Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
Gomersol Items.

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Sproull d Stoops, our leading merchants,
report business very dull on account of the
slow work done at the mines this fall
James McKwerigan, better known as
cred Jimmy" of this town, is still engag-
ed in the horse business. Anyone desir-
ing trade can do so by calling on him,
and bring little "boot money" a thing
all horse traders ask for when making q
trade. -
Rush Hockenberry is teaching the fall
tearm of school at Branehton; his brother,
Mont, is teaching the school at Pipe Stem,
and Miss Dora GIuver is teaching the
school here. She reports Al scholars.
r NJ. Russell aud Sam Russell returned
from Beaver Falls, last Saturday, where
they bad taken horse to their brother
George VINO is engaged in the express bus
mess there.
Mr.. Wm. Ferguson, superintendent OF
the mines here, went up home on Saturday
and returned on Monday.
Sunday was a busy day in Gomersal, or
at least ii looked that way, to see the num-
Der of white horses around. First came
Charley and stopped at the brick house for
his girl, and next came Russell and took
the old man himself out for a drive, the
writer can not say whether limp was IN
town that day or not. but he was Oh Fri
day of last week.
Mr.. John Swain, OF Hontzdale, is here
with his brother-in-law, Charles Beacham,
and is going to work in the mines. Mr..
Swain is an old resident of this place hav
ing lived here S years ago and moved from
here to Hontzdale where he has been en-
ployed in the mines until his return here
asst week.
Can anyone in Cherry South. show us
man that will vote the Democratic ticket
this fal9 unless it is the man near the five
points, and there is Ia doubt about him too,
as he says 13 cents a pound is not enough
for good wool this time of the year, and
under these good Democratic times.
Anyone wishing to purchase game, such
as is in season, can do so by calling on
Ferguson & Mason of this place. They
went out with their guns on Tuesday and
killed about all the game they could see,
viz: l ground hog, ] squirrel and l crow
To see them coming down the road you
would think it was the head of Buffalo
Bills show coming into town carrying
| their guns.
There Is a new mail route between Com
ersal mine and Garfield mine. This route
is not operated under the management of
Uncle Sam, but, nevertheless, letters, mes
sages or any other news matter lett or hid
den under the lumber pile at Quinn's Cros-
sing will be sure to have prompt delivery
by our would-be newsboy, who is always
on the lookout for business Of this nature.
We are very sorry to learn that two of
our citizens had some difficulty and could
| not come to a peaceful agreement, as
third party was concerned in the affair;
therefore they appeared before Squire
Mechling Of West Sunbury, who unravel-
ed the unknown affait and decided against
the plain tiff for lack Of evidence.
We notice the mines at Coaltown and
Gomersal are not working very regular on
account of the scarcity of cars. Railroad
cars on the P, S. & L. E. r. r. are very
scarce at present.
We note that Mr.. G. Beacham and Mr..
James Brydon have sickness in their fami-
lies; hope it will be of short duration and
all be restored to perfect health again.
The election is drawing near and as usu-
al we are expecting Gomersal to give the
whole Republican ticket handsome ma
iority although great many miners have
left BY the way, the miners are generally
all Republicans They know which side
buffers their bread, they have had very lit
tie buttered bread in the past year.
ONCE and AWHILE