Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-04-03
LEGAL ~ EWS.

LEGAL NEWS.
All the evidence in the matter of the ap
pIications for license TO sell liquors was il
by Thursday noon and Judge Hazen an
nouncel.tbat he would read his decisions
next day at pm. At that time the
Courtroom was crowded with the interest
ed and curious, and, as usual, they were
entertained for an hour listening to the
presentation of petitions and motions.
Then the Judge made few remarks, say
ing that his position on this question ought
to be well understood by this time; that it
was not necessary for him to elaborate as
to his duties in the matter, which is to de-
clare the law, his ruling had been uniform,
! a failure to establish the necessity for q
license meant failure to obtain it, he was
/ open to conviction and it is human to err;
| complaints had lately been made in But
| Ter regarding parties standing around the
licensed hotels of the town and it is the
duty Of the hotel keepers to have it stop
! ped holders of retail licenses cannot carry
| on a wholesale business, they must sell at
| the bar and not for use elsewhere, the
drinking Of liquor in the alleys and partic-
| larly in the basement of the Court House
| BY persons who cannot obtain it for them
selves at bar cannot be tolerated, hotel
keepers must not sell by the bottle except
ing to guests and they are responsible for
what their clerks DO.
The application of Henry Doerr for q
license for the Diamond Hotel was refused,
on account Of the papers being defective
and for other reasons.
The applications of Thompson d Brown
OF the Lowry House, and Beck & Fauble
Of the Yogeiey House were granted.
The applications of Eitenmiller d Lie
bold of the Eitenmiller House, and W. II.
Reihing o! the y illiard House were held
over until the Goth.
The applications Of the Reiber brothers
and Mrs. Gamble for wholesale licenses
were granted.
The applications of George W. Campbell
and John MoQ. Smith for wholesale and
that OF VIM j. MeCafferty for restaurant
license il Butler were refused. as were al
so those of B. j. Forquer of Millerstown
and G. B. Hunt of Gallery.
All the other applications were granted,
making II granted, 2 held over and 6 re-
fused
These licenses are to date from April 1st,
1891 and if not lifted within fifteen days,
will be revoked and shortly after they were
announced Treasurer Wilson was taking
in the money and Clerk Criswell was issu-
ing the licenses.
The petitions presented that afternoon
included one by the Sheriff regarding the
sale of the Salt Works, one to strike the
name of W. III. Martin from the list of at
torneys, one to pay money made by
Sheriff g Sale into Court, one dissolving
the charter Of the Butler Opera House Co.,
one regarding Judgment obtained against
the Butler Lodge of X. of l.. and others
that we could not hear.
NOTES.
Jacob Reott and Andrew Knause have
appealed from the settlement by the
auditors of Summit Twp. of their accounts
as overseers.
Frank Birch, By his mother, has sued
the P. & w. X. r. Co. for trespass.
Letters of admin were granted to VIM.
X. Partridge on estate of Retta Mckee.
The will Of Rev. VIM. A. Nolan was pro-
bated and letters granted to Charles Duffy.
He gives the dividends of % shares of the
Natrona Salt Works stock to his sister in
Ireland, the dividends of 20 shares of
Westinghouse Electric stock to his brother,
also in Ireland; $1,000 to the Catholic
University in Washington, ID. c.; 40 shares
of Insurance Co. stock are put in trust for
the payment of the salaries of the teachers
of the school here provided mass requiem
is said monthly for his soul forever. Some
small bequests are made and the balance
is given to church charity.
The wife of Dan Endres is applying for a
divorce in Beaver County.
EWm. A. Robinson, of Evans City, las
made an assignment to Robert Hudson for
the benefit Of creditors and II. G. Boggs
and A. ]. Long were appointed appraisers.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
w c Thompson, Ex'r, to l McCan-
dless, 160 acres in Centre Twp for 81, ,000
Walter J Craig to Eliz Reed, lot in But
Ter for 81, 600.
Alfred Wick to J NJ Reed ct al, lot in
Butler for "A, 500.
Hy Green to Jas Graham, lot in Butler
for 5000.
G A Abrams to Geo McFadden, lot in
Butler for 81 900.
CIV Morrison to T A BARLEY, acres in
Clinton for BAT So
NJ Wah to N Kline, lot in Evans City
for $2l2.50.
Frank Biedenbach to Mary Shirley, lot
in Butler for So, 500.
Cath Critchlow to r Critchlow, IL acres
in Penn for $780,
w G Koonce to l. Hammond, lot in But
Ter for $500.
Mary Mccall to Mccullough, lot in
Milerstown for 81 300.
G A Abrams to Jas N Moore, lot in But
Ter for 50, 900.
C Hinchberger to S D Hunt, lot in But
Ter for S2, l75.
] G Glenn to Minnie Allison, lot in Sun
bury for $3.50.
David Mckee to NJ w Humphrey, 143
acres in Slipperyrock for 81 ,866 20.
J Il Kinser to Jcs w Graham, lot in But
Ter for 81, 300
Ii r Blair to Jacob Whitmire, SO acres
in Concord for 1000.
IL G Heiner ct oil to J A Bonner, lot in
Butler for 5000.
Mary Heiner to same, lot in Butler for
81 900.
W r McCandless to Hy Fox, lot in But
Ter for 81, 30.
| Brown to W Il McCandless, lot in Mt
Chestnut for Al o00