Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-08-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL


LOCAL AND GENERAL
job work neatly done at the CITIZEN
Office
The rank growth of weeds on some of
our streets should be cut down.
squirrels are said TO be numerous, and
the season opens Sept. lst.
Mr. C. Stock has improved the front of
his business house on s Main ST.
The Presbytery Butler meets at
CentreyiIle, Sept. ID, at ii a.r.
-Slipperyrock Normal opens Sept. 3rd,
closes Dec 90 See notices in this paper.
The Annual races Of the Greenville
Driving Park Association will take place
Sept. }, and 5.
Several barns in neighboring counties
have lately burned from spontaneous COM
bustion.
There is a reported scarcity of flies and
English sparrows in Butler, and Of mosqui-
toes i'm New Jersey.
We, last week, sent bills to all sub
scribers living outside the county, and we
hope to hear from them promptly.
"A merry -go-round has located on the
Klingler lot. Now is your time to take a
cheap wedding trip.
The Orphans Home here is being en-
larged The State intends sending l7e
Soldiers Orphans here.
The J. o. of A. M. Of Butler and Law
renee counties picniced at the Park, We'd
nesday.
The undertakers of Western Pennsyl-
vania held meeting nj Leechburg, lately,
and will hold another at the same place, on
Sept Goth
Seventy fairs will be held i'm Pennsyl-
vania this year, and the Butler Fair will be
the best OF the lot. If yo u don't believe
this, come and see.
Judge III. Ii. Cummin died at Cresson
last Sunday. He was member Of the
Johnstown Flood Relief Commission, and
overwork hastened his deccase.
The Pittsburgh police raided a Chi
ness gambling den on Second Avenue last
Sunday, and stopped three floors full Of yell
low fun.
1T il said that the number Of lemons
used Mt Slipperyrock Park this summer is
no indication Of the amount Of squeezing
done there.
The pamphlet laws for the session Of
1859 have at last arrived. Treasurer Sea
ton has those subscribed for, and Prothon-
otary Brown those for the justices, who
should call or send for them at once.
Isle" is the name of the new p. o.
al Zion's Church, on the Island Of North
Franklin twp Mr.. Watson, son of VIM.
Watson of Mt. Chestnut, has started
store there.
Rev. London, Rector Of the Episcopal
Church of Butler will address the Gospel
Meeting Mt the Y.MC.A. rooms next Sun
day at o'clock. All young men will find
the meeting an enjoyable one and should
attend if possible.
New York. Washington, Chicago,
Philadelphia and St. Louis are oil doing
hattie for the location of the proposed
Christopher Columbus show. We know of
good location on the banks of the Como
quencssing.
Near Tarentum. there is piece of
railroad track, upon which human being
is killed csery few days. The last fatality
upon il occurred last Saturday evening,
when the engine of the train of which JAS.
Hazlett is the conductor ran, over a man
named Dougherty.
Over in New Castle, the other day, a
prisoner disappeared from the Jail "a com
-pletelv as If the earth had swallowed him,
and while the Sheriff was hunting for him
next day, with prisoner who claimed to
know his whereabouts, prisoner No. gave
him the slip.
The Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., have
opened good gas field in Winfield twp.
On Saturday last they struck good gasser
ON the John Crookshank farm, and on
Wednesday one on ths Boltz farm, and
they are drilling six more wells in that vi
cinity.
OF the lately reported elopemcnt Of
w. X. Irwin Of Butler street, Pittsburg, and
Carrie Aukers Of Parkers Landing the Par
ker Phoeatr says: with the exception that
Carrie Aukcrs should have been Anchors,
from Butler county instead of Parkers
Landing, that she left the city to get away
from Irwin instead Of clipping with him, and
that she did not lose any position, and he
did not secure the Girl, Carrie Anchors. a
room, nor did be purchase her tick ct TO
Foxbnre, the article il about true"
Over ia Gala, Mahoning county, o.,
which lies along the Pennsylvania line.
they have an odd postoffice fight on hands
The town has only about two hundred
population but the postofIice PAYS about
$1,000 a year, owing TO the large business
done by Templin A Sons, florists. The
Templins want to dictate the new appoint
nent but as they have been given but lit
encouragement they are advertising for
bids for the carrying Of their mail to and
from Garfield, two and half miles dis
tant With the Templins' patronage the
Garfield postoffice would be worth 81, 300
yearly, while the Gala Office is scarcely
worth 400 per year