Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-05-02

A ease of interest to assessors was decided
in the Mercer county Court at the last term
George Moore, assessor of the borough OF Ere
donia, brought in his bill to the County Com
missioners for twelve days work at s2 per day
The Commissioners claimed that 1t was un'
necessary to spend so much time in assessing
town of that size, and only paid him for nine
days. He brought suit before Justice of the
Peace and obtained verdict for six dollars and
costs. The Commissioners appealed to Court
where the judgment was affirmed, the assessor
securing his money, with interest.
The trustees of the great suspension bridge
over the East River, between New York and
Brooklyn, have announced that the structure
will be thrown open to the public on the 24th
inst. This will be notable day in the history
of these two large cities. The event will be
celebrated by festivities appropriate to the oc-
casion. Probably half million of peoI lie will
join in the procession across the bridge, form
ing rare and wonderful sight. The question
of fares and tolls is yet to be settled. In addi-
ton to ample space for foot passengers and or
dinary vehicles, there will be double track
railway, with commodious passenger cars, con-
stantly moving back and forth, like shuttles
over the bridge.
Keeping the streets of this town in repair,
maintaining the fire department, etc., cost tEis
town, last year, the sum of S3.955.0S, divided
as follows for labor SS63.Os, hauling, plow-
ing, etc., S455S4; lumber S205.72; stone $479.1o;
masonry and contract for Boyle crossing
S1O2.5O; Street Commissioners $370.46; High
Constable S74.92; fire department S2503O ;
hardware s7.l5; surveying $3.50; blacksmith
ing S11 90; official costs S154.70; counsel fees
S255.2O; interest on bonds $4,000; printing
$17 clerks auditors, books, etc., S194.32, and
Treasurer's commission S115.19 The
Auditors Report shows 81 1851 in hands OF
Town Treasurer, and S3,547 20 uneollected
tax for years 1880, stand 50.
Edward Townsend, who is accused of be-
ing one of the thieves who did SO much steal
ing in the neighborhood of Parker some two
months ago, was arrested in Philadelphia last
Wednesday and is now in the kittannng Jail
Townsend was arrested in Sunbury, shortly
taken to Parker. He was lodged in the lookup
to await his hearing, but during the night
with the aid of a piece of wire he burned an
iron bar out of the door of his cell and with
the iron bar he succeeded in burning the sta
pie out of the door and escaped. He was not
heard from until Monday of last week, when
Constable Brewer, of Parker, received letter
from Phi1adalnhio sfafipn he fhara
Word was imm ediately sent to arrest him,
which was done.
-Mutlating the public records is misde-
meanor punishable upon conviction by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars and i'm
prisonment by separate and solitary confine-
ment at hard labor, not exceeding two years,
and some fellow has lately laid himself liable
to the penalties by cutting leaf from Deed
Book No. 81, in the vault of the Register and Re-
corder's Office of this county. Several weeks
ago Mr.. Isaac Bellas of this county, employed
an attorney of this place to examine the title to
a piece of property in the county of which he
now has possession. The attorney examined
the title and found defect in it, and SO notified
his client. But when he went back to the Of
fee few days ago to take copy Of the deed
which made the title defective, he found that
the leaf in the book on which this deed was
recorded had been cut out. The parties, how
ever, have since executed quit claim deed for
the property.
The vicinity of Keister's Mills, in Slip
peryrock township. was the scene ofa shooting
affair on Thursday of last week John Davis
the boss of gang of workmen on the West
Penn and S. & A. connecting road, was shot by
pistol in the hands of William Terrill. Both
men are from Mercer county The accounts
of the affair are conflicting but are said to be
about as follows: "For some time past Tertill
has been in the employ of Davis, as a laborer
on the railroad He had been drinking on
Monday and about o'clock went in company
with another man, to Davis house. After
talking for some time he showed Davis his re-
volver, and asked the latter to show his. Da-
Wis did so, and while Terrill had it in his hand
it was discharged, but whether by accident or
design is not now known. The bullet took eff
feet in Davis left breast, about three inches
above the nipple, inficting wound which,
while not necessarily fatal, is a very serious
one. Terrill claims that the pistol was acci =
IDENTIFY discharged, but Davis insists that the
shooting was deliberately done, and there
are rumors afloat that there had been SOME
variance between the men with regard to their
work for some time past" Terrill has not
been arrested, or at least has not been brought
to Butler.