Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-09-27

| VIM. d. Beatty vs Old Harmony
Pickle Co, a corporation under the
laws of New Jersey, owner. and the
Butler Kent Pickle Co., contractor
scirefacias sur mechanics lien OF
$466S IS.
On petition of Joseph Hamilton and
James NJ. Grossman a rule was granted
on J. D. Albert to bring an action OF
ejectment within six months to show
title to 81 acres in Cherry twp. which
both plaintiffs and defendant claim.
NOTES.
New trials were refused in the cases
of Com VS. Newton Hilhard and Simcox
VS. DeWoody and that of Armstrong VS.
| Grossman was allowed to be so amend
ed as to permit its procedure.
Monday morning G. r. DeHaven 5
| sentence TO the penitentiary was sus-
| pended and he was sentenced to pay
costs fine of $50 and undergo confine-
ment at the Polk Institute on an old
charge of disturbing Il Salvation Army
meeting.
| By agreement Of Attorneys Hutchison
and Goucher for the Poor Board aud h
/ L. SOA4LtL LDI lllG 1DO1Oh-Ls 4. ~
| Baker was appointed auditor by the
Court to review the late report of the
Borough Auditors which showed a bal
| ance of some $1,000 in
the hands of the Overseers. The Over
| seers claim the reverse of this, that the
| Borough is indebted to them, and
! assign a number of errors which they
claim the Auditors made. Auditor
Baker will hear the case in October.
Harry Gordon was arrested last week
on charge of incorrigibility.
A civil court has been called to com
mence Monday, November u.
The private sale by VIM. H. McCand-
less gdn. of minor children of Loyal Y.
McCandless to John NJ Thompson of
SO acres in Centre twp. for $500 has
been approved.
The motion for new trial in the case
of Com VS. John Dolan of Mars, convict
ed of shooting his steptather, was heard
and refused and Dolan was sentenced o
months to Jail.
Monday morning John ". Byers was
granted a license for the Central House.
Petrolia.
There seems to be probability that
the controversy over the Allegheny river
bridge at Freeport is about to be settled,
and that the structure will be opened
for public use. For four years ii has
been the subject of litigation, the West
moreland authorities declining to pay
the $1,000 fixed as their share of the cost
The court costs. it is said. now aggre
gate $4,000. Steps looking to a COM
promise are to be taken shortly, and it
is believed that they will be successful.
Kerr Porter and Charles Allison of
Cherry twp, Curtis Christley Of Slip
pervrock twp, Wm Miller and w J
Whitesides of Middlesex twp. were ap-
pointed viewers on the petition of Mrs.
Ann Robinson of Butler to assess dam
ages done to the petitioners land in Oak
land twp. by the Butler Water Co. by
laying the water main from the Boyds-
town dam through it.
Warren Armstrong, admir- of Olive
Armstrong was granted leave 10 sell the
decedent's real estate, 72 acres in Marion
twp. for the payment of debts.
On petition of Mrs. Maggie S. Morri-
son, widow of Miles Covert of Adams
twp, B. L. HockenberrY, admir-, was
authorized to repair temporary dwell
ing house and citation was granted on
the heirs to show cause why the admin
istrator should not be ordered to build a
new house to replace the one destroyed
by fire.
Earl Bathgate, an employe of the
United States express company, had his
hand painfully injured by being caught
between a couple of kegs on Monday
afternoon.
George Brown, who married Miss
Louise Mitchell and moved to Washing
ton state last spring, met with an ac
cident not long ago by which ne lost all
the fingers Of one of his hands.
Charles Eichorn, a ell-known South
Side glassworker, was painfully cut on
the right hand Tuesday morning while
at work at the Standard plate glass fac
tory. While engaged in some work in
the factory he turned suddenly and
struck the back of his hand on piece
of glass infiicting cash which cut the
hand and severed the tendons of two
fingers Drs Peters and Moore attend
ed the mans injuries.
The will of VIM. Steinfott, decd, of
Buffalo twp. has been probated, no
letters
A. r. Watson, who was accused by
his wife at The May court of a&b and
was released on recognizance for his
good behavior, has again been arrested.
Wesley Hoover, of Harmony, who
was sentenced last May to pay his wife
$1S per month after hearing for deser-
tiOO has AGAIN bnaD arraCta1 bnca11sa
he did not fulfill the sentence.
j. f. Harper was appointed guardian
of six minor children Of James Sum
mers, decd, of Washington twp.
The will of N. Stevenson Thompson,
decd, of Franklin twp, has been pro-
bated and letters granted to his widow
Deborah Thompson and sons Henry NJ.
and Ira w
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.