Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-03-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL

| LNAL AND GENEhAL
Ask for the best family flour, Klingler'
Extra, and Klinglers Oriental.
Egg dyes on market.
All the grays in style.
-"As rainy as wash day"
Local institute at Petrolia tomorrow
beginning at P. N.
Nobody dropped dead in Springdal
last Sunday.
An attempt was made to burglarize thu
p. o. Monday night.
The U. P. Congregation of Butler in
tends building new church next summer
The deal between the P. & w. ant
B. & o. men is yet hanging fire.
The Farmers Lesgue..of Buffalo twp
meets at Kelly's school house this evening
The people of Freeport and those o.
the township on the opposite side of the
river are petitioning for free bridge.
Hicks predicts two storms for the
latter part of this month, one centering on
the 25th and one on the 30th.
81 just fell down is the latest slang
expressing unutterable admiration of any
person or thing.
Those contemplating making maple
sugar this spring, should make their
preparations now.
The daily mail from New Castle to
Portersville will be discontinued next
Monday.
One of the big dogs in the bench show
now being held in Pittsburg is named
Bruno and is credited to J. B. Gilmore of
Millerstown, this county.
Hint to the people of the towns of the
Beaver valley: Raise the ends of your
supply pipes to as near the surface of the
water as possible.
The blue birds and robins are here.
The sweet spirit of Spring sends us some
token, as soon as the backbone of winter is
broken.
A new typewriter is announced that
can be held on the knees, but it is not
stated whether it is of the blonde or
brunette type.
The venango Boiler Works will come
to Butler If our people will purchase l4O
l0xl20 lots of the N. Helm property at
800, Q lot.
The next great day on the calendar,
and one sacred to the whole human race,
falls on Wednesday, this year. The
reference is to the 1st of April-All Fools
Day.
-So.many scholars have engaged rooms
at Slipperyrock Academy for the Spring
term, that the faculty is becoming fearful
of not being able to accommodate them
all.
The New Castle District of the Y. NJ.
C. A., composed of Beaver, Butler, Law
renee and south half of Mercer Co. will
hold convention at New Brighton March
N-29.
Spring will soon be here, and everybody
along the paved portion Of Main St. will be
changing their sidewalks. We suggest
that they replace the old brick walks with
stone. 1t costs Int little more, is infinite
ly better and lasts forever.
Intelligence has just reached me-"
began Mr.. Blodger. as he sat down to the
dinner table. "Thank heaven if it has al
last" exclaimed Mrs. Blodger, and the
food was partaken of in silence.
AT the meeting of Council, Tuesday
evening, George N. Gardner was elected
Chief of Police and N. Leibler and Alex
Huber, assistants. Messrs Alexander, For
quer, Stamm, Haffner and Ze:gler form the
permanent street committee.
The last entertainment of the Star
Lecture course will be lecture by Miss
Olof Krarer, the little Esquimeaux lady,
who will talk about Greenland and its
inhabitants. next Wednesday, week the
18th.
AT the meeting of the School Board
last Thursday evening, some bills were ap-
proved, the wages of the two new teachers
were fixed at $40, per month, and Mrs.
John Dermody was appointed Janitress of
the Mexican St, building vice M. Eisler,
Resigned.
Robert K. Mccormick, General Mana
ger of the Morey Incandescent Gas Light
Co., of Pittsburg is registered at the Low
ry House, and is making preparation to in
troduce their new burner in Butler. We
feel safe in recommending them, and be-
speak big sales in our midst.
In Pittsburg, Wednesday night, the
block of buildings at corner of Wood and
Diamond Sts., occupied by the Weldon q
Co. book store and Mccain Bros. shoe
store, was burned, and the Germania Bank
building was injured. The total loss ii
estimated at $500, 900.
-Ifyou wish to light your homes ol
places Of business brilliantly you should
see the "Morey Incandescent Gas Burner.
We have seen them burn, and have pur
chased one for our Office, and for brilliancy
it is superior to any burner on the market
1t is absolutely fire proof, and does mo-
smoke.
The people Of Millerstown are tired o
having one name for the town and anothe
for the postoffice, and at meeting, held
few nights ago, settled upon the nam
"Chicora" for both. Why not drop tn
Mills from the name of the postofic
and call both town and postofice simpl.
Barnharts; or if you must have o chang
make it McColloughtown or Pontious, or
the name of none Of the old families vii
do, go . short distance outside of tn
borough limits and name it after the mos
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