Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the wrong time.
A summer girl who is where the men are
to be found IS right in town.
The prettiest umbrella in town is tied
with yellow ribbon and you do not know
where it is.
Monday was the Jewish day of atone
ment,-a general holiday for the people OF
that race all oye, the world.
Girls are fashionable this year. Mrs.
Gov. Pattison has just.presented her hege
lord with one.
Mr.. l.. C. Wick has about completed
the purchase of the Hewitt lumber yard
mill.
-Messrs. L. Stein d Son offer very low
prices on fine umbrellas, blankets, hosiery,
etc. See their new notices.
Its all mistake about it's being un
healthy to sleep on feathers. Look at the
spring chicken and see how tough ne Is.
Lawyers are unlike most people in
one respect; nothing suits them better
than great trials.
Butler is to have a conservatory OF
music which will employ as fine talent as
there is in the country. See notice OF
auplication for charter in another place.
There are seven new dances this sea-
son, the most popular which is to the
tune of 'fMy daddy and nanny were Irish;
and l am Irish too"
The property owners along Main St.,
INDUCED in dirt-shoveling spree last
Saturday morning and people who need
dirt fer filling hauled it away.
Mr.. Armitage, of Rochester, \. T., is
now making canvass of Butler prepara-
tory to making a new directory OF the
town-something very much needed-and
he should be encouraged.
The brother Of the King Of Siam is
named Dam Rong. With name Ike that
be will have to lead life but little shori
of that of an angel to prove that he is all
right.-EI.
The Sterling Club received their mar
ried friends in their delightful rooms on
the third floor of the Berg Bank building,
Monday night. 1t was a very: pleasant
affair
Mr.. William Biehl has taken partner
in the livery business in the person oil Mr..
Hepler. and the name of the firm is Behl d
Hepler, They are doing well, and intend
to enlarge and remodel their barn on Milf
fin ST., back of Koch's grocery, this month
The first lecture of the Progressive
Lecture Course will be delivered in Cos
mopolitan Hall, next Monday evening by
Mrs. Helen Stuart-Richings. Subject
"This life or what we live for" Admis-
zion 25 cts. Tickets for the course of twen-
ty lectures 800.
-"If onions were eaten more generally
there would be less Sickness" says physi-
clan. 'oThey should be eaten raw and
they are a sure preventive Of diphtheria,
rheumatism and other ills" Raw onions
are also a sure cure for love sick people.
Up to date Treasurer Schenck has re-
ceiyed about $29, 900 of the s37, 900 assessed
upon the properties fronting Main ST., for
paving. and but $4,000 remains unpaid.
The bulk of this will be paid this week,
and there will not be more than half
dozen liens to be entered.
Never let your horse stand without a
blanket over him. 1t will not pay you, and
it is cruel to the horse. Go and see Frank
Kemper's stock of wool blankets, OF all
sizes and grades, for horses. He has
soft, bright colored, all wool blanket that
will just fit your horse, make him feel
good, and save the price of itself several
times before winter is over
-Neighboring counties that have es-
tablshed poor farms have found that it
costs about half as much to keep the poor
| in that manner as by the overseer plan
| One of the overseers of this town thinks
it would pay the town to buy small farm
an employ competent overseer, as the
place would be self sustaining If properly
managed.
On Monday of this week the Home
Natural Gas Co., notified its customers OF
an advance OF about ten percent in its
rates, beginning Nov. 1st, next. The Co.,
is now supplying about 25OO fires, and has
lately purchased some new wells. The
| capital stock Of the Co, is 100000, and
they claim to have $50, 900 invested and
to have desclared but one dividend of ten
percent since they organized.
| Late Monday evening, Mr.. Scott
Thompson, who keeps confe ctionary and
cigar.store on S. Main st. discovered fire
in the store room over the kitchen. &c
went up with the intention of putting it out
but was driven from the room by the flames
had his hair singed, and fell down stair
and cut one Of his arms badly. The alarm
that followed brought all the fire compa
nies to the scene and the fire was quickly
extinguished, and the loss to the building
and stock is covered by insurance. The fire
originated in the corner Of the room oppo
site the chimney, and may have beer
caused by rat biting stray match.
Most of the girls of this neighborhood
understand the situation and are working
accordingly, but the following, from the
Christian Advocate, may be Of interest Il
few who are rather careless: There Is
real as well an apparent scarcity of men
old and young. The forthcoming censu
will show a vast preponderance Of womei
In all large cities Men are becoming pre-
cious and women who have husband
who are not brutes should begin TO realiz
the fact. What the result will be-wheth
or men are to entirely disappear from tn
face Of the earth is the question too dee
to discuss here but 1t is well enough for fe
male friends to preserve those they Ihav
with care and see TO 1t that none Of tn
present stock get away"
1.-THE sun sneaks off to warme
cline
That lies Just over the leafless hill,
And the cheerful fires at evening time
Forecast the usual fuel bill.
Best styles in Dress Goods an
Cloaks at
l.. STEIN & SONS.
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