Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-23
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.

At Wampum, Lawrence Co. large
number of farmers met TO pray for ram
last Ssturday-And it rained next day.
Several citizens of Huntingdon county
have appealed TO the state board OF char
ties for an examination of Sheriff OAKS
management Of the county jail and have
asked that body to at once institute an in
quiry into the conduct of that penal insti-
tuition By the Sheriff. Citizens OF the
county have urged that the only perma-
nent relief obtainable was through the en-
sctment OF law placing county jails under
the management of a non-partlSan board
of n managers with an appointed warden IN
| charge.
Twenty thousand Bufslonians, who
| lifted their ewes toward the northern sky
| between 10 and IL o'clock, on Aug. 10,
! saw there beautiful and perfect mirage.
| 1t was the likeness of the City of Toronto
| and Lake Ontario, with its harbor and the
| little island which lies in the lake. To
| ronto is Sc miles north of Buffalo, but
those who first witnessed the phenomenon
were able to count the church spires OF
| the Canadian City. Vessels were seen
moving in the lake. A careful examina-
| ton of map OF the country pictured n
the sky showed that the mirage was with
| out the slightest dlstoruon
The will of Rev James Beatty, Aethc-
| dist minister of Beaver county. was enter
| ed for probate last Friday. Mr.. Beatty
died in May last, leaving two large farms
and considerable personal property. NO
will was found. and after bis death MS
| only surviving child. married daughter
| took ont letters of adm nnistration on the
estate. 1t was arranged that she should
take one farm and her dead sisters heirs
the other Last Thursday, IN cleaning
up the house where Mr.. Beatty died, Will
was found in an old organ, leaving every,
thing TO his surviving daughter. ms VIII
was written in lead pencil, bat the writing
and signature are genuine. 1t was this
which was entered for probate to-day.
Mrs. John Galley, of North Beaver twp.
Lawrence county, while milking IN tue
barn. was struck by hay fork which her
son let fall out OF the hay NOW. The iorS
glanced along her breast bone and was I'M
bedded in the lower part of her body. Inc
fork was removed with difficulty.
A great many sheep have died IN Chea-
ter county from the affects OF worm
which crawls up the nostrils OF the sheep
while grazing and enters the brain. caus-
ing death,
At Clarion last week the grand jury found
true bill against L c. Bopd. Esq, charged
with arson. This case grows odt ol the
fire at Rimersburg, in that county, som {
| months ago, in which a number OF oulld-
inqs were burned. Mr.. Boyd is one OF the
| promiRent citizens in Clarion county.
committee Of five citizens of the town.
backed by insurance companies, are the
| nrosecntors. More than 100 witnesses are
in attendance j. w. Cribs, late oil the
| Tinted States secret service force, mas
neen employed on the case for some ume'
famous building in Pittsburg, one that
Is known all over the country, Laiaystee
| Hall, is to be RACED To the ground shoiely !.
| In tbis building the Republican party was
horn February %. 1856. Delegates there
elected went to the Convention in Phila-
delpbia on June IL, 1856 where John U.
| Fremont was chosen rs the RepuDilcAn
| candidate for Presidert of the United
| States The building fronts Oh "ood
street. but there is also an entrance on
| Fourth avenue.
| A queer state of affairs az the result OF
religious revival is reported from Hum
| mondyille, Ohio, where holiness meet
| ings" have been conducted for some tltne
| The people are worked up TO hign pi.cn
of excitement, and seven women have lett
[ their husbands because they would not
| ioin the church Ths husband OF one OF
these women waylsid the evan sellst, ana
would have thumped bin had not others
| interfered.
One young lady, who has become men,
tally unbalanced, PERSISTED in singing and
praying on the streets until st 'pped. There
| is talk OF calling public mesting TO have
the revival stopped.
The town of Sharon has been enjoying
phenomenal run of house-breaking last
week. Twenty burglaries occurred there
last week Among the homes entered
were those of G. Z. irwin, Maj. Alex NC
Dowell. Fred Irvine, John Phillips ).
Stitt and 5. g. Simonton.