Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-02-22
PERSONAL.
Dolan is roasting Mitchell.

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VIM. E. Parker is the name Of tn
new policeman.
Fowler Campbell has been locates
again. this time in Texas.
Joseph FL. Thomas of Gallery was il
Butler on business, Saturday.
Geo. H. Rea and wife of Marion twp
did some shopping in Butler, Monday
J G. FL. Herdman and sister of Oakland
did some shopping in Butler, Yesterday
Walter Fleming of Beaver Falls Il
here to see his mother, who is seriously
| ILL
l.. NJ. Raisley and wife of Franklin
twp did some shopping in Butler, sat
urday.
p Double and son, Charles, of Done
gal township, we're visitors in Butler
Monday
w. L. Marburger of Adams township
brought the election returns 20 Butler,
yesterday
Gov. Pennypacker is presiding at the
Uniform Divorce Law Convention, IN
Washington, this week.
Mrs. r. d. Seton and daughter Miss
Nellie Of Clinton twp, did some shop
ping in Butler, Saturday.
Register and Recorder Wilson has
bought the John Porter property on w.
Clay st. and will occupy it.
James NJ. Maxwell is again on our
streets after nine weeks siege with a
broken leg and pneumonia.
d. c. Emery of Grove City, agent for
the American Saw Mill Co, was in
town on business, yesterday.
T. N. Barnsdell is reported to have
sold his oil interests in Indian Territory
for from five to fifty millions.
Miss Sarah J. Emery of Concord and
Miss Bessie Daugherty OF Glade Mills
were on shopping tour in Butler,
Saturday.
Robt. A. Gerard, Jr., has bought the
Harritt store property on L. jefferson
street and will open drug store in it
next week.
Recorder Wilson is having a nice
term Up to last Thursday his record
was 10 papers ahead of that OF the
previous year.
George D. Ogden, former P r. R.
agent in Butler. has been appointed
Assistant General Freight Agent, with
Office in Philadelphia.
James s. Wilson was in town on
business, yesterday. Jim was elected
Lord Mayor of Slipperyrock. Tuesday.
without his knowledge or consent.
John D. Rockefeller is supposed to be
on the high seas in his yacht. avoiding
the serving of summons. He should
come to the Butler Car Works and keep
Jack Feigel company,
Gov Pennypacker. even though sad
died with the political phenomenon that
it took an adverse vote of the people to
awaken him to the necessity of doing
something is entitled to great credit for
the success of the extraordinary"
Stephen Stone caught pike in the
Connoquenessing. that weighed %
pounds-25 years ago. Fifty pound
Sturgeon are occasionally caught in
the Allegheny at the mouth of the
CLARION; and in the Columbia river they
used to catch them fifteen feet long. All
these big fish come up from the sea.
Grover Cleveland says that he would
rather his son grew up to be able to
build great structure like the Brook
lyn bridge than to be President Of the
United States. As Mr.. Cleveland is the
only living ex-President and he will be
sixty-nine years of age on March 18th,
his words carry great weight
Anna Gould de Castellane in her suit
for divorce from her dissolute and
worthless Count has our sympathy; and
our grief for the chagrin and humilia-
tion of an American girl at the hands
of istless Incidence and depravity is
more poignant than it would have been
had she paid a less extravagant price
for her no-account husband with
title.
Rev. William Davies. Hereford,
England, vicar, died recently, For 30
years he took no more exercise than
was invoIved in walking from one room
to smother; he was hearty eater, with
a marked weakness for such appetiziDg
things as hot buttered rolls The always
had them for breakfast) and roast pork,
and he could make away With a bottle
of port wine after dinner. And yet he
never had a days illness during all
these years, was the picture of health,
was full Of spirits and energy and he
lived to enjoy a hearty meal on his 1O5th
birthday.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, charming and
popular young woman, whose fathers
position has made her known to the
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the wife of Congressman whose large
fortune has not deferred him from
creditable public service. Such an
event arouses the good will of the
Nation, and in that democratic light
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth have the con-
gratulations and good wishes Of the
people Of the United States. They were
married in the East room of the White
House at noon and left town that after
noon for place in the country.
Senator Hoar above all things dis
liked profanity. The story is told how
shocked the venerable senator would be
by the infiammatory interjections of
certain politician with whom he fire.
quently was compelled to confer. But
on all such occasions he would refrain
from censuring the culprit except in
the mildest manner. One day when
the politician came to the senator's
committee-room on a subject of con-
siderable Importance, Mr.. Hoar indi-
Gated seat to him, and remarked,
"Now, Mr. Blank, before we enter up
on discussion of this question we
shall assume that everybody and every
thing is damned. Then we can talk it
over amicably."
tom" Cooper of Delaware county,
the little county of Pennsylvania, lying
between Philadelphia and the little
state of same name, tboth hard to find
on the map) is an accomplished songster
as well as a veteran legislator. He
came from Ireland, of course, and his
song during the ''horse play session of
on Wednesday afternoon of
last week, began thusly-
Oh, the day that came over.
I never shall forget;
1t was raining in the morning,
And the afternoon was wet.
AN Irishman just landed, having to
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