THE CITIZEN. THURSDAY, MARCH 24. NEW ADVER' NOTE—AU advertisers Intending to make 1 hantfes In their ad»- should notify us of llielr Intention to do •*>, uot later than Mon ay moraine. Auditor's report of Butler twp. Auditor's report of Clinton twp. Zimmerman's Spring Ujiening. Mark's Corset bulletin Black A. Co's new wall paper. C. & T s carpetmgs. Patterson Bros Wall Paper Administrators and Executors <>f estates ran swurc their receipt books at the l I I i ZEN office, and persons making public sales thMr note books. LOCAL AND GENERAL, In the spring of the year. When the blood is too thick. There is nothing so rare. As the sassafras stick. It cleans up the liver, It strengthens the heart. And to the whole system New life doth impart.— Punxsu tawney Spirit. —Grimes' Cellar Door. Tuesday evening. —Now is a good time to repair your sidewalk. April H and 22 are designated as Arbor days. —Trout can be caught, legally, af ter April 15. —Mackie is coming. Wait for him Grimesey-me Boy. —Easter conies on April 10th, two weeks fiom Sunday. —The usual St. Patrick's day rain was two days later this year. —The season for "gorgeous apparel and "glorified hats" approacheth. —The days and nights are now equal in length, and the Aernal equinox is at hand. —Several strings of little suckers with boys attached came up from the creek last week. —"Castles in Spain these days." says the real estate agent, ' 'are not worth dreaming about. " —lt has never been decided when they meet which is the more frighten ed the woman or the mouse. —H. J. Smith has bought the cafe of the Hotel Butler and is closing out his restaurant in the Sloan building on S. Main St. —The board walk on Broad st. oppo site the school-house was washed out of place i>y the flood of last Satnrday evening —"Some people,'' says the Pnilosoph er. "have so little music in them it seems a pity they should let any of it escape." —The second story of Mrs. Zimmer man's store is now in one large cloak and millinery room, and presents a very neat appearance. —The Centre school, taught by John Polloak, in Centre township closes Fri day afternoon with an entertainment after a successful six months term. —Some men are so used to women that are flippant and frothy that when they get hold of a really sensible one they do not know how to treat her. —A new plate glass front has been put in the Kohler-Graharn building on S. Main street and L. Hllliard will oc cupy it with a tailoring establishment. —The Y. M. C. A basketball team defeated the Kiskiminitas Academy team Monday evening by a score of, 29 to 4. A large crowd witnessed the game. —Eleven P. B. &L. E. freight cars were demolished by a wreck at Grove City, Monday morning. The train broke in two sections while going down a grade and then collided. —This is the moving season, and those of our subscribers changing their postoffice address should promptly in - form us so that the proper delivery may be made of papers. —Society item in Parker (Pa.) Phoe nix: "Miss Alice Barr had a boil dur ing the past week, which was so locat ed on her face as to greatly interfere with her talking machine." —The Erie county commissioners may not make the spring registry of school children. They have an opinion from their attorney that the amend ment of 1897 to the compulsory attend ance act is unconstitutional. —The rain storm of last Saturday evening flooded the northern part of Washington St., west end of Fulton and part of North McKean St. In some parts of the town the capacity of the drains might be enlarged to advan tage. —A St. Louis paper points out the dan ger of usin» porcelain letters on a tomb stone by citing a case in a cemetery near there, where the inscription reads: "O, Lord. She is Thin." The final "e" had been knocked off in a thunder storm. —Notwithstanding the almost entire absence of snow during the winter to protect the wheat fields, it is gratify' ing to learn that the growing crop sel dom looked better at this season of the year. The fields generally appear green and flourishing, are well set with a healthy growth, and it is evident that they hnve thus far suffered little or no injury. —The store of J. S. Jack, the station er, under the P. O was entered and robbed of a lot of pipes last Saturday night; and that of W. A. Fisher, the grocer,of a lot of tobacco. Both rooms were entered by breaking in windows. An unsuccessful effort was made to en ter Myers' grocery on E. Jefferson, by cutting through the back door and un bolting. On Sunday night three young men with their pockets full of pipes and cigar holders were arrested in Pitts burg as suspicious characters, and as one of them had a letter in his pocket with a Butler postmark on it Jack went down and identified his goods. Two of the young men were from Bntler,and the other's home is in Allegheny. —Here is a good story of " domestic life told in an exchange. "Necessity is the mother of inven tion.'' as the cook says who took her nightcap for a pudding bag. But she was surpassed in this by a cook in a fainilv at Muncy recently. The mas ter of the house had sent home some celery for dinner, and when it appeared on the table it was so expectionally clean and white that the family were delighted with it, but just as they were abont to partake of it, after com menting on its cleanliness, one of the children said that the reason it was so clean was because the cook had scrub bed it with her tooth-brush. The cook is no longer cook in that family, though she was a cleanly "critter." llual Nl:hs. NOTES. William Critchlow who plead guilty to f&b. was sentenced to pay a fine of fcio, cost aud the usual amount to tb'■ prosecutrix, for inintenance of the child Sheriff Doids will 111 >ve into th»- 11 -»v frame house, just back of the ja:l HF: ! what prisoners are left in jail will t::ke a trip to Mercer Tht* will of Almira A Cowan la' f Valencia has bean proba ted and letters testimentary granted to Edgar Cowan. Letters of administration on the es tate of Anna Ward, late of Donegal twj) have been granted to J. C. Gais ford. B Steighner, W. Yonnkins et al. have :».ssigued a lease in Summit twp. to the Fisher Oil Co. for £7,500. Citizens of Butler have petitioned for a bridge over the cre-jk near Walters mill in Bntlt-r connecting Xegley Ave with Mill St. Nathan Slater. C. E.. A. G. Camp bell anil John W. Kaltenbach were appointed viewers. A special term of Common Pleas Court has been ordered to begin Mon day Apr. 25 and forty-eight jurors were ordered drawn. Minerva Bole petitioned for an order on Clinton D. Bole for support of their minor child. The motion to take off compulsory non-suit in the case of M. L. Zahnizer et al V 8 The Penn'a. Terpodo Co. was refused. The motion for new trial in the case of Mrs. Jennie C. Wick vs Butler boro was refused and judgment directed to entered in favor of the plaintiff on for mer verdict. In the divorce case of Sarah Jordan vs F P. Jordan, the defendant asked for trial by jury. The motion for new trial in the case of J. H. Ferguson vs Downie Pump Co was refused and judgment in favor of the plaintiff directed to be entered on former verdict. A new trial in the case of Fulton and Jackson vs J. A. Aiken was granted, also in that of J. M. Shaffer ys Annie E. Taylor. In the case of Butler County Agricul tural Association vs Mrs. M. A. Davis petition to open jjdguient, was refused and the plaintiff was permitted to pro ceed to collect. A bill of exceptions to the decision was sealed. The County Commissioners were granted authority to borrow S2O, 00<> for the new jail. A new trial was refused in the Bryan vs Phillips case. John R. Henninger, guardian of Josephine Ward, has petitioned for the partition of real estate of Anna Ward, deed. V. C. Vosler was appointed road supervisor, of Worth twp., vice L. V. Vosler, resigned. J. J. Campbell, collector of Fairview twp., has filed a statement of the taxes collected in that township for the year ending March 7, 1898. Blue, the base-ball player, was arrest ed at Braeburn, Westmoreland Co., Monday, on charges preferred by his wife, who lives in Chicago, and was taken to that city. The Commissioners of Bntler County have filed a statement in the Clerk of Court's office relative to issuing $20,000 worth of bonds under the Act of As sembly of 1868, to pay for improving the jail. The floating debt of the conn ty is stated to be sffil •">♦». 71. the ainount due the county from the tax collectors and all other sources and the cash in the treasury amounts to $15,023.39, the last assessed valuation of property in the county was $14,420,796. The ex penses of improving and enlarging the county jail will be $20,000. It is pro jiosed to issue coupon interest —bearing bonds at a rate of 8J per cent, per an num. interest payable semi-annually, and to be of the denomination of SIOOO each, not to exceed twenty in number. Two bonds of SIOOO each to mature on the first day of May, 1809, and two ma turing annually thereafter until all said bonds arc redeemed. The Commis sioners reserve the right to call in any or all of the outstanding bonds at the end of three years. They will issue about May Ist. The Parker twp. school board are is suing $.">000 worth of bonds to pay for building a new school house in that township. The bonds will be of SIOO each, bear 5 per cent interest, payable semi-annually, dating from March 1, 1898. Three will mature March 1, 1899, and three each succeeding year until 1915, when all will have matured. Monday afternoon. Jos. W. Todd, who plead guilty to a charge of forgery, was sentenced to pay the costs, SIOO fine and undergo imprisonment in the Work House for six months. James B. ?«lates, Esq.. has been ap pointed auditor of the estate of David Stewart, deed., late of Cherry twp. Joseph Thompson, guardian of James L.. minor child of Andrew Thompson, late of Butler, has filed his triennial ac count. The financial statement of the Oak land twp. ]>oor distriot for the year 1x97 has been filed, E. Walker and C. Myers are the overseers. The total receipts were $279.93 and expenses $247.07, leav ing a balance on hands of $32.86. F. E. McCjuistion, Thos. R. Hoon and Wm. Allison, viewers, reported in favor of a new bridge over Hogue Run, on the West Liberty and Moores Cor ners road, in Brady twp. E. C Beattj has petitioned for parti tion of the real estate of John L. Beat ty, late of Washington twp. Roliert H. Hindman has filed his final acconnt as administrator of Peter Shroyer, dee'd., late of Cherry twp. Clinton twp. road commissioners have filed a statement placing the blame, fcr the bad roads in that town ship, on the P. B. & L. E. R. R. John M. Roth, who is serving a term in the Work House for assault and bat tery, has appealed his case to the Su perior Court. The State Supreme Court is said to have decided that Constables are entitl ed to ten cents for each mile traveled; but official notice of the decision has not yet reached Bntler. A new trial was refused in the case of J. V. Ritts, assignee of S. W. Crawford vs the P. B. & L. E. The Court on Monday filed an opin ion in the case of J. Bresneham vs J. M. Laughlin, stating that if the Plf. make certain amendments to his pleadings within ten days the non suit will be taken off and new trial granted. The motion for a new trial in the case of C. Lotz vs A. M. Ziegler was heard Monday, and the Court ordered that if the Plf. filed a declaration within 30 days that they will build and keep such fences as will protect the Defs. land from trespassing cattle, a new trial is refused, if not it is granted. The case of Centre twp., Poor district vs Jackson twp.. Poor district appeal from order of removal was dismissed at cost of Centre twp. Butler Borough was adjudged to be the last legal settlement of Sarah and Emma Covert, paupers, in the case be 1 ween the borough and Butler twp. Robert Hamilton has filed a sci fa stir mechanics lean against Daniel Iman .T. H., Fanble et al New trials were refused in the two cases of A L. Wiehe for use of Evans City vs J. C. Carner and J. W. John ston. The motion for new trial in the 11. A. Cooper vs Bessimer R. R. was heard but not decided. The motion to take off compulsory non suit in the Dodds vs Voeghtley case was heard but not decided; also the First National Bank of Greenville vs J. O. Turner et al. The application in a bill of equity of (). F. H'issell of West Sunbnry for <■ preliminary injunction on the Euclid Oil and Gas Co was withdrawn, tin case settled and neither party is to tile a bill of coats. I The ptions to the Piantitts mil <1: MMiii te W r - tb* PB. « l F R R were heard Friday but no dects ! ion was made. Mr. and Mr# .Tao b Miller, of Don egal twp., have adopted Dora Jane, daughter of Saphia Ransel. as theii I child. c John C Grahsm E-'j . E E Abrams. • John Kkaa J M LOguter wmi W. s. McCrea v n tinted to view and a i sess damages to the property of Thos. E Stewart . dOM by W grading and 1 paving of Fairview Ave. Butler, j O. D. Thv :;;>son of Allegheny, has been granted a r.-ter Un iversity, Ohio, has registered as a j>hysi"ian. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. D. A. Renfrew to Sadie Sarber, lot 'll Renfrew for *SO. Eckert Ivalb t< Rosena S Kail. l"t in Bntler for £2OOO. M. G. Moore to Ida M. Herwig Jo; in Bntler for *-7>. Mary F. Morgan to Jas. A. McLary lot in Butler for SSW. Ida Owens t> E. T. Morton, lot in Mars for SI2OO. Sam 1 R ilsron to Sarah M. Ralston, 100 acres in Slipperyrock for s2si>. E. H. Hntchinson to Margt' E. Mostr 2 lots in Oakland for 4>25. each. Philip Wisncr to Geo. L Wisner lot in Bntler for $ 1100. E. C. Beatty to J. D. Hilfrich. 240 acres in Parker for #3OO. D. A. Renfrew to Elizabeth Alcorn, lot in Renfrew for SSO. Natural Gas Co. Ltd. to Pioneer Nat. Gas Co. property in Bntler Co. et al for i 100,000 Wm. Siebert to Geo. Siebert lot in Bntler for SSOO. P. O. Barn hart trustee to Eli Oester liug 7") acres in Butler twp . tor f-UOO. Jas. Marsh to ilarrisville Ceui terv Assn. 1} acres in Mercer for st»7s L H. Falkner to W. S. Falkner. 1 acre in Buffalo twp . for sl. Marriage Licenses. E. L Wigton Hallston Lula C'arothers Coal town J. A. McClymonds Worth twp Bertha M. Derrick .. .Connoquenessing The Standard is paying 77c this morning, and the Producers "c. —When some people fancy they know a thing or two they think they have fin ished their education —The Alumni Association of the Butier schools met in th-> High School chapel Wednesday afternoon, and fav orably considered to the proposition to give an entertainment for the benefit of the Scientific Department of H S. instead of the usual address and ban quet. The Association will meet again in the High Sehcol Monday at 4 P. M to further consider the matter. Every Alumnus is urged to be present. Use Dr. Bull's Pills the great remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion, but buy only the genuine. Dr. John W. Bull 's Pills. --W. Christy of the Schreiber House, will move his boarding house on April Ist. to 322 South main St. four doors south of the Court House, and intends running a restaurant and boarding house, and will be pleased to have Lis old, as well as new, customers call. Dr. Byron Clark will wait on his numerous patients, and rny other- who may call at the Lowry House, Butter, cn Saturday, March 26, 1898. —Wanted: Girls to learn the mil linery trade, applv at. D. T PAI'E'S. 122 S Main St. Bntler Pa. CHUItCH NOTES The young people of the U. P. church will give a supper in the lecture room of the church. Friday evening from 5:3< 1 to 8 o'clock tit 25 cents a sapper. All .are invited. The new Gospel Prohibition diurcb on Mercer St. was dedicated wlxh ap propriate cermonies last Sunday. Rev. J. P. McKee. or Pittsburg, Presiding elder of the Evangelical Association, preached at 11 o'clock and at 7:30 o'clock. Rev J. G. Pollard, pas tor and founder of the church, preach ed at 2:30 in the afternoon and conduct ed the dedicatory services. The new church cost 13,500 is a plain brick structurs, 32x48 feet, with a wing 16x24 feet and a tower, and is all paid for. The interior is neatly finished, und the stained-glass windows are con tribution of people who arein sympathy with the little congregation and its work. The Gospel Prohibition Society of Butler was organized about two years ago by Rev, J. G. Pollard, a Methodist preacher, and there are branch organizations in Renfrew and Martainsburg, this county, and one in Washington county. So far as known the Bntler society is the first one in the State to build a church. The total cost of the church was $3,500, and it was dedicated free of debt. Actual BusinessCollega. Actual Business College and school of shorthand. No one ever got a business education or learned book-keeping, by copying anil studying the old text book , system. Don't be made to believe that all schools have Actual Business; let them show you their system; don't let them trick yoil in. But require them to let you see their books, and be sure you see the school at work. l-'of circulars and particulars call or address ACTUAL BUSINESS COLLEGE 202 Main St. Butler I'a. Your Savings Will Last Longer. If you deposit your savings with the Pittsburg Bank for savings No. 210 Fourth Ave., Pittsburg, I'a., which you can do by mail; you will keep your sav ings longer than if ycu deposited in your home Bank, where the temptation to "draw out" is ever present. This Bank, with assets of over $3,100,- 000, pays 4 per cent, interest always, and your money is as safe as it would be in vested in government bonds. ICediK-cil Itiitcs to Washington And Baltimore. The last two low-rate ten-day excurs ions from Western Pennsylvania to Washington via the Pennsylvania Rail road will be run on April 14 and May 12. Round-trip tickets will l>e f old at rates quoted below, good going on spe cial train indicated, or on train No. 1, leaving Pittsburg at 8.10 P. M., and carrying through sleeping car to Wash ington; returning, tickets will be good on any regular train except the Pennsy lvania Limited. These tickets will also be good to stop off at Baltimore within there limit. Special train of through parlor crns and coaches will be run on the following wchedule:- Train leaves. Rate. Pittsburg 8.00 A. M. $9.00 Tarentum 7.34 " 9.00 Natrona 7.39 " 9.00 Butler 6.25 " '9.00 Freeport 7.49 " 9.00 Washington.Ar. 7.15 Should the nnmber of passengers not be sufficient to warrant the running of a special train, the company reserves the right to carrv participants in this excursion on regular train. Tickets on sale in l'ittsburg, at Union Ticket < MHce, 360 Fifth Avenue, and Union Station, and at all other Stations mentioned aboye. For full informa tion apply to agents or Thomas E. Watt Passenger Agent Western District. Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street Pittsburg Bee Sale. 60 hives of Italian Honey Bees will , be offered for sale at the residence of J. B. Murphy North Mercer street, L'.ntler, Pa , iuear Kamerer's Grocery store. West End.V* on Mondav March 28tli. 18; - Sale to begin at ! o'clock P M. Also a lot of bee supplier Terms of Sale 5 per cent, off for • cash One years time with good and : approved security. J. R. Keakn's, Auctioneer. 1-KttSoNAI John staolts of Cali- rv was in town. M today J. W Thompson n»w carries the mail between Butler and North Hope. Sophie .1. Thomas, of Harrisville, has be 11 granted a pension of per mont 1 A. C* Wilson and hi- two sous h.-r o moved to Manorville Armstrong coun ty. William Krug of Canton, Ohio vis ited in- p. ret;: and «ri t. is in Bu -r 1 over Sunday. • Mrs li. M. lUrper of the First wa rd ' is seriously ill, and is threatened with pneumonia. Miss Emma Walker, daughter of 1- i I'. Walk r. Esij has ben elected sn periuteiulelit or L.airon ot the But 1< r j Hospitai. Will Foster, the carpenter, went to I Freeport Tuesday evening. He has been engager -man "t rheir planing mill James N. Fiack of 2is Lincoln street, is home from Sistersville W \a . where h ■ has been working in the oil tie! is tor some time past. Jno. S Adams of Tarentum, visited his father E. C. Adams of \\ est Sun bury last week. John now has a gener al store at Tarentum. and is doing well Li. D. Borland, buyer for Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman, has returned from Xew Vork after completing the puichase of an elegant stock of tine dress goods and general merchandise. Thomas Mechling. who is working in the Westinghouse Electric works at Ea-it Pittsburg, paid a short visit to his parents Mr and Mrs. Joseph Mechling of Butler twp. this week. Emerson Logan of Vaienc-ia is called to serve 011 the Grand Jury and Fii liey ii. Dodds of Penn twp. on the Petit Jury of the U. S. District Court which meets in Pittsburg the first Monday of May Miss Lorine Heaton. who lws been transcribing a ileed book in the Regis ter and Recorder's office in which tiie writing had faded for several months past, has finished her work and retnm ed to iier home :n North* Washington. Lillian Kennedy, the actress, whose compauy appeared in this place a few* weeks ago. was stricken with paralysis recenty. in her dressing room at the opera house, Utica, N. Y. Her right arm and leg were affected. She died. Walter G. Crawford. Estp, of Pitts burg visited his father in Butler, Tues day. Walter read law in Butler, and then located in the city where he has built up a large practice. His office is at 4'24 Fifth ave.. and his home in Oak land. Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman and her head milliner. Mrs. A. Sproat. have returned from New York, where they have been for two weeks attending the wholesale aud retail millinery openings 111 that city. Attention is called to their spring announcement in this issue J. M. Bashline has transferred the proprietorship of the Butler Business College to Prof. W. E. Wilson, who comes to Butler from Burgettstown, Pa. The old force of instructors are still in the school, which is enjoying steady prosperity. Mr. Bashline is about to open up a, grocery store in the Reiber building at the corner of Jeffer son and Mc-Kean streets, PARK THEATRE. • Tm. WIZAKD OF THE NILE," Satur day, March 26th. FRED FREAR, AS KIBOSH. From the moment that the curtain rises on the first act the auditor is liftec' out of himself and away from his every day vexations and transported back about three thousand years, and set down in Egypt where hi- is introduced to Cleopatra whileshewas yet kittenish and young and innocent. This in itself is enough to win the favor of any audi ence of the present tune. But in addi tion to this a vagabond magician is in trodnced whiise ups and downs of for tune are so numerous and so comical, and they are moreover so ingeniously connected with the king and his spouse, with the royal weather prophet, the royal music teacher, and the mischie vous apprentice to the magician, that one never wanders in attention from the story that is being enacted. And the music is such delightful sauce to the toothsome dish! If Mr. Herbert should never writ*- another opera his fame would be secure by virtue of this capitat work. He has by his songs, duets, quintettes, choruses and ensem bles, given the greatest piquancy to the scenes in the land of obelisks and sphinxes, and surrounded the principal characters and tbe dancing girls, amazons, pages, etc., with a color in melody that may not be exeelled. In another direction Manager La Shelle has labored equally as effective ly. He has brought to realization the j.uthor's scheme of scenic effect and thereby enabled the public to see in fact three very beautiful stage sets,each representing a scene in ancient Egypt with all its queer hieroglyphic mark ings, its massive stone images, arches and iinpresiye architecture. He has costumed the numerous groups and the individual characters in that strange style of dress which the scientists agree was the mode in the land of the Phar oahs. Anil he has engaged toimperson- ate Mr. Smith's characters and to inter pret Mr. Herbert's music as clever a company as skill and capital could dis cover. There are over fifty people en gaged in the presentation t\nd every one has been carefully chosen. GKIMKS Ch.Lu.wt DOOK —TUESDAY MARCH 2D, I*!)M. J. B. Mackie is supported by a first class company of artists —Grimes' Col lar Door is very, very funny—well I should say it was. You don't want to miss it. FRANCIS WILSON AT T -JE AVENUE. What must be regarded as the most important event of the season, from all jjoints of view, will occur at the Ayenuo Theatre next week, cmninenc ing Monday night, when the fainons comedian, Francis Wilson, and his great comic opera company, will ap pear in the successful work, "Half a King. Considerable surprise has been expressed at Mr. Wilson's apj warance at the Avenue theater instead o: * at the Alvin, but it is easily explained by the statement that Mr. Wilson is opposed to the Theatrical Trust whi< -h con trols the Alvin Theater, and he has people, together with all his vast sets of scenery and magnifiijwnt draper ies and brie a-bac, all of "vhich he transports from city to city in two iin mense baggage cars, will be seen to unusual good advantage on this stage —Ask your physician if lie does not think a sojourn at Cambridge Springs would do you good. If you need rest and nature's tonic, good mine.-al water, ha will saswer, "Ws." Hotel Rider of fets accomodation* equal to the hest. Send for circulars. —Music scholars wanted, at 12 S W. J Wayne St. I'll)- Itig flood. The big rains of Satnrdav. Monday and Tuesday caused the hiirkost water in the Conuotjuenes-ing valley since til Above Butler the Bessemer and P & W tracks were flooded aud all traffic on Tuesday was stopped, also on the P \ W. line south of Butler. Morrisou s ice dam on Sul \ i.-ti. ruu 1. rthwest of town broke and wasta< 1 away the foundation- of the i ridge 11 Mercer street Mi rrison's 10-s was over *l>»o The bridge- on Race and Mifflin streets were covered with over four feet of water and citizen* of the W .st En l paid a boy with a ln r-e and wagon five cents each for hauling them across. The water came up as far is the Broad St school house. Th Kittan ling bridge washed awa\ and wreckage from it and lambs-r from the Purvis lumber yard piled in a great heap against the Plank Road bridge at the toot of Main street. The Hamilton bottle works. Ball Engine works and Elev-rric Light works wore flooded out It is said the bottle works suffered ft'ioo jn damaga and the electric light plant s'lO i and Purvis & Co. lost several hundred dollars in lumber. Ail houses and fellers on the lower ground around Butler were flooded. Race street look ed more like a canal than a street The Fair grounds were flooded by ten feet of water in some piaces and a long stretch of fence washed away Start ing at the fair grounds and for half a mile Kelow them the Bessemer track were deeply submerged. The P. A: W. bridge at McCaiuiont was loose Gas lines were broken in sav erjl places and many Bntlerites could hardly get enough tire to cook break fast Eighty feet of track on the Bessemer road between Butler and Euclid was washed ont and all the little bridges were either washed away or wrenched i.- so from their foundations All rt sties on the P. «.V W. between Butler and Parker were flooded out of plumb and rendered unsafe. The West Penn road was the only one over which mail was carried Wednesday. ACCIDENTS. Hazel, daughter of John Williamson North Hope fell from a hay-mow last week, and was seriously injured. R bert McFarland had the end of a finger cat off at Wick's plaining mill. Saturday. An infant enild of I. W. Hoffman of the West End had a hand b idly burned last Saturday. A child of Frank Steighner of Great Belt died Monday from scalds received two weeks before. Mr-i. Henry Marburgcr's body was discovered in Slipperyrock creek last Saturday by Henry Lutz and his father, who were passing along the creek. Mrs Marbarger was married the previous Wednesday a week to Henry Marbur ger a \-onng man of Elwood. A week ago Saturday the bride was missed and a search instituted, bnt no trace of her could be found. V reward of £2OO was offered and a geneial search instituted by the neigh liors of the sniwoundiappconßtry. Foot prints were detected iicthe sand on the banks ol Slij-peryroek creek, and it was dragged, but without success. Mr. Lutz by accident saw the body under a rook, and he dived down and succeeded in getting it to the surface of the creek. The cause of the suicide is not known, as the domestic life of the newly married couple was happy. Mrs. Marlinrger was a beautiful woman, about 3i years of age. The Coroner held an inquest and ren dered a verdict of snicide. —Are you overworked and in need of rest and quiet? Hotel Rider, Can.btidge Springs, is the p'ace for you. All the comforts of home together with *he best medicinal waters known. A week's sojourn will tnake you ten years young er. ' Write for circulars. PUBLIC SALES. On Tuesday. March 29th John Berg, will have a public sale of horses, cows, pigs, buggies, harness, farm imple ments etc., at his residence on N Main St. April flth At Henry Flick place in Middlesex twp . stock and household goods, W. F. Thompson auctirieei-. Mjsrch 29th At John M Mcßride's in Middlesex twp., hegining at 10 A. M. horses cows, pig's, sheep farming imple ments, grain, hay.viousehold gcxls etc. March 2«. '•» a. m., atPetrolia organ bed-room suit, etc., by Mrs. Josephen P.:rkt-r, Saturday. March 'US At 10 A. M. 011 the Henry McLaughlin farm near Karns City, horses, cows, wagons, agricultural implements etc. D. Maloney, auc tioneer. March 25, Robert Gerard, Butler !i . ery stock. March _'i. Jos. Smith, Restaurant, S Main St.. Butler. MaTCli.:2S' J. C, Murphy. Butler, Pa. bee sale Low Prices in Musical Goods Some special prices at J. R. Grieb's sale now going on. New Pianos ?200 and up New Organs. f3o and up Guitars $4 and up Manc'olins f3-5o and up Violins $1,50 and up Autoharps #2 and up There are also some second hand in struments — pianos at £35 to Jroo, Or gans at 520 to 90. Ilarnionices and other musical instru ments at proportionately low rates. Strings of all kinds constantly in stock. No 118 SOUTH MAIN ST. New Music Liberal Offer To introduce our new monthly pup i cation, American Popular Music, we make the following liberal offer: Send us the names of three or more perform ers 011 the piano or organ, and fifteen cents in money or postage, and we will mail you sixteen pages of the latest songs, two steps, etc., full sheet music arranged for piano or organ, and Ameri can Popular Mnsic for three months. Address POPULAR MUSIC CO., Indianapolis, Ind. —New Spring and Summer goods ar riving every day (prices much BELOW LAST YEARS PRICES,) at The Peo ples Store. For Sale. House aud lot OB Lincoln inc., near Plate Works, at a. sacrifice as owner in tends moving n.wj*y. Lot 40x125 three" roomed house, title good Inquire at this office. Last Notice. 1 Of L. M Cochran assignee of D. A. Ileck, Butler, Pa. I Six weeks more will rlose the as ingnees sale.- After that all merchandise remaining will be reassigned to I). A Hi ck and sold at regulai prices. Those desiring to ivail themselves of the advan tages of purchasing goods at appraisers price can do so within that time. All accounts outstanding will be left this week with Atty's. Williams & Mitchell for colection and must be settled before I make my return to court. L. M. COCHRAN Assignee. The State Normal School. At Slippery Rock, I'a., will open for the sprtug term, March 29th, 189 H. Ex penses for the term of fourteen weeks will be fifty dollars, (SSO). Tuition alot.e will be ten . dollars, tjio). Send for a catalogue. AI.HK.RT E. MALTBY, Principal. A VACANT AGENCY- A CHANCE TO HANDLK NURSBRV STOCI:. Give ii#> part or all of your time and we will guarantee proper returns. Steady, pleasant work with weekly pay. Tip-top advantages. A valuable oppor tunity for practical pushing men. We will equip j'ou at our expense so you can make large silcs. There is money ill ' this business. Write us now. G. A. COSTICH& CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 300 Acres. I Established 1877 NOI LS. A Md. woman was at tacked oa Monday by an eagle and af ter a desperate tight killed it with a broomstick The eagle measured seven feet from tip to tip of its wings. At Beaver Sunday evening the Jury in the Kemp murder ease a-quitted Kemp and he was immediately arrest ed by officers from Ohio for a railroad : roblterj People tell of their larg<» potatoes, ' large pumpkins and largt steers: now let them brin»r out their larg»- cows A. t. Hires, on the stare road hill, has ! a cow giving milk at the present time. that tips the scales at 1.700 pounds.— I Meadville Tribune. A West Virginia darkey, a black smith recently pnnonnced a change 11 ' his business as follows. "Notice—De | copartnership hitherto resisting be tween me and Mose Skinner is hereby i resolved. Dem what ow de firm will i settle wid me. and dem w hat de firm owes will settle wid Mose. The heirs of William Hazen, late of Atlantic, six miles north of Greenville, after litigation convering 40 years, are about to receive an estate valued at 13,- 000,000. Hazen. when a small boy. came with his parents from England and settled in Crawford county, found ing the village of Atlantic. Over 40 veers >go he di d, leaving a valuable estate here, and a fortune in railroad stocks and lionds in England, bequeath ed to him by bis father. He left no will and a legal war was instituted by his heirs to recover the fortune, which will over to them as soon as the necessary papers can be made out. A Letter For Von. Unclaimed letters at th- Postoffice at Butler Pa., week ending M trch2l. l*i»s. Mr. Geo. W. Baker. Wm. M. Burns. Mr. Fred Bowser. Mr. G. W. Cunning horn. Mrs J. P. Farley. Miss Eva Gam ble, Miss Jennie George, Chas Gilmer. Mack Jones. Mr. John Miller, Miss Rachel McCracken. Wm. liitter, B. H. Thompson, Mr. Wm. Weir. Mr. J. K V oung. In calling for these letters please say advertised. JOHN W. BROWN, P M Any of our readers needing gas stoves or gas ranges, gas fronts or any gas sav ing appliance will find it a financial sav ing to call at the store of W. H. O'Brien do Son- oil Hast Jefferson St. and get prices on the extensive line they have ou exhibition. The)' are also agents for the celebrated Welsbach Light, of which more than 1200 were old in Butler, last year. Pianos, Organs etc. at Cost. J R. Grieb in order to close out his stock of pianos, organs, musical goods, watches, clocks, silverware, jewelry, etc. offers his entire stock at cost. I mean to quit these lines and will of fer some special bargains. This is a genuine close out sale and no fake. All store fixtures for sale, store-room for rent posession given Apr. Ist' Pianos at $175 and up. Organs at $35 and up. These are new goods none shop worn. I have always handled the very best quality of instruments and will fully guarantee any article sold as heretofore I positively mean to quit the business and am offering goods at a sacrifice. The Holidays are approaching and now is your chance to invest. Don't forget my line of jewelry, watches, clocks, silverware etc. A com plete line for this season. Come and see for yourself. J. R. GRIEB. 118 S MAIN ST. The best bicycle to buy is a Cleveland or Crescent. Clevelands and Cres cent $35, Bicycle ftipplies of all kinds; Vive Cameras and the Celebrated Washburn mandolins, for sale by Kirtpatrick the jeweler next the Court House. —Job work ot all kinds done at the Cnzn OFFICE. LEGAL ADVtRTISMENTS. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Letters testamentary on the estate of John M. Mcßride, dee'd, late of Middle sex twp., Hutler Co., Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly au thenticated for settlement to JOHN FERGUSON, Ex'r., Bakerstown, Pa, K. McJunkin & J. M. Galbreath, Att'ys. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of administiation on the estate of Harper Campbell, dee'd., late of Washington twp., Cutler co'-ntv, I'a. having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immedi ate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to ELI.A CAMPBELL. C. A. MORRIS. Administrators. North Hope Pa. W. A. and F. Forquer, attorneys. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of Moses Thompson Esq. dec'd.lateof Centre twp Butler Co. Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, nil persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for set tlement to WIU,IAM A I,R„ISON, Ex'r. Butler, Pa. Painter & Murrin att'ys. NOTICE. Whereas my wife has left me without just cause, I notify all not to trust her on in} - account, as I will not be respon sible for her debts. I. S EDWARDS, Allegheny. NOTICE: TO TAXABLES. Appeal tor the different townships and boroughs will be held at the Commis sioners' office, Butler, Pa., on the follow ing dates: Allegheny, Venango and Parker town ships, March 28. Washington, Cherry and Marion town ship, March 30. Mercer and Slippery Rock townships, Centreville and Harrisville lx)roughs, April 1. Far view and Coucord townships, Pe trolia, Karns City and Farview bor oughs April 4. Clay and Brady townships, Sunbury and Portersville boroughs, April 6. Worth, Muddycreek and Franklin townships, April S. Butler and Centre townships, Prospect borough, April 11. Oakland and Donegal townships and Millersiown borough, April 13. Lancaster and Connoquenessing town ships and Connoquenessing borough, April 15. , Summit, Clearfield and Winneld town ships, April 18. Jefferson, Penn and Forward town ships and Saxonburg borough, April 20. Jackson township, Zelienople; Har mony and Evans City boroughs, April 22. Cranberry and Adams townships, Mars and Valencia boroughs, April 25. Buffalo, Clinton and Middlesex town ships, April 27. First ward, Butler borough, April 29. Second ward, Butler borough, May 2. Third ward, Butlei borough, May 4 Fourth ward, Butler borough, May 6. Fifth ward, Butler borough, May 9. Assessors are requested to be present 011 the day of appeal for their district. JOHN MITCHELL. HARMON SEATON. D. H. SUTTON. J. C. KTSKADDON, Clerk. Commissioners' Office Butler, Pa., March 8, 189 S. M. A. BERKIMER, Funeral Director. 337 S. Main St., Butler. Subscribe tor tho (JITUEX Our Method OF— Doing Business We hop* will merit vour patronage. Ours is not the only store in Butler, but we June Term. l*'.-s. It. I'. Scott and \V. A .v I". .1. Forqucr, Ally's. By virtue of a writs of fi. fa. Issued out of theY'ourt of Common Pleas of Butler Coun ty. I'a . and 10 me directed. there will In- e\- piiM-d to public sale. at the Court House, in ilie Ixirough of Hutler Pa., on Friday tlio Ist day of April A. I>.. 1 >'.*■. at 1 o'clock I'. M .. tin- following ile-jcrllied property. to-wit: Ali the right, title, interest and elaim of itaniei Andre, dee'd.. W'. J. Andre, executor • >f Daniel Andre, dee'd . and W. J. Andre, of. in and te all that certain piece or pan-el of land, situated in Fairview twp.. Butler Co ra.. bounded as follows, to-wit: On the north liy lar.ls i'f S. Barnhart heirs. Bad J. Kln-rhart. on t lie east i>y lands of .1. Eber hart ind s. Stewart heirs, on the south by S. Stewart heirs and S. Barnhart heirs; con taining acres, mure or less, and having thereon erected a frame house, bank burn, wagon shed, 2orchards, under fence, mostly cleared. 2 producing oil wells, derricks. en- Bines, 2 boilers, casing. tubing, rods, tanks, gas pump and complete pumping outtits. tlierenn. Seized and taken In execution as the property of Daniel Andre, dee'd.. \V. ,1. Andre, executor, of Daniel Andre, dee'd. and \V. J. Andre at the suit of E. U. Frederick, et. al. WILLIAM B. DODDS. Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Butler, I'a., March H, lsas. A I'DITOKS REPORT OF BCTI.ER TWP. " for ltW account of John J. Manny and Ben DIXOH, Overseers of the Poor. DR. Balance 011 hand from IMM * 13K ss Kec. from Geo. Bauer bal. of taxes for Mi M IB Rec. from F. D. Pierce, taxes fur ls«7 Ttt'.i 4:1 Rec. from Penn twp.. for keeping >l. swope ion no Rec. from John Gruver 50 00 illiW 4" CB. LevrMcQulstlon, counsel fees .$ 15 00 Walter Graham, rent Is 00 Paid (Jas Oo 2 50 B. C. Huselton, shoes. H HO Mrs. J. Cress. rent 51 00 Dr. Simpson, medical service 4 00 Boarding J. Gruver 14;! 15 Paid G. W. Miller, groceries ... S2 05 Paid Norman llraden. for coal ti 53 Paid Joseph Braden, att'y fees 14 20 Alf M. Relber & Brn.. dry goods S 66 Sam Graham, medical service 2S 00 Geo. Krug. for meat 7 ss Jacob Boos, groceries 45 50 C. £. Miller, for shoes 12 25 McJunkin & Galbreath, Gruver claim to Franklin twp 124 25 Isaac Meals, docket fees 10 2*> Paid J. Kennedy, rent for Caleb Young.., 4s 00 Cyrus Harper, forDixmont Hospital.. 9125 Harvey Miller, pro.-cries 3 50 J. C. Hoylc, medical service 40 00 Boarding and nursing J. Stewart t!8 00 A. & H. Relber, groceries s til John Munt/.. fsnrcoal lti N"> Agnes Cratty. for stove 7 00 Victur Baynet. for groceries 10 13 \V. A. Fisher, for groceries 10 10 J Patterson, for clothes 4 2"> W. J. Grossman, for medical service.. 7 no Car fare for John Gruver 7 02 Paid lten Dixon, for rent :r; ik; I ncldential expenses lis til Ben Dixon. 55 days service 55 00 John Manny. 47 days service 47 00 Brlcker and Hunt, medical service 45 00 Aud. pub. trans, and filing account 12 50 Balance in hand of overseers 57 18 $llOO 47 ACCOUNT OF F. I>. PIEBCE, COLLECTOR OK POOH TAX FOB INW7. I)R. Amount of duplicate f MM 31 5 per cent added 011 $230 34 11 97 8 930 2-> CR. Paid overseers 769 41 Unseated lands 45 43 F.xonera.lons 10 1H Reiiate 14 31 Percent.ago for collecting 34 62 Balance due township 62 33 I »3ti 38 F. D. PIERCE, COLUCTOR OF SPECIAL ROAD TAX FOB LS97. DR. Amount of duplicate 2 554 SS 5 per cent added on Hotel Willard. Reopened and rea ly for '.he accommoda tion of the traveling public. Everything Firsi-class. MKS. MATTIt REIHIHG, Oilier ii Did You Ever Get a Real rl Bargain in a Suit of Clothes? Li 14 If not, come to our WA store during the month of March and we will give you r A a genuine bargain as we have a lot of Men's. Boy's and Children's suits that we are selling away down, some of pi them LESS THAN COST. We want to make the month of March usually a dull month— a busy one and in order to do so have cut prices to the quick YOURS FOR CLOTHING, fi Douthett & Graham, $ OF CLOTHING. All goods marked iu black figures / and at less than manufacturers } cost. All heavy weight goods j have got to go to make room for ) our new spring stock. So here ) they go at prices that defy com- petition. c 125 Men's cheviot suits at $4 worth $ 8 r 185 Men's cassimere suits at $5 50 worth sll y s clay worsted suits at $7 wotth #l4 s kersey overcoats at $5 worth $lO s melton overcoats at $7 50 worth sls s satin lined overcoats at $lO worth $lB f s and Children's suits at the le Low Prices. Underwear, s and gloves at your own price, sure you attend this sale of W PRICE CLOTHING. lAUL NAST, ers. 137 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. F?RE SALE"' OH. Childs & Co.'s Stock M THIS fcETTER EXPLAINS IT.SEbF. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 24,1898. W A MESSRS A. Rrrr & SON. r A Butler. Pa. Dear Sirs: The recent DESTRCCTION IIY FIRE of the store of the Na- B j tional Wall Paper l'o.. whose building adjoins oui own. was the closest call W A wo have had in our business experience. A twenty-six inch hrlck wall [I alone saved our stock from total destruction, and tin; flames at 110 time gained access to our ware-house. 9 2 Our loss, while heavy. Is caused entirely hy water, and we guarantee V A every pair of goods offered to lie absolutely free from all tire damage, and [■ in many instances the water damage i* so slight as to lie hardly noticeable even to the eve of an expert. ■ j in this sale It must be "First come, first served." Terms, net cash. V A Yours very truly, I m 11. CHILI)"" & CO. JA | It is perhaps needless to say that we responded to this letter oromptly and were FIRST ON THE GROI'NDS and had the FIRST CHOICE. These goods will be put on sale at once and will be sold at a slight advance over WA the ridiculously low prices at which we purchased. Enterprising ones will I 4 get tirst choice of tl ese rare bargains. IHm't wait for jrour neighbor to tell you about them. Shoes the price of which fcas from 3Scents to $5.00 will lie sold during this sale at from 15 cents to A word to the wise in sufti- W A. RUFF & SON- NEW WALL PAPER NEW BLUES, NEW GREENS, NEW REDS, NEW BROWNS, TERRA COTTA'S, ROYAL PURPLES. ALL THE LATEST 0 colorings and designs in wall paper are now oil display at prices that can not be matched. We sell the best goods at the right price. THANKING THE PEOPLE of Butler and vicinity for their liberal patronage during the tvw weeks we have been in business. We art' yours to serve. ® IRA C. BLACK & CO. 309 S. MAIN ST. Successor to Kinch. Butler Sayings Bank Butler, Pa. Capi ial - #60,000.00 Surplus and Profits - - $150,000 JOS. L PURVIS President J HENRY TROUTMAN Vice-President WM. CAMPBELL, Jr Ciu hier LOUIS B. STEIN ....Teller DIKECTOKS— Joseph 1.. lurvis, J. Henry Tro'Uman, W. D. Brandon, W. A. Steiu, J.. 8. Campbell. The Butler Savings Hank Is the Oldest Uistitiitior.rn Butler County. ru.l banking business transacted. Wc solicit accounts of .>ll prctlucers. mcr chants, farmers and others. All bjsim ms entrusted to us will receive prompt attention. Interest paid rm time deposits. « Practical Horse Shoer WILL ROBINSON. Formerly Horse Shoer at the Wick house has opened busi ness in a shop in the rear of the Arlington J Hotel, where he will do Horse-Shoeing in the most approved style. TRACK AND ROAD HORSES A SPECIALTY. B. £ B. wish you knew exactly what great assortments of new goods are here—and how earnestly we're seeking your or ders with choice goods for less prices. Send for samples—let us show you. The plainest, most straight forward evidence of nice goods, I small profit priced this store ever submitted—evidence we're de 2 pending on to show such advan tage as will make it pay you to do your spring Dry Goods buy ing here. 300 pieces choice American Dress Goods—2sc, 35c, 50c — neat, good, inexpensive. Large lines Spring Suitings 75c, $!.oo to $3.50. new novelty silks 50c, 65c, 75c, 85c, to SI.OO. —bright snappy colorings—not a stale combination among them —but richer effects than we ever before offered for such prices. pretty wash goods Investigate thoroughly, by all means, this wash goods stock. Prices range 5c to $1.25. Hundreds of nice neat colorings 8, 10, 12.3, 15 to 20c. Handsome Egyptian Tissues, 20c—and 32 inch Madras, 15c — for shirt waists.. We're prepared kxlo greater wasK goods busi ness than ever—expect to sell every single yard on a strict basis of merit less priced—let goods and prices prove if., Shall we send samples? Boggs & Buhl ALLEGHENY, PA. GOOD FARM FOR SALE. The Fonl farm in Donegal twp., uccx Millerstown is for sale. It contains about 150 acres, is well watered and iu good condition For terms inquire at his office For SALE. I-'artn for sale, near Butler, 130 acres, new hank barn, f6,000. Inquire at this office. Subscribe tor the CIXIUH.