Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-24
Personal.


! Butler Fair September IS
J. T. Franklin has patented a clutch
pulley.
J H Flick of Middlesex twp, was il
town, yesterday.
W. G. Russell of Butler has locates
in North Dakota.
Miss McCarrell Of Phil'a is the CUES
of Mrs Rumberger.
George Elmer of Walnut ST. is seii
ously i'll of fever
Eli Robinson and family have return
| ed from Mt Gretna
J. B. Mechling visited his daughter
I in Green Castle last week
w NJ Humphrey and son of Slippery
/ Rock were in town, yesterday.
James Glenn of Uniontown visited
his friends in w. Sunbury this week.
Supt Painter and wife moved into
the McCrea house on Walnut st. Tues
day.
Henry Studebaker of Worth twp,
aged 9j years, is visiting friends in New
Castle.
Misses Nettie Barto and Girtie Smath-
ers of Evans City visited Butler friends
this week.
Capt. Bippus returned Saturday from
very pleasant visit with friends in
Armstrong Co.
f. NJ. Woods, formerly of Butler, lost
heavily by the burning of the town of
Victor, Colo, Monday
w. J. Elmer of Ellwood visited his
brother George in Butler last week
George is on the sick list.
Mace Pringle got home from the
Thousand Islands, yesterday, and
brought one of them with him.
Mrs. Chas. Lewis of Institute hill has
a night blooming cereus which bore
thirteen flowers one night last week
DR.. John Cowden returned to Rem
frew, Saturday, from months outing
with the Solid Comfort Fishing Club in
Canada.
Chas Lusk of Fort Worth visited his
mother here. last week, and William
Kelley of same place was the guest of
Artie Pape.
John Heck, a son of d. A. Heck, has
formed partnership with j. h. Cham
bers of Pittsburg in the real estate and
insurance business, and is located al 436
Fourth Ave.
Rev Robert A. B lack of Xenia, o. is
visiting old friends in this county. He
was pastor of Mt Varnum church for
many years. He left Butler county
some thirty years ago.
Hon. Edward p Mcfarland, the boss
hotel clerk of Butler, and by odds the
handsomest man on this or any other
continent. cut quite a swath at Brad
ford, and covered himself with glory.
O. NJ. Price, who has been with w
II. O'Brien d Son for the past eight
years, and Miss Cora Taylor, the dress
maker. were married Tuesday and good
luck go with them. They are now on
little wedding trip, and will go to house
keeping on Franklin st.
William Wagner of New York is
the name and address given by the man
found asleep last Thursday morning on
the top of one of the towers of the great
= Brooklyn bridge, and as all the iron
doors leading 10 the top OF Ine tower
were locked, and as the man could give
DO account of how he got there. the
wonder is how he did it.
John Graham and wife returned from
their trip last Friday. They went from
Erie to Buffalo by boat, which leaves
Erie every morning at 7:30, round trip
81 %; from Buffalo to Niagara on the
trolly, from Niagara to Toronto by troll
" and boat, fare 81 30 for round trip and
from Toronto to Thousand Islands and
return "a two days trip by boat, fare
from 81 to S3, 80 for round trip, meals and
berth extra. The Thousand Islands"
hotel, located ON one of the large islands
is a grand affair; and many rich people
own their own islands and have beauti
full houses and groves on them.
George Miller is the most extensive
grower of watermelons in the world.
He owns ranch ''101" in the Ponca res
ervation of Oklahoma and he devotes
4S0 acres to watermelons In one cor
ner of the big field is large sign which
reads.