Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-06-19
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
This is picnic week at the Park.

-Pelees outbreak lifted this state q
foot-the u S Geological Survey mar
says so.
The Coronation festivities begin
in London, next Monday, and continue
for two weeks
The Woodmeu made an imposing
appearance. last Sunday, with about
200 men in line
The Alamedas defeated the All
Stars, 10 TO TO- in ii basket ball game,
Thursday evening
The reports sent from Pittsburg OF
the death vf young Mr.. Steighner OF
Herman were untrue.
a poutJon bridge has been built at
the foot OF w. Wayne st, by Al Dean
for the Cavauaugh Co.
The Light train on the B. r. & p.
now leaves Allegheny at p. M, an
hour earlier than heretofore.
The brick for Brown Ave. had to
bs changed from the Butler Brick and
Tile Cos to the Mack brick.
The Burler school teachers draw
from s35 to $i66 66 per month. Talent
comes high bat we must have it,
1T seems odd to read OF "unprece-
dented snowstoimsr in southern Africa
and Of trains being blocked by snow
drifts.
Smiths transformers defeated Har-
risville, Is to 6, Saturday. The Butler
team played the cleanest game SO far 10
its career.
Christian Endeavor Convention in
Pittsburg, July 8, 9 and 10. Tempora-
~ headquarters at 5l5 Penn Avenue,
Room 400
all the through trains of the Bessie
now run into Exposition Park, and
passengers bound for Meadville change
Gals there.
August 10th is the date fixed upon
for the beginning of Free Delivery OF
mai matter in the county, with eighty
carriers in service.
Two individuals in buggy aud
one ON foot did lot of wild shooting at
each other in the northwestern part of
town late Saturday night.
"A pug dog supposed by some to be
mad created some excitement in front
of the Western Union Office on Main St.
last Thursday, and was killed.
The East Youngstown Land & Inn
proveinent Co. occupies considerable of
our space this week The Ohio fellows
always do get up early in the morning.
The Odd Fellows Picnic Associa-
tion viii hold an outing at Kennywood
Park, Pittsourg, Aug 6. Proceeds for
the Home for Aged Odd Fellows at
Grove City
During the summer shutdown the
Hamilton bottle works will be enlarged.
increasing its capacity about so per
cent and raising the number of en-
ployee to 300.
The Butler Brewing Co. has pur-
chased two acres on Negley Ave. for
5000 and proposes building $500, 900
plant; and making about so barrels of
beer and 30 tons of ice daily.
In Prof Wery's band are three
boys of only 10 years of age Their
names are Lambermont. Meyer and
Marshael One plays cornet, one a
clarionet and one bass tuba.
Large, baggy trousers, turned ur
ut the bottom, are the fashion at present
You can buy good pair, with coat
thrown in, for ten dollars. Vests are
no longer part Of a summer suit
-Slipperyrock and Clintonville play
ed 12-inning tie game, Saturday, the
score being to g. Porter and Eakir
and Barton for Clintonville and John.
ston and Horne for Slipperyrock were
the batteries.
-Musser g. Pent who purchased Geo
Krug's 90 acres in Sullivan run valley
are going to have an auction sale oi
lots and will grade roads along the
steep hill sides and make everything
lovely before doing so.
AT the meeting of Council Tuesday
evening, Mr.. Graham was voted ST.
500 warrant on his Brown ave. contract,
and John Shaffner a 81 900 warrant on
his Elm St. contract The Brown Ave
extension was awarded to John Shaffnel
at 81. 65 per square yard.
The brick company that made tht
charges that several Butler councilmeI
were bribed by another company ha
failed to respond to the Investigating
Committees notice to appear, stating
that when they were ready they woult
push their charges in Court.
"A delegation of Butler Odd Fellows
will assist at the dedication Of thei,
Home for the Aged at Grove City Oh
July nth. Special cars will be provid
ed, and tickets for dinner on the farm
will cost 25 cents each. 1t is hoped
that enough money will be raised il
this way to pay for new building
Quite number of people slip dowi
to the site of the Car Works, occasional
~, to keep track of the erection of tn
monstrous buildings. The iron pillar
or posts for the main building (whicl
weigh over ton each) are lifted from
the cars by tackles working through
the ends of long booms or cranes, ant
are stood in place ON the brick and ce
ment foundations prepared for them
while the workmen connect the sid
pieces and roofing lattice work. Th
posts are about 50 feet long, and as tn
building is about 165Ox24O. there vii
be about ten acres of floor space or roo
surface. The foundations for the pain
shop, which will be located near the oil
Fair Ground road are being construct
ed; and the grading for the powe
house, which will be located abou
where the cid horse stables stood is be
ing done. The leyel of the floor of th
main building viii be seveal feet aboy
the former level of the ground there
mud mil Lox -.