Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

for this district met IN Butler On Monoay.
Mr. Morrison has a supply of genuine
maple syrup on hands. Try IL
The Sheidemantle well was visited BY
hundreds of people on Sunday and Aonday.
-fhe new Bald Ridge gushers and the
strike at the Macksburg, Ohio, oil field broke
the market about three cents.
JEFF. BURNER has purchased the Hail
Clark property on Washington street, and
will change it to a residence.
The Boos store room, South Main street.
Butler, has been greatly improved IN appear
anee and convenience Of arrangement
A Bedford county hunter named Feather,
during the winter killed ffty-one foxes and
thirty-seven wild turkeys.
Butler over six competitors. See card IN an
other place.
Wheat is lower in Chicago and New York
al this time than it has been before IN seven
teen years.
The new South Pennsylvania railroad VIII
cost nearly 20O,o0O,Oo0, independent Oh 'ne
rolling stock.
The planning mill Of the Bauer Bros, at
Beunetts Station, Allegheny county, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning.
A Grand Jury of prominent business men
of Cincinnati was called recently, which was
responded to in every instance. There Is not
as much reluctance 10 serve as formerly.
A light bay mare, the property of the
Terry Bros, Of New Castle, was stolen from
the stable Of the Martineourt House, IN Pros
pect, last Monday night.
Mr.. Fred Sauer. Pittsburgh architect,
was in town Monday, having with him plans
and perspectives Of very fine Court House,
the estimated cost Of which il $4,000.
-First-rate potatoes are now being sold in
this town at 25 cents bushel. This time last
wear potatoes were selling at from sl.50 10
SIS per bushel and were not plenty at that.
The Lightning rod and patent right yender
has ALREADY started on his rounds. To be on
the safe side, sign no papers whatever Tor
strangers.
Mr.. j. w. Millison held the lucky ticket
for Johnny Griebs forty-dollar silver water
pitcher. The drawing took place last Tuesday
evening and was conducted by Aaron Fogeiey
and Will Waldron.
The time for mammoth eggs has arrived
A light Brabma hen the property Of x. NJ.
Eckles, of Perry township, few days since
laid an egg measuring 81 inches by II inches
in circumference.
The following persons from the Butler
Presbytery are delegates to the United Presby-
terian General Assembly at st. Louis in May !:
T. F. McClester, L. /. Crawford. r. G. Fergu-
son, s. Kerr, J. w. Phillips, w. VI. Frew, j.
Gibson and Washington Bovard.
"A new time table went into effect on the
paw. 4. r. last Monday. Trains going
North arrive at and leave Butler at 1902 a.
m, and 3:35 and 1888 p. m, and going South
at $50 and 11:52 m, and $40 p. IN. The
1902 a. m, and $40 p. m, trains are the mail
trains.
The executive committee Of the Prohibi-
ton party of the county met az the Wick
House in this town last Friday afternoon, and
fixed upon Tuesday, June Sd, M the day for
their delegate convention for the purpose Of
nominating county and district ticket
High Constable, William Richey, gives
notice that unless all manure, ashes. rubbish
etc, is removed from the streets and alleys by
the first of next month"; Section LIST Of the
Borough Ordinances will be enforced against
all owners or tenants of adjacent properties.
Mr. J. Findlay Baph has purchased the in
terest of J. B. KohImeyer in the drug store of
J. b. Kohlmeyer * Co. Mr.. Balph studied
medicine for two years and is well acquainted
with the names and virtues Of the different
medicines He aud his family have moved
into the old Roessing residence at the corner
Of Washington and Penn streets.
While party of young men were engaged
in sernading a newly welded couple with
drums, kettles, cans, etc, in Slipperyrock twp,
Lawrence county, few nights since, a young
man named Conner atoner attempted 10 add TO
the noise with an old musket. la some man
ner the weapon was prematurely discharged,
blowing of stoner's right hand.
The receiver appointed by the United
States Circuit Court in the suits against the
Shenango d Allegheny Railroad Company aud
the Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company,
has filed hie bonds in each case in the sum Of
100000. The sureties are Benjamin +. Den
ming. and Jos. T. Blair, Of New York, and the
Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company,
Of Philadelphia.
"A. NJ. Sloan, cf yenango county, has not
swallowed anything but milk for two years.
He was badly afflicted with dyspepsia and was
at the point Of death, when he began using
milk, taking but q teaspoonful at a time. An
improvement was soon noticed, which c0ntnu-
ed until he now appears stout and healthy.
He takes three pints Of milk day as a regu-
lar diet.
Some Of our citizens took advantage Of the
exursion on the r. Il W. X. X. last Sunday and
went to Pittsburgh TO hear Monsignor Capel
and witness the ceremonies connected with the
laying of the corner stone of the new Catholic
College in Pittsburgh, on the hill overlooking
the Monongahala. NJ. Capel spoke in the
open air that afternoon TO a crowd estimated TO
number ten thousand.
The seizure Of eleven tons Of premature
veal and defective cow meat from huckster
wagons in New York city, few nights since,
by health Inspector, shows the strict watch
over the public health in the great centres OF
population, and sets one TO thinking about the
utter neglect Of all such precautions in the
smaller cities and towns Of the country
Mr.. W. d. McCandless, Of Centre twp,
was arrested in this town last Saturday on a
charge Of adultery, preferred by Christian Am
buster, Of Centre township, who alleges that
Dick has been making an improper use Of his
minor daughter, named Geneyive. A hearing
was fixed for next Saturday week, and bail re-
quired 10 $500 which furnished. Am
buster has also entered a civil suit against Nc
Candies for the seduction Of his daughter,
claiming damages in 81 900.
The application for change Of venue in
the Murraysvlle murder and riot cases in
Westmoreland county was refused by Judge
Hunter, and owing 10 the fact that Bowser de-
posed that Judge Hunter would be subpensd
az witness in the case, some other Judge will
have TO try them in that county. Judge Stowe
Of Pittsburgh and Blair Of Indiana, have both
declined already and The case had to go over
10 the next term. The Argns denominates the
application and deposition "a trick"
Mr. Baldauf tore down his one story log
and frame building. between the Savings bank
and Dan Wuller's drug store. last week, and
in its place will build two-story brick eighty
feet long. The old frame was built some sew.
enty years ago, about the year 1914 by Robert
Scott, Esq., generally called Robin Scott, the
father Of Ex-Sherif John Scott, and part Of il
was used by him for County Recorder
Office during his term from 1923 TO 1882.
Sheriff Scott was born in that building. Most
OF the old logs that came out Of the building
were az sound az they we're when put in.
"A strange and heretofore unknown disease
IL reported among the sheep In the southern