THE CITIZEN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER U. >»99- NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. so* 4—All advertisers Intending to make -nam; s i" their ads. should notify us aelr Intention to do >o n >t lat«r Mian Mon iay mornlnc. Notice to Sewer Contractors. Pape's Special Sale of Felt and Velvet hats. C. & T's Furniture Phosphate for Sale. Surry for Sale. Heck's locals. The Gentlewoman. AUmliilMininrs and Kxecutors of estate* tan secure their receipt books at the ' 111- 4KN office, and persons making public sales their note books. LOCAL AND GENERAL, —Summer leaves. —Autumnal tints. —Excursion to Kinzna. Saturday. —Thanksgiving is our next national holiday. —Only a few more weeks for the straw hat. —The season for shooting squirrels will not open until October 15. —Wonldn t it be nice to have a tun nel under Cunningham street. —Mrs. Pape is having a special sale of Felt and Velvet hats, this week. See adv. —The K. O. T. M. will give a banquet in their new hall the evenings of Oct. 0 and 7. —The season at Couneaut has virtu lly closed, though several excursions are yet booked. —More steel is used in the manufac ture of pins than in all the sword and gun manufacturies of the world. —The best way to get your name in print is to haye the publisher of your local paper place it on his mailing list. The new railroad has already in creased the population of Butler by several families. Suy'd't Floesh will live here. A country landlord, proposes to name his new house the "Sawdust Ho tel." for the reason that he will furnish fine board. —Some of the people of North Main slreet have a Concert de Blackbird every evening; and next morning they sweep off the feathers. —We are in receipt of an invitation to attend the dedicatory exercises of the National Export Exposition which oc cur in Philadelphia at noon today. A nice lot of birds are Hying to wards Butler, but don't you scare them away by jumping the price of resting places, if yon happen to own a few. —lf France does not become a hole in the ground, in the meantime, the Pitts burg News intends to send ten teachers to the Paris Exposition See Notice to Teachers —An 8-year old boy died of lockjaw in one of the suburbs of Pittsburg last week, and his death was, at first, at tributed to vaccination, but the physi cians think differently. —On account of Exposition Park closinu Friday, September l~>th for the season of 1890, the P. B. & L. E. R R. will discontinue train service to the Park after that date. —Coroner Jones would like to know where Ilarry D. Patch is. He left his home in Wilmerditig some days ago, is 15 yeara of age, haw dark hair and com plexion, and a scar on his nose. —White-lead is made from ordinary pig-lead; which is first corroded by im mersion in acetic acid for four months, and then ground, and otherwise prepar ed for market. The principal lead mines in the United States at present are in Missouri and Wisconsin. —A woman blocked Fifth Ave., Pitts burg, one day last week, by putting a large doll in a coftiu, and placing it in her show-window, with the sign "This darling died from drinking soda-water." Everybody stopped to look at it,and the police had to disperse the crowd —There is some talk of the Penn'a Co. bettering the grades on the Branch, and building a line through Butler and the western part of this count} - , and Lawrence county, to connect with its western lines. It is said that this would save hauling through freight be tween N. Y. and Chicago, sixty miles. —During the great flood of 1889 a small apple tree floated into the court house yprd in Lock Haven and lodged at the south end of the building in an apright position. It took root and grew rapidly ' and is now quite a large tree. This year it is loaded with frnit until its branch es are bending. The apples are large and fine looking. The jury in the case of Com. vs Hiram Christy charged with aggravated assault and battery by Harvey Heenan , let a verdict of guilty be returned. Some of the jury thought they were con 1 vieting liim of simple assault and bat tery and tacked provisions as to costs onto the verdict. Wednesday morning the jury was called betore the bar and asked by the Court what they wished to convict Christy of and although some said guilty of agg. a&b and others of simple a&b, the verdict was taken as being of the former. The difference is that a&b is punishable by not more than one year's imprisonment while agg. a&b bv not more than three year's imprisonment. It was the duty of some of those jurymen to speak up if they did not want the verdict tor the more serious offence to stand. What Heck's prices mean. It's like buying goods on the installment plan and making only the first payment. FOR SALE—A surry, suitable for one or two horses, is offered for sale cheap, as the owner has no use for same. Inquire at 128 Mercer St., But ler, Pa. WANTED— A middle-aged woman for housekeeper to a widower. Address J. E. Weiss, Ogle, Pa. —Bone Fertilizer to sell cheap, op posite the Pearee Nursery, and near the Fair Grounds, Butlej;. CHARLES WOGE FOR SALE. •"For Sale Cheap". The Joliu RefTer "Farm in Cranberry Twp, ito acres in good condition. Ail necessary build ings. No oil lease For further infor mation address, C F. HUNTER, 2<#th & T.ibsrtv Sts., Pittsburg, I'a." Reduced Rates to the Pittsburg Industrial Exhibition via Pennsylvania Kailroari. On Septeml>er 14. 21, and 28, and October .">, 12, and 19, 1K99, the Penn sylvania Railroad Company will sell ex cursion tickets from points on the West Penn, Monongahela, and Pittsburg Di visions to the Pittsburg Exposition at half rates, with price of admission add ed No ticket to be sold for less than 75 cents, including admission coupon. These tickets will be good going 011 iegular trains leaving station at or be fore noon on day of issue, and valid for retnrn nntil the following day,inclusive. PERSONAL. W. H. Grove and wife have moved to New Castle. John Heck of Pittsburg. was home for the Fair. 11. A. Kelly of Prospect was a witness on the Hunter-Roth case. Michael Beighley of Lancaster twp. was in town for the Fair. Luther Reiber and wife of Allegheny took in the Fair last week. T A. Niggle was in town, Monday, on his way to Slipperyrock. Harriet C'leland, of Portersville, has been granted a pension of Hart Graham and wife of Youngs town, were here for the Fair. John and Harry Alexander are home from the lower < )hio oil fields. J. A. Heuipfling has been appointed Post Master at St. Joe Station. Will Heydriek'* wife presented him with a baby girl last Saturday. Archie Stewart of Whitestown, and family, have moved to Grove City. Geo. Kastler of Saxonburg has had his pension advanced from *»> to SB. Tony Rockenstein's house was robbed while he and family were at the Fair H. H. Book of Buttercup has moved his family to Culmerville, Allegheny Co. Charles P. and Will Ritter who are working in Pittsburg spent Suuday at home. O. M. Patterson and wife visited friends near Lovi. Beaver county, over Sunday. Cal. Patterson was taken suddenly ill on the street Saturday evening, but is up again. Geo. Whitehill is putting a steam heating plant into Andy Root's house on the hill. Dr. McElroy. the dentist, is attend iug the funeral of his mother, at Coch ranton. today. Rev. Sleppy and wife of Pittsburg were the guests of Wm. Zeigler and wife, last week. Mrs W. J. Helm, of Evans City, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Reiber, this week. Jacob Bowers of Glade Mills came home from Pittsburg, last Sunday, and is down with typhoid. Misses Carrie and Jane Navies of Hil liards visited Miss Maggie Costello of Water St., during the Fair. W. Albert Hazlett. of Connellsville, attended the funeral of his sister, Mag gie. in Butler. Friday afternoon. Harry Sumney, the barber, and Miss May Lardin have issued invitations for their wedding for next Wednesday. Mrs. C. K. Webe. sister, and Mr. Emory Kuntz, from near Du Bois were the guests of Mrs. C. A. Limberg last week. Misses Helen and Margaret Campbell of Sewickly, and Mrs. Foote of E. Liv erpool, are the guests of Mrs. J. D. M-j Junkin. Corporal McKee, of Freeport. waved his handsome Burnsides on the streets of Butler, last week and took in onr great Fair. S. M, Seaton and Jos. Vandyke of Marion twp, A. L. Cooper and W. H. H. Über of Slipperyrock were in town, yesterday.- Ellis Hesselgesser and daughter of Windfield were in town last week. He and his wife intend taking a trip to Kansas shortly. Fatty Coukle and another fat man were sitting on the Lowry House porch at the same time, the other day, and the porch is there yet. C. C. F ullerton of Leecliburg and Laura M. Daffy of New Castle who took ont a license here were married in Ne\> Castle Saturday. Misses Amy Barto, of Evans City, Laura Leisie of Cranberry twp. and Melio Meeder of Harmony, visited friends in Butler last week. John Carner, of Whitestown took in the Fair. Mr. Carner is an old frie.id and subscriber, now in his 79th year, but he can yet thread a needle. Henderson Pisor of Middletown is handling the "Up-to-Date" butter sep erater with great success; and Hender son is a capital fellow to handle it. Dawson J. Wadsworth and his broth er Win. of Slipperyrock came to town. Monday, and are engaged on the new Poor House. They are bricklayers. Wes Roessing was taken suddenly ill last Sunday afternoon, while attending the. funeral of Mrs. Johnston, a sister of Dan McCrea at Sngar Creek church. (.'apt Ay res found a pair of gold eye glasses at the Fair Grounds, near the bridge over the creek, last week, which the owner can have by calling npon him. Antony Sykes, of Wichita, Kansas, came to Butler last week for the first time in eighteen years, and is visiting his friends here. " Tony is an old and well known printer. Mrs. Emma Plants of Denny, Win. Cox of Adams, W. S. Fowler of For ward, and David Park and his son George of Middlesex, were among our callers on Fair day. Charles Hazlett and family, of Con nellsville and Burton Hazlett of Wil kinsburg, came home to attend the fun eral of their sister Margaret which oc cured Thursday last. Mrs. L. N. Morrison of Detroit Mich- igan accompanied by her grand-daugh ter. Miss Helen Stevens arrived in town on last Thurday and are the guests of D. O. Pisor, of Institute Hill. David Dixon aged 82 years and Mary C. Dixon nee Kicks aged 56, both resi dents of the South Side were married yesterday. Mrs. Dixon was the widow of a brother of the present grx>m. Congressman J. B. Showalter stopped in Butler for a short time. Tuesday, on a business visit to Saxonburg. Mr. Showalter expects to move to Washing ton about November for the winter. John Cole, Wilie Morrison. Howard Hazlett, Will Borland, Paul Green, An son ltedick and Joe Elliott drove to Ein lenton, Saturday, to attend the funeral of their deceased friend, Earl Brenner. Pat Boyle, manager of the Oil City Derrick and ex-Senator J. W. Lee of Venango Co. came near coining to blows at Washington D. C. at a session of the Industrial Commission last Thursday. County Commissioner Mitchell re turned from Williamsport, Sunday, after serving a week on the U. S. jury. Bert Ilockenberry was on the grand jury, and got home two or three days sooner. J. O. Emery and family moved to Youngstown, Ohio, two weeks ago and j Mrs. Emery was here to the reunion of the George Morris family at the home of Will Morris in Washington twp., yesterday. The wedding of Smiley Mechling, manager of the Oil Well Supply Co's. store at Waverly W. Va. and Miss Viola Steen, a trained nurse of the Meadville hospital, is to occur today at the bride's home in Franklin, after a short visit with the groom's mother, the happy couple will reside at Waverly. N< >TU E TO TEACHERS. The Pittsburg Daily News announces that it will next July take ten public school teachers on a six weeks' European tour, including a week at the Paris Ex position and a week in Loudon. The teachers will be selected by pouplar choice by means of a voting blank ap pearing in The Daily News. The con test opens at once and continues until April 14th next. Any public school teacher may enter All the expenses of the ten fortunate ones while on the tour will be paid by The Daily News. For further details see The Daily News, which you can get for six cents a week. Steady work and good pay. I am im ' creasing my business and with to employ 1 10 more gentlemen and six more lady assistants 011 good Salary. Call on or ad dress , MRS. SAVILLA MILLER Maharg P. O. Butler Co., Pa. LIIGAL .MOWS. Crimi.val Court. The first case called Monday morning was that of the Com vs Lewis Bastian. charged with assault and battery by his wife. He pleaded guilty without trial The jury in the case of Com vs Claud Heenan. charged with making two as saults on Ira M Brown at Hilliards found deft, not guilty and divided the costs equally between Brown and Heen an. Hirman Christy who knocked Har vey Heenan down with the butt end of a whip while Cluad Heenan and Ira Brown were fighting was found guilty of aggravated assault and battery. Christy was sentenced to pay a $5 fine costs and enter recog to keep the peace. The as3anlt and battery, resisting an officer etc. cases against William and Charles Jackson were settled by the defts pleading guilty. The surety of tfce peace case against Maria Kirchner was discharged but she was ordered to pay the costs. The false pertense case against Hughy Carrothers was settled; also the surety of the peace case against John Burr; also the charge of embezzlement vs G. M. Fulknian. Robt Brunt has plead guilty to as sault and battery. The assault and battery case against Amos Steelsmith was contiued until) Dec-ember. George A. Wick plead guilty to as sault and battery Friday on a charge made by Jennie"O. Wick his wife. The case of Com. vs Jesse Watkins, adultery, was continued until December; also the case of Com. vs Frank Cusick; al3o that against Thos. Barnes, Jr. The a&b cases against J. A. Criswell and J. C. Bryson. the assault and tres pass case against Ed Fleshuer and the assault and surety of the peace case against John 11. Douthett were tried to gether. Tuesday. Seven different law yers acted in the trial. The charges all grew out of Criswell, Bryson and Fleshner trying to take the hay off the Criswell farm at Mars of which Douth ett has been in possession all summer. Douthett tried to chase them off and there was a general mix-up. The three first were acquitted and the costs put on the prosecutor, Douthett, and the latter was convicted as indicted. An indictment of assault charged by Douth ett vs G. S. Hoffman was quashed for error. Stella Spicher, who plead guilty to larceny and against whom other charges were made, was sent to Morganza and ordered to pay a fine of $25. George Wick was sent to the peniten tiary for a year for beating his wife. Robert Brunt plead guilty to assault and battery. On Tuesday W. D. Rodgers of Fair view was convicted of assault on Harry, a son of FfTwler Campbell, as a result of a quarrel over a croquet game at the Rankin farm last June. Samuel Beatty of Renfrew was tried Tuesday for larceny ot butter, etc, and Wednesday morning the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, but pay all the costs. Some stolen butter and a butter bowl were found in an old coal bank on the Marshall farm in Penn twp. and P. T. Teinpleton and Alex Stevenson watched the place the night of July I'.), and swore they saV Beatty enter the bank and take up the butter. He es caped from theui but was subsequently arrested. Beatty and his witnesses swore he was playing the fiddle at Mc- Bride at the time. The false pretense case vs John H. Douthett in which Chris Gelbach was prosecutor, was settled. Sidney Mong.of Evans City, was tried Wednesday for agjf. a&b. The of fence char'sred was driving a horse over Mary Stnbbel, once Sidney's sweet heart, on the Plank road atCilade Mills. The defence was that it was purely an accident cansed bj T the horse's '•hying at a man •vho waved a cane at it. This morning the jury gave a verdict of not guilty, and put five sixths of the costs on Sidney and one sixth on Mary Stnbbel. Tho3. Love, of Butler, was convicted Wednesday afternoon of selling liquor without license. . Harry Bickel being prosecutor. C E. Goodridge was convicted Wed nesday of giving liquor to men of known intemperate habits. He gave whiskey to a Mr. Spencein Fairview. Alexander Kearns, was found not guilt}" of cheating his boarding house keeper, Mrs. Amelia Watters, of Evans City, but the costs were put on him and next Monday he starts to work for But ler county on the Poor Farm. Peter Schmick, of Butler, was found not guilty of destroying an oil derrick near Renfrew, but five sixths of the costs were put on him and one sixth on the prosecutor, the Ajax Iron Works. Harry Hoch of Millerstown was con victed of aiding a prisoner to escape cape, the charge being made by Con stable Frank Mills. The case of Com. vsNewton Hilliard, cutting down timber trees, has been continued. Mathew Snow, of Butler, was found not guilty of a&b (whipping his boy with a horse whip) and the county to pay the costs. His boys Harry and Samuel were found guilty of assault and batter} for hitting Mrs. Mary Ladrille with a stone. John Gold was found not guilty of buying junk from a minor and the prosecutor Adam Rettig was ordered to pay all costs. The Win. Weigle,fraudulently secret ing and removing a team of horses, and Shirley liquor cases are 011 for today. GRAND JURY FINDINGS. True Bills—Samuel Jackson, assault and battery, aiding a prisioner to es cap; J. C. Bryson, assult & battery; J. A. Criswell, assault (a count of assault and battery was ignored); Ed. Fleshner assault anil battery; Jack Heenan, a&b and escaping from an officer, aggravat ed assult and battery; Samuel Beatty, larceny; John H. Douthett, false pre tense; Harvey Heenan, assault,2 counts, (counts of a&b and agg a&b were ignor ed); Thomas Love, selling liquor with out license, (counts of giving liquor to men of intemperate habits and to men visibly intoxicated were ignored) Hir am Christy, agravated assaulc and bat tery; Harry lioch, aiding a prisoner to escape: Matthew Snow, assault and bat tery; Newton Hilliard, cuttting down timber trees; W. D. Rodgers assault & battery; John Gold, buying and receiv ing junk, etc. from minors; Jos P. Shir ley. furnishing liquor to uien visibly intoxicated, and to men of intemperate habits; P. L Hunter, assault and bat tery (a count of aggravated assault and battery was ignored). Not True Bills—G. S. Hoffman, as sault and trespass and prosecutor, John H. Doutnett pay the costs; Findley Hill man, fornication and prosecutrix. Clara Stepp, pay the costs; John Gold, lar ceny; Samuel Andrew,a&b and prosecu tor Wm. Oughton to pay costs: David George, breaking, entering and larceny: Richard, Ida and Lillie Gallagher. Chus and Mary Leech, John and Josie Law less. Russell Armstrong. Jos and Will Himley and Walter Gamble, malicious mischief, Butler Co. to pay the costs; C. F. Wheeler, furnishing liquor to intem perates, and Butler Co to pay the costs. NEW SUITS Henry Roenigk of Winfleld twp. was arrested last week on a capias in tres pass issued at the suit of Newton Reed, whom Roenigk had arrested for enter ing his house and stealing some money, j At a hearing before Esq. Anderson on Sept. 0, Reed was discharged and he ' I immediately brought suit against Roe j nigk for damages, claiming the prosecu tion was wholly unfounded, Roenigk I was held in SIOOO bail. Hieronymns Kirchner of Butler has sued for a divorce from bis wife Maria, alleging adultery with Joseph Stiefel and others. George M. Cote of Pittsbnrg has had a capias in trespass issued on Alice Mc- Allester. who recently had him arrest ed for assault and battery with intent to commit rape, Cote was discharged by the Grand Jury and the costs were placed on the prosecutrix and now Cote sues her for SIO,OOO damages for false arrest and injury and defamation of bis reputation by the prosecution. SHERIFF'S SALES. Last week Sheriff Ootids sold the fol lowing properties: House and lot of A. W. Thompson at Elm ami Howard Sts. to Edith .T. Thompson for S6OO. One acre of John Floyd in Parker twp. to R P. Scott also life interest of same iu house and lot to same tor $lO. Six acres of Lena and Jacob Liston in Washington twp. to A M. Christley. The writ against Birdie L Stoughton was staved and that against Frank M. and T. C. Wallace was returned. NOTES. The will of James Anderson "f Mid dlesex twp. has been probated and let ters granted to Kathleen F. Anderson: also the will of Ann B. Ort of Butler with letters to Casper Ort; also the will of John M Sankey of Cherry twp. and letters to Colman B. Miller. Letters of administration on the es' tate of George Flowers of Marion twp have been granted to Samuel M Sea" ton. Jesse Heydrick, Ross Mahan and Samuel Leslie were appointed viewers on the petition of citizens of Adams twp. for a new road from the Five Degree road at James Orr's orchard to the Three Decree road at the land of L. O. Hays and James Perry. Isaiah Meals, Robert J. Shira aud J. C. Donaldson were appointed viewers on the petition of citizens of Clay twp. for a new road from the St. John's church road at Geo. W. Roenick s to the Barron road at Claytonia. C. F. L. McQaistion, Jas. I. Alexan der and W. H Wier were appointed viewers on the petition of citizens of Bntler twp. for a new road from the Whitestown road at Kennedy Marshall s to the Powder Mill road at F. X. Koh ler's farm. Common Pleas Court will be held Monday. Nov. 13. Mrs. Marilla McGuirk has petitioned for a guardian for Mrs. Sarah Crawford of Cherry twp. Dr. G. J. Peters. Thomas H Greer and Thomas Hazlett were appointed a committee to examine James Hall in jail aud adjudged him insane. Chas. Garing of Rattigan complained to the Pittsburg police that he had been buncoed out of $460 while on his.way home from Philadelphia. At the hearing of_ the case of the Town Council vs Wm. Aggers of W. Pearl St., in Court last Saturday morn ing, Mr. Aggers was directed to bring his walk to grade by Friday (tomorrow; or else be indicted for maintaining a nuisance. In this case Mr. Coulter, counsel for the Council, presented the case very clearly and forcibly. The will of Wxß. M. Shira ,or Wash ington twp. has been probated and let ters granted to Geo. W. Meals and L. E. Shira. Letters of administration on the es tate of Lillie McElwaiu of Middlesex twp. have been granted to T. H. Lyon. Attorneys McJunkin & Galbreath have filed a bill in equity on behalf of George Reiber against the P. & W. Ry. Co. and Thomas King, receiver asking that they be enjoined from taking Rei ber's land just east of town for the re construction of their tracks from nar row to broad guage, to make a junction with the B. R. &P. The defendants were granted the right to straighten and reconstruct their tracks on an order from the U. S. Circuit Court, but they say they intend to hold the present right of'way. and the plaintiff objects to this unless he receives damages from them ami claims the reconstruction is not be ing done for the P. & W. but for the B. R. and P. Some time ago the P. . for S2OO. John Kelly to S. A. Twaddle lot in Parker twp. for *IOO. Ruth Covert, Committee, to Laura K. Covert 50 acres in Brady for $822. W. A. Shanor to Edward C. Sloan 40 acres in Connoq. twp. for SI7OO. John Morrison to Hugh Morrison lot in Clearfield for sl. Heirs of Peter Spargo to Geo. W. Kuhn lot in Buffalo for $650. Thos Rodgers to Cath J. Rodgers 42 acres in Donegal for SSOO. Herman E. Krumpe to J. M. Krumpe (i acres inßuffalo for $lO. Jas Bredin, trustee,to Louisa Herman lot in Butler for SBOO. Win C. McCaslin to C. J. Shaffer 53 acres inßrady for $1750. John T. Starr to Minnie Hunt 100 acres in Concord for S2OOO. Samuel Staples to W. B. Staples lot in Adams for $l4O. Geo. A. Ort to Cath E. Somerville, quit claim, to property in Donegal for $l5O. J. A. Brandon to J. E. Plaisted 7 acres in Forward for $025. E. H. Stauffer to P. & W. Ry. Co. lot in Harmony for $l5O. Thos White to Ph Hertel lot in But ler for $125. Coyert heirs to Hezekiah Covert. G quit claims in Forward for $l4O each. Davis Smith to Martha W. McCand less lot in Butler for SSO. Lewis Eichorn to David Dixon lot in Butler for SBOO. Elizabeth Riddle to Raymond S. Weigle lots in Prospect for SBO. Herman Langhens to Jacob Hutzley, 102 acres in Forward twp. $8822.25 W. A. Galbach to Cyrus Harper, lot in Zelienople for SIOO. Marriage Licenses. Lee Croft Lancaster twp Agnes E. Scholefield... John Jenney Allegheny City Anna R. Engel Willis L. Morrow Worth twp Clara M. Smith Brady twp John Lightner Pittsburg Maggie Silt Tarentum John H. Snyder Coylesville Clara S. Lyon John H. Barnhart Fairview twp Maud R. Hutchison Concord twp Jerome Hanlen Butler Jennie Killy Carbon Centre C. J, Fullerton Leech burg Laura M. Duffy New Castle Frank Howe Lewis Butler Elizabeth Shaw Young. Allegheny City M. J. McElwee Donegal twp Emma Slater Constandino Dante West Winfield Maria Guarino O. E. Galbraith New Kensington Bertha E. Shira Washington twp Arthur DeGarmo New Castle Ada Latshaw Boyer T. B. Snyder Butler Chloey A. Thompson D. E. McKelvey McCalmont Eftie G. Logan Maharg Rnfus Heath Butler Emma Walker Sonora Wm. Shields Elwood City Luella Cypher Winfield twp David Dixon Butler Mary C. Dixon " George Hopper Pittsburg Annie Bevins " At Pittsburg. Sept. (i, James W. Gib son and Eliza J. Sefton of Butler Co. At Youngs town, D. E. McClymonds and Maude Harris of Evans City. i Not prices alone—but prices combined i with quality make values remarkable at Hecks, 121 N. Maiu St., Butler. till IU II NOTES. Father Stehle. M lintler boy, celebrat e 1 his first mass in Butler, last Sunday, and after the services his relatives had a reunion and banquet in the school building. The Butler branch of the Christian and Missionary Alliance will hold an all day mietiug in the Baptist Church. Mifflin street, Friday, Se;>teml>er 1899, services as follows: 10:4.5 a. iu.,'2 and 7:30 p. m. Workers from Pitts burg and other branches are expected. Rev. F. H. and Mi's. Senft. having recently returned from a tour of the Missions in Palestine, will be pre.sent and take part iu all the services. FIKIIS. Eli Vandyke's house in .Marion was burned. August 189'.), with all its contents Xo insurance. Oil. NOTES. THK MARKET— Both agencies went up to #1.43, Monday, and were paying $1.45 this morning. SLII'PERYKOCK— The Ralston (ias CO got a good gasser 011 the Alex. Black last week. BUTLKK TWP. —Amy & Co's No. 1 Nickel was shot last week and is now doing I<> bbls. It was thought to be dry when completed. Markets. Wheat. wholesale price... .$ 60&65 Rye. " 45 Oats, " 35 Corn, " 39 Hay, " 9 00 Eggs. •' 12 Butter, " '2l Potatoes. " :!0 Cabbage, per lb i)i Apples 25-30 Roosting Ears, per doz 08 Squash small. " " 50 Turnips, per bu 35 < >nions, per bu 50 Flour retails at . sl.oo. Another short season of popular pric ed repertoire will be inaugerated at the Park Theatre Sept 14. 15 and lti. Satur day Matinee. This time introducing the popular comedian Gus Cohan and a thorough organization of Dramatic and Vaudeville people numbering sixteen persons. We .remember Mr. Cohan with pleasure and from reports can safe ly say our theatre goers will enjoy their productions. The list of-plays is mostly new and many familiar names appear in the cast. Popular prices prevail. 10, 20, and :J0 cents, with ladies free opening night. On Saturday afternoon a dress pattern will be given away now on exhibition in Trontmans window. Besides Mr. Cohan's work, the Butte;- worth sisters in acrobatic songs and dances and character sketches. Miss Kate Watson, character singer and dancer and Miss Lillian Starr with a voice of unusual range in the latest ill ustrated songs. An entire change of specialties each evening, as well as change of play. Grand Opera House Pittsburg That uproariously funny farce "My Friend from India" will be the attrac tion at the Grand Opera House, Pitts burg. next week, and for the first time the new organization, that is pronounc ed by all the best stock company that was ever in Pittsburg, will be seen in a mirth provoking play. "My Friend from India" is such a rollicking farce that next week." No comedy produced in the present century has equalled the success of "My Friend from India." Unheralded, almost un noticed, it was presented iu New York, and there upon set the whole town talk ing. It has never been leased to a stock company before, therefore, its presecta tion at the Grand marks an unnsal event. Special Ivveursion to Pittsburg via l*. & W. Ky. Account Exposition. On Wednesdays, Sept. 13-20-27 and Oct 4 11 18, tickets agents of the Pitts burg & Western Rv., Watters to West Clarion inclusive will sell special ex cursion tickets to Pittsburg and return, good going on any regular trains aud for return 3 days including date of sale. Rate from Bntler $1.50 which includes admission to the Exposition. Seventh Annual Autumn Outing To Kinzua IJridge aiul Keturn. On Saturday. Sept. Kith, the Pitts burg and Western Ry. will run their 7th annual excursion to Kinzua Bridge and return. Special train leaving But ler at 5:80 a. in.. Bntler time, arriving at the Bridge at 11:45. Returning train will leave the Bridge at 1:30 p. m., ar riving at Kane 2:15, stopping there to witness ball game, arriving Butler at 10:00 p. 111., city time. Rate from But ler $1.50. 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 easv payments. Inquire of JOHN C. MOORE, Executor of Daniel Heck, dee'd., McCaudless. Pa. New, four-room house for sale In quire at this'office —For bargains in valuable and desir ble residences inquire of Walker & Wc Elvain. It you want a Bicycle or your old one repaired go to White Walter & Co. largest stock in County. Bicycles for hire. Ool«l Coin Seed Wheat. For Sale—A new, white wheat— Splendid producer—grows a stiff straw. Choice recleaned seed at SI.OO per bushel, bags 15 cents extra. Sample mailed on application. Address D. C'. EMERY. Grove City, Pa. . —— ———— —— One Way to Kill a Snake Just how this beautiful young woman killed the venomous snake forms an interesting description in John Mackie's charming story They That Sit in Darkness It is a story of the Australian Never- Never. It is full of exciting incident and at tile same time supplies a great deal of infosmation about the romantic lif» of the adventurous people who sought fortunes in trop ical Australia. John Mackie wrote "Tho Devil's Playground'' and " Sin ners Twain," both interesting stories. This ia another. "They That Sit in Darkness" will appear in installments in this paper. Look Out for the First Chapters "NEXT WEEK. ACCII»HNTS. Ed. McMillin, a trainman on the "Bessie ' hail a hand smashed at the freight station last week. George Gehin, of Evans City, shot himself in the hand while out hunting last week, and it had to lie amputated F. T Niggle, of Niggle l:ros 'Hard ware, fell in the ware room last Thur* day. cutting his leg and dislocating his knee. Ed. Geshwind. our lively printer's devil, had his left ana painfully lacer ated in the cog wheels of a job press Saturday morning Howe Lyon, Jr., cut his left leg just above the ankle very badly while work ing with an adz on the P. & \Y. track near Ell wood, Tuesday, Sept 5. Public Sales. September "J1 At the f:irmof Ira Mc- Jnnkin in Concord township, 2 miles east of West Snnbury, horses, cows, pigs, hay and grain. September At the John Burns place near Gomersol. 1 p. m.. wagons, plows, bay, grain, etc. NATIONAL 1 :.\I'ORT EXPOSI TION, PHILADELPHIA The National Export Exposition, which opens at Philadelphia on Septem ber .14 and continues until November ;'0 will lie the most interesting and import ant event occuring in Philedelpbia since the Centennial Exhibition of 187(1. In addition to its valuable commercial exhibits it will present many features of popular interest and amusement. The United States Marine Band, Soosas Band, the Banda Rossa. Innes' Band. Damrosch's Orchestra, and other cele brated bands will furnish music alter nately, and a Midway Plaisance. equal if not superior to the famous World's Fair Midway at Chicago, and compris ing a Chinese Village.a Chinese Theatre acrobats, and customs: an Oriental Vi llage, London Ghost Show, Hagenbeck's Wild Animal Show. Blarney Castle, and many other unique presentations will furnish abundant and diversified amusement. Arrangements have also been made for Mandolin. Guitar, and Banjo Concerts, and for a grand chorus from the German Singing Societies. For this occasion the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from all points on its line, to Philadelphia and return, at rate of a fare and a third for the round trip plus price of admission. These tickets will be sold during the continuance of the Exposition and will be good for return passage until November 30. For specific ratesand additional infor mation apply to nearest Ticket Agent. No special bargain sales at Heck s. It's bargain sales every day. 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 prices on the extensive line they have on exhibition. They are also agents for the celebrated Welsbach Light, of which mure than 1200 were sold in Butler, last year. Music scholars wanted at 128 West Wayne St. SuiKlay K:\Ciirsioii to Allegheny. Beginning May 21st 1899 and until further notice the P. & W. Sunday ex cursion train will leave Butler at 8:05 a. m. Butler time arrive Allegheny at 9:35 returning train will leave Alleghe ny at 5:30 p. in. arrive Butler at 7:03. rate 75 cts. -•! KSHjHiC- iK 3(l3|t % # jjC %HC I PHILIP TACK, I CONTRACTOR IN 1 Cleveland Betei Grit j | | STONE ? I Suitable for Building, Ornamental and Paving purposes. | This Stone Will Not "Shell Off." | Prices reasonable. Work done well aud promptly. Stone yards on East Etna street. jje Residence on Morton avenue. People's Telephone 320. B. & B. Pittsburg Exposition a treat of rare interest—more ex-' cellent features than ever before— the fine music alone worth a trip. Exposition of choice new goods here—array almost without end, of brightness, freshness, latest ef fects—that will make it immense ly practical to include this store in your visit, all its courtesies and conveniences at your command. New Silks, Dress Goods, Suit ings, new Laces and Embroideries —all these lines showing elabor ate assortments, medium to highest class. Cloak Room taking a foremost stand with variety of new suits, jackets, caps, skirts, silk and cloth waists, girls' reefers, that will put you in touch with a class of dis tinctly smart fashioning— extent and correctness —you've never seen the like of here or any place else. Men's and Boys' Clothing— the new styles ready—everything new—best tailoring to be had sizes for all kinds of men—tall men, stout men, thin men—and regular. New Lace Curtains, Rugs, Decorative goods—all here so plenteously that whether you see for profit or pleasure you'll be pleased. A record for saving people money on all they buy here— goods and prices that will make a great deal more livelier the fact of how this store concerns your pocketbook. Excursions 011 all railroads. If I you're not coming send. Get samples of the handsome new Black Crepons, 90c yard—rich, 'ustrous dressy—for skirts and gowns. Crepcns the great thing this season. Here's style, new ness, money's worth nothing short of extraordinary—you'll believe it soon as you see the elegant goods we're talking about. Bogg'S & Buhl Department X. ALLEGHENY, PA. L. S. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. 117 E. JEI-FERSON. BUTLER, - PA. Rupture! Trusses for Rupture are necessrry. The only que* tiou to consider i» "where can I get the l>--st for the least money?" We sell trusses on the "no charge for ' fitting" plan. Wr charge yon simply for the truss. We go | further, we guarantee a fit and guarantee satisfaction. There are uianv different kind of trusses, and one i great thing is to know what i kind is !>est to use. We . have hail enough truss *ell- j ing experience to find that j out. Our stock, of trusses is ' not excelled in this vicinity, j but that is not the ]>oint for j \ou to consider. Your con- j sideration as we said before, j is stated above. Men we fit here. We give direetion for self measurement to ladies. C. N. Boyd. DRUGGIST, Diamond Block. Butler. Pa. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. P., Bessemer & L E. Trains depart: No 14. at 9:15 A. M; No. 2, at 5:15 P. M. Butler time Trains arrive :No. 1. 10:00 A. M: No. 11, 2:5.5 P. M. Butler time. No. 14 runs through to Erie and con nects with W. N. Y. & P. at Huston Junction for Franklin and Oil City, and with N. Y. L. E. & W. at Shenan go for all points east. No. 2 runs thronghto Greenville and connects with W. N. Y. & P. for Franklin and Oil City. W. R. Tmm, Ticket Agent. | HTTSKUKG WESTERN Railway. Schedule of l'as -sfinger Trains in effect May 14, 1899. BUTLER TIME. Ifc-lAtt. Arrive. .*li«*glieujr Accumiimdatiou •» £"> A M 9 07 A.* Allegheny Kxpmm 8 " 9 " Net* Accomimrflatiou ><*•"» 4 * 9 «»7 " Akn.n Mail 8 A.M 7(BPM Allegheny A< <:ouin»i*lati«»ti l'» "•"» " 1- 1* 4 * Allegheny :i ui r * -» -«» * New i Hetlt; Ac*« >uiiuo>Ltti<>n - *• • I'U* 1J .tin (.'liicago KxprofW 3 o5 |»m 12 1* am Allegheny Mail 541 44 7 4.» ]>m Pittfl'iirg ami Allegheny Kxpr««a. "» Ifl 44 Allegheny HIKI EUwuud Accom •"» M 44 7 itl 44 <'hicagi Liniitfl •"> 4- 44 'J »»7 A.M Kane ami Brsulfonl Mail 'J V» A.* *» «*> P.M Clarion Accommodation 5 20 I-.M *J L»> A M (Hevelaml a»«l Chit-ago Kxprvaa.. 6 25 am SL'NDAY TRAINS. Allegheny Kxprew 8 «•"» A.* 'J Ho A.M Allegheny Accomiuotbtion. ... '• 42 p.* 510 r.M New Caat'le Accommodation 8 "i A.* 7 w U»tw. « n Pitishiirg ami Chicago. F »r through tickets Co all j*>inU in the -t, m»rth or *>uthwef(t anil information regarding route*, time of trains, etc. apply to W. U. Tt UNKK, Ticket nt. i:. n. HKYN'OLDS, Sup't, N 1> . Butler, Pa. Butler, Pa. C. W. BASS KTT, ll 15 2 35 5 06 S onburg Arrive <» 54 8 ItO 11 .t* «»» •"» 28 Butler Junctiou.. 44 7 27 .*> 12 02 3 2 » .» 53 Butler Junction...Leave 7 :to 8 53 12 22 3 25 .*» ;KJ Natrona .Arrive 7 38 01 12 3n 6 o2 Tarentum ( 7 42 1* 07 12 35 ;i 42 t> oT Springdale 7 50 9 16 12 45 3 62 Clureinont 1 •> 30 1 02 4 30 12 07 3 23 !'» Natrona 7 ;i'.» 4:; 12 :'.l •, 51 Butler Junction. .Arrive 74 fi 50 12 22 i 45 lno Butler Junction... .leave 74« 'J ft) 12 2*' 4 "7 7 •• Saxonburg 8 15 10 15 12 4'J 4 36 7 Jl IU TLEB. arri\t 84010 38 1 17 ' U r > 7 » A. M.jA. M. P. M P. SI P. M SUNDAY TRAINS —Leave Allegheny City for Bnt ler and princi|3o p. in. WK*:K DAYS. FOR TUE EAST. Wiu DAY*. P. M A. M.| P. M. P M 2 35 ♦» 25 IT BUTLEB ar 10 38 1 17 3 25' 7 27 ar Butler Junction lv s<» 1- 25 4 00 7 4 12 OH 4 06| 7 49'ar Freeport Iv 8 28 12 ofi 4 09 7 53 44 Allegheny Junction.. 8 2l 12 01 4 21 804 44 4 40 821 44 Paulton (Ai*dlo) 44 76311 32 508 Hsl * 4 Saltrtl urg 44 73011 09 u M BUinflk M 700 W 5 50 'J :io " Blainsville luterm , ctioii. .. 4 * 5 6*» 10 lo 850 11 40. " Altoona 44 315 800 1 00 3 10 ,4 Hariisburg 44 11 45 300 4 6 23i 44 Philadelphia 8 3t> 11 20 A.M.,P.M.| A M P. M On Sunday, train leaving Butler 7:35 a. m., connect* or Harrisburg, Altoona and Philadelphia. Through traiuj* for the eaat leave Pittsburg (Uniuii Station), as follows: Atlantic Express, daily 2:50 A.* Pennsylvania Limited 44 7:15 44 Day Express, 44 7 30 Main Line Express, 44 8:00 Harrisburg Mail, 44 12 4«»»'M Philadelphia Express, * 4:50 44 Mail and Express ilaily. For New York only. Through buffet sleeper; n<> coackes 7:00 Eastern Express, 44 .7:05 K.««t UM| 4 ~ Pittsburg Limited, daily, with through eoarhes t«» New York, and sleeping tars to New York, Baltimore ami Washington only. No extra tare on this train 10*10 Philada Mail, Sundaj* on»y 8:40 A.* For Atlantic City (via Delaware River Bridge, all rail route), 8:00 A.M, and 8:30 P.M, daily. For detailed information, adr bin-. lb st accommodations In fur pcrtna nunt Ixjarding and transient trade. Speci al care guaranteed. Stable' Room For 65 Horses. A good class of horses, l>oth drivers and t like a trial. NEW DRESS GOODS. Black < - Tvp.>ris|! I»I |*r yd. Black Ka*cl«»*Se lo»-» fr yd All wool covert rl.»tli. stiiiu.in.• v.i . r . . • multirv*. I» Im-hr wide. 73c quality at »• i*r yd. All wool lM»m* in irr'y I.nl l>r «n riiixt;i- ■>. inches •W --:l.«><|u illtv at *.» Venn; 111 cKrth. nr»r>t -»ha>l«'s and mUtarr. !>♦ Influx tilde at sl.<*> yd. Ula/ L- ut tliT.- »> UlaclV • • Black Peau I»e * lie. Heavy, rich and lustrous. 21 Inches "Wf « |l.<*) u«'r yd. „ _ .. Heavy Black fatiu Diclms. 24 inch*-. wide, JI.2S Mvixlity it ft.«" per yd. Swell Dress Plaids. J. : Very handsome Plaids at 25c. g*Sh All wool camels hair Plaids. rieh andeffertlTe, ts Im'hej wwl* at - Nobby wool I'laids. very choice. Inches wide at 7V. \ Silk and Wool Plaids. dollar ijuality at "Oc. VySjMl Very heavy Plaids, very swell for skirts, in Inches wide at $! «•». w9f THE BEST Underwear, Hosiery, Corsets, 2Ds Gloves and Ribbons. ' — t In Low Prices Wc Find Strength, and Make Business Hum. i L. STEIN & SO IN, 128 N. MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA m There is no Going Back on the Fact That a ► n + Black or Blue Serge Suit J > f { Is the Dressiest, most Refined and serviceable > for summer wear. But the Fabrics must be 4 thoroughly reliable. a The l>est test au