Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-09-19
Civil court next week.


Civil court next week.
And the wind is blowing over the oats
stubble.
Oyster supper at St. Pauls school on
Monroe ST this evening.
Waller & Sons, millers, are putting in
a new buckwheat mill.
September weather bids fair to be as
variable as that of May.
The Y. N. G. A. building presents
handsome appearance from both sides.
The Pennsylvania K. X. Co. intends
building 81. 900, 900 depot in Pittsburg.
Lew Wick intends turning the Fuller
ton house near the bridge into planning
mill.
Mr.. Grant, a gentleman of color has
purchased the Cubbison Bros. barber shop,
in the Eetterer building AE8kEl ~
The annual convention OF the State
Sunday School Association will be held
in Will Transport Oct and 10.
Concert in the Baptist church, somor-
row night, by Prof. Stinson, and local
talent admission 25 cts.
Buffers public schools are crowded;
and the directors have decided to receive
no outside scholars.
Charley wnller has established drug
store on Centre Ave. near the bridge,
which he calls the Springdale Drug Store.
The war between the Tobacco trust
and the outtide manufacturers continues.
1t has reduced the price of some kinds Of
tobacco, ard the small dealers are stock
ing up.
Somebody wants to knew where the
SALTY water 10 the iock strata below us
comes from. lie figures out that the
strata is 300 feet above sea level.
Wednesday aud Thursday of last
week were intensly hot days, Friday was
cool, and the frost OF Sunday morning
spoiled some Of the tomato, cucu mber and
mellon vines.
The special Cor Kinzua leaves town.
Saturday morning, at $50 A. M. and re :
turning, leaves the bridge at l.30, orr
time. Rate 81 so.
Gas. Sherman has rented the Wuller
brick building on Centre Ave, aud will
remove bis bakery into it; and the Parkin
Bros. will move up street 10 Cas- present
location.
The two sides Of the human face are
never alike. In two out of five the eyes
aye out of line; one eye is stronger than
the other in seven cases out Of ten, and
the night ear is generally higher than the
left.
A novel wedding tour will be taken
by newly-ordained minister and his
bride be to the west coast of Africa for
Ave years. To many people this would
soand more like penal sentence than a
honeymoon.
In California 1t has been found that
peach stones burn az well as the hest coal,
nd give oct more heat in proportion to
weight. The stones taken OUT of the fruit
that is timed or dried are collected and
sold at the rate OF SO per ton.
"A curious pneumatic ball tire for BIZ
cycles has been patented ia England, sub
stituting for the continuous tabular tire a
series of rubber balls, set in cups at the
outer end of the spokes; the balls are so
arranged tnat they may be simultaneously
inflated.
"A bout fifty new sidewalks were put
down in Butler last week. Go to any
part of town and you will see new ones.
There seems to be rivalry between the
different parts of the town as to which
shall have the best footing for 1ext win
ter. nsF
AN immense block of Cleveland stone,
8xl2 feet. and inches thick, arrived in
town last week, and now covers the side
walk fronting Steelsmith's new building
onW. Jefferson St. This stone weighs about
160 pounds to the cubic foot, and our young
readers can now figure on the weight Of
this stone.
About hdndred Butler cou nty men
were in Louisville last week, and they be-
gan arriving home, Saturday. As gen.
eral thing they speak pleasantly of their
trip. They enjoyed the ride through the
corn-felds Of Southern Ohio and tobacco
fields of Kentucky, but the heat and mos.
quitoes of Louisville annoyed them. The
people of Louisville did their utmost to en-.
tertan them and make the encampment o
success.
The City of Allegheny is building q
pump station at Montrose; and from there
to the reservoir on Troy Hill, is putting
down conduit, made OF 5-8 steel plates
riveted together, and forming a tube feet
in diameter. The line crosses the West
Penn track twice. and the aigging is being
done by machine. The water will bt
filtered at Kontrose. Troy Hill reservoir
is 200 feet and better above the level o.
the river, and the pressure ON that biz
pipe will be immense.
Il cler 9yman was very anxious to in
troduce some new hymn books into w
church and arranged with his clerk tba
the latter was 10 give out the notice i'm
mediatlly after the sermon. The clerk
however, bad notice Of bis own will
reference TO the baptism Of infants TO giv'
out; accordin gly at tie end of the sermon
he arose and announced that "all thos
who had children whom they wished t
have baptized were to send their names a
once to the clerk" The clergyman, wh'
was stone deaf, assumed that the clerl
was given out the hymn book notice ant
Immediately rose and said: "And shoulC
like to FAY, for the benefit Of those witt
haven't any that they may be obtained il
the vestry any day from three to fon
o'clock the ordinary little ones at on
shilling each, and special ones with re'
backs at one shilling and four pence"
Music LEssoss-At home of teacher o
home OF pupil. Inquire at this office.
FoR SALg-A solid walnut letter case
and also good refrigerator. Inquire a
this office.