Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-26
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

That Brady's BeLd sale has been post
poned again. See adv.
The old Gregg house on the Butler
pike at "Nuttontown" was destroyed by
by fire last Saturday.
What weather. rain and thunder
storm Wednesday morning and snow
storm that afternoon.
Don't let the Borough Offices 90
begging for want Of candidates at the
primary election.
of the forty horses inspected by him
last Monday, A. A. Shut purchased but
four; and the prices ranged from $35 to sS5.
The women's department of the Com
mercial Gazette is the best in any Western
Pennsylvania paper.
This is the day (Thursday) that Cor
bett and Mitchell are scheduled to fight
for the Worlds championship at fsticnfs.
and purse Of $4,000.
Cut that coupon out of the clothing store
adv. of j. N. Patterson, the one price
clothier, and he will give you fifteen per
cent. off the amount of your purchase, upon
presentation.
The Financial Statement OF Butler
Borough pu blished in another column,
shows us to be in debt some 100000, with
500, 900 due from collectors and sewerage
and paving assessments.
1t is stated that the Pennsylvanis
railroad "goes out of the year of 1893 with
no floating debt, and with nothing but the
ordinary obligations growing out of its
traffic and current relations with other
companies"
The Philadelphia Times Almanac for
1894 was received at this Office last week
and is indeed welcome guest. 1t is q
compendium of useful statistical informa-
tion, and should be in the houses of e-ery-
body. Send Is cents to the Office of the
Times for copy.
Johnny" said the teacher, "if your
lotuol Cou w YtCCC Vi WOlh III oSfCu uo1
and yodr Uncle George can do it in nine
days. how long would it take both of them
to do itf" They'd never get it DONE"
said Johnny. They'd sit down and tell
fish stories."
The Connoquenessing Vigilance Asso
citation, which was organized IN 1886, un-
der the Act Of April 20, 1874, for mutual
protection against horse stealing, now
numbers some eighty members, who meet
annually in School House No. A in that
tow nship. Mr.. Leslie Hszlett is the Presi-
dent of the Association, and Greer Nc
Candless, its Secretary.
AT the meeting Of the School Board,
Monday evening the resignation of DIR.
Graham, as Treasurer of the Board was ac-
cepted and l.. o. Purvis was elected in his
stead. DIR. Grahsm's accounts had become
somewhat complicated, but they were
Strengthened out, and his settlement with
the Board was complete and satisfactory.
For several years we have been print
ing stories for boys and girls and now we
propose printing one that will please grown
folks as we'll. The detective stories Of A
Conan Doyle have attracted the attention
Of the civilized world; they are both inter
esting and instructive and we will begin
the publication of the first one he wrote
next week.
1t is pertinently suggested that in the
selection of candidates for Assessors this
year great care should be exercised to the
end that competent, intelligent men should
be elected in each district. The triennial
assessment is TO be made this year, and
the proper assessment of real estate for
purposes OF taxation is q difficult task.
Select able, intelligent men.
An account of the career of Russell A.
Alger, Of Michigan, states that ''he began
life barefooted boy" The same observa-
tion would apply TO all other males of our
species. Up to date as far as can be learn
ed, boys continue to be born without shoes.
The subjects remind us Of John Quinsy
Adams famous and whitening reply To the
peppery and truculent Col. Pickens. Of
South Carolina. ~ was born without fear,
SIR" said the Carolinian in an impressive
and threatening tone. Adams at once
cody replied. $50 are all babies.-Frank-
lin Necs.
The open meeting OF the p. FL. c. in
the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall Tuesday evening
was most enjoyable affair. John M.
Reed, presided; G. f. l. McQuistion made
the address Of welcome; Lille Williamson
and Kate McNeese recited; the Misses Nc
Candless and Misses Armstrong sang and
played; Miss Morrison and John Weitzel
sang solos; Supreme Secretary Stratton
said he liked to come to Butler because he
was treated SO well; Alice Cook sang and
Florence Fisher recited; J. A. Mcdowell
declaimed; May Reed gave piano solo
and N. v. Gold made "a short but good
closing address. Then came supper and
the cake presenta. ions, and the audience
dispersed well pleased with their evenings
entertainment The p. III G. is in four
ishing condition, and has large member
snip.