THE CITIZEN Catered at Pottoßlce at Butler •• 2« Haw matter I WILI.ua c. p.bll'ke' enr-i : THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 1896 POLITICAL NOTES. The increased Republics rote of the Stato will increase the number of delegates to the State Convention, it the 2,000 ba-is is continued, froir 289 ti 308, and Bailer county will have three delegates The vote taken as the basis is the presidential and gubernatorial For the last two years the conventions have been made np ac cording to the vote polled for (iov. Hast ings. Fcr the next two years President McH.inley's vote will be the basis, and as it was so large't will be necessary to in crease the ratio to keep down the fize of the convention. The delegates to the convention of 1897 will be elected under the present rules. There will be 44 Republican* in the next State Senate aijd 171 in the Houie, a total of 215 in the joint caucus. If all wore present in caucns the number required to nominate a United States Senator would be 108. Iu the joint ses sion of the two houses for the olection if the journal:! do not show a constitutional majority of each house for a candidate in the separate balloting done «>n the pre vious day there must be a joint ballot taken, and a candidate to be successful must re live 128 vote?, a constitutional majority 01 the 254 members of the General Assem bly. , The next Presidential election will pro bably see the voting done by machinery. At the late election the Meyors voting machine was again used with complete satisfaction in Rochester, N. Y. The voter presses a button opposite the name of each candidate be wishes to vote for, and the machine doos the rest. By the use of seventy of these machines, nore than halt of the vote of the ci'y wan poll ed before nooE, and at 8 o clock the oflic.ai vote of Rochester was cast up and at 10 o'clock was In type in most of the newspa per offices of the county. Those who voted the straight ticket could pass in and out at the rite of four a minute, and the average was GO to 70 votes an hoar, or more than one a minute. Tho univorsal nee of this machine wonld do away with the present cumbersome and perplexing blanket bal lot, and the result of a national election wonld be known in time to be | üblished next morning. Tho machine is so accn irately constructed that it precludes all possibility of repeating or frsudulent count. The Sew York World has taken the trouble to ascertain how much money was used in the late Presidential campaign, and Bays that Chairman Hanna hai! aboat $1,462,000 to elect McKinlev, and that $75,000 of that is still in the Republican treasury. Chairirau Jones, of the Demo cratic committee, had almost as much. This enormous sum of money was rpent principally for the printing and distribu tion of literature on the currency question, and ior the expenses of campaign speakers. As much as $<30,000 a week was ypent for postage alone. Presidential campaigns cost money, bnt we must have them. The McKinley ftad llobart club., ol Cun nellsville, of which B F. Boyts is presi dent, and 3. L. Kendall secretary, has adopted resolutions favoring the election of ex-Postmaster General John \Vai:a maker as United States Senator. The re solutions express that Mr. Wanamaker, because of his integrity, strength of character, force of intellect and his praot:- State. The Fayette county representa tives in the Legislature and tbe State Senator are urged to all honorable moans to carry out the wishes of their constituents The Democrats won Wyoming by but a few Totes, ou the Electoral ticket, but the Republicans have the by a majority of 17 on joint ballot. The ma jority for the Bryan Electors, takiig the highest McKinley and the l.iwest Bryan candidates, is C 6, aud the average m ij oity less than 200. Iu South Dakoia ta«re is an equally close shave, as the Bryan Elec tore haye less than 200 majority, and the Populists elect the Governor and Con gressman, but the Republicans eleji the State Treasurer by a majori'y of 2. Evangelist Scores Penrose. Evangelist George Jacoby of Philadel phia addressed tbe New Castle Ministerial association lsst Monday morning. Bis re marks were of a political nature, and be urged ministers to oppose Boies Penrose for United States Senator on tie ground that his morals did not come up to the standard which he believed ffcould be found in a man occupying this high po sition. UKDKK the law a collateral inheritance tax is due on all estates passing by will or otherwise to any person, body politic, or corporation, in trust or otherwise, other than a father, mother, husband, wife, chil dren or lineal descendant of the decean ed. The tax is 5 per cent on everything over S3OO and it goes to the State. It is even imposed on sums left for masses and covers any sort of charitable bequest. It has been deroloped that under the present system it is an easy matter in many in stances to evade tbe tax. For exaropls, a man dies leaving personal property worth SI,OOO and real e»late valued at #IOO,OOO There is no will; he leaves no family, and his brother inherits his estate. The brother applies for letters of administra tion. lie is only required to state to the register tbe amount ol tbo personal pro pert" in order that the amount of his bond as administrator may be fixed. He makes no mention of the r»al estate and th«re i< no way lor the regi-ter to find out abou» it. account he tiles in th.- Or phan.-, oourt is as to tbo personal proper ty. That is the end of it, Tbo proper!., parses to him a* once and he is $5,000 ahead af the State r an ex ecutor inu-t do so by lirst petitioning th* register. Blanks will be furnished and on them he must set forth the. name, ri>si dence, date and place of death of the de ceased; a full list of all the he rs ami next ot kin, with their relationship nod place of residence, and a complete schedule ot nil the personal and real estite left '>v the to be sent the ad ministrator or executor, calling attention to the law. It is estimated thai the new move of the Auditor General will add $500,000 yearly to the revenues, of the State Mercer Dispatch. Is a Fight to a Finish. (Pittsburg Times of Saturday.) Ward It. 15'H-K of Delaware county a candidate for Speaker of the next Penti*yl vania House of Kepresentatives, was ia Pitts'.-urg yesterday. In an interview with a Times reporter he said: "I am a candi date tor Speaker, and will continue to be, unless the opposition to the Philadelphia candidate, ex-speaker H K. Buyer, con clude somo of the other country candidates are stronger than I The strongest conn try member will be selected to make the fight. Naturally I think I am the man. but I Will not be in the road ot any of tl.e other candidates who entered into the com bination at Harrisburg last week, if they have rrore strength. "I know to a positive certainly, from in formation received personally, and by let ters from friends a'l create the im pression, for the purpose of dividing th- I country members, that I am in some par ticular sense a candidate ia the interest of Mr. VTanamaker's candidacy for the Lnit ed States Senate, and that Irank \\ dung Lep.ch is pushing me. This 13 not true. WANAMAKER FOR SENATOH. There is eminent fitness in the move ment of the Business Men's League of this city to promote the election of a thoroughly representative business man of Philadelphia to the United States Sen ate. It has been one of the long admit ted faults of our political system that business men have not actively partici pated in political affairs, and especially in the primary movements which lead to the most important political results. It is no disrespect to the other distin guished men of Pennsylvania who aspire to a position in the Senate to say that Mr. Wanamaker embodies the best attri butes to make an efficient, useful and honorable career in the Senate, and to reflect credit alike upon himself and the great State he would represent in the hightest legislative tribunal ol the na tion. He is thoroughly familiar with al! the great financial, commercial, manu facturing and industrial interests of the Commonwealth. He is not only familar with them in theory, but he has acquired the practical information that is most valuable in statesmanship, and he pos sesses also the ability to defend his con victions before the people or in the for um of the Senate. It was only logical, therefore, that the Business Men's League of this city should present his name to the Pennsylvania Legislature for the highest representative position in the gift of the State. There is d special force in the claim of Philadelphia to the next United States Senatorship This city has not had a representative in the Senate for two gen erations, although possessing one-fifth of the population of the State and greater and more varied business interests than any community in any other section of the Commonwealth. The claims of the city alone to the next senatorship can be rejected only by refusing what all fair minded men must a-lniit is simple justice to the people of Philadelphia. Looking to the claims to the position which arise from political power, there is no county, and 110 section, of the State that ap proaches Philadelphia in service to the Republican party. The vote of this city has repeatedly saved the Republican ticket from defeat in the State, and since the successful organization of the Repub lican party in iB6O, Philadelphia has uni formly given Republican majorities for State candidates, and in the last contest scored that majority up to over 113,000. Common justice to Philadelphia, there fore, demands that the next Senatorship be awarded to this city, and the voice of a majority of those who represent the city in the Legislature should determine the successful candidate. If it shall be for Mr. Wanamaker, as is confidently ex pected, there should be cordial co-opera tion and united effort on the part of the entire isenators and Representatives to declare for any other distinguished citi zen of Philadelphia who is fitted by posi tion, character and attainments to fill the office with credit to himself and the State, he should in like manner receive the unanimous support of orr Legisla ture. We regard the election of a Sena tor from this city as paramount to the in terests of any individual candidate; but when the organized business men of the city present their choice, as they have done in the case of Mr Wanamaker, it is certainly entitled to the highest respect in every section of the State.—Philadel phia Times. The candidacy of Mr. Wanamaker is thus formally launched, and with these forces behind him he enters upon an active and earnest canvass. The move ment shapes itself under strong and worthy auspices. The Committee itself embraces an influential array of leading men, and it is fairly and fully represen tative of the business element of Phila delphia. In conjunction with the Man ufacturers' Club it may justly claim to speak the voice of the business communi ty. These bodies address themselves to the people of the State and to the Legis lature with a powerful plea. They con tend that this great city, with its vast and varied interests, has a preeminent claim to representation in the Senate. They insist that its business elements which have been the backbone of every campaign are entitled to full considera tion. They urge that the Senator should be a man who is thoroughly familiar with the business interests of the city and the State; that he should be actively associated with them, and capable of pre senting and upholding them in the strongest way: and they name Mr. Wana maker as peculiarly embodying these re quirements. A candidacy of such strength in itself and so strongly hacked becomes formida ble from the outset. Mr. Wanatuaker's great ability, his public experience, his practical knowledge of affairs, his broad grasp of public issues and wants, his power of impressing himself anil his ideas, all mark him as conspicuously fit ted for representative position In the recent campaign he went widely over the State anil came into personal contact with large masses of the people. Every where known before as the foremost merchant, he made a deep, direct impres sion by his earnest and forceful speeches, aud is now a personal and familiar fig ure in large sections of the Common wealth. The formal inauguration of his campaign by the League of Business Men will meet with a wide response and as sure a vigorous and powerful contest.— Philadelphia I'rets. Merchant John Wanamaker is showing the politicians that he is "some pump kins," too, when it comes to a contest for honors. He has usually been consid ered available only when fat contribu tions were needed to help along Repub lican campaign funds but lately he has developed and exhibited those traits which go to make him a most formidable opponent iti the arena of politics. Mr. Wanamaker has a strong following all over the State. His enthusiasm in char itable and religious work, to which he lia., been a most generous contributor, has given him more prominence and endear ed him in the hearts of the people more than has his brief political activity. It is not likely that a man with a life long record for charity and benevolence will be forgotten by the people of this com monwealth in the present struggle.— Indiana Co. Gazette. THE STORY OF THftHKSGIVING. For many years Thanksgiving Day was peculiarly a New England institu tion, and even at the present time it's observation means more there than in other parts of the country. It may al most be called the day of the year in New England. It is what Christmas is in Old England, a day of family reunions and family feasts. The church bells ring in the morning.as on Sunday ami at Christ mas, and the people wend their way to the services, to return home afterward and get ready their dinners or prepare themselves for dinners elsewhere. Grand pa and grandma welcome all their chil dren and grandchildren to their board, some coming from just across the way, and others perhaps from far distant homes. For, no matter how far he may wander,the New Englander feels it a duty, beside beirga pleasure, to be at the old' home on this day, more than any other day of the year, and to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with the old folks. And so, from far and near, on this day, families are gathered together and in thousands of homes turkey and cranber ry sauce and other Thanksgiving delica cies a r e eaten by kith and kin. It is a day of family communion and rejoicing, and real thanksgiving; a day when un kind thoughts are put aside and each one turns to his neighbor his brightest side. But with all the rejoicing and feasting and thanksgiving, there are very few who stop to question why this da>' is observed in this way or, in fact why it is observed at all; and* even of these who wonder, there'are not jiany who inquire. But there must have bten a beginning and a reason for the beginning, and ind<-ed there was, but to find it we must go back more than two centuries and a half. Thus of all holidays, it is older than any bnt Christmas and New Year's Day, though the spirit which promoted its ob servance in the beginning was the spirit which descended to the men of '76, and wave us another holiday, Independence Day. Thanksgiving Day is the annual fes tival of thanksgiving for the mercies of the closing year, and is pntictical'y a na tional harvest festival, fixed by procla mation of the President and the govern ors of the state, and ranks as a legal holiday. The earliest harvest thanks giving in America was kept by the I'il grim Fathers at Plymoth in 1621. In the autumn of that year Governor Brad ford sent out four men to gather game, so that the whole colony might "rejoice together," after they had gathered the fruits of their labor. The following year at the same season, alter the abun dant harvest was collected, the colonists assembled, and, as an old chronicle says "solemnized a day of thanksgiving unto ;he Lord." Another account says that Massasoit and his chiefs were invited to participate in the rejoicings, and that they remained ihree days, feasting on venison. . . The first recorded public thanksgiving appointed by authority, however was proclaimed by the governor of Massa chusetts Bay Colony in 1631, and turned to a happy ending a drama which might have been a tragedy. The new colony had been only a few months in the new world. Hut little had been done in the way of planting crops and tli ;se had uot turned out over well. The people were mainly dependent for their provisions upon England, but a long expected ship ladened with supplies had not come, and the winter was hard and a famine was threatened. The food had became less and less, as the people strained their eyes for the sail that did not appear. The quantity of food allowed each person be came sma'ler and smaller as day by day went by, and the prospects became most dismal, Starvation stared the people in the face and their hopes were at the low est ebb when the vessel from England ladened with provisions, was sighted en tering the harbor, according to one tradi tion, just as the governor was giving away his last handful of corn. What re joicings there were then, although the Puritans were too stolid to indulge in the gatnholings with which the more mercurial French would have ex hibited their delight under such circum stances. The 22d of February bad been appoint ed to be observed as a fast day but after the arrival of the ship the governor is sued a new proclamation, and the day instead was made a feast day and a day jof thanksgiving. The good people of the colony went to church as we do now L only thev listened to a much longer ser serving them from starvation, and then went home and feasted: for the Puritans were sturdy men and loved the good things of the table, even if their stern religion caused them to frown 011 til - other good things of t!:e world. Though the Thanksgiving of today is perhaps more than anything else a har vest festival, yet, as in this instance, ilianks have been offered for their mer cies, an i days of thanksgiving have been appointed from various causes. It seems to have been natural in all the colonies, even in those settled by other people than the English, to set apart days lor rendering thanks to the Highest Power for blessings received, and iti New Hug land the practice has beeti almost con tinuous since that far away day, and that vessel's timely arrival. In the New Netherlands , Governor Kieft proclaimed a public thanksgiving in 1644, 011 ac count of a victory over the Indians, and again in 1645, because of the conclusion ol peace. Thanksgivings, sometimes gen eral and sometimes partial, were ap pointed in the several colonies, and ear y 111 the war for independence the Conti nental Congress adopted the practice, and thereafter appointed such days an nually. The first national Thanksgiving day was appointed by Washington after the adoption of the Constitution, the date set being Thursday Nov., 26, 1789- I" Sei>- tember of that year, a few days before the adjournment of Congress Eli as Bou dn ot moved in the House of Representa tive* tnai the President be requested to recommend a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by the people of the United States, in acknowlegment of the many signal favors of the Almighty God, and especially his affording them tile opportunity peacefully to establish a constitution of government for their safe ty and happiness. Roger Sherman of Couneticut supported the motion though there were a number of cavillers ready to oppose it. Aedanus Burk of South Caro lina did not like this "mimicking" Eu ropean customs, and Tucker of Virginia intimated that it might be as well to wait for some experience of the effect of the Constitution before returning thinks for it :besides he thought the question ought to be le f t to the authorities of the several state?. 1 11 spite of these objections how ever, the motion was carried, and Wash ington issued a proclamation in accord ance with the vote, issuing another for the general benefit an' 1 , welfare of {lu nation in 1795 Successive Presidents were moved from time to tiuie to do likewise and as early as 1798 the days of thanksgiving pro claimed l>y them began to receive the sanction of the various church bodies. The Book of Common Prayer, revised in that year for the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America, directs the first Thursday in November —unless another day be appointed by the civil authorlti is —"to be observed as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God for the fruits of the earth," etc. The last of the religious bodice to formally recognize the day as appointed by the President's proclamation was the Roman Catholic, which did not do so until 1888. I-or over a century now a day of thanksgiving and harvest festival has been annually celebrated in New I'.ng land and since 1817 in New York, l'rom these the custom gradually extended to other states,and tl en it became national. Beginning in 1863, a proclamation lias been issued annually by the President of the United States, appointing the last Thursday in November for a day of pub lie thanksgiving throughout the Union, t::d the state e ecu lives have also issued their proclamations for the same day. And so wlu-n you sit around the festal board, graced by the turkey a .d "fixin," the occasion is rendered all the more joyful by the thought of the similar gatherings in thousands of homes from the Atlantic to the Pacific throughout this great republic. IP. W. P. W ell f OY Dentist, fortarrly known as the •■'"FEItLKSS I'AIN- I.KS» six ruurroit OK TKEHI • LOCATED permanently at 111 East JelTerson St., Opposite Motel Ui»r\. It utter. Will do Denial opera tions yr all klnls by the latest devices and up tu da ! e methods.' Dr. N. M. HOOVER, 1.1. i Wayne Si„ 011 l . hours, 10 lu J. At. a:, t) 3 i'. M. DEATHS. DIKE—Nov. IGth Hazel May, iiilani daughter of Fred Dike of McCalmont. KELLY—At his home in oakitud twp. Koy 20, 1>IX), Cornelius Kelly. CRAIG—At his hone in Oakland twp, N'ov 17, 1896. Thomas Craig. MAX WSLL —At her home in Bntlcr twp. Nov. 24, 1-WO, Miss Jane Maxwell, aged 7# years. DEWTOK—Ai her home in Bellevue, Al legteny county. Pa. on Nov 20, ISLHS. Mrs. Rebecca S Dewur, agred 01 years. Mr-=. Dew.ir was a sister ol Mr. Simon P. Young, of this p'ace and was born and raised in Butler county. OBITUARY NOTES. Geo. W. Ferris died ot typhoid fever at Me.-v Hospital, Pittsburg, last Sunday. a c 'ed 3!) years In lt»U3 Ferris conceived the wheei whicli made hitn famous and which wa one ot the particular features of the World's fair at Chicago. The wheel was constructed in Pittsburg, under the super vision of tile inventor, and shipped to Chi cago, where he watched the erection ot it Its capaei'y was 1,440 passengers, and thousands made the revolution!* in it. The wheel made a fortune for Ferris and gave him fame as au engineering genius ad over the world. A tier tho tair cl jstd the wheel was erected in one of the Chicago parks for a time. Later Ferris sold out his interest in it. MRS. UETTIK THOMPSON. Mrs. Bertie Thompson died at her homo in Middlesex twp., Nov. 24, at 3:43 A. M. She was a regular, active member in the Middlesex Prt.-by terian Church for 51 ..ears, and was one of the three survivors "then living ot 123 members who heard Rev E. Ogden preach his first sermon to that people. While health and strength per mitted she was pre-ent on all occasions ol divine worship. Five years ago she fell upon ice which injured her limbs to ihat extent that she used crutches until the day of her death. She bore her affliction with great patience and bowed submissively to ih9 will of a kind and mercitui Redeemer, who doeth all tilings wel 1. Ste suffered for a long time from prostration ot the ner vous system, until death unlocked tho pris on-house ot her soul, to enlarge it for a more gloriou.- mansion aud put an end to her acting a part on the stage of mortality. She leaves one son and two daughters— W. K. Thompson of tho old homestoad. Mary J., wile of Samuel Riley, Browns dale'and Eli**beth,wife of Alfred Richaul son, Caltery. A large concourse of friends and neigh bors followed her to her liual resting place in tbe old Middlesex Presbyterian burial ground. Thus bassos away au aged Chris t lan mother, to bo gathered *iorae, like a shock of c.ira that is ripe in its season. But wur 10-s is her eter :al gain, the Divine Master has proclaimed to those that are faithful in at« w things, I will make thee rnler over many, enter thou into the joy ot thy Lord. T. REV. G. W, MECHLING. The Rev. G W. Mechling, D. D. died at Dayton, Pa. Oct. 23 after a long illness, Dr" Mechling was a non of Butler county, born near Middletown July 25 1825. lie received his acidemio training ia the old Hutler Acad-iuy. lie was an alumnus of : eirer >n College, ol '53, and of the I Western Theological Seminary. He was pastor of tho Glade Run Presbyterian Church from his ordination in 1857 till dis abled by sickness some years ago. In connection with his pastoral work he was Principal ot the Glade Run Academy tor twenty five years. His field wns in the country where some men tfould have thought there was no room lor -uch a work as he had the girt to do He faithfully cultivated his field aru. the result shows the possibilities of snch Country parishes From bis own congre gation "more than twenty five men have entered the ministry and of tho thirteen bandr>-d or more students that came un der his training many have risen to high rank iu thrir work. He had to a high de cree the power of inspiring with his own zeal those who came m.der his instruction. Thus iii.i influence waj widened far be yontl tho bounds of his own parish ana neighborhood Says Dr. Allison of tho Presbyterian Banner '"Ho wan capable of jfre.it endurance in pastoral and school work and ho plied his energies co the ut m >st He lived quietly and worked quiet ly iu a quiet neighborhood, but the influ ence he has exe-ted upon the Church, the country, and the world was great Hi" name will be held ia lasting remembrance RUTAI W -.jt j raj POWDER Absolutely Pure. Acriam ol tartar baKin? powder. High est of all in leitveiiinu strength.— Late 6 I mls'l StaUx Government Food Report i?.ivil. It* kino i'nwostt Co., toe. Wall st„ N \ Widows' Appraisements. The following widows' appraisements of personal property and real estate feet apart for the benefit of the widows of decedents Imve been tiled in (he office of the Clerk of Orphans' Court ot Butler sounty, viz. Widow of William ICe.-ley (realty find personalty) S3OO 00 " Samuel S Hunt HOO 00 " Miles Coovert 300 00 " John W Wagner IWO 00 •" John I) Kt»nieror 290 10 " John Gepliart 300 00 " It C Yates 300 00 All persons interested iu the above ap i>rai.':etjie-iis will 11 notice that they will presented l u <■ mtirruation to the Or phans' Court of Butler county, Pa., on Sat urday the 12.'h .i.iy of Dac. IH9<>, and if no exceptions are filed they will be on .nned aNo abs iluiely, JO-JF.PiI CBI3WELL Clerk O O. qL- & flu • (v r L The Place to Buy GAS COOK ING AND HEATINGSTOVES, G/VS BURNERS AND FIX TURES, HOSE, BATH TUBS, FNAMEL AND iMPROVFD WELSHBftCH GAS BURNER. W. H. O'BRIEN Lit 107 East Jefferson St. 1M MERMAN PUTBKMN ItiU, HIKOHOr, Office at No. 4-. Muln stifft. <\vii ti >it I'lai ■» a specialty .iron Dxllo or VllVlznd Air or Lo^-a. tli 1 JM ,i l. ••m • - M t , ro: ry east, or Lowrv oude. cP>Ciceo:ed>V"lU'»saaj» aud Xhursa»yi Indiana Indorses Wunaraaker. The candidacy of ex-PosUnastcr Gen eral John Wanamaker for United State> Senator was indorsed by the McKinley and Hobart club of Indiana county at a meeting held in Indiana last Tuesday, j The resolutions adopted express pleasure with the atinounc rnsnt ot Mr. Wana maker's candidacy, and assert that "no man, by reason of moral, intellectual and business culture, is more eminently fitted ; than he for so responsible an office." j The Senator from the 37th district and the | Indiana co'lntv members of the House j are urged to' work and vote for Mr. ; Wanamaner. A committe of seven busi- j ness men was appointed to secure signa tures cf citizens to the resolutions' The importance of the living ngo to every | American reaJcr as the freshest and best compilation of gleanings trorn the field of British periodical literature has been long recognized. Founded b} E. Littell in 18 44, it has never to occupy a promi nent plaee among the foremost magazines o! the day. 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Issued out of 'Ue Court of Commoo Pleas of Butler county. i'».. an s to mi* <1 ■i iv i-1. there will b) exposed to public sale at ilie Court House, lu the borough oi But ler, on Friday, the 4lh day of Dec., A. t>. ihini, at t o'clock P.M., the followiu, de scribed property, to-wit: Kl> No. 117, Dec Term, 18«r>. McJuukin & Gal brent It. Attj 'B. All the right, title. Interest and claim of J W Gibson of, lo and to 1-' acres and Tu perches of land, more or less, situ iteu lu Clay twp, Butler Co.. Pa., bounded aa follows, to-wit: On tue nortli by lands of l.obert Thompson, ea.s! oy John Sutton, south by other lauds o( .) VV ..lb son aud on the west by lands of Jacob Hi iwu. Recorded lu .Mortgage Book page 467. ALSO—Of lu and to 28 acres and 2"> perch -of land, more or less, sllLi.iL.il m Clay twp, li i i«r to, Pa. tounde i as follows, to wit: on the north by lands of J W Gibson, east by lands now or formerly owned by John L)Gibson,si>uth by lands of jouii Brown's heirs and Kus < m Brown the west by lauds of Jacob Brown; having thereon a log uwelilng house trains Lam auu outbuildings. lCeeorded 111 Mortgage Book 38. page -ItiT. Selzctl .mil taken lu execution as the properly of J VV Gibson at the suit ol John LShuin n. KL) No. 11l and lu Dec Term. l*:»i, Mcjunxlu a; Galbreafli, Att'ys. All the right, title. Interest and claim of J A Kberhart ot. 11l and to the undivided two-third interest In 42 acres or land, more or iess.bitu ated in pair ,'lew twp., Butler Co, I'a, bounded AS lollows, to-wlt: ou the noriL by lauds of Simon Barubart et al. east i 1 J lauds ot r J Barnhart and Joseph N Barubart. south by lauds ol Simon Barubart's heirs, Samuel Slew art's heirs and Daniel Andrew.-,' heirs, nil i OS the west by lands ol Daniel Andrews' neir.s a d Simon Barnhart; with a dwelling house, b irn and outbuildings erected thereon. Seized and taken In execution as the property ol J A liuer harl at the sun of Div'ld i>esh now lor use ot Jacob B-.'Sh. UDNo.Ss DecT 180 C. WD Brandon. All 'j All the right, title, Interest and claim 0 f John II Montgomery of, lu and to lis acres aiij 11 ij-10 perches ol land, situated in Clinton twp- Butler Co, Pa, bounded as follows, to-wlt: On tile north by lands of Mrs. Campbell, east by lands of F Uoculck south by lanusol John II l.ove et al and on the WvStby landsof heirs of .1 11 Mc- Laughlin, dee'd, Beginning at a post on the northwest corner on the west side ol I'lttsburg .■ud Saxunburg road, theuce along lands of J 11 McLaughlin's nelr- sutltli 1 westi;7 10 | erches 10 a post on corner ol lu.iid.sof VV VV Armstrong; llience along same south tj'J l * east 122 6 lu perches lo a post ou hue Of l.uils of heirs of; Alary Ann llcckert, deed; theucu along same | i.ortb wcM 40 6-10 perches to a post; thence . along same south ~yJ-« turn 2u 6-m perches to corner ot lands of J H Love; theuce along same ; south s:i ; , east hi perches to a post ou line of | 1' Kueuich's land; thence ulon„ sine north I j vvesi -u c.-io perches to a post ou corner of Mrs. Uainpbi-H'a Imils; them ■e.aloug same nurih SI i went Ztt r-W p'-rcnes to ltie place ol b-'gluuiiig. containing 6s acres and li •;- tu perches, having a two-story frame dwelling house, (arm barn, orchard auil outbtlldlngs erected thereon. Be corded in Mortgage Book 30. page 140. Seiz-d and taken In execution as the property of Joh.i 11 Montgomery at the suit of VV I) Brandon, ex'r - of the last will of George Welsh, dee d. K D No, 110 Dec Term, Is:*;. Williams & Mitch ell. Att'ys. All the i Ighl, title, Interest and claim ol Leonard J Mcyuistlon and Keuben II Mi Quls 11'-n or In and to in acres and2#perclies ol land more or less, situated iu Biady twp. Butler Co, Pa, bounded as lollows to-wit: on the north by Sitppeivrock creek and lauds of Charles Mc- Cracken. east by lands oi cuarles McCrackcu and C Dully,south by lands ol the heirs of John Coovort and Lewis Lilly and on the west by lands ot \ G Croll and the said creek. Being the same laud formerly owned by John J ('roll, now deceased. Having about 3u acres cleared and a bu.ud house Seized and taken tu execu tion as the property of Leonard J oil and Keuben 11 Mcgutstlon at the suit of John C Grohman. K. D, No lis Dec Term, ls;»c, Stephen Cuin mlngs, Atty. All the right, ft'.le. Interest and claim of James > 1' leeger and Mahal i Pleegerof, In anil lo r>3 acres and i>3 perches of .and. more or less, situated in Oakland twp, Butler Co Pa., bound ed aa follows, to wit: Beginning at the south east corner at a stone; thence south 1! west tut percues to a post; theuce north - ■ i-i so perche-i to a post; lbeice north 1 J eVt nil perches to » post; t lieoco south sit' ._, east 101 perches to a post; theuce south -■ . oast tsi; perches lo a post the place ol beginning said land being mostly wood land, ALSO ot. In and two S'l acres of land, more or less situated lu O&klai d twp. flutter Co I'a. bo'inde.t as lollows. to wit: Beginning at a post at the Southeast corner; thence tu >t ss'. 12t; 7-10 i i n he> by lands of Thomas Whltmire to a post ; theuce north west nil perches to a post by lands of John Andre north east I2fi 7-10 perches to a chestnut by landsof heirs of Janus Hamilton; south!'. west 101 perches by lands ot Jacob VVhltmiie lo the plane of beginning; having thereon a frame dwelling house, 10..- barn and other outbuildings, good apple ore h.ml and In a fair state ot cuun at ion. Seized and taken In execution as the property of J alms s Klmer and Mabubi I ei ger t Hie suit of Baroara Gelb-1 and Joseph Gclb' l l.\r'a of t'liarb s i e-lbel. ilee'd BD No loa IH c Term, ls'.*>, W II l.usk, Att'y. All the light, title. Interest and claim ol J D I VVIIIIauis ">!. In and tu b'l acres of land, more or I less, situated in Forward twp. Butler Co I'a, bounded un lollows, to wit: Beginiul&' at a stone thence by lands ol Johu Miller north l ■» west 'j l .' iierches to a stone; thence by lands of J VV Boggs so eas> in 7-10 perches to a stone; thence by lands of Matliew Williams, now or l fortnerly, soulli l.'jeast R perches to a while oak tree; thence by lands or George south s»>west 87 5-10 per to a stone; thence by lands ol now or foruierlv Mat hew Williams north I', west i"-s perches to asi one; thence by lauds of John \llller south 88 cast liss-io perches to lhe place of beginning; recorded In Deed Book l U> dwelling house, frame bank barn good orchard mostly cleared, well watered and La a state of r ilr cultivation, sei/.ed an.l taken In execution as the property cf I I) Williams at the suit of l) L Dunbar for use A J -raatlters now for use of John Kohner. K DNo 87 Dec Term. 1886, W 1) Brandon, Att'y. All the right, title. Interest and claim of Frank Markwell of. In and to all that certain lot of grr uud in the village of Itenfrew Penu twp Butler Co Pa. bounded as follows, to wit On the north by Kail ltjad street; east by lot No 10 in the plan of said village; south by Main street and on the west by Bridge street said lot being 3J feet on Kail Koad street and on Main stree'. and 100 feet deep anil being lot No 8 In the plau of lots laid out by D 11 Ken !In , having thereon a two story frame build ing u-.-d asa store-room, ware-room and dwel ling house Sel/ed and taken in e**cuilou as tin- prop rty of Prank Markwellat the suit of Stephen Markwell. E D No fit Dec Term. ls!Hi, ltaLstoti £ Greer, Atty's. All the right, title. Interest and claim of William K Lawrence and Clara A Lawrence of. In and to 1' j acres of land, more or le««, situat ed In i'entreville boro Butler Co Pa. bounded as follows, lo wit: B ginning at a post, on Water street, running north 2V east 26 rods along lands of Perry coovert's heirs to corn r ol J M Lelgliuer s lot ; theuce 89\ east along said l.' iglmer's lot. r.' 'i-l" ro.is to a post on Grove Ciij road ; tln-nce south 2'west 11 rods along Grove City road to post; thence south 47* west. Is Ho roils to place of beginning, recorde 1 tu Mortgage Book 4s page Kill. Selz'sl anil taken In execution as the property of Williams E Lawrence aud Clara A Lawrence at the suit of j Elizabeth Gilkey. E D No. 10i. Dec Term, 18:8! Kalston A Greer. Att'y. All the right, title, intercut and claim of Charles A A brains, administrator "de bonus nou cum fsiain uto aim'x >" or Samuel Grin der, deed and Isaac Kuliu ami Mary Kuliu (ice i.rlnd i . John I'nl suiau and Mary I'lota iii in (nee Tolly). Perry Brlcker and llarnest Bncker (nee Tolly), Stanley Tolly, Margaret Grinder, widow of Samuel Grinder, Jr.. dee'd. also Frank Grinder, Edward Grinder, Harry Grinder and Vlnnle Grinder, children of Sam uel G'lnder, dee'd, helrs-at-iaw of Samuel Grin , ill r, dee'd, of, in and to 7-» acres of land, more ! or less, situated In Clinton twp. Butler Co.. I'a., I bounded as lo llows, to-wlt: On the north by lands ot Charles llcddick, east o> lands of Her man Koch, et al. south by lands of George Bohnn- s heirs mil C J Smith aud oil the west I by the Bud Creek road, a public orcouuty road; i having thereon a log dwelling house, frame barn and orchard. Seized and taken lu execution as tin- pr iperty of Charles A Abrams. et al at the suit ot Jonathan Grinder, adm'r of Amelia J Smith. E I) Nos, 3. 13. 11, 15. It). 17. is, 19 Mid 20 Dec T„ [sac,. A B C McKarland, Frank Kobler and Clarence Walker, Att'ys. All the right, title Interest and claim of J 11 Faub 1 of. in aud to all that certalu piece or parcel ol ground, situated lu Butler borough. Butler Co, Pa, bounded as follows, to-wit: on the north b. au alley, east by Main St.south bv Win Aland's heirs ami west by en alley ; having thereon one brick house used us a hotel and known as the Hotel Butler, one barn and other outbuildings. Seized und taken In execution as the propei ty if J II l'aunel at the suit of Mci alfert;, A. McCrea, now for use of Miss Lib bte Fltzpa'trlck et al. E I) No 128 Dec Term. I'm;, Kalston A Greer Att'ys. All tha right, title, interest and claim of Charles VV blsenrath and Catharine E Klseu ratll of. In and to .'ni acres of laud, more or less, i situated In Clinton twp. Butler Co Pa. bound ed as follows, to wit: Beginning at the north west corner ot said tract; theuce by lands of Martin lhoinpsoii and public road south 87 east ::u perches to a post; thence south ti"> west lft ucreh slo a post by laud of I hoinpsou and public road; tlu-nce south 89', east 62 5-10 perches by land of Sarah J Love to a post; theuee'south ) , wes m 2-10 perches by land Ol Win Walters el al to a post; theuce nortu 89' a west Id)8-luperches by lands of Charles Elsenrath to a post or white oak: thence nortli . eaM so i-in perches by lainls of Win Potts and .las Harvey to a post the place of begin ning. Seize! aud taken in execution as the property ot Charles VV Elscnrutu and t'athu rlue E Elsenrath at the suit of Herman Muder, K D No 137 Dec Term. tSOG. VV A & P J PorijUer Atty. All the right, title. Interest and claim of J C i lions of. lu aud to the undivided one half in- i l rest In all that certain lot of ground, situated , lu butler boro, Butler Co Pa. bounded a< I>l i lows, to wit: On the north by lot aud office building ot John li Byres; on the east by lot ; formerly of .las Sellers, now 1 3 Clark; ou the .south by lot and building of Mrs Catharine Cars n, dee d; on the west by Main or High stieet and having a frontage ou Vain or High stree' of 21 leet lo Inches and extending .-asi same vv idlh mi feet more or less to lot of said F .-s i lark, and having thereon erected a two story brlek building and oa eiuenl, aud ..novvn .i ii," n it:.-I Ml o Ooe binding, st ).-e r inn i li, ban ini'iil. MCODIi ROOf OCCUnted b> I'o,i 1 Giilce. the second story ill v rooms. ,-el/.ed aud taken in execution as the property of I t Uovis at the sun of f J KorijUT, trustee. t E D 136 Dec Term, Frank Kohler, Att'y. All Hit' right, title Interest and claim of M 8 Allium of, ID and to all tha'- certain tract of land, situated In Allegheny two, Butler Co Pa. bounded as follows, to wit: On tile north by lands ot Alfred Hillings et al; east by lands of Samuel Black et al; south by lands of Mrs John M Turner et al and west by 1 nds of John B Campbell containing 434 acres, more or less, havtng a one story irame cottage house, frame barn, grist mill, two stables and other out buildings erected thereon Seized and taken in execution as the property of M 8 Adams at the suit of George fl Graham for use of Butler .Savings Bank and Geo It Behxn now tor use of Howard Thompson and K 1' Scott. Ksq. Kl> No Iff Dec Term, 1*96, Andrew (i Wll llams Att'y. All the right, title. Interest aud claim of ■lames W ItoOsoii of, in aud to I acre of land more or less, situated at Wick .Station In Slip per} rock twp. Butler Co Pa. bounded as fol | lows, to wit: on the north by lands of Wm j McKlsson ; on the east by lauds «f Ch rlstopher Perry; on ihe south by a public highway known JS the Scrubgrass mad. on the west by lands of Calvin MciilU. and having thereon erected a two story frame dwelling house and other out buildings, recorded In Nlorigage Book 4i. page 3*l. Seized an i takeu In execution as the pro terry ot .lames W Dobson at the suit of Alex Mitchell now for use of John Foreht, K 1) No lit; Dec Term, ISDB. McJunkln & Ual breath. Att.ys, All the right, title, luterest and claim of Jos II Alexander and Sarah Alexander of, In and to 2 acres of laud, situated lu Franklin twp, But ler Co Pa, bounded as follows, to wit: Begin ning at the northeast corner thence by lauds of Joseph Thompson north S7JV east 14 rods; thence uy lands ol Oliver Plsor south 2 east 22 t;-7 perches to a post; thence by same south S; 1-2 WMMI ot lourteen perches; thence by lanus of Sioughton and Thompson north 2 west ■22 6-lu perches to the place of beginning, re corded Id Mortage Book 2i page 128; having a two story frame dwelling house, log stable and other outbuildings erected thereon. ALSO—Of In and to 7 acres and 89 perches of laud, more or less, situated lu Franklin twp, Butler Co. Pa. bounded as follows, to-wlt: Be ginning at u hickory tree thence by lands o( JTIIIN sioughton north 2 west so 5-10 perches ; tht-nce by other lauds ot Jos II Alexander etux north east 15 perches; thence by same north 2 1-4 west ;w 55-100 rods . thence by lands ot Joseph Thompson north 87,'« east 46 1-10 perches to the public road; thence by said road the following courses and distances south east 40 rods, south 5 1 . west 45 5-10 perches, south M 1-2 west 2U3-W rods to the place of be ginning. Kecorded in Mortgage book 28, page I Lit. Seized and taken in executlou as the property of Joseph II Alexander and Sarah Alexander at the suit of Charles H Shannon. K DNo lw Itec Term. lsJti. Clarence Walker, Att'y. All the right, title, interest and claim of Thomas Itonaghy administrator of George Zelg ier. deed f. lu and to I'JT acres of land, more or less, situated in Brady twp. Butier Co Pa. bounded as follows, to wit: On the North oy land now or formerly owned by Daniel K Graham; east bv lands now or formerly of Samuel C 1 urk; south by lands now or formerly ot fhllllp Hack et al ; west by lauds now or formerly of Hugh Grossman, recorded In Mort gage Book 26. page 3&i. Seized aud taken lu execution as tin.' property of Thomas Donaghy administrator of George Zelgler. dee'd at 'he suit (>r 1 li imas \V i'lillllps. E I) No 135 Dec Term. 1896. Frank K.oliler, Att'y. All the right, title. IntcreU auil claim of i.eorge II (iraliiUQ iiud'Wali McKee adminis trator of Eleanor .1 Graham, deed of. 11l una to nil chut certain piece of land. situated In I'an - view boro, Butler Co I'a, bounded .« tollows, to wll: On the north by an alley; on the ea.' t by an alley. an the south cy lot formerly of \V E Proctor. known as the foundry lot ami on the west by Chestnut street, fronting it>u feet on Chestnut street, ami run • nlng east from Chestnut street IHO feet, and being tlie same lot conveyed by J .1 Maxwell ami wife U> Kleanor J Gratia n one of the gran tor* herself by deed dated the Mm day of Auk lsts and recotdc 1 lu Deed Book No 41. page ll'j and having erected thereon a two story tranie dwelluik house unduu buildings. Seized and taken In execution as tue property of t.eorge 11 Graham and Clara G Meh.ee adminis trator of Eleanor I (iraliam. dee d at the suit of Alice Tnotupsoc for use of Howard Thomp son. Tkkus ok sai.k— The; following must be strictly complied with when property Is htrlck en down. I. When the plaintiff or other lien creditor becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ must he paid, and a list of the liens, including mortgage searches on the properly sold, to gether with such lien creditors receipt* for the amount of the proceeds of the sale or such portion thereof .vs he may claim, must be furn ished the Sheriff. I All Olds must be paid In full. ' :i. All sales not settled Immediately w ill be continue,lunt 111 o'clock p. lu.ofthe next day at which time all property not settled for will again be put up and sold at the expense and risk of the person to whom tlrst sold. ♦.ice pardon's Digest, ;» h edition, page 4in and Snath's forms page :»». ANDitKW G. ( AMi'BKLI. Sheriff. Sheriff's office. Butler. Pa . Sor. I<>. liwtj. W. H. BKOWN, Ilomce ipathle Physician and Surgeon. Oa'oe :!3tf S. Maui -St.. oup. I'. O. i.esuleocc 315 N. McKean Bt. What is Your Need? If you need any thing in the furnish © ing line we can sup ply you. It you want a hat or cap we can show you the best Up -To - Date stock in the county, at very low prices. Colbert & Dale. 42 S. Main St., Butler, Penn'a Butler Savings Bank Huitler, Pa. Unpiutl - - $60,000'00 Surplus and Profile, $119,263-67 JOS. I, PIIRVIS President J. IIKN'RY TROUTMAN Vice-President WM. CAM PHI-ILL, Jr Cashier LOl'lS B. BTKIW Telle r DlltKcroßS -Joseph 1.. Purvis. J. llenry Troetman, W. D.Brandon, W. A. Stein, J. 8. Cuinubell. The Butler Savings flank It tae Oldest ;H:mk Ing Institution In Butler County. • ■eneral banking business transacted. Wi solicit accounts of oil producers, mer chant#, farmers and others. All Bujlne.*M entrust id to us wi'l receive prompt at'butlo.i. Interest paid on time deposits The Sutler County National Bank BUTLKR, FA. Capital paid In $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits $87,962.35 Jos. Hartman. President; J. V. Ritts,Vice President; C. A. Bailey, Cashier; John G McMarlin. A ss't Cashier. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Money loaned on approved security. We Invite you to open an account with this ""lifKBCTORS-Hon. Joseph nartinan. Hon W. H Waldron. Dr. N. M. Hoover, H. MeSweeney, K. K. Abrams. C. P. Collins. I G. Smith. Leslie P Ka/lett, M. Klnegar, W. ilenry Wilson. John Humphrey.Dr. W.C. Mcf'analess. Beu Masseth Harry lleasl«-v..I V. HI its. —Job work of all kinds done at tko Oitxzim (Jttioa.