Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-12-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Holiday excursions.
Teachers Institute next week.
The hunting season closes today.
1905 almanacs are now in demand
No s.hool next week, nor the weel
after.
Girls. but two weeks of Leap Yeal
remain.
Basket ball at the Y. NJ c. A. to
morrow.
Christmas in ten days. and no pres
ents yet selected.
People are already laying in stock
OF 1905 calendars.
-Carpenters who are framing houses
have cold job these days.
Come in and pay up as soon as pos
sible-as the editor is short of cash.
Read the label on your paper. II
will inform you whether you owe us OF
not
The jingle of the sleigh-bells recall
memories of times gone by-if you re
old
BE merciful to the mail carrier,
thsse days. The White mans burden
Is his
Two young Butler county couples
made Gretna Green OF Youngstown.
last Friday.
A year . subscription to the CITIZEN
makes an acceptable holiday gift to an
absent friend
-Chas. w. Johnston has purchased
the Baily tobacco store next door to the
CITIZEN building.
Last Saturday, Dec. 10th, might be
called our first really-truly winter day,
and the sleigh bells jingled.
The Butler lodge of Maccabees ex.
poets to attend the union meeting OF
lodges at Chico-a this egening.
During December and January the
days average but ten hours in length,
and every body should know why.
-The'residence aud part of the furni
tore of Plat Bullman's house at Annis-
vile were destroyed by fire. last Friday
When the buyer is considering
where he shall make his Christmas pur
chases he first consults the CITIZEN
advs.
The three gambling rooms in thii
TOW are said 10 be en- the ragged
edge" on account of the visits of I
stranger.
The children in the Sunday Schools
are now preparing to give interesting
exercises in the various churches Christ
mas time.
Calendars for 1905 are being circu
lated. Schlicht & Niggle, the oyster
and fish dealers have q handsome one
made in Europe.
-Patronize you home merchant th'
man who assists you In paying the run
ming expenses # the town you live in
That 10 business.
A very wise man once said tina
when he began to feel too important b
got map of the universe and tried +
find himseIf nm IL
Corn is Ling in this land. Cottol
1s queen-of the south; while wheat ant
hay each contend for the place next Il
honor to the queen.
A basket social will be held tomol
row, Friday, evening in the Gallaghe
school. Jefferson twp, Miss Negley
teacher All invited.
The Pet Poultry Association ha
another meeting in Butler, last Friday
and are rapidly completing their al
rangements for an exhibition.
AT the Grove City special electio
the proposition to issue $4,000 waite
bonds to extend the water works wa
carried by vote Of 354 to A.
"A special train is to carry larg
contingent Of Butler Maccabees to Ch
cora. this evening, to partake Of a bar
quet given by the Chicora Lodge.
People who intend to send Chris
mas presents to the children in I'll
State Institution at Polk. Pa. shoul
send them immediately. addressed
State Institution. Polk, Pa.
"A moving picture and phonograp
entertainment will be given in the SUI
day School room OF Grace Lutbera
church, this. Thursday, evening. unds
the auspices of the young people. At
mission Is and 25c.
The Tafele store building on Fai
ground ave. took fire Monday mornin
from hay put in the kitchen to dry. I'll
fremen got there In time to put out til
fre, but the building was damaged
the value Of about $500, covered by i
surance.
The cautata Of Esther. the Bea
tiful Queen" will be given under Il
the direction of Lyman s. Leason,
full costume and with dramatic actio
on Friday and Saturday evenings, Dc
16 and IL. 1904. in Normal Chapel. Sli
peryrock. Chorus Of one hundred al
fifty voices.
AT the secret meeting OF the Cou
Gil. Monday evening, Burgess Kennel
read his reIyort Of the money racaiu,