THE OIITZEN arwm. i i ■ i ■ < = THCKSDAV, DECEMBER 84, 1896. New Advert lsements. Election Notices —Butler Mutual, Woith Mutual and Hannah.-town Mutual. Administrator's notice, estate ol Lavina McClelland. C, A T's. announcements. Findley's Mars Studio. Ely's Cream Balm. £OTI —AII advertisers intending to make chages in their ads. should notify us of th tir intention to do so, not later than Monday morning. Adminfsthratord and Executors ot e»tat cau secure their receipt books at the Cit XIV office, LOCAL AND GENERAL SPRING ANNOUNCEMENTS. [Subject to Republican Primaries.] Saturday, Jan. 23, 1897, from 1 to 7 P. M FOR TAX COLLECTOR. JOHN* S. JACK, of the Ist Ward. THOMAS B. SMITH, of the fifth Ward. Cnnstmas Bells. I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar oarcls play, And wild and sweet The word repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men! And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along Tie unbroken song Of p- «ce on earth, good will to men! The wo:M revolves from night to day, Till ringing, singing on its way, A voice, a chime, A chant sublime, Of peace on eartn, good will to mon! But in despair,l bowed my head: "There is no peace on earth," 1 said, '•For bate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good will to men!" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep; "God ij'not dead, nor doth Be sleep; The wrong shall fail. The right prevail, With peace on earth, good will to men!" —Longfellow. Several of our merchants, and also our insurance men, are distributing hand! S'jmecalendars. —lt snowed Tuesday, and all creation (in this section) went sleighing tbat eye aintt. —The Republican primary for jthe bor ough ba-> been fixed fo Saturday, Jan., 23d, 1897, 1t07,p. m. The election will be on Tuesday Feb., I6th. 1 —Twelve years have pnajed since Phillips struck the first big well on Thorn Creek, and now we are having a second edition ol' the Thorn Creak excitement. —Fape's Jewelry and toy show-window's are always attractive, hot just at present they are particularly handsome and attrac tive. Stop and look at them, —The girl who has a specially nice young man on tap always to help her put her big sleeves into her coat is sorry that 'ashion decrees in favor of small ones. —Uioy school boys are observed smok ing cigarettes, It they were well ac quainted with one of their branches— physiology—likely they woulu stop. —Before a girl gets married she rever thinkfc a man has such a thing as a stom ach. A fter she's been married a while she wonders if he's got anything else. —Some Fittshurgers lately sent to a famous cat Kennel in Feodum, Maine, and secured Un Angoras, which arrived last week. They cost $lO, and weigh 15 pounds, each. —A down town young man is rejoicing because his girl is one of those nice crea tures wbo is satisfied whether she gets little or much in the way of a Christmas present. —lu this .'atitude the days are now the ahortest, being a boat 9 hoars and 15 min utes. In Loudon the day's length is now only 7 hours and 49 minutes and in St. Petersburg 5 hours and 52 minutes. —Arthurs, Dunn Jk Co,of Euclid Lad five men employed Tuesday to kill and clean turkeys and chickens for tho Pittsburg market. Thoy intended to kill about four hundred. —The Engineers werd surveying at En olid, Monday. The cut just above the sea tion is to b« deepened 35 feet at the sum mit; tho track at the station is to be low ered 15 feet, and the same height taken off the trestle. A special from Slipperyrock (Center ville) dated Monday and read as follows: "The Slipperyrock postoffico has been changed from a fourth to a third class of fice. Tho present posunaster, A. J. Bard has been appointed postmaster for foir years, commencing January 1, 1897. at a •alary of SIOOO per year. This has caused quite a disappointment to some of the local candidates. —No prettier scene has evei been placod on the stage ot our Opera House than that made by the hundred kids in whito dresies last Thursday and Friday nights; »n«l the ad's stimulated the inventive genius of our merchants, who presented som J features that were very atnrsing. —The Frst Ward Hose Co. paid Jlie Boston Symphony Orchestra S3OO, for their t*o concerts in the Opera House here last Saturday, and the other expenses of the conceits amounted to about $(50; but as tho house was crowded for both, their re ceipts were upwards of S6OO, aud the com pany is about $250 ahead. The enter tainments were all that could havo been desired. Everybody was dolightod. —From Argentina comes news of the passage of a remarkable law by tho en forcement ot which the statesman of that faraway republic v*ry foolijhly expect in tho c lurse of a very few years to crowd its plains %nd mountains with inhabitants. One clause of this enactment reads: "On and after January 1, 1897 every nnmarried male citizen ot Argentina who is not less than 20, or more than 80 jnars of age shall on the first day of each month, pay a tax, the amonnt to be determined by the uiu nieipal authorities." This is certainly going a long ways, but the South Ameri can legislature went still further and ionn led ont. their law with another clause, wnicb reads: "A coliba'e ol either sex wl]o*etiall without 'egitimate motive, re je t tho aMresse-< oi liiin or her who may Mpiretobisor her baud, and who con tinues conumaC'ously unmarried, shall piy 000 piastre* for tho beni fit of the per son, rn.in or woman, who has been refus al." Purhaps this scheme will work as its inventors hope, but the chances are t".a' before January 1 arrives Argentina will bar* lost by emigration, every un married person now living iu tho country. That second provision would inspire ter ror even iu tho late Mr. Holmes. Again, Old Winter comes with silent,snow clad feet, To sit tho king ol cloud aud storm in his accustomed seat. Wo know him by unerring signs, which none misunderstand Tho holly berry on his brow, the ivy in bis hand. Strange that his breath, which brings to tlowers a deadly blight, Never fa'ls to foster in the heart fresh blossoms of delight. Which hi d» as send to those we love new raes»ages of c liter, Wishing them a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Vi&<l >ow ;i'uar. Mtrry Christmas. Ucloss tomething extraordinary occur* we will not print a paper next week; we want to take a rest and we wish you all a Merry CtirUtmas and Happy Xew Year. Jlmmieboy's Letter to Santa Claus. Dear Santa Claus, if you could bring A patent doll to dance and sing, A five-pound box of caramels, A set of reins with silver bells; An elephant that roars and walks, A Brownie droll that laughs and talks. A humming top that I can spin, A desk to Keep my treasures in; A boat or two that I can sail, A dog to bark and wag his tail, A pair of little bantam chicks, A chest of tools, a box of tricks; A scarlet suit of soldier togs, A spear and nut for catching trogs, A bicycle and silver watcb, A pound or two of butterscoto h; A small toy farm with lots of trees, A gnn to load with beans and peas, An organ and a music box. A double set of building blocks— If you will bring me these, I say, Before the coming Christmas day, I sort of thinif, perhaps, that I'd Be pretty nearly satisfied. —Christmas presents are what the little oiks are thinking of. —The Spooners are holding forth at our Opera Hou>-e this week, and they will give matinees tomorrow afternoon (Christmas) I and also Saturday afternoon. They give a good show at popular prices and the house has been crowded every night. —A most appropriate Christmas presen. to a friend at home or away, would be a year's subscription to the CITIZK*. It saves writing letters and the cost is 1. trifle more than it would cost you to mail them a copy weekly. —Some of the show-wiadows of our town are beautifully decorated for the holidays. There is one dry-goods window that is probably not excelled by anything in the city, and three of the bakery windows attract tho atteution of all passers. —Austin Beach, City Editor of the Pittsburg Times and who is now in Hava nna in the interest of hir- paper, contribut ed an interesting article on the condition of things in tbat city to Tuesday's .ssue. Mr. Beach will remain ia Cuba for some time ana thoroughly post himself on af fairs there, and his observations will ap pear in the Times —at present the most enteiprising and prosperous paper in the city. —The Board of Directors of tho Pitts burg. Shenango and Lake Erie Railroad Company at a meeting held in Meadville> Tuefday authorized the merging and con solidation ol their line with the Butler and Pittuburg Railroad which will take effect upon its raiification by the stock holders of the respective companies. They also let the contract to Hingston <fc Ley, of Buffalo, for the construction of 3,000 feet of new docks at Conneaut, O , and a further contract tor reducing the grades and changing the trestles north of Eutler. —"Hail! glorious winter!" sang the hard; And then there fell a hush, Because the hail he warbled of Had straightway turned to slush. Board of Trade. The meeting of Tuesday evening was well attended, a hundred persons had sign ed as members, and they elected a Board of Directors as follows: A. C. Anderson, J. H. Harper, John S. Jack, C. N. Boyd,l. J. McCamlless, Joseph Hartman, Peter Schenck, Wm. Campbell, Dr. J. M. Leigh nei, John Younkins, Adam Hoffner. Julius Kaufman, J. H. Troutman, Ira McJunkin, and L. M, Wise. The Board will meet Monday evening for the purpose of organ izing and taking the necossary'steps for in corporation. Y. M.C. A. The Kellog Bird Carnival and Concert company will appear in the Association Hall on Saturday evening Dec. 26. Reserved seats may be secured on Sat urday morning at 9 o'clock. This com pany has been booked in nearly all the large cities cast snd west this season, when they appeared in Pittsburg a few weeks ago they were greeted by two mammoth audiences tho first under the Y. M. 0. A., whose audience numbered 21 hundred, the second in the Carnegie building where over 22 hundred listened in gpellbound, to the matchless program. Big porkers. J. N. Fulton, of Middlesex, slaughtered threo last week that dressed 1,000 pounds. It. F. Brown, of Clay twp, slaughtered one lately that dressed 480 pounds; and Robt. ilcKissick of that section has two [ very largo ones. Probably the largest hog in Berks coun ty was kil ed on Saturday at Leesport. It weighed nine hundred pounds alive and when dressed tipped tho scales at seven hundred and fifty pounds. It measured six feet nine inches, and six feet six inches in girth. The skull vas so thick that a bullet could not penetrate it. Fivo men were required to dress tho animal. A Card ot Thanks. The Christian Endeavor society of Grace Lutheran Church hereby express their thanks to the young ladies and busi ness men and wouen of Butler, for the en comaeement and co-operation given whereby the recent carnival was such a success. CHURCH NOTES. Kev. A. J. Hellar, D. D. or Harmony. Pr. will preach iu Bethany Reformed Chnrch on W. North St. noxt Sunday at 11 a. in. aud 7 p. m, St. Mark's Ev.Lutheran Church will hold its Childreus' Christmas Service on Christ mas eve. at G;30,, There will be Oerman preaching on Christmas day at 10:30. Divine service on next Sunday will be in English both, at 10:30 a m. and 7 p. m. Christmasa and New Year Holiday Excursions. Ticket Agents Pitsburg ,t Western Rail way will sell round trip tickets to ail sta tions on the Pittsburg Western line and to points in Ceutral Traffic Association ter ritory, up to and including Cleveland Toledo, Chicago, St. Louif. Louisville and Cincinnati, on Dec. 24, 25. and 31 aud January 1 at a (are and a third; good to re turn until lanuary 4 inclusive. The 205 Popular. All departments ready for Xmas shoppers, both useful and ornament al presents suitable for youth to old age, a present with every purchase of $2 an d upwards. ALF. M. REIBEK & Biio. Free. Free. Free. Your name on a postal card will bring a copy ot Tae Butler Business College Exponent,a bright eight poge monthly paper, issued by The Butler Business College and School of Short hand, Butler. Pa Underwear—A specialty at HECK'S his stock is largest, and finest ever i offered in Bu''e' Say Papa—did you see HECK'S neckwear, it beats bnything you ever saw. Oh Mamma—you ought to see tho big piles of childrens suits at HECK'S ouly $1.25, you can't get the same iu town for less than $2.50, Sensible Presents. Whether a jacket, fur cape, dross, | handkerchiefs, umbrellas or gloves, j every department in Holiday attire ! and price the lowest ALP, M REISER & 800. —Latest styies iu fine Holiday , Goods a'. CLIELAND'S .Jewelry store i 126 IS. Main St. Butler I'a. LEGAL MEWS. SOTKB. I C. M. Ki:;e aa old soldier was granted a peddler's licence. M. Salrj has registered as a practicing physician in this county. Letters of administration were granted to I. L. Mc Bride on e.-tate of Eli ail Mi - Bride of Butler. The will of Josephine Wagner ol Butler was probated and loiters granted t-> Gcb hard Wagner. J. Jf. Johnston has brought euit in eject ment v* Chas Howard for 20 acre- of land in Penn twp. A. C. Steel et al have brought suit in ejectmen". vt J. B. ilassou et al for a trac' of land in Parker twp. A. M. Cornelius, Esq. was appointed to investigate the condition of affairs of the Adams twp. School District. P. S. Clark of the Park Hotel had a ing yesterday on a rule to show cause why Lis license should not be revoked. John O'Brien, who claimed to have received liq uor there while intoxicated was sworn and said he did not remember ot getting anything there; Pat Brown, Geo. Knit tie Mid Fred Glace said the man was nut drunk when arrested, The rule was dis missed, Clark to pay his own witness costs. Peter Gallagher, who was committed on a charge ot larceny, plead guilty and waiv ed the right of trial by jury, was directed to pav costs and enter recog. in the sum of SIOO for appearance at March Term. Sophia Kansell, charged with fornication ani open lewdness, plead guilty and waiv ed the right of trial by jury, was senten ced to pay costs, a fine ol S4O and sent to the workhouse for one year. M. Sahn, M. I), has been returned on a charge ot violating '.he Registry Act. Terressa Stillwagon has replevined one bay mare, the value of $73, in the hands of M. M. Stillwagon. Allen Stevenson of Mt. Chestnut made information before Esq. Gilghiist, Tuesday charging Constable Brown with felonious a<fcb, and Brown waived a hearing that evening and gave bail for Court. The retiring Conrt House officials will banquet the new officialf< and members of the bar at the Willard House oil the even ing of Monday Jau , 4, 1897. "Charley" the Italian, who shot and killed Jno. Elint or Bolint near Renfrew lately, was arrested in Pittsburg ar.d has been indicted for murder His naino is given as Charles Bankner. The c»°p of George Walter versus the B. <fc P. R. H. was taken up before the view ers in the Court room, Tuesday, and finished la.it night, when the viewers awarded "Walter ten thousand dollars ($lO,- 000. The viewers were W. J. Morrison of Slipperyrock twp., John T. ilartin of Buf falo, F. W. Witto and Robert Smith of Winfield, S. A. Leslie of Middlesex, John Rohner of Evans City and Tom Marshall of Mars. The State Bar Association has called upon the judges ol every county in the state to meet in "Congress Hall" Phila dr-lphia next Tuesday to consider the ex pediency aud the feasibility of attaining uniformity in the rules of court through out the commonwealth, and to take steps toward putting into practical operation the uniform system of legal education in dorsed by the Bar association aud outlined in the report of the committee in the sec ond volume of the reports of the Pennsyl vania Bar association. A copy of this volume has been sent to every judge and member of the ansociation throughout the state. PROPERTY TBAXSKKBS H Toung to B A Garvin lot in Evans City for SBOO. W J Wright to Adam Ripper lot in Ze lienople for $330. S 0 Wright to Adam Ripper lot in ZoJ lienople for $350. M Eyth to M Dodds lot in Butler for SIO3O. Chas A Graham to B it PR R lot in Perm for S3O. Lewis Weidhas to Caroline Weidhas lot in Delano for S3OO. Zelienople Ex Co to Jacob Burckhart lot in Jackson for $237.50. Margt Ilartzel to Geo Hartzel 240 acres in Jackson for $9030. Ph Vogele to John A Irwin lots in Evans City for $2850. Jas B McJunkin to Oliver Thompson lot in Butler for $2300. Edw Meedc, adm'r to C C Ifrt lot in Ze lienople for $3500. Peter Grubb to C G Beebe 49 aero* in Cherry for $950. A F Rodger* to I M Uodgers 3 acres in Donegal for $l5O. Mary E Garvin to A L Staples lot in Gal lery for $»800. Edw Du!Ji!;ach to Ph Voegle lot in Evans City for SIOSO. II Landenslager to G L Cabot 1 aero in Pemi for SIOO. J W Norris to A B Gibson property in Slipperyrock for S2OOO. T C Cheers to Citizen's Bank lot in City for SBOO. Thoa. R. lloon to Eng., Lutheran Church lot in Millerstown for S4OO. Annie Mineliart to L S Hoon lot in Ren frew for S9O. Marriage licenses Jacob Kaufman, Jr.. .Zelienople Ida 0. Lotz Jackson twp Warren W. Curry ..Concord twp Belle Crawford W. A. Campbell ...... Kearnea, W. V'a Laura Hays Allegheny twp John N. Tunquist Warren Lucy J. Cunningham ..Glade Run Frank J. Bell Oakmont Boro Mary E. Weaver Alfonzo Gomer Bruin Hftttie Slagle " John A, Cousaul Frankford, Ont Myrtle Fitzgerald.......... . Poirolia Robert L. Gahagan Jefferson Centre Mildreu J. Aitman ...Mcßride Lawrenoa M. Goldinger......Donegal twp Nancy E. Shook .Rattigan Jacob Young Hazeldale, Fa Sussanna Lackpy Carbon Centre Andrew R. McKinney.. ..Concord twp Sarah Campbell W . ounbury Win. E. Baughman Greenville Lucy Green ... ..........Harmony Frauk Allen. Zelienople Julia K Strutt Zelienople Geo R Green Allegheny twp Mary A Irwin.... Armstrong Co R Arthur Longwrll ..Butler Clara J Stamm ...Butler Samuel M Brown Washington twp Eva Stoughton Cherry At Franklin, P. E. Childress, of Butler Co. aid Emma Smith, of Clarion. At Youngstown, 0., Harry Maitland, of Buffalo and Mrs. Jennie Stauffer, widow of the late Ira Stauffer, of Jackson twp, —Findley, of Butler will still he at Mara on Saturday. 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For,further information address, V- lItWIN »T AUMBTRONO, Box lit 4, Butler, Pa. PERSONAL. j County Commissioner Wilson is on the sick list. Jno. Faulkner of Buffalo twp. is sufler icj.* frooi a paralytic stroke John and Dan Hetselgesser of Leasure ville were in town on business Monda}-. George Rider of Centre twp., aud H. M. Beighley of Connoquenessing were in town on business, Monday Benj. Stepp and wife did their holiday shopping in Butler, Tuesday; and so did J. C. Snyder. Esq., of Brady. Dr. B. H. Brewster, formerly of Pitts burg. has I'icated at Euclid, and is board ing with J. L. Seaton. D. Goldinger, of Donegal twp. was in town Tuesday. He has been a reader of CITIZEN for over 25 years. Will Black and Christopher Riuker of Cherry have moved to Zeiienople, where Will is running a livery. The Misses Brown, daughters of Jno. Brown, of Wheeling are spending the holi days with their grand-lather, Geo. W. Campbell of E. Clay St. Mr. McCaslin moved to the Zenas Mc- Michael farm in Clay twp. last week. Zenas and bis family are now living in Zelienop'.e, and intend building there next summer. Howard Pryor of W. Sunbnry, spent last week in Pittsburg taking a course in Brabalming; aud ha received his diploma Friday. He will take the place of Mr. Hunt, dee'd, as !he undertaker of the town. Somebody at Harrisburg or Washington remarked lately, that Quay could make a United States Senator out of a wooden indian if he wanted to. Now that hits us just right! Here in Butler we have as handsome a wooden-iadian as can be found in the state—the old Voeeley in dian, standing ir. front of Steele's tobacco store—and if Penrose and Meredith and all these felloes who had their legs under Quay's mahogany the other night are to oe chucked aside lor a wooden-indian. we thick the artistic merits of ours, should be recoginlzed. If Steele can only teach that indian to say ''me too," his fortune is made. Kev. Conwell ot Phil'a. who ia well kuot.ii in Butler, lately delivered a sermon on politics which created a sensation: He said:— "We have forgotten what it is to be in dependent men in our State, lorgotten wl.ai. it i> to be independent in Pcnn.-yl- Tanm. Oh, you citizens of Philadelphia, »h j think you are men! You are nothing hut dog-!, led around by a string A boss —a political bo?s—has the string, aud you art- led around by it. Never was a State on God's earth ruled by bosses as is the State ol Pennsylvania now. "Oh, for independent met.! God calls for uipn, society calls for men, politics calls lor men, religion calls for men, tho church call* for men, Notice to Teachers Tho School Board of Butler borough do sires to employ one experienced lilth-grade teachfr and will receivo applications until Saturday, Dec. 20, 1890, at noon. Appli cations "can Lie lorwarded to the Secretary. T. F. NIGGBL, Sec'y. Holiday Rate^ The P. S. &L. E. R. li. Co. will make rates of one and one-third fares lor the round trip. Tickets good going Dec., 24th to Jan. Ist inclusive, limited for retnru Jan. 4th Gents Department. We can help you oat in the gents selection, wnother a necktie, shirt, umbrella, collar? and cuff-*, handker chief, smoking jacket, traveling case. Nariety and price at ALF. M. REIBER & Bito. Christmas Candy. We always made the Christmas Candy business a prominent fea*,ure of our December business. We are better equipped this year than ever before to supply tho wants of Sun day schools in the candy line. We j want all committees to call and see our stock and get our prices before placing their orders. J. A. RICIIEY, 142, 144, 8. Main St. Butler. P a. Sensible Presents. Whether a jacket, fur dress 1 handkerchiefs, umbrella or gloves, every department in Holiday attire an d prices the lowest. ALF. M. REIHER & BRO. Low Prices in Musical Goods. Some special prices at Grieb <fc Lamb's dissolution sale now going on New Pianos S2OO and up New Organs SSO and up Guitars $4 and up Mandolins $3 50 and up Violins $l5O and up Auloharps $2 and up There are also some second-hand instruments—pianos at $35 tc SIOO. Organs at S2O to $1)0. Ilarmonices and other musical in struments at proportionately low rates. Strings of all kinds constant ly in stock. No 118 SOUTH MAIN ST. —Findley will open his branch gallery at Mars, on Saturday of this week, and it will be open all next week, and after that it will be opan on Saturday of each week only. —Music scho'ars wanted, at 128 W. Wayne St. Sox and «hirts, all wool and a yard wids, cheaper than tho oher.post—at HECK'S, 121 N. Main St. —Thousands of dollars worth of Horse Blankois and Robes at MAR TINCOURT Ai Co's. —A large assortment of toys at TUB PEOPLE* STORE Trunks, yalises, bags and tele, scopes—at HECKS. Turkeys Wanted. Five hundred of them at tho Ful ton Fish Market, 107, S. Main St., immediately,also game and chickens. Fresh fish, fresh oysters und dressed chickens always oa baud. Highest price paid for game and livo poultry. DIVEL. —The place to got your Xmas presents. THE PEOPLES STORE. Gents Department. We tan help you out, in the gents selection, whether a necktie, shir t, umbrella, collars and cuffs, handker chief, smoking jacket, traveling cuse. Variety and price at ALF. M. REIUER A BRO. Christmas Proclamation^ It is a vorv short timo unti Christmas, have you thought of gifts you will be obliged to make older to brighten somebody's christmas It will pay you to examino our line of diamonds, watches, rich cut glass, silverware, vases, novelties in silver aud gold, clocks, canes, opera glasses, chains, charms, gold pens, manicure sets, sihrer hair brushes, combs and mirrors also a fine line of rings and hundreds of other things suitable "for presents. Articles pur chased may be left for future de livery. Call early and obtain first choice. R. D, KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler. and Graduate optician. Next to Court House, Annual Gift Sals j With every purchase of $2 and ! upwards. \.IX M. REIBER 4 BRO, OIL NOTES. , The producing agencies are paying 93i.ts today. CLAY— MiIt Thompson is drilling another well on the Esq. MeJunkin. OAKLAND TWP— Phillips £ Co's well on the Pryor. or old Fleeger place, began pumping last week aud did GO bbls. W. SCSBCRY —The Springboro Oil Co.'* well on the Perry S. Campbell began pumping last week, and is doing 30 bbls. a day. Jno. Stoops has an ieterest in it. W INFIELD TWP— On Rough Run the Hay maker well on the Keck tarui has been packed and is making 75 bbls. per da\ regularly. Haymaker £ Co. on tho Deer farm. 400 feel east of their producer, is 700 feet deep and will reach the sand in about 20 days. There are three other wells that shoild be in about the same time. HARMONY— The following- represents tho work .luring the present month in the Vogetly pool, near Harmony: Gas Oil company's No 3, on th.e George Welsh farm, completed and doing 60 bbls.; Lock w< od Dr lling Co.'s No 1, same farm, good for 10 bbls ; Welsh, Morris £ Co., on same farm, down 400 feet: L. M. Wise £ Co.'s No. 3, on C, McDonald farm, completed aud good for 50 bbls.; L-ipham £ Co.'s No 3, same farm, good for 50 bbls ; same company have rig up for No 4; Bryan Oil company's No 1, on C. McDonald farm, completed and good for 50 bbls.; Bryan Oil compan3''s No 2, drilling at depth of 300 feet: Schlegel £ Co. have rig for No 4, on C. McDonald; McQmstion £ Marshall, on W. Z. Peffer, completed and good for 20 bbls.; Youngblood £ Armstrong, on M. Zinkhorn, drilling at depth of 1,100 feet. Sitler Bros.' No 1. on Sitler farm, good for 30 bbls; Sitler £ Co., on J. Sitler farm, drilling at 40 feet In the hundred foot; Granaham £ Co., on Lewis Cohering. 45 feet in the hundred-foot. PABKKR— The Heydrick £ Co. well on the Rosenberry averaged 30 bbls. a day last week. RBNKRFW —The Shidemantle £ Co. well !on the John Renfrew, adjoining the Haoiii about a mile south of Renfrew, and 500 feet from the White £ Co. well ou the Kami!, began flowing from the 3d sand. Thnisday night at the rate of GO bbls an hour. The well is owned by Andy Shide mantle [J], Jack White [i], W. C. Hovis [1 B], James Thompson [1 B]. It was do ing 30 bbls. an hour last Saturday, and on Monday after being agitated did 125 bbls. an hour. EVA»S CITV —Toui Klingenstnith is dri'lintr a well on tho Sainnel Ramsey, on the hill south • f Evans City. Jno. A. Irwin opened'tip tt-e old Christie hole on the Joh.i Twentier farm und has a 30 bbl. well. The well Irwin drilled is doing 6or 8 bids. Ue and bis boys are drilling on the Goo. J Marburger. Bolard it Dale's well on tho lot is doing about a hundred bbls. Xmas. The useful and ornamental at popular prices at A Li'. M II EI BER & BRO. E. Jefferson St. Meat Market. Fresh, homa-dressed moats every day. Game, poultry and oysters in season. JACK & FINNIN 333 E, Jefferson St. near West Penn depot. Vox Popait—b-iy your clothing, underwear, hosiery, hats, caps, sox and neckwear of D. J[A. 'IECK. and ave money. Pants thai Fit. Made of goods that wear, and keep their shape. We are turning them out by the hundreds and the values aro so tar ahead of anything you ever saw, the goods themselves so perfect, so stylish, so thoroughly up to date, that much as we may promise you will find more when you get there BUTLBR PANTS Co. 1'25 W. Jefferson St. block west of Berg's Bank. Pants—Over 2000 pairs to select from, at prices, oh well, don't men tion them, itsj awful, whore 'it HVCK'S. Do you W(»nt a hat or cup? HECK has them aud can save you money, —2i> per cent saved by buying Horse Blaukets and Robes at MAR TINCOURT & Co's —Boarding House Cards, with Ac, of Assembly, 25 cents for half-e-dozen 4 or sa'o at CITIZEN office, Xmas. The useful aud ornamental at popular prices at ALF. M. KEIISER & BRO. For a Xmas pr esent. Table linen, napkins, fancy towels and doyließ at THE PEOPLES STORE. —The Butler Lubricating Oil Co. has moved back to their old stand 1)!), W. Jefferson St. Stcelsmith & Patterson's new building, where al kinds of engine, mac hinery, and il luminating oils of the finest quality are kept in stock in the basement, and will bo delivered to any part of the city when ordered from C. E. Mclntire, agent. A nnual Gift Sale With every purchase of $2 and upwards. ALF. M. BEIHER & BRO. —The largest stock of Dressed Dolls in the city at THE PEOPLES STORE. —Job work of all kinds dono at tho CITIZKV OFFICE. ill» h mku imk m\A ■' ! ml STYLE 134 The only leather tipped corset in the market. Try them anil you will wear no other, for sale at the PEOPLE'S STORK. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fira Insurance Company, Office Gor.Main & Cunningham AI.K, WICK. Pros. lit:o. KKTTKRKB. vice I'm. L. 8. ■eJU.NKIS, Sec'jr and Treaa. DIRECTORS: Air red wick. i Henderson Oliver, ' r. W. Irvlu. lames Stephensou, •v. W. Hlaokn'ore. Welt/.el. K. Bowman. B. t, Kllru;ler eo. K«tteror, (.'has. Kebliun, • ( ec. Kuuno. John KOCIIILK LOYAL McJUNIXN Agent. A. T. SCOTT, ATTOHNKY-AT-LAW. {Hoc ftt.Ka. ». UouUi Diamond. (Butler, Fa. NEIGH BOP HOOD NOTES. The beaut' ul Casino building in Shen ley Park Pittsburg, was de-troyed b}- fire last Thursday night. The tire wv< caused by the bursting it one of the pipts con taining ammonia—u*ed for t'reeiinp the floor or surface of the skating rink. At New Castle, last Friday. Frank Jon grass an Italian was found guilty of ir.ur der in the first degree. The crime for which Jongrass was con victed was the murder of Jessie Carrine, his sweetheart. Jongras* brought the family from Italy, and found a residence for them at Hillsviilo. The girl's father refused his concent to the marr:agc of the young people and Jengra-? left the place looatfng at MeKeesport. On the night of October 6,the girl was shot and instant ly killed as she stood in the doorway of her home. Suspicion was directed against Jongrass and he was arrested at McKees port two days later. At the trial he claim ed he was ill the day of the murder and had not left MeKeesport. The evidence against him was circumstantial. The managers and trustees of the Mor eanza K»form School can point vrith prido to ocular evidence as to the practical value of the manual training system en grafted a few years on the institution. The boys b*ve done all the work reqnired for a uew building, from digging the foun dations cutting the stone work, making and laying bricks, and the carpentry,up to slating the roof. The idea was to teach the boys trades, so as to be well fitted to take up the duties of life to the fullest ex tent on leaving the institution. To judge from results the experiment has been a complete success. Merchants in Dunkirk, N. Y., have de cided to try a noyel method of hurrying payment from customers who are beating or standing them off. A tall man dressed in a white suit of clothing and a white cap will act as collector and will call at the business places or homes of such custo meis after all methods to collect the bills have failed. The visits will be repeated until the bill is settled. Tney will operate the scheme only against those who' are able to pay but won't pay. The beats will doubtless feel a chill "when tho col lecting ghost walks in upon them. LEGAL VDVEKTLSETFE V!T S NOTICE. The general meeting of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance C0.,0f Hannahstown and vicinity, will bo held on Saturday, Jan. 9, 1597, at 1 o'clock P. M.. at the Cream ery Building in Delano. All members are cordially invited to attend. PROGRAM. 1. Report of the President of the affairs and standing of the company. 2. Reading by the Secretary of the Charter and By-laws, if desired. 3. Election ol four Directors to serve for threo years. FRED WITTB, Pres. A. KRACSE, Sec'y. Delano, Dec. 9, 189 G. NOTICE. There will be a meeting of the policy holders of the Butler County Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1897, be tween the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock P. M., at the office of the Secretary, 12G E. Jeffer son St., Butler, Pa., for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the ensu ing year. By order of the President. Attost: WM, IRVINB, Pres. L. S. MCJCNKIN, SHC'Y. Notice to Stockholders. The annual meeting of the Worth mu tual Fire Ins. Co. to select officers for the ensuing year will Ve held in the sohool house at West Liberty, tho second Satur day of January, 1897, at 10 o'clock A. M. JAMES HUMPHREY, Pres. S. J. TAYIOB, Sec y. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. Notice is hereby given that an applica tion will be made to the Governor of Penn sylvania, on Thursday, the 31st day of De cember, 189G, at Harrisburg, Pa., by Wil liam J. Dresden, S. N Russell, Harry B. Zahniser, W. G. Russell, J. B. Arthurs. O. F Russell and M. L. Zahniser, for the oharter of an intended corporation, to be called "The Euclid Oil and Gas Company." The character and object of which shall be within the county of Butler, Pa. to operate for, produce and market petroleum oil and natural gas, aud for that purpose to bny, lease, and soli uuch lands and leaseholds and property as may be neces sary therefore, and lay such pipe linea.con demu such lands and do such other acts and things as may ho necessary therefore, with all the rigttß and privileges incident thereto, under the Act of Assembly in such caso made &ud provided. The princi pal office and place of business of which intended corporation shall be West Sun bory, Butler connty, I'a. MCJCNKIN <FC GAIURKATH, Solicitors. NOTICE. Whereas ray wile, llannah E., has left my bed and board without just cause or provocation, all persons aro hereby notified not to trust or harbor her on my aocount- ISAIAII Tnosii'sos. Butler, Pa., Dec. 11, 189 G. Administrator's Notice. Notice is hereby given that letters of ad ministration on the estate of Lavina Mc- Clelland, decM, lato of Connoquenessing twp , Butler county, Pa , havo been grant ed to the undersigned, therefore all per son s knowing themselves indebted to said estate are requested to make prompt set tlement, and those having claims against the san-e to present them duly authenti cated for payment to JOHN WCIGEL, Admr'., S. F. BOWSER, Att'y. Prospoct, Pa. Executor's Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate of Daniel Cross, dec'd, late of Connoqueuess ing twp., Butlor county, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said es tate will please mako immediate payment and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to ALEX. STKWART, Ex'r. W. I). BRANDON, Att'7. Prospect, Pa Executor's Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate of lienry Heck, dec'd, lato of Winfield twp., Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned; all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will pre sent them duly authenticated for settle ment to JOHN HECK, Ex'r, Benny, Butler Co., Pa. MCJUNKIN & GALBRKATU,Atty'a. ■' ► * , mim • vr 'l bv *'!nrii»Lr adT«<rt]m>ni'rDt«UMl u I MM, flat ' Safin Mi *•<>■ 1 SEWIMC MACHINE BIIV from rHiablo innnufnrtur^ra 1 a rrr»i«.'»tli»n !»r li#>n« <t nnd nitiaw . inn Ifi 1»..' • r !<| 11, nt •' If\ 1 frt nor., durability #.? • • »«.».. v lit ■: ; ».. u , . • •; .u. t»... NF> HOME. ■'SITE FOR CittCULARS. :■ Hew Home Sewing Machine Co H.'.jicwdo.CAL Atlakta.OA. FOR BALF. BY J. B. McDEVITT Dealer in Sowing Machines, Pianos arid Organs—next door to Y. M. C. A. build ing—Butler Pa. I Buy the light-running, No*" Home, ■ewing machine, perfect natislactum guar- I antoed, never gets ont of order. P : *• erhaps you don't knov* how • eady we are on relation to prescrip tions S it will not be amiss to n all your attention to the i Reliable ntelligence P rompt service £iven T o everything of the kind placed T -*-n u-: prescription i.. v N it- was so comete s you money too. C. Iff. BOYD. 3r*h.armacist, Diamond Block, - Butler, a- YOU WANT A NEW DRESS Suit for the winter gaieties. Why pay sixty or seventy-five dollars, when we can make you up perfect gar ments with the best linings and workmanship throughout for from $35 to $45? Make your selec tion now, so that we can have time to give you a careful job be fore you need the clothes. Perfect Styles and Fit are pre eminently the necessities in a sat isfactory full dress suit. Our guarantee goes with every dress suit we make. If the fit and style are not exactly as they should be, we cannot aflord to have you wear the garments. A Good Diesser must have a full dress suit for special evening wear. We have the finest goods and make absolutely correct gar ments. Do not make the mis take of having your evening dress suit made by an incompetent or careless tai'.or. A mistake of this kind is expensive. WEDDING [SUITS A SPECIALTY. COOPER&CO Cor. Diamond. Butler. Pa SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE A RED-LETTER YEAR FOR 1897 THE ENTIRE NOVEI.TY of many of the plans for 1897 is noticeable. For in stance, the series devoted to "LONDON AS SEEN BY CHARLES DANA GIBSON." Mr. Gibson has not before apfiearcd as a writter. He visited London last summer for SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE. for the purpose of depicting with pen and pencil those scenes and types which the huge metropolis presents in endless vari ety. Oi like novelty is the considerable. NOVEL BY RICHARD HARKING DAVIS, "Soldiers of Fortune." The hero is one of the most vigorous men that Mr. Davis has drawn. Illustrated by C. I). Gibson. 1 •'THE CONDUCT OF GREAT BUSINESS." A beautiful illustrated series of article of which the follow ing are already complet ed: "The Great Department Store." "The Management of a Great Hotel." "The Workiug of the Bank." "A Great Manufactory." UNDERGRADUATE LIFE IN AMERICAN COLLEGES. A series of articles touching upon the life of our older universities as represented by the doings of the students themselves. Judge Henry K. Howland writes 011 "UU dergraduate Life at Vale." Mr. James Alexander 011 •'Princeton," and Robert Grant and Kdward S. Mar tin on "Harvard." "JAPAN AND CHINA SINCE THE WAR," will be a most interesting group of arti cles richly illustrated. "THE UNUUIET SEX." Under the title of "The Unquiet Sex," Mrs. Ilellen Wat terson Moody will write a series of arti cles:—"Woman and Reforms," "The College-Bred Woman," "Woman's Clubs," and "The Case of Maria" (a pa per oil domestic service.) U W. D. HOWBLLS'S "STORY OF A I'LAVJ In this Mr. Howells gives us the best novel lie has ever produced in his de lightful vein of light comedy. GEORGE W. CABLE. In addition to the fiction enumerated there will be a series of four short stories by George W. Cable, the ouly ones he has written for many years. How To TRAVEL WISELY with a min imum of wear and tear must be regarded as an art little understood. Mr. Lewis Morris Iddings, in two articles, will offer a variety of useful suggestions and data on "Ocean and Laud Travel." This will be happily rounded ou. by an article from Mr. Richard Harding Davis on "Travellers One Meets: Their ways and Methods." The illustrations by Ameri can and Foreign artists will be highly pertinent. ***lt is impossible in a small space to even mention the man y attractive fea tures for 1897. A beautiful illustrated booklet has been prepared, which will be sent, jwstagc paid on request. Scribner's Magazine sj.ooa year 25 cent, a copy CHAS. SCRIBNER'S SONS 15 3- 1 57 Fifth Avenue, New York. L. S. McJTINKIN f nsu r ance and Real Estate Agent. 17 EAHT JEFFERSON BT. IjIJTI.EK - a DO Not Put up an ARGUMENT As to where you will buy your suit or oyercoat, but come to us. OUR GARMENTS, when seen, present their own merits so strongly that they need no persuasive lan guage to induce you to buy, they are the best for the money that can be obtained. Yours for Clothing, DOUTHETT & GRAHAM. A Cold in The Head Is worth two in the chest. You will escape both if you get one of our warm wooly overcoats or ulsters THE COST OF ONE WILL SURPRISE YOU Men's all wool Beaver overcoat $5.00 Men's all wool Kersey overcoat 6.00 Men's all wool Welton overcoat B.OQ Men's Chinchilla Ulsters 5.0Q Men's Frieze Ulsters 7.59 Men's Dress Ulsters 10.09 Schaul & Nast Leading Clothiers, .137 S- Mum St-, Butler, Pa! : SIDE TALK WITH GIRLS: : ON TIMELY TOPICS, I i > . Its not often we have a chance for a chat with the girls but this week j we haye «ot something that wont keep,consequently we've got to say it, i and don't care who knows it, It will prove interesting, and to those ► 3 who have Christmas presents to buy, save money, time and annoyance. £ YOU CAN SUGGEST the names of any number of your friends and re- * i lations who would be pleased with such a sensible i present as a pair of slippers or shoes. ► YOUR BEST FELLOW wu Id appreciate a pair of the comfortable «lip- < ► pers that we are selling at from 50c to $1.50 * P«\ lr - fc 1 Ruth approves of this method of assailing the ► citadel. < * > . REMEMBER THE POOR We are closing out a large lot of Misses and , ' Children's shoes at 50c n pair which cost us from < one to two dollars a pair. While not the latest > style, are good and substantial. * REMfcMBER GRANDMA with a pair of our comfortabte felt slippers or k fleece lined shoes. She don't say much but she \ thinks. ► NO QUESTION ABOUT PAPA. He likes to read his newspaper evenings in i . comfort, nothing will add to his comfort ' like a pair of slippers such as ve are show ► ing in great variety, i UP-TO-DATE MERCHANDISE AT DOWN-TO-DATE PRICES. | 3A. RUFF & SON: J 114 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. | 1 ■ WALL MOULDINGS The nicest line of Wall Mouldings in town are at ! <mm> Heineman's New Room. 201 S. Main St. New line of Blank Book Writing Paper just received. 201 S. Main St. M, A, HERKIMER Funeral Director 37 S.;«aiD,SI. BntlerlTa. DR CHAS. R. B. HUNT, Physician and Surgeon. Kyc, oar, nose awl throat a specialty 132 and 134 8. Main Btroot. Ualßtoa building. Sobacrit* tor the Girizx*. The Place to Buy GAS COOK" ING AND;HEATINGSTOVES; GAS BURNERS AND FIX TURES, HOSE, 13ATH TUBS, ENAMEL AND IMPROVED WEISHBACH GAS BURNER, W.H.OMKS® 107 East Jefferson St. THE SUN. The first of American News papers, CHARLES A. DANA, Editor. The American Constitution, the American Idea, the American Spirit. These first, and all the time, forever. Daily, by mail. - $6 a year. Daily and Sunday by mail. $8 a year. The Sunday Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspa per in the world. Price sc. a copy. By mail, $2 a year. Add ret* THE SUN, New York ," )U IA i\ MNUp'.P'™ ..ft I ' Ju,. iturrauol ,r.jtfJOTSTCJT BROS. - -Tlli M> »t ' —ml r.< fX
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