Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-02-14
POrterSvilIe.

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viii ncber..ug. Jr. has b..u ,HI,ruu
about town tor while hack.
Does that new notice in The post onc.
mean yout
Reed Winner vouId like 20 sec more
snow. -u that he could exhibit liz uca
wolf robe at Stoucr town.
John Humphrey was oil duty a few
day this week with a spraincd ankle.
Prof Eimes thinks of applying for po
-itiou in Mr.. Baudcrs uist mill.
Ed. Covert made q business trip 10 Zion
last week.
Eight new members were added to the
L. F. Church role al communion services
on sabbath The service was preceded
| by series of meetings which lasted one
week. In these meetings Rev. Ralston
was assisted by Rev. Huston, Of Center.
and those whose privilege it was to hear
him, had q rare treat
Below we give a description Of our town
and enumerate its industries which may be
ofintcrest to some. whose attention has
been directed to the place by news found
in the columns of yom wide awake
paper.
Portersyille is town of about 800 in
habitants in the Western part Of Butler
county. II was laid out in ls2S by Robt.
Stewart. who is still living and in his slst
year. The town was first called Stewart
vile, but when application for % post
Office was made the name was changed To
Portersyillc, in honor Of cz- Governor Geo.
Porter
The population at that time numbered
about 10 people Ia ISIS the first r. O.
was established with John Stewart as Pm.
lie continued in office 10 years, his sue
cessor was Robert Craig who remained in
Office 3 years The original huidiug still
stands
In 1915 Portcrsville village was iucnr
porated borough The first election was
held in a small frame building called the
town hall
The first Justice of the Peace was las
Hall, the present one. Joseph Lehman
The first Constable was VIM Sharp, the
present one +. II. Ladcrer The members
of the School Board in Islj were Samuel
Brcnncmnn, James Watson, Wm osborne
John Clcland, John Riddle aud John W
Stewart the present ones are Galley
Glenn, Stewart Sanorsdale. IT. Heberliug
VIM. Humphrey S. n. O'Eraon aud Gale
| Covert.
The first man go enter the mercantile
business was Robert Craig lie established
store in ls29 and continued in businea,
until his death in 1852
At present there are eight stores in
operation; two dry sooas stores, one kept
by Humphrey q Son the other by Ram
sey Bios. the grocery confectionery and
| furniture store, i kept by $. f. O'Keso1..
A. $ Marshall is proprietor Of the drug
STORE, and is also Cashier of the Savings
Bank c. B. Mcdonald is our hardware
man, and also Ttlegrapher H. Heber-
! ling our timer, has been doing business for
50 years Miss Rachel HebcrIiag and
| Mrs. Margaret Winner, are our authorities on
| fashions; Mrs \. h. Frazier is our accom-
modating post-mistress, and Wilson Bros.
are our health advisors. In the industrial
| line, we have a carriage shop. three smith
shops two saddler shops, one good botel,a
meat market and three shoe makers We
| have also two churches and an Odd Eel
lows Hall. The Odd Fellows organized in
May 1879, with 20 chartered members.
| The Lodge now numbers about 90 their
place of meeting is in a hall 5jz22 feet in
South end of town owned by them. and
when finished, will cost about 81 100
| VITA