Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-03
NElGHBORHOOD NOTES.

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per quart, the farmers refused to rc
cede, aud the berries were left upon
the bushes
Joseph WelsL, l6-year. old youth
OF Alleg heny Co, plead guilty TO
four charges Of robbery aid two Of
larc-Dv. in court last week, aud was
sentenced to the psnitentiary Tor p
years
A Mr. Plant. of New Castle has
lately bees so-ely afflicted Several
of his children have died Of diptherla,
and his wife is not expected to live.
On Friday evening Virda Thomas
a young farmer of Rockdalc township
Crawford county. went 10 the fields
in search of bis horse. Not returning
search was made for hia early next
morning The horse was found Iy-
ing in the woods with Thomas under
him, dead. 1t is supposed that Tho
mas found the horse swamped, and
in endeavorin. to axtricate the ami
NAL was kuocked down with the
above result.
The town of Emlenton intends
paving its cutters with cobble stones
from the river.
An ex traordinarv scene occurred
in an Edenburg church recently.
Rev. Frampton. the minister, had an
nounced the opening hymn, and
while the choir were engaged in sing
ing the frst staDza colt entered the
front door OF the church and deiiber-
ately walked the main aisle, heading
for the choir. The organist Jumped
to her feet and ran, the choir follow
ing in Il geEeral stampede. The colt
then attempted to step into the pull
pit, when the reyerand gentleman
caught il by the foretop and passed it
to the hands of a brother who led it
out. The Incident caused quite q
commotion in the church
The Greenvills liquor prosecutions
were void of results: the defendants
were all discharged.
The loss of the plot of part of the
town of Beaver may result in q tre-
mendous law suit.
Ia the last session of the DAupnin
county court it was charged that AL,
bert Miller kissed his alliance ia the
street and she reyolted. Miller stat
ed that he had repeatedly kissed the
young lady in her parlor and did not
think she would object to the oscula-
ton Oh the street. The court inform
ed tue defendant that in law there
was q material difference between
kissing a young lady ia her parlor
and kissing her on the street, and said
he would give him two months in
Jail to learn just what the difference
was.
Florence, the two year daughter of
John Hughes, OF Rutherford Run,
McKeau cGunty, last Friday morning
went to a spring up in the wood with
a party OF children After a while
she strayed from the others and was
lost. The children reported the fact
to thu parents, who organized
searching party, Then the search
was given up until Saturday morn
ing Two hundred men went to
Rutherford al 10 o'clock, end after
search found her mile and q half
away on the mountains lying on
pile of brush Sac had just awaken
ed and was apparently all right, with
the exception of d few scratches.
There is great rejoicing at the
Hughes household.
Two woman named Crytzer and
Cunningham, had fist fight in Kit
tanning last Saturday evening, and
bangs and switches few around in
great profusion.
A man named John Pepplar, OF
Parks township, Armstron. Co, has
four sons; they were all born On As
cension Day; they have all double
names, Of " bich one of the names Of
each son is John.
Charles V. Peters, well known.
and very higtly respected citizen Of
the lower eud OF Armstrong county,
was driving into Leechburg last
Monday, when he leaned out over
the side OF the buggy and losing his
balance fell out, striking his head on
a stone, causing instant death
A strong vein of gas was struck at
the KitJanning Plate Glass Compa-
ny's well, or the Larden farm, in
North Buffalo township last week.
The pressure will exceed one hund.
red pounds, and is the first good well
the company has succeeded in get
ting,
During the thunder storm that pas
sed over Slatelick, Armstrong Co,
on Monday OF last week Milton Nc
Ggary, a young farmer, was assisting
his father in hauling in hay, and after
the wagon was loadened and and
started for the barn, he intended to
the horse from the hay rake
lie never reached the rake as a bolt |
of lightning descended aud struck
him. killing him instantly. The on,
ly mark on him was q Slight discolor-
alton in the middle of his back The |
deceased bad only been married about
four months, and his young wife is
almost heart broken.
The jury in the Stout murder case
in Pittsburg were out from Wednes
day to Saturday, when they returned |
d verdict of murder in the second de-
gree aud the prisoner was sentenced |
to twelve years in the penitentiary.
There promises to be trouble over
the delivery of the history Of Beaver
county, just issued The history
contains autobiographies Of many of
the more prominent business men,
farmers, etc, 1t appears that many
OF these furnished the points," and
the historian wrote the biographies, |
W hich were then submitted to the |
subject for approval and correction
and signature. 1t now transpires
each one is Il subscriber to the book, |
which costs Sl2. Objections are