Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-15
NEIGHRoRHooD NOTES.

cal fraternity Of Bethlehem, Pa. Albert |
Ruede a lad of 10, has died of an unknown |
complaint, the principal symptom of which
was an overpowering desire for sleep. |
While walking or at work he would pass
into sleepy stupor from which it would
be difficult to arouse him. Last Sunday
noon he dozed off into tranquil sleep from
which he never awoke.
A terrific hail storm passed over Clarion,
Jefferson, Clearfield and other counties,
last Thursday evening, breaking windows,
emitting vines and fruit trees, etc. At Mt.
Pleasant hailstones measuring eight inches
around covered the ground. curious
feature of the storm was the upsetting OF
freight train on the B. R. & P. R. R.
At New Castle, Thursday, Mrs. Straw
heeker and her two daughters were con-
vieted of causing the death of a young man
named Masonheimer Masonheimer was
IS years of age His parents owned
farm adjoining that of the Strawheckers,
and until last summer they were on friend
II relations. The young man and the
girls attended the same school and at
night met each other at country parties.
For time the young mans attentions
were bestowed equally upon each girl, but
he had began to show strong inclination
for the society of the younger. The seeds
of jealousy in the heart of the other sister
bore fruit in prejudicing the girls paren IS
against the suit of Masonheimer. He was
forbidden the house and the hatred of Mrs,
Strawhecker grew so intense that she fin
ally enlisted the aid of Emma and Anna in
making an assault upon Masonheimer. The
three women, armed with a heavy rope,
switches.and bucket of swamp muck,
met the young man in lonely lane near
their home one evening as he was return
ing from New Castle. They caught him,
whipped him numerically, threw him down
and plastered his face with the black
dirt. They were still beating him when
he was rescued by farmer, who happened
to be going along the road. The young
mans nervous system was completely un-
| strung by the terrible ordeal, and he sick
ened and died soon after.
A thrilling incident occurred in connec
ton with a balloon ascension at the state
f air grounds at Wheeling, last Thursday.
Just as the balloon that was to carry Prof.
Tranor up was let loose from its anchor
age William Sayers, his assistant, got one
of his feet entangled in the rope by which
the parachute was suspended from the
balloo inland was carried upward. Fortu-
nateIy the rope frightened ON his foot and
held him firmly but the thousands of
spectators altered cry of horror when
they saw him lifted feet foremost for seve-
raj thousand feet. The loop which held
him remained firm until the balloon land
ed in West VIII ceiling, on the Ohio side of
the river. The young man escaped un-
hurt.
One of the young men implicated in the
robberies which have taken place in En-
lenton, and several places down the river,
has been caught, and at the present time
languishes in the Kittanning Jail. He is
an Emlenton man, and his parents are
among the most respected of that commu-
| nifty.
A shocking accident occ urred lately near
Oleopolis, nine miles above Oil City. A.
S. Smith, of McClntockville, was the
postmaster at 0leopolis and kept store
there when the place was lively oil town.
1t has been his custom since then to go in
to camp each year with his boys near their
old home, and following that custom, they
went into camp Saturday. Paul, one of
the boys, who had been out along the
river with a gun loaded with buckshot,
shot the load from the gun before entering
the shanty, discharged it into clump of
bushes near the river. The younger son,
Albert was soon missed, and a search re
suited in finding him dead in the bushes
into which the gun had bcen fired. He
had been struck by several of the buckshot
and instantly killed.
Several cattle belonging to farmers in
the neighborhood of Tarentum were killed
in the fields by unknown parties one
night last week and the meat carried off,
the hides and entrails being left behind.
Farmers had better keep a watch on their
cattle.
New Kensington has been bothered for
some time past with number of disrepu-
table houses. Last week the authorities
ma de raid on them and nine "chippies"
and two robbins" were arrested and
lodged in the Greensburg Jail where they
will have to answer to court. The Green's
burg Democrat of Tuesday says: There
was decidedly pathetic scene in the court
room Friday afternoon during the trial of
the nine females of the Kensington houses
of i'll fame. While the prisoners sat in
the dock, under the stare of curious
throng, middle aged woman entered the
court room and Immediately began to
scrutinize the defendants in way that
attracted attention. Finally she fastened
Ter case on the youngest Of the party and
started directly toward her, exclam ing
half audibly: my God, it is my daughter
and she has come to this, and has been to
Jail too!..' The two women embraced and
wept bitterly, while the spectators were
deeply affected by the touching scene. A
tip stave then led the broken hearted moth |
er away to a seat and the next day the
wayward girls stepfather paid her fine and
tsok her home. The girl gave her name
as May Woods She ran away from her |
home on the fourth of July, since which |
time her parents were unable to locate her. |
The old couple bore the appearance of en-
inently respectable people and it is said |
they reside at Homestead, where the girl |
has a comfortable home and which she |
deserted to lead life of sin and shame
The Sharpsbnrg Herald says that the |
Plank road, between Millyale and Etna, is |
gaining an enviabe reputation. 1t seems |
as though it is not safe to traverse that 10. |
cality unless well armed. On last Monday |
Isaah George was returning from the city. |
He disposed of team of horses and had |
over 1900 on his person, which he was re-
lieved of by the knights Of the road, who |
made good their escape. Mr.. George said |
that early in the day he took three horses |
in to tho Allegheny markets and sold two. |
He said he passed Herr's Island and Mill |
vale without being mole sted but as he an |