Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-12-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL

S. G. Purvis and Co. are building an
addition to their mill, 3Ox5O.
Motto for our streets and crossings,
"Sink or Swim, Survive or Perish"
John NJ. Calvert has been appointed
Postmaster at Renfrew, this county.
The Workingmen's B. and L. Associ-
alton have started another series, 3D."
--Messrs Ritter g. Ralston give some
good advice to Christmas shoppers in an
other column.
Timers are so scarce in Butler and
vicinity, that Henry Biehl had to send TO
Delaware for one.
-Morrison's City Bakery is well stocked
with confectionery, fruits and nuts for the
holidays. See notices.
What with accidents and horrors, and
the unpropitious weather, we are making
a sorry approach to the holidays.
The Butler Mutual will elect twelve
directors on Tuesday, Jan. 14th. See
notice.
AT the meeting of the oil well supply
manufacturers at Cleveland, o., Monday q
combine was effected and prices put up.
A Pittsburg paper states that there
will be no holiday excursion rates on the
railroads entering that city, this year.
Alex. Williams will give all teachers
attending the Institute next week an extra
ten per cent discount on jewelry and
silverware. Zee notices.
1t is said that some of the officials of
Of the West Penn r. r., have been asked
to resign, tor using tie road in the inte r
est of their private enterprises.
j. Il. Grieb wants you to compare his
goods and prices with those Of others before
fore buying your holiday silrerware or jew
elry. See his holiday ad.
AT the session of the Allegheny Pres
betcry, in Mcclure Ave. Church. Tuesday,
the Anti Revisionists won by vote of
81 10 Is.
Those representatives of Santa Claus
have passed their Judgment ON Al Heck's
stock. See an account of it in his Xmas
Greeting.
Saturday last was hay day in Butler;
over twenty loads were weighed on the
Diamond scales, and the prices ranged
from $S to 80.
Harry Grieb wants you to inspect his
fine line of diamonds, gold spectaclcs and
silverware before making your holiday
porchases. Sec notices.
The farmers of this county should
send man to the Farmers Institute at
Franklin, Jan. II, to see what it amounts
to.
The 6 & 10 cent store is jammed from
floor to ceiling with toys and dolls, and
small cheap articles. Bead Nickle's holi-
day local.
John J. West of Butler, has at last
been granted pension. John was in the
Cavalry during the war and was badly
ruptured.
A promise of ten percent interest from
the cattle company, is what caught the
citizens of Greene Co., and caused the re.
markablc financial crash in the county
The Communion services of the NJ. Il.
church of Butler, will not be held next
Sabbath, as announced last Sabbath, kpl
will be held on the following Sabbath, %,
when Rev. J. L. Stiffy will be present.
DIR. Il cdick always secures some very
pretty toilet-seits, glove boxes, vases,
lamps, etc, for the holiday trade You
should see his things before making your
holiday purchases.
-Blackmorc & Grieb's show window,
trimmed with fancy slippers is pretty
sight Stop and look at it, and notice
their prices as stated in their locals, this
week.
a Painters Union was organized in
Butler. Wednesday evening, with a mem.
bcrs; c. l.. Armor, President; JOS Elliott
Vice President: Gebhart Wagner, Treasur
cr, and Jack Wise, Secretary.
The District Convention of the Butlel
Go. Sabbath School Association will b,
held at Bruin next Monday and Tuesday
Dec. l6 and IL. A programme has beer
prepTed and all Sabbath School worker
are invited to take part.
AT the BARRIERS Convention, held il
Detroit last week, the advocates of shor
hair carried the day by vote Of % to s
and now it will be impossible to tell I
statesman from pugilist and the boys vii
stop singing "Chippy, get your hair cut
At the meeting of the Butler Schoo
Board last Thursday evening bills aggrcga
ting $500 were approved, and vacation o
two weeks, next week and the week fol
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