Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Now is the time to trim grapevines
The grip epidemic seems to be wan
ing.
-Sassafras tea is among the aelica
cies.
Plans and specifications are now ir
order.
Smallpox is reported at West New
ton, Pa.
A. e. Baileys store at Ford City
burned, Tuesday.
"A girl doesn't have to play the vic
lin to draw beau.
Contracts have been made tor q
hundred new houses in Butler.
1t is time to be planting spring ad-
vertisements. to get the best results
The weather man handed ont a
June day in March, but the next day il
rained
Basketball game Friday between
the Indiana Pa and local team in the
Y. NJ. c. A. gym.
The tin plate works at Ellwood and
the Stewart Iron mill at Sharon, resum-
ed work, Monday.
The time is due for early robins,
early housekeeping, early suckers and
early maple sugar
If all the BARRIERS and stage people
would quit wearing diamonds the mar
ket would tumble
-Chemist-"P Ell? Anti-bil-
inus?'
Child No, sir; uncle isl''
The most delicate, the most sensi-
BILE of all pleasures consists in promot-
ing the pleasures of others.
Johnny Richey is taking bids on a
three storey-100-fo foot business house, TO
be erected on his Main ST. lot.
The fine weather of last Tuesday
brought everybody out. Main street
was crowded for awhile that evening.
Though Easter Sunday is not till
the 7th, the confectionery windows are
already full of candy eggs and figures.
Twisted tales of peace come from
sian bear is taking turn at the Lion S
tail
p. & w. trainmen passing Gibsonia
at $40 Monday night, saw large house
burning down. The owners name was
not learned.
Three Sharon school boys ate
poison berries, while after winter green
in the woods Monday afternoon, and
died on their way home.
The Thorn Creek NJ E. church
would probably have been ahead few
hundred dollars if they had asked Car
negie for direct donation
-Pittsburg labor organizers are quiet
ly at work here forming labor unions,
among the BARRIERS. machinists, store
clerks ahd other wage earners.
The shortage of Cashier Ludwick
of the Freeport Bank was found to be
$25. .062. 1t was made good by Mr..
Ludwick and no prosecution will fol-
low.
John Hilderbrand q Sons expect to
move their meatmarket into the new
Duffy block this or next week. A plate
glass front was put in their room this
week
The rear axle of Casper Sherman's
bread wagon broke in front of the Post
Office Tuesday morning, letting the bed
and load unceremoniusly down on the
street.
AT the meeting of the Bntler School
Board, Tuesday evening, it was decided
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ward school building at cost not TO ex-
ceed ten thousand dollars.
-Redick and Grohman have pur-
chased the A. G. Anderson drug store Oh
Centre avenue 1st ward, and will run il
as branch IF their Main street store
Cal mas not yet decided what to do.
Our bankers have been notified that
the National Government will redeem
all its stamps ON hands after July 1st
next, when the law repeating the stamp:
on checks notes, certificates of deposit
mortgages, etc, goes into effect
-Ferd Reiber has sold to A. L. Turn
er, Verne Monroe and Samuel Turner
an eighty-acre lease and two wells with
eleven barrels daily production, on the
Thos. Lindsey farm in Summit twp
The consideration is said to be about
$4,000.
The ladies class of the local Y. NJ
c. a. will play basket ball game will
the ladies team of Grove City College
in the Y. NJ. c. A. gym. Friday after
noon. Two of the Grove City Amazons
are said to be nearly six feet in heigh
one weighing 40 and the otner 16'
pounds. Only lady spectators will b.
admitted
More interest is being taken in Y
M G. a work than at any other tim,
in the history of the local Association
The gymnasium and baths are crowded
every evening with men and boys I
those who join will remember that it i
Christian Association and some inter
est can be aroused III the spiritual a
well as the physical work, untold gooC
will result in Buffers citizenship Tht
present membership contest of the Red,
and the Blues. and the excellent manage
ment of Supt. Corey and assistant Har
rison are mainly responsible for the in
creased interest
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y NJ
G. A. entertained the members at SUP
per Monday evening in honor of Do
O. Shelton. International Secretary o
Bible study. The supper was exquisit
in quality and the whole affair most de
lightful- After the repast Toastmaste
". G. Douthett expressed thanks to tn
ladies, which was heartily applauded
and Mr.. Shelton made a rou sing address