Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
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The body of w. N. Fitzsimmons. a young
man, son of VIM. Fitzsimmons, decd, and
Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, (nee Graham) now oi
Jefferson township, this county, was found on
the track of the Allegheny Valley r. R., at
Haights run, last Monday morning. He has
lately been clerking at the store of the Etna
Iron Works, and at the time he met his death
was on his way to his home in Sharpsburg,
from visit to young lady living near the
Water Works. His body was brought to his
mothers home yesterday.
Prof. ]. A. Cooper has now completed his
twentieth year as principal of the great Normal
School at Edinboro, Erie county, this State,
and he has just issued catalogue which is OF
special value to all persons thinking Of prepar.
ing themselves for teachers. The school is now
one of the most prosperous in the country, the
catalogue showing total enrolment Of 65l
students. For further information copies OF
the catalogue, etc., address the principal, j.
A. Cooper, Edinboro, Erie county, Pa.
-Chrolithion.
ALI the glass workers of the United States
and Canada, who belong to thei1 Union, quit
work at o'clock of Saturday afternoon the
30th, ult. This includes the hands employed
in the glass works here, and the firm had to
hunt up a few non.unon men to keep going
long enough to fill what orders are in. The
plans for the new ten-pot furnace and works
to be run in connection with the present works,
have been made, but the contract for building
has not yet been given.
The house of Mr. Albert T. Pearce in
Butler township, with all its contents, was
consumed by fire on Friday morning, the goth
ult. Mr.. P. and young son were the only
persons at home that day. He arose early that
made fire in the kitchen stove, and
discovered that his house was on fire and burn
ing rapidly. He rushed up stairs and saved
his boy, who was yet asleep, but was not able
to save any of his household goods. The fire
originated from the kitchen fiue, and there was
no insurance on the house.
The act repeating the tax on patent medi-
cines has been signed by the Governor, and no
further tax on these articles will be collected .
According to a circular sent by the Depart
ment to County Treasurer Miller, any taxes on
these articles for 1888 that have been paid
since the 5th of June will be returned to the
parties who paid them, but those paid before
that date will be retained by the State. The
act was approved on the 9Th of June, and In
this case prompt payment means the loss OF
your money. The order is unjust and may be
rectifed.
The arbitrators in the case of the Common.
wealth for use of Emma ]. Rea vs.. ex-Sheriff
H offman gave the plaintiff an award of $310.25
and costs of suit. The arbitrators in
the case of John Dickson VS.. Thomas NJ. Dick
son awarded in favor of the plaintiff for the
land described in the writ. The arbitrators in
the case of Luding Birch vs.. Tobias Dietrich
and wife awarded in favor of the defendants
with costs. The award in the case of r. P.
Scott VS.. C. A. Sullivan, Cross and james
Slater, and J. A. Lidecker was in favor of the
plaintiff for $3.50 and costs of suit.
The house of Mr.. Henry SandersoD, of
Clay township, with everything in it, except
ing little of the parlor furniture, was consum-
ed by fire last Friday morning. The fire orig
mated in bed room up stairs, over the parlor.
Mr. II. was in the room a few minutes before
the fire was noticed and can only account for
it in the supposition that he tramped upon a
match. He aud his family, as well as three
railroad hands, who were boarding with them,
lost all their clothing. The house was insured
for small amount in the North Washington
Mutual.
The Franklin, Pa, Press enlarges on our
prayer meeting item as follows: "a Butler
father has hit upon an excellent expedient
for removing him who tarryeth too long with
the daughters of the household. young at
torney called on one of the girls the other
night, and when large section of the night
had worn away, and the family longed for rest
the father entered and paralyzed the persistent
lawyer by asking him to lead in family prayer.
The young man, not having any petition of
the sort drawn up, was forced to decline. He
felt that he was called elsewhere, and soon
withdrew. 1t was another instance of the NOV
ing power of prayer. Parents pestered with
lingering sparkers may find in prayer the
means of filling long-felt want. Make
Charles Augustus pray or paddle.
The shooting OF David Nittle, at the picnic,
on the Fourth, was singular accident. Dave
was standing between the refreshment tables
and the nine. pin alley at the time. about ff-
teen feet to the right and twenty feet back of
the target The ball that is supposed to have
struck him, missed the target, passed through
an inch board, and must have changed its
course nearly As degrees. 1t entered the feshy
part of his right shoulder, passed downwards
into his abdomen and has not yet been extract
ed. The doctors think it will do him no harm
at present and that 1t would be dangerous to
cut it out during this hot weather. Dave was
moving about the house yesterday and was
feeling well. In the woods across the creek,
that day, some parties were shooting and it is
possible that the ball came from one of their
guns.
Our bankers are now allowing but S5 cents
for trade dollars deposited with them. This
ated in New York city a week or two ago, by
money brokers who expect to profit by buying
them at So cents and then prevailing upon
Congress to again make them legal tender.
For instance profit of Is cents each on the
five million trade dollars said to be in circula-
ton in this country would amount to $75O,OOO
and the same on the whole coinage of thirty
fye million in circulation in this country and
China would amount to $5,25O,OOO. There is a
great difference of opinion as to whether or no
Congress should make itself the tool of these
brokers. There is more silver in the trade dol
lar than there is in the standard dollar. Its
coinage was authorized in 1873, and the object
of the measure was to provide coin for use in
our trade with China, no gold or silver being at
that time coined in that country. 1t was not
intended for circulation in this country, but the
depreciation in silver, brought it back here'
and by the act of 1876 its manufacture was