Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-27
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

And the rain was upon the earth ~
days and 40 nights. Gen. vii. II.
There was quite heavy frost in the
valleys Monday night.
The schools of Butler closed last Fri
day and some Of the larger scholars went
to Slpperyrock Park that day to cool OFF,
James w. Thompson and J. g. Hovis
have purchased the p. o. building from
DIR. Byers for SIC, 900.
A good store building and residence
in Springdale are for sale. inquire at this
flee.
AL the county jails are rotten. The
Kittanning and Washington, Pa, Jails
furnish the two latest examples.
C. D. Aldingcr has purchased the last
Of Mrs. Lyon lots on Main street, the one
on which the Kopp marble shop stands, "a
fee front for $1,000.
An idea of the western floods is OBJ
tanned by the statement that in some parts
of Arkansas the water was as high as the
telegraph lines.
We take our resume of the Pittsburg
markets from the Pittsburg papers, and
one of our stock dealers tells us that live
stock, and particularly spring lambs are
quoted higher than they really sell for at
Herr's Island.
GOOD roads cannot be built for nothing
and they can't be maintained without intelii-
gent supervision. But wherever they have
been constructed they soon pay for them
selves twice over, putting two or three
dollars in the farmers pocket for everyone
they take ont
A lady who will do writing for me at her
own home will receive good wages. Ad
dress, with self addressed stamped envelope.
Miss Flora A. Jones, South Bend, Ind.
Proprietor of the Famous "Blush of Roses
for the Complexion
The Street Committee of Council and
the special committee for the Boy DIS
Woods Rustic Bridge enterprise met at
the City Engineers Office Monday, and
compromised on wooden structure across
the gully, with no stonework, and which is
to cost the Borough less than 5000.
Tho cattle have it too-a new disease
called the "swelled- head has broken out
among them, and it is attributed to the
horns. With the genus homo temporary
cases only are attributable to "horns," as
most permanent cases arise from the ac-
cummulation of q little cash.
"A requisition has been issued by |
Governor Pattison for man named John |
H. James, alias Wallace Shorts, who has |
. wife and two children in this county, |
another wife in Oil City, and is now living |
with another in Portage, O. Wife No. Q
at Oil City is the prosecutor.
Some twenty members of the Bar met |
in the Court room Tuesday evening for the |
purpose Of organizing Bar Association. |
L. 2. Mitchell was elected Chairman, and |
J. D Marshall Secretary; and Committee |
of five was appointed to draft Constitu-
tion and By Laws. The objects Of the |
Association are to take united action on |
any changes needed in the rules, establish |
uniformity in fees arrange for vacations,
etc.
The Sewer Committee of Council met |
in the Office Of the City Engineer, Saturday
evening, and opened the bids Of the alley
from the s. e. corner of the Diamond.
The sewer is to be 600 feet long and will con-
meet with the Willard House sewer. Geo.
Skaters bid was 81, 12O, G. N. NcCarthy's
$962, and E. F. Hughes 1914. The con-
tract was awarded to Hughes, who is to
begin work Immediately.
On Thusday night of last week the
residence of Alex Carlson near Harrisville
Station, was entered and robbed; on Fri
day night the houses of Aaron Kelly near
the Kildoo mines, that of VIM. Barron at |
Caledonia, Mrs. A. Dobson's house, and
Mr.. Westhoven's were entered and robbed
Of some money and various articles. On
Monday gang of men supposed to be the
thieves were seen near Grove City. A
number of men gave chase, an the suppos-
cd burglars took refuge in neighboring
swamp. The swamp was surrounded and
watched that night, and next day all the
miners Of the Grove City district joined in
the chase.