Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-01
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LOCAL lVD GENERAL,

LOCAL lVD GENERAL
Its nothing but politics.
-Hallow Fen is approaching.
-Oyercoats are now IN demand.
-"Close the door" signs are ripe.
The reign of the straw hat ID over.
Only five weeks until election day.
There will be more fine weather yet.
Last week ended the base ball season.
John Bickel will move into his new
store next week.
The Canton few er seems to be spread
ing.
1t blew hard in this vicinity, all OF
Tuesday night, but we were not in the
track of the West Indian tornado.
Down the West Penn road the other
evening farmer noticed broken rail and
avsrted sn accident by tagging the even
ing train. The R. R. Co. should make
him present.
john A. Dodds. formerly of Mt. Chest
nut, lately of New Gsllilee, Beaver Co.,
has rented the Parks Mill at Mars for
term Of FIVE years, and will be pleased to
see his old friends.
Another second has bssn taken off the
pacing ecord,-"Gentry' did mile at
Portland Me. the other day in two minutes
aud half q second. Star Pointer, sold
last winter by J. W. Titley of Millerstown.
won the fastest three heat rsce on record,
and reduce his recordd to 2:02f
An estimate il the Bradford Record
places the amount realized by the sharps
who followed Barnum q Bailey's circus, on
it's recent visit in that city, at $500 to 5000
This is really not sn immoderate amount
for suckers to drop in going up against
another fellows game.
The Butler Running team won the hose
race at Sstsrsville last Thursday and won
$3.50. The team received an ovation
when they returned home from Sisters
vile last Friday night. They take
part in the races at Johnstown next week
and will probably accept the challenge of
the Martins Ferry team tor q race at Sis
tersville for purse Of $4,000.
The base ball season Of 1896 has clos
Cd without much enthusiasm. However
ir was paying season, and all the clubs
of the National League wero financially
successful. Baltimore is for third time
winner Of the pennant. and sor the second
time the Cleveland club, the rival of the
Orioles last year, will contest with them
In the series for the Temple cup.
Our weather-wise neighbor Of the EN-
lenton News has tip from Dame Nature
on the hardness of the coming winter.
He says: The growth of rsgweed in fields
throughout the country revives the old
saying that the blanket of snow that will
cover mother earth the coming winter will
be ss deep as the weeds are high. The
average height of the weeds ranges from
two to three feet, and we may accordingly
lsok for snow as deep.
The iron cylinders that you OCCASION
ally see lying in front of q drug store
contain liquid oarbonic acid gas, and are
charged to pressure OF 100 pounds to the
square inch.
The gas is used in soda water, and the
druggists bay it in cylinders from the man
ufacturers.
The gas esoapes from the cylinders into
the fountain through very small hole;
and in Pittsburg one dealer in the gas
ruined the business of another by slightly
opening his opponents cylinders where
ever he found them in use in collars.
BOY WANTED-A boy wanted TO learn
trsdo, from Is to 20 years Of age. Inquire
ct GEO ]. KRUG's,
Meat Market, 200 s. Main st.