Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-01-28
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and four philosophers.
THERE are eighty-two Mormon
churches in Great Britain and Ireland
Iris wrong to stop your team a
street crossings. You amt that kline
Of man, are you!
1T is great mistake to clear out al
the trees from a pasture field, though
farmers often do it.
AN exchange speaks of mule that
"souandered its hind legs" trying to
kick an engine off the track.
THE question of properly paving the
streets is one that sooner or later must
be grappled with in this town.
1T usually takes twenty able-bodied
men to stand and look at one poor little
sign painter while he is at work.
JAS. A. NEGLEY, of the firm of Jas.
A. Negley e. Co., of Allegheny, made
our town a short visit few days ago.
VALENCIA is the name of the new
Postoffice in Adams township, at Sun
nyside station, narrow-gauge railroad.
RocKLANp Courier: Directions for
curing pimple: First hold the plmpie
over slow fire until it comes TO
boil then "bust" it.
Rev. HOPKINS, a cOlored minister
from North Carolina, will preach in
the Presbyterian Church OF this town,
next Sunday, morning and evening.
A FARMER residing near Bingham
ton, Pa, cut his hand off while en-
gagged in chopping wood. The ak
caught in his clothing and the sharp
blade fell across his left hand.
THE Young men who stand around
the church doors watching the people
come out and trying to smile hand
son,ely at the girls, will some day
hang around the gates of heaven while
decent people 60 in.
Mrs. DINsMoRE, mother of the
Dinsmore boys of Beaver, was the re-
cipient on Monday, Of Uncle Sans
check for 1850, arrears of pension
due her on account of the death OF her
son in the army in 1862.
THERE are fourteen counties in the
State free from debt. These are
Adams, Bradford, Butler, Centre, Col
umbia, Franklin, Fulton, Green, Lu-
zerne, Mercer, Snyder, Susquehanna,
Washington, and Westmoreland.
A GREAT snow blockade lately oc-
Cured on the Central Pacific Railroad,
the snow having fallen to depth of
eight or ten feet. Several snow-slides
added to the difficulty of locomOtion,
and caused the crushing of sheds.
RALPH BAGALEY, Esq, Of Pitts
burgh, one of the proprietors of the
Erening Telegraph, of that city, has
purchased l 1,l50 acres in Paint town.
Ship Clarion county, and proposes to
erect large saw mill on the tract.
Upon representations made by the
Bee-keepers' Association, the Postof-
flee Department has decided to allow
queen bees to be ''carried in the mails
with their necessary attendants, as no
person is injured in handling them"
A SCIENTIFIC writer in the Quar-
terly Reuiep asserts that piece of
bread about the size of French bill
lard ball tied up in linen bag and
placed in pot of boiling vegetables
will prevent unpleasant odors arising
from the same.
A WRITER in Hdrper's Magazine
tells US that in 1774 George Wash.
ington was a member of the Friend
ship Fire Company" 1t was thrilling
to hear George shout through his horn,
"Turnof Observation-Disclosures !"
Although George was fireman he
couldn't tell lie.
BUSINESS is quite brisk in Allegheny
township, this county, the oil operations
there continuing extensive and pro-
ductivc. Mr.. B. F. Hitchcock's coal
mines are supplying the wells. Within
the past month or so some thirteen
thousand bushels of coal were taken
from his coal banks to the wells.
ANOTHER terrific mine explosion oc-
Cured in England few days ago, the
number of victims being estimated at
from seventy to ninety. That makes
something like two hundred persons
who have lost their lives in two disas-
ters alone within month. The new
year opens gloomily enough in Great
Britain.
THE United States Supreme Court
decided lately, affirming the judgment
of the Court of Claims, that an invalid
pensioner who has contributed to the
funds of the National Soldiers Home
during his term of service may avail
himself of the benefits of that institu-
tion without surrendering his pension
to the Home.
PRIOR to 1852 General Scott was
almost idolized as a soldier by the
people of all the States. In that year
he accepted the Wing nomination for
the Presidency, and Massachusetts,
Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee, rep
resenting AZ electoral votes out of q
total of 296, were the only States
which he carried.
FINANCIAL debate broke out in both
House and Senate last Wednesday. In
the Senate Mr. Beck delivered long
speech in opposition to the Bayard res
o.ution, and in the House there was
discussion of the bill relative to Ma
tional bank reserves, sharp and
rather amusing tilt occurring between
Mr.. Townshend and Mr. Chittenden.
WHEN the casual visitor to Butler
arrives in front of Ritter & Ralston's
store, he or she can easily imagine
themselves before one of the fine stores
on Federal street or Fifth avenue. The
display of carpets and dry goods in
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