Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-14

-Our STocefS are paying ia SSiieS ~
butter and eggs, and 10 cents for pota-
toes and apples.
Last week was a great harvest
week The hay and grain went up II
great shape this year.
Picnic at Maple Grove Monday.
All invited Fare 81 cents. BENEFIT OF
Episcopal Sunday School.
Now that the grocers intend quit
ting at p. m. you must do all your
shopping before that hour.
The C aigsville woolen mills have
received large contract from the Gov
ernmrnt for army blankets.
Buffalo Bill had an immense audi
ence in Butler but people are not very
enthusiastic regarding his show
Butler is to have model Martial
Band. or Fife and Drum Corps, under
management of Samuel Hughs ane Mr.
Brymer.
Several hundred Butterflies went to
Cascade Park, New Castle, yesterday
Butler ought to have picnic ground,
and trolly to it.
The 18th of July and Buffalo Bill
have gone, out the Butler county pic
mic, conducted by the P Fl. c. will be
at Conneaut Lake, the 2Sth.
-Dusting your potato vines with
powdered sulphur viii prevent or stop
the spread OF the blight that has APP
peared upon the vines in some localities
The residences of Adam Biehl and
Jonas Hartzell, near Brownsdale, were
robbed again the other night, and Adam
now has ten-inch gun mounted on his
back porch.
DIR. Byron Clark licensed Specialist
will wait on his numerous patients or
any others-at Lowry House Butler, on
Wednesday, July 9th. Come early
and avoid the throng.
Our Fire Companies made short
work of the fire of Monday evening, but
the row of frame buildings back of the
Koch and Biehi stores and Reiber resi-
dence. need new roofs.
On Tuesday OF this week young
c)uple was refused marriage license
because the young man was not of age,
his parents are both dead, aud he has no
gaurdian
Does your husband worry about
the grocery billsY' asked thin-faced
lady why, no, said lady with
the silk skirt and patent shoes; we let
the grocer do all that"
When young lady pins bouquet
on the lapel OF young mans coat, she
usually turns her head to one side and
tits up her chin to look at it. The
youug man who dosent tumble is slow
enough to be run over by hearse
There will be q recktie social at the
home of John c. Thorn, 514 New Castle
street, on Friday evening. the 18th inst
for the benefit of the Baptist Church.
Refreshments of all kinds will be served
and all are invited
The pretty, little chair in the show
window of Cooper e. Co., was made by
Ward Coovert, who is now serving
term in the pen. If you look at the toy
closely you will see that it is chiefly
composed of tiny paper-tubes Of differ
ent colors.
"A correspondent of neighboring
paper describes local prencher as "a
fluent, lucid and interesting speaker
young in years, unassuming divine and
sanctimonious in expression and excel
lently qualified for his sacred calling
This is really complimentary although
it sounds little queer.
The firm of Walker & McElvain has
been changed to Walker & Wick, J. S.
Wick having taken the place of Chas.
McElvain, VINO went to the army.
Parties wishing to purchase real estate,
residences, business locations, farms
and livery outfits should call upon
them. See card.
The forepart of last week G. w. Per-
rine. a farmer of Mercer county .discov-
cred mad dog chasing his live stock
He shot and killed the animal. On
Thursday his son was attacked by a
yearling calf, which the dog had bitten.
The calf was killed, as was valuable
blooded bull, which also showed signs
of hydrophobia.
The old Coliseum building the old
Bradley Woolen mills, and several other
buildings at the foot OF Federal st.
Allegheny were destroyed by fire last
Sunday evening. The fire started in
the stables of the Delp & Bell furniture
establishment The entire loss is esti-
mated at S1j0,00o. Some p. & w. cars
near the bridge were burned and others
were rescued by the trainmen,
protects the soldier and his family from
civil porcess during the term of his en-
listment. II provides that no civil pro-
cess shall issue or be enforced against
any person mustered into the military
service, during the term for which he
shall be engaged in such service. nor
until 80 days after he shall have been
discharged thereform
Quite number of teams hauling
scrapers and other stuff with
which to build the new rail
road, rassed through town Monday. on
their way from Pittsburg to Carbon
Centre. There is to be quite a cut at
that point, and man named Ryan has
n contract for thirteen miles of the new
road in that vicinity Work is in pro
gress, we understand, from Carbon Cen
tire to Punxsutawney.