Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-05-05
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.

Berks county auditors disallowed an item
of -, 600 IN the commissioners accounts
for indexing books and $50 for beer used at
the almshouse.
Mrs. George Fink, wife Of prominent
Druggist at Irwin, Westmorland county
gave her baby half teaspoonful of land
anum in mistake for some other medicine
Soon discovering her mistake, two
physicians were summoned, but despite
their efforts the infant died.
There died in Redbank township. Arm
strong county, last week, John Schrec-
ongost, who had reached the advanced age
OF about lO4 years. His simple habits and
and good natured disposition is said TO
have added many years to his life.
The licenses recently granted in Pitts
burg Allegheny and McKeesport number
592 OF the fees, 500 on each goes to the
county. which viii get $50, 200; Pittsburg
gets 1881 600; Allegheny Sl26 600, and
McKeesport $25, 600, total of s592, 000
Mrs. L. E. Finney, the young wife of a
prosperous young merchant of Huntsville,
Ark, has distinguished herself BY present
ing her husband with FIVE bouncing baby
girls within the short space of IL months
Last May Mrs. Finney gave birth to two
girl babies, both of whom are living and
are well developed children. Yesterday
Mrs. Flnney again increased the family by
three more girls. Mrs. Finney is about %
years old and weighs l40 pounds.
The Lawrence county clock for the
Columbian Exposition is completed. The
time-piece contains 334 pieces of 20 differ
ent varieties, all of which are indigenous
n Tha ia
signed by Architect C. G. Thayer. and
constructed by Philo McCaslin, the finish
ishing being done at the New Castle Street
Car works. The works were designed at
the establishment of C. Hanna, where it
was on exhibition that week. 1t is 10!
feet high, and 36x20 inches in width. Each
piece OF wood was hand turned. Beneath
the works is cabinet containing Lawrence
county minerals. As heretofore published;
after the Fair closes, the CLOCK will be
placed in the Shenango Valley Hospital of
this city. As a whole it is very pretty
piece eff workmanship.
Jacob Letter, of Thompsontown, Perry
county, has wonderful curiosity. 1t is a
living hog without cuticle, or hide. The
animal was being fattened for pork when
he took sick, and in a few days the skin
came loose from the shoulder and dropped
of. The first Mr.. Letter knew of the hog
losing his skin was when he noticed the
animal eating it in the pen. The animal
is still living and seems to be improving in
health.
THE storm which destroyed the town of
Cisco, Tex. Saturday night was one of Pc
culiar violence. The community number
ed about two thousand. and not less than
go buildings are reported in ruins, with
very heavy loss of life The largest and
most substantial structures were demol-
ished as completely as those of less stabili-
ty and strength. The storm approach ed
the town from two directions, southwest
and northwest. and seemed to expend its
greatest fury over the i'll fated town. Its
track showed wide swath two miles west
and three miles east of Cisco and its work
was both swift and terrible. A large pro-
portion of those buried in the ruins or
caught up in the vortex are said to be fa-
tally injured. Hundreds of people were
left without food or shelter and appeals for
aid have been seLt forth to the nearest
points and are being promptly responded
to. The usual phenomena which charac-
terlze tornadoes were present in this case.
An iron safe was lifted from a stOre-room
and hurled across the street with such vio-
lence that it was forced through a brick
wall and buried itself in the cellar. In
contrast with this performance of the irate
storm king was the carrying of 7-year-old
girl clear across the town and letting her
down so gently that she received no in
jury.