Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-03
NEIGHBORHOCD NOTES.

At Franklin Pa last Saturday Judge
TAYLOR granted an absolute divorce to
Mrs. Rogers from Rev. E. b. Rogers, on
the grounds of cruel treatment.
The Kittaning Insurance Co. is in trouble
and Judge Mcpherson of Harrisburg has
granted rule on it to show cause why It's
business should not be closed.
A wreck on the P. d W. r. r. near
Shippenville, early Sunday morning, killed
fireman Silas Elder, and engineer Frank
Wood Fourteen freight cars and the
engine went over trestle.
At Pittsburg last Saturday Judge White
sent T. J. Seton of the National Capital
Savings and B. and l.. Assn to the pen.
for one year for fraudulent land dealing,
and Dunn, Phillips, Harrison, Cannon and
Butler to the Workhouse for 6, and .
months.
At Lima O. a girl ate starch for her com
plexiop. and died.
In Allegheny last Saturday one man
was killed and five badly injured by the
fall Of a wall connected with Callery's
tannery.
Rochester, Beaver Co. had a $1,000 fire
last week, and Rob't Martin, Perry Brown,
and Aaron Wilson were the losers.
Beaver Co. silver ore is said to essay IS
ounces to the ton.
J. l.. Longs planning mill in Freeport
was destroyed by fire few days ago, also
the barn of Henry Eiseman in Armstrong
Co. about four miles from the town.
McKeesport has three thousand Swedes,
and they want consular appointment
Wampum has case OF smallpox and
the people of the town are fearful that the
disease will spread.
A Beaver Falls Co. is filling a big order
for wire fence from China.
The ridge between Moon and Montour
townships in Allegheny Co. is ovenrun with
rats, that are eating the grain and killing
the young chickens
Over in Scott twp. Lawrence Co. last
Friday, little girl who was looking INTO
a mig sty los. her balance and fell in, and
was killed by two large pigs, before she
could be rescued.
In Pittsburg last week there were rumors
of the embarrassment Of the Iron CITY
Bridge Works Co., one Of the largest con-
Germs in the town.
The season for cunning accidents Is here.
The latest one is from Bedford county and
is as follows: Last Saturday afternoon
johnson May and George Hillegas were
out on hunt near West End, Bedford
county, and on their way home stopped to
talk before parting, taking seats on fence
Mr.. May rested the butt of his gun on a
log below, the gun slipped, the hammer
struck the log, and the weapon was dis
charged. The whole charge entered May
breast, killing him almost instantly. lie
was about eighteen years of age and was
son of Simon May.
The town of Hillville, Indiana Co. Pa.
has $50 inhabitants, one half of whom are
down with typhoid fever.
In the Indiana Co. court last week a jury
last week, in a civil case, brought in a
verdict for the plaintiff. The court in
structed them that they must fix the
amount in the verdict. They returned to
a. n,,I ~, Oh i'm.
into court with o verdict for the defendant
The court received the verdict aud then
set it aside. The case will have to be tried
again.
The wife of John Beam, of Mitchellville,
aged 65 years, gave birth TO twins on Mon
day evening. Her daughter, Mrs. Stratton,
who lives in a neighboring township, pre-
sented her husband with twins the same
evening. Mrs Stratton's daughter Eva
was married year ago, and lives in Brad
ford. The friends of Mrs. Stratton and her
mother were not yet through congratulating
them over the interesting natal coincidence
in their families, when Mrs. Stratton re-
.eeiyed a letter from her son-inlaw an
nonncing that her daughter had given
birth to twins on Monday evening. The
three double births all occurred within 10
minutes of each other.
At Mercer last Saturday the Farmers
Alliance put in nomination the following
ticket: Sheriff, J. b. Maxwell, Findley
tip; Prothonotary, r. S. Madge, Shenango;
Clerk of Courts Il. Z. White, Pine; Re
corder, S. +. Gordon, Lackawannock,
Treasurer, Vim. Nicklin, Lake; Assembly,
Thomas Dickcy, Worth; David Robinson,
Hickory; #. A. Baskin, Greene Commis
sioners, Alex. Mccullough, Coolspring;
James Hunter, Springfield; District At
torney, J. r. Black, Mercer; Auditor,
James Mahan.