Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-23
Court House DOings.

ed tlpStave5 for the following year.
There were some forty or fifty applica-
tions, and owing to the needy circum-
stances of some of them, and the press
ure made sfor them on that account,
the Court concluded to divide the SER
vice among as many of them as possi-
bic, thus affording temporary relief to
as many as possible There were
therefore eight appointed, four to serve
one week Of any Court and four the
next, thus alternating through the
year and making the expense to the
county no greater than if but four
were continued For the first weeks,
Samuel johnson, Joseph Hinchberger,
John w Fleming and Thomas Shull
were appointed; and for the second
weeks, John Maharg, George A Hay,
William Williamson and Henry Korn,
were appointed.
E. W. Vogeley prayed leave to join
in petition to sell real estate in AL
legheny county, which was granted.
Thomas f Chris:ley, administrator
of Michael Hamilton, reported sale of
100 acres of land in Cherry township.
Jacob Ehrman and NJ. n. Greer,
executors of G. c. Smith, made report
of sale of so acres of land in Buffalo
township, at Orphans Court sale
William Campbell was discharged
as executor of r. Thorne, decd.
G. NJ Brown executor of David
Reed, prayed leave to sell real estate
which was granted.
w. III Martin, student at law, made
application for admission to the bar
An appeal by ten or more of the
citizens of Butler county, was filed in
the Prothonotary's office, from the
Auditors report of the financial condi-
tion of the county. This appeal re-
lates to the bridge statement in said
report.
The grand jury made presentment
recommending the putting doors on
the pigeon holes in the Office of the
Prothonotary.
G. w Fleeger, Esq, fled his report
as Auditor, distributing the proceeds of
sale of the estate of Mary O'Donnell.
Levi Dale, guardian of Sarah Nc
Elwee, prayed leave for sale of real
estate, to raise money for his ward,
which was granted.
In the final account of p II. Lauf-
man. administrator of W. Leonard,
decd, C. Walker, Esq, was appointed
Auditor to distribute the monies in
hands of administrators.
INN Martip ovaoutor of Tnhp
Martin, reported sale of 65 acres of
land in jefferson township to F. Dodds
for 81, 100.
d. Patton, administrator Of Ann
Clark, late of Concord township, pre-
sented petition for leave to sell nine
acres of land, which was granted by
the Court
LYDIA Emmcl presented her petit
tion for partition of the estate of S.
Lands, late of Cranberry township.
Granted and rule on the heirs to show
cause.
A. B. limerick and Susan Man
gel, executors of D. Mangel, prayed to
be discharged from the trust. a rule
was granted on the heirs to show cause.
William Black, guardian of Maggie
Black, petition to sell real estate Of
his ward. Granted.
Margaret Grant, widow Of II. w.
Grant presented petition for parti-
tion of 800 acres of land in Buffalo
township Rule on the heirs to show
cause.
The Overseers of the Poor of Sum-
NIT township, obtained on petition an
appeal from an order of removal of
John Earnest against Clearfeld town
ship.
The citizens of Falrview township
pettoned for public road from the
T. II. Banks farm to Big Troutman
oil. well. G. H. Graham, william
Alexander and J. j. Maxwell were ap-
pointed reviewers.