Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL,


We start in life with A 3 c,
And end with l. o. U.
Farmers, planting corn.
strawberry festivals, in order.
Next Wednesday Memorial Day.
Sun strokes and labor strikes are
ripe
Political air-castles are sometimes
rooted with states.
The mercury and the birds rise
early these mornings.
The bath Reg. will reune at Bea-
yer on wednesday, June 10th
Trees set out by school-children are
valuable branches of education.
The late frosts have hurt the wheat
in some sections, besides the fruit.
Concord twp. has a population OF
about 1900, with no physician within its
limits.
The ice man Is now having his IN
nings, while the-coal dealer is ready to
excurt
The Butler baseball club is to play
the slipperyrock Normal team at that
place, Saturday.
That birds in their little nests
agree" is disproved by the way the
young sparrows fall out.
All the fast trains on the Penn'a R.
r. now ''whiz" between Pittsburg and
Philadelphia in nine hours.
If man has good scheme aud
makes money out OF it people call him a
genius; if he loses they call him a fool
Joseph Manny's new red transfer
wagon, and big brown team in new har-
ness brighten up the streets considera-
bly.
The lightning is liable to strike in
summer, but it seems odd 20 hea- of a
strike among the electrical workers Of a
city.
Our storekeepers have donated quite
a number of articles as prizes for those
who participate in the Fantastic Pa
rade.
"A New York woman who murdered
her husband said she did it because
she loved him. She wanted him to be
an angel
Pupils Of the Prospect Academy
will give an ice cream supper Decora-
ton Day evening in the odd Fellows
Hall, Prospect.
The Ladies Public Library Associ-
alton viii give light supper with
strawberry shortcake at Y.M.C.A. hall
this evening Everybody invited.
"A drunken man made pillow Of
rail on the east-bound track at Myoma
last Sunday morning, but was discover
ed in time to prevent his decapitation.
1t comes 80 natural in Kentucky to
take something, that they were tax
ing an attitude Of impatience over the
delay in settling the Governor question.
The next meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania Teachers Association will be held
in Williamsport, July 3 to 6, inclusive.
An excellent Program has been arranged.
Saturday nightlarge numbers Of the
glass house worknen walked over to
Main ST.. from the South Side to get
the glass Of beer they usually got in the
cia3s latoly rai'ied.
-B. steighner win stand his fast
pacer. Florida Chimes, who has "a 4
year. "a record of 2.l6. this season Foi
t~r.es. lrdizrea othet information ser
oils. or a,ldres. him ri Herman, Pa.
-"Cnurch street, the short street be
tween Mif1iin and North street, near the
churches is being paved by the adjoin-
ing property owners; and John Shafrner
has the contract at 500 per square
yard.
Decoration Day parade will form,
next Wednesday at 1. p m. on w. JEFF
ferson St, and proceed to the No orth
Cemetery. where the people viii lister
to an address by Rev. Maxwell Of
Greensburg.
Excavating is about completed fol
the new model school building of th'
Sl2peryock State Normal School, to re
place the one burned month ago. I
Findley, Ohio firm has the contract, th'
figure being about $4,000
In letter TO his mother, Mrs. En-
ma Faber Of w. Penn St, VIII Fabe
who is with Co. G, 47th Reg e. S. V
in Manila says he is well, gives graphic
descriptions of several skirmishes b,
has been in and sends his regards l.
Butler friends.
The town Of "Slipperyrock" wa
first laid out by Campbell f. Purvianc
on his farm in what is now Cherry twp
half mile south of Moniteau, abou
the year 1885; but no lots were sold an,
the property was afterwards bough
by VIM. Gilghrist, and is now owned b
his son w. H.
The Fats and the Leans Of the loca
Masons will play the National game a
the ball park ON the afternoon of Dec
ration Day. All the revenue derive
therefrom, which is expected to /
much, is 10 20 to the Butler Count
General Hospital A parade will /
held before the game. Admission an
seats for ladies free, while all men wi
be taxed % cents.
"A mathematician furnishes the 70
loving interesting figures in answer {
the query: How many miles will IL
jaws of Il gum-chewing girl travel
the course of a Year," He says: "Gi
ing her jaws the play of an inch. or a
inch Of travel for each chew, thirt
chews a minute, sixty minutes an hod
ten hours a day, 800 days year, h
Jaws have Travelled G, 6,7j0, 900 inches, {
fraction over 103 miles
The body Of the man who commi
ted snicide at Freeport last Friday eve
ing by jumping off the Allegher
bridge, was found Sunday by Harry al
Charles Flimm and was removed
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