Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-03-28

A newspaper man in Carlisle was bite
by dog. The dog died. Some dogs neve
know danger.
The Legislature went TO view its futur
home last Saturday The Norristown Insan
Asylum,
Hon. Timothy o. How. Postmaste
General of the United States died near his
home in Wisconsin, on Sunday last
Easter has not come as early as the 25tf
of March before, since 1742 and will not com'
again so early until 1894.
The post offices all ever the country vii
he closed to-day, Wednesday from the hour
of to ), p. NJ, in respect to the memory o
| Postmaster General Howe.
Mr.. James S. Hays, of ConnoquenessiDg
twp, will move to Butler on the I'd Of April
next. He will bring his celebrated horses here
and engage in handling horses generally.
-Supt Murtland desires us to say that
teachers special public examination will be
held in his Office at Butler, April 18th and goth.
Examinations for those only who intend to
teach during the summer.
| The stave factory, located in Butler, has
lately been running both night and day. one
set of hands working from noon till midnight
and the other from midnight till noon. The
factory has orders ahead for all the slaves they
can make.
| The Auditors report of Fairyiew town.
ship for the year ending March l3, 1888, is an
1 Inn
of our paper this week. 1t is the longest town.
ship Auditors Report that we have ever pub
| lished.
| Messrs. Prugh & Weitzel, whose advertise
ment in another place in this paper states that
| they will open dry goods and notion store, in
| this town, OIL or about the 2nd of April next
| have concluded not TO open on that date, and
may conclude to give up their enterprise en-
tirely.
Mr.. William B. Liebief, son-in-law Of
Martin Reiseman of this place, died suddenly
of congestion Of the brain, at his home in Al.
legheny city last Wednesday. He was about
80 years Of age, and was engaged in the brush
business. His body was brought to Butler on
Thursday and buried here next day.
Out of a total population Of about fifty
millions, there we're in 1880 little over a
quarter of million of people insane, idiotic,
blind, and deaf and dumb in the United States.
In every million of population these were
/ ,s3i victims of insanity, 1888 idiots, 976
blind, and 675 deaf and dumb.
The Gland merchant" game is the latest
one being played upon farmers. There ap-
pears 10 be gang of scamps in this county
at present, pretending to buy farms but
wanting to steal People should not give
every stranger that comes along access to
their houses and homes. They should watch
all such and be always on their guard.
We direct attention to Mr. B. c. Huselton's
advertisement of his Spring and Summer stock.
Ben. has one Of the best stocked shoe stores in
the country, and his goods are all made to his
special order. Read his advertisement CAREFUL
ly and give him call before making your
purchases.
-Jno. B. Chantler, aged s years, son of
Wm and Catharine Chantler, of Clinton twp,
was kicked by a horse and killed last Tuesday
week. He and his older brother were watering
the horses at the well at the tine, and the
horse's hoof leg struck him somewhere
about the. head neck. but, strange to say left
no mark upon him whatever. His neck,
however, was dislocatcd, and he died few
minutes after being kicked.
They had small fire in the Brady build.
ing on the Diamond, last Wednesday morning,
but the hose company easily extinguished it,
The fire originated in the ceiling of the Office
occupied by Marshall and PETER, Esqs,
through which stove-pipe passed to flue
opening IN the room above. The floor of the
torn up in order to extinguish the flames be-
tween it and the ceiling.
According to the census Of 1880 the total
number Of felons at hard labor in prisons and
penitentiaries. at that time was 30,623, and
4, 1893 conyicts were at work outside Of prison
walls, under lessees or under county officials.
About $4,000 Of the prisoners did some work,
and 10000 were maintained in idleness; 81, 1856
were males and 5000 females. 4G,335 native
and 1917 foreign; 42,20i white and 1861
coiorcd Among the colored were included
53l Cinnamon, japanese, and lGl Indians.
"A row occurred at the Graham school
house in Connoquenessing twp. last Friday
evening, which might have resulted serious
ly. school exhibition was being given that
evening, the room was crowded and bad or
der prevailed. This Mr.. Barnhart, the teach
err, objected to and whcnI Mr.. Mckinney took
"A n..I hat h..
would take the names OF the disorderly per-
sons and have them arrested row COM
menced during which, it is said, several re-
volvers we're displayed.
Butler county does not possess the only
soap mines in the world. A Mr. Taylor, Of
Wyoming, has discovered mountain of
natural soap in that territory, large enough
TO keep the whole human race clean for all
time. Not only is this excellent product
smooth firm and emollient, but it possesses
lest foe TO dirt and grease ever put upon the
market; and the owner confidently expects
that it will outcleanse the famous article war
ranted by Josh Billings "to take the spots of
a coach dog in three days"
"A rule forbdding the drinking Of liquor
by the employees Of a Canada railway has just
been adopted. Such rule is always in order,
but the records of railroad accidents in the
United States do not show that drink has been,
the cause of very many Of them. Stupidity
carclessness, disobedience, the fatigue Of over
worked hands, and the intrusting of men will
ing 10 take laborer's wages with work requir.
| ing intelligence and a. sense of responsibility
not likely to be had for the money have been
at the bottom Of the most notable mishaps.
The Swede, johnson, who plead guilty Ia
murder in the second degree last week, was
taken into court last Friday and sentenced Ia
be confined in the Western Pententiary for
seven years. He stated TO the Court that he
had no recollection of having committed the
crime, that he was intoxicated that night, and
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