Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

But while they sat there In the dark,
Behind painted screen,
The silly lovers feard spark
Would light the carress scene.
But soon a heavy sound was heard
OF footsteps big ard stout
Twas Marys father he inferred,
And quickly he lit out.
Then Mary's heart was sore and sad;
Her anguish was quite keen,
But wads of pepsin gum she had,
And healing vaseline.
Punxsutawny Spirit.
A few farmers turned over mud
last week
The girls and trees are coming out
together this year.
The store at West Liberty has
changed hands lately.
Strawberries from Florida are sell
ing here at % cts box.
The North Cemetery Association is
making extensive improvements.
Tuesday, May End, Will be the day
that will count for County Supt.
Brownsville and Greer postoffices,
in this county, have been made money
order offices.
Many men devote their time to lay
ing up something for the rainy days of
their grandchildren.
Ed. Kopp is laying a stone walk in
frcnt of the Rhinelander property at
Wayne and Mexican streets
-Kummer Bros have lowered their
meat market building on E. Wayne
street to the level of the street.
The latest sensation in legal circles
was settled in the Esqrs Office, Tues
day, and now peace again reigns.
-Rauscher e. Shira, contractors,
haye been adjudged bankrupts. See
notice of meeting of creditors in anoth-
er column.
With about hundred rigs up and
Wcllo uIlillHfy )uOhCl w. ID JOO III ie'
Seeing the rig-stuff going out of Butler
reminds one of old times.
"A mile of continually changing and
most beautiful scenery all made of
fowers-is what walk through the
Phipps Conservatory means at present
His name is Alger" In this use
of Alger's name the hero of the sawmill
and the bearded beef takes the place
formerly held by the gentlemen named
Mud.
The employees of the Standard
Plate Glass Works, of Butler, will re-
ceive the same advance of wages
accorded to the employees of the Trust
works.
The First Ward Hose Co., has
secured June 18th for the date of their
picnic at Conneaut Lake. The fremen
expect to appear in their new uniforms,
made by Aland, on Memorial Day
According to the advertisements a
fair article of divorce can now be OBJ
tanned in some parts of the country at a
cost not exceeding $50. This shows
what competition can do for great in
dustry.
The VIM. NJ. Brown sale, Tuesday,
amounted to $1700. One cow sold for
$40 and another for S74, and some year
ling calves at $26 to $35 They were
black, polled cattle. But part of the
stuff was sold
AT the meeting of Council, Tues
day evening. the ordinace adopting and
opening Shore street was passed Messrs
Lowry, Shuffiin, Stamm, Mccullough
and Murrin were appointed commit
tee to dispose of the old cemetery.
The flower show IN Phipps Conser-
vatory, Shenley Park, Pittsburg is the
prettiest thing in this section of the
country at present. The displays of
lilies, roses, byacinths, tulips, etc, etc,
wv AiANOoSliodoiCr IL COoJo Dub bcIl
cents and an hours time to see them if
you happen to be in town.
. 1t may surprise some people in But
Ter to learn that ''The Surprise Store
is located on Main St., next door to the
Savings Bank-a new and good store,
with an up-to-date stock of Clothing
and Gents Furnishings. Their ads
will appear regularly in the CITIZEN,
and you want to watch them for prices
The Pittsburg Plate Glass Co..
which owns the works at Ford City,
Tarentum. Creighton, and Charleroi,
this State, and those at Elwood and
Kokomo, Ind, and Crystal City, Mo-,
has announced an advance in wages to
begin May 1st About ten thousand
men will be affected.
The sad death of the little daugh-
ter of John c.. Graham is terrible
warning against open CRATES where
children sleep or live. Burns and scalds
Olbch CtiAisc uttttu llbtI but NlCblfu HAS
apparently recovered. and an autopsy
reveals rupture of the duodenum (ol
small bowelD, even though the burns bt
on the limbs or head AS rule burn!
covering one third of the body are fa-
tai
The Park Theatre was crowded
Monday evening at the public meeting
of the Mascabees district convention
The district represented consists O
Butler, Armstrong, Allegheny, anC
Westmoreland counties Before tn
meeting the local and visiting ST
Knights, lead by the Maccabees band
paraded Main street. In the Theatre
IS. +. Bowser, Esq. was master of Ger
emonies f. H. Lowry, of Oakdale
Pa, E. L. Young, of Norwalk, o., an,
d. p. Markey. of Port Huron, Mich
made addresses. Rev. Worrel offere'
the opening prayer, and Rev. Mile
pronounced the benediction MI
Young stated that there were % 0O
Maccabees in Ohio and nearly as man,
in Pennsylvania. The success of tn
affair is mainly due to the efforts of tn,
committee on arrangements, ST
Knights Bowser, Baker, and Mcintyre
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup always cure
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