Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Three of the Butler fire companies
will participate in the races at Mckees
Rocks, tomorrow.
All Busler attended the splendid
concert given by the GeTmania at the
Court House last Friday evening
Quite a number of Butler people
are attending the Free Methodist Camp
Meeting on the hillside opposite Free
port.
Quite number of our citizens are
taking advantage of the dull season TO
improve their sidewalks very good
idea.
Three young men from Chicago
passed through Butler on their bikes,
Tuesday They were going to New
York
The Standard Oil Co lately placed
an order for 40 miles of S-inch pipe
All the pipe mills of the country are
running night ard day
"A new cure for snake bite has been
discovered by German Professor, but
it comes to late; ;,there are no more ven-
omous snakes in this neighborhood.
Our grocers are paying 10 cents for
eggs, 16 for butter, 40 to 80 for potatoes,
40 for apples, cent each for cucum
~bers, 10 doz for corn, 81 bushel for
tomatoes, peaches and pears.
The great Star Pointer formerly
owned by j. W Titley Of Millerstown
equaled his record of 1:594 for a mile
pacing, at Columbus, O. last week
This is early in the season for mile
this fast, and the chances are that he
will lower his record before snow flies
There is a IL, 600 acre game preserve
down along the Ohio river and every
now and then the foxes that live in
it visit the neighboring country, in
Guiding Adams and Cranberry twps.,
this county. and help themselves to
spring chicken.
The question of who can talk of his
salary" and who must call his pay
wages" is settled by the congress of
the United States In the bankruptcy
bill that has become law is stipulated
that wage earners" shall mean an In
dividual who works for wages, salary
or hire, at rate of compensation not
exceeding 81, 500 per year.
An fro Of
two engines passed through Butler the
other day. The engines are said to
weigh 2e00 600 pounds each, the cars
10000 to 30, 900 each, and the loads CO.
900 each. Figure it up and you have
that train weighing about G,000, 900 |
pounds, and you envy that big bridge |
over the Allegheny its holding up
ability.
If you read an advertisement to the
effect that a certain firm in some dis
tant city will sell you an elegant tinted
engraving of the battleship Maine for
one dollar-said engraving approved by
the Untitled States government-don't
bite. They will send you a two-cent
revenue stamp. and you will have no
one but yourself to blame for your
stupidity.
While Conrad Firch or Pfrcht
whose place lies between Jefferson Cen
tire and Saxonburg was out in the field
harvesting few days ago somebody
entered his house and robbed him of
$1,000, in gold. He did not know he
had been robbed until he found his purse
containing check for $40, and SEQ in
cash lying open behind his barn He is
bachelor, and his sister keeps house
for him.
Eighteen passenger cars crowded
full of excursionists for Conneaut Lake
left Braddock on the Bessie r. L. last
Saturday morning at 7:3O. One of the
engines jumped the track and the two
p NJ, when and where some of the
excursionists left them. Their bad
luck was made unbearable by the con
duct of some drunk and disorderly
young men.
The races at the Fair this year are
as follows:-W Wednesday 2:40 trot
purse $50; 2:2O trot OF pace, purse $500;
Especial Butler county race, and run
ming race purse s75; Thursday, free for
all trot or pace, purse $500; 2:30 trot,
purse 5000, and 2:24 pace, purse $200;
Friday, 2;30 pace. purse $500; 2.4O trot.
purse $780, 2.25 trot, purse 900, and
running race purse 800. Making
total of $1775, in speed premiums, not
including the Butler county race
"A minister in neighboring town,
few Sundays ago. surprised his audi
ence by reading the following announce
ment from the pulpit ''The regular
session of the donkey club will be held
as usual at the close of service. Mem
bers will line up just outside the church
door, make remarks and stare at the
ladies who pass, as is their custom.
Any member known to escort lady to
church and sit with her like gentle
man will be expelled from member
ship"
1t is a long way from Cincinnati to
Toronto, and yet Cincinnati man made
wager some time ago that he could
ride from shat city to Toronto on his bike,
within certain time, without money
andwith only such food and drink al
were given to him. He followed the Ohio
to Beaver, and then cut across to Butler
He was here last Friday evening, told
his story to some of the boys, got 8
square meal, and then started off, say
ing that he expected to reach Harrisvillt
that night Quite crowd watched him
going down Main st. and up the GENE
tary hill He was to be in Toronto by
the following Monday.
"A city duck who is spending few
days at farm house is enjoying him
self hugely. The other day he wa,
heard singing
Now three times three for the bovine
she
And three for the female fowl,
At the farmers door which they feed
before,
No wolf has a chance to howl
No poets dream ever Matched a theme