Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-08
Court House Changes.

Quite a number of our people as
sembled in the Prothonotary ott1ce,
/ last Monday morning, and when Mr..
Galbreath put in an appearance the
crowd had grown so large that 1t was
deemed best to go to the Court room,
where he took the oath of Office and re-
ceived the congratulations of his friends:
Earlier in the morning Register and
Recorder John p Davis, Sheriff Martin
L. Gibson, Prothonotary Clark, and
| Commissioners McClung, Patterson and
McCandless had been sworn in. Treas
urer w. S. Dixon took the oath ten days
| before entering on the duties of his OF
/ flee, making him the first to be obll-
gated.
| Judge Galbreath will Use as his
chamber the room in the extreme south
east corner of the Court House. in rear
| of the former Judges chamber. The
room has a southern and eastern ex-
posure and will make pleasant office.
| The Bar Association has suggested that
the old chambers be fitted up for the
Bar library, the present room north OF
the Court room, being entirely made
ouate and unsuitable. No appointments
of Court Crier, Tipstaves, Stenographer,
etc, have yet been made.
County Commissioners McClung. Pat
terson and McCandless have agreed on
the following appointments:
| Clerk-Josiah Kiskaddon, succeeding
| himself.
| Janitor-Eli Mcpherson of Institute
| Hill.
Counsel-Eyerett L. Ralston, his ap-
pointment being compromise after a
| deadlock on 81. II. Goucher suggested
by Mr.. McClung and P. w. Lowry, sug
| gested by Mr. Patterson. There were q
dozen applicants.
Superintendent and Matron of Pool
Farm, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Graham,
succeed themselves.
Jail Physician DIR. Leslie R. Hazlett
Cougty Home Physician-Dr. A. NJ
| Neyman.
| County Treasurer Dixon retains John
Rankin, son of D. L.. Rankin, the retir
ing treasurer, as assistant.
Prothonotary John G. Clark has had
IL, Mylert Mccullough, the retiring
prothonotary, and Hugh E. Stewart OF
| North Washington. sworn in as deputy
prothonotaries
Sheriff Gibson receipted Sheriff Hoor
for the bodies of Robt. Fay, Jas. Nc
Grady, Robt. McClelland, Harry
Martin, J. w. Smith, Francis Marshall
George Lonitz. w. S. Spence, R. j
Black, Edward Morrow, Margare
Houck and Amy Houck, twelve prison
ers, and the Jail fixtures.
A. M. Christley. Esq, was appointed
attorney for the Sheriff, and Rainey
Hoon was retained as Deputy.
Register and Recorder j. P. Davi;
was sworn in by retiring Prot honotary
Mccullough. His deputies are Ezra |
Brugh, George E Thomas, Lulu B
Davis and Minnie M. Allen, daughter!
of the Recorder.
Each of the County Commissioner;
was required to file bond in S4O0C
with two sureties for the faithful per
formance of his duties. That of Regis
ter and Recorder Davis was SOS, 800, o.
Sheriff Gibson $25, 900 bond and $50, O0t
recognizance; of Treasurer Dixon $12, OOO
to the State and $50. 600 to the county
of Prothonotary Clark $40, 900.
The new county auditors were sworr
in in the afternoon and organized fo1
business. They are Howard Q. Hazlett
lG. S. Husselton and W. c. Dietrich.
Ex-Sheriff Roon has moved into par
of his house on Miff1in street,
(the old Long house, the rest of which
| is occupied by his son-in-law, DR.. Was
son. The last year of Sheriff Hoon''
term-owing to the Biddle and Bennett
affairs-was probably the most exciti rs
of any in the history of the county.
Ex-Treasurer Rankin and ex-Registel
and Recorder Adams have homes il
Butler.
Commissioner Greer McCandless will
board with his son, who lives on Zieglel
Ave. near Centre; Commissioner Robt
McClung lives on the hill at the head O.
Centre Ave, near enough to walk t.
town; and Commissioner Patterson liye'
out that road, near enough town to ride
OF drive to it daily, so that the thre'
County Commissioners now come to the
Court House every morning by way o1
Centre Ave. or the old Freeport pike.
Prothonotary Clark will not move hi'
family to town till Spring, and is a
present, boarding at the Park"
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