Jf THE BUTLER CITIZEN. THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1004. \ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTE—AII advertisers Intending to make '• I chances in their ads. should notify us of | their intention to do so not later than ilon- ' L dar moraine ( Dissolution notice. L Administrator's notice, estate of Geo. ■ E. Miller. B Ritter & Rockenstein's locals ■ Statement of the Farmers National• P Bank. B Railroad notices. Admmwii-non and Exee-.:--!-* of estates ■cm -»-'-uri their receipt at the and persons -p .tnz public th»lr note books. ■ LOCAL AND GENERAL. ) No Paper, Next Week, j V f No paper will be issued from i I / this office, next week, and during \ ■ / part of the week it will be closed. \ ft Xas the entire force intend taking \ ■ j to the wood®. V V This town will be "dry." ■ On the Fourth cf July. I —Half days at school, this week. L —Reduction and clearance sales are again in vogue. See ads. f —lt takes a well-heeled man to sup port a high heeled woman. I —The Din linger store in Zelienople J" wag robbed la«t Thursday night, r —The weather thus far liaa been de- ; i cidedly against all snruuier resorts. r —C*ntel nipis from Florida and peaches from Texts are in the market ' at fancy prices —A "cloud bars;" washed asvay pirt , of the town of McDonald, Washington < county, Tuesday night. —Two iJIO-men, just over, walked down Main St., Tuesday, and you i . •honld have seen that umbrella. < 1 —Tbe B& O. station at Mars was < •gain entered, and robbed of some ex- ' press packages last Satnrday night. k —Sou)? tremendous ore trains have , paesed through town lately. Thestrike j on the lakes was settled a few days ago. j —This is Commencement week at in- I numerable schools, academies and co!- ' Itoges all over this great United States. } - -The Marion Ojal and Coke Co. has* received its charter, and will open a i mine on the Chris'y farm in ClJerry ' twp. —The Masons had a lovely (t) day for 1 their picnic. Tuesday. The weather nan is playing strange tricks upon us t this year. . < ® t 1 —The two "flyers" promised for the [ Prf. & A. next month will make the run between Kay lor and tbe Junction in , fifty minutes. i £ I —All the carriages in town, eighteen, ■ went from the Conner funeral, Monday t w noon, to that of Cspt. Fleeger, imme- 1 I diately following. t P —The intensely hot weather of last I t Satnrday and Sunday, made some peo- ' f pie sick, an Jin tbe cities there were t many prostrations from beat. H —A Philadelphia court has decided ' ■ that insurance on executed murderers B cannot be collected. Men expecting to | V hanged should remember this. ( I —Reference to the statement of the J t Farmers National Bank in another 00l- i Bnmn will show yon that that institution 1 Via in a growing and flourishing condi- ' P tion. F —Riding on tbe steps of tbe cars to , ■ nod from the Park is dangerous; a < ' yonng man doing so last Saturday ni«ht | i was thrown from his seat and bad an < P,- -- arm broken , » " —Despite the rain th 6U. P. chnrch < was well filled, Tuesday evening, to see ( j nod hear the exhibition of the High 1 f School graduates -an example and in- , •piration for those who follow. , —Tbe Igorrotes or native Phiiippinos at the World's Fair positively refnsed 1 to wear panta, and wanted to go home, bat the matter was compromised on ■nn bonnets and calico wrappers. —Someone played a great joke on teamster MeCutcheon, the other night. He scattered some tin tabes, filled with ootton, over tbe floor of bit stable, and 1 let loose a horse to tramp npon and ex plode (?) them. —Tbe Orphans Home is to be improv ed. Seventy children are now there. The Home is in good shape financially, and the meeting of the Board of Di-1 rectors here, last Friday, reduced its debt one-half by paying off $5,000. 1 —Tbe Doctors and the Druggists play ed tbe fiercest ball game ever seen on a . diamond, yesterday afternoon, and the have challenged the Vinners. The receipts go to the Hospital. Score ft 98 to 22 ten inninga—favor Druggists. K —At the meeting of the Butler School Board, Monday evening, the salaries of the teachers and principals were j^rraised. The teachers' salaries now range from 135 to SSO, and those of the principals from SBS to $166.66 per ■ month. ■ —The Hoo Hoo boose on the Pike at K the World's Fair proved to be a hoodoo. Blt waa bnilt by the lumbermen of fine RT woods, and was bnrned last Friday. It K- 'was tbe home of thirty black cats, pets the lumbermen, and they burned tbe building. —Walking homeftbe other night be- a couple of yonng men we weie astonished at their protnse use of lan ■' ynage, commonly called profanity. It aeemed to comprise the greater part of their vocabulary, and to discover minds verging on idiocy. —The town council will meet this to take action on the fire works firecrackers and harmful were notified a month ago by city anthorities of an intention to against them the law regarding of such wares. This was early I to save them from loss on unsold stocks. Tbe State Board of Health, ■ with opportnue regard for life and I has issued a circular show ingtbe casualties wbich resulted last year : r from the use ot toy pistols, giant flre -crackers etc. That there were 403 deaths from lock jaw thus superinduced ' and that the total number of accidents was 4,849 ought to impress good citi | ZSDS to defer whatever profit might I accrue from sales of these pests. The i Fourth can be londly acclaimed jnrt the same, and childish enjoyment te none the lees jubilant. New noods at sacrifice prices at Rit'- ter & Rockenstein's backward season sale. A chance to buy seasonable goods in Mason bv attending Ritter & Rocken stein's sale. PERSONAL. : "Roosevelt and Fairbanks Make a very good pair, thanks ! Alfred Miller of W. Sunbury. visited friends in Butler. Saturday. John McNaughton of Washington ', twp. is reported to be critically ill. ' Harry W. Campbell and wife of Clay twp. did some shopping in Bntler.Tues day. j R. B. Turner and wife of Concord i twp. visited friends in Butler, Tues day. Wm. Ziegler, Sr. is in bis 77th year, j and, barring his hearing, is yet a sound and hearty tnan. John F. Rodgers of Donegal twp , vis ited friends f-.nd did some shopping in Butler, last week. Rev. J. C. Nicholas is at Indianapolis, Ind.. this week, a delegate to the Na tional Prohib. ConTention. Mr. and Mrs Harvey Allen of W. Penu St., are rejoicing over a fine, large boy which arrived at their house, last Wednesday. Mrs. W. H. Enstninger and daughter, Miss Lillian, leave for Canada, this morning, in the hopes of benefiting the latter's health. County Commissioner Greer McCand less has been having a serious attack of indigestion for the past three weeks, but is reported to be on tbe mend. Miss Ray Redic returned. Saturday, from Denver, Colo., where s'a<» taught in the public schcols during the past term. Miss Redic states that Colorado is a good place not to be in at present. Jaines Addis of New Castle is visiting friends in Butler. His parents brought bin/ to Butler eighty years ago. and he rode a horse from Etna to Butler and back seventy four years ago. He was born iu '2O. I. Henderson Pisor, a veil-known ies ident of Hooker, and Miss Alberta daughter of Charles Arms' run# ■ f Greece City, were married Thursday Ust. The CITIZEN congratula tions to the happy couple. Miss Mary McKee anl Miss Irene Biit»-nbender entertained J. L. Purvis and the ladies of his Sunday School class at Miss McKee's houie, Thursday evening. Mr. Purvis was presented with handsome floral memorials. J. C. Norris of Clinton twp. visited friends in Butler, Monday. Samuel McCaw and wife of Americ >s ; Kansas, , are hig guests at present. Mrs. Mr- : Caw's maiden name was Cornelia Claw- | ; son. and she was raised by Miss Marv , Belle Walker, dee'd, of that twp. Grover Cleveland has published in a ( popular magazine an aitlcle in wbich , he tells how be suppressed the Debs riot j in Chicago ten years ago. * Mr. Cleve- | land insists that he is cot a candidate. , but it would take an earthquake to con vince some of the prominent men in the , Democratic party that he would refuse j a nomination. Hellen Adams Keller, the deaf, dumb , and blind girl whose wonderful , achieyements have made her name fa- ( milliar throughout tuis country, was | the central figure among the 90 young women of Uadcliffe college who. re ceived degrees of bachlor of arts. Tues- f day. Miss Keller was attended by her ' teacher, and when her name was ' called and she ros<i to receive ber de- . gree, the large audience broke into • hearty applause. Judge Ewing. of Uniontown. Pa. | made tbe principal address at the opeo, , ing of the Pennsylvania State Bar- j association meeting* at Cape May,Tues- | day. He dwelt upon the fact- that the two requisites for a true lawyer were knowledge and integrity and empha sized tbe latter aa tbe most important. , The nc w sysrem of examinations has been adopted by 27 counties. The membership is now 1,005, an increase of 28 oyer last year. j President Schurman of Cornell Uui- . vewity advised bis graduates, this year, 5 to marry young, and this suggested to . some playfnl fellow tho idea of a "chair ] of applied matrimony" for that college but a serious writer says that "indis- 1 criminate advice to yonng graduates to get married without delay is mischie- ' vous. The work of our divorce courts is furnished largely by persons who 1 married before their characters were formed or their judgments sufficiently ' matured to select proper partners." Rev. 8. P. Montgomery of Gill Hall. Allegheny county, was born and raised j in Clinton twp., this connty, and is a son of Archibald Montgomery, lately | dee'd. He is gaining a-reputntion in Gill Hall and vicinity as the "fighting parson.'' One of his members called him a liar some time ago, and Mont- ] goinery knocked bim down; and on Fri dav last he was attacked by another ] man, a 200 pounder, as ho was taking his cow to pasture, and he was getting ; tbe best of the enconnter when .the two men were separated. Mrs. May Wright Sewall, tbe presi dent of the International Council of Women for the past five years, is an Indianapolis woman, who has been prominent as an educator in this coun try. Other American women who took a leading part in tbe late Wouiens Congress at Berlin were Miss Susan B. Anthony, who is now 84; Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Oilman, whose books are the gpspel of woman's rights; and Mrs. Anna Howard Shaw, one of the few women who prefix Rev. to their names. The international council now embraces 19 nationalities, with a total member ship of eight or nine millions of women. —Ritter & Rockenstein's sacrifice sale is one of the interesting events of the week. —Mr. Fisher of theDyo Works makes a special offer on group-photos, this week. See adv. —The Eclectic Assembly held very pleasant social sessions Thursday even ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Grubbs, and Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Libbie Mc- Clure. Mrs. Withrup, a district organ izer, is at work in Butler at present. —A Jefferson county couple, recently divorced, are again living together, not, however, as man aud wife. After the decree was made severing matrimonial bonds, the man hired the woman to work for him at $2 a week It, is stated that the new arrangement is much more satisfactory than tbe old condition aud that the ccuple get on well together. —When the Atlantic express on the Pennsylvania railroad pulled up station at Altoona at noon last Friday, men and women began leaping from tbe windows and dashing through the doors. As each panic-stricken passen ger landed on the platform, a wild dash was made away from the train. The panic was general and in less than two i minutes but one passenger was in sight. i He was Guy Marks of Belleville, N. J , and he was suffering with smallpox. [ —ln Webster's unabridged we find • the definition of an optimist as one who » believes that all things are for the best. : One day a blacksmith was shoeing a ■ horse and struck his thumb instead of I the nail he intended to hit, and the , owner of the horse said, "That's too I bad!" "No it isn't; it's a fortunate hap pening," said the owner of the smithy. r *'lt has taught mo the value of that • thumb as I never knew it before. There I are just ninety-and-nine things 1 have I tried to do without that thumb and « can't. Please open my pen-knife for • me. Thank you! That makes the t bundreth.' ' Buy new clothing at sacrifice prices " during Ritter & Rockenstein's sal". ' A chance for men to save money at tend Ritter <fc Rockenstein's sale. m Music scholars wantel at 121 W j Wavno St. Butler's greatest clothing sale tiow being held by ltitter & Rockent-teiu. - - Fashionable clothing at cut prices— attend Ritter & Rockenstein's sale. I LEGAL, NEWS. NEW scits. J. Berg & Co. vs County Com'rs. ap ■ peal from tax assessment of $24000 on j b inking house.s22ooo on Scotch Woolen ! Mills and Oohn store property and i $'.4000 on Cypher hardware property. Vulcan Iron Works vs T. F. Ryan, assumpsit for ?7u3 29 for two saddle tank loomotives. J. 11. Steen vs County Com'rs, appeal from a valuation cf placed on property on a. Main S*\ Butler Pure Milk Co. vs County Com'rs. appeal from assessment of | SI3OOO on creamery property. H. Julius Klinfiler vs County Com'rs, appeal from assessment r.f AVPiO on frame ap»rtment house ofl W. Jefferson street. Mrs. Annie Aland vs County Com'rs appeal from a-ses-ment of $14528 on J«-ei!inir property on S. Main Sr James Urtdiu vs County O ui'rs ap- [ pr-;il from valuation of SSOOO placed on | 12 acrts in Third Ward. R. L. Ktrkp.atrick vs <M. Cjui'rs a:>-j peal from valuation of S9OOO placed < n j Jackson 6c Mitchell store property. NOTES Lottie Lyon has been granted a di vorce from William Lyon. D. F. L. Hazlett. N. C. McColiougb, Esq , and O. C Redic were appointed a commission in lunacy on W. L. Bowser of Oakland twp. A caveat has been filed against ad mission to probate of any paper as the will of Martin Wall!, dee'd.. of Evans City, by bis widow, 51 rs. Angusta Wahl. August Trontwi i:<. who i» :is t-> bav« ljeen executed atKittanuing last Thi:r>- day. was granted a reprieve t > Jnly 2 s th by Governor Pei nypacker. A mes senger fi«oui <".iing the onbial papers, arrived iv I-Ottannin-'. andde'ivtnd thmfr' to the Sheriff, ;.t oti -> m. !e facts known t-< Troutwein and r<-m .v>d i the death watch. Too condemned inau j was greatly p!<v..-f-i and has now st.-» -• j hopes that dim sentence will yit l>e com-1 mated to life imprisonment Trout Weill's fiiends v/lio had worked hard in his behalf when his case was brought before the Pardon Board, knowing that be was a German subject, communicat. Ed with the <ierm;m Embassador at Wasbiugtoh asking that he exercise his inilnence with the Governor to have the execution delayed until he could make thorough investigation of the facts in the case. He did so and the Governor granted his leqnest. In the criminal court of Allegheny Co , last Saturday, two burglars were sentenced to tight years and three months each in the pen . which ought to have a depressing effect on the in dustry, in tbat country at lenst. George Rice of Marietta, 0.. filed a bill iu the United Stafeacircuit court at Trenton, N. J.. Monday, askiug that ' the Standard Oil Company be dissolved and its charter revoked, on the ground that it is an illegal combination in re- i straint of trade and operating in >iola- i tion of the interstate commerce laws. The Brooklyn, N. Y.. man who gave his name as Frank Henry Burness, and bis native place as Butler, PH., was ex ecuted at Sing Sing prison. Monday, for ' the murder of C'apt. Townsend of the Schooner Charles Buckley, last Novem- ' ber. He gave his age as 44 years, talk ed like an insane man, and probably had "Butler, Pa.," on the brain from reading of the epidemic here, as no family of the name of Burness ever lived in Butler or Bntler county. PitOPERTY TRANSFERS,. Sarah E Chantler to Ida Cooper prop erty in Middlesex tor $5500. Geo Stonffer to Mary E Harris lot in , Harrisville for S4OO. John P Risch to Jas C Riscb 25 acres iu Parker for $75. Louis Aliiert to R D Mackey ft Hcre» in Franklin for SSOO. Chas Mackey to R D Mackey 25 acres in Franklin for SBSO. J C Renfrew to W S McKercher lot iu Renfrew for SOS. 'HCWeibleto R A Weible 75 acre lease and wells in Middlesex for $2700. A M Eyman to W S Dam bach lot in Harmony for S3OO. Robert Lawyer to Perry E Cooper 88 acres in Middlesex for sl. T C and J A Kennedy Ex'rs to Jos S Clark lot in Mars for S2BO. Richard Jennings to A J Gerner lot in Petrolia for SIOO. Henry Kloffenstein to W A Kloffen stein lot iu Zelienople for sl. W D Brandon to Nancy Lutz lot in Evans City for $1125 Linn Christie to South Penu Oil Co. lease in Concord for $75. GB Turner to Sonth Penn Oil Co. lease in Concord for $75. Chas Duffy to Catherine Hildebraml lot in Donegal for SIOO. Marring;" Licelises. Henry Goehring Zelienople Catherine May Baker Harry Grove East Pittsburg Fannie Kennedy " William P. Arnold Bruin Roxie Rickenbrode " Bernard A. Vensel Millerstown Gufsie E. Snyder Donegal twp I. Henderson Pisor w .Hooker Alberta Armstrong... Greece City J. L. Ralston » Sherwin Amabel Lee Euclid George W Adams Pittsburg Josephine Miller " James E. Marshall IJutler Alberta Cronenwett " S. A" McGarvey Rochester, N. Y Eury West Callery William C. Altmire Venango twp Margaret R. Smith " James Edwin Marshall Butler Mary Alberta Cronenwett " John F. Nixon Evans City E. Katherine McDonald.. .Jackson twp John Newton Riddle Butler Daiiy Myrtle Forsythe Joseph V. West '. Callery Nell .V McNeal " Edward N. Schaffner ....Amos, W. Va Anna C. Schmercker Butler Earl E. Roxberry Butler Carrie McClure Baldwin John E. Staff Bntler Margaret Bowser " Rev. William E. Davis. ...Bullion, Pa Ada A. Matthews Fayette Co At Merger—F. W. Crawford of Evans City and Frona Calviu of Transfer; also H. H. Hindan of Grove City and Maud McDermott of Forestvilie; also Matthew Jenkius of North Liberty and Agnes Buchanan of Keister. At Washington, D. C ll. E. Hale of of Butler, and Miss M. E. ('lark of Washington. —A preacher used to tell the follow ing: He said he was in the country preaching on one occasion when ho stopped at a farm bouse to get dinner. While eating, the lady inquired his business and he replied: "I am hunt ing the lost sheep of the bouse of Israel." She left the room and in a few minutes returned with her husband when she said. "This uiau Is hunting stray sheep and I'll bet that old ram that's been around here is his'n." "No, sister, you don't understand m<y I'm hunting sin ! ners, those for whom Christ died." | "And is he dead?" she queried. "Yes," i replied the man of God, astonished at | her ignorance. "And buried, too." j "There now, old man, I told you we'd ', die in ignorance for not takin' a uews j paper." j Up-to-date clothing at your price at | ten! Ritter & Rockenstein's clearance sale. I WANTKO. i' Place for boy 16 years old on a farm for summer. Inquire at this office. PIKE ICE. Made from pure, deep-well water, and delivered daily bv the CRYSTAL ICR CO., . People's phone 462. Bell 165 J. Your chance now to buy fashionable - clothing at sacrifice prices attend Ritter & Rockenstein's. License Court. The last evidence in !li9 liquor cases, heard last Thursday afternoon. was that of a cor.stable of Letcbburg, on tbe character of the boys who live there and who st enred liquor in lJnt ler. lie gave souje of them a bad name, and then Dave Marshall told the Conrf and andieuce what the "good people of Bntler wanted: Pres. Scott pat iu a plea for hij client. Thomas Robinson favored the granting of more licenses, ,T. W. Hutchison and Lev McQuistion sp ke for their men and Clarence Walk er delivered a general oration on the liberty and independence of the genus homol Jm'-ge Galbreath then stated tlint he had approved the binds and granted tae license? of B. J Forquer. W. E. Lack ey and A. A. Hoch, Chico'ra; Albert Swager. Petrolia; G. A. Ge'nm and Win. Wahl, Evans City; L. N. Ziegler and S -A. Beam. Harmony; Henry \\ . Stok*-y. Zelienople; J E. Milder, and C. Frederick, distiller, Zelieuopie: li;;d refuseed all other outside ai.d would hold over the Butler and tintl.-r twp. licenses until next meeting >f Com t, ( which is understood to mean Inly 11th) unless he decided what to do before that, which probably means a "dry" Fonrth-of-Jnly for Butler, and tbeu some. This morning al> the o!<l licenses,except the l.ov, ry House, were prantr'l" ISuil<i:n<r Xotes. O.i Friday last Boyd and Abrams a» arded contract tor a large V>rick nuilding to be erected on the north end ■of their lot Ibe south end of which fronts mi E Diamond St. The bnild mg i- to be 60x100 fett-and three stories with br.sement: the latter and first story ! to I for li v<-:y inirpos-s. and the t*o npj er stori< u for purp -s^s ~s-.ii -;nn.' -r-rx'l-' . "j«!'-d in £'.n<irr Tee iv-oiding is <e:n-ur 11 >ors an 5 - in: brie* t« •J t t:oi-s a: I :s to o- Made «« nt-ar.y lire j,:vol a" jxHsiiil". Tl)f Build ii_ r C unuiitte ol 'he Grace L-u:> 1 *ii -huich h-t-* ,iwa:(i.'.i tii-' '' t: :; t -t f--rau >id In- •>( to their cbijroh. It »• '••• tt.-j.-d tor :i Sua lay School an t 1 itnre r-iom. and will b- on the north end of the building, fronting on Chnrch St. E W Eisl -f is making extensive im provi inentH on his l.it.dy purch t-ei property on E. Pearl Sr. John Whiteside* is building a fine house on Mercer St. Gibson & Weihe will build a pt-jry brick business block on Centre HW. FIKES. The houses of L. Stoughton and .1 >hn Sechler iu Bredinville, across the creek from the Car Works, were destroyed by fire, Monday morning, causing a loiiof about $3,000, partially covertd by in surance. Tbe tipple of the Hoffius coal mine, on the Bessie near Carter station, was destroyed by fire, Monday morning Lawn Fate at Prospect. The ladies of the Prospect U. P church will give their Eighth Annn tl Lawn Fate, on the church lawn, Mon day evening, July 4tb. Ice cream. strawberries, cake, hot coffee and lunch will be served. You are cordially in vited to attend. Picnics and Reunions. July 4th, Firemen at Alameda Park. July 14, Pipe Line picnic at Conneaut Lake. July 30—C. M. B. A. picnic at Con neaut Lake. Fare from Butler sl. July 28th, Lutherans of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio at Alameda Park. Aug. 21 at Alameda Park, reunion of ibo Black family, business meeting at 11 a.m. banquet at 1 p.m. Col. John A. Black of Jeannette will be present. Sept Ist First annual reunion of the Daubenspecks at the farm house on the H. S. Daubeuspeck farm Everybody welcome. Bring well-filled baskets. Address H. S. Daubenspeck, Sec'y, Bru'u, Pa. TEACH Elt WANTED Wanted male teacher for Unionville district school No. 6. Wages $45 per month. Applv to J. W MCCANDLESS, Bntler R. F. D. No. 1 PUKE SPRING WATER ICE and Pure Spring Wat#r, delivered daily to all parts of the town by JOHN A RICHEY. People's Phone 100. NOTICE TO PA KMEUS Mr. Rumberger having retired from the wool business, we wish to call the attention of the farmers to the fact that we will pay the highest market price in cash for wool. KMJG'S MEAT MARKET. 107 S. Main St.. Butler. Pa. BLTLEK MARKETS LSutler dealers are payiug Eggs,.../ JI Butter 1? Potatoes Onions, h doz. bunches 20 Chickens, dressed 1 M Honey ~0 Lettuce, lb '■» Hay sl2 sl-> Your chance to H ive money now at ' Ritter & Rockenstein's. Attend Ritter & Rockenstein's back ward season sale of clothing at greatly reduced prices, RAILROAD NOTICES. Reduced Rales to Yellowstone Park For the season of li>o4 the Northern Pacific announces a great reduction in rates from Chicago, St. t'aul, IMI -111111 and other Northwestern j)oint* to and through Yellowstone l'ark. These redact ions materially decrease the ex pense of the park tour. New Hotels have been built. OI«l Faithful Inn, modern in everv re spect, constructed of logs and boulders, iW located near Old Faithful geyser and is pfoM&bly the most unique structure of the kind in the country and bound to become a favorite. A new and stately hotel on the banks of Yellowstone Lake makes this the most reposeful spot in park Each of the park hotels now has a capacity for — ."iO guests, is electric lighted, steam heated and has a good orchestra. Season extends from .June I to September HO. Route via N P. R, Livingston and tJardiner. Inquire of any agent of the N. P. R. or write to A. M. Cleland, Gen. Passg'r agent, St Paul Minn., for particulars, ami send six cents foi "Wonder land IOOI." World'* Fair. The Baltimore and Ohio R. R. will sell excursion tickets from Butler to St. Louis. Mo., account of the World's Fair, at the following rates: - Tickets, good for the season, retorn- I iug any time to December 15th, will be | sold every day at $25.00 for the ronn 1 ! trip. | Tickets good returning sixty days, i not later than December 15th, will be I sold every day at $20.00 for the round I tri '' I Tickets good for returning within fif ! teen days will l>e sold every day atflfl.7s for the ro.ind trip. | Coach excursion tickets, with return limit of seven days, will be sold twice a week, every Tuesday anil Thursday, lie giunsng May 17th, until June ilotb, at £IB.OO for the round trip Coach excur sion tickets are restricted to day coaches, whether on regular or special trains. For further particulars, call on or address nearest Baltimore <fc Ohio Tick et Agent or B. N Austin, General Pas | senger Agent, Chicago. Come to Butler for the Fourth. As baa l>ern the in-torn fur the past few years the Firemen of Butler have secured the Park for their Hii'l benefit for the glorious Fourth. There will be a parade of firemen and bands all over the town in the morning, starting at 10 o'clock, band concerts at 9:00. Music, dancing, boating, sports al! kinds and refreshments afternoon and evening. In the evening there will tie, at Fark.the mo>t elaborate display of firevrc iks ever seen iu Butler, consisting of 60 numbers many beautiful set i#i« ces—-under the charge of an export. As ours is a volunteer departrue: t their ;,i'nic should be well patronized ACCIDENTS. Of -ar MeCiymontis of Mudfly creek t\< [•.. had bis team kil'ed at H:ill«f t; en day last v-eek. He ns haui'ni; ph- sjihaU' at the lime, and drove h's : t—un upon the wrong track and was hit b\ the 11a m. tU er. Both horses v.-ere killed, and the harness and wagon were ; torn to pieces, but he was unhurt. The final lirt of the dead caused by the burning of the steamer Gen. Slocum made the number one thousand and thirty-one. Iu a 77-page tvpewritteu repoit in which nauies and addresses are given, 1.446 persons are accounted for. and it is beli< ved that so far as ever will be known these are all the persons who were on the ship. Only 415 of all the gay throna that started on the exenrsion lived through the day. and of theso 17ft are injured, some of them so badly they will die. Making this one of the most terrible accidents of late years. Gusaie, a_-ed 10 years, a sin of C G. Westerman. formerly of this county, 'was drowned in the river, neir New Martinsville, W. Yi., 1 .st .-.eek. BI«3 Williams win C-i>t A C Willinms ot M»-r<:rr niet with a [ Jut accident a', i-n oil well iutiie '.Ve-t Virginia "il field. Irst week, lie was thrown aga'n.-t a t,.:ii<-r and had bis heal ladlj cut, petittr .ting the ssuli. A freight wreck iienr Evans City last Fii-fay morning blocked both tracks fur several hours. li. &i). Excursions. CAMI* MEETING at MOUNTAIN LAKE FA UK, MARYLAND. On June 80 to July 3, inclusive, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell ex cur-ion tickets to Mountain Lake Park, Md .at rate of one fare pins 50 cents for the round trip account above occa sion. Tickets will be good for return until July It), 11/04. Low KATES to ST. LOUIS, MO. July 2 to the Baltimore <t Ohio Kailroad will sell excursion tick ets from all local stations west and in cluding Pittsburg and Wheeling to St. Louis. Mo., at rate of «ne fare pins 25 cents for the round trip, account Dem ocratic National Convention. Ticket* will be good for return 15 days includ ing date of sale. FOURTH. Of JULY EXCURSION KATES. On July 2, 3 and 4, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will sell low rate excursion ticket* between all points west of Pittsburg, within a radius of BUO miles from selling station. Tickets will be good for return until July 5, 1904 LOW RATES TO ST. PAUL OK MINNE APOLIS, MINN. July 13 ti 17, inclusive, the B. & O. R. R. Co. will s«ll excursion tickets from all local stations west of Pitts burg, to St. Paul or Minneapolis, Minn, at rate of one fare plus 50 cts. for the rouud trip, account Triennial Conven tion Ladies' Catholic Uenevoleut Asso ciation. Tickets will be «ood for re turn until Angust sth, 1 14. but may be extended to September 15 by deposit with Joint Agent arid payment of 50 cents. LOW RATES to CINCINNATI, OHIO. July 16, 17 and 18 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets from all local stations west of Pitts burg and Wheeling to Cincinnati at rate of one fare plus 25 cents for the round trip, account Annual Meeting B. P. O. Elks Tickets will be good for return until July 23. subject to an ex tension until August 18. by deposit ol ticket with Joint Agent and payment of 50 cents. LOW RATES TO WEST BADEN AND FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, IND. July 22 to 25 inclusive, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets from all local stations west of the Ohio River to West Baden and French Lick Springs, Ind., at rate of one fare plus 25 cents for the round trip, account Commercial Law League of America, Tenth Annual Convention. Tickets will be good for return until August 11, 1004. For further information call on or address nearest Baltimore & Ohio Ticket Agent, or B. N. Austin. Gener al Passenger Agent, ,Chicago, 111. To St. Louis and Kcliirn Via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Coach excuasion tickets on sale each Tuesday and Thursday, good for return within seven days. July 4-th Excursions. Excursion tickets will be sold at low rates between all points oil the Bessem er & Lake Erie It. R. and to points on connecting lines July 2nd anil 4th, good returning July sth. Inquire of agents for rates, time of trains and other in formation. Iteriueetl Kates to Detroit. For the benefit of those desiring to at tend the National Convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America, to be held at Detroit. Mich.. July 7 to 10, the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company will sell round-trip tickets from all stations on its lines to Detroit, July 5 to 7. inclusive, good going on those and good to return until July 12. inclusive, at rate of a single fare for the round trip, plus $2.00. By depositing tickets with special agent at Detroit ou or before July 10, and pay ment of fifty cents, an extension of final return limit may be obtained to leave Detroit not later than August 15. For specific rates and fnll information con cerning stop-overs,consult nearest ticket agent. World's Fair Excursions. Low rate ten day excursions via Pennsylvania Railroad, July 2. 7. 14, 21 and 2s. Rate, £13.00 from Butler. Train leaves Butler at 4.30 P. M.. con necting with special train from New- York arriving St. L'inis 4-15 I*. M. next day. Special Summer Tourist Kates to St. I'aul ami Minneapolis. On July H to lb inclusive, the Chica go Great Western Railway will sell rouud trip tickets ut $12.00 from Chica go to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Tick ets good for return until Angust sth. For further information apply to any Great Western Agent or J. P Elmer, G P. A. Chicago, 111. Special Koiiml Trip ICates via CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY Commencing June 28 and continuing thereafter on each Tuesday during July and August 1004 the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell round trip tickets at very low rates to Banff Hot Springs Alb. Laggan, Alb. and Field, ii. C. For further information apply to any Great Western Agent, or J. P. Elmer, G. P. A. Chicago, 111. Kussiti-Jap War Atlas IO cents. Three fine colored maps, each 14x20; tsjuud in convenient form for reference. The Eastern situation shown in detail, issued by The Chicago •& North-West ernß. R. mailed ujsin receipt of ten cents in stamps by A Tallant, 504 Smithfield St. Pittsburg, Pa. $30,00 to Colorado and Kctnrn. Via Chicago, Uniou Pacific & North 'vVestern Line. Chicago to Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, daily throughout the summer. Correspond ingly low rates from ail points east. Only one night to Denver from Chicago. Two fast traiLsJdaily A. 0- Tallant 5U4 Smithfield St. Pittsburg, Pa. Excursions to Atlantic City* July 7 and 21. August I -I<l 18, and September 1 arc the dales fer tile Pennsylvania Railroad annual low rate excursions for 1904 to Atlantic City Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Anglesea. Wildwood, Holly Beach. N. J. R-hoboth. Del., or Ocean City. M. D. Tickets good to return within sixteen days, including date of exenrsion. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will leave Pitts ■ burg ou above mentioned dates at 8.55 A. M., reaching Philadelphia 6 25 P. M., in time for snpper. and arriving Atlan ■ tic City, via the Deleware River Bridge ; Route the only all-rail line, at 8.35 P. !M. A stop will be made for luucboei 'en route. Passengers may also speud | the nin Philadelphia, and proceed 1 ti tne shore by a regular train fro.u ; Market Street Wharf or Broad Street ; Station on the following day. ! Passengers for New Jersey p lints j ctlier than Atlantic City will -;>.-iui t i- ; tilth' in Philadelphia. :.nd u.-e leguOrl tr 'ibs the next day from Market S- r< ec ! Wharf. Passengers for Rebolajta. D-1 , | r Ocean City. M. D., will u<e re."ilar ' traiiii on the following day from Uroid Street Station. A stop over within limit will be al lowed at Phil'a returning, if passen wiil deposit their tickets with the Tick et Agent at Broad Street Station, Phila delphia, immediately on arrival. Tick ets niu>-t be deposited with Agent on ar rival ut sea shore destination and prop erly validated for return trip. Tickets will be sold from stations at the rates named below: RATH K\TE Ti< kfts (Jochl Ti« k<*'» iff**! iu PulL (VH Tr*in only in in connection L'*t»es Co*i with regnWr Pu»l. Tickets P.M. Foxbnrg SIO.OO $1.2 00 1.30 A.M. Butler... 10.00 12 00 015 Fieepjrt 10.00 12.00 7-43 P.M. Altooua 8.00 10 00 13.35 Philadelphia... Ar .... 025 Atlantic City 8.35 Returning coupons will be accepted oa any regular train except the Penn sylvania Limited and thi Chicago Lim ited and the St Louis Limited. For detailed information in regard to rates and time of trains apply to ticket agents or Mr. Thnnas E Watt, District Pas-enger Agent, 300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg. Service on New Wabash Line, to Start July 2nd. First train leaves Pittsburg at 8.30 P. M. that day, with three trains daily thereafter. The Wabash Railroad Company takes pleasure in announcing the open ing of its new extension to Pittsburg The first train will leave the Pittsburi; Passenger Terminal. Liberty Ave. and Ferry Street, at 8.30 P. M.. Saturday July 2nd. This will be a through train to Chicago and St Louis, with direct connections for all points west of those gateways. Beginning July 3rd, three regular iaily trains will be operated on conven ient schedules, leaving Pittsburg at 8.30 A. M., 2:30 P. M. and 8:30 P. M., Eastern Time. With The trains a new route will be iffered to prospective travellers from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio to the Sr. Louis Wor'd's Fair, and to Toledo, Detro t, < hic igo, Kansas City, Omaha and all p:!r;s west, southwest and northwest. The rales are low and attractive. A safe, quick and agreeable journey, with courteous attention to the wishes of patrons is assured by this liue to the travelling public. Intjuiries for farther information will receive prompt attention by addressing. F. H. TRISTRAM Ass't. G. P. A.. Wabash R. R., 320 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. World's Fair. J a tie 0, 10,23, and 30 .'ire the next dates for the great Pennsylvania Rail road coach excursions to the World's Fair at St. Louie. A special train of standard day coaches will be rnn on tue following schedules, and excursion tick ets good going only on special train, a ill be sold from the stations natned at rates quoted: Special Train Leaves Pittsburg East ern time-10.45, Ceutral tima-9.4.'i,P. M. Ar. Indianapolis (Breakfast) 8.30 A. M. Terre liaute (Luncheon) 11.00 " St. Louis (Union Station) 4.00 P. M Proportionate rates from other point*. Returning, tickets will be good in coaches on regular trains leaving St. Louis (Union Station) on the day of validation, within ten days, including date of excursion. For rstes of fare from other stations and leaving time of connecting trains oocsnlt nearest Ticket Agent. Special Kouml Trip Kates via CHICAGO (JREAT WESTERN RAILWAY Commencing June 2H and continuing thereafter on each Tuesday during .July and August 1904 the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell round trip tickets at very low rates to Banff Hot Springs Alb. Laggan, Alb. and- Field, B. C. For further information apply to any Great Western Agent, or J. P. Elmer G. P. A. Chicago 111. Pennsylvania Chautauqua. For the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, to be held at Mt. Gretna. Pa., July 1 to Atigust 5, 1904, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell special excur sion tickets from Butler and principal intermediate points, to Mt. Gretna and return, at reduced rates. Tickets will be sold June 2"» to August 5, inclusive, I and will be good to return until August 16, inclusive. For specific rales con suit ticket agents. K<-<lucc<l Kates to St. Louis. For the benefit of those desiring to attend the Democratic National Con vention, to be held at St. Louis. July 0, the Pennsylvania Rsilrond Company will sell round-trip tickets to St. Louis, from all stations on its lines, from July to 5, inclusive, good returning, leav ing St. Louis not later than 15 days, in eluding date of sale, on date of valida tion by Joint Agent at St. Louis, at rot's aT single fare for the round-trip. For specific information concerning rates and time of traius, consult near est ticket agent. Fourth of July. Agents of the Bessemer Railroad will sell excursion tickets July 2nd and 4th, good returning the sth, at very low rates. Special attractions at Exposition Park. Inquire bf agents for rates and time of trains. Special Kouml Trip Kates via CHICAGO GREAT WEBTKRN RAILWAY Commencing June 2S and continuing thereafter on each Tuesday during July and August 1901 the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell round trip tickets at very low rates to Banff Hot Springs Alb, Laggan, Alb and Field,B. (.'. For further information apply to any Great Western Agent, or J. P Elmer, G. P. A. Chicago, 111. Tuesday, July 5, Wednesday, July 6 ' Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mahaffey. exclusive opticians, will be at the Hotel Lowry, Butler, Pa Examinations free. ; Prices reasonable. ( P. WALKER, Jj. NOTAJtY I'CBI.rC, Butlkr, Office with Derkmer, ucxt door to P. O A SICKLY CHILD. A delicate constitution expose* a T '.or. 11 shirts of ailments. Do not •... : j :\:i v more time ami money trying . r erica complaint separately. i:.i Constitution. . . 'J • • S.-.1.t:-, r' !-t iiolil of any • a-irt bui'.Js a good i r-' : • \ tjor iuto the body I lE-1 ' . r !.r.t « | ■rc - ; IT:. . . . . - . y uie so «•>>v 1 . >' ly is so low. o say t I . t-Tone is worth its [ wvijjht i:i ft -lv .0 t ,i-%e s:i3'criug' from . l.i'-': (f ir-rjrr i-> to speak lightly of It i* ::;va'.uib'-: as it begins its ■7; rk wit'i t• I".r. t dose and in a : cr.:a:I:al»ly short spac; of time the fr." .cist i> restored to a healthy vigor ■jr.s condition. Many miserable wrecks have been transformed into strong happy men and women by this marvel of recent medical discoveries, Viti-Tone. Good for little folks and big folks too. Pleasant to take. Sold on a positive guarantee bjr C. N. BOYD, DRUGGIST, Near the Conrt House, Butler, Pa. The Rink of Perfection* in made-to-measure clothing cannot be reached by hit-or miss methods. Skill, knowledge and exper ience are the factors that pro duce such satisfactory results in our garments. * Our $25.00 Suits to Order are models of sartorial art. from measurement to the final stitch the garments are the work of expert tailors. The display of patterns is very-interesting. WM. COOPER, LEADING TAILOR, Cor. Diamond, Butler, Pa B. & B. reductions Fine Wash Goods reduced in price—because the back ward season has played havoc with the Summer Cotton busi ness. Many lines we've bought from the makers away under price—many others are goods we have too many of. 12 1-2 cent, *3O inch wide Batiste, 7 1-2 c—solid Light Blue, Pink, Navy and Black grounds with White dot and ring printings. 25 cent White India Linons, 15c. 35 cent White P K with hair line stripes of Red, Black, Blue, and.Blue and Red, 20c. Choice new Fine Wash Coods; 8, 10, and 12 l-2c. Pretty and fine O'gandies, 12 1-2, 15, 25, and 35c. Notice: —The above are all priced close to cost and any thing you choose will be an im- 1 portant value for the money. Boggs & Buhl ALLEGHENY. PA. Binding of Books Is our occupation. We put our entire time to studying the best and latest methods of doing our work. If you are thinking of having some work done in this j line I am sure you will be well I pleased if you have it done at Tfce Butler Book Binder;, W. W A MOM, Prop. Opt) Court House. Special Offer To those purchasing photos of groups or views, Bxlo, at 50c each, to the amount of $lO I will present free'aflne 20x40, exact reproduction that will stand washing and not fade away. No bum work, but a fine permanent Bromide en largement,. fully guaranteed. This offer is good till October Ist, 1904. FISH KR, The Outdoor Artist, Tke Butler Dye Works i .y. M » I Mid-Season Clearance Sale f i 1 1 & Great Bargains in Millinery. 3$ Recent immense purchase# have been concluded, which have * » •Ji us exclusive and original millinery at figures which do not represent the $ • cost of materials. This enables us to sell all Trimmed and Un trimmed •! ® V Hats at one-third to one-half the regular price. *Thi« gives yon an op- j - portunity to buy Swell Hatj at extraordinary prices. Extra Special, • i •rj Nobby ready-to-wear Hats, in stylish flare, and turban shapes. Large « » V>f stock of light Tuscans, Cuban flats and Leghorns for Children. Im- « * •tl mense stock of Braids. All the latest things in Domestic Braids, both $ • •t| as to colors and pattern#. Extra value in Ribbons. Come and see us. «| £ •" — I Rockenstein's | A # « •£• 828 South Main Street, Butler, Pa. •;» aig»gsii»gtgtTOg!!r>g>iiigigßq'»asa»iiß»iisai®««e^ MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN SEMI-ANNUAL Sacrifice Sale Store Closed All Day July Fourth To Open up Tuesday Morning, July sth- With this big sacrifice sale, which will continue all week, ending SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 9th. Don't miss it. It will be our Twenty-third Sacrifice Sale, a fact that proves it to be a genuine sacrifice of up-to-date merchandise that we offer our patrons twice a year. This year it will be bargains that will astonish all who come to this sale—in fact, the prices will be so low and the goods so desirable that these price quotations arejgood for this Sacrifice sale only. Dress Goods, Silks and Wash Goods One-fonrth off regular marked pTice—on Dress Goods Lot of fay silk —suitable for dress waists —one-half off 30-inch Black Taffeta Silk, 79c—former price |I.OO 86-inch Black Taffeta Silk, CBo—former price $1.25 Ladies' and Misses' Jacket Suits One-half off former prices—$10.00 Suit for $5.00 and so on suits up to $40.00 —all new. up-to-date stylish suits made for season 1904 —for just i original price. Kain Coats and Covert Jackets at sacrifice pricee. Separate Skirts At Sacrifice Prices $3.98 for Skirts made of novelty woolens—worth $7.50 $4.98 for Skirts made of novelty and plain woolens, worth $8.50 One lot of fine Skirt?, plain and novelty weaves—also mohairs —at one-half price. MILLINERY AT HALF PRICE AND LESS Entire stock will suffer the keen knife cut in price. Table Linens, Muslins, Sheeting. Calicoes and Ginghams. Lace Curtains Embroideries, Muslin Under wear, Neckwear, Glovee —all at sacrifice prices. OUR RECORD IS OUR GUARANTEE. Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman Its Poor Business To carry goods over from one season to another. We would rather have the money than the stock and are going to com mence right now to make < GR6AT SACRIFICES In in order to convert clothing into cash. Note these prices and see if you think you can afford to stay away. Choice of Men's #2O suits for $15.00 Choice of Mens sls suits for 11.00 Choice of Men's $12.50 suits for 9.00 Choice of Men's $lO suits for 7.00 Choice of Men's $8 suits for 5.50 Choice of Men's $0.50 suits for 4.50 CHILDREN'S SUITS—A great opportunity to fit out " the little fellows. Prices in this department have been subject ed to the deepest cuts. Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 137 South Main St. f Butler CAMPBELL'S GOOD FURNITURE 1 FOUR SPECIAL i 1 VALUES. j i | jHf $125 Parlor Suit for $75 S7O Bed Room Suit Now |E Large five-piece suit; mahogany SSO IS finished frame, richly carved: L Ko lden oak three-piece S3 ifaa covered in a fine green verofta. r(K )ui suit; very massive and G3 New this season and a beauty. rich; dreßß<fr hllß iW ell front and g large beveled mirror; bed haa a tSEi roll top foot. It's one of the beet values we have. Jg* jS sl7 Couch Now sl2 $lB Dinner Set Now sl4 9 Built on the guaranteed con- Best English porcelain. FuU jHj| SSI struction; has oak base, full size 100 piece sets. Pretty pink spray jgjf and tufted top. Covered in a or border decoration, as yoa pre two-tone green striped verona. fer. jgg | | 1 Alfred A. Campbell! Formerly Campbell h Templeton. J^| ! FOR SALE. | j The farm of the late Amos j Michael, deceased, situate in Centre township, Butler Co.. Pa., containing 45 acres, 73 ' perches. Located near the i Elliott School House and about one mile south of Oneida Sta tion. First-class land in good state of cultivation, good frame barn and outbuildings, well fenced and well watered, under laid with coal. Inquire of I AUGUST MICHAEL, WM. H. MICHAEL, R. F. D. 1, Butler, Pa. j Williams & Mitchell, Att'ys. I Eyes Examined Free of Charge i R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician i Next Door to Court House. Butler, Pa. I Western University ol Pennsylvania 1 Kntrfcacc e**n»Jnatton«»fnr lotlie ■ frcAhmeneta**«" collegi*!* ,M ' ■ inu 'lepttrtmcnt« will tx lu*M »»" Kn*J «y R Saturday June IT and IK. 1-jvt at '* *. in. [1 on Scptcrancriaiwi 10.nl the Uul verity lluiW g ino on IVrrv*vit'e Avenue. AUnlwny P« g Prire# ntr oftcr«-«l lot lite l«*l r\ a
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