Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-11-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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when was specie payment resumedf'
The buckwheat season is on and Penn
syIvania voters will come up to the scratch
nobly.-Picayune They did.
The campaign liar" has retired for
the present, but as soon as winter sets in
he will join the Recollection Clubi"
The appearance Of the Times has been
greatly improved by the adoption OF a
light faced type.
Henry Ross of Butler twp. raised some
immense hogs this year. One that he kill
ed a few days ago dressed 517 pounds.
With characteristic enterprise Reed d
kirkpatrick have erected splendid hay
scales on their vacant lot; see notice in
another place.
Al Heck has genius for writing ad-
vertisements. If you have not "caught on
to his latest capture, you should do so i'm
mediately.
S. NJ. Robinson of Parker took 81, 1000
more of Butler borough bonds, Tuesday
evening and j. j. Barnhart of Harmony
took sc, 900, which leaves but s., 500 Of the
$25 900 series unsold.
The rain of Tuesday night was never
more welcome. The water in some OF the
wells along our highways had become so
low that the owners had locked the pumps.
Mrs Pape is the first to be ready for
Christmas. She makes her announcements
this week and will have an opening on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next
week.
When Uncle Sam filings down patch
of soil as big as some of the Empires OF
Europe there's fun enough in the scramble
to last fifteen thousand people three
or four days.
The property of Hugh Kellerman in
Marion twp. was on Monday of this week
sold to Il. B. Taylor of this town By
Phillips d Stevenson of New Castle. The
farm is producing some oil.
We have sill heard the expression
"elected to stay at home" and it is one
that the delegates elected to the proposed
Constitutional Convention can feel the full
force of
The managers of the U. S. Mint at
Philadelphia expect to have the new half
dollars, quarters and dimes ready for cir
culation by the beginning of the New
Year, at or about which time Miss Lib
erty will appear with q new face.
Our friend Needle of the Parker
Phoenir delights in keeping track of Annie
Fish, who escaped from Morganza some
time ago. and has since done up several of
the towns of western New York in her
usual style.
There are two positive receipts in the
world for unhappiness. One is idleness, the
other accumulation. More than your share
of anything makes you miserable, wheth-
or it be dirt, money, neckties, old papers
or poor relations.
w. J Mcconnell, after inducing 600
Jersey men to sign the total abstinence
pledge, went off and celebrated his success
in great style. Considering that it was
Jersey whisky he induced them to aban-
don, much credit can be given him.
-Chry shows are now being
held in several of our neighboring towns.
Our florists intended holding one but were
disappointed as to suitable hall for the
exhibition. Messrs AL Heck, J. ". Bort
mas and W. II. II. Riddle have each about
thirty varieties of the flower
The attention of our readers is direct
cd to the prospect of the publications Of
Harper d Brothers Of New York, which
appears in this paper These magnificent
periodicals are read, the World over, and
we will "club" them with the CITIZEN at
reduced rates.
Butler is to have uniformed football
club this winter composed of W. c.
Thompson, c. K. Lambiug, II. d. Byer-
ley, John C Graham, A. E. Reiber, W. G.
Krug, AL Troutman, Sam Walker, Chas
McJunkin, A. ]. Henry, Paul Ferrero,
Tom Greer and W. J. Heineman.
AT the Alliance convention held in
Butler. last Friday, Mrs Showalter of Mil
lerstown was elected President; Mrs. Ear
hart Of Karns City, V. p; Mrs. Z. D. Rob-
inson of Butler, Cor. Secy; Mrs. L. Cal
vert of Millerstown, Rec. Sec'y. and Mrs.
L. Il. Young Of Butler, Treasurer. 1t was
decided to hold the next convention in
Concord church.