Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-02

Administrators Notces-Estdtts VI oooCPiA
II. Patterson and Samuel Andre.
Agents Wanted.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Easter Sunday comes on the 18th day of
April.
The time to clear away the winter rubbish
is here.
"A few stray house flies have put in an ap-
pearance already.
BE careful of your health during this
changeable weather.
The changeable weather has been produe-
tive of bad colds.
The sun is gaining more power, and the
days are much longer.
About dozen candidates took the in Wilson
sale in Connoquenessing township last FRIDAY.
Some of our business men complain of the
rowdyism and d-unkeness displayed on our
street corners every Saturday night,
Mr.. Lou Stein, of the firm of l.. Stein d
Son, started East last Saturday for the purpose
of buying a spring and summer stock OF goods.
A physician recently discovered that q
house in Reading containing four rooms was
tenanted by seventeen persons and eight dogs
The drawing for Johnny Grieb's silver
water pitcher will take place on the 18th, inst,
at P. NJ.
Mr.. George Ketterer has scld his house on
Mexican street to Dr. johnson, the dentist, for
$1,000.
Mr.. Beachler, one of the editors of the
Arm m
short visit yesterday.
There will be an eclipse of the moon early
on the morning of the 18th, inst, a fact that
local astronomers should bear in mind.
Several cases of cleaning are report
ed in our town, but as yet, the terrible scourge
has not become epidemic, but is confined to q
few isolated houses.
The custom of sending Easter Cards at
this season of the year is q very pleasant way
remembering friends. The designs this sea-
SON are very handsome, and prices much lower
than formerly.
1t is said of Prince Bismarck that he eats
at one meal enough for half dozen persons in
good health This explains his strange anti
pathy to the American hog. 1t is jealousy.
The scarcity of bank notes of less denom-
ination than five dollars has created a demand
for silver dollars, that few would handle If
small notes we're to be had.
The erection of steel works at Wampum,
Lawrence county, is now a fixed fact The
ground has been selected and the work of
building will be commenced at once and hur-
ried to completion.
A Water street chicken few across the
creek and went to Hopkins coop, few days
since. The owner can have the same by prov
ing property and paying charges.
George Jones will be hung in the Pitts.
burgh jail-yard tomorrow, for shooting John
Foster on Water street, Pittsburgh, two years
ago. Jesse Carter, who was convicted as an
accessory, has ben reprieved for sixty days.
Capt. John G Bppus, of Oakland township,
met with serious accident last Friday eve-
ming. He attempted to milk vicious COW,
when the animal knocked him over and tramp
ed him, breaking one of his legs at the ankle.
We are sorry to hear of this accident to the
Captain, who is one of our best citizens.
If marrying in haste invariably means re-
penting at leasure, the couple at Bald Ridge.
who are reported to have been married last
Sunday evening, within few minutes after be-
coming acquainted with each other, will have
a sweet time of it.
Mr.. William Wagner, son of Henry Wag-
ner, Sr., of this place, and who is now engaged
in the furniture and undertaking business at
Miss Mary f. McCandless, daughter of
George McCandless, of this place, last week.
There will be services in the Presbyterian
on Saturday at 2 p. IN. Communion on Sab
bath. The pastor will be assisted by Rev.
John Kerr, of Parnassas, Pa.
The two men convicted of murder in Cam.
bria county, last week. are both named "Mick-
ey." both have peg legs; Dean and Johnston,
the Judges who tried them have both peg legs
the clerk who made out the orders for the
jurors etc., has only one leg; the treasurer
who cashed the orders has a peg leg; one of
the witnesses has two peg legs; one OF the
jurors called and challenged, has peg leg.
oil is worth but "a cents barrel at pres
ent, figure at which it hardly pays to produce
it. Over production in this country and the
discovery of immense oil fields in that part of
Southern Russia lying between the Black aud
Caspian seas, has depressed the market. The
Russian oil is said to be greatly inferior to
ours in quality.
An attempt was made to burglarize John
BickePs store few nights since. The would
be-burglars entered the cellar through the
front coal hole but were unable to force an en-
trance into the store-room. In trying to do so
they awakened some of the occupants who
scared them of. John thinks it strange that
anybody should try to steal from him, when he
il almost giving boots and shoes away.
"A very sad affair occurred at Meadville o
few days since. Several school children went
to the woods in search of sugar camp. Not
finding one they cut into some trees they sup.
posed to be maple, but were swamp hemlocks,
and drank the sap which collected. Six were
taken with violent spasms and two, boy
named Custy and girl named Pinkhouse,
died. The others getting medical relief soon
recovered.
Mr.. B. c. Huselton now has as handsome
store room as we have ever seen. He has
had some fourteen hundred "single pair boxes
made which are neatly arranged ON his shelves
and which add greatly to the appearance of
the room. Each box contains but one pair of
shoes, the size and quality of which are stated
on q card on the outside, and this enables him
to lay his hands on the exact shoe called for,
without keeping his customers waiting. Ben
has a large store-room and carries stock
which cost him from fifteen to twenty thousand
dollars.
Encouraging reports come from the s. d
A. railroad. The business of the company and
Of the Mining and Manufacturing Company is
being rapidly adjusted, and claims due EN-.
Ployees or other creditors will be paid s0on
Mr. j. T. Blair has been made Assistant Re-
ceiver, and retains his position as General
Manager of the road. The line is all in good
repair and there will be no check In the exten-
sive business that is being transacted over it.
We have received the following notice under
date of March "a:
Having been appointed Receiver of the
Shenango Allegheny Railroad Company and
the Mercer Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany, take pleasure in notifying all officers
and employees that Mr.. A. H. Steele, at my
request, has kindly consented:to render the
RECEIVER all assistance and aid within his
power, and / hereby appoint /. D. Stinson
Treasurer and General Passenger Agent, and
r. f. McCray Auditor.
THOMAS p. FOWLER, Receiver.
-Four log and frame buildings, all within a
short distance of each other, on the Kerr and
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