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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
Concord Church.
Hooker, Butler Co, Pa. !
Auo II 1899 /


Concord church is situated near the
centre of Concord twp, at the head OF
Connoquenessing and slippery
creeks. II miles north of Butler, Just
where the first Presbyterian sermon in
Butler county was preached by Rev.
McPherr9n, grandfather of Col John
NJ. Sullivan, deceased Of Butler.
John McPherren made missionary
tour to this portion of the state IN 1879,
and preached to a congregation under
the spreading branches Of a large tree
that stood near the site of Concord
church, which tree is standing there to-
dav, | believe. Several of his audience
requested him to name the church
Concord, and that name 1t has borne
until the present time. If l am rightly
informed the founder of this church
was William Christy, my grandfather
who came to this neighbOrhOod about
1898 and settled in the bounds of what
is now Concord twp, and he being an
elder from a church IN Westm oreland
county, and his brother Anderson and
jeremiah Sutton, with the assistance Of
several other families in the neighbor-
hood got up this organization known as
Concord and called the above named
AcPherren as their .astOr.
John McPherren preached at Con.
cord until his death which occurred on
the 10th day of Feb. 1922. Then Rev.
John Coulter, father of Rev. j X. Coul-
ter of Scrubgrass, took charge of the
congregation in 1928, and preached
there for AZ years until early the
time of his death.
This congregation has had but foul
pastors. and one of them is preaching
there at the present time-the other
three having died in the harness.
This congregation embraced a large
scope of territory, taking iii what Is
now North Butler, Anisville, Pleasant
vile, North Hope, Fsirview, Petroni
and SGnbury, including the two Luth
eran churches and Springdale-
also the Methodist churches at Greece
| CITY and Troutman. All Of which are
| streams gone out from old Concord tC
| gladden. the cities of our God.
The present edifice is Il brick build
| ing. 4jxj5. erected in 1898, and is today
| A comfortable and decent church.
was there a few Sundays ago at a com
munion and on looking over the houst
I could see but one man (and him blind
who attended Sunday School with mt
in the old log house in the grove whel
[ was a little, barefooted boy, clad II
home-spun linen.
But things have changed. The
broadcloth coat has taken the place O
the linen; the silk dress has taken TIT
place of the barred flannel and gingham
the piano has taken the place OF ou1
mothers spinning wheel, and yet tn
| people of that day were as good as th'
| people of the Dresent-for our father
and our mothers lived in that day.
| | sometimes think If we of that day
got to know anything, the people OF th'
present day might get to know grea
deal more, for they have great many
| opportunities that we were denied.
| Some of this narrative is from lnfor
| nation and the rest by observ alton.
JOHN G. CHRISTY.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

Odd lots 75c to 81 90 Dress
Goods 35c yard--importcd suit
ings among them
Odd lots 25c to 3sc Dress Goods
and wool Suitings, 10 and 15c a
yard.
Lot double width Dress Goods,
SC a yard.
The seasons Dress Goods be-
ginning to arrive now-and there
must be plenty Of room made for
them double quick So we're
hurrying ou; all the broken and
surplus lincs-prices, as above,
that will make them go, and give
any number of people who are
planning for girls fall school wear,
and for skirts and splendid every
day gowns, good goods at
throw-away prices. Styles and
qualities that all who get samples
and see will say is a decidedly
new experience to get for such lit
tie money.
Handling odd lots of silks Just
IS vigorously. Rich Fancy Taf-
fetas SOC yard that will be proof
thereof
Lot Of choice washgoods SC
yard-good styles, useful the
year round.
Send for samples.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
Great Belt.

Frank and John Brandt are recover
ing from attacks of typhoid fever
Agnes Weber, aged five years, fell
over dog which was playing with her
and broke her left arm just above the
wrist.
Daniel Tenny last week moved from
the j. p Burtner farm into the house
he recently purchased near the station
Mr.. and Mrs John Hass are rejoicing
over a brand new son.
John Shields lost two valuable horses
Sunday, yearling colt dying of blood
poisoning and mare from lung fever.
They were worth 5000
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

A FURIOUS hurricane swept over
Porto Rico from east to west on Tues
dav of last week. The city of Ponce,
and Ell Caney, Humaco and other towns
were partially destroyed, with great loss
of loss. Saturdays papers put the loss OF
life at five hundred, with 100, 900 people
left desolate, and Sundays papers put
the loss of life at two thousand. 1t is
said to hBve been the worst hurricane
thare since 1915
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
The First Train.

All aboard for Punxsutawney next
Monday if the train runs. The follow
lug is from the Commercial Gazette.
While the Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts
burgh will not formally begin its traffic
in and out of Allegheny and New Castle
over the Pittsburgh & Western till Sep
tember 4, an accommodation train be-
tween Punxsutawney and Allegheny
will begin running on the 21st inst.
This train will be brought over the
Butler branch of the Pittsburgh &
Western as the second section of No 16,
which reaches Allegheny at II 40 a. M,
CITY Drmr. TIC JraIH To uuH5rr.r----~s-
will start from Allegheny about $3.50 in
the afternoon, the train running as the
second section of No A. The Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburgh trains will
make no stops between Allegheny and
Butler, 40 miles, in accordance with the
agreement with the Pittsburgh & West
ern. The running time between Ale
gheny and Butler will be an hour and 10
minutes on the fast trains that the Buff
falo, Rochester & Pittsburgh will install
on September4. The opening of the ac-
commodation service two weeks prior to
the full passenger service is being done
so that enginemen may become accus-
toned to the new road before handling
the Allegheny Buffalo Rochester fast
trains, of which there will be two each
way each day, to run at rate of about
40 miles an hour.
The trial of Dreyfus, the discovery
of conspiracy to overthrow the French
republic and the shooting of NJ. Labor
are matters in which the American
public is deeply interested. Time was
when these events, pregnant of mo-
mentous issues though they be, would
have excited but the merest passing in
terest in this country Now, however,
it is different. Rapid ocean transit and
the electric cable have brought Europe
to our doors and we now follow the
leading events in the old world even
more closely than we do those of Canada
or Mexico.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
Friday, Sc ptember 9th, 1899,


+. ID. No. l05, September Term. 1899 K, T.
Scott. Attorney.
All the right, title. intcst and claim of John
Floyd of. in and To all that certain piece or
lot of land. situated in Parker township,
Butler county, Pa. bounded as follows. to-
wit: On the north by public road. ON the
east by lands Of W \ Allen, on the south by
lands of w Allen, and on the west by lot
OF Josephine Floyd containing one acre,
more or less, having thereon crcctcd "A frame
barn.
ALSO All the right title, interest and
claim of John Floyd being a life interest OF,
in and to all that certain piece or lot of land,
situated in Parker township. Butler county.
Pa. bounded as follows, tO-wit: ON the mort h
by public road, on the east by lot Of John
FLOYD, on the south by lands OF W y Allen,
on the west by lands Of w. \. Allen; being
sixty by one hundred and ninety feet hav-
ing thereon erected "A frame house and out
buildings.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
crty Of John Floyd at the suit OF NJ. :. Adams
f.. u. No. l62. September Term, 1893. stephen
Cummings, Attorney.
All the right, title, interest and claim Of
Frank Wallace and T G Wallace Of. in and
to all that certain piece or parcel OF land.
situated in Forward township, Butler coun-
ty, Pa, bounded as follows tO-wit: On the
north by lands of Hugh McNuliy. ON the east
by Lands OF Henry shilling and ii. Futz, ON
the south by lands OF John Kelly and on
the west by lands OF james Crow; containing
seventy-nine acres, more or less, having
out buildings
Seized aud taxed in execution rs the prop
pcrty Of Frank NJ Wallace and r & Wallace
at the suit OF Flora Wallace.
+. ID. No 10 and Ii2 sept Term. is.a A. f.
L kclber, j.. McJunkiu and Williams x
Mitchell, Attorneys.
All the right, title. interest and claim nf A
W Thompson and Esther VI Thompson of. in
aaG 10 q! "a at certain piece OF lot Of laHd
bounded us follows, tO-Wit: On the north by
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

Col. HAWKINS body arrived at
Washington, Pa, and was taken to his
old home last Thursday, and was plac-
ed in vault where it will remain until
the arrival of the regiment from San
Eroncisco on.the 2Sth
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
Circuit List of FAN

Kittanning, August 22-25.
BUTLER, SEPT. 5-S.
Washington, Sept. 26-2S.
Indiana. Sept. 12-15.
Johnstown, Sept. 90.
Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. 4S.-
Belle Vernon, Sept 90
Tarentum, Aug. 30, Sept. l.
Clarion, Sept. 26-29.
Greensburg, Sept. 26-29
Parker, Aug. 20, Sept /
Dayton, Sept. 2629
Stoneboro, Oct SO
Mercer Sept. 26-2S.
Oil City, Sept. 12-15.
New Castle, Sept. $3.50.
Cambridge Springs, Sept. 1922.
Hookstown, Beaver Co, Aug 1924
Williams Grove Grangers Interstate
Expo Aug 26, Sept ,.
Centre Hall, Husbandery Exhibition
Sept. 15-22.
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
Evans City.

Miss Eva Albert, of Butler, visited
Mrs w. B. Evans and Rev. Laverty's,
last week.
Rev. Cable, of Rochester. visited his
brother, A. D. Cable, Tuesday.
The Lawn Fete by the Epworth
League of the Methodist church ON the
lawn of Rev. Laverty. Tuesday, was
well attended.
David Spence was in Pittsburg Tues
day on business.
Little Miss Catherine Murry, of Pitts
burg, while visiting at the home of 5.
M. Groves was taken suddenly i'll, it
was thought she had symptoms of
scarlet fever, she was taken to her
home and the DR.. said she was only
poisoned,
Mrs. Geo. Wagner, of Allegheny,
formerly of this place visited S. NJ.
Groves and family, Sunday also Mill
men Bros of Harmony
Mrs Beth and family are visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Martin
VAIL
Dr. S. A. Nesbitt, of Rochester, was
in town, Monday.
Mrs. j. Helm, Sr, who was hurt some
two weeks ago by being thrown out of
carriage is not any better.
Mrs. Iva Shaney, of Beaver Falls.
visited her sisters, Mrs. Jake Helm and
Mrs. w. b. Evans; also her parents Mr..
and Mrs. William Ramsey, Monday,
remaining for a week.
AT Rennes, France, last Monday, NJ.
Labor, the chief counsel for Dreyfus,
was shot in the back, on his way TO the
Court room.
SEVERAL hundred shirt-waist girls,
that is girls employed in the manufac-
ture of shirt-waists, are on strike in
New York City to enforce their de-
mand for respect for their preroga-
tives, and an interested multitude of
lockers on, composed of those who wear
shirt waists and the hapless male con-
tingent deprived of that luxury, would
be grateful if one or more of the experts
in social and economic principles and
labor reform ideas generally would rise
up and declare just what is meant by
respect for prerogatives, which is the
war cry of this unique movement of the
shirtwaist girls. The people are for
them, but would like to know what this
bonbOn bombardment is intended to eff
feet.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
NOTICE.
LIVERY.

II & Pryor. of ". Ssrntu-~. h~rehy|
gives notice 70 The pubte that oxsux Il
the death ef his father iu-taW. fahrl
Mcchliug. he Nill =ot 'ravr hls hssssss@4l
as bal been Intended. hu- will confsmmul
to carry on tho livery business as slle ulRi
stand Gsood rigs t1rnishrrl WV rrsaHleratl
price ~. E. PRYOR.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
$4,000 REWARD

Will be paid TOR information leading
to the arrest and conviction of party or
parties who set fire to No. I School
House of Marion twp.
BY Order of School Board.
Address WIN. GILMORE, Treasurer,
Clintonville p O., Venangn &C.. Pa.
or G. II. REA, Presd't,
Boyer p. o., Butler Co., Pa,
ROBERT WELL, SEC'Y.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

THE Republican State convention
meets in the Opera House at Harrisburg
next Wednesday. at 1870 a. m.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

IT is said that two thirds of tine men
who went to the Klondike region in
1898 returned empty handed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

TERRIBLE stories of suffering and
death continue to come from the hlon-
dixie.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED 81 ERN
Hwhcre tar Pie story 20 th- Philippines
~ Nurltfi Uai~fsad. s,asasai~siuussi - the
Government aS ui'icfal Historian - thr&&
depart ueut. The fuuk a1~ written in army
camps AZ -.4u franeiss-l1. uu the fAa-iaa- NlEh
General Merritt. 90 the hospitals az ktuns-
lulu. I'm Hong hgmE fu thN Asflertchm rrrstsa.he~s
at Manila. In rhw im-mrErmr camps wE&&
AEulualde. riGe asss-k 90 rmn Olympia wAhfa
Dewey. and ln tum rssar ~ uattiw At fMa- FNAH
Uf Manila. kauAMrA fsNr agents. BrAm4f9t wG
original pictures taken w governments ph0-
tngru pliers uu the ~ns1s. LNr-w h#~tk. Lew
pri-t-s. Ei- nrefitS rcizhf nNlH retitt
given Drop al trashy umufi.-iaa- 1fssx<.
uutdf FRYE. Address q. r. IA h-r ~~r-A
Iusaraure bldg Chicago
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
Republican County Ticket.

KepuDlKdu CUuAty AiShS"
For Sheriff.
THOMAS r. HooN.
For PrOthOnOtary.
J. M. MCCoLLoUGH.
For Register and Recorder.
w. J. ADAMS.
For Treasurer.
d. L. RANKIN.
For Clerk of Courts.
W. P. TURNER.
For County Commissioner.
J. J. MCGARVEY,
J. w. GILLESPIE.
For County Auditor.
J. w. PATTERSON,
p. II. SECHLER.
For Coroner.
JOIN L. JONES.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

II +. L. NcOUISTION,
v. CIVIL ENGINEER ARD SURVEYOR
Office near Court House.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

AT Rennes, France last Monday, NJ
Labor, the chief counsel for Dreyfus,
was shot in the back, on his way TO the
Court room.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

Has located in the new Stein building.
With all the latest devices for Dental
work.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

By virtue of sundry writs of Ven. En-, III
Fa., Lev.;Fa.. &c, issued out of the Court Of
Common Pleas of Butler Co.. Pa, and TO m1
directed. there will be exposed to public sale
at the Court House in the borough of But Ter,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

Att the right, title, interset and claim of
Casper knauH Of i'm and to all that certain
piece or parcel of land, situated in Jackson
township, Butler county, Pa, bounded as fol-
lows, tO-wit: Beginning at the Evansburg
road,thence running west twcnty-siX perches
by lands of William Reed the grantor here OF.
thence north thirty-ninc perches by lands of
George knaun to Il post, thence twcnty-siX
percheS by lands of Henry Grecuawalt to Il
post. thence south thirty-thrcc perches TO
the place of beginning; containing five acres
and one hundred thirty-siN perches with i'm
Seized and taken in execution aS the prop
erty of Casper knauT at the suit OF John
\irEI9SS
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30

W. B. Hull, living southeast of Wei.
lington, sustained a broken thigh and
other injuries by his horse falling
with him late Friday afternoon.
The injuries are not thought to be
serious.
Geo. G. Searle, an artist from Wich.
ita, was in Wellington Saturday and
made sketch OF the Porter farm,
just east of town, from which an oil
painting will be made and sent to
Illinois.
John Hinchcliffe will continue To
act as jailor under Sheriff c. c. Shaw.
vers administration. Hinchcliffe has
a way OF attending TO business that
makes him a particularly valuable
and Trustworthy man.
Miss Maggie Newly has beer
appointed postmaster at Corbin.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30

According to the Oxford Register,
couple OF week, sgU while Oscar
Bennett was hunting north OF that
place along the Arkansas river he dis
covered au animal crawling through
the grass, which, when it came in
view, proved to be a species Of wild
cat. He shot it, but did not Kill it,
and it escaped. One day this week
the Bussard boys discovered an ante.
lope feeding on their wheat field north
Of Oxford. They secured gun and
took shot at it, but only crippled it,
and it got away. They tracked it to
Sleigh's hill by the blood from the
wound, but lost all trace of it there.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30
A Forerunner of the Most
Fatal Disease.

Though its offensive features
are sometimes almost unbearable,
few people are aware of the danger
of which Catarrh is the forerun-
ner. Catarrh invariably leads to
Consumption. Growing worse and
worse each winter, those who rely
upon the usual treatment of
sprays, washes and inhaling mix
lures find that it is impossible to
check the disease with these local
applications which only reach the
surface. The offensive discharge
increases all the while, causing q
feeling of personal deflement, and
gets deeper and deeper until it is
only q question of a short time
until the lungs are affected.
The Importance of the proper
treatment can therefore be readily
appreciated. But no good what
ever can be expected from local
applications, as such treatment
never did cure Catarrh, and never
viii.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30

ShOemaEers say leather is higher
than il has been since 1870.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30
Kansas Corn for Paris

Samples Of Kansas corn or. b lui
collected for the Paris exposition. AS
a stimulus to farmers TO assist IN the
work, the Commercial club Of Topeka
offers the following cash prizes for
bushel samples submitted, 10 become
the property Of the club, to be sent 10
the eXnOSition of 1900:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30
the exposition Of 1900:

Competition is open to the entire
state. Samples may be delivered to
the Santa Fe agent at Wellington,
who will forward the corn as baggage
without charge. All samples must be
carefully packed IN bushel baskets,
and labeled with the name OF the
variety and the grower or sender Tor
botb) giving location, pOstottice and
county.
The competition closes December
10, The following committee has
been selected to make the awards:
F. D. Coburn, secretary stale Ouard Of
agriculture; A. 8. Johnson, late land
commissioner A., Il. & s. F. r. r.; j.
P. GriswOld, president Shawnee Mill
ing Co., none of whom are members Of
the Commercial club. The names Of
all parties competing will be publish
ed when the awards are made.
An extraordinary effort is being
made to place corn and its products
as al article Of food before the foreign
countries, and every farmer should
assist in the work, that the end may
be accomplished. The exports of corn
have increased in a remarkable degree
10 the past ten years, and an increase
Of one cent per 0ushel in the price Of
corn would mean from two and one.
half to three million dollars in the
pockets Of the Kansas farmers this
year.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30

These animals are supposed TO live on
the Island In the Arkansas river north
Of Oxford, as there are plenty Of good
hiding places there. 1t will be re-
membered that not over ten years
ago a bear was killed in that locality.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30

The Wellington Rife club has sent
to New York for rules governing such
organizations, and will soon hold a
meeting to perfect the organization.
The club already has about twenty
five signers, and many more wish to
become members.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30

The late Vice President Hobart was
worth between two and three .nillion
dollars. He was director in some
sixty corporations, and carried life
Insurance to the amount Of s35O,OOO.
"Cannonball Green" while in We'll
lington with his midget show, said he
intended to buy business in Wei
ington and settle down, where he
could give his children opportunity
to secure a good education.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30

lief and found only disappoint-
ment in local treatment will find
it wise to waste no further time
on sprays, washes, inhaling mix
lures, ETC., which are only tempo
rary and can not save them from
Consumption. Catarrh is a deep
seated blood disease. S. S. S. is
the only remedy which can reach
the very bottom of the disease
and cure it permanently.
Books sent free by the Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Go
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30
Catarrh Leads
to Consumption.

"I had such a severe case Of Catsrrh
that lost my hearing in one ear, and
part of the bone in my nose sloughed
off. l was constantly treated with
sprays and washes, but each winter
the disease seemed to have a firmer
hold on me. had finally been de-
clared incurable when l decided to
try S. S. S. 1t seemed to get right at
the seat of the disease, and cured me
permanently, for | have had no touch
Of Catarrh for seven years.
MRS. JOSEPHINE PoLHILL,
Due West, S. c."
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30
Those who have had the first

touch ofCatarrh
will save endless
suffering by tax
ing the right
remedy at the
outset. Others
} who have for
years sought re-