Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-02
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Electric. light.
Bottle works closed.
-'Rah for Star Pointer, 1854.
Butler Fair-Sept 7, 8, 9 and 10th.
Labor Day, Sept. 9Th next Monday.
Butler people paid $4,000 taxes
last week
-Waite's Comedy Co., at Opera
House, Fair week.
A large number of Butterflies took
in the Kittanning fair last week.
The Western Penn'a Exposition
opens at Pittsburgh this week.
They say that up in Klondyke
gold is now weighed by the ton and
provisions by the ounce.
The School teachers of Butler coun-
ty in appearance and qualifications will,
we believe, compare favorably with
those of any county in the country.
The sale at Mary A Flick's in Mid
dlesex twp. will take place on Tuesday
Sept 7rh instead of the 17th. as the
item in last weeks paper read
The Waite Comedy Co. will open in
Che Opera House here on Saturday eve
ing and continue all Fair week every
evening with matinee on Saturday the
18th.
The Woodmen of the World will
unvail monument in memory OF de-
parted members in the near future.
While the date has not been selected
the event will occur some Sunday dur
ing September.
w. T. McCandless has rented the
restaurant at lis W. Jefferson ST. and he
has throughly cleaned, papered and
refurnishedit. He will give you all you
want to eat of good quality for 25
cents. and a clean good bed for the same
sum.
-Edmundson e. Perrine's big furni
ture store on Smithfeld ST., Pittsburg
was destroyed by fire last Thursday and
two fremen, Ezra Glover and Harry
Holt, were killed by falling walls.
The Seventh Ave. hotel was only saw
ed by hard work. Loss $4,000.
1t is said that snakes avoid Ash trees
and that the shaking of the leaves of the
ash over a poisonous snake renders it
helpless A small copperhead was
killed in swamp near Butler the other
day, and this point may be worth re-
membering as important if true"
The contract for the new mill at
Sunbury was awarded to mill building
firm last week at $6, 300 for which sum
the contractors are to furnish a high
de roller mill complete. Messers
r. s. Hindman, David McKissick and
and James Kelly will be the owners.
We have heard several Butler peo-
pie complain OF the lack of accomoda-
tions for travellers at Blairsville Inter
section; but the next time you have to
wait for train there go to the first
brick house down the track and you will
get good meal The name is Miller
and the owner IL farmer
Ed. Goss will have his restaurant
in the new Cummings building ON the
Diamond ready for the public by the
end of the week, and he will also have
dozen handsomely furnished bed
rooms. Ed. sets up the best of every
thing to everybody at reasonable
price.
The Park Theatre was opened for
the present season Saturday evening
with Blaney's boy Wanted" The
house was full and the show good.
First class attractions will be placed be-
fore the local public and no doubt will
be patronized as literally as the manag-
ment expects and deserves.
The stone-work of the first story of
the new English Luthern church is
nearing completion and it looks well.
The stone cutters are doing good work
The stone is coming from the Hinsburg-
er quarry south of town The lumber
and mill work for the church is being
furnished by L. g Wick, and the mill
work is said to be as fine as any ever
turned out in Butler
The Citizens Building and Loan
Association will open stock books for
new series beginning Oct. End next, and
subscriptions can be left with G.. w.
Miller, Pres. Ira McJunkin. Sec'y., or
Williams and Mitchell. solicitors The
Office of the Assn IL now the old tax
Office in the Armory Building, first floor
The series generally run for six years.
The old town of Port Dover on the
Canadian shore of Lake Erie gave the
Butler county l. o. o. F. a royal well
come last Thursday The excursionists
were met at the pier by band and were
given an excellent supper by the towns
people. The boat was six hours cross
ing the lake. There were about 200
people went up from Butler, many of
whom went on to Niagara Falls The
excursion was success. All enjoyed
it,