Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-22

Prospect. Jan. IS and 19; North
Hope, Jan. 30 and 21; and Evans City,
Jan. % and 24, are the dates and places
fixed upon for the next Farmers
Institutes in this county,
is any one waiting on your in
quired .Jolite salesman in one of the
dry good stores of a bashful maiden
from the country, the other day
Yes, sir, replied the blushing damsel
pointing to a serious looking youth at
the door, he's keeping company with
me but he is afraid to come in.
The room in which the Town Coun-
Gil usually meets was crowded, Tues
day, with people who take an interest
in the proposed street-car line. A War
ren Pa. company wants the franchis e OF
the town, and asked the council for a
proposition, and the council appointed
pu bile meeting to discuss the matte r.
Everybody was invited to express him
self, and the meeting moved along
smoothly until an apparent effort to
shut off debate plunged it into disorder.
But the storm soon calmed and a mo
ton worded by W. H. Lusk. was put to
a vote and carried unanimously It
reads as follows: Resolved, that the
citizens of Butler are desirOus of hav-
ing a street railway in their town; that
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fra nchise to any responsible parties
proposing to build said street railway
upon terms neither oppressive to the
applicants nor preJudicial to the rights
of the community
The 18th regiment is doing provost
duty this week at Harrisburg, Steelton,
Highspire Middletown and other local
tiles near Camp Meade. While this
makes extra duty for the boys it is a
change likely relished by the majority.
Since arriving at Camp Meade there
have been no drills, only dress parade
every evening after supper. Regiment
al guard, of course is continued and
each man goes en- guard about every
eighth day For a week after rea ching
Camp Meade most OF the boys h ad to
sleep on the ground, but finally en- ough
lumber was issued to each mess to uake
a tent floor The 15th's sick are &c ner-
ally sent to the Is. Division Hospi tai.
Those sent home on sick furlough M 1st
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ing, Western Md, and B. q o. ia IL
roads, necessitating changes of cars Al
Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Highfield, Nd
Hagerstown, Cherry Run, Cumberland
and Pittsburg At Pittsburg a Red
Cross delegation is always on the look
out for incoming soldiers and marches
them into some nearby hotel for good
square meal. The work whic h the Red
Cross Society has done for the soldiers
all through the war cannot be too high
ly spoken of After reaching Camp
Meade, DR.. John NJ. Martin, who so
faithfully attended the many sick at
Fit. Washington during the summer,
was forced to take few days needed
rest.
Wednesday morning Lieut.. George
Mechling came home from Camp
Meade on Il ten day furlough. He says
the second battalion, including Co. E.
has moved their camp about three
miles east of the regimental camp
where they will remain until the ir three
weeks provost duty is completed. Co.
E is divided up into squads and eac b
squad is guarding Il farm house and
premises. The squads generally eat at
houses they guard and so the boys will
live well for while Pup" tents were
issued to them for shelter during the
provost duty The 18th regime mt S
headquarters h ave not been changed.