THK CITIZEN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1901. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. gOTK—AII advertisers Intending tt> make •feme • In their ails. should notify us of «aelr Intention to do so n >t later than Mon t%7 moraine. Bankrupt Notice, estate of Wm. M. Osborne. Executor's notice, estate of John J. Reiber. Redick & Grohinan's condensed smoke. Miller's lively shoe selling. Newton's three winners. Brown & Cos locals. C. & T's fnneral. Philadelphia Inquirer. Wanted. For sale. AAmlnlstiobirs and Executor* of estates tan secure thrir receipt books at the CITI IEN office, and persons making public sales .heir note books. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Subject to the Republican Primary Election, Saturday, January 19, 1901. from 2 to 7 p. m. For Justice of the Peace, MAJOR C. E. ANDERSON. R. B. GILCHRIST. L. P. WALKER. E. I. BRUGH. REUBEN MCELVAIN. LOCAL ANDQENCRAL, "Telephoning without wires" will b« something in the air. —Alcohol will keep some things, but not New Year's resolutions. . —The Eclectic Assembly will hold an open meeting in the K. of P. Hall, Feb. Ist. Everybody is invited. —H. W. Koonco intends selling out and is parting with his stock on bands at hal f prices. See notice. —Tnetday was bank and insurance company election day, and the doctors of the county met in Butler, that day. —Tfoe Board of Health cautious people •gainst cutting ice within the borough limits on account of tybhoid fever germs. —Ford City had a $20,000 fire early Tuesday morning of last week: and Dr. Jessop and family barely escaped with their lives. —The Buttercup school will give an other oyster-supper in the hall there on Friday evening the 11th. Proceeds to purchase an organ for the school. —A charter was taken out at Harris burg last week for a charter for a rail road from Clarion to Summerville, on the Penn'a low-grade, in Jefferson Co. —A fruit tree propagator has produced a seedless apple. These new apples are •nperior in flavor to the ordinary kinds. High prices are being paid for the trees. —A western temperance woman has been jailed for smashing a saloon mir ror with a brick. The remarkable fea ture of the affair is that she bit what she threw at. —Early Tuesday morning the Orphan Asylum at Rochester, N. Y. was burn ed, and 26 children and 2 adults were burned to death. The fire resulted from a gMS explosion in the basement. —As some of our warships have been ■ent to Venezuela, the American tar is liable to get mixed up in the difficulty regarding the asphalt deposits, each •ide to which is ready to pitch in. —A Pittsbnrg man got thirty days in jail recently for selling philters, com posed of dried dragon'B blood, to love lorn colored girls, for $1.50 per philter. That is real cheap for dragon's blood. —Coasting talk in the barber shop— "Cemetery hill—Fairview avenue— Them's a peach—landed on my neck make your eye-balls whistle —thought I was dead—mouthful of hair—good-bye Cnrly head—Salamander cats and oh Lord " Occasionally there is a chance in Butler for the "man of humanity" to get in his work. Last Saturday was a cold day, and some man from some where hitched his horse in an alley that morning and left him stand there till dark. —Bruin is at present bare of all civil officials. It has neither sqnire, consta ble, policeman, burgess nor school di rector, bnt is full of excellent Christ ians. like Esq. Kelly, who pray for the good of the community every night of their lives. —"Vermont" a musical drama under taken mainly by home talent will be played in the Park Theatre Thursday and Friday evening Jan. 24 and 25 for the benefit of the First Ward Hose Co. The town is being thoroughly canvassed by ticket sellers. —The First Ward Hoso Co. tendered a reception to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Heineman Monday evening in the com pany rooms in the J. N. Patterson build ing. The customary ribbon bedecked rocking chair was presented to the bride and groom with the compliments of the Co. —We have received for publication a number of interesting Butler township item* this week from "Sim", but as we dont know who "Sim" is and had no way of finding out we were forced to omit the items. Correspondents-should always sign their names to communica tions, not for publication but for inden titv. —A meeting of the Board of Trade was to be held in the court house Mon day evening but the attendance was not snfflicient to justify calling it to order. It was accordingly postponed until next Monday evening when a larger interest Is hoped for. New stockholders and directors are to and proposals from a new industrial concern are to be considered. —The local W. C. T. U. entertained the Butler school teachers Friday even ing at the homo of Mrs. Levi M. Wise on North Main St. An elegant dinner was served at six o'clock, after which Miss McClymonds read an essay on school work. The object, of the recep tion was to promote the teaching of the eyil effects of liquor on the human system Among the guests were Mrs. Wise's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Laing of Water ford, Erie Co. —Official announcement was made in Pittsburg, Tuesday evening, by the Car negie Steel Company that it intended erecting the largest and finest pipe and tube mnnufacturing plant in the world at a cost of $12,000,000 on a 5,000 acre Bite at Conneaut Harbor, the northern ern terminus of the Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad. If this determin ation be carried into execution the two greatest combines of recent creation, with J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Com pany millions on the one hand, and An drew Carnegie and his young partners on the other, will be brought into the bitterest kind of competition. PEKSONAL. P. I. Mays of Fairview township was in Bntler, Monday. H. L. Kelleyot Worth township visit ed friend * in tin tier, yesterday. Wm. GHl breath of W infield township visited friends in Butler. Saturday. A. W. McKibben of Clinton twp. did some shopping in Butler, yesterday. Thomas Humes and daughter of Clearfield, did some shoppiug in Bntler. yesterday. J. A. Jolly and R. M Sloan of Venango township did some shopping in Bntler, Tuesday. Roberts got the order of the Garter as part of his reward for putting his best foot forward. Mrs. Jos. Logan of Jefferson township and Mrs. W. Warner of Allegheny were in town, Tuesday. George M Say of Bruin and a half hundred other citizens of Parker town ship were in town, yesterday. Charles J. Burckhalter of Butler has been granted a si> per month pension payable from March 29, 1 bOO. Win. Falktier of Winfield township was in with a load of dressed pigs last week, for which be got 6} cents a pound. Attorney J. M. Galbreath, who was confined to the house by an attack of grip, last week, is again at work in his office. Mrs. P. H. Secblerand two daughters of Prospect, and Mrs. Book of Beaver Falls, left Butler for Philadelphia. Mon day morning, on a visit with friends. C. Barklev, Sherman Gallagher, W. Barkley and E. Barkley were in Butler on legal business, last Saturday. There is some dispute about the accounts of the Stamford Creamery. James M. Starr of Institute Hill was made glad last week by the arrival of a bouncing young son. Walter Camp bell, Sr., the machinist, says Jim. has got to name the boy after him. Mrs. M. Knauff of Jenkintown, Phil adelphia, attended the funeral of her brother, John J. Reiber of this place, last week, and is now visiting friends in Butler and Middlesex township. Geo. L. King, of the King Manu facturing Co., of Pittsbnrg, and his sister Miss Carrie spent several days with their sister, Mrs. John Evans of N. Main St., who has been very ill the past three months. David Scott of McKeesport was in town last week. There are several Bnt ler boys living in that town and doing well, and among them Eddie Vogeley, who has a good position as Private Secretary of the Sup'd't of the Tul>e Works. County Commissioner John \V. Gil lespie came to town, last Monday, suf fering from a severe cold: began spit ting blood, Wednesday, and went to the Hospital. He was threatened with pneumonia, but warded off the attack, and will be at his desk again in a few days, Charles Fisher, who for a year past has been with Hyde Bros. & Co. of Pittsburg, visited his mother on N. Mc - Kean St., for a few days this week. Charley's employers buy np old rail roods and relay them and he was sent by them over a large part of the United States. He spent most of the summer in the Red River valley in Louisiana. Francis Anderson of Clinton town ship was one of our callers this week. He has removed from Saxonburg down to his old home at Riddles X Roards. Mr. Anderson is in his 76th year anTl in the enjoyment of good health. He is the father of 10 children all of whom he lived to see married, and 14 of the 16 are yet living. He was elected Treas urer of the county in 1871, and served as such two years. He has seen the ups and downs of life but lias always sus tained a good name among his fellow citizens. —A story is told on a certain farmer living not more than ten miles north of Butler, who has been a widower for about two months. The aforesaid farmer came to Bntler, took one drink too many, and visited a friend, a certain young dentist, who caused all the mis chief. The widower said he wanted to get married again and was promptly told to go to a certain handsome widow who keeps a boarding house nearby. She also wanted to get married and he could get her for the asking. The farmer welarriage Licenses. P. S. Hoey Verona, Pa Georgiana Ewens " Joseph L. Poorman, Murphytown W.Va Edith J. Cox Connoquenessing tp W. B. Nolder Thorn Hill Mabel I. Love " At Kittanning—J. G. Hilliard and Carrie Fox of Butler Co.; J. C. Fitz gerald of Butler and Rose Lestrange of Tarentum. At Youngstown—A. C. Johnston of Pittsburg and Mary Martin of Butler: also John G, Cottrill and Bertha Denke of Butler. At Pittsburg--C. E. Glenn of Oak mont and Nettie Buhl of Evans City. Y. M.C. A. Recitals. Music lovers have been taking interest in the recital series which has recently been announced for the coming musical season, and which will provide Butler with three concerts of unusual attrac tiveness. The management is in the hands of Charles N. Boyd, of Pittsburg, and the subscription list has already assumed large proportions. All the tickets will be sold by subscription, and it is possible that there will be no sale of tickets at the door. The prospectus announces as the attractions for the first concert, Januarp 24, Miss Rachel B. Frease, soprano; Mrs. W. A. Lafferty contralto; S. T. Beddoe, tenor; David T. Moore, baritone; and an accompanist, all well known Pittsburg musicians. The concerts given this season in many cities by this company have been everywhere characterized as a superb. The "In a Persian Garden." has proven a work of very unusual popularity and furnishes the opportunity, seldom afford ed, of hearing a vocal quartet in a com position so well adapted to the purpose. This work occupies half of the program: in the miscelleanous part each member of the quartet will be heard in solos. The second recital will be given by Lewis Williams, the-famons New York baritone, February 18, and the last concert will be given March 21, by the Kunits String Quartet, Pittsburg's well known musical organization. Every member of the Quartet is a soloist of the Pittsburg Orchestra, of which Mr. von Kunits is concert master, and either individually or as an organization needs no introduction to the music lovers of the vicinity. Mr. von Kunits and Mr. Merck will be the solist for this concert. All throe of these recitals will be given in the Y. M. C. A. Audi torium. The same series has been in troduced by Mr. Boyd in some thirty cities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia this year, and everywhere has been commended as filling a long-felt want in providing high class concerts in regular series. Zinc and Grinding make Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice as loDg as lead and oil mixed by hand. Thanks The Superintendent and inmates of the County Home desire to publicly thank R. Fisher & Son for a number of fine views and pictures, which now or nament the walls of the home. J The New Royal Sewing Machine sold I by Brown & Co. has stood the test for over 25 years. There is nothing cheap about it bnt our price. Other dealers sell machines that are inferior to New ' Royal for much more money than we ' ask. See New Royal and be convinced, j Price $10.75 up. LEGAL NEWS. SUI'UKMEVoi'HT I>E county cases. Daniel Walker, et al ys Andrew Ed munds — appeal dismissed. ' Geo. K. Marshall vs Forest Oil Co. , judgment reversed and new trial ' awarded. I Walker vs Gillilaud decree affirmed ! and appeal dismissed. NEW SUITS. Mary Collingwood vs Joseph Colling wood. petition for divorce. The parties lived near West Snnbury. Two years ago Collingwood shot his wife through the abdomen and was Kent to to the penitentiary for five and a half years. Clearfield tp and E. S. Milligan and Xick Birckbighler vs B. R. and P. Rail way company Arthur Yates. Pres.. trespass, for $*3375 ;.>9. This suit grows out of the case of Margaret Brownfield vs Clearfield twp. While driving to church l*re_ one eve ning during the blizzard of February, 1899, Miss Brownfield drove into the ditch cut by the railroad across the Sugar Creek road near Coylesville. was severely hurt and nearly frozen. Through McJunkin and Galbreath she sued Clearfield tp and got a verdict of $1950 Now the twp comes back at the railroad for the verdict and costs. Katherine Wigton vs Geo. Renick trespass for $->OO damages for taking COHI from plaintiffs land in Clay twp. W. D. Brandon exr. of Mrs. McCouuell vs Geo. and W. D. Renick trespass for .«2f>oo damages for taking coal from the plaintiff's land in Clay twp. N OTKS R. H. Oliver has resigned as tax col lector of Muddy creek township. Mrs. Sophia Shilling was arrested las: Thursday charged by a Mr. Herrit with melicions mischief ami trespass Mrs Shilling had leased a small lot from Herrit in the West End on which she was to put up a house for her own use as long as she lived, it then to become the property of Herrit. She gave Herrit >lO4 for putting up a one-roomed house. La?t week Mis Shilling began moving the house to a lot nearby belongiug to her daughter and then Herrit made the charges. Dan McCollough of Butler plead guilty to larceny of an overcoat and was sentenced to pay costs, *lO fine, and undergo imprisonment in jail for 30 days. Curtis Oliver, aged 20 years, plead guilty to larceny of some money from a boy named Bickei with whom be was sleeping in a liverystable, and ou Tues day was ssntence'l to the Huntington State Reformatory. George Schoeutag. of Saxonburg, on Tuesday was granted a divorce from Elizabeth-Schoentag. Wm. Hopkins was arrested Tuesday for fast driving. William Dinwiddie, of Gerst Alley, Allegheny. Pa., has written to Register W. J. Adams for information of his lost brother, Harry Dinwiddie, who, he thinks is in or near Butler. The will of John J. Reiber, of Butler, has been probated and letters testa mentary granted to John H. Reiber. Also the will of Helena Witt, of Oakland twp., letters to Lawrence and Frances R. Witt. Also the will of Emily Caraahau, of Allegheny twp., letters to Keziah Lauf fer. adm'x eta. Letters of administration on t-hs es tate of Lizzie Jolly, of Venango t-vp., have been granted to A. J. .Tolly Also on the estate of G J Kepler, of Parker tp., to Geo. Baklin and Eliza beth Kepler. Also on the estate of Curtis Irwin, of Venango twp., to Geo. B Irwin. Also ou the estate of Samuel Glenn, of Clay twp.. to P. P. Brown. The Court has filed au opinion in the equity suit of Sirissah Adams vs G. G. Stage, dismissing the bill in equity at the cost of the plaintiff. The suit was commenced in ISili) by Mrs. Adams to compel Stage to drill another well on her farm, in Middlesex twp., which he had leased, or else give it up to her. She claimed Stage fraudulently refused to drill her farm, because his wells on adjoining farms were draining the oil from under her land. Edwin L Umpstead has petitioned for a guardian for Alfred Umpstead, of Middlesex twp.. who was taken to Dixmont last week. Alex Mitchell, Esq., T.J. Dodds and Dr. John W. Grossman were aupointed a commission in lunacy of Wm. M. Mitchell, an aged man of Water St. Butler He was adjudged insane and sent to Dixmont. Catherine Wigton was appointed guardian of Frederick E., Florence E , Claude May, and Eva M. Wigton, minor children of Julia Wigton. Fred erick, aged 20 years is in the U. S. regu lar army at Honolulu. Thomas E. Stewart has been appoint ed guardian of the minor children of John B. Smith. Esq. W. A. Fleming of Petrolia has petitioned to be released from costs im posed upon him by the grand jury in the case of Com. vsJC. E. Goodrich, as sault etc. The indictment was ignored and the costs put on Fleming, the com mitting magistrate. James McGarvey was appointed guardian of Elizabeth Jane and James C. Thompson, minor children of Martha Thompson, of Concord twp. Hugh McLaugnlin has been appoint ed tax collector of Karns City, vice E. D. Rodgers, who did not qualifv after election. Robert E. Collins has been appointed guardian of Orene C. Slioaf. Bridge inspectors have approved the New bridge oyer Bear creek at Dudley furnace in Parker twp. The stone work cost §590.25, and the bridge work $O2l. The new county bridge oyer the Slip pery rock, in Marion and Mercer twps. has been approved by inspectors. Nearly all Wednesday was occupied in Court by the hearing of the petition of Bruin citizers for incorporation as a borough, the new borough to nearly correspond with the old Bruin school district. The rest of the township ob jected, alleging that the proposed boro took in too much terirtory. An f and b case against Paul Kradel has been settled. Peter E. Duffy has registered as a law student. Harry S. Storey has been appointed tax collector of Fairview borough vice Wm. Storey PROPERTY TRANSFERS. A. J. Bard to Annie M. Bartz lot in Slipperyrock for S3OO. A. R. Weitzel to G. N. Weitzel lot in Butler for sl. Mary E. Gibson to Martha Jackson [ lot in Bruin for $550 Hilliary Whittington to P. B. cSt L. E. Ry. Co. lot in Brady for $175 Eliza J. Hawk to J. N. Williams lot in Harrisville for §7O. Thomas McCoy to Martha E. Camp bell, lot in Harrisville for §l. Jos. E. Franklin to A. M. Christlev, lot on Institute Hill. Butler, for $1,400. | Andrew Wahl to Evans City, lot for j SIOO. Henry Miller to Geo. K. McAdoo, lot, on N. McKean St.. Butler for SSOO. ; Catherine Buehler, to Sarah K. Bueli- j ler 74 acres in Jackson twp. for sl. Lawrence Buehler to Sarah K. Bueh- , ler same for S2OOO. Andrew Buehler to Jos. B. Ziegler 74 acres in Jackson for S2OOO. Heirs of Jacob Fetter to J. Smvlie Mecliling lot on Penn street. Butler, for $1550. A. M. Leckey to Geo. R. White lot in Butler twp. for $lO. Harmon Seaton to Salina A. Graham 26 acres in Washington twp. for $450. Nancy M. and Michael Nicklas to Matilda Goeliring 25 acres in Forward j twp. for $325. i John M. Quigley to Mary E. Devine 15 acres in Clay for S7OO. See the line of Extension Tables at* | Brown & Co.'s. Price $5.00 up. The Local Primaries. The Republicans, of Butler, will hold their primary election for the purpose of nominating borough and ward of ficiTS on Saturday litth and the Demo crats on the following Saturday the 26tli. The officers, whose terms expire this year, and whose successors must Ve el ected on the third Tuesday of February, the 19th are as follows. Auditor—E. H. Negley. R. Justice of the peace—Jacob Keck, i>. C. E. Anderson, R. R B Gilghrist. R. ASSESSORS First ward —Reuben Mchivain, R Second ward—George Milliliter, R Third ward Wm. t rail.'. R. Fourth ward George McJnukin. R. Fifth Ward Peter Kamerer. R COUXCILMEN. First ward--T. J. Sbnfflin, D Second ward —losepli Warner, D. Third ward—J. A. Walter, D. Fourth ward —A. W. McCullongh, R. Fifth ward—J. H. Grohman, D. SCHOOL DIRECTORS. First ward- A. C. Anderson, D: Cas j>er Sherman, R. Second ward -I. J. McCandless, It. Third ward—Lev. McQnistioa. D. Fourth ward A. G. Williams, R. Fifth ward—-Thomas M. Baker, 11. Sixteen men are candidates fur the office Justice of the Peace, three of whom will be elected. The candidates are R. C. McAboy. C. E. Anderson. R. B. Gilghrist. Morgan H. Smith. L. P. Walker. I J. McCandless. Ezra I. Br ugh. F. M. Renno. Reuben McEl vain. R. M. Thompson, John B. Mathers, subject to the Republican Primaries and Jacob Keck. M. H. Brooks. Eli Graham, J, W. Brown, li. A. White, subject to the Democratic primaries. PARK THi: VTl£j;. A CAVALIER OF FRANCE JAN. 10. "A Cavalier of France is one of the most picturesque plays ou the boards to-dav. The period of the play is out* of the most romatic in the world's history. France always was, and in fact still is a laud of poetry and flowers but during the reign of Henry the 111., -the spirit of adventure was rampant, every court gallant fought tor his par ticular lady love, and defended his name «nd hers with his good sword. .SPAN OF LIKE. The highly realistic and successful melodrama, "The Span of Life will be seen at the Park Theatre Jan. 15th. The story of the play is familiar to theatregoers, and the piece with its wonderful human bridge and great lighthouse scene has since its last pre selitation here become the talk of four Continents. While all the scenery of the original production was duplicated, the popular pieee will be seen this yea r with all its mechanical effects new. The company is a very strong one and contains many well known artists 'I lie famous Donazettas, who stand a. the 'head of the acrobatic profession will form the wonderfel human bridge. It is a marvelous feat and no doubt the ' The Span of Life" owes much of Its longevity and success to this and its great lighthouse scene. Gnuid Opera House, iMttslmrg. Next after this week's pretty, laughable comedy, "Why Smith Left Home at the Grand Opera House, Pittsburg, comes one of the biggest events of tho season in a magnificent production of "Romeo ftnd Juliet ', which will be given next week by the Grand stock company, and for this great production the management of the Grand has spec iallv engaged the celebrated actress Katherine Grey. who will appear in tiiL part of "Juliet " Miss Grey was last seen in Pittsburg as the leading woman for Richard Mansfield, and appeared as "Roxan'' iu "Cyrano de Bergerac . and inthe female star part iu the "First Violin." There is no more widely known actress in Europe or America, possibly outside of very few of the great stars like Bernhardt than Katherine Grey. Her engagement at the Grand Opera House for the "Romeo & Juliet production will be an event of extraor dinary importance. PITTSBURG ORCHESTRA Next week there is a Wagner program by the Pittsburg Orchestra, Victor Herbert, conductor, in Carnegie Music Hull, Schenly Park, Friday evening Jan. 11th and Saturday afternoon, Jan. 13th. The "Faust" overture and the prelude to "Parsifal , and in addition two selections for voice from the opera of "Tannhauser". These will l>e sung Iby Mr. Julian Walker, bass, of New- York. Mr. Walker sang in Pittsburg last year and made an emphatic success. His voice is beautiful and iu point of stvle he is a singer of authority, In addition the ever popular ..Peer Gynt" suite and a fascinating French number, the Dance Persaue by Guiraud will be played. There are always seats to be had for these concerts on the i shortest notice espesially for the after i noon, from fifty cents to one dollar. Markets. Wheat, old, wholesale price ~5 Rye, " 50 Oats, " 27 Corn, " 43 Buckwheat " 55 ITa3*, " 15 00 Eggs, " „ 24 Butter, " 22-24 Potatoes, new " Onions, per bu 00 Beets, per bu 40 Apples, per bu 60-80 Cabbage, per lb o'. Chickens, dressed 10 Turkey, ■' 1" Parsnips, per bn 40 Turnips 35 31 AY & KENNEDY, Tlie Liverymen. Announce to our patrons and all that our livery barn is now equipped with good horses, elegant rigs, suitable for any and all occasions, having just added two new carriages, rubber tires, elegant and complete in eyery respect, new Har ness, livery suits and hats suitable for weddings, funerals and private parties. Have spared no expense to please our patrons 011 this line. Special attention given to transient trade. Ladies can stop here without fear of being insulted, as we allow no loafing nor obscene lan guage and employ only gentlemanly hostlers. We pride ourselves on keep ing a clean barn and tirst-class in every respect. Equalled by none in the town, and doubt if excelled in the state. We willingly answer all calls, day or night, without delay. Give us your patronage and be convinced of all we say. MAY &- KENNEDY, Rear Papes' Store, Butler, Pa. 801 l 'plione, 12tf. People's 'phone, 70. j3-4t HIP seaboard Air Line Kail way "Florida anil West India Short Line," is Positively the Shortest Route to Savannah, Jackson ville, Tampa and All Florida Points. Double daily service and through Pullman drawing room and buffet sleep ing cars from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Richmond. Round trip winter tourist excursion tickets are now on sale at all principal points to Jacksville, Tampa and all Florida points. Trains arrive and de part at Pennsylvania Railroad statious. For further information call on or ad dress W. C, Shoemaker, General East ern Passensrer Agent, 1200 Broadway, New York; C. L. Longsdorf. New Eng land Passenger Agent, 300 Washington street, Boston, Mass.; W. M. McCounell. General Agent. 1434 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., or the General Pas senger Agent at Portsmouth, Va. E. ST. JOHN. L. S. ALLEN, V.—P. & G. M. Gen. Pass. Agt. Greenert Farm for Sale • A nice level farm of 00 acres, at Jef ferson Centre, a small village with store, school and church, 2 miles from station and 0 from Butler: * producing oil wells, 2 orchards and buildings there on; all tillable except 6 acres of timber. For particulars inquire of Mits. CATHARINE GREENEST, 24 Garfield Ave., Butler, Pa. Get a Bargain in Couches during Jan uary. A large selection at Brown & , Co'a. liank Klcctlons. All onr banks held elections, Tuesday. The directors of the Butler Savings Hank re-elected their old officers. Tues day, and declared their nsual semi annual dividend of six per cent. The stockholders of the Farmers Natural re-elected the old Directors and officers. The Butler Co. National elected Jos. Hartman.W. S. Waldron.N. M Hoover Leslie P. Hazlett W. C. McC indle.-s, Ben Mn.-seth. H. McSweeney. C. P Col lins. W. 'I. Larkin. A. L. Better. T. P Mifflin. I. G. Smith. M Finegan. W. J Marks. J. V. Ritts directors, who elected .To® Hartnian, President; J V. Ritts. V. P.: John G. McMarlin,Cashier and A. C. Krug. Assistant Ca- ier and declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent or besides adding a nice snm to its surplus fund. CHI'UCH XOTKS. Mrs. Charles Ilawes, a missionary re turned from China, will tell of her ex periences in China and her escape from the Boxers, in the Presbyterian church at Unionville. on Sunday the ltfth, at 11 a m. Communion services will be held in the First English Lutheran church of this place on next Sunday, January i:S, and a congregational meeting will be held on the following Sunday, January 20th. Rev. A. C. Bowers, pastor cjf the largest Methodist Episcopal chujch iu Meadville. with over HOO meml>ers. de liveret. In my opinion be makes good profes- sions to get votes and watches for an opportunity to get all he can for him self out of his position. Such a man is scorned by his fellows and despised by even the men who buy him and to whom he betrays his trust." A meeting of the Y. P. T. U. was held in the M. E. church. Monday even ing, arid addressed by Rev. E S. White. John (jr. McMarlin and C. G. Christie were elected trustees at the annua! meeting of the I". P. congregation Monday evening F. H. Bole, who ex pects to remove from Butler, resigned bis position as trustee. Basket-Hall To comply with a dispatch from Meadville received last Friday morning, stating that the Dartmouth college team had thrown off their game with Allegheny college for that night and asking tne local Y. M. C. A. team to take their place, a patched up team from the local association went up to Meadville and were defeated 15 to 14 The Butler boys did excellently under the circumstances. Oil, >"OTKS. The market i* $1.20 this morning. CLEARFIELD TWP—C. H. Johnston He Co., got a good well on the Graff farm in Clearfield twp. a few days ago. It started off well and is holding up at 8 bbls from the 4th sand. BRADY TWP—The New Castle Gas Co. struck a gnshe'r on the Trax farm last week. The well began flowing as soon as the sand was reached, the oil and gas took fire and the rig burned. After the fire was extingushed the well did from 10 to 15 bbls. of heavy oil. KAYLOR—P. I. Mays & Co. are drill ing on the Solomon Mays farm, trying for a fourth-sand exteution. Critchcrow ol. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces that clerical orders vvill be issued for the year of l'JOl *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 December 22, so that orders may be mailed December 31 to clergymen entitled to receive them. Orders will be issued only on individual application of clergymen when made 011 blanks furnished by the Company and certified to by one of its agents. For Sale or Exchange. In one of the best towns in Butler Co. a fine house, !» roomed dwelling, large barn, outbuildings, large lot, well locat ed, will exchange for store or other property in county. Address H, CITIZEN Office, Butler. Pa FIRST FRUITS The wise buyer will make selec tions for Clu istmas v.ovv, the as sortment is full and the best will go first. We have a stoic lull of sugges tions and never was our holiday line of better quality or as low in pi ice. Our aim is for something new and we introduce so many new things that you would im agine it is a different store than j when you was in last. Buying will be lively so get I here early. DOUGLASS' BOOK STORE , 241 S. Main St., Eagle RTd vcc I IH:NTS. H. C. Croup, the mail carrier, fell and hurt himself, last Thursday J. A. McCrackeu of Slate Lick was killed in the West Winfield mines, last Friday, by the fall of a roof. Geo D. Pyle. a son of Willis of Pros pect. fell from a porch, last Thursday, and broke an arm. Henry Shannon of Center Ave. had two ribs broken by a fall while helping to tear down the old skating rink several weeks ago. but did not discover his injury until it became very sore and a healing started. He is now recovering. Simon Shakeley. formerly of near Petrolia. was killed by a train at New Philadelphia. O. last Thursday. He was a brother of Mrs. Sarah Redd of E. Quarry St .who on hearing of his death, left for New Philadelphia, accompanied by her son Thomas. Mr. Shakeley's re mains were taken to the home of his brother Isaiah in Emleuton and interred in the old Shakeley burial ground in Allegheny twp. Simon was about 4"> years old aud unmarried. .Tobn Stiefel of McCalmonr lately met with an odd accident. He slipped and fell while he was leading a cow, and his right hand was caught between a post and the leading rope The cow pulled and the little finger was sawed off. William H. Thornburg. a young farmer living on the Peter Kamerer farm in Concord twp.. was killed by the fall of a tree. The accident hap pened during a coon hunt Tuesday eve ning. Thornburg visited his father. James Thornburg. north of Boyds town, and joined in a coou hunt. A coon was tret-d and the tree cut down. It lodged on another. Thornburg cut it loose and it rolled suddenly and fell on him. His neck, back and legs were broken. His wife, nee Bell, and three yonng children survive him He was about 35 years of age. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS ADMINISTRATOR S SALE. i;y virtue of an order and decree the Orphan's Court of Butler county. Pa., made on the Bth day of January. 11*1. at No. 44. March Term, l!J0l. of said Court, the under signed administrator will offer for sale at public outcry on the premises, on Saturday* February 2nd, 1901, At 2 o'clock p. m. of said day tlie following descriljed real estate, situate iu Slippery rock township. Butler county. State of Penn sylvania. bounded north by land of Henry Blair. cast by Slipperyrock creek, soutli by land of George Miliar, and west by lands of M Humphrey; containing about 108 acres, with new frame dwelling house of eight rooms, bank barn, milk-house and other outbuildings thereon located, good orchard. l;tixl in fair condition, about two miles from railrcad station, convenient to school and churches, in'ing the laud owned and occupied by Paul Kiester, at and before his death. TEltMfi oK S AI.F One-half cash 011 con firmation of sale by the Court and the bal ance with interest in one year, secured by bond and mortgage, in the usual form, on the premises. OSC AIt KIESTER. Adm r.. Of Paul Kiester. dee'd.. P. O. Kiester, Butler Co., Pa. MCJCNKIN & CAI.BUK.4TH. Atfys. Butler. Pa. In the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Bankruptcy. In the matter of / Wm. MiltonOsboru. -No. 130", !n Bankruptcy. Bankrupt. 1 To the creditors of William Milton Osborn of Middlesex twp., in tin* county of Butler and district aforesaid, a bankrupt: Notice is hereby given that on tho 31st day of December. A. L). 1900.the said William Mil ton Osborn was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at the office of J. W. Hutchison, referee in bankruptcy. No. 11l N. \V. Dia mond. Hutler.L*a..on the -Ist day of January, A. D. l'.Dl, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, ex amine the bankrupt ana transact such other business as may properly como before said meeting. January sth, 1001. J. \V. HUTCHISON. Referee in Bankruptcy. Clerk's Notice in Bankruptcy. In the District Court of the United States for tlte Western District of Pennsylvania, diaries Thompson of lvywood, Butler coun ty. Pennsylvania, a bankrupt under the Act of Congress of July 1. IS9K. having applied for a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate under said Act. notice is hereby given to all known creditors and other persons in interest, to appear before the said Court at Pittsburg, in said District, on the 29th day of January. l'JOl, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted, WILLIAM T. LINDSEY, Clerk. Clerk's Notice in Bankruptcy. In the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Wiiliam Cooper, of Hutler. Butler coun ty, l'ennsylvania. a bankrupt under the Act of Congress of July 1.1595. having applied for a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate under said Act. notice is hereby given to all known creditors and other persons in interest, to appear befote the said Court at I'ittsburg. in said District, on the l£th day of January, lyOl, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not bo granted. WILLIAM T. LINDSEY, Clerk. NOT I CIO. I The Forty-first General Meeting of the Farmers Fire Insurance Company, of llan nahstown and vicinity, will be held on Satur urday. January 1-. lllul, at one o'clock p. ni., at the Creamery Building, at Delano Station. All members are most cordially invited to attend the same. PROGRAM. 1. The annual accounts of the Company will be open for inspection by the members. 2. The Constitution and By-Laws will be read if demanded. a. The President will give a concise ac count of the Company's affairs. 4. Election of four directors to serve for three years. A. KKAUSE, See. Denny, Dec. 27. 1900. F. W. WITTE, Pres. Notice to Stockholders- The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Worth Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be held in the school house in West Liberty, on the second Saturday of January. 1901. being the 12th day, at 10 a.m. for the purpose of electing offi cers for the ensuing year, and attending to such other business as may come be fore the meeting. S. J. TAYLOR, Sec., West Liberty, Pa. JAS. HUMPHREY, Pres, Jacksville, Pa. Notice in Divorce. Nancy M. Lewis i In the Court of Common Pleas of Hutler Co., Pa., %s ; A. I>. No. M. Sept. term. E. A. Lewis. J 1900, book 23, page 3. To E. A. Lewis, two subpoenas in above case Having been returned N. E. 1. you the said F.. A. Lewis, above named defendant, are hereby required to appear in said Court of Common Pleas, to be held at Butler. Pa.. on the fourth day of March, 1901, being tin first da* of next term of said court.to answer the said complaint, and show cause if any you have, why an absolute divorce, from the bonds of matrimony, should not be granted, to said Nancy M. Lewis; you are also hereby notified, that testimony will be taken to the above case, before said court, on March the fifth. 1901. at which time and place yon are notified to attend. THOMAS R. lIOON, Sheriff. Notice in Divorce. Mrs. Sadie Hepler) In the Court of Common t Pleas of Butler county, Vs f Pa.. A. I)., No. 3J. Sept. A. J. Ilepler. J term, HMX), Book 21, p. T<> A. J. llepler, two subpoenas in above ease having been returned N. E. I. you the said A. J. llepler, above named defendant, are hereby required, to appear in said court of Common Pleas, to be held at Butler, Fa., on the fourth day of March, 1901, being the tirst day of next term of said court.to answer the sa|a complaint, and show cause if any you have why an absolute divorce, from the t)Onds of matrimony, should not be granted, to said Mrs Sadie llepler; you are also here by notilied that testimony will be taken in the above case, before said Court,on March the lifth, 1901, at whicb time ami place yon are notified to attend. THOMAS R. IIOON. Sheriff. W. S. & E. WICK, DEALERS IN Rough and Worked Lumber of I'.lj Kinds Doors, Sash and Mouldings. 011 Well Bigs a Specialty. Office and Yard. E. Cunningham and Monroe Sts. near West Penn Depot, HUTLEK PA M. A. BERKIMER, Funeral Director. i 245 S. Main St. Butler. PA [ tin Extend j i To You > 1 cordial greeting for the S C new year and century. It / / will be nur aim in the / \ future as in the past to / \ our patrons the best f / that money will buy. Our V y constantly increasing busi- C C ness enables us to buy on v / favorable terms and jjoods v . are moving so as to insure f X a stock. Ii for any C Q reason we should not J J have in stock the article S \ wanted, we will frankly \ \ tell you so and be pleased \ \ to get it for you at the V S earliest possible raomemt. / / We will fill your prescrip- S / tion as written or not at \ f all. A satisfied customer C ( is our best advertisement. ( / We keep everything need- C . ful in the sick room. Let f \ us fill your prescriptions r / this year. / C. N. BOYD. / Diamond Blo:k, \ Butler, Pa. C EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of John J. Reiber, dee'd., late of Butler, Putler connty, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all person knowing themself indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims again-t said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to JOHN H. REIBER, Ex'r., Butler, Pa. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration on the estate of Mrs M. J. Knause, dee'd., late of Summit twp., Butler Co., Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all person.- 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. EMMA O'DONNELL, Ex'x., Carbon Centre, Pa. GEO R. WHITE. Attorney. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth McCandless, dee'd., late of Adams township, Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the under signed, all person knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make 'mmediate payment, and any knowing themselves indebted to said estate will oresent them duly authenticated for settlement to J. F. SHANNON, Ex'r., Callery, Pa. ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE Estate of Perry J. Brown, late cf Sum mit township, Butler county, Pa., dee'd. Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned on the above, mentioned estate, notice is hereby given *.o 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. Whereas letters of admiustration 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 speedv 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. MCJUNKIN, Att'y for Adm'r and estate. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration on the estate of Simon Barickraan, dec'fl., 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. BELLE C. BARICKAIAN, Adm'x., Butler, Pa. MATES & YOUNG, Attorneys. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE- Letters of administration on the estate of William J. Cleland, dee'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 sett lenient to IRA L. CLELAND, Adm'r., Wimerton, Pa. CORNELIUS & SON, Att'ys. 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 $30.00. MOULDINGS, We carry the largest and finest se lection of mouldings in the coun ty—to suit any picture you 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 Building PENNSYLVANIA R i. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOT. 20, linn) Buffalo and Allegheny Valley Division. Trains leave Kinkiminotaa Junction as follows: For Buffalo, 9.50 a. m. and 11.40 p. in. daily, with through parlor an