Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-06-27

says that man named Earhart living near
Carbon Black, was stung by locust in the
temple The swelling and pain was so intense
as to cause delrium, and it was thought that
he could not live for several hours, but he is
now slowly recovering.
The wiper at the West Penn engine house,
at this place, Mr.. Chas. Duncan, dropped dead
on the railroad, opposite Henry Nicholas
house, last Saturday. He was GA years of age
and leaves an aged wife and some small! chill
dren in poor circumstances. But few days
ago, he remarked that this was the third time
he had seen the 17-year locusts and he felt
hearty enough to see them twice more.
The Salvation Army at Syracuse, N. Y, is
enlivened bv seduction and breach of prom
ise case. The guilty brother acknowledges the
seduction but denies the promise. He says he
is too busy working for Christ to think of mar
riage just now. The party who made the
trouble between the prosecutrix and her un-
faithful lover is an attractive sister who ran
away from Franklin a short time ago and join
ed the Army at Syracuse.
owned by Mr.. John Friskorn, of Zelienople,
died few days ago, lead him to think that the
horses were poisoned. After being fed at a
certain place they became very thirsty and
wanted to stop and drink wherever they saw
water. NJ. f. YVES driving through the western
part of the county at the time and shortly after
his arrival at the village of Middle Lancaster
both his horses died.
The Building & Loan Association of this
place will meet probably for the last time at the
Office of Claranee Walker, Esq, next Saturday
evening, to which time and place the last meet
ing adjourned The compromise agreement has,
with a few exceptions, been signed by all the
members of the Association, and if this is to be
the final settlement of the matter the agree
ment should be signed by the remaining men,
bers as soon as possible, and then be acknowl-
edged and recorded.
The boys who serenaded newly married
couple Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kaufman, at their
home near the Witherspoon Institute, last
Monday night, made a racket that could be
heard all over the town. Tin horns, mouth
organs, dinner bells, tin pans, drums, etc.,
were the musical instruments used. The bar
atone didu't play in perfect harmony, and the
fellow who blew the the tenor cornet was
slightly "off color" but the drum and tin pan
men most assuredly did get in their work.
There ives nothing Rsthetic in the music nor
was it soulful or soothing, but it was all there,
as the people of the whole town can testify. Mr.,
and Mrs Kaufman were married in Evansburg,
last Saturday. Mr.. X. is a steady and indus
trious young man, now in the employ of S. G.
Purvis & Co., and the brides maiden name
was Emma Boos She is daughter of Jacob
Boos, of this town.
The rogues who travel with OBrien's
show got the best of at lesst three of our citi-
zens last Wednesday, and the worst case is that
of citizen of Lancaster township, from whom
they took 81 ,OOO This man, an old farmer,
was met on the street by man who introduced
himself as Mr.. Stanley, of Philadelphia, land
agent or buyer. Stanley YVES going to the
show to see the "wooly horse" and induced
farmer to go with him. Farmer went with
him to depot. Both walked along track to see
circus cars, Stanley asked man in car if "wooly
horse had arrived yet. Man in car said
"wooly horse" had not but would be along
soon, and invited them in. They got in car.
Man in car showed cards and wanted them to
bet. Both bet and each won $500 (?) Man in
car won't pay over the money until he knows
that they are responsible, are worth together
at least 81 900. Farmer asserts he is worth at
least ten times that, and comes up street and
borrows 81 900 at BanL. Circus men shadow
him. Farmer goes back to car and lays down
his 81 900, for man with cards to count. Man
with caros counts it, sticks it in his pocket and
starts of. Farmer dazed, but follows him.
Card man comes back, talks him out of raising
a disturbance, gives him his note for $1,000,
and gets him not to say anything about 1t.
Farmer comes up street sadder, perhaps wiser
man and don't say.amything ab0pt IL tHltoilow-
ing Friday. On Friday he was induced to
make information against the parties and
warrant for them and O'Brien, ON whose prem
ises the swindle was perpetrated, was placed in
the Sheriff's hands, The other swindling that
we have heard of was done inside the big tents.
M en- selling concert tickets offered small bills
for large ones and pocketed the large bills
without giving change. A Jefferson township
man, who let them handle his roll of bills, is
out $43 by this game. These swindlers were
backed up by crowd of roughs who knocked
down, one man, Mr.. Duffy, of Clay township,
and severely abused him. Warrants were is
sued for these roughs and unsuccessful
search was made for them during the evening
performance Sniff Donaghy went up to Frank
lin, Monday, taking Mr.. Peter Kramer with
him. Arriving there they had their warrant
renewed, and then went to the show and arrest
ed Mr.. OBrien, who disclaimed any knowl-
of the transaction, but who, after some talk
with the candy.stand man, agreed to settle the
matter by paying the sheriff 800. This the
Sheriff finally agreed to, as being the best that
could be doneunder the circumstances. The
swindlers themselves, could not be
identified. The manwho was swim
died was not taken along because
he said he could not identify them, and it is
doubtful whether O'B. couldhaye been held had
he been brought here. After paying the Sher-
if and all expenses, the farmer will probably
get $500 of his money back, which is better
luck than he could reasonably expect.
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