Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-12-05

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his fathers illness.
CoNSTABLEss RETURNS.
Clinton twp-Bridge over the p. Z.
& L. E. railroad at the Jas. Maitland
farm was reported unsafe aud a rule
was granted on railroad.
Mars-Street at ESQ. Ed. Brown prop
erfy in bad condition.
Zejienople Large stream reported to
flow in Main st. gutter TO the danger
Of the public.
Penn twp-Corn crib and stumps OBJ
structing road at B. Powell's. Rule
granted on him.
Slipperyrock boro-Bad crossing at
Patterson Heights.
Valencia-A gambling house was re-
ported and rule granted on George
Ripley.
Clearfeld twp-Bad culvert at I.
Thompson place.
Butler, 5th wd- Sidewalk on Fulton
street reported in dangerous condition
from coasting.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
On Friday Sheriff Hoon sold prop
critics as follows:
House and lot of Mrs. J. Cross at
Boyer to l. J. Sisney for $50.
House and lot OF Susan Z. Mobley in
Millerstown to John H. Wilson for $50.
s5ixty-one acres of John s. Myers in
Mnddycreek township to John r. Hen
ninger for 800.
Five acres of w. II. Gross in Jackson
twp to Samuel Walton for 1928.
The writs against Edward Dewyer of
Penn twp. and CT. w. McCandless of
Butler were returned.
The claim against Joseph and Eva
O'Neil of Allegheny twp, was paid IN
full.
Interest in eight acres in Butler boro
of Joseph and Eva Cowan to w. ID.
Brandon for $50 The writ against
farm in Middlesex twp, was returned.
The writ against G. ". McCandless
of Butler twp, was returned.
NOTES
A charge of az has been entered
against Warren Campbell of Petrolia by
John McClain.
Bail in the case of Com. VS. Fred Glace
was reduced from $1,000 to $500.
Samuel b. Ziegler resigned as con-
stable of Zelien ople and John Weigle
was appointed.
Sale on the real estate of Samuel Nc
Connell, 30 acres in Worth to James
Dickson for S615 was confirmed.
On his own request Neely McCool
was sent to jail for ten days for drunk
enness, to give him {. chance tu sober
up.
The Robert Carson property 45 acres
in Clinton township was sold at admrs
sale to John Negley of Tarentum for
$10s0.
Thomas Martin petitioned for guar
dian for Ellen Kiley, an alleged weak
| minded person, and hearing was fixed
for Dec. a.
John Long took the oath Of allegiance
as a citizen Of the United States,
Auctioneer James Dodds was appoint
ed Court Auditor for the present year.
w q. Murrin, Esq, was appointed
trustee to make sale of the Nancy Jane
Kepler estate.
George Pillow, Esq Richard Fisher
and Robert Patterson were e-appointed
FlSHcIS Ou peIlIlOu Ol Nluul6ScA OWp.
citizens for new road
The o. c. sale of the Adam II. Gold
estate to the Forest Oil Co. for $210O
| was confirmed.
Sales Of the estate of Francis Acre of
| Buffalo twp. were confirmed as follows:
Six acres to John Powell for $3.50 and
| 152 acres to WIN. Ehrman for 800.
An Arkansas Judge opens his Court
with prayer.
Latest developments indicate that the
returns Of the recent elections in Cam
| bria county will be contested. 1t will
| be rememb bered that according to the
official returns Francis J. O'Connor was
declared elected over A. " Barker by a
majority of II. Ever since the election
quiet investigation has been going on
and the parties interested are said to
have discovered number of irregulari-
ties which will. they think. give Mr.
| Barker the election. And SO Cambria
| has some excitement in store, for it is a
| sure thing that the Democrats, who
have not ceased to jubilate, will put up
a stiff and aggressive fight. In case the
contest is actually made, the following
| judges will be on the bench: Judge
Harry White, of Indiana county; Judge
Bell, of Blair county; Judge Bailey, OF
Huntingdon county Judge Barker,
who will be the contestant. it may be
recalled, was one of the judges here
during the Blair-White contest, and ii
is one of the peculiar workings of fate
or destiny that Judge White may soon
have an opportunity to see how it feels
himself Indiana, Pa, Messenger.
The cases of Com. VS. Ira Smith, Har-
ry Callahan, Will Heating and Charles
Hammel of Chicora were settled.
Attorney j. A. Gleason Of Clearfield
county was admitted to practice in the
Butler Courts.
Divorces were granted, Tuesday, on
payment of costs, etc. to Arabella Craw
ford from Robert ]. Crawford of ALE
gheny twp. to Ida L. Dobson from Dory
E. Dobson formerly of Gallery and But
Ter, and to Maud Bernard of Butler
from Walter Bernard. Mrs. Bernard
stated that she and Mr.. Bernard, before
their marriage, went to picnic togeth
er, and on suddenly agreeing to hitch
up were married at Greenville. They
came home together but Bernard LEFT
the next day and has not been seer
since.
The will of Conrad Pfeifer Of Buffalo
twp has been probated. no letters.
LISTERS of administration ON the estate
of John Farren of Millerstown haye beer
granted to p c. Farren.
The Glasgow property was not sold a
the Court House, last Friday. and th
sale was adjourned till March.
On petition of Butler twp. citizens TO
new road from a point on Carbon st
at the borough line to Il. Jefferson st
extension at Mrs. Z Blain's house. Sila
J Taylor, surveyor. VIM. Storey ant
Legrand Millinger were appointed view
ers.
The Butler Gas Co. and the People
Gas Co., both of Butler. incorporated il
1893, on their own petition, were dis
solved.
! Last March Lottie p McElhaney wa
! granted divorce from James l. Nc
: Elhaney, but as all the costs were no
paid decree was not issued, and whel