Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-07-30
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Good bye, smallpox.

Good bye, smallpox.
-Ruff's big adv in this paper has
figures worth pondering over.
The new fourth sand we'll in Clear
field twp. is interesting oil circles.
Some of the alleged air-ships might
maba themselves useful by chasing the
comet.
The Grand opera house in Pittsburg
was successfully moved twenty feet,
Tuesday.
Once again dollar and keg Of
beer mean one and the same thing-to
some people.
The new comet is not yet visible to
the naked eye, but will be during the
latter part of August
DIR Boyle has purchased an Oph-
thalmometer, scientific instrument for
investigating the eye.
A .'Dispossess Sale" is something
new. Tney are having one at Husel-
toms shoe store now. See adv.
A thousand dollars an acre is a
big price for outlying property. and
that is th. price paid Jas. R. Kearns for
10 acres III Butler twp. few days ago.
Bryant & Sayille's minstrels are
holding The boards at the Summer
Theatre, this week, and playing to full
benches Some Of the specialties are
immense.
The q. S. Weather man is not iv
ing up to the st. Swithin prophesy.
st. Swithin was only an English saint,
ANYHOW. and his funeral had nothing
to do with our United States weather.
During drive through the central
rart Of the County. last Friday; we
were surprised to see most of the hay
yet standing; what glorious week
this has been for cutting and housing
it.
IS. Walker Glenn's house in Centre
twp. was destroyed by fire, Monday
evening. The fire originated from a
defective hue. Their piano and part OF
the furniture was saved. The rest
burned. No insurance.
According to the Pittsburg papers
q man named Clate, went to Allegheny
from Butler last Saturday, and put in a
dramatic appearance at the wedding of
his wife with another man. They had
quarreled and parted, and he had been
reported as being dead
The marble men working on the
new bank building say they will be
done in about two weeks and the
painters are at work again. but it will
be some time before the decorators
finish their work. The view from the
roof of the building is immense.
The Woodmen have ordered an.
other Ok for their Roast next Thursday.
The founder of the Order-Soyereign J.
G. Root of Kansas is to be here,
special trains from all directions will
bring great crowd to Butler that day
If it don't rain.
Don't forget the Lutheran Reunion
at Alameda Park, Butler. next Tues
day. If the weather is favorable it is
expected that from six to eight thous
and Lutherans and their friends will be
present, as the reunion inclndes two
synods, embracing Western Pennsylva-
mia and Eastern Ohio.
While Mrs. Sarah Anderson and
family Of Flick were eating breakfast a
few mornings ago. a defective fue fired
the rafters and in short time the
house was in ruins The piano. parlor
furniture and carpets were sayed. The
loss was about $500, with $l1O0 insur-
ance in the Glade Mills Mutual
The Butler Basket ball team has re-
organized and will hereafter be known
q the Alameda team. with the follow
ing officers Ford H Hayes, Manager;
Horace Brown. Asst Mgr; Lawrence
Mcdowell, Treasurer; Ed. Campbell,
Capt A game will be played Friday
evening between Butler and Springdale,
"A defective fire caused the burning
Of house on the Kohler farm west Of
town, early yesterday morning. The
house was occupied by Calvin Richards
and his wife. who were awakened by
the flames and had but time to save
their organ and sewing maching. The
house was valued at $500. and Mr.
Richards loss is estimated at $500
with no insurance.
AN Armstrong County farmerss
bee hives were robbed the other night
The next day the farmer followed some
Of his bees into a dense forest near by
and directed by the bees, found his
honey under rock. He waylaid tn,
thieves. when they came after tn,
honey next night. and filled them with
bird shot and then took his honey bacl
home.
The grading of all but one section
Of the Western Allegheny from the riv
Or to the Bessie, where it crosses the
Muddycreek. is completed, and part o.
the rails have been laid. Across Con
cord twp. the road keeps we'll up the il
hills and it looks odd to see a fill among
the hill tops. The viaduct across val
4 lev on the Bell farm, east Of Middle
town. is about 800 feet long and hun
died high, and is built of iron
-Boydstown had sensation few
days ago. that did not get into tn
papers. A young man from Punxsr
tawney, who had been working for A.
Heckert. borrowed horse and bugg
from Robert Collins, one evening, an
has not been heard from since He
about eighteen years Of age; and as th
hfteen-year-old daughter of neighbol
ing farmer disappeared about the sam
time an elopement is suspected.
am going to be one of the earl
buyers at Ritter & Rockensteir
clearan ce sale.
Well, say! If Ritter & Rockenstei1
aren't cutting prices we never saw thel
cut sale begins today.
Sayl Hamfats Is In De Bunch In
P,fahurO Sunday Diapafch