Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-30

The Bauer Bros. quit business in Butler
about three years ago. and with Fred Oester
| ling bought planning mill and lumber yard
on Herr's Island, where they did well until
| flooded out in the spring of 'S2, when they
moved to their last location in Mlllville
Here they built large mill and were aga n
doing we'll until they again met with disaster,
on Tuesday of last week. Their loss by fire is
estimated at $15, 900. An account of the fire
will be found on our first page. Henry was
visiting at the home of his brother law, Mr..
Leithold, of Summit township, when it occur
red.
A movement is on foot to have McCorkle
College, an institution of learning now located
at Bloomfield, Ohio, removed to Pennington,
this county. This college is under the man.
agement of the Associated Presbyterian Church,
which has large membership in the vicinity
of Pennington, hence the effort to have the
college located at the latter place. 1t would be
to the interest to the friends of education in the
northern portion of this county to aid in this
enterprise, so that they can have first class
institution of learning at their doors
Something of an accident happened in
Ritter & Ralstons store room last Monday
night. The firm got in a large stock of new
goods that day, part of which were piled on
top of the shelving. The clerks worked till
after midnight arranging them, and when they
opened up next morning found that some
thirty feet of shelving, containing heavy linen,
wooden and cotton goods, weighing perhaps
two tons had fallen to the floor. The shelving
was broken to pieces, as were also the iron
supports of the counters that the goods struck
in their fall.
Wednesday the 10th, inst, was the semi
centennial of the opening of the Pennsylvania
Railroad from Philadelphia to Columbia. The
trip of eighty-two miles was passed over in
four hours When the road was first put into
operation horses did most of the work. lndl-
viduals and firms owned their own cars and
horses Turnouts were made mile and
half apart, and between them was post called
the centre-post When the drivers met be-
tween turnouts, the one who had not reached
the centre was obliged to go back to the turn
out and allow the other to pass his train.
However inconvenient the first arrangements
for transportation may have been, they were
the beginning of what is to-day the largest
system of railroads in the world.
There is considerable excitement among
number of property holders In Freeport, Arm
strong county, by reason of their being notified
that their deeds are defective and unless they
pay over one-fourth the present value OF the
land to the heirs of Mrs. Armstrong, the daugh-
ter of a Mr. Todd suit will be brought to
cover. The amount claimed by the heirs will
reach several hundred thousand dollars. 1t is
claimed that the land was owned at one time
by Mr.. Todd He died leaving five children,
one of whom Mrs. Armstrong, purchased the
interests of the other four. On her death-bed
she bequeathed the land to her three children.
After his wifes death Mr.. Armstrong remar
red, when he sold this property in lots; the
second wife signing the deeds with him. The
heirs, therefore, hold that the land being theirs
Mr. Armstrong could not give clear title.
The good people of Harmony, this county,
have lately been annoyed by thieves. Several
stores, the depot, and finally the postoffice
were robbed. A few days since lot of butter
stolen in Harmony was sold to Zelienople
storekeeper, which gave a clear clue to the
guilty party or parties, and John and Lewis
Langbien, sons of Gottleib Langbien, a black
smith formerly of this place but now of Har-
mony, were arrested. They had hearing and
Lewis was discharged but John was held for
court. Constable Combs started for Butler
with him in buggy on Monday of last week
and got as far as Portersville where he got
out to get cigar and John drove off with the
team and has not been heard of since. On
Thursday Ward Covert, was arrested on isforma-
ton made by Postmaster Wheeler for robbing
the office there. Covert had hearing and was
held in $500 for his appearance at the next
term of the District Court at Pittsburgh.