Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-12-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The 1904 calendars are on deck.

The 1904 calendars are on deck.
Christmas comes on Friday this
year.
-Sixty-eight nurses came to Butler
from the Pittsburg hospitals.
John s. Osborne of West street fell
ON his way to the carworss and broke
his ankle
The outlook for Teachers Insti-
tute in Butler this year is not very
bright at present.
--Hobson had small audience in the
court room last Friday night-too many
of our people were attending sick folks.
Gen. Hulings will be the speaker
at the Elks' memorial in the Court
House. Sunday. 2:30 p. m.
Eight-hundred and twenty-four new
wells were completed in the Penn
sylvania fields, last month, with an al
legged slight increase in the production.
The issue of bonds by the town for
the building of City or Town Hall,
will be one of the questions to be de-
cided at the Spring or February election.
The afternoon B.. R. & P. train
now leaves Allegheny at $40 p. m, or
m hour later, and the night train at
1000 D. m, half an hour later. See
time table.
That theatre fire in Pittsburg, turn
cd out to be not as bad as was reported
in Butler last Wednesday night. The
"Avenne" was on fire but did not burn
and the Grand was not touched.
Geo. B. Turner and Ed Young, Of
West Sunbury. were in Butler, last Fri
day, seeing about case of smallpox
that had developed in that town. Har
~ Shull came home sick a few before
and developed case.
Last Friday while son and daugh-
tor of David George were driving home
. man stopped them and demanded a
ride. and when the boy said NO." and
whipped up the horse. the man shot at
him. the ball entering the left shoulder
and causing dangerous wound.
-Carbolic acid is an anti-septic; it is
also poison, and people who use it as
Z preventive of fever should do 80 care
fully and keep the bottle in their pocket
or under lock and key. A few drops in
half tea-cupful of water. taken before
each meal or upon an empty stomach,
\ shout what the Pittsburg physician,
quoted bv the Dispatch, recommends.
AT the meeting OF the Council,
Tuesday evening, the assessment ordi-
nances for West Penn street and Zieg-
1er avenue were adopted, also that for
the Mifiin street sewer; it was decided
to submit the City Hall matter to vote
Of the people; the report of Chief Burk
halter was read and some supplies fer
the fire department were ordered.
Some small matters were disposed Of,
some bills passed. and Council adjourn
Cd for two weeks.
"A young man of Philipsburg, Gen.
TIRE county. made reckless wager with
: charming girl Of Osceola. He wager
cd to give her box OF candy for every
100 votes that Judge Gordon would poll
over his opponent, Allison o. Smith,
for Judge: while she obligated herself
TO give him kiss for every vote that
Smith would have over Gordon. She
could see no one but Gordon in the race.
Well, Smith won by some $500 votes.
II h estimated that it will occupy the
young lady's leisure all winter to make
good her bet.
"A well-to-do gentlemen farmer re-
Gently wrote the editor of this paper,
giving him permission. for the benefit
Of his readers, to say in his paper that
the aforesaid gentleman farmer had
three very fine. cows for sale. With
the copy he sent kind regards Now
II the editor could pay his printers with
kind regards and the printer pay his
landlord, groceryman and so on indef-
nitely with kind regards. what lovely
place this world would be to live in!-
Ex.
Second Presbyterian Church.
Chicago Glee Club, this evening,
Thursday, Dec 3rd, is the date of the
Y. NJ G. A. courses second number,
The Chicago Glee Club, and 1t will Civ.
On in the Second Presbyterian church,
this evening. The body Of the church
will be reserved for holders of season
tickets