Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-08-08
LOCAL AND GENERAL
BUTLER FAIR.
September 9 TO II, 1890.

others because they like it
Rabbits are annoying the farmers in
in some of the eastern countless
Apple sauce is now counted among the
Injuries and il used Cor desert only
Mr.. A. f. McClain has opened res
taurant and boarding house at Petersville.
The splended rains of Monday night
and Tuesday viii make the buekwheat
jump.
-McCutchen's tailor shop has been
moved To a building near the Freeport
bridge.
a Zelienople man killed eight large
coDperhead snakes near the oldTnill, few
days ago.
A cellar is being exeayated under the
postofiiee building and another story is to
be added to the building.
The Tarentum Agricultural Associa
ton will hold their first annual Fair at
Taremtun, Sept %.
Six young couples, in the crowd Of
Wednesday, secured licenses to marry
from Clerk McElvain.
The unhappiest man Of the day is the
one who goes off on vacation and returns
to find that his friends do not know he was
away.
-Messrs w. S. d W. G. Douthett, lately
of Brownsville. have purchased the Wick
livery stable in the rear of the Wick
House.
On and after the 1st Of October next
the postofice at West Sunbury will be
sewest sunbury" instead Of Coultersville
as heretofore.
DIR. d.ysander Blacks Office is at his
residence on n Main street No. 354. He
read medicine with DR.. Lusk and gradual
ed from Cleveland College.
The beautiful trumpet presented to the
firemen was supplied by Harry Grieb, who
takes pride in the fact that his bid was -
lower than any other.
Our Portersville correspondent com
plains of the actions of some young men OF
Butler who lately passed through there.
Let us have their names, my friend.
One great trouble in doing mean ac-
ton is that you are compelled to associate
with yourself afterward. If you conld
only have ''nothing to do with man who
was guilty of such meanness" it would be
a relief.
During the storm Of Monday evening
the house Of John Barnbart in Concord
twp. was struck by lightning, but nobody
was hurt In Sunbury the stable Of DIR.
Hockenberry was struck and fine Jersey
calf killed.
Now that the season Of picnics is here
young ladies may be interested in knowing
that grass stains may be taken out of a
white dress By an application Of tin
chloride and afterwards rinsing the gar
ment in cold water.
The Allegheny Valley Railroad will
run excursions to Chautauqua on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, during July and
August. Persons from this section can
connect with trains in the morning at the
West Penn Junction.
Scores of our people are suffering from
summer complaints, more or less severe.
The sudden and severe changes in the
temperature, running from fever heat close
to the frost line, IL responsible largely for
this condition Of affairs
"A young man Of Butler took con
tract to paint the house of A. u. Frederick
Of Herman, and be bought the paint on
Mr.. Frederick's account, then went ont
and received part Of the pay in advance,
and has not showed up since.
The first rough count of the population
Of Pennsylvania makes it 1892, 003, an in
crease in the ten years of over i, loo, 900.
Philadelphia City and county add up L.
or, ,s04, and Allegheny county, including
the two cities 5ss, 500.
The people at the point are complain
Ing Of the strench arising from the dead
fish along the banks of the creek Bass
and carp over foot long are lying on the
banks, and it il supposed that they were
killed by the cnppcras used to nullify the
strench in one Of the sewers Of the town.
Sunday last was an oppressively hot
iay, the mercury registering from 92 to 0S
In the shade in Butler. At the Sixth 81.
bridge in Pittsburg, at 5 p.m,it is reported
to have stood l02 in the shade and III in
the sun, and there were sev eral deaths in
Pittsburg and Allegheny that day from
sunstroke.
Some counties in Pennsylvania actual
ly show a decrease Of population since
1880. This il the case with Wayne,
Monroe and Pike counties, which have
decrease of 5000, 300 and 275 respectively.
SusquehaDna county has been at stand
still since 1880.
Mr. A. H. Frederick, Of Herman, had
his pocket picked on Fremens Gala Day,
and had pocket book containing $50 in
cash and a certificate on the Butler Saving
Bank for $40 stolen, and Mr.. Kennedy, of
Summit township, was relieved of So
Persons who performed the duties Of
census enumerators appear to be all of one
mind as to one point at least. None of
them want TO do the same work again for
like compensation, and many don't want
the Job again at any price.
During the first month Of postal deliv-
cry in this town the carriers delivered
p, ,660 ordinary letters, l66 registered let
ters, G,2l2 postal cards. and Is, $50 papers
and circulars; and they collected 2,2S4
mail letters, 1,5ol local letters, 1,s96 mail
postals, 46s local postals, and 242 papers.
John Moore handled 27,6l7 pieces, James
Maxwell 15,774, Hallet Kelly 10,057, Harry
Richcy 9,2l3, and Henry Group 5G37.
People who are annoyed by flies,
should remember that clusters of the
fragrant clover which grows abundantly
by every roadside, IL hung In the room and
left to dry and shed its faint, fragrant
perfume through the air, will drive away
more flies than sticky saucers of molasses
and other fly traps and fly papers can ever
collect.-Er.