Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Next Sunday is st. Valentines Day.

1 Next CuHudl lc Ct.
The thunder storm of last Sunday
seemed to be out of place.
"A Petrolia chicken lived for % days
under box that had been accidently over
turned.
The P. 6w. R. r Co. has borrowed
five million dollars and intends putting It's
tracks in better shape.
General Hastings will deliver lecture
in Academy Hall, West Sunbury, Feb. 70
1892. Subject "Johnstown Flood"
The Presby terians of West Sunbury
and Concord churches have united IN an
| invitation To Rev. Decker to be their pastor.
-Rntler Council No. 219, Royal Area
mum will hold an open meeting and puohc
| instalment in Odd Fellows Hall, ct 7,3o
| this cvering
An lri-hman las given the correct
definition ul tie grip: "a disease that
keeps you sick fifteen days after you get
we'll"
How to treat the grip is still puzzle
| for the doctors; but the man who mas nad
it always feels like treating it with the
most supreme contempt.
Borough Treasurer Schenek has elgnt
bonds of 81 900 each. running from one 10
eight wears, and which will bear four per
cent interest, clear of state tax, for sale.
These bonds are a safe Investment
Agent Crouch of the P. g. w. r. r.
Co. is now doing business in his new
freight depot The old depot is, and VIII
continue to be, the Passenge Depot. Ihe
Co. this week, advertises cheap excur-
sion to Allegheny for Washington's birth
day, the 22nd inst
The war at the Normal School at
Edinboro is becoming interesting. While
Prof. Cooper was at Erie, Tuesday, the
trustees attempted to take possession OF
the buildings, but the students interfered,
and when Mr.. Cooper appeared he was
greeted by cheers from the students, and
with them regained possession.
The Young Mems Christian Associa
tion have arranged for workers confer
ence to be held in the Associations rooms
Monday evening, Feb. 10. The young
people of the different congregations will
be invited to participate-music and dis
cussions on important themes will be the
order of exercises. Everybody is cor.
daily invited to be present.
When the Pittsburg Times received
notice of the capture of Fitzsimmons it
sent reporter to New Orleans, and he
was the first to discover that Fitzsimmons
had cut his throat. He stayed right With
him till the end, and sent in an excellent
report of the affair to his paper. Fitz's
body was embalmed and shipped to his
relatives in Canada.
The sixth and last entertainment of
the Epworth League Course will be con-
cert by the Appolo Glee Club of Pittsburg
The club consists of three first tenors,
four second tenors, three baritones and
four bases. The program will be compos-
ed of popular college songs, glee, part
songs and solos. Mr.. Isensee, now direc-
tor of Princeton College Glee Club will be
heard in solo numbers. also Mr. Moore
chorister Of Pit Breeze Church. Seats on
sale at Douglass bookstore, price so cents.
No extra charge to holders of season tick
cts.
This planet. which we call the Earth,
and the planets that we name Venus and
Jupiter were very nearly in line last Sat
urday evening about six O'Clock, and had
you looked towards the southwestern sky
at that time you would have seen fhe two
brightest stars there so close together as
to almost form but one. The orbit of
Venus is inside that of the Earth, but the
orbit of Jupiter is larger than that of the
Earth, and both are now on the other side
of the Sun. Venus is not quite al large as
the Earth; while Jupiter is many times
larger,-the largest of all the planets, the
fastest in circumferential motion, and has
four moons. The surface of the Earth at
the e quator turns at the rate of 1000 miles
an hour while that of Jupiter turns $1,000
miles an hour. The movements of the
planets in their obits are as regular as
clock work, and though the two referred
to are millions of miles away any good as
tronomer could have told You twenty years
ago when the phenomenon of Saturday
evening would happen.
Peace has its victories as we'll as war
| but it is seldom that SO complete q vic
tory is gained by any organization. as was
that Of Co. E Is Reg. N. G. p. over the
hearts and minds Of the spectators of its
inspection aud exhibition drill. Brigade
Inspector Patterson said it was as fine a
thing as he had ever seen or expected to
see. The boys did MISUNDERSTANDING
their thorough instruction and training in
everything required oftbem. he'setting
up" exercises were novelty 10 the regi
mental officers present, and elected many
expressions of surprise and commendation.
But the most pleasant incident of the
evening was the sword presentation. The
esteem and regard for their Captain, Ira
McJunkin, had quietly purchased beau
tiful sword for him, and. after the iDspec-
tion exercises were completed, it was pre-
sented to b m in well worded and pleas
ing address by Maj. Phipps. Ira, was
taken completely by surprise, but found
words to respond handsomely; there were
some more speeches by the regimental
officers, and pleasant aud instructive
evening came to an end.
| Oil Notes.
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