Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-06
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.

While Allen Sneddon of Glen Campbell,
Indiana Co. was out hunting lately, / Q
got on the trail of a fox, but reynard vita
| its characteristic shyness would never a..
low the hunter within shooting range, but
always lodged its pursuer. SDeddon with
| the indomitable courage of the true hunter
| (reiusing to be baffied), followed doggedly
in its tracks for over eight miles, when be
at last and laid it low under his unerring
aim. On his return home he augmented
his bag by the addition of large coon.
| The proportions of the coon may be i'm
agined when it is known that q ten pound
bucket ofIard was obtained from il. Quite
fancy price was offered for the hides but
refused, as Mr.. Sneddon's stepfather (Mr.
| Archibald) desired the skin Of the fox head
with the ears kept intact, converted in'o
a cap to adorn his head while sojourniI
in the Holy Land The old man will have
quite an airy appearance walking the streets
of Jerusalem with valise of coon hide,
cap of fox hide and pair of lugs.
The Grove City Telephone says that the
supervisors of Pine township will soon
take some action towards raising the
money to pay the judgement awarded 10
Mrs. Coulter for the death of her husband
by the breaking down of town ship bridge
while he was crossing it with traction
engine about year ago, and which has
been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
| The judgement with costs will amount to
nearly $40 900 and will have to be raised
by special tax. The taxable property of
of Pine township is little more than 5000
600, which will require levy of about one
and sixteenth per cent, to raise the requir-
ed amount.
C. D. Cushing, a travelling man, met
with peculiar accident at the Tod House.
in Youngstown, lately. While opening his
sample trunks the lid OF one fell, striking
him on the head. He paid little attention
to it as the injury was slight, but upon
reaching the street noticed that he ""ald
see double. Hurrying back to the hotel,
he found that the muscles of an eye had
been ruptnred by the blow aud that he
was cross-eyed. He speedily packed his
trunks aud left for New York to secure
treatment.
W. G. Calvin, farmer near Ardara,
westmoreland county, heard that line
was good for hogs. He gave a guam ity
to his hogs and is now burying them at
the rate of two or three day.
The largest fy-wheel in the United
States, if not in the world, is being set mp
in the rod mill at New Castle, Pa. The
wheel will weigh nearly 100, 600 pounds
and will be groved for 36 ropes.
OIL City is putting forth an extra claim
to fame in the person of Mrs. VIM. Steen,
Of that place This lady is but 3S years of
age, hut is the mother of 20 children. the
eldest being q years of age and the
youngest babe of three months. There
are no twins or triplets in the family.
Charles Read, a well-todo farmer OF
East Franklin twp, Armstrong county,
gave thanks last Thursday because he
found his hog 1t disappeared last Sc p
tember. The owner secured the whole
neighborhood, but found no trace of his
lost porker. He gave up the hunt, sup
posing it had been butchered By somebody.
Thursday, while working near q large
straw stack, he heard a noise, sounding
like a pigs grunt. A removal of the
straw resulted in the discovery of the miss
ing hog. II had gone under the stack the
day it was built, and the straw slipping
down had penned it in. For 63 days it
was prisoner and fed only on straw. The
long fast reduced its flesh, but the owner
says it will fatten soon.
Mrs. Henry Himmel of Sharon, Pa. gave
birth week ago to a. son that weighed
only one and one-fourth pounds. He has
not gained an ounce since birth, but the
doctors say he will live. The baby can
be placed in an ordinary teacup.
George Noll of New Castle, Pa, while
engaged IN moving the remains of Mrs.
Ann O'Donnell, who died about four years
ago, from one grave to another, in the cem-
etery of Villa Maria convent, thought the
casket was heavier than it should be. Up
on opening it the body was found to be
petrifed, and as white and hard as marble.
Every feature was plain and perfect.
Two young men were committed to the
Meadville Jail last week on a charge of
stealing SKUNK skins. The Star (which
probably nose) saws there's n strong case
against them.