Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LUAL AND GENERAL.
A pair in hammock
Attempted to kiss,
And in less than jiffy
sIql sHII pspusI GsqL
The p. o. robbers will be tried at Erie
next week.
The Elks are picnicing at Slipperyrock
to-day, Thursday.
-TLr e.ld- -blooded william is enjoying
him>..f just now.
-Mes.rs Biehl and Hepler, the livery
men, lave dissolved partnership.
ii you want Fly Fit-out For the
Fourth go to Martincourt a Co.'S, at 12S
Jefferson St.
Farmers contemplating buying bin
d.r This year should read the notice to
.-f..mers of Butler Co, ON this page.
Not single sea serpent has been seen
along the Jersey coast this year. How
strange!
The man arrested for stealing ride
got off because the policeman couldn't find
it on him.
The late floods will cost Venango Co.
5000 for new bridges, and Crawford Co.
several times that amount.
This is gr eat year for twins-"two
ofthem"-Mrs Hull Wright of Dufytown
is the latest heroine in this direction.
The mercury was up in the nineties
this week and the bands have been warned
to cease playing intoxicating music.
The scientific theory that the sun is
losing its heat has been laid away until
cooler weather Franklin News.
Prof Browns p N. NJ. /. is town talk
this week. He started off with hundred
scholars for his three weeks session and
new scholars are coming in every day.
In casting about for drinks suited to
the weather, don't overlook the claims of
water-Er. Not Butler water but good
water.
Treasurer Wilson gives this his last
notice, TO all owing for Mercantile Tax,
to pay up Immediately and thereby save
costs.
We have lately sent ont quite q num-
ber Of bills to subscribers owing us for two
years and more, and will be pleased to
hear from them at their earliest conven-
fence.
Frank C. McGrew ia one of the best
well drllers in the county, and he is quot
ing prices ON drilling, wind mills, pumps,
etc, to suit the prevailing hard times.
Read his card, and address him at 3l6
Bluff St., Butler. Pa.
"A handsome and well kept store is a
credit both to the town and the owners
The millinery store Of Mrs. d. T. Pape is
one of the most handsomely decorated and
best appointed in the town; and her stock
always includes the latest and best pro-
ductions in ladies hats, flowers. ribbons,
mourning and silk goods.
Major Reed and Alf Wick had new
stone sidewalks laid to grade this week.
and Col. Sullivan and John Berg made
handsome improvements last week. AL
Heck is laying a brick walk along his
Washington st. property. Let this good
work 60 on.
The report Of the Butler Savings Bank
shows it 10 be doing an immense business.
The bank has $3.50. 900 cash on hand, it's
loans and discounts amount to nearly half
million, and is total resources to over
100000. The deposits subject to check
run over 500, 900, and its time certificates
to $3.50. 900.
a slight advance will probably be
made in the wages of our school teachers
this year on account of the increase in the
state appropriation. A report OF the elect
ion Of principals and teachers, and esti-
mates Of the receipts and expenses of the
Board for the coming year will be found in
another column.
AT the election in Prospect last Satur-
day AZ persons voted in flavor of increas
ing the borough Indebtedness for the pur-
pose of building new school house, and
lG against it. The election was held under
the new election law, and there was no
trouble whatever. The new school house
is to be two-story brick, costing 50, 200;
the contract for which has been awarded
to A. N. ShafFer. Messrs n. s. Grossman
and G. P. weigle filed report of the cleo
ton with the Clerk of Courts, Monday.
We are informed of the publication OF
novelty in the book line which is certain
of an enormous SALE The book is "Glimps-
es Of the World. A Portfolio of Photo
graphs prepared under the supervision o
the great traveller and lecturer-John l..
Stoddard. IL contains Photographic views
of famous scenes and places in all parts Of
the world Every view is fully described.
As an educator it is invaluable. 1t con-
tains $50 pages and nearly 275 views, and
is sold by subscription at popular prices.
The r. s. Peale Co., Chicago, are the pub
fishers and they gladly mail descriptive
circulars sample views and terms to all,
ON application.
Every now and then we are inquired
Of as to the law regarding strays, the legal
program regarding which is about as fol
lows; Ifyou take up stray animal, you
must, within ten days. give notice of it to
your township clerk, who must make a
book entry Of the same; then you advertise
the animal in your local paper, aud sixty
days after such advertisement has appear
ed, sou apply to your Justice of the
Peace to sell the animal; he issues war
rant TO the Constable, who gives ten days
notice by posters and then sells it, and
you get IL or your expenses, according to
the sale The penalty for taking mp q
stray and not giving notice is s., and be
sides this the owner can come upon your
place and take it away without paying you
anything for anything.
Millinery at Reduc ID Prices
Ny entire stock Of Hats, Bonnets.
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