Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-02-26
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

for the new Welshbach Nighttime moso
brilliant yet invented.
The Butler Public Schools will be
cat home" TO all, tomorrow afternoon
from 1:15 to 400 o'clock. 1t is Visitors
Day.
The furniture, etc. for the new
postoffice has arrived. as has also the
staring and railings for the rest of the
Bank building.
--"What is the difference between
white and black baby"
THE one is crocheted (crow shade)
and the other is kni. (nit.)
The Standard Trust Co. composed
of Pittsburg men and G. d. Greenlee of
Butler) has rented the first floor of the
Forquer residence ON Main st.
The ladies of the Butler Odd Eel
lows will meet. Friday evening, in Zieg-
Ter lodge to complete arrangements for
organizing a lodge of Rebeccas.
The property of B. E. Cutler, bank
rupt, in Allegheny twp. will be sold at
public sale. on the premises, on Thurs
day, March IL, at 10 am See adv.
Allegheny elected man for Recor-
der who has been in JAIL and Fair
chance, elected a man to Council, who
is in Jail in Uniontown, charged with
murder.
The bridge or viaduct which the
Bessie and B. r. & P. propose building
over their tracks east of town, and
along the Millerstown road, will be 700
feet long and cost about $75. 900.
With three lines of railroad through
the northern part of the county, IN
prospect. now is the time to buy corner
lots in Unionville, Boydstown, Greece
City and other towns that may be on
the line.
-Rumors of fight to finish be-
tween Bob and. .Chrissy, with ''Charley"
as referee are in the air. Bob is said to
have knocked out" Chrissy in the fifth
round, Marquis of Queensberry and
Burgess of Butler rules.
The Standard Steel Car Co. is said
to be doing business of about mil
lion a month, and has orders on hands
aggregating fifteen millions. The plant
uses million and half feet Of gas per
day, which is suppl ed by the Phillips
Gas Co.
The Ketterer Bros began their Sec
ond year in the shoe business this
month. Their first years trade was a
very satisfactory one; they made many
friends, and begin their second year
with bright prospects.
Daylight shone through the ong
tunnel under Mt. Washington, Pitts
burg, for the first time, last Monday,
when ''shot" knocked hole between
the heads But the tunnel. which is
over mile long and will cost over a
million. is far from being completed
A dr;ller in the Specify field was
arrested. last week, on suspician Of be-
ing the party who committed crimi-
nal assault on 12-year-old girl named
Maginnis, near Crawfords Corners, but
at the hearing he had no trouble prov
ing an alibi, and was discharged
The Vigilance Committee or Socie-
ty of Buffalo twp. captured Robert
Richards, alias Jones, alias Wilson. in
Pittsburg, last week, and had him COM
mitted to Jail to answer the charge of
horse stealing. Richards sold horse,
lately, to Pittsburg parties, alleged to
have been stolen from j. T. Atchison Of
Buffalo twp, about month ago.
Trustees Of the Western University
at the next meeting, on March 8, will
take up the proposition to change the
name of the institution to that of the
University of Pittsburg, and a. strong
effort will be made to have definite ac
ton taken on the question of securing
permanent site on Squirrel Hill for
8Idaa ACW unlfCIcliJ COlOnJs OHdAOCA-
lor John A. Brashear and many of the
prominent alumni are determined that
something shall be done this spring to-
ward placing the university on aperma-
nent basis
Some time ago an Institute Hill
man lost his cow No trace of her
could be found and as she had been
seen in the woods back of the Orphans
Home someone started the report that
she had fallen into the reservoir. This
report reached the ears of Supt. NJ F.
Wright and of course put him in a roy
al good humor. He straightway drain
ed that reservoir and the COW was
found-not Now Mr.. Wright says
you can't blame people for taking to
beer if you SANDER the water supply
that way.
Co. L, 10th N. G. P. were inspect
ed Tuesday evening, by the State In
spector General, Maj. s. w. Jeffries Of
Fittsburg. Lieut.. Richards of Oil City
and Maj. McElhaney of Franklin also
were present, and large number OF the
boys friends looked on while they were
put through their course Of sprouts
The company looked excellently and
passed good inspection and Capt. Nc
Kee and Lieuts Mckee and Cumber-
land can be proud of their command.
Orderly Sergeant Jack Thompson and
Sergeants Beatty and Burton acquitted
themselves well.
The State Normal school and the
public schcr-af Edinboro have been
closed as ri of a serious outbreak
Of smallpox in the former institution.
Representatives of the Erie health de
partment went to Edinboro and disin
fected the Normal school buildings
The fact that smallpox existed had beer
kept very quiet and it was not until 8
committee of Edinboro citizens appeal
ed to Erie for aid that the matter be
came public There are seven fully de-
veloped cases among the Normal stu
dents. Within an hour after the mat
ter became known 400 students, despit,
quarantine measures, had their trunks
packed and. not being able to obtair
rooms in the village, left town in any
manner that they could.