Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-05
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES

Thirty four murders and seventy sui
cides occurred in Allegheny county last
year: and the steam railroads running
through the cities and county killed two
hundred persons.
Notice has been received, at Beaver
Falls, from the pension department that
pension of 81 per month has been allowed
to the baby of John P Kennedy, deceased
late of the Fifth Ohio battery, Light ar
tilIery, dating from the child's birth, Sep
tember 9, 1892, and continue until II
reaches the age of 10 years.
While suffering from insanity due 10 an
attack OF grip Swithin C.. Shortlidge, prin-
cipal of Shortlidge's Academy for young
men at Media, Pa, last Sunday, shot and
killed his wife while walking with her in
country road near that place. Shortlidge
is now ra7ing in a cell of the county Jail.
At the closing of the Mercer county
Teachers Institute at Greenville last Fri
day, the County Superintendent of Schools
created sensation by announcing that he
intended to make all teachers examina-
tions hereafter four times as hard as they
have been heretofore. and that even coun-
try teachers should have collegiate edu-
cation. AS the examination last year was
unusually hard, the announcement created
great CONSERVATION.
Here is the latest swindle. 1t has been
practiced in neighboring county. A
man, representing himself to be the ad-
vance agent for show, drives up to
farmhouse and agrees to pay the man OF
the house two dollars for the privilege Of
pasting bills on his barn. The bargain Is
made, the two dollars paid over and the
sharper asks the man to sign receipt Tor
the money. He does so and in few days
finds he has signed note for 5000 which a
third party asks him to pay. He says he
won't; but he does, all the same. He can't
get out of it. The note is in the hands of
an innocent" purchaser and the maker of
the note can put in no defence.
In the death of George Miller at Somer-
set, last Friday, that county lost one Of her
most remarkable characters. Miller was
seized with smallpox when only three
years old, and since then he has teen
totally blind. Some so years ago he
learned to make hand hay rakes, and be
made them so well and substantially that
be soon built up a large trade in this and
adjoining counties, and became known as
"the blind rake maker" Owing to his
| blindness he could not go into the woods
and cut down timber with which tC make
rakes, but he always accompanied the
wood choppers and selected the trees
which he desired cut down. His sense OF
touch was so fine and accurate that he
never made a mistake in selecting the right
kind of timber.
An unparalleled case of gall and ingrati-
tude by tramp occurred in Bridgewater
last week A big hearted citizen had
taken the tramp in and gave him breakfast
After finishing hearty meal, Mr.. Tramp
engaged in conversation with his benetac-
those soft. lily-white handsG' he asked.
'Those hands have not been hardened by
work for six years, and 1t will be six more
before they will be hardened again"
A Harlansburg correspondent writes;
at appears from late developments that
the solicitors for the creamery were fakes.
In order to induce persons to take stock
promises of positions, ETC., were made.
When the collector made his appearance
he would not recognise any contract made
by said solicitors, but demanded the hard
cash. As result several suits will be in
stituted within a few days"
Herbert Wiman, of Franklin, was quiet
ly arrested on Friday evening by officers
Brown and McCauley, while attending
service in the Free Methodist church. He
is charged with completely in the robbery
of hardware store in Freeport.