THE; CITIZEN:.
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Entered at P. O. at Butlor as 2.1 class matter
WILLIAM C. SEGLEY - - PuV.lsh. r.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. ifo"-
HARRISBURG
At the session of the House, last
Thursday quite a number of bills were
introduced, and just before adjourning
for the day a motion was made by Key
ser of Philadelphia to recall the Mitch
ell resolution creating a commission t- >
investigate the treasury A motion
to table the recall was voted down by
9ft to 79. Mr. Stewart of Philadelphia
declared it to be - the unanimous opin
ion of the people of this commonwealth
that the resolution, which had been
sent to the senate, purporting to pro
vide for the creation of an investigating
committee, was simply a decoy for the
purpose of appointing a committee that
would not investigate, but would sim
ply cover up abuses in the state trea
ury.
-It is not the fault,' Mr. Stewart
continued, "of the present state treas
urer that abuses exist, that have come
down to him through a long line of
predecessors. In his own reports in the
newspapers the state treasurer sa\ s he
has over $4,000,000 of state funds in
banks, and the same week he writes to
the Philadelphia city treasurer saying
he had not the money to pay the war
rants from that city. He thus pro
claims the abuses."
Mr. Stewart went on to ridicule the
last investigation of the state treasury.
the committee being then appointed to
carrv on a specific factional fight: wit
nesses were subpoenaed by the score,
taken into a back room, and if their
evidence was found to be all right they
were retained. Mr. Stewart then read
some newspaper extracts, and conclud
ed by saying that the state's money is
deposited in banks which carry on most
of their business with it, and to with
draw might force the banks to close
their doors, and that is why the state
treasurer cannot pay the warrants sent
to him.
Mr Forcht, of Union county, one of
the most determined of the anti-Quay
ites, in a brief but impassioned speech,
poured hot shots into the present inves
tigating committee. He declared, first,
that Mr. Stewart had made no reflec
tion upon the speaker, "but there is,
he continued, "little to )>e hoped for
from a commission now. We have seen
to day lobbyists swarming upon the
floor of the house,' working for this
resolution. Where does this demand
for an investigation come from? I do
not know that I am ready to vote to
create any commission. The abuses in
the state treasury are simple customs
long established. Let us have judi
cious laws to compel the banks to pay
interest on state funds they hold."
Then Mr. Forcht went at the senate
committee. "That celebrated, that no
torious Lexow committee, that has
been and is a failure: yes," exclaimed
the speaker, with voice raised to its
highest pitch, "I will say it, it is a
shame and a humiliation to the people
of Pennsylvania."
This bold attack on Quay and his
committee was greeted in various parts
of the hall with loud applause.
After other remarks Mr. Keyser's
motion to recall was carried by a vote
of 93 to 73.
It is reported that Judge Alfred
Darte, Commander of the O. A. R in
Pennsylvania, will send in two more
names to Governor Hastings for the
Soldier's Orphans' Schools Commission
ers instead of Morrison and Sample,
who wertfturned down by the Gover
nor.
Unless the most rigid economy is ob
served by the present Legislature in
authorizing public expenditures for the
next two fiscal years, it will bankrupt
the State Treasury. A general reduc
tion will have to be made in the appro
priations to the institutions dependent
entirely upon the State for support to
keep within the limits of the revenues.
To begin with, the appropriation of $5,
.WO,<WO to the public schools will have
to be sealed down at least a million or
two. If it is not, many of the semi-
State and private charities will Is; cut
off without a cent.
The question of finances is the most
important that confronts the State law
makers. Two years ago Governor
Hastings found is necessary to send a
special message to the Legislature call
ing a halt on the indiscriminate ap
propriation of public moneys. At that
time a movement was started to reduce
the appropriation to the public schools.
It was checked at the start by 12") mem
bers of the House signing an agreement
to oppose such a reduction. Unless
immediate action is taken by the Legis
lature to increase the State revenues
there can be no relief for the over
crowded hospitals, insane asylums and
penitentiaries. Even if legislation is
enact<*l increasing State taxation the
money would not become available be
fore next year.
The rejsirt of State Treasurer Hay
wood at the close of December showed
a balance in the general fund of fcS,72<V
820. Oat of this the money owing the
school districts, hospitals, penitentiaries
and the salaries of the State officials
must Is; paid when they come due.
There is still $J,000,000 of the school ap
propriation unpaid, while $1,500,000
must be returned to the counties in
personal property tax. These two
items alone make 5J4,500,000, nearlj sl,
000,000 in excess of the balance in the
general fund.
If Mr. Haywood would recognize
these as payable at once, as the persons
who are entitled to receive the money
insist, there would not Is; enough cash
in the Treasury to meet these claims.
Besides there would be no funds for
the charitable institutions. The money
to meet these payments must come
from the settlements made by the And
itor General's Department of corjsira
tion tax between now and May 81, the
end of the appropriation year. In other
words, to pay the present liabilities the
State fiscal officers are drawing on mon
ey collected on the taxes for 1800 which
they say should Is; reserved for the fis
cal year beginning June I, to meet tin
appropriations that will Is* made by
the present Legislature.
This trouble did not arise fonr or five
years ago when there was a balance of
$0,000,000 ami s7,imjo,(»oo in the general
fund. Tin; drain npon the Treasury
comes largely from the increased appro
priation to the public schools, which
juin|s-d from $2,000,000 in 1800 to $5,
000,000 in 1M)I and 500,000 since 18»:{.
a difference of sJ,soo i o<h> a year. Tin
revenues for the next fiscal year. it. is
estimated, will not Ik; as large as they
were during the past, year, when ihrjr
amounted in round fignres to SIO,OOO
000.
An « ffort mto t«- made to . cin« Ii K
iHlntiori tliix winter taxing anlhricitr
coal five ceiitu a tou at the miiu-n, Ihi
tax to be paid by the mine-owners
when the coal is shipped to the markets
If this proposition is carried out. the
payments would be made to the Stat.-
monthly or semi monthly anil wonld
afford immediate relief to the Treasury.
This scheme was tried in Pennsylvania
during the war and continued until
early in the seventies. If this tax is
levied it will raise about |3oo,uuo in
revenue annually.
An effort will also be made to in
crease the tax on the actual value of
the capital stock of domestic insuran< •*
companies. They now pay three mill
on their gross premiums. It is propos
ed to make the rate uniform by fixing
it at eight mills on l*>th. Many other
projections will be made during the
session to increase the State revenues.
A bill emanating from Philadelphia
will ask for a law permitting horse
racing from April 1 to November 1 an
nually.
There promises to be a stiff fight this
session against the text book combine.
The primary object of the fight is to
limit the cost of the text-books.
A committee of the State Lipuor
Dealers' Association will stay in Har
risburg during the session to look after
legislation. A bill is to be introduced
to protect the retailer, the wholesaler
and the bottler.
The Legislative committee appointed
two years ago to ascertain the number
of aliens in the State i>enal and chari
table institutions are ready to report.
It shows that the insane hospitals,
almshouses and jails are crowded with
foreigners. The hospitals and alms
houses in some counties contain ninet\
five percent of this class of patient-.
The committee will recommend that
the home Governments of those aliens
be ask to pay for their own support.
On Monday Rep. Dininger introduced
a bill appropriating sl-I.o**' to tne Con
noquenessing Hospital Association.
In the house that night there was a
spirited debate over the Treasury In
vestigating resolution and the resolu
tion creating the commission was final
ly passed, with an amendment commit
ting the House to the enactment of a
law requiring interest to l)e paid on the
states s deposits in the banks Wana
maker s Tft stood firm for the amend
ment and won out.
On Tuesday quite a number of bills
were introduced in the House, and the
Senate was waiting for the resolution to
come over, when the building was dis
covered to be on fire, ami both houses
hastily adjourned.
The Cabinet to Date.
Secretary of State—John Sherman, of
Ohio.
Secretary of the Treasury—Lyman J.
Gage, of Illinois.
Secretary of War —Russel A. Alger,of
Michigan.
Secretary of the Navy—John D. Long,
of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Interior -Joseph Mc-
Kerina, of California.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wil
son, of lowa.
Postmaster General, •
Attorney General, V
Dick School.
ED. CITIZEN :
Will you spare a few lines of space
for the following :
The fourth month of this term ended
Friday, Jan. 22, and each scholar at
tended, to wit : James Crattv 10 days,
Joseph Cratty Ift. Thomas < 'ratty 20,
Ollie liobb 20, Clyde Dodds 20, Ram.
Dodils SO, TUamiie Dodds 17, Clarence
Dodds 15, Everette Dodds 15, Harry
Dodds lft, Ford Dodds 20, Curt Dick 11
Jas. McGowan IK, John McGowan 20,
Wm. McGowan 10, Chas Weigle 20,
Sal lie Dodds 20, Lnlu Dodds 20
Hcott Weigle 19, Chas Pfiugh 19, Fred
Pflugh 19, Geo. Ray 20, Carrie Pflngh
19, Emma Pflugh 20, Lizzie Dodds
(sick) f. Jessie Dodds 20, Teresa Mc-
Gowan 18, Lizzie McGowan (sick; 12.
Rue McGowan 'sick) ft, Margaret Clark
20, Huzel Kuhn 6, Helen Knhn ft.
Emma Pflngh, Salie Dodds and Lulu
Dodds, have missed no days so far.
Spelling class No 1 h divided into
two parts for record. The first p;trt
has a record as follows : Harry Dodds,
Fred Pflugh, Ollie liobb, Carrie Pflugh.
Ford Dodds, Thomas Cratty and
Charles Pflugh. The second part is
Everett Dodds, Clarence Dodds, Jas.
Cratty and Rue McGowan.
Class No. 2 : Geo. Ray, Clyde
Dodds, Charh-M Weigle, Joseph Cratty.
Thatinie Dodds, Wm. McGowan and
Curt Dick.
Class No Sallie Dodds. Rame
Dodds, .J'- Dodds, Scott Weighs and
Emma Pflugh.
Claw No 4, Margaret <'lark. Teresa
McGowan, John McGowan, Lulu
Doddsand Lizzie McGowan
These short and seemingly meaning
let-:s reports have a usefulness which
you may fail to discover, hut the teach
er can nee the incentive they make
anioug the ftcholars for lietter and
harder work, and we hojs; no one will
find fault with them.
We must praise the boys and girls
reasonably well, for they have attended
very regularly and have lieen generally
interested in their studies the past
month. That is right. my young
friends, for your school days will pass
only too soon, when your opportunity
will have gone.
Visitors : Geo. I*ll ugh, Wui. Dodds,
and Win. Oratty.
G. P. W. Teacher.
FAIHS'I KW
Mi.ss (Jertie Hawk of IJntler visited at
Joseph Hawk's on Tuesday and Wed
nesday of last week,
W. I'. Jamison was in Butler on busi
n.»ss on Saturday last.
Hob Scott is nursing a sore leg, the re
suit of a fall on Thursday, in which In
got one I tone broken.
Mr. and Mrs, Charter McClungareue
rioiisly ill.
The M. K. Church here is having
very successful protracted meetings
Itev. Sutton is the minister in charge.
There will be a festival ii| I'nion Hall
here, Friday night, got up by onr public
school. Ihe proceeds to buy an organ
for the school. Will Young of North
Hope i • the tgftcher.
Our town is having u good deal of
sickness (.'has. McGlung and his wife
are lioth sick, Samuel Adams and wife
liave hcen sick and ur>-iu> l yet able to
be around; Win. VViI»OU, a farmer Ijv
ing ls-lween here and f'etrolia, ha-
ISnght s disease, his wife is also on the
sick list.
Plumer Smith cam*, wjlh his family
from Ohio to visit Thou. < i«th'*rs and
other friends.
llo's-rt Mt ( ainey came up from the
lower oil fii lds to visit his family.
Win. Byers wan it-.iijewhal burned
about the face and hand wLilt 'ixing
gas burners at his wells.
Harry McClure traded horses twice,
Monday He h.i* ajso been on the sick
list. ' DKNT.
LvmaN J <«ag<• President of the
First National Bank of < 'liii-Ago, was
tendered the Treasury Portfolio by
President elect McKinley last week and
accepted it
PI!'S!OKN- ••li..t McKinley celebrat
e 1 his •"» 1r 11 biitliLay last Friday; and
selected 'ien. Alger of Michigan for
Secretary of War.
BURNING OF THE STATE
CAPITOL.
Shortly after noon of last Tuesday
the Senate wing of the State Capitol
building in Harrisburg was discovered
to be on fire. The Senators had l>eeii
annoyed by the smell of burning wood
and by smoke, for some time, and two
of them traced the smoke to the rooms
of the Lieutenant Governor, over the
Senate Chamber. Here smoke was
«een issuing from the partition and
floor. They cut a hole in the floor and
poured in some water, bnt this had no
effect and the fire soon broke throngh
the ceiling of the Senate Chamber and
spread rapidly. Superintendant Shaf
fer whose rooms adjoin those of the
Lieutenant Governor, saved his war
rant book and it alone. Lieutenant
Governor Lyon was out of town at the
time.
The alarm was given, and the city
fire department made its appearance,
but could not check the progress of the
flames which soon spread to the dome,
and the whole building was doomed.
The roof and dome timbers were ' as
dry as powder," a stiff breeze was blow
ing, and in less than two hours after
the first alarm was given the whole
thing was a mass of ruins. The fire is
supposed to have originated from the
efe-<-tric light wires in the partition, or
between ceiling and floor, and to have
been smouldering for hours before being
discovered.
The most valuable of the State rec
ords were not in the burned building,
htving been taken soon after its com
pletion to the fire proof executive build
ing. This is a matter of congratulation
among the State officials and was on
the subject of the conversation. Many
of the members, pages, messenger boys,
pasters and flolders, transcribing clerks
and newspaper men hurried about re
moving what personal effects they had.
All the important records, including
the Journals of the Senate and House
were saved. At X o'clock about all that
remained of the old capitol were the
walls.
Several firemen wore injured by fall
ing timbers and a number of capitol
employes were hurt. There were many
narrow escapes from death. A large
dog was pinioned in one of the base
ment nxmis and his piteous howls were
heard for an hour before death ended
his suffering. •
The capitol was insured. It had been
on fire scores of times in the past, but
never seriously. It had never been in
sured until Speaker Bover was State
Treasurer, when he called Gov. Patti
son's attention to the fact, and then it
was insured. The insurance was about
$300,000 and the loss is estimated at sl,-
000,000. There was much handsome
furniture. The fire took with it these
separate rooms: The Senate chamber,
offices of the clerk and Senate librarian,
Senate committee rooms, Lieutenant
Governor's apartments and offices of
the Superintendent of Public Instrui
tion, the House chamber, committee
rooms, Speaker's office, resident and
chief clerks' apartments and newspa
per rooms.
The records and statistics of the De
partment of public Instruction were de
stroyed, including much valuable statis
tirral information regarding the public
schools. Dr. Schaffer saved the war
rant book.
It is hard to tell whether there was
any loss of life or not, there was a large
number of foolhardy people in the
building when the roof of the dome and
upper floors of the Senate chamber col
lapsed
Before the flames had been got under
control the search for a new home for
the Legislature began, A number ex
prosed a strong «l«-sir»- to go to Philadel
phia, where it was prenmi' l adequate
quarters could be secure 1 but this plan
was found to be open to grave constitu
tional objections and has been practical
]y abandoned A preliminary meeting,
at which President Pro Tom McCirrell
an 1 Speaker Bqyer were present, with
leaders of the House and Senate, was
held at ■'> o'clock. A telegram was road
from Gov. Hastings, who was in i'iiila
d'-lphia, announcing that he would re
turn and call a meeting of the board of
property at 8 o'clock. There was a gen
oral discussion, ending in a decision to
have the Senate meet at 11 o'clock in
the Supreme court room and the
House at the same hour in the United
States e.ouri room. Seats and some
temporary desks to bo provider! by that
time. The legislative program was con
hid< red at some length. Some of those
pre-ent advi-;od a recess for one- time
while others thought the Logislatun»
should remain in session and provide
for a new capitol.
AtHo' clock there was a public meet
ing of the citizens of Harrisburg. called
and presided over by Mayor Patterson-
All the available halls in the city were
placed at the disposal of the State, ynd
a committee appointed to wait on the
Governor. (iov Hastings, with Treas
urer Haywood and Attorney General
Mylin, vieited the rooms selected and
made hasty arrangements for the sos
sion of next flay.
The Governor was disposed to think
that the supreme court room could be
used for some time by tin- Senate and
that a hall over the library might be
acceptable to the House Senator Flinu
'hough made a practical suggestion,
whieh is meeting with general favor
He thinks a chnrefa building with two
halls can be secured, so that the Senate
and house can nieei i)ti<ter the name
roil Two ol the trustees of one of th«
church structures in the oily are of the
opinion that it can lie secured, and will
•mug the matter l*-fore a meeting of
their cjrfltaguek
(iov. Hastings sai't to a oonv-poiHuii
"There is not the slightest necessity
for the session of the Legislature to be
ii oandoued for a single day The Stab
has encountered a great loss, but ih<
emergency will bo prompuji iwt. "f
course it is for the Legislature to mak<
permanent ,-irningernenls, but the board
of property will sec that a tut- ting
place is provided un'jl that i ; done
Hastings Tuesday night tele
graphed b> h.u/in Carlisle, chief clerk
of the Treasury department, asking if
the u-i -of the I'nited States ii'luHie,
building could b bail for the perma
lion! use of the House, lie replied that
permi«ji/>p eould only In- granted by a
re illution of • 'ougre*,
History of the Burned Building.
The corner stone of the ' apitol build
lug was laid bv Governor William Find
lay on May 81, i"i!' On January
1 Hi<iovertior Joseph 11eiht«>i with the
heads of the State Ilepart ment i I In-Men
at-- leaded by Speaker Win Marks, Jr.
i Of j'RUburg; the Hone, led by Sscakor
! Joseph Lawj'.-ii< e /if Washington conn
|ty lather of George V Lr.vr"'."'' and
a" Jarge conconw of people marcliei ii,
j proe-s--ijiTi fP"" l '"' house,
I where the had met for two
\ yoyiv, lo the new capit"i. n.»d with ap
propriatc ccrenfOlihs dedioateil it to lie
' la ;-i-latnre'* use«, ("f irh,vh it served
«hr<" qtiarti rs of a rerilury
,\ .dilv;» •» 11H > John iiarriH #av<* fivr
at ir -of land to tin* Stat< 4 whic hto
erect a capitol The Legislature wan
j then sitting iw Philadelphia. in I<3»
| the body decided to go to Harrisburg.
jut that was reconsidered, and in 1.9.i
; Carlisle, and in 179- Wrightsville. York
I county, were successively selected by
; the House for the seat of government,
but the Senate refused to concur In
1799 both branches agreed on Lancaster
and that town remained the capitol un
| til 1812. In 1810 Harrisburg was finally
selected, but the Legislature did not
i move there until two years later.
: The commission appointed to erect a
, capitol offered prizes of *4OO and M >
j for plans. Stephen Hills of Boston, was
| the successful architect and erected the
! building. It was regarded as one of the
. purest specimens of colonial architec
j ture in the country. Hills also design
j ed the State capitols at Indianapolis and
i Jefferson City. Mo., and they are almost
i copies of that destroyed, Tuesday. The
original cost of the main building was
$135,000. It stood practically unchang
ed until 186t>. when an addition, until
recently used for a State library and un
til the fire for committee purposes, was
erected at the north side at a cost of
850,000. In 1874 the doubling of the
House membership caused an enlarge
of the House wing, costing sl4,<>oo. Two
years ago §125.000 was spent in exten
sive improvements, mainly on the House
side The result was not satisfactory,
and last year *70,0*10 more was spent.the
work IK- ng not yet completed when the
fire destroyed tiie building.
Seventy-one regular and special ses
sions of the Legislature have met in this
capitol and 17 Governors have sent their
messages to them. The most important
legislation under the State's three con
stutions was framed within the walls,
and the building has witnessed the most
exciting scenes of legislative history,
from the "Buckshot war" down to the
stormy Senatorial elections wherein
Simon Cameron was the chief actor.
Township and County BriJges and Their
Approaches.
We published the gist of the decision
of the State Supreme Court in the ca
of Francis versus Franklin twp. at the
time of its appearance, but have been
requested to publish the full text of the
opinion, and do so. It reads as follows:
A county bridge known as Gallagher's
bridge spans Muddy creek, in Frankl n
township. Butler «*>unty. The bridge
proper is fifty nine feet long and twelve
wide, with elevation above the water at
ordinary stages of six to ten feet; wing
walls for the approaches extending back
from the shore abutments for a distance
of fifteen to twenty feet, and were filled
in between, almost to a level with the
top of the walls, making the approaches
to the floor ot the bridge, from the road,
rise about nine feet in fifteen or twenty.
The wing walls of the approaches were
without sufficient guard rails or other
barrier. The plaintiff. Mary. Francis,
with three members of her family, on
27th<jf February, 1895. in a one-horse
sled, was driving 011 the highway to
cross the bridge, when the horse became
uncontrolable, ran away, jumped over
one of the wing walls to the ice below,
dragging the sled and occupants after
him. Plaintiff was very seriously injur
ed. Alleging negligence on the part of
the township in not erecting guard rails,
she brought this suit for damages.
There was evidence the horse was blind
and unmanageable generally, and was
on that day negligently harnessed and
driven. Two questions, therefore, were
submitted to the jury: 1 Was defend
ant negligent in not putting up guard
rails? 2. Should contributory negli
gence be imputed to plaintiff ? Both
questions were answered in favor of the
plaintiff by the jury, who found a ver
for her in $2,300 damages. A third
question.one of law,solely for the court,
was raised, and decided against the de
fendant" It was this: In view of the
fact that the bridge was a county bridge,
was the township answerable for the
character of the structure or for neglect
to keep it in repair? This question ful
ly appears by defendant's fourth point,
as follows:
"The bridge in question was a county
bridge, and consisted not only of the
structure spanning the s-.ream, but also
of the approaches and wing walls lead
inn thereto, and the duty of building,
repairing and maintain,'; the same in
safe condition for public travel devolved
upon Butler county by statutory en;u-t
merit, and not upon the defendant town
ship. and the verili'-i of the jury must
tie for the defendant.''
Without at present noticing the evi
deuce lending to show the township did
work at times in repairing the bridge
aud approaches thereto as if that wen
its duty, we will first consider the duty
imposed by statute on the respective
territorial sub divisions of the state, in
reference to such bridges as this. The
;ilth section of the act of ls:;»J enacts:
"When a river, creek or rivulet over
which it may he necessary to erect a
bridge crosses a public road or highway,
and the erecting of such bridge requires
more expense than il i.-> reasonable one
or two adjoining townships should Ijear,
the court * * ■' shall on petition *
* * order ;; view in manner provided
for in the ease of io hlk. and if, on tin
report of viewers, it shall appear to the
court, grand jury and commissioners of
the county thai such bridge is ne<-es,a
ry, and would be too expensive for such
township, i: ' * * it shall lie entered
oil the record as a county bridge."
By proper proceeding:., under this act
in this bridge was entered of record
as a county bridge. The duty or con
struction and repair before tint time
was uiniucgtionabl) on the township,
and any damages from neglect of that
duty was necessarily a township liubili
ty; nor was the township relieved from
the duty of repairing snch bridges until
1 tie pu- ~,lge of the act of April 1 :ttll, 18 U
the first section of which declares "It
shall be the duty of the county commis
sinners of the several counties of this
commonwealth to repair all bridges
erected by the county, and to pay i 11.-
expenses of such repairs out of tin
county treasury in the usual manner.
Then certain counties of which Butler
is not one, arc incepted. The effect of
lhe,e two statutes was to lake from the
township its common law and statutory
duty to repair, and impose it on the
county.
The court below was of the opinion,
the act of of did not relieve that
township of its primary liability to re
pai|: but thai it istill continued; and
that the duty of the cotpfv to repair,
only made two municipalities answer
able where before there was but one.
And further, that this being the case,
plaintiff could ut her election maintain
her suit, against either or lioth We
dissent from this construction. We
are clear, there was no legislative in
tention to iujj/OM upon the township
and county exactly the name duty in
volving the exercise of watchfulness
and discretion on the part of both, and
a joint 'iu'(l -everal responsibility of
neglect : a duty, too, alfcctiug vitally
the interests of the public, and which
naturally would lean to confusion and
I i-ro-u* purposes in performance, or what
lis more probable to neglect by both.
-in ii a construction in repugnant to
i-ehrioii ijicJ opposed lo public- policy
J Evidently liy ih« lirnt act thy ]"'rden
of erecting the new structure was ini
jMHwd on the county, and l»y the econ<l,
thf* burden of keeping it in repair; and
it was wholly unnecessary by the une of
negative words, in either case, to say
th* duty i'" '«>i»ger on the township
the affirmative 'language oi both t ta>
utes import a complete legislative
transfer of the duty from one to the
other. The cases cited by the learned
judge of the court, belo'v, are very far
from f.upportii)/ hie '*«m«*l»i*ii<»n. 'late
vs F U K. (V. . ! ".<i pa., pO ; i,,
case of a bridge built by the railroad
company to supply a highway <h .itroy
ud by ih»: construction of its roadbed,
liuder the Keiier.iJ rai)ri>a<] act of IH'.i
the relative dutie* of towiuliip ilU'i I'ajl
roads with reicreiire to such a matter,
are altogether different from chose of
n township and county under the acts
or ihijfl iirid 'HI:: and such cases, there
fore furnish Us HO ;uia)<;ge to help us
out hero. Dalton vs t 'puer Tyrou>
township I'm I'a I M , was the case of a
bridge supplied by a railroad company
contract: no question of the comity s
liability wiM/ifi I 'I wii.i assumed the
duty was on tfit, t'iwn.-iup ;ihl the
question w.r whether there was' ijitfn
cient evidence to submit to the Jury.
The proposition, that where an injury
In cuflsfd bj the concurrent neglect of
two or more file ili.ptnnl i;iirtv can sue
all or either ne«W no citation of an
t horities, that poinl is well -ettled.
Bi?t to > ojjr'titnte conciinvnt negligence
eai h muft fail in tl. perfonnaiu*" of
ih.: , Here if ll>> • township <>•' ~<l no
duty it owwi ho damage- jßcaUsc
neglect. We hold in this and all Iil»».
canes under the general read law, it la
the duty of the county under the act of
1843 to keep in repair county bridges of
record.
This the jury has found
was a consequence of insufficient guard
rails on the wing walls of the approach
jor embankment to the bridge, and it is
| argued by apjiellee. these formed no
' part of the bridge, but were a part of
the roadway, therefore, it is still the
[ duty of the township to maintain and
; repair them. This was the view taken
jby the court below in Penn township
vs Perry county. 78 Pa.. 4">7. But this
court reversed the judgment, living:
How can a bridge lie said to be com
pleted without the proper means of ac
cess? * * * The bridge is incomplete
until everything necessary for its prop
er use has been supplied, and every
such nece'viry appliance is part of the
bridge. When, therefore, the act of
Assembly directed the counties of
Dauphin and Perry to build the bridge
over the Juniata it meant that these
two counties without the aid of the
townships, should provide a safe and
convenient passage of highway over
that river and not merely that they
should set up a structure which the pub
lie could not reach The question hav
ing thus l>een pointedly decided is no
longer open for argument.
There was evidence showing that at
times the township did work on the ap
proaches to the bridge, therefore it is
argued it assumed the duty of repair
ing the wing walls, with all the conse
quences resulting from neglect. The
conclusion does not follow from the
fact. It was the duty of the county to
build this bridge of which the wing
walls were a part and keep both in re
pair: this was a duty imposed by stat
ute: no duty was by law thereafter on
the township in the matter: the super
visors could not. without express statu
tory authority, assume the duty of an
other territorial subdivision of the state
and thereby impose liability for neglect
of th.i' duty on tiie township. They
were elected to supervise and keep in
repair th<- roads, highways and bridges
of the township only, to the extent the
law imposed that burden on the town
ship: to this extent and > further was
the township a: swerabl.- for their neg
lect In whatever work they did on
this bridge tlvy must l>e regarded a
mere agents of the cot in ty, whose duty
it was to do the work. If they had un
dertaken to repair the embankment of
a railroad through the township and
had negligent 1 v performed tiie work,
the township would not nave been an
werable. because the officer was wholly
outside the scope of his duty.
We are of opinion the learned judge
war- in error in not unqualilii-dlv afllfW
ing defendant's fourth point and in not
directing a verdict for defendant, there
fore the judgment is reversed.
HARRIS VILLE.
Three blind men will give a Musical
Concert in Moons hall. Saturday even
ing. admission 10 and 15 cents.
J. Latshaw. of New Brighton was
tiie guest of his sister. Mrs. Chas Kerr,
on Thursday.
Another old citizen of this place pass
ed away Saturday, after a long illness.
Interment in the Harrisville cemetery.
Miss Elizabeth McDonald returned to
Slipperyroclc Normal after a brief visit
with her parents.
Mr and Mrs. E Beatty are on the sick
list.
Miss Painter, who ha- b. en the guest
of her cousins, Misses Florence and
Nora Black, returned home, last week-
Mr. Ilarry Gibson, who has been on
oa the sick list is convalescent.
The supjier given in Moon's hall Sit
urday evening was a grand success,
amount received was $58.00.
Mr. Russel, of Grove City called on
friends in town, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Braham, of
Sandy Lake w< re the guests of his
brother, W. T. Braham.
Bert Magee, of Pittsburg, spent Mon
day with his parents.
.Mr. Kithlinger was home over Sun
d iy.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivl Barnes, were the
guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
I{•nnet. on Sunday.
Mr. Walker, of Frie attended the
funeral ot Mr. Mr-Gill, on Monday.
k
K *
"AksH^
JMwrpl uto \j F u re.
Celebrated fur its great leavening
strength and healthtuliitss Assures the
food against alum and -ill forms of adul
teration common to the cheap brands.
ROYAI, HAKING I'O.VDJCK Co.
NKW Vokk.
B. ty B.
The tittie to get choice things is when
tiny fust come out —that's now—for
■ i me things.
New Silks.
New Wash Goods.
—they're ready and being sold—samples
sent if you write for them—we want you
to do so —we'll esteem it a privilege to
place samples and prices in your hands
tor consideration.
New Wash Silks
25c, 35c, and 40c ;i yard including beauti
ful Crystal Corded Wuah Silks 111 hand
some colorings.
New Foulard and India Silks—deuiKii
ed and produced by the most skillful
French Artists, 50c, 75c and SI.OO a yard.
Choicest Wash Goods ever produced
are shown this season .
Irish Dimities, 20c and 25c.
Ann.rican Dimities, 10c and 12'/JC.
Pre ich Organdies ami Organdie Rayt-s
75c, 30c and 35c.
Mailras Giuglnnii, Novelties and Itiii.
shirtings -marie in Scotland by 1). i\: J.
Anderson, 35c, 40c and 45c.
All WO.II Frenc'.i Cliallis, 25c and 30c.
Siik Stripe Cliallis, v c and </>c.
New White Goods. ;«c to fi.uS-
I.arge lines of choice American Wash
Goods, sc, ''C, Sc, too and 1 2 '/^C.
Some reuiarkalile surplus lots of all
wool f (ress Goods at 25c and 50c a yard.
-those at <jc are 40 ineh s wide some
at the lialf dollar price ere si.2j —nolle
1< than 75c ■( what extraordinary
yajues 1 lieije are
Any oilier goo»ls you're interested iu,
write about.
B(>oo-.s ic iilllll,
ALi ECiHENY. PA.
EKES LXA'flifitU I'ijiiii Of CHAKGE
R. L. kiiup,thick, l-piiciao «i ! id Jf/wijiii
Next io Coiiji II -u^ : Bu'.ler, Pa]
Gradiule I 'or t|iiarot og ical luatiiuu.
DEATHS.
TRUBY—At his home in Butler Jan.
27. 1*97. Charles, eon of William
Truby. aged 5 years.
Mci^UISTION —At his home in Weet
Liberty. Jan. 30. 1397. Harry Mc
Qnistion aged 18 years.
CONWAY —At her home in Middle
town. Jan. 30. 1597. Mrs. Conway,
wife of NVm Conway, ageil 73 years.
Mrs. Conway was a sister of Jerry
Starr, of Butler.
KILCHEN" STEIN- At his home in Pe
trolia. .Tan ia ls'.tT. Jacob Kilchen
stein. aged 25 years.
McELHANEY—At his home in Cherry
twp.. Jan. 29. 1897, R. B McElhaney,
Esq.. aged
WHITFIELD At her home in Butler.
Jan. 30. 1897. Anna, daughter of An
drew Whitfield, aged 8 years.
CHATELINE January 30. 18'.i7 child
of Alfred Chateline, of Butler, aged
3 years.
GRAHAM At his home in this place
Monday evening Feb.. 1. 1897, Mr.
Ebenezer Graham, aged 72 years 1
mouth and 7 days.
Mr. Graham was the last of the chil
dren of Ruben Graham, one of the very
first pioneers and settlers in Butler and
one of the men who gave part of the
ground upon which Butler now stands
Ebenezer was the youngest child of
Roljert Graham and if we mistake not
his death removes the very last person
from among us who bore such a rela
tion to one of the grantors of the land
for our county seat. The Cunninghams
who gave the other part of original
Butler left no descendants here. Their
remaining possessions in ! *u(j became
the pi' ipertv of the late John Negley
deceased.
Mr < rraham leaves a very large circle
of relatives in thi- and adjoining coun
ties and several children most of them
living here His remains were interred
in the North Cemetery to-day. where
the lxine-, of his worthy father lie. His
funeral wis Innrely a •.••nd< 1
SHERMAN At li<r hi .me in Butler,
Jan 2i», IS'.»T.1 S '.»T. Olive May Sherman,
danirhter of J B. Shenuan, aged il
A host of friends, and h.-r bereaved
parents anil listers monrn the death of
()live May Sherman, one of our best
known and most highly esteemed
young ladies. Miss. Sherman became
a resident of Butler with her parents
about eijjht ye-irs nj»o. Slu- was a
bright and attentive scholar find grail
uate<l from both common and High
schools, leaving the latter institution
with the class of For the past few
months Miss Sherman's health hail
been frail and in December last symp
toms of dread consumption appeared.
From that time she sank rapidly and
passed from this life about noon of Fri
day the J'.ttli day of January.
< >live was the daughter of Mr. and
.Mrs. Joseph B. Sherman. She was an
active member of the Presbyterian
church and well known in the social
life of our town. Funeral services
were held at her parent's home on
South Washington St. on Sunday after
noon and were conducted by Rev. Oiler
assisted by Rev. Heinmenway. The
remains were placed in the North Cein
etery.
OHITUARY NOTES.
George Todd of S. Buffalo twp., Arm
strong county, died last Friday, in his
H'Jth year. v
George B. Boberts, President of the
P. R. R. Co., died at his home in Phila
delphia last Saturnay. He was horn
near Philadelphia in 1 «:>:s. and began in
the service of the Co. in the Engineering
corps when but l'J years of age. He lias
been President of the Co. since the death
of Col. Scott in 1 HSI i and the road made
great progress under his administration.
It is supposed that Ist Vice President
Frank Thompson will succeed him.
Obediah Hilliard, of Scrubgrass twp..
Venango Co., died last week in his (list
veir. He was born near Annisville,
this county, and leaves a wife and five
children.
Professional Cards.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
-ENTiST, - - BUTLER, PA
Gold Ki:il«K rainless lltlr.ietlOn of Veet.li
aud Artificial l'e>tu wlthoii Plates a H|K* la.it>-
rroas »-ci i» ,r Vii 4 i /, .i \ir or Lied.
"illco <w«*r i*:i r'i : :i*.v a ot Lo* ty
Itous i
OR CHAS- R B. HUNT,
Physician and Surgeon.
Eye, our, nos.> aul throat a speci Uty
102 and 184 8. Msin Street.
llalßtou building.
DR. J. fc. i' A U LK.
Dentist
Puinl'-s-f in'ructiou—No Um —Crown
U(:'l Aofk a .-jjotidliy.
Otfic< - lb i m No. J, ; i '.v Kiwktl building.
j. .i. i:ONALUiiON, Dentist.
P.utldr, Penn'a.
.rUiI.NL Teeti" I»FI the lalCil I"I
iii.ii:. viliiuK » -i wiuliy. u::' •
<. r Scii I>.l s T'lcU Ins HUiro.
V. ivl. .v»< AI.PIME
> enlist,
Main SI.
Naoaihoticb Administered.
\V. H. liKOWN,
Homoeopathic Fhyslclan and
Surgeon.
< >U'C« V 3« RI. Mum lSt. P oi.p. I'. O.
Kttideoce 3li> N. VcKt »u St.
L. BLACK.
ruv.ICIAW AKI) SUHOKON,
New 1 niuvuiAii imuninif, Butler. I'a.
C. r.J. /.l . i MERMAN.
riITKIOUN INOP.HUKUEOI',
Olti oat No. <r>, >. Mt*lii street, over ell
liaiuiu' v.liutlor. i' i
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
200 v. oat ('utinlnirliam St.
Dr. N. M„ HOOVER,
l'J7 K. Wayne Si., • ffico Lour*. 10 to 12
A. M .out to U P. M.
IR. W I'. McILROY,
C enlist.
formerly km,ah as the "Poerlc. s I'ain*
In Kxtrai t>>r ol 'lVelli " Located pur
iii.il.- Tilly at 111 10.'-t ./elinriKUJ Si , Oi'Op
into Hotel I.o*fj On *lf r. Will do detilial
oji rations 'if all kii.d* by the latest do
vices and H|| to-date II O'lmds.
J. 15, BREDIN.
Attorney A t Law
oni'.-e on Mum rt uuar Court Iloust HutU-r
PK.
S. H. PIER SOL.
ATTOI:.NI:y AT LAW.
OFFLFR »L No. 101 I'.ant DlalliollO HT.
A. 01. CllßlSTi-EY,
AT>O)INICV AT LAW.
(JXLT'U K,<iri|l-Jil;l[nojid hlree', OPPOSITE HI.
court IIOUMV Txiwei floor.
A. T. SCOTT.
ATTOJi N KV-AT-I.A W.
r ' ni No. H, Soutu Dla-nof.'l, Ur.tler, I's
H. 11. I.OUCHCH.
F I I. I-V -at- la*. IFFL'TI In Mltclifil' bulMlo
1.-l I'a.
c. F. L. MTQulblloi).
CIVIL K.M.INM.U AM< FUU\EVOU.
OIL Of lit ar ('• urt l(i«lM« llutler I'a
COULTER A LSAKER.
AI'TOUMKVS A'L I.AW.
Arruory building.
FLICK.
Our fine sleighing i- disappearing
Mrs. Tillie Swi ney, of Birchfield is
i the guest of her cousin. Mr- Bella
Criner.
John Chiles of W Va . i- the guest
of Mr Nelson McCall.
Edward \Ycstenn:in. of this place in
tends going to Butler in the near future
to spend a week or two.
Frank Parks took a flying trip to
Natrona, last Thursday.
Miss Esther Thompson, who was
.-pending a few days in Pil tsburg has
returned home.
There is no frosty smile about Wm.
Trimble "its a girl " and Win's smiles
are as pleasant as May.
Mr C Johnston and Edward Wt -tor
man took a trip to Butler, last Taur
day. Two is company, three is ;i
crowd, four in a sleigh is not allowed.
Robt Marshall and brother Sam of
Harmerville. were the guests of their
cousin Mr S F. Johnston, list S tir
day.
Mi.-s Grace McCall i- convalescent.
R E. Parks was the guest of C
Johnston, last Sunday
Edward Parks is learning to pump i-i
the oil field under the snjiervision of W.
J. Sefton.
Geo. W. Ilays aud daughter Ida. an
in Los Angeles, Cal.
Econo
my—Just think every bottle of Hood's Sarsa
partita contains 100 doses. This is true only of
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
The One True- Wood Purifier. All druirgiats. sl.
Hood's PWIe cure biliousness, taadaclie.
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
rlit* Rfjcist'T h-*r< <»v jrives notice thai tht*
.. litg .n counts ol executors, admlnls
ti - n 1 guardians haye been ti! «i in
thisoffl rding a<. and * ;ii be pw
l to Court for continuation and allo-v
--. • Satui v M t day oC March, tM .
at '» • • < I"- U A. M. of said clay:
I limit account of Jam* l> Parker i«1
Georg< W Parker, ex 'utorg of Georgi
PHI Ut r. d« used. !:ii <»f IVir\«*r t«»wnship.
'J I'ii al a<- -him «>f Philip llildi brand. e.\*
cutor of Eva Hiidel i • I dec mum d, late of
Donegal township.
■i I inal in'count of l> \V Oouth'*tt-, adminis
trator of.l W Stoup. deceased. late of Adams
townsliin.
I Final account of Thomas A Hay and Wil
liam Logan, executor* of Campbell Hartley,
deceased. 1 ;*eof i In ton on
Final a«•count «»f Leland M Armor.-vec
ntor of Mary A Armor. deceased, late of
Hutlcr tooroujjli.
i» Partial account of M E Itlair and John
lllair, cxfcutrtrs of James lilair. deceased,
late «»f Allegheny township
7 Final account of W C Fleming, admlnls
t rator of Margaret Fleming, decreased, late
• »f HutTalo township.
* Final account of W It Davis, adminis
trator of George A Vensel, deceasfd, late of
But l« r borough.
ti Final account of William F Ricm. r e\cc
ut«»r of Margaret P» Ritrmer. deceased, late
of Itutfalo township.
10 Final account of Alfred Black, adminis
trator of John K Black, deceased, late of
Cherry township.
II Final account of I> \V Critchlow. exec
utor of Catharine Critchlow. deceased, late
of Jefferson township.
VI Final account of Philip 0 Brown, guar
dian of Melissa .lane Freilly. 11 >w (leccasid.
minor child of < hristophor II Fredly, of Mid
dlesex township.
i:j Final account of J !, Patterson aud R M
Johnston, executor* of Jane Wright, de
ceased. late of Summit township.
11 Final account of F S guardian
of Flmarra Fennell. minor child of Abraham
Kentiell, deceased, late of Clearfield * una
ta Final account «»f Lena Clarke, adminis
tratrix of John S Clarke, deceased, late of
Forward township.
Pi Final account of Catharine l>um!>a<*h,
adrninistratrix of John Dumhach, deceast d,
late (,{ ConmHiuene -,slng townshiji.
17cFinal account of William P McCoy, guar
dian of i »ra F lleckathorn. minor child of
John C lleckathorn, decased, late of Worth
township.
IS Final account of Adam M Frederick,
deceased, guardian of Anna Thoma. minor
child <»f (irace Thoma. <leceased. late of Sum
mit townshlp.as stated i»v his admlnls: rators
l'.< Final account of Adam M Frederick
deceased, guardian «»r Maggie Thoma, minor
child of Ros<* Thoma. deceased, late of Sum
mit township, as stated by his adminis
trators.
:;«> Final mo <>l lolin K
gurrdian of Sadie White minor child of
Junius M and Rebecca J White, deceased
late of Venango township.
'.21 Partial account of William J and Henry
Voegtly. eM '-utor 1 of John V r «#egtly, de
cease<i. lal" of Jackson town- hip.
I list partial ac. ouiit of J F Shearer and
A l> slM.arer, e\ecutor-. of Andrew Shearer
•:.sc«l. lat«* of Buffalo township.
'SI I lua! :>ccoutit of .1 1» Mc.lunlcln, guar
dian of \lonzo II Neyrnan, minor child of
Mr .Ei line N< yman, <'•• •• im d, late of But-
I r liorotigh.
:*t Final a cot of Murgaret O'Donnell
admiuist rat ri\ «>f Dennis <>' Momiell. d« -
cea-.i !. In cof Donegal t ovnship.
ti"» Final account «-f William McKiuiey.
guardian of Annie M Fleming, minor child of
A.l I U ruing decease d, late u( Ad u i" n*
shin
9] ! Inal account of VVUllani McKlnney,
guardian <»f Koh«*rt R Fleming, minor child
of \ .1 I leming dcceas d, late of Adams
tow i h'n
-T l inal account of John O'Ncil. guardian,
(»f lv 1 n'Ncil, minoi child of William A
O'Nell, deceased, late of Clearfield township
:. ,s - I .1. 1 j.cc« .»t of 1 j >m» A Kennedy
evcutor of William 1\« lly. . « ;is<d, late of
i 'learticld towiiship
Final a--c.n:ni of <'harles l«' I'endcri.'U,
admliilstrator of J .1 stelner, deceased, late
of Mlddl- tf.< township
'.Pi Final accounl of llenrv Heck , i.ow de-
utor ol Horltz IKieu deceasetl
late of Jefferson tf i sc.slt'.ii as si ate! by John
II **c u . - 10l II nry Heck.
il Fin:.l and (listrlbiiti«»n account of s M
L wis, a l nihil 1 r.ilor «>f F/ *Ulai Lewis, de
ci a e.|, 1 .I. - of Washington township.
M I inal account <»f pet««r J Kelly, adminis
trator ot Cathnrlm Woikl- rly. d«H*« ased
late of \ enatigo township
'-t Final account of (• Mangel, adminis
trator of Joseph M I. - iverv ilv' ciiSs d, late
Ot Pe. V.I-hi|i
-il Final a- ounl of Wl I Ham Hennlson, ad
min Ist ralorof James 11 Ren u I son, • deceased,
late of Adams township.
•T» Final account "f f.« u. < ioehrli j. 'M e
ntor, of Fll/.a PfellTer, deceased, late of
Jackson township.
til Final account <<f Catharine f.eav* ry,
ad mini itratrlx of Fosepl • i • i irei i
ceased, late «'f IVnn town^h'p.
17 Flnal MCCOUnt of I N (iraham. executor
of Jacoh Slump, decea vd. lat of Fvans <'lly
I >o rough.
•ts First nartial a«*couiit of W l> Brandon,
executor or tieorge Welsh, deceased, late »»f
Ji ll'erson township,
F|t)al uccoutit ••! Ilenry I offen t<
admlnlst rator of Fre<lerlck K loffem>teln, cle
ceased. late of Harmonv borough.
4<i Final account of Roberf Black, exe
cutor of Robert Black, deceased, late of Mld
dlesJx township.
11 Final account of John Humphrey, ad
mi. list rator of William Hockcnl>erry. de
ceased, late of Worth township.
12 I Inal account of H M wise, adminis
trator of Ira StauflVr, deceased, late «»f
l.ancjister townslilp.
li Final account « f Charh- F Burckhard.
of W ililam II Ji-lllson. deceased,
lai- •.i Pi trolia borough
II Final account of Samuel Siauflfer, guar
dlan of Charhv. StaufTer. minor child of Ira
St.auHer, deceased, lat• of Lancaster town
ship.
4.» Filial account of Si rah J < rail me r ad
minlstrlxof Israel Cranruer. de. n*ed late
of t 'cure township
i<: Final account of Ilenry Mlllei exe
cutor and trn teeof Henry Fitcnmlller, «ie
cea ed, late -»f Butler borough.
17 Final account of J W alter liart ley and
F McJ un kin. e \ ■ cut i »rs of Win L Bart ley, de
ceased. lat4- «»f Butb r tH»rough
Is Partial account of ' alharlue Frederick,
e.v cmrlx of II Frederick de« • . ed, late of
Milh rstowu borough.
W. J ADAMS Register.
WIDOWS APPRAISEMENTS.
The following widow's -appraisetu uts of
iieisona! prop riy and real estate sei apart
for the 1.. ~ HI of the v- IdiOVs of dec, (|e|,| ,
ha\< be„ filed in .he ottlc ~f i b arU «.f
nrpliaiis <'ourt of Buller Co., vl/.:
Widow of John Kopp, deceased J<MI (Ml
William (onnor. urn 00
" Adam 'u I>• deri'-k, ' jnu «s>
John < Nlurtland, " .ym ini
R L McCaudless. 11.» 7A
" John <' Ray, nm
Thomas < 'ralg, " > l im
< leorge W elsll, '«"»! •«"
Joseph llays. (W
James < riswell, 00
All persons Interested In the alnive an
ida - leiijeui rtjll take notice that they will
f»e pre en ted for confirmation to t h< < »i plums
< 'oni t i»f But ler count v. Pa «»II Sat urday, tht
lith day of March A land If 110 ex
ceptions be tiled I hey will b< confirmed ab
solutely
ISA At" M KAI.S i ierk.
J M. FAINTEK,
Attornoy-at—La vv.
V< •• PwwecQ and D'amct<l liutle
ft.
A. T. BLACK.
ATTOHNK\ A I I.AW.
K.ioui I Anuorr ItuiMinir.
NEWTOcI BLACK.
,11 y Hi ! :iW ORln* on HoU'.h Bl.lx'of l'lMDoiirt ;
uu' .Ik."
AL.KX RUSSELL.
Attorney-at-LHW.
Ollioo wltl; Now ion black Ks | |
Diamond, Uatlc u a.
|(HJR I
I INVENTORY |
| SALE 1
Will be continued next week. Only
fH a few of the $250 ROCKING j§«
CHAIRS and 53.50 PARLOR TA- Ig
BLES left. If you're interested in S
~ I the above articles COME SOON. fSg
| |
\bout 12 of these Rucking Chairs left. Judging by past Vst
jjM selling, next week will close tLem out. .... JSS
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JS%{ Have a nice assortment for you to select from, but would ifl«
133 not promise to show you many ;:fter next week. .
j| S!9a„ds2o. LOUNGES $12.501
Same as we sold for sl4 hist week. Only a few left so yon f ,j
j;et them at a cut price if you cotns soon.
|j P
j CHAIRS *P&, B £>V jj
Same kind we told you about last week. Only one kind is pw
left; have high backs anil cane scats; finished antique oak.
if SIDE' _ ow ~.. gg
p BOARDS $35 SsoandSjo 'f
Last season's givnls, but the quality is right. Solid }ak, J@l
SSaf antique finish, soli<l brass trimmings, sqrure emis, plain JaSpßi
front ami a large beveled mirror. . ....
8 Decorated J
Dinner Sets Vi" 5 ' jg
You find these the best dinner stt for the price that we have
SB e- cr offered. Ask to see them, and if they suit, you can
save money by buying.
iCampbell U Tcmpleton,!
Si BUTLER, PA, j|
1831 1897
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