Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-03-21
Slippery Rock Items.

FL. Gill, one of the township teachers,
is low with heart troubles and his recovery
is extremely doubtful.
The young ladies Of the dormitory gave
a very interesting and laughable entertain
ment. the Peak Sisters, in Normal hall
Monday evening. The following is the
cast Of characters: Chaperone, June Bal
lev: Eliza, Jennie Robinson; Jerusha, No
"a Amberg; Betsey, Eleanor Morrow; Nan
cy and Priscilla, Twins, yallie Diffen bach
er, Mary Ewing; Ruth, Vida Black; Sa-
nantha, Laura McLane; Amelia, Carrie
Black; Matilda, Annie Taylor; Amanda,
Hilda Morrow; Rebecca, Maud Gilfillan;
Sabina, Georgia Taggart.
On Tuesday morning the most destrue-
tive fire Centreville has ever had laid
waste the most substantial part Of our vii
lage. About five o'clock our people were
startled by the cry Of "Fire," and soon
flames were seen issuing from the new
buildings known as the Bingham block.
The fire appears to have originated in the
storeroom Of J. Fl. Muntz, and soon spread
to the adjoining buildings; it destroyed the
storeroom occupied by Frank Clutton and
the two storerooms occupied and owned
By Bingham d Sons, and the brick dwell
ing house Of VIM. s. Bingham. The loss
is especially severe to the Binghams; they
owned four Of the buildings, two of the
storerooms Just new, and had not been in
use more than three weeks. Mr.. Muntzs
stoTeroom was not entirely finished, the
fire in it TO dry the plaster is supposed to
have been the cause Of the conhsgration.
A low estimate Of the loss might be class
ed as follows J. H. Muntz $500, no insur-
ance. Frank Clutton $1,000, nearly cover
ed by insurance. Bingham Sons $500,
no insurance. The citizens Of the town
can not be praised too highly for their able
assistance in subduing the flames and in
saving the goods and furniture; all worked
az If it were their own property. The
rooms on the second floor we're occupied
by students, several Of whom were nearly
sufIocated by smoke before they were
awakened. Frank Pollock was cut by a
flying hatchet and Clinton Muntz was
&C orched by the falling Of ceiling.
At meeting Of the citizens Tuesday
evening 1925 were raised to assist VIM. 5.
Il Bingham in repairing his house for present
use No doubt this subscription will be
more than doubled.
THE Ways and Means Committee Of the
House, at Washington, has decided to
adopt the Senate bill in regard to the
chemical industry. This schedule was
carefully adjusted in the committee with
the assistance Of those interested in the
che mical industry throughout the United
States 1t is supposed that with the last
decade the chemical industry and allied
products thereof have increased very large
ly. The aggr egatc capital will probably
be more than double that reported in the
last census. This state Of affairs il not en-
tirely due TO an absolute increase in the
industry itself, but it is due TO taking with
in its scope numbers of establishments pre-
yiously counted in the general list Of man
ufactures. II has been found that the
chemical industry can be judiciously
divided into groups, and ample time hav-
ing been given to prepare lists Of manu-.
factures coming within these groups, it is
supposed that this time their number will
reach l6, 900 in lieu Of about 1850 reported
In the tenth census. IL is possible, there
fore, that the chemical product and its
allies may, after all, be second only to the
metal industries Of the United States. In
view Of this, it is essential that the pro
ducts Of such an important industry should
be adequately protected.