Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-10-27

NOTE-Au &QVerIlSers lnbenQlnR 10 Hldho
canges in their ads. should notify us OF
their intending to do SO, not later than
Monday morning.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A certain young man on Institute Hill
who thinks be knows what he is talking
about SAYS:
The lover aI the gas are foes
Without an earthly doubt
For every time the one comes in
The other one goes out.
-Conundrum suppers are the latest So
ciety novelties. Hash is the principal
dish.
Three hundred thousand persons is the
average daily attendance at the Fair these
days.
George Arner of Washington twp,
has leased the Wick House from Commits
sioner Kiskaddon.
John quickly extemporized FIVE tow
bags" That's a short sentence, but it con-
tains all the letters in the alphabet.
When yon have a proposition to get
something for nothing, it will pay you to
walk around it by the furthest route.
Geo. W. Msgill will have public sale
on his farm in,Concord twp. on next Tues
day, the 31st inst. beginning at pm.
Al Heck, the Champion Clothier, has
"stocked up" and he will have something
to say to you in that space on the on the
second page, next week.
The answer to the postage stamp
question in last weeks paper ia "a twos,
IL ones, and 5 threes-68 plus IL plus 10,
equal 100.
Butler was lively last Saturday after
noon, and we noticed that the stores of
several of our advertisers were crowded
with customers.
Mr.. W. T. McCandless left us sack
of excellent buckwheat -four few days
ago. They make good -four at Mt Chest
nut.
A returned Chicago visitor, coming up
on the train the other night, said that he
was not 1oaded" while at the fair, but his
pockets were rifed.
Chicago is nothing ifit is not spectac
ular and dramatic. The latest thing with
which she sroposes to astonish the world is
to burn -the great buildings at the close
Of the Fair.
Charley Boyd is making a specially of
Sulpher and Frogs-frogs in the throat
this week. By the way what do you think
of his procession of statesmen. They're
jumpers.
The Waites Comedy Co. which appears
here every night next week played to
crowded houses every night Of last week at
Franklin, and are doing the same at Mead
vile this week.
Charlie Morrison, the baker, was Sc
riously burned about the face and arms by
gas explosion Tuesday morning. He
struck match to light the gas in the
oven, where gas had escaped during the
night, and an explosion followed.
"A. G. Reed Post, No. los, G. A. r.
will meet Friday evening, November 3, at
2 pm. in the Post room to nominate
officers. ALI comrades are requested to be
present.
"A yellow dog with a tin can tied to bis
tail went bowling down Main street ''Why
is that can like death77 asked Blobbs.
"Give it mp. Why is it7" rejoined Slobbs.
because it's bound to a cur" pensively
replied Blobbs.
IT. M. Shearer is moving his black
smith shop to Mannin gton, W. Va, but
his machine shop will remain here; and in
1t he W i'll manufacture his new steam ham
mer for dressing bits. He has applied for
patent for his invention.
-Messrs. vogley a. Bancroft have re-
oeived large and complete stock Of Fall
and Winter boots and shoes, and propose
giving their customers the best in the
market at the lowest possible, living, price.
Read their new card on the second page
Louis Martin, a peddler, was att acked
and robbed on the road between Petrolia
and East Brady few days ago. Two men
sprsng upon him as he passed through the
woods, threw him down, took his pocket
book, which contained $125, covered his
head and ran off.
The change made in the Marriage
License law does not 60 into effect until
October /, 1895, after which time one or
both of the applicants are to be identified
to the satisfaction of the Clerk of Courts,
and then the license will be good in any
county of the State.
In describing the sights to be seen in
the Midway Plaisance, a gentleman re-
Gently returned from the Worlds Fair
says: at is the only place in America
where nan could go into the crowd
dressed only in his night shirt, aud not
attract particular attention" Such is the
variety of costumes to be seen.
One Of our exchanges calls attention
to the fact that people who go cunning
ought to carefully read the statute law OF
the State governing the killing of birds.
The penalty for killing song birds is heavy
therefore, it would be well to thoroughly
understand that but very few of the wing
ed tribe can be killed at any time during
the year. Owls, hawks, crows and Eng
lish sparrows are the only exceptions. They
can be shot at all seasons.
All the people of this county who hay,
been TO Chicago were lucky in escaping
accident and also trouble, so far as W,
have heard, with the exception of two, A
citizen of the lower end of the county 20
done up beautifully. He carried his mon
in wad or roll, with his return ticket in
side. He got off the train near the ground
and was wandering around when stran
ger approached him with "Hellol AR
you stranger here tot" "Yes," said on
fellow citizen. "Well SO am /, and lie
Us hunt hotel together" said the strang ger
and our man was agreed to this, and wa
piloted to an out of the way place an,
''held up"-that is the stranger suddenl
turned upon, covered him with pistol an
told him that he wanted every dollar h
had about him, aud our man handed
ovaY inclndin0 tho rafnrn tickat xph;o