Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-02-07
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Lent commences Feb. 10Th.

Lent commences Feb 10th.
Ut rained every Sunday in January.
The candidates best friend is himself.
Next Friday, Feb. 14,is st. Valentines
day.
Road improvement is the great issue
of the day.
Its a cold day when the streets are
not muddy.
Remember that the election takes
place on the 18th inst.
Another little touch of winter has
come this summer.
A Pennsylvania baby has been named
'La Grippe"
-Liurs can get along very well if they
change location often enough
Many man never gets on the popular
side till he joins the silent majority.
The next legal holiday is Washington's
birthday, Feb. odd.
Forty three divorces were decreed dur
: ing last year in Crawford courts.
The farmers of several counties in the
State are holding Institutes this week.
Take care of the primaries, and the
general election will take care of itself.
D. .o,,oorato IN d;ot-our rst marc n X
ate themselves out of house and home.
The winter of 1928 is said to have beer
as mild as this one. We will not dispute
it.
Tho days are lengthening fast. VIZ
now have little over ten hours sun
light.
A "Gin sandwich" is the latest drink
1t is made of a glass of gin between TIVE
glasses of beer.
If the ground hog came out last Sun
day, he probably kicked himself for eve
going in.
This is the time to clear out stores TO
spring stock, and the way to do it is to ad
vertise.
David Scott and Carrie Elliott vent tt
Pttsburg, Wednesday, and were married
there.
Too much sneezing and not enough
freezing this season to suit folks and ICE
dealers.
1t appears the hens made good rest
lutions on New Year. They are shellin
out quite judiciously.
-"Getting on his curves" is popult
phrase Of the street, which originated o
the ball field.
Sometimes the office seeks the mar
but generally the man knows when th
Office is on his track
"A poison bottle that rings bell whe
the stopper is removed is novelty in tn
druggists sundries line.
The U p. Presbytery will meet
Butler on the 18th inst to take action {
the call of Rev. Reed to New York.
The Misses Marks haye lately adde
extensively to their stock of millinery. 81
their notices on this page.
There are half dozen murder trial
on at present in different parts of th
State, and the question is "Is hangin
played ontf'
A postal card sent around the wor
makes the circuit in about 70 days, wit
out any excitement or brass band accor
paniments.
"A Meadville man only 23 years o
is refused drinks over all bars in that ci
on the grounds of his being "knov
habitual drunkard."
The fixtures in the Waynesburg pos
Office are advertised for sale by the Sher
to satisfy claim against the postmaste
who owns them.
"A Huntingdon county farmer who b
been troubled with English sparrows abo
his barn, lately caught screech owl al
put 1t in the barn. Since then the numb
of sparrows have greatly diminished.
AL Heck has a floral curiosity in |
greenhouse. It's something with lol
Latin name, native of some distant part
the world and grows from big bulb in
big pot. The stem is without leaves,
over two feet high and as thick as ma
wrist, and it is of mottled green colo
like snakes back. Above this rises
bud or blossom, two feet higher, and OF
dark purple color. When the bud opt
into flower it will be great curiosi
and Al will exhibit it in his show wi
dow.
Exclusive territory will be given
first class agents who will devote their
tire time during the season to selling
Austin Reversible Road Machine to count
town and other officials controlling pub
highways Address at once with re
ences f. c. Austin Manufacturing
Chicago.