Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30

Ell. Ralston has filed his report as
commissioner to inquire into the affairs
of the Forward township school dis
| trict, regarding the school at Glade Run
| station. He reported that the school
was the second largest in attendance In
| the township, that it was conveniently y
| situated for children in the district,
that if it was closed many of the pupils
would have to travel over one and
! half miles, crossing the tracks of the b.
&, O. at the mouth of the Glade Run
| tunnel to reach another school, and that
I the school had been maintained Tor II
! years past and should be continued, and
| that the directors have been negligent
! in not providing adequate facilities for
| it. The costs were pleaced on the town
ship district Following the report w.
D. Brandon, for the citizens agltatlng
the matter had rule granted on the
Directors to show cause why they
should not be removed from Office. The
rule is returnable the first Monday Of
December.
By report of viewers filed new bridge
| is recommended over the north branch
of Slipperyrock creek on the Harrisvllle
and Anpandale road, in Mercer twp.
George White of Quarry st. was
placed in Jail, Tuesday night, on
charge of felonious assault and surety
of the peace made against him by his
family.
On Monday Prothonotary Clark sent
the newly elected county officials legal
notice of their election All the bonds
must be filed during December, and
the County Commissioners must fix the
percentage of the next County
Treasurer.
The will Of McAllister Kuhn of Con
cord twp. has bsen probated. His wife
is left the family homestead and $3.50 |
Rev. Detmer Kuhn and Mrs. Jessie |
Coulter, son and daughter, are each |
given 80 acres The remainder of his |
real estate goes to his son. Frank, Cash, |
oil and gas royalties. and mortgages |
are to form trust fund which is not |
to be disturbed until 1909, at which |
time each of the five grandchildren are
10 receive $1,000 and the remainder is to |
be divided in equal shares among the |
three children
At Brookville, Monday. Wesley En-
terline, convicted of the killing of G. |
II. Griest at Coolspring on August %, |
Western penitentiary.
Judge H. NJ Edwards of Lackawana |
county recently sentenced two members |
of the Carbondale Malta TO long terms |
in the penitentiary for terroriZing and |
blackmailing residents of the Italian |
colony in Carbondale. A few days ago |
the Judge received letter written in |
Italian threatening his life.
Louis Merechino, alleged to be a |
member of the Black Hand who lie |
wanted on charge of felonious assault !
and battery made against him by |
Anthony Colosimo, was arrested Mon |
day at Wellsburg, W. Va Merechino I
is charged with slashing Colosimo across
the face with razor.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Dora NJ Dambaugh to M c Kifer lot |
in Zelienople for $36.
Mary ID Britain to Emily M Britain
property in Clinton for $500.
Lizzie J Painter TO Elizabeth E now
lot in Butler for 5000,
VIM ] Hilliard to Jos w Fleming lot
in Clinton for $500.
Andrew Fehl to J w Stewart lot in
ConnoquenessiDg boro for $3.50.
J w Stewart to A T Watson same for
$3.50.
It J Dodds to S Barrickman lot on
South st $500.
Reed and Wiegand to l. Dobson lot
on South Side for 1925
1 T Heaven to b Powell 4S acres in
for $1,000.
Ella Purviance to J L McCutcheon
lot on Penn st for $500.
w S1Wick to Mary A Mangel lot on
McCool ave for $3.50.
Chas Young to Edwin Young lot on
New Castle st for 5000.