Mount Pleasant journal (June 21, 1882)

              VOL. 10.
MT. PLEASANT. WESTMORELAND CO., PA.j WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21,1882.
NO- 9
V
EDITORIAL NOTES. •
Tnos. M. .Muisuu.i. in a letter ofa few
days ago questions the rights of Chair-
man Cooper to recall tho regular Republican convention, and says he will not
Attend usn delegate. Mr. Marshall ia
neither a Stalwart nor an [nJepcndent,
but he claims t" be a true Republican.
COMMENCEMENT
AT   THE   MT.   PLEASANT   INSTITUTE.
evening
ling the
llneeiilnlii-eiili'  Sermon    l.llrrnr,*   Korlely
A»1,Ii',-hh .Aim,lilt   1",—union-<'«>,,l
liieitt-ciiii'iit l*i'Oj;riii», inc.
This week iniglit well bo called the
"Literary week" of thefyeur, for it ia nt
this timii that it majority of college** and
schools of learning hold their commence-
grille "Courier" makea the ments. There are very few people
who are not in some way interested in
gome one of tlie many interesting literary
exercises. It may ba that b son or :t
tlauglitor, a brother ora sister, a cousin
urn frii'inl tliis week launches  mit*  inl"
Tn i: ('• mill
honest   acknowledgement   that   "Con-
nclisvilleon the day   thai marked tho
deatlt of policeman Bobb, was, np to Hie
time of tlie shooting, unusually nuiot,"
. . ,,„   ,,;.,, ,],.,I ,i„..  the world a fill l-flcdged graduate of sot
tfthe town was unusully quiet that ties   ....       ., ■
.   Long before tlie hour for
exercises, tin* iitiililiiritini nf
the baptist church wus crowded until
there was not even standing room, and
a number of ladies and gentlemen worn
compelled to return home,
A few minutes after eight o'clock tho
members 6f tiio Alumni Hied in and
took teats on tlie Btage, which was artistically arranged with hero and there it
beautiful vase of Dowors and fragrant
exotics.
The President of Hie
Lightburn, announced ll
of the evening, \\ liich
mental duet, "l.;i  I'le'gi
Overboil anil Stoner.    Ri
Miiini
e lirst i'ii
iv.is an in.-
re'." by M
iv. It. I". W
It. W.
how must it lie on ti tithe other than a
•show day?
institution of learning. And quite nat
iirally do the citizens of old Mt. Pleasant,
with nil its environments of literary
standing, its honor of being a churclt-
Thbbb is a movement among tho Pem-L^^ j tempenmce townj its p-t.tnr-
erat.s of Westmoreland Co. tn present tin* esipu* and pleasant surroundings, look
name of Or.  Frank CoWtth   bofore   tliel with pride and interest to the institution
a. .    ,. .,.,„,,:..„  r,„. i,,,,   of learning which  hus added so much
Democratic State  ( 'invention  im ton-        ,     ,        . ,       .
to the learning  alio   reliiieiiient   nl  the
grcssmaii-at-lurge.   Dr. Cowan is n man
tff superior tallent, of line learning and s.lvs j.,.,.^,*,,,,, Stephen**, In his last
(■rent experience. IL* Is worthy the ,.,.„,,,., "The last year oftho institute
office aud the Democrats could do no was properly regarded as a very prosper-
better than nominate him. '' ",IS "•■>'■   Tl"' total number of students
, the present year, 1147), is nearly fifty per
,. , ■ cent, better than the last rear, while the
Tllnst; keen siir ited eilltnrs oftheuieat :
1,1 * number from a distance is ub nit twice
newspapers of the country say that 1»e L*hat it was a year ago. Tha most san-
presenl strikes ami camparatlve dullness Igttlneexpectations of the friends of the
in business isa certain  sign  that  Hie Institute have been realised, and judging
,„     . ,,   , ... ,, i   ,,.;,i, _ from present indications, will be great) v
eoiintrv will not lie   litinlenei!    «itn B              ,    ,.      ,               „          „       '
. , exceeded in tho near future,
nanic in the near future.    J hi*  pailic ot
I""1    '" ' I1A( TAI.AUBRATK SKIIMnv.
'73 is not f' -gotten by the present groat j T|„, Bxcrc|jrgj of tho ninth Commence-
business men, and the present check In men! of Hie Mount Pleasant Classi-
Imsiuess has had the  effect  of causing ««• and Scientific Institute wero opened
I .Sunday nt 10:30 a. in. with Hie baccalaureate sermon by Kev.  Lcroy Stephens,
Presidentof*thoinstitution,In Hie Baptist
Thu labor demonstration at Piltsbnrg ,.,,„„.,,_   'fhe speaker took his text from
Saturday is said to have been the largest Col., ii; in.— "Ye aro complete in  him."
parade of tlio kind that lias ever taken   Alter elucidation of the passage be pr
HOME HAPPENINGS.
RUNNING ROUND OUR   RICH REGION,
.il,-,-,' "i, i»n,ii» of in,, l.nrnl Oocnrrtmoo.
Vi.rioiis Actio,is of "fnily  People 111
llllr    I'-.tlvlitlttc    l.ocaltly.
Spring fovor Is'lato, hut it has a  good
grip.
Assemblyman'.F.'M. .Marshall   was   iu
town Friday.
Judge ft. W. Post Is visiting his family
at Dr. James McContmghy's,
Dr. Wakefield is buildings   hainlsonie
oiiiee adjacent to liis residence.
A now line of the latest  styles ofbut-
Thoro will I"--].-! picnic
the coming "Fourth."
There will bo a Sunda
lion at the lower Middli
Pleasant township July
S. W, Zimmerman, tli
tporinti
at Tarrs station
.• school celebra-
'   eliureli ill   .Mt.
ith at 9, a, m.
e yard lioss and
AROUNDUBOUT.
ut
it iiie Amorl-
eullo.l at   this j
reensbnrg, ooon-
initei!  Brethren
,i,d-
! tdiiii. of Pittsburg, led in prayer.    The
vocal solo,"Stars of Nitrht Adorning," by
I Miss I.iiinit- Arnold, elicited  rounds of
applause. An oration was delivered by
i It. vv. Lightburn, A beautiful poem was
I then read liy .Mrs. (i. N.   McCain.     The
recitation, ''Kill and Joe,'' given by I'm'.
Byron W, King, was listened to with
close attention. Prof. Kind's enviable
j reputation as a speaker is well  known,
and tin* audience expected something
good,mill they got it     'I'he e.-stiy, TopB.V-
Tiii-vy, read hy Miss Mattie  B    Warden,
was full of sparkling, original thoughts
on the shortcomings of what shonld be a
practical life.   Tlie instrti ntal duet by
' Messrs. houcks and StauU'er, was  splen-j
didly performed.   The paper,   by Miss,
; Kate K. Jordan, contained n partial his-; I
tory ofthe Alumni, and consequently     j.o. Soxmnn of Pleasant Unity, called
! Wits listened tn will) interest.    The vooul   at this ollioe  Sal'.rduy.    lie   belongs   tl
duet, Beautiful Moonlight, hy Mrs. Mc-1 the Pleasant Unity baseballelub,
Cain and Miss   Arnold,  a   rare   musical
treat, was tho closing exercise.     Presi-
I dent Stephens made the announcements,
ISSIStllllt
■aiis iitin
i nllleo Tuesday.
David Shupo left Tuosday tor a trip
j through the west. His position ill the K.
I ,V O. tlopot will bo tilled iciiijiorarily by
I liis lirnther Harvey.
This issue of the Journal is delayed
; nearly a day in order that we might give
a full ill-count  ofthe Commencement of
| the Mt. Pleasant Institute.
Thomas   Boyd, of Illinois,  n  recent
NUMEROUS   NEAR-BY   NEWS   NOTES.
The Week'slVrnliii of Near N«wa Onther-
, il l,i Our if cpm-tt'i'M ami tVcally \l)»-
p*sl from   \timrroiift  .\Yij;hI»or,».
Tho !'. I'. coiigrognlion of West   N'ew-
ton has decided to build a new  church
this summer.
STAUFFER'S COURT.
COAL AND COKE.
nine; man died of lockjaw,
nn a wound in tho
i old nail.
foot Iiv
Han-
Han-
ons.Jttst receive I ai Tomploton iv Brad- | graduate ofthe Wost Virginia diversity has heen visiting liis uncle George
llovd and his  schoolmate  B.C.   Kelloy
locks.
Rev. Mr. Jones, ol I,
plod the pulpit in tlie.
eliureli Sunday.
Mr.   Win.   Richie,   of irwin  Station,
visited his faihcr-in-hiw, Martin Overholt, ovor Sunday.
Airs. M. E. King is Visiting friends at
Greensburg, and Miss IS. J, Churns ol'
I.atrobe thin week.
A Froport *
brought on i'i
stepping on a
The centennial anniversary ofl
nastown massacre will ho lieui
niistown.'Suturduy, July Ist.
The 1*. I!. It. are evidently   not   ill   so
much ofa hurry to push the West   Ponn
extension as Ihoy wore; 2110 mil of tho 500
yjgu, I mon employed have been discharged,
There was a re-union of tho Anderson'    The l'enns' ivania railroad nwa nut on
family, in Ml. Pleasant township, lasl extra baggage smashers st every impor-
weel;. A four-horse load from Seottdale , limt station ulongtholine, In anticipation
passed through here on their way to the j ofa heavy rush oftravel this summer.
Work on   the   Pittsburg,   .McKeesport
•^bolf a sheep was stolon from Warden  and Yougtoghehy rtrilioad is progress-  lined no
business men to be mire, cautious.
Peoples made some
mcerning ilu* future
sum of money  was
the old eoliegi
led.
II.
eeedeil   with   his   discourse    under  the
following heads.   Complete in  wisdom;
in power)   in holiness.    There is nu .supplement to the completeness of  Christ.
Vou lind nothing higher.   Von need not
go beyond or above him.   lie is all and
in all.   lie is tlie center.   Your education is simply tisni;,' the opportunity, the
talenls lie    has given   you,—lho instrument he  has put in your hands.
The exercises at the Institute Monday
Tub political assessment going on by I and Tuesday consisted of examinations
the Republicans for corning fttUeanipaign oftne under graduates, tbe members *>f
is an outrage upon the true principles -tfF0 s>:,li'".' cInss h",«W PM*-d a,eit ''"•■■
examination two weeks ago. During the
free institutions.    1 hat an ofl ee  holder   ...   . ,,   . ,     r   .,
Tew   hours that   remained   of   tlie   past
must contribute to the campaign fund of school year the young ladies nnd gentle-
the ruling party, whether it be Ropubll- men, were merry and happy, Sitting
<-an or Democratic, lest he loose his office about the building and ground, or the
Is wrong, and  there should   hen civil ,nwn' 8reotinS Mends and payiug, with
them or witli a chum, farewell visits to
many places of interest to the student.
Ono of tho spots where many visitors
delighted to linger, was the room in
which the drawings and paintings of the
students wero on exhibition. .Miss Ijn-
tnii Rees, the instructor in drawing,
I painting nnd French, l.vic,lit fourteen
students in tho last  til"  terms.    Twelve
•whisper tlirough the columns of the Lf them had in this room specimens of
paper thai he had some doubts about their work in charcoal and crayon draw-
Don Cameron's capacities as a poilticial  bigs, mid water an.I "il paintings.
leader.    Por all of which tho Harrisburg    *"m"'ss aF'm,HK TnR ■""■•"«*■••» sowuiv.
.,.,.,        ,.,      ,   ,,   . r       ,   , ,      Monday ul  8 p.   m.   in   ihe   Baptist
ielegrnpii   reads McAfee a lecture ami    ,      ,    ,, .     ,, ,',.
cliurch, the annual address was doliv-
reniinds him that he holds an office and erod hei'.,re the Piiilorotian Society. The
earns his bread and butter by the grace cliurch was well filled with   the friends
of Cameron, and that it ill becomes him ofthe society and citis-onsof town.   The
to Indulge in any foolish dreams about °ferc-,B0S were opened with music—Al-
..      ,..      , ., ,        ,„ pine Echo—a double quartette. Piuverhy
owning     bimscll.       Ihn     "le eitraiih   i ,,  ,. Q  .,   ,, ,.,,     ,,  ,. ,    *       ,*
*•   '       «ev. 8. Z. Beam ofthe Reformed church.
shouldn't take it to heart  so.   McAfee The orator of Uie evening,   Rev.T.   I>.
only   wrote  Unit article for home  con- Thom. to, of Philadelphia, then delivered
sumption.   He doesn't mean a word of i flu; address before the society, taking foi
it.   And if Cameron really insists on It, ,liB8,*bject,"Don,tbolnahiiri*y." Cndei
,,   „.;,,,,,    -,   „ ,    i  ■   ,- 'his subject ho talked   of Ihe hurry of
in* will take it all back in his next issue    ,   '
advertisements, fashion, intemperance,
mid declare the devil wrote it. McAfee talking, roarrlago, religion, education etc.
is an accommodating follow, and \vill do I His address was a smooth and easy
anything in reason to prosorve the peace on"ort.   After the   announcements  for
in tbe boss camp.—"Ex." commence nl by the president, Daniel
| Kelster sang a solo "three sailor boys''
whicli    charmed    the    audience,   and
place in this country. Al a moderate
estimate 15,000 men took pari in the
procession, and bad not rain fallen in
torrents, the number would have heen
largely increased, it was t ue of tho
greatest events in Uie History of Trades-
unionism, and was composed of orderly
nnd intelligent workingmen,
service reform amendment to tho constitution, taking the power of dismissal
without cause away from tlio governmental chiefs.
J. R. McAfee, of Uie Grensburg "Tribune and Herald," t""k occasion lately to
after whicli ll. C
general remarks e
of the  school.     A
raised for repairing
and the audience was dismij
COMMENCEMENT,
Wednesday,    Commencement    day,
dawned brightly, and the glorious sunshine of a perfect  June  day  gladdened
the hearts of tho graduating class.
oiglil o'clock people could be seen
recting their  footsteps to  the   Baptist : wm
ii'-uniotl.
m Wnvden
A Morrow's buthor shop in Toxas one l ing in a very rapid marine**.   It   is ex-
Lnight Jojrtwsek.   &*r. Morrow '■■■certain |peeted*that the road ,vili be completed
The slang ot a "big thing" is goingout: *«>«■* a Democrat stole it, •'l'...-.- safd he.
of style.   Our girls'now talk of having a "if it had been a Republican be would
regular Jumbo linn,. j have stolen all ofthe sheep."
Messrs. il. W. Jones ami J. I,. Cook,'    Quarterly meetingser'-iceH*will 'begin
of Pittsburg,  visited  their friend,   M r.   nt the M. E. church next Saturday.  Kev.
P. Wragg, ovor Sundny. J. A. Swaney, Presiding Elder, Will  he
present, Preaching followed by < luartorly
Conferenco, Saturday 7:30 p. in., also on
Salihath, with Saeretnontal Service a*.
10*80 a. in.
Our enterprising drngglst, v.. ,T. MoEl-
wee has n new adverliseiiieiit in this
week's JiilI'.NAi.. lio offers drill's at reduce,I prices,    Mr.   MoElwee   has   made
many improvement-*, and his storo,
witli his branch store at Stonerville, is
doing a good business.
llow tin. i.niv iimi,, wiih iiir Uncivilised
and llie I'litci-i-in,',].
Commonwealth vs. Michael J. O'Noil,
for violation of :i.l section of borough
ordinanco hy indecent behavior and Immorality,   Fined the sum of|8.00 and
costs.
Coin. vs. Andrew I.inch, Thomas Neeil-
liani. M iles Hell, and   Thonnis   Mcl.ain,
charge of assault and battery, Mary Mc-
Kowan,    pros.     Defendents   assnultod [
prosecutor's husliand,   lieal  and  abusod
him in n brutal manner, and ran off.   No
arrests.
Com. vs. Peter Splicer, assault and Imt-
tery.   John Spiker, his father, pros. No
arrests.    Son threw n   mattock   through
tbe door, and knoeked'tho dishes oil'the1
table with a clmir.
Com.   VS.  Sleven   Sweeney,   charging |
him with violence, threatening, intimidating and nHsiiultiiif- travelers on railroad train between Mt. Ploasant and
Ilvondford. Arrested by OoBI nnd Iron
Poltoo Melionald. Fined flO.OO snd
i "'Us. This ot'ieine is contrary to an net
Of Assembly which says ho shrill ho
less than f 10.00 nor mon. than
fln.OO.
OUR COUNTRY'S GREAT WEALTH.
Varloni Itomi of tm-ttit ibantthe Greaf.
liKlnntry     SiO„,„,l    l„   Around   the
-\Voi-lirt itikil <'u,,^l,i oil IU,' l'*ly.
One hundred men are at work at Scott
Fin von, in spite ofthe protestation ofthe
union men to tlui contrary notwithstanding,
Tlio Jim town coke works, belonging
fo the estate of \v.  ll.   Brown,  will  be
sold al private sale, July 1st.. Tin* property will he purchased and retained by
ilu* heirs.
A. <'. iM'leholl, ehiei' inspector   for tlio
Hartford steam botlor Inspection and
Insurance Co., inspected tho hoilers at
A. A. Hutchinson's works and Boyle A
Rafferty'a works last week.
.Monday James 'Toll, a eoal miner, was
killed by (ailing slate at Coulter's works
oust of Groonsburg, There woro few
marks-on the body, and It is supposed
that the man was smothered under  tho
slate.
A handsome nnd durable brick pavement, with water-table, 1ms boon laid in
front of the Town Hall building.
Wo understand  that  Ceyonno pepper
has raised ill price Since lho Texas
butcher has used so much recently.
Miss Ella McCnleb, a member oftho
I'aculiy In the ladies' Seminary, tit
Delro.v, Mich., is home for the summer
vacation.
There was  i|iii!o n  hail  storm   In the
ByIvicinity of the  Mt,    Pleasant   Middle
di-1 Church  Saturday.    No  material  injury
done.
Several Pittsburg furnnoomon aro on-
Com. vs. J. M. Eokles, Coal and Iron j doavoring to lease a large traol ol lime
Police McDonald, pros., charge of lar-1 Stone property situate near Ursina, on
The West Newton Fret* has iloniiod  ,c"-v u,ld ,1;uul-   Do*ndent atolo cheeks I the B. & O. railroad, and owned hy tho
out. of eoal Wagon and placed Ins own in. | Connollsville and Ursina Coal and Coko
represents it sketch ol tin' town.    This is I Committed to jail oil his own confession.   Company.
I'll her a novel l'e it lire in  ioui'iiilisio   vet1      Coin. vs. Slilliystoll Svinoollski, chart"'!* I       ,.,,.,.
(t aasaultand battery.   JiM.Nugent pros i . A" i,,r ""'•""'•"'"i' I'"1  -1""" at the
llolondon. ahuscd'a little son  of ,,,-ose- j *«»'•«■ M»"™ <**»*> W.C. A O. Co,
ctttor.   After a hearing ease was com-   "":"'
promised bydefendent paying prosecutor $5.00 and costs.
Mt. Pleasant borough vs. Patrick  Kir-
by, charge, violation of section 1 ol borough  ordinance, drunkenness on  ihoi    Messrs. Boyts, Portor iff r,,., of Con-
streets.   Fined $3,00 anil costs, I nollsvlllo, aro vraking a  Yough pump*
Coin. •• s. Susanna Reppo, charge |nf.} tor tho Mt. Brnddook coko works, which
by lho lirst of January 1683.
The West   Newton Pi-r.v<
a new hood by using an ongraving which |
il is an attractive iniproveinent.
A  new  rolling mill  firm  has boon
formed at Panlton, opposite Appollo, on
llie Westinoreland side. Thoy have purchased tlie planing mill owned by I..
Jack and also (ho old  brickyard.
The contract tor tbe building ot a new
Methodist church at Uniontown, to cost
I aliout K£>,H(K|, was awarded last  week  to
! Samuel I!. Richard, ofSCottdah
i bo the finest church in Fnyolti
mpleted the
wnler pump will lie located at tliis place.
This will lio n xroai Improvement on tho
verlilatioii of Ihe   mines   and   will   add
much to the comfort of lho minors.
Jar
town
ollice
nh It. Felgar, of I'ust
ihip, visited the .lorn;
lust Friday, and of co
Huntingdon
\ i. printing
ii-sc is now a |
subscriber.
church, where the exercises were to he
held. J!y half-past nine, the hour appointed, the auditorium was a perfect
jam. and many were compelled   to  turn
away. Td0 S()(.j(.|v debate nl the Institute Sat
We have no doubt bllt  llml   tin*   Coin-   ,mlay evoning is.said to havo ventilated
menccincnt wns a grand success, and wo the physiological ability of man  with
are sorry we cannot give more than  the ; thoroughness,
mere programme, as printed.    Tlirough
CONGRESSIONAL   CONFEREES.
KrpramtfitIvfn off "A'rHtmnrclniiil, Cireonp
«"" i''i,j-<-iii' nt Plltibarg*
Friday morning tlio Democratic Congressional conferees oftho Twenty-firs!
district hold n meeting in  Pittsburg at
the St. Charles Hotel for tho purposo of
forniHlly naming n Candidate for tlio
counties of Westinoreland, Greene nnd
Fayctto.   The conference was hold at 11
brought     forth    animated    applause.
This was one of the best, ell'orts the
young musician has made before a Mt.
Pleasant audience.
ALUMNI  RB-CXIOSr.
The   exercises   of  the   Alumni   have
become a popular feature of the
Commencement week. It has become
an important factor of tlie institution.
Following  is a  list of   tbo names ol
o'clock, the following named gentleman j ,.*„■ .*.,„„„,• mill „„,,,. , addre88eB
being In attendance i   From  Westmoro-     m—   ».      -,,.,,.      ■,   ,. ..
land,  (.liver  l>. s,u,p(,,   Messrs.   Wm. J"°T****■ McCormick, Mrs. J^M.
Ifliid and John Koun^Fayette, Messrs r?VTy 8h,ore Pa.; Mary H. Wed-
arnes Cochran,  James H.   Hoove.- and   ^f1 *** ^'    '   MflUUfl  WcddeU<
Mrs. K. II. Pangburu, Elizabeth, Pa,
1876—John P. Henderson, Pittsburg;
Cathariiie I". Jordan,Ml, Pleasant; Anna
J. S. Kiwoll; Greene, Messrs. J. M.
Morris, J. C. Giarard and J. T. (Jlloni,
tn addition to these gentlemen, though
not present during tho meeting, woro
lions. C. ('. Iloylo, the leading ciniili-
dato in the Twenfy-tiist district, and W.
11. Playford, of Payette county, James
Ingham, of (Iroetie, Mr. Boyle's opponent, and Uncle Jake Zeigler, of Butler.
I'pon tlio first ballot the vote stood,
Boyle 6, Ingham 8, after whicli Mr. Ingham entered the conference room and in
n short address thanked tho Greene
county delegates tor having Stood solidly i
for him, aud pledged the support of
Greene county tor Mr. Boyle with an old
fashioned  majority.     Tho   unanimous
vote oftho conferees was (lien cast for
Mr. Boyle. Hon. W. H. Playford Wis
then introduced and made a nuat address
on ht'half of Mr. Itovle, Hllo'r whicli   that
M.  MoClure,  Mt.   Pleasoift;   Alice  C,
Overholt,   Mt,   Pleasant;  Margaret   M.
Shallenberger, Mrs.   W".  A.  Huidman,
Clarion, l'a.
1877—Rev. Francis Wnyland Cramer,
Sharpsville,   l'a.;    Rev.   Joseph   Taylor
Gallagher, Elba, X. Y.; Kev. Kdwih Clay
Hamilton,  Chafee,  N.  Y.; Byron   W,
King, Mt. Pleasant; Mrast is 1". Loticks,"
Stoners, Pa..; John Jack Noel, Mt. Pleasant; Henry Clay Peoples, Pittsburg; C
\V. Rush, St.. Edwards, Neb.
1878—-Adelaide Crowther, Mrs. C. B.
Shupe, Steubenvillo, Ohio ; Rev. VV. F.
Qfllloway, Hamilton, X. Y.;Mary V.
Overholt., Mrs. G. N. .McCain, Pittsburg;
Kli/.it   K.  Smith,  Mt. Pleasant; Melissa
/.eigler, was ushered In and a general
band-shaking and good time followed
until dinner interrupted the party,
Kim- Kullronil Urlilgc.
A snliseriher  ut Weaver's old  Stand
v.'".!.!<M.n'''.'.' s"1'll'"rl<','1. ''-y ,r'"'U! J»ke I Stephens. Mm. Q. W.JohnBton, Pentress,
VV. Va.; Samuel S. Woodbtirn, M. I). Al-
legheny City.
1870—Jennie M. Warden, Mrs. J. F.
Andrew, Greenfield, Iowa; Martha Warden, Mt. Pleasant; Borah W Isworth,
st. Bdwards,Neb.
lolls us that the railroad bridge on tlie IS.sn- 1 lopa Linda Arnold. Stnitlilield,
liirm of Jos. W, Steele, ou tho Hooln or j l'a.; Taey J. Kyle, .111. Pleasant ; Honja-
Ml. I'leas.iiit hr.uieb roud, which is near-1 min Wiliev l.ighthurn. Providence,R. L;
Ing completion, challenges competition, Anna C. Neel, Mt. Pleasant; George li-
and Is the host bridge ever built over Washington,deceased.
BigSewlokloyoreek.   it is being built     mo,   'n-m;..,  pi        ,      ,    «.
under direction of Chief Engl, HShaw,   ., " '    J '"™" '''""" ''"'"'^ S,i'""ls'
hy.s.S.lMss,of..i„sl„,,'c'.    ttiaaHowe   Er*-' B?"»<rSi°"0r' ^""^ Ptt-' JoUn
Myers staullcr, Seottdale.
1882— William    Stahl    Khersolc,    Mi.
Pleasant;   Adolph   l.ielug,   Allegheny
City;   Happie   Lyons.   Morris X  Roads,
tlie stupidity of smie one, neither the
editor nor the business manager of the
JiirnN.M. wore able to gel a position in
tin* cliurch where the proceedings could i
he reporled. If it Weresotno great secret
meeting where il would he necessary to i
imperil one's lifo iu gaining a suitable
position to obtain the important item of
news, we would not object lo making Ihe
effort; but when tlio President of nn institution of learning, as woll as other Interested parties, ask thnl lho issue of a ,
newspaper he held Ii.-n-k one day that the '
report of the proceedings may be given
in lull, we expect that there will  beat
least a  physical possibility of doing bo.
.No mie, i.n| even  the ushers, seemed to
recognize  the fa"! that n   reporter  can
not write up a Commencement  in any
satisfactory manner outside tho wulls  of
tlie cliurch or in  his office,   ilenoe we
■ ■an only 'jive the programme which was     Granl
ns follows: [largo
My I.nv. •> I,ike a Red, tied Hose." , cholci
('apt Win. Jordan left yesterday morn
ing to attend the  grand   encampment of j j„ j| ovOU if nolliii
the Grand Army of tho Ropubllc, at Hal
t'nnore, this week.
Ice cream and strawberries served
nightly at Granl <S Werkman*s,'""in most
royal stylo.   The choicest berries of the
season are arriving now. No one should
fail to get some of these together with u
dish of their most delicious cream. Parlors "on the hill," Main street.
On the 1st of July a now postal regulation goes into oiled. All letters placed
in tlie postofllceon which tbe full postage
has not beon paid will bo retained, and
tho parties lo whom they are directed
notified by postal card that upon payment of the balaneo of tho postage thoy
will bo forwarded.
In all towns   where   u   newspaper   is
published, every man should advertise
more  than  a  card,
C. ('.   Hope a   well-known   eili/on  of
Uniontown, Kay-otto  county, died  sud-
i denlv Thursday of apoplexy.   Deceased
i lias heen   a   resident   of I 'niontown   lor
twenty-five years and loaves a wife and
, ono son lo mourn liis loss.
It will   cony by liailee, George Knopp,
ouiitv. I tor.   After hearhigdefeiideiitdischara-ed
for want of sullicioui evidence.
Mt. Pleasant borough vs. Charley
Brown nnd John Dlppre, charge, drunkenness and rioting in tlio borough contrary to ordinance. Arrostod by policeman ISlobor. Fined tU.00 eaoh and costs.
Coin. vs. M. L, l''ansho!il, charge, false
It is thought that bralceman cunning
ham who was killed on the S. W. R. H
a tow days ago, wus tho victim
play. A man whoso dog ho hit, hit him
with a brick and kookod him oft* tho
moving car with the fatal   result.
proseeu- | when completed will ho the largos! pump
of any mako in the region. The cylinder is 2! inch's in diameter, made of
solid brass, and weighs 1,000 pounds.
For tho two mouths past, tho work of
tin* il. c. Prick Coke Company between
Kvorson and Broad Ford, on the Ml.
Pleasant branch have heen turning out
cvenly-two hour   eoko, hut now eoines
if  foul i out got somo papers from liis wifi
false pretense.
Coin mon weal tli  vs.   Harry  Rodgors,
charge lm ny by liailee of eoko  fork.
eight hour eoko.
protonco, John Murphy pros. Case with-i the o uraging news that  thev have
that defend-   gtartod lo make forty-
under i
A, A. Hutchison was In town his
week, lie is pleased With the present
condition of Standard  mines.    A   largo
Nl. It. McDonald   Coal   and   Iron police
Suit drawn on payment of
prose.-lit
sts.
REDSTONE PRESBYTERY.
j .1 Kricf Sketch of the l'roi'inillllgs at Ihn
am unit ofthe eoke from Ids works goes
ens! us far as New York, llesaya it is
only a question of time when shafts will
he sunk on oilier parts of his extensive
coal territory. Mt. Ploasant is always
glad lo hour such now s.
Master Kdward llileliinun, who has
beon attending the Lebanon Valley College tho past two terms, is homo for tho
summer vacaf ion.
The I'. I!, church will hold a straw
berry ami Icecream festival at National
Hall, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings Of this wee!;.
( oniieilsv
for school   piiipo
Hear was re-elect
oftho teachers
lys B i:ix   of nine mills
uses   nexl  year.    M. r,.
1  principal and  eight
ere re-elected.
formerly of Ml. I'le.is-
sevoro  Injury  while
Edward sini|
nut, sustained
breaking on the !'. V. W. A C. Ji. It. last
week  by having   his   light   knee badly
crushed.
rimi
I'riij
Plana Trio, "Halleluiah Chorus," .Misses
Cochran, Woodliiirn nml Overholt,
Vos siiltitaiims. W. H. !''.lii'i'siile. Mt. Plea.'-
H nt.
"Tho Kings Daughter In All Olorlous Uiili-
ln," Htipple Lyons, Morris X Heads, l'a.
Foremost in the files of Time, I), is. Simpson,  .11. I'll'.'lSlllll.
Vocal Duet, "O, Hwollow, Uuppy Swallow,"
Slissi - 1'iiltn ion! Overholt.
The Vocation of the Scholar, Adolph I.Icblg,
i Iniioi ci', i lermtio**,
shining Stum, Alice Warden, Mt. Pleasant.
Vocal iiio, "O, ItestlcssHhh," Aliasesl'alni
an,I i ivcrlioll nml 11. W. Kelster.
Tlie Lm .I I.ilc r. I-:. M ii I li ii. Ml. Pleasant.
The Tiiiycilv oi Trngedles, W. H. Itlbersols.
Viiiciliitoiv, dapple Lyons.
Vocal solo. ",.\ Bird I'rom Over tho sea," Miss
A nun .' , -'lllin.
Ail.ii'i' i In class and confi'i'i'iiii»tlii,tolnas.
Chorus, "Hunting Song."
Ilcii.ilii'tion.
According to announcement tlie commencement dinner was given this afternoon at the chapel and a general reception was given in the evening.
Workman   have   received   a
and  specially   selected  stock   of
tropical frttils this woek,   which
I look just too tempting us displayed in
, tholr windows.
In ih" news Items about lho Brookflold,
Mo., hank robbery, the Tribune & Herald
heads it "[link Haiders iu Kii-.siis."
Better borrow a goography from some
schoolboy and study it.
The reason why our people are unable
logetany veal this spring is explained
when it is known that  the Hungarians
buy the calves when hut four or live
days old for their own gastrononi'cal
enjoyment.
Mr. "licor," from Pleasant Orovo, and
Miss "Forgot-mo-not," from Pleasant
Unity, will please remember that tbo
Joi'itNAi, will publish nothing unless
the name of tbo correspondent is given,
—not to publish, but as n guarantee.
*\ . ■ '..-,,,,. in o,I V. P. PresliyliTj'.
The above Presbytery was in session
ai I'uckety on Tuesday. Tlio licv. .1. N.
Hick, I). II., was chosen .Moderator.   The
Rev. W. II. Vincent is stated clerk.   In
conference on Sabbath schools the best
"Methods of Beneficence," ""Home Study
of   the   Lessons," and including "Tern-1
pertMice,"  wero  well  presented.    The     Prof. J. B/.Spiogol is said to have been
Rev. J. A. Brandon requested a certifl- ln town   Friday, examining a class of
cute in case he should  eonneci  will, an-   '
other Presbytery. An item of business
thai seemed to be very interesting to tlie
audienco was the reports of the Comtnis-
Tno editor no-know lodges the receipt
of an invitation to attend tlio annual exercises of commencement woek, June
25th to ::iith, at tho Ohio Wosloyati I'ni-
vorsity, at the hands of .Messrs. t). W.
Hutchinson and .!. I.. Shively, members
of the graduating class, and from W'cst-
, tnoreland county,
The light of Iho Baptists Of Sniilhlield
has gotten  into  Iho  courts,    Kaeh   side
I I'
prosecuted tho other tor an assault and
| battery, and the  (Inuid J ury wrote "ig
1 liorailllls" on the back of each   bill,   audi
,      - j i  i • y« - s i-
,,„,,. „,.,.,. H I broo ol the miners recently imporied
staling his name and llie business lie is]     The Somerset //cv.fW has entered upon " '  •••■"if-. | into the Cuniborland, Marvland, disti id
engaged in.   ft not only pays theadver- ,t8 thlrtv-rtrst yoarundortho propriotor-     According to adjournment Redstone hmv0 i„8U0(1 a iettor 0 lwlt „,- ,,„,„,.
tlsor, but It lots the poople al a distance rh,P of ,tl' present oditor, ICd ward Scull. Presbytery met at Diuilap's creek, in j solves and comrades, in whicli thoy us-
know that the town you reside tn has a T,,e HcraUl is one oftho host family Fayetto county, l*u., on Tuesday, June sert that they wero decolved by the coal
live ami prosperous community of busl-! newspapers on our exchange list.   It isa I |<-| ]ssi>. : operators' agents, and have boon badly
ness men. credit to tho boairtiful mountain town In |    ,,nv    A    K i.,Wos. of  Bellevornon, | treated since their arrival.   They havo
I whioh it is published,
tlio   Tow n 1
1 to be tiie
ThO Odd l'e!lows"-T!all
Hall building is ncknnwlod;
linos! hull ofthe kind in the sttltOOUtsldo
of Philadelphia. A lew days ago tho
Moss Hose    Lodge  was tbe   rocopioilf of
two very hiiinlsiiiiie presents in the way
of a Noble Grand gavol block by W, ii.
iloiipt of Shelby, O.and a Vice Grand gave! I,lock by B.C. Dulln of Shelby, O.
Editor    Snyder   of Ihe    Connollsville
Courier    say's    it   is ridiculous  thai the
.Jiu'rnwi. should want a telephone system in Mt. Pleasant. He says "one can
explore Its every nook and comer In ton
minutes." We'll just hei tbe drinks—of
Connollsville "mineral "-nterand pop"
thai Snyder can't explore the   town past
the cemetery In the nominated ton minutes.
preached lln* opening sermon.
This notice is found posted up In a j   The Presbytery was constituted with
negro's   blacksmith Bhopi—"Notis—Do prayor by  the moderator, W. 6. Nevin.
co-partnership heretofore resisting be-     Most of the congregations within the
twlxtmean' Mose Sklnnor Is hereby ro- bounds oftho Presbytery were repro-
i wiiii*. owe do linn will sot-1 gontod.
iiii Tuesday evening a Sabbath
school convention was held, at whicli
there wore nhle and Stirring addresses
made    by   K'evs.  .1.   D. Shanks and J. C.
i|tiit work and are being kindly  treated
by Ihe people of that section.
mlvod
lo wii
will settle wid Mose.
I.mil.
TIlO dead body of tt stranger
st Sewlckly   With   a   bullet   hole   in
head.     Intense   excitement    prevails
at
tho scene ofthe ghastly lind
i th
rin
t  two  llli'l
spring ■
object  c
milv
ragon,
iverod
sioiier.s to the late i ienernl Assembly, as
they rehearsed Iho proceedings touching
the Instrumental music question and the
position each assumed thereon.
Adjourned to meet in Mt. Pleasant tbe
First Tuesday in September.
The Woman's Missionary Society will
meet at the same place and time.
A Cui'lous l'*llMl.
From Iim Westmoreland Democrat.
J. M. Orr, a merchant doing business
in this place, rceived fl, few days since a
targe stem of bananas from a southern
clime., Last week while dealing out
sumo of the delicious  fruit   lie   noticed
w hat appeared i" be n silver dime slightly protruding from one of them, it was
proved by an investigation, however,
to be a Spanish coin ofn low denomination, which, by some moans or other,
bad succeeded in stowing itself in this
position in order to escape traveling expenses dini ng its long trip.
Pleasant Unity has ll serious cose,
.■esthetic young gentleman gave his
sweet heart an engagement ring largo
enough fo encircle throo of her
lingers nl once. Whether the young gen
(Ionian's capacity for encircling equals
that of his immense gill we are unable
to tell, but we do know that a Mi. Ploasant young gentleman Is pleased thai the
ring does nol lit,   We suspoct his motive.
■
(In tlio subject   Of "window   displays"
by merchants an exchange puts it In iiiis
way: "It would pay them (the merchants) belter if they would make more
brilliant displays in the advertising columns of their local papers. 'I'he few
passers-by arc all who ean see the windows, however handsonioly arranged
they tuny bo. Thousands every day see
and read tlie udverliseiiienis nnd aro Influenced by Ihoni."
Tuosday nt one o'clock, the committee,
consisting iifW. J. llitchinun, ]i. P.
I.owoand II. S. Ferguson, appointed by
the Court of Westmoreland county, mot
at Texas and agreed that the bridge near
Shape's mill is unsafe. I'hey recommended that the county build a 28 foot
double truck bridge with twosidewalks,
cine to tlie innrd
seen driving a horse iu a
rn the wagon was somo
with an oil cloth.
An accident happened nt tin* Booth
and Klynu Bolglail block i|iiiirry, two
| miles east of Connollsville on tho Bnlli-
•m more and Ohio Railroad, Wednesday
whicli will render Patrick ( lino a cripple
for life. A large mass of rock cnniodowii
unexpectedly, crushing the right foot
of the unfortunate so horribly that amputation at the knee was found necessary.
That most h ivo boon a romantic scone
nl Now Alexandria a few days ago when
Mr. Win. Kinney and his sweethetrt
Miss Munson and her friend Miss Ash-
horn were skill' riding on Ihe dam at tho
Loyalhanna and tbe two ladios  toll  out
and would have drowned had no! Mr.
Kinney seized (hem liy lho hair und thus
held 1 liii'i- heads above water until the
boat reached shore.
Meloy and Missionary   A.   W,   l-'.iniii"iis
.ti  siibjecls that had been assigned toi
them.
Rov.J. M. Harnett mode a brief address
on behalf of Washington and Joffcrson '■
college.
Wednesday, Juno 14—One-half hour
was spent, in devotional exercises.    Rev.
A, I',. Lowes, delegate to the General
Assembly, presented a veiy Interesting
and   satisfactory   report   of the   recent
meeting of the Assembly at Springfield,
111.
The Fiivi Prosbyteriau church ul. McKeesport made a roquost to change the
amount of salary named in the call to
Kev. Johnson trom 91,000 to |1,200,
which request was granted.
The Connollsville congregation extended n call to Kev. W. Oiler, of Allegheny.
A call was mado to Uev. M. C. Bailey,
)f Carlisle Presbytery, by the congrega
tions' of .Mcl'lellitnlown, Kairolinrice nnd
l'i--'in Kittanning papers wo learn that | '[-,.„(
two men from that placewliilooiil buggy
ruling Were oaught in a storm, and lightning struck tho umbrella which they hud
over them, burning it to pieces, nnd ran
down the sido of tho buggy to the
ground, burning a portion oftholapiobe
and scorching one of lho gentleman's
trouseis. Strange as il m.-iv seem, the
only injury thoy sustained was a terrible
I fright.
During a heavy thnndorstorin   Friday
• lightning struck a  Incise    at the   Conn-
ellsvillo Has coal company's works  two
is occupied by Peter MeDonotigh, a minor, and the liory holt descended the chimney and hurst Into one of the lower
rooms in which tho wife of the occupant
WHS Sitting. Mrs. Melloiuntgh wasst mined by the shuck, and when she recovered consciousness it was discovered
that her lower limbs were paralyzed.
The attending physician, however, has
hopes of her recovery.
| forgot the JovnxAL when ho had his re- Al'"""'''*!*  to be aboul   ll  fool   high.,
port ready for publications, and now he After the completion of tho bridge that
seems to forget that his old frkmdsm the a"  necessary ropalrs  be  dono  by  the
profession   of touching""are   oven in tho township,
town.   Times do change. i.ast Tuesday a party consisting of Dr.
, ,        . ,. ,     , Hostetter, General Manager Qninoy, of
A vory iiuiet  wedding  look  place at , ,,,,.-,.  .,       ,
,. ., r ,,     ...       .,   ,,  '   , . the Piltsbui'c and   Luke   Brio   ltuilroad,
lho   resilience   or Mr. Y*. in. S. Hutchison ,      . ,,. . ,  ,.        -        ■
,    .  ,r. , „,,       , ,  , , chief   Knginoer     \\ uinwright,    of    the
last  'Ihursdav.     lho    high    contracting „. ,.   .. ,   '
,,       ,     ,.    „„ , Pittsburg,   McKeesport   and    \ oiiglun
parlies were Mr. A.   II.   Thompson  and      , .',        ,        ,'
,,.      ,,. l,   . i •        n \ , ghony railroad, and one or I wo others,
Miss. Mmerva Hutchison. Only near rol- '. ... ,        ,
,   ,. .      , ,„, visiled Mt. Pleasant and look a  carriage
Stives   and   friends   were   present.    The
, i,,» i-i,.       ,    ,, drive over the eoiintrv.   "n Vtoduesdav
^l^t.\\\t^et^o^ 'Lev visited the coke  works of a. a.      Bate Wednesday evening a man nam-
ver Falls ana Delaware, OHIO. Hutchinson A- Pro. Just .what their pur- \ *'<•  *-»™e\    l.ydick,    Indiana,   Indian,,
Tiio   rush of  Spring advertisements 'pose was Is not certain, but It to suspec- County   met   with  nn accident which
being over we are enabled  to givi r  led by some thai   there to a scheme on ; caused his death.   Ho was a teamster,
readers mere reading matter. We hope foot and one suggestion is that it is!um' while driving his team down
reporters will bestir themselves again about running a branoh ofthe new Van- street at a brisk pace, the wagon struck
ami send us all tho noteworthy happen- derbilt road from somo point at Dawson a stone, throwing Mr. l.ydick forward
lugs of their respective localities. We station into the rich and newly developed andoutof the wagon. lio become on-
desire io have a regular correspondent eoke territory north of this place. tangled In the lines, and wus Castend In
atovory post oiiiee to which iii,. jornxAi, | . the wheel tn such a manner as to revolve
is mailed, [four subscribers would fu- ■''"'druggist B. J. McBlwee, attended witli it, and at ovorv revolution his head
vo,- „s by sending us the facts about anv ""' Orugglat'soonveatlon at Altoona lasi s(i.uc.u th(, gronm] wi(h muoh forco IIo
huppeuiiigs of interest ciihorhv letter or: v',',li' Mrs. MoBUwee acoompaniiod him was dragged iu this wav somo rods,
postal, or call at the ollice, we feel sur,ilu"llll"'V v,siU"' r""ls 0aP :""' "ll'"'' crushing his skull and injuring him so-
ihat the rende-s would appreciate tho iu- i l'1'"'''-" '"'lnteMB** T!*° convention stop- j verely lnterna*jy< ,,,, remained uneon-
oreased amounl of news. I P,,fl ■* ,hc l'0-"n HoUM wlu'ro Ul,'v r°-, scions till noon next day, whon he died.
port having been entertained splendidly. ,
An cll'ort was made last, week to have    [j w.ls .i,.,.),!,.,! at this meeting thai it bill I     Mn, Montgomery,   wife   of   Landlord
truss bridge,  spun  SO   fuel.     Tho   abut
uionts wero built by C, C. N. siurk, contractor.    While   tho now   railroad  will
damage the beautiful farming laud moro
»r loss, yet with g good substantial road . ''a.; Charles Kliuer Mullin, Mi. Pleasant
with such oxtfa fine bridge the rich far-J David   Beunei Simpson, mi.  Pleasant;
mors will in   \. „re,i liy the convenience \ Alice Fleming Wardeh, Mt. Pleasant.
oftJieroad,   ■ ■. |   The Aluinni Be-uMioa w«« held Tu«)s-
More l.l.jii,,,- l,lti..i.K,'N.
Additional   licenses were granted   to
James Nugent, Irwin; Daniel Salvor and
Thomas   Chambers,   Sutcrvillc ;   .lames
M. tiirthy, Larimers; Martin MeNertnoy
North Huntingdon; Martin stutter,
Viiitngslown, and Mrs. Neiderheizer,
Donegal. There are quite a number of
applications In yet, but the court ts holding them over.    No license has yet been
granted to any of the Seottdale parties.
Seottdale seems to be doomed, for no one
can get license  there.   Payette  county
grants them, however, ri .-lit across ihe
nick.
Rev. S. F. 1'ergan received and accepted a call from the congregation at
Laurel Hill, and arrangements wero
made for bis installation.
Kev. i. Fi Crimii'ine. of the congrega-
tionul Association of Worcester, Mass..
was received into the Presbytery on certificate after examination on Theology
land Church Government; and permission grouted hira to labor without the
bounds of the Presbytery.
Kev. A. W. Whilo, oi the Pennsylvania Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, land Hev. J. !•'. I!card
of Cumberland, Union Presbytery were
invited to sit us corresponding members.
Hev. S. !.. Finney ofthe Mt. Pleasant
Re-uqion congregation gave notice thai
he would ask leave to resign his pastoral
charge at the next stilted meeting ofthe
Presbytery, whereupon the clerk was
instructed to cito ids congregation to appear   by   their   eomuiissionoiH   at   said
meeting to show cause, if any they have,
why Presbytery should  not accept   the
resignation,
Seottdale was chosen as the place of
holding the next stilted meeting, on tlie
first Tuesday in October next, at 2
o'clock p. in.
A vole   of thanks   was tendered   the
pastor and people ofthe Dunlap's Creek
Congregation f&r-their kind, and hospitable entertainment ofthe members of
Presbytery.
It looks, Irotn the notice of Col. f!oo.
K. Hull', of Groonsburg, published In this
issue, thnl we are to havosomocoal min*
ing Industries started up In Indiana,
county.   What Mr. Huff proposes to do
wi, aro unable fo say ; htiteokingis proli-
I ably ills objoot. Indiana county has a
j large area of coal, and it is aliout timo
: thill it was pul into market in somo
J shape.   Indiana, Times.
The operations ofthe coko Industry us
yet continue steady.   Demand nnd production are as they have heen a  number
of weeks.    It was feared Hint lho disc.litems among a portion ofthoirotiworkers
would  unsettle  tho  rogulnr order   of
tilings with tho consumers of coke.   Hut
ihe hope ofa settlement and   restoration
of work  in   the   mills   has   encouraged
thom to keep tholr lurnacosgolngawhile
at any rate until tho final  issue   of tho
strike is manifested.   The usual quantity, 70,000 tons of coke, were taken for
i consumption  last week    prices   reinuin-
i ing the same. SI..Ml to 81.76 per ton of 2000
I lb. on board oars at iho ovons.   Ameri-
' cowl .it'iintfaclttrcr.
Says iho Connollsville Couriers—An
explosion of gas in the Trotter mine,
Wednesday afternoon, resulted seriously
for throo miners named Win. Shields,
[sane Loo and Wm, Noatross. Tho trio
Wore engaged in drawing ribs.   Ono of
the pillars of coal in falling lot down n
largo I'lecii of roof,   through   which  tlio
gas escaped. Coming in contract with'
tho open lamps of the miners un explosion followed, Idling the room ill which
thev wore working witbasheet offlome.
All throo oftho mon ure painfully and
perhaps seriously burned about the head
and limbs, the exposed portions of the
body, but the physicians  express  hopes
that all will recover. The gas veins In
the Trotter mine lio a!most wholly in or
above the roof, and so long as tho hitter
is not broken no danger from this source
exists,
BASS BALL.
ViUiU'ilny'* tint,io l'i lo II In favor of the
lilt. I'I. UMint Hoy..
An interest in;" as woll us exciting ganio
of base ball w;ts played .Saturday afternoon between the Pleasant Unity club
and :t picked nine of Mt. Pleasant. Tbo
"ame was played on tbo Morowood
ground.--,. A dashing rain at noon was
detrimental to tbo grounds.   The game
wus called at 2  p,  in., when   the   hoys
dressed in regulation suits began active
work. The game was exceedingly closo
up to the seventh inning whon tlio score
stood live to two ill favor of Pleaimnb
Unity. At the end of the eight inning
Uie score Stood .-even   to seven,   and at
the end ofthe ninth it stood 12 to 8 in
favor of Mt.   Ploasant.   Tbo   Pleasant
I'nity nine did excellent playing, especially in the field.   They nro a  gcntle-
ilie stores closed at a uniform time In
the evening say 7:;;o. The effort was
unsuccessful iiccau.se two merchants
would not agree to the proposition. Their
action is to be regretted, for It is claimed
by tlie othe. merchants and clerks that
ii would make no difference in the daily
sales, while It would lessen the number
Of hours ill the store.    As  it  is ii clerk
goasto work about six o'clock in the
iiiorni'ig an 1 works til! nine and ten   in
be presented to the State Legislature for I William Montgomery at Larimer   sta-
aeliou. "Tint here 'liter no person what- tion, while filling oil lumps Tuosduy
over shall open or curry on, in the Stale j night left tho can oil u table whilo sho
of    Pennsylvania,   any    retail    drug or! went into   lho   noxt   room.    Hoc   tittle
chemical store,as the proprietor or man- niae-year-oid  girl  tools  the   ean   and
ager thereof, nor engage In th*   business , oonred somo oil on the tiro, which   igni-
,,f compounding or dispensing medicines   tedthe oil and exploded   tho   ean.    The
prescriptions of phj sicians, or selling , little girl WUS wi badly biirne I   that  slu
—  trnnlyset of fellows, and make agoodap-
Uevoiiuiouniy Balto. nearaiiLC.   However tbov wero unable to
I
Hurry .Mei''addon, son  of Hugh  Me— pound, onr home pitcher's balls to any sat-
Faddon,  of  Derry township, recently ; itifjietion..This coupled witli some strong
dug up an Kngiish coin  of tho duto of I battingontliepart.oftlieMt.Pleasantboys
1780, supposed to have been dropped by j „.„„ t|K, ,,.lmu forthe Kuwe nine The ,l0.
some Kngiish soldiers during lho revo-1 U(m „, (htM1, ir0 w:vsoriticisc.! on both
lutiou, while encamped at an adjacent sul( „„, lho |imll c(,llrl,1Hiim W:1S tl.t.t
spring, and whicli is still   in   oxistoiicc. i, ,, ,      .,,    .,
An Indian grave in   tl.o   sumo   vicinity   he was not well versed   Willi  the game.
,      ,, , ,    ;, I The game was watched with great inter
vals opened not long since, when a skull , ° , ,
and along plooeoflron woro Drought to : "M b-*" 80veral "UUdred -I t*to». Con-
light.   Th" skull, however, crumbled to ! *Merable betting was indulged in.   De
al retail apy drugs, chemicals,  poisons, I died-ati nine ololoolt tiio same night,  and:
Olf medicines, without having obtained a the baby, which was also badly burned, | pieces upon being handled. While plow- j "*pito Uie hitting ol a small girl with a
certificate of competency and quallfica-1 diod-at ono o'clock tho next morning. lug ono day, Mr. MoFaddon also I foul fly, there wns.no aeeddent or-oeoMr*.
:!i 'veiling. This custom gives him no I tion so to do from the State Pharmaceuti-' Mrs. Montgomery was seriously burned, uncart lied a small iron box, apparently nun e to uKirtlin>gau>*.- A' return giUco
time tor recreation and to detrimental to cal examining board, and having been [ Tho parents were so absorbed v-it!i the moulded or pressed into shape, aa noJ w'ill bo plaj'ed at'Hteant Unity in.afew
his health, a salesman whose working I duly registered." This will protect the children that tbe house, was left burning, joints-were found, it ,s supposed io have weeks.
hoars are not too long will work with j profession farom being imposed upon by botby the aid ofthe citizens who turned contained trunsure of somo kind, lint|
more energy, and in tiie end the iner-f quack druggists, and the public uremtont the building was saved, only part] which  dllligenl  sciuvli   tailed  to   dls-i    Hagerstown  loensl or iron hub hny.y
cliant will make latUi
buying poisons from any retailer.
being Inn nod.
coyer,     lt*srj<«,
rskes for salt fj/y .f. U. Andrei*. -.