Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-02-03
NEIoHBoRHooD NOTES.

Rev. Covert has entered suit against the
officers of the order of Solon Tor conspiracy
10 defraud.
According to Mrs. RussslFs evidence in
her suit against R. Il. Russell for divorce
at New Castle last Thursday. Russell is
cnnnubial TERROR Mrs. Russell told how
he had pointed firearms at her, how he had
knocked her down. how on one occasion
he had drawn a knife across her throat
She said her husband had threatened to
prosecute her brother, Rev. James Bran
don. of Westmoreland county, on charge
OF having committed felonious assault on
her year-old daughter. He bad told her
he knew the accusation would be false, but
all the same. It would be the means Of
driving her brother out of the ministry
He said Judge Martin would not dare TO
decide case against him, because, as he
alleged he and the Jud ge had been en-
gagged in several little specuiations TO
gether.
While John Dougherty was repairing
the electric wires in the elevator shaft of
Kaufmanu's store building in Pittsburg,
last Saturday, his foot slipped and he isl!
head-fi-st u lie pit, a distance OF 100 feet;
and though terribly bruised and cut, was
not killed.
Three Of the churches of Cambridge,
Crawford county, have united in revival
work The meetings are drawing large
crowds and promise general awakening
A company has been Incorporated al
Harrisburg To build an eletric street rail-
way between Philadelphia an d Lancaster
This lire, if built, will be the longest cleo
rrie road in existance.
Charles A. Hennig, dyer and scourer
of No 20 Federal street., Allegheny, was
found dead in his shop last Saturday morn
ing with his throat cut and his skull frac
tured. There is much mystery about the
case and tits not certain wether it was a su-
icide or a murder. Coroner Mcdowell thinks
it was murder, and the Allegheny police
say that their investigation has strength
ened the suicide theory.
The postmaster of Kittanning was in a
queer prediction one day last week. There
are two Frederick Jockeys residing IN
Valley township, Armstrong Co. Both
we're soldiers during the war of the rebel
lion. Within the past year both have been
granted pensions one of them only recent
ly Both get their mail at the Kittanning
pnstoffice. The postmark showed that
both We're mailed from Pittsburg the same
day. There was no way to distinguish
them so the postmaster bad to refuse to
deliver either Of them until he would write
Tor further information.
The Kittanuing Times tells this story OF
a sensible man While in that town Tues
day of last week, William Yeag'e, pur-
chased a cook stove. 1t was bitter cold
day. and the journey home was long one,
81 be just put piece of pipe on his stove
got some wood and some coal, started
fire in his stove and was warm the whole
way nome.
The people of Honey Brook, Pa, in the
bard-cGal region are alarmed With a
worked out coal mine beneath their feet
and few remaining pillars gradually sue
cumbing TO the ravages of fire which has
been burning for month, collapse OF
the surface is likely to occur at any mo-
ment. To be precipitatrd into the recesseS
Of an abandoned coal mine is bad enough,
but 10 tumble into seething furnace Is
100 much for even the sturdy miner.
The incendiary, who has been causing 50
much alarm in New Castle during he pat
three weeks. was captured last Monday.
He Is a boy about Is years, named William
Roberts. Mayor Brown began to suspect
nim about two weeks ago, when it was
found that he had always turned in the
alarm at the fire boxes. He has been
shadHwed during the past week and was
caught running away from stable, that
ne had fired that evening.
The Pitisburg q Western shops on River
avenue, First wand. Allegheny, including
the blacksmith and engine rooms, the me-
chanical departments and the round house
were totally destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning involving loss of about 800 600
GeInsD Knitting Yarn, sIeIisl
and Saxony Yarns at
l.. STEIN & SONS.
-Alway stop at the Hotel Waver-
ly when in Butler
Take your children to Zuver's
Gallery for Pictures that will suit
YOU. Postofice building