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SPECIAL MENTION.

DR.. w. F., SWEET has re-
turned from a visit to Yer
mont. 49,
After letting his pet fox
have about 60 chickens, Mr..
s. w. Thomas decided to capt>
ure and kill him. He was
caught in a steel trap Wed>
nesday night and weighed
fourteen pounds.
At the Congregational
church tomorrow at 1890
a m, the Lords Supper will be
observed, and members res
<ceived. Atlas 3, m: there
will be a patriotic service,
with some thoughts upon
"Citizenship" Or "The Young
man in Politics" by the Pass
tor. All welcome.
Let us all be very careful
about fireing fire>crackers; it
is we'll enough to celebrate
and to enjoy in the best way
possible the last 4th of July
in the present century, but
let us not be careless and lose
a human life or burn the
town.
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COMMISSIONERS MEETING,
ADJOURNED MEETING.


Wednesday June %, The
/. Board met according to adj
/. journment. Com. present,
!, Tarbell, Saunders. Marks,
Stuart and Couch. G, D.
Tarbell elected to fill the
chair In place of the Mayor.
who was absent. Minutes
read and approved. By vote
of the Board an order was
drawn for the first payment
of $104 on fire engine, accord>
ing to contract. By reason
of the electric. storm, which
prevented the meeting Of full
board to investigate the Benz
nett ST., reported, lot NUS
sance the meeting was adj
journed to Thursday night.
r. M. Couch, Clerk.
Adjourned meeting from.
June to %. G. D. Tarbell
in the chair. Com. present.
Tarbell, Saunders, Stuart
and Couch. Minutes read
and approved. The investi
cation of lot and st. near Mr..
Geyer's and Of building pros.
posed to be fitted up for ems
CINE house, for which purpose
the meeting was called, was
made. 1t was voted not to
have Village flag displayed
during the summer except on
Holidays and special occa>|
sio1s. Adjourned.
I, N. CoUcH, Clerk.
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Quick Thou 1t Headae
PoWd eE cure he dad II, dun M
though Jehnso 'karnu
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!. hUJOUTn6u.
!: CoUcH, Clerk.

During the month of June
the amount 81 rain fall was
.6.94 inches, accord ling toathe
report of WeaN II observer
S. S. Thomas, = y 81
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Ex-interest.
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Customs Department, where for many
years he rendered valuable service, and
where he would certainly have been
nominated to succeed Sir Robert Hart
had not his nationality (German) pre-
cluded this.
1t is, of course, quite untrue, as al
legged by Reuters correspondent that
Detring is an official of the Russo Chi
nese bank ChangYi and Detring met
at Port Arthur under interesting cir
cumstances narrated to me by Captain
John Calder. There We're some ceremo-
NAL arrangements to be carried out in
connection with the Princes reception
of the foreign admirals and his landing
and stay at the port. Detring was ask
ed to arrange the details of these mat
tiers on behalf of the Prince; in vain he
tried to make matters clear to the high
Chinese officials who had been appoint
/ ed to act with him. Suddenly in the
crowd of functionaries and followers,
he caught sight of what seemed to him
to be an unusually intelligent face; he
called the man up and talked with him
and found that in a few minutes the
| whole ceremonial arrangements We're
/ clearly understood and grasped by this
man, and that to him the entire super
vision of the details could be safely in
trusted. This man was ChangYi and
since that time close friendship has
existed between the two.
In his personal dealings with Chang
VI Captain Calder says he has found
him to be very cautious, clear-headed
and predetermined. Chang-Yi is careful
to get exact opinions and information
before acting, but having decided on
the principal course to be adopted, he
leaves his subordinates a free hand in
matters of detail, only requiring to be
kept in touch with the progress made.
In brief he is a thorough business man,
with no ambition for political career,
but with a secret desire (as his friends
agree in thinking) to be the Iron and
coal king of China. Chang-Yi holds
considerable share of the stock Of the
Chinese Engineering and Mining COM
pany's undertaking; he has also sub
stantial shares in Chinese banking
houses, which are known to be very re-
munerative.-From The London OBJ
server.
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Financial.
The Stock Market.

New York, April 3.-The usual accum-
ulation over Sunday of buy at the
market orders caused a buoyant open
ing in many stocks. The dealings We're
on a tremendous scale, particularly in
the morning, the total transactions be-
ing over a million and quarter shares.
The most sensational advances We're
among the specialties, many of which
maintained gains to the close, although
the railways eased Off The legal rate,
per cent, was the prevailing figure for
call money on good collateral, but the
range for the day was from to s, with
the closing at the lower figure. AL
though the London market was closed
because of the Easter holidays, arb-
TRACE brokers put out some lines of
stock in the expectation of getting them
back cheaper in London tomorrow.
The market throughout was highly
speculative with rapid advances and de-
clines. Manhattan on tremendous deal
ings maintained an advance of points,
The stock was apparently controlled by
pool operations, support being extended
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Reported over private wire by Fl. 9.
Friedman 4 Co.. Bankers and Brokers, 10
Wall Street. N. Y. and TG3 Chapel Street,
Room and 5. New HAGEN. N. A. Tanner.
Manager of Local Branch.
Opening Highest Lowest Close
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drink glass of Rhine wine at public
dinner And very few drunkards are
found In the Methodist church.
Now all this talk you might regard
as egotistical. But what is a family
affair, if not egotistical? What are any
such gatherings, If not egotistical? Out
side affairs aren't spoken Of. The So
society of Colonial Danes is nothing
If not egotistical. And it amuses me
immensely to see the lofty way in
which they look down upon the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution
But to go back; what has Metho-
dlsm got? No need to answer this
question. The great Northwestern uni
versity, the Wesleyan college at Mid
d,etown, thousands of fair churches,
with congregations the most promi-
nent Of any attest our possessions.
And with all these what shall the en-
tire debt of $40, 900 be to us as Metho-
dists. Rather large amount you say?
Yes; but when you consider that the
late Jay Gould died leaving behind
over 100000, all gained from poverty
1T should make you stop and consider
And then to divide the entire amount
by the number Of believers Of the faith
1t only gives about SO in year to each
person, OF course the little ones could
not pay So, but there are so many that
can and will give 500, $500, 81 900, $10
600, and one man l know of who has
pledged $4,000, that it will not be so
large after all. The average Methodist
to-day owes all he has got to Metho-
dism and they will not be found back
ward in sustaining it.
Following Mr. Buckley H. H. Ben
edlct, president of the league, gave
short address which was greatly APP
plauded
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on declines and much realizing appear
| ing at the high figures, Federal Steel
on transactions second only to those of
Manhattan sold early at the highest
| figures yet reached and then receded
sharply, leaving a net loss of 1-2. The
preferred advanced about as much.
American Steel was pushed up points
Missouri Pacific on trading of over 100,-
900 shares, advanced points on buying
by a pool supposed to include some Of
the insiders. Kansas and Texas pre-
ferred at the same time was marked up
over q point. The announcement of the
privilege to subscribe for new stock in
Brooklyn Transit, together with an err
roneous report of a cash dividend dec
laration, caused the stock to sell up to
1856, but the stock receded sharply, leav-
ing net decline of over points at the
close. The trading in some half dozen
specialties nearly equalled the dealings
in all the rest of the list. The most
conspicuous advances were Third ave-
nue. 8, Northern American ga Inter
national Paper 3-S, Tin Plate 4 7-S,
Tennessee Coal 3-4 and Sugar 8. Pa
cific Mail, Delaware and Lackawanna,
Michigan Central and Western Union
were spots of strength. Crop advices
were assigned as the reason for realiz-
ing in the standard western railway
stocks. Burlington, Pennsylvania, New
York Central and Northern Pacific suf-
fered declines of point and over. Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf and Metro
politan were weak. The closing Of the
general market was weak. 1t developed
after the close of business that deal
had been effected between Manhattan
and the Third avenue railway COM
panies.
Considerable irregularity prevailed in
to-day's bond market, with the more
prominent issues sagging. Total sales,
$S,4S5, 0OC.
United States fives advances IA, but
the threes lost is in the bid price.
NEu ROM STOCK tGAhI
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village in Leicestershire, I'm remote

village in Leicestershire. I'm remote
A curious Easter day revel is annual
| ly celebrated at Hallaton, a secluded
village in Leicestershire. In remote
times" says the author of Old Eng
lish Customs "a piece of land was be-
queathed to the rector, on condition
that he and his successors should pro-
vide annually two harepies, a quantity
of ale, and two dozen penny loaves to
be scrambled for on Easter Monday at
the rising ground called e-Pis Bank,
quarter of a mile south of the village.
Usually pies of mutton, veal, and ba-
con are substituted for the hare. A
procession is formed, in which the pies,
the bottles Of ale, and sometimes a
dummy hare perched on pole. form
conspicuous featues. A scramble for the
pies leads to good deal of horse play,
but the 'bottle-kicking for the ale
leads to a more serious contest. A
wooden key or bottle is thrown into the
circular hollow on the mound, and the
melbourne men try to wrest 1T from
the Hallantonian grasp. fierce con-
test then ensues, in comparison with
which a football scrimmage is mere
child's play. The Hallatonians strive
to kick the bottle to their boundary line
over the brook adjoining the village,
while their opponents endeavor to con-
vey it towards the Melbourne bound
airy. The victors, of course, claim the
contents of the bottle The dummy is
then fought for with unabated zest, for
the Hallaton people boast that this has
never been wrested from them. The
third bottle is taken in triumph to the
Market Cross, and it's contents drunk
with accustomed honors. The bottles
are carefully kept, and those now in
use have done duty for more than thir-
ty years" Household Words.
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Now York Cotton Exchange.
Reported over private wire by Ii. G. Fried
man II Co., BANKERS and brokers. 10 Wall
Street, N Y, and 763 Chapel Street, New
Haven N A. Tanner, Manager of Local
Rpanph
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APRIL POOLING IN FRANCE.

April fooling is a very noted practice
in France, and we get traces of it's pre-
valence there at an earlier period than
is the case in England. For instance,
it is related that Francis, Duke of Lor-
raine, and his wife, being in captivity
at Nantes, effected their escape in con-
sequence of the attempt being made on
the LIST Of April. Disguised as peas
ants, the one bearing a hod on his
shoulder, the other carrying a basket
of rubbish at her back, they both, at an
early hour of the day, passed through
the gates of the city. A woman having
a knowledge of their persons, ran to
the guard to give notice to the sentry.
April fool!' cried the soldier; and all
the guard, to a man, shouted out
April fool!' beginning with the SER
geant in charge Of the post. The gov
ernor. to whom the story was told as a
jest, conceived some suspicion, and or
dered the fact to be proved; but 1t was
too late, for in the meantime the Duke
and his wife were well on their way.
The first of April saved them"
1t is told that a French woman, hav-
ing stolen a watch from friends
house on the list of April, endeavored,
after detection, to pass off the, affair as
un poisson d'Avril, an April joke. on
denying that the watch was in her pos
session, a messenger was sent to her
apartments, where it was found upon
chimney-piece. Yes" said the adroit
theft. 81 think | have made the messen-
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Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations
ON the New York Stock Exchange, reported
by Prince & Whitley, Brokers, 10 Center
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NEW HAVEN LOCAL QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by Kimberly, Root & Day, Bank
ers and Brokers, 1873 Orange Street.
BANK STOCKS
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Following are the closing prices reported
by Prince & Whitley, Bankers and Brokers,
~ Broadway, New York, and Is Center ST.,
Now Hoyen Bid Asked.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
CHURCH NOTES

The Pittsburg Synod General Council.
of the English Lutheran church con
yened in Butler, Tuesday. There are
about 1870 ministers and as many dele
gates present The first session was
that of the Executive Committee which
met Tuesday morning in the new
lutheran church at Main and Clay
streets. The Synodical sermon was
preached by Rev. A. L. Yount, of
Greensburg. president of the synod. 1t
was followed by communion services.
Wednesday afternoon all the old
SYNOD officials were reelected They
are Pres. Rev y. l.. Youut ID. ID. of
Greenshurg English Secy Rev ID. NJ.
Kemerer of Carrolton. o; German
Sec'y, Rev Paul Kummer, of Martins
Ferry Missionary Supt Rev. +. W.
Kohler, of New Brighton; Treas, Rev
J. Il A Kitzmiller, of Pittsburg. An
educational session was held Wednes-
day evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Butler County Ministerial Association
will be held in he Y. VI. c. \. hall on
Monday, June ), at , p. N. Subject
The Second Coming OF Christ. Rev.
D. n Harnish, principal, and Rev.
Zahniser, alternate.
The Epworth League, Allegheny
Conference, meets in the NJ. +. Church,
Butler June and Q. From 200 to 300
delegates are expected to attend.
The German Lutheran Synod meets
in st. Marks Church, Washington and
Jefferson streets, next week.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
Democratic Primary.

The Democrats of the county will hold
their primary next Saturday afternoon,
from to Z, and the following is the
list candidates, run alphabetically
For Delegates to State Convention
John G. Kelly, Edward Meeder, VIM.
u. Murrin, George McAdoo and Henry
Niece.
For Sheriff-John Rummel and An
drew j. West.
For Prothonotary- Aggas,
Walter Evans, Horatio S. Vanderlin and
John Younkins.
For Register and Recorder Thomas
A. Frazier and Donald M. Ward.
For Treasurer-S. w. Crawford.
For Clerk of Courts-G. F. Easley.
For Comfy Commissioner. H.
Donaghy, John A Eichert, George II.
Graham, Thomas IL. Henon, II. T. Muir
rim, Greer McCandless, John j. Reiber
and d. II. Sutton.
For Auditor-G w Jamison, a.
McGowan and John |. Wilson.
For Coroner-John McQ. Smith
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
Marriage Licenses,
OIL NOTES.

PENN TwP-The Forests well in the
Abner BARLEY at the corner of Penn,
Butler, Summit and jefferson twp. and
the Younkins and Thompson on the
same farm, are in the sand and looking
good also the Kelly & Dale well on the
Benson Shrader, adjoining the BARLEY.
CoNCoRD-Paul Troutman brought
in another good well on his place last
week The South Penn is expecting
one on the John Ellenberger, and Jim
Byers has one nearly completed at
Byers Corners.
JEFFERSON TwP-The Standard
Plate Glass Cos gas well on the Henry
A. Cooper, north of Saxonburg, drilled
by Smith 81 Finnegan, of Pittsburg,
last winter, began flowing oil about
two weeks ago from the 4th sand. She
will be tubed and pumped, and will
likely make very good we'll No well
within mile of her is doing any oil,
and this well will probably open up a
large scope of new territory.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
Decoration DAY.

Tuesday of this week was one OF the
best Decoration Days this town has
ever seen-the weather was perfect. the
Albert Waters monument was approp-
riately dedicated in tie morning; the
old soldiers were treated to a splendid
dinner; the parade was Il creditable one
aud the afternoon services passed OIL
very smoothly and pleasantly
At the Opera House, Newton Black
presided; ". 4 Lowry read the orders
of the day; the audience, led by the
choir, sang America, standing. Rev
White led in prayer, the Treble Clef
Club sang Soldiers Farewell Mrs.
Moore sang, cover them over with
beautiful flowers y Black read Presi-
dent Lincoln's Gettysburg Dedication
Speech. Rev J. r Rankin. of Cam
bridge Springs, a native of this county
and younger brother Of d. l., Rankin
made poetical Memorial Day speech
which was very favorably received by
the audience; Mrs Herr sang and the
Treble Clef club ended the services with
Gathering Home.
NOTES.
The wreck of the Maine was deco
rated
The army at Manila held services
oyer their dead.
The Americans in Paris decorated
Lafayette's grave, and held services
over il.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
The Pennsylvania RaIiro 1899
Summer Excursion Route
Book.

On June the Passenger Departme mt
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will publish the 1899 edition of its Sum
mer Excursion Route Book. This work
is designed to provide the public with
short descriptive notes of the principal
Summer resorts of Eastern America,
with the routes for reaching them, and
the rates of fare. 1t contains all the
principal seashore and mountain resorts
of the east, and over fifteen hundred
different routes or combinations of
routes for reaching them. The book
has been compiled with the utmost care
and altogether is the most complete and
comprehensive handbook of Summer
travel ever offered to the public.
1t is bound in handsome and striking
cover, in colors, and contains several
maps, presenting the exact routes over
which tickets are sold 1t is also pro
fusely illustrated with fine half-tone
cuts of scenery at the various resorts
and along the lines of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
On and after June 1 it may be pro
cured at any Pennsylvania Railroad
ticket Office at the nominal price of ten
cents, or, upon application to the gen
eral Office, Broad Street Station, by
mail for twenty cents
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
Markets.
Convention National Education i
Association, Los Angeles, Cal.

For the National Educational Asso-
citation Convention, to be held at Los
Angeles, Cal, July II to IA, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell
excursion tickets via direct routes from
points on its line, to Los Angeles, Cal,
and return, at rate of single fare for the
round trip plus 81 90 membership fee.
These tickets will be sold, good going,
June "A to July 7, and. when stamped
by Joint Agent at Los Angeles, good to
return, arriving at final destination,
until September 5,
For further information apply to
Ticket Agents.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
C. N. Boyd,
DRUGGIST,
Diamond Block, Butler, Pa.
CHARTER NOTICE.

In the Court of Common Pleas for the
County of Butler, Penn'a
Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made to the said Court on We'd
nesday the 2Ist day of Jnne, 1899, at the
hour of 10 O'Clock NJ, under the Act of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvanis, entitled can Act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation of
certain corporations, approved April
29, 1874, aud the supplements thereto,
by John ". Brown, ]. S. Jack, John A.
kirkpatrick, ct al, for the charter of an
intended corporation to be called the
Second Presbyterian Church of Butler,
the character and object of which is the
support of the public worship of Al
mighty God, according to the faith,
doctrine, discipline, and usages of the
Presbyterian Church of the United
States of America, and for these purpose
to have, possess, and enjoy all the rights.
benefits, and privileges conferred by the
said Act and its supplements.
The proposed charter is now on file in
the Prothonotary's office.
II. II. GoUCRER,
LEVI NJ. WISE.
Solicitors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
ACCIDENTS.

Roy Zelgler, son of S. A, Ziegler of
near Brownsville, fell from wagon, a
few days ago, and was run over and
killed.
Miles Gold was thrown from his bug
gy by a run off last Saturday, but not
seriously injured.
Lawrence Norris, who works at the
Transfer station, was run over by car
last Saturday, and seriously injured
Richard Wick, son of L. c. Wick,
had his right arm broken Saturday
night while wrestling with John Bill
Kingsley in front of his fathers house on
Fairview Ave.
Isaiah Meals team frightened at a
freight train at Euclid Station, Satur,
day and ran off, throwing Mr.. Meals
out and demolishIng the wagon. Mr..
Meals was badly bruised, and shaken
up, but not seriously hurt He was
taken to his home in Washington twp
WenseI Walker of the East End fell
on the pavement and cut his head,
Tuesday.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
Rupture!!

TruSses Tor Rupture are
necessary. The only ques-
ton to consider is where
can I get the best truss for
the least money!" We sell
trusses on the mo charge for
fitting" plan. We charge you
simply for the truss. We 90
further, we guarantee a ht
and guarantee satisfaction.
There are many different
kind of trussec, and one
great thing IS to know what
kind IS best to use. We
have had enough truss sell
ing experience 10 find that
ont. Our stock of truSses is
not excelled in this vicinity,
but that is not the point for
you TO consider. Your con-
sideration as We said before,
is stated above. Men we 1T
here. We give direction
for self measurement TO
ladies.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between
Rudolph Barnhart, w. A, Barnhart and
Fred. e Barnhart in the business of
merchandising and keeping a general
store in Connoquenessing boro., Butler
county, Penn'a., is this day mutually
dissolved, w A. Barnhart retiring. All
claims and accounts due and owing til e
firm will be collected by the renainin <
members of the firm and all debts OWN &
by the firm will be paid by them.
The business will be hereafter carried
on by Rudolph Barnhart and Fred. F..
Barnhart under the firm name of r,
Barnhart & Son.
RUDOLPH BARNHART,
w. A. BARNHART,
FRED. E. BARNHART.
Connoquenessing, Pa.
May 10TH 1899.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
Musical CoIIeue.

The summer term of the Musical
College, at Freeburg, Snyder county,
Pa, will begin on Monday, July II, a
board and tuition. AS all schools have
vacation at this time, it will give d
good opportunity for public school
this term Parents desiring progress
i've and home like school for their sons
and daughters should investigate the
merits of the College. For catalogue
address HENRY b. MOYER.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-01
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the partner
ship heretofore existing between o. W..
Stoughton, J. w. Shaffer, " S. Gross
man, S. f. Wilson, and David West,
under the firm name of Prospect
Creamery Co.,, was dissolved by mutu al
consent on Saturday, April IS, 1899, o.
w. Stoughton retiring.
The business will be continued under
the same firm name, and all accounts of
the late firm will be settled by the ne "
Prospect Creamery Co,
Per o. w. STOUGHTO n