Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-01-09
An Artist
IN Crime
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Now this is eighteen ninety-six,
Let us resolve right here
That we'll be nearly twice as good.
AS what we were last year.
There's cry for calendars.
The bachelors will have en- uneasy
year.
Leap year proposal parties will be in
vogue.
The Good Will Hose Co. re- elected their
old officers.
Damn d Dickey do good business at
their restaurant on East Jefferson st.
No, Maude, dear, a mans humorous
vein does not run alongside of his funny
bone
Don't carry your New Years resoln-
tions around with you; you're liable TO fall
down and break them.
The meeting Of the Glade Mill Mutual
at Mars, Tuesday, was well attended by
both members and candidates.
--"Don't make light of things, says the
Philosopher, ''it is this habit carried to
extremes that lands the incendiary in
jail"
We'll, why don't you come IN and drop
dollar and get the CITIZEN for year.
We can furnish few more copies without
increasing the capacity of our presses
Election officers can secure nomina-
ton papers for the coming party primaries
for the FEBRUARY election by calling at
the offs of the County Commissioners.
-Bellas & Myers OF Butler and Coopers-
town have dissolved partnership, Mr..
Myers taking the Butler store, and Mr..
Rellas the one at Cooperstown, where he
has Harry Iseman as partner, under the
name of G. G. Bellas q Go.
Late last Saturday night, Humane
Agent Skillmsn found an old horse neai
Kramer's livery, aud had him taken in and
cared for but as the horses board-bill is
being charged up to him, and as he cannot
find the animals owner, he is becoming
very tired of the humane business.
On account of the emigration to the
West Virginia and other oil fields, the
number OF taxables in this county decreas
ed from II ,514 in 1892 to 1860 in 1895
and our share of the school appropriation
will be about "a, 500 less per year for the
next three years.
Tho leap-year party in Armory Hal
last Thursday night was both immense nj
delightful The ladies called around 70,
their gentleman friends-some of them go
ing in carriages and sending in their card
per boy; and after the ball taking then
home again.
The Mems Bible Glass of this plac
held their eighth annual meeting on New
Years evening lastiat the house of thei
teacher. Col. John NJ. Sullivan, and at tn
close of the meeting presented Mr. Sullivan
with fine revolving chair, as an evidenc
of their regard tor him and appreciation G
his services as their teacher.
A fame used for .hswing out a pip
in the cellar set fire to Peter Schehck
house last Sunday, aad the fire quickly foI
lowed the studding up to the attic, whic
filed with smoke. The fire companies re
sponded to the alarm in remarkably shoi
time, considering the zero weather, tw
the fire drowned out.
Persons wishing their letters to &
through the mails in hurry should alway
write "in haste" on the lower lett han
corner of the envelope. Then everybod
connected with the postal service jump
around lively. The stage driver whip
his horses into brisk trot, the postmast'
dances a jig and the route agent push'
fowrard and tells the engineer to pull II
throttle and let her go.
One OF our townsmen who has swor
off the use OF tobacco except when
wants a smoke'ald the use of liquor e,
cept when he wants drink" hands l
the following, with the request to publish
Swear off all equiyocationl
Swear of all exaggeration
Swear off writing loving versesl
Swear off worshiping your pursei
Swear off gambling and card tricks
Swear off talking through your hatl
Swear off giving ''tit for tatl"
Swear off hsYing any debts
Swear off scandal, if you can!
Swear off being bad mani.