THE CITIZEN. «. C. SKGLKT - - - PBOPRIETOR II BSCKIPTTON BATES —ROSTACK PKKPAIO . One year. Insi.leC unty One Year, Ou:sMe County Payable b' Advance. fcterci At rostotn.*at Batlrr »« -<1 <•'» •" ■atttr FRIDAY- APRIL 23, 1890. Ateprlntt-dvhkli it'eir sub county who are not sut • n r* ■OrtptlOll lSSOllC't*"' i iißg vi* ■ county paper. All —d jor publ = publication but a, E& notices muat be aocom panied by a r • | ame. State Convention. At the mcet'...g oTThe Republican State Committee in Philadelphia. Wednesday. Harrisburg was selected as the place, and •Wednesday. June 25th, as the day for the State Convention. A committee reported that the naming »f the delegates from Klk and 1 niton counties had been irregular, they having been named by the County Committees, and those counties were requested to com ply witi the AT the solicitation of his Republican friends, and particularly of his farmer friends and neighbors,Josiah M. Thompson, Esq.. of Brady Twp., has consented to be a candidate for the nomination for Assembly. He intended being a candidate at the be ginning of the canvass and said *o to his friends in Butler, but sickness in his familj and other matters so discouraged him that he had his name dropped from the list ot announcements. Th- e circumstances be ing removed or bettered, he ha« yielded to the pre- ure brought upon him from all directions to stand for the uominat.on. Sugar and Wool. In these two items iu the McKinley tariff bill, the spirit in which it was framed is most forcibly demonstrated. Everybody uses sugar. The tariff on it has not built np the industry in this country so as to meet the consumption and by competition keep down the price. The removal *t the duty is therefore a direct relief to every household in the land, and by the bounty system \*e still encourage sugar production to go on. The duty cut off amounts to $56,000,000, or about $1 per capita for the entire population. The agriculturists of the country com prise nearly one-half the entire population, and wool growing is one of their greatest lines of production, it has been crippled by the importation of cheap wool, and the duty has been raised so that the induatrj may be pushed vigorously. Tims the vast body of men who arc engaged in industnal pursuits are protected in tluir largest nngle industry. The- e two features of the bill illustrate its general character so clear ly that "he who runs may read' in it the purpose of its authors to make it a gonuine protection measure for all people. New T«k Press. tftni comrades who attend the national encampment of Grand Army oi the he public this year will find that Boston doesn't do that sort of thing by halves. To make matters agreeable for the -veterans, the State will contribute $.">0,000, the city $25,< I CO and the citizens will put up SIOO,- 000 more to cover deficiencies. What Phillips says. NEW CASTLE, Pa., April 22.-Thomas W. Phillips, the oil king of this city, to-day delivered himself as follows regarding the political situation: "I am too absorbed in business to take or give much attetion to politics. I would like to see the llepubli eans put up a good ticket and elect it. The nomination of Delamater will be unsatisfac tory to "the oil men and others, and the charges that Senator Emery makes against Mr. Delamater must be answered, yuay can treat such things with silent contempt, bnt Delamater cannot, he's a candidate for office" FROM South Carolina comes the story of an arrest for a murder committed 25 years ago. A son of the victim pursued the assassin to the end. Hastings' Victory in Blair. ALTOONA, Pa.. April 21.-Complete re turns from Saturday evening's Republican primaries show that Hastings elected 96 delegates to the county convention against 39 for Delamater aud 13 for Montooth. The Quay people made every effort to cap ture the county, but the citizens were re solved and it was only iu the country dis tricts that Delamater was successful. Hicks, for Congress, has 10S delegates and Hewitt 40. while Martin, for Licutnant Governor, has a unanimous vote. J. K. Patterson and A. 0. Merris will be the delegates to the State convention. The popular vote for Hastings was over 300 in excess of any other candidate and an enor mous vote was polled. Poking Fun at Chicago. When the World's Fair bill was bting considered by the U. S. Senate last Mon day, Senator Vest took advantage of the occasion to pol.e considerable tun :>t Chi cago, which has ulwir. s been considered a rival of St. Louis. He spoke of Chicago's itock-varJs and anarchists; compared the city to hades, etc., and wouud up with tome verses ridiculing the late additions to the city territory as follows: Tbe'shaUes of night were falling fast, As o'er a Kansas prairie passed, A vouth ofpn -ence gaunt and thin, (But vast the hoes lie tr t".'! I in), He'd driven ninety miles that u. .v su-o a'. 12 m. Sat urday adjourned sine die. Prior to ad journment, the delegation from t Lili offer ad a resolution. which wa.- adopted, that to comnicmi r.iti tl.ls conference the fonntrli s represented.as <«ici.ite themselves with the I uited States in celebrating the four hundredth atniivemry ol' the discovery of America by Colum! Resolutions thankir.«r the various officers of the conference were also m'.opt. d. Secretary Ulaiue delivered it closing •peech, which w.is delivered with mud. fieling and received with enthusiasm and •heers. THE Mis--i.-. ippi levees are again giving AViy, and people are rousting in trees. Pittsburg Explorers in Butler County. Thr I' -batch'* exploring expedition came to Butler County and saw and con quered—at le i-t they got away safely. When we heard they were corning through the Hundre 1 foot territory wc feared they would be drowned, and after reading their account we were sorry tLey were not. The first fellow they seemed to strike in the count v l" f «r information was an Ananias Pittsburg drummer named Meybeer, who did beer, aw 1 then got off the following- He arid that on Thursday a week ago t w;i it a t uggy on what is known as the l:ibait r d, from the nearest station on the l 1 ':t bnn' A Western Railroad, to Vmber ■ . brid r in <'onnoqnencssing Twp. He wa- deeply buried in meditation on the bill of. xtra charges, 42 cents, handed him by the baggage master of the up train that nwrning r carrying his sample boxes,and he scarcely noticed anything by the way side. Suddenly, however, his thoughts were recalled to the wot, muddy world by his mare coming to a halt. In the mud in front of him was a peculiar black object resembling a stiff felt hat, - quite nigh in the crown. The roadway was simply one continuous succession of sink-boles. The hat seemed to rest on the surface of the mire, but looking closer, Meybeer discovered that it was a few inches higher. It moved —moved with a s»rt of twitch. Frightened nearly as bad as his Horse, the commercial traveler leap ed out of his buggy, and was about to go ahead for investigation, when a voice ap parently from beneath the hat, a voice so faint as to suggest suffocation, said: "Hold on. there! l)on - t drive any more derrick engines or oil well tubing over me. There's a mule underneath me! Go slow. I can still breathe a little, but the mule—" The mule! Oh, where was hef This remarkable story is sworn (!) to as follows: BUTTERCUP P. O . ) Co.VNOQTKNKSSISG TOWNSHIP. HI TLER Co., PA., April lti. \ Personally appeared before. O. Feewell, a magistrate in and for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one Abraham Meybeer, who being duly sworn, deposes and avers that the statements made by him to trie members of The Pittsburg Dispatch Country Road Kxplonn-* Party are the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the Whereunto I have this, tho 10th dav of April. Ar.no Domini, 1890, set my hand and seal. [Signed] O. FKKWKLL, Magistrate at Buttercup. [Witness] O. FKEWELL 11. (Fees. 25 cent*: lees, l-» cents.) The account continues as follows: Your explorers find the roads of Butler county fully as bad as those in Washington county. They are far worse in the oil region, but a" trifle better in the remote agricultural and forest sections. For live miles on either .idc ofZelienople and Harmony there have evidently been attempts to make mud roads scientifically. That section of the county is largely farm ed bv the Germans. Harmony having been settled ". ':-'ir.a!!v 1-y the Economies, who, then urn ; the leadership of Kapp, were stvied the Harmonites. The highways in this locality are well graded, i. e., they slope toward either fide where there are gutters to drain oil'the water. But vv'. ile good enough now, these same roads are ml to cause more or less trouble during the winter ar.d earl} - spring. Ma cadamizing would make them perfect, hut the Germans (1.. not care to macadamize unless they have good stone. They be lirve no stone i so well suited to this pnr p.,-e as limestone, and that is on'y plenti ful in the northern part of the county, along Slippery Rock creek. To distribute it to the ■ them and other parts of Butler county would cost a great deal of money tor railroad transportation and teaming, they say. Those to whom 1 talked were anxious to know if the State Government would stand the expense of transporting limestone all over Pennsylvania if the State Commission and Legislature should decide to adopt it as the standard for a general macadamiz- in/r. So words of mine are adequate to de scribe the condition of the Butler county roads in the famous "Hundred-foot" region. They are awful. Within the last tew months the activity in thi* territory has been great. The hauling is heavy—all engines, boilers, casing, lumber and pipes having to be brought overland from the railroads many miles. We left Harmony one morning at * o clock and reached Am berson Bridge a couple of hours later. This is a city of oil derricks built upon one of the Connoquenessing creek bottoms. There the trouble with roads began. A BADLY BCNKKS TRACK. Although the sun and wind of the past week have pretty well dried up the uiud elsewhere, it is still as deep, slushy and soggy as ever at Ambersou Bridge, and for four miles northeast of that. Beyond the bridge the road scales a hill and so cut up is the road that the loaded wagons coming down grade have actually dug out a track to the right fully two feet below the track to the left, which unloaded teams going up the grade use. It is worth a man's life to ride up this hill, as we found out. On the summit an oil town has been built in the woods. Some endeavor has been made to keep the road there from sinking out of sight by throwing logs and plank* across it. Beyoud and out of the *woods teamsters have for weeks abandoned the main mad and taken to the adjacent fields. The road yet proved so treacherous that we ladto do the same. Iu front of us wire three loaded coal wagons, with ati of.draft horses to each. Presently the caravan reached the other end of the wheat field, where the fence rails had bei n removed to allow wagons to climb up ai.d out upon the road again. The lirst coal wagon tried the ascent. The horses accomplished that easy enough, but the momeiii they touched foot to the road outside down went the vehicle to its bed. The team couldn't budge it. The horses were whipped and beaten, but to no effect. The asse:. Med drivers started to take off rails from the fence"to pry out the wheels, but the (aimer, appearing on the scene, objected. 11 said he didn't propose to be robbed of ill hi ■ fence rails, no matter how badlv petroleum wildcatters got stuck. Then tin assembled teamsters surveyed off anotl'.i: nut . farther up through the next field to a point where they could get the wagon- out upon the road above the bad spot. \o fsoflner had they began to tear down the fence than the farmer ran up, this time with help, and said "he'd bo blanked if one j;ap in his fence wasn't enough and they shouldn't an inch farther through his fields." Ti;r Dispatch wagon was in the fields with the others we were com pelled frci:ll motives of self-preservation to take part in the melee. But Mr. Farmer was staunch. He whistled up his dogs. They were vicious looking, and so that fence w.t rebuilt very promptly. Back to the engulfed coal wagon the teamsters went. They were mad now, and where you run IKTOS an angry teamster in the oil regi u jou are sue to hear profanity. They unhitched the horses of all three coal wagons to add iheir combined power to each of the wagons as they sank one after another in the mud-trap. The men swore without ceasing, and half a dozen whips were laid on «s many horses without mercy for the next half hour. I pitied the poor brutes. And this road 1 am telling you about is one of the principal highways in Butler county —the main road from Harmony to the town of Butler. The farmers disclaim all responsibility for its shameful condi tion. They declare that the oil interests are to blatrir—that the oil corporations, the Standard oil Company and the speculators in the oil exchanges of the land reap the financial benefit of the country road , de stroy them and pay no tax toward keeping them np. Of course many a farmer is en riched by the lease of his land to the oil corporation - and oil capitalists, but lie says in reply to that that his share of the profits are pot a shadow to what the capitalists, corporation- and speculators gain. Farm ers in the oil fields of flutter loudly do uiand that the new State Commission take thisinequality of road tax into considera tion. Tlay believe it unjust that they have to pay all the road tax. The oil in terests should be included by a special tax, or covered by some other method, they argue. While in the oil region we took a photo graph of a wreck by the wayside. They are distributed all over the road 9 Butler coumy. Vo wondera blacksmith and wagon re pairer at Union ville, Beaver county, laid ■ We are not particularly anxious for better roads. They would hurt our trade." It is stated in Petersburg, on the Har mony pike, that no less than 12 horses have been killed by the frightful state of the Hi bolt road this spring. That highway leads up to the Hundred-foot region from the Pittsburg A Western Railroad. We arrived at Butler at 1 P. M . after six hours' tussle with ten miles of horrible roads. After dinner we pressed on toward New Caotle. Northwest of Butler the roads get better the farther they leave the oil regions in the south. But they are all dirt roads. In .our sections the clay gave way to a sandy soil, which never makes a very bad road'in winter. The grades are all "heavy. There are enough kinks and bends in the roads, for the purpose _ o avoiding hills, to make any average city horse dizzy. A SHORT SIOHTED GRAXUBR. ' What do you want the roads macadam ized for, anyhow?" sneered a rural hanger on at the tavern in Portersville, the hamlet where we put up for the night. The wind dries them up all right every April, and that makes good roads again without add ing to our road taxes as the State will do. This remark needs no comment. It is an excellent sample of the type of the in terior farmer, who is willing to put up with impassable roads every winter to await the economical improvement of Dame Nature in spring. But that class is small. My next letter will embrace the roads_ in Lawrence county on either side ot New Castle to Mercer, then;e to Venango coun ts and thence to Crawford county. L. E. STOFIKL. Advantages of Brick. The Franklin Pa. St irs, recommend" the the vitrified brick pavement of that town, and says the pavement can be built at from $1.30 to $1.70 per square yard. It refers to the experience of the people of McKeesport, Pa., Tiffin 0., Wheeling, Steuben ville, Canton and Cleveland with brick pavements, and adds: — The durability of vitrified brick pavement is no longer in question. Tears of severe test iu McKeesport, Pa., and elsewhere have settled the point. It outwears any kiuds of stone found in this part of the country. An advantage over granite is the fact that it does not polish, but always affords a secure footing for the horse s hoof. An advantage which brick has over all other paving materials is the ease and inex pensiveness with which it can be taken up in repairing gas, water or other mains, or in mending surface defects. Any ordinary workman can take up and relay it. On the other hand, it requires the pickaxe to re move the flinty asphalt, and a gang of men with pots of boiling pitch are necessary in patching up the broken place. Moreover, the patch always shows and can't be made uniform with the original. A gain, asphalt is soft in summer, hut in freezing weather is as hard as an anvil. The material draws and holds heat, and in summer gives off an odor constantly that is about like the smell of a ship-yard. As phalt is impervious to water, and the roots of a tree beneath it must die, whereas brick allows water to sink through the interstices. Carbon Black. Apbil 17th, A. D., 1890. Report of School Xo. 3—Saw-mill —Win- field twp: No. of pupils enrolled 51. Average at tendance 29. Percent of attendance 85. The school was in session 6 months or 120 days. Kuthla Clark attended 116 days. Aruo Kinn 114 days, Johnnie Cypher 111 days. The general condition of the school good. Sickness, rain and bad roads inter fered with the attendance of pupils at school and consequently with their pro gress in the branches taught. Parents should endeavor to have their children at tend tchool every day, planning the chil dren's work at home so that all odd jobs of work could he done on Saturday. We raised sixty cents for Dr. Higbee's Memor ial l-'und. It does not seem to be a large amount, but if all the schools respond ac cordingly in Penn'a. a fitting monument can be placed to the memory of the friend of the school boys and girls of the Key stone State. Death entered our school and called away Charlie Laudenschlager. We extend our sympathy to the family and friends of Charlie. To the patrons of School So. 3. I extend my grateful thanks lot their k.ndness and support to me as teacher. My thanks are due to the Direc tors for their courtesy to rce during my engagement by them as a teacher, and in conclusion I would say, may the great great work of education be guarded with a zealous care, and the common school be the hope of the nation; the energy of the boys and girls directed in the right chan nel. J. G. MCCCLLOUOH, Teacher. A Card. To the Republicans of Butler Co.: Whereas certain unprincipled and de signing persons have put in circulation a report to the efl'ect 1 belong to the Third party, I take this way of informing the voters that the report is entirely false, aud solemnly affirm before God that 1 have never voted the Third party ticket in my life. The whole thing is an electioneering scheme to hurt me, and favor somebody else. I invite investigation in regard to my standing in society, but [ request vot ers not to believe every falsehood that may be started. The person who cannot present his own claims, without misrepre senting others is unworthy of the confi dence of decent people. Signed: J. P. DAVIS, Of Brady twp. Candidate tor Register A Recorder. DEATHS FLICK—At his home in Middlesex twp. April 12, 1890, llenry N., only son of Jacob B. Flick, in the 31st year of his age. Under the sod our loved ones sleep, Their last long dreamless sleep. \\*e are alone. Our hearts are sad, What can we, more than weepf "But God hath done it," then we fain would say. Thy will in all things evermore be done, E'en though that will remove whom best wo love, While Jesus lives, we cannot be alone. Himself hath done it. Although severe, May seem the stroke and bitter be the cup. 'Tis his own hand that holds it aud we know, He'll give us grace to drink it meekly up. We know that when we stand, Serene on Heavon's pure height. ~'Twill seem that all was wisely planned. The cup was mingled right." BATCH AW—ln Allegheny, April 16, 1890, John Latchaw, aged 85 years. CRAIG—At her home near Boydstown, Friday, April 18, 1890, Ellen Craig, aged 19 years. She had been living at Kepple's in But ler, was taken sick there, and was taken home the day before she died. ANDERSON' —Iu Franklin Twp., Saturday evening. April 19, David Anderson, aged 70 years. He died suddenly while returning from Stickle's store, falling dead in the road. His wife, two sons and a daughter survive him. He was the father of Cal Anderson, of Butler. JOHNSON — At the residence of his brother Henderson, in Butler, April 17, 1890, K. M. Filmore Johnson, aged 32 years and 2 months. lie was the victim of Bright's disease and liver complaint and was seriously ill but a few days. He was buried in Sum mit Presbyterian churchyard on Saturday. BAKER—At her home in Butler Twp., near Mt. Chestnut, Thursday, April 17, 1890, Mrs. Andrew J. Baker, aged 31 years, 5 months and 15 days. Her death was caused by pneumonia and heart disease, and she leaves four children. She was a daughter of George Rider, of Centre Twp. STKPP— In Middlesex Twp., this county, on April 16, 1890, Mrs. Lydia Stepp, wife of Mr. Michael Stepp, aged 67 years, 6 months and 3 days. Mrs. Stepp was a woman much respect ed and died without a known enemy. DEXXISON—At her home in Slippery rock Twp., Tuesday, April 22, 1890, Mrs. Alexander Dennison. aged about 60 j-ears. THK new Riven and Harbor* bill pre vides for a dim across the Ohio, just below the month of the Beaver, the estimated eo6t of which is $900,000. THe New Tork Independent of lest week gave returns of the votes of 13# Presby teries of the Presbyterian Church en revision of the Confession of Faith. Theee returns show that 82 Presbyteries have voted in favor of revision. 40 against and 4 have refused to vote. There are 16 jret to be heard from. THB business men of Philadelphia held a meeting Tneaday, and organised in bebetf of Gen. Hastings for Governor. POLITICAL. We are authorised to announce t*e fol lowing gentlemen as candidates for the offices under which their names appear, subject to the Republican primary of But ler county, on Saturday, May 24th, IMO. from 1 to 7 r. u. FOR DELEGATES TO THB STATE CONVENTION. A. L. TIMBLIN. Of Fairview Boro. W. H. RITTBR, OT Butler. g. D. BBLL, Of Millers town. JOHK DINDINQEB, Of Zelienople. CAPT. GBOBOB W. FL««OB*. Of Butler. JAMBS A. MCMARLIH, Of Adams twp. FOR CONGRESS. NIWTOI BLACK, Of Butler. FOR ASSEMBLY. (2 to nominate.) CAPT. R. IBWI* BOOGS, Of Zelienople. JOSEPH THOMAS, J B., Of karns City. AUDIIW G. WlililAMll, Of Butler. HABLAS BOOK, Of FrankKn twp. JOBIA* M. THOMPSON, Of Brady Twp. FOR SHERIFF. X. G. CAMPBELL. Of Oakland Twp. "W\ B. DOBDS, Of Muddycreek Twp. W. M. BBOWJI, Of Forward Twp. OWBN BBADY, Of Donegal twp. FOR PROTHONOTART. JAMBS H. GIBSOX, Of Washington Twp. CAPT. JOHK G. BIPPCS, Of Oakland Twp. SAMCBL M. SBATOK, Of Mtrlon twp. FOR REGISTER A RECORDER. J. P. DATIB, Of Brady Twp. D. E. DALE, Of Butler. H. A. AT BBS. Of Butler. JOHK FIXDLBY, Of Bntler. FOR TREASURER. JAMES S. WILSON, Of CentreviUe. JOHK T. MABTIK, 01 Buffalo Twp. FOR CLEHK OF COURTS. JOSEPH CRISWKLL, Of Butler Twp. W. H. CAMPBELL, Of Concord Twp. WM. C. FIKDLEY, Of Butler, (formerly of Clay Twp.) FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. (2 to nominate.) WILLIAM W. BKAKDOK, Of Connoqueneseinf Twp. I. S. P. DEWOLFE, Of Slipperyrock Twp. J. B. CUNNINGHAM, Of Clinton Twp. JAS. STBPHKNSON, Of Summit Twp. ISAAC H. CHRISTIB, Of Concord Twp. J. C. KISKADDON, Of Allegany Twp. S. W. MCCOLLOUUH, Of Fairview Twp. CHARLES F. SMITH, Of Buffalo Twp. R. 8. HINDU AN, Of Cherry Twp. A. D. W«f», Of Butlor. FRBDKBICK EBERT, Of Clinton Twp. SAMUBL T. MARSHALL, Of Butler. JAMBI WILHOIf, Of Franklin twp. JOHN J. MCGABVEY, Of Mercer twp. ISAAC BLAKBLKT, Of Batlor. FOR COUXTT AUDITOR. (2 to nominate.) JACOB ALBBBT, Of Franklin twp. A. M. DOUTHBTT, Of Pann twp. S. L. CHBBBBM AN, Of Muddycreak twp. GBOBQB W. COOPBR, Of Slipperyroek twp. 8. M. SWARTZLANDBR, Of Butler, (formerly of Faimew twp.) FOR COUNTY CORONIR. JOHN FKNNKDT, Of But^r. Rheumatism V« donbt If there It, or ui be, a ((MM remedy for rheum* tlim; bat theaeeade ate have infared ft* paint Un >»«« (reatig eßted by Hood'* SuuptiUU. It 7« to tad relief, try this pm naiISt.EK, Trustee by appoiutnieut of Court, bruin, Butler Co., Pa. S. F. BOWSER, Att'y. Auditor's Notice. Patton Bell aud fin the Court of Common Margaret Bell vs Pleas of Butler Co. Patrick Gardner 1 et al 1. A. D. No. 15, Dec T. 'BB April 7, 1890, petition of Pattou Bell for leave to pay into Court j>3,i7,00 amount due defendants, after payment ot costs of record, and that an auditor be appointed to report liens and distribute fund in Court among those entitled thereto, | resented, and on due consideration, we direct the fund ot $337 .tiO to be paiii into Court and appiint A L. Bowser, Esq. auditor to report liens against the interest of the defendants aud make distributiou of the fund to those enti tled to the same. BY THE Col'KT. To all whom il may concern: Notice is hereby given that I will attend to the duties of my appointment in the above entitled matter on \\ eiicesday, May 14, 1890, at 1 o'clock p.m., at my office iu Diamond Block, Main St., Butler, I'a. A. L. BOAVSEK, Auditor. Nolice to School Directors of Butler Borough. Gentlemen: —ln pursuance of the Act of Assembly, of April 9, IS(J7. and the supple ments thereto, you are hereby notified to meet in convention at the Directors room, in the Jefferson street school building, in the borough of liutler, Pa., on the tirst Tuesday of May, 1890, at the hour of half past seven o'clock, P. M., of said day. and select, viva voce, by a majority "of the whole nnmber of Directors present, one person of literary and scientific acquire ments, and of skill and experience in the art of teaching, as Borough Superintend ent. for said borough of Butler, for the three succeeding schoolyears;and certify the result to the State Superintendent of Com mon Schools at Uarrisburg, Pa., as by said Act of Assemblv, you are required to do. JOHN W. BROWN, Pres. Butler School Board. Estate of George Brown, aee'd, LATE OF CONCORD TWIN, BUTLER CO., PA. Letters testamentary on the above estate having been grauted t» the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them for settlement. MARIA J. BROWN, EX'X, Greece Citv, Butler Co., Pa. GEO. W. FLEEGKK, Alt'y. Executors' Notice. W HEREAS, letters of administration have been granted to the undersigned on the estate of S. \V. Shannon, of Franklin Twp., Butler Co., Pa., all persons knowing them selves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and auy having claims against saui estate will pre&eut them duly authenticated for settlement. lA. W. SHANNON, Prospect, Pa. JOHN P. RAPSON, Executors. Executor's Notice. (ESTATE OF J. B. LONG, DEC'O, LATE OF FRANKLIN TWI\, BUTLER CO., PA. Letters testamentary on the above named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to it will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against it will present them tor settlement. ROB'T McBRIDE, Ex'r. McCaudless P. O. VV. D. BRANDON, Att'v. Auditor's Notice. O. C. No. 18, June Term, lt>9o. In the matter of the first and partial ac count of Hugh Shaw and Robert Black, ad ministrators of Margaret Shaw, dee'd. Having been appointed auditor in the above case to make distribution of the funds in the hands of the administrators to and among the pernous legally entitled thereto, 1 hereby give nolice that 1 will attend to the duties ot this appointment at my office, No. 17, E. Jefferson St., Butler, Pa., at 10 A. M., Thursday, April 24, lsi'O, at wnich time and place all parlies interested may alteud, if they think proper. IRA MCJUNKIN, Auditor. PUBLIC NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that Heed (ice ot (lar lou Co., lms leased 10 James Gallagher, ol But ler Co., Ills uue bu> inare with u white star oil late, one set ol single Harness, and oue trtick board wagou, lor tne term ol one year lrom date. I agree to take good care ot said proper ty and return the same at the end of said tcr.u, and not to take the property outside of the state without Mr. Goes knowledge and con sent. JAMES UALLAUUKK. March 28, lsyo. Dissolution Notice. The partnership heretofore existing be tween 8. P. Painter and John Sultou under the tirui name ol Painter At Sutton at Luclid, Butler Co., Pa., is this day mutually dis solved. The books and accounts 01 said firm are in the hands of S. P. Painter for col lection. All persons owing said firm will please call on 3. P. Painter, Esq., aud settle the same and all persons having claims against said iirffi will present the same for settlement. S. P. PAINTER. March 21, 1890. JOHN SUTTON. Dissolution, The ttriu of Berg & Cypher has expired by limitation of time aud all persons indebted to said firm Hre requested to make Immediate pay ment, and persons having claims against the tlrm are requested to present the same for pay ment. The books and papers will be found at Uie Hanking House of John Berg & Co. Butler, henna. JOHN BEKQ JJI. I March 11, 1880. iIEKKY A. BKUO.! MAKY liElili. ) Executors of the last will of John Uerg, dee'd. UKOKOE A. C'YPHKB, Administrator's Notice. (ESTATE OK JAMES P. M'QL'ISTION, DKC'D, LATE OF CENTKEVII.LE 110110; Letters of administration on the above nam ed estate having been granted to the under sigded. all persons knowing themselves indebt ed to Baid estate will please make Immediate payment and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. C. K. L. MCQCISTIOX. Butler. Pa. W. HENRY WILSON, sitpperyr'k P. O. Administrators. Notice. * Notice Is hereby given to the members of the Farmers Mutual Hre lusurance Company ot Hann.ihstown and vicinity that on February Ist 1890. the votes on the gas question were count ed by the appointed committee, and the result was 90 votes of a majority airainst gas in Insur ed buildings, and In consequence of the above result the Directors ol the company, at their meeting on Saturday. February »tli, is:*>, an. nulled and made void Article is. Section 7. In the H\-L*wsof the constitution, unanimously, aud substituted in the place of the annulled ar ticle the following urtiile, viz If a loss is IMS asloiied by tlie use of gas or oil for fuel in dwelling houses or other buildings the Insured forfeits his or her Insurance. Further It was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Board to Insure haystacks, the same as hay in buildings, wherever the hay may be, either on the premies of the Insured or other places. The Board of Directors hereby notifies all the members of the company Insured using gas at present to inform the undersigned Secreta ry at once. By order of the President. HENRY HECK. Secretary. DELANO. February 8. WW. A. A. KELTY, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. omce on Diamond, south of Court House. ONLY TOO WILLING. "1 know that 1 am no match for you in wealth, weight or *4 ♦' '• 'HT social iK»sition." $ * know how unworthy lam of you, too; but miy I not >'•'*'£> hojH* that some tune—some dav—' x i. / 4 "Yes," she asserted, lifting her regal head; "Someday, y / l v why n»»t now? lam ONLY TOO WILLING" a J othar VS —. ( J dealer, and tbea decide whether you do better eltewher*. We art Wfliiaf /T i - \ j/\ because we know that we hare the clinch on every other buy«t Wa aall for Ia but wa do all we claim, nnd perform every promiM-we make. Areyoo willing to lend us your ear? We will'pay you bigger interest on the loan tbau you could get on hard-cash. We are better on the trade than W« are oa tM talk But we can tell w hat we kuow so that you .-an understand us. Are you willing? We don'tatretcb thlara whea we say we have the largest room, largest stock, greatest variety and sell at lower prices thaa any bonia la tIM whole county. All the latest novelties and standard goods will be found io oar >ate arrivals of aprta* and aommer styles in mens', boy's and children's fashionable clothing, hats, shirts, underwear collars enffk tiea hosiery trunks, valises, satchels, umbrellas, overalls, jumper jackets, jewelry, watches, chains, charms, cut and collar bo£ tons, scart pins,ear and fiotrer rings, breast and lace pins, brushes, handmirrors, purses, bill aad pocket books combs and Lundreds of other articles you may stand io need of, all of which we guarantee to be MTNCt style*! choice fabrics, sure tits and lowest prices. We always find people willing and eager to boy la the fthTSrnst mark et, and having this spring secured special bargains in every department, you will find as raady aad wTOiafwONLY TOO WILLING—to render promptly, courteously and intelligently any needed or desired iMitthlaa In nakln* your selections We are ONLY TOO W1 LLIXG to show goods and quote prices, no diSeretfoe wbaiber you wish to purchase or not Come in at your couvenience or earliest opportunity aud fast yoor eyaa upon our im mense assortment, study our prices aod we'll take our chances on your going awar empty handed Stand by those who stund by you! What does that mean?" It means that' we have stood by jou for yeara You have stood by us, are you willing to continue? It means help for you. Those who want to Mil goodain ©or line will have to see what we are doing, aad come down to our notch. If they do any ehla muaic they'll have to take the tune from us. It they march they'll have to take up oar step as we lead aad propose to ktrp oa loading and others must follow or fall We are not making a bluff for trade; that game is played oat. Wo are aUtisf facts. The proof lies in our goods which are leaders in every line. It's all moonshine to talk aboat bigger or be" ter bargains than we make They can't be made. "Love at first sight" mast be the fate of ovary one who gaina on our goods; not only because they are handsome but because they are cheap in every —it of tfea word. Ne body can beat us iu stock. Nobody can beat us on price. Buy where you like bat aee oor atoek before TOO bur ARE YOU WILLING ? It will be money in your pocket, and that'* what we are all after. With the kindest regards for your very, veiy libera] patronage in the pest, lam ONLY TOO WILLINO to try to merit the same in the future. I remain aa ever youre to please XI E O K 7 Champion Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter, No 11 » Main St., - - Duffy's Block, Butler* Pa. Diamond : - : Hotel, Fronting Diamond, Butler, Pa. THOMAS WASSOX, Pro'r. Good rooms, good meals, stabling in con nection, everything first class. NIXON'S HOME, 35 N. TUcKEAN ST., BUTLEtt. PA. Meals.'at'all hours. Open all night. Breakfast 25 cents. Dinner 25 cents. Si'pper 25 cents. Lodging 25 cents. SIMEON NIXON - PKOP'R. till MULLED HULL No. 88 and 90, S. Main St., BUTLER, - - Near New Court House—formerly Donaldson House—good accommodations for travelers. Good stabling connected. .. , [4-9.-gfr.iyT H EITENMUI LER. Prop r. Willard Hotel W. H. REIHINU, Prop'r BUTLER, - fiV. STABLISU IS CONNECTION. SAMPLE KOOM for COM MEKCIAL TRAVELERS SAMPLE ROOM. LIYEK\ IN CONNECTION Hotel Yogeley (Strictly First Clans.) HENRY L. BECK. PROP'R. J. H. FAUBEL, Manager. Butler, Pa. Jordan's Restaurant All our readers visiting Butler will do well to go to Sam Jordan's restaurant for their meals. We serve lunches, soft drinks, tobacco and cigars. No. 4, S. Main St., under I Schneideman'a clothing store III! snot! NURSERIES. ERIE,PA. All stock guaranteed to be ill good con dition when delivered. We replace all trees that fail to grow. REFERENCES IX BTTLEU: J. F. Lowry, W. T. Mecbling, Jame Shanor, Jr.. J. E. Forsythe, Geo. Shalfner o are $1 even. Everything in our immense stock at lower figure* th%Q quoted or priced any where else. We cordially invite ypw to call in and verify the statement we now make, that you oao save money by buying Dress (foods, Carpet* and Fancy Hoodf at Rittef & Ralston's. LUMBER IS ADVANCING- Saw Mills, Steam Engines. Shingle Mills, Hay Presses, Ac. If .u want a HIKST-CLASS SAW MUX send for Catalogue and special price to intr»- dUC V: i n r TOB#. P4. u«nlocabt* tn aI I linn. sufsin imsmm lit. Hop* Nuntrla*. YOU CANJIN|^