Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Are you registered
Get ready for the Fair.
Who is W. NJ. Nickle?
Lawn fete Mt Mrs. Ferrero's this evening.
The School Directors of Butler twp, will
receive bids for coal up to Sept. 10.
Mr.. l.. s. McJunkin has q fine farm
near Greenville TO sell. See Notice.
The Muddycreek twp. Registration list
has been mislaid.
A car load of walnut timber was shipp ed
from Emlenton to Germany last Saturday.
The Butler Mutual has made an assess
ment Of per cent on their premium notes.
Services will be held in the Presbyterian
Chuch coming Sabbath at III am. and I:3O
pm,
The Brooks comet is in the sky, near
the sun. and does not long remain aboye the
horizon after sunset.
Farmers say that it is harder TO fatten
cattle during wet weather than during dry
weather.
-Dr.F.v Brooks of Evans City sold the
John A. Walters property last Thursday to
A. II. Behm for 1890 cash.
-Messrs w. 4 T. Smith of G eneva, N. Y.
one of the best nursery firms in the country
want reliable agents. See card.
A house on Judge Kerr's farm in Marion
twp. occupied by B. F. Rodgers and family,
was burned lately.
Mr.. Edward Whistler of Pittsburg will
preside at the new organ in the Presby terian
Church next Sabbath-the opening services
The buildings of the Ball Enging Co..
are almost completed, and they are drilling
for water on their property.
The jewelry 6rm of E. Grieb was estab.
lished in 1850 and has held its own ever
since. See new card Of this firm in this
paper.
The streets and alleys of Butler are oyer
grown with weeds-a strong-a very strong
argument in favor OF allowing the cows to
run at large.
A demented man was captured in Alle-
gheny last Saturday who had the C ard OF
"H. F. Pickhardt, Harmony, Pa" in his
pocket.
-Shira, Shira q Hays will exhibit their
Allen Washer, the only satisfactory washing
machine in existence, at the coming Fairs.
See notices.
Monday of next week will be the last
day for the taxpayers of Butler to pay their
taxes for 1888, without the per cent addi-
ton.
The Greenville merchants had one Of
the worst days for their picnic. 1t began
raining at the Park at about s am, and
rained all day, as it did here in Butler.
The Pittsburg 4 Western is making ex-
tensive improvements on its line this sum-
mer and adding to their stock. Five new
locomotives are now being built.
A reunion of the old canal boatmen will
be held at Salisbury on the 18th of Septem-
Der. The good people OF the town are max,
ing arrangements to give "the'boys" royal
welcome.
The advance agent for Forepaugh's
show has put In an appearance at some OF
the neighboring towns, and it looks as
though 4-Paw intends passing Butler this
year.
Judge Albert Of Lehish county has de.
cided that constables are entitled to twenty
cents and mileage for each visit to restau-
rant or hotel under the high license law OF
1857.
Family troubles i6duced married wo-
man Of Butler TO take dose of Rough on
Rats, but somebody saw her doing it and ran
for q physician, who administered an emetic,
and she was all right next morning.
The fiannel-shirt brigade is very large
to-day, and is increasing every day that heat
and humidity afiict mankind. The. man
that wears tall stiff collar such weather as
this deserves neither pity nor commisera'
tion-
The Jackman farm in Winfield twp.
was offered at public sale last Saturday, but
n the highest bid was but $3s per acre it was
mot disposed of, and the sale was continued
till Dec. Term, This il Q good farm and
would be cheap at $50 an acre.
The premium on Butler county oil has
been raised to 20 cents, and as the market
price IL about 81 cents, this makes our oil at
the wells, worth about 81 .07 per barrel. This
is said to be another dig at the Independent
refinery project.
The house of Malachi Eagel of Centre
tvp. was struck by lightning during the
stnrm ofSunday evening, the 18th inst. and
considerably damaged. Nobody was seri-
ourlv injured, though Mrs. Eagel was 50
badly stunned that she tainted.
Several of our citizens are going to the
Graneers Picnic at Williams Grove. on the
foxu h.
west Of Harrisburg, next Monday. The fare
for the round trip is sS.23.
-Slipperyrock Park continues to be pop
ulsr for picnics. The merchants Of Green
willie we're there on Tuesday, the NJ. +. Sun.
day School Of Grove City on THURSDAY, and
the Centreville Normal School Association
will be there next Tuesday.
IF q man deliberately uses the word
atrsnxpiren for "perspire" in your presence
don't offer to bet with him that he has used
il incorrectly, for that is likely what he ].
after, but take look in your Webster and
you will probably be surprised st the dehni'
zion given of the word.
People who have water barrels standing
about their houses, should either keep then
covered or else skim off the mosquito boats
every day. A MOSQUITO boat or raft looks
very much like a speck Of SCOT, but with
little experience you can easily distinguish
the difference
What dreary day was Tuesday. as al
dsy long the clouds continued to drop their
rsruered fullness down. That's what poet
wrote, but the more practical were reminded
cf Harmony Fair weather. The rain seem
70 have prevailed all over the country, eas
of the Mississippi, and the rivers are high.
Fan. w. p. Braham of Harrisville has
nock of 800 White Merino sheep. which thi
wear averaged about Al pounds of wool each
kr.R.K. Wick Of same town has still
larrer fiock, Messrs Hugh Gill and Abraham
Low of Mercer twp. raise hne sheep, AM
Mr.. w. II. Orr has flock of thorough bred
Shropshire sheep.
The people Of this town, at present ar
curious ss to the identity Of "W. q. Christy
ESQ Of Butler" to whom the C0mmercia
sra.sffs of Pittsburg attributes some false and
Ridiculous statements regarding our suppl.
of natural gas. Neither c. G. Christie Esq
orH. w. Christie have been in Pittsburg
lately, and both emphatically deny making
any such statements.
Several Of our exchanges. last week
noted the prevalence of Hay Fever in thei
localities and attributed il TO the heav.
growth of weeds this year, the pollen o
which is supposed to cause the disease. On
paper says that the pollen of orchard gras
Is one of the most common causes, and tina
the irritation produced by it can be cured b
the use Of witch hazel extract snuffed up tn
nostrils-