Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-06-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

L0CAL AND GENERAL.
The plank-road is again being survey
ed,
Our BARRIERS are busy harvesting the
spring crop.
The Bicycle rider may toll not but he
certainly does spin.
A bicycle census of the town would be
interesting.
strawberry shortcske is beginning to
get Il lis work.
The bike ridel should not get too iamiI-
lar lth side walks.
Money j1dloioasly expen ded in town
Improvements is sure to come back.
Jas. MeMiilen, had his honse and all
its contents destroyed By fire, Sunday
night.
The first story of John BickePs new
SaildiDs is nearly up. The building will
ba a dandy.
Bro Tucker has secured water from
the company at s35 month; and began
to sprinkle and clean the streets yesterday.
"A slight frost was seen in different
parts of the county Monday and Tuesday
mornings
There will be social at White Oak
Springs U. P. church ON Thursday and
Friday evenings, June IL and II
The peculiar taste to the city water is
said to be due to decaying vegetation in
the lam at BoydstoNn
The School Directors of Jefferson twp.
will elect teachers on Saturday. the 2Oth,
inst See notice in ano ther place.
The Allegheny General Hospital is
getting a general overhauling-and it
seems 10 need it.
-"What Is lover" asks a correspondent.
Lore my friend, ii thinking that you and
the girl can he an eternal picnic to each
other.
&C. G. Steele has purchased the Vogeley
Cigar Store, in the Shaffer building on
Main street. and will run first class cigar
store.
Postmaster Browns commission has not
vet arrived and it will probably be week
or ten days before he takes possession OF
the office.
The man who goes fishing and sits in
a cramped position on narrow thwart
from early nom till dewy eve and calls it
fun is the same chap that never goes to
church because tho pews amt comfortable.
-MIddlesex twp. is said to have been
the scene OF a little cyclone some time ago,
which picked up the barn OF the old Hick-
ey place and set it down some twenty feet
from it's foundation.
The colored people of Butler, assisted
by some outsid4 talent. gave a very enjoy
able concert in the W. G. T. Z. hall last
Thursday evening. They are endeavoring
to raise funds TO build church Tor them
ftlsG7J duh buDubA DD VhbONiosON W oFOig
body.
The Bankers base ball team of Pitts
burg, were "dead easy" for the Butler
team, and were beaten last Saturday, in
two games here-sc ores 13 to and II to A..
The Mars team played at West Sunbury
the same day and the game was declared a
draw. score 10 to.
Memorial Day was duly observed in
Butler. The parade formed as per pro-
gram, on Jefferson street, marched up and
down Main street TO near the bridge and
then back to the Court House, where the
people listened to a very creditable ora
tion on the day and its memory By Rev.
Campbell.
The Superintendent Of the Bell tele
phone lines was in town, yesterday, in
spectng the lines here. He had inspected
the line from Pittsburg to Butler. and
vent On from here to Aillerstown and
Clarion. The main or trun6 line of the
system, from New York to San Francisco,
passes through Butler,
AT the meeting of Council, Tuesd ay
evening the merchants of Butler were
given The privilege Of selling fireworks
from the lst 10 the 4th Of July; the resig
nation of Gao. Miles, who has moved t.
Marietta, O., as councilman for the 4tl
ward was accepted, and Adam Hoffnel
was appointed in his place; thu contract
for the Penn st, sewer was awarded Il
Harry Reimer; several petitions we're con-
sidered and the usual monthly bills paid
Tho Union Veteran Legion held thei
memorial service on the evening Of Deco
ration Day. The solemn and impressive
rites were performed to the honor of Com
rades Robert Williams and Cyrus r. Eek
man, deceased, during the past year
Misses Alice Wick and Clara Heck AM
Mrs Anderson pleased the audience will
vocal solos. Rev. Johnston of the NJ. e
church made an address and pronounced
the bencdiction. The veterans entertain
ments are always worthy of attendance.
An exchange says that the knitting
mills have been directly helped by th
bicycle craze more than any other indus
try. An entirely new class of hosiery ha
been created, which has met with great dc
mand and on which fair profit can b
made. Bicycle hose OF various kinds ar
now necessary part of a hosiery stocl
In addition to hosiery and sweaters, tn
knit goods industry has profited by the in
creasing demand for knitted underwear
equestrian tights. leggings, knitted caps
belts and gloves These garments hay
attracted many manufacturers to this line
Said the man: attended service th
other Sunday at a church which was pro
vided with the new fashioned folding seal
aud like them. They were comfortabl,
to begin with. and that / count good fea
ture. ! don't see any reason why churc
seat,should not be comfortable; in fact
should think that II it were SO its occupar
wonld be more likely to pay strict after
tion 70 the sermon. There were at.holt
ers under these seats, but hat holders ar
nov put under pews ofthe ordinary CO.
structiOu. In the ch urch that / speak
there were coat-hoders on the backs
sslteraate seats in front and these at fir
looked strange; but really | don't see wh