Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-03-13


railroad in Clay twp. was reported to
be too narrow and lacked proper guard
rails. The Frederick bridge in Donegal
twp. and the Ferris bridge in Washing
IN twp. were reported unsafe The
County Home was reported in very good
order. Some ground improvements
were suggested. Some small repairs
were recommended fo- the Court House,
which was reported in general good
order and the officers were thanked.
CRIMINAL COURT.
The case Of Com. VS. VIM. Kelly was
continued; also that VS. Paul Kearns.
The Indictment against john z Mur-
rim and Stephen Kerr. larceny, was
quashed.
In the information for assault against
NJ. J. King. which was quashed, the
prosecutrix, Alice Duffy, was ordered
to pay the costs.
The grand jury returned true bills
against James Hardie, larceny. and
John Murrin and Stephen Kerr, larceny.
In the case of Com. VS. John Jones,
illegal liquor selling a nolle prosequi'
was allowed on payment of costs by
Jones.
II. C. Critchlow, of Penn twp, was
put on trial Monday nd,found not guilty
of charge of disturbing public meet
ing, i. G. the Mahood school when IN
session. A year ago a son Of Crltchlow
had smallpox and after the scare was
over il was alleged CIitchlow took his
two little girls back to school without
having them vaccinated and with out
taking mis- house out of quarantine.
The teacher, a young man named
Frazier. had been ordered not 70 admit
them and tried to make the girls go
home brother of the girls interrer-
ed and the teacher pushed him down
into his seat Then Critchlow, who had
renamed in the school, grappled with
the teacher and scuffie followed. In
the excitment all the scholars ran out
A charge Of assault against Crltchlow
was ignored by the Grard Jury.
James Hardie, Meadville man, who
sold pencils etc. and sometimes walked
with a crutch and sometimes without
was acquitted Of q charge of larceny
He was accused of having stolen a pair
of shoes from DeArme's store on South
Main st.
The liquor case against d. Baldasher
was continued until May.
J.F. Cricks of Butler plead guilty of
a charge of a&b. and sentence was
suspended by the Court.
The case against Edwin L. Goehring,
charged with non-support was settled.
Criminal Court closed Tuesday after
noon without single conviction. But
Al. 81 al ha luE hlTn
that against George Stringfelter, a
wholesale liquor man of Parker, nc
cused of illegal liquor selling among the
coal miners of the northern part and
verdict Of guilty" was taken by order
of the Court.
NOTES
A. l.. Bowser, Esq. was appointed
auditor in the estate of Margaret For
sythe, decd, Of Slipperyrock.
J. b. Mates, Esq. was appointed
auditor in the estate of Geo. j. Kepple,
decd Of Parker twp.
The writ against }. b Mathers Of
Butler was returned and judgment salts
fed.
Oscar Carlson and Virginius Passarelli
have applied for naturalization, to be
beard May 20.
The will of Mary A. Hoover of Fair
view twp has been probated, no letters.
Daniel M. Rodgers was placed under
300 bond to pay to q. e. Robin
son, Esq, 81, weekly for the support OF
each Of his three minor children, pay
able on the last Saturday Of each month
On petition Of the School Board of
Slipperyrock borough a rule was grant
ed on the County Com'rs to show cause
why they should not pay over $33.60.
VIM. E. Barnhart has resigned as
supervisor in Connoquenessing twp.
The Auditors Report of Adams twp
is the first filed in 1902.
Private sale Of the interest Of four
Hesselgesser children, minor grand
children of Thomas Watson, decd of
Winfield twp, to J. L. Long for S4OO,
has been approved.
Silas Taylor, Michael Fleming and
Abe Flick were appointed commission
to make partition of the estate of
Michael Weiland, decd, of Clearfield
twp
Geo H. Graham, VIM. f. Campbell
and s. w. Mccullough were appointed
viewers on petition Of Concor& township
citizens for q county bridge over Bear
creek on the Butler and FairYiew road
A petition Of Middlesex twp citizens
for public road was discontinued.
The Guaranty Safe Deposit & Trust
Co. has been appointed guardian Of
Frank and May Forsythe of Mars, and
Frank Pollard of Fairview twp.
Frank Kohler, Esq, was appointed
auditor in the estate Ct Jas. Gallagher,
decd; Samuel Walker. Esq, in the
estate of Margaret Maxwell. decd; A.
NJ. Christley in the estate of Adam II.
Gold, decd; Jacob NJ. Painter in the
estate Of Henry Blair, decd.
The u. p. church Of Centreville has
asked to have it's named changed to
THE First United Presbyterian Church
Of Slipperyrock borough
Alexander Arnold, Joseph Batain,
Jules Henrotte, Quirin Gerard. Paul
| Ermy, Camille Hancotte and John Har-
| rer, South Side Frenchmen, have ap-
piled for naturalization, to be heard
May 20.
Five cases are to go from Butler to
the Superior Court which meets in
Pittsburg the second Monday of May.
They are L. G Wick VS. Fraternities
Accident Order, appellant; Emma J.
Kiskaddon, appellant, vs. Starr d Co.
| and Dodds; Youngstown Consolidated
Gas & Electric Co, appellant. vs. But
| ler Co. Poor District; Margaret Reep vs
| Eli Reep, appellant; Newton Hilliard,
appellant, VS. Henry q. Donely.
| Cerini Arrodanto, Winfield town
ship Italian, was arrested by Constable
| Brown, Tuesday, and committed to jail
on charge Of surety Of the peace made
by J. o. HARRISON, whom the Italian
threatened to kill.
The will of Henry b. Smith oi
Schmidt Of Winfield twp. has been pro
bated and letters G. I. A. granted tC
his son, WIN. A. Smith. The instru
ment was made May 10, 1879, in the
handwriting Of Henry Heck, decd, and
is witnessed by him and Philomena
Heck. All the property is left to Mrs
Smith for life and to the children
Lewis H., Augustus, now deceased
Mrs. Mary G. Heege, and VIM A., il
remainder. Mrs. Smith was named
executrix but renounced in favor Of hei
son.
Edward Lewis, a clerk in the Sheriff.
Office in Pittsburg, has been appointed
Warden, in place of Mr.. Soffel.
The will Of J. J. Smith Of Adams
twp. has been probated, letters G. 7. A
granted TO w. II. Smith.