Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL
--Fine harvest weather.

The new Chemical Co. expects to have
the chloride calcium department in opera
tion this week
IF you want to see some houses stand
ing on stilts and jack screws walk down to
the new bridge
A new and equivocal motto reads
thusly young women should set good ez-
amples, for young men will follow them
The Court House is now closed every
Saturday at noon, and persons having bus
mess there that day must attend to ii in
the morning.
1t is said that the acreage Of potatoes
this season is three times as great as last
years notwithstanding the high cost OF
seed
The first communication noting local
affairs in rhyme, that we have ever reeeIv-
ed, appears in our columns this week. 1t
is an excellent production.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is preparing to establish electric light
plants by which the whole line of the roads
will be illuminated Stations and towns
will be lighted first before work on the
line Is commenced
The Mercer Press says that the branch
of the Home Comfort Steel Range Co. Of
st. Louis that has been located there since
the 1st Of April will locate in Evans City,
and speaks well OF the Superintendent and
employees.
Fishermen should be careful to note
the section of the game laws which says
that no black bass under six inches IN
length shall be taken from tie water. If
such a fish is shocked it must be thrown back
into the water.
-DeYoe, the weather prophet OF New
Jersey, is a pretty good guesser. In his
bulletin Of last week he predicted e1-
tremely hot weather for Sunday and Mon
day of this week, and storm for Tuesday,
and it all came to pass.
"A Philadelphia woman in mortal
illness became insane, called Tor her will
and tore it in pieces. The nurse gathered
the fragments and pasted them on piece
of pasteboard. After the woman's decease
the will was admitted to probate without
opposition
If you are fond Of showing your
strength to the public shoulder one of the
four iron beams lying on E. Diamond st.
They only weigh five tons each, are forty
feet long and two and half wide, were
made by Carnegie & Co, cost Es550 each
and will support the ceiling of Armory
Hall, which the Schenck Bros. are build
ing.
The paving Of Main street from the
Wick House on the North to the Pittsburg
bridge is now completed, excepting a
mall piece adjoining the bridge, and the
street is open; but North of the Wick
House the street is closed and persons
coming in the North road will have to
turn to the to the left and come up Nc
Kean st.
During the storm Of Tuesday, light
ming struck the BARN Of J. G.. Rovard, Of
Mercer Twp, near the Slipperyrock Twp.
line, aud killed horse valued at $3.50, and
insured for s100 The horse was struck
in the back and instantly killed, but four
other horses in stalls near 10 it were unin
jured.
Canned fruits, even with the increased
duty on tin, will not be increased in price
this year. Such another crop was never
before known. The canneries in Balti-
more are utterly unable TO handle the fruit
shipped to them. Ten Thousand bushels
Of cherries in one lot were rejected for
want Of capacity.
AT the meeting Of the School Board Of
Of Saxonburg, last Friday evening. Mr.
Clarence Caldwell was elected Principal of
their schools, and at the meeting Of the
Directors Of Jefferson twp. Saturday even
ing the following teachers were elected
No. l, Elry Caldwell, Of same twp, No. 3
W. G. Russell, Of Butler, No. 3, Il. Il. Nc
Call, Of Euclid, No. 4, Howard Painter, Of
Euclid.
The festival given by the Young Hell
pers' Society Of the U. P. Church Of Mt.
Chestnut, last week, was a very enjoyable
affair and nctted about $50. Some young
men of Butler rode out on their wheels one
evening ard attended the festival, and as
they left for home that night they were
stoned by some boys who could not be de.
tected in the dark. The people of the
town and vicinity greatly regretted the oc-
curreDce.
IT he various titles given the Creator
often excite surprise. In the usual run
Of X. of l.. memorial resolutions, lie is
called the Great Master Workman" and
80 is Terence v. Powderly. But, generally
speaking. the the appellations given the
Almighty are insignificant in comparison
with those borne by tho head officials Of
some Of our secret societies Eg.
"A few days ago colorcd man. who
was walking on the track Of the West Penn
| near Allegheny was knocked off the track
| and killed By down train; and one day
last week the afternoon train down from
Butler killed girl who was walking on
the track, and who stepped from one track
to the other to allow the train approaching
her from the front to pass but was struck
| by another from behind.
We had the pleasure, last week, OF
being shown through the greatly improved
| Willard House, and were genuinely aston.
| ished at the scale the change had been
| made under. The massive oaken furniture
of the Office, the many and novel arrange
ments for comfort in the dining room; the
costly furniture OF the sleeping rooms-ali
these appealed to our admiration. There
ia room after room with solid oak or cherry
| furniture, Brussels carpet and lace cur.
tains Electric lights and gas in every
room, add to the comforts. There are
electric bells in all the rooms, and the new
return call system is used, which is such O
| great improvement over the old style OF
having but the button in your room. Mr.
Reichiug certainly deserves credit for the
progressive spirit he has shown in the man.
agement Of the "WiIlard." 1t IL now one
Of the most imposing buildings Of the town
and its appointments, as we have noted
are equal to any. Its cuisine is among The
| best and altogether il ia q hotel To bt
| proud Of Mr.. Adam Hainer was the con.