Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-06-20
NEIGHBORHOCD NOTES.

business ended, a fellow claiming TO
represent New York firm of tailors sp-
peared in the city, and also desired to sell
piece goods Oddly enough the latest
arrival visited only the persons who had
brought of his predecessors, and finding all
supplied he finally offered TO make up in
to suits the cloth already purchased. An
astonishing low figure was named for the
work. and the price caught the owners of
the smuggled cloth With great exactness
the victims were measured, directions
taken as to making Of the garments and
the New York custom tailor left town
with the cloth Of at least seven parties.
Becoming suspicious at failure TO hear
from the New York gentleman, inquiry
was made. and it is now discovered that
no such firm as he claims to represent
exists. a number of Main and Market st.
boys were caught by the swindle.
Another food victim, man Of whom no
description is given, was found last Friday
afternoon embedded in a foot OF sand,
opposite the foot of Vine street, Johnstown
Over at Ebensburg, lately horse thiei,
Jumped out of the Court House window as
soon as the Jury announced their verdict,
ard ran for liberty, and Court adjourned
till he was overtaken and brought back.
Judge Baer established reputation for
granting divorces at Indiana last week
where be was holding court for Judge
Harry White, having granted five divorces
in as many hours, which is supposed to
eclipse the Chicago record.
On Saturday several boys were in barn
at TitusviIle playing juvenile Wild West
Show. 4 boy named Ritter had got hold
of an old revolver. He pulled back the
hammer, pressed the trigger, and it sent
the ball through his left hand and into the
abdomen Of Willie Wolf The latter ran
to his home, cried the one word Mamma"
and fell dead.
Miss Blanche Fiscus, the talented
daughter Of Sheriff Fiscus, Of Kirtanning,
having finished her collegiate educati on
with high honors, has decided to study
medicine. A bright and successful future
is anticipated for the progressive young
lady.
A swarm Of bees alighted in the window
Of a drug store at Lancaster, one evening
last week, and the druggist locked them
up over night In the morning they were
all dead.
Isaac Kerr, better known as yankee
Sampson" died recently, at the Beaver
County Home, where he was taken two
months ago He was Ga years Of age, and
in bis time man OF remarkable physical
strength. He also pulled against four
horses and in various ways exhibited his
great strength. To these tremendous
exertions is attributed his loss Of sight,
which occurred about 80 years ago. He
finally become afflicted with gangrene,
which necessitated the anputation Of his
lower limbs. His remains were buried
Friday forenoon, in the cemetery connect
ed with the Home.
The Co. Comm'rs OF Washington Co.
have offered 81 900 reward for the
apprehension Of the murderers of the
Crouch family, the Jury which eonvicts the
murderer to dispose Of the reward.
The farmers of French creek and Sandy
creek twps Of yenango Co. have offered
rewards amounting to $l05, for the two
dogs that have been Killing 80 many sheep.
A Grim con case Of more than ordinary
interest was up for hearing before Justice
Griffin Of Franklin last Friday. Mrs. &. 9.
Mckee. late Of Clintonville, appeared to
answer to the charge Of adultery, preferred
by Mrs X. S. Merriman, widow Of the
young man who suieided at Clintonville a
short time ago, under circumstances which
brought Mrs. Mckee into unpleasant
notoriety. Letters were produced in court
that were written b. the fair defendant to
the widows deceased husband, in which
she addresses Merriman III the most
endearing terms aud familiar language,
more than suggesting the intimacy alleged
TO have existed between them. Mrs.
adultery, friends from Canal township GO
ing surety for her appearance. The letters
are decidedly sensational and somewhat
suggestive and will, no doubt, cause some
thing Of breeze when their contents
reaches the public ear through the hearing
in the higher court IL will be remembered
that Merriman killed himself in fit Of
jealous rage, supcrinduccd by tie conduct
Of his alleged paramour with other men.
He confessed HE infdelity to his wife n
short time previous 10 the commission Of
the final misdecd which terminated his
life, and gave her the six letters produced
in court to-day No other cause is assign
cd for Merriman's suicidc than the alleged
infdclity Of his paramour.
The first payment to the creditors Of the
defunct Lawrence Bank OF Pittsburg IL
promised for July Lat.
An explosion Of fire damp at the Farm
Hill mine, near Dunbar, Fayette Co., last
Monday, killed thirty-four men.
Mrs. Hilliard AN inmate Of the
Almshougc at Mercer, was e-hundred
years old, last Friday.
At Mercer, last week, the second Of
wha. are known as the syndicate suits
Stranahan ys Wnghtwas tried, and il
resulted IL n verdict Of ~, 500, against
Wright