Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-02-07
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LUtAD AM. uLNEhhb'
Don't forget the Phonograph Concert
ct the U. p. church tomorrow evening
The Presbyterians of Butler have de-
ciGed to build another church.
John A. Richey put up 1400 tons OF
beautiful spring water ice last week. 1t
was nearly foot thick.
"A delegation of Butler county oil pro-
ducers are in Harrisburg this week to OPP
pose the Marshall bill.
Next Thursday is st. Valentine day,
and many new designs in valentines are
displayed in the book store windows.
Although times are hard for the sa-
loon business, the number who are wish
ing to embark in it in Crawford county is
go. an increase of two over last year.
The Mercer schools have been closed
on account Of an epidemic Of scarlet fever.
The schools at Sharpsville are closed by
reason OF scarlet fever and diphtheris.
-AP. g. W. and P. 5. il l.. E. engine
collided head on at the overhead bridge,
yesterday morning, smashing the COW
catchers and knocking one engine off the
track.
Mrs ID. T. Pape has made several i'm
proyements in the interior of her store.
fhf rtaz has
been added which will be filed with hats
and other millinery. Their store always
is full of neat and tasteful articles.
The officers and trends of the Mag
net" intend holding grand musical and
literary entertainment for the benefit OF
the school paper. All of the friends should
give their hearty support.
Soon after the anti-toxine for diDh-
liberia began to be used in this country the
neaIth department Of the city of Erie OBJ
tanned one dozen bottles OF it.. They have
since used it in all serious cases of diph-
liberia, and always successfully, not death
having occurred from the disease since the
new remedy was received.
R. Fisher of the Centre Ave. Dye
Works has done away with agents, aud
you can now save 20 per cent by taking
your work directly to MIN. OR if you drop
him postsl he will call upon you BE
does good work. An old snit looks as
good as new after going throue III his hands
-Yester rday morning was our coldest
since Dec. 2s and 80, when the frost reach
ed down to Florida. The mercury here
yesterday morning, ranged from to II
below, while on Dec. %, it was down to
IA and l6, but something in the air yes
tefday made it seem the coldest weather
we have had this winter.
Over ten thousand pounds of dynamite
were used last week in blasting channe
six miles long in the ice on the Allegheny
river from LoganspOrt to Manorsyille. The
object was to save Ford City and its plat'
glass works from the effects Of a suddeI
thaw A new gorge has formed at Par
masses belo " Freeport; and the gorge at
Emlenton has increased in length.
The officers of local B. & L. Associa-
tions should promptly send their protes
against the clause in the general Revenue
bill imposing tax on the capital stock o.
such associations. They are doing il all
over the state. These associations make
money for nobody; they simply help peo
pie to save money, their capital stock is
nominal or fictitious sum, the taxing O
which would be an imposition.
The Commissioner Annual Statemen
of the receipts and expenses of the count.
cannot be published until next week. |
would have been ready for this weeks pa
per but for an accident. All the paper
were placed in the County Treasurer
safe last Friday evening, ard next morn
ing the safe eonld not be opened. An ex
pert was wired for to the firm il Cincin
natl, and he came on aud opened the safe
but two days time had been lost. Whe
the lock was removed it was found that
small screw ia the upper part had iallen i
among the tumblors.
The six ministers provided for by th
Pittsburg Times, and sixty other person
from Western Pennsylvania, inclndin
Rev. Quilter Of Carnegie and II. w. Faul
or of Harmony, assembled in the Unio
depot, Pittsbnrg, last Monday evening
and lett on the 40 train for New Y0rl
and next morning sailed on the Frieslan
which bad been especially chartered ft
the cruise across the Atlantic and up th
Mediterranean. The first stop will be {
the Bernudas, 622 miles southeast of Ne
York, and then the Azores, Giloralter, ett
and il no accident happens, the steame
will reach JOppa on March 2nd. On th
rsturn trip the Times party will leave tn
at Naples, travel across Europe an
rsturn by the regular passenger steamer
The case Of an Avalon grocer VINO il
formed against himself as an oleomarg
rine seller, aud thereby became entitled !
half the fine, or $50, is one Of the queer il
cidents of the operation Of law whiC
should be repealed. He had commences
TO sell imitation butter. because his Gu
TONERS askedaor it, and then he casual
found out that the State Of Pennsylvan
regarding the selling of this food produ
"a an ofTense punishable by a heavy fin
He thought it better TO inform again
himself than to let some one else NAL
$50 in an easy manner He stated Il
fact to the constable, and the constal
mentioned it in his return as in duty boui
and the court had no choice but 10 inf
the iue which the Legislature IN It's "
dom has directed to DO imposed on
person who sells oleo The Legislature
Pennsylvania ought to modify the la
and permit the sale Of oeomsrganne VIII
it is not offered as genuine butter.