Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

has been repaired, and traffic on the
road resumed.
The residence Of George Maitland
in Clinton twp. was struck by lightning
Monday night.
The way Italians are getting fin
gers and toss lopped off at the Car
Work. site is caution.
There vii. be a straw berry and ice
cream festival at Jefferson Centre on
WedaesdaY evening, May %.
The name OF Spring street on Duff
fy's hill has been changed to Ridge Ave.
as there are other Spring streets in Bnt-
Ter.
Friday, May 30, will be 'red-let
ter day in Butler for the kids-Decora-
tion Day. Circus Day and End of School
Day.
Ellis Blum & Co of Meadville are
opening large coal mine on the Judge
McJunkin farm at Ferris in the Hilliard
valley
The local theatrical season closes
tomorrow evening, when Eight Bells
a general favorite in Butler-will be on
the boards
High School Commencement in
Park Theatre, Tuesday and Wednesday
evening Of next week, and Ninth Grade
r,i,r-sl,x avaniup
who is the new Commissioner
has been asked hundreds Of times this
week. but the answer is the Court has
made no appointment.
After the rain of Tuesday morning
thousands of small, white worms fell
from birds nest, in maple tree, to
the sidewalk of n. Bluff street.
Owing to the advance in insurance
rates. some citizens Of Butler and neigh
boring towns have taken the first steps
towards organizing Mutual fire in
surance company.
The body Of VIM. Barr who was
killed in battle by shot through the
b, east Feb 5, will arrive in Butler in a
few days and be buried from his home
on the South Side
The Standard Car Co. located here,
and now one of the ''allied interests,
the Car wheel works has also decided to
do the same, and will probably secure a
site from the Car Co
Memorial Hall of Thiel College,
Greenville was DESTROYED by fire Tues
day. The literary societies lost all
their belongings, and the museum and
laboratory were destroyed
On Monday of this week the mer-
cury in Butler rose to So in the shade,
but in Pittsburg it went to 91.2 and
there were quite number of prostra-
tions from heat reported, with two fa-
talities
Note the changes in the p. u W.
aud Bessie time tables, and also the
Decoration Day excursions. The P. &
w. gives us another afternoon train to
Allegheny, and theatre q0:30 p. mo-
train, every night.
The promise made by President
Roosevelt to the Pittsburg committee
that he will attend the Fourth Of July
celebration at Schenley Park this year
insures that the coming Independence
Day observance will be the most signal
that Pittsburg has ever known.
The 18th annual meeting of the
Children's Aid Society of Western
PENNSYLVANIA will be held in Butler on
June and 6 in the U. P. church. This
society is chartered institution having
for its field of operations the twenty
seven western counties of the State.
Last night burglars entered the
residence of r. F. Dawson. B R & P
operator living on Fairview Ave ,
through a rear window stole a large
diamond ring, pair of diamond cuff
buttons, other jewelry and about $50 in
money. The family was chloroformed
and we're sick from the effects this
morning.
Some Of our druggists buy their liq-
uors in Cleveland, or some other city,
outside of this state, and in some state
that has laws against the adulteration
of liquors, with inspectors to see that
the law is not violated The lack Of
such laws in Pennsylvania, and pro-
vision in the law making adulteration a
defense against illegal selling, annuls
some of the penal ties of the liquor laws
OF this state
Two brewery companies intend To-
eating in Butler both of which would
like Butler people to take some stock in
their enterprises. The company in
which Fl. w Klein and Frank PETER
are interested have secured an option
on property near the south end of Main
street, and the Sauers Co. is said tc
have an option on property up Sullivan
run The Mr. Sauers. who is interest
ell, is the hotel man Of Federal street
Allegheny, whore property will be TAX
en- by the p r. R. Co. this summer
District Attorney Haymaker oi
Allegheny county has stated that the
body of Edna Warner, which rests il
the Collins graveyard in Fairview twp
would be exhumed and another post
mortum examination made. Tuesday
was set for the work but message
from Dr. Andre of Petrolia, Monday
evening, stated that no notice had ye
been sent to him and he did not believ
they would do anything. The ALE
gheny county authorities have the Ea
gle family at Avalon under survilance
On Tuesday the District Attorne
decided TO arrest Mrs. Letitia Eagle
wife OF S. s Eagle of Avalon, in con
nection with the death of Edna Warner
II years old, her adopted child
AT the meeting of Council, Tuesday
ordinances authorizing the paving {
West North street. and also Elm stres
from Jefferson to Locust We're passed
bids TO be received up to June Sd.
was decided to open Wayne st. aero.
the Island" and TO Fair Ground Ave
Jos. Graham contractor, was given
warrant for S1500 On the brown Av,