I'M iC CI l THL'ttfcDAV. May 14, IWM^ NEW ADViiKTISKMENTS. Si/TF AH jJfwtlMH lalarfteg ui mak«- eb»< *-• io a 4» notify "f uiieQtjuj to du W) twt 'i&ttf ItijAli Mttli dar aunlW. Coal Farm for Sale. D 6c T . Sbs f. Campbell * furniture. J J. MtCaiidka# «ic Co * stsllion. AlUi - i..'l < iwctor* of i»«irr«-.-. ...t u*-ks at u»e CITI ACS mUijt. aui4 p«er- ■'*> iaiklaf mbaCia:S» iL 'tr i*vUe tiookm- L(JC\L ANb (jtNEKAL, —The Standard Hotel ha* been re painted inside and oat. - Awhile black-berry .i* the latent freak of Nature. It is called the "Ice berg. Some coal in Clay and Centre twpe. changed hand* lately at S2O to S4O an acre. - Route 74 from Karna City to Hook er and the country north of it. is again in operation. —The Steel (Jar (Jo. averaged 85 cars a day, last month, or 1,080 cars in all, worth <9«U,000. —The Finarce Committee of our School Board has fixed upon a 17 mill rate for the coming year. - H K Elliott of Euffalo twp. killed seven blackrnakes, averairinK about five feet each, in one day recently —Quite a numljer of jieople in Butler now use crude petrolenm on their gar dens to kill the worms and bugs. —The Cottage Hill Land Co. have W) of the finest varieties of maple trees set out Mutiiz, Patterson and Chris tie Avta. The saiary of the postmaster at Free port has been raised from SI4OO to SI3OO, and of the Emlenton postmaster from SI6OO to SI7OO. —Cnicora ha* a boom on at present; the »alary of her P. M has been raised to $!,«». and she wants a branch road to the A. & W. now building. - With the robins, catbirds, blue jays, orioles, aor.g sparrows and red birds to encourage a ffllotv th fc »e spring morn ings life irn't so bad after all. —The dry weather with its comple ment of dnst has been very annoying to town people, but it has enabled our fanners to g«t in their oats, potatoes and corn. The Allegheny and Western Co. bought several farina at the junction of its road with the Becsie. and is laying out a town there. It is a mile or so this side of Enclid. - The band concerts given by the Oei mania and French bands on the steps of the Court House, last Friday and Saturday evenings, were enjoyed by large crowds. —The contractor for the paving of W. Penn Ht. has a large force of men and teams at work grading. A cot of seren feet will be made on the hump in front of Dickey's. Mars- the town of Mars, Butler county. Pa —is progressing. She dedi cated a new M. E. church, last Sunday, and broke ground for a new Presby terian church, Monday. —Duringdasty weather peoplo who (.0 bngpy-ridii g sbonld keep off the ],*ved streets. Many people were driv «:i from their front porches last Sunday evening by the dust raised by the bug- It y rider*. The bonsp of James tsllintt in Franklin twp was burned, some days ago. The fire originated from a defec tive flue. Part of the contents was •Hved. lyes about $2,f)00, with small I insurance - -Resi DEN t« of WIJIM St. and the Iliand ore impatient to have the new bridge over Connoqnene».sirig creek com pleted. Work is progressing very slow -Iy, and they tbink the contractor might need proding with a sharp stick. The bonne of John K*efi-r o( Bailer t\vj> was entered lent Sunday, and rob bed of which had been -paid to John Saturday after banking hours, and se creted iu the house. Bome months ago two men who were lioarding there were robbed of their watches and money. --Bome more heavy pieces for that gteut burglar-proof vault arrived in Butler, last week and this, and the way they were handled with frames, jacks and rrowliars—was something new in Bntlsr. One piece was said to weigh twelve tons The Hteel frame of the v.inlt will weigh about thirty tons and It will be lined, inside with anbestOi, outside with marble. All well-regulated newspaper offices possess a bible, and as oar office cat ate our old one, we were compelled to invest SI.BO in a new one the other day. It might be well to note here that eight million Bibles are printed every year and the scriptures are read today, in more than four hundred different lan guages. The American and English Bi ble societies have done more to spread the gospel word throughout the world t ban all other agencies. —What we call the New Castle road, on the hiil west of town, is, at present, fall of rats and is, perhaps, as rough a piece of road as there is in the county, though on hiuh ground. A new road should be build out that direction, and It should go np Sullivan ran, where it wonld have art easy a grade as has the stmt car lino to the Park; and now thnt the State proposes paying two thirds the expense of some good roads we would like to see Butler twp. lead ofT In this matter. —Bntler county oil wells produced some wonderful stuff stuff that would make hair grow on a billiard ball, cure rheumatism,make a man stop drinking, etc , but the Sour Lake district in tax is has ns bent a mile. They haye a well there whose waters do miracles. Acrrding to the News of that place "some of the old Spindle Top boys, who w<?nt lliere with complexions the color of u half ripe pumpkin, now loom up with ruddy faces like unto a well-fed Englishman, and all, more or less, have wonderful stories to relate of the effica cies of the waters. (>ne swears they have cured him of lying 'all oil meu oiu'it to drink them if this is truoY); another h-trl his memory restored; an other Invited his mother-in-law to pay him H vi«it; another recovered from fi nancial embarrassment, while another who had always suffered with a weak stomach swears it can't now be turned with a monkey wrench." —NoTl' B—The t>erson who took a horse blanket from W. (J. Christy's bug gy at the U. 1' church, gome days ago. will save costs and exposure by leaving it at the livery stable in West Banbury. Change of climate may check but won't cure consumption. Victor Lnng Bvrnp absolutely cures, when consump tion is in its first stages. Strike the root of disease. PKHHOMAL. C.T Walter* of ( llnton twp w*» in town on bufiirea* Tnesday | David Kennedy of Kaniuu visited friend* in 'Jailer, l»*t week ! J. T. Montgomery of Oakland twp ! wu in town ou business. Fridny. Jerome Smith of Jetfr > »ll twp. <li'< j ajuic *h«'i'piiJK io Butler, M<>R<ldy. I Dan McC'rea purcbsscd Andy Hoot h half in the hotel property last week Harmon Beaton of Wanbington tw|i u building a house for Mr. Anderson. C. X. Boyd was confined to hi-. hou«e by grippe, last week, but i* about again. Panl barn hart and Jennings McCand less of Con were in Butler Tuesday. Henry Kumbaugb and John W. I 111 liard and »ou of Washington visited fries-is in Butler. Saturday. Howard Campbell of Concord twp. brought a big tartle to town. Saturday, and gold it to a restaurant man. Mrs. John 8. Campbell of N". Main St. entertained large companies of friends Thursday and Friday evenings. Jos. W. Boyd came in from the saw mill in Centre township, Saturday. He now gets mail on the new route from Slipperyroek, No. 82. Harvey Gibson, a Brnin resident long past the four-score mark, called on bis old friends. John H. Xegley and Judge E. McJankin, last week. Mrs. Jessie Bnrke of Venango twp. was taken to the Mercer Hospital, last week. The local physicians could not extract the bullet from her cheek. Arthur Love and wife were married twenty-five years ago, and they cele brated their silv.r wedding at the Cen tral, yesterday, with gome friends. Attorneys W. Z Murrin, Williams, Bowser, Goucher and others attended the Superior court hearing of Butler county casej in Pittsburg, Monday. Miss Anna Brown, the school teacher, who was injured on the B. &O. R. K. two years ago, by a wreck, has received a check from the company for $5,000. Mrs. Luella Shields and her little daughter of West Winfieid have return ed from a week's visit with friends in Freeport and Tarentum, where they had a delightful time. John W. Hoover of Concord twp. was in town last week.doing s >me shoppiug. He now keeps "those pestitil turkeys ' at home, aud is wondering how Meals gobbler enjoyed his imprisonment. Al. Heck of Wilkinsburg is now travelling for a Nursery firm Al. visit ed relations and friends in Butler, over Snnday. A!>cnt two dozen of the former citizens of this county now live in WilKinsfcurg,which has become as lirge a town as Butler. —Hurrah for the white wings and the street sprinkler. -A dozen weddings of prominent young people are scbednkd for June. —The Eclectic Assembly held a very pleasant social in their h..1l in the Kei ber block, last night. —The horsemen of the Coanty will meet a* the Commercial in Saxonburg next Saturday evening. —Zelienople is organizing a fire de partment with » running team attach ment. A hose cart and 1000 feet of hose have been bought —The old-fiddlers of theconnty are re sponding to Arthur Love's call for a convention and there will be great doings in Batler on Monday Jnne Ist. —The store of S Sherwin at Sberwin, on the Bessie, above End id, WHS robbed, Monday night. The thieves put their plunder in bags snd boarded a south bonwl ore train. They got away with about S2OO worth —Some Pittsbnrgers propose building a big tunnel under the Allegheny river. Organizers of the Pittsburg & A lie gheny Subway Tunnel Co. elected ofli cers and directors last Tlinrsday night, increased the capital from $250,000 lo $5,000,000 and announced that a double track subway will be built at a cost of $3,000,000 from Grant ftreet, Pittsburg, to North avenue and Sandu«ky street, Allegheny. Borne prominent residents of Allegheny are mentioned as directors. Some of the promoters say they intend bailding the tunnel to relieve conges tion between the two cities, and they declare that John P. McDonald & Co., contractors for tbe New York subway, are now unking estimate of the cost. The promoters said that they had not figured on the profits of the scheme. Letter to AliraiiiM Sc l>nlu* Butler, Pa. Dear Sin: Here's what "fewer gal lons" means: Mr. N. A very of Delhi. N Y., owns two houses exactly alike. He pointed one with a mixed paint -took twelve gallons. Painted the other with Devoe —bought twelve gallons and had six gallons left. Same painter George Uilbert. The secret Is: Duvoo Lead and Zinc in one hundred per cent, paint; the mixed paint was about fifty per cent, paint and fifty per cent, adulteration. Here is an nnal) ais of n mixed paint sold in your neighborhood: Lead, zinc and color 41 per cent. Lime and China clay •'>!» " " You see 59 per cent, is adulteration. What is It for? To fill the can; to take unfair advan tage of your very natural and right de sire to make your house painting cost as little as possible. The cheap paint is Devoe Lead and Zinc because Its all paint no expense for anything else and it does not waste your money. Yonrs truly, F. \V. DEVOK & Co., 11 New York. P. S. Patterson Bros, sell our paint. BUYING WOOL. Months of May, June, July and August, forenoons onlv, location same as last season, formerly Graham Bros Grocery, now Cohen's bargain store. VVM. F. RUMDKKOKR. BUTLER ICE COMPANY Orders delivered promptly to all parts of the town. Leave orders at Park Hotel, or call up Bell Phone No. 4; or People's No. 54. E. E. Lantz, Manager, People's Phone No. 588. Fathers and Mothers tearh your child to save by opening a bank acc >nnt for him with the Real Estate Trust Company. 811 Fourth ayenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Four j<er cent, interest on savings accounts. Capital and Surplus $8,700,000.00. Insurance and Rea Estate. If you wish to sell or buy property you will find it to your advantage to see Win. H. Miller, Insurance and Ileal Estate, next P. <)., Butler, Pa. School teachers, We will lie ready for you any time after April Ist.. By secur ing a thorough training in liookkeepin c, shorthand and typewriting, yon can double or treble your salary. Call and see us or write for information Bim.KH BUSINESS Cot,M.i. K Spring showing of up to date clothes for man nnd is>y at Hitter & Itocken stein's. Don't miss it seeing the new cata logue of the Butler Business College. The Spring showing of Men's and Boys' clothing at Hitter & Hockenstein's , is worth investigating. | If it conies from Hitter & Bocken stein's it is bound t") bo up to date. 1 Seldom need* a physician. Who? The family that read* the Frederick Almanac and Always has Victor Remedies on hand. I I'AiAL NIIW M NEW 8l'IT». John Allt-ij and C Vincent v» John and Henry Btrg, bill In tqnitj asking I for a decree to compel defendant* to d< | liver a deed for the (ro-.tnui) tarm of of 12-i HOT*# at the junction of th>* 1' B ! He L E. and A 8c \V. railroad in ('lay 11*p Allen and Vincent optioned lb I farm at #75 per acre, and fnibd to make deed on Us act .-planet. It i natd large yard*. repair shops, etc., urr to be located on this farm or in the im mediate neighborhood. J I). M. Bride vs R K. Mcßride a<lm'r of Julia A. Mcßride deed., a* eumpsit f »r a claim of $441.40. j 8 M Wri«ht v* J. L. Ecutuan, (b it , and W. A. Lmdaey and Robt. M. Bald ridge, execution attachment C. A Skillman v* srime, same. John B Caldwell v* I >* r vk Caldwell and other b»-irs of \\ slliam C'.. T lwell, dee'd., bill in equity to compel - Ul.- ment of the Caldwell estate of Butler twp. In the U. S Circuit Court Monday the damage suit >f Abraham Zeigler of Harmony vs the B & O. R K. Co. wa settled. Two foreigners named Partridge at tacked a Lyndora policeman Sunday, enabling a friend who had been arrest ed to escape. The Partridges were arrested for interfering with an officer. When taken before Esq. MeAboy for hearing it was announced that they had settled with the policeman and the case was withdrawn on paying costs. C H. Miller, Esq., Dr. D. R. Hazlett and W. H Ritter were appointed a commis-ion in lnnacy on James Rap ■ aged 4 - i years, a workman ort the tunnel at tne S. W. MeCollough place rear Chicora. He was committed to Dix m-jnt. Ida Campbell of C hicora has been cnarged with carryiug concealed weapons, and Lewis Larimer of the same place with keeping a disorderly house. The Butler Coal and Coke Co. has bought coal rights in Centre and Clay townships as follows: -V> acres from Sophie Knox for $1149. 161 acres from Geo. Ketterer for $6440, :>8 acres from Elizabeth Thompron for £798, b'J acres fron»\oliver and Belle Byers for IK) acres from Millon Miller for flWil, 80 acres from Henry Miller for $1648. 40 acres from W. 11. Brackney for $1147. A charter has bem granted through A. M. Christley to the Craig-Kennedy Haidware Co. of Mars, the incorporat ors being W, J. and J. E. Craig, V\ . J. and Dr. W. L. Beal. and the Kennedy capital stock $30,000. Yesterday Justice Keck gave judg ment in favor of Dr. Stepp for sl< in the connter cases between Stepp and McMillan. W. P. Konntz a young bur-im -a man of Pittsburg, shot and killed John E. Walsh, a wealthy contractor and wid ower.and al?o shot his wifo as they were coming ont of Walth's house on North umberl:md Bt. last Saturday evening. The following divorce cages will he beard next Tnet-day: Laura L. Benigh V 8 Cyrus E. Benigb Blitnch 1 home vs [Jenj. A. Thorn; Geo. F llyeis vs Rosa Myers: Margaret Rhodes vs Frederick Rhodes; Louisa B. Kellv vs F) A. Kelly; Thos. A. I'ark vs Margt. A. Park; Marut Renno va Adam Renno; Louis Bishop v« Rose Bishop. I'KOPEKTY TRANSFERS. Eiuil Schroth to Joseph Kohnfelder lot in Saxonbnrg for $?5O0. C A Abranis and W F Rutnberger to Pure Milk Co. lot at McKean and Wayne Sts. for S9OOO W 11 Herdinan to G. If. Herdaiau UK) acres in Oakland for SSOO. C'. It. Hays to Catherine Hays lot in N. Washington for SIBSO. Edward L Oeflterlinz to Thomas A Glenn lot on Mifllin Ht. for S2IOO. James Easley to Miller MfCormick I t acres in Buffalo for s>4oo W H Beighley to Perry J Beighley 17 acres in ('lay for S4OO. Clara F' Hammer to Lutelles Richards lot in Saxon ijtirg for $2"00 A W Hoot to I> F McCrea half inter est in Flotel Butler SIO,OOO. W J Blakelev to I' O Nicklas 30 acres in Forward for SOOO. Julian Hostetter to Margaret Oertel '•l4 acres in Kummit for SISOO. W E Cochran to Em l, line F'atterson lot on Lincoln Way for $2llOO. Emma H Barnhart to Maggie Hutch isori 55 acres in Concord for $2750. 51 L Gibson, Sheriff to Irene Coovert property in Adams for $2:»<»o. I'ark View Land Co. to W Ff Bortnias lot for $125. Jos Barron to N McCandless lot in Slipperyrock for S3OO. Freeman Davis to F< F" St rack 11 acres in Adams for $152."). Eli Vanderlin to 11 S Vanderlin 53 acres in Venango for stoo. H S Vanderlin to Butler Cannel Coal Co. 12 acres in Venango for $031.H2. Eugene E Wick to Margt L Jamison cjiiit claim to CO acres in Venango for SOSO. F. W Pnrucker toSusannah Wolford lot in Donegal for $125. John Ftoagers to Kerr Coal Co. lot in Buffalo for sllls. Francis J Kost to Elizabeth Steigb ner 2 acres in Summit for $1225. Sewickley Valley Trust Co. to J and II Drebert interest in HO acres in Marion for $250. John Humphrey to J amen S Camp bell lot on alley rear of M< K<an St. for S2IOO. John B McAdoo to Lewis E Ruby 2 lots in Cayanagh Plan for $2400. P B Korn to Harry E Korn lr,r in W Snnburg for s7si). John Ayres to E. E. Wick lot in Har risville for SIOO. J. C. Ehmer to 11. N. Stepp !!5 acres in Buffalo for 1400. J. B. Hhowaltor to M H. I loch lot in Chicora for $1 <OO. John J. ltainey to J. C. Dight and W. C. Findley, 105 acres in Connoquoneseing for SI2OO. W. J. and J. E. Craig to Craig Ken nedy Hardware Co. lot in Mars for •1500. Newton Garvin to Chas Garvin, HO acres in Cranberry for sl. Jas. B. Hazlett to Elizabeth S, John ston, lot at College and Cross street, for SI2OO. J. C. Turner to J. V. Harbinson, lot on Chestnut St for S7OO. Marrlugo KflfllWW Tom Mitreck Butler Annie Mitreck . " Vinton Lerov Hogue North Hope Edna Pearl Barling " Frederick A. Barney Petrolia Lottie 11. Jennings " Robert J. Ray Butler Mrs Adda Byers " John Kaipois Lyndora Annie Bistrick " R. W. Harvey Allegheny City E. M. Fleming Butler John Long Butler Maria Luitner '' Charles 11. Adams Free port Alfretta M. Smith " G. H. Kulp West Wintield Mary E. S. McLain John D. Mock Butler Minnie D. Armstrong " At Pittsburg David F. Barker and Elisabeth Collins of Saxonburg. At Kittanning J C. Fostwr of Kit i tanning and Marie McGarvey (or Mc- Geary) of Chicora. At Clearfield Clifford McDowell of Butler and Sue Mahoffy of Cnrwuns • ville. I'niut lour Htigtry l-'or 7 to SI.OO with f )evoe's Gloss Carriage j Paint, ft weighs it to h ozs. more t.e the pint than others, wears longer, and f gives a gloss e<jnal to new work. Sold by Patterson Bro», It's the driest you ever saw the rieiv | catalogue of the Bntler Business College Free for the asking. I ' Want a nobby Spring suit? Lei < i Bitter & Rockenstein's fit you out. I Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. j Save time by looking at Bitter & , Rockenstein's first for that Spring snil j or overcoat r "Perfect" Ovens and Good Bakers, Get them at WhitebiU's. U<||>KNTM I*. til I.null ho i hi* left l*K "horn of out. »kln bv M place of steel at the C ur Work*, last Wadnew)*). ftfternoin A Uus«ian U'IUM' I John BmwbU bl, wa« innunlljr killed «t the ear work*. 1 „■ f'riduv night. A chain broke and t!.- loud of a boat :«> <i o i»ound« of -t-T-I that N eran* WM carryluff. fell ■p. n hiui, crushing him. He foolishly M<» I 1 n.'uth tbe heavy urn* while the crano WH carrying it. While Adam Rummer Jr aged 1" years, was making sausage, at the -laughter house north of towu. last I■ »ml:iV he flipped aid would have fallen had he not put out his right hand I,at the hand went into the month of the machine and was cut to piece*. His t' r <>ihbr stopped the machine an soon as ixwsible, and Adam's band was released l.nt it was so badly mangled, that it had to lie amputated. Joseph Earheart of Mars was serious ly injured by tbe explosion of a l>oiler on the Cashdollar farm, yesterday, and a tank of oil was burned by the fire that followed the explosion. Adam Bigelow fell into the crn-hin.' machine of the Cowansville brick works, Tuesday, and was crushed to a jelly before the machine could by stopped. Ex-County Treasurer W. J. McKay of Mercer Co. die! at his homo iu Orive City Friday morning of blood poisoning. On "Monday of that week be ran a heru lock spliatlr under his thumb, but for the time it did not give him much trouble. On Wednesday he attended ti.- funeral of his motbt-r, and at that time his hand was causing him much i .in, and Thursday his condition was considered serions and required medical ts anient. Blood pois -uing developed and pereral physicians were called in but the disease had passed beyond con trol and dt ath followed Friday nK-ro PAItK TIIKATUK. AS YOU J.IKE IT. SATURDAY, MAY Hi. A springtonr of Shiikei-poare's delight ful rustic comedy, 'As \ou Like It. with Alberta OalUtiu us Rosalind and a .-elect company of Shakes porean pi *V i r., Las been arranged by Ernest Ship man of New York. The tonr is limited to '■'<) special performances and already since its first announcement in the dramatic papers, the deumr.d for time h, greatly exceeded the number to be given. Gigantic spiing revivals of Shakespeare have become quite 'the thing" of late in the hrger cities The scenic embellishments are said to be an exact reproduction of the famous $20,000 production which Jnli i Arthur used in New York recently. RESURRECTION —MAY 20. "Resurrection," Count Leo Tolstoi's la:est and most powerful Study of th<- human emotions, has proven itsell one of the great dramatic sensations of the day. Henry Britoff, the Russian scholar, speaking cf Resurrection, says; "Resurrection is broad and deep and high as life itself. It is an ocean—the ocean of life—rocked by storm and lulled to sleep and ease by a master hind, which seems to hold the key to the bosom of this ocean. In the splash of every wave is heard the story of human emotions, misery, disenchant ment, suffering, crime- horrid, repul sive crime And life—that js some thing true iu art." Tin. BRYAN STOCK CO. —NEXT WEEK. The Bryan Stock company will open a week's engagement at the Park Theatre next Monday May 18, preßeut imr for the first time here and at pop ui.ir yrices. Frank Parker's beautiful romance of the hills of old Kentucky, "A True Kentuckian " It is a beauti ful comedy drama in ,! aptg. The Bryan Stock company is one of the strongest repertoire companies on the ro.id. The company numbers 15people. One of the features of this company is tb<- vaudeville acts presented during the intermission of the acta. New and novel featnies each evening. On the opening Monday May 18 any lady will be admitted for 15c to best re served seats if reserved before 7 p. m. at Reed's News Store. liitcri'liaiiKnalile 1000->llle lb'- fund Tickets. Commencin'/ Juno 1, 1903, inter changeable 1000-Mile Refund Tickets will be placed on sale, limited to one year from date of issue, good only for transportation of the owner with usual free allowance of 160 pounds baggage, ovt r any of the following lines: Haiti more and Ohio Railroad. (He t'.veen all points east of Ohio River and between Fit'ibarg and Kano. Also to and from | oints on Philadelphia and Reading R ilway of New Jersey be tw< en Philadelphia and New York.) Chesapeake }«nd Ohio Uaily/ay. (East of and including Huntingdon.) I Via ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Erie Railroad. (East of and inelad ie:: Jamestown and Suspension Bridge.) Lehigh Valley Railroad. Pennsylvania Railroad. These tickets will be sold at rate of titO.OO each, subject to refund of SIO.OO •iu surrender of cover to Trunk Lines Mileage Ticket Bureau, No. 1-1H Liberty Street, New York, at any time within eighteen months from date of purchase. This form of ticket will l>e issued in deference to requests of numerous patrons of the lines in interest desiring one ticket good over several lines in stead of having to provide themselves as at present *ith a separate ticket for each line they desire to use. Agents at principal stations of the railroads named above will have these tickets on salo and givo all further in formation regarding them that inuv be required. Markets. Whoa*", wholesale price 75-80 Rye, " 55 Oats, " 40 Corn, " 58 Buckwheat... 70 Hay, " 15 00 Eggs, " IS Butter, '• 25 Potatoes, ' 40 Onions, per bn 75 Beets, per bu 50 Cabbage, per lb 1 Chickens, dressed IB Parsnips, per bu 50 Turnips 40 Apples (ft 75 Celery, doz bunches 25 Honey, per pound IS Fewer gallons; wears longer, Devoe. Ritter & Rockensteln seem to be lead ers in up to date clothing Normal Term at Prospect. Prof. H. I). Pyott will conduct a Normal Term at Prospect. Hooks free. Tuition fl!. In addition to the common branches opportunity will be given to take up the higher branches. Special attention to Algebra, Penmanship and ('ivil Government. Term miens-May 7th to continue H weeks. Junior de partment for Is'ginners. Write for particulars. Books free. J. J. MeCandleHu Co. of Franklin town whip have recently pnrchaaed a registered »♦ all ion, the prize winning Bonnie Brook 87M4. TIMH hone weighs abont 11)00 ponndtt, in n dark bay in color, IIIIH won several prizen and linn never 1 Ijeaten in competition with many horwH in hi« HUM, at tliu fair* in different conntifH of the state. Bonnie Brook WIIH bred on flit) drove Hill Stock Kiirin, by John Turner <Nr Hon of Har lanr.litirpr, I*n., nnd wan sired l>y tin) rirnoni stallion tiroyer. Me can be feeu throughout, the sunnner at the farm of .7. .! McCandlesn, two milen II M'thwcst of I'nionville, BntlerCo . I'a. ( JOCHH I had better drop aronnd and I'iok at Hitter & liockenateln's dothihß thev seem to turn ont the bent In town. We're Sure Tlio I 101 l niuii Affair. Another child of Henry A Huffman of Coiiiu'xjnemsuing died last Sunday and aii antopajr was held Monday The j Coroner's jury found the parents guilty lof aro-i i,e«ut(ence r and referred the j cas-3 to tb« District Attorney, who has entrri d ekimi ct ianlntMj man 1 slaughter aguini Henry Hoffman tbe father, ami the cases will be laid before the Oram) Jury next we«*k. Two of the children who bad the scarlet fever are recovering, but the disease is leaviog terrible marks UDon them, oue, a little girl, being rendered deaf and the other having a running sore on its neck The Counoq. Board of Health will I><J derelict in their duty if they permit the folly of these fanatical parents t< longer interfere with the proper treatment of the fever patients. Scarlet fever is a contagion* disease which end infers the health of the community, and the health officers should quarantine the patients and furnish nietiiwil attendance snd nursing, no matter who objects OIL NOTES. The Market—There has been no change in the oil market; both agencies are paying $1.53. Kingling Bros.' Excursions. Special excursion rates on all lines of travel have been at ranged for by the management of Ringlirg Brothers' World's Greatest Shows, and those w ho wish to go to Pittsburg where this great circus exhibits Monday and Tuesday Mav 18 and 19 can do so at very little expense. This will be the only point in in this vicinity where tbe show will ex hibit this season, and no one should mis-< the opportunity to witness it. Ringling Brothers' circus has been the leading arenic exhibition of America for years, but the show has never been per mitted to rest under its reputation. Although it long ago past the pr.int of competition, every season sees a greater and grander show. This year's per formance is entirely new, and entails the combined effort* of 875 wonderful arti-ts in the equestrian, gymnastic, equilibristic, acrobatic and aerial line, togethei with forty famous clowns and hundreds of lesser lights. Six hundred and fifty horses are used and a marvel ous trained animal department is pre sented The circus this season is great ly enlarged by the spectacular produc tion of Jerusalem and the Crusades, a pautomimic presentation of the well known and beautiful historical narra tive of the Crusades. FOR SALE. Lot 50x104 feet, 5-rooin house, new; stable 20x30, spring water in bouse, SI4OO. Lot 40x112 feet, 7 room house, SI2OO Two new houses. West D St.. $2(5000r $1550 for one and SIOSO for other. Storeroom und 9-room house in West End, $5001) E. H. NEOLEY, 8. W. Diamond. Low Kates to Washington and Baltimore. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged for low-rate ten-day ex cursions from Pittslmrg and points in Western Pennsylvania to Washington May 31. Round-trip tickets will be so id at rates quoted below, good lioing an special train in dicated, or on train No. 4, leaving Pittsburg at 9:00 p. in., and carrying through sleeping cars to Washington Special train of through parley cars and coaches will bo run from Pittsburg on the following schedule: Train leaves. Rate. Butler 6:05 a. m. $9.00 Freex>ort 7:2H " 9.00 Washington. .Ar7:ls p. ni. Tickets will be good returning on any regnlar train except the New York and Chicago Limited, until May HO, in clusive, and to stop off at Baltimore within liuiit. 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 regu lar train. Tickets on sale in Pittsburg at Union Ticket Office, 800 Fifth ave., and Union Station, and at all stations mentioned above. For full information apply to agents or Thomas E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western District, Fifth Avenue and Srnitbfield Street, Pittsburg. Reduced Hates to San Francisco and Los Angeles. On account of the meeting of the Master Plumbers' Association, at San Francisco, Cal., May 19 to 22, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to San Francisco or Los Angeles. May 11 to (7, inclusive, good to return until July if), from all stations on its lines, at reduced rates. These tickets must be validated for re turn passage, for which the usual fee of fifty cents will be charged. For further particulars concerning rates, routes, and conditions of tickets, consult ticket agents. Butler Ice Company Orders delivered promptly to all parts of the town. Leave orders at Park Hotel, or call up Bell Peone No. 4; or People's No. 54. E. E. La NT/., Manager, People's Phone No. 58! i. Dollar Sunday Kate to Allegheny Commencing the first Sunday in May and continuing each Sunday thereafter until Oct. 35th, the B. & O. R. R. will sell special excursion tickets from But ler to Allegheny and return for morning trains on Sunday at rate of $1 for the round trip. Tickets good on Baltimore and Ohio trains only. Return limited to date ot sale. BUTLER ICE COMPANY. Orders delivered promptly to all parts of tho town. Leave orders at Park Hotel, or call up Hell Phone No. 4; or People's No. 54. E. E. LanU. Manager, People's Phone No DM, Dollar Sunday Itate to Allegheny Commencing the first Sunday iu May and continuing each Sunday thereafter until October 95th, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell special excur siou tickets from Butler to Allegheny and return for morning trains on Sun day at rate of fl.oo for the round trip. Tickets goods on Baltimore and Ohio trains only. Return limited to date of sale. Low Itates to Points In tlie South and Southeast, West and Northwest. On first and third Tuesday of Anril, May, June, July, August. September, October and November, 190il, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell Hotnescekers' Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates to points in the South and Southeast, West and North west. For farther information call on or address nearest Hultimore & Ohio Ticket Agent, or B. N. Austin, (leneral Passenger Agent. Chicago, 111. Butler Ice Company Orders delivered promptly to all parts of the town. Leave orders at Park Hotel, or call up Bell Phone No. 4; or People's No. 54. E. E. Lant/,. Manager, People's Phone No. 0821. <las Ci xtures, V.'e have them; 50 different styles. They are in the latest finishes, made to match the hardware of your house. WmTEHit>t„. Plumber. If it is up to date it comes from RITTKIt it Rookknhtrin's. 1 Halo or shine coats the nobby kind at Ritterifc Rookenstein's. Our $3.50 and $4.00 line of Men's Shoes are complete. CIII'IUII NOT EM. The duller W C T, IT. dmirea to an nonnoe that »n Sunday May 24, a aeries of temperance addresses will l>« givi-u in this place by Mrs, E N. Law who was ao favorably received by audiences on March *. Sunday moiniug petitions were sign* d in the local churches protesting Sunday street cars and concerts t t Alauieda, und MouUay morning It was reported that an opposite element was petitioning for theui This afternoon the United P res by | terian congregation is holding a con gregational meeting to elect a new pastor. The candidates under consider ation are Rev. Frank D. Smith t,f Cooperstown, Rev. Park of Valencia, Rey. Warnock of Warnock, 0., Rev. Speer of West Elizabeth and Rev. Robineon of Martins Ferry, O. It's about twice as large and twice as good looking as the last one-the new <-atalogueof the Butler Business Col lege It's free to those interested. Those nobby top coats conies from Ritter & Rockensteiu s. Agents of the Bessemer & Lake Er;e Raiiroad will sell excursion tickets be tween all stutions, MayJJ9 and 80, goo l returning .Tune Ist. 1903, at one fare for tiie round trip, on account of Decora tion Day. Have you seen our finely illustrated catalogue for 1903 4? If not, send for a copy, or when in town call at the of fice and get a copy. BUTLER BUSINESS COLLEGK. Decoration Day. Excursion tickets will be sold between all stations on the Bessemer Railroad May 29th and 30th, limited for return .Tune Ist. Decoration Day Kxcut-siona. On May 29 and 30, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will sell low rate excursion tickets to all points west of Pittsburg within a radius of 150 miles from selling station. Tickets will be good for return until June 1. 1903. For further information call on or address nearest Baltimore <sfc Ohio Ticket Agent, or B. N. Austin, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111. Low Kates to Points in tlie South and .Southeast. On Srst and third Tuesdays of April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November, 1903, the Balti more & Ohio Railroad will sell one way Settlers' tickets at greatly reduced rates to points in the South and South east. For further information call on or address nearest Baltimore & Ohio Ticket Agent, or B. N. Austin, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Chicago. 111, jo m i sTrrso* CO 2 of today S j is the hat we £ 5 want to sell jjou. # Maybe it is a SOFT HAT. * t Maybe it is a STIFF HAT. £ # Or maybe a SILK HAT. 5 \ In any cas# we have the i I HAT I £ and it costs nothing to £ £ try it on and owning £ 4 doesn't cost much. £ \ Come and see our new I | Shirts and Neckwear. J | Jno. S. Wick j 5 HATTER and S i MEN'S FURNISHER. $ 0 Opposite P. 0. i # People's 'Phone. 015 P S BUTLER, PA. S Certain grades of Spring Footwear under-priced. \ Just for business purposes only we've marked down the prices for this week. Ladies' spring oxfords and fine light shoes, t 98c. Ladies' Patent Leather orfords, very stylish for summer wear, $1 69. Men's Patent Leather shoes and oxfords Bal or blucher cut, | $1 98. Merer Bros ! 224 S. Main St. BUTLER, PA. Hhoe repnirliiK a specialty. Fir«t clatw work guaranteed. Certificates for Sewing Machine given with each purchase. W. S & E. WICK, IIBALRKH IN I tough arid Worked Lumber of v'l Kind* Door*. Hanh and Moulding* Oil Weil ltltfM a Hpeclaltjr. Offlci* and Yard* R Ounnliitfliant and Monro# rt* nfur Wml I'onn l»»uot.. HHTf.BH *i Our $5.00 and $6.00 Line of Hanan and Torry can't be beat i Trusses j The Uight Kind ( To Buy. v You can buy Trusses for al / moat notbiug or vou can pay a S hiKh price for theui, but the I price of a Truss does not prove V that it is going to be the one J you need. Every case has to N be fitted individually. That \ ia where we have had our great C success in Trusses. No one 7 goes out of our store with a \ Truss that does not fit perfect- C ly. Therefore a great many 7 people are wearing our Trusses / and sending tlieir friends to us J to be fitted. If yon are wear- \ ing a Truss and it does not V feel right, or stay in the right / place come in and see us about \ it, no matter if yon did not % buy it from us. We will tell \ you whether it is the right / / Truss to wear. We will give \ j you the benefit of our twenty- C / five years experience. Private / \ apportments for ladies. \ I C. N. BOYD. \ Pharmacist, \ i Diamond Block. / / Butler, Pa, ? 1 People's Phone 83. J With the approach of Spring you need a blood cleanser and tonic. Don't forget that R. & G.'s SARSAPARILLA COMP. is just what you need. Many of our customers testify of its merits. Large bottle —small dose. REDICK & GROHMAN. Prescription Druggists. ioq N. Main St., Butler, Pa. Both Phones. B. B. Less Prices on superior goods and more varieties to choose from. Test us on these claims. Best English Mohairs—solid colors, fancy novelties and Blacks —many effects—4s to 56 inches wide, 50c to $2.50 a yard. Good light weight worsteds — dainty and correct shades light Greys and Tans with delicate White pin checks—s4 inches wide, $1.50 quality, SI.OO. 15,000 distinctly different ef fects in fancy, fashionable Cot lons—best the makers produced for 1903, 10c to $2.50 a yard— Madras, Organdies, Dimities, Batistes, etc., etc., —all swell and smart. Best White, Jap, Corded Wash Silks, 45c ones, 35c. Louisene Stripes, Checks and Medium Plaids, 20 inches wide—correct Spring Colorings —7sc and SI.OO quality, 55c. Double width —Striped Black Silk Grenadines—great variety of choice styles, SIOO, $1.25 ones, 75c. Send for Spring catalogue and 1903 Lace Curtain Cata logue. Department X. ALLEGHENY. PA. L. C. WICK, DKAI.KB rif LUHBER. STOglll ■ liJJII ■" WIWIIII 11111 l ■— Will Buy Oil Productions From ioo Barrels up. AililrefM, with jmrtlcnlarH. J. J. S. LANSING. «»-44 Time* BulldlnK. New VurU ('tty. 4-liMW-U Eyes Examined Free of Charge R. L. KiRKPATRICK. Joweler and Graduate Optician to nnnrt Hon an Itntlri Pa | " Our $3.50 line of Patrician for the Ladies do look neat. i A Hon?. < A Mm*; <'<>uipnMd ami written l<v .lolm O t'hrUty boforo the wnr wn f jug'. I ■mi Mtvcnty-etirht yeani old nearly.) Y# lord* Mini commodore*. y<« Mptuiu of each cr«<w, Coimtder well what you are alsiut going to do; You are iictw Ht wnr with Yuk«« l*»y*. wn'r •or* to rue, with You «<> inmilu-d u» by blowing up the Maine. You thought oar »bi|M hut few, tuy boy*, and Yankee* could not light, t'util brave Dewey met your fleet ami drove her out of Might; You then went iuto harbor, boya, ami there at anchor »tood, Hut there you auou found out, my buy*, that you must have aome foo«l. We are all American*, my boya, Jimmy, John att l llnghey, tint we hive an intetvating boy, boy*. and we will call him Dewey. He met your fleet, inv boya, and fought them haul tn hand, tint ha came off victorious, and did n.>t loo*e a man. We are going to whip you Spanish boya, we nr.- going to do it now; We are going to do it hard, my lioya, I won't just tell you how, We are going to whip Cerv. ra whenever him we met; We will dintroy yotir harbor, boya, and alnk yonr Spanish fleet. We are going to whip vou Spaniah boys liecause we are in the right; And we are Yankee boya and all know how to tight; (>o home you Spanish lioya and go to work again, Hut always mind thin thing was caused by blowing up the Maine. I don't believe you Spanish boya will ever get home at all; For we are going to diatroy you all both big, great and small; The time will come, my boya, when Cuba will bo free, And we will float the stars aud stripes over your country. May Hod have mercy on you. boya, for you have tyrants been. You haye oppressed the Cnbau boys whereever they were seen. Repent yon Spanish boys and try to do well Or if yon don't repent, my boys, yon will surely go to hades; Or if yon don't repent, :ny boya, and di as you should. You will never do any good. Now gentlemen and ladies this song was a prediction. But thinirs have happened so that it is not a fiction: We done j nst as we said we would do when we began to fight, Wc banished all the Spanish boys not one of them is in sight. Now gentlemen and ladies I made this song myself. And if you don't accept of it just lay it on the shelf: And go to work my boys and see wlmt you can do. And if yon make a better song I will surely apyjauit you. CHORUS—Hurrah, hurrah for Sampson and for Schley, Hnrrah for Dewey every day; We have whipped these Spanish boys and drowned them in the sea; As we went marching to victory. New Spring Clothing Now on Sale. We are prepared to show you f A IL new spring goods. We have done /-i c everything possible to make onr / f j JL. \ spring showing far al>ove every- J j! thing we have ever shown in the J .y * past, and we believe we have sue f 'A j y . . ceeded. We are now ready to ( /■■ r show yon the latest things in j ! \ \ Men's, Boys' and Children's Cloth- I F A ing Also a full line of Furnish It J Take a look at onr Hat De // ' ' 1 [ partment before yon buy yonr // J 1 I At spring hat. We believe it will 1 I j pay y°n / \\ch/2^ Yours for Clothing. j y HOP^ 5 \ \!) Douthett & K W Qraham. S" Prices do the Talking BROWN & CO'S Furniture and Carpet STORED. Full from Basement to Roof. Reliable Goods from Best Manufacturers. I CHINA CLOSETS GO-CARTS SIDE BOARDS and and BUFFETS. REFRIGERATORS. BED ROOM SUITS, CHIFFONIERS IRON BEDS and and BEDDING. TOILET TABLES. SEWING MACHINES PARLOR TABLES and and HALL RACKS. EXTENSION TABLES. j ! A full line of CARPETS, LINOLEUMS. OIL CLOTHS and HOUSE FURNISHINGS. i COME IN AND COMPARE! BROWN CO. No. 130 N. Main St. (Bell Phono 105) BUTLER. PA. CAMPBELL'S GOOD FURNITURE. !A Car Load of Iron Beds | Son sale next Monday from one of the Lead-!.- S inn Iron Bed Factories of this country, jg ;p IRON BED IRON BED jgj Continnona post, well fin Brass top rail and knobs; g* ?3g (shed; made np strong , , ~i„ , and durable; yonr choice a strong, neat bed nicely H iswar -• § If Price $3.50 Price $7.50 g M gj SIRON BED Iron Bed g Green, bine or white fln- Continuous post, finished S5 i|(h . Im(W toJ) H „j brass in light grren with pink #ss* trimmings, a line bed for triinuiiugs. one of our gC little money. b»t«t values. , SS K Price $4.50 Price SIO.OO if. B 1 rn r>r>r"TO There's .-very ttdvantaße in buying here. I AkkW I Immense stocks and varieties from which to igj unlll L I W clni.se, and decidedly the lowest pi ices ever : known on rqtiiilly nn nn<l kinds. , " r COME IN AND LOOK AROUND. lAlfred A. Campbell! Formerly (Maplx'll ft TVtnpl*ton. SJEEEEEEEIiIiiEFffIEE'EEEE Our $2.50 line for Men and Ladies you must see to appreciate. Daubenspeck & Tamer, 108 S. Main street, Butler, Pa.
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