Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-11-26
PERSONAL.

Ed. Guthrie and his wife are both
down with the grip.
Will Rockenstein is recovering from
an attack of typhoid.
Tom Mcmillan and family of Coopers-
town have moved to Pittsburg.
David Lefevre of Middlesex township
called on Butler friends, Monday.
&c Davis of Cranberry township
was in town, on business, last Thursday.
Jos. McMichael, of Clay township,
did some shopping in Butler yesterday.
Misses Minnie Long and Tessie Eber-
hart are visiting friends in Rochester.
Pa.
Thomas A. Thower and wife of Clin-
ton did some shopping in Butler, MoD-
day.
Miss Gertrude Stein. of Miffln street,
visited friends in Pittsburg, Wednes-
day.
Frank Moore, of Muddycreek town
ship, brought some turkeys to town
yesterday.
John Reamer and Chas. Bulford of
Cleveland are visiting their parents at
Jefferson Centre.
Jno. Anchors, of Allegheny twp. has
purchased farm, near Eau Claire, and
has moved upon it.
Jno. w. Coulter, Esq, is hunting
this week in the wilds of Scrubgrass
township, Venango county.
j. G. Broaden, of New Castle, is visit
ing old friends in West Sunbury. The
tin mills are shut down for two weeks.
ESQ. Alex Schilling of Reibold visits
his friends in Butler occasionally. He
does good business in general mer-
chandise at that point.
John II. Reiber, foreman, and Worth
Cochran, "devil, of the CITIZEN force,
are on the sick list, which leaves us in
rather crippled condition.
Benz. F. Shannon, of Mt Chestnut,
left yesterday morning for West Mid
dleton, Washington county, where he
expects to remain two weeks, repair
ing mill
Gen. Gordon was the last man to en-
tertain an audience in the Park Theatre
and he ate his breakfast at the Central
Hotel. next morning, while the upper
story of the house was burning.
J. W. HARRISON of Clinton township
wishes to employ practical coal l-miner
at his mine near Millertown, in the
northern edge of Allegheny county. Ad-
dress him at r. F. D. 10, Sarversyille,
Pa
T. L. Donaldson and family have re-
moved to Monessen, Fayette county,
where r. L. will superintend the paint
ing of brewery now being erected by
the same contractor who built the But
Ter brewery.
J. w. Hutchinson. Esq. of Butler,
and Miss Helen Victor, of Erie. were
married at Mercer last week by Rev.
DR.. Gilkey. of the U. P. church. And
now may all the Dosies drop upon Jim
and his fair young bride, and peace and
happiness be with them forever.
John D. Rockefeller controls more
ready cash than any other individual in
the world, at present. He is partner
of Geo. Gould in the Wabash system.
and in the Western Union, and he
seems to be trying to discredit Mr.. Cas-
satt and the Penna R. r. Co.. in re-
venge for pulling down the poles and
wires of the w. o. along the lines of
the P. r. r. His campaign against Mr..
Morgan and the q. S. Steel Corporation
has not helped the stock very much,
perhaps because the bears have
story cut that the interest on perferred
is to be cut to per cent, while that
on common is to be abolished altogether.
Mr.. William Richardson, an old time
Butler boy, is back here from the state
of Indiana on a visit to friends He
left Butler when boy of about ten
years of age, about 1882, and will be 80
years of age next month. He remem-
bers may of the scenes of his boyhood
here, Gone particularly. his falling off
the old mill dam here, by which he
nearly lost his life, and was rescued
with difficulty from the water. He is
the son of Joseph Richardson. who then
lived here, and is an uncle to Mrs. John
limerick and to Mrs. Joseph Criswell.
our well-known citizens. and to Mr..
Joseph r. Burkhart, now of Kansas.
Malachi Richardson, who many years
ago lived in this place, was brother to
Joseph Richardson. William. our visi-
tor. is his only surviving child, and has
been citizen of the state of Indiana
since he left here. This is his first re-
turn. and his old associates, of whom
but few are living, are really glad to
see him again