Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-19
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

WD Brandon VS. Henry Bickel, ap-
neal by defendant from Judgment of
$40 75 rendered by FL " Christie. j F.
Wilson Graham, an aged farmer of
Cranberry twp, has filed bill in equity
asking the court to annul deed for his
farm in Cranberry twp, executed by
him to his son-in-law, John S BrowD'
Graham states that he is over seventy
wears of age, his wife is dead. his sons
all away. and his daughters all married.
Last spring he went to live with Brown
on an agreement that Brown was to
have the proceeds of the farm for keep
ing him. He alleges that last July
Brown sold the personal property of
the farm at public sale, and through
| Thomas Wright. the auctioneer, had
the old man execute a deed for the
place. the consideration to be $4,000
| Graham states Brown never paid any
part of ther purchase money, and con
| tinued to dispose of the personal pro
perty. When the old man protested he
| was invited TO leave. For these reasons
I he asks that the deed be set aside and
that the proceeds from the personal
property be accounted TOR.
| &C McQuistion vs. W W McQuistion
sci fas revive and continue lien OF two
| judgments, one entered in 1873 for S3UO
and one in 1874 for S106 Sc They now
amount to 1886 70 and 1910 eS respec-
lively.
| A W Root VS. Allegheny and Butler
| Plank Road Co, summons in trespass-
Root claims that on the night of the
26th of August, 1904, he and his wife
were travelling in their automobile on
the plank road and collided with pole
alleged to be obstructing the road. He
claims he and his wife were hurt and
the machine broken, for which he asks
$500 damages.
| Amelia Rennick VS. VIM G. Reunick
| libel in divorce for cruel and barbarous
treatment. They were married in 1887
Mrs Rennick also had her husband
arrested on charges of a&b and surety
| of the peace, on which he had to give
bail in $500 on the first case and $500 on
the second. She also entered Judg-
ment rgainst him for $1422 90 and is
sued an execution against his farm IN
jefferson twp Mrs Rennick alleges
William got full Saturday and beat her
with basket and choked her. Rem
nick is said to claim his wife and the
hired girl beat him and threw him
4 uOWu UuC NClldl otdtiE OhS N~r ~'-SN
summer when he was intoxicated,
| Robert. William, Charles and Har-
| mer McClelland, John and Eliza Snyder
and Harry Smith VS. National Transit
! Co, summons in trespass.
| James Bredin, treasurer. vs. Il
| ODonnel and W 81 Schlaugenhaupt,
sci fa sur mortgage of $18S0 on 100
| acres in ALLEGHENY twD
| TRIAL LIST
Common Pleas Court convenes next
Monday with list of 33 cases to try, as
| follows
Jan %. T Wilkinson VS. Evans Mig
Co: Lyndora Supply Co VS. N and ] Es-
kovitz; Chas Ehsler VS. II G Lensner,
exr of Catherine Swanev
JAM "a. Detwiler q Wetherill VS.
Eleanor Iron & Steel Co; w j & Q A
Craig VS. Staples & Buzard: l. G Wick
VS. T HARRISON; J S Osborne VS. A l.
Findlay.
Jan 25. Mrs Fl Piper VS. Geo Rel
Der heirs; " c Fleming VS. Concord tp
G B Parker vs. Jos Ritzert; P keiseck
vs Butler Builders Supply Co and Ma
jestlc Theatre.
Jan 90. Starr heirs VS. Western Alle-
gheny R r Co; E Lang vs. George Holt
Borough of Harmony VS. Mrs V
Latshaw; Grove & Co VS. Mrs M A Dav-
is.
Jan 81. WIN Noel vs. q Lensner, exr
of Catherine Swaney; Chancey Lat
shaw VS. T G Campbell; John Patton VS.
Thos Bester; Brennan & Co vs. j V
Ritts.
Jan 80. Mary Johnston & Ella Mart
q Tnnoo. Uinfnra
vs John A Richey; w r Packard, trus-
vs. Martha NJ Forquer.
Jan 81. Bell Telephone Co vs. L S
Hoou; Harvey Fair vs. w S Young;
Louis Adler & Co vs. Jos E Franklin.
Feb l. Clark for use of Hetherington
VS. Mary Clark; Mabel Jack VS. Millison
and Bechtel. w Thompson and D
Younkins; Sarah Swaney VS. II Lensner,
exr of Catherine Swaney.
Feb 2. d Lambert vs. w j Burke;
Mars Boro VS. Blanche Norton; w 5 a.
Morris Smith VS. Lake Trade Coal Co.
NOTES.
Steve Gaydos, Of Lyndora, is in Jail
on charge of a&b on constable Ed
Murwin, of Lyndora.
n Charge VI SuIcby Vi oAO pOoSO hoc
been made against M D l. Renfrew by
L Walker.
The commissioners of Mercer county
have been ordered to appear before the
state board at Harrisburg on Jan 25, to
explain why they stopped work on the
building of the stone ab1tments at the
Shenango river state bridge at Sharps-
vile. The abutments are about half
completed. The commissioners stete
that the contractors were not following
specifications.
L s Hoon, of Renfrew, has filed de.
fense in the case of the Bell Telephone
Co against him for payment of tele-
phone tolls in which he alleges the tele-
phone company did not keep their con-
tract to give him service because they
did not have anyone in their Renfrew
Office during the evening and night
hours, and because his business was
made public by employees,
Saltore Natal. native of Italy has
applied for naturalization,
Editor C NJ Heineman petitioned to
have his name added to the 4th ward
registry list, from which it had been
| omitted.
Sam Loning of Lyndora was placed
in Jail Saturday on o charge of disorder
ly conduct, and was later released.
In the estate of Lydia Convery, decd,
of Clearfield twp. B McJunkin pre-
sented petition in behalf of Mrs Bridg-
ct Williams and Katie Convery, daugh
tiers of Daniel Convery, to whom a
legacy of $50 was made in decedents
| will, asking that rule be granted on
the executor to show cause why the
legacy, which was paid to Berg q Co
on judgment against D Convery,
should not be repaid to them
| Citizens of Clay twp have petitioned
for division of the township into two
voting precincts, beginning at a point
where the Butler Franklin road inter
sects the Clay and Cherry twp line,
| thence south to w Sunbury borough
line. thence along west line of borough
to state road running from, w Sunbury
to New Castle; thence west along state
road to Greer's Crossroads; thence south
to Webb's Crossroads; thence along the
Euclid and Muddycreek church road to
the Franklin twp line. Claytonia is to
be the voting place. Tuesday. March
A was fixed for hearing.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of>M Ii Christley. decd, have leen