Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-05-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ron big bargains In any kind OF deal.
The white plug hat is to be the fashiona.
BE head gear for gentlemen thisisummer.
-oui,s a number of sidewalks in this
plsce need repairing.
Al Heck planted four kinds Of magnolia
kree. and bushes in his garden last week.
-Butler is gettiag painted this year.
ycshinx 90 much improves the appearance
d house or town, Is paint. well put on.
-Thos. Guthrie of Wayne Twp. La~rence
cvunty. was killed by being run over on the
p. 4 W. r. r. last Wednesday.
The houses of Washington Cunnineham
a. Marx Shaw at Harlansburg were Durn-
Cd last Saturday afternoon.
Seven lodges and one encampment from
thix countv too part In the Odd Fellows ceie-
hrssion af New Castle last week.
-Drx. Nevmsn and Bell will leave for the
Cincinnati National Convention OF medical
men next Monday,
Waller Crawford, Esq. of Pittsburg. and
his family. were the guests OF Ar. Y. N
Boyd Last Sunday.
-He-No teas are becoming fashionable.
U~-yo In the name of the tea. No-He teas
have been popular in Butler for many
year.
Judge NcTlvaine Of Washington county
thiuks that : remonstranoe against . liquor
liceuse amounts to something. Read his de-
cision in another place.
The back yard OF the Eitenmiller House
vas full of trees last week. This hotel
seems to be the favorite stopping place for
fruit tree agents.
Mr.. Jas. r. Fall. of Lawrence county.
the man who shot himself through the head
twice some weeks ago, died of hem0rrhage OF
the stomach last Friday night.
Mr.. VIM. wachsmith Of Saxonburg has
purchased the Esq. Robert Mckee farm in
Butler tp. for 5000. Esq. Mckee intends re-
moving to Butler.
The Crazy Tea given by the ladies Of
the L. p. Church last week, was Q very
pleasant affair, and was reasonably profits-
BILE.
Mr.. Euos Ellenberger had IN srm broken
and Vas seriously bruised by the falling In
Of m oven at the Plate Glass works. Wed.
nesdsy morning.
AT the meeting of the tswn-council
Tue.day evening, Messfs Borland and Kohl.
meyer were given the contract for building
plank walks.
Mr.. Edwin Brown. will leave Butler to.
day for New York, where he expects to meet
his father, who sailed from England few
days ago.
The Cincinnati man who tried to get d.
vorced from the responsibilities of . mar.
riare contracted in q balloon. because there
Vas No ground for it, is distressed over the
airy persiHage Of tie court refusing it
Some Butler county men have lately
been held for court in Allegheny county on
charges of shipping sdulterated milk to the
cities. The charges were made by the milk
inspector.
Plant sunffowers If there is any place
about your house where v ater 10 thrown out
and likely to become malarious. This plant
has the power of absorbing malaria and puri
flying the atmosphere.
Mr.. A. L. Wilson of this town lately
leased Hagxtone quarry near Petrolia. with
the intention of mining the stone for side
walks, but the stone proved detective and he
threw up his lease.
Mr.. Adam Forepsugh sends ms word that
he will probably visit Butler this summer,
With his circus. menagerie and wild-wesi
combination. Forepaugh's show 10 the fav
orite With many Butler people. and we hope
he will come.
The Festival given by the members o
the English Catholic Church. for the benefi
of the new school, 10 the Rink last week. va
great success and netted over Thousand
dollars,
The gas lire has been extended to tn
southwestern suburb of the town-the nam
ofwhich has been changed from Poverty
Point TO Duffeld, and the gas lines now
run out both New Castle and Mercer SITS.
The action of the Allegheny count
Cnurt in refusing license to the Schlitz.s o'
Pittsburg IL making business for Tom Gam
bic of this town, who is now shipping twen
u barrels of beer day TO parties in the tw
cities.
-Nessrs Andrews 4 Shuttleworth have
spmefhing to say IN our readers this week
They make . business of cleaning fine lac
curtains, carpets, and do all kinds of laundry
work. They guarantee satisfaction an
their prices are 70 low NJ to be astonishing
Some tramps sent fire To a string of pa,
senyer coaches, standing Mt the Butler june
siou near Freeport early last Sunday morn
ing. and the fire was not discovered unit
one coach was destroyed, and others injur
ed.
A boat containing Rev. F.. G. Hughe
Of Harmony. DIR. Whitney of Boston and
Mr.. Flemming of Philadelphia. was capsize
l. - 1a% nnpo
lately, and the gentlemen narrowly escapes
drowning.
A "Size'' in a coat is an inch; in unde
wear il is two inches; in q sock one inch; in
collar one half inch, in a shirt one half incl
in shoes one sixth inch; in pants one incl
in gloves one half inch, and in hats one eigl
of an inch.
An exchange philosophers in this Wa
Pennsylvania charges $500 for . liquor
cense and but 50 cents for marriage licens
This shows that the State Of William Pei
has higher opinion of the orange blosso
than the rum blossom.
A forest FIRE in Nuddycreek tp. . e
nights since destroyed the barn Of Phil
Newton. and fences to the value Of $5t
The ueirhbors assembled and fought the I'll
hut they had hard work saving Newtor
house. Everything in the barn Of any grs
value was saved.
A lady from Portersyille, who was dr
ing home from this city Friday afternoo
rot cut OF her buggy near the residence
(iecrre Gibson in Shenaugo tp., when
hor-e ran Oh, and it was not caught until
reached the McClaren school house. i
name Of the lady could not be learned.-N
Cosfie Nescs.
-Arbor dav was celebrated in our schoc
here last Friday, and though but few tr'
were actually planted. an interest in the ?.
ject was fo-tered. OF the teachers hers, nj
Criswell, made the great est effort TO ihsti
and interest her scholars, and the decorate
Of her room was both novel and approp
ate.
The Detroi, Journal having snnount
q prize OF $500 to be given to the person "
should send TO it before June correct gu
o. to the three hottest days of the cotnl
summer in Detroit, General Greedy, Chief
the Signal Service Bureau. telegraphed fr
Washington on Friday that July IA, 10 a
l6 should be the three hottest days.
IF you lose q watch, q dog or child.
IL you desire people not to trust your wi
you rush to your local paper, knowing q
every one will read the advertisement. !
some people will plod along in busin
year after year. without calculating h
.h.v Losing hv mt advoyf iainp