Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-01
LOCA L AND GENERAL.
Three Papers at a Bargain.

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We have made arrangements by which
We can furnish the N. Y. Tribune and thu
Ohio farmer, the leading Political and Ag
ricultural journals of this country, ant
the CITIZEN all for one year, postage paid
for only $40. This is a bargain ths
every farmer in the county should accept.
The mosquitoes have stopped biting
Have You seen Cleelands Holiday
goods.
The stores are beginning to put on q
holiday attire.
The best preparation for behaving
right is tn think right.
Somebody called Monday 20 misers.
BILE nice day"
Burglars are prowling absut. See that
your doors and windows are securely fas-
tened.
If the new Tariff bill becomes q law,
the plste glass and bottle works here will
probably close permanently.
"A burglar, who refused to give his
real name, was shot and killed at Mead
vile few days ago. The case somewhat
resembles the Buttercup case.
More patents for car couplers are
taken out than for any other device; and
yet no automatic car coupler has been in.
vented that fully meets the requirements.
The school-teschers Of the county are
already looking around for pleasant rooms
and family boarding during institute week
the week before Christmas.
u. +. T. stehle is unpacking an i'm
mense stock Of holiday goods this week.
That's the place to buy your Christmas
presents-old Santa Claus Headquarters.
1t was city girl graduate who said
In contribution to q country newspaper:
'1t is . fond dream of mine TO become
farmers wife. and meander with him down
life's Aowey pathway"
Mr.. J. W. Groom, the wagon maker
of Mars, is building up good business
there. He ID young, and very industri-
ous man, who does good and prompt work,
and does it as cheap as good work can be
done.
Subscribers who are saving their pa
pers and having them bound by volumes
and numbers, will please extend the pres
emit volume until the end of the year, as
We wish the new volume to begin with the
new year.
Our farmers should not forget the
Farmers' Institute which meets in the
large Court room today, Friday, at 10 am.
The program, published in last weeks pa
per, is good one and the sessions will be
both interesting and instructive.
We 60 to press half day earlier this
week on account of important news from
Turkey-the one on our table. The ladies
of the W. @. r. U, will give o free-for-all
turkey dinner this Thursday, afternoon,
beginning at 4 o'clock.
Beginning with next Sunday evening,
Rev. Hsmmingway will preach series Of
four sermons ON the instruments Of Civil
isstion." His subject for next Sunday
evening Iii be "The Newspapers" and
II viii be followed by ''rhe Schools"
''The Courts" and Books"
The local ads OF the music firm Of
Grieb q Lamb appear elsewhere. The
firm has some OF the leading makes Of the
country for sale in their lines; and have
been selling many pianos the past year.
Prof. Lamb is q fine musician, az is well
known by those in touch with music in
Butler.
The Annual meeting of the Stockhold-
ers Of the Butler County Agricultural AS
sociation will be held in the Office Of w.
H. Il. Riddle, Esq. on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
1893, at p. NJ. In addition to the elec-
ton of seven directors and officers to serve
for the ensuing year, the report of the
auditors and other business Of interest will
be considered.
Some Of the young ladies Of town have
formed whistling club:
Girls that whistle, and hens that GRO W,
Make their way wherever they 20.
Is the new version Of that old couplet 80
often fired at the girl who attempts to
whistle tune, one form Of which was:
The whistling maid and Growing hen
Are sure TO come to some bad end.
"A gameG) Of that strange mixture OF
pushing, wrestling, running and kicking
. sort of combination bull and dog fight
cslled football, was played on the
grounds here last Saturday afternoon by
elevens Of Sewickly and Butler, and the
Butler boys won the game, after the fash
ion thereof, by score of 6 TO 4. The
play is very rough and several of the boys
came up s,reet after the game with sprain-
Cd ankles and bruised bodies.
The K. Of L. squsbble remindsa Pitts
burg paper Of these lines:
There once was two cats at Kilkenny;
Each thought there was one cat too many
So they quarreled and they fit,
They scratched and they bit,
Till, except their toe-nails,
And the tips OF their tails,
Instead OF two cats there wasn't any.
Bot at the same time we think the orgsni
sation did good act and got rid of a piec'
ofrotten timber when it bounced Terrence
". Powderly.
1t may not be generally knewn, say
m exchange, but all tax collectors electe'
next February are tn be elected for tern
ofthree years, as per act Of the Iegislatur
passed last May, which ssys: "The quail
fed voters Of boroughs and Townships II
the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania shal
On the third Tuesday of February after tn
passage Of this act and triennially there
sfter, vote for and elect one qualified per
son for tax collector, who shall serve 70
three years"
USE DAyAS sARSAPA RILLA ITS
THE KIND THAT CURES"