Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-05-04
PERSONAL.

VIM. Cooper, the tailor, is seriously
! i'll
F. K. Morse is improving his proper
ty on Mercer st.
Mr.. Armstrong of Greece City is
down with pneumonia
Ira Campbell of North Hope is serv-
ing on the jury. this week.
Fl. L. Cakes of Evans City was in
town on business. yesterday.
Samuel Blackmore and Fred thinner
man left last week on trip to Seattle.
Rev. John NJ Barnett Of Markelton.
Pa. is visiting his daughter, Mrs Z. n.
Boyd.
Thomas B. Smith and T. III. Allen of
Parker twp. visited friends in Butler,
Tuesday.
John Staples of Adams twp. and J.
w. Boyd of Brady were among our call
ers, Tuesday.
s. Fl. Boyard and A. J. Buchanan of
Mercer twp. took in the Directors Con-
ton. Tuesday.
Henderson Pisor and J. 81. Morrow
OF Concord twp. were in town on town
ship business. Saturday.
C. N. Boyd addressed the members
of Grace Lutheran Sunday School last
night, on his trip to the Holy Lands,
which was enjoyed by all.
T.. L. Anderson of Allegheny twp.
was in town. Thursday He has lately
been drilling gas wells near HarrisviIle
for the NJ, L. & H. Co. OF Pittsburg.
b, B. Mckinney, formerly of Peters
vile, is running the Bridgeview Hotel,
at Mosgroye, a summer resort which
Butterflies will find very convenient and
comfortable.
RI Campbell of Concord township
attended the Directors convention,
Tuesday, and with his wife and daugh-
ters visited his brother-in-law, P. c.
Wick, over night.
Mr.. Burbank of California, also of
potato fame. has produced a new one
one that grows on the vine above the
ground. The first thing we know we
we viii have potato, carrot and turnip
trees.
W. Fl. Ritter, Jr. returned, Monday,
flom Portland. Ore, where he spent
several weeks. The Pacific coast city
is filed with people looking for chance
to make q good thing out of the coming
exposition.
J. L. Burton of Middlesex visited
friends in Butler. last Thursday. J. L.
is a good natured little man and an old
subscriber to the CITIZEN. He is max
ing an active canvass of the county for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
June Sd.
Andrew Carnegie and family left for
Scotland, last Wednesday, and before
starting announced gift OF ten millions
as fund to provide retiring pensions
for the teachers of universities, colleges
and technical schools in the United
States, Canada and Newfoundland"
Geo. w. Varnum and wife, nee Cru
yer, celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary, Last Thursday, at their home
in Centre twp, three hundred guests
being present. Addresses were made
by Rev. j. Fl. Broaden of w. Sunbury,
Rev. PittiLger OF Unionville, Hon. j.
d. McJunlin of Butler and ex-Sheriff
Harvey Thompson.
Ex-Congressman Showalter seems to
stand first class chance of becoming
a multi millionaire. His oil holdings
iD Indian Territory and Oklahoma
amount to 3, $40, 900 acres and he has
been offered and refused dollar an
acre for his lease. He has already
struk dozen good wells and is build
ing immense tanks to store his oil He
has to give ore-fourth royalty.
The kids are ''snoodling' suckers
by the bushel along the small streams.
Harry Seanor shipped carload Of
fresh cows from Keister station to
Montgomery Co.-just above Phila-
delphia- yesterday. where they are sold
IN fha dafrvmen He naya from &Q5 To