Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-05-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL

| % 0sS. per DaIIely anu ahIPuHi "o"'
burnt loose lime 20 cts. per bushel a
Harvey's Warehouse near Campbell
Foundry.
| Tho best thing of the season-the rair
Wednesday night.
| A fifty pound pike was lately seen Al
the mouth of the Slipperyrock.
1.-THE Penn Literary Society will picnic
at Slipperyrock Park next Thursday.
ITO keep salt dry for table use, mix one
teaspoonful of corn starch with one cupful
of salt
What with paving and bridge building
the whole south end of town seems to be
torn up.
The United States has invaded our
Court House and has put up mail box in
| it.
The frost of last Sunday morning
looked like covering of snow. and it froze
more of the fruit buds.
Our side of the Earth is tip-tilted to-
ward the Sun at present and we are hav-
| ing over fourteen hours Of daylight.
An exchange wants the Legislature to
pass an act requiring every maker ofbutter
to put his or her brand upon it.
The admir- of d. II. McQuistion will
have sale of personal property at BAL S.
Main st. tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Two horses, large bay mare and a
dark gray pony were stolen from Esq Eas
ley's barn in Buffalo twp Monday night.
The directors of the p d W. report
that 5000, 900 was expended on improve
ments and equipments during the past
year.
The report OF the death of James
Mahood of near Renfrew is said to have
been incorrect. He was very low and it
was reported here that he had died.
"A Buffalo furniture firm advertises
chairs at very low price and adds. "tbey
will not last long," Perhaps not. but then
we cannot but commend their candor.
The house of Matthias Bennett, of
Worth Twp, was burned last Monday. 1t
was a good house, but we have no par
ticulars of the fire.
The rain of Wednesday night saved
the grass crop and also queuched the
forest fires raging in Clearfeld, Elk and
other counties in the state
Communion Service will be held in the
Reformed Church. South Side, on mex t
Sabbath IL a. m.-Preparatory service
and Confirmation on Saturday at 2:30 p. m
The G. A R. Post of Butler will at
tend divine services in body at Soath
Side Reformed church next Sunday evening
when Rev, Harnish will deliver..a memorial
sermon.
The ladies assisting committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association con-
templates having reception sometimeinthe
near future for the purpos of informing the
association library.
The Signal Service reported that the
clouds that obscured the Sun during the
latter part of last week, were composed of
smoke from the forest fires in the northern
part of the State.
The State Hospital at Mercer Pa, is
now open for the reception of patients
The class of patients to be admitted are,
injured railroad men, miners and all other
laboring men. Everything is free to this
class of patients.
AT a church door last Sunday evening
a young fellow asked a young girl, "May /
see you homer" with as much composure
as he conld master. The little lady quick
ly replied "No, but you can watch me
start"
The Committee Of arrangements for
Memorial Day have decided to dispense
with parade, on account of the condition
OF our streets. A program for the day is
being pr epared
The memorial service of Reed Post OF
the G. A. r. will be held in the Reformed
Church, South Side, on Sabbath evening
the oath. The sermon will be preached by
the Pastor Rev. D. N. Harnish and the
singing conducted by pupils of St. Pauls
Orphans Home.
| The currant worm that proves so de-
| structive to currant bushes has already
made its appearance. Sprinkling the bush
with water and sitting hellebore over it is
a sure cure for these pesky little reptiles,
and the fruit will not be injured. Tobacco
dust will answer the same purpose.
experiments and note the results, says that
for the last three years he has planted Q
bean or two in each potato hill, and has
never seen bug on the potato tops where
beans were growing in the same hill Il
this is protection against the bugs, the
remedy is simple and will pay for the troub
le in the crop of beans.
"A Temperance meeting will be held in
Bethel Church, Wick Station, on Friday
evening, May 22d, to be addressed by Mis-
Domblaser of Clinton county. There Will
also be a meeting of ladies on Saturday at
2:30 Pm, and of children at $3.50, in the
same place. All who can are cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
J, "A friend asks US what time of the year
is the best in which to advertise 7 "Now!
Advertise now. There is no special season
for advertising ones business Advertis
ing is like death, it has all seasons for it
own. Only suit the advertisement to thu
season and plant it in the CITIZEN and re
turns of highly satisfactory character ar
certain to follow.
. There is young man residing in tn
upper end of the county who evidently ha
not heard of the quotation: A mercifu
man is mercifnl to his beast" or if he has,
does not follow it out in practice. He PAID
a visit to Butler lately and left his horse
stand at a hitching post from o'clock il
the morning until O'Clock in the evenin
without food or drink. A very thoughtful
young man, that.
!, -"In the Soup" is the name of the lat
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