Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-25
PERSONAL.

. Chas. Warner of Lancaster twp. wa
in town on business.
. ]. A. Richey and wife are visitin
friends in Akron, o.
II A. J. Beikert of jefferson twp. was il
town on business, Friday.
| Geo. Foltz OF Forward twp. was il
town on business, Saturday.
n. L. Bicker, J. p, of Winfield twp
was in town on business, Friday.
d. L. Cleland leaves today for a tri]
to New York, and thence to Florida b.
boat.
Mrs. T. A. Pearce of McCalmont wa
in town this week shopping and visit
ing friend
| VIM Cooper, the tailor. is at Nash
vile, Tenn, attending a National Cut
tiers convention.
c. s. Pearce OF Butler twp. and FL.
B. Fleming of Buffalo twp. were among
our callers. Saturday.
J. G. Patterson of Cloverfoot. Ky, is
| the guest of his brother, Cal, whom he
had not seen for fifty years.
Justice James NJ Maxwell. who is
suffering from pneumonia contracted
while lying in bed nursing his broken
leg, is reported to be in serious con-
dition.
T. c. Upper of Upper & Patton.
Farmers Bank Building, Pittsburg, was
in town, last Thursday. Anybody in
hor-
can get tip on prices by. addressing
this firm. See card in another column.
J. Y. Cokeane and wife of Marion
twp did some shopping in Butler, Mon
day. The people of that section now
have telephone connection with Clinton
vile and Harrisville, also with Butler
and New Castle.
John Meyers and Joseph Engelhart,
natives of Penn twp, but who went
visiting relatives and friends They
located In Minnesota near st. Paul and
made no mistake as that is a splendid
country for everything but fruit.
Mics Leah Rodgers, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Bert Rodgers, and Charles N.
Rush, the S. Main st. tobacconist, were
married yesterday morning by Rev. r.
D. Roeder of the First English Lutheran
church After the ceremony the bride
and groom left for Columb bus, o. and
other points. The happy event was
preceded by a linen shower at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Nc
Clure, Monday evening.
W. o. Smith of the Jefferson-Indiana
district will not be a candidate for re-
election to Congress. and says;-"In
making my exit from the Congression-
al arena at the end of the present term
feel that have played the part of an
awkward amateur in an engagement
which has been unsatisfactory to my
self and Improbable to my constituents.
That while have attended to the dis
tribution of seeds and documents, and
made an honest effort to get everybody
a pension or postofice, there will be
no reason why / should not slip so
quietly and unostentatiously back into
the harness as the editor of the Punxsu
tawney Spirit as not in the least to
disturb the equilibrium of the country
or cause any undue CONSERVATION in the
next Congress because of my absence.
The Lyndo-a Post Office is said to
have paid S1400 in fees last year and is
to be made into Presidential Office.
Albert Domke, car works man, is
post master. The Office of Justice of
the Peace in Lyndora is also said to be
worth about $500 per year.
All the passenger agents at Pitts
burg received instructions last Sunday
from the Central Passenger association
to continue selling reduced rate tickets
to clergymen until the latter part of
next month. BY that time the Central
Passenger association will have decided
whether the clergymen are to receive
reduced rates on the railroads on which
free transportation has been abolished.
Six hundred chickens of all sizes
and colors are now on exhibition in |
Creamery Hall. and, judging by the |
great noise they keep up they are most
ly roosters-what would happen if one
Of them should lay an egg-ask Grabe. |
The chickens are ensconsed-a good |
word-in metal and wire cages and
make fine appearance. Every breed
known to man is represented and it is
the finest exhibit ever seen in Butler
W. G. Pierce of indianapolis is judge.
Butler lacks gymnasium floor of
sufficient size to exhibit basket ball
rror,ao ord for {b;a raooo, or- box,o
teams are furnishing attraction and
making little coin at other places. |
The veteran team, Williams, Turner,
Hays, Brown, McLafferty and Ed.
Campbell were defeated by the South |
Sides at Pittsburg. Saturday night, 43 |
10 30. A team composed of w. Kum-
mer, Ralston, Gerner, Walt and Jesse
Klingensmith did the Apollo team at |
at that place 30 to 10.
The story is told of an old bachelor
who bought pair of socks and found |
to one a paper with these
words: II am young lady Of 90 and
would like to correspond with bach |
elor with view to matrimony." The
bachelor wrote and within a few days
got this reply: Mamma was married
20 years ago. Evidently the merchant
from whom you bought those socks did
not advertise, or he would have sold
them long ago. My mother handed me
your letter and said possibly I might
suit. I am 49,"