Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-07
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Butler is to have White Wings.

April left the do' r open and May
came in with cold feet
II froze hard last Friday night. and
yet we may have some fruit
The fi-emen are arranging for
great and glorious Fourth in Butler.
The dust storm on Main st. last
Thursday. equa,led one of those on the
desert of Sahara
"A little fire at Wade Wynn's on W.
Fulton st caused big run for the FIRE
men Friday afternoon.
The Woodmen have fixed upon
Aug. 9th, as the date for their Ok roast
and picnic at the Park.
An Indiana Court has decided that
it is illegal to cook onions when the
aroma annoys somebody else.
-Redick & Grohman report that the
Sherwin- Williams paint trade this year
will exceed any two previous year.
Attempts were made to enter the
residences Of J. NJ Armstrong and John
Snyder OF w Clay. last Thursday
night.
Cornelius Bros & Kelly have their
new lumber yard at the crossing of
Kittannng ST. and B d O. railroad in
operation.
Over in Wampum they passed
around the hat for the man who killed
the robber, and raised him several hun
dred dollars
An unknown man held up Albert
Hays. in his store in Clinton twp. few
days ago and TO bbtd him; also Joseph
Mccall. near by.
We iced some new roads in this
county. and cur people should study the
new road law. a synopsis of which APP
pears in another coiumn
The Sunday School which meets in
the Phillips City school house will give
festival there next Wednesday even
ing the 18th All are invited.
A woman living in Forward twp
has lately taken the notion of killing
her three year-old girl, whose father
she says. is Pittsburg lawyer.
"A six ton side of the tremendous
safe of the Trust Company arrived in
town, yesterday, and they had great
time getting it into the building
]. M. Osborne of Pittsburg will give
n musical entertainment on Thursday
of next week. the 14th, at the Grange
Hall, near Saxon Station, in Winfield
twp.
The building contractors have got
ten together for self protection. Quite
number of men who intended build
ing. this year, have postponed opera
tjons
You know the Russians by their
whiskers, and in print by their names
one of which appeared in a Pittsburg
paper, yesterday, credited to Butler for
marriage license.
The new time table of the B. & o.
between Allegheny and Foxburg does
not 60 into effect till Sunday, the nth,
after which time the noon or 11:40
train will not leave Butler till 100 r,
While Harvey Wise of Penn twr,
was fixing the abutment of the Thoin
creek bridge, near the NJ e. church,
last week, he found nine large black
snakes In stone pile, and killed them
ALL
One of our town dalies got off
pretty good fable" the other day on
the young lady (D of Butler twp. who
is said to have caught several of our
young sports by what is called the
badger game.
These highway robberies are becom-
ing intolerable and the only remedy
for it Is for every man living in the
suburbs 10 put gun In his pocket, and
be ready to use 1t. which an order to
''hold up your hands" justifes.
The fact that st. Louis was laid out
40 years before Butler was, may sur
prise some people. but it should be re-
membered that the French explorations
in the 18th century reached from the
lakes to the mouth of the Mississippi.
--.Hold up your hands was the or
der Mr.. Potter Of the b. 2. 6e P. receiv-
ed at his residence on Institute Hill,
tuesday night, and as pistol was
pointing at him no did SO, and was re-
lieved Of gold watch and $40 in cash.
Liquor selling licenses in England
appear TO go mostly by favor. 1t is
stated that nearly 400 public houses in
of the House of Lords, Lord Derby be-
ing by far the largest owner, with "
licensed houses. The Duke Of Bedford
has half hundred houses. One mem
Der of the Cabinet-the Duke of Devon
shire-has AZ.
--Garl schlucter, the tailor, has re
moved his shop TO the Heiber building,
115 E. Jefferson St-opposite the Low
ry House second floor where he has q
large, well lighted work room, and alsc
a storage room for his goods. Hi
spring stock, all new and first class il
now ready for inspection, and he guar
antees tt and Workmanship: =
at, % - T.
They had lively time in AspinwaI
lass Saturday night, and James Shanor
formerly of this place. and now Presi
dent of the Council there, was hit ol
the head with brick and seriously in
jure1 The P. r. r. Co. built bridg
across the river from Aspinwall I,
Brilliant station, with the intention 0
1nnning all passenger trains from rth,
Nesf Penn aeross il and into Union ne
tos. pittsburg, hut the Council had no
allowed the r. II, Co, the Hse OF Ger
tain st-e't between t5a ~--...e,t troch
and the bridge. and when the compan
began unloading material the citizen
of the town gathared and stopped it, al
ter 9 row with tps ltaiiana and negroe
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