Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-14
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Fall month
Farmers are happy.
-Grapes are now ripe
Parker Fair next week.
Who is W NJ Niekles
Cool nights and plenty of sleep.
Daylight grows shorter rapidly.
Grand Army Day at Pittsburg, Sept.
oath.
Politics are remarkably qniet in this
place
Pumpkin pie will soon waltz into the
arena.
Last day for naturalization, Saturday,
Oct. 6.
Sweet cider is now being made in large
Quantities.
Now is the time to plant your fall ad-
vertisements
The nipping frost will soon begin to
nip.
The old rules on our first page somewhat
disfgure the appearance of that page this
week.
-Messrs Ritter q Ralston are receiving
their Fall and Winter stock. See their
new card.
The accident to the Orphans Home
wagon. ON Main street last Wednesday
morning. drew quite crowd together, but
no great damage was done.
Mr. W. III. Gilchrist of Cherry twp, has
a stalk of corn that measures fifteen feet in
height. and 9 feet 10 the ears. He also had
u field of Banner Oats this year that pro-
duced 80 bushels to the acre.
Last Thursday was the Jewish New
Years day. called Rosh Hashonah, and
next Saturday, will be their day of Atone
ment, called Yom Kipur, two holy days,
faithfully observed by good Jews, all over
the civilized world.
Quite number of the leading Masons
Of this county attended the ceremonies
connected with the laying Of the corner
stone of the new Masonic Temple on Fifth
Avenue. Pistsburg, last Tuesday. The
building will be one Of the finest in the
Gate.
According to a Pitfsburg paper, the
Miss Flick Cor whom a license was obtain
ed Ia Butler last Thursday to marry Geo
Orris, was engaged to marry Mr.. John S.
Allison and the wedding was fixed for the
aay before, Wednesday, but Miss Flick
met Orris for the first fine on Mondaylof
last week, formed hasty attachment FOR
kim and eloped with him, on the day set
for the wedding with Allison.
To those Of our old subscribers, who,
after settling mp their old subscription ac-
counts paid Us for a year in advance,
and 10 our new subscribers who did
the same we return our hearty thanks.
The CITIZEN has we believe, the best list
of subscribers in the county, and this ac-
fion on the part of those who have already
settled up their old accounts dispels our
fe..rs Of the list being practically "dead
letter" for rs for the frst year.
We noticed with pleasure that several
Of our storekeepers displayed their usual
taste and enterprise in decorating their
show-windows for Fair week, ~ Il IL a
matter that speaks well for the town.
Several Of our merchants made efforts In
that direction. those of Mrs. Pape and her
daughters, and Messrs. Louis Stein d Son
and VIM. Aland being the most noticea-
BILE
Rev. Chas. Elgar, licentiate of the
Baptist Church, lectured TO large audi
ence in the L. p. church room last Sunday
evening He was formerly a bookkeeper
for Chicago newspaper firm, and stole
some Of their money, for which he was i'm
pri-oned in the Joliet penitentiary for two
years; and his lecture was on the sevcri-
lies Of prison life, which he recounted as a
warning 10 young men who are inclined Ia
De loose in their principles. 1t certainly
acquires some moral courage for a
man to go into the pulpit and hold himself
mp n a terrible example. but that il what
Mr.. Elgar did, and he said a great many
good things.
The Major Il. vi. Mont0oth Band. 0
Pittsburgh. attended our Fair and furnish
ed the music which was good and appreci
ated by our people The band is com
posed of fine body Of men, dressed in fin,
uniforms, and well equipped in all respects
OnMonday evening the band paid theprintin,
Offices Of the town visit and compliments,
them with some Of their choisest music. Fo
their visit To the CITIZEN Office. thank
were retained tn them by the late Editn