Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-06-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Mercer county was tie scene


| Vorous, and the circumstances are re-
ported as follows: Montague appears
to have had trouble with the road
supervisor before, and when the path
master instructed Cyrus Gordon and
w. f. Vorous to 60 work near Mon
tague's, Montague ordered the work
men to leave at once or he would
shoot their horses. They chose to
obey the pathmaster rather than the
unruly farmer, and when they went
back for a secoDd load with a scraper
Montague fired. and the whole charge,
load of bird shot, took effect in
Vorous' side, tearing piece of flesh
from his abdomen The injured man
dropped the handles Of the scraper,
aad exclaimed, 81 am shot clear
through" He was taken to Mr.
Gordon's residence near by. Physi-
clans were summoned who pronounc-
ed the wound fatal.
An epidemic Of measles has visit
ed kittanning and many children are
now suffering With this disease. An
old lady; Mrs. Elwood, nearly so
| years old, has had it and came nearly
dying last week with it.
The Co. Commissioners of Erie
county were surprised last week to
learn from the representatives of the
May estate, owners of the device of
locking cell doors without going in
side the corridor, that the county of
Erie was infringing upon such
patent and that the royalty of such
infringement from 1870 would be So.
$50. The Commissioners have no
| defense.
During the late storm in Indiana
county, a Mrs. Clawson in the south
ern end of the county, was engaged
in Milking her cow under the shelter
of locust tree, when q bolt of light
ming struck the tree. Her little four
year old boy had cuddled in close to
the trunk of the tree and he was in
staDtly killed The mother was rem
dered insensible by the shock, and
was conveyed to ber home and medi-
cal aid summoned
The Sheriff OF Cumberland Co.
has obtained verdict against the
county for S3700 and interest for
boarding tramps. The Commission
ers resisted payment on the ground
that it was illegal to commit tramps.
Several dancing Presbyterians"
of Leechburg were recently summon
ed to appear before the session, but
on promising to give up dancing were
permitted TO remain members.
"A singular incident is related
from Youngstown, as having occur.
red there during the thunderstorm
that passed over this section last Sun
day evening. Mamie Evans, aged
ten, was stricken with paralysis of
the vocal chords while singing at a
concert about a year ago, and since
then had been able to speak in hardly
an audible tone. All known means
were applied without success, and
lately her tones had become less audi
ble and articulation became more diff
ficult. On Sunday evening she was
standing near window during the
storm. when there were two sharp
flashes of lightning, followed by
heavy of thunder, frightening her
very much. An instant later, how
ever, she ran to her mother with the
tears running down her cheeks and
exclaimed, Mamma, | can talk as
well az ever" The parents were
overjoyed Mt the sudden cure of their
child, which seems to be permanent
Prof. Bullock, City Superintend.
ent of the schools Of New Castle,
marked the word "creditable' from
the diplomas OF the graduating class
of the High School, thereby implying
that the class had not passed credit
able examinations, and also making
something of sensation in the town.
AT Mercer last Friday, the jury
in the Clark murder case returned q
verdict of not guilty after having been
out all night.
--Freeport can boast of the cham
pion mean man. Last Thursday
night he entered the house of VIM
Shut, the man who was so badly cut
on Wednesday by the bursting of
jug, and. after he had thoroughly ran
sacked it, took all the valuables he
could find. Shuts wife was in the
same room. but asleep. and shut him.
self was 80 weak he was unable to
make an outcry.
There was an affecting and
dramatic incident at the county Jail
at St. Clairsville, Ohio, last Friday.
Mr.. Vandyke, prominent citizen of
East Liverpool, O., was in town on
business and. hearing of the indict-
ments having been returned against
Gertie Williams, Bertha Hamilton
and their two male companions for
the shooting of the Walters Brothers,
he concluded out of curiosity, to go
up to the Jail and haye look at the
women. He was horrified to recog-
hibO III OOibiC w ul6 Oul1 SlS'
ter, who had left home mysteriously
years ago and whose whereabouts
was never ascertained until this
chance meeting.
AT Grove City, last Saturday
evening. the venerable and respected
Esq. Cunningham, aged 92 years,
died on bis birthday. He was one
of the pioneers of Western Penn'a.
Capt 0. II. P. Green was NOM
mated by the Republicans of Law
renee 90, as their candidate for AS
sociate Judge.
"A Is year old son Of Ignatius
Freeman, of Wilkesbarre, will not
have ary Fourth Of July. The poor
little fellow filed his pockets with toy
bombs, they exploded and he was
fatally injured.
A citizen Of Mercer Co. was Jailed
last week for non-payment of school
taxes.
In 1865, the Alleg Valley
IL. Il. Co, extended its track beyond
kittanning, passing through lands of
j. A. Colwell, without paying any
thing for the right Of way. As the
land has grown very valuable since
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