Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-03-17
Harmony and ZelienOple.

Frank Knox, a railroad agent of Niles,
Ohio, visited his father E. H. Knox, of
Harmony, on Saturday.
Rev. P. J. Sionaker preached to the
Jr O. U A NJ in the Presbyterian
Church at ZelienopIe on Sunday even
ing. The discourse was one of fine
thought, stating the principles and OBJ
iects of the order, exhortation TO its
members and the Importance of high
standard membership for the maintain
ence of good order.
The barn on the John Sheaver farm
a short distance northeast of Harmony
was burned Thursday night of last week
Over 400 bushels of grain, reaper and
binder large amount OF hay and new
wagon. The live stock all escaped
Abner Christophel who lives on the
farm is heavy loser The insurance
was about $500.
We give the following natal list this
week: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Wise, several weeks ago, boy: to Mr..
ann Mrs. Charlie Shontz, two weeks
ago, boy; to Mr.. ana Mrs. DIR. E. J.
Fithian, a girl; to Mr. and Mrs Rev. P.
J. Slonaker, a bov.
L. NJ. Wise, J. NJ Painter and J. w.
Coulter, all of Butler, had their turns
last week in calling on theiI Repubii-
can friends in this vicinity.
On Wednesday, March 9th, w. C.
Weigle and family of Harmony, left
for their new home at Spokane, Wash.
The will settle ON a homestead about
30 miles from the city, near the one
taken up by David Shuler who is mar
ried TO Mr.. Weigle's sister
Last week Mr.. Joseph Hummel. OF
Renfrew, stopped at Harmony and took
a look at the clothes and picture of the
young man killed at Eidenau several
weeks ago. and recognized them as be
longing to his son Harry, aged 16 years.
Harry had been at Elwood looking for
work and was on his way home when
he was killed. His parents were un-
easy about hirl being away so long and
after they received a letter from
Elwood stating he had left for HON
they feared something had befallen him.
The description of him in the papers
was .imperfect and hence not noticed by
them. They lived in the Little Greek
oil field during its excitement.
Last Sunday morning at five O'Clock
o'clock there was terrific gas explosion
in Zelienople, completely wrecking the
two story brick residence of Charles
Goehring on Main street. The report
was heard for miles, many windows
were shaken in Harmony nearly two
miles away. Many at first thought thai
safe blowers were in town. Fire i'm
| mediately was the cry for the debris
| had caught fire The fire cOmyany wa.
on the scene in due time and succeeded
in extinguishing the flames which other
wise would have destroyed much prop
erty MIR. and Mrs G. Goehring were
the only persons sleeping in the hous,
at the time of the explosion. They were
in the front room of the second story
In a bed which was pitched nearly tt
| the ceiling and the side wall and win
dOws Of the room were blown out, YET
they miraculously escaped unhurt. One
| half of both stories of the rear wall was
| blown out and all the windows. Many
| windows of the adjoining houses were
broken. Blum's shoe store was dam
aged by a brick wall falling agains
| it, throwing all his goods in heap OF
| the floor and breaking down the fiool
| and all the glass in the building. Mr.
| Goehring was awake one hour befor,
| the explosion and all was well. A low
fire was left burning in the CRATE of the
front room in the first story also je
| in the room in which they slept. Prob
| ably the CRATE fire went out and after
ward filled the first story witt. ithh. g,ai "a
which was burning in the second story
The building was worth So, 500 and wa.
insured.