Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-05-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Shore Acres, Friday, May ..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Shore Acres, Friday, May p.
Deer Creek or Bull Creek-which is
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Don't miss Shore Acres the last show
OF the season at Park Theatre, FRIDAY.
-Tbe cool weather this week probably
comes from the western storms.
An enemy Of the cut-worm has made
its appearance in 0hio-a sort Of beetle
which lives on them.
E. G. and J. F. Elliott and W. l. Allen
have erected building at Evans City and
purchased machinery for 4 mschine-shop
New railroad schedules, this week
and excursions. You can now 60 almost
anywhere for next TO nothing.
Lew Wick has remodeled the old dry
ing house of the Fullerton mill, and VIII
use it fo- planning mill.
Tie compulsory school law requires
the attendance at school of children be-
tween the ages Of s and IL years.
n al no" ho udFC
frost. and will have some fruit this year.
The frosts of last year came during the
second week of May. =,
Our grocers are paying 12i to 10 for
butter. for eggs, Is to 20 for potatoes,
25 to 80 doz. for rhubarb. 20 doz for
onions, 80 for rsdishes, 50 basket Tor
spinich and IL pound for lettuce.
An ice cream supper will be given on
the lawn OF the Presbyterian Church at
Unionville. on Thursday evening, May -,
1896, by the young people of the church
and Y. P. s. G. K. All are invited.
The last attraction OF the season will
appear al the Opera House, tomorrow eve
ming, Friday. 1t will be beautiful comedy
drama entitled "Shore Acres'-s very
fine thing"
e. S. Mccullough of Chicors will stand
hi, we'll bred Stsllion. Sandy Wilkes 2:29t,
by Crawford 2:074, al the Butler Fair
Grounds May %, % and % and June IL,
13, 10 and 20 and the rest of the season at
farm miles east of Chicors.
The Jr. o. U. A. N. Council of But
tercup will have an open meeting on Thurs
day night, May 28 Rev. N. d. Lichliter
State Vice Councillor OF the order will be
present to address the meeting. All are
invited.
The Odd Fellows of this State held
Grand Encampment in Pittsburg this week.
The sessions were held in the Alvin thes-
ire. At the session of Monday, David Z.
Dale of Butler, was appointed District
Grand Patriarch for this county.
Some slight changes have been made
IN the p. K. X. time table. The noon
train now leaves Butler FIVE minutes ear
lier, or at l1:20 q. m, and the evening
train one minute ear lier-5:05. The early
morning train from Allegheny TO Butler
now leaves the city at z. the afternoon
train at 3, and the evening train at $50.
The eighth Scotch Irish Congress will
meet 10 Harrisburg on June 4th, 9Th and
9th, next. The Scotch Irish Society was
organized in 1882 the objects oil the
society are exclusively historical and
social, and all people of Scotch Irish
descent are invited to become members.
Persons desiring to become members can
address A. O. Floyd, Chattanooga, Tenn.
We, this week, publish as per contrac-
with Mr.. J. j. Palmer, directory or par
tial directory OF the business establishments
of the county. Our contract with Hr.
Palmer requires US TO publish the cards in
but one issue and print them on card board
and blotters. but We will to continue the
cards for 8, or IL rlonths at reasonable
rate, and people wishing us to do 80 will
please communicate with us.
According to tho theory Of an old fish
erman who lives at Petrolia, there will be
high water all summer. The basis of this
idea is the fact that the fish in the small
.f,zx r. L.lI htu
spring. This authority of fish says that
when sun fish, suckers, and clubs spawn
in deep water as they did last year. the
season will he dry and there will be but lit
tie rain fall, but when they spawn in shall
low water there will be plenty OF rain and
corresponding high water.-Er.
The frat and second chapters Of our
new story, "My Strange Patient" which
appeared in last weeks paper, gave an ac-
count of the young physician's almost ac-
around Cape Horn to Valparaiso; Of his
ship coming upon q wreck and picking up
wounded Brazilian who was landed at
Valparaiso; OF an accident on the way
home which necessitated stopping at Rio
where the young doctor again met the
Brazilian. became very friendly with him
and made O strange arrangement with him
regarding the signature to any letters
passing between them, as that country was
on the verge of political revolution, and
OF his sailing for America via England.
story this week, and you will find 1t an in
teresting one.
Already there are So horses in training
at the track here which gives employment
TO at least twenty-five men. Fred Jami-
son has the track leased and has 10 horses,
his pride is Mary Russell 2:l6t; II. A
Hoorhesd has IL including Hustler Rus
sell 2:l24; Milt Mays Is developing his own
Darklight 2:2lt; w. II. Weigle has IL, hi
lowest marked ono ia Bell 2:274; Ramsey
Byers has four, all promising; Chas Jsmi
son is training two for BENZ. Masseth
Christ Steighner has six including Flort
Bel 2:29t and Florida Chimes, 2-year-olt
mark 2:4l, and W. II. Sampson is driYinJ
two for W. II. II. d E. 8. Riddle. JohI
Shsnor Ia training head on the bicycl,
track. Harry Jenkins, an expert hors'
shosr, has located ut the track with
blacksmith shop.
-LOST-Nrs. J. @. Kelly Of Prospec
on Tuesday last, lost small pocket bool
or purse between BickePs livery stable 0
this place and Prospect. 1t contained
roll OF bills around which was wrapped
blank deposit check Of the Butler Count,
National Bank. The finder or person VIII
returns IL to me will be literally rewarded
1t can be left ut the CITIzEs Office for me
MRS. J. O. KELLY,
Prospect. Pa.
CLOSING out Trimmed Hats re
gardless OF cost. Call in while th
stock is complete as they will no
last long at the prices we have
marked them at the millinery depart
ment Of The Peoples Store.