Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-08-15

That eTerybody's singing
Everybody knows the thing;
EverTbodys spoony-
Save the small minority
That's being driven luny.
The planet Jupiter now shines al
night
All local items are interesting. Send
them along.
Butler is to have two pew B. 4 l. As
sociations
AT Boston this week the boys rallied
round The bean pot
The dog star reigns. and the dog has
his day
The voice of the cricket is heard in the
land.
A good chestnut crop is promised from
indications
The fiy and the bald headed man have
busy time of it just now.
The newest comet is lowering around
the bowl of the dipper.
Aluminium is the coming metal for
cooking utensils.
Make your home happy. even if you
have to stay away from it.
What are easy time the fruit judges
will have at the next Fair.
-Blaekberries are being jammel, and
the weather being id.
-Hailstones intended for publication
are usually as big as hens eggs.
The family Of the victims of the Dun
bar disaster are in sore need Of money.
Two spoonfuls OF oatmeal in a glass
of water makes nice summer drink-non-
intoxicating.
Walks Of Cleveland sawed cos.
20 cents per square foot, and look very
pretty
Sheriff Kramer has lately added a
beautiful roan-eolored team to his livery
stock
Everybody stops to look at the little
steam engine that turns the peanut roaster
at Aorrison's City Bakery.
The SUNDAY School of the Reformed
Church will picnic at sIipperyrock Park
next Friday.
Our best thoughts, like the big fish,
usually "get away" is the lament Of an
up-country editor.
Long sweeping skirts, the kind that
drag in the dust and mud. are again fash
ionable.
Somebody wants to know which kind
Of loafer is the greatest nuisance-corner.
street, hotel or office.
Judge Acheson. Of the U. S. District
Court, has sustained the Bliss patent ON the
reversing gear Of steam engines.
The books Of the new circulating
library have arrived at 0sborne's, and will
be ready for use next Saturday.
Up in the suburbs Of Franklin the
rattlesnakes are playing Annie Rooney"
with their rattles. Franklin always was
great place.
Keep an eye on the Washington "pen-
sion shark" Employ home attorneys aud
have your business attended to carefully
and promptly.
California fruit growers and also the
spectators, will make nice thing out of
the failure OF the fruit crops in the Eastern
States this year.
Over in Slippeyrock township, Law
renee county, few days ago, the boiler of
steam thresher exploded, and viii Nc
Knight was seriously injured.
Almost all the houses that have lately
been built in Butler have been rooted with
slate. The largest slate quarries on the
continent are in the eastern part of this
State.
The School Board intends building a
frame house on th. old school lot, facing
Mexican St, to be used for a High School
temporarily, and after that for a janitor's
house.
The wife Of Vim. Bunting Of Penn
twp. was seriously injured in Butler, along
the p. d W. track. last Saturday evening,
by being thrown from her buggy. Their
horse was scared by passing train.
The storm Of Saturday evening blew
some dericks down at Millerstown, and
Bear creek ran so high that evening that
the people of Petrolia were scared about
it.
The Italian who was drowned near the
railroad bridge last Thursday noon is said
to have had family in Italy. His name
was Frank Lacnanta, and his body was
buried in the new Catholic cemetery
Mr.. J. j. Reiber aud Abe Flick return
ed from Virginia, Friday, with five car
loads Of stock cattle, which they intend
fattening for the local markets. They re-
port having seen the best corn on their
trip they ever saw
On Tournament Day, Mr.. Jas. Y En-
glish lost his pocket book in Butler, con
tanning $40 in money and papers that are
Of no use to anybody but himself If the
finder will return the book and papers to
this Office, he will be welcome TO the
money.
Several Of the business men of Pitts
burg and Allegheny, have lately complain
ed to the =. o. department that remittan-
ces from parties in neighboring towns, in
cluding Butler, were stolen from the mails.
and the matter is being investigated.
Contractor Osborne il plowing up
Main street with strong plow pulled by s
horses, and the loose earth IL being hauled
to the side streets and dumped into holes
and low places. Persons driving over the
Main street of Butler after nightfall, will
have to be careful or they will meet with
an accident.
The old brick residence at the corner
Of Washington and Mifiiin streets ia being
torn down to make room for new build.
ing. II was built forty years ago by Mr..
Schenck, grandfather of the Schenck Bros.
Of Butler, and was owned and occupied for
number Of years by Conrad Roeseing.
Some very fine residences are being