the; citizen.
Entered at P. O. at Butler as 3d class matter
WILLIAM C. NFGLEY Publisher.
THURSDAY. MAY f>, 1597.
Republican County Ticket.
FOR JURY COMMISSIONER.
A. O. Eberhart.
On Saturday last \ on Hoffman & 4 (.0
of New York shipped $1.500.0(h) in gold
to Europe. Lazard Freres shipped $1,500.-
000, mixed gold bars and coin. Heidel
bach.lckelheimer A:Co. shipped** mi.ooo
and Knhe. Loeb & Co. shipped $5<»0,000
in gold lwrs. The total shipments of
gold to Europe for the week ending
May 1, was $6,477,000. <>n Tuesday of
this week Kidder, Peabody & Co. ship
ped $750,000, making the grand total of
announced and actual shipments from
April 27 to May 4. $7,2-27,000. A dis
patch from Washington dated Saturday
Slid: Today's withdrawal from the
New York sub Treasury of $4,000,000 in
gold coin and bullion for export is not
viewed with apprehension at the Treas
ury. Department, old officials of the de
partment calling attention to the fact
that during the last 20 years and more
there has been an annual outward
movement of gold from this country to
Europe, usually beginning in April or
May, and ending in midsummer, and a
corresjionding return movement dnring
the winter months.
NASHVILLE.
The Tennessee centennial exposition
at Nashville was opened at noon last
Saturday with oppropriate ceremonies,
in the presence of many thousands of
people. The opening ceremonies took
place soon after 12 o'clock After pray
er by Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, Presi
dent J. \V. Thomas delivered an ad
dress. He was followed by Hon. R. L-
Taylor, governor of Tennessee. At the
close of his address. Major E. C. Lewis
director of the exposition, sjtoke, and
soon nfter at a given signal, the ma
chinery was set in motion by an elec
tric current turned on by President Mc-
Kinley, from the White house.
The idea of celebrating the centen
nial anniversary of the state was first
suggested abont six years ago by news
paper communications, but nothing
seemed to grow out of anything that
was then said. The first active steps
were taken by Captain W. C. Smith,
who in the fall of IHO3 began agitating
the matter at the meetings of various
organizations with which he was con
nected.
___* The exposition originally planned
for the fall of 18%, was of necessity
postponed till this year, because of the
growing importance of the exposition,
and the impossibility of getting ready
for a really creditable affair.
The last session of the legislature ap
propriated $50,000 and congress after
seeing the extent of the success already
attained, gave $130,000 for the erection
of a special building and the installs
tion of an exhibit. The gates opened
on a million dollar exposition and it is
safe to say that without the strict busi
ness method*, which characterized the
management this would have been
fully half a million more.
The election of Mr. Deboe as a Sen
ator from Kentucky after a conflict last
ing sixteen months makes the numl>er
of Republicans 44 in a Senate of 88. He
is a resident of Crittendon county, on
the Ohio River line, in the western Dart
of the State, and in a Congressional dis
trict which is strongly Democratic.
Mr. Deboe has diplomas both as a
physician and as a lawyer, and also a
certificate of proficiency as a School
Superintendent. Of course he will be
cordially welcomed in the Senate by
the Republicans; but they are still one
vote short of a majority without the
casting vote of Vice-President Hobart
of New Jersey. The Oregon Legisla
ture has adjourned without choosing a
Senator; the Florida Legislature is in
session, bnt no choice of a Senator has
been reached. There are forty-five
States and ninety Senators, and these
two unfilled posts leave the Senate with
eighty-eight members only.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The new Tariff Bill was reported to
the Senate Tuesday, by Senator Alli
son, who gaye notice that it would be
called up on Tuesday the 18th inat.
The time for the bill to take effect has
been charged in committee from May
Ito July X. A tax of 10 cents a pound
is put on tea, which has heretofore been
on the free list; the tax on beer raised
to $1,44 a bbl, and all the schedules
more or less changed.
Weyler has became a "Reformer"
too. He ought to send to Quay for
some pointers.
SPEAKING of hard storms, they had
one of the hardest kind this week in the
Rio Verde Valley, Mexico. Some of the
hailstones that fell weighed three
pounds. They were very hard on the
Mexicans, killing 41 of them.
HARRISBURG.
The Brown bill, which does away
with the conferee system of making
nominations passed the Senate, yester
day.
Gov. Hastings signed the bill making
May 15, a public holiday.
STANDARD OIL. CO. stock sold in New
York last Thursday at 800, a rise of
something like 40 points within the last
few months. The stock yields in regu
lar dividends 12 per cent, annually, but
within the last 15 months upward of 4<»
per cent, has been paid through the
medium of extra dividends, and this
fact, together with rumors that at the
forthcoming meeting of the directors
an extra dividend of at least 10 j>er
cent, will be declared in addition to the
usual :$ per cent, for the quarter, ac
counts for the sharp rise in the stock-
THJ: Turks attacked the Greeks on
the plains of Pharsal* yesterday, and
were repulsed, A great battle is sup
posed to be raging there to day.
WOHD comes from New Jersey that
indications point to the largest peach
crop ever known in that State.
THE Oregon Populists announce that
they will not fuse again with any party,
which,means that there is not in sinht
jnst now even a $750 office.
IT IS 444 years since Constantinople
was wrested from the Christians by the
Turks. The long story of the conquest
is one of appalling inhumanity.
THE McKinley tariff produced alxi.it
$8,000,000 more a month than tin Wil
son tifriff. It is unnecessary to look any
further for the cause of the deficit.
WHEN* n President enemies cat. find
nothing to criticize iri hi ->cts. he ii. is:
be on the right ro;ul. That is just
Where President McKinley now stands.
POLITICAL NOTES
John E. Muder. Jr. of Saxonbnrg is
the first Republican in the county to
receive an office under McKinley. He
was officially notified of his appoint
ment as P. M. last week, vice H C.
Lensner, resigned.
Dr. Showalter went 011 to Harrisburg
last Thursday, received his commission
as Congressman from Sec y Reeder that
dav and then went on to \\ asliington.
He was sworn in Monday.
THK culture of the sugar beet is at
tracting increased attention among
American farmers this spring. There
is over a hundred millions a year in it.
THE President has api>oiuted Harold
M. Sewa'l. of Maine, son of the demo
cnitic candidate for Yice President.
Minister to Hawaii. He has always
been a Republican.
IT is estimated that the Turkish arm
ies at the Greek frontier number 150.000
men. and those of Greece *O,OOO. No
one after this will question the pluck of
the moderen Greeks.
THE latest trust is the Onion trust. A
Kansas City man whose plans not even
the fragrance of his breath could give
a way has quietly made a deal where
by he controls 27,000 barrels of onion.-.
FOUR years a go. when wool*was low .
a Jonesboro (Me.) man sold all his
sheep but one. which each year since
then has raised a black lamb, until thi>
year, when it had a pair of white ewes
Arrest of tne Bridge Shooters,
All the men implicated in the shoot
ing of George Lawrence, at the site ol
the big bridge over the Allegheny on
Tuesday of last week were crested,
and on Friday one of them named I hil
lip Hill, confessed that he tired the
shot that killed Lawrence.
Hill claims that his brother James
Hill was thej cause of the shooting,
though be will not state in what man
ner. He also says that his brother
James did the shooting at the parties
who pursued them after Lawrence v\;.s
shot. Hill told detective Fitzgerald
that he threw his revolver m the closet
at No. 5 police station. A search was
made there and the weapon found.
Deputy Coroner Mark Donley con
eluded the inquest on Lawrence Fnday
afternoon. Phillip. James and John
Hill and Earlv Banks were held for the
murder, Phillip Hill as the man who
did the shooting and his brothers and
Banks as accessories before and attei
th Jefferson Johnston identified Philip
Hill and Banks as two of the men who
ran up the hill after the shooting. Jos
eph Kelly identified Banks as one of
the four men he had told not tp molest
his skiff He could not identify Hill
Banks went on the stand and tola the
story of the shooting as it has been pub
lished. He was emphatic in his state
ment that Phillip Hill fired the shot
that killed Lawrence. He said he left
McDonald on the morning of the mur
der and fell in with the Hill toys.
Phillip, John and James and instead ot
going to Greensbnrg, where he started
for he went with them to Hultoii.
Phillip Hill and Banks were committed
to jail for trial. John and James Hill
have not been arrested.
A Grand Old Age.
One of the most pleasant events ot
the season occurred Friday, April 30, in
the form of a surprise party tendered to
Mr D. A. Renfrew, of Refrew, in honor
of his eightieth birthday. The family anil
nearly all the connection were present
with alwut 100 guests. The day seem
ed especially adapted for the happj
event,the guests occupying the spacious
grounds surrounding the old home
stead, enjoyed themselves in every pos
sible manner. An elegant dinner was
served between 12 and 2 o clock after
which an extensive literary program
was rendered consisting of music, leci
tations and speeches. Among the most
pruxniueut nprnkrrH present was Rev. .1
F. Fulton. Mr. Renfrew was the re
cipient of a large number of valuable
presents, tokens of the high esteem in
which he is held by his many friends
and neighbors. The presentation speech
was made by Mr. Porter Phipps, and
was responded to with much feeling by
Mr. Renfrew. '
Mr. Renfrew was born April 30, IHl<.
near Chainbersburg, Frankin county
where he completed the course of in
struction in the public school. He left
home when yet a young man and began
his career as a pedagogue hi Butler
county. Ere long Cupid s net *was
spread resulting in a union with Miss
Mary L. Kirkpatrick, May 2, I*4l
After this happy event they removed to
Allegheny county. Several years later
they returned to Butler county and
purchased the farm which is to day the
old homestead and the site of the thriv
ing village of Renfrew.
A family of K girls and 4 boys blessed
them, all of whom are living with the
exception of two, Samuel joined Co. H.
102 Pa. Volunteers, and gave his life
for his country in the battle of Win
chester. September 18, lnt>4, and sleeps
where he fell. The other boy died in
infancy. The survivors are Mrs. Sam
uel Mellen, Mrs. Erastus Logan. Mrs.
A. J. White. Mrs. Simeon Phipps -Mrs.
,J. H. Walker, Mrs. J. L. Walker. John
C., and David L. Renfrew.
Mr. Renfrew although having at
tained this advanced age is exceedingly
active in both mind and l>ody and is
one of the best and most favorably
known men in Western Pennsylvania.
To such hard working, kind hearted
and generous men as this. Butler coun
ty to day owes a debt of gratitude for
its thrift, and to those who appreciate
this fact, this sketch will be of more
than passing interest. L. M. W.
DICK SCHOOL.
En. CITIZEN: Will you please give a
few lines to some inn ortant points?
The last or 7th month of school ended
Thursday, April 22. The attendance
during the first six months of the term
was very good, but, f.3 some moved
away, some went to f lining, others
started to the Academy, the attendance
for the last month was not so large.
The nqmber of days each was present
is as follows: Clyde Dodds 10. Rame
Dodds 19, Thann'ie Dodds lb, Everett
Dodds 10, Curt Dick 12, Scott Weigle
12, Charlie Pttugh 11. George Ray 10.
Carrie Pflngh 13, Emma Pflugh 20,
Salie Dodda 'in, Lnla Dodda 20, Lizzie
Dodds 20, Jessie Dodds 1!), Margaret
Clark lit. Hazel Knhn 10. Helen Kuhn
10. The term consisted of 140 days,
and Salie and Lnln Dodds were present
every day.
We return our sincere thanks to the
patron?, the directors, ntul other friends
of the school for their kiwi and unstint
ed support. We have known schools
in which the parents seemed to take
little or no interest and didn't care
whether their boys and girls attended
or not. thus making it very unpleasant
and unsatisfactory to the teacher even
if he was capable, bnt this carelessness
cannot l>e said of the Dick district.
Visitors: Willie McGrew, Supt.
Cheeseman. Jessie Watson, Nannie
Moore, Mrs. John Dodds, Mrs. Petitt,
Thomas ('ratty, Ollie llobb. an<l
Thomas Dodds. director
GEOFOE P. WHBi.r., Teacher.
FLICK.
Miss Grace McCall is the guest of
Miss Pearl Crincr.
Miss Lizzie Johnston visited friends
in Kaxonburg last Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Montgomery is the guest
of Mrs Emma Thomas
Jack Kepler and Win. Campbell
spent last Saturday in Butler
Kulph Parks who has been visiting
friends ill this vicinity for tin last two
weeks has returned to his home at
Undercliff.
Robert Carney oi the Uur*' n coal
mine.-, was (he guesi <•'' J C. Johnston
la t Thursday.
Hi it it Thompson of Oakland is visit
ing iu IUJ" vicinity.
Grandma Aili.-on is very low at thu
writing. Miss Wilda Mahan is conval
escent.
Honoring a Pastor.
Following in the action of Harmon}
congregation in reference to the dissolu
tion of the pastoral relation so long sub
sisting between it an<l I>r. Samuel Kerr
WHEREAS. Onr pastor. Rev. Samnel
Kerr. D. D. . has earnestly requested ns
to unite with him in'petitioning Presbv
tery to dissolve the past.-nil relation ex
isting between him an<l Harmony eon
gregation.a relation which has contin
ued harmoniously for more than fort}
four years; therefor#.
Resolved 1. That we most re! tantly
acquiesce in this petition, beins: con
strained so to do only by the urgent re
quest of onr pastor, who. because of ad
vancing years, feels physically inade
quate to the work.
5. That we l*>p.r cheerful testimony .n
the Christian chaActer. the consistent
exemplary life, and the faithful, unre
mitting iabors of our lx-loved pastor,
who ha- gone out and in before us near
lv half a century.
" 3. That we would place on record our
appreciation of his ability and fidelit}
rs a minister of the word. He has not
shunned to declare unto ns the whole
counsel of God. He has been tender in
admonition and faithful in rebuke. He
has kept back nothing that was profita
ble unto ns. We would make mention
of bis kind and untiring watchfulness
as a pastor. .
He endeared himself tons by his sym
pathy and tenderness: his uniform
Christian courtesy and manliness won
onr respect: his good judgment ami wise
counsel inspired our confidence; while
his tact and skill in the management of
affairs excited our admiration, for more
than four decades. He has been with us
in times of sorrow and of joy, of pros
perity and adversity. Onr homes ha\ e
been gladdened by his frequent visits,
our hearts have been comforted, our
hands strengthened. One generation
hiis passed away, another lias reached
its maturity, and a third is just enter
ing upon the active duties of life trader
his ministry. The fruits of his ministry
are to be seen not only in the peace and
prosperity of onr own Harmony congre
gation, but in the adjoining congrega
tions, that have gone out from the
mother church, and in the many active
workers here and there throughout the
land who think of Harmony as their old
church home, and Dr. Kerr as the be
loved pastor and friend of their youth.
i. That we would gratefully make
mention of the faithful service rendered
by Mrs. Kerr. She has won the respect
and affection of the whole congregation
and community by her active, earnest
Christian life and labors. In the
bath school she lias been singularly
helpful and successful. Many of the
most efficient workers in the congrega
tion today trace their inspiration and
capability for service largely to her
faithful training in the primary depart
ment of the Sabbath school. In the
missionary society she has long been a
leader, wise and resourceful, persistent
and energetic.
.■>. That we invite Dr. Kerr and Mrs.
Kerr to still remain among us, and in
the event of their so doing, our doors
shall l«e always open for their friendly
greeting and good cheer, as in days
gone by.
ti. That we devoutly invoke <*o<is|
richest blessings on our beloved pastor ■
and ' wife. May the Father, who has
strengthened them to bear the heat and
burden of the day, abide with them
still, and grant that at evening time it
may be light.
John McDougal,
S. L. BRAHAM,
T. C. McClintock.
Committee.
A Johnstown Romance.
That truth is stranger than fiction
has been verified by a romantic occur
rence in Roanoke. Ya., the event being
the meeting of a man and wife who had
each supi>osed the other dead for near
ly eight years. On the afternoon of
May 31, 1889, John T. Sharkey and his j
young wife both from Buchanan coun
ty, Va., stood at the door of their cot
tage home in Johnstown. Pa., prepar
ing to fly from th#'great wall ot water
that was coming down the valley from
the broken dam, carrying death and de
struction in its path. They plunged in
to the rapidly rising waters and in their
efforts to reach the hills were carried
helplessly down the stream.
Tri the horrnr unci confusion of that
awful time, when thousands found a
watery grave, they soon became separa
ted. and though the man finally reach
ed the shore and the woman was rescu
e<l l>y strong and willing arms, each
supj)osed the other had perished. Both ;
remained in Johnstown and vicinity;
several days, searching for some trace :
of each other, but neither being sue !
cessful they wandered away, and being
without friends or money had a hard ■
struggle for a time in earring a living !
The wife secured employment as a ser-1
vant in a family not far from Johns- ;
town, and the husband went East in ,
quest of work. He stopped for a while ;
in Philadelphia, Baltimore and other i
Eastern cities, and finally located in j
Northfork. In the meantime the wo
man gradually worked her way to Sa j
lem. in Virginia, where she arrived ;
abont three weeks ago. ;
On Monday last the husband reached ;
Roanake from Northfork, and on Wed- j
nesdav, while up Salem avenue, j
he and the wife, whom he supposed j
dead, met face to face. Mutual ex
planations followed. Neither had re- j
married and as each had saved some j
money in the years of their separation i
they resolved to return to their nativ< !
county. Buchanan, which they had left
only a month when the great flood oc
carred.
KILDOO.
Sam Fleeger has a nice, new bike,
but it is not built for two.
Fishing is the order of the day here.
Ask Mel Black for a fish story.
Jennie Wolford has returned home
after an al>sence of two weeks. She
thinks Kildoo O. K.
Miles Fleeger is on the sick list, hav
ing the Spring fever.
The ball given at Beiketts was well
attended. Those who were there en
joyed themselves very much.
Misses Ina Berger and Ollie Fleeger
have gone to Ellwood.
Thomas Woods moved into town,
Wednesday a good move. Tom.
Elmer Gould made a social trip to
Butler. Saturday of last week.
Minnie Bassett spent Saturday and
Sunday with Coaltown friends.
Dr. Brewster is kept busy at present..
It is said that wedding bells ape soon
to be rung in our town. Ring them
load, Ike. I. X. L.
JACKSVILLE.
Oats sowing has been delayed in this
vicinity by the recent heavy rains,
Our Road Commissioners are prepar
ing for another season of road making
by laying in a supply of tile. Worth
twp., is noted for its good roads thanks
to a wide-awake board of commits
sioners.
There will be another gas well on the
Vosler farm in the near future.
Messrs Boyd and McDeavitt have
moved their sawmill to the Boyd farm
on Wolf creek. Mr. Boyd will build a
barn the coming summer to replace the
one destroyed by tire on February Kith.
H. V. Sutlitf is still at the old stand
and is prepared to weave carpets at ren
aonable prices. Give him a call.
Only
Think what a lon# train of diseases ariso froTU
Impure blood. Then keep the blood piir«» with
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
1 lhe Oin' Trui Mood Purifier. \JI druggists ,«l.
■ Hood's pills are always r- 'i i . cents
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and « , \pens» , s. Position p« »m:u>. s t I. * ?•-
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The Planets in May.
(By Angust Cro«s. of Slipperyroek )
The planets visible in the evening at
the present time are Mercury. Mars.
Jupiter. Satnni. Uranus and Neptune.
«>f these Uranus is liarely visible to the
naked eve and Neptune is quite invis
able, but a telescope of very small mag
nifying power will show Ixith of them
as iirilliant stars
Mercnrv sets heliacally on May loth,
and will not be visible after that date
Venus is a morning star and is not at
present an object of much interest, but
liefore the end of the month it will
have attained great brilliancy. The
apparent shajie of Venus at this time,
as seen through a telescope, is that of
a thin crescent whose ratio is to the en
tire disk of the planet as 3 is to 100.
At the close of the month the ratio will
Ik> as 24 to 100.
Mars is in the constellation Gemini
near the bright stars Castor and Pollux
and will be in very nearly a right line
with those objects on the 11th and 10th.
of the month. Its distance from the
adjacent -tar. which is Pollux will at
that time be about degrees Pollux,
it will l>e observed, is of about the same
color and brilliancy as Mars. In the
star catalogues. Pollux is ranked as of
magnitude 1:- and Castor I T. that is
Pollux is a little less brilliant than an
average star of the first magnitude and
Castor is considerably brighter than :i
second magnitude star.
During the night of May 28th Mars
will pass through the northern portion
of the famous nebula Praesepe. This
nebula is resolvable by the telescope in
to an immense number of stars which
are too small to lie seen singly. It is
vis-able to the naked eye. and appears
like a small patch of mint or milky
light.
The distance of Mars from the earth
at Greenwich noon May <th is compnt
ed to be 165.2H4.000 miles, which is
more than four t;ines as far as it gen
erally is at opposition and it is conse
quently less than one-sixteenth as
bright as it is when in that aspect.
Jupiter which Tor some time past has
maintained its station near the star
Regulus in the constellation Leo. is
now moving awa\ from that object to
ward the east. The meridian altitude
of Jupiter is 61 degrees. Its radius rec
tor for May i:Uh is millions of
miles and distance from th> earth 4*1.-
210,000 miles. It it- now the most con
spicuous object in tbe evening sky save
the moon
Saturn will bo i:i opposition to the
snn on the 17th, and is then at its mer
est point to the earth. but is ill at the
enormous distance of more than 83n
million of miles. This is a great dcr.l
farther than its average distance at
opposition because it is now nearly at
its farthest from the snn. and the <-<■
centricitv of its orbit is 49,000,000
miles. The nearest that Saturn can
approach to the earth at any time is
about 7t4 millions of miles when it is in
perihelion at its opposition, and that
will not happen until 1914. Saturn is
in the constellation Libr;t and its appar
ent motion is retrograde. Its rising
amplitude is 23 degrees south _ of the
east point and its meridian altitude is
32 decrees It is not far from the red
star Alphj« Scorpii which will l>e readi
ly distinguished by the circumstances
that it an.l the stars adjacent to it form
the figure of a svthe.
Uranus is also in opposition to the
sun on the 17th and is a little more
than two degrees south of Saturn. At
or near the time of meridian |>aseage
would l>e the liest time to look for it.
and even then it is at an altitude of but
SO degrees. It is on the meridian the
night of the 17th. at 11:45 and 4 min
utes earlier each evening thereafter.
It is a little less than three-quarters of
a degree to the east of the star Kappa
Labrae, which is of the ">th magnitude
and about twice as bright as Uranus
which appears to the unaided vision a>
a star of the 6th magnitude. The dis
tance of Uranus on May 17tli is 1052
millions of miles.
Neptnne is in the constellation Tan
rus and is seven degrees south of the
star Beta Tauri. which is the bright
star in a straight line with Betelgeuse
ami Capella, and about midway be
tween them. It may be remarked that
it will be useless to look for Neptune
without the aid of some optical instru
ment. A magnifying power of ten will
IK; sufficient to enable the observer to
see it very distinctly. The distance of
Neptnne ia 3H4M millions of miles and
increasing.
A temporary wooden structure in
Paris, used for a ('harity Bazar took
fire from some burning decorations last
Tuesday afternoon while it was crowd
ed with ladies and over a hundred of
them were burned to death.
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A LOVER OF GOOD HAPS
Can surely fin I his every desire satisfied
i(l oar Spring it">97 stock, which con
tains all the shapes, colors and qua itiej
most admired bv connoisseurs- We have
110 fancy prices, but merely value for
vale.
WE TREAT
Furnishing Go ids in the same manner,
buying the best aiut selling as low as
many charge for inferior .• ■»! We are
always glad to show visitors >ur goods.
Call And See Us.
COLBEfti & DALE,
242 S. MAIN ST. IUJTM;R, PA
DEATHS.
BoHN At his home in Clinton twp
May :i. ISO?, George Bohn.aged about
45 years.
BENNETT At Coaltown. May :i. !*!•:
Joseph, son of Joseph Bennett, aged
3 years.
SNYDER At hr home in Summit
i twp.. April 30. iv»7. Mrs. Jacob Sny
der, aged *0 years.
GERMAN At Middle Lancaster.April
23, Is'jT. Violette Estella. daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Joseph German, aged *
months.
JACK April 27. infant child of
William Jack of Middlesex twp.
WOLFE At his home in Butler. May
1. I*J7, Burgess Wolfe, in his 44th
year.
Mr. Wolfe's death was caused by
pnenmonia: and his wife is seriously ill
of -*nie disease.
SL'>AN At her home near Bradford.
April, 10. f*!)7. Louella M . wife of
Walter S. Sloan.
The deceased was a daughter of Ad
dison Addleman, of Eau Claire.and was
born October 26. lHiil. Her remains
were brought to the home of Mrs. S. \
Sloan. Ean Claire, mother of the bereav -
ed husband. Besides her husband, she
leaves two sons to mourn her death.
Mrs Sloan was a member of the Meth
odist Church and was a devoted Chris
tian woman.
JONES At his home in Evans City,
April ls'.W. James Jones, aged *4
years.
Mr. Jones was the oldest citizen of
Evans City, and was one of the early
settlers of that vicinity. His wife pre
ceeded him to the other world a little
over a year ago. He was a man of more
than ordinary intelligence, was honest
and upright and greatly respected in
that vicinity. H« had been in feeble
health for some years and a fall three
weeks ago. by which he broke an ami.
was too much of a shock for him.
FRAZIEIi At his home at Fraziers
Mills. May 1. I*o7. Thomas W. Fra
zier. in his 58th year.
Mr. Frazier s death was a sudden and
unexpected one, though he had been a
sufferer from rheumatism for years.
He was bom in Carroll county, Ohio, on
October 25th. 1 and was a sou of
Thomas and Alice Thompson. Frazier.
He came with bis parents to this coun
ty, and in September, I Mil, he enlisted
iu Company C. Seventh Pennsylvania
Cavalry.and was in the battles of Stone
River. and Atlanta, was
taken prisoner at Tl.ompson Station on
Oct. It. 1*64, and confined in a rebel
prison for ton months. He returned t i
Butler county in July, 1H(I5, but his
health was so "shattered from long con
finement that he did not recover for
nearly two years.
He was member of the Butler \et
ersin Legion and a prominent Mason;
and was a man to whom the poor never
applied in vain for help, and was uni
versally rt .spec ted by all who knew him.
Deceased is survived by a wife and
one child.
PROFESSION AL lAhLS.
DR. W. P. iicTLIvOY,
Dkntist.
Formerly kno%vn as the "Peerless
Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located
permanently at m East Jefferson St.,
Oppoiilc Hotel Loivrv, Butler. Will do
dential : iperstious of all kinds by the
latest devices -uid up-to-date methods.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
DENTIST.
Gold Fillings Painless Extraction of
Teeth and Artificial Teeth without plates
a specialty, Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air
or Local naesthetics used.
Othce over Miilers groceiy, east »f Low
rv house.
DR. J. E. FAULK,
DKNTIST,
Painless extraction —No Gas —Crown
and bridge work a specialty.
Office—Room No. i, new Bickel build
ing-
DR. N. M. HOOVER,
137 E. Wayne St., office hours. 10 to
12 a. 111. i and to 3 p. m.
DR. CHAS. R. B. HUNT,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Eye, ear, nose ;in<l throat a specialty.
132 and 134 S. Main Street, Ralston
building.
OA.MUKLM. BIPPUS,
IJ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
200 West Cuiining'uatn St.
1 J. DONALDSON,
f). DENTIST.
Artificial Teetli inserted on the latest
improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec
ialty. Office over Miler's Shoe Store. _
\T M.McvLPINE,
1 , DENTIST,
Main St.
Na-'stbetics Administered.
p M.ZIMMERMAN,
'I • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City
Pharmacy.
I BLACK.
I . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
New Troutman Building, I'.utler Pa.
P A. RUSSELL, M. D.
IJ. Room 3, Bickel Block. Butler Pa
Per.pies Phone No. 3°9- Night call 173
t ' F. ].. UcQUISTION,
Civn, ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
Office near Court House.
HII. GOUCHKR.
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Mi chc-11 building.
fIOULTER & BAKUR,
* ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Room B , Armory building.
\\ T H. BROWN,
M . HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON.
Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O.
Residence 31.S N. McKean St.
i T. BLACK, .
A« ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Room J.— Armory building.
V EWTON BLACK,
il ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office 011 South Diamond Street.
i LEX RUSSELL,
A ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office with Newton P.lack, Est). South
Diamond Street.
4 M. CHRISTLEY,
A. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on North Diamond Street, oppo
site the Court House—Lower Floor.
EYES flllliMD KRBR OF CHARGE
L. KirKputricfc, Optician and Jewelei
Next to Court House Bu'ler, Pate
Gradnate I.a PnrtHarologicl Institute.
L. C. WICK,
DEALER IN
Rough / Worked Lumber
OP ALL KINDS.
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings,
Shingles and Lath
Alwa/s in Stock.
LiMt, lUlk AND PLASTER
Ollice opposite P. .S: W. l>ep>t.
BUTLER, PA,
Neighborhood Notes
The annual banquet of the Americas
Club of Pittsburg in the Monongahala
House, last Thursday night was pre
ceeded by a tire. After the dining hall
had l>een decorated an attempt was
made to take a flash-light photograph
ot it. but a spark reached the bunting
and the room was a mass of flames in a
moment. All the decorations includ
ing a fine painting of Gen. Grant were
burned, but ihe flames were extinguish
ed the hall cleaned and the tables reset
all in one hour, and the banquet pro
ceeded.
Edward Weaver a prominent fanner
of Wolf Store. Center Co, drove a team
hitched to a grain drill to the field to
drill oats. The team became frghtened
and ran ofT. Weaver was thrown un
der the drill and dragged a quarter of a
mile, when the team broke loose from
the drill. Great chunks of flesh were
torn from various portions of Weaver's
face while his arms were almost
stripped to the bone. Hardly a stitch
of clothing remained on the unfortu
nate man. He is still alive but it may
be necessary to amputate both arms,
and even can they be saved the mem
bers will forever be useless.
John Hall, aged 24 years, a promi
nent young man of Shenandoah Pa.,
while on his way home at night, met
three roughs who demanded 10 cents
He granted the request and was about
to pass on when he was struck and ren
dered nncouscious. His assailants rifled
his pockets, then threw him down a
20 foot embankment on the Lehigh
Valley railroad. tie regained con
sciousness and found himself gagged
and bound. Through superhuman ef
forts he managed to twist and turn un
til he rolled into the gutter alongside
the track and fell into a stupor with
i his left leg on the rail. A passing train
cut the limb off. His cries of pain at
tracted the attention < f i>edestriaiis
who removed him to his home.
Upon the application of the Croton
Linn -tone company. Judge Wallace of
Lawrence Co..appointed t. N. < >hl and
W E. Keis receivers for the Atlantic
Iron ami Steel company. This course
was made necessary by the failure of a
large nut and bolt factory in Buffalo a
few days ago. which firm was heavih
indebted to the New Castle company
The court has given the receivers per
mission to operate the Etna furnace in
this city.
A charred lxxly was found in a bum
ed Im«x carat Pine Creek siding of the
West Penn R. R. last Sunday, and tin
affair remains a complete mystery
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS.
Harmony. May 24.
Mars, May 25.
Butler. May 26.
Bruin. May 27.
Chieora. May 2H,
Saxonburg, Juneß.
Prospect, June 14.
Sunburv. June 22.
North Washington. June 23.
Ean Claire, June 24.
Harrisville, June 25.
Slipperyroek, .Tune 26.
Portersville, July 10.
Butler, July July 30.
Examinations will commence prompt
ly at 'J A. M. Applicants may use
either pencil or pen. but pencil with
soft paper is preferred. No private ex
aminations will be given. All friends
of education are invited to be present at
examinations,
S. L. CHEESEMAN,
County Superintendent.
Examination for Permanent Certificates.
The committee appointed by the
State Superintendent will hold an ex
animation for Teacher's Permanent Cer
tificates in Butler 011 the 7th and Sth of
May.
Intending applicants will please pre
sent the required indorsements to the
committee before entering the examina
tion.
Loya l Fkekman Hall,
Chairman of Com.
A Perfect Cut.
When you get a suit you want
it made right. A perfect cut is
necessary. High grade gooc's, a
perfect cut and careful workman
ship are a combination which
give the best results and these
are appreciated by the customer.
111 thai way he gets his money's
worth.
A Standard Established. You
see it yourself. No one need ex
plain to you why the clothes
made by us are the most popular.
Ours is a standard that makes
them perfect. We keep our
goods up to the limit of perfec
tion and our workmen all assist
in making the clothes first-class.
It is Easy Enough to cut into
cloth and turn out clothes. It
takes ability to obtain perfect re
sults. Our tailors are the best,
our cutter an aitist and the per
fect results as natural as the mis
takes of others. Because our
clothe? are the best, people want
them.
WEDDING SUITS A SPECIALTY.
MPl&Cfl
Cor Diamond. Butler. Pa
Tlie Place to Buy
GAS COOK
ING AND HEATING STOVES,
GAS BURNERS AND FIX
TURES, HOSE, BATH TUBS,
ENAMEL AND
IMPROVED WELSHBACH GAS
BURNER,
W H O'BRIEN t ON
107 hast Jefferson St.
"JOHN W COULTER,
Attorney-at-Law aod Real EstUs Agent.
SPECIAL \TTFNTION
GIVEN TO COLLECTION .
RECORD BUILDING. BUTLER
Jury List for May Term.
List of names drawn from the projier
Jury wheel this 21st day of April 1*97
to serve as Traverse Jurors at a
of court commencing on the 24th day
of May IVJ7 the ■i.mii' being the 3d
Monday of said month
Andres Jacob Zelienople, farmer
Allison John N. (Vnter twp. farmer,
liean George. Bntler twp. tanner
Bam hart Rudolph Connoquenessing
boro. merchant.
Beach Daniel. Clearfield twp, pumper.
Bastian 1) G, Zelietiople, merchant
Brennenner Daniel. Connoquetiessing
bom tool dresser
Brown Gilltert. Penn twp. Producer.
Bentle H M. Harmony boro lumber
man.
Boyd Harvey H, Butler Ist w. Surveyor
Black .T T. Marion twp. farmer.
Black Patrick. Donegal, fanner.
Campbell William Jefferson twp. pro
ducer.
Campbell Harry. Venango twp. fann
er.
Critchlow Richard. Slipperyroek twp
farmer.
Covert George. Adams twp. teacher.
Cooper George W, Slipperyroek twp.
farmer.
Fowler Simeon. Allegheny twp. farm
er.
Fleishner Angert. Butler Ist w Lal»or
er.
Fredrick Ewd. Millerstown boro. black
smith.
Urieb John R. Butler 4th w, merchant.
Gilchrist R B. Butler 2nd w. J P.
Gettman J T. Lancaster twp. farmer.
Hazlett Samuel 1). Winfield twp, mer
chant.
Harper Andrew. Zelienople. Laborer.
Hockenlierry George W. Cherry twp,
farmer.
Kelly G W. Cherry twp. farmer.
Kilchenstine George, Petrolia. taih>r.
Mock Samuel. Fairview twp, fanuer.
Moore William. Worth twp. farmer.
Miller George, Butler 2nd w pedler.
Montag William, Jefferson twp. farm
er.
Mcßride Daniel. Marion twp. merchant.
McNantee Patrick. Venango twp. fann
er.
Rankin James, Penn twp, farmer.
Stewert Levi, Cherry twp, farmer.
Stamm J George, Butler 3ed w. brick
maker
Stevenson N C. Centre twp. fanner.
Say George. Parker twp. farmer.
Smith Albert, Summit twp, producer.
Stewert S W. Butler Ist w. gent. *
Schroth William .Tr. Saxon burg, harness
maker.
Weir W H. Evans City, clerk.
Wimer Eli, Worth twp. farmer.
Walker J H .Harrisville, miller.
Welsh W J. Jefferson twp. farmer.
Weisz Samuel. Lancaster twp. farmer.
Zeigler Ewd. Mars boro, merchant.
WE ARE MAKING
Good clothes at such low
prices that poor ones are 110
longer wanted.
f ? ? ?
g} There is a little something al>out d
X the collar and lapel of our coats \
0 and a certain graceful hang of the #
\ trousers that makes them original. J
4 knack which cheap tailors cannot 4
J acquire no matter how good is the T
» material they use.
1 4 A
WE INVITE
Your inspection of our new-
Spring Patterns and a com
parison of prices.
ALAND,
MAKER OF
MEN'S CLOTHES
APOLLO GAS LAMP.
E°J t
JBfy APOLLO
Price complete with By-
Pass and Glass Chimney $2 00
With Mica Chimney $2,25.
Geo, W. Whitehill,
AGENT FOR BUTLER, CO
B. § B.
The Spring
Buying Time
New things to wear—may we help yon
to plan for them—we '.hink we can,
to your advantage in goods; to your
pockethook's in prices. We've more
and choicer goods than in any form
er season—they're being sold in such
a way as is making this a remarka
ble value-giving and value-getting
epoch in the history of the store and
of the thousands who buy here.
Let us know your Dry Goods wants, no
matter what they be. If any piece
goods are wanted, silks, suitings,
wash goods, we'll send samples. If
any other goods, suits, skirts, chil
dren's garments, boys' clothing, lace
curtains, we'll write you about them
undetstandingly. If you haven't
yet received the catalogue, we'll
send you a copy. Makes no differ
ence where you live, we'll put you
in such complete communication
with this store as will enable yau to
select easily and well, and then buy
in a way that w ill pay you.
20c Zephry Ginghams
12 l-2c
—all neat colorings stripes, checks,
p!aids—one of the most important
offerings of the yes»r splendid
styles for shirt waists and children's
dresses.
Large lot new Wash Goods, 8, io,
and 15 —pretty effects. 3a inch ir
regular check-mixtures 20c all
wool—tans, browns, greys—nice for
bicycle suits or general wear.
Great offerings in new Dress Goods at
25c, 35c, 50c to *3.50.
Write for samples now.
l.Joj>J£S & Bui 11,1
.4 I LK' vfl F.N V. PA.
]" M. I'AINTER,
'I • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office between Postoffice and Diamond •
jj APRIL FURNITURE j|
§! Business jgj
Was the largest we ever Ulr
yj had. and now we want the £j, /! I «
j-Pl May business to be larger/ffi j| j f \'\\| t |\y /
than April's. It should be.y 1 j 1| p\V~~
as the carpet stock has been elii \\, fclf
jsPt replenished and some choice
things added to it. And the furniture stock is a
y=>r third larger than last season's. We think the new
jiPl things are the nicest we have ever shown, but you JfSg
s||l had better come and see for yourself, as the stock I^2
is here for your inspection, S
gAAA:AAAA A A A A A A S
g| 75c. per y'd Brussels Carpet, jg
And a new quality, too, not a cheap-kind and
gj many patterns. |j||
jjj|j 85e. per y'd Brussels Carpet. j
First quality, and a variety of pretty patterns
|g|j for Parlor and Sitting Room,
•SI 50c. per y'd Brussels Carpet,
spf Last year's patterns, but a good quality that lUs
was 75c. Also, some small pieces for small
rooms.
j|| 60c. per y'd All-Wool Carpet, j
Patterns new, quality the best you ever saw y=^
for the price.
§i 50c. per y'd Wool Filling Carpet, HI
The kind that will last longer than the cheap
kind.
jj Linoleums for your kitchen. jgj
The good kind costs 50c, per yard,
H 25c and 35c. B^ c s E a Ingrain Carpet,
Suitable for BEDROOMS. His
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I THREE I
I GOOD —fl|
I* VALUES.I
all XL (MP An BEDROOM SUIT IS
| The $16.00 am j
sS( Next Week we tell you more about Furniture and
H| less about Carpets. •
irampbcll ft TempletonJ
J BUTLER. PA jjf
MRS. J. E ZIMMERMAN.
The Story of Special Values for This
Season Outlined in This Announce
ment—Tells of Stylish, Sea
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sonable and Desirable
Merchandise,
Of which it were but faint praise to say that they are good,
but low-priced; hard to match in Butler for style, quality and
price
DRESS GOODS.
Positively the prettiest color mixtures of the season in New Kng
lish Checks and Canvas Suitings, ranging in prices from 12c, 15c,25c
to $2.50 per yard; 50-inch All-Wool Check Suiting at 50c per yard
Extraordinary values in Black and Colored Serges at 25c, 40c, 50c
and 75c. Monair Rrilliantines 50-inch wide at 50c per yard.
MILLINERY.
More elegant millinery than we now display. H its more choice,
more dressy shapes and stylish designs, is nowhere shown in Butler.
The prices surprise every one. Our Children's Trimmed Hats make
a fine showing in summer Hats; Children Trimmed Hats at 75c t053.00;
$3.00; Untrimmcd Hats in endless variety of shapes and colors. We
have a full lin<* of such scarce and desirable things ts Chiffons in all
the new shades. Space forbids our mention of all the excellent,
values we offer in Ladies', Children and Infants' Underwear, Hosiery
and Cloves, new laces, Dress Trimmings, Lace Curtai.is and Portiere..
Our Art Department full to overflow with new ideas to help you
beautifv your homes,
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
Advertise in the CITIZEN.
Bargains in Ladies'
New Spring Suits.
Ladies' Tailor-made Suits at $5 oc, $7.30, sio.oa
to $15.00.
Ladies' Separate Skirts at +1.25, $1.50. s2.e©, $2,501
to $15.00.
! Misses' and Children's Suits, Reefers, and Separate
Skirta.
Ladies' Shirt Waists, with detachable collars, at 50c,
75c, li.oo, to $2.50.
Ladies' Plain and Figured Changeable Silk Waists
at $2.98 up to $5.00.