Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-02-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL,


-Ground-hog weather-below zero
occasionally.
Wireless teiegraphy may some day
connect the North and South poles.
Some of the pictures of Mrs Nation
look like wood-cuts made with hatch
ct.
Don't forget the great horse sale at
Evans City. next Saturday, beginning
at 8 am.
Lots of people have taken an extra
drop lately just to keep in style with
the mercury.
Our new army has big head and
it will furnish tale for the military
history Of the country.
r o. Rumbaugh has rented the
Hotel Nixon, on n Mexican st. for an
other year. See card.
The Chicago Butter Co. has opened
neat market at 113 s. Main St.-next
door to Dr. Bricker's office.
For sale, a new Ideal" cash regis
ter-total adder and up to date in every
respect Call at the CITIZEN Office.
The Junior Young Peoples Society
of the U. P. church gave very pleas
ant little valentine social lass1Th6lsday
evening.
A ten-c cent show, in a store room on
N. Main St, has some deformed crea-
lures on exhibition-a thing that the
law should prohibit.
The morning train on the B. R. &
p. for Allegheny now leaves Butler at
9:45 n. IN. and returning leaves Allie
gheny at pm. See corrected card.
"A 10 acre tract in Butler twp,
northeast of Butler. part of the Michael
MCKINLEY estate, will be sold at public
sale in the Court House at pm. Fri
day, March /.
During the year 1900 the Butler
Public Library loaned $4,000 adult and
5000 juvenile books. They have lately
secured $50 new books, and are doing
good work.
The ladies of the Reformed church
were hosts at reception held in the Y.
NJ G. A. rooms. last Thursday evening.
After musical program apd refresh
ments basket ball game was played
Home talent showed itself on the
stage of our Opera House, this week, in
the Mascot. and made very creditable
appearance. Miss Heloise Thompson
and Mr.. T. Cornelius seemed to carry
of the honors of the occasion.
Some evil-minded joker created a
panic in the Milwaukee. Wis, postof
fee by sending two-ounce glass bottle
filled with skunk oil through the mail.
The bottle was protected by only sin
gle paper covering and Of course was
broken and then there was a smell
After their regular meeting in the
lodge rooms last Thursday evening the
Maccabees, about so strong repaired to
Kirk & Covert's restaurant and enjoyed
their annual banquet, an excellent re-
past being set mp by the restaurant men.
There are nearly 400 members in the To-
cal tent.
"A new lodge just organized in But
ler has among its officers Prophet, a
l~A q
er. Patrol, Picket. Percentor, a
Purser, a Premier, Perfect and Pro-
momoter 1t is branch Of the ''Pru-
dent Pratricians Of Pompeii," and If
vesuvius ever sends fiery food Of lava
in its direction-why, they'll just P
aralyze it.
AN annual membership contest has
been started in the Y. M. G. A. between
the Reds and Blues, the former being
Will J. Heineman. Henry Miller. Chas.
Steelsmith, Frank Troutman. George
Cronenwett. John F. Anderson, Gard
ner Lowry and Wells McJunkin. The
Blues are Arthur NJ. Flack. J. g. Run
kle, Horace Brown. Fl. M. Star, VIM.
Klingler, J. G. Aiken, Elias Ritts and
Ford Hayes.
Ten young women of Binghamton,
N. Y. agreed to do penance during Lent
by not uttering word for the entire
forty days A code of signals and the
use of tablet and pencil will be permit
ted, but even at that the test will prove
severe one, and il the proposed punish
ment fits the crime it would be interest
ing to know what awful vic kedness
these dear girls have been guilty Of
Some valuable properties have
changed hands in Butler lately. Some
time ago r. L. Kirkpatrick bought w.
A. Ralston's lot on Main street, near
John Bickels shoe store for $500 The
lot is but IL feet inch in width, with
very old building upon it, and it
brought S472 per foot front. Then Raj
ston sec ured the Mrs. Pape property at
the corner of the alley, 25 feet l inch
frontage, and b20 feet deep, for $l2, 200
or Mt the rate Of about $500 foot front
"A branch lodge- of the Pru dent
Patricians of Pompeii was organized
last Friday evening by State Promoter
Henderson of Erie at meeting held in
the Office Of Z. Fl. Negley. The officers
are, past premier, Harvey A. Evans;
premier, Harry Hays; prefect, Maude
Hamilton; prothonotary. E. III. Negley;
purser Cameron g. Brandon; prophet,
Chattie Stoner; provost, NJ. L. Gibson;
pilot. Percy E Keil; preserver, OFT. NJ.
Covert; patrol, John Sutliffe; preserver,
Guy B. Brown; picket John C. Thorne;
physician. Dr. J. G. Boyle; precentor
Hershal A. Hays; trustees, DR.. J. c.
Boyle. M. L. Gibson and John Sutliffe
Another meeting will be held Thursday
evening at which name and meetim,
place will be chosen. The three P's
was organized four years ago in Wash
ington d. G.. and bids fair to become
one OF the strongest insurance lodges in
the u s.
TAKE NoTIcE-A good, cleanly wo-
man desiring place as house e-keeper
can learn particulars by calling at or
addressing b. CITIZEN Office.
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