Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-11-15

Koonce, formerly of Petrolia, has bee
appointed postmaster at the same an
i'll has moved there.
For finest assortment of stoves i
m Butler, call at BERG & CYPHER's.
Some fifteen attorneys, of thi
town, will leave for Philadelphia mex
to Saturday to attend to their Suprem
Court business.
s. Send or leave your order for
Sewing Machine, of any make, a
Grieb's Jewelry store. may3l-tf
8 The oil market during the pas
8 past week has not been very interest
ing. High carrying rates have KEEP
it down to about $l.25.
A lot of second handed Watches
cheap for cash at E. Grieb's
The triennial assessment of all
property subject to county and State
tax will be made this year. The as
SCISSORS have received their commissions,
and their reports must be returned by
the first of January next.
Fresh bread and cakes always on
hand at the City Bakery, Vogely
House block
Prof Leason and his scholars as
sisted by the Germania Cornet Band,
gave another of their pleasant concerts
in, the Court House last Friday. We
understand that the Professor will re-
main in this county for some time and
that his next field of operations will be
Sarversville and vicinity.
See woman in another column. on horse
back, picking grapes from which Speer's Port
Grape Wine is made. aud that is SO highly es-
| teemed by the medical profession, for the use of
invalids Veakly persons and the aged: Sold by
Druggists. Nov. y.
The difference between the tenn
perature of Sunday and Tuesday morn
ings was $40, and the difference be-
tween Monday morning and Monday
evening was go. On Sunday morn
the mercury stood at $50, Monday
morning at $50, Monday evening at
$50 and Tuesday morning at $3.50
below the freezing point.
A new decision, favorable to
pensions claimants, has been recently
made Heretofore the pensioners,
heirs of a missing man, bad to prove
death or a reasonable presumption
The department has ruled that the
common law established the presump-
ton of death after seven years, so the
heirs of a missing man in action are en-
titled to pension without proof of death.
Fresh oysters received twice
week at the City Bakery, Vogely
House block.
"A fact probably but little known
is that the United States nickel Scent
piece furnishes a key to the metric
measures and weights This coin is
two centimetres in diameter, and its
weight ls five grammes Five of them
placed in row will give the length of
a decimeter, and two of them will
weigh decagramme. AS killolitre
is cubic metre, the key of the meas
ure is also the key to a measure of
The school boys can now
90 to work. 4
Stamping done to order at Mrs.
Sloan's, Cunningham street. novI5-5t
An exchange suggests that, as the
long winter evenings are close at hand,
it is time to get the local farmers club 6
into working order A great many
things can be learned in a community
of live men by meeting regularly in a
social way and rubbing rusty opinions
against each other until they shine. I
Give the local club trial this winter, I
and take an active part in it; and if
you find next spring that you have !
picked up no new idea we will be as. t
tonished. t
Ladies', Gentlemens' and Chill :
drens' Underwear, very cheap, at
L. STEIN & Sons. :
The Wall street article of one of '
our New York exchanges, of late e
date, began as follows: "Stock specu- =
lation is in one of those conditions of
men and things of which the least said r
the better. Everybody is tired, dis
gusted and debauched. Legitimate
trading is at stand-still, scalping and
being the order of the day. I
information is unobtaiD-
able. Nobody seems to know anything,
and the few that ought to know some
thing seem to be pledged never to tell :
the truth. 1t is game Of stealing and :
lying all around"
-Plushes, Velvets and Velveteens a
in all the new shades, just received i
at l.. STEIN & SONS. a
Pine Grove Normal Academy.
The winter term will begin Tuesday, i
December 5, 1882. Expenses very e
low, Tuition $8 Total expenses for !
an entire term of thirteen weeks on the
plan $50. Clubbing a
plan, tuition So. Room, provisions,
etc, $25. Total, $33. Board. '
ing, everything found, $42 Winter c
term is the best term of the year. Send /
for catalogue containing full informa-
ton. IsAAcC. keller, Principal,
Wolf Creek P. O., Mercer Co., Pa.
nOylb-3t.
Lunches and meals can be had at
all hours at Morrison's City Bakery
Vogely House block.
The week of Prayer" at the be- !
ginning of each year, although not OBJ v
served as extensively as formerly, Is f
still in great favor among many of the Y
churches and religious associations. i
The Evangelical Alliance by its repre- q
sentatiyes throughout the world has r
already issued the invitation and pro- c
gramme for the week of prayer, COM q
mencing January I, 1883. The sug- t
gested topics for the several days cover r
a wide range of subjects, including '
thanksgiving, prayer for the church S
for families, for the nation q
and for missions. Special reference is 6
also made to education, to intemper.
anna and the nninna traffic q