Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-03
NEIcHBoRHooD NOTES.

The L. II. Smith broom factory in Allie
gheny was burned last Saturday after
noon.
A Pittsburg man stole his wife's false
teeth and Jewels, and their deserted her.
The Lutherans of Western Penn. are
picnicing at Idlewild to-day.
A Tioga county man has two cats which
follow him about like two dogs, one
evening lsst week they were at his heels as
he was going to the barny ard and team
ster was passing with his dog. Inc dog
saw the cats and anticipated some funi
so did the tesmster, and he set his cur on
the cats. The canine made q dash at
them. the felines lodged, and as The dog
passed one cat leaped upon his back andthe
other fastened her teeth in the dogs hind
leg. While the dust was being euffed out
of his back the dog made for hole IN the
fence and dashed off down the road witt
both cats close at his heels. The dog won
the race. and after his trouble was over he
trotted very demurely alongside the
wagon.
few days ago a young man named
Court Gardner was unloading hay on a
farm near Troupsburg, n. Y, when the
rope became united from the hay-fork and
as the fork dropped it struck Gardner IN
one of the arteries in the neck, killing
him almost instantly.
sad accident occurred to member of
a party of Elks near Erie on Sunday.
While out picnicing on ledge overlook
ing the lake, Michael J. Hepburn lost his
balance and fell and was fatally injured.
At Shenandoah Sunday men were kill
ed by the explosion of q boiler.
VIM. Vasbinder and wife of Madison
twp. Armstrong Co met with terrible
accident the 18th inst that nearly cost
them their lives. Mr. Vasbinder, who
resides on the Anderson farm near kis-
sin gers Mills, had opened up coal bank
on the place, and after running It IN
short distance had struck small how OF
natural gas that worked in through crew
ice On the afternoon of the above date
he and his wife started out for the COWS
and as they passed the bank decided TO
inspect it and find if the gas was still pre-
sent. Mr. Vasbinder went in a distance
of four or five sets of timbers, while his
wife remained near the entrance end lean
ed against the pillars to await his return.
He lit match, when, in a moment, flames
shot up all around, and following this
quickly was a terrific explosion that shook
the earth for a considerable distance.
Mr.. Vasbinder was hurled to the outside,
while the roof was blown out and the mine
ruined The explosion worked upward,
which in all probability saved the lives
of both. The distance from the hoor TO
the top of the mine was thirty feet, but
the explosion tore its way to the top and
scattered stones and earth in all directions.
Mr. and Mrs. Vasbinder were both badly
burned and bruised The former had the
hair on his head almost completely burned
off while scarcely any clothes remained
on his body Mrs. Vasbinder escaped
with less injury as she was near the en-
trance. but was severely burned and bruls-
ed. The noise of the explosion brought
friends to the scene who helped the inJur-
ed ones to their homes, and although they
were in graat pain and severely injured.
the physician tonnd no bones broken.
Both are recovering as rapidly as could
be expected, and are congratulating them
selves on the narrow escape they had from
death.-RerieW.
W. W. Case was appointed assignee of
w ". Emery, the dry goods man OF
Greenville, and an invoice of the stock is
being made. The executions issue1, ag-
gregated SIS. 800
Albert Hszen, four year old boy of
Beaver Falls on Tuesday jumped from the
roof of his fathers barn and hoisted a com
mon umbrellas as a parachute. He was
picked up unconscious with u le z and two
ribs broken