Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-07-01
NEIGHRoRHoop NOTES.

Monday, seventy-two stones, the smallest
Of which was as large as a hazelnnt were
taken from the gail bag of a French WON
an, the mother Of eighteen children. and
she is expected to recover.
Three suicides occurred in Allegheny
Co. one day last week. One man hung
himself, one threw himself in front of a
locomotive, and the other drowned him
self in the Monongahela.
1t is a singular fact that very frequently
a days lapse in the insurance of property
proves to be the disastrous day TO the
property owner. Recently the restaurant
of Peter Peel, at Orangeville, Venango Co.,
was burned with its contents, involving a
loss Of :, 200 to $500 The insurance
had expired the day before.
Thomas Montgomery, wealthy farmer
Of Armstrong county, was caught BY the
tin-box game, to the tune of sc, 500, few
days ago. His own story Of the affair is as
follows:
While be was at work on his farm near
Kittauning on Tuesday a stranger drove
up and said that ke was son of Judge
Gregg or Greer, of Pittsburg, and wanted
to buy a farm of 200 or 800 acres, and made
Montgomery agree to go with him on
Wednesday morning and examine the
Wallace farm nearby. About s o'clock
that day the stranger again drove up and
| they at once went to the Wallace farm
where they saw man with field glass
viewing landscape. He stated that he
was the agent for the farm and was look
ing for q purchaser who had the ready
money to put into it. He asked, however,
$4,000 for the place. Montgomery told
his friend that this was a very reasonable
price for such good farm and advised him
| to purchase it. But one obstacle was in
the way for the eonsummation of the
| transaction, and that was the fact that the
first stranger had only So 500 with him.
Nothing abashed he asked Montgomery to
loan him Sc, 500 and take first mortgage
On the farm, which Montgomery agreed to
do. They came to Kittanning when
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then went to where Montgomery lives.
Suddenly the agent for the Wallace farm
appeared with a telegram for the purchas-
er calling him to Pittsburg. Hastily pull
ing roll of bills out of his pocket he
thrust it into box and told Montgomery
| to put his Sc 500 into it, and then the box
| would be locked and entrusted to Mont
gomery overnight, when they would meet
him again and complete the sale. Mont
gomery consented easily, and box sup
posed to contain the money was handed
him, while the two men at once got in the
buggy and made their escape. Montgom
cry never suspected he could be film fam
med and so went all the way to Ford City
before he began to think of the strange
method Of procedure. He called for
hatchet and breaking the box open could
find only stone. Then he gave the alarm
but by that time the men were faraway.
A reward Of $500 has been offered for the
arrest of the swindlers, and $500 for the
recovery Of the money. The following de-
scription is given of the sharpers: One is
six feet in height, weighs IT'S pounds,
complexion reddish, mustache sandy, ting
ed with gray, hair nearly red; the other is
5 feet 8 inches in height, complexion dark,
smooth face and has squint in his left
eye.
Chinese Bombs, large torpedoes,
yellow jacks, red jems, cannon crack
ers, pin wheels and red lights for sale
at j. +. Il. Stehle's
The Standard.
When you see 1t you will become
patron at once. II. IL r.
Money to loan-Inquire of +.
S. Purviance, Huselton block, cor.
Main and Diamond, Butler Pa
Don't forget US on Hosiery and
Gloves, we always have the best ut
lowest prices
l.. SrEIN & Sons.
Fire crackers of all kinds at
j. f. Il. Stehle's.
Ladies and Misses Cloaks in great
variety at lowest prices at
L. STEIN & SONS.
Justices and Constables Fee
Bills, printed on cardboard, suitable
for posting-for sale at this Office.