Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-07-25
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dentists are now filling teeth with
aluminium.
Harry Grieb mas some old timers in
his show-window.
Jacob Reiber of E. Jefferson St., had
horse stolen. Tuesday night.
Peter Schenck is building an 5000
house for Sidney Passavant of zelienople.
TT Pittsburg Times finished its
SCI, Iresn and murder story last week,
and y IAN another prize story.
hout hundred bikers were in line
Tuesday night, with their chinese lanterns,
and made pretty parade.
BY change made in the law last
winter, it is said that all Constables must
be reelected next Spring.
The average tombstone may lie lit
tie, but il never says mean things about
tl,- deaf.
a cabbage leaf is a better thing to
wear in your hat than a brick this hot
weatl,r.
THE zig A. outing club composed
mostly of tbs bottle glass house boys are
camping on SLpperyrock Creek.
Along the r1ver near East Brady the
trees are so full of apples, that they have
to be propped.
Two hearses, one funeral, was the
sorrowfal sight TO be seen on our streets
last Friday. 1t was the funeral Of the
Gegle children Of Elm St.
This ia one occasion where q woman
can fila mans place, said the bright
young girl. accepting Smiley's seat in the
crowded car.
Somebody placed ladder against the
Hindman House, at W. P. depot Sunday
night, entered room through a window,
rif1ed the pockets of two of the boarders,
and went out the front door.
The Parkin Bros. have bought out the
Weitzel green goods and fruit market on
Centre Ave. near the bridge and have re-
fitted it, and propose keeping first class
place.
Work ON the new dormitory at
Slipperyrock began this week. The plans
were made by Foulk; and the trustees
will buy the material and have the work
done by the day.
The barn Of James McNallen of Gen.
tire twp. near the Clay twp.line, was struck
by lightning and burned last Sunday even
ing. Some agricultural implements were
destroyed, but the liye stock was saved.
The water line will he extended the
iuil length of Miftiin street before the paw
ing is begun and two new fire plugs plac-
ed, one at the corner of Broad, and the
other at the corner of Mercer.
The house of Wilson Thompson o
Cherry twp, was entered by four masked
men, Tuesday night, and robbed of some
money and securities. A trunk was brok-
en- open and gold taken from it that had
been in the family for 10 years.
The New Bethlehem Vindicator says
that unique picnic will be held by
mum Der Of the citizens of that town in the
near future. The party will be composed
entirely Of adults who answer to the
name Of John" and their wives 1t is
thought that there are about 60 people in
the town having "John" for front handle.
"A Bradford attorney has discovered
sure cure for rheumatism. He says
that the worst attacks of that ailment can
be cured simply by taking three drops of
ammonia in wine glass full OF water
th rec or four times a day, He has seen
the remedy tried many times and knows
just what it will do.
Policeman Skillman with quite a
crowd of assistants, went down to the
creek bank, opposite the Fair Grounds the
other day and captured seyen of the gang
Of trsmps, who have been making their
Sumner residence at that point. Esq.
Anderson gave the gang till evening to
leave Butler, and their creek bottom
paradise, and they left.
How glorious it is TO be engaged in
purely intellectual occupationl mar
INJURED Boston maiden, gazing raptur-
ously into the sdmiring eyes OF a country
editor; 'your own mental faculties for
tools and the whole universe for q work
shop Now tell me-" she added "what
do you find the most difficult thing con-
nected with your noble prcfessionf"
Paying the hands," said the editor.
Among the legal notes, this week
will be found note of the change in the
law regarding the duties OF tax-col lector;
and in another place we give synopsis of
the Finn Road Law. The passage of an
act requiring q synopsis of all laws of
general interest to be published, would be
q benefit to the community. Each sue
ceeding legislature makes thousands of
changes in the laws of state, and yet
Ignorance of the law. excuses nobody"
State Superin tendent Schaffer says
the compulsory education law will cause
the erection Of many school buildings in
Pennsylvania. He cannot just now say
where they will be called for. The new
law provides for school census of all
children between the ages of six and
thirteen, and that will give a fair idea Of
what is to be done. There il considerable
discussion just now about the appoint
ment of truant officers. The act provides
for the appointment of such aficers in all
tho districts
Il. N. Bury. John Cress and Frank
Gathers of Evans City went to Cleveland
last Friday; and Cress and Gathers took
part in the Bicycle Races from Cleveland
to Pittsburg next day. The distance. 13.
miles was covered by Lewis Gimm o.
Cleveland, in the remarkable time cf
hours and IS minutes, an average Of over
IA miles an hour. Cress made it in II
hours and 10 minutes, coming in fourth
and securing one OF the prizes.
Quite number Of Butler Co., mel
a.e at Sistersville w. Va. and one of then
is chief OF police there. The town has two
or three-thousand of a population, and
is booming with great boom, at present
Therv nre eighteen speak-easies in th
place, the local authorities charge then
800 month each, and with the money
are paving the streets aud intend building
100000 school house. The oil ther