Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-02-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday.
The return of the poke bonnet to favor
Is certainty.
w. G. Campbell is now the proprietor
of the Lowry house livery stable, aud Jack
Grubbs has half interest in the Bus line.
The Office of the Oil Well Supply Co.
at 100 Jefferson street, Butler is yet
open for the settlement of accounts.
Some citizens of Freeport intend ask
ing the Legislature to repeal their special
prohibi'ory law.
An exchange says that it is preposter :
ols to look for sentiment in people who re-
gard buclswheat cakes as breakfast.
Now that the price of pork has got 80
high, that seemingly impossible time when
the pigs begin to fly seems almost to have
come around.
John Weitzel took his Glee Club to
John J. Vests house Tuesday evening.
Wu6Ic tuby Icuucicu couiO Pic1ooht iauoiS
and songs and had o good time.
Some folks not only count their chick
ems before they are hatched, but also spend
in advance the price OF the respective eggs
they are to lay.
George Kline, the old drover who had
made his homo with Mrs. Stamm in Peters
vile, was found dead in the woods near
that town last Thursday morning.
-Messrs Moore and Lawrence have res
urrected the Grove City Telephone and
propose to make it ego" Our best wishes
boys.
Messrs Berkhimer & Taylor have receiv-
ed beautiful hearse from Cincinnati, and
are now ready to respond to a u orders they
may receive. See their card in another
place.
Mr.. J. J. West of Springiale is taking
orders for very useful and ornamental
mail box for doors of residences. The
prices range at 81 so to 1925, the higher
price including the name Of the property
owner.
The serpentine dancers skirt is made
of the lightest silk that oriental looms can
produce. aud, stretched out full length,
would make q wall of silk nearly square
long.
One Of the cosiest hotel dining rooms
in Butler is that of the Hotel Butler, aud
the entire interior of the hotel has been re-
modelled aud rettted, and newly carpeted
and furnished throughout. 1t Is a first
class place now.
Mr.. r. p Hutchman, of Forward twp.
intends removing to Allegheny Co., soon,
and will have sale of stock, farm
machinery and other personal property,
on the Samuel Douehett farm near Browns
dale, on Thursday the 10th. Inst, begin
ming at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The other day Butler man driving a
two-horse livery rig, upset on the Saxon
burg road; the team ran off, came in COLI
sion with single rig going the other way
and Q shaft entered the breast of one oi
the livery borses and killed it. Whose
loss is that horsel
in the list of teachers who are being
voted far in the Worlds Fair contest in
augurared by the Pittsburg Times We no.
tice the following new names. FROM this
county: Laurell II. Christley of Gallery;
Mrs. q. Fl Kennerdell of Saxonburg; Julia
r. Means of Bruin; Mary McMahon of But
Ter, Emma Mcclure of Prospect; Howard
Painter Of Karns City and W. P. Sipe OF
Sarversville.
High waters prevailed last Monday
and Tuesday. On Monday the creek here
was over its banks, and it flooded the low
portion of the West End. Quite nun
Der of cellars there were filed with water.
Both rivers broke their boundaries, Tues
day, and for while traffic on the West
Penn road was suspended. People living
along the banks at Freeport were forced ts
move.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Peoples Building and Loan As
sociation was held Oh Monday evening
when the following board of directors was
elected to serve during the ensuing year
G. Wilson Miller L. S. McJunkin, l.. F.
Ganter, Peter Schenck, Samuel ID. Purvis
L. R. McAboy. J. j. West, c. NJ. Heire
man and Alf 81. Reiber The old board o
officers was reelected as follows: Presi
dent, G. Wilson Miller; Secretary, G. M
Heineman; Treasurer. Ira McJunkin; So
licitors, Williams & Mitchell
The County Commissioner Statement
of the co1nty's finances, which include
the County Treasurer's statements appear
in this paper. The ordinary expenses o
the county aggregate about fifty thousan'
dollars. The Treasurer redeemed warrant
last year amounting to $50. .44717, bu
$1,000 of this was for money borrowed 70
short time. Ten thousand of count,
bonds were redeemed during the year
and on JAN ID, 1893 there was balanc
OF $l4. 13S in the Treasury. The county
largest items of expense are for jurors
elections, stenograpbers, boarding pri-on
crs, bridges and keeping the Court Hous
and Jail warm and in order. Some twent
thousand dollars are dae from the collec
tors OF 1892 and previous years, and th
finsncial condition of the county is yer
satisfactory one.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA. ITS
1.-THE KIND THAT CURES"
Buffalo Blankets, best for wear 6
l.. STEIN Il SONS.
Ladies and Misses' Cloaks in grea
variety at lowest prices at
L STEIN & Sons.
Double Blackboards. Secretarie
Desks. Eureka Baby-Jumpers an
Swings for sale at
]. F. 4. STsHLE's.
-On December let we begin {
invoice aud want to reduce our stoc
oil .we can before that time. there
fore will make special low prices i
blankets. rsbes, harness and every
thing we have. Martincourt e. Co
lsa Esss JsdsrsVa street, Bptlsr.