Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-01-06

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LOCAL AND. GENERAL.
-1sss. All right, Popi Letter 60 Gal
lagher. I'm looking out for the gals.
A span of the new bridge between Pitts
burg and Allegheny ct Herr's Island was do
stroyed by the ice last Monday.
Mr.. Enos Mcdonald was the oldest
teacher at the Institute. He is we'll up il
years. and this is his 4lst year ct tesohing.
There is but one place on the streets O.
Butler where horre can be watered on th'
street. and that il 1t the Berg property ai
North end Of Main st
The rabbit plague in Australia is about
tn be supplanted by something far worse
Tne roller skating mania has just reached
that unharpy country.
N. Gardner of JacksvilIe, Butler Co.,
has shipped 400 turkeys, 800 chickens, 200
ducks asd IS geese to Pittsburg within the
past few days.-Er.
The season for killing phsasanta, rabbits
squirrel. woc'i-cock, and plcvsr, and fo'
catching black -bass and pike closed on Jaa
1st. The penalty il from IS to $50.
We are indebted to Mr.. T.. 8. McJunkin
the genial Insurance Agent. for Handsome
calendar for 1888, and also f)r . supply ol
good blot.ers.
AT the Leap Year party in Parker the
Young ladies invited none bat young gents
from other localities. They seem to have
poor opinion of the domestic breed.
There were 28S teachers present ct the
Institute. There are 271 schools in ths
county, and including the two Principals Ia
ButIer. there are 273 teachers In active ser
vice this winter.
Lieut.. Fletcher, u s. N, who is inspect.
ing steel made for the Government at Carne-
eie's works in Pittsburg, was in Butler On .
visit to his classmate Ira McJunkin, Esq,
last Monday.
The green ink used in printing the new
postage stamps is poisonous, and 1t Is claimed
that il is undoubtedly dangerous to moisten
the back of the stamps with the lips or
tongue, rs many persons do.
When the bells rang out for the New
Year last Saturday night, the rain was fall
ing heavily upon several inches Of snow-sn
unusual state OF affairs. and one that put
damper upon the enthusiasm Of the small
boy.
Miss Olive Matthews of Forward twp, .
school teacher, lost her pocketbook contain
ing some $50, pair of ear-drOps, and naws-
paper clippings, last Thursday, either on the
streets or in the Court House.
1t has been many years since boats and
timber met with as ready sale in Pittsburg as
did the output from the Clarion on the re-
cent rise. Prices we're good-higher than
for several years-and buyers were plenty
and anxious.
james Weller Of Oakland twp. . man OF
about 60 vears of age, died last Sunday. He
was in very poor circumstances, but as soon
as the neiahbors heard Of his death and the
condition Of his family they promptly fur
nished relief.
"A female was lecturing on Spiritualism,
and it il stated that she was 'under the In
fuence," when clergyman present asked 1t
The lecturer responded, YES; more than
prsschers.n The ministers present ct once
voted the lecturer fraud and . lunatic.
Mr.. J. N. Patterson, the clothisr, now
Hss one of the most complete clothing stores
in the county He carries none but first-class
goods, and these he sells at one price and the
10 say V our readers regarding his clothing
and his prices in another column.
AT ths close Of the late Teachers Insti.
tute In Uniontown, Pa, the teachers held
meeting and formed an Organization for the
purpose Of advancing the material interests
Of the profession II grew OUT Of . discussion
Ice he xhaea hAI
could advance wages by unitsd and orgsniz-
I'd effort f. D. Fulton was made chairman.
This is the way the editor Of the Saxtcn
Herald greeted his readers recently:
"As the editor of this paper wishes to take
time enough to foot up bis baok account aud
make . change OF paper collars, and at the
same time TO enjoy the holiday festivities,
there will be no paper Issued from this Office
next week"
Charles Dickens. . son Of the great
novelist, who is now travelling in this coun-
try finds fault with the cooking of the prin-
cipaI hotels Of large cfties. He says it Is ex-
ecra5le, aud he il not far from right. Our
experience il that the meats are usually we'll
cooked, bat the vegetables are almost always
tasteless.
The unsettled weather of the past few
days is the cause Of q large proportion of our
citizens having u cold. There is good deal
of truth in tho boys composition, "Ciimste
lasts all the time, weather 0uly few days"
We haven't any OF the former in this part Of
the coustry. but our stock of the latter seems
ipexhaustible.
1t seems to make very little difference
where you are wnaa the marriage ceremony
il performed A young runaway couple in
Kansas were driving 70 the church, bat the
horses took fright and the sleigh stuck in .
snowbank. They we're tied right there and
then. The next thing will be marriage on
. tobogan slide, wirh minister. bride aud
groom travelling at the rate of u mile min
ute. There is nothing like novelty ia this
world, and if an attack of rheumsti SIN is
thrown in, why. the interest of the occasion
is vastly increased.
Have you ever noticed that the days
leng,hen and shortea irregularly. For in-
stance, during the whole OF this week the
sun rose at 1928 local time, but it set at AS
on Monday aud will set At $50 Saturday,
q gain ut the latter end of minutes. Next
week it will rise at 1923 Oh Monday and At
7:2l on Saturday, gain Of but two minutes
day light in the morning while during the
week It gains minutes in the evening Dur
ing July next we will lose daylight faster in
the morning than In the evening. Who can
give as reason for this?
There il an idea prevalent" says q coal
operator, "thAt it is an easy matter to get coal
to market even If the river is low. But they
are very far from the truth. For example,
we have 10000 900 bushels Of coal on the
river bed waiting for . rise. How loag do
you think it would take to get that to. say
Louisville, or even to Cincinnati, by rail?
Just figure. The average car load Is $40
bushels, that wcuid make 10000 cSr loads, or
over 666 trains Of 30 cars each. Dispstchiug
four trains day. it would take l66 days or
nearly six months, to relieve the p:ople
down the river, which, with water could be
done inside = week."
The unusual sight of q number Of wild
deer has lately been witnessed on Slippory.
rock creek, 10 the northeastern portion Of
Beaver county, and are supposed to have
wandered there from Forest or Elk county
a lad named McMillsu, IL years old, laid
one low with his gun; and on Sunday about
the same time, another ran past . church
where the congregation hal Just been dis.
missed, and one-hslf the late worshippers
joined in the chase alter it.. The "oldest in
habitant" AYERS that it 10 three-quarters Of .
century since wild deer we're last seen in that
portion Of, Beaver county.-Beaver Times.
"A popular public lecturer must needs be
Q man capable of great physical endurance.
For instance, Mr.. Horr of Michigan lectured
in York, Pa, on Monday night Of last week,
travelled the hest part Of 800 miles, and lee.
tured in Uniontown, Pa, Tuesday night;
travelled 100 miles aud lectursd in Butler,
Wodn do w~,fv Id IL.