Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-05-01
LOCAL AND GENERAL

The ice cream season il at hand.
Burning brush heaps are in order.
Look out for slick counterfeit silve
dollars.
| A new schedule is expected on tn
West Penn Road next week.
/ The fast driving on the paved portion
Of Main street is a nuisance.
"A new society called the ''Earnes
Idlers" has been organized in Butler.
i -"Is Browns credit goodf'' II shoult
say 80; his best friends lend him money.
| Because man has silveiy laugh j
does not follow that he has rich voice.
Charity covers q multitude o. sins, bu
most of them contriye TO kick off tn,
covers.
Talk is cheap when you can send i
through the telephone a. the rate Of II
cents an hour.
when Ny Ship Comes Over the Sea-
-will Thompson's latest music-at J. +
T. stehle's.
A man feels pride in being spoken o
as, Zone Of the Oldest inhabitants" but I
woman never does.
Mr.. A. F. Kennedy, trustee, will sell
farm Of fifty six acres near Portersyille
on the 26th inst. See adv.
1t is reported that the P. 4 W. Co.
intends building branch up the Slippery
rock, this summer.
The school boy who said the earth Wa
divided between them that's got it ant
them that wants it" was not far rom right
The Lawrence County Bar is kicking
against the Judicial Apportionment bill
which keeps that county adjoined to But
Ter.
Gut out the card Of the n. Y. Baxaal
in this paper, and present it at the store
and they will allow you ten per cent dis
count.
Mrs. Whitmore will read an interest
ing paper at the Praise service of the
South Side Reformed Church on Sunday
evening at 7:30.
| AT the late meeting Of the Kittannine
Prssbytery, Judge A. D. Weir of Buffalo
twp. was elected one of the Commissioner
| to the General Assembly.
We have lately noticed several young
men-both country boys and town boys
who did not appear to be Of age, and who
were under the influence Of liqdor, on oui
streets.
"A new time table went into effect on
the Shenango road, Monday, but the only
change worth noting Is the early train
which now leaves Butler at 5:25 am. fast
| time, over an hour earlier than heretofore.
The dates for drawing pensions have
been changed to Oct. 4, Jan. 4, April and
July 4. The next pay day will be June 4.
ss usual, and on July 4th each pensioner
will get one months pension.
A scientific paper says that the doctor
who understands human nature, plays
with the baby, makes friends with the
children" and Is good fellow generally il
the one that succeeds.
"A heavy frost fell last Friday night
but a. the wind was dry it may not have
hurt the fruit badly-besides this it was
the light Of the moon which some farmers
| consider favorable.
"A western paper tells Of little girl
who In order to prove that it IL wrong TO
cut oft the tails Of horses and dogs quoted
the Scriptural injunction, "what God hath
Joined together let no man put asunder.
Some "horrid" newspaper man has dis.
covered the difference between man and
. woman washing their face. He says all
men rub up and down. and snort. AL
women apply the water and stroke gently
downward.
The Missionary Society Of the st. Pau
Reformed Church of Springdale will give q
festival in the Sunday School room Of the
Church on Friday and Saturday evening,
Of this week, for the benefit Of the church
All are invited.
1t is claimed that an eastern chemist
has discovered process for making sosJ
from corn. The discovery promises to rev
olutionize the artof soap making. The pro-
duct is said to be absolutely pure and bet
ter than the finest toilet soap now made.
The competitive orations for the Dem
crest silver medal will be delivered in th,
N. Il. Church this evening, and each speak
or will do his or her best to win the prize
Choice music, both vocal and Instruments
will also be given. Childr---1n-c cent?
adults ID.
On Saturday last the property o
Michael Hamilton, decd, late of Cherry
twp. was sold at Orphans Court sale, ant
was bid in by his eldest daughter, Mar
Ann for s5sI5. There are three hundred
and fifty acres in all, ninety Of which or,
in dispute, and there were quite numbe
Of bidders present.
1t Is an ofense, punishable by fin,
and imprisonment for any one to give, fur
nish or use false predigree for any liv,
stock, or to issue false certificate Of sale o
live stock. This will be safety and protec
tion TO honest stock dealers against manJ
who have no character or reputation I,
lose, and their chief and only object beini
to dispose of animals, giving their word
which they call pedigree.
| "A citizen of this town tells of an anus
ing experience he lately had in q MIST
clothing store on Smithfeld street, Pitts
burg. He called for an odd pair Of pants
and they took him up to the third or fourtl
floor Of the building in an elevator, ant
showed him quite Q stock, but when b,
proposed leaving without buying theJ
would not let him ont Of the room ant
when he got into the elevator, they KEEP
him there some time before they woult
lower him.
"A new clock has yeen invented BY q
railroad man that promises to be great ad
vantage to locomotive engineers. The dial
plate and figures are large, and so are tn,
hour and minute hands. Az train whirl
by station the hour and minute hand
whirls around like fash TO mark the cor
rect time, and red bulls eye flashes int,
the dial. Five minutes later the red ligh