Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-Oui hotSA SoAApoAy ANS -
lates.
Tuesday was perfect May Days
day once celebrated generally.
What splendid growing weather! and
we'll have some fruit after all.
w. II. Ritter announces his intention
of being q candidate for State Senate next
time.
at pays to practice politeness toward
your fellow-men," says the philosopher.
'This applies to mule Also"
The miners in the Sherwin mine nea-
Euclid are paid by the day and are not out
on q strike.
"A man named Stick was re-
Gently married to Miss Suffer. Every
body said it was perfect match.
The warm, gentle rain last week put
the stir of growing life into the buds, grass
garden stuff, weeds and early flies.
The Citizens OF Titusville have sub
scribed about "a, 900 toward fund for the
establishment of hospital in that city.
1t will be necessary to raise about 600.
A lawyer once said to a witness
you're nice fellow, aren't youf" 81 am
SIR" was the reply, land ifI was not on
my oath, I'd say the same ofyou."
"A new P. o. has been established in
Esq. Cranmer's store at Monroeville, call
edBilyerville P. o. with A. W. Leasure as
P. NJ.
"A fashion item says that coats will be
worn longer than usual this spring.-This
lie rather odd, considering that most people
are shorter than usual.
-Kaufmann's adv. mysterlously disap-
peared from our copy hook this week. Mr.
Kaufman is thorough going business
man, and is building up trade in Butler
The citizens of West Pearl street are
street under the direction of Tucker Bros.
Let the rest of town follow.
The County Prohibition Convention
will be held in tie Opera House at 1890
A. N. Of to-day (Fridsy). State Chair
man Patton of Lancaster will be here.
The vote polled on Saturday was very
gratifying to the true friends of the Repub-
Hcan party and the ticket nominated ia in
every way strong and satisfactory one.
There will be communion services in
the U. P. Congregation Of Prospect next
Sabbath MAY 6th) and at W. Liberty next
Sabbath week at which service Bro. Nc
Connel will assist.
ID. H. Burwell will speak in the q. P.
Church, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, at
the Opera House Friday evening at s
O'Clock. He is accompanied by Master
Herbert Messing, an accomplished pianist.
Everybody come.
Harry Rattigan, of the Millerstown
Herald, has been appointed postmaster at
Chicora. Congratulations, Harry. Some
tunes man stands at the pie counter
long while, but if he keeps on standing the
pie is bound to come his way sooner or later
So many of the little gold dollars have
been used for ornaments, that they have
become scarce and are selling at 81 so to
- each. The government has not coined
any for several years.
--Fennelton postofice has not been dis.
continued but is still in existence. We
were given the information last week by
an old citizen ofthat place. The mercsn-
tile business only has been discontinued. =
4illPrstown Herald.
Mr.. J. D. Barnhart of the Renfrew
Boiler Works has several 20 and 25 horse
power boilers for sale, also smoke stacks
and grate-bars. He makes a specially of
repairing boilers and guarantees all his
work, and all his boilers for two years.
An Alabama judge has lately decided
that man who goes to see girl twice a
week, and takes her to places of amuse-
ment, ETC., is legally engaged to her,
whether he says anything about marriage
or not, and she may recover in suit for
breach Of promise.
A road race for the wheelmen OF Butler
and surrounding counties is talked of. The
rout proposed is Butler to Petersville AID
return, and the merchants of town are CIV
ing the prizes. The proposed date is Sat
urdsy, May 10Th. and it is expected that
Is TO 40 wheelmen will enter.
Butler has genuine museum for the
time. 1t is located in the square south Of
the Diamond and is a museum of petrif.
cation. The piece de resistance is entitled
the "Petrifed California Lady" and the
balance of the scientific display is made uE
Of petrifed bones, etc. 1t is well wortl
ones visit.
Butler is promised the rare treat o
seeing century plant in bloom. One o
the Agaves at Riddles conservatory is be
ginning to shoot up the stem, ultinatel,
80 or 40 feet long, which will carry tn
magnificent cluster of flowers the century
plant is celebrated for.
1T is with much pleasure we note th
steady success Of the Wick House unde
the management of Geo. Arner, formerl
of Washington twp. He took possession Q
It on November 1st, last and made man
improvements, and the patronage Of tn
house has grown steadily. We wish hir
and his clover family continued success.
fPURr
ICE sraINo WATER
Ice,
For sale by j. A. Ricbey. Leav,
your orders at the Bakery.
Boy your Pianos and Organ
from the Butler Music Co. and in
years hence you will call them bless
ed.
--Turkish Silk Candy, have yo
seen it? A novelty in confections
Pure. richly favored and delicious
To be bad only at the City Baker =
busters from 35c to 81 90 at
FRANK KEMPER's,
124 s. Main st. Butler, Pa