Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-01-23
NEIGHBoRHoop NOTES

At Beaver Falls last 7 thursday woman
who was confined to her bed from paralysis
and had been for months, was suddenly
cured by an alarm of fire.
Irwin, Pa. is to have a million-dollal
plate glass plant, and Alex Boyd, formerly
of Butler, is the contractor.
Westinghouse, the Pittsburg electric
| light and air brake millionaire is in finan-
cial straights, and may be compelled to
make an assignment.
Rev. Riley was found guilty of grossly
imprudent and unministerial conduct, and
undue familiarity with women other than
his own wife" by the investigating COM
mittee of the NJ E. church.
N. l.. Zahniser, owner Of the Citizens
Bank at Stoneboro, Mercer Co. and cashier
of the Sandy Lake Savings Bank made an
assignment last Thursday.
Harry Seaman, of Harrisburg, a mail
agent of II years standing, is under arrest
for abstracting money from letters.
Gov. Beaver changed the date of the
execution of Geo. Moss of Wilkes Barre
from the 25th to the Goth of March, on ac-
count of the 25th being Annunciation Day.
Two brakeman, on a Phil'a d Erie train,
fought about girl. The one that whipped,
kicked his opponent into insensibity, and
threw him off the car, and then sup
posing that he had committed murder left
for parts unknown, but other fellow came
to and will marry the girl.
In case recently tried in the Jefferson
county court, the borough of Brookville vs..
Richard Arthurs, the jury gave verdict
for the plaintiff for something over SO 600.
A year or two ago Mrs. Brocius received
s., 900 damage from the borough for iDjur-
les sustained by her on account of defec-
tive sidewalk in front of the Central Hotel
owned by Richard Arthurs, and this action
was brought by the borough to recover the
damage from. .Arthurs. Here is warning
to property owners with bad sidewalks.
A Northampton ounty farmer, who had
some turkeys killed by dogs, has made
claim upon the school board for damages
because the board received the dog tax.
Three men sold 600 pounds of oleomar-
gerine to New Castle people few days ago
for fresh country butter, at 25 cents a
pound.
Farmer Jackson of Beaver County missed
three of his sheep the night before Christ
mas, and on Friday last they were discov
cred in hollow, where the sno W had drift
ed to depth of 90 feet.
A, hole was shoveled into the drift, and
the sh eep were found there safe and sound,
after their long fast. The strangest thing
of the whole affair was that they had not
a particle Of wool on their backs. They
mad also eaten such a quantity of snow,
which together with the heat from their
bodies, made veritable chamber, or cave.
The cave was twenty feet in circumference
by five feet high. At last reports the an
imals were all doing well, though they
seem to be things Of great interest to the
other sheep which recognize their fellows,
but are unable, apparently, to account for
the entire absence Of wool.
A New Brighton man named Ferrel, was
caught in shaft few days ago and whirl
ed around and around and only escaped
death by retaining his presence of mind.
Above the shafts, short distance, was q
beam, every time Ferrel reached the beam,
he ducked his head, and thus avoided being
Drained. He had one leg broken.
Forty thousand sets Of Tiddledy Winks
have been turned out at the Elkland, Pa.
toy factory since last November.
AT New Castle, Monday, Judge McMich-
ael sentenced Mrs Randolf alias McGinty,
found guilty of soliciting banker Foltzs
murder, to twenty months in the work
house.