THE CITIZKX. | WILLI AM C.NFGLET Publisher THURSDAY, DECEMBER I, IFV 5 - ' s —' COT,. ARFHIBAI.N BT.AKELEV. for merly of this place. contributed to the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette of Nov. 10, a very able article on the formation of the Republican party. The article is entitled th« 'Grand Old Party" and is intended to show the first steps taken in the formation of the Republican party, particularly with reference to the part taken by the Convention held in Pittsburg, on February 22. 1856 The defeat'in 1852. of General Scott for the Presidency uiay lie said to have end ed the old Whig party and been the | real cause of final formation of the Re | publican party in 1855, 0 and ■. In the meantime, 1853, 4 and •>, what was known as the "Know Nothing Party, had sprung up (in the night as it were), j and carried everything before it in those three years. But the North soon settled down to an anti-slavery basis, and the Republican party ww largely formed from that element. Lincoln was elected in 1860, the war followed, slavery went down and Republican party still rules in the Nation. POLITICAL. A close friend of Col. W. A. Stone, governor-elect. made the following cabinet 'slate," which is given for what it mav be worth Gen. Franu Reeder, secretary of the commonwealth: salary. $4 000. Lieut-Gov. Walter Lyon, attorney general; salary. 500. Adjutant general. Thomas J Stewart, to be reappointed: the salary is $4,000. Hon. John P. Elkin. insurance com missioner: salary. $3,000. Fees said to be worth $20,000 a year. > (,'ommissioner of banking, either Col. Hugh Young, United States bank ex aminer. or George D McMorran. cash ier of the Mercantile bank. The salary is $«,000. Lonis Beitler. private secretary to Gov. Hastings, to be reappointed The salary is 82,500. in addition to which SSOO is received as recorder for the board of pardons, a position filled by the private secretary It was stated that Col Stone's present private secre tary, Mr. Gerwig. would be made exec titive clerk: salary. SI,BOO. The secretary of the commonwealth and the attorney general receive fees which swells their salaries to lrom $lO -to $15,000 per annum. There has been some changes in the salaries of deputies. The deputy secretary of the commonwealth receives $2,500, and there are 14 other positions with salaries ranging from $l,lOO to $2,200; the depu ty attorney general receives $4,000. and the chief clerk $2,200; the chief clerks to the adjutant general and insurance commissioner receive SI,BOO. and the deputy commissioner of banking draws $2,500. ; ; I.v oyer 00 years no President, whethe'r Republican. Whig or Democratic, has ever been sustained by a congress elect ed in the middle of his term, excepting in 1870» during the first term of Grant McKinley may be congratulated upon reversing the long established rule. The last two years of his term will see a con gress friendly to him and his party by some 15 majority. The Republican losses in the east and south were snffi ciently made good in the west. This insures some affirmative legislation and no disturbance either in the currency or protective policies. Had one branch of congress been Democratic there would have been nothing done but endless de bate and the passage of appropriation bills. Whatever the result of the peace treaty with Spain, and whatevei the ad ministration policy in regard to the islands acquired by war, it will now be sustained. Poetry in The Courts. The right of an attorney to present his client's case in conrt in rhyine will soon be tested in Indiana. There is a case in that State which is before the Circuit Court where the attorney for the defense served notice that he inten ded to deliver his argument in poetry The attorneys for the plaintiff protest ed, and the court ruled out the poet ically-inclined lawyer. The latter has remained firm, and as there are no pre cedents governing the case, the judges have taken it under advisement and will soon render a decision. The decision should favor the plain tiff. If lawyers were allowed to plead their causes in rhyme, the next step might be the assertion of their right to sing their arguments to the judge and jury. It is but a step and a short one. too, from rhymed meter to song. Im agine for a moment the effect of such a change. Tenor lawyers, baritone law yers and bass lawyers would take the place of experts on corporation and pat ent laws. People would go to court to hear good mnsic instead of to the opera. . But there is a reason still more po tent why the Indiana poet-lawyer should be squelched. Should laVvyers become their own poets, they wonld crowd ont deserving and hard-working village Miltons and Homers, not to mention onr own Penn sylvania colonels. Any way, is there not enough bad poetry written nowa days with out the lawyers getting into the game? Pbila. Inquirer. Spain AcccptN Our Terms. On Sunday night Gen. Blanco, the Spanish Captain-General of Cuba, left Havana for Spain in the Transport Vila verde. On Monday the Spanish Commission ers at Paris accepted our terms and it is expected that all the details will be arranged by Dec. 10. Spain cedes Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and Guam to the United States and takes onr $20,000,000. JUDGE GORDON of Ph il'a Co. late Democratic aspirant for governor sent his resignation to Governor Hastings, last Thursday. His reasons are that be cannot live in the style he wishes to, and save any money, on his salary as Judge— $7,500 a year. The Philadel phia papers however hint at a threat ened impeachment. On Friday Gov. Hastings appointed Henry J. McCarthey to the vacant Judgeship, and McCarthy will hold the office under one Section of the Sate Con stitution nntil the first Mond ty of Jan uary 1900; though under another Sec tion his term will end with the expira tion Ot the next session of the State sen ate unless the Senate confirms the ap pointment. The question will probably be brought before the Courts. Army Notes. John H. Christy, Harry Kmg and Chas. E. Harrington of Co. E have been made corporals. Late reports have it that the 15th will l>e garrisoned, at Muriel' on the northern coast of alwnt fifty miles west of Havana. The regiment is ex pected'to ship at Savannah Ga. and will have a seyen hnndred-inile sea voyage to their destination. < )rders tor the honorable discharges of Bergents Alexander and Colliusof <'o E were received Tuesday. Yesterday cars were laying on the sidings at Camp Haskill awaiting the embarkation of the 15th on their jour ney toward Cuba. Three days travel ing rations and 100 rounds <>f smokeless amunition will be issued to each man. THEY had nine inches of snow in Philadelphia lapt Sunday "The Caneus and the Man." j EDITOR CITIZEN— Under the above I heading I notice in vonr issue of Nov. 24. an article from the Pittsburg Com mercial Gazette, and as It is on a matter of very great interest to the Republi cans of Pennsylvania at present, it de- j serves all attention possible. The ob -I ject of the writer of the article is to . show the impropriety of members of ' the Legislature binding themselves by a 1 "caucus' in advance of their choosing a United States Senator. In other words, I he points out that under the Constitu tion and the la v the duty of selecting United States Senators is a Legislative duty, that should I>e performed by the members of a Legislature. as any other bill or measnre that conies before it and that no caucus should be entered into previous to the day the law directs for « i choosing a Senator that would tie up hinrter or prevent a member from carry ing out the will and wishes of his people as to the man to be chosen. The cancns system has not prevailed in many of the States, but it has prevailed in our State and to such an extent, and with such | results, that now there is a general crV | out against it. The simple fact that by ! going into it you may be . compelled | to violate, not only your own opinions but those of yonr constituents, should be enough to "drive it out of use. The only United States Senator that Butler connty ever had was \\ alter Lowrie and if the caucus system had been in use then he never would have been chosen. He had only four votes or members for him at first, but the then Legislature kept on voting day by day until that good man was chosen. So it should be in every case. The right man will be sure to turn up in the end if the members do not tie up their hands and votes by the cunningly devised caucus. And" so at the coming session of the Legislature at which a Senator is to be elected, the Republicans of this State will hail with joy the disuse of this unfair mode of choosing the man to till this highly important office. We know that the Republicans ot this conn ty will bail it, and will stand bv our members in refusing to bind themselves in any way that will interfere with the wishes of their people. A Letter From A Co. K Boy. Yours of recent date at hand and since we have gotten settled in quarters 1 will try aud give you the news, We have had quite an experience in getting to our new location. We boarded cars at Camp Meade Friday evening a week, and started on the longest trip we have ever made, leaving Harrisburg on the Cumberland Valley we spent the night wheeling our way through old Virgina arriving at Norfolk at 11 o clock on Sat urday morning, from there wc passed over the Norfolk & Western to Greens boro aud then oyer the Seaboard Air Line to Athens where we arrived on Sunday at 2 P. M. in a soaking rain We left the train at 4 P. M and were quartered nntil 8 o'clock in an old ware room and then moved to a private dwelling in town, an old southern man sion with colonial columns and an air of departed grandeur. It was in good repair and we were very comfortable. Rain continued most of the time un till Thursday when we had camp pre pared and canvas up. Camp is abont one mile from town and in an excellent location water has been piped to us from the city mains and I understand electric arc lamps will be put up by the electric light Co. We are in aud old cotton field but the cotton plants have all been pulled and the ground rolled hard by a heavy roller. The city har about 12000 inhabitants and the white part of the population ate as fine a class of people as we ever met in our travels. They have received us with open arms and with true south ern hospitality. They cherish no ill will that we are sons of their ancestors, foes and all sectional differences are for gotten. The colored people give no trouble and will not if let a'one. There are six men in each mess now. Six men in the new arrangement have more room than two men in a single tent as it was before, they have three tents end to end and joined and wood stove set in the centre one. We have just put in our requislion for cloths to wear in Cuba and Krag Jorgenson rifles will be given to us soon. I suppose we will be on onr way to the Vearl of the Antilles on or be fore Chritmas. Our mess is going to haye a regnlar Thanksgiving dinner Thursday we are having a tnrkey roasted and other nec essary articles to go with it. Your Friend THOMAS WATSON. IN. COURT in Philadelphia, Monday. Senator and his son demurred to four of the indictments ugainst them, and asked that the fifth be quashed. Judge Finletter reserved his decision Harmony ami Zelienople. Mrs. Henry Muntz aged 82 years, one of the oldest residents ol Zelienople, was buried in the Zelienople cemetery on vVednesday of last week Mrs. W Thompson of Zelienople died at her home last Friday evening and was buried on Sunday afternoon. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and ber pastor Rev. P. J. Slon aker officated at the burial. Prof. D. C. Locke of the Zelienople school attended the Sunday school con vention at Evans City last Friday even iflg. Newton Black one of Butler's promi nent attorneys called on friends iuHai inony last Monday. Mrs. Enoch Knox of Harmony is visiting with her son Frank in Warren, O, at present. Fred Hartnng of the 7th Army Corps hospital force recently returned from a visit with friends at Hubbard and Cleveland, O. He is home on a fur lough, having been sick with fever, and expects to return to camp in Savannah, Ga. on Dec. oth. Sidney M Wiehl a well known citi zen of Zelienople aged 07 years died last Saturday at his home between Har mony and Zelienople He was buried on Monday by his brother Masons. Rev. Benze of his town also officiated, Mr Wiehl died in the same room in which he was born 07 years ago. He was one of the most prominent citizens of this section. Mrs. Swope mother-in-law of George Klinefelter of Harmony, age 82 years, is in very poor health and is not expect ed to recover. MissLattie Weigle of Harmony re turned from a five months stay with her sister Mr-). Wm Zay lor of Dennison O, Sunday. Mrs. Zay lor came home with her and will return on Saturday of this week. Charley Keefer of Allegheny City was at Harmony on Sunday, the guest of his father Elias Keefer. Hildreth Walker and wife of Butler were the guests of their son Hariy on the John Herr farm north of Harmony last Monday. Re*. A. J. Heller, D. D. of the Har mony Reformed congregation preached his farewell sermon last Sunday. On Monday evening the congregation gaye hiui a farewell social in the chnrch Tuesday he moved to Connelsville where he takes charge of a mission Milton Goehering and wife of East End Pittsburg visited his father Lewis Goehring of Jackson twp. over Sunday. ' 'The contractors on the new P. & W. i branch have commenced work. On the Biirne farm they are excavating a chan nel for the creek and another camp is i located on the Wahl farm formerly the . H. M. Ziegler farm. 1 Misses Margarite and Amy Boggs of Pittsburg visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Boggs in Ha.mony last week. Frank Latshaw of Harmony returned home last Thursday from an eight weeks visit with friends in Marietta. O Mrs .1 E. Bame and two children of Aspinwall visitetl with friends at Eid enau and Harmony last week. '* Miss Ethel B. Armor of Allegheny " City visited with her cousin Edgar Bame in Harmony from Wednesday of last week until Sunday evening x I Samuel Moyer broke his leg last Mon , Eli Moore, over in Muddy Creek Tt>. F. P Critchlow and wife got up a splendid Thanksgiving dinner, and their relatives Thompsons andScotts. of Elora. were down to enjoy the occasion. Friend Stoughton remarked that he needed a cat or two at the creamer} - to keep down the mice. One morning Oliver found a whole l>ox full of cats sitting on the creamery porch. Of course, he saw the joke at once. Sav, wasn't John Weigle carrying a suspi cious looking box. a dav or so before, O. W 7 . ? Samuel Burnsides wife, and family, of Porters ville, spent Thanksgiving with A Webber and wife. Miss Blanche Kelly has recovered from an attack of tonsillitis, and is back in school again, Clara, Lois, Em ily. Felicia and Blanche are not so lone some now George Beighley and D. W. Forrester are talking of bnvintr the Lehman farm south of town. Probably a good idea, men. Dan Beame. of Evans City, made our town a business call, one day. last week. » Mrs Barbara Weigle celebrated her (With birtnday. Tuesday, Nov. 22, and "her boys", daughters-in law. and grand children were invited to be pres ent to help celebrate the important event. The daughters presented an excellent dinner for the happy occasion, and Mrs Weigle received some fine as well as useful presents. Elmer Wehr thinks he must improve along with the rest of us West Enders, and has, in consequence put a slate root on his house. Roofs are a necessary evil, Elmer. .When you go for quail, get Silas to tell yon what he dTd when he wanted to shoot one. In the pig raising contest this fall, Silas isn't in it with Potter. Marshall Owen has returned from his annual vacation, and is now at his old post, at John McLure's. A. Bowers has returned from Zelie nople, where he assisted his son Char lie to set up his new drug store. Martin Heyl, John Weigle, and wives recently spent a day with Oliver Mur phy and wife, of Brady township, j Abs. Shanor has put a new roof on his brick house. Nels Shearer, of Bennett, was here not long since Emery Lepley, who has been in the West for several years, is here on a vis it to his brother Warrep and other rela tives. Who saw the meteors fall; Sam M - Cullongh, Chanie Hunter. Rame Wei gle and others. Some were as big HP. barrels, especially tne ones that Rune saw. Miss Potter, of Natrona and Mis.-> Greer of Clarion, were the guests of their cousin Mrs. John McLure. a few days, last week. John Rice and wife, of Muddy Creek Tp. have moved into the Henry Hen shaw house on Lafayette street. Robert Critchlow, who fell and hurt his knee, has about recovered. Frank Critchlow sells a brand of cof fee that requires no settling. Ask him to show it to you. 11 is as good as any. It amuses George C Critchlow to see things in the paper before they happen. 141 ame them on your uncle George, Clayton. Jim McGowan has cried so much at Heyl's auction that be is as hoarse as a frog Get "some frog in \our throat" J anies. Sam anil Charlie will likely go for the Christmas tree this year. Mrs. Nannie Weigle and son Carl have returned from a visit to VV. H. Alexander and wife, of Whitestown. Mrs. .T. ,T Shanor, of Muddy Creek Tp., is getting ready to leave the "old homestead," and will come to town, and live with her son Reuben this win ter. Billic Snyder, the gas man. of Piano, was in town reading the meters, one day last week. Who was that young gent that went to church, and soon after discovered that he had forgotten his collar. JOE COSXTY. Eiicliil. £ W Thompson was home a few days recently, from Youngstown. Ohio, where he is engaged with the Broad head Contracting Co. Mrs. J. L. Seaton was a Butler visit or one day last week. Rev II VV. McMiehael returned to his charge at Scroggsfield, Ohio, last Saturday, after a few days visit at the home of his parents. Mrs. J. J, Miller met with a painful accident on Monday morning. She slipped on the ice, fell and dislocated ner ankle. Harry Stepp is making some exten sive improvements on his property. Clyde McMichael of Zelienople. a former resident of this place, spent a few days with his sister Mrs. L E. Stover. Jennie Seaton made a Hying trip to Butler on Moudiy. J. M. Painter Esq. of Butler was in Euclid one day last week. T. M Baker Esq. and family were the guests of his fattier Geo. K. Baker, on Thanksgiving. R«V. M. M. Milford of Vilisca lowa, a recent graduate of the Xeuia, Ohio . Theological Seminary is visiting his uncles Joseph and Japhia McMiehael, '.Mr Milford is a son of James Milford who moved some twenty years ago from the farm now owned by C. H. McCluiig to Southwestern lowa. Lawrence Stovt-r was home last week from Carbon Centre, where he holds the position ot fireman on a steam shov el. The people of this vicinity are pieaf ed to learn that Mrs. Melvin Camjibell of P'ttsburg is so far recovered from an uttuek of typhoid fever, as to be able to come to the home of her tather S R. McCall. Mr and Mrs. Thompson McCandless are rejoicing over the birth of a baby i (Pri, Kvan's City. Mrs. .Sarah Cooper died Satnrday and was bnried Monday from the Baptist church. Sister Cooper had been a faithful worker in the Master's vine yard for over ">0 years. Although a ijreat sufferer she never complained. The Thanksgiving services were well attended Owing to the illness of Rev. Laverty, Methodist minister. Rev. Lewis. Presbyterian minister, preached the sermon. The Snnrise Prayer Meet ing was well attended by the different denominations, and all felt that it was good to be af snch a meeting and give thanks. The Methodist meetings still continue under Evangelist Carlysle. Miss Cora Knox of SnnUury attended the funeral of her aunt. Mrs. Sarah Cooper S. M. Weihl was bnried Monday with the honors of Masonary. Wm. Wal dron and David Spence attended tbe funeral. They are two of the oldest Masons of Butler county. Henry Cheers' son Georgie has an at tack of pneumonia. The Snnday School convention was a complete snccess. and at both sessions the house was crowded. Rev. Gillespie, the President, understands his work at the conventions and knows what is for the good of the people. Lew Burrv and Fred Hyle attended the funeral of S, M. Weihl, Monday. Mr. Forsythe of the Peoples' Tele phone Co.,"'was here the first of the week clearing the line from Mars to Evans City. as. it was crossed by. the Bell Co. and it was most impossible to reach Mars Mrs. S. E. Hoagland spent Thanks giving with friends in Bntler. A. L. Brown of Bntler was in town, Thanksgiving. Miss Martha Thrush and Miss Maud Fletcher returned from the city, Hun day. ,T. E. Garrathy was in town. Thanks giving, and left for his home, Tuesday. Miss lizzie Shakeley visited friends in Mars, Sunday. Roy Martin of New Castle was in town Thanksgiving calling on his old chums. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Mickley of Ren frew spent Snnday at the homes of their parents. Mrs. C. M Dunbar was in town, Tuesday. SUNDAY SERVICES. St. Peter s Lutheran Church:—Services 111 the German language at 11 a.m English in the evening 7:30. Sunday- School at 9:30. Rev. Carl Glatzered. Am ana Baptist Church—Preaching 11 a m. and 7:30 p m. B. Y. P U. meet ing 6:4"> p ui. Prayer meeting, Wed nesday 7:30 p.m. Rev. J. M. Pater son United Presbyterian Church: -S. S. 10 a.m.. public worship. 11 a.m. and Bp. m. Prayer meeting. Wednesday Bp. m. Rev. A. P. Gillespie. Presbyterian Church:- Preaching at 11 a.m" and 730 p m.: S. 8." 10 a.m. C. E meeting. 7:30. Rev. T. R. Lewis. M. E. Church:—Preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.: S. S. 9:45 a.m. Epworth League 7 p in Prayer meeting, Wednesday 8 p.m. Rev. J. H. Lav erty. St. John's Reformed Church: —S. S. 9:30 a. in.: preaching 10:30 a m Song and praise service by Y. P. S. C. E. 7p. 111 , sermon 7:45. Rev. J. F. Kerlin. During the late blizzard thirty-five ships of all sizes were lost in Boston harbor, some sinking and some being driven ashore by the great wind. From 1.-enty to thirty people are thought to have been drowned or frozen to death. At Gloucester. Mass , nine fishing vessels were wrecked and went down. At New York small shipping in the harbor was destroyed, wires broken down and travel stopped and several people were found frozen to death in the streets. Altogether one hundred lives and one hundred-forty ships were lost along the New England coast in this the severest storm since 1852. On Sunday morning the steamer Portland, >lvinj{ between Boston and Portland \laine went ashore near Highland Light, and ninety-six people perished Lot-iil Institute at West Liberty A 16c.il institute will be held at West L bertv, in the M. E church ou Satur |-iy, Dec. 10, at 1:30 o'clock The pro gram is as follows: Devotional Exercises, John A. Glenn Address of Welcome, Miss Nellie Koch Song, Mary Thompson and Mable Mc lyuionds. Arithmetic Win Ralston. (ieography, Ralph Mackey. Recitation. "Boys." Willie Castor. Miss Lizzie Beatty, Address. Miss Nannie Drake, Language Recitation, "In the Autumn Weath er.' Lilly McDeavitt. Physiology, Robt. Allen. Oration, I) C. Studebaker. Incentives to School Work, C. C. Badger. Recitation. Black Horse and his Rider. Mary Croll. Spelling, Miss Nellie Koch. Dialogue and Pantomine by West Liberty School Recitations, by Laura Badger, Sadie McNees, James Grossman and Eva Snyder. The Influence of the Teacher 011 the Pupil, W. G. Studebaker. Question Box All fnends of education are cordially invited. COM. .lac-ksvillc. Mrs. Margaret Gardner was given a surprise on Thanksgiving by lier child ren. Those present from a distance were Mrs W P. Stickle of Eau Claire and John Gardner of Yonngstown, O. The occasion was the birthday of Mrs. (Jardner. Roast turkey and other good things were enjoyed by those present. The gas well on the farm of William Humphrey proved to be a good one. The next one is begun on tbe farm of J. C. Ilogue. The gas line north of town exploded on Thanksgiving day and was the cause of considerable annoyance to those tw ins gas who had no place to make a coal fire The break was repaired the same day. Master Don I'isor was so unfortunate as to break pn arm while at school on Monday. Lorie Kelly and his nephew, Norman Shoaff started for Michigan, Monday afternoon. They expect to !>e absent for some time James Brandon is seriously ill at this writing and little hopes are entertained ! for his recovery. Two of the children 1 are also ill. I .los (i Cooper is home on a visit. Ho lias been employed drilling gas wells at Conneaut, o. Tbos. Moore lias been sick, but is re ported better. Revs S. A. Stewart, pastor of Plain grove church, and James D. Humphrey of Allegheny Theological Seuii nary were pleasant callers in Jacksville re cently. MOKE AVON. HELPS HER WONDERFULLY Afflicted With Humor for Years Now Cured. ! «• I have been a sufferer with rheu liialisin aud have taken Hood's Sarnapa rilla which has given me complete relief, and made me feel better in every way. My daughter is now taking it for a scrof ulous condition of the blood, and it is helping her wonderfully. 1 will not be persuaded to take any other medicine than Hood's Har=aparilla when I need a blootj purifier." MIUJ. ELIZABETH KITLP, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Hood's Fill* >i'l livcriliy i»cents. fctitifcnbv lor ttiw CTTIICTSN. Flick Items. Our coon cl.nb lias organized Into a rabbit club, and we are making the bunnies run. >lis« Emily Nickel of Saxonbnrg is spending a days with Lizzie Johnston. J No. 3 rig on. the W. P. Criner will soon be completed. Ed Westerman soid 34 turkeys for *3*. ' / S. F. Johnson fell on a of glass and got his iiftud cut- There is rumcr of a Adding soon. Who are the fncky oopple. J C Johnston intends selling out soon to quit farniyig A. IT. Gold f«Uone day last week and hurt his side Quinn Flick was the guest of J. C. Johnston ojjf day last week. Pearl liriner is spending a few days at Birtjwield. Mr Madison, of the Forest Oil Co. losf a string of tools in the Robert Kyle well. Lila Anderson is the possessor of a new piano. Is response to an appeal by Gen Wheeler over 100 American colleges have each offered to take two or more young Cubans to be educated free. The humanitarian side of the Cuban ques tion is not overlooked. Local Institute at I'nionviUe. December Hrd is the time set for Local Institute at Unionville Prepa rations are now being made and a good institute is looked forward to by those interested in this work. Institute to be held afternoon and evening. Those who come to onr institute will find the time well spent. Come and meet your friends. Tbl* institute will be held in the church at'Vnfonville. DEATHS. WIEHL—At his home in Zelienople. Nov. 26, 1898. Sidney M. Weihl. aged about 70 yeais. EICHART—Nov. 23, 1898. Meroe Lucille, daughter of John A. Eichert of Jackson twp., aged two years. WAGNES— At his home near Evans City, Nov. '2O 1898. H. P. C. Wagner in his 65th year. RITTER—At his home on Water St., Butler, at 11 P M. Wednesday Nov. 30 1898. Sebastian Ritter. aged about 80 years. Mr. Ritter was a resident of Butler for many years, a member of the Cath olic church, and a good and respected neighbor. MUNTZ— At the home of her daughter Mrs. Dr. Jackson in Beaver Falls, Nov. 21, 1898. Mrs. Dorothea Muntz. widow of Henry Muntz, dee'd of Zeli- nople, in her Wth year. Mrs. Mnntz'is death was caused by pneumonia which developed within two days. She was born in the Shennan doah Valley. Va . and in 1832 was married to Rev. JacolnDieffenbacher, who was soon after apffoiffted pastor of the Har mony German Reformed chnrch when they moved tri 1 TSeliPnople. Four sons were born to tfrfcni, two of whom, Rev. Usibins of West.Va., and Rev. Cyrna.of Greensburg, stirvive their mother. Rev. Dieffenbacher having died, the widow was married in 1854 to Henry Muntz. One daughter was born to them, Amelia, who is the wife of Dr Jackson, of New Brighton Mrs. Mnntz was 4 ttood christian woman and was well known in that community, sis weeks ago she left ht r home if) Zelieno ple to make her home this winter with her daughter. She was bnried- in the Lnthern cemetery in Zelienople. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum* Alum baking powden are thegreateft mcnacers to health of the present day, Jury List for January Term. List of names drawn from the Proper Jury wheel tbis 20th day of November A £). 1898 to serve as traverse Jurors at a special tfcj-m iof Court commencing on the second Monday of January A. D. 18119 the »ashe lieing tbe 9th day of said month. Blain Alexander, Centre twp, farmer, Barnbart fidwafd, Farview twp, pain ter ' Black Daniel, Donegal twp, farmer, Conway Charles, Oakland twp. farmer, Campbell C H, Farview twp, painter. Dickey William, Allegheny twp, pro ducer. English W F, Muddycreek twp. farmer, Frazier James, Clay twp. farmer, Forsythe A C, Mars Boro, farmer, Frank Edward, Winfield twp, farmer, Green Thomas, Clearfield twp. tanner, Greer Joseph, Venango twp, fanner, Grossman Nathanial S. Franklin twp, farmer, Hilliard Thomas R. Buffalo twp, farm er. Alexander, Penn twp, farmer, Heberling Harry, Portersville l>oro, tinner, Hutchan Miles, Cherry twp, farmer, Kelley Howard. Butler boro 3 w, clerk. Kluse Philip, Butler boro 2 w, gent. Knans Charles,' Summit twp, farmer. King John 11. Concord twp, farmer. Kelley II C, Venango twp, farmer, Marburger William. Adams twp, farm er, Midberry J A, Marion twp, farmer Morris Samuel, Washington twp, farm er, Miller John D Middlesex twp, farmer, Miller James, Middlesex twp. farmer Moore William, Slippery rock twp, farmer, McDivette J S, Centre twp, farmer, McFarlin Robert, Butler boro 4 w, carpenter. McElyain Nelson, Clay twp, farmer, Osterling Leonard, Summit twp, farm er, , Pontius Nicholas, Farview twp, pro ducer, Powell John \V, Buffalo twp, mer chant. Roll Robert, Cranbery twp, farmer, RobbCristy, Oakland twp, farmer, Ramsey J H, Jackson twp, farmer, Sbakley S W, Butler boro 1 w, laborer, Scott Windtield S, Summit twp farmer, Smith 11 O, Butler Boro, "1 w, driller, Sherman J D. Butler boro I w, mer chant Staff John. Brady twp, farmer. Starr E P. Butler boro 1 w, laborer, Timblin G A, Bntler boro :) w, carpen ter Walker S R, Parker twp, farmer, Weitzel Newton, Franklin twp. black smith, Wilson James A, Farview twp, fanner, Vanderlin S L, Butler lx>ro 4 w, slater. C. SELIG MAN SON. ~TAIiOBS~ No. 416 W. Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. A line of latest Foreign and Domestic butting* alway.s In stock. . . ... , Fit. fltylc and Work manship icuarantoea to d've satisfaction. PRICES REASONABLE. | Subscribe fwr tbe CHHHN j-Now You| c Money>savers, ) 3 You who are dead in earnest to % X make your dollar go the farthest. V f It is you who do not care where j L you buy as long as you buy the / P best and cheapest that money will J j buy. We invite you t" come here/ C and buy your FURNITURE. \ S Here* is one of the Bargains we / \ offer: 3 piece Over-stuffed Parlor j f Suit. The coverings are light in \ f color but fine in quality. Price T f was f 100, now you can buy It for J ) $40.00. Read on down the list X ; f and see what you think yon can \ ! 1 use, then come aud see how much f j J money you can save by buying / j X here. TERMS—Spot Cash./ Tables / in solid mabogauy that sold for / « f 10.00 now for SS.OQ. ) r Portiers / that were $5.00 and $6.50, now / \ $3 50. \ S Extension Table J C that sold for $25.00, now $15.00. S S Book Cases / C that sold for $20.00, now $12.00./ I Body Brussels Carpets ( C the $1.25 quality, now 9 sc. \ /Rocking Chairs ? C that were fio.oo, now $5.00. > Side Boards S J that were $45 00. now $30.00. J \ Book Cases / V that sold {IJT $28,00, now SIB.OO. J I Wood Seat Chairs ) \ that were $2 each, now SI.OO ? / Decorated China Spittoons 7 \ that were 75c. and sr.oo, no v \ f 50c | CAMPBELL L ) < TEMPLETONA / BUTLER FA. X > Scholars Wanted BY Miss Jennie Mechling, In Voice Culture and the Art of Singing and Pianoforte. Student of The New England Conservatory of Music at Boston. Pearson B. Nace's Livery Feed and Sale Stable Rear of Wick House, Butler, Penn'a. The best of horses and first class rigs al ways 011 hand and for hire. Hest accommodations lu town for perma nent boarding and transient trade. Hpe<-1- al care guaranteed. Stable Room For 65 Horses. A good class of horses, lioth drivers aud draft horses always on hand and for sale under a full guarantee; and horses bought upon proper notification by PEARSON 6. NACE. Telephone. No. 219. r D. L. CLEELAND, $ 5 Jeweler and Optician, < \ 125 S. Main St, / ( Butler, Pa. y New House. -New Furnitoro Central Hotel, MRS. JENNIE NIXON, Proo'r. Opposite Court House. Next Door to Park Theatre. 1 Practical Horse Shoer WILL ROBINSON, Formerly Horse Shoer at the Wick l»ouse has opened busi ness in a shop in the rear of the Arlington Hotel, where he will do Horse-Shoeing iu , the most approved style. TRACK AND ROAD HORSES A SPECIALTY. WASHINGTON SEMINARY WASHINGTON, PA. Boarding and Day School for Girls. New :III XjA 12 (OOKIIC MMIM I 5 A/t V fmHf «f Hdend **4 ' j|, 'i I .JJI fM SIU U ON SINI3 CVCiKS rKEELEYCURn :i !! ': Inttlltct «nd m. 0M lor kmtiMW. . I ... Don't Shiver! i vVinter is he r e and you need Horse Blankets, Robes, Sleighs, Sleds. Hells or something about your Horse or Team—what is the use of your going around and . paying twenty-five per cent, more for them than you can buy them here for. • Remember we are the largest i ' wholesale and retail dealers in 1 | our line in the state. We pay no rent, no interest on borrowed capital, look after our busines» ourselves and pay no high salaries, pay spot cash for everything, we buy all for your benefit which you get when you deal here. Call and see anyway. MARTINCODRT A CO., No. 128 E. Jefterson St., S. B. MARTINCOL'RT, > R J. M. LIEGHNER. F BUTLER. P. S.—We also sell Trunks and Valises. Jury Lists for December Term. List of names drawn from the proper jury wheel this 7th day of November. A. D. 1868. to serve as grand jurors at a regular term of oourt commencing on the first Monday of December, A D. 1898, the same being the sth day of said month: Anderson, O. H., Allegheny tp, farmer. Boyer. William. Lancaster tp, farmer. Campbell, Jos. M, Fairview tp, farmer. Campbell, O. P.. West Snnbnry, far mer. Campbell, Levi. Parker tp, fanner. Gillespie, John. Middlesex tp, mer chant. Kelly, Joseph, Cherry tp, farmer. Kelly, John C.. Butler tp. farmer. Klingler, Fred., Butler. 4th wd, miller. Murphy J B. Butler sth wd, carpenter. McClvnionds R C, Centreville, editor McMichael Zenas. Zelienople, laborer. McCollough J M, Fairview tp, farmer, (juigley D D, Penn tp. farmer. Ramsey W S, Jackson tp, farmer.. Storey William, Farview borp, farmer. Shannon, Q G, Connoquedwwiing tp, farmer. Smith HJ, Butlgr 3d wd. merchant. Stoops Warren,. Concord tp, farmer. 1 Walley Pkimmer, Parker tp, fanner WomgtaTL Alleghenny tp, farmer. W«Ker James, Jefferson tp, farmer. -Wallace Jamea. Zelienople, laborer. Wiok J M. Butler, snd wd, gent. List of names drawn from the proper jury wheel this 7th day of November, A. D. 1898, to serve as petit jurors at a regular term of court commencing on the second Monday of December, A. D. 1898, the same being the 12th day ot I said month: Andre Daniel, Butler tp. laborer. Aldinger C A, Millerstown, shoemaker. Bicker Louis H, Winfield tp, farmer. Bennett W S, Allegheny tp. fanner. Barnes R L. Harrisville, contractor. Barron Robert, Worth tp, farmer. Barr John C, Adams tp, farmer. Bell W E, Merctfr tp, farmer. Brown William, Concord tp, farmer. , Boggs Jam«a P. Forward tp, farmer. Bjers William, Millerstown, carpenter. Boyer Levi, Lancaster tp. farmer. - Crannier A W, Clav tp, farmer. I Conley James P. Adams tp, farmer. I Cheaney WC, Saxon burg, producer Criswell Joseph. Butler tp, farmer. Dodds David. Penn tp, fanner. Dnnlap Morrison, Mercer tp, farmer. Easley Joseph. Butler, 2d wd, laborer Eyth Frank. Centreville. hotel keeper. » Fleming Michael, Clearfield tp, farmer. Fullerton M G, Clearfield tp, farmer. Forrester James, Prospect, farmer. Fowler John, Forward tp, farmer. Graham Thomas, Bntler. 4th wd, far mer. Graham Walter L. Butler 4th wd, » att'y. . Gilchrist James, Worth tp. farmer. Graham Charles, Penn tp. farmer. • Hockenberry Charles, Cherry tp, far mer. Hockenberry Mont, Cherry tp, farmer. Heckart William, Clinton tp, carpen ter. King H M. Butler, let w4 laborer. Kerner J P, Butler Ist wd, driller. Lang Earhart, Wii> field tp, fannar. Milligan E S, Clearfield tp, farmer. Murphy Oliver T, Worth tp, fanaer ' McNamara John, Parker tp, farjper - McFadden Hugh, Donegal tp, farmer. - McQuisticu W W, Butler, 84 wd, gefet. Soott J C Prospect, painter. Stan 1 John. Butler, 2d wd, laborer. . Shaner AF, Muddycreek tp, farmer, j Shorts William, Butler tp. farmer • 1 Thorn Cyrus. Cranberry tp, pumper. Turner S C, Parker tp. driller. Thompson Joseph, Franklin tp, farmar. Vanderlin H S, Butler, 4th wd, student. Wilson Alexander, Allegheny tp, far mer. l )8 3j 1899 : coimiii cumin : h SI Ijitiiil infer INDISPENSABLE TO 1 ALL COUNTRY RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO KEEP Ul* WITH THE TIMES. Single Subscription, $2, Two Subscriptions. $3-s°- Four Subscriptions, $6. FECIAL TO KAISXRS or LARGE CLUBS. Write for rart!calar» on thif Paint. , Free till Jan. Ito New Subscribers for 1899, It will be seen that the difference be . tween the cost of the COUNTRY GKNTLK MAN and that of other agricultural week lies (none of which eveu attempts to cover the agricultural news of th. day) . may readily by reduced, by making up a small Club, to LESS THAN A CENT A WEEK. Does such a difference as that justify yo'i in contenting yourself with some other paper instead of having the best? SEND FOR SPECIMEN COPIES. Which will be mailed Free, and compare them with any other rural weekly; it will not take long to see the difference. Address LUTHER TUCKER & SON, i Albany N. Y. TH6 IJUTbeR 0T1556N. SI.OO per year If paid lu advance, otherwise 11.50 will be charged. „ . . ADVKRTISINO KATBH One Inch, one time ll* each subsequent Insertion 50 cent* each Auditors' uud divorce notion 1 oachj exec utors' and administrator*' nottewi » «acb cstray and dissolution not Ice* V each. Bead lna notices 10 cent* a lluu for first and 9 cents for each subsequent Insertion. Notices aiuon* local Item* 15 ocuU * ; or eich Insertion. Obituaries, cards of thanks, resolution* of roapect, notices of festivals and fair*, etc., luserted at the rate of 5 cents a lino, money to accouinaay the order. ee*»n words of prose make a lluo. Kates for standing cards and Job work on appllcatloa. . All advertising Is due after first insertion, and all transient adTertlaln* must be paid for in advance. ... ... All communications Intended for public*, tlon lu this paper must be accompanied M the real name of the writer, not tor pubUo* - tlon bu. a guarantee of good faith, and thoulfl . reach us not later than Tuesday feveuin*. I Death notices biutinees lu ' their own and nearby counties It U giaiuly k office work conducted at houie. Salary . straight JWJO 11 year and ox pon»o»--uan. Reference. Enclose Mlf-addrvssed | - Uea*, Krjat,, J Mj * TMRS V E_ ZIMMERMAN.' I I Winter Readiness. ! / M Tl'e conimenct-tnent of genuine winter weather is doe by the cal>n II prices. i v . f COAT AND CAPS SPECIALS. ; ) ■ fi Ladies' Fine Kersey Jacket, t•lack and colors,...#s 00. Value, $ 7.00 { -t £ Ladies' Fin- Kersey Jackit, fnll satin Uued 7.50. Value, 10.00 l Ladies' Fine Kerscx jarket, full satii. 1ined...... 10.00. Value, 154s- j )\ Ladies' I'la.-h Cajn s, Roude Cloth Capes, Fur Capee and Plain Cloth' 4 Capes at 25 [><><■ cent reduction on mark-d prices. • » : - kl TRIMMED HATS AT REDUCED PRICE* < f ■ It lias heen our cu«tuui in the past to have a special clearance . 'n our Trimmed liat department shortly after Christmas. Thfe- A • v ? u Wl 01X1 clesmu-e sale of Trimmed and Cntrtsoawd Bet*' j £ Walking Hats aud SJiiors four weeks earlier, and you get the benefit * > lf ** •" of the reduction for your WINTER HAT. We here reduced the r price on • ct-rv Hat i.i our Millinery department. < LADIES' SUITS, SKIRTS AND ORCSfr AOM*. ? £ r An immense line to select from. Ladiea' Ready-to- Wear Suite at < i popiUar rriixd Lnd-es' Ready-to-* e.»r 3kiita from |l.oo up. Fine t Urcii Goodf, Itl»cte Crepoas. i 1 00 fitio Braid Clot 1 s. 00 iiutf lur 75 ceuu— fine Covert Cloths. 50 cents for 75- < < <*nt valuw in Art-Wool Cloths. Beat 25-cem All-Wool Plain and 1 " . Noveltv Cloths in all ne-» eoloriuga ever ibowa for *s«eato. in Blankets, Haps, Yarns, Cnderwenr end I?osiery» t , < V - . •; t: 1 Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman. ; ; Claus' Headquarters^io < ► XMAS 1898. | We extend to all (old and young 1 a special invitation to gene atdieew 4 >our complete line ot Holiday goods. . Bring in the children it will dilight them to see the beautiful Delia* 'an' immense stock of TOYS, such as Iron, Wood and Tin Animele, Birds.© 4 ►Banks, Pewter and China Dishes, Trains. Cradles, Buggies, Gmmm ot aliA . kinds, in fact everything that Foreign ii.gennity or Yankee skill conceived jf to amuse and to edify is here. At very lowest prices. © - X>OOOOOOOOOe vx posed to puhli«- sale. ;tt the Court House, in iht* borouph of Butler. PH., on Friday, the 9th day of Dec., A. D -IH#.*. at I o'clock. p. m.. the following descrlb ed property. to-wlt: E. I>. So. 174. IliM-c-mtHT Torui. i-«w* R. I*. Hcott, Attorney. All the right, title, IntereM mid claim of J C Scott, administrator of .lan.i s Kelly, de-' ceasi'd. and Jame» Kelly, of. in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated in flay township, itutler county. I'a.. hound ed as follows, to-wit: On the north l>v lands of S iilack and Thomas Wilson, east by lands of Samuel Stevenson, south by lands of Samuel Klndley. and west by lands of heirs of A II t'arothers, deceased, containing #5 acres, more or less witii frame dwelling house, frame barn, outbuildings and orchard then .>n; mostly cleared and being the same land described "in mortgage of .fames Kelly to the plaintiff. Koliert Storey, dated the lxth day of August. IKS 2, and recorded In the office for recording deed* in Butler county in Mortgage Hook 11. pagetlti. Seized and taken In exe iitlou as the prop- ( ertv nf .1 I' Scoti, administrator of James Kelly, deceased, anil James Kelly at the suit of Robert Story. F. I). No. 177. Decemlier Term. ISfls. Mc- Jlink ill A t.albreatb. AU'jfs. AH the right, title. Interest and claim of Eli Þon. of, in and to ail that certain piece or parcel of land, situate ! In Clinton township. liutler county. Pa., bounded as fafioivs. to-wit: On the. lioiith l>y lands of Jonathan Flick, en-t by lands of (Jcorge liclrs. sotith by lauds of IC J Ander son and Snrri-. heirs, and w< st by lands of W P C'raner and h J \nder*ru. containing Bfl acres, wore or less, having thoreou erected a small hotis« with four rooms, large frame bank barn aud outbuilding-: fruit tro«•*, 4sc. Veizedand taken In evecntlnn as the prop erty of Ell Anderson at the suit of T2 O Thompson. TERMS OF SALE—TUo following must be strictly complied with whan property Is stricken down: 1. When the plaintiff or other lien creditor become* the purchaser, the costs on the writ must t>® paid, and a list of the liens, includ ing mortgage -en re lies on the pmpeity sold, together with such Hen creditor's receipt* for the amount of the proceeds of the sale or iiucb portion thereof he may claim. must be furnished the Sheriff. 8. All bids must be paid In full. 3. All sales not sattlod Immediately will be continued pntil 1 o'clock, p. m., of next day, at which time ail piop«rty not .settled for WIH again be put up and *old at the expense and rick of the parson to whom first sold. •See Purdon's Digest. 9th edition, pnge Mfl. ond Smith'.- Form>. page 3M. WILLIAM ft. DOnnS. Sheriff, Sheriff's Office. Butler, fa., Nov. I*. 1898. Job Work. If you wan* Poetew, If want Circulars, If you want Sale Bill*, If yon want Kn?eiop«s, * If you want Bill Heads, If von want Price Lists, If you want Statements. if you want Note Heads, f you want Letter Heads, If von want Address Cards. If you want Business Cards. If yon want Invitation Cards, If yon want anv kind of Printin done call at the CITIZEN office. L. S. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. 117 E. JEFbttRSON. BUTLER, - PA- M. C. WAGNER, ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER. 139 South Main atreet Over Shaul N as« » Cl.uhln* Store k k(SO YEARS' I l L J J d vJ 1 ITk 1 E J COPYRIGHTS AC. ,Jw tfi» Scknttfic Jftwrtom. A hiindnomelT lllni-trmte r St.. W»Uißfton. D. c. GOOD FARM FOR SALE. The Ford farm in IkueK al twp., near Millerstown is for talc. I» contains about rjo acres, is well watered and in good conditiou For ter;us inquire » bis office ~~ MTA. BERKIMER, , Funeral Director. 3€7 S. Main St.. Butler. ACTIVE soMt IT'IRS w\NTKI> fveby-- I where f»i "The Storj of the Philippines by Murat HalsU-ad. commissioned hj the ■tioveruttent a* Ottl ial Ulhtoilan to t « War lH.pCJtme.it. The ».uOk wa- written In arui* ramus ut Francisco. °n th* J ..1 pelieral Merrltt. In the ho,pltaK «t Hono lulu. In Hon* Kou«.lnthe American m u MtojLls. lu the Uisaru*" l - 9 "!!S A*Jto»lao, uu the Jeck of *h. 01J ra [)la wUb BSSyUai In »U« w. Vt haul. of Mktiiu. Bonanwi f<" atrento brlmisior ori\«•:i Drop all trashy uiu>t«eial **r Doom*. FPCFESSIONALCAWUS." NEWTON BLACK, - . . .Y. ATTOKVav *T Office oa South Diaaoad^tnm. HH. GORCHKR, •• • ATTOSNKV AT LAW. Office in Mi cheU building. ALEX RUSSBLL. LAW. Officv with Newton Black, Kaq. South Diamond Street. * POULTER & BAKKR, V ATTORNEYS AI L*W. J". Room 8., Armory buildiu^. TOHN W. COULTER. 'J A TTOKN alf • Special attention given to oaltoctlona and btuiae&s matters. . 1 Reference: Butler Savinga Bank, or Batffr Ooiinty National' Bank. JB. BKEDIN, :•. ATTOBM«V AT Law.- • I office oa Main St. near Court Ztwue. T. BLACK, AVTOKJISV «T LAW. Room J.— Armory buUdlng. JM. PAINTER, v Arroftvsv al LAW. Offloe between PeaUtfora»4 DUsoood 0 H. PIERSQL. * ATTO*N*V AT Law. Office at No. 104 Bast NM»W< S*. i"« F. L. McQUISTIOH. v. Crvit Pitoiarssa aim Svmmou, Office near Coort Houae. D~ R. CHAS. R. B, ■ PuvMCIAV A mp Smut, Eye, ear, aoae aad throat a 'apeeUlly. 132 and 134 S. Main Stmt, KidaUn building H. BROWN, " • homokopatkic rtemciAJt i» * sumoww; - ' •' Office 236 9. Main St., OSS. F. O, Reaideuoe )i| N- XcSMI M, SAMUEL M. BIPTOS, PHYSICIAK AND SVNEAOM 200 West Cuaninsham Si. L BLACK, • PHYSICIAN AND SUMMON. New Troutman Building, Bntler Pa. p M. ZIMMERMAN "l • PHYSICIAN AND Scaonow Office No. 45, S. Main atreet, wrer City Pharmacy. DR. N. M. HOOVER, 137 E. Wayne St., office haw, 10 to 12 a. in. 1 and* t» } p. a. \; MCALPINE. V , DENTIST, No v permanently in Bickel BMttding, with a reliable aaaiatant. and facilitiea for best and prompt work. IJ W WICK. \ 11. DKNTIST. iiaa located in the new Stein building, with all the lateat devices for Dental wo'k. 1 J. DONALDSON. '1 . DBNTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted ofl Hha latest i nitroved plan. Gold Filliagrt 4 .H 14 ®" ijltr. Office over Miler'a Shut Ware. DR. S. A. JOHNS TON. Oarrm. •old Killing* Paiulaaa Bctraatlon o! Te« ih and Artificial Teeth without plats* * specialty,Nttruua Oxld« or Vitalised A» or najstu«tic» uaetl. Ouce over Milkra grocery, eaat of Low :v nouae. PR. W. P. McILROV, DKNTUt. Formerly koowu aa tte "Bwleaa Painkar Extract*? of Taa«k" p<*nnaaently at iti Baat JaMNVBt., Opposite Hotel Lowly, Butlar. Will do dentikl operatioQa Wall tyr Uaa lateat devices and ap-to-dafe methods DR J. E. FAULK, DjNTtST, Painless exUaction—No and bridge work « specialtT, Office— Room No, 1. new Bioko} build- V in*- \ WK. WALKER. J- •• WIOK Walker 4 Wick, REALEST4TI. Ll'?E P ITCT