Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-06-29

Winfield twp. will hereafter have two
schools at Saxon Station.
There seems to be 10 fyed style in
straw hats.
It. J. Meals house in Ohio was burned
on June oath and is total loss.
A strip of country il Brady twp. has
had no rain tor several weeks, though
there has been rain ali around it.
The date fixed for the National Tran
sit picnic at Conneaut is July 18th. Thurs
day.
There is large barn raising going on
to-day at J. N. McCollough's farm in East
Fairyiew twp.
Silver TASKS are displayed in Jeweler's 5
window, bearing the inscription: Every
Man His Own Speak-Easy."
Policeman skiIlman, who is acting
humane agent here, makes very accept
able officer. At his instance Agent OBnen
Of Pittsburg, was in Butler, to investigate
the alleged cruelty to animals cases.
The P. s. & L. E. was inspected few
days ago by some Eastern railroad men,
and once again there is some talk Of the
Beech creek railroad being extended from
its terminus in Clearield Co. to this town.
The soldiers monument was hauled up
from the depot. Wednesday and is now be-
ing erected. The monument was in twen-
ty pieces, the largest weighs eight tons,
The crane or derrick to erect it and wagon
to haul il wore brought from Pittsburg.
At am. Wednesday three men en-
tered the store OF Jack Howard near Par
ker and TO asted Howard's feet till he told
them where to find $40. in money. They
carried off large lot of jewelry, cigars,
etc.
From the 1st Monday of Dec. 1898 to
the lst Monday of May, 1894, five months,
there were 99.births and % deaths in But
ler. In the 1st Ward these were 81 births
and I3 deaths; I'd Ward q births and 4
deaths; Sd Ward births and deaths; 4th
Ward births and deaths; 5th Ward III
births and deaths The above is taken
from the Assessors returns, and we can
give the figures on the county in next pa
per.
The parade Of the Elks, at jamestown,
n. Y, last Thursday was an interesting
one. The Buffalo boys had a beautiful
buffalo with them, and in the parade it
was led by two men dressed as Indians.
About fifteen members Of the Butler
Lodge we're present and enjoyed
themselves hugely. At the session of the
Grand Lodge. on Thursday, Brother W. T.
Mechling, Of Butler, was appointed Dis
trict deputy for Western Pennsylvania.
The storm that passed to the north of
Butler last Sunday afternoon hit the North
Washington oil field and blew down
number of derricks, then turned and hit the
field east of Millerstown, where it downed
eighteen derricks. At the latter place the
storm was IN the nature Of cyclone, and
some of the rigs were twisted. In Slippery
rock twp trees and fences we're UIown down;
Charley Breaden's barn, just north of West
Sunbury, was blown to pieces, trees were
uprooted on Robert McCalmonts place,
hail fell 90 thick that il could be taken up
by the shovel-full, cutting the grain and
corn, and COW was killed by lightning. In
Winfield twp. also, the storm did some
damage.
Mark Mcbride, Ernest Cronenwett and
George Mardorf rode in the Greenville road
race on Wednesday, in which 81 Of the
best riders of New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio were entered. Mcbride rode splen-
didly and captured eleventh prize, defeat
ing many Of the crack runners. Paul
Cronenwett was entered but was barred
out ON account ofhaying run with the fire
men at Cory. Such action shows that
very petty spirit may often animate those
whom one would not expect II from. The
management Of the GreenvIle race was
characterized by liberslity and broadness
in everything. till they played that con-
temptible trick upon CroDenwett.