Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-02-27

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The roads viii soon be on mud
basis.
Every girl imagines she can sing
SO does every frog.
The ice gorge in the river continues
to alarm the people Of the cities.
Some men ara so mean they won't
even pay back borrowed trouble.
A man seldom knows what he
doesn't want until after he gets it.
Its wise mother-in-law who
knows her own daughters husband.
1t takes wouan's dearest friend to
tell Ler what she don't want to hear.
A fool girl often encourages a fool
maa for the purpose of bouncing him.
1T has baen said that more wives
are disappointed in love than spinsters.
Its a wise woman who knows half
she, would like to know about her
neighbors.
John Bickel has purchased the Pape
property on Main street from w. E.
Ralston- for S12, 500
Marriage is lottery in which a
girl sometimes don't get chance to
take chance.
There are fifty-six applicants for
license in Lawrence county, who will be
heard March 10.
Men grow old before they know it,
but women always grow old before they
let any one else know it.
The seven mail carriers now visit
every section of Butler twice a day and
the business houses four times day.
The cipematograph man will now
establish himself in the Senate gallery,
Ia the hope that they will do it again.
The bob sled came in for its share
of accidents last week, and the only
wonder is that the list was not longer.
The Councilmen elected last week
take their seats inMarch, the Justices in
May. and the School Directors in June
IF fl1e slugging match in the U. S.
Senate was an exhibition of Southern
chivalry we don't want any more OF it.
Portersville went Democratic last
week for the first time; and Lancaster
toa nship Republican, also, for the first
time.
Jacob Harper and wife of W. Va,
and their eighteen children had a reun-
ion the other day; and the twenty peo-
pie weighed 3,643 pounds.
--"On the Mobile" powerful drama
Of today, is the opening bill Of Conrcy
Mack and Edwards Comedians at the
Park Theatre-All next week.
After Eve ate the apple and found
out what happened, she prob ably sam.
pied all the other fruit in the garden
just to see what else would happen.
ALI the lines covered by the -Elevat
eed" charters taken out for Pittsburg
and Allegheny were sold, last Monday,
by the organizers to the philadelphia
Company" at the reported price, Of
$4,000
Rural mail delivery has been dis
continued on some Washington county
routes because the residents of the sec
tions failed to keep the roads in proper
condition.
A religious expert having declared
that sin is diminishing as time ad-
vances. the Bradford Era concludes that
our ancestors must have been a pretty
tongh lot.
Statistics show that the inhabitant'
Of this country drink more coffee thar
any other nation in the world. More
than one billion pounds were consumed
last year. of which the cost was $40, 900
0C0
In the confusion of getting ready t.
move last week we forgot to maxi
mention Of our new story, "Equa
Partners" which will run for SOM
weeks and which our younger reader
will find very interesting.
1t would seem from the following
that this country is not producing
enongh potatoes for home consumption
A steamer which arrived in New Yorl
few days ago brought a consignment
of 54. 673 sacks from Belgium.
Dr. Keller, President of Grove Cit.
College is making an effort to secur
from China an indemnity for tn
murder by Boxers during the outbrea
of 1900 of Rev. Frank j. Simcox. hi
wife and children Mr.. Simcox wa
married to a Grove City woman, th
niece of DR.. Keller.
An old bach, of this neighborhooi
who died lately, took care Of his favol
ire team in his will as follows: M
two rises on the farm are to renal
there aud be well cared for as long 6
they both shall live John Gordon. VIII
now lives ON the farm, is to remain o
the farm ~ tenant so long as he care
well for my two horses, and at the
death (the horsss) he is to be free of an
rent he may owe or any other indebte,
ness to me-.
The house on the Diamond no
being torn down to give place for ii
Second Presby terian church of Butl
was built about the year 1910, by Il
late Hon John Gilmore. Mr.. Gilmo
was one of the very first settlers in th
town. was a lawyer, member of Asser
bly,, member of Congress, and Sta
Treasurer. He died in 1S45 aged {
Shortly after his death the late and !
spected John Graham, Esq. purchas
and moved into the house and died the
Sept. 1860. Since then and until recel
ly his widow, Mrs. Catharine Graha
with her sister Mrs. Lizzie Porterfiel
lived in this house. j. Fl. N.