THE; CITIZEN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 189"- NEV ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTE—AII advertisers lntendlnu to tnake changes In their ad-, should notify us of their Intention to do so, not later than Mon day mortiluK- Administratrix sale, estate of John Gephardt. Trustee's sale, estate of Thomas Pry or. Notice of application for charter— Martinsburg F. M. Church. Register's Notices and Widow s Ap praisments for March Term. Zimmerman's After Stock-taking Sale. G Wilson Miller's Seeds. Property for sale. Dr. Johnston Dentist. Administrators and Executors of estates can secure their receipt books at the Clll- ZEX office. LOCAL AND GENERAL, —How do you like onr new type* —The County Auditors will finish their labors next week. —The locomotive engineers were afraid of frosted rails last week. -—Business men noticed an improve ment in trade as soon as the sleighing came. —There have been numerous merry sleighride parties out since the snow came. You can guage a man s character pret ty thoroughly by what he considers laughable. —A raw egg, if swallowed in time, will effectually detach a fish bone fastened in the throat. —The Plate Glass Works were shut down last week, but started up again, Monday. —The mercury stood at 13 below zero last Sunday morning —just the same as the previous Monday morning. —The weather let up last Saturday and there was a fine "run of sleighing'' on our paved streets. —A bit of, curved tubing, with T. joints to go over the axles, malws a good runner for a buggy. —Now is the time to "cut some ice"— and lots of beautiful 10-inch stuff has been housed during the past few yays. —The gas bills are bigger for this month than last. The late spell of weather set awfully hard on the me ters. —Myers & Co. have nice rooms over the Zimmerman drug store, and are do ing a brisk business in real estate and collections. —About the only person in town who hasn't a cold, or the grip, is Steele's wooden Indian—what wasn't elected Senator. —All Saxonburg, excepting the wo men and children, were assembled in Esq. Gilghriat's office last Friday after noon. —"Sporting Craze" —the best show of the season, play a return date at the Opera House, tonight. They are a live ly set —don't miss it. —Tuesday was ground-hog day, and as the little animal could not have seen much of a shadow the "backbone of winter" is supposed to be broken. —We are under obligations to W. C. Thompson of the Sunset Carlx>n Works, for a pound can of fine job ink, made by the company. —The Legislature didn't have to "hire a hall;" the Mayor of Harrisburg placed all the halls in the city at their disposal. Besides the inauguration of a Presi dent and the opening of the? base-ball season, the strikingly important event to look forward to is St. "Valentine's day. —Some of the Tennessee newspapers are kicking because Col. Watterson refer ed to the citizens of that State as"a col lection of bine-nosed and pot bellied old fossils." Some people are mighty hard to please. —The Executive Committee of the Board of managers has decided to dis miss Superintendent House and seven of the resident physicians of the West Penn Hospital of Pittsburg. —The School Laws for 1897 have been received by Snpd't Cheesman; and can be had by calling npon John W. Coul ter, at his office next door to the CITI ZEN office. —Del Smith treated us to some of his Virginia Crab' Cider the other day, and it is good—very good. If yon want some address J. D. Smith, MoCandless P. O: —A child of West Winger, and also one of Wm. Nicholson, of Mars, lately died of diphtheria, and as other chil dren of the town are sick of the same disease, the schools of the town have been closed. —Pin yonr faith to Butler, and in the end yon'll ne'er regret it, and don't for get to use the CITIZEN when you place the pin. If you overlook the last sug gestion, you will make the greatest mis take of your life. —The iron for the new railroad bridge is coining up from Pittsburg on the P. & W. The cars are switched upon the Shenango and run upon the new road, and the iron is taken directly from the cars by the "traveller" and «wung into place. —The Hotel Lowrv, of Butler chang ed hands, Tuesday. The Davis broth era. Morgan and. Phillip, purchase*} it from Thompson & Brown, now of Wheeling, for $37,000, subject to Mc- Cafferty & McCrea's lease. - The Pennsylvania State Sabbath Association will convene in Pittsburg on the 15th and 10th insts. The aasocia tion is strongly represented all over the Stale. Its object is to lessen, and if possible prevent, Sunday desecration. It pursues its work along educational lines. —Recollections of the State Capitol bnilding are now in order. Towards the end of the war a party of Butler men. slept up in the rotunda one night, rather than sleep in the Park, their only alternative at that time; and many a Butler boy cut his name or initials in the wood-work of that old cupola. —We want one good man (having horn ) as i>ermanent snj)erintendent for Butler County, to attend to our business on salary. Must send along with appli cation, strong letters of recommendation as to honesty, energy and ability. First class man only. State occupation. Ad dress P. O. Box 1632. Phila.. It is said that a woman in a certain village engaged a tramp to saw spine wood and went into the house. She came out to look after the wandering hobo in a few moments and found him gone and the following note on the wood pile: "Just tell them that yon saw me but yon didn't nee me saw. '' LEGAL NEWS. MOTES. In the case of Wm Munhall et al. vs Wm. H "Schmidt et al. a verdict for de fendahts was returned and the Court directed a new trial to be made. The case of Albert M. Nicholas vs the Iron City Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburg, assumpsit, was settl ed. The jury in the case of Mangell vs Marks at al went out Thursday at 11 A. M. and did not agree until Friday noon. They put in the night together in Nix on's attic. Ther verdict was for the de fendants. Michael Lee. charged with the mar der of Maggie Reardon. at Sharon, was acquitted by a jury at Mercer Pa., last week. The will of Christoph Uhl. of Lan caster twp. was probated and letters granted to Frederick Uhl. Letters of administration were grant ed to H D. Zeigler on estate of Chris tian Zeigler, of Lancaster twp. George W. Fair has brought suit in trespass vs Clinton twp.. (Samuel Moore. Isaiah McCall, and Thomas Woods, road commissioners) and claims damages in 82.0(H). W. J. Marks et al. have brought suit in ejectment vs J. .T. Steiner et al for 87 acres in Middlesex twp. Levi Davidson was appointed Judge of election of Adams twp., north pre cinct, vice Henry Forsvthe, removed. John W. Hendrickson at' old soldier was granted a peddlers lie .'use. The granting by Judge- Wickham. of the Superior Court, of the appeal of Dr. R. W. Bell, of New Castle, has brought to light a curious state of affairs. Dr. Bell was convicted of performing a criminal operation on Miss. Daisy Kirk er. also of ->ew Castle, and was sentenc ed by Judge Miller of Mercer county, to pay a fine of £">oo and undergo an im prisonment of four years and two months in the Western penitentiary. His case will come before the Superior Court which .convenes at Williamsport Monday, February and bail was fixed at $3,000. which was furnished by his father. Under the law, Dr. Bell, who is coroner of Lawrence county, would take the place of the sheriff of that county, if the latter should die. until the next election, and would become keeper of the county jail. Had the sheriff died during Bell's incarceration the latter could have lil>erated himself or escorted himself to the penitentiary. Lawyers say there is no j>ower that could have prevented Dr. Bell from walking out of jail under these circuni stances. LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS. F. J. Forquer to John Younkins lot in Butler for *5,200. W. H. Cunningham to W. R' Otto lot in Butler for 9600. M. J. Campbell to W. F. McAdoo lot in Centreville for $2,075. S. A. Brown to T. B. Humes 50 acres in Butler twp. for SI,OOO. Zelienople Ex. Co. to F. W. Rogner Jot in Jackson for $l9O. Ed. Bauer to W. F. Rumberger lot in Butler for SI,OOO. E. McDonald, Exr. to W. C. Stoops 130 acres in Fratiklin for $2. Jane Stoops to W. C. Stoops 130 acres in Franklin for $2. J. D. Brown et al, to Ph. Davis et al, lot in Butler for $37,000. A. Wahl to H. H. Knox lot in Evans City for S2OO. Ezra Stewart to Chas Breaden 100 acres in Cherry for $129.55. Zelienople Ex Co to Mrs P A Thomp son lot in Jackson for S2OO. MARRIAGE LICENSES. W. G. Ensminger Butler Lottie V. Merriman Butler Thomas A. Stewart Hilliard Abbie M. Christie Hilliard Lewis A. Cartwright... Youngstown.O. Ellen Mavne New Castle John Feigle Butler Mable Zeigler Butler Charles Ferney Allegheny Co Mary Schlickrider Buffalo twp George W. Campbell Isle Mollio McClintick Prospect James H. Fleming Penn twp I Catharine C. Lavery Penn twpl Clarence G. Gambel Karus City Rose A. Leonard Chicora At Franklin, Rol>ert A. Henderson of j Bullion, and Nellie Trumbull of Anan ! dale. "Folks sometimes fail to note the possibilities that lie In the way yer mouth is curvin' an' the twinkle in yer eye. It ain't so much whut's said that hurts ez whut ye think lies hid: It ain't so much the doin' ezastheway a thing is did. An' many a home is kep' happy an' contented day by day. An' like as not a kingdom hez been rescued from decay. By 'jes' laughin'. —The Kitty Rhoades Co. , played "Polly" in onr Opera House, last Fri day evening, and kept their small au dience laughing all evening. Had they I started in. Monday evening, with some like that and kept it up all week they would have played to full houses in stead of empty seats. People will pay for a laugh occasionally. "Our Jim" likes to go to the variety show. He was at one in town the other day, and almost laughed himself to death over the antics of a pair of darkey per formers who might be styled knock about artists. They were good singers and splendid dancers and they had an unlimited supply of fresh fun. Indeed, it did him good to hear them because of their originality. For instance one of them, in a burst of confidence, said to the other "Say, did you hear about Cleveland 1" The other, thinking he meant the President, answered : "No; what about Cleveland ?" "Its still in Ohio," was the funny answer. Then they sang a song about two drummers who went into a restaurant to get some thing to eat, and ordered hard-boiled eggs. When the eggs were brought one of the drummers broke the shell and out popped a small chicken which began to sing : "My mother was a lady When she fell in the soup; My father was a gentleman Until he flew the coop." and a lot of other nonsense that kept the audience a laughing from the time they came on the stage until they went off, It was the funniest fooling he had heard in a long time. Kinds of knocks the cobwebs out of a fellow's brain to go to the variety show. FIRES. A large business block in Beaver I Falls owned by J. C. Hvle, of Evans City, was burned early Sunday morn ing. The loss is put at $20,000, with some insurance. The fire plugs were frozen. A. M. Reynolds, of Farmington had SBOO insurance on the brick building, and Cal. Jamison had S3OO on the frame part, which he owned, and $3,000 on his stock. The stock was invoiced at about $7,000, and they saved about $3,000 worth i>f it. The fire originated in the second story from the flue. A Letter For You. List of letters uncalled for at the But ler Post Office February Ist. 1807. Adams. Mr J. H; Ash, Robert. Black, Charles T; Bell. Mr. Perry; Burgman. Mr. W. If; Campbell. Mr. W. J; Garrard, Mr. I'; Graham, Miss Bertha; Hinch, Mr Edwin; Harmon, Miss Lizzie: Hazten. Mr. L. P; Jackson, Mr. B W: Kurtz Mr. Henry; Kurtz Henry; Louden Hen A; Mackelwain, Miss Mary; Modisher. Mr. William; ! Moore Miss Luella B; McHale. Mis* | Mary: Price Austin Esq: Quigley Mr. IS. D; Mr' L. I). Vetter. Miss 1 Bertha; Minehart, N. Esq; Wood, Mr Oscar A, Weimer, Max. John W Brown, P. M. Tbe P.. B. & L. E. in Butler. The people of Butler are beginning to realize that for the time in the history of the town a railroad that is first-class in all re spects is being laid through it. Of course there is no reason why a road that is backed by Mr Andrew Carnegie should not l>e first-class. After buying the ground or right of ways necessary from our property hold ers at very fair prices, the P.. B. &: L. E. Co. is now constructing this road in the very l>est manner and of the very best material. The steel rails -which weigh 100 pounds to the yard—and all the frame work for the bridges, etc. used on the road come from Carnegie s mills at Braddock and Homestead. There are four bridges to be built with in the borough limits. The largest one starts at a point north east of the Kittanning road. It cro-ses this road and the West Penn R. R tracks overhead, being supported by two large stone piers. It then extends on a steel trestle work over a tract of swampy ground, passes the lx>ttle works, cro.-ses the creek and ends near Lookout avenue. Its total length is about 500 yards, near ly all of the remaining distance through town the rails will be laid on a heavy frame work, which is supported by piles driven 15 feet into the ground. The beams of the above bridge are about 4 feet in width, except those passing di rectly over the two roadways, which are at least six feet wide. We do not know their weight, but you can safely bet they will turn a jeweler's si/ale. These heavy irons are raised to their places by means of a "traveler, assist ed by a steam engine and numberiess blocks and pulleys and workmen. The traveler is started on the grade of the track and is moved out on the bridge as fast as it is constructed. It raises the beams to their places, where they are securely bolted the l>olt;- are put in while red hot. Then the ties and rails are laid and the traveler is moved on that much further to repeat the opera tion. Its immense frame-work, about 50 yards long, is a source of wonder to most spectators. Working high up in the air on iron frame-work on which the snow had fallen and frozen and with the snow clinging in slippery cakes to one's shoe soles, is surely not a safe job. Yet the bridge workers seem unconscious of any danger, and crawl around among the irons and rope- as though that was always their home. The other bridges within the borough limits cross the Connoquenessing at Centre avenue, Walters' mill and the Fair Grounds. Every resident of Butler should take a little time and see the bridge builders at work. Before all these bridges are built some of our citizens who are nev er very busy should become experts iti this line, just by closely, constantly and critically watching the workmen. Oil, NOT ICS. The producing agencies are paying 90c and 90c today. RENFREW —Greenlee, Forst & Tay lor's No 2, Dixon, located 1000 feet southwest of the Shidemantle gusher, reached the sand last Thursday morn ing, and began flowing. The oil at first ran upon the ground, but by 7 o'clock that evening a tank was up and the well was making 20 bbls. an hour. It was but three bits in the sand. This is 4th sand territory. On Friday the well was drilled deeper and increased to 4u bbls. an hour, but by Monday was down again to 15 an hour. Barnsdell & Weible's well on the Marshall, south of the Shidemantle is a duster. Shidemantle & Go 's No 2, Renfrew struck the pay at 18 feet in the sand, Tuesday, and started off at 25 bbls. an hour. The Eight wells in this pool are now producing about 1,300 a day. ROUGH RUN— Rough Run received a black eye, Saturday by the failure of Cypher A: Co. on the Geisler farm, about 100 rods Northeast of the Keck well. PARKEK—CutIer has located a well on the Jas. Blakeley. acout 100 rods northwest of No. 1. Rosenberry. Hevdrick A' Co. well drillled in their No (i Rosenberry, this week. The pool is doing about 500 bbls. a day. CHURCH ;NCTFES. Rev. E. Cronenwett will hold English services in St. Marks Lutheran Church on next Sunday morning, a special col lection will also be taken for the Armenian fund. Rev. D. G. Klein, of Adams Pa. will preach in Bethany Reformed Church on W. North St., next Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M. A Christian Citizenship rally will be held in the Y. M. C. A. hall on Sunday at Up. in. Addresses will be given by Revs. McKee, Davis and Prof. Gibson, and special music by Y. M. C. A. quar tet and Mrs. Prof. Loucks. Everybody is invited to be present. Y. M. C. A. On Monday evening, "February Bth. the regular monthly reception will be given to men and their lady friends. The program on this occasion will be Kiven by the Butler Collegiate Institute and cannot fail to please the most critical. The public cordially invited. On Febuary 11th, one week from to night the last entertainment of the Star course will l)e given. This num - ber, which is the Temple Male Quar tette and Miss Ridgeway, Reader, will certainly be one of the very finest musicals ever had in Butler. Tour to California via Pennsylvania Railroad. The next California tour of the Penn sylvania Railroad will leave New York and Philadelphia by special train of Pullman palace cars February 24, visit ing the great Mammoth Cave and stop ping at New Orleans during the Mardi Gras Carnival. Four weeks will be al lowed on the Pacific Coast, and two days will be spent on the return trip at Colorado Springs and the Garden of the Gods. Stops will also be made at Salt Lake City, Denver, and Omaha. This is one of the most delightful and complete tours ever planned. Tickets, including railroad transpor tation. Pullman accommodations (one double berth,) meals en route, carriage drives, and hotel accommodations go ing and return, and transportation in California, will be sold at rate of $350 from all stations on the Pennsylvania Railroad System east of Pittsburg. Apply to ticket agent, Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York, or Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel phia. SEEDS— —SEEDS ATTENTION FARMKRS. All kinds of Garden Seeds in bulk, by the ounce, pound, quart, peck or bushel. We have something that every farmer needs—FßEE—with clover and timothy seed. SEEDS ARE CHEAP. best medium or Red Clover £5.25. I.arge Clover $5.40. Timothy *1.60 per bushel. Remember, we are right in the seed business, and our prices will be right all the ttme. G. WILSON MIIXER. 1)R. S. A. JOHNSTON, DENTIST. Is still practicing dentistry at the old established office in ,G. Wilson Miller's Block, 114 East Jefferson St., butler Pa. and doing us fine work as ever. Either i I)r. Johuston or Dr. Kottraha can be I found in the office every day, except ' Sunday, during office hours and anyone ; wishing work done in first-class style at moderate prices should give them a call. Teeth extracted positively without pain. PERSONAL. Jas. P. Campbell has moved back to Renfrew. Geo. M. Graham is nursing a pet felon very carefully. Thos. Humes anil daughter, of C.ear field were in town, yesterday. Jas. A. McMarlin is able to be out, I after a tussle with the grippe. Jno. M. Crooks, of Middlesex, was in town, Monday. A. M. Cornelius and his son, Ray mond have been down with the grippe. A. J. Spence, of Evans City, has been ; granted a pension, also Lewis Mechling, of Butler. Mrs Braid Black, her mother and her daughter are all on the sick list. They have the grippe. Mr. W. G. McKee, of East End Pitts burg, brother of Rev. J. McKee, spent Sunday in Duller Jas. Johnston, of the P. A* W. R H. went out to Indiana state, last week to attend the funeral of his aunt. Miss Jusepheue Burtner. of Saxon burg is the guest of her aum Mrs. John A. Richey. Lewis R. Mechling. of Butler twp.. has been granted a pension of *■> a month, to date from the 29th of Feb. 1896. T. I. Dodds and Jno. D. Albert, of Franklin: Fred Witte, of Win field, and Samuel Stevenson, of Clay were in town, Saturday. Rev. J. A. Greer, of the Allegheny Theological Seminary conducted wor ship in the United Presbyterian church on Sabbath, Rev. McKee officiating at llarrisville. Mr. Wm. Cooper, of the firm of: Cooper iv Co. starts to Cleveland. Mon day to attend the annual Convention of | the Custom. Foreman, Tailors Associa tion of America. Adam Trout man has disposed of his interest in the dry goods business to his sons. William and George: and the firm; name will hereafter be A. Troutman s St.ns, Mr Trontman began business in Butler for himself 42 years ago. James T. Armstrong, who for the past ten years has been bookkeeper for S. G. Purvis & Co. is an applicant for National Bank Examiner of Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Armstrong is a son of Kev. Armstrong, of Greenville: he is well known to the people of But ler and is thoroughly capable of per forming the duties of the office to which he aspires. W. C. Thompson of Butler and Jos. Home of Pittsburg were in Lieutenant Governor Walter Lyon's rooms in the State Capitol shortly before the fire broke out. They smelled smoke at the time but could not trace it. After the alarm was given they ran back with the intention of saving some of the fur niture in the room but it was then too late. PARK VI IEATRB, PARK THEATRE, FKU. 4. At the National was given last night the first performance in this city of a new musical farce-comedy. "The Si>orting Craze," in three acts. The cast Joslr Reuben William C'artright Ben Luclfy George H. Adams Obadiah Broadbrim Robert Carlin Hannah Broadbrim... Mrs. Geo. Adams Ruth Broadbrim Tonina Adams Jack Hardy Frank Farley Pansy Prank Emma De Castro Daisy Dash Cecil Iverness Minnie Mint Dillie Adams Kitty Clark Kate Helston Felicity Anxious .Viola Dean Act I—lnterior1 —Interior of Broadbrim's house. Act ll—Josh Reuben's country store. Act III —Interior of Keul»en's barn. With some changes which are now contemplated and which will be put in operation in subsequent performances "The Sporting Craze" may prove an acceptable skit. The farce in itself is a bright,, effervescent affair, entirely in nocent of a plot, but affording scope for an aggregation of more or less clever specialties in which Courtright and Adams easily take the lead. The dancing and singing of Emma De Castro. Cecil Iverness, Lillie Adams and Kate Helston were features of the performance. —Philadelphia Inquirer. UNCI.K TOM'S CABIN TUESDAY, FEB RUARY Oth. Stetson's Double Monster Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. will present their popular and unrivaled version of the e,er welcome Uncle Tout's Cabin at Park Opera House 011 evening of Tues day the 9th. That their entertainment is giving unlimited satisfaction is fully evidenced from tbe number of laudato ry notices, complimenting their excel lent performance, contained in our numerous exchanges, from which we clip the following : Stetson's Company, under the man agement of Mr. L. W. Washburn, pre sented "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to a large and appreciative audience at the Grand Opera House last evening. The cast is a strong one. In the third act the landing of the boat, "It. E. Lee," and the happy darkies working on the levee and the child Eva's fearful precipitation into the river and her rescue by Tom was a life picture. Between the acts Stetson's uniform band, which is most ly composed of colored men, enlivened the audience by discoursing southern pastimes; Previous to the performance the company Kave a street parade.— Wilmington (Del.) Sunday Star. To Florida via Pennsylvania Railroad. The midwinter exodus has begun. The discomforts and dangers of wet wintergweather are here, but to the southward, from a cloudless sky, beams a beautiful sun upon a blooming land The next Pennsylvania Railroad tour to Jacksonville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York and Phil adelphia February 'J. Excursion tickets, including railway transportation, Pullman occommoda tions (one berth), and meals en rout in both directions while traveling on the special train will be sold at the follow ing rates: Pittsburg, si>3.oo and at pro portionate rates from other points. For tickets, itineraries, and other in formation apply to ticket agents, Tour ist Agent at 11 '.)•> Broadway, New York, or to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent,' Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. MUST BE SOLD. Valuable properties situated on corner of Brown and Centre Avenues, Butler, P?., inquire at this office. Rdluccl lititcs to Washington for the InauguraHon For the benefit of thoae who desire to attend tiie ceremonies incident to the in ■nugnration of President-elect McKinley, Iho Pennsylvania Uailroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Washington March 1, 2, 3, and 4, valid to return from March -1 to S, at the following rates: Fiom Pittsburg, $lO 00; Butler, $10.0Q; A llegheny Valley Junction, SIO.OO. and from all otber stations on the Pinnsylva nia syste'jn at reduced rates. This inauguration will be a most inter ostitis event, and will attract a large num bar of people troin every section of the country. The magnificent facilities of the Penn aylvatiia Railroad make this the favorite route to the natiooal capital at all times and its enormous equipment m d splendid terminal advantages at Washington make it especially popular on such occasions. Pants thai Fit. Made of goods that wear, and keep their shape. Wo aro turning them oul by the hundreds and the values are so lar ahead of anything you ever saw, the goods themselves BO perfect, so stylish, so thoroughly up to date, that much as wo may promise you will find more when you get there BUTLER PANTS CO. 125 W. Jefferson St.—l block went of lierg's Bank. Oh Mamma—you ought to see the I big piles of childrens suits at HEOK'S | ouly $1.25, you can't got the same in I town for less than $2.50, ACCIDENTS. Mrs Kennedy Mathe. nee McC'and -1 less, of Penu twp. had one of her limbs ) broken by being thrown from a sleigh j by a runaway horse. William Wimer. of Zelienople. while i handling piling for William Morrisi>n 1 near Renfrew last Thursday met with a painful accident. He was driving at the time, seated upon one side of the load, when a front wheel of the wagon I dropped into a deep rut. threw the i front gear to one side, catching his leg between the wheel and timber and breaking it below the knee.—News. While Clyde M<-Miehael was driving along the Si tier narrows on th>- Butler road near Harmony with a 43 bushel load of coal, in some way his wagon started to slide down over the embank ment. and in an instant horses, wagon and all were at the lx>ttom of the hill near the creek, a fall of 20 feet. Help soon arrived and the horses were loosed Clyde escaped injury. William J. Peaeo, of Middlesex twp lost a valuable horse last Saturday by what seemed to be paralysis. A sleighing party of 12 persons was hurled over a bank at Balcersrown Mon day. by the horses becoming frighten el at an engine and running away. The most seriously injured are: Bud Melyahan. fractured wrist and injuries about the skull; Harry Ellison arm fractured and ankle sprained: James! Corpelt. -erioiisly bruished: Todd ] face rr.t Mamie Befos, cut 011 the face and arm hurt. The leported falling of a man from the new bridge was a mistake, and orig inated from a slight accident to a man unloading rails. Teacher's Institute. To be held in Mi'.lerstown, Feb. 13, beginning at 1.30 P. M. Devotional Exercises, Rev. J. V.*. Romick. Address of Welcome. Dr. G. D. Thomas. Response, H. F. Miller. Class drill in Reading, Jennie McEl vain. Memory Training, Supt. J. A. Gib son. The Teacher and the School. A. L. Bush. The Value of Education, J. A. Koeh er. Address, L. E. Christley. EVENING SESSION 7:30. What shall we Teach '! H. T. Young. School Government. W. P. Day. Address. ,T. H. Wilford. Poem, Albert Carter. Moral Influence, Herbert Taylor. The Parent's Dutv towards the School, Loyal F. Hall.' Address. E. H. Knoch. How shall we Secure better Schools, Voluntary. Program will lie interspersed with music, recitations and questions of interest. Teachers, parents and friends of education are earnestly requested to be present. HOWARD PAINTER, JENNIE MCELVAIN, MARY E CAMPBELL, Committee. Free. Free. Free. Your name on a postal card will bring a copv of Tbe Butler Business Culk-go Exponent,a bright eight page monthly paper, issued iy The flutler Business Colleg-e and School of Short hand, Butlor, Pa —The Butler Lubricating Oil Co has moved back to tbeir old stati'i 1) 9, W. Jefferson St Steeismith & Patterson's new building, v/here al kiads of engine, macbioery, nn'J il turbinating oils of tbo iineot quality are kept iu stock in the basement, and wiil be delivered to any part of tbe city when ordered from C. E. Mclntire, agent. Pants—Over 2000 pairs to select from, at prices, oh v/ell, don't men tion them, its awful, where at UFCK'S. Sox and shirts, *ll wool and * yard wids, cheaper than the oheapeet—at HECK'S, 121 N Maiu St. —2j per cent saved by buying tlorse Blankets and Robes at MAR riscoußT k Go's Music scholars wanted, at 12 8 W. Wayne t.S Trunks, yalisas, bugs and tele scopes—at FIECKS. Do you want a hat or cap? HECK has them and can save you n:oney —BoaidiagKousc Caras, with Ac of A ssembly, 25 cents for half-a-dozen .or sale at CITIZSN office. Vox Popuu—Boy your clothing, underwear, hosiery, hats, caps, sox and neckwear of D. A. HECK, and avo money. —Job work of all kinds done at the CITIZKN OFFICE —Findley wili open tbe siudio at Mars on February Ist and will remain there for the entire week special inducements for that week on fine work, bring the children as it is the last week of the winter; old pic tures coppied and enlarged, satisfac ion guaranteed. FINDLEY Butler, Pa , Telephone 23 fine Holiday Goods at CLCELAND'S Jewelry etore 125 S. Main St. Butler Pa Low Prices in Musical Goods. Some specitd prices at Qrieb 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 §1 50 and up Aatoharps $2 and up Tnero are also some second hand instruments—-pianos at $35 tc SIOO. Organs at S2O to $!)0. Ilarmonices and other musical in struments at proportionately low rates. Strings of all kinds constant ly in stock. No 118 SOUTH MAIN ST. Say Papa—did you see HECK'S neckwear, it beats anything you over saw. Underwear—a specialty ut HACK'S bis stock is largest and fiuest ever offered iu Bu^'e' ABRAMS, BROWN & Co. INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE Strung Com pa n ies. Promob Settlements. Home iuMiraLce C>. or Ni-w York , Insur ! anco of North America, of Philadelphia i t'a. Pheoix Insurance 01' Brooklyn, N. Y. ' and Ilurtfor'l Imurauce Co. of liartloril Conn j OFFICE: Corner of Main ht, ami th j pi iviotjd, uorth o* Court butler, 1' , r Neighborl\ood r^otets Jasper Shelhammer. an inveterate . reader of trashy literature, murdered Ella Clark at her home in Apollo, last 1 Monday, and then shot himself. 1 Ed Rheams, Harry Clark. M. McGil ■ ligan. Wm. Bamford. Ed Hill and Jas. Murray of Etna and Sharpsburg had a heanng before Commissioners Mc . Candlesri and Lindst-y on charges of , counterfeiting la*; Thursday and all • were held for court excepting Murray. The accused men excepting Murray ; confessed and District Attorney Grii; • litb compared the affair to an Irish con' 1 s piracy. ; Judge Doty of Westmorland Co . ha> i ordered the county Commissioners U build a ut*\v <.-ouri liou.-<> at (ireenslmrg i Two grand jurit-s have decided tli.- I present structure unsafe and too small | to accommodate ihe county busines. | A charter has been granted to the I Titusville Electric Traction Co., «>f i Crawford Co., capital The | lint will opi>erate ltt'i weeu Titusville ; and Pleasjuitville. i LEGAL AOVERTISMENTS. ___ TRUSTEE'S SALE. By virtue of an order issued crtt of i ihe Orphans' Court of Butler county. \ Pa..and io me directed at <•. C. No. 87. j March Term. IsSMS. Therefore in pur ! chance of said order I will expose to I pubic outcry on the premises on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20th ; l. ft !C at ; 1 o'clock A. M.. the following at grilled real estate of Thomas Pryor, dr-eeased. late of Oakland township. Butler county. Pa., tiounded and de scribed as follows, to-wit: On the north by lands of James Hamilton heirs, east by laud.- of Jacob Whitmire. south by lands of W. Whitmire. and west by lands of James Fleeger, containing sev enty eight acres. Said described property was valued and appraised by jury of inquest at the above stated number and term, a refer ence to which ihe proceedings will more fully and at large appear. TERMS OF SALE. One-third cash on confirmation of sale by-the Court, balance to l>e paid in two equal annual installments, secured by bond and mortage on the premises, iu eluding five i>er cent attorney's com mission, if same is to be collected by due process of law. WM. B. DODDS, Trustee. ADMINISTRATRIX SALE. The undersigned, administratrix of John ; Gephardt, late of HutFalo township. Butler Co., Pa., dee'd, by virtue of an order and decree of the Orphan's Court of said county, made at No. 3. March Term. IWI7. of said Court, will expose at public sale on the premises, on SATURDAY. FEBUTAKY 27. 1897. at 2 o'clock 4 -in., the following described ! real estate. ty lands of C Fenner. south by lands uf (i Weit /.el. and west by lauds of John Falkner; , containing-"> 0 acres, more or less, with tnuw ! dwelling house <»f six rooms, frame barn and j other outbuildings tlien*on erected: small | orchard, thenHMi. and about 2 or acres timber land, balance cleared and in good > siate of cultivation. About 1' 2 miles from ! Sarver> Station on \V« s: Penn K. K. and 5 mile- from Kreenort and convenient to sehools and churcnes. Said land will l>e sold subject to the pay ment of £IOO to ('at)iaaine Sell and £VJO to John Henry Gephardt at the decease of Mrs. 1 Anna Gephardt, as provided in a certain written agreement entered into between said John Gephardt, dee'd. and his father. John (i. Gephardt, now de«*'d. bearing date January I s . 1*72. and of record i:i the Re corders office of said county in Agreement Book No 1. page 311). Terms cash on confirmation of sale. HANNAH S. GKPIIAKDT . Adm'rx. Sarversville, P. (> Butler Co, MCJT NKIN & GALBUEATH. Att'ys APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. In the court of Common Picas of But ler County l'a., at Xo. March Term 1597. Notice is hereby given that an applica tion will be made in tlie said court on Monday the first day of March, 1897 at 10 o'clock A. M. under the Act of As sembly of the commonwealth of Pen nsylvania, entitled "An Act to provide for tlie incorporation and regulation of certain corporations" appioved tlie 29th dav of April A. I). 1574 for the charter of a corporation to be called "The Martins burg Free Methodist Church" the char acter and object of which is the main tenance of a church for the worshiping of God' in accordance with the faith, doctrine, discipline and usages of the Free Methodist Church of North Ameri ca, as set forth in the petition for the same, now in the Prollionotary's office, at above No. and Term. PAINTER & MURRIN, Solicitors. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF TH« Worth .Mutual Fire Ins. Co. for isyo. Whole amount of stock I'cc 3ist. tswi $1 305 33n 00 KXPKXDTT'ITKS. Paid -Indemnities amount $3 6.16 03 for salaries and commissions •• liorrowed money 3 6.M 2s " postage 31 '.it " " ii rint i iifr 31 00 " " Intciest m « Total r»i 7!>4 33 RECEIPTS. Premium of I-:*; jani <>» " MB , 31 14 Assessment 3 707 !»7 Borrowed money . 3 3512s Cash from lsft' lt>s tw Total $7 ">O3 11 LIABILITIES. Losses unpaid yl 42s (iO Ilue services as ex. com 10 00 Borrowed money 1 4tso on Advertising notice 3 00 Total f! 901 00 ASSETS. Cash in hands of Tres $707 h! " agents 17 57 Assessments In course of col 23S 61 Total ?!*« 07 Losses Incurred during I*'.*, $1 017 00 unpaid " 1595 137 03 Total $5 084 63 I JAMES HOMPIIKEY, Pres., S. J. TAYI.OH, See'y. NOTICE. In re-application of Anthony Allen for a Detective license iu (Quarter Sessions of Butler, Co. Pa., No. 32 March term, 1897. Now, Jan. 27th, 1897. tbe within peti tion directed to be filed and publication to be made according to law. NV THE COURT. Notice is hereby given that the above application for a license to engage in the business of detective, and for the conducting of a detective agency, will be presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions on the 12th of Feb. 1897. ANTHONY ALLEN, Certified from the records. TRUSTEES SALE By virtue ot an order of the Orphans' Court of Butler County, Pa. at O. C. No. 102 June Tcrui, 1896, and to me directed, I will 011 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23d, 1897, at one o'clock P. M. expose to public sale 011 tbe premises in Oakland twp., Butler County Pa., the following real es tate late the property of said Margaret Martin, deceased, to-wit: AH that cer tain tract of land situated in the Town ship of Oakland, County of Butler, and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and de scribed as follows to-wit: On the north by lands of Joseph Benson, on the east by laitds of Peter Zimel and Conrad Ritzart, on the south by lands of Mary Vosbrink, and on tbe west by lands of Conrad Ritzart and Joseph Lane, con taining ninety-six acres more or less, with the appurtenances, with bank barn and outbuildings thereon erected, late the residence ot said decedent. Said real estate to be offered first 011 the premises with power to adjourn from time to time, and to Butler, Pa., at the Court house if necessary for want of sufficient bids: said sale to l>e on the usual terms, to-wit: one-third cash on approval of sale by the Court, and the balance in two eoual j\»\- nual payments, secured by judgment bond and mortgage un the premises, bearing interest, and with an attorney's commission of five p„'r cent for collection. S. F. BOWSBB, L. F. CANTER, A. L. Bowsi'a, Trustee, . Attorneys. I i SUMMER Funeral Director 337 S. Hiiin.st. Mei 4 Pi P erhaps you don t know how D t-ady we arc o:i L"*everything relation to prescrip S *-*0 it will not be amiss to c v all your attention to the \> intelligence P . . rompt service rn o everything of the kind placed j n our hands ur prescription department "X y~ N ever was sa comete ave you money too. G. M, BOYD, Pharmacist. Diamond Mock. - lintler, a Adtninlslralux Notice. In ro uctate of Joseph Hays. Jec'd, late of Adams twp, Butler county, Pa. Whereas letters of administration have been istued on above estate to Elleu Uays by the llegister the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said e>- tate will please make immediate payment and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to ALEX STEWART, Ex'r. W. D. BSANDON, Att'y. Prospect, Pa Executor s Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate of Henry Heck, dee'd, late of Winfield twp.. Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned; all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please nake immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will pre sent them dnly authenticated for settle ment to JOBS BECK, Ex'r, Denny, Butler Co., Pa. McJus KIN Of fresh Groceries ur 4 \ at lowest pric e s J J consistent with the * W quality of the J # goods always winds J # up at our store. HLjk t J WHY? : T Because she knows that she J r is certain to find here something r to interest—something thr.t will t 9 enable her to save a little mon- 0 ft ey out of the portion laid aside (k 0 for supplying the table. (And 4 4 get strictly fresh, pure goods at j J There is tangible evidence of J J the correctness of that state- J £ nient by personal investigation. J $ THE 2 jj Butler Produce Co j C. I<. MOORE, ITop'r. # a 130 W. Jefferson St. 4 £ BL'TLER, PENN A. £ W If you got it at the Butler 4 Produce Store—lTS FRESH, £ L.O WICIK OSALB& Il» fioua,h and Worked Lumber Of AL» KIHDS Dours, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath Always In Stock, LIME. HAIK AND PLASTICR Otl'ob oppo»ite.P. er cent. 011 every dollar's worth of merchandise bought here during this clean ing up sale. Mrs. J. E* Zimmerman. N. B.—We have already received two shipments of new Spring Dress Goods at popular prices. Come in and get posted on the new Spring Styles. DO YOU LIKE NICE CLOTHING? It is rare you see such garments as - we are now showing. They are novelties, they have got the snap in them, makes you fell as if you must have a suit out of this batch. We have the exclusive sale of these garments in this vicinity. Now if you want to dress up, here is a chance, If you once get inside of one of these suits you will be loath to take it off. We sell the finest Black Clay Suits ever known. The linings are guaranteed to outwear the outside T. H. BURTON, T. H. BURTON, 120 S. MAIN ST. BTJTLEB, FA. WALL MOULDINGS The nicest line of Wall Mouldings in o town are at Heineman's New Room. 201 S. Main St. New line of Blank Book Writing Paper just received. 201 S. Main St- i r HAVE YOU READ PHILADELPHIA TIMES THIS MORNING? I THE TIMES ' is the most extensively circulated and widely read newspaper published in Pennsylvania. Its discussion of public men and public measures is in the interest of the public integrity, honest government and prosperous industry, and it knows no party or personal allegiance in treating pub lie issues. In the broadest and best sense a family and general news paper. THE TIMES aims to have the largest circulation by deserving it. and claims that it is unsurpassed in all the essentials of a great metropoltan newspaper. Speci men copies of any edition will be sent free to anyone sending their address. TERMS DAILY, /3.00 per annum; SI.OO for four months; 30c per month; deliver ed by carriers for 6 cents per week. SUNDAY KDITION, 32 large, hand some pages —224 columns, elegantly illustrated, beautiful colored suppll ment, f 2.00 per annnm; 5 cents per copy. Daily and Sunday, $5.00 per annum; 50 cents per month. Address all letters to THE TIMES PHII.ADKI.PHIA LI S. MCJTJWKJ_N insurance and Real Estate Agent, 17 EAST JEFFERSON ST. 1 BUTLER - a