Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-07-12

"A food in the Muddyereek on We'd
nesday evening Of last week, caused By
the heavy rain Of that day. did consider
able damage The bridges from Conrad
Snyder's place in Brady twp, to the Slip
peryrock We're washed away the meadows
along the creek were flooded. A man il
reported 10 have been drowned at Muddy
creek falls.
BY the new schedule on the p. 4 ".
4. II. the morning paper and mail from
Pittsburg should arrive At 1920 a. IN, bat
the train j. generally behind time and II is
often near noon when the mail arrives At
the r. o. This Is a very unsatisfactory ar
rangement for the people Of Butler and
we hope that il will be remedied as soon
as possible.
The Democratic County Con. met in
Butler last Saturday week, and nominal
ed Aaron Reiber for District ATTY, AID
Jesse Heydrick for Co, Surveyor Lev
MeQuistiOn, W. A. Forquer, Jas. Mckee
and Peter Rattigan were selected as dele
gates to the State Convention, and &. NJ.
Heineman, Chairman, and JAS Mckee
and A. f. Stewart, secys oi the County
Committee.
The ringing Of the Court House bell at
II O'Clock last Friday night, told our peo
pie that something was wrong, and the
crowd that assembled on the Diamond
was informed that young son Of Walter
Craig Of West Clay ST., was missing. A
search was made for the little fellow but
be could not be found but next day he
came home He had been visiting an aunt
in Renfrew.
Col. Redic was called upon on the 4th
to preserve order at Slipperyrock Park.
He took his son Sam and Dect. Dunbar up
with him, and succeeded in preventing any
further fighting. Quite a number Of the
coal miner. from the northern part Of the
county were there that day, with bottles
in their pockets; they became drunk and
quarrelsome and some of them had to be
run off the grounds.
"A little girl Of John Sutton Of Martins
burg was burned 10 death few days ago,
under peculiar circumstances She had
been catching potato bugs, and burning
them with oil, and while burning one batch
the fire did not blaze strong enough, so
she poured on oil from the can, th2 can cx
ploded, her clothes were saturated with |
burning oil, and she was 30 badly burned
that she lived but few hours
"A special from Freeport dated last
Saturday said:-George Cramer was com
ing away from the coal scaffOld on the
bluff above Buffalo creek with two-horse
team loaded with coal and while making
a short turn the. wagon started back over
the hill taking the horses and driver with
it down the decliyity Of one hundred feet,
smashing the wagon, injuring both horses
badly. Mr. Cramer was badly hurt by the
horses falling on top Of him. II was mar
row escape from death.
Mr.. W. II. II. Riddle may well show
his greenhouse with pride 10 his friends.
II IL a perfect bower Of beauty, one might
say. Among some Of the rarcr plants we
saw the other evening were several species
Of the Banana bearing, Lemons and Or
anges which soon will bear fruit, and fig
tree with ripe figs upon il. These were
most delicious. Mr.. Riddle takes personal
care Of his grounds aud greenhouse aud
they are undonbte dly among the finest in
the State.
The family Of Luther Dickey Of Chica-
go, formerly Of Tarcntum, aud who have
relatives in this county, were poisoned IN
some mysterious manner few days ago,
aud one Of the childrcn--Alice, aged o
years-died from its effect. Al fr6t II |
was supposed that some corned beef that |
they had eaten for supper was the cause Of
the poisoning, afterwards II was blamed on
the raspbcrries but an examination Of the
food Ia the dead childe stomach and Of all
the food in thc housc failed 10 reveal the
real eanAe.
The PeDn'a Railroad Is again advcrtia
ing ita excursions 10 the seash6re. At
regular intervals during the summer IL
sella round trip tickets from Butler 10 the
seashore aud return for sIO tickets good for
ten days dip in the surf these hot dayai IL
delightful, aud besides this persons taking
advantage of these excursions this year will
see the flooded district between JohnA0wn
aud South Fork, one of the sights Of the world
at present. Sob ody can realize the force
and extent Of that food without going
there. The X. H. Co. did wonderful
work when II got track through the dis.
trict within two weeks Of its destruction,
but 10 make things az good as they were
will require the work Of several thousand |
men for months.
"A young Petrolia couple, Will Herr,
a son Of Norman Herr, and Miss Maggie |
Wise, had n great time getting married |
lately. Will IL but eighteen years Of age
and Maggie is but sixteen and the consent |
OF their parents was out OF the question: 30
they slipped off one morning and went 10 |
wheeling, W. Va, but found upon their |
arrival there that the law forbid the marry. |
ing Of couples under 2l years without their
parents consent; then they started for |
Camden, n. j., but VIII saw man he |
knew who told him that the nearest place |
70 go To was Niagara Falls--probably the |
Canadian side, as York state has n license |
law-and thither they went aud were mar.
ried. They returned home, next day, after
three days Of almost continuous travel, and |
were very tired young couple.
by the notice published in another
column IL will be seen that arrangements
are being made for reunion Of the I02d
Reg T.. v. at Butler ON August 18th, and
the survivors Of Co. II ARE requested 10
meet Ia Butler on the Goth inst 10 consid |
or details. The i02d was AN Allegheny |
Co, regiment with the exception Of Co. |
u, which was recruited by Capt Thos.
Mclaughlin from the vicinity of Glade |
hills. Capt. Mclaughlin, now deceased, |
was the first Captain Of the company, and |
he was succeeded by Robt W. Lyon. who |
was afterwards mayor Of Piltaburg. The |
regiment served from 6i 10 'G5 aud In the |
campaign Of 'GI lost many men aud three |
general ofiicerg--Col Patterson, 1t Col |
Mcilwain and Major Coleman. Gen Thoa |
A. kowley Of Pittaburg the first Col. Of
the regiment, aud Col Patchell, now Of
south Bend, In d., will be present at the