Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-03


With two theatres running thi'
week, Butler IL decidedly gay.
A jolly crowd of Butler YOUNG
people drove to Muddy creek falls and
back yesterday.
A horse that had been left standing
unhitched. rushed up Main st. las'
night. The police should take charge
of unhitched horses.
A fellow who wanted to see the
President at Oyster Bay. yesterday, waf
arrested and examined and loaded
revolver was found on his person Esq.
McAboy held Mayors Court. yesterday
morning, and one of the d. and DIS had
SOS. 90 and a loaded revolver in his
pocket.
A rattlesnake was killed in Camp
bell valley, Concord twp, few days
ago. 1t was of the yellow-spotted vari-
ETY., and was basking in the sun on
lawn when discovered. Every now and
then You hear of stray rattler or cop
perhead, but say, did you ever know
person who died from the effects OF a
snake bitter
"A wagon loaded with ground haul
ed from the grading on Walker Ave.
broke down on the P. & w. crossing
between the Brewery and Negley stone
quarry yesterday afternoon and as re-
suit the $50 3. R. & P. from Allegheny
dashed into it and demolished the wag-
on and killed fine gray horse. The
driver tried to flag the train but the en-
gineer could not or would not stop.
The team and wagon belonged to Broth
er Tucker.
The Alaaedas took another scalp,
Monday evening, that OF the New
Brighton team Buffers basket ball
team seems to be in class all by them
selves, and the way they run all around
their opponents ia delight to the spec
tator. The score was 26 to5. For But
Ter Young threw goals, Campbell 2,
McLafferty Q, Bonner 2. Mcdowell !,
and for New Brighton, Mitchell 2 and
Darrgh one from foul. Campbell had a
hole cut through his lip which forced
his retirement.
On train out of Butler few days
ago a man had an epileptic fit; and
somebody rushed through the train ask
ing if there was doctor aboard. Moth
ing can be done for man who has q
fit, except It be giving him the air, and
perhaps wetting his forehead; unless ne
is biting his tongue. which can be pre-
vented by piece Of cork. or rubber, or
twisted up handkerchief. between his
teeth Epilepsy is disorder OF the
nerves. which operates as soon as it
reaches the brain, and it is incurable.
"A small boy who lives in neigh
boring town crawled under the bed the
other day when his mother wanted to
punish him. She could not get in with
out considerable difficulty, and conse-
quently decided to let him remain there
until his father return
ed from work in the evening. When
he arrived and was told about the case
be srarted to crawl under the bed to
bring ont the disobedient son. but was
very much astonished when the little
fellow called ont, "Hello. is she after
you. toof'
"A donkey stepped into a store one
day and the proprietor approached the
beast and asked; What are you doing
here3 You know this is no place for
donkey" II am here" said the dom
key, because saw your advertisement
on the fence thai surrounds my pasture.
I know you too must be donkey or you
would place your advertisement in q
paper where it would be read by people,
not by donkeys. Being lonesonme to-
day / thought ! would be neighborly
ana MAKE u IIdLtTudl Cdli. -GA.
The large meat-packing houses in
Chicago now put up orders for meat in
double, tin cans, with ice between them
and ship the cans all over the country
in refrigerator cars One Of our hotels
gets it's meat supply thay way. This
meat is generally delivered thirty days
after It has been dressed, though some
hotel men dictate forty days. AT the
Kosher or Orthodox Jewish boarding
house at Cambridge Springs a Rabbi
who lives in the house kills all the meat
used there. with long knife, and ex-
amines the vitals after the butcher has
removed them, and the meat must be
eaten within three days.