Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-08-24
PERSONAL.
J.N. Muntz and wife have returned
from Conneaut Lake.

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4 J. N. Muntz and wife have returned
from Conneaut Lake.
A. J. Riggle has moved from Folsom,
w. Va, to Great Belt
JEFF Garner and wife of Marietta, O.,
are visiting friends in Butler.
Mrs. +. G. McCandless drove the nails
the quickest and won the -.
| I.C. McClymonds and family moved
from Evans City to Coraopolis.
J.L. McCandless of West Sunbury
was in town on business, Tuesday.
Mrs. Ira L. PIN and Miss Todd of
Buffalo twp. took in the Fair yesterday.
DIR. McCreary and family of n. Y.
are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Warren McCreary.
| adam Klink and wife of Coaltown,
and Chas. Pfabe of Saxonburg were
-smong our callers, yesterday
Mrs. Jos. NiggelI, Mrs. Julia Nigel
and her son John, newspaper man OF
New York, are at Chautauqua.
Miss Nettie Negley Of jefferson twp.
has returned from two months visit
with her uncle. Albert Martin, at Tar
entum.
Jacob Reiber Of 121 w. North St,
now in his S7th year, is on his annual
visit to his children in Philadelphia,
New York and Boston.
Sheriff Gibson had preacher for an
involuntary guest last week. and the
other prisoners thought they should have
chicken for dinner every day.
John d. Rockefeller would do this
Nation favor if he would ''tairt the
water of all the swamps of the country
with his oil, and thus kill the mosqui-
toes.
VIM. Orr of Harrisville was go years
of age last Friday. and number OF his
friends called in and helped him to
celebrate the occasion. A good dinner
and good time was had by all.
Miss Alice Roosevelt had chance to
become the Sultana Of Sulu. While the
Taft party was at Jolo last week the
Sultan offered her his hand in marriage
an Oriental form of politeness.
Johnny Richey is the possesser OF
cane made of wood from old Fort Du-
quesne in 1854 In 1858 Judge Wilson
McCandIess had a silver head put on
it and the presented it to David Dougai.
Lord Cursor, viceroy of India, and
whose wife was Miss Letter or Cnlca.
go, has resigned his Office on account OF
difference with Lord Kitchner, Com
mander of the English forces in India
Chief Shultz was hit in the mouth by
crazy-drunk Italian, the other night,
but forgaye him next morning upon the
payment of S. to the building fund for
the new English Catholic church-a
new idea in Jurisprudence.
w. M. Wilson of New Brighton late
lv ate meal at the same table with a
strange woman at a hotel at Chautau-
qua. and SAYS that the strange woman
told him that she saw Walter Mehard
of Mercer and the other two young men
who were reported drowned in Muskoka
lake year ago, dining IL a restaurant
in San Francisco, recently.
William r. Eakin, who was born on
farm near Clintonville seventy SIX
years ago, and Mary Jane Smith, who
was born near Anandale three years later
celebrated the fifty-third anniversary OF
their marriage at the home OF their son,
|. c. Eakin in Brushton, last Saturday.
Ten of their children and some OF them,
with their families, were at the re-
union.
Henry Marr of Bartholomew county,
Indiana, is the centre of the whole pop
ulatiou of the United States. The
Census Bureau has found that the exact
centre of population at the census OF
1900 was on his farm, in latitude 80 de-
grees 0 min. 80 seconds north, and
longitude 65 degrees AS minutes "a
seconds west. The spot has been mark
ed by monument
Rex Williams of the Farmers National
has become q millionaire and has pur-
chased from Alfred Martin farm OF
10 acres in Forward township, paying
for the property $11.50O. The farm land
Is all well improved and has on it wells
producing 40 barrels day. Mr.. VII
lians expects to move to the farm IN the
near future, but will continue his posi-
tion with the Farmers National
DIR. w. J. Mcknight of Brookville
was in town. tast week. in the interest
of his new book, Pioneer History of
Northwestern Pennsylvania -includ-
ing Butler, Lawrence. Mercer, Clarion,
jefferson, Crawford. Forest and other
counties; 1850 to 1850; with maps and
sketches; book that will be rare, yalu-
able and interesting; $50 pages hand
somely bound, limited edition, is now in
press, and to be sold only by subscrip-
fion. Send him word if you wish
copy.
George Westinghouse is one of the
great men of this Nation, as he is the
originator, organizer and responsible di-
recting head of industries employing
30, 900 persons, on whom $4,000 more
are directly dependent and indirectly
supporting 25, 900 persons in addition to
these. None but the German manu-
facturer Krupp comes to mind as equal
ing Westinghouse in industrial 1m-
portance. Where Krupp built with del
struction in view the genius of West
inghouse ever has been directed to i'm
proving and enlarging the arts of peace,
Meet him at the huge shops in East
Pittsburg. Wilmerding, Swissvale or
Trafford City, the Westinghouse towns
near Pittsburg. and You see king In
his realm. The great, strong man who
is the mainspripg of all. moving about
quietly but aiertiy, impresses you with
the great force that may be crowded
into one human mind and body. His
manner is as gentle as. woman's, but
imperative as becomes commander; he
is as courtly as gentleman in an Eng
lish novel. as precise as the proyerbial
old maid. and as ready to explain simple
facts or teohnicalities to the stranger in
the shops as Andrew Carnegie is to
make noise with donation.
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