Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

The Pennsylvania Company paid $780,
900 in checks to its 1896 employees at Al
toona, for September.
Jos. Maxwell, of Beaver Falls, in going
home from church on Sunday night, was
waylaid by footpads, badly beaten, and
robbed.
A young lady of Calcutta, o., was hang
ing a picture over the CRATE, when her
clothing caught fire, and before the
flames could be extinguished she was so
badly burned that she died in few hours.
Mrs. Lavina Armstrong, late q resident
of East Liverpool, was struck last week
and instantly killed by locomotive ct
Monterey, Pa.
Three bears were seen prowling around
in the vicinity of Alum Rock, Clarion Co.,
last week Bears are reported in several
places where they have not been seen for
years before this season. Bruin is evident
ly circulating himself.
A fox chase occurred near Kittanning Q
few days ago. when eight sportsmen and
ten hounds pursued an innocent fox all
over and around East Franklin township,
almost frightening the life out Of the poor
animal.
One of the largest bears shot in Clear
field county in recent years was killed IN
Covington township few days ago. The
animal weighing 470 pounds.
The wife of John Bender, prominent
farmer and county politician OF Benders-
vile, village fourteen miles from Carlisle,
recently gave birth to four infants. The
quartette of little boarders are now hve
DAYS old and are apparently strong and
nd tha,r 10 1nin m NJ yoll The
four babies at birth weighed thirteen
pounds.
Bill Swagger of Venango Co., was &C.
quilted of the charge of moOnshining in
the u. S. District Court at Pittsburg last
week. 1t was proved that whisky had
been made in Wildcat Hollow, the name
of Swagger's ranch, and that vats and
tubs used in its manufacture were found
there, but the testimony did not fix the
offence upon Swagger. Bill left tho pre-
cincts of the Court aa happy as Q clam ct
high tide.
Richard Reddick, colored, of West
Bridgewater, is claimed to have been born
in July. 1777, on Madagascar Island, which
would therefore put him in the ll3th year
of his age, and rank him among the Oldest
persons in the known world. He was
brought to this country and became
slave in Virginia. He was released from
slavery in 1899, and in 1840 came to this
county, where he has resided ever since.
Peter Graft. Sr., of worthington, has
contributed s25, 900 for the endowment Of
a Professorship in Pennsylvania College at
Gettysburg, Pa tc be known as "The DR..
Charles II. Graft Professorship of Hygiene
and Physical Culture" This gift is . me-
mortal of his son, an eminent physician,
who died in Duluth, Mimi, q month ago,
in the midst of his usefulness, and in .he
prime of life.
The cows of Berks and Lehigh counties
are dying of peculiar disease which baf-
fes medical skill. When cows are attack
ed their mix at once begins to dry up and
what there is, is unfit for use, the udder
becomes cracked and sore, small vescicles
form in the mouth and muzzle, and there
is watery discharge from the mouth and
ears After little time the outer cover
ings falls off the muzzle A great many
young calves have died from lack of nOur
ishment and through taking the milk from
diseased mothers. In some places whole
herds are suffering and the production of
whole dairies has been stopped. Dr. Gle
yer thinks that if prompt measures are
taken and the herds already affected are
quarantined the progress Of the disease
may be checked.
A funny sight was witnessed at the Un-
ion Station, Pittsburg, the other day. A
party of Hungarians came into the station,
one of whom had purchased a suit Of
clothes down town. Opening the bundle
he laid his suit out on bench, and then
regardless of the many men snd women
around him proceeded to take off his
clothes preparatory to donning the new
1t was with difficulty the officials stopped
the undressing before he got his panta-
looms off. He was very indignant at the
interference.
Mrs. Peter Shannon, sixty-five years of
age, went from her home in Richland tp.,
Venango Co., about week ago to stay q
few days with Indian DoctorJ. G. Harris
in Oil City, who was to treat her for
heart disease Mr. Shannon, her hus-
band, called on her at noon on Tues
day, and was gratifed to hear her say
that she was feeling better. He bsde her
goodby. Shortly after her husband left
Mrs. Shannon ate hearty dinner, which
she said she enjoyed. She sat down by
the stove and soon complained of an op-
pressive feeling. She then went to the
back door and sat on the steps. Sudden
ly she fell backward, moaned pitifully and
died in great agony. Thore was NO in
quest