Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-02-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The p0mpOus man cones uo~n enO
street.
With solemn. stately stride,
He marches on, distinguished by
An air of conscious pride.
His shiny tile, his polished shoes,
His fur lined overcoat,
All signify the man of means,
The citizen of note"
Then he slipped on the ice.
Did you miss your papers yester
day?
Two .'old-fashioned winters" il
succession.
The Ohio, near Cincinnati, In gorg
ed for ninety miles with ice
The snow and ice are melting
slowly, and there will be no food
j. A. Richey has 1900 tons of sprini
water ice up, some Of it foot thick
Climbing telephone poles and clip
ming the wires is the latest rural amuse
ment.
Yesterday was Geo. Washington
birthday. but there is no late news
about him.
The supper given by the 9. =. q
Grace Lutheran church last night wal
well attended
The man with the automobile said
that he didn't borrow trouble-he pur-
chased it outright.
Some Butler county men took pre-
minus at the Old City Hail. Pittsburg'
Poultry Show. this week
A dog lives on the average from II
to 10 years. a cat Q to 10 years, rabbit
about 7, a squirrel about 8, and fox u
to 16 years.
The Burke -McCapn Stock Co. II
putt ng up pleasing entertainments al
the Majestic, this week, and playing to
good audiences. Daily niatinees.
There are now u election precincts
IL this county and the papers and tick
cts for all Of them were there in time
There are also three independent school
districts.
Clarion, Kane and several other
towns along the Foxburg division OF
the B. 81 o. have been without trains
or mails for two weeks, on account OF
snow drifts
AT the Trustees sale Of the Feigle,
formerly Ralston. property on South
Main street, last Saturday, it was sold
20 ]. z. Franklin, the wholesale liquor
man, for I'll. 800.
The people Of Mars intend putting
In Water Works. and will uss strong
spring on the hill The proposition to
bond the town for 81 II, 500 carried, T ues-
day, by large majority.
The election for the second precinct
Of the Fifth Ward was held in stable,
Tuesday, and the boys said the smell OF
Ammonia was go strong that 1t turned
some Of the voters into mu7-wumps.
--The4wbolesale millinery establish
ment of Fahnley & McCrea. and other
buildings in the Wholesale district OF
Infiauapolis. valued at million dollars
were destroyed by fire. last Sunday
night.
The Butler basket ball team de-
feated the Manchester team In great
game at Allegheny Monday evening,
the score being 81 to 20. Ralston. Nc
Dowell, Gerner, Forsytbe and Klingen-
smith were the local players.
Valentine stockings were given
quite = play this season. But any
young woman who would accept
stocking as q token Of love would put
her foot In 1t. A token of love should
~ something to cherish-something
poetic and sentimental.
The Shirt Factory here finished up
~ business, last week. and moved its
machinery to Latrobe, Pa. Mr.. Brack-
enridge will continue as manager at
Letrobe. He has lived here for several
year1 and made many friends who
1 VIII b sorry to hear OF his leaving.
OCCASIONAL y gocd, Int unknown,
show comes here and has slim audi
ence, Such n one was My Wife's
Family" which was full Of fun, and
which played here to almost empty
/ Goats. Manager Burkhalter Is endeav-
oring 10 secure return date for this
6how and II he does. everybody should
- 1t.
"A Russian giant has made his ap-
pearance In London who Is said to be
the tallest man in the world. The
GIANT was measured by tailor for a
dress suit. 1t was found that he was 0
&eet 8 inches in height, 463 pounds in
weight and four-shilling piece could
- passed through the ring which he
| wears on the small finger Of his left
hand. The circumference of his he ad
| y three quarters Of a yard. and he wears
| I collar of % inches.
The Scranton Board Of Control has
prepared an act to pension school teach
en which 1t will submit to the Legis-
lsture 1t provides that all teachers
wh0 have reached the age Of 90 years
and haye taught for thirty consecutive
years in the public schools shall be re-
tired on pension equal to one-half the
salary received during the last year OF
such service. This is worthy sugges-
ton, but the Constitution of the State
y Ia the way o. it-if the Legislature
chooses to pay any attention to that in
Gtrument.
Negotiations are on foot to have
glove factory moved from Allegheny t.
Butler and locate In the shirt factor,
building on South Washington stree
The glove people wanted the buildinl
furnished to them free Of cost. The,
1uArantee to employ sixty girls ant
several men at the start and have /,
force os 100 girls and 25 men working
within three years. They claim thei
pay roll will amount to 81 900. 900 pe,
year. The glove factory will pay bette
wages than the shirt factory Aid ant
moro machines can be operated In Tn,
Ame space.