THE OIITZEN
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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. See him about
Crayons and Paintings and fine
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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.
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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.
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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
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• eady we are on
relation to prescrip
tions
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it will not be amiss to
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all your attention to the
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ntelligence
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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. |
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The nicest line of
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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
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