Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-31

brides and roses.
The insurance companies are agair
raising Butler rates.
A cooperative grocery is among
Buffers possibilities.
The railroads are correcting
their rates on coal and oil.
Frost. Tuesday morning, May ~,
1906, but apparently no great damage
was done.
The late rains were very welcome
TO the farmers and gardeners, and they
put out the forest fires
The high bridge over the Slippery
rock at Rose Point. built for the West
ern Allegheny. was completed last Sat
urday
A festival will be held for the bene-
fit of the Clinton U. P. church at the
home of the late Wesley j. Monks, on
Tuesday evening, June 5. 1906.
Bids are now being taken for the
building of the proposed new Greek
church ON Pearce Ave. 1t is to be a
brick building. and the plans were made
by will Brandon.
-Bijah's conrt was interesting last
Monday morning-five nationalitles
were represented by eleven men all OF
whom got full of De-natured alcohol
the prrvious Saturday.
3ane slight changes have been
made In The r. r. r. time table. The
afternoon train for Union station, Pitts
burg now leaves Butler at 2:25, or .
minutes earlier than heretofore.
Saturday was pay day down at the
Car Works and quite number OF west
side men went home full OF ie-natured
alcohol. The rain after dry spell
may have had something to do with it..
What tremendous prices are being
paid for property in the business dis
trict of Pittsburg, d. F. Henry sold
his hotel on Fifth Ave, the other day
for I'll 300. 900; and he will, probably. re-
build the Monongahala House for
which he lately paid 81, 900. 900.
Captain George w. Lloyd, who for
40 years has voluntarily cared for the
grave of Thomas Paine. author OF "The
Age Of Reason" and who is one OF the
Oldest and most picturesque characters
In New Rochelle, N. ", is seriously Ill
in the New Rochelle Hospital
In CoIusa county, California. re-
Gently, Miss Florence Berker ran
against her father. P. F. Berker. the in
cumbent. for the Office of School Trus-
tee and beat him after hot campaign.
She did 1t because she had heard that
her father inten ded to oust a female
teacher who was q friend OF hers.
-Alameda Park was formally opened
yesterday. with an immense crowd in
attendance The 10-cent round trip
fare Is popular move. and the show at
the Summer Theatre 10 winner. Man
ager Walters IL Superintendent OF the
Park this year and says he has an ex-
ceedingly strong line Of shows booked
for tnis se1sou. and says next show will
be hummer.
Butler needs more mail carriers
According to the department rules each
carrier Is supposed to serve not oveI
fifteen hundred people. Some OF the
local carriers have twenty-six hundred
on their route, and they are loaded
down with packs weighing 100 pounds
when they start to deliver. The result
IL they cannot do all the labor forced
upon them. and In many instances arr
able to make only one delivery q dal
where they are expected to make two
The carriers walk from twelve to six
teen miles day.
The Deputy sheriffs of Armstrong
county executed the 121 writs OF eject
ment against the miners at the plant
OF the Cowanshannock coal and ga
company at Yatesboro, last week. Owe
100 of the families have rented Iarg
field nearby and are camping there
They have made tents ont OF bed cloth
ing and table cloths. An epidemic 0
sickness Is feared, as no sanitary pre-
clutions are being taken. At one o
the houses the officers found a woma
abont to become a mother. and they re
moved all the furniture but one bee
and her child was horn there In u fe,
days she will have TO 90 TO the tente
field A large number OF America
miners have been sent in to take th
places of the ones eyicted, and 1t is e,
pected that within the next 10 days th
mines will be running full.
commencement week Of the Bntl'
echoois closed with a banquet OF tt
High School Alumni Association in tt
dining hall Of the First Methodi
church the ladies OF that church bein
the caterers. Two-hundred alumni
from 1887 to 1905 were present. wit
the school directors and their wives
guests After the banquet Presiden
james o. Campbell acted as toast ma
ter and responses were made by Gil
Superintendent Gibson. Miss Gertru'
Siebert, Miss Minnie Thompson, e
ward NJ. Campbell, Gardner G. Low
and Miss Jean Mckee The annu
election OF officers resulted AZ follow
President. Gardner Lowry, Vice Pre-
dent, Philip w. Ruff Secretary, Eli
Rittsi Treaeurer, Gertrude Keck.
profit OF $40 was reported on laet yea
lecture course, and 1t was decided
hold another course next winter.
Young America will again have
opportunity to celebrate the Glorio
Fourth. The tramp steamer" Yed
arrived at New York. last week. carr
ing POO, 900. 900 fire crackers OF assert
sizes, 10000. 900 torpedoes and 40O,t
sticks Of punk Captain Baird and
officers were mighty glad to get IL
port From the time they left Hoi
kong si4 weeks before none Of them b
enjoyed q smoke. Every precapti
against fira waa taken on the shin w