Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-06-04

Mr.. J. P. Witherow. successor TO NIther-
ox & Gordon OF New Castle, lately closed
contract with Sir Titus Salt and Messrs. Steatn
and Donaldson, representatives OF the Dayton
Coal and Iron company, limited OF Saltalre,
England, for an Iron plant N tennessee, the
cost of which will be from S250.0J 10 S40J, 900.
This IS one of the largest contracts that has
been placed IN this section Tor some time, and
and viii give employment 70 large number
Of workmen. Mr.. WitherOw has the contract
for the entire plant and i is to be finished with
the best steel boilers and engines. The con-
tract requires that one Of the furnaces shall be
completed in one year and the other IN fourteen
months
On accoun: Of being short Of funds 10
meet checks and drafts, Cashier Hoyt, Of the
Butler County Bank, Of Nlllerstown, was
forced 70 confess 70 the directors last Saturday,
that he had used the funds Of the bank TO the
amount Of about $4,000, which amount he
could not Immediately replace and assigned
all his property, valued al $4,000, 10 the
Bank. Those depOsitors who were anxious
regarding their money were given notes signed
By the President aud one Of the directors, both
Of whom are amply responsible. The Bank
continues business and Is perfectly solvent.
Hovt NAV be arrested, as it has been said that
he has been covering his defalcations by false
entries in the books Of the Bank. IL IS Nil
lerstown bank man that is "short" this time
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papers heads Its special on the subject
Decoration day IN Butler was a success
this year. The procession was larger than
usual. and was composed Of Raseley's Martial
Band, our Militia Company, the Orphans
Home children, Buffers new cOrnet band, and
members of the g, :. T., and others, on foot
and in carriages. The South Cemetry was the
fret visited, and the grayes Of the soldiers
buried there were decorated with choice hoT-
Mr. J. K CubbisOn, of Franklin, formerly OF
Earrisyille, delivered an appropriate address
Of more than usual merit from stand 10 the
North Cemetrv. "Once more Memorial Day,
a dav Of flowers, tender memories and patri-
otic impulseg,-has come and gone, Once
more our citizens have united IN fungly OBJ
serving the anniversary, as they have on each
succeeding year since the beautiful custom
was first established. II is indeed most credit
able 10 the public spirit Of our people 10 place
On record the gratifying fact that as the years
roll round, the memories Of the brave men
who fell that liberty might live are treasured
undimed and undying, shining forth with a
bright luster and receiving warmer and more
general tribute with each succeeding recur-
renee of this, the saddest and yet the proudest
anniversary Of the year TO every lover OF his
native land'
"And they who for their country die
Shall fill an honored grave;
For glory lights the soldier rDInD,
And beauty weeps the brave"
The frOsts Of last week were the most Sc
we're Of any that We have any recollection OF,
coming 50 late in the season. The mercury on
Thursday and Friday mernIn2 stood at the
freezing point, and was followed by cold days
and on Saturday morning at 40 degrees, follow
ed by a very warm day. All the tender gar
den plants were killed, and even the peas were
injured The frost Of Thursday morning last
was more severe than that of the morning Of
May 24th, 1883, when the mercury was down
to a. two degrees above freezing, and the sun
shone brightly that morning for the first time
in five days On the 18th and 18th Of that
month we also had heavy frosts, but the yege-
tation was saved by the cloudy weather. Last
year, however, was a good one for the farmers,
as they had plenty Of all kinds Of grain and
fruit to SELL excepting apples. The wheat and
rye, particularly the rye, we're undoubtedly
injured 10 some extent by last weeks frosts,
but the fruit with the exception Of the grapes,
may not have been. Ifw have no more Of 1t
we will fare well enough yet, though thls
having freezing weather in May is becoming
decidedly m0n0tOnOus. However, it has been
worse,-much worse. According to tradition
il did its worst in 1916, which was known as
the wear without summer. The farmers used
to refer To il as eighteen hundred and starve
to death" In May ice formed half an inch
thick, buds and blossoms were frozen and corn
killed. Frost ice and snow were common in
Juue. Almost every green thing was killed,
and the fruit was nearly all destroyed. Snow
fell to the depth Of three inches in New York
and Massachusetts. July was accompanied
with frost and ice. On the fifth ice was form
cd Of the thickness Of window-glass in New
York. New England and Penusylygnia, and
corn was nearly destroyed in certain sections.
In August ice formed half an inch thick. A
cold northern wind prevailed nearly all sum
mer. Corn was 70 frozen that great deal was
cut down and dried for fodder. Very little
rpened in New England, and scarcely any
even In the Middle States. Farmers were
Obliged 70 pay "a or s. bushel for corn of
1915 for seed for the next Springs planting.