Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-12

Somebody who has been looking
up the dates says Easter fell on April
9th in 1871. 1t will not, however
fall on that day again after the presen
year till 1914. In 1885 it will fall on
April 25th, its latest possible date. Il
will then not occur on April 25th unit
after an interval of ifty-seven years, ol
in 1913: and then not again for l6s
years.
Ladies' and Gents Gossamer Gun
Goats, cheap, at Heck Il Patterson's.
1T was a grim compliment that
the management of the Hannibel and
st. Joseph Railroad paid to Mrs. Sam
uels, the mother of Jesse James.
After her test imony before the Coro-
ner's Inquest over the body of the out.
law, the officers of the road extended
every courtesy to her, although they
had lived in constant dread of her sons
and would gladly have paid money
for their death or capture.
Buy the Eighmie patent shirt at
J. F. Il. Stehle's-best in town-fit
guaranteed.
There is a curions question in
Tennessee. A convict in the peniten-
tiary killed another convict, and now
it is claimed that the convicts who wit
messed the art cannot testify to it.
This is like the old rule of slavery.
If q white man killed another man,
and only slaves saw him do it, they
could not'testify, because the law did
not recognize them as witnesses.
The Pearl shirt, the finest dress
shirt in the market, only 81, at Heck
4 Patterson's.
A hearing in the case of James
McFadden, Philip Riley, John G..
Renno and Joseph Nanny, arrested on
charge of riot, was heard before Esq.
Walker last Friday. McFadden was
discharged and the others held for
Court. Philip Riley was also held on
charge of assault and battery. All
the defendants secured bail.
Ladies' Gossamer Gum Goats,
cheapest in Butler, at Heck & Patter-
sons.
The last entertainment in the
course announced for the ben eft of
the U. P. s. s. Building Fund will be
given on Thursday evening, the 18th
inst, and will consist of instrumental
and vocal music by Mrs. r. P: Scott,
Mrs. Neyman and others, and lee
ture by Rev. r. G.. Ferguson subject
Three days in Salt Lake City"
Gents Furnishing Goods, full
stock and low prices, at Heck & Pat
terson's.
"A rather interesting express war
to shippers along the line of the road
is now being waged on the Shenango
Il Allegheny road. Some time since
the company notified the U. S. Express
that after March lst the Union Express
would conduct the business, but the U.
s. keeps right on doing business as be-
fore, their messengers travelling as pas
sengers.
Mems, Boys and Childrens' over
coats, at less than cost, at Heck e.
Patterson's.
Several pieces of property in But
ler changed hands last week at good
figures. Harvey Miller purchased lot
from Mrs. Graham, eighty feet fronting
Mexican street, for $700; B. C. Husel-
ton bought from G. Walker, a lot 'front.'
ing on. Main street, north end, 60 feet,
for 81 900; Fl. Schneidenman purchas-
ed that part of the First National Bank
building in which his store is located,
for $4,000.
Carpets, oil cloths and mattings,
cheapest in Butler county, at Heck &
Patterson's.
We hear that Mr.. John Weber
has sold the oil right on his farm,
which adjoins the Hamell farm, for $50
an acre and an eighth royalty. Mr..
Weber has one hundred acres and gets
$4,000 down. He bought the farm q
few years ago for $40. and acre. The
Franklin papers state that Mrs. Nc
Cslmont, of that town, who owns
farm in that vicinity, has been offered
one hundred thous and dollars for it.
Wall paper and window shades
at J. F. T. Stehle's.
Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, end other
parts Of the West were the prey OF
ieroe stovms of wind and rain on last
Thursday night. Tidings of men and
women killed and towns wrecked come
from many sources. In Kansas six
persons are spoken of as killed or fatal
ly injured by the hurricane, and few OF
the inhabitants of one little town Who'll
ly escaped injury, most of them being
now homeless. Three persons were
killed also in Michigan, and many
were injured.
-Emlenton Academy opens April
18th, Rev. J. B. Fox, Principal Send
for circular. ma21t
The town OF Hadley, Mercer Co..
has sensation. Some two years
since, Southern gentleman, who had
been stopping at Uinn's hotel, started
for his home in Virginia, but never
got there. His wife and friends in the
meantime instituted search for the
missing man, and for some weeks past
detectives have been operating in the
vicinity OF Hadley, with evidences of
satisfaction. The missing man is said
to have had money. Startling devel-
opments are expected soon.
The Acme Harrow IL sold by j.
G. Il w. CAMPBELL.
Judge Sim menton, of Dauphin
county, last Wednesday handed down
the decision of the Court in the famous
Standard Oil Company case, in which
the company appealed from the settle