Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-18


Adrninistrators and Executors Of estates
can secEre their receipt books at the CiIi
ZEA Office. and persona making public sales
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LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The war is over
Great corn crop coming
Teachers institute August 10Th.
Butler Fair. September 8, T. s. 8.
Vacation days viii soon be over.
Butter Fair, September 6 J. 5, 9.
Everybody goes to the Butler Fair.
A person couldn't afford TO miss the
Bntier Fair
Both agencies are paying 81 cts
for oil this morning.
And we are all going to the Butler
Fair Sept. 10 8.
The best way to keep house cool
on hot day is to shut the gun out.
The wheeling. saving noise made
By the locust is heard il the land
Premium list free for the Great Big
Butler Fair. w P. Roessing, 5ec'y.
One hundred and twenty Butlerites
were at McKee's Rocks last Thursday
Gradually we are becoming versed
- 1f ha
stamps.
Bring something to the Fair for ex
hibition See premium list w. p Roes
sing Sec'y.
The 9TH OF October has been fixed
upon as Pennsylvania day at tue Omaha
exposition
Get your exhibits ready for the
Fair. Send for premium list to W. p.
Roessing Sec'y
A little Mortar" and three big balls
haye been added 10 the military collec
ton at the monument.
About $50 Butterflies took in the |
Lutheran Reunion at Conneaut Lake |
yesterday and to-day.
Now that some cases Of diphtheIia |
have appeared in the neighborhood, it |
will be good idea to sprinkle lime and |
salt oyer damp and filthy places.
j IT, Gibson q Co. have sold their |
grocery to j. w. Allen late OF New
Castle, and Me1srs Gibson ana Moore |
will give their whole attention to the |
implement business.
One of Chas McQuistion's boys
aged years, died Of diptheria last Sat
urday, and three more of the children |
are down witn the same disease The
family live on the island near the gar
bage furnace.
"A movemsnt is being made among |
members OF Tent No. "a K o. r. VI. to |
organize a brass or reed band in |
Connection with Tent No 81 IL the move
ment il successful, special Inducements
will be offered TO eligible band men, TO
become members OF the order
Another postal district or route 10
TO be established in Butler and another
carrier added to the force. The new
district viii include the northern part
of the town, from Bluff OF Chestnut on
the weet side 10 Franklin or Elm on the
east
The ladies OF st. Pauls Church will
give lawn fete on their grounds on
Monroe st. On Aug. 20, "A and %. Pro-
ceeds for the purpose Of purchasing free
text books for st. Panls Paroclal
Schools, Butler. Best Of music and
good time assured all who attend
Everybody welcome.
Let your motto be, Lie, Steal,
Drink and Swear" When you lie, let
1t be down 10 pleasant dreams. when
you steal, let it be away from immoral
associate; when yod drink. let 1T be
nothing but pure cold water when you
swear, swear that you will patronize
your home paper
The farmers Of Buffalo township /
and vicinity will hold their Sixth An
nual Basket Picnic in Dain's Grove,
near SiIveryiIle, on Saturday, August
81, 1893 1t will bs held under the au.
spices OF the Buffalo Township Vigi
lence Committee. Everybody invited |
About three o'clock this morning
the Slater boarding house on Centre |
Avenue was discovered TO be on fire |
The alarm was given and the fireman |
were soon on deck and quickly extin
guished the flames The damage will |
be considerable. mostly inside
Six coach loads Of Butterflies took |
In the excursion to Kinzua bridge last |
Sunday and In addition to that there |
was another train OF seven coaches from |
the upper end Of the narrow guage, and |
a special from Punxsutawney. The |
bridge is 30l feet high, is bnilt on der
rick shaped piers, and IL all steel The |
scenery to Clarion Junction il great |
but from there the forests Of pine and |
hcmlock become mOnotonons
One day donkey stepped into a
store (says the Danville Breeze) and
asked for the proprietor, who was in
deed surprised to zee donkey in his
store. why are you hereT" he asked
Il am here " said the donkey, because
saw your advertisement on the fence
that surrounds my pasture i knew
that you too must be donkey, or you
would haye placed the advertisement
in live news paper where it would be
read by people, not donkeys Being a
little lonesome to-day, ! thought !
would be neighborly and call on you
The East Brady Review of last
week said-Mosgrove IL getting bad
reputation since the new railroad
bridge was started there The negro
element employed on the bridge are
the same as the famous Unity gang
that terrorized that section The ne
groes employed on the 10 miles Of rail
road out towards Dayton were brought
from Virginia and are said b. DO peace
able. Shooting serapes fights and dis