Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-08-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOAAL AtfO OLlvLNhLs
Big Butler Fair Sept. 1856.
South America is again Donny
brook
The firemen and soldiers went off il
the rain, last Thursday
Keep and eye on your potato patch
its liable to he tuDneled.
Two new shade trees along the road
means dollar off your taxes
Get ready for the next great event
the Big Boiler Fair-Sept- 3-6.
-Canadas census offers inducements
for people who do not like TO be crowd
ed
The late copious rains cooled off the
atmosphere-al also the August picnic
fever,
Wireless telegraphy should be fol
lowed by wireless politics and wireless
Legislation.
Our street car company reaped a
treme ndous harvest last week, in spite
Of the rain.
David Hesselgesser of Winfield
township will have a public sale Of
stock. on Thursday, Sept IL. See bills.
Big Butler Fair Sept s-4-5-e.
The late rains have revived the pas
lures, FIR which the COWS return thanks
The corn and buckwheat are also feel
ing better.
Almost everybody returns from
Buffalo, well pleased with their trip
You need not be robbed there, unless
you want to be.
Two automobiles were in town,
Sunday, and their owners rode them
around tie street-cars to see whether
they would scare.
"A late decision Of Judge Patton Of
Armstrong county will probably stop
land owners from drilling on land re-
served around their buildings
The wet rain the very wet rain
Of last Thursday, put damper on the
Grocers' Picnic Of Bntler, and the Nc
Candless reunion in Centre twp.
Every body should try to attend at
least one Of the four Educational Meet
inzs to be held in this county. next
week See list in another column.
Get ready for the next great even
the Big Butler Fair-Sept. 3-G.
Some two hundred Of the good peo-
pie Of Millerstown fChicora r. o. and
one newspaper man came TO Butler last
Friday. and had good time at the
Park
The next regular meeting Of the r.
p P's. will be held 10 the Office Of Z. II.
Negley, Wednesday evening, Aug. 20,
Mt half after eight O'Clock instead Of the
previous Monday evening.
We, this week, publish the Time
Table Of the Winfield II. r.. Co., which
runs two passenger trains daily each
way between Butler Junction on the
West Penn r. r. and West Winfield,
time one hour.
Meadyille ia wrestling with the dog
question. One woman is assessed xf2
worth Of dogs, and the aggregate Of her
other property Ia So Another resident
owns seven dogs and pleads 10 be excus-
ed on the grounds Of poverty.
Farmers and others who desire TO
drive to the Fair Grounds should bear
In mind that they can now do 80 with
ont coming in contact with the street
cars by going out Dunbar street and
entering the west gate.
August is gog 20 month. Quite
number Of Butterflies went to Buffalo,
Monday, some left for Harrisburg, Tues-
day. and the First Wards went on to
Buffalo today, TO compete in the hose,
hub, and hook and ladder races to
morrow.
Big Butler Fair Sept. 3-4-5-6
There were severe storms in the
northwestern part Of the county Satur.
day afternoon and Sunday night. In
the first the house of Daniel Kelly in
Slipperyrock twp. was struck by light
ming and the latter washed out the roads
and small culverts in some places badly.
Quite number Of Parker twp. peo-
pie came TO Butler last Saturday, and
in Court, that morning. the petition Of
the people Of Bruin for borough, was
granted as petitioned for excepting that
the property Of the Turner heirs was
cnt ont. This gives the borough the
celebrated brick school house and also
the new frame one. II it stands. but the
township people announced their inten-
tion Of appealing
No thunder and lightning accompa-
MED the rain Of last Thursday morning,
though the downpour lasted for about
ten consecutive hours. While the
clouds that scared oyer Butler, Satur-
day afternoon. were full Of electricity
Wondering over the phenomena Of Ma
tnre reminds one Of the student who
was late at class one morning, and the
Professor told him he had missed some
thing important and asked him II he
knew what causes the Aurora Borealis.
The student hesitated but said he did
know that but had forgotten 1t, and the
Professor replied that ii was u pity he
had forgotten IL. for he was the only
person on Earth that bad ever found IL
ont.
Get ready for the next great event
the Big Butler air-Sept 3-G.
In
days
long
ago lin
the six
ties you
know when
Gran 4 ma
went walk
ing she held