Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-03-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LUUdu AMI UUNEnhu
April 18th and 2Oth will be Arbor days
this spring.
For fresh cut and blooming flowers
call at w. P. Roessing's. 1l8 N. Main St.
Eleven hundred copies of Pittsburg
dailies are sold in this town.
S. G. Purvis & Co. are enlarging and
improving their mill
The candidates are lucky in having
such beaut iful weather for their canvass.
Palm Sunday was Q beautiful day,
with the mercury ranging above 20.
The Sun zero ssed" the equator, We'd
nssdsy, and the days and nights are now
of equal length.
-Seanor shipped some splendid horses
from Butler. Tuesday. part Of which were
purchased at Sunbury, some time ago.
Our dry goods and millinery stores
show the latest novelties in dress goods
and head wear in their show-windows.
-Evsngelistic services are being held in
the q. P. church every evening. Rev.
McGill of Allegheny is presiding this week.
considerable plowing has been done
during the past two week. Some oats have
been sown; and it is high time for peas,
lettuce and potatoes to be in the ground.
An enterprising undertaken advertises
funerals on the installment plan. Here's
chance to bury your best friend for $40
down and 81 week.
"A young man in town, wishing to pro-
cure copy of one of the latest popular
songs. sent to the publisher for "a Bicycle
Maid for Two"
Services in Reformed Church, N North
street, this week at 7:30 pm. Prepsrato-
ry services Saturday at 2:30 pm. Com
munion, Sunday at IL am.
Easter Services will be held in the
German Catholic church, Sunday morning
at 10:30 TIE program consists of selec-
sAVAc AAoha aOh . OOCou0 AaSnt Win
orchestra accompaniment.
The explosion of a lamp in the Byer-
ley stable, on the alley back Cunning
ham street, and rented by the Tucker
Bros. caused fire, Monday evening, that
the hose companies promptly extin guished
The annual inspection drill of Co. E.
was witnessed by large number of our
people, Friday evening. The boys drilled
we'll and looked well; and enjoyed the ban
qust which followed.
The graduating class Of the medical
department of Western University are
holding their Commencement Exercises in
Alvin Theatre, Pittspurg, this Thursday
afternoon. Several Bntler Co. boys are in
the class.
Nearly all the coal mines in the
northern half of the county are now being
operated, and they give employment to
to about 500 men all. The output is ship
ped to the lakes. Mr.. Stage of Greenville
intends opening mine on the W. @ Barron
place in Cay twp.
Persons who believe in luck and signs
will doubtless agree that it is unlucky to
be struck by lightning on Monday, or to
take hold OF circular saw in motion on
Tuesday, or tumble down stairs with coal
scuttle on Wednesday, or to be hit by
cable car on Thursday, fall over board on
Friday, or marry girl on Saturday who
swings 10 pound Indian clubs, or be one of
Is to dine on Sunday where there is food
for only 10.
Communion services will be held in
the First English Lutheran Church. corner
Main and Clay SITS, Sabbath morning at IL
o'clock and services in the evening ut z.
The music at both services will be of q
high grade. ''Christ our Passions" by
Schilling; Il know that my Redeemer
liveth," by Handel; the "Veinti," by
Danks and an Easter Anthem" by Hew-
lit. All are welcome. Seats free.
Many of the school districts in the
State have two annual terms. Sapt. of
Public-Instruction Schaeffer has ruled
that the practice is Illegal that the ap-
pointment of teachers by Directors in April
and May for the next annual school term
II cootrary to law, and that he will insist
on compliance with the provisions re-
curing continuous annual school terms in
every school district, without changes of
teachers, whenever it is practicable.
The "49ers" Of this vicinity held their
annual meeting and banquet in Pittsburg,
last Wednesday, March 18th. OF the $40
seekers after gold who left Pittsburg for
California March Is. 1S49, 80 are yet living
and of these Amos Young, II. G. Heine-
man, X. Fl. McNsir, Enoch varnum, Mar
tin McCandlsss and Jacob Brosie reside in
this county and Maj. F. @. Negley in Pitts
bnrg.
A gentleman asking the blessing al
meal time the other morning, hit his wife
Heavenly highlander ss follows: "Deal
Lord, would ask thy blessing on this
food, but realize it is cooked too miser-
ably for thee to waste thy valuable time in
blessing, so instead urge it upon Thee
that thou instill into my wife's heart ths,
1t is better to cook steak scceptsbly for one
man than to raise $40 by working two
weeks for church social" A divorc,
suit will follow.
% seat spring wagon $3S. tor
buggies $45, job lot Of pretty bucl