Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Remember the poor.
-Storekeepers are busy.
-Cbristmss next Tuesday.
Square up with the printer.
1t will not be long ere we write 1895
Looks ss If it might be green Christ
Got all Jour Christmas presents select
ed yet.
We are going to have our winter aftel
Christmas.
The choir of ST. Peters p E. Church
will give grand sacred concert in their
church on E Jefferson St.. Christmas
night, the 25lh. Admission 25 and 5(
cents.
Co. Z viii give festival and dance in
the Armory during the last three day Sic
Thursday, Friday and Satarday-of next
week. Supper, refreshments, music and
dancing will be the program. All are in
vited.
The labor organizations of Western
Pennsylvania expect to have great parade
In Pittsburg during the visit Of John
Burns to that city. He is expected there
during the latter part OF next week, and
the parade will probably take place on Sat
urdsy the Goth.
Campbell d Templeton are distribut-
ing booklet setting forth the styles and
prices of a few of the many articles of fur
niture and art in stock in their immense
establishment, suitable for Christmas pres
ents The printing and binding were done
in the CITIZEN Office.
There are two repositories of voters
m ade annually in this state, one in May
andsthe other in December. Under the
law registers must commence work for
the second on the frst Monday Of Dec
ember, and complete their work ON or be-
fore December 10th. One copy must be
placed ar the polling place, and the reg
lister must be at the election house with
the original on December 10Th and 20lh.
On the 21st the original and copy must
be returned TO the county commissioners
office. The registry must be made out in
triplicste.
1T il seldom that We make any note OF
the shows" appearing at tho Park Thea
tre,. but "Tne GilhooIy's Abroad" which
appeared there last Thursday was so en-.
joyable and such thoroughly well staged
affair that we cannot pass it without n.en-
ton. The German brothers were the prin-
cipal figures, of course, but the entire com
psuy, and it's large one, ia composed OF
clever people. The Germans have not
been eqnaled by any comedians who have
appeared in Butler lately and they will
have packed house should they eyer re-
turn to the town.
IF anybody thinks the Christmas spirit
is di minishing, let him take look into the
stores and in all places where goods suita-
BILE for the gilt season are on sale. A,
certain hours, and especially on Saturday
afternoo and evening, the stores are lively
with customers. This is as it should be
on The eve of the hsllowed and happy
Christmas time. 1t is season when al
should do their best to make others happy,
and especially the children. Once yeal
let the hard world soften and glow with
the warmth OF good will aud good cheer
and good deeds Open your heart to SAINTS
Claus. There's no danger of OVERRIDING
Christmas.
Some few days ago man and woman
visited neighboring town, selling nq
uid polish TO brighten silyerware, brass
etc. They would try 1t on the brass ol
si,verware in the houses they visited and i
worked SO beautifully that people tumblet
over themselves to buy bottle of II. Some
took two and three bottles for fear they
would never have such a good chanc'
again. After canvassing the town pretty
thoroughly one Of the canvassers called a
. hardware store in the town. and in con
vcrsation with the proprietor gave th'
"snap" away by telling him that the stuf
they used was an expensive acid, but thu
stuff they sod was just harmless mixturi
of Hartman water and whiting HI
and the hardware man had 3 good lsugt
about the way the people had been gulled
but judge Of the chsgrin of the latter whel
he went home and found that his wifi
had purchased six bottles Of the fraudulen
stntf.
Few lecturers VI no have appeared be
fore Butler audience have 80 thcTougbl!
impressed their personality upon that aud
ience, IN the short two hours allottet
them. as did General j. B. Gordon of Geor
gis, last Saturday night. His lecture con
sisted OF mass Of interesting incidents o
the civil war, beginning with the battle o
Gettysburg and ending with the surrende
of Lee at Appomattox. He was almost a
enthusiastic in bis praise of Grant, Mead
snd other Union generals, as ne was re
gsrdiDg Lee and Stopewall Jackson. al
description Of Lees last conference will
his Lieutensnts of which he was one, il
the woods at night, by the dying ember
Of wood fire, was very pathetic, and hi
demonstration of his devotion to the oil
Gag was heroic. though somewhat extraV
agant. Gen Gordon is now 60 3years OF age
He entered the Rebel army as Captain
rose rapidly to the rank of Na1or-Genera
and since the war has been Governor Of hi
State two terms, Congressman and is no'
representing his State in the q. S. Senate
he was brought here through the efforts O
Rev. 0lIer, and. we are pleased to say, tn
recefyts coyersd the syyepses.