Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-05-08
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES


Three thousand carpenters quit work last
Thursday in Pittsburg and began strike
for an eight-hour day, and were Joined by
the stonemasons and bricklayers. Strikes
were also reported at Beaver Falls, New
Castle, Youngstown and Chicago.
At Tifin. O., Thursday afternoon,
cyclone unroofed houses and barns, and
also blew down the tent of Sells circus,
killing one woman.
Richard Redick, an old colored man who
lives at Bridgewater, Beaver Co. claims to
have been born in Richmond on July 4,
l777. which would make him ia years old
by next 4th of July.
A lot of italian emigrants mum bering
about one hundred arrived in Pittsburg last
Thursday, and as they went up Smithfield
street the women carried huge packs on
their heads and marched along with their
arms folded on their breasts. They at
tracted great deal of attention, and were
followed by gang of street Arabs.
Near Mostoller's station, Somerset Go,
there is a sugar tree standing in the camb
of Albert Wright that is marvel in itself.
1t has been query for number OF years
by those who have gathered its water how
much it has produced in season, and
this spring they resolved to test the matter
by actual measurment. The tree meaures
TAI inches in circumference about IS inches
from the ground Two keelers were set,
with two wooden spiles each. During tie
season the water was carefully measured
and registered, and at the close the run it
has founl that the tree had produced 1894
gallons of water.
A stranger dropped in at certain farm
er's home few days ago and offered to
contract to paint his barn for five dollars.
The farmer was pleased with the offer, and
in return offered to paint the strangers nose
and eyes for nothing. They didn't deal.
Some farmers read the papers and are ia
miliar with the scheme of swindlers.
VIM d. Craig, well known grocer OF
New Castle, has disappeared, leaving his
wife and family in distress.
Altoona had $4,000 fire last Sunday
morning. 1t started in an ice house, and
burned two hotels.
John Sparks or John Wise, organized a
show, called Aliens, at East Brady last
winter and is now on the road with it.
A gas engine has been constructed in
Pittsburg that, the inventors says, will soon
end the days of steam.
A runaway horse at Lancaster had sense
enough to stop in front of an approaching
railroad train.
The Beaver Falls nail works has received
an order for 45, 900 kegs of nails, from one
source.
John Stroup, OF Pittsburg. is keeping bis
place open, and is serving his customers
from a neighboring bar and some lively
legal developments are anticipated.
The Delamater brothers Of Meadville
have failed to make good their proposed
SO cent settlement, and four members of
the late firm, including the late candidate
for Governor, were arrested last Satur-
day.
Jesse Ii. Lippincott, of Pittsburg, has
made an assignment to +. S. Wait for
benefit of creditors, giving preferences to
the Rochester Tumbler Co, his three sisters
and ]. A. Bush, his attorney.
There was another fuss in the coke region
near Uniontown last Monday, and another
striker was shot and killed
At New Castle, Monday, Judge Hazen
decided that there is no provision in present
laws for naturalizing Chinaman. and re-
fused papers to Lee Yung of that town.