Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-04-11
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.


cent.
Meadville is in the enjoyment of regu-
larly ordained corn and ingrowing nail
doctor. and also is now almost certain If
the early establishment of Russian baths.
The Houor men of Greenville who were
refused license by the Mercer court recent
ly will appeal from Judge Mehards
ruling to the Supreme Court. The appeal
will question the right to be governed by
remonstrances where the necessity Of hotel
is clearly established.
A Fayette county man named Toomey,
was convicted of Illegal liquor selling
few days ago. After delivering mild re
buke the judge sentenced him to pay a fine
of 81, 600 and undergo imprisonment II. the
county Jail for term of two years. Sen
tence was suspended on several other IN
dictments which had been found by the
grand jury.
A widow Of Mercer county, last week
married man with whom she had no pre-
vious acquaintance. They went to Cleve-
land en- trip. That evening he picked
her pocket of 800 and skipped.
The Clarion county lawyers will take a
vacation Of one month, from June 20 to
July 20, during which time no legal bus
| mess will be transacted in that town.
Two barns belonging to Hugh Pollock,
of Grant township, Indiana county, were
| destroyed by fire on Tuesday night OF last
week. together with thirty-fye head of
and large amount OF gram and hay, farm-
ing machinery aud vehicles. The loss is
quite heavy, as one of the barns was new,
and the other one fair building. The
| fire occurred between ten and eleven
o'clock. When NJ. Pollock first
noticed the FIRE be went TO the barn and
found the door open and two cows turned
out, making it certain that it was the work
of an incendiary. The barns were in close
proximity, and the burning of one caused
the destruction Of the other. The people
Of the locality Of the fire have strong
suspicion of the identity Of the iDcendiary.
Near Beaver Falls, last Sunday night
colored man johnson won't home drunk,
gave his wife an outrageous beating and
then lay down on the floor and went to
sleep. The woman procured a can of ker-
osene, thoroughly saturated the mans
clothing and then applied-a match In an
instant he was mass Of flames. Spring
ing to his feet he burst open the door and
rushed screaming down the street.
lie made for the river, but square
away, and dashed headlong into the water
aud extinguished the flames. He is badly
burned, but not fatally. His screams were
fearful to hear, and at every jump he
would yell, "It's muddah in de fust de
gree"
Miss Sadie Stewart, Of Beaver Co, who
was sued By Walker a. Co., Of Boston pub
fishers Of a serial art publication, which
their agents have been canvassing
this valley for some time, for breach
of contract, before Justice Singleton,
of Beaver, had the suit decided in her
favor Wednesday. She proved conclusive
" that the agent had used fraud and de-
ception in getting her to sign the contract,
which was said by the agent to be only an
agreement securing her the binding Of the
work, provided the complete set was taken.
At Wampf1n, few days ago. a certain
-eierk in one Of the stores in that place
found very compromising letter in her
husbands coat pocket, and it 50 enraged
her that she began upon him and gave him
such beating that he has been confined
to his bed ever since The letter was from
a married woman in the same town. The
injured wife is physically stronger than
her husband, and il is said that he had no
show Whatever in her hands
The affair has caused quite scandal in
WampuIn and neighborhood, where all the
parties ere well known and are considered
highly respectable. A divorce will be the
probable result.
Some weeks ago. a fellow calling him
self Prot. G. NJ. DE Charlton, clsiryoysnt
Or fortune teller, went 10 Beaver Falls, and
put up at tho Valley House. and issued his
cards, announcing that he was wizard 70
the Queens taste, and could foreteil the
futare 10 a certainty.
He bad many customers, and raked in
lots Of dimes aud dollars. He was good
looking and made himself very agreeable
10 the ladies He bad medium ho st-
ed bcrself Madam De Lester, who assisted
bin in his mystic calling. She LETT though,
and went to East Liverpool.
For some reason or other, he concluded
! to lenye the Falls, and Saturday night,
1 packed his trunk and stole silently away,
leaving Mrs. Connor of the Valley House,
out Of pocket for board bill; Mrs. Ruhe
minus her room rent, and score or more
Of foolish girls with their hearts broken.
He -aid be was going 10 Allegheny but
took the midnight train for Alliance, and,
( it is said, went from thence to East Liver
I pool, and joined Madam De Lester.
/ o.. the shore Of Lake Eric an upturned,
water logged and rapidly sinking boat bear
| ing half frozen, half starved man was
| picked up the other day. lie had been IN
| the ice and water for days, and was 40 near
I y dead that his recovery will be attended
\ by the loss Of some Of his frozen limbs.
! When he set out on the treaeherous water
( he had companion. Their boat was
overturned, and they clambercd on her bot
tom. For hours they clung there, hoping
for rescue. Then they discovered that
their joint weight was too great for the
water logged boat. If both remained by
her both would die by drowning when abe
went down. One might stand chance Of
being saved. The other man coolly and
| calmly looked the situation in the face.
81 have 30 relatives dependent on me,
he said at last, "while you have
mother and sister who look 10 you foi
support Good.byw Tnen with silent
/ prayer he Gld into the chill! waters
and disappeared forever. That wns hero
ism Of the highest type-lhc bcroism Of
sacrifice.
james McQuaide, travelling salesman
for the Coates Hay Rake company, was
arrested at Grccnsburg, Monday, on re.
QUESTION from the governor of Michigan.
on change Of bigamy. He married a
young lady in Salisbury named Garilcy
several years ago, and while iu Michigan.
IL u alleged, hc married woman there,