Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-05-12
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.

The wife of Dallas Peyton OF Eittanainc
was arrested Friday night for the murder
OF her husband. A few nights previous a
a mysterious attack was made upon Pey-
ton. While he was asleep in his house a;
night boiler of hot water was poured
over him, Sealding him terribly Soon af-
ter his wife refused TO take care of him,
and he was removed to the poor farm,
where he died, his injuries being the direct
cause.
Geo Williams of Wheeling, was arrested
! Friday, for wrecking train. The case is
a peculiar one. Sometime since Williams
and his wife separated and Mrs Williams
went TO Weston to work in q hotel as a
waitress. On the day of the accident vii
| liams got word that she was returning on
th9 fated train and made threats that if he
| were sure she was on the train he would
wreck it, even if it killed every other pas
senger. The train was wrecked, and no.
body was killed; but two men were killed
and several were injured by one of the cars
slipping from the jacks while being replac-
ed on the tracks.
What is said to be the Oldest house in
Pennsylvania is situated near Cowansburg.
| The old residents of the community say
that General Washington stopped over
night at this same house while in that vi
cinity at or about the time General Brad
dock suffered defeat at Braddock's Fields
a cut or profile has been taken of this old
relic and sent to the Worlds Fair as a cur
| iositT
The one-hundredth anniversary of the
reformed Church in America was celebrat-
ed IN the Reformed church in Emlenton
last week. There was fair audience and
the church was beautifully decorated with
flags, flowers and potted plants.
Daniel Shoupe, who is now serving time
IN Jail at Uniontown, for non-payment of
costs, has an interesting history He serv-
ed as soldier during the whole of the war
OF the rebelling, and was one of the men
who acted as death-watch over Mrs. Suratt
for three days before she was executed
DE sprang the trap that hurled her into
eternity.
couple of hay fork swindlers were get
ting IN their work in Westmoreland coun-
" this spring and are now in Jail They
Were arrested IN Latrobe one day last week.
A newly married man at HazeIton
thrashed an editor because the headline
"A Horrible Bluhder," was placed hy mis-.
take over his marriage notice. Possibly
II the irate benedict had reserved iudge.
ment Tor few months he would have
agreed with the editor.
An epidemic similar to the distemper is
aiiilctlng the cattle in the vicinity of
Espeyyille, Mercer county. A large num-
Der OF animals have died and about so arc
seriously sick with the mysterious disease.
1t is claimed that Armstrong county
owns more bridges than any other county
"a lhe state. This is caused by the many
streams that traverse the county. Yet
they are all kept in good repair few if anv
accidents ever happen, and the outlay ior
eneir :., maintenance is exceedingly small
five. o'sN
Last week over one-r -r,rarod borsos ,-.o
Market Aoioel U inc EASTERN
Harry Evans, aged IA years, fell from a
second story window that he was clean
ing, at Sandy Lake on Friday last. and
allghting on his head on the pavement be-
low fractured his skull death resulting an
hour or two afterwards.
John Crecraft, well-to.d do farmer whose
residence was within q miles ofHydetown
Crawford Co., died suddenlyJuly Is last.
his illness lasting only 20 minutes. A
OF the neighbors suspected that all was not
right and committee visited Meadyille
and placed the matter in the hands of the
district attorney The coroner made an
investigation and physicians testified that
II looked like a case of poisoning. The
inquest has never been finished, but now
It is proposed to disinter the remains.
There was an insurance on the dead mans
life, paid up in favor of his wife, and the
company paid $500 in cancellation of the
claim. The wife and a former board er
named Newton afterwards moved to Ohio.
Thomas Foy, an ironworker, who sud
denly lett Youngstown nearly two years
ago, whose body it was supposed was
found hanging to the limb of a tree, sur
prlsed his wife and two children the other
day by quietly walking into the house, as
If be had been ont for a walk Foy SAYS
that at the time of his leaving he had been
on spree. He made his way to New
York, shipped as roustabout to Liverpool, |
and on his return went to Australia. Six
weeks ago he came back. and upon reach |
ing Scranton, first learned that he was sup
posed to have committed suicide. Though
his wife always maintained she believed
he was alive and would return. a small in
surance policy was paid TO her on the sup
position that he was dead.