Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-27

An extraordinary Lire Insurance oct
tlement.
G. Il T's Carpet.
E. Eyans & Sons Bicycles.
Administrators and Executors of estates
can secure their receipt books at the ClTl-
zen Office. and persons making public sales
their note books.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
"Oh, don't tell the boys they are men!
Or dress little girls till they're vain.
Just keep them all young as long as You
can
They'll never be children again."
Rally round the Plum tree.
Tomorrow is another tree-planting
day.
Just one year today since Co. E left
for the war.
A farmer. in town, Tuesday, said
he thought he would have few
peaches.
so in the shade last Saturday, and
TWO ulOuLuS ~ "t5 ~ ODic"
ference of 100 degrees.
Mrs Susan McKeever, of Jefferson
twp, Mercer Co., celebrated her lOoth
birthday last Sunday.
Winter vacated Springs lap last
week, and the young man has been do
ing rushing business since.
John Grout and John Connell are
stocking variety store in the room
lately occupied by ]. s. Young.
There are yet some good houses In
Butler for rent Two or three can be
heard of by inquiry at this Office.
Long spiles are being driven into
the ground: on each side of the Bes-
semer railroad trestle passing through
town.
Butler, Beaver, Lawrence and Mer-
Ger counties, with former population
of 1913, 677 will comprise the 10th Census
District of Pennsylvania.
"A jury in a damage case gave the
plaintiff $1,000 this week, and before the
trial it was reported that the plaintiff
was willing to settle for $500.
-"Electrical Reminders" are the lat
est thing in hotel clocks. You stick
the pin in the right place, and when
the proper time comes, it goes off.
e. Evans Il Son repair old wheels.
trade new for old, and sell new wheels
at their room under the machine shop
on s. Mexican st. They are having
good trade in bicycles this Spring.
One of Masseth & Blacks machin-
lists. man named Erickson, is making
rapid-fre, six-pounder cannon. 1t is
a beautiful piece of work, and will be
great curiosity here when completed
Young maidens shouldn't think be-
cause u man writes verses to them that
he is hopelessly In lore. Verses are
cheaper than flowers, and far easier to
evolve than the price of theatre seats.
kid" Lavelle. n colored prize
fighter was made unconscious by blow
from John Cavanaugh at the Home
stead Opera House last Friday night,
and died In Pittsburg Hospital, Mon
day.
While f. D. Buzzard of Clarion
1rtx Col1ary
to Evans City, the other day,
he dropped roll of bills-about
$3.50 in all The finder will please leave
the same Mt this Office.
AT Philadelphia. Monday, former
u s. Dist. Atty T.. r. Ingram and
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector s.
Il. Downey were arrested on suspicion
Of being connected with the great gang
of counterfeiters lately discovered and
arrested at Lancaster, Pa.
Mrs Pape is proud OF her display of
Summer hats And well she may be.
for she has IN abundance OF them-all
styles and designs all colors and all
prices from Sl5 down The materials
used ara the best in the market. and
Miss Stella is the artist who puts them
together.
People Of Butler wanting tomatoe
and cabbage settings, choice flowers Of
all sorts. and small fruits i'm their yea
son can find no better place to secure
them than at John Pierce's green house
on the David Pierce farm below the
Fair Ground.
What don't they make of petroleum
nowy A large building in Philadelphia
was completely wrec ked and two Of the
employees killed and many others
wounded, By the explosion Of tank
full OF benzine. the other day The
building was used for chewing gum
factory, and the benzine is used to
make vanilla extract" for fayoring the
gum.
The Butler Public Library has been
moved from it's old quarters on Wesi
Jefferson street to room No. 8 In tn,
Bickel block, on South Main street
The library will be re-opened to thu
public on the afternoon Of May 1, ant
will be open on every week day after
noon thereafter. Mrs V. X Phillips il
librarian. The Woman's Exchange ha,
been discontinued; the library has beer
made free to the public. and is depend
ent for maintenance upon the dues o
the ladies Of the Association and th'
contributions Of its friends and patrons
The more generous the latter, the NOR
the library may be increased and it
spiicre of influence enlarged.
Pine Rochester and Cincinnati mad
ladies' shoes in hand turn and ham
welts for soc pair at RuH's. Nostl
small sizes.
FIRES