THE CITIZEN.
Entered at P. O. at Butter as 2d c lass matter
WILLIAM C. NEGLEY Publisher.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24. 1897.
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Republican County Ticket.
FOR JURY COMMISSIONER.
A. O. Euerjiart.
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Death of Che "Ripper.**
(piUshurir News of lasi Krliiay.)
The 'ripper' has ai last Ikvii foiiuai
ly and officially abandoned by its friends
the "reformers." The official announce
ment of this fact was made 'hi- mom
ing by John Eaton ond Oliver MeClin
tock after their return from a confer
enee with Senator M. S Quay at Wash
u._: n It was at this conference that
they were finally brought to a full and
convincing realization of the fact that
the "ripper" had l>een lons ago laid ont
a corpse, and word was consequently
brought back to Pittsburg b> them to
the reformers' that the thing was real
ly dead.
Messrs. Eaton and McClintock, in a
statement this morning, said that as a
re.-,alt of their conference with Senator
Qnay the "ripper" had been dropped by
the "reformers," and that they would
have nothing more to do with it. but
would direct tbeir efforts to the Rodgers
cb -ssification bill and endeavor to ha »-e
it enacted by the legislature. Senator
Qany, they frifther stated, had given
them the promise to lend hi- 1 assistance
toward the passage of the Rodgers bill
after it had been amended so as not to
comn in contact with the Bnllitt law.
Those amendments are to be drawn np
by W. B. Rodgers and then sent to Mr.
Bullitt for his approval or rejection If
approved, Senator Quay, they nav, will
give hi.-i support to the bill
After an intimate association with
them in Pittsburg and Ilarrisburg for
two months, W. S. Guffey announced
this morning that he was done with "re
formers" of the Quay sort.
"Hell is full of such reformers as they
have down in Ilarrisburg,'' he declared.
When the agitation for a new charter
for Pittsburg and for the "ripper" bill
was at its height Mr. Gnffey was enlist
ed by the "reform" forces to get the
Democratic members of the legislature
in line for both measures He went into
the movement with an honesty and sin
cerity of purpose that was free from
of the ruling "reform" passion for
office, and he believed that every one
else who was trying to reach that end
was as honest as himself about it He
come home from Harrisbnrg last night.
He devoted two months of his time
paid his own expenses and the expenses
of others in the interest of "reform,"
and now he says of it:
'Not a blanked one of the reform bills
will pass. Thev have been duping us
right a long We might have known
that when Quay told us to find out if
the Governor wonld sign the Pittsburg
bills if they would pass. He knew the
governor would not say in advance
whether he would do this or not. He
could have the bill passed if he wanted
to bnt he won't.
"The whole trouble has been with
Philadelphia and Allegheny. They
wanted reform for Pittsburgh, provid
ing only that they were not reformed
by it. They talked so much about Phil
adelphia that it reminded me of a death
bed scene in Westmoreland county An
t>ld Quaker was dying, and. the only
minister they could get was a Baptist
named Hargraves. He talked to the
dying man about the glory of the city
of New Jerusalem, when he crossed the
da'-k river, and of its betuty so long
that the old Quaker at last became inter
ested in it. Friend Hargraves.' he asked
at last, where is this city of New Jeru
salem'.' Somewhere near Philadelphia. I
hope.' That's the way with thwn Phil
adelphia fellows Anything worth a
blank is in Philadelphia or near it. They
are so good down there that they get
jealous when they see other folks try
ing to be good, too, Why that town is
not fit for a burying-gruund for Pi'as
burg, its so very dead. I was down
their just one day trying to talk to thein
I saw right away that it was no use.
They wonlden't listen to any thing that
woilid put Pittsburg in the same class
they are in I left and did not go back
again, and I won't.
"Now as to the general reform bills
that Quay promised to pass, if any of
them do get through they will be
amended until not one of them will be
worth anything. Now I'm not a pro
fane man but how can a man help be
ing one when he is thrown down bv
such a crowd as them fellows down
there. It makes a man forget his early
training.
" "our name has been announced as a
candidate for the Democratic nomina
tion for state treasurer," Mr. Guffey
was informed.
' 'I am not a candidate and never have
been. I would not accept the office of
President and have to deal with such a
crowd as I have had to do with in the
last two months. lam out of politics. I
was never in it. I'm a Democrat still
and I have contributed money to sup
port the party, but I never was and
never will be a candidate for office.
Why. I couldn't stand that crowd
-about nie for five minutes after the ex
perience I have had down there.
Will you go back to Harrisbnrg
again V
"No, sir; lam done with it. The rip
per is dead, and even if the Rodgers
charter should be passed it wouldn t be
worth a blank.
THE last day of the special session of ,
the Arkansas Legislature seems to have ;
been full of that wild ascending blare
to which the curtain is lowered in the
last act of a comic opera. A railroad
bill was under consideration. A railroad
bill seldom fails to raise a hurlburly in
a Southwestern Legislature. The Ar.
, kansas legislators rose to the occasion;
in fact, they hopped upon their desks to
rise to it. They howled like bedlams. ,
Various statesmen tried to fight, and .
one statesman invited the Speaker to
come on to the floor and be licked. Ad ,
journed, without day and without gore. ,
—Sun
Rockefeller as a Witness. ,
"God gave me my money," said John ?
D. Rockefeller a short time ago to the '
trustees of the Chicago University, to i
which he has given millions of dollars.
Most persons had been under the im
pression he had made his money in oil. i
He corroborated his declaration that ,
this was erroneous in New York, last ;
Friday, when he admitted, under oath, '
he did not know enough about oil to
earn a workman's wages.
The man said to be worth £200,0<)0.
(XX) sat for two hours in the chair that
had held his brother William just a }
week before. He was called as a wit '
mss by whom it might be proved that '
the Standard Oil Trnst was enabled to '
ship its crude oil over the Pennsylvania '
Railroad at lower rates than the trust s ]
competitors.
Laden burg, Thalman & Co., bankers 1
of New York, who were in the oil husi- '
ness a dozen vea.s ago, are suing 1
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (
for $178,450, alleged overcharges the '
firm was compelled to pay by reason of
what is claimed to have been unjust 1
discrimination Little of weight was '
elicited from Mr Rockefeller.
Parly. (
A birthday surprise party was held at ]
the home of James F. Brown on Tues- j 1
day the Bth inst. the tinth anniversary !
of the birth of Mr. Brown. •
About a hundred of the friends and i
neighbors called in and enjoyed a good «
dinner, and made the host some pre- <
sents Harlan Book made the presenta- <
tion speech and J. C. Snyder. Esq.. the 1
response.
HAltltlSßl'KG.
On Thursday Gov. Hastings notified
the Legislature that all bills of investi
gating and election committees must
l>e itemized. In the House that day the
bills amending the ballot act of 1893 so
as to provide for the certification of
nomination papers where there is no
opposition at a primary election: to
validate conveyances and other instru
ments defectively acknowledged and
to yalidate the indebtedness of any bor
ough hereinafter incurred. passed
finally
A few sticks of dynamic accomplish
ed in a short time Friday afternoon
what u.any men and strong steel cabl< s
and a lot of apparatus bad failed to <l«>
in the tearing down of the massive
tower which .supported the dome of the
old Capitol. It was not until late in
the afternoon that it was decided to
abandon the pulling and hauling on the
foundations and try, instead the dyna
mite The fits; blast spit the tower in
twain, and the succeeding explosion
crumbled tbe divided section into the
excavation .. Two hours later the re
mainder of the tower was thrown down
in the same way Two thousand peo
ple stood in the rain and watched the
performance.
On Monday Senetor was iaEar
risburg and ordeied his followers in the
Legislature to do the l>est they could on
the revenue and appropriation bills and
go home. It is thought the legislature
will .' jour!, by Saturday of next week.
Tne general appropriation bill calls
for $5,000 for the Butler General
Hospital
On Tuesday the general appropriation
bill, calling for sixteen million- was re-
Will. lIUIIUf, ..
' ported bnt was n>l acted ujton
? The House refused to concur in tin
Senate resolution continuing the com
f niittee to investigate "the convict labor
. system in Pinnsylvania until next ses
' siou of the Legislature.
The Governor's veto of the bill au
thorizing the incorporation of pawnbro
i kers was taken up. and Mr Conrad if
r Philadelphia, appealed to the House to
j pass it over the executive s head, but
the veto was sustained by a vote of 40
yeas to 90 nays.
The conference report on the Hamil
f ton road bill was called up by Mr.
Phillips, of Chester and adopted by a
vote of 129 to 81. The measure went to
r the Governor.
1 The vote by which the conference
- committee report of the fish bill was
a adoped was reconsidered and the meas
nre was referred back to committee to
9 correct certain grammatical errors.
) The bill codifying the dental laws
. passed finally b}- 126 to 10. These bills
also passed finally:
Authorizing contracts to be entered
r into between overseers of the poor in bor
s oughs and townships in counties not
1 having poor houses, and the authorities
, in charge of the poor in adjoining count
ies for the maintenance of the poor in
such boroughs and townships; aniend
s ingjthe act of April 29, 1891, providing
, for the classification of real estate and
• other proi»erty, and for the election of
assessors in second-class cities, authoriz
ing courts to inquire into the validity
i of judgments confessed and alleged. l to
i be fraudulent; authorizing the transfer
i of wholesale and retail liquor licenses
! from one person to another, and from
: one place to another,
i The Merrick school distribution was
■ called up and a lively fight took place
beteen the city members, led by Mr.
Stewart, of Philadelphia, who opposed
the proposition, and the countrymen, in
charge of Mr. Moore, of Butler The
bill passed third reading, and will be
laid aside for printing.
On Wednesday the Merrick bill
providing a new plan for the distribu
tion of the school appropriation piissed
finally.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
On Monday the Senate passed on sfi
pages of the new tariff bill.
When the wool schedule was before
the Senate, Tuesday, Senator Foraker,
of Ohio, jumped info the fray and fnr
umhotl one of the uioßt interesting inci
dents of the whole debate. For a time
it looked as though there would be a se
rious split among the Republicans, but
the difficulty was. for the present at
least, laid over. It was highly amusing
to see bow Senator Foraker went after
his Republican colleagues. His asser
tion that there had been an agreement
for a triple duty on washed wool of the
third class srirred up the usually calm
and collected Senator Allisou, oi' lowa,
to an unwonted heat. It is a question
whether he ever so excited in de
bate before. But Foraker kept cool.and
called on the Senate to witness who was.
the iexcited man. Senator Piatt, of
Connecticut, tried to come to the rescue,
but the Ohio man tied him up in a bow
knot by making admit that he had him
self written out the alleged agreement
as to rates. Senator Quay, who is work
ing against this triple duty in the in
terest of the Philadelphia carpet manu
facturers, came imo the discussion and
Senator Foraker turned on him and
said that he (Quay) had been present
when the agreement was made and had
been a party to it. Senator Penrose
undeterred by the ill luck of those who
had preceded him, put his oar in, and
was blandly informed that the state
ments he was making referred to an en
tirelv different matter from that under
discussion.
POLITICAL NOTES.
On Monday Representative Showal
ter recommended Samuel Turk to be
P. M. at Hilliards; and R. H Fisher to
be P. M. at Piano.
A special from Harrisbnrg to the
Pittsburg Dispatch, of yesterday, read
as follows: Senator Kennedy to-day
signed the paper agreeing to vote for
Senator Walton, of Greene, for Presi
dent pro tem. of the Senate. The deal
was arranged three months ago and
Walton will be chosen with the hope i
that he can be re-elected.
Fayette and Greene form a close dis- 1
trict. and it is feared it may be lost. If '
Walton is not returned then the place
will go to Senator Kennedy, and if he
should not lie in the next senate Senator
Snyder, of Chester, will be the man.
Walton was promised the job when he '
voted for Senator Penrose. Another con- '
dition is that he will vote for the re
election of Senator Quay. The Senator J
has been at work for months laying the j
ropes to go back to the United States
Senate, It is broadly intimated in po- C
litical circles that the Beaver statesman '
may conclude to run for Governor *
The Republican convention of Ohio ?
renominated Bnshnell for Governor <
yesterday, ar.d indorsed Henna for U. S. '
Senator.
Children's I>ay at Hilliards. j!
June loth, was set aside for Child
ren's Day at the Hilliard M. I". Church. 1
The program for the evening was "The >
Slieperd's Call Never before in the 1
history of the church was there anch a
crowd congregated in Hilliard. There t
were representatives from Farmington, t
North Hope and Moniteau: and a spe •
cial car from Anand.de for the Boyer I
chnrch people. Each and every part of
the program was a splended success.not ,
even one mistake occurring from l>egin
ning to finish. |
The church was handsomely and ap
propriately decorated for the occasion
but not more so than were the little c
ones. Miss Hannah Day. the organist,
instructed the little ones in their part >
of the program, which was also perfect. ( ,
Dnring the evening the best of order
prevailed, and after tin congregation v
were dismissed the people were loth to 1
leave, as everybody was congratulating •'
each other on the success of the even- I
ing. Hoping we may live to see .moili- 1
er Children's Day at the Hilliard M. E. r
Church, we will cherish in kindremem
crance the pie. sunt evening we spent in 1,
listening to the little folks of Hilliard. 1
Oxk WHO WAS TUJ^KE,
Ktat«' Finances.
, I Dep. Atty General Elkin is quoted as
! follows:
| A deficit does exist, and I think it is ;
I' the duty of even* citizen interested in
' | the welfare of his State to recognize the
'! fact and help to provide the proper rem
: | edv. There is now a deficit of over
, ! *l,' 500,000, made up in the following
I manner
j ' "The appropriations made to the com
i mon school- by the last session of the
I Legislator has not l>een paid except f"r
. 1 one year The school appropriation is
■ I due and payable at the end. and not the |
j beginning of the school year, hence it j
i follows that the appropriation already I
i made for the school year, which began i
I An the first Monday of June re
1 main-, unpaid. In other word- the S'..;ti :
, | now owe-, .he entire -nui V>-i «hi:.
the school districts throughout th- Com I
' j monw - Ith. There is in 'ire Stat treas
' I nryfor thi- and other MBrpoMin round |
JI number-' $1,000,000. So it can readily
, b.- s*r« a thai if all the available fund--1
, i were paid out on .ucouur { .he school (
j appropriation, there would be a dofi<*i- j
'! eiicy in ihis or.e iu-ui .£ s?l..v •<. •>» >
- 1 'U« audition ro this however, the j
• | amount paid out on the warrant of the i
j Audi, t Oeuernl quarterly for the sup j
■ port of ihe penal and chart: able institu I
t'ons. insane asylums and general ex i
- :,enses of State government i- ■jl' *M). O0»
j TThe entire amount of the quarter ending J
May3l last has not yet been paid. Thi - j
is ri.ie and must l>e paid at an e.t.l. 'b'.tt. j
' The State also owes the city of Pliilu j
delphia. 011 account of personal property :
ta.\ paid int. treasury and not ye', j
returned to the city over SSOO ono To j
the-e 'dr- .ulv brtre items must beadded j
, very considerable more than SBBO,OO >. ;
, lalai:. es due on appropvialions to the j
Ur.ivernity of Pennsylvania and other
institutions, as well as amounts due
sev ral coun;ies on account of personal
i property tax.
• To sum it all up. if ihe St;: •• shonl 1
1 apply every dollar in hr treasury to j
tin payment of appropriations hereto-
Q fore mn-'le and now due, there would
! i still »>e a deficiency of $1..">00.000 in the .
' .1 C-i AAA fti'l) i\rt Mf 1
common school fund, ■s' .000.000 on ac
j connt of quarlerly payment provi lec
| for in the general appropriation act
r j f-ino.oOO to the city of Pniladelphia ant
over *500,000 to other institutions ant
counties, i...iking a tw.u deficit of mort
•b in $8,500,000 These figures are state.,
in round numbers, but they are correct
f and can be relied upon.'"
, "Many persons not familiar with th»
j whole question are mistaken as to tin
1 amount of our net revenue. The mistak<
is made in this way: The gross revenue;
of the State are something more thai
$12,000,000 annually. This amount in
x eludes the entire personal property ta:
, collected by the counties and paid in:
the state treasury. Three-fourths _oi
a this amount, which approximatess2,o(X
000 annually, is returned to the counties
When this amount is deducted from tin
j gross revenue, the balance available
for appropriation purposes is less thai
4 $10,000,000 per year, or about §20,000.00t
j for two years. '
"The largest increase is in the appro
i priations made for the support of the
common schools. In addition to this
t the penal institutions are caring for
s larger number of prisoners, inmates anc
patients, in consequence of which new
, buildings have been erected and exten
. sious made. All of these things havt
. been expensive to the State. The ap
j propriation that has I>een largely re
■ sponsible for the deficiency is that
made to the common schools.
i Prospect.
i It may be news to hear that:
Replanting corn and setting out
plants have been in order, of late.
Dinwiddie Wilson, of Muddy creek
twp., was in town, a few days ago, and
received a handsome prize in the shape
of a pocket knife for winning wrest
ling match.
Miss Pearl Boehm, one of the prom
ising young ladies of the Prospect
House, furnishes the following news
about the McCune-Hillman wedding:
Mr. McCtuie. of Wairen, 0., and Mist.
Lillian Hillman, of Prospect, were
married, Tuesday, June 8, by Rev.
Richards of the M. E. church Mr
Martel was best man and Miss Hattie
Boehm was bridemsmaid. Miss Bertha
Shaffer played the wedding march.
The event was a very pleasant and
happy affair and the couple have tin
best wishes of their many friends.
John Waddell was a visitor at the
county seat, one day last week, and
while there had his name put on tl>e
list of subscribers for the CITIZKN
George Bnrry, of Mt. Chestnut, pass
ed t'ur ugh town, one day last week, on
his way to Evans City with a load of
charcoal. It was raining, but we lie
lieve that George was in his usual good
humor
Miss Edna Hays, of the Mile Run
Di r : ct. entertained her friend, Miss
Lois Lepley, of this place, not long
since.
The town council have agreed to
purchase til" to repair the culverts and
bridges, and Alex Stewart and J. W.
Heyl are the committee to attend to
purchasing said tile. This is a good
way to make culvert", and should be
universally adopted.
-Mrs. Katie Shanor, of Beaver Falls,
has been visiting her many relations
and friends hereabouts for the past
three weeks.
Ed. Waddell, the left-handed twirler.
is pitching ball for the Volant Club,
and recently won a hotly contested
game off the Clarksville club.
! Some of our teachers are talking of
attending the State Teachers' Associa
tion, which meets in New Castle. June
29, 30 and July 1. The association sel
dom meets so near home, but then that
depressed and hollow-eyed j>ocket-book.
The teachers examination was held
here, Thursday. .Tune 10, and about
fifty presented themselves for creden
tials. Supt. Cheesinan was assisted by
Profs. Forrester and Lepley, and G. P.
Weigle. Grammar and arithmetic
seemed to be the hardest this time.
Mrs. Wolford and Wilson are making
preparations to build new houses on
their respective lots. Good idea, who
will be the next 1 ?
John Shontz and son Curtis are
plastering Sylvester Weigle's new
house on Franklin St.
Ford Forrester and Lank Roth have
been furnishing our people with excel
lent strawberries.
When down by the Lutheran parson
age, don't forget to look at Mrs. Stahl
man's artistically arranged pansies.
There were very few dogwood bios
soms last spring, and Sam Shanor says
there will lie no corn crop in conse
quence.
Miss Rachel Ivirker is fixing np her
property in splendid style Messrs.
Scott, "Kaufman, and Warren are doing
the painting.
Mrs ,T. R. Weigle and family, of
Cooperstown, visited Mrs. Weigle's
father and mother-in-law, Mr and Mrs.
C B Weigle last week.
Lila, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
McMnllen has been very sick for a
couple of W'-eks. but is now thought to
be improving.
Squire Weigle went to bed in May
and was there till June. Not many of
John's acquaintances knew of his con
dition.
Henry Henshaw has rigged up a well
driller, and can put a hole down in
short order. Hen recently struck a
paying well for Adam Webber.
Mrs. Langherst has been siek for
three weeks with inflammation of the
throat, and that accounts for the ab
sence of that sweet alto voice in the
Lutheran choir
Byron W. King gave an entertain
ment in the U P. church, Thursday
evening, June 17, and of course every
body was pleased.
W. R. Kiddle and wite were guests
of Portersville relatives not long since
Charles Henshaw. who for many
years lived alone in Deep Hollow near
Oil City, has come here to spend his
days with his daughter. Mrs Kennedy,
who lives on the old homestead. Mr
Henshaw is 84 years old. enjoys reason
ably good health, is well-read, and
plays the tii'e these evenings where he ;
played it 50 years ago. Surely history i
repeats itself.
MillemanJfc Co. were in Butler twp.,
last weeim putting a slat" root on a
large newuarn for Mr Barnhart
JOii COSITY. i •
Tlio Queen's .Jubilee.
Victoria was crowned sixty
years ago. Tuesday: and as she has been j
, real good all that time and kept her f
crown on straight; the people of her
kingdom have l>een indulging in a Ju |
bilee this week.
It began in London. Sunday, with re
ligious services. The city was decorat
>il Monday, there was a very large pa
rade Tuesday, and the affair ended in
•Spith»- id today with a great naval dem
onstration.
V Surprise Party.
A -ant little party on the evening
■if .1 . liith was planned to surprise Bert
' tin; »r. on the 32d anniversary of his
| birth.
A i.r.ii-'wr ot his neighbors called on
the fi'milv mid were ushered into the
p -rlor wti<:v. upon the sofa, lay Mr.
i ■ Conuor sound asleep, after his days
i work. nu'ariiie his surprise, when
i awakuie<l. to find or M>l his friends j
j and 11 _ HODbM in the room.
, A:';, r a pitta unt, ' » i eveumg." was
| said to ;:1! hc.lMionr was .-pent in con
j versation, t! : n ;ht M -es Hannah Day.
Myrtle Uri. , ii- Navy withdrew
ito the '■ ' a , .h. re they rendered
some very f> .no lopriate music. ,
i Then «•". ii *.u ■ iju-1 surprise, this |
j time ! the Mother O'Connor.
| antici; > ; ag : j- surprise, had
j prepa. 1 bi>mr. itr.l -nnp'.y of ice!
| cream, cake . • «<• \ -k; she invited
: the gueSL iu t. • tLiir» room to par
: take. Each and t one did justice
to tin iepv-
Aftev p i.. , er ;Miedto the
parlot wi. r i >.c le ipent of a
beanti' tl little ore ••«n* :is a token of the
friendship oi '-t- He.,;lii.>•».«. . As it wa.-
gettir.< 'r»rt■ t!••• people said. "(-rood
night, to tbe t : nd re pared to
their homt*, feeling more than repaid
i for baring spent - plea ant n evening
wilh tljs and hospitable family.
Milliard Pa Tut,.
s cver-vl!ie.
•. i > Tvcr«vi!ie.
r. Wedii.s.' . ui/ht In i week the large
d new b;'rn <>i -Fan. - I; Brisker. V\ 111-
d ; tic-Id twp. was burned to the ground
v ; with i's consents. ojccept the horses
d j which were rescued. It contained 10 or
t. | 11 tons of hay. farming implements.
! grain and feed, together with carpenter
ie : and blacksmith tools. The loss is to
ie ward.- ?2.00iJ. partially covered by in
:u surance.
iS Tuesday, 2Cd ins;, the funeral servi
-11 ces of Herbert Allison Bricker, son of
1 Win. Bricker, Bellevue, Pa., aged
x years, were held in the Buffalo Presby
J terian Church Rev. Joseph P. C'al
'. houn and Rev W. J. fiazlett, conduct
ed the services.
s.
Ie Last Sabbath communion services
!e were held in the Buffalo Presbyteria'n
n Church; the attendance was large; next
K) Sabbath is communion at West Min
ster, the other church of the same pas
)- toral charge. The Buffalo Church Sab
e. bath School have accepted the in vita
j, tion to attend the picnic at St. Paul's,
a July 3d.
The Moody Col portage Library books
* are having a wide circulation here
1 through the agency of the Mission Band
e i children. New;supplies still being called
> ! for.
X Miss Burdella Halstead of Riddles X
Roads returned home Monday from vis
iting her pastor's family for several
days. Come back again.
Rev. Gray of the M. E. Church
prea-hed in the Presbyterian Church on
, Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Greer is still under the
j ; doctor's care.
i At the pre .nl writing Mrs W. H.
e Y.'itte is ill.
Next Sabbath at the Presbyterian
Church it sermon specially to children
will be preached, the second edition of
5 ('hiltlren s Day. (ift'ering on Children's
s D-y for Sabbath School Missionary
work amounted to nearly sl2.
? The woods and Tocks and vales re
sound with the sound of thequaryman's
chisel and hammer under superinten
i dent Snyder. With the Italians. Dutch,
t Germans. Irish, Scotch-Irish and a
sprinkling of I ktu elites S.irver Station
j is astii. Civis.
items.
I McKee &< V. are r ; ng an immense
business in re <er trade this sum
mer. The - £>re linn*";ling from two to
three cars je -ay.
JoLi> E. Day om . her, has again
emt»rlred fa the rfetl jwiriue—. #
C. !). Cook '-at i'. a! director, is
having so.u) -de ■•li-:uges made ; n
regard to ILIT I DO! ground. He in
tends <> '<r : l! :'•( "ence enclosing the
ground ; ■;! o : V grounds clear
' ed of gar'm.'-c-
The Tloyle Coi! Co': mine is running
about hail tone. Lake trie mine is
closed down in<U:li:: : tely. The Mizner
No. 2's am ii!-, rull time- Keystone
riuno is man : y only half time. Buck
ey; mine i- .supplying the country trade
only.
A. J. Snyder is building a new dwell
ing house. McKee <& Co. are furnish
ing thi natei^l.
Reuben Tinker ol Moniteau is build
ing a new barn. Abner McCallen and
M. G. Christie are following his exam
ple. McKee &, Co. furnishes the mate
rial.
Mrs. Peter P. Hilliard is lying very
sick at present.
J. P. Graham and Amos Kogne went
over to Slipperyrock last Saturday even
ing on their bicycles.
Jack Scott is home from Ohio where
he has been working for the last two
years in the employ of the Standard Oil
Co.
We wonder what Graham is going to
do with his two tons of coffee and 125
boxes of soap.
Quite an excitement exists in this j
community about the gold mine, three I
miles east of here. SKIP. I
Flick.
Mr. John Walker, of Cooperstown,
was the guest of A. H. Gold, last Sun
day.
Bert Criner and S. F. Johnston at
tended the dedication of the Orphans
Home at Hannahstown, last Sunday. I
Mr. John Parks, of West Virginia, is
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Miss Lila Anderson was the guest of
Miss Pearl Criner. last Sunday.
Mr. George Grieshaber is putting uj> ■,
a new barn, J. C. Johnston and .1 H
Flick are doing the work and Capt.
Ed. Westerman is superintendent
N. .T, Seftou says lie has the largest
corn in this vicinitv. it is nearly a foot
hi-h.
Mrs. Sadie Fulton visited friends in
Sharpsburg, last week. Miss Nettie
Albion kept house for her while she
was gone.
Miss .Lu-.-y L:-point is visiting in this ;
vicinity. t
t
h& +
BaklN s
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.,
Celebrated for its gieat leavtmti
strength and health fulness. Assures tli
food against alum and all forms of adul
tvration common to the cheap brands.
R . . BAKI .T, !': VDKK Co.
NEW VOKK.
Advertifae in ti-o Cilizjtx.
Middlesex Items.
The fanners arc working their com
j Ira Mowerv has a new buggy.
P. C. Lee caught six young wood
, chucks and is raising them on the bot j
' tie. He says he will sell them for one
I dollar a piece.
Aunt Hannah Johnston is changing ,
her chicken stock. She traded fowls
with Charles Barr and got three Buff
Leghorn-< She has raised the nicest lot
of ducks this spring in the township
.T X Fulton is the champion rat kill
er. He has canirht and killed about 4<m
of them
On Friday a large swarm <>f bees
came to the Fli. k farm and lit on a
small bush near the house John John
stor put them in a hive for MissThomp- j
son
l 'air\ iciv.
—r. . . i
Mrs. Chas. Gilford is on a visit at
Homestead. She has two of her child
ren with her and will spend a couple of
weeks with her oldest son. recently
married and living at Homestead.
On Tuesday the 22nd inst . there was
a ba'l game between Fairview and
Karns City. The count was in favor of
! Fairview.
1 A. Young came home from the Va.
j oil fields on Tuesday to visit his father |
j and friend*
Maud Keiffer is home from Butler
where she h. - Ijeen keeping house for
her brother Henry K since his wife
died. Sir - h:'s Henry's two l:ttle toys
with her.
J. P. Keck.ird A C< ar. locating an
• »il well on their lease on the bonier ol
Fairview.
Rev Alishouse preached a sermon
on temperance, lisr Sabbath.
At L.J .more yeste. lay. Rev. Cronen- |
w, was«*h( MM -ii riieiihiiil of WN" Lnth- j
. er. n Svio i and :Vv Butz. •ha plain, i
DEATHS.
| TAYLOR -At hi< home in Worth twp.,
.line i 4. Is; , Jonathan Taylor, aged
55 years.
BIEKL —.liuie I•!. Laura Bell, in
fi»ir. daughter of Conrad Biehl.
BKOWNFIEMI—-Tune 17. IW<7. Mrs.
Vei le Brownfielil of Butler.
HA'iEM VN At his home in Butler.
.Turn i:'>. IN'J7. C'has. Hageman aged
::i ytm
PEAIU E -At his bouse in Butler. .Tune
~0. 1 .v.) 7, Albert Roy. son of T. A.
Pearce. aged !) years.
Sharp
.■hooting pains in the head and face are
xymptoms of neuralgia, "the prayer of the
nerves for pure blood." Therefore to cure neu
ralgia purify the blood and build up by taking
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
The One True Blood furifier. 31; six for B'.
Hood s Pills ass:*t digestion. '.3 cents.
JOS. HORNE CO.
Our buying, neees?ai/ to re
stock cur store after our recent
fire, was the heaviest ever re
corded of one fiiai at one time.
The prices show the advantage
of this. Bargains are as thick
in our new store as grasshoppers
ill August,
SCOTCH LAWNS, fast colors, good
qualities, neat designs, only
Three Cents a Yard
JACO>AL LAWNS, regular 12'- cent
kind, for
Seven Cent:? a Yard
DAINTY DIMITIES, of a grade never
sold for less than t2!4c a yard,
Eight Cents a Yard
CHECKED TAFFETA SILKS, ail sizes
and kinds of checks, and all
colors, usually ifl.oo a yard, for
Seventy-five Cents a Yard
FOULARD AND !." DIA SILKS, grade
costing usually all the way from
75c to ix.oo a yard, for
Fii'o Ceuts a Yard
And so on through the whole
store. In dress goods and table
linens. particularly, we have of
f< ri to surprise you. Get sam
ples, and don't forget to men
ion this paper whet, you write.
525"527 Penn Avenue
PITTSBURG.
YOU CAN'T
STOP IT.
GIRLS
WILL JUMP ROPE.
Let them jump they will not jump
long, the time will come when they will
not care lo jump. Hi'.)' them good shoes
and let them go. children are hard on
shoes .it all times and when rope jump
ing begins that's when they wear out the!
fastest.
.EON CLAD SHOES.
Will stand the test. We have given
this matter of children's shoes careful I
attention and we feel safe in saying that
there ;ire no Shelter made, and if you buy
vour children's shoe- of us you will not
Le disappointed.
ALL OUR LINES
Are complete, you will need shoes or
li ppers this Spring, try ur, men's and
ladies' fine shoes 75c to 53.00; boys and
girls shoes 75c to .2 00; children's shoes
"jC, S UC and 75 L "-
SEE OLE 98c LINE
Men's cut 2 bucfcle plow shoes
Men's tiiM? shoes 98c.
rite Greatest Sale on Eccord,
DON'T MISS IT.
C. E. iifiiLLER.
215 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. i 1
WE ARE MAKING
Good clothes at such low
prices that |xx>r ones art.' no
longer warned.
? ?. ? ?;
4 There is a little something al>out A
\ the collar and lapel of our coats J .
0 anil a certain graceful hang of the m
trousers that makes them original. J,
It is in part of the details, a #j
4 knack which.cheup tailors cannot ,
([ acquire no matter h'>-\ good is the 0 j
4 material they use.
WE INVITE
Your inspect on oi out new
Spring ratten:s a;;d a com
parison of prices.
ALAIID,
MAKER OF
MEN S CLOTHES
A Perfect Cat.
•fcll . & vv
When you get a suit you want
it made right. A perfect cut is
necessary. High grade goods, a
perfect cut and careful workman
* ship are a combination which
I give the best results and these
k are appreciated by i 'ie customer
In thai way he gets his money's
' worth.
A Standard Established. Yoi
see it yourself. No one need ex
i plain to you why the clothe:
made by us are the most populai
Ours is a standard that make;
them perfect. We keep oui
goods up to the limit of perfec
t : on and our workmen all assis
in making the clo es first-class
It is Easy Enough to cut intc
cloth and tuin out clothes. I
takes ability to obtain perfect re
su'ts. Our tai'ois aie the best
our cut er an aitisL and 'he per
feet results as natural as the mis
takes o f others. Kecuuse ou
ciothes are the best, people wan
i hem.
, WEDDING SUITS A SPECIALTY.
mm
Cor. Diamond. Sutler. Pj
AT J. R. GR!FB «
and Li Do Not Mcke Five
x
"7'^
' n
; I
It's quite a problem to pleast
everyone's taste in any line yoi
may select and particularly o
jewelry, silver novelties, cut glass
etc., but I'm sure you will fine
what you want in my large sto'cl<
and at such prices that defy com
petition. I am making a spe
cialty of nobby and find Goods
and want your trade.
J. R GRIEfi.
118 SOUTH T&AIN ST
Practical Horse Shoer
d VVILL ROBINSON, formerly Horse,
# Shoer ;>t the Wick House ha.s
# opened business in a shop in the
rear "f th»- Arlington Hotel
5 where he will do Horse-Shoeing
in the must approved style.
k
$ mu \ND KO\o HORSES a
£ SPECIALTY.
4 i -a.
SRiUKEH & VIKfiOE.
LIVERV I'KI n AND EXCHANGE STAIU.B
First class rijp at mmiabfe rates
Special Attention la Transient Custom
Barn in rear of Diamond St.,] Butler Pa
People's Telephone, No. 44.
H. C- BRICKER J
AND - Prop'rs.
W. J. VINKOK, .1
Larpoi uiGaiiincj s jFHB
Is here. Telephone or write to
W B. MeGeary, West End, who
1.3s the best of machinery and
does tile liest work. Carpets
called for and delivered.
Carpets shipped from a dis
tance will be promptly cleaned
•and returned.
W. B. IVicGEARY.
People's Telephone 41. 1
PROFESSIONAL CARUS.
i ____
hR. W. I». McILR V,
DK.NTIST.
Formerly known iV " Peerless
Painless Kxtractor .4 Feeth. ' Located
permanently at 111 Ft Jt St., i
( Oppoiite Hotel Low: Hot'c Will do
( deutial operations •-i ail »inds b_\ the,
latest devices and u; "... . meth■ .is.
J —j- -
\* .*!. McALl'INt
» . Piisu. r
Main St.
I Niesthetics Admiin-'.-:-d.
I | kR. S. A. JOHNS ! ' N.
| 1." DENTIST.
Gold Fillings Pa - I \traction of
Teeth and Artificial t-.'.ii . ith<' ".'. plates
a specialty, Nitrous Us: :c or Vitalized Air
or Local mesthetics u: 1.
Otticc over Millers gvu-erv, east of Low
rv house.
,
||*. J K. FAULK.
I' DK.-TIST,
rami,-s extraction—No Gas—Crown
am; Inidgc work a ptcialty.
CnTicf -V.' itnN'o i new nickel build-,
iu g.
r\R N. M. HOOVER,
I 137 ! Wayne St., office hours. 10 to
12 a. m 1 and to p. in.
J \R. CHAS. R. B. HI NT,
I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Kye, ear. -lose ami throat a specialty.
132 and 134 S. Main Street, Ralston
building.
C AM I'LL M. BIPI'CS.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
200 West Cunningham St.
I J. DONALDSON,
»J . DENTIST.
Artnicial Teeth inverted n the latest
improved plau. Coin I-dhngs a
ialty. Office over MilerV Shoe Store.
p M.ZIMMERMAN,
U • PHYSICIAN \ND SURGEON
Office No. 45, S. Main st'eet over City
Pharm.cv.
L BLACK,
• PHYSICIAN AND SURGKON.
New Troutman Building, Butler Pa.
K P A. RUSSELL. M I)
HT Room 3, Pickel Mock. Butler Pa
Peoples Phone No. 309. Night call 173
RI F. L. McQUISTION,
V • Civil. ENGIN; :R AND SIRVEYOR,
Office near Court House.
HH. GODCHER.
• ATTORNEY AT I/AW.
Office in Mi chell building.
POULTER & BAKER,
V. ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Room 8., Armory building.
NR H.BROWN,
U • HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SI'RGHON.
Office 236 S. Main St., o) p. P. O.
Residence 315 N. McKean St.
» T. BLACK,
At ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Room J. —Ann 01 y building.
V EVVTON BLACK,
LL ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office 011 South Dia .nond Street.
t LEX RUSSELI,.
A ATTOr.NEY AT LAW.
Office with Newton Black, Esq. South
Diamond Street.
4 M. CHRISTLEV.
A# ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on North Diamond Street, oppo
site the Court House —Lower Floor.
| B. BKEDIN,
flt ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court House.
| M. PAINTER,
<'. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office between Pcstaffice and Diamond
SJ H. PIERSOL
0■ ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 104 East Diamond St.
I T. SCOTI,
AT ATTORNEY V> LAW.
Office at No. 8 South Diamond St.
Butler Savings Bank
Hutler, F^ca.
Capital - 560,000.00
Surplus and Profits - $119,263.67
JOS. L PURVIS President
J. HENRY TROUT \r Vice-President
WM. CAM PBELL, .1 .Cashier
LOUIS B. STEZN Teller
DIKKLTOK*-Joseph I. .Purvis, .1. Henry
Troutroan. W. D. Brai.Jon, W. A. Stein, J.'S.
Campbell.
The Butler Savin s r...nk is tlie Oldest
li.ilnstil uiioii 1:.. mil,)
In'lH'hll lmKMlig-lUMni- '
We solicit accounts of oil pivducers. mer
chants, farmers and o, ,iers.
All liuslnt ss entrusted to 11s will receive
prompt attention- J
laie.tsi paid 011 time deposits. .
Ti l EC
Butler County National Bank,
Butler Pel in,
Capital paid in $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits f 114,647.87
Jos. Hartman, President; J. \'. Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin. V- t Cashier.
\ general liaukine jsitiess transacted
Interest paid on tint- »us.
Money loaned on approved - urity
Wn Invite you to oj nan .. • klbl with 1 his
I tank.
DIRECTORS— Hon. JOS ph Hnrtnifto, Hon.
W 8 Waldron, Dr. N - M H i H. Mc
sweeney EL E Abnu C. P Collins, I.
-1 I. li. !..v !«• IV li- V. 1 i 1 n• - r ;nl. \V.
IV. il Larkin. .John . .ii'iilii I>r. \V. <".
Met'andless, B*-n M M Wist',
r. V. Kitts.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS.
Ean ('laire. June 24.
llarrisville. June2"i
Sliiij, cry rock, June 20.
I'ortersville, July 10.
Butler, July :{().
Examination;- will commence prompt
yat A. M. Applicants may use
•ither pencil or pen. but pencil with
>ft paper is preferred. No private es
iniir.atioii- will IK- given All friends
>» ■ a'ion • in- te;l to l)c present at
'xa.uinations
S h. CHEESE-MAN.
<.V»u;:ty Supreintendent.
Dissolution Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the part
ership lareh existing between W. li.
Kakiu and J. It. Cauiplx'll under the
inn name of W K Eakin & Co., is
lis day di*solvit] by mutual consent,
VV. li Eakin retiring from the firm,
rhe business will be continued by .1, H
ampbell. who will pay all debts of the
.nu. an<l ;•> wh<>ni the lxxtk accounts
iii p.iyabb' A prompt settlement of
ill outstanding acconnts i< requested
w. ii EAKIN.
JOHN H CAMPBELL.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having purchased the interest of \V.
R Eakin. in the grocery business at
219 Centre avenue. IJutler. Pa., I will
continue the business on a liasis of good
'.•< r.- •" it the v rr lowest cash
piHis. Thanking tin pni e for past
patronage I solicit a continuance of the
same.
TOHX H. C'AiIIUJJiLL.
m m
* >riIII 3tc 3ie j|C 3K <c 3|C y3K <C lie 356 3tc 3K 3K (gi
V NA
I isso. 00 i i
Will buy any of the FIVE'
5f PIECE OVERSTUFFED or j§C
,-ii the FIVE-PIECE WOOD'
M FRAME. A A A A j§?
| PARLQH SUITS |
J * i
frgr| That arc marked |®|
|gj $62, $67, SBS or S9O. J
Perfect goods, well-made, cov
ered in assorted colored cov
eriiiffs. If von want to Kuv a ISt
crmgs. ii you wain to ouy a
PARLOR SUIT you can save |gS
money if you come NEXT
WEEK, as we intend to sell
the suits quickly if LOW X
PRICES will sell them. A," X
We have a PARLOR SUIT g|
at X X X X X Jg*
1 is2s.°°| ! .
*%%*** %%**■* yy-yacftaioioioi l :**
That is well made and a nice
suit. Come in and see if we
are doing as we advertise, X
ICampbcll ft Templctonl
jj BUTLEF, PA jj
JUNE CLEARANCE SALE!
Hats at Half Price.
Flowers at Half Price.
40, 50, 60 and 75 cent
RIBBON
AT 25c.
MARKS'.
108 S. Main St., one door South
of Bntler Savings Bank.
ARE YOU IN NEED OF
CLOTHING?
IT SO, CALL ON
_ T. H. BURTON,
120 SOUTH MAIN ST., BUTLER PA
> You don't pretend to know anything about leath- )
er We do Your dealer may be ever so honest, J
yet be ignorant in his business You know when ?
? a shoe looks well and wears well, the rest you leave
) to the dealer. Then isn't it much better when c
£ buying ?
$ Your }
I Child's
| A. RUFF & SON. i
£ 114 South Main Street. ~~
Mvertise in tie CITIZEN.