THE: CITIZEN.
Entered at P. O. at Butler as d class matte
WILLIAM C. NEGLF.Y - - Publisher
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 23. '897-
A Merry Christmas to All.
It makes but little difference whether
this particular day is the anniversary of
the Nativity or not; we are content to
know that the event was of such su
preme importance that some day is set
apart for its commemoration
Neither does it make sny difference
whether Christmas rejoi'"U>gs are bor
rowed from the Satnrnalia of the Ro
mans or whether at this season of the
year we adopt a pagan custom which
stretches back to time immemorial, and
surrender ourselves to unsuppressed
merriment and mirth. One may w°ar
the clothing of a peasant and still be
something more than a peasant, and he
may adopt the rites and ceremonies
which once illuminated a pagan temple
and still not be a pagan. The surges of
time have obliterated all traces of that
inferior past, and given us a present
and a future so grand in achievement
that while we gladly borrow from our
ancestors whatever is worthy we add
something better than they ever dream
ed of.
The day we celebrate has a signifi
cance of its own. Through Christianity
we inherit certain ideas which underlie
human progress, and it is not strange
that we rejoice in oar rich possession-.
If an Assyrian of old could revisit by the
pale glimsies of the moon, walk the
streets of a representative city in Eu
rope or America, observe the general
tone of public opinion, get a glimpse of
the charities and philanthropies which
make the times radiant, he would nat
nrally ask. What new philosiphy under
lies the progress you have made? How
did 3 on attain this high vantage ground
from which yon get so wide and gener
ons • n outlook? What principlesof po
litical economy form the basis of this
general contentment and provide yon
with a larg' 1 liberty than tho earliei
ag. enjoyed?
To answer his question- we might
safely lead linn into out of ourchurthes
decorated fruiiKpulpit to door with ever
greens. He would hear Christmas ran
sic full of exaltation on* vnst throb of
universal gratitude. Wuu increasing
astonishment he would bear the
preacher talk of brotheruwd and the
dynamic force of intermingled Provi
dence and good will. He would feel
that the world had been changed by
soil.'- magician's wand, t> ;.t old things
have passed away and all things have
become new, and he would yield to
none in the devoutness of his reyerence
for that Teacher from whose lips came
the words on which we have built this
imposing edifioe.
If we have become so accustomed to
these great privileges that we neglect
their more significance and
throw ourselves with unbounded enthu
siasm into the sports of a holiday,
watch at night for the sly approach of
Santa Claus, sit by the blazing Yule
log, and fill the hours with laughter,
feast on the turkey which graces
the banquet board, or n joice in the
family rer.nion whose members are
separated by long distances for more
than eleven months of each year, we
can only reply that these pleasures and
pastimes, if not a grave expression of
our gratitude, are at least the expo
nents of a happy, prosperous and hope
ful people.
There is also a certain commercial
view of the occasion which we ought
not to overlook. The custom of ex
changeing presents stimulates the genius
of industry. Mills and manufactories
have been busy to supply the market
with novelties. New fabrics, unique
adornments, jewels, ornaments, brick
a bac, a thousand and one devices to
attract the eye and surround purchas
ers with a network of irresistible temp
tations are the product of long lalior,
of cunning skill, giving profit to an
army of dealers and affording a multi
tude of employees both work and wu
ges. A modern shop window is an
epitome of our civilization. If all the
articles displayed could tell their story
it would be more interesting and more
thrilling than the plot of the novelist.
Let the general hilarity therefore
reach its highest water mark. And we
are glad to add our slender contribu
tion—the hope that this may prove to
be A Marry Christmas to All.
Tlie Christinas Toys.
The Hobby Horse w.id,
As he shook his head:
"It's a long l'Hig ways to go
O'er 1 lie white snow's foam
To the Little Boy's home;
But I hear th< tin horns Wow,
And must race away till lin out of
breath
To the little boy who will ride me to
death!"
And the Toy Drum said:
"I've a hardened head.
And away on my «tick« 111
From this ice dome
To the Little Boy's home—
I can beat my way through the snow!
Away!'away! till I'm out o' breath
To the Little Boy who will beat me to
death!"
And the Toy Doll said,
As lier gold crowned head
Shone over the wintry snow;
"To the Little Girl's
Of the golden c urls
In a fairy coach I'll go;
Far—far away, till I'm out breath,
To the Little Girl who will kiss me to
death!" , :
But the Elephant said:
"If that wpyl'm led.
And they treat yoti all so bad'
I tell you now
That there'll be a row.
And they'll wish they never had!
For I'll pack them all in my trunk,
you see,
And lock it, and throw away the key!"
IT is stated that Cramps, who have
the Largest ship building plant in the
world at Philadelphia, intend to invest
slo,ooo,oo<> in a like concern at Seattle,
Wash.
FOUR thousand men got gold fever and
rushed into the Klondike region last fall.
Now famine and an Artie winter stares
them in the face. As some one has apt
ly remarked men are starving to death
with their heads pillowed on bags ot
gold. The United States government
r now seeks to fulfill its duties as
zed.Christian government, the protector
and foster parent of all its citizens, by
appropriating <350.000 for the relief of
the icebound prospectors.This is all right
if relief is given, the money expended as
necessity demands, and any turplus re
turned to the U. S. Treasury. But it
will lie all wrong if some express or
transportation company, or grabbing
capitalists, or other unscrupulous
wretches, official or speculative, get «n
opportunity and shove four fifths of
that money into their pock*. and us*'
the few remaining thousands . giving
real relief. Let the starving men be
rescued, but don't let some villian with
A pull do a big robbing job.
HARRISBIRG.
An order has bwn sent from Nation
al Guard headquarters to every mem
ber of the Guard adopting the manual
of arms for the service magazine rifle,
calibre jlO. to the Springfield breech
loading rifle, calibre 45, approved by
the Secretary of War. Some important
changes are made in the use of the gun.
The capitol commission will meet on
December 29, when a decision will be
arrived at as to what materials shall be
used in the construction of the capitol.
Ex-Representative of the State Legis
lature Charles R. Gentner has been ar
rested in Philadelphia charged with be
ing connected with others in the issu
ance of fraudulent naturalization
papers.
I The appeal to the Supreme Court of
the attorneys for murderer Hill, who was
-to have been hanged in Pittsburg last
| week, has caused comment everywhere.
This case will establish a precedent and
the outcome will be watched with inter
est for Governor Hastings was emphat
ic in his refusal to grant the condemn
ed man a respite.
The fraudulent debtor's act of July.
ISS7, has been declared unconstitutional
by Judge Walling, of Erie. A lengthy
opinion supports his declaration.
As a result of failing to appear for
service in the Hazleton riot, several
members of the National Guard will lie
compelled to undergo a trial by court
martial.
Stop the Drill.
Who is responsible for the criminal
waste of one of our most valuable pro
duct*-oil? Out of 426 wells completed
during the month of November, produc
ing 11, >62 barrels of oil daily.the Stand
ard Oil Co.. completed 86 wells produc
ing 432; i barrels, or 87.4 per cent of the
new production for one comi>any —a
company largely indebted to the pro
dii'-Li's for it-- existence. Do they re
quire this large increase of oil to enable
thei ato deliver refined to their custo
mer-! ;it a fair price, or to famish bread
to their tamilies? Or is it for another
purpose to depress the commodity of
their patrons in order to buy from them
at a nominal price, and in the end force
them from their business - .'
They start out with only 158 wells for
December. What excuse have they for
drilling this number of wells when they
claim the market is overstocked with
oil? They come forward with a denial
of having mixed Ohio stink-oil with
Pennsylvania crude in order to destroy
its value, will they go a little further in
their denial and expiain how it is that
their mixed certificates are 65} cents
per barrel, whilst Pennsylvania crude is
s.» cents, at the sametime?
They pay only 65 cts for it, claiming
that to be the price of the world, and
will they explain their predictions of
the oil marked signed "Student? If not
to depress and control the oil market.
These predictions are the most infa
mous and sacreligious of all the schemes
by which the producers of oil have been
robbed Their right to make large do
nations to the churches, of this, we have
nothing to say. provided they get the
money honestly, but when it comes to
say that at the beginning of time the
price of oil for today was fixed, and the
price list given to the Standard Oil Co..
is infamous, sacreliidous and an insult
to the Creator.
These predictions have been publish
in the Derrick from time to time when
ever they wished to swindle the pro
ducers. the last of which has just ex
pired, predicting that oil would be a sale
on every rise, up to Dec. 15.
There is a remedy for this—the State
has some rights and duties to perform.
Ist. No oil should be mixed whilst in
transit or storage and the certificates
should state kind of oil under a heavy
fine.
2d a graduated tax should be levied
on drilling wells, say for the first 2
wells fl each, for the next 5 f 100 each,
the next 10 S2OO each, next 10 ssooeach.
next 75 $2,000 each and all over 100
SIO,OOO each— drilled by any one person
or company in any one month.
Producers! The situation is before
yon. The Standard allies begin the
month with 21K wells in all fields under
way, with Student and his predictions
in North Carolina, holding the price
list for oil made out by the Creator at
the beginning of time, as they would
have us believe, with Ohio stink-oil in
the west, which markets at 65 cts and
Penn a crude 85 cts
Let them drill their wells.
Let Student promulgate their ancient
price list.
Let them mix Lima stink-oil with
their oil and sell it cheap.
But STOP the drill, and they will
soon find that wasting their best fields,
without getting your oil.
Stop the drill. So long as you fur
nish G6 per cent of the oil at 65 cents
per barrel they can use it to fill their
cheap orders, and hold their own in
tank to bear the market and at a season
when your oil is exhausted, then the
consumer will have to pay for it.
Stop the drill —in their endeavor to
over-reach yon they scored 11 failures
out of a total of 19, wells drilled in In
diana, in the month of November.
Stop the Jrill- -in their endeavor to
<>•> < r reach yi>u they predicted the price
of oil in advance—"Student" in the
the Derrick.
Stop the drill—in their endeavor to
over reach yon they had Lima oil made
a good delivery on certificates, on New
York Exchange.
Stop the drill in their endeavor to
over reach you they are drilling 218
wells.
Stop the drill—in their endeavor to
overcome you they- drilled 1-72
wells in all fields adding tj the produc
tion daily 5343 barrels. Let ihem add
but stop the drill, the end of the field is
drawing closer every day—let them
drill.
Stop the drill—save your territory it
is valuable.
Stop the drill—wherever the pure
Penn'a, refined oil is put on the market
the Ohio mixture drops in price, it
won't bear comparison: people don't
want it.
Stop the drill-the daily production
of oil is given at about 00,000 the dif
ference in price paid by the two pur
chasing agencies is 3 cents per barrel
or 171,000 per month. Will Mr. Joveph
Sheep explain to us whether this is r
theft or whether it is honest and jnsi
and in accordance with the price list
made out at the beginning of time by
the Creator, and withheld from the
producers line, pr how he arrives at the
market of the world, do ypn take
Penna. oil worth 85 cents and Ohio
oil worth *l2 cents making $1.27 and
divided by 2 would only make (>:U cents
for the mixture, give us the formula of
your mixture.
I would like to know by what right
you take three cents per barrel from me,
and still further let me know why you
do not pay me the value as set by your
selves for pure Peiin'n. oil tell me the
difference in your method front that
employed by Jesse James. I was once
robbed by a highwayman he let me
look into a six shooter and then asked
me to hand over my valuables. I did so.
There was no deception, no prophecy
by student that the Creator had fixed
my tax at the beginning of theme no
story that I was paving the market
price of the world- for my life, no, it
was straight goods, h(; said tfjat was his
price and to be quick. f{
Flick Items.
Dad Montgomery has returned from
visiting his cousin, Denny McCall.
, W. P. ('riner. Chan. Fnrman and
Got! Johnston, w»adf* i| business trip to
Tarentum, last week,
- Misses Schull and Fritz, of Hi Peters
burg, were the guests of their cousins.
Mr. and Mi's. Geo. Gates.
S. F. Johnston and sister. Lizzie.
caJled on Pearl Criner, last Saturday
night.
Earl intends to spend the
Holidays in ButUr.
R. J. AndtiiruMi, piir genial Post
Master, is the possessor of th»j largest
turkey gobbler in our vicinity.
Martin Monks has gone to West Vir
ginia to look about some oil leases.
Mrs. Sarah Anderson lost three val
uable li.>g!«, with what is supposed to be
bog-cholera.
Chso. Allshftnae, of Cooperslown.
spent Ju-»t Sunday, in Flick.
Two certain young men. of Fhck,
must be contemplating matrimony a*
they have ordered new suits, made in
Butler. CHOPPIE.
Scrambling For ( liina.
Vienna and Berlin ar>' watching to
see how <»reat Britian will take Rus
sia's occupation of Port Arthur after
Genmany s occupation of Kiao Chon
Bay. The belief in Vienna is that
Germany and Russia would like to
see Great Britain participate in a pre
liminary division of China into spheres
of influence. Prior to a more otitspo
ken partition they would squeeze her,
in a diplomatic improvement of the
spheres of influence, into ownership.
It is suggested that a British squadron
should shortly occupy an important
place between the Strait of Formosa
and the Strait of Pechili. iiussia de
sire to minimize the importance of her
occupation of Port Arthur is comment
ed upon in contrast to Germany's act
ion in connection with her seizure of
Kiao Cho Bay. Port Arthur is likely
to be the southern terminus of the Rus
so-Chinese railway through Manchuria.
The Standard, in a leader on the sub
ject, says that if the scramble for the
partition of China has begnn, it is plain
that others besides Russia and Ger
many will have a great deal to say.
Japan will expect to have a voice in the
settlement, as will probably France
and United States, while Great Britain's
inteaests are larger and more vital than
those of any other nation Continuing,
the Standard says:
' We do not object to a legitimate
extension of the commercial enterprise
of European nations in the East, but if
territorial acquisitions are to lie made,
it would be well for those whom it con
cerns to understand, once for all. that
we do not intend to be left out of the
reckoning. To put it 1 lainly, the pres
ence of a Russian fleet at Port Arthur
and of German sailors and soldiers at
Kiaou Chou Bay alters the balance of
power in those regions. The British
Government must reserve to itself the
njiht of considering how it can be
redressed to our advantage. If it be
comes a question of a demonstration of
naval force, we. happily, are well able
to support our claims and interests.
Russia must expect to receive a dis
tinct intimation that if she insists ui>on
annexing Port Arthnr we will be at
liberty to occupy some similiar position
in the China seas."
Great Britain's present force in Chi
nese waters consists of one battleshij,
nine cruisers, seven gunboats, four tor
pedo-lx>at destroyers, three sloops, two
receiving ships, and one storesbip.
A Wild Ride to Dcntli.
A runaway freight train 011 the Penn
sylvania railroad descended the uionn
tain from the east end of the Gallitzin
tunnel to Altoonn.a distance of 11 miles,
Monday evening, at the rate of a mile a
minute and crashed into the rear end of
another freight train standing immedi
atelv in front of the pas.-enger station.
One man was killed F.nd fiye others
were injured. The bodies of two train
men were still under the wreckage.
The runaway freight consisted of 31
cars loaded with merchandise and
grain. It was hauled by engine 604.
with Engineer Fredrick Burket. Fire
man William Leavitt and Conductor
Porter < >rner in charge. iThe train
started down the mountain about 6
o'clock. A slight rain, was freezing on
the rail* as it fell, made the track very
slippery. Before the engineer or train
crew had time to apprehend danger, the
heavy train had obtained a momentum
which teould not be checked by the
brakes. With fire flying from every
wheel it rushed down the mountain.
Jumping off with any chance of escap
ing death was hardly to be thought of
At a frghtful speed the train rushed
toward the city. It reached there at 6:10
and piled into the rear of the standing
freight train. The broken cars piled
one upon another, filling all the tracks
and mounting as high as the top of the
depot shed. About 50 cars were com
pletely broken up. The engine which
hauled the mail express passenger trniu
down the mountain had just cut loose
and was backing up to the round house
when it was caught in the wreck.
Some empty passenger ears standing at
the depot shed were overturned.
Engineer and fireman of the runaway
train were found lying in the cab of
their engine When helped out both
were able to walk. Neither of them
were seriously injured Their escape
seemed a miracle. Just before the train
reached the city Conductor Orner and
the flagman, who were riding in the
ca'ioose, cut it loose from the train and
succeeded in stopping if a short dis
tance west of where the collision occur
red.
Bert Hall, of Cliff Union, Pa.; John
McFadden, of Madisonville, Pa., and
James Pressell, of Monongahela, Pa.,
coal miners, hound for Punxsutawney.
were riding on the train. All were cut
and bruised, but their injuries are not
of a serious nature. S. Kuster, of Hag
erstown, Ind., who was accompanying
a car load of poultry, was found under
debris, and died shortly after being
taken to the hospital. Brakeman C. S.
Nnmer aged 255 years, single, and
Brakeman S. C. Corbin, who has a wife
and five children, were supposed to be
under the wreckager.
Happening right in the center of the
city, the accident caused the greatest
excitement. Thousands of people
crowded the railroad bridge and the
space in front of the station, and watch
ed the wrecking force removing the
debris.
At midnight the middle of the pile of
wreckage, where the voices of the buried
brakeman were heard soon alter the
accident, had not been reached by the
workers It was thought another train
rider was also fastened there. There was
no possibility of the men being taken out
aliye. as the moving of the mass would
crush them.
Trial of Clyde Beaner.
The trial of Joseph Clyde Beaner.
charged with the murder of Donald
Sullivan, was resumed, in Beaver on
Saturday. Curtis Herran and Walter
C. Hudson testified. Their story <Vd
not differ from the accounts of the f
fair published at the time. W. J
Sodom, a railroad man. saw Beaner and
Sullivan quarreling at Kochester, and
heard Beaner say that lie would "fix"
Sullivan when he got to Beaver Palls
On Monday the first witness was Un
dertakerC. E. Vandervort. who prepared
the bod}' of Sullivan for burial. He de
scribed the position of the body, and
where the fatal blow had been strucL".
The defense has been trying all along
to bring out testimony that would prove
that Sullivan met his death from the
fall when Beaner struck him, and not
front the blow, but Vandervort testified
that at the point svherf the affair toon
place there were no stuneu nor paw
mention which Sullivan could h'vv
struck his head. Dr. J. I). KoCarter,
who helped with the postmortem ex
animation, testified that death resulted
from the blow and not from the fall
Policeman Strayer testified that Beaner
was not intoxicated, ami that Beaner
told him that h»- was the only one who
struck Sullivan. !!;• al.so testified that
the ground was soft njid there was no
pavement. Chief of Police Ivelley
testified also that Beaner was s-olter
I)r. E. S. Burns testified that death was
the result of a blow and not <• fall
The prosecution then clcsed.
Mrs. A. M. lieaner, mother of the
boy accused, testified that her son was
17 years of age. She knew of no diffi
.mltv bftwci'u him and him and Sulli
van before tkat A number of
citizens of Beaver Falls were then call
ed to prove the peaceful character
of Beaner. Court then adjourned.
That afternoon a number of witnesses
testified to Beaners good characer.
The defense offered the testimony of
Drs. McConnell, Coffin and Wilson to
prove that the fall would kill. They
al{ ir.tijl that they could not understand
bow a blpw on th<- left side of the head
would produce a fracture on the right.
The accused testified in his own behalf.
He told a clear story of the fight. He
said he struck Sullivan and then they
clinched. He did not remeinl>er wheth
er or not Sullivan struck him. Attor
ney Holt then addressed the jury for
the defense.
That evening District attorney Twif
ord addressed the jury for the common
kvuailfi. Jndge Wilson charged the
jury, and it retire! about !f:W u'Uuck.
Tuesday morning the jury came in
with a verdict of murder in the second
degree. An application for a new
trial was made, sentence was suspended
until January term, and Beaner is out
on hail.
pnrope is laughing at the late
antics of tht- Emp. -r.it of Germany who
seems to be the most intense ass in pub
lic life at present.
POLITICAL.
Several of our citizens have already
announced their prospective candidacy
for the Legislature, and among thfein
James N. sloore of Butler John Din
dinger of Zelienople. George Kramer
of Buffalo txvp. 51 slcßride of Chicora.
A. 51. Christley of Butler. Dr. Barr of
slars, slichael Bjerly i>f Oreat Belt. Dr
Thomas of Fairview, ('. H. Book, of
Cherry twp. and J. H. Henry
of Butler Besides these two or three
others have been mentioned, but we do
not know positively of their candidacy, j
str 51oore has hut lately -aiil that he
would be a candidate for re-election,
and his health is as good as it has been
for the past two or three years.
For District Attorney, Levi 51. Wise,
J 51. Painter. Jno. W. Coulter and
George Robinson are the prospective
candidates.
The Seate Committee met in PhilaJ
delphia, yesterday and tixed npon
Thursday, June 2nd, 189ts, as the date
for the Republican State Convention,
Prospect Schools.
ED. CITIZEN Please give space for
following: The third month of our
school closed. Dec. 13, with the attend
ance thus:
Room No. 2. Jas. Richardson, George
Stoughton, Walter Shaffer, Hugh Wei
gle. C'iavton Critchlow, .Viable Hen
shaw, Willa slcConnell. Lyda Lang
harst, Sophia Langharst. Hazel Rich
ardson. Florence Harvey. Clare Forres
ter, Florence Stamm, 51artha Barr.
Helen Dunn. Blanche Newman, and
Edna Hays missed no days:
George Shaffer, John Waddle, Lois
Lepley, Bennie Lepley. Blanche Kelley,
slary Ralston anil Blanche Forrester,
one day; Rol>ert Grossman. Georse
Heyl, Howard Critchlow, and slossie
Roxberrv. two days: slont Dunn. Ned
Barr, and Perry Alexander, four days:
Wm. Langharst. Newt Johnson, Geo.
Harvey Felicia slorrow, and Lulu
Heyl, live days: .Milton Langharst.
seven days.
Visitors: Allen Barr, Paul McConnell,
slat Barr, Clyde Shanor, Birch Heater,
Howard Scott, and John Johnson.
SCHOOL NOTES.
The teachers again return their
thanks to the parents and directors for
their help and support.
The primary report was delayed too
long for publication this time, Bennie
says she didn't kno"k at the door.
The last school notes were eagerly
read.
Florences birthday party was a fine
affair, and well attended.
A happy Christmas and a merry New
Year to everybody.
slont was sorry he missed so many
half days.
Rnsssll is quite stylish in a hood and
s icq tie.
51 lit and Willie are now well again.
Walter can never hear the second
bill.
Roscoe's chickens ha ve funny toes.
Emma, Bessse and Dora are good
s weepers.
It tickles the l'ttle folks to see Newt
going to school.
Ned was pleased with his trip to But
lar.
Blanche Ft rrester is on the sick list.
Lois' finger is entirely well.
Robert likes history, but then the
dites.
Felicia has recovered from a sick
spell.
G. P. WEIULE.
A Wedding at It ranch toil.
Branchton, Dec. 189".
EDITOR CITIZEN :
On Thursday evening, Dec. Hi, a
most happy event occurred in our little
town of Branchton, we refer to the
marriage of Miss Eva Hall and slr. J.
D. Stephenson. sliss Eva is a daugh
ter of Amos Hall, well known to many
of your readers, on that evening the
guests assembled, and at 10 o clock the
parlors of slr. Hall's elegant home were
open and with strs. McAraey presiding
at the organ, amidst the sweet strains
of the wedding march the younij couple
appeared before their friends; the bride
beautifully adorned, and the groom in
all the strength of splendid manhood
made a most beautiful picture, when
in an impressive ceremony by Rev.
McAmey the couple were joined in
wedlock. The company were then
served with a wedding supper, elabur
ate and complete a feast of good
things, the evening was hajipily spent,
mirth and music held the sway. The
presents were all beautiful, many of
them valuable, and were highly ap
preciated by 51 r. and slrs. Stephenson.
These young people are from our most
highly respected families and an old
fashioned wish for long life and happi
ness comes from all their friends.
A GUEST.
A Warm Time Promised.
From information received it may be
stated that the Republican State con
vention will be held in Harrisburg on
June Ist. It was the intention to hold
the convention here during the last
weeek in May, but when Chairman
Elkin's attention was called to the fact
that in that week the Knights Templar
would hold the State conclavehei i, and
every room and every hall in the City
has been engaged. Mr. Elkin said he
would present the matter to the State
Committee at its meeting in Philadel
phia on Wednesday, and he felt assured
that the convention would lie held the
following week. Those will l>e two ex
citing weeks for Harrisburg. The
Knights of Templar conclave will be
the largest jn the History of the qrder
ja this Stati, while there can b« nq
question of there being a warm time
proceeding and during the Republican
State convention. Of course, Harris
b irg being the ideal convention city, it
will give everybody a warm welcome.
(Harrisburg Telegraph.)
THE Hon. William J. Bryan istaking
a trip through sle.\ico to study the
finances of the free silver Elysium.
When he reached San Antonio, Texas,
he exchanged >C>ij<) of American money
and received therefore $l.O',M» in sle.\i
can money. That was his first lesson,
and had he been a real bright student,
without predjudices, it would have
been sufficient.
CONGRESS adjourned last Saturday
and will reassemble Jan. 5, lHiin.
Royal makes the food pure,
wholesome aoO dellclouj.
•ft 1
&AKINO
POWDER
4t>aolutely Pqro
HOYAI BAKiNQ POwOfR CO Nt H YORK
Hotel Willard.
Reopened and rea ly
for the accommoda
tion of the traveling
public.
Everything First*clas?.
MRS MAi'lit; REIHiNG, Owner
NKIGHHOItllOOI) NOTES. •
Down in West Virginia executions
are public, and the jieople make a holi
day of the day. John Morgan was
hanged in the presencs of five thousand
people last Thursday, and now an
agitation for a change in the custom is
i being made.
| The sexton of the slethodist church
i at Ttickahoe. L. 1., found a swarm of
bees and tin pounds of honey under the
! church eaves. He took the honey and
left the l>ees. Good little Sunday ,
| schooi boys kindly corrected this over •
I sight and brought the bees into church
jon Sunday. There they did consider ]
j able business with the superintendent <
and beloved pastor, who indulged in j
I intics more amusing than dignified. ,
! The congregation did not wait for the
j benediction. The pastor's malediction ■
was judged sufficient.
Here is a water works item a little
out of the ordinary: Julia L Green on |
Friday obtained a verdict of $50,000 ■
damages against the Ashland. Wiscon
sin. Water Company for causing the
death of her husband by furnishing
water containing the germs of typhoid
fever.
It is said that a pastor in Indiana j
recently startled his congregation by >
the following announcement: Remem
ber our quarterly meeting next Sunday
The Lord will be with us during the
morning service and the Presiding El- j
der in the evening."
In one of the attractive houses of
Wellsboro, rats and canned cherries
were in juxtapositon in the cellar. The
rats saw the cherries, coveted them,
and set their rodeutial wits fo work on j
the problem of opening those cans. In i
some way, either by eating away the i
rubbers and thus loosening the tops, or j
by wrapping their tails about the covers
and unscrewing them, the}- succeeded
in their efforts, and had eaten several
cans of the fruit when their work was
discovered and interrupted. The
people whose preserves were purloined
in this unprecedented manner, gave
notice that any rat of the inns decu
manus, mus rattns, sigmodon hispidus,
or other species, found thereafter tres
passing on their premises would be
prosecuted to the extent of the law,
whereupon they quietly stole away,
to display their cleverness and earn an
industrious if not honest livelihood
elsewhere.
At Indiana, Pa., Tuesday. Martin
.Fleiimiing was found guilty of murder
in the first degree.
New Castle has boy burglars, who
steal chewing gum, pies, candies and
cigars.
DKATHS.
DENNISTON—At his home in Slip
peryrock twp., Dc •. 8, 1S!I7, Thomas
Denniston, aged 74 years.
LANE At bis home in Butler Do*-. 17,
1897, J. F. Lane, aged about 40
years.
BRoWNFIELD At his horn" in Done
gal t«p., Dec. 14. 1897, Wm. Brown
field, aged (50 years
DASIBAC-H At his home in Peters
ville. Dec. 18, 1897. Hosea. son of H.
K. Dambach, aged years.
LINLNBRINK At his home in Sum
mit twp, Dec. 19, 1897, Peter Linen
brink, aged 76 years.
WEEKS—At her home in Butler, Dec
21. 1897, sliss Eva Weeks, aged 18
years.
sl< NASIEE—Dec. 22, 1897, infant
daughter of H. A. slcNamee.
GILKEY—At his home in Hico.
Oklahoma Territory, Nov. 7, 1897,
Charles 51. Gilkey, 51. D. aged 78
years.
Doctor Gilkey was raised in Slippery
rock twp., this county, and was a
1 brother of the late Robert Gilkey of
that twp., and of our present slrs. John
B. Graham, of this place, mother of
Walter L. and Dr. Samuel Graham, liv
ing here. When a young man he at
tended the old Butler Academy here
and was a hard and careful student, be
coming a very correct scholar. In the
fall of 1841 he, with the late Rev. T.
Sharpe Leason, raised in Venango twp.,
this county, but who died in Jefferson
Co., Pa., recently, and with the late
Doctor Walter Scott Welsh, born and
raised here but died in Franklin, Pa.,
some years ago, and with the writer of
this, went to Washington College.
Washington. I*a., and entered same.
After leaving college he studied medi
cine, went west, and was located and
practiced in several uf the Western
states. lowa and slissouri particularly,
1 and then went to Oklahoma Ter. where
he has died. As a man Dr. Gilkey was
of a pleasant disposition, amiable and
generous, and his relatives and friends
here, and all who knew him. will re
gret to learn of his death and will re
spect his memory. J. H. N.
FROM LOWELL, MASS.
The Home of Hood's Sarsaparilla—
A Wonderful Cure.
"A swelling as big as a large marble
came under my tongue. Physicianssaid it
j was a semi-transparent tumor and must be
I operated upon. I felt I could not stand it,
j »ind as spring came bvgan to take my
I favorite spring tonic, Hood's .Sarsaparilla.
| The bunch gradually decreased and finally
disappeared. I have had no sign of its re
turn. lam glad to praise Hood's Sarsapa-
I rilla." MRS. H. M. COBURN, 8 Union St.,
! Lowell, Mass. Uet HOOD'S.
Hood's Pills c in BMc HMMM. IMb
Use It
C brush should be used daily (
t place of the ordinary hair >
hair washes, or hair grow- ?
.'Z, If you do not find, after )
i!:, months' trial, that
Dr. Scott's I
ELECTRIC
| j Hair Brush i
i will do all we claim for it send it j
j \ jack and your money j
) A'ill be refunded. You |
| can buy the number <
> one size for E fiAw 1
! One WI
! I )ollar. | j
\ It Is Guaranteed to Cure )
I ) Nervous Headache In five minute.' I I
! J Bilious Headache in five minunt. 1
| > in five minutes I
I )I:idruff and diseases of the scalp! |
J Prevent.", falling hair and baldr.tss 1 1
J RI FEES t'L: hair long and glossy 1 I
| "J 'SALO r.t Dry G.iods stores cuci Dru.rf.ifi. j
( r sent on appwwl, POSTPAID, oaycccin
j . price :I!I-l ten cents I,r postage.
o.rNwfc, -run h/irrtuf.t .cjvwv••«•»./•••<•
I , //.ill I < •' ;
I 1 r/,:ir,r >[. //«, s.l, «J. »10. Brrtri Cur* t
,• I '■ SI Ktrrtri.- H 1 I ■■ ■
I KUrtrl* Rafrll Ft-•
' I Bmtrie l/ieta. Witutic Trußaew, fs, /
I 1 OF.O. A. SCOTT. ' {
—ooiiis for K.'iit.
'l'r* e ujj furnished rooms, suitable [
f«>r 1:OUB • keeping, can be secured at j
Mr . Sherman Fonlk'shouse 011 \\ illuw j
St.
For Sale.
House and lot on Lincoln ave., near j
Plate Works, at a sacrifice as owner in
ten ds moving away. Lot 40x12.» three ,
rnoiiied bouse, title go.»d Inquire at
this o fli-.e.
SPECIAL
Election Proclamation!
To Vote For or Against a Poor
Farm.
Totht- llonorulde Joliti M <;reer. ProUK in
of th«* i' .urt Quarter
<»f Hutlort • unty. IVnti^ylvunla:
Wf. tht« uncltar>ljrntHl. in-iiii; tho majority •»f j
tin- < »verse» rs «»f thf I'«mr I'l-trlft <*orup«»Hf«i t
of thei'ounty «»f Hut lor. under tin- .\<*t of •
A->etiiltly « f tho I'M h «lay of June. I s v7. tuost |
resjH*<*tfully p« tiiion ami n 'ommetnl '
that V' ur <\>urt or.b r that the
quest.«-ii of th« pur It i-** »if rt-ai « w ith
iu t!»*• said thstrict, the t'm;tlun t»f stiltabl* 4
buildings aufl the of u p<n>r
dtstrl« tf« submitted to *• vote of the qtnli
fied « lector.. *if said <li«»:rict at such time as
your Honorable Court shall determine
und» r the provisions of tin al>*»\ •• a* t.
And as 111 duty tNUiiid we will ever pray.
&c.
NAME. DISTHICT.
Wm. t«il»son .Fairview liurouith
John 1 ftlmnny Boiler townaimp
K. M.
And i>thers.
ORDER OF COt:KT.
Now. November4th. l-«.* 7. the within potl
tlou presented In open Court and It |
appearing that a majority .»f the Uver-n'rs j
* »f the l'<Hir in office in said county at tin l
time of signing said petition have stoned it.
recommending the purchase of land and
erection of buildings to furnNh relief and
give employment to the destitute t>oor and
paupers in" llutler e«*unty. uue c*»n
-ideration the prayer thereof granted, and
it is directed that the question of purchase
of real estate within Hutler County Poor
District and erection thereon of buildings
and providing t.nds. ma. hinery and stock by
t lie t ounty Commissioners as they in their
judgment ruay deem necessary, proper and
to carry out the design and pur
pose of the law, t»e submitted to the votes of
the qualified electors of the Hutler County
Poor District.
Said elect ion shall lie held at the time of
the election for borough, ward and township
officers, on the
3rd Tuesday of February, 1898,
at tin 1 hours ard places of holding said elec
tions and bo held ami conducted by the elec
tion officers provided bv law for holding
elections in the respective voting districts
ami precincts within said |KX»r district of
Hutler county according to the laws govern
ing municipal and general elections in this
Commonwealth.
At least sixty days' notice of said election
•hall be siren by toe Sheriff of the county
by publication in newspapers published
within said county, and the Commissioners
of said county are hereby directed to pre
pare and furnish printed ballots sufficient in
number to fully supply ail the electors in
t lie county, on the outside of which shall be
printed the words. "Poor House." On the
inside of one-half t he number of ballots pre
pared shall IH» printed the words. "For Poor
House." and on tho inside of the other half
shall be printed the words. "Against Poor
House." Each election district shall lie
furnished with at least four times as many
ballots as there were voters at the general
election on November 2d. The election
officers of the several election districts shall
receive ballots from qualified electors writ
ton or printed as aforesaid. At the close of
the polls the votes shah lie uunted and du
plicate certified return" be made and sealed,
one copv of whi*'h shall !»c deposited with
the Commissioners of the county, to bo
opened by then*, and the other "with the
Clerk of *i ho Court of Quarter Sessions of
t he county.
At the first meeting and session «»f the
Court of Quarter Sessions thereafter the
said returns deposited with thr* t'lork of tho
( ourt of Quarter Sessions shall be opened
and counted by the Court ami a record made
of the result or said election.
If a majority of the votes cast are for a
poor house, the County Commissioners
shall, within a reasonable time at their dis
cretion. proceed to purchase real estate and
erect buildings as provided by law, but if a
majority of tne TO&es so CM an fifwirt a
poor house, no land shall now be purchased.
The expenses of this election shall l>o
borne by the county of Hutler.
Hy the Court. .JOHN >l. GREER, P. J.
Certified from the record this 10th day of
November. A. D. ISU7. ISAAC MEALS,
Clerk.
SECTION 4, ACT OF MARCH 34, 1877.
SEC. 4. In receiving and counting, and in
making returns of tho votes cast, the in
spectors and judges and clerks of said elec
tion shall be governed by the laws of this
Commonwealth regulating general elections,
and all the penalties of said election laws
are hereby extended to and applied to the
voters. Inspectors, judges and clerks voted
at and in attendance upon its elections, held
under the provisions of this act and the act
to which this is :• supplement.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of said order
of Court. I, William H. Dodds, High Sheriff
in and for the county of Hutler. State of
Pennsylvania, do hereby make known and
give public notice to the electors of Hutler
county. Pa., that on Tuesday, the 15th day
of February, being the third Tuesday of
month, a special election will be held in
tlie several election districts of said county
established by law, at which time and place
tlioy will vote "For" or "Against" the es
tablishing of a county "Poor House." The
form of ballot will bo as provided for in the
above "Order of Court."
PLACES* OF UOL DING Tt L ELECTIONS
Tho said elections will bo held throughout
ihe county ah follows:
rhe electors cl Ali a* township, Njr*U
j recirn t, at the carpenter shop of J J. S n th
at Myoma in .-aid preciuot.
The electors of Ad itas, sout » pro.incL, at
Parks' Mill ia said precinct.
The electors of Alleghoiiy tqwuahip a 1 the
home of DAYU! Booale *T SIX Points in said
tt,w nbit ip.
TLe electors of Buffalo township at the
tiour-e of t'lios. W. Elliott iu saiil township.
The electors of Butler township at the
b- u-e of James ILigeuiuo in sa'd town
ship.
Tne electors of Brady township at the
t'oiiool house at Wert Liberty.
The elector* of Clearfield township at the
office ol Fruik 1' M.-Bride in said tow nship.
The electors of Clinton township at the
Hull at Kiddies X Kouds ;u said township.
The eitotors of Concord township, a
XI Cochran's new house in Middletown.
The electors of Clay township at the Centre
School house in said township.
The electors of Centre township at tho
Centre School House, in eaid township.
The electors of Cherry township. North
precinct, at tho Itye-bread School liuu-.e, in
taid precinct.
Tho electors of Cherry township, South
precinct, at the Goniersol School Ilouso in
raid precinct,
The electors ofConnoqucnossing township
Northern precinct at School house No. 7, in
Whitestowu.
The elect< rs of Conuoquenessing township,
Southern precinct at the Graham Sch.xd
ll< u>e No. 5.
Tho electors of Cranberry township at the
hoiiEO of Andrew Kirshltr in said township.
The electors of Donegal township at tlie
the ion house in said township.
The electors of Fairview township at the
el, e;ion house in utid town-duo ou farm of
W 11 I! Riddle.
Tho electors of Forward township at the
l.onso of ltobert H. Brown.
The electors of Franklin township at
Mt. Chestnut Grange Hail in slid township.
The electors ol Jackson township. Eastern
I miiict,at the hon.-e oi Jno A lacliartiu said
|.rt cinct.
The electors of Jackson township. West
tin i redact, at the Jurccki llf'g building
in said precinct.
The electors of Jefferson township, at the
house of Morris Keighter.
The electors of Lancaster township at the
house of C. yhl.
The electors of Middlesex township at the
bouse of George Cooper.
The electors of Msnon township at the
"house ol It. \V. Atwell in i-aid township.
Tie electors of Muddycreek township at
the I ous.e of Henry Hay iu said township.
The electors of Mercer township at the
ousc of J. A. Gal breath in said township.
The electors of Oakland township at the
bouse of William J. Hutchison in said town
ship.
The electors of Parker township at tho
house oi Mrs Locioda Walley iu Martins
lurg.
Ihe electors of l'etni township, Nor(h pre
cinit, at the Opera House in Itenlrew.
The electors of Pecu township. South pre
linct, at lho house of 11. Sutton, in said
precinct.
The electors of Summit township at the
house of Adam Frederick.
The electois of Slipperyrock township at the
house of Harry Alliaster in said township
The electors of Venango township at the
shop ol E. K Taylor.
The electors of Winfield township atGranje
Hull in said township.
The electors of Washington township, North
pictiml, at the house ol Mis. Jane Hender
son. at liiHiardv
The electors of Washington township, South
prechut, at the Insurance Co. office, in North
} Washington.
The electors of Worth township at tho
| Public Hall iu Mechauicsburg iu said town
; ship.
I The electors of the borough of Butler, Ist
| »iard at the Wuller llali in said ward.
2nd ward tt the Kohler House in said
i ard
j Bd waid ai the Grand Jury Boom in Court
) House
\ 4th ward at Nixon's Home, N. McKean St,
hi suid wa d.
I sth ward at the Wick House, ou N Main
i St.. in said war \
j The electors of the borough of Centreville
■ al II e house ol Kobert Kalston.
I The electors of tin borough ol Harrisville
| at the shop of J. 11. Mor-i*»n Jf. jn g.-jd
borough*
The electoiß of the borough of Prospect at
the house ol Saui'l. Bnldlc in said borough.
The electors of the borough of Saxonburg
at the house of Mrs. E. A. Ile'robold in naid
borough-
The elector? of the borough of West Sun- ,
bury at the public school house.
'Hie electors of the borough of Millerstown
at the hotel of Jno. Dolau in soid borough.
The electors of the borough of Fetfulia a t
the Council l'.ooin In suid borough,
I Tho electors of the borough of Fairview at
' the Union Hull in salo h irou<h.
! Tlic electors of the borough of Karns City
I at the Hone house In said bori ugh.
The electors of the borough ot Evan* City
■at the shop of Mlcklcy <V West in said bor-
I ougli.
j The electors of the borough of Harmony
' at the office of F It t'oovertin said borough.
The electors of the borough of Zelienopl«
at the w igon shop ol Jatc> s WaU-we Iu sx<d
i borough.
"i he eh etors of the borough of Mars at the
house of Thomas Miles in said borough.
The etector* of the be rongh of Port*r,Till«
at the hnu«e of K L. Reighley in MiJ bnro.
The electors of the bo:ojgh of Valencia
at the store room of Ball A Stcup ia -aid
t>or< ugh.
The elec'urs of the borough of C«nno*)ue
nessing mthe house of P W Thosu in »«id
borough.
Given tinder my hand at my office at Puller
lias 10th day of Dee.. in the year of our
Lorl, ISW.aiid in the year, f the lude
pe-udeiice of the United S:ato» of North
Aijftrlc®.
W. R. DOl>l>3, Sheriff.
RAILROAD TIME TABLES*
I*., IJoM-iiicr *V 1., K.
Trains depart. X" 12, i»:40 A. M;Xa
14. 5:<»T P 51. Butler time.
Tniins arrive: No it. 9:33 A. 51. No.
11. 2:55 P. 51. Butler time.
No 12 runs throngh to Erie ami con
nects with \V N. Y. & P at Huston
Junction for Franklin and Oil City,
and with N. V. L E. & W. at Sheinui
no for all {mints east. No. 14 runs
through to Albion and connects with
W. N. Y. & P for Franklin and Oil
City. A. B. CBOUCH, Agent.
1)M TSBUKG & WESTERN
Railway. Schedule of Pas
senger Trains in effect Nov. 21,
1897. BUTLER TIME.
iVpul \ Arrive.
tiH'hMtv \ . n ♦» A m 9 IT A M
Allegheny "Flyer" Hls ** * M "
Nt-tt CaKtlf AccoßUModati.ui ... 1 V» i» >t 'J 17 "
Akmn M.ul . BIIAJ TOB Ml
\■ . ■ > \ pin". " 1J I**
hi ■ J.< ■) KIUMi, ... 316 r.si 5 t'T *'
Allfgheuv "Fiver" .1 46 "
Cliitsfo Kxpnvw 345 "
Allegheny Mail 5 " Sm» 44
Allegheny -"Fly.-r" 7 «wt "
IBwood AflßMMMitfioa S 19 7 8B m
Chicago Limited .*> 4*» " 917 A.H
■ fart Vafl I»aj •H i M
(lari<>u ANU»MM 'latino 5 35 P.M :»» A.M
SIX DAY TRAINS
Allegheny Kxpmw 8 1» a.* 32 "
Allegheny Aceomni<»tation •"» 4o r.Mj 5 57 r.M
V-w «'a«»tl»' Acouniuiodntiou. 8 15 AM; 7UI **
I'liiCAgn Kxprvw. .. !» i'l P. 91 SIC "
Allegheny Accummodatk u 7 «i 3 "
i !
I. v t
Pittisburg at I». 1"» pju an«l IV .V W., Allegheny at :> W*
p. m.
For through tkketi t«» all i- int-» in the w« *t, north
wwt «»r M>uthwt~*t aud information route#,
time of tiaiiis etc. apply to
A. 11. CROCCB, Agent,
Ii B. REYXOLI**. Sup't. Untler, Ta.
Fo\lmrg, IV < \V. HASSKTT,
A. (I. P. A.. Allegheey, l'a
PENNSYLVANIA
WFSTEN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION.
SCHEDULE IN Krrrct Nov. 29, 1897.
SOL'TII. WEEK DAYS ,
V M. A M A M IV M P M.
MTI.KR I . rtv. .; «»•*. 11 !.% :: 3". SU.
Arrive 8 .mil :i* :t on 5
Hutler Junctiou. " 7 27 * 12 (rj .*» 5.J
BuUer Junction.. .L« :»vo 7 IV» Wl2 SI :i 2A 5 53
Natrona .Arriw 7 .i> 01 I- 3 ;t r » f» ut
i itUi 7 42 t OTiISSI 4. •
U' 7 50 9 10 12 45 3 52
• "lurvinont 9 3o 1 <»2 4 <n; ~27
..... >oT t M I II 412 SSI
Allegheny h 20 948 I i'. 4 25 », 4:i
A. M A.M. P. 51 IV M. IV M.
sr\I»AY TRAIN'S.—I.. Butler for Allegheny
City an.l priti<-i|««l internie»liate Ktationi at 7:35 a. in .
an.l 5:00 j>. m.
XoRTII. WEEK DAYS
A. 31 A M A. M P. M P M
Allegheny City leave 7 to 9 00 11 '25 2 301 ti 10
>';arjwliurg... 7 11* 9 12 11 37! 2 45; ...
i'i.iremont 9 19 11 44 253 ....
S.-rinplale 9 :*» 11 50 ;i M »; .T7
Tan-ntum 7 >4 9M 12 071 3 *23, 4»;
N itrona.. 739 • 4.t 12 12, 3 311 651
Ilutl»T Junction.. jurive 7 4»» ( 9 5o 12 22i 3 45i / (A)
Hitler Junction., .leave 7 40 9 50 12 «5i 4 07 7 00
' S.ixoiihurg 8 I'llO l-S 12 41*1 4 3«! 7 24
BI*TLER arrive h 4o'lo :W 1 17' 5 a r > 750
A. M.|A. M IV M.JIV M.|P. M
SUNDAY TRAINS.—Leave Allegheny (Ity f..r But
ler an<l prinei|<il iut. rni'vliate >tati«>ui* at 7:20 a. m ami
lh<>o p. in.
. Week DAYS. FOR THE EAST. Weu DAY?.
- P.M A.M.! P. M.P. M.
' 2 35 ♦; 25 !v Bi 11.kr ar 1 17
[ . 25 727 ar Butler Junction lv .... 12 25
400 7 4»* lv Hutler Junetion . . . .ar * 'io 12 (»8
1 •».*» 7 4".» iir Freeport lv 8 28 12 ••»»
' 109 75. •• Allegheny Junction 44 82412 01
121 8 (v\ Leechl urg. 4 - 80911 49
4 los 21;" I'aullon ( At-.1l ) " 75311 32
08 851 •• Saltsi.urji " 7 i*i 11 OH
5 41 «* 22 " Hlairgvtlle .•• , 7 00 10 4-»
"> ".9 '» :v»». * 4 ltlairvville Intellection.. , 44 ; 5 si>'lo lo
8 50 II :».> '• Alt.Ntna 44 I 3 15 8 00
1 «*» lo •' Harri>!»nric " 11 V* 3 10
4 :;o| 6 S\ 44 Philadelphia I 8 30 1120
A. M.P. M JAM P.M.
\ (iu Sumlay, train leaving Butler 7:3"> a. ni. connects
for Ilarrifl'urg, Alt.K>na ami Philadelphia.
Through trains for the eaut leave Pittsburg (Union
Station), a-s follow*:
Atlantic Expiwn, daily 3::li> a m
Pennsylvania Limited ' 4 7:15 44
Day Express, ' 4
Main Line Exproaa, "
Philaleljtliia F\|Ucw«, ' 4-.:W» P.M
Kastv.ri: Evpre.-.-, 44 7:05 44
Fad Line, 4 fclft "*
Philad a Mail, SumUys only 8:40 A.*
I F«»r detailed information, addr- Tin*.. E. Wait, Pass.
Aift. Western Distriet, Corner Fifth Aveuue and Smith
field Street, Pittsburg, Pa.
J B. HUTCHISON. J. R WtK)D,
(ienenil Mamtger (.leu'l Ihwnr. Agent.
ii J a
making it pay you to
buy here all the time
—this store doesn't do startling
things by spurts —every bit of
store energy is bent on store-keep
ing in such a way as will show
advantage to your pocketbook
any and every time jou have Dry-
Goods to buy.
Write for samples of Dress
Goods, Silks. Flannels, anil write
lot definite information about
Jackets, Cape's, Suits, Children's
Garments, Kugs, Lace Curtains
and other unsampleable Dry
Goods —and find out how im
portant our way of merchandising
is to yur.r interest.
PLAIDS
—great seasons for them—for
waists and dress skirts and chil
dren's dresses —we've a complete
plaid store —not a good plaid
missing—values at 25c. 35c and
50c, that make investigation
worth while.
I'laids IOC to $I .JJ,
Washable Silk and wool plaids
44 irches wide, 65c.
Large lines Imported Hlack
Dress Goods 50c yard.
' —choice, dressy styles that
you'll find saving on.
Boggs & Buhl
ALLEGHENY, PA.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
K. I). No. OS March Term. IM»* \\»nd-rlin &
>VI|SQQ. atty's.
itv virtue of a writ of Lev. Fa. issued ou;
of the Court of Commau Pleas of Hutler Co.,
Pa., and to tne directed, there will be excis
ed to public sale, at the <'ourt House. In the
lioroughof Hutler, Pa., on Friday, the 14th
day of January, A. D. at I o'clock P. M.,
the following deseril»ed property, to-wit:
All the right, title, int* rest .md claim of J.
Ken hen Rose. \V. >1 c. Jones, I Protzman.
known as the Xcllcnople Extension Co.. or
Hlackliam Mfg. Co.. as owners or reputed
owners, and Ed ward <Errickson eMntf.-p*-
t<»r. of. In and t<» that certain p|oC<for par« ol
of land sltui|ted In *fackson twp,, Butler (
Pa. r»ouiidod as follows, to-wit: On the
north by other lauds of said Extension Co..
on the east by tracks and right of way of
the P. & W. K y. Co.. 011 the south by Glade
Run, and on th.- west hy Coniionueiiesslng
creek, having erectetl tnre#» large
brick huildlugs known as the Enamel Ware
Works." (one brick wareroom. 0110 brick
mixing PKUII, one. foundry building all of
brick). Seized and taken in execution as
tlie property of ,1. Reuben Host \V. \\. i
Jones. F. Protzmitn.
I xtensioi. CO r»r tin Hpickham Mfg. Co., at
Aft he' s'ujt «if H. I . Seaton.
WILLIAM H IH>DDS. Sheriff.
Sheriff's office. Hutler. Pa.. Dec a*. istfT.
GREAT MUSIC OFFER.
Send us the names md addresses of
three or more performers on the piar.o
or organ together with ten cents in stiver
or postage and we will mail yon leu
pieces full sheet music, consisting <4
popular souis, vtalucs, marehes, et6 , ar-
for the piand and organ, Adress:
POPULAR Music PUB. CO.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Mtrry Christmas v
/ I" '~if]''j3[ If IT>» to make other# happy—make tkem S
S I i suitable xifts. Bui /
S _\ j IS where to find the gitfs? Our stock /
\ U~' anrwers it fully, perfectly. Come V
\ > ~'{ rv • and sec something for even - age; f
2 •** -" -- gift* that will not empty your f
c l±i few Novelties of Rare Designs in c
/ slippers. >
S Ladies' Misses" and Children's /
/ Sliupers at 20c. 35c, 50c, 75c and sl, warm lined, leather or felt soles \
\ Warm lined easv shoes for grandma; warm slippers for grandpa; pretty, C
f warm slippers, felt soles tor little girls and boys If you don't -want slip- /
V pers you can get shoes of any style <>r price you want. V
J Slippers are not alone an a.trpctive jrift—but u«cful. We have them in C
\ goat, kid, ia black and tan, velvets with rich sprays in delicate tints— /
» styles such as Harvard, opera and Princeton. Prices in Men's at 50 cents, 75 \
V cents and 11. ' S
C WOOLEN BOOTS. STOCKINGS and RUBBER GOODS, \
/ make a very suitable present, as well as useful, for some one of the family ?
\ You will find us opposite Hotel Lowry. Sutler's Leading Shoe S
I House {
I B. C. HUSELTON, \
102 Notth Main St., Butler, Pa
jiT 3-- Reasons Why-3
M The Right Goods fl
M At the Right Prices Pi
M In the Right Place fJ
EXPLAINS WHY WE ARE SO BUSY
Never be'ore in the history of RUFF'S SHOE STORE bas wA
W A there been shown a stock of shoes as complete in every department.
[ ■ Unless you are MARRIED (in your buying) to some one stoie, Vj
j we do not believe you can give our prices five minutes' fair considers- f M
WA tion without deciding that we SAVE YOU MONEY- Doubt-
L V less many other houses tell you they save you money, but what VJ
other house in Bulter dares put before you such an array of prices r 4
WA and urge comparison with those of other stores? Your time is val
[ V liable—se is ours. All we want to say is, more than ever will our B j
W policy. UNDERBUY, UNDERSELL, J5L<
ml and one price ti all be our motto. We are keen edge cutters, and
WA vou will always find our prires hewn down to the lowest level.
LI Careful comparison cannot fail to convince you that it is to your in- W .
Ll teoest to trade with £ <4
►1 A. RUFF & SON.
kj THE BARGAIN MAKERS IN SHOES.
WE SAVE YOU 9-R PER CENT ON
Xmas Presents Such As
DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
SILVERWARE,
SILVER NOVELTIES, ETC. j
Our stock is complete in every detail Our stock of Diamonds,
is the largest in Butler County, and as we buy direct from the im
porters you can save the Jobbers profit by buying from us. We buy
all our diamonds loose and mount them to suit you, therefore you
get just what you pay for. All our diamonds are guaranteed to be
just as we say they are or money refunded. We give our special at
tention to rep; iring of fine watches and jewelry. vVe take old gold
and si.ver the same as money, paying the highest market prices.
C. F. T. PAPE & BRO,
JEWELERS, 122 South Main St., Butler, Pa.
J. S. YOUNG,
Tailor, Hatter and Gents Furnishing Goods,
Summer heat makes the problem of looking dressy and keeping coeJ » hard one.
Hut we've solved it; and for once economy, comfort and fashion je hand in baud
Our summer suits are fiuer in fabric, nobbier in pattern and more stylish in cut.
hau ever before, they fit your cuives and yet they're not sweat bath outfits. The ;
prices may surprise you.
J. S. YOUNG, Tailor.
,01 S. MAIN St., - - - BUTLER, PA
IgecTw~~l
(WHITEHILL. j
} Plumber and Gas Fitter. /
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\ Mantel* •• •*■** \
i By-Pa s * I
V M < >iiii,n«'> - M \
€ Ooinpl«*to a* show n. 00 €
\ 109 W. Cunningham St., \
J -Jroutmau Building, /
\ Peoples Plume •>. |
EYES EXAWiKLi) frtEK «jF CHANGE
R L. Kirkp.Urict, Optician tind Jewelei
Next to Court House Butler, Late
Graduate T.-» lV>rt institute
For SALE.
Farm for sale, near Butler, 120 acres,
new hank barn, 16 .000.
Inquire at ibis office.
\ "Christmas"
$ Presents s
C Wc have the goods, but if you for- f
get anyone on XMAS, icmember
C them on the NEW YEARS DAY. S
V Something for everybody and at £
v prices just your size. /
V Kilty different lines and thousands f
C of different articles at ✓
£ DOUGLASS' >
C 241 S. Main St, Butler-Pa.
OIL MEAL -«•«««.>. 55-^"
Feed fur Horses, Cows. Slieep. IIORV Fowl*.
iMr. Health. strenitt li mid productive power
to animals. Are you feeding If; Cheapest
feed hi the market.
I IWQFPn nil A\l> WHITE LEAD
LI nlottu UIL Makto paint last for
years on house, ham or fence. Mixed paints,
arc doulitful i|uallty: some Rood and kome,
very bad. Write for our circular.
Kor putA) Linseed oil or meal. and whiter
lead, ask for "Thompson's," or address,
manufacturer. THOSPSON A CO.. 1.1 \\
Diamond street Allegheny. Pa.
FARM IN BUTLER FOR SALE.
Located north of \**«l end of \V«
Pearl St., J4 acres; nict
drive-way tQ it AH kinds of fniit, l>ese
of water froui uever failing spring, new
Louse 4 rooms on first floor, good stout
wall and cellar under whole house.
For particulars inquire ou premises, or
of A. T. SCOTT,
S Diamond St.
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