Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-09
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.

The Western Reserve" one of the fin
est steamers on the lakes, broke in two and
foundered on Lake Erie, few days ago,
and twenty-si six people drowned.
John Skinner was emsloyed by George
Feitner, prosperous farmer near Steuben-
vile, Ohio; they quarrelled; Feitner dis
charged Skinner; and Skinner shot Feitner.
his wife and her mother, and then himself
Ten thousand people were at the Taren-
tum Fair, Thursday.
The grocery store of David Jamison, at
Beaver Falls, was closed by the sheriff
last week The failure is due to tho strike
at the Carnegie Mill.
Postmaster Kelly of Lickingville, Clar
ion County, charged with duelling, was
found not guilty, at Clarion, at the late
term of court, and the costs were divided.
There were two counts in the indictment
against Mr.. Kelly. In the first count he
was charged with having on April l, 1892,
challenged one A. W. Kinch to fight with
him, the said J. W. Kelly, with deadly
weapons, to-wit: with swords, pistols,
guns and other deadly weapons, contrary
to the form of the act of Assembly in such
case made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. Tho second count
charged that the defendant did on the date
stated unlawfully publish and proclaim one
A W Kinch as a coward, and did then
use approbrious and abusive names and
language toward the said A. W. Kinch for
not accepting and fighting q duel with
him.
Meadville has at present about $40, 900
in the treasury. Why don't the Council
"rake'erf''
The biggest rattlesnake killed in Penn
sylvania this season was slaughtered by G.
C. Gray, of Tim Gray's Run, Lycoming
county. 1t was six feet long and had 80
rattles.
Oakdale, Allegheny County, has an cpl
demic of typhoid fever.
man named Foster, while opening
bundles of oats at Irahil, N. Y. struck the
hand of the feeder, whose name is un-
known, with his knife. The angered feed
or grasped Foster and threw him into the
separator, where he was ground to pieces.
Fosters brother saw the deed and killed
the murderer with pitchfork.
Pittsburg girl calls her lovor "Grover"
because he writes her letter every day.
A few weeks ago Mayor Hunt, of Oil
City, received letter from Charles P. Bor-
ditch, of Phil sdelphla, asking if the stories
published OF the bravery of John Halyday
Cor don, in saving lives during the flood
in that city, were true. Meyor Hunt
replied promptly that the stories were true
in every particular, and on Saturday last,
he received letter from Mr.. Borditch. en-
closing a check for 800, which the letter
explained, was an anonymous gift from a
lady of Philadelphia as testimonial other
admiration of Mr. Gordons bravery.
Warren county man recently TOOK the
law into his own hands ia way that may
cause him great deal of trouble. He had
been recently married, and party of boys
were giving lin charavari. Despite his
repeated requests that they 60 away and
cease to disturb him the gang of shouters
kept up the noise and racket until it be-
came unbearable and almost set the man
and his timid wife wild. As last resort
the husband brought ont his double barrel
led gun, loaded with bird shot, and fired
iuto the crowd. Two boys were badly
hurt, and one of them will be disfgured for
life, prob ably losing his eyesight.
Squire Aassie Beasely, of Aberdeen, O.,
died last Saturday. The Squire was elect
ed magistrate in 1869. He has held the
Office continuously ever since. In that
time he has married over 5000 couples.
He was born in Adams county in 1911.
Impecpnious couples often applied to be
married, and the Squire meyer turned them
away disconsolate. He died worth con-
siderable money, as the Office was one of
the most lucrative in the state of Ohio.