Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-07-25

The rain exclaimed unto the dust,
"You cause the people much disgust;
/ am the real attractions"
To which he dust made quick reply
Eyes, I'm a nuisance when I'm dry,
But then fill the public eye,
And that's some satisfaction"
The way to avoid becoming overhead
ed is to keep cool.
The railroads are doing an immense
passenger business at present.
Will Troutman is building on North
Washington st.
ANY fool could make hay this wealth
err" said farmer the other day.
An electric street car line is to be
built between Kittanning and Ford City.
DO you know what 'fyinegar Rome"
.si A death from the sting of one of them
ia reported from Tombstone, Ariz.-
Tee New Castle Conference of the N.
e. Church will meet in Centreville, August
5th and 9th.
Some kind of an animal lately killed
SO chickens in one night for Jefferson
Twp. farmer.
About five thousand people were
present at the picnic at the COncordia
Orphans Home, last Sunday.
An Indiana county farmer expects to
harvest 800 bushels of whe at from field
of 20 acres.
The article on "Colors," on our first
page is of interest to everybody, and
should be preserved.
The house of Abram Weigle in Centre
twp, was destroyed by fire last Sunday
afternoon. The loss was almost total and
the insurance was but $500.
Dennis Keefe, who lived near Petrolia,
committed suicide by cutting his throat,
lately, when no one but himself was in the
house.
Black diphtheria is raging in many
portions of Westmoreland county, and
many deaths have occurred from the dis
ease.
While James Barrickman of Water
street was telling trees last Thursday after
noon, he was struck by the limb OF fall
ing tree and made unconscious He was
carried to his home and is recovering.
The population of Butler county is
about 5000. The supervisor is not allow
ed to give the official figures, but they
will be arrived at in few days. The
town of Butler increased more rapidly in
population than any other town in West
ern Pennsylvania. There are about 5000
farms in the county.
The Western Union Telegraph build
ing in New York is one of the largest in
the city. 1t is ten story building, and
the operating room in the 7th floor is said
to be the largest in the world. The build
ing from the 9th story up was Quilted by
fire last Friday, and the immense business
Of the company was paralyzed for time.
Sometimes the head lines of the mar
ket reports Of the daily papers make you
smile. We take these from Pittsburg
paper of Monday-Cereals Advancing
Markets strong and steadily drifting to a
Higher Level-Fruits of all Kinds very
Firm-The Hot Weather and Heavy Sup
plies demOralize Cheese-Leather and
Hides are Active.
Mr.. Z. s. Drew, successor to Miller
Bros 4 Co. has an immense stock of
chamber suits, parlor suits, book cases,
chairs, beds, bedding, etc., on hand. They
are all first class goods and he is selling
them at rock bottom prices. His motto is
zone price and square dealing with ALL"
When in need of anything in the furniture
Jefferson st.
Mr.. John F. Shaffer, the barber. has
given the contrat for six-thousand dollar
building to his brother Nicholas. Work
ON the new building will be begun within
the next few days aud John will remove
his barber shop to the basement Of the
Gilkey bull ling two doors north. The
new building will be three story brick
with basement and will be an ornament to
the street.
The N. e. Churches Of PetrOlia and
Karns City will hold a camp meeting near
Central Point beginning Aug z, and clos
ing Aug. Is. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all. Parties wishing to procure
tents or board will address Rev. /. G. Pol
lard, Karns City, Pa; Rev. w. M. Can
field, Silver Lake Assembly, N. Y; or
Rev. f. N. Small, Petrolia, Pa. Write
early.
The New Castle Coarant says that
nearly five hundred negroes are now en-
ployed along the line Of the P. q w. road,
between Gallery Junction and Wurtem-
burg. These colored men came from the
South to work for the contractors, who are
making improvements for the railroad
company. They put up in an old dilap-
idated building along the road and many
of them live in tents. Many of them find
work in the oil regions, particularly in the
vicinity Of Gallery, where a number of new
wells are being drilled.
Five Of the earth's sister planets,
Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Mars, and Jupiter,
are now visible in the evening. They are
strung through the sky from west to east,
Venus setting just as Jupiter is rising, and
the others being scattered along the arch
OF the Zodiac between the two which
terminate the line. 1t is at present q
doubtful contest between Jupiter and
Venus for the first place in brilliancy, but
in few weeks Venus, which is approach
ing the earth and consequently growing
brighter, will have become incontestably
brighter than her gigantic rival.
The State Board of Health has declar-
cd against public funerals where the
person to be buried died Of contagious
disease. There ia 80 lie common sense in
this declaration, and physicians and clergy
men should lend their aid by putting q
stop to what is really dangerous and hurt
full to community. In such deaths the
funerals should be strictly private, attend
ed by none but immediate relatives, and
the frioudS spd;uor; m, IN q taIy ohnuId NOT ha