BUTLER CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1884. New Advertisements. Notice to builders. Jury List for May 2«J, Boots fr. Nelson Stevenson, the Buttercup postmaster, has removed to Allegheny City. —Keep your cellars clean and well ventila ted, and you will avoid disease. —The new coaucil is commencing work at the right end of the season. We are to have no less than three im mense shows here this season. About one thousand cars pass over the West Penn railroad every day. Why is it that when a man sits on new )»aiut the paint and his trousers are never the same color. —The Live Stock Insurance Association, of thin place, paid their first lost* on April 2t'th, within 24 hours after notice of the same. The fields are green, but not more so than the man who signs his name to a paper pre sented by a total stranger. —There is a woman in town who, when a secret is committed to her, gets ten other women to help her keep it. —A fire at Herman last Sunday iiartially de stroyed the derrick and engine house of the Smith ed and the shock loosened the leaders of one of his legs. —The post office department has conferred authority on postmasters not possessed before, to correct misdirected letters, where possible, and forward them, instead as has been the cus tom, of sending them to the dead letter office. This is certainly a commendable step. —Anandale, this connty, is said to have a citizen who lately sucked fifty eggs on a wager of 50 cents. The forty-fifth egg was a bad one and caused him to disgorge the lot. He then demanded the 50 cents, but it was refused him until he sccked the required number, which he did on short notice. —An exchange says: Grocers should in struct their customers who buy canned goods to pour out the contents of the can as soon as it is cut; it will not do to wait fifteen or twenty minutes; the cans should be emptied at once. A few minutes exposure to the air will give the contents a metalic taste that is not at all agreeable. —Tank Kee, a "Chinese" lecturer who re cently spoke in several places in this county, has turned out to be a fraud of the worst kind. He isn't a Chinaman at all, and last week while lecturing in Rochester, N. Y., indulged in such protracted sprees that the churches were closed agaiast him and he had to skip out for parts unknown. —Mr. Adam Sheakley, a son of Henry B. Sheakley, of Parker township, lately deceased, committed suicide by hanging himself with a chain in his barn, last Saturday morning. He was about 45 years of age and leaves a wife and three children, and is estimated to have been worth ten thousand dollars, but is said to have grieved over the small amount willed hirn by his father nntil his mind became affected. —The Bald Ridge Oil and Transportation Company held their regular annual meeting on Monday, May 5,1884. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. I>. Brandon; Secretary, Harvey Colbert; Treasurer, Jno. S. Campbell; Ferd Reiber; Directors, W. D. Brandon, A. L. Reiber, Geo. W. Fleeter, 8. M. Piersol, Geo. Krug; Auditors, R. P. Scott, A. L. Reiber. —Dr. Wm. Sarver, an old and prominent physician of Pittsburgh, has been expelled by the Allegheny county Medical Society "for advertising that he could cure certain diseases in 4 or H days, a thing which uo physician can do." To this "charge" Dr. Sarver [dead guilty and said he proposed to carry on his business in his own way. He was not permitted to re sign but was expelled. Doctors don't want to cure jieople in four days. --They are carrying on a vigorous campaign in Kmlenton against illegal traffic in liquor. Charges have been preferred against all the hotels on different counts, such as selling to minors, selling on Sunday, and selling to men of intemperate habits. About sixty witne;.s«s have been summoned to attend court at Frank lin. These movements are fully justified by the frequent spectacle of boys in their teens reeling intoxicated on the streets. —During the high wind that prevailed last Friday morning the west end wall of the old Court House fell in. Workmen arc now en gaged tatting the rubbish from the interior and when they are done the other walls will be pulled over and outwards. The iron fence was taken down last week, and with the stone it rested upon, is for sale. The Commissioners ask but S2OO for it all, a great bargain for any person or persons wanting some iron fencing. The stone pillars will also be pulled down. It would cost a large sum to take them down in pieces, and they will not lie used in the new building, excepting as foundation stone. —Mr. J. W. Irwin returned home from the South last Saturday, greatly improved iu health. He passed the greater part of the winter at the house of the Rev. L. R. MeAboy, formerly of this county, but who now lives in Tryon Valley, Polk county, North Carolina. This valley is several thousand feet above the sea level, and Is a summer resort for Southern ers to escape the malaria of the sea coast cities, and a winter resort for Notherners afflicted with throat and lung diseases. The valley is surrounded by high mountains, the scenery is grand, and there is good fishing and hunting in the vicinity. It is never visited by frost, and the season is from six weeks to two months ahead of ours, as shown by the samples of green peaches and apples brought home by Mr. Irwin. —Another of the senseless contests known as walking matches took place in New York last week. There may be some excuse for the walkers themselves, for sometimes there is a great deal of money for the best man; but only a very low or brutal order of curiimity can im pel thousands of men to enjoy the spectacle of U few tine fellows being wasted and tortured by a long, unnatural and meaningless physical strain. A six-day walking match is a more brutal exhibition than a prize fight or a gladi atorial contest; it is simply an effort to deter mine which man has the most of the lowest (juality ol'an mini endurance. Men who fight tor a few moments with swords or fists can at least have the use of their senses to the very last, but in the last half of a six-day-walk nearly everv contestant is vacant minded or literally crazy—he becomes an unreasonable animal, whom his keepers find sometimes sul len, sometimes savage, but never sensjUlp Such exhibitions are a disjjffipp (q ll.u and {o all whos£ eur,cwily Makes them possible and jiroi* table. Sewing Machine attachments and repairs of all kinds, at E. Grieb's Jewelry store. Light running Domestic Sewing hincs Jos Niggle & Bro. Agents, Rntler, PH tf County Convention of School Directors. RrSSEI.L ELECTED SrPEBIXTENDEXT. The Convention of the School Directors of Batler county for the purpose of electiug a County Superintendent was called to opler at Ip. m. yesterday hy Snpt. Murtland. George H. Graham, Esq., was elected President of the Convention, .rames S. Wilson, J. S. Wick, and Frank Eastman Secretaries: and Albert Mech liug and C. C. Sullivan, tellers. By the time these officers were elected the room had be come very much crowded and many directors did not have seats, and it was therefore moved, seconded and declared carried that all persons not directors leave the room, and accordingly all such excepting those who "declined the re quest," stepped outside and stationed them selves at the open windows. The list of direc tors was then called, which showed that 242 of the 294 directors of the county were present and 52 absent. The question of salary was then taken up and a motion to the effect that the salary be fixed at the limit allowed, i. e. $4.50 for each school in the countv, carried. There are 2»59 schools in the county and this'makes the salary for the next three years amount to $1210.50 for each year. The next thing in order was to elect a Coun ty Superntendent, and Messrs. Russell.Hoover, McDonald, Tinstman, Murtland and Crowe were nominated in the order named. The Convention then proceeded to ballott as follows. Ist 2nd 3rd 4th Russell tifs 82 lu7 130 Hoo-er 19 12 11 8 McDonald 21 12 o 0 Tinstman 42 40 20 .» Murtland 92 9C 9t» 101 212 242 240 241 When tiie 4th ballot was announced, Russell was declared elected, and the Convention arose to a man, excepting the secretaries, and went out —a very informal adjournment. Two ab sent directors came in during halloaing which accounts for the last vote. Earns < ity and Millerhtown stuck to Hoover. Court News. CIVIL fAISES DISPOSED OF I.AST WEEK. Mr. Maher in his own right and as trustee vs. 8. P. McCrea assignee of T. H. Maher — April 28, ISM, it appearing to the Court that the issue directed in this case was not by or with the content of all the creditors interested or their attorneys, the issue is revoked. M.S.Story and Thos. Hays vs. McEinney Bros, and the Union Oil Co. * April 29, settled by the parties, and the defendants confess jndgmeiit to plaintiff for $1,350 with costs of suit, no bill for witnesses or milage to be hied. Reed and Bowers vs. M. Downey and wife. April 29, plaintiff being called anil not appear ing either in person or attorney, judgment of compulsory non-suit entered and judgment against plaintiff for costs. B. Frederick vs. Borough of Millerstown. April 29, verdict for defendant. Motion for new trial entertained. J. E. Byers vs Poor District of Summit town ship—April 30, verdict for plaintiff for $48.16. Lippincott, Oglevee th inst., on account of an important paper being missing, and offered to pay the costs of the term. His application was resisted by the attorneys for the plaintiffaud refused by the Court, whereupon he stated to the Court that the jury wheel for this year had been illegally filled, in that the work or part of the work had been performed by Mr. McClung, one of the Jury Commissioners, and Mr. Robt. Millinger, who had been deputized by Mr. Wallett to take liis nlace and finish his work when he (Mr. Wallett) was suddenly called home by a summons announcing the serious illness of a child, and that therefore the trial could not be legally proceeded with. The court ordered that the statement be put in the form of an affidavit, which was done, Mr. Mil linger making oath to it, and in the meantime another case was taken up, both parties to which waived the alleged illegality of the Jury. This case was finished Saturday morn ing, when the question was taken up. Messrs, McClung, Wallett and Millinger were sum moned ami sworn, and upon their testifying to the fwts set forth above, the Court quashed the array of Jurors for last week, and the railroad case went over till the 2Cth. The Jury lists for this week and the 24th are also illegal and liarties wanting their cases continued will ikely be accommodated. The lists for the regular June Term have also been drawn, but they will be set aside, the wheel will be emptied and 500 new names placed in it, and new lists drawn. The verdicts in the cases tried last week, and in all those tried this year will stand, excepting, of course, where they . are reversed by tlie Supreme Court. SO COURT THIS WEEK. When the trial list for this week was called over on Monday, several cases were continued by consent of both parties. The first case call ed in which one of the parties was anxious for trial was that of Henry Keasey vs. S. D. Haz lett; Keasey wanted the case tried and Hazlett did not, and so his attorney moved to quash the array of jurors on account of the illegal filling of the wheel. The Court told him to prove it, and McClung, Wallett and Millinger were again summoned, sworn anil questioned. The array was quashed and court adjourned till the 2i>th A. V. R. R. Insolvent. In the Court of Common Pleas of Westmore land county, last Friday afternoon, John Scott and W. H. Barnes were appointed re ceivers of the Allegheny Valley Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad. North Central Rail road and Philadelphia and Erie Railroad com panies plaintiffs. At the same time the court issued an injunction restraining all persons in terested from interfering with the receivers in taking possession of the road, and to restrain any persons or corporations from proceeding against the road under any judgment confess ed. The news was received in Pittsburgh late in the afternoon, and created marked comment, especially in railroad circles. It has been known that the Valley road was struggling under an immense debt, estimated at $.'(0,000,- 000 or over, and while some such more was looked upon as inevitable at some period, the consummation was not anticipated at this time, Bald Ridge Notes. Agnew's N. 7, in the McCalmont was in the top of the lower sand Monday and had made several light Hows. Fisher it Bros. Nos. 2 and 3 will reach the sand on Thursday or Friday. Fisher No. 1, is claimisl to be doing 225 bar rels, and Sheidemantle No. (>, 175. The Cooper well on the Pearce farm is doing from 25 to .10 barrels. This well has been tor pedoed and tubed. The tools of the Powder Mill Run well arc yet stuck fast. Johnson IJros. well on the Henderson tract, struck a stroug vein of salt water at 1200 feet. The Ham Armstrong Co., on the Marshall tract begun drilling Monday. Crude oil w.n worth #lOl i per barrel yester day noon. —The whitewash brush is trumps just now, and here is a receipe for a wash which is re commended by an exchange for out-door work as well as indoor: Slack one jieck of lime, and while hot and the thickness of cruam adil a quart of liiise«id, oil ftnd imi' quarter pound of glup. ii stand half a day before using. Ttains will not wash it oil, nor will it prove such a nuisance on indoor walls as common whitewash. It should, of course, he thinned with water while using, as ordinarily. —Kwtat A; Orr'ii overalls, the liost in tbo world, at 1> A. Heck's. The Great Forest Fires. THK BURNING OF BRISBIN. HOUTZDALE, CLEARFIELD) Co., Pa,. May 2, 1384.)' For some days past the woods in the vicinity of Brisbin and Houtzdale have been on fire in different places, but no decided move was made towards stamp ing it out and it gradually grew nearer to the town of Brisbin. This morning a heavy gale from the westward set in, and blew the flames in the direction of Hoover, Hughes & Co.'s mill. Men were promptly put to work fightiugthe fire fiend, but without avail, though the hose which has always been kept in readiness for an emergency of this kind were playing on all parts of the mill. About twelve o'clock the whistle sounded an appeal for more aid, and the most strenuous exertions were made to save the structure, but the greedy flames seized upon the immense lumber piles. . THE TOWN IS FLAMES. Brisbin is situated between two hills, the mill being at the western end of the town, an with a steady gale blow ing the flames from house to house it was but a short time until the space between the hills was a seething mass of fire. We huve no means of estima ting the loss, but it is enormous, llouver liughes & Co.'s mill and lum ber yards and stores, Simon Dinger's store, Theogt Hall, and at least two huudred and fifty other buildings were burned. But few people saved any thiug, and the scene is agonizing in the extreme. Seyeral sick persons were taken from their houses with great difficulty. Over one hundred families are bereft of everything in the world, save the clothing they wore. Mrs. Donavan, an old and respectable lady was caught by the fire and burned to death. AID FORJIJE HOMELESS THOUSANDS. HARIUSBURO, May 3.—A telegram was recieved at ttic Executive Depart ment to-day to the effect that 3,000 people have been rendered homeless by forest fires in the vicinity of Houtzdale Clearfield county. An appeal was made for tents to shelter these people, which Gov. Pattison forwarded. The tenlyjwere shipped this afternoon. Along the Philadelphia Erie rail road, from Driftwood west to Rome, heavy fires were in progress last night. Many cattle are .reported surrounded by the flames, and a number of fishermen had great difficulty in getting out of the burning territory. A large territo ry in the part of Lycoming county was burned over, but the loss was not very heavy. In Tioga county the fire was general. Large quantities of timber were destroyed along the line of the Tiaga Railroad, as well as many houses, barns and other buildings, The town of Thompson was wholly de stroyed, including a saw mill. The loss is over $150,000. Seventeen houses were burned in Arnot, entail ing an additional loss of $15,000. Two million feet of lumber was also burned. The fire was fierce about Morris and Antrim. Considerable fine timber was among the property bnrned in different parts of Tioga county. THE WELCOME RAIN. ERIE, Pa., May 4.—A heavy rain has been prevailing along the line of the Philadelphia and Erie railroad throughout the forest fire district dur ing the past twelvs hours. The confla gration, which was beginning to enkin dle with renewed fury in the vicinity of Emporium, Keating, Sterling, Ridg way and St. Marys, was at once arres ted, and at 5 P. M. the water rolled down over the mountains in sheets, quenching every bit of fire. A local rain Saturday saved the Clarendon oil district. —Call early and get the best bar gains ever offered in knee dusters at C. Roessing Son's, Jefferson St. Special Notice. The Wilcox it White Organ Co., never haye and never will distress any lease customers WHO MEAN TO HE HON ORABLE. Millinery. Closing out at the lowest prices. By adding to my assortment the latest Spring styles from New York, 1* can please the most fastidious in taste. Call and examine before purchasing else where. You will find it economy. MRS. S. E. SLOAN, West Cunningham Street. Apr. 30, 4t. —Spang New Family Sewing Ma chine for $22.00. Our Slock Is now complete in Silks, Satins in plain ar.d fancy styles, in all kinds of in all kinds of fine imported Woolen dress goods, in fancy and staple Do mestic dress Goods, in Milinery, in trimmings, &c., &c. The universal verdict of the crowds who attend ed our grand opening last week, was that our !ioe of styles and prices posi tively proves that the place to buy is RITTER & RALSTON'S. White Goods, All styles and prices, at RITTER & RALSTON'S. —lf you Want a good wool mat tress, go to Ketterer. —Wall Paper and Window Shades, large stock, new designs, just received at J. F. T, Stehle's. —Go to 11. Biehl A (Jo., Tor Phosphate Grain DrillH, Plows, Fruit Evaporators, —See our Black Silks, a splendid assortment, warranted to wear well and not cut. L. STEIN & SON'S. —Spang New Family Sewing Ma chine for SIB.OO. For Carpets and Rugs. Go to A. Troutman & Son's The prices are the lowest and the styles and quality are the l>est, You will save money by buying at A. TROUTMAN & SON'S. —Wall Paper and Window Shades, 1 large stock, new designs, . t received at J. F. T. Stehle's. J UH —lf you want a nice window pole or extension cornice, go to G. Ketterer. Childs Suits As low as $1 :S"> at Patterson's one price Clothing House. A Special Lot of men's good suits at SI.OO Pat terson's one price Clothing House. Beware. Do not by a Second-Class Piano or Organ, and pay a first-class price. M. T. .1. Komni.i,, Lowry House. Sawdust House Plastering. A factory for the manufacture of Sawdust House Plastering materials is in operation at N\>. 243 Second aven ue, Pittsburgh. Tbis plaster is coming rapidly into use. It is much warmer, lighter, and more durable than the sand plastering, besides many other advan tages claimed for it. This factory is operated by Mr. John A. McConnel, the large dealer in boiler coverings, at 119 Water street. Pittsburgb, who con trols the patents, and is licensing a a good party in each town to manufac ture and apply sawdust plast'-rinj?. Some of our plasterers or energetic citizens would doubtless do well to write Mr. McConnel. General Agency. Hazelton Bros , Hallet & Davis. Behr Bros and Vose k Son's Pianos Wilcox k White Organs,No.Gß, sth Ave.,Pgh., Pa. M. T. J.ROCIIOLL, Lowry House, —Team Harness which have no equal sold at slaughtering prices at C. Roessing k Son's, Jefferson St. —Musical Instruments and Musical goods in general, on sale now at the music store of Kleber Bros. k Stauffer, Butler, I'a., at reduced rates. —Buy your trees from John Niggel, and get them delivered at your bouse, with no extra charges. Best Velvet Brussels. Carpet at $1.25 per yard, at HITTER k RALSTON's. Black Gross Grain. Dress silks at 50 cents and up. We have a very splendid assortment of colored silks, satins, Ac., at RITTER k RALSTON'S. At 20 Gents, Ottoman, Broidures in all colors at, RITTER k RALSTON'S, At 6 1-4 Cents. New Colored dress goods, at RITTER :4. in., connecting at Branchton for Butler. Trains arrive at Butler at 7:30 a. in., anil 2:10 and 7:30 p. in.—the 7:30 P. M. and 2:4oconnect ing with trains on the West Peiiu. P. A W. It. K. Trains going South leave Butler at *>: so and 11:52 a. in. and 5:40 p. m., all of which make clow connection at Callery for the city, aud the evening train makes clone connection .for New Castle. Trains going North leave Butler at 10:02 a. in., and 3:35 and 7:33 p. m. The morning train connects through to Kane and the after noon to Clarion. Crazy Patchwork. Having a large assortment of remnants and pieces of handsome brocaded silks, satins and velvets, we are putting them up assorted bundles and furnishing them for "Crazy Pitch work" Cushions, .Mats, Tidies, Ac., &e. A(iE No. I—is a handsome bundle of exquis\ silks, satins and brocaded velvets fall different). Just the thing for the most superb pittern of fancy work. Heut postpaid for 51! cents iu postal note or l-oent stamps. PACKAGE NO. 2 —Containing thrte times as much as package No. 1. Sent postpaid tor SI.OO. These are all of the very finest quality and cannot be equal led at any other silk works in the U. 8. at three times our prices. Thev will please any lady. One order always brings a dozen more. LA Din' MAM AI. Of I'A Ntv WORK, with 400 illustrations and full instructions for ar tistic fancy work, handsomely bound, postpaid 50 cents. Order now. Address the "Rochester Silk C 0.," Rochester, N. Y. Wnnled. To borrow $2,000 lor three or live year#— will secure it by tlrst mortgage on improved real estate worth four thousind dollars, also will Hssiifii a $2,000 insurance policy to inor gagee. Will pay i that the price of each article is lower Ilia n * has ever lieeu named before for entirely fresh and new good*. Some special bargains in Colored Shirts. CHARLES R. GRIEB. Union Block, Main Street Butler, Pa. 11850 00000 ESTABLISHED 00000 18 50 3Si. ""•» Ml B 8119 UUI A 001 DEN 101 OF 0000$ H. J «,ll y.. Wflnf MOHFY. In On,. Monti., tliaa Niijrthlnjr ats 35 to 40 cents. Corn 60 to 70 cents. Rye 1.75 per bushel. Flour, high tjriide, per barrel sti to SS. Flour, No. 1, per sack $1.75. Bran, |>er ton ->IH to S2O. MMilling, per ton sll to $25. Chickens, per pair 35 to 40 ecntH. Onions, new, 5 cents per |w>und. Seed onions, 7c per quart. Turnips, :t. r > cents. 4'abhaire, it to loecntscach. Ilain, per pound l<> cents. Bides, iter pound 12cents. Shoulders, per pound 10 cents. Fish. Mackeral No. 1, 1(1 cents. Salt, $1.20 per barrel. Hay, $K to $lO per ton. Pork, whole, 'ii to $6.50. Timothy seed, $1.75 Tallow, 5 cents per pound. Feather*, 50 cents per pound. Wool, 30 cents |MT pound. Advertise in the CITIZKN FOB ISAIjE! Three acres of land, more or lets in »TefTei\son Township* Butler County, l'a., bounded as lollows: On I the North by Glade Mill and llannahslown I road, on the Fast by school lot and Mary 1 Welsh, on the South by Frank Truth and ou I the West b_v Fdward Montag and Thou. Martin, ! having thereon erected a GOOD BRICK HOUSE, Krnme Store Building, Frame Stable and out butildings, bciiiff propi rty lately owned by Jacob Nctflcy and now owned by C. H. | olTiir-inluin, l'a. For particulars inquire of F.S. BOWSFR, HSQ., Butler, Pa. PTMPLES. A reeeipt lor making a valuable preparation, which will remove tun, freckles, pimples and blotches, li ivini: the t-kin clear and soft, and the compaction bcmitilul; also, Instructions lor priiilacitiit A HIM ernwtli of lirir ou the head or lace, will lie mailed to • nv j « re on sending 3 els. In stamps to Forties A: < . o, 56 Broadway, Now York. tilHMfl I'll* l«M* lltl'llll. Sllffl 111 W®® |M*I ! nin HUtort. |'UIS>OUH.IIMI Ori'UlU' IlirnOlW Urn. t .J.«. Ill'* unt; ft rtillaiti'lpliU, IU