Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
NEIGHBoRHoOD NOTES.

The Oil City Derrick says man il
Nenango county, who has been in the
habit of drinking gallon of whiskey day
has been cured by the heeley treatment.
The Meadvine Tribune Republican has
been sued for libel by a man whose whisk-
ersiwere referred to in uncomplimentary
terms.
George Kilgore, of Blairsville, brake
man on the West Penn Railroad, while
making a coupling lately had his clothes
caught on the car and was thrown under the
wheels, by which one arm and one leg
were cut off. He lived long enough TO
bid good bye to his wife and eight children
His oldest boy is Is years of age. As the
wife of the dying man and their group OF
little children gathered about him to take
their last loving goodbye, the scene was
one Of the most pathetic ever witnessed by
those present and caused the tears to flow
freely.
At Franklin, Thursday, farmer Winans
was convicted of burglary. He is Go years
of age. On Friday the Court sentenced him
to five years in the penitentiary.
The Delamater estate will pay from to
10 cents on the dollar.
By an ordinance enacted at the city of
Scranton all tramps found in its limits will
be arrested as yagrants and they will be
put to work upon the streets with ball and
chain attached: and no work, no grub.
Joseph David, teamster, of Youngs-
town. while eating dinner lately, tossed
knife to his wife to cut some bread but the
blade struck her on the left side of the
head, penetrating the skull, the point re-
naming until removed by surgeon. The
family claim it was accidental. Some
men have peculiar ways of showing their
love and appreciation for their wives
Mrs. Herman Probst, of Sharpsburg,
died suddenly last Saturday, from an over
dose of Jamaca ginger.
DR.. NJ. d. McCandless, of Youngstown
o. was found lfeless in his sleigh lately.
He was quite wealthy and his laughter,
now a Mrs. Mcclure of Armstrong Co, will
inherit his wealth.
The jamestown Axe Company has in
creased the capacity of its plant by the
addition of new machinery, etc. The
works turn out ], 200 axes per day,
Lancaster county, Pa, it appears, still
stands at the head of all the tobacco grow
ing countries in the United States, with
her 1927, 800 pounds grown in the sea
son of 1891. The crop sold for 81, 249, ,090
Two hunters of Clearfield county who
were in the wilds of the mountains last
Saturday found dead man in Andy
Reese's camp on Boon's mountain. The
dead mans name was John Gilland and
for several years he has lived alone there
in the mountain Businesses, with no com
panion but his dog, save when hunting
party would locate at the camp for short
season, For months at time he never
saw civilization. living exclusively on the
game and fish he could shoot and catch.
For long time he lived in hut made of
bark, fashioned like an Indian tepee He
wandered over the mountains with dog
and gun, and seemed to enjoy his solitary
existance. When found, it was evident
that re had been dead several days, per-
haps weeks. and the gaunt and emaciated
form Of his faithful dog was by his side,
almost dead from starvation Aud he
would no doubt have remained there and
died by the side of his dead master, and
never dreamed of deserting his post. Dogs
sometimes do things that make us ashamed
of our humanity. The body was taken to
Clearfeld and buried on Monday. 1t is
presumed that the man died of pneumonia,
or some kindred disease, as he had pull
monary trouble.