Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-11-03
PERSONAL.

DR.. Winner says that children learn
the art Of lying at home.
i w. J. Thompson of w. Sunbury Wis
tied friends in Butler, this week.
w. J. Fletcher of Connoquenessing
twp. is serving on the jury, this week.
Mrs Silas Mcclure returned, Satur-
day. from visit with friends in Apol-
10.
@. A. Klever of Concord township
is witness ON the Wuller case. this
week.
Rovensky's jest won't hold water. but
it might hold something stronger and
thicker.
d. L. Hutchinson and daughter of
Washington twp. did some shopping in
Butler, Monday.
F. D. Pierce has completed building a
new two-story dwelling house for Fred
Mcbride at Jacksville.
s. s. Winner of Homestead was the
guest of his father, Bud Winner, OF
the First Ward, last week.
Gen. Stoessel reiterates his determin
alton to die in Port Arthur. He does
not seem to realize that the Car has
more dead Generals now than he has
any use for
Charles Van Zindt and family of
West Salem twp, Mercer county, have
disposed of all their household effects
and have left for Zion City, Ill, to join
Dowie's community.
| Margie Allen. daughter of Will Allen
of New Castle St. celebrated her eighth
birthday. last Thursday evening, and
and was assisted by about 25 of her lit
tie friends and neighbors. Games were
played and all partook of an elegant
supper. The little tots enjoying them
selves immensely.
President Hadley of Yale enjoys
| good Joke, even if he himself be the
| victim. He tells the following story on
himself. according to the Buffalo Com
mercial," and vouches for it's truthful
ness: Mr.. Hadley was travelling with his
wife recently, when they became aware
OF the close scrutiny of fellow passen-
ger, an elderly lady Of motherly ap-
pearance. The examination continued
| for some time, when the old lady tip
toed over to Mrs. Hadley and whispered
sympathetically in her ear: You poor
thing. know all about it. / know
just how to sympathize with you. We
have one iuour family, too.
Nellie Bobby, do you believe the
devil will get us if we're naughtyf"
Bobby-''No. O. course notl but we'll
get the devil if we're found out"
DIR. Mahaffey is on deck again. See
his card in another column.
The Receiver of the Lyndora Sup
ply Company will have public sale of
the property on the 3Oth. See adv.
The effort to settle the Wuller will
case, on Tuesday. failed. and the case
went to trial with Judge Thomas of
Crawford county on the bench, yester-
day morning. 1t was settled this morn
ing.
That County Treasurer OF Meigs
county, Ohio. who was found bound
and gagged, and locked in his safe on
Fair Day, has been indicted by the
Grand Jury for embezzling St4.500 of
the county funds, and as he couldn't
get bail he is in Jail.
Next Week" coal town across
the river from Freeport, with popula-
ton of 100 people aud 18 houses. and
owned by the Freeport Coal Co., was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday morn
ing The loss is about $4,000. Some of
the families barely escaped with their
lives. losing all their clothing. In no
instance was any of the household goods
saved.
Last Saturday night was corn
night" and squads of boys made life in-
teresting by upsetting everything NOV
able, while the girls (some of them)
threw corn and rang door bells; Mon
day night was Halloween and there |
was more of it. but we have heard of |
no serious damage being done. Noise
and cacophony hurt no one but the ner-
vous who can afford to temporarily
segregate themselves. There
was but small parade in Butler that
night. while in Pittsburg the parade
seems to have been an immense affair