Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-03-28
NEIGaBoRHOOD NOTES.

Near Smethport last week an aged
couple were tortured into telling where
their money was hidden the old m ans
skull was fractured by blow, and hot
cuals were applied to the old lady's feet,
until she told.
Judges Stowe and Collier, Of Allegheny
Co, handed down the list of successful ap-
pI ca Is in the tao cities, last Thursday
morning The number granted IN Puts
nurg was 462; Allegheny, l5o, total oi
62O. Last year Plttsbarg got 443, and
Allegheny las, a total of 59l. PIttsburg
has an increase OF 10 and Allegheny OF lO
over last year.
William Eberhart, Berks county farm
er. has two apple trees of the yellow P p
pin variety, which are known TO be l30
years old These trees produced twenty
bushels of apples last fall.
A new disease has made its appearance
among sheep in Center county The sheep
first become dull and stupid and do not
follow the Others; the sight becomes al
fected, resulting in total blindness, and
apparent, the sheep come deaf, for
they pay no attention to any noise, t1ough
il is violent. After standing around awhile
with heads thrown up, they fall over, ana
lie there until dead, unable to get up, or
stand up when helped.
The ice gorge in the Allegheny Is gradu-
ally wearing down from the effect Of old
SoPs rays and will quIelly pass away with
ont doing any damage. A channel Is rap
idly beng cut down through the current
of the stream, and the piles of ice that
have lain wedged together IN SO compact a
mass for several weeks is beginning 10
crumble, and when a channel Is worked
tnroug- tne ice can then pass ont quietly
and smoothly. II will not require many
more warm days To produce this effect
Washington county mystery which
involved the sudden disappearance of
Harry Lane, young married man, was
cleared up a couple of days ago, by the
discovery tnar the young mao had Sufreptl-
tiou.ly gune west to escape his Creditors,
and that he is now living in Canada. bis
ruse was to lead people To believe that he
was murdered from the fact that bloody
handkerchief and hat and a rlderless morse
Were found near his home.
AT Unionrown, Tuesday, mass meet
ing was held to protest against the forma-
tion of a new county out of parts OF Fay
EFT. Washington, WestmorlAnd aud Allie
gheny; aid u delegation was appointed 10
go To Harrisburg and lobby against The
bill.
IKE strike at the FIaccus d Go. glass
works In Tarentum eliminated in murder
last Saturday night. A crowd OF men
known as the Bee Gang surrounded a nom
union glass worker named K@ arney Sutton
and beat him 10 death; and 36 hours after
the whole gang, twelve in number, were
in Jail, aud the fence p4iling- used IN KILL
ing sutton, and all other exhibits neces
airy were collected.
The big ice gorge is rotten. and is going
down the river like lot of mUsn.
At New Castle, Monday. after a lot OF
yitnes sess had been called in liquor case
the attorney for the remonstrants called
n NJ. Porter You need not swear him
said Judge Wallace. "for | would not lis
ten to the testimony of a man 50 narrow
minded 81 Mr. Porter This part OF the
court was approached before election and
asked to make certain promises. but did
not DO 80. If my brother judges desire to
hear Mr.. Porter, | Will retire. but do not
care 70 listen 10 him" The Two associ-
ares refused to listen and the witness was
excused.