Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-31
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Those big led 2-s mean circus. Sat
urday.
Hicks says August win be month
OF storms.
The Disoatch wants the boys to try
for pony outfit.
Panama hats, the real thing. are
said to be woven under water
The smallpox scare in DuTytowr
was followed by maddog scare.
The Mccall reunion. Thursday
Aug. 2sth. will be a basket picnic.
Mrs. Gen. Miller Of Franklin has
been declared insane. with lucid inter
yals.
-Four people were killed by light
ming in Pittsburs and vicinity. Monday
afternco1.
The activity in railroad stocks last
week probably meant more consolida-
tions or mergers.
John Parsons Of Beaver Falls, a
cripple. is under arrest for horse steal
ing and burglary.
One Ut the Hungarian workmen at
the Car Works was discovered to be
woman, last week.
The Y. VI. L-Young Mems Insti-
tute "a Catholic organization picniced
at the Park. Tuesday.
The next legislature may be asked
to pass an act forbidding picnics (aDd
the consequent wet weather. until after
harvest.
On account Of the immense amount
OF through freight hauled by the West
Penn part Of it 10 to be made fonr
track road
There isn't much in name. Out
in Cleveland man by the name Of
Tank IA engaged In making Prohibition
speeches -Ex-
See list nf Picnics and Reunions in
another place. r. Fisher Of the Dye
Works is prepared to photograph
groupa See card.
In Clinton twp during thunder
storm last Thursday evening lightning
struck and damaged Charles Morrison's
house. but did not fire it,
Some twenty city people have TAX
en- possession Of the house on the Henry
Flick farm in Middlesex twp. and are
making themselves at home.
Don't get up picnic" says writ
er In an exchange. wait to be invit
Cd, and then set around and turn mp
your nose at the arrangements.
The Patterson brothers OF the Mont
gomery oil field have organized base
ball club and want to play some games
with the other clubs Of the county. Ad-
dress them mt Bakerstown.
Thanks 20 the vigorous execution of
the game laws in some parts OF Penn
sylvania the killing OF song birds and
insectivorous birds to minister To fash
ion Is becoming very costly occupa-
ton.
Somebody looked into the tramps'
camp down by the Car Works, the 9TH
ef day. and saw spots on the faces Of
two men. An investigation followed.
and the spots or blotches proved TO be
mosquito bites.
Now IL time TO dive into the depths
Of the sylvan forest. penetrate the bri-
cry thicket. tear your clothes, scratch
your face and hands, pierce your hide
With countless thorns and bring forth q
few rire juicy blackberres
That same swarm Of bees paid its
annual visit TO the Court House final,
Saturday morning The people here
know 1t Ia the same swarm, by the ear
marks which they have seen every
year for Mt least five years.
The business done at the p. IL w.
or Is. ~ o. station here surely warrants
the company In erecting more impos-
ing aud convenient station than the
present one, and they are reported TO
have had the plans made for 80 doing.
Last week Schaffner Bros. shipped
seven teams and wagons from the West
Virginia oil fields 10 Butler and now
have them Mt work here. The teams
had to be driven 124 miles overland u
the Ohio. boated TO Pittsburg and driv-
on 10 Butler.
Supt. Wright Of the Water Co. now
has about 90 Italians working on his
long ditch. and the Pinch pipe IL in
the ground from the Car Works to the
crossing OF Penn and Main SITS. When
the weather Is fair they get in about 80
Joints day.
1t is not generally known that. size
for size, a thread cf spider silk Is decid
edly tougher than bar Of steel. An
ordinary thread will bear weight oi
three grains This Is just about 80 pei
cent stronger tban.a steel thread Of tht
same thickness.
As all horses scare at automobiles
whether they (the autos) are going
ahead or standing still, some chaffeurl
OF New England have established 3
horse school, at Lenox, Mass and II Il
reported horses have taken course o.
instruction as 10 autos and GRADUATED
with high honors.
A red pot bsse ball game between
tn. Sharpsburg Y. NJ. r. which wai
picnIcipe at Alameda. and the loca
team. Tuesday. ended In next thing Il
q riot In the tenth inning. when th,
score stood O to 4 against the home team
snd they were taking their last bat ant
had two men on base and none out
Frank Williamson was at bat and strucl
down bis left hand TO keep nm inshoo
from hitting him in the ribs. The bal
struck his hand and the umpire,
Homestead man, with s20 bet on the Y
N. T. called him ont and the rumpu
followed. Sharpsburg left the field an,
would not finish the game. Smith an,
McCandless were the battery for tDf
home team.