Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-13


Walters.
New Piece Goods ds-Rosenberg.
Allegheny College.
Thiei College.
Great gn;v Sale-Ritter & Ralston.
Farm Fer Sale-L. . McJunk.n.
New I,eeals-Thresher aud Horse Power
for sale, Allen Washer Testimonial
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
sERvEDHIM RIGHT.
"where sre you going, my pretty, fair maid:
I'm coming from cooking school, SIR, she
- saved.
Loud laughed the rude man, but she shut up
his head,
For she laid him out cold with boulder of
bread
Sugar Is going mp.
Preserving time is here.
Egg are going up in price.
Strawberries are getting scarce.
Butler spent about 5000 on fire works.
-MOwing machines accidents are in order.
The gay mosquito has made his appear
ance-
-Pittsbarg spent :IoO 900 in Fireworks last
week
DO you kno~ how to make Maltese
Cross,
The Music of the harvester is heard in
the land
The corn grows fnely-both in the field
and On ysur toe
The coal business is very quiet a. the
mines IN this county
The f.;ckiag and shipping of rcspberries
is now in full progress
The eiec-ric street railway scheme at
New Castle has been given mp.
Whats the difference between a brand
new dime ami an old copper cent:
The flannel shirt nov reigus, and the
starched mens;rcsity is having a rest.
-~Hokey Pokey" and 'sFrozeu Ideas are
the new styles of ise-cream AZ Morrison 5.
-PIease make that lemonade a yard wide
and a yard deep, and chuck in an iceberg.
-Iorsl McJunkin, Esq. has some oil ter
rifcrs ns2r Greece City Tor sale. See notice.
The merchants of the town have raised
mcney for a grand picnic, date not yet select
ed
The German Lutheran congregation OF
Hailsr have decided 90 have their church
room fre-coed-
Sheriff Relics horse. which he valued
Mt 500, tpss sick last Saturday ami died
next morning
-Messrs Ritter & Rslston. this week, ad-
versise some remarkable bargains in Dry
Goods, Carpets and Fancy Goods.
The Datier Base Ball Club will play
the Sh2ds, Nar.halls end Sewsies at Recrea-
ton Park Allegheny. next week.
A man who carried loose FIVE dollar
bill aud hi. handkerchief in the same pocket
was complaining of lO-iag tae bill. the other
day.
Daring the storm on the 4tlI. horse
and a hog belonging TO Mr. Adam Fisher of
Jefferson Twp, were struck by lightning and
killed.
The mail routes of the United States
would mak- a line 2si, ,90S, ,G7i niles loag.' or
eleven thousand times the circumference of
the globe.
1T il said old cigar stumps chopped fine
and sprinkled around the roofs of tomato
vines and potato plants win keep the worms
and bugs Of.
Our grocers are paying 70 cents bushel
for peas, 81 for string beans, s to cents for
rsspberries. 81 for new potatoes, Is cents for
butter and l6 for eggs
1t has been definitely settled that the
wind does not blow through candidate Nor
tons whiskers aud the reason for this is that
he has shaved them of.
The Moonlight Fishing Club ief: for its
camping ground on the shore of the Con-
neaut lasr, yesterday, and the Rocks will 60
to the sane place in a few days.
Mr. u. f. galston, the ieweler, has
traded his farm in the northern part Of the
county FIR the Roberts house on Fairview
avenue, Sp-isgiale. aud is now occupying
a.
The reservoir water has been very mud
dy Of late, fsalt that that n brick wall
scross u would correct. II is said that the
Water Co. is contemplating some improve
nSents.
Parents should scrupulously refrain from
racing their boys where they may meet
with a sunstroke-weeding the garden for in :
kiznce-whsIe the base ball season il at its
height.
An elegant flag stone pavement was
laid this ve-E around the store house occu-
pied by Ir. JAcsb i,sos, corner South Nam
and Wayne streets. AMI Owned by Mr.. Joha
Stein.
People Who want to see the casting done
nj the Plate Glass works nov, must get up
early, as during the hot weather they begin
work in that department at am. and are
through casting by SIX or seven o'clock.
Daring the thunder storm of last
Wednesdsy, two mea namel Eisly anI
D2nchey rho we're visiting at Esq. Essley S
place in Ea.ialo twp, we're struck and stun
ned by lightning that came down the chin
ney.
We hear of several o.d Dsmo.rass in
this tcrn who inteni voting the Republican
ticket this Fall, and We won't be surprised
to hear Il Cleveland. himself, wanting to
vote the same ticket before the campaign is
over.
At tie reunion Of the 9Th Pa. Cavalry
at fsetfyssu-g last week Mr.. Sim con Nixon
Of Butler was elected President Of their or
ganizatioa aud Butler was selected as the
ner; place for holding their reuhion, and
Juiy 4, rSss the time.
Mr. A. II. Smythe, Of Columbus, Ohio,
has revised the old Log Cabin Song Book Of
1870 and reprinted il for the campaign OF
1888. IL contains 81 pages and sample cop-
ies can be had by mail for 10 cents. aad clubs
can secure them at s. per hundred.
The late rains have demonstrated where
deeper crSius. better crossings and new side
walks are needed ani no doubt the Street
Commissioner made a note of all these
things. There il place at the north eai Of
Washington street that We hope he MOTTO
ed.
The rain storms nj The headwa.ers Of the
Noaong2baia river caused that stream t0
rise 20 feet, within - hours, on Monday and
Tuesday Of this week. and thousand people
living in that part Of the South Side, Pitts
burg, called Shantytown, were driven from
their homes.
The ladies' of the Butler Reformed
Church gave a Lawn Fete on the grounds of
Ms :. Mickey last Friday evening which
was great saccess in every way. The
grounds were beautifully decorated and bril-
liantly illuminated with Chinese lanterns
and presented most attractive appearance.
This was the day fixed for the execution
Of Brooks or Maxwell, the Englishman who
murdered young Prellar at 81. Louis hotel
three years ago. bu. the efforts Of his friends
and relatives to have n IL sentence cDmmut ed