Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL

| LOCAL AND GENERAL
Beautiful sunsets.
An epidemic of snifiies.
That's up to date
-Hallow E'en approaches.
Its famous grape season.
a severe winter Is predicted.
Turquoise and topaz are new tints.
Winter resort literature is in season.
Two more weeks for eIectioneering.
Tea green is new fashionable color.
The flies are now dropping of with
congestiye chillS
The forests are not 80 brilliantly tint
ed this season as usual.
The long slim shoe is this years pat
tern.
| 1t is a poor scheme to cultivate pa
tience BY narrowing thoughts.
The weather prophets are predicting
plenty of snow the coming winter.
The Alpine hat has been struck by a
dull thud.
-Dressmakers are reviving fifteenth cen
tury conceits.
The fashionable street robe sweeps the
sidewalk.
White gowns will be worn all winter
by young girls.
The buckwheat cake and the sausage
have linked arms.
The question of the hour: "Shall l
take my oyercoatf"
The Baptist congregation of this town
is greatly improving its church.
The 18th will reune in Kittanuing on
Thursday the Both.
Women are shorter than men, but
there are men around here who are always
short.
The drains of the streets of Butler
should be opened Immediately or the
streets will soon be impassable-
Eastern Mercer county Sabbath school
convention meets at Stoneboro October 2lst
and 22d.
"A nIine OF manganese, a valuable min
eral used in the manufacture of steel, has
been found in Berks county
Several plants for the manufacture of
TUNED plate are in contemplation for the
vicinity of Pittsburg, and Butler should Sc
cure one if possible.
Mr.. VIM. Wadsworth has sold his in
terest in the store at Sarver Station to o.
Bricker, and the firm name will herea fter
be Powell 4 Bricker
A bereaved Elk county husband put the
touching inscription on his departed wife's
tombstone. "a little while" In a ''little
while"-three weeks be married again.
Quito number of horses in the south
eastern part OF the county are affected
with the epizootic or some kind of con-
tagious distemper that makes them run at
the nose.
Mr. II. III. Boehm has purchased the
old Martncourt House in Prospect, and is
at present reftting and refurnishIng It,
He intends maintaining the reputation of
the favorite hotel of that section Of the
county.
A. Troutmau & Son, transferred their
business to their magnificent new store
room on Wednesday of this week. Their
room is one Of the handsomest and most
convenient for handling goods in the state.
AT the funeral of Capt James Haz
lett, on Tuesday afternoon, was a large
and beautiful floral design representing
''The Gates Ajar," tribute from the en-
ployees and patrons of the market train
Tarentum Sun.
james Thornburg of Oakland twp, died
few days ago The family has been in
great distress this winter, and it is said
that one Of the daughters tainted at the
grave and that when she revived it was
found that her reason had fed.
The trial Of Alex. Killian accused of
the murder of Mrs. Rudert at Tarentum,
last December, began in the criminal
court of Allegheny county last Monday,
and Mr.. Rudert identified Killian, as one
of the three men who robbed his store
the one who carried the satchel.
The Sheriff of Beaver has served an
| injunction on the Enterprise Oil Company
of Zelienople and vicinity, restraining them
from allowing the salt water from their
wells to flow into the creek; and it
is now in order for the boys to make the
water flow up hill and find an overland
route to the ocean.
The men who are digging the sewer
across the 'island" are unearthing some
natural curiosities. Petrifed logs and
butternuts have been found at a depth Of
lrOm 10 III leet anu at Il lect sihLc Gull
tanning the imprint Of fern leaves was
found.
The Postoffice Department continues
to seize editions of newspapers that con-
tain lottery advertisements and exclude
them from the mails. As. the Attorney
General declares that the express com
panies cannot act as agents for lotteries,
the Louisiana Lottery is likely to share
with the country at large in shortage Of
crops this season.
AT the special meeting Of the Town
Council last Thursday evening, the con-
tract for sewering Washington, Mexican,
Pearl and Jackson streets was awarded to
Mr.. Hughs, although his bid was higher
than that of another bidder. Hughes bid
for the entire job is $500 and work is to
begin Immediately. The bids on the Penn
street and Centre avenue sewers were re-
jected The borough treasurer was author
lied to pay Mr.. Osborne $4,000 on account
Of paving.