Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-01-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL,


For you surely have the grip.-Ex.
Meeting Of the Humane Society, in
Court House next Tuesday evening.
An order was issued yesterday fix
ing January 81 as the 18th Pas. muster
ing out day.
According to report a thousand der
ricks were blown down in Western
Pennsylvania last Saturday.
A p. o. inspector was in town, late
ly, trying to figure out VINO has been
stealing letters from the boxes.
Annual meeting of the Board of
Trade in the Court Room this evening,
for the purpose of electing officers.
Lots Of girls look 50 melancholy
they get credit for possessing poetic
natures, when it's only case of corns
w. G Coovert, who was dangerous
ly injured at the Flinner coal mine near
Portersville, few days ago, is reported
to be recovering.
The State Board Of Charities has
recommended an appropriation of $500
by the State for the Butler General
Hospital The officers Of the hospital
ask for $4,000.
The Pennsylvania Torpedo Co. con-
templates establishing branch Office in
the neighborhood Of the Rosenberg
pool, in the northern part of the county
in the near future.
On Saturday last Ben Masseth sold
sold his horse, 'Bonatella" to Chicago
party for $500. During last season
out Of ten entries he won eight Firsts,
and two Seconds. At Lexington, KY.
he made 2.13f.
With the two courts going this
week, there has been no room for the
County Auditors in the Court House,
80 they were bundled off to the jail,
where they have been pursuing their
labors in the front room.
1t costs about $75 to rebuild der
rick and il three hundred Of them were
knocked over by the wind last Satur-
day, the rebuilding Of them will put
about s2O,OOO into the pockets Of the
rig-builders Of this county.
Batter is remarkably healthy
town, and part Of the credit is due to
our Board Of Health. which has been
doing more work than it is given credit
for. Smallpox has appeared in some Of
the neighboring towns, ami the Board
requests everybody to get vaccinated
The fact is vouched for that man
who took city paper because he could
get more reading matter than in his
home paper, read an advertisement Of
pocket fire scape and sent dollar for
one In few days he received New
Testament -Ex.
Co. @ left for Harrisburg ON the
2:3J Monday afternoon and lay at
Blairsville till about 10 p. IN. when
their car was hitched on 10 section Of
the Philadelphia Express which arrives
at Harrisburg about B a. IN. The Co.
marched in the Inauguration Parade,
Tuesday, and came home that night.
III this attracts your attention IL II
to remind you that. provided you
have received bill Of your indebt-
Nedncss from us. either for subscrip-
Vtion or job work, or. if You know
yourself to be in arrears with us. that
we would be greatly obliged IL you'd
make prompt settlement, either by
calling mt the Office or sending the III
amount, and receive proper credit. Y
There was fellow around town
few days ago picking up tobacco quids
and snipes from the cutters, which he
put into sack The collections Of
second. hand chews are sent into the
large cities and worked over with o
little fresh stock. The mixture II
drugged and made into cigarets. a
girl takes good many chances when
she kisses cigaret smoker, Titusviilt
Courier. Think of it girls.
ANY one who lives near watel
course can mt mn expense of $40 build M
Ice house capable Of containing n cub.
OF the crystal luxury ten feet square
Rough boards for the outer wall. slabs
for the inner, with filing foot thicl
of tan bark or saw dust. layer of th'
same thickness on the top clapboart
roof, n drain to carry Of the dripping
from the Ice. and then pack in the ic
close and compact, cover 10 with saw
dust. and the work il down. Such
store will furnish half dozen familie
with hard butter, cold water. froze
cnstards, and all the luxuries Of first
class ice cream saloon for the Who'll
season.
Washington county enjoys tn he dis
tinctiou Of having had FIVE sheriifs il
one year j. Werner Clark stepped on
"a sheriff on January 3, 1893 His SUE
cessor, John A. Kennedy, died in Jun
following, and Coroner Fitzpatrick b
virtue OF his Office became sheriff II
was succeeded by John a. Kennedy
son Of the deceased sheriff, who wa
appointed by Governor Hastings
serve until the official elected mt th
November election should take bolt
Joseph r. Hemphill. who was elccte
for full term, took the oath Of offic
on Saturday and assumed his duties o
Monday. This Is n state Of affaiI
which perhaps has never occurred
any other comfy.
DIR. Bull's Cough Syrup cures bronch
lis. Why suffer when this wonderfl
remedy can bo had for only 25c. DO
tie
BY the way, speaking about -four. y
might just say we can furnish 1t fro
7J cents per sack mp 10 $l20 per sacl
Our -four needs no commendation
those who are nsing it. as for others.
trial is all we ask The quality nm
quantity are guaranteed
Gro WALTER az Sons
Any OF our readers needing gas stoy,
.or gas ranges, gas fronts or any gas sa'
ing appliance will find 1t financial sa
ing to call at the store Of w. r
O'Brien e. Son, on Fast Jefferson S
and get prices on the extensive line the
have on exhibition. They nre all
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