TH & CITIZEN. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1900. NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS. iOTE—AII advertisers Intending to make bang s In their ads. should notify us o. *aelr int*Dtioo to do »o mt lutc-r than Mon -lay moraine. Clerk's notice in Bankruptcy, estate of Wm. Cooper. Notices in Divorce, Lewis vs Lewis and Hepler vs Hepler Richev's Home-made Candies. Scban'l & Nasts Overcoats. Rockenstein s Holiday Goods. Hneselton's Holiday Slippers. Oliver's Candied. Morrison's Candies and Xmas Trees. Crvstal Pharmacy's Xmas Goods. C."& T's Christmas Furnishings and Executors of estates •an secure their receipt books at the GITI '.EN offlee. and persons making public sales r .halr DOt« LOCAL AND GENERAL, AXN OUNCEM ENTS. Subject to the Republican Primary.) For Jostice of the Peace, MAJOR C. E. ANDERSON. R. B. GLLUHRIST. L. P. WALKER. E. I. BRCGU. REUBEN MCELVAIN. Buy Your Christmas Things from Home Merchants, NOTICE— In accordance with our usual custom no paper will be issued from this office next week. —The Hooeier Girl is coming. —The figures "1901" look all right —Everybody goes to the Hooeier girl. —The year of Naughty.One will soon be here. —10,8.% Butlerites will celebrate Christmas. —See Cohan at the Park Theatre, Monday evening. —That canal treaty is getting some digs in the Senate. —Lad ; e* special bargain tickets for the Hoosier Girl, 15c. —The diamond is the dearest, little, love token of the season. —The glass combine is taking pains to make diamonds for itself. —One tree makes a whole picnic for the kids on Christmas morning. —lf yon can't laugh don't see the the Hoosier Girl. Monday night. -T. A Morrison's wagon with old Santa Clans on top, delighted the chil dren. —Col. Haworth of the Waverly is en tertaining a hundred school teachers, this week. —Tax«s not paid by the 31st will have an extra five per cent tacked to them by the Tax Collector. —The Oyster Snpper given by the Buttercup school netted the school $27. 54 for a new organ. —Tliose ice-wool fascinaters in Duf fy's show-windows are beauties. See Dnffy's adv. in another column —" Many rabbits in your neighbor hood t" "Don't talk to me, I'm a juryman." —Dates for 1901 are in the market, and some very handsome calendars are being distributed by our business men. —Santa Claus baa heen busy tor sever al days in Butler, securing his stock of pretty things and good things from onr stores. —Schanl & Nast have some very handsome scarfs for the holidays, and are making a drive in overcoats. See new adv. —The second basket ball team of the Y. M. C. A. defeated the Manchester of Allegheny, Friday evening, in the gym, 30 to Ift. —A plum pudding guaranteed to stay in the same place in your stomach from now till next spring is the latest novelty of the season. —Tomorrow is the reputed "shortest day" of the winter, and after that you can take ont your watch and see the days grow longer. —Slipperyrock is to have rural delive ry routes in all directions, and some of the small postoffices in the neighborhood will be discontinued. —A good pen knife is always an ac ceptable present for a boy, and R. L. Kirkpatrick has lot* of them.and every thing else to be found in a first class jowelry store. —A "Brotherhood of Rejected Lovers' has been organized at Marion, Ohio. Brothers who-fall from grace are no longer of good standing and spoken of as ' departed brothers." —Oar stores and streets have been crowded, this week. The Christmas season is the time when everybody is apt to be ont a good deal, and the fath ers of families are pulled through the season by the leg. Chxrlie Oliver has rented the Wal dron store for a candy store. The Hughes store room is not yet rented ; it is 120 feet long, with plate glass at both ends, an air and light shaft in the cen tre, and was built to accommodate the Butler postoffice. - A Butler young man who spent half a year in Wtst Point says that con trary to the cadets' testimony liefore the Congressional Commission, they do haze there. His dose was to eat ten slices of bread soaked in greasy mola»ses within thirty minutes and this was the mildest ordeal of the lot. —A hundred years ago there wasn't a single school ma'am in Butler county; in fact there were very few people of any kind in this county then. Thomas McKean was Governor of Pennsylvania; Thomas Jefferson was thinking over his first message to Congress; there were no railroads, steamships nor telegraphs, and over in Europe a little fellow nam ed Bonaparte was raising shoel. - Barkeyville, Venanico (jo., u few iuileH north of Harrisville, thin connty, 1m excited over the arrest of (leo. C. Coast and Hainuel B. Lstshaw on charge* of Connterfeiting. According to an account sent from Grove City, they were caught in the act of making the coin at Coast's honse last Monday. The two men and others hare been nnder suspicion, and have been watched by detective* for Home months. For K'x>dneHM sake eatT. A. Morrison'* candies. Fine Toilet Sets. Fancy NVhiik Brooms, Hair and Military Brushes, Perfume, Atomizers and Hand Mirror* ut JOHNSTONS CRYSTAL PHAKMACY. For Holiday goods in Furniture go to Brown & Co's What would Christmas be withont Homo of Morrison's pare, wholesome candies? —lf we lived in the air-ship age. the going would be better. —The Twentieth Century will nave twenty-four leap years. —The holiday season is a lively one for the tens and twenties, as well as for the little ones. —Cat shows have become popular in the cities, bat the music does not resem ble a Thomas concert. —Though Christmas is one of the shortt-st days of the year it is apt to be the longest in memory. —Last week was rabbit week in But ler: one of our dealers disposed of four hundred of them. The season is nec. t£4tli. The great Rural comedy which will be presented by (ins Cohan and his company at the Park Theatre on next Monday night Dec. 24th is without a doubt one of the best comedies that will be seen on the local stag.) this season nothing but laughs from the time the curtain rises till the end of the performance. During the play a nnmber or specialties will lie introduc ed including the latest illustrated songs musical sketches singing and dancing and the very funny lobsterscape direct from Webster and Fields New York. Mr. Cohan the popular comedian, is too well rememliered by Park Theatre patrons to need an introduction, and v is supported by a very strong company every one of whom is an artist in their respecfive lines, during their engage ment here this Ooinpany will play at popular prices 10-20-JIO cents. Ladies will be admitted on Monday night for 15cts., providing they secure a ladies special bargain ticket before 7 o'clock Monday evening. Christinas Holiday I'.xciirslon Kates. On account of Christmas and New Year Holidays the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry. Co. will sell excursion tickets between Salamanca, Pittsburg, and intermediate stations at a fare and a third for the round trip. Tickets will be sold and good going on Dec. 22, 24, 25 and ::i and Jan. I, limited for return passage until Jauary 2, 1001 in clusive. Try T. A. Morrison for yoarsupply of Holiday candy, Christmas tree and Hoi ly. All kinds of candy-choice home made candy and Tenney's fine box can dy—-the choicest on the market. The largest and best si-lection of Holi day Perfumes is shown at Johnston's Pharmacy. Box goods at all prices, BulkodorH 50c an ounce. The best f,-oods only. Brown & (>». will frame that picture all right for you. See our line of Mould in«H and Pictures at oru e The rush of Holiday season is now on. Don't get eft! Remember that "Huyler's" Fine Con fections are sold at Johnston's Phar macy. A fine line for toe Holidays. They're the best your money can buy. PERSONAL. J. J. Spahn of Summit twp. was in town. Saturdav. H. Q. Walker. Esq . of Pgh. is visit ing friends in Butler Ezra Liken and Casper Bnme of Evans City were in town, yesterday. Geo H Rej ami Robert Ivell of Mar ion twp. were in town, yesterday. Miss Bessie Knox of Allegheny twj enjoyed her week at the Institute. J. E Moore of Oakland twp. attend ed to S iaif business in Builer. Saturday Robert Harbison and C. L. D aibar. of Middlesex twp.. were in town Thurs day. C. S. Double of Connoqueuessing township and his biother. were in town. Tuesday. Clarence Walker, Esq., is attending to legal business in Oil City and Franklin. J. Nelson Fulton and wife of Middle sex were playing Santa Claus in Butler, yesterday. Mrs. Steffen, of Philadelphia, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin ?>1 iiler. Charley Ellenberger was in town. Thursday, buying his winter supply of boots and shoes. A. L. Brown and Joseph Campbell of Hooker marketed a big load of produce in Butler a few days ago. Barton Forsythe of Frank lin. visited his mother, Mrs. Forsythe, 1 of the South Side, this week. Mrs Lodge of lowa City, la is visit- 1 ing her brother Josi.ih M. Thompson, j and other relations in this county. Koy Mclntyre and Miss Jessie Kirk patrick formerly of Butler, are to be married at Toledo, O. on the 27tb. Miss Mayme Moral has recovered from ; her late illness and is back to her conn- ( ter in the Zimmerman dry goods store Mrs. Mary Palmer of New Brighton is visiting at the home of her brother. Judge McJunkin, being called here by his illness Bert Ralston, son of John Ralston, of Euclid, is lying ill at the house of his brother-in-law. Ed Walter 011 S. Washington street Mrs. Jennie Miller is soliciting sul>- scriptions for the West End church, which has passed iQto the hands of the Christian Alliance. Earl C'leeland of this place was one of six students chosen at W. & T. College to take part in the annual inter-society oratorical contest. W. S. Sijte, Esq. Michael Fleming and other good citizens of Clearfield were here 'ast week as witnesses in the Klingler vs R. R case. Victor Walker son of Clarence Walker leaves the day after Christmas for Philadelphia, where he will enter the employ of the Pure Oil Co. Curtis Snyder, a wellknown resident of Oakland "township, is sick with ty phoid at the Hospital. His son Clarence teaches at Boydstown and is attending Institute. H. W. Burtnf-r, a son of John E Burtncr of Butler twp. enlisted at Pitts burg for the Navy, a week or two ago. and is now on the Alabama at League Island. Philadelphia. Rev, J. Q. A. Fullerton of Princeton N. J. was a bu-.iness visitor in town Wednesday and the guest of A. T. Scott Esq. Rev. Fullerton is pastor of the church in which Pres. Cleveland is a member. Bob Crawford got off one, the other da} - , "I see," said he to the helpless vic tim in his chair 'that Governor of Texas, Hon. Elihu Root of New York and Hon. Isaac K. Dye of West Virgin ia, are auxiuus to be president of the Nicaraugua Canal Commission." "Well, what of it't" "Don't you see? It's simply a case of Root, Hogg or Dye." Andrew Carnegie's offer to contribute toward a fund for the proposed memo rial in Philadelphia to Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution, has brought this much-mooted project prominently to the front again, and at its monthly meeting the Art Federation of Philadelphia devoted considerable time to discussion and consideration of the subject. While no definite action was taken the opinion was general that the offer ought to be accepted. Judge E. McJunkin was seized with a fainting spell while in his office, shortly afternoon, Monday. He was in to his sitting room and Drs. Bippus and Pillow summoned. After a time the Judge revived and seemed to recover and it was hoped the sickness was only an attack of indigestion. Later he had another sinking spell and it became ap parent that his ailment was of a para lytic nature. Tuesday and Wednesday he revived slightly and at present seems to be steadily improving, and it is hop ed be will soon be able to IK; aliout again. Phoebe Meeks, a recluse, died at Brookvillc, a few days ago, aged *5 years. Sixty years ago she was disap pointed in love and made a resolution to cut herself off from the world. So far as known, from that day she never left her bouse, and, notwithstanding there is a railrord within 100 yards of her home, she refused to look at the cars. The windows and doors on the ground floor of the little brick house were closed, and the only communica tion Miss Meeks held with the outside world during re-cent years was through a little aperture in one of the doors where the necessaries of life were passed through by a woman employed by the reclnse. Bessemer Fire Brick an«l Tile Co. Wednesday an article of partnership association of the "Bessemer Fire IJrick & Tile Co. of Clinton township was re corded with Recorder Adams. The capital is SOOOO divided in 120 shares of SSO and the stockholders are A. W., O. A., and F. C. Yahing, Geo. Hammer, W. J. Hemphill, W. H. Snyder, Louis Heller, ('has. Syebalskie, William Hichenbotham and Wm. A. Krumpie, who is the largest stock bolder, owning one sixth. The officers art) J. C. Yahing chair man. Geo. Hammer secty. and A. W. Yahing, treas. /.iiic and Grinding make Devoe Lead anil Zinc Paint wear twice us long as lead and oil mixed bv hand. HM>O Pittsburgh Western li»OI Holiday excursion rates. On Decem ber 22, 2!), 21, 25 and illst. and January Ist 1001, incuts of the Pittsburg & Western Ry. will sell excursion tickets at one and a third fare rate, good going on date of sale am 1 , return until January 2nd. 1001. Pennsylvania I Call road Company will Issue Clerical Orders lor IDOL The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces that clerical orders will be issned for the year of 1001 to ordained clergymen having regular charge of churches located on or near the line of its road. Application blanks may be obtained of ticket agents, and same should reach the General Office by Decernlier 22, so that orders may be mailed Decemlier i!I to clergymen entitled to receive them. Orders will be issued only on individual application of clergymen when made on blanks furnished l>y the Company and certified to by one of its agents. Choice home made candies at T. A Morriw >n's. Johnston's Crystal Pharmacy is dis playing the finest line of Hox Perfumes ever shown in the city. "Palmer's ' the leading perfumes are the ones they show yon. The same price as all others', (jet "Palmer's"and your moneys worl.ii. Brown North Main street New Front. (Jet a Louis XIV. style and an up-to date. LEGAL NEWS. TRIAL LIST. Thursday M. McGinnis was tried for aArii on Thomas McKelvy. Both live in Venango township. They stood be side a fen.'- and fought over it and Mc- Ginnis was alleged to have struck Mc- Kelvy over the right eye. The jury acquitted McGinnis and divided the costs equally between him and Mc- Kelvy. Russel Eckman was acquitted of a charge of agg. a&b on John M. Brown. Brown was not a r the trial and a charge of a&b preferred by his wife is pending against him. May Mortimer, a 14-year-old daughter of Wm. Mortimer of West D street WHS put 011 trial Thursday evening on a charge of open lewdness which hail been brought against her by Mrs VouDg who lives next door The case developed only a mean little neighlxir hood quarrel and the jury acquitted the deft., putting one-fifth uf the costs OD her and four-fifths on the prosecutrix. The court room was jammed with men 1 and women during the trial. The a&b case against W. P. Brown in which J. H. Mitchell was prosecutor was settled. James Snodgrass and Hans Mosier, the two little Fifth ward boys who were indicted for a&b by Mrs iiester were acquitted and the costs put on Butler county Bertlett Bowser of Butler, who was charged with violating the livery Act, by over driving and beating a horse, was acquitted and the costs equally divided between him and the prose cutor, W. J. Black. Bowser hired a horse last August to go too Worthing ton and instead drove to Kittanning and back in 11 hours. The horse was badly used up. The defense was that the horse was a cribber and unfit for work. The damage suit of H. J. Klingler\s the A. &W. for B. R. & P.; railroad Co, for S2OOO damages to his farm, just east of Fenelton station, went to trial Friday. The jury was not charged un till Monday morning and they returned a verdict of *690 for Klingler. The farm contains 70 acres and the railroad ran through the middle of it, taking an old house and barn in the right-of-way. Viewers awarded Klingler SSOO, and he appealed for jury trial. NEW SUITS. J. C. Renfrew vs S. S. Parks, eject ment for a lot in Renfrew. R. Hughes vs D. C. and S. E. Mobley. foreign attachment for a claim of £'253. Washington township and William Barber and Samuel Smith, Super visors. vs Standard Plate Glass Co. of Butler, trespass for S6OO damages. The suit is brought because sand from the sandstone quarry at Argentine is wash ed down the hill upon the public road. The plfs. stated that the road and the bridge over the North Slippery rock both had to be raised a foot each year for three years. J. B. Black, adm'r., of Newton Bla?k, deed, vs National Masonic Accident Association of Des Moines, lowa, as sumpsit for SSOOO. Same vs Travelers Insurance Co., of Hartford Conn , assumpsit for a claim of fSOOO. Same vs The North America Accident Insurance Co, same for $5,000 Attorneys Black and Stewart entered these suits for the estate. It will be remembered Newton Black died sudden ly in his offii* the night of April Hi, last. Death was supposed to be due to neuralgia ot the heart and indigestion A sharp pain started in his left hand and gradually worked up his arm until it struck his heart. Ten days before his death, the state ments set forth, lie stuck his hand under the seat of his desk chair and had it caught between the wood and metal support. The finger was crushed and broken and the plaintiff avers that death resulted from this injury. L. Goldsmith Bro. & (Jo. vs John West, appeal by plf. from judgment of C. E. Anderson, J. P. NOTES A motion for new trial was made in case of Com. vs Wm. liodgers, convict ed of larceny. Motion for new trial was made by deft, in case of Com. ys Ira Scott, con victed a&b. D. T. Jolly has been appointed judge of elections for Venango township, the former judge liying in Eau Claire. Executors of Nathaniel S. Thompson of Franklin t wp. have been given leave to sell real estate to pay debts. There are two tracts of 50 and 120 acres re gpectively. The case of Com. vs Ira Stevenson was continued until March; also that against Thomas Hicks. The will of M J. Gillespie of Millers town ljorough has been probated, no letters. Letters of adm'n on the estate of Rev. C. A. Limberg of Butler have been granted to Susanna and Theodore Lim berg. Sentence of Ira Scott was suspended until Jan. N, on account of the illness of his mother. Scott was convicted of a& bon M. Saylor at West Winfield. Bail in SSOO was required for his relese from jail. Clifford Bragg, who plead guilty to two charges of larceny, having with two young men named Metzgcr and Gal lagher taken goods from Keliloss Bros and Troutman stores, was sentenced to pay costs, fine of $25 and undergo im prisonment in jail for three months, Metzger and Gal lager disappeared. The parties in the May Mortimer case have l>een given until Jan. H, to pay the costs. Frank Bickel, an employee at Stew art's livery, had a young man named Oliver arrested for larceny, .Monday. Oliver is*;iid to lie from Curry. Wm. Siebert. John B. Harbison and Frederick Dunn were appointed inspec tors of the Dudley bridge in Parker twp James Hogg, David Dickey and Wm. Weigle were appointed inspectors of t he Seaton Mills bridge in Mercer and Ven ango twps. John W. Glenn, adm'r of A. J. Mc- Coy, was giyen leave to sell decedents real estate in Mercer twp. for payment of debts. On Nov. U0 the property of Henry D. Ziegler, dee'd., of Harmony, two pieces in Harmony and Lancaster twp. were sold to Louisa D. Zeighr for SOOO and $i5500 respectively. W. H. Lusk was attorney. Letters of adm'n haye been granted to W. B. Bedillion of Glade Mills on the estate of Robert Bedillion also to Michael Duffy on the estate of Patrick Corcoran of Butler. Exceptions to a petition, and report of viewers for a new road in Jefferson twp. were sustained and the report of the viewers was net aside at the cost of Butler county. D. B. Douthett petitioned for dis charge as trustee and executor of the estate of Robt. Cowan of Middlesex twp. which was granted. PKOPKRTY TKANBKKKH. R. H. Black to A. P. Black acres in Marion for S2OO. Win. Klofenstein to A. Latshaw lot in Harmony for S4IOO. W. B. Martin to Nancy M. Nicklas 124 acres in Forward for sl«>so. 11. H. Young to John E. McMillan !•!•! acres in Clearfield for $250. Jacob Cooper, trustee, to Robert Cooper lot in Evans City. Raymond Cornelius, trustee, to Win. Cove 23 acres in Clinton for $I»00; also 50 acres in < 'linton for SIIHO. (jonpel I'ronibition church to Sarah J. KHK'W lot in Uutler for ¥r«ler lot for #il9oo. CAIHH. Duffy to J amen T. Hamilton lot near IJottlo Work*, lintl«-r. for fcioiM). Mary Lytic to Geo. .1 Shlever 4 acre* in Lancaster twp, for #IOO. T. C. Kennedy and .T A. Kennedy, ex'rs. to Dr. J. 0. Burr lot in Mars for *l5O. J. E. McCardle to L. H. Haffner lota at Brady and Monroe streets, Butler,for f9250. Polly Kavlor to Elizabeth Mays * acres in Fairview for $250. Christopher Gerner to Solomon Mays * acres in Fairview for Wm. F. Hartzell to, J. G Pollard lot in Butler for *2OO. John Ayres to D. W. Locke lot iu Harrisville for *2OO. M.irriagv Licenses. Joseph F. Schultz Donegal twp Martha Hopper George N. Weitzel Butler Aidsi Linore Bruin David M. Davis Hair-ton,Pa . j Blanche L Stonghton fTavtonia ! Bert O'Contier Hilliard | Charlatte Sloan Eau Claire At Kittanning—A. J. Yockey of Fos j itrs Mills and Catharine McElroy of ' Kavlor. At Pittsburg—R M. Buzard of I Tarentum ana Annie L Walker of But-[ ler Co. At Franklin—Eli H. Vandyke of But- | ler Co. and Laura Shields of Barkey- ! ville. At Kittanning—E. S, Kennedy of Foi'd City and Jessie Bowser of Butler. At New Castle —B. P. Mi-Connell and j Elizabeth Hilgar of Butler Co. Fires. At 9 a iu" Saturday, when the ther- | mometer was about zero and the house i fnll of gue-ts were taking their last j morning snooze, a bad fire broke out in j the tank house of the Park Hotel. The J tank house stands over a drilled water | well and contained a gas engine, water j pninp, elevated tank, switch board and electric dynamo which furnished light fur the hotel and buildings adjoining on I Main St The interior of the tower was practically wrecked and the machinery mostly destroyed The flames scborched the rear of the hotel and all the guests wi-re hustled out on short notice. The loss was about SIOOO, with no insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown An explosion was heard by Postoflice em ployees about ten minutes before the alarm and Mr. Convery, who starts the engine each morning at six o'clock, says the fire was burning when he first tin locked the door. i Saturday afternoon flames were seen issuing from one of the Theo. Schtnck's new houses on Broad street and though the firemen quenched the flames in a few minutes, damage to the amount of several hundred dollars was done. The house of Eilwaril Young of Con noqneiiessing twp , with all its contents WHS destroyed bv fire, last Friday. Loss *2OOO. Prisoner Escapes. Thomas Ccxen, who was sentenced July 29 last to a year in jail for taking part in the robbery of an old lady named Brown near Harrisyille, (Thomas had applied a torch to her feet) escaped Tuesday night from the custody of Janitor Morgan. Mr Morgan had Cox en working in the Court House, and when through with him took him to the jail,rang the doorbell and left Coxen standing in Sheriff Hoon's hallway. The Sheriff answered to call and Coxen told him Morgan had sent him after a monkey-wrench. It was given to Turn, he went out and has not been seen since. Last month a juryman lost a gold watch fmm his clothes while in court and it is thonght Coxen took it. Coxen was brought here for sentence from the penetentiary where he had served out a Mercer County sentence for robbery. When before the Court a flow of tears, alleged ill health and the im portunities of friends induced leniency. Grand Opera House, Pittsburg. This week a splendid melo-drama is being done at the Orand Opera House, Pittsburg, and is awakening a great deal of enthusiasm. It is "Darkest Russia". It is to be followed Christinas week by that splendid farce comedy "What Happened to Jones." This is a Broadhnrst play, and oneof his cleverest. It has great opportunities for a comedy organization like the stock company, and will scarcely fail to awaken enthu siasm duriug Christmas week. Thk Pittshuuu Orchestra. After a week's interval in the h me concerts in Carnegie Music Hall, Scheu ly Park, next Friday evening December 21st and Saturday afternoon. December 22nd, the concerts will be resumed. A very brilliant program has beeu arrang ed and PolPlancon the great French bass singer will be the soloist. In every re spect Plancon is the best concert bass singer of the period and in this entire section of the country is perhaps the most popular artist heard. Christinas and New Year Holi days. On account of Christmas and New Year Holidays the Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell on December. 22, 25!. 24. 25, and HI, and January I, round trip tickets at rate of one lowest first-class fare and a third for the round trip (minimum rate, 25 cents) in either direction between Buffalo, Franklin, and intermediate stations; Bradford, Franklin, and intermediate stations; Johnsotibnrg. Keynoldsville, Dn Bois, and intermediate stations; and between any of these stations and Pittsburg. Also in either direction between Alle gheny and Butler. These tickets will be limited for return passage until January 2, inclusive. Half tickets at one-half above rate will be sold for children between the age of live twelve years. HOLIDAY GOODS. Once more I will ask my patrons, to call and see a fine Line of Ooods suit able for Christmas Oifts consisting of genuine Ebony, with sterling silver trimmings, Leather travling manicure sets, Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and Sterling Silver, in many styles; Utopian Fine Art Ware, and a line assortment of Imported Vases, etc. I will not try to compete with cheap, inferior goods, for you can depend upon it that all cheap goods, sold at low prices, are not worth a cent more than you pay for them. 1 will guarantee every article, bought 1 at my store, to give entire satisfaction lor the price. Respectfully yours, D. L. CLEELAND, Jeweler, Optician and Watch Inspector, for B. It .V; P. I{. By., P. B. & L. E. Ry.. and P. & W. lly. Closing Out Sale Our complete stock of Wool Dress Goods and Millinery Ooods to be sold at one half price. During thenext-'iO days. TIIK Pr.ol-I.K N B'I'OUK, II W. KOONCK, Prop'r. Winter Holiday Kates. Excursion tickets will be sold between all stations 011 the Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie It. It . and to points on connecting lines, December 22, iM, 25,111, 1000, and January I, IttOl, good return ing to and including January 2, 1001, ; at a fare and a third for the round trip. 1 For particular'; inquire of Agents of the 1 Bessemer Line. | T. A. Morrison's is headquarters for j Christmas Trees and Holly. Why not make your wife happy by purchasing a New Royal or a New liouie Sewing Machine fur a Xtuas present. Sold by Brown <& Co. Price $1(1.75 and upwards, - Bargains in organs to quick buyci 8, to close out stock i Piano case organ retails $l4O, sale price S9O cash. 5 six octave parlor case org. retail $125, sale price S7O cash, These organs arc all new and fully warranted. W R. NEWTON, 817 South Main St., Butler, Pa. For goodneiwi wik.e cut T. A MorriMon'n j candit*. \cciih:xts. Thomas Cole of E. Jefferson St. g<>t his hand badly bruised while at work iu a boiler shop at Franklin lately. Blood poisoning seemed to be setting in for a while but the hand is now healinc. John Burton of Middlesex got a small scratch ou his hand a few weeks ago; blood jioisjniug set ;u anil be may lose the arm. ■ Weiland of Oakland twp. was thrown from his buguy on Institute Hill, last Saturday, and badly bruised. Hisdiorse took fright at the street cars County Coroner John L. Jones fell down the stairway in I. O. O. F. hall Monday evening and broke his col -1 ir bone and otherwise injured himself. While G. S. Lewis, of the S. P. Pipe Line Co. was driving down a steep hill m the Beaver Co. field. Tuesday, the pole broke and team and driver went rolling down the hill. Both horses were killed, but Lewis escaped without serious injury. Paul Cronenwett is off duty for a day or two as the result of bumping his bicy cle against an obstruction on McKean St. A 1 Thompson, a son of Oliver Thomp son, while firing on a P. & W. engine near I)e Forest Junction, Ohio, Sunday night, was knocked off the tender of his engine by the gate of a coal chute flying open unexpectedly and striking him while coaling up. He was knocked onto a pile of steel rails beside the track and received severe cuts and bruises on the head and body and had the flesh of his left hand badly torn. Seven stitches were put in a gash on his forehead. Saturday, as Nelson H. Thompson of Brady twp. was crossing the Bessemer U. R. at Hunt crossing, on the Sunbnry road, with a load of grain his wagon was caught by a passing train and torn to pieces. The horses got away and were caught near Euclid. Mr. Thomp son was hurled several yards but escap ed serious injury and will without doubt be able to take his seat at Harris burg Jan. 2. OIL VOTES. The Market this morning is $1.07 BRUIN The Pierce & Brandon Bros, are drilling on the D. P. Kelly lease. JKFFKRSON TWP— Sutton & Co. got a good one on the Wm. Harbison a few days ago, that started off at 20 barrels from the 3d sand. The same com pany haye located another on same farm. MARION TWP— The Pill Co. got a good well on the William Atwell in Marion twp . near the Venango Co. line. Monday, which is thought to be good for 550 barrels, though it is now caved in Cross & Son got a good well on the Samuel Porter last week, that is doing ten barrels. A rig is going up on the John McDowell farm near Boyers. You will find a line of Ladies Desks ranging iu price from up for Holiday trade: we expect a further invoice any day. See Brown & Co. For goodness sake eat T. A. Morrison's candies. FOR SALE—A fine 2-year-old colt; also I~> fine sheep inquire at 121 W. North St., Butler Pa. Only a short time to select a Xmas present now remains. Why not look over Brown & Co's large stock and get suited. The !Seaboarr real estate of any kind, should call upon Win. Walker,in Ketterer's b'd'g,opposite i\ O. Butler I'a. Peoples Phone No. 174. Music scholars wanted at 12S Wes Wayne St FIRST FRUITS The wise buyer will make selec tions for Christmas r.ow, the as sortment is lull and the West will go first. We have a store full of sugges tions and never was our holiday line of better quality or as low in j nice. Our aim is for something new and we introduce so many new things that you would im agine it is a different store than when you was in last. Buying will be lively so get here early. DOUGLASS" HOOK STORK S. Main St., l.aylc B I'd Buy Your Christmas Things from Home Merchants | Beauty's > \ Refuge. / The finer or more del- r 1 ite your \ the more it will sutler from ? / the weather for several \ ? months now. Just a little ( C lack or a little excess of" \ / moisture in the atmosphere S j and chapping will result, v S Those who care little for | C / beauty at least care for J V comfort, and there is com- S fort in a smooth, soft skin. C ( ROSE LEAF JELLY C J Keeps the skin like velvet, f / We make it. It is harm- / / less as dew. We do not J i believe the skin can pos- S \ sibly chap where it is used S ( properly, or stay chapped ' \ / long after it is applied. ( ? PRICE 25 CENTS. > J C. N. BOYD.:* } Pharmacist, ( S Butler, Pa. / Rockers are always acceptable Xmas presents. Brown & Co. Lave a selection of 100 different patterns to show you at reasonable prices. See our stock before purchasing. rn I OVS, Books and Fancy Articles for Christmas Presents In Great Variety and Moderate Prices MCMILLANS FORMERLY IRA C. BLACK & CO., Next Door to Postoffice, Christmas Presents. PICTURES, A fine line of all kinds of sheet pictures, original hand-painted water colors from celebrated ar tists, from $5.00 to $,'10.00. MOULDINGS, We carry the largest and finest se lection of mouldings in the coun ty—to suit any picture yon may select. We make a specialty of picture and mirror framing. STATIONERY, Nice line of fine box paper and Christmas stationery in all tints. POPULAR PRICES. Patterson Bros., 236 N. Main St. People's Phone. 400. Wick Build ing Get Ready^ for the chilly days and even ings that are coming. Be ReadvJ with a Top Coat when the weather demands it. We're Ready to show you the very swell est Overcoatings all new at the most favorable figures. Come in soon. Wedding Suits a Specialty. (ooper (0., Leading Practical Tailors., DIAMOND, BUTLER, PA. L. C. WICK, OKA I.KM IN LUHBER. Buy Your Christmas Things from Home Mcrclumts, A Cold Wave's a Cominc It will i»et here soon, and you ouohfe O ' Jo u) be prepared for it with warm winter clot hi no-. Buy now, during the Great C J 7 O Clothing Sale Suits #5, Overcoats New Oxford Overcoats, all the rage, now $8 to sl2 This is $3 to #5 less than they were sold for a month ago. Pants all worsted for #2, $2.50 and #3 formerly sold for #3, 4.00 and 5.00. The glad hand these frosty days is found inside of our gloves. Your hands made glad for 50c, 75c, and 1.00. Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 137 South Main St., Butler. More Plain Facts About Good Clothing, p r« That concerns all who are buying for their fall and ¥1 winter needs. 4 PRICE FACTS that demonstrate the great super- VM iorit >' storc ar, d its goods. This next month will L 1 be a busy one if people compare the advantageous offer- W ing we make. Have you seen our new Black Suits in Military cut WA with padded shoulders and quilted breasts? OVERCOATS. The Raglan is the newest thing. A We have them in Oxfords at $12.00, 15.00 and 18.00. a j THREE PIECE Suits for boy's. We have them 4 . M at $4.50, 5.00, 6.50 and 7.50. >1 • 1 Russian Blouse Suits for little folks; they are the very 4 t'm newest out. W2 Drop in and take a peep at.our new goods. W Douthctt & Graham, jj • i Panne 1^ e want your J rajjeb,? Watch and i Repairing. 1 iand $ old Go,d \JpPj \ and Silver Watchmakers We are headquarters for Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Silver Novelties. Black Ebony Goods, etc. We have presents suitable for old and young, large and small, and at prices that will make you glad that you called at rape's to buy, Everything as reppresented or money refunded. PAPE'S, 122 South Main Street Butler, P The People's National Family Newspaper. New York Tri.Weekly Tribune Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday, is in reality a fine, fresh, every other-day Daily, giving the latest news on days of issue, and covering news of the other three. It contains all import ant foreign war and other cable news which appears in THE DAILY TRI BUNE of same date, also Domestic and Foreign Correspondence. Short Stories, Elegant Half-tone Illustrations, Humor ous Items, Industrial Information, Fash ion Notes, Agricultural Matters and Comprehensive and Reliable Financial and Market reports. Regular subscription price, $1.50 per year. We furnish it with THE CITIZEN for $2.00 per year. Send all orders to THE CITIZEN, Butler, Suggestions For you to consider when buying Christmas Gifts. FANCY TOILET SETS, HAIR BRUSHES, MILITARY BRUSHES, FANCY WHISK BROOMS, LEATHER GOODS, •■PALMER'S" I'ERFUMES, "HUYLER'S" CANDIES. See what wo have before you buy. It will pay you. Johnston's Crystal Pharmacy, R. M. LOGAN, I'h. G., Manager. 106 N. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA Both 'Phones. J.V.^tewai't, (Successor to H. Bickel) LIVERY. Sale and Boarding Sta bio \Y. Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. Firat class equipment —eighteen good drivers —rigs of all kinds— cool, roomy and clean stables. People's Phone 125- j V. STEWART. M. C. WAGNEK, ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER 159 South Main street. u ver Ssbatil & Nstl's Cloth!n|stor« New York Weekly Tribune Published on Thursday, and known for nearly sixty years In every part of the United States as a National Family Newspaper of the highest class for farm ers and villagers. It contains all the most important general news of THE DAILY TRIBUNE up to hour of going to press, an Agricultural Depart ment of the highest order, has entertaining reading for every member of the family, old and young, Market Reports which are ac cepted as authority by farmers and coun try and is clean, np to date, interesting and instructive. Regular subscription price, Si.ooper year. 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