Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-24
LEGsE NEWS.
NOTES.


Gillert Goehring has brought suit
against w. H. Roesle q Co. for claim
of 1896 rental due on lease in Jackson
and Cranberry twps.
The Humes Torpedo Co. has brought
suit in assumpsit against VIM. Dawson
for Sl29.9 "a for shooting well in Adams
twp. The case was first tried before
Jacob Keck, ]. P. and Appealed by the
plaintiff
By order of the Court made last
month strip of the hill northwest of
town was attached to the borough; but
petition and the appointing ent of an
Auditor followed that order and an
other order was made delaying the
matter until the Auditor makes his re-
port and the same is confirmed. Geo.
Robinson is the Auditor, and persons
interested will have to see that the mat
ter is finished.
On Monday VIM. Watson, of Buffalo
twp, appeared before Court and plead
guilty to a charge of assault and bat
tery preferred by John Altman. Sen
tence will be passed March r.
The Pioneer Natural Gas Co. has re-
Pgh. Plate Glass Co. is the principal
stockholder.
Last night Sheriff Dodds received
telegram from A NJ Bundy, stating
that Peter Russell had got into trouble
with the boss on the Bessie" at Jami-
sonville, and threatened to blow up the
boarding shanty.
An assumpsit suit of Johan Furer VS.
Webster Keasey for 1882, wages for
digging coal, has been appealed to the
Common Pleas court by the defendant
on judgment given by Benz. Douthett.
J. p.
The Penn'a. Torpedo Co. Ltd has
issued summons in assumpsit against
the East End Oil Co. for S232, claimed
for shooting wells.
George A. Needle. Jr.. editor of the
Parker Phoenix, has been held for the
March O. S. by Justice c. E. Anderson
on charge of criminal libel preferred
by Robt c. Scott. of Fairview. The
Phoenix published an account of a
fight or two that Scott was in showing
the latter up in rather bad light,
herce the suits.
The following Justices of the Peace
were elected at the late election:
Portersville, William Damn; Evans
City, L. NJ Wise; West Sunbury, Geo.
B. Turner. Slipperyrock twp, Dawson
Wadsworth; Clay twp. Jos. Fl. limb
lin and Samuel Glenn; Mercer twp,
JAS Wylie; Harrisville J. F. Struth-
ers; Karns City, D. Mcmahon; Har-
mony. NJ Henry Wise; Zel1enople, VIM.
Allen Jr, and Jacob Gelbach Winfi eld
twp, Norman Kirkland; Worth twp,
H. l.. Kelly; Washington twp, J. Har-
vey Bell; Penn twp, j. w. Kaltenb bach;
Parker twp, W. R. Shryock; Lancas-
ter twp, J. L. Moritz; Muddycreek
George lift and J. A. Eichert; Fair |
view twp, S. w. McCollough; Frank
lin twp, W. B. Curry; Butler twp, |
John c Kelly; Adams twp, w. w.
Hill Allegheny twp, John W. Smith; |
Cherry twp, j. S. Campbell Newly |
elected j. P's must file acceptance |
with the Prothonotary within 30 days |
after election in order that commits |
sions may issue.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Samuel Riddle to Annie E Lepley l |
acre in Prospect for $75.
T Douthett to II MONTGOMERY lot in |
Carbon Black for $500.
Susan B Sarver to Penn'a S f q L |
Asso lot in Buffalo for s..
A L Litzenburg to E S Kreger 80 acres |
in Oakland for 5000.
T c Kennedy to Sadie J Roberts lot |
in Mars for 5000
A X McCandless to Chas Daugherty |
116 acres in Cherry for $1,000.
E Boyer to Susie Boyer lot in Evans |
Citg for $500.
Thos Graham to Geo S Armstead lot |
in Connoq boro for 800.
Leo D Kelly to Jacob Kelly lot in /
Butler for $1100.
Caroline NJ Funk to Zella Il Richards |
224 acres in Brady twp for 800
A NJ Christley to LYDIA NJ Grossman
80 acres in Cherry twp for 800.
John G Graham to Mary A Rhoads
lot in Butler for $1,000
Harrison Uber to Margt Ube-, SO
acres in Slipperyrock for 81, 900.
w 4 Sloan to J R Sloan acres in
Adams twp for $50.
B o Garvin to Lena Marburger lot in |
Evans City for $4,000