Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-05-11
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

The store of J. & G., H Reimbold
Mt Grove City was closed by the
Sheriff of Mercer County, last Thurs
day morning. and Mr.. Al. Duncan o.
Pymatuning has been appointed as
signee.
At Freeport' Pa. just an hour pre-
vious TO the burial of his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Donnelly, aged 81
years, her son Thomas, 81 years OF
age. expired on Wednesday week. He
bad been in poor health for some
time, and the shock of his mothers
death proved fatal.
Robbins Circus gave an exhibition
at Miff1intown lately, and while the
rings were giving attractions inside a
much more exciting one took place
outside. An elephant became un-
manageable, broke away, swan
across the Juniata river and tore
madly up through newly plowed
field. A keeper ard three attaches
pursued on horseback and were two
hours making the capture. During
the chase an attache named Ford was
caught by the elephants trunk. He
was pinionei to the ground and made
a narrow escape, his right leg being
horribly mangled.
Meadville will celebrate the centen-
NAL of it's settlement, to-day and to-
morrow.
Duke Center, in the upper oil re-
gions, is going the way of Pithole,
Petroleum Center and other whilom
oil towns. The citizens of Duke Cen
ter have petitioned court to revoke
the borough charter, alleging that so
many people are moving away that
the expenses of borough cannot be
paid by those who remain. Thus
one after another of the towns in the
once famous Bradford oil region are
being blotted from the map, are being
pulled up and hauled away"
A young man by the name of Bice,
of Bedford county, accidentally drop.
ped fork from his shoulder. One of
the prongs penetrated bis foot at the
heel. 1t did not give him much pain
for some time, but then commenced
to swell, and made him sick. He, how.
ever, recovered and was able to go
out on last Sunday. He took re.
lapse and died on Tuesday with lock-
jaw. He was about Is years of age
He was strong. robust and healthy
young man prior to this.
A number of eastern capitalists
have recently visited Latrobe with
the view Of selectinga a location for an
immense steel plant. They wanted
some help from the citizens of Latrobe
end were not modest in their de-
mands. They require as a condition
of locating the works there that fifty
acres of surface and fifty acres of coal
shall be donated They also demand
they shall be supplied with water and
natural gas without charge. While
the people of Latrobe are anxious
that steel plant be established there
they think the demands little too
large and are now engaged in negoti-
ating for their modification.
Daniel S. Everhart and James Hor-
ner were lodged in Jail at Clarion,
Monday night. They are charged
with the murder of Mrs Everhart
and her mother, Mrs Gilfillan, over
two years ago. Everhart is step
son of one OF the murdered women,
and for long time suspicion has
pointed towards him, as they were on
bad terms. Horner is young man
of unsavory reputation who lives near
the Evcrharts. He and Everhart were
together the day of the murder, and
the officers claim they have clear
dase. Everhart was arrested at his
home aDd Horner was caughs in a
barn while asleep. They were COM
mitted to the Jail for a preliminary
hearing on the 24th inst.