TH & CITIZEN. THURSDAY, JULY 2J, 1899. r~ r :; "•' NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTE-All advertisers Intending to make -hunres In llielr ads. should notify us ol •ue'r intention lo df so 11 >1 luier than Mon day morula;:. Administrator's sale, estate of John H. Love. Orphans' Court sale, estate of James Criswell. Bickel's Shoes. Miller s Shoes. C. & T's furniture. Thompson & Cumberland's bikes. Admlriisu at >rs and Executors of estates can secure their receipt books :it the CITI ZEN office, and persons making public sal»n> th2lr note* books. LOCAL AND GENERAL, "A battle-ship's a wonder and an army 's mighty grand. And warrin's a profession only heroes understand; There's somethin' sort o' thrillin' in the flag that's wavin' high, And it makes you want to holler when "" lilll 111 1 1 1 i" marcfc'n" by; But when the shouting over and the fightin's done, somehow, We find we're still dependin on the man behind the plow " —The picnic season is booming. —Tbe mosquito's bill is now dne. —Mars Institute expects to open next Fall. e —No more legal holidays for som time. —Most of the wheat is safely gather ed in. —You can pay taxes now at the dis count. —To get a free pass to the Philippines —enlist. —A new oil field north of town will help out. —"Ah, there! Didn't see you at the peckneck." —Bible School at Grove City, begins next Thursday. The bids for tbe Poor House will be opened next Tuesday. —The Masonic picnic at Cascade park was well patronized. --The Council of Freeport has offered $30,000 for their water works. —Kissing does not go by favor with the bug. It's hit or miss with it. —Great sale of horses at the Butler House stables, Saturday afternoon. —Chas. Duffy 's dry goods store build ing has been given a new coat of paint. —Railroad men are at work putting in the new Bessemer switch at Geo. Walter & Sons' mill. —"Lockjaw" is becoming epidemic. In New York City lately there were 27 fatal cases in four days. —The debt of the Y. M. C. A. is now a thing of the past; enough money hav ing been subscribed to pay it. —Stone work on the new P. & W. bridge over the creek at the bottle works is progressing rapidly. —According to the Chicago Tribune eighty-three of the people hurt in this conntry on the 4th died of lockjaw. —The total tax-rate for Butler, this year, is 31* mills—forClonnty, 13 for Borough, 10 for Schools and 4 for Poor. —lf driving about Keister and your horse needs shoeing or your wago J fixing stop at C. V. Latshaw's blacksmith shop. —Somebody told us a bear joke—that is one that don't have any clothes on — the other day, bnt it's too good to put iu the pajter. —At the meeting of the County Med ical Society in Butler, Tuesday, the threatened epidemic of small-pox was discussed. —lt is said that the telegraph and telephone companies intend to put feed boxes on all their poles, and thus evade the SI.OO a year tax ordinance. —County Superintendent Painter is in his office in the Court House every Saturday, and also will be (excepting August) every Wednesday afternoon. —New potatoes are coming to market freely, and our dealers are paying 50 cents a bushel for them. There will be an immense crop of potatoes this year, also of oats. —Co. G. turned out for the funeral of private Martin Thompson, who was buried last Sunday afternoon, as did also the K. O. T. M. lodge of which Martin was a member. —The P. B. & L. E. R. 11. track at Keister Station has been raised five or six feet, making a great improvement on the grade at that point The station house has been raised eight feet and a foundation is being built under it. —An exchange tells of a little fellow who went to church on a recent Sunday and was greatly interested in the col lection. He watched the ushers for a time, then whispered to his father: "Papa, uior'n half the folks has got in free!" —A large force of bricklayers and carpenters are at work on Evans & Templeton's new machine shop build ings ou Wayne street. Adam Iloffner has the contract for the addition to the main building and Shull & Badger for the new brick. All told the buildings will cost about SSOOO. —Some people had a quiet laugh wlien they read the Pittsburg Dispatch of yesterday, but we'll bet that Jim Israel wanted to kill somebody. The foreman mixed his interesting account of the political tight in Centre County with an account of a small pox case, and the mixture made amusing reading. —Our genial Board of (bounty Com missioners , (all good judges of a wo man,) have received word from a man in New Castle stating that he wants r. Butler county wife and asking the Board to select one for him. Appli cants will please send in their names at once. - Immediately on the heels of the "kissing bug" ceines another new species, called the "bicycle bug." The latter is said to resemble the June bug, and its mode of operation is to strike the rider in the face with such force as to knock him from his wheel. The bug is as yet confining its oj>erations to the east. —The ITilliard valley is the coolest part of Butler county,and yet a man up there had a very warm pair of hands, a few days ago. He held a plate of burn ing sulphur under a hornets nest up over his door, and then accidently spill ed the burning sulphur over his left hand and rubbed it with his right, He afterwards told his wife that ifsheol was anything like that he would try to keep out of it. WANTED A refined, energetic wo man, over 25 years of age, for a pleasant and remunerative position. Address V, CITIZEN Office, Butler, Pa. PERSONAL. John Dolan got "them." C. Nick lass of Connoquenessing is se riously ill. Mrs. Jane Bartley of Penu twp. is in poor health. Jas. B. Hazlett, of Aspinwall, is serionsly ill. Angie and Minnie Thompson are at Chautauqua. John Keefer of Bntler twp was in town. Monday. Judge Feidler, of Harmony, was in town, yesterday. Mrs. James McMarlin is visiting friends in Mars. C. A. Craig, of Mars was in town, on business last week A. J. Herr and wife are visiting friends in Somerset. Dr. L. H. Stepp of Cooperstown was n town last Friday. George Bickel and W. J. Frazier are at Cam bridge Springs. W. H. Fithian and wife of the Ist ward are at the seashore: Lewis Patterson has over 3mi the date of the payment, and therefore refused to strike of the attach ment. The Court has handed down an opin ion refusing to take off compulsory non suit in the case of Amos ttteelsmith vs A. W. Aiken et al to rocover SIOBI.BO for plugging a well abandoned by the defts. The plf. has appealed to the Supreme Court. NOTICE. —The Justices of the Peace of Butler county can receive the pamph let laws of the last Legislature by call ing at the Protlionotary's office. The will of D. S. Hawk, dec'd, of Slipj»eryrock twp. has been probated.no letters. G. M. Valentine, cashier of the sus pended bank at Perth Amboy, N. J., got only six years for stealing $130,000. The will of Robert Hogg, dee d, of Cherry twp. has been probated and let ters granted to Robert and James M. Hogg; also the will of Frederick Eich oltz, dec'd, of Middle Lancaster, no let ters. Saturday, August 5, will be the last day for filing accounts to next term term with Register Adams. lu the Pittsburg jail, Tuesday, Will, llillman, the condemned murderer of Bertha Spiegel, endured two hours of examination regarding his sanity Dr. T. M. T. McKenna. a noted exjiert on insanity, conducted the examination and was assisted by five of llillman's former neighbors of Marshall twp., Allegheny county. They were Dr. L. V. Means, Dr. E. Crawford, Justice of tbe Peace Thomas Robinson, Robert 1 Roll and Lemuel Douthett. All h d : employed Hillman at some time as a ; farm hand. Daring the entire investi • gation Hillman never sj>ok»> a word. He sat with bowed head, his lips often moved as though in prayer, hut no ! sound was uttered Hillman was found to be insane, and j will probably be committed to Dix mont. At the hearing before Esq. Keck of Jacob Schuman, charged with com mitting aggravated assault and bat terv on the Jefferson Bt. Chinaman last Friday night, the aggravated part could not be proven and the case was settled on the payment of costs. PROPERTY TRANSFERS L. C. Miller to Anna A. Ritner lot In Bruin for 4325. C. A. Rockenstein to George Mardorf lot in Butler for $40!). Cant H. A. A3*res to Prhilla K. Greer 138 acres in Mercer twp. Same to H. Lovey Graham. 100 acres in Marion twp. Same to Mary A. Rhoades 313 acres in Mercer twp. Same to John Ay res. house and lot in Butler. Pricilla K. Greer to H. A. Ayres 161 acres in Allegheny twp. Irene Eppinger to Eliza Neely. quit claim to 43 acres in Lancaster. Chas Duffy to A. W. Root 8 acres on Plank road Butler for SSOOO. Sarah P. Diffenbacher to John C. Graham lot in Butler. Lewis S. Hall to Sarah M. Ralston, 106 icres in Slipperyrock twp. for s4. Jeremiah 'Retnour to Geo. Cnmlev, 2 acres in Worth for SSO. J D McJnnkin. ex'r, to Naomi Bovard 25 acres in Cherry for $754 ERR Boyer to Andrew O Creese 82 acres in Lancaster for $4200. Frances Schehl to The Sisters of Di vine Providence 1 acre in Summit for ♦l. Elizabeth Dansch to same 17 acres in same for $1032.75. Martha J Crooks to A J Baker 37 acres in Middlesex for $.200. Samuel J Crooks to W R Thompson, adni'r, 37 acres in same for S2OO. Olive Mathews, gdr' to W N Purvis 40 acres in Adams for SIBOO. Mary A Rhoads to Harriet L Graham 138 acres in Marion for sl. Harriet L Graham to Mary A Rhoads 160 acres in Marion for sl. W L Falkner to W H Witte lot in Buffalo. Sally Lougwell to Anna L. Smith lot in Zelienople for SI4OO. David B. Shantz to F. M. Kent lot in Jackson for $l5O. E. C. Parks to Howard Parks 28 acres in Allegheny for $2. Andrew Wahl to P. & W. Ry. Co. 2 acres in Farward for SIBOO. Marriage Licensee*. Henry E. Heimer Pittsburg Sarah Clark Zelienople Fransis G. Jamison Pittsburg Anna Mochel Buffalo twp Oscar McCurdy Natrona Sadie B. Leasure " C. Moerlein Houston Texas Clara Kohnfelder Saxonburg Frederick Kunimer Butler Ethel C Gravatt Cherry twp James J. Book Worth twp Lina E. Bennett At Oakland, Md., Wm. Lyon and Celestia Hughes of Butler. At Erie -Edward K. Richey and; Bird Christley of Butler. Reduced Kates to Pittsburg via Pennsylvania. On account of the Young People's Christian Union U. P. church, to be held at Pittsburg Pa., August 2 to 7, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets form points on its line, to Pittsburg, at rate or single fare for the round trip; minimum rate, twenty-five cents. Tickets will be sold on August 1 and 2, and will be good to return until August 9 inclusive, except that by depostting ticket with the Joint Agent at Pittsburg before August 6, and the payment of fifty cents, the return limit may be ex tended to leave Pittsburg not later than August 81, 1899. For specific rates and conditions ap ply to ticket agent. Atlantic City. July 13-27 and August 10-24, 1899, are the dates for the P. & W., B. & O. Atlantic City excursions. Tickets good 15 days with privilege of stop over at Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing ton D. C. on return trip. Rate SIO.OO from Butler. —For bargains in valuable and desir ble residences inquire of Walker & Mc- Elvain. United Presbyterian Reunion. This year the management of the United Presbyterian Reunion has sel ected July 37th as the date for it, and every arrangement has been made in order to make the day an event in the reunion history. The program em braces many attractive features, and has been prepared with a view to en tertain and please all. As usual, the sports and games will be highly enjoy able. Excursion trains will be run over the P. R. R. from the East and West, and a low rate of fare is estab lished. Do not fail to take advantage of this opportunity to visit Idlewood park and to renew old friendships. Annual lixcursioiiH to Atlantic City and other Atlantic Coast Resorts via Pennsylvania Railroad. Thursdays, July 20, and August 8 and 17, are the dates of the Pennsyl vania Railroad annual low-rate excur sions for 1899 to Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Anglesa, Wildwood, Holly Beach, N. J., Rehoboth, Del., or Ocean City. Md. Tickets good to return within fifteen days, including date of excursion. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will leave Pittsburg on above-mentioned dates at 8.55 A. M., arriving at Altoona 12.15 P.M., where stop for dinner will be made, reaching Philadelphia 625 P.M. and arriving ATLANTIC CITY, via the Dela ware River Bridge route, the only all rail lin«, at 8.40 P.M. Passengers may also spend the night in Philadelphia, and proceed to the shore by any regular train from Market Street Wharf or Broad Street Station on th« following day. A stop-over of ten days will also be allowed at Philadelphia on the going trip, if (>aHsengers will deposit their tickets with the Ticket Agent at Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, immed iately on arrival. Tickets will lie sold from the stations at the rates named below: — Rate. Train leaves Pittsburg SIO.OO 8.55 AM. Tarentum 10.00 7.34 " Natrona 10.00 7.39 " Butler 10.00 6.25 •• Freeport 10.00 7.49 " Altoona (dinner).... 8.00 12.35 P.M. Philadelphia. Arrive— 6.25 Atlantic City..Arrive .... 8.40 " Tickets will also be good on regular trains leaving Pittsburg at 4.50 and 8.30 P.M., carrying sleeping cars to Phila delphia, and 7.05 P.M., carrying Pull man sleeping cars through to Atlantic City. For detailed information in regard to rates and time of trains apply to ticket agents or Mr. Thomas E. Watt, Dis trict Passenger Agent. Pittsburg. SniMhty Kxcurslon to Allegheny. Beginning May 2lßt IH'J'J and until further notice the P. & W. Sunday ex cursion train will leave Butler at 8:05 a. in. Butler time arrive Allegheny at D:35 returning train will leave Alleghe ny at 5:80 p. in. arrive Butler at 7:08, rate 75 eta. 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. on East Jefferson St. and get prices on the extensive line they have on exhibition. Tbey are also agents for the celebrated Welsbach Light, of which more than 1200 were sold in Butler, last year. WANTED —At Exposition Hotel, Conneaut Lake, Dining-room Girls. Chambermaids and Laundry. Com mencing Jnne Bd. Good Prices. F. M. LOCK WOOD. Exposition Pa. Street Cars. I The new street car company has ask ed Council for a franchise and at the meeting of Council on Thursday even ' ing last a resolution stating: I "That it is the sense of the Butler ! town council that a franchise be grant : ed the Butler Passenger Street Railway Company on terms which, while not detrimental to the best interests of the town, will not be oppressive to the com pany." was passed without objection; and the President and Solicitor of Council, with the City Engineer and Paving Committee were authorized to confer with the Street Car Co. The Company has not yet located its route, and there can be no further ne gotiations between the Council and the Company until that is done. Our rail road stations are fo inconveniently lo cated that the determination of a street car route is no easy matter. Markets. Wheat. wholesale price... .# 65&67 Rye. " 48 Oats. " 89 Corn, " 3" Hay, " »00 Eggs. " 14 Butter. " 14 Potatoes. " 50 Green onion* per doz 15 Lettuce per IV. 5 Radishes, per doz bunches, SO Peas, per bu 75 Beans, per bn 75 Raspberries, per bu 1 73 Blackberries per bn 1 75 Apples 85-40 Flour retails at . f1.00ftt1.25 CHURCH NOT KM There will be no services in St. Marks German Lnthern church next Sunday, on account of the pastor. Rev. E. Cron enwett, being detained at the home of his mother, who is ill. Public Sales. At Chicora, Aug. 10th. Thursday 1 p. m., J. W. Titley and Son, ten head of thorough bred pacers. D. Maloney, auctioneer. Saturday, July 22, 1 p. m., at Butler House stables, S. Main St., Butler horses. wagons and harness See bills. J. R. Reams, Auctioneer. Picnics ami Reunions. • The African Methodist Episcopal Sunday Schools of Allegheny City pic nic at Maple Grove Park today. The ladies of the Episcopal church will give a garden party this. Thursday, Julv 20, at the residence ot Geo. R. White. Brady St., supper from 5 to 8; light refreshments later, with music, etc. An omnibus will run between the Lowry House and the grounds from 3 o'clock till 10 and the congregation and the family hope for the presence of all friends. The Sunday Schools of Northern But ler county will have an union picnic at Exposition Park. Conneaut Lake, Wed nesday, August 2nd. Special trains on the P." B. & L. E. R. R. will start from Hilliard and from Oneida at 6.50 a. m. Returning, trains will leave the Lake at 4p. m. for Hilliard, and at 4:15 p. m.. R. R. Time, for Oneida and inter mediate points, July 27, Thursday, Odd Fellows pic nic at Calhoun Park, near Pittsburg. July 27, Thursday, Sixth Annual Re union and Picnic of the Reformed Church and St. Paul's Orphans Home, at Conneaut Lake. Special train leaves Butler at 8 a.m., returning leaves Park at 5 p.m.—railroad time. July 27, Thursday, United Presbyte rian Outing at Idlewild Park. Excur sion trains and rates on P. R. R. Sept. 14. reunion of the 11th Pa. Re serves (or 40th in line) at Evans City. Col. Jackson of Apollo is the Senior of ficer, living The Evans City Company of the 11th Reserves left that town June 14th, 1861 and returned June 14, 1864. Steady work and good pay. I am im creasing my business and wish to employ 10 more gentlemen and six more lady assistants on good salary. Call on or ad dress MKS. SA VILLA MILLER Maharg P. O. Bntler Co., Pa Teachers Wasted. The Middlesex township School Board will meet at Glade Mills school, July 28, to elect teachers. None but experienced male teachers need apply. Term seven months, wages S4O per month. . K. O. THOMPSON Sec'y., Fi'.ik, Pa. CASH FOR 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 last year, Graham Bros'. Grocery, just across the street from Troutman's dry goods store. W, F. RUMBKROKR. House and Lot For Sale. A good four-roomed house in Union ville, and a lot of nearly an acre, with a blacksmith's shop upon it, good well of water, and some fruit trees, is offered for sale on easy payments. Inquire of JOHN C. MOORE, Executor of Daniel Heck, dee'd., McCandless. Pa. New, four-room house for sale In quire at this office It Will Start Your Business. Butler Business College Kali term liegins Monday, September 4th, 1899. Languages under the direc tion of Rev. Glatzert, of Evans City. A thorough Musical Course (particulars an nounced later.) Send for our new Catalogue. A. F. REGAL, Prin., 319-327 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. Peoples' Phone 271. Bell 174. JAS. A. MCDOWELL, Cistern Builder and General Cement Worker. : Worker in White, Portland, and Hydraulic Cements. ( MI 20 Years Experience. 349 Ist Street, P.Tel. 381 WASTED STVEKAI. TRUSTWORTHY PERSONS in this statu to manage our business their own ami nearby counties It Is nia illy office work conducted at home. Salary st r.iltlit funo a year and expenses definite. bonande.nomore.no less salary. Monthly References. Enclose self-addressed stamped euvelopo Herbert E. lies*, I rest. Dept. M. Chicago ACCIDENTS. 11. A. Rhinelander, fireman for th<- Forest Oil Co. was badly cut abont th<- Ihead by the explosion of the flv-wheel of a gas engine on the Zeno Goehing farm near Zelienople a few days ago i Michael Boyle, a native of this county and a pipe line employee, was killed on the railroad near Newark, Ohio, a few days ago. Esq Leslie of Middlesex twp. fell from a load of hay a few days ago and injured his left knee. Mrs. David Barnhart of Millers town ; aged si years, fell upon her j»orch and I broke her arm J. T. Sutton, Reiseman s driver, had a j thumb crushed while hauling heavy i boxes a few days ago A son of John M. Roth, of Muddy- 1 creek, was fatally kicked by a horse he i had been riding Monday afternoon. He was yet alive when found on the road, but died shortly after being taken home. Minnie Cohen the girl who was born in Jerusalem and who has figured in our Court room, was struck by a locomotive on the P. W near Eidenan. Tuesday afternoon, while walking on the track • She was seriously injured and was ! brought to the hospital (Jrove City ltihle Seliool. The "Bessie'' R. R. will sell excursion tickets to Grove City, on account of the Bible School, on the 27th. 2Stb and -'9 th of July, good to return till August 7th LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Orphans' Court Sale. Hy virtue of an order and decree of the Orphan's Court of Butler county. I'a.. made at No. :si, March Term, ls'.is, the undersigned administrator of the estate of James Crts weil, late of Adams township. County and State aforesaid, will offer f">r sale at puhlic vendue on the premises on Saturday, August 12th, 1899, At 1 o'clock p. in., ali that certain tract of land situate ir. Adams township. Butler Co.. Pa., bounded north by lands of Ooovert heirs and Samuel Park. east by lands of Samuel l'ark and l>r. S. <>. Sterrett; south by lands of JoUn Burr ar.d William Purvis; and west by lands of T. W. Kennedy's heirs, Newton Lerting and Coo vert heirs: contain ing I.VL acres 120 perches, be the same more or loss;wlth 2 frame dwelling houses.one nearly new: good bank barn and other outbuildgs; 2 orchards. Land situate Vt mtfe from Mars and mile from Downeyvllle. on the P. kW. Kail road. Convenient to schools aud churches. Land iu good condition and well watered, and well adapted to stock raising or general farming. Supposed to l>e oil and gas territory. This land will be sold either as a whole or in two pieces, each with dwelling house and orchard thereon. One niece con taining at>out 102 acres and the oilier aliout .*>2 ai res. TERMS OF SALE' !-2the purchase money to be paid on confirmation of sale bv the Court, and the otner half in one year there after. with Interest, to lie secured by IMIIIII anil mortgage.ln usual form, on t lie premises. ROBERT K 11)1). Administrator. Mars, Pa MCJCNKIN & UAI. BREATH. Att'ys. Administrator's Sale! By virtue of the following order of the O. C. of Butler county, directing William II Walker. Administrator of the estate of John H. LOTH, deceased, to sell real estate for the payment of debts of the estate, we will offer for >i ale on the premises in Clinton township. Butler county. Pa., on Tuesday, August 15th, 1899, at 10 o'clock a. m.. the following described real estate, to-wit: Bounded on tlio north by lands formerly owned by William Burtner, dee'd.. on the east by lands formerly owned by Levi Le feyer. and lands of Charles Krumpie. on the south by Harmony Road, and on the west by William Heckert, containing 21 acres and 14# perches. DECREE OK COURT. Now, July loth. IRO9, the within motion having been made In open Court, and a rule granted. Issued and served on all the parties or they accepted for, as appears to the Court, and no reasons being shown why this motion should not be granted, the Court order and decree, that the real estate there in described IHS sold at public sale by the petitioner as there in set forth, notice to lie given according to law. the petitioner previous to executing this order to flic a bond with sufficient sureties to bv approved by the Court, said sale to be a cash sale. BY THK CoruT. WM. H. WALKER, Administrator. Butler, Pa. ORPHANS' COURT" SALE. By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Butler county. Pennsylvania, at O. C. No. H2. Sept. Term. ls!». and to me directed. I will expose to public sale on the premises In the borough of Butler, Butlor county. Pennsylvania, on FRIDAY, AUGUST 4th, 1898, at one o'clock p. m.. the following described real estate, late the property ot David H. Bell, deceased, to-wit: All that certain messuage and lot of land situate in the Borough of Butler. Butler county. Pennsylvania, oti the south side of Kast I'enn street in said borough, bounded on the north by said East Penn street, on the east by lot of Wm. Miller, on the south by an alley, and on the wost by lot of John P. Wil son. fronting forty-five feet on said East Penn street and extending back southward one hundred feet to said alley, with frame two-story dwelling house and out-bulldlngs thereon erected. Said real estate to be first offered on the premises with leave to ad journ from time to time and to a different place if necessary for the purposes of ob taining sufficient bids. TERMS OF SALE:—One-third cash on ap proval of sale by the Court, and the balance in two equal annual payments, secured by judgment bond and mortgage on the prem lscs.bearlng Interest with an attorney's com mission of five percent, for collection with option to pay cash. IW. J. BELL. Administrator, c. t. a. of David H. Bell. Cairo. West Va. 8. F. & A. L. BOWSER, Att'ys. Notice in Divorce. Laura L. Jewett 1 Iu the Court of Common vs ,-Pleas of Butler Co.. Pa., at K. P. Jewett. IA. I). No. ». March T.. I*W. The subpeena and alias subpoena In di vorce at above number and term having been returned "N. E. I." you. R. P. Jewett. are hereby notified to appear in said Court of Common Pleas to be held at Hutler, Pa., on Monday the 4th day of September. IH9B, to show cause If any you have why your wife. Laura L. Jewett. should not have a divorce absolute from the bo.ids of matrimony and that testimony In said case will be taken on Tuesday the stli day of Sept., IKM9. at which time you are hereby notified to attend. WILLIAM B. DODOS. Sheriff SHERIFF'S SALES. By virtue of writs of Kl. Fa.. Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler couu ty, Pa., and to me directed, there will be ex posed to public sale, at the Court House, In the borough, of Butler, Pa., on Monday, July 31st, 1899, at 1 o'clock p. in., the following described property, to-wit: E. n. No. ltl. Sept. Term, IH9M. J. C. Vander lin. Attorney. All the right, title, Interest and claim of Mrs. Lizzie Weller, dee'd.. John Weller Adm'r of Lizzie Welter, dee'd., of. In and to all that certain piece or lot of land, situated In Butler boro. 4th ward, Butler county, l'a., iMtunded as follows, to-wit: On the North |by loft of Thomas Balph, East by an alley, South by a street or an alley, and West by lot of Jacob Dambach; being fifty feet by Hf»y feet. Having thereon erected a two story frame house of H rooms. Seised aud taken In execution as the prop erty of Mrs. Lizzie Weller, dee'd.. John Wel ler, Adm'rof Mrs. Lizzie Weller, doe'd.. at the suit of James A. Hughes for use S. L. Vanderlln. Notice to Contractors. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' orrics. 1 fICTI.KK, PA. ( Sealed proposals will bo received at th® office of tn« County Commissioners Iu th e Court House. Butler. Pa., up until 12 m Thursday, July 27th, ISIM), for the construc tion of the masonry for a county bridge ove r fonnou 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. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration in the estate of Henry Dutter, dec'd., late of Franklin twp., Butler Co., Pa., having been 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 them duly authenticated for settlement to MARY E. BOI.TON, Adm'X., Whitestown, Pa. J. D. MCJUNKIN, Att'y. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of John L. Shannon, dee'd., late of Conno- township, Butler Co., I'*., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, aud any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to Q. G. SHANNON, Ex'r,, Connoquenessing P. 0., Butler Co., Pa, aiCjL'NKIN & UALBREATH, Att'ys. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letter's testament*! Yin the estate of J. Wilson Thompson, dee'd, late of Cherry twp., Butler. Co. P»., having been gTsutid 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, Bntler P O. or E. C. THOMPSON, Milliards P. O. Butler Co., Pa. Ex'rs. J. D. MCJUNKIN, Atty. Dissolution Notice. Notice it hereby given that the part nership heretofore existing between J. A. &W. F. Anderson, in Valencia, Pa., was dissolved by mutual consent on the 6th day of May, 1899. The books are left in the hands of J. A Anderson, with whom a settlement should be made promptly. J. A. ANDERSON. W. F. ANDKBSON. The business will be conducted by J. A. Anderson, and a liberal shaie of the patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. J. A. ANDERSON < E. E. CAMPBELL, » 1 ' TIN ROOFER. . , and Specialties in Tin. ( ' I ' 200 N. Main St.. Butler, Pa. ' / TIRES Repaired and made as good as new at White.Waller & Co's Bicycle and Supply Depot, Corner Main'St and Diamond, Butler, Pa- With our new Vuleanlzer we can repair any cut or puncture In a tire, with pure gum. and make It stronger than before We repair all parts of bicycles, supply new parts at reasonable prices. We are the cheapest place In town, aud cannot be undersold. We have seventeen wheels for sale at bargain prices. Pearson B. Nace's Livery Feed and Sale Stable Rear of Wick House,lßutler, Penn'a. The best of horses and flrs»t clans rig* al ways on band and for hire. ifest accommodations in town for perma nent lNurdlnK and transient trade. Speci al care guaranteed. Stable' Room For 65 Horses. A good class of horses, both drivers and draft horses always on band and for *ale under a full guarantee; and horses boughi pon proper notification-by PEARSON B. NACE, Telephone.JNo.2lD. If you would know the secret of your neighbors fine appearance, ask him the name of his tailor; ask him, too, how much a year he spends for his clothes and subtract the amount from the cost 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 svimmer embraces the choicest products of the loom. ALAND, MAKER OF MEN'S CLOTHES L c. WICKT DEALER IN Rough $ Worked Lumber OF ALL KINDS. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath Always in Stock. LIME, H\IR AND PLASTER Office opposite P. & W. Depot. BUTLER. PA. L. S. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. 117 E. JEFFERSON. BUTLER, - PA. r iirrf ft A CLEARANCE SALE! Great Baraa.ns Q'othmg will go regardless of cost. ► ureat oargams. Commenced July sth. Ends Aug. Ist < w mi 197 Men's Suits, si es frurn 34C-44 f| WA 100 Suit# for Boys, from 14 to J0 ve.ir- . 100 v 3 ' 15 WA 100 Overcoats for Hi. tr-.r.i 3v |g vein. W 125 *«>•* OWWWU, si/<-s from 34 u» 45 V 1 r. A [ M Wekm Mtedt - ptii uvl ) piled then , WA n< rm 11 Ll rins Mk ia ger. We hare the rtpoUtioa ,«a«! 1 to . WA keep (dntag ja >n ' [A MhMilpU jl —nted > LI Give this your attention. If you want a cheap Suit or * W2 an Overcoat this is your opportunity. * 3 DOUTHETT & GRAHAM. 5 kj BUTLER, PA, TrlK CLOTHIERS. J ri There is no Going Back on the Fact That a > M smff ♦++♦ ♦ ♦ ► Pi * Black or Blue Serge Suit * I f C la the DnM, mw> S table > & } for summer wear. But the Fabrics must be 4 f J thoroughly reliable. l B The l>est test ami one that clinches vwr com. Uoct most, is m the i actual wearing |mMm of tin- pmM Wc know «kn ► we sell you a garment that gives ahso'.ute satisfaction V. wc make a lasting customer. That* our way } k of doing business ami it is the only 9 way to build up a large ami ' U permament tra-le. f F An A No. 1 Nicl«l Alarm Clocl< Free With > I Gverj? Suit. < 1 The Surprise Store fi 108 South Wain street. Butler, Pa. > Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman. FOUR DAYS Semi-Annual Sacrifice Sale WILL COMMENCE WEDNESDAY. JULY sth. This will be onr Thirteenth Semi annual Clearance Sale. They have all been successful, ami we claim this thirteenth clearance saw will be the greatest success of all, notwithstanding the superstition in most people's tnimls regarding the numl>er ij. If yoo come to Vfcis thirteenth sacrifice sale we will convince you that you are in Li CK. Why' Because we are going to offer our entire stock of 1-ine Dreaa Goods, stylish up to-late TaflorMade Suits, '.Vaists. Wrappers and Separate Skirts. The sale will include the Millinery, I .ace Curtains and Art Department, at such money saving prices that you will here after consider 13 the most lucky number on the calemlar. Then «to not fail to attend this thirtuenth CKNi ink sacr-fice sale. Remember the time ami place—Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and >m unlay, Jnly 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1899. Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN. BICKEL'S! Have just returned from the Eastern markets where I placed my orders for fall and winter boots and shoes, and while there I was oflered some shoes which they had on hands at a big bargain. I bought these goods and this stock together with balance of our summer shoes and slippers go on sale at once at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Visit our stock during this sale for wc are offering some great bargains. A FEW PRICKS. Men's fine Vici-kid, hand sewed shoes regular price $3 50 reduced to ♦*•s° Men's fine Vici-kid shoes latest styles regular price $3.00 reduced to i' - " 0 Ladies" fine IJongola hand turned shoes reduced to f.r.00 Misses' fine IJongota lace shoes at Children's fine Dongola shoes at S 4 * Infants' fine shoes at ■ 200 Men's 3 sole box toe lace shoes at Men's every-day shoes at 9** Boy's solid working shoes at s** Boy's fine dress shoes at Men's fine Satin-calf dress shoes at VS C Ladies' Kangaroo-calf shoes at "5 C MP*' '.•; 1J I JI f All Tan Shoes and Slippers J c AfpnS IS „ : MSK'.—t~ yusßßMfflfc REPAIRING DONE. 128 South riain Street, Butler, Pa. Hot• •- * Walker & Wick, iiuin« IK REAL ESTATE. OIL PROPERTIES LIFE INSURANCE. ETC. arrrmsß itriiDini. "rr « UNDERTAKING. Notice U hereby j(iven that the ni»lrr ' taking tiuniMMcamnloii by Mr* Mmni« i Hunt, at \Vf-»t Sunhury. Pa. under th : «up«rvi>iiin nf her father. John Xechiing. j :«telv ifcc'A, will be cnntindeil hy me. I All work will be -kme in hrst-cla-* | style, at reasonable price*. Mrs. Minnie Hunt.