W ANTED!
10.000 Baahcla Wheat,
10,000 IS umbels Rye.
10.000 JBiuihels Oat*,
For which we will pav the highest market
price in CASH. J SO. BERG 4 SON,
Aag. 3-3 m Butler, Pa.
NOTICE TO - FABMEIU
—AND —
PRODUCERS OF GRAIN.
GEORGE WALTER WANTS AT HIS MILL,
89,000 Baskets of Wheat.
25.000 Busbeln of Bye,
10.000 Bushels af Corn.
Highest market price naid iu cash at all
time* on delivery at the Mil), touch end of But
ler. 31aug2in
Local and General.
The President was much better
yesterday.
Crude oil was worth a dollar a
barrel yesterday, for the first time
within a year. -
Mrs. MeKinley, wife of the car
riage painter of Portersville. died sud
denly last Saturday.
—Wilson Carson, of Union town
ship, Lawrence county, discovered that
it was a hog that milked his cow.
Dr. Sadler, Oculist and Aurist,
No. 256 Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
aug27-6t
—The glass ball shoot will occur on
the second day of the Fair at ten
o'clock, aM. Any person can shoot
that wants to.
It is said that tea made of blackber
ry leaves is a sure cure of cholera
morbus'. As the remedy is simple it
may be worth a trial.
1854, contagious diseases spread with
fearful rapidity over the whole country,
causing great loss of life.
—-The McSherry Orain Drill, sold by
J. Niggel & Bro., takes the lead. Far
mers can see same at the Fair next
week.
—Bishop Simpson delivered the
opening sermon at the Methodist Ecu
menical Conference, which began its
deliberations in London last Wednes
day.
—Ssfr. James K. Dain, of Buffalo
township, has eleven head of Alderney
cattle on exhibition at the State Fair.
He will have them up at our Fair next
week.
Clearfield and Summit townships
gave testimony last Saturday before
Frank Eastman, Esq., commissioner
to take testimony in the Earnest pau
per case.
—Daring the past summer thousands
of cattle have passed over the Penn
sylvania railroad, and not a single ani
mal was lost by reason ot the warm
weather.
—Mr. Alex. Black, of Slipperyrock
township, fell from his barn floor to
the floor of the horse stable below, last
Tuesday morning, and sprained his
back badly.
—lt seems that the bill that was be
fore the legislature last winter abolish
ing Jury Commissioners, did not be
come 0 law, although it was reported
all over the State, as having passed.
—Rev. Vertigan, formerly of this
{lace and whose family yet live here,
ad charge of a congregation at the
town of Bad Axe, Michigan, before the
late great fire, and during the fire nar
rowly escaped with bis life.
—Although the Mercury reached
104° in the shade in several parts of
the country last Wednesday, but few
cases of sunstroke were reported.
Wednesday is said to have been the
hottest September day for sixty years.
—Some of the cows belonging to
citizens of this- town, have of late been
mysteriously disappearing for two or
three days at a time, and come home
looking as though they bad been penned
up in stables. Borrowing a cow is a
new idea.
—A row in the family of Thomas
Saunders, in Chewton, opposite Wam
pum, Lawrence county, ended in the
death of Mr. Saunders, and Mrs. Saun
ders and one of her sons, John, are
now is the New Castle jail, to answer
for bis death
—Mr. Caa. Slentz, carriage trim
mer for the Roessing Bros., of this
place, died last Friday. He was a
member of both the Knights of Honor
and United Workman insurance orders,
and his widow will receive two thou
sand dollars from each order.
—An entire train on the Louisville
A Nashville K. R. was tbro vn over
an embankment and into a creek thirty
last Friday. The train
contained one hundred passengers,
wssvml of whom were killed. T be ac-
was caused by the engine strik
ing a cow.
—We direct attention to the adver
tisement of Roweti- 4" Hickcox, pub
lishers of the American short-hand
writer. It is the only magazine in the
world that teaches short-hand through
the mail. See advertisement for
rates. Subscriptions will be received at
this office.
—A Court for the trial of civil cases
has been appointed for the weeks com
mencing Monday, October 10, and
Monday, October jU, at 10 A. M., and
an argument Court for disposal of the
unfinished business of September term,
for the week "commencing Monday,
October 17.
—Mr. B. C. Hnselton, comes to the
fsont this week, with his advertisement
of his fall ailO winter stock, and from
tne large number of boxes that have
lately been set down in front of bis
store, we would judge that his store
room is now well filled and that he is
fully prepared for the fall and winter
trade. Ben. talks business in his ad
vertisements and means what he says.
— Fn* NSAR HARMONY. —The large
brick residence of Mr. Abraham Zieg
ler, on his /arm near Harmony, about
two miles up the creek, took fire about
11 o'clock A. m., last Wednesday, and
in a very short time, an hour or so,
was completely destroyed, together
with almost all Mr. Ziegler's furniture
and household goods, and the furniture
of a boarder, Mr. White, ticket agent
at Harmony of the P & W. R. R.
The fire originated by sparkß from the
chimney of the bake oven falling upon
the roof of the wasb-house, <vbicb was
connected with the main building.
The building burned so rapidly that it
was almost impossible to get anything
out of it. One boarder managed to
save bis trunk. There was no insur
ance on the building and the loss to
Mr. Ziegler will be very severe.
COI RT PROCEEDINGS.
SURET\ PEACI CASES.
Jeff. Allen. Sept. 9, 1881. Def-ndant
discharged from his recognizance but
directed to pav costs, and committed
to custody of the Sheriff to carry the
sentence into effect.
John McElroy. Settled.
Mrs. Cunningham. Sept. 9, 1881,
case heard and defendant discharged.
Prosecutor S Shamberg directed to
pay tbe record costs and his own wit
nesses, and defendant to pay ber own
witnesses.
Maggie Cress. Sept. 9, 1881, case
heard and defendant directed to
record costs and ber own witnesses
and prosecutor S. Shamberg to pay his
own witnesses.
GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Frank Dale alias Merrituan, larceny;
true bill.
John Sweeny, F. B- ; true bill.
J. A. Foster, larceny; true bill.
R. A. and Mary Smith and Andrew
Campbell, forcible entry, etc. ; true
bill.
Joseph Peck and Elmer Beil, plac
ing stone on R. R. track—felonv ; true
bill.
James Shorts, F. & B. ; settled.
Harry and Edward Swartzwelder,
burglary, etc.; true bill.
Casper and Daniel Fubs, maiming
and disfiguring a horse and colt; igno
ramus and county to pay costs.
Peter Miller, conveying property
with intent todetraud; true bill.
R. F. Edwards, F. & 8., 3 counts;
2 ignored and other true bill.
Ed. Rose, assault and battery with
intent Lo disfigure ; true bill.
M. P. Lynch, F. & B. ; true bill.
John Belfour and Wm. T. Kennedy,
assault and battery with intent to kill
and aggravated assault and battery;
true bill.
Rosa Shamberg, counseling, aiding
and abetting another to commit an as
sault, 2 counts ; ignored and prosecutor
to pay costs.
Harry Swartzwelder, larceny ; true
bill.
Tbos. J. Burchfield, obtaining signa
ture by false pretense ; true bill.
A. J. McAllister, F. A B.; true bill.
R. E. Waters, forging and uttering
a promissory note ; true bill.
Same vs. same, 2 counts ; true bill.
—The McSherry Grain Drill, sold by
J. Niggel & Bro., takes the lead. Far
mers can see same at the Fair next
week.
—Mr. Samuel Fry has purchased
and taken possession of tbe Lew.
Cochran livery stable, back of the
Lowry House. Everybody knows
that Lew. bad good rigs and good
horses and Sam. has purchased tbe
whole business, which with the addi
tion of his old stock gives him a full
barn. When you want a rig give him
a trial. Orders for the omnibus can be
left either at the hotel, Lowry House,
or at the livery stable.
—Gov. Hoyt and tbe legislative
committee appointed to make arrange
ments for tbe representation of Penn
sylvania at the Yorktown centennial
celebration, have decided that 1,500
men of tbe National Guard,*to be se
lected from tbe different regiments,
will be taken to Yorktown. They
should not overlook tbe fact that Butler
has as good a company as there is in
tbe State, when they come to make
their selections.
—Although it turns out that the
affair with the Apaches in Arizona
was not a one-sided massacre of United
States troops, but a fight in which
the Indians got very much the worst
of it, the explanation is not altogether
of a reassuring character The wild
and murderous savages of that region
are evidently on the warpatb, and the
outbreak which began in the attack on
Colonel Carr's command is not likely
to be soon suppressed.
—Dr. Chase's Recipe Book should
be in every household in the country,
as it is replete with practical informa
tion on every subject which may arise
in the house, on the farm, in the work
shop, and tbe office. It must meet
with a ready sale. See the advertise
ment in another column of our paper.
We predict that whoever is fortunate
enough to secure an Agency in this
section for this wonderful book, will
surely make money.
—TEMPERANCE LECTURE Prof. H.
D Patton will deliver a lecture on
"Temperance," in the interest of the
Prohibition party, at the Court House,
Butler, Pa., on Monday evening, Sept.
26th, 1881. All are invited to attend.
The professor is one of tbe ablest lec
turers in tbe State and we have no
doubt will do ample justice to the sub
ject. By order.
J. W. ORR,
Secretary County Committee.
—Again the train robbers have en
livened the monotony of railroad travel
in Missouri. It is hard to realize that
within fourteen miles of populous Kan
sas City twelve men could capture and
rob an express train. Tl:e only resist
ance that seems to have been offered
was by the express messenger, who,
single banded and alone, defied the
brigands, and did not give up the keys
of his safes until beaten to insensibility.
As usual in such cases, tbe James boys
are given credit for this daring outrage.
—The blackened waste of the burn
ed district of Eastern Michigan shows
that the forest fires of that region have
left unmistakable signs of death, ruin
and desolation in their fiery progress.
The earlier reports are found on a per
sonal inspection of a portion of the
locality, not to have been exaggerated.
Scattered along the roads and in the
burned woods were seen the charred
remains of men, women and children.
Entire communities are left houseless,
naked, hungry and, in many instances,
{tcorched, sick and wounded. Farmers
who have been cultivating their farms,
some twenty and some thirty years,
and who by their industry have ac
quired agricultural property of consid
erable value, now see it swept from
their sight and themselves compelled,
in the decline of life, to start again
from the point of the original settler.
Many heads of families are left alone
in the world, their wives and children
have been burned to death, and all
their material possessions except tbe
land they owned have perished in tbe
hurricane of flame. Tbe stories of re
markable escapes are very thrilling,
and show that the race between the
flames and a terrible death was a very
Close one. There is nothing left of
many villiages but dust and ashes. It
will be several days before the full ex
tent of this unparalleled calamity will
be fully known.
Hintber Cii£»*n: P«., 1881.
One Dollar and Tlilrtjr-two
Cents
per bushel paid for No. 1 wheat at
Klingler's Mills.
FAIRI FAIR f FAIR ! I
AT BVTLDB,
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
next, Sept. 20, 21 and 22.
Expected to be the largest ever held
in the county.
More Stock, Machinery, etc., have
already been entered than at any for
mer Fair.
A Bicycle race for gold, silver and
bronze medals.
A contest between the Haysville and
Butler Shooting Clubs, at glass balls.
Arrangements have been made for
full and complete refreshments on the
ground. A good dinner, supper or
breakfast can be had on every day.
Also feed arrangements for horses,
etc.
EXCURSION RATES.
Remember that both the railroads
comiug into Butler will sell excursion
I tickets to the Fair in this place next
week, Sept. 21, 22 and 23. These
tickets will be good from the 19th to
the 24th inclusive.
SlicrifTg Sales.
The following properties were sold
by the Sheriff last week, and deeds
made :
All the rie-ht title and interest of J.
D. Truby in lot and houses in Martins
burg to R. P. Scott, S2O.
S. C. and Geo. H. Dunkel in ten
acres in Allegheny township, to Caro
line Chambers for S2O
M. J. Widenhofer in 50 acres in
Winfield township to Andrew Barns
dorss for $7.
M. M. Mahood in 50 acres in Con
cord township to A. M. Mahood for
$l5O.
Eli. D. Hodge in 106 acres in Slip
pery rock township to Amos Dunbar
for S2OOO.
A. Q. Glenn in house an lot in But
ler to L. Z. Mitchell for $25.
Cath. and Andrew McPermot. in
honse and lot in Butler to W. A. For
quer for $55.
Catb. Carey in 50 acres in Win
field township to Geo. Hall for $l6O.
Margaret Graham now Mrs. HiU in
tract in "Connoquenessing to Boggs &
Bnbl for S4B.
John McConnell and Wm. M. Mc-
Connell in 100 acres of land in Con
cord township to Jos. McElroy, assig
nee, $25.
Jesse Glenn in house and lot in
Butler to R. P. Scott, $5.
All other pieces on the list as adver
tised were either stayed or settled
—Mr. Albert Hay, of Worth town
ship, had a stone hauling on Saturday,
the 3d inst., and the three teamsters
while going for the last load of stones
ran a race across the open field of
Robert Barron, Esq. During this race
Mr. Geo. Gibson, one of the teamsters,
was thrown from his wagon, and was
bably injured about the face, head and
shoulders. The wagon, also passed
over one of his ankles, cracking the
ankle bone. He was carried, firet to
the house of Mr. Hay, and then to his
own, where he is lying in charge of the
doctors.
—The forest fires in Michigan sud
denly assume a National importance.
An appeal to the country for aid for
the sufferers is issued by a committee
in Detroit, of which Senator Conger is
a member. The picture drawn in this
document of the ravages of the fire is a
terrible one. All previous reports of
the loss of life have been far underesti
mated instead of being exaggerated.
The figures received are almost incred
ible, The committee say they have
reports of 200 deaths, and it is feared
that the whole number will prove to
be not less than 600. The destruction
of homes, crop* and all tbe accumula
tions of the labor of many thousands of
people, is bardly less appalling. In
twenty townships, it is said, there is
hardly a bouse, barn or building of any
kind left standing. A region having a
population of 50,000 persons, mostly
new settlers and all persons in moder
ate circumstances, has been utterly des
olated. Thousands of people are home
less and in want, and need aid to carry
them through the winter. Some esti
mates place the number at 5,000.
These are tbe grand totals of distress ;
some of the details are bardly less pa
thetic. The dispatches tell of one
family of seven persons who lowered
themselves into a well for shelter from
the flames, and were there suffocated.
The number of persons at first report
ed to have lost their lives in the whole
State was twenty; it is now found
that just that number have been burn
ed to death in a single township.
These details established tbe fact of a
great calamity, which the generous
heart of tbe American people should
meet at once.
H. Ansbnlz A to.
Among the notices of exhibits at the
Pittsburgh Exposition we find tbe fol
lowing for H. Anshutz & Co:
"Here we are again " This old and
reliable firm is one of the chief sup
ports of the Exposition. The legoud,
•'fl. Anshutz & C 0.," is familiar to
every visitor to the great show from
the initial year to the present time.
Their stand on the first floor, north
side, convenient to the main entrance,
is an attractive spot—an oasis, as it
were, where the weary may rest and
gratify much of their curiosity at the
same time. Such a display of stoves
and ranges is rarely seen. Beautifully
finished and superbly mounted, they
are worth going a long distance to see.
Among the specialties my be mention
ed the celebrated Tremont Stove and
Range, which, by common consent, is
unsurpassed by anything of the kind
in the market. It is effective, always
in order, and always gives satisfaction.
It is the joy of the housewife, the pride
of the husband, and the comfort of the
family. This firm handles a large
variety of approved stoves, ranges,
grate-fronts, Ac., and sells at very
reasonable prices. The warehouse is
located at No. 214 Liberty street,
where a very large stock of goods sim
ilar to those on exhibition may be
seen. This establishment should not
be overlooked by visitors to the Expo
sition.
New Barber Sbop.
Mr. Aaron Hughes has fitted up the
front room of the First National Bank
building, basement, in good style.
Everything in the room is neat and
clean, and Aaron will be pleased to see
his old customers and many new ones
at this new place. He has a competent
journeyman helping him and can at
tend to all who may come.
f^jT"Advertise in the CITIZEN.
AXOTIIEIt ULYCERISE
1IOKKOK!
('HAS. CROUSE, JR., FORMERLY OF THIS
PLACE MEETS HIS DEATH AT AN
OiL WELL IN MCKEAN COUNTY.
Mr. Chas. Crouse, Sr., of this town
received the sad intelligence last Wed
nesday, that bis son Charles had been
killed by tbe explosion of nitro-glvcer
ine at an oil well in McKean county,
at which he was working, that morn
ing Tbe body was placed in a coffin
and shipped "here, arriving Thursday
evening:, when it was found necessary
to inter it immediately, whicb was
done in the Catholic Cemetery in this
place.
The following particulars of the ex
plosion, we take from the Bradford,
Pa. Evening Star of last Wednesday
evening.
One of the mod distressing and disastrous
accidents recorded inoil region annals occurred
this morning between eight and nine o'clock,
at a well by the roadside immediately west of
Sawyer City, caused by an explosion of glyce
rine. Four men were iustantly hurled into
eternity and a fifth is perhaps gone ere this to
gether with a couple of small boys. The killed
are William Bunton, of Bradford, James
Thrashier, of Sawyer City, Charley Crouse,
formerly of Butler, Pennsylvania, and Charley
Rust, agent of the Robert's torpedo Company
of Bradford. The injured were Ed. Wilson,
united gauger, and Geo. Sloan and a boy of
Slattery's. It appears the latter was invited to
treat the well named, which is owned by Mrs.
Jane Schoouover, on her place, to eighteen
quarts of glycerine. As the well was near the
village and close to the roadside, a large num
ber of people were naturallr attracted to the
scene, The shell had been Jhuug in the casing
and two quarts of the explosive poured in, the
remainder being in the caus on the derrick
floor. After pouring in the two quarts. Rust
net the CBII down and undertook to fit the cap
to the shell. It worked a little tight and he
gave it a couple of blows with his hand in order
to force if to position. The second blow caused
the explosion with the sad results named,
Rust's bodv was blown fully 100 feet from the
scene and his skull was so completely shatter
ed that the brains lay outside in small bunch
es. His body was otherwise badly mangled yet
not so seriously as to prevent recognition.
Chas. Thrashier was an employe of the estate
and lived with a family of four —wife and
three children-on the west side of the road in
a email house seen just before entering Sawver
as you go from Tarport. He was also terribly
mangled about the head and chest.
Mr. William Bunton, who was simply a spec
tator, having been on his way to his wells
above Sawyer and halted to witness the shoot
ing, was badly cut about the head and must
have been sufficiently close to have been killed
instantaneously. His body otherwise than the
cut? in the hcald was not injured. Crouse was
terribly lacerated about tne head, chest and
arms. He was engaged it is said on the well aa
one of the hands.
The derrick was litterally shattered to pieces
and the floor and heavy sills were torn from
their resting place and piled in heaps around.
The high-way was nearly blocked with the
fragments, ana the whole gave evidence of the
terrible power of nitro (jlyctrine when set in
motion. It was indeed fortunate that the quan
tity used was not the usual size for this section
—sixty quarts. Had this been so many more
deaths would probaly have been recorded. As
it is the matter is very serious ond suggests the
foolishness of disinterested or even interested
parties gathering near while the detestable stuff
is being handled. Dr. Dorn of this city passed
the well a few rods when the explosion oceur
ed, and of course was the first physician on tbe
ground. It was with great difficulty he could
persuade his team to stand still, it was so thor
oughly frightened, bnt he succeeded and re
turned to aid in removing the bodies from the
wreck. He describes the scene as sickening
in the extreme. The dead bodies of four men
who a few moments previous were now lying
nearly covered with pieces of timber, shattered
lumber, and earth mixed with oil. The three
were removed to a vacant house in the village
and that of Thrashier to the home of his family,
where they were projierly covered to await the.
action of the Coroner's jury. Drs. Benningbof
and Wallace, of Tarport, and Mattison and
Wallace, of Bradford, were at the scene in half au
hour afterwards and attended to the sufferings
of those who had been injured but were still
living. Mr. Ed. Wilson was seriously cut iu
the thighs and was also badly injured else
where. He was also a spectator. His wounds
were dressed and some hopes are entertaided of
his recovery. The boy N'ive Hastings, it is
said, cat! hardly live. Aside from other effects
of the shock he had an arm and leg broken,
and is at his home in Sawyer. A little boy of
Mr. Slatterys had his stomach torn open and
received other severe injuries and will probably
die. George-Sloan was hit on the head with a
plank and though seriously hurt, his injuries
will hardly prove fatal. A number of othe mi
nor effects are reported, but none of a danger
ous stripe. Charles Raney had the seat of his
pants removed while making tracks for life
and liberty. The whole town felt the effects of
the shock. Some windows were broken and
the people were generally thoroughly frrghten
cd. It is remarkable circumstance that so few
were injured. One aged gentleman who was
passing <vith a team halted to witness the pro
cess of filling the shell. Discovering the man
Rust tampering with the shell he put the
whip to his animals and got just far enough
away to escape injury further than the general
fright and an upset on the end board of his
wagon.
THE RCINB.
A string of tools which hung iu the derrick
were wraped and twisted in a terirble manner,
but the cable was preserved almost intact on
the shaft of the bull wheel. The wheel itself
was badly demoralized, especially one end of
it.
A 250 barrel tank stood thirty feet from the
derick and was about as near whole after the
explosion as before it.
It is said a chap occupied the bull wheel shaft
as a resting place when the explosion occurred,
and suffered no further injury than a thorough
shaking up, after which he arose and took to
his heels and was not afterwards seen about the
premises.
Mrs. Jane Schoonover the owner of the well,
is a woman of fifty years and a widow. She
mourns with the afflicted and appears to care
nothing for the loss of property.
Hundreds of sight-seers have been arriving
at the scene all day. They come from every
town of the Northern field and Bradford turn
ed out its usual quota.
LATER NOTES.
Fred Slattery, who had his bowels torn open
in such a manner that it is impossible for him
to last many hours, wai a lad about eleven
years of age and a general favorite in the vil
lage. Ed. H. Wilson is a son of Major Wilson,
of Petrolia, occupied as a guager on the Unitea
Pipe Line. He was standing with his hand on
Chas. Crouse's shoulder at tne time of the ac
cident. His injuries are not necessarily fatal,
although he is considerably lacerated by flying
missiles.
Geo. Sloan has a bad scalp wound on the
back of his head, but it will hardly prove fatal.
Nute Hastings is badly hurt, aud his recovery
is quite doubtful. It is a sad day in the village
from the fact that the citizens realize what an
awful and fearful end those near and dear to
them might have come to just at their
own door. Its effects will never be forgotten
iu Sawyer.
The windows iu the house of Chas. Ralph,
contractor of the well, were all smashed by the
concussion as well as another house in the im
mediate vicinity.
The deceased Mr. Bunton, had left this city
on the seven o'clock train tor Sawyer for the
pupose of seeing the contractor of this fatal
well, and this accounts for his presence at that
time.
Later intelligence states that Mr. Bunton
and Trashier both lived about half an hour af
ter the accident.
The verdict has been rendered according to
the facts above.
THE EFFECTS.
This sad occurrunce has stirred the heart of
this community as it has not previously been
stirred. These awful calamities are of such
frequent occurrence that they are positively
distressing. Is it possible to prevent them ?
Here we have strong men, men who have fami
lies dependeug upon them hurled out of exist
ence through some cause which strikes us as
demanding careful investigation. Somebody is
at fault. Glycerine can be used in careful and
experienced hands without endangering the
lives of our citizens. As evidence of this note
the quantities used daily without such results.
Then are there inexperienced men or men of
intemperate habits engaged by the torpedo com
pany, thereby becoming indirectly responsible
for these calamities ? These are questions for
the immediate future to decide.
A Snow Storm In (lie Black
Hills.
DEADWOOD, I). T., September 7.
There was a heavy snow storm in the
Black llills on Monday night and
Tuesday morning, Sept. sth anil 6th.
[The above were amonp; the very
warmest days we had here. But this
is a large country, with room for snow
at one end and heat at the other.— ED.J
Letter from Illinois
MANTENO, KANKAKEE Co., III.,")
September sth, 1881. >
Mr. Ntylet/, Butler, l'a.:
I notice an item in your paper of
last week which I wish to correct. It
is a dispatch to tbe Phila. Times, say
ing that the wheat crop here was the
|>oorest both in quality and quantity
that has been raised in this State for
twenty years. I claim our whtat is
the best in quality this year, and
yields the best to the amount of straw,
that has been for the last six years.
That is the time I have lived in the
State.
We had very dry weather in the
month ot May when the wheat needed
rain to make it stool out, and the con
sequence was that there was not a
heavy crop of straw on the ground;
but tbe yield is unsually good and is
of tbe best quality. The oats is not a
large crop, but is of a very good quali
ty, tbe average yield is from 30 to 45
bushels per acre and will weigh out
twenty per cent, on measurement. The
corn crop will not be a full oue this
year, owing to tbe long drouth in the
time of earing, but will be a very eood
quality. The hay crop has been a
very fine one in this country and
throughout a large part of the State,
The potato crop will be very poor in
this locality this season. I send you
a sample of my own raising of wheat
so you can judge tbe quality of it your
st If. I did not sow but a small piece,
so I could not get a large crop. My
neighbor, Mr. Benjamin Goodwin, of
the town of Rockville, sowed a small
piece of wheat last fall and threshed
one thousand and forty six bushels of
such wheat as tbe sample I send you.
We Illinoians do not care what other
folks say of our State, but we would
like they would tell the truth at least.
If there is any of this worth pub
lishing you will" oblige by so doing.
Yours truly,
ROBERT KINKAID.
Tbe specimen of wheat above refer
red to, a small sack, has been received
at this office and can be seen by any of
our farmers or others desiring to do so.
— KDS.
Seventy Oil Welln Burned.
BRADFORD, September 7. —About
noon to-day a fire broke out on A. J.
Thompson's property, south of Bordell.
The flames spread with irresistible
force, burning over nearly two hundred
acres of valuable oil property. At
eight o'clock to-night the fire was re
ported under control. Close estimate
has it that seventy wells and 15,000
barrels went up in smoke. The loss
is put at SBO,OOO
ALLEGHENY, Dec. 14, 1881.
Mr. A. W. E. Bauek, No. 34, Federal
Street:
DEAR Slß: —Your liquors were
recommended to me as pure and una
dulterated. Being a skeptic in this
line, I bought different liquors at your
store, unknown to you. After thorough
chemical examination, I find thvin as
represented, pure and unadulterated,
and recommeud them to anybody as a
stimulant or for medical purposes.
Yours most respectfully,
M. WUTH, Chemist.
Referring to the above unsolicited
certificate, I invite tbe patronage of
the public, at the old store, 34 Federal
street. Respectfully,
A. W. E. BAUCK.
LIVE AGENTS WANTED.
To sell Dr. Chase's Recipes ; or Information
for Kverybody, in every county in the l T nited
States and Canada*. Enlarged by the publisher
to 048 pages. It contains over 2,000 household
receipes and is suited to all classes aud condi
tions of society. A wonderful book aud a house
hold necessity. It sells at sight. Greatest in
ducements ever offered to book agents. Sam
ple copies sent by mail, postpaid, for $2.00. Ex
clusive territory given. Agents more than
double their money. Address Dr. Chase's Steam
Printing House, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
sepl4-3m
Import nut (o Travelers.
Special inducements are offered you
by the Burlington Route. It will pay
you to read their advertisement to be
found elsewhere in this issue. (may2stf
NAKKIKU.
SHANNON—DOUGHERTY—On Sept. oth,
1881, by Rev. S. Williams, Mr. George Shan
non to Miss Lizzie M. Dougherty, both of But
ler county, Pa.
PISOR-CAMPBELL-On Aug. 18th, 1881,
by Rev. J. H. Marshall, Mr. D. O. Pisor to
Miss Ada M. Campbell, all of Concord, Pa.
DAVIS—MOSER—On Aug. 25th, by same,
Mr. Joseph E. Davis, of McCandless, to Miss
Harriet M. Moser, of Oakland township.
CAMPBELL—CAMPBELL—On Sept. Ist,
by same, Mr. I. N. Campbell to Miss Lin S.
Campbell, all of Concord township.
IJTEATHS.
SLENTZ—In Butler township, Sept. 9, 1881
Mr. Cassius P. Slentz, aged 36 years.
REED—Iu this place 011 Sept. Bth, inst., Dai
sy Elizabeth Reed, daughter of W. E. and Su
san Reed, aged 10 mouths and 3 days.
WAGNER—In this place, on Saturday last,
Sept. 10, 1881, Lewis Nicholas, son of Mr. Hen
ry Wagner, jr., aged <j months and 18 days.
DUNBAR—In Johnsonville, Trumbull Co.,
Ohio, oa September 1, 1881, Mrs. Asenath Dun
bar, in the %th year of her age.
Mrs. Dunbar was the mother of Mr. William
and Mr. Ambrose Dunbar, of Forward town
ship, this county, aud formerly resided in this
county.
MILLER—Iu this place, on the sth inst.i
Mrs. Catharine Miller, wife of Andrew Miiler,
aged about 00 years.
WILSON—In Centreville, this county, on
the sth inst., Mas. Ellen Wilson, widow of Sam
uel S. Wilson, formerly of this place, aged
about 05 years.
SHANNON—At his residence, near Mt.
Chestnut, this county, on Saturday last, Sept.
10, 1881, Mr. Samuel R. Shannon, aged about
63 years.
Mr. Shannon was in usual health 011 Friday
moruing last, when, in the act of drawing on
his boots, he was suddenly seized with paraly '
sis, supposed to be of the brain. He lingered
until about noon next day when he died. His
sudden death is one of great regret, as he was
much respected as a useful citizen and a good
man. His fuueral ou Sabbath last, at 3 o'clock,
was one of the largest ever kuown iu this coun
ty
SAMUEL FRY
AT HIS
Livery I Feed Stable,
BACK OF THE LOWRY HOUSE,
BUTLER, PA.,
is prepared to accommodate the public in his
line of business,
jr-ir Good rigs aud good horses
Leave your orders for the Omnibus either
at the Lowry House, or at stable. [l4sep3tu
Union Woolen Mill,
BUTLER, PA.
11. FI7LLEKTO.V, Prop'r.
Manufacturer of Blankbts, Fi.annkls, Yakns,
Ac. Also custom work done to order, such as
carding Rolls, maklnsr Blankets, Flannels iKnlt
tlng and Weaving Yarns, <&e., at very low
prices. Wool worked on the shares, 11 de
sired. inv7-ly
(CCa week In your own town. Terms and>
free. Address 11. IIAI.LETT & Co..
Portland. Maine.
Ci n COni M r day at noine. Samples worth
IU KU|i free. Address SriMMX Si Co.
Portland, Maine.
fS 5#
|.& GO TO
1 f CHARLES R. CRIER'S, J f
I FOR ?
1 S |
icS ' I* s -£ |
|, ? —AND—
| Gents' Furnishing Goods, I
IJ 2 MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. =;!
n®3 |
"~A.S IN THE PAST
SO WIL.L IT BE IN THE FUTURE!
The Largest, The Cheapest, The Most Satisfactory Place of its Kind
IN THE ENTIRE bTATE !
PEERLESS, UNAPPROACHABLE AND ALONE
After the two months of steady preparation, during which time we have made extensive im
provement, we formally announce our OPEMIN(T FOR THE FALL AND WINTER OF 1881-
82. For variety of textures, for immensity of stock, for novelty in styles, for thoroughness of
manufacture and exquisiteness of finish, we challenge the entire trade to produce the equal. Nev
er before has our stock been so grand, so complete, so incomparable as now, for we were determined
nothing should be left undone to utterly surpass anything before attempted. For the benefit of
after dark purchasers we have placed nine electric burners (equal to 18,000 candle lights) making
the interior of our stores light as day.
MEN'S DEPARTMENT
At $2.12
MEN'S DURABLE SUITS.
$3.37 to $5,25
MEN'S CASBIMERE AND WORSTED SUITS.
At $5.00 to $7.87
MEN'S CHEVIOT AND DIAGONAL SUITS.
At $0 90 to $9.48
MEN'S FINE ALL WOOL CASSIMERE SUITS.
At $8 75 to $ll.OO
MEN'S IMP'd TRICOT AND BLUE CASTOR SUITS
At SIO.OO to $13.25
MEN'S FINEST FRFNCK WORSTEDS AND CASSI
MERE SUITS.
At -Pic. Men's Woiking Pants.
At 79c. to FL.JH —Men's Cnsslraerc Pants.
At USc. to sl.62—Men's Worsted I'ants Wide or Sprlnir
Bottom.
At #I.BO to s2.24—Men's Scotch Chevoit Pants.
At $1.98 to $3.10 —Men's Fine Diagonal Pants.
At $2.50 to 3.87 —Men's Extra Fne Cassimere Pants.
At #2.75 to s4.o9—Men's Imported Fancy Worsted
Pants equal to custom made.
Kaufmann's Cheapest Corner.
THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA!
83, 85 A 87 SMITHFIELD STREET, Cor. DIAMOND St.
send C. O. D. by Express, with privilege to open. Everything warranted as repre
sented or money cheerfully refunded.
TRIAL. I,IST FOR NPF.CIAL COURT—2nd MONDAY OF OCTOBRR, lOlh dm/.
Mo. Term. Yr.| Plaintiff'! Attorney. | Plaintiffs. I Defendants. i Defendant's Attorney,
K.I). 133 Sept 1878 Williams and Fleeger. Samuel Duff, adra'r G. C. Roenigk (Walker.
C. F. 575 June 1879 Goucher. John M. Greer for use James McGrath et al. A. T. black.
FID. 1 Sept 1881 Bowser. R. Salvage A Co. Lyman Husted et al. Eastman.
A. D. 59 MarchlSSO A. T. Black. Wm. M. Shira, ex'r \V ashington Hilliard et al. Mitchell and Fleeger.
C.l'. 437 Oct 1877 L. Z. Mitchell. James F. Morri-tou Butler Co. Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Scott.
" 17C June 1878 Biwser and L. Z. Mitchell Kittanning Ins. Co. Adam Miller (ioucher and M'Quistion.
" 129 Dec'r " Scott. William Wilson S. F.Shullz L. Z. Mitchell.
" 341 j " " L. Z. Mitchell. E. A. Helmbold (surviv'g partner) George Sweeney et ux Walker and J. B. McJ.
" 505 " " Same. Anna Axworthy, for use Elizabeth Brooks Greer.
" 058 " " Thompson.Scott, Marshall A. M. Monroe M. K. Armstrong et al. J. D. McJ.
151 Sept 187!' McJunkin and Pillow. Mrs. S. A. Tweedy et al. J. W. Wiroer et al. McC., Greer, T. &S.
" 15C " " Greer. iFairview township Thomas Ilays et al. (Thompson.
A. D. 10 Dec'r " Wiliinms and Mitchell. W. H. Davis et ux, for use A. H. Wilson et al. .Mcijuistion.
" •>! i " " K.Z.Mitchell. Jacob Larrimer et ux Michael McKlwee et al. J. D. McJ.
" M ' " " McQuistion. Mary J. Brewer Robert Norris. (Greer.
" s 9 " " Walker and Mitchell. jjiuion Grossman James Grossman. T. AS.
" 19 March 1880 Goueher. Elizabeth Sedwick Joseph Bushnell trustee et al. Miller 4 Walker.
32 j " " Greer. _ J. FP. McGinley et al., trustees J.N. Miller (Scott A Marshall.
" 33 " " J.N. I'urviance et al. ; Robert S. Kirker Joseph Johnson et al. ' Brandon and Greer.
" 30 " " Scott. .Jacob Frederick, assignee W. H. Bradford et al. Walker and Boweer.
" 68 ! " " McQuistion. !S. F. Shultz William Wilson Scott.
" 89 " " McCandless and Greer. Mary Douthett et al W. A. Lewis et al. Thompeon et al.
" 91 " " Greer. VV. J. Langtit John Pearce Walker.
" 92 " " Same. Same Elias Ziegler. Same.
100 I " " Same. Thos. Hare et al. John T. Riser et al. 'Miller.
Proth'ys Ofllce, Sept. 12, 1681. A. RUSSELL, ProthonoUry.
For a Slrielly Pure Article
of Whisky, Wine, Brandy, &<•., go to
E. Bauck, 34 Federal Street, Alleghe
ny city. This gentleman makes a spe
cialty to keep nothing but of first qual
ity- *
A Woman'* Experience.
Mothers and Daughters should feel
alarmed when the feeling of weariness
and languor too constantly oppresses
them. 'lf lam cross and fretful from
the exhaustion ot vital powers and the
color is fading from my face, I always
find immediate relief in that excelent
remedy, Parker's Ginger Tonic, which
seems to build up my system and drive
away pain and melancholy with won
derful certainty. Several of my friends
have experienced the samo benefit from
its use.'—A Buffalo lady.
"YIELD NOT TO MISFORTUNE."—
Give Ely's Cream Balm a thorough
trial if you would be curcil of Catarrh,
Hay Fever, Catarrhal Deafness, or
quickly relieved of colds in the head.
Cream Balm effectually cleanses the
nasal passages of catarrhal virus, caus
ing healthy secretions, allays inflam
mation and irritation, protects the
membranal linings of the bead from
additional colds, completely heals the
sores and restores the sense of taste
and smell. Beneficial results are real
ized by a few applications. A thor
ough treatment as directed will cure
Catorrh, Hay Fever, Ac. The Balm
is easy to use and agreeable. Sold by
druggist at 50 cents. On receipt of
50 cents will mail a package. Send
f or circular with full information.
Ely's Cream Balm Co., Owega, X. Y.
For sale in Butler by J. C. Itediek,
I). H. Wuller, Zimmerman & Wuller,
Coulter & Linn
'^2^
?P ? ?
To such an aston
ishing degree has cur
Irade increased in
our HA T, CA P and
GENTS' FURNISH-
L\G GOODb De
pajtments tha I we
were forced to pre
pare for this season
on o scale of unex
ampled magnitude.
From 50c. to $1.60
saved on every hat
1 bought of us, and ev
ery article in Gents
Furnishing Goods at
one-half the price you
would be compelled to
pay elsewhere. No
way can this be more
easily demonstrated
than by a visit of in
spection, which costs
nothing.
STATE FAIR & EXPfISITIfIII
JLT
p ITTB BUR G H.
28th Exhibition of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society,
A N I)
Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Pittsburgh Exposition Society Combined
Livestock Exhibition September sth to 17th. Industrial and Mechanical Exhibition with
Trials of Speed will continue until Octol>er Bth. Opeu day and evening.
$41,500 IN PREMIUMS
Excursion Tickets at Greatly Reduced Rates !
Will be i»»ued by all Railroads centering at Pittsburgh.
ENTRY HOOKS CLOSE AUGUST 30th.
Officers Penn'a State Agricultural Society. Officer* Pittsburgh Exposition Society.
| WM. S. BIMSELI., President. J. W. BATCHKLOR, President.
' D. W. SELLKK, Hecording Secretary. E. P. Yoi'NU, General Manager.
EI.BRIIHIK MCCONKEY, JNO. D. BAILKY, An't Manager <K Cashier.
Corres(ionding Secretary. J. C. PATTERSON, Secretary.
H'anteu. Steubcnvllle, (Ohio) Fenaal*
All kinds of grain for which I will pay the
highest market price in cash at my mill. 52 } mrs Successful Experience. Kir si-class
GEO REIBEIt School. Terms low. Send for Catalogue. A.
Nov. 3, 1880. Butler, Pa M. REID, Ph. D., Prin. july2omj
BOYS' DEPARTMENT
At 91.23 to 93.03
BOYS' CASBIMERE BUMS.
At to 94.13*
BOYS' WORSTED AND CHEVOIT BUITB.
At 93.92 to 94.7S
BOYS' DIAGONAL SUITS.
At 94.50 to 96.37
BOYS' BLUE CHECK "HOWAKD" SUITS.
At 94.08 to 97.50
Boys Blue Tricot and Improved Cassimere Suits.
At 95.50 to 98.75
Boys' Finest French Worsted Suits with nobby Silk
Facing and Lining.
CHILDRIN'S DEPIRTMEII.
At 70c—Children's "Wear Well" Suits.
At sl.Bo—Children'• Worsted Bulla.
At $2.12 Children'* Fine Cassimere Bults.
At S3 37—Children's Scotch Cheviot Suiu.
At s*.2s—Children's Blue Tricot Bults.
At $5.00 Cb*'dre»'s French Worsted and English Serge
Suits, finely liued aud trimmed.