Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-12-22
The town il full of Christmas trees

The town il full of Christmas trees.
The warm weather brought ont the
mosquitoes.
The Thomas Concert Co. in Park
Theatre Friday evening.
The Post Office will be closed next
Monday from 10 A. NJ to p. NJ. see
notice.
We didn't measure it but they say
that yesterday was the shortest day Of
the year
}. q. Gilghrist lately sold to Porter
Wilson two steefs, eighteen months old
that weighed 2090 pounds
"A years subscription to the CITIZEN
would be very acceptable Christmas
present for an absent friend
The Watson brothers moved their
saw mill to the John Maitland farm,
below Saxonburg, this week, and will
cut railroad ties and car stuff.
-Game was 80 scarce this season that
some of our hunters took to shooting
brakemen. Somebody shot Ed. Brown
in the legs, up the Bessie" last Friday
Read the opening chapters of our
new serial ON our first page, then, if
you are not already subscriber. send
us dollar and get the CITIZEN for
year.
Saturday last was good day for
our storekeepers, and next Saturday
will probably be better one. Every
body has some money for holiday pers-
ents
Several Of the criminal cases tried
last week, onght to have been settled by
the Justices who first heard them.
Their pettiness was noticed by every.
body.
The Whitmire Gas Co of Allegheny
Go. IL building large pump-station at
Lardintown, on land purchased from
Samuel Snyder for the purpose of purlp-
ing gas to the mills near Pittsburg.
Several OF our business men have
distributed calendars daring the past
few days. We carry line Of sample
calendars and would like TO have You
look at them before placing another
order.
There was some fast driving on n
Nam street last Saturday, and several
fellows were invited to settle at $50
each; and young fellow who disturbed
the Salvation Army was apprehended
that day and settled for $3.50.
-Yon don't need TO go away from
Butler to buy holiday goods 1t would
be fastidious purchaser indeed who
could not even find his most finical de-
sires gratified at the counters Of our
stores, and especially at those who in
vite the attention CT CITIZEN readers.
Butler needs more small industries
and to secure them she must have more
manufacturing sites that il surface
reached by competing railroads II the
Penn'a II. X. would run around town
to the West Side, and the Bessie and
l.. & W. run switches TO that part Of
town then several hundred acres would
le made available
The report Of the Auditor Of the
Postofiice Department for the year end
ing Jnnc Goth last puts the Gross Re.
ceipts Of the Butler r. o. at $l5 712,
Expenses $9.90l Net Revenue s5.slt.
showing hat onr office pays well. The
figures faI Chicora are $2,2jI. III. .2G3.
and $9-7; for Evans City, 81. 22S. sI,2lI,
aud si.0l2: for Slipperyrock, s2,240,
Sl,li0. and l.lS0 The combined re-
ceipts Of the Pttsburg and Allegheny
offices are nearly million.
No more along the borough walks
The silent wheelmen glide;
No more they bang rs in our midst"
Or make M jump aside.
Aud yet we are not happy now;
Onr lives are filled with dread,
Lest we may have n mix up with
The small hoy and his sled.
ilr Hulla Cough Syrup II tho peo-
pies remedy 1t will cure the worst
cough or cold when other medicines
have failed.
Hundreds Of bargains not advertised
Ruff's during sale OF stock bought at
Assignee's sale. Buy for the future.
Use the Oriental. COFFEE PoT II is
the best. IL condenses distills and
percoiates the coffee, making the richest
end most mellow beverage and only re-
quiring one-half as much coffee as an
ordinary pot. NJ. II. Campbell is the
agent for Butler county. lie will call on
You.
ladies black or tan leggens asc.
Ilalld1y slippers at lcga than il cost TO
make them at Ruffs during sale OF Scott
stock.
Mems four stay, black top felt boots
and bucket overs at b. So Boys felts
and bucket overs as low as III at Ruff 4.