Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-08-22

The season of the oscar and yellow leaf"
will soon be upon us again.
See advertisement of Indiana State Nor
NAL School.
| The striking miners at Coaltown have re-
turned to work at former wages.
The air is full of sounds, at this season al
night-fall. The cricket and katy-did are now
putting in their heaviest work.
| -vanderbilt's hotel at Bedford Springs is to
cost $500, 900. The model is the United States
Hotel at Saratoga Springs.
| 1t is said that the firm of s. G.. Purvis d
| Co. handle as much money through the banks
as do all the storekeepers of the town together.
See that your name i s in the proper reg
istry by Sept 1st, if you want to vote in No
| vember.
Eighteen new locomotives are to be placed
| on the Pittsburgh & Western railroad this
month.
In the Registers notice No. IA, the name
James NJ. Stewart should be Samuel w. Stew
| art.
The proposed excursion from Greenville
and intermediate points to Butler, next Friday
has been postponed until the road-bed is bal
lasted.
DO not become preudiced befor trying the
qualities of Days Soap, even if you are dispos,
ed to adhere to the old way of washing, and
which you emphaticaily assert Is the best
To
A foundry man of this town is said to con.
troll a new "fange- union" for putting pipe.
line pipe together, which will be worth some
money to him.
A team of gray horses raised by B. Ben
ninger, of Centre township, and purchased by
John Boyd, of Pittsburgh, last Monday,
| weighed 274O and brought $475.
-"Can the old love ?'' is the title of novel
| from the German. We should say they could
We know an old topper who loves whisky
| twice as well as he did when he was boy.
The telegraph line connected with the s
Ar. R., was completed to Butler last
| Wednesday evening. Two wires were put up,
one of which is controlled by the Western
Union Co.
| Mrs. Mary Borland will have vendue on
her farm in Butler township, two miles west OF
town, next Wednesday, at one o'clock, P. M.
| See advertisement in another place.
Mr.. John N. Mccullough, of Muddycreek
township, and who was taken to Dixmont
ASYLUM. recently, died in that institution en-
last Friday, 18th inst. He was spoken of as a
very strong and apparently healthy young man
and his death is regretted by all who knew him.
The "butter days" in some of the towns OF
Crawford county are important affairs. Last
Friday was butter day at Spartansburg, and
| over 5000 pounds were bought, at prices vary
| ing from IS to 20 cents. 1t was the greatest
| day of the season.
The Board of Pardons at its meeting yes
| terday had but three cases to consider, the
| shortest list in the history of the Board. They
are Henry Smith, Northampton, larceny;
John Apple of this county, and Andrew G.
Wilson, Schuylkill, burglary.
Mr.. E. g. Duncan, who went from Como
quenessing township, this county, to Iowa
some two or three years ago, writes that the
| corn crop of Iowa is some three or four weeks
behind, about the same as here. He has 6O
acres of corn growing and 81 hogs to market.
| Grain, hay, potatoes, ETC., are good.
On Thursday morning, last, the contractor
broke ground on the connecting link between
| New Castle and Middlesex, uniting the New
York, Pennsylvania Ohio road, whose ter
minal point is at that place, with the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie and the Pittsburgh & Western on
the South side of New Castle.
| -Supt. Murtland desires us to say that
special public examination will be held in the
Butler public school building Aug, 25th, and
| on the last Saturday of each succeeding month
for three months, only teachers who exDect to
teach and have not been examined must at
| tend one of these examinations.
| H. Fl. Goucher, ESQ.,, formerly of this
place, but now of Warren, has gone into the
lumber business. He bought 500 acres of lum-
ber in Corydon township, Warren county, at
$500 per acre, and is having it cut and sawed.
His object was to get away from Office work
| for the benefit of his health which has been
much better of late.
| The extensive lumber camp of John Du-
| bois, about three miles above Dubois, was
totally destroyed by fire few nights since,
including the stable, lobby and cooking camp.
Four horses, five oxen and four mules were
burned to death in the stable. The entire loss
will not exceed $4,000.
| The old McQuistion homestead which over
| looks Butler from the south is for sale. But
| eighteen acres is held with the buildings, but
some sixty more acres adjoining are also for
sale. The house is an eight room brick, the
barn is a large bank barn in excellent repair,
the ground Is good, and the location is all that
could be desired. See advertisement in an
other place. a15,3t.
| "A young man named Thomas Dawkins
was drowned in Conneaut Lake during the en-.
campment there last week. He was an expert
swimmer, and while bathing ventured to swim
across the Lake and back, but went down
when near the return shore. He was from
Pittsburgh and a member of Co. H., 18th Reg,
N.G.P
There will be q colored Campmeeting held
at Fairmont Park, Butler county, Pa, COM
mencing Aug. 23d, and lasting over two Sum
| udyS. large Ddnu vi JuDllcc slHBtTS lTOH
Pittsburgh will furnish the music. Trains
will carry persons to the meeting at excursion
rates, and also special trains will run on Sun
days. Refreshments will be served on the
ground.
Our enterprising shoe merchant, Mr.. John
Bickel has returned from his visit to the east
ern boot and shoe markets, where he purchased
his fall stock of goods, which are now arriving
daily. John employs eight men in his store.
room and manufacturing department, and his
stock is now so complete, that you can find
anything you want there. Be sure to give him
a call before purchasing your fall goods.
1t is believed that the manufacture of tin
wure in this country ranks next in importance
to the business of making shoes. The ware is
cheap. but of late years of inferior quality.
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