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THCRSDAV JULY io, 19Q»-
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
jIOTE -All ailve:; - I'iiendlnft to make
;n*nc sin their - ■ notify us o.
tielr Intention r. r tliao Mon
lav aiorniiii.
Application for Charter.
Notice in Bankruptcy, estate of John
Connors.
Douglass' sale.
Redick Ac Grohman's Oils.
Davis' Pianos.
Cavanagh's Plan of Lots.
Schaul <fc Nast's clearance sa.e
Douthett & Graham s clothing sale.
Modern Store's sale.
D. & T's Shoes.
Huselton's Shoes.
Miller's Shoes.
Campbell's furniture.
Brown & Co's furniture.
Rockenstein's millinery.
Ketterer Bro's shoes.
Newton's Pianos.
Store for sale.
Photographers notice.
Adrrilm&uiand Executor* of estate
' iii ware th«*Sr receipt bookn at the CI J I
,ES office, an'l r ;a»:ing public sales
lusir note book*.
LOCAL ANO GENERAL,
—Our P. O. took in $6,000 last quar
—Nobody about "Butler need be idle
this snmmer.
—Liwu fete at Holyoke U. P. church
next Tuesday night.
—The Cillery Brick and Tile Co. has
received its charter.
—A Pittsburg man eloped with a
street car last Sunday.
—Eight thousand people rode on the
street curs in Br.tler of the Fourth.
—Tie parties who robbed the Millers
town postoffice trot aboutsßoo in stamps
and c.ish.
—Fifteen millions of bushels of coal
Were started down the river from Pitts
burg, last week.
—The L'uilt-r Military Co. will march
to the station this afternoon, and take
train for Gettysburg.
—The second floor of the bank build
ing at Oyster Bay, L. I. is now the
"White House" of the United States.
—They estimated people by the acre
at Slifeuley park last Friday and 15
acres watched Roosevelt deliver his
speech.
—During the hot season the meat
maketg should keep open for an hour.
Sunday mornings, to accommodate peo
ple who cannot afford ice.
--Yon can exenrt to Atlantic City to
d'iy, two weeks from today, and on
Thnrsdkys, Ang. 7 and 21 via P. K. R.
f.»r $lO for the round trip. See notices.
—Two little sons of D. L. Cleeland set
op a stand in front of their father's
store on the Fourth and sold SIOO worth
of fireworks on per cent commission.
Th" grass and grain are good, this
year, but the corn is about a month
late. There will be some apples Bnd
peaches —and a wonderful crop of elder
berries.
—Merchants, real estate agents, brok
ers and auctioneers should take notice
that on all mercantile or state tax re
maining unpaid, July 15, suit will be
brought to recover.
—Tha principal event at Ivy wood on
the Fourth WHS a birthday party in
honor of Charles Morrison, and right
royslly he entertained the large number
of friends and neighbors who gathered
to congiaiulate him.
—The second annual outing of the
McCat.dlem Reiber families took place
July BJ, at Alonzo McOandless' "Valley
View'' farm in Franklin twp , near Ide
postoffice. AH had a pleasant time and
caught lots of fine fish.
—The greatest engineering operations
now in progress on this planet are the
N<?w York subway, the new East River
bridge, and the tunnel tinder the Hud
son; but that elevated track through
Allegheny city will come in as a close
fourth.
—"Picnic size" beer kegs will be sold
no more. Recently the brewers of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
entered into a compact by which since
July Ist, they sell no more kegs of the
size th.it. have been called eighths, four
gallon or pony kegs.
—The Henry Shenk Co. of Pittsburg
is to get *182,000 for the first hundred
houses for Lyndora Land Co., located
on the McElroy farm, southwest of the
old Fair Ground-all to be completed
by November Ist. Whitehill has the
plumbing contract.
—Mays &iDavis already have their
wholesale liquor store on S. Main street
well stocked with the best wines and li
qnors on the market. The store is lo
cated next door to the Whitehill Plumb
ing establishment and the firm will
handle nothing but pnre goods.
—Don't forget A E. Barnhart's sale
of residence and business lots in the heart
of Millerstown, Saturday, at 10:80 a. m.
The property consists of six lots at the
corner of Main and Central Aves., and
are 1240 feet above sea level. These
lots will Is! sold to the highest bidder,
on easy payments, ayd a heavy discount
made for cash.
—ln Erie county recently several ir
responsible parties have taken ont mar
riage licenses in the office of the clerk
without the consent of the ladies men
tioned therein, and now an order has
been made absolute that hereafter the
groom elect and the bride-elect must go
to the court house together to obtain a
license in that county
—At Pittsburg's big Independence
Day celebration in Schenley Park, Rev.
John A. pastor of the Grace Re
formed church of that city and a son of
Dr. Progh of the Orphans Home here,
offered the prayer on the President's
stand, and the German singing societies
sang the hymn "The Day of the Lord,"
translated frnn the German by Rev. D.
Luther Roth forni'-rly of this place.
—The Standard Trust Company of
Butl-r has been formed by strong Pitts
burg and Butler interests. It is suppos
ed the Standard Steel Car people are in
terested It is believed Butler will
prove a good field for a trust company
with sayings features on account of the
immense strides in an industrial way
and the large increase in the number of
workmen.—Pittsburg Dispatch of June
27.
—The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
authorities have offered a prize of two
thousand dollars for the best design of
an emblem. It may be either in relief
or color, bat if color is ns< d symbolical
ly. red, yellow, blue and white should
be selected, as these are the colors in
volved in the national flags of the coun
tries in which ownership of this territo
ry at various times has been invested.
The design must be one which will be
available for letter heads, medals, pos
ters or for any purpose in connection
with the dignified exploitation of the
Exposition.
I'LItSONAL.
J. V. Ritts and family are at
Chan ta aqua.
W. G. Donthett and family are at
Niagara Falls.
L. R McFann of McFaun was in
Batler Saturday.
M. J. Rodg'rs of Rattigan was in
Butler last week.
Wm. Mahood of Clay twp. was in
town on busiuess. Tuesday.
Alf Campbell is in Grand Rapids,
buying furniture this week.
Henry Dillman of West Liberty was
a CITI7EN office caller. Saturday.
Rev. C. C. Badger has returned back
to West Liberty for the summer.
James Patton of Concord twp. visited
friends in Butler a few days ago.
J. C. Powell, the auctioneer, visited
friends in Butler over the Fourth.
S. M. Starr and family of Concord
twp. visited friends in Bntler lately.
Warren Albert of Summit twp. at
tended to business in Butler, Saturday.
J. M. Armstrong and family of Salem
W. Va. are visiting friends in Bntler.
Dora and Pearl Adams spent a few
days last week visiting relatives in
Butler.
D. A. Thompson and daughter of Par
ker twp. visited friends near Butler,
yesterday.
W. C. Barron of Finlay O. came home
on the 4th. He has a nice production
near that town.
L. M. Wise and family attended the
funeral of Mrs. Wise's father at Watts
burg Erie Co. yesterday
Harry L. Graham attended the ban
quet of the Wooster Alumni at the
Hotel Henry in Pittsburg.
Chas. Knipple, editor of the Braddock
Daily News passed last week with
Cal. Stevenson of Centre twp.
John W. Coulter Esq. and wife are
spending the week with friends in
Emlentoa and Crawford's Corners.
Mrs. Magg'e Bell, nee Turner, now a
resident of Salt Lake City was the
guest of her sifter Mrs. Thompson, last
week.
Robert Kyle of Flick has been -ranted
a [tension of $6 per month; J as. O.
D.j'lds, Butler, $6; Lydia Bowen, Evans
City, *B.
John Kirkpatrick and wife of Ren
frew are proud possessors of a fine girl
since Sunday right. The little lady has
four brothers.
Chas liitter and Earl; Thompson are
home from Seattle. Wash, and will
probably stay here. Will Ritter is
clerking in a large department store
there.
Pennvpacker and Pattison rode in
the same carriage in Pittsbnrg on the
4th; and Oalbreath and McQuistion rode
in the same car seat, that day from
Butler to Bruin.
A. M. Christlev and W. Z. Murrin
were the attorneys employed by the
Bntler Co. claimants to the Biddle re
ward. and the boys were well pleased
with their efforts
James Addis of New Castle; his
daughter, now visiting her daughter
here; his grand daughter and his great
grand son. four generations, were at the
picnic at the Park, Tuesday.
William and Edward Lemmon of
Canton O. sons of William Lemmon,
formerly of Butler, visited their uncles,
Andrew Lemrnon of Butler twp. and
Robert Lemmon of Parker, last week.
t arl H. Leighner while East passed a
successful Post Graduate examination
at the Philadelphia Optical College,
Philadelphia Pa. and had the degree of
Doctor of Optica (Opd. G ) conferred
upon him.
J. S. Mnrtlaiid and wife of Concord
♦wp. were in Bntler Wednesday, the
tnd, laving in a supply of fireworks for
the Fourth. The South Penn is drilling
a well on Mr. Murtland's farm. Greece
City will eventually be the centre of
the field.
Tensard R. DeWolfe v/ns married a
few daya ago to Mi*-s Anna Fairweather
of Chicago. Mr. DeWolfe is a native
Butler and a young newspaper man of
promise, having been engaged for
several years with the Pittsburg
Leader. He met his fate while attend
ing school at Allegheny College. His
bride is a young lady of refinement and
culture.
—This is Masonic Picnic day at the
Park.
—There are rumors of more mauu
'acturing plants for Bntler.
—lcecream festival at White Oak
Springs next Wednesday evening.
—The Steel Car Co. expect to have
their works in operation by the latter
part of next month.
—The extraordinary leakiness of the
heavenly roof has caused many another
roof to show signs of the same.
—On Tuesday of this week, Geo. W.
Shiever sold his interest in the Eagle
paper and printing office to his partner
Eli D. Robin Hon, who is now sole owner
of the plant.
--W. E. Cooner, the tailor, moved to
accommodate the bank people, and has
now agreed to move again to accommo
date a new gsnts furnishing goods firm
—but he is not doing it for fnn.
—A certain person who has a small
garden patch springs the following:
He frequently has to cleanse his potato
vines of bugs, and executes the in
sects by a liberal application of hot
water. The other day he picked the
bugs and nonred the boiling water on
them, but without effect. The bugs
swam abont and crawled out of the
pail. He claims the only explanation is
that the bugs have become so acclimated
to torrid weather that boiling water
cannot hurt tbym.
—The heavy rains of July 8d pnt
Connoquenessing creek over its banks
that night. The electric power house
was flooded and no street cars could run
till 10:80 a.m. of the Fourth. Race.
Jefferson and Willow streets were in
undated and a great deal of damage
done to gardens. Buffalo < reek in the
eastern part of the county is reported
to havs been higher than at any time in
the past 21 years. A great deal of dam
age was done to fences and crops
throughout the county.
The hotels and lioarding houses of
Millerstown are at present crowded
with the engineers and linemen who
have been surveying and staking for a
new railroad from Red Bank across
Armstrong, Butler and Lawrence coun
ties to New Castle. The road, in the
eastern part of this county, will follow
the divide between the headwaters of
Bear and Buffalo creeks, tunnel under
the P. & W. at Fairmont, pass to the
south of Middletown and follow the
Moddycreek to the county line. We
thought this was a I*. R. R. enterprise,
but are informed that it is not.
FOR SALE!
General store, good Inildings, house
and barn, cost $2200, one acre ground,
orchard, large stock and good trade,
postoffice, good location, school and
church, will sell real estate for SISOO
and stock at invoice. Other business
makes sale necessary. Address
E. H. NEG LEY,
Butler, Pa.
A.sk lor It!
I If you don't see what you want at the
I B. 11. & P. Cafe ask for it.
1 They will furnish yon with anything
I 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.
U. R. & P CAFE.
Stein building. South Main St., Butler.
Suppers fnrnish<*l for Theatre parties.
Bell Telphonu 147.
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.
Mrs. Catharine Bailey vs Borough of
Bntler. tree pass for SIO,OOO damages.
] The plaintiff states that she is a resi
dent of Clarion . twp., Clarion county;
j that on Nov. 17. 1901, while visiting her
! son. J. J McMaster, at Dnßois, she
purchased an excursion ticket to Butler
for the purpose of visiting her two
daughters in this place: that while
walking up Cleveland St. to the home
of her daughter. Mr. Wm. Cnbbison,
she was tripped by a plank in the side
walk tipping and was thrown violently
to the gronnd, breaking her right hip,
which has since remained crippled.
John II Sweeney vs B F. Reese and
R. P. Marshall, assumpsit for SI24S,
claimed for gas royalty from a well,
owned by the defts. on Sweeney's farm
in Clearfield two, for a period of 5
years, 8 months at S2OO a year, and slls
for pumping
W. D Brandon, Esq vs Batler Water
Co. (old), assum; sit for $855. for attor
ne> fees in the K. .in>s and Varner suits
and for a two-inch water line, etc.. sold
the Water Co.
NOTES
Application has been made for a par
don for Eck Be-ter who is serving terms
for 5 years and 10 month- ia the peni
tentiary.
Dr. W. IT. Brown. John 11. Jackson
and Geo. J. Krng were appointed a
commission in lunacy on Mrs. Catharine
Zillafro of Bntler She was committed
to the Warren asylum.
J. W. McKee, W C. Culberson and
E Dyke Christley have formed and or
ganized the Pntler Torpedo Co.. Ltd.
By an opinion filed, Tuesday, the
Court opened jndgment in the of
Prvor for use of Dunlap vs Mrs. Ger
lach, admitting Mrs. Gerlach to make
defense, and refusing to open judgment
in the case of J. Pryor for nse of H. C.
Pryor va Gerlach. H. C. Pryor being
an innocent purchaser.
A citation on the heirs wan awarded
n the estate of Wm. Snyder.
The Union Reformed Presbyterian
church of Mars has applied for a char
ter.
Motion Court will be held Aug. 4th
10 a.m.
Dr. W. L DeWolf. guardian of La
mont Frederick of Chicora was given
leave to pay $3 per week for ward s
maintenance.
James F. Bnrke petitioned for natur
alization.
The Conrity.CommisaioneTS petitioned
to have the office of tax collector of
Parker twp. declared vacant, and Dan
iel Walker wus appointed collector.
Anna B. Doutt lias petitioned for di
vorce from Samuel H. Doutt. Subpoe
na was awarded.
S. F. Bowser was appointed guardian
ad litem of Albert, Louisa and Isaac
Covert in the Miles Covert estate.
Leave to sell the real estate of S. J.
Green, dee d, of Chicora was granted.
Beneditto Melchionne applied for
naturalization.
Aaron Kerr has sued for divorce from
Maude E. Kerr.
Charles Lighner, Fred Moore and
Wilfred Fowler are named as co-re
spondents and the petition alleges that
on April 7, 1902, Mrs. Kerr left home
and went to live with one John Richard
son alias Johnston.
Application was made for leave to
sell the real er.tate of Michael McAnal
ly, dee'd, for payment of legacies.
1. N, Meals, John S Campbell and
W. H. Gilghrist were appointed viewers
on petition of Brady twp. citizens to
vacate a road.
The court refused to take off judg.
non-suit and directed judgment to lie
entered in the case of Samuel Beam vs
Edward Gardner.
In the case of Matilda Keister vs Bea
setner R. R. the court gave judgment
for the defendant.
Charles J. Wuller was appointed com
mittee of the person and estate of his
father, D. 11. Wuller, now confined at
Warren, Pa. Bond $60,000.
Habeas corpus proceedings before the
Warren connty courts have been com
menced by the sisters of D.' H. Wuller
in opposition to his son, the guardian.
In the case of Butler boro vs John
Haggins. judgment was entered for the
plf.
Overseer Ilarvey D. Thompson of
Centre twp. asked leave of court to pay
$59 30, balance of poor fund to the twp.
supervisors.
On Saturday the Mrs. Core property
on S. McKean St., 80 foot front, was
sold at public sale to Charles K. Lap
ham for $3960.
Harry E. McGarvey has been sworn
in as a prisoner's guard.
A deed has been placed on record
whereby Geo. H. and Myra Church for
sl, transferred Sept. 1. 1901, 63 pieces,
containing over 2000 acres of land in
Armstrong and Bntler counties, (the
Bradys Bend Iron Co. property) to E.
W. Dewey.
Policeman Graff arrested eighteen
boys of from 15 to 30 years of age for
shooting crap m a downtown pool room
Tuesday of last week. They were taken
before Burgess Smith who assessed each
$2 fine and costs.
Peter Soffel. ex-Warden of the Alle
gheny Co. jail has brot suit for absolute
divorce.
On Tuesday the held-over applications
for license to sell liquor, of R. E. Ccop
er, Butler, and J. C. Martin, Mars, were
fioth granted.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Frederick Miller, Sewickley. to Mary
Morhead 150 acres in Jackson for $lO,-
000.
Wm J Timblin to Samuel Spnrks lot
on Lincoln Way for SHOO.
John Martin to Albert P Martin 100
acres in Forward for sl.
Anna and Chas Boyle to Elizalieth
Forquer 89 acres in Oakland for sl.
C L Memulation to I D Stahl lots on
Negley Ave for sh<)oo.
Perry and Flora Conway to Tillie
Conway 9 acres in Clay for sl.
A Klinordlinger to "Win li Stoughton
lots in Petrolia for SOSO.
John C Graham to J W McKee 14
lots on W I'u 1 ton St for $5675.
John R Henninger to W S Dixon 12
acres in Penn for $750.
Geo Fulton heirs to Jas Malum 80
acres in Middlesex for S2OOO.
Oellert Goehring to N B Duncan lot
in Zelienople for SBSOO.
John C Graham to J W McKee two
lots on l'erin St for SI7OO.
S Hope Purvis to I W McKee lot on
W Pearl St for SIOOO.
D F Parker to Agnes M Bricker, as
signment of l-10th of Darling lease, J C
Kelly farm, Butler twp. for SIOSO.
Jacob Bowman to Minnie Haworth
Hotel Bowman, Butler for $14,000.
Jos Darling to Alf Darling 1-lfith in
8 wells on Kelly farm, Butler twp, for
SIOSO.
Matthew Williams to Mary Miller 2
lots at Downieville for SIBOO.
Ph Daultenspeck to Wm J Allen lot
on Lookout Ave for $902.
Henry W Dambach of Ell wood to
Ohio anil Kentucky Oil and Develop
ment Co. leases on Sailor farms in Oak
land twp for SI4OO and 1000 shares of
stock.
Bernard C McJunkin to W A Stover
lot on Chestnut St for $450.
('has Duffy to same lot on West I) St
for SB4O.
J C Daubenspeck to Bertha E Eyman
lot on Lincoln and Chestnut Sts for
$2225.
F X Berg to P C Wick lot on Brady
and St Mary's Sts for $llOO.
Exrs of Nicholas Reott to C Michel
Hi acres in Summit for $4200.
W J Breaden to Laura E Young lot
in Clay for SIOO.
Howard Pryor to Theo Young lot in
Clay for SBOS.
E M Brown to F W Boggs lot in
Evans City for $250.
J W Grossman to J (i Grossman 1
acre in Brady for $75.
Wm I-' Bruner to Geo Blatt 50 acres
in Clearfield for S2OO.
Wm J Timblin to Samuel Lawrence
lot on Lincoln Way for SMOO.
E N Leake to G A Cypher, Jr. 10
acres in Butler twp. for S2BOO.
John M Thompson to Mrs. Annie
Walker 50 acres in Middlesex for $1
Jas C Sloan to Thos H Sloan, q ctc
6»> acres in Venango for S2OO.
A W Storey to H W Jamison 60 acres
in Fairview for SSOO.
T S Green to O G MeCandless lot on
Mercer St. for SIOOO.
Jos W Adams to Margt Dorsey qc tc
property in Penn, Forward and Middle
s*l for S3OOO.
Sarah J Dickey to C C Dickey lot on
PeDn St. for sl.
i W F Rumberger to Mary L Covert
lot on West St. for $2500.
I J MeCandless to Annie Kennedy
lot in Centre for S6OO.
Francis A Horton to Win L Cross lot
on Mercer St. for s6oo.
Eli May to Jacob Bowman lot at
North and Bluff Sts. for S4BOO.
Hattie Henry to Amanda Dauben
speck lot in Butler for $330.
J A Vensel to John A Snyder lot in
Donegal for $2050.
J F Lowry to Benj R Williams lot on
E Penn St. for $2500.
O K Waldron to Wm Walker brick
building and lot, 20 ft front on Main St.
for $23,500.
Wm Walker to Priseilla K Greer lot
on E Fulton St. for $550.
Margt Dorsey to Jos W Adams 137
acres in Adams for S3OOO.
John C and John Philip Miller to G
A Cypher, undivided two-fifths in 60
feet on Main St. for $12,200.
Stephen Cummings to S Adams 137
acres in Adams for S3OOO.
Jos W Adams to S Cummings 137
acres in Adams for for S3OOO.
1) H Sutton to Batler L H & M Co
Bowen lot on Spring Ave. for $1350.
Louisa M E Mcßride to Wm and
Amelia Reiland lot on Cecelia St for
$2400.
E. R. Turner and P. E. Daubenspeck
to Etta L Turner, lot on Broad street.
Butler, for $675.
Mrs. Agnes Cratty to Wm. Walker,
22 feet on S. Main street for $19,250.
John M. Thompson to W. H. Miller,
V. O. Schwab and C. T. Holmes, 4 acres
in Fifth ward for $4,000.
J. F. Balph to Guaranty Safe Deposit
and Trust Co.. 19 feet on S. Main street
for $23,000.
Marriage License*.
Stephen F. Griffin Chicora
Dora M. Campbell
Crawford A. S. Campbell Petrolia
Maltha A Rimer
Frank Jar Butler
Katv Gramiatowska "
Frxuklir, G. Leslie Glade Mill-
Ora A. Hays Zelienople
Hugo Youghans Allegheny Co
Caroline Rennick Butler
Robert G. Fisher Batler
Millie M. Kepple "
Dorninico Cavaliero Argentine
Lulu M. Miller
Matthew D. Jack Butler Co
Sarah Viola Gibb "
James V. Miller Butler twp
Cora Weitzel Butler
John McJunkin Butler
Etta Dyke Renfre*
Wm. F. Graham Allegheny Co
Susan E. Puff... Saxonburg
Kenneth Sampson Elkhart, Ind
Stella M. Silverer Butler
Alfred Shonp Kittanning
Saloma A. Bowser
Craig Kennedy Euclid
Maude Nellis W. Sanbury
John Sedoris Butler twp
Ethel R. McCormick "
Hugh F. Young... .Pine Grove. W. Va
Blanche Robinson. Rattigan
Wm. Atkinson Butler
Catherine Boyd "
Lonis Doagati Butler
Josie Norris "
James W. Hutchison: Butler
Louise Schmercker "
Lewis Kirker Zelienople
Annie Pribble "
At Clarion, Jacob Staub of Bntler
Co. and Emma C. Huefner of Huefner,
Pa.
At Pittsb-irg, Harry Wells and Eliza
beth Staunf rs of Butler Co.
In Pittsburg during the month of
June 1171 marriage licenses were grant
ed.
—The steamer Minnehaha, carrying
the Allegheny connty and Western
Pennsylvania school teachers, who went
abroad as tl.e guests of The Pittsburg
Oazette and Chronicle Telegraph warp
ed out her dock at New York early last
Saturday morning. As she steamed
down the North river the teachers
stood on the deck, waving good-byes to
the friends who had gone to the dock
to see them start. About breakfast
time the Minnehaha cleared Sandy
Hook and dropped her pilot.
Notice to Tax I'aycrs.
Notice is hereby given to the tax pay
ers of Butler borough that the tax dup
licates have been placed in my hands for
collection. Five per cent, discount will
be allowed on all taxes paid within 60
days (July Ist to August 30th) from
date of this uotice.and all taxes not paid
within the 60 days and paid before the
expiration of the first six months will lie
charged the face of the tax; after the ex
piration of the first six months five per
cent, will be added.
James M. Maxwkix,
Collector of Butler Boro.,
July 1, 1902. Armory Building. '
FOR RENT-
House on East Jefferson street, one
block from Went Penn station, 10 rooms,
suitable for restaurant, boarding house j
or hotel; also two rooms on second floor, i
corner of Main and Jefferson Sts.; three
rooms and hall corner Main and Jeffer
son Sts.; four rooms', second floor, S.
Main St., above Cypher hardware; three
rooms, third floor, S. Maih St.
Inquire of
JOHN BERG & Co., Bankers.
Itcdiicod Kates to Tacoma.
On account of the meeting Y. P. C.
U. of the U. Presbyterian church, at Ta
cotun. Wash., July 28 to 27, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell ex
cursion tickets to Tacoma, Portland.
Seattle, Vancouver or Victoria from all
stations on its lines, from July 10 to
July 20, inclusive, at greatly reduced
rates. These tickets will be good for
return passage until September 15, in
clusive, when executed by Joint Agent
at destination and payment of 50 cents
made for this service. Apply to Ticket
Agents for additional information.
NOTICE!
In view of the great and unprecedent
ed success of the Butler Business Col
lege, and in order to further systematize
and facilitate the work of the different
departments, and to provide for the
rapidly increasing attendance. Prof.
Regal has leased the entire third floor
above Newton's music store. This will
increase the capacity of the college one
half.
An archway has been cut which con
nects this with the large study room of
the college. This entire floor will be
used for the shorthand department.
Fall term begins Monday, Sept. 1, 1902.
Send for catalogue and circulars.
A. P. REGAL, Prin.
Insurance and Real Estate.
If you wish to sell or buy property
you will find it to your advantage to see
Wm. 11. Miller, Insurance and Real
Estate, next P. 0., Butler, Pa.
Single arid Double Ovens at
W IIITEH ILL'S.
Hot Plates, the kind that last, at
WHITEHILL'S.
$5.00 cash prize shooting at Mardorf's
shooting gallery, 111 W. Jefferson St.
FOR RENT Pasture—lnquire of E.
H. NEULEV.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The School Directors of Clearfield
township. Butler Co.. will meet at the
Coylesville school house on Saturday,
July 12, at 2 o'clock p. m , of said day
to employ six teachers lor the coming
school term of seven months. All ap
plications must be in writing and lie fil
ed with the Secretary. No applications
will be received after July 11. 1902
Wages thirty dollars per month.
W. S. Sll'K, Secretary,
Fenelton, Butler Co., Pa.
—The Butler Business College has
already filled 08 positions this term.
Send for catalogue and circulars.
o Important Property Transfers.
•s The Guaranty Safe Deposit & Trust
Co. of Butler has purchased Dr. Balph's
a drug store and residence property on
S. Main St., including his stock of
0 drugs for $30,000. The property has a
■ ; frontage on Main St. of 19 feet with 180 !
j feet on one alley and 22 feet on the !
a ' other, The building is 8-story brick.
which will be remodeled for the use of
t the Trust Co. and offices, with a stone
front.
f Dr, Balph has purchased the John
Huselton property on N. Main St. from
t Al. Ruff for $7,500.
The Waldron property adjoining the
t Balph has been purchased by Win.
Walker for $23,500: Mrs. <">atty prop
- erty(now occupied by Eyth Bros.) for
$14,2.10 and the P. O. building from .Tno
1 Younkins and Jas. Thompson for
$19,500.
I G. A. Cypher has purchased a.2-sths '
interest in the old Miller property on |
£ Main street, now occupied by Dr. Brick- j
er. Stella Pape and others for $12,200.
The property has a frontage of 60 feet j
t on Main and partitition proceedings will!
probably follow this sale,
r The Bowman Hotel on Centre Ave. I
was purchased by Mrs. Haworth for ;
r $14,000; and negotiations for the sale of |
) the Park Hotel are said to have l>een :
completed yesterday at $25,000.
FIRES.
The barn of John Renison in Adams i
> twp. was struck by lightniug and de
stroyed by fire a few days ago. together
I with ten tons of bay, 100 bushels of
r oats, wagons etc.
During the storm on the afternoon of |
' the 3rd, inst, the barn of Daniel Keifer j
in West Liberty was struck by light- j
ning, and was burned with about eight,
' tons of hay. E. G. Clutton's stable |
across the alley tookfire from Keifer's ,
but was saved by the bucket brigade.
Assembly Otticers.
r The Eclectic Assembly has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term.
Past President, John C. Miller, Pre* j
James A. McDowell, Vice P., Mrs. j
Frances Graham, Controller, Olive
1 Matthews, Trea*., Mrs Libbie McClure,
Sec'}'., E. H. Negley. Chaplain. Miss
1 Mamie Graham. Guides, Mrs. Sailie
Rodgers and Miss Linda Wagner,
r Wardens, Mrs. Jane Moser and Mrs.
Anna Walker.
' Grove City Itible Conference.
> The Grove City Bible Conference
' will begin Thursday evening. July 31st,
- and contine to Sunday evening, August
10th, 1002. The conference promises to
, be the most largely attended one in the
history of this work. A number of
distinguished men and women will have
' a place on the program of instruction.
> NOTICE!
We, the undersigned Photographers
of Butler, Pa., hereby give notice th:tt
our respective Photos. Studios will be
> closed from July 20th to August 25th.
: N. J CRILEY,
A. L FINDLEY,
M. C. WNEK.
: The old Dougherty Homestead prop
erty, intersected by East Pearl, Monroe,
i Eltn. Fulton and Oak streets, is now in
the bands of The Guaranty Safe Deposit
> and Trust Co. (in their Real Estate De
partment) for sub division.
The sub division is known as "Oak
j land Place" Plan of Lots.
This tract is a gently undulating
slope, high and with excellent drainage
and a beautiful outlook from the north
' eastern part of town, and surrounded
by fine high class homes and dwellings.
• It, is in the section which is having all
the city improvements now beinif made.
, It has the advantage of paved streets
and fine sidewalks to it. City water,
electric sights, natural gas and sewers
are on both sides and adjoining or
through the Plan of Lots
Lots are of large sizes, generally, and
prices range from S2OO to $1250, accord
ing to location and size.
We choose a home, not for a day but
for a lifetime. Upon the wisdom of
choice depends the health, comfort and
happiness of the family.
The plot is now out, the prices fixed
and in the hands of The Guaranty Safe
Deposit and Trust Co. for sale.
Restaurant for Sale!
; The largest and best restaurant in
[ Butler, located on Main street, and now
doing as good (if not the best) business
1 in that line in the town, is for sale.
» Good reasons for selliug; possession iin
: mediate. Inquire at this office.
Knliiccd Kates to Providence,
It. I.
On account of the meeting of the
Baptist Young People's Union, at
Providence, It 1., July 10 to 13, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickuts to Providence and
I return, on July 8, 9, and 10, good to re
' turn until July 20, inclusive, from all
' stations on its lines, at rate of single
' fare for the round trip, plus SI.OO.
lias Fixtures,
We have them; 50 different styles.
They are in the latest finishes, made to
match the hardware of your house.
WHITEHILL. Plumber.
BUYING WOOL
j Same location as last nea«m. Owing
I to other businesH engagements will only
I buy (taring the months of May, June,
i July and August, and only in forenoon*
' of each day.
W. F. RUMDEBQEH,
at Grahams Grocery, Bntler, Pa.
Use tona Patent Flour.
The beHt Bread and Pastry flour in
the market. ± bbl. sack, SI.OO. i bbl.
Hack, 50c. Every Hack guaranteed.
GKO. WALTER & SONS.
PLANTS FOR SALE!
All kinds of flowering and vegetable
plants for at G. 11. WALTER'S,
410 Mifflin St.
FARM FOR SALE!
A farm containing 175 acres situated
fonr miles Southwest of Butler,Pa.,one
half mile from MoCalmount station on
the P. & W. It. R. and about one mile
from Renfrew on same It. It. There is
a good house and largo bank barn on
the property. The farm is well watered,
having a Htnall stream running through
itH entire length. NuineroiiH large,
never failing spritigH. 315 acres of
splendid timber. Well adapted for
grazing, farming or dairy purposes. In
addition there is oil production on the
farm, two wells now producing and a
large portion of the farm yet to be
drilled. Will be Hold as a whole or
divided to suit purchasers. It is offered
for sale to close out an estate. For
particulars inquire of Dr. W. S. Husel
ton. Pittsburg, PH., W. I). Brandon or
J. F. Huselton, Butler, Pa.
Kxciiirsnii.s to Atlantic City.
$lO round trip via Baltimore <fc Ohio
Railroad. Tickets on sale June 111,
July 17 and Hist, August 14 and 28th,
] Sept. 4th. Return limit 10 days, in
cluding date of Hale. Stop over per
mitted at, Washington within limit, on
return journey. Apply to W. It.
Turner, Ticket Agent, Bntler, for
tickets and Pullman reservations.
ItciliKNl I tat CM to Mt. Gretna.
For the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, to
be held at Mt Gretna, Pa.. July 1 to
August 5, 11)02. the Pennsylvania Rail
road (Company will Hell special excur
sion tickets to Mt Gretna and return,
at reduced rateH. TicketH will be sold
, June 25 to August 5, inclusive, and will
be good to return until August 111, in
elusive. For specific rateH, consult
ticket agents.
Real Estate Broker.
Parties wishing to purchase or sell
oil properties, farms, city residences or
real estate of any kind, should call upon
Win. Walker.in Ketterer's b'd'g.opjxisite
P. O. Butler Pa. Peoples Phone No. 519.
9
$5.00 cash prize shoot inn at Mardorf's
shooting gallery, 111 W. JefferHon St.
f rrr/u
Borough Auditor's Keport.
Auditors Schenck. Coulter and Hite
have filed their report of th« School
Boards accounts. It show a total of
$32,255 47 received by Treasurer Shanor
from Collector's J. S. Jack and J. M.
! Maxwell; 82(5,725 paid out in janitors
j and teachers' salaries, $16,368 81 for
supplies fuel, water etc . a total of
$43,193.01. The total debits of the
general fund are $49,433.88, credits
s4*. 180.68, balance due fund $1,253.20.
In the building fund $22,122.80 was
received and $20,838.43 expended, which
with amounts received and paid on ,
Iwnds raises the total debPs to $123,717. -
93 and the credits $5,723.37 less, which .
amount was in the treasury June 2 j
The bonded:indebtedness at present is j
$97,000.
Cambridge Springs.
| Two hours ride up the "Bessie" and
! "Erie,"has become the most popular re
! sort for Butler people. The charm of i
j the place iatin the different varieties of
! mineral water, all invigorating and re- |
freshing, to .be fo'uud there Some of j
| the iron waters are rather heavy for the ;
j beginner, who should first try the j
j Magnesia water, and of all waters there j
' we know of none better than that from 1
; the little Magnesia spring in the woods |
near the Kelly House. When you !
alight at the Cambridge Springs station j
I get into the Kelly House 'bus and you
I will not be disappointed, either as to j
the water or a quiet and comfortable >
place to stay. For elderly people and
ladies with children it is the best place
in the town or vicinity. Their accom
modations and meals are first class-
I they keep their own dairy, and they
make you feel at home
I
Summer Tours to tlie Xortli.
I
For the summer of 1902 the Penusvl- j
vania Railroad Company has arranged
to run two personally-conducted tours
to Canada and Northern New York.
These tours will leave July 19 and Au
gust 13, including Niagara Falls. Thous
and Islands, Rapids of the St. Lawrence.
Quebec. The Sagnenay. Montreal, Au
Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and
George, and Saratoga, occupying fifteen
days; round-trip rate, $125.
Each tour will be in charge of one of
the Company's tourist agents, assisted
by an experienced lady as chaperon,
whose especial charge will be unes
corted ladies.
■ The rate covers railway and boat fare
for the entire round trip, parlor-car
seats, meals en route, hotel entertain
ment, transfer charges, and carriage
hire.
For detailed itinerary, tickets, or any
additional information, apply to Ticket
Agent*, or address Geo. W. Boyd, As
sistant General Passenger agent, Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia.
WANTED—One good energise
man to take hold of an Established
Tea Route, and represent the Grand
Union Tea Co., in Butler and vicinity
A No. 1 opening for tight party. Small
bond required. Cail or address,
GKAND UNION TEA CO.,
New Castle. Pa.
WANTED— Address of John M. Mc-
Clellan, Wm. Gardner, and Andrew
McCollaui ex-members of the 102 nd
Penn. Vet. Vol. Infty. Information of
interest to said parties or heirs. Ad
drtes, R K. Kelley. 507 Baird Bld'g..
Kansas City. Mo.
Music scholars wanted at r?S WVv
>''srw Ft.
Before selecting your Spring hat c\tl
and see Pape's New Millinery Store,
113 S. Main street.
$5.00 cash prize shooting at Murdorf 's
shooting gallery. 111 W. Jefferson St.
FOR SALE!
House and lot, 30x130, Miffiin street,
SI2OO.
Ten roomed house, lot 75x170, Mifflin.
Two houses and lot on E. Jefferson.
Double house and lot on E. Cunning
ham.
Small farm with good buildings near
Porterville.
Eeight-roomed house and 110 feet
frontage, Third street, $3900.
Lot 00x180, 0-roomed house, South
Washington street, $2400.
Six-roomed house, Fairview Ave. ex
tension. lot 105x130, drilled well,
orchard, splendid cellar.
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.
House and lot on W. Pearl St.
Lot and two houses on Morton A.\e.,
$2250.
Store building and stock at Mcßrido,
good trade.
Small factory building and dwelling
house near Butler, cheap.
Farm, 136 acres, near Pump station,
tine land, best improvements, $5500.
E H. NWGLEY. Attorney,
Southwest Diamond, Butler, Pa.
Art in 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 l>oth admira
tion and wonder.
Alfred Peats & Co. is the largest wall
paper firm in the United States -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 ns regards
patterns and prices.
The prices range from 5 to 50 cents a
bolt or 8 yards for both paper and
border, and the books can be seen at all
times at the Cafe—34l S. Main St.
Two August Tours to tlie Pacific
Coast.
On account of the low rates authoriz
ed by the transcontinental lines to the
Pacific Coast during the Summer, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
run two high grade personally-conduct
ed tours to the Pacific Coast by special
trains of the highest grade Pullman
equipment. Both tours will leave New
York August 2, . visiting Chicago,
Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake
City, San Francisco, Del Monte
(Montery), Santa Barbara, Los Angeles,
San Jose, and Portland on the going
trip.
Returning, Tour No. 1 will run north
ward from Portland and eastward
through the magnificent Canadian
Rockies by leisurely daylight trips,
with stops at Glacier, Banff Hot Springs
and other points, reaching New York
and the East via St. Paul and Chicago
oil August 31.
Tonr No. 2 will run eastbonnd from
Portland over the Northern Pacific
Railway to Cinnabar, where the special
train will be sidetracked while the pas
sengers make the usual six day trip of
Yellowstone National Park. From the
Park the route homeward will be via
St. Paul and Chicago, arriving New
York September 4.
Rates from any point on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad east of Pittsburg, in
cluding transportation, Pullman berth,
and all meals on the tonr except during
the five days spent in San Francisco,
when Pullman accommodations and
meals are not provided:
For Tonr No. 1. S2OO. Two persons
occupying one berth, SIHO each
For Tour No. 2, $250. including all
expenses through Yellowstone Park
Two persons occupying one berth, $230
each.
A preliminary announcement out
lining the various details is now in
course of preparation, and will be
furnished as soon as ready upon appli
cation to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Pennsylvania
Railroad. Broad Street Station, Phila
delphia.
"Perfect" Ovens and Good Bakers,
Get them at Whitehall's.
L. S. McJUNKIN
Insurance and Real Estate
Agent.
117 K. JKJ'FKRSON.
RUTLER PA
$ Medicine for
\ ANIMALS. >
\ We make constant eftort f
( to keep our prescription S
j r department before you, for f
V there is no telling what /
j / hour you may need our J
' S services. Remember we C
j r [ are jost as careful about j
j v the quality of goods, and C
j j kind of service for your S
it domestic pets as if human S
! i lives were at stake. We \
j \ l ave hundreds of prescrip- \
j \ lions on our files that were S
I / written for animals, .ind \
' y they receive the same care C
vj as any others. You may *
| / have a home recipe that b
| J has been in the family for
I f years, bring it to us and J
j i ive will fill it just right. \
! f We keep all the standard /
j / condition powder for cat- /
tie; also disinfectants for S
% keeping the stable sweet S
\ and clean. \
\ We keep remedies for C
/ dogs, birds and all domes- | v
f tic animals. v
} C. N. BOYD. |
( DRUGGIST, L
( Diamond Block. /
Butler, Pa, J
excursions to Atlantic City.
July 10. and 24. August 7 and
21, and September 11 are the dates
of the Pennsylvania Railroad annual
low-rate excursions tor 1002 to Atlantic
City, Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle
City, Avalon, Anglesea. Wildwood,
Holly Beach, N. J., Rehoboth, Del., or
Ocean City, Md.
Tickets good to return within sixteen
days, including date of excursion.
A special train of Pullman parlor cars
and day coaches will leave Pittsburg on
above-mentioned dates at 8.55 A. M.,
arriving at Altoona 12.15 P. M., where
stop for dinner will be made, reaching
Philadelphia 0.25 P. M., in time for sup
per, and arriving Atlaniic City, via the
Delaware River Bridge Route, the only
all-rail line, at 8.35 P. M. Passengers
may also spendthenightin Philadelphia,
and proceed to the shore by any regular
train from Market Street Wharf or
Broad Street Station on the following
day.
Passengers for points other than At
lantic City wil spend the in Phil
adelphia, and use regular trains the
next day from Market Street Wharf.
On the July and August excursions a
stop-over of ten days will also be allow
ed at Philadelphia on the going trip, if
passengers will deposit their tickets
with the Ticket Agent at Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia, immediately on
arrival. Tickets for excursions of June
26 and September 11 do not permit stop
over in either direction, and must be de
posited with Agent on arrival at sea
shore destination.
Tickets will be sold from stations at
the rates named below:—
Rate. Train leave*.
Butler SIO.OO (i:25 A. M.
Freeport 10.00 7:32 "
Philadlphia (stop for
supper) Arrrive 0:35 P. M.
Atlantic City " 8:35 "
Tickets will also bo good on regular
trains leaving Pittsburg at 4:50 and 0:00
p. m., carrying sleeping cars to Phila
delphia, and 7:10 p. m., oarrying Pull
man sleeping cars through to Atlantic
City.
lor detailed information in regard to
rates and time of trains apply to ticket
agents or Mr. Thomas E. Watt, District
Passenger Agent, Pittsburg.
B. & B.
severely
reduced
prices
—lowest ever known on choice goods—
making this Shelf Emptying the inostl
effective we ever did.
Broken odd lines 75c to SI.OO Dress
Goods, 50c
Large odd liues 75c and Dollar
Foulard Silks, seasonable* handsome
styles, 50c
Special sale of odd lines choice Foul
ard Silks, 35c
Anderson's finest 40c Madras, 25c
Great lots of good and pretty Wash
Goods, <!jc, 10c, 12Jc, 15c—such kinds as
never before hud for so little in all ex
jierience—your investigation by sample
will prove it so convincingly you'll want
to buy and be glad of the chance at
these prices.
All over the store—every department
—surplus and odd lots have prices
slashed to sell without a word.
Ladies, Misses and Children's Suits,
Skirts, Waists, Suirt Waist Suits, Wash
Gowns, Muslinwear reductions it will
do your pocketlwiok good to write for
special information al>out.
Write to-day and save dollars.
800-crs & Buhl
Department X.
ALLEGHENY. PA
Do You Want a Piano?
Why Not Buy of Me?
I represent the wealthiest and most
influential manfactures of pianos in
America.
Can sell you one on any terms that
will suit your convenience.
Prices from $250.00 to $1500.00.
10 per cent off for cash.
2H different styles to select from.
All pianos warrented in every respect.
Am sole agent for the following:
Regina music boxes
Victor talking machines.
Estey organs.
Everything in the music line sold on
easy payments.
My patrons are my references.
Your credit is good at
NEWTON'S
"THE PIANO MAN"
317 S. Main St.. Butler Pa
Both Phones.
A. M. BERKJMER,
Funeral Director.
45 S. Main St. Butler PA
Oh! What a Chance!!
Clothing Clearance Sale.
As a proper and becoming wind-up to the most successful busi
ness season we have ever known, we now throw our stock upon the
mercy of the people, sparing nothing and reserving nothing, and
flooding the community with the greatest bargains the citizens of
Butler county have ever known.
We will smash dollars into quarters during this sale. Every
d -liars worth of Men's or Boy's Suits, Pants, Hats, Underwear,
Gent's Furnishing Goods must be cleared away before this sale is
ovtr as under no circumstances will we carry our goods from one
season to another.
\ou can t aflord to miss it, nor you can't aftord to wait and
take whats left. COME EARLY, WE CARRY NOTHING OVER,
Schaul & Nast,
LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS,
137 South Main St., Butler.
SIG SAIsE OF
Clothing!
We will commence to remove the wall between our
two rooms July 15th. We must have more room, so
we will commence our yearly sale June 25th, and will
sell Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing for 30 days
for less than it has ever been sold in Butler county.
146 Hen's Suits at 1-2 price.
100 Boy's Suits at 1-2 price.
COME IN AND SEE FOR YOUYSELF
Yours for Clothing,
DQUTH6TT &• GfrAHAfl.
H NEW PARLOR TABLES Ic
3 NEW OAK CHEFFONIERS j
j[ NEW HALL RACKS g
M NEW SIDE BOARDS jg
The best assortment of the above lines we have
sgf shown this season is here for your inspection. AH
manufacturers have advanced prices, but ours will ISS
be same as last month's while the present stock lasts.
2! HALL RACK jj§*
Jgjl| A larger assortment than we have bad to offer yon any time fSS
jjSrf this season. One in gold-oak highly polished, beveled mirror of
vSf French plate glass; four doable brass hat hooks; box seat with lid. Cgse
5=3 PRICE StOOQ fi
gj THE NEW PARLOR TABLES g
Are the choicest we have shown this year. Some in mahogany fejj
jpiJ finish, others with genuine mahogany veneer tops; plenty in golden 55
oak beautifully polished, twist legs and lower shelf. A nice 655
gj mahogany finished or golden oak Table at $3 50. 55
|j SIDE BOARDS Wi
JOT A large assortment commencing at $16.00; others at $22.50 and BcS
siio,oo on np to #75.00. Fine one in golden oak with high top shelf, p*
beveled mirror, lined silver drawer, brass trimmings and neatly
IjX} carved at $22.50. _
gj COME IN AND LOOK AROUND! J§
S M
Kg ALFRED A. CAMPBELL, jg
S FORMERLY
1 Campbell ft Tcmplcton^
- ■ ■ -J-nt —»
j HARK YEII ]
J This is notice Ll
Ya to all MEN J
►i Who are looking for i
J the "best of it," — <
That our customary \
4 Clean-Up*Sdle of !
4 Summer Shoes !
J <
Li Begins Saturday Morning, J
N JULY 12th, i
Ij
T® This year \vc shall include all the unsold broken >
• 1 lots of our best lines, high and low cuts. i
Men's, Hoys', Women's, Misses' and Children's >
\M Fine and Heavy Shoes, all styles, at 50 to 75 per i
cent on the dollar. '
Unless you are next to barefoot, WAIT!
You will wj J Opposite M
an uselton i
GRAND
CLEARANCE SALE!
Bargains in Millinery.!#
All trimmed and untrimmed Hats and all goods pertaining
to Millinery sold at one-half price in order to make room.
Come and pet bargains at
Rockensteln's,
MILLINERY EMPORIUM.
328 South Main Street. - - Bntler, Pa