Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-04-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
-Kemper's electric sign is immense
The 4th of July Committee is at
work.
The Third warders want school
building.
A switch is being built into the new
lime stone quarry at Branchton-
West End Russians had big time
celebrating their Easter. last Sunday.
Eighteen in one day is the Car
Works best or worst record on accidents.
The Trust Co decided not to take
the Orphans Home property-;hanks
A handful Of Philadelphia politi-
clans" have been bossing this state long
enough.
The sale Of the Car Works to the
American Co is said to have fallen
through.
The foundation is being laid for a
big warehouse north of the brewery
buiiding.
A local boarding house enjoyed a
big fight, Sunday, between regular
and transient boarder.
l.. Er:6 rfnhr n
baker shot and killed an unknown man,
who attacked him on his way home.
Grand Opera comes high but we
must have IT, Seats at Duquesne Gar
den, this week, run from 50 to $6 each
Butler will haye its first show-In-
dian Bills Wild West Show and Mexi-
can Hipodrome next Wednesday. See
adv.
Forty thousand people visited
Pittsburg parks, last Sunday, and at
Phipps Conservatory the same old line
was formed.
The Pardon Beard refused some ap-
pIcations. last Wednesday, and among
Them, those of Policeman McGrady and
Eek Bester of this town.
The little German band on our
streets played In the Good Old Sum
iner Time" the other day, and large
crowd collected to hear it.
George Palms house on Institute
Hill was entered and robbed, Tuesday
night. George lost mis- watch and $50,
10 money from his pants pocket
-Pittsburg will have United Labor
CARNIVAL, beginning Decoration Day,
May 30ih, and continuing two weeks
They will have Midway and Floral
Parade.
The First National Bank Of Harris
Vile has received its charter. r. l..
Brown. E E. Wick. d. W. Humphrey,
w. w. Mcconnell and W. 3 Campbell
are the incorporators 4--+~t@
Six pupils-four girls and two boys
will graduate from Prospect High
School, Tuesday. May 9Th Exercises
10 the Hall Prof. Painter will present
the diplomas. Everybody invited.
If yon want to buy some bees, 60
up to s. Z. Cross place, West ID st., In
Duffytown (Butler) next Saturday, at
1p.n Sam has twenty five colonies OF
Italian bees. that he wishes to dispose
Of.
Some snow fell, Yesterday morning,
bat as the mercury was above the freez-
ing point ii may have done no great
damage. During the first part Of this
week Germany was visited by snow
storm.
The applications for charters made
by the companies who wanted to build
trolley lines from Butler to Saxonb1rg
and Tarentum and around Butler are
reported to have been turned down by
Gov Pennypacker
AT Kiester, Saturday before last.
some young men stole case OF liquid
refreshments from resident there and
as they felt frisky after inbibing, let
loose their pent-up ezhnberence by tur
pentining poodle dog.
Tho Principal and pupils Of Penn
Township High School will hold re-
ception in honor of Supt Painter and
kLa -. Munrn h. Hall ~.
fenfrew, from to 10 o'clock OF Wed
nesday evening, May Bth.
Up in Newfoundland the snow is
30 feet deep on the level and 100 feet in
the ravines Elk and caribou are
browsing ON the tops of trees. For a
few days we have felt gentle zephyrs
from that direction.
%. J. Sarver bought the coal rights
Of the VIM. Anthony and NJ T. Nolf,
J. NJ Rusz, Grant Shuster. Henry Baker
and Maggie Blair farms in Buffalo twp.
at an average Of about $35 per acre, and
sold them at 800 per acre to G. p.
Black of Pittsburg, thereby making.
according to report. about $4,000.
There il lesson to our land owners in
this sale.
Saturday. fire did about $400 worth
of damage in house owned by A. w.
Root and occupied by VIM. and Wayne
Cbrissman on the Plank road. The
blaze was extnguished before the fire
men found 1t necessary to throw water.
After the fire Mrs. Root, who was in
the house helping, caught a young
neighbor boy pilfering from a trunk,
she promptly grabbed the youngster by
the neck and threw him down stairs.
Among the Office effects Of the late
Maj G. f.. Anderson, Esq McAboy
found an old account book Of the Schoo
Directors Of Butler borough. The date
was 1S3440 Among the directors wer,
Rev. Isaiah Niblock, John Gilghrist
Judge John Bredin Peter Duffy, VIM
Beatty. VIM. Stewart, Hugh McKet
and John Coll The teachers wages
were $l5 per month, state appropria
ton sll5 per year and the school taxei
$3.50.
AT the meeting OF Council, Tues