Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-25
Gnmer.oI Item..

The mines are still IDLE here on account
OF "no cars Carr are very scarce so
they say.
Any one wishing to build brick house,
chimney or high towers al any klnd VIII
do well to call on Frank Ferguson. de
bas been working Al the business all week
and has progressed very well for the time
he has been at the trade.
Mrs. Wm. Ferguson. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
:. Ferguson. Miss Ella Clyde Ferguson
and Emma Nelson of GreenVllle visited
with Mr. Ferguson, from Friday till Tues
day OF this week.
Mr. K. NJ Russell. Miss Ella Ferguson,
Mr.. George Campbell and Miss Emma vel
son attended the dance given by Mr.. Sam
uel Valley. Monday evening. they also
were at church at Pleasant Valley SUNDAY
evening. While returning from church
quite an accident happened to Mr.. Camp
bells carriage. They was coming down the
bill, and for some unknown reason the
horse started on the run and before MT.
Campbell could cOntIol the horse taey
came in contact with a cart, driven by
some young man from the ridge, when
they got Strengthened out again they found
the cart in helpless mass OF ruin, oui
lucky to say the buggy did not suffer irom
the misshap. The only explanation MT.
Campbell can give for the accident is the
excellent quality OF caster oil used IN
gressing the buggy.
There is another white horse added to
the list here. Miles Gould traded Alix on
II it one day his week. If c alley lie =
ben and Miles take them out together
they will make quite parade
Charley Hockenbery was in town Tues
day evening calling on Miss Dora Gruyer.
Charley is talking some OF gong to school
here this winter.
Tom Martin who has been on the sick
list for the biggest part OF the summer Is
able TO be out again and takes his daily
walks up and down the green.
Tom Brydon and Beachem Boy who have
been sick, are getting along nicely now.
Mrs. Nora Swain OF HOuIzdale is here
helping Beachems out during their seige
of sickness.
Mrs. Henry Mason drove to Sunbury
Tuesday on business trip.
There must be some red headed girls
around here, to see the number oil white
horses that are travelling the roads nova
days, the one with the cart WAS IN town
Tuesday night Ny sdvice is for Charley
to buy top buggy and come ont Ike H.
NJ. Russell does.
Arthur Stevenson went to Butler on a
business tip Tuesday
While a pedler was driving through
town W ednesdsy with his rig his horse iell
and dislocsted it's neck Ii IT wasn't Tor
Dr. Miles Gould the horse would have died.
IL. 1x. ~. handy
in a case of this kind.
If there is anyone in need of an over
coat, they should call on Lythe Armstrong
they say that he gives them away. All =
person has to say is to give me coat.
Frank Wallace seems to be put
out about his ''dog" it has gone on q visit
and Frank says, Il can't lind II but when
that fellow gets back from Jewell's mine
will have the worth of 1t if | have to take
1t out OF his hide"
Our worthy post master has either re-
signed his position as z. NJ. or hired q
clerk in his stead, as we noticed him up on
top of the store building doing carpenter
work one day last week, Some OF the
bows asked him Are you carpenter
The answer was "No, but my father IL.
Checkers seems 10 Oe Ino game IN"
Most any night that you may go to the
store you can see game in progress. The
championship lies between Stoops, Torny
and Joshua, who, as general thing, put
up an interesting game.
Mr.. John Gruver is home on two
weeks vacation. He is engaged IS opera
tor and X. K agent on the Allegheny
Valley K. R., near Pittsburg. Mr.. Gruver
is a perfet gentleman in every respect, he Is
of a quiet disposition and has the respect
of all who know him.
M,ss Dora Gruver is on the sick list She
is laid up with bad cold and has to dis
continue teaching for the time being.
Rev. James Young, of North Hope,
preached in our church on last Sunday
evening. This is the first time Brother
Young has visited us since his sickness
| last winter He will be with us again IN
two weeks. Let everybody turn out and
give him royal reception.
Perry 0. Wolford has gone to Ellwood
| CITY to work his big team on the new rail-
| road. John has gone down to the on
country To work for Charley Kerr. VIM,
j. Dougherty and sons have gone to killdo
Mine to work
Gemersal mine has started to work and
| the outlook is bright, so they say, for ol
| week run.
Mrs. VIM. J. Bryson, of Chicago. is thu
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason. She arrived
| on Saturday, riding a wheel. She is the
| first lady to ride through our town on
wheel.
Perry Wolford was in town Tuesday
night. 1t is either Perry or Timp every
| night.
ONCE AND AWHILE.