Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-08
Personal.

Nick yinroe has resigned has position in
the West Penn depot and
Mrs. Creigh of Washington. Pa, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Rev. Oiler.
III. W. Christie donated $3.50 to the Har-
mony U. 2. congregation of Harrisyille.
Judge Bredin and Walter Crawford, OF
the Allegheny Co. Bar, and Isaac Ash, of
the Venango Co. Bar, were in Court here,
Monday.
Hon. J. NJ. Greer returned home, Friday,
from attending Capt. Storey's funeral, and
inspecting the White Hall and Mt Joy
schools.
Mr.. j. p. Sutton, of West Virginia, a
son of Joseph Sutton, of Concord Tp., was
visiting friends in Butler county last week.
J. P. is with Joel Beckwith.
H. II doucher. Esq, changed his mind
as TO moving into part of Mrs. Martins
house, and is building temporary house
on one of his lots on +. Pearl st.
Mr. Helwig Crime returned home, Mon
day, from trip to Washington, Baltimore
and other places. His son Albert had a
sale last week and removed to Pittsburg.
Mr. James Hemphill and his grand
daughter, Miss Eva Ii. Cunningham OF
Clinton twp, passed through Butler, last
week, ON a visit to friends in Muddycreek
twp. and Mt. Jackson, Lawrence Co.
Mr.. Alex. Grieb is expected home this
week. The operation that he submitted to
was very dangerous and delicate one, but
it was successfully performed, and Alexis
friends will be pleased to see him again at
the old stand.
Mr. John ii. Pisor, son of Adam Pisor,
was examined by the civil service commis'
sion at Pittsburg, last August, passed his
examination successfully and has been put
in the list of eligibles for position of male
clerk, worth 81, 600 or over. His percent
age was Io.
DR. John Gilkey left Butler for Merida
Tuesday afternoon, after two months WIS.,
il to his folks here He intended taking a
train as far as Cincinnati, and then q
steam boat to New Orleans, from which
place regular line Of am-ships runs to
Progresso, the seaport of Merida
Merida, is the capital of Yucatan, one of
the provinces of Mexico, and is a city of
about 20, 900 inhabitants. John joined his
father who was practising dentistry there,
twelve years ago, and this was his first
visit home He and his father are the on
ly dentists in the city and they have been
very successful. The production Of 'hemp"
fibre is what maintains the city. The fibre
comes from the Hencquin plant, which
grows without cultivation; the work is
done by the natives for mere trife, and
this enables the landowners, who are
mostly of Spanish descent to produce n
bale OF the fibre for about 80 cents though
its market value is about $3.50 1t is ship
ped to Europe and to the United States
for rope making. The price of everything
excepting what is produced in the country
is high A barrel of IT, s. flour costs $26,
OIL account of the SIG tarifRput on it by the
Mexican government, to encourage the
struggling wheat production of Central
Mexico Butter, oil and other imported ar
ticles are correspondingly high, and thena-
tivesdo without them entirely, and live on
corn and the native fruits which are cheap.
To make up for the high cost of living,
John and his father charge from ~ to 81
for pulling tooth, and 800 for an ordina-
nv set Of teeth, aud have no trouble in get
ting their prices, and also all the work
they care to do. John says he average9
$40 day, and has made as high as $50 in
one day. He enjoyed his visit to Butler
very much, and regretted that his health,
and bnisness, required him to return so
soon.