Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-30
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Schools and oysters open next Mon
day.
This part of the world still needs a
soaking.
How many people in this county will
pay the 2 per cent. income taxf
The Corbett-J ackson fight will be a
puzzle in black and white.
Good timothy hay is selling in Batter
ct $12 ton.
Last appearance of the Markham Min
strcls in this city, Thursday Sept 9th
Mrs. Reihing will open the Hotel Will
lard next Monday.
Two Hours and q half of refined enter
tainmert good music, clever specialitles.
At the Park Theater Thursday Sept. 9th.
Tuesday was the first day for the new
tariff law, and the town was surrounded By
smoke all day.
Our new $65 barometer has said
Grain" for over week, and be dingblasted
to it.
unity OIceE loo OpCACu AAeOiJ
ted billiard room in the Reiber block on
East jefferson street.
"A sure cure for the Blues. See the
Markham Minstrells at Park Theater,
Thursday Sept. 9th.
The Town Council at late meeting
gave James Skillman full police powers in
this town, and he was sworn in last week.
The Lutherans are holding reunion
ct Knox (Edenburg), Clarion county to-
day.
The long dry spell has cracked the bot
tom of the creek here, and it will no longer
hold water.
Joseph Mangel will have sale OF
stock and personal property on his farm at
Glade Mills, on Friday, Sept Z.
IF you want to vote, (and who does
not) you should see that your name is
placed on the registry list.
One hundred aul fifty laughs in one
hundred and fifty minutes. See the Mark
ham Minstrels--the funniest show on
earth.
Three car loads of people from Butler
and vicinity left on the special. last Thurs
dav for Niagara, and the long train was
crowded before it reached the falls.
Information was made last week by
Fish Warden Peters against Judd Camp
psIl, who lives near Kiester, for dynamit-
ing fish in Slipperyrock creek.
DIR. Cyrus Edison, of sew York, who
L 1o1 rsstf 20 nr
Koch, in Germany, announces cure for
diphtheria. IL is a Lymph, or injection.
Sec the daring Ladder Act also Ihmser
Bro. in their clever musical specalities
with the Markham MinstIels, at Park
Theator, Thursday Sept. 9th.
Our Fire Companies will 90 to Norris
town in Pullman cars on the 18th of Sept.
They will 90 via the B. & 0. and stop at
Washington. The State Fireman's con-
vention begins at Norristown on the 18th
A few days ago our grocers were Civ
ing us % pounds of granulated sugar for 8
dollar. but now we get but Is pounds, and
It will probably be but II soon-thanks tC
the new tariff bill.
If any body in this county is the fortu.
nate possessor of a big pumpkin they
should Immediately inform Yves. Roessinl
the Sec'y Of the Agr'l Assn of the fact
Big pumpkins are scarce this year and {
Fair without pumpkin couldn't be.
During the Fair week, Campbell
Templeton will make reduction of so PEI
cent on folding beds, stands and chairs; 3;
per cent on side boards, etc; and 25 PEI
cent on bed room suits, etc. Read theil
Fair ad.
Prof. and Madame Gaylor will max,
their daring balloon ascensions and par
achute jumps Thursday and Friday after
moons at Exposition Park, Conneaut Lake,
at 4:30 p. m. fast time. Excursion rates
on P. 5. & L. e. r. R. Aug, 2Sth t.
Sept. LIST, inst.
DO not fail to see Prof and Madam,
Gaylor in their daring balloon assension
and parachute jumps at Exposition park
Conneaut Lake. Thursday and Friday
afternoons, Aug. 30sh and 3lst, at 4:3t
D. N. fast time. Excursion rates ON z. s
d l.. E. K. r. Aug. 2Sth to Sept. LIST. in ST
The picnic and reunion at Maharg
was complete success. A tremendous
crowd was present and all got plenty T.
eat ard drink, and had q good time
Simeon Nixon, Prohibition Chairman Pat
ten and Populist Candidate Kirker wer,
the speakers Of the day.
The Good Will Hose Company held
spirited meeting on Monday and, ate
much discussion, appropriated 5000 t.
carry team of 20 members to the Norris
town convention. An appropriation o
$50. for similar purpose was recent.
made by the First Ward Company.
-Svme of the farmers of this county ar
watering their stock at their wells an
springs; and as the water is very low bu
few wells and springs are supplying GOO
article. This extraordinary drouth vii
teach country as well as towns people tn
necessity for drilled wells.
The two Cinnamon who have laur
dry on e. Jefferson street were arrested fo
illegal liquor selling, and one, Joe Lee
was held for court on Friday at hearin
before Squire McAboy.. Hollebaugh, M
Kee Scott, Williams, aud others testifie
that they had got liquor from the defer
dant. The hearing of the other Chin anna
occurs today.
The continued dry weather is causin
alarm in the timber and oil regions of tn
part Of the State. The forests are like til
der, and the weeds and parched grass bur
like tow. A fire which broke out fe
days ago near Clarendon, Warren county
spread in few hours over radius of te
miles, destroying timber, bark, and sever,
oil derricks, with their tanks and pumpin