Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-01-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

What need be said
Uglier stupider, more ill-bred;
Almost any other disease
May be romantic, if you please;
But who can scott
At Ia very bad cough.
And who do you suppose
Ever pitiei man for blowing his nose.
80 below zero Monday morning.
Butler borough, Second Ward, will vote at
the Wick House.
-Kleber Bros. & Stauffer presented US with
some music, Monday.
Agent Green, of the West Penn R. R., is
proud of his handsome offices.
One of the best farms in the western part
of Butler township can be had at a bargain.
See advertisement in this paper.
Saturday, Feb I'd, will be the last day on
which accounts for presentation at next Marcn
Term can be filed at the Registers Office. Zt
-Mr.Samuel T Marshall, of Martinsburg, was
elected by the County Commissioners, last
Saturday, to be their Clerk for this year.
During the past year eleven new Oranges
have been organized in this State, ten re-
organized and over 900 members added to the
order.
1920 murders were reported in the United
States and Canada for last year, and l,54s sui.
cides There were 146 legal executions and
175 illegal.
Hereafter the assessors will be required at
the triennlal assessment to return the NUMBER
of acres of timber and the number of acres OF
Il, lox oh tron in nS.
Sewing Machine attachments and repairs
ofall kinds, at E. Grieb's Jewelry store.
The Commissioners of Mercer county have
entered Judgment against thirty y-three tax col
lectors who have failed to settle up their du-
plicates for 1888.
Spang's 500 90 sewing machines are "going
off like hot cakes" That so perfect and hand
some machine can bo sold for so small sum
is remarkable,
telegraph during the year 1888, where the
losses were 5000 and upward, shows that
$50, ,56O, 900 worth of property was consmed in
the United States and Canada.
ONIoNs.-If you want to grow good onions
send to Joseph Harris. Rochester, n. Y, for
his new seed catalogue for 1854, with directions
for cultivation. Hr. Harris is an old onion
farmer and offers the best of seed at the lowest
wholesale rates.
-Harrisville was in town en- n,asse last week
from Tuesday morning till Thursday evening,
attending the arbitration in the case of Kyle
geysus Kerr. which resulted in decision for
the defendant-kerr.
Go to H. Biehl & Co., for Phosphate
Grain Drills, Plows, Fruit Evaporators. DC.
The Poor Directors of Mercer county, last
week made their annual requisition upon the
Commissioners of that county for the amount
needed, according to their estimates, for the
maintenance of the poor in that county during
the present year. Their estimates call for $685.
600, the largest amount ever required before.
A prominent citizen of Allentown under.
took to drink from the hydrant one cold morn.
ing recently. His lips fastened to the iron
pipe. He could only kick on the be ards for
help, and finally the pipe was cut off from, the
hydrant, and the man with piece of pipe at
tached to his lips was taken in to the fire
MARKET GARDENERS know the importance
of getting good fresh seeds true to name, and
will be glad to know where to find them. We
advise them to send to Joseph Harris, Noreton
Farm, Rochester, n. Y. Drop him a postal
card and he will send catalogue for 1884 with
directions for cultivation, free. Mr.. Harris is a
large farmer and seed grower and offers the
best of seeds at the lowest wholesale rates
Sheriff Douds, of New Castle, loaned hi
$500 team to friend to take doctor to see
his wife in the country, and while returning
the horses ran aYay: Coming TO the Court
House fence, which is of iron spiked railing,
fheE attempted to jump il when hen >. one e horse 70 m
and the other caught on the spikes and was
disembowled.
Floral Hall, on the grounds of the Agri-
cultural Association of this place, was crushed
to the ground, by the weight of snow on the
roof, early last Saturday morning. The roof
fell in and the walls, with the exception of a
small part of the west wall, fell out There
were large number of agricultural machines
in the building at the time and they were all,
more or less, injured.
MIR. Lewis Cochran, the night watchman
cs the Court House. oyerhested himself shoYel-
Ing snoV last Monday evening aud while sit.
ting in the Clerks Office shortly after, suddenly
became unconscious and had to be carried
home. The entire right side of his body and
face was paralyzed and he had q severe pain
in the left side of his head. He was compelled
to keep his bed for several days, but is now
able to be up.
On account of the sickness of DIR. Wheeler
livered, but will be gived some time in Febru.
ary. Rev. A. A. Willitts, formerly of Philadel.
phia, but now of Louisville, KY, will deliver
the third lecture of the course in the NJ T.
shqrcL in BgtIer. on Thursday syenipg, Jan.
81, Subject-Moonshine, or Some of the Illus
ions of Mankind. No man who has ever lee.
tpred in Butler has been appreciated more
than DIR, Willitts; and in fact, our people
always mention him one who should be
placed at the head of every lecture course. and
he will, no doubt, have large audience. Ad.
mission 80 cents. No reserved seats.
"A four-year-old twin daughter of Mr.
Walter Meyer of Sharon. Mercer county, died
on Monday of last week from a very singular
cause. Part of their New Years dinner was a
rabbit which Mr.. Aoyef had shot shortly hei
fdfe. Soon after the child was taken very
Monday, when she died. A post mortim ex.
animation by DIR. Heilman, who had attended
her, and DIR. Shilling, was held and revealed
the cause of her sickness and death to have
been caused by lead poisoning, from two shots
which she had evidently eaten with the rab.
bit, and which had remained in the lower
portion of her stomach, where they were
found.
HARRIS SEED CATALOGUE FOR 18s4-Wrs
ere in receipt of handsomely illustrated Cata.
lssge of EARN, Garden and Flower seeds, from
JOScpu 14oIctOu hfill, hocucsteI, N.
will he sent free to any reader of the CITIZEN
who sends his or her name TO Mr.. Harris a,
above. Mr. Harris is a large farmer and seed
grower and a well-known agricultural writer
He gives very full directions for cultivation
that are well worth reading. Send for his
catalogue. We have used his seeds for several
years and can confidently recommend them
They are ,oarranted fresh, pure and good, ol
money refunded
Light running domestic Sewing Machines
Jos Niggle 4 Bro. Agents, Butler, Pa. If
county Superintendent Murtiand has re-
ceived his usual supply of copies of the "Re
port of the Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton" for 1888. The written reports of ths
County Superintendent are not published thil
year, but from the tabular statement we make
the following notes The whole number O
schools in the county during the year was 26l
average number of months taught $40; mum
Der of male teachers, l59; female, 1863; average
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