Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-03-09
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

Allegheny county has four murder
trials on her criminal list for March
term Armstrong county has 100
cases on her list mostly tor violations
Of the liquor laws.
A citizen in the suburbs of Mead
vile. who is n bfickmaker aad also
miller. has a COW wLich. a week lsst
Saturday, rad twin calves bull and
heif-r The next day Sunday his
wife followed suit and presented her
husband with twin babies, boy and
d girl, aud on Monday the house cat
came around with nest of twelve
kittens, six Toms and half dozen
Mariabs
The barn of John Campbell, of Pi-
ney township, Clarion county. was
destroyed by fire lately. Loss S2500;
Insurance., $500 Origin unknown
Thirteen head of cattle and six horses
persisted.
10 Pittsburg, last year, there were
1925 deaths from typhoid tever. This
Was half the total mortality.
A warrant mas been issued for the
arrest Of Rev q II Schleb, AN Evan
gellcal preacher, who was living at
Milton with his lawful wife and un-
der mis- proper name, but who speat
about half Of his time at Snnbury, un-
der the name of Wise, with woman
whom he represented TO be his wife.
A couple of shrewd swindlers, who
dress well aud who have been riding
about in e. pheton, worked off Sl00
counterfeit note on Johu Owen, a lar
mer near Wittmer. on the Plttsburg
IL Western railroad receiving ST5
good money and allowing the remain
ing $25 dollars To stand as part pay
on purchase of hay to be promptly
delivered. The same men are said TO
be working other rural localities
along the railroad named.
Prugh & Co., of Allegheny y looking
glass manufacturers use Butler Co
plate glass. MIR. Prugh is a son OF
Rev. Prugh, OF Butler.
Clesrield county holds peculiar
distinction among the other counties
OF this State from the fact that no toll
is collected ON any road or bridge
within her borders. that system hav-
ing been finally abolished after q con
test lasting over fifty years. We be-
lieve no other county in the State ID
similarly situated 10 this respect.
Some days ago letter addressed |
to John Smith, Akron, O., wa receiv-
ed ist tho Aaron postoffice. A carrier |
took it and delivered il to the first
John Smith that be came to. The
next day they letter was returned,
with the statement that it was in-
tended for another person. Tue letter
was then tried on another John
Smith. He, too, opened and read it,
aud then returned it. This thing of
sending it out was kept up until the
fourteenth John Smith got it, and he
claimed it a. his, while every John |
Smith in town had read 1t.
AS our readers well know, Green
vile is dry" town. Speaking Of
things there, the Progress says: 1--WE
repeat what we have previously stat
ed, that our town is more orderly !
than we have ever seen it during our
residence here of over twenty-four
years. Drunken men are a5 scarce as
hens teeth
The West Newton Times says
that on Saturday there was born to
Mrs Fred M,ller,at Rice Lake. West
moreland county, a speck of human
ity that barely tipped the beam at one
and oue,half lb Its feet are not over
an iuch 10 length, and gentleman's
ordinary iiager ring will 20 over the
foot aud upon the ankle. A small
tea cup will cover its head. The
father is large, heavy man, end the
mother a very Iittle under the ordi-
nary size The child ia "a lively as
cricket. and is perfectly formed and
healthy.
Remaily was acqitted in Pittsbnrg
last week, and Milton Weston has
been granted re-hearing by The Par.
don Board.
James Kuhn has been arrested for
burglarizing the house Of John Bailey
in East Deer twp, Allegheny county
Gev Beaver has RECOMMENDED D4.
vid King of Clarion county. now I'M
der sentence of death for killing Da-
Wis, TO the Pardon Board for mercy.