Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-09-22
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CGfTIZEN ONCE and persons making public
sales their note books.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Hay fever season.
a-Summer is ended.
Haul in the straw hats.
-Shaner was guilty at half past two.
The roof is on the Hospital annex.
The flop of the topper is heard in
the land.
Lawn fetes will now give way to
oyster suppers-
Wheat prices continues to 60 up.
and ditto -four.
The Presidential election is only
Eve weeks away.
The "t-olly promoters" are getting
busy late in the season.
New Castles last directory gives
her q population of $4,000.
IL you voted on age last year. you
must pay taxes in order to vote this.
Our farmers are using more lime
on their fields, this Fall, than formerly.
The B. & o. station at Bakerstown
was DESTROYED bv fire. Monday after
noon.
The early morning and late evening
trains on the Bessie have been discon-
tinued.
--One of the Branchton Italians died
of fever at the Mercer Hospital, the
others are getting well.
Every mile of improved road ex-
tending from town will be worth ten
times its cost to our farmers.
John N. Muntz has divided the
Muntz property on the South Side into
lots, and intends selling them.
"A low bid threw our Council all in
heap. Can it be possible there has
been q graft on the borough tree.
John c. Kelly has purchased a lot
81 PoIled Angus and Shorthorn cattle.
and intends having public sale.
The shold-up" man is At it again.
A nice round sum should be put in
bank for the first man who kills one
--Hundyeds of bushels Of good apples
ere rotting on the ground in the or
Uhards Of Western Pennsylvania. the
crop being immense.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church
viii have rummage sale In the recto-
" building, adjacent to the church, the
Arst week Of October.
sheriff Thompson Of Centre twp is
making money OF his peaches. this
year. He has 4 thousand bushels of
them. and il getting q bushel
AT Republican rally down in
Porkersbnrg, W. Va. they had cards
lsbeled "PaFker's Speech" Beneath
the words was blank space and that
was al,
About two-hundred people attend
cd the Fleming reunion, Michael Ekas
Of Glade Mills presided, there was
spsechmaking and singing, and the af-
fair was . very pleasant one.
-Undsr the act Of 1885 any man in
ducing female child. under sixteen
years Of age. to elope with him for the
purpose Of marriage is liable to fine,
and . sentence Of Eve years in the pen.
The Butler Council had a lively
time. Tuesday evening, over the West
Clay street sewer bids. the bid of a new
nrm was $500 below the bids Of the old
bidders. and the matter was held over
until tonight.
--Some OF the melons raised in this
vicinity. this year, were tasteless, prob
ebly on account Of the raisers' using the
came ground too often; and yet some of
the Rocky Fords were no better. this
year. thopgh they have several feet of
soil there
Clerk Adolph Oesterling Of the
Post Onlce has been authorized to hold
Civil Service Examination for clerks
and carriers on the 1st Of October. Ap-
plications must be ON file In Philadel
phia by pm, Sspt. 2S. Particulars
csn be obtained at the Post Office.
The new sky-scraper hotel in Phil
adelphia has seventeen stories and
twelve hundred windows It makes
the Walton. across the way. look like a
little fellow. It is called the Bellevue
Stratford. and is owned by the same
people who own the Waldorf Astoria.
The people Of the quiet. staid. dig
niiied. sober. sedate and composed little
town Of Slipperyrock had something to
laugh over. Last week. Two women in
yestigated the cause Of their husbands
late hours. and located it in the RAM
~ block. They visited that pool-room
at 8 " Ii and bombarded, smashed,
stoned, pulverized and demolished it..
Hence theee smiles
Here's heroism for you-the mem
bsrs of church in Wilkes Barre have
adopted y method Of raising money to
pay the church debt which can be call
ID nothing short Of heroic. They have
resolved to abstain for one week from
meat. butter. pastries. candy, fruit Tex
oept homo grown. which costs no mon.
~. and ell kinds Of expensive food
stu6s. The men will not ride in street
cars, and the women will do their own
washing.
An exchange says that q new and
clever swindle Is being operated by q
man who is going around the country
representing himself as a repairer Of
sewing machines. He asks to examine
the MACHINE, and while doing so be
takes ont good pieces and Gnd inserts
broken parts and calls the lady's atten
ton to 1t, then be slyly replaces tn.
good piece he has removed and charges
exhorbitant prices for his wort. Lool
out for him.
An exchange makes a good point