THE: CITIZEN.
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1897.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTE All advertisers Intendlnß to make
changes lii their ads. should notify us of
their Intention to do so. not later thai* Mon
day mortfliitf.
Auditor's notice, estate of W. L. Bart
ley.
Auditor's notice, estate of John G.
Executor s notice, estate of James
Parks.
Administrator's notice, estate of Isaac
L. Boyer.
Marks' Summer Milliner}".
P. C. C. C. Auction
C. & T.'s carpet and furaitare.
Butler Collegiate Institute.
White, Walter & Co. 'a bikes.
Administrators and Executors of estates
ran secure their receipt books at the CITI
ZEN office.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The American gent
Seems only content
When chewing tobacco and spit
ting.
He'll spit on the floor
If a big cuspidor
Is not within range where he's sit
ting.
—Have yon seen Tom Morrison's new
thousand dollar soda-fountain?
—Contractor Sehenck made a begin
ning on S. McKean street Monday.
—Some of the newest gowns have a
very old-fashioned look about them.
—lt is said that the Western airship
is a tobacco advertisement; hence, its
cigar shape,
—The' Mother Goose'' show was a
great success both as an entertainment
and as a money maker.
—Are you interested? See notice of
Summer Normal of Butler Collegiate
Intitut* in a nother column.
—The G. A. R. post at Eau Claire
will take part in the dedication of the
soldiers' monument at Emlenton.
—No, Mande, dear, all men who
wear jumpers are not always athletes.
How ignorant you are.
—lt seems rather odd that the man
who pays for a seat in church should
be referred to as in good standing.
—Burgess Myers intends to stop
Street and corner loafing. A good idea,
with a borough ordinance behind it.
—Findley's branch gallery at Mars
will be open all this week, the last
week of the season.—A. L. FINDLEY.
—He is a wise man, says tht philoso
pher, who knows when to stop talking,
bnt he is wiser who knows when not to
begin.
—Contractor Fred Ranscher will
shortly begin woik on an extensive and
neat addition to James Galbreath's
house on South Washington street.
—The gas and water men of Pitts
burg say that electricity escaping from
the underground trolleys, is eating up
their gas and water pipes.
—Stranger things even than the il
luminated airship are being occasion
ally hecrd of. A woman in Maine has
swapped her bicycle for a sewing ma
chine.
—The much-talked-of air ship has
been seen at Meadville, sailing about
1,000 feet above the earth. This ex
tends the snake belt dangerously close
to Butler.
—A new flagstone walk is being laid
in front of Papc's Jewelry and Millinery
store. Butler can boast of sidewalks
•on her paved streets which are above
the average for towns of its size.
—During the past few days fourteen
car load? of old casing have been ship -
ped from Butler to Kansas City, by the
Eastern 00 Co. The casing was pnlled
out of the Cooperstown field.
- The old "Monarch of the Forest"
on the lot near the Mifflin St. School
house was laid low by ax and saw, last
week. The bntt is about three feet in
diameter, and somebody has guessed
the age of the tree at 200 years.
—Recently a young woman in New
York bent ewer a wash tub, when a
corset steel broke and entered her
heart, killing her instantly. As life
cannot be endnrably lived by a young
woman without the help of steel corsets,
her only hope of safety is in avoidance i
■of the deadly washtub.
—The new bridge over the Allegheny
river at Freeport remains closed, except
to foot passepgers. A Mr. Phillips
■owns the approach to the east, or the
Westmorland Co.. end of the bridge,
and as he and the Commissioners can
not agree upon the value of the land,
he bnilt a fence across the end of the
bridge.
—Commencement exercises in Butler
High school will be held the first week
of June, beginning on Sunday May 30,
when the baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Rev. R. G. Ferguson.
Class day exercises will be held Tues
day evening and commencement exer
cises will be held on Wednesday eve
ning.
—An Ohio editor says the hay fever
is caused by kissing grass widows. A
Missouri editor says it is caused by a
fellow kissing a grass widow by moon
light. An lowa editor says it is caused
by a fellow kissing the hired girl while
feeding hay to the cow. An eastern ex
change is of the opinion that it is caus
ed by missing the girl and kissing the
.cow.—Ex.
—Jack Thompson rode a Fowler bike
from Butler to Mcßride, a distance of
about 5J miles in 18 minutes, and rode
back in 24 minutes, Monday. The race
was gotten up by White, Walter <Sr Co;
and Thompson won, with Chas. Hoch,
Lawrence McDowell, Ben Bnrkhalter,
Peter Ferry, Ed. Campbell and A. Mor
rison following in the order named.
Another race will occur in about three
weeks.
—A very small boy nightly prayed
for a bicycle, but his parents thought
it too much for a little fellow so they
compromised by getting him a tricycle.
When at last he discovered the machine
in his room one morning, the little fel
low was almost overcome with disap
pointment. He flung himself on the
bed and covering up his head exclaim
ed, "O'Lordlflont you know the dif
ference between a bicycle and a tricy
<cle*
—One of the Journals of science is re
sponsible for the following: "In China
the hen is kej>t constantly busy. When
not engaged in hatching her own brood,
she is compelled to hatch fish eggs.
The spawn of fish are placed in an egg
shell, which is hermetically sealed and
placed under the nnsnspecting hen.
After some days the eggshell is remov
ed and carefully broken, and the spawn,
-which has been wanned into life, is
emptied into a shallow pool, well wann
ed by the sun. Here the minnows that
soon develop are nursed until strong
•enough to be turned into a lake or
stream."
LEGAL NEWS
NOTES.
The Court House is having a siege of
housQ cleaning.
Anthony Schaffer has petitioned for a
divorce from Mary I. Schaffer.
Edward Fa ber has brought suit
in ejectment vs. C. H. Gibson, et. al..
for acres of land in Fairview twp.
Butler attorneys having cases l>efore
the Superior Court, will go to Pitts
burg next Monday.
Win. C. Reep has been charged with
wilfully and maliciously cutting and
injuring gas and steam lines, two
counts.
J. H. W%ton lias l>een charged with
false representation to defraud, and G.
K. McAdoo with larceny by bailee.
Letters of administration on the es
tate of F. R. Covert, of Harmony, were
granted to G. D. Swain.
The case of J. A. Richey vs. Peter
Kihn. was the last tried last week, and
resulted in a verdict in favor of Richey
for $275.
The Assessors began work. Monday,
on the spring registration. School
children come in this time.
Motion for a new trial was made in
Reott-Michael, trespass, cases about
land in Summit twp.
R. W. Wright, an employee of the P.
B. & L. E. R R., was arrested on a
charge of rape en Wednesday afternoon.
He was required to give SI,OOO security.
Ellis Levin, who was confined in
jail, asked for a writ of habeas corjms
and was given a hearing before Esq.
Gilghrist on Monday afternoon and was
discharged.
On petition of the citizens of Middle
sex twp., E. O. Thompson was appoint
ed Tax Collector vice Wm. Stepp, who
was elected but refused to serve.
Alex Mitchell. R. P. Scott and A. E
Reiber, Esqs., were appointed a com
mittee to make monthly inspections of
the records, etc., in the different Conn
ty offices, and to make quarterly re
ports of the same, and any improve
ments they can suggest on the first
Monday of each reg ular session of
court.
The will of Margaret B. Fries, of
Jefferson twp., was probated. A.
Krause. Executor: also will of James
Jones, of Evans City. Henry J. Ifft,
executor: also will of John A. Barnes of
Mercer twp., no letters; also will of
Louis Weidhos, of Winfield twp., An
nie Weidhos and Alpnons Krause ex
ecutors.
On petition to the conrt Wm. J
Marks, Wm. Miller. .las. Whiteside.
John B. Mahan, Richard W. Johnston,
Samuel M. Seaton and Samuel W. Mc
Collough were appointed viewers to
meet on the 20 inst. on the farm of
Henry A. Cooper in Clinton twp., and
assertain the damage done to Mr. Coop
er by the P. B. &L. E. R R.. crossing
his farm.
James and Mary J. Dixon have issu
ed summons in trespass vs. Worth twp.
Road Commissioners, and claims dam
age in $5,000 for injuries received 011 an
alleged defective road in May 1895.
Mrs. Dixon was thrown from a buggy
and had a leg broken and her back so
badly injured that she has never re
covered.
On Thursdav last, Messrs Vanderlin
and Findley, attorneys for Alonzo D.
Bryan entered suit against James M.
Phillips for alienating the affections of
Bryan's wife, damages in the sum of
•20,000, being named. In the informa
tion, that he has sworn to, Bryan states
that he was away from home from
April till August last, and that his wife
gave birth to a child on March 17th last.
We are informed also that the woman
has confessed that Jas. M. Phillips is
the father of the child she is nursing.
Phillips has been lucky in oil and has a
fine home on the "Island." He is a
large man, dresses very neatly and has
resided in Butler, with his family for
the past three or four years.
Bryan was an oil well driller, up to a
year or so ago, when he was thrown un
der the cars at Renfrew and had both
feet no badly crushed that they had to
be amputated. After that he moved to
Butler, and has made a living at ped
dling.
Coroners throughout the State will
be pleased to learn that the bill to pro
vide for the p»y and mileage of coron
ers and deputies for viewing a dead
body where no inquest is held has pass
ed the Legislature and received the
Governor's signature. Heretofore the
law did not allow pay for such service,
and this undoubtedly led to the holding
of many unnecessary inquests. The
new law adequately compensates the
coroner, and will also be the means of
saving the county the expense of need- j
less inquests.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Josh B Humes to T B Humes, lot in
Butler for $350.
David Milford to D H Rea, IGO acres
in Cherry for S4OO.
Jacob W Norris to P B & L E R R,
lot in Penn for SIOO.
Heirs of H Ridgeway to Martha A
Ridgewav, lot in Coaltown for sl.
Thos Hays to John L Carpenter, lit
acres in Fairview for $1975.
Jas Bredin to P B & L E R R, lot in
Butler twp for $3907.75.
Jas Maisland to C D McDonald & Co.
lot in Clinton for SSO.
Elias W Kirk to John Barr, lot in
Valencia for SOSO.
C L Duncan to Geo Bintrim, 23 acres
in Muddycreek for $275.
W S Duncan to C L Duncan, 23 acres
in Muddycreek for $5lB.
Eva R Mayscheim to David Dale, 22
acres in Jefferson for SISOO
Eva R Mayscheim to E W Eisler, 22
acres in' Jefferson for SISOO.
Jos W Boozel to John Sherwin, 5
acres in Clay for *ll2
F Protzmun to W M C Jones two lots
in Jacksop for $1 each
Cath Dambach to Eliz Miller lot in
Connoquenessing boro for S9OO.
H B Rice to Isaac Rice 94 acres in
Cranberry for $lO.
Isaac Rice to Cath Rice 94 acres in
Cranberry for $lO.
Frank Stoll to Andrew Ponton 37
acres in Marion for $1518'29.
C Eisler to Geo F Eisler lot in Butler
for $i)00.
T C Kennedy to M Marshall lot in
Mars for $550.
James Crawford to Nancy G Kenne
dy lot in Adams for S4OO.
John Grossman toPB&LERRIot
in Clay for $450.
C Rebhnn to T G Jackson, lot in But
ler for SI,OOO.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Christ Zillsmafl, Jefferson
Elizabeth Herrit Summit
Harry Hinchberger Butler
Aggie Logue Clearfield
Peter Morrison Clearfield twp
Margaret Carlin Butler
John C. Christie Natrona Pa
Laura A Bish Natrona Pa
Wm. C. Steinitz Butler
Amanda Fink St. Petersburg Pa
OIL NOTES.
The purchasing agencies are paying
86 and 86 to-day.
DILKS —The Le Compte Oil Co's, No.
1 Paul came in last week, and started
off at 18 bbls, an hour. It was reported
doing 300 bbls, a day yesterday,
CALLERY— Rogers & Co's, No. 3 A.
Staples is pnuiping 25 bbls. a day.
RENFREW— Mong & Cos. well on
the Pearsol is rated at 3 bbls. May &
Co., have a rig up on the A. G. Rrown.
Reott & Co's., well on the Henderson is
dry. It is the tenth dry hole drilled on
this fann though it is surrounded by
good wells.
EVANS ClTY —Burke & Co are drill
ing at No's. 2 and 3 Kemons and build
ing a rig for No. 4. Seven rigs are rip
in the Brush Creek field.
Taking all the oil fields together, the
tiignres for April (748 wells) show that
a new well was completed every 57
minutes in the month. The wells have
an average production of 17 bbls. The
Pennsylvania oil field is now producing
over 'jo. ooo bbls. a day and the other
fields about 60,000 bbls.
Pants—Over 2000 pairs to select from,
at prices, oh well, don't mention them,
its awful, where; at HECK'S.
PERSONAL
Edward Itraham of W. Sun bury is
seriously ill.
, G W. Herdman of Oakland twp.
: was in town. Saturday.
Dr. Wm. Irvine, of Evans City, was
in town. Tuesday.
I J. S. Campbell and wife have return
j ed from Bermuda.
' Andrew Dufford and W. J Dougher
ty have been granted pensions.
Mrs. Nancy A. McNany of Coyles
! ville has been granted a pension.
I A Monks, of Clinton ami Cal Wise
j of Penn were in town Saturday.
I Jim. Maxwell's health is nut g'>od
j and he has resigned his carriers hi p.
I Mrs. Cath. Harribaugh, of Slippery -
j rock and Matthew Taylor of Chicora,
have been granted pensions.
Mrs. William Myers and daughter,
i Lizzie, of Lancaster twp. did some
j shopping in Butler. Monday.
Mrs. Catharine Myers, widow of John
Myers of Lancaster twp. is in her 93d
year and can yet walk around and make
"the beds.
Dr. Forrester has returned from Phil
adelphia. where he took a si\ weeks
course in specialties; and he intends re-
I moving to Erie.
Harry Alexander who has been work-
I ing in the West \ irginia oil field is
visiting his father Thos. Alexander of
the south side.
Charley Jones of West Cunningham
St., is putting up the swift game he is
capable of at short-stop for Grove City
College. John Ayres is playing short
stop for Geneva College.
Mrs. John Walker 1 wife of the tobac
conisti.Mrs. John Kirkpatrick ami fam
ily. Miss Phipps and Mrs. Daniel Lar
din of Cutler attended the surprise p: r-
Tv given to D. A. Renfrew, at his home
in Renfrew, last Friday—his«oth birth
day.
John E. Mnder. Jr. of Saxonburg re
quests us to state that his appointment
as i>ostmaster will not conflict with nor
prevent him from attending to his nsn
al duties as funeral director, etc.. as he
will have competent assistance in the
postoffice.
Geo. Whiteliill returned Thursday,
from his trip to New York. He
had a seat along Riverside
Park, a mile from the monument,
but could not keep it on account of
the cold, though they were not bother
ed by dust, as were the people near the
monument. The experiences of the
Pennsylvania Legislature during the
day are set fourth in an article in our
fourth page.
Will Morse of Freeport put his cat in
a sack bi ought her to Butler and turned
her loose, hoping to stray her; but when
he returned home the cat was there.
And now says the "Journal" William
is disturl>ed in his mind, not only be
cause a pet theoiv has been disturbed,
but when he thinks that the measly old
cat beat the running time of his train
between Butler and the Junction: he is
mad all through, and it is as much as
one's life is worth to say scat in his
presence.
Jas. Wilson and wife of Franklin
twp., were in town, Friday, doing
some shopping. Esq. Wilson had a
fight with a dehorned Jersey bull, a
month ago that somewhat disabled
him. The bull attacked him in the
barnyard, knocked him down, and
pressed him to the earth and trampled
upon him till he was breathless: and
had he not secured hold of the ring
in the bull's nose he would have been
killed. He is now in his 79th year-
Harvey Miller and Pat. Golden re
turned home, Monday, from their trip
to Stafford Co., Virginia*, and Will
Feigel came home next day. The three
men have been investigating the ore
and quartz that crops out of the hills a
few miles from historic Fredericksburg,
and which they have demonstrated to
their own satisfaction contain enough
gold to warrant systematic mining, and
they will organize a company and go to
work as soon as possible. Their infor
mation regarding the gold ore down
there came from Fred D. (Isliorne. who
formerly lived at Bruin, but moved to
that co unty some years ago.
The Robberies.
Louis Wilson or Wilfred or whatever
his name is was brought to Butler from
Youngstown, Tuesday, waived a hear
ing and was put in jail. He claims to
know nothing of the Buffalo township
affair and that he was only employed
by others to haul the Portersville goods
from the school house to Youngstown.
He is a short, stout man, of about sixty
years, full beard and light hair and
eyes.
Whoever took the harness in Buffalo
township crossed the Buffalo at Monro#
station, passed to the East of Coyles
ville, then turned to the left and cross
ed the county to the North of Butler,
stopping at Riddle's, North of Mt.
Chestnut over night. Then he con
tinned his journey to Princeton, Law
rence county, where he traded wagons
with a man named Boyd, giving some
of the stolen harness as -, b00t."
Then the robbery of the Ramsey
Bros, store was planned, and somebody
visited the Oak Grove school house, be
tween Prospect and Portersville, re
moved a desk, cut a neat hole in the
tloor, cleated the joists and replaced the
floor and desk. The store was robbed
and the goods stored under the school
house from Friday night to Monday
night, when they were taken out and
hauled to Youngstown.
Wilson names one man who helped,
but pretends to know nothing of the
others. The Ramsey Bros, will recover
nearly all their goods; and Messrs.
Bryan, Hilliard and Ekas of Buffalo
township have recovered their harness.
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
But yon, dear month of flowers and
sun!
Hath days that number thirty-one.
—AII exchange recently offered a
prize for the best collection of absurd
advertisements. Here is one of the
lists submitted. ' Annual sale now go
ing on. Don't go elsewhere to l>e cheat,
ed—come in here." "Wanted, a room
for two gentlemen about 30 feet long
and 320 fec-t broad." "A lady wants to
sell her piano, as she is going abroad
in a strong iron frame." "Lost a collie
dog by a man 011 Saturday answering to
Jim, with a brass collar round his neck
and a muzzle." "Wanted by a respect
able girl, her passage to New York,
willing to take care of children and a
good tailor."Respectable tailor wants
washing on Tuesday." "M. Br»wn
furrier, begs to announce that he will
make up gowns, capes, etc., for ladies
out of their own skins." "A boy want
ed who can open oysters with a refer
ance." "Bulldog for sale, will eat any
thing, very fond of children." "Want
ed, an organist and a boy to blow the
same." "Wanted, a boy to be partly
outside and partly behind the counter."
"Widow in comfortable circumstances
wishes to niary two #ons.' 'To I* dis
posed of, a mail phaeton, the property
of a gentleman with a movable head
piece as good anew." "To rent, a room
I for gentlemen only, with folding
doors. '' "Not long ago the following
appeared in a Boston daily paper; Want
ed, a four year old child for adoption.
Must be blue-eyed and of a kind and
even disposition. Its parents are the
flame.
A BARGAIN.
A Hardman Piano Which cost £450.
Must be sold as the owner has left town.
It can be had for #l6O, spot cash. In
quire at this office.
A S3.CXX3.CXX3.OO FIRE.
Shortly after midnight of last Sunday
uigiit as extensive a tire as Pittsburjf has
seen for half a Century started among i
some waste barrels in the cellar of T j
C. Jenkin s mammoth building, front |
ing on Penn and Liberty avenues. The ,
tire was first discovered by the night- j
watchman, who attempted to put it out
with a Babcock extinguisher, but fail
ing in this gave the alarm. The fire
reached the elev ltor and spread through
the entire seven story building in a few
minutes.
The entire fire department of both
cities were called out. but could do
nothing on account of oil and other in
flammable material stored in the Jen
kins building.
The Jenkins building became an im
mense furnace, and the intense heat
caused all the snronnding bnildings to
break into flame— even a train of box
cars on the Liberty avenue track taking
fire.
An hour after the fire started the
flames from the burning oil in the Jen
kins building caused the front of the
Jos. Home & Co. dry-goods building to
smoke: shortly after it was a mass of
flame, the efforts of the firemen were
futile and the flames raged through the
largest and handsomest dry goods estal -
lishment in Western Pennsylvania. A
dozen other buildings were burned be
fore the fire was gotten under control,
and the losses foot up about three mil
lions. Jos. Home & Co. s loss is about
a million and T. C. Jenkius' about half .
a million.
This fire throws about 1500 people out
of emoloyment and about thirty doctors
located in the Home and Methodist
Book buildings were burned out.
One fireman, named Acheson, was in
Cecil alley, when the wall of the Jen
kins building fell, and was crushed to
death.
.Tos. Home <st Co. have rented the
new. eight-story Phipps building on
Penn Ave. near their old store, and
slightly damaged by the fire, and will
resume business immediately.
Jenkins rented four buildings on
Penn Ave., 933 to 943. and will resume
business, and several other burned out
firms have already located.
CHURCH NOTES.
The semi-annual convention of the
Butler county W. C. T. U. will lie held
in the Presbyterian Church, Zelienople,
May 14 and 15. Visitors and delegates
from the north will take the 8:15 train
from Butler and will get off at Har
mony station where they will be met.
The ladies of Harmony and Zelienople
extend a cordial invitation to all who
can attend, and will be glad to have as
many as can, remain over Sabbath.
The convention will meet at 10:30 A.
M., a prayer and praise service will be
conducted from 11 to 12 by Mrs. Win.
Cooper, of Springdale union.
2 P. M. opened v ith devotional ex
ercises by Mrs. Frances Clark of Zelie
nople. Address of welcome will be
given by Rev. Guger and Rev. Slonack
er, response by Mrs. A. M. Rice. A
paper ' The Relation to the W. C. T. U.
to the Church" will be read by Mrs. M.
E. Kilpatrick, of Valencia. Question
Box, etc.
Nearly a thousand people crowded
the U. P. church Sunday evening to
attend the last of the evangelists eer
vices held by Rev. Hawk and Prof. Mc-
Cielland. The evangelist put in a week
and a half of earnest and successful
work in Butler and about 150 conver
sions to Christian faith were secured.
The community is surely made better
by meetings like this.
Dr. Carlos Martyn begins a series of
lectures on civic reform in the U. P.
ehnrch on Tuesday evening. The pro
grain as made oitt for the week is as
follows, after Tuesday's opening meet
ing. Wednesday evening in the M. E.
church. Thursday in the Presbyterian.
Friday in the Southside Reformed,
Satnrday in the Grace Lutheran, and
finishing on Sunday with a union meet
ing in the U. P. church. Dr. Martyn is
one of the most prominent speakers be
fore the American people to-day. All
who hear him find pleasure and profit
in his lectures,which are on a subject
we cannot afford to neglect,
Railroad Notes.
The P. B. &L. E. was completed to
the trestle on the Wood's farm in Clin
ton twp., last week; and the first pas
senger train over the road was run from
Butler to that point, last Friday. The
train ran to Wood's trestle, 17 miles
from Butler, making one stop at Thorn
Creek trestle, where the party got out
and inspected one of the finest pieces of
work on the road. This trestle is S3
feet high. 7*o feet long and built of
steel. The track has been laid to
Wood's trestle which the bridge pang
will complete in a few d ays.
Engineer House expects to have the
road completed to the river by June 1.
Bull Run trestle will be 135 feet high,
1,400 feet long and like all of the tres
tles on the road, built of steel. The
members of the party were highly
gratified with the excellent condition
of the road, which will be one of the
finest in the country.
Sunday School Convention.
The Butler Co. Sabbath School Asso
ciation will hold its 20th annual conven
tion in Chicora (Millerstown) on Tues
day and Wednesday, the 25th and 26th
in st.
The address of welcome will be made
by Prof. Painter, and the response by
Rev. Miller.
Phe P. & W. R. R.. has granted rates
at fare one way for round trip, no ex
cursion rates less than 25 cents. Dele
gates should ask for rates when pur
chasing tickets. Tickets good to re
turn May 27.
Gents Congo and <)pera hook umbrel
las for 75 cents at the PEOPLES STOKE.
—Do you want a hat or cap? HECK
has them and can save you money.
—Boarding House cards with act of
Assembly, 25 cents for half a dozen, for
sale at CITIZEN office.
Vox Populi - Buy your clothing under
wear, hosiery, hats, caps, sox and neck
wear of D. A. HECK and save money.
—Job work of all kinds done at the
CITIZEN OFFICE.
Oh Mamma—you ought to see the big
piles of childrens suits at HECK'S only
j1.25, you can't get the same in town for
less than $2.50,
Underwear--a specialty at HKCK'S His
stock is largest and finest ever offered in
Butler.
—Music scholars wanted, at 128 W.
Wayne St.
Bicycles for 1897.
This year we are selling the following
well known wheels—Cleveland. Victor,
Monarch, Phoenix, csunol, Hercules
Stella, Defiance. Kenton and Crescent.
Prices £25 to •¥ 100—We keep tire* Mtt;
everything that is needed about a bicycle
also Vive Cameras and supplies. Bicycles
for hire.
R. L. KIRK PATRICK,
Jeweler.
' ACCIDENTS.
"Bobby" Jones hail his finder* caught
and cut in the electric fan at the Park
While .1. C. Danbenspeck was laying
a gas line under the boiler house on the
Geo. Welsh farm, owned by the Welsh
Gas and Oil Co., of which he is a meui
her. on Tnesdav of last week, a strong
flow oil of from the well entered the fur
nace, scattering burning oil all over
the boiler house, and iguiting the gas
from a leak in the lines under the
house. Danbenspeck was badly burned
about the face: and .T. D. Northrop,
who was in the boiler house had a nar
row escajie. The boiler house burned,
but the two lioilers were not greatly in
jured.
Henry Householder, a deaf mute
aged about .">0 years, was struck by a
train while walking on the tracks near
Harmony. Monday morning and in
stantly killed. He had been visiting
with a sister in the neighborhood.
Mr~. May Morris was severely scald
el by the upsetting of a kettle of boil
ing water, last Monday.
Joseph White, a Saxonburg boy snap
ped a pistol at his head several times
last Sunday. There happened to I*' a
bill in it and he shot himself through
the neck.
Posies.
Pros Scott has a very pretty l>e;l of
red tulips in front of his house
Peter Schenck's magnolia tree is in
bloom.
The display of tulips at the School
houses have i>een admired by many.
Gotleib Walter and Geo. Armbuster
have great displays of tulips, hya
cinths and lillies. „
Mrs. Eitenmiller has some pretty
flowers in front of her house.
We complimented Janitor Kamerer
on his beautiful bed of tulips last week.
They are still there.
Program of Sabbath School
Institute to lie held in Coojierstown.
Friday evening, May 14th, IsyT.
Devotional Exercises.
How to get parents interested in Sab
batn School work, by Rev. Mr. Elder.
How to introduce Home study of the
lessons. John Ferguson.
How to have Regular attendance,
Rev. W. J. Cooper.
Benefits of a S. S. Institute. Win-
Benny.
r Every school in Middlesex. Penn and
Jefferson townships are earnestly re
quested to send representatives to this
meeting in order to form the tenth dis
trict of Butler County Sabbath School
Association, and by request. Bakers
town is also cordially invited to unite
with us.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
A Letter For You.
Unclaimed letters at the Postoftice at
Butler Pa., week ending May 3 185)7.
Mr. Frank Ashburg, E. A. Bause
Esq, S. M. Carlson, Miss Bessie Conard,
Miss Anny Campbell, Mr. John S.
Dickey. Miss Rose Denany, Mr. J. G.
Eldred, Mr. James Toley, J. W. Giant.
Emma Hnndredmark, Mr. E. E. Lay
lander, Rev. J. AY. Howard. Siginor
Maria Marchetti, Mrs. Annie McKeiver
Mr. Peter Rining, Mr. Harry Shaffer,
Mr. James P. Speer. Mrs. Lvtella Ru
pert Wilson, Wise & Co,, Mr. Park
Mentling. H. E. Zellefrow, Mr. H. E.
Zellefrow.
In calling for these letters please say
advertised.
JOHN BROWN, P. M.
ARE YOU INTERESTED.
The Butler Collegiate Institute asks
your consideration because,
It prepares teachers for teaching,
studcuts for college, young men and
women for the practical duties of life.
'lt offers the best VOCAL and INSTRU
MENTAL instructions.
The SUMMER NORMAL will give teach
ers and students a chance to review and
make up studies. You may enter at any
time. Send for circulars.
E. F. LOUCKS,
President.
WHITE WALTER sT CO.
Are selling the tamous High Art Ide
' bicycle for SSo and SIOO. Full line of
Supplies and ail kinds of repairing done.
Improved Vive Cameras just recei\ed.
Bicycles for hire.
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
BUTLER PANTS Co.
125 \V. Jefferson St.—block west of
Berg's Bank.
The Commercial Gazette is the pre
■ ferred Pittsburg paper because:
I l lt pays particular attention to the
news of Wertern Pennsylvania Eastern
Ohio, and Northern Virginia.
It has the same national and foreigen
news iis the metropolitan press, as it is
a charter memger of the great Associat
ed Press, the only news-gathring associ
ation in this country.
It has the most popular feature, tlie
Quiet Observer column.
Its sporting editor is an authority and
makes a specielty of base ball.
Its market reports have been the basis
of trading for years.
It is first in accuracy. What you see
in it you can believe.
Ask your news agent for it or sub
scribe direct at the office. One cent a
copy, S3.(XI a year by mail.
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 convtnc-
I ed. That's business.
Note 2. If you would be a first class
accountant, book-keeper or shortliaud
writer,don't expect to attain that distinc
tion by taking a cheap course, or a
course because it is cheap. Never expect
something for nothing. Pay skilled in
structors prices thit skilled labor natural
ly commands. Get the best. We hire
only the best teachers. Business men
have confidence in our methods. We
stake our 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, and 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. Bashline, President.
Butler' Pa.
Trunks, valises, bags anil telescopes
ot HECK'S.
Sox and shirts, all wool and a yard
wide, cheaper than the cheapest— at
HECK'S 121 N. Mail! St.
—The best place to get your harness
and 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 £SO and up
Guitars.. and up
Mandolins #3-5o and up
Violins $1,50 and up
Autoharps f 2 and up
There are also some second hand in
struments— pianos at #35 to Jtioo, Or
gans at S2O to 90.
Hannonices and other musical instru
ments at proportionately low rates.
Strings of nil kinds constantly in stock.
No *iS SOUTH MAIN ST.
Borough Finances Etc.
At the meeting of Council. Tue-ulny
evening, the Finance Committee re
ported the estimated income of the
borough from all sources for this year
to lie alnrnt twelve and a half thousand
dollars: and the estimated expenses.
Imsed on the exjienditnres of the past
three' years (not including electric
lightsi at about eleven and a half thou
sand, leaving but one thousand for
lijcht. The committee on light report
ed the best proposition of the Electric
Light Co., to be •*:!.Too. I MI per year for
seventy lights of I*2oo candle power,
and that besides l*-ing too high this
proposition could not lie accepted for
lack of funds. This report was held
over till next night for discussion.
The bids for paving E. Wayne. W .
Cunningham and part of Center Ave.,
were opened and referred to the paving
committee. The people of E. Wayne
want their short street paved with as
phalt blocks, which are made of Trini
dad asphalt mixed with ground lime
stone and pressed into bricks 4x lx s and
which are said to )*• noiseless (compar
ed to brick) and to last twice as long as
brick.
The citizens of North street want
their street paved: the committee re
ported in favor of paving it from Wash
ington to Franklin, and the report was
adopted.
A Committee representing the Fire
man's Relief Association pressed their
claim for the one per cent of the For
eign Insurance tax due the borough but
nothing was done.
At the adjourned meeting Wednes
day evening the contract for paving W.
Cunningham St.. was awarded to Geo.
Schaffner, to lie paved with Canton
brick, and Wavne and Center Ave., to
Williams & Co.. to lie paved with
Brady Run brick.
Several propositions were heard on the
light question, and the matter was re
ferred back to the Light Committee to
rejKirt at a special meeting to lie called
by the chairman.
Ilulings A: Co. of Oil City offered to
build and equip a (in light plant—every
thing complete except the building
for 98,700 and would give bond in SM(.
(WW) to complete the same in 4*> days.
He also made an estimate of the run
ning expense at per day and agreed
to run it for one year at that figure.
Say Papa—did you see HECK'S neck
wear, it 1 teats anything you ev r saw.
—Good work harness for two horses
our own make, $25.00; chtcklines for
less than leather is worth, at MARTIN
DOI ST & Co.
The Butler Lubricating Oil Co. has
moved back to their old stand 119 \V.
Jefferson St. Steelsmith Ox 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.
LEGAL ADVERTISMENTS.
AUDITORS NOTICE
In Re. Final ac- | In the Orphan's
count of John Kohner ' Court of Butlerl'oun
ad mi nistra to rof ty, I'a. O. C. No. 4>
John U. Kause, dee'd. Dec. Term, ISUT.
On petition for appointment of an Auditor
to distribute balance for distribution, the
Court made th*' following order:
And now to-wit. April 29th. ls'JT. the within
petition presented in open Court, and upon
due consideration Court appoints Geo. W.
i'leeger. Auditor for the purposes within set
forth
BY THE COURT.
Certified from the records, this 30th day of
April. 1597
ISAAC HEALS,
Clerk O. C.
I will attend to the duties of the above ap
pointment at niv office in Butler. I'a.. on
Saturday, the 22nd day of May. ls!*7. at 10
o'clock A. St.. of which all parties interested
will take notice.
GEO. W. FLEEGEIi.
Auditor.
AUDITORS NOTICE.
In re final account 1
of J. Walter Hartley. In the Orphan's
and E. McJunkin Court of But ler Co I'a.
Ex'rs. of Wm. L. Bart O. C. No 4:i June Term
ley. dee'd. ! ISU7.
Now April 24.1897, the above petition being
presented in open Court by McJunkin & Oal
breatli attorneys for said executors, on due
consideration the prayer thereof is granted,
and; Andrew G. Williams. Esq.. is appointed
auditor to make distribution of t lit- balance
in hands of *aid executors to and among
those entitled t hereto according to law. and
make report thereof to the Court at June
Term next.
BY THE COURT.
All parties Interested will take notice that
I will attend to the duties of my appoint
ment as auditor In the above case at t fie of
fice of Williams Jfc Mitchell. No 1 10. East
Diamond St.. Butler I'a.. on Friday. May 21.
18tt7, at 10 o'clock A. M.. at which time and
place all parties interested may appear and
be heard.
ANDREW G. WILLIAMS,
Auditor.
Orphan's Court Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale, issued from
the Orphan's Court of Butler Co., at No. 73,
June Term, ISftT. and to me directed, I will
expose to public sale on the premises at 11
A. M. of
Tuesday. May 18th, 1897.
the following described mil estate of Ros
anna Landis, dee'd.. situated in Cranberry
twp., Butler Co. Pa., and bounded and de
scribed as follows: On the north by lands
of Gordon Milligan, on the east by lands of
George lioehn's heirs, on the south by lands
of Gordon Milligan, and on the west by same;
containing five (.">) acres, more or less, and
having thereon erected a four-roomed frame
dwellingShouse, frame stable, and bearing
orchard of choice fruit trees.
This property is all under fence, in good
condition, and fronts on the public road
leading to Freedom, i'a.
TEKMS OF SALE—One third of the pur
chase money in cash on confirmation of sale
by the Court, and the remainder in two
equal, annual installments with legal Inter
est thereon from said date: deferred pay
ments to he secured by l>ond and mortgage
on the premises, which are to contain an at
torney's commission of 5 per cent, in case of
collection by legal piocess.
ISAAC N. WRIGHT,
Adm'rof Kosanna Landis, dee'd.
W. li. LUSK, Att v. Lori, BetferOo. Pt.
Notice in Divorce.
1 In the Court uf Coin-
Frank r>. McChesney, mon Pleas of Butler
vs [Co- Pa.
Alice 0. McChesney. A.I). No. 40. Dec.T.. '9B.
Book 17. Page 233.
To ALICE G. MCCHESNEY:
Two subpoena* 'r. above ease having been
returned (N. K. I. you. the said A 1 !<-»• Mc-
Chesney. above named defendant,are hereby
required to appear in said Court of Common
I 'leas, to lie held at Butler. Pa., on Monday,
the 7tli day of June, IHB7. being the first day
<>f next term of said Court to answer the said
eomplaint and show cause. If any you have,
why an absolute divorce from the bonds of
matrimony should not be granted to said
Frank l>. McChesney.
Von are also hereby notified that the com
plaint In tli* 1 alcove ease will lie heard liefore
said Court and determined on June s, I*ll7.
at which time and place you are notified to
attend.
WM. B. DODDS. Sheriff.
Administrator's Notice.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Captain Isaac L. Boyer, of Lancaster
twp., Butler county Pa., dee'd., having
been granted by the Register of said
county to the undersigned, therefore all
persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make speedy
payment and those having claims against
said estate can present them properly
ai.thenticated for settlement to
LEVI BOYER, Administrator.
Middle Lancaster, P. O.
E. MCJUNKIN, Att y. %
Executors' Notice.
Letters testamentary on the last will
and testament of James Parks, late of
Middlesex Butler Co. Pa., dee'd.,
having lieet*ranted by the Register of
said county to the undersigned, therefore
all persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate are requested to make
speedy payment and those having claims
against the same can present them prop
erly authenticated for settlement to
WII.I.IAM PARKS, and
ROBERT W. BUXTON, Kx'rs.
Glade Mills, P. O.
K. MCJUNKIN, Att'y.
Executrix Notice.
Letters testamentary on the estate ol
Jacob L. Johnston, dee'd, late of Sum
mit twp., Butler Co. I'a., having been '
granted to the undersigned, all persons |
knowing themselves indebted to said es- I
tate will please make immediate pay-1
ment ami any having claims against said
estate will present them tluly authenti
cated for settlement to
MRS. ELIZABETH JOHNSTON KX'X.
Butler P. 0., Pa.
WIUUMS& MITCUEU., Att'ys.
I P
*■ erhaps you don't know how
|>
■ eady we uic on
relation to prescrip
! tions
s
I A> it will not be amiss to
c
.ill your attention to the
Reliable
intelligence
P
rompt service given
T
o everything of the kind placed
I
n our hands
ur prescription department
ever was so comete
vJ
ave you money too.
C. N. BOYD.
Diamond Block, - Butler, a
Administrators 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 persons,
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'y,
Administrator's Notice.
Letters of administration on the es
tate of Rosanna Landis. dee'd late of
Cranberry twp., Butler Co. Pa., having
been 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 H. LUSK, Att'y
Executor's Notice.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Alary A Cowan, dee'd. la»e of Middlesex
twp., Butler Co. I'a., 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.
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. GILCHRIST,
Moniteau,
R. B. GILGHRIST,
Butler Pa.
Ex* 's.
A. B. C. Mcl-ARLAND, Att'y.
SHERIFFS SALE,
E. I>. No. 71 and 74. June Term, lsV7. W. P.
Brandon and McQulstiou & Moore. Atty's
By virtue of a writ of l"i. Fa. 'ssued out of
the Court of Common Pleas of Butler Coun
ty. I'a.. and to me directed, there will be ex
posed to public sale, at the court house, in
the )>oronnh of Butler. I'a.. on
FRIDAY, THE Htb DAY OF MAY,
A. 1). 15«.17. at I o'clock P. M., the foliowiiif?
described property, to-wit:
All the right, title, iuterest and claim of
Frederick l'fabe. of. in and to two acres and
one hundred thirty-three perches, more or
less, situated in Saxonburg iMtrough. Butler
county, I'a.. bounded as follows, to-wit:
Fronting 011 the norili side of street
100 feet front, extending back north 71
perches and l(i links, Itoundcdon the west by
lot of Martha Neher, on the north by lot of
Frederick Bauer, on the east by lot of Chris
tian Steubgen. and keeping the same length
and breadth aforesaid, said described lot of
ground being part of a larger purchase of
land byj. A. Koebling. F. C. Roebling and
wife, by deed dated .luly 9th, A. I). ISSB,
recorded in Deed Book No. 17, vol. 2, page
9!t; having aa two-story brick house, used
its a hotel, frame h:irn. and other out
buildings erected thereon aSeized and taken
in execution as the property of Frederick
l'fabe at the suit of Joseph Kohnfelderet al.
WILLIAM B. DODD. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Butler. 1':,.. April 1*97.
JOS. HORNE & CO.
THE PLACE
TO BUY SILKS
is where you can get what you want, get
the best of what you want, and get that
best the cheapest. That covers the
whole ground of our claims for our silk
department. We claim the
Largest Variety,
The Best Qualities, and
Decidedly the Lowest Prices.
Here arc some illustrations which will
show the truth of our claims:
Printed Foulards,
Printed Indias,
New, bright, fresh, clean, stylish pat
terns, nothing old or shelf-worn or un
desirable, including a number of Carre
check patterns, so intensely popular for
Shirt Waists, never sold for less than
$ 1.00 a yard before. These 75c, 85c and
SI.OO silks for
FIFTY CENTS A YARD.
Taffeta Silks
These are SI.OO and some are $1.25
quality silks, Checks,'bright plaids and
mosaic patterns, all shades, marked at
Seventy-five Cents a Yard.
Changeable Taffetas
A really magnificent assortment in the
new shades of purple, cerise, blue, green,
tan and gray, at
Seventy-five Cents a Yard
Send for samples and for our Spring
Catalogue, and say where you saw this
advertisement.
Lay Curtain Buyers will do well to get
our Special Lace Cur tain Catalogue.
Penn Avenue and Fifth St.,
PITTSBURG.
Want Any Wall
Paper •
We Have the Latest and Best.
New Styles Cheap and Bar.
gains in Old Stock.
NO TRASH OF ANY KIND.
An Immense Stock in The
Basement.
ASK TO SEE WALL PAPER
AT
DOUGLASS'
241 3. Main St.
iFIRST
ON . H
DECK
Uk OlJit LINE OF SPKIVQ NOVELTIES Uk
JR your inspection It's your privilege JB
(fr whether you want a suit now or not, jf
U you'll find us strictly up to date and
with the largest line of new goods in JO
Mr the county. Brown overplaids, ■
U scotches, serges (black and blue,)
fancy cassimeres and homespuns,
£ ALL 97 CLOTHES £
WX<XWX>
SCHAUL & NAST.
Leading Clotbers, 137 S Main ct. 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 you wear this make, no
other make will suit
you quite so
well.
NEW SPRING LINE NOW READY.
Douthett &G rah am.
Main and Cunningham Street.
Summer Millinery -C
Our stock of trimmed hats is larger than ever be
fore, but if you don't see what you want your order
will be filled while you wait.
Children's trimmed hats from 50c to $5.00. Indies'
trimmed hats from 98c to $12.00,
Look at our corsets, we can fit any figure.
Our Muslin Underwear speaks tor itself.
MARKS'. -#■■■#-
108 S. Main St., one door South
of Butler Savings Bank.
Auction. Auction.
THE
$150,000
STOCK
OF THE
P. C. G. C.
COR. GRANT AND DIAMOND STS.,
OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE,
PITTSBURG, PA-
Consisting of a Fine Line of
Men's and Boys' Clothing,
Furnishing Goods,
Hats and Men's Shoes,
Will be sold at Pnblic AUCTION. Positively no limit or re
serve. Auction Daily from 9to 12 A.
and 2to 5:30 P. M, Saturdays until 10
P. M.
Sale will continue until the entire stock is sold.
Merchants can buy what they want at
private sale; Terms CASH.
BENTON COHN,
AUCTIONEER.
COR. GRANT AND DIAMOND STREETS,
Opposite the Court House,
PITTSBURG. PA.
ABRAMS, BROWLN & Co.
Insurance and Real .Kate.
STRONG COMPANIES
PROMPT SETTLEMENTS.
Ucpse Insurance Co. of Sew York. Insur
ance <"o. of North America. of Philadelphia
I'a. I'henlx Insurance of Krooklyn. N. V.,
mid Hartford Insurant')' Co. o" Hurt ford
Conn.
OFFICE: Corner of Main St. and t lie Dia
mond. north of Court House. Duller I'a,
L. S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate
Agent.
117 E. JEFFERSON ST.,
BUTLER, - PA
Advertise in the Citizjui-
NEW HOTEL IN BUTLER.
Having rented the
Cunningham House.
We are prepared to give boarding by the
week, day or met... Our tables are
laden with plenty of good victual*; our
rooms and beds are neat and cfull
able, and our charges reasonable. Give
us a call and be convinced.
P. A. McELWEE, Prop'r.
130 E. Cunningham St,
r.'h ; CAi\ j'INDJSS
.Tttuijmh >.t tl.« A<'-*rtit.ia- iiurnud
ss&amnmm