Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-02
LOCAL AND GENERAL
April Ist

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
April Ist.
Those who try to fool their friends
And make them Yerdant tools,
are often those who rush headlong
And lind themselves the tools.
Bird concerts every morning.
Shooting marbles is 10 season once
more.
The Allegheny river is getting on a
high.
What is as rare as spring weather in
SpriDgf
Bicycle enthusiasts are laying their
plans for the coming season.
TIN ice gorge at Parker went out with
out doing any demage.
Mrs zimmerman's spring opening of
millinery, was largely attended.
sim. Nixon will have sale Of horses,
ETC., at his farm in Penn twp, April 9Th.
Frank Kemper has discontinued his
harness shop on Cunningham ST., and is
now with Martincourt d Co. on Jefferson
ST.
--Jno. Bickel is now occupying the old
Hsrfzel & Kemper room on S. Main ST,
bat expects TO be in his new building By
Sept. lst next.
The station house at Evans City was
destroyed by fire at daylight, Tuesday
morning. The flames were well under
headway when discoTered.
There will be Basket Picnic and
Reunion held at No. School Jefferson
twp, Saturday April Ii, '9G. All who
have been in any way connected with the
school are very cordially invited to attend.
The nth anniversary Of the founding
OF the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
will occur April 18th. The date falls on
Sunday and public observances will gen.
orally be held on the previous or following
day.
james Marshall Of Brownsdale. raised
last year some Of the finest potatoes, rural
New Yorkers No 2, we have ever seen, he
Is selling them for seed and thinks this
year ia going to be great year for pota-
toes.
The " Surrender at Appomattox" will
be fittingly celebrated by U. V. L. No. IS
in their hall (Reiber Building) Thursday
evening April 9th. A good program has
been arranged.
Our grocers are paying 12c for eggs,
zoe for butter, sl.00 for apples. 20c for
potatoes, 6Oc for psrsnirs, 20 for turnips.
$1.50 for onion sets, 40c for onions, SOC
dozen lunches for green onions.
1t is proposed to do away with the
Office Of coroner, and haYe medical ex-
aminers investigate and report on violent
deaths. the authorities that have to deal
with the dete ction and prose cution Of
criminals being called on to take up the
investigation if theGhcts seem to warrant
it.
Mr.. X. T. Adams of Allegheny twp.
had TO kill four hogs, two cats, one goose,
and his dog in consequence OF their hay
ing been bitten by mad dog. Mr.. J. W.
McGinnis' dog, bitten at the same time,
also went mad, and in turn, trayersed the
neighborhcod biting every thing in his
cource. He was finally killed at Annis-
vile.
The following gem was received at
this Office yesterday, but unfortunately the
writer is still at large, owing to his nog-
lect to attach his signature:
The first bird OF spring
Attempted to sing,
But ere he had sounded note,
He fell from the limb;
A dead bird was him;
The mnsic had frlz in his throat.
"A dispatch from New Castle dated,
Mar. 81, read as follows:-Detective S. B.
Marshall left this evening for Sterling, Ill.,,
to secure T. G. Smith, who ia wanted in
Butler county, this state, for bigamy and
perjury, in marrying Miss Hillard, a sister
Of Martin s. Hilliard, wealthy oil man
OF that county. Later it was discovered
that Smith had married Warren, o.,
young lacy two years ago. and that he had
never secured divorce from her.
The old building on Main st. lately
occupied by George yogeley, and now be-
ing demolished, was built by Rev. Wm.
Stewart about the year 1885. Stewart was
local N. Z. preacher, and also the owner
OF the Hickory furnace in Slipperyrock; and
It was in this building that he lived and
raised his family. Ths other building, late
ly occupied by John Bickel and with the
Stewart now being demolished to make
room TO- the new Bickel building, was
built by George Frederick in 1867.