Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-21

costs. his DrOt0er, 1HdIlty. pltdu
guilty to the same charges and was fin
ed s. and costs; VIM. Jackson also plead
guilty to a&b and resisting an officer
and was fined SO and costs.
The agg. a&b case against VIM
Bricker of Butler in which Andrew
Manning was prosecutor, was settled.
Harry Hoch of Millerstown, convict
ed of aiding prisoner to escape has
moved for new trial The motion will
be heard at the Nov Argument Court.
WIN. Weigle of Prospect was acquit
ted of charge of fraudulently secret
| ing and removing a team of horses,
charged by Sheriff Dodds, but was or
dered to pay all costs.
| The cases against Jesse Watkins of
Butler were continued until December
NEW SUITS
Emma Parks VS. Samuel Parks of
Mars, petition for divorce for cruel and
barbarous treatment Mr. Parks filed
a suit for divorce for desertion some
time ago A jury trial is demanded.
He is "A and she is GA years old,
Ada Martin VS. Butler borough, peti
tion for viewers to assess damages for
change of bridge on Mercer street,
Harry ID. Kirk, A. B. Richey, Benson
Shrader, Wes. p Roessing and Frank
A. Mitchell were appointed.
NOTES.
VIM Bundy has petitioned for view
ers to assess damages for land taken by
the p, & w. r. X. in Forward twp.
Solomon Thompson, Finley Winner,
Thomas Christley, Robt. Sankey, Jas.
III. Pisor Samuel Glenn and Norman
| Glenn were appointed.
On petition of Geo. W. Meals and l..
Z. Shira, executors of the will of VIM.
NJ. Shira, decd. leave was granted tc
sell the testators real estate, so acres in
| Washington and 80 in Cherry twp.
The executors sale of lands of John B.
Keister decd of Slipperyrock twp. for
$446 has been confirmed.
Letters of administration on the es-
| tate of Frank Reith decd of Winfield
twp. have been granted to Huldah
| Reith.
A. L. Cooper adm r. of Pearson Covert,
late of Brady twp. was given
leave to sell decedents real estate for
payment of debts.
Judge Samuel Miller of Mercer assist
ed the local Court Monday.
Sheriff Dodds took James Hall, ad-
judged insane, to Dixmont, Tuesday
morning.
| The Sheriff has received an advertise
ment of a $500 reward for the arrest of
Wm. Conapen, wanted at Albion, Or
leans county, n. Y, for murder.
Charles /. Newton of Alexander, Gen
essee county, N. Y, on Saturday iden-
| titled as his property a horse and buggy
left with liveryman VIM. Bricker on
Aug. 4th. Cbas Myers, alias Dunn
wanted to sell them to Bricker for S25
and confessed that he stole them. Brick
er informed the officers but Myers es-
capped by covering them with pistol.
He then stole bicycle and rode to New
Castle where he stole another horse,
Grand Electric. valued at $500, from a
Mr. Greer and drove to Crawford coun-
ty. Later Myers was captured at In
dianapolis by Detective Marshall of
New Castle and Judge Wallace SEN
fenced him 10 years to the penitentiary.
| ne iIllZdDtlu AuuelSDH tSldtt III
| Washington twp. was settled last Sat
urday by the admins TRAITOR, Chas.
Thompson to the satisfaction of every
body.
J. r. Donley's work on Realty Prac-
tice is selling like mot cakes" in Pit ts-
burg 1t is a book of 600 pages, and
Mr.. Donley worked for years upon it.
Peter and Lewis Bastian and Victor
Bayonet have been held for Court fol
selling liquor without license and or
Sunday, and Edward Gopen for keeping
a disorderly house.
Jacob Kristophel and Fred Meyer
overseers of Lancaster twp. have petl
toned for guardian for Jane and Ellzi
Morrison, weak minded persons.
:. Joseph Vandyke was appointed guar
dian of the minor children of Orcin;
decd, and Eli Vandyke.
Walter A. Lucas was appointed guar
dian of John and James minor sons o
James Denny, decd.
A hearing of the equity suit of g. M
Cote vs. W. r. Mccormick, was hell
Monday and the temporary injunction
restraining Mccormick from selling
J stuff off the Mars farm was extended t
Oct 90.
[ John A. Turner of Connoquenessinl
has been appointed guardian of Wallac
E., Eva L. and Maria l.. minor children
of Alice l.. Druwm, decd, of Forwar
3 twp.
Geo. G. Pillow, surveyor, Samue
} Shaffner and Joseph Criswell were al
{ pointed viewers on petition of citizen
: of Forward twp. for a new road to rul
from the Marshall's fording road a
Thos Chatham 8 house to the old Frank
lin road at John G. Rahisers
Lewis Greenwalt has been appointe
9 constable TO to attend elections for tn
: eastern precinct of Jackson twp.
Samuel Kinsey has petitioned for tn
e transfer to him of the tavern licens
r granted to Charles Stokey of ZelienC
!, pie. A hearing will be had Sept. 30.
; Levi Porter, JOS Barron and Alber
q Pisor were appointed viewers on pet
tion of citizens of Slipperyrock twp. fo
/ a new bridge on the Centreville an
d Grove City road over Armstrong; rur
A citation returlable Noy. s. ha
Dctu StINtu Ou thc = ID " L. II. ~. H.
to fix the wagon road at the YouD
8 crossing in Centre twp.
On petition of Frank Snyder of Sun
o NIT twp. Jacob Bleichner was appoin
ed guardian of Joseph Snyder, a simpl
minded person. "a week was allowe
e Peter Snyder out of Josephs estate fC
N keeping him.
The will of John McGarvey, decd,
II Fairview twp. has been probated, L
e letters.
: PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Philip Daubenspeck to 7. G. Ande
=, son. lot in Butler for $500
. II. Warren Roth to JAS A. Stewar
106 acres in Muddycreek for $4,000
Bryanna Golden to James w. Mex
n lot in Butler for $500
VIM b. Dodds Sheriff to Mary M
ie kean, 1902 acres in Concord for $l0S6.
II. McCauley to p. b. 81 l.. f. X.
lot in Butler for $50.