Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-07-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

How mucn money ulu YOU uuiH oA
the 4th.
The Lutherans are picnicing at Con-
neaut today.
Saturday last was a very fine day,
after very satisfactory ram.
The NJ. E. Sunday schools of Butler
and Allegheny picnic at Rock Point to-
morrow.
% School Board, and Council, will
invite ,he State Teachers Association to
meet in Butler.
Til, early closing movement has pre-
vailed iD Butler, and You must do your
shopping before six o'clock.
There was a good bit of excit ement
on Centre Ave. Wednesday afternoon.
couple Of women had hair-pulling con-
test.
-SheiIeyp d. Hurley of Pittsbarg were
the lowest bidders for the Brady and Cum
nil CHAM st. sewers-$954. and $9l9. The
work will be begun at once.
IL the Hulings well, up at Oneida,
last week, vein of soft water was struck
at 200 feet, strong enough to supply half
of Butler.
A few days ago young man who was
learning his trade in Butler ate a pint of
peanuts, and at the same time drank free
ly of ice water. He was buried, Sunday.
Beaver Falls went wild last Saturday
night when it be came known that Hast
ings had vetoed the Woods Water Works
bill.
A Butler county man. who gave his
name as August Serry, was knocked down
and robbed in Cherry alley, Pittsburg, a
few days ago.
The rains of the past few days have
been worth thousands Of dollars to our
farmers. They helped the corn. potatoes
and oats.
The Butler School Board pays liberal
salaries-the Principal of our High School
will receive 800 month for next term;
the other Principals SIS month. and the
teachers are graded from $40 to $50.
Happening into Portersyille, a few
days ago, we found the apple and pear
trees, the grape vines, and berry bushes
hanging full of fruit. What fortunate
place Portersville is this year.
-Sunbury Academy graduated class
of eighteen this year. The Academy has
prospered under Prof. Robertson and the |
people there are sorry to lose him, he
having accepted position in q western
institution.
Week before last while on the way |
from his home lear Sunbury to Millers- |
town, Theodore Glenn lost pocket book |
containing $40. The finder will be
suitably rewarded upon returning it.
If you have not yet attended one of
the sacred concerts given in the Baptist
church you should do so next Sunday |
evening. Ifyou hear one you will hear
more.
There is st least one garden in Butler |
Co. in which q weed cannot be found-we
refer to that of s. G. Pettigrew, one of the
Oldest citizens of North Washington. he
has an unusually good garden, and there's
not weed in it.
1t has been arranged to hold a basket
picnic at Conneaut Lake, July IS, which
oil the former students and alumni Of West
Sunbury Academy are cordially invited to
attend. Special rates have been secured
from Euclid Station, $1.00 round trip
Everybody comel Order of Committee.
-Slipperyrock Normal graduated sew
snty-five this year, the largest class yet to
graduate; and they expect to do better
next year, as there are one hundred and
ten members of the Junior class, most of
whom expect to complete the course.
The foundation tor the new Episco-
pal church is being built. The Congre-
CATION will build but the rear part, which
includes the church and sunday school
rooms at present, leaving the arched
entrance and steeple for future effort.
The walls will be of Mercer Co. white
sand stone, and the church when CON-
pleted will be very handsome one.
Somerset county celebrated the CEN
tennial Of its existence as county last
week; and up at Warren Pa. they oelebra-
ted the centennial of the settlement of the
town. Somerset Co. was detached or tax
en- off Bedford Co. in 1895; Butler county
was taken from Allegheny in 1900, and we
should be thinking of our centennial.
From q point on the Pennsylvania
road some miles vest of Philadelphia one
has view Of one of the most beautiful val
leys in the world, but it is little if any finer
than the view from Humphreys hill on
the North Liberty road, mile or SO soutL
of Jacksville, of the country from there
to Centreville. That is grand stretch of
country, and the Normal School buildings
loom up in the distance.
A wash house belonging to Edward
Moss of Tarentum was burned to the
ground recently with all its contents.
Two children were also burned to death.
They had been in the house playing when
"no niot ~hion oiBinotcu HUN 5toFc,
occurred. II gained such rapid headway
that the building was entirely enveloped
before help could reach them. The par
ents are prostrated with grief The cor
oner will investigate the matter.
OEg day last week Gov. Hastings sent
word to the trustees Of the different Nor
NAL schools Of the state, saying that if
they would agree not to draw one half
The money appropriated for the schools
until after June OF 1897 he could sign the
bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for their gener-
al use. The trustees all agreed to this,
and the Governor signed the bill, revok-
ing bis previous veto.
The trustees OF slippsryrock elected q
faculty for next year as follows DR.. Albert
e. Maltby, Principal; ]. N. McClymonds,
school Of economy; ). N. Moore, sciences;
J. @ Ricketts,, mathematics; J. A. Reber,
grammar, rhetoric and literature; G. L.
Hamm. latin; Abbie l.. Simmons, elocu
tioD; d. G. Murphy, superintendent of
model school; Mary +. Isamingsr. form of
study, drawing and penmanship; Maude
Bingham. geography and history; Clara B.
Robinson, English branches; Louis Ichwall
instrumental and vocal music; Harriet d.