TMt: CITIZEN. THURSDAY, AI'GVST 30, 1900. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ioTE—All advertisers Intending to male uniic s In their uds. sliould notify us 01 aeir intention to <i< • so i» «t Inter tbun Mon . iy niorninK. Shaul <fc Nast's Clothing. Huselton's Fall Footwear. Bickel's shoes. Zimmerman's Fall Announcement. Patterson Bro's Wall Paper. Johnston's Crystal Pharmacy. Brown & Co s locals. C. & T's furniture. AdmlnlM tutors and Executors of estates :in secure tlielr ret't'lpt Ikx-U . :i* the t , 1 i ♦EN office, and person:, makinz t"tulc ssil-.-s .licir note books. LOCAL AND GENERAL. < —Bntler Fair —Sept. 4 7 —Hits China a Monroe doctrine 7 —The war on the oyster begins uext Saturday. —The humidity of last Sunday made ( humanity uncomfortable. —The Elks will excurt to Cascade ( Park on Friday, Sept. 7sh. ( —lt is natural for a defeated base ball club to be put out about it. t —One of our hay-fever men "sneezed for two hours straight the other night, j Butler Fair. September 4 to 7. 1 —The Oats Race at the Fair has been changed l'rom -i-wheel vehicles to bikes t --Kittanning Fair, this week. TWy usually have a hot time along the big j creek. —Now lay in your straw hat for next t winter —as the old hen said to her t daughter. —The street car dynamo arriyed in ; town last Saturday, and the cars will be 1 here this week. —lf the Chinese were as good at J fighting as they are at lying wouldn't it j be an awfnl scrap. —The tramps have a scheme 011 hands I to start a paper of their own but of course it won't work. —Bntler Fair—Sept. +-7. 1 —C. E. Miller intends building a 30- t foot addition to his store building, and adding another story. —The Prospect base ball nine drove to ] Portersville last Saturday, and defeated the nine there by a score of 10 to 12. s —Guessing 011 the population of the ( city or cities the Census Bureau an- . nourices it will next make public is a a great game. < —The Windy City has to content it- 5 self with one and a half million, where- ] as she was expecting two. It's a hard blow in Chicago. ( —Some of the large towns who are ' jealous of the census showing of others : would be willing to rosort to padding to set finer figures. —Because thousands of Chinamen . have smoothed over things in this conn try they think we should now helpthem to smooth over things in their country. - Bctler Fair—Sept. 4 7. —The Y. P. C. E. societies of the 1 northern part of the county excurted to ( Pittsburg, Tuesday. The R. R. Co. put 1 the fare from Hilliard to Pittsburg and retnrn at (1.35. —That the seaside resorts profit by , these hot weather rushes to the shore re- 1 chlls the fact that a prophet was drawn < ant of the water in connection with brushes as early a.s Moses. I —The George Spang boiler and rna t chine shop at Renfrew will be moved to Butler in the near future and will be located in the old Hughes boiler-shop building on Etna street, south side, which will be remodeled. Our Board of Trade arranged the matter with Mr. Spang. P —Anew word has been introduced into the Flemish language. It is snel paanlelooszoondeerspoorwegpetroolr r i - juig. The etymology is "snel," rapid; ' 'paardeloos,'' horseless;' 'zoondeerspoor weg,^' without rails; "petroolrrijtuig," driven by petroleum. The whole word, as can be easily seen, means automo bile. —The excellent service of the B. R. &P. R. R. is producing great results. It had a large crowd for its Niagara ex cursion of last Saturday morning and that night its large train of twelvecars was crowded at the Allegheny station and some people left. Every seat was taken, and no tickets were sold at But ler, and the crowd waiting at the sta tion here went back to their homes. —Butler Fair—Sept. 4-7. —There is something new in Butler, and it is in Newton's Music Store. It is a machine for playing the piano —any piano. All yon have to do is to put in the music—a sheet of brown paper with holes in it—and work the pedals, and the machine plays the tune—any old tune. Newton got one in Monday even ing, and set it going and already has 'Some orders for similar machines. When yon are in town next week stop in and see it do the work, or may bo he'll take it to the Fair. --Since it has become necessary for the directors of the Young Men's Chris tian Association to secure a successor for Secretary J. B. Carrnthers, why not take a Butler man t There are many young men in Butler with all the neces sary qualifications, tastes and abilities to make them successful secretaries; and after becoming familiar with Y. M. C. A. work they could fill the posi tion with entire satisfaction. Butler's young men are as smart and capable as can be found anywhere. Give a local man a chance. • --One of our teamsters has a horse I that has hauled freight on the streets of Bntler for twenty-nine years, and yet has some years between him and the bone yard. Passing oyer Herr's Island on a train some time ago, we noticed two m< n leading an old grey horse from the stable no.tr the soap factory. Then one of them put a bag over his head, the other picked up a big hamnv r and —we looked i:\ another direction— good b>e horse. If an old horse is fat the}* get some butter fat out of hint, the oth er fat goes to the soap factory, the hide to the tanner, the hoofs to the glue fac tory. and the rest is charred, and mixed with salt,etc,and called phosphate. The factory pays $3..">0 for him. and some time* gets 50 out of him. Gud Bless the Old Horse. , —Sailors are nearly all shirt-waist men. They wear no suspenders.— "And then he twitched his trousers up, As is I'm told their use; It's very odd that sailor men Should wear those things so loose" Wliy Grinding. The finer the better for paint, no mat ter what paint, all paint; and the best is | Devoe lead and zinc ground together. PERSONAL. —Butler Fair—Sept. 4-7. Wu Tin:* Fang says its "Pe-King. W. E. Bartley of Penn twp was in ! town Friday. L. H. Craig of St. Joe Station has moved to Bntler. J. C. Beighley of Connquenessing was in town, yesterday. John Blaine of Butler has been grant ed a pension of #l7. Carner Critehlow of Forward twp. was in town, yesterday. Will Ritter of Boggs & Buhl's visited Butler friends. Monday. Philip Snyder of Clinton twp was in town on business, Friday. C, L. Moore of the Deering Ha resting Co. is doing a great business. John Leisy's new house in Muddy Creek twp. is nearly completed. Louisa Bauman of Saxonbnrg has se cured a pension of SB. per month. Sam uel and Henry Sanderson and Roth Conn of Clay twp. were in town Friday. A new son arrived at the home of A. C. McCollough in Fairview twp. last Thursday. Ed. Crawford and wife of Yonngs town are the gaests of his brother. Rob ert, this week. Hobson has been refused permission to go to' China, and the Empress has had another escape. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sheffer of Belle fonte this State are the guests of their relative. Miss Sarah McQuistion. Jos. Mangel was in town Monday. He and his wife intend taking a trip to northern Michigan next month. Mrs. Dr. Graham and daughters are the guests of Rev. J. R Conlter and family at their home near Emlenton. John Pollack of Centre township is to teach the Doyle school in Buffalo twp., this winter. The term begins Sept. 17. Rev. William Taylor and wife of Newburg, N. Y. are "visiting with Mrs. Taylor's uncle, Christy Moore of Centre twp. Geo. Currie of Coal Centre, Washing ton Co. attended the funeral of Ins sis ter-in-law, Mrs. Carr Wick, at Euclid, last week. Phil Troutman of Penn twp. found a five-pound puff-ball in the woods the other day and it is on exhibition i n Bovd's show windows. Mrs. A. D. Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Boyce of Allegheny who had visited at John Gilleland's iu Summit twp. have returned home. Elsie Beighley. Maria Shoup.Kathryn McKinley, Raymond S. Cornelius and Edgar H. Negley are attending the Y~. P. C. U. convention at W. Sunbury. Edward Jenkins, who committed suicide in New Castle, a few days ago was a sou of Wm. Jenkins who lived in Concord twp. some twenty years ago and married Melissa Mahood. C. F. Cardon intends building a $20,- 000 hotel at Donnerville, the new town owned by the Union Steel Co. along the Monongahela, and named after the President of the Co. Jim Wallace was in town, the other day looking as fat and talking as happy as he did a hundred years ago. Jim says he intends to live forty years more and not do a hand's turn. John C. Stoops of Washington twp. Hugh Steel of Bruin and M. L. Starr of Petrolia, took train at Bntler, Monday afternoon, for Chicago, and from there intended going to northern Michigan to hunt and fish, for a week. Treasurer Rankin, Clerk Kiskaddeu, R. P. Scott and son, Cyrus Harper. Jas. Dugan. W. C. Ralston. C. T. Reed. W. B. Dodds, J. E. Blakeley, Wm. Say and wife, Mrs. S. H. Brown and others went 011 to Chicago, last Saturday, for the en campment. A 1 Ruff and wife, W. M. Ramsey and wife of Centre twp.. Misses Brown and Marshall of Brownsdale, Anna Thomp son and Jessie Anderson were among the Bntlerites who took in the Bessemer excursion to Niagara last week. John Hilliard and Jonathan Darnell and family of Eau Claire, J. L. Carpen ter and wife and Miss Courson of Fair view, John Stoops of Washinton twp.. Hugh Steel of Bruin and M. L Starr of Petrolia are taking in the G. A. R. en campment at Chicago, after which the last three named go to Michigan on a hunting trip. Mark Twain, who will soon return to his home in Hartford, Conn., thus answers a friend who asked him if he did not en joy travelling: "No, I don't, I did it for the sake of my family. If I had my way, I'd settle in one spot and never ' move. In fact, I can't understand how any writer can be persuaded to move of his own accord. Old Bunyan was in luck when they threw him into prison. If I had been in his place they'd never got me out." —Butler Fair—Sept. 4-7. —The oats stubble legend has not li eld good this year. —Three men in Pittsburg advertised for three-thousand cats, and are getting them at 10 and 15 cts. a head. —There'll be great doings in Butler, next week, the ghost of Davy Dougal is to ride in the first street-car to the Fair Grounds. Tlit street cars arrived here yesterday two open and two closed cars and dur-. ing Fair week, will run from the corner of Main and Jefferson St's. to the fair ground. —Why, no; you don't have to come in contact with the street car lines driving to the Fair. Go the new road—follow the finger boards which are up at every turn. The managers are always look ing to your comfort and safety. —The net-waist girl is dividing the attention of critics of dress with the shirt-waist man. In fact, she threatens to eclipse him altogether before the end of the summer. For, be it known, the critical public and the sensitive critic alike take the net-waist girl seriously, while they re gard the shirtwaist man as more or less of a joke. The net-waist girl is she who con. structs the yoke of guimpe of her frock out of the flimsiest, most transparent fabrics obtainable. —Ex. "Adam" in the N. Y. Sun, gets off this: The shirt-waist man may be hot stuff, But in my poor opinion He does not doff near half enough. To make ease his dominion. Just let me spend life's little while, Iu some secluded spot, Clad only in a pleasant smile, Contented then, God wot. The following graduates of the Butler Business College have just recently ac cepted positions as follows: Mr. A.M. Sinister, shipping clerk with a large es tablishment in Pittsburg: A. T. Siebert, bookkeeper and clerk, with Jacob Boos: Verne McLanahan. clerk in the Butler post office; Miss Lois William, book keeper and stenographer for theChicora Whip Factory; Charles Ferne, book keepsr, with the Standard Plate Glass Works; E. W. Frederick, substitute stenographer with the Plate Glass Works. Only ii."» Cents. While a great many Fairs not nearly so good as Butler are charging 50 cents admission. Butler Fair only charges 25 cents. Butler county don't run their Fair for money—it is a big Fair they want and they have it. Why Zinc? White-lead chalks off: zinc prevents it. Devoe lead and zinc, ground to- I getlier. wears twice as long as lead and "! oil. S ! I Buy an Iron Bed at Brow n & Co's. LEGAL NEWS. NEW St'ITS. Elmer Dolison vs George Lotz, appeal by deft, from judgment of R. B. Gil ghrist. J. P. National Cash Register Co. vs Joseph Schlicht and Oscar Niggel. appeal by defts. from judgment of C. E. Ander son. J P. NOTES. Six more tramps were captured by the P. & W. detectives Sunday at Cailery. They were brought to Butler and each got the usual 20-day sentence to work on the poor farm. Isaiah Causer of Kildoo. a native of England, has made his first declaration of intention to become a U. S. eitizen. Mrs. Sadie Norris was committed to jail by Justice Keck on charges of forgery and obtaining goods under false prt tense. Her home is in Renfrew and she is accused of forging orders from J.-A. Patrick and the Kirkpatrick Bros, on Bntler merchants, one of whom is the prosecutor. Samuel Doutt has been committed to jail by Esq. Jacob Sitler of Jackson twp. or. charges of desertion and non support. Letters of adm'n have been granted to W. F. Butler on estate of John M. Wolford of Donegal twp. A dispatch from New Kensington, dated last Thursday said: "W. A. Mar tin, who has been practicing as an at torney here for the past three years, has been arrested, charged with violating the act of assembly and. also "with set ting himself np as a lawyer when not a member of the Westmoreland county bar." The information was made by County Detective Shefller. He gave ball for appearance at the next term of court at Greensburg." The superior court handed down an opinion recently affirming the judgment of the court of common pleas of Tioga county, in dismissing the appeal of James L. Robb from the action of the mercantile appraiser of that county in assessing him with a tax as a dealer in hay, straw and grain. The decision is very broad in its terms and makes it very clear that thomi dealers engaged in the business of vending hay, straw and grain are all liable to the tax whether they have storage barns and warehouses or not: or whether they load their hay or grain directly into cars and ship to points outside of the state or otherwise The Greenville Argus says that the strangest lawsuit ever held in James town, or anywhere else for all that, took place at 'Squire Carr's court. The plaintiff was William Yokes; de fendant, his wife; charge, furnishing liquor to a man of known intemperate habits, to-wit: the plaintiff. Yokes was the first witness. He testi fied to the fact that he was a man of in temperate habits, that he drank for the purpose of gettine drunk and did get drunk on divers and sundry times, oc casions and places, all of which was welL known to the defendant, the said Mrs. William Yokes, plaintiff and wife of the aforesaid witness and prosecutor. And further, that on Monday. July 23. A. D. 1900, with malice aforethought, fearing neither God nor man, did pur posely, intentionally, feloniously and positively hie herself to Greenville county and state aforementioned, and did then and there procure and other wise get and obtain a quantity of intox icating liquor. Returning home she did further, with the aid and wiles of one Burns, a boarder, persuade the said husband to drink about one pint of the demon rum, from the effects of which be became well shot, soaked and other wise intoxicated, tending to his physi cal, intellectual and moral degradation. Campbell was also sworn and said that he was a resident of Jamestown, knew Yokes and that he was a man of known intemperate habits. Mrs. Yokes admitted furnishing the nerve-killer to her husband, but said he had been drunk for two days previous, and that she had given him the liquor to sober up on. Burns had an invitation to attend the law-suit as co-defendant, but was called away from town by a pressing engage ment. 'Squire Carr bound Mrs. Y"okes over to court with bail at $l5O Mr. Yokes is about 60 years of age, an old soldier and draws $45 pension for the loss of an arm. Mrs. Yokes is somewhat yonnger and was married once before to a man named Glancy. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. Franklin Rider to Aaron Rider 37 acres in Concord for $816.86. John Craney to Mary Craney lot in Adams twp. for sl. Sarah Kamerer to Philopena Hepler H acres in Oakland for SBIO. Wm. Wimer to L. E. Christley 79 acres in Worth for SI2OO. L. E. Christley to S. J. Wimer 79 acres in Worth for SI2OO. Annie L. Smith to Sallie Longwell lot in Zelieuople for SIOOO. Peter Burr to Casper Fehl 8 acres in Forward for S7OO. Mary 1. Park to J. A. Donthett lot in Mars for SSOO. Michael Sheely to Chas. A. Abrams, let in Bntler for S7OO. Marriajje Licenses. Albert Bronenoy Gypsies Anna Ellis " David Gould Dayton, Pa Emma Wadding " Edward G. Bartley Chicora Mary A. Byers Saxonburg Michael W ehr El wood Milia Cable Forward twp John J. Beatty Elwood Jennie Snyder Hilliard Julius Stuebgen Saxonburg Amelia Behning Clinton twp Newton H. Skillen Buffalo twp Elzina Bricker " Adam B. Lechner Butler twp Emma B. Manny " James A. Stoner Euclid Maud C.Thompson Franklin twp Josiali M. McKissick Euclid Lizzie Beebe Cherry twp Henry A. Black W. Sunbury Martha A. Campbell. .Washington twp G. W. Orr Petersville Jane E. Donthett Conuoq. twp At Clarion—W. H. Wadswortli of North Hope and Grace Redic of Fox burg. "One little simple song we sing, To brides but newly wed; Just make the best of everything— Especially of bread." Park Theatre--Next Week. The famous Macauley-Patton Co., so favorably known to local theatre goers, will open the theatrical season at the Park Theatre, Monday eveniug, Sept. 3. and continue through the week. The Macauley-Patton Co. have al ways been favorites with those who ad mire clean, wholesome drama. The company is strong and well bal anced. The opening bill will be Sol. Smith Russell's beautiful pastoral comedy drama, "Peaceful Valley," with W. B. Patton in the leading role—that of Hosea Howe —the part always played by Mr. Russell. All who have seen Mr. Patton readily recognize in him all the attributes that made Sol Smith Russell famous as an actor. That Mr. Patton h"i a brilliant future is no longer conjecture 0;>!y words of profound admiration aiv .ear at each performance. Every j " the repertoire is staged with sp.v- a! scenery, owned by the company. New specialties and electrical effects will b. introduced between the acts, thus mak ing each performance a continuous one During the week will be presented, "The Minister's Son," "A Wasted Life," "Royal Rags," "The Inside Track" and "Just Before Dawn." Prices 10, 20 and 30- cents. Matinees 10 cents to all. Usual ladies 15 cent tickets for Monday. Seat sale opens Friday a. m. Notice to Exhibitors. Parties making entries in Classes 47 to t>6 inclusive will please leave the en tries at the Secretary's office, 118 N. Main St. on or before Saturday, Sep . Ist. , This includes Fancy Work and Can ned and Preserved Fruit departments. Three piece Iron Beds at Brown & Co's at lowest prices. Bntler Wins Again. The First Ward hose racing team won all the races at the Phillipsbnrg. Pa., tournament last Thursday—more through good lack and the inability of their opponents than by their own mer its. The team left Wednesday eyening on the B. R. & P.. stopped over night at the pretty town of Clearfield. 011 the Sugquehanna. arrived in Phillipsbnrg shortly before noon, paraded, and after dinner raced. There was lmt one other team entered, Hontzdale. and they were untrained and slow. The races were as follows: — HOSE RACK. 250 yards; $l5O first; $75 second. First Wards 40i seconds Hontzdale 43 " HUB RACE. 200 yards: $75 first; $25 second. First Wards 24 seconds Hontzdale '23 The Butler team was iu good shape and ran excellently, but the track was soft and sandy and the running was agsinst a strong wind. Their running time was 32 seconds. Joe Heineman made a bad fumble of the coupling which brought the total time np to 40 seconds. The First Wards went to Phillipsbnrg hoping for a chance to square up the Dtißois defeat with the Union City | team and were much disgusted when the latter telegraphed that they could not come because their conpler was hurt. This was ;>nly an excuse as they carry two first class couplers. Union City clearly showed the white feather. _ After the hose races. E. H. Negley won a 200-vard dash; John Cole second, and Rob McCutcheon won a 100-yard dash in 10J seconds. The Rescue? and First Wards leave Butler, Tuesday, Sept. 11. race at Titns ville the 12th and at Jamestown, N. Y. and will be back in Butler, Saturday, the 15th. Fair Next Week. It is putting it mildly to say that uext week the good people of Butler county expect to meet together in the greatest picnic ever held in their history. We mean the Big Butler Fair. The greatest event of the year. The week of all weeks: the show of all shows; the fair grounds are in fine shape; a veritable 60 acre lawn with fine spreading shade where all can bring their (amiles and baskets and eat their dinners on the green grass under the shade trees; everybody yon ever knew will be there (if living) looking for you and the rest of tlieir friends; nobody can afford to miss this great Fair; ever} one who missed the Fair last year re gretted it ever since, for their neighbors who were there have been talking about the wonderful things they saw at the Fair and those who stayed away ha\ \ been kicking themselves for missing it" From present indications everybody will be there this year. The managers do all they can to make it pleasant for all. They spend a great amount of money to make the Fair a success and the people appreciate the fact is why the Bucler County Fair has steadily increased in magnitude and grauduer year by year for 23 years and the end is not yet. Convention at W. Sunbury. _ 1 The annual convention of the Young Peoples' Christian Union of the U. P. church in Butler county was opened at West Sunbury, Wednesday afternoon, with devotional exercises led by Presi dent W.C. Stoops of Mt.Chestnut. This was f(sllowed by an address entitled, "The Book,'' by Rev. J. Knox Mont gomery, the noted writer of Charlotte. N. C. Other speakers of the afternoon were Anna Hamilton of Grove City, Rev. W. J. Grimes of Connoqueness ing and Rev. M. A. Eakin of Prospect. H. U. Eakin of Eakin's Corners, the Presbytery delegate to the late Den ver Convention, also gave in his report. James H. Barr of Prospect conducted the evening service. Mrs. J. E. Stoops of Slipperyrock read a commentary on the effect of the young peoples' move ment on the church as a whole, and the address of the evening was made by Rev. T. C. McKelvey, the New York evangelist. Those on the program for today are Rev. McKelvey, Rev. Montgomery, Willis Brown of Harrisville, Rev. John S. McKee. .Jennie Graham of WestSnn bcrv, Myrtle Cooper of Butler, Will Johnston of Pardoe. Angie McClung of Baldwin and Belle Thompson of Centre town. GKANJ) OPE It A HOUSE, PITTSBURG. Everything around the Grand Opera House is in perfect readiness for the auspicious opening of the season, which will occur there next Monday afternoon, September 3rd. When the patrons of this theatre pass through the doors for the first time this season they will be amazed at the changes that have been made during the summer months. Without attempting to go into the de tails, it may be said that everything about the place is entirely new, and all who have looked upon the now decora tions, and the other improvements that have been made, declare that in its present condition the Grand Opera House is iinmeasureably handsomer than ever before. The new stock com pany are in perfect readiness for the first performance next Monday after noon, and the rehearsals indicate clearly that the organization this year will at least compare favorably with the best company that has ever occupied the Grand Opera House stage, if, indeed, it is not the best. The great play to be performed the opening week is called "The Moth and the Flame." All new, magnificent, and imposing scenery has been specially gotten up for this production, and the costumes of the members of the com pany will be as beautiful as it is possi ble to make them. FRESH COW FOR SALE Miles Gold of Concord twp., near Greece City, has a fresh Jersey with calf (third) that he will sell for $40.00. —Butler Fair —Sept. 4-7. NOTICE —During the past few days we have mailed quite a number of statements to subscribers who are be hind with us for three years and better, and request a prompt response. Please arrange the matter for not later than Fair time and oblige— Get an Iron Bed from Brown & Co. The head and foot of new styles are not filled with curyed fillings that add neither strength nor beauty, but have an extra cross rod at bottom filled with short spindles and heavy cross angle be low. The joints are of maleable iron warranted not to break, enamel very best, strong reversible rail with heavy hook-joints; posts have brass trimmings. Price $4.50. Our New Features. Two Grammar Classes. Three Arithmetic Classes. Several taking the Expert Accountant's Course Five teachers —Three Profes sional, Two assistants. Introduction o the best books published on Grammari Commercial Law and Shorthand. Cal at the office and examine them. Fal term begins Monday, Sept. 3d. BUTLER BUSINESS COLLEGE. GROVE CITY COLLEGE. The Fall Session of Grove City College . 'ill begin September 18. A prosperous -1 anticipated. Fine departments • L.i. i-.ii- . Musical and Commercial his; mi r: . S*-7id for catalogue. Ad co torn . 1 rations to the presi l.iAAC C. KETLEIt, Grove City, Pa. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Attend the State Normal School at Slippery rock. Bntler county. Expenses Por board, tuition, furnished room, heat, light, and use of text-books will be $59. for sixtf en weeks. A new model school building has been erected. Methods unsurpassed. Fall term opens Septem ber 3, 1900. Students may board and room in town under permission from the principal. Send for Catalogue. ALBERT E. MALTBY, j Principal. FOR SALIT 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. BLACK, Lfveryman. ACC'I UENTS. Samuel Carrie, a son of Adam Currie of Greece City, while working for a farmer near Gibsonia. Allegheny connty, last week, was kicked in the face by a horse anil very badly injured. Som>- of the bones were crashed anil he suffered a concussion of the brain. He was tak en to an Allegheny hospital. Christian Piffenbach, aged years of Washington. D. C. formerly of Zelie nople. was drowned a few days ago He leaves a wife and ten children. Samuel Howe, who moved to Butler from Fredonia. Mercer Co.. last Spring, resided on W. Penn St., and who was employed as a brakeman in the B. R. <fc P. R R. met his death in Allegheny, last Thursday evening. He was riding on top of a freight car when his head hit a girder of the Chest nut St. bridge: and he fell to the side walk at the Penna. ror.ml-honse. He was taken to the West Penn Hospital, unconscious, and died Friday morning. His body was brought to Butler that evening and taken to Mercer Co next day. He was about 35 years of age. was but lately married, and hail no children. On Sunday a horse driven by two young men named Patton and Birch dropped dead near tlie Ewings faroi in Centre township. While Elsie, daughter of F. W. Witte of Sarver, *as visiting at L. 11 Falk ner's at Carbon Black, last week, she fell from a porch and broke her leg. Lighting struck the barn of William Goehring in Evans City last Monday afternoon, and knocked off the weather boarding and split the rafters, but did not set it on fire, though there was hay in the mow. CHUKCH NOTES An informal farewell was held in the U. P. church after prayermeeting Wed nesday evening for Rev. William J. Brandon and wife, nee Mary Campbell of Grove City, who leave in a few days as missionaries for India. They will disembark at Bombay and their destina tion is a point in central India 1300 miles north of Bombay. The best wishes and prayers of many friends go with the young- couple on their long pilgrimage. The White Oak Springs U. P. congre gation held a very pleasant picnic in the church grove north of Petersville last Thursday. After an excellent dinner remarks were made by R.*v. Humes of the Petersville M. E. church. John A. Brandon, and attorney J. M. Gal breath. The Prospect band furnished music for the occasion. There will be preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday morning and even ing by the Rev. D. T. Tiror of New Ken sington, communion after morning ser vice. A Great Lease. Tesse Heydrick and Esq. Kennedy will return to the Indian Territory in the near future on business connected with their great lease of half-a-millicn acre s of the Creek country, which they are organizing companies to develop. They have an immense thing there but it will take some capital to develop it, and put it on a paying basis. As far as oil and gas are concerned the Governor of Oklahoma in his last report to the Sec y of the Interior says: "The well put down to a depth of 1,100 feet in the Osage Reservation, near Pawhuska, two years ago was recently opened and made a run of 300 barrels. Paying wells are being put down in all parts of the Creek county just east of Oklahoma. A local company is putting down a well at Guthrie. These known deposits of oil, together with the fact that part of Oklahome lies in a direct line from the oil fields of Kanses to those of Texas, all indicate that at some place in the Territory gas and oil will be found in pay quantities." The Royal Restaurant. When yon go to the Fair, next week, and walk down the Midway towards the Grand Stand, the second biz. frame restaurant yon will come to will be Gill Moser's. Gill fed thousands at the Fair, last year, and will do the same this, for he always has the best of every thing in the market. His oysters will be the freshest, his baked beans the sweetest, and his sonp the best on the grounds; and his supply of milk will be from Campbell's herd of Jerseys, on the grounds. Plumbing in the Country. Plumbing in your country homes can be done just as well as in Butler by put ting in a Rider Hot Air Engine in your cellar to pump the water into a Galvan izee Iron Tank in the Attic. Have plenty of hot and cold water for your bath room, sink and lawn. Good fire protec tion. We have put eight of these pumps in Butler; they make no noise; use very little gas; no wear and tear; nothing to get out or order. Would be pleased to show you these pumps working. Esti mates furnished. Come and see our show room, finest line of plumbing goods in the city; all connected up as you like to see them. Anything new we have it. Gas stove, gas fixturs, pipes, anything you need at WHITEHII,I,'S, The Plumber. Next to County National Bank, Butler, Pa. Markets. Wheat, old, wholesale price 07-70 Wheat, new, " 64-67 Rye, " 45 Oats, " 34 Corn, " 45 Hay, " 15 00 Eggs, " 12 Butter, " 18-20 Potatoes, new " 40 Onions, per bu 60 Beets, per doz bunches 20 Apples, per bu 35 Cabbage, per lb 11 Tomatoes, perbn 60 Egg Plants, per doz 70 Notice to the Public- I desire to inform my customers and public generally that I have removed my marble shop from East Cunningham street to room 3, second floor, No. 213 South Main street, where I am prepared to give estimates ou all kinds of marble and granite monuments at the best rates and lowest prices. Reports that I am no longer in the business are untrue. F. M. RENNO. FOR SALE. One 13 Horse Peerless traction engine and one Geiser sawmill in good repair; also one New Peerless separator, for in formation write or see G. E. THOMAS, Butler, Pa. Parties wishing to purchase or sell oil properties, farms, city residences or real estate of any kind, should call upon Win. Walker,in Ketterer's b'd'g,opposite P, O. Butler Pa. Peoples Phone No. 174. Buy an Iron Bed at Brown & Cos. TJ Ask your Grocer for Currie's "Milk- Bread. " made only by the Palace Bak ery, 370 Centre Ave. Phone 269. $3.00 a day guaranteed agents (men or worn, n) selling our high grade laundry and toilet soaps. For exclusive territory write Milieu Soap Co.. 612 P, Adams street, Chicago. Buy an Iron Bed at Brown & Co's. Commencement and wedding pres ents at bargain prices. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler, M. C. Rockenstein has removed into Duffy Block :i doors south of his old stand where he can be found with a full line of stoves, hardware, sewer pipe etc. We still do roofing, spouting and job bing, will be glad to see all my old cus tomers at the new stand. Music scholars wanted at 128 West Wayne St. New, four-room house for sale In quire at this office Excursion to Allegheny. Commencing Sunday, May 6th. the Sunday excursion fare from Butler to Allegheny will be one dollar for tickets good going on train leaving Butler at 5.05 a. m.. City time, returning on train leaving Allegheny at 5.30 p. m. city time. Oil, NOTES. The market is $1.25 this morning. Mi'DDYCREKK Finnissy finished a well in the Berea Grit, week before last, on the John Leise farm that is doing 7 barrels. WIXFIELD— Barney Steighner got a good gasser on the old Witte homestead last week. The gas will go to the Car- I bun Black works. FAIIIVIEW TVVP Davis Bros. A: Co. i struck another 4th-sand well on tht* I Solomon Mays farm Fridav. It was doing seven barrels an hour Saturday. Fithian <Sfc Co. have a one barrel third sander on the Jas. McGarvey a mile south of the Mays. Miller brothers have a well drilling on their own farm wnicli is due this week. CALLEKV —The Forest has drilled in another well on the Ramsey, showing for a small 100-foot producer. ZELIENOPLE— The new developments expected Last week in the vicinity o* the Wallace gusher on Cow Run. Beaver county, failed to materialize. The pres ent week should see the completion of two or three test wells and settle the status of the territory contiguous to the gusher.—Derrick. BEAVER CO. —On Crowe Run. Beaver county, Snyder & Co. have drilled their test well on the Cabel farm 500 feet east of the Wallace farm gusher 18 feet into the 100-foot and have a show for a I duster. The indications are not en couraging to the east of the big well. — Derrick. FAIRVIEW— The Kaylor oil field has four new wells under way and the pro duction of the old wells is keeping up to very creditable proportions. The East Brady Oil Co's No. 3 on the Solomon Mays farm should reach the sand by Saturday. Miller & Co. on the Miller farm are well along with their No. 1, and Gibson & Co. on the McGarvey farm are over half through with their No. 1. B. L. Barnhart will start the I drill in his No. 7 ou the Joseph Bam- j hart farm on Monday.—E. B. Review. : Thomas Miles, the well known Mars barber, leased up 1200 acres in the vicinty of Hartstown, Crawford connty, and drilled a test well 507 feet into the Berea grit which filled up almost to the surface with oil. RAILROAD NOTICES. —Butler Fair —Sept. 4-7. \ IAG.UI-\ FALLS EXCURSION. The last Excursion of the season to Niagara Falls will be run Saturday, September 8. for employes of the P B. & L. E. R. R. Co. who will be given an opportunity to visit the World's Great est Cataract at a small cost. Very low rates will be made for employes and their friends. Tickets will be good for return within 5 days. For particulars see posters! E. H. Utley, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Reduced Rates to the Pittsburg 1 industrial Exhibition via Penn sylvania Railroad. On September 13. 20, and 27, and October 4. 11, and 18, 1900, the Penn sylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from points on the Pittsburg and Monongahela Divisions, and the Indiana Branch of the Western Pennsylvania Division to Allegheny City, at half rates, with the price of admission added. No ticket to be sold for less than seventy-five cents, includ ing admission coupon. These tickets will be good going only on regular trains leaving stations at or before noon on day of issne, and will be valid for return passage until the follow ing day, inclusive. INDIANA COUNTY FAIR AT INDIANA, PA. Keducecl Rates via the Pennsyl vania Itailroad. On account of the Indiana County Fair at Indiana, Pa., on September 11, 12, 13, and 14, 1900, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets at reduced rates from all stations on the Western Pennsylvania Division, to Indiana, Pa. Tickets will be sold on September 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, and good to return until September 15, in clusive. Special train, returning, will leave Indiana at 5.15 P. M., Thursday, September 13, and run to Blairsville Intersection, stopping at intermediate stations and connecting with trains on the Main Line. NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT, UNION VETERAN LEGION, AT FT. WAYNE, IND. Reduced Rates via the Pennsyl vania Railroad. On account of the National Encamp ment, Union Veteran Legion, at Ft. Wayne, Ind., on September 12. the Pennsylvania, Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets at the rate of one fare for the round trip from all points cn its line east of Pittsburg and Erie to Ft. Wayne. Tickets to be sold and good going September 9, 10, and 11, re-j turning, to September 18, inclusive. REDUCED RATES TO DE TROIT VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Account Knights ot Pythias, Biennial Conclave. For the Biennial Conclave,, Knights of Pythias, at Detroit, August 27 to September 1, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell excursion tickets from all stations on its line to Detroit, at rato of single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold on August 25. 26, and 27, good to return between August 28 and September 5, inclusive; but by depositing ticket with joint agent at Detroit not later than September 1, and the payment of 50 cents, return limit may be extended to September 14, inclusive. ARE YOU READY? Late summer and early fall evenings demand Light-Weight Overcoats. Our new goods are here. Some are beauties, and the surprising thing is they don't cost much. You will be interested in the Fashion able Top Coats we are making for s'3o. Wedding Suits a Speciality. (ooper &• (0., Leading Practical Tailors., DIAMOND, BUTLER. PA. We Like to Show these elegant new piece goods for men's garments. They're the finest fabrics in the most popular patterns and colors, and we make them up under a guarantee of Perfect Fit, Style, And Workmanship. You'll get tired of the garments before they wear out or lose their shape. | NEIGHBORHOOD VOTES. The official census figures gave Pitts - | burg a population of 82MU6; Allegheny : 129,896. The j>opulati<>n of Allegheny j Co. is about 750,000. The large business lilock in Pnnxsu j tawney composed of the Elierliart, I Johnston and other buildings was de ! stroyed bv tire last Thursday afternoon. The losses aggregate about *l-0.000. The Chautauqua Assembly season ended last Thursday. During the latter part of last week ! soldiers loaded down with ball cartridge | were camped on the corners of the j streets of Akron ready for any emer ' gencr. A battalion of them lay on their I arms at the court house waiting for the I long roll that would snmmon them to quell riot. The police force of the city, ! supplemented with 40 special officers. | were patrolling the streets seeing that I>eople did not congregate in groups that might menace the peace. On Friday Louis Peck, the negro who was the cause of the riot, was taken from Cleve l land to the Summit County Court House at Akron and sentenced to life imprisonment. Within 20 minutes he was indicted, pleaded guilty and heard his doom. A second riot was averted bv the prompt action of the militia. The mystery surrounding the big pur chase of property on South avenue, Alle gheny, opposite Exposition park, was tinshrouded when it was announced, authoritatively, that the ground had been selected for a large passenger and friegbt station for the Pittsburg. Bes semer and Lake Erie railroad. The deal for the property, which has been pending for three mouths, has been closed, and the ground and buildings have been transferred to Patrick H. Dil lon. a member of the Carnegie company, and John Kirkwood. for $110,850. Henry Phipps, Jr.. and Mr. Dillon, have also secured options on considerable property adjoining that which has been sold, and negotiations are pending for the p issession of about 300 additional feet front on South avenue. Mrs. Elizabeth Stranalian of Mercer will be 100 years old in a few days, and she proposes to celebrate the centennial anniversary of her birth. She was born in County Down, Ireland, and was married in 1819. She came to this country in 1825, the trip across the ocean requiting 45 days. In 1861 she removed to Mercer county, and has since lived near there. The Only Way Of getting what you * ant is to purchase from reliable sources. You may not need our goods often,but when want ed you want them prompt ly and want the best. The sickroom is no place for ex periments. Our prescription department is the most im portant one with us and we leave nothing undone to secure only the best. A drug may be pure but not up to the standard in strength. Nothing short of the best is thought of with us. Our trade is large enough to keep goods moving so that we have no old stock. Our methods of doing business we think will warrant you in coming back. Every article bearing our name is guaran teed to be just as represented or your money back. C. N. Boyd, Druggist, On the Diamond, Near the Court House. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTIC Estate of Perry J, Brown, late of Sum mit township, Butler county, Pa., dec'd. betters of administration having been granted to the undersigned on the above, mentioned estate, notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves in debted to said estate to make immediate payment and those having claims against the same to present them duly authen ticated for settlement to CLARA B. BROWN, Administratrix, FRANK H MURPHY, Butler, Pa. Attorney. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Wherea? letters of adminstration have this day been duly granted by the Regis ter of Butler Co., Pa., to Oscar Keister on the estate of Paul Keister, late of Slipperyrock township, said county and State, notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make speedy payment, and those having claims against said estate will please present them properly authen ticated for settlement to OSCAR KEISTER, Aug. 3, 1900. Administrator, Keister P. 0., Butler Co., Pa. E. MCJCNKIN, Att'y for Adm'r and estate. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration on the estate of Simon Barickiuan, dec'rt., late of But ler township, Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly au thenticated for settlement to MRS. 8E1.1.K C. BARICKMAN, Adm'x., < Butler, Pa. MATES & YOUNG, Attorneys. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of administration on the estate of William J. Cleland, dec'd., late of Muddycreek township, Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the under signed, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to IRA L. CLELAND, Adm'r., Wimerton, Pa. CORNELIUS & SON, Att'ys. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the part nership heretofore subsisting between Alvy Turner, C. E. Turner and Charles A. Clark, under the firm name of Turner & Clark, has been dissolved by mutual consent. All debts owing to said partnership are receivable by the said Alvy Turner, to whom also all claims and demands against the same are to be presented for payment, the said Alvy Turner hereby agreeing and does hereby agree to and does assume all outstanding indebted ness against said partnership as hereto fore known. June 12, 1900. ALVY TURNER, C. E. TURNER, CHAS. A. CLARK. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Jacob C. Brown, guardian of the estate of Rosannn Brown, hits filed Ids first and final account at No. .fri, March T., la w, and that the same will be presented to Court for confirmation at Sept. T., WOO. •T. IL MCCOLLOCUII. Pro. M. C. WAGNER, ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER, 139 South M.aiu street. 0 verShiu! & Naif'i Clothing Store, !$lO Will Do It! Can 1 spend $lO and yet get a satisfactory suit? More than once recently we have been asked that question. We say YES with large emphasis. $lO will buy a Black Clay, weave diagona' suit—will buy a Black or Blue Serge Suit—a fancy striped Worsted Suit—a sple.idid Cheviot Suit oi" Cassimere Suit. There is no room for fault about the style, the fabric, the sev. i The suit is tailored as it should be which means thorough workm ship. Every button, every stay, every seam is right. Pay £ more it you like in any store and you will no better suit. Our Line of J j 0 SllltS Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 137 South Main St., Butler. [jlicSurprise Store i L' 108 South Main street, Butler, Pa. ! I NO USE TALKING! I r THE KEYSTONE UNION MADE ! Overalls, Jackets and Pints ' M Are the best that human hands can make. If > m they rip bring them back and get a new pair. < L'< The Keystone Corduroy Pants are made from U W the best corduroy. A new pair or money back V to every dissatisfied customer. M $3.00 \ THE SURPRISE STORE, \ — iiiYi -ft* fc mt 4k '4Douthett &• Graham. ; Wa The leading clothiers, have two large stores. < [m They buy direct from the factory for both ► stores at the same time. They buy good < goods cheap; they sell them cheap. Think ► of this. If you have not been a customer < of ours, it may do you some good. ; '» j ; Douthett & Graham. W ; BOTbER, Pfl. W HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED AT JOHNSTON'S CRYSTAL PHARMACY, 106 N. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA R. M. LOGAN, Ph. G., Manager. t:;-/ • '■ !,■ i;\ w i i wm llr Talking Machines are the most won derful invention of the present age. We are the authorized agents for both the Edison and Columbia and carry a com plete line from $5.00 up. A new supply of Records just received. We also sell Cameras, Photo Supplies, Bicycles and Supplies. Good second-hand Wheels very cheap. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician' Next to Court House. L. C. WICK, |dkalkr in LUfIBER. B. & B. New goods beginning to arrive, and room to be made for them. Never was such a time for de termined prices, to clear out all surplus lots and lines, as now. What if you don't need any thing right away. You'll be buying later any how. Get the goods now—and save. Dress goods at 15c, 25c, 50c that were twice the money—some at 50c were as much as $1.50. Goods for skirts, suits, and just the wanted styles for girl's school wear. Lot of 44 inch, half dollar Black Wool Crepe Cloth, 20c—useful for wear the year 'round. 5,00 yards of good Percales, 30 inches wide, 5c yd. Odd lot of fine, rich Silks, 50c —none were less than twice the money. Handsome for early fall waists, and for the something smart you'll want if going to the county fair. Boggs & Bllhl Departmenl^X. ALLEGHENY. PA. ETE HEADACHES. Many people suffer headache caused by eye defects. You muy see all right. Voureyes may not pain you yet. Be- , I'uuse of a something /ISjKs* f; lacking which properly f. Tp adjusted glasses alone ' C of can supply, you con- d&W tinue to suffer. It won't D'fy /A U cost you anything to // learn whetheryourcyes If /r are defective or not, I / Mi and if they need glasses I A ttKl I can fit the proper ones J fj at the proper price and 11/ satisfaction guaranteed. I | Leighner's glasses please. CAKB H- BEIGHNER, JEWELEK AND OPTICIAN, No 3W S, Mala Street Butler. Pa
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