Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nay. rather choose sObblng strain,
And Groom it low to me;
Sing me that song of songs, of him
Who divcd into the sea.
The new name for it is Grip Snor-
ter.
And now the horses are taking the
grip.
They are cutting 15-inch ice up in
Maine.
The Assessors elected last year will
serve for three years.
The Millerstown Fair Association has
decided to give no exhibition this year.
Mr. d. II. Sutton of Maharg has sold
his store to W. B. McGeary and Dan Ken
nedy.
The pensions of VIM. ID. Frazier of
Prospect, and Conrad Petsinger of Free
port have been increased.
Most of the ice housed in this vicinity
last year was cut during the month of
February.
1t will be well to remember that there
il no session of the Pennsylvania Legsla-
ture this winter.
The proper pronunciation of Grippe is
rs if were spelled Greepe. If you have it
you might as well have it right.
A cable from Berlin says 'La Grippe
is Weakening So its victims have dis
covered
1t was only 28 degrees below zero in
South Dakota last week. The strawberry
crop Of that region is somewhat discourag-
ed.
A young man was fined $25 the other
day for hugging st. Louis girl This
was o terrible punishment for an act o.
charity.
The use of antipyrine, the drug USED
for the cure of the grippe is said to be a:
liable to abuse as that of alcohol, morpha
or cocaine.
Jack Keasy has the contract for cut
ting the timber on the line of the new rail
road, as surveyed up the Big Buffalo, ant
began work last Friday.
1t is all right to pity the man who ha
met misfortune, but just now the fellow
who has '1ost his grip" is rather to be en-
Wed. His loss is distinct.g gain.
An exchange remarks: We have hat
rain inside of each "a hours for about thre'
months, aud the mud is from "a inches t
"a feet deep.
john Bleichner, N. S. Hcckert, VIM
Burtncr and e. Paul were elected director
of the HannahstOwn Mutual Fire Ins. Co.
at the late meeting of stockholders.
Tho following will was probated las
week at Pittsburgh and accepted: "Pitts
burg, Sept. 9, 1sS9-If I die / want m.
wife to have what I got. Reed Myers"
--Jonothan LEM, one of the pioneer
and trustees of the Economic Society
died, "Wednesday, and Jacob Henrici is tn
only original member left.
The large hornets nest hanging i
the Office of the Hotel vogelcy, wa
brought to town by oil oil producer wh'
found it in the woods south of town, ant
it is full of hornets.
The new postoffice of Ekastown is locat
ed at Emory Chapel in Buffalo twp. an
Mr. III. X. Sarver is postmaster. TIL
mail is now carried to it from Sarver's Sta
tiOn daily.
An exchange notes the fact that til
Salvation Army in its town, is without off
ccrs, al the captains and licutenants, bot
male and female, having eloped with newl
formed acquaintanccs.
The Presidents nomination of Mr.. j
j. Crawford to be postmaster at Barn
hart's Mills (Millerstown) was confirme
by the United States Senate, last Thurs
day.
Now VIC know oil about it. Some
professors Of solar physics who put thei
heads together, have announced to wait
ing world that the mild winter is caused
by the Suns quiesocnce.
AT the meeting Of Gas Fuel Co. TRes
day, Mcssrs II. J. Klingler, Ferd Reibcr
Us. Campbell, ]. II. Troutman, w. A
Clark and James Il. IIaslett, were clccte,
directors for the ensuing year.
Twenty-Five girls in brass factory a
Birmingham, Conn, have struck because
among their grievances, the foreman ha
the windows painted to keep the girls fror
flirting with outsiders.
-Lemuel Myers is building big board
ing house below Monroe station to accom-
Modate workmen Oh the new railroad I
Winfield furnace. 1t ia said that a mum
Of Italians arc coming on to do the work
Don't write love letters. Old ma
Muller OF New York has just discovers
that he will have to pay $4,000 for som
that he wrote, besides counsel fees an
costs
The letter indited when love fired the brai
And Cupid of sense had made sport,
Appears to the writer missive inane
The time it is read in the court.