Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-05-25
PERSONAL.

. Andy ScheidmaDtle of Parker visite
friends in Butler, last week.
!. D. t. Nicklas of Penn twp. was il
town on business, yesterday.
r. S. Hindman Of ". Sunbury wa
in town on business, Monday
John Burris of Connoquenessing wa
in town, on business, Tuesday.
Horace Glenn of Washington twp
did some shopping in Butler, Friday
Mrs. Chadwick intends publishing
her autobiography. Stop her, gooC
Lord, stop her.
| Mr.. and Mrs Charles Warner o
Lancaster twp. did some shopping il
Butler, Tuesday.
| ID. Cook of billiards and VIM. Fl
Hogg of Slipperyrock, were among GU
callers, Saturday.
Harlan Book of Franklin twp. is saiC
to have had a henorrhage last Sun
day, and TO be seriously i'll.
Geo. N. lift, formerly of Butler. but
lately located in Pocatello, Idaho, hai
been appointed Z. s. Consul at Chat
ham, Canada.
State Sup'd't. Schaeffer has appointed
Lev. McOuiston of Butler and DIR.
Kayle of Beaver Falls as trustees of
Slipperyrock Normal.
Miss Maggie Lockhart of Grove City
dressed as boy and started for Cali
| fornia but the hat-pin through her car
| gave her away and she was sent home.
A. II. Cohn is Chairman. Abram
Jacobs. Secretary, and Jos. Eskovitz,
Treasurer OF the Hebrew Benevolent
Association, lately organized in Butler.
Ralph Mackey, a son of Chas Mackey
and Miss Frances, a daughter of Harlan
| Book, will be married at the home OF
| the bride in Franklin twp. Wednesday.
June 7th.
DR.. Osler sailed for England last Fri
day, and he did not place his name on
| the ships register because be did NOT
| want to be bothered by being asked
what was to be done with the women
over sixty years of age.
Nan Patterson is singing in sacred
concert" in hall in New York. Her
salary depends upon what che makes
good. but if the figures given are not
exaggerated it will amount to about a
quarter-interest in the big gusher.
Mrs. Philip Krause of Saxonburg and
Miss Mollie Hartenstein of Great Belt
attended the funeral of J. Z. Divener
at East Brady, last week. Mr. Dfvener
formerly lived near Chicora, and was
brother Of Chas Divener Of that place.
John d. Rockefeller, who was recent
ly caught again trying to give away
me ney and who was severely lectured
for il by some of the beneficiaries, is
spending his time in the Pocantlco
Hills, where he has dugout to which
he occasionally flies for refuge.
G. n. Boyd delivered his second talk
on his trip to tie Holy Land IN the
Grace Lutheran church. last evening,
TO large and delighted audience. Mr..
Boyd il pleasing talker, and his da-
scription of places and events Ia enter.
tanning and instructive.
Camille Flammarian. the French as
tronomer, says that Mars, the planet,
now &C brilliant iu the southern sky,
has a mild and delightful climate. The
astronomers Of that planet, il they are
well informed on the earths meteorology
must regret that they cannot return the
compliment.
William 7. Forcht Of Butler, John N
Wick Of Slipperyrook and Richard j.
Gaisford of Chicora were among the 1856
young men who passed the examination
for Registered Pharmacists, at Harris
bury, Monday Geo. II. Davy of But
ler nnd w. J. Cochran of Harr1sville
passed for Qualified Assistants
Eight houses in Natrona bnrned
Tuesday might
Arthur Love and family will give
concert in the Opera House. Saxonburg,
next Tuesday evening
The OctogeDarians will have an
other meeting on Saturday coming, at
: o'clock same place as last meeting.
beginning next Sunday the 4:S5 p.
m. train on the West Penn will run into
the Union Station, Pittsburg. and the
610 .. m, will leave from there.
The most extensive slaughter OF
tomato plants. by the frost. was at
Lillian Home, near Valencia, where
twelve hundred Of them were killed.
The farmers are now bringing in
their wool The market is five cents
higher than last year-25 cents per
popnd fpr rough and 20 cents for YaGh-
ed
Nothing more has been done in the
state roads matter. Mr.. Hanna OF
Franklin will secure the contract for
the Three Degree road, and as Norman
Boyer Of Butler was the lowest bidder
on the Mercer pike our County Com.
missioners would like to secure that
contract for him. The two bids were
Jumped The matter will probably be
settled within few days.
The recent sheep law which is now
In force has q number OF proyision5
which differ from the one in former use
Formerly when dogs killed farmers
sheep, two Of his neighbors appraised
the value, but according to the new law
this value is found by the township aud
jtors. Another new feature Ia he fact
that the farmer ~ allowed Gfty cents
per head for burying the carcases
which must be done within three days
or he cannot recover anything for his
loss. .-Ex.
Anton Lutz, Pittsburg brewer
has given Constable Bertges, who did
him a favor, ap order for a million
glaases Of beer. And now Bertges is
incensed at the shortness Of human life
and his own capacity. for the order is
written ont in his name only. and there
Is to be no companionship in his con
sumption OF the beer. Expert testi-
mony frop the best mixologists brings
forth the information that quarter Of
beer contains 100 average glasses Of
beer. This makes 400 glasses in q
barrel. In year 70 barrels would dis'
appear, but 400 glasses divided into q
million glasses make 2.590 h..ierels For
Bertges to consume the whole million
at this conservative rate he would have
to live and keep drinking beer for 2Os
yearg and three months. His chances
for hopping on the water wagon are
considered aliuht egneciaIlv aa his ordar