Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-02-16

tue neyaolieaBs u Harms CITY failed IL
make aomiu4tlUns iOr local Offices thu
year.
Election boards should remember thai
the returns Of the general or state election,
and also returns for Justice OF the Peace, il
any, are TO be sent 10 the PrVthOnotar!
AID returns of the local election TO the
Clerk of Courts.
Judge Wickham Of Beaver county, thinks
that constables appointed Dy the Court
should hold their offices FL three year-
and mas SO decided on test case.
Judge First, of Il huntingdon, has decided
that if the managers of the Opera House
pay license Zee If $50, the vlsItIn Z
companies need pay nothing, under the
Jaw.
On Friday last man named Craig, said
to be tramp, made information before
Esq. AcAbOy, charging bis wife, Mary T..
Craig, with bIgamj, and J. U. Graiton
WITH knowiDgly marrying the wife Of al
other. Warrants were issued for tue
couple, and they were arrested at their
home near " Worthingtou, ArmstrOng Co.
Dy Messrs Allen aud Korn, and brought 10
Butter and put IL jail The Marriage Ii
cense Docket shCn 3 that on Nov. Il, 92,
liceuss was issued ~ j. g Grafton, ii
matchmaker Of Armstrong Co., 40 years
oid, aud y 30 signed his naIne with an y;
aud Mars Edwards, OF the same county,
aged 26 years, aud that they married them-
selves 10 the Clerks office. Sne Is daugn-
ter OF John aud Margaret Edwards. Craig
says tnat they were married by Esq. Gals
ford, OF Miilerst0wn, in 1884 and the wO-
man u said not 10 deny tnIs, but says that
he deserted her, and did NOT support her
Tne officers found them living comfortably
in their little home near WorthIngton
with ner wo children ic one born before
marriage and one to Craig; and they were
all brought 10 Butler and pat III Jail,
There Is a mistaken notion in this State
that cOnvicts VINO serve d term ia the Pen
igentiary loss tneir citizenship and tne
night 10 vote. The lag of Pennsylvania
proposes that a convict. On the expiration
Oh his term, snaIl be re-absyrbed into the
body OF The people and gwen 4 ehauce To
become useful man 10 TINS end, coa-
yictIOn OF enme does not carry with il the
loss Of citizenship, except III the single
case OF perjury. Tnls exception arises ont
of the nature of the crime. The great
body of the men discharged from the Pen
iLenLIary becomes nseial citizens. 1t Is onis
Of the exceptions that tue pnblic hears
the CLASS VINO return to theIr Vicious ways
az soon as they get out
Following is the text OF Il Law passed at
the last session OF our State legislature.
and approved by Governor PatIisoa the 81
aay Of June, 1898. "Be 1t enacted by the
senate and house of representatives OF the
commonwealth OF PeDnsy ivania 10 general
assembly met and it IL hereby enacted bJ
the authority 1f tue same, that any person
VINO wilfaiiy states, delivers or transmits,
by any means whatever, To the manager,
editor, pabiisher or reporter ~ any news
paper, magazine, periodical or serial, for
publication therein any HDelous statement
concerning any person or corporation, and
thereby SECURES the actual publication OF
the same, 3 hereby guilty Of iuisdemeanor
aud npoG conyictipu all De sentenced u
psy q hGe not exceeding $500 aud undergo
imprisonment for period not exceeding
two years, or either or both, at the dis
crrtiUn OF the court"
Judge Baeker, OF Cambria county, de-
cides hat townships, boroughs aud wards
eI-cr Assessors, trIcnniaiiy, beginning with
1889; that in all borOugns divided into more
than two wards the Assessors Of the various
wards shall jointly perform the duties here
making the triennial assessment; that if a
vacancy occur in the Office OF Assessor, the
County Commissioners hall fill the vacancy
uutIl the next triennial election. for Assess,
orr that il every township or @ard of a
borough which contains more than one
election district there shall be elected an
nually an ASSISTANT assessor IN each district
VINO shall perform all dnlies relating to
elections, now performed by assessors IN
townships and bUrOugbB having bat one
election district; that the asgessDrs Of such
townships as are divided INTO election dis
tricIs nave no daties 10 perform in relation
10 elections or registration Of voters; these
duties are performed W the assistant as
SCISSORS elected Tor that purpose; that IN
eane Of d gaucancy ~ Tie Jilcr Oi assistant
assessor IN townships Or wards having more
tnan one election district the Court oi
Quarter Sessions OF Judge thereof appoints
a person u ill the vacancy.
While on the bench in Clarion recently,
Judge Ray burn was annoyed by petty
surety ~ the peace case, which grew Out oi
windy threat made By one woman that
sue would burn another wOman's hpuse .
In dealing with the case the Judge said:
Il only regret that II Is impossible Tor me
to place tho costs on the Justice Of the
SADD AiAAb nSAA ~ "a Pf @+Ah Ap SAANh NANs
cases similar 10 TINS are brought 10 court
every term that never should DO there,
| owing 10 some Justice whO did not know
where TO draw the line, and then the
county generally has 10 pay the costs,
which Of course comes out OF the tax pay
ers pockets.
Esq McEIhaney Of Cherry twp, has
been appointed a upstave Of the Court
Jno. n. Allison and Thos. IL Hoon were
| appointed appraisers ot the property o.
James w. Shimel of Brady twp. VINO hai
assigned 10 Harvey >. Allen Tor the benefit
| al creditors.
| Rachel A. Hnmes Of Batler was granted
| the benefit Of the separate earnings act.
| Letters Of administration ere granted
| 10 Frank Biedenhach on estate OF Jan,
Moore Of Butler
| The will OF Jos. Ewing of Clinton twp
was prubated and letterss granted to Chas
| u. Glasgow; alro will Of Michel KnauH o
Jackson, no letters; also will of Jno. y
Davis Of Cranberry and letters % Sam
| l.. Davis; also will Of .ln0. Sn yder Of Dnne
gai no letters; also will of Conrad Franz o
Jefferson, no letters; also will of 4. w
Kennedy OF Adams and letters to Nancy 6
| Kennedy.
| ann M, .-.ypu.