Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-25
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
If you have a bit of money to in
vest in property, now is your time
The list of applications for license
will be published next week; and Ii
cense court will be held June Goth.
The Salvationists have arranged
for tented meeting place on the Krug
lot on Mexican street, near E. Cunning
ham.
The residence of Hiram Grossman,
of Slipperyrock twp, was struck by
lightning, during the storm Of Wednes-
day of last week.
Co. E, 10Th Pa, Vols. will meet at
the Armory at 10 a. m, Decoration
Day, in civilian clothes for the Waters
monument ceremonies.
The construction trains of the A.
q w. now run from Butler to Craigs-
house has been built for the construc-
ton crews.
There was some frost Monday
morning, where the fog did not prevent.
1t did not seem to do much damage,
however, which some say was due to
the light of the moon"
People who live along the road from
d. 81 fhiynlx thara chnn1d
be licensed house in billiards, as the
boys make too much noise going home
at night from Parker
"A large number of Butterflies at
tended the lawn fete of the Chicora
Hose Co., at that place Tatter's or
chestra and a drum corps furnished
music for the occasion which was a
success in all respects
The Memorial Sermon will be de-
livered in the English Catholic Church
on Mexican ST., next Sunday evening;
and the Mem orial day services will be
held in the Opera House. Tuesday after
the parade. See notices.
AT North Washington this evening
an entertainment is to be given by
Miss May Wilson of Fairview and Miss
Mckay and Prof. Poehlman and wife
of Grove City for the benefit of the new
Fairview U. p church.
"A curious invention for the pro-
{an nf IaY,1> rhnalrc hoo
been patented 1t consists of num-
Der of disks, SO arranged that
any combination of numbers may
be formed. The characters
are heated to branding temper
ature by means of electricity, and, on
being pressed to the surface of check
or similar paper. the amount named
thereon is burned by a process which
defies the usual methods resorted to by
check raisers. Devices are provided SO
that the work can be done quickly.
A writer in the Scientific American
says he has cleared his premises of YER
min by making whitewash yellow with
copperas and covering the. stones aud
rafters in the cellar with it, In every
crevice in which rat might go he put
the copperas and put it in the corners of
the floor. The result was a complete
disappearance Of the rats and mice.
Since that time not a rat or mouse has
been near the house. Every spring the
cellar is coated with the yellow white
wash rs a purifier and rat exterminator,
and no typhoid, dysentery or fever at
tacks the family
"A little boy in II western town was
required to write an essay the other
day. The newspaper" was his subject
and here is the result: II don't know
how newspapers came to be in the
world. don't think God does, for he
amt got anything to say abont them,
and editors is not in the bible. | think
the editor is one of the missin' links you
read about, and stayed in the brush un-
til after the flood, and then came out
and wrote the thing up and has been
ucIc ever silCc.. uOL tuIlh nc ever
dies. never saw dead un' and n ever
heard of one getting killed Our paper
is a mighty poor one and the editor
doesn't wear any socks. Pa has not
paid any subscription for fifteen years.
in driving over Butler county one
generally finds very good roadway but
it is surprising and startling to Notice
the large number of really danger ous
places which the supervisors and road
makers either overlook or neglect. A
culvert not as wide as the roadway,
with deep gutter at each end is one of
the ineanest places the driver has to
watch for. !, There are large numbers
of them in Butler county. When there
is Il mudhole on each side of the culveri
it is still worse. Deep cutters and steer
banks with no guard rails are another
menance to the travellers safety. Their
the ordinary untitled chuck hole and
rut are almost omni-present. This Ii
the time of year to improve our roads
aud it is necessity that it does not pay
to neglect, as is plainly evidenced by
the late verdict of 81, 900 against Cherry
township and that against Franklin
township year or two ago. Town
ship supervisors have most import po
sition and are under great responsible
ty to their fellow citizens. Sometime
traveller can mark the boundry line
of townships by the condition of thei
roads. and the roads are just what tn
supervisors have them made.
OIL NOTES.
Both AGENCIES are still having 81 Il