Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-08-02
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

At Cross Keys in Allegheny Co., one
day last week, a two-year old child was
drowned in a tub containing but three
Inches of water
Both the Kit.anning rolling mills are
shut down.
At Tarentum, last Wednesday evening,
the rope that Geo. ". Lesley, the tight
rope walker had stretched across. the
street from the Opera House to the Ingram
building broke while he was upon it, and
he fell to the street When. he felt him
self going he cried, Look out" and swing
ing his balancing pole to his side descend
ed in an upright posture and alighted
wrists, and one knee were badly stoved,
but his escape from instant death was con
sidered miraculous.
Judge Baer, of Somerset Co., is a sadly
afflicted man. He went to sulphur Springs
several weeks ago in hopes that that the
celebrated waters of that place would be
beneficial to his health, as he was suffer
ing from painful carbuncle and several
boils He returned home Saturday even
ing with seven additional boils on his neck.
Griffith Williams and family of eight
have left for Wales They are survivors of
the Johnstown flood One of the children,
who was born in the attic of house that
was floating along the stream, has been
christened Moses.
Jacob Reynolds, an experienced rig
builder, while working on top of derrick,
at Clarion, last Monday, fell to the floor,
distance of seventy feet, and was instant
ly killed.
The compound oxygen fad is being
worked on the invalids at Saegertown.
While plowing in a field on his farm, up
the Monongahela river, Mr.. Mat Walton
unearthed portion of an old sword. The
handle and guard of the old blade, being
of gold, were well preserved, and engraved
upon the latter was the name of William
Crawford 1t was upon this spot that vii
liam Crawford was burned by Indians.
Executions to the extent of $40, 600 have
been entered against the lumber and boat
building firm of Kemp g. McGee, of Farm
ington twp, Clarion county. The firm
has been engaged in business several years
and was considered sound financially.
A gang of men is engaged in cutting
down iron tanks at Brady's Bend The
| tanks will be sent to the Ohio field. 1t is
| said that the National Transit company
will cut down all the tanks, remove the oil
and quit shipping from that point.
A fire in Beaver Falls last Thursday
morning, destroyed Forbes & Patterson'S
| feed store and seven stables.
| The body of man was found floating in
the Allegheny river near Ross grove last
| Saturday, From papers found on the body
it is believed to be Wallace Wheeler, a
barber of Tarentnm. 1t is supposed he
committed suicide.
| The family of c. F. Remote, of Pnnxsua-
tawney, consisting of eleven persons, were
poisoned last week by eating canned april
cots The mother died in great agony and
several ether members of the family were
at deaths door.
The most forgetful young man in Snyder
county, Pa, recently went to town with
his best girl, and when the time came for
his return actually left without her and
proceeded several miles before he happen
| Il ,;,,l- ha ha.1
| A bad accident was caused by a runaway
team, few days ago, when the people
were returning from the funeral o
| Alexander Anderson, of Natrona. Sew
eral horses became unmanageablt
and occupants of number of car
riages jumped out Mrs. Skiles had
leg broken, Mrs Hill had an arm broken
and two boys, James Baker and Frank
Harrigan, were knocked down and badly
hurt. Mr.. Gustus Sweeney was thrown
from his buggy and badly injured. Sever
al wagons and buggies were demolished.
In the window of the Behl Bros. store
is a marvellous piece of automatic work
manship, the work of Mr.. f. Stark, deceas
ed. 1t is mill, and occupies space ol
about three feet by two. 1t is constructed
so as to be run by any kind of power. The
mill wheel turns round, and we see a wo-
man ironing, a woman spinning, one grind
ing coffee, another churning, two mel
grinding on grindstone, one saving wood
another chopping wood, clown turning
on a pole, professions go by, doves on the
roof pecking at the shingles, chickens and
turkeys eating their morning meal, and
other curious things. Mr.. Stark formerly
worked in town, and made this in his lei
sure moments. He was brother-in-law
of Mr. Knoble, and of Mrs. L. Biehl, de
ceased 1t is well worth while to stop al
the store and see how the mill works.
Kittanning Press.