Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-08-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The White Squadron, Opera House,
Monday evening. August 70.
-Hoosier watermelons are lighter skim
ned than the Jerseys.
Persons who were up early enough
this morning saw q white frost.
Buffalo Bill is, billed for Exposition
Park, Allegheny, September I'd and 3D.
The passion of acquiring richesin order
to support q vain expense corrupts the
purest souls.
Opening attraction, Monday evening,
st the Park Theatre August 70, White
Squadron.
The fire in Saxonburg, last week,
ought to be a warning to other towns IN
the county, to secure protection without
delay.
-Tus Butler Music Co., will have first
class attractions at the Fair. Don't fail TO
call at their stand.
The prettiest egg-plants We have seen
In The Butler market, this year, were rails
ed by Charles Gilee of Penn twp.
-Crsnberries are s:id to be plentiful and
Gne this year. 1t Ia thought the New
Jersey yield will exceed the 100000
bushel crop Of 1893.
Mrs. Zimmerman has secured the ser
vices of Miss Annie Lownan and has
opened an art department In her ftore.
Read her Fall announcement In this
weeks paper.
John l. Hindmsn of Clay twp. caught |
large owl in q trap, last week, and
brought it in to Jim AcClung. The owl
had been feasting on Johns chickens, and
he set trap, and canght 1t by toe.
Canadian thistles should be killed this
month, by cutting Nearly all kinds OF
weeds can De killed by cutting |
In August. There are o few stubborn
ones, however, like the milk-weed, that |
have to be exterminated by other meth.
DDS. |
The postal officials have rounded up
another cute and barefaced swindle. A
company in Bridgeport, Conn.,, adver tised |
to sell razor, brush, strap, soap and cup
for 25 cts. To those sending the money |
It forwarded stone nm inch or two square
with instructions to rub dry on the face
until the hair 10 worn off.
One woman drowned by the upsetting |
Of . towboat, one man fatally and several |
seriously injured, and fifty or more bu d. |
ings demolished, was the record Of ! RI
ous storm that visited Pittsburg last sun
day night. II began about 10 O'Clock and
lasted less than half an hour, but 1t did
vast amount OF damage in o short time.
ID. N. Goraon, Of North star, Pa. is
again In Butler soliciting orders for the
Arnold Automatic Cooker, as good thing |
~ was ever invented In that line. IL |
took some effort on his part to introduce |
1t here, but now everybody wants 1t. 1t
is sold In different sizes ut $2.75 to $500 |
He 10 sole agent for this county, and will
call upon you.
The people OF Zelienople are thinking |
OF paying their Main st. and putting in an
electric light plant; but In our judgment
they should first sewer the town and Sc
cure q water supply for protection against
fire. No town In the country has better
location than zelienople. IL is building
up rapidly, and 1t should protect Itself
against fire a. soon On possible.
DIR. J. II. Fithian OF Zelienople lost
one Of bis twin black pacing horses Sun
day, from the eating OF the bark of To-
Gust tree. dull drowsines appeared an
m effect two hours after eating the bark,
death occurred "a hours later. Locust
bark 10 poisonous and many good horses
have been lost from this cause, and not
unfrequently without the true cause being
discovered. II ID also poisonous to human
bsings.-NeTs.
The Butler rnnnig team, which carri-
Cd of the honors ut Martins Ferry o., last
week, are entered for the races " 6ala-
msnca and Bradford this week, In compos-
cd Of the following persons, John Feigel,
J. A. Walter, J. A. Heineman, Charles
Reeder. Joe Jennings. George Krug,
Charles Butler. w. J. Hsineman, John
Wise. George Campbell, J. II. Zickrick,
James Holden, John O. Graham, Harry
wsrth, John Cole and John Ayres.
The Farmers Alliance picnic In zieg
lsrs grove near Harmony, last Friday was
well attended, though the roads were very
dusty, and the day unusually hot and
dry. After dinner ESQ. Neics made few
remarks from the platform, and then Levi
Wise made . long speech taking
rosy view of farmers
life, and advising the boys and girls not TO
be In too great hurry to leave the farm.
6reenbscksr AcGill put In an appear
ance with his chart, and gave his views on
fusnces.
some Pittsburgers are said 10 have
purchased the Sulphur Springs near Pc
trolia, and the land about them, with the
intention Of making o summer resort OF
the place. A good idea. Mineral water Of
different kinds can be obtained almost
anywhere, by drilling, and Butler could
have waterngor resting places handler than
Cambridge or Bedford, and just 40 good.
The town should also have O picnic
grounds near by, where the youth Of the
town would not be- subjected to speak easy
temptations; and easily could have one,
with lake, by damining any of the small
runs In the nelg gLbothood.
The Fair Association has add cd q new
race TO their program, open to horses, with.
out record. owned in Butler county since
june lat, 1895, and used As road horses,
which have not been In training ON track
this ~ aso1, owners TO drive. First Pre-
MUM, 100 bushels Oats; I'd premium, so
bushels oats; u premium, 35 bushels oats;
An premium, 20 bushels oats. Entrance
lee, IS. Five To enter and three TO start.
The other classes m arc follows:
2-year-old trot or pace, purse, $50.
3-year-old trot or pace. purse, $50.
200 class tfot, purse, $3.50.
2:Jo class pace. purse, $3.50.
Free-for-ali trot or pace purse, $500.
2:o0 class trot, purse. 500.
2:2o class trot, purse, 500.
2:2o class pace, parse. 500.