Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-07-20
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LUSdI dNU ULNLndDs
A certain uptown young lady was
heard singing recently:
Ny heart is very sad tonight,
Unrest is in the air,
cannot tell just which it is
Dyspepia or despair.
Pay yonr taxes before Sept lst
The Butler Fair date is Sept Al.
Our grocers are paying 50 so crate
for dried raspberries- on the stems.
All the coal mines in the county are
now being operated.
The High School picnic at Slippery
rock on Tuesday was pleasant affair.
The members of the Episcopai
Church are picnicking at Slipperyrock to-
day.
A child's shoe, found at the P. d W.
depot Monday morning. was left at this
Office.
The German Lutheran congre CATION
held very enjoyable picnic at Schad's
grove, north of town, on W ednesday.
Co. E is preparing for the annual en-
campment at Gettysburg-August 1lth to
18th, inclusive.
The High Constable captured sixteen
hoops from lot of small boys who were
playing on the street near the West Penn
depot, Wednesday evening.
The work of repair on the Presbyter-
ian Church will be completed by the CON-
ing Sabbath. Services will be held at
III o. m. and z. 80 p. m.
A Lawn Party will be held tonight
Thursday at Mrs. VIM. Walkers on
Washington St. by the Ladies Aid Society
of the M. Il. Church.
The wheat harvest is about over and
the yield is good. Considerable hay was
also made this week, and it is tar ming out
better than was expected.
w. J. Vincent, the Chicor boiler max
or, who became insane from the effects Of
sunstroke is reported to be getting bet
ter.
W. q. Crime has resigned the manage
ment of the Slipperyrock creamery and
Mr.. Bailey, of Ohio, engaged in his stead
Mr.. Bailey is said to be good man.
According to New Castle paper, a
Butler comfy constable attempted to
serve An Illegal warrent in that town, and
got himself into trouble.
There are few more disappointing
things in life," says the philosopher, '.than
balloon ascension to man with a stiff
neck"
As usual when the preserving seaso n
approaches, sugar shows a tendency to
60 up in price, but the increase this year
comes weeks before demand for the arti-
Gle begins to be active.
Politicians are not the only things
that develop and ripen in Mercer county;
about 40 bushels Of black raspberries
have been shipped from that county to
this town, daily, during the past week or
two.
The Oxford Y ale contest at London on
Monday attracted large crowd and am
basssdors. statesmen, diplomats and dig
nitaries were numerous. The contest was
decidedly in Englands favor, the score be-
ing ST to 81 wins.
--Harmer L. Castle of Pittsburg, Prohi-
bition candidate for Lieutenant Governor
will speak at Needle Point school house,
2i miles from Reibold Station on the Evans
City road and miles southwest of Peters
vile, Monday evening.
An Indiana minister inadvertently
made an announcement like this: ''There
will be services at 3 p. m, at St AIMS in
the East End; there will also be services
ct 4 o'clock at st. Margaret's in West
End. Infants will be bsptised at both
ends
Mr.. Samuel Riley of Brownsville Pa.
raised q field of winter Fire Wheat" on
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ward twp. that has yielded Al bushels to
the acre; farmers would be wise to procure
seed from Mr.. Riley of this new wheat.
Votes we're cast in the Times contest
for the following additional ministers this
week: Rev. J. Fl. Breadin, North Hope;
e. Cronenwett, Butler; J. r. Williams,
Chicora; X. G. Yates. Zelienople; A. J.
Hutchison, Butler aud =. Reno, Slippery
rock.
The onion has more virtues than most
vegetables. 1t is prime nervine and sed-
ative. 1t is also credited with the abil-
ity to ward off malaria in any form and il
has many of the qualities of quinine.
remedy tor weak breath.
The local retail advertiser who fails to
direct his advertisement three times out
of four to hit the women is making big
mistake. Women are the buyers. 1t has
been proven over and over again that they
are the readers of advertisements. Moral
Advertise in such a manner as to strike
the women.
A child story comes from western
town. A bad, small boy crawled
under the bed when his mother wanted to
punish him. She could not get him out,
and she left him there until his father re-
turned that evening from the city. When
his father came and was told of the case
he started to crawl under the bed to bring
forth his disobedient son, but was paralyz
ed when the little fellow asked: "Hello
dad is she after you toof"
Highest cash price paid for grain
of all kinds at J. G. Broaden & Co. q
new roller mills, West Sunbury, Pa