Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-17

The first case up was the MI. Supply
Co VS. Mary E. BroIlan, issue awarded
by the court.
Bv the direction of the court YER
! dict was rendered for the deft. mar
ried woman who had signed as BAH a
note which was the subject OF the suit
Geo. C. Hull VS. c. C. Johnston for
use of Nathan Brewer, by direction OF
the court verdict for the plf. for proper
ty described in the writ
Tuesday the case of Mrs. E. A. Steele
VS. j. A. Richey was marked settled
Charles May sued Reuben Seibert for
| a balance due. Mr.. Selbert alleged ne
did not owe ANYTHING because he held
! two notes from MBy aggregating s1y2
Nav declared the notes were paid. The
| case was tried Monday, and Tuesday
morning, after being ont al night, the
| jury brought in verdict tindlng that
the notes were not paid.
In the case Of Presley Duncan VS. Hen
ry Fultz. an assumpsit suit for balance
| OF $52 80 due for plasterlng done IN 1877
with interest. The jLjy gave verdict
for the plaintiff for the principal strik
ing off the interest The detendent dld
not appear in Court at all.
The cases of E. McCafferty, adm'x
w PRRCo, trespass and Of j. Bresle-
ham VS. J Mclaughlin, trespass, were
| held over until the January term OF
court.
The cases of J C Mcconnell and )
| Cooper VS. 5lipperyrock State Normal
school, mechanics liens, and First MI.
Bank of Greenville VS. J A Turner tres
pass. were continued.
The cases of A Cannon VS. 6 r Wal
ker. trespass, was discontinued by the
plf.
GFH Harley VS. Younkins, assumP-
sit, was settled.
An order has been made for term OF
court for the trial of civil cases to com
mence Monday. Jan. 8.
The assumpsit suit of w II Weigle vs.
0 C Waters was tried Tuesday. Mrs
J M Leason gave Weigle an order on
Walters for $3.50. Walters was 10 get
a credit of about S3S 81 due him from
Weigle for coal. Waters would not
honor the order and suit was brought |
The jury returned verdict for the
plaintiff for 1892. 10.
NEW SUITS.
George Reiber VS. The B. g. p r. r.
| Co. with notice to the p. b. q i + K
R. Co, appeal by the plaintiff from
award of viewers.
Mrs. Jane Marshall VS. w. II. Hamel,
execution attachment to satisfy Judg-
ment.
Ell McDongal VS. John r. Cunning |
| ham, exr of Margt Gunnip, issue
awarded by the Court to test title of
| properly levied upon and claimed by
the plaintiff.
Mary e. McDougall VS. same, same,
WI Hays w Ellen Hays admnx of
| Joseph Hays. decd summons in assum-
psit plaintiffs claim S2O9.43.
Jas A Hays VS. same, assumpsit plain
tiff's claim 1924. 10.
Thos. w Hays, VS. same. same, claim
1858 43.
Garner and Johnston VS. A J White
deft and Lambing Bros garnishes, ex-
ecution attachment in satisfaction OF a
| judgement.
Ntl. Supply Co vs. Mary 'E Broman
summons in trespass with fraud and
| deceit.
John and Henry A. Berg VS. A j
| White scire facias sur mortgage 1.-TWO
suits.) The deft accepted service and
confessed judgement in both, the first
for S2107. 50, the second for s3172.
Mary e Helmbold, admx of Thea
dore Helmbold, decd VS. Geo 5 Gibson,
sci ia sur judgement of S505.44.
The Butler Lumber Co. now for use
of elizabeth and w s Wick vs. John
Grier assumpsit, plaintiffs claim 1923.
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NOTES
The will Of David E. Pearce, late of
Butler twp has been probated and let
tiers granted to Curtis S. Pearce and
Mary J. Stlefel. He directs his farm
to be divided among his children. Margt
+. Murphy, t. a. Pearce, Mary j. Site
fel, Mary Ellen Stiefel and Curtis ).
Pearce. A mortgage of $1,000 is left to
Harvey ID. and Anna " Kirk, who is a
daughter. The oil and gas income of
the farm is to be divided equally among
his children, as are also the proceeds
from sale of his personal estate and any
remaining real estate.
The will of James Hamel late Of Penn
twp has been probated and letters
granted to Adam Il. Hamel
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate of Patton Bell late Of Washington
twp have been granted to Thomas NJ.
Bell.
The Court granted petition allow
ing the election ballot box of Centre
twp to be kept at the house Of Thomas
r. Hooa, instead of with the nearest
Justice Of the Peace who is two miles
/ away from the election house
The Assessors outfits for the Decem
Der registration of voters are now ready
in the Commissioners Office for deliv-
cry.
. Sheriff Dodds moved into the Jail
building last week His son James is
steadily improving
Saturday morning W. X. Thornburg' 5
liquor license for the Central House of
Evans City was transferred TO William
Wahl, who is now in charge
An order has been made to fill the
) jury wheel with the names of 600 good
freeholders of Butler county to serve
during the year of 1899
On petition of Mrs Mary Gibson
an order was made on NJ X Morgan
trustee of the Foxburg Ntl Bank TO
! appear on the first Monday Of Dec and
| show cause why mortgage on 200
. acre oil and gas lease on the II II An
derson farm in Allegheny twp. should
not be marked satisfied. Mrs. Gibson
8 bought half interest in the lease from
o Fl Anderson for $4,000 with the under
. standing that mortgage given on the
property by him to Morgan in trust for
! the bank had been paid, which does not
a appear on the record
y f II Murphy Esq. was appointed
Z return judge to compute the vote of the
@ 25th Congressional District with the
: other return judges at New Castle and
: his commission, Tuesday the 18th
r OJohn Kennedy Of Butler, veteran OF
the 103d Pa Vols has been granted q
peddlers license.
Attorneys s f Thompson. j i
Thompson, Miller. Mcbride and Coch
4 ran of the Mercer County Bar are at
q tending the hearing of the Wilson Bard
suit which went on trial here Wednes
q day afternoon.
: DR. IL ID Hockenberry and wife of w