Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-24
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

about 26 years of age, carrying = I-year-
old baby in her arms, called at the resi-
dence of Noah Robinson, of New Castle
and asked permission to rest a moment.
She afterwards asked ii she could leave
the baby FIVE minutes until She could Sc
cure some paregoric at the store for the
boy. She left the house and left the boy.
and has not been seen since The follow
ing note. written in n ladys hand. was
pinned to the child's undertaking. May
heaven deal with you as you deal with
my child. Some time | viii return ana
claim him and will amply reward you. In
the meantime let him he called John Har-
rison."
Before leaving the house the woman
stated tn at her husband was brass finish
er named Jacob Myers; that he had de
serted her. and that she had como from
Boston to find him. Mr.. and Mrs. Robin
son will care for the baby and raise it.
There is no clues TO her identity.
Real estate in Pittsburgh is attainin e
very high prices these days, if at all favor
ably located. A lot at the corner of
Sixth Avenue and Wood street, probably
familiar to many of our readers--not, how
e-cr. because part Of it is occupied by a
! saloon-was sold the other day for 81 600
A front foot for IS feet, and the lot is only
60 feet deep. The present building Will
| be torn away TO give place 10 an eight
or ten story office building. Another lot,
| 30 by 90 feet, at the corner of Fourth and
Wood. was sold last week for Si400 a
| front foot. and it is said that 5000 foot
has been offered for the corner opposite
the post Office \ real estate boom has
been in progress in Pittsburgh for some
| time.
\ man named Holsopple, residing near
Greenfield, made six gallons Of maple syr-
up about the first of the year.
\ case which is exciting no little inter
est is on trial in Clarion. 1t involves a
question that has never been before pre-
sented to the courts Of the Common
wealth On April 30, 1887, Clarence Show
| tIS bought u til -Vli Jun il'Aii "
Young and had him in his possession until
October % of the same year, when the
bull attacked and killed him. His widow
now brings suit to recover damages from
the former owner. The jury WAS ont
| three DAYS and the verdict was awaited with
much interest.
The Jury came in Monday, with a ver-
dict for the plaintiff for 500. The testi-
mony showed that both purchaser and
seller were aware the animal was cross,
but the jury thought the widow should
have damages, and therefore awarded her
$3.50 This is the first case of the kind
ever tri ed in n Pennsylvania court.
Thos. MeGogn ey of Wampum, fell dead
last Monday, aged IS years
The liquor men of Armstrong country
are iubilant over the induction Of the new
Judge into office and many applications
for license will be made at the next term
of conrt
\ sad sight was witnessed at Carbon
dale, Tuesday. Arthur Carol buried four
children, they all having died of diphthe-
ria. Three Of the children died within
ten hours, and preparations We're being
made for the triple funeral when the
fourth died.
While digging in his ear with pin,
Charles Mowers, of Shippensburg did him
self an injury which has resulted in lock
jaw.
One of the most famous hunters of Bcrks
county is Isaac Hoffman, Coernarvon twp.
whose legs are useless He crawls over
the ground for miles and can climb n tree
like monkey.
Alfred Hail. IL farmer boy aged IL, was
arrested at Youngstown, by Detective
Mcmillan, of the Lake Shore railroad,
charged with attempting to wreck pas
senger train on that road near there. The
boy had laid three ties across the rails
shortly before he knew a train w0uld pass
by. and then stationed himself behind a
tree to witness the result Young Hall
confessed his crime and said lie never had
seen a train wrecked and wanted To see
the fun of smashup. The distinctions
were found and removed just in time to
| avert # calamity, as a train was almost
| due
There Il girl down at Sharpsvillc, Mer-
| Ger county, who must have grand mouth
| for pie. The Advertiser states that the
maiden in question, found horseshoe the
| other day, and hoping it would bring her
| good luck, placed it under her pillow when
she retired, where she had already placed
| her false teeth. When she arose i'll the
morning, ere dawn, she placed the horse
| shoe in her mouth, and did not discover
| the mistake until she went to make up the
bed and found the plate of teeth
| At the session of the Lawrence County
| Farmers Institute, held in New Castle
| this week, it was resolved as follows:
THAT the Lawrence Country Agricultural
Society believes total abolition of the duty
on sugar and the substitution in its place
of bounty to be paid to the sugar pro
duccd in the United States, would be con-
ductive to the interests of the great mass
of the people of the country"
Two Of the Commissioners of Crawford
county, lf>Ary p. Marley and L. j. Bailey
have brought suit against NJ. NJ Meyler
and r. B. Brown, proprietor and editor
of the Meadyille Messenger, for damages
to the sum of SO, 900 for alleged SANDER
Gus and defamatory articles about them
which have appeared in the Messenger
during the past year. The articles had
reference to their conduct as Commits.
sioners
Washington county farmers claim the
Standard Oil Company has deceived them
regarding the production Of oil wells sunk
by the company. They say that wells
pronounced Improbable aIe good payers,
and that the company is holding the wells
back until the price Of oil goes mp.
John Evans alias Dan Williams, of
| Westmoreland Co., a convict in the West
crn Penitentiary, committed suicide in
his cell last Sunday, by hanging himself
with towel
Goods Were Never
Offered at such prices as they will
be at the Wrap sale, Friday, Jan. "a