On March 19, 1912, the Harrisburg Daily Independent reported on a case in Dauphin County Court about two women from Williamstown who got into a physical battle over a family issue:
Just before the noon adjournment a jury in Court Room No. 1 took the case of Sarah Richards, who brought suit against Mary Gallagher on the charge of assault and battery. Both women live at Williamstown. The case was the result of a real old-time family quarrel. Arguments over the payment of a bill resulted in the slapping of one in the face and the other threatening to throw teacups.
Mrs. Gallagher was found guilty.
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