Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Wash ont in the Bessie.
Salvation Army in town this week.
John Zahradnacks pig put him in
hot-water.
Candidates for borough offices are
bobbing up.
-Claytonia p o. in Clay twp.-Jas.
W. Barron, P. NJ.
An epidemic of suicide is passing
over the country.
Chestnut street has been opened
through the Wagner lots, but is not yet
graded
The Heeter Bros, of Clarion Co,
now have the old Parkin meat mar ket
on Centre Ave.
Don't forget to look over the new
advertisements which appear in the
CITIZEN each Week
AT the meeting of Council. Tues
day evening. the contracts for the Mer-
Ger and Race st. sewers were awarded
to Harry Reimer at 1856 and 1881. 80.
jefferson Mitchell, recently of Cen
treyille, has opened a drug store in the
Shaffer building on s. Main St, former
ly occupied by the Steele tobacco store.
The second mum Der of the Y. NJ. c..
A. Star Course, The Ideal Concert Co.,
will appear in the Park Theatre, this
evening. A good program is anticipat-
ed.
The Y NJ G. A. football team was
to have played Allegheny College at
Meadville on Monday, but they receiv-
ed telegram in the morning declaring
the game off on account of rain
If the CITIZEN pleases you, hand it
to neighbor who does not take it, and
ask him to add his uame to the long
and appreciative list of patrons already
on our books. Sample copies sent free.
The creek bed through town is SO
filled up with refuse from the Plate
Glass Works that there is more sand
than water in it, and more of the mud
is being poured in constantly. 1t makes
an awful homely looking creek.
Ensign Berriman, who has charge
of the work of the Salvation army in
Pittsburgh, came here Monday and
inaugurated the movement in this city.
He was accompanied by Capt. Howley,
who will take charge of the work here.
A wise son maketh glad father,
but foolish son is the heav:ness of his
mother" read the clergyman. A girl
whispered to her companion; oh!
that's what makes your mother SO
stout"
An advertisement placed in the col
umns of the CITIZEN reaches three
times as many farmers and town peo-
pie as any other paper circulating in
this territory. Good results must fol-
low.
Some young fellows mistook last
Sunday night for a second Halloween,
and smashed White, Walter & Cos sign.
The firm will pay $40 for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of
the narties who did IL.
Occasionally correspondent sends
us some local items but forgets to write
his or her name on the paper, and as
we clnnot remember the handwriting of
all, the items are consigned to the
waste basket Always write your
name on the paper somewhere.
Last Saturday a combine of 81 per
cent Of the steel tubing interests of
America was effected at Pittsburg with
capital of $1,000, 900. A large part
of the steel tubing business before tais
was controlled by the Standard oil Co.
and this trust means that the Standard
is reaching after the whole business
Clyde Beaner sneaked up behind
Don, Sullivan of Beaver Falls, former
ly of ProspecD last Saturday night,
and struck him down, and then got on
top of him and pounded him. The
blow killed Sullivan and if the young
scoundrel who hit him is not hung, Gas
he ought to be) he should at least
serve term in the penitentiary.
Vanity of vanities'' said Solomon
''all is vanity" but Herb Harper, sit
ting on EASY street" in his new and
beautiful storerooni, surrounded by
the goods Of this world and with his
check book showing large balance in
his favor. isn't bit vain, Herb is the
same old Herbert, and is doing an i'm
mense trade.
Al. Ralston, the miller of Ralstor
Bros, of Prospect, WAS in town, Satur
day afternoon, and in an hour or so dis
posed of ten hundred of their celebra-
ted Buckwheat Flour Since this season
oponed they have ground three thous
and bushels Of buckwheat, besides an
average of about so bushels Of wheat
per day. They make the best of -four
and have ready sale for it.
The Butler Portrait Co. does its
own work in its own studio on w JEFF
serson st. Yon can see the artist at his
work any time any day, and he makes
a good picture. Some time ago he
made pictures of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Weber, who formerly lived here, and
he has duplicated the same order five
times since.
Tho u n nm Ui,aul-uo-;.