Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-07
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES.

NOTES.
r. B. Taylor assigned 100 acres in Penn
to B. Forst for $4,000.
The charter for the Batter Brick and
Tile Co., was recorded in the Recorders
| Office
JIM. Elliott has brought summons in
trespsss VS. the Butler d Pittsburg X. K
Robert 4. Thompson ct al have brought
suit ia ejectment vs. Johnston Bros, et al
| for q acres in Penn twp.
The election place for Concord twp has
been changed from the shop OF A, r
| Cochran to new building for that purpose
on same lot.
The will of John Il. COnard Of Butler
was probated, no letters; also will OF ReT,
&. A. Wenzal ofZslienople and letters 10
J. NJ. McBurney; also will of John Kelly
of Buffalo twp and letters to Patrick and
James r. Kelly.
Letters of administration were granted
to Ellen Hays on estate of Joseph Hays
OF Adams twp.
The viewers in the case of John Mccoy
VS. the B. & P. r. r, awarded John $3.50
IN all,
Herman Seaton has filed his bond as
County Commissioner in the sum of $1,000
with d. Il. Snira and John g. Clark as
sureties, John Mitchell also filed his bond
with Jas b. Mitchell and Robert Steven
son as su-eties and d. II. Sutton with
John Younkins and J. q. Stamm as sure
ties.
There was total OF 2564 papers filed
with the Register and Recorder in 1896.
Letters of administration were granite d
to II. d. Zeigler on estate Of George
Schaffner Of Lancaster twp.
All. Cobn has replevined one large
black horse, one set of double harness,
with collars, one extra collar, one s.
sleigh bells, bob sled ETC., in the hands u
n. Zeefe.
The P. E W. R. r. Co., have filed a.
indemnity bond in the Gum OF $500 II
favor of the commonwealth of Pennsyi-
vania.
On petition of the Butler Bar associa-
ton hereafter Stephen McKee'5 System of
rapid reference of Judgment Index will
be in vogue in the Prothonotary's Office.
The Butler Water Co., have filed an
indemnity bond in the sum of $1,000 in
favor of Mrs. Annie E. Robinson.
John A Eicholtz of Jackson twp. was
appointed Mercantile appraiser for this
year
County Auditors Moore, Tnoras and
Mcbride are 1T work on the accounts of
the county for last year.
County Detective Boil made Information
few days ago against Alex Beers, John
c. Kelly, Robert Ash and Stephen Ellis
worth charging them with Enbracery,
and the accused will have hearing be-
fore Justice Gilghrist, tomorrow (Friday)
afternoon.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Prothonotary Pearson of PIttsburg re-
ceived batch of Supreme Court decis-
ions Tuesday among which are two Butler
county cases.
The decision of the Butler County Court
in the equity case versus the Water Co.
is sustained excepting as to rates. Justice
Williams says the court below has not the
right to announce q schedule even after
the customers complained that the char
ges of the company were oppressive. 1t
has the power to say the rates must be de-
creased. Fixing the rates is held to be
virtually transferring the management OF
, solvent corporation from its owners to
court of equity and this the act of 1874
! does not contemplate. Alter an exhaus-
tive review OF the law and facts in the
case the justice concludes by reversing the
| schedule paragraph of the lower court de-
| cree, the eversal to take effect March /,
| 1897, and in the meantime the rates es-
| tablished shall continue. II after that
date, the water charges shall be deemed
excessive, the customers after complaining
may proceed under the act of 1874, and
| the court may order the charges decreased
| as they seem equitable and right
The Judgment of the Butler Co., Court
| in the case of Cookson VS. the d W for
| $I3 .575 damages was affirmed.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS
A C Gibson to Samuel Yeager lot in
| Petrolia tor $500,
H McCandless to II Miller lot in Butler
twp for $3.50.
L P McNaughton to r S Hindman lot
| in Sunbury for 5000
+ 3 Dodds to Phi Daubenspeck lot in
| Butler for $500.
Chas Duffy to NJ Loret lot in Butler
for 5000.
w CowdeD to G Badger 102 acres in
| Worth for $1,000.
| & N Zimmerman TO Jennie Il thinner
man lot in Butler for $4,000.
L Howard to NJ Shuffiin lot in Butler
| for s $500.
II II Boyd to Chas " Bunting lot in
| Butler twp for 1919.
Ireland & Hughes to II III Elliott 70
acres in Centre for $2250.
Jno II Montgomery to Jacob Fredley
68 acres il Clinton for $500.
| J p Robinson TO Mary Bollmah lot in
Parker for $40.
| Samuel Findley to Clay twp. School
| Board lot in Clay for $35.
| II p Scott to Nellie Butler 80 acres in
| Parker for $3.50.
Jno u Mcconnell to G A Abrams lot in
Butler for $l400.
| G A Abrams to G e Mcconnell lot in
| Coaltown for 5000.
Geo r Eston to Perry Brown lot in But
Ter for $500.
Emily Montgomery to B 81 p r r land
| in Clinton for $1108 "a.
ID A Renfrew to B d r r lot in Penn
for $453.50.
A Wahl to NJ l. Stephenson lot in Evans
| City for $780,
Sarah Mackey to & p r r lot in But
| Ter for $500.
Butler School Board to T. Mackey lot in
Butler for $573.32
X S Nichols to A Greenawalt lot in
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