Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06


will respond promptly as we need the
money.
The John Refer farm in Cranberry
is for sale See advertisement.
Next Wednesday, week. the 18th is
La Fayette day in our public schools.
The corner stone laying Of the new
chapel at Herman drew a large crowd,
Tuesday.
Twenty Butler knights drilled for
the parade on Washington street, We'd
nesday evening
The school directors of Parker twp.
have rented the old church Dnilding IN
Bruin for school purposes
The p & w Time-tabl on our 2d
page. is the corrected one. The one on
the 4th page is not correct
The new 81 dancing class held in
Boos hall under the management Of
Miss Stella Pape, Is progressing rapidly.
Some Of our colored people who
attended yogel's 3linstrels at the Park
Theatre were very greatly pleased with
it
Two rigs, one Of them Andy Roots,
were badly smashed in collision at the
north end Of the Plankroad bridge last
evening.
On Tuesday, Nov. sth-general
election day-the people Of Butler will
vote for or against a special tax for
lighting the town.
The First Ward Hose Co. Is corner
ing all the pumpkins AMI squashes in
the market for their pumpkin supper in
the Arrnory, Oct. 81
The new train on the ?. & W.
leaves Butler at los p. IN and connects
for Allegheny. and also from New
Castle, returning to Butler at 2l0.
H. s. Albert, a practical horse
shoer and blacksmith, has lately moved
from Beaver Falls to North Washing
ton, where he has located with his fam
lily and opened shop.
During Sheriff Redick's term there
was one period of "A hours in which but
one man was in jail, and during Sheriff
Brown's.term there was nobody in Jail
for one day, but it has been many
year since our Jail stood vacant for
three weeks, az is now the case.
The free concerts given in High
land and Schenley parks make great
business for the Traction Go. The
crowd at Highland last Sunday after
noon was estimated at 100, and at
Schcnley that evening two to three times
that nnmber. nearly all Of whom
paid the Traction Go. ten cents each.
Just below Valencia, on the T.. q
w X. r., there is particularly fine
looking farm nice house. large barn,
vigorous looking orchard and every
thing in order and on the barn is large
sign which reads w Wilson" That
IL the proper thing. Every farmer
should have his Eame on his barn-it II
his place Of business
"A large number Of Butler county
people will probably visit Pittsburg and
Allegheny next week, and we will re
mind them that .he best place to get a
birds eye view" Of the two cities ard
three valleys on clear day is from Mt.
Washington Take the Incline at
the other end Of the Smithfeld street
bridge, and walk up Grandyiew Ave to
the Joint where you can see down the
Ohio. Then walk back through the
town and take the West End or Saw
Mill run cars, and thy will land you at
the foot Of 9Th Ave.
Butler people have probably done
more swearing at their water supply
than the citizens Of any other like town
in the State, but If any fault can be
found with our water now it must be In
the mains or local reservoir. and not in
the source Of supply the Boydstown
dam The dam is built across a narrow
valley whose sloping hillsidcs are
covered with scrub oak, il fifty yards
wide and from fifteen 10 twenty feet
high, constructed Of splendid masonry,
has fine new lock tower and spillway,
and reserves enough clear sparkling
water 10 supply Butler tor at least two
months il not drop Of rain fell during
that time. ID. $. Hutchinson Of Boyds-
town il employed by the Water 90. AZ
keeper 81 the dam and takes pleasure
in showing it 70 Butler visitors
Next week will be Pittsburg's diz-
ziest for years Her people have made
tremendous preparations for the meet
ing OF the knights Templar. The large
buildings are decorated with bunting
and pictures: electric arches span th'
streets; large electric cross has beer
attached 70 the tower Of :he Court
House and a large gas cross built on tn.
side Of the hill opposite the Mononga
hala House
The parade vii! form on Ohio St,
at 10a. N. on TUESDAY, march down
Federal, cross the bridge 20 mp Sixth
st. and Fifth Ave 10 the Court House
aud then down Forbes % 5henley Park,
when it will be reviewed and dismissed
Thousands Of scats have been erected
along Forbes st. and these are beini
reserved ut 81 TO So each The head
quarters Of the Tancrc1 Commander
will be in the Court House. and o
Pittsburg No. /, In the High 9choo
building Of Fifth Ave. Quite mum
Der Of Butler County knights will be II
the parade
Are You one Of the people VIII
never read advertisementsl Read 9. Il
Millers al. this week II IL runuin
over with good chap things for you i
footwear He made large cash dea
recently which enables him 10 sell shoe
Mt lower price than his iscompetitors cal
buy them for That is not all II
wants 10 meet yon 50 bad that he
willing 30 pay your railroad fare fron
any point In the county DO you wan
morel He gives you dinner ticke
with very small purchase and guaran
tees the price TO be 33 per cent cheape
than elsewhere Read the nj nv al