TM& CITIZEN. THURSDV, JUNK 15, I*9* NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SOTE All advertisers Intending to make bailiffs In their ail*. nlwmiM notify us ot ntlr lnt« nU >u 10 tie 9-0 njt tai.r 'lun Mun •!;»y Uioralac. Bickel's shoes House und lot for sale C. & T's furniture Excursions Horses Wanted Findley s Photos. Kirkoatrick s bike*. Admlnlsii-wt-srs an-1 Executors of estates can stt'urf tlie:r receipt hook 4 at the t'ITI ZEN oflce. ami jK-rvjns making puiillr sale* lb -Ir note Imukv LOCAL AND GENERAL. —No Sunday train to the lake. —The crop prospects in this county are good —Debate at W. Suubnry. next Tnes day evening - The Fourth of July will noun be on the tiring line. - The law requiring all loose stones to be removed from the roads is a wise one. —Lawn fete on Geo. Shaffner's lawn in Springdale this evening Benefit of Hose Co. —The "Love Birds' lists in the city and country papers are unusually long at present —Steele's clocks are good, and are given as prizes. See adv. of The Sur prise Store. —The preacher* all say that Butler is a beautiful town Preachers, as a mle. are sensible men. —Onr new catalogue can be had for the asking Bntler Business College A. F. Regal. Prin. —The State Insjiector ordered the the killing of eight diseased cows near Millerstown. lately —There is a penalty for taking plants or flowers that have Iteen placed on graves i n cemeteries. —There were al>cut 45 application* for the five racaodm ic the list of teachers ot iintler. —The dates of the Pennsylvania seashore excursions are July 0 and 20, and Angnst 3 and 17—all Thursdays. —Official* of the .Standard (til Co. are inspecting their vast properties in Western Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia. —All the Snnday School# of the 11th district will hold a picnic at Saxon Station on the 4th of July, beginning at 9:30 a ui. —Scientists tell us the way to sleep is to think of nothing. An easier way to get to sleep, and a good one, is to think It is time to #et up —People who complain of the noise of hand-organs ought to think of the poor grinder, who has to listen to bis own music all the time —The large green pine apples on sale at Reils-r's grocery this week are the ls-st raised in Florida, and retail here at 75 cents each —The question Unlay is, art there more Butler people at Conneant Lake taking in the big Firemen's picnic than there are at home in Bntler. a number of our people went down to the picnic at llannabstown. Sunday. Some drove, and they found the road in excellent condition. Dr. Zimmerman has moved his of fico and his old sign to the Heineman building He and his sign celebrated their silver wedding some years ago At the meeting of the Odontologi c;»l society in Bntler, Tuesday, Edith W. Sloan a female dentist of East Liv er|iool, 0., was admitted to member ship - -The little colored man, who drops from the Sparks Bros', balloon, does it for a dollar a drop and that other fellow pnts his bead in the lion's mouth gets I*.! s put. The 8-mile road race around the Fair Ground.Tuesday evening, was won by Elmer Hart/.ell time lOi minutes A week or two ago a bicycle conld not have gone over that road in much less than 10J hours —-Extremes meet in the columns of a newspaper. Twenty-five deaths from heat were ie]iorted in one colnmn the other day. aud the next one told of a hundred deaths from freezing, drown ing and starvation in the Yukon gold fields. —Fifty dentists attended the quarter ly meeting of the Odontological Society of Western Pennsylvania in the Hotel Willard and Dr. Jackson's office Tues day afternoon and evening A large number of Pittsbnrg dentists rode out on their wheels. —The MAI •cabees elected the follow ing officers Saturday night Comman der. Harry L Graham Lieut Com., J. II Powell: Sergea.it, W G. Young, Chaplain. E L. Stewart; Master at Arm*, J M. Wick; Ist M of Guard, R. T. Parkin; 2d, H A. Dickej ; Sentinel, B. M Price; Picket, W. C. Findley. —The "Spnrks Bros ." show,now own «d by John Wiseman, formerly of But ler, and his younger brother, exhibited to large audiences in Butler, last Fri day and Saturday, and gave unnsual satisfaction. The excellence of their jterforiJiances and their moderate admis sion fee crowded their big tent four times in Butler; and the whole town tlix'ked to see the bulloon ascensions —New Richmond, Wis . the scene of the terrible storm of Tuesday, is located uii a branch of the Mississippi river, alxiut forty miles northeast of St. Paul, Minn; and Herman, Neb,, the scene of the other tornado, is altont thirty miles north of Omaha. At New Richmond the wounded found temitornry asylums in the unin jnred dwellings on either side of the path of devastation, where doctors and nurses from nearby cities and towns did heroic work without sleep or rest. As many us possible of the injured whisu ch.mces for recovery are considered K'tod were sent to the hospitals at St. Paul and Minneapolis, where they will have (sitter care. Over 100 corpses, twice as many man gled people, 40 acres of piles of bricks, shivered planks, scattered hca|M of household go'sls, dead horses, through which the wind hail driven sharp splin ters of board, smoldering fires where houses stood, and in the midst of it all trees as bare of leaves as ever they were in the middle of winter and for the most part stripped l>are of bark this is what the storm wrought in three min utes upon the town of New Richmond In the busmen* |s>rtiou of the town altsolutely not one building was left standing above the cellar windows .everything als.ve a foundation wall was shaved as clean as though it had lieen Cnt with a plane Sew Teachers. ' At the meeting of the School Boar! for the election of teachers Monday night. the following wr- re-elected to their ol«l i*>sitiou;- John A (tiiwii. Snpt., V K lrvin. principal of High School: Adelaide K Robinson Ella Purvis. Frances <» Wick and Louisa C. Campbell. Scbo.' instructor* Lovul F. Hall, principal "f Sprinfidale school Anna I'. Cunimings, principal jf McKean and Broad streets sehools. and Eniily Brittain, of Jefferson street ' school Mrs. E. K Colbert, musical di rector and th" following teachers ' Holla 11 E:na S. Bailey. '■ Minnie McCandless, Ma«el C Smith. I Bertha Donaldson, Clara Cornelius. Florence Cornelius. Aum H Brown. Ray Ke re substitute teachers last term and Mtrgt. Breed. The following substitute teachers were elected Martha Loveless, Grace Reynolds. Lillian M Williamson, and Buelah Reynolds, all of Bntler. Thereare fqrty nine teachers and fonr snbstitnter SCiItJOL DIRECTORS. The following committees were ap pointed by Pres J B. MeJunkin. Brituixu. Lev <' F. L. Mcynistion Milt. Shanor. HIGH SCIJOOL. C. M. Heinemau, A. G Williams, Louis It. Schmertz SL'PPMES W T. Mechling.C. F I, McQnistion, M. Shanor TEXT BOOKS. Dr. Headland. L. A C. Anderson. REP A IKS T. M. Baker, D. E Dale. J. M Max well. GROUNDS. Dale. C. F L. McQuistion, Mnxwall EXONOKATIONS. Anderson. Heine man, Mechlin#. GAS, WATER AND INSURANCE Schmertz, Williams, Krug. DISCIPLINE. Williams. McCaridle-s. Headland FINANCE. McCandless. Baker and Krug. The school tax was reduced from 13 to 10 mills for the coming year The Director" meet this ■ v-ening again to lix the teachers salar -s and elect janitors. There are a lar :e number of applicants for the janitors! ips. Lauly Walker, son of J. L of the Model, will open a lirat '-lass tobacco store on Centre avenue, between the P. & W. and Bessie railroad-. Saturday June oth is the Annual Memorial Day of the Woodmen, but they put it off until Sunday the Iltli when they had a fine parade here, with a hundred and fifty men in line. They decorated their graves in both cemeteries, with beautiful wreaths Rev. oiler spoke in the south cemetery, and Rev. Barlow in the North - Australia, in the person of "Lank ey Bob Frtzimmons, th< blacksmith, was 'knocked-out" or "put to sleep at Coney Island, iast Friday night, by '■Jim' Jeffries, the boiler-maker, of the ' United States in general and Lo» Ange los, Cal. in particular. Most of the bet ting done in Butler was '5 to 1 in Fitz's fayor and some of our si»ortv men drop ped nice wads. The fact that Jeffries had attached to him the Christian name of James make applicable to the affair the little couplet which one of the most shining stars of the American stage of latter days, used to sin« before the meeting of Fitzaiinmons and Corbett "But then when they put on the mitts Will Fitz have Jim or Jim have FitzV' l(oriin<;ii Affairs. The Re capitulation of the Borough Auditors for the year ending March 1:t last is as follows: LIAIiIMTIKH. Bonded Indebtedness 98W500 00 Outstanding Warrants 10H1 01 John S. Jack Collector, . Ji!i 37 Total .*92630 3* Rkboijrces Due from John S Jack.Collec tor, I»9h * f.030 80 Due on paving accounts *12(1 32 Due on sewer accounts 2465 65 Balance in treasury 1125 65 Liabilities over Resource- 74972 Ifi j Total . The faculty have issued the following interesting program Sunday, June IH, « p. rn. Bacca laureate sermon by tie President in Presbyterian church Monday, June lit, H p. m. -Gradua tion of the Seniors of the Music l)> partment in College chap-1 Tuesday. June 20, from 9 a hi to 10 a. m and from 2 n m to ■> p m Ait Reception in Studio. Tuiinday, June 20, 10 a in Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Tuesday, June 20, Hp in. Reception by President and Mrs. Ketler iu honor of Class of Tuesday, June 20, hp m Reunion and banquet of the Piiilokaliau club. Wednesday, June 21, 10 30 a. m. and 2p in. Graduation of the Class of '99 in the College Park Wednesday evening, Juuc2l. 4. p. in. Tim celebrated opera, "Martha ' under the auspices of the Schubert clnb. Two great games of ban ball will tw played on Tuesday and Weduesilay, be tween the college team and the fatCiotis D. C. & A C team of Pittsburg The < 'lass of 99 numbers fifty Kortj two are literary, six musical and two art students The year just closing Las been one of the most prosperous iu the history of the college. Four hundred students have been in attendance the present ' session Six hundred and forty eight j different students have lieen enrolled I during the year which is twenty eight I more than last year. PERSONAL. ' It. N. Emery, of Chi raws- in town Tuesday M Sullivan. Esq. of Bradford ishouit : on a visit. i Forest Huff sans at Highland Park last Sunday. J. S Campbell. Esq of Cherry twp •vas in town. Tuesday. H I> has permanently la j rated in E. E. Pittsburg Miss Mamie Howe is visiting hei 1 grandfather. L. 'A. Mitchell. Wlll. Fielding, of Wick, had his pen sion increased from $6 to Supd't Wiight of the Water Co. has returned from a western trip. John W MeXaughton. of Washing ton twp . was in town Monday Miss Adelie Crane is visiting her -lis ter Miss Georgie. at Meadville A. B. Gibson of Allegheny twp w,t in town last Friday on business. Miss Keii, of Allegheny, ia tii gnest of Mix Haffaer, ot « McKewa street. Carl Leighner will play with G • rge s Orchestra, at Bedford Springs, this sum mer C. N. Boyd, the druggist. attended a f.inveiition of dnggWl in Phila Slil week. A. T. Black and Ira MeJunkin have formed a partnership in the legal busi ness. J. N. Muntz and family, have-already gone to their summer hi'ineat Conneaut Lake, Wesley Monks and wife of Middles* x twp. spent Wednesday with Butler friends. Captain MeJunkin attended the fi; eral of Harry Bostnn at New Cast Monday. Ira MeJunkin Esq. attended a reunion of his classmate- at the Naval Academy last week. Linn Caldwell has secured the prir cipalship of the ten schools at Riversid* Allegheny < '<>. James A Thompson of Bntler twp.. visited friends in the northern part of the conntv last week. Miss Jennie McElvain leaves town to day for a visit to friends in Petoskey. in northern Michigan. Chas. J Bnrckbalter, of Butler, h :s been one of the Slipperyrock Signal's typographies! force since Monday. Miss Jennie Noble of Armstrong Co. is visiting at the homes of J M Crook shank ami J. M. Painter, in Winfield twp. Roy Christley was up al Emlenton, over Sunday. The people of that town will never get done about that hailstorm A. G. ' 'ainpbeli of Washington twp. was in Sutler. Tuesday, arranging for a period of rest at Cambridge Springs to recuperate his health. Dr. C. R. Moore of St. Petersburg ami his son Dr. Ed Moore of Wilkins burir were quests of John W. Coulter during the' >dontological Society's meet ing. Orie Dumb.'iugh, .S. 0. McElree, Win. Dontt John Nolshieui and Mr. Dufford have erected new dwelling houses in Conuoquni j during the past twelve months. Mrs. Thomas Vandyke of near Clinton ville was 00 years of age last Saturday, and was given a birthday party by her relatives She has lately been living with her daughter, Mrs. Coast O. W Hays, one of the mo«t recent graduates of the Butler Business Col lege. and the most rapid calculator the institution has ever turned out has just accepted a sple.rlid position, a- book keeper for a large linn in Allegheny. Prof Fred W. Breed of this plaoewas notified, last week, that he had been elected principal of the Kane, Pa. High School, at a very nice salary. There were about fifty applicants for the p«i-i --tion. Dnring the last term Mr. Breed held a similar position at Reynoldsville, Pa James Jefferies. the new champion of the prize-ring, (like al! other great men) is a native of Ohio, but removed to Cali fornia in his early youth and learned to make Isiilers During his boyhood he showed un aptitude for punching, went into the business, and now, at the early age of 25, has reached the topmost rung of fume in that line. Harry Allen, a traveling liqaor sales man of Pittsbnrg, while driving from Evans (-ity to Connoquenessing, Friday lost a pocketbook containing *'»" and several cheeks William Jenkins of Evans City found it next morning, saw to whom it belonged, and a telephone messagu to I'itteburg soon informed Mr. Keliey the lost wan found. (Jill! ltd! XOTKS. The Ninth Annnal Convention of tin: Allegheny district of the Upworth League was held in tin- First M. K. < 'hurch. Thursday and Friday About seventy-five delegates from neighboring town* and cities attended the conven tion which was conducted by i'rea. Jobu A Rosenthal. The farewell services at noon Friday were conducted by Rev •' W <; Fast of Kmsworth, a yonng uiiu ister of nnnsaal ability. Sharjisbnrg delegates asked tisat next year'" conven tion meet in that town At the meeting of the English Luth eran cougregati >n last Sunday evening the resignation <>f Rev. I) Lather Itoth was accepted, and he will preach his farewell sermon nc*t Sunday. The new chapel of 8t Fidele's Col lege at Herman was dedicated last Tuesday, iSishop I'helan delivering Ihe sermon. On Monday a class of n hundred boys were confirmed A thousand people attended the dedi cation of the new c 'linjh-1 at Herman, Tuesday. liutler I' K I're-ilivtwry, met at Brownsdale, Tuesday. I>. I). Doddq gave trial scrutons and was ordained. Annual IJxfiirsloiiM to Atlantic < it> ami oilier Atlantic < oast ItrHort* via I'ciiiisylvmita ICailroatl. Thursdays. July t> and 20 and August :t and 17, are the dates of the I'ennsyl vania Railroad annnal low-rate exenr sions for to Atlantic < ity, Cape May. P.M., where #top for dinner will IM* made, reaching Philadelphia <1 'i-> I'M and arriving ATI. A VTH CITY, via the I)«la ware River liridge route the only all rail line, at KIOP. M Pansongers may ai«o Hpend th« in Philadelphia, and proceed to tiiu Hlior< l»y any regular train from Market street Wharf «»r IS road Street Station on the following day. A stop-over of ten days will aluo be allowed at Philadelphia on the going trip, if passengers will deposit their tickotn with the Ticket Agent at liroad Street Station. Philadelphia immed iately on arrival. Ticket* will l>e Mold from the stations at the rates named below: Kate Train leaves Pltt«lmrK SIO. IMI 8.55 A M Tnrantan 10.00 'i-'i " Nalrona 10.00 7.89 Uutlei- IQ.OO B.3ft Free port 10.00 'i. 4t» Altoona (dinner)... . x.no 1'1.i',5 I' M Philadelphia. Arrive.... Atlantic City. Arrive H I l ' Tickets will «IHO he good on regular trains leaving Pittsburg at 4.50 nnd H :J0 P.M.. carryingHleepingcars to Phila delphla. and 7.05 P M carrying Pull man sleeping cars through to Atlantic (lltv For detailed information in regard to rates and time of trains apply to ticket agents or Mr Thomas K Watt, Dis trict passenger Agent. Pittsbnrg I'm- Kent. j < IFFLCE room in CITI/.1.N building [('heap Inqnire here 1.K.A1, MAYS. NEW SUITS The P. A: W. R R. Co has tiled in demnity bond in t-> guarantee payment to Lewis ill iu equity agaiupt G. G. Stage which promises to be unusual and interesting. Stage has Mrs Adams farm of IT acre- in Middlesex Iwp. lep-ed for o'l anil gas There is oae t roducing well an the e;:st "orner ol the farm. Tnere are a number of weiN on the surrounding G'llownv, Hartley and Xancy Adams farms, near the plaintiff's line and which she claims are dr.iiuing the oil onfc from under her farm. The suit is brought to for;-e Stage to drill another wi_4ft and t"> pay for oil drained away from the plf s farm. NOTES. A charter has been granted to the Penua. Flush Tank Co. organized with a ca pita! stock of s-000 to manufacture and sell flush tank sewer traps and auto matic syphons. C. F L. Mct/ustion, Joseph W. Graham. Andrew McCol longh. W J. McDowell J. G Stamtn. Delmer Reed, J S. Young, Fred Glace, and Lev are the --tockhoM ers. The will of Thomas Cratty deeVl of Franklin twp. has been probated m> letters. The will of Geo. W. Painter, dee d, of Buffalo twp , has been probated. no letters. Last Friday was the dav fixed by the law foi the Assessors to return the nn:iiber or school-children: and also the births and deaths of the proceeding six 111 onths. Tiie will of Fredrick S. Dambaugh of Forward twp. has been probated, and letters granted tu Adelia Petfer. A motion for a new trial has l>een made in the tresspass suit of Thoa Rob inson vs the Penna R R. Co The Penn'a. R. H. has appealed the McCaiTerty damage s'nt to the Supreme ( Onrt The Court onlered the Shull aitd Diainoml families, who plead guilty to keeping a disorderly house, to enter recog. in in each case for appear ance at the September term PK< >PERTY TRANSFERS Peter Morrison to lingh .Morrison, quit claim to I ' acres in Clearfield for *1 Abner Campbell to Eli Campbell «',it acres in Concord tor ->l. Lli Campbell to Abner Campbell, HO acres in Concord for ¥'■ H. .1 Klinkier to John Hilderbrand lot in Butler for ?T.")0 O 1 Riddle to .Tohu Bert;, lot in But ler for slooo. H. N Anderson to Mary C. (iibson s.j acres in Allegheny for *•> (.'has Workley to Frank E. Miller, quit claim to 108 acres in Lancaster for SIOOO. North Side Cemetery Assn. t<> W Danbenspe<-k lot for t-i-Y H. D. 'lhouipson to Win. Myers, quit claim to 140 acres in Lancaster for $1250. <). W. Stoughton to 11. C. Boggs, :{« acres in Prospect for $21500. Adelia J. Howard to Cath Mickley, lot in Evans City for SIOSO. >f:!Vi*lajfe liU-cusc.s. Alonzo D Smith Donegal twp. Myrtle C. Fennel Abraham Hillard Cherry twp. MaryS. Dickey ....Washington twp. Peter Hntzler Winfiehl twp. Gertrude Rivers John L. McCartney... Allegheny City H. Jessie Harper Butler Alphonsus Snyder Summit twp Inez Maxwell Rutler twp At Kittanniu'; Lewis A Fair of A 1 legheny Co. and Ella McCaiuey of li;it ler ' '■•) , aln.< Ford Jameson of I'etroiia ami Pearl Miller of Armstrong Co At Clarion W. F. Foster of Catfish nn Anderson of liutlerand Hannah B. McCleary of Buena Vista. The i> illc Seliooi. Grove City Pa. June 10th. 1 w!M». Deiir liiother:—l wish to call your attention to the excellent program we have arranged for the Grove City Bible School. This year the school opens Thursday evening. July •£7, and closes Sunday evening, August it. We are satisfied that in many particulars we will lie able to offer more practical Mihle instruction and 11 better course i/i Philosophy than ever before. .May wo call your attention especially to the fact ttiutlir Borden P. Bowne will conduct the lectureship In Philosophy this year as he has done the last two years/ His lectures will be on Epistem ology, Metaphysics and some historic phases of modern speculation. You doubtless are aware that the modified Kantian view is rapidly taking the place of the other systems in all the Eastern institutions und that the whole subject is one vitally related to theology and our Christian faith Can you not come yourself and take this course? 11l the department of Bible nistruc lion wo have such men fin Urn. Kidman, Torrey Stiller of the Crozer Theological Hcininary, Mealy, Hunter, Mel'onkey, besides :t large number of lecturers and returned missiotnirioH to take part in tliM various afternoon conferences and evening meetings in connection with the Bible school Among those who will participate in these meeting# are Drs it. S. Holmes, Henry T. McClel land and David McAlliHter of l'ittaburg and Dr Thomas Marshall, of Chicago I)r Oaebclein of Now York City will give a course of lectures on Old Testa men*. Prophesy as related to the Jewish problem. Or. W. F Oldham will ie jmat the couine ol lectures recently given at the Boston I niverwity on the Ethnic faitlin and the outlook is for an exceedingly interesting and profitable school. ('ail you not also help us by no-curing a delegation from your con gregation of Sunday School teachers and lav workers? Let mo know if you feel kindlv disposed toward this enter prise. We can secure boarding and lodging at from fifty cents a day up wards. lam glad to say that it is the expectation of those interested to keep this school up from year to year with the hope that it may have a command ing influence in quickening interest in Bible itudy -ind it is the intention to maintain ev,;ry year a lectureship in Philosophy. The music will Ih- in charge of Prof. Hugh Mctiranahan of Philadelphia The tuition for Bible instruction will be for the session anil the lectures on Philosophy *ii, or T - - 1 for the lectures on Philosophy anil Bible instruction. Hoping to hear from yon some encouraging words, 1 am. Respectfully yours, Isaac C. Kkti.kk. Itcduccd Ituto.s to ICm-liiiioiml, Va \tn IVllll*\ ltauia IC. I(. On account of the International Con vention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America, to lie held at Rich mond, V'a., .Inly 1'! to Hi, t,h<- Pennsyl vanio Railroad Company has arranged to sell excursion tickets from points on its line, to Richmond, it rate of single fare for the round trip ' tickets via Bal timoru a:i«l steam Isiat fifty cents more than single fare). Tickets will be sold July II to UJ, and will be good to return until July HI, in elusive, except that on deposit of ticket with the joint agent at Richmond In fore July SJH, and the payment of fifty cents, tin- return limit may be extended to leave Richmond not later than Aug l"», IHIW Stop over at Washington on return trip for ten days, not to exceed final limit of ticket For specific rntea and conditions ap ply to Ticket Agents. CASH FOB WOOL. I pay the highest market price in cash for wool, haye no merchandise of any kind to exchange, am located at same place as las', year, Orahatn ltios' Grocery, just acro-u the street from Troutiuail'* dry goods store. W, I'. KUMJ'i'R'jICH. Tin- Glorious Fourth. The 4th of July Committees are as follows: Finance -George X Burkhalter T A. Morrison. Chas. Douglass and Cha.-. Rnff Advertising A .1 Weigand. Theo Keck and Chas. (' Burkhalter Music C. E Miller. W. A Fisher and C. M Eisler. Fantastic Andy Kember, Ed McCoy. George Beihl, George Kummer, Wil liani Sherman. • dlie Yinroe. Don Hind man. Lawrence Snyder. Ernest Crtnen wett Wayne Walker. Theodore Keck. .Tujin G. Dunn. Stewart McMarlin and J'.-seph Richey. Amusement J A Walter. A R Dell, J A. Hcineman. T A Morrison. •T A Zickrick 'tml 1. G Smith. Invitation < tiarles Douglass Ernest F-lwr Charles Koch and John Reiber. A< CUUiSTS. Win Kamerer had his face badly cut and iiis uose broken bv a fall from his bicycle, resulting from a collision 0.-i W Pearl St last Thursday night. Little Hermr.n Wirth. of Glenshaw station was killed. Tne.-dav, by Iteing drairged by an infuriated cow He had foolishly tied one end of the rope around iiis body. Harry Ray of North Washington, on horseback; and some boys on bikes ran a race. Tuesday. A cow crossed the road, the horse ran into her and stum bled, throwing Harry to the ground and rolling over him Harry was picked up. Un ■ inscions and did not recover for an hour. All the doctors of the vicinity were at Grove City at the tiuie. OIL NOTKS. The market still remains at *1 13. O.KI.ANIJ -Powers & Co aredrilltng uii the Peter Win tin ire Their well • n the John M Thompson was drilled in Fri day. M.uts The Forest Gil Co. drilled in a well on the B.isnecker farm last w»k whi' h started to flow about in barrels per da v. They are drilling on the streeter also. ( 'MNTOX The Boii'e well on theToui Moutgomc-ry was cleaned out a few diiy.'t ago. and starting pumping 30 bbla Two ritts :ire going up in the neighbor hood. < I.KAKt ikld The McCrea well is holding up at over 100 bliis Two more wells are due in tn.it field this week SHILOH—The Forest s No. 1 on the Dartley made !)" bbls. the first day Yuukios A: Co s well on the same farm haa nut been shot, bat is doing IS bbls; Itale i!w; Kelly's well on the Slirader is doing 10 bbl '. the Forest's well on same will be shot in the 100-foot. Piiillips' well 011 the Patterson is do ing about bbls. The Forest's No. Bartley is in the sand and looks all right: several new rigs are up. Johnston & Carner have the sand iu fise Hinchberger, a mile ahead of the good wells and if this well is good it opens new territory J'iiio Potatoes. Mrs. John Keefer, living on the Har mony road, three miles west of Butler brought to the '•CITIZKKS" office on Saturday some of this year's new potaUxs that surprised us for their size They had l»een planted just H weeks and were now large enough for table use. They ;i re certainly a very large growth for two months in the ground and it would lie well enough for all to get that kind for seed Markets. Wheat. wholesale price .S H5&70 Kje. " 4H Oats, " !«) Corn, " 3H Hay, " 10.00 Eggs. " 12 Butter, " 10 Potatoes. " ■' Lettuce per U> ft Spinnach. per bn. 50 Radishes, j»er doz bunches,.. !tt> (ioosbemes per ijt . 05 Strawberrie* per qt 00 Flour retails at HORSES WANTED. Will be nt the WICK HOUSK STABLD-:, ULTTLKR, Pa., ou Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 10, 21 and 22, to l>uy horses suitable for tl e Philadelphia market. General purpose, draught ot drivers of good flesh wanted. Brtug in the flood Ones and get a fair price. O. W. SCIIRKCONOOST. PI daielpUla Ilorsc Buyei Lost. On Monday of Irtst week,the sth itist., a small Ki ip was lost near the Berg farm on the road north of Butler. The finder will be suitably rewarded for leaving it at Campbell's hardware store, or at the Clenrview stock farm. House and Lot For Sale. A go'.xl four-roomed house in Union ! ville, and a lot of nearly an acre, with a black mith's shop upon it, good well of) water, and some fruit trees, is offered for 1 sale on easy payments. Inquire of JOHN C. MOORK, lixecutor of Daniel Hcck, dee'd., McCandleas. Pu. ICedticed Kates to <;«>t.t>sburg 1 via IVuiiK.v Ivania Kail road, Ac count Dedication ot tbe ♦ Jeneral Itej nolds Mon ti nient. On acconnt of the dedication of the monument to General Reynolds nt Gettysburg. July I the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged to sell excursion tickets from points on its line in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary land, and the District of Columbia, to Gettysburg, at rate of single fare for tiiD round trip Tickets will bo sold on June iiO and July 1, good to return until July 5, in elusive. Agent* Waiileil. At 1. 50 11 ilay A few energetic ladies and gentlemen are wanted to canvass. Above salary guaranteed. < 'nil on or address. MHS*. SAVTM.A Mtt.l.KK Maharg P O. Butler < V , Pa AMY BHOS, are Selling out to on IT lii ji Miss. Their entire stock of furniture is for sale, including all goods eu route, nothing reserved, wonderful bargains, TKHMS STR ICTI.Y CASH, Store open ev ery evening. If you want a Bicycle or your old one repaired go to White Walter oy to go out and salt the . calf in the pasture The boy took about a quart of salt and rubbed it all over ; the calf, working it into the hair A gang of colts in the pasture scented the salt and got after the calf. They licked the hair all off th» calf's lmck and tried to lick the hide off. too. The farmer tried to catch tbe calf and wash it off. but the creature, thinking he wanted to lick, too, kept ont of his way. The boy. caif and farmer are all unhappy The colts are the only ones that got any fa -"lit of it The Peter Graff Company has de ! ctded to rebuild their woolen mills at I Worthiugton. for which the people of , that section should be extremely grate ■ fill, fir great inducements were offered | the company to locate elsewhere. This , was especially the case at Ford City, as i that hustling town certainly offered i great inducements. But the company j has decided, unless something nnfore | seen or unexpected should transpire, to | put their works up in tlieir own town, j The new mills will be much larger than I the ones destroyed and will be modern jin every respect In fact, when com- I pleted, they will be ope of the largest I and best woolen mills in the country. Two trains, each consisting of >0 steel cars, left Pitt«t>urir a few days ago over the Pennsylvania railroad. The cars were manufactured by the Pressed Steel Company, of Pittsburg, and are to be used by the Egyptian Railroad Com pany. of Egypt. They were run to .Ter sey City on their own wheel-*, and there placed aboard ship for Alexandria. Egypt. This is the first shipment of any consequence of American cars to a foreign country and is regarded as the beginning of a new class of trade abroad. No more efficient missionaries could be sent to Egypt or any other country Civilization makes the work of the missionary easy. An oak tree, measuring 57 inees a.'-roHei the stump, was cut lately on the Dodson farm in Indiana eonntv. whose ringa nuuibered over 1200, making the tree according to the theory of one ring for every year, over 1~00 yours old. This makes the period of the tree s start about Ton years after tr.e iieginning of the ( hristiau Era. Dnring a late storm at Frankfort], I near Phila . a number of people crowd < d into Frank A. Iteeve's fruit store, at Bridge street and Frankford avenue. Suddenly there was a crash of thunder and a tiall of fire seemed to strike the side of the store, broke in a big hulk window and entered the room There it circled once or twice to the accom paniment of feminine shrieks, dashed down the hallway into Mr. Keeve's dining room. Hashed out a wide door and seemed to disappear 111 the ground. Women fainted and several were cut by glass. Mr. Reeve's stock and fixtures were almost completely ruined At the meeting of Wilkinsbnrg coun cil last Monday night the finance com mittee stated that the shortage of the missing ex-borough clerk, Marshall H. Donthett. amounted to $5,240 17, for which receipts are held and $735 for which receipts have not been prodnotl. The sureties on the *.">,000 I Mind, I). B. Donthett and Dr. II S. McClymonds, are ready to pay over the amount ard will do so as soon as the accounts are verified. The verification will be done by J. Frank Miller, representing the sureties. Cleveland has an exciting "street-car strike in hands, with an occasional riot ICediit «troit via IVniisylvaiiia It. It. <>n account of the Convention of the Young People's Society of Christian Kndeavor. to lie held at Detroit, July 5 to 10, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany will sell excursion tickets from points on its line, to Detroit, at rate of single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold on July :t, 4 and and will be good to return until July !•*>, inclusive; except that by depositing ticket with the Joint Agent at Detroit before July 12, and the payment of fifty cents, the retnrn limit may be extended to leave Detroit not later than August 15. For specific rates and conditions ap ply to Ticket Agents. | f TURU SI'RING WATF.R ICK I V %. to all parts of the town, every day.Leave or ders nt | RICHKY'S BAKKRY, 1 i.li Main St. New, four-room house for sale In quire at this office LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In the matter of the asslKurncni of ('. I>. Slater for tlic I Kmc lit of his creditors All persons interested will takenotli'ii that (lie Auditor appoint* d l»y thid'ourt to report distribution of the funds in tin- hand* of t< J l onjunr, Assltfuee, as shown by Ids final account will attend to tin* duties of Ids said appointment at his office in tin* Armory llulldlnir, llutli'r, I'a., on Tuesday, tin* JfTt h day of June, A It h'JH, at 10 o'clock a. m. A T. HLA<'K. Auditor AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In the mutter of the account »>f J. M. lilack, Ammlkhk- of A. A Kohlrneyer, filed April I.V |s«H». Nt No. £J, of .1 une Term. |N«H, Ms Pocket, t orninoii I'leas of liutler l?o., I'a. May !30. IHMi. the assignee, I»y his Attorney. John W. t'oultcr, moves the < ourt to appoint an auditor to distribute the funds In Ids hand* to and anion# the creditors, as shown 1»V his report, and thereupon. -aiiie dale, the said <'ourt appointed Joiin If. Nejfley an auditor to make said distribution, as prayed for I will attend to the duties of t he nhove ap point ment. at my oflice. in liutler I'a., on Monday. June p.i, h'.w, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, of which time ami place all persons Intonated In aljove dlst rlhutlon will please take notice. JOHN 11 SVMLKY Auditor May 11. l*tt» AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In re final account of In the Orphan*' Samuel A Leslie Admin- Court of ltutler Ist rat or of Kl|y.al»et h 'county, No Itaker. dee'd. J Sept T«rm. I NUM. And now. May !*», NW, on tuoflou of Wil liams \ Mitchell Att ys , for accountant, t.lie t'ourl HpiHiluts J. l». McJunkln, Auditor, to dULrlhute fund In the hands of the admin istrator, anionic those en tit led tliereh*. lcs are left in the hands of J. A Anderson, with whom a settlement should In- made promptly. J. A Anukrson. W. F. Anhkbson. The business will lie Conducted liy J. ! A. Ail'lers'in, and a liberal sliaie of the patronage • >f the public is resjiectfully solicited. J. A. Anokkson. ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE. letters of administration in the estate of Henry Dutter, dec'il., late of Franklin twp., Butler Co., I'a., having la-en grant ed to the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present th<-m duly authenticated (or settlement to Makv K. Hoi.ton, Adin'x., Whitcstowu, i'a. J. I». McJUNKiN, Att'y. Rupture! Trusses tor Rupture are necessary. The only ques tion to consider is " where can I get the b-.-st truss for the least money?" We sell trusses on the "no charge for fitting" plan. We charge you simply for the truss. We go further, we guarantee a tit ami guarantee satisfaction. There are many different kind of trusses. aud one great thing is to know wliat kineen granted to the undersigned, nil persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate w ill please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to Y. G. SHANNON, Kx'r,, Connoquenessing P. 0., Butler Co., Pa, MCJUNKIV & GAI.BHKATII, Att'ys. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letter's testainentaiy in the estate of J Wilson Thompson, dee'd, late of 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 JAS. A. THOMPSON, Butler P O. or K. C. THOMPSON, Milliards P. O. Butler Co., Pa. Ex'rs. J I). McJt'NRIN, Atty. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the j>art nersliip heretofore existing between Rudolph Barnhart, W A, Barnhart and Fred. K. Barnhart in the business of merchandizing and keeping a general store in Connoqueliessiiig Isiro , Butler county, Penn'a., is this day mutually dissolved, W A. Barnhart retiring All claims and accounts due and owing the firm will l>c collected by the remaining menbers of the firm and all debts owing by the firm will lie paid by llietn. The business will be hereafter carried 011 by Rudolph Barnhart and Fred. K. Barnhart under the firm name of R. Barnhart Kc Son. Rt:i>oi.PH BAKNHAHT, W. A BAHNIIAHT, FKKD. K. BAKNHAHT. Connoquenessing, Pa. May 19th, 1899. New Drug Store. MacCartnoy's Pharmacy Now Room. Froeh Drugs. Everything now and froah. Proscriptions carefully com pounded by a Registered Pharmacist. Tr\j Our Soda R A. MacCartney ' > E E. CAMPBELL, ' ' V TIN ROOFER. V I and Specialties in Tin. I. 'I ' W*l N Main St. Ilutler, Pa. ' ' L. S. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. "7JH.JJKFFKRSON. HUTLER, - PA. Timber Wanted. We will jrtirchase White Oak Timber on the slump; large tiactJ preferred, cash paid when bargain it closed, people hav ing timber for sale will please write to J H. MILLER. 133 Third St., Butler. Pa. Arandale HOTEL. BEDFORD SPRINGS, BEDFORD. PA. Muy —»tli Willi many new lim>r«»v« incut t 1111 I HttrwrtloiiH. K«*nowiit*-.-' -» • / J* A >V r V.. ••'•iT -J * See our line of Men t'U / * v '-« >4'•""' *"*' •'^_ '* line Un- ml pater::^T 4/ ' w ********* 0A Few of Our Bargains.^ Wen's tine tan no kirc« sh.>es Rl 10 Boy's fine tan lace shoe* ... Jj QQ Youth's tine tan coin toe shoes. .......... 7 fl Ladies' tine Dnngola, pat tip. lace .*• button shoes SI.OO lilies' fine tan. leather or vesting t<>f» shoes J1 00 Misses' fine tad button shoe* .....T.„™ Children a fine tan shoes 4£ Infants' fine soft sole shoes JO Ladies' fine Dongola OxfonU Q5 Ladi»*' fine black serge slippers —... 20 High Iron Stands for Repairing Shoes. Shoemakers Supplies of ail Sole Leather Cut to Any Amount Tou Wish to JOHN BICKEL 128 SOUTH MAIN STRKKT BUTLER, PA £x*exxxxxiiexx&3iexxxxxae*i g WALL PAPEJR. S v We Give • Discount of 25 per cent, off the Dollar far JP J 30 days on all WALL PAPER, call and see. ? $ Elko Ready Mixed Paints. ▼ The best thit can be made, sticks to everything, also C (■ Senour Floor Paints, ready for use. S Jfl) Picture and Mirror Framing a Speciality. B 2 STATIONARY. 2 2 PAINTS OILS AND VARNISHES J Contract Painting: and Piper Hugilg. 8 I Patterson Bros., j & 236 North Main Street. Butter, Pa. S £ Wick Building. Peoples' Phone 400 ft %5Z25525Z322222Z52t < There is no Going Back on the Fact That a > > I i j \ * Black or Blue Serge Suit jjj > ( Is the Drcsaieat, mint Kcfittjd and serviceable > for summer weai Hut the Fahrica moat be 4 thorough!) reliable. > The (test teat and one that clinches r«»ur confi«l«nce moat, ta la the I 4 actual wearing <|ualtie* of the garment. We know when ► we sell you a garment that gives at •■•lute satisfaction . we make a lasting customer. Thats our way | ' of doing business and it is the oaljr ' way to build up a large *n.l J j periuament trade, f \ An A No. 1 Nicl< GvcrjJ |Wan's Suit. 1 I The Surprise Store j * < 108 South Main street, Butler, Pa. i ggaassggmgßgggga A Few Plain Questions ? ? ? Are you going to buy a Spring Suit? SEE OUR LINE AT $6. $8 $lO mi sl2 Want an Overcoat this Spring? SEE WHAT WE ARE SHOWING AT $5, $7 aad $9 It youare going to wear the latest style Sprino Hat 1 SEE OUR STIFF AND FEDORA SHAPES. Going to get a new Spring Shirt ? Want the Very Latest Sec Oir Ltoe. Do you want the swellest thing in Neckwaar ? 1 SEE OUR LOVE. Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS. 137 South Main St., Butler. Teacher's Examinations. I will hold a t«*ch«*r'a »-*inutiiHti»ii in tlm fnllowiuK | Went Sunluiry JMM I" llnllrr. J tint* IT Miint. June /•d anrelop* |i. n and pap«r Teacher* dim*tor* and frirndc of ••dm-ntton are cordially lnviu*! t<« t»> premmt at th««««> Maiuioation* and tn »t* aiiriiui. T»rnt*i«irii pw«>M "InlliU manaf- our bul*r« tbrlr 11*11 ami aiurlif '-mntlr*. It la Malal; w* >rk • •m*l «•«*!**« I at Imnw PikUr| <*trifti/lii pui •|i •> uul « i|n ■■■!» lm •alary. Ihaikt} IT. U< Irnaw* l>y arlf aMn-vxa Muapwl • n«rl«>|iv 11. rtwrt K llxa ftMl. iK-pi. M. CbWa«o