Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


LUUdL ANU ULNEndUs
Did you see the puzzle corner.
A pint of rye often causes peck of
riot.
A forward March makes q backward
Spring.
There are some prospects of Zelienople
securing glass works.
Sherman Young and Mr.. Sicely of
Evans City, intend going into the Merchant
Tailoring business in zelienople.
in some parts of the county the Farm
ers' Alliance people are starting huckster
wagons.
We present our readers, this week,
with handsome supplement, edited by
Messrs Morganstern and Carson.
Specimen ballots for next Falls cleo
tion are now on exhibition in the office OF
the County Commissioners.
The article from our friend at Jacks
Vile reaches US too late to be considered
for this weeks paper, but will be for next
1t is great thing to be friendly and
sympathetic, but a man needs to discrimin-
ate a little before being friendly with
strange dog.
An exchange explains how woman
can dress decently on $3.50 year. Now if
somebody will tell her how to got the $3.50
she will be all right.
A very proper question to ask yourself
before reading book or going to play is,
''Will it make me betterf Will it elevate
me morally or intellectually, or will 1t be
a mere squandering of time and money!"
Some people of Butler express the
opinion that the Mills chased up the rail-
road was not the Mills, accused OF the
murder of Dugan, or in other words, that
the officers were imposed upon by decoy.
Mr.. Morrison has disposed of his bak-
cry to his son Thomas, who will hereafter
manage it, while he will give his whole at
tention to the ice business, and he has the
best ice in Butler.
Mr. J. P. Davis has purchased another
horse-an English Shire-and now has
two of as fine horses as there are in the
country He invites breeders to call and
see them. Read his advertisement in an
other column.
The wholesale Jail delivery of last
Friday evening emphasizes the heretofore
well known fact that Butler county needs
new Jail. The present affair is bur-
lesque-any man of ordinary ingenuity can
get out of it. The only security against
prisoners escaping from it would be to
keep guard in the Jail room all day and
in the attic and cellar all night. We must
either have new and secure Jail, hire
guards. or pay prisoners premium for |
staying in.
The meeting in the hall of q. v. l.. |
last Thursday evening was an unusually |
entertaining one. Prof Maltby of Slip
peryrock Normal was the speaker of the |
evening, and he recited number of inter-
esting incidents of the civil war Dr.
Balph and his daughters furnished delight
full music, Carrie Ensminger recited "Go-
ing Somewhere, Miss Cummings recited
"Papa's Letter." the South Side Glee Club
sang well, Mrs. Wormsley and Miss Sink
gave an instrumental duet, and some short
addresses were made. The next meeting,
tina of April 7th, will be the last for this
winter.
AT the third annual meeting of the
Citizens B. and L. Assn held Tuesday
evening, the following Board of Directors
were elected G. Wilson Miller, l. S. Nc
Junkn, Peter Schenck, P. W. Ruff, l.. F.
Ganter. S. D. Purvis, G. NJ. Heineman,
Alf M. Reiber, and J. d. Jackson.
After the stockholders meeting the
Board of Directors was organized by the
re- election of the following officers:
President-G, Wilson Miller.
Vice President-L. S. McJunkin.
Seeretary-C. NJ Heineman.
Treasurer-Ira McJunkin.
We understood that the organization
of another Salt Manufacturing Co. here
was to be kept secret for while and
therefore said nothing about it last week.
The title of the new Co, is the Rough
Run Manufacturing Co (Limited), the
works are to be located on the Keasy
farm in Winfield twp, the salt well on the
Keck farm in Summit twp, has been pur.
chased and the parties interested are II.
AL. Ruff, S. Cummings,
Judge Bredin,J. B. Bredin, Daniel Markei,
VIM. Wallace, and John Webber, with
capital stock of $45, 900.
The Council of the year 1891 held its
final meeting last Saturday evening, at
tended to few matters of minor impor-
lance, passed some resolutions and ad-
journed sine die. Butler has never been
in Council by an abler set of
men. or had Council that worked harder
and did more for the town. During the
past year they expended nearly two-hun-
dred thousand dollars of the peoples mon
ey, and although it was impossible to
please everybody in everything, it was ex-
pended carefully and judiciously, and
without taint of scandal. The Council for
this year met and organized Monday even
ing-a note of which is made in another