Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Butler will have a "Gloriou:
Fourth
Lawn fete at ST Peters r. c. church
Butler, July 2, 4 and ).
There are said to be some dangerous
washouts on some Of the roads.
On and after July 1st you will put
accent stamp on your bank check
-You can invest your surplus
wealth in Z. s. Bonds at any of our
banks.
Several Of our citizens attended the
funeral of Judge Wickham at Beaver,
Tuesday afternoon.
-Boyd's big, yellow spider died nat
ural death few days ago and is now
preserved in alcohol
All the roads are now running Sun
day trains excepting the Bessie.
What's the matter with the ''Bessie4"
Our paved streets got a most
thorough washing last Saturday night
1t il seldom that we have such down
pour.
On and after July 1st all checks
must have two cent stamp Subscrib-
ers who pay rs by check win please
take notice.
Liquid Air is the latest wonder
of the scientific world, and it is 20 cold
that few spoons full will keep your
refrigerator cool all day.
Now that we are about past Straw
berry time and into Raspberry, the
weather should settle Tuesday was
the first day Of Summer, according to
the almanac
"A dispatch from Grove City says
the striking miners Of this district have
desided TO establish camps at every
mine along the Bessemer rail road Be
LntEu fsVJO anu topD lUGu are liOW Ouls
The first deed TO the Allegheny &
Western Ry Co was recorded yester-
day. 1t Is for acres from VIM Oester-
ling in Summit township for $4,000.
The r. K. goes through his house and
barn.
Come lut Lake is our nearest Sum
mer Resort, and You have two good
hotels ID chose from there-the Ex-
position and the Mantor. The fishing
Is sIid t. be particularly good this
summer.
-Conneaut Lake il the best picnic
grounds in reach Of Butler. No other
trip equals it for a days outing. The
p. II. G. may be the only large excur-
sion there from Butler this year. Day
and date, July ~.
The loss by the Grove City fire OF
last Wednesday night and Thursday
morning aggregates about $4,000 The
FIRE started in the rear end OF the DIse-
nent of the Armory building in which
large lot Of wool was stored
Several Butler men will go to Fort
Washington, this week, and they will
take Co. Els new flag TO the company.
The flag was made in Easton, Pa, it is
Of silk Gx6l feet; the stars are handwork-
ed, and the flag and fittings complete
cost al. The fund amounts $40, and
the balance will go to the relief fund
We. the undersigned, merchants of
Butler, do agree TO close our respective
places Of business at o'clock (Satur-
days excepted) commencing July 5th
and ending Sept2 Doutnett & Gra-
ham, T. Fl. Burton, J. N. Patterson
Schaul 81 Mast, ID. A. Heck, Shloss
Bros, J. s. Young, q. z Ihlenfeld,
Cooper 81 Co, VIM. Aland, J. s. Nettle-
ton, w. II. Young, Geo. Keck, Harvey
Colbert and Colbert & Dale
We the undersigned merchants Of
Butler do hereby promise and agree TO
close our respective place of business
every evening at 8 o'clock p NJ. and
keep closed until the next morning,
Saturday excepted, from July 5th to
September End and also to close at noon
on July 4th. w. f. Metzgar, John
Bickel, G. e. Miller, A. Ruff & Son, b.
G. Huselton, Aiken and Campbell,
shoe department"
Fifteen recruits for Co. e in charge
OF Sergt. O'Donnell left Butler on the
$40 train Saturday evening for Fort
Washington. Their names are John A.
Kelly, Charles Wilson, Charles r. Fish
er, Roy !. Burtner, Charles z. Miller,
Thomas NJ. Greer. Verne r. Caldwell,
Russell 9 Eckman, Harry Metzgar, G.
Martin Eisler, Lawrence Mcdowell,
Alfred e. Black, Harry Core, NJ. Burke
Mechling and Charles G. Elliott. A
procession headed by Coulter's Martial
hand oacorfad thor, f<. thn at.t;n,