Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-08-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LUNAL AND ULlNLNhL,
Sing a song of Klondike,
Buckets full of gold,
Half its wealth of nuggets
Never has been told
Let us TO the Klondike-
Up the Yukon, where
Ey'rv man and woman
Is millionaire,-Ex
Nixy.
August.
Dog Days.
Butler Fair-Sept. !, 6, 0 and 10th.
Powdered cinnamon scattered IN
cracks will drive away red ants
Some people who cut their hay be-
fore the wet spell now have second
crop to cut.
The BOYS Brigade of the Y. NJ C.
A will camp at Slipperyrock, with
Mr. Carruthers in charge.
This has been a splendid harvest
week, and the wheat il not nearly so
badly injured as reported.
The German Lutherans picnicked at
Rock Point yesterday. A large crowed
attended
There is said to have been 5000
people at the Lutheran Reunion az
Rock Point, yesterday.
,r1 nL.1 eo-r,nr r-bo committed
uicide because it was too hot to live,
may have Jumped out of the frying
pan into the fire.
The most manly man likes to be
petted by the woman Of whom he Is
fond, but he does not care for babylsn
endearments in public.
"A party from Butler lately spent
pleasant afternoon at the Commercial
in Evans City Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
berg keep an up-to-date hotel
-Aland. the tailor, had one Of the
new style of kites flying the other day.
1t was the first Of the kind we have
seen in Butler.
Last month reminded some OF ''us
Young fellows Of the July Of 1855, when
it rained nearly every day in the
month, and the grain grew in the
shock.
Why should the spirit OF mortal
be proud" has stood pretty well the
wear and tear Of conundrum's exper-
ience, but a tougher or one is, why
should a barber eat onions.
1t il to be hoped the distillers when
they get to selling by the bottle, will
concede 30 much to temperance as TO
continue TO divide a gallon into five
quarts
Next Thursday will be visitors day
at the Orphans Home. A large crowd
is expected from Pittsburg. Everybody
invited The reception will be contin-
nssf@uxin9 the evening for the benefit OF
the towns people.
1t was intended To build the new
English Lutheran church with the
pink sandstone, trimmed with the gray;
but the supply Of pink is exhausted at
the quarry. and the entire church will
be built Of gray
Butler has thieves worthy OF the
name While Mrs. Warrick was attend
ing colorcd Campmeeting down the
plank road Tuesday night, her house on
Maple Ave near the Plate glass works
was robbed Of nearly everything in il.
An ice cream social will be given
by the Unionville Y. p. s. G. r. on the
lawn mt the home Of w. III. McCand
less, north Of Unionville, on the eve
ming Of the McCandless reunion, Aug
49, Everybody invited
The tax on cigarettes il under the
new law ~ on the thousand. an increase
Of 80 cents. II the legislature would
have enacted q law prohibiting the
manufacture Of these coffin nails, they
would have done the youth Of the land
far greater good.
The air was cooled in Butler by n
shower last Tuesday evening: and few
miles west Of town they had a very
heavy rain and thunder storm, during
which the barn of-Puff was struck
by lightning and destroyed by fire, and
COW belonging TO VIM Dick Of Frank
lin twp was struck adm killed
"A large crowd assembled around
Esq Gilghrist's Office Wednesday eve
ming, the report having been circulated
that Kclso was under arrest there, but
such was not the case-W. A. Hunter
was under arrest for kidnapping his
child and taking it down to Thorn
Creek The couple have not been liy-
ing together for some years. He gave
bail for Court
Races at the Butler Fair.