THE CITIZEN. THURSDAY, APRIL 15. «?97 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. O. F Keck. Merchant Tailor. Good farm at Public Sale. Bricker & Vinroe. Livery Stable C. & T's Carpets and Furniture. C. E. Miller's Shoes. Ruff's Shoes. Martincourt & Co'a low prices. John Stein's removal. Agents W anted. Hair Invigorator—The Union Barl**r Shop. NOTE—AII adverti;>« r* Intending to make changes In their ads. should notify u> of their intention to do no, later than Mon day morning. Administrators an'l Executors of estates can secure their receipt Ijooks at the J. I 1 I ZEN office. LOCAL AND GENERAL, Grass is springing up as if by magic —Butler now sports and supports a ' hot waffle" wagon. —Parasols are somewhat superfluous with the approved Easter hats. —Bricker & Vinroe have purchased the Park House livery. See Card. — S. G. Purvis & Co. are filling sever al large orders from Philadelphia. —Spring is all right, even if the poets do made it somewhat ridiculous. —Lots of men who would like to be counted eccentric are only notoriously mean. The present possessor of the old flag of Co. H.,l3th Reg. is requested to pro duce it. —One of onr exchanges from a neigh boring county quotes prices on frogs' legs and snapping turtles in its market report. —A young man who is not styled a "Professor" ought to wish that he had never been born. —Some of our young men with crook ed legs advertise their griefs by wearing striped pantaloons. —The recent Mississippi floods sub merged 39,500 farms in four states and rendered 400,000 people homeless —Chorus meets this evening at the Butler Collegiate Institute. New mem bers received at any time, come tonight. —The sale of bees at J. B. Murphy's on Mercer St., was not largely attended and bees sold low—at an average of 94.85 per colony. —We direct attention to the card of G. F. Keck, Merchant Tailor, who has purchased the well known establish ment from his father, Jacob Keck. —When yon see a young man clean ing a girl's bicycle, they are engaged; but when you see the operation revers ed, they are married. —The Hospital Association paid Mrs. Muntz $1,300 for a lot on the Southside, secured their deed, and are now consid ering plans and specifications for a buil ill/? —The 6:05 and 11:25 A.M.trains alone on the West Penn make connections at Blairsville for the east; but all the trains excepting the 6:05 A. M. connect with trains on the Valley. —Lee's surrender at Appomatox, Va., April 9, 2865, was celebrated in Butler, last Friday by a parade consisting of the local military company and the Y. M. C. A. drum corps; and a camp-fire in U. V. L. Hall. —The privilege of occupying the front steps and windows of a Jjonse on W. 72d St.. N. Y.. along the ronte of the "Grant Day Parade," owned by a mem ber of the Stock Exchange,sold for sll.- 540 for the day. "Who made yon?" asked the primary teacher. The little girl addressed evi dently wishing to be accurate in her re ply: "God made me so long," indicating the length of a short baby, "and I "growed" the rest." —X ray apparatus has now been brought to such working efficiency that a photograph of the human hand show ing bones, joints, and all, can be made in half a second. The lungs can be photographed in five minntes. —At the meeting of the Democratic County Committee in Butler last Thnrs- 1 day, Saturday, June sth was fixed upon aa the date for their primary. Their resol ntvons denounce the Dingley bill, favor free coinage, etc. —lt is reported that over seven hun dred tickets have already been sold for the opera "Ruth" which is to be played in the Park Theatre on the 20th inst by the Sheubert Club of Grove City Col lege for the benefit of the Good Will Hose Co. —A man named Rusk bought up a ■car load of apples in and about Gomer sal two months ago. The apples were shipped to Zanesville.Ohio, and one day last week a check for the tremendous amount of $7.00 came back. Think of It $7 for 400 bushels of apples, or If cents per bushel. —The Wang Comic Opera Co. nnder the management of D. W. Truss & Co.. is the same that presented Princess Bon nie here last year, and to get this at traction Manager Burckhalter had to guarantee them $450. An effort is be ing made to get a special train from Chicora. —There was a man in the office this* mording and he a.sked all the Scribes and Pharisees how to spell the name of this old Keystone State. Of course ever ybody said "P-e-n-n-s-y-l-v-a-n-i-a," and he laughed and said. "Not so: spell it this way— "Pennsylvania"—yon don't ■use the capital because the Capitol is burned down." And he emitted a great coarse langh and went his way. —The cemetery at Evans City is np •on the hill sonth of town—the road to it is now almost impassable, on acconnt of the teaming to the Ramsey oil field and on Snnday last a funeral procession to the cemetery met with one mishap after another. Two singletrees and a donbletree belonging to three different rigs were broken, and the procession wan almost three hours going half a mile. —"Take the bird off your hat!" is the injunction of a Philadelphia writer who has been attending the lectures of Mr. Wilmer Stone, on "Onr Native Birds and How to Study Them." It is good advice, says the Phila. Times. Take the bird off yonr hat before yon go to the house of God if you would worship Him with a conscience void of offense. Bird and feather wearing is a cruel and destructive fashion. By reason of it our song birds and our in flect eating birds are being gradnally «xterminated, Take the bird off yonr hat and put an end to this wicked trade of bird destruction or soon the forests and fields will be songless. and vermin will multiply beyond all precedent arid despoil and disfigure the green earth. LEGAL NEWS Conrt met Monday for the trial of civil causes with 51 cases on the list, and 48 jurors, and up to the time of our going to press the following cast's have beep disjiosed of: ; CASES TRIED, Rosanna Campbell vs W D Brandon April 13, jnry returns a verdict for the plaintiff for all the property in question ex#ept out -fourth interest in a saw-mill horse and organ. The jury on the Bingham vs Marsh assumpsit retnrned a verdict for the defendant thus relieving Mrs. Marsh feme covert from paying balance on a note which she had signed as security for her son The jury was out all night The jury on the Hogg vs Shepard assumpsit case returned verdict for plaintiff. John Hazlett vs. A. M. Neyman et al. the plaintiff take 6 a non suit. Tenle Miller vs. Edwin Meeder; Margaret Kline vs. W. H. Gelbach; Kough Run Oil Co. vs. Win. Geisler. Replevin were settled. The case of D. A. Campbell vs. Mary Burkhart. adra'i. was continued. The assumpsit case of the Buckman Fruit Co. vs. Jos. Connella was decided by jury against the plaintiff. Rough Run Oil Co. vs Win. Geisler, replevin for casing and riggintr was compromised after being heard on Wednesday afternoon. The case of L, C. Wick vs. Eureka Coal Co. was discontinued because the subject matter was not of sufficent val ue to justify trial. The following cases were announced as settled when the trial list was called Monday morning: W. K. Hamilton vs. F. A. Mizener. assumpsit; Man - Christ ley vs. Union Heat & Light Co., tre* pass: J. D. Albert vs. R. M. Black, as sumpsit. The following cases were continued J. C. Martin vs. John Kline, assumpsit: H. C. Fry vs. J. D. Wolfe, trespass; J. M. Gruver vs. J, F. Cranmer, trespass; C. L. McCafferty vs. Penn'a R R. Co., trespass. The assumpsit case of J. P. F. Mc- Ginley vs. Gust Griesbach. was held over till Monday, April 27. The Hazlett vs. Mangel, trespass and Brown for Millerstown K. of P., vs. H. L. Hoyt, assumpsit cases were held over till June teim. The Hazlett vs Neyman assumpsit case was voluntarity non suited by the plaintiff. NOTES. Harry Snow the boy who took a horse was sent to Morganza. The Francis vs Butler Co., trespass case was compromised Thursday morn ing by the plaintiff getting $1,500. Mary Kerr has petitioned for a di vorce from her husband D. M. Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. Jas A. McDowell adopt ed a minor child of unknown parents, to which the court gave the name of Clare Lawrence. Anthony Allen was granted a detec tive license and privilege of running an agency. John Krumpe. the Saxonburg hotel keeper was sentenced 30 days to jail and SSO fine for selling to minors. The sentence of Scott Thompson who plead guilty to a&b was reduced from $l5O to $75 Rudolph Hackler was appointed con stable of Evans City liorough to take the place of Chas. Lynch who resigned; also Geo. Dixon constable of Penn twp. vice Robert Nixon who resigned. J. H. Christley was appointed overseer of the poor for Slipperyrock twp.. to fill the vacancy caused by the resignitionof Robt. Critchlow. More than one hundred witnesses have been snbpoenied by the prosecu tion in the Walters vs. B. & P. R. R. com pan v L. M. Cochran has reassigned proper ty in Butler to W. F. Hartzell. The will of Eva Falkner, of Bnffalo twp.. was probated and letters granted to John W. Falkner: also will of Nicholas Kuauff. of Jackson anil letters to Casper Kiiauff; also will of Margaret Wolford, of Slipperyrock twp., no let ters. The case of C. F. McCafferty versus the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, on the list for next Monday, may never lie tried as Mr. McCafferty died at his home near Sarversville, early Tuesday morning. He was 25 years of age, a son of Andrew McCafferty, and was one of the well known triplets two boys and a girl His brother James died of fever a year ago: and he was hurt in the wreck near Harbison Station on April I '!»« The sister, Lnlu, yet snr vives. A. L. Cooper, of Valencia appeared for jury service with his arm in a sling. Edward Swiss et al. have brought suit in ejectment vs. Theodore Boon dale and W. J. Burk for 25 acres in Jackson twp. John M. Stndebaker has brought suit in trespass vs. The New Castle Gas Co., and claims damages in S2OO. B. N. Black has brought suit in re plevin vs. Anna and E. W. Morrow for farm chattels, valned at $l5O. N. R. Heath and C. R. Hammond assignees of L. Hammond advertise several lots in Butler and also some property in Slipperyrock twp., to be sold at Oorry Pa., on the 30th, inst, to the highest bidder. Agnes Hewins, 16-years-old, daughter of Mrs. An abelle Hewins, had two lovers. Her mother wanted her to marry a yonng man named Beyers, but Agnes preferred Charles R Reep, and was abetted by her aunt, Mrs. Nancy Steinmetz, with whom the girl lived. Sunday Agnes and her lover went to Jamestown, N. Y., and were married. They returned to Bntler yesterday morning and were met at the train by an officer armed with a writ of habeas corpns for the girl, which had been se cured by the mother. In addition the officer had warrant's for the arrest of Reep and Mrs. Steinmetz on the charge of conspiracy. Both gave bail for a hearing The writ of habeas corpus was discharged. Mrs. Hewins failed to appear. The April term of the superior court opened Monday morning in the supreme conrt room, in Pittsburg with all of the judges present. After some prelimina ry business had lieen disposed of opini- I ons in thirty eight cases previously argued were handed down. Only one of these was from the Western or Fifth district. The others were cases argued at Harrisburg. Williamsport, Scran ton and Philadelphia. The only important opinion handed down of local interest was that of the commonwealth against Dr. Bell, the coroner of Lawrence conn ty. who was convicted for performing a criminal operation. The question was raised by the appellant that he was il legally convicted because a judge had lieen called in from another county to try the case. Justice Reeder says this is not good law, and holds that judges of lower courts have authority under acts of assembly to call in assistance from other counties. Judgo Reeder reverses the case because an offer to prove an attempt at blackmail had not lieen permitted. The excluded testi mony was intended to disprove the evi dence of Daisy Kirker, upon whom the operation was alleged to have lieen per formed. The cases from this county will lie heard during the second week of May LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS. John F Lowry to Jas MeCollough, lot in Butler for S2OO. John C (iraharn to Jacob Fetter, lot in Butler for sl. W A Spingler to J B McDevitt, lot in Bntler for SIOO. John W Ficht to Lizzie M Steel, lot in Zelienople for $750. Hester Metzger to Susanna B Dower, lot in Parker for $650. ' John Mechling to T B Humes, lot in j Butler for S2OOO. | Mary B Mnntzto Butler Co. Gen. Hospital, lot in Bntler for $1:182.50. I Sylvanus Henshaw to ('has Cress, lot ; in Connoqnenessing for $125. H W F Oraham to Sarah D Martin lot 111 Butler for s2<H)O. JohrtC Graham to P C Manny lot in Bntler for S2BOO. Eliza Passavant to W A Passavant ' lot in Zelienople for SI2OO. A Ii Wahl to J A Irvine Fire Co. l>>t in Evans City for S4OO. Thus V Cochran to Win Kennedy 88 ncrt-s in Penn for #2<«lo. L F Ganter, trustee to Emma L ! Martin WJ ai-nin Oakland for s2*oo. MARRIAGE LICENSES. 1 Robert Logan Glade Mills i Retta Goodlwin Glade Mills Albert Weihe West Newton Pa Elizabeth Cora Gibson Butler John Rolin Black Harrisvilie Ida May Bra ham James Howard Dontt Zelienople Fannie Lonise Burris Whitestown Thomas F. Coulter Slipperyrock Sarah E. Sill Grove City At Franklin William A S< Hinder of of Butler Co., and Jennie Rqdgers of Rockland —John Burry of Frnakli n twp. was in town last Saturday. He recently sold an Alderny heifer for SBS. --Those who have purchased tickets for the Good Will Hose Co. benefit on April 20th, can have them exchanged for reserved seats on Monday evening, April 19th, at 7 o'clock at the Park Theatre. Kicking a big Kick. Some people are ' kicking kick ing—not on a dam site 01 a mill-site but on the site selected for the new hospital—the hill at south end of Main St. How any person can kick on so eligible a site, with its magniticant view of three-fourths of the town, its pure air. its spring water, good drain age and natural gas,is beyond our com prehension, but they are kicking and kicking hard and the management proposes to let them kirk, and go ahead and build a large and commodious modern building suitable for the pur pose and making a driveway from lx>th Main St. extension and the old pike, and terracing the lot and making it one of the most beautiful spots in Butler - while the kickers keep on kicking. Let 'em kick. Reunion of Co., H. —Old 13th. The following program has been pre pared for the reunion of Co., H old 18th Reg. Penn'a Vols., in Butler, on Tues day of next week, the 20th. inst. 12 m - Roll call in U. V L Hall. 1 p. m.—Dinner at Nixon's Home. 2p. m.—Public meeting 011 Court House steps. Henry Heineman, President. Hon. James Bredin. ) Hon L. Z Mitchell, | Vice Hon. Robert McAboy, } Hon. J. M. Thompson, Pres. Hon. Walter Graham. J C. E. Anderson, Secretary. Address of welcome by Hon. Ebenezer McJunkin. Response by Rob't W. Lyon ex Mayor of Pittsburg Music by survivors and their friends, '■Rally Round the Flag." Oration of the occasion by John M. Thompson, who presented a flag in lie half of the ladies of Butler from the steps of the old Court House on April 20, IS61 —thirty-six years ago. Adjourn to U. V. L. Hall at H p. 111. for Camp Fire. Butler U. P. Presbytery The spring meeting of the United Presbyterian presbytery of Butler clos ed its session at Fairview Wednesday H. W. McMichael, John Gibson and Rev. Kanky preached trial discourses and were licensed to preach. The board of church extension granted the congregation at Zelienople $2,500 to help build a church. The board of home missions appropriated S3OO to the Kittanning congregation to help pay the pastor's salary. A heated discussion arose over the pe tition for the formation of a new pres bytery, to lie known as Kiskiminetas presbyterj*. The matter will come up at the next meeting of the general as sembly. The new presbytery is to lie formed from Freeport, Kittanning, Slate Lick. Worthington and Buffalo congre gations. in Butler presbytery, and a like number from Westmoreland pres bytery. Rev. T. V. Dagan. of Worth ington. was elected moderator for the ensuing year. The next meeting will be held at Ebenezer, in June. The Last Log House. The house that Mr. John Stein is now removing, is the last one of the kind on the Main street of Butler. It was of log of heavy hewed timbers and weath er boarded and built alxjut the year 1810 by the late John McQnistion, the forefather of all that name residing in or about this place. There are some others on the back streets but this is the last on the Main street, and now gives way to the large new brick Mr. Stein proposes building. As an inci dent with its age may be mentioned the fact that the grand parents of the pres ent Editor of this paper, the late Mr. and Mrs. John Negley were married in this house in the year 1810. And so the old land marks disappear. School Entertainment. The Buena Vista School will give an entertainment consisting of Vocal and Instrumental music. Dialogues, Recita tions, Scenes etc Tuesday evening at 7:30 p. in. Every body invited. Come one, come nil. D L H. Another Cow Case. A Worth twp. cow has been making a record for herself. A few days ago this remarkable ani mal gave birth to twin calves for the fourth time within four year. All of the calves are living and when they are stabled for the night they make an in teresting looking herd. The cow is an ordinary scrub with no pedigree orfam ons line of ancestors, but she Rids fair to make a record for herself, eight calv es in four years is not slow. A Letter For You. Unclaimed letters at the Postoffice at Butler Pa., week ending April 12 IWJ7. Mr H. S. Abbott. Miss Dilhe Allison. Mrs. Mary Cunningham, Miss Nellie | Cogley, Mr. Jos. Gilchrist, Mr. O. C. Gamble, Mr. Edward Keelan. Mr. S. A. McDonald. Major Price (130 Webster St..) Miss Tennie L. Smith, Miss Annie Snow. In calling for these letters please say advertised. JOHN BROWN, P. M Transportation of Bicycles Free on the Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces that on and after April 7, ln !)7, bicycles will be checked by baggage agents and carried in the baggage cars of the company, when accompanied on the same train by the owner, free of cost, provided the passenger presenting I a bicycle for carriage has no baggage; otherwise the bicycle will lie charged for at regular rates. This arrangement applies to all the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad Sys tem east of Pittsburg and Erie. DOWN. It took fourteen rounds lor Fitzsimons to knock Corbett out. It took thirteen ballots to nominate a Republican Con gressman in this Ccngressional district. It costs ten dollars to become a member of the Butler Board of Trade. It takes only $8.50 to buy a set of our own make Buggy Harness with wide curved breast collar and made of oak leather. This is the b?st harness for the money we be lieve in America. Ot course we have them as low as $3.50, but you know and we know this kind is no good, don't wear, and liable to break any minute and 1 horse run away and break your neck, all : for #3.50. No, No, we don't say such | stuff is good. You always know what [ Martincourt & Co. say can be relied up j on, and the price is always right. No I extortion, no deception here. Our capac j ity for making harness is Unity sets per week, and buying wholesale as we do, j and paying no rent, why can't we sell cheap as any factory, and we do. We never had as a stock of buggies and wagons as now, and never as cheap. S. P. MARTINCOURT & CO. 128 East Jefferson St. t ! PERSONAL. Harry Burns has moved to Middlesex H tW P Samuel Parks of Adams twp. South - is seriously ill. P. A. McElwee has taken charge of the Cunuingham House. Will Kennedy has moved back to Penn twp., Maharg P. O Miss Stella Negley has returned from . : Philadelphia. r | W. R. Eakin is on a business trip to ? Franklin. John Staples of Adams twp., was in town on business yesterday. Charley Douglass goes on the road ' j for the I'attee bicycle. t j Thomas Rodgers of Donegal twp. has [ been granted a pension. T. W. Phillips and family expect to spend sometime in Europe this summer. [ I Roliert Barron. Esq. passed through ' town, yesterday, on his way to Harrno nv. ' John Ober is living on the third floor i of the Koonce dry goods building on S. 1 Main St. Mrs. W. S Taylor of Clearfield, Pa., is visiting her son. W. A. Taylor of this place. Stella Pape is home from an extended \ ir.it to her sister, Mrs. Lamb, of Fort Worth, Texas. J. L. C'olgin of Allegheny twp. writes us that h-- has been sick for some time, and is now partially paralyzed. Miss Mary Barickman is home from New Castle, on a visit to her parents of the South Side for a few weeks. Amos Cooper of Valencia is carrying a wounded arm. He had it crushed by a slip in the machinery at a well a few days ago. He is on the Jury this week. S. P. Baker the young butter maker for McCandless Bros, left Unionville on Wednesday morning in a buggy for a drive to Somerset, a distance of about 100 miles. W.J. Mates is on the jury for this week but cannot attend. The applica tion of cold water to the wound he re ceived on the head last Monday, week, caused erysipelas to set in. This spread over his face and head causing intense pain. A fat and happy oil producer who puts in considerable of his time at a certain hotel in this county loves both his glass and his joke. One of his jokes is to go to the tinner's and secure a pocketfull of "washers'' about the size of a cent These he takes to his hotel and when the notion takes him. he seats himself in front of the music box and with his "washers" keeps it go ing for hours and every now and then "Fatty" lays back and roars. Presley Hall,eldest son of John Hall, who with Hays, Rumberger and Bas tian did business forty years ago in the store building on Main St., now owned by Mrs. Pape, under the name of Hall >:»; Rumberger, afterwards Hall <sc Bas tian, visited his old friends in Butler last week. The Halls left Butler in 18-j!) and went to Kansas; Presley has since lived and done business in a dozen i>t;.tes and now lives in Little Roick Ar kansas. He married out west and has a family of grown up children, and he is now a stout and hearty man of 53 years. FIRES. The house on the Melvin farm near Porters vi lie was burned a few days ago. The milliner}* store and building in Cooperstown owned by the Misses -Mc Lelland and Birch was destroyed by tire last Monday night. Everything was burned, including their clothing. The ladies went to Pittsburg, that after noon, to buy stock, ami the fire was discovered about 10 o'clock that night. The loss will reach fifteen hundred and better, and the insurance is SIOOO. Misses McLelland and Birch return ed, Tuesday, and found their store in ashes. They had purchased a new stock in Pittsburg, and are looking for a room to open up again. They think their building was set 011 fire as they left no gas burning in it, and their | trunk was found, broken open, outside ; the building. They were applicants for the postoffice, their papers were in ! the trunk and these have disappeared. I D. W. Locke's house in Forestville was burned on the morning of April Ist. When the alarm was first given people mistook it for an April fool joke. ' Robert A. Brown's house in Concord twp., was burned Monday night, and Mr. Hogue, who was living in it was , ba-lly burned while trying to extinguish the flames. A blaze in the blacksmith shop of the Ball Engine Works, Monday evening, brought out all the hose and ladder companies but, a few buckets of water put out the fire. CHURCH NO TBS. ! Communion services will be held in the Grace Lutheran chnrch on Sunday morning. Preparatory services on Fri day evening. The rite of baptism will be administered to children on Sunday ' afternoon at 3:30. Communion service will be held in the Presbyterian Church the coming Sabbath Services on Friday evening at 7:45, also Saturday afternoon at 2:30. j A service of song will be held on Sab-1 bath evening at 7 o'clock. HAIR INVIGORATOR. Dr. J. B. Smith's Hair Invigorator takes all dandruff from the scalp, clean ses the scalp and cures all scalp diseases; positively stops the hair from falling out. Try a bottle of it. It can be had at the UNION BARBER SHOP, 113 S. Main St., opposite Savings Bank. The Butler Lubricating Oil Co. has moved back to their old stand 119 W. Jefferson St. Steelsmith & Patterson's new building, where all kinds of engine, machinery and illuminating oils of the finest quality are kept in stock in the basement, and will be delivered to any part of the city when ordered from C. E. Mclntire, agent. FOR SALE- A new "drop-head Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine. Inquire at this office. Gents Congo and < )pera hook umbrel las for 75 cents at the PEOPLES STORE. | —Do you want a hat or cap? HECK has lliem and can save you money. —Boarding House cards with act of Assembly, 25 cents for half a dozen, for , sale at CITIZEN office. Vox I'opuli - Buy your clothing under wear, hosiery, hats, caps, sox and neck wear of I). A. lIECK and save money. —Job work ot all kinds done at the CITIZI-:N OFFICE. —Findley will open the studio at Mars on March Ist and will remain there for the entire week special indupements for the week on fine work, bring the children as it is the last week of the winter; old pictures copied and enlarg ed, satisfaction guaranteed. KINDtEY Butler Pa., Telephone 236. Oh Mamma—you ought to see the big piles of childrens suits ,at HECK'S only jft.2s, you can't get the same in town for less than $2.50, Underwear -a specialty at HKCK'S His stock is largest flnd finest ever offered in Butler. BICYCLE SALE i By sample. Wheels at Waverly Hotel Saturday April 17 1897. A variety of • makes, ladies and gents high grade, wheels, with Morgan & Wright tires, taken in security by a Chicago bank. These fine wheels must be sold at once i at a sacrifice. You can save SSO by buy -1 ing now. Come and examine samples. H. S. DAUBENSPECK, Agent. 1 | —Say Papa—did you see lIECK'S neck . j wear, it beats anything you ev?r saw. Pants—Over 2000 pairs to select from, : at prices, oh well, don't mention them, 1 its awful, where; at HECK'S. . : —Good work harness for two horses our own make, $25.00; chtcklines for less than leather is worth, at MARTIN DOUBT & Co. The Tax Collectors. Nearly all the Tax Collectors of But ler county were in Butler. Monday: ami they all hail their office* declared va cant and were reappointed by the Court on their own petitions, filed their bonds and were sworn in. This was dupli cating the program fur some of them, and was perhaps the first time in the history of the county that the Collec tors (if the county were .-worn in. in the Clerk's office, in a Ixxly. Heretofore the tax-collectors elect have been com ing to Butler at June term, filing their bonds, tx-inir sworn in and taking their books home with them; and this new wrinkle came about in this way. Sometime this month a Clearfield twp.. man who had been elected tx>th Overseer and Collector consulted W ill For«iuer as to the reported incompati bility of the two offices. Will told him that he was nut of the Tax Collector ship anyhow. its he should have qtuili in March, but the man had l>een col lector before and knew that was not the practice here, and Will referred the matter to the county Commission ers. A similar circumstances happened in Allegheny Co., and one of the Courts there ruled that the Collector should have qualified before the fourth day of the last quarter ses sions. The Court here ruled the same, and so our Commissioners notified all the Collectors to come in Monday and have matters fixed up They did so. the matter was explained to them and ail were reappointed. These appointments will continue for three years, as there cannot be an other election for tax collector under the act of June 0 IHU3, until February of I'.t'Hi. and the court is authorized by same act to fill vacancies. The section of the act of June 'BS. requiring the Collectors to qualify at March term in this county reads as fol lows-. "And if any person elected to fill said office shall fail to give bail and qualify as hereinafter provided, on or before the fourth day of the term of Court next ensuing his election, the said Court shall declare his office va cant. and appoint a suitable person resi dent in the proper borough or township to fill the same." The tax collector elected for Kams City last February refused to serve or could not serve and his successor was appointed and qualified at March term and three or four others were not here Monday, whose successors will have to be appointed. The purchasing agencies are paying 85c and 90c today. ACCIDENTS. Patrick Graven of Unity, Allegheny Co.. along the new railroad, was killed last Friday, by being struck upon the head by a bell-clapper. During the fire alarm of Monday evening C. R. Watson's bike collided with a runaway horse, and Watson was thrown upon the side-walk and some what injured, while the bike was de moli shed. A freijht wreck at Eidenau delayed paasenger service for some hours, yes terdav morning. Improvements. The English Lutherans of Butler have decided to build this summer, on their lot on N. Main St., and the Church Council has approved plans for a build ing 70x112 feet, to cost about $15,000,1 the greater part of which has already subscribed. Dedication of Grant Monument. For the dedication of the Grant Mon umental Tomb, April 27. the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company will sell ex cursion tickets to New York to the gen eral public from all jioints on its line, exclusive of Pittsburg and Erie proper, on April 20, and from Altoona and Williumsport and intermediate points, and stations on other divisions within one hundred and fifty miles of. New York, on April 20. and for trains reach irig New York before noon on April 27. at rates of single fair for the round trip (no less than $1.00.) good to return until April 29, inclusive. Tickets for military and other organizations in uniform numbering twenty five or more, traveling in a body on one ticket. will be sold on same dates, from points not less than twenty-five miles from New York, at a further reduction. For specific rates apply to ticket agents. The parade on this occasion will be the grandest military demonstration since the war. Thousands of veterans, United States regulars, and State mili tiamen will be line. REMOVAL. John Stein has moved his bakery from Main St. to 117 E. Wayne St., in the building lately occupied by the Palm Packer Co. opposite the Kramer Bros, livery. I thank my patrons for their past pat ronage and hope for its continuance at my new location. Yours Respectfully, JOHN STKIN. A BARGAIN. A Hardman Piano Which cost $450. Must be sold as the owner has left town. It can be had for $ 160, spot cash. In quire at this office. PANTS THAT FIT. Made of goods that wear, and keep their shape. We are turning them out by the hundreds and the values are so far ahead of anything you ever saw, the goods themselves so perfect, so stylish, so thoroughly up to date, that much as we may promise you will find more when you get there BUTI.BR PANTS CO. 125 W. Jefferson St. — l /i block west of Berg's Bank. FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT Note 1 The Butler Business College and school of Shorthand is the best place to get a thorough training in book keeping, shorthand and typewriting, ari thmetic, commercial law, geography, reading and spelling. Call and investi gate for yourself. You will be convinc ed. That's business. Note 2. If you would be a first class accountant, book-keeper or shorthand writer,don't expect to attain that distinc tion by taking a cheap course, or a course becanse it is cheap. Never expect something for nothing. Pay skilled in structors prices tint skilled labor natural ly commands. Get the best. We hire only the best teachers. Business men have confidence i.i our methods. We stake otir reputation on our graduates. That's business, too. Note 3. If you are a school-teacher, spend your vacation with us; acquire the art of shorthand and typewriting, or make of yourself an accountant; you will increase your earning power. Isn't that business. This College is located between the Court House and Hotel Williard, anil re mains open 51 weeks in the year, indi vidual instruction, students enter at any time. Correspondence solicited and vis itors made welcome. J. M. Hash line. President. Butler' Pa Trunks, valises, bags and telescopes ot HECK'S. Sox and shirts, all wool and a yard wide, cheaper than the cheapest—at IIKCK'S 121 N. Main St. —The best place to get your harness and parts of harness cheap, is at MAR TINCOURT & Co LOW PRICES IN MUSICAL GOODS. Some special prices at Grieb & Lamb's dissolution sale now going on. New Pianos S2OO and up New Organs ss° and up Guitars $ \ and up Mandolins #3-5o and up Violins and up Autoharps #2 anil up There are also some second hand in struments— pianos at 135 to /100, Or gans at (21 j to 90. Harmonices and other musical instru ments at proportionately low rates. Strings of all kinds constantly in stock. No 118 SOUTH MAIN ST. —Music scholars wanted, at 12.H \V Wayne St. PARK 11 I hATRK WANG. TIICKSDAT. APRIL II It is simply to mention the narie only and "Wang is remembered and greet ed like an old friend, simply l>ecause Wang than which no comic opera has had a greater success, brings with it a gorgeous array of absolutely new and accurately Siamese costumes and magnificent scenery, which with equal accuracy represent the Siamese locali ties in which th<* scenes of the opera are laid. This attraction comes to Park Theatre for one nii;ht only Thnrs day, April and will bring to our city a car load of scenery, drops and properties. In "Wang" one hundred costumes are used by the chorus alone. This fact gives a faint idea of the gor geousness with which the opera is put on the stage, and the scenery is on the s:tme scale of magnificence. D. W. Truss A: Co. directors and sole owners of "Wang" for the fifth and farewell tour, promise everything as represented, and their names are a sufficient guaran tee that every promise will be carried out. There has l>een a very general but mistaken impression that "Wang" the merry Siamese opera by Goodwin and Morse, has passed into other hands. As a matter of fact, the work, which has lx en the greatest popular and financial success known in years, and which this season goes out for its fifth year, has not been sold. It is now the valuable property of identically the same owners as on the night of its fir*t production five years ago. The contrary belief is probably due to the fact that during the first two seasons the opera's owners al lowed it to be produced on a royalty, while during the coming season, as formerly, it will be under their own exclusive management. They have re cognized the fact that "Wang" has great intrinsic merits of its own. that its success was never for an in stant dependent upon one individual, and that altogether the opera was too valuable a piece of property to jtermit to be produced on a royalty. These are the sole facts in connection with the many published rumors. It is a recog nized fact among managers that the opera goes out this season with more money l>ehind it and more money lav ished upon its production than ever be fore. "Wang is now on its final tour, and this will positively l>e its last ap- I>earance in our city. LEGAL ADVERTISMENTS. Executor's Sale By virtue of an order of th«* Orphans' Court of Butler County, made at No. 01. June Term. I*ll7, of said Court, the undersigned executor of the will of Dnuiol Cress, dee'd.. late «»f ConnnqueiiessiiiK town>hip. liutler Co. Pa., will expose for sale at public out cry on the premises on Monday. April 26. 1897. at 1 o'clock V- M-. the following property, to-wit: A tract of land in Conn<H|U«'n«*ssin£ township, Itutlfr County I'a., bounded on the north by I.usk Croft, on tin* cast by Co&tes' heirs, on the south by the road and grave yard. and on tin* west by land of John Frisk horn. containing 12 acres, more or less. Mostly cleared, having a two story frame house, good frame barn and other out buildings erected thereon, also good orchard and raspberry and strawberry patches TEKMS < >ne-third cash on confirmation of sale, one-third in one year and balance in two years with interest, to )>«• secured by lK>nd and mortgage, according to Rule of Court. ALEXANDER STEWAKT, Ex'r, W. O. BRANDON. Att'v. Prospect Pa. Orphans' Court Sale. By virtue of an orderj and decree of the Orphans' Court in and for the County of Butler, Penn'a, the undersigned Executors of tin* will of James Parks, deceased, will offer for sale at public vendue on the prem ises. on Tuesday. May 4. 1897. at 1 o'clock P. M.. of said day, the farm and tract of land owned by said James Parks, at tin- time of his decease, situate in Middlesex township, in Hutler county, Penn'a., Innind ed on the north bv lauds of Wm. Perry, on the east by I anas of Mrs. Mary Whiteside and others, on the south by lands of John Kiftley and others and on the west by lands of John Ilarting, John Shearer heirs and others. Containing one hundred and forty one acres, more or less. All under fence and cultivation except alsiut tw -nty-five acres timber or w<*>dland. Frame dwelling house of seven rooms, large bank barn and out buildings, all In gooo repair, two orchards of excellent fruit-bearing trees, two good water wells, one at dwelling house and one at the barn, as well as good springs of water over the farm; also n producing oil wells on the farm put down under lease from de ceased in his lifetime under one-eighth oil royalty and free gas for dwelling house, average oil production a!*)ut barrels per day. All interest of deceased under said lease as to oil and gas will go to the pur chaser of the farm on continuation of sale. The land is under lease for farm purposes only for a term expiring on April Ist, Isws, ami lease will l»e transfered to purchaser who will l»e entitled to the rents as landlord. TEKMS -Cash on confirmation of sale and delivering of deed, title good. WILLIAM PARKS, LFOIIKHT W. BUXTON, E. MCJUNKIN, Executors, Att'v for Ex'rs of estate. Olade Mill. P.O. Notice in Divorce. 1 In the Court of Com- I rank D. McChesney, rnon I'lensof llutler v» ' Pa. Alice G. Mil hesney A.D. No. 4»>. Dee.T.. '!*>. J Book 17, PatceSß. To ALICE G. MCCHESNEY: Two subpoenas r. above rase having been returned (V E. I. you, tlie said Alice G. Mc- Chesney. jilNivt' named defendant,arc hereby required to appear In said Court of Common l'leas, to IK- held at Butler. Pa., on Monday, the 7th day of June, M9T, beliiK the Hrst day of next term of said Court to answer the said complaint and show cause. If any you have, why an absolute divorce from the Iwmds of matrimony should not be granted to said Frank l>. McChesney. You are also hereby notified that the com plaint in the above case will be heard la-fore said Court and determined on June N, l<ti7. at which time and place you are notified to attend. WM. It. Donns. Sheriff. Administrator's Notice Letters of administration on the es tate of Rosa Read, dee'd, late of Adams twp., Butler Co. Pa., having been grant ed to the undersigned, all persona, knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly au thenticated to ISAAC N. WRIGHT, Adm'r. Lovi, Beaver Co. Pa. W. H, LUSK, Att'v, Administrator's Notice. Letters of administration on the es tate of Rosanna Landis. dee d late of Cranberry twp., Butler Co. Pa., having la-en granted to the undersigned, all persons, knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immedi ate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated to ISAAC N. WRIGHT. Adm'r, Lovi, Beaver Co. Pa. W 11. LUSK. Att'v Executors* Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate ot William Gilghrist, Sr., dee'd, late of Cherry twp. Butler Co., Pa. having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said es tate will please make immediate pay ment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly au thenticated for settlement to W. H. GILGHRIST, Moniteau, R. B. GII.GIIRI.ST, Butler l'a. Exr's. A. B. C. MCI'ART.AND, Alt'y. Executor's Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate of Mary A. Cowan, dee'd. late of Middlesex twp., Butler Co. Pa., having been grant ed to the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment,and any having claims against said estate will present them properly authenticated for settlement to W. D. BRANDON, Ex'r., Butler Pa. Practical Horse Shoer WILL ROBINSON, formerly llorse i Shoer at the Wick House has j # opened business in a shop in the P rear of the Arlington Hotel, J where he will do Horse-Shoeing J in the most approved style. # TRACK AND ROAD HORSES A <0 SPECIALTY. T erliaps you don't ktiou U<m-' D we ate on relation tc prescrip tions it will not be amiss to c all your attention to the eliable intelligence 1> rompt service T o everything of the kind placed our hands prescription department ever was so comete ave you money too. C.'K, BOYD. I-* harmacist. Diamond Block. -- Butler, a JOS. HORNE & CO. HALF PRICE. Our prices are always the very lowest that can be put on goods, but once in a while we get a chance to make some fearful cuts: One of these chances has come in some very good goods, and goods very seasonable. They are Silk Wrap Linen Tissue, All- Liaeo and Silk and I.inen Fabrics, for fine warm weather dresses; they used to cost from One Dollar to Three Dollars a yard. We will sell them at just One-Half as long as the lot lasts. State how much you want to pay and let us send you some samples. The goods are the most fashionable fabrics on the market, and at these prices are also the cheapest. Here's another chance in Plain Diag onal Clotll, very handsome and fashion able goods, in all the new Spring shades. A fine imported fabric which always costs 75 ceuts a yard except when we cut prices on it. It is selling here now for Fifty Cents a yard. Get samples of the finer kinds of All- Wool Suitings in new and correct Spring patterns, which we are selling at Twenty-Five and Thirty-Five Cents a yard. You will wonder how such excellent materials can be sold so cheap. Penn Avenue and Fifth St.. PITTSBURG. PUBLIC SALE. There will In- exposed to public sale on the premises In Cherry twp., Butler Co., Pa., tin WEDNESDAY. AI'KIL 28th, IHW. at 1 o'clock P. M.. one of the l>est farms in Kutler county. The farm contains 165 Mm. There is a food Large brick bom two large barns, brick smoke-house and good carriage-house. These improvements alone cost about twelve thousand dollars, and I lie whole place will IK* sold for much less than the cost of the Improvements. There is also one of the best orchards in the county. The farm immediately adjoins the village of (iomersal. with postomce. school and church. The farm must and will be sold and someone is going to get a bargain. There is no t rouble altout t he tit le, and a deed of gen eral warranty clear of all Incumbrances will lie made t'. ihe parchaser. TEKMS or SALE—Ten ner centum of the bit! must be paid in ca*h when the property Is knocked down, one-third of the balance when deed Is delivered, and the hal&oce in one and two years with interest, deferred payments to be secured by bond and mort gage on the premises; of all may lie paid in cash if purchaser desires. For full particulars in regard to this prop erty Inquire of Clarence Walker, Att'y-at- Law. or James K. Kearns,Auctioneer, of But ler. THE UOMERSAL t'CAL CO.,Limited. YOU CAN'T STOP IT. WILL JUMP ROPE. Let them jump they will not jump long, the time will come when they will not care to jump. Buy them good shoes and let them go, children are hard on shoes at all times and when rope jump ing begins that's when they wear out the fastest. IRON CLAD SHOES. Will stand the test. We have given this matter of children's shoes careful attention and we feel safe in saying that there are no better made, and if you buy your children's shoes of us you will not be disappointed. ALL OUR LINES Are complete, you will need shoes or slipjiers this Spring, try UP, men's and ladies' fine shoes 75c to $3.00; boys ard girls shoes 75c to $2.00; children's shoes 25c, 50c and 75c. SEE OUR 98c LINE Men's high cut 2 buckle plow shoes 9-Sc, Ladies' fine tan and butt shoes 98, Men's fine shoes 9.8 c. The Greatest Sale on Record, DON'T MISS IT C. E. MILLER. 215 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. Carpet Cleaning Time Is here. Telephone or write to W. B. McGeary, West I}nd, who has the best of machinery and does the best work. Carpets called for and delivered. Carpets shipped from a dis tance will l>e promptly cleaned and returned. W. B. McGEARY, People's Telephone 41. WANTED KAITIIFI'L MEN UK WOMEN to travel for re*|M»nadhle established house hi Pennsylvania Salary and expenses I'osltion permanent. Refer ence. hnclose self-addressed stamped en velope. Tin- National. Htar Irisurauce llldg.. FIRST ON II DECK Uk 01V LINE OF SPRING NOVELTIES Uh your inspection It's >our privilege (0 whether you want a v.iit now or not, dfP U you'll find us strictly up to date and JR with the largest line i new go< >ls in JO jflP the county. Brown overplaids, fflP U scotches, series black ::nd blue,) U fancy eassimeres ami homespuns, <(# ALL 97 CLIQUES £ WtVXWXWXWXitX SCHAUL & NABT. Leading Clotbers, 137 S Main st. Butler Pa. COMPETITION FOR TRADE WAS NEVER KEENER THAN TO-DAY. In the important line of clothing we offer a make we call the 'UNEXCELLED Which will win your trade, no matter where ycu have been buying your clothes. A personal inspec tion and trial will convince you that once yon wear this make, no other make will suit you quite so well. NEW SPRING LINE NOW READY. DOUTH ETT &• Q RAH AM. Main and Cunningham Street. I'M NOBODY, BUT JUST G F KECK Merchant Tailor. * * ' I—- ' 142 NORTH MAIN ST.. BUTLER, PA. Vet I know a few things, among others, that I am an up-to-date tailor —The Latent in CUT And WORkMANSHIP--in price—most moderate. Where e'se can you get such combinations? You do get them of us, the finest made-to-order clothing. Call and examine our large stock of goods, Remember The Place. G. F. KECK. Merchant Tailor, w " 142 N. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. The Wise Grocer. Will try to induce his customers to boy the very best gro ceries in the market, l>ecause by so doing he makes a sale that will give satisfaction, and it is the pleased and satis fied customer who builds up the grocer's business. We **(o have some of the very best goods obtainable which we sell as close as any house in the county. Leave us your order and we guarantee satisfaction. The Butler Produce Co., C L MOORE, Prop'r 130 W. Jefferson St., Butler, Fa. IF YOU GET IT AT THE BUTLER PRODUCE IT S FRESH. ——\ EASTER OPENING! {WEDNESDAY.# {THURSDAY.# # FRIDAY. # # SATURDAY.# APRIL 14, 15, 16, 17. MARKS; 108 South Main St. one door south of Butler Savings Bank. m Vourc M/-P Then make a bee line for our store. Perhaps you are a man I I —a new man—one of the kind :A'-c".-^Wfc that experiences a feeling of IW''\V*' relief because the NEW woman NFT~ } W+W** wants to do ALL the voting, and \4 4my you have done it so long you are sick of the whole business and wish she would. Perhaps you have been thinking of buying a pair of hand-sewed shoes to celebrate your "emancipation." You have had this kind, but the hand that sewed them was a machine. Suppose you come and see ours. We have the kind your grandfather wore—style different, of course —size too, perhaps You'll remember the old gent never had but one pair, but 'twas enough. He bought them of our grandfather. The brand still runs in the family. They will outwear anything made of leather. You are hard on your shoes —all men are. But that ought not to make so much difference to the sTioe, if it's the right kind. THESE ARE THAT WAY A. RDFF & SON'S,
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