Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-06-19
NEroHBoRHooD NOTES.


The remarkable cures effected by Father
Mollinger of Troy Hill, Allegheny continue
to be reported, and patients are focking to
him from all over the country. One day
last week two-thousand persons were wait
| ing to see him, and his assistants are ac-
cused of making money by taking bribes
from anxious patients for the privilege OF
seeing him.
| The home of Samuel Meyers of Somerset
Co. was burned one night last week. He
| and his wife escaped, but his two girls were
hemmed in their room by the flames and
| perished-
| At Huntington, Pa. the other day large
| swarm of bees settled on the cab of the
| engine of freight train, standing at the
station. The engineer and fireman were
driven out and nothing could be done till
the bees were removed.
A Michigan fur dealer purchased $4,000
| worth of furs in Mercer county, during the
past year.
John Sargent of New Castle aceidently
shot his wife, Tuesday.
Lane aster county has judicial squabble
on hands this year, similar to the one IN
this district eighteen years ago.
The county treasurer of Indiana county
Geo. Fl. Ogden fell dead on the street on
Monday of last week, and the Co. Com
| missioners appointed another to take his
place. Hon. A. H. Fulton OF that county
also died suddenly last week.
The citizens of Kittanning are killing
copperhcad snakes on their streets. Its no
wonder the lawyers ofthe town have taken
a montL . vacation.
At Beaver Falls Monday, Judge Wick
ham granted rule on Billy Martin to
show cause why he should not be disbar-
red.
Two people were killed by sunstroke in
Pittsburg Monday.
John McQuiston, a Lawrence county
farmer, has young colt whose head be-
came fastened in fence few days ago in
such peculiar way that the ears prevent
ed its release. The colts dam, very sa-
gacious animal, cody bit the ears off and
extrieated her offspring. Do animals rea-
sonf
"A Meadville resident is the only man
who has yet come forward with an origi-
nal suggestion worthy of note for the
worldss fair in Chicago. His device, if
practicable, will be both pleasure giving
and money making. He wants mammoth
swing, 500 feet high, erected to be operat-
ed by electricity. 1t will support hand
some car which will carry so persons Ac-
cording to the designers calculation, the car
will swing q distance of ,25O feet. AT
the extremity of each sweep it will lift
the passengers height of AGO feet, affording
them flash view of the exposition, the
city, surrounding country and lake. Mid
way in it's flight the car will travel swifter
than bird and faster than mile minute
1t is to be SO stupe ndous and startling that
it will be dubbed the eighth wonder of the
world.
Black mildew has attacked Berks county
wheat fields.
Two jurors in the Garrison murder case
at Wheeling o., have been arrested for
perjury, and a new trial for Garrison will
follow
While small circus was showing in
Linesville, Crawford county, thimble-
game expert worked the assembled wisdom
Of the town for upwards Of $400.
In the case Of Com. VS.. Geo. NJ. Win
chester of Titusville, indicted for the kill
ing Of Johny Barnes with a spring gun
which defendant had set in his store to
cripple a burglar, the jury brought
verdict of not guilty, and county to pay
the costs. The jury were out six hours.
Two other men, Thompson and Gilbert,
were indicted with Winchester on the same
charge.
A we'll dressed oily -tongued stranger,
has duped rs Bucks county farmers to the
extent OF 5000. He could talk Pennsyl-
vania Dutch like native, and persuaded
the farmers that every one who purchased
ticket Of the lottery corporation he rep
resented would draw a wagon, a watch,
piano, or a money prize The sharper beat
his victims out of sums from $40 to 800.
The verdict in case tried in court at
Mercer Pa, a couple Of weeks ago is a
warning to careless supervisors and town
ship authorities. 1t was the case Of WIN.
NJ. Scurry vs. Fairview township, brought
to recover damages for loss Of horse,
caused by washout in township road.
The plaintiff proved that the road had
been left by the authorities in an unsafe
condition for 40 days or more, and that
he had used due diligence in handling his
horse. The jury took "a hours to weigh
the evidence, and several times wanted to
give it up without decision but the court
told them it was plain case and that un-
der their oaths he didn't think it reasonable
they should not agree. A verdict was fl
nally rendered for the entire claim, $lI7.-
so, and interest, in all amounting TO
$12l.96. As the costs in the case are con-
siderable more, it is probable Fairview
township would have found IL considerably
cheaper to have repaired the washout more
promptly tly.-Conneautville Courier.