Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-24
PERSONAL.

John Boyle of Kansas is home settiin
up his sisters estate.
J. L.. Seaton and wife of Euclid di
some shopping in Butler, yesterday
Mrs. John Gercken of Bath Beach
N. Y. is visiting friends in this county
Robert Ivell and wife of Marion twT
did some shopping in Butler, yestei
day.
James w. and Andrew Ekss of Buf
falo twp did some shopping in Butler
Tuesday.
Col. Huff's indifference to the candi
dacy of Robbins indicates great sweet
ness of character.-Ex.
Secretary Taft ate nothing but ''doi
biscuit" for four months, and reducet
weight from 326 to 250 pounds.
! John McCandless of Muddycreek shot
six-foot, from tip to tip, eagle las
week, and will have it mounted.
Hon. W. P. Brahm and his daughter
Mrs. Orr. are. attending Presbyterian
General Assembly at Des MONIES
Jacob Renick and Jacob Hummer ot
Centre twp, and g. w. Fleming Of
Concord twp. were Butler visitors, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ferd. Heyl and Joseph
L. Holbein of Evans City took in the
Knights Templars conclave IN PITTS
burg. Monday.
E. A. McMichael of Clay twp. was
one of the fifteen graduates from the
Allegheny U. P Seminary, last week,
and received diploma.
Levi Sarver and wife Of Connoque-
Messing did some shopping in Butler,
Saturday. A New Castle company Is
now drilling on his farm.
Nicholas Fisher. decd, late of Butler,
in his will gives S400 to the poor people
of his native town-HeimboltZh
amt Fredenwald, Kurhessen, Germany.
Mrs. VIM. Aland and her son, Edgar,
and some members of the Stehle, WaS-
ner and Feigle families intend doing
Europe. this summer, and Will leave
Butler in few days.
Rev. Collins of the English Catholic
church gave the women a lecture on in
decency in dress, last Sunday, and SAID
he wanted no member of his congrega-
ton to come to church wearing neckless
and sleeveless dresses.
DR.. DeWolfe and wife arrived home
last week from six months visit IN
western towns. They spent most OF
their time III Los angeles and san
Diego; but they were more taken with
the towns and climate of Colorado than
any other state
John Vinroe of Newton, Kansas. is
visiting his brother, Nicholas. Mr..
Vinroe left Butler county 26 years ago.
He located in central Kansas and says
that if n map of the United States be
folded in-auarto Newton will be shown
to be exactly in the centre OF the coun-
try.
The rural mail carriers are in po-
sition to enjoy better roads, having
passed through the worst imaginable.
A good shower would be very well
come at present, and it usually rains
after a dry spell, but this week it is
holding off for the base ball opening.
At Freeport. Tuesday, the Com
missioners of Butler and Armstrong
counties awarded the Penn'a. Construc-
tion Co. of Pittsburg, the contract for
reinforced concrete bridge over the
Buffalo, at mouth of Rough Run, for
s., 800, they being the lowest and best
bidder.
There is said to be more young
fellows around Butler doing Strong
arm" work besides Gallagher, Kaup
and Bracken. On payday nights pick
ing pockets in crowded saloons and
knocking down and robbing ignorant
foreigners in dark places is said to be a
practice with some gay sports around
town
Some Of the roads OF this county
are in very bad shape at present, but
the time is at hand when they are to be
worked There are holes. in the
roads that should have been attended
to as soon as the frost was out of the
ground. Keeping an ordinary road
well drained is the secret of the whole
business.
Spinal meningitis. or spotted fever,
or brain fever, has claimed several vic
tins in this county during the past fort
night. 1t is terrible disease, an in
fiammation of the covering of the brain
or spinal cord. or both; it is often fatal.
The doctors say there are several differ
ent types OF the disease, and that some
of them are contagious.
The Butler schools close tomorrow.
That they have had successful term is
evidenced by the interest taken in the
Commencements of the different grades.
this week. The diplomas were pre-
sented to the High School graduates,
Tuesday night, by Prof John A. Gibson
who assumed this honor in the absence
of Mr.. Harry S. Klingler, who had pre-
viously been selected for the role.
The Inconsistency of woman was
never better exemplitied than i'll the
case of Miss Ann Ditto, lovely Louis
vile, KY, specimen A few nights ago
she tainted dead away at party when
a papier-mache mouse fell from the
pocket of guest. a few hours Later
she was confronted BIZ highway-map
on her way home, but calmy covered
the gentleman with a revolver and
marched him to the police station. She
said one knew what to do with a mere
man, but mouse-O. horrorsl
Letter to A w Mccullough,
R11fIor Pa