Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-31
NE13agoRkooD NOTES.

Franklin Thompson, living in Wetzel
county, W Va. heard commoton smorg
MS chickens He took his Winchester
rife. and going To the yard; hred two Shots
in the direction OF the noise Everything
became quiet, he retired 10 hed. On gong
TO the hen house next morning, thompson
found Thomas Eckles q uelghbor' who
had always borne a good reputation, and
who was a member OF church, lying on
tie ground dead, with bullet hole
through his head In each hand EcSles
still clutched a live chicken. with which
be was getting away when shot'
The Allegheny river is SO low that in
mary places between Franklin and Oiean.
here the river bed l. wide, one can walk
across ON the stones without more than
wetting the soles of his shoes. The water
stands in sluggish pools, and Is almost 70
low for the fish to breath.
There are different ways of keeping a
boy quiet, but perhaps the most novel was
tnat adopted by a public school teacher
ui New Castle one day recently, when she
pasted a sticking plaster across a pupils
mouth. TIE little fellow vas laughing
and was so amused about something that
he could not stop when commanded 10 do
uch a case OF ilsubOrdinatI"n, and pr
iucing a big piece OF sticking plaster she
neld the boy and pasted it across his lips.
Thus holding them tightly together, and
hin to breath through his
nose. With the plaster still across MS
mouth he was given d seat IN the hall He
hen tried TO pull il off, but Ii stnck tight
~. After awhile he was brought bach
INTO the school room where the suckei
was mUistened aud pulled off.
While four Tioga Co. boys We're out
hunting a few DAYS ago, they treeG a largr
Sildcat, and the beast ran ont or a large
limb and there crouched IN angry defiance.
The oung men thought 1t wulld De
good scheme 10 eaten the beast alive, S"
une stayed and watched while the otuer
went to the nearest uabitation ana got a
good-sized box aud rope. Then one OF
The hunters climbed high into the tree
above the beast and succeeded alter somr
patient work in lassuiDg its hind leg Win
d slipping-nOose Then with The rope be
lowered the snar ling captive into the eu1'
and the other hunter had TO be "qulcker
than cal" in getting the cover on, Dut
ne succeeded, The wildcat Is now quar-
tered in a commodiOus cage, but II sutl
appears to be in bad temper. 1t Is
beautiful specimen, estimated 10 welgh 5U
to 40 pounds.
The hunters over in Cambria county are
having great luck killing Wild turkey.
Thr other day party of hunters eucoun-
tered a foes of 40 turkeys and succeeded
in bagging 10 OF them.
Lockport is the home of two women
who bave won more or less nOtorlety
They are Mrs Mary Davis Smith and Mrs.
Marth Wray, twin sisters, 81 years old.
and are said TO be the Oldest twins IN the
world TheJ were bOTn in Ireland, their
mother wing to be l03 years old. Mrs.
Smith is the mother of Is children and Mrs
Wray has % Abuu; two years ago the
venerable pair accepted an offer TO JOIN
a circus, receiving large salary, but at
present are at their home enjoying good
health.
The Emlenton NeicS contains a society
item to the effect that young gentleman
of that place is able to be out after having
been laid up for several days with Ia mild
touch of lever" but that "on account of
his illness his marriage with Miss -,
announced to take place this evening, has
been postponed indefinitely"
Chas E. Lawson was arrested at the
point of a pistol, handcufIed and started
on his way to Washington, Pa, Friday,
tor the murder of 5 W. Dorsey, wealthy
co!orad barber of that place, two years
ago. Dorsey was murdered for money,
and the detectives have been alter Lawson
ever since.
Anti-toxin proved a success in a case in
Beaver Co last week. Three weeks ago
the 7-year old SOP of 4. j Freed, of Biz
Beaver township, was taken with the
most malignant type of the disease De-
spite the efforts of the family physician,
DR. J W. Coffin, the child rapidly grew
worse and death seemed inevitable As
a last resort DR.. Coffin decided to use
anti-toxin, although he had little faith in
the new discovery. Two injections Of the
serum were all that was necessary. In "A
hours the membrane had disappeared from
the chiId's throat, he began TO recover
rapidly, and was able To be up for the
first time next day. DR.. Coffin asserts that
had it not been for antI-tOXine the chtld
would have died.
There were no students expelled from
Westminster college for hazing, but %
ami fraternity men left on the grouud
thai they YOU'D not remain III any CuI-tgc
that tolerated secret societies.
A similarity Of names frequently proves
:. xtremely annoying, and Cambridge Pas
mas case which Is particularly exasperaL-
ing. There are Cwo meu In town named
John C. Lewis, au1 both are BARRIERS
The John & Lewis who wasn't arrested in
connection with the counre. teiring cPses
is naturally anxious that the public make
no mistake in placing he notoriety upon
the shoulders whore it belongs.
Gus Weitz-l, farmer in Beaver county,
near New Brighton, in digging for coal
lately, struck large vault or tomb
Tools were procured aud the wall broken
through. The masonry proved to be of
the fineEt, and the walls al 9 arched, max
ing dome of the interior. 1t was about
Is feet high and 10 feet in diameter In
the interior was skeleton in a sitting
posture, but the skull had dropped off. II
bad been that of powerful man, and high
cheek bones Indicated the Indian race
Alongside were numerous earthenware
vessels, displaying great skill. There was
also an earthenwaie tablet covered with
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