Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-21
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS

NEW SUITS
r. J. Lamb of Tarrant Co, Texas. vs.
John R. Grieb bill in equity. The
parties We're formerly in the piano bust
ness in Butler and dissolved partnership
in 1894. The plaintiffs bill states the
deft collected old accounts and has re-
fused TO settle or let his accounts be in
/ spec.ed and so relief IN equity Is sought.
John G. Roll of Allegheny vs. Jos. !.
/ Roll. deft. and VIM and Conrad Dru-
| schel, devisees under the Will OF George
/ Druschel, garnishees, execution attach
ment
| Walter Campbell vs. L. c. Wick. aP-
peal from Judgment of so rendered by
K. b. Gilghrist J. p.
NOTES.
/ The divorce suit Of Catherine N. Roth
vs. John NJ Roth OF Prospect was tried
before n jury Thursday and Friday and
| a verdict was given for the plf., which
grants her the divorce
Last Thursday the viewers in the
claim of H. j. Klingler vs. the b. r. &
p railroad for damages taking his land
in Cleartield twp. awarded the plt $500.
| The amount claimed was $1,000.
VIM. J. limerick has been appointed
guardian of George L. and Joseph c.
minor children of c. n. Brown. dec Of
Butler twp.
Samuel Walker has been appointed
auditor of the estate of James Hamel,
decd.
\ divorce has been granted to Got
tlieb Hess from Caroline Hess.
An Argument Court will he held sat
urday, Dec. 30.
The suit of Mary Bell vs. John Purvis
for payment of two notes of Sl00 each
which their father, S. Purvis decd. OF
Adams twp. held against John went 70
trial Friday. Johns defen3e was that
be had paid the notes by paying a debt
his father owed Samuel Hays, Saturday
the jury gave verdict of S24S for the
plaintiff.
F. Fl. Thompson; who was sent down
81 years for the Stewart and Cleland
robberies, was recognized hy the peni-
tentiary officials when surrendered to
them by Sheriff Dodds as n four-time
boarder there.
The will of Sarah Bulford, decd of
Penn twp, has been prob1ted and
letters testimentary granted to Daniel
BuIford
Lbe suit of Ed. Roach VS. Echoltz,
Mckee Shaub ct al, of Evans City to
recover for cleaning out and drilling in
an old hole was practically settled Fri
day when the jury gave a verdict by or
der of Court for the plf. for S9l15S, to
be reduced one-third if paid by Christ
mas
Deputy Sheriff James Dodds was APP
pointed guardian of Minnie NJ Davis of
Gallery and gave his consent to the
young lady's marriage to Robt. j. Mil
Ter.
The South Penna Oil Co had record
ed on Monday fifteen leases and assign
meuts made to it of Fairview and Done
gal twp. oil properties
The will of Eliza NJ. Mcconnell decd
of Brady twp. has been probated and
letters granted to Milton f. Mayer
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Geo. w. Fulton, decd of Mid !
dlesex twp have been granted to Saml !
A Leslie.
A. r. Watson of Renfrew has been
committed for assault and battery on
his wife
The new Supreme Judges, j. Hay
Brown and S. L. Mestrezat, met at
Judge Mitchells home IN Philadelphia, |
Tuesday, and drew lots for the |
senior commission, and Judge Brown |
was the lucky man. in Olden times |
when Supreme Judges were appointed, |
the Chief Justice was specially selected |
1. Il
when the Judges became elective the |
senior commission always made the |
holder the chief of the court. Chief |
Justice Gibson had been Chief Justice |
for many years when he was elected |
with four other Judges in 1851. The |
five new Judges were required to draw |
lots for terms of three, six, nine, twelve |
and fifteen years, and the shortest term |
to be regarded as the senior commission. |
Judge Black, the youngest member of |
the court, drew the short term and be- |
came the Chief Justic.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Alfred A Dunbar to Solomon Dunbar |
50 acres in Forward twp for $3.50
II. H. Boyd to Mary f. Maxwell lot |
in Butler for $175.
Robt Maxwell to Mrs. Mary Drill lot
in Butler for 1890
A. O. Hepler to John Spiecher 80
acres in Oakland for $500.
Laura Kornrumpf to Jacob Korn !
rumpf 90 acres in Jefferson twp. for |
$500.
Exrs. of John Kiester to Calvin Nc
Candless rs acres in Cherry twp, for |
$685.
William Gibson to Nancy McGarvey |
20 acres in Concord for 5000.
John Berg to Asa Campbell 104 acres |
in Fairview twp. for $1,000.
J A. J. Eshenbaugh to T. James Dodds |
lot on Mlf11in. St, Butler, for S24O0.
J. A. Kennedy exr. to Lucy Ephart
lot in Mars for S130.
Stephen G. Potts to John NJ Miller |
lot in Butler for $500.
Maggie p. Mann TO John NJ. Miller |
lot in Butler for 5000