Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Butler schools open next Mon
day.
which horse won today" is tn
substitute for Whats the scorer thi
week
Grading was begun at three point
on the Pittsburg and Butler TrolIy line
Monday.
w. W.~Campbell's grocery IL
Chicora was entered and robbed of 81
4 n cash, Monday night.
"A petition is being circulated tc
change the brick paving around the
Court House and Diamond square tc
Asphalt.
The bill-boards were removed from
the Court House, Monday, and sorry tc
say nobody laid the foundations of q
fortune. by securing moving pictures Of
them.
Contractor John. L. Hanna oi
franklin is in town securing laborers
and teams, and will start work On
macada-mizing the Three Degree road,
this week
The Majestic Theatre had an aus
picious opening. last Thursday night, a
good play and q paying audience. This
week the Klark- Urban Co. IL on deck al
popular prices
On Monday Mayor Kennedy issued
orders to the police not to permit fakirf
to hold forth on the streets in the fu-
ture; the streets will also be refused TO
singers, street bands. etc.
THE attendance at the Sparks Show
was slim notwithstanding the extra
ordinary advertising. There's nothing
in billboard display-even il it is
propped against Court House.
Talking about reunions-there il
nothing more pleasant and enjoyable
than to attend family reunion, have
q good old fashioned country dinner
and meet your relatives. old and yonng.
Our Fair is being held at least two
weeks too early this year the fruit, gar
den and farm products not yet being
matured-but the associations have to
take the dates assigned them in the cir
cult
Butler county was not represented
at the County Commissioners Conven-
tior in Erie, this week. Our Commits
sioners did not go to the show, but they
couldn't miss the Great Butler County
Fair.
The barn of Newton Covert in w.
Liberty borough was struck by light
ing on Friday night. the nth. and de-
stroyed by fire. with all the hay and
grain and one COW Loss about 81, 900,
insurance $40O in Worth Mutual.
"A large number of Butterflies at
tended the Kittanning Fair, last week.
Everything goes at the KittanniDg Fair
and 1t is great place for sports. Among
those who drove over were Sheriff Glib
son and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Baney.
We have been wanting reliable
apprentice, in this Office, for some time.
and have noted the fact In onr local col
umns for some time without single
available application. What's the mat
ter boysf The printing trade is as good
- any other.
The cid Odd Fellows 'bnilding at
corner Of Jefferson and Washington SITS.
continues to change hands. The lodge
sold it to Messrs Parker and Mckee for
$4,000. and now they have sold 1t to
the Peoples Telephone Co. for $l2, 500.
making $500 on the deal.
Last Monday the p R. R. Co. be-
gan running it's new million-dolIar spe-
cial between New York and Chicago,
on an 1S.hour schedule. 1t is finished
throughout in mahogany. and Is q first
class hotel on wheels. with writing
rooms, barber shops and bath rooms.
The local base ball team defeated
Washington, Pa. 2 to /, yesterday morn
ing. Rube Stewart, the new pitcher,
was in the box. Tuesday Witherup
won from Punxsutawney Q to l in 10
innings. Monday, Mitinger, another
new pitcher, lost to Niles, o, 3 to a
The games this week are being played
In the morning on account Of the fair.
There is nothing like occasional
moisture and plenty Of hot weather te
make the corn grow. A Kansas paper
tells Of farmers boy who climbed uT
stock OF corn to see how the ear was
progressing. land now says the paper
s'the stock Is growing up faster thar
the boy can climb down."
The merchants Of Sharon have en-
tered into an agreement to quit adver
tising on programs, score books and
other wild cal" schemes, and also tc
abandon the use Of trading stamps
Hereafter they will confne their adver
Using to newspapers, recognizing thii
channel as the cheapest and at the same
time the most valuable to themselves.
a hav mare and ton bu00v were
stolen from J. G.. Renick of Centre twp
last Wednesday night, and Mr.. R. offered
reward Of $25 for return of the outfit
and $25 more for conviction of the thief
The rig stood on West St., Butler, al
day, Thursday, when it was taker
charge of by the police and taken to .
livery stable, and afterwards identified
The Steel Car Works here bull
some cars for work ON the Panama Ca
NAL, and shipped them three months
ago. Mr.. Grant Of the works wen
with them. superintended their rebuild
ing at Panama and returned to Butle
last Friday. Very little work has beel
done there, as yet. on account of tn
prevalence Of yellow fever, but the prep
arations are immense.
Craps Is an exciting game-at leas
some people get excited over 1t, lkewis
horse races They shake and roll tn
dice aud humble "come seven" "com