Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-19
.Theanti. C Chinese people are prompt.

/ duced the same Dill with the single
change of making the time ten years
instead of twenty.
Mems, Boys and Childrens' over
coats, at less than cost, at Heck &
Patterson's.
Mention has been made of the pre-
dominance of lawyers in our govern
ment as shown by the list of Congress
men. 1t may be noted further that the
President and his Cabinet are lawyers
every one. But those who hold that
to be a disadvantage may find some
consolation in the fact that they were
all successful ones.
Carpets, oil cloths and mattings,
cheapest in Butler county, at Heck Il
Patterson's.
The great dry goods firm of A.
T. Stewart & Co., of New York, an
nounced last Saturday that they had
determined to discontinue their dry
goods business, and offered their
stocks and mill properties for sale.
The fall of this house, is great sur
prise to the commercial world
old Gold, Tan, and all new
Spring Colors in Kid, Silk and Lille
Gloves at L. STEIN & Sons.
The auditor general has sent to
mercantile appraisers the following
relative to assessing butchers: "If a
butcher sells meat in store or busi-
ness place apart and separate from his
slaughter house, he is dealer in mer-
chandise and should be assessed as
retailer and taxed according to his
sales.
The Wizard Chill Plow is sold by
J. G.. & w. CAMPBELL.
-Sam'l B. Dick, James f. McFar-
land and Henry johnson of Meadville,
w. B. Roberts of Titusville, are all
named as Congressman-at-large. If
there are any more aspiring statesmenin
Crawford county please trot them out
now so that we can take our choice.
Don't be backward in coming forward.
Franklin, (Pa.,) Citizen.
Heck & Patterson are closing
overcosts out, at less than cost to
manufacture.
"A frequent cause ofinjary to brake
men is difference between cars in re-
gard to the location of bumpers. Un-
less the bumpers meet when cars are
pushed together to be coupled, the
brakeman will be caught. The decis-
ion of case in York State court
holds railroad companies responsible
for such accidents, and brakeman on
the Erie road is awarded $5, 900 dam
ages for the injuries he received.
Gents Furnishing Goods, full
stock and low prices, at Heck & Pat
terson's.
People who bad taken down their
heating stoves and taken out their
CRATES during the warm weather, were
badly caught last week. We heard of
one family, Lying near Butler, con-
sisting of six small children, all of
whom were made sick by the sudden
change of weather and no fires in the
house. The first of May is soon
enough, if not too soon, to dispense
with CRATES and heating stoves in this
climate.
Ladies' Gossamer Gum Coats,
cheapest in Butler, at Heck & Patter-
s)n's.
The packer" used in oil wells to
shut off the water when such comes in
below the casing is made of rubber,
and is in the shape of hollow cylin-
der, which fits over joint Of the tubing
especially designed for it. 1t is put
down with the tubing and the weight
of the tubing above it causes the rub
ber to expand and jam against the side
of the hole, effectually cutting off the
water above from the oil rock below it.
One can be seen at Campbell's hard
ware store in this town.
Wall paper and window shades
at j. F. 7. Stehle's.
Some of our farmers say that the
whea. and rye in this county was en-.
tirely killed by last weeks frost, and
advise farmers to turn their stock of all
kinds into their wheat and rye fields
and let them eat it down to the
ground, when it will sprout again from
the roots. Mr.. Christy Moore informs
US that he knows of farmer who does
SO every spring, whether there is
late frost or not, and always with
good results.
You can have nice violin for
SO cents at j. F. T Stehle's,
Harry Donaghy and his mother
were thrown from their buggy last
Monday morning but were not serious
ly injured. They were coming in on the
Kittanning road, and the team scared
at narrow gauge railroad engine.
The team came up Jefferson street to
Main street. up Main street to the
Court House, and down the street and
across the Pittsburgh bridge at full
gallop, yet kept the road so we'll that
no part of the buggy was broken.
| 1ne toii-gate Keeper Stoppeu Cnem at tne
gate.
See prices on carpets at Heck h
Patterson's before buying.
Several weeks ago the Marion,
a government ship, was sent to the
South Sea Islands in quest ofthe Trim
ity, ship sent out by New London,
Conn. whale oil firm, to Heard's island
for cargo Of sea elephant oil. nearly
two years ago, and which did not re-
turn when expected The Trinity
had been wrecked and the Marion,
found her crew on an island and res
cued them. The adventures of the
crew of the Trinity as told by one OF
her officers is published on our first
page.