Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
Prospect and Proximity.

Be weary or elated TO hear:
There were more rain and lighting
Saturday night than there have been
for many q day.
The citizens of the Mile Run district
are preparing to celebrate the Fourth
of July in grand style. Pole and nag
raising. school bell donation, reunion OF
teachers and scholars, basket picnic,
appropriate addresses and music will be
some of the pleasant features OF the oc-
casion. Everybody is invited 10 be pres
ent to help celebrate the fall of Manila,
Hobson's sinking of the Merrimac, and
help capture Camara' 5 reservs squadron
in Saryer's old mill dam. Bring well
filled baskets and stop one and quarter
miles north of Prospect If you can
find the place ask for Stewart Wilson,
who Is committee on transportation and
location.
Our school board organized one night
last week. to wit: @ A. Warren, Pres.
Ford Forester, Sec. n 5. Grossman,
Treas. and O. " Stoughton, A. Web
Der, and A. NJ Shaffer
Rev. Stahlman announces no services
for next Sunday as he and some Of his
in Butler
J. Park HAYS wife and family have
moved to New Castle where Park has
secured employment. Their many
friends wish them prosperity in their
new home.
Birch Heater says he will be Is the
2Sth of June and has never been kissed.
Here, girls, can't you assist Birch, and
not let him enter upon another year in
that pitiable condition,
Watson Forester takes pride in his
bees. and their honey making 'proclivi-
ties have spread far and wide, as he hae
filled orders that went % miles away
John r. Weigle, of Cooperstown, was
the guest Of his parents c. B. Weigle
and wife, last wee4.
Mrs Lewis Albert, son Delmer and
daughter, Mrs. Masters and baby, of
Isle, We're the guests of II. w. Lang
harst and family, last Thursday.
VI. +. McCandless T. H Boehm and
j. O. Dodds moved J. p. Hays to New
Castle, ard report that city asa flourish
ing town.
Robert Grossman, Howard Critchlow,
James Richardson, Clare Forester,
Blanche Forester, Blanche Kelly, and
Florence Stann received their diplomas
recently and are consequently happy
Carl Allen and John st. Clair, two
of Isles fair young men We're in town
Sunday evening.
John Critchlow has been entertaining
his mother, Mrs. Jesse Critchlow of
Braddock, for several days.
Mrs. Raymond Of Cincinnati, has been
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. James Rails
ton, several weeks.
Ir rained 80 hard at Sechler's Satur-
day night that PHILIPPE pug dog and pen
were found on top Of the porch and Mrs
Sechler and cousin had 10 flee TO the
neighbors TO find safety.
Mat. Blair, Sam Stoughton, Harry
Sechler, and Dickey Bowers attended
the picuic ut Maple Grove Saturday
John Scott and Maggie Ripper were
married Thursday, June 9Th, and have
been receiving the congratulations OF
their friends since.
r. Shanor ATTENDED d the convention at
Mercer, and helped TO nominate Hon.
". ID. r5uowaiTer Tor CoHgresS. Keub re-
ports lovely time.
L. f. Hawk gave an interesting lecture
on The Cost of Character" in the u. p.
church, recent Tuesday evening
Oliver Stoughton had his own time
shooting birds and squirrels in the corn
field He kept banging away but no
victims fell, Oliver discovered that he
was putting in the shot first and then
the powder and wad and the gun was
shooting out Of the patch box. George
thinks his papa has forgotten how TO
handle gun.
1t il not often that four generations
eat ut the same tab!o Recently Clara
and Tronie Cooper ate dinner with their
parents. grand parents, John Critchlow
and wife, and John Cooper and wife;
great grand parents, Mrs Jessie Critch-
low, and John Conner and wife
The Misses Campbell and Mr.. McCan-
dless, Of the Hickory Corner district,
are taking music lessons from Mrs,
George Warren ~ presept
Budd Garvey, Of Yellow Creek was
in town Monday describing the effects
Of the food along the creek
JOE Costly.