Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL,


There is some chance of the Carruth-
ers machine shop in Gallery being re-
moved to Butler.
There will be sale on the Thos.
A. Eakin farm in Venango twp tomor
row, beginning at 10 A. NJ.
Members of the Humane Society
are requested to pay their dues to the
treasurer. L. B. Stein, at the Butler
Savings Bank.
Every voter who sees the CITIZEN
this week should read what our West
Sunbury correspondent has to say un
der the head of Some More CUES
tions.
Consul General Lee has advised all
American residents to leave Havana.
Secret orders have been received by the
N G. p officers, their purport is un-
knOwl.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of Concord will
give an oyster supper in the Grange
Hall in Middletown, Wednesday eye
ming, March 2. Come and you will not
be disappointed.
The members of Co. E. have receiv
ed their new uniforms and will appear
in them for. the first time at the Spring
inspection, which will he held in the
Armory, March o.
New Orleans Mobile and other
southern cities are observing the great
annual frolic, Mardi Gras, this week.
During its continuance New Orleans is
ruled by Rex, King of Mirth.
The Wuller building, 1928 S. Main
ST., next to c. Stocks, is having a new
front put in it and the storeroom en-
larged When the improvements are
completed it will be occupied by mil
linery firm.
Two men who are working on a
contract with the U. S. Government to
paint all the mail boxes silver color,
were in Butler Monday and tuesday
putting Bryan tinge on the local
recepticels. They went from Butler to
Meadville, thence to Erie.
Preparations are being made to en-
tertain big crowd at the concert of
the Ladies Symphony Orchestra of Bos
ton, which appears in the Park Theatre,
March 4th for the benefit of the First
Ward Hose Co. The railroads will give
excursion rates that day from all sta
tions in the county.
An army lieutenant who ar rived in
New York on Tuesday was said to be
afflicted with alcoholic dementia''
Out west they call it jim-jams; in Oil
City it is known as sunstroke; in Mead
vile it goes by the name of snakes"
and in Butler it's rush of rats to the
head.-Franklin News. You mean
thing.
Earnest Kerl or Carroll. of Zelienople
died in Allegheny, last Monday, from
an overdose of laudunum. He went to
town week before to collect some
rents, met some acquaintance and had
q good time, and the remorse and mel
ancholy that followed is supposed to
have caused him to take the poison.
The Franklin News-our newsiest
and brightest exchange-celebrated its
twentieth anniversary last Friday, by
publishing an illustrated edition on
book paper, containing history of it
self, its town and county; description
of the Polk Institute; congratulatory
letters. etc The News is a credit to its
native town, and great comfort TO us
We steal more squibs from it than
any other paper on our list
On Monday of this week a train on
the p r. r. was run from New York
to Pittsburg in II hours. The distance
is 448 miles, the time $50 minutes.
The Philadelphia divisision of 105 miles
was traversed in 103 minutes, and the
middle division of 132 miles in 1913 min
utes and the Pittsburg division of 1T
in 129 minutes. On this division six
slOwdowns and two stops were made
The distance from Johnstown to Pitts
burg-79 miles-was traversed in the
same number of minutes, during which
five slow downs and one stop were
made
This is proof that the 2O-hour train
between New York and Chicago, which
the Pennsylvania has been talking of
putting on for some time is possibil-
ity. For that trip the schedule be-
tween New Nork and Pittsburg would
be 8 hours. and this is a practical DEM
onstration that the trip can be made in
even less time.
Fer the loss of appetite and general
debility, DR.. Bulls Pills are without
doubt the best remedy Price only 10
& 2j cts.
LOST-In Butler on Saturday last a
pocket book containing a sum of mon
ey. The finder will be suitab bly, reward
ed by returning it to A j. TAFT, Mercer
st.
-STRAYED OR SToLEN-Water Span
iel pup, eight months old, color choco-
late brown, some white on breast and
tip of tail; answers to name of Dow
Reward if returned to
c. E. CRoNEwETT,
Care Butler Savings Bank.
-Wanted-A place in good family,
for general housework. Address Sgd
ney Turner, Butler Pa.