Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-02-28

Mr.. Joseph Wuller, the druggist, now has
on hands a supply of Aromana, the dyspepsia
cure advertised in another place.
| Letters were granted last Thursday, 10
Richard Allen and Emma Barkey on the esta G
of Henry Barkey, decd, late of Evansburg.
Dune Karns, the oil prince of former days,
| is reported to have been murdered in Colorado
recently.
"A Receiver has been appointed for Brown,
Bonnell & Co.'s business, and the Youngstown
mills will be closed until an inventory is taken.
Have you a talent for teaching? Attend
| the State Normal School and improve 1t.
| Spring term opens March 9th. Suggestive
circulars on application. Address j. A. Coop
| er, Edinboro, Pa.
The Assignee of the Maher Freeport Bank
paid the creditors dividend of 10 per cent
last week, and states that about as much more
will be realized from the assets.
Mr.. B. C. Huselton is now making his
semi-annual visit to the eastern boot and shoe
markets for the purpose of buying his spring
and summer stock.
Mr.. Adam Troutman has fitted up large
room in the second story of his store building,
and has ordered large stock of carpets, oil
| cloths, linoleum, stair-rods, etc. Part of his
stock has already arrived.
Besides the gas well on the McJunkin
| farm, the McC almont OIL Co. is said TO have
purchased the gas work. here. This, if true.
| will enable them to use the natural gas for
| lighting as well as heating purposes.
The new Board of Pirloas held their first
session in Harrisburg last Tuesday afternoon,
and refused every pardon asked for. About
twenty cases were heard. The Board was not
in forgiving mood.
The Tariff bill has been passed by the SEN
ate. 1t now goes TO the House, and may either
be passed under suspension of the rules or sent
to a committee circumference to be twisted into
such shape that both Houses may swallow it.
Letters with proper postage, after reaching
| original addresses, can be readdressed and for
| warded without additional postage. Postal
| cards and mail matter other than letters, are
exceptions to the above and need new postage.
The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Railroad (better known as the Atlantic and
| Great Westerly is for sale. 1t will probably
fall into the hands of the Erie Road. The
Erie must use the Atlantic and Great Western
| tracks or build new line in order to reach its
western connections.
Since the Sheriff of Lawrence county went
into Office on the first of January last, he has
closed up six business houses in New Castle
and the Iron Company's store at Wampum, and
| on Monday of last week he levied on the New
| Castle Fair Grounds.
Mr. John Bickel has lately received a
| large stock of the Reynolds Bros celebrated
| fine shoes for ladies and Misses wear only.
They are said to be the best shoes of the kind
made in America Johns advertisement will
appear next week.
Mr.. w. III. Emm.nger and wife, of Donegal
| township, went on a visit few evenings since,
leaving their children with neghbor and
| when they returned late that night, found their
| home and all in it, reduced to ashes. They
| covered the fires and extinguished all lights
before leaving, and cannot imagine how the
| fire originated.
The assignee of David A. Ralston, for self
and as surviving partner of the Faryiew De-
post Bank, advertises for sale in the Kittan.
ming papers, several pieces of property located
in Plumcreek township, and Kittanning, Arm.
strong county, and in Armstrong township,
Indiana county. The sales are fixed for the
18th and 10th days of March, upon the prem
ises.
The final arguments in the case of the
Tidewater Pipe Company VS.. John Satterfeld.
Thomas s. Mcfarland and David B. Stewart,
| on rule to show cause why the preliminary
| injunction granted against the defendants a
| short time ago should not be dissolved, were
Meadville. who has not, as yet, announced a
| decision.
The rate at which a big food travels is
| shown by an incident related in the Warren
| Mail. The food of the 4th inst. swept away
the old bridge at that point about o'clock
| that morning. A gentleman named Davis
| writes from Rising Sun, o., that on the morn
| ing of the 9th OF his "driftwood associa-
tion" landed part of the bridge, with the
| signs of Warren firms still tackled to it, Rising
| Sun is 40 miles below Cincinnati and 765 miles
| from Warren, which woul1 make the bridges
rate ofspeed in the neighborhood of $50 miles
a day.
-Washingtons birthday was celebrated last
| Thursday, in a more or less enthusiastic spirit
| by fifty millions in this country and a great
many OF the judicious in other countries 1t
was not conception within the imagination
ofthe men of Washington's time, that in less
| than hundred years from his death his men,
DRY would be treasured in his own country by
a population outnumbering that Of the great
monarchy against which the handful OF colo.
nists whom he commanded fought for their
| freedom
In default of other support the weather
| prophets encourage one another. Even Wig
gins is to come in for his share. Vennor an.
nounces that Virgins great March storm is
to occur between the tenth and twelfth days
of that month"; is to be felt on the land mope
than the sea, and is to take the form of heavy
snow falls and cold weather After all, Ven
nor is King among the prophets. How much
wiser and safer It is TO predict snow falls in
March than to announce such an unheard,of yisi-
tation as Virgins storm was to be-
The McCalmont Oil Co., which is compos-
| cd of the Tack Bros, of Titusvile, Kirk and
Dilworth and other parties, has purchased
the Philips Bros gas well on the McJunkin
place. near town, and propose bringing the
gas to Butler for fuel purposes, and also for
| lighting the streets. Under the charter Of the
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Butler County Gas Fuel Co.. which was obtain
ed last year, they will have the right to lay
| pipes on our streets for the purpose of supply
| ing gas for fuel but not for lighting purposes
| The flow or pressure of the gas is regulated at
| the well by means of boiler and valve, and
The use of it in stoves and CRATES is considered
perfectly safe. Whea used in CRATES, tile
made to represent either coal or blocks of wood
are placed In the CRATE, 80 that you have an
imitation coal or wood fire. Several towns in
| Western Pennsylvania are now using gas