Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Yesterday was ''fag-day 1Osti
anniversary of the adoption OF oul
National Emblem. Drake wrote
When Freedom from her mountain
height,
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars Of glory there;
She mingled with its joyous dyes
The milky baldric Of the skies.
And striped its pure, celestial white.
Then from his mansion in the sun,
She called her eagle bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol Of her chosen land
Vacation time.
The real thing in Summer is here
Festival at w. Winfield next Sat
urday evening.
The Southern is getting it all, in
the new oil field
Two weeks from Tuesday is the
Glorious Fourth.
When it comes to kissing, two
heads are better than one.
Funds for the Fourth-of-July cele-
bration are being collected
The woman who buys things has
bat little time for shopping
Every man knows too many things
that are none Of his business
Wednesday. Aug. 8, will be big
day for Butler-Grocers Picnic.
Sheriff Gibson has sold his blood
bounds to the Mayor of Titusville.
The hail storm Of last yonday de
stroyed some corn and potato fields.
The celebration of "Green Sunday
by the foreigners was quite mellow
affair.
Great car orders are being placed.
The whole world will soon be on
wheels.
Six miles an hour Is the new limit
Of speed for automobiles in cities and
borougbs.
Good troupe at the Park this week.
Clever and good -natured-"not a sore
head among them.
The School Directors II Butler haa
ffty-five applicants for the vacancies IN
the Butler force OF teachers
After Sept. 1st you must use tires
ranging from "a to inches In diameter,
IL YOU drive into Allegheny county.
ID NJ Nolder. the real estate man.
intends openips a coal mine on the
Brick & Tile Cos. property. east OF
town.
demonstrates against the grant
ing of wholesale. brewers and distiilers
licenses were signed in Butler churches
last Sunday.
These be great growing days and
our farmers are tickling the ground with
hoes and other things. and just letting
things grow.
During the storm OF last Monday
afternoon, part of ~ Mexican St. was
flooded, indicating insufficient drainage
for that part OF the town.
The Penn sylvania Special now
runs from New York TO Chicago, dis
tance Of 904 miles. In eighteen hours, or
an average Of 80 miles an hour.
Ont in Kansas they are thinking OF
putting all the Standard Oil people in
jail 10 as TO have plenty Of convict la
bor" with W hich to run the state REIN
eriee.
The Standard Oil Co. has a special
paper and special form for it's checks,
and yet forgeries aggregating hundred
thousand dollars have lately come to
light.
The Grand Jury found bills against
John B McGlaughlin for murder and
granddaughter. and motion to continue
the case until September term, was
granted.
The nine g. p, judges Of Allegheny
county have named John A. Bell. q
wealthy banker OF Carnegie. to be
County Commissioner in place OF J.
Carson Mercer. decd.
The judges in the yelling-match In
the Court room the other day awarded
first honors to an Irishman from Scot
land, but the Scotchman from ireland
will continue to dispute his title.
THE 2Jth Annual Commencement OF
Grove City College begins tomorrow
evening, and ends next Wednesday.
with commencement exercises In Col
lege Park. Wednesday at 10a
The Bessie" will soon complete its
work OF double-tracking and will build
new bridge at Keister, The work on
the new road from Queens Junction TO
New Castle IL progressing rapidly.
Advice TO preachers-Don stop
preaching suddenly these warm Sun
days. Just talk along nice aud easy.
A Prospect preacher stopped suddenly,
last Sunday and they all walked up
Charley Graham OF Goncheryille
decapitated two large blacksnakes with
hatchet Tuesday evening, but he
hadn't oughter" have done 1t. black
snakes are valuable, and they are get
ting scarce.
Beer bottles are valueless ON ac-
count OF the law forbidding their use
second time, which may account for the
recklessness OF the beer drinkers Of Lyn-
dora, Monday, In throwing their empty
bottles into their neighbor's house.
--Slipperyrock Normars new gymna-
sium ~ TO be f00xl3S feet. two stories
and basement with a large assembly
hall, 00x45 foot gymnasium and a
60x20 foot swimming pool in the base.
ment. II will be built this summer.
The new law forbidding tbe sale OF
toy pistols. cannon crackers, etc. will