Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Alex Williams new clock is there to
stay and it is good looking clock too.
Lew Ganter is building two houses on
n Washington street, and Chas Rebhun
three on Howard ST.
The Thorn Bros store on the south
side was entered and robbed, last Monday
night
The rains made everything in the
ground grow, but they kept some things
out of the ground.
a woman named Kerr lately of Butler
is reported to have attempted suicide in
Pittsburg, few days ago.
We are sorry to be obliged to omit
some of our local correspondence and other
matters this week.
The hump at the crossing of Il. JEFF
ferson and Mexican SITS. is being graded,
and the streets near the West Penn depot
is being filled.
Mr.. II. J. Klingler has opened streets
through his meadow between Miffiin and
W. Penn streets, is building board walks
and planting trees, and intends having an
auction sale of lots.
"A daughter of VIM. Waldron, secured
the prize watch for making the most words
out of the name Klttie Rhoades. She had
something over 1000 words. Charley
Uhrey was next best with 100 words
-Tarins now leave Butler one the West
Penn for Allegheny at 800, S:35 and 11:2O
am. and 2:35 and 6:05 pm, and on the
p. & W. at GOO, 8:55 and 1920 am. and
$50 and $3.50 p. M, the 1855 aud $50 trains
connectin G for the west, and $50 as far
west as zelienople.
"A little girl of John Parks of Middlesex
twp aged four years met with terrible
death last Friday evening. She followed
her father to a field near the house where
he was burning brush, and going too near
the fire while not noticed her clothing took
fire. She ran toward the house, and was
caught and the flames extinguished, but
she had breathed them and died next
morning.
A company compos ed of j. s. Craig
Theodore Sproul, W. r. Floyd and W. j.
Crawford of Allegheny county, and H. W
Christie, David Osborne, C. d. Greenlee
A. G. Williams and John H. Sutton o
Butler, have secured a charter and pro
pose establishing an electric street-cal
plant in Butler. This is a thing greatly
needed here and will give the town ire
mendous boom.
1T is surprising" said a hotel clerk in
Pittsburg the other day, chow many
young fellows from neighboring towns
come into the city to go on a. gentle
batter They value their regulations toe
highly to get drunk at home, or else are
afraid of dad, but they make the fur fly
when they get here where they are not
known. | can tell one of these young fol
lows at glance, though they try hard tc
conceal it. He is generally good natured
and at heart good boy, but when the
corn juice goes to his brain he is very
funny.
The Franklin News says: The scandal
IN connection with the suicide of X. s.
Merriam, on Tuesday, is the exciting topic
at C1ntonville and all through that part of
the country. He had for . years carried
on Illicit relations with Mrs. Mckee, wife
OF Chas. G Mckee, woman who has been
leading member of the church and sup
posed to be of irreproachable character
Her maiden name was Woods, of Sugar
creek township, and she married Charley
when he was engaged in farming in that
township. They have one child, a
daughter. Marian, it is said, discovered
that he was not the only favored one and
aJeaious quarrel ensued Meantime Mrs.
Merriam discovered in her husbands
pocket package Of six letters from Mrs.
Mckee, and confronting him she said she
would call in the woman's husband md
let him read them. As soon as she left
the room, Merriam shot himself Mckee
has sent his wife to her people and will get
divorce.