BUTLER CITIZEN
JOHN H. &. W. C. NEG'-EY, PROP'RS,
: Entered at the nt Bullet X
gecond-clcsxs matter.
"WEDNESDAY. MARCH 14. 'B3.
EVERY reader of the CITISEN is re
quested to furnish us items of news
l'rom his immediate vicin: r for publi
cation. (Jive us a call when in town
and leave them with us, or send them
by mail.
THE Justices of the Peace elected on
the 20th of February are required by
law to notify the Prothonotary of their
acceptance of the -oflice, within tlnrtv
days of the election. A failure to do
so will be considered as a refusal to
serve, and commissions will not be
sent to those who neglect this require
ment.
THE lawyers of Youngstown are
talking of building a $50,000 block
with store rooms on the first floor and
offices for the fraternity on the other
floor. A large library for the common
use of all is to be one of the features.
Some irreverent people want to dub it
"the cave of winds,'' aud put over its
entrance "Abandon hope, ye who en
ter here.' 11 —Sharon Ilerald.
IN the U. S. Circuit (}ourt at Pitts
burgh, on Tuesday of last week, a bill
was filed by the Attorney General, in
the name of the United States, against
Walter B. Roberts, alleging that de
fendant obtained his patent issue for
oil well torpedoe-3 fraudulently, and
that certain persons invented the same
patent prior to Roberts' application.
♦ The action looks to a cancellation of
the original patent. _
THE provisions of the act "To Re
duce Revenue,'' will go into effect gen
erally on and after July Ist next.
Exception is made in respect to the
tariff upon sugar, which will take effect
June first, and the internal revenue
provisions relating to the reduction of
the taxes on tobacco, snuff and cigars,
and the reduction of the special license
taxes, which go into effect May first,
with a provision that all claims for
drawback on unbroken packages of
tobaoco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes
' held by manufacturers or dealers at.
that date must be presented before
July first.
AN UNSAFE LAW.
It appears there is some statute al
lowing judgments to be entered in the
Courts of the United States that may
be an unknown lien upon the land of a
citizen of this or any other count y of the
STtate. We say unknown, because so
far as the people generally of a county
are concerned it may be unknown.
Every county has its judgment or lien
dockets, and when it is desired to
know if their is any lien entered
againt the real estate of any individual
recourse is had to those dockets. If
no lien is found there, purchases of
land arc made, or credit giveu. But if
found there they have to be removed
or satisfied before a transfer of real es
tate is made, or credit given. All this
is very plain and simple and has Keen
regarded as sure protection to all.
All citizens can conveniently visit and
search these county records at their
county seats. They never dream of
the necessity of having to go to Pitts
burgh to see if any liens are entered
there. And the fact that they may be
safe only in doing so, is wherein ex
isting law is dangerous and a remedy
needed.
We are not fully informed of the
nature or extent of the law permitting
liens to be entered in the United
States Courts. But if it permits one
citizen of this county, or a citizen of
any other county or State, to procure
the judgment note of another here and
by transfer or otherwise of that note take
the same to Pittsburgh and there en
ter it as a lien upon bis farm or land,
and at the same time our county
records showing nothing of the trans
action, then we say it is a most dan
gerous and unsafe proceeding. Said
judgment should at least be certified
to this county. The county record is
where the people look for such things
and only where they should be re
quired to look.
As we say, we speak only of trans
actions between private persons
Where judgments are obtained in the
Federal Courts, between persons of
different States, on certain kinds of
suits, and the proceeding is public and
may be known, that may be all right
and necessary under our laws and
forms of Government. What we refer
to is the qniet entering of a lien in
the Federal Courts that may be un
known to the citizens of a county, and
that may take precedence to the claims
of honest creditors, who, subsequently
to tho entering ol said lien, gave
credit, and did so without the possi
bility of knowing such lien was in ex
istanco. The law needed is one com
pelling a certified copy of such entries
to be sent to and entered of record in
the county in which is the defendant's
real estate.
Judicial Apportionment Recast.
HARRISRURO, Mur. B. —The Judicial
Apportionment Committee of the
House has made another cast of the
bill designating the judicial districts of j
the State. Lawrence and Beaver, j
* which had been constituted a separate I
district, have been thrown together in ■
the creation of a district. The com-'
mit tec has also dieided to attach Fulton '
to Franklin and Adams to York, j
Sharpe, Vanderrlice and Colborn have 1
been appointed a committee to make 1
the alterations.
—The best place in Butler to buy
Silks, Cashmeres aud Dress Goods of
all kinds is at
L. STEIN & SON'S.
Work at Harrisburg
Xow that Congress has adjourned
tLe attention of the people of this State
will l>e directed to the proceedings of
their State Legislature. During last
week several important bills were con
sidered, among them the following i
of interest to our readers :
The Judiciary Districting bil', as re
ported from Committee, detaches Law
rence county from this county, which,
as well as Lawrence, is a separate dis
trict, unless Lawrence should be at
tached to Beaver county.
A new Congrer-sional Districting
bill has been introduced by the Demo
crats in the House which connects this
couutv with Clarion and Armstrong
counties for a district. I his bill i;-
favored by Mr Ziegler aud some Demo
crats and will be opposed by Mr.
Donly and the Republicans generally.
A bill requiring railroads to fence
their tracks was defeated in the House.
This is the bill, we believe, introduced
by Mr. Davis of Forest county. Mr.
Ziegler informs us their is another bil!
pending in the House \vh:ch it is
thought can yet be passed, or at least
that portion of it making the railroad
companies liable for the killing of cat
tle, etc. This will be something gain
ed, but why railroads in this State can
not be compelled to fence their tracks,
as in other States, we are at a loss to
understand. It is a matter of great
importance to the people of this county
just at the present time.
Mr. Donly's bill for prevention of
the growth of the ox-eye daisy weed
has passed to third reading and it
looks as if the bill would go through.
A bill providing for evening public
schools, for children unable to attend
the day public schools was passed fiaal-
A bill making employers liable for
personal injuries suffered by their em
ployees, while in thejr service, passed
finally in the House.
The bill prohibiting the issuing of
free railroad passes was up for discus
sion in the Senate last week and may
be passed. The passage of such a bill
is the only way left to keep our Legis
lature at its work. As it is, the mem
bers having these free passes in their
pockets, spend about half their time on
the railroads. Deprived of them they
will not visit homes and other places
so frequently, but sti k more cLsely to
their work.
A bill authorizing the printing of
10,000 extra copies of Smull's Hand
book was defeated.
Wiggins and the Winds,
No prophesy for some time past had
so alarmed the whole country as that
of Wiggins, the second Canadian weath
er prophet. Not even the heretofore
predictions as to the end of the world,
and of all things, created more general
interest. Wiggins' great storm was to
come of the Dili, last Friday. That
day was clear enough at this point,
and people said Wiggins was a fraud.
But when on Saturday a snow storm
did arise they began to doubt. And
when Sunday, the 11th, appeared with
an increase of the wave they said Wig
gins was on top. One thing must be
admitted, and that is, that there was
enough of a storm to let Wiggins
wriggle out and to a certain extent
save his reputation as a weather-wise
worker. Monday was windy but Tues
day was a fair day.
lie explains that it did come accord
ing to contract and on time, but com
menced away in the Bay of Bengal.
And he may be a scientific man and
based his calculations on scientific
theories. But what they are he has
not yet made public. And if the winds
have not been as strong as predicted
perhaps we iuay Boon have some
stronger light on the subject. The
wave we have had will do for his first
effort, or guess, and a reasonable time
should be allowed Mr. Wiggins before
he is condemned as a windy prophet.
Latir reports show more or less of a
storm on the Atlantic coast, ami Wig
gins claims a triumph, lie says he
based his calculations entirely on as
tronomy and astronomical deductions.
Witherspoon Institute.
The exhibition given by the stu
dents of the Witherspoon Institute of
this place, in the Court House 011 last
Thursday evening, was in every way
a great success. The Court room was
seldom so crowded.
After good music, prayer and a
salutatory, there were declamations,
recitations, essays and # readings by the
students, male and female. Want of
space prevents giving names and the
subjects as wo would like to do.
Suffice to say all acquited themselves
very creditably.
The exercises closed with a historic
representation, entitled the "Growth
of the Republic," in which the scenes
in this country prior to the Revolution,
when we were hut thirteen States,
and a3 the Nation is now with .'l7
States, were well illustrated. The
young ladies representing the different
States created a pleasant impression
and made the large audience feel quite
patriotic. The whole occasion was
creditable to the Witherspoon
The Now Pension Law.
The Commissioner of Pensions has
issued, with the approval of the Secre
tary of the Interior, 11 circularmiuouue
ing that by the provisions of an act
passed hy Congress on the .'UI iust., an
increase of pension has been granted to
certain classes of pensioners. Such as
are reached by this act, and who have
heretofore received per month, will
now receive s2l per month. Those
who received $24 per month, will, by
this act, now receive per month.
DIXMONT HOSPITAL.
RUNAWAY WITNESS COMES
BACK AND TESTIFIES.
Dr. Wylie the Man Who Paid
His Expense While Absent.
The Dixmont Investigation Com
mittee yesterday spent the forenoon iu
! hearing the testimony of 11. B. Parks,
i a former attendent, whose evidence t x
| cited a great deal of interest. Mr.
Parks testified that he wasundcrthe im
pression that a flesh brush was applied
|to Carroll's sore back when he was
• bathed on his arrival at the hospital,
jHe said that Carroll was knocked
or kicked down (by Harper helelieved),
and a portion of Carroll's beard pull
!ed out, his condition for several days
thereafter being very bad. \\ itne s
! testified al the Carroll investigation,
j exonerating the hospital, what he said
then being untrue. He told of a pa
j tient named Charles Inman with
whom he had a tussle, in which Inman
j bit his thumb severely. An attendant
i named Black and several others came
| to his assistance and knocked Inman
I down, and Black kicked Inman
jso severely that he remonstrated with
I him.
INSTANCES OF BRUTALITY.
The next day witness showed his
thumb to some attendants in ward S,
to which Inman bad been taken,
whereupon Harper went up to Inman
and knocked him down, and another
attendant named McConnell kicked
him a number of times. \\ itness
swore to seeing Harper, McConnell
and another attendant kicking and
abusing an inmate by the name of
Joseph Weddell. Wtddell died a
month after this. He had seen Harp
er strike patients with a bunch of keys.
He thought Harper was a very cruel
attendant, but did not think that the
hospital authorities knew of his do
ing-. He had seen patients choked
and had seen J. \V. Black knock a
patient down and jump on his breast,
inflicting injuries from which the pa
tient saffered afterward. In connec
tion with the abuse of Carroll, Air.
i Parks mentioned one attendant named
Brown.
Parks stated that he was an attend
ant at the Wist Penn Hospital up to
list Saturday night. Dr. Wylie call
ed upon him one day at the hospital
'and asked hirr. to appear b(fore the
committee, which he agreed to do.
He afterwards told Mr. Chess, the
Superintendent, that he did not want
to appear before the committee, and
Mr ' Chess told him to see J)r. Wylie,
vi bich be did, going to Dismont for
that purpose last Saturday. He told
Dr. Wylie that he didn't wish to appear
before the committee and that he
thought be had better go away for a
time and the Doctor thought that
course would be advisable.
J)K. WYLJE'S GENEROSITY.
Witness then went to Cincinnatii
Dr. Wylie furnishing him S2O to pay
his fare. He also changed his name
to P. Bask, and on his arrival \yrote
to Dr. Wylie and telegraphed for more
money, and $!0 was sent him by
a telegraphic money order signed W.
A couple of telegrams were then in
troduced in evidence, one of them
worded as follows; ' P.. IJaslf, Gait
House, Cincinnati: Hold the fort, 1 wiil
wriie to-night." Mr. Parks said be
first obtained leave of abscenee at the
West Penn Hospital, but on his re
ton; from Dixmont Saturday night re
signed his position. Dr. Wylie prom
ised to fi".d him employment in Cincin
nati.
Upon cross-examination M r .-
etate I be did not believe the authori
ties of the institution were cognizant
of the abuses he had mentioned
Witness said that he arrived from Cin
cinnati in company with Mr. Craw
ford of the Erie Herald, who paid his
expenses. Crawford tad told him that
he was connected with the Legislative
Committee, but showed uo credentials.
He met Mr. Crawford at the oflice of
Mr. Blackburn, hi 4 attorney, in Cin
cinnati. Crawford held out uo induce
ment to witness to return and testify,
nor informed i;in? that he was expect
ed to testify in a libel in Erie
Witness did. not know at the time thai
Mr. Crawford was connected with the
Erie Her aid.
AN AOM'SSIoN.
Witness was asked if he abused
Inman at the time Inman bit his
thumb, and he admitted that he struck
Inman when the latter bit him. The
time Inman. was abused by Harper
and McConnell he was setting down.
They stuck him upon the head with
their fists and knocked him oIT the
seat Then they kicked him and re
peatedly knocked him down when he
attempted to get up. Witness had also
abused patients when angry.
At this point the committee too}: a
recess.
The examination of Mr. Parks was
resumed after the recess. The wit
ness was asked by Mr. McKenna if
Dr. Wylie had ever offered him any
inducement to come here and
TKHTI VY FALSELY,
to which question he gave a negative
reply. In his interview with Dr.
Wylie at the West Penn Hospital he
was silent upon matters he testified to
here, because he did not feel like speak
ing about them to Dr. Wylie, who
was always bis friend. He said that
his going away to avoid this investi
gation was wholly of his own WQU.'/IJ.
He wanted to escape being examined
both on his own account and ou ac
count of the institution.
Thomas G. Sample was next called,
lie testified that he was present at the
interview between Dr. Wylie and Mr.
Parks. Mr. I'arLs told the Doctor j
that he would make the state- I
merit at this investigation that he i
made upon the occasion of the pre- j
vious investigation. Parks expressed j
no reluctance about ooiuiatr before the j
committee.
William Harper was recalled and i
denied in detail the allegations of
cruelty implicating himself and his as
sociate attendants, made by Mr. Parks
in his testimony in the forenoon, lie
also denied that he was ever intoxicate
ed at the hospital.
Thc.'jjas Chess, Superintendent of
the West Penn corroborated J
Mr. Pai k's statement with teferpQPf* to
the circumstances under which the
latter left the hospital, and the conver
sation that waa had irpon the occasion.
Since the investigation com
menced Mr. Patks had mentioned h,
him an instance of a patient being
kicked at Dixmont.
DR. WVLIK'S EXPLANATION.
Dr. Wylie was called, and after re
viewing tbp pases of Hopkins aud C'ar
roll, denying their allegations, inci
dentally stated that none of the
cases tastilied to by Mr. Parks were r»>- !
ported to him. If tbe. - e had been j
any al uses or tin- kiml he would in I
nil probability have known ol them. !
The impression which Parks left with
him as to the result of the interview at
the West Penn Hospital was that he
would come to Dixinont and corrobor
ate the statement which he made at
the Carroll investigation exonorating
tlif institution Subsequently Parks
saw witness at l'ixmont. 11 «* was
very anxious not to appear before the j
committee, saying that he was fearful |
that lie mi.icht prejudice his own inter- j
ests by testifying. Parks did not tell
him anything he knew about i
tigation. lie said he wanted to f o
away, and wanted to get into some
other kind "f business. As witness
tr.il friends iu Cincinnati he offered to j
hcip him get a situation there, and .
L'jvt- him £2O with which to pay his
■fare to that city. lie supposed that
Parks 1 object in going away was
merely to avoid appearance before the
committee, and that his desire in that
matter arose from diffidence, or pecu
liarity. After l'arks had gone he tel
egraphed him that he was sick, and he
sent Parks the S3O, thinking likely he
vas iu need of money. lie would do
the same for any other friend in dis
tress. He sent the "Hold the Fort"
telegram merely to cheer him up and
let him know that he had not forgotten
him. He could have obtained him a
situation and would have done so.
At this point the committee adjourn
ed to meet in Harrisburg next Tues
dav evening at 7 o'clock They de
parted on the 806 train last evening,
and will probably return to this city
and resume the examination of wit?
nesses in the latter part of nevt
week.
Fearful and Wonderful.
The House of Representatives at
Harrisburg, ia.»t Thursday afternoou,
discussed on second reading the Nich
olson anti freight discrimination bill,
the title cf which is as follows : "An
act to prevent by delay or discrimina-1
lion by railroads, railways or transpor
tation companies, their officers or
agents " The h-.use g.«t along pretty
smoothly with the bill until it reached
the third section Here it struck a
snag. Iu order that it may be seen
where the House halted, this fearful
and wood, rful section is printed eutire,
as follows:
"Section .*}. That any violation of
any of the provisions of this act by any
person or persons firm or railroad or
other corporation or association injured
by an act of undue or unjust discrimi
nation by any railroad company or
other common carrier its officer or
agents whether su;*h undue or unjust
discrimination may have been made or
exercised against the party injured or
in favor of any other person or persons
firm or railroad or other corporation to
the damage or injury of the party so
complaining may be held gm'ty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
tJiuj-eof shall be sentenced to pay a fine
not cjicccdina OQfi {.hpfigand dollars or
may recover treble damages for the in.
juries sustained by action in any court
of Common Pleas th<- question of what
i-s unjust and undue discrimination
shall be a question of fact for the de
cision of the jury."
After this section was read M r -
Sponsler, of Perry, discovered it- ab
surdity and called attention to it. Mr.
Sharpe tried to amend the section with
a little common sense and good gram
mar, but gave it up in despair. Then
several other members tried amend
ments, but to no avail. The hard,
cold tact etpofi out that the plaintiff
and defendant in any si+it brought by
this bill would both be liable to a fine
and could recover treble damages. It
was too much for the patience of the
House, and it let tho bill go over uiilii
those who wrestled with it bad been
restored to consciousness. It is impos
sible to punctuate tb ' section as given
above und preserve the ilitpqt of tfip
franier.
Col. Sanford's Lecture.
There have been many lectures in
the L'oifi t Rouse within the past few
years. Some of them the
best wits in the country. ButJ for a
real good laugh we think Col. Sanford,
of lowa, who lectured last Wednesday
evening, succeeded with his audience
better than any other we have had.
His stories an J the manner of telling
were greatly relished by his quite
larg.3 audience. He is a plain man
and spoke without effort or affectation,
which favorably impressed his hearers
With his wit and humor were mingled
philosophy and practical experience iu
life tiiiit not only pleased but instructed
The lecture committee oertaiufy made
a good selection when they procured
the services of C'ol. Sanford.
l!) Postal Money Order
Sy^tenit
One of i lie most important measures
passed on the lust night of the session
of Congress, was the bill "To modify
the p j.<tal money order system, and for
other purposes."* It provides that for
the transmission of sums under $. r >
through the mails the Postmaster-Gen
eral may authorize postmasters at
moiicy-oider offjeeg to issue money or
ders without corresponding on
an engraved form to he prescribed und
furnished by him, and to be known as
"postal notes," for which a fee of three
cents is to bo charged. These nolo*
are made pay abb to bearer when duly
receipted at any money-order office
»bi<:h the remitter ma}' select, or at the
office of the ibti;e. Money orders are
authorized to be issued for s of less
than $ 100 at rates graded from eight
i.entß for a $lO order up to forty-five
cent-; for one of >JOfJ.
The Metal Schedulo,
The most conspicuous changes made
in the metal schedule by the new tariff
In;* - in advancing the duty on iron
ore from .'»0 eeu<,j to J•"» cents a ton. It
had been fixed at f>o cents by tic Tavi'V
Commission, and both the Senate and
House bills adopted that rate, which
was c«.j«;»;*ajcut to 17.43 per cent, ad
valorem, the rate the present
tiirill' being per cent, ad vaiore )f .
The rate fixed by the Conference Com
njiticp is per cent, ad valorem. I'ig
iron was at a ton, the rate
recommended by the CoiunjisyiQi) and
that adopted in the House bill, 'I liii
present dutv is fcT a ton, and that li<<'d
by the Senate was s<».. r >o. Cotton tie* j
' remain unchanged. Steel rails were
fixed at $lB a ton, or I*2 cents less than
' the Commission recommended. The
I Senate baii fixed the duty at so
| that the increase is not material. The
j existing duty on steel rails is S2B a tou,
nail the reduction will be exactly sll a
tjn under the new tariff.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Fencing Railroads.
JJov.utu, BI TI.ER Corxxv, PA., »
MARCH.'}, HB3. )
MR. XEULEY, EKITOH CITIZEN. — I
! am glad to see you favor a law to com
pel railroads to fence their tracks. I
think it is high time for the press and
| people to speak out and bring these
ra lroad nionjp dies to time. When
! we think that the Government gave
t le soldiers of the Revolution the lands
in this section for their services, and
that now any set of men can come
along in our cultivated valleys, and
throw down our fences, and no pow
er to make them re-build them, or to
prevent the killing of our cattle, it is no
wonder we now demand a law on the
subject. If your stock is killed it
seems you cannot make them pay for
the loss. But on the contrary if a car
should be run off the track by their
running over and killing our cows then
the railroad company can make the
farmer pay for any damage done to
the cars or their property. What kiud
of justice is this ? I hope you will con
tinue in your efforts to have the bill
now in the Legislature passed. It
will encourage our members, Donly
and Ziegkr, to secure the law now, for
we want it now, and if not granted
now the whole State will soon send
men that will get the law* for us.
What is right in other things ought to
be right in railroads. It is a hardship
to all farmers as the matter stands.
No special privileges in this country is
the doctrine all should insist upon.
Yours, CHERRY TWP.
Ridge School No. J.
FRANK LIN TOWNSHIP, >
MARCH 3, 1883. )
The rewards of the teacher. It is
proverbial that the pecuniary compen
sation of the teacher is, in many places,
far below the proper standard. It is
very much to be regretted that an em
ployment so important in all its bear
ings, should be so poorly rewarded.
Many a young man who ha 3 only
genius enough to drive the pegs of a
shoe in a regular row, and skill enough
to black the surface of the article when
jt is completed, having spent a lew
weeks in learning his trade, receives
more money for his work than he who,
after spending months, or even years,
in getting the requisite qualifications,
labors to polish that nobler material,
the human soul. The injustice of tips
becomes more apparent when we
bear in mind that public opinion de
mands and justly, too, that the teach
er should be not only gentlemanly in
his manners, but better clad than the
mere laborer, thus throwing upon him
a greater burden without affording him
the means of sustaining it. This in
justice has so often been laid before
the people, ft.nd yet fias bpen so long
continued, that mai-y have given up
in despair and abandoned au employ
ment that has yielded little, choosing
rather to engage in that lower service
so much better paid. This .-nlficient
|v explains why so many unqualified
teachers have been found in our com
mon schools, men of talents and ability
being tempted to other employments,
have left the field unoccupied; and
those men who have failed to gain a
comfortable living by their hands, have
been allowed to try the experiment of
supporting life by their vrils, that is,
by becoming teachers. Such has been
thp cape for a long tjrpe past | tynd,
although in many places the people
are beginning to open their eyes to
their true interest, ancj are gradually
and commendably coming up to their
duty, yet for some time to come, the
pecuniary compensation will not con
stitute the chief reward of the teachr
er. If ho will go cheerfully tQ his
work, and find his daily enjoyment in
his daily toil, he must have a higher
object, some more elevating, inspiring
motive, than mere money getting.
Enough about 'The Rewards of the
Teacher' at present; following is the
report of Ridge school for third month
enliug Feb." 16. No. of pupils en
rolled ;")(>; average attendance (>0; per
cent of attendance 01; No. of pupils
that piitsspf) no (Jays 23; No. of pupils
that missed one day 13; progrpsja good,
conduct good; No. of classes 1{). I'bp
general condition of the school is good,
the patrons are all satisfied as far as
we learn, and we will try to satisfy
them the same in the future.
J. (J. MCCLLLOUOH, Teacher.
Prospect.
MARCH 12, 1883.
It may be of interest to the readers
of the. CITIZEN to know that Pros
pect |s (L'.itaiilisljing a permanent acade
my. Negotiations arp now being
made for the buildings and the school
will begin in April. The trustees
elected are das. Wilson, J. M. Jjeigh
ncr, LV (J. Sullivan, Henry Young
and !>r. W. N. Clark. Buildings are
purchased by donations made by the
people of the town and vicinity, and
will be used especially for school pur
poses. So that this institution will
not only be a first class educational
one but be permanent as well. Every
effort is being exerted to secure a good
institution Teachers who are quali
fied, wishjng good location, should
correspond immediately >yith either of
the trustees named aboyc. 11.
The Noble Red Man Scared,
SYRACUSE, N. Y., March AntloU
pating Wiggins'storm, the Indians on
the Onondaga reservation tied their
houses to frees and fences with large
ropes. Weather splendid.
(unit runce.
Geo. W. Shaffer, Agent office
with IC. Marshall Esq., Brady Block
Butler Pa. jjiayl?-tf
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MABBIEB.
WOMER—ALLKN—On March Btb. 1833, by
Itev. J. It. Coulter, Crawfords Corners, I'a,
Mr. John E. Womer and Mi MM Lizzie L.
A lie;!, both of the vicinity of Koxburg, I'a.
DUNBAR—Iit' NRAM.—O« llppday, March 5, I
IMBB, by Ewi- Walker, Mr. 3. I)unbar aim «i.m |
Louisa Dunbar, both of Middlesex twp., (bin
county.
IHOiillW.
Ml LIIEIM.—In Jefferson twp., thin county.
March IS3U, Mr Milheim, about 78
yearn.
lIONTOOMEHY In Hciiir;gia-<« tp . Venango Co, ;
at the lion« of her father. Mr. ThomaM
Mil fold, on i/eb. 111, JBH3, M rs. Kunia L,
Montgomery, in tlio 2'M ye»r of ht>r ago.
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a i)j} .hel» lor 11.75 aijd larger quantities at 0
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t hired on contract. Safe and certain
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CARPETS! I I I I I CARPETS!
SPRING STYLES NOW OPEN.
URSEST AND FINEST SELECTION EVER SHOWN
BY ANY HOUSE IN BUTLER COUNTY.
1 (o)
All Absolutely New Styles.
Full Linos of Body Brussels, Mosquettes, Tapestry Brussels, Supers, Extra
Supers, Ingrains, Cottage, Hemp, Reg, MattiDgs, Ilugs, Oil Cloths, and
every thing that is in the Carpet Line, and all at the very lowest
prices. Please give me a call and examine my stock. No
trouble to show goods 1 also call attention to Our large and
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
Of Lace Curtains, in Carpet Room,
NSW STYLES, LOWEST PRICES.
And I also call attention to my large and complete stock of
Dry Goods, Notions, Trimmings, Etc.,
STOCK LARGE. PRICES LOW. GOOD GOODS.
Please Call and Examine.
A. TROUTMAN.
BUTLER, PA.'
LEOAL ADVERTISE
"SHERIFF'S SALE.
E. D., No. 97, March T., ISB3. W. A. Forquer,
attorney.
By virtue of a writ of Fi. Fa., issued out of
the Court of Common Pleas of Butler county,
and to me directed, there will be exposed to
public sale, at the Court House, in the borough
of Butler, on Thursday, the Bth day of March,
A. D., 1883, atone o'clock, P. JJ., the following
described property, to-wit:
All the right, title, interest and claim of
Jacob Kinser, of, in and to one-half acre of
land, more or less, situated in Washington
township, Butler county, Pa., bounded as fol
lows, to-wit: on the North by lands of Emery,
East by lands of W. L. Daubenspeck, South
by lauds of A. S. Miller and alley, West bv
Butler and Emlenton road ; cleared aud fenced,
a board dwelling house and out-buildings there
on. Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Jacob Kinser at the suit of W. L.
Daubenspeck for use.
THOMAS DONAGHV, Sheriff.
Sheriff's offlce, Butler, Pa., Feb. 14, 1883.
Eslttlc of Aduin Elclierl, Dec'd.
Letters of administration on the estate ot
Adam Eicliert, dee'd, late ot Jackson township,
gutter county, Pa., having been granted to the
undersigned, ali persous Jjuowinjj themselves
indebted to said estate will please make imme
diate payment, aud any hiviug claims against
said ectate will prescut them duly authenticated
ior payment.
JOHN A. EICHERT, Administrator,
Evans Clt>, butler County, Pa.
Estate ot John Orr, Dec'd.
Letters of administration on the estate o
John Orr, dec'd, late of Butler, Pa., having
been granted to the undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment aud any hav
ing claims ngainst. sail! estate will present them
duly authenticated for settlement.
Ci. M. ZIMMERMAN, A-lin'r, Butler, Pa.
Application for (barter.
Notice is hereby given that application will
be made before Hon. E. McJunkiu in chambers,
ou Monday, April 2d, ISS3, at 9 O'CIOCK A. M.,
for a charter of incorporation of the Pctrol'.a
Hall Company, (Limited) in the borough of
IVtrolia Butler county. Pa.
The object of the said proposed incorpora
tion is the maintenance of a hall fir lecture#,
Sabbath schools, Religious services and other
lawful, public and private purposes.
8. W. HARLEY, President.
Feb. 24th, 1883. leb2B-Bt.
ESTATE OF JAMES HAY,
LATE OF CLINTON TWP., DKC'd.
Letters testamentary with the will annexed
on the estate of Jas. ltay, deo'd, late of Clinton
twp., Butler county, Pa., having been granted to
the undersigued, all persons kflowing themselves
indebted to said estate will please make imme
diate payment and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly authenti
uated for settlement. THOMAS A. HAV.
Executor.
Saxonburg, Butler Co., Pa.
SOTICK.
* All per: ou-t indebted to M. Reiber, Sr., dec'd.,
will please call at his former place of business
on or before April Ist, 1883, and arrange the
same. After that time all accounts will be left
for collection. FERD REIBER,
Butler, Feb. 16, 83. Administrator.
FOR MALE.
House and lot in Northeast part of Butler for
sale. HOUSE NEW, FIVE ROOMS AND
WELL LOCATED. Price low and terms
easy." Inquire.of'
W. P. BRANDON, ESq.,
Butler Pa.
Valuable Farm For Sale.
A farm, situated in Concord twp, Butler ooun
ty, Pa., midway between North Washington
and Middletown, on the Butler and Emlenton
road, is for sale. The farm contains aliout
100 acres, 80 cleared and in good state of culti
vation, and the balance in good timber. The
farm is well watered; is underlaid with coal and
lime-stone; contains two fine orchards of graft
ed fruit; a two-story frame house, containing
10 large rooms, bank baru, large frame milk
house aud other buildiugs thereon. For par
ticulars, call on, or address
C. B. CONWAY,
North Hope, Butler Co., Pa.
WII|TE RUNMIAV OATS.
Pure Russian oats for sale, seed got of John
son .t Stokes, Phila. They are not the D. M.
Kerry A Co. oats, but ripen at) early aa our com
mon oats and yield nearly double Ten to twen
ty stalks grow from one grain. One and one
half bushel is plenty to the acre Price 41-00
par bushel. For sale by A lon go McCandlesa,
Prospect, Pa And orders ruceivod and filled at
Miller Broa., or A. A H. Iteiber's. JanJl-Ct.
Administrator's Sal e.
Bv virtue of an order ol the Orphiiu's ourt
of Duller Co., there will be exposed at
public sule on
Fill DAY MARC'II 30, 1883.
at 2'clock, F. m., ou the premises, the following
described real estate of
JAMES YQUNG, DEC'D
to wit: yiFT* 4<-'RPS. or lc*a, 6|tuat w
111 Clay township, Butler Co. Pa., two uiijes
8, E. ol Suiibuiy, adjolulning lauds of Joseph
Thorn'-, June Sutton, lleniy Miller, et al .
about one half cleared, balance In excellent
lluibur, one half underlaid with coal,
New Frame House,
ntabic and orchard thereon, well watered aud
couvcn icut to cturchcs.
TERMS—One hall In haud on confirmation
of sale, balance in ore year to be secured by
bona and mortgage. >T A BKOWN,
Mar-jlt d. Administrator.
NOTICE To WKIITOIi*.
Iu the matter of the assignment ot Julia
and L. B. Roesning for the Ijcmfit ol
Creditors,
Those Indebted to the above estates will take
notice that the accounts arc In our hands lor
collection. Prompt payment is positively re
quired, or the collection of the accounts will be
enforced by law
L. B. ROK3SINO A J-R- HARMS,
Agents for A . ROKSSINW,
Assignee.
lliitler I«. A h, AHH»f?lHll#n.
There will be a meeting of the stock holders
of the Building A I-oan Association, of Butler,
Pa., in the Court House, on Saturday, March
24th, 1883,ut 7 o'clock r. M., to transact such
busiucss as may come before it.
BY OK|>KK ok TIIK BO*iu>.
J.'S. CAMI'BEJX, Secfotary.
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f H. HOUSTON St CO., wholesale dealers In
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" Pumps. 17 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
> Send for Price LLst.
7 HOW WATCHES ARE MADE.
e In a Solid Goip "NVatch, aside from
>. the necessary thickness for engraving and
polishing, a large proportion of metal is
needed only to stiffen and hold the engrav
ed portions in place, and supply strength.
• The surplus gold is actually needless. In
James -Boas' Patent Gold Watch Cases this
e waste is saved, and solidity and
s strength increased by a simple process,
, at one-half the cost. A plate of solid
i gold is soldered on each side of a plate
of hard nickel composition metal, and the
three are then passed between polished
steel rollers. From this the cases, backs,
centers, bezels, etc., are cut and shaped bjr
dies and formers. The gold is thick
| enough to admit of all kinds of chasing,
1 engraving and engine turning. These
eases have l>een worn perfectly smooth by
use without removing the gold. This is
the only case made under this process. Each
case is accompanied \cith a valid guarantee
I signed by the manufacturers warranting it to
, vear 530 yearn. 150,000 of these Cases
, . now carried in the United States and
J Canada. largest and Oldest Factory.
Established 1854. Ask your Jeweler.
• The Boss] watch cases with any kind o
r movement desired, can be had of
E. G" IEI
WATCHMAKER 1 JEWELER,
» Main St., Butler, Pa.,
Opposite Troutman's Dry Goods Store.
J Union. Woolen Mill,
s BUTLER, PA.
[ H. FULLEBTOST, Prop'r.
' Manufacturer of Blankets, Flannkls, Yahns,
Ac. Also custom work done to order, such M
carding Rolls, making Blankets, Flannels, Knit
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prices. Wool worked on the shares, U de*
«lred. mV7-ly
; Bovarcl, Rose & Co.,
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r Ingrain, Rag and Cottage;
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Body Brussels and Moquettes;
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J Matting and Window Shades;
i Rugs, Mats and Sweepers;
! Plain Shade Clothsjand
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