Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-05-04
President Cleveland has nominated Mel.


ton and MiddIesex tips, is said to be dry, and
both the Haymaker and Root wells in the
Saxonburg district are reported dry.
President Cleveland has nominated Mel
Vile w. Fuller, of Chicago, TO the Senate,
for Chief Just ice Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States. He is a native of Maine
and is said to be good man and good law
yer. Pennsylv ania Democrats were hoping
The domination would come to George jerks,
the Brook Vile attorney who made so good
fight here in the Dougal will case.
An exchange tells of a lady who last fall
stuck piece of grape vine into flower pot
for a support to tender and sickly looking
towering plant. The plant grew, and so did
the piece of grape vine. 1t became green,
leaves came out on It, anu tnen Duds, "n'cn
were followed by full grown. fully ripsned,
delicious grapes. Our lady readers should
remember this and try similar experiment
next fall.
Young men who 60 to see girls have
adopted a novel method of obtaining kisses.
They assert on the authority OF scientihc
writer's, that the conclusion produced by
kiss will cause lamp to flicker, ana tcus
easily induce the girls to experiment In the
interest of science The first kiss or two the
parties watch the flame to see it flicker, but
soon become so interested in the experiment
a. to let it flicker if it wants to.
The law prohibiting the killing of calf
be tore It has attained the proper age is very
stringent. It provides that "any person who
kills or causes to be killed, with intent to
sell the meat for family use. a calf less than
four weeks old, or knowingly sells or has IN
his possession such meat with intent to sell
the same for such use to foreign markets,
shall be imprisoned not more than SIX
months or fined more than $500.
The boy who spends his evenings in
reading newspapers containing the local
| news of his own county and the general news
| of the day will certainly make better man
than the boy who spends his evenings on the
street, or loafing at the places where the vii
| lage gossip is dished out in the most vulgar
| and obscene manner. Parents should think
| over these facts and see that their children
have good newspapers to read.
Addison McCandless of Connoquene S.
| ing township, a man of 25 years, went over
to Robert Aiken's place, last Wednesday, for
a load of straw and while he was in the NOW
above the threshing Hoor the rotten timbers
| gave way aud he fell to the floor, a distance
| of about twelve feet, breaking ais leg and
! dislocating the cap of the ankle joint. de
was carried to JOS Litzenberg's house on
same farm, when the bones were put in
place.
Take one day in the cellar to throw out
and carry away all dirt, rotten wood, decay
| ed vegetables and other aecumulations that
have gathered there; brush down cobwebs
and with bucket of lime give the walls and
ceiling good whitewash. No matter If you
do not understand the business; no matter If
you have not got whitewash brush; take an
old broom and spread it on thick. 1t Will
sweeten up the air in the cellar, the parlor
and the bed chamber, and it will save your
family from the affiiction of fever ,d:phtheria
and other diseases.
The body of James Wilson the EN- ployee
of the Plate Glass Co., who died last Friday
evening, was shipped to his former home
New Albany, Ind.-on Monday. WiIso,
was drinking man and had been on pro
longed spree. On Thursday OF last week, hi
imagined that some one WAS after him, with
intent to do him harm. AMI that it was nee
essary for him To get into the creek to get
| rid of his pursuer. Ga Friday he had the
same fear aud carried out his idea of getting
into the creek, where he remained for al
hour or two. 10 water above his waist, ant
after be was induced to come out and gC
home, ne was taken with u cramp that killed
him.
The firm of Shearer & Hicks Of Brad
ford will remove their machine shop'to But
Ter if they can secure a suitable location nea
both depots. The topography OF Butler i
rather unfortunate as to building location
near to or between both depots. aud this
with the ill-will between the railroad com
panies will likely interfere with some indus
tries locating here. Shearer Il Hicks ar
the manufactures of the New Ball engine
the most popular oil we'll engine in use, an
. If they can secure location here they wi
build plant costing from fifty t. seventy
; FIVE Thousand dollars, and employ fifty
(; skilled men besides unskilled labor-an in
I dustry worth having.
A forest fire on the places of Joseph T
; Bredin and Eckert Kalb, last Saturday
!. afternoon and Sunday morning destroye
}. fences to the value OF ut least 500 for Joe
n and $50 for Eckert, The fire is supposed
n have originated, Saturday, from the afte
noon freight, but it made no headway of an
account until Sunday, towards noon, whe
it broke out furiously, sweeping sever
acres of woods, underground, old tree toI
and dead trees, and charring the large stan'
- ing timber so badly that it will probably u
. die. The fire became dangerous and to sto
u il Joe got force of about forty men OF
Eckert got twenty, who with plows, shovel
hoes, rakes and buckets, succeeded in hea'
ing it of. Other fires have lately occurrs
Z along the line of this road, and 1t suits Il
= damages are to follow, it will pay the raj
!, road company to place spark arresters. q
- their freight engines.
/" The Committee on the celebration OF th
Centennial of the organization of Alleghel
!. county has issued its first pamphlet, whic
!. - gives the names of the gentlemen composir
the various committees, and an outline
u each days programme. Allegheny coun
- was created on the oath OF September, lie
= = and it is proposed to celebrate the event al
: other events in the history OF the county,
jubilee extending oyer three days, begl
ming with Monday, Sept. II, 1888. I
"A first days proceedings will include the dee
N cation of the new Court House and ma
"a meetings aud musical performances, t
10 second day will be devoted to Civil, lndt
of trial and historical parades, and the thi
m to military parades and fireworks. 1t W
"A probably be the event of the year in Pit