Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-11-10
NEIGHBoRHoo D NOTES.

An entire block on River avenue, Parker
was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night
of last week. The fire originated in bill
lard hall. The buildings burned were the
billiard hall, Kings barber shop, house
used as a residence and bakery by Mrs. d.
White, the postoffice, Floyd's music store,
p. D. Mobley's gents furnishing store.
wilkins and Fullerton's millinery and res
idence, T. Blair's stationery, the Western
Union Telegraph building, owned by d..
Turk, and the building used by John Lewis
as residence and eating house, and owned
By Mrs. Walrabenstein.
Chris Mardorfs tannery at Freeport, was
destroyed one night last week. The total
loss is placed at sI5 900.
A rare old deed passed through the Re-
corder's Office in Cambria county recently.
1t was drawn up in 1776, ard bears the
original signature of John Penn. one Of the
owners and Governor Of the Colonial Gov
ernment The deed is for tract of land
in Richmond township, Cambria county.
Mrs. Joseph A. Coulter has brought suit
against Pine township, Mercer county, for
$40, 600 dan.ages for the life Of her husband
who was killed few weeks ago while IN
the act of crossing bridge near town with
his portable engine, when the bridge broke
down, causing his death.
Some appreciation of the destitution pre-
vailing at Youngstown may be gathered
from the fact that 7S0 men applied for
work on the streets. The indicator says
that the applicants are given work in turn
and according to the priority of their ap-
plication. 1t is the idea to give each man
ten days work, and employing fifty men at
a time. Before work can be given to the
last applicants winter will be over.
The combination lock on the inner COM
partment of the postoffice safe at Sharon
refused to work on Wednesday of last
week nor would it yield during the day to
the efforts Of postmaster Caldwell or his
assistants. An expert locksmlth from
Meadville was sent for bat was not more
successful than had been the others, and
the dcor had finally to be cut through. AS
the carriers keys, the money order funds
and the stamps oi the Office were all in the
safe postmaster Caldwell and his as
sistants were put to a good deal of incon-
venience. A supply of stamps kept in the
First National Bank vault relieved the
situation somewhat.
Kitty, kitty, nice kitty" said a prom
inent Titusvillian to pretty black and
white animal on a curbstone, and he pre-
ceeded to pet it. Now he is wearing
pair of overalls and neighbor's coat, while
his suit of clothes lies buried in the barn
yard.
When James Newton Hill, of Tarentun,
was found By the side of Mrs. Rosa Rotzler
of Apollo, in a remote corner Of the ALE
gheny East Park on the night of the Sth of
March last, most people, including the doc
tors connected with the Allegheny General
Hospital, thought he would not live until
morning. The woman was dead and Hills
throat was cut from ear to ear. His wind
pipe was severed, and he was unable to
pronounce a monosyllable. His term on
this earth seemed surely ended. The po-
lice as well as everybody else, hardly
thought the case worth considering in the
face of existing circumstances. But James
Newton Hill still lives, and one week from
Monday next will be placed on trial FOR his
life. He is to-day an occupant of cell in
the county Jail, to all appearances as hale
and hearty as any ordinary robust indi-
vidual. Over feet tall he takes his daily |
exercise with sturdy vim. The incision in |
the throat, which doctors say will never |
heal, is still covered with q silver plating. |
He is the object of every attention from
the prison officials.
At a hearing in Kittanning Monday
b ifore justice ]. 7. Simpson, David Small,
one of the men suspected of having set
fire to Fndlay's stable last Tuesday hight,
was discharged owing to insufficient evil
dence. The other man, Fleming Schre-
congost, became impatient in Jail last Sat
urday and waived hearing, giving bail
for court.
In the same room that his father COM
mitted suicide twenty eight years ago
Henry j. Kundel Of Allegheny Co. took
his life. The weapon of the parent was
Colts revolver, and though it has lain for
over a score Of years unused, the son
brought it into play when the second crime
was committed. 1t was the original inten-
ton of Kunkel to kill his wife, but when
her life was saved by devoted son the
father took his own in the presence of his
A secret meeting of 80 delegates, repre-
senting all the trades unions in New Castle, |
waa held Saturday evening for the purpose
Of devising some means to secure cheaper |
living. The result was made known to-day |
when committees waited on grocers, butch
ers and coal dealers to ascertain what per |
cent. of reduction they would give if the |
trade of more than 900 persons were
thrown to them. A committee was also
appointed to organize trades assembly.
The different committees will reporte next
evening.
A fire in Armour d Cos. dressed meat
house in Allegheny, last Sundy evening,
did damage amounting to $4,000.
Armory Opera House.