Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-04-18

-Robinson & Moore, attorneys at law, have
removed their office to the Brady building.
p. w. Lowry, Esq, now has his office with
Thompson 4 Son.
B. c. Huselton received large lot Of new
goods last week.
Since Sundays shower smote swardward
succulent shoots spring skyward.
The steeple of the English Catholic church
of this place, has been repainted and new
slate roof is being put on the church.
All the old employees at the glass work.
here were paid off last week and discharged
and another set employed.
"A few salesmen are wanted by the Chase
Nurseries. Permanent employment on fixed
salary is their plan, advertised in "Men Want
ed" in another column.
Mr.. L. B. Roessing, of this place, is nov
travelling for the firm of T. C. Jenkins & Co
of Pittsburgh.
The attention of farmers and gardeners Il.
called to the notices of VIM. Crookshank, in an
other column.
For irst-class Harness in all the lates
styles at lowest cash prices 60 to c. Roessing
Jefferson, st.
The P. & w. r. r. Co. expects to have
trains running over the Fo1burg bridge by
next Friday.
| Don't forget the concert in the Cour
House tomorrow night, to be given by the
Germania Orchestra, assisted by Miss McClin-
took, of Meadville.
| Call early and see latests styles in busters
| hynets, eartips etc.. at lowest cash prices al
c. Roessing's, Jefferson street.
| "A Lawrence county woman gave birth to
triplets recently, Two of the triad are girls,
weighing respectively eight and nine pounds,
and the boy three pounds. All are alive and
Aourishing.
| The green Scent postage stamp will in a
few months disappear, after thirteen years o.
faithful service. It will be followed by a
2-center, with the face of Washington.
| 1t has been discovered that one cause Of
the popularity of the telephone consists Of the
fact that by means Of it q man can talk
with friend five minutes without asking him
to take drink.
-Kurious, Komical, Komplications. Wan
ted-Everbody in Butler county to call on d.
A. Heck and get this new game Of Side Split
ting, Surprises; capable Of one million inter.
pertations, free to all on application.
"A charter has been granted to the Allie
gheny 4 Western r. r. Co. Their line is to
run from point ON the West Penn Shenango
connecting road about six miles north Of Butler
| to East Brady.
Eye peeping" is now the favorite game
for evening. Two holes are made in screen,
against which some person hidden behind
places his eyes and the audience in front have
to guess to whom the eyes belong.
| The State Senate has passed bill declar
eight hours to be q days work, and one Of our
exchanges thinks that all such legislation must
| be ranked as to its operativeness with the cele-
brated enactment Of Jack Cade, that hereafter
every pint pot shall hold quart of ale.
"A bill has been introduced In the State
Legislature making the manufacture and sale
Of internal machines and other devices to de-
stroy life and property crime punishable by
| fine and imprisonment when criminal intent is
shown on the part of the manufacturer.
Rev. F. A. Edmonds and J. Enslen contem.
| plate visiting Northern Kansas next month.
| with the view Of purchasing property and To-
eating there. Messrs. d. Ziegler, J. Sechler,
Walter Stamm and Z. Enslen started Monday,
week, for same point.
We warrant all our harness and other
horse equipments equal to the best makes in
| the State, both in material and workmanship.
G. Roessing, Jefferson st.
"A York State man used one quart Of saw
dust 70 each hill Of potatoes in one plot and
none in another. The sawdust hills yielded
nearly twice a. much as the others. Let Butler
county men try It and tell us whether there is
| anything in it.
"A miracle-cure quack from Illinois has
been working the innocep. natiyes at Silver
Creek, Chautauqus county, N. Y. He calls
himself "Dr." j. 8. Dickson, and performs his
cures by "laying on hands" at five dollars lay.
He left suddenly few days ago with fifteen
hundred dollars, the result Of his labors.
in referring last week. to the fine horse
Mr.. Michael stepp, of Middlese1, township,
| recently purchased in Crawford county, we
stated the horse cost over thousand dol
lars. We have since learned that Mr.. Stepp
| paid between two and three thousand dollars
for the horse. He is five years old and 10 jet
black.
One Of the most interesting contested seat
cases in the next Congress will be that between
Mckinley and Wallace Of the xyIIIth Dis
trict of Ohio. The election was awarded To
Mckinley by plurality of eight votes. Sc
small q majority, of course, invited q contest,
and for several months past preparations have
been made to this end
| The sidewalks in our town are In a mos
horrible condition. 1t is unsafe to walk about
after dark AZ the walks are such that it il at
the risk Of life and limb TO make journey
from one part Of town 70 gnother. We under
stand that the borough authorities are going To
use extreme measures to compel people to make
their walks safe and passablc. This is righl
| and should be done ut once
"A fellow who stated he was travelling fol
his health, on foot and was an agent for the
New York City Novelty works, got eight
weeks boarding out of Jacob Rider, Of Center
township, lately. He came there with satchel
some eight weeks ago and left last Thursday
night, getting out Of the house through win
dow, and taking his valuable satchel with him
He's an oily tongued fellow, Is travelling for
his health and Is an agent, music teacher and
land buyer.
Says the Franklin pa Press: We clip
ped from Pittsburgh paper last week an item
concerning the non-appearance Of Nichola,
Probst ut his accustomed haunts in that city
and darkly limiting that he may haye met with
foul play. The wife whom Nick left bchint
him here does not fall in with these surmises