Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-01-13
NErGHRoRHoop NOTES.

Malignant diphtheria has made it, ap-
pearanee at BAgdad, nea' Freeport-
At Braddock, Pa, Mary seidler deserted
Andrew Parker at the altar. went TO the
basement OF the church, changed her clothes
and started off. but Parker followed
her and slugged her on the reet
The immense brick and iron building
owned by p. Duff Il Sons. and located at
933 Penn Ave, Pitisburg. was destroyed
By fire last Thursday night. The upper
floors of the building were occupied by
Booth & Finn. the well known contract
ors; and by John K. Collins, the cigar
manufacturer; both of whom are heavy
losers. The house of James Werner, ad-
joining the Duff building, was wrecked.
The entire loss is put at s400, 900. Forty
millions of cigars belonging to Collins
Went up in flames and for three hours il
rained fire in that neighborhood.
Cook Hall, Nike Coleman and Tom
Hughes. the Postnfice robbers, were sen-
fenced by Judge Burlington of the U. s
Dit Court in Pittsburg, last Thursday.
Coleman was given fifteen years in the
penitentiary; Hughes twelve years; and
Hall SIX years An appeal was granted il
the cases of Coleman and Hughes.
A dozen robberies have lately occurred
in the southern and eastern psrts of Law
renee county, and many farmers OF these
sections of that county are sleeping with
shot guns and revolvers within reach Dur
i-g the past week or su the gang of burg
lars has been at work in the vicinity +
Princeton Several residences were enter |
ed in Slippery Rock township, john Aiken
losing $500 ami John n Moore. a wealthy |
old farmer about 20 years of age, sl2 and |
lot of silverware. Moore was alone when |
he answered the rap of the thieves at ths |
at the door. and notwithstanding his ad |
vsnced age. grappled with one of the |
robbers. but was quickly thrown to the floor |
and beaten into in+ensibility. The house |
was then searched, but all the money found |
was $l2, which was Aoore's person. |
Ii was some time after the thieves lett |
is now in precarious condition, and his |
ply sician has little hopes of his recovery. |
Vigilance committees have been organized. |
and young men, well armed, are now sta |
toned at the homes of aged couples.
Three years ago a WIlkesbsrre man was
arrested while dressing for his wedding, |
sanf .n r,rison vhara h. s.av.d p,tiI a dav !
or two ago. when liberated ON the coufss
sion of the real culprit, and met by his /
faithful afianced, driven to clergyman's |
house and married Who says the material |
for romances has disappeared from our
prosy land.
Harry L. Pontious, brakeman on the |
Low Grade r. r., was run over and killed |
while making coupling near Lawsenhsm |
q few days ago. The train was backing up |
and Mr.. Pontious stepped in TO adjust the |
link preparatory to making the coupling |
when he slipped on the frozen ties,
falling across the rails face down. |
wards, and before he could rise
the wheels passed over him at about the |
middle of his back, cutting him entirely |
in two and severing both arms from his |
body. As be fell he shouted and his shout
was heard by conductor Mccormick, who
was but a car length away, and upon turn
ing about be saw his fagman under the
cruel trucks
While some children were coastipg down |
the steep bill at Parker, a few days ago,
Edna Lusk had her leg broken. Fannie
Harrington was badly hurt, and all of oI Q
sled load were more or less injured. II Q
bnb-sleds run off and carried the children
over the river embsnkmeni.
At Pittsburg, Tuesday. ten of the Du-
quesne rioters were found guilty Of riot,
and two OF unlawful assembly.
Two big fy-wheels in Oliver & Roberts
iron mill in the S. 5. Pittsburg, weighing
twenty tons, went to pieces Tuesday. and
killed two men.
Two barns near New Castle were set on
fire, Sunday, and another next day. At
John Davidson's house the nccndinries
climbed under porch and saturated tig
pile uf kindlirg wood and the lower side Of
the porch with oil and then set fire To il.
The Democrats OF Pittsburg have nomi-
mated McKenns for Mayor, Gourley for
Controller, and Fleming for Treasurer.