Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-26
NEIaHBoRKooD NoCEs.

The publishers of the New Castle direc-
tory say that the town hss now popula-
ton Of is, 500 and that it will be increase d
by iron works, the tube mill and the sd-
dition Of the tin mill.
The Commercial Hotel, at Neadville,
mas bill against the State of sSlo Tor
board for the House Committee on Elee-
tions while in Meadville. during the An
drevs- Highly contest of 1898. The visitors
must have been very hungry and spongy
The Messenger offers $5 for an itemized
bill of what they got at the hotel. The
heft of it was probably soda water.
The other day Bradford plumber start
ed out to look for gas leak under house
in a good old-fashioned way-that is, with
a lighted match. He found the leak, but
now he needs a new face.
Farmer MILAN. who lives on the out
skirts of Grove City, is exhibiting what
he claims to be the bannor potato 1t
weighs three pounds and just hlls a half
peck measure nicely. Attached to the
main potato are several smaller ones, all
grown to the body.
On Monday night while Mrs Chas. Blair
of East Brady was on her way to the sta
tion with her husband S lunch she stepped
on something, apparently piece of rope,
that was lying'on the platform in front of
the waiting room steps, and on turning
around 20 see what it was found a snake
wriggling about in a lively manner.
Night watchman Henry was called and
finally discovered the snake under the
steps. 1t was killed and found to be
copperhead and contained scores of little
ones, all alive, which were also killed.
Bellefonte is now certain to have
monument TO its most distinguished citizen,
Hon. Andrew G. Curtin, the 'Old War
Governor" The movement, which has
been on foot for some time, has assumed
more definite shape since the Centre
County Veteran Club, at its last meeting
decided to give $500 and TO appeal to all
the G. a. r. posts in the State for aid.
Gen. Beaver, who is chairman of the
Monument Fund Committee, said that he
anticipated no trouble in raising the re.
quired sum, about SIS, 900.
There is a movement on foot for the
consolidation of all the street railways in
Pittsburg. Capitalists of New York,
Philadelphia and Pittsbnrg are said to be
interested in the scheme which involves
over 900 miles of street railways which
capitalization OF $25, 100000.
A snake story that may be true aud may
not come from Wampum. 1t is said that
R. W. Mech esney, a farmer who resides
near that place, while removing shock
of com from the field found p snake eggs
in nest made of corn silk. He put the
eggs in a paper box and took them to
Elliott's store at Wampum to show them
to the proprietor, Mr.. Elliott put the box
under the counter and Saturday when he
lifted the box to show it to some one he
discovered that every egg had hatched and
the box contained wriggling mass of
small serpents.
J. A Flennard, who lives near Mosgrave
station Armstrnng Co., was accidently
killed while crossing fence Tuesday
evening. Itappears that Flennard has
garden patch some distance from his resi-
dence. and on Tuesday evening he started
for the garden to get some produce, and
thinking he might see some game on the
road took his gun along. This was all
that was heard of him until Wednesday
morning, when his absence caused alarm
and search being instituted his body was
found laying along side the fence with
several shots in his body and face. de
had evidently been killed instantly. His
gun was leaning against the fence. 1t is
thought that in crossing the fence he first
1------.Ia ticu weuJ III IIIU tne gun
over WItn Cue muzzIe TO yards him and In
some mann er the gun was disc harged
With above results