Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-11-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
.Thanksgiying the 2sLh.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Thanksgiving the 2sLh.
The la.t session Of the 53rd Congress
will convene on Dec. 3rd.
Mars wants a borough charter, and
Ksrns City wishes hers annulled.
-Fire escapes will be placed on the Ac-
Keau and MIfiin street school buildings.
&c. J. Hooks and J. S. Clark are now
proprietors Of the planning mill at Mars.
formerly owned by Boyd d Son.
There is a city in this state which
cat but l84 votes at the recent election,
VINO can guess its namef
A man in New York City took drink Of
wkiskey the other dag and has been
speechless ever since.
Twelve huEdred horses are on exhibi-
tion at Madison square Garden, in New
York, this week.
-Morquitoes inject poison into the
wounds they infiict IN order to make the
blood thin enough to flow through their
A thirteen year-old girl left the Or
phans' Home last Sunday. She is heavy
set, has dark eyes, short, black hair and
wore blue coat and cap.
Tho Council stopped the building Of
Mr. Sea1or's new carriage shed on the
Wick House lot, though it was to be iron
clad and IRON rooted, because the location
is within the absolute fire limits.
AT the meeting Of the Lincoln League,
Monday evening, Newton Black was elect
ed President for the ensuing year. j. W..
Hutchison, Secretary, and Isaac Meals,
Treasurer.
The fire in McCoy,s house last Thurs
day noon was caused by leaving broom
standing TOO close to the stove. The
broom took fire, and communicated 1t to
ths building.
A charter has been issued to the
Electric Messenger Co. for the purpose Of
constructing and operating telephone
system from Chicago to New York, run
ming through Butler county.
The Y. NJ. G. A. military company, all
boys under fifteen, psraded the streets
Saturday afternoon. They mike good
appearance, and Mr.. Bymer their Leader
and organizer can we'll be proud Of them.
The long winter evenings which are
already upon Us create demand for more
literature. In making your selections
bear in mind that the CITzES and 1rtbun'
for si.50 yesr is as cheap reading az
you will find.
The way 10 build up industries in YOU
town is to patronize them. All thing
being equal the local business man il en-
titled to your patronage. IL is your duty
~ good citizen 70 patronize your neigh.
who will have many an opportunity to do
you q good turn.
Mass meeting Of the Young People
Society Thursday. Nov. 10, in Pres
Church at 7:30 p. NJ. Lecture by Rev
Dewitt NJ. Benham Of Pittsburg. Subjec'
"Christain work. What shall We dos How
shall we do III All are invited. Admission
free. Come and bring others with you.
"A "gent" Is now working the sur
rounding small towns on small fake
says an exchange. He offers TO print l,
900 note heads for $3.50. The order Is TAX
On, 80 cents is paid on the job and the mel
chant never hears Of the note heads. Tn
fskir claims 10 be a representative OF
Cleveland firm.
The expression. "Mind your P's an
Q's,D arose from an old custom Of inn keep
ers marking down the scores of their GU
toners on the wall OF door 9Th a piece I
charcoal. 20" stood for quart. and "p
for pint. A hint To mind ones Pa and 2
was equivalent to reminder that be va
drinking too much.
There is now In course OF erection I
the Altoona shops new passenger loc'
motive which il expected to cover its 1e
miles an hour without any trouble. TIL
wheels are larger In diameter than the 0
binary engine and will be equipped wit
ball. bearings. like bycicle. II will ais
have steam pressure Of but 80 poun'
against 1Os pounds pressure in the locom
tive now in use.
The free winter courses OF aRricultu
horticulture and dairying offered by u
Pennsylvania State College, located
State College. Centre county, and u
Course Of home reading in these subjec
shonld be Of interest to every farmer
the state. Certainly this county has
number oi young men who have the tin
and small amount Of money necessary
take one Of these courses, and they W
find them Of immense value In their iari
ing operations. Look into tho matter
requesting your local member Of the Sta
Board of Agriculture or Professor ii.
Waters, State College. Pennsylvania,
send yon full particulars.
Occasionally ID. ID. ldead drum
turns up in Butler. Policeman Skillm
found one at the p. & W. depot. 5aiurd
evening, and took him TO the lock-u
Some men can stand up when they 9
drunk and SOME cannot. In o case tri
In the criminal court Of Pittsburg. Ii
week, ,J1dge White objected TO the gene
idea regarding drunken man as EXPIRE
cd In the lines,
"He Is not drunk who from tho floor
Can rise nd-drink once more,
But he Is drunk who prostraLe lies,
And can neither drink nor rise