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

s. w. Moore of Brady twp. is serious
ly i'll of grip.
". Fl. Todd Of Winfield twp. visited
relatives near Butler, yesterday.
d. p Boggs, wife and son of Har-
mony are down with pneumonia.
Mrs. S. L. Hogue of West Liberty
visited friends in Butler, Yesterday.
John Morris of Winfield twp. visited
his brother, Charles, in Washington
twp, this week.
Misses Mabel Steele and Alma Nc
Lean of Chicora are visiting Mrs.
Jennie Miller of Mercer st
Ell. Baker of Penn, G.. A Kildoo OF
CLAW and A. w Marsh of Penn were
among our callers, this week.
]. Edward Addicks, the gas man and
candidate for u. s. Senate, is losing
votes in the Delaware Legislature.
Miss Clara Hartenstein, daughter OF
Louis Hartenstein of GreaI Belt and
Philip r. Krause. son of Alphonse
Krause of Marwood, were married
Tuesday.
Mr.. C. n. Boyd attended the Y. NJ.
lC. A. Convention in Johnstown last
week. as a delegate from Butler, and
was placed upon the State Executive
Committe.
Guy B. Brown and wife of Pittsburg
and Prof. Costello of New Castle were
were among the out-of-town visitors at
the Prudent Patricians of Pompii's re-
ception in Majestic hall last night,
J. B. Showalter came to Cleveland
about the first of January and in less
than six weeks has developed three
splendid wells. We congratulate you
Mr.. Showalter. Oklahoma,
Enterprise.
Miss Hester s. Barnes, daughter of
ex-County Detective Barnes and DR.. }.
r. SNYDER, a well known dentist of
Economy, formerly Of Harrisville, were
married yesterday at the brides home
in HarrisvilIe. Rev. c. s. Meanor Of
ficiating.
Jay Cooke. in his day was the great
est financier in the q. s., died last
Thursday night at the residence OF his
son-in Law, Charles S. Barney at Ogonfz
Pa. aged "a years. Death, it was
stated, come after "a hours Of illness
and was due to old age.
George Dunville and wife, of Yank
ton, South Dakota. will call on the Pres
idenu in Washington and claim congrat-
ulations for their anti-race- suicide cru
sade. Mr. Dunville is 43 and his wife 3S
years of age. They have 81 children
and the most remarkable family on rec
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triplets Of which "a are boys.
Sam Miller's alleged expression Il
would rather spend three months in
hell than stay in Mercer county
politics, is being quoted all over the
county, and as each editor who publishes
it changes it little it has lost all sem
blance to the original. A far west
paper quotes Miller as saying. There
is more gratitude in hell than can be
found in politics, il you are in politics
as judge"
James II, Hyde was reelected Mana
ger of the Equitable Life Insurance Co.
Of New York, in spite of the opposition
to him which originated in fancy
dress ball.
To base an attempt to drive a man
from company that his father created
upon the allegation that he spent $50.
900 on fancy dress ball was to invite
ridicule. Mr. Hyde,s fortune probably
equals $4,000, 900, his income being at
least 80. 200, 900. The expenditure OF
$50 000 among florists. caterers, dress
makers and decorators put that much
money in circulation
Carrie Nation received cool recep-
tion at her home town in Kansas the
other day. On her arrival at the depot
she and the buss driver, Bill Horn.
quarreled, and Bill pulled her out of the
buss and bounced her into snow pile.
A conductor named Knight was attract
by Mrs Nations screaming.
Somebody come TO my rescue. This
drunken wretch will kill me. she cried.
The conductor set her on her feet and
Mrs. Nation had Horn arrested He
testified that she called him drunken
sot and attempted to take cigar out
of his mouth The jury endorsed Bill
by returning a verdict Of not guilty.
Superintendent X. s Breckenridge of
the Duquesne shirt factory moves this
week with his family to Latrobe where
the Pittsburg Dry Gooes Company has
consolidated its various factories. The
shirt factory closes this week and bids
good bye to Butler. Mr.. Breckenridge
will be manager Of the new shirt
factory at Latrobe. During his six
years stay in Butler Mr.. Breckenridge
has proven himself useful and worthy
citizen and pleasant. genial neighbor.
During the late fever epidemic his
factory was forced TO close for want Of
hands and Mr.. Breckenridge gave weeks
Of his time and labor to the work Of the
Relief Committee. We are sorry to
lose him.
Letter to John Bickcl,
Butler, Pa.