Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-22

The fatter your purse is the better your
| hope
| In life's race TO rome out winner,
| As the fatter the turkey the more chance
| it's got
| To be asked To Thanksgiving dinner.
| Mr.. r. z. Brown of Sunbury is ahead
on beets. He raised a sugar beet i'll his
garden. this year, which weighs l5l
pounds, is Is inches long and 90 inches
around He feeds them to his cows, and
says that they are the best cowfeed that
grows.
Week before last. twenty seven agents
for furniture factories called upon the Mil
Ter Bros of this place and Judging from
the immense stock the firm now has on
hands, Harvey bought from each and all
of them. And he selected some fine goods,
too. You should see them.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. Of Hannahstown, will hold its annual
meeting on Saturday. Jan. llth. a. per
notice published in another place. This
company has done remarkably well, and
now carries over million of dollars of in
surance 1t is run very economically,
| which enables it to give low rates.
Brother Boyle of the Oil City Derrick
was furious over that verdict against him
in the Smithman case, and in several col
ums of editorials says cuSs words and calls
Judge McMichael" Justice Jetiries McMich-
aeP and the defendant in the case ''Jno.
Bighead Smithman." 1t is very serious
attack of something, but Brother Boyle
promises to avert fatalities by sending for
some Supreme Court medicine.
Mr. Seaton, the shoemaker of Euclid,
had an crrand to Sunbury, one day last
week, and thinking he might run across
some game, borrowed Jim Dufy's gun. In
crossing fence on VIM. Conn's place. he
put the gun over, butt first, and put his left
hand on the muzzle to let himself down
easy, when the piece was discharged, and
the thumb and three fingers of the hand
were blown off.
Some time ago the firm of Boyd Bros.
a. McCalla, who have lumber yard at
Mars, employed a young man who gave
his name as Jas. b. Grover and his resi-
dence as jamestown, n. Y, to keep their
books. Grover was with them but week
or two when he left suddenly, and an ex-
animation of the books showed that they
had been doctored. The Chief of Police of
| 81, oil IN an
had him arrested, and requisition was
sent on for him yesterday.
"A charter was granted to the Butler
Salt Mfg Co. aud Chemical works, at Har-
risburg, Monday.
Mr. Joseph Britain, Jr. informs us
that the management is greatly pleased
with the confidence shown in the enter
prise by the best business men of Butler,
some of whom have taken as high as
thousand dollars worth of stock. In one
case, each member of the firm took that
much. Some Pittsburg parties want to
take all that is left, but the management
prefers selling it in small blocks to its
neighbors They have secured the ser
vices of DIR. Williams, chemist of thirty
one years standing, and who for several
years was the chemist of the Natrona
works, and expect to have the works in
operation by the January lst.
The story is told that a new minister
called upon John Wesley to make report
of the work he had done. Wesley asked
him: "Did you convert anybody "No."
"Did you make anybody madf' "No."
''Then," said Wesley, ''you are not fit for
the ministry" And so Of the newspaper
man. If he has not converted some one
to his views of what is necessary for the
progress Of the town, or stirred up some
clam he is of no account. If he is wise
man he will pray that his converts may be
more numerous than the fellows who are
angry, but he will certainly not quit a
course he believes to be for the best inter
est of the community just because some
body gets angry and writes him bad
tempered note. Do you see the point.
AT Pittsburg, Tuesday, Mrs. Catherine
Farrell entered two suits against the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, operating the
West Penn Railroad. The suits are for
damages for the death of her child and
| for injuries to herself received in the wreck
at Sarver's station on August 16, when
train was derailed and plunged over an
embankment. The story told by Mrs.
Farrell in her statement of the case is
sad one She is % years old and had
buried her husband but three weeks be-
fore the accident. When the wreck oc
Cured her 5-year-old child was disem-
boweled and instantly killed before her
eyes. She had four ribs broken and re-
ceived permanent internal injuries. In ad-
dtion her unborn child was killed. She
claims $25, 900 for her own injuries and
A 600 for the death of her child.