Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-05-18
New Advertisements.

Executors Sale of property of VIM. Gal
laher.
Auditors Notice on estate Of J. w. Irwin.
Sheritf's Sales tor June Term.
Millinery Sale-Ritter Ralston.
New Locals-Horses Wanted, Our New
Posfm aster.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The trees now teen with tiny buds.
The Wildwood wakes with birds
The AR is 6lled with fresh soapsuds
More eloquent than words.
The sounds of hammer. saw and axe,
Which I'll the atmosphere,
The sfove-pipe. cold grub, carpet tscks-
All prove that spring is here.
Or. V. McAlpine of Petrolia contem-
plates a trip TO Alaska.
See notice of the w.CT.U. County Con-
yeution MT Zelienople in regular column.
We have been having our April showers
i'm May-a month has been lost some Tnere.
The orchards are now iu full bloom aud
the sight of them is good medicine for every
body.
Frank Eastman's commission has not
vet arrived, and he will probably not take
possession of the Office until the lst of June.
-Eso. Perry Stewart had an interesting
case of ieskv-man before him the other day,
and fined him s. and costs.
-Invitations are out for the Fourth An
nual Commencement of the Butler Public
Schools, for May cath, Thursday, at pm.
Rev. II. T. McClelIand of Allegheny
will lecture in the Presbyterian Church to-
night Cor benefit of the Improvement Fund.
Capt. Mechliug had to be away this
week ard the inspection of his company was
postponed until the 5oth, at 9 am.
Mr.. Ferguson, agent for Shearer Il
Hicks saws thar his firm has not yet purchas-
ed that piece of property from the Boyd
heirs.
The father Of Mr.. Edwin Brown of w.
Pear street a hale and hearty old gentleman,
arrived here from England last week.
Mr.. r. B. Schmertz of Pittsburg, and one
cf the chief stock holders of the Plate Glass
Words, is dead.
A we'll informed orchardist says the
prospects for all kinds OF fruit were never
before as promising Us they are at the pres
ent time
Show this paper to your neighbor and
ret him to end in his subscription. 1he
more subscribers we have the better the pa
per will be.
The paint brush don't make much noise
in tn word, but il has been making big
change in the looks of some of our houses
this spring.
-"Clyde RIA well known pacing horse
died at the Playground stables here last
Tuesday. His owner lately refused $500
for him.
While Mr. William Wilson and his fam
lily, Who live near Petrolia were at church
On Sunday morning of last week, his house
was entered, and his safe broken open and
robbed Of nearly $3.50.
-Messrs Ritter 4 RaIston intend disposing
Of their splendid stock of millinery. and
dispersing with that feature Of their busi-
ness. See announcement In another place.
Mn. MS. Templeton represented the
Butler church ut the Fifth Annual Session of
the women's General Missionary Society of
the U. r. Church, held at Washington. Pa,
last week.
The citizens OF Muddycreek township
neighbor Of Philip Newton, whose barn was
burned some time ago passed around the hat
and raised him enough money to build a barn.
A very generous deed.
The Grand Lodge of the I. O. o. F. of
Pennsylvania met in Allentown, Tuesday.
Capt Mechiing, of Butler; Caleb Covert of
Portersvilie; Alexander Borlsnd of Pros
- ~Aur xzhn
have NOT learned, represented Butler county.
The new schedule that went into effect
on the West Penn R. r.. last Monday noon.
causes trains to leave Butler at $50 and S:35
am. and 2:35 and 500 pm, connecting for
or gring through to Allegheny. Trains
leaving allegheny at s:20 am. and 3:l5 and
Goo pm connect for Butler.
DIR. s. s. Todd, of 800 Main street, Kan
sas City, No.. preparing history of the
Ogle family, and will be pleased to hear
from members of the family in this county,
relative To the history Of the family here.
in this county was named after Chas. Ogle,
Of Somerset county.
-Diston's steel and saw works near
Philadelphia. were burned last Saturday
night. The loss Is put at $500. 900, and some
Ic00 hands will be thrown out Of employ
ment. This il the firm that was considering
the feasibility Of removing to Butler last
summer. and this firm may again start up
negotiations In that direction.
Half An inch of ice on the standing
water, and heavy frost on all vegetation is
what greeted the people here on yesterday
plants were frozen, but whether no peaches
and apples we're far enough advanced to be
hurt remains to be seen. We would like Ia
hear from our farmer friends as to the wheat
and rye.
Operations were performed upon Capt.
ZiegItv and Mr.. William Aland last Satur
day Afternoon. In Mr.. Aland's case the op.
Grafton was to relieve him of gravel and il
was entirely successful. In Mr.. Ziegler's
cass the operation was upon the PROSTATE
gland and did not give him immediate re-
lief. but he was reported yesterday as resting
easy.
COL Sullivan sent copies of the Butler
papers of last week to Pekin, China, address
ed 10 Mrs. Amelia Lowrie, Rev. Walter
Lowrie and Miss Mary Lowrie, widow and
children Of Rev. Reuben Lowre, a native oi
Butler and former Missionary to China,
whose family yet resides there as Missiona.
ries Of the Presbyterian Church. 1t cost.
but one cent to send paper from Butler t.
lpekin.
The managers of the Baldwin Locomo
Give works intend removing from Philadel.
phiA and are looking towards the West for
new location. They could not find better
location than Butler, with its unlimited sup
ply Of natural gas, its cheap land and com
peting railroads The Baldwin Co. employs
5000 skilled mechanics. aud there is plenty
of room in this beautiful valley for then
all.
Mr.. c. +. L. McQuistion, the surveyor
showed us = plan of the Slipperyrock State
Normal School grounds the other day. The
plot In rectangular, is in the eastern suburbs
ofCentreville aud the fence encloses ter
acres ofground purchased from Lewis Pat
terson. The school building in the centre o
the plot will be 92 by 81 feet and will be two
storics high. Both the dormitories are AZ
shaped buildings each wing of that for the
girls 10 to be ils feet long. and sa.h wing o
that for the boys ll6 feet long. aud both 81
feet wide aud two stories high. The entire
cost Of the buildings is to be 5000. Cor
leys contract was for $25, 900, but the build
ings are TO be larger than the plans ant
speci6catons called for.
Marriage Licenses.
K0bex1 ~ Sloan Venango Il
Minnie H. Martin 8.