Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-23
Local and General.

-Tramps are now called turnpike
tourists
1t will pay you to call at
RITTER & RALsToN's.
Spring began Sunday, dejure, but
de facto-scarcely.
The "Prince of Whales is still on
exhibition at Pittsburgh.
-yennor, though he falls far short
of winning affection, compells respect.
You will find everything as adver-
tised, at RITTER Il RALsToN's.
A SOLID Silver Case and Genuine
American Movement as low as $40, at
p. T. Barnum has recovered
nearly all the flesh he lost. 1t pays to
advertise.
SpEcIALTIEs in woolens at William
Aland's Merchant Tailoring establishment not
to be had elsewhere in the county
Tic Austrian Government has pro-
hibited the importation ofhog products
from the United States.
Farmers needing any plows =
should call and examine the Ohio
Chilled, at j. NIGGEL & BRos.
WILLIAM ALAND Merchant Tailor,
has inst opened the largest line of wooiens for
men and boys wear ever offered in Butler
The Governor of Minnesota has
appointed General A. j. Edg4rton TO
succeed Secretary Window in the SEN
ate.
ALI the necessary papers have been
signed and the holding of the next
State Fair at Pittsburg is a fixed
fact.
Our "ship is on the way. Ii is
expected that within month twelve
millions in gold will arrive from
Europe.
A Lancaster man drank quart Of
alcohol and tLen committed burglary
The wonder is that he didn't commit
o murder
The Worlds Fair at New York
promises tie be tizzle. Perhaps some
other city can show more courage and
put up more money.
Mrs. Thomas McNair, of this
place, slipped and fell on their porch
last Friday morning, and broke her
left arm above the elbow.
The fate Of Pennsylvania last
Friday should warn all men that pis-
tolls are worth more than fists in q
disagreement with burglar
They arc still drilling at the bald
ridge well. and are now about 40 fees
in the sand The sand is deep and is
said to be Improving in quality.
About $40, 900 went to the dead
letter Office at Washington last year.
People who owe US money should ad-
dress their letters more carefully.
The combined ages of two broth
ers and three sisters living in Wash
ington county, of the Ashbrook family
are four hundred and thirteen years.
SEE woman IN another column. near Speer's
VINEYARDS with bunch al grapes from which
Sncers Port Grape VINE is made, THAI is -
highly esteemed bv the medical profession for
the use Of invalds. weakly persons aud the
agsd.-Sold BY all Druggists. 2eap1
1t is estimated that over 10000,
cattle have perishcd by starvation on
ranches west of the Missouri this win
and their carcasses are still lying in the
snow
A Rotten Rope compelled some
reputable citizen of South Carolina last
FRIDAY to perform the most horrible and
brutal slaughter that has been reported
for years.
For fear the ''swell" pantaloons
would develop into bloomers the tail
ors or persons who set the fashions
now announce tight Citing garments,
and shorter coats for men.
Secretary Blaine. it is renort ed
has set his heart upon having an extra
session of Congress. and it is therefore,
probable that Congress will be called
together about the middle of May.
s "A mail carrier in Montana has
swan the Marias river with his horse
and mail three times this winter, and
the stage company whose employee he
is have ordered him not to do so again.
Chicago proposes to commemorate
her great fire by the erection Of mag
nifcent building. at cost of $500;000,
for her public library No difficulty is
anticipated in securing the money re-
quired.
Women have cheek enough to
wear mems hats on their heads, but
there is one thing they dare not do.
Not one of them darcs to remove her
hat in public and dust off the bald
spot.
This conundrnm is sent us WHY
is main street like the A Atlantic ocean p
and for the life of us we can't tell unless
it is because if YOU fall in the middle of
it you have to be fished out Ask us a
tough one.
There was party at Judge Nc
Candless' residence last Friday even
ing, and quite number were present.
The most interesting features Ct the
evening. We're solos rendered bv
several of the persons ~
The trustees of the Pine Grove
Normal Academy will purchase six
hun red dollars worth of apparatus for
the school, during the spring season
which will begin Tuesday. March 29th
1881. Isaac G. Keller, Principal.
"A portion Of railway train in
Connecticut hoppcd over an iron raj
chair which would-be train wrecker
hal fastened in frog. the wheels o
the first sleeper in the train tearing il
out Of place and aver:ing further risk
Bishop Simpson preached to &
large congregation in the II. u. ChurcI