Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-09
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
.oose brick season is here.

Thursday the 30th. is Thanksglv-
ing.
There is no disposition SO absolutely
wearing as the moody one
1t is mighty poor settlement which
is not better than a lawsuit.
The extension of the glad hand by
candidates for this year is over.
The Club women of the town are
getting up Book of Bachelors
True politeness consists in treating
others as you would wish to be treated
yourself.
The Frankie and Miller stores at
Mercer were destroyed by fire, Tuesday
loss $4,000.
The Bessemer has put up new
watering tank at the junction, at the
waterworks.
-Bergbichler & Barnhart have oDen-
ed restaurant and grocery store at the
Kearns crossing.
Old Davy Dougal used to say that
Butler would be seaport yet-but
don't you believe it.
"Misfortunes never come singly =
Joseph Collingwoods farm is advertis
ed at Sheriff's Sale.
The only fun the locomoti yes Of
this part of the country have is jump
ing off the p. 81 w turn table.
-Millerstown boys celebrated Hal
lowe'en and shook up the hillside town
by four quart glycerine explosion.
y. NJ. c. A lecture in the Park
Theatre next Tuesday evening, Rev.
Robert Nourse on DIR. Jeykill and Mr.
Hyde"
Any smoker who really wishes to
quit the habit can do so by knocking
the live ashes of his pipe into keg of
powder.
And now it has come to pass that
you can't get good shirt with collar
and cuffs attached. They don't make
them any more.
No news is good news" is the old
saving. but no news from Natal with
the wires cut and cable broke meant
bad news for the English
The fog was 80 dense in Pittsburg.
Tuesday, that people had to feel their
way to the polling places; there were
quite n number of accidents.
The Methodist church Millers-
town is to have $1,000 worth of i'm
proyements put on it including hot
air heating apparatus and oak seats.
The two oldest men in Concord twp
SO and ss voted Tuesday; and one
voted the straight Republican aud the
other the straight Democratic ticket.
Saturday Nov. % is Donation Day
for the Hospital. and fruit, vegetables,
jellies etc are needed Leave your con
tributions on Your porch at Campbell $
hardware store.
The regular monthly reception OF
the Y VI. G. A. will be held this even
ing in the Y. NJ. c. A. building under
the auspicies of the ladies of the U. p.
church all invited
The High School students are ar.
ranging for a grand entertainment to be
given in the High School chapel Friday,
Dec. s, to raise funds with which to buy
books Cor their library.
Rural free-delivery has been such
a success in Chester and Washington
counties in this state that 1t will prob
ably be extended oyer the whole coun-
try, in the course of time.
Every lady wants new winter hat
and they will find no better assortment
to select from, at proper prices, than at
Rockenstein's, 32s 5. Main st. See
their adv in another column.
The =. & w and B., r. q p. are
using the new cutoff across the swamp:
above Reiber's dam. The tracks now
cross the creek nearly a quarter
below the old narrow gauge bridge.
In our hotel lobbies last Friday you
could hear what "Jeffreries said and
what "Sharkey said. and as the fight
went to the limit, the merits of the
two men were pretty generally discuss
ed next day.
ID o. ,,aA hna ny
chased 65 acres of ground at Cheswick
where they have their big bridge acros
the Allegheny river, for $40, 200. 1t i:
supposed this ground is intended for a
yard and roundhouses.
j. A. Elmer, the Institute Hill
grocer last summer erected $1,000
combined store and dwelling on part o
the Institute property on Second street
He has one of the incest store rooms il
Butler and conducts first class gro
Gerry.
The Butler Brick and Tile Work
is putting out 10000 bricks per wee
now. and could sell that many more
they could make them. Next sprin
the Co. intends to double the plant
capacity. They mine all their own cos
and have clay enough to keep them &c
ing for fifty years.
-Jeffries and Sharkey. the two heav
weight sluggers. smashed and ba nge
each other for twenty-five rounds {
three minutes each, with two minu'
rest between rounds to catch the
breath last Friday night, and slit eac
others eyes, and ears and noses, an
then the referee awarded the fight |
Jeffries on points whatever they al
none Of the jabs seeming to count.
The Current Topic Club of the
NJ G. A, met Monday evening and hi
lively discussion on the Phillippil
question. An election of officers resul
ed as follows President. Rev. j.
Mckee; Vice President, Prof v
Irvine; Secretary Treasurer, r. S. CO
nelids. At the next meeting, Nov Dot
the South African question will be co
sidered
New students at the Butler Busiue
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