Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-31
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.


about a girl and Harry Boyd killed John
Myford by blow on the jugular.
The school directors Of Norwegian town
ship, Sehuylkill county. were arrested last
week, on the charge Of stealing the funds
of the district. II is alleged they issued
fraudulent orders to the amount Of $40O
or $500 and appropriated the cash; that
they alllevied on the teachers, making them
pay from 50 to $15 for their appointments,
besides a monthly portion Of their salaries,
and that in case of Lizzie Higgins, one of
the teachers, the mother of the girl was
made to pay one of the directors to keep
her daughter in her position. The direct
ors gave 5000 bail each.
The citizens of Johnstown are making
kick against the Standard Oil Company,
which proposes to build 13, 900 barrel
tank on the hill above the city. The flood
of water was bad enough, put they think
if the tank should burst or be struck with
lightning, they would not only be flooded,
but burnt up.
Three men crawlcd into an Allegheny
sewer a few days ago, to escape the heavy
storm. one was washed out into the river
and drowned, the other two had narrow
escapes.
An amateur bee-keeper in neghboring
county learns thing or two every day.
Among other valuable lessons was this:
While working his hot footed pets one day
he clumsily upset hive. Hewas shielded
by netting and loose overalls and could
watch with amusement the frantic jabbing
of the 30, 900 bees that covered his anatomy.
After moment, however, he stoobed
thoughtfully to pick up the hive. Then it
was that the bees were amused. The
loose overalls were drawn tight by the
STOPPING process, and the bee-keeper could
not sit down and enjoy himself for two
weeks.
The oldest harvester we have heard of
this summer is ''uncle" John Hamilton,
who. o.lives near Georgeville, East Mahon-
ing. He is in his s4th year. Yesterday
he made a good hand in the field, as he
had done for several days past. Uncle
John don't weigh much over l25 pounds
and never did exceed that weight very
much, but for nearly70 years he has been
prodigious worker, early and late. Six
teen hours day is not an extravagant es-
innate for nearly every year of his working
days. He has amassed very comfortable
competence. but finds the most enjoyment
in labor.
An Indiana county farmer has in his
orchard two apple trees bearing fruit which
were planted in 1892. One of them is
ten feet in circumference
Jerry f. Maginnis, of Greensburg, lost
his lite by peculiar accident, on Tuesday
of last week Mr.. and Mrs. Maginnis were
sitting in the kitchen together, the latter
preparing breakfast. Upstairs above the
kitchen was their sleeping room, and under
the bed were two loaded guns, one Win
chester rifle. Their little son, aged three
years and seven months. got out of bed,
rife, and dragging it it across the floor by
the stock, in some manner discharged the
weapon. The deadly ball passed in a
slanting direction through the floor and
ceiling and struck the father ON the right
side of the head, penetrating the brain,
and causing his death in about two hours
after The lamentations of his wife were
heartrending as she stood by her dying
husband.
While Joshua Wright and grandson, a
son of l.. &. Linn, of Butler, were return
ing from trip to Mr. Wrights Hopewell
farm, on Friday, one of the horses threw a
hind leg over the tongue of the buggy and
tried to run away. Mr.. Wright quoted the
horses down after a short runaway but
soon the horse broke a trace and nearly
caused another scene. 1t was taken away
from the buggy and soon quieted down,
after which they drove home.-W ashing
ton, Pa, Obserrer.
Rev. Theo Roth has declined the profier-
ed Presidency of Theil College.
David Newton has been arrested on the
charge Of numbering William Risher Of
Wampum, whose remains were found
scattered along the track Of the p. d. l.. E.
just above Newport, Lawrence county in
April of 1889. The arrest was made on
the strength Of an alleged confession to a
roommate.
AT Pittsburg, Monday, VIM Faulk who
murdered his wife last January, was ac
Quilted by reason of insanity
The Pittsburg agent for the "New York
Portrait and Engraving Co.. was arrested
Monday, for larceny by bailee.
An exchange says: "a man in Trumbul
county who had sick COW, wanted to get
her up, not being able to do so with his
own strength he fixed blanket under her,
attached his hay carrier and hitched on the
old horse, which had not forgotten the dis
tance he had to go to deliver the hay and
didn't propose to stop short. He drew the
old cow up to the top of the barn where the
when the blsnket gave way and dropped
her on the logs, breaking every bone in her
body"
At Greenville last Sunday while Rev.
j. c. Sculler was preaching in the U. 7.
Church, storm came up aud a thunderbolt
of extra power shattered the steeple The
of 300 were considerably
shocked and ratified, but instead of yielding
to panic they joined in prayer of thanks
given and were then dismissed with ben
ediction.
At Erie, last Thursday, Rev. Sutherland
was found guilty of sending obscene mat
ter through the mails
That was funny incident in the Carbon
county Jail last Tuesday when the prisoners
refused to clean their cells on the ground
that they considered the work beneath
them. 1t was most unique strike, so to
speak, and the insubordinates only came to
terms when they were placed in solitary
confinement on bread and water
William Straub and Miss Kate Schutzen
Herman f. Sehutzen and Miss Marie Strauh,
of Allegheny, were married the other day
by Alderman Brinker. The Straubs are
brother and sister, and so are the Sehutzens
Their fathers were for may years in partner
ship in the dairy business, but few
months AGO die6 Tho husinass pras in a