Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-30
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Down at Wampum seventy five Italian
live in one house

Down at Wampum seventy five Italians
/ live III one house.
The mutton dogs of Beaver county dis
| play a proficiency and zeal which gives
them a long lead of competing counties.
| The other night coterie Of these dogs
visited the fold of a farmer named Irwin
and went to work to beat the record.
They killed 24l sheep, leaving only
sheep alive out of the flock.
| The East End Of Pittsburg was visited
| by violent storm last Friday afternoon,
which blew several houses to atoms, un
| rooted others. blew down shade trees, etc
| The residents of Lincoln. Highland, Fifth,
and Penn Avenues we're the greatest suf-
ferers.
A very serious type of measles prevails
at Apollo So violently was daughter of
John Smith attacked by the disease which
settled in her eyes, that it caused her pu-
pills to burst Pittsburg oculist, who
examined the patient, believes that she
will be permanently hind. Miss Rear
light, is also sightless from the same
cause The attack in her case, however,
was not so severe, and it is thought that
she may ultimately regain her sight
very singular case in Court in Chester
county has just been decided by medical
testimony. a Mrs. Teagle recently died,
leaving a considerable estate. Robert
CLAYTON claimed that he was the deceased
woman's son, and, consequently, the heir
to the property. The other day, Mrs.
Teagle's remains were exhumed for phys
icians to ascertain whether she had or had
not ever given birth To a child. The med
icine men announced that she had never
been "a mother That seems to put an end
to the claim of Mr.. Robert Clayton.
The farmers of Berks county are alarm
ed at the appearance of myriads of worms
in the grain and green grass fields. The
pest resembles the army worm, and Is par
ticularly destructive to young timothy and
clover
Pretty Miss Bessie Denier, of Providence,
Lackawanna county, is keeping gang OF
well known young nIen, scranton clerks,
out of jail. Last winter score OF ScTan.
ton merchants were systematically robbed
by clerks. The goods were sold to old
batchelor Nathan Sipman. The latter has
lust been convicted in court. The fact
has now been discovered that he is Miss
Eenier's lover. The latter visits him in
prison. She is above him, socially, IN ey
cry way. The police say it is "A slick job.
She loved this prisoner for his silence, and
she has fooled him into sacrificing himself
rather than make the expose promised.
On Nathan's evidence the whole gang
could he sent to the penitentiary, but he
will not squeal as long as she pretcnds to
love him as she does.
The murder of the Crouch family in
Washington Co. lately was one of the most
brutal that has ever happened in the state.
The weapon used, rough piece OF fence
stake, and the hideous blows which must
have been struck with such an implement,
alone stamps the perpetrator as very |
fend. 1t is almost impossible to imagine
any sufficient motive for such a crime. 1t
was not necessary for the purpose OF
robbing; for Mr. Crouch was elghty-one |
years old, his wife, seventy seven and his |
son forty eight and all Of them so feeble |
and timid that resistance on their part was |
impossible. Two theories are advanced to
account for the murder. Ono Is that the |
murderer was person known to the
family, who went there for purpose of
robbery was recognized and killed them to
escape detection. The other is that |
robbery was the object, that Mr.. Crouch |
was the first person struck, the intention |
being only to stun him and that when the |
murderer found what he had done he kill |
ed the others to cover up his crime. A |
negro named West, has been arrested and |
held for the crime.
Near Bradford, on Saturday night, three
boys named Thos. Peterson and VIM. and |
James Trantor, ranging in age from 10 to
ii years, found two torpedo squibs. After |
examining them the boys throw them to
the ground. The explosion that followed |
tore the flesh from young Trantor's hand, |
blew ont one eye and cut open his cheek. |
His little brother Willie received a terrible |
scalp wound and Petersons left eye was |
driven into the head and his wind pipe |
lacerated with piece of the tin. The |
boys were discovered soon after and carried |
to their homes. Willie died next morning |
and the others are not expected to live.
The community in Mineral township, |
Nenango county, is greatly excited over
the ravages of two dogs among cattle and |
sheep. 1t is said that they have killed
81 900 worth of sheep and several cattle in
the past few days. Two hundred men are
in pursuit. A bulldog and mongrel,
each weighing about 20 pounds, are the
offenders.