THE CITIZEN. THURSDAY" AUGUST 16, 1900. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. fOTE— AII advertisers Intent n? to make sin tin 'r : • n ' MtrtntoßtSon to''' -<■ i ' 'ban JJon *.y morntne. Administratrix n >tiee, estate cf Perry J. Brown. Jury Lists for Sept. Term. Sheriff's Sale for Sep:. 7. Brown & Cos locals. Cooper A: Co's Suits. C & T's Furniture. Engine for sale. Admlnl-»u«iors aad Kxecctor • of ■ >:aton Mn s«:nre their receipt bit use cii i fJLN office, and persons mak»n* public sales hair uote books. LOCAL AND GENERAL, —Butler Fair—Sept. 4-7. —List X to the seashore today. —Fix up your board-walks before the Fair. If its the Shanghai hen that's cack lin don't Vie too sure of vonr egg. When a man stumbles on a defec tive board-walk he has that bored feel ing. —The dog-days are not so called be cause they com- towards the tail end of summer. —Bntler Fair—Sept. 4-7. —Boy,l 6c McDearitt's saw-mill pass ed through Bntler. Tuesday, bonnd for Coopers town. —Mercury, the planet, is nearest the Sun, and its thermometer namesake has lately highly inclined that way. —The.- best antidote hot-air-waves are the " sad sea waves", but you most have the price, and know where to go to. Butler Fair—Sept. 4 7. —The coolest man in Butler, the oth er night, was the one who dreamed be was plowing home through a snow drift. —Talking about shirt waists for men is a waste of time. The real thing for all during the ho: weather is a "Mother Hubbard." —Old Fitz astonished the sporting element last Friday night by, knocking out Ruhlin the Akron giant, in the sixth round. —The builders of the street car line have wended their weary way up to In stitute Hill, and the pole grin-,' are fol lowing with wood poles. —Bntler Fair—Sept. 4 —Every once !r. a while a genius in vents a 'itove, a washing machine or a furnace that "a child can run," bat we notice that the old f>lks continue to run it. —West Wayne St is being graded, lowering it aboat four feet ; D front of Seibert's black.inaith shop and raising it the same 1> tween Water and Washing ton street?. Ziu>- and grinding double the wear. —lf the girls who own the two thou sand pianos sold in Kansas, this season, all play a rag-time inarch at the same time the calamity howler will have a poor show. Zinc and grinding double the wear -Bntler is to have another oil well machine shop, to be located o* the Mc- Crea lot on Centre Ave. near the bridge and J. E. Franklin late foreman of the Evan't shop is the promoter. Zin • and grinding double the wear. —The Rough Run baseball club drove to Slate Lick Saturday, and defeated the clnb at that place 12 to 8. Me- Bride and Flick were the battery for the Winfield township boys. Zinc and grinding double the wear. —lt's a poor wind that blows nobody any good. The rice growers of Louis ana and South Carolina are pleased with the Chinese situation, because it will insure a sale of their entire crop. Zinc and grinding double the wear. —The "Mother Hubbar i" is the cor rect solution of the hot-weather dressing problem; and as the tailors now pnt 15 pockets in a man's suit, the men will have to wear a belt with the 15 jackets' attached. Zinc and grinding double the wear -This pleasant item is taken from an exchange. "A number of English au thorities say that kissing, instead of be ing a menace to health, is an excellent method of administering a microbe ton ic of great valne in aiding digestion. The theory is that the act of kissing in volves only an exchange of microbes that are health giving." Zinc and grinding double the wear. —Attention of farmers and all others who make cider or other vinegars is called to the fact before offering the same for sale that they are compelled by law to mark on each head of cask, barrel or keg, or if sold in other pack ages, each package containg such vine gar. the name and residence of the man nfacturer together with the brand, "ci der vinegar." Zinc end grinding double the wear —The show-window of C. N. Boyd's drng store was an especial centre of in terest last week. A "Queen of the Night'' cactus, which blooms but once a year, had been placed there by its owner G. H. Walter, and the plant had several long buds, one of which blossom ed on Sunday night. Th<> interior of the Ho ver was pure white with a mass of fine petals. Zinc and grinding double the wear. Talk abont your bar stories the barest story is th<* one told by Jim Scott. When Jim was out in Montana some years ago, lie took a walk (me morning through a deep and lonely can y >ll and met a tremendous grizzly. The bear came right at him; Jim saw that bis time had come and so jn*t said his prayers and Jet the bear eat bini up, and that was the end of it end of the story. P. S. There'n a littb- Chinese blood in Jim. Zinc and grinding double the wear. —During the stori.i of lost Sunday afternoon three tanks of oil on the John Irwin place near Evans City were struck by lightning and destroyed by fire; Win. Graham of Cranberry twp. lestcows, that were standing under a tree that was struck, and number of derricks were blown over in in Mid'llesex and Adams townships. At New Kensing ton|a large, brick, three-story building, near the river, was struck by a tornado, about U p.m. of that day, and complete ly demolished It was used for the manufacture of aluminum and was owned by. the Pittsburg Reduction Co. The b-.iler house and other buildings of the plant were also destroyed, and one man was badly hnrt. PERSON AL>. —Butler Fair—Sept. 4-7. Mr- F. J. Huff is at Cambridge. L. G. Linn is here from Colorado. Hiram Sanrer is home ftom Colorado. W. H. DeAraie and wife are back from Conneant. Wm. J. Gravatt of Bntler twp. was in Bntler, Friday. A. W. Boyer and son of Evan? City were in town. Friday. Miss Lulu McCafferty of Freeport is visiting friends in Butler. E. L. McCleary of Prospect did some shopping in Butler, Friday. Marcus Reichert of Jacksville visited friends in Butler, Tuesday. James Thompson is now living in the John Ekas house on West Pearl street. Mr. and Mrs J. F. Lowry attended the Boggs reunion in Evans City, today. Adam Klink of Cherry twp. drove to Eutler. Saturday, and did some shop ping. John R. McJunkin and daughter of Clay twp. did some shopping in Butler. Fridav. Wesley Monks and wife of Middlesex twp. did some shopping in Butler, Thursday. Frank Tinker is home from Michigan, and down with typhoid, at his home on Walnut street. Theodore Vogeley and wife and Miss Ada Gunipper visited friends in Kittsin ning last week. Miss Lida Armstrong of Fairview Ave. is visiting relatives at Hanover. Beaver county. Solomon Mays passed Thursday night in Bntler with his cousin. Geo. D. High on Monroe St. S. S. Scott of Butler twp. and Lon Russell went on a fishing trip to Cana da. last week. Clerk of Courts Turner is improving in health. His wife has had him out in their buggy, this week. W. J. Allen of Mercer street returned, Tuesday, from a trip to Buffalo, Xiara ra Falls and Cleveland. D. L. Aiken has purchased the Hol mati, formerly Aiken & Campbell, grocery on Centre Ave. Ex-U. S. Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas i? dyins: of throat and lung trouble in New Mexico. Rev. David Cuppa assisted at Com munion services at Salem M. E. church in Adams twp., last Sunday. Miss Jamison of Mifflin street has re turned from visiting her cousins Ada and Fannie Seaton of Eau Claire. J. G. Kennedy was down town. Mon thly. Mr. Kennedy's arms have been partially paralyzed for some months Miss Margaret Mechling has return rd to Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg, after an extended visit at her home. Breeze Place. Miss Jennie Mechling has returned from Boston. Mass., where she ha» "oeen a music student in the New England Conservatory. Mrs. Jas. Brown of Cairo, W. Va., visited her daughter. Mrs. Al. Walter, last week. She want- to sell her house on V,*. Penn St. Rev. Asa Walters of the Jnmonville Pa. < )rphans Home stopped a few days, on hi. way home from Erie, with his nephew Geo Stewart. Esq. John r.'oic picked up » j>ocket book belonging to Mrs. J. C. Gordon in front of the Post offi :••. Wednesday afternoon, and l"ft it at tbe Home Gas office. George Sheiring. Jr. and family re turn d, Wednesday, to Marion, Ind. af ter spending their summer vacation with Mr. Shiring's parents on West Wayne St. Harry Godwin now lias a good posi tion on the Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele graph. ( He end his wife, a daughter of Alex Russell, visited friends in Bntler over Sunday. A. L. Findley. the photographer, re turned. last Thursday, from a visit to friends in Kansas City and Milwaukee. At ?«lilwaukee he attended the Photo graphers National Convention. Charles Korn. the blacksmith, and James W. Thompson, two well known "itizens of Middletown were in Bntler last Thursday. Mr. Korn has been un well with throat trouble for some months. Wm. J. Mitchell, the only canal boat man, left in the county, went to Blairs ville this morning, to attend the 15th rennion of the old boatman there. Mr. Mitchell rode and drove canal horses from 1848 to 1854, when he was yet a bov. Mrs. Funnyfrock of Evans City has a ballet in her possession which was firwl into her young son's head three years ago and which was recovered in a pecu liar manuer. The boy was accidently shot just above the month by a 82-cali bre revolver in 1*97. The bnllet at that time could not be located by the attend ing physician and as no bad results seemed to follow its presence in the child's head it was allowed to remain. Recently while the boy was eating the bnllet dropped into his mouth, having made its way through the roof of the mouth without canning any pain. In fact, its presence was not noticed until it broke through.—Ex. -James—Are you going to the picnic? .Tohu I suppose yon mean the Butler Fair, it's the picnic of all picnics. You are right I am going; I never miss it. Butler Fair—Sept. 4 7. Oh. where! Oh, where is Ellen f And where! Oh, where is Jane 1 They've run away with shirt waist men, and will never be seen again. Everybody gofs to Hutler Fair. —lintlfr Fair, September 4, 5, 6 and 7th. -The seven days of last week were the hottest consecutive seven days in the memory of our oldest citizen. J. V. Stewart was. in Pittsburg Tue.sday attending a sale of horses, and bonght four good drivers for his livery, which he lately purchased from Henry Bickel. He will keep from eighteen to twenty good drivers, all the time, all kinds of rigs and an up-to-date livery in every" respect. See card. "Ma Jays, bow ninch will you charge to write a bitnary on the death of my dad ? " "Three dollars an inch." replied the editor, gruffly. The messenger departed, but in a little while he returned and said: '"Ma says dad wuzsix-foot two inches, but he wuzn't wuth three dollars!" Brown & Co. are still selling iron beds at reduced price*. Only a few left. The new ones are now arriving. Take ail vantage of the "drop"in prices quick. The gentlemanly agent of the North west Yeast Company is around again with the little yellow samile of Yeast Foam This Company is the largest yeast manufacturer in the world Yeast Foam has been on the market over twenty years without an equal as a healthful bread raiser, and is exten sively used in all parts of the United States. Every body is familiar with the good qualities of Foain. Uak Side-board with double doors, long linen drawer and two small draw n bv bill in equity to the Court. against the People's Telephone Co. anil Ererett Forsythe, it.- agent. to restrain then, from" erecting a telephone pole in front of her premirt-b on West Cunningham street. Butler. Th«- bill states that the pole. 4-5 feet In height :Hid 20 inches in diameter, was to be set near her shade trees nee jsitating theirdestrnction. A final hearing will be held Saturday morning. NOTES. Letters of administration on the estate ■f Perry Brown dee d, of Summit twp. hare been granted to Clara B. Brown: also on the estate of B Nolan of Fairview twp. to Mary J. Xolaa: also on the estate of Lewis Shiever of Lan caster twp. to Sidney Shiever. Letters of administration on the est ate oi Thomas F. Christley of Cherry twp. have been granted to A. M. Christley, Esq. James Beebe of Zelienople has been committed to jail for desertion charged bv his wife. Charles Barnes, a 16-year-old colored boy, was arrested Saturday on the in formation of F. J. Garwick that the boy had stolen S2O from his clothes while in bathing in the creek above Reiber's mill. Barnes implicated Luchian Chenot, a French boy, and both were held by Esq. Gilghrist for trial for larceny. Chenot's father bailed him out. Over $lB of the money was found on Barnes' person. Motion Court will be held Saturday. Sept. 1. The two-dozen guests of the county are enjoying themselves, these days, grading around the Poor Farm build ing; and at night they hare music and song. Crawford, lately brought here from the pen. is an excellent violinist The county jail is well ventilated, and its thick, stone walls make it one of the coolest buildings in the town. On Monday Dr. Frank G. Leslie, of Pittsburg, physician, and Dr. Wm. J. Hindman, of Branchton. dentist, regis tered in the prothonotary's office in this city. Dewey Bowser of the West End was fined $5 and costs by Esq. Gilghrist, Tuesday evening, for calling A 1 Carrie, a member of the Salvation Army,names on the street. The contract for the building of the barn for the County Poor Farm was let Tuesday. Cooper Bros, of Velencia got the contract for the superstructure at $2395 and Fred Winter of Per.n got the masonry at $2.85 per perch. On Monday the masonry of the Dudley Furnace in Parker twp. and Seaton Mill bridges on line of Mercer and Marion were let to Harvey N. Heenan. A dispatch from Erie, dated last Thursday,said that "Mrs. Frank Woods of Harrisville, Butler county, was ar rested here and is wanted by Ashtabula. 0., authorities as a accomplice of "Dr.' J. B. Brown, under arrest there on charges of passing forged checks and horse stealing. H« has been traveling through Western Pennsylvania selling spectacles and patent medicines. Fif teen days ago the couple were here and hired a livery rig, which was not re turned. The woman claims Brown exer cises a hypnotic influence over her. It is alleged she left hor home, husband and two children 3ix weeks ago with Brown and went to Butler. Her hus band is engaged in oil operations in West Virgina. She admits writing the checks on Erie banks on which the "doctor" raised money. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. Thomas J. Mcßride to Batts Canal Coal Co. 10 acres in Venango twp. for SIBOO. Robert A. Brown to Perry Brown 40 acres in Cherry twp. for SBSO. E. A. Kregar to Bessie M. Tarno 1 acre at Greece City for SSO. Hon. E. McJunkin to John M. Lyon lot in Bntler for SOOO Harvey H. Boyd to Thos. V. Cochran lot in Butler twp. for $215. E. E. A brums to John M. Day oil lenses in Fairview twp. for fc'ttOi.B6. John Kaufman to F. M. Taylor 50 acres in Worth for $2200. I). S. Clark executor to F. A. Clark 110 acres in Franklin for 1550. D. S. Clark to F. A. Clark 110 acres in Franklin for $1550. Daniel Kennedy to John M. Miller lot in Butler for $225. Richard Vensel to S. M. Wiles lot in Milleratown for S7OO. S. M. Wiles trustee to John C. Wiles lot in Millers town for SSOO. Wm. Wonderly to Chas. M. Huselton 2 acres in liutler twp. for $125. Same to Maggie M. Hnselton 2 acres in Butler twp. for $125. Vogeley heirs to Julias Kaufman lot on W. Jefferson St, Butler for $ Frank Dill to Carl Bntzer 2 lots in Pe trolia for $225. Sue Eshenbaugh, ex'r to Breaden . E. Dowling Braddock Ella Hurlie .Allegheny City Alonzo Green Butler Maud Keefer Harmony Sidney Hnddleson Oliver. Pa Mary Dodds Mars William P. Welshonce Butler Emma L. Krisinger Berlin, Pa At Mercer—John Firster of New Lebanon, Pa*, and Tressa Hein of Hil liards. Reunions. Butler Fair —Sept. 1 7. The 10th Annual Convention of the Butler County Christian Endeavor union will be held at Slipperyrock, August 22 and 28. The l'!!)th Reg. will reune at Oak wood Park. Moadville, on Tuesday, August 28th. Take the Ponce de Leon Springs car at the Erie depot. Meals will be furnished at the Park hotel at 25 cts. The annual reunion of Co. B 184 th Reg. will be held at W. J. Stoner's, one and a half miles South of Euclid, on Friday, Aug. :ilst. All soldiers and friends are invited to-attend, with full baskets. The reunion of the Gallagher family will be held, August JJf.in Wm. Shield's grove, near Jeff Cooper's. Tin' fifteenth annual reunion of the MeNeese family will be held at the home of I. C, MeNeese at West Liberty, Thursday, August 28. The annual reunion of the White Oak Springs U. P. congregation will be held in church grove on Thursday, August 28, 1900. Come and bring your basket and spend a day and meet old acquant ences and form new ones. M nrketK. Wheat, old, wholesale price K7-70 Wheat, new, " «4-«7 Rye. " 45 Oate, " 24 Corn, " . i'i Hay, " .... i.» ijo Egg*, " t • Butter, " l"> Potatoes, new " 40 Onions, per bu fio Beets, per doz bunches 25 80 Apples, per bu.. 40 Canbage, per lb 2 Roasting ears, per d< s~ H Tomatoes, per bu 90 Spring chickens are high and in de mand. Get a nice pictnnj in latest style from Brown & (Jo. All pictures at cost dur ing August. Our New Features. Two Grammar Classes. Three Arithmetic Classes. Several taking the Kxpert Accountant' ■ Course Five teachers —Three Profes sional, Two assistants. Introduction o the best books published on Grammar Commercial I,aw and Shorthand. Cal at the office and examine them. Fall term logins Monday, Sept. 3d. Btm.sn Business Cor.r.gr.K New, four-rooui hoa.se for gale In quirt at this office Host- lt;ices On. The Rescue and First Ward hoso rac ing teams left at 8 this morning over the West Penn road for New Kensing ton t" take part in the Western Penn "a Firemen's I'onvention. Both teams took their running carts with them. This afternoon the firemen will parade, and after which both the Butler compa nies will enter the service race.in which thev are to run 265 yards in street clothes, lay 50 yards of hose and the team that does it quickest to get Friday they race in the hose, hub and hook and ladder races. The Rescue runner? are Kirk Jone? John Avers. Alf Watters. Clarence Wattere, Joe Elliott, Will Jennings, Gilbert Lester. John Bayer*. Wallace Rimer. Paul R. Wiley Morrison is the delegate. Butler's Big Fair. It only comes once a year but when it does come it is great and all Bntl»r county rejoices, for it is the picnic of all picnics: everybody goes they can take their baskets along and eat their dinner under the beautiful shade trees: the grounds are the finest in the State: the show is the best: the races most ex citing: the cavalcade the grandest: the stock the choicest: the crowd the larg est; the people the handsomest: the order the best: and a feeling of cheer fulness is seen everywhere. The Butler Fair is one Fair that is conducted in the interest of the people; it it not managed to make money then* are no dividends declared. If the stock holders can have a Fair such as to be the pride of Butler county they are sat isfied without making money, they want the people pleased and this year they are making preparations to hold the largest Fair in the history of Butler county: every one can go easily; besides the usual ways:there will be a street car line to the grounds and also there Is another way to drive to the grounds without coming in contact with the street cars. Clll'RCH NOTES The North Bntler, West Sunbury, Pleasant Vall-y, New Salem. North Washington. Fairview and Concord Presbyterian congregations held a re union at the latter church in Concord fwp. last Thursday. All of these churches are offsprings of the Concord church, which is one of the oldest in the country, and this is the first reunion they have held. The Concord church had its inception in the summer of 1799, when Rev. John McPherrin, of West moreland county, preached to the pion eers beneath the spreading branches of a large oak tree near the site of the present church. The first church build ing was a log cabin, with earthen floor, split log seats and an old-fashioned fire place. In 1838 the present brick build ing was erected. Rev. R. L. Alter has been pastor at Concord for the past six years A history of the chnrch will be found in this paper. Rev. John A. Douthett of Greensburg preached in the U. P. chnrch. Sunday. No services Sunday, the 19th The Young People's Christian Union of the U. P. church holds its annnnl county convention at W. Sunbury. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 29-30. C E Convention The Tenth Annual Convention of the Butler County Christian Endeavor Union will be held at Slipperyrock, August 22 find 23. Preparations have ton carefully made and everything in dicates a good and profitable meeting. Singing will be a special feature of the convention Sacred Songs No. 1, will be used. Excursion rates have been granted (one and r. third fare) from all Htations on the P. & W. and P. B & L. E. R. R. gointf the 22d and 23d, good to return the 24th. We know Endeavorers throughout the county are interested in this annual meeting and many will come to enjoy and carry home a blessing. A Wholesale Grocery. Rumberger and McCoy, the whole sale grocers of Liberty street, Pitts burg, have established a branch store room in Butler with their well known salesman, J. G. Runkle in charge. "It is located in the old Boos warehouse be tween the Kesselman machineshop and the Oil Well Supply sucker rod shop on the P. & W. tracks. Home grocers find it an immense advantage over by iair from foreign houses, as there are no freight charges and all they need to do is send their wagon around and get what they want. A large amount of trade for the branch house comes from towns along the B. R. &P. railroad. A whole sale grocery house has long l>een needed in Butler and under Mr. Runkle it is sure to be a big success. Grand Opera House, I'ittsburg. The season at the Pittsburg Grand Opera House will open Monday after noon, September 3rd. While a good many members of last season's stock company will return, there will be several new faces in the organization, and they have all been engaged with a view of making the company the best that has yet been employed in stock work in Pittsburg. The old members who came back are Thomas W. Ross, Marion Ballou, Lida McMillen, Edward Poland, Joseph Woodburn, Willis Mar tin, and Lorle Palmer. Mr. William Ingersoll, who was the leading man the last four weeks last Season, and who made such a tremendous success in the principal parts, is also in this year's company, while the new leading woman is Miss Frances Drake, an ac tress of great ability, who has been identified with some of the best, travel ing and stock companies in America, during the past six or eight years Another important new engagement is that of Benjamin Johnson, who will play the comedy old men, formerly played by Robert Ransom. Mr. John son is universally admitted to be the best man in this line of work in the country. Another newcomer will be Miss Alice Gale, who plays the mother ly old woman and such parts, and from this actress' past record it is expected that patrons of the Grand will find in her one of the best women that has been seen upon the Orand Opera House stage. J. C. Huffman, who has been the stage director at the Grand for so long, will also be fit his old post of duty, which insures the same magnificence in the piatter of productions that has always characterized the Grand Opera House. Old patrons of this theatre will hard ly know it when they return in the Fall. The honse is practically now from the street to the rear wall on the stage. All of the furnishings are new, including the draperies and chairs. The audito rium and the vast lobbies have all been newly painted and decorated, and the main lobby from the street up to where the ticket taker stands has been laid with a very rich and expensive mosaic ''linr of fanciful design and beautiful > 1 ;-ir. Tt is the determination of ' i- '.;<•■ iov of the Grand to make 11 i e..-,'i anything that has in ti way of big produc .l];, of -,'n a; ;>lays. Notice to the Public- I desire to inform my customers and public generally that I have removed my marble shop from East Cunningham street to room 3, second floor, No. 213 S ':lli Main street, where I am prepared to give estimates on all kinds of marble and granite monuments at the best rates and lowest prices. Reports that I am no longer in the business are untrue. F. M. RENNO. M. C. Rockenstein has removed into Duffy Block 3 doors south of his old stand where he can be found with a full line of stoves, hardware, sewer pipe etc. We still do roofing, spouting and job bing, will be glad to see all my old cus tomers at the new stand. Music scholars wanted at 128 West Wayne St. vex IIM:NTS. George E. McCsrthey. joint agent for the B. H A:. P. and P. B. " l instantly killed daring the storm of Wednesday even ing. He and some others took refuge from the storm in the little restaurant at the Karns crossing, bnt none of the others were seriously injured. Ho was about :$5 years of age. was single, and h!s home is in Rochester, X. Y. James Rutter who lives in Worth twp. a mile south of Jacksrille was struck by a falling tree on the Stude baker farm Saturday morning and his right arm broken above the elbow and received severe cuts across the nose and forehead. Rutter and Stndebaker were felling the tree and it caught on a stump which gave way so quickly that Rutter. who was trying to dislodge the tree, could not get from under it. The injured man was taken to his hom ■ and is expected to recover safely. Geo. Belknap of near Cooperstown was hurt in Butler, last Thursday night, by his wagon tumbling oyer the E. Cunningham street embankment. John Tack, a son of Philip Tack, had bis left foot badly crushed, last Friday, by some street-car rails falling upon it, while he was helping to unload them from his wagon. A terrible accident in rei*Tt»u from West Sunbury, where a child of Plum mer Wick fell into a bucket of scalding water, and was scalded to death. Railroad Note*. The statement of earnings of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg just issued for the fiscal year shows increase in earnings note worthy even in these days of improved railroad revenues. The gain in gross is (1,210.166, or 30 per cent, and in net *762.040, or 56 per cent. Part of these large gains is due. how ever, to the fact that since July 1 the earnings of the Allegheny Jfc Western, the extension in Western Pennsylvania, have been included in the returns. The record would seem to indicate that the operation of this line accounts for even more of the improvement in revenue than mitrht be expected to come from a new road. 60 miles in lenKth. It is considered very doubtful if the Pennsylvania Railroad will adopt nickel steel fails for the points of severe ser vice. At the famous Horseshoe Curve the nickel steel rails have been replaced by those of the ordinary steel type, for it was found that the rails diminished the tractive power of the engines on ac count Qf their hardness. OIL, NOTKS. —Butler Fair—Sept. 4-7. The market is now (1.25. MCCALMONT— PhiIIips is drilling a new well among a lot of old ones. PENN TWP- The Producers Oil Co. has a good well from the third sand on the old Marshall farm at Mcßride. ClaVF'nv P—John Tebay ia drilling a well on the Amos Young. SLIPPERYROCK The McFarland well on the Roenigk is reported dry. J F.FFERSON —Phillips is drilling on the Wilson Graham. The Forest's well on Win. Patterson is doing about 5 bbls. The Bachman on the Campbell is doing six bbls. natural. FAIRVIEW TUT Gibson & Co., are drilling on the J. J. McGarvey; Craig & Dunlap Bros, on the Chas. Miller; Davis Bros, on the S. S. Mays. BEAVER CO —On Cow run. the Camp bell, Miller & Co. well on the Wallace farm, is holding up at 10 bbls. an hour. Snyder & Co. will drill in their test on the Baehm farm. 200 feet north of the Wallace gnsher, next Thursday. There are three wells drilling and fonr rigs building in the vicinity of the Wallace farm well. CLEARFIELD—ShowaIters well on the Green was shot Monday, and is rej ported at five barrels; the Mannington well on the A. Mcßride the same : Young has a big gasser on the Gillespie near the Ilk-key Pnmp station. Rab bitt is building a rig on the C Duffy, I Showalter has another rig up on the Green to the east, of his producer, and I Steighner has a rig np at the church | west of Coylesville. VENANGO Co.—Three miles east of Ballion, in the Big Bend district, Smiley & Wilson have completed a well on the A. Jacobs farm which is showing for 55 bbls. They got the regular Bullion sand. The well will no doubt open np considerable of a field heretofore unde veloped. The well and a large tract of leases are owned by Smiley & Wilson Bros., of Foxburg. THE STANDARD The announcement of a Standard Oil company dividend of eight per cent., payable September 15, has caused another howl from the yel low journals and the professional kickers of the oil country. The other dividends the present year have been, one of 20 per cent, on March 1, and one of 10 per cent, on June 15. This will make a total of 43 per cent, and another diyi dend of five per cent, is expected before the close of the year. A net dividend of 48 per cent, is certainly something handsome, but it must be borne in mind that while the capital stock of the corporation is nominally $100.000,000, the actual property valnation of all its pipe lines and refinTTies, gas plants, gas and oil wells,, terminal facilities at the seaboard, its tugs, tank steamers, and oil barges, etc., is upward of $500,000,- 000. A profit of 4H per cent, on SIOO,- 000, 000 is only !) 8-5 per cent, on $500,- 0(H),000. Some of the previous large dividends of the Standard were not derived from profits of the manufactur ing business, but by moneys received and paid out by the liquidating trustees in the process of converting the trust back into its constituent companies.— Derrick. Park Theatre Opening I It is only three weeks now until the Park theatre will open for the regular season and the opening attraction is one that has always proven a favorite in Butler, the Macanley-Patton company, which comes here for Fair week, and is certain to play to standing room only, as is usually the case during the week of the big fair. The company this season apj>ears with new people, new scenery and a repertoire of new plays, though of course "The Minister's Son', is still on the list, and well it deserves to be. Among the new ones is Sol Smith Russell's "Peaceful Valley," one of the finest plays that has yet been staged in any theatre. "Inside Track," "Lost Paradise," "A Wasted Life," "Royal Rags" and "The Other Fellow" complete an exceptionally good repertoire that the publi6 will appreciate Popular prices will prevail and a bright line of special ties will be introduced each evening. Programof'Rari's at Rutler Fair. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER sth. No. 1. 3:40 Pace Purse, S2OO No. 2. 2:19 Pacers and 2:17 Trotters Pnrse. S2OO No. 8. Roadsters owned in Butler Co. prior to Aug. Ist, owners to drive to 4 wheel vehicle, purse 200 bushels of oats usual division entrance fee $5 00. No. 1 Running Race, half mile and re- peat Purse, $75 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER oth. No. 5. 2:15 Pacers and 2:12 Trotteri Purse, S3OO No. »>. 2:30 Trot Purse, S2OO No. 7. 2:24 Pace Purse, S2OO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th. No. H. 2:80 Pace Purse, S2OO No. i). 2:40 Trot. Parse, S2OO No. 10. 2:22 Trot Purse, S2OO No. 11. Running Knee, half mile anil re peat Purse, SIOO Address all entries to W. P ROESS ING, Sec'y, Butler, Penn'a. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Attend the State Normal School at Slipperyrock. Butler county. Expenses for board, tuition, furnished room, heat, light, and use of text-books will be s*i9. for sixteen weeks. A new model school building has been erected. Methods unsurpassed. Fall term opens Septem ber 8, 1000. Students may board and room in town under permission from the principal. Send for Catalogue. ALHHHT E. MAMMY, | Principal M:IOIIBOKIIOOI> NOTION. —Butler Fair—Sept. 4-7 The Shelby tool works at Beaver Falls were burned last week. The loss is put at $400,000. In New York city last Saturday. th« mercury ran up to 101 in the shade Thirty-seven fatalities from heat were rej>orted. and hundreds of prostrations. Auditor Edgars has finished his audit of the accounts of the late John Blevins. treasurer of the city of New Castle, after a continuous labor of over one year and finds a shortage of (42,234.76. There is also a shortage in the school funds of (44.2«5.*ft, malting a total shortage of (82,503.65. It is conceded that the late treasurer did not spend this money for his own use, and what became of it is the question to be solved. .A rather unusual sight witnessed on the streets of Oil City, lately, was a wagon witn a Winchester rifle strapped in a holster at its side, the gun to be used to protect the cargo and it was not gold nuggets either but simply beer brewed in Oil City and consigned to a hotel in Fryburg. The driver goes through a considerable portion of un settled country and woods and has upon several occasions been held up by thirs ty wayfarers, not always tramps, and has suffered so many losses that he h. s equipped his wagon with its present armory. Three men mounted on bicycles rob bed eleven laborers in Westmoreland Co., Tuesday, and shot one of them. The recent developments on the Great Lakes have shown that the effort of John D. Rockefeller to govern the lake freights has failed utterly. Two things indicate the end of tb fight and the acknowledgment by .Mr. Rockefeller that he is defeated. One is the constant falling of lake rates, despite every effort of the oil king to keep them up. and the other is the announcement that Mr. Rockefeller had sold all of his mining property, in the Lake Superior district to Carnegie, whom Rockefelier was lighting when he started to control the lake freights. Everybody Goes to Butler Fair. People will appreciate the good drive to the Fair grounds without coming in contact with the street car line, which is being prepared by the Fair manage ment and Town Council. Notice to Nohool Teachers. The school teachers of Bntler county are requested to meet in the Court House, at 1:30 p. m , Thursday. Aug. :{()th, 1900, at which time and place they will be addressed by County Superin tendents Painter of Butler Co. and Fruit of Mercer county. FOR SALE. On# 13 Horae Peerless traction engine and one Gelscr sawmill in good repair; also one New Peerless separator, for in formation write or see G. E. THOMAS, Butler, Pa. Some new Bedroom Suits arrived recently. More will follow in a few davs. See them at Brown & Co's. Ask your Grocer for Cnrrie's ' Milk- Bread," made only by the Palace Bak ery, 370 Centre Ave. Phone 269. fj.oo a day guaranteed agents (men or worn n) selling our high grade laundry and toilet aoapa, For exclusive territory write Millen Soap Co.. 612 P, Adams street, Chicago. Six months drilling lease on about one thousand acres of land and seven eights interest in well will be given to party drilling test well near Sheakiey ville, Mercer Co., Pa. Particulars from M. M Prescott, Elizabeth, Allegheny- Co.. Pa. Commencement and wedding prt**- ents at bargain prices. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler, Parties wishing to purchase or sell oil properties, farms, city residences or real estate of any kind, should call upon WM. Walker,in Ketterer's b'd'g.opposite P, O. Butler Pa. Peoples Phone No. 174. RAILROAD NOTICES. Excuntiou to Niagara. The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg R. R. will run an excursion to Niagara on Saturday, August 25th, at $4.00 for the round trip, Trains leave Bntler at 10:12 a. m. and 11:28 p. m. Tickets good for 5 days. The I*uuxkutikwney Fair. For the Punxsy Fair, next week, August 21 24, the B. R. & P. will ran a special train each day of the Fair, leav ing Butler at 7:15 a. m., Fenelton at 7:40 and arriving at Pnnxs'y at 10 a. m. Returning leave Punxs'y at 6. p. m. Fare from Butler for round trip $1.85. Fenelton $1.55. KEI >ICEI> KATES TO DF TROIT VIA PENNSYLVANIA KAILISOAIJ. Account Knights ol Pythias, Biennial Conclave. For the Biennial Conclave,, Knlghtsl of Pythias, at Detroit, August 27 to September 1, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell excursion tickets from all stations on Its line to Detroit, at rate of single fare for the round trip Tickets will be sold on August 25. 26, and 27, good to return between August 28 and September 5, inclusive; but by depositing ticket with joint agent at Detroit not later than September 1, and the payment of 50 cents, return limit may l»e extended to September I*l, inclusive. Niagara Falls and Toronto Fx cnrslon via tbe P. u. U. F it. 11. On Thursday, Atignst 23d, a special train will leave Butler at 5:00 a.m., Central time, stopping at all stations to and including Greenville. After leav ing Greenville the train will run on fast time via the "Nickel Plate" and the New York Central to the Falls. Toron to tickets going via the Gorge route and the Niagara River line will be sold at $1.50 in addition to advertised rates to the Falls. Tickets will be good for re turn within 5 days. For further par ticulars inquire of P. B. & L. E. agents. G. A. K. at Chicago. 34tb Annual National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, Chicago, 111., Ann 27th toßlst 1900. For this occasion, ticket agents of Pittsburg & Western Ry. will sell on Aug. 25 to 29 inclusive,special excursion tickets to Chicago and return until Aug. ■list without validation and subject to an extension of time, to Sept. 30th upon payment of 50 cents to joint agent. Rate from Butler $8.25 and correspond ing low rates from all stations. ItEDUt/El) RATES TO CIII CAGO VIA PENNSYLVANIA ItAILItOAD. Account G. A. It. Encampment. On account of the Thirty-fourth Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held at Chicago, August 27 31. inclusive, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from points on its line to Chicago, at rate of single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold on August 25, 2(i, and 27, good to return until August 31, inclusive; but by d»ositing ticket with joint agent at Chicago prior to noon of September 2, and the payment of fifty ceuts, return limit may be extended to September 30. inclusive. ou want them prompt ly ami want the best. The sickroom is no place for ex periments. Our prescription department is the most im pottant one with us and we leave nothing undone to secure only the best. A drug may be pure but not up to the standard in strength. Nothing short of the best is thought of with us. Our trade is large enough to keep goods moving so that we have no old stock. Our methods of doing business ve think will warrant you in coming back. Every article bearing our name is guaran teed to be just as represented or your money back. C. N. Boyd, Druggist, On the Diamond. Near the Court House. The Handsomest and Most t'on renient Trains From Bntler to Buffalo and Rochester. The handsome new vestlbnled trains on the Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg Railway are becoming very popular These trains are the only solid vestlbnl ed trains operated between Bntler, Buf falo and Rochester and are composed of elegant high back seat day coaches, cafe and free reclining chair cars, mak ing fast time and affording superior service. Train leaves Butler dally at 10:12 A. M., arriving in Buffalo 5:45 P. M. and Rochester 6:35 P. M. Corresponding trains leave Rochester 9 A. M. and Buffalo 9:45 A. M., arriving in Bntler 5:34 P. M Atlantic City Excursion via P. & W. and B AO. Ky. .Inne 28th, July Pith. 26th, August 9th and 23rd, 1900, are the dates for the Pittabnrg Western Excursion to At lantic City via B. <$ O. Ry. All B. & O. trains run via Washington D. C. Rate from Butler SIO.OO. Tickets good returning 16 days from date of Kile. Excursion to Allegheny. Commencing Sunday, May 6th. the Sunday excursion fare from Bntler to Allegheny will be one dollar for tickets good going on train leaving Bntler at 8.05 a. m., City time, returning on train leaving Allegheny at 5.30 p. m. city time. FOR SALE. Farm of 6i acres, two miles north of West Sunbury, good house, good water. Will sell cheap or exchange for small form near Butler. See W. J. BLACK, Liveryman. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTIC Estate of Perry J, Brown, late of Sum mit township, Butler county, Pa., dee'd. Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned on the above, mentioned estate, notice is hereby given *.o all persons knowing themselves in debted to said estate to make immediate payment and those having claims against the same to present them duly authen ticated for settlement to CLARA B. BROWN, Administratrix, FRANK H. MURPHY, Butler, Pa. Attorney. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Whereas letter# of adminstration have this day been duly granted by the Regis ter of Butler Co., Pa., to Oscar Keister on the estate of Paul Keister, late of Slipperyrock township, Mid county and State, notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make speedy payment, and those having claims against said estate will please present them properly authen ticated for settlement to OSCAR KRISTER, Aug. 3, 1900. Administrator, Keister P. 0., Butler Co., Pa. E. MCJCNKIN, Att'y for Adtn'r and estate. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICI Letters of administration on the estate of Simon Barickman, dee'rt., late of But ler township, Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all j>ersons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly au thenticated for settlement to MRS. BKLLB C. BARICKMAN, Adm'x., Butler, Pa. MATES & YotJWG, Attorneys. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE letters of administration on the estate of William J. Cleland, dee'd., late of Muddycreck township, Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the under signed, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to IRA L. CLKLAWD, Adm'r., Wimerton, Pa. CORNHUUS & SON. Att'ys. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the part nership) heretofore subsisting between Alvy Turner, C. E. Turner and Charles A. Clark under the firm name of Turner & Clark, has been dissolved by mutual consent. All debts owing to said partnership are receivable by the said Alvy Turner, to whom also all claims and demands against the same are to be presented for payment, the said Alvy Turner hereby agreeing and does hereby agree to and does assume all outstanding indebted ness against said partnership as hereto fore known. June 12, 1000. ALVY TURNER, C. E. TURNER, CHAS. A. CLARK. NOTICE. Notice Is liereliy Klven that Jacob C. Brown, guardian of thi> estate of Rosanna Brown, lias filed tils first and nnlll account at No. ;|M. March T.. tm and that, the same will be presented to Court for confirmation at Sept. T.. lUUO. J. M. McCoi.LOUOB. I'ro. J. V- Stewart, (Successor to H. Bickel) LIVERY. Sale and Boarding Stable. W. Jcflcrson St., Butler, Pa. Firat class equipment—eighteen good drivers—rigs of all kinds— cool, roomy and clean stables. People's Phone 125. J. V. STEWART. L. 5. McJUNKIN, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. 117 E. J EPPERSON. BUTLER, - PA A STORY IN A WINDOW. It's a story that's being well read these days. A'tale of high gTadr garments and small prices. Everyone is interested in it and crowds gather before it daily. Its in our Show Window. If you haven't seen it we invite you to read carefully and thoughtfully. If you're not already one of our customers it will mean that we can count you among them in the future. It will show you conclusively that for |ss.ootss.oo!ss.oc * *-* *JfHe »t *■* ********-"-t T :!* ? tt. * we can sell you a suit which no other house will match for double the money. NEED A PAIR OF PANTS? We place on sale today 360 pair of Men's and Youth's Cassimere Pants that would be considered cheap at $2.00 for a pair. Come quick for these. *7OO Schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 137 South Main St., Butler. L% A ikAAAJkAAAAJC# j The Surprise Store! I 108 South Main street, Butler, Pa. i 5 NO USE TALKING! \ \ THE KEYSTONE UNION MADE ! ► < 4 Overalls, Jackets and Pints I 1 { Are the best that human hands can make. If > ► they rip bring them back and get a new pair. i The Keystone Corduroy Pants are made from the best corduroy. A new pair or money back kj * to every dissatisfied customq^ i < THE SURPRISE STORE, ► * BUTLER, PA. Pi U Douthett &• Graham. 1 >1 The i 41 Wearers ij All of these suits are cut *>y ¥ A WA nr , skilled union talent, and are made ! up in large, well lighted, well J A HamberflerS I ventilated workrooms. The artist { designers are constantly originat- vlOthiriQ 1 ing new fashions. The styles here T® Ronnmo i ' n f urn i s h' n g s and hats are right DoCOmO j U p the latest fashion ideas. i fl Enthusiastic The vast variety is here. > m ui . 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Our prices best show you why you should deal with FRICK & LINDSAY CO., Mill and Mining SuppllM. 200,202 WOOD ST., PITTSBURG, PS. PIANOS < A Word To Piano Owners. I wish to state to pianos own ers and the public in general that 1 have became a perniment fixture in this city and am prepared to do all kinds of repairing 'on all kinds of instruments. Piano Tuning a Speciality. J. C CANER at Newton's Music Store, or 109 Water Street, Butler, Pa.; also instruction given 011 all instruments.