Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-09-10
Local and General.

CHEW Jacksoa's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
FULL line Ladies' Underwear, at
Ritter & Ralston's-
A HoLLIDAYsBURG man has deserted
his wife because she gave birth 10 twins
THE New York Sun is famous for
It's snake stories. Snakes are fond Of lying IN
the sun.
THE chief exports from Great Brit
ain to this county just now seem to be gold ana
English farmers
The autumn is at hand full of pro-
mise for the wise, the prudent, the enterpris-
ing, and the industrious.
KEAgyEr has modified his order
that athe Chinarnan must 60, 50 a. To inciade
the San Francisco Chronicle.
"GgIEB's" now means both jewelry
and Gents Furnishing Goods. two as handsome
windows as there are in town.
Az RUFF is proud of his new show
vind0gs and store room, and well he may be.
See his Iew advertisement IN this Issue
Now il the time TO look after your
Fall and Winter Clothing. Visit the store OF
J. &C F. Keck before going anywhere else.
1T costs between $4,000 and $780,
900 Der month to run the four blast furnaces
now in operation a. sha-psviiie, Mercer county.
SIX hundred and seventy-two prin-
ter< have declared their intention OF being pres
cnt at The picnic at Cresson On the 9th OF next
mouth.
Two new dockets, one labeled "Ap-
pearance Doei-et'' and the other Miscellaneous,
in 40 RFOf rng 4
Office last week
Ben. HUsELToN has enlarged his
store room. and put in a handsome stairway and
base which holds sixty cases OF boots. i'ean
his new announcement in this issue.
JUPITER is in trouble. The great
central belt Of the planet seems 10 be broken
mn into white cloud masses, and the outer beits
are encroaching on the equatorial regions
A REPORTER asked Mr. Blaine lately
what he thought Of Grants chances for the
nomination, and Blaine replied that ne thought
tl,e watzrinelons this year we're the finest he
had ever seen.
4 STORY is going the rounds of the
press called "a son turns up after twenty -hYe
wears absence" We have seen son turn up
after an hours absence often, and never
thought anything Off
Nh. HARPER McQUIsTfoy, of this
place. has in his garden the boss castor beans,
the stalks or plants Of which have grown TO the
length Of small trees, and are quite pleasing 70
the eye Gs garden ornaments
Mn. ANDREW BEDEMAS now has
charge Of carrying the mail between Butler
and iyreakneck, Harmony and Ieiienople. lie
has a good team and new rig, and also carries
passengers cheaply and comfortably.
GOLD continues to pour into the
country from Europe. On Saturday tl,2OO,-
DDD in gold was received in New YORK, and
English financial authorities say the amount
10 come over will amount % -, 10000.
WHILE her parents were viewing
the immersion bf some converts near Derrick
Ciiv. last week. 4 little girl Of five years, named
Coyerts. WIS burned 10 DEATH the kouse taxing
fire from lamp left burning on the table
Tng Administration will not put in
nm appearance at the Fair here here this week.
IL would be hundreds Of do.lars in the pockets
Of the share holders il IL would. Wo viii acc
HAYES about this little matte. before next Sep
tcsnbcr.
BEFORE our Grand Jury last week,
before all our Grand Jnries blackmalers
got themselves into a trap. Instead Of getting
d true bill agajnst their intended victim, they
were tHtnsfIfcs sHuletcis nab VIC htf' "1''
left for parts unknown"
OsE Of the abutmcnts for the new
bridge in this borough, accrcss the Connoguen-
essing the depot, Is almost coin.'eted- II
f. a hardsone and good job. Esluire Prngie
is the contractor. The Commissioners did well
when they gave him the job.
Or all the handsome store rooms
that have lately been erected and furnished in
-. a al IL s.Ar.
the premium. Dams handsome show cases,
beautiful ceiling and magnificent show win
dow cannot be beaten In the State.
A CASE will come up for trial at the
next term Of Court in Lawrence county, which
involves in controversy larger sum Of money
than any other case ever brought before COnr
in that county the sum being three hundred
thousand dollars. The ctse Is that Of Beaver
county "a the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad.
OyIoy parties are popular now. Six
young ladies take an onion with them into a
room and one of the number takes a bite Of 10.
Then a young gentleman il admitted, and after
kissing all Of them, If be fails to tell which
one Of them bit the onion, why then all the
girls are compelled to kiss him. Oh uDyun =
Es.
Ar the Republican convention at
Saratoga, New York, last Wednesday, ihe@Statc
ticket, generally supposed 10 have been prepared
f,y Senator Conkiing was nominated. Cornell
was nominated for Governor IN tirst ballot, re-
ceiving majority Of 3 votes, and George q.
HOskins the father Of Mrs. X. +. Scott, Of this
place, for Lieutenant Governor, received ths
vote.
A BEAUTIFUL custom prevails in
Leiligh, Bcrks Lebanon and Lancaster conn
ties of Offering up thanks in the churches for
the harvest. In every church, from the lar
gest % the smallest, sermons are preached upon
this subject. and the greatest skill ia used by
the ladies' In ornamentatiOn Of the building,
who, with sheayes Of wheat, work out some
beautiful designs.
IT seems that members Of the Leg
isIature do not all get their Indictments from
the grand jury Of Daupbin county. The grand
jury Of Somerset has found n true bill against
Representative T.. II. sebrock, Of that county,
for bribery, several witnesses having testified
that he gave them money and asked them n
"worI for him like blazes." The trial is sci
for the next term Of Court.
RITTER & RALsToS's advertise ev-
erything they have, and they have everything
in Dry Goods, Trimmings and Millinery that a
lady needs or think Of. The immense
stock Of Goods that has lately arrived will I'll
their large Htorc room from floor - ceiling.
When In at the fair this week give them a call
md don't forget while there 10 walk no stair
ind see their splendid stock Of carpets aud oil
cloths
III. +. BEEcHER, son Of Rev III. w
Beechcr, left Kern county, Cal, three or foui
months ago 10 supcriutcnd the driving Of -,
coo sheep, the property of Gen. Beale, % Sal
Lake City. Ia crossing the Aida desert, oyci
which the droyers and their herds Travelled foi
eight days and nights, finding no water for lh'
animals, l0,0S7 sheep perished. Gen. Bcal'
was offered $1,000 for the herd. ut the start
but refusing, now finds himself the loser by
sorne ~ 200.
THREE Of our old citizens passet
away lat week, viz: John Ralston, Of Elder
ton David Pntncy, Of Putneyyillc Isasc simp
son, Of Cowanshannock, and on Monday of thi
week r. Darragb, formerly of this place, bu
lately Of Millerstown, Butler county, died n
the residence Of his sOn-in-law, james Piper
Esq, at the latter place. Mr Dsungh ha.