Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-07-01

-Picnics are ripe.
18th Of July next Saturday
Three weddings in Butler yester.
day
The i02d and 139th reune at Apollo,
August 10
The bottle glass men expect two
months shut down
The P. Z. r. Co. has selected
Thursday for excursion day.
Center Ave bridge is being raised
inches, and repaired.
White, Walter & Co 8 annual road
race will be held on July 21st-
Buffers college boys and girls are
all home for the summer again.
Parts of s. and n Mexican st. have
been pitched and sanded and are in use.
John A. Dodds and SONS are now
pro2rietors of the Globe Roller Mills at
Mars
Lots of clover was cut this week,
but next week will be the great one for
hay.
The Italian string band, and dot
.leetle German band" have given us
plenty of music lately.
1t is said that new stone quarries
are to be opened on the Wigton and
Roenigk farms near Bfanchton.
Sherman & Egen boiler repairers,
have all they can do at their shop on Z.
Cunningham St, near West Penn
depot.
Quite number of Pennsylvanians
are taking advantage Of the Christian
Endeavor excursion rates to see the
Great West
With lawnfetes, merry go rounds,
dancing pavilions. two bands, and win
ming three ball games, Butler was quite
a sporty town last week.
That Elks head in Pape's window
came from Montana, and IN valued st
$50. The big deer known as the Elk
and Moose are becoming very scarce.
If the Legislature keeps on adding
holidays TO the list we will soon be as
unfortunate as one of. the hot climate
countries where they 3S5 holidays every
year
Architect Owsleys plans for re
modelling the Jail are here and the Co.
1anpmisaioners will probably take bids
ON them IN the near future The esti-
mated cost of the change is s16 600
The State Teachers Association met
in convention in New Castle, Tuesday.
Quite number Of Butler county teach
ers are present, and taking part in the
proceedings
All Butler turned out to the open
air concert given by the Germania on
the Diamond, Monday evening But
Ter ought to have an open air place for
concerts and speeches with seats
-Greenville held a fremans tourna
ment, last week, TO which Butler was
not invited But one visiting company
was in attendance and Greenville beat
them in hose race
West Sunbury Academy had
eight graduates last week-six from
the Classical and two from the Scien-
tific department The school is doing
well.
Monday, July 5. being observed as
holiday the Postoffice will be open on
that day as follows: From ! to 9:30 A.
NJ, from 6 to p NJ. Regular morn
ing collections and delivery. Lobby
open all day.
This may be a queer and over
metaphorical way of putting the mat
ter, but it is true nevertheless that the
toad is not as graceful bird as the
June bug, but he is the st, Bernard of
the garden and worth his weight in cut
worms at any stage Of the game.
The editor of one of our esteemed
contemporaries says.he stepped into the
store Of a business man who did not ad-
vertise. and was surprised to find him
busy. The storekeeper had the itch;
likewise Waterbury watch, and when
he wasn't scratching himself he waa
winding his watch.
The motor cycle is here and Is a
success. The motive power is com
bination of the electric spark with gas,
kerosene or gasoline. All the rider has
to do il balance the thing and stop and
start as he wishes. Yes, but all the fun
and healthy exercise of cycling go with
the coming ia Of this machine.
-Our grocers are paying 6 cts. fol
cherries, = to 10 for butter, to 6 fol
strawberries. i2 for eggs, Is ctr a bd
fc peas, 81 cts doz. punches foI
Beets, 30 cts doz for cucumbers, 2(
A cts doz for onions and radishes, q
cts for old, III for new potatoes and
81 to A. n pair for spring chickens.
"A heavy six footer entered Evans
machine shop on y. Mexican st., las
Friday night, and went up stairs and
took gold watch belonging TO Harry
Evans and $40 belonging to Lawrence
Robinson. The latter heard him, and
got a pistol and followed him down
stairs, when the burglar grabbed him
and they had tussle during which
Robinson shot himself through the left
hand. The burglar escaped.
Cherries are good very good W.
once heard n person express the BELLE
that il was cherry that Eve tempted
Adam with. and not an apple but Z
hundred and fifteen dollars worth o
cherries are a good many. Some boy.
ate some cherries belonging to l.. s
Larrimore, near Greece City, few
days ago, and also annihilated the tree
and the costs and fines before Esq
Gilchrist last Saturday morning
amounted to 1880
The r y. 6 l.. T.. r. X. will make
rate Of one fare for the round trip or
account Of July 4th. tickets good gOin.
July 3, and 5. and for return July 6
Do not forget the grand celebrations al
Conneaut Lake and Slippery Rocl
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