Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


The crowds increased in size.
Christmas green's are going up.
Christmas shoppers are numerous.
1t will soon be time to hang up the ba-
by's stocking.
christmas trees are being inquired
after.
The old fashioned breast pins worn by
our grandmothers are beng revived.
Among the new Christmas toys is a
miniature Ferris Wheel.
During these hard times it isn't only
the mills of the gods that grind slowly.
The man "whose word can always be
relied upon" never went fishing.
Unlike most pears, the honeymoon va
rieties are softest when they are green.
Quite number of our hunters who
were out this week got-home.
Amos Kearns won four of the checker
games; Craig of Grove City won five and
there were five draws.
The baby saved by DR.. G. G. Bippus of
Allegheny, by incubation, isyet living and
is doing well.
Those of our fellow citizens who have
the grippe appreciate that tired feeling you
read about in the patent medicine adver-
tisemerts
women wantf My wife bosses me, our
daughter bosses both of US and. the hired
girl bosses the whole family"
The sale of the Brady's Bend Iron Co.'S
property was postponed till the 18th inst,
then to the 18th inst, at which time it was
adjourned till Jan. 10, 1894
"A jeweler says the black diamond is
hard to polish. 1t might also be remarked
that in common with other diamonds, it is
still harder TO get
-Laborer, admiringly, to comrade, as a
stylish-dressed woman sailed by with
shoulders apparently five feet broad-'I
say, Jimmy, there's pair of shoulders for
hod y.
We can club the CITIZEN and the
Scientific american for "a. for both papers,
payable in advance; and will quote rates
on any Of the Mum q Co publications mp
on request.
Rev. Whitmarsh of East Liberty, Pitts
burg, will fill the pulpit of the Baptist
church on Sunday morning and evening.
Hope to have full attendance as the SER
vices promise to be intere sting.
Quite percentage of the subscriptions
to the CITIZEN are due January LIST. Some
of fthese have already been paid and renew
cd; and we hope all our friends who can do
80, will rs soon as possible
The Keystone Watch Case Co. of Phil
adelphia makes the handsomest watch
cases on the market. Look at them in any
jewelers. window, and if you price them
you will find they are just what you want
for Christmas presents.
The time-lock on the county safe got
one of order last Saturday, and for three
days Co. Treasurer Wilson found himself
unable to unlock the safe. The lock stop
ped going before it ran down, and it was
started again by pounding on the safe.
-On Tuesday President Cleveland nom
mated Major John w. Walker of Erie to
be u. s. Marshal Of the Western District
of this State. Mrs. Clara Mccoy was ap-
pointed postmaster of the office at Anan-
dale. T. l. Eakin was confirmed by the
Senate as P. NJ at Emlenton.
The revival meetings of the Church OF
God on Institute Hill, conducted by Rev.
Geo. Davis are still going on and are at
tracing large crowds. 120 persons have
been converted and dozen or two have
gone into frances and remained uncon-
~scious for several hours.
j. Sharp Wilson of Uniontown, J. d.
Carr of Beaver and r. D. McGonnige Of
Allegheny, committee of the State As
sociation of Poor Directors have filed for
NAL protest against the purchasing of the
site at Polk, Venango county, for the
Home for the Feeble Minded.
All the school children took potatoes
to school last Friday and 50 bushels Of
that vegetable accumulated in the cellar OF
the Jefferson street building and 80 BUSH
els in the cellar of the Mexican street
building. The scheme originated with
Mrs. Cooper and was for the benefit of the
needy, 1l2 bushels of potatoes were col
lected.
Alex Williams has transformed his
building on S Main street into a comforta-
BILE hotel. He has neat and icheerful
dining room on the first floor, a cosy par
lor, and number of well furnished bed
rooms on the second aud third floors. He
furnishes good boarding at 81 day regu-
lar meals % cents and lodging 50 cents to
81.
The Pittsburg Relief Association now
has $50, 900 in its treasury; is going about
its work systematically and has issued an
appeal for more money. The local author
tiles, also, are giving unemployed heads OF
families work in the Park at one dollar q
day. Not for years has a darker cloud o
distr IS lowered over so many people and
homes in this country as that which ha.
gathered with the opening of this winter
Everybody knows that business is dull and
times are hard Few realize how vast i,
the host of unemployed men and women
how steadily their ranks are growing and
how may thousands are in sore need Of
help because they are destitute and unable
to get work. From every charitable or
ganization and aid society il the large
towns, from every official and person
brought face to fsce with the suffering poo
come stories of widespread destitutiol
which is simply appalling when fully real
ised and shows that relief was never mr.,
urgently needed.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA ITS
"THE KIND THAT CURES"