Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LUCAL Anu UENEhAL,
"The hazy days and daisy days-the lazy
days have come;
The thunder's most too drowsy to he lollin
of its drum;
The clouds are driftin' over in q lollin. sort
o'way,
An the bees are in the clover,jes' dronin'
all the day
The jaybird's hardly jawin' as he pants
IRON tree to tree,
And the black crows amt a-cawin' jes as
lively as might be
Fer it seems time fer sleeplnLjest' q
dreamy sort % sleep,
An yer don't care fer the reapin' if you've
got to make it reapw
Grow on one-whiskers.
There is one consolation-it will be
cooler when the snowfakes fly.
The mosquito gives you some music
and then takes up collection for it.
The Jersey watermelon is in sight and
will soon supersede the southern one.
The school-boy is scratching his head
and thinking how short the time is ere he
will have to resume his studies.
Boys who learn no business will have
no business in them when they are older
grown.
"A physician predicts that if the popu-
larity of bicycling continues we shall be
race Of humpbacks.
H. d. McCrea has started q restau-
rant on Z. Jefferson St., in the room late
ly occupied by Geo. Smith.
The railroads are curtailing expenses.
Several Butler men have been dropped
from the pay rolls.
Tho people of Buffalo twp. will hold
picnic at Doyle's school house next We'd
nesday.
Butler seems like dead mans camp
to-day (Thursdsy). All hands and the
ships cook are at Conneaut.
-Perrine, Lee q Co. struck good well
on the SAMUEL Shira farm it Washington
twp last week. 1t is doing about 40 bar
rels day and is the best in that field.
The P. S. & L. Il. will run q special
train to Chicago next Monday, leaving
Butler at 9:10 o. m, for $l2. Tickets good
for 10 days.
An opportunity to visit the Fair under
exceptionally favorable conditions and at
moderate cost is offered by the P. g. W. r.
r. for Monday, August 81. See announce
ment in another column.
H. A. Moorhead has his PAGER Mac and
trotter Lady Walker at Warren, 0. this
week. Lady Walker started in a race
Wednesday and Mack starts to day, Thurs
day.
Sept. s, 6, and will be among the
Red Letter days for next month. as those
are the dates fixed for the 10th Annual
Fair of the Butler County Agricultural
Association.
The house of John NcCord of ALE
ghey twp, the McCamey heirs farm, was
burned one day last week. Part of the
household goods were saved. The fire
originated from spark from the fiue while
dinner was being prepared.
SO many Fire Companies have signif-
Cd their intention of being here for the
State Convention, that the prospects are
that our town will be over crowded that
week. Some Of the visiting fire companies
intend to camp out
The Butler Fair this year promises to
be better than ever. Get your stock in
shape and make your entries early. En-
tries in the Horse and. Cattle departments
close Aug. 18th. The dates this year are
Sept 5, 6, and s.
Everybody was talking baseball in
Butler, Tuesday, after the game between
the Franklins and Buffers. During the
7th inning and when the score stood 6 to 5
in favor of the Franklins with two Butler
men on the bases, a big Pittsburger named
Gumbert, who was playing third base for
Franklins did some rough work, and the
game broke up in q row that came near be-
ing riot.
AT meeting of several members. Of
the Crawford family, Saturday afternoon,
1t was decided to held the second annual
Crawford reunion on Friday, September l.
Those who were present at the reunion
last year no doubt remember the pleasant
time enj Dyed, and it is expected this year
the reunion will be as pleasant, if not more
50. than last year.-Emlenton Ners.
The running team Of the First Ward
Hose Company covered itself with glory,
lowered the record, came ont first best and
won $50 at Cory last Thursday, by run
ming 25O yards, laying so yards of hose and
making coupling, all in 35 and 2-5ths Sec
onds. Their victory will boom the Fire
mems Convention, to be held here mex
month, and they received such an ovation
upon their return home Friday night Al
would have pleased a victorious army
Some sixty-of the former pupils of St
PauFs Orphans Home had reunion at th,
Home last Friday. Rev. Prugh provided
good dinner; sessions were held in th,
Chapel, afternoon and evening; and th,
former pupils and their guests spent
most enjoyable day. The pupils forme,
an organization. and elected J. It. Gibson
President; VIM. P. welshons, Vice P. an,
" D. Gibson, Secretary and Treasurer.
and they will hold another reunion il
1895.
The $40 train on the P. d W. had
narrow escape from an accident last Tues
day. The approach to the bridge over tn
creek at NcCalmont, from this side,
around sharp curve, and the enginee
does not see the bridge until he Is a shor
distance from it. When he rounded tn
curve, Tuesday morning, he was horrifie
to see two horses on the bridge struggling
among the timbers. He put on the al
brakes and reversed, but it was too late
the train glided over the bridge, cuttin
on the horses legs and showing their bod
los to the end of the bridge, one falling o
each side. 1t was wonder that the trai
did not leave the track; and there is LEI
son In that accident for railroad men
several Of them.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLAI 1T
THE KIND THAT CURES"