Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24

| ' tAHCA-
Samuel Kinsey, the Zelienople hotel
keeper has been returned for selling
! liquor to minors and men Of iptemper-
! ate habits Frank Park is prosecutor.
Fortv-four cases went on the Grim
| inal docket for the present term.
Alfred Black has been held for Court
on a serious charge.
Wesley Hoover "a Harmony railroad
man has been held for trial by Esq
Niece on a charge of surety of the peace
! preferred by Mrs. Maggie Hoover.
Newton Hilliard and 4. n Williams
have been returned for larceny by Esq.
Gilghrist
The viii of Lavina Anderson Of Ven
ango twp. has been probated, a c.
! Wilson executor
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Catharine Watson of ConnOque-
Messing twp. have been granted to An
drew Watson.
Letters of admin have been taken out
on the estate of J. w. Burton, decd of
Middlesex twp.
Heck for partition of the real estate of
Daniel Heck. decd, of Centre twp.
G. F. Easley, exr of the will of John
Fleming has been granted leave to sell
the testators real estate, 30 acres in
Buffalo twp. for payment of debts.
Earl McQuistion, John c F. Day and
Robert Ralston were appointed viewers
on the petition of jackson twp. citizens
for a new road in Jackson twp.
Mrs. Sue Eshenbaugh, ex'rx has been
granted leave to sell real estate OF Lo-
renzo d. Eshenbaugh, - acres in Clay
twp. to pay debts
r. O. Wood has filed exceptions to
the report of viewers on the petition Of
citizens of Clinton twp. for review of
road.
The conspiracy and assault and bat
terry cases against Thomas and James
Duff in which D. p. McCandless was
prosecutor, have been settled.
Flora Holmes of Jefferson twp. an
insane girl, who was in Jail charged
with assault, has been taken to an
asylum.
Andrew Reiger resigned as auditor of
Centre twp and NJ c. A. Blair was ap-
pointed in his stead.
John Kocher and Samuel Stauffer,
guardians of minor children of Ira
Stauffer decd, of Harmony, have been
given leave to sell real estate at private
sale.
james Slater plead guilty, Monday to
charges of establishing a gambling
house. etc, and is to appear in Court
June 2d for sentence
g. S. Huselton has been appointed
Overseer of the Poor Of Penn twp. The
man elected not taking the oath TO
serve.
II C. Litzinger has been appointed
guardian of Lev, Jerome and Ruth Il.
McGarvev.
Lev S Henry was appointed guar
dian of the minor children of Sarah
Henry, decd.
Leslie p Hazlett, ex'r of the will of
| Ellen Flowers, decd, on order of court
| sold lot in Harmony to Mrs. Annie
Simmons for S625, also lot to Abraham
Flowers for 500.
An inquisition made in the estate of
James Gibson, decd, fixed the value of
! his real estate at S2S37 50, and June 10,
was fixed as the day for the heirs to ac-
cept or refuse at appraised valuation.
j. NJ Galbreath is attorney.
Drs Mckenzie and Rhoads of Pitts
| burg, who have been coming to Butler
were to have had a hearing before Esq.
| Keck last Thursday, but the criminal
charge was withdrawn the doctors pay
| the costs: and stated case is to be
made Of the legal questions involved,
the doctors not to return to Butler un-
| til the case Is disposed of.
Charges Of furnishing liquor to minor
and selling liquor without license has
| been made against David Holiday.
The will of James c. Porter of Marion
| twp. has been probated and letters
granted Samuel II. and Lizzie II. Porter
The viewers on the petition
Of Donegal and Cleariield twp
citizens for new road, reported favor
ably and awarded VIM Hickey S75
| damages.
The report of the bridge inspectors ON
was approved The bridge work cost
$3100 and the stone work $l704.
The hearing of the Winter VS. p. q
| w r. r. equity suit was continued nm
til Saturday, May 26,
Rev. J. S. Mattison ordered to pay
costs, has applied for benefit of the in
solvent laws.
Mrs. Margaret E. TRULY has been
granted the rights Of feme sole trader.
At Meadville, Tuesday, d. J. Keno of
OF Brooklyn, n Y, alias Major was
convicted of murder in the first degree,
for killing Chief of Police Daniel Nc
Grath of Titusville, last November.
The court Tuesday legally separated
three mismated couples. Annie l.. Reed
secured divorce from Charles Reed on
| the ground of desertion. Mrs. Ellen
! Cruikshank charged her husband with
cruel and barbarous treatment which
the court sustained. The same charge
was made by Jeanette Ealy against
Solomon Ealy of Butler. In May, 1899,
Ealy had his wife arrested on the charge
of administering poison with intent TO
murder him but the grand jury ignored
the bill of indictment.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
w. II. Nesbit TO VIM Reiland, lot in
! Butler for $500.
Henry Foltz to NJ f. church lot in
Mars for $400.
j. G. McClelland TO Chas f. Benewtz,
8 acres in Buffalo for 5000.
j. A. Hartzell to Mary L. Cochran,
81 acres in jefferson for 81.
John G. Renfrew to II. w. Bagg, LOT
bin Renfrew for $500
+. +. Price to II. w. Bagg lot in Rem
frew for $400.
T. w. d. Kennedy to w II. Jack, lot
in Adams for $3.50
Margaret Burlington to A. q. Morris
Limestone Co. It'd, quit claim TO 32i
acres in Winfield and Buffalo twp. fol
81.
Tillie G. Young to Otis L. Snyder 81
acres in Centre for 5000
Robert Mckinney TO A. X. McKin
ney, 50 acres in Concord for $400.
Keystone State y. & l.. ass II to Han
nah j. Louden, lot in Butler for 5000
O. X. Waldron to Ida NJ. Hughes lOt
in Butler for $10G3l.
r. p Scott to Samuel l.. Vanderlin
lot in Butler for $50.
Samuel L. Vanderlin to John Reott
lot in Butler for $3.50
John Weller TO John Reott, lot il
Butler for 800
| A. H. Benin TO Geo. A. Gehn, lot il
Evans City for 800.
o. A. NJ Barr 10 j. G. Barr lot in Mar
: sor 500.
J. G. Barr to Emma j. Barr lot il
Mars for $500.