Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-06
NEIcHBoRHooD NOTES

escaped prisoner from the state penltentlaIy
are suspected of being one and the same
person, and an investigation is in progress
Three Wheeling girls went to Pittsbure
last Friday to meet and marry three young
fellows that their parents objected to, but
found the young fellows, who had pre-
| ceded them, on a glorious drunk, and
three engagements were declared off
Near Parkersburg W. Va, cow be-
longing to an employee of the Camden
Consolidated Oil Co. drank fifteen gallons
of crude oil and she died.
In Toby Twp, Clarion, last Wednesday,
a son of "a Mr.. Wilman who has been work
ing on an oil well near Petrolia, was killed
by the falling in of coal mine. Among
the neighbors who gathered at the mine
were Mr.. and Mrs. Stitt, and Mrs. Stitt
went to the home of the deceased to break
the news to them. Then she disappeared
aud search in the dark reve aled her body
lying on the roadside, she having died
suddenly while OH her way home.
The Sandy Lake Savings Bank has
resumed business.
Grove City College is to have Military
Department, with Z. S. Army officer at
its head.
Robbers entered the house of a blind
widow named Norton residing near East
Brady, few nights ago and took from her
$1,000 in bank not IS that she had concealed
in her clothing.
A Kittanning man went into a marble
shop the other day and ordered his own
tombstone.
A new coal works will be started near
Butler Junction this spring.
At Williansport lot of young hood
lums have been getting into trouble for
malicious mischief 1t is said that the
causes which lead to the arrest of the boys
were the outgrowth ofthe '1oafng shanty," !"
place where young boys are in the habit
of meeting for the purpose of playing cards,
reading obscene books, learning to smoke
cigarettes and forming other bad habits
which naturally follow in such cases.
Up in Muncy justice of the peace was
fined $50 for taking illegal fees, and the
verdict has caused CONSERVATION among
justices and aldermen who have been in
the habit of fixing their own fees without
any regard to law.
The school teachers of Lawrence county
favor the plan of furnishing text books at
the expense of the State.
A group of six Siamese children are ex-
pected to arrive at New Wilmington soon
to attend Westminster College.
Lnzerne county is probably the only one
in tho State which can boast of tip stave
doing steady duty in court who is worth
500, 200.
A boy aged four years, son of John Saw.
age, Of Lawrence county, ate pint of par
ched corn, swallowing it without chewing
the grains. A physician had to perform a
surgical operation to save the boys life.
The people of Emlenton have donated
and sent nine barrels of seryiceable goods
and $40 in money to relieve the destitution
in Nebraska. The Emlenton News rightly
says that ''the entire showing speaks well
for the town"
The court of Indiana county came to
very sudden end on Tuesday afternoon of
last week. The borough of West Indiana
had brought suit against certain dealers in
phosphate for nuisance, alleging that the
odors were obnoxious to citizens. w. ID.
Anthony, one of the defendants, let slip,
while testifying that he had day or two
before called one of the jurors in the case
to assist him in making some important
measurements bearing on the suit. His
surprise on learning that he had offended,
in fact annulled the court, was refreshing
to see. The jury wheel being exhausted,
court had to adjourn for the term, leaving
a big document of unfinished business.
There seems to be no end Of trouble for
the Delamaters. Last Friday members of
the late banking firm and the cashier were
again arrested on complaint of G. W. Wit
ter, of Linesville, who had desposit of
$617 in the bank. He brings suit under
the actof May 8. 1889. He charges them
with embezzlement, in receiving his money
on deposit at time when the firm should
have known itself insolvent. The Delmat-
ers gave bail in 81, 900 to appear at court.
In Pittsburg Monday a woman wound
clothes-line around her drunken husband,
and then drove him TO the police station,
with shovel.
Employees of the P. q W. Railroad shops
in Pittsburg, to the number of 200 quit
work last Monday.
In Scranton recently Judge Connolly
made decision that will assuredly meet
with great deal of favor all over the
State. Two Hungarians applied for natur-
alization papers, and in the course of their
examination it was discoveryd that they
could not speak English and they could,not
understand English when spoken to them.
The court was quick to notice this fact, and
it called halt on the proceedings. A little
investigation satisfied Judge Connolly that
the men were not fit to become citizens of
the United States, and he peremptorily
refused to naturalize them. At the same
flv,,a ha fanl 10 II hat
who had so little interest in country that
they did not learn its language were not
qualified to become citizens of that coun-
try. The court was right. The man who
comes to this country with his foreign
jargon and refuses to make even an endeaY-
or to learn our language has no interest in
common with us and he should not be ad-
mitted to citizenship. Too often these
men seek citizenship not for the honor it
bears, but with an idea that it will bring
them some advantage in a financial way.
They are not patriotic-they are mercenary.
The people of the State will regard Judge
Connolly's action with great deal of salts
faction, and hope it will be emulated by
other courts.
The big macaroni factory at 124S Penn
ave, Pittsburg was burned last Friday
night-loss $45, 900.
The town of Kittanning is to have real
summer resort. Some enterprising capital
lists have purchased large tract of land