Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
PERSONAL.

| John Jennings has moved into his new
home ON the hill
Alfred Ekas Of Clinton twp. drove mp
to Butler, Saturday
III. Book Of Cherry twp. was in
town on business, Thursday.
Jim Scott wishes he owned a gusher
in Texas-so say we all Of rs
Miss Clara Bickel and brother are
visiting relatives in Bradford
Mrs. A. Darling Of jefferson twp. is
at the Butler General HrspitaL
Robert Gibson Of Penn twp. showed
his shirt sleeves in Butler, Friday.
Frank Bowser. Jr and J. D. Purvis
are home from Wash. & JEFF. College.
BY. Haverstott Of the P. & W Of
fee force here, has gone 10 Falrmont,
W. Va.
Sup't Painter is assisting at Com
mencement at Slipperyrock Normal,
today.
Miss Maude Henry has returned from
a visit with friends at Wheeling and
Pittsburg-
W. G.. Douthett. the clothier. is down
with typhoid fever at his home on W.
jefferson st.
Esq. Leslie and daughter, and J. y.
in Butler, Tuesday.
Hon. r. w. Phillips has been chosen
President of Bethany College, located
at Wheeling, W. Va.
Miss Eula Kells of Citra, Florida, was
the guest Of her old school-mate, Mrs.
DR.. Bricker last week.
Carl, son Of VI. L. Starr of Petrolia
went to Grove City. Tuesday, to attend
the summer term Of college.
Geo W. Gilghrist, one Of the oldest
citizens Of Washington twp. is seriously
i'll at his home near North Washington.
Wm. Penn il in tOwn-located in the
show window Of the Model Cigar Store.
He IL a handsome fellow, and he adver-
tises good cigar.
Miss Turner. daughter Of Richard
Turner, decd. Of Bruin, graduated as
nurse from the Pittsburg General Hos
pital. this week
John Shrader. grandson Of Wilson
Graham, graduated last month from
the New Concord. o., High School and
next fall will attend Mu5kingum Col
lege.
DIR. Dewitt Imbrie. dentist, has lOcat-
ed at North Washington, having his res
idence next door to the Postoffice, and
II ready at all times 10 do first class den
tai work,
W. w Irwin, for two years principal
Of the Mars schools, was elected princi-
pal for Evans City and Clara Graham,
Tina Mickey, Gertrude Duncan, Nettie
White and Lulu Dawson. teachers.
Geo. u. Turner Of w. Sunbury left
Butler. yestesday. for visit to his son,
". H, in Nebraska, who has a cattle
ranch there Marshall Sloan of Sun
bury. a son Of the barber, goes with
him.
H. w Bame and John &. Digit Of
Harmony have purchased the Evans
City Times, changed its name to the
Butler County Observer, and propose
the same truthfully and correctly. We
wish them abundant success.
Chas. Lilly White. an American, was
released from jail in London, last Satur-
day. He wandered into New Zealand,
where on account Of his resemblance to
Arthur Blatch an Englishman who had
committed a murder in Colchester. Eng.
he was arrested and taken 10 that coun-
try for trial, some months ago. 1t was
"a remarkable case of mistaken identity.
Henry Hall Of Pittsburg told the Leg
islature at Harrisburg. last Saturday.
that Pennsylvania now had more Judges
than has all England, Ireland and Scot
land, com bined. and that Judges were
becoming 80 numerous in Pennsylvania
that one could not 20 into dark alley
and grab a man without catching a
Judge. Henry IL smart. little fellow,
and he used 10 live in Mercer county,
bat we didn't know be had been about
Butler. very much.
Jesse Hcydrick and Esq Kennedy rs-
turned to Butler from Indian Territory,
Monday evening. well pleased with their
trip and with their prospects in the
territory for oil and minerals. They
have oil in their well, twelve miles from
Sapulpa, in the gas sand, and are drill
ing deeper The town Of Sapulpa at
present. IN maintained by the shipments
Of cattle and hogs, but the county
around Is "A great fruit county. Peaches
and new potatoes are being shipped by
the car load at present, corn is six feet
high. and wheat II being harvested.