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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 190 J.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
iOTE—AII advents r* intending to make
:aanc • In their -lis. sl-'iuld notify us o1
Jielr Intention ' . ter than Mon
lay moraine.
Sheriff's Sales for Feb. 38.
Jury Lists for March Term.
Application for Charter.
Campbell's Stovea.
Ketterer Bros Shoes.
Miller's Spring Shoes.
Kirkpatrick's Glasses.
The Song You Want.
Sewing Machines and Pianos.
Cook wanted.
AdinlnUiiivors and Executors of estate
;in secure their receipt books at the CITI
,EN office, and persons making public sale!
inalr uote books.
LOCAL AND QENFRAL,
—Valentines tomorrow.
—Lent began yesterday.
—The ice men are now "makinghay.'
—Help to save the country next Tues
day.
—Biddle brothers in song at W. R
Newton's '
—The P. & W. or B. & O. is said to
have arranged for a northern outlet.
—Theraanwh ) lies to a newspaper
reporter slanders the whole community.
—''Dave" Trainer, the notorious horse
thief, broke jail at Clarion, Sunda>
night, but wa-i recaptured while cross
ing the Allegheny river, nest day.
—"Whit's in a n ime?" One of our
candidates for Sheriff has a coon and a
camel on his cards
—Ai- inmate of the County Home left
the institution rather than take his an
nual bath in winter time.
The Water Co. is fixing up a splen
did in W slson Miller's storeroom
lately occupied by John R. Grieb.
—Tne ooe case of varioloid in Butlei
is about cured, and the quarantine or
the house wdl be raised in a few days.
—Ketterer Bros, show windows show
up nicely with their plate glass floors
See* their new adv. in another column.
—The Women's Hospital Association
will hold the regular quarterly meeting
in Y. M. C. A parlors, Tuosday, Feb.
18th, at 3 p. m.
—Two men were killed and a dozer
injured by a blasting accident on the
new cut-off of the Bessie near Green
ville, last Saturday.
—W. B McGeary of the West End
returned from lowa, Monday, bringing
with him a car load of horses. Th<
freight on which was f 155.
—The P. O. was closed yesterdaj
afternoon and will also be closed or
Saturday afternoon the 22nd. Lincoln
and Washington's birthdays.
—.Some politicians who are support
to carry townships in their vest pocketf
have sentiments which can be quicklj
changed by a two dollar bill.
—Lent came in yesterday and oy.iten
promptly jumped from a dollar to ♦1 41
• gallon, eggs will also get stronger 1
bat fish--Oh, they are plenty.
—Word came to Butler, Monday
of the arrival of ' The Lahn" at Naples
list Friday, on which Mr. and Mrs. C.
N. Boyd of Butler are passengers.
-Thompson and Son, and Will Mil
l«r will move to the second story of the
Byers building, and the Record office tc
the basement of the Armory bnilding.
—The ice-gorge in the Allegheny
now exteuds from the 11th St. bridge
tip to Spriugdale or a distance of about
eighteen miles, and a thaw and flood
m*y prove disastrous.
—The Butler County National Bank
will move into the room now occupied
by Ooper, the Tailor, and Cooper will
move into the Graham and Kohler store
room on S. Main street.
—The National Transit Co's offices
are being moved into the second floor of
D. H. Wuller's drugstore building on 8.
Main street, which they will occnpy
dnring the erection of the new bank
building.
—The Butler Silk Mill is now run
ning thirty looms and will soon increase
the number by half. Four hundred
yards of silk are being made daily. The
girls in the factory earn from |5 to $lO
per week
1 —A Farmers Local Institute will be
held in Academy Hall, West Sunbury,
Pa., on Friday, Feb. 21. Two sessions
Ip. m. and 7 p. m. A good program
has been selecteted, v/e hope for a good
attendance.
—The tolls on dispatches or "specials'
sent to the big dailies through the two
local telegraph offices amounted to
about SBOO and altogether there were at
least 150,000 words sent or 200 columns
of solid reading matter about the Bid
dies
—The ballots for the election of next
Tuesday will not numbered. Those for
the Fifth Ward, Butler, will have no
Democratic nominees for School Direc
tor or Constable, as nobody wanted the
nominations declined by S. D. Purvis
and Matthew Brown.
—The State Board of Health will
meet in Butler, on Wednesday and
Thursday, May 7th and Bth next, with
representatives from every county in
the state, to the number of a hundred
or more. The meetings will probably
be held in the Court House.
--Sometimes it pays a man to have
something stolen from him. The horse
and sleigh which the Biddies stole from
Mr. Swartz of near Perrysville was on
exhibition at the Bijou, Pittsburg, last
week; will be exhibited in some of the
neighboring towns this week, and has a
New York engagement for next, at $l5O
a week.
--The representation of the "Court of
Fame" given by some of our young ladies
in the interest of the Second Presby
teran church, in the Opera House, Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, was one of
the prettiest things ever put upon the
local stage, and proves that there is
enough talent in our midst to produce a
first class entertainment any time it is
desired.
—The United States Court of Claims
has decided that oflicerg resigning and
soldiers discharged by way of favor are
entitled to travel pay, i.e. one day's pay
for each 20 miles, from point of dis
charge to their homes. Also that by a
general law passed Jan. 12, 1800, all
who served out their full terms are en
titled to two months' f xtra pay These
decisions have caused the Pension At- '
torneys at Washington to send to every
soldier of the Spanish and Philippine
wars blank applications and contracts
giving the collection into their hands.
The claims will be adjusted by the War
and Navy Auditors to whom applica- j
tion could be made direct, or through
home attorneys.
PERSONAL.
C. W. Hawn of Concord waain Butler
Monday.
Mrs. Cyrus Campbell is ill with kid
ney trouble.
Mrs. Jacob Boos was afflicted by par
alysis. last Sundav.
Al Rider is working on a gas well
at Coylesville, for Phillips.
Rachel E. Armstrong of Potersville
has been granted a sl2 pension.
Mrs. Lulu Davis of Brady visited her
sister, Mrs. Harry Allen, this week.
W. T. Roes and wife of Bntler Junc
tion did some shopping in Butler, Tues
day.
R D. Sefton of Clinton twp. attended
to some legal business in Bntler, yester
day.
A. C. Jamison of Cherry twp , is cut
ting timber on the Tom Wilson place in
Clay twp.
Walter Siebert of W. Wayne St. is
recovering from a threatened attack of
typhoid fever.
Henry Horn of Saxonburg, says it is
qniet there; and that we are having all
the fan in Butler.
L. M. Wise, Esq. seemed a pension of
$6 per month for Mrs. James Hamel of
Renfrew, last week.
Dr. J. J. Donaldson and family at
tended the funeral of his father, at
Greenville. Tuesday.
C. G. Offut of Zelienople has a lumber
camp near Euclid and wants to employ
a male cook. See card.
William McJunkin and wife of Chica
go were the guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. McJunkin, last week.
William White ha 3 secured a position
in the Government Printing House at
Washington D. C., and left Butler,
Tuesday.
W. B. McCandless of McCandless was
in ♦own, Thursday. He is making a
success of the sewing machine and
piano business.
Edgar Aland of S. Main street is ill
with intermittent fever at the home of
his aunt in Pittsburg, where he has
been working for a lumber company.
Vice President Andrews of the City
Savings Bank of Detroit is a Napoleon
of Finance, but he is now under arrest
for using a million of the bank's money.
Esq. Leslie of Middfcsex, J. C. Beigh
ley ot Connoquenessing, C. M. Camp
bell of Concord, E. H. Baker of Penn,
and Chas. Ross of Jefferson, were among
our visitors, Saturday.
The friends of Miss Pearl McMarlin
will be glad to hear that she has fully
recovered from the varioloid and has
been up for over a *.eek. No other
members of the family were sick.
Prof. J. W. Ritchie and wife, nee
Pearl Andrews, will sail at 1 p. m. of
the 15th from New York for Manila via
the Suez canal. Mr. Ritchie is engaged
by the government as a professor of
botany.
James C. Heydrick, a son of Jesse
Heydrick, and Miss Anna, a daughter
of Rev. Cronenwett, were married at
the bride s home last Thursday, by her
father; and left that evening for a trip,
after which they will reside at No.
N. Bluff St.
Ed. J. C. Grohman, the druggist, and
Miss Elvia Coe, were married at the
bride's residence, Tuesday noon, by Rev.
White, and left town for a short wed
ding trip,after which they will reside at
549 Walker Aye.
John Campbell is back in Butler with
the brigade of men in the employ of the
great St. Louis Wrought Iron Range
Co., now doing Butler Co. for the third
time. Maj. Gen. Lollar of Texan is in
command with headquarters at the
Waverly.
William McCarten, a yonng man who
keeps time for the iron workers over at
_the Plate Glass plant and Mary R. Ball
a daughter of Jos. Ball dec'd, were
married at Pittsburg, Tuesday and are
stopping at the Waverly. l'hev are
said to have had a very brief acquaint
enship. The bride is very favorably
known and accomplished.
R. Ly Blair of Weston, W. Va , comes
to the front with an offer to put Mrs.
Kate Soffel on the stage for a starring
tour Blair has had experience in
theatrical ventures. He sends word
that he will furnish bail for her and
pay the fees of her attorneys if she will
enter into a year's contract to star in a
company which he will form Blair has
just realized on the sale of a saloon in
Weston.
Detective McGovern has received a
letter telling him he had but four days
to live and to prepare for death; Father
Walsh received one cursing and reviling
him for administering the sacraments
to the Biddies, while Rainey Hoon
daily receives sweet scented epistles
from lovely girls telling how highly
they esteem bravery, asking for
photographs and even hinting for his
ideas on inntrimony. One is from a
young Indiana widow said to be worth
half a million.
Mrs. Soffel, after slowly improving
all last week is now afflicted with pleu
risy, which will probably retard her
convalescence for two weeks. Monday
morning sue sat propped up in bed for
a while. During the last few days she
has been able to eat and sleep better
than last week. Her temperature
ranges about 100 and bis pulse about
105 while breathing is short and labor
ed on account of the plenrisy. Her
parents and two Pittsburg lawyers
visited her last week, brightening her
spirits considerably.
His majesty, Charles M. Schwab, of
the steel corporation, completed his
European progress and sailed for home
last Friday As we learn from cable
dispatches, he breakfasted Thursday
with the lord mayor of London, was re
ceived by Kind Edward in the afternoon
and was dined by Sir Thomas Lipton in
the evening. Readers have been pleased
to note the desire of crowned heads to
greet one of our "American monarchs"
who as head of a billion and a half
corporation, draws a salary that makes
the privy purses of royalties "look like
thirty cents," but there have been some
things in connection with his progress
that we cannot "stand for." One of
these occurred at the dinner Thursday
evening, when, as the cable says, "the
orchestra played coon songs and Sousa
marches" and Sir Thomas Lipton there-
I after declared that it had been "quite
an American gathering "
—The lowest bid for tho building of
the 2nd Presbyterian church was about
$25,000 and the contract was not let
yesterday.
—The County Commissioners of Alle
gheny county have fixed upon Monday,
the 24th inst, as the time for hearing
the claimants for the $5,000 Biddle re
ward.
—The Executors' sale of the John
Glasgow property in Clinton twp. has
again been adjourned, this time to Fri
day, Feb. 28th, at 2 p. m., at the Court
House in BuMer. See bills posted for
description of the pro perty.
—Tho Library Association will hold
their annual Rummage Sale the seccond
or third week in April; the place will be
decided upon and announced in due
time. All persons interested in the
welfare of the Association aro request
ed to donate secondhand clothing, fur
niture, wearing apparel and any odds
and ends unnecessary about tho house,
as all can be at the Rummage
Sale and they will be thankfully 'retriev
ed and materially assist the Association
—When some Pittsburg detectives
and newspaper scribes found they could
not run the Butler jail, they straight
way went forth and began to abuse
Butler county, and suid all sorts of mean
things in some Pittsburg papers, which
didn't hurt anyone but those reporters
and pipers, as there was an active little
boycott in progress here lust week.
Most of the army of reporters sent into
Butler were gentlemen, creditable to
their profession, but there were one or
two exceptions.
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.
I Daniel Adams vs Jos. L. Purvis and
L«*vi O. Purvis, trading as S. G. Purvis
& Co , summons in assumpsit for s43*.
: claimed as a balance due on a debt of
f&88, for bnildipg stairs in a boys' high
' school in Philadelphia.
Herman Seaton vs Alfred Shira. ap
peal by deft, from judgment ofs3B reud
| ed by "Philip Hilliard, Eeq.
Annie F. Jackson vs Chas A. Jackson,
; petition for divorce.
NOTES.
Esq. J. E. Stoops, of Slipperyrock
borough, was in town. Friday morning,
ami handed the report of the Inquest
on the body of Earnest H. Morrow to
| Clerk Graham. The Jury report that
dentli was caused by a blood clot on the
brain, following a fracture caused by a
blow bv David Sneathen with a pick'
handle, and that it was a case of Justi
fiable Homicide. The jury consisted of
Samel J. Sowash, ii. H. Grossman,
Robert E Collins. Isaac Wirncr. W. M.
Dickson and T. B. Kelly. The same
afternoon Jonathan Morrow, father of
the dead man,entered a charge of murder
agaist Snealhen Deputy Sheriffs Hoon
and Thompson drove to Slipperyrock.
served the warrant, and left Sueatheu
in charge of D. Wilson who brought
him to Butler, Saturday moruing
Sntatben was allowed to return home
after giving bail in SSOOO, with W. M.
Humphrey, J. E Bard, Thomas S.
Couiter and IJ. P. Griffith as bondsmen.
Several other Slipperyrock citizens were
in town and offered to go on the bond.
Morrow left a wife and five small chil
dren in p «or circumstances.
On petition of Howard Graham, a
commission of lunacy consisting of Dr.
A. M. Neyman. J. H. Jackson. Esq ,
and Thomas Uazlett wer* appoint ad on [
Edward Warnock and on their finding
he was committer) to Polk Whrnock
was an inmate of the County Home
from Saxon burg. He is 20 years old.
The ejectment case of Covert et al ve
the P. & W. Railroad Co , has been aft
pealed by Attorney R. P. Scott from
the Superior to the Supreme Court
A deed poll dated July 31, 1857, was
rec-orded last week ia which the
State trans-ferred property in Butler and
other counties to the Penn'a Railroad ,
Co. for $7,500,000
The polling place of the First ward
has been fixed at the Markham Hock
and Ladder room, ;>72 Centre Ave.
Frederick O. Gallie grand>on of
Frederick Owens, dec'd. of Saxonburg
has petitioned for partition of decedents
real estate.
Geo. W. Watson was appointed
fnardian of the four minor children of
amuel and Mary Hesselgesser and
grand children of Thomas Martin, dec'd
of Buffalo twp.
August H. Behui was appointed
guardian of three minor children of
Isaac E. and Louisa Blakeley.
R. J. Ferguson was appointed guard
ian of Thomas K. Ferguson, minor son
of John and Mabel Ferguson.
Private sale of the farm of Jacob
Hutzley. 107 acres at Reibold to Chas
F. Nicholas for $2850, has been approv
ed.
Wra, H. Miller, grantee of one of the
heirs has petitioned for partition of the
real estate of Judge Abraham McCand
less, dec'd.
W. F. Rumberger has petitioned for
discharge as guardian of G. J. F. Ehiner
minor son of Geo. L. Ehmer. dec'd
Joseph Barron was appointed guard
ian of Charles and Howard, minor
children of Joseph L. Cross, dec'd of
Slipperyrock twp.
Motion court was held Monday.
Petition has been made by Samuel A.
Seaton, guardian of John A. Sloan,
minor son of Mrs. Daisy Sloan, dec'd.,
and grand-nephew of Maria B. Brandon,
dec'd., of Harrisville, to have the pro
bate of will and letters testamentary in
the estate of the latter revoked.
On an amended petition of citizens
of Middlesex for a public road, Thomas
Hazlett was appointed viewer.
John Brighton, Thomas Brighton,
Chas A. Heath, and John R. Murphy
have petitioned for naturalization.
Motion for a new trial lias been made
in the suit of T. B Burton of Middlesex
vs Forest Oil Co.
Walter McCail was appointed gnar
dian of Robert 8. McCall.
The jail terms of Jacob Pleeger and
Abe Miller, expired, Tuesday, and they
were discharged next day, leaving only
three prisoners in the jail.
Doubt DO longer exists in the minds
of the law officers of Allegheny county
that some outnide person or persons
were involved in the conspiracy which
resulted in the escape of the Biddies.
In this line sensational disclosures are
expected in a day or two. The Dis
trict Attorney's office has obtained a
great deal of evidence on this phase of
the Biddle case and arrests and prose
cutions are expected soon.
The license of the Hotel Byers at Pe
trolia was transferred, Monday, to
Ralph Gregg.
COMMISSIONERS' SALE.
Tuesday the County Commissioners
sold at public sale the following proper
ties, which they had bought in at tax
sales during the past six years.
3# acres of M S Adams and Tinsttnan
in Allegheny to J B McJunkin and F J
Forquer for $5.
106 acres of Anderson Niggle in Alle
gheny to Clarence Walker for £!7.
13 acres of Lewis Bell in Buffalo to
Geo Riemer of Natrona for S2O.
2 acres of Carl Bntzer in Fairview
twp. to J B Bredin for $5
Lot of Nancy Brown iu Fairview twp
to Geo D Stepp for $3.
One acre of R V Brown in Fairview
twp. to J B McJtinkin and JOB For
quer for sl.
Half interest in 2(5 acres of Andrew
Norcross in Venango to J B McJunkin
and F J Forquer for sl3.
Two honses and lots of Samuel Craw
ford on Second St, Butler, to Clarence
Walker for sl.
Lot of R W McKee in Fairview to J
J Maxwell for sl.
Lot of I Rosenbsrg to AM Christley
for sl.
A majority of the properties advertis
ed were redeemed.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
John F Hindman to M J Wolford 158
acres in Cherry for SISOO.
H O MeOill to Amelia Dambach one
acre in Harmony for SSOO.
A H Knaulf to Wahl Bros 7 acres in
Forward for $750.
Also 48 acres for $ 1108.
Perry (1 Turner to Abner C Snow 15
acres in I'arker twp for $l5O.
S B Turner to same one acre in Parker
for SSO.
John S McElvain to W D Weitzel lot
in lintler for S9OO.
Eliza C McCalfin to Win J Young lots
in Centre for SSOO.
M J Godfrey to Joseph J Weist lot in
Bntler for SIBOO.
John A Sullivan to Jacob and Sarah
Friend 2 acres in Summit for sl7i{ 02.
Trustees of Eau Claire Academy to R
L Allison 1 acre in Eau Claire for fIBSO.
t R L Allison to School District of Eau
Claire same for $1350.
L. P. Hazlett to J. H. Heck lot in
Butler for SIOOO.
Samuel \V Badger to James W Badger
1 acre in Concord for SIOO.
Templeton Bros to Alf A Campbell
lot in Butler for S7OOO.
Alex Mitchell to James B Mitchell
fartn in Summit twp. '
Co Commissioners to Geo J Haben lot
in Butler for sl.
Geo J ilulten t<> Wesley E Cochran lot
in Butler for SIOOO.
iHC Lensner to W W Watters lot in
Forward for $lO5.
WANTED -A plain cook —a man.
Inquire of C. G. Glint, at Euclid P. G.
The young people of Butler County,
who live in railroad towns, or in towns
near the railroad, who are not over 18
years of age, can secure (tar fare at
arterial rates, and thus attend the Butler
Business College and board at home.
The trains make good connections from
all directions, and students coming
thus, lni.Hs none of their classes. Many
of our students are doing this every
term. If interested, send for particulars
also catalogue and circulars
ACCIDENTS.
Aaron Campbell of Franklin township
had a leg broken by a kick from his
horse a few days ago.
Donald R., the son of Co. Scp'd't
Painter, who was bnrned week before
last by his clothing taking tire from the
grate, is recovering from his bnrns.
Charles Allen, r tool dresser, working
in the Speecffly field, narrowly escaped
being roasted alive one day last week.
The yonng man was standing with his
. back toward the stove in thj derrick
| floor and before he noticed any nnusnal
i heat his entire back vraa in flames. It
was with some difficulty that the fire
was extinguished and although he bad
a new suit of working clothes rnined.he
considered himself very fortunate to vet
off without further injury.
P. S. The fire sat hard on Charle>'s
situation, and he will take his meals
standing for a >*hile.
Joseph Black, aped 17 year* of Down
town, while coasting last week collided
with a pest and bad the ! ridjre of his
nose broken and crushed dowu fl it on
his face He was brought to the hos
pital where Drs. James Gro-smau and
McAdoo by an operation restored the
organ to its natural shape.
A cab driven by Gc-o Sutton and con
taining Mrs. Catharine Kerr, widow o:'
the late James K>-rr. was struck by a
street car while crossing the truck.-! last
evening at Clay and MainSts Tin cab
was badly smashed ai.d Mrs K»*rr and
Sutton both injured, tho"gh not seri
ously. Mrs Kerr was taken to the
home of her daughter Mrj
Meals.
CHURCH NOTES.
The Lutlier Le»gue of the First Eng
lish Lutheran church held a very
ple'isatiT s K-ial ar tLe home "f John
Hildebr»ud on Mifflin St. last Thursday i
at which a considerable sum ot money
was raised for church purposes.
The YOUT G Peoples' Christian Union
of the U. I*. church held a reeppr-.on
Friday evening at the home of Aaron 1
Beighley «.n W. Jefferson St.
Staff-Captain Mrs Sbepparrt of Dn
-15 i-* will speak neit Sunday at 11 a. in
in the Fir.->t Baptist chnrcii and at 7 p.
w. in the Reformed church in Spriu-j
--d de. She will also conduct the services
in thw Salvation Army Hall oil Saturday
evening at b p. m. and Sunday evening
8:30 p. m.
Kev Dr. Gilkey missed the train anu
drove all the way fn-iu Mercer to But
ler, arriving after !♦ p m , to deliver his
lecture "Dollars and Sense" in the U.
P. church, last Friday evening.
."Ylarriage Licenses.
James Charles Heydrick Butler
Anna Kathrine Cronenwett "
Emil Arnold Bntler
Margaret Wtrry "
John P. Klink Coalto'.vn
Annie E Stevenson "
Edward Carothers Sberwin
Hannah Gaunon "
John Layery Penn twp
Belle Hamiuil Blairsville, Pa.
John T. Gadsby Eau Claire
Bndella Sloan Six Points
Edward J. C. Grohman Butler
Eninia Elvia Coe "
Chaine W. White Beaver Falls
Ertna V. Monroe Chicora
J F Kelly Murrinsville
Pricilla Kelly
Athanasius Denny Winfield twp
Estella R Easley Buffalo twp
At Pitt, burg—David Porter of Alle
gheny a. d Martha Zie of Butler Co.
At Pittsburg, Win. McCarten and
Marie Ball oif Butler.
At Kittanning—M. H. Welsh of
Hawthorn and Celia Kersoon of Bntler
county.
At Pittsburg—E. A. Hoover of Pitts
burg and Eva Corbett of Butler county.
Y. M. C. A. Ladies Auxiliary.
At the a-innal meeting of the Young
Men's Chr ; stian Association Auxiliary
the following officers were elected for
the year: Mrs. T C. Campbell, Prcs ;
Mrs. J. V. Kitts, Vice Pres.; Mrs. A T.
T.Scott, Sec.; Miss Mary Grohman,
Treas The officers desire that all
members who know themselves to be in
arrears will their due shall pay the
same to Mi'-s Grohuian at an early date
Open Social Session--F. 111. (J.
All m libera of Butler Subordinate
Ruling, No. 729 of the Fraternal Mystic
and theii friends are cordially invited
to be pri sent at tho Open Social Session
to t>e held in the Lodge Room. Third
Floor, Trontm:'.!! building, on Wednes
day evening, February 10. at 7:UO p m.
A highly interesting and entertaining
program of a varied character will be
given during the evening.
The address of tho evening will be de
livered by Supreme Mystic Ruler F. H.
Dnckwitz of Philadelphia.
After 'he almve programme has been
rendered, an old-time "basket social"
will be participated in. Each lady is
requested to bring with her a basket or
b>x with "lunchjfor two."
COMMITTEE.
PARK THEATItE.
LOVERS' LANE—THURSDAY FEB. 18.
Down in an old New England
village where stillness reigns supreme,
is the place where Clyde Fitch, the
most popular American author found
material for his beautiful rural play,
Lovers' Laue, which will appear in this
city this evening.
FENBERG STOCK CO.—ALL NEXT
WEEK.
All next week we are glad to announce
that the famous Fen berg Stock Co.
will appear at the Park Tnaatro in an
entire new repertory of plays The
opening bill will be Jos. Le BrantV 4
act military comedy drama "The Red
Cross Nurse." The Fenberg Stock Co.
is now on its second successful season
and wherever they have appeared they
have had great success. The company
is a strong one. The costumes, scenery
and electrical effects carried by this
company are all new and elaborate, a
car load of scenery being carried and
everything being presented in A 1
manner. The specialties introduced be
tween acts are a feature. Mr. Fenberg
belives in the "Continuous" therefor
there are no long and tedious waits.
The moving pictures introduced by this
company are alone worth the price of
admission.
Pittsburg Orchestra.
Only five more sets of concerts by the
Pittsburn Orchestra remain to be given
this season and the programs will grow
in brilliance from now until the end of
the season. This week Friday eveniug
and Saturday afternoon the following
program will be given: Overture. The
Barlier of Bagdad, Cornelius; Aria
Ah fors e lui, from Traviata, Verdi;
Symphony No. 3 in F minor, Stanford;
a. Sernade, b. La Jota Aragonaise.
Saint Saens; Song: Coquette, Stern;
Hollafest, from Die Konigskinder,
Hnuiperdinck.
(iraiHl Opera House, Pittsburg.
Next week Sardon's sublime play
Madame Sans Oene.
Pittsburg theatre-goers are familiar
with this suburb play of Sardon's
through its exploitation by Kathryn
Kidder, who created the role in this
country. The play was originally
written for the celebrated French
actress. Madame Rejane, who presented
it in Paris for the first time on any
stage four years ago. It has recently
been given in Pittsburg by the Irving-
Terry company, when it was declared
by tho Pittsburg newspapers to l>e the
most attractive play in the entire reper
toire of the distinguished artists.
Madame Sans Gene, will receive a note
worthy production by the stock com
pany next week.
Tin- Victor
Talking Machine in the B. R. & P. Cafe
calls the hungry traveler to the biggest
an«l best 25 cent meal set up in Butler.
Everything new, neat and clean.
Every convenience for ladies.
Meals for sleighing parties on short
notice.
Bell Telephone, 147.
The Butler Business College has al
ready filled positions this term. Ex
pects to till 100 before the next term
term opens next September.
OIL NOTES.
The Market—Both agencies are pay
ing $1.15 this morning.
Evans City—C. G. ahd H Christie
strtiek a 7 barrel bur dred foot well last
week. their No. 4 on the Berringer
farm After being shot the well spout
ed nearly to the top of the derrick, bnt
the pressure fell off. «
Mars—The Forest has a 111-barrel well
on the S. W. McDermoth farm.
Bntler—The Forest & Recseman are
drilling their No 3 on the Koch farm
west of the Fair grounds
Clearfield—Campbell & Murphy's No
•"> on the Chas Riley farm came in Mon
day and sand to be a 15 barrel well.
Concord—The South Penn has com
pleted wells during the past week on the
W. W. Jackson and I. C. Donaldson
farms Nicholas & M-Gill are to have
a well in Friday em one of the Campbell
farms It is reported that McAnally.
Starr & Co drove four stain s for new
locations this week on or near the P:sor
farm at Concord church. The Sc utbet'j
has a well due in the sand today.
Adams twp—The Ad-uus Sarber Oil
Co. are drilling on Charles Miliar be-is
farm, and Duff Bros have wells located
on the Geo. Stang and Jus. Mow: y
farms and Jus Sini'h is to drill on the
Jacob Rine Thes'J three operators IIKV.'
1800 acres leases between Mars and tue
Butler plank road
Esler. O'Brien & Co, Weluesd.y.
struck another go .dwell on t»e Schwab
farm in Allegheny Co south of Clinton
twp. It is suit! to be good for 15 or 'JO
i barrels
Letter to «J. H Harvey.
; , Burler. Pa.
1 Dear Sir: Do vou mix your ov ■ ats
yet? Yon e ndo betur 7. • nsrd
| to mix: requires machine' ~ng by
hand is slo>v and nnfs i- ■ ,y work;
and. in mixing lend • . ..e, you have
• nothing to go ■r ; uoth being white,
when ar>- tbtr mixed? Also, zinc should
he ground into the lead: not simply
' mixed in, but gronnd in.
Buy Devoe lead and zinc. It is the
| right proportion and thoroughly ground
• n linseed oil; rothingelse, but color and
j dryer.
The colors are uniform: ready to dip
the brush in. Costs less and wears twice
as long as shop mixtd paint.
Yours truly.
68 F. W. DEVOE & Co.
P. S. —Patterson Bros, sell our paint
in Butler.
California.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Person
ally-conducted Tour to California will
leave on February 25. Passengers will
be transported t > El Paso. Texas, in
spe-ciai Pullman cars. At the latter
point they will be transferred to the
Mexico and California Special, compos
ed exclusively of Pullman parlor-smok
ing. dining-room, drawing-room, sleep
ing, compartment, and observation cars
which will be used over the entire trip
back to New York. While the best
hotels will be used where extended stops
are made, the train will be at the con
stant command o? the parly.
Round trip tickets, covering all ueces
sarv expenses, from Pittsburg will be
$370.
For further information apply to
ticket agents: or address Geo W Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Philadelphia.
Florida.
The second Pennsylvania Railroad
tour of the season to Jacksonville, allow
ing two weeks in Florida, will leave
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington by special train on Febru
ary 18
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation. Pullman accommoda
tions (one l>ertb), and meals en route in
both directions while traveling on the
special train, will be sold at the follow
ing rates: Pittsburg £53.00. and at pro
portionate rates from other points.
For tickets, itineraries, and other in
formation apply to ticket agents, or to
Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
"iMiTiluTsale.
John Walker of near Saxonbnrg in
tends moving to the city and will have
a public sale of stock, implements etc.
on hi* farm near Saxonbnrg on Thurs
day, Feb, 20th.
Ho! Farmers ;ui<l Feeders!
One Hundred Tons Bnckwhest Mid
dlings for sale cheap No hulls in I hem
Nothing like them for cow feed gieat
milk producers. Come before they are
all gone. It's a long time till pasture.
Seeds! Seeds!! Seeds!!!
We are selling seeds every day and
have ihe largest snd best stock in
Western Pennsylvania, all liought be
f< re the advance Don't come here,
if you want a low grade need, we
have only Ihe kind we bundled before,
and everybody knows we are head
quarters for the best in the seed line.
KLINGLER'S.
"A ROLLING STONE
gathers no moss" —is an old and very
trne Haying, but pennies and dimes roll
ed into the Ileal Estate Trust Company,
Pittsburg, "gather moss" at tho rate of
4 per cent, compounded twice a year,
Write for booklet ' How to Bank by
Mail. Capital and Surplus £1,500,000.
Great reduction in Steel Fire Proof
Safes. 575 lb. reduced from #45 <"> to
$25 00. House safes 75 lb. 00, 125 lb.
#ll 00, 200 lb. #ls (X) with combination
locks. Catalogues for the asking.
C. VV. FRANKLIN,
P. O. Box 007, Pittsburg. Pa.
Market*.
Wheat, wholesale price 80
Rye, " 05
Oats, " 50
Corn, " 70
Buckwheat. 60
Hay, {' 12 00
Eggs, " 25
Butter, " 23-25
Potatoes, " 85
Onions, per bn 75
Beets, per bu 50
Cabbage, i»er lb 01
Chickens, dressed 10 12
Turkey, dressed 15
Parsnips, per bu 50
Turnips 40
Apples 80-1 00
Celery, doz bunches 25
Honey, per pound 12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Se;ile«l proposals will be received np
to February 21. Hio.', for the erection of
I lie Cabot I IM itnle building to be ei eel
ed at Nmoubing Kta . Pa . estimates
will required for bolh veneeer, and
MI all flame btiildiug. Plans and «|lHC
ifi< .iHons can be obtained at the office
of Kiau-e& Freehling, at Denny. I'a
Bond will lie required with approved
security to full amount of estimate.
The board reserve* the right to reject
any or all bills.
By order of the Board.
W T FITKKHLI.NO,
Sec'ty of Committee,
Denny, Pa.
Butler County Farms for Sal®.
lIJS acres, a No. 1 farm, $5500.
100 acres, 8 room house, oil royalty of
#l2 per month. s«<soo.
105 acres, oil royalty of $lO per
month, £IOOO.
50 acres, good buildings, gas royalty
of SIOO per year, $:1000.
25 acres, in a good location. $2200.
80 acres, neaa Btiller* Pa.. S2OOO.
25 acres, good buildings, SIOSO.
10 acres. 5-room hoube anil barn.s|(M>o
These are improved farms, good
water, fruit, soil and generally rolling
land.
For further information inquire of
THKODQRK VOOELEY
238 S. Main St., Butler, Pa-
To Whom it May Concern
Walter's Best Flour is the "best".
Makes the finest bread we ever had.
Signed, Mas. JOHN GRAY.
WANTED Faimetsto bring Ihei
last sears pop-corn to John Kichey's
142 South Main St, Butler, Pa.
Elocutionary Kntertaiiinicut.
Miss Edith M. Galbreath, of Rogers,
Ohio, will give an Elocntionary Enter
tainment at the Y. M. C. A. Hall in
Butler, on Friday evening, February
21st. She is only twelve years of age.
bnt has traveled extensively both east
and west, eiving entertainments in New
York. Pennsylvania. Ohio and Missouri.
Good Acvice to Our Friends
If jou have any kidt?, pelts, furs cr
tallow we would advise you to sell them
to the Butler Hide and Fer Co., «ln are
always n the mark, t and p.: s the high
est price. 0!:-ee and s: re room.
333 r. St . But!«*r, Pa
IC. BkiCKF.s, Agt .
sot Meict. St. f-lutier, I'a.
Real Estate Broker.
I'-rt;.-. wishing to purchase or s_ i
C'l j-.ro, . . tli -, f'arm>, city reside ices
r i! estate ■ r any k:ni"', -.hou <1 call ni-or
•v'iji. \. -.lktr.it: Kc'terer'-. b'd'g.oppov-v*
<>. rt 'tier I- f'e.n.Jes Pfcope No. v'\l.
•c • • <-si» - - ■* e»- -
School teachers, we will be ready for
tnose of jou who wi-h tolHkeabr.s
or sboithand conr.-e with u.», about ti
fi st of April.
Music scholars •• - . •
c i
Th proximity of Butler to PitNbur:,
it very easv for graduates of the
t •> er Business College to secure the
)• zof positions.
Sewing Machines and Pianos.
W. B. McCandless has received
another car-load of Davis sewing ma
chines and unloaded them at the We.-;
Penn depot, last week. Mr McCand
less is also handling the Behr Bros'
pianos, manufactured at New York, one
of the best makes in the market.
Mr. McCandless has been one of the
most successful sewing machine agents
in the county and we wish him the
same success with his mnsical instru
ments. He has made a nice beginning,
and has sold a nnmber of Behr Bre.s';
pianos during the past year. His al
- is McCaudlcfs P. 0., Pn.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
By virtue of sundry writs of Von. Ex., H.
Fa., Lev. Fa.. &c., issued out of the Court of j
, Common Pleas of Butler Co., I'h., and to me j
directed, there will l>e exposed to public sale
at the Court House in th« borough of Butler, j
I Pa. on
Friday,the 2Hth day of February,
A. D. 1902, at 1 o'clock p. m.. tlio following
described property, to-wit:
E. D. No. -49, March Term. 19)12. P. W. Low nr.
Attorney.
All the right, title. Interest and claim of
Jeremiah Katster. defendant. O F Kelster. .1
C Kelster and Mrs. James Mcßnrney, terre
tenants, of, In and to all that certain pleii
or parcel of land, situated In Muddycreek
township, liutler county. Pa., Ixninded as
fol'ows. to-wlt: On the north by lands of
Joslah (iallagher. on the east by lands of
Joslah UallaKher.et al. on the south by lanas
of F W Gallagher and on the west by lands
formerly or Jeremiah Kelster. contains
thirty-live (36) acres, and having thereon
erected a log house and barn.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of Jeremiah Kelster, defendant, O K
Kelster, J C Kelster and Mrs. James Me
lt urney, terre tenants, at the suit of James
Findley, now for use of P II Sechler.
E. I). Nos. 47 and is March Term, 1992. W.
I). Krandon. Attorney.
All the right, title, interest and claim of
Mrs. Joseph Cowan. Eva I. Cowan, (nee
Thompson) and Joseph Cowan, of. In and to
all that certain f lece or tiarcei of land, situ
atcd In Middlesex township, liutler county.
Pa., bounded as follows, to-wit! On the
north by lands of W K Thompson, on the
east by lands of ,S Thompson, on the south
by lands of James Fulton and McCasll i
heirs and on the west by John Forquer and
James Cowan, containing fls acres, more or
less.
Seized and taken In execution as the prop
erty of Mrs. Joseph Cowan, Eva I. Cowan
(nee Thompson) and Joseph Cowan, at the
suit of the liutler Savings Bank, et al.
E. I). No. ;tj, March Term, 190:.'. W. 11. I.usk,
Attorney.
All the right, title. Interest and claim of J
M White of. In and to all that ceruilu piece
or lot of land, sltie : <1 in Evansburg boro,
Butler county. I'u., oouuded as follows, to
wlt: On the north by V'in Buren street, on
the east by Harrison street, on the south by
Water street, and having thereon erected a
two story frame house and outbuildings.
Seized and taken In execution as the prop
erty of J M White at the suit of The Citizens
Bank of Evansburg.
E. D. No. 2X, March Term, 1002. W. 11. Lusk.
Attorney.
All the right, title. Interest and claim of
James A McClelland of. In and to all that
certain piece or lot of land, situated In
Evansburg liorough, Butler county, I'a..
Iniunded as follows, to-wlt: On the north by
an alley, on the east by lot of David Garvin,
on the south by Jackson street, and on tin
west by an alley, having a frontage of 30
feet on said Jackson street, and running
back by parallel lines ISO feet to alley on the
nortli and having thereon erected a two
story frame dwelling house and outbuildings.
Selwd and taken in execution as the prop
erty of James A McClelland at the suit of
Herman Schilling.
E. I). No. 52, March Term, 1002. John R.
lleiinlnger. Attorney.
All the right, title. Interest and claim of
Maggie A Snyder and Philip W Snyder of. In
and to all that certain piece or parcel of
land, situated in Jefferson township, Butler
county, I'a., bounded as follows, to-wlt: Be
ginning at the northwest corner at a point in
the middle of the Saxonlmrg road; thence
east by lands of Arthur heirs and It M
Johnston, one hundred and forty and two
tenth (I 4() a-10) perches; thence soutn by
lands of John Emerick forty-one and slx
tcuth perches to a |>ost; thence west by lands
of James Armstrong one hundred and tweiyo
and one half (112 V 4) perches, to a post, on the
Saxo»burg road: thence along said road
north thirty-five degrees west fifty-one
perches to the place of bcglunlug;coirla![ilug
thirty-two acres and one hundred and
thirty-six perches, and being lot No. 2 In
partition of land of Thomas It Armstrong,
accepted by Maggie A Snyder, and having
theriHin erected a frame house, stable and
outbuildings.
Seized aad taken In execution lis the prop
erty of Maggie A Snyder and Philip W
Snyder at the suit of J.imes C Stewart, for
use of W D Zlegler.
E. D. No. 4(1. March Term, lIW2. Thompson &
Hon. Attorneys.
All the right, title. Interest and claim of
Margaret J Brown of. In and tinill that cer
tain piece or parcel of land, situated In Mid
dlesex township. Butler county. Pa., bound
ed as follows, to-wlt: On the north by lands
of H G Purvis I !fc Co., on the east by lands of
D Delbel, on the south by lands of M Bowers
and on the west by lands of Michael Stepp,
(now Frank Stelner, et al); containing fifty
(">o) acres, more or less, and having thereon
erected a log house, frame stable and out
buildings.
Seized and taken In execution as the prop
erty of Margaret J Brown at the suit of The
Butler County National Bunk, for use of
Thompson & Son, ot al.
E. D. No. 55, March Term, lUO2. A. M. Christ
ley. Attorney.
All the right, tit le. Intarest and claim of T
I. Donaldson of, in and to all that certain
piece or parcel of land,situated In Middlesex
township. Butler county, I'a., bounded as
follows, to-wlt: l)n the north by lands of
James and A lice Hutchison, on the east by
lands of Edward Brown, on the south by
lands of Brown heirs, and on the west by
Pittsburg and Butler I'lnnk Itoad, contain
ing three (3) acres, wore or less, and having
thereon erected a frame house and outbuild
ings.
Seized and taken In execution as the prop
erty of T L Donaldson at the suit of Dr. W C
McCandl )ss.
TEKMH OF SALE -The following must be
strictly compiled with when property is
stricken down.
1. When the plaintiff or other Hen creditor
becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ
mu*t he paid, and a list of the Hens, Includ
ing mortgage searches on the property sold,
together with such lien creditor's receipt*
for t he amount of the proceeds of the sale or
such portion thereof as he may claim, must,
be furnished t he Sheriff.
2. All bids must tie paid In full,
3. All sales not settled Immediately will lie
continued until one o'clock. P. M., of the
next day at which time all property not
settled for will again be put up and sold at
the expense and risk of the person to whom
first, soul.
•See Purdon's Digest, Dili edition, page 4 PI.
and Smith's Forms, page 3X4.
THOMAS It. IIOON, Sheriff.
Sherlff'sonico. Butler. Pa.. Feb. 10, lUO2.
"% V %/%•"%/».'%.'%. %. y
jSummer Goods;
£ AND $
j Medium Weights j
J Just Received by £
j SELIGMAN. |
£ THE TAILOR, i
# 416 W. Jefferson St., £
Butler, Pa. £
J Fit Guaranteed and J
J Prices Reasonable £
i TRy us. £
* Medicine for
\ ANIMALS. >
\ We mak<? const.i it« ftort »
V. to k* ep o i>resc.ip'i n 1
/ department btlore yi. J, fur t
S there i< ::o telling ..hat /
/ liour you may netd our /
S services. Rem*, ruber v. e V
? ' r ;rc just as careful about j
y the quality of <jo Js ,itid v
j kii.d of service for yoi-r /
domestic pets as if h.irrian p
j 'ives were at stake. We \
S r.ave hundreds of prescrip i
\ t'*«i!-.s on our files that wt re S
/ wiittMi for animals, and \
) they receive the same care V
C as any oiheis. Vou may t
have a home recipe that J
. has been in the family for |
} year.-., bring it to us and J
') AC v, ill fill it just right. S
? We keep all the standard /
J condition po»vdcr for cat- /
£ tie; also disinfectants for 3
< k'-ppin- ihe stable sweet /
\ and clean. \
( We keep remedies for \
j dogs, birds and all domes- j \
b tic animals. v
> E. N. BOYO. •;
< . DRUGGIST. I
( Diamond Block. /
/ Butler. Pa, /
v i : '
REGISTER S NOTICES
Tim Register hereby gives notice that t tie
following accounts of executors, adminis
trators ana guardians huve been filed In
this office according to law, and will lie pre
sented to Court for confirmation and allow
ance nn Saturday, the Bth day of March,
IDU2. at 9 A. M.. of said dav:
I. Final account of William I) Hoffman, ex
ecutor of Charles Hoffman, late of Saxon
bu rg t'oni.
-'. Final accountof G T Easley, administra
tor of James C Mcßride, late of Winfield twp.
X Final account of John P McKeever, ex
ecutor of Susan Sharkey,late of Donegal twp.
4. First and final account of John P Mc-
Keever. executor of Margaret Sharkey, late
of Donegal twp.
5. Final account of James Grtbl>en. admin
istrator, C T A, of Ann Maria Gribben, late
of Jefferson twp.
«. Final account of Mrs 801 l C B.irrickman.
administratrix of Simon Barrickman, late of
Butler twp.
7. Final account of Sarah J Kmery, admin
istratrix of U N Emery, late of Miflerstown.
s. First and final account of William
l.ogan.guardian of Anna Bell Trimble.minor
child of William Trimble, dec'd, late of Mid
dlesex twp.
!>. First and final account of Elizabeth llen
shaw, executrix of Eli Henshaw. late of Con
n<H|Ueuesslng twp.
lt>. First and final account of W II night,
executor of Margaret Forsythe, late of Sllp
pcryrock township.
11. Final account of Fred Mcßride, admin
istrator of Eliza Mcßride, late of Worth twp.
I 12. Final account of Charles Oesterllng.
1 administrator of Annie II Oesterllng. late of
Donegal twp.
lii. Final account of George Baldln and
Elizabeth Kepler, administrators of George
J Kepler, late of Parker twp.
14. Final account of W C Webber, executor
of Mary Wilson, lat3 of Franklin twp.
13. Final account of Andrew McMurry, ad
ministrator of Charles M King.lateof Cherry
twp.
Id. Final accou.it of W B Slirader, admin
istrator of Emma Shrader, late of Butler
IK) rough.
IT. h Inal account of S» muel Lawrence, ad
ministrator of Eruest Wimer, late of Brady
twp.
is. I lrst ami final account of Frank 1' Neff
aud John C Neff, executors of John V Nc'T,
laie of Center twp.
lit. First aud final accountof K R Blair.au
ministrator of Henry K Blair, late of Silp
l»i ryrock twp.
-ii. Third, partial and distrihution account
of John C Moore, executor, of Daniel Heck.
I<ne of Center t vru.
..I. First and final account, of Andrew
M"ser. administrator of Ailain 11 Gold, late
o' Middlesex twp.
•J2. Final account of T I* B<iok and W I
book, executors of John Book, late of Worth
twp
•. Final account of II J Dunwoodj. HI!-
lKiiiisttator of W S Barnes, late of Mercer
twp.
'-1 First partial account of D F Kellerman
did J F I' McGlnley, executors of the last
v lof Michael mcGiiiley. late of Concord 11>
Final account of Tillie M Fleeger. ilec'n.
giiardian of Jo.slah Fleeter, minor child o'
Ji.siali Fleeter, dec'd, late of Butler Co. I'a.
.• tiled by her executor. Clias S Flecucr.
ti. Final account of Tillie M Fleeger. dec'd.
v .udl oiof blanch Fleeger. minor child of
.o . .ill Fleeger. dec'd. late of Builer Co. I'.t.
;i-> tiled by her executor. Clias S Fleeger.
~ First and llnul accou nt of J Si Galnreat ti,
e editor of John Mitchell, late of Butler.l'a.
> I irst and final aci'ount of John I'ost.
an ministrator of Frank Acre, late of Buffalo
I A >l.
First and final account of William
1 >uun. guardian of Cora Logan, minor child
u r .lohu U Logan, dec'd, late Middlesex twp.
0. Kir»t and final account of G I. LhifTord.
anininlsi rator of the estate of Win J DulTord.
late of l'onn<M| lenessitiK twp.
1. First and final account of Clara It
Brown, administratrix of the estate of Perry
I Brown, late of Summit twp.
First and final account of W A Dennl
son. administrator of the estate of Mrs
I m ora 1, Dennlson, late of Butler. I'a.
• ••». I irst and final account of Tbos S Coul
ler. administrator of George Maxwell, late of
> pperyrock borough.
♦ Final account of Theodore LlppoH, ex
-11 lor of last will of 0 F Kuti/er, late Jeffer
son twp.
•». Final account of R 8 Cornelius, admin
istrator of Martha Mark well, late of Concord
i a ii.
i». Final account of Lot Wilson, adminis
i nor of James A Gallagher,late of Cal veras
county, California.
T. *in al account of (' Lewis Elcholtc. ad
ministrator of G A Ficholtx. late of Lan
caster twp.
Final account of Sarah E Ganter. ex
ecutrix of L F Gantor. lain af Butler. I'a.
Final accouut of Wm F Kuml»erger.
gua*dian of l* J F Khmer, minor child of
i.» orgc Khmer, dec*d t late of Butler, I'a.
'•». Final accountof A A Marshall.executor
«»f II A C Miller, late of Butler tMirongh.
M. Final account of NV A Sloan, executor
«»' John Howeiisteiu. late of Middlesex twp.
• Final account of W T IIIHHI and Clark W
Moon, executors of the last will of Anthony
Moon, iale of Oakland twp.
t I- in a I aud d Ist ri bui ion account of DaniH
I'lfTt. adminislrator of I'eier IfTt, late of
I l aukliu t wp.
»l I HI a I accouut of I'hlllp hauhenspcck.
guardian «»f Clarence I ibOe licatty. minor
cnild of John L Beatly anil Henrietta Beat
ty. dee d, late of Washington twp.
t.». Final account of Samuel C Glenn, ad
minislrator of Hoberi F Glenn, late of Brady
t w u.
»♦» Final account of Margaret F Irwiu, Sr.,
administratrix of John A Irwin, late of For
ward twp.
W. J. A HAMS, Register.
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS.
Notice is hereby given that the following
roads aud bridges have •»«*t*n confirmed nisi
by the Court aud will be presented on the
-ond Saturday of Mar-it Court. IW-. being
t lie Kt li da v of said month, and If no excep
t -HI s art* tl led i liey will be confirmed abso
lutely:
R l> No. 4. September Sessions. ItMII. In re
! pit it ion of riti/etis of Adams twp. Itutler
I • nunty. I'a . foi public road from a point at
| the dwelling house of William Humes on the
i road known Ms I lie Five degree roan nia point
en the Three degree road opposite t he cent re
of the List public road at lis intersection
wiili the Three degree road. June atli, HNI|,
\ ewers appoluted by the Court : A ugu-»l 241 h,
i '"I, report of viewers filed staling in suii
si:nice tiiat the road prayed for is necessary
aud have laid out the same for public use
between the points named in petition. Dam
age!! assessed Win. M uuies.e iglity (Ml) dollars;
I M. McCandless. seventy («o) cloilars; and
Joiiu Hartung. sixty <Hfi) miliars. .Now. Sept.
• ill, IJMH, approved and tlx width al ■'> feet.
It V I H K CO I nr.
Dec. I!»t h. IflOl. notice to in* published aud
If exceptions again be tiled to la- heard at
next term. BY THE COTKT.
No. 1. Dec. Sessions. 1901 In re petition of
citizens of Venango twp. But ler county. I'a ,
for a bridge over the south branch of Scrun
grass creek across the public road leading
from t lie Parker pike near Eau Claire to the
Kiiiieutou aud llarrisville road at a point on
the I . Jamison farm, west of43edwick's mill.
S ept. 9th, 1901, viewers appointed by the
< ourt: Nov. iiOth. 1901. report of viewers filed
stating in suiistanc*: t lie bridge prayed
for is necessary aud that. the same will re
quire more expense than Is reasonable the
township of Wuatigo should bear, aud
locate the site thereof at the point prayed
for In petition, and thai no change Is necc>-
sa ry in t lie course or bed of the public road
connected witii said bridge. No damages
assessed.
Dec. Tilt, 1901. approved. Notice to be
g ven according to rule*of court and to be
|» d before Grand Jury at next term
BY TMK COURT.
I*i ri rit < 'or s ry. ss:
< criitled from the rei'ord this 4 Ii dav of
1 eb„ A. D. 190-'. GEO KG K M GKA HAM,
Clerk Q. H. Court.
WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS.
Tbe followltiK widow*' np|>rul»i-mi'nl)t of
p> r<H>iial propi rly arid real extaUi n«>l apart
ior tliii liencllt oi Hip widows of docodfnlit
have bmn filed In tb, ofllco of lli«> clerk
of tlif Orpbaim'Court of liutli-r County, vli:
\\ Idow of M A liendrlckkoii.per'l pro'y
.latncs |{ Martin, " " 'Mi 00
lluuli tiroMoiaii, roal and
personal proper! y 300 on
Widow of HanU'l Medlvr, real aud prr-
Honal property MO OO
All per*on» Interested In the atiovr ap
| taUenieiitK will take notice tliat they will
1 < pieneuled for coutlrruailon to tlie Orphans'
i nirt of liutler county. I'a.. on Hat urdar.i lie
"in day of MHri'h. lIHC. and if no exceptlOllH
are Hied, tliey will jw coiiHrini'd ul>solulely.
UEOKUK M.
| Cleaning up the Stock, |
►sj Here are opportunities for saving by spending,
Its a time when good storckeeping makes money by jUg
*§4 losing. Wise house keepers will see and act upon
quickly.
Ranges and Heating Stoves at 8|
~ ; Reduced Prices.
8j COAL RANGES |||
Jw with high shelf and lar*e. sqnare oven. A first class baker. fsSg
Pnce was $25 00. Reduced to S2O. ; £
LARGE ROUND HEATING STOVE "3
yvi Slack burner—the SIB.OO kind selling for $lO.
§H COAL HEATING STOVE ;J|
S&f Ronnd body, nickel trimiuini?* A first-class beater—barns jUfi
ordinary coal. Price was |12.00. Now 59.50. |St
Gas Heating Stoves at About U3 off.
The ft.oo kind is $3.00 The $6.00 ones f 150. The |3.50
ones are $2 75. The SX.OO kind SO.OO. p*
ALFRED A. CAMPBELL, j§|
FORMERLY
1 Campbell Si Templetoni
Root Out That Pocket Book
It is now or never. Great January
Clearing Sale at SOHAUL & NASTS.
We have made such big cuts, such deep
cuts, that every clothing buyer will feel
he is doing his pocket book a great injus
tice to neglect our unusal offerings.
o o
Men's Suits.
$5
For your choice of a splendid varie
ty of cassimers in checks, stripes
and mixtures. Suits that have
never been sold for less than $8 00.
$6 50
For yonr pick from .our regnla? $lO
suit*. This line contains some very
nobby effects in fancy cheviots.
$8 50
Buys any suit'previonsly shown in
our sl2 50 line. An excellent line
to choose from.
$lO
Onr 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 00 suit in onr store. The fabrics
include all the newest patterns
shown this season.
sls
Onr suitings at this price are
in:irvels of value-giving. The make,
'.lie fit and finish being the equal of
that turned out by the high 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.
• "I buy furnishings al Wick's,"
says the up-to-date dresser. "I
do too" says the economical man.
To cut a long story short "they'
all buy
MEN'S
Furnishings
here because our styles, qualities,
and prices are best.
We give rattling good values in
SHIRTS,
COLLARS. \
CUFFS,
UNDERWEAR,
NECKWEAR,
HOSE,
GLOVES
and other things that men wear.
See Our Line of HATS.
Jno. S. Wick.
MEN'S
HATTER AND FURNISHER.
Opposite P. 0.
BUTLER, I'A.
(1 P. L. VcQUISTION,
V . Civil, hWUINKh.II AND St'ftVl VUK.
| Office nertr Court Bouk
Hen's O'Coats
$4
Buys a good heavy overcoat in the
popular Blue, Black and Oxford
mixtures. Thexe coats sold regularly
at $7 00 and $8 00
$6 50
For the Long Cut Oxford Gray
overcoats iu rough or smooth cloth,
considered excellent value at $lO 00.
$8 50
Secures one of those big fnll cut
yoke overcoats with turn np cuffs
and vertical pockets actual selling
price sl2 50.
$lO
At this price yon 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 Vogne cnt in
the moderate as well as the extreme
styles. sl6 50 and $lB were our
former prices.
sls
In this price range yon will finu
the best ideas of the best merchant
tailors production. A glance it
these overcoats will tell you more
about them than a yard of print.
Real value
S2O and $22 50-
Have Your
Magazines Bound
i ©
! at the
Butler Book
Binderv.
Blankbooks a Specialty.
3d Floor, Younkins' Building,
BUTLER, PA.
(C. F. T. PapeJ
S ti ~«s:sSgS.=s=g£sSgS a &,«ft -=*;■ f
< I JEWELER 1S
/ 121 E. Jefferson Street. /
Now is The Time to Have
Your Clothing
CLEANED OR DYED
If you want goou and reliable
cleaning or dyeing done, there is
just one place in town where you
can got it, and that is at
The Butler Dye Works
216 Center avenue-
IgUWc co fine work in out
door Photographs. This is the
time of year to have a picture ot
your house. Give us a trial.
Agent for tbe Jaii.fPtnwn Sliding
Blifd t'o.—N«-w Y"t*.
P. FISHER A SON.
WASTh,|i— Hmiihi n un or womantotrave
** ft>r l»iv< h inn Hilary «ft mon ihlj and
oiu« with ln<:r«*iir. pontttoo u«rmaa
nntilDCllWU UAlf-HJUruiWMI * totil tn.l(4
u*W»ui<t hoovtv v "fig ctifiua.