Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-30
NEIcHBoRHooD NOTES

The seven natioEal banks in Mercer
county last year had over q million and
half dollars on deposit and nearly two
million dollars loaned out at the close of
business on the 2sth Of February, when
they reported to the treasury department.
A couple of married men of Indiana
county some time since, were talking
about the good and bad qualities of their
respective wives, and each thought the
others wife the better of the two. Finally
it was agreed to make q trade, provided
the women would agree to the arrangement.
For some reason one OF the men
demanded a COW, 3 shot gun and pig to
boot; was granted and then each was
arrange his respective wife for harmo-
nious transfer. One Of the wives agreed
at once, but the other one was unreason-
able and declined to be bartered OF in
that way, aud no amount of persuasion
could induce her to change her mind, and
the trade is off for the present
The powder mill at Blacks run in Al
legheny Co., near Huldon station was
blown to atoms last Friday killing five
persons, four of whom were torn to shreds.
AT Johnstown few nights ago, an old
lady living alone, Supposed to have money
concealed in her house was tortured by
robbers.
James Spencer, q negro in the employ
of Milkman Fl. L. Gseng, Of Salamcs Pa.
insulted his employers daughter. The
father promptly kicked him of the prem
ises. Sunday night ten fine milch COWS
died of paris green poisoning. InvestiRa-
tion showed that the negro, who had fed
the town, was the author of the cowardly
deed Fifty armed deputies are after the
man.
The opening of the new railroad connec-
tion beween Pittsburg and West Virginia
was celebrated last Monday in Q manner
which cannot fail to result to the great
advantage of the people of locslatiesi
The short missing link between Union
town and Aorgantown was recently oom-
pleted, thereby opening shorter and much
more direct railroad communication be-
tw cen Pittsburg and vast section of
West Virginia, and the formal opening OF
this complete route was observed by fit
ting ceremonies.
Thieves entered the residence Of Basil
d. Hall, wealthy farmer of Great Bend,
Jackson county w. Va. Sunday night,
covering Hall, and demanding the money
he had received from the sale of farm
Iass Thursday. Hall told them be bad
sent the money to the bank. Then the
robbers tied him TO his chair and placed
and placed a burning lamp under his
bound hand, burning it TO . crisp. He
still denied having the money in the house,
then they placed the blaze of the lamp to
his ear, which was roasted. Unable to
tn stand the torture Hall opened his safe
and the thieves robbed him of 5000 in
cash and gold watch, and then made
their escape. Hall who will be permansn-
tly crippled and disfgured, thinks he can
identify his assailants.
Alb Halmer of Derry township West
raoreland Co. tells the following remarka-
BILE story. He says that last Friday even
ing he was passing Mr.. James DunlAp's
barn at just about dusk when he noticed
that there was quite q commotion among
herd ofcows confined in ayard. One cow
in particular seemed to be very much ex-
cited, and Mr.. Palmer, thinking that the
matter needed investigation, jumped over
the fence, but immediately jumped back
again when he saw an enormous sIske
hanging to the cows udder.
He procured some stonss which he thre W
ut the snake and succeeded In making 1t
dislodge its hold upon the COW, wheu it
started off toward Deep Hollow, which is
not far away. Mr.Palmer says that the
snake was fully fourteen feet long and that
les diameter Mt the thickest portion of its
length could not have been less than six
inches He also claims that IL left lumi-
nous wake or trail behind 1t, and that 1t
was probably black snake or one Of .
similar species An investigation Of the
herd of cows showed that the huge reptile
had robbed five OF them Of their milk.