Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-11-01
LEGAL WS.
NEW POLLING PLACES.

NEW POLLING PLACES.
By an order Court made on the sth oi
March last the borough of Portersville be
came subject to the restrictions and pos
sessed of the powers and privileges con
ferred by the act of 1851, regulating
boroughs: and the provisions of Its formel
| chatter were annulled. This separated
the town and township for election pur
poses and the Republicans of the town.
ship elected Judge and Inspector, but
nothing was done regarding place fol
holding the township elections until last
| Saturday, when, W. Il. Dodds, Fred Bau-
der, G. b. Mcdonald, Z. q Badger and
T. W. Gallagher secured an order of Court
designating the house of Jacob Pisor, q
| half mile east of Portersviiie, as the poll
ing place.
The electors of Donegal township were
refused the use of the Orbison school house
and had the election place changed to the
house of Francis Boyle.
The Copeley store in 1st ward Butler is
now unsulted as an election place and the
voters had it changed to the Wulier drug
| store building.
The 3rd ward polls were changed from
the Huseleton building to the Grand Jury
room il the Court House.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The State Supreme Court handed down
decisions in a dozsn cases last Monday and
among them three from this county, as
follows:
Daniel Walker vs. A B Gibson, reversed.
Nancy Hall vs. t W Phillips, affirmed.
William McLane VS. " Ii Hoffmau, af-
frmed.
Saturday of this week, Nov. Sd, will be
the last day for filing accounts with the
Register and Recorder for presentation at
December term.
The will of Peter Shira, late of Parker
twp. was pIobated. J. N. ana F.M. Snira
are executors.
The will of John 0'Donnell, late OF Oak
land twp, was offered for probate. A
cayeat was filed against il claiming the
testator was incompetent to make a will
and that the will was made under undue
influence. Hearing Nov. 9.
Jacob Sanderson was adjudged luna tic
and committed to Dixmon.
James Miller has sued for divorce from
Mary Jane Miller, now Mccormick.
The viewers on the Thorn Creek road in
Penn twp. FROM Renfrew TO Mcbride met
Friday, and made a fayorsble report
The Coroners Jury in the case of Mrs
Elizabeth Ellenberger, returned that she
came to her death from causes unknown
to them, but recommended chemical
analysis of the parts retained by the ply
sicians who held the postmortem. Parts
of the brain, stomach, liver and bowels
were placed in jars and sealed, and are
now in the possession of Coroner Graham
There are now I,092 prisoners in the
Riverside Penitentisry. Allegheny. There
are .2S0 cells at Riverside and at the
present rate of increase it will not take
long to fill them. Warden Wright said
the prisoners now being brought to River
side were receiving very long sentences
and there will be fewer discharged in years
to come.
A recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court is of lnterest to the legal
profession inasmUcb as 1t declares uncOn-
stitutional and void law that has been
upon our statute books long time. 1t
concerns the distribution of es lates OF sup
posed decedents, the law heretofore au-
thorizing the parcelliug out of a mans es-
tate, if he should be absent and not heard |
from for seven years. However, per-
son could not be declared legally dead un- |
til advertisement through newspapers fail |
ed to show his whereabouts. Now, how
ever, the United States Supreme Court, IN |
the case of Scott vs.. McNeal, decides that |
letters OF administration upon the estate of |
a living person cannot issue, and II issued |
are void.
The property of tie Mercer Coal Com
pany including its leases ana other pro-
perty IN this county, will be sold at pub
lie sale at the office of the company in
Greenville, on Wednesday Dec. 9th, at l
?. NJ.
The first colored man eyer admitted to
practice in the Supreme Court was admit
ted Monday. He lives in Pittsburg and is
named VIM. NJ. Randolph.
The Pardon Board has recommended
that the Governor commute Hills sentence
to imprisonment for life. i pardon was
refused Chas Hewins of this county, now
serving for burglary.
In the criminal court of Allegheny coun-
ty, Tuesday, Attorney Reardon made
motion TO quash an indictment for perjury |
in regard to age on the grounds that there |
is no marriage license law in operation in
this state at present. The question is the
old one of the clerical mis-
take made in copying the amendment to
the marriage license act Of 1885, and max
ing it read Oct. l, 1895 instead of Oct. l,
1898.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Jacob FalIer to S W Stewart lot in But
Ter for $500.
Lewis Patterson to Angeliue Hall lot
in Slpperyrock for Sl75.
Elizabeth Purvianca tn W A Purviance
5 acres in ConnOq for $4,000
Jas Kearrs to & A Hite lot in Butler
for $500.
John d Albert to Sarah j McCandless |
lot in Pennington for $50.
G + Drollinger heirs To John Frederick |
lot in Jefferson for $215O.
B A HenleB to Julia Henlen lots iii n.
Washington for 81.
Thos III Marshall to Jas Bredin log acres |
in Middlesex for $500.
Z A Butler to Jane Shirs lot in Parker |
for $3.50.
Martin Wahl to Adelia Howard lot in
Jackson for $780,
VIM Heaven tn I Heaven 81 acres in |
ConnOq. for $l087.
Amy j Bracken to John A Brandon 50 |
acres in Connoq for S29T5
D, A, McIlvain 10 e. M Brown lot in |
Evans City for $75.
j. d. Albert to Emma L. Sickle lot in |
in Yenango for $50.
Franklin Rider to Aaron Rider so acres |
in Concord for $2676.
The sale of land Iated last week fiom S. |
Clark Tebay to Thomas N. Magee was
merely acres and not his whole farm |
The ground was sold 70 straighten out a
line fence and the consideration was 5000. |
Marriage Licenses.
Albert Rittman n.----.- Middlesex twp |