Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-29
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES

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Saturday.
The jury in the case of Taylor vs. Mercer
county, tried at Meadville last week, gave
Taylor $1,000.
Thos. Shannon, the defsulting cashier of
the P. & W, at New Castle, was sent to
the pen for years and 10 months.
Davidson and Jones who pleaded guilty
to robbing railroad stations in Allegheny
county were sent to the pen for nine years;
and the District Attorney expects to have
enough evidence to find a bill against
them for the murder of Farraster.
A farmer living near Perth, Fulton
county, helped steal his own hog the other
night He was awakened from bis sleep
in the middle Of the night and asked by
two men to assist them in loading a hog
which had tumbled out of the crate in their
wagon. He willingly gave a helping hand
and then returned to quiet slumbers. The
next morning he went to feed his porker,
but there was no porker to feed. 1t then
dawned upon him that be had helped
load his own hog in the wagon the night
before.
In the Cambria county court last week
the case OF Mrs Agnes Duncan. of Blairs-
vile against John c. Pender, of Johnstown,
was tried At Mrs. Duncan's public sale
Pender bought horse, harness, &c, his
purchases amounting to $50. He refused
payment, alleging that he was buying for
one of Mrs. DIS creditors The jury gave
her verdict for $50 with interest.
The large barn owned by the Bowser
brothers, on the Keystone Stock farm neal
Kittanning was destroyed by FIVE Christ
mas morning. twenty-five horses perish
ed and two men made a narrow escape.
The fire is attributed to ineendiarism. The
loss is put at 10000; insurance, about
So, 900. OF the horses burned, those best
known were Montaigne, 2274; Chimbrinoi
2.2si; Halleck, half mile, 1.l9; Juanitai
2 291: Major Mont, 0zelna, J. G.. Wilkes
and Jay Gee, 237. The last two belonged
| to j. g. Beale, of Leechburg.
Sampson Getholtz, Slipperyrock town
ship, Lawrence county, farmer, thought
he would surprise his family Sunday nlgh
by sliding down the old-fsshioned chimney
and impersonating Santa Claus. He tied
rope to the top and made the passage 81
right until he reached the center OF thu
chimney, where he stuck fast. Gethoit'
was unable to draw himself up, and finally
yelled for aid. Members of the family die
not recognize his smothered voice, and raI
from tho house terror stricken. Neighbor
were summoned, and after much difficulty
Getholtz made himself known. Th'
chimney was torn down level with th'
root, a rope was lowered, and by the unite'
efforts of three men Gethoitz was pulled
out
It's hard to imagine a more awkward
and disgusting mlshap than that whicl
overlook Columbus G. Kean, OF Venang'
county, one day last week. He was OF
his way to Titusville with load of turkeys
While en- route the door Of the coop be
came unfastened, and when Mr.. Kean wa
nearing Titusville he discovered that Is o
the best Of the birds had ayailed them
selves of stopover privileges and had taker
to the woods along the journey.
The teaching Of the German language i
one of the features of the Titusville publi
schools. There are nearly one hundre'
pupils in the German classes. This line o
study is gaining in popularity. and III
system employed shows very satisfactor.
results In behalf of the teaching o
German in the schools, the Herald say
that to be able to speak the language is o
great benefit in commercial and profession
al life in this country; also, that the litera
ture of the language is exceedingly rich il
philosophy, science and art.
Sharon is stirred up by a sensation
Richard Pew, Albert Clark and DaviC
Williams citizens of good reputation, ,wer
arrested last Wednesday charged with i'm
plication in the robbery Of the residence o
Mrs. Sarah Williams, near Bloomfield
several weeks ago, and also with beinj
connected with the Reeder robbery. Unde
the floor of a room in the PeS house wa
found vast quantity Of household goods
some of which Mrs. Williams identified a
her own. Pew says he got the goods in
legitimate way, but the detective thinks h
has made no mistake.
year or more ago the st. Louis Stee
Range Company sent number of wagon
and men into Indiana county for the pur
pose of selling their stoves from house u
house Then were making many sale
when they were brought to q sudden stoI
by a fellow named Danny Williams, who
as he said, in the interest of the integrity
of the law, had the drivers Of the wagon,
arrested for peddling in Indiana county
without a license and in violation Of law
The cases were heard before George Row
Esq and host Of witnesses were heard
The case, for various reasons, attracted
much attention. Williams, the prosecutor
took a deep interest in the controversy, bu
swOre that he was only prosecuting the
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maintained or words to that effect. The
tact that the penalty if the parties should
be convicted, was fine of 800 in each
case, and tbat the prosecutor was entitled
to half the fine, bad 10 weight with him,
Of course. He is not built that way. But,
at all events, he pushed the cases with
vigor and the justice, after due deliberation,
rendered decision adverse to the Stove
Company, and the judgments, amounting
to some $1,000 was recorded against them.
But tho Stove Company is big corpor-
alton and declined to allow the matter to
rest at that. They appealed the matter to
court, and the case was heard by Judge
Greer, OF Butler, while holding court at
this place some months since. On Friday
last, in a lengthy opinion, Judge Greer de-
cided the case against Williams and in
favor of the company. The costs amount
to a couple of hundred dollars, which the
prosecutor will have To pay.
| GOVERNOR MITCHELL, of Florida, seems
to be quite in earnest in bis purpose to pre-
| vent. within bis State the proposed fight