TH & CITIZEN.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1900.
NEW ADVIR i' ISEMENTS.
SOTE-Ail aUvortl-,' rs Intending to make
s In their should notify us 01
telr Intention to. -■> 11 1 ter than Mon
ty mornin-'.
Sheriff's Sales. Widow's Apprais
metts, Road Rejwrts. Jury L sts. Reg
ister's and Prothonotary's Notices for
May term.
Karl Schlncht r. Tailor.
Burton's Clothing.'
Leighner's Jewelry.
Horeses Wanted.
Public Sale. E. H. Wallace.
—Whitehill's opening.
Cooper & Co's clothing.
Amy & Brown's locals.
C. & T's furniture.
Admlnlsii nors and Fxocutors of estates
Mil secure their receipt txioUs at the II 1 1-
ii-.N oSi<-e. and persons making public sales
heir book>.
LOCAL AI li UhNLiKAL,
Over the^ mountains and over the hills,
Over the* rivers, the streams and the rilla,
Over the valleys that sing;
Over the forest and over the wood,
Over the trees that awaken to bud,
BIOAS the sweet breath of Spring.
—Andy Kemper's now barber-shop is
a beauty.
—The Filipino war is not exactly all
over the island.
—Spring plowing is disturbing the
country just now.
—Petrolia public schools closed last
Thursday after a very satisfactory
term.
—A New Jersey town tendered a pub
lic banquet to a man who secured a
divorce.
—The next re-union of the Boggs
family will be at Evans City 011 Thurs
day, August 10.
—You may not see a single reason for
watching a base ball bulletin, while
others see a score.
—lf we have a row with him, the
Sultan will probably come out at the
small end of the Golden Horn.
—The show-windows of our stores are
just beautiful at present, and then there
are some counter attractions.
—There is a camp of bums up the
creek, and as the officers suspect them
of house breaking they are running them
in.
—Verv little news is escaping from
South Africa at present, and it is not
wise to take a bare rumor for the naked
truth.
—Fine feathers may make fii»4< birds,
but in one of the western states they
are going to make the wearing of them
finable.
—The tremendous thunder-storm to
west the of Butler last Sunday night,did
some damage, and caused a slight fire
in Conaoquenessing.
—The Assessors' outfits for the May
registration of .voters and school chil
dren, are in the Commissioners' office
ready for the Assessors.
—Geo. W. Whitehill, the plumber,
will open in his handsome new building
next Tuesday, where he will make a fine
display of plumbing goods. See adv.
Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman has leased
the room formerly occupied by D. A.
Heck, and cxj>ects to open up the mil
linery department, at least, by Satur
day.
—A big gasser has been struck at
Garretts run, along the lino of the elec
tric road between Kittanning and Ford
City, and lots jumped from four to five
liundred per cent.
—Mrs. James Nulton of near Du-
Bois has confessed that her hasba nd
killed a man during a quarrel in their
house, and then burned the house. He
left for parts unknown.
—The pickle people are contracting
for all the pickies which local farmers
will agree to raise, paying 43 cents a
bushel for pickles from one to three and
half inches long and 75 cents a bushel
for those from three and a half to five
inches long.
—The building adjoning the Balph
drug store, now being torn down, is, or
was a part of the original residence of
H. C. DeWolf, one of the earliest physi
ci.:ns of Butler. It was built about 1820
and one-half of it was removed about
ten years ago by Dr. Balph. The other
half now also gives place to a more
modern structure. The house of Rich
ard Hughes, Jr. the barber, occupies
the ground where stood the office and
and shop of Dr. DeWolf.
—The coke drawers in the foundry
yards of the H. C. Frick Coke company,
three miles west of Connellsville we re
witnesses to a most tragic suicide Mon
day. An unknown man jumped into a
coke oven that had burned until it had
reached the white heat. Workmen in
the yards say he jumped feet first
through the trunnel head of the oven.
No one had time to recognize his features
and one minute afterward, when the
oven door was smashed in and an at
tempt made to rescue the body, all the
iron rake withdrew was a charred
stump of flesh about three feet long.
Centennial Notes.
Tue Executive Committee of the Cen
tennial will hold another meeting to
morrow. Friday evening, and consider
the matter of program.
The Amusement Committee has had
80VvT.il meetings and the result of its
deliberations will appear in the program
as soon as completed.
Work on the tent on east end of Dia
mond will soon commence.
About S2OOO are now subseibed in this
place to the Centennial fund and it is
expected other parts of the county will
add considerable to this.
The principal business of the Execu
tive Committee meeting on Friday even
ing will be in determining the different
exercises to take place on the three dif
ferent days and nights of the Centenni
al. The meeting should be a full one.
Maker to Wearer.
Every self-respecting uian desires to
be well dressed; his friends and neigh
l>ors respect him all the more.
A well-dressed man is always at peace
with biuiself and the whole world.
T!-.e Chicago Tailors' Association, is a
union of practical Tailors, asking only
fair wages for their labor. They are all
artists in their line—it is impossible for
them to make other than high-grade
" garments. Even the lowest #9 33 suit
(express prepaid) cannot be duplicated
at anywhere near our prices. It will pay
you to call on the Salesman or send him
a postal and he will call on you with the
finest line of cloths ever shown.
I. H. PISOR,
Hooker, Pa.
Go Carts! Go Carts!! Amy it Brown
have their third large invoice now
enronte and the season only begun.
Why do we sell them? Right prices,
artistic designs and first class workman
ship auswers it. If we don't just havo
the design in stock yon want we will
get it for you "awful" quick. A large
selection always on hand to select from.
Music scholars wanted at 128 West
Wayne St.
PERSONAL.
Henry Kalb of Butler twp. is ill from
bronchitis.
Will Swartzlander is yet enjoying his
case of grippe.
Jeff Altman of Leasureville was in
town, Saturday.
Thomas Hindman of Harrisville was
in town. Monday.
Mrs. George Siebert of W. Quarry S
is on the sick list.
Miss Etta Negley of Great Belt is
visiting in Pittsburg.
Lewis Owens, Sr.. has been appointed
P. M. for Forestville.
John He CK is able to lie about again
after a siege of typhoid.
James Barr, the Prospect merchant
was a business visitor in town Monday.
John Clark and wife of Washington
twp. did some shopping in Butler Mon
day.
John D Mcßride was in town last
week. He starts in at Cirove City, this
week.
L. C. Sloan and daughter, of Venango
township, visited friends in Butler, last
week.
Judge Hazen. of New Castle, attended
Newton Black's funeral, and visited
friends in Butler.
Gen. Bailer, no doubt, shewed lots of
flash in his remarks regarding Geu.
Roberts' letter.
George Collar has bought James
Vance's house and three-acre lot at Six
Points for £4oo.
L. M. Trutt, of the B. R. & P., has
moved to Butler from Pittsburg, and is
liying at 31!) Third street.
Verne Monroe late partner in the
Spang machine and blacksmith shops at
Renfrew, has gone to California.
Lee Goldsmith, who clerks for Mr.
Steele of The Surprise clothing store, is
recovering from a severe illness.
John M. Dunn and >\ife, of Mt.
Chestnut celebrated their Golden Wed
ding Anniversary, on Wednesday, the
18th.
Geo. C. Dunn of Union City, Erie Co.
attended the Golden Wedding anniver
sary of his parents at Mt. Chestnut, last
week.
Willis Rhodes has plans prepared for
an elegant, eight-roomed dwelling
which he will erect on their N. McKean
St. lot.
Mrs. N. 11. Henry and Mrs. Davis, of
Myoma drove up from that place Toes
day to visit Sheriff Hoon's family,
cousins of Mrs. Heury.
Clarence Dixon has passed the State
examination and is now a registered
pharmacist. He has a good positt .on
in a New Castle drug store.
Attorney R. P. Scott walked up to
his office Monday morning for the first
time in two months. His eyes are still
very tender but be can attend to busi
ness.
John Leise of Muddycreek twp. called
on us Monday. Mr. Leise is building a
seven-roomed dwelling on his farm.
Shaffer and Langhurst of Prospe?t are
the contractors.
Milo Walker has been transferred
from the Forest Oil Co's office at Glade
Run to the Bntler office in the Reiber
building, Rex Williams lias charge of
the Glade Run office now.
O. W. Stuughton of Evans City got
out of the milk buinesss, but he could
not stay there. He has accepted the
general management of a c'ondensed
milk factory at Coudersport.
A. G. Kelly will finish his term at
Zelienople week after next. The High
School of the town will have a gradu
ating class of three this year. Wm.
Meeder, Jesse Otterman and Grace
Tebay.
Sheriff Dodds has purchased a farm
in Crawford Co.,near Adamsville on the
"Bessie,"and will move to it next month.
His market will be in Greenville. After
May Ist address him at Adamsville,
Crawford Co., Pa.
Alvin Asliabaugh, cashier of the ltitts
bank at St. Petersburg, Clarion county,
and ex-Clerk of Courts Isaac Meals take
the places vacated by Messrs Bailey,
Bingham and Hutzler in the Butler
County National Bank.
John N. Muntz and family have re
turned from their trip to New Orleans.
They traveled both ways by river boat
find on the return trip the boilers of
their boat blew up. However the boat
providentially was not sunk.
Ella F. White, a daughter of Thomas
B. White, will have a desk and type
writer in the rooms of Misses Harris
over the Leigliner jewelry store on and
after May Ist. and will be prepared to
do short-hand work and typewriting.
Tom Alexander returned last week
from a trip through the Ohio oil fields.
Good territory is becoming as scarce in
that state as in this. The best well
struck there lately was located at the
south end of a beautiful rainbow.
Mrs. S. K. Brown, of Barberville, W.
Va., visited her sister, Mrs. John Gal
breath. of Parker, last week, and re
turned home accompanied by their
mother, Mrs. Gernand. who made her
home at Galbreath's during the
winter.
Samuel Morgan and William Pipher
nnder the firm name of Win Pipher <fc
Co. are manufacturing an anti-rattle
single-tree clevis and a shaft carrier.
Both articles are made of rolled steel
wire, are patented, and are useful and
profitable to the makers.
John Hays, the first white man to
locate the copper mines of the Lake
Superior region, was born at Zelienople,
Butler county, in 1804. He narrowly
escaped being wealthy on numerous oc
casions. Nearly every man with whom
he has been associated in his ininiDg
ventures is a millionaire, but while he
helped others to make fortunes he him
self always sold out at the wrong time
to reaji the harvest of his opportunities.
—Derrick.
Marriage JLieensen.
John Green Eideneau
Sarah J. McKeever ..Butler
Fred C. Behm Jackson twp
Mary O. Nesbitt "
Jacob W. Reichold Trail
Annie J. Hespenlieid Allegheny Co
Louis Danowsky . Wellsburg, W. Va
Alvira M. Stahl Beaver Falls
('has. W. Drrne Ford City
Amy Logan Glade Mills
At Pittsburg—Wm M. Shaw of Alle
gheny and Lena Diggs of Petrol ia.
Chicago Excursions Via Pitts-
burg «.V Western Ity.
Account General Conference Metho
dist Episcopal Church, Chicago.
Agents Pittsburg & Western Railway
will sell round trip tickets, at fare one
way, pluss2, May 1, 2, 7, 14 and 21,
good returning to June 1, inclusive, by
deposit with Joint Agent, Chicago, and
payment of fee of 50 cents. Fare from
Butler $12.50.
Another large invoice of Bedroom
suits just received at Amy & Brown's.
Competition is not in it when you com
pare quality and prices here. Think of
it! A fine Oak suit (three pieces) for
only sl9! See them quick while they
last.
WANTED Experienced young man
to clerk in country general store and
I>ostoffice. Must bo strictly temperate
and reliable Give reference and
salary required. Reply to "Winfield"
care this office.
Yes. we arc selling Go-Carts. The
popularity of design, con pled with right
prices have caused the large stock
recently received to moye so rapidly
I that %ve have already ordered another
I large invoice which is now due to arrive.
• \ oil won't '-are to look elsewhere after
i seeing the beautiful designs and noting
_ prices at Amy & Brown's. See us while
the selection is complute.
You will be needing souie new piece
of Furniture no doubt, soon. If you
want to select from the most up-to-date
Furniture Store in the county call at
Amy & Brown's. We have what you
want and the prices and quality are
i right. Watch these columns.
LEGAL NEWS.
TRIAL LIST.
Common-Pleas Court convened Monday
morning iyvnun David Barto and
John Nicholas of Evans City, \\ D.
Gregory of Middlesex twp. and Chris
Stuebgen of Saxonbnrg were excus.d
from service.
The first case tried was that of John
Halstead of Clinton twp. vs the Ameri
can Natural Gas C<>. an assumpsit suit
brought to compel payment for a lot of
gas pipe and tubing. Tuesday morning
I lit- jury returned a verdict of $346.£9 in
Mr. Halstead s favor.
The trespass suit of David I'. McCand
less vs John Duffy was settled.
A compulsory nonsuit was granted
in the damage suit of Simon and Bell
Barrickmau against Butler borough on
the grounds that the accident was caus
ed not by the negligence of the deft but
by a cow jumping out of the bushes and
scaring the horse. A motion to take off
the nonsuit was also entertained.
The ease of Wm. McKinzie vs Albert
Smith, assumpsit, was settled.
In the case of John A. Richey vs Juo
McQ. Smith, issue awarded by ti.e
Court, the verdict was for plaintiff.snb
ject to an execution held by Smith.
The case of J. W. Wiles vs The Peo
ple's Gas Co. is on trial.
NEW SUITS
John Cooks, dec'd.and W. R. Thomp
son. adm r. vs R. D McClelland and i
H Lyon, sei fa sur judgment to contin
tie lieu.
NOTK-
Sainuel M. Barr of Jefferson twp. was
adjudged insane last Thursday by a
commission composed of A L Bowser.
Esq., Dr. J. W. F. Moore and I P
Burtner. He wast-iken to Dixmont
An order has been made giving the
judge of elections charge of the ballot
box of Donegal twp.
A citation lias been issued 011 petition
of Elizabeth Grant, a creditor, against
the administrators of the estate of Henry
Kohlmyer, dee'd, of Allegheny twp. to
file an account.
Elisha Robinson has bought the Perrv
Eakin farm in Allegheny twp. (65 acres;
which was advertised bv the Sheriff, for
S9OO.
Letters of admu on the estate of Eliza
beth Christy. dec'd,of Cherry twp. have
been granted to David Christy.
The will of John Fleming, dee d, of
Buffalo twp. has been probated and let
ters granted to G. F. Easley, also the
will of Robert St. Clair of Centre twp
W. D. Brandon, executor.
Clarence Magee formerly of Slippery
rock was sworn in as an attorney Mon
day before the local Court.
The Court gave a decision Monday
dismissing the exceptions to the report
of the Judge in the equity case of Dr L.
H. Stepp vs Dr. W. C. McCandless.
On petition of the railroad the case of
Elizabeth Enslen vs the P. & W. was
transferred to the U. S. Circuit Court.
Maria Shenard petitioned for a guar
dian for S. S. and A. B. Shepard and
Jas W. Hutchison was appointed.
Ernest Lantenslager of Zelienople
petitioned the Court to change his name
to Ernest Lauten and his prayer was
granted.
Leslie P. Hazlett. exr, of Ellen Flow
ers, dee'd, of Harmony, petitioned for
leave to sell decedants real estate. It
was granted.
John James Moore petitioned for na
turlatization.
N. C. McCollough was appointed aud
itor in the estate of John L. Shannon,
dee'd of Connoquenessing twp.
A new trial was granted in the case
of Martha T. Leibler vs the Metropoli
tan Life Ins. Co. A previous verdict
was in favor of the plf.
J. B. Coe of Butler petitioned for dis
charge as guardian of his nephews.
Howard, Clarence and Charles Smith
which was granted.
Andrew Metz was appointed auditor
of Lancaster twp. vice John Sando, re
moved
An order was made on the heirs of
Martin E> tli, dee'd, to appear May 21
and accept or refuse premises at apprais
ed valuation.
A decree in divorce was granted to
Emeline Stuble to John Stuble. The
case had been heard at last court.
R. W. Wright, guardian of Jessie B.
Foster was granted leave to sell liis
ward's real estate.
The application for transfer of the
Lowrey House license from McCafFerty
& McCrea to Louis Weisburg was heard
and granted Monday.
A mortgage for $35,000 was recorded
yesterday, from Evans & Co. to Albert
Pitcairn.
The will of John Nowlin of Snyder
county has been probated here: also will
of Harriett Moore of Middlesex twp,
and letters to Jas. Moore: also will of
Thomas A. Eakin of Venango twp, and
letters to J. W. Meal?.
The Butler School Board has petition
ed for the satisfaction of some old mort
gages standing against property recent
ly purchased, and May 20th was set for
a hearing.
The will of Catharine McNair of For
ward twp. has been probated and let
ters granted to J. R. Kircher.
W. G. Patterson has been appointed
Assessor for Jefferson twp. to fill a va
cancy.
A tramp giving his name as John
Daley was arrested for vagrancy last
Friday,
G. R. DeHaveu has been arrested
charged with disturbing the religious
meeting of the Salyation Army in their
barracks Sunday night.
The Court has filed an opinion in the
equity case of Daniel Walker, J. M.
Shira, and George F Daubenspeck vs
Andrew Edmunds, et al, school direc
tors of Parker township, dismissing all
exceptions filed to previous rulings and
directing the plaintiffs' solicitors to pre
pare a decree in accordance with the
decree filed Sept. 24, 1898, perpetually
enjoining the defendants, the then
School Directors of Parker township
from collecting the eight mill building
tax levied by them July 22, 1897, and
ordering the defts to pay the costs in
the case The levy was held to be ille
gal because not levied before the first
Monday of May, as required by an act
of Assembly of 18;« i. This tax of 1897
was the one levied to build the brick
school house at Bruin. The opinion
does not affect the $5,000 bond issue.
The defts have the right of appeal.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Andrew M. Kirker to Anna Metz, acre
in Lancaster for S4OO.
C. L. Daubenspeck to Blanche Giff
ord, lot in Fairview borofor $l4O.
F. P. Bingham to Jane Morrison, 28
acres in Slippervrock for $1,120.
Adam Byerly to Christian Herritt, 92
acres in Jefferson for $3,363.52.
Sarah A. Eakin to Elisha Robinson,
09 acres in Allegheny twp. for $939.51.
Henry Buhl to P. <fc W. R. R., 4 acres
in Forward for S4OO. .
James B. Vance to George Collar, 2
acres at Six Points for $425.
O. I. Riddle to Nelson Armstrong, lot
in Fairview twp. for SSOO.
W. J. Hovis to Jennie Sutton, lot in
Butler for $4,000.
Blair Hooks to W. J. McKee, leases in
Cranberry twp. for $7,000, dated July 8,
1899.
Samuel C. Snow to Nicholas Mangel
lot in Butler for SBOO.
William Walker to P. M. Polm, prop
erty in Allegheny twp. for $1,440.
Clias Divener to Hugh J. Forquer. lot
iu Donegal for S2O.
William McClure Sullivan to St.
Paul's Orphans Home, 10 acres in But
ler for SSOO.
John W. Ritzert to Thomas McGuire,
43 acres in Donegal for $1,825.
Eliza McCafferty to Lizzie Truby 1
acre in Butler twp. fo»- $135.
Francis Reott to Unnice Campbell 25
acres in Summit for $650.
Adam Mininger to Ethel J Rankin
property in Clearfield for $l7O.
Isaac Meals to W E Cochran lot in
Butler for SIOOO.
T O Lyon to Alice Butler lot in But
ler for S9OO.
M C Rinker to M L Gibson lot in
Jackson for SOOO.
Simon Kemp to J II Kemp lot in Don
egal for sj- 100.
J II Kemp to .1 L 5 Humbaugh lot in
Donegal for *125.
Butler's Quickest l ire
Th'> Zimmerman Dry Goods stort
was closed as usual at 6p. m. Tuesday,
and an hour or so afterwards two clerks.
Herbert Hall and Albert Shaffer, went
back to it to put things in order ainl
wax the floor of the store room. They
lit the gas in a stove in the basement u
luelt the wax aud while Shaffer attend
ed to this. Hall put ir on the floor, be
ginning, as usual, at the front door.
Shaffer'■§ attention was taken from the
j stove for a moment, and when he look
!ed around the whole room was in a
| blaze, and he rushed up the narrow
stairway to the storeroom, with the
blaze following him so closely that ic
singed his hair. A moment more and
the rear *ml of the storeroom was a
mass of flame, which followed up the
m tin stairway to the millinery depart-
I ment. which burned like tinder, and a
• few minutes after the fire started the
i whole rear end of the building was u
'seething uiasi of flun? breaking
! through the rear windows with the heat
! so iuteuse as to follow the ceilinz to the
| front of the long store room and crack
! the front windows. The firemen came
| quickly the building was flooded,
j but in a short time an entire stock of
; dry goods and millinery, worth peril ip-?
j s »5,000. had been rained, and the re. r
end of the building badly damaged.
Greater destruction was never done by
a fire in Butler iu less time. Shaffer
had a narrow escape, aud both he and
Hall had to leave the building promply
to save their lives.
The stock was insured with L. S. Mc-
Junkin for SII,OOO, and with another
firm for $3,000, making $14,000 in all
upon it The building is insured with
McJunkin for $7,000.
Fire at Fox bury.
Foxburg had a $40,000 fire, Monday
night It originated in the second story
of Grant's grocery, burned it, the
"American House, Dale's hardware,
Johnson's clothing. National Transit of
fice. tobacco factory. Olsen's dwelling,
the large Allegheny Hotel" owned l»y
the Fox estate, and other buildings.
The town has no protection, and the
bucket brigade secured their water
from the P. & W. engines.
A Xen Bunking- Institution.
The shareholders of the new or Farm
ers' National Bank of Butler, during
the past week have met and organized
by electing a part of its Board of Di
rectors and office force ns follows: John
Yonnkins, President: John Humphrey,
Vice-President; Charles A. Bailey, Cash
ier: E. W. Bingham. Assistant Cashier:
Jas. F. Hutzler, Teller; Director.--,
Charles N. Boyd, Edward E. Abrams.
David L. Cleeland. W. F. Metzger,
Francis Murphy. Thomas Hays, Henry
Miller and Levi M. Wise.
Committees have been appointed to
arrange for the opening of the bank as
early as possible. The Committee iu
charge of the remodeling of the Banking
room, which is to be located in tbe
Yonnkins' Block, on Main street, op
posite to the Postofflce have commenced
their part of the work in earnest and
are pushing the same to an early com
pletion. A modern banking front is to
be placed in the building, a vault of the
latest and approved construction will
be built,admitting of safe-deposit boxes,
and to contain a safe embodying the
latest devices to make it both fire and
burglar proof. The furniture of the
room will be arranged in a tasteful and
convenient manner to insure the con
venience and accommodation of the
bank's patrons.
The institution is to ba congratulated
upon the selection of its office force, all
of whom have had many years of ex
perience, the cashier having been con
nected with the banking business for
nearly twenty years. These gentleman
are so well and favorably known that it
is scarcely necessary to" add any com
ment. However it is the intention of
the projectors to make the new bank an
addition to the manv sound business in
stitutions of Butler and no pains will lie
spared to make it a success in every
particular, itj Cttpitnl etoek i-» iuul nun
w.
Attention.
All the local committees are busily at
work preparing for the coming Butler
Count j' Sabbath School Convention.
This Convention is to be held in
Harmony and Zelienople on June Ttli
and Bth. Dr. Rhodes, the well known
sabbath school worker, will be one of
the speakers. The entire program is
being prepared with much care, and
promises to be of unusual interest.
Markets.
Wheat. wholesale price -60
Rve, " 45
Oats, " 21)
Corn, " 43
Hay, " 10 00
Eggs, " -10
Butter, " r 18 22
Potatoes, " 40
Cabbage, per lb 03
Apples -$1
Lettuce, per lb. 15
Turnips, per bu 40
Onions, per bu / 65
I Carrots, per bu 50
Parsnips, pur bu 50
Chicken, dressed, per lb 10-12
Onion sets, retail, per qt 10
PARK THEATRE.
ON T E OF OUR GIRLS—/. 30.
If the Metropolitan endorsement of a
play means anything, Bronson Howard's
comedy, "One of Our Girls", that Hen
rietta Crosman will bring to the Park
next Monday night should -certainly
prove an unusually interesting play, for
it has the record of an entire year's run
at the Lycnm Theatre in New York
City.
A GORGEOUSLY BOUND
Work of art has just been issued in New-
York at an outlay of over SIOO,OOO for
which the publishers desire a Manager
in this county, also a good Solicitor;
good pay to rigtt party. Nearly 100
full-page engravings, sumptuous paper,
llutninated covers anil bindings; over
?oo golden lillies in tbe morocco bind
ings; nearly 100 golden roses iu the
cloth bindings Sells at sight; presses
running day and night so great is the
sale. Christian men and women making
fortunes taking orders. Rapid promo
tions. One Christian woman made clear
SSOO in four weeks 'aking orders among
her church acquaintances and friends.
Write us. It may lead to a permanent
paying position to manage our business
and look after our large correspondence,
which you can attend to right at your
home. Address S. C, KNOWLES,
General S cretary,
12 East 15th Street, New York.
Fruit ami Cigars.
Philip Smith has moved his store to
132 East Jefferson street, where he will
continue to keep the best of tobacco and
cigars; and also fruit and candy. Call
and see him at his new place.
FOR SALE.
Farm of 61 acres, two miles north of
West Sunbury, good house, good water.
Will sell cheap or exchange for small
farm near Butler. See W. J. Bi.ACK,
Liveryman.
PI'BLIC SALE April 28, I'JOO, at it
a. in.. 30 head horses, draft and fast
one, Buggys, Harness and Implements.
ED. H. WALLACE, owner,
Freeport, Pa.
Just received at Amy & Brown's a
large invoice of Couches. A selection
of 25 to 30 in stock. Finest made.
Prices the lowest.
Gas stoves in all styles aud prices at
W. 11. O'Brien & Son's,
107 E. Jefferson St.
I'arties wishing to purchase or sell
oil properties, farms, city residences or
real estate of any kind, should call upou
Wm. Walker,in Ketterer's b'd'g,opposite
I', O. Butler I'a. Peoples Phone No. 174.
OIL NOTES.
e The Market —Both agencies make an
-t other cut, Tuesday morning, and drop
, ped to $1.47 where it still remains.
,t Parker John Galbreath is drilling
. on his lease across the river from Park
-1 , er. L. M. Robinson brought in a four
>* barrel well 011 his own place last week.
0 Schidemantle & Co. are drilling a te-t
1. well on the Joseph Wally farm.
ALLEGHENY Twf -In the Rosenber
ry field Dr. A. Moore is drilling another
well on his own place. Parker, Ortc>n
1 1 & McGregor are drilling 011 the W. E.
Allen farm,
a The Standard has sold the B. F. Mil
v 1 ford farm. 108 acres in Allegheny twp.
• to Alex Taylor for *lO an acre, reserving
| all mineral rights and half the timber.
c ; The South Penn has completed a
I j small second sander on the J J. Mil
ford. The Laslie-Durnell well is doing
' j 'OO barrels a day.
■_ ! MuDliYCßEEK —Finaessv A- Co. have
j a six barrel well on the Jones farm, ad
! joining Eli Moore, to the northeast of
'■ j Portersville.
. < M. Finnessy is drilling another well
. on the John Leise farm at Piano.
5 |
t Clay— Tebay & Co. are down about
. 1000 feet 011 the Joseph Mi-Michael, near
Euclid.
0 Concord —W. A Wade finished a
, well oa his own pla -e (.formerly th •
' ] Jas. McClymonds} last week, and lias
from 7 to 10 barrels from the 3d sand.
; j Clark cV Hindman did the drilling.
! Rorctlßrx Breadi 11 «Sr Lauffer nr.-
drilling for gas for the Pittsburg Plate
, Glass Co. on the Pump Station lot
r Jefferson The Forest is drilling a
well near Jefferson Centre, and Mr.
Craig is drilling 011 his own farm.
A well drilled in by Reiber's Indepen
dent. Gas Co. 011 the Lowry farm a
- month ago is doing about a barrel a
t . day. another well is to l>o drilled on the
j Goepliart.
Butler Carner & Johnston art
drilling for the Forest 011 the Laura B.
Patterson farm 011 the Jefferson Centre
road and on the Wm. Wise farm near
Leota They are also drilling another
well on their own lease at El tin wild.
Karns City —The South Penn drill
" ed in a fourth sand well on the E. E.
• Abrams farm, one mile from Karns
- City, two weeks ago. There was 38
feet of sand. More are to be drilled.
Abrams has drilled in a new 6-barrel
third sander 011 his town farm.
Horoiiglt Auditors* Report.
The Borongh Auditors have filed their
report of Treasurer of Council Grieb's
accounts. It shows ;; balance of sllsO -
10 due from Collector Jack. Grieb re
' eeived $17,609 16 from the general 5-mill
1 tax levy, from the special 7 mill tax
" $27,. 5 01.40 and from the 2-mill tax for
1 light $2070.90. He paid out $27,945,02
• from the general fund. $12,985.62 from
" the special fund, and *1955.05 to the
Light Co. from the light lax A l «rge
number of unpaid paving and sewer ac
, counts were recommended to be closed
up or marked uncollectable.
Nelson Vrni strung' Killed.
John M. Armstrong of 414 W. North
St. received word Monday, that his
brother Nelson had been struck and
killed by a train at Lynchburg W. Ya.
011 the Parkersbnrg branch of the B. &
O. railroad Sunday evening. Nelson
had gotten off a train and starting to
cross the tracks, had stepped directly in
> front of a flyer.
He was just returning from a visit
! with relatives in this county during
which he had sold his farm west of Fair
view to his sister-in-law Mrs. Ada Arm
l strong. His remains were brought
home Tuesday and interred in the Bear
Creek cemeterv at Fail-view. He was
about 45 years old, unmarried and had
been working on a lease for the Forest
Oil Co. Last fall another brother, Mar
[ tin, died of typhoid fever in West Yir
[ gina and was also taken to Fairview for
- burial.
Why don't you get a New Royal Sew
! ing Machine from Amy & Brown. Your
neighbor got one. We will sell you
three machines for the $65 the "agent"
■ price for one. Each machine warranted
ten years. No better machine made.
WANTED; -Christian man or wo
man to qualify for permanent position of
trust in your home county. SBSO yearly.
Klicloac r»clf ftlailipf'l o!lv£-
lope to R S. WALLACE, General
Secretary, care of the Citizen.
New, four-room housj for sale In
quire at this office
A Sharp Cut
We have a fine and extensive
line of some of the handsomest
SUITINGS
we have ever bought, and insure
you the highest quality you can
get anywhere. Our suits always
fit well and look well.
Order Your Spring Suit
At once.
Wedding Suits a Speciality.
(ooper &• (0.,
Leading Practical Tailors.,
DIAMOND, BUTLER. PA.
YOUTH OR AGE
no matter which, we have the
CLOTHING
to adorn both.
Better goods, more stylish cut, as good
workmanship aud such attractive prices
are not found anywhere.
We are the leaders iu our liue and
maintain that position by tbe suoerior
quality of the goods we sell.
T H. BURTON
118 Main Street, Butler, Pa.
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f OAK j GROVE FARM |
Lm.rlUlm BUFF PLY- ROCKS.
Il l WHITE ROCKS and
V BUFF LEGHORNS.
Prize winners and the produce of prize
stock. Kirirs 33.00 and {3.00 for li; also 5.1..V1
and $5.00 for HO. as to yard. Circulars free.
Address Charles J. Stuckey,
Mechanics x, Ohio
W A NTKI > TPV T P:ITA I, UUKifIT ' ' A'S'D '
" honest persons to represent us as Man-I
atters in this and close by counties. Salary j
?UOO a year and expenses. Straight, lxinu
lide. no more, no less salary. Position per
manent. Our references, any bunk in any I
town. It is mainly ollii-e work i-ondu<-tcd at
home. Keference. Knclose seif-addrcssed I
stamped envelope. Tin. DOMINION Company 1
Dept. jv C lik'ago. I
ACCII>I:XTS.
t- While Mrs. Lt-ise of Cranberry twp.
y. was pnmping some water a few days
ago the platform gave way and she fell
into the well, which contained several
S feet of water, but she held onto the
; pump until her husband, who was work
r ing in the field and who was informed
of the accident by the children, came
1 and rescued her.
A landslide derailed the 10 30 train on
the West Penn at Delano. Monday, and
r caused a two-hour delay. No one was
! l injured.
Richard McCune of the South Side
was cut on the arm by a breaking sheet
i. of glass Monday morning: in the Plate
works. Dr. Headland put five stitches
in the wound.
A four-year-old daughter of Julius
r Fisher of Jefferson twp. had a hand
badly cut last week by falling off a
swing and striking a piece of tin.
e . .
CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. Dr. R. C. Dodds, superintend
' ant of the Pittsburg district of the Anti-
Saloon League, will give an illustrated
t lecture iu the U. P. church Friday even
r ing at BP. M. The League is growing
in all parts of the conntry.
! No services will be held iu the local
l". P. church next Sunday. Rev. Mc
, Kee being absent at New city attending
a missionary convention.
Union Evangelistic Services under the
leadership of Rev. T. C. McKelvev,
Evangelist of New York, will be held
in the Mt. Yarnuni U. P. church. North
Hope, commencing Wednesday, May 'id.'
1 at 7;:»0 p. m. Services daily at 2:30 and
7:30 P. M., except Saturday evening.
Yon are cordially invited to attend
these services. Bring your friends and
spread the invitation broadcast.
HORSES WANTED.
! The undersigned will be at Filer's
Livery Barn. Grove City, Pa., on Wed
nesday. May 2nd. and at Nace's Wick
j House Barn. Butler, Pa.. Thursday,
May :>rd. to buy horses or mares from
I 1050 to 1600 ttis. Drivers, general pur
pose and draft horses wanted. Don't
be afraid to bring the good ones and
, get a fair price.
HARRY SEANOB.
PLOW NOW!
Ground is ready to plow
i and you need harness,
j bridles and collars.We have
thetn; just what you want;
: look at our nice team
' bridles at $3.00 per pair;
, our team collars u $2.00
per pair and our work
. harness you cannot match.
We have sold more team
t harness and KRAMER
wagons this year than ever.
Everybody comes here
now since they have found
us out. The roads are
getting good and you ne.;d
a buggy and harness.
Don't put it off, they may
! be higher in price. We
are all ready and would
like to have you call. If
you don't know us ask
your neighbor, he deals
here.
S. B. Martinoourt & Co.,
128 E. Jefferson St.
S. E. MARTINCOURT.
J. M. LEIGHNER.
B. & B.
new catalogue is ready
—224 pages—pictures that give
you an idea of the great feature
we make of
smart styles.
newest suits,
shirt waists, i
capes, coats,
underwear,
parasols, neckwear,
hosiery, gloves,
and all the elegant novelties Fash
ion sanctions for dressy wear.
Correctly tailored clothing for
men and for boys.
Household dry goods like
Table Linen, Muslins, Quilts,
Comforts—Rugs, Lace Curtains,
Draperies—styles, variety and
prices that show the strength of
this store's claim that it will pay
well to send us your orders —or
come if you can.
An itemized story of 64 differ
ent departments showing unsur
passed assortments of choice new
goods. .
Send name and address with
request for a copy—free.
Ask specially for samples of
the prettiest Dimities we've ever
known sold for the price— 12Ac.
An exceptional line of 32 inch
Madras ginghams 10c.
This is the great time for buy
ing wash goods and we're ready
to secure your attention 011 actual
merit. Price range 5c to $2.25
yard.
Boggs & 81111 l
Department X.
ALLEGHENY. PA.
w. ST&E. WICK,
DEALERS IN
Rough aud Worked Lumber of all Kinds.
Doors, Sash anil Mouldings.
Oil Well KISS a Specialty.
Uflice and Yard,
E. Cunningham and Monroe Sts.,
Mtf west Penn 1 tonal.
BUTLER. HA.
Pains in the head <
and eyes are very < /?$'
annoying, medi- s //
cine will not help V, uV
tr-'Ubles of thi —'\ (i
kind when they /i'- L j
come from defec- J>/ - vs.
tive vision, specta- /|(-"' "• tl <£}/
clesare the proper /SsiCy
remedy. I use the yM I
latest tests in cor- I] AtX
recting errors of c / ; / • I
en action and fit- \ J
ting spectacles and guarantee satisfac
tion. Consultation free.
ClUib H. IvfcIGHNGR, ,
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN, '
No3oo S. Main Street Butler, Pa.
IA/ANTKI) Honest manor woman to travel
ff for large house: salary monthly and j
expenses, with Increase; position permaa* I
I flit ;inclose self-addressed stamped envelope j
I MANAGEK, 330 Caxtou bldg M Chicago. I
' cer/ess Pills Cure Constipation.
\ t Tr thalt U»r Mflfc
i!
1 ' Not like other pills." Price 25c.
1 I
• | Peerless Pills .Cure Constipation.
1 Not Utter than the but l*?ttor than the m»t.
I
"Not like other pills." Price 25c
[ Peerless Pills Cure Constipation.
Not l»eeter than tn«? !>e»t, but better thau the reat
1 "Not like other pills." Price 25c.
1
Peerless Pills Cu.e Constipation.
Not better thau the hut l»e»t«-r than the re.-t
"Not like other pills." Price 25c.
1 Peerless Pills Cure Constipation.
Not letter than the W»t f but better thau the re*t.
■ "Not like other pills." Price 25c.
1
1 Peerless l'ills Cure Constipation.
; Not letter tliiin tl„- 1.-1. I lit I-ft tor than lii* rwtt :
"Not like other pills." Price 25c.
)
(You can get them at BOYD'S.)
I
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
i
NOTICE IN DIVORCE.
Jeanette Ealy t Court of Common Pleas of
vs -Butler Co.. Pa.
Solomon Ealy. I A. D. No. Sept. T..
Book 3il, oage 2>>l.
To Solomon Ealy. you are hereby notilied
that service of suupicna having been had, in
aliove entitled case, for a divorce absolute,
and no appearance having been entered by
you: the petitioner will proceed ex parte tie
fore the Common Fle*s Court of Butler Co..
Pa., to tie holden at Butler. Pa., on Tuesday,
the i-'nd day of May. A. 1> 19011.
THOMAS K. IIOTL.N.
"■lieriff.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Ervilla Miller, dee'd., late of Adams
township, Butler Co., Pa., having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
krowing themselves indebted to said
estate will please make immediate pay
ment, and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly au
thenticated for settlement to
JOSKPH MILLKR. AdrnV.,
Myoma. Pa.
S. P. & A. BOWSER, Att'ys.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
George W. Mitshrush, dee'd., late ot
Centre twp., Butler Co., Pa., having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said
estate will please make immediate pay
ment,and any having claims against said
estate will present them duly authenti
cated for settlement to
W. W. MUSHRUSH, )
or !• Ex'rs.
SAMUEL SHAPFNER. SR.. j
Butler, Pa.
New Drug Store.
MacCartney's Pharmacy
New Room.
Fresh Drugs.
Everything new and fresh.
Prescriptions carefully com
pounded by a Registered
Pharmacist.
Try Our Soda
R. A. MacCartney
A"
settjwi
PAUSED
M'i j
FOR
REFLECTION
WILL
CONVINCE
ANY
MAN,
WHO
WANTS
TO
APPEAR
WELL,
THAT
HE
NEEDS
THE
LATEST
AND
15 EST
FURNISHING
GOODS.
YOU GET THEM AT
Jno- S. Wick's.
242 S. Main St., Butler, Pa ;
Opposite P. O.
Buff Plymouth Rock Eggs (
From Prize Winning Stock.
Stock as Good as the Best. <
J. W. BARCROFT.
YORK CO DELROY PA.
Subscribe for The Citizen
NEW SPRING CLOTHING ['OH
MEN AND BOYS.
A good dresser always attracts attention. By using a little judg
ment even the moderate salaried man can dress attractively and look
1 stylish and neat.
Drop in and let us give you a few pointers on Spring Suits.'
Our business is to dress people and dress them perfectly. We do
not and will not handle any clothing that is not made right. Just
now we show a well assorted line of
-
Each and every garment guaranteed to fit and wear well.
KNICKERBOCKER HATS
The new spring shapes are now shown.
FANCY SHIRTS
The largest assortment we have over shown.
v abrics arc as fast color as can be. PRICE 50c TO $1.50.
Schaul & Nast,
LEADING CLOTHIERS,
137 South Main St., Butler.
li New 5
ri Spring Goods j §
kl We are now ready to show the largest line of i
Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing ever shown in >
Butler county. We are showing strictly all wool <
WA Suits in Men's from $5.00 up—in first-class style.
We also have in our new goods in Men's Hats,
WJ Caps, and Gent's Furnishings Goods. We are mak
ing still more of a specialty of Hamburger's Cloth-
V A s s P"ng. Remember we are the sole agents
for this celebrated make of Clothing, and guarantee
mZ every Hamburger suit until worn out. If you want
[m a nice, new natty suit for spring, try a Hamburger. >
y Douthctt &. Graham, j
\
The Surprise Store I.
l 108 South Main street, Butler, Pa. \
B NO USE TALKING! j
fi THE KEYSTONE UNION MADE J
►
< Overalls, Jackets and Pints J
► - <
i Are the best that human hands can make. If >
► they rip bring them back and get a new pair. <
< The Keystone Corduroy Pants are made from
the best corduroy. A new pair or money back
to every dissatisfied customer. \
► <
<
! THE SURPRISE STORE i
{ BUTLER, PA. ► "~"^C
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
11. NEGLEY,
■ ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in the "CITIZEN" building.
EWTON BLACK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office on South Diamond Street.
T D. McJUNKIN,
EJ. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in Relber building, corner Main
and E. Cunningham Sts. Entrance on
E. Cunningham.
JOHN W. COULTER,
A TTORNEY-AX-LAW.
Wise building, N. Diamond St., Butlei
Special attention given to collections
and business matters.
Reference: 3utler Savings Bank, or
Butler County National Bank
A. T. BLACK. IHA JI.'IM
I)LACK & McJUNKIN,
) Attorneys-at-law,
Armory Building, Butler, Pa.
HH. GOUCHER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Mi chell building.
pOULTER ct BAKER,
v ATTORNEYS AT UW.
Room 8., Armory buildin^.
\ T. SCOTT,
A • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. But
ler, Pa.
JB. BREDIJN,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
qffice on Main St. near Court House.
JM. PAINTER,
. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office between Postoffice and Diamond
HW. WICK,
• DENTIST.
Has located in the new Stein building,
with all the latest devices for Dental
work.
1 J. DONALDSON,
J. DENTIST.
" 'Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest
improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec
ialty. Office oyer Miler's Shoe Store,
DR. W. P. McILROY,
DENTIST.
Formerly known as the "Peerless
Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located
permanently at ill East Jefferson St.,
Opposite Hotel Lowry, Butler. Will do i
dential operations of all kinds by the
latest devices and up-to-date methods l
T\R. M. D. KOTTRABA,
1/ Successor to Dr. Johnston, t
DENTIST, _ <
Office at No 114 E. Jefferson St., over 1
G. W. Miller's grocery. ,
DR. C. ATWELL, t
Office 106 W. Diamond St., [Dr t
Graham's old office.]
llouis 7 to 9 a. m. and 1 to 3 and 7 to
8 p. in.
]
T BLACK,
LI. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
New Troutman Building, Butler Pa. 1
WH. BROWN,
• HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON
Office 236 S. Main St., opp. P. O.
Night calls at office.
O AMUEL M. BIPPUS,
IJ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
200 West Cunningham St.
GM. ZIMMERMAN
• PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON
Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City
Pharmacy.
DR. N. M. HOOVER.
137 E. Wayne St., office floors. 10 to
12 a. m. 1 and to 3 p. m.
P F. L. McQUISTION,
V.' T Civ 11. ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
Office near Court House.
Eyes Examined Free of Charge
R. L. KIRKPATRICK.
Jeweler and Graduate Optici a
Next Door to Court House. Butler, Pa
MCMILLANS I
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FORMERLY
IRA C. BLACK & CO.,
>
Wall Paper. j
Next Door to Postoffice.
I 4
Pianos Tuned, Voiced and
Regulated.
Now is the time to have your
Piano looked after. You want a
reliable man to do the work, not
one that is here today and gone
tomorrow. "Tramp Tuners" gen
erally half do their work if they
know how to do it at all. A great
many pianos get the blame when
the tuner (J*)is at fault. lam here
to stay and guarantee all work.
J. C. CANER, at Newton's
Music Store, or 109 Water Street,
Butler, l'a.
Instruction given on all instru
ments.
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