Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-20
NRIaHaoRHoop NOTES.


The 5-year-old son of II. r. Burton
who resides near Csntreville, Crawford
county, was choked to death lately, by
piece of chestnut becoming lodged in his
throat All efforts made by the child's
mother to dislodge it were unavailing and
he died few moments after his condition
was first discovered.
Three Johnstown young ladies, between
16 and 20 years of age, have been held for
court on q charge of disturbing religious
meeting. They giggled sudibly and other
wise misbehaved during prayer. AT pre-
liminary hearing in e1tenuation of their
conduct, the young ladies stated that big
black spider ran across the hand of one Of
their number making her jump, which
caused the others to laugh. Another
reason for their merrinent was the break
ing down of seat occupied by very fat
woman and her precipitation to the
floor.
John W. Books, who was defeated for
the Repub licsn nom ination for Sheriff of
Indiana county at the primary election last
spring, recently filed his nomination papers
as an Independent candidate, and on Mon
day made an information against A. 5.
Campbell, D. W. Simpson and D. Walker
Smith, charging them with malicious libel
in connection with the circulating of the
mortgage circular" during the campaign.
The acc used entered bail for court, and,
as an Offset, Mr.. Simpson made an in
formation against Mr.. Books, charging him
with indulging in the practice of gam
bling.
The farmers residing along the eastern
border OF westm oreland county have tax
en- preliminary steps in the direction OF Or
gsnizing q vigilance committee for thepur-
pose Of Furnishing the outlaws who have
been terrorizing that section by robbing.
Until all the crops are housed, in certain
localities the highways viii be pstroled by
armed men. Some Of the vigilantes will
be under pay, but more than half of the
whole organisation are property owners and
will do patrol duty under . system that
will keep the volunteers out of bed but two
nights in week.
An accident occurred i n Emlenton near
the school house, lately, that might have
resulted much more seriously than it did.
George Lusher and his two Sons, Perry and
Harry. of Rockland township, were on
their way to Pennington where they
were doing job of plsstering, and while
coming down Shippenvils street the three
year-old colt they were driving frightened
at the noise of the school children, and be-
coming unmansgeable kicked one thill off
the buggy and turned it over the little hill
there. The colt then became free from the
buggy AID ran out Hill street and into the
woods going about one mile away. The
three gentlemen iell under the buggy and
two were injured while Harry Lusher was
not injured in the least. The father,
George Lusher, received bad cut near the
right eye and his right side was hurt caus-
ing considerable trouble and annoyance.
Perry Lusher was cut on the forehead and
his right knee was very badly sprainsd be-
sides he received several other bruises
about his person.
Two unsucoessful attempts have lately
been made to burn the Kittanning school
building, one of the attempts being made
by boy who had been reprimanded by
his teacher.
For several weeks past managers of the
mills in New Castle have been discharging
Italians and hiring Americans. This has
stirred up very bitter feeling among the
Italians, which eliminated last Thursday
in an attack by about 200 hundred foreign
ers upon . small party of American work
men who had assembled in the plate-mill
in anticipation of its starting. The Italians
attempted to drive the Americans from
the field and take possession of the works. A
desperate fight ensued during which stones
and clubs were freely used. The Ameri-
cans were reinforced and the Italians
finally driven off. Several were badly in
jured. Tho feeling there is very strong
against the foreigners, and it is almost i'm
possible for them to obtain work.
A ten-year- old Elmira boy named Cum
ningham few days ago sat down on the
sharp point Of q slate pencil which a
schoolmate mischiovously held on the seat.
The pencil penetrated the flesh, and
portion of it broke off near the bowels.
The boy is in critical condition and suf-
fers terrible agony.
The largest rattlesnske seen in Penn
sylvania this summer was killed on the
mountains near Tyrone, in Blair county.
1t was not quite eight feet long, and had
twenty y-eight rattles.
Barnum q Bailey's. greatest show on
earth lost several thousand dollars in
Altoona last Saturday. A terrific gale
blew the smaller tents down as fast as
they were put up and it was impossible to
get the big tent up. No exhibition was
given and thousands of disappointed peo-
pie watched the circus leave that even
ng.
Welty's big carpet store on Federal st.
Allegheny, was closed by the Sheriff
Wednesday, on executions aggregating.
800, 900.
3. W. Carol, a Pittsburg man against
whom the q. S. Grand Jury found a true
bill, this week, committed suicide by
shooting himself W ednesday morning.