Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-24
General Notes.

As cattle train on the Della ware
Lackawanna & Western road was
going down 80 foot grade neal
Stroudsburg. recently, the engine was
unable to hold it, and it acquired d
speed estimated at 20 miles per hour.
An axle b.oke throwing % cars from
the track, part of them going down
an embankment so feet high. The
cars contained 45O cattle all but 20 OF
which were killed instantly, while
most OF the remaining % were more
or less injured Fouc brakemen es
capped death by jumping into the
spow, though TWO are seriously In
jured. The engineer escaped, bat the
fireman was badly hurt.
Willard Fillmore Brown aged
month. is the most conspicious per.
son at Lynn at the present time He
weighs one pound and seven ounces,
and is called the smallest specimen OF
humanity on earth Physicians said
he conld not live, but he has deGed
them snt is doing more than his
share in the support Of the family
The parents being in poor cifcum-
stances bank is placed on a shelf,
and visitors make deposits suited tn
their own inclination; they range
from penny 10 twenty-five cents,
and as bis callers average from nifty
to one hundred each Gay the receipts
are handsome He held Il reception
Tecently, having sent this Invitation:
"P'esc tnm 20 my 'ception 'Jause Use
e 'ittiIist baby in e world" Over
| l,000 attended Ho is perfectly
good natured and receives with great
urbanity at any hour of the day.
The social season that is almost at
an end in New York has put good
many dollars in The capacious pockets
of the Rev. John Hall. 1t is said
that Dr.. John Halls income from
marriage fees since last September is
not less than $4,000 One bride
groom gave him check for $4,000
for tying the nuptial knot. DR.. Hall
is worth 81. l.O00. 00G; his total income
is at least SlO0,OO0. His congrega-
tion is the weaItbiest IN New York.
The amount of 500, 600, 900 may be
see in his church any Sunday morn
ing. DR. Hall has q monopoly Of all
the swell weddings Brides who de-
sire to he in fashion insist upon being
married by the millionaire clergyman.
Edward Everett Hale has resurrect-
ed Lt OF history in the King of
England's account book, in which he
put down what he paid Jacob Cabot
for finding America. 1t reads after
this manner:
To the damsel that dauceth 80 ............"f12
To the man that fonnd q new island ......... 10
To Jake haute, for tennis play ............... 9
To q woman with a red nose e.........2 shillings.
That was the first cost to England for
North America, less than was paid to
the girl that danced for the King.
A question has arisen in Insurance
circles which, to say the least. is one
of the most novel that has vet come
to notice in underwriting experience.
A New Yorker who carried $500. 900
insurance on his life voluntarily died
in order that his creditors might reap
the benefit of the policies. The issue
is now on trial, and that is the gene al
claim by insurance men Interested
If true the case suggests one of the
romances OF Jules Verne, but it is
rather hard TO accuse man of con-
spiracy under the circumstances.
Very few men will carry the prtnci-
pie of self-sacrifce SO far as to die in
order to benefit their creditors.