Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-17
NEIaHBoREooD NOTES.

Monday last was an interesting day
about City Hall, Pittsburg, City Attorney
Moreland resigned, and the Council select
ed Clarence Burleigh TO take his place.
Then Controller Gourley made intorma-
ton against Moreland and his assistant
House charging them with converting to
to their use some $50 600, interest on
public funds deposited in three OF the
CITY banks, and the two men were arrest
and gave bail
Mrs Anna Bell, aged 2S, an inmate Of
the Vensngo county home, was burned to
death Monday morning and it was to all
appearance a case of suicide. Between
ana 5 O'Clock Supt. Grove was awaken
ed bv shrieks from one of the corridors,
and he found the woman with her cloth
ing on fire. He extinguished the flames
by wrapping a quilt around her, and after
making her as comfortable as possible he
left her in her room. He had scarcely left
her when she jumped from the bed. tore
off the bandages that covered her burns,
dashed pitcher of cold water upon her
self and soon died in intense agony. In
her room was found large piece of half
burned paper. 1t is supposed that with
this she set fire to her calico wrapper, be-
fore her screams aroused Mr.. Grove. She
had been great sufferer from an attack
oi the grip.
A frightful street car accident occurred
ast Sunday evening, on the Carnegie
branch of the West End Traction Com
pany in PittsLurg resulting IN the almost
instant death of three persous and the id
jury OF II others, some of whom will prob
ably die. The cause of the accident was
the breaking of brake-rOd as the car was
decendIng heavy grade. With nothing
to hold it in check, the heavy car with It's
load of living freight, jumped forward,
covering a quarter of mile with fearful
rapidity and then striking sharp curve II
left the track and plunged down into d
gulley, turning ompletely over as it did
So and striking the rocks below with such
force that it was splinfered and crushed
| out of all shape. Three people were in
staltly killed and several severly injured
Dubois has new woman who is strictly
| business. She recently sold out her store,
aud forwarded the following to her delin-
quent customers: II leave Dubois short
y for Denver, and since March have ask
cd to have al little accounts settl ed. So
| cow | will mail your bills i;emized to
your minister and priest, so that each one
may know how many subjects he has, il
he wants to discourse on the command
ment, Thou shalt not steal"
At Pemberville o. few days ago d
water well 90 feet deep was shot with
dynamite To increase the flow of water.
rwo hours after the shot, Henry Fape
l.sended 10 note the fleet. After beiu Z
L 1 the Well some time, and no responsr
peing given to repeated signaling, Louis
gegeman also descended TO bring him to
lae surface. he, too, failed to respond to
ohe calls of his friends, and his brother
'narles was then lowered into the well.
They all met the same fate. The men
we're overcome by the poisonous gasses
in the we'll and all were taken out dead
The late railroad accident at Mannor
tation was peculiarly distressing to a
nan who gave his name as Il. G. Smith OF
Elkton, Md, and a woman who gave her
uame as Bertha Singleton of. York Pa.
They were travelling together, and the
Goman had b er jaw broken by the accl-
dent. She was aiken to the West Penn
hospital in PIttsburg where she remained
for several days; but on Friday evening OF
.st week another man called to see her
| and after the wraps " ere taken from hei
face he recognized her as his wife. lie
vas W. II Hambleton of Philadelphia, and
| the man his wife was travelling with was
sydney Guttman of the same place.
An Altoona man learned that his wife
| had anott er lover to whom she was writ
ing regularly and set about to procure one
Of them After intercepting one OF the
| letters he confronted her vita her perhdy
ouJ now he is up for trial in the United
States court for opening d letter addressed
| 10 another,
A Dankirk paper says that the grape
harvest is nearing An end, and the
present week will see the bulk of the Con
cords in market. Between 20 and 80 Car
loads day are being shipped throughout
the belt. The market is firm at 10 cents
per 10 pound basket, and is likely to reach
l6 cents. Last ear Concords were ii and
IL cents. The fruit of this season is more
richly favored and OF fiuer quality than
! in former y ears.