Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-08-29
COMMUNICATIONS.
Bruin Items.

Much obliged, Mr. Editor, to "Milo"
of Mercer township, for his explanation
of the "road dust" theory and it is not
such dry" subject either to contain
so much absorption" Well it has
given US some new thoughts at least
and has the merit of being cheap-the
road dust-if not the very best disin-
fectant, and should be gathered when
dry, in wet weather it is needed, but
not so easily gathered Give us some
more Milo. o! anything.
Glad to know of the completion of
the Connecting Link" railroad to
Butler; it will certainly be very ad-
vantageous to many citizens in the
northwestern and central districts of
the county, and the officials of the S. &
A. r. r are deserving of the business
and best wishes of the benefited, and
now if the Connecting Link" from
Hilliard to Bruin C or miles) was
built it would be of undoubted benefit
to the railroad company and blessing
to the people. We think the wisdom
that is characteristic of the present
management will not long delay this
most needed extension into the town.
ship that has the largest veins and
quality of iron ore and limitless guam
titles of limestone, and the oil is by no
means near exhausted in Parker town
ships broad acres. We feel certain
that such prodigious wealth cannot lie
long hidden, with enough natural gas
for the manufacture of the raw material,
that railroad accomplished to this place
town would spring up that would of
itself be vast source of revenue to the
road, and enrich our county in popula-
tion and manufactures.
What might have been very serious
matter, occurred at the bridge at the
north end of town. A Mr. Hays of
Petrolia, junk dealer and tin peddler,
was coming into town and the descent
toward the bridge ran his wagon chad
no lock on iD against his horse, which
was blind, frightening the animal which
he failed to guide on the bridge and the
brute ran square over the abutment,
falling 10 or II feet and completely
overturning. Mr. Hays succeeded in
jumping from the wagon and taking
one of his little boys with him the
other boy went over with the wagon
which turned completely on top of him
when extricated from the heavy iron
junk, it was feared he was inwardly in
jured, but it would seem now not
seriously. 1t was strange he was not
instantly killed. The horse was in
jured in the shoulders but apparently
will get well.
We see, in "public notices." that of
the County S. S. Convention, to be
held at North Washington on the 9th
and 7th of September next. Now, the
lazy Sabbath school will not be repre-
sented, and if ministers will announce
it and superintendents urge it and
good people attend, it will be good
affair it always has been heretofore.
V. f. Il. Kelly, chief engineer of the
steam derrick at the great stone quarry
near Wampum, Lawrence county, is
home on visit to his parents and
friends. Ven. looks pretty well, to be
married six or eight months ago.
Where is the pretty little "Fraw,"
V. F.?
Mr.. Findley, of Mercer county, and
father of Mr.. John Findley, of this
place, is visiting the later. The old
gentleman is in feeble health yet, just
recovering from typhoid fever which
had prostrated him at his sons in
Freeport
Now is the time for our young peo-
pie toget up their constitutions and bye
laws for literary societies. Get togeth-
er and form for organization and not
wait until it is time to be in running
order
School directors ought to be looking
to their lambfolds for winter useful
ness. O that we had school houses
built on the large heartedness Of
common sense; do build school houses
after this, twice as large as the average
school house of to-day is.
JONES.