The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-02
Passaic Items.


When high-toned gents OF social rank
And crank, and sneak and swell,
Invade the farmers private ground,
And hunt rabbits for TO sell.
But when their victim asks their right
And 70 his wrath gives vent,
They forthwith play the "baby act"
And the injured innocent"
BY thinking that their standing"
His objections should prevent.
1t makes us think of him, whose life
Long since has been exploded.
Who furnished fun for the humorist
And the world ne'er DISCONNECTED
BY figuring as the goi-darned fool
Who didn't know il was loaded"
Last Sunday was what l used TO
hear the old folks call a regular God
send, still and clear, the sunshine
soft and balmy. We stood and heard
the bells ringing in Butler, and was
thankful indeed. for so rich bless
ing.
Our vicinity was honored on
Thanksgiving day by Hon JAS H Lay,
who in company with Robt Deacon
OF Butler, were taking drive over
the country, most likely to crafty
the land loving propensities of learn
cd and wealthy Judge, who does not
come within the meaning of "a king
aud no king" because he is not only
a Judge" of law, but Judge" of
land as we'll although possiblya a little
off politically. As to Bob. he is "a
Deacon and no deacon" but to see
him airing himself in a pnumatic
tired landau, he has all the appear
ances of high church dignitary.
Many thanks, gentlemen. for the
compliment you have paid our beau
tiful country side, and may many
Thanksgiving drives be yours in the
years to come.
Mrs Geo Findley returned from
Nevada last Thursday, where she
had gone to see her sick niece, who
died after her arrival
Mr. w T Lowery and wife, of Mt.
Sterling Kentucky, wa. paying his
old friend, VIM Walls visit one day
last week. He has since returned to
his home, having completed a three
weeks visit to relatives and friends
in this part of the moral vineyard.
Like all kentuc kians we found him
to be an intelligent and amiable
gentleman.
Our young folks whiled away the
hours on last Friday evening at the
home OF W c Kennedy in a merry
social. A splendid time is reported.
The two children of Mr. Isaac Walls
have been quite sick with something
like scarlet fever, but are better at
present. We hope there may be
some mistake in diagnosing the cases
as it would be fearful thing to have
this dread disease IN our midst.
One of the worst tragedies that
ever hung gloom over any communi-
ty came near happening in our quiet
little village last Wednesday night.
1t seems as if Mrs Fred Freer, who
lives with her husband up over Mr.
Packers store, had gone on a visit to
remain over night, and Mr. Freer
being in no hurry to go up to their
room did not put in his appearance
until sometime after dark, when he
went up to retire. What happened
when he went inside the door may
never be acc urately known. At any
rate Mr. Packer, who was in the store,
was startled at mad rushing, kissing
sound like unto a falling meteor,
which proved to be Nr Freer coming
down stairs like the "Water pouring
down Lodere" and bursting in upon
him reported that somebody was up
stairs and he was satisfied there were
several, as he had received two dis
tinct blows On the breast, three on
the thigh, seven on the shanks and
fourteen kicks as he left the room.
Of course this aroused Packer, who
with the courage Of a "British bull
dog" and who would fight a real
ghost, armed himself With a revolver
and making Freer go before so that
he could prevent an attack from the
rear, they cautiously went back to
do battle with the foe. Of course as
conservative men they were in no
hurry and took plenty OF time for
their wrath TO cool down, for fear OF
doing too much damage to the in
truder. Finally they saw he was not
going to come out and present him
self for target SO they went in, and
with light in hand discovered the
fowl craven under the bed in the
shape OF a little turkey hen. After
the excitement of the discovery and
capture it was found that an old