Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-20
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

some are coming are gong,
Fastening on with eager feet
What thong of human beings,
In the surging, crowded street
Clipped horses.
High priced horses.
old Sol on the firing line.
June will be Synod month in But
ler
Ten loafers We're arrested yesterday
for killing time.
Peaches killed, but lots Of cherries,
apples and plums
Work on the next Census will not
begin till June /, 1900.
"A monster White Lead Works is
thinking of locating in Butler
Tack hammer and carpet whacking
sounds in the air, but you can't hear the
buds bursting.
THE Parker Monthly Paper" is a
new publication at Parker, Pa, by
Clark Wilson
w. J. Black has moved his livery
stock to stables on the alley just back
of the Opera House.
The newest thing in Butler is Mac
Cartneys drug store at corner of Main
and Jefferson Sts,, and its a dandy.
Bad roads boom the price Of hay.
Some plankroad people got their toll
gate money back last week and this.
7 he Penn'a X. R. Co. paid 5000 900
to its Altoona employees last week 1t
was the largest payday recorded there.
Jacob Boos holds constables sale
Friday, of horses, wagons. etc levied
upon as the property of Chas thinner
man.
w. c. Thompson and some New
York parties intend building lamp
black works N West Va, near a great
gas well.
unparalleled bargains in ladies suits
this week Read her prices in another
column.
Charley Braden of w. Sunbury had
little fire at his house last Sunday,
and his neighbors dropped in and help
ed put it out.
Harry Seanor bought twelve head of
horses in Butler, Saturday He will be
at the Wick House again within the
next two weeks
The Red, White and Blue show
windows of A. Ruff & Sons store at
tract the attention of everybody.
Charley Fleeger was the artist.
John w. Coulter has moved his
law office to the Wise building on N
Diamond. John is bright young man
OF good character and deserves success
Architect Owsley was in town. yes
terday. He will have the plans for the
Poor House ready for inspection by the
State Roar1 at Philadelphia, next Thurs
day
Ben Masseth has shipped under
trainer Charley Jamison four fast
horses. including Minnie McGregor and
canton, to Cleveland Ohio. where they
will be prepared for the coming racing
season.
-S. 5. Kelly will haye public sale
of cattle, agricultural implements,
grain etc on the Peter Whitmire farm
in Oakland twp. next Thursday. the
9th, beginning at 10 A NJ
About 1000 supper5 were served al
the Maccabees concert and supper held
in the Armory hall, Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings. The Maccabees
band occupied the front part Of the hall
and discoursed music until II O'Clock
each night.
Talking about Flower Shows'
there's an odd one in Butler. Mrs
Daniel Andre OF Lincoln Way has hel
parlor filled full of Paper Flowers of al
celors and kinds, made by herself --and
they are very pretty, too
PHI Smith, well-known and popu
lar Butlerite, has purchased the A. j
Morris cigar stand on Main ST., ant
will continue the manufacture Of cigar.
and tobies as soon as the transfer of tn,
license arrives
The following recent graduates o
the Butler Business College have JUS
accepted positions as follows: Mr.
Harry b Iseman. az bookkeeper with
Pittsburg firm Mr.. Frank j. McMillen
as bookkeeper with firm in Scio, Ohio
Others to follow
An advertisement of the popula
'205' dry goods and millinery store AZ
pears in our columns this week But
Ter has some splendid stores and this i
one of the best of them. For quality
variety and price in dress stuffs, sprin
snits. waists and millinery it can't b
beat.
Between three and four O'Clock las
Friday morning Bass King and wife G
First street were awakened by someon
moving about in the lower rooms. Nj
King ran down stairs but the burglar
left before he got sight of them, takin
a good coat and vest, silver watch an
some money.
AT the monthly meeting of th
Board of Health Friday evening it ws
decided TO enforce the law as to vaccir
alton and have every child in the tow
schools vaccinated before the first {
May. The numerous cases Of smallpo
reported in other towns throughout th
State make this action expedient.
The professional base ball seaso
begun last Saturday, and the Pirate
Paralyzed the Porkopolitans" a
Cincinnati, Handsome HawIey m
Hard. 'Tannehill's Tricky Twirlin
Troubled 'Tother Tribe "Watkin
Wary Willow Wielders Won" an
Brush's Boastful Band (were) Bad
p,r,;aalD a..or1;n, Al.