Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-06-15
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
AT Beaver last Friday evening
the jury in the Confer murder case re
turned verdict of murder in the sec
ond degree.
w. G. Culbertson, of Girard, j
the Republican nominee for Congress
in the Erie. Crawford district, he hav
ing beaten Griswold in the distric
10l votes.
Samuel Clark, who may be trie,
for murder at Mercer this week, wa
one of the jury who convicted Ir
Jackson of that county of murder il
the second degree, some years ago.
Harry Achre, son of Mr.. G. W
Achre, a prominent citizen and lead
ing merchant of Clarksville. Merce
Co., left home few nights ago, tax
ing $4,000 with him of his father
money, probably part of the insuranc
money he had received for the de
struction of his store by fire few
weeks since. He left a letter for hi
father, complaining that he had beel
compelled to do too much work, no
allowed to get an education, and tina
he could have his, the sons interes
in farm of 80 acres He is abou
30 years old, and during the long ill
ness of his father, has had nearly sol,
control of the latter's business.
-Come.outers is the name of
new class of Christians in Venangc
county. The meaning of the word is
those who abide in Christ and hav'
faith to believe that he will take then
to heaven without the benefit of cler
gy, churches, ordinances, money o.
price. 1t looks like scheme to chea
both the devil and the preacher.
Deputy United States Marsha
Hirkerrell arrested j. T. Rayen
while in attendance at the races il
Erie on a charge of embezzling 81,
900 in the money order department
while he was postmaster at Sandy
Lake. When arrested he broke down
cried and admitted his guilt.
The first Of the many cases
down for trial in the Cumberland Co
court of Bohemian cats swiudlers
who operated in the Cumberland
Valley during the past year, was tha
of M. L. Arnold, of Carlisle, Pa.
against John Hensel, an Influential
farmer of Cumberland Co., for note
of $500, which Hensel claimed wa:
fraudulently obtained. After severa
days of trial the jury last Saturday
rendered verdict in favor of Hensel
There are at least fifty cases where
farmers have been feeced by these
swindlers. The verdict in this case
will finally dispose of many pending
suits in the counties of Cumberland
Adams and Franklin.
Charles Clendenning, one of the
pioneers of Allegheny Co., Pa, cele
brated his 10th birthday on May "a
Mr. Clendenning is in good health
and personally superintends the work
on his large farm in West Deer twp
and cares for thirty hives of bees. he
has never worn spectacles, and still
shaves himself Upward of one hun
dred and fifty descendants and rela
tives were present at the reunion.
"A. w. S.nily, who is a candi
date for the nomination for Assembly
in Clarion county, introduced new
feature into the canvas He had his
picture and signature printed on the
back of his cards. When he visited
Clarion to look after his fences g
couple of wags visited the school
house and announced to the scholars
that gentleman named Smiley was
stopping at the Jones House and de-
sired Ito present each scholar with q
picture card. At noon about 20C
children flocked to the hotel and made
known their wants. Mr.. Smiley
who was equal to the occasion, made
his appearance and presented each
child with one of bis cards. The
scholars at once commenced to yell
for Smiley, and it now looks as if be
would be nominated by acclamation.
1t is very seldom that a charge
of being common scold is preferred
against any body in this State Such
case, however, will come before the
Dauphin. county criminal court at the
next session. Up to 1924 the punish.
ment awarded common scold in
Pennsylvania was the ducking stool
aud no later than Oct. 29th, 1924, a
Philadelphia woman was sentenced to
such punishment for having too loose
tongue. The case was taken to the
Supreme Court and there reversed,
"the acts of Assembly being obsolete
and the common law punishment OF
ducking n OF being revived here" The
Supreme Court held, however, that a
common scold could be indicted and
punished as common nuisance by
fine and Imprisonment.
An inmate of the Tioga Co. poor
house has just received pension arrear-
ages of $500, and will receive SIS
monthly. He will change his board,
ing house.
At Tarentum, last Saturday,
Mrs. Zimmerman, brought suit
against Rev. Henry Heaton for as
sault and battery, the prosecutrix al.
leging the defendant abused her little
son, causing his head and face to
swell. The preacher says he only
separated his child and Mrs. thinner
mans, who were fighting. He was
held in 5000 bail for court. The case
caused quite sensation.
-Kittanning and Freeport are
agitated oyer the arrest of DR.. A. G,
Thomas and Frank S. Forest, one for
malpractice upon the person of Miss
Agnes Hollobaugh and the other for
completely.
p, S. & L. E. Excursion Rates.
The Pittsburg, Shenango & Lake
Erie r. r. Co. will sell tickets to
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