Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-06-09
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.

Fred Sheffner of Shsler twp, Allegheny
county, near Bennett Station on the West
Penn p P. shot his wife last Thursday,
and then tried to poison himself
Blanch Showers fell from a raft into the
river at Springdale, Allegheny county last
Thursday. Her brother tried to save her,
and both were drowned.
A drunken mob of men and women land
ed from steamboat at Economy last Sat
urday, and took possession of the town;
but were driven back to their boat by men
called in from the fields.
An amusing story is told of an aged gen.
tleman of rather peculiar actions who was
some time ago elected constable of q cer-
tain ward in Titusville. During his first visit
to the county seat, after his introduction
into Office, the judge took occasion to i'm
press upon the minds of the different con-
stables of the county who were present,
the Importance of living strictly up to the
law in the discharge of the various duties
connected with the high and important
offices, especially so in relation to making
semi-occasional visits to places in their
baliwicks where liquors were sold, in order
to see that the stringent liquor laws were
strictly enforced. A few days after he re-
turned home the constable in question re-
alizing the great Importance of his position,
started out to inspect the saloons in his
precinct About the first move he made
was to enter hntel, call the proprietor
aside and say to him in the strictest confii-
dende "John, as high constable of this
ward, in the fulflment of my duties as
that dignitary, and as per instructions from
his honor, the judge, am coming around
here in about half an hour to see that
everything is all right when l come as this
is matter of great Importance and the
law must be lived up to under my direc
ton"
A small black bug never before seen by
the farmers is said to be destroying the
corn crop in southern Chester county and
in Cecil county, Md. The bug eats the
stalk clean down to the roots.
owen Maloney fell from the top of one
of the Allegheny electric light towers last
Tuesday and was instantly killed.
Wilson Robinson, a farmer of Blair
county had terrible experience with a
vicious horse at his farm on Monday. He
was driving the animal in company with
several more into the barn. He struck it
with a whip, and the fierce brute at once
attacked him, kicking him with both feet.
He was hurled several feet, and as he arose
was attacked again, receiving kick that
fractured his jaw. The animal: seemed
content after this, and Mr.. Robinson stag
gered toward his house. He had nearly
reached it when the horse rushed at him
again and kicked him through the kitchen
door, fractuIing his skull. He will prob
ably die as result. The horse was shot
An enterprising swindler has been work
ing some of our neighboring towns very
successfully. He represents himself as the
agent for we'll known sewing machine
company sent to the town by the compan y
in question to pat all the machines of that
pcCulldI illhhc Ill OIuoI Tree Vi COsL. none
have refused, and all the machines have
received thorough overhauling, for which
no charge has been exacted. BY singu-
lar coincidence, however, every machine
examined is found to have an unexpected
Worn or broken part, and the charge for
replacing this varies from 81 to $40, which
the victim generally pays without muir
mur.
Findlay, O., is sad and desolate exam
pie of town whose boom has collapsed.
The town grew with astonishing rapidity
when gas was struck. Then the gas play
ed out and the naughty town began the
toboggan act. There are now 600 vacant
houses in the place. To add to the gloom
the big glass manufactures that located
there have agreed to move their plants,
not later than July lst, some removing to
Pennsylvania and the others To towns in
the Indiana gas fields. This exodus will
take about 4, 1000 people from the place.
This has been a backward season for the
swindlers who work the country districts.
However, industry continues to reap its
modest rewards lightning-rod artist
recently did missionary work near Green
vile and swindled Aaron Wasser out of
$l04 and Adam Hoifacker out Of $125.