Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-24

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fsyes: and all cosm maicafed Obituaries iciH
b. charged for af the rate Of oae-half cent a
rord, money to accompany each order.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
There will be n mass meeting Of coal
miners at Harrisyilie tomorrow.
The Eainho-o school has the best collec-
fis m of teachers boo in the state.
-Grsff. Renuett 4 Co. the we'll known
iron firm If Piusburg have again been COM
peiled 10 make an assignment.
A rnle has h4en issued on Geo. w Rabe
of r. jefferson street. tn show cause w1v his
lot should M, be levied rpoa 10 pay for the
new sidewalk
Tho soldiers Of this county will find the
petition IN Congress regarding the Bounty
fsli in the Office of the Register and Recor-
der. and are requested to call and sign 1t.
Mr.. w. n. Heckert of Glade Mills and
Miss Ameiis Steiner Of Bakerstown were
married at The home of the bride, by Rev.
: HAney, last Thursday evening.
A sale of the perronal property of ths
late William Hetselgesser, of Winfield tp.
near Leasarrviile, will take place on March
6. Gse bills printed at this Office.
The LIVERY stable Of ". W. vauemau,
and the residence OF Mrs. r J. Harris ia
Grove Citv were destroyed by ire last Mon
day. Two horses were burned in the livery
stable
Mr.. Paul Cronenwett has thorougbred
Isug>hsr and uoudan fowls and eggs for
sale, also crushed oyster shells for Increasing
the production Of eggs. See his card in an
ether place
The legal frm OF Cornelius 4 Welsh
hns hem d-solved, aud w. J. Welsh, Esq.
In Bu,ler Noudsy maruing. and started for
de PAci6c cnast with the intsntion of LOOK
ing fsr . new location.
-Down ut Pittsburg. Wednesday, girl
but sev~n years of age, was made % desper-
nte by the drunkeuness and brutality Of her
rarents, that she attempted suicide BY throw
ing herself in front ofa moving locomotive.
Out West . blizzsrd Is spoken Of - q
sshe." or in other words it is OF the feminine
eesder. snd reserally speaking the weather
= uDcertaru. csy and-sometimes aevilisn, -
l. was q NJ Verson, III. last Sunday.
-Nr. II. Douxlasu. the stationer has
iust received Q sappiy of "Ben Hur" and all
she osher late asd beautiful styles IN writiug 9
papers, cards. tablets, etc. See his card in
another place.
-yewiy elected Justices Of the Peacs
should Sic their acceptance with the Pro-
thnnothry immediafely, or within 30 days
after eiecsirn, setting forth who they succeed
and cause OF vacancy, otherwise their elec.
tiua becomes null and void.
The story that well known hotel clerk
while sf1enpting 70 cross Man street, got
rruck IL the mud, sank to the FIRST diamond
s<ud in his shirt bosom, and had TO be blown
osf with dynamife. IN generally regarded ~
ssiighf exAxgerataon-'
The NcJuakin brothers, Loyal and Ira
sre fni<hiag their spleudid new honse a
Garner cf w. Pearl and Washington streets,
In oak a,d a~h. whica will sh"w the grain Of
the wood They have also pat IN some We ~
hnndzome nAnteis and IRE places.
La a0ssher c3lun1 may be found au
nrficie On she bosm- in Western Peansyl-
vsuia, re-niting frvm the disc ,very Of nsfur-
nI xs& The article IL cnndensed from one
thsf Appeared In the Prttsbary Times OF last
saturday "A s-u csiumn article aai very
istere<ting one. tie com mpiiafion of which in.
dicxsrd ua7sual enterprise.
There seems Z, be q great difference of
osinisn e-n3ag oil prSiacers as 60 toe faai
uzscomr ef tue shut down. rne majority sf
them thinx Il " asl right. but a few ace oi
opinisa f1z. X Il = scaeme of the STANDARD
% run No the price Of oil. then uuisad taeir
present stock the MARKET aud then dsvel-
or the Lima 6rid, which, they say, the
Sraodzra has bsashi up
-On sb, evening Of March "a pablic de-
bate will tske place in Sun5ury Academy,
on tae QG.=stsn .-Saaal1 the Clergy b. active
in Politics" Rev. J. III. Wright and Rev. J
H Brexaen will afirm and Rev. J. II. Mar
khaIi and Prof r. w. NcGranAhau will
deny. Tsere will be other literary perform.
ance and good music. Admission % ceots.
A call for . citizens meeting 10 be held
In the Court Rvom On next Tuesday evening
for the purpose Of taking some action in tn,
matser OF the spplicxrions for license, will b,
fcusd elsewhere IL is expected that Hon
s. n. Miller Ut Mercer will oe present aud
sddrcss the meeting. and probably Hon. Jas
A. Ssranshan of the same place.
The barn of Mr.. Thomas Graham il
rean p. together with all his farming uten
sila, hn hay, grain and nix head Of cattle
fosr cows and two cAlves-was destroyed By
Ire lsst Sunday night The 6rs vas frs
noticed shout > o'cl~ck. and ~ nobody has
been In the barn for sometime, incendizrisu
y suxpcctsd- The barn itself was insured fo
csc. but there was no insurance on tn,
sssck, s.d Mr.. Graham's loss Il heavy.
The Main street Of this town could b
unde - pretty . street q one would wish I,
-. IL 10 unusually vide. il drains itsel
uissly, and part Of IL b well shaded, bu
he hump On The street whsre It crosses th,
Dinnusd should come down. the stree
paved- Tue first things that visitors tn on
sswn noties 1t present are our miserabl
streeh and Sidewalks. Let ~ give them an
sanslves soosthing better to look at. an,
walk Over.
The statement of the assessed value o
the rsal esraae, &C. Of Butler county, appear
il car paper ths week. The real estate o
Butler il assessed at S665, 600, and that of tn
sentisg about one-third the real value
some strange figures appear in the table
for Instance, the real estate of Harms city
over three Times that OF Miilertown, whil
MiIlerstown's personal property is nearl
thrre times that Of Karns. City. The retur
Dor Porsersvifie did not come In till yesterda
and interfered with footing up the returns.
There are good many damned gutter
in Butler st present, and Is the sidsvalks i
several places are lower than the streets, tn
daanuang aforesaid, causes the water 10 ho'
over the sidewalks, q very beautiful, but uu
comfortable state Of Affairs; Standing j
fr0nt OF JShany S;ehir's store, the other da
we noticed that the water cvursed over hi
sidewalk, asked why he did mot raise il, m
were informed that the council interfere
With his c,iag 20, thoagh the sidewalk o
the opposite side OF the street is from one
tao iesf higher Now. every ovdy knows 4
uhould know that sidewalks on opposite side
Of stree; should be ON level with exc
other and also wiih the centre OF the stree
creeping where streets crossing nj differet
grades make it impfacticable. liz Is ing
Tune that grade be established for the Stree
lronting each bivck of the business part
the town, bat We cannot see how such grad
: can Dc established without having basis
start from. It has been suggested that Tn
street froating tse Court House be cut dow
too or three ;eet, and then we'll paved; an
Iiaat the level OF ais ceaIre be Used bas
To establish a grade for each block OF ii
business pAzs vt the rowa, aaJ We think 1T
Cunning for Thompson,
On Thursday afternoon of last week co
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