\ HE Ct V. THURSDAV MARCH 20, iqo2 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. In tholr ails. suoulil notify us of belrlnteotfon to do * » t*»r Thau Mon- Uy morninc. Auditors' Report of Centre twp. Borough Ordinance. The Modern Store. Zimmerman s New Spring Goods. Brown & Co'i furniture. Campbell's furniture. Wick's Hats. • The Parlor Shoe Store. Cooper's Suits. Leighner's Glasses Aland's Suitings. Redick & Grohman's Drugs Pittsburg Gazette. For Sale. Seed Oats. No Bpavin Adinlnlsttatora and Executor* ot estate jui secure their receipt books at the CITI ,EJJ office, uud persons making public bales tnelr note books. LOCAL AND GENERAL, Blessings on thee, little man, - With thine old tomato can Filled with angle-worms and earth. And a heart replete with mirth. Go thon to the fishing hole With thy two-cent line-and pole.—Ex. But be careful or you'll fall in. —A small wreck occurred on the Bes semer in the southwestern part of town Sunday. —Our Town Council has been passing some new ordinances and changing some old ones. —A little New Castle girl set fire to houses just to see the blaze, and will finish her education at Morganza. —The "tail-end" of the Dakota bliz lard reached us, Monday, and sent the mercury down to wardsthe zero mark. - Smallpox comes high in big cities. The councils of Philadelphia have been c impelled to appropriate $386,000 to check the ray ages of the disease. —An Ohio boy smuggled a skunk into a schoolroom, and the next day there came a holiday. There is no limit to the business of holiday making. —TheKjuickest way to find a gas leak is with a match , * A Bearer county man fonud one in his cellar. Tuesday, that way—explosion, fire, badly hurt man. —Did it ever strike you that every dollar taken out of town for trade never comes back Every dollar left at home with home merchants, helps to build up our town. —Mrs. Smith's old and marked gold piece, is said to have been taken in over the bar of a hotel at Natrona, but the bar keeper could not remember from whom he received it. —An old well near Campbell's foun dry, which had been covered and built over by the P. & W. caved in a few days a«o, almost precipitating some Italian section men into its depths. —The Court of Lawrence county, yes terday, began the hearing of 33 applica tions for hotel license.also 9 applications for restaurant license, 11 for wholesale license and three for brewer's license. —This is the time of year when the Snn on the backs of the horses and cows causes the larvae of the gadfly to crawl out of the warbles on their backs, and there is a large bird—though we do not know its name.or whether or not it is a warbler—that follows the ani mals and feasts on these same larvae. —Hot alum water is the best insect destroyer known. Put the alum into hot water and let it boil until it is all dissolved; then apply the solution hot with a brush to all cracks, closets, bed steads and wherever insects are found. Ants, bedbugs and cock roaches are kill ed by it, while it has no danger of poi soning. —Tuesday the Slipperyrock Normal closed its winter term and sent 500 boys and girls home for a week's vacation be fore commencing the spring term next , Tuesday. Abont 100 students, nine tenths of whom were girls, took the southbound passenger train at Keister Station, Tuesday evening. One hack man on one trip hauled fifteen girls with their packages from the school to the station and one of the dear creatures wanted to know if the hack was "built weak." —Fos. Wick had $3,000 insurance on his hotel at W. Sunbnry, and Rhodes ft Russell had $3,000 The lire originat ed about 3a m in the store, bnt its ori gin is a mystery, and incendiarism is respected. A doctor and an oil man who passed at 2 o'clock saw nothing wrong, and they and others heard strange whistlings which indicated collusion, and besides this a ladder, tak en from a neighboring lot was fonnd leaning against the back part of the ■tore-bnilding. —A great legal battle will follow the attempt of the city of New Castle to collect from the boudsmen of John Blevins, the murdered city treasurer, the shortage of that official, $87,000. On Monday the bondsmen filed their an swer to the suits entered by City Solici tor Gardner in the six cases against them for the recovery of the city funds allege Ito have been misappropriated. The amount involved is $49,984.50. This is in addition to the suits against the _ bondsmen of Blevins in his capacity as custodian of the school funds, where a shortage of more than $32,000 exists. —Mnch comment has been caused in New York among the wearers of "dress clothes'' by the action of Cornelius Van derbilt in appearing at the dinner which he gave to Prince Henry in a swallow .tailed coat adorned with gold buttons. This was a departure from' the prevail ing custom that was looked upon with surprise, and it was thought that it was the intention of the wearer to take ad vantage of his prominence upon that occasion to introduce a new fashion.— Ex. New fashion indeed! Barber Hughes of Butler wore gold dollars for buttons on his velvet vest fifty years ago. —A remarkable story of crime comes from Texas. In the vicinity of Beau mont, since the oil craze began, the bodies of five murdered men have been found in the Neches river, and dozens have been drugged and robbed. Mattie Bennett, a negress. has confessed that she was the head of an organized band of negro women and white men who have done this work. She says the vic tim was lured to her shanty and drug ged, and if that was not sufficient one of the white men would beat him into complete unconsciousness. If after he had been robbed he was found to be dead, he was carried to the river and thrown into it. If only unconscious, he was dragged to a secluded part of the street and left there for passers-by to pick up. SEED OATS! Farmers, we have just received three cars of choice recleaned seed oats, which we are offering at lowest market prices. GEO. WALTER & SONB. PERSONAL. Prince Henry saw this country, And thought is very fine; For everywhere Prince Henry went They played "Die Wacht am Rhein." Robert Elliot of Buffalo twp. is seri ously. John Brandon of Buttercup is ill with quinsy. Dr. Harry Wick visited in Bradford, last Sunday. Henry Bright of Mt. Chestnut is re ported seriously ill. Dr. V. F. Thomas of Fairview has moved to Evans City. H. Russell of Coaltown his been granted a sl2 pension. John Dunlap of Greece City has gone to the California oil fields. D. Goldinger and his son L. M., of Clearfield were in town, Saturday. Robt. Buchanan has moved from Prospect to London, Mercer Co. Pa. Dr. J. H. Ralston of Prospect has re moved to Slate Lick, Armstrong, Co Mrs. Blair Hooks of South St. visited at the home of D. L. Bowser at Bruin. C. N. Boyd did Jerusalem last week and is doing the Turk's capital this week. Wm. Cox of Valencia and H. S. Scott of Winfield were in town, last week. Jos. Schaul and wife of Hornellsville, N. Y., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs Phil Schaul. Miss Anna Christy of Moniteau re turned from the hospital at Woodville, Pa. last Satarday. Mrs. M. E. Gaxvin of W. North St has moved to Lima, O. She sold her house to Mr. Parker. J. M. Randall of Slippervrock twp., an engineer on the "Bessie", visited friends in Butler, Saturday Mr. and Mrs George Weitzel of Bruin were made glad by the arrival of a ten pound girl on the 3rd inst S. P. Christy of Connoquenessing twp . and John W. Hilliard of Wash ington twp. were in town last week. W. E. Cooper of Worth twp visited friends in Butler, Tuesday and left word that he would not be a candidate this year. Hal Heberling of Portersville, Michael of Centre twp. and Charles Thompson of Buffalo were in BuMer, yesterday. Misses Stevenson of Brnin were the guests of Blair Hooks' family Tuesday night while on their way home from Slipperyroclr. Dr. Charles Blanchard. president of • Wheaton, 111..college delivered alectnre on education in the Y. M. C. A. Monday evening free, which had more thought in it than many for which lecturers have been paid SSO or SIOO. J. Edwin Brown of Washington D. C., National Commander of the U. V. L. will visit Butler Camp No 43 on Monday, March 24th at Bp. m. All members of the Camp are urgently re quested to be present to greet him Prince Henry arrived in German} - , Tuesday afternoon and the good opin ion which the American people formed of him during his flying visit will be intensified by the account of his inter view upon his return to Germany. His cordial and courteous expression of thanks to the thousands of Americans who assembled along his route to wel come him to their country is sc thought ful and unaffected as to be something more than official. —At 11 p. m. Wednesday fire dam aged a newly erected and unoccupied bouse belonging to John C. Graham on E Clay St., to the extent of $.500 The firemen bad a very difficult time fight ing it. The building was insured. —West Sunbnry is "all torn up" over an undertaker's war, originating with a bunch of Indian ponies. The ponies kicked over one fellow's lamp, and the other fellow picked up the lamp and burned his fingers; and since that the town has been betting 16 to 1 on the first fellow. —Dr. David P. Jackson, an old physi cian of New Bedford, Lawrence Co. was kicked out of his office and severely in jured Sunday night by Sylyester Red man, a resident of the village. Redman came for the doctor to go and see his sick daughter, when the doctor remind him of at old bill yet unsettled. Red man flew into a rage. The doctor picked up a chair to defend himself and was backed up by his wife, who also siezed a chair. Redman, who is a much younger man than the dector, easily disarmed him, then kicked him about the office and finally into the street. One of the doctor's legs was so badly in jured that he is unable to walk, and he has numerous bruises on his head and body. Marriage Licenses. C. M. Clawson Youngstown, O Ida J Ekis Butler Jehu Vargo Ferris Rose Vargo ' W. A. Bittinger Vandergrift Sadie Louden Glade Run At Pittsburg—Oscar E. Gibson of Butler county and Laura Jones of Alle gheny. At Ycungstown O.—D. J. Elliott and A. J. Keene of Butler. James Younger, convicted to life im prisonment in Minnesota for murder and bank robbery, but now free under parole, wants to get married, but can n«t do so because he is legally dead and unable to enter into any contract nor be held responsible for any debts he may contract. Public Sale. March 21—Peter Schnur, Summit twp., J. R. Kearns, Auct. March 22—Sale of horses at May & Kennedy's livery barn, Karns, auct. March 24—Mrs. Olie Hansen, Croft farm, Cooperstown, Kearns, auct. March 25—At residence of S. Newell near Glade Mills, team of draft horses, agricultural implements, hay, etc., Jas. C. Powell, auct. March 25—John Neyman, Oakland twp., Kearns, auct. March 26 —On Jacob Myers farm, Oa kland twp., Kearns, auct. March 28—C. Gerlach, near Harris ville, milch cows, horses, agricultural implements, etc. March 28—Mrs Ida Klingler, Penn twp, Kearns, auct. April I—J. T. Bricker, Buffalo twp., Kearns, auct. Letter to C. D. Greenlee. Butler, Pa. Dear Sir: The usual paint, lead and oil, is made more durable by the addi tion of zinc, as the more intelligent painters know. Lead and oil, thqy say, lasts three years. Add zinc and it lasts three years with a margin, they say, but painters generally advise to paint once in three years. De,voe lead and zinc is nothing but lead zinc color dryer and oil: but it lasts about twice es long as painters reckon. Mr. Knox, an undertaker for fifty years at Brewster, N. Y., painted Devoe nine years ago. The paint is said to be in about as good condition as when it was first put on. Lead and oil don't last nine years. Yours truly, 62 F. W. DEVOE & Co. P. S.—Patterson Bros, sell our paint in Butler. Good Advice to Our Friends- If you have any |hides, pells, furs or tallow we would advise you to sell them to the Butler Hide and Fur Co., who are always in the market and pai s the high est price. Office and store room. 333 E. Jtffcrsou St., Butler, Pa. H. C. BKICKEB, Agt., aoi Mercer St., Butler, Pa. LEGAL NEWS. NOTE*. Sentence on George Stringfelter, the Parker lienor man. i-onvicted of selling to minors, etc., was to have been passed Saturday, but was postponed until May 31. which is pretty near election timp. Frank Pelti and Rock Minish. two Italians working in a limestone quarry near Wick, were brought to Butler, Thursday last, by Constables Brown and Donaldson. Informations had been made against them by another Italian who said they forced niiu to kiss the feet of themselves,ar;d two other Counts, threatening to kill him if he refused. After the performance the victim caused the arrests but at the hearing all made up and kissed on the face. The case of Com va Harry Bickel.fel. a&b., was settled on payment of costs. Allen W. Kelly was appointed guar dian of James, minor child of Susan Kelly, dec'd, of W. Sunbury, and was granted leave to sell a house and lot at private sale to H C. HinJman for $550. The Humes Torpedo Co. has filed an answer to the Constables Return, deny ing that it is storing nitro glycerine on the Vogel and S. iichaffner farms in Butler twp., but saying tixat the Penu's Torpedo Co. does Wm. Howland also denies storiug or making it. J. T. Hol land also stated he is not using his magazine for storage. All claim it is a legitimate business and that the Court has no jurisdiction. D. G. Bastian of Zelienople was given leaye to sell a house and lot belonging to his ward, Myrtle Schontz. to Geo. M. Haley for S2IOO. F. E. McQuistion, Joseph Brown and David B. Dodds viewers on petition of Adams twp for vacation and annul ment of a piece of road Bear tUe Win Humes place. Elizabeth Edmundson and Sarah E. Sbanor. heirs of Michael Heckert, enter ed a sealed bid of SIOOO for his laud, 36 acres in Connoijuenessing twp. and it being the highest bid by the heirs, the Court awarded it to thera. T. M. Marshall, adui'r of J. D. Mar shall; dec'd , of Mars, was granted leave to hare assigned to himself for $4150, a lease on the Jos. Douthett farm, as per agreemem; made in lifetime of decedent. The Guarantee Safe Deposit & Trust Co. was appointed guardian of Geoge J. F. Ehmer. # T. H. C. Keck, Esq.. Dr. W. H. Brown and John W. Allen were ap pointed a commission iu lunacy on Mrs., Susan J. Walker on petition of her hus band, John A. Walker, of Clay township. Elias Barkley was appointed guardian of Kate. Lewis, Hazel and Edward Eicholtz. Mrs. Jane Strutt of Zelienople peti tioned for a guardian of the estate of her husband, Win. Strutt. The petition will be heard March 29. The will of GeorgeJMichael of Jeffer son twp. has been probated, letters to Albert Michael. Sunday morning and Tuesday there were no prisoners in jail, the first time time in three years that the county bas tile was altogether empty. Charges of assault and battery and surety of the peace have been entered against Win. Shcup by Celina Shoup. A charge of surety of the peace has been entered against Jim O'Donnel by W. C. Findley. A motion court will be held Saturday, March 29. Lewis McDonald has been appointed auditor of Slipperyrock boro, vice Thos. Denniston, resigned. W. H. Martin, formerly of Butler,has been disbarred from practicing law in Mercer county. The Allegheny county grand jury last Thursday returned three true bills agaist Mrs. Katherine Soffel, wife of ex- Jail Warden P. K. Soffel, the action be ing based on the part she played iu aid ing in the escape of the Biddle brothers from her husband's custody. One of the bills indicts her for aiding in the escape of the Biddies, and the other two are indictments for felonious assault and battery. If found guilty on all these charges she will be liable to fines of $2500 and imprisonment ft>r sixteen years in all. "District Attorney Haymaker is de termined that Mrs. Soffel shall be tried on the charges, and it will take a very straight certificate of illness to get a postponement of the trial when it is called after license court has adjourned. The trial of the woman will be one of the most noted in the criminal history of the country and will be watched with interest. Circumstances of the same character have surrounded only two. cases in the whole criminal history of the United States, and iu only one re ported case were the circumstances identical, which will give it a promin ence not otherwise possible. In that case the wife of a sheriff is one of the country counties in Kentucky assisted in the escape of a murderer, but he was afterward apprehended and hanged The soman was sent to the penitentiary for her part in the affair. The Superior Court has affirmed the decision of the Court of Venango county in the case of Commonwealth vs Mentz. This was an action where an Oil City junk dealer was convicted for not keep ing a record and description of the pur chases made. He was fined $25 and costs, amounting to about SIOO. The case was carried to the Superior Court by the defendant. Judge Bnffin<_'ton's decision restrain ing the city (Pittsburg) from entering into a contract for a Dart of the work of the proposed filtration plant takes a common sense view of the whole sub ject and reads like good law. For the law of the case the judge quotes the city charter and fortifies himself as to its common sense with an apt quotation from the scriptures. With the law and the gospel both against them it is readi ly apparent that the filtration jobbers have not a leg to stand on.—Gazette. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. P & W Ry Co to Oscar Q Murray et al railroad property for S3OOOOOO. John W Allshouse to P L Titus 37 acres in Concord for S4OO. Benjamin Sarver to John Bauer 50 acres in W infield for S2OOO. Mary A Campbell to A F Regal lot on Fairview Ave, Butler, for $3400. Henry Kleber heirs-to Anna Shroth 60 acres in Clinton for SIOOO. John C Dight to P L Brisbane lot in Jackson for SIOOO. John Davidson to Elizabeth Stoup lot in Mars for $1 Frederick W Metz to Elizabeth Stoup lot in Mars for SBSO. E J Campbell to Ellen J Connell lot on Pearl St, Butler, for $2350. Daniel McLaughlin to John M Baker 34 acres in Penn twp. for SI7OO. Mary F Gray to C H Johnston. Jr, lot lot in Donegal for SBO. * W J Campbell to J S Campbell as signment of 75 acres in Fairview for S3OO. John N Curry to J N Williamson lot in Harrisville for SIOO. Thomas G Lyon to Anna G Christy lot on Fairview Ave . Butler, for SI2OO. W Z Murrin. trustee, to Geo Baldin 41 acres in Parker twp for $606, Allen W Kelly, guardian, to II C Hindman lot in West Sunbury for $550. Carl H Barnard to Geo J Krug lot on E Clay St, Butler, for $2900. Ida M Rodgors to John Rodgers, Sr. 3 acres in Donegal for SIOO. W H H Riddle to J W Glossner lot in Karns City for $550. Jos G Grossman to Sarah E Grossman 60 acres in Brady for SISOO. S Emery Beighley to Mary A Camp bell lot on Race St. Butler for $2600. Isabella Jones, adm'x, to Mary A Mc- Kee 4 acres in Prospect for $575. Mary A. McKee to I Jones same for $587. C A Abrams to John H McConnell lot in Butler for SIOOO. Jennie M White G H Westlake lot in Butler twp. for $750. Guarantee Loan & Investment Ass'n of Pittsburg to C T Reddick lot in Mil lerstown for $550. * Theodore Lippold to Lewis Rendiger ' lots in Jefferson twp. for SB3O. Margaret F Irwin to Catharine Pfeifer , lot in Evans City for S9OO. Samuel S Miller to Rose Miller 31 acres in Centre twp. for S9OO. 0 Music scholars wanted at 128 West Wayne St OIL NOTES. The Market—Both agencies are pay ing $1.15. Bakerstown—F W. Wiley is said to have a 2"> barrel well on the Heim, 100 foot. J. H. Flick & Co. have struck a gasser on the Collins farm in the Montgomery field. The Butchers Oil Co.. Tuesday struck a good well on the Cook farm. Petersville—Statiffer . go t a dry hole on the Joseph Criswell larin If the Caldwell and John Hinchberger | welis come in good the field will receive 1 an extension of over a mile to the south west. Mar-? The Forest has a duster on the Jos. Goehring. Carbon Centre—Finnegaa & Slater have a 7 barrel well on the D. Green farm. PARK TIIEATttE. A WISE GUY—THURSDAY, MAR 20. A Wise Guy, one of the best known comedies on the road will hold the boards at the Park Theatre, this even ing and should have a big house. COLUMBIA OPEKA CO —ALL NEXT WEEK. The Columbia Comic Opera Com pany will commence an engagement of one week with Wednesday aid Satur day matinee at the Park Theatre on Monday March, 24th, presenting a rep ertoire of popular operas at popular prices. For tlieir first performance they will sing De Wolf Hopper's great suc cess, Wang, with Claude Amsden in the title role. Comic opera is the most popular amusement of the day as it gives the theatre going public good music, beautiful stage pictures, a chorus and magnificent co6tumes which the public demands and which opera gives During this engagement the Columbia company will sing Fra Diavolo, Paul Jones, Two Vagabonds, Rip Van Winkle, Lv Mascotte. Bohemian Girl, and Said Pasha An important feature with this organization is the Dempsey Sisters, the versatile dancer, also Gertie Holt, the famous lady whistler. Grand Opera House, Pittsbury. Certainly nothing that has been an nounced in Pittsburg in recent years, among spectacular productions, has aroused anything like the intense in terest that is manifest in the big produc tion at the Grand next week of Henry K. SeinK : .rwicz's historical religious, story ''Quo Yadis," which the new stock company will portray. The pro duction ot "Quo Vadis ' at the Grand a year ago vlien it scored a run of thirty performances at a succession of stand ing room only, will be pleasantly recal led by those who were fortunate to see it- Painstaking a« the effort of the management on that occasion great, but efforts have been put forth this season to overshadow the produc tion which is down for inext Monday. Pittsburg 1 Orchestra. The Pittsburg Orchestra season ends with thg conceits of this' week Friday evening ai.d Saturday afternoon. The program which is drawn entirely from the works of Wagner is as follows: The Flying Dutchman overture 'B4l Tannhanser, Aria from Actll, O Love ly Halls, 1845 Lohengrin. Procession to the Cathe dral, from Act 11 1848 Die Meistersinger, Walther's Prize Song, from Act 111 186? Die Walkure. Act 1 Finale encluding Siegmnnd's Love Song and the extend ed duet to the conclusion of the act 1856 Die Gotterdainmeiung, Trio of the Rhiifl? Daughters from Act 111 1876 FOR SALE! Six-roomed house Fairyiew Ave. ex tension. lot 105x130, drilled well, orchard, splendid cellar. Seven-roomed house and good lot, Centre Ave., every modern convenience Will rent or sell. » Lot of 72 feet frontage, and six-room ed house on Washington St. Farm of 210 acres, Brady township, sl7 per acre, coal right reserved. Farm of 80 acres, 3 miles from rail road, SI2OO. E H. NF.ULEY. Attorney, Southwest Diamond, Butler, Pa. IOWA HORSES. W. B. McGeary has five head of lowa horses all harness horses, in good order for sale at his barn in West End. Will be glad to show them at any time. Prices from $125 up. Art ill Wall Paper. Where all the colors come from, and where all the patterns come from are only known to those who make them or put them together, but it is a fact that the wall paper patterns of today are works of art that excite both admira tion and wonder. Alfred Peats & Co. is the largest wall paper firm in the* United Stafes—G. Moser of the B. R. & P. Cafe, Stein building, S Main St., is their agent for Butler—and an inspection of his sample books will astonish you, both a3 regards patterns and prices. The prices range from 5 to 50 cents a bolt of 8 yards for both paper and border, and the bqoks can be seen at all times at the Cafe—34l S. Main St. To Whom it May Concern Walter's Best Flonr is the "best". Makes the finest bread we ever had. Signed, MRS. JOHN GRAY. Many new classes will be formed at the Butler Business College on March 3d and March 17th. Either date will be a good time to enter. The Butler Business College ha& al ready filled 37 positions this term. Ex pects to fill 100 before the next term term opens next September. Great reduction in Steel Fire Proof Safes. 575 lb. reduced from $45 00 to $25 00. House safes 75 lb. $8 00, 125 lb. sll 00, 200 Ib. sls 00 with combination locks. Catalogues for the asking. C. W. FRANKLIN, P. O. Box 667, Pittsburg, Pa. WANTED -Farm ers to bring thei last year's pop-corn to John Richey's 142 South Main St. Butler, Pa. Real Estate Broker. Parties wishing to purchase or sell oil properties, farms, city residences or real estate of any kind, should call upon Wm. Walker,in Ketterer's b'd'g,opposite P, O. Butler Pa. Peoples Phone No. 519. "A ROLLING STONE gathers no moss" —is an old and very true saying, but pennies and dimes roll » d into the Real Estate Trust Company, Pittsburg, "gather moss" at the rate of -I per cent, compounded twice a year. Write for booklet "How to Bank by j Mail. Capital and Surplus $#,300,000. i CHURCH NOTES. Rev. Dr. E. J. Knox. presiding elder of the Allegheny district. U. P. church, spoke at a quarterly conference in the M. E. church, lust evening. Revival meetings will be held all next week in the M. E church. There will be a big time in U. P. church. April 15th, when the congrega tion will burn a mortgage resting on the church and duly celebrate the occasion. The members of the Second Presby terian church, and their friends, had a very pleasant social at the home of \Y. A Kamerer on New Castle street. Tues day evening. Music, games and re freshments were the order of the eveu : ing The special services at the Salvation Army are still being continued. On Thursday, the 20th. Rev. Davis, of the 'Christiau Alliance" will speak. Fri day evening Captain and Mis. Pond of New Kensinton will be in charge of the services. ACCIDENTS. Brakeman E Kizer of Hilliard had a wrist smashed on the passenger train of of the Hilliard branch last Saturday. He was taken to Mercer Hospital Night-Cup Social. There will be a pie and night-cap social given in Euclid school house, Tuesday evening, March 25th. for the benefit of the Sunday School. A short Literary program will precede the sell ing of the pies. Everybody is invited. Farm Telephones (Extract from Th • Evening New-, Bluff - toh. Ind., March IT, 1903 ) J. C. Thompson of the Uuited States Electric Co. is here installing the new automatic selector lockout phones on the farm lines of the United Telephone Company. The poor farm line was equipped today with six phones and so f.ir it has worked to perfection. If further use does not detract from the reputation of the phones made to-day it means a wonderful development in the farm telephones in Wells county. By this new arrangement thirty five phones can be placed ou one line and a line in most any territory can therefore be made to pay. The United Company has already crdered two farm lines in Rockcreek township constructed. One will go a miie north and then straight west to Barbers Mill, making a line about nine miles in length. Only a few subscribers have taken phones but there will be plenty of patrons when once the line is established. The second line starts from the BlnfFton-Huntington toll line at a point two miles south of Uniondale, goes one mile and a half south across the river, thence four miles west and is mite north to the R. N Fishbaugh farm. Subscribers on this line are Juo Fain, Daniel Eichorn. Uriah Mast. Eli Houtz. John H. Bender, Perry Gilbert, John Oldfather, Jacob McAfee and John Mc- Afee The Vera Crnz line will be completed in about two weeks and in a month the new line to Hartford City will be in operation. The Rockcreek township farm lines will not be completed tie fore two months. Other farm lines are be ing considered and it i 9 expected that the new style of phones will materially advance that line of work in the coun ty- Sj>ocial Ten-day Kxcursion via Pennsylvania Kailroad to Washington and Baltimore. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged for a low-rate ten-day ex cursion froui Pittsburg and points ;n Western Pennsylvania to Washington April 10. Round-trip tickets wilt be sold at rates quoted below, good gointc on special train indicated, or on train No. 4, leaving Pittsburg at 0:00 p. m . and carry through sleeping cars to Wash ington. Special train of through parlor cars and coaches will l*> run from Pitts burg on the following schedule:— Train leaves. Rate. Tarentum 7:25 a.m. SO.OO Natrona 7:30 " 900 Butler 6:25 " 9:00 Freeport 7:41 " 9:00 Tickets will be good returning on any regular train except the Pennsylvania Limited, until April 19, inclusive, and to stop off at Baltimore within limit. Should the number of passengers not be sufficient to warrant the running of a special train, the company reserves the right to carry participants on re gular train. For full information apply to agents or Thomas E Watt, Passenger Agent Western District, Fifth Avenue and Sniithfieid Street, Pittsburg. When I Say That The Davis Sewing Machine leads all others, it is not merely to fill a column with an advertisement I mean that no other machine is so simple' I mean that no other machine is so finely madel And that no other machine is so easily run! The "Davis' is polished like a watch; it will not kill a woman to run it; it will do more than double the variety of work, without bastina, than' any other machine can do. All other sewing-machine men acknowledge this, but says, "Our sis the cheapest." But I say that to buy a cheap sewing ma chine is not economy. The best is al ways the cheapest. I also sell Behr Bros' Matchless Pianos. For further information address W. B. MCCANDLESS, McCandless, Pa. Eight Weeks' Normal Course at Prospect, Pa. Prof. H D. Pyott will conduct an eight weeks' normal course at Prospect. Pa., beginning Friday, -May 9 and end ing July 3. Tuition |6. books free. The course will include beside the common branches, advanced and beginners' classes in Algebra, Geometry. German, Latin. Caesar, etc.. Book-keeping, Botany, Chemistry, Literature, Civil Government, Physical Geography. Opportunity will be given advanced students to take classes in Janior De partment consisting of the younger pupils. Books free Drop us a card. H. D. PYOTT, Prospect. 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 car fare at Special rates, and thus attend the Butler Business College and board at home. The trains make good connections from all directions, and students coming thus, miss none of their classes. Many of our students are doing this every term. If interested, send for particulars also catalogue and circulars The proximity of Butler to Pittsburg makes it very easy for graduates of the Butler Business College to secure the best of positions. How about that Bath Room you are going to put in? Look arouud and see what you want. We are showing most anything you need in plumbing goods. WHITEHILL, Plumber. Gas Fixtures, We have them; 50 different styles. They are in the latest finishes, made to match the hardware*of your house. WHITEHILL, Plumber. HORSES WANTED I will be at Chas. Filer's Livery Barn, Grove City, Pa., on Tuesday, March 25th, and at Wick House Livery Barn, Butler, Pa., on Wednesday, March 26th. to buy horses from 3 to * 8 years old and weighing from 1100 to 1600 lbs. Bring in your good ones and get a fair price for them. HARRY SEANOR. Ask for It! If you don't see what you want at the B. It & P. Cafe ask for it. They will furnish you with anything in the market,and cook it nicely for you on short notice. The Cafe is open from early in the morning till late at night. B. R & P CAFE. Stein bnilding. Sonth Main St., Butler. Suppers furnished for Theatre parties. Ben Tel phone 147. For Kent. House of eight rooms on Brady St. Double house on Lookout Ave. Five rooms, suitable for offices, at 1-i S. Main St. Inquire at JOHN BERG & Cos BANK. Butler, Pa. Insurance and Real Estate. If you wish fo sell or buy property yon will find it to your advantage to s. .• Win. H Miller, Insurance and Real I Estate, Butler, Pa. >larket.-.. # Wheat, wholesale price SO Rye, •• 05 Oats, " 4Si Corn, " 69 'iuckwheat. •' »30 Hay, - 12 00 Eggs, *' 20 Butter, " 23-2.5 Potatoes, " ... . 100 Onions, per bu 1 50 Beets, per bu ...... 50 • abbage, per lb . 01 Chickens, dressed 12$ Parsnips, per bu 00 Turnips * 40 Apples 1-1 50 Celery, doz bunches 25 Honey, per pound 12 School teachers, we will be ready for those of you who wish to take a business or shorthand course with us, about the first of April. | The | | Parlor i: | Shoe | j Store! j | The flowers that bloom in ■ Spring, tra-la-la, are not B | more beautiful than the ■ R Easter footwear which is B 1 about to blossom in our I I show windows. ! Merer Brosi £ YOUR WANTS FOR | Drugs j K Can best be supplied by us. t > Prescriptions > / and c Family Recipes) \ RECEIVE ) > OUR 7 7 MOST ) S CAREFUL S ) ATTENTION. J ? Redick & Grohman,( / Prescription Druggists. P 109 N. Main St., Bi'tler, Pa. ? v, |^_ Are You Troubled with the least impairment of yonr eye sight? As you valne your well-being, don't neglect it. We are in a position to help weak and defective eyes fulfill their normal functions at a normal cost. Examination free of charge. We also sell Eastman and all other makes of Cameras and Photo Supplies Colum bia, Edison and Victor talking machines and records. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician Next to Court House BLANK BOOKS MAGAZINES LAW BINDING and REPAIRING at the BUTLER BOOK BINDERY 9 Cor. Main and Diamond, Above Kirkpatrick's. Big Wall Paper Sale! Eyth Bros. are offering some excellent values in 8. 10, 12 and 15c papers that are worth fully A more than marked price and of a quality that sold last year at 10, 20. I 25 and 30c. For the next 30 days we will give away with every room of wall paper a beautiful picture (reproduction of a famous masterpiece in natural colors) size of picture complete 14x18, hand somely mounted on colored cardboard. EYTH BROS., SUCCESSORS TO C B. MCMILLAN, ' 1 251 S. Main St., Next to Postoffice. j Yd cp 4 VINCI worst P os " li " kJ 1 A 1 1 ii k3 sible spavin can be cured in 45 minutes Lump Jaw, splints and ringbones just. as quick. Not painful and never has failed Detailed information about this new method sent free to horse owners by T M. CLUUH, Kn'oxdaJfc, Jefferson C&,, Pa. $ nfledicine for \ ANIMALS. > V We make constant effort i C to keep our prescription S r department before you, for i N there is no telling what ' / hour you may need our J services. Remember we v / r are just as caref 1 about t / the quality of goods, and t \ kind of service for your f C domestic pets as if human S i lives were at stake. We \ \ have hundreds of prescrip- \ tions on our files that were N / v. litten for animals, and \ > they receive the same care C C as any others. You may / / have a home recipe that S lias been in the family for / years, bring it to us and J S tve will fill it just right. \ / We keep all the standard / f condition powder for cat- / / tie; also disinfeatants for S f keeping the stable sweet S \ and clean. \ ( We keep remedies for C / dogs, birds and all domes- I j tic animals. C 1 C. N. BOYD. || DRUGGIST. C ( Diamond Block. / } Butler. Pa, / yOUR CLOTHES MAY BE - 1 shabby and look badly worn, but perhaps you haven't tine to bother about them and perhaps nc one will notice your clothes any way, so you forget about them. Hut this forgetting is a mighty big task when your mother, wile or sibter presists in reminding you of your seedy appearance; you'll be gin to believe she's about right, but befo e you rush off to buy another suit which is quickly made and quickly worn out; take a little time to see our showing of ne-AV importations (exclusivestyles) ar.d learn for what little money you can acquire the habit of wear ing clothes made for you; made by hand in our tailor Shop in Butler. We take the pains to fit you. Aland, MAKER OF MEN'S CLOTHES. T K o Camera and the Ere A flaw in the cameras lense and you get but a poor picture. A defect tn vision and you get but poor sight, and you get good sight only at the expense of nerve force and health. At the first signal of distress from your eyes come to me—that's the time to inquire. If there is an affection of long stand ing today is the time to see me For years my methods and prices ad vertise me. I feel sure I can please you as I have pleased others. CARL. H. LEIGHNER, Jeweler and Graduate Optician, 209 S. Main Street. BUTLER. PA. m PapeJ f JEWELER® 5 ) / 121 E. Jefferson Street, c iSwN, A r , g = - - - -' - » * ee , ' le s 'B n <" rec, -ili ly opposite the jjj Postoffice, JJJ Theodore Vogeley.jjj Real Estate and jjj Insurance Agency, m f-o3 238 S. Main St., jMI Butler, Pa. jjj t If you hiive propertyljj to sell, trade, or rent!)} or, want, to buy orlu rent caii, write or* phone me. List Mailed Upon Application. H. MILLER FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE. OFFICK —Next door tc CITZEIN office Rnl'pr. L. C. WICK, Deale® I.*- LUHBER. 1 am— I matiam Dean's! B A «afe, certain relief for Suppressed I 18 Menstruation. NVver known to fan. Safe! I uSuri ! Speedy! Satisfaction (juamntced ■ Mor money Refunded, fk-nt prepaid tor ■ £!.0" pr-r Will si-nd (hern on trial, to ; 1 t'epaid for when relieved. Samples Free. B j ; | liMITED MEDICAL CO., Bo« 74. t»wc»BTCI». B Lfe.T s "*' jßam i Sold in Butler at the Centre Ave. Pharmacy. i New Spring Goods! W-ifflfen \V e aro prepared to show you a ( * 4 J complete line of the very newest things that we could possibly get in Men's, j— V Roys' and Children's I /iV I P^tJ ' rTW*^ Clothing. \ Also a full line of Hats, Caps and 'Sm\ Gents burnishing Goods. These J W* / i goods have just been received the past / L few days and put on sale at the lowest / / ;// possible cash price. II J Call and look them over. t \ Yours for Clothing, / DOOTH6TT & GRflHfljß. AT THE TOP OF STYLE! WE ARE RGADy WITH OUR kINE OF Spring Clothing The styles were chosen with critical discrimination and our mag nificent display represents the best selections from the leading makers. We Want More Men and Boys To Know Our Clothing We want more Men and Boys to see it. The better they know our clothing the more they will be astounded and delighted by its qualities, styles and all round excellence. We are willing to rest our case on the goods themselves. Let them do the talking. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded. Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 137 South Main St., Butler. I Who Is I Your I i Hatter? < 1 Jno. S. Wick | J HATTER and f J MEN S FURNISHER. ? I Opposite P. 0. t BUTLER, PA. j We Like to Show these elegant new piece goods for men's garments. They're the finest fabrics in the most popular patterns and colors, and we make them up under a guarantee of Perfect Fit, Style, And Workmanship. You'll get tired of the gar ments before they wear out or lose their shape. Wedding Suits a Specialty. COOPER, Leading Tailor, DIAMOND, BUTLEB., PA B. B. prettier lace curtains and less to pay, is what wins this great Lace Curtain business. Sell thousands and thousands of pairs. Readiness for this Spring, 1902, excels anything ever done in the Lace Curtain line. More of a variety, 50c to $125.00 a pair—best from American mills, and , finest imported. More convincing style and price reasons why you'll gain by sending here. Uncommonly elegant styles f 1.50 and $2.50 a pair. Our new Lace Curtain Picture Book shows sucli styles and prices as it will profit you handsomely to write for and consult , The nice out-of-ordinary Curtains you'll get will be a source of immense satisfaction. And the money you save, a great and good item for your pocketbook. Write for it to-day. here's a madras for shirt waist suits and waists, and men's shirts —that's pretty as can be— and such good goods for the money as will agreeably astonish you when you send and see samples—l2sc yard. White ground, with printed colored narrow stripes and small figures. New American Dimities, l'Hc, 15c, 20c. Finest Imported Dimities 20 and 25c —beautiful printings. Exceptional line of Dollar quality all wool 50 inch solid Black Pebble Chev iots with indefinite white chalk line stripe, 50c, —value, for skirts and suits, that will have such ready sale, this mention is made to secure your prompt attention. Boggs & Buhl ! Department X. ALLEGHENY. PA. PENNYROYAL PILLS Hmfr. Alwayn reliable 1.n.d10«, ftifc r>rug»tst tor ' In B*d ao