Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-11-14
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Eggs, scarce and high.
This was an off-year for eoons.
Mahogany hair dye is the latest
There's rheumatism in the air.
Local institute at Petrolia tomorrow.
There was boom in hat and cigar
sales last week.
-"The meanest man that ever coughed"
is the newest slang.
A new counterfeit dime is made of
German silver and is ver-plated
There have been more Indian Paint
than Indian Summer days this Fall.
The 'fvenango Spectators picture of
Governor Elect Pattison is immense.
Jupiter, Mars and Venus are evening
stars this month, and Mercury, Neptune,
Saturn and Uranus morning stars.
The new pipeline and refinery pro-
jected by the oil producers some time ago
has fallen through.
A young fellow Of the South Side who
has been playing ghost, was chased up a
tree few nights ago and caught.
President Harrison and Governor Bea-
yer have named Thursday of week after
next, the 9th inst, as a day for Thanks
giving.
Mr., Charles Oesterling of Millerstown,
has patented d fafm-gate with simple and
effective mechanism for opening and clos
ing, from the seat of vehicle
A Music Recital was given by the
students of West Sunbury Academy last
Friday evening, that was well attended
and great success. This evening the
students will give "Forced to the War"
The citizens of Springdale will meet
in the School House this, Thursday, even
ing for the purpose of effecting a perma-
nent organization of the South Side I'm
provement Co.
The Board of Pardons has refused to
interfere in the cases Of w. II. Smith of
Allegheny county, and the Nicely brothers
of Somerset county who are condemned to
be hung.
AN old man and young man of For
ward twp. tried to trade watches, one day
last week, but the young man wanted the
old man to throw one of his girls into the
bar gain and that spoiled it.
AT the meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Y. NJ. c. A. of Butler last
Friday, the following officers were elected
President, j. NJ. Galbreath; 1st Vice.
Prof. Mackey; I'd Vice. W. G. Krug; Secy.
viii Heineman; Treas. G. N. Boyd. The
annual meeting will be held.
Mr.. Louis Vogeley has purchased the
interest of Mr.. Blackmore in the firm Of
Blsckmore q Grieb, and the firm name
is now Grieb & yogeley. Lou was
with John Bickel for over 10 years and is
thoroughly posted in the boot and shoe
business.
DIR. L. NJ Reinsel, late Of West Free
dom, Clarion Co. has located in Butler,
and has opened an Office in the Boos build
ing S. Main st. second -four. He was a
classmate of the late DR.. Moore at the
West Penn'a Medical College, and gradu
sted in 1888. He has been practicing since,
and invites the patronage OF the people of
Butler.
Just before a man, who lives in the
suburbs, starts for town on a Saturday
morning, he asks his wife or the girl
whats needed" and gets an answer some
thing like this. Butter and eggs, coffee
and sugar, soap, lard and starch; -four,
-four and corn meal; oil, rice,
beans, potatoes, canned corn, sweet
potatoes, cabbage, boiling piece; fruit,
etc. and for the first few squares he NUT
ters 10 alrover to himself, trying not to
forget, a single item, and then he meets
man who tells him Of the latest happenings
in Timbuctoo or some other place, and for
gets all about it. One of our neighbors
keeps pad of paper tackled up on the
kitchen door-frame, on which the women
make hyeroglyphics, and every few morn
ings he tears one off and sticks it in his
pocket, and that is the last of it-same as
before.