Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES,

! NOTES.
On Tuesday Of this week Peter WGit
mire made information against John E
Grossman, John Gorden. Jr., Chas Gorden
J ohm Gorden, Sr. and Frank Gorden 70
stealing 270 pounds of wool from a hOusi
| on his premises; and Samuel W. Whitmirt
made information against the same partie
| for stealing a steer from him. Grossman
John Gorden. Sr and Frank GrossmaI
were arrested next day and brought to But
| Ter, but as no evidence was offered agains1
them they were discharged. The Voc
was brought tn Butler and sold to Duffy.
but he did not know the parties; and thu
steer w8s sold To hatcher smith who
thinks he could recognize the parties whC
brought him in.
Letters of Admin were granted TO L. e
| Young, Esq. on estate of ". J.. Young
also to John Grossman on estate uf d. b
Lynch of Slipperyrock twp.
The will OF Ed Monaghan Of Donegal twI
was probated and letters Ia p i. Ratti-
gan.
John B. Greer, Esq. was appointed aud
| itor IN the case of the final account OF John
Hughs. executor of Patrick Hughs; and A.
B. C. Mcfarland, Esq. in the case of the
estate of Sarah Snow.
Judge Hazen stated from the Bench last
Saturday that he had finished with all But
Ter county papers N his hands.
en- the 1st inst, District Attorney Nc
Junkin nominated George E. Thomas of
Connoquenessing twp, a son of Peter
Thomas, to be County Detective, in place
of Anthony Allen, and the Court confirm
Il ~ md Evn N "a or
at $50 a month, payable by the county, un-
der acts of May 10, IA ana April l3, 20
Thomas Robinson was appointed Audi
to- of Cranberry twp; and Barnhart Fred
erick tax collector of Miilerstown.
W. C. Findley, Esq, was appointed Com
missioner in the case OF Ray rs Ray Ell
mer E. Young, Esq, was appointed Com
missioner in the case OF Plohr vs. Plohr,
both divorce eases
Mrs. Johanna Wuller made an assign
ment to John laval for the benefit of her
creditors, and the court appointed VIM.
Seibert, H. j. Klingler, and Ferd Reiber,
appraisers.
Alex McCrum of Adams twp, made an
assignment to VIM. J. Marks, and the
Court appointed John Balfour aud James
McMarlln, appraisers
II. X. Dumbaugh adopted Emma laugh
erty, aged years, as his child.
At the session of Court of last Wednes-
day the appeal Of the Plate Glass Co. from
their assessment was argued, and at the ses-
sion of Saturday morning Frank Davis,
convicted at last Quarter Sessions of lar
ceny, and who lied to the Court as to his
previous criminal career was resentenced
to four years in the penitentiarv.
By an act OF the last Legislature the As
SCISSOR Of each township or borough is re-
quired to obtain semi annually at the time
OF making his assessments, a record of all
births and deaths occurring within his dis
trict. and il shall be the duty Of parents,
guardians or other persons having know
ledge to furnish assessors information nee
essary. This record shall be filed with the
Clerk of the Orphans Court, whose duty it
shall be to enter such record in book fur
nished by the County Commissioners for
that purpose Such record shall be open
at all times to the inspection ofphysicians,
and attorneys without charge.
For this work the assessors shall receive
five cents for each birth and each death,
and the Clerk for making his record, five
cents for each, to be paid out of the coun-
ty funds.
A nice legal question has just been raised
as to the act of assembly increasing the
fees of justices of the peace. The constitu-
ton prohibits the increasing or diminish
ing of the fees of q public official during
his term of office. 1t is maintained by
some good legal authorities that according
ly, justices OF the peace in Office at the
time the recent act was passed are not en-
titled to the increased fees which it pro-
vides.
By amendments to the law regulating
the recording of deeds passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature. and APPROX
ed May 10, the time of six months hereto
fore allowed from the date of execution of
a deed to that of recording the same is re-
duced to ninety days, within which time
it must be recorded in order to make it val
id against any subsequent purchaser or
This applies to deeds execu
ted within the commonwealth In case of
deeds executed outside of the State, the
time is reduced from one year 20 six
months. Another new act provides that
all deeds of Sherifs shall be recorded in
Iull in the Office of the ProthOnotary of the
proper county.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Jas Pisor to Peter Neely 80 acres in
W orth twp for $3.50.
+ Wilhelm to Z Yoelker lot in Butler
for 81.
Ii Crime to D Shanor IL acres in Frank
lin for $575.
W J Forester ct al, to Daniel Shanor
62 acres in Franklin for 1926.
Phoebe Weigle ct al, to Jennie McCand-
less 60 acres in Franklin for $209075
F Meyer, Sr to f Meyer, Jr., 90 acres
in Lancaster for 500.
Kerr Porter to Jerry Mckinney lot in
ounbury for 1910.
Barbara Mccullough to Overseers of But
Ter lot in Butler for $500.
G T Goehring, assignee, to l NJ Wise lot
in Zelienople for 5000.
W r Riddle ct al to B. 5 and Levi Nc
Gowan 76 acres in Muddycreek for $1675.
o III Roberts to Il f Roberts 80 acres in
Parker for 81.
d Wickline to John W Powell F! acre in
Buffalo for $725.
W W HARRISON to JAS o HARRISON, ID
acres in Jefferson for $1175.
W S Waldron to V Waldron, lot in
Evans City for $1,000.
L Rhodes to Jas L Gilchrist, % acres
in CLAY for $3.50.
NJ Andre to VIM Campbell, lot in Butler
for $3.50.
John Q. Barr, ex'r., to John Balford truS-
tee log acres in Cranberry for $4,000.