Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-02
NE1aHRoREoop NorEs.

The report of the county auditors, OF
Mercer county ir court last week, shows a
shortage on the part Of the county treas4r-
er Of near nine thousand dollars. At the
suggestion Of his bondsmen, Treasurer
Graham has deputized Mr. J. n. Sherwood
70 take charge of the Office and receive
and receipt for al .noneys and taxes due,
which deputation will continue pending an
Investigation by the coQrt on exceptions
10 the report 10 be filed by the treasurer.
II is only due 20 Mr.. Graham to say that
he denies having used the money and
claims that an Investigation will show his
accounts correct The report was cifculat-
81 that Mr.. Graham had gone away, but
THIS was unfounied, as b ; 5 at home do
ing what he can to have the matter pat in
shape.
Sharon furnishes the first snake story of
the season. A farmer found bundle OF
frozen snakes in the sand and took them to
q foundry in the vicinity. The snakes
were placed near fire. Soon they were
tlawed out and began to explore the sur
roundings. Great excitement prevailed
for the next ten minutes aud at the end of
tha. time, 26 reptiles were lying dead on
the floor as a result Of the workmen's at
tack. a town which has dozen Licenses
has no excuse for dispensing the quality of
liquor indicated in this incident.
TIE No1throad Glass Co. OF Elwood City,
formerly Of Martins Ferry, 0nio, made an
assignment 20 W. F. French of Beaver.
The company's assets are placed at $780,,
900, and the liabilities at $7j, 900. Of the
liabilities, 500 600 are notes indOrsed by
Mears, Mann, Floto sni the Henry He'll
lag estate of Martins Ferry. The Helliug
heirs disclaim liability Tor any of these
notes except so, 600, or total liability for
g, 400, holding that the Endorsements were
irregularly made. The three gentlemen
who assigned are probably good for
$500, 600 and their action was taken to
save themselves in the windup of the COM
pany. Judgment for about $50 600 have
been taken by Martins Ferry banks. The
Northwood Company has been running till
a fe = weehs ago, and has not been prof.
table for year.
4 peculiar and most distressing accident
happened to Miss Maud Hoover, a well
known young woman, at her home at Al
lance, Ohio Her hair was loose and kept
back By cslluloid comb 2nd while sit
. a
fire from the heat. In a moment her head
was mass Of flames Her screams at
tracted her mother and together they ex-
tinguished the flames, but not before all
her hair was burned off, and her scalp and
face fearfully blistereG, and her mothers
hands painfully burned. Her condition is
critical.
Albert Sibert, an Allegheny Valley
brakeman, was killed at the Crystal oil
works above the SharDsburg bridge, few
days ago. The accident was particularly
horrible. The train Sibert was braking on
was doing some switching. He got down
and ran back to throw switch. The en-
gineer saw him give tho signal to come
anead and started. After the switch had
been made Sibert was missed. The train
crew started to hunt for him and found one
of his shoes sticking in a frog. A little
further on his body was found cut to
pieces Evidently he had caught his foot
in the frog after signaling for the train to
come ahead. Before he could give anoth-
er signal he was run down and ground to
pieces by his own train. Sibert was about
25 years old, single and lived at Redbank
Prof Hartshorn, who was released from
the western penitentisry few weeks ago,
was a New Castle visitor. In conversation
with Courant reported Mr.. Hartshorn
said that he had as yet made no definite
arrangements as to what he would do in
the future, but that he would take rest
for some time, before he would undertake
anything.
Barnum d. Bailey's show horses, which
were kept in feed during the winter on
different farms in the eastern end of Le-
banon county, were shipped to Bridgeport,
Conn, last week.
Nellie BLY,, the Armstrong county girl
who has been the author Of many startling
sensations, has struck new lead. She is
organizing a regiment of thousand men
to go to Cuba and help the insurgents in
their struggle for liberty. She proposes to
be colonel of the regiment.
The Editors and Publishers Of Mexican
county have met aud organized County
Press Union.
WeBtmorland county is cont emplatiEg
the erection of new court house at a cost
Of $500, 600.
Union township, Erie county, claims to
be the Prohibition club" Of America, hav-
ing three years in succession elected their
whole ticket, and every Office in the town
ship is now filled by ProhibiIionist.
W. j. Graham, Treasurer Of Mercer Co.
is under arrest on charge of embezzle-
ment preferred by one OF his bondsmen.