Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-01-08
LOCAL AND GENE RAJ.

"Friend, il thou dost bethink thee now
To lip some earnest pledge or vow,
search we'll thy heart, nor idly let
The burden on thy soul be set.
lad not thy faith until 1t strain
98nd break, and all be worse than vain
yoasure thy power, and for the rest
Beseeoh thy God TO bless the I est
Rub up your last years resolutions.
The new postal card is 39I6t inches.
"A sixth sand is reported at Mcdonald
The sleighing is BONANZA Tor tn'
Evsrymen.
The Frseport P. o. was robbed las
Sunday night.
The fellow who losses his grip now
sdAys il lucky.
One good turn of the New Years lea
deserves another.
Pity that 81 couldn't have droppet
Its grippe.
And now the question again faces US
"Should women propose y
Co. Z. 18th Reg. N. G. P. now has it
headquarters in its new building.
A. D. Sutton has purchased the Harp
Sutton store at Maharg.
Communion services will be held IN
n Cal hufH
About 9 inches OF snow has fallen th'
past few days.
Our merchants had better holiday
trade than they expected.
The Floy Crowell Co. played to goo'
houses in Butler, and pleased tneii
patrons.
The Standard Oil Co. exports abou
forty million dollars worth of refined OF
esoh year.
If Chilli must be kicked, somebody
suggests that Chicago girl be given th'
Job.
The marvellous success of Hoodi
ssrssparills is based upon the corner ston'
of absolute merit.
The people Of Tarentum voted for ar
electric light pl ant. 4l2 to l07; and slst
for q water works, 401 to LOT.
The Jingle of the sleigh bells wal
heard on our streets last Saturday evening
ID inst. for the first time this winter.
The Fireman's Carnival in Armory
Hall IL being well attended, and it viii
continue every evening this week.
The Harmony feld now has nine welli
doing over 200 each, and its entire produo'
ton 10 put ct 5000 barrels.
The reception given by the officers o.
the Presbyterin Church, on New Year
evening was pleasant and we'll attended
affair
Some dogs have lately been killing
sheep in Clinton twp. Aessrs W. I.
Wiskeman, Wood Gibson and William
Wood were the losers.
The grocery Of G. Wilson Miller was
again visited by burglars "Wednesday
even ing and the safe was blown open, bu,
little cash was secured.
The big candle in the show window oi
the Bassr burned for 10 days, 8 hours, II
minutes and 80 seconds. The guess boz
hss not yet been opened.
Ginseng root Is now quoted at "a O.
per pound. Large qualities of the root are
gathered In the m ountsinous counties Of
this state annually.
Work has been begun on the projected
great suspension bridge across the Hudson
ct New York. The estimated costof which Il
fifty millions.
Paper, Sirf" asked the newsboy "No
never read, " was the answer. "Hi, boys
come here" called the newsie "here's q
man prscticing for the murder trial jury
The Anderson bull ding in Clintonyille
occupied by II. A. Sloan and Findley
Sloan, was destroyed by FIRE last Sunday
night. D. G. Kohlmeyer's new building
was also damaged.
1.-THE best place to wear lung pro
tector 10 on the feet" says physician, and
he is probably correct, but if you are troub
led with ostsrrh. you will find that . scarf
over your nose is great comfort.
The old Keystone Hotel in Freeport
was destroyed by fire last Thursday night
towards midnight. 1t went out with th,
old year. 1t was built over half Q century
ago. The dwellings Of A. P. wsllaoe sns
DR.. Edgshill were alao burned.
The fourth-clsss postmasters held {
convention at Harrisburg lately and
will make . concerted effort for NOR
Efficient mail service and better psy. II
is claimed that postmastsrs Of this grad
do more work for less pay than any clas
of government officials.
Several citiyens of this county hsv,
lately received tempting offers from
green goods" men located in New York
and any who "bite" and In turn ge
"bittsn" will deserve and should receiv
no sympsthy from the public as their in
tent 10 ~ criminal as that of the tsmpter.
"A new remedy has been discovered 70
the grip. 1 Derry, westmoreland county
man says ths disease spread rapidly in hi
family Nnd they were al cured by satin,
hickory nuts. he claims that the oil il
the "soodies' loosened the cough and tha
they all got we'll in short time. It is al
easy medicine and should be given trial
Tho Butler County Medical Societ,
will meet in the 7. n. G. A. rooms, Rel
Der building, Tuesday, Jan. 10, at pm.
and will elect the officers for the ensuinI
year, papers on important subjects will b.
rssd and they will have an evening enter
tainmsut in the Vet. Legion Hall, at 7:3C
The Public School Association wa
fortunate in securing 30 versatile an arts
- James Whitcomb Riley for their lectur
course. His recitstions on the stage of th
Opera House, Monday evening, made on
| of the greatest treats We have ever had
and We are sure that every individual O