Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-12-05
LEGAL NEWS.
THE pRcEMBER QUARTER SESSION.

THE DECEMBER QUARTER SESSION
What with eonstables. candidates, grand
| jurymen and other persons attending
| court, the corridors of the court house were
| bee hive all day Monday.
! Court convened at 10 a. N. and the con
| stables made their returns, some OF winch
are noted below.
! The constables were instructed to make
a tour of the principal roads OF their town
| ships before each court, and see that the
roads and bridges were in good repair and
the finger boards up, for which they would
receive one days pay.
Simeon Nixon was made foreman OF the
grand jury and up to the time OF our gong
| 10 press the jury has acted upon the bills
presented TO them as follows:
GRAND Jury FINDINGS.
Commonwealth versus
Isaac g. SINNERS, Nettie Bard, John
Healy, Theodore Keighton, Louis Gibson,
+. and b.; true bills.
Thomas Hilliard. selling liquor without
license; true bill.
Samuel Johnston, assault and battery;
true bill.
Wm. Bortmas, assault true bilis.
Chris, Neyman, assault and battery;
true bill.
r, B. Fowler, assault and battery; true
bill.
MeCurdy Bricker, wilfuily prescribing
intoxicating liquors as beverage to men men
of known incorporate habits; a true bill.
S. A. Johnson, selling hqdor without
license, etc.; true bill.
Daniel Surrena, larceny; trCe bill
George E. McGill, iraudulently destroy
ing lease; true bill.
SHERIFF SALES.
Sheriff Campbell sold the following
properties during the past few days.
All the right. title and interest Of Frank
Kemper, to Lena Kemper for 5000.
0fW. S. Montgomery, TO W. f. TAFT TOR
50. 500.
OF George P. Miller, deceased, to ]. H.
Miller for $3.50.
OLA. D. yandling, deceased to Con
Nicklas tor $4,000
Of W. j. Armstrong, to ?. G. Kelly for
$1,365
Ofw. F. Miller, to John Barr for sS75.
Of L. aad W. l.. Nichlas, to E. q. VAIN
right for So, 400.
Property of Peter Scheidemantle, to
John Cooper for s425.
OF Bennett C. yanderlin, to Samuel l..
Vanderlin for $75.
$3.50.
Tweuty-threc acres in Lancaster town-
ship, property of John RIGHT, to Frederick
Meyer, Jr., for s904.50.
NOTES.
The constable of the First Ward, But
ler, reported some boardwalks, also bridge
over Lookout Avenue and Spring Hill
Avenue, and rule was granted on the
Town Council.
The constable of the Third Ward report
ed the Three Degree road, and rule was
granted.
The constable of Worth township re-
ported bridge and rule was granted:
The constables of the Fourth and Fifth
wards of Butler reported come sidewalks,
and rules were granted on the Council.
The constable of Penn township reported
bad road between Ned Hay and Alex
Welsh, and the constable of Jackson town
ship reported finger boards, west OF Or
phans' Home, ard rules were granted
James NJ Dunn and Clark Glenn we're
appointed Road Commissioners of Brady
township vice T. McNees and Harry Nc
Nees, who resigned and moved away.
In grave yard case taken up from
York county, the Supreme Court has de-
clared the whole law giving school boards
the right To take old cemeteries for public
purposes unconstitutional and void, and
this will end the controversy regarding the
old cemetery here. The case from York
was similar to the Gaze in this town. which
would have been taken up before the two
years had expired.
The fifty eight assessors of Butler Co.
began work Monday.
The will of Angeline Dobson, of Adams,
was prebated John Dobson, Ex'r. Also
will of George Welsh, ofJefferson, W. d.
Brandon, Ex'r.
Letters of administration were granted
to Rachel Knoch on estate of Jacob
Knoch, of Brady; also to John P: Shatter
on estate of Philip Householder, of zelie-
nople.
The names of 720 sober, intelligent and
iudicious persons have been ordered put
in the wheel for next year.
Harry L. Graham was appointed court
auditor.
A term of court has been fixed for Mon
day, Jan. 20, lo96-third Monday of jan
uary-with 60 cases and As jurors.
Maud Taggart has applied for divorce
from r. W. Taggart; Birdie Wise from
Horace Wise; Sarah Fnltz from Geo. W.
Fultz: Robert Taggart from Lulu NJ. Tag
CART; s. o. Crowley from r. j. Crowley;
and Eli Campbell from Catherine Camp
bell.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS