Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-01
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

While four men were sIltlnk
freight car at Irwin, last Sunday, playing
cards, shifter pushed tram OF car
against the freight car, moving 1t and Kill
ing all the men under IT.
VIM. Harm of Tarentum, shot and killed |
himself in coal shed last Saturday
The P. Wv. Ry. Company has bought
the Herr Island property, paying thereio5
the sum of $3S, 900. The ground puronaSeu
will be utilized as freight-yard.
A little girl died last week from sPasms
caused by riding ''merry- go-round at
Uniontown.
The Vest Penn Press and the paHey
Times. of Tarentum, have consolidated.
A pumpkin is on exhibition in Indiana
county. which weighs 76fpounds.
Warren county is said to be the hunters
naradise. One day recently, while gun
ner was out his dog treed three porcuplnes
on one tree and three black squirrels on
another.
While killing a rooster, Mrs. John Platt,
of New Castle. received scratch from the
snurs of the fowl. A few days later Mrs
Platt and the child she was nursing, deyei
oned symptoms of blood poisoning. Ihe
child has since died and the woman cannot
recover.
The Emlenton NeUs says: "Emlenton is
now ENJOYING a boom the like OF which mas
not been experienced for years
Tho cbampion mean man is claimed by
Earr Castle in q citizen who gave a farmer
a check after banking hours and then dls-
counted it for cash.
The Meadyille Messenger says: RAISING
wheat in Crawford county is not thlng 1I
the past as maui 1Zsts ss a. Dacos=1e 50 prom
inent At six barns, on Brown Hill, there
was threshed this season 3,I1O bushels OF
number one wheat, or over 626 bushels
average raised on each farm"
On Sunday last Charlie, five years of age,
son of Fred Weindorf, Of Fairview, Erie
county. came to his death in a remarkable
manner. While the child was playing in
the ward he picked up some Lima beans
and placed them in his mouth. He STUN
bled and one of the beans was drawn back
and lodged in his windpipe, The boy was
unable to dislodge it. and was slowly chok-
ing to death as he reached the house and
tried to tell his mother the trouble. She
endeavored in vain to remove the Dean
His face and neck turned almost Dlack:
A doctor was sent for, but ere he arrived
the little fellow threw his arms about MS
mothers neck, muttered Goodbye ma
ma" and died.
Tuesday of last week was the day set
by the Second Adventists for the coming
OF the "King of Kings" and large num-
Der of persons were in camp at Sereamers-
vile, Pa, awaiting the event. The pre-
diction for Tuesday having failed, the time
was extended to Thursday.
The citizens of Johnstown have raised
S., 900 to continue the search for the dead.
The work of cleaning out Stony Creek nv
er, where the State forces left off, Will be
commenced at once, and continue as long
as the weather will permit.
The contest between the candidates for
Judge in our neighboring counties OF west
moreland and Armstrong, is waxing hotter
day by day; but the chances are decidedly
in favor Of the Republican candidates
The omission of the borough of Jeannette
from the election proclamation of West
moreland county, it is thought, may result
in knocking the Republicans out in their
stronghold. They announce the omission
as q Democrat trick.
A bear weighing 433 pounds was killed
in Indiana Co. last week.
The Big Bend Creamery at Lisbon, near
Emlenton was burned last Wednesday
night. with its entire contents of maohin-
ery, etc. The origin of the fire is mys-
tery. When discovered, the entire build
ing was in flames and nothing could be
saved. The loss Ia about 50, 600: insured
for 81, 100.
A Homer City man went down stairs the
other morning for the purpose OF nghting
the gas in the kitchen stove. de apphed
the lighted match and turned on the gas
But IL didn't ignite. The match went out
and without turning off the gas he went to
hunt another and after time he found one
and returning to the stove stuck the light
ed match in the fire. 1t caught on that
tino. The stove was full of gas and an
explosion, that sent the top of the stove to
the ceiling was the result. II is SAID the
man was SO frightened that he ran upstairs
and would not come down till his wife hod
first gone down and turned OFT the gas;
His experience will be of use to him and
we publish it in order that others may
profit By his mistake.
Over in Blair Co. one day last week, two
men went ont hunting for wild turkeys
They separated, and one took the other for
a turkey aud shot and killed him.
Warren, Erie and Cory in this State,
and jamestown, New York, are supplied
with gas by the Pennsylvania Co. supposed
to be q branch of the Standard. The Com
pany has lately raised the price from $500
per fire, to 1915 per fire, and this has
brought about grand kick, and an effort
is being made to annul the charter OF the
Company.
At Franklin last Friday number OF
school -ehildren found a dynamite cartridge
near the school house, and while att6mpt-
ing to open it with knife, it exploded,
killing two boys and injuring eighteen
Others.
The Cooperative Flint Glass Works at
Beaver Falls, was destroyed by fire last
Thursday night.
Wayne county has fair and it is pretty
broad gauged in its management, too. IL
advertises the full list of premiums award
ed. little courtesy to exhibitors that Is
greatly appreciated.
An Allentown embezxier las ElGyed
sharp game on those he wronged. Had ne
skipped to Canada, his own country would
have been closed against him indefinitely.
He did better by hiding in his own luxurl-
0us home for two years, within sight of his
robbed employers. Now he comes out,
pleads the statute of limitations and 70
free-to swindle some one else who will
trust him.