Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-12-05

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Did your Phasianidae dinner agree
with youi
james Campbell of Renfrew has erect
ed new meat market at Glade Run.
The Butler Salt Co is now turning out
200 barrels of salt day.
There is one beauty about sauerkraut;
the more it spoils the more it is appreeiat-
ed.
"A Concord twp. man gives this STAR
ling advice, Beware Of a whispering man
and loud talking woman"
The roads were passable last Saturday,
and our merchants had their first good day
of the season.
An attempt was made one night lately
to burglarize the residence Of Mrs. Henry
Weckbecker in Harmony.
A NJ. Christley, Esq. has opened an
Office on the second floor of the Anderson
building
Over at New Castle the bribery cases
were up this this week, and the result Is
noted in the Legal News column.
AT the meeting of the members of the
Agricultural Society, Wednesday, the old
Board of Directors and the old officers, were
reelected.
A ..Neighborly Neighbors' club, the
motto of which is '.Do unto others as you
would that they should do unto you has
been formed in neighboring town
in Allegheny City last Saturday morn
ing demented woman named Gass satur-
ated her clothing with oil and then snt fire
to herself. Death was the result, of course.
Very little banking business is done
between Butler and Philadelphia, as near
ly all our merchants buy in New York and
Boston, and none Of our banks were hurt
by the Jamison failure.
The new big glass in the front Of the
postoffice building is s4xlI7 inches in
size, and the basement glass is 56xll7
inches and the second story glass 71xsO
inches.
DIR. V. McAlpine, dentist, is now per-
mantly located at 120 n. Main St, in
rooms formerly occupied by Will Waldron.
He visited Alaska lately, and has some
specimens of the products of that country
in his Office.
Our subscribers seem to be acquiring
some confidence in our management Of the
paper On Tuesday of this week one Of
them sent us pay for the paper till the lst
of January 1898, for which favor we return
thanks.
The members of the Penn Literary
Society Of Butler, celebrated the Eighth
Anniversary Of its organization on Tuesday
evening of this week, in Armory Hall, and
had very pleasant and sociable time.
AT the election held in the NJ. L.
Church of Butler Thanksgiving evening,
112 votes we're cast, 66 of which were in
favor of and 46 against the admission of
women as lay delegates to the General
Conference.
--Stehle's Santa Claus headquarters is
sight to gladden. the eyes Of the young
folks at present. No end of toys and
presents and more arriving on every train.
Read Santa's announcement in this weeks
paper.
Three boys of Evans City amused
themselves on Wednesday night of last
week, by running over the town and yell
ing fire" They awakened nearly every
body in the town, and it cost them s. each
and costs next day.
-Fifty-nine couples took ont matrimo-
NAL licenses. in Allegheny county, last
Wednesday and were married next day,
Thanksgiving-Hous rent, furniture, car
pets, cooking utensils, baby clothes, ba-
oies, doctor bills, collie, trouble, midnight
promenades, peace and another Thanks
giving
Mr.. w. NJ. Nicklc was in town last
week arranging the goods Of his 5 Cent
Store, for the holiday trade. He has toys
in infinite variety, dolls that viii make any
little girl happy, and whole room full Of
things calculated to make Christmas the
Red letter day of the year, for the young
folks.
AT the meeting of the Council Tues
day evening Contractor Osborne was al
lowed $4,000 on paving, Contractor Hughes
$1,000 on sewering, and small bills, aggre-
eating $500, were ordered paid. A new
street committee was appointed, some eros
sings are to be repaired, viewers for How
ard street will be asked for, and the vacancy
in the Council caused by the resignation OF
Mr.. Hays will be filed at the next meet
ing.
Luther Tucker & Son Of Albany, pub
fishers of the Culticator and Country
Gentleman, publish nine volumes of 'Ru-
raj Affairs which they sell at $50 per
volume. The volumes average $40 pages,
and 400 illustrations each, and form com
plete library Of farming, gardening and
everything pertaining to the farm. A
schedule Of the contents of each volume
can be seen at this Office and we will be
pleased to send for one or all of the vol
umes for any of our subscribers.
The bitches worked" as usual on
Thanksgiving day till noon, when a snow
storm set in and work was discontinued.
That afternoon some of the ditchers, who
were loafng about the Lowry House corner
got into dispute which led to blows Esq.
Keck, who happened to pass attempted to
stop the fuss, when both the dignity of the
law and the Esq himself were upset by a
blow in the face. Two men were arrested
for participation on the affair aud held for
Court, and warrant is out for another who
is said to have gone West to aid the gentle
Sioux in their ghost dance.
The new electric light plant was put
in operation last week, and the old plant
was torn down. The new plant is brick
building, 55x60 feet, (spacious enough for
double the boiler power and machinery, If
such becomes necessary containing a
splendid tubular boiler built in Chambers
burg. Pa, beautiful engine, and two Ed
ison dynamos The system-the incan-
descent or low-resistance-is the same az
the old, though Of different patent, the
wires are harmless, and the old lamps are
hninn nand VI LII un.nnL-o.. q