Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
-Sunstroke cases are scarce.
-Seersucksr coats are little worn these
days.
Work 1t the bottle works was resum-
Cd, Friday.
The Butler Co. Medical Society will
meet in Butler next Tuesday.
The Ice on the ponds and dams is thick
enough to cut.
Begin the new year with clean face,
q clean body, clean clothes, and-if you
can-a clean conscience.
The Pittsburg Times will not announce
Its competitive vacation trips until the
last week in February; aud the voting will
not begin until March Lat.
The recent cold snap and snow storm
extended ss far south rs northern Florida,
and half the orange crop, and many of the
young Trees were iIoocn.
The Co. Auditors will not begin their
work till next Monday. The warrants is
sued by the Co. Commissioners last year
aggregate s55. .l56 II.
John Stewart Of Centre twp, killed an
Imported Chester barrow last week that
dressed 604 pounds. 1t was two and o
half years old.
Young and Cooper have dissolved
partnership, Mr.. Young retiring on account
Of his other business interests. Mr.. Cooper
will continue the business, which has been
. prosperous one from the beginning.
The Thermometers about Butler ranged
from 10 to 20 below zero last Friday and
Saturday mornings change from Christ
mas eve Of about 55 degrees. At Grand
Rapids. Minnesota. the mercury went to
Is below zero.
Saturday the 26th Is the last Saturday
for holding borough and township prima-
ries; as tho certificates must be fled with
the County Commissioners by Friday, Feb.
1st. The election occurs on Tueeday
Feb. lob.
The skating on the creek and ponds
was good this week and some OF our young
men -kated as lar up the creek as Oneida
and as far down ss Renfrew. On New
Years afternoon the creek was crowded
with skaters.
The report of the death of Mrs. An
drew Moore of Centre twp from the effects
of injuries received from ram was moor
rect. Mrs Moore died OF heart disease
and was not touched by ram. DR.. For
rsster. who examined her, said the cause Of
her death WAS heart disease.
The year started out with q twenty
per cent cut in plate glass, made by the
Diamond and Pittsburg companies, the
largest concerns in America. This puts
the price. according to Botler plate glass
man, below the cost Of production, and
may RESULT in closing some Of the smaller
plants.
The Campbell Hose Co. needs new
four-wheel hose carrisge-needs it badly
to take place of the old, out-of date and
worn out two-wheel cart they are now us
Ing. They sent word to four-hundrsd of
The citizens Of the 4th and 5th wards Of
their needr, and have received but thirty
responses. They need over 400 and have
received but $87. Everybody should con.
triDute something TO the frsmeu. They
need it and they dsssrve it.
"A drunken man was leaning against q
lsmp-post 'jecting the contents Of his
stamach. he had been eating raw oys-
ters, sardiDes, and other stuff When he
was about through little yellow dog ran
mp and began snuffiug ut it. The man
looked at the congiomersrion with some
degree Of Transformation, aud muttered: IL
(hic) know where (hic) got them oys-
ters, and them sardines and (hic) that
beer an whisky, but III be blamed il
(hic) know where got that ysller dog"
Two women on their way from New
Castle To Butler, stopped ut the residence
of Philip Houk last Thursday night to
stay all night. Some time after they left
Mrs. Houk discovered she was minus sew
srsi articles OF wearing apparel, among
which was black dress valued at $8.
Detectives Houk and Aiken traced the
thieves two miles beyond Portersville,
where they found them on their way to
Butler. Alter they had been told they
were wanted for burglary, they denied the
theft and We're allowed to travel on.-New
Castle NeWs.
AT the meeting of the Town Council
Tuesday evening. a representative Of the
School Board appeared and asked ths,
the Council vacate that part of North st
sctpining the lot the Board proposes pur
chasing for school parposss, but 1t wal
decided that the proper way TO vacsts tn,
street was by legal proceedings; Geo. Jacl
was given permission to drill well for ga
on the fat east of the wsverly House;
petition from the Board OF Health askiny
for expenses for rsprsssn tstion to the Stat,
Convention at Harrisburg was laid on tn,
table; committee was appointed To vivi
the springdale hose house and report ol
its condition. and also to take legal steps
II necessary. To break up and discontinu
the scandalous doings Of some parties il
the house; the usual monthly bills wer
approved, etc.
We think the School Board has made
mistake in selecting lot 80 far from th
centre of population to be accommodate
BY the proposed new school house, whic
should be located ~ near the centre a
possible. just ss is the school house i
SPringdale. There are about 300 schoc
children In Dufytown and the West Side
say rs far south as Stamm's brick yard
and these would be best served By schoc
building some where near the crossing G
Mercer and New Cssse streets.