Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
If you keep your mouth shut you
won't have to eat crow.
You can notice that the days are
half inch longer now.
When you write letter be sure
YOU head it with the proper do.
If you take care of the pennies the
dollars will probably be blown in by
your heirs.
The Parker twp. gold shaft is down
100 feet. The contractors are to dig 1t
40 feet deeper.
The converted Hindoo drew large
audiences to the Salvation Army ser
vices in the Opera House, Sunday.
Look out for full vote on the 10Th.
The Poor House question will bring
every voter who can move about to the
polls
While we are freezing here the peo-
plo of Australia are suffering from the
heat-the mercury in some places there
registering 124 in the shade.
The entering of a municipal lien
by the borough against the old grave
yard for street paving bill OF $50.
will bring up some interesting legal
questions.
"A fire alarm was rung Wednesday
morning for a little blaze in the cellar
ofC. S. Haines' house, at Pearl and Oak
SITS. The fire companies responded but
their services were not needed.
The mercury stood at zero last Sun
day morning, but on Tuesday morning
when it felt colder it was five above.
This morning il was from 10 to 13 below
the coolest we have had.
in Japan they chop off the heads of
those who are in debt at the beginning
of the year. What lot of headless
people would be seen on the streets OF
Butler If such custom was in vogue
herel
In this Poor House matter, as in
some other matters we notice there IS
an antagonism in the minds OF the
country people against the town people.
This should not exist. The interests OF
this town and those of the surrounding
country are identical.
This morning an alarm was sound
ed for fire in Charley Reeds house on
the island. 1t was put out before the
fireman got there Henry Troutmans
new house on N. Main st. was on fire
this morning. 1t was put out with
small damage.
The third trial of DR.. R. W. Bell, of
New Castle, on charge of criminal NAL
practice, Miss Daisy Kirker being pros
ecutrix. was held in Mercer last week,
and resulted in the acquittal of the de-
fendant. On two previous trials he
was convicted, but secured new trials
and change of venue.
John w. Powell of Sarver's Station
recently bought 800 bu. of shelled corn
and placed it in his grainery which
stands close to the West Penn track.
The weight of the corn bursted the
side of the grainery next the railroad
and little avalanche of corn came
down on the track. Most of it was
gathered up before the train passed.
ALI the young folks and a few of
the old ones of Chestnut Ridge in Lam
caster twp, gave w. I. Scott and wife
pleasant surprise last Friday evening
They called it necktie social, and the
surprised couple fed ninety of them
before they got away. One young lady
baked ring in her cake, and realized
several dollars for the missionary society
by selling pieces of the cake
According to ruling made by the
postoffice department. business men de-
posit money orders in the banks the
same as cash or drafts Heretofore mer-
chants have been in the habit of per-
mitting their money orders to accumu-
late before presenting them at the post
Office for payment. This has been the
cause of some confusion, and the new
rule will be convenient to business men
and postoffice department alike. .-Ex
Borough matters Mayor Myers
(who was once boy himself) has issu
ed a proclamation against the use OF
the sidewalks for coasting and skating
At the meeting of Council Tuesday
evening the E. Penn ST. sewer ordi.
nance was passed; the Water Co. was
authorized to put in twelve fire plug,
in the East End; number of warrants
for paving and salaries were ordered tc
be drawn; some board walks ordered
and Council will meet again on Feb.
14th.
Will some Englishman. who sees
this. please tell us what Boxing Day i,
in England. The advertising depart
ment Of Barnum & Bailey's "Greatest
Show on Earth, then exhibiting daily
to audiences of 25000 in London, sen
us a copy of The Times of that town
dated Tuesday Dec. %. 1897, contain
ing u column notice of their show; ant
in looking over the paper we Learned
that the previous day monday Dec 81
was Boxing Day, during which all bust
ness was suspended and the peopl,
hocked to the museums. galleries, gar
dens, etc. We can find no reference tc
such holiday in our Encyclo. ant
would like to know what it is