Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-06-30


Finish the above and send to us.
Send your garbage to the furnace.
The Citizens Gas Co. has twenty-six
miles OF pipe laid.
The bottle works shut down for the
summer today.
The contract for the Water street
sewer was let to George Shaffner at $l.04
foot.
-''Kyphosis bicyclistarium" is said to
be the technical name for the "bicycle III
ders' stoop."
Clip out the "Sure Cure for Cholera"
that appears on the 4th page. You may
want to use it some day.
The preparations going on for the fes-
tival in the Methodist Church for this, Fri
day, evening, promise delightful time to
Ill who attend.
The next step Of progress by the pos
tai authorities will be the manufacture of
stamps With vanilla favoring in the mucil-
age.
DIR. Graham OF Butler, DIR. George D.
Thomas of Millerstown and DR.. A. v. Gun
ningham Of Zelienople now constitute the
Pension Examining Board for this county.
On Saturday night last unknown
dogs killed thirty Of the sheep of Nicholas
Hartung of Adams twp. and wounded for
ty more.
H. A. Moorehesd had three horses at
the races at Springville, N. Y. and took
third place in the Free-for-all pace with
Mac. Time 2:22.
Last week, when the Watson Bros
were operating on the W. R. Thompson
farm they captured land turtle which
bore the following inscription: ~. T.
1874
ALI the Plate Glass Works in this
country are now closed. The markets are
overst ocked, and besides this the jobbers
are fighting the manufacturers on prices
and are shipping in from Europe.
The wool market is demoralized and
dealers do not know what to offer for it.
Manufacturers will not contract for it, and
the trader if he buys at all must take the
chances.
"A law in force in Ohio prescribes se-
we're penalties against the punoturing of
the pneumatic tires on bicycles. 1t had
become q custom in some places for mali
cious persons to strew sharp nails where
the wheelmen were exercising or racing.
When you see the small boy myster-
iously elevate two fingers heavenward and
hoy on the opposite side of the street
slaps his leg. you may know that intrisae
il astir. They will soon be sporting in
the swimming hole like the attendants Of
Neptune.
The 4th will be glorious day in But
ler-Base Ball at 10, q. m, Butler VS.
omestead-Parsde at Up. m.-Field ex-
srcises at Park at 2 p. m, with races of all
kinds-Bsse ball at 3 p. m, same clubs
Good music and dancing afternoon and
and evening, and fireworks after dark.
Out in Ohio, when person is con-
victed OF stealing the third time, the SEN
tence Is for life. The other day q noted
chicken thief was convicted for the third
time for theft, and he will spend the bal
lance of his life in the penitentiary. His
last offence was the stealing of three
chickens
Tho potato bug is appearing upon the
scene again this year in great numbers.
The parasite which threatened his destruc-
tion for year or two and made life bur-
den to him, seems to have vanished from
the stage and left the potato bug master Of
the situation.
Last Saturday Henry Schneider of
Allegheny bought the bay stallion, Billy
some figure. L. Dean who has been work
ing him at the Fair Grounds drove him Q
mile, Saturday, in 2:25. Mr.. Schneider in
tends campaigning him this fall, and Mr.
Dean thinks he will finish the season with
> very low mark.
We the undersigned merchants, agree
to close our places of business at o'clocl
(Ssturdays excepted) from July 4th t.
Supt. 1st.
CHAs. DUFFY,
A. TRoUTMAN d. Son,
J. TRAILER d SoS,
JENNIE 4. ZIMMERMAN,
l.. STEIN d Sos,
ALF M. REIBER,
Louis TRAILER.
The attention Of all land owner
around Butler ia directed to the proceed
ings of the meetings being held in relation
to securing for this place the site for thu
erection of the new State Institution for tn
Feeble Minced. All citizens having land
to sell for this purpose should call upoi
the committee appointed to look after tn
best location that can be offered. Thi
Der, ]. George Stamm and Theodore Yog
ely.
Mr.. James J. Campbell, of Concor
twp, brought two dehorned steers to tow
last Saturday and tried to weigh them or
the Kirkpatrick d Reed scales opposit
the Wick house, a proceeding that tn
steers objected to. Plummer Christy VIII
was standing near, went to Campbells as
sistance, and one Of the steers got loos
and attacked him. 1t jammed him int
the angle Of the Wick House. and woul
probably have done him serious injury ha
1t had it's horns. Plummer got away fror
1t and ran into the livery stable, and th
steer chased the crowd of spectators I'M
ho bnuun and thar, fxottaJ 1T