Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-14
Prospect and AroundabOut.
Yon Nh be pleased 10 hear that

You Will be pleased TO near that-
The people of Prospect and vicinity
are still living and enjoying fairly good
health at present
Misses Lilly and Grace Tintsman,
and Miss Lizzie MillisOn and brother
RAYMOND. of Muddycreek twp, were
IN town, Saturday.
Ira Gallagher, who moved TO New
Castle. last summer. was here, Satur-
dav. Iras friends are glad 70 hear that
he is getting along nicely. and wlsnes
his friends to give him a call when IN
the city. Ira's restaurant Is near the
Diamond.
Joshua Gallagher must haye new
kind of chickens out on MS farm. he
tried to catch one Saturday and II ran
into an old grounding hole three or four
feet, and Josh had to earn his broth
while digging out
Mr.. Lennox, of Colorado Springs,
Colo, was the guest of his cousins, Mrs.
Martin and Mrs Warren, not long
since. Mrs. Warren introduced her
cousin TO her friends and showed him
around in first class style.
The Presbyterian social, on Thanks,
giving evening was well attended and
the ladies made about $40
Gus Bowers. who was suddenly called
to Baltimore on account of his father
death, came home last Friday.
The ball club, which John Weigle
and Gale Edmundson intended to organ
ize. will not be organized now, owing
to the bad roads and short days.
Blair McLure's sore arm, from which
tumor was taken is healing up slowly.
In a recent game of ball between the
Oak Grove and Pleasant Valley schools,
the latter won by a wide score.
Irene Shanor and Cora Mcclure have
recovered from chicken-pox.
The Young folks west Of town are
having Il siege of sore eyes. Anna
Stewart. Floata McBurney and Florence
Gallagher have just been through the
siege.
K. o. Martin, Of Whitestown, was IN
town Saturday evening. calling on ms
friends and attending meeting OF the
l. o. o. T.
The ladies of the Luther Aid will give
a social in the l. o. o. F. hall New
Years evening. You and hundred OF
your friends are cordially invited.
As Joe Costly will likely not ap-
pear again until after the holidays, hav-
ing hired to Chris Kingle, he wishes
the many CITIZEN readers Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
Henderson Wilson took pleasant
little hunt last Friday, and came home
with three skunks and acoon, which
was whorper,
Mrs. Seth Snyder and son George, of
West Liberty, were in town a recent
Saturday, shopping.
J.P. Davis, of Brady township, was
in town Saturday, calling on his many
friends Mr.. Davis says he is enjoying
pretty fair health this winter.
John Robbery, who has been sick for
a couple of years, is improving slowly.
John has opened a market for fresh
oysters, and solicits fare share OF the
public patronage John gets his bl-
valves direct from Baltimore,
NJ. T. McCandless made business
trip TO Butler, SATURDAY
Harry Morrow recently saw some
wild duck On his fish pond and could
have gotten close enough to shoot them
James Scott and Oscar McCandless,
who have spent the past two years In
Iowa, came home on a visit last week.
The boys are well, have offers Of work
for next year, but don't know whether
they will 60 back or not
The students of the Academy will
give play in the near future, the pro
ceeds for repairing the building.
Carl Shanor has returned from a six
weeks visit to Pittsburg relatives and
friends.
Charlie Blair, Of Mars. was the guest
of his sister, Mrs G. Z. Weigle, one
night, last week.
Assessors Shannon and Shaffer made
the rounds last week. Shannon for
Franklin twp, and Shaffer for Prospect
Boro.
Oscar Shaffer was in Pittsburg, Satur-
day and Sunday.
John Weigle has finished his combi-
udIlOH DDOk-CdSc anu BtCIcldI y anu IL
is said TO be dandy.
The Odd Fellows meet every Satur-
day; the K o. T. NJ, every second and
fourth Thursday evenings of each
month; the Jr. o. IT, A. NJ, the first
and third Wednesday evening Of each
month Visitors welcomed.
Mrs VIM. GarveY executrix, held an
orphans court sale on the old homestead
last Saturday. The selling Of the $50
acres farm was postponed.
AIvy Riddle, who was painting in
Sharon, came home on a visit to his
family. Friday.
The different S. S. are busy with their
Christmas exercises, and services in all
the churches will be good.
Rev, Stahlman announces services
Sunday evening, Dec. II.
JOE Costly.
EARTHQUAKES and tidal waves de-
stroyed several thousand people on Is-
lands near the coast Of Japan last
month. news Of which has just been re-