Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-17
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

lows:
Court Crier, H. D. Sheriden. South Buf
falo townships Tipstatf Mcconnell Mutton,
Valley township; Tipstatf for witnesses in
Grand Jury Room, VIM. +. Kerr, kittan-
ming borough; Jury Constable. Cyrus Ever
hart Kittanning township; Law Examin
ing Board for the ensuing year, i. II.
Mccain. Ross Reynolds Jr.. Austin CLARK,
X. \. Mccullough and Alex. Reynolds.
The office of Court Stcnographer and
| County Detective were vacated and will
not be appointed until necessity requires.
The result of the thorough inquest held
in Tarentum As to the murder of Mrs.
Mary Anne Rudert was that the jury found
that she came to her death at the hands
of Peter Griffin, "Eggy" Conroy and Alex
auder Killain. The last named is the
only one in custody.
There was to have been Il family gath
ering at the home of Pickney Lowe, who
is boss of the Philadelphia and Reading
round house, in Allentown, on Thursday.
His wife, who vas 81 years of age, had
about completed roasting turkey and
removed it from the oven, In order Ia
see whether il was properly cooked she
cut off a piece of meat and ale it. In
| swallowing it it became lodged in her
throat, ana when two of her daughters
| IL lew moments later were attracted Ia the
| kitchen 10y apeculiar noise they found their
| .I L -, IIavr YuH1IAti
her violently ON the back and disl"dged
the meat, bat IheE followed proiuse hem
orrhages aud death resulted in hall an
hour
Abner Mitchell, one oi the leading farm
ers of Erie county, while walking "n the
railroad track with his head enyel0ped in
II mulller, did not hear an approaching
train, which struck and killed hm.
At pittston there is "A man who says he
was never i'll IA minute. lie explains his
good health by the fact that his mother
sewed a rabbits paw in his clothing when
he was baby, and he has never been
without it on his person since.
\
| Court Of Mercer county few days A."
| in which the tcstat0r, after making the
ordinary heqnests, entered int" a lengthy
| theological discus SION concerning certain
biblical matters protesting his entire dis
! belief in the story of the whale and Jonah,
| of Joshua commanding the sun la stand
| still until he butchercd a few more Of his
| fellow citizens. " of the birth of Christ ac
| cordine TO the new testament and of
many other matters in biblical history.
| The testator was evidently extremely rad
| ical in his theological views and the will
is certainly one of the greatest curiosities
| in that line on the Court records
| Mrs Il of Tarcntum, recently visited
her relatives in the East and left her little
| eight year old daughter at home in charge
| of Mr.. b and Mary, the servant. When
the mother returned the father was ont
,f town for the day, but the little daugh-
| ter detailed all the events Of Importance
that had transpired during her mothers
absence. and among other things acquaint-
ed her mother with the fact that she
knew something that she had promised
| papa not to tell The mother did hor best
to persuade the child to digulge the secret,
but without avail When the father re
turned and entered the room, and alter
he had fondly kissed and embraced his
eficctionate wife, the youn gster exclaimed,
Papa, have told mamma all the news,
but didn't tell her anything ahout you
kissing Mary" The little rogue was just
abont as discreet as her papa was, when
he told her to keep mum. No amount
of explanation on the part of Mr.. Il could
satisfy his wife, and Mary had to go.
George Belstein, died lately i'll Pitts
burgh, leaving some property to his heirs.
He deserted his wife years ago i'll Balti-
more without having been divorced,
he subsequently was married to two other
women, and had destroyed all documcn-
tary evidence Of his first and only legal
marriage The true widow came torword
aud claimed her right Of dover. Bel
stein's sons and executors opposed her
claim on the ground that she was never
married to Belstein and alleging impfop-
er conduct The improper conduct only
was prored, and Judge Hawking held
that a man who deserts his wife places
her in II defenseleas position, and that
misconduct on her part is logical conse-
duence Of such desertion. The dover
was awarded to the deserted and leglti
| mate wife In this case law and justice
went hand in hand
Some weeks since the coal miners Of
| Walston aud Adrian near funZsutaWney
! went ont on strike. The company re-
fused to accele to their demands and no
titled all miners occupying houses ot the
| company to yaeate them within ten days
| This the miners refused To ii" and 100
| Pinkerton police were brought To enforce
| the demand and considerable trouble was
! anticipated The matter, however, was
| taken to court and both parties are stand
| ing oil awaiting the decision OF Judge
Wilson If he decides that the houses
| must be vacated the Sheriff wlll proceed
with the aid of the police, to eVIct the
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and dangerous Huns, bloodshed may be
cxpected. OF course if the miners do not
want to work for the wages profered by
by the mine-owner3 they don't need to'
but they must yacare the property owned
| by the company.
| The Farmers Institute of Nenango
county that was to have been held IN
| Franklin On Jan. Nth and 18th, and
which was postponed on account of ina
bility to secure the expected speakers at
that date. will be held on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. 4th and 9Th. The In
stitute will be held in the Court House.
Sam J. Taggart, of Newcastle, died
few days since of pneumonia. He was
attacked with la grippe over week be
fore which developed into the fatal dis
ease later lie was prominent in business
and political circles.
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