Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-09-04
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.


Another Of the supposed murders Of
Mrs. Rudert or Tarentum was arrested III
Pittsburg, last week. lie sails under the
names Of Conroy and Wilson.
At Franklin. last Thursday DR.. Sutton
was conr;sted OF NAL practice on oath ol
Miss Cox.
In Allegheny Co., few days ago a man
stole red hot stove and was arrested fol
1t
The eccentricties Of fate are euriously
and painfully illustrated in the experience
of a Mr. Harrington, who has naturally
become very much disheartened. He was
at work in Johnstovn when the big dam
broke. The food washed away all his
earthly possessions and one of his chldrel
was drowned He then moved to Arizona
and was getting along successfully, when
anoLer food carried away aTerything he
had and drowned another child. Once
more he removed, and he fixed upod
spot il Indian territory, where he thought
! he wss beyond the reach Of disaster But
the third time flood swept through the
town aud he was beggard. Moreover, he
lost a third child by drowning
4 McConnellsyille man broke his neck
carrying a keg Of beer.
An Allentown man got loek-jaw ans
died, from crushed fingers.
a Greensburg man was killed on his way
| to get q marriage license.
The Citizens Of Altoona are raising .
fund cf 9, 600 to offer as a reward for the
apprehension Of the incendiaries now ter
rorizing thai city.
On Wednesday afternoon oflasi week,
Mrs. Archsah Witherup, wife ofJames b
Witherup, who resides near Scrubgras'
station Venango Co, was burned to death
in shocking manner. For some yeaf'
Mrs. Witherup had been Of unsound mind
and suffered with nervous efeetion that
deprived her of the proper use OF hel
limbs On Wednesday her husband Weni
| to a neichbor's to assist in threshipg, lea
ing his I4-year old son at home in charge
of his mother. About noon the boy went
out some distance from the house to attend
to some duty. On his return, an hour 81
so afterward. he found his mother lying in
a field some distance from the house, with
every stitch of clothing burned off her, and
| in dying condition. Assistance was sum
moned and the suffering woman was car
ried to the house. where she died in short
time.
In the Clarion county court, last week,
Mrs. Lydia Brown received a verdict Tor
So, 600 damages against the Allegheny
Valley road for the death of her husband
Nathan Brown On the evening OF Feb.
%, 1890. Brown went to Foxburg on a
Valley train to attend meeting of the
knights of the Maecabees. In getting oil
the car he was thrown under and received
injuries from which he died in few hours
latter. Plaintiff alleged the train did not
stop long enough TO enable passengers to
get on or off with safety. The conductor
and several employees swore it stopped two
minutes, the former timing it with his
watch
A Greensburg mother while chastising
her u year-old son yesterday exploded sew
packages OF toy pistol caps which were
concealed iu the youths hip pocket. When
the smoke had cleared away she discovered
that the family was out one suit of boy S
clothing and had badly-lacerated youth
to care for This is another warning to
mothers to make sure their sons are not
loaded before applying the paddle.
Emma Wiser aged years fell from the
coping of the Foxburg bridge, one day last
week, breaking her arms and fracturlng
her skull She fell 80 feet
Tho gnrYiHnrs OF the 55tb. l05th- 10th,
1929 regiments Pa. Volunteers held a re-
union at Indiana Pa, last Thursday. The
town was decorated, several thousand old
soldiers were in line, and Gov. Beaver,
Judge Clark, Dick Coulter and other cele-
brities spoke at the Camp Fire.
Mrs. ~ c. Ramsey, young married
woman Of Allegheny, formerly of Parker,
poured oil on fire few days ago; the
can exploded and she was burned to death.
She was buried at Parker.
At Franklin Pa, Monday, Judge Taylor
made the following sentences to the peni-
tentiary. DR.. \. C. Sutton, criminal NAL
practice, three years. Richard Sangun,
robbery, one year; Frank Hines, robbery,
FIVE years; Frank Cook, aggravated assault
and battery, three years; Thomas McMah-
on, robbery eight years. Henry Miner
got one year. very strong pressure
was brought to bear to save Dr.. Sutton,
but without avail.
The people Of Swiss descent living in and
redth anniversary of the independence OF
Switzerland, last Monday. A parade OF
$500 people formed ON Madison Ave.
Allegheny, and marched over TIE principal
streets of the two cities, then went up the
West Penn to Ross Grove, where they
were addressed by Mayor Gourley and
others.
A Venango Co, man whose finger was
bitten b. copperhcad, saved his life by
chopping Off the finger
Three prominent citizens Of Bradford,