VOL XXIV. Boot and Shoe —O F Fall 1 Winter Footwear .A. T B. C. Huselton's. oooooooo— i— oooooooo Our ftreat fall and winter sale of Boots and Shoes has begun, the people of Butler county never saw such an im mense stock of all kinds, shapes, f-izes and styles in any ore home in Butler county, as we are now showing they can't he matched in Butler county. They are worth com ing 25 miles to see and 50 rules to buy. Our trade in creased largely last season and we intend to sell more Boots and fchoes this season than last. This has war ranted us in placing the largest and greatest variety, the • best values for your careful inspection that has ever Iteen shown in anv house in Butler county. Our Mens , Boys'and Children®' Boots have been speaking for them selves all over the county. Our boot trade is immense, and why? Because we sell the best goods at the least money, we sell to everybody alike, no three or four prices, we don't say like some dealers do that a cheap toot will icist water, or that an Oil Goat Shoe will do r children to go to school, to catch trade. There never was an Oil Goat Shoe made that would resist snow water, it takes the be st of leather to do it—Calf-skin won't do it, hasn t the hodv to resist. AVhat will? Nothing but the very J.< st of K.p and that we have as you all know. We have the cheap g and upwards. Youths' 7s cts., and Children* :>o"cts . and upwards, will say these ere tl.e Wst thcrp boots in the market —not auction goods either, but straight goods. Our Kip Boots are the choicest makes in the mailcet, have tested their wearing qualities lor years and know what 1 am saying when I tell a customer they are all light, we don't guarantee cheap boots as some dealers do U> C resist water, we think to much of our reputation as a square dealing house and tco much of otr ci«stomeis to knowingly impose on thefli in this way. keep Wool Boots "the best and warmest boot made for extreme cold weather at low prices. Oil mens high top boot« four soles with square box and without. Make a specialty of mens' best Kip and Call Boots in low instep. Our line of Ladies'Misses'and Childrens' Fine Shoes contains the best styles in Prench Kid, Curacoa Kid» Dongolia, Pebble Goat all widths from AA to EE, Waukenphast, Common Sense md Opera lasts. No one should fail to see these goods. Will especially call your .attention to our Ladies' tine Kid and Pebble (xoat button boot, a new thing with us at $1 50, best, style best value you ever saw lor the money, better than is sold else wherd at $2 00, vary stylish and will wear, selling won derfully fast, one large lot sold already this fall and now have a .'arge duplicate order in the factory. fSee our Grain Button at 85 cts, SI.OO and $1.25, our fine Kid or Goat £1 25, our old Ladies' flannel lined Shoes and Slippers, felt shoes with ielt soles, old Ladies' wide grain and goat Shoes, all these styles kept in Misses and Childrens' Shoes at prices in proportion. We make a specialty in Misses and Childrens spring heel shoes, high cut shoes in Calf, (xoat and Grain. MENS' AND BOYS' FINK BIIOES—We Lave thefee (roods pi ode «-xp rehs'iy for our trade, of French Calf, Kangaroo, Calf and Eng lish Grain leather, baud, mar-bine and standard, in wide, plain o> ua»- row toes, with perfect fit, ea?e and cou.fort guaranteed to the wcHrer. See our mens' fine shoes at SI.OO, $1 25, $1 50 and $1 75, cau't b'j duplicated iu Butler. Our Calf Sh »es a'- §2.00, $2 *25, $2.50 $3.00 have no equal*. Ladies' Missea' and Childrens' Calf and Kip Shoe*, owe*/ paii? warranted, Calf, G ove, Grain, Heavy Oil Grain Button, are excellent sellers. Goods made to order. Hepairiog nl! kinds done at reasonable prices Large block all kinds Leather aud Finding*— low prices. A few words about RubberP,* We kwp the largest stock of Rub ber Goods in Butler. Have the following; Candces. Woonsockets, Boston makes. Mens' Hubber Boots ns low an $2.00. Buckle Arctics at 95 cts and will duplicate any price or any make of Kubbers any little dealer may name. Have pleuty of thtra, they are all warranted fresh goods made this year Come and He*; us will feave you big money. B. C'. lII'NKI/rOJV ' AO./I, y. Knln Streei. ~~J. KLEE & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF MENS", YOUTHS'. BOYS, AND CHILDREN'S iTnTTITT CLOTHING T TTTITTTTT Of Fine and Medium Grades, at Closest Prices. Also, i. KLEE & CO.'S SUPERIOR WORKING PANTS, Every patr guaranted not to rip. If©*. 02H and «»© Broadway, Mew York. 811 LIBERTY ST.. PITTSBURGH. A. Troutman & Son. Leading Dry Goods Bouse. IB UTHi'-EJIR, PEJSIN'A. 1111111111 <[>llllllllll A Troulman & Son, The leading Dry Goods and Car pet House, Butler, Pa. >'ew Fall Dreua Ooodw at prlcca which will make tbcm move very fast. We buvo tho largeftt stock ever Bbown in Butler county, all the new (joodfl in Checks, BtripeH and Plain Weuvea in Foreign and J)omeHtic Black and Colored Silks, Special Valuee IN TRIMMINGS, we have never had such a nice an sortmcnt arid HO many of them. BARGAINS In Flanuel», Blankets, Tickings, GiDghamp, White guilts, SLawln Table Linens, Lace Curtains, in fact everything which can be found in a FirsS-Ctais Dry Goods Store. Da. B. C. McCUEDY, rhjKk'lau and Kurgeou, Ofllct ou M:iln St., ov< r Kenipot'n store. JBvitlor, - JPerin'a. dvcrtite in the CITIZEN. Cloaks and WraPe, for Children and Ladies. We carry the greatest variety of styles, our stock never was as large, prices never so low, goodß never BO nice. If you want to see the nice goods, please cull and examine our stock. Ladies', Gents', and Children's Underwear, every grade, all sizes, best goods. Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Velvets, Plushes, Yarns, etc. —oca— Carpets and Oil Cloths, never had so many—never were car pets so cheap. Our stock is complete. Don't buy a Carpet nntil you havo seen our stock. Body Brussels, Velvets, Tup ettry, 3-I'ly Fxtra Super, Hemp, Cot ton and Bag Bugs. Window Shades, largest assort ment, lowest prices. CURTAIN POLES You will find on examination our stock ol goods to bo the Lowest 1 Priced in Butler county. A, TROTJTMAN & SON'S, JButler,, Pa- NixoN'S HOME, No. 35 McKean Street, JPE"N JSI 'J\. uH IIOIIIH, Opwi Nhfltl. brcaklao I fic liiimcr ujc, !sU|i|K!r Sttc, bxliiJDg 'ihi. • [H-4-IWI HIMKON NixOrf. Frppy, THE BUTLER CITIZEN. ESTATE OF MABT A. HATES. LATE OF BFTI-EB BORO. UEC'L). Letters testamentary having been granted to the undersigned on the estate ol Mrs. Mary A i Mules, deed. late of the borough of Butler, . Butter countv. l'a.. all persons knowing them i selves Indebted to said estate will please make : Immediate pavment and any having claims | against said estate wlil present them duly 1 authenticated for settlement. J AS. B. MATES, ) A. W. MATES. \ Kxr's. Butler. Pa. , ESTATE OK ff. W. Irt'Hl, LATE OF CUSTOST TOWNSHIP, DEC'D. Letters testamentary in the estate of W. \V. ! McCall. clec'd. late of Clinton township. Butler 1 count v, Pa.. having been granted to the under- I signed, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate w ill please make immediate pay ; meiit. and ativ having claims against 'aid estate i will present tlie same duly authenticated for settlement. ROBERT McCALL. l, Kx - rs ISAIAH McCALL, ( r> " SAXONBCKG. Butier county, l'a. Notice. Notice Is hereby given that application will l>e made to the Court of Common l'leas. of Butler, Co . on Saturday, the Ist day of October. l**7. at j luo'clock, for a charter of incorporation of the •• Butler Law Library Association," the purposes and objects of which are the establishment and i maintenance of a Law Library to be'used as provided by the By-laws of said Association ; and the place of location oi tlie same will be at or the Court House in the bora, of Butler, Agreeably to an Act of Assembly, Approved the L»)th day of April. 1874. •P. W. I.OWiJY. \V. C. THOMPSON". Solicitors for Applicants. BCTLEK, PA., Sept. 10, ISST. 9-iuat Auditor's Notice. In the matter of the assignment of James I*, Robinson for the benefit or credJUirs. In the Court of Common Pleas of Cutler cour.- ty M's I). No. T. March T. ISBS. And now Sept. 1. inXT. on motion of Hon, CUa.-i, Necandless. Attorney for accountant, •>. M. Cal breath. Esq. appointed to pass upon any exceptions that may be tiled to tuls account, re state the account It found necessary and make distribution of the fund to and among the cred itors. BY THE COCRT. BLTI.KU COTSTY. SS: cert I fled from the Record ihls 9th Sept.. A, D. 18s7. W. M. SHIHA, Fro. All persons interested In the above matter a»u hereby notified that I will attend to the du tlieo of audiejr lu the ;ibove stated case at the offlce of MeiJuiifcin ± (ialbreath. n Butler. Pa.. cm Monday the tlie :M day of October, A H. issT, FTI 111 O'clock A. U., at which time pnd place a|j parties Interested may attend If taey desire so to do. J, M, OALBBKATH. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITCTION proposed to ttie citizens of this Com monwealth for their appioval or re jection by the Ceneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Published by order (if U"" Secretary of the Commonwealth, m pursuance nf Article sV|{{ (if t|ieConstitution. .joint rewjiutioii propoxlna Hit arne ahull have re,ni»vejl t|)erefr'>m »nd returned, then si* months) Immediately p'reccUiiiit t.lit> election. Thitil, He Shall have resided In the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two months Immediately preceding the elec tion. Fourth. If twenty-two years of age or up wards, he shall have paid, within two years, a State or County tax, whleli shall have been assessed at least two iniiui)is, and paid at least one month before the election, shall be amended, so as to read as follows : Every male citizen twenty-one years of ag<\ possessing the following oiiallfteatlons, shall he entitled to vote at tlie polling place of the election district of wbicli lie shall at the time be a resident and not elsewhere : Kirs' lie shall have been a citizen of the t ft fled Mates »t lettat thirty lla.X Second. He shall have r.-slued in the state Olie year (or if. having previously been a quail tied elector or native born citizen of th<- state, he shall have removed th'Tefrom and returned, then six mouths) Immediately preceding the election. Third, lie shall have resided In the election district whLve ha sdiajl ojfof to "of: ;;t least thirty days Immediately preceding the i Is'e tiou. The legislature ai the session thireof next alt< r the adopt lon of this section, shall, and from tiui" to time thereafter m iy. enact laws to p'operly enforce this provision. rointn. Every male citl/rn of Die ago of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citl itill {fit Ih'rty dl'js siti'J an Inhabitant of tins slate one year next un ejeetioii, t;«- eept at municipal elections, and for the last thirty days a resident of the el<-etl«u distri. tin whleli lie may offer his vole, shall be entitled to vote at such election ill the election district of which he shall at the lime be a resident and not elsewhere for all oflh'crs that now are or hereafter may be elected by the people : Pro vided. That iu time of war no elector In the a»lna; iiiljijaty service of t he State or of the I'iiitMi Waffs. In' lliil auny i>v i.ut.v |h,,i'!.of, shall be deprived of his vole bv mason hi lil'i absence from sie ii election district, and the legislature shall have power to provide the maimer iu which and the time and place al which such ah st nl electors may vote, and for the return and canvas ol their votes in the election district In which they respectively re side. Fifth. For tin- purpoM: of votlnc. no person iif!»U »•. Jo liitve '.Minril or lo.st ;i rc«l dfiice by reinon' of nit* >y ;iI• rif-<■ while employed in the service of ITm tTrtlted Stab sor tliu Slau*. nor while eiiKageil in the navigation of the waters of the M!:ile or ol the lil|(h neas, nor while a student of any college or seminary of learnliiK. nor while kept at any uljnyjpin'! or pntilte institution, except tin; lii iiiiiten of any" nou.i; lor (JJ;i;;b1<"l anu indigent soldiers and sailors, who. tut 'flie imiiwi. t ,l Voting, fhall he deemed lo reside in tin- eleetloii distrnc where said home Is loealed. I.aws shall he made for ascertulnliiK. I»y proper proofs, i lie citizens who shall lie entitled to llie rlKhtof Hiiflraue hereby imtahiUhed. A true copy of the Joint resolution. CIIAKI.KS W. STONK. Secretary of the Co;i iin>iiw<*nltli. Aiir. ■ r >. f-f-t. AMKNDMKNT TO 'IHK CONSHIt'ItON proposed to fhe citizens of this Com uioi|weal|h for their approval or rejee tloii i IV thfi lii'.r.prM Awljibly « f the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. liiliiialiful liy order of tlie Secretary of the ( oinuioiiweallli, in purHiianee of Artlele XVIII of the Coiisfitutloii. Joint resolution pri.posing an amendment to the Constitution or lids Commonwealth : SKCJION 1- He It resolved by the Xe||a|e apd lloiwc id Hepreientathiek uf the CuilliriiiitWi'aitl, of Pennsylvania Iti lleueral Assembly met. Thai the following amendment is proposed to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of I'euusyl vanla, In accordance with the Kl|(hteentli Article thereof: AMKNDMKNT. There shall Ix; an additional article lo said f 'l""^.r'' e ,u> Art,c '" XIX. M AHTICI.K Xl*. The manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale ot Intoxicating Honors, to be used as a beverage, is hereby prolillnteil, and any violation of this prohibition shall be a misdemeanor, punishable as shall be provided by law, The manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale of hiinxlcXlliK 'hiuor for other purposes than as a ma'y no u|loW("J in s"Ji iiiipip.tr only as may be pres'-rlbed bv law. The tieuerat AA semblv shall, at the tlrst session sueeeedlliK the adoption of this article of the Coiistltutloii, en art law s with adequate penalties for Its enforce ment. A true copy of the Joint Resolution. CIIAKI.KS W. STONIC, K-5-llt Secretary of tlic Commonwealth. rm Arcraatio Goncr/n Gi ri'id' uil . / !,r tho K Itinera and I rlnurjr JAMKH K. MtJultlH, Hole Audit,. 105 cUAitiii-u'j ut„ new yottit FOB HAI.K lIY J. C. REDICIf, Druggist, UI'TI.KIt, pkns'a. L. S. McJUNKIN, Insurance anil Heal Estate Ac'l. l ire, Life and AccirJeut Insurance written at this oSiee. Also, I>e*iral»le Hnilding Lots, Dwelling Houses aud Farms lor sale. 1 7 F.AHT JEFFKHBOK ST. Leadmrf Chemtis* Send , —"m for medicinal f he beaut.'ful | WfITHLOPHOROS color |^®rj«MsT£f?s. ,k ——: —; . Woon&h tW fo jr s £ r *' n j, parn Girl" bac/f,Slrfe orC/?f S t . 1 fcfforwea^ess,coldssc flTHLoPHof{Qs MmThey&re north ftelrWftA s ru 32' * ,a r We™. Tutt's Pills stimulate the torpid liver, wtrength cn thedlpeHtive organs, reicnl»tcthe boHelH. mill arc unequaled as uu •oli-bilious uivdiciue. In Malarial Districts their virtnes are widely ree«Kiilzed, an tlie.v jH»**sess peculiar properties In freeinK the Nystein from tliat poi son. This popular remedy rurely falls to effectually cure Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick Headache, Biliousness and all disorders arising from a joffid Liver and Bad Digestion. A Proclamation! Dr. I. «uy I.ewis, Fulton. Ark., Mym "A year ««<) I had biliotis fever; Tutt's Pills were MO hi«rhly rcicom mended that I used tit em. Xeverdld medleine have u happier effect. Ar ter a practice of a quarter of a cen tury, 1 proclaim them the best ANTI-BILIOUS medicine ever lined. 1 always pre scribe ill,'in in my practice." Sold Everywhere. Office, 44 Murray St. New York. Tuit's Manila of Useful Receipts sent Free. „ , CATARRH Cream Bairr;■P^FLY t S^l Cleanses the Nasal Passag Bl Rog ■ ■ r es, Allay 12 pain and )n-JtM flanirnati on mk- aM sores,restore. 1 - the Senses of Taste a n uu.l Smell. HAY-FEVER Try the pure Elf's Ceam Balm, 4 particle is applied Into eaeli nostril and is agreeable. Price DO cents at imiKKists :by mail, registered, 00 els. Circulars Iree, EI.V liltOS, 105 (Jreenwlch St. New York. —THE ußradford Restaurant/' South Main Street. In the Bishop Building. MEALS AND LUNCHES Served at all iiourK itt I'lEiKOfiatiio raUta. OYBTERH, GAME, And ever> thing In season. Tlie patronage of tlie oil men and travelling public respectfully solicited. i-'le.: ('ii'Hlj uijd W'MW "" hand, S. K. Eckelberger, Proprietor. FARM FOR SALE In Sugarcreek township. Armstrong county, nci.r Adatrm I'. <).. one anil oue-fourllvmlle e»st •it tlie new oil development In Sujfarcreek twp. F'arni contains 100 ACREB, with bank barn. .Tixco feet; BRICK HOUSE, 18*!U; feet. 2 stories, with cellar, frame kitchen. UMiifect; good Hprlie,: of water, tarm well wa tered, good orchard of grafted lrult. Farm In a good Mate of cultivation. About 75 ACRES CLEAR LCD, balance in good timber. Will sell extremely low lor cash. For parlicuht.n Inquire of J It. WICK, ItlmerKburg, Clarion Co., j'a, THE ALLEN PATEKT WASHER Why it is Superior to ail Others. Ittf I,K '"""H •••"I'l*: , v , ;ij retains the hhrli 101. leinpenilure ko nei:();'.aary 111 I'eiuok'illH the dirt from the goods, Orifl TO KitK being no Friction ori tho £IIU. clothing to wear It. q r |l TIIK peeulhir act.ion of the water In the "• Machine (which cunuot be understood unless one sees it) forcing a strong current of water through the clothing at every vlrhrallon Of the Agitator, (which Is rauneil by i lie |w:cullar conslrin ilori of the top of the Machine. Ath AND best of all Is that a child of four years H-111. can do the work It. being so light that the operator sits down while doing It. Machines apd County and Township Mights |h;i Hfatj: (if Pennsylvania, fjold by SHIR AS & HAYS, Butler, Pa B-miy ma FOB In Franklintwp., half way between Prosivct and Whltestowii, on the I'lltihurg and Franklin road, contains fourteen and a quarter acres, has good buildings A New Frame House, flood barn and all other neeessary outbuildings. I.and all level, and In good *t.»li - of cultivation, good well water, both hard and soil, and good orchard of all k:nds of lrult. lor price and terms apply to me at my furniture store in I'ros- C. M. EDMUNDSON 'J2-.HI I Wantsd Wo want a few live men to take orders for a (till line of choice nursery stock. Our stock is all selected and guar anteed first class. We fur nish a hanoHoine Outfit Funk. jvJso fruit Bami'Lkh in Ska son. A Worker never fails with us. Don't delay hut write at once for terms, tf*c. to KDW. O. GRAHAM, NURSERYMAN, Rochester, N. Y. M.F.&M, Marks Invite your inspection ot their stock of Fai-l «fU