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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STAT*.
roc jctm* SrpKMK em'ter.
JAMBS T. MITCHELL. of FUlladelphla.
eotrxTi.
DKJWIW
N KWToN BLACK. E.**.. of BuUer.
9TATC »K*ATS.
DB. J. B. SHOW ALTER, of MUlerflMwn.
AJSSMBLT.
K. IK WIN BOGGS, of Zellenople.
JOSEPH THOMAS. JB.. of Earns city.
JCRY COjnUfWOHKK.
Vf. FOWLER CAMPBELL, of falrvley twp.
SAM MILLEB, as he is familiarly
called, of Mercer, was the temporary
Chairman of the Republican State
Contention.
JOHN COYLE, ESQ., one of the
oldest, moat affable and respected
members of the Pittsburg bar, died
at his residence in that city on MOD
day last, in the 69th year of his age.
THE name of Judge Mitchell, of
Philadelphia, who was nominated
for Supreme Jndge at the Harrisburg
Convention, appears at the head of
oar editorial column this week.
HON. JOHN W. WALLACE, ot New
Castle, Lawrence county, has been
named by the State Convention as
tbe Presidential Elector for this Con
gressional district
THE Mercer County Republican
Convention will not be held until
Tuesday, May 29—tbe primaries on
the previous Saturday, May 26—at
which time the 15 Congressional del
egates from that county, and tbe 15
sob-National Delegates to the New
Castle conventions, will be choseu.
THE Delegates at Large from this
Btate to the Chicago National Con
vention, as settled at the Harrisbnrg
State Convention, are Senator Quay
of Beaver, Gen'l D H. Hastings of
Centre county, Hon. William R.
Leeds, of Phila., and Mr. Henry W.
Oliver, of Pittsburgh.
"BRAINS TS Greed," is tbe way in
which the Pittsburgh Press puts the
closing of tbe contest at Harrisbnrg
on tbe Chairmanship of the State
Committee. Cooper gets holding the
place through the coming campaign,
for the money that is in it, and then
it passes into tbe hands of Andrews
Cameron wanted Cooper continued
bot Quay said no—and Quay won.
THE Pittsburg Com Gazette of
Thursday week says editorially: "In
tbe License Court yesterday a glass
manufacturer of Natrona stated that of
u ,000 paid by bim every we«k to his
employes, 30 per cent was spent in
the saloons on Saturday and Sunday,
and tbe men thereby unfitted for
work on Monday. This la a very
brief, but a very powerful, temperance
•srmon."
—Services were held by tbe Eng
lish Lutheran Church of this place
in Sbaffner Hall, Springdale, last
Sunday, at 2:30 o'clock, cooducted by
the pastor, Rev. D. L. Roth This
was tbe first service and first sermon
in this new place of worship, which
is auxiliary to tbe main church of
this place. Tbe Hall was fairly fill
ed aad the people of Springdale evin
ced quite an interest in the meeting.
Services will be held there by Rey.
Roth on every Sunday hereafter at
8:30 p. M. until further notice.
THE Resolutions of tbe Republi
can State Convention will appear in
full in our next issue. They are of
tbe right stamp throughout. Tbe
one on the temperance question is
clear and explicit, and reads as fol
lows: "Eighth—We recognize tbe
strength of sentiment in ibis Com
monwealth relative to tbe evils and
abuses of tbe sale of liquor, and we
favor all laws looking in this respect
to tbe elevation of the moral condition
of tbe people We therefore repeat
our pledge to submit the qaeotiou of
prohibition to a vote of the people.
as we close tbe forms be
fore going to press this (Thursday)
morning, we learn that our venerable
townsman, Matbias C. Sedwick, is
dead. With but one exception, Mr.
Sedwick was tbe oldest resident of
East Brady, he having resided bore
continuously since 1855. Qe was 85
jfars oi age. During the past few
years of his life he had been in feeble
bealtb, but went about as usual un
til a few days ago wben be grew
quite ill. The ailment was of a na
ture that speedily exhausted tbe vital
forces of one already enfeebled by the
infirmities of age, and at 11:30 this
morning be expired. The tuueral will
take place at 1 o'clock tomorrow.—
Eaat Bradj Review, April 20, 'BB.
Boulanger.
The man giving the most trouble
to France at present bears tbe above
same. General Boulanger- The Gov
ernment of France is really as Re
publican iu form as that of England
add the FrencL people have for a long
time hid the sympathy of the people
vt tbe United States. But if General
Boulanger wants to improve tbe
French Government atill more and
Bake kto coulorm to that of ours,
we all here are ready to vote for him.
He gives ont bid object or princi
ples hk follows:
"I will never allow myself to be ,
drawn iu any group and I even may
not go regularly to tbe Chamber of
Deputies. 1 shall be firm, calm aud j
patient. I may not represent tbe ua-,
tioa yet, but I live iu hopes of doing'
•o. My policy in essentially practical
and constructive, to mak<? our repab- !
lieaa ir.stituti'ius conform to those o! ;
America, instead of being built, as
Bow, on tbe hybrid English model,
which is wholly unsnited to tbe ge
nius of French character. In tbis
work all true French citizens will be
any friends. Tell them tbis io Amer
fc», wheie I kcow many good people, I
ud wuejc ni.uk of my country men
B>hv b-' a.-kii't? themselves if I am a
charlatan. Tell tbeia lam not."
THE STATE CONVENTION.
State Committee Chairmanship
Settled.
The Republican Stste Convention
that assembled at Harriaburg on
Wednesday last was one of the most
exciting and important for jeers. A
fight bad been made for g ;me lime
past against the continuance of
Thomas V. Coop«r as Chairman of
the State Convection. Mr. William
H. Andrews, of Crawford County,
was made a candidate against Cooper
and the contest became an active and
bitter one. It had to be settled, as a
preliminary, disturbing element, be
fore the meeting of the Convention.
This was done at a general caucns
held on Tuesday eveniog, at which
the fine band and clever policy of
Senator Quay was seen in the fol
lowing, which passed almost unan
imously:
•'Resolved, That hereafter the terms
of members of the State Committee
shall commence on the Ist day of
January succeeding thdir selection,
and continue for one year: that Wil
liam H. Andrews shall be and is
hereby elected Chairman of the State
Committee to be appointed by this
convention, and that Thomas- Y.
Cooper, the present Chairman, bis
Secretaries and the members of the
State Committee be continued in office
until the Ist day of January next."
Her Terrible Temper.
LONDON, 0„ April 23. Forty
years ago Peter Slaughter was a ria
farmer in Stokes township. He in
vested all his money in land and soon
became the richest mau in Madison
county. While his two children
were yet in their teens Slaughter's
first wife died. After a time he mar
ried Anna Lynch, the daughter of
one of his tenants, a well-educated,
handsome girl with a terrible temper.
It was not long before there was trou
ble in the Slaughter houße. The two
children were the objects of special
indignities from tbe stepmother, and
the birth of two more little ones did
not mend matters Finally tbe chil
dren of the first wife left home.
Old Peter became morose at this
turn in affairs and not long after died
When the will was opened it was
found that Slaughter had devised
everything equally to the four chil
dren. Tbe wife was furious, but it
availed nothing, except that tbe Com
missioners prevailed on each child to
deed 150 acres to the widow, and sbe
thus came into possession of prop
erty worth $75,000. Mrs. Slaughter
at once begau a serie9 of social enter
tainments that eclipsed anything ev
er known in that section. So matters
went on until Henrietta, her oldest
child, was 18 and desperately iu love
with a contractor named Sexton.
They were married and the bride was
promptly forbidden the home of her
motber. Her brother went with ber.
Then tbe widow shut up her big
bouse, and lived the life of a recluse
for several years until a death in her
daughter's family brought about rec
onciliation. Mrs. Sexton and ber
husband consented, at Mrs. Slaught
er's request, to live with ber, This
was last falF.
Peace lasted but a short time, how
ever, aad tbe widow suddenly disap
peared six weeks ago. Sbe came back
as unexpectedly one day last week in
a most amiable mood, which lasted
two or threo days, when there was
another outbreak.
Mrs. Slaughter, who is a very
large woman, in ber fury knocked ber
daughter down and tore a great hand
ful of hair from the head of a grand
daughter. She was given a liberal
sum of money and told to go. Mon
day she turned up at the County In
firmary and is now an inmate of that
institution, where she says she will
end her days. From diamonds, silks,
fortune and favor sbe has decended to
tbe poor-bouse, and all on account ot
an uncontrollable temper.
The Last Bond Call.
Secretary Fairchild has begun his
bond calls again. If anyone is nerv
ous over a money pinch this precau
tion ought to quiet them, although as
• simple matter of fact while bond
calls may ease a panic they do noth
ing to prevent a money pinch. Peo
pie with "Governments" can take
care of themselves in a pinch; it is
only in a panic that securities become
valuftleess.
Tbe Treasury Is said to place tbo
surplus now at $105,000,000. It is
bard to see how. It is of more con
sequence that the Treasury balance
was larger than it wan
July 31, 1887, when tbe last serious
surplus scare began, $54,408,683 lar
ger than a year ago and $72,441,131
than two years ago. Them* differen
ces measure all the real increase
there is in tbe surplus from a time
wben no one was lying awake nights
about it.
But. and it is a very large but, the
the Treasury has, or had March 31,
$61,231,647 In its depository banks
This is practically in the channels of
trade and should stay there, unless
the Treasury can buy bonds at a pro
fit. These deposits are $47,394,516
larger than two years ago, $41,311,
93# larger than one year ago and $37,
738,380.1arger than July 31 last.
The real withdrawal the Treasury
has made, since its deposits are in
the money market, is onlv $,933,200
since laHt Summer. $13,096,753 in a
year and $25,046,715 in two yeurs.
This is not much—uot enough for
a "scare," a "" or any other nonsense
in tbe present condition of the money
market. Still, it is a good thing Sec
retary Fairchild should buy bonds,
but we doubt if many will be offered
to the Treasury
But in tbie matter it is not tbe bonds
which are bought but the bonds that
can be bought which fends off surplus
scares—Phila. Presn.
New Postal Arrrangement with
Canada.
By the new postal arrangement be
tween tbe United States and Canada,
which went into effect on March 1,
1888, articles will be allowed to go
into either country, if admitted by
I tbo domestic law of either, except
! sealed packages (which are other than
I letters) and publications which vio
| late the copyright laws of tbe coun
try of destination, liquids, etc.
All articles exchuuged this
arrangement are required to bo fully
prepaid with postage stamps, at the
rate of postage applicable to similar
articles in the domestic mails of tbe
country of origin, and are required to
be delivered free to addrebees iu the
country of destination.
Articles other than letters, in their
usual and ordinary form, on their ar
rival at the exchange post office of
tbe destination, will be inspected by
customs officers of that country, who
will levy tbe proper customs duties
upon any articles found to be dutia
ble under the laws of that country.
COMMUNICATIONS.
United Presbyterian Presbytery.
The United Presbyterian Presby
tery of Butler met in West U nitv
church. Marion township, on Tues
day, April 17.
Calls were presented from the eon
(rations of of White Oaks Spring and
Mt. Chestnut for the services of Rev.
J. B Borland, of Steubenville Pres
bytery; also from Centreville and Be
thel for the game minister. A call
was presented from Freeport congre
gation for Rev. A. F. Kirkpatrick, of
Stamford Presbytery. Calls were
preseated from East Unity and Clin
tonville congregations for A. B. Dick
ie, a licentiate under the care of Con
mangh Presbytery.
Mr. W, A. Monks delivered his
trials for licensure which were appro
ved. Having passed the usual exam
ination he was licensed to preach the
Gospel.
The General Assembly was mem
orialized to adopt the following reso
lution:
"Resolved, That Presbyteries be
directed to refuse licensure to stud
ents of theology who are addicted to
the use of tobacco in any form, and
that a copy of this rale be put into
the hands of ail persons applying for
admission as students of theology.
The Committee on Temperance
presented the followiug resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, 1. That we reaffirm our
allegiance to the cause of Temperance
Reform, and pledge ouraelve* to act
ive co-operation in every department
of temperance work.
2. That we recognize with grati
itude the continued growth of tem
perance sentiment; the decided ad
vance in prohibitory legislation, and
the favorable decisions of the higher
Courts.
3. That, in view of the fact that
our government, in receiving a reve
nue tax from every gallon of liquor
made, becomes a partner in the traffic,
we desire to place ourselves ou record
as in favor of the repeal of the inter
nal revenue tax on liquor.
4. That we deplore and condemn
the recent action of Butler County
Court iu the repetition of the decision
of the previous year granting the ap
plications for license to sell intoxicat
ing drinks; and that in face of the
provisions of the new law which in
its better features was designed to
voice the advanced temperance senti
ment of the State. In condemning
this action, we declare that we make
no unreasonable demands; we have
no intent to disregard law (the charge
of lawlessness comes with bad grace
from the advocates of a lawless liquor
traffic ) We make no charge of dis
honesty, but we do protest against
the fact that no appreciable weight
was given to the legally expressed
temperance sentiment of tbe different
sections of the county, and we do la
ment the fact that the Court has seen
fit to put such a narrow interpreta
tion upon the law, aud has dragged
out of the darkless ot past ages the
superannuated, musty idea of a hotel
license, to do service in this age of
advanced prohibition sentiment. In
view of the fact tbat such narrow in
terpretations are possible and tbat
Courts will be found to grant license
DO long as there is a shadow tf a pre
text for so doing, we demand at tbe
haad of onr legislators the enactment,
at once, of a statutory law prohibit
ing the manufacture, sale aud impor
tation ot intoxicating liquors, and
and the immediate submission of a
Constitutional Ameudment on tbe
same subject to a vote of the people.
5. That we commend and endorse
most heartily tbe action of Judge
Neale in refusing all applications for
liquor license in Armstrong Co., aud
to the county we extend most cordial
congratulations.
6. That it is with shauie and sor
row that we have read the names of
two or three members of tbe United
Presbyterian church on tbe list of
bondsmen aDd certifiers to license ap
plications. We call the attention of
such persons to tbe repeated and em
pbatic deliverances of our General
Assembly and especially to mob ut
terance as the following: (Tbe Com
mittee here quotes from tbo minutes
of the General Assembly of '7.J, '77,
'7B and 'Bl ) Id view of these deliv
erances of our highest Court, and be
lieving that the time has gone by
when a member in good standing in
our church can become a bondsman or
certifier on au application for licence
to sell intoxicating liquor, wa hereby
enjoin tbe sessions under our
care to admonish these persons, and
upon a repetition of tbe offense en
force tbe discipline of tbe church.
Prospect Doings.
Tbe excitement of tbe late election
has died, aud business has agaiu as
sumed its normal condition.
The town council has bought a road
machine, and we cun now hope to
see nice streets. .John, set tbe "thing"
agoing.
Mr. .1 F. McKeo and family, of
Leechburg, Pa., have moved to our
town.
Mr. J. P. Shanor, who came home
sick from Duff's College, ia improving
Blowly.
Mr. Albert Grinc, of Pittsburg,
paid a flying visit to his father, last
week. No place like home, Al.
The tea-parties, given to their lady
friends, by Mrs. L. Seply and Mihs
Eil* Heyi, were quite enjoyable
affairs.
Mr. Charles White and family ha>e
moved here from Now Castle. Mr.
W. works for Sechler <k Co.
Miss Bertha Borland, who has fin
ished her school in Clinton Tp., has
! come borne to go to the Academy.
M iss Mary Martin is looking alter j
j tbe musical welfare of the 80 Acad
| emy students.
Mias Annie Grove, who spent the
j winter in Pittsburg, with her sister,
| bas returned home.
The anthems given by tbe Lutber
'au choir, are a grand feature of the
service. That well known soprano
voice is musically grandiloquent.
W. G. Weigle aad wife visited !
friends in Beaver Falls, last week.
Messrs. W. H. Alexander aud La
fayi tie McGowan, kave arrived safe
in California, and send back good re
ports,
.1 C. Kelly, R W. Wilson, (j. 1
Wilton nrid J. S. Wimer are assist
ants in the Academy Faculty.
MIZI'KI*
North Washington.
William M. Graham, Esq , one of
tbe best kuown citizens of the town
died last Saturday afternoon. He
was about 75 yearn of age, aud bad ;
not been in good health for some j
months He represented Butler Co. ]
io tbe Legislature in 1860 and 1861.
aod held tbe office of Justice uf the
Peace for many years. His aged j
wife aud three children survive him. I
Mr. William Rombach, of Wash
ington Twp.. who is about 75 years
of aire, had a stroke of apoplexy last
Saturday.
The Ft. Sunipter School.
On Wednesday April 4th. a good
ly number of parents and friends were
seen weuding their way to Ft. Sump
ter school, Middlesex twp . taught by
Mat tie Graham; nor did they cease
coming until noon. On entering the
school room we found neatness and
order, the house was nicely deoorated
with paper flowers which showed
great skiil in teacher and pupils.
One need be there but a short time
to judge the work accomplished by
the teacher in the past two years
The prompt responding of pupils
spoke well of the teacher. Her meth
ods of instruction and government are
not to be excelled. The program for
the forenoon consisted of class drills,
recitations, essays, etc., intersected
with instrumental music, by Miss
Kennedy, Mr. Harbison, Mr. Logan
and Miss Harbison, which was very
highly appreciated. Miss Harbison
and Mr. song a greeting and
farewell song, which was very well
suited for the occasion, and spoke
highly of their vocal and instrument
al talent. After the "farewell song"
the friends were called on for remarks,
of which quite a number responded,
all commeuding the teacher and pu
pils for their work in the past two
years, and that each term had passed
by pleasantly as well as profitable.
The pupils all preseat, except
one, were formed in a class and
handsomely treated each to a package
of candy, nuts and oranges.
The teacher leaves the school with
a host of friends, ready and willing to
have her return to them next term.
And should she not return I beg
leave on the part of those present to
thank her for her kindness, and should
she in the future be called to some
other field of labor and accomplish the
work she has here, she cannot but
secure the respect ot all who know
her. , A FRIEND.
Buller County W. C. T. U.,
DEAR SISTERS, —At the National
Convention held Philadelphia, Octo
ber 18«5, the constitution was amen
ded requiring each auxiliary state un
ion to pay annually a sum equal to
10 cents, per member of local union
into the National Treasury. At the
State convention in Levvisburg last
full a proposed amendment to the
constitution in harmony with this re
quirement of the National, was lost,
wbich resulted in leaving the fee to
the Natioual at 5 cents as heretofore,
with rhe understanding that our del
egation to the National Convention
be reduced one half. On this busis
Pennsylvania attended the conven
tion at Nashville and only were al
lowed seats, as that Convention de
cided this plan to be unconstitutional,
and took the following action, "Resol
ved. That 10 cents per mamber of
each local union, being the financial
basis of membership in the Natioual
W. C. T. U., this will be strictly en
forced in all the delegations in all fu
ture Conventions, but this year being
a time of transition, delegations will
uot be ruled oat that have come to
the convention and have reported to
the Treasurer, even if they have not
entirely met the requirement of the
convention. This action, however,
does not prevent such State or Terri
torial unions to compete for the ban- I
ner." In consequence of these facts
and in harmony with this decision,
our State officers have issued a letter
requesting county officers to bring
the subject to the notice of the local
unions, and county conventions are
urged t.o take act ion at the first meet
ing In complying with this request
we hope all unions will consider this
question and send delegates to the
convention at Zelienople, May 31,
prepared to take the required action.
After due consideration it will be
come evident to you all that our
State must pay this 10 cts per mem
ber, in order to maintain its auxilia
ryship, and that it is ours, therefore,
as unions and as individu&l members,
cheerfully and loyally to coffee up to i
the measure of duty in this matter;
and thus enable Pennsylvania, the
State having the largest membership,
to meet her obligations to the Nation-1
al Treasury, and without interfering j
with our own state work, to send her [
full delegation to the National Con- :
vention.
MRS S MCKEE, Pres.
Mas. J B. Snow alter, Cor. Soc.
Mrs L J. McKinney, Rec. Sec.
MARBI BID
SJqrriaqe Not ices Published tree
RUTTER—PRICK— ApriI 12, 1888, by Al
derman Jacob Ilaus, in New Castle, Pa.
Mr. John F. Rutter, of I'erry tp, Lawrence
county, and Miss Sadie Price, of Lancas
ter tp, this county.
GOULD—WHITMIRE-At New Castle, Pa.
April 11. 1888, by ltev. C. F. Bohuen, Mr.
Perry Gould of Butler and Miss Mary
YVliiliuire, ol' < lakland tp, this county.
LEHMANN —ENDLICH April 2:5. 1888,
in Butler, I'a. by Hev. E. Cronenwett, Mr.
Frederick Lebmanu, of Natrona and Miss
Louise Endlich of Butler, Pa.
ROSS—POOLK April 19, 1888, by Esq.
Walker, Mr. Edward A. HOBS and Miss
Ella Poole, both of Saxouburg, Pa.
AMY-HARBISON—ApriI 24, 1888, at But
ler, by Rev. W. E. Oiler, Mr. Charles P.
Amy, of Millers town auil Miss Viola Har
bison, of Butler.
MrCANDLESS—GRUVF.R—At l uionville,
Pa, April 24, ISB.S, by Rev. 1). N. Ilar
nish, Mr. Milton 1!. McC'audlt*» to Miss
Jlatiie E. Gruver.
HAYS—BRACKEN—ApriI 19, 1888, by
Rev. John 8. McKee, Mr. Jlershwl Hay*
and Mies Finnic. Bracken, both of Conno
'pimessiLg (p., Butler county, Pa.
DEAJTHS.
Announcements of deaths published free, but
alt eonnnnnirated obituaries will be charged
for Hn rah: of one-half rent for e veh
word, money to accompnny the order.
FLEEGER —ln Centre tp, this county,
March 17, 1888, of consumption Mrs. Liz
zie Flccgcr, aged .'J9 years. 1 month and 10
days.
I knew that we must part; day after day
! saw the dread destroyer win his way,
That hollow cough lirat rung the fatal knell,
As on my ear its prophet-warning fell.
Feeble and slow thy once light footsteps
grew;
Thy wasting cheek put on death's pallid hue;
l'hy thin, hot hand to mine more weakly
ciung;
Each sweet "KOO;1 night" fell fainter from
thy tongue.
Death stole in softness o'er that lovely face,
And touched each feature A*ith a new-lxiru
Brace,
On check and brow unearthly beauty lay,
And told that life's poor cures bad passed
away. IIKK MoTII lilt.
BOV'AHD -At N<MV Hope, Cherry tp., this
county, April 11, 18*-, Mr. James Bovard,
aged 82 years.
CARR—At Porfersville, Sunday, April 22,
1888. Mrs. Jesse L.trr, aged about 30 years.
FoItSYTHE—On Sunday, April ii>, 1888,
at tier home in I'en it tp. Mrs. Jennie E.
Forsythe, wife of .1 antes A. Forsythe, in
her 40th year.
Mr:: Forrythe was A daughter of Robert
Henry of Clarksburg, Indiana county.
WADDLE—ApriI 23, 1.--W, Mr*, Lylia
Waddle, wile of Mr. Robert Waddle, of j
Motion tp, this county, aged !W years.
BORLAND—On Thursday, April 20, !Sfß, |
at the home ot Mr. Tbotnus Graham in t
Concord tp , Miss Martha Holland, ujjed ;
about 47 years.
QRAiIAM —At North Washington, this'
county, Saturday, April 21, 1888, Hou.
William M. Graham, agttl about 75 years. |
The Presbytery.
About .fifty ministers and delegates
to the Butler Presbytery met in the
Presbyterian Churcb of Butler last
Tuesday morning, and organized by
electing Rev. J. H. Marshall of Con
cord Church. Moderator; Rev. VV r . E.
Oiler of Butler, Secretary; and Rev.
J. R Coulter, of Crawford's Corner,
Stated Clerk That afternoon Rev.
Hays, of Ciintoaville, preached, and
the examination of Mr. McNees, of
Worth Twp, for license to preach
was be^ua.
At the evening session the exami
nation of Mr. McNees was continued
lie was txatr>ined in tbeolo.-y, churcb
history and church government, and
bis answers beiug satisfactory, bit*
license was approved The Presby
tery then elected delegates to the
General Assembly to meet at Phila
delphia, as follows:
For Delegate. Rev Reed, of Plain
Grove.
For Alternate, Rev. Oiler, oi But
ler.
For Lay Delegate, .lames W. Orr,
of Bruin.
For Lay Alternate, W. A. Christie,
ot Centre Twp.
The report of Rev. Reed of the
Committee ot Benevolence was then
read, and it showed that from six to
seven thousand dollars had been rais
ed in this Presbytery during the past
year for benevolent purposes, an in
crease of several hundred dollars over
the preceding year.
Rev. Williams of the standing
Committee on Temperance then read
his annual report, It was a very
able one, and was unanimously adopt
ed without amendment, and was or
dered published in all the Butler pa
pers.
The report on Ministers salaries
was then read, and it showed that as
a rule, all the ministers bad received
their salaries. The session then
closed with prayer by Rev. Atkinson
of Buffalo Twp.
At the Wednesday morning ses
sion .Mr. McNess preached and lec
tured. and Rev, I C. Keller preach
ed his initial sermon, and was then
ord&ined to the ministry.
Wednesday afternoon Rev. Mc-
Nees was licenced to preach the gos
pel, a narrative on the state of religion
within the bounds of the Presbytery
was read by Rev. Marshall, vacant
churches werw allowed to supply
themselves until the next meeting ol
the Presbytery.
Rev. Atkinson of Buffalo, who it
in poor health, was relieved of his
charge; a historical account of the
churches within the bounds of the
Presbytery prepared by Rev. Coulter,
was read in part, and the Presbytery,
after disposing of other routine busi
ness, adjourned to meet in North
Washington, on the second Tuesday
in June next.
Calls were presented by Centre
ville, New Hope aud Pleasant Valley
churches for Rev. Porter, but these
were retained till June meeting as
Mr. Porter is not yet member of
this Presbytery.
Witchcraft in Indiana County.
INDIANA, PA., April 19. —Lincoln
Wadding hud a hearing before 'Squire
Martin * here on a charge
of practicing witchcraft on
Reuben and Jane Black, of Dixon
ville, who are brother and sister.
Mr. Black has been unwell, and somt
one told him & wtich was the cause.
Learning of this. Wedding about a
month ago told the old couple he was
a witch doctor and offered to chase
the witch away for S3OO. As the
couple bad not the money he offered
to accept a cow and calf, and the cou
ple, after some coaxing, con
sented. Then Wadding performed a
lot of antics and pronounced some in
cantations, took away the cattle and
promised to return and complete the
cure.
As he did not return they became
suspicious, went in pursuit and had
him arrested. At the hearing he ad
mitted the facts and said he had done
the best be could for tbem. The old
couple consented to withdraw the
suit if Wadding wonld would return
the stock and pay the costs, and he
gladly accepted the offer.
Rev. Walter A. Monks, a gradu
ate of Grove City College, couducted
devotional exercises in the College
Chapel of that place last Tuesday
week. Rev Monks has been attend
ing the U. P. Theological Seminary
Allegheny City for the past two
years, and was licensed by the But
ler U. P. Presbytery, at Grove City,
to preach. His work will be in the
Home Mission field in lowa for the
present. He is a son of J. Wesley
Monks, of Middlesex Tp , this county.
BUTLER MARKETS.
'I he following are the selling prices of mer
ch-.ints of this place :
Apples, per bushel, 51.20
butter, per pound, 25 to .30 cts.
Beans, per qt. 8 to lOc.ts.
Cabhage, new, <i n per pound.
Candies, mold, 14 to 15. tfts.
Carbon oil, 10 to Iscts.
Cheese. 12 to 1 "> cts j>er lb.
Crackers, 7 toll) cts. per lb.
Chickens, per pair, 40 to 50. cts.
Coffee. Rio, 23 cts.
Coffee, Java, .3.3 etc.
Coll Boasted. 20 to 23 cts.
Coffee, ground, 20 to 20 cts.
Eggs, 1;> cts.
Fish, mackerel, 5 to 15 eta.
Flour, per barrel, .$4.50 to sls.
Flour, per sack, $1.25 to $1.05..
Feed, chop, per 100 pounds, $1 25.
Feed, bran, per 100 lt>s. $1.15.
Grain, wheat per bushel. 82.
Grain, oats per bushel 40 to 45cts
Grain, corn per bushel fit ets.
Clovei seed Large, >'5.25 per bushel.
Clover seed .Small, $5.00 per bushel.
Timothy seed, $3 00 per bushel.
Lsrd, 10 ets.
Hams, 14 cts.
Honey ,20 cts.
Nay, sl2 .
Shoulders, 10 cts,
Bacon, 13 cts.
Dried beef, IS to 25.
Corn meal, per pound, 2 to 2i cts.
Potatoes, new, 75 to 9u cts bush.
Rice, S to lo cts.
Sugar, hard, 8 cts.
Sugar coffee, .8 cts.
Sugar, raw, OA cts.
Soap, 5 to 10 cts.
Salt, per barrel, $1.23.
I Tea, Hyson, Gunpowder, etc., 50 cts. to 90
Tea, Japan, etc., :>o to c;o ets.
Tea, llreaklast, 40 to 80 cts.
Tallow. 3 to 5 cts.
Onion , New, 5 cts. ,t bunch.
Radishes, New, 5 cts. u bunch.
Lettuce, 5 cents a head.
Rule to Show Cause.
In the matter of the pet itiou oi W. K. Thomp
son. K\eeiiior ol Win. Thompson, late of Mid
dlesex two., Roller count). ilec'd, for discharge
from said iru -I.
«>. No. 7-t. March Term. ISSS.
And now, April 1. IK"S. tlie four! grants a rule
on the h'-irs. devisees, legatee .mil c ieditors ul
said decedent iwsho'.v cause wliv the petitioner
should n<>t lie discharged as priued for. return
able IO .Vlav 7, lsxs.
Butler < Oiinty, HS; Certified from the Record
April I IXB*. ItF.I'ITI S MI'KI.VAI.V. C'L« rk.
Executor's Sale.
'the undersigned executor of the estate or
Davtd Kirch, deed, late of rcntie twp., Hutlcr
CCUiity, I'a.. Will offer at public sale, at the < uiir*
House IU Hutlcr oh
MONDAY, MAY 21. Hvs,
at if o'clock p.m.. t lie coal pit and property or
file doc d. known us the Rireh ami Leibold coal
IIHI.A. located In Centre twp.. AMI OIKENLUG on
the lirecce city road, together with a cle ir title
to over live acres of ground all underlaid liy a
thiee foot win or co.il. 1 lie |.ii,|.crty la bouiul
edontbe north by Henry i.elboH.on the east
i>> Lelbold hells, on the soutii by (ieo. Schild
anil on tht; west by th': Moore iarm. i« partly i
gjod farming land unil partly in timber no
bjilcfiig..
'1 era* MI." e know non day of Kale.
Ab.NKU J. PATTEN, Ex'r.
f®.
Y rMYAL
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder hever varies. A marvel of
purity, strength and wholeeomenera. More
economical that the ordinary kinds, and can
uot be i-old in eoinpetition with the multitne
ot low tesu, short weight,allium or phoephate
powders. Sold only in cant.
KOYAL BAKING fOWDER CO.,
I 106 Wall Street N. Y.
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"Am I Safe in this
Store?"
We must get your good
will. Confidence first; then
good-will; then success It's
the right-hand of business.
We understand that perfectly.
We choose unquestionable
qualities and prices for our
corner-stones.
But we can't transfer sky
rocket talk or menagerie
methods to the clothing busi
ness. They wouldn't help.
Loyalty on our side must
merit confidence on yours.
And, if you'll notice, J. N.
PATTERSON IS DOING that
preliminary work with all his
might. It's telling from day
to day. We mean to build
that foundation so deep and
broad that you'll know you're
safe in dealing with us, tho' gh
there wasn't another clothing
store in reach; that you'll say
"We're all right. This is
J. N. PATTERSON'S store."
i,() 00 styles of goods to se
lect from.
i Don't iorget PATTERSON,
! the One Price Clothier and
| Gent's Furnisher, U9 Main St.
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B. & B
How can I make money? How can I save
money'/ These quest lons are synonomous. lor to
save money Is to make it.
Our Illustrated Spring Cata
logue,
•i x 12 Inches, 72 pp.. containing n review of the
Leading Styles and Fabric* a too much valuable
Information to every household. Is now ready
and will be sent to any address FUEE upon re
nin'st.
We are offering this month BARGAINS EX
TRAORDINARY In our
Silk Department.
Large linen of Silk Just boi'glit for spot cash
at much less than value, and all new goods and
offered at specially low prices to stimulate the
Spring trade.
New India Silks,
New Yeddo Silks,
New Changeable Silks,
New Plaid Surah Silks,
New Bengaline Silks,
New Black Dress Silks
The most comprehensive assortment of
SPRING DRESS MUSICS
shown ftiivwfteri'. Everything dralnblr. unU
stylfH to suit erery taste. Write our .
Mail Order DspartmQnt
for samples, noting: .is hear as possible about
what sty It* of goods you are Interested In. anil
Iti- Most -iesirahle irm.ds mat at HPKCIAI. I<OW
priri.'n will hi .selil xou. V»e give extra lime and
attention lo our M\II, oIOKIi BI'SINKSS. and
purp'we to make It satisfactory to tlie custom
er*. an t successful In every detail.
OU.- Spring sale of
Lace Curtains
now In progress. A selection package fiiu he
so-nt to any address.
spring Wraps and Jacket* In large assortment
of desirable styl<*s.
BOGGS & BOHL,
115,117,119,121 Federal St,
Allegheny,, Fa.
i J 1111 nn.v this to our salesmen, Ot'TKIT
AI II lIKKKK. Can start you at omv. Scud
vl» Uror termh ol
J. A 1 KTIS SUAIV. >nm«r; MA n, UIH lirilrr. V ¥
SALESMEN
WANTED
to canvas* for U>e wlc of Nursery
Htock I Steady employintot guaranteed. SALARY
AND EXPENBCB PAID. Apply at our*: stating aire.
Chase Brothers Company, tcHmW.
TRIAL IjINT FOR BPECIAI, COURT COJIMKKIXfI JIWSDAY, SI.4T 7. 1888.
jYo. Term. Yr. Plaintiffs' Attorney. Plaintiff*. Defendant!. I), f, ,, UHI'S Attorney.
Cl' 627, Jau. 187* C. G. Christie J. G. Stephensou Jo seph Hocketiberry Forquer nd Brandon
A D 4, Sept lf»4 M emulation ami Vanderlin J. M. Bred in, use 11. Royal Ackbar Coal Co. A. T. Black
. r >l, " " McQuitition ami Bredin James Powers. Jaek MeCullough et al J. D. Mi.: hall
" 76, " " S. F. Bowser A. M. Nichollg German Nat.B'k Miilerstown Walker
'• 56, June 1885 I'. \V. Lnwry U. L. Barnes Win. MeTajtyart. Newton !5 iok
" C 7, Sept '• McCaii'i!es<i John Sherman et al John Wilson (jraham UcQ iistion mid L\oa
" »j. Mar 1886 Greer <k Ralston James M. Grossman S. <fc A. R. R. Co. McCamiV and Thompson'
" 49. " " WcCauulc«» and Thompson W. W. Dunlap et nl James Kelly, adrn'r RohiOMm
39, Dee " L. Z. Mitchell Wm. L. MeGeary W'. B. Shrader et al C:ui)i>he' .-id Brandon
- tin, June I">C Newton BU-k Tatty Speer ' Thos. M. Thompson Tliurai s A Son
82, Juue IKK7I Mctjui«tiou and Vanderlin James F. Brown, for use Samuel Allen et al E. Vic.l f a'id Ga'breath
" 72, S*|»t 18*7 Xewr.m Rlack G.W.Smith. S.A.Clark Kon t i»er nd Mo Pherriu
7-4, Sept 1887 E McJ..McJ «nd Galbreath James McGowan et al Shenango Natural Gas Co MeQji>ii ,n
" 51, Dec l.s>7 Williams & Mitchell George Beech Live Stock Insurance Co McJnnk and Galbreath
" 84, Dec IHB7 Martin, McQ and Lyon V. B Smith et al llenr/ Adler et al E.McJ , F.Jc G. and T. <fc Son
" 71, Dec 1887 L. Mitchell biid Mel'herrin Abrahanj Wolfotd et al J. H. Wollord Bowser
" -3. Mar ISHB McCandless ai:d Kohler. N. J. Cnley C. Kockensteiu et ni Mc</aisti, and Vanderlin.
" .SI, Mar I>K» McCandiei-i- Butler Water Co The Mutual litis Fuel Co McOui.-.ti<. and Walker
" Jarf ar . ~ C. P. Bell M.J. Brown Met at..! It. and Thompson
nO, Mar 18#8 K. Marahnll J. W. Kkis et al P. Golden et al \lct'aml' t -- and Kohler
52. Mar 1888 Greer & Ralston. Jacob W. Rice Borough Butler Easim. u
" 7, Juue 'iSfc Newton Black C. F. Kane Peter Smick * Greer A I'; !*ton
i>9, March l.« 88 John H. Thon pwn Peter Kennedy Standard Plate Glass Co C. Walk Brittain & Bredin
12, June 1888 Brandon and McQuistion R. G. Gillespie et al SW. Crawford et al Cußphell J. M. Thompson
Prothonotary's < >fflce, April 9, 1888. JOHN W. BR( ' N, Prothonotary.
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"Wfc TP 1 "D A, "BVp
aJHa m JE»
LEADING
MMW HOUSE
Special Mourning Hats and Bonnets, Crapes
and Nuns Veiling always ready for use.
No- 18, South. MainSStreet* ... 33TJTLER* PA-
Tlie New York Bazar.
FOR THIS WEEK,
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Special Bargains in Hosiery
For Ladies' Gents' and Children.
11AKGA1NS IN ORIKNTAI. LAPFX BARGAINS IN HANDKERCIIIKPS.
BARGAINS IN Kll> (iI.OVIIV BARGAINS IN LACE CURTAINS and
BARGAINS IN FINE I'AKASOLS ami SILK UMBRELLAS. CURTAIN POLES.
Extraordinary lriducements-ln our Gluts' FurnLslilncr Goods Department. just received new stvles
in Neckwear and Fine Shirts, etc. THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN RI BBINGS IN ALL SHADES.
SPECIAL r
Just received an elegant line of Ladles' Muslin Underwear and Infants' Embroidered Slips, Skirts,
Co»set Covers, etc., etc.. prices ranging Irom :2.'> cent* and upwards. I'lease call and see
display in our show windows We guarantee the prices on all our gocds to he the
lowest in Butler county. We cordially Invite you to cull and visit our store,
whether you buy or not. Yours Truly.
TKAXI.KH A UNKKI.PKARI.. Prop'rs.
The New York Bazaar, No. <» south .Main Street, Butler, Ph.
Watcli for our Next Week's Advertisement.
11l Lllllll <i% > 1111111111
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LACES. SI IKS
RIBBONS. vnvfN
#1 TTONS. EDGINGS. DRESS GOODS
1 85,,,, BLACK DRESS GOODS.
Wii r'i v HF, n <jft« COLORED DRESS GOOIIS. ,
vrnH-?ni»iSSif? ' DRESS GOODS FOR THE MILLION, 1
IVVIWTO WK'II WABH DRESS FABRICS, J
isrAJils \% KAK,
JAt'KETS, PARASOLS. lIOSIKItY
WRAPS, SHAWLS. KID GLOVES.
!
A. Troutman & Son.
Leading Dry Goods and Carpet Bouse.
J3TJ PLER - IPJE-N nST'A.-
CURTAINS. CARPETS.
WINDOW SHADES. MATTINGS
t POLES ART SQVARES.
A iP/r l £7.Rvs»u JAPANESE RUGS.
o. ' FLOOR LINENS.
SOKA Rl GS, I i\i>i pi'ms
LINENS AND NAPKI.NS, OILCLOTHS
. ORNAMENTS. M '
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SPECIAL ATTENTION TO .ORDERS BY MAIL j
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THIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR
E. GRIEB, The Jeweler,
No. 39, North Main St., BUTLER, PA.,
Whose advertisement will appear next week.
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CATARRH
HAY-FEVER
ELY'S CREAM B ALM
la not it liquid. snujf'or powder. tpplied Info
nostrils M ijuirklt/ absorbed. IL cleanses the
head Alloys inflammation Heals the sores.
Restores the senstt of taste ami smell.
50 cents til Druggist*; by mall, »>) els
Ely Brothers, urugiruu, s. v.
A GENTS WANTED!
X *"To CANVASS FOB ON f. OK THF I.AK<iKT, I
OLOEHT KSTAHLIBIIKI). UKST KNOWN NI K
SKKIKS ID the couufrv. MUST lllteril terms. I
CneqiialfMl facilities. (itNEVA NITtSKRY. lis- I
rubllnlted IMC.
W. *T. BSITU. tit'XKVA, S. Y. I
YOU CM FIND SSI I
«U ill- 1.1 ItTTKBL'II II At <llu Ail'Vrl I-Iny JiH.vjll I
a SSC REMINGTOIfBRGS.
who will com i ait for aavertlaiug m lu.mi islet. '
To the UraUrrs of th« Rutltr CltUuß who liare ,
list exaiuiund
MF.&M, MARKS'
Spring Goods,
I We Ba,v by ail means do so for you will never I
regret, it..
We are showing: u fuller line of Hat*,' lion nets.
Trimmings. and Ijice Caps than ever before. |
We liuve added to our line of Corsets,
"WAKNBRS HEALTH." '
The ••KUI'IUNK UK 1,1KK." Corset waist.
The ■ KLORKNCK" Corset waist.
And a Corded Waist for children.
We «re also keeping
A FULL LINE OF GLOVES.
FOR, SALE
A larce frame boarding house, good location ■
and dolriK larce business. Terms easy. k For j
further particulars Inquire of
1.. S. MiJI >hlN, UK. JfOVraon St..
Hutl#r, I'a. !
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For Sale.
The undersigned Administrator of Kbenezer
Christy, dee'd. lat»- of I'nrker twp.. offers at
private sale a farm of l IT aeres. situate In Wash
ington twp.. near HI Ward's Station. it Is all
cleared ami In good state of eultHatlon. well
watered. s.nd lias a two-story frame house, and ,
log barn, large orchard, and ;:ood out buildings
ALSO, a 7ft acre piece In Washington twp..
• near the Allegheny slope coal mine, with rail- j
road running Uirougu It. two-story frame house. ;
partly cleared and bain nee good Umber.
ALSO, a laniK.f SJ acres 111 Parker twp. lie- |
I t ween Alinlsville and Kldorado. one-half cleared
:md other half well timbered wliU chestnut
t Initier, good bind, but no buildings.
! All the above pieces are underbid Willi coal, ;
I and will be sold either tor cash or on time,
l or liirtlier particular? enquire or
U. W. t'IUiISTY,
North Hope I*. »»., butler Co., Pa I
!
j AUICII I WCIIW tins papar,o: obtain sitimat %
: on edvertiainu «p» . wh«n In Chicago, will fin j it on file it !
(ItAdvartiwiflAfCrcysl LORD&THOHAS. j
| VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
: A rare chance to liuv ?. ood farm, situated la
I Win field twp.. Butler C'( : ty. Pa., on the BuUer
| Branch ct West Penn R«' -.» d. and witMn half
a mile of the station and • .ilage or Delano. <'on
! talning
One Hundred Acres.
j Serenty-ave acres of McU are cleared and
the balance In ','ocxl tit- ber. has a two p: rv
j frame house of live roo: . cellar, wash-house,
spring-house. hank barn lid orchard of a good
variety of fruit. The lan. Is in u high state of
I cultivation, li is rolliu" >ut is not broken bv
, lillls. and is well ndai: lor flock raising ail
| there Is living water i every neid. and the
| fences are In good rep-.ii.
Terms easy. Ftrlur: r particulars enquire
or
All.; STL'S JACKMAX,
4 20-3 m Hermi.!:, P. 0., Built r Co., I'a.
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THE CITIZEN
IS THE BEST
jiDftllH Mill
| IN —-
BU TLER COUNTY.
Planing Mill
—ANI *
Lumbei' Y"ard
J. L. PL'BVIU. L. O. PURVIB,
S.G.Pums&Co.
MAN I*FACTrnKKS ANI > DKALKKS IX
Rough and Planed Lumber
UF KV *KY 111' RiPTION.
SHINGLES & LATH
I'LANING MILI AND YARD
\'e«*rUcrmrin C'jf <v!it>f!hiireii
CHOICE T RUIT.
! Having taken the agency"i.-r the Choice Fruit
Trees.
I Beautiful Shrubl y,
Orn:. mental Trees,
i An<l eveiythlnj: else In the Nur-ery line, of ibe
New Ki'gl.iiMl Nurserii N 11: —I- Urns. & < <>., S.
Y.. I v/ill call upon you In ;l e near future and
i solicit your orders lor Fall <:■ livery.
A. H, FALLLR, Agent.,
Rntlei* - Pa.
BUTLER COUNTY
Mutual Fire r irance Co.
Gffica Cor. Main & ■ inirighamßls.
>'J. C. ROE88IX« PBKSIDSNT.
WM, OA.MPBKI . TKBASORKR.
11, C. llJ£iMl£fii>i 4, SKOHKTARY,
DIRECT'' «:
.f, L Purvis, s mnel Anderson,
Wiiliam Campbell linrkharl.
A. Ttoiilnian, ulerson Oliver. |
<!.('• Itjiessliig, nes Stephenson,
l>r. W. irvln. . W'eltZMl,
J. K. Taj lor. ilelueman.
LOYAL M'JUNK -i, GOD, As'T
SUTXiiTi , IPJk .
nin'il ft Ui'ii arili'ii ose who rend M:!S
Li I I Lib B "lid thei; lie' ;ey will tluti Hon-
II 11. Il i I orable eiup. .lent iliat will out
111 w lit- »take tiiein n tlielr homes and
families. Tin protlts er ige and sure lor
every liid'UXrlou .iiy have mmie and
are now making sever..; Uuudrod dollars a
mouth. It Is easy lor an> no to uiaku and
upwards |ier day, who Is x ;..ngtowork. Either
sex, young er old; capital . . needed; we start
you. livcrytUlng neiv. -.poclul ablliy re
(inireJ; you, reader, can do . .J well as un> one.
Write to iw at once for full ; rticulars.which we
I mall tree. Address Stinson a Co., Portland, Me.