THE CITIZEN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. jiOTE—AII advertisers Intending to make hang s In ttaolr ads. should notify us of Mir Intention to d( -o n t later than SJon -1 iy raorniue. Administrator's notice, estate of Paul Keister. Sheriff's Sales. Register s Notice*. Road Reports and Widows' Apprais inents for Sept. T. Zimmerman's August Bargains. Shanl ooks at the CITI !EN office, and persona making public sal.'s hair note bouts. LOCAL AND GENERAL, Some men prefer tall, robnst girls. Distinguished, cool and airy. While others say their ideal is A dainty little fairy. Big, robust women have their charm. They are so strong and dashing. Bnt all the while the little ones Men's hearts are daily smashing The tall girls are divinely fair. But slow sometimes to action. The little ones are quick and move . In half a second's fraction. And so they win, although soiuetimts ' Their speech may bo the tartest. The big tall girls are splendid, but The little ones are smartest. —On to Pekin. -Campmeeting time. —Bntler Fair—Sept. 4 7 More B & L. scandals. Too hot to talk politics. —No legal holidays, this month. —Take the sminy side of the street. Wee*: North street is being graded, j —Bntler Fair Sept. 4 7. —Fiv-paper ba c .1 good circulation tit present. —Ninety-five in the shade. Monday, l and good Lor:!. —The population of Allegheny coun ty is now put at 775,785. —Butler Fair— Sept. 1-7. • —The French Academy has decided that an automobile is a ' he. —Only "censored" dispatches are nl 1 owed to leave Camp Hawkins. —Maybe the corn crop will be too large to be profitable, this year —A hint to the weather clerk—Wise men counsel moderation in all things. —lf the "sands of Sahara" are any hott.-r thin this, we don't want thein. —Newton sold two pianos, yesterday, one in Punxsutawney and one in Bntler. - Bntler Fair— Sept. 4 7. —The street car barn on Pillow street will be large enough to accommodate twelve cars. The masculine shirt waist is a joke, but a liot-weatber improvement in pants is railed for. — A pipe line "barrel" of oil is 42 gal lons, while the ordinary barrel contains but rtli gallons. - Salvation is being spread all over the streets of Bntler, these evenings, in song and speech. —A "hay-load" of yonng folks went out to J. D. Smith's, Monday evening, and had a good time. —Butler Fair -Sept. 4 7. —The Reed brothers, Dell and Ray mond, are now the owners of the late MacCartney Pharmacy. —After a woman has married a man she stops apologizing for her cooking and begins to defend it. Zinc and grinding doable the wear. —The monument is a favorite loafing place; but if that soldier ever drops his gun somebody will get hurt. —The woman who can make a good padding in silence is l>ettor than the woman who makes a tart reply. Zinc and grinding double the wear. —Slapping at mosquitoes is not con dncive to that gracious peace of mind that superinduces sweet slnmber. —ButlerFair -Sept. 4 7. —The big pickling works a'o nearing completion, and siniill cucumbers for same are being delivered at Graham Bros grocery. —At the meeting of Council. Tues day evening, the Street Committee was ordered to proceed with the grading of W. Wayne street. Zinc and grinding double the wear. —Daring several nights lately the mercury fell from thirty to forty de grees, anil one waked up cold and reached for an extra sheet. Zinc and grinding double the wear. —The Pnnxsntawney Fair Associa tion is the first to send us a ticket, this year— Ang. 21-21 $5,000 in Stake and Purse races £5,000 in Premiums Zinc and grinding double the wear. —The V'oeghtley Cadets of Allegheny who had been camping on the Slippery rock came to Butler, Saturday after noon, and marched up street (l»etw«>en trains). Zinc and grinding double the wear. An exchange says that but one job is open to the yonth who smokes cig arette, and that is to kilL potato bugs with his breath. Few p«K>ple want a cigarette fiend any closer than the pota to patch. Zinc ami grinding doable the wear. —A Stenlien county. N. Y., enumera tor claims to have encountered a wo man who informed him that she was not born in the United States, bnt was born up Troop's creek, one mile from Anstinburg. Zinc Rnd grinding double the wear —On July 22<1 last some person enter al the house of Archie Black, Sr. near Rattigan. and unknown to Mr. Black, who is old and partly deaf and blind, stole S9OO in cash, a check 011 a Butler l>unk for SSOOO and valuable papers from behind a loose brick in the chimney place where they had been concealed. Mr. Black's niece, who lives with him, was away at the house of a neighbor at the time of the robbery. Zinc and grinding double the wear. Under the spreading apple tree The boy with freckles stands: A hungry little tad is he With scratches on his hands Above him is an apple that His appetite demands The apple yonng and small and green. A deadly thing to take. The agile boy eliml>s np the tree And gives the limb a shake. And the howling that yon hear that night Is from his stomach-ache. Zinc and griuding double the wear. PEKBONAL. - Bntler Fair—Sept. 4 7. Joseph Balph is seriously ill. Mrs F T. Niggel is at Chautauqua. Vreu. Humidity is responsible for all this. A. J. Baker of Penn twp. was in town. Friday. J. J. Huey of Glade Mills has moved to Jarvisville, W. Va. Mrs. Shnng Tung, the Empress Dow ager, is 6aid to be two faced. Mrs. Robert Crawford is visiting relatives in Westmoreland Co. Miss Cora Trindle of Ninevah is the gnest of her aunt, Mrs. A. T. Scott. W. D Fox and family of Renfrew did some shopping in Butler, last Thursday. Connie K. Nessing did np the hotels of Butler, in last week's Hotel World. Fred Reed and his bride are home on a visit. They will live at Cadiz, Ohio. Newton Garvin and Dr. A. L. Gra ham of Cranberry were in town. Satur day. Geo. W. Daubenspeck of Franklin is visiting his son J. C. Danbenspeck of W Penn St Miss Florence Negley of Pittsburg is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Negley. Perry Shanor, formerly of Prospect, presided at the West Virginia Republi can Convention. O. W. Stoughton will be a delegate to the National Farmers' Convention at Colorado Springs Samuel Trimble and John and Robert i Jack of Flick attended to business in Bntler, Saturday. Miss Mary Butterfield.one of our pub lic school teachers, was a business visi tor in town, Monday. Mr-. McClelland, of Harrisville, and Mrs. Hay. of Scio. 0.. are the guests of Mrs. H. W. Koonce. Eckert Kalb is disposing of his proper tv in and near Butler with the intention of moving to California. Vance Stroup, who has been pumping on the Sefton farm in Middlesex twp. has moved back to Bntler. Deputy Sheriff T. J. Dodds went to Adamsville, Crawford county, for a short yisit with his parents. may have gone to the woods of Maine for a good time because his pic nic in Penn's Woods is over. Rev. Parks of Leechbnrg was a caller in town on Monday, 011 his way home from Bible School at Grove City. Rev. J. S. McKee and family are spending their vacation with relatives at Mt. Pleasant and Fayette Springs. Rev. N. B. Kellev. President of El der's Ridge Academy, is the guest of his sister, Mrs Alexander, of W. Jef ferson St. Mi9s Blanche R. Hays of Jefferson twp. has been elected a teacher in the 12th ward schools of Pittsburg at f#o per month. Miss Lotta White of W. Cunningham street, has returned from a ten day va cation, having attended the Grove City Bible School. D. N. Bulford of Butler and E. O. Pearson of Slipperyrock, medical stu dents, have passed the examination by the State Board. Scott 6c Oraham have sold their hard ware and furniture business iu Pros pect to J. G. Glenn formerly of Porters ville. The transfer took effect last week. W. A. Stein and wife depart tomor row on an extended vacation trip to the Great Lakes with stops at Cleveland, Toledo. Detroit, Macinae Island and other points. J. Newton Wick of Kansas City, Mo. is making his first visit to Butler county since he left 25 years ago. Mr. Wick is a native of Concord twp. and is a broth er of Harrison and Maddison Wick of Butler. H. W. Baine, wife and son of Harmo ny passed through Bntler. Tuesday morning, on their way to Chautauqua; and they will also see Niagara Falls be fore returning home. George Mangold is conducting a good restaurant on E Jefferson St . near the West Penn station, and Harry and Pres Murtland, formerly of Concord twp. are now proprietors of Mr. Mangold's old grocery store, and are doing a nice busi ness. Burke Mechling of Butler twp. has almost entirely recovered from the at tack of small pox from which he has been confined to his homo for some weeks, and the quarantine 011 the Mech ling residence has been raised by the health authorities. Hen Keasy was in Pittsburg, Tues day, and he says it was hot there, so hot that he was afraid of melting, anil spoiling a block or two of Fifth avenue. And he kept on feeling that way till he met a Cincinnati man who weighs r>:jß pounds—a groat, big, fat, good natnred young follow', who said he was cl and comfortable- and then lien braced up and started for home- and his wife won't be a widow for some years yet. I. Henderson Pisor of Middletown, left Butler for Montana. Tuesday, and will be gone for some months. His brother, Jacob H., went to Montana in 188!) and has done well. At present he has a contract from the Montana Coal and Coke Co. to build a large number of coke ovens at Horr—the terminus of the railroad from Livingston, on the North ern Pacific to the National or Yellow stone Park and made Henderson a tempting offer to come and help. His brother-in-law, T. Z. Caldwell, went with him. Doth went under contract, but will probably l>e home for the holi days. When I was but a little boy my mother used to say If I was very good 1 might Ik< President some day ; f have seen no indications of such hap penings as yet, But I bide my time in patience; it's a waste of strength to fret. I have scanned the situation and I've made a few repairs, Determined that no accident shall take me unawares. And if a nomination eyer sweeps within my reach, Well, I've got my front porch ready And I've learned a little speech. Bntler Fair Sept. 4-7. Butler Fair- Sept. 4 7. [ —Some censored news from Mt. Gretna. - This temperature comes high, but we mnst have it If coatless men are beint? refused hotel accommodations, what will be the fate of the pan tie ss man? Itcmtiofis. Bntler Fair Sept. 4 7. The 10th Annual Convention of the Butler County Christian Endeavor union will be held at Slippery rock, August 22 and 2.'!. Church reunion and basket picnic in Concord grove, today. The McCandless reunion will be held at the grove on the I. J. McCandless farm in Centre twp., in sight of Union ville, next Thursday, August 10. Every body invited. Bring your basket. The 160 th Reg. will reune at Oak wood Park, Meadville, on Tuesday, August 28th. Take the Ponce de Leon Springs car at the Erie depot. Meals will be furnished at the Park hotel at 2.") ctfl. The annual reunion of Co. B lH4th Reg. will be held at. W. J. Stoner's, one and a half miles South of Euclid, on Friday, AUK. :tlst. All soldiers and friends are invited to attend, with full baskets. C. 10. C. at Slippcryroek. Excursion rates will he given from all points on the P. &W. and P. Is. & L. E. 11. li .to all persons attending the Christian Endeavor Convention at Slip peryrock, Aug. 22-2:5. Tickets on sale Aug. 22, good returning Aug. 24. LEGAL NEWS. NEW SUITS. A. C. Wilson, ex'r of Lavina Ander son, vs Joseph Sutton, assumpsit. Margaret Reep vs Eli Reep and Win Wagner, trespass. The plf. is the widow of one of six Reep heirs to u honse and five-acre lot in Fairview twp. on which she lived for five years pre vious to May HO, 1900. Chi that date she states the defts. broke open the house, forcibly ejected her and took part of her goods, for all which she asks $5e derived from the sale of land in Illinois: his daughter. Mrs. Mary Mahsn receives the Hutchman farm of 32 acres In Adams twp; to his son. Ham', he gives $3000; to A. A. and William 8., each an undivided half interest in the mill prjp erty at Mars: A. A. receives the home stead farm subject to the annuity and is residuary legatee also: his daughter Edith Ingram gets a house and lot 1n Mars, piano, and slooo.' A condition to William B s bequest is that he comes home and attends to it. C. E. Black alias Thomas Edwards has been arrested on a charge of surety of the peace. Motion Conrt will be held Saturday. Sept. 1. Geo. J. Smith has been held for sure ty of the peace on the oatli of his wite that he threatened to shoot her. Dr. S. D. Bell has filed his final ac counts as guardian of Francis, minor child of Alfred Monnie, showing a bal ance ol s>sl9 due his ward. Mrs. Katie Toner, daughter of Win Bethnne. has filed exceptions to the final account of her guardian. Charles Cochrane, asking for receipts for credits claimed. A. B. C. McFarland has filed his re port as auditor of the final acconnt of Mulvain Dunlap, adm'r of James Dun lap, dee'd, fixing a balance of $2.87 due each of six heirs. R. Crawford, who was sent to the penitentiary from Armstrong county a vear ago. was arrested at that institu tion 011 Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Hoon and was brought to Butler to answer a charge of larceny and receiv ing stolen goods, pending against him in the courts of this county. Peter Thoma was held for Court by Esq. Anderson. Tuesday morning, on oath of Andrew J. Campbell, who says that Thoma broke his arm with a poker. Both young men worked for J. S. Campbell, on his farm north of town and quarreled. Letters of administration have b#en granted to Samuel M. Seaton on the estate to Peggy Bailey of Marion twp ; also 011 the estate of Paul Keister. dee'd, of Slipperyrock twp. to Oscar Keister: also on the estate of Frank A. Burry of Franklin twp. to Elizabeth Burry. At the last meeting of Court an order was made returning Mrs. Minta Young Swope from the Warren insane asylum to Penn township. She has been an in mate of that instution for about a year, being kept there at the expense of the township on which she is a charge. The asylum authorities claim they are over crowded and asked for the order. Penn twp. citizens regard her as unsound in mind and unfit to be at large and say they would much rather pay for her keeping at Warren than have her iu the township. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. Eva ltalston to J. G. Glenn. Jr. lot in Prospect for SBOO. Robert Graham to J. G. Glenn Jr, lot in Prospect for S2OO. Eckert Kalb to Geo Ketterer, lot in Butler for SISOO. Wm. P. Braham to P. B. &L. E. R. li. lot in Mercer twp. for ijfl. Simon Liebold to same, 5 acres in Centre for $87.50. William Wilson to R. A. Franks, 2 acres in Clay for $379.75. James Wiley to P. B. e given next montto. Music scholars wanted at 128 West Wayne St. 311. Gretna. Co. L. will probably be home to-mor row, after having had a hot time nt J Camp Hawkins, Mt. UCEIJ KATES TO CHI CAGO VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Account G. A. It. Encampment. On account of the Thirty-fourth Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held at Chicago, August 27 31, inclusive, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from points on its line to Chicago, at rate of single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold on August 25, 20, and 27, good to return until August 31. inclusive; but by depositing ticket with joint a«ent at Chicago prior to noon of September 2, and the payment of fifty cents, return limit may l>e extended to September 30. inclusive. lia.se Hall Excursion to Alle gheny, Friday, August 11th. From stations on P. & W. Ry., Bruin to Carl>on Center inclusive. Fare #I.OO for round trip. Tickets good on date of sale only. Special train leaves Bruin 5:37 a. m.. Central time. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. Five thousand passengers including ■ the 10th Reg.. Battery B. and two. thousand Atlantic City excurionists were handled by the P R. R Co at Uniad Station. Pittsburg, last Thursday, , aud as the old station i> partially torn j , down, and it rained hard, some of them I got a wetting. A freight train containing 240 mules ! | left Pitt-burg for San Francisco, last ; j Thursday. The mules were bound for | China. A marriage license was issued in j I Mercer last week- to Andrew Pfahl and ! Katherine R Schmidt. l>oth of New castle, which created e seen at the Commissioners' office. Separate bids will be received for masonaryand super structure. A certified cheque to the amount of ten per cent, of bid must ac company all bids as evidence of good faith. The contractor will be required to furnish the necessary legal bond for the faithful fulfillment of the contract. All bids to include both labor and ma terial. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Bntler, Pa.. August 1, 1900. J. J. M( GARVEY, JOHN W. GILLESPIE, JOHN A. EICHERT, Commissioners. ATTEST. J. C. KISKADDON. clerk. ROAD REPORT. Notice Is hereby given that the follow ing road has been confirmed by the Court and will be presented on the first Saturday of Sept. Court. 1800, being the Bth day of said month, and if no exceptions are filed they will be confirmed absolutely: i: D. No 2, May sessions, 19(10. Inre peti tion of citizens of Oakland township for public road to lead from a point on the But ler :md Fairview road at or near the north west of the farm of M. J. McGlnley to a point o/i the Oakland and Buena Vista public road at or near the house of J. V. O. O Oonnel, Mari-li s. IwW. viewers were appointed by the Court, who. on May 14. 1800, tilled their re port in favor of the proposed road. No dam ages assessed. May »S. lflOO. approved, and fix wtdth of road at feet. Notice to IHJ given according to rules of Court. Bv THE COCKT. Certified from the record this flth day of August, 1900. WILUAM p TURNER, Clerk O. C. WIDOW'S APPRAISEMENTS. The following widow's appraisements of personal property and real est ate set, apart for the benefit of the widows of decedents Lave been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Butler County, viz: Widow of William R l'ark, per. prop. fcJOO 00 Thomas A Kakiu. " *' JOO UO " Joseph Ball, " " jjJW JJJJ WniHAtwoll, " ' 'I???? •• Frances J lteott, Jr, " " •*} " John A Ileeter, " " 300 "0 A J Jack, •; " " WmJCleland, " ' ,S " Wm K Karns, " " : *>o 00 John Fleming, money from real est ate 00 " t:yl vanus (,'ooper, ' .www All persons interested in the above ap praisements will take notice that they will be presented for confirmation to the Orphans Court of Butler county, l'a., on Saturday, the Bth day of Sept., A. I>.. IMM, and if no ex ceptions be filed they will be confirmed ab- S " UTL WILLIAM P. TURNER, cierk o.c. Clerk's office, August 6th, 19U0. PIANOS A Word To Piano Owners. I wish to state to pianos own ers and the public in general that I have became a perniment fixture in this city and am prepared to do all kinds of repairing on all kinds of instruments. Piano Tuning a Speciality. J. C. CANER, at Newton's Music Store, or 109 Water Street, Hutler, l'a.; also instruction given on all instruments. Subscribe for The Citizen A STORY IN A WINDOW. It's a story that's being well read these days. of high grade Raiments and small prices. Kveryone is interested in it and crowds gather before it daily. Its in our Show Window. If you haven't seen it we invite you to read carefully and thoughtfully. If you're not already one of our customer* it will mean that we can ! count you among them in the future. It will show you conclusively that for jss.ooSss.ooiss.ooj we can sell you a suit which no other house will match for double the money. NEED A PAIR OF PANTS? Wc place on sale today 360 pair of Men's and Youth's Cassimere Pants that would be considered cheap at $2.00 for a pair. Come quick for these. Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 137 South Main St., Butler. I The Surprise Store I 108 South Main street, Butler, Pa. < ; NO USE TALKING! J THE KEYSTONE UNION MADE ! ► { 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. i < The Keystone Corduroy Pants are made from ► * the best corduroy. A new pair or money back * to every dissatisfied customer. J < $3.00 ► \ THE SURPRISE STORE, I M BUTLER, PA. ► sszggsazsssgggßS ft Douthett &■ Graham, \ >1 \ II Wearers All of these suits are cut by rJ WA nr skilled union talent, and are made up i n large, well lighted, well J TA HamberOer S " vent ilated workrooms. The artist J 1 " jl designers are constantly originat- Clothing I ing new fashions. The styles here Boon mo in furnishings and hats are right ► DeCOme U p to t h e latest fashion ideas. i r Enthusiastic The vast variety is here. ► m i>| .I 1 The little prices are here < Walking The best interest of the public Advertisers is our first consideration - < K 0f "" ! j Douthett & Graham, j &2!Z52S2525^^SE^^& Reminder's Good for today, tomorrow or any other day. That Our Bei f, Iron and Wine helps to make blood, creates an appetite and build strength. That Redick's Headache Pouders are the best on the market and are safe, onr sales of these are increasing daily. That in our Prescription department nothing enters but the best, and all prescriptions fdled in the most careful and scientific manner. REDICK & GROHMAN, 109 N. Main St,. Prescription Druggists. Butler, Pa. Reflects Style. Our suits reflect style in every line. They tit to per fection and look it. They wear well because they are made right and set perfectly. You have the satisfaction of knowing that your clothes are correct, when we make them. Wedding Suits a Speciality. (ooper &■ (a, Leading Practical; Tailors., DIAMOND. BUTLER. PA. SAVING $lO. Or just about 10 per cent, on every order ought to be some thing to you, Most men would jump at such a chance and call lor our cata logue at once. Send for it. FRICK & LINDSAY CO., Mill and Mining Supplies, 200,202 WOOD ST., PITTSBURG, Pk. B. & B. we want you to know of hundreds of opportunities for useful and wanted goods for so little money as never known be fore. Here's some of them—soon as you get samples, goods and prices will prove it to you. Lot of i2sc Panama Cheviots 5c —soft finish, firm weave— nice for skirts, shirts or boy's waists. Ginghams at 6Jc that were twice the money. Other odd lines of Wash Goods c, ioc, 12Jc that show prices have been cut without mercy. Fine and pretty White Ground Organdies ioc. Neat Novelty Dress Goods and Mixtures that were 25c for 15c — splendid for school dresses. The 75c to $1.25 Dress Goods at 50c greatest lot of fine goods ever sold at the money. Worth your earliest consideration if you're anxious to be in line for great saving. Boggs & Buhl Department X. ALLEGHENY. PA.