Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-03-06
LEGAL NEWS.
GRAND JURY.

{. GRAND JURY.
a Samuel Snyder of Clinton township
was appointed foreman Russell Van
Dyke OF Marion and John Smith o
Allegheny were excused.
Wednesday afternoon the following
- returns were made.
TRUE BILLS.
William Costello, a&b; John Jones
selling liquor without license: II. c.
4 Critchlow, disturbing public meeting,
two counts
NOT TRUE BILLS.
II C. Critchlow, a&b; ii. J. King. as
, sault; David Snedrhen, murder This
effectually ends the prosecution OF
Sneathen for the killing of Earnest
Morrow.
A new bridge was recommended over
Scrubgrass creek.
CoNSTABLES IiETURNS-
Constable Campbell Of Butler twp
reported that ritrO-> Is celine magazines
Owned by Hunes e Holland and by
! VIM. Rowland on the Vogel and S.
/, Schaffner farms are continual lnenaces
and public nuisanees and should be
abated.
Constable Badger of Muddycreek re-
ported that Chas G. BOoZel had sold
liquor to minors. Fred Morgsn being
among those who obtaired drink
! a rule was served Oh Benj Powell Of
! Penn township to show cause why
buildings obstructed the public road.
4 rule was again granted on the
Zelienople council on account OF the run
on Main st.
VIM Covert Of Adams township was
returned for voting without hag nl.s laid
taxes.
J Guard rails were reported to be need
ed along the Coal Run road.
NEW SUITS.
The Butler County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. VS. the p B & l.. E. z r. Co, sum
mons in trespass for $4,000, damages
which the plaintiffs claim was done to
the Fair Grounds ii the food of Aug
/ 10. 1901, by back water caused by the
railroad bridge oyer the Connoqueness-
! ing between the Fair Ground and town.
| 1t is alleged that the bridge-is so built
as TO obstruct the stream and catch del
! ris whenever the water rises.
: John n. Pugh of Hannahstoy'n vs.
Louisa PGgh, petition for divorce, de-
sertion.
Charlotta H Curry VS. Charles Alex
| Curry, petition for divorce, desertion.
Lncy Dunlap We John B. Dunlap, pc
| tition for Divorce. Dunlap is the Greece
City man who tried to commit suicide
| in the lookup.
Annie Smalley VS. W. B. Smalley, pc
| tition for divorce, desertion.
Mrs Mabel A. Gibson VS. Charles A.
Gibson of Fairview twp, petition for
divorce.
NOTES.
James Maloy, W. Miller and Martin
Mccall, three tramps, were each com
mitted to Jail for five days by Justice
McElvain for stealing ride on p. &
w. freight.
Daniel NJ Rodgers has been held for
court on charge of desertion preferred
against him by Matte S. Brownfeld
A charge of larceny has been entered
against Jas Hardie by w. H. DeArme
for stealing some shoes.
The following divorce cases were
heard Tuesday and DEGREES granted on
payment OF costs, etc: John w. Lee VS.
Fannie C. Lee, Ruth Grace Chris.y VS.
Victor f. Christy, Clara f. Cooper VS.
John A. Cooper, Owen McKivrigen vs.
Ida McKivrigen, Elizabeth Grier VS.
John Grier.
Thomas Brydon, John Brydon and
Richard Murphy, all of Cherry town
ship, were sworn in as citizens of the
United States, Tuesday. Val Fogel and
Charles Kerr assisted them to citizen
ship.
w w. Hill was appointed guardian
of John R. Ellen and Maggie Hill.
Silas Taylor. surveyor BENZ Hocken-
berry, and James Smith were appointed
viewers on petition for new bridge |
over Muddycreek in Clay twp.
f. E. McQuistion, surveyor, William
Barker and John billiard of Washing
ton township were appointed viewers
on the petition Of Marion township |
citizens for new bridge.
John c.. Graham was appointed |
Auditor in the estate of Oren G. Shoaff |
l. N. Meals, Anderson Ash and John |
W. Coovert were appointed viewers on
petition for new bridge over Long run
in 5lipperyrock twp.
George c. Pillow, r. B. Taylor and |
James H Graham were appointed view |
ers on the petition of Centre township |
citizens for new road from Jamison |
vile station to the Centre township vot
ing house, and for vacation of a road |!
now existing.
VIM. Dunlap and John A Knoll were |
appointed supervisors of Donegal town |
ship vice D. + Kellerman and W. c.. |
Pontius, resigned Two sets of petitions |
were presented, one asking for the APP
pointment of Dunlap and Knoll and the |
other for John Mclaughlin.
VIM. Fl. Kaufman has been appointed |
supervisor Of Lancaster twp. Four |
supervisors were to be elected and S r. |
Meyer received 81 votes, Samuel Stauf- |
fer and Geo. Schiedemantle each 50, |
while J. Eichnour, Conrad Miller, |
Andrew Creese and William Rape each |
had SO votes
A. L. Bowser, Esq, was appointed |
Auditor in the estate of Margaret |
Forsythe, decd, of Slipperyrock.
A writ of partition has been granted |
in the estate of Abraham McCandless, |
decd, of Butler township.
The case-of Com. VS. Fred Glace has
been settled.
The Guaranty Safe Deposit & Trust |
Co has been appointed guardian of |
Eugene. iona and Don Kersting, MINOR |
children of Mary Kersting, decd, of |
Jackson twp.
Ellen McCafferty, admx, of the estate |
of Robert Ekas, decd, of Buffalo twp
has petitioned for leave to sell real |
estate to pay debts and a citation has |
been awarded. |
Sale of the real estate of Margaret J. |
Kepler Al acres in Parker twp to Geo. |
Baldin and Theodore Glenn for 5000, |
was approved by the Court.
At the hearing, Tuesday, of the ap-
plication of the.CenterviIle u. p. church |
for amendment of charter changing its |
name to ''the First United Presbyterian |
church of Slipperyrock, the old U. p. |
church of Slipperyrock located in the |
township, three miles from the borough |
appeared and objected, saying that it |
was the First Church, and the borough |
congregation should call themselves the |
Second" church The best the boro.
congregation would do was to offer to be |
named the First Church of Slipperyrock
Borough. Neither side would give in
and the whole matter will likely be