Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-11
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Local and General.

Local and General.
BARKIs is willin'
Now for New York.
GENERAL GRANT is candidate.
VOTERS should be more familiar with
the election laws.
THIS must be kangaroo winter
the biggest part at the tail end.
THE near approach of the Spring
election does not create much excite
ment
J. C. REDIcK has secured the ex.
elusive Agency of the DAY KIDNEY
PAD for this county.
A FRENCH writer says that animals
have religions of their own. The oys-
ter. then, must be hard shell Baptist.
"WHAT's the matter, John ?" 90! a
big boil "Well, why don't you take
DR.. Lindsey's Blood Searcher,' and be
cured 2"
THIS has been hard winter on
blaeksmiths. One of them in this
town has had to seek relief from the
borough.
A PRECIOUS gem is Sellers Cough
Svrup''-has never been known to fail
in curing colds, coughs, and hopping
cough. Price 25c.
The man who stops to tell you how
cold or warm it was last year at this
time has no doubt in his mind that he
is very interesting person.
"SHALL / hereafter darn your stock
ings" is said to be the fashionable lam
guage for a young lady to use when
making a leap year proposal.
THE Board of directors of the But
Ter Mutual Fire Insurance Company
organized last Tuesday, 3rd inst, and
reelected the old board Of officers.
THE revival of trade makes great
difference in mems morality. The Sec
retary of the National Treasury is re-
ceiving many contributions to the con-
science fund.
JAMES McCRAcKEN, an old resident
of Mercer county, and soldier in the
war of 1912, died at his home, near
Sheaklyville, few days since, at the
advanced age Ct eighty-seven.
THE Ashton Dramatic Company
will produce Rip Van Winkle, at the
Opera House in this town, on Thurs
day evening, the 10Th inst, and
Fanchon the Cricket, next evening.
EVERYBODY has to pay an occupa-
tion tax for school purposes. Two or
three years ago, David Dougal wanted
to know of the tax-collector, what the
deuce his (Davy's) occupation was
anyhow.
"THE Christian Givern is the name
of new paper published monthly in
this town by Rev. w. T. Wylie. 1t
is the organ of the committee on Sys-
tematic Benefcence Of the Presbytery
of Butler.
The verdict of mot guilty" rem
dered by the jury in the Howe murder
trial was the general verdict of the
public after the weakness of the Com
monwealth's side of the case became
apparent, on the first day.-Franklin
Pa, Spectator.
In MeadvilIe, Sharon, and other
towns near US, vigorous warfare is
being waged against the introduction
of the Frence Metric system into this
country. As it is matter which con-
Germs everybody, it is right and pro-
per that everybody should investigate
it.
REV. GEO. w. CRITcHLow, of Pros
pect, was ordained and installed as
pastor of the English Lutheran Church
of that place last Sunday. Rev. W.
F. Ulery, President of the Pittsburgh
Synod, assisted by Prot. HI w. Roth
and Rev. j Q. Waters, conducted the
services.
A SOLID Silver Case and Genuine
American Movement as low as $40, at
E. GRIEB's.
LARD-LIKE looking butter shows
unthrifty management on the part OF
dairymen, who at a trihing outlay for
the Perfected Butter Color of Wells,
Richardson & Co., Burlington, VT,
can have deep yellow, rich and de-
sirable article, which will always COM
mand the best price.
THE wildcat well near ReynoldsviIle,
Jefferson county, about which so much
blowing has been done, and which was
to knock the bottom out of the oil mar
ket, is after all dry hole All the oil
got from it did not exceed q gallon.
The well is sixteen hundred feet deer
and is full of fresh water.
A NEW ENGLAND man has declined
with thanks to take the Indian Commits
sionership. 1t is an Office that re-
quires large reserve capital Of repu
tation to draw upon in sudden emer
gences. There are some Ohio men,
however, who are prepared to accept
the burden should the Government
call upon them to make the sacrifice
LATEST styles in Mems, Youths apt
Children's Caps, at Charles K. Grieb's
New CASTLE has adopted an or
dinance requiring travelling merchant
to pay license of $40 day or slO'
year for the privilege of selling
goods in the town. 1t is intended t
prevent the canvassing for order
among others than dealers, to be fillet
by dealers in other cities, and is in
tended to protect their home mer
chants.
THAT was a ghastly murder in On
tario, Canada, when, in the small
hours of last Wednesday morning
masked men massacred whole family
including both parents, two sons AN
niece, and then burned their bodie
i'm tho Hau,aa which conaumod m