Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-07
NE1aHRoRHoop NOTES.

While some workman were excayatlng
along the shores of Sandy Lake at Stone
boro, to make suitable steamboat landing
they encountered what they supposed to
be huge log. The little steamer was hitch
ed to it and it was drawn out, when the
discovery was made that it was large
Indian canoe or dug out, about II feet
long. and in a wonderful good state OF
preservation. This interesting relic has
been taken to place of safety on the
shore, and will be filled with flowers.
\ young man who gave the names OF
Meyers and Clay, was arrested at the
Pittsburg P. o. last week, for using the
mails to aid him in selling green
goods.
Edward Lewis of New Castle, who had
taken no food for seventy days, died last
Thursday. He was 81 years of age.
Mrs Peter Burns of Bridgeport Pa, pre-
sented her husband with triplets last
August, and last week set up twins-thus
giving berth to FIVE children within a
year.
A Coaltown, Lawrence county, girl has
strange idea of fun. She stole $50 from
her father, and then went to New Castle
and rode all day in the electric cars. on
one line she paid thirteen fares before she
was satisfied.
At the Pittsburg dog pond thirty six IN
licensed and unredeemed dogs were drown
ed last Thursday evening, and some OF the
papers there published very pitiable ae-
count of The execution. 1t was the first
execution. but now the same thing happens
every evening.
EAT Philadelphia one day last week the
wife of q well known attorney whispered
horrible tale in his ear while walking
along the street. She told him she had
put poison in the babys milk. He rushed
home to save the baby; and she rushed to
depot and eloped with a young docter
At Friedensville, Pa, five miles from
Allentown, according to the Philadelphia
Ledger there have been discovered practi-
cally inexhaustable deposits OF silica over
fifty acres are known to be underlaid with
that mineral, the veins varying in thick
ness. Samples of the silica were sub
mitted to pottery experts at Trenton, who
pronounced them admirably adapted for
chinaware.
A number ofShamokin women mobbed
man for beating his wife. They tied him
to fence in hail storm and let him get
the full benefit of pelting.
A good buzzard story comes from Morg-
antown, Pa. Harry, Walter and Benja-
mine Talbot, year ago caught large
turkey buzzard in steel trap. They took
the bird home and after keeping it a few
days, by means of fine wire attached
small sleigh bell to one its legs and set II
at liberty. They never heard of the bird
until a few days ago, when they read in
one of the newspapers of the capture of a
buzzard with bell fastened to its leg in
Bolivia, South America. From the de-
scription of the bell, and the manner of
fastening, they have no doubt but that it
is the identical buzzard that was liberated
by them a year before.
At Cleveland last Monday the closing
day of the grand circuit meeting, Hamlin'
team, Justina, Belle Hamlin and Globe,
driven to wagon, three abreast, made a
mile without skip in 2:14.
Little Annie Fredericks wandered into
the dense woods near Laurel Run Schuyl-
kill, month ago and last Saturday her
bones were found, every shred Of flesh hay
ing been eaten by wild animals.
Over in Indiana county, apples are so
plenty that they are giving them
away. sfluj
Beaver Falls man who2wondered where
all the money he gave his wife went to,
lately found $50 worth of lottery tickets
in her:: dressing case.
A Crawford Co., mail carrier lately went
over his entire route without his mail
bag.
A rather amusing incident occurred at
Sandy Lake one day last week The pic
ME train had just pulled out Of the depot
and started at good rate of speed when
a woman pulled the bell cord and the train
came to a standstill She called up her
son who was on the platform, kissed him
good bye and motioned for the train to start
again.
Two Cleveland burglars who attempted
to saw their way out of Jail used rats as
sentinels. AT night, when they were
ready to begin operations, they sprinkled
bread crumbs in front of their cells and
collected drove of rats. Whenever a
turnkey approached their section of the
jail the rodents scampered away, thus Civ
ing the alarm. For several nights they
worked that way, and though the turnkey
heard the saving and went about on tiptoe,
he never could locate the noise
A drunken teamster and the jealousy Of
his wife cost C. W Underwood, of Zanes-
vile, about 5000. Mr.. Underwood lost his
among them many of which he has no
copy. They were found by a teamster,
who at once got drunk. After showing
his find in a saloon, and lying in hay
NOW several hours to sober up, he started
for home and fell into a drunken sleep.
His wife went through his pockets, and
having found the pocketbook, which also
contained several rent receipts and a
woman at once arrived at the conclusion
that her husband was spending his means
in supporting another woman under a fic-
titious name, and in fit Of jealousy threw
fire.
The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, at
Ford City, below Kttanning, is preparing
to use coal in place Of natural gas, as the
supply OF the latter is rapidly falling. A
switch has been laid to the rear end of the
works. 1t is said it will require thirty three
car loads of coal e, cry twenty four hours
to run the works.
A daughter of W. d. Moore, Esq,
prominent lawyer of Pittsburg, walked six
miles with two little children to her fathers
house, after being beaten by her drunken
husband who has since been placed in Jail.
A few years ago they had Il swell wedding,
and started in life with $50, 600.