Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-12-26
LOCAL AND GENERAL

| mas, we 90 TO press uay earlier tnaI
unual, this week, and we wish you all a
merry Christmas
DIR. Rensel has moved his Office to 224
Graham St.
The livery men are sure Of something
to put in their stocking now.
1t would take q freight train of thirty
five cars to transport s1,0o0,00O in pen
nies.
The man who worries about things
that cannot be helped is saving timber for
his own coffin.
The p. O. on the Anderson farm call
ed Oildom has been ordered discontinue
ed
The Glade Mill Fire Ins. Co. will elect
officers on Tuesday, Jan. 18th. See no.
tice.
Rotten ice caused some Of our young
people to get ducking in the ponds last
Saturday.
On Monday afternoon one of Herman
Fsgan's twins died, it was born on Tues
day of last week.
Some of Governor elect Pattison's
admirers of Millerstown sent him fifty
pound turkey for his Christmas dinner.
Serious charges have been made against
the managers of the Allegheny Work
house. and an investigation is demanded.
AT the meeting of the stockholders of
the Butler Savings Bank last Saturday the
renewal of the charter was decided upon.
Gov. Beaver on Monday attached his
signature to the certificate making Ale
gheny Q city of the Second Class under the
act of May, 1889.
The parent who never tells child that
he loves it except when about to give it q
good licking makes terrible mistake.
An exchange thinks it is better for the
general health of community to have one
good-natured man in neighborhood than
four doctors.
AT the meeting of Council last Thurs
day evening the contract for the Mexican
street sewer was awarded to the Ort broth
ers of Pittsburg at 81, ,468, the Chestnut st.
sewer to e. F. Hughes at 81, 120.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Shoat of Custer Co.
Nebraska, formerly of Butler, write home
of great distress in that vicinity caused by
the drouth, and ask for aid for the suffer-
ers. Subscriptions can be sent to DIR.
Byers, or any of the book stores.
"A strange bird, lately shot in Buffalo
twp, is described as follows: "It was al
most white, legs feathered down to the
feet was as large as a good sized hawk
and seemed to be cross between q fish,
hawk and owl.
The alternate freezing and thawing of
the past few days, made the walking very
tedious and tiresome, and illustrated the
necessity Of cleaning the snow off your
sidewalk eoon after it falls
The world is q looking glass and gives
back to every man the expression of his
own face. Frown at it and it will in turn
look sourly upon you, laugh at it and with
it and it is jolly, kind companion; and SO
let all young persons take choice.
Some years ago, when the divorce case
of Crow VS.. Crow was tried in Pittsburg,
George W. Quail, Esq, was commissioner,
and man named Peacock was witness,
and after the ibellant got her divorce she
married man named Hogg.
If you want lovely odor in your
rooms, says the Scientific american, break
off branches of the Norway spruce and ar
range them in q jug well filled with water
In few days tender, pale green branches
feather out, soft and cool to the touch and
giving of the delightful health-giving
odor.
There is more rejoicing in country
newspaper Office over one letter that con-
tains little cash than over ninety and
nine letters which contain circulars and
complimentary tickets to various exhibi-
tions the editor has no notion of attend
ing.
That celebrated scholar and traveller
Joseph Cook, lectured in Butler, Monday
night to as large anlaudience at the Court
room would hold. His lecture was on
"Ultimate America" the future of our
Nation and the other Nations of the
Western Hemisphere, r:snd he thinks this
Nation holds the key of the civilization of
the whole world. and that each individual
member of it should be true to his trust.
Opportunity occupied is Greatness" He
is large man both physically and mental
ly, and his lecture was such an array of
facts, figures and ideas as would suffice for
dozen ordinary efforts. he sees danger
in the misgovernment of the large cities of
our day and in what will be the much
larger cities of the future, and as he at
tributes this misrule to the influence of the
liquor interest, the ending of his lecture
was plea TOR its prohibition.
Mems Holiday hsndkerchiefs
and mufflers at
D. e. IA cKsoN's.
-Pupils' Monthly Reports, one
cent each, for eale at CITIZEN Office.
Fine cakes at the City Bakery.
-Zuver's Pictures leave nothing
wanting In finish, tone or q correct
likeness.
Anything to be found in q first
class jewelry store at j. r. Grieb, l2O
s. Main st. Sign of Electric Bell.
-Confectionery and fruits at the
City Bakery.
One hundred pieces all Silk Rib.
bon, from SC to l5c per yard.
NJ. F. Il M. MARKS.
Don't buy wrap until You have
inspected our immense stock of plush
coats and jackets, cloth and stockinet
jackets. We can surely saye you
big money.
L. STEIN & Son.
"A full line of fascinators and
mittens at PARIS
1t will pay teachers attending
the Institute to call at Alex. Will.
lie m q, Mne;c Ctoro "a ooa h;o Iar,o