Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-17
February Elections.

II not too early for the Republican
voters of the various precincts to look
about for suitable candidates for the diff
ferent borough and township Offices to be
filed at the February election. The cleo
tion falls on February 10.
The county commissioners will furnish
the committeeman OF both parties with
| the official blank certificates of nomina-
tion, on which is to be certified to the
COUNTY commissioners office the tickets
nominated. The commissioners will at
I nd to having the tickets and blanks
printed and distributed TO the election Of
ficers
Republican primaries should be fixed for
the 26ch of anuary, as this is about the
right time in order to allow opportunity
for the discharge of the complicated duties
whcih devolve upon the various officials in
preparing for the election. Under the act
of 1893 the township and borough auditors
are released from the duties which were
put upon them by the act of 1871, ana
whose duties are transferred to the county
commissioners. 1t may be well to reiter-
ate here that in order to give the commits
sioners sufficient time to properly discharge
their duties the primaries should be held
NOT later than Saturday, Jan. 70.
The law requires that nominations must
be m ade at least eighteen and fifteen days
before the election in boroughs and town.
ships, respectively.
Tne terms of the following Borough and
Ward officials of Butler expire this year.
and their successors must be elected st the
coming election.
BoRo.
Auditor-H. Z. Coulter.
High Constable-J. 3 Matbers.
Overseers of the Poor. Il. Miller and
Geo. Vogeley.
WARD.
First Ward
School Director-John W Brown.
Counciimau-Stephen Markham.
Assessor-H " Nicholas.
Second Ward
School Director-Thos. +. Niggle.
Councilmsn-C. A Hite.
Assessor. IL. Harvey.
Third Ward
school Directors. Graham.
Councilman N. Patterson.
Assessor-J. McQ. Smith.
Fourth Wsrd-
School Director-L. O. Purvis.
Councilman-Robert Story.
Assessor-C. Eisier.
Fifth Ward
School D,rector-S. T. Bowser.
Councilman-Johu Lafevre.
Assessor Peter Kamerer
The terms of election officers also expire
in all the different wards.
Last Sunday was cold day for some
of our sports.
Director J. o. Brown of Pittsburg has
begun the manufacture of antito1in, the
new diphtheria remedy.
The fifth anniversary of the Non-Par-
tisan National W. G. It. q occurs on Tues
day, Jan. 22d. The W. c. T. A. of But
Ter will celebrate that day by special
meeting.
The management of the Park Theatre
will present to their patrons, one of the
must successful aud gorgeous productions
at present before the public, the famous
BLACK Crook" having boo5ed it for Jam
uary 81.
Some of the firemen are yet pondering
over fire alarm system. One of them
suggested to US, the other evening. that
the town be divided into districts, and
that after the general alarm was sounded,
the bell in the district in whic the fire
was located sound the number of the dis
trict by taps. That would door the con-
tinuons ringing of the bell nearest the fire
would do. Any system agreed upon by
the fremen will DO thoroughly advertised
by the local papers.
The opera going public of Butler will
have an opportunity of attending verr fine
spectacular production next week. The
Black Crook, which appears on Monday
night should be greeted by large and
appreciative audience for the opera and the
company producing it have very rarely
been equalled any place 1t is bright, mus
ical and perfectly clean.