Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-31

The last Of the flies are buzzing their
farewells.
The brass bands are getting in an i'm
mense amount of work these days.
Where does all the wet come from
anyhow ard is there any left'
1t is useless to advertise for the re
covery of lost opportunity.
The autumn season has improved the
tone of the matrimonial market
Don't forget there is an important
election staring you in the face.
After next Tuesday, some of us fellows
who have been Saving the country" will
get rest.
-Messrs Clark & Kamerer have sold
their meat market to Mr.. John Johnston
of Centre twp.
Some snow and sleet fell last Monday
night, Oct. 81, 1890, the first of the sea-
son.
"A very en- thusiastic and well attended
Republican meeting was held at Millers-
town Tuesday evening.
Smith d. Logan, of Saxon Station, have
shipped one hundred bushels of chestnuts
this season.
The Town Council has ordered hun
dred car loads of iron mill Stag, which is to
be put on the worst places in our streets.
1t is not good thing to think too
much Of yourself, especially when some
people have different opinion.
Mr.. W. e. Blaney, d. s. G. of the
Knights of the Maccabees will organize
big tent in Butler in the near future.
We have omitted some of our country
correspondence this week to make room
for political matter. The letters will ap-
pear next week.
-MrNJohn D. Gill, Prohibition candi
date for Governor, and Mr.. Nichols of I'll.
will speak in the Opera House, next Mon
day evening.
Some OF the large stones that are be-
ing used to cover the culvert at north end
of Main street weigh two tons. They are
being brought from the quarry near Rock
Point
The 'green goods" men of New York
and otNer towns are sending their circu-
lars into this county. They are a set Of
sharpers and any person who is caught by
them should receive no sympathy from the
community.
to make the part of Main street that he
excavated but cannot or will not pave
passable; aad the Town Council should
have the drains of the balance of Main ST.
opened Immediately.
If the wet weather continues the fur
ther development of the Hundred foot field
will determine for while for lack of sup
plies. The roads are almost impossible al
ready and teamsters are charging double
and treble prices for hauling.
The Board Of Directors or Slipperyrock
Academy has purchased seven acres of
land from Mr. Patterson, and proposes
erecting an additional building S0x120, at
a cost not exceeding $40, 900. This indi-
Gates the rem arkable prosperity of the
school.
-NoTICE.-Being anxious to complete
the census of the Sabbath Schools of But
Ter Co., all superintendents and pastors
who have not reported their schools are
requested to send reports at once to
II. S. DAUBENsPECK, Bruin, Pa.
Two Pittsbug girls and Butler coun-
ty man to whom they had just sold pint
of liquor, in a bottle, from a covered bas-
ket were arrested on the street last Sun
day. The girls customer was wanted as
a witness against them.
The boys say that the Minstrel per
formance at the Opera House Monday
night was dandy" and that there was
nothing vulgar about the Gaiety Girls
show of few nights previous.
Rev. Fl. b. winton will conduct ser
vices for Ggace Lutheran Church, Genera
Synod, in the Y. NJ C. A. Rooms, Sunday
Nov. 9, morning services at il, evenin 8
7:30; all are welcome.
There are few aches to which children
are liable that are as painful as ear ache
One of the best remedies is to take thC
heart of an onion "a red one is the best
and roast it. When soft, so it can b,
handled without mushing, put it into thu
affected ear as warm as can be borne. I'm
ordinarily, the pain will soon cease and no
return.
An exchange says that many lawyer
entertain the idea that what is termed
"self-marriage, that is where two person
stand up in the presence of witnesses ant
acknowledge themselves man and wife, j
unconstitutional, and in the future vii
result in great complication and mucl
trouble. The safest way to get married j
by some person authorized to perform tn
ceremony.
1t is healthy thing to have growing
plants in bedroom. Why? Because Will
man breathes in oxygen and gives off car
bonic acid gas from his lungs, flowers in
hale carbonic acid gas and give off oxygen
Do you see9 Flowers are constant purifier
Of the atmosphere, taking up the gas whicl
has been rendered poisonous by humal
consumption and transforming it into pur
oxygen. 1t may be well to state, however
that oleanders and few other plants in
stead of absorbing earbonic acid, breath,
in oxygen the same as men, so that al
oleander or similar plant in a living apart
ment simply serves to render the atmos
phere more impure.