Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-09-06
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

Mrs. Carter. convicted of perjury in the
Everhart murder case at Clarion, was sen
fenced to two years in the penitentiery
Young McKissick. charged with mutilat-
ing horse by cutting out its tongue, cut
ting off its ears and cutting its throat on
three consecutive nights, was found not
guilty
Henry Rodman, while picking berries a
few days ago, near New Holland, Berks
county, was bitten on the wrist by a cop
perhead snake He ran for the nearest
chicken, split it, thrust his wrist into the
body and tied it shut. In fifteen minutes
the chicken turned green with the absorb
ed poison, and Rodman's life was saved.
Nearly fifty farmers of Center county
have published notice forbidding hunters
to trespass upon their premises. \ meet
ing of the signers has been held and an or
ganization formed and it is proposed to
make it warm for unauthorized sportsmen
who violate the law in hunting over for
hidden ground.
Frank Marburg, of Johnstown, was to-
tally bald. Two days after the food, in
which he had a seven hours battle for life,
he felt something downy coming on his
head, and now he has an inch of hair all
over it.
An organized band of Pittsburg thieves
has boat that plies on the Allegheny and
makes regular trips to the country to carry
off the booty. During the week 200 chick
ems have been stolen from one man, and
many stores have been entered and plum
dered at Tarentum.
A remnant of the Seneca tribe of Indians
still fingers in Warren county, spearing
fish, etc, for living. The tribe, all told,
numbers 1000 members, and has so dwind-
led that marriages among blood relations
have become almost a necessity.
Henry Harton, of Franklin, aged about
ten years, swallowed quantity Of Rough
on Rats on Tuesday night, Goth inst, and
died on Wednesday morning. He had
been accused of stealing about three dol
lars from a companion, and his mother, be
lieving that he was guilty, threatened to
whip him in the morning. 1t is said that the
little fellow replied, 'I'll be dead by that
time" He was Of pleasant disposition,
and generally liked by those who knew
him. Medical aid was not sent for in time,
for the boy did not tell that he had taken
the poison till about eight hours afterward.
Mrs. Carter, who was sent to the peni-
tentiary from Clarion county a few days
ago, is not a light weight She weighs
over $50 pounds. Through her perjury H..
II. Wilson lay in Clarion Jail three months,
awaiting his trial on the charge of murder
ing the wife and mother-in-law Of John s.
Everhart The grand jury ignored the in
dictment against Wilson and then Wilson
prosecuted Mrs. Carter.
A peculiar blight to pear trees is noticed
in some sections of Somerset Co., which
seems to battle the owners. A worm re
sembling snail appears following each
rain st orm, and as high as a hundred have
been found on one tree.
On Tuesday afternoon of last week, Love,
Wilson q Co., completed threshing Henry
VanHOrn's grain at Blacktown, Mercer
Co., and started for another job. J. H..
Wilson bad left with the engine. Messrs.
Love and Mccoy were on the separator.
The latter was driving, and Mr.. Love was
standing on the foot board at the side of
the machine, and as they were passing
through the gate out into the road the an
Cling trunk of a crooked apple tree over
hanging it with the top grown up in the
new perpendicularly, caught Mr. Love and
crushed him between the tree and the
crank for adjusting the straw carrier. The
team was stopped at once, when Mr.. Love,
jumping to the ground, fell over and com
planned of great pain in the region of his
stomach lie was taken to Dr. Rushs of
fee near by and all done for him possible,
but death came 20 his relief about five
hours after the accident. His family how
ever, had been taken to his bedside before
his death.
The house of Robert King three mile
northeast of Mercer Pa, was burned to
the ground one day last week. Mrs. King
perished in the flames She had gone up
stairs to save some articles and was over
come by the smoke and heat.
Young McKissick, who was indicted at
Clarion for cruelty manning a colt belong
ing to his father was acquitted, the jury
putting one-half the costs on him and the
other half on g. W Stivison and d. l..
Mutton, by whom he was prosecuted. He
had confessed that he killed the colt; but
on the stand he testified that his confess
ion was untrue and wrung out of him by
threats.
Hon. Welty Mccullough died at his home
in Greensburg, last Saturday. He had
some relatives in this county.
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