Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-02-24
NE1oHBoRHooD NOTES.

The failure Of r. L. Walker the banker
and manufacturer of youngstown, o., Is
expected to financially ruin Gov. Mckinley
who endorsed for him for large amount
Judge Mehard acted upon the liquor
license applications for Mercer county, last
week. Three were granted in Greenvilie
the National and the Arlington hotels
and Wasser's restaurant. Two hotel IL
eenses were granted in Sharpsville, and
the st. Cloud pronounced San Cloo( IN
Mercer. Sharon got all the jorum joints
asked for, except two. In making his de-
eision Judge Mehard evolved new kink
in his plan Of leaving the matter to the
side having the greatest number of sig
natures. for or against. In Mercer town
the list Of remonstrances against the ot.
Cloud Hotel outnumbered the petitioners,
but the Judge took the ground that as
there was a preponderance OF male slgners
in the petition that paper Should be gwen
the greatest weight. so the hcence was
granted, the first in town for several years
In Sroneboro the wholesale license was
refused and the Lake House held over until
the suit against the proprietors IS settled
The greater part of West Newton, Pa,
was destroyed by fire last Saturday night:
There were several narrow escapes; and
the money loss is placed at SAC, OOO-
An Apollo, Armstrong county man, bru-
tally assaulted fourteen year old girl at
that place recently. About three hundred
indignant citizens procured rope with
the intention of lynching the wretch, but
a shrewd move on the part of the officer en-
abled him outwit the crowd and his prison
er was safely landed in the jail at Kittan-
ming.
New Castle claims to have increased its
population from 2, 800 to 5000 since the
census was taken IN 1890.
Cleartield county boasts of the champion
raw beef eater His name is Matt Kite,
and he flies pretty high. for he got away
with four pounds in 35 minutes one day
last week.
A Lebanon county farmer saw eight half
starved and halffrozen partridges sitting
in a fence corner. Procuring his gun, he
killed all of them, and took them to his
home. He boasted of his achieveme, Is,
and was arrested. Squire Bliver fined him
$50 and the cost of suit, so that each par
fridge cost him over SO.
Two Greenville youths were having a
practical exhibition of Kilkenny cat
light, by toing two cats by the tail and
hanging them over line. Humane Agent
Hobaugh heard of it and went for them.
When he arrived at the LACE the young
bloods had the cats strung over wire and
were enjoying the cruel sport with great
delight Mr.. Hobaugh collared the two
spectators and at once had the cats releas-
ed by the people that had been tornenting
them. In getting the cats from off the
wire the two boys were terribly scratched
about the face, neck, and hands, and sut-
fered as severely as the cats themselves.
Detectives Brown and Marshall of New
Castle have received written notices that
they are to be killed.
The police authorities there are confident
a branch of the Malta exists in that county.
A series of recent occurrences go far TO
strengthen the police declaration. There
are from 5000 To 1000 Italians in the
neighborhood. Iu the Lawrence Jail at the
present time is an Italian named Michele
Tenora He will be tried at the March
term of court for the murder OF his son-in-
laws brother, Luigo Di Marschi, at Eli
wood last July He meant to kill Marschi,
but only wounded him, and murdered his
brother He escaped but was subsequently
caught in Wisconsion and returned here
few years ago. When he returned he had
only few dollars.
The Italians who act as court Interpreters
here say that Tenora is a member of the
Malta. There has been raised among the
Italial in that county nearly 81 900 to aid
in his defense, and William S. Anderson,
the great criminal lawyer of Youngstown.
will have charge of his side of the case.