Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-21

SorR-All advertisers intending to max.
chsges in their ads. should notify Us o
.hsir intention to do so, not later thai
Monday morning.
Adminfsthrstors and Executors of estai
cad secure their receipt books at the Cf'
ZEr office,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
SPRING ANNOUNCEMENTS.
lSubject to Republican Primaries
Saturday, Jan. 20, 1897, from to P. NJ
For TAX COLLECTOR.
JOHN s. JACK, of the 1st Ward.
THOMAS E. SMITH, of the fifth Ward.
THOMAS ALEXANDER of the lat ward
House hunting time is at hand.
How do your resolutions hold out
-Attcnd your primary election.
The grounding is preparing for his an
nual appearance.
"A rsician may be teetotaler and
yet never miss a bar
The value OF public school property in
the State is s4S. .l43, ,0SS.
The fellow who can't skate doesn {
cut much ice with the girls.
The woman who lives down criticism
has a hard battle OF it.
I'm class legislation there is likely to be
quite bad spell this winter.
The fact that man is busy is no sign
that he is doing anything.
1t requires only the necessary circum- :
stances to make any man liar.
Go. Els regimental inspection occurs
on Tuesday Feb. 10th, at 8 p. m.
1t is nearly time for the fellow who
started diary to get tired of his job.
Nov ye candidates for Burgess, Coun.
Gil and School Director, come to the front.
Erie county paid $3.50 for 81 ep
killed by dogs last year, and the tax re-
ceived on dogs was SO. ZOO.
"A solution Of sslt and water spiinkled
over coal ia said to make it last much
longer in the burning.
Apples, potatoes snd-other vegetables
are reported to be rotting much more
rapidly than usual this winter.
Joe Jefferson says of high hats that
they ''are good backgrounds for women's
faces, but poor fairgrounds for comedy"
The woman who Is holding on to the
money her husband gave her at Christmas
can utilize it to rare advantage in the shops
now.
The little girl, who was told that snow
came from heaven, naively stated that it
must be so-it was too cold to come anoth-
or place.
Don't forget the entertainment to be
givon by the Treble Clef Club at the Park,
tomorrow evening, for the benefit of the
Hospital Fund.
When you hear a man declare that he
cannot remember ever having told lie in
his life, you can bet your last dollar that
his memory is failing.
Tuesday evening the members of the
q. P. Church with their friends made up
avery pleasant informal social gathering
The young ladies Of the choir and little
Miss Jcnston pleased the company with
their vocal mnsic-
AT a meeting of stockholders Of the
Pittsburg. Shenango d Lake Erie Railroad
company held in Meadville last Thursday
$3.50 votes out Of total OF $4,000 repre-
sented were cast IN favor of merging with
the Butler d. Pittsburg.
Boys are not slow in picking up the
the current slang. For instance, "There
arc ether shirts in the laundry" ''rhere
Ia no steam coming out Of your shoes, !"
"You never had ysur picture on a button"
Your not the only pebble on the beach,
"You are not an electric light; you can be
blown out" There are no steamboats,
named after him."
AT the Park Theatre on Monday even
eniug, EIihu Spencer supported by a COM
pany of artists, played Shakespeare's ira.
gedy, Othello. Mr.. Spencer acted the
part Of the william, Iago, very well, and
was ably supported in all the other charac-
ters, especially by NJ. Henuing, as Othel-
10. The audience was small but very ap.
preciative.
The Grand Army of Prospect and vi
cinity, with.their families met at James F..
4sKee's in Prospect, last "Wednesday
night, the 18th, and enjoyed an oyster sup
per and had good time. About huud-
red people were present, and all enjoyed
themselves. Comrade John Weigle made
the funny speech of the occasion,
Tomorrow evening the, Treble Clei
Club will give concert in the Park Thea
tire, following the concert some of Butler's
theatrical talent will show itself in the one
act comedy, 'efhe Sleeping Car" The pro-
cseds 60 the fund Of the Butler County
General Hospital. Pat up your money, en-
Joy the entertainment and help the good
cause along.
"A joint agreement of merger and con-
solidation between the Butler d. Pittsburg
railroad company and tho Pitlsburg, 6hen-
ango & Lake Erie railroad company, form
ing a new concern under the name of the
Pittsburg, Bessemer d Lake Erie railroad
compsny, was filed Monday in the State
Department at Harrisburg. The new com
psny is capitalized at $40, 900, 900, and will
be controlled by Andrew Carnegie fer the
purpose of hsuling ORC from the lakes to
the manufacturing interests with which he
is connected.
-Seturday is primary day and we should
nominate good mea for all the offices,
particularly for Council and Direc tors
The town will probably vote for the pro-
posed increase in its Indebtedness, which
will throw the responsibility for the pro-
posed Improvements. electric light plant,
etc, upon tho next council; and our
School Board nov handles about 500 900 q
year. In the 1st ward, J. ii. Harper, jog
Parkins, Isaac Andrews, VIM. Johnston
and l.. d. Perrine are spoken ot for conn
Gil, and John Findley, Elmer Young and