Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-12-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

this.
Our battleships will again be paint
ed white.
Everything on runners now except
the hearses.
The season for shooting rabbit
closes today
December 26 will be the shortes
day of the year.
The plum (pudding) tree may b
shaken on Christmas.
The business men are planting thei1
holiday advertisements.
The middle of the road is good
politics on an icy morning.
considerable literature and liquor
on our fourth page this week.
The Clarion Co Teachers Institute
begins on the 26th-the day after
Xmas
legal holiday. The English call ii
Boxing day"
Kinks Restaurant can hardly handle
all their trade. They have a cosy place
down there, and set up good meal.
-Portersville now has an Opera House
that will seat 500 people. and concert
will be given in it on the evening of
January 5.
"A woman who has seen much of the
world declares men are a compound of
bay rum, cigars, shoe polish and
whiskey.
-Findley, the photographer is max
ing speciality of Holiday work. Every
thing first-class. over postoffice, Main
St, Butler.
Make the children happy on Christ
mas. Don't be a crank but grow young
again. A trifie spent will bring its re-
ward ten-fold.
The floors of the schools have been
oiled with some dust collecting COM
position and the pupils are having a
slippery time of it.
When you send communications
to the newspaper remember to write on
but one side of the paper. thus doing
the printer kindness.
Try one of the McJ unkin Insurance
Agency pencils. They are immense
and can be had at No. II, E. jefferson
street for the asking.
Mine goompany Ct had its picture
took. on the Diamond, Sunday after
noon There ain't many of them but
they are fine looking set of fellows.
Some of our country correspondence
has been curtailed this week on account
of reaching US too late. To insure pub
lication it should reach us not later
than Tuesday evening.
The Manager of the Advertising De-
partment of one of the large retail stores
in Pittsburg told us, the other day that
800. 900 passed through his department
Of that store yearly.
People who go to bank with note
containing a power of attorney" should
remember that such notes require a 25
cent stamp, besides 2-center for each
hundred dollars or fraction thereof.
"A large attendance IL reported at
the local teachers institute held in the
NJ E. church at West Liberty Satur
day. In the evening a very pleasant
literary program was rendered by the
pupils of Miss Nellie Koch's school
If you want to see something hand
some drop in an see Cleeland's display
of imported China Bohemian, Japan
and Austrian-imported direct from the
manufacturers. and therefore selling at
right prices,
The Williams Stock Co has been
playing in hard luck this week, though
they are very good set Of people.
Give them lift this evening. At their
matinee, Saturday, each child will get
bag of candy, and gold ring will be
found in one of the bags.
The West Penn Station has been
lined inside and painted outside; and
the lot has been curbed and will he fill
ed with broken limestone. 1t is a great
improvement. We hope to see the day
however when the West Penn will run
through town and develop the West
side
Three regiments of U. s. regulars
have embarked at New York to sail fol
the Philippines via the Suez canal. On
their arrival at Manila it is expected
that six regiments of volunteers will b.
relieved and sent home in the order in
which they arrived there after Dewey
victory. The Tenth Penna will likely
be among those relieved
"A grand military ball will be giver
by the members of the new military
company IN Armory Hall on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings Dec. 30 & 81,
music will be furnished by Zeigler,
orchestra. A good time is assured all
who attend, the boys will do all the,
can to show their guests a good time
The proceeds are to furnish equipment
not furnished by the state, every person
should go and give the boys some aid
Admission 10c ladies free The person
bringing the most girls will be giver
free dancing from p M. till the clos,
of the evening All candidates for the
prize must have their ladies in the hal
at 8 o'clock and must register with the
door keeper.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is recon-
riended by many physicians 1t cure
the worst cough or cold, and it is al
ways reliable.
Hundreds of bargains not advertised a
Ruf's during sale of stock bought a
Assignee's sale. Buy for the future.
Use the ORIENTAL COFFEE PoT. II
the best. 1t condenses, distills an
percolates the coffee, making the riches
and most mellow beverage and only re
quiring one-half as much coffee as a
ordinary pot. M. II. Campbell is tn
agent for Butler county. He will call o.
you.
Ladies' black or tan legqens Or,