Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Garden making has had a backset.
Life is fizzle to the soda-water
hend.
The undertaken finally overtakes
us all
Shut the door" signs are disap-
pearing.
There are spring openings in pock-
etbooks.
Easter hats have had hard time
Of it, so far.
Butler county is getting its share of
everything this year.
The fellow who runs the lawn
mower will soon be right in the push.
II Love but You"-Prof. E. Otto
Davis new song can now be had at his
store on the Diamond
Many people have found out by this
time that their new neighbors borrow
as mach as their old onesdid.
If all the ''jags' in Butler, Satur-,
day night. had been ''jugged. the town
would have required very large lock-
up.
All Butler was ~rummaged for
articles for the "Rummage Sale. which
has been great success. and which
closes, Saturday.
The foundation for the new Second
Presbyterian church on the Diamond
has been almost completed, and the
walls Of the structure will soon rise in
view.
-Four barrels of oil to the acre put
on with sprinkling can, about a week
before. blowing. will kill all the cut |
worms, bugs and fungi that destroy |
vegetation.
L. s. Riley has purchased A. NJ.
Douthett's store at Brownsville, and has |
also been appointed postmaster for that
Office. He took possession of both store
and Office yesterday.
A concert will be given by Prof. E.
Otto Davis and Miss Edith Galbreath,
the elocutionist in the U. P. church,
one mile east Of Carbon Centre. on
Monday. April 2sth, at s:15.
Some of the trains of the P. & W..
B. & O. and B r. & p run very fast
oyer the Pine creek curves. and going
from one car to another, or standing in
the rear platform is dangerous there.
1t cost one man his life last Friday.
Citizens Of either sex who feel in
terested in municipal or educational do
ings should remember that they have a
right to attend meetings of the Council
or of the School Board, and are entitled
TO respectful hearing on any question
brought before those bodies
The Pressed Steel Car Company has
completed go, 900 steel cars since it was
organized. This would make solid |
train $50 miles long. The works in
Allegheny and McKees Rocks are now
pushed to their fullest extent, delivering
100 finished cars per day, in addition to
other pressed steel specialties.
AT the meeting of Council, Tuesday
evening, the contract for paving Brown
Ave. was given to Jos. Graham at $1.95
per square yard for the paving, and so
cents foot for curbing. J. s. Burch
field was appointed policeman; and
the ordinance to pave Mercer street |
from Mifflin to the bridge was read
and adopted.
mo matter what your complaint,
-just stop eating entirely for two days,
three. four, a week, two weeks, and
your system will burn up for fuel all
the poison in your physical cosmos. The
fast will not hurt you-you will scarce
ly loose in weight, and when you go
back to the knife and fork business. you
will be q new man. The Philistine
Thousands attended the opening
performance of the fourth season Of |
grand opera in Pittsburg at Duquesne
Garden last Monday night, when Aida"
was sung. The opera was decided |
success, both from the view of those
who went because they love music and |
those who look upon the opera as
social event Of great magnitude. The
scenes of the past three seasons were
largely duplicated in the arrival and |
departure OF the crowd. The Marriage |
Of Figaro" tonight with Emma Eames |
and Madame Sembrich in the cast will
end the season.