: H K CI I'IZEN. THURSDAY. JANUARY 2 1902. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . —Naughty two. —Write it iWrJ. —Revival services. —Add a 2 to the 0. —Civil Court next week. —Elit your resolutions —County Auditors at work. —Two Borough Auditors are to elect el this jear. —The P. O. at Mercer was robbed a few 1 ightsato. —B ta copper aild sugar hurt some p x*i 1 * last v. -iek. —Hope yoa didn't make more resolu tions tha-i you can keep. —Texas oil i-> a great hair restorer and also cjntains some asbestos. —'Tae Bessie has raised the wages of all its employees, ten per cent. —The fellow who sent a fake marriage to a Butler paper is to be prosecuted. —Coal lands north and northeast of W. Sanbury are being leased up and that town may soon be a great coal cen tre. —Several Clearance Sales are adver tised in onr columns, this week, and the prices quoted make the ads, interesting reading. —The Eagle printing office has been renoved to its new location on E. Cun ningham St.—the o!d Canningham ho tel property. —Philip Sandtisoa of Mnddycreek fc*p. broughttn four 2-year-old short horn steers, Tuesday, that palled the scale s for 4500. —Owing to our columns being crowd ed, this week, quite a number of items written fcr the paper had to be omitted, also sjtne communications —An Oyster Supper will be held in McFann Union Hall, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, for benefit i>t Union Sabbath School by Y. P. S. C. E —At the meeting of Town Council Monday evening, Bnrgess McNair re signed 03 account of ill health; and the Council recommended the appointment of I. U. (Charley) Smith. —The late Teachers' Institute was,by general consent, ihe most .successful ever held in Butler. Supt. Howard I. Painter was unusually fortunate in bis selection • 'f instructors, and evening en tertainments. —The iikftlemer railroad has placed signs on all its stations on which their names and distacces are painted Har risville is 24 miles from Batler, Branch ton is 22, Kiester 10, Hallston 17, Eu clid 12.5, Jamisonville 0.8 and Oneida 6. .—At a depth of 100 feet in the well drilling on Clerk W. H. Campbell's farm, south of Hooker, the drill passed through a vein of very fine cannel coal wnich the drillers said was five and half feet thick Mr Campbell has a large lamp, brought up in a bailer. —The P. O. Department is reported t) have made a ruling requiring all newspapers to be discontinued at the end of the time for which they were paid, under penalty of refusing the pound rate postage to publishers who do not do so. This will work a revolu tiin in the business of the publisher of the county weekly. —Candidates for Council and School Director are now being considered in every ward in the town, and a few would be Constables are making their wishes known to the public. It is well for the public to keep these matters in mind, else abuses spring up like weeds in a garden. —The Slipperyrock Normal had the most successfnl fall ttrrn in its history. HO ) pupils attending, and nearly 4<-0 have reported for study for the present tern. A class of 10C youths and rnaid eis. tho largest class in the school's his tory, will graduate next June. Dr. Multby and his assistants are to be con gritulated. —The old Red Lion Hotel property on Sixth St., formerly St. Clair St., Pitts burg. which, in the days of yore, was the citv terminus of the stage coach line t > Untie.-, was sold by the Shields heirs t < Henry Phipps, some days ago. The lot his a frontage of 14!» feet on Sixth aid 240 on Daquesne Way. The price pa 1 wa»5.150,000, which, in the days we r ?fer to, would have purchased half tbe town. —3f-n Hur, the mof t remarkable show e/'-r put upon tbe stage in Pittsburg, will continue at tho Alvin this week, and all of next—or up to and including Saturday the 11th -with matinees on Welnesday and Saturday. Those who have read the story will follow itas rep resented on the stage with especial in terest; while the wonderful scenery,and marvelous transformations are well worth the trip to town and price of ad mis. "ion. —Tl»«-ro is every indication that a new railroad is to run through Butler county, the Pennsylvania branch from Sharon to Bntler via Slippcryrock. A line already extends from Sharon to Courtney and Brown's mills in Mercer county, to which points it has been built to draw pupplies of coal and limestone for the Sharon steel works. At present Powell De France of Mercer is leasing ev«-«y acre of coal available around Slippery rock, paying 5 cents per ton royalty. This is an unusually high royalty because the coal is of coking quality. Entries are being driven on tho McFate And Lewis Patterson farms north of Slipperyrock and a limestone quarry has been opened 011 the iJr. Peal farm. The P. O. at Yalencia has been moved from James Anderson s to J. C. Barr's. —Pittsburg has gone crazy on "sky scrapers. The new National Lank building to be erected at corner of Fifth Ave. and Wood St is to be twenty-four stories (two stories higher than the Frick building), white marble and brown brick, finished with marble, bronze and mahogany, and the lot 80x 140 cost the bank over a million. —The complete disappearance of the stout plank buildin; used by the Penn a Torpedo Co as a st irehouse or maga zine. wfth everything it contained, and the two men confirms the theory of the nitro-glycerine experts that when a large quantity of the stuff explodes a heat of several thousand degrees is gen erated. and that everything within its grasp is instantly incinerated or cre mated. —Early Sunday morning, Dec. 22, a thief threw a large stone through the show window of Charles Godwin s Jew elry store on E. Jefferson St . reached in and grabbed a handful of watches and chains and ran away The goods taken were worth SSO. Two diamond rings valued at S3OO were left in the window. Hereafter Godwin will not leave his jewelry exposed in the window at night —There is not a more dangerous, un protected crossing in this or any other State than the Kearns crossing, north of town, where half a dozen tracks of trie B. R. & P. and Bessemer railroads cross the Millerst-on turnpike, with a narrow bridge on one side and a steep little hill on the other The only reason why more accidents do not occur is the extra vigilance with which every driver knows he must exercise at this .point —Rural Delivery Agent Conway was in town a few days ag > and will short ly return here, and open an office in the Reiber building, for the purpose of com pleticg a rural delivery system for the entire county, a work that will proba bly take the next six months of his time. Mr. Conway is a native of Concord twp. this county, and a brother-in-law of Rep. Showalter. Rural Delivery is a great scheme. It takes both the po.-t --office and the news stand to your door or gate, daily. About fifty carriers will be needed in the county. —The fact that the people of Butler hive raised a purse of SI3OO for the fami lies of Thomas L Edwards and Charles D. Parker, the glycerine victims, shows that the people of the world in general, and Bntler in particular, are not so hard hearted and lacking in charity and brotherly love as many would have ns believe. That such prompt and sub stantial sympathy is seldom shown is true, but it is also true that we seldom have such a case of families being so suddenly and fearfully bereaved and left totally withe ut means of support. «JBay blessings rest on the givers and re cipients. * PAISK THEATRE. THFXMA SATCRDA v, 'JAN. 4. Mr.*Cbas VV. Chare's dramatization of Marie Corelli's popular novel "Thelma" will i»e presented by Aiden Benedict's company at-the Park Theatre on Saturday e\'ening The drama has been very cleverly written by Mr. Chase who is well known as an anthor of realistic and popular plays. PRANK JAMES—JAN. H. It is claifned by the management that in engaging the Company to present Across the Desert. The play, which is coming her Jan. *, with Frank, the brother of JesseSfames in the cast, that more than usual care was taken in their selection The acting company is a most efficient one. Grand Opera House, Pittsburg. The Magic Slipper, Christinas Panto mime. which played to standing room only all last week at the Grand is being continued this week and will be next week, Matinees every day make it con venient for out of town patrons. Pittsburg Orchestra. The usual Orchestra concerts this Friday evening at HAH o'clock and Sat urday afternoon at 2:15 in Carnegie Music Hall, will present the following program: Symphony No. 1, Tschaikowsky; Concerto for Violin jind Orchestra, Comus: Suite, Die Brautscban, Stahl berg; a. Siegfried Paraphrase, Wagner- Wilhelmj; b. Caprice, Guiraud; Spin lttftg Song and Sailor's ('horns, from the "Flying Dutchman," Wagner. MEN WANTED. Six good men having had experience on farm—indoor work. Good wages. Address E. H. CHATTY & Bio., R. F. D. No. 2, Carnegie, Pa. WANTED, A good driving mare, four to seven years of age.from 1000 to 1150 in weight and 15 or 10 hands high, bay or sorrel preferred. Address. A. STEVENS, Claytonia, Pa. \V. S. McCK 10A iV CO. MO FLOUR SALE NOW ON. FLOUR FLOUR PLOtTR. Commencing Wednesday. Jan. 1,1902. We will hell of the West, fancy spring patent flour worth $1,510 per sack of 4'.l lb at M cents per sack White Elephant worth sl. K> sells at *!» cents during this sale. SALT SALT SALT. We have a thousand bbls of salt in stock that must be sold during this sale. This in the best general purpose salt on the market and the only salt that will not harden or freeze in the bbls. ami is not wet and smeary or black. Same salt sold by other dealers at higher , prices. Our prices on salt during this sale is 89 cents per bbl hoojis and all. OIL OIL 1,. Just unloaded a car of Best 150 deg. Water White oil produced and refined in Butler County there/ore it, must be genuine. Price on this oil during the ( sale is 74 per gallon net by the bbl only. FEEU FEED FEED. We are headquarters for all kinds of grain, flour, feed, seeds, salt, builders supplies, hay, straw, husks etc., and when you are in the market for any thing in these lines call on us by innil wire, phone or in person and we* will give you bottom prices on everything. We are specially well prepared in the mill feed line as we have hundreds of ' tons in stock bought before the advance and yon can almost buy at your own price. I The above prices are for cash at our store. No goods delivered at above ' prices. This sale will positively dose Jan. 11, 1002. W. S. MCCKEA & Co., lintler, Pa. ' Good Advice to Our Friends If you have any hides, pells, furs oi tallow we would advise you to sell them k to the Butler Hide and Fur Co., who an J always in the market and pa; s the high r est price. Office and store room. 333 K. JtfFers'jn St., Butler, I'a, If. C. BRICKKB, Agt., 2oi Mercer St.. Butler, I'a. t 1 To Whom it May Concern 1 ; Walter's IJest Flour is the "best". 1 Makes the finest bread we ever had. < Kigned, Mas. JOHN GRAY. s Six months right school at the Batlei " Business College for 00 The term has just opened and will continue until | May Ist PK It-ONAL Dr. Bell is seriously ill in Arazona. C. U. Euierv has moved to North Hope. Origen McCandltss of Union ville was a caller. Monday. Col. Ike Scanlon will bo a candidate for Hish Constable. Harry Smith of Yenango twp. has moved to Clarion Co. * Peter Bowers of Greece City >va? a Butler visitor. Monday. Mrs. Elliott of Oakland twp. was ill with pneumonia last week. . J. E. Moore of Oakland twp. visited friends in Butler 1 :st week Clyde Kennedy of Peuu twp . visited friends in Butler. Saturday. Geo. Itfc of Pocatello, Idaho, is visit iag friends in Butler to day. J no. M. Emery of Clay twp. visited friends in Butler last week J. L. McK->e of Chicora has soli drug store to C. S. Blackmon. Gellert Goehring of Zelienople was ia town on business. Saturday. J. G. Kavlor of Tairview twp , visit ed friends in Bntler, last week. J. Presley Elliott of Centre twp. wis a CITIZEN office caller last week Joe Gilkey and Tom Marshall of Mars are on a huntiDg tour in Yirginia. Theodore Keck sang for the National Eisteifodd in Pitt-bnrg Christmas. Andrew Beikert and his sister did some shopping in Bntler Saturday. •Tuo. Leis« and wife ok Muddycreek did some shopping in Bntler Friday. Miss Edna Bailey of the public schools spent Christmas with her sister in Erie. Earl Hesselgesser of Winfield twp. did some shopping in Butler. Tuesday. Co. Com r Gillespie has moved to Bnt ler, and is living at 2l'J New Castle St. S. D. Miller and family ate their Cnristmas dinner with friends in Zelie nople. .lohn Christy of Slipperyrock is at tending the Cleveland Ohio, Medical College. Attorney J. W. Hutchison diued Christmas" Dav with bis children in Kittanning. Harry Myers and wife of Stoneboro are the guests of Jos Green and family of ClaytoDia. Mrs. Rev. Fritz of York Pa., whose memory is dear to many Butler people is seriously ill. Sumner Badger, the Boydstown store keeper, and little daughter have been ill with pneumonia. F. E. Kingsbury lias gone to New Brighton, where he is employed in the Enameling Works. R P. Scott, Esq., has removed his of fice to the second floor of the Armory building. See card. Clark Wilson, the veteran editor, and his daughters, passed New Yeirs day with friends in Bntler. Dr. Bradford McAboy, resident physi cian of the Allegheny General Hospital was home for Christmas. Key. C. C. Badirer of Grove City is visiting his parents, Thomas Badger and wife of West Liberty. W. W. Harbison, formerly of Jeff'-r --son twp. is now one of the Supervisors of Shaler twp., Allegheny Co. Mrs. J no. E. Burtner attended the funeral of Mrs. Maggie Criswell Lnther at Washington, Pa., Saturday. Mrs Thomas Mifflin of Slipperyrock twp., suffered a paralytic str< ke on Christinas and is ir poor health. Wayne Walker came home from Oil City to spend Christmas with parents and grandfather, E. McJunkin. J. T. Cranmer of Mt. Chestnut is probably the jonngest looking man for his age—seventy —in the county. Mrs. C. R. Gilchrist and Mi#» Flo. Gil-hrist.of Moniteau visited friends in Bntler and Alb tfbeny, last week. Attorney John W. Coulter was admit ted to practice in the several courts of Allegheny County on last Saturday. j Frank Cleeland, a BOH of Jeweler, D. L. Cleeland, has been elected physical director of Marysville College, Tenn. Mrs. ChAmberlain and family of Jamestown are the guests of her parents Col llaworth and wife, of the Waverfy. George and John Stoner of Erie spent Christmas with their father Che.A Stoner, the Butler transfer hotel keeper. 'Mrs. John A. Richey was forty-eight years of age last Christmas day and cele brated the occasion by giving a dinner party. Fred Renick and Geo. Hilgar of Slip peryrock twp and A. W. Cooper of Whitestown visited friends in Butler, Tuesday. Sheriff Kearus did the handsome before Christmas by buying a flock of twenty two turkeys and distributing them to the poor. \Y. E. Wick earned the good will of the inmates of the County Home by sending them candies and cookies on Christmas. George M. Graham went to Kalama zoo. Mich., last week for his family who bad been visiting there with Mrs. Gra ham's folks. J. A. Kirkpatrick and wife of Toledo, 0.. visited friends in Butler, last week John has a pla'-e in the Ford plate-glass works there. Architect Cobb asserts that Architect Huston's pretty design for a State Capi tol is so nearly like his as to warrant bringing suit. Mifses Alice Patterson and Maud Kit's, students of the National Park seminary. Forest Glenn, Md. came home for Christmas. Senator Quay is going to write a book entitled "Forty Years of Politics. This ought to I*) sufficient to satisfy his bitterest enemies. John E. Hays and L. L. Dobson, who an; employed in the National Tube Mills at Kllwood City, were home on a short vacation last week Epb. Wilson or' Westmoreland Co. who had a local reputation as a goose bon<> and onion skin weather prophet, died a few days age. James W. Martin and wife of New Castle attended the funeral of Mrs. Martin's brother, Samuel OrrAltman of Coylesville, Sunday. H. L. Pond of Mt. Chestnut has re turned home from Mansfield, W. Va., where he lias been repairing a Hour mill for a month past. John Ramsey pleaso come to the front—your nephew by marriage John 1). Applegate. Room /»SSB, Iteading Term inal, Phila wants to hear from yon. Howard Spang and family of West ville. 111 , visited his brother George Spang last week. Howard is a grain merchant and has a prosperous business Harvey Miller visited his friends in Butler a few days ago and then went to Tyrone to see his wjfe. He and Pat Golden have some good wells in Athens Co. ' about »0 miles west of Marietta. Senator Dofftver, on the stage of tLe Park Theatre, a few nights ago, looked like a man of fifty or sixty, and those who visited liiin at his hotel were Bur prised at hin youthful face. 11«- was born in Went Virginia, ii'-ar the Penn sylvania line, in I MSB, moved to lows when a boy, was elected to Congress while he was \et in the thirties and was elected to the IS. Senate by the Legis lature of lowa, lfiht Winter, a remark able record for a man of 4!' years. M. L. Lock wood of Zelienople. Pa., President of the American Anti-Trust League, haw given out a statement in which he critisi/.es the recommendations made l>y President Roosevelt for a ria tional law to govern trade combina tions. Mr. Lockwood contends that there is no necessity for any further legislation on the subject: that the rigid enforce ment of the Uhermau anti-trust law would be sufficient to effectually sup pn si and restrain hurtful trade and in dustrial combinations. Robert Ivory Esq . and wife of Pitts burg were the guests of Mrs. Ivory s mother and brother. Mrs. Isabel Gal bieath and J. M. Galbreath. last week. Misses Mary Bntterfiekl and Nettie White, teachers in the Evans City schools, were the guests of Misses Lotta and Anna White of W. Cunningham St. during Institute A happj" New Year's wedding was that of Lulu Grace Hooks and Walter Hurd which occured at noon on the Ist at the home of the bride's father, Blair at Centre Ave. and South St . in the presence of a large number of friends. Dr. Alden K merer has gone tf S;itts burg. Indiana county, where a good field for a young doctor his presented it-elf.. Indiana county will find him modest but worthy and competent in every respect Harry Hays a son of Martin Ha.i s who weat to Kansas from Lancaster tvvp.. twenty ago and Sheriff Meyers oi: Douglass Co. Kansas, also a Butler Co. boy vis,ted friends in Sutler Co. during the holiday season. C. N. Boyd ami family will sail from New York sometime this m .nth with a party of tourists. forGibralter Napli s, Alexandria and other points -on the Mediterranean: with return tnp through Europe and England. Miss Anareline. daughter of ex-Pro- , thonotary R. J. Thompson and Elward • J. Roberts, of Chicago, were married in the presence of a few friends on Christ mas. Rev. E. S. White officiating. They have left for Chicago where they will make their home. J. F. Mcßride, a Pittsburg bu.-iness man had an odd experience on a tn.in the other day. A supposed married couple i ad a supposed quarrel i.n the train: Mcßride in'trftrred and shortly after the couple left the train-discovered t'» 1t his purse with in it was gone. Wesley Fowler, of San Jose, Cal was in Butler last week looking after his interests in the Speedily oil fields Fowler left this Co about 15 yea.s ago, after the death of his wife, who left him a life interest in forty acres of land in Concord twp. The income from the land did not much more th*n pay the* taxnion Oil Co. has a well due in the Pit jr farm at Concord church jnst west of Middletown. The South I'enn stru •!< a 12 bbl well on the Win Starr fast of Middletown. Saturday. 'Clay tup The Southern Oil Cos Speech ley test on the Andrew McKin ney is dry. MillerstoA-n -Westermann Bros, have completed their No. 2 in the fourth sand pool on the Tim Sweeney farm and have a well tb it started out at W barrels a day. Bntler -A.II. Darling? & Co s. No. 2 on the Johrf C. K«;l!ey came in last week at a 15 barrel gait. The South I'enn is said to hare offer ed Nichols, Mai Onions, per bu ">'> Beets, per bu 50 Cabbage, per lb Chickens, dressed 10 12 Turkey, dressed 15 Parsnips, per bu.? 50 Turnips 40 Apples 80-1 00 Celery, doz bunches ~5 Honey, per pound 12 WANTED - Farmers to bring thei last year's pop-corn to John Hichey's 142 South Main St , Butler, Pa. £ That Dangerous ? \ Cough| j May lead to something more i V serious if not cured soon. / t Our J y Syr. White Pine Comp. \ > with v \ Eucalyptol and Honey, f r is thi: remedy for it, promptly re- C j lieves and speedily cures nil throat / € and bronchial affections. / \ Price 25 and 50c. v J (If you suffer from bea.lache, t Rcdick's headache powders will S f give prompt relief, it ycyir dealer v J does not have them we will send ) N thetil to you by mail, packages of \ J 4 doses 10 cents.) C y Redick & Grohman,C I 3 Prescription Druggists. \ Chemical Paint color, equal to the best oil paint at less than half the cost; also Formula for best paint for tin and sheet iron roofs, the secret ot making them sent post paid for only 25 cts. Address Morris' Mercantile Co., Niles, O. ACCI DENTS. Cha9 Reiger of Clearfield t-.vp. who was run over by his sled some days ago while hauling posts near Carbon Centr. is yet in a dangerous condition. Miss Lizzie J. Mcßride daughter of Hugh Mcßride formerly of Venango twp was killed instantlv by beinir struck by a locomotive in East Pittsburg Dec 10th last. She was buried at Murriusville. Orr Altman formerly of Butler and a cousin of S. L Altman of West Penn St., died at the hospital in Sharon. Dec. 25th, from burns received by the < x plosion of a la lie of molten me. ai. During the two weeks previous to th-- hoi Mays smie fcurtee:; men were ki 1-d in the el mil's of Pittsburg. Sharon and other neighboring tow i s by explc-i sious and several times that number in jured. He was 20 years old and .: son of J. C. Altman of Coyksville. ;ind his rem ics were buried in the Lutheran ceineterj at Worthington. Sunday. An oil well on the Cashdollar farm was burned on the 36th nit Mad Starr was knocked over by a street-car in Pittsburg, a few days but had no bones broken. Lee Eckruan had an arm broken at a well in Westmoreland Co. a few days ago. Leonard Wicks of S, , had a leg broken. Monday, t>y n fall in his barn Flnma Pearl, the eleven-months old ! baby of Joseph Summers and wife of Sherwin, while at the supper table Christmas evening, pulled a cnp of hot tea from the taole. scalding her left j arm very badly. Mr-". Win A. Forqner fell on their front porch and broke her wrist. Real Estate Broker. Parties wishing to purchase ur sell oil properties, farms, city residences or leal talaie of any kiml, should cr.il upon Wu. Waiker.iu Retterer s b'd'g,opposite P, <3. Bu'ler ha. Peoples Phone No. 519. ' ilu.sic scholars a' r2H '.lev ? Si Dec. 1, a food time to enter the But j ler Business College. Jan. 1, 1902, the I best time to enter for work in the new | j ear. Send for a catalogue ! MORE MEN ARE LEARNING everj day that its better to pay a little mor.- for clothes made to measure than to try to save a few dollars, simply because the few therebv saved sacrifices the the clothes. It is impossible to cheapen the work uiauship of goo 1 clothes without destroying their value. Give us your order for our iy> sack suit and we will g've you an interesting example of comfort and economy. Our abundant assortment of new fall goods affords every opportunity for a choice selection. Aland. Extreme Pleasure 1 will result from the use of glasses pur chased at Kirkpatrick's The latest im proved methods are used and glasses furnished at prices to please you. You will also find here all that is new and desirable in Cameras, Photo Supplies, Washburn Mandolins' Guitars and Vio lins. Edison, Columbia a'.'if Victor Talk ing Machines. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician Next to Court Home * wmsm \ 1 J. v V': V -f Don't Suffer from the cdld. Don't wear Underwear unsuited to the season. (let something that is warm and comfortable. We Sell Dr. Deimel's linen mesh underwear. Or. Jaeger's sanitary wool " Jaros Hygienic fleeced " Wright's health " and many others. Have some broken lots winch we are selling v<:ry cheap. Drop in and look at them. Jno. S. Wick. MEN'S HATTER AND FURNISHER. Opposite P. 0. BUTLER, PA. V\ S. & E. WICK, DF.A I.KUH IN ICi.ukli and Worked I.amber ofj 'ill Doom, Ha»h and Moulding. Oil Well UlftH a Specialty. Office and Yard K CutiiiliiKliatii and Monroe uear Wost Perm I)eout, BUTLKB FA County Commissioners' Sale of Real Estate. The undersigned County Coin!i.issio!ser> «=f ButU-r County. Pa., by virtu* of it 11 order «»f the Court of Common Pleas of -aid Oninty authorizing them s<» to do. will * \pose ut public sale in the hallway of the Court Ifoitet* in Butler borough. Pennsylvania. on ' uesday, t"ie nth da\ of .• vbruary, V.m. all the ri-piht. title, interest and claim of said County, of. in ftud to the fallowing re s<%ribed tracts of land: No. 1--Twenty-siv acres. Mlegiaeny town ship. M. S. Adam. :ind Tinsman. owi.t rs or reputed owners, sold t<» county commission ers by John T. Martin, treasurer. June*. IMKS bounded north 1»y landsof J. !lui?.lcr. bound ed 0:1 st by lands «• f W. K. Allen, bounded south by lat.«ls of lilakeley. bounded w< >t by lands of Nicholas ally, deceased. Total tax. interest and r >*»>. tl v No. B—Twelve acres. Allegheny township. E. A. McGinnJ.s. owner or reputed rn»*r. sold to county commissi' uers by < yr;.« il:irp* r. treasurer. -luuel.'i. bound* j <*ll the north v lands of Samu« i ! bo'.mdi'd on ti v east by lands of B. 1 Ilitehkock. bound ed on rhe south by lands . ' J. \V. McGinnis. boanded on the west by iandsof same. Total tax. interest and costs. No. I—Ten acre-. Allegheny township. Harry Thompson, owner or reputed owner, sold tocounty comir.S->ionef> by Cyrus llarp •r, treasurer. June 13. 181 ?. bound« 11 rth by lands of Andrew Campl»ell. bounded east »>y lands of S. A. t'axnpl>ell. bound* d -< nth » i.iruls <-f Isabella Ellis. Ityuri'ied west by lands of Andrew Campbell. Total tax. inter est and costs. ?15.7."». No. 4 —One hundred acres, more or less. Al legheny township. And«i>on «<>r ' Niggle). owners or reputed owner?;. -- Id to county commissioner-' by John T. Martin. • reasurer. June 11. lh£M. bounded north bv . lauds of William Kams. bounded east by iandsof \V. T. Crawford et al.: t >oll tided- out h l.y landsof William Kennedy, now I*. W. Al bert. et al.; bounded west by lands of lames j Jolly. Total tax. Interest and costs. s4l.•;*. j No. s—House and lot. Adams township.. J. j I J. Dauzherty, owner or reputed owner, sold ; I to county commissioners by John T. Martin, j ! treasurer. June s. bounded north by j lands of Ellas Irvin. bounded east by lands : «>f George Marburger. bound* d south by i lan is of W.J. Reed, funded west by lantis of I\ \ W. It. H. Total tax. interest and cost No. 6 House ajid lot in Butler township. I James McCulloujfli. owner or re puted owner, l sold to county commissioners by John T. j Martin, treasurer. June 8 IMW. bounded north by lands of < harles Duffy, bounded, east by lauds of Chart* > Duffy, bounded ! south by lands of Charles Duffy, bounded 1 west by lands of Charles Duffy. Total tax. interest and costs, No. 7 Houte and lot iu Butler township. Chas. Garner, owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners by John T. Martin, treasurer, June 8, 1806.bounded north by New « astle road. l>ounded east by street. bounded south by alley, bounded west by J. \\ . Noble. Total tax. interest and costs.fl7.lW. No. s Thirteen acres* Buffalo Twp.. l ewis Bell, owner tfr reputed owner, sold to county commissioners by Cyrus Harper, treasurer. June 13. bounded north by landsof j,ouis Valler. bounded east by lands of Louis Wal ler. bounded south by lands of Georjre Ream er. bounded west by lands of John Forrence. Total tax, interest and costs. £19.46. No. U—seventy acres, Cleartield township. M. I>. Goldinger. owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners by John T. •1 art in. treasurer. June 8, 1896. bounded north by lands of McDeavitt & Shroup. bounded east by lands of Andrew Me Bride heirs, bounded south by lands of John Sweeny and McGinlev. bounded west ny lands of P. McGrady. Total tax. interest and cost s. f 41.05. No. 10—Four acres. Clearfield township. Miehael Kerr, owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners bv John T. Martin, treasurer. June H. lS'.ni. 1 founded north by landsof Wm. Stewart, hounded east by lands of W. S. Magee. bounded south by lands of William Stewart, bounded west by lands of William Stewart. Total tux, interest and costs, *15.29. No. 11 fifty acres. Connoquenesslng town ship. John J. Dufford. owner or reputed own it. sold to county commissioners by John T. Martin, treasurer, Juno 1898. bounded north by lands of I' W. Thomas, bounded ea>t by lands of Stevenson, bounded south by lands of Ben. Douthett. bounded west by lands of James Nlblock. Total tax. interest and costs. §26.94. No. 12 Two acres, Fairview township. Car rol or Karl Butzer. owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners by John T. Martin, treasurer. June H, 1596, bounded north by public road, hounded east by i'e trolia borough, bounded south by lands of Wm. Wilson, bounded west bv lauds of same. Total tax, interest and costs. &1.4.V No. 13—Lot. Fairview township. Levi Mr- Farm,owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners by John T. Martin, treasurer. June 8. lH9t». Isniiided north hy lands of Paul I'rout man, l>ounded east hy public road. iKiunded south hy lands of N. Pontius, bounded west by lands of same. Total tax. Interest and costs. $14.59. No 14—Two and one-half acres, Fairview township, J. F. Keatty's heirs, owners or re puted owners, sold to county commissioners hy John T. Martin, treasurer, June 8. lWft, hounded north hy lands of Peter Peters, hounded east hy lands of G. H. Gibson, hounded south hy lands of Mary Keep, hounded west hy lands of 11. W. Keep. Total tax. Interest ana costs. 514.117. NV>. 15—Thirty ucr« -. Fairview township. J. 11. Jack, owner e; r. ..Jted owner, sold to county commissioners hy John T. Martin, treasurer. June 8. iMKi. Isiunded north hy lands of W. W. Murtland. hounded east, by lands of Richard Jennings. hounded south hy lands of F. E. McGrew, hounded west by lands of Minerva Wallace. Total tax, inter est and costs. t:Jtf.o4. No. ltJ—Two lots. Fairview township. Na than Milroy. owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners hy John T. Martin, treasurer. June 8. 1*;*;, hounded north by lands of I). W. 1 lart, hounded east hy an alley, hounded south by public road, hounded west by lands of I). \V. Part. Total tax. In terest and costs. ?15.20. No. 17—One lot. Fairview township, T. .1. Dinsmore, owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners hy John T. Martin, treasurer. Jane 8, Is'.tt. bounded north by lands of Nancy 11. Brown. isjundcd east by lands of L. fi. Lunher. lw»unded south by lauds of Lowry Thorne. hounded west by lands of John Andre. Total tax, interest and costs, 814.:, bounded north by lands oi HeuJ Powell, bounded east by , bounded south by lands of \V. T. Martin, hounded by lands Of Albert Wibie. Total tax. interest and costs. $22 44. No. 22—One-ha 11 interest in twenty six acies in Venango township, Andrew Nur eross, owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners hy John T. Martin, VMiotfr, June EL iin, Bonndwd north by lands ot Allies Hcaton, bounded east by I itids of VV. <». Smith, bounded south by lands of J. It McLaughlin, bound* d west by lands of Uev. Peters. Total tax, Interest and osts «14.35. No. 24—One acre lot, Butler borough, Mrs. E o. Martin, owner oi reputed owner, told to county commls-doners ny John T. Martin, treasurer, Ju »O 8, IKW, bounded north by lands of Catharine Kipper, bounded east by an alley, bounded south hy II C- ISrlcker, bounded west by Mercer street. Total tax, interest and costs, il 7.1.5. No. 24 Lot or tract of land in liutler boro. Harvey li, Hunt, owner or reputed owner, •solne lot, Fairview boro. W. Mad I-on, owner or repiiied OH ner. sold to count y cointul 1 -loners by John T. Martin, tr» asiir« r. June N Itfitt, bounded north by ttunbury street, bounded east by McKee, bounded •south by htouKbton, bounded west by Mc l\«e. total tax, interest and cost*. $18.74 No. ;jl—Lot, Petroiia boro, I. Ko-enburg, owner or reputed owner, sold to county commissioners by John T Martin treasurer, jfune 8, IB9tf, bounded north by Central hotel, bounded east by 'l', Deuholin, bounded smith by Main street, bounded we t by Central hotel, Total tax, Inn rest aud cost , Si'i.'iJ. Ko a Hon i aud i"', Sunburj boro, Jel lerson Allen, owner *»r reputed owner, sold to county commlssloners by •lobn T. >1 a< tin i reasuter, June s, ibounded north by J. A. McCandbss, bounded east t#y Main street, bouuded south by , SI7.TK All lands sold will be subject to the up i roval of the Court of common Pleas, on return of sale made at March u i HI of Court, a - required by law ATT KMT, J.J. Met* Alt \ I- V, i.e. kisKxuoojr, JOHN VV. tjiLLLnpiK, Clerk. .lon. I It HElt'l, County Coinuiisnioners. Comml-doners' OfllC .liu'ler Pa., i>ee» tu her '2#i 1.4)1. J2 V WV m-'.koconsta'-t 1 flor* f 1 t"> k< p <>ur m". i:> .n S ) r'epjitiT.ent r.ct tit Viiti, for t S there is no telling what f j hour you may r.< cd < ur \ s.-rvices. Kerm rnbtr v. c f . f arc just as caef.i about * J thi? qtni:. M. Hoover. H. Mc- Sweeney, C. P. Collins I. G. Smith, Leslie P. llazlett, M. Fines in, W. H. Larkln, T. P. MifHin. l)r. W. C. McCandless, BeD Msis W.J. Marks. J. V. Rttts. A. L. Kelber THE Farmers' National Bank, BUTLER, PENN'A. CAPITAL PAID IN, $100,000.00. Foreign exchange t>ought and sold. Special attention given to collections. •OFFICERS: JOHN VODNKINS President JOliy HUMPHREY Vice President C. a. BAILEY Cashier E. W. BINGHAM Assistant Cashier J. F. HUTZLER Teller DIRECTORS. . John Younkins. D. L. Cleeland, E. E. Alirams. V. N. Boyd, W. F. Metzger, Henry Miller, John Humphrey. Thos. Hays, Lev'. M. Wise and Francis Murphy. Interest paid on time deposits. We respectfully solicit your business. Butler Savings Bank fcJutler, Pa. Capital - - - - |60,000.0t Surplus and Pro its - - $225,000 00 JOS. L PURVIS President J. HENRY TROI TMAN Vice-Presideut WM. CAMPBELL, Jr Caj hier LOUIS B. STEIN leller DIRECTORS -Joseph L. Purrlß, J. Henrj Tro'Uman, W. D. Brandon, W. A. Stein. J 8 Campbell. The Butler Savings Bank Is the Oldest Banking Institution! n Butler County. General banking business transacted. We solicit accounts of oil producers, mer chants, farmers and others. All bjslness entrusted to us will receive prompt attention. Interest paid on time deposits. WE OWN AND OFFE£ $39,000 4 1-2 per cent. Borough of Irwin, Penn'a. Improvement bonds due at various dates. Denomination 1500. Interest payable semi-annually Write or call for price and description. C R WILLIAMS & CO., Bank for Savings Bld'g., Pittsburg, Pa. V. R. Wii,t.rAMß. Georoe WKI.SH YOU should deposit your 1 savings with the Real Estate Trust Co., of Pittsburg, Pa -311 FOURTH AVENUE Capital and Surplus,s3,6so,ooo , I'ays 4 per cent, interest on sav ings accounts: 2 per cent, on check accounts. B. B. its a fashion feature to use Laces elaborately this season, especially for gowns and waists, and for children's coats and dresses. Doing largest Lace business in the store's history—not only be cause Laces are in such great style—but chiefly because of the superior variety here—choice, dainty Laces —and prices lower than stores anywhere. Embroideries, too. Gel our special picture—and — price Hook of Laces and Embroid eries—not a circular—but an ex tensive, exclusive Lace and Em broidery Catalogue illustrating hundreds of newest patterns. Prices conspicuously less for fine, pretty Laces. Best money-saving chance ever known in all Flannel selling—6s and 70 cent French and American printed Flannels for waists, 35c yard. Great goods and a great reduc tion—polka dots, figures and striped efiects—styles and colors rifjlit for waists dressing sacques ;>nd children's dresses. Lot 751: to $1.50 Silk Embroid ered Flannels for waists, 50c yard —another easy money-saving. Hoggs & Buhl Department X. ALLEGHENY. PA. | Substantial | I Furnitures At Prices which will Appeal io the Thriffy. f-3? ]Bj Rocking Chairs at Reduced Prices, fi Some of them strictly perfect -.others that have slight imperfections. S6S[ fJolden Oak Rocker, highly polished: carved banister back, solid fStf wood «e:it: the price was >V> (Hi. reduced to *3 50. l€S JCjii Kockers with upholstered seats that are not finished so well as the feat above, reduced from to 50. A few with upholstered seats and backs, reduced from $3 to $2 60. "Sag See theiu in window. 31 5>19 PANTESOTE COUCH ® Deep-tufted, well-made, Reduced to sl4 00 |§j: •s=g Rich red ground floral pattern. sls 00 £gC In golden oak or mahogany finish. New this month. g§sj| Reduced to $2 00 . ™ DINNER SETS {g Pl| Ten patterns to select from. Very choice, 100- piece sets at sl2 00 1 Campbell ft Terapletong Root Out That Pocket Book It is now or never. Great January Clearing Sale at SOHAUL & NAST'S We have made such big cuts, such deep cuts, that everv clothing buyer will feel he is doing his pocket book a great injus tice to neglect our unusal offerings. © o Men's Suits. $5 For your choice of a splendid varie ty of cassimera in checks, stripes and mixtures. Suits that have never been sold for'less than 00. $6 50 For your pick from our regulai #lO suits. This line contains some very nobby effects in fancy cheviots. $8 50 Buys any suit'previously shown in our sl2 50 line. An excellent line to choose from. $lO Our offering in this range of desir able suitings is so rich and vavied as to almost to bewilder one, and every suit is worth sls 00. sl2 50 At this price you have the unre stricted choice of any $16.50 or $lB oo suit in our store. The fabrics include all the newest patterns shown this season. sls Our suitings at this price are marvels of value-giving, The make, the fit and finish being the equal of that turned out by the higfy class merchant tailor. Regular Prices S2O and 522 50. Just as Good Bargains For Boys and Children. Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS. 137 South Main St., Butler. , \ |>Jeweler,| • ) t Fine Line of Holiday Goodsj S 121 B/. *J "7 •- To e ao feet is the proper distance at which a normal eye should clearly distinguish letters }» of an inch. Not one person in a thousand can tell what constitutes normal or perfect vision. Less than one in every hundred has normal vision. I can show you what normal vision i». Can give it if glasses will accomplish it. Normal vision. Kasy vision. Restful vision. Consultation and advise free. FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE. OKFICK —Next door t-' CIT7.KIN oflke butler. Pa. Hen's O'Coats $4 Buys a good heavy overcoat in the popular Blue, Black and Oxford mixtures. These coats sold regularly at $7 00 and $8 00. $6 50 For the Long Cut Oxford Gray overcoats in vough or smooth cloth, considered excellent value at $lO 00. $8 50 Secures one of those big fall cut yoke overcoats with turn up cuffs and vertical pockets actual selling price sl2 50. $lO At this price you have the choice of any of our sls 00 overcoats. Some very swell yoke coats in the new green mixtures among them. sl2 50 This line includes all the most fashionable fabrics in Vogue cut in the moderate as well as the extreme styles. sl6 50 and $lB were our former prices. sls In this price range you will find the l>est ideas of the best merchant tailors production. A glance at these overcoats will tell you more about them than a yard or print. Keal value S2O and $22 50- Blank Books AND Office Supplies Always customary to start your new books first of the year. Our stock is complete in every way. MCMILLAN'S DIARIES FOR 1902. Now is The Time to Have Your Clothing CLEANED OR DYED If you want good and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is just one place In town where you can pet it, and that is at The Butler Dye Works 218 Center avenue- Cf**. Wc do fine work in out Jooi I'hotographs. This is the time ol year to have a picture ot your house. Give us a trial. Ag«ntfortb» Jsu.eatown Slidinsc lilmd Co.—N»>«r York. R. FISHER di SON-