Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

Geo r. Waters Il young Pittsburg
attorney, son of J. Q. Waters formerly
of Butler, disappeared from Parkers-
burg W Va. last Saturday, and 1t was
feared that he has been drowned or muir
dered
Mr. Waters disappearance caused
caused great anxiety among his friends
in Pittsburg and they used every
endeavOr TO locate him. He studied
law in Pittsburg and has been connected
with the firm of Lee q Chapman. attor-
news. with offices in the st. Nicholas
building. For several weeks past he
has been visiting in Ohio, accompanied
by his wife. Friday he went to Park
ersburg intending to 90 from there to a
point near Marietta. He has not been
in good health and Mrs. Waters accom-
panied him to Parkersburg. From
there Mr. Waters took train on the
West Virginia side of the Ohio river,
getting off about five miles below
Marietta He intended to take a skiff
to the Ohio side. By this means he
would save a trip to Marietta. When
Mr.. Waters left the train he went in
search of a boat, having been directed
where to find one Since that time
nothing has been heard of him.
His body was found in the river be
low the dam next day. There is no ex-
planation of how he came to meet his
death in the river, and the friends OF
family have been unable to discover
anyone who saw him on the river. The
most reasonable explanation Is that he
attempted to cross the river from the
West Virginia side TO Marietta island
on a wing dam over which the water
was running in places, and that he
slipped from one of these places into
the swift current below There is no
suspicion of foul play, as his watch,
money and other valuables were found
on the body.
Detectives are hard at work trying to
locate the murderers of George Carter,
who was shot and instantly killed some
weeks ago, while sitting in a room
at his home near Oil City They lately
arrested Walter Weatson, OF Green
Vile, charged him with stealing a shot
gun, and it is intimated that the arrest
may thow some light on the tragedy,
as the gun was stolen from a Mr.. An
derson, residing near where the muir
der was committed, and only few days
prior to that time.
Peter Schemm, a millionaire banker
and brewer of Philadelphia committed
suicide by jumping into Niagara River
Just above the Falls, and being swept
over Rheumatism and failing eye
sight made him weary of life. He was
seventy-four years of age.
Fifty swapping turtle eggs found on
the Kuech farm, Bucks county, recent
", were set under an old hen, and in a
few days about half of them Matched
out The lively little snappers tore all
the feathers off their foster mothers
breast
Every indication points to the burn
ing of the beautiful Hotel Neshannock
at Neshannock Falls as the work of an
incendiarY, and that it was probably
done to cover up big robbery. About
o'clock Monday morning Gen w. A.
Clark was awakened by hearing some
one at an upstairs window, and saw
someone running down the hall. At
breakfast the discovery was made that
the entire upper part of the hotel was
an flames. The loss is about $50, 600; in
sured The night before a s., 600 incen-
diary fire occurred within two miles of
the hotel.
A horrible accident occurred a few
days ago at the Sharon Iron Works
Mr., w. T. Ward roller on the plate
mill and one of the most prominent
residents of the pace, having his throat
cut by falling on piece of sheet iron.
He had placed the sheet between two
bars in order to straighten 1t and in
some manner it slipped out and turned
upward, the unfortunate man fall
ing on the sharp, ragged edge, his
wind pipe, jugalar vein and several
small arteries being completely severed.
Mr. T. J. Hobbins, who was near at
the time of the accident, wrapped
towel around the gastly wounds, and
assisted Mr.. Ward into the companys
office Medical aid was summoned but
he expired about half an hour after
ward.
A few days ago party of young peo-
pie were out sailing in Erie bay, on the
yacht Carmencita. A sudden puff of
wind jibed or swung round the sail.
Seated on the roof of the yachts cabin
We're Mary. Della and Ella Paradine,
daughters of William Paradine, an
Erie machinest, and Jessie Moore
daughter of John H Moore, an engin-
eer All four girls were swept off into
the water and drowned.
Twelve years ago, when Charles
White ran hotel in a neighboring
town, a peculiar and valuable gold ring
was stolen from his wife. He is now
conductor on the street cars at James
town, aud Tuesday, when woman
handed him her fare, he noticed the
lost ring on her finger He had her
arrested and recovered the property
Although he did not know her, she
proved TO be a woman who worked at
the hotel at the time the ring was
stolen.