Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-10
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.


The indications are that all the county. ez-
cept Sharon, viii 60 DRY. In sharon there
IS no opposition to granting licenses. The
stoueboro' applicant CLAIMED one Of his
petitions. having sixty signatures, had
been stolen Friday night lie was given
until evening to secure the signatures
again.
Attic session of the Tenaugo Co. Court
Monday, Judge Taylor refused TO grant
Rev. Rodgers wife a divorce.
Five red-headed girls gave a white horse
bazaar at WiIliamsport in the cause Of
I charity. The present weather Is most too
warm for that sort Of amusement.
They were killing snakes in Forest Co.
/ last week. The existence of Christmas
snakes in a dry county is damning
evidence that tamarac IS being smuggled
across the county border.
In Curtin township. Centre county, a
/ black snake was killed recently by resi-
! dent. Black snakes are not known to for
age at this season OF the year. but it is
thought that the reptile lost its bearings
and left its hole too soon.
Brother Irwin, Of the Franklin News.
happened to mention a day or two before
Christmas that he had long wanted con
cordance Of the Bible and a pair Of extra
suspenders. Early Christmas morning the
/ concordance came and he had just got start
began to arrive with suspenders, more
came by mail, and then more by mes
sengers, and when evening came that editor
had 21l pairs of suspenders, of every size
and variety, silk, leather, paper, rope,
simple, complex, new and secondhand
Many Of them were accompanied by notes
not bank notes-boping he would have a
! "gallows" time and such ike friendly cx-
pressions Of interest.
Farmer John Macy, Of Uniondale, y. y,
] is clearly entitled to the championship for
corn husking. He was recently backed for
| 500 to husk 100 bushels Of corn in hours,
taking the corn as it stood stacked in the
field. lie was to pull down the stacks
himself and tie and set up the empty
sheayes The wager was accepted by a
number Of persons who considered the task
an nnpossibIlity. but farmer Macy won and
I had 30 minutes and 6 seconds to spare. He
/ is now looking for the man who assumes to
dispute bis supremacy, bat it isn't likely
that be viii find him.
/ At n late meeting Of the Allegheny
Council the question Of aboliahing tue to"-
| gates ana turnpiEes was discussed. Mr.
Kennedy was in favor Of having the City
/ Solicitor instructed 70 condemn all the toll
roads. A sub committee Of three, consist
/ ing or Aessrs. Clifford, Kennedy aud Dahl
niger was appointed 20 investigate the
matter and ascertain for what amount the
roads could Do purchased by the city and
report at next meeting.
Members Of the medical fraternity O.
Cory Pa, have for several weeks pa
been discussing the remarkable case of
Mrs Z. ; Harvey who within l3 days
/ time gave birth to 30 less than three chill
dieu Mrs Harvey Is a woman Of about
| 10 wears and resides at Albion station, Eric
county. She isthc mother Of several chill
| dren. Several weeks ago the family
physician was called iu and there was an
! addition 10 the family in the shape Of "a
1 thrca-pouHd baby, but 30 did not live. Mr..
Harvey 20. along fairly sell for two days
I when iHc doctor was again hastily sum
moaeG. Ife ,.as aatoHis bed % The birth OF
"a SECOND child .was lead, however, aud
NOT as f4ily developed as the first by about
two months. The phyaician bad read oi
one or two parallel cases in medical works.
He bad about gotten over his astonishmeut
and finished looking up the records oa such
matters, when, 10 days later, bis services
were again required This time there was
another still born babe, still less fully de
ycloped by about a month and half than
the second. The good phy ysician hasn't re
covered from his experience yet and Mr.
! Harvey doesn't know what 10 make Of IL.
Mrs Harvey, however is doing well and
no further additions are expected The
peculiar case viii DC written up from a
physicians standpoint for the medical
journals, having already been the subject
| Of much discussion among doctors.
A singular elopement took place in Bed
ford Co. one day last week Miss Eta
Reed, aged II, Of that county, met Isaac
D. Baker, aged G7, Of Kansas, at the Hunt
ugdon depot and won't of with him. a
few months ago Miss Reed answered an
| advertisement in a matrimonial journal,
Inserted By Mr Baker 3 correspondence
followed Mr Baker offered marriage,
which was accepted by Miss Reed. The
latter's parents knew nothing Of their
daughter's matrimonial inclination and in
order to obyiatc any objection that might
arise the young lsdy conceived tho idea Of
visiting her uncle, D. II. White, in 5axton,
where an elopement could be- readily
carried out. The couple met ut Hunting
don and at once took through train for
the groom's home in Kansas. a telegram
Laa been sent ahead asking for their APP
prcheuaiou.
George Kirschbaum, q member OF ting
Economic Society wos killed by gas cE.
pioaion last 1hurdaJ.
when robbers entered the grausry oI
Emanuel sheedey, Of Jefferson county,
about two gears ago, broke open bis tool
chest aud stole over five hundred dollar. ia
cold cu.h, Ae never mentioned tie fact 10
soul Hc suspected who 10 wos, but DE