Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-07-19

in orde 10 match Siugger SulllYans pres
eondi,lsa no one but Chicago barkeeper
cor1d determine.
a colored preacher now in Pittsburg
is wanted in South Carolina on a charge of
murder. The man was arrested, and Gov.
Beaver issued a warrant for him, but there
was some irregalarity in the proceedings
that makes Judge Ewing hesitate about
giving him up.
Mr.. James Cunningham Of Penn twp,
met with quite a serious loss by the aecl-
dental poisoning of two valuable cows last
week: some Paris Green falling where the
stock happened to get at it caused their
death Mr. Cunningham himself was bad
w injured by one of the cows falling on
him in her struggles
Sheriff Kelly and Capt. Fleeger attend
ed the meeting of the executive committee
of the l1th Pa. Reserves at Bla irsyille,
Wednesday. The committee resolved to
hold their next re union on Little Round
Top. Gettysburg, on the 1lth of Sept. The
10Th is Monument Day there, and we pub
lish the law regarding transportation oil
soldiers in another place.
The New Castle Ners says that Robert
Bupp and Miss Emma Gallagher, of Batter
county, went to that city on Thursday to
get marriage license, but owing to the
fact that the prospective bride is minor,
no license was granted. Miss Gallagher
stated that her father is dead and that she
has not lived with her mother since she
was five years old.
On Sunday next the p. d W. X. K.
will run an excursion train from Foxburg
to Butler. connecting with the P. S. d l..
f. train for Grove City. 1t will leave Fox
burg at 7:30 am, arrive at Butler at 9:15
a. m. and returning leave Butler at $50 p.
m. Fare from Foxburg and Parker to
Grove CITY and return $50, Bruin 81. 40;
Petroha $l35, Harms $1.30, Millerstown
S125.
1t is well to look out for pair of
sharpers who are travelling about with
remedy which they warrant to uprootcorns
in twenty four hours. They are right
from Bellevue Hospital, the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA, or some other institution of
note which would not "back a fraud" of
course. The corn n-cure scamps also sell
freckle and wrinkle-remover and will cure
rheumatism when they can 'cateh suck
err"
The picnic given by the Clerks Social
Club on Tuesday at Slipperyrock Park was
great success The weather was all that
could be desired and nearly one thousand
people were in attendance. As usual boat
ing, swinging, bowling, etc filled the morn
ing and afternoon. and dancing was the en-
tertanment in the evening Both the
Germana band and orchestra were there.
In,the morning concert was given by the
former.
Collector W Warmcastle, of this Internal
Revenue District, will have a salary of 81
500 and the appointment of the following
subordinates: One deputy, ii, 700; one, 81
500; three, 81, 400; one, 81, 800; nine, 81, 100;
two, $780, one, $500; one. $3.50; one clerk,
81, 500; one, 81, 800; one, 81, 400; one 81 300;
three, 81 20O one, 81 900; one, 5000; twen-
ty-two storekeepers at 81 per day; one at
$3. 30; nineteen at 50; fifteen at .; nineteen
gaugers paid by fees, in all, los pretty
good berths.
NJ l-nntrrl
zen of Slipperyrock twp, Lawrence coun-
ty. was awakened last Friday night, by
feeling someone clutch him about the neck.
Though still half asleep he threw the mid
night visitor against the wall and was
about to give him a sound threshing when
another man covered him with a revolver
and threatened to kill him if he made any
further noise. Mr.. Wellar, of course,
quoted down: One of the masked men
| guarded Mr. Wellar, another watched a
young lady in the house and the third ran
sacked the house, tearing up everything he
could find The only money he discover
ed was one dollar The men threatened to
burn Mr.. Wellar unless he told where he
kept his money, but Mr.. Wellar insisted
that he had none. Finally one of the
masked men asked him his name and when
he was told they expressed their disappoint-
ment, and asked where Archie Thompson,
dealer lived Mr.. Wellar directed them,
but was careful to give the wrong diree-
tion. Before leaving the house the men re-
turned the dollar they had taken from Mr..
Wellar, saying that he was hard work
ing man and that they did not want to
take his money The men afterwards
tried to get into Robert Thompson's house,
but were frightened away.
Two young men, Absalom Shannon of
Franklin and Myron II. Veon of Beaver
Falls, while walking on the track near EN-
lenton, lately, were run over by n locomo,
tive. Shannon was injured so badly that
he died in few hours, one of veon's legs
had to be amputated above the knee and
the other leg was mangled below the knee.
OF the accident the Emlenton NerS of last
week says: This accident is the result of a
4th of July spree. Mr.. Veon is a son of G.
;. Veon, a real estate agent at Beaver
Falls, and is a music teacher by profession.
He left home on Monday morning, the LIST,
and came to North Hope, Butler county,
where he had held conventions He re
manned there day or two and came tc
this place, where he took the train fol
Franklin, intending to go to Cooperstown
where he had on several occasions been en-.
gagged at his profession. While in Frank
lin he imbibed of liquor and met Absalo II
shannon, and together they spent the 4th
On the afternoon of the 9th Shannon ar
ranged to 90 to st. Petersburg for the pur
pose of working on the pipe line and cor
consented to accompany him to this place
and return home by way of North Hope.
The came here as stated, but by imbibin.
too freely of liquor they became pretty full
and their death and injury was the result
AbSalom shannon was son of Patricl
shannon, of Franklin. At one time, abou
Is years ago, the family resided here: Hi
father is a shoe maker and was engage,
at his trade here with the late Austin Win
slow.
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