Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

- ne SKY terIier-tanSio 10 sno wy "
describing new coifure.
Our painters and paper-hangers are
ba~y.
The gate hinges had better be strength
encd up for the approaching warm nignts.
A fish diet is said to be good for the
brain. Probably this is because the fish
70 20 often in schools.
-Rsttlssnake skin cravats, with the rat
tie arranged as a scarfpin, are the latest
novelty in gents neckwear."
The days will lengthen quite rapidly
from this time forward until the 2lst of
June, when they will be at their great
est length for the year.
Feeding poor cows poor food, to make
poor butter for poor prices, is the best way
OF making certain that You always scratch
poor mans head.
Our attorneys now have sister-ln-
law in the person of Alice MCGEE, Esq.
of Warren, who was admitted to practice
in the Supreme Court last week.
This is the time q man eats spring
onions for luncheon and spends the rest OF
the day removing his breath in sections to
keep people from falling over it.
Mr.. G. N. Boyd, the druggist, has had
. patent filter placed in his basement,
which purifes ell the water used In his
soda fountain.
As . party of young people were per-
smbulsting through the woods east of town
last Sunday they discovered newly made
grave, with no monument to perpetuate
the memory of the lonely sleeper.
The summer term of Frank Pelton's
School Of Shorthand and Typewriting will
open in rooms in the second floor of the
Armory building on Wednesday, June LIST.
For particulars see notice in this paper.
The Semi-annual Convention Of the
Butler county W. g. T. o. will be held in
Petrolia, June 1st and ID. The Rev. An
M Shaw will speak Wednesday evening
June 1st.
"A large crowd assembled on the Dis-
mond Wednesday, afternoon to SEQ the
High Constable arrest drunken man for
fast driving. 10 10 could not pull him
from his seat, but he followed him to
the livery stable and got him, and Esq.
NcAboy made 1t 81 and costs.
The military drama From Sumter
to Appomattox for the benefit Of Company
e. was given in the Opera House last
Wednesday evening, by local talent. 1t
was greeted by large audience which
was well pleased, as all the parts were
we'll played.
-Wednesdsy afternoon special train
of FIVE Pullman vestibuled cars left Pitts
burg, laden with Presbyterian preachers,
elders and wives, bound for the General
Assembly, which convenes at Portland,
Oregon, next Thursday. The commission
srs to the General Assembly this year
come in for grand outing and earthly
pilgrimage.
"A man living in Berks county, Pa,
was born on February %, was married on
February % to q woman born on February
o. They have five children, every one of
whom have been born on February %.
That family certainly shows due reverence
TO wsshington's natal day.
The County Commissioners have order
Cd voting booths from the Marietta, (Pa., }
Manufacturing Co., set Of which is now
In tbs Office. The price is $475 for the
first stall and $3.50 each for the I'd, se,st1s
A set of three costs s11,7 and about $50
stalls will be needed for this county. The
State pays the bill.
The Prohibition Convention that met
in Butler last Thursday numbered fifty.
two delegates Mr.. J. w. Orr of Bruin,
presided; Jno. F. Anderson Of Butler was
nominated for Congress; A Fleeger Of Chi
cora for State Senate; A. Winter and W. j.
Broaden for Assembly, and J. N. Meals
for County Surveyor. Messrs. Sutton,
walker, Small, Meals, Sherrard, Fleeger
and Moore were elected delegates to the
State Convention. e. A. Anderson was
elected Co. Chairman, L. G. Wick Assist
ant Chairman, and W. L. Allen and Fred
J. Klingler, Secretaries.
The Millerstown Herald tells the fol-
towing ghost story: A Chicors young
man who had spent last Sunday evening
In the country, was driving home about
midnight and met with very singular in
cident which he described to the reporter
In the following words: "T was driving
along at pretty good gait, when, right in
front of the horses, discovered some
thing which !, at first, took to be white
dog, trotting along with us. After watch
ing the object awhile / thought 1t was a
cali, bnt knew that calf does not trot
but runs; then was puzzled as to what
sort Of an animal 1t was. The strangest
part of 1t was that the horses did not seem
to pay the least bit Of attention to the
thing Finally it got back by the front
wheel Of the buggy, when raised the
whip and made quick slash ut 1t, but the
Oa"uoo soiuh 0Ao"PPOea0u 10 ooon no sne
whip came down and could find no trace
Of 1t anywhere. ! can't understand what
tho thing could have been. If / was
supcrstitious or had been drinking strong
tea, might think 1t was ghost. At any
rate !. was the queereSt incident that
ever experienced"
WANTED-At Ellwood City, Lawrence
Co., Pa, at least l25 moro houses for q!
employees and their families. One factory
must be making glass at Ellwood by Sep
tember lst.
Byers and Boilders can easily make /,
Per cent . year and sell at 80 per cent
gain In years II they choose.
Address at once,
NoRTHwooD GLASS Co.,
Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Fifty Pieces Chsllies. Ligh
grounds fast colors, SC O yard q