THE CITIZEN, THURSDY, Jt'NK 8, xS99. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. \OTF.-All *dvortl rs lnt«u«JlDjr to haneM In th«-lr .nii s.-mld in>Ufy u.-» <»«• r Intrntl *n to sition Hot» l Agents Wanted. Farui for Sale. Findley's Photoe Evans' Bikes. Timber Wanted Professional Cards. A T Scott. Att y. and Dr. Kottraba, dentist AdnlniMin in anil Kie-itor- >.f esta'cs •»«i secure their recelp* boo'.-, at the CITI KN ..tli • an.l perf.ns i.-jkiug politic sa •> ih -ir note Iwuki. LOCAL AND GENERAL. - Debghtful weather —Jane —the month of roses. —Vegetation is on the jump —Garden.-* are growing nicely —The bicycle business is booming. The late mins came when needed —Antiseptic Barbering is the latest fad. —"Good rains, arid things looking np Butler should have a Union Passeri ger Station —The annual family reunion* are be ginning to be held —The roads of Butler County got worked last week —The cut in tie- school appropriation will not affect it this year. Johny Wiseman's aggregation of won ders will be here tomorrow -Two-cent letter postage began July Ist I** - ;, or fourteen years ago. -One-third of the people who go mad are said to recover their senses. —The corn is getting "worked'' this week, and it is growing very fast. —Bas ' ball does not catch on here this season. Everybody too busy. —The Bntler market is fnll of nice gtraw berries. now selling at U for 25. —Odd things hapjten in politics- - there is bnt one vote between Sutton and Eichert —Jos Grahams silo was struck by lighting a few days ago. and also a week before that. —A Cleveland jury has decided th«t 11 o'clock in an late a* a young inan should court a girl —We may not admit that clothes make the man. jet there are many who owe ninch to the tailor. All of our borough school teachers of the past year are nnderstoood to be applicants for re-election. —A win of Asa Campbell, the Petro lia butcher, last week shot a black snake six and a half feet long —The fisherman goes on the principle that the fish that bite and get away are liable to get hooked another day. —Monday June 5, was just forty years from the great June frost which killed all the grain of that year 1850. —The "Bessie" has changed its time table. Both trains north leave earlier than heretofore 9-15 A M and 5:15 P. Th • Butler School Board will meet on the 12th. next Monday, for the pur pose of selecting teachers for the next terra. —Stindiy, June 11. will he Children's Day, and preparations are ls-.ng made for its observance in some of the churches -Twenty-five t/.on sand tons of ore were hauled from (Tonneaut Harbor to the Carnegie fact-nriei, over the "Bessie" last Sunday-. —Bntler is to have a glorious Fourth. Some of the young men of the town are to meet this evening to make arrange ments for the parade. -A Frenchman asserts that if the world was birdless man could not in habit if after years' time, as insects would destroy all verdure The mercery got np into the nineties last Monday and it seemed exceedingly hot Prostrations from heat were re ported from all ti.e larger towns At the meeting of Council, Friday evening, it was decided to allow the boys to shoot crackers etc. Jrom Friday Jun<- :si)th to Wednesday July -:th. - Two Springdale men tr.vb.-d V'ves last Monday night Then they got to fighting, the two women joined in, and next day some of the crowd were iu jail. , —We get the pointer from an ex change whose editor doubtless knows all nbont it, that if yon want to kins a girl in a quiet spot, don't select her month —There will l>« a public sale on Tues day, June le»ter tools, etc. —The crop of locust blossoms is un usnally abundant, and that is said to angnr a big corn crop, though what the connection l»otwe*n the two is we leave for the wiseacres to say. The Evans brass factory and ma chine shop on 8. McKeanSt., is to bo enlarged, as the firm wishes to engage extensively in the manufacture of the Eyaris Gas-engine. C A Temple ton has purchased an interest in the plant. —A teacher in a Sunday school recent ly 'railed a boy to the floor to scold him for stealing bird's eggs. She cited an instance when she had caught him at it and said that no donbt the jioor mother bird was grieving yet. "No she isn't,' said the boy, "she's on your hat.'' Cjnite a number of Bntler county people took in the New Castle Fair, Tuesday, and among them D L. Kirk patrick and wife of Renfrew. Just as they stepped of the cars at the New Cnstle station they wero jostled by three men and a very handsomely dress«Hl woman , and shortly nfter Mr. Kirkpat rick noticed that his l*»cket-book con taining SSO in cash and some valuable papers, was g >ne. He went to the police station and gave a description of the parties the jiollce telephoned to Pitt* burg and learned that Mollie Mo ran. a noted crxik was in New Castle, and shortly after arrested her on the •trcets Mollie denied the robbery but lather than be detained gave up sso. The men got away. Mr Kirk patrick wired to the banks interested in the to stop |Miyment They settled their differences in j Sew Castle. yesterday by potting "Lit- j tie Egypt in long skirts. There is some talk of organizing a tax payers Association in Butler and I taking «nt a charter under the Act of 1-74 The new schedule for the "narrow • gnage sends the trains north at 9 15 A. ; M and "> >'P M They arrive at 945 '< A. M and 5:00 P M The College nnd Academy "Coin-j ■lenceiuents will take place dnnng th<- ; last week of this month. At West Sun- j bury there is to be a great debate on the ( Philippine question. —Someday the nn-uspecting citizens of Petrolia will wake up and find a big health resort hotel built up around the heavy mineral spring just north of the town and running full blast. - The quarterly meeting of the Odon tological Society of Western Pennsyl vania. will meet in Butler next Tnesday the loth. The papers will be read and the discussions held at the . Willard 1 Hotel, and th*- clinics at Dr. Jackson - ! office. —During a storm last Tnesday the Butler Gas Cos. pumping station at Delano was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire a rig on the Law place was struck and damaged, aud a fanner of that neighborhood had four cows killed The merchants oi Butler county are requested by Treasurer Harper to come forward, with money iu their pocketiv airl pay their mercantile tax»-s due June Ist 1 **oo. If yon send seme by mail please put 2-ont revenue stamp on check and enclose 2-cent postage stamp for receipt. During a storm in Harmony a few days ago some people gathered hail stones und made ice cream The ' stones'' are described as having been about the size of walnuts, while an Emlenton rnin in town last week said some fell there lately larger than hen eggs, but not as big as goose eggs Petrolia has a small but lively li cense war on hands, J A Byers of the Central House has applied for a license and immediately strong opposition devel oped. in which itev Lavely took the lead Thursday and Friday evenings of last week Rev Vilbert, the Boston evangelist who was in Butler last winter, addressed open air meetings in the interest of the temperance cause in general and the granting of license in Petrolia in particular. I >«> ing • of J 'o i ucil At the meeting of Council, Tnesday evening, the tax mileage for this year was fixed at 13. The proposition to tax telephone I and telegra;ro, 50cents t a year for poles on the streets and &> cents a year for poles on the alleys • brought on a lively wrangle, bnt the •' measure carried by a 10 to 1 vote. (] The locations of the twenty-nine new nine new street lights wan decided up ' on and Bntler will soon have eighty street lights in all • 1:11« I of Commencement. ' \ The Ninth Grade Commencement ex < ercises were held in the Park Thursday '' afternoon. The program was very ' good and very well rendered. There wert fifteen boys and twenty-three j girls in the class. Their names are , Kena M Armstrong, Nellie P Balph , Hosea W Beighley. PlnmmerH Heigh , lev David L Billingsley, David C. | Black, Mary J. Balford, Ella P. ('amp j bell, Juliet E Camp)>eil, Mabel Camp < bell, C. Linn Colbert, Will A. Copley, j Albert F, Eisler. Lena P Frasier Dora : 8 Graham, Albert H. Keck. S. Orville Kennedy. Josephine M. Leidecker. Edith A Lewis. Arthur If. Lnsk. Agne* ' C. Manny, Annie M Marshall. Laura ' B Maxler, Addie M Miller, Charles II < Nigh, Lee F. O'Connor. Stanley G. C ! Reil>er Jean W ltoessing, Merril C. < Rnsael, John M. Bhrader. Bertha L. 1 Huiith, Alberta L Stein. Lncile H. ; Walker, Estella (i Wright. A Mabel I Graham Katheryn f. Williamson ■ Gertrude c Young, and Gertrude A 1 bert. \CCII»KNTH. Frank Niggle was thrown from his bicycle and badly hurt the other night He colidod with a pile of flagstone. John Bnpp of Lancaster twp. had a leg smashed a few days ago, by the up setting of a load of logs upon which he was riding. While working on the roof of the Troutman building last Friday J. T. Elliott stepped on an electric wire and was stunned but not hurt Thomas Collins wu drowned in the Monogahala river last Saturday He was is years of age, and his parents art! said to reside in this county. John Dnuii of near VVhitestown who was injnied by the bursting of the boil er at John Stewart's saw mill. l'>cated on the James Welsh or old Kirker farm, on Mouday of last week, died on the fol lowing Wednesday Dnnn was hauling logs from the woods at the time, and stopped at (he Isjiler to talk to the fire 1 man Tom Martin, shortly before the ex plosion occurred It was an old, patch ed up boiler, and it was the water or ultld foot, the part .inst beneath the fire box that gave way. and the pres sure on the boiler must have been more than the gnage showed for the force of out rushing water and steam was trc -1 mendous a hole was dug in the ground k and both men were thrown back several • rods while the ixiiler went flying the other direction. Dunn probably rec.eiv ed internal injuries which caused his death; while Martin was doubled up. and went rolling over the ground till he struck a pile of logs, when he got up and wildly. Dunnwii? » r son of Andy Dunn, and was marri ed to a danghter of William Cable. Market*. Wheat. wholesale price 05&70 , By®. "It Oats, " HI Corn, " : 38 Hay, " ».«» Eggs. " 10 > Butter, "12 0 Potatoes. "00 „ Turnips *' 40 Green onions per doz I 5 1 Rhubarb per doz 20 i. Lettuce per lt> 5 Spinnach. jx-r bn 50 '- Radishes. |*t doz bunches !15 n Goosberries jkm i|t 07 u Strawberries per qt * 08 Flour retails at fl.oOwf 1.25 Where Tenrisls Will Find IH\ Humphrey'a Specifics. England, n:i Mortimer St., London „ France, Rue Etienne Marcel. Paris J Avenue Masaena. Nice 18 Place du r ' Palais de Justice. Reims. i- Belguim, 58 Rue de la Montague, ia Brussels. w Portugal, 114 Rua de Arsenal. Lisbon. 150 Praca I). Pedro Oporto, linizil, !JRua Gonnalvea Dias, Rio. *1 Argentine, 140 Calle Florida. Bnenas t Ay res Canada, |s:t St. Paul St . Montreal, and in every City. Town and Hamlet in the United States and < 'anada and ie in Mexico. Central America and the nf West Indies Cut this out and save for to reference S[>ecilic No 20 Cures Sea Sickness. At druggists. .»r sent prepaid, °' 25c and *l .00. Humphreys' Medicine e, Co., Cor William tV John Sts , New iir York ul ! WANTED At Exposition Hotel. I Conneant Lake. Dining-rooin Girls, i'k < liauibcrmalds and Laundry Coin j mencing June :M. Good Prices. | F M I*S:kwo«>l>. Exisisition Pa. PEItSO-SAL. 1 Brother Blymiller owns a red fox. Mrs. Jacob Koch ami her son Burton of Elora. were in town, last ween i Mioses Marv and Eleanor Graham ami Elia Coulter are visiting in McKeesport. , ! Pa I Mrs S Miller, of Ma'narg PO. wi-h- , ]es to secure a few canvassers Sec I card. A Bntler school boy wants a place on i a fann thi- *um mer Inquire at this j j office. David LefevTe and wile, of Middk { sex twp.. dimo shopping in Bntler, j ! Friday I ' A. T Scott. Esiamond | St. See card. Mrs R S Campbell, of Fairview twp.. is the of Mrs Phillip Daub enspeck. of Centre Ave. Dr. W. R Cowden. of Renfrew, who ha* been yery seriously ill with kidney trouble, is very much improved. <>. W. Stoughton, ot Evans City. a: tended the meetiug of the Stat" Agri cultural Society, at Bloonisburg, la-t i week I Peter Rattigau of the Herald has j moyed from Millerstown and isoectii>y ! ;ng the Origen McCandlesa house on W | Pearl St E. B Silliman of Earn* City has been granted a pension of ?■*. and .Tas. F. McKee of Prospect an increase from $6 to sl*. John Keefers home HI Bntler t-.vp was the scene of a family reunion, last Thursday Some two hundred people were present Miss Alberta Cronenwettis a member of the graduating class of Grove ( ity College Their commencement exercis es are to be held next week Rev Zimmerman, one of the dele gates to the Synod held here last week, can speak Spanish. He was Consul r«t Santiago for some months The following persons have jnst en rolled at the Butler Business College Miss Juliet Wheeler Petrolia and Mr Charles Ervin. Delano Station. Peter Fennell Esq . the patriotic patriarch, of Clearfield twp.. served on the jury for the May term of three weeks, and stood it like a veteran F. M Lock wood, proprietor of the Exposition Hotel, at Conneaut Lake, wishes to employ some diningrooui girls, chamber maids, etc. See card. Samuel Hendrickson. of Virginia, visited his parents. M A. Hendric.kson and wife, of Cranberry twp . last week A reunion was held at the old home, a few days ago. W. B McCandless. the wellknown sewing machine agent of Unionville, and Mary E.. daughter of John S < ampbell. of Concord t« p.. were mar ried Tuesday. Walter Ziegler received a letter from bis father, Geo. W. Ziegler in which the latter announced his intentions to star in Los Angeles. Cal. and resign office as < iverseer of Poor of Butler W. 11. Hodgkinson, Butler's ex-base ball pitcher, and now a tailor in New Castle, and Miss L. < >nlla daughter of Paul Lambert of Race street, were married At the bride s home. Tuesday Rev H. O. Mac Donald of Dawson, Fayette Co.. and Miss Orrie P. Harper, a half sister of James Hutchinson Esq. of Butler, were married at the resilience of Rev. E P Harper at Saxon Station, yesterday. Kev Harper and Rev Rodgers, of Allegheny, officiated Dr. Kottraba, the dentist, hns had charge of the Dr. JchnHton dental office for the past four years, and is well known to many of our j>eople. His work speaks for itself. He has pur chased the office and will hereafter con duct it for himself and solicits a share of your patronage See card. Among the ministers attending the English Lutheran Conference here last week was Rev. Frederick Bower, who was educated at Thiel College and was in the class of I**4. in which was the late Lnther Neg ley. deceased Rev. Bower is now stationed at Lunenl>erg Nova Scotia. He preached in the First Presbyterian church on Sunday morn ing last Lon. Rnssell was in Chicago this week to discover the whereabouts of his brother Dr. E. A. The Dr went to Chicago in February to take a post graduate course at the college there, came back to Bntler in March to attend hi* brother's funeral, returned to Chica go in April, and had not l»een heard from since April -Oth Lon found him attending a lecture. Rev. Howard McMichael of the IT. P. Church of Scroggsfield, Ohio, and Miss Madge Shira who has taught the primary grade of the McKean street school for some years past with unusual a access, are to !<<• married t'slay at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs Saiu'l Shira in Washington twp. The groom is a son of Japhia McMichael of Euclid A numlier of relatives and friends will present at the ceremony. Rev John A. Waters, ot Fayette county, and son of Rev Asa II Waters, was among those attending the Con ference of the English Lutheran Church of this place, last week, and while here took occasion to take a Kodack picture, of the CITIKKN ■ >ffice. His father lived In what is now the CITIZKN < iffi'-e. in about IHVi, and Rev John A. first saw the light of day in the same, hence the taking of the picture. Rev. John is now the Superintendent of the Soldier s Orphans School, at Jumonville, Fay ette Co.. Pa succeeding his father in that office FIItF.S. Stover and Cubbison's l>arl>ei shop on Centre Ave. near the bridge was parti ally destroyed by fire last Thursday night The room became full of gas from a leaky pipe and took fire from a lamp left burning and exploded. The loss is partially covered by insurance An alarm was sounded for a fire in the haymow of John Milheim s barn, rear of W North St. Monday afternoon. It was extinguished without turning the water through the hose, damage slight. The l'cnn>\lvaniii Itailroari IH!H» Summer Kxctirniou ICoiite Hook. On June l the Passenger Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will publish the IS'.i'j edition of its Sum mer Excursion Route Book. Thiswo r k is designed to provide the public with short descriptive notes of the principal Summer resorts of Eastern America, with the routos for reaching them, and the rates of fare. It contains all the principal seashore and mountain resorts of the east, and over fifteen hundred different rontes or combinations of rontes for reaching them. The liook has been compiled with the utmost care and altogether is the most complete and comprehensive handliook of Summer travel ever offered to the public. It is bound in handsome and striking cover, in colors, and contains several maps, presenting the exact rontes over which tickets are sold. It is also pro fusely illustrated with fine half tone cuts of scenery at the various resortn and along the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad On and after June 1 it may be pro cured at any Pennsylvania Railroad ticket office at the nominal price of ten cents, or. UJKIII application to the gen eral office. Broad Street Station, by mail for twenty cents Convention National Ktlncational Association, Ivos Angeles Cal. For the National Educational Asso elation Convention, to In- held at Lo> Angeles, Cal . July 11 to 11, the Perm sylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets via direct routes from points on its line, to Los Angeles. Cal and return, at rate of single fare for tin round trio plus £I.OO membership fee These tickets will lie sold, good icoirig June 24 to July 7, and, when stamtKs by Joint Agent at Angeles, good t< return, arriving at final destination until Septeml»er "> For further information apply t< Ticket Agents. New, four-room house for wile In (pure at this office LEGAL NKWS. NEW SCITS H J Billingsly by his father and next friend G. A Billiugsly vs Plnm ' mer Tiinblin and Henry Bickel.replevin for a gray horse valned at S4O. On jietition of John and Alexander Blaine the following viewers were ap- j i pointed t«j assess damages done to the ; plaintiffs' land in Centre two by the • j of the P. B. &L. E R R John j Halstead John W Powell. Benjamin ■ I)' uthett. John B Dodds. Robt Krauze. 1 M H Byerly. and J M Crookshanks j Rial V Wheeler, of Bntler has filed j 1 a petition for divorce from his wife ; I Lurancy. They have been separated ! 1 since 1?%. and desertion is the cause ; assigned for divorce TRIAL LIST The as-umpsit suit of Michael Kelly j 1 vs J & S Alwine was tried Friday j and a verdict given for the deft ■ ■ A verdict for the deft was returned | ; in the suit of Thomas Robinson v- the • Penn'a R R Co. for damages The trial ot the ejectment suit of 1 ! Hezikiah Covert vs the H. A: \V By : Co. was continued by agreement to 1 1 Sept. 14 i The ejectment suit of the P. W. Rv ■ Co. vs the Bntler L H te M Co. was also continued . also the assumpsit suit j of Ajax Iron Works vs A W. & C. M. 1 Root also that of Ed Roach vs H F. Eicholtz. also that of M Thomson vs j Chas Elsenrath. also that of W Barr I v- J J. Kearns The replevin suit of Annie Walker vs A M Cornelius, ex r. of D. A Renfrew has been settled. also the suit of Peter : Barto vs A. J. Spronl. The assumpsit suit of Margt Porter vs M. 11. Byerly was fixed for trial Sept. 14. NOTES. Joseph Crawford has been appointed auditor of Allegheny township vice Newton Laughlin who moved from the county. W. A Fleming Esq has been ap pointed lnirgess of Petrolia On petition of Laura C. Eckmnn. mother, Alfred B. Croup was apjtointed guardian of Merril L Eckman, aged seven years. In the assumpsit snit of John M. A' W (' Thompson vs the executors of John Kiester, dee d . of Slipi>eryrock twp , a verdict was entered in favor of the plfs for $1550 by agreement of the parties. The auditors report of the poor dis"" trict of Bntler borough for l»0b 0 has been filed. It shows that Tres Harvey M iller received $0463.49 from Tax Col lector J. S Jack, and smaller amounts from other sources, making a total of $7«29.3"» The total expenditures for the year were sH2B57 On dne"Tresis. Miller from the borongli. (»n March 111. 1890. there were out standing warrants amounting to $6358.75 The will of Jane Marshall, dee d., of Forward twp. has been probated, with Lavina C and Robt J Marshall as executors. Letters of administration 011 the estate of Lewis M Cochran dee d , of Bntler have been granted to Mina Cochran Half a dozen Buffalo township men , went to Warren. Pa. last week to identify a post office thief, under arrest there, but they did not know him. L. M. Wise, Esq.. reported Monday that the commission apjtointed on Casper Gerlach found him insane, and E. M Perriue was appointed committee of Gerlach s estate. License Court will be held Monday, June 10. Motion Court. Saturday July 15. after which there will be no Conrt until the Septemlier (Quarter Sessions Minnie Cohen, the yonng lady born in Jerusalem and persecuted by the Jews, was released Monday upon enter ing her own recognizance in SSOO to ap pear at the Septemlwr Court or sooner if wanted. Ephriam Parks has been appointed constable of Allegheny twp vice W L Bennett resigned. In the "duck egg" suit of <». Mathews vs Levi Slater in which there was a verdict ot *l9<»o damages for slander, the Court made an order Monday morn ing 011 the motion for a new trial stat ing that if the plf. did not accept SIOOO within ten days in full for the verdict a new trial would lie granted. W II Walker, snrveyor.Saml Riley, David B Dodds. were appointed view ers to assess damages for land preempt cd for school purposes in Mars Sunday morning while in a demented condition, a drug store clerk wandered into the residence of J A Kennedy 011 the Diamond, barricaded himself in the parlor and stayed there several hours He was finally induced to come out and was placed in jail by Deputy Dodds. Ellen Enright. of Harmony adjudged, insane, was committed to Dixmont On petition of Milo P. Walker, a com mission in lunacy consisting of A M. Christley, Esq , Dr. Elgie Wasson and P. 1) Gel bach was appointed on his half brother, Ernest P Laurence of Glade Run. On motion of Mr Galbreath the Court has made an order directing a decree of divorce to lie entered in the Braun case, and directing the respond -1 ent to pay all the costs of 1 the case. » Olive L. Sillier to Huldah Painter, lot in Bntler for SI(MH). Letters ot administration on the es tate of Johanna Higgle of Karns City have been granted to J. W Glossner PROPERTY TRANSFERS. Minnie Porter to Chas. Rimp W0 i acres in Summit for S2HOO. A J Morris to L S McJnnkin lot in » Bntler for s7"o. August Freehling. assignee, to Geo. W Watson 154 acres in BnfTalo for $1 1 W W Grossman to John Clark lot in Millerstown for SIO4O. Peter Bnrr to Caroline Hicks I acre* ' in Forward for $175. ' L. S. McJunkin to Jennie Stover lot in Bntler for SHSO. Sarah J Crow to David W Crow lot ' in Mars for $l5O Ii YV Crow to Caroline Martin lot in Mars for SOOO. E. L. Kohlmeyer to Jos M. Black 105 1 acres in Allegheny for SIOOO f Lydia E Barter to John F Heckert 58 acres in Buffalo for slooo < J W Fisher to Geo W Cnmley lot 'J in Worth for $487.50. ' Oeo Rltnour to Geo W Cumlev lot ; in Worth for $25. ' A. E. Vandervort to Nick J Pfeifer. p lot in Evans City for SSOO H Rob tS. Grant to Thos. V. Smith j. property in Allegheny twp. for $1 b Marriage laeeiiHCH. J Peter 11 Milheim Centre twp Anna B. Laberenz ■ Franklin twp i G. P. Textor Pittsburg I S. E. Turner Jefferson twp r A W. Conley Adams twp ' Susie Roniack '' J. C. Twaddle Parker twp £ May Odenwell Bruin Joho Sell Wnifield . Rosetta Bicker d Oscar E. Livingstone HI to »' Mary A Wade Buffalo twp 1 Herbert o. McDonald Dawson. Pa v Orie p Harper Saxon Station .1 II Burdette Black Cherry twp I Susie C. McDowell Marion twp W B McC'andless Centre twp Mary E Campbell Concord twp I Win 11. Ilodgkinson. .New Castle. »s L Orilla Lambert Butler j R. 8. Titley Chlcora " Lana Fredrick II P For Sale. J 1 wish to sell my farm in Clay twp , f located aUiut one mile west of Snnbnry. '1 on the Unionville road. o it contains forty-one acres with house 1. and stable, good apple and (teach or chard. good spring and well, ahont ten o wres of rail timber Inquire 011 prem ises or of Newton Black. Ewj Butler IdiiN E PATTERSON. Slippery Rock P. 0., Pa School Matters. The new school board of Butler, con sisting of Messix A. C Anderson. L R. Schmertz. and M E Headland of the Ist Ward. J M Maxwell. I J McCandless and A C Krng of the 2nd L McQnistion. C F. L McQnistion and J B McJnnkin of the :ird D E Dale A G Williams and C. M Heine man of the 4tb M R Shauor W T Mechlins and T M. Baker, of the r.th, met and organized Monday evening for the coming school year The following officers were elected President. .Tas B McJnnkin, Sec'v.. A C. Krng and Trea- Thos. M Bilker W. <>. \V. Memorial Services. Keystone t amp No *, Woodman of the World, will hold their aunual me morial service? over the graves of de ceased sovereigns next Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock. The members will assemble at Odd Fellow s nail at - J o'clock and march to the South Ceme- J tary. where the following program will j be carried ont Memorial rites by camp j officers music by (iermania band, praver by Rev. Thos B Barlow, rector , St. "Peter's Episcopal chnrch; innsie by j male quartette; address by Rev W E i Oiler distribution of flowers over graves of deceased sovereigns, bene diction. They will then proceed to the j North Cemetery, where the same cere j mony will be gone through opened with prayer by Rev. Oiler and followed : with an address by Rev. Barlotv Hospital Reception. At a meeting of the Ladies' Hospital Association, held on Tuesday afternoon, arrangements were initiated for holding an anniversary reception at the hospital on th» Fourth of July, for the benefit of the hospital fund The reception will be held from .5 to "i and from 7 to Hp in Ice-cream and rake and other re freshments will be on sale. Chairman ships of committees were arranged as follow- Decoration. Mrs C N. Boyd. Refreshments, Misr Belle Lowry; Lein onade. Mrs A W. McCollough: Candy aud flowers, Mrs R P Scott: Advertis ing. Mr- J. 1$ Black For Kent. Office room in CITIZEN building Cheap Inquire here Agents W anted. At $1 50 a day A few energetic ladies and gentlemen are wanted to canvass Above salary guaranteed. Call on or address. MRS SAVII.UA MILLER Maharg P. t >. Bntler Co.. Pa. Musical College. The summer term of the Musical t'ollege. at Freebnrg. Snyder county, Pa., will liegin on Monday. .Inly 17, a term of six weeks for *:}•{. including board and tuition. As all schools have vacation at this time, it will give a good opportunity for public school teachers and school children to attend this term Parents desiring a progress ive and home like school for their sons and daughters should investigate the merits of the College. For catalogue address HENRY B. Moykk. AMY BROS, are Selling out to yuiT BUSINESS. Their entire stock of furniture is for sale, including all goods en route, nothing reserved, wonderful bargains, TERMS STR ICTI.Y CASH, Store open ev ery evening. It you want a Bicycle or your old one repaired go to White Walter & Co. largest slock in County Bicycles for hire. CASH FOR WOOL. 1 pay the highest market price in cash for wool, haye no merchandise of any kind to exchange, am located at same place as last year, Graham Hros'. Grocery, just across the street from Troutman's dry goods store. W. F. RUMBERGER. 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 & Son. East Jefferson St. and get pi ices on the extensive line they have' on exhibition. They arc also agents for the celebrated Welsbach I.iglit, of which more than 1200 were sold in Butler. last year. Stop-Over* sit Philadelphia, Bal timore, and Washington on Prilling Ivania Railroad Through Tickets. In addition to itH excellent train ser vice, the Pennsylvania Railroad offers the travelers betweeen New York and Chicago, aud New York and and St Louis the privilege of a stop-over of ten days at Philadelphia. Baltimore, and Washington. This stop-over is granted on all through first-class tickets reading via those cities. Persons desiring to stop over must deposit their ticket with the station agent immediately on arri val To those who have business to tran sact in these cities, or to persons who have never visited the National Capital, this privilege is a valuable one. and should apiieal to all through travelers between New York and the West, and < 'liicago or St Louis and the East The stations of the Pennsylvania Railroad are centrally located in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, and acess to any section of the cities Is easy, by either the regular street car lines or by the Pennsylvania Railroad cabs to be found at the Philadelphia and Wash ington stations Sunday Kvciirsioii to Allegheny. Beginning May "Jlst IMVMJ and until further notice the P & W. Sunday ex enrsion train will leave Bntler at 8:05 a. in Bntler time arrive Allegheny at :i. r > returning train will leave Alleghe ny at .1;!!0p m arrive BtttlT at 7 08, rate 75 cts. For bargains in valuable and desir able residences inquire of Walker tk Mc- Elvain. | /2* PURE SPRING WATER ICE I redelivered to all parts of the town, every day.Leave or ders oi RICHEY'S BAKERY, 142 Main St. Teacher's Examinations, 1 will hold a teacher's examination in the following places. Chicora, June 8. Farm ington, .Inne 10. West Snnbnry June I o'clock. All applicants will please come prepared with stamped envelope, jH-ri and paper. Teachers, directors, and friends of education are corilially invited U) t»e present at these examinations and in spect our work Yours very truly, HOWAKO I PAINTKK. If you would know the secret of your neighbors fine appearance, ask him the name of Ins tailor; ask him, too, how much a year he spends for his clothes and subtract the amount from the tost of your own. You will be agreeably surprised, more so if you will prove it by giving us your measure, as he did. Our new fabrics for spring and summer embraces the choicest products of the loom. ALAND, MAKKR OF MEN'S CLOTHES OIL NOTES. Both agencies as yet paying fI.W JEFFERSON TWT -The tubing in the Forest sHo I "ii AM B Shr.iib r was lowereil last week, and the well in I creased to 35 blls BUTLER Twiv—The Shaffner Bros ' well on the Liebler was completed last : week and is doing about 15 barrels SHILOH In the new I or 1<» barrel. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In tbe matter of the asslKiimout of I' I* Slater for the bench! »»f his r«*<]»t«»rs All |»*raoti.t iutere>toil will take notice that the Auditor by thef'ourt to report distribution of tbe funds in the hands of K. J. Fonjuer. account will attend to the duties of his mid appointment at his office In tin- Armory Building. Butler, Pa., on Tuesday, the 27th day of June. A l» l»W, at 10 oVlm'k a. m. A T. BLACK. Auditor. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In the matter of the account «»f 1. M Black. A*"»ljrnee of A. A Kohlm* yer. filed April I 1 KKt, at No. of June Term. I Ms. Docket, ( ommon Pleas ol Bntler ( o . Pa May 3k>. lsiM. the assignee. by i»i>. Attorney. John W. Coulter, move's the < «»urt to appoint an auditor to distribute the funds in his hands to ami amoior the creditors, as shown by his report, and thereupon. *»ame date, the said Court appninU*d Jolin 11. an auditor t«» make said distribution. a> prayed for. 1 will attend to the duties of tin- aliove ap pointment. at my office, fn Butler. I*a.. on Mi»nday. June 111. W*. at jo o'clock ;i ni of said day. of which time and placi ill JH rsons interesUnl In above distribution will please take notice. JOHN II NK(»LEY. Auditor M :iy il. IMW*. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In re-final account of In the Orphan*' Samuel A. Leslie. Admin- Court of Butler Istrator of klizabeth county. No. I laker, dee'd. Sept Term. IHW And now. Maw 'Jn. I Him, on motion of Wll Hams & Mitchell. Att'ys.. for accountant, tin Court appoints J. J>. McJunkin, Auditor, t< distribute funds, in the hands of tin* admin Ist i ator, amonir t hose ♦•ntit led thereto Certified from the Record. May !Sud. IHW. IfM It Mi IL*, Clerk O 0 Those inil*rested will pleas** take notice, that i will discharge the duties of said ap pointment on the 2ttlhda> of June. IHHJj, at my office in Butler. Pa., at loo'clock a. m. of said day at which time and place they may attend if they see proper. I D.McJI NklN Auditor Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the part nership heretofore existing between J. A. & W. F. Anderson, in Valencia, l'a., was dissolved by mutual consent 011 the 6th day of May, 1899. The books are left iu the hands of J. A Anderson, with whom n settlement should lie made promptly. J. A ANDERSON. W. F. ANKKHSON. The business will be conducted by J. A. Anderson, and a liberal shaie of the patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. J. A. ANI>ERSON. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the part nership heretofore existing between Rudolph Barnhart, W. A. Barnhart and Fred. E Barnhart in the business of merchandizing and keeping a general store in Connoquencssing lx>ro., Butler county, Penn'a., is this day mutually dissolved, W A. Barnhart retiring. All claims and accounts due and owing the firm will l>e collected by the remaining menbers of the firm and all debts owing by the firm will be paid by tliem. The business will be hereafter carried on by Rudolph Barnhart and Fred. K. Barnhart under the firm name of R. Barnhart He Sou. RUDOI.PII BARNHART, W. A BAHNHART, FRED. K. BARNHART. Connoquenessing, Pa. May 19th, 1H99. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partner nhip heretofore existing between O. W. I Stougliton, J. W. Shaffer, N. S. Oross -1 man, S. E. Wilson, and David West, under the firm name of "Prospect Creamery C 0.," was dissolved by mutual consent on Saturday, April 15, 1H99, O. W Stoughton retiring. The business will be continued under | the same firm name, and all accounts of the late firm will be settled by the new Prospect Creamery Co., .1 Per O. W. STOUGHTON. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letter's testamentary in the estate of J. Wilson Thompson. dee'd, late «f Cherry twp., Butler, Co. Pa., having been granted to the undersigned; all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please made immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to JAN. A. TIIOMI-SON, Butler I' O. or E. <'. THOMPSON, Milliards P. O. Butler Co., Pa. Kx'rs. J. D. MCJUNKIN, Atty. ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE. Letters of administration in the estate of Henry Uuttcr, dee'd., late of Franklin twp., Butler Co., I'a., having l>ecii grant ed to the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against sale! estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to MAIIV E. Bor.TON, Adtu'x., Whitestown, I'a. J. D. MCJUNKIN, Att'y. EXECUTORS NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of John L. Shannon, dee'd , late of Conno quenessing township, Uutlcr Co., I'a , having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against saw! estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to (J. G. SHANNON, Kx'r,, Conno<|jenessing 1'.0., Butler Co., Pa, MCJUNKIN & GAMIKKATH, Att'ys. EXECUTORS NOTICE. I Letters testamentary on the estate of Samuel McGregor, dee'd., late of Clinton twp .Butler Co., I'a., having Ix-en granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment and any having claims ngainst the same will present them duly authenticated for settlement to JOHN WIMCV, SK , Kx'r., Kiddles X Roads MCJUNKIN GAI.HKKATII. Att'ys. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. of administration on the estate of Aditm 11. Gold, dee'd., late of Middle sex township, Butler Co., I'enn'a., hav ing t>ecn granted to the undersigned, all j>ersons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them properly authenticated for settlement to ANPBKW MOSKR, Adm'r., I»enny P. 0., Butler Co., I'a, j JAS M. GAI.HUKATU, Att'v. j Ifj INT r.lt MrVKHAI. TtH'ITWIIHTHT rCRMIKI* I **ln tIihNUMUi rnanai(« our bu.nl t h«»lr own a«»d rouull' H If Ih rnulnljr work coiHliictcil at lutim Hnl.'irjf .11 • f'"" 1 I V It ""I • |" •■ . IIWH Hillary M«U»tt»ly . |TI f. N « RIM UMK* IF ••!est to use We have bad enough truss sell ing experience to find that out. Our stock of trusses is not excelled in this vicinity, hut that is not the point for you to consider. Your con sideration as we said before, is stated above. Men we fit here. We give direction for self measurement to ladies. C. N. Boyd. DRUGGIST, Diamond Block. Butler. Pa. CHARTER NOTICE In the Court of Common Picas for the County of Butler. Penn'a. Notice is hereby given that an application will lie made to the said Court on Wed nesday the 21st day of June, 1599, at the hour of 10 o'clock a m., under the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, entitled "An Act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations," approved April 29, 1574, and the supplcmeuts thereto, by John W. Brown, J. S. Jack, John A. Kirkpatrick, ct. al., for the charter of an intended corporation to be called the Second Presbyterian Church of Butler, the character and object of which is the support of the public worship of Al mighty God, according to the faith, doctrine, discipline, and usages of the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America, and for these purpose to have, possess, and enjoy all the rights. !>enefits, and privileges conferred by the said Act and its supplements. The proposed charter is now on file in the Prothonotary'H office. H. H. GOUCHEH , Levi M. WISK. Solicitors. NOTICE. Notice it) hereby given that Patrick Logrte has filed his final account as Committe of Mary Mcßride, a lunatic, at Ms. D No. 8, Jnne Term, IrtKS, in the Prothonotary's office, at Bntler. l'a. and the same will be presented for con tinuation and approval. Saturday. Sept 9, lNftfc ROH'T. J. THOMPSON. Prothonotary EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Li tters testamentary on the estate of Daniel Heck, dee'd., Ute of Centre twp., Rutler Co., Pa., having l>een granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will plense make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to JOHN C. MooRK. Ex'r., McCandless, Pa. J. D. McJunkin, Att'v. CLINTON TOWNSHIP. ANM. Al. KEfUKT OF Til K SI UOOI. Hoard nf 4'llnUni township for tin- year ending June ul. 1599. Numbvr of schools • AmtimlO number of months taught Number of teachers employed « Salaries of teachers per month Number of male scholars in attendance. I*l •' femai-J " " " 'j® Whole number In attendance Average dally attendance of scholars In district »» Average percentage of attendance ( ost of each pupil per month. ?l 20 Ntitular of mills levied for school purposes 4 Account with James it. Kiddi.k. Com.ectoh To amount of duplicate |l7li> tlfi rates due from last year l"0 1" I*ll ft'» F.xhouoratlons. #42 54 Kebate 40 32 Fees of CM W «' >» i«ro ai r> per cent added Uitavs unpaid Feb. I. U. HAHIHSON. TKEAK DIC From Collector ®'ss 2! From Treasurer of last year ■*' St ate appropriation From west lleer twp I rom Faun twp Interest if Other sources |:t:Xi 24 CB. II V vouchers .11 Tread. IVr IH 5* tB->l3 H2 • ash In hand of TreaU. Amount due from Collector 40 0. Total resources I"'- 1 Witness our hands this 3rd day of June WM. McKIIJBIN. I res.. THOH. A. HAY. Sec We have examined the above accounts and tlnd them correct. IIENKY SEFTON. 11. MONTtiI>MEKY. WM. MONK*. Auditors. New Drug Store. MacCartney's Pharmacy New Room. Fresh Drugs. Everything new and fresh. Prescriptions carefully com pounded by a Registered Pharmacist. Try Our Soda R. A. MacCartney ■ jLE!CAMP~BELL ; ' V TIN ROOFER. I and Specialties In Tin. , I ' , mN Main HI . duller. I'» | L. 5. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. ii7IIv.*JKI'FKKSON. BUTLER, - PA. Timber Wanted. We * ill purchase White Oak Timlter on Mm stump, large tracU ptefetred. cash imid when liargaiti is closed; people hav ing titnlwr for sale will please write to J H. MILLER. Third St., llutler. I'a. ttubflcrihe (or tbeO'TiziN. H useltons SHOK STORK TALKS Monev Savers During This JUNE CLEARANCE p ' ' All lots offered art first class f »twear iiul ire guaranteed high quahtji I (VF 1 Chvicc i■! .lis Misses Tan and Hlack Kid Skin J ' Shoes, ~p- : j hi» \ !. r .it t utton. all solid and every i>iir a guaranteed, $1.50 «: is 2 <«"> si; ■ . • if 1 , to 2. June Clearance Price. 75cts and $1 OOt' j ()T 9 W-iK't -r- ; ir J* o .1,1, is 2 50. Tan and B'ack, ' * •' «th .resting tops, coftl toe. McKay sewed, all styks, A to E. June ricarance Price $1.50 and $2.00. I (VP in Tan wm§ J * Hlack. Kid and Ku->si.i. '.ait, McKay and Welts, lat st liapes. June Clearance Price $1 50. $2.00 and 25. ! / X Boy's lilack and Tan Shoes same style as Men's *■ * re- liar $1.5 Is 2 la June ( learaiice Price SI.OO and $1.50. | 1 1 Little (jent's Mlack anl Tan Spring Heel with brass J ' Hook*, size- 9t » 13A, regular $1 25 and $1.50 grade. June Clearance Trice 90 cts. and $1.25. Have you seen the two new shoes for Women? "QUEEN QUALITY- and MRS JENNESS MILLER." They are beauties only to be had at B. C. HUSELTON'S, Hutler's Loading Shoe Houm- opposite KoU»l Lowrj yf-x 1 WALL PAPER. 3 2 We Give a Discount of 25 per cent, oft the Dollar for J 3 30 days on all WALL PAPER, call and see. jj $ Elko Ready Mixed Paints. 1 The best that can be made, sticks to everything; also W 0 Senour Floor Paints, rc uly for use H Picture and Mirror Framing a Speciality. ■ ji STATIONARY fij 3 PAINTS OILS AND VARNISHES S g Contract Painting and Paper Hanging, g 1 Patterson Bros., f £ 236 North Main Street. Butler, Pa. & 'Jjf Wick Building Peoples Phone 400 2 M There is no Going Back on the Fact That a ► P + ♦ ♦ is si+lsssss | n 4 Black or Blue Serge Suit \ ► M Is the Dressiest, mo t Refinsil anil serviceable ► for summer wear But tlie Fabrics must lie { Fi thoroughly reliable. | The best test nn & Gver\? plan's Suit. | I The Surprise Store I n 108 South Main street. Butler. Pa. » A Few Plain Questions ? ? ? Are you going to buy a Spring Suit? SEE OUR LINE AT $6. $8 $lO and sl2 Want an Overcoat this Spring? SEE WHAT WE ARE SHOWING AT $5. $7 and $9 I, youare going to wear ft. latere Spring Hat G„,og to get a new Spring Shirt? our L(ne Do you want the swellest thing in Neckwear? Sen UUK Line* Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS. 137 South Mam St., Butler. - ■■ . ■ Job Worl< Neat arid Prompt AT THE CITIZEN OFFICE.