Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-01-18
PERSONAL.

James Hays is recovering from seri
ous illness.
A Sharrar, of Evans City, was il
town, last week.
James NJ. Douthett, of Brownsville
was in town, Friday.
Harry Thompson has rented a house
( on Coal St-3rd ward.
f. w. Wittee. of Winfield township
was in town. last Thursday.
Amos Brinker of Zelienople has had
his pension raised from So 10 s.
David Cupps wishes to sell his resi-
dence On Ziegler Ave. See adv.
Deputy Sheriff James Dodds is visit
ing relatives in Portsmouth, Ohio
John c. Morris of Clinton twp. did
some shopping in Butler, yesterday.
W. c. Glenn. of West Sunbury. visit
ed his sons in Uniontown, last week.
Rachael Campbell, of Butler, has
been granted a pension of - per month.
c. S Campbell and wife of Concord
twp. did some shopping in Butler, yes
terday.
Carnegie is an expansionIst on books.
He has been presenting some more IL
braries
Robert Holmes, the colored patriach
of this vicinity, is said to be seriously i'll
with asthma
Capt James A Mckee and Thomas
Mckee have returned from extended
western tours
VIM a. Christie and DIR. Holman
were in town Monday, as witnesses in
the Clay twp. case.
Bob Mccullough, the culinary artist
of Kirk restaurant was knocked out
with grip last week.
DR. McAlpin was taken from the Hos
pital to his home. few days ago. He
is slowly improving.
Misses Mamie and Nettie Humes. of
Clearfield township. did some shopping
in Butler, last Friday.
G. w G., of Glade Mills, says that
the man in the puzzle was "A years OF
age and the woman Is.
Peter Christie was taken i'll last Sat
urday, and was reported to be in seri-
Gus condition. Monday.
Miss Eta Wadsworth. of Slippery
rock township. intends having birth
day party, next Monday.
Samuel Westlake, Slipperyrocks clev-
er little barber, is among the latest sub
scribers to the CITIZEN.
Charles Westlake formerly with
Frank McCrea, now has charge of the
Bowman House barber shop.
Mrs. Will Young of Butler twp visit
ed her brother DR. Hockenberry of Slip
peryrock Monday and Tuesday.
Tom Alexander was home from Scio.
this week. Tom says our Butler men
are losing money in thar field.
DR.. G. w. Baker has moved from
Brownsville to Wexford, Allegheny Co,
and Brownsville now needs doctor.
John H. McDeavitt of Brady town
snip. and Robt. Hines, of Slippervrock,
are running saw mill near Unionville
Karl Kepner, undertaken Berkimer's
clever assistant, Yesterday took unto
himself wife at his home in Weldon,
Ohio.
DR.. Joseph Forester has returned to
Butler from Erie and has opened his
office in the first floor of the Armory
building.
Miss Emma Dipner, of Fenelton, and
married by Rev. J. w. Schwartz, on
the 10th.
Frank Haeling, of the Pittsburg
Volksblatt, was IN town, Friday, secur-
ing data for an article on our coming
Centennial.
John Kaltenbach of Renfrew was in
town Monday and called on us and paid
his subscription to the CITIZEN for his
34th year as a subscriber
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Talbltzer of Mon
roe, Platte County, Neb., are visiting
Mrs. Talbitzer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Morris and other relatives here.
The mauy friends of Misses Laura
and Jennie Mitchell, who have been
making their home with their step faith
err Mr.. Johnston ia Indiana, will be
glad to hear of their intended return TO
Butler.
Miss Dena Fisher of W. Jefferson st.
and Charles j. Hobaugh were married
Friday by Rev. J. S Mckee. They
will reside at Duquesne Pa. where Mr..
Hobaugh has been employed for some
years past as mason.
E. J. Thompson of Flick complain ed
of rheumatism last week, but he and
some other school teachers had attend
ed a pie social together and it may be
he was suffering from too much pie or
had u buggy upset on the way home.
"Oom" Paul has been getting ready
for more British prisoners at Pretoria.
He has had an immense enclosure con-
structed north of the town, in three long
streets, which he has named Ladysmith,
Kimberley and Mafeking The war has
developed the fact that the much de
spised Boer is a sly old humorist.
Quite number of our young men
are studying French, so as to be ready
for Paris and the Expo next summer
"A freight wreck on the Bessie, de-
layed passenger trains last Monday
morning, and prevented some jurymen
from getting here till noon
"A story is going the rounds that an
old church member died, of whose good
ness there was some doubt but who was
regarded as pillar by his pastor, who
posted on the church window notice
in these words: Brother johnson de-
parted for Heaven at $50 this A. NJ. ,"
and then announced the funeral. Un-
derneath this newspaper man tackled
a telegram blank, with these words:
Heaven, 9:40 p. m.,-Johnson not
arrived. Great anxiety
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