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

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LOCAL AND GE NERAL
Who is W. M. Nickle'
Order your school cards from the
CrrIzES Office.
DIR J. L. Christie Is building large
drug store in Petersyille.
Tho Hunter dry goods store in New
Castle has been closed by the Sheriff.
John Millers twelve fingered and
tweIved toed baby girl is doing well
The cool evenings have already di-
minished The number Of the sidewalk stat
ua-y.
An unusual number of intoxic ated
men prcambulated our streets last Satur-
day.
That crossing at the Hotel Vogeley, is
not a bit too high. We need some more
just like that.
James Y. Moore, Esq. has transferred
his Office to the second floor of the Husel-
ton Block. Room . See card
Conductor James Iazlett now has
Gray's old run on the West Penn, and
Harry Dewolf has the market.
Geo. Kctterer has sold the n. Y. Ba-
xaar store and Office building to Mrs. How
ard Thompson for $500.
Rev NJ. r. Lewis will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hours
-Grieb & Lamb furnished the piano for
the First Ward Hose Co. festival and rattle
Of next week.
There was big wedding in town,
Wednesday, and III the creek don't raise"
there will be another soon.
Who owns that wagon that has stood
in the middle of the north end of Washing
ton St. since Holycvef
The Standard Oil Co. has purchased
the large oil rcfineries in Bremen and Ham
burg, Germany.
Mr.. W. NJ Nickle, the proprietor of
the ) and 10 cent store was in town this
week e-arranging his store for the holiday
trade
Mr. Henry Bichl's store now looks like
the wareroom of some city foundry. He
exhibits an immense stock of stoves aud
ranges.
All the young, dressed-chickens
brought to town last Saturday, were pur-
chased before noon. Butler is a splendid
market for poultry, at present.
If it keeps ON raining, somebody will
start steamboat service on Main street,
and also ont to Petersvile and jefferson
Center.
We direct attention 10 the prospectus
of Wide Iwake, bright, and handsomely
illustrated boys magazine, published in
Boston.
A five-thousand dollar lot at the north
end Of Main St is at present the proud
posscSscr of five-cent sidewalk, and peo
pie walk through water after every rain.
1t is n bad day when We do not add
one or more subscribers to our list Last
week turned out six and all cash in adj
vance.
Two girls in the Morganza Reform
Gnl....1 sol IA lam tla hnfl1inn fan,
days ago, and will be prosecuted in the
Washington County courts.
Some days ago Pittsburg gambler,
disguised as tramp, came to Butler. He
soon got acquainted with the boys, and is
said tn have left the town seven thousand
dollars ahead.
The new school house in Springdalc is
under roof, and the first story of the new
church is up. These two brick buildings
give that part of the town more substan-
tial appearance.
The supply of stablng near the cen
ire Of the town is not equal to the demand.
Some tcamstcrs who came to Butler last
NttAs ttUll u utSAunCts w tdhC lutil
teams back home.
A conference of the Baptist chu rchei
of Western Pennsylvania will be held al
Sharon or Monday and Tuesday, Dccem
bcr and ;, to consider the best interests
and devise plans for the promotion of the
church in this part of the State.
1t has been estimated that on an av.
erage, each man. woman and child in the
United States drinks fifteen gallons of beei
year Considering the number of minis
ters. editors and prohibitionists in tn,
country, some people must use an awfn
lot
A white goose was the observed of al
observers in Butler Wednesday afternoon
II rose from near the centre of the town
and few up Main St. to the old Graham
property. distance Of nearly half n mile
1t kept about horse high over the middl,
of the street, and its course was as straigh
~ that of an arrow.
Two oil men, a lawyer and anothe
man sas down to q game Of cards in
house, not far from the "Freeport" bridge
few nights ago, and before they rose tn
lawyer aud the two oil men had lost 1
thousand dollars each. and the other mar
was three thousand dollars ahead.
Co. Sspt Russell informs us that he i
arranging an institute for the week, be
ginning Monday, Dec. 10th; and has al
ready secured the services of DIR. Shaffe
and Miss Partridge and also those OF Prof
{. f. Leslie the noted sin ging teacher O
Chicago.
The Right Rev. Bishop Phelan o
Pittsburg. will dedicate Saint Pauls Cath
olic Church of this place ON next Sunday
oath, inst. The dedication sermon vii
be preached by Rev. DR. Murphy, Presi
dent of the Holy Ghost College Of Pitts
burg Services to commence at 10 o'clocl
AN. The public are respectfully invites
To attend.
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