Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-11-06
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.

The barn of Michael John, Of Nth.
Buffalo twp. Armstrong Co., was destroy
ed by fire on Wednesday evening of last
week.
Peter Srader of Freeport was run down
and killed by an express train few .even-
ings ago.
A special auditing committee in Allie
gheny city has put Mayor Wymau inhot
water as to the city finances.
The principle business block Of Ellwood,
which contained O hardware store, butcher
shop, grocery, post Office etc. was burned
early last Sunday m lrning.
At the yailonia distillery, in Meadville,
lately, q little sleepy looking donkey near
" kicked the life out of two bull dogs that
attaked it.
Two young men of Oil City, returning
home intoxicated, one night last week. at
tempted to cross a railroad bridge, and fell
into the shallow creek, one had bis back
broken, and the other leg and arm
broken.
VIM. Mats0n, young man who stole
gold brick last August from the Wells Far
go Exprers Co. at Mohawk, Plumas equity,
Col, was captured this week at New Cas-
tie, Pa. He had sold the brick in Denver
for $4,000
The Cross grist mill, one of the old
industries of Clintonville, caught fire last
week and was totally consumed. The mill
was owned by Hoffman d Mckee. An oil
well rig standing close to it and l50 bbls.
of oil were also burnt. The fire was
caused by the smoke stack blowing down
against the building. Loss about $1,000;
no insurance
4 black bear was killed last weekpin
West Spring twp Er1e county, and was on
exhibition in Cory. 1t was an ovation for.
bruin and hundreds paid him visit who
had never before seen bear of home pro
duction. It's marked weighed was 275
pounds
A bad wreck occurred at the Greenville
rolling mill on Tuesday morning. The
goYernor.belt on the engine of the 10 inch
mill slipped and the engine ran away. Six
fly wheels burst, thro wing their pieces in
every direction. Five employees were in
jured by the flying pieces, bat not serious
", and much valuable machinery was
wrecked. The damages will amount to
$4,000 or $4,000
three ton fly wheel, ten feet diameter.
drying the guide mill in the Hubbard roll
ing mill, flew to pieces few days ago,
breaking into ten sections. One of these
went up through the roof landing seveIal
hundred feet away, while the other pieces
were hurled in other directions, demolish-
ing everything in their way, yet not
single employee was bit or hurt.
Quite a sensation was created.on one of
the streets of Meadville on Tuesday by two
citizens, one of whom was gesticulating in
a wild manner and making movements as
if about to annihilate the other fellow. A
crowd speedily gathered around to witness
the impending tragedy, when it was dis
covered that. the frenzied speaker was
merely illustrating how he had landed
four pound bass hat day.
A few days ago Katie Cole, of Potts
town, Pa, dropped dead from effects of
tight lacing. About the same Itime Miss
Emma Bowers, a winsome brunette, of
Anderson, Ind, who had been suffering
from a supposed attack of pleurisy, was
found to he the victim Of broken rib, and
confessed to her physician that she had
sustained the injury in parting from her
best beau, George Gerrrick, few evenings
before. Thus in manifold ways is the
modern maiden beset with the dangers of
undue construction about the vitals.
At Clarion the gas companies combined,
and then raised rates; aud the people are
going back to coal The County Commits
sioners have advertised for bids for furnish
ing the Court House and Jail with coal.
The iron firm of j. p. Withersow d Co.
of New Castle is in financial straits.
While Yardmaster Thompson. of the
West Penn depot at Allegheny was over
seeing the clearing away of wreck at
Sharpsburg last Monday, a heavy rope
parted and a heavy iron hook struck Mr.
Thompson in the neck and nearly cut his
head OF.
Tho farmers throughout the Cumberland
Valley are some what dsheartened. Winter
wheat planted some weeks ago in that
Valley is already subject to the raYages of
the Hessian fly and in some sections 1t is
necessary to replanti whole fields which
have been destroyed. Several farmers
have already cOwmenced replantiug. On
some farms different variety OF tie bug
attacks tbe plant and thogs9uds. of the
pests swarm over the stalk.
A rather novel law suit occurred at indi- |
ana Co., few days ago Elijah Cyrus had |
q fine pumpkin vine. which exte nded itself |
through his fence into Moses Rearricks |
garden. Elijah went into Rearrick's gar
den for the pie frrit, amp Rearrick brought |
q suit against him bsfcre Squire Gutfy for