Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-19
NEIGHBoREoop NOTES.


Harry Wilson, oolored, was arrested at
Freeport few days ago, and held for
court, charged with the burglaries that
have lately occurred in that town.
New Castle has religious revival on
hands There have been 500 conversions
nnder the powerful preaching of Rev.
Demster, reYivalist, who went there
about three weeks ago. Meetings are be-
i1g held in several different churches of
the town every night.
Mrs. Mary Stepp, Of North Buffalo twp.
is in jail in Kattanning charged with try
ing to poison her husband George Stepp
and their three children. Their married
life of late has not been very harmonious
and after a separation, Mrs. Stepp return
ed home recently ana made buekwheat
cakes for the family. In the latter she
mixed rat poison intending to kill her hus
band and children and thea herself. They
escaped death through taking too much of
the poison. Mrs Stepp is about 80 and
her husband 60 years old
Rev. L leighton E. Eckart, Presbyter-
ian minister of Eastop. Pa. has struck for
reduction of wages. He is now receiv
ing 81, 500 year with parsonage, and
says the church cannot afford to pay him
over So, 600. He therefore asks TO have
his salary cut $500. This is probably the
first case on record OF man striking for
lower wages.
The Clarion Jacksonian says the farmers
in some parts of that county have taken to
what is to US a novel way of huskiDg corn.
They run it through common threshing
machine with most of the concsves taken
out. Mr.. B. N. Shirey of CuIllsville told
rs that he threshed 115 bushels and is very
much pleased with the results. The corn
as sheled is clean of dirt and cobs, and
the fodder LETT il good shape for feeding.
Among lot of potatoes dug at the Nor
ganzs Reform School was one which is a
valuable curio. The potato was the exact
size and image Of mans hand. Each
finger was separate and perfect, and was
so formed that the knuckles resembled
those of human hand. The palm of the
hand. too, was perfectly represented on
the reverse side. Valuable offers for this
freak of nature have been refused. 1t will
be preserved in alcohol.
Tuesday evening OF this week fire broke
out in the Reno Building in Mercer and
in few minutes had spread so rapidly that
il was feared that tho entire town would
be burned. A call vas sent In Greenville
for assistance, but before it arrived the
fire was under control. The following
We're damaged most: ". D. Keck and !.
9. Logans warehouse, Lynch d. BalPs
livery and carriage works, Df. B. A. Rides
barn. DR., Heath's barn, The Bahliser
wool warehouse was burned. The loss is
estemated at $40, 900; nearly all the burned
buildings were insured. No one was in
jured. The local fire fighters deserve cred
il for the admirable manner in which
they handled the con fiagration.
Alderman Brinker, of Allegheny, form.
erly of Butler, proposes making some
trouble for certain officials of that city.
be is quoted as follows: at Is the purpose
of my self and friends to institute quo war
ranto proceedings in court to COMPEL the
heads of all the city departments to show
cause why they should further hold office.
We claim they have been illegally elected
aud therefore cannot continue to hold of
fee. We have had the very best legal
opinion as to the status ofthe present office
holdeis, and we find that when the late
councils elected the heads of departments
for four years they violated the law.