Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-03-10
NEIoHBoRHooD NOTES.

Judge Wickham. Of Beaver county, has
decided that the Economic Society is not
n need OF a Receiver
Elmer Coloney, Tioga boy swallowed
two pennies the other day. His frantic
mother took him in haste TO physician.
After quizzing the boy the doctor asked:
"are they counterfeit7'' NO, ssid the
thoroughly frightened parent; "whyl"
well, ifnot, they viii pass said the
doctor gravely.
Joseph Zetsock, a Polander of Johns
town, made bet that be could drink two
quarts OF alcohol in 10 minutes. lie won
half the bet, but before he could tackle the
other quart his spirit skipped over the
divide.
William Clark, the Oldest citizen Of
Mercer county, Pa, died on the evening
of Feb 18th at his home in Clarksville
His death was the result Of remarkably old
age, for he was within a few months of
completing his 99th year.
There was a singular double elopement
a day or two since in Braddock, Pa. Two
daughters of John Kinney, a business man,
eloped within 24 hours of each other and
neither girl knew that the other was going
to do so. Eva, aged 20, went out Saturday
to visit a friend, and meeting George E.
Ward. a chemist, went to Cumberland
where they were married. Sue, aged II,
went to see what had become of Eva, but
instead. went to Youngstown and became
Mrs Henry C. ShaIlenberger, Jr. Every
body has been forgiven. The parents OBJ
jected only because of their youth.
The Court of Fayette Co., met in their
new Court House at Uniontown, Monday,
and was opened with prayer.
jamestown, n. Y, being the Mecca of
folks from Pennsylvania who wish to get
married quietly without going through the
license preliminaries, the people there
take it for granted that every man and wo-
man visiting the place together are on
matrimonial errand. This accounts for
curious mistake made the other day.
man and woman went to Jamestown to
attend to some business. They could
speak but little English, but that didn't
matter. It was easy for the bright hack
man to gather from their broken explana-
tions that they wanted to find Justice of
the Peace, and, as they were not too old,
of course they could have no business
with such an official but to get married.
So the bright hackman soon had them at
the right place, and the Squire had started
in on a marriage ceremony when he dis
covered it was not what was wanted.
Mayor GourIey has asked the Councils
of Pittsburgh to remove Chief Brown for
refusing to close the disorderly houses.
Hugh F. Dempsey and Robert Beatty
were taken to the penitentiary last Tues-
day.
Rev. s. B. Stewart, of Beaver Co. drop
ped dead, Tuesday
James VI. Hill of Tarentum, and Rosa
Rutzler cf Apollo were found lying in the
Allegheny Park, near the West Penn
freight depot, last Tuesday night with
their throats cut. The woman was dead,
and the man was dying, but in answer to
questions asserted that another man had
killed them.
In a coal mine unused for three years, in
Plaingrove township, Lawrence county,
John Martin, exploring for minerals for
the Juniata Land Company, found the skel-
eton of a man chained to a post in one of
the rooms. The remains are supposed 10
be those Of John Baird, soldier who dis
appeared while on a furlough during the
war. He came home to visit his sick wife,
found her dead and became insane. The
skeleton will be inferred beside the body of
his wife.
Judge Rayburn Of Armstrong Co..
granted seven retail and two wholesale
licenses for Kittanuing and three retail
licenses for Parker City. Distilleries were
licensed as follows: Heilman. Schenley,
Mahoning and the Guekenheimer Bros.
The increase of licenses granted over last
year is two.