Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-11
Nei3hborhood Notes

The commissioners OF washington
county, Pa. have fixed the tax levy for
1897 at three mills
The commissioners of Westmoreland
county. P, have fixed the mlllage for
1897 at 81 mills, the same as last year
A goose. owned by Mr. Kate Krepps,
of ". Brownsville. Pa. died a few days
ago at the advanced age of 42 years.
1t had become unusually intelligent
and seemed to display an affection for
its friends almost equal to that of a
human being. This is the last of
flock of geese which was owned years
ago by Aunt Betsey Hopkins. mother
of Mrs. Krepps, and it is said they sup
piled the feathers for all the beds and
pillows in the old Hopkins house,
Louis Fix, aged 90 years, and one of |
the best known grocers of Sharpsburg !
living at 1909 Main street, was dis
covered hanging in his stable at 10 !
O'Clock last Friday night, dead He
was last seen by the members of his ,
family after the evening meal about : |
O'Clock, and at that hour betrayed mol
evidences of disturbed mind or un-
usual mood He was apparently in his
usual health and was supposed to have
walked out.
NJ. a Hanna, arrived in Pittsburg at
30 o'clock Thursday last, from Cleve
land. Mr.. Hanna visit to the city Is
occasioned by the fact that he was
summoned to attend the libel suit |
brought by Senators Magee and Finn !
against the Commercial Gazette,
Hanna refused to talk about the Ohio |
Senatorship, and said that the report |
that he had withdrawn from the race
was news to him. He also said that he |
was unaware of any dissensions in the |
party in Ohio.
A peculiar delegation of tramps pass |
ed through Sharon the other day. |
There We're 10 in the gang and they po
ssessed only 16 legs and II arms, and |
one was minus three fingers. Three of |
them walked on crutches, one had an |
artificial foot and another carried peg
leg. Two years ago they were in Shar |
on, and since there last visit two of |
their company died and another was
killed by the cars, They are known as
the ''armless and legless company"
A large gray wolf over six feet from
nose to tail, was trapped in Somerset
county. Its captor received $40 bounty
and $50 for its hide 1t had killed sew
eral sheep.
Fire destroyed $t00,0 worth of
property ON Fifth Ave, Pittsburg, Mon |
day night
A Venango county farmer started to
town with quantity of eggs 1t wa
about all on the farm that he could
spare to sell, and his wife needed pair
of shoes. The weather was so cold
that there was fair chance of the eggs
being frozen while in transit, and to
avoid this disagreeable possibility the
wife suggested a way. She got half
bushel measure, placed lighted Ian
tern in the center and around this she
packed eggs and bran. The lamp was
burning when the farmer started to
sell his eggs, but when the first dozen
was taken from the bran, it was found
that the heat from the lamp had not
only kept away the frost, but had bak-
ed the hen fruit 1t looked like a com
plete financial loss for short time but
the farmer found the keeper of board
ing house who was willing to take the
cooked eggs at the price of raw ones,
and the farmers wife wore new shoes
to church the next Sunday,
DR.. John 3. Gorrell respected ply
sician of Indian Creek w. Va, who
died Sunday night confessed ON his
death bed that he was the murderer of
Alexander Campbell Eight years ago
near Hebron, Mr.. Campbell went to
Gorrell's home one evening to collect
sum of money. The next morning the
house was blown to pieces and Camp
bells body was found in the ruins
Gorrell was suspected at the time, but
nothing could be proven. On his death
bed Gorrell confessed that after Camp
bell retired he (GorrelD took his family
away and then returned and murdered
Campbell, afterwards blowing up the
house with dynamite to conceal the
cri me.
A penny false-face caused the death
of two-year-old Walter Priest, at Nun
cy, Pa, last Tuesday. A neighbor's
little girl wearing one of these mon
strosities rushed into the room where
the child was playing. 1t had been a
source of great amusement to her young
companions during the day, and with a
shrek of childish delight she showed
the hideous face to the little boy. The
baby with cry of fear, sank sobbing
into his mothers arms. The little girl
tore off her mask but the baby continu-
ed to scream, and although physicians
We're called in the little fellow went into
convulsions, which continued during
the night and all forenoon next day,
| when death ended his sufferings. A
lifetime of regret cannot make good the
sad effects of this one moments thought
lessness.
James D. Mcclure secretary of the
Johnstown Y. NJ. G. A. and agent for
the Western!P Pennsylvania Humane So
ciety, says in his annual report that
"Johnstown is possibly one of the wick
eldest places ON the face of the earth but
right minded people are trying to bring
it back to righteousness. What partic-
ularly caused the gentleman to make
this remark is the large number of sa-
looms, houses of ill-fame and gambling e
Mr. Mcclure adds: THE hypnotic
craze has gained quite hold ON Johns
town. / have heard of case where
one boy hypnotized another boy on the
street and then became alarmed when
he discovered what he had done. So
far as can be learned no i'll effects have
resulted.