Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-01-20
No word has yet been received
regarding the Butler postoffice.

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No word has vet been received
regarding the Butler postofiice.
Reuben McElvain and James A
McMarlin, are taking in the excursi on
to Washington and the battle fields Of
Virginia, and left town Thursday
morning.
Mr. Thomas w. Phillips will
move into his new house in New
Castle, in few days, and the papers
printed there give a very extended
description of the house this week.
AT the annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Butler Gas Co.
Tuesday, Messrs J. l.. Purvis. W A.
Clark. J. H. Troutman. Ferd Reiber.
Fl. j. Klingler aud ]. 8 Campbell
were elected directors. Mr.. Kiingler
was elected President and Mr.. Rel.
Der Secretary and Manager.
AT the meeting Of the stock.
holders of the Standard Plate Glass
Co. in this town last Tuesday, the
old Board of Directors consisting of
VIM E and K G.. Schmertz. James
Fl. Shields. Morton McMichael, Jas
A. Chambers H. Sellers Mckee and
Fl julius Klingler were reelected.
Mr. Klineler was continued as Presi-
dent and DR. Chandler as Seer etarv
and Treasurer.
The Gould Of the Iron Cross" is
doing good work among the foreign
ers in Springdale. These people are
consuming too much liquor, and the
Guild is endeavoring to lessen this
evil, and has organized some of the
best Of the English speaking people
into temperance society, each mem.
Der Of which pledges himself to resist
the sins of intemperance, blasphemy,
and impurity, and use his best en-
deavors with all Others. Rev. Lon
don is at the head of his Guild, Jas.
Walker is Treasurer and Wm. Hol-
dem. Secretary, and all our people
wish them success in their work.
An astonishing experiment may
be performed with no apparatus but a
string FIVE or six feet long A per.
sons hands being held over bis ears,
this string is passed around his head
by another person who holds both
ends in one hand, and by drawing
the fingers or nails Of the other hand
over the cord produces upon the
tympanum Of the subject Impressions
of almost startling intensity. Sharp
peals Of thunder, changing into a dis.
tant and prolonged rumbling. are CT
fects that may be readily given.
-Pittsburg can well be proud OF
its newspapers, conducted az they are
by the best business men OF the city
and comparing favorably, IA they do.
with the journals Of any other city in
civilization. The Dispatch, which is
generally considered to be the leading
paper Of Pittsburg, has lately com.
pleted and moved into large new
building on Diamond street, known
as Po ower Hall. though the business
Office will remain at No 81, Fifth
avenue. To print their large, eight
page paper, they have put in new
Hoe press, that has capacity OF
"a, 900 complete papers per hour, and
the circulation Of the paper now
reaches 10000 daily and 10000 on
Sunday. The Sunday Dispatch is a
great favorite in Butler, and it's read.
era will be pleased to learn that a
new $40 900 story by one Of the most
eminent Of living authors, will be be-
gun 10 it within the next few weeks
Look out for the opening chap.
tcrs
Mr.. Christ Dambach Of For ward
township sold his farm some three
weeks ago to Mr.. Jacob .Spitzdollar,
and placed the money in banks in
Butler and Evans City, and he had u
sale Of personal property advertised
for Wednesday of last week, but on
the Monday previous he drew his
money out of the banks and left home,
and was last seen ia New Castle or
Youngstown. The sale of personal
property took place on Wednesday
and amounted 10 seven or eight hun
dred dollars. and there Is said to be
something due on the farm yet, but
slill it is hoped that Mr.. d. has not
deserted his wife aud eight children
-noarly all Of whom are yet small
lie was In Nebraska last fall, and ID
said TO have not told bis family
where be was going. when he started
and this time, Ia said to have told
them that he was going TO her folks,
nauted Brenner, in Beaver county.