Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-02-14
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Go to the polls next Tuesday.

Go to the polls next Tuesday.
The U. v. L. will hold op meetings
in their bail ON Wasniugton's birthday, the
22d; afternoon and evening.
The people of Butler ought to be very
healthy at present. We are drinking miu-
eral water.
Don't forget the Glee Club concert in
the Opera House, next Friday evening for
the benefit Of the First Ward Hose Co.
Quite a number of drillers and tool
dressers were in our streets. Monday The
cold weather of last week caused general
shut down in the oil fields.
The P. d W. north of Butler was clear
ed Of snow, Tuesday, and on Wednesday
the trains were running as far north as
Clarion.
There will be o meeting in Seneca Hall
this evening to take action on the bill
penc Z in the Legislature regarding water
comp lies.
Jar b and John P. Young intend
opeDag merchant tailoring establish
menl 10 the Reiber building Cor. Main
and Jefferson SITS
The Lincoln League of Saxonburg will
give Reception and Hop, at the Saxon
b birg Opera House this Thursday even
ing Tickets so cents. Music by Cowan's
Orchestra.
Mrs. Siahert of Cnraop0is while tempo
riaril, insane. from fright caused by fire,
c. .sped her Two small children in her arms
and jumped into the Ohio. all were drown
ed.
The steamer Friesland met with some
rough weather last week, and arrived at
Bermuda, Friday evening, ten hours late.
Next morning, the excursionists visited
the Notifications ON the island; and sailed
for the Azores that afternoon.
The casting ball of the Plate works is
shut down, this week. on account of the
supply of white-sand giving out This
sand comes from point on The Z. X. H.
near Altoona, and the road has lately been
blocked by snow.
This is the thirteenth week of the re-
vival services held in the Church OF God
on Institute Hill and Rev. Davis, Jr. has
preached every night for ninety seven con-
secutivs nights. About sixty converts
have been made.
The report of the County Auditors,
published this week, shows the county
treasury TO be in a gratifying condition.
On the Isl of January the county had $lS-
943-04 To its credit, and there WAS due from
collectors the state and other sources the
sum of $33 6rS 43. The County Commits
sioners approve of the report, and will try
to get the county down to 3-mill basis
this year.
Murphy, "the greatest living apostle
of temperance" as Rev. Prugh called him,
b.gan d series of meeting in the NJ. E.
church, Tuesday evening, and will continu-
them till next Thursday. At his first
meeting he gave a short biography of him
self He was drunkard once himself,
and seems TO have gotten himself into
serious trouble, then he reformed and be-
came friend Of humanity, for his manhood
is his power. His meetings are crowded,
and people who wish seats must 60 early
Word came to Butler, Tuesday, thai
the old we'll on the Henry farm, was pump
ing and flowing oil; and Immediately more
rig stuff was started from the town to that
vicinity All the old wells there will prob
ably be reopened, and new ones drilled,
which means that our water supply, which
already tastes of salt, is To be made entire
" useless; and it may mean another at
tempt to annul the charter of the Water
Co., and u legal battle between the COM
pany and the operators. The Water Co.
might better the matter by damming z
Brinkcr Kun and pumping its supply from
it.