Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tie good all around mantle man in
the moon.
The Tooth Reg. will reune at EllTood
next Wednesday week, the 30th.
When You see rattlesnake with ten
rattles and button you touch the button
aud the snake will do the rest.-Er.
Several of the visiting fire companies
will encamp in the groves about Butler
buring the tournament.
The new pension board organized last
week with DIR. Cunningham as President,
DR.. Thomas, Secretary and DR.. Graham,
Treasurer.
A box Of clothing weighing $40 pounds
was delivered to II. Schneideman q few
evenings ago, and the bill for che clothing
that came with it called for nearly 90, 900.
There are some miserable little offsets
in the sidewalks of Main street that come
nnder the bead of public nuisances. You
owe it to yourself and the public to see
Out Of 1902 persons who have died
and made wills in this county since 1874,
121 died in January; 137 in February; 149
I'm March; 141 in April; LOG in May; l0s in
June; 9S in July; 100 in August; 102 in
September; 116 in October; 81 in Noyem-
ber and 124 in December.
Considerable complaint has lately been
made by neighboring farmers regarding
the depredstions of the Hungarians and
other foreigners of the town, who are now
out of work and presumably poverty
stricken.
When Jno. Reed was in Alton, H.,
few weeks ago. be visited the cantaloupe
farm Of his friend VIM. Yaney. who prom
ised TO send him crate. They came on
Wednesday evening, and Jno. and his
friends have been gorging themselves with
cantaloupe ever since.
AT the meeting Of Council Tuesday
evening it was stated that the High Con-
stable had refused TO bury certain dead
cat near the premises Of Jesse Glenn,
claiming that 1t was the duty of the Board
Of Health to attend to such matters This,
II true, indicates q dangerous conflict of
authority.
The 18th and 10th regiments were in
spected at their camp in Erie, by Gov.
Psttison and staff, last Friday, and show.
cd mp well Their Homestead training
made them the best drilled regiments in
the Guard. Several visitors from Bntler
witnessed the inspection. The 18th broke
camp Saturday noon, and the boys reached
their homes that evening.
The P. H. G. picnic at Conneaut last
Friday was great success. -Four hundred
tickets were sold in Butler, many along
the line; great crowds were there from
Sharon and other towns, and the crowd on
the grounds was estimated at 10000. Dur
Ing the day the 18th Reg, in camp there
was reviewed by the Governor and bis
staff.
That Cornplanter Indian is yet digging
away on the Wigton place in Slipperyrock
twp. He is now working on his third big
hole, having filled up the other two. He
says he is hunting for some relics deposit
ed there "about 100 SHOWS ago." and he 10
Gates his places for digging. as being sc
many dogs lengths from standing rock,
and spring on the farm.
Mr.. ). G. skillman, agent for the State
Humane Society wishes us to state that
he need not give the name Of the informer
Of q case Of cruelty to either people or an
imals; but that the law requires him to in
vestigate the case, and secure two good
witnesses if possible. ANY person know.
ing Of a case Of cruelty to either persons o.
animals, chicken or dog fighting. ETC., will
be perfectly safe in addressing j. c. Skill
man. policeman, Butler, Pa.
Prof. Leason, who is aiding MI
Brown in preparing the new history G
Butler county, found an old account boo
Of Gen. VIM. Ayers in the attic Of th
Court House, and from this be has made
few extracts, one Of which appears in an
other place in this paper. Gen. Ayers wa
the first Prothonotary and Register an'
Recorder Of the county(the two Office
then being one); and he seems to hav
LETT this private book in the office anon
the county records.
The Western Union Telegraph Co ha
lately run six new lines through Butler
one from New York to st. Louis, two b
Cincinnati and three to Chicago. To kee
these lines charged with electricity woul
have required the addition Of several thou
and cells to the battery here, aud 50 as
matter of economy the company has put i
an electric plant consisting OF six dynamo
but three Of which are in use at the san
time-with water motor and gas engir
and the Key Board is furnished vii
electric light bulbs, by which each lin
through or local, can be tested. The q
engine is quite curiosity-one end Of
is open, while constant supply Of mike
air and gas enters the other end betwe,
the piston and cylinder head, and is e
ploded at each backward stroke by a spa
of electricity generated automatically; al
the interior surface Of the cylinder is ke
cool by stream Of water which ente
from below and discharges into tank ne
by.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA 1T
1.-THE KIND THAT CURES"
-WAsTRD-Agents for household Z
ticles. address with stamp,
W. l.. Brown,
Gallery Junction. z
Don't forget that the best excu
sions OF the season to Niagara Fall
Toronto and the Thousand Island
will be run via the r., s. & l..
raiIaoad, Tuesday, Aug. goth. Car
ful management and every comic
and convenience possible afforded e
cursionists.
Best place to buy Table Liner
Napkins and Towels at
L. STEIN IL SONS.