Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-09-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Big squashes.
Thanksgiving next.
Lookout for the crazy man.
Our farmers are cutting corn.
New B. & o. station assured.
Special train on the Bessie for Bus
ter Brown.
This is the week Of the Mt. Nebo
Centennial.
-.'Old Home Week" in Franklin,
last week, was success.
1854 voters in Butler indicates a
population of about $1,000.
STRAW hats were scheduled to disap-
pear last Friday, bnt few are YET in
evidence
Grading for the new trolly is in ev-
idence along the B. & O.. between Mars
and Valencia.
The Pittsburg and Harmony Street
Car Co. is taking rights of way through
Cranberry twp.
A school boy recently defined
friend, as lone who knows all about you
and still likes you
Another effort is being made to
change the charter OF our town to that
Of City Of the Third Class.
: The z. q. R. Co. is paying the Bes-
sic about 800 day for the use OF it's
tracks to the car works, and may build
= switch through town.
The A. e. w. r. r. Co. is said to
have purchased the Muddycreek Falls
and adjoining property near Porters-
vile for Park purposes.
Primary school buildings are needed
Ia Duffytown, on the Island and other
points. The younger children should
not be required to travel mile to 20 to
school.
Borough or City-which do. You
want7 The public needs light on this
question and we are promished an essay
on It by an eble partisan Of the City
end OF II.
-Pittsburg parties have purchased
the Sam Parks and John Parks farms
near Mars. and laid them of into lots
The new trolly will make Mars a suburb
Of the city. and there 10 boom In real
estate there.
Allegheny county is having an agri-
cultural Fair at Imperial, near the
western edge Of the county, this week.
Some big pumpkins are on exhibition.
bnt as usual. the horse racing Is the
big end Of the affair.
AT the meeting Of Council, Tuesday
night. resolution was adopted progid
ting for vote ut next general election
on the question Of taking out a city
charter. and the tickets will read For"
or "Against' such action.
The Assessors outfits for the annu-
81 assessment Of personal property and
the military enrolment are now ready
at the Office Of the County Commission |
ers and the assessors are requested to
call or send for same at once.
On Tuesday evening the oilmen's
Carnival opened at the Park, the even
ing was grand one and quite crowd
went out A basket ball game and
dancing were the features. Yesterday |
large crowd went out and took In the
clam bake, srarring match and dane
ing.
Miss Martha Craig, woman ex
plorer Of some note. says that death lie
4 mistake" All disease is wrong and
unnatural and man should obtain such
control Of his body as to keep In perfect
health, just dismissing 1t Of bis own ac-
cord. when he is ready to shuttle of this
mortal coil.
AS rule jurors who had formed
an opinion. don't believe In hanging or
capital punishment. are neighbors or
relatives Of the prisoner, or do not like
the attorneys engaged or vice versa
were excluded from the jury on the
murder trial. Nearly hundred men
were called before the twelve were se-
cured
AT the meetings Of the directors of
the Farmers National Bank. few days
ago, John r. Henninger was elected a
director TO fill the vacancy on the
Board caused by the death Of John |
Humphrey. A. Fl. Sarver was elected
. Vice President, ]. F. Hutzler was
made Cashier. r. w. Dixon, Assistant.
and Rex Williams. Teller
ACCIDENTS.