Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-09
NEIcHBoRHooD NOTES.

President Dill and Cashier Mcurath OF
the Clearfield National Bank were arrested
for embezzlement last Thursday and placed
in iail. and there was q riot in Houtzdale.
While Thomas NJ. Marshall Esq. was /
eating his lunch at the Duquesn hotel in
Pittsburg; Thursday, a boy handed him a
letter from Fitzsummons, enclosing sl,ooV' |
to be used in securing new trial for ms |
wife.
At the NJ. E. Conference in Uniontown,
Thursday, Rev J. T. Riley was reinstated.
The question of changing the restrictive
rule as to delegates to the General Confer
ence to read "and said delegates shal DC
men or women" was voted upon and the
amendment lost by vote OF Al TO Iol-
The question of admitting women as lay
delegates was then voted upon, and the
resnlt was 45 for admission and l0l against.
What was down as the Philadelphia
resolution. for the equalizing lay minister
ial delegates, was laid on the table.
At Mercer last week Henry Trotter was
acquitted of the charge of numbering
man named Gleason OF Stoneboro-
At Uniontown, last Saturday, Council
man Mccormack, at the head OF corps OF
men, gi rdled all the trees along Nam
street from the court house east before the
property owners were up. An attempt
was made to stop the work, but 1t was too
late, as all the trees were "deadened," and
could not live. The property owners,
among who are the Ewings, Boyles, Buoys
and Judge Edward Campbell, now propose
bringing suit against Mccormack, and the
case was given to Judge Campbell to pros
ecute. Mccormack is to be prosecuted
individually for cutting the trees down
without authority and it is said VIII be
prosecuted for irregularities in council.
Mccormack justifes his actions by the
authority be claims councils invested IN
him to lake away the trees. A big suit Is
looked for.
At Pittsburg, Friday, Michael Maloney
was found guilty Of murder the second
degree, and Jos. Z. Stewart, and John
Tierney, both of whom are indicted for
numbering their wives were placed on trial.
A Vernon township school district over
in Trumbull county, Ohio, has been dub
bed "The Female Seminary" by reason oil
the dearth of boys among the scholars.
For several terms not boy has been on
the roll Fifteen girls and no boys are
| attending the present fall term.
William Bierly, of Westmorland. Co.,
brought whisky barrel which still contain
ed little whisky to Lem Schruble's CIDER
| mill to be filled with cider, and alter
knocking out the bung to put cider In the
barrel, thought struck him to light a
| match and stiuk it in the bunghole. lie
did so, and the barrel exploded making a
| noise like the report of cannon. His face
was bly, burned, his eyebrows ana part
of the hair of his head were badly scorch-
ed. A horse and buggy were procured
and as soon as possible the injured man
was taken to doctors office, where mis-
| injuries were attended to. He is now get
ting along as well as can be expected.
The bank at Phillipsburg Centre Co.,
closed its doors Monday.
| Annie Fish, that remarkable romanccr
and subject of frances, has again been 10
Gated at Oil City, and, as usual, she has
pathetic tale to tell. On Sa turday she ap-
piled to the police of Oil City, for protect
| ion until she found her sister" She gave
her name as Edna Wilmot, and said her
her folks lived at Buffalo, but she had just
came from Parkerspurg W. Va. She was
given employment at hotel, but when
closely questioned concerning her identity
\ she became guarded in her statements,
and when night came she slipped away
and disappeared.
Two boys having escaped from Morgan
"a, the superintendent offers reward OF
$40 for one and sl5 for both of them. This
happy application of the "twofer" prlnci-
pie is recommended.
The "Pennsy" is building locomotive
at Altoona, Pa, that will be three times
the ordinary length, and will be attended
by two firemen It will haul train OF
loaded freight cars mile long.
Mr. Hensel of " Westmorland Co, owns
horse thGt in many respects is valuable
one, but he has one falling. DE, II ap-
pears through years OF working, learned
the significance of the supper bell, and DC
coming used to having his driver at once
start home when the bell rang, he, appar-
emily, didn't like change. ednesday
evening Mr. Hensel was drilling wheat,
and had almost finished the field when the
bell rang for supper. The distance TO tne
house being rather long, Mr.. Hensel,
thought he would finish before going home
but the horse thought differently. Upon
hearing the bell he stopped waiting to DE
unhitched. His owner tried to start him
but all in vain The lines became tangled
and Mr.. Hensel extracting them again,
attempted to force him to start. The AMI
NAL stubbornly refused to go, but instead
kicked his master on the right leg, below
the knee, cutting hole in the flesh ana
making compound facture OF the bone.
He was conveyed to the house. by a son,
who came to learn the cause of his tradi'
ness in coming to supper. The injured
man almost bled to death ere physician
could stop the flow of blood from the
wound.
Twenty three years ago John Mawhinny
disappeared leaving behind wife and
one child. He lived in Allegheny town
ship, Westmorland county, and had been
working at Schenlery, Armstrong county,
Just across the river A thorough searct
had been made for him, but without sue
cess. His wife mourned him as dead and
all these years remained widow, and II
still living at the old home. A few days
ago an old lady by the name OF Stump
thought that she was about to die, and
calling her friends about her, she related
to them the following story: AT the
time Of the disappearance ofJohn Mawhin
ny | kept boarding house at Schenley
One evening two men, who are still living
in Armstrong county, attacked MawhannI
ontside my door, dragged him inside and
then murdered him. The body was then
dropped into well on the place"