Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-03-14
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Hoops will follow bustles

-Inc almanac says lllls Is spIiuS'
The p. & W Co. is having new route
surveyed between Stringtown and Rock
Point
The annual convention of the Pitts
burg District of the Y NJ. G. A. will be
held at Uniontown. March u %.
The Mercantile Appraiser has fixed
Tuesday, April 9Th as the day for appeals
from his assessments.
The Pitlsbnrg papers are yet com
menting on the Fish stories. What Annie
needs, and needs badly, is an occasional
dose Of strap oil well rubbed in.
The old saying is that the frogs have to
freeze up three times before spring opens
for good. The critters had their first freeze
last week.
The mercury in Butler, last Friday
morning was g. below zero, and that was
the first time it had been below zero since
the oath of February, 1889.
James Sutton, Esq, offers his flour
ing mill at Evans City for sale. 1t is a
burr mill, with purifiers and steam power
aud is in good condition.
Our streets We're qnite noisy Saturday
night Several young men who had filled
themselves with "'bug juice" from pylorus
to aesophagus, favored us with some of
their choicest ballads.
Here 5 comfort for the victims Of grip
medical experts predict scourge OF ehol-
era next summer but say that those who
have had the grippe will not be liable TO
an attack Of cholera.
The store Of John A. McCandless, in
Sunb.ry, was entered by burglars last Sat
urday night. They broke pane of glass
and opened a window and then door, aud
took about ten dollars in change from the
drawer, some tobacco and cigars, and
other articles
They must have a nice lot OF moss
back councilmen over at Butler. The citi-
zens have in circulation petition asking
tHt W paw ihN H'iSSe VI
that town--mdiana, Pa, Messenger.
They have an editor III Indiana who
knows nothing of recent laws.
oh, my! what a scandal Several oil
the female students of the New Whining
ton College have been detected at playing
cards, the principal has gone to Pittsburg
to consult the trustees, and the whole town
is excited over the alair-at least CORES
pondent says 80.
John Grieb has q $1,000 watch oI
exhibition in his show window. 1t tell
the time of day to the fraction Of a second
day of the week and month, changes of tht
moon and strikes the hours and quarters
when invited to do so.
Mr.. Morrison, the baker secured 25C
tons Of spring gwater ice from his pound on
the White place during the late freeze. III
has more ice mp than all the other restau
rant and hotel keepers OF the town togeth
cr. Mr.. Morrison generally puts up so
tons and he could have secured tina
amount if he had had an ice house built o
the property.
Postmaster Eastman requests us t
notify some Of the candidates that the
have been mis-informed as to the pOsta
laws. circular printed by any process
of printing, excepting the name of til
person addressed and the signature whic
ram he written) and left unscaled, will
forwarded for one cent; but all written o
typewriter communications whether sea
ed OF not must have two cent stamp o
the envelope, otherwise the recipient wi
have TO pay the extra postage.
The item in the Commissioners Annu
Statement of the receipts and expenditure
of the county which conveys the informs
lion that "a. j. Hutchison" received OF
dollar for cleaning the Court House yard
misleading. This work was performed b.
and the money paid to- James Hutchisol
son of the janitor. This correction is mad
in justice to Commissioner IIutchson, VII
in the absence of any explanation, migf
be unjustly charged with having dra "
double pay from the county.
-Butler county will have thirty.eiel
census enumerators. One for ench tow
ship, three for Butler, aud one each {,
Milerstown and Zelienople. The Supe
intcndent has instructed the Supervise
not to make any district over 1000 i'll po
ulation, if he can help il, the idea beil
that the smaller the district the better W
be the work done. Supt Mates has IL
yet completed his list of enumerators
Butler county.
Mrs. Mary Lathrop Of Michigan, W
begin series of temperance meetings
Butler, Sabbath, March 23rd, under ii
auspices Of the W. G. r. U. Mrs. Latbr,
is one Of the shining lights upon the tel
perance platform OF to-day. An extend
notice will be given next week. c.
Try to induce your neighbor
take THE CITIZEN.