Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-11-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Civil Court next week.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving day.
The plate glass manufacturers had a
meeting in Pittsburg, Tuesday, and
"combine" is talked of.
The house on the Vinroe farm, west OF
town, was burned Sunday evening. All
the furniture was saved.
johnny Stehle is filing up his store,
and the great Santa Claus Headquarters
will soon have its wonted holiday appear
ance.
Forty eight sleighs in an IN Usually
large freight car arrived for Aartincourt d
Co, this week. They are reducing their
stock preparatory to taking an invoice.
The well on the Alex Bell farm in
Washington twp. was cleaned ont lately,
and is making 40 barrels day. 1t is near
the two Shira wells, one of which is max
ing five barrels:
The oil market closed Tuesday at 525,
Wednesday at 52A, and the producers con-
tinue to wonder why, as the consumption
now largely exceeds the production. the
price does rot increase.
The ballots for the late. election, not
used, are in the possession of the "n earest
Jnstice OF the Peace and will be burn cd
before the next election. The new law
requires great waste of paper.
in the Pittsburg market reports, white
potatoes are now quoted ten cents higher
than red, and red ten cents higher than
mixed. Always buy potatoes of one sort
a. mixed potatoes do not cook together.
ID. b. Douthett, Esq, Of forward twp,
member elect of the Legislature, intends
having public sale of his stock, farming
implements, etc., on Friday the 18th; see
extended notice in another place.
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company
is out in circular letter assuring the pub
lie that there il no truth in its reported abb
sorbtion by the Western Union, and that
1t will remain an absolutely independent
and competing telegraph company.
But few ballots were marked wrong on
local tickets. About half dozen persons
in each ward of Butler, in splitting" their
ticket voted for two persons for one office,
and had their vote for that Office thrown
out.
The Producers Oil Co., has established
awarehouse in Butler, near the West Penn
depot. This company makes the best illum-
mating and lubricating oils known to the
trade, and they will be sold by all or near
ly all our grocers. Ask your grocers for
the Producers or Steelsmith oil.
Operations in the Brownsville field are
active. Lenz a. Schlagel's new well on
the Critchlow is rated at 100 bills, the
Thompson No. is making 20; wells are
drilling on the Thompson and Cowan farms
and rigs are building on the Heckert and
Dunbar.
Homestead continues to furnish some
news for the papers. The attack on the
two negroes is noted elsewhere; one mill
man shot and killed another, Tuesday
night; and Harrison Critchlow, formerly of
this county, had his leg crushed in the
mill. Tuesday, SO badly that it had to be
smputated.
ll-Under the Baker election law boroughs
and townships must make nominations for
officers to be elected at the February elec-
tion. The borough and township auditors
will see to having the tickets printed. In
boroughs all nominations must be certified
to the auditors at least five days before the
election and in the townships seven days
before. The tickets will all be printed on
one sheet, the same as the tickets for the
general election.
Some weeks ago Mr.. j. W. Wee ks,
who had been taking leases for Greenlee d
Forst came home from Pittsburg sick;
and he was in continual pain until death
relieved him on Wednesday of last week.
The physicians did not understand his
case, and insisted upon an autopsy, which
revealed the fact that his bile-duct was
covered with ulcers.
Oliver NJ. Kelly. an oil well driller
who lived near Petersville, died at the
West Penn Hospital, Pittsburg, last Tues
day, the victim of fight He had been
working in the Oakdale field, and on Fri
day last was at Willow Grove. There he
met Jack Killen. They took several
drinks together and finally got into an ar
gument. Words gave way to blows, and
Killen was getting the worst of it. AT
that moment West Harrington came along
and interfered in behalf Of Killen. The
fight lasted for few minutes after that
and then Kelley walked away. He had
only gone about 20 PAGES when Harrington
started after him on the run. Kelly turn
ed on his assailant and another scraI
started Harrington came out victor in
this scrimmage. He kicked Kelly severely
and then drew a knife and plunged it into
Harrington then fed
Dr. Clllom, of Oakdale, was at one,
called and gave the young man medica
attendance. 1t was found necessary to re.
move him to the West Penn Hospital
His arm was amputated shortly after he
was taken there. Blood poisoning followed
the amputation and this resulted in death
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