Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-25

douglass, w al faper.
Sheriffs Sales tor June 8.
City Bakery's candies.
Excursions.
NorB-Au advertisers intending to make
canges in their ads. should notify Us oi
their intending to do SO, not later than
Monday morning.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The picnic season now draws nigh,
That season doubly dear,
When ants crawl thro' the custard pie
And bugs crawl in ones ear.
IA cool May brings much hay" is
what the old folks say.
The commission to assess damages on
the old grave yard meet today.
Simeon Nixon has two new horses
named Coxey and the Unknown. They
should have good wind power.
A May party will be given by the
young folks Of the Methodist Church Oh
Saturday afternoon.
The Times will build two story brick
Office building on Z. Cunningham St. this
summer.
Geo. Stamm has 800, 600 brick on hands
enough for the Troutman and Rici ey
buildings, for which he has the contract.
The Butler Co. Sabbath School Con-
vention viii be held at Harmony, June 26,
"a and %.
The W. G. T. U. fountain on the
Diamond it largely patronized by both
man and beast.
Five ewes belonging to Henry Peters
Of CHEEKY twp. this year gave birth to six
teen lambs.
Summer excursion guide books remind
m Of the nice places that are just yearn-
ing for our presence.
"A litter of young rabbits with their
mother, attracted attention at the City
Bakery the first of the week.
The Laufmann tin plate mill near Free
port was injured by the flooding of the Al
Isyhsny.
A hundred thousand people stood Oh the
side walks of Pittsburg and Allegheny,
Tuesday, to see the parade Of the Knights
Templar.
When in Butler, Al Heck would like
70 compare some notes with you. Read
his statement. to that effect in another
column.
u. A. Richey has removed his store to
o13 s. main St. and he will live In the
Byerly house on q. Cunningham St. until
his new building is completed.
-Galvin's Commonweal Army after a
Johnstown last week and left for parts un-
known.
Rev Limberg will hold communion
services in the Reformed Church at Pros
pect next Sunday week, June 3rd, and
preparatory services SATURDAY., at IL A. N
The Springdale Band Ia composed Of
score of the bright young men of town, led
by Gus Wicksnhagen. They are fast be-
coming proficient and are open to engage
ments.
One effect of the coal miners strike
has bren to increase the production of all
the small coal banks scattered through the
country, the employees ot which do not
belong a. tne coal miners union.
Plant siade tress alpnk the roai and
the supervisor will allow you one dollar for
every four growing trees, next year.
Naples must br planted so feet apart. and
elms 20 feet
The ladies oi Butler now have their
regular .'at home" days Fer tb- Norea
Eastern part If town "Wednesday is their
day. while Thursday serves for the South
Side
The Allegheny Accommodation on the
p. a w. now leaves Butler ct 10. 20 A. NJ,
the Chicago Express ut 3. so p. N. and the
Clarion Accommodation at 5. Is P. N.
For other changes in the P. d W. schedule
see Time Table in another column.
Our meat dealers say that calves were
never so plenty as they are this spring,
and as grass and hay promise to be abund-
ant, why should not the best of these
calves be raised. Butler county should
produce twice the beet she does, and that
Of the best quality.
The reliability Of the Cleveland bi-
cycle, advertised in our columns is shown
by the late road race. There were three
Clevelauds among the first five In, and the
winner rode the favorite Cleveland No. 8
The second man rode an Eclipse, and J. E.
FOrsythe sold it, ss well as the three
Clevelands among the first five.
The question is, is (or are) measles
singular or plural. We don't pretend to
decide, though Webster says Measles is
plural noun. However, IL fellow had
only one measle, and some body caught it
frtm him, would the former be without a
measle and consequently curedf We're
willing to leave the matter to the decision
Of the League umpire.
John A. Saupp. of Altoona, engaged
to two girls, took one to Pittsburg last
Saturday and took out license ON Mon
day to marry her. On the way to be mar
ried girl No. 2 turned up and they ran off
from girl No. / to Butler and were married
here on Tuesday. The whole thing
was ventilated in the police station be-
cause Ssupp got some money from the
first girl.
The High School entertainment last
Friday night attracted an audience of 500
people to the Methodist Church, who were
amply repaid in the bright and meritorious
programme presented. The following
pupils took part, Fred Reed. Bertha DON
alison, Eunice Crouch, Mabel Copeley,
Frank Wick. Lillian Miller, Sam Purvis,
Chas. Bullet, Emma McElvain, Alberta
uouWctis lutOuOIt htck, EuRar Neg
ley, Chas. Reeder, and Clara Heck. The
Glee Club added much to the pleasure of
the evening.
Campbell q Horigsn of Pittsburg ex-
pect tn have the monument ready for de-
dication by the 4th of July; and have writ
ten to that effect to Mr.. McCandless.
The following committee have been Sc
lected by the Board to make arrangements
for the dedication.
Citizens-Col. J. NJ. Sullivan, FL C.
HeIneman, z. Mackey, J. M. Gslbreath.
@. A. R.-R. P. Scott, j. M. Greer,
A. G. Williams.
o. v. L.-Jos. Criswell, o. G. Redic,
r. s. Nichols.
ICE ss:''e ss' s. wA'..
For sale by ]. A Richey Leave
your orders at the Bakery.
Fine potted plants and flowers of
oil kinds at the City Bakery
Ice cream delivered to ell parts
of the city in any quantity and at any
time. Leave your order ct the City
Bakery.
-Bsrgains 10 remnants and odd