Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-19
NEIGHBoRKooD NOTES.

George Smith. who resides in the wilds
Of Elk county Pa, has, during the past
60 years, killed in the wilderness of that
and Jefferson counties, IA panthers, 500
bears, 80 elk, 5 900 deer, 500 catamounts,
500 wolves and COO wild cats. He hiss
killed seven deer in day and as many as
FIVE bears in a day.
Arthur Foster died on Friday at the
residence of his son, Richard Foster, in
New Castle, at the remarkable age of 100
years and months. He was born in Ire
land. Dec. ), 1895, and came to the United
| States in 1876 He never used tobacco,
touched stimulants lightly, and vas
regular attendant at the Episcopal church.
| Over in Perry twp, Lawrence Co., at
the late election, votes are said to have
sold at 81. TO 81. each-agentS for two
opposing candidates being the bidders
| The voters were hauled to the polls, the
Jug passed around, tickets handed to the
voters and by them Immediately deposited
and then the money slipped into their
hands,
The residence OF Charles Stewart and
George Ruger in Grove City were destroy
ed by fire last Thursday.
Jonathan Schrecengost, aged sixty five,
who lived with his daughters in Kittann-
ing left note the other day saying: II
do this because am burden" He has
not been seen since. He was in bad health
His friends believe he drowned himself.
There is an Abraham Lincoln in Church
town, Pa, Who is said to be a cousin of his
illustrious namesake, and who resembles
him in stature and in the gauntness of
his frame. He is So years old AMI is a
farmer.
Snyder county is without a crime, at
least none Of the officers of the law have
been able to find any. At the February
term of court, there was no criminal busi-
ness for the grand jury to act upon The
judge simply called them up, than ked
tacm for their service and discharged
them.
The trial Of NJ. c. Judd for the killing
of Henry HUFF, at Mahoningtown, some
time ago, came off at New Castle last
week. The trial commenced on Monday
aud lasted until Wednesday evening. The
case was given to the jury about six o'clock |
and about three hours later the jury rem
Gered verdict of acquital. On Weknes- |
day morning Judd was put on the witness
stand. He said he only fired when follow
ed by crowd. He carried his revolver |
because at the junction, when working |
alone he was liable to be molested by |
tramps. Huff attacked MIN near the bar |
Der shop and he fired in self-defense.
Frank Neal was sentenced at Kittannin
to 10iyesrs in the penitentisry last Ssturdy
having been found guilty of burning the
Bowser brothers barn, in December, 1898. |
The principal evidence against him was
his own confession. made last year, in
which he stated that the barn was fred by
James Stitt, now dead, haYing hanged
himself, and Thomas 0llinger, who was
acquitted at his trial last September
Neal was witness for the prosecution
then and said he went with them and kept
guard while they climed into tho barn and
lighted a candle fastened in can of OIL
At Ollipger's trial Meals story was disbe-
lieved. On charge of escaping from Jail,
TO which he pleaded guilty, the sentence
was six months Imprisonment.
T.ou;S Rosonlorror Tho h.
burglar, highwayman and jail breaker,
goes to the penitentiary for 81 years. He
pleaded guilty to the robbery of McCul-
lOughs hardware store, in Kittsnning, and
to breaking Jail. On the charge of holh;I
up Z. F. George, cashier of !. Gault & Co.,
and rObbing him of$$220O, lie stood trial and
was convicted
United States detectives accompanied
by an officer from Kane, Pa, Saturday
arrested John Henderson at Wayne about
six miles north of Cory On charge of
counterteiting. A full set of molds to-
gether with large amount of queer, prin-
cipally silver dollars, was also CAPTURED.
The dollars are said to be very perfect
imitation. 1t seems Henderson was arrest
ed about two years ago in Warren county
on the same charge, but nothing co1ld be
proved against him. Detectives have been
watching him closely since that time and
were successful in landing their man to-
gether with the proofs OF his guilt.
Sharpsville and Sharon are flooded with
counterf felt nickels
Quite heavy electric storm visited the
the northeastern part of Mercer and Ven
ango counties last Friday evening. A
Franklin correspondent says the break in
the gas line which caused shiver in Mer-
Ger Saturday resulted from bolt of Light
ming striking large tree staz ding near
where the line lay buried shattered it aD1
penetrated the earth to depth of three
feet and tore hole in thc, extra heavy
pipe sufficient to le,. all the gas escape.
Meh VINO nH @ had experience in the pipe
me business say that this is an extraordi-
nary case.
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