Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-02-02
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES

In Pittsburg. Monday, John Costello
lately released from the pen. shot his wii'
and daughter because they would not lot
him live with them.
President Keller, of Grove City Col
lege. offered a reward of 500 for infOrma-
tion regarding the students who put his
horse and buggy in the chapel, cut the
bell-rope. and carried the 1000 pound can
non into the hall.
A mob of Huns, Italians and others
burned two coal tipples at Bridgeville, in
the Mansfield coal district of Allegheny
county last Saturday; but were dispersed
by posse of Deputy Sheriffs About
a hundred thousand dollars worth of prop
erty was destroy ed, and in the fight one
man was killed.
Judge Slagle OF Allegheny county re-
fused James Newton Hill new trial last
Saturday, aud sentenced him to be
hanged.
Judge Taylor of the Venango comfy
c urts, has given Emleton three licenses
IT, sell liquor, and all the licenses were
granted to women.
AS result of a special meeting of the
Butler Presby terian church, held in the
church of that denomination at Grove City
last week, Rev. r p McClea. ter was re-
moved from the pastoraIe of the Grove City
church 1t is stated that Rev. Mr. Me
Cleaster was called upon to resign few
ago on account Of dissatisfaction among
some of the members, who claimed he was
not an active worker, this he refused to do |
and the congregation at q meeting last |
week voted to have him removed. Pres
bytery sustained the action of the majority |
by declaring his pulpit vacant.
Ii misery loves company Mercer county,
with its s55 900 of outstanding taxes and |
$4,000 of unpaid county orders, should |
have very friendly feeling for Blair
county whose treasury is reported ON the |
verge of bankruptcy with unpaid taxes Of
$lO6,0UO, and the collectors report that
they can not make collections.
A son OF David Asby, of Hayfeld twp, |
Crawford county, was shot in the head b. |
his brother on Monday. 1t was another |
case Of didn't know it was loaded. The |
boys were playing near the cupboard when |
one pointed an old revolver at the other |
aud snapped the hammer. The ball took |
effect in the right temple just above the |
ear. The bullet lodged in the head.
A young man of Beaver Falls put on a |
collar the other evening prepar-
atory TO attending a party. He had the |
toothache and held his face to an open fire |
to allay the pain. The collar took fire and |
became ring of flame. 1t was entirely |
consumed before he could remove it. The |
flesh was burned to a crisp and the young |
man may die.
At Salem, Ohio, last THURSDAY, three
members of Hart's Methodist Episcopal |
Church, were tried by the church for ac-
cusing another member of witchcraft, and |
were summarily expelled from township
The defendants refused to appear for trial,
but they were represented by ministerial
counsel, who gave notice of an appeal tn
the Quarterly Conference. The persons
implicated in this unique church scandal
are members of the Loop family. There
are four Loop sisters, raised in little
frame farm house not quarter of mile
from Hart's church. Miss Sadie Loop re-
mained single, and keeps house for her
father in the old home. The three other
sisters were married to Howerd Hughes,
Norman Bleam and Jacob Culp, all farmers
within a radius of mile from the church.
OF the three, Culp is by far the wealthiest
He is a native of Germany, and is the man
who has been assused of possessing the
evil eye and of practicing witchcraft.