Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-02-07
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LcIAL N r w y.
Court met Monday afternoon with Judge
Hazcn presiding. The jury list was called
over and few of the jurymen excused, and
then the Trial List was read over. But
eleven cases had been put down for trlal
and the reading of the list developed the
fact that all had been settled or a con
tinuance agreed to- excepting four eases,
those of Elliott VS.. SINNERS, Dalzeu Bros.
VS. the Penna. Railroad Co, Marshali
Foundry Co. Us. Il. +. Taylor, and W; I.
Thompson IS. G. G. Christie, ct al. Neither
of these were ready, and the Court, after
hearing q few petitions, adjourned TILL
next morning, when the case OF Thompson
VS. Christie was also continued.
Tuesday morning the case of Dalzell vs..
the p. r. r. Co., was taken up. 1t origin
ated with the burning of the bottle glass
works here, some years ago. Dalzell
Bros. of Youngstown, O., had car OF
slate shipped to Butler. The slate arrived
here and the Dalzell Bros. were in posses
sion of it. though part of it was yet in the
car standing by the works, when car and
all was destroyed by the fire. The Court
took the case from the jury and decided in
favor of the defendant. On Wednesday
evening a jury was sworn in the case OF
the Marshall Co. VS.. Taylor, and the
balance of the jury was discharged.
The docket entries are as follows:
j. II. Pringle vs. IL. ". Christie, defend
ant-settled.
+. Elliott VS.. J. Il. Summers and NJ.
SPAIN, ejectment-verdict for the plaintiff
for land described in writ on payment OF
1878.
Dalzell VS.. z. r. r. Co.-compulsory
nonsuit entered entered on motion of de-
fendant.
Nicholas Knauff vs.. Hy Freshcorn-set-
tied.
A. Ramsey. VS.. W. s. Ramsey-settlcd
W. c. Thompson VS.. Christie Bros.-cOn-
tinued by defendent on account of absence
of important witness
All other eases on the list were con
tinued.
Charles Fox and Perry Kepler were dis
charged from Jail on bail, $500 each.
Thos NJ. Marshall brought suit in eject
ment VS.. Samuel Park for 81 acres in
Adams Twp.
Mary i. Keller has brought suit for
divorce from Arthur Keller.
Joseph Randig replevined bay mare in
hands of VIM BiehI; Geo. Wolford, a bay
gelding in hands of c. F. Wick; Oliver
Pisor. a black horse in hands of Geo. VOL
ford.
On Tuesday of this week Sheriff Redic
sold the old Ebenezer Christy homestead in
Washington Twp. to Albert W. Christy, a
son of Ebenezer, for 81, 500; the Bull Valley
farm to Frank Mahood for $3.50, and the
sale of the piece in Parker Twp. was ad-
journed to first Monday in March.
The testamentary agreement of Philip
Petsinger, of Buffalo Twp, was probated
and letters c. II. 4. to John r. Martin; also
will of Eli Beckwith, of Slipperyrock Tp.,
and letters to Thomas j. Beclwith.
Letters of administration were granted
to Isaiah Nellis on estate of Rob't +. Ray,
of Clay Twp; also to Christina Burr on
estate of Isaac Burr, of Connoquenessins
Twp.
Edward Frederick, in Jail on a charge of
Fab, preferred by Julia Potts, was dis
charged Wednesday, the case having been
settled.
Paul r. Mitchell, the youngest son of i.
H. Mitchell, Esq, was committed to Jail
last Saturday on a charge of forgery pre-
ferred by Mr. Morris. machinist, who
cashed a check for ten dollars, purporting
to be drawn in Pauls favor by his father !;
and while he was il jal the Grove City
bank also made information against him
for the same offense, regarding checks
aggregating about fifty dollars. On We'd
nesday he was taken into Court, when he
plead guilty, and was sentenced to the
Huntingdon Reform School.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
John b. Stewart to Y. II. Kelly, lot in
Franklin for $3.50.
c. W. Beighley by adm'x to Dorcas Boil
ton, 81 acres in Connoquenessing for $693,
and Dorcas Bolton to Minerva Bolton same
for same.
JOS. &. McClymonds to w. w. Nicely
monds, Is acres in Worth for 5000.
Thomas Donaldson to U. 7. Cong. of
Evans City, lot in Evansburg for $3.50.
George Reiber to Butler Salt Mfg Co,
81 acres in Butler Up. for So, 200.
Joseph Britain to Butler Salt Mfg Co.,
81 acres and 81 acres i'll Butler Twr. for
1880
r. G. Crawford to W. c. Thompson, lot
in Butler for $35
Butler Savings Bank to Isabel Birch, lot
in Butler for $3.50
Henry Miller to W Il Campbell lot in
Butler for $4,000.