THE CITIZEN" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1893. BVTLKB Has a population ot about 10,000. it is t-he county seat ot Butler county, with 60.000. Four railways, natural £us, and unequalled (acuities (or nienutaetures. ITogress cvry where; new buildings, now manufacturer, a VTOWIUK ana prospermia towu. New York Weekly Tribune—Free. By special arrangements made for eur so doing, we are enabled to offer to all our subscribers who pay arrearages, (if any) and one year in advance, and to all new subscribers paying in advance, the New York Weekly Tribune lree for one year. For further particulars of this ofler see ad vertisement. New Advertisements. Notice of the Butler Mutual Fire Ins. Co's. Election. C. E. Miller's Christmas Slippers. Doothett & Graham's Christmas Pres ents Shaul and Nast's Panic Prices. W. E. Kalston's Jewelry. "West Sunbury Academy. Marks' Discount. Klinqlers' Column. Furs Wanted. Trailer's locals. Marvin's Crackers. Holiday Excursion Rates. N. r. Weealy Herald. NOTK —AII advertisers intending to make canges in their ads. should notity us ol tueir intending to do so, not later than Monday morning. LOtSL —Teachers' Institute next week. —A white deer was shot in Forest coun ty last week. —Assessors will hereafter get 5 cents for each birth reported. —The mean man is not always a man of means. —The greatest novelty in pocket-books these days is money . —lt is strange that a man who bets can not go to that better land. —Don't let people make you believe that yon are smart. —A large box filled with supplies lor the needy was shipped to Pittsburg by Mrs. McSbane last week. —John and Chas. Lowry are now the proprietors of the Lowry House livery stable. —Down in Middlesex twp. last Thurs day, Wm. Sefton found a garter snake crawling along the road. —A philosopher says: "Don't worry about the past. The future is an unmark ed blackboard and you hold the chalk." —John Shaffer looks as natural as a bug in a rug in his new barber shop in the Arlington, as do John, Jr. alid Fred. —The assignment of A. W. Christy of Centreville was a great surprise to the people ol that town and vicinity. —There will be a meeting of the Bntler County Alliance at Coaltown, on Saturday Deo. 30th, at 10 a.m. —We can club the CITIZEN and the Scientific American for $4, for Ootn papers, payable in advance; and will quote rates on any if me Alunn use cn W. Diamond, j B. C. Ilasolton is on the sick list, i Archie Hogg of Brady twp. had another stroke of apoplexy last Friday. ! Joseph Foringer,foreman of the Milliards | miues was in town on business, Monday. | Peter Sbira of Parker twp., is now in bis Mth year, and during the past ten years he has not been sick a day nor missed his sear at the table once lie is a sun of a Soldier of the Revolution. Coirmissiouer elect Wilson has rented the Mrs Cratty bouse on Franklin street Commissioner* elect McCollough and Kel ly will not move to town. Thomas flays of Fairview was in town on business, Monday. Mrs. Nancy Stephenson has b«en ap pointed P. M. lor tne oflL-e at Bovard. Prof. Mackey and Aatiic WelshoDS Till be married in ht. Paul's Church next Wed nesday afternoon. John M. and William Shira of Parker twp. were in town on business, Tuesday, Thus J. Eakin has been appointed P. M. for Einlentou. Prothonotary-elect Samuel Seaton has rented tne Mrs. Russell home on W. Pearl street. Mrs. Thomas Wilson, of Centreville, is seriously ill of the grip. Mrs. Wm. Crocker also has the grip. Cbario Rajsoher has gone to Tennessee with a Pittsburg hunting party which will be gone all winter. Charlie Abrams returned Tnesday from a trip to Washington. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Black of Institute Hill are on the sick list. Oil Notes. Throughout last week the well on the Grubbs farm in Allegheny county contin ued to flow without a skip or a break, as tue horsemen say, and according to the in formation of au official of the Philadelphia company placed about 7,000 bbl». of oil to its credit. None but a novice in the busi ness would claim that the record of the well is not a good one, as far as it has been tested. When the production declined all that was neceessary to bring it back was agitation and it responded with a will. For once, at least, the oil producers, re finers, speculators and all others interested in the business can act unitedly in oppos ing the placing ot petroleum on the free list. — Blizzard Fires. The large barn of John Shaffer, Sr. in Clearfield twp, with all its oonteuts was destroyed by lire on Wednesday of lur-t week. Nicholas Spohu, who managed the tarin, lost a team of horses, some cows and calves, some pigs, wagons, farmiug imple ments and grain. There was no insurance on either barn or stock, and the loss* to both men will aggregate several thjusaud dollars. The old Goff house on the ilillerstown road, no«tr owned by Wm. Gold was de stroyed by lire on Thursday morning ol last week. Gold lived in the house alone, and was away at Ihe time. A man was seen to enter the house during the night and towards morning it was discovered to be burning. It was insured for $1,200. Gold was to have been married on Tuesday of this week to Clarion county lady. aoth Anniversary. The 20th Anniversary of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, will be cele brated by the Butler W. C. T. U. on Dec. 22d and 23d. There will bo a public crusade meeting Friday evening and au all day prayer meeting on Saturday from 10 to 4 o'clock, to which all good friends ol temperance will bo made welcome. Ex. COM. The Markets. BUTLER MARKETS. Our grocers are paying 25 for butter, 24 for fresh eggs, 40 to 45 for potatoes, 25 for turnips. 50 for beets 60 for parsuips and onions, 3to 4 for cabbage, SI.OO lor apples, 10c for dressed chicken, 10 lor dress ed turkey, duck and goose. PITTSBURG PRODUCE. Timothy hay from country wagons sl7 to 19, mrnixed" hay sll. straw $0 50 t07.75 wheat by carload 63 to 60, corn 41 to 45, oats 34 to 36. rye 53 to 57; buck wheat flour 2f to 3; clover seed, 62 pds, $6.25 to 6.50, timothy $1 75. Country roll butter 20 to 23, cooking butter 10 to 15, fresh eggs in cases 24 to 25, cold storage eggs 20 to 21, potatoes on track 45 to 75, cabbage 3 to 5, onions 45 to 50, turhips 40 to 50; dressed chickens, drawn. 9 and 10c , undrawn 8 to 9 dressed turkey drawn 11 to 12, undrawn 9to 10, dressed duck 10 to 12, goose 9 to 10. Chestnuts 6to 7 cts a pound, shellbarks 90 to $1 00 a bu. walnuts and butternuts 25 to 40, beans $1 75. tallow 4 to 4J. LIVE STOCK. At Herr's Island, Monday, beef cattle sold at 325t0 5 40. hogs at 3 75 to 5 50, sheen at 50 ct« to 3 25, lambs at 75c to 4 25, and calves at 2 00 to 6.65. HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES On Deceuuler 23. 24, 25, 30 aud 31st and January Ist agents of the P. & W. Ky. will sell round trip tickets at excursion rates, good going on date of sale and valid for return passage until January 2d, 1894, inclusive. West Sunbury Academy. Persons desiring a literary train ing will find Sunbury Academy ad mirably adapted to their purpose. The wimer term opens Jan 2, 1894. Prof. C C. Case holds a Music Con vention from Dtc. 27ih to Jan. Ist For further information address F. E. KNOCH, Prin., West Sunbury, Pa Teachers treat vour schools with candies from the City Bakery. Look at the display of Holiday Qoods at the People's Store. This is the time of year old busr fcies sell. If jou have one you want to trade for a new one bring it in to S. B. Murtineourt & Co., Bu\ltr, Pa —Raw hide whips 50c,leather hal ters 50c, harness oil 50c a gallon, buggy harness $4.00 a set, and blankets, robes, and bugirie* in pro portion, to make room for slei/hs Come quick as these prices only last on present stock. S B MAKTINCOURT & Co. 128 E Jefferson St , Hutl<-r, Pa. Largest assortment and best values n Dress Goods and Cloaks at L. STEIN A SON'S. —Children's Trunks. Children's Bureaus. Children's Chairs Children's Wooden Bedsteads. Children's Wooden Tables. Children's Wooder; Rockers at J.F. T. STEHLE'S —Red hose, black hose and tan hose at M F & M. Marks', Take your children to Zaver's Gallery for Pictures that will suit you. Postoffice building This is the time of tho year to buy farm wagons. The Kramer is tho best. Martincourt & Co. We have a large stock of har ness at cut prices. Martincourt & Co., Butler, Pa. Heineman's have tho largest as sortment and low»st pric.-a of sleds brotJHbt to tturftr. The Relief Board Organized. At a consultation of the pastors of sev eral of the churches recently it was decided to invite all the churches of the to«-n to send three representatives to a meeting to be held Monday evening, the 11th inst , at 7:30. for the purpose of organizing a gener al relief association, to provide for the more systematic and judicious care of nec essitous cases which exist in this commun ity. At the time appointed committees trom tbe several churches named met in the lecture room of the United Presbyterian chur<-h as follows: United Presbyterian—W G Douthett.Mrs T J Suen, Aliss Belle Purvis. Methodist —J V Kitts, John Findley, Eli D Robinson. I'resbvterian —R A White, Alired Wick, C N Boyd. English Lutheran—John Uilderbrand, Edward Weigand, John H Negley. German Lutheran —Mrs John "Bi?k'?l, llrs J 11 Trontman, Rev E Croneuwett. Grace Lutheran —W C Fleming, II il Fleeter, Mrs Dr S D Bell. Episcopal—Mrs J B Black, Mrs Edwin J Howard. P S Bancroft. Reformed —John Weitzel. Miss Borland, Mrs R H Bow en. Bethau. Reformed—Miss Ida Mardorf. Miss Florence Bower, Miss Emma Lirn berg. Free Methodist—Miss E hel Grew, Mrs J W Howard, C B Wight. The Church ol" God —Miss Emm 1 Ebi Tdo I'b'H •1 -< Aid S iii-jtj and tje W C T L' —Mrs Wm Cooper. 011 motiou Prof P S Bancroft was chos en Chairman, and Eli I) Robinson, Sccre lary. The chair called upon Rev Eli Mil ler to state tlni object of the meeting, which he stated to be :ts briefly indicated shove. An informal di-cus-ion followed, remarks being made by Messrs White, Wick iindley, Neglev, Donthett.Mrs Cooper and oihers The sentiment was generally that steps should bo taken to see that all nec es.-itous cases in the community should be systematically provided for. On motion of \lr. ight the meeting proceeded to effect a permanent organization. Prof P S Ban crolt was chosen President. J V Ritts. Vice President; Eli D Robinson, Secretary, aud Mrs. Wm Cooper, Treasurer. On motion of Mr Kitts it wasdeclaied as the sense of the meeting that inasmuch as most, it not all, of the cbnrcnes bad organ izations for doing charitable work, that Ino several cburcnes should lake care, as f>r as possible, of all necessitous cases within their own membership, and that ibis general relief board would provide tor all other cases reported to it. On mo t on a representative ol each ot the church es was named on a committee to originate aud report a complete plan of organization at the next meeting. The committee, so far a-* named, wns 1 -tituted as lollows: John Fiuuiey, W G Douthett, C N Boyd, John tlildebrand, Kev E Cronenwett, Mrs lidwin J. Howard, John Weitzel, Miss Km ma Liinberg, Miss Emma Eba, C B Wight, W G Fleming, MrsS M McKee and Mis J E Mann On miiuou of Mr. Findley it was decided that when the association adjourn it rejourn to meet oil Friday evening at 7:30 in the same place. On motion ot Mr. Neg ihe Secretary was instructed to re port the proceedings to the papers, tir Ritts was appointed a commit tee to solicit the presence and co-operation of all the cl nrches not as yet represented in the association. The meeting then ad jnurned. The committee on perfecting ihe organization met immediately and en tered upon their work. SECRETARY. The Soldiers' Monument. Butler county is to have a Soldiers' Monument, and it will be built daring tae yearlS94 The Committee meet last Thursday and it adopted a design and is now receiving bids for that design, which cails for a shaft 40 feet high, (including the figure! with a base 11 leet square. It is to bo bailt of Barry granite, and the designs and specifi cations can be seen at the office of I. J. Mc- Gandless, 431 S. Main St. Sealed proposals (or the erection of the Monument will be received up to Wednes day, Dec. 20th; and the Committee will meet at 1 p.m. of that day and open them. Acciden s Wm. Christie,proprietor of the Schreiber Hoase, slipped anM fell last Friday morn ing. while he was carrying a pail of hot water and was badly scalded. Raymond Pollock, son of S. P. Pollock of Institute Hill was scalded about the head and sinulders Wednesday. Holiday Excursion Tickets on the Penn sylvania Railroad. For the benefit of the increased travel which the holiday season always brings, the Peiiesylvauia Railroad Company will (his year sell excursion tickets between the various stations on its system at the reduc ed rate of two cents per mile. Such tickets will be sold between all stations except lo and troin stations on the Downingtown a„d Lancaster Branch and tho United Railroads of New Jersey Division. The dates of sale are December 22d to 25th and December 29th to January Ist 1894, inclu sive. A Timely Bit of Advice, In these times of grip and pneumonia it is of great importance that we should know where to look for a safe and sure remedy. A slight colli may become a serious one, the scarcely noticeable pain in the chest is too often the foreruuuer of pneumonia. The first cough may load to consumption (a cough is always dangerous.) Never ne glect a cold or cough for even a day, but get at once, as a sale and sure remedy, Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure.whicn is recommended ou all sides. It should be kept in tho house n-gularly to avoid belay when ue ided. It is sold at all drug stores. Tiaxier's Underwear and Hosiery Sale. Mens dark Merino Shirts and Drawers, reduced from SI.OO to 60c a sail. Men's Gray wool mixed underwear reduced from $1 50 to $1 a suit Mens fine natural wool and Camels hair underwear reduced from $2.00 $1 50 a suit. Ladies heavy fleeced ribbed Merino vests and pants down from 40c to 25c. Ladies 60c, quality ribbed under wear 45c, Ladies finest Camel hair under wear the $1 50 quality now SI.OO. Children's wbite Meriuo under wear at 10c. 15c. 20c. 25c. 30c. 35c. and 40c. Ladies all woolen Hose the quar ter quality 19c a pair LOUIS TRAXLER'S, Next door to Butler Savings liauk, Butler, Pa. Grove City College. The winter session begins January 2; a large attendance expected Ev ery department in the college is thoroughly equipped. Literary, Music, and business education can be seemed ut a small expense. Ad dress the Presideut, Isaac C. Keller, Grove City, Pa. Slippery Rock State Normal Attend the State Normal School at Slippery ROCK. Butler county. Ad vantages excellent. Rates only s4l for 12 weeks. Winter term begins January 2. 1894. Students may enter at any time. Send for a catalogue. ALBERT E. MALTBY, PH. D , Principal. Cheer Up. Don't try to do two women's work, especially during the holiday season, it don't pay. Do away with baking, the wor»t drudgery of all the house work. You'll find Marvin's bread as good as any you can make yourself, and all the i other you have about it is the simple ordering of it from your grucer. Dou'ttake any but Marvin's It's pure, a health food. Latest styles in Dressing cases, Mimacurfs, Work b»xes.Shaving and Gent's, traveling sets, at HJEIN*MAN'», UUXLET, Par. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES George Bark, an O'llara township. Alle gheny county, tax collector, was held up by three highwaymen at Squad Ran on Tuesday evening and robbed. lie had a large sum of money with him, having been out collecting all day. The robbers knock ed him senseless with a club and he did not recover consciousness for nearly an hour. Damal Lobiter, driver for Jacob Miller, of the llarraersville Hotel, was robbed of sl2 near Gayasuta on the same evening. J. D. Doverspoke of JtlTerson countj has become rich by buying and selling eggs. His method i* to buy up thousands of dozens of eggs during the early spring and summer months when eggs are cheap, and preserve them in vats containiug a solution ot lime, and something el«p, which ho says is the secret of tbe business, until winter sets in and the price of eggs goes up. Then he ships thetn to the cities. A great deal of mystery still surrounds the death ol Fong Loy, the Chinese iauu dry man of Larimer avenue, East End ( Pittsburg. The most intimate friend of ibe dead man insists that the devils killed Fong The police are inclined to think it »r t- r.lO oap jriuWuJjut of the Fourth Avenue C.iptiot Sunday school b- lieved that his pupil met with foul play. The man who lived in the same house with t:ie laundry man says it was not a suicide, while a woman who lived next door says Fong committed suiside because he could not marry one of his instructors. Tne last person to add her theory is the wife of Long Sing. She says Fong was murdered The annual license war in Mercer connti is on;again. There are 26 applications—l 2 from Sharon, 2 from Mercer, 7 from Green ville, and one each from Stoneboro. James town and Grove City. Tils latter place never bad a license. The safe of Packard n)* distance without danger ot being disappointed. KLINULKR'S FLOUR PRICES. HOW MUCH YOU SAVB. When we announced our ''card" plan we made a price on Flour that has not been met by any one on a similar grade. Of c urso our prices have been duplicated, but iu every instance with an inferior grade ot Floor. ssow DRIFT TUB PRIZE BREAD FLOUR. has no rival to-daj at the price. Any Flour that ever approaches it in quality sells from 15 to 25 cents per sack higher. These hard liajes, this difference is better in your pocket than in somebody's mor.ey drawer We sell you with a "card," at manulacturer's wholesale prices. Others sell jou at this price with their profit ad ded Don't you see wey you pay a higher price elsewhere ? After you have a "card" A e will selljrou any th ng iu our line at man ulacturer's wholesale price. Get a "card" aad price list, aud you will be astonished how cheap you cau buy. Wo make a specialty of ORDKBS BY MAIL. We fill them promptly and careful ly. Town orders will be collected, if de sired, on delivery. Oat of town orders should be accompanied by postoffice mon ey order or cash SILVER FOAM FLOUR, is enjoying quite a run. It seems every body is getiiog ready lor Chiistmas aud w nuts the best flour that can be had. There is nothing in Butler like Silver Foam. The price is away down and the quality away up. Silver t-oam Flour will add to your Christmas cheer, for it makes the cake (and bread, too,) that takes the household by surprise. Other seasons we have always been short on this Flour during holiday time, but this year we will make extra efforts to fill all orders. Only one word of advice, get your .order in as early as you cau. SEEDS! SEEDS! The market is higher and demand in creasing. Those who followed our advice and bought are pleased. Remember when you are ready to buy seeds, KLIKGLKBS' ARE HEADQUARTERS. We have the best and largest line in this market. Ton can depend upon our seeds. Does it pay to get a "card" and deal with Klinglers'T Just ask your friends who have "cards." There are now nearly THREE THOUSAND CARD CUBTOMBBS, HO tnat VIM will hare 110 difficulty in find ing a few to consult. If yon wish to purchase PCRB GOODS, WARRANTED, ABSOLUTBLY PCRB, for we Know they are pure, because we make them, join the above happy army of buyers and "GET 'A CABD' AND SAVB YOUR MONEY. H. J. KLINGLER , ... (100 004.05. SI'EPLCS PKOriTS, - |38,»8S 14. OFFIOXK3 : Jos. Hartman. Prest. T J. V. Kltta, Vice I'res't, C. A. Bailey, cashier. (DIRECTORS : Jon. Hartman. C. P. Collins. O. M. Russell, H. McSweeney, C. D. Ureenlee, J. V. Hltts. E. K. Abmnts, Leslie Uaziett. I. (>. Smith, W. S. Waldron. W. Henry Wilson, M. Plnegan. A general banking business transacted. In terest paid on time deposits. Money loaned on approved security. Foreign exchange bought and sold. INSURANCE COMPANY ol NORTH AMERICA,IOOth Year Assets $9,730,000.00. Home of New York, Assets $9,328,000.00. Hartford of Hartford, Assets $7,109,000.00. Continental of New York, Assets $6,380,000.00. I 1 NEW YORK LIFE, Assets $137,499,000.00. Office of £. £. ABRAMS & CO, Office in fIUSELTON BUILDING, Jnext to tbe Court House. —Best underwear ID the city at M.F. & M. Marks'. Buffalo Blankets, beet tor wear at L. STEIN & SON'S. —At Qrieb & Lamb's you are sure of best grade of guitars, cornets, harmonicas, flutes, violins, accor. dians, mandolins, clarionetc, music boxes, banjos, piccolos, strings. —The people are enthusiastic 07 er tbe Pittsbarg Dispatch's Art Port folios Ask jour news-dealer to show you tbe offer if you are uot al ready a subscriber.. Tbe greatest offer ever made by a newspaper. Holiday Rates. The P. S. & L. E. R. R. will sell excursion tickets between all points on tbeir lines, Dec. 23d, 1893 to Jan. I, 1894, inclusive, and good returning up to and including Jan. 2d, 1894, at one fare for the round trip. Holiday Excursion Rates via the Pennsylvania R. R. Christmas and New Year Holiday excursion tickets will be sold over the Pennsylvania R. R. at rates of two (2) cents per mile from Dec. 22d to January Ist, 1894, inclusive —Horse Blankets and Robes at Martincourt and Co's Don't target that the P. 8 » i rn» Now We Get Down to BUSINESS. The Fall Season Op with Elegant Goods and .Splendid Attractions We are Again Ready to d) Sigiii Vuiag by Yol Investigate the Golden «!,>,..» 4 .i ,'tj \ AttordZ We simply ask at them >'°u to see our. r w deostvou goods B.SSHI If CrUMVfnPM Ati r«« thii.sx. Our ing all that **. uviitH/iiiAi;. t ,. jroo. • •»?» « >-ri- k. : .) -<-t ir. There is no room I- r ius;n% t•> i> h. i, *. , r \ i-.'o ner* one of Money i• • 1 • >.i-. PA. NIC PRICKS On Men 8, I ovs v'hi!drens Suits and Overcoa Is. VVe have bought the entire balance of the stock t f Men's, Hoys' and Children's Clothing i f the Large Clothing Manufacturers, M. Sampter, Sons & Co., 17 19 ami 21 Fait 4th St., New York, at 58 cents cn the t.rl'ar. uhich I tr.ent tw will give to our customers. ior want of .rj.o.iv >.ve con only quote a few r.t each. < f rur bargains in ous different line? . * * * * Men's suits at $4, 6, 8 and 10. arc- worth from ?2 to 5 advance' Men's overcoats at $2.50, 4.25. b and y.50, worth $2.;0 to 5.50 imw' Boys' suits (knee pants) from ., daily. From Union Station, Pittsbore, L"teru Standard time, for Altoona. Harruburg, Washington, "Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York; 1:20, 3:30 a. m. Penn'a. Limited, 7:15 a. m. 4:30 p. m.. 7:00 p. n> , 8:10 p. m dS For Harrisbnrg daily except Sunday, 5:25 а. m. and l:00~p. m. For Harrisbnrg Sunday only, a:4O a. ». For time tables and further information inquire of the Ticket Aaent at Station, or address Thos E. Watt, P. A. \V. Dist. 110 Fiftn Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. J. R.Wooo, General Passenger Agent. S. M.PKKVOST, General Manager, p. A W.B.*. Schedule, Ui effect Nov. 19. '93. (llutler time). The Short line to Pittsburg. DKFABT BOCTH. I rost SOL'TII. б.28 a m Allegheny 9.25 am. Al»egbeny.Ex 8.15 a m All*y & Akron 958 a m.AI ANOgme 95S a m Allegheny Ac 12.30 pm. All jac hK< soopm Allegheny Mall >55 pm• .|.!J, e | h^ r o n •I »n m ChicttiTO M. J. 35 P BQ.AII } * 6.10 p m Airy A Ell. Ex 4.10 p m. Allegheny Ac DKFABT NOBTH. FROM MORTH. 10.05 a m Kane S Brad, < 05 a Ac 5.00 p m Clarion Ac i.« am, Clarljn A 7.30 p m Foxburg Ac J. 40 pm. Kane Man Bt'KDAT TBAIKS. DXrAKT 80CTH. FROM SOUTH. 8.15 a ro. DeForest Ac 9.55 a m .Allegheny Ac 3.38 pm, Chicago Ex 4.55 pm. K. 6.10 pm, Allegheny AO 7.3-t pm. Deforest Ac Train arriving at at 4.56 p m leaves B 4 O de pot. Pittsburg, at 3 o'clock. . Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars Day coaches run through between Butler ana tickets to points in the Vest. Northwest or Southwest apply to A. B. CBOBCH. Agent PITTBBUBG, BIIXNANOO A LA KB KKIK R. « in effect November 20, 1893. Butler time. UOINO NORTH. | FROM NORTH. li—s 50 a. m., Erie |» 9-50 am. Brie 14-10.15 " " P™'J/,' 10—5.00 pm. Erie 13—9.U pm, Erie No 12 makes close connections lor N» w Ca'- tie. Buffalo. Cleveland and Chicago. _ N0.14 makes connections all pai taeast on W. N. Y. £P. at Mercer Junction, and with N. *. L. E. & W. at Shenango for all points »st. No. lomaxea connections with W. N. ». £ r. at Mercer Junction tor Stoneboro and >ew °T?iSns leave the P£ W depot In Allegheny at 83u a maud BtU depot? p Butler With till* road; and the train" at Butler at 330 and 2*2 Mnnect throuKh to Allegheny and Pittsburg, Trains 12. 10. 9 and n connect at Qr T*' JfOHTfWk HELLO THERE W. E. RALSTON Is to the froat once more, hard times and all, with a brand new store and an elegant Dew stock of goods Just what you want to select joar Christ* mas Presents from such as Fine Gold Watches, Diamonds. Jewelry, Solid Silver and Plated Ware at prices that will down the hard times. Call and see me at No. 326 S. Main St., Butler. WATCH AND CLOCK RE PAIRING A SPECIALTY. W. H~ (>'L- XI KM /; SUN. [Successois ot.Sehutte & O'Brien.] Sanitary P umbers And (i«s Fitt r rr, l> SAL Sewor Pipe, (Jaa Fixture*, Globes ate Natural Oas Appliaj-.ti. Jefferson St.,opp. Lowry House BUTL KTt, 2 TO 1. There are many peop'e who do not sbnw half the energy and speed in gratpiog the situation end seeing the poiut. even wl m it is an inverted carpet tack that claims their atten tion, that others do when we toll them of our bargains For the benefit of those who are slow to more, we will say here, that onr bargains are facts bat yoar more energetic neighbor gets the benefit of (hem all. Did yon know that we bare many of the latest editions in books at prices away below what yon pay -isuwbore tor them. It will pay yoa to call and see as at least once a day whether yoa bay or not. Money saved is money gained and if you take advantage ol oar bargains you will sorely be rich some day. Our b iliday goods are in full dit> play aud are worth seeing. Respectfully Douai^ss' Near P. O. and Court House. SAW MILLS, ENGINES, Imoroved Variable Friction Feel a-.MWW* *■ & y.