Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-01-17
LEGAL EWS.

excused rom 81 y ~ as Juror on at
count o. ms dan ute illness. Samuel
Wood of Butler was also excused
The fist case tried was that Of John
Halstead vs. the American Gas Co, tres
pass Halstead sued for damages for
the Cos tearing up an old gas line
which they had laid and abandoned on
his farm. He got verdict Of S14l.43,
The cases Of Kate Holfelter VS. Anna
Shearer and Amos Steelsmilh vs. a NJ.
W. VI. and Albert Aiken were settled.
The case Of 6. A. Crothers VS. J. Fl.
Fecht assumpsit for a balance claimed
10 be due on building contract result
ed in a verdict OF S63 for the plf. The
contract was for $3.50 and Crothers
claimed q balance of about $40. Fecbt
claimed he owed Crothers only S2S.
William r. Baker a young man from
Muddycreek township, sued Eyansburg
borough for $1,000 for personal damages.
Baker while working for Anderson Ash
in June, 1900, drove to Evans City with
Ashs team. The horses frightened at
a boiler in an alley. ran off and Bake T
was thrown out and injured, The
verdict gave Baker 81 damages.
The case of Henrietta Wiskeman vs.
Wilson and Burtner was continued un-
til March 18th, the plf. being sick.
The feigned issue Of Dobson VS. Gra-
ham was settled.
The case of UIrich Winter VS. the P. &
W railroad is on trial
The case of Ohio Farmers Fertilizer
Co. VS. Geo. Dindinger was settled.
NEW SUITS.
Catherine Glace, widow of Matthias
Glace VS. The Eclectic Assembly, an
order with headquarters at Bradford,
Pa, and the Collins Council No. go OF
Butler, of which John Miller is Pres
Mrs. Silas Mcclure, 5ec'y: and Mrs ).
Cole, treasurer; summons in assumpslt
for claim of $1,000 on an insurance
policy.
NOTES.
The will of VIM Kavanaugh Of Zelie
nople has been probated and letters {.
t. A. granted to Mary S. Kavanaugh.
The will reads Everything that l own
of any value goes to my wife. My wife
is first and she judges how it should be
divided" There are six witnesses.
The Connoquenessing township school
board has made information against
Jane Hemphill for refusing to send
Annie Double, a 13-year-old orphan girl
who lives with Mrs. Hemphill, to school.
The defence is that the school board
tried to force the child to go to school
outside her district.
Daniel w. Winner and Samuel Stew
art have heen granted old-soldier ped
dler's licenses.
Walter w. Hill was appointed judge
of elections for Adams twp. vice j. B.
Dickey, resigned.
John w. Coulter, ESD. has been ap-
pointed Court Auditor for 1901.
On petition of Chas B. Glasgow, John
II. Jackson, Esq, was appointed Com
missioner to take testimony as to the
lunacy Of John Glasgow Of Clinton twp.
Melinde NJ HARRISON, a young wo-
man from Karns City, was placed in
jail Saturday on charges of incorrigibil-
ity and surety Of the peace. She was
evidently insane O. G. McCandless,
DIR. McAlpine and Thos. Hazlett were
commission on insanity.
Geo. Ii Graham, John Allison and
Andrew Riger were appointed viewers
on petition of Parker and Allegheny
twp citizens for a new road.
On petition of f. H. Eicholtz citation
was granted on the executors Of James
Beers.
Letters of admin on the estate of VIM.
p Turner of Butler have been granted
to Jane Turner; also on the estate OF
Aunie ID. Oesterling Of Donegal twp. to
Chas Oesterling.
The will Of the late Hugh Morrison
was probated, Tuesday. The estate Is
valued at $4,000.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
w. A. Kelly to J. Fl. Orr, 10 acres in
Parker for $3.50.
Mark w. Marshall to Rody p Mar
shall lot in Penn twp. for $3.50.
Jacob Keck, ex'r, to w. II. Michael
% acres in Centre for $1,000.
John A. Walter to f. w. Keiner /
acre in Buffalo for 800.
Martin Sitter to Elizabeth Enslen lot
in Jackson for 81.
N. b. Kelly to Vashti Kelly lot in
Harmony for 81.
w. J. Fredley to Jacob Fredley Is
acres in Mlddlesex for 1915.
Edwin A. Reitz to John w. Conrad
lot in Butler for $22j0.
w. b. Scife to Joseph A. Frauenheim
property in jackson twp. for $50, 600.
Jos. A. Frauenheim to Zelienople
Land Co. property in jackson twp. for
$40 600.
Same to Iron City Sanitary Mfg. Co.
property for 5000
T. G. Kennedy, Ex'r to w A Sloan
lot in Mars for 800
VIM. Rihel to p. b. 81 L. e. Ry. Co
lot in Slipperyrock for SO.
Ezra G. Firster to p B. d L. E. Ry
Co. lot in Slipperyrock twp. for $50.
Judson D. Campbell to same lot in
Brady for 5000.
John Kiester Heirs to same lot in
Slipperyrock for $3.50.
Isaiah ]. Wigton to same lot in Brady
for $50.
Robt Boyd to Rebecca Walter lot at
Saxon Stn for $400.
John w McGuire TO Thos Mcclure
80 acres in Donegal for 1922
Anna b. Sloan to Ayres Hoffman 81
acres in Marion for $40
Loronzo Schuler to J. G. and II. G.
Milleman lot in Harmony for $3.50.
G. d. Aldinger to Angie Su edecker
lot in Butler for Sl2j