Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-07-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Who is W. N. Nickle.

Who is W NJ Nickle.
The pension Of Harmon Seaton of
North Hope has been increased
The Eiffel Tower mode of hair dressing
is the latest Its mp, high up
Mr.. Jos Kastor has secured some good
jobs Of stating in Oil City.
John McShannic, of Pittsburg, was
drowned in the Connoquenessing at Zelie-
nople while taking bath.
-Messrs Ritter & Ralston have just re-
ceived an immense stock of carpets.
Henry Biehl has purchased the inter
ests Of the other heirs in the hardware store
and is now sole proprietor.
The grinding and polishing depart
ments Of the Plate Glass Works are now
running night and day.
The reported trouble between the Of
ficials of the r. & W r. r. and their en-
ginecrs and fircmen was settled, Wednes-
day
The Lawrence County Bar will take a
vacation beginning with next Monday.
Judge MeMichael and three members have
gone to upper Canada.
some Of the late prize fighting crowd,
became 80 fearful of arrest that they dis
guised themselves as clergymen and got
outside Of the United States.
-Pennsylvania has a new law authoriz-
ing County Commissioners to offer and pay
rewards for the detection and conviction of
horse thieves.-Er.
w ID. Brandon. Esq. will address the
gospel meeting at the rooms of the Y. NJ.
q. A. next Sunday afternoon, on the sub
ject Of Personal Purity" All men should
attend.
The 10000 local W. c.. I. Unions have
been requested by Miss Francis f. Willard,
President of the Worlds ". c. T. Union,
To hold memorial services in honor of the
late Mrs II. II. Hays on Sunday, July 2S
Some men try advertising as the Indian
tried feathers. He took one feather, laid
il on the board and slept on it all night
In the morning he remarked: ''White man
ssy feathers heap soft; white man-fool -
An exchange tells of dog that, hav-
ing been whipped in fight. deliberately
laid down on a railway track and let a
train of cars run over him. Whipped prize
fighters in this country haven't as much
sense as some dogs.
"A detail of the Butler company con
siSting Of eight men left for Grove City,
"Wednesday morning to put up the tents
and make ready for the arrival of the COM
pany, which will go up on the five o'clock
train this, Friday, evening.
"A Harrisburg dispatch says an impress
sion has gone out over the State that an
act was passed at the recent session of the
Legislature increasing the salaries of cleo
ton officers, and many inquiries concern
ing it has been received at the State De
partment. The act never became a law.
There Is less complaint just now about
the failure of property holders to clear the
snow ON their front pavement than there
was few months ago. Somehow OF
other people don't seem to mind it is as
much as they used to.
The name of Miss Kate Field. who was
down for two lectures at Chautauqua this
season, has been dropped from the pro.
gram. Kate, it will be remembered. stump
ed Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania against
Prohibition, and advocated temperance by
means of California wines.
The Premium Lists for the Twelfth An
nual Fair of the Butler County A gricultur
al Association are out and will be mailed
to all sending their address to the Secy
". Z. Rocssing, Butler. Pa. The work o
cnlarring and improving the ground will
he begun next week.
The electric belt man, who with his
darkey, relieved the innocuous desuetud,
has sought pastures new. The immens
crowds that gathered around his stan,
every evening. shows that some light an,
cheap evening entertainment would pay il
Butler.
AT 3;l5 pm. Of the 4th of July, bal
loon was let loose in Evansburg. and i
landed on Gibson's farm in east Penn twp.
sixteen miles distant, half an hour later
A card attached to il offered theice cream
to the finder; and the owner Of the balloon
Is requested to come forward, prove prop
eriy, set mp the ice cream, and take hi
balloon.
The recent additions and repairs to tn
German Catholic Church were dedicated o,
Sunday morning at ten o'clock by the Rev
Father Wall, Of Pittsburg. Vicar Gen. Z
the Diocese. Solemn high mass was rea
by Rev. Rummelfanger, assisted by severa
priests from Summit The musical pr,
gram was excellent, Miss Rose Weber {
Pittsburg wa.out FOR the occasion.
The financial statement for Battle
boro shows that nearly ten thousand dol
lars were paid to teachers last year. an,
that the total expenses were sl4. .253. TIL
total receipts for the year, less the eollec
tors percentage were sl2.95s, the amour
dnc the treasurer, DIR. Graham, was 81, ,29l
the bonded Indebtedness is $4,000, TIA
total liabilities is s19, $40 and the liabilitic
in excess Of the resources $751;