BUTLEK CITIZEN.
JOHN H. 4 C. NECLEY. PROP'RS.
JEntered at the Pott office at Butler as
second-clasft matter.
Republican State Nominations.
FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT,
Hon. Henry Green,
OF SOUTHAMPTON COUSTY.
FOE AUDITOR GENERAL,
Hon. John A. Lemon,
OF BLAIR COUNTY.
Ghw. ALEXANDER ANDERSON, of
Freeport, Armitrong county, died at
his residence in that place a few days
ago, at the age of 62 years.
THE borough electiou yesterday
was quite animated on several of the
offices. We have no results at the
time of going to press this (Tuesday)
evening. _ _
MR. HENRY SMITH, of Buffalo town
ship, this county, was kicked by a horse
so badly, on Thursday last, that be died
on Monday morning of this week. He
was aged about 55 years.
Wl are obliged to the teachers and
officers of Hawthorne Literary Society
of West Sunbnry, for an invitation to
attend tbeir entertainment on the
evenings of the 18th and 19th inst.
D*. JOHN COWDEN, formerly of Por
tersville, this comity, died at the resi
dence of his son-in-law, John Frazier,
in Allegheny City, on Sunday last,
ag*ft 83 years. Dr. Cowden was the
father of Dr. William R. Cowden. of
this county. lie practiced medicine in
Portersville for fifty years, and had
quite a reputation as a physician.
"PAW and Present" was the theme
of Hon. John M. Thompson's lecture
in the Court House last Friday even
ing, in which he established very
clearly, by many facts, figures and
illustrations, that the present state of
man, and society, are far in advance of
the past. We have not space to go
into detail. The lecture was a little
lengthy and some of its sentiments
deemed a little heterodoxical.
INDIGNATION MEETINGS, at the action
of the late Republican State Convention,
are being held in various parts of the
State. Notice has been given of one to
be held in Somerset county soon, to
protest not only against the so-called
"nnit rule," but also against the action
of the Convention in throwing out Gen.
Wm. H. Kountz, a Blaine delegate from
that county, and one of the ablest,
purest, best and most eloquent Repub
licans of the State.
WE notice by the Eagle last week
that Mr. Robinson speaks as being
"chosen" a delegate "by the State
Convention." Will he simply say
which instructions, those he got at
home here from our County Commit
tee or those he got at Harrisburg, he
intends to obey ? We ask the ques
tion in good faith, and an answer may
settle a contemplated movement among
the Republicans of this county. He
will notice that wc have not assumed
that he will not be bound by the will
and wishes of the Republicans of this
county.
WE are informed that Judge Fiedler
one of our delegates to the late Harris
burg State Convention, says he is not
aware of having violated the instruc
tions given him by our County Com
mittee, to support Blaine and "use all
honorable means" for him in the Con
vention. The report of the proceedings
of the Convention has it that "the dele
gates from Butler county" voted for
Errett, the Grant candidate for Presi
dent of the Convention, as against liaw -
rence, the candidate projK>sed by the
friendsof Blaine for that position. When
we saw this we supposed Judge Fied
ler had been imposed upon in some
manner or other, as he was perhaps the
most pronounced opponent of Grant in
this county; and as we have no desire
to do him any injustice, we will be pleas
ed to hear from bim, and will publish
any communication he may make on
the subject.
THE Pittsburgh Commercial Ga
zette is certainly the most "mixed''
paper in the State on political matters
at present. We have to conclude
that it has a variety of editors.
Shortly before the assembling of the
late State Convention it had a long
and a strong editorial commending the
action of the Republicans in the dif
ferent counties of the State for their
free and outspoken expressions of opin
ion as to the candidates for the next
Presidency. This was about the time
the "Blaine boom" was at its height,
and the counties around were instruct
ing for him, and from the tone of the
article you would have supposed the
good old "bellicose Gazetted was
ready to fall into line on the Blaine
aide, where it was four years ago. But
in its issue of last Saturday it charges
that "The Butler American (Citizen
we suppose it means,) demands that
Mr. Robinson, the delegate to Chicago,
shall break the instructions of the
State Convention on the unit rule, and
vote direct and all the time for Mr.
Blaine for President." We most cer
tainly do, if he has any intention of
obeying the usurped instruction of the
State Convention and breaking that
given by his constituents. But we
hare aa yet no evidence of this. Has
the Commercial Gazette any? It is
one of only three or four Republican
papers in the State, that we have no
ticed, that now seems inclined to en
force tfca "wit rale," IB it tafcipg tbe
course it has in order to frighten our
delegate? It must hare a short mem
ory, as it will sec by referring to what
it contained not three months asro, re
lative to another mc.tter in which our
delegate was involved. If the Com
mercial Gazette will permit us-, th«'
Republicans of this county will try to
attend to their own ofl'airs. Our
whole party here "reflects" upon our
delegates to the State Convention,
Greer, McKee and Fiedler, in giving
anf vote in the same not in accordance
with their instructions to support
Blaine "by all honorable means."
And as to the unit rule, we do uot
know a Republican in this county who
is in favor of it.
As ANNOUNCED in last weeks's issue.
Pennsylvania Republicans, in ( on
veution assembled, have declared in
favor of Gen. Grant for the next term
of the Presidency. Of cour.se, should
the distinguished General and ex-
President be before the Chicago Con
vention, the delegates in this State
will be in honor bound to cast their
ballots for him.— Brown's Greenville
Advance.
Herein we differ most emphatically
with Mr. Brown. The office of dele
gate to to National Convention is a
district office. The call signed for
Senator Cameron as Chairman of the
National Committee settles the fact.
The delegates from this district were
selected before the convention met,
and they were instructed by all three
of tfee counties to vote for Blaine. As
we look at the question these are the
instructions they are to obey, and for
this reason we except both Messrs.
Gordon and Robinson to vote for Mr.
Blaine at Chicago. The .Journal is
not advocating Mr. Blaine's nomina
tion, but it does give voice to the over
whelming Republican sentiment of
the district when it asks the delegates
to Chicago to vote according to the
instructions of the several counties
they will represent. The fact that
they were also chosen l>y the State
Convention and instructed to vote
differently does not alter in the least
their duty to the people who stand
back of them. As far as the Repub
licans of Crawfoid county are con
cerned they are very nearly unani
mous in their belief that the delegates,
Gordon and Robinson, should vote for
Blaine, whether Gen. Grant is or is
not a candidate before the convention.
The above from the Crawford Jour
nal of the 12th inst.. expresses our
opinion exactly. We have great re
gard for our friend Brown of the
Greenville Advance, but will he be
good enough to make known when the
Republicans of this State surrendered
to a State Convention the right and
power to overrule the Congressional
districts of the State in their choice of
district delegates to a National Con
vention ? When was that rule adopted,
aud where? No such rule has ever
been acquiesced in by the Republican
party of this State and never will be.
The nearest approach to it being even
waived was in 187*5, but it was even
then repudiated by some districts
whose delegates voted as they were
instructed by their own districts, and
whose right to do is recognized by the
rules governing our National Conven
tions. The right of the different Con
gressional districts in this matter is
further recognized at present by the
very call itself of the Chairman of the
National Committee, as stated by the
Journal, said call l»eing directed to
and requesting the Republicans of the
"different Congressional districts of
the United. States to send two dele
gates from each of the same to the Na
tional Convention, for the purpose of
nominating a President, etc." A State
Convention has the right to chose the
four "delegates at large," as they are
termed, who represent the United
States Senators, and further than
that, they have no right to go. The
matter of the electors is properly en
trusted also to the State Convention
as they are officers of the State,
by law, and neefl not necessarily be
divided around among the districts,
but may for that matter all be selected
from one county of a State.
A Flimsy Reason.
The following editorial appears in
the Eagle of this place last week, in
which the editor, Mr. Thomas Robin
son, gives an account of the proceed
ings of the late Republican State Con
vention. He was present at the same
and is supposed to have had much to
do in inducing the delegates from this
county to violate their instructions to
the extent they did. The following
extracts from his account will show
the Republicans of thiscounty not only
the nature of the logic used, but the
shameful want of manhood, and the
deep humiliation to which they have
been subjected by the same, he says :
"It is worthy of remark that as the
canvass progressed on Wednesday af
ternoon, not a word was heard in jus
tification of Grant's candidacy ! The
only plea made on that side was the
statement of the fact that our leaders.
Senator Cameron, Gov. Hoyt, Col.
Quay and others had publicly commit
ted themselves for him ; that to instruct
against him would be to give their op
ponents a victory over them. This was
the view taken by the Philadelphia
delegation which was almost a unit
for Blaine One of their leading mem
bers declared that there were not over
three Grant men in the delegation, yet
forty-four of them voted for the Grant
resolution. The same may be said of
other delegations. The wonder is that
113 members of the Convention (three
fourths of whom were friends of Cam
eron) could hold out against such ap
peals. No one in the Convention ques
tioned for a moment that Blaine was
the choice of an overwhelming majority
of the Republicans of the State; and the
most active friends of the Grant reso
lution were open in tbeir predictions
that the State would finally give him
its vote at Chicago. Whether their
predictions will be verified time only
can tell."
the whole it must be admit
ted that three things were fairly dedu
Joutt«E CUxset * : Hail#?, P«*., Stthrnxvu Is, tSSQ.
cible from the deliberations ol the Con
vention ; First, That Grant was not
the choice of the Republicans of th<
State for President; second, that
Blaitie was their choice; and third,
that Senator Cameron had a strong
hold on the party leaders heroughout
the State, llis friends generally in
dulged iu the hope, howexer, that Slav
ing fully realized that not being in ac
cord with public sentiment in this
Grant movement he will at once put
himself in complete accord with the
sentiment of the State and go to Chi
j ea»o determined to carrv out their
| will."
i Here then it is admitted that Graut
! was not choice of the State, as shown
| bv the delegates themselves as sent
,to the Convention. Second, it is ad
mitted that Blaine v:o.-< the choice.
Why then did the Convention not
instruct for Blaine, as far as it had a
right to do so? The following is the
reason given, to which we invito at
tention : ''The only plea made, he
states, was the fact that our leaders,
Senator Cameron, and others, had
publicly committed themselves for
Grant, and that to instruct against
him would !>e to give their opponents
a victory over them." Now, "their
opponents," that is the opponents of
Senator Cameron and the "leaders,"
were the opponents of Grant and the
friends of Blaine, who really hail,
as is admitted, a large majority in the
Convention, yet it failed to instruct
for Blaine and did, in a way, instruct
fo r Grant. The only question before
the Convention was its choice for Pres
ident, as expressed by the people. It
was not the choice of the "leaders,"
that it was sent to obey*. What had
the Republicans of Butler county to
do with their choice, and what did the
Republicans of Butler county care
for their choice. We expressed our
choice, and so did the State, but were
cheated out of it by arguments like the
above. Because certain men hod
"committedthemselvis," they had to be
humored and their feelings consulted
as against the feelings and opinions of
the Republican party. And this ar
gument prevailed with enough dele
gates through the influence of petty
postoffices, they or their friends held,
or other offices held or favors granted
them. Truly thin is a serious case for
the Republicans of this State to con
sider.
THE PEOPLE AROUSED.
Indignation Meetings Boing Held
Over the State.
MEETING OF REPUBLICANS AT SHARON,
MERCER COUNTY.
[SpovUtl Con*s|HintlPiiec «>f fitt"i*>nrj<U Dbpatch.]
SHARON, PA,. Feb. li.—The course
pursued by the delegates from this
(Mercer) county to the State Conven
tion excited great indignation not only
among the rank aud file, but also
among the leading Republicans in the
various towns and townships of the
county. The Republicans of this
county are almost unanimous for
Blaine, in common with the Republi
cans of nearly every county in the
.State, and certa'nly of the other coun
ties—Butler and Crawford—in this
Congressional district. This fact led
the county committees in each county
to instruct the delegates elected to do
all they could to promote the nomina
tion of James G. Blaine for President.
THOSE CUNNING DELEGATES.
In this county S. 11. Miller. Esq.,
J. H. Carr, a doorkeeper in the House
of Representatives, as well as in the i
house of Cameron, and A. C. Grove, i
nn honest but pliable citizen of Sandy j
Lake, were chosen, at .Miller's earnest i
request. The committee unanimously
instructed the delegates to support
Senator Blaine, and Miller followed up
his success with an enthusiastic
Blaine speech. Whether he did this in
ignorance of the service that would be
required of him in Harrisburg, or for
the purpose the more effectively blind
ing the people as to his real designs, I
cannot Bay, but I do know that Mr.
Miller does not usually do anything
without a lixed purpose.
The Dixpat'-h has already given in i
plain language the course pursued by
Miller when chairman of the caucus—
how he refused to put a motion to ad
journ made by a Blaine man, when ad
journment would have broken up the
caucus, and how he put the same mo- 1
tion very readily when the Cameron
men had accomplished their purpose,
but when Wolfe, Koontz, Albright and
others demanded recognition that they
might ventilate the proceedings; also
how he and his lieutenants supported
Errett for temporary chairman, though j
Hon. George V. Lawrence was the
Blaine candidate.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS.
The first of the local conventions of
the county was held in this city last
evening, and was one of the largest
and most earnest ever held in the place.
Organization was effected by electing
Maj. Alex. McDowell Chairman, and
that gentleman proceeded to appoint a
committee on resolutions composed of
Daniel Williams, J. 11. Chandler, and
Joseph Barber. After the transaction
of other business the committee re
ported the following resolutions:
"WHEREAS, The delegates to the
State Convention from Mercer county,
were unanimously instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the nomina
tion of the Hon. James G. Blaine for
President, and whereas, said delegates,
by uniting to throw the organization of
said State Convention into the hands
of Senator Blaine's opponents—where
by a committee on contested seats was
appointed who threw out all the Blaine
contestants, regardless of their rights
to be representatives—disregarded their
instructions and should recievc the con
demnation of the Republicans whom
they misrepresented. Therefore be it
Resolved, By the Republicans of
Sharon in convention assembled, that
we condemn the action of said dele
gates.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
convention, the delegates to the Chi
cago convention from this Congres
sional district should wholly disregard
the instructions of said State Conven
tion and carry out the instructions
given by the several county commit
tees.
These resolutions were adopted
without a dissenting voice and amid
the utmost enthusiasm. Following
this, ringing speeches were made de
uouuciug the action of Miller. Carr
aud Grove aud the attempt of Cameron
to choke off the expression of the Re
publican masses. The "unit rule" pre
vailed in all its fullness. Not one |>er
son attempted to palliate the action of
the delegates, and a determination was
. xpi'; ->ed on all sides to hold the Na
tional delegates to a strict account if
they failed to obey the wishes of their
j constituents in the Chicago Conven
tion. Other local conventions whi<h
| will soon meet will take action similar
to that of our own.
THE ' I NIT RULE" OUR OWN foI NTV
AND I>l STRICT WHAT THE PAPERS
SAY—THE FIRST <H N IX THE WEST.
Pittsburgh l)i»pat<h, Feb. I.'.
Sharon, the largest and wealthiest of
the populous and thrifty manufactur
ing tow us of Mercer county, has the
honor, we believe, of firing the first gun
in western Pennsylvania in revolt
against the fiat of Senator Cameron's
convention.
The proceedings of the Republican
Convention on Tuesday evening are
given by our Sharon correspondence,
and will furnish lively entertainment
for the Mercer county delegation to the
State Convention—S. H. Miller, Esq.,
I>eing a special object of interest—and
also for Senator Cameron and his
friends in various portions of the
State.
The western part of the State isevi
dentlv determined not to permit the
eastern counties to carry off all the hon
ors. Sharon reaches out and shakes
the hand of West Chester with a
hearty grasp that should arouse enthu
siasm in every county in the State
which is not so completely controlled
by Senator Cameron thot its people
w ill not swear that their souls are their
own property.
The Republicans of Sharon have
taken the wisest course that can be
conceived. It is the only method by
which the State can be preserved
from being manipulated wholly in the in
terest of one man, who looks upon pop
ular rule with perfect contempt. The
action of the Sharon Republicans can
not be ignored by at least one of the
delegates from the Twenty-sixth dis
trict—Mr Jno. I. Gordon—who is a
resident of Mercer county and proprie
tor of the Republican newspaper pub
lished at the county seat. We have no
reason for thinking Mr. Gordon has
any disposition to ignore the plainly
expressed wishes of his constituents in
the resolution of the county conven
tion assembled to choose State dele
gates. but if he has ever wavered for a
moment, in doubt whether he should
give allegiance to Cameron or to his
constituents, he can doubt no longer.
The other delegate, Mr. Thos. Robin,
son, of Butler, is almost as strongly
bound by the action of his immediate
constituents.
The declaration at Sharon w ill en
courage conventions in oth r cities,
towns aud counties in Western Penn
sylvania, though we do not believe
that any encouragement is needed ex
cept the simplest impulse of manhood
which rebels againstthe imperious edict
of a few busy schemers, whose only ac
complishment is on unworthy cultiva
tion of narrow shrewdness and cun
ning, manifest in nothing except polit
ical conspiring and wirepulling.
E very county and town where a con
vention is held for the purpose of nom
inating local candidates should follow
the example of Sharon, and express an
opinion of Cameron's methods. If any
approve them let it bo so stated. If any
object to them as being opposed to the
simplest .principles of democracy, let
them speak in such a phrase as will
make an impression even on the some
what unimpressionable mind of Sena
tor Cameron.
[Philadelphia lTi-ss.l
Not a few delegates to the National
Convention occupy the position of
John I. Gordon, of the Mercer Dis
patch, and Thomas Robinson, of the
Butler Eagle. They represent the
Twenty-sixth district, composed of
Mercer, Butler and Crawford counties.
Each county instructed its delegates
to the State Convention to support
Senator Blaine for the Presidency.
Each indicated that no matter what ac
tion the State Convention should take,
their representatives in the Chicago
Convention must support James G.
Blaine. Mercer county suggested Mr.
Gordon as its choice for national dele
gate, and directed him explicitly to
vote for Mr. Blaine in the National
Convention. How can Mr. Gordon and
Mr. Robinson conscientiously adhere
to the "unit rule" as long as Mr. I
Ulaine is a candidate at Chicago.
I
|Cra\vfi»rtl .foTirn.'il. Kebrnary 5.]
The "unit rule" is the favorite de
vice of machine politicians to force the
minority to yield their rights to the
majority. It is an arbitrary arrange
ment, which has been tried and tried
again for tin- last twenty years with
no good results, and ought to IK 1 aban
doned. If lly National Convention
called on the States to send delegates
to make presidential tickets there
would be some sense in it, but it does
not, except as respects the four delc
gates-at-!arg«\ which, we admit, the
State Convention has a right to seiect,
to instruct, and to tie down. The
call of the National Committee this
year is to "Republicans, and all who
co-operate with them to choose two
delegates from each (Jongregional
district, and four from each State, to
represent them, etc." Congressional
districts are, therefore, to be repre
sented, and if represented, how can
their delegates be interfered with or
controlled Ijy State Convention? It
is impossible except it be done des
potically- We say again, we hope
the representatives of no Congres
sional district will submit to dictation
from an}' quarter outside of their im
mediate constituencies. They should
go to the National Convention to rep
resent the views and wishes of the
public who sent them, and to whom
they are responsible. Let them do
this this year, as they have done be
fore, and the tyranny with which the
party is threatened will be broken up.
[Wellsbor. \i;itator. |
A correspondent of the Doylestown
Intelligencer very opportunely calls
attention to a point in the political his
tory of this State. He says that the
first effort ever made to usurp and
centralize the power of the people in
the hands of a few party managers was
at Harrisburg was in iB6O. To thwart
this move the people of the Bucks aud
Lehigh districts hastily met in popular
convention aud selected tbeir own del
egates to the National Convention.
The delegates so selected informed the
State Convention of their appointment
by the people, and gave notice that
they will uot recognize auy authority
in the State Couwtitwo to interfere
REMOVAL!
I desire to call the attention of my patrons to the fact that
1 have moved my place of business to the Reiber Block, oppo
site the National Bank. Thanking them for the very liberal
patronage extended during the past years, and soliciting a con
tinuance of the same, I derire to call their attention to my
PRICE LIST:
White Sugar. 10; pounds for 81;
Brown Sugar, ll(o,12J pounds for $1;
Roasted Coffee, 15(W22c. per pound ; Bice, 4 pounds for 25c.;
Carolina Head Kice. 3 pounds for 20c;
Babbitts Best Soap, -1 bars for 2"if.:
Kirk s Blue India Soap, pound bars. 4 for 25c-;
Kirk's Bine India Soap. 5 pound bars, 5 for 20c.;
Wax Soap, 7 bars for 20c.;
Sugar Corn, 10c. per can ; Winslow's Corn, l~c. per can ;
Tomatoes, 10(7/ 12ie. per can ; Strawberries, 10c. per can ;
Pie Peaches, 10c. per can ;
Dried Peaches, crop 1878, 4 pounds lor 25c.;
Dried Peaches, crop 1879, 3 pounds for 25c.;
Choice Syrup, 00c. per gallon.
I want to say that every article sold is as represented ; if
not. can he returned at my cost.
FLOUR, Ranging in Price from $1,25 to $2 Per Sack,
Remember, every sack guaranteed as represented, and full
weight (49 pounds) in each saek. Our "Pure Diamond" is the
ljest pastry Flour in the market. Try it.
Weigh Your Flour. Count, Measure and Weigh Everything
You Buy.
>l. REIBER, 9
Reiber Block, opp. Nat'l Bank, Main St., BUfLER, PA.
with them in any manner. The State
Convention passed a resolution that
the delegation should vote as a unit:
but these delegates refused to do so,
and it was tho only delegation cast of
the State of Illinois that cast its first
ballot for Abraham Lincoln, thereby
saving the election to the Republican
party and the Nation to posterity and
liberty. This is a good precedent to
follow this year, when some of the
Harrisburg politicians are again at
tempting to usurp the power of the
j>eop!e. It is time some of these gen
tlemen were taught that their breeches
pockets are not quite capacious enough
to hold the whole Republican party
of Pennsylvania.
[Pift«.liiirj{h IHspatch.l
It ought to be understood by the
people of this State, and by the people
of other States, that the "unit rule"
adopted at Harrisburg will not result
in forcing all the delegates to defy
their constitaentesand to goto Senator
Cameron for instructions. Several
delegates have declared that they will
not be bound by the unit resolution.
At least a dozen districts have practi
cally instructed their delegates in a
way which will not harmonize with
Senator Cameron's ambitions, and the
probabilities are that county conven
tions soon to meet will further instruct.
Conventions are also talked of in sev
eral districts for the special purpose of
instructing delegates. The Pennsyl
vania delegation to the Chicago con
vention will not bo a unit without the
employment of tactics whose nature
has not yet been developed.
When a man defends the "unit rule"
he should be asked to give a reason
why thirty men out of fifty-eight in a
delegation should cast fifty-eight votes
and the minority of twenty-eight
should have no vote. Again, let him
he asked, if the "unit rule" be a good
one, why it Is not enforced in County
Conventions upon township delegates,
or iu State Conventions upon county
delegates. Why is it limited to Na
tional Conventions? Is it because the
stake there is large ? The principle of
the "unit rule" is simply tyranny.
The use of it is to make a State vote
a marketable commodity. The pur
pose of it is to I»arter votes for prom
i ises of office. |t is indefensible at
i every point, and deserves to be scorned
; by an honest constituency, and to be
j spit upon by a self-respecting delega
| tion.—Er.
Iu a contest between the Republi
can party and the Cameron machine,
the chances are that the Republican
party will come off victor. All that
is needed is for the party to get as
wide awake as Cameron shows him
j -elf to be.— Ex.
\ MEETING IN CHESTER COUNTY — A PRO
TEST.
WEST CREKTEF, Feb. B.—Horticul
tural Hall was tilled last evening in
! answer to a call for a meeting of Jle
publicans to protest against the action
of tin* Harrisburg Convention. The
meeting was called to order by Sheriff
McFarlan, Chairman of the Republi
can County Committee, and speeches
were made by Richard Darlington,
Charles 11. Penny packer, Senator
Cooper and John A. Groff. A com
mittee drew up a series of resolutions,
the third one reading as follows:
That a committee of five be appointed
by the Chairman of this meeting to
confer with the Republicans of other
comities in the State upon the pro
priety and necessity of calling a State
Convention to take such action as will
insure a fair and honest vote of the
Pennsylvania delegation in the Chi
cago Convention. The speeches con
demned the indorsement ot (Jen. Grant
at Harrisburiy in the severest terms.
SSOO Reward.
Thev cure all diseases of the Stom
ach, Bowels, Blood, Liver, Nerves,
Kidneys and Urinary Organs, and 8500
will be paid for a case they will not
cure or help, or for anything impure or
injurious found in them—Hop Bitters.
Test it. See "Truths" or "Proverbs"
in another column.
NEAR Allentown, Pa., recently, a
six-year-old girl named Shaffer, ac
companied by a little boy, while on
her way to school, had her foot caught
lie twee n the planks on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, near a crossing.
The boy tried to extricate her, but his
efforts proved unavailing. Seeing her
darurer she lay down—her head from
the track, with her legs across the rail.
The train came aloug, cutting off both
leg?. ?be dfad ia a' few uiisute*.
Meeting of Stockholders.
The fo'iitlj annual meeting of the stoekhold-
I i-rs ol the Buildliu; and Loan Association ol
Ku:!er will be held in the store-room formerly
occupied liv A. Koek'-nsein, on Saturday even
j i:iir, Warcb U, 18*0, at 7 o'clock
I JOHN ». CAMPBELL,
i jau 1 l-3t Secretary.
H'ofice.
Notice is hereby given that YVm. F. Miller,
j Assignee of C. W Coleman, has filed hi* final ac
| count in the office of the Protuonotary of the
Common Pleas Conrt of Butler couity. and thai
the name mil lie presented to said' Court for
confirmation and allowance, on Wednesday, the
3rd dav of March next.
febl-4t A. RUSSELL, IYoth'y.
Executor's Notice.
Letters testamentary having been granted to
the undersigned on the estate of Mm. Mary Mc
yuistion. dee'd, late of Butler township, Butler
county. Pa., all persons indebted to said estate
are notified to m&ke immediate payment, and
those having claims against the same will pre
i sent them dulv authenticated for settlement.
li. H. McQUISTION, Ex r,
j feb4-4t] Bntler, Pa.
Administratrix' Notice-
Notice is hereby given that letters of admin
istration have been granted to the undersigned
on the estate of William Allen, deceased, late
of Connot}uoneßßmg township. Butler county.
Pa. All persons, therefore, knowing themselves
indebted to said estate, trill please make
immediate payment, and any having claims
against the same wilt present them duly authen
ticated to the undersigned for settlement.
Mrs. PENELOPE ALLEN. Ad'x,
I feb4-4t* " Whitestown, Butler Co., Pa.
Register's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the following final
and other aoconnts of exwutors, administrator*
and guardians have been Iled in the Register's
. office, according to law. and will be presented to
Court for confirmation and allowance on
Wednesday, tlie 3rd day of Hirch. A. P. 1880,
at 2 o'clock. P. M -
1. Final account of John Rohner, Executor
of (Vivid Burr, dee'd, late of Cranberry town
ship. *
2. Final and distribution account of Juliet
YV. Campbell, Administratrix of James R.
Campliell, dee'd, late of Concord township.
3. Final ncoouut of Casjier F reeling, Admin
istrator C. 'f. A. of the estate of John Post,
dee'd, late of Winfield township.
4. Final and distribution .account of R. B.
Fowzer, Administrator ol Sarah Fowzer, dee'd,
late of Butler ltorotnrh.
Final acoount of John Sjudin. Executor
of Michael Spohti, dee'd, late of Summit town
ship.
ti. Final account of A.c. Black, Executor of
William YY'ilson, dee'd, late of Slippery rock
township.
7. Final account of YVwi. S. Bingham, Ad
| ministrator of Samuel Bard, dee'd, late of Cen
| treville.
5. Final account of Charles McCafferty and
: Robert Ralston, Executors of the la>t will of
Robert Galbreath. dee'd, lute of YY'intield town
ship.
!'. First account of A Aderhold and F.
Banman, Administrator. of Henry F. Ader
hold, deo'd, late of Saxonbuci;.
10. Account of Ilenry Heck and Jno. Poerr,
Executors of Moretz Doerr, dee'd, late of Jef
ferson township.
11. Account of Boyd Crumrine ami C. E.
Bower, Executors of the will of O. P. Bower,
dee'd.
12. Partial account of Mrs. M. A. Gotham,
Administratrix of S. O. Gotham, dee'd.
1.5. Final account of Matthew W. Shannon,
Executor of the estate of Lizzie A. Dodds,
dee'd. late of Franklin township.
14. Partial account of Daniel Fiedler, Ad
ministrator of Samuel Sahle, dee'd, late of
Jackson township.
15. Account ol C. E. Dower, one of the Ex
ecutors of O. P. Bower, dee'd.
l<i. Final account of Martin H. Sitler and
John Enslen, Executors «if the last will and
testament of Jacob H. Ziegler, dee'd, late of
Jackson township.
17. Final account of A. G. Moore, Guardian
of Sarah J. Campliell, of Fairview township.
18. Final account of A. G. Moore, Guardian
of Amanda M. Campbell, of Fairview town
ship.
19. Final account of A. (i. Moore, Guardian
of Robert J. Campliell, of Fairview township.
20. Final account of A. G. Moore, (iuardian
of Wm. YY\ Campliell, of Fairview township.
21. Final account of Frank P. Murrin, Guar
dian of Emma Mcßride (now Kohlmever),
Lewis A. Mcßride and Thomas J. Mcßride,
njinor children of Marv Mcßride, dee'd.
22. Final account of Chas. Duffy, Guardian
[ of Marv McAllister, minor child of the late
James McAllister, dee'd.
23. Final account of J. M. Lawrence and C.
O. Kingsburv, Administrators of Elisha Kings
bury, dee'd, late of Centrcville.
24. Final account of J. C. ODonnel, Guar
dian of Annie O'Donnel. minor child of Mi
chael O'Donnel, dee'd, late of Oakland town
ship.
25. Final account of J. C. O'Donnel, Guar
dian of Teresa O'Donnel, minor child of Mi
chael O'Donnel, dee'd, late of Oakland town
ship.
26. Final account of Geo. 11. Graham, Guar
dian of Mary E- McKinney, now deceased, a
minor child of (leorge and Polly McKinney,
dee'd, late of Fairview township.
27. Final account of (ieo. H. Graham, (iuar
dian of Thomas McKinney, a minor child of
George and Polly McKinney, dee'd, late of
Fairview township.
its. Final account of A. J. Bard. Executor of
James Diven, dee'd, late of Centrcville.
2!». Account of Frank M. Eastman, Trustee
of H. C. DeWolf.
30. Final account of Juhn Martin, dee'd,
Executor of the last will of Michael Hamilton,
dee'd, as stated by his Executors.
31. Final account of YY'm. YY'. McQuidion,
Administrator C. T. A. of YV'm. Hints, dee'd,
late of Shp|>eryroek township.
32. Final account of John A. Irwin and YV.
S. YY'aldron, Executors of G. YY". Irwin, dee'd,
late of Foward township.
.">3. Final account ot Jacob Keck, Guardiau
of John Lutz, minor child uf George I.utz,
dee'd, lata of Summit township, ,
feb4l 11. H. GAL I, AO HER. Register.
Flowers. Flowers.
Ma. MARTIN ELSLER will sell twain* (20)
well-rooted Flower Plants, of different ▼ ari
etta*, for one dollar. Call at bia Conservatory,
near the old German Lutheran Chnroh. and se
lect them for yourself. JauJl-3m
A' t per day at home Samples worth
SO 10 $4" »5 free. Address BxiMtoa & Go.,
jforQaJp*" Ifou*# 1 . HecO-fV
NEW
BOOT! SHOE STOBE,
I>I<» BLOCK,
Main Street, - - - - Butler, Pa.
Has received his entire stock of Fall and Winter
BOOTS and SHOES.
As I have an unusually large and attractive stock of BOOTS & SHOES
just opening, embracing all the newest styles, I invite the attention and close
scrutiny of buyers.
Men's Kip and Calf Boots very cheap. Ladies', Misses' and Children's
Button, Polish and Side Lace Boots in endless variety, and at bottom prices.
Beynolds Brothers' celebrated fine Shoes always in stock.
Parties wanting BOOTS & SHOES made to order can do no better than
by me, as I keep none but the best of workmen in my employ.
I also keep a large stock of LEATHER and FINDINGS.
!^T"AII goods warranted as represented. Al*. BIJFF,
SUPERIOR MILLING !
WALTER & BOOS,
Proprietors of the Well-Known Splendid
FLOURING MILL
BUTLER, PA.
We wish to inform the public that we have remodeled our Mill with the
latest improved
: Gradual Reduction System Machinery,
' whi'h is well known by Millers to* be the best in existence. We can say to
, Farmers and Producers of wheat that it will be profitable to them
to give us a trial. We claim that we can make a ,
BETTER ARTICLE OF FLOUR, AND MORE OF IT,
out of the same numl>cr of bushels of wheat than any other Mill in the
county, and equal to any lirst-dass Mill in the city, or Western Mills.
The new Under-running Mill, used for Regrinding, bought of Munson & Bro.,
Utica, N. Y.; the George T. Smith Middlings Purifier, bought
at Jackson, Mich., together with Bolting Cloths,
Reals, Conveyers, Jkc., suitable for
the Machinery, cannot be
Excelled in the United States
or elsewhere. This may seem an exaggeration to some, but we wish the pub
lic to know that we are able to perform all that we publish, as we have given
our machinery a thorough test in the presence of several good Millers and
Millwrights, and it has proveu even better than it was guaranteed to do.
We are also remodeling our Mill for
Grinding Other Kinds of Grain,
which will l»e entirely satisfactory to our customers. Farmers wishing to
have their grist home with them the same day, can do so on
short notice. They will thereby save unother trip.
WE HAVE ALWAYS ON HAND THE BEST GRADES OF
WHEAT FtLOUR. GRAHAM FLOUR, FtQWR.
' I Buckwheat Flour, Bolted and Unbolted Corn Meal, different kinds of Chop,
, Bran and Mill Feed, all of the l»est quality and at the
LOWEST PRICES.
Parties in town purchasing from us will have their orders promptly
atended to and articles delivered at their place of residence.
We Pay the Highest Market Price for all Kinds of Grain.
FOR SIXTY~DAYSI
Now is the Time for Bargains!
GREAT mm SALE
BOOTS AND SHOES !
In order to quit the business, the enormous stock of Boots and Shoes at
Frederick's Shoe Store,
BUTLER PA.,
Will tie oflcred at stieli trices never belorc known. Our stock it prceent 1* exceedingly large
and constats ot nothing but first-class goods, embracing a lull lit.« ol all kinds of Men's Boys*
and Youths' Boots and Shoes, Ladles, Misses' and Children's Shoes, in every variety and style,
all of which were bout-lit at the lowest panic prices. Kemeitiber, we mean what we say. We
are going to quit busiuess, and our entire stock must be sold inside ol 80 days.
Be sure and call enrly, while the stock is large, and convince yourse I that we :>re selling
Boots and Shoes at such bargains that will astonish everybody. Remember the place,or ask lor
Frederick's Boot and S&ioe Store,
MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA.
Ml persons having arcounts will please make immediate payment. All accounts not sel
lleil by March Ist will tw left lor collection.
Adminl»frator*M Notice.
Notion in hereby given Ui*t letters of admin
istration h»vu Laan granted to the undorsigned
Oil the extate of ltachol AMI Park, deceived,
late of Clinton township, Uutler comity. I'a.
All por»on». therefore, knowing themselves in -
debted to said estate. will please make immedi
ate payment, and any having claims again* the
name will present them, duly authenticated, to
the undersigned for settlement.
DAVID PARK, Admr.
feM-4t* Uaker»town, Allegheny Co., I'a.
Notice.
Notice in hereby given that floury Pillow.
Assiguee of Mr*. Dorothea Frederick, ha* filed
Inn tiual account in the office of the l*rothon<>tarv
of the Common Pleas Court of Butler eouuty. anil
that the same will be presented to said Court for
confirmation and allowanoe on the 3rd da; of
March next. A. RU SHELL.
feW-it Prothouotary.
TY* _____ Cover, Stool and Bock, only
ilfLllOS * l4<l t0 eMS - Organs, 18 Stop#,
A lUIIW, K#e<ls> 2 -Veils.
Stool, and Book, onlv $57.60. tteTß Stop Organ.
A NEW I>EPAIIVT'IIK ! •
#1 BOTTI.E PATENT MEDICINES FOR S8 CENTS !
JADWIN'S TONIC LAXATIVE
It Appetising, Palatable and Non-Alcoholic,
AND ALWAYS CUKES .
Dyspepsia, Mck Headache Constipation, Bil
iotisness, Hour Btomaeb, Liver Complaint,
Want of Appetite. Indigestion, Jouiidk-e, Kid
ney Comprint, Nervousness, Dizziness, Sleep
lessness, Heartburn, Colic, Debility, Foul
Breath, Worm#, Piles, Fevers, Colds, Ac.
TUB Tonic LAXATIVE regulate* the bowels
and strengthens the system, gives a clear head,
pure blood and elastic spirit*. Is purely vege
table, contain* no mercury nor aloes. Sate at.
all times. Pleasant to the taste, and a suhsti
tute lor Pills, Castor Oil, 'Ac. Best family med
icine knowu. Adapted to strong men. delicate
females and feeble Infants, in liquid form.
Sold bj druggists. Price onlv 88 cents for a
large bottlo. HEHKY B. JADWIN, Apothe
cary at-.d Cherolst, Hole Proprietor, Carbon date,
Pa D. H. WULLER, DrugiM, Sole Agent for
. Butler. Pa. Jan2B-ly
VTf W I^ITDI? Consnmption and Asthma,
ijjb" Ll/ illi<Jiev«f jet failed. Addieje
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