Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-25
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

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LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Move up"
School Shoes
Dollar oil at last.
"A mans Fortune.
Now let Butler boom.
Butler Fair, September 6, Z. s, 9.
Everybody goes to the Butler Fair.
"A person couldn't afford TO miss the
Bntler Fair.
East Clay St is finished and open
for travel
Who said he wasn't going to the
Butler Fair.
Don't ring the ire-bell, unless the
fire is in your district
And we are all going to the Butler
Fair Sept 6 to o.
-Excursionists and picnicers had a
tough time of it last week
"A pretty girl says the power of the
press is usually waist-ed.
Premium list free for the Great Big
Butler Fair W p Roessing, Sec'y.
Bring something to the Fair for ex-
hibition. See premium list W. P. Roes-
sing Sec'y.
Some of the girls of the Waverly
had their trunks broken open and some
articles stolen last Saturday.
Get your exhibits ready for the
Fair. Send for premium list to w. P.
Roessing Sec'y.
-Alonzo McCandless' horse, Storm
Bird took third money in his race at
Kittanning yesterday.
There is said to be an opening for
well-kept boarding house at Unity-the
end OF the Bessemer r. r.
Entries for the Fair are coming in
alraady -earlies than usual, and every
thing points to the biggest Fair we
have every had
There are quite number of idle
carpenters in Butler at present, and
therefore this is good time to have
your repairing done.
The East End Hose Co. !" is a new
organization, with Daniel Younkins for
President; W. T. Murin. Treas, Geo.
Limberg, Secy, and 20 members
The Plate Glass Works was shut
down last Friday and Saturday ON ac-
count of the strike of the polishers for
an advance of 25 cts day.
The number of Pittsburg people
who flock out of the city Sundays, is
astonishing Wildwood and Allison
parks are crowded every fair Sunday.
Excursion rates from Butler to
Exposition park on occasion of Reun-
ion of 10th Penna. Regt on Tuesd ay
Aug, 3D. for veterans and their friends
S100 "Bessemer" Road
There will be public sale on the
Samuel Duff farm, near Delanor on
Tuesday, September 10, at which S. H.
and L l.. Duff, Adm'rs will offer for
sale live stock, farming implements, etc.
The barn of Frank Myers in Lancas-
ter twp. was struck by lighting and
destroyed by fire last Thursday after
noon. One of his horses was shocked
by the lightning and could not be res
cued from the flames; and several sheds
and outbuildings also burned
The West Penn r. r. will run a
special train on Thursday Sept. s.
Leaving Butler at $50 p M. and stop
ping at all points on Butler Branch and
West Penn between Butler and ALE
gheny City, so as TO give all chance to
see the finish of races that day
The Philadelphia Record says,
The war is over, friends and fellow
countrymenl Now let us make things,
and grow things, and sell things, and
buy things and capture trade, and con-
quer prosperity, and pay our debts and
thank the Lord for His goodness
"A choir in a Colorado church mis-
took the number of the hymn to be
sung at a church wedding and cut loose
on Mistaken Souls That Dream of
Heaven. but as nobody can ever under
stand the words of a hymn as enunci-
ated by choir no great harm was done.
There was big crowd at the Jolli-
ficatiOn meeting on the John A Irvine
farm, near Waters Station, Tuesday
evening Refreshments, speeches and
parade by the Evans City fire depart
ment were the features of the evening
A special train was run from Butler
which returned at o'clock
After successful career of nearly
ten years in the gents furnishing bust
ness, Messrs. Colbert & Dale dissolved
partnership last week Mr. Dale re-
tires and the business will be continued
by Mr.. Colbert, who will sustain the
reputation the store has SO justly earn
ed for high standard goods at reason
able prices
esq Gilghrist did the proper thing
last week when he fined those Belgians
of Butler TO the full extent of the law,
$50 for each bird for shooting mead
ow larks. fickers, etc Their fines ag-
gregated so; half of which went to the
informer, and the other half to the State
Game board: and the whole bill, with
costs was $3.50
OIL NOTES.
THE MARKETS-On Monday last
both agencies advanced the price two
cents on credit balance, and we had
dollar oil for the first time in two years,
and ramaine at that Doint