Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Because it cannot tell from day to day,
When the street bottoms will drop out.
Have you seen McGlntyf
-Sneezing bees are fashionable
There will be grass butter in market
If the winter keeps on.
-Itis hoped that the grip will get hold
Of McGinty.
-sleighs are keeping well this (alleged)
winter.
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his sneeze.
If this weather continues wen all have
to walk on stills.
-"The same" is said to be the most pop
ular drink in the market.
The Campbell House in Millerstown is
for sale. See notice in another place.
This is good time to correct old mis-
takes and get ready to make new ones.
Mr.. L. S. McJunkin, the insurance
agent, has distributed some handsome
calendars for 1890.
Lee Mortimer, brakeman ON the
Shenango Il. r., was killed by an accident
at Grove City, Tuesday.
The new r. 0. in Buffalo twp. il call
ed Ekastown, and j. K. .SarYer has been
appointed Postmaster.
John Rivers and Milton Smith of Win
field twp. have lately lost stacks of hay by
fire, and incendiarism is suspected.
If your youngster expresses the wish
that it should rain all winter, don't ask
him why, or he'll get it on You.
New Year resolutions-Never To eat q
chicken that was born il. '59; never to go
with married man on washingday to
dine.
Just about this time of the year fel-
low gets more letters bearing one-cent
stamps than he bankers for.-Franklin
Nons.
While Rev. Limberg was walking in
front Of his residence last Friday, he slip
ped upon his board walk, aud sprained one
Of his ankles severely.
Referring to the disgrace of his pet
County Commissioner, Pete Rattigan says
he "must now with the part, share the hu-
initiation brought upon it," Poor Pete.
Tho wealth Of John d. Rockefeller is
said to be fully sl29,ooO,ooo. We don't
Sc that he would be any better of if he
were rich.
One line and half in Whittier new
poem, Burning Driftwood," may be i'm
mortal:
no worth is lost,
No wisdom with tho folly dies.
Quite number ofncw borough officers
are to be elected next month, and as a
system Of sewerage and paving is to be
started this year, and another large school
house built, the best men who will serve
should be secured.
"A great many strangers are coming to
Butler and our people should treat them
kindly. Every means whereby better so
cial conditions arc secured deserves en-
couragcmcnt.
Mr.. Townsend has introduced bill
in Congress TO pension John NJ. Hutchison
Of Oakland twp. who was a soldier. and
who was crippled for life by tho coal bank
accident. We hope the bill will pass.
--Chas Clute u brother-in-law of Mr..
Inycr, the photographer, died at Pueblo,
Col, last Thursday. lie went there few
weeks ago, in the hope Of being cured of
consumption.
A special request has been sent to us
to publish this conundrum: 'Will some
one please inform us, through the colu mns
oil the CITIZEN, at what age people become
dry behind their carsf7 Don't all speak at
once.
In New York the other day man cs-
capped jury service by swearing that he was
not a man Of good moral char acter. Such
frankncss and regard for vcracity are not
encountered every day
-Mr j. J. Crawford has been nominal.
ca by the President TO be Postmaster at
Harnharts Mills (Millerst OWN. w. J..
Scyman, formerly of this county, was nom
mated for p. NJ. at Grove City.
-Millerstown had sensation last week.
A lady there who keeps restaurant, gave
her hired help slapping and sent her off;
AMI on account Of her talking too much
went to her home and gave her another
slapping, for both Of which offcnses, she
was arrested and fined.
Don't be frightened at the prevalence
Of the influenza. There is no use In max
ing hobgobln of it. Commit the follow
ing TO memory, repeat it throe times day
and you will have nothing to fear:-
The grippcf Let him rampage as
much az he p lease
Free country, you know, both for him
and for you.
SO contribute couple Of generous
sneeZeg,