Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-07

CAmpbellS furniture.
Redick & Grohmans drugs.
Administr .sors and Executors Of estates
can secure their receipt books AT the
CITIZEN ONCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Borough Announcements.
For Collector OF Taxes,
ARCHIE w. DAVIDSON.
w. Fl. DeArme has opened his new
store.
Get your auto. license before the
year ends.
A car-wh heel plant is to be added to
the Car Works.
-s'Thelma" is the new perfume. See
G. N. Boyd's new adv.
Hereafter the net rate for gas by
the Phillips Co. will be 20 cents.
-In Dakota, last week, train load
Of passengers were held up. for three
days by the snow.
-Lyndors is having an Advent OF
peace and qaiet-which will continue,
perhaps. until after Christmas.
The Butler street car Co. has raised
the wages Of its conductors and motor
mer from 10 to got cents the hour.
AT Indiana. Pa, last Friday the
boys 6v.mitory of the State Normal
was destroyed by fire; loss of $40. 600.
The resources of the Butler Savings
and Trust Co. continue to increase and
now aggregate ever two millions OF dol
lars
Two or three dozen men perished.
and million dollars worth OF boats
were lost. by the storms on Lake Super
ior, last week.
Those Beaver county bridge cases
cost Butler county about $1400. and
Pro. Clark has certified the costs to the
Commissioners Of Beaver county.
Thanksgiving day, Nov. 30th, was
our FIRST wintry day, and on Monday
morning Of this week the mercury was
but 10 above zero at some points in
Butler.
The new water tower Of the Butler
County General Hospital was destroyed
By fire, last Friday night. The fire
originated with gas jet in the lower
part, intended to keep the pipes from
freezing.
Tho political editor Of the Butler
Herald hears it rumored that an infiu-
entail citizen OF Butler made the remark
on our streets few days ago that there
would be citizens ticket on the ballot
at the spring election.
If you have any ferro-manganese
ore under your farm now is the time to
develop it. The bulk Of the supply comes
from Russia, and the threatened reyo-
luton there has run the price up from
40 to 5000 a ton.
The query now popular with the
boys-How much wood would wood
chuck chuck If O woodchuck would
chuck woods at least an improve
ment on the ancient query as to the as
sailant Of Billy Patterson.
Nothing has been heard OF 8.
Shamberger, whose case will be heard
by the Grand Jury, this week; aud Con-
stable McCandless has advertised the
stuff remaining in the burned store
room for sale; at suit OF John laval.
executor Of the Wuller estate, on q
claim for rent.
Several Grand Jnries have recon-
mended repairs on the interior of the
Court House; and these should be made
during the recess of next summer. The
building needs re-plastering. re-paint-
ing, re-frescoing, re-tiling, re-every-
thing. Its present dilapidation Is not
creditable to the county.
The barn on one Of the G. Duffy
farms, occupied by James Anderson, in
Brady twp. was burned the night of
Nov. %. The barn was . loy structure
and there was no insurance on it. An
derson woke up at 8 o'clock In the morn
ing and found the fire burning itself
out He lost two cows. lot of chick.
ems, all his hay and grain and some ma
chinery.
-. G. Moser has purchased
the Steelsmith building on w.
jefferson street and also the adjoining
corner lot, and intends building on the
latter and changing the former 80 as to
make q hotel. The property has q
frontage of about 80 feet on Jefferson
street with depth Of 90 feet, and is
we'll located for hotel building-more
of which are needed In Butler.
-Montaville Flowers, one Of the best
readers and entertainers in the land, ap.
peared before an audience Of five hun.
dred people in the Majestic Theatre,
Monday evening, as the first number on
the High School Alumni lecture course.
Mr.. Flowers delighted his audience
The next two lectures will be by Rev
Newell Dwight Hillis. Jan. 8, and Hon
Charles Emory Smith, Feb. /.
The Hebrews Of Butler have organ
lied congregation with the following
officers: President, A. 81. Cohn; Vict
President, A. r. Fitzvitz; Secretary
A. Smallovitch; Treasurer, NJ. Zeef
Regular meetings will be held alternat,
Sunday evenings in X. Of P. hall. will
preaching by Rabbi Goodman. Or
Wednesday. the 27th, the congregation
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