Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


Which ism worm at all:
But little is said OF the cider mill,
That grinds up worms and all
Failing leaves
-Autumnal tints.
Pumpkin pie socials.
Read W. R. Newton's new ady.
Have you noticed Duffy 5 fancy new
delivery wagon?
Call in and subscribe for the Citizen
if you are not getting it.
Read advertisement of Butler
Business College in this paper.
The 9TH and 9th p V. H. A. will re-
uine next Thursday, in Pittsburg
w. F. Rumberger shipped "a, 200
pds of wool, Monday, to the Eastern
market
There are three ways of transmit
ting telegraph, tie lephone, and
tella woman.
The schools of New Florence, West
moreland Co., have been closed on ac-
count of the smallpox.
Mr.. Krut the florist, is building two
large greenhouses on his place on the
island, occupying space OF 6Oxe2.
1t is now claimed by London
scientist that Adam was colored man.
If so, the fatal apple was watermelon
Great preparations are being made
for the semi-centennial celebration OF
German Catholic church, Sunday Oct.
15
Evans City will have lecture
course this winter, beginning with De
Witt Miller, next Tuesday evening, the
1Gth
-Steen d Dumbaugh are making
great quantities of cider at their Peters
vile combined creamery, mill and
press.
There are whispers of the railroad
companies intending no build Union
Station near the Pittsburg bridge, on
South Main Street.
"A cigar maker gets from 50 to 81
per thousand for making 5 cent cigars
and from S19 to $50 for 10 centers.
Handmade tobies bring So 25 and mold
tobies $1.40.
Two thirds of the school children of
and scores of grown people of Butler
took advantage of the 50 cent rate last
Saturday to go to Pittsburg and see the
exposition.
Last Sunday was on of "God s
days" after the frost and freeze and
many of our people walked down the
r. r. tracks to see the location of the
new Lead works.
Peaches are peaches this year,
few coming here from the Lord knows
where are selling at 20 cts for half
peck basket, and loose peaches are
selling at S1.O0 peck.
play football at West Sunbury and at
Greenville Saturday, and where they
will 90 to is not known. Franklin wants
the boys to play in that town Oct. %.
All the fire bells in town rang last
Thursday evening because Paul Cron-
enwett was burning brush on his newly
purchased lot at Washington and Full
ton street and the fire made big light
A widows COW at Monaco fell into
the town reservoir and was rescued
after an all days swim by digging ont
the wall of the reservoir. Then they
gave her quart of whiskey to revive
her.
The Senior class of High School
which is to graduate next spring have
elected the following officers President
Harry Ziegler Vice Pres, Will Larkin
Treas, Carrie Stein and Secty., Bessie
Miller
Tomorrow and Saturday are big
days at Renfrew They are dedicating
their new Maccabees hall A special
train leaves Butler at 7:30 p. IN. and
returning leaves Renfrew at 11:30.
Postmaster Wills Kennedy was in town
Monday selling tickets for the enter
tainment and supper.
The Davis whitelead works will not
be the first establishment of tina. kind
operated in Butler. About 1880 Campbell
Purviance built a small white lead
works on the banks of the creek below
Water St on what is now VIM. Costello S
property. 1t was run for few years
and then abandoned
Six young ladies of Franklin lately
gave novel dinner in which they
progressed from the home of one diner
to another, one course being served al
each home 1t was quite pretty affair
but really not so novel. This style oi
house toulouse eating has been quite the
rage among the hoboes for years.
The Bessemer is building a new
water tank near the Brick and Til,
works. On Monday the 2. & w. started
to put in a new iron bridge work il
place of the worn out wooden affai
across the creek in the eastern part o
the town. A gang of men with n pill
driver are constructing the new trestle
work for the p & W. and &. r. & p
cut off from Reibers up Bonnybrool
valley.
Last Friday L. Fl. Harrison th,
newly engaged physical director Of thu
Y. NJ. c. A arrived in Butler from
Hamilton aud took charge of tn,
athletic and gymnasium departments o.
the local association. Foot ball ant
basket bail will be actively pushed b,
the new director. Mr.. Harrison has 70
seven years past been physical directo
of the Ottawa Athletic club of Hamiltol
and previous to that held the sam
position in the Wheeling w. Va. Y. NJ
c. A
The Camel Skin Shoe is workin
shoe. 1t is not cheap shoe, but it
the best working shoe made. Made i
lace or Congress. Two soles and tai
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