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<J.
—Thousands of dollars worth of
Horse Blankets and Robes at MAR
TINCOUBT & Co's.
—Latest styles it> 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. t<Mit:
All that certrflfc tract of land situated in 1
Buffalo townsliii). Butler county Pa., Ixmnd
ed north by lanosof Martin Sweizer, east l>y
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 <d Wills, therefore all per
sons indebted to s?id estate will please
settle the same and any having claims
against said ( State will present them prop
erly proved ler payment to
ELLK.N IIAYS, ail ran
ef Jos. Hays, dee'd.
Valencia P. 0., Pa.
W. C. FISDLKY, Att'y.
Administrator's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that letters o( ad
ministration on the estate of Lavina Me
Cielland, dee'd, late of ConnoquenessiDg
twp , Butler county, Pa , have been grant
ed to tbe undersigned, thorefore all per
sons knowing them 'elves indebted to said
e.-tato are requested to make prompL set
tlement, and those having claims against
the saire to present theai duly authenti
cated for payment to
JOHN WEIGEL, Admr'.,
S. F. BOWSKR, Att'y. Prospect. Pa
Executor's Notice.
Letters testamentary on tho estate of
Daniel Cress, dee'd. late of Connoijuent-ss
ing twp.. Butlor comity, Pa . having been
granted I«> 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 <FC GALERKATII, Atty'S.
JOS HORNE & Co!
THAT'S ALL!
Only $7.50 for a silk-lined Kersey Over
coat, formerly sio.co, and worth $15.00.
Only two dollars for a warm and
durable Boy's Reefer.
Only four dollars and a half for a
heavy and substantial Boy's Ulster.
Only six dollars and a half for a fine
Fur Collarette.
Only five dollars for a stylish Fur
Cape. Worth twice the mouey.
Only five dollars for Children's Long
Coats, fur trimmed, formerly $17.50.
Only ten dollars for dainty Children's
Party Dresses, beautifully made in silk,
from Parisian designs, formerly $35,00.
Only eight dollars for Misses' Tailor-
Made two-piece suits, some were formerly
$28.00.
Only three and a half cents for a fine
line of Apron Gingham, regularly five
cents a yard.
Only seven cents a yard for yard wide
Percale, regularly twelve and a half
cents a yard.
Only thirty-five cents a yard for all
wool silk embroidered Skirting Flannels,
regular 50c and 60c qualities.
Send for samples of any material that
you may want, or if you cannot, come in,
have these garments sent to you on trial.
Penn Avenue and Fifth St.,
PITTSBURG.
| Careful l
I Hunter '
> 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. <fc W. Depot,;
rDTLBK. Pa.
HALF PRICE SALE. !I|||||||||||l||||l
llilllliljllllllll HALF PRICE SALE.
We have a limited number of overcoats, [about 100 to Jso]
which we have placed on our first floor 011 a counter by
themselves—
ALL SIZES
in Men's Boy's ami Children's, which we will sell at half
price.
SALE BEGINS FEB. 1,1897.
And continues until the goods are sold
DON'T WAIT: : : :
THEY WON'T LAST LONG.
Dou THETT S GRAHAM.
Main and CuoDiDgbam Street.
Consignment Clothing Sale.
M. Sampter, Sons & Co., Manufacturing
Clothiers of 13, 15, 17 and 19,
East Fourth Street New York.
SALE
IS NOW GOING ON
AT
Schaul & Nast's.
Leading Clothiers, 137 S. Main St., Butler, Pa.
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
Stock-Taking Gleanings.
The completion of stock-taking leaves every department with broken l6ts or
odds and ends of goods which must be closed out at once to make room for the daily
incoming of spring merchandise. Some of these broken line? are almost certain to
be among your necessities. In that event you will get more for your money than
at any other time during the past season. By reason of still deeper price cuts than
we have yet given, the following are a few examples of what we intend to do from
now 011 until our entire stock of winter goods is sold.
Ladies' Jackets and Capes.
We have marked down all our Ladies' Jackets that sold at sls and S2O to $5.00
One lot of plain Beaver Jackets, real value |6, to 2.49
One lot of Misses' Jackets, value $5 to |6, to 2.89
One lot of Children's Jackets, value $4 to $6, to close at 2.29
Feather Boas
marked down to 25c, 50c, 75c and $1; former prices 50c, |i, #1.50 and $2. Included
with these we offer you our entire stock of Blankets, Haps, Winter Underwear and
Hosiery for men, women and children. Flannel Skirts, Waists, Tailor-Made
Suits and Separate Skirts, and Heavy Winter Dress Goods, and a positive saving of
50 ]>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
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