Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-06-15
OCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Often gets into scrape-a razor.
Fly paper is being inquired after.
One of the cheapest Summer trips is
"a banana skin.
The corn has had hard row to hoe,
but its jumping now.
The college graduate now goes forth
to conquer the world.
The old English game of skittles has
been introduced into this country.
White ink is sold for writing on black
cards.
Funds for an "old fashioned" Fourth
in Butler, are being collected.
The First Wards running team will be
in it at Cory this evening.
M. B. Dittmer has been appointed P.
n at Herman.
The e. A. U. picnicked at Conneaut
yesterday.
Campbell q Templeton are selling an
elegant rocker for $1.90. See adv.
Great weather for corn-also ice cream,
hay, soda water and several other things.
The Brownies will entertain at the
Opera House, this evening. tor the benefit
of the Y. NJ. q. A.
The people Of Centreville would like to
have apubic dedication of the new Nor
NAL School building.
A fashion journal says Of pocket books
they still retain their last years shape.
There Is but little change in them"
The prettiest soda-water fountain in
town is the one in Jos. Wuller's drug store.
Joe has beautiful store now.
A new postage stamp bearing on its
face the fac simile of. the American flag is
soon to be issued.
The always clever shoe man, John
Bickel. is making his lady customers q
present of the most useful toilet article
ever invented.
1t is now legal to catch al kinds of
fish with rod, hook and line. Catching
them by any other means, however, is q
violation OF the law.
The people of Pittsburg and Allegheny
are now raising funds for the great G. A.
r. reunion, which is to be held there next
September.
The Office of DIR. McAlpine will be
closed from Tuesday next, June 10Th, till
the middle of July, as the DR.. proposes
taking much needed rest.
"A number of the young folks will give
Brownie entertainment on Thursday and
Friday nights in the Opera House under
the auspices of the Y. M. q. A.
&C. r. Elliott, the popular painter and
paper hanger, has finished several days
work on our Office and it is said to look
better. We think so, and invite you around
for an expression Of opinion.
Tho members of the North Butler
Presby terrain Church will have an ice cream
and strawberry festival in the church on
the evening of Friday, the 22d, for the ben.
eft of the church.
The Butler base ball club took the
Centreville club into camp by a score Of II
to 5 on Monday. The game was charac-
tsrized by the heavy hitting Of the visitors
and the courteous reception accorded
them.
The First Ward Hose Co.'s running
team left to-day for Cory where they viii
meet the crack teams of Mesdville. Brad
ford, Titusville and other places TIL,
Butler team has been under strict training
and its friends hope to see the. team make
very good showing.
The English Lutheran church was sup
piled last Sunday by native of Iceland,
young man who left his country only sbou
four years ago and since then has gradual
cd at Thiel College and is now student a
Philadelphis Theological Seminary. Hi
sermons here were able, giving promise o
his future usefulness
Kennedy, the pop and soda water ma
at the foot of W. Jefferson street has {
snug establishment. He charges all tn
soda water fountains in town and makes
superior quality of pop, ETC. A feature o
his establishment is the flowing we'll O
soft water on the premises. The water i
IS clear Is crystal and is excellent for it
purpose.
A local branch of the Elmira Mutus
B. and l.. Association was established her
on Monday with the following officers
Directors: John II. Negley, Pres; d. A
Heck, Sec; S. D. Miller Jr., W. T. Mech
ling, W. A. Lowry, Andrew Brymer, G
Wilson Miller, L. S. AcJunkin and E.
Riddle. W. b. Lusk is Solicitor for th
new association.
The continuous damp weather cause
mould to settle in and on almost every
thing that is in damp spot where the a
does not circulate, and the good housewif
is very much worried over it. 1t is hsr
enough here, bur what must life be il
China, on the coast, whore the mould SO,
ties on everything exposed for couple
days. DR.. Edward Bedloe, recently =.
turned to his home in this country frol
serving as United States Consul to Amo,
China, says that the dampness effecte
everything in that city, and q pair Of sho,
lett in the sleeping room for two day
would have blue coat of mould, while
was constant care to prevent 1t from b
ing ruined. This was not at any particl
lar time Of the year, but all the ye,
round.