Mount Pleasant journal (September 30, 1890)

              VOL. 18 MT. PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND CO., PA., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30,1890.
HUFFS CHANCES GOOD.
THE GREENSBURG COLONEL LEADS
INTHE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.
To-Day’* Meeting at Apollo of the Re-publican
Conferee* ami Whnt the
Outlook Seem* to Indicate,
The Republican Congressional confer-ence
in this district will meet to-day at
Apollo, and make a second attempt to
select a candidate. Of the fouraspirants
Heiner, from Armstrong, Craig, Jeffer-son,
Cunningham, Indiana and Huff,
Westmoreland—the laBt named gentle-man
would seem to have the inside
track, if a Greensburg politician, who
claims to be thoroughly acquainted with
the situation, is not mistaken. In speak-ing
of today’s meeting to a JOURNAL
scribe he said:
“Of one thing I feel sure and that is
that Mr. Craig is out of the race. He
might possibly get back in; but, speak-ing
as a Republican, I trust such a ca-lamity,
as his nomination would prove,
will not befall us. Personally, 1 like
the captain; yet, as the representative of
a great district like the Twenty first, he
falls away short in ability. It’s true he
did get a few private pension bills
through and had his measure looking to
the erection of a $50,000 public building
in Greensburg reported favorably from
the committee; but, it is not passed yet
and I’ll be surprised if it does go through.
The House wants to adjourn and is not
likely to spend any time with a little bill
like this.
“Who will be the nominee? Well,
now that’s pretty hard to say. I believe
it will be Col. Huff; his chances are the
best, with Cunningham second. Mr.
Cunningham knows that the Republi-cans
of Indiana county would be pleased
to have the Colonel and I understand he
will throw his conferees this way, thus
giving our man the first chance to win
by securing one vote from either Jeffer-son
or Armstrong. In the event of a
failure to get this deciding ballot, Mr.
Cunningham will be given the same op-portunity,
that will be afforded the other
two candidates, should no nomination
result. Of course there is lots of uncer-tainty
in politics; but, if I were betting,
my shekels would go up on Huff.”
ALMOST CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Iloperttler George King's Narrow Eicnpe
In I he Morewood Mines.
On Tuesday afternoon last George
King, a roperider on the new haulage
road in the Southwest company’s More-wood
mines, came within an ace of being
crushed to death. While waiting for his
load to be made up he jumped on one of
the trips being hauled to the station by
a mule. He was standing between two
wagons and in passing around a sharp
curve he lost his balance and fell out
against the coal rib. Between the top
of the wagons and the coal at tnis point
there were but six inchee of room, and
yet into this small space his body was
squeezed and rolled around until the re-sistance
was such that it stopped the
tri p.
When finally freed from this terrible
position he was brought to the North
Diamond street home of his sister, Mrs.
Wm. Berthel, with whom he boards,
and an examination showed that his left
shoulder was dislocated and several ribs
broken besides internal injuries that for
days threatened to prove fatal. But,
•thanks to a powerful constitution, it is
mow thought he will pull through all
right.
VALUABLE FAYETTE COAL LANDS
For Whose Possession Operator Rainey
Confesses Judgement.
In the United States circuit court at
Pittsburg, Wednesday morning, a bill
in equity was filed by Wm. J. Rainey,
of Cleveland, Ohio, the well known coke
operator, against Alexander Work and
others, of Dunbar township, Fayette
county, in which an important question
was to be settled by the court. Sometime
ago Rainey bought 260 acres of valuable
land from Work and others, for which he
was to pay $450 an acre. Rainey was to
pay $250 down and the rest was to be
paid at specified times.
Some dispute arose, and Rainey did
not pay the money, it is alleged. Work
brought suit in the United StateB court,
and the matter is pending. Rainey,
through hts attorneys, GeorgeShiras, Jr.,
and Dalzell, Scott & Gordon, filed a bill
in equity In which it wua alleged that he
fulfilled hia part of the agreement, but
Work and others had not fulfilled theirs.
He stopped further proceedings, Satur-day,
by confessing judgement in the sum
•of $85,*327.15.
AN INDIAN MASSACRE RECALLED
By the Death of Mr*. Nancy Steele, an
Aged Greene County Lady.
Mrs. Nancy Steele died near Davis-town,
Greene county, a few weeks ago,
aged 89 years. She was the mother of
11 children, nine of whom survive her.
She never saw all her children together.
She was a daughter of Thomas Bowen,
and her mother, who was a Spicer, was
captured by the Indians, together with
her brother, at the massacre ofthe Spicer
family in that county. Remaining with
the Indians for some time she was liber-ated.
Her brother, having learned the
manners and customs of the Indians,
-chose to remain with them, they being
the only two of the family whose lives
were spared at the massacre by the Red
men. President Stephens, of the Mt.
Pleasant Institute, is one of the descend-ants
of Mrs. Steele.
Employment Agent In Trouble.
Slovinski, the agent in New York who
employed the Hune and other immi-grants
there to take the places of the
striking miners at Irwin, has been ar-rested
and will be prosecuted by New
York Knights of Labor. A number of
affidavits have been sent on by the meu
now iu Pittsburg, who claim they have
been deceived. Two well known crimi-nal
lawyers have been retained and an
effort will be made to send the agent
With several others to Sing Sing.
HOME HAPPENINGS.
A Brief Mrntlon of Event. Hint Ocunrretl
During the Past Week.
Rev. Mr. Groff will hold communion
service, Sabbath morning next, at the
St. John’s (Middle) Lutheran church.
There will he an English service, Sab-bath
evening next, at the Evangelical
Lutheran church, to be conducted by the
pastor, Rey. Mr. Groff.
The Perilous Voyage company will
appear at the Grand Opera House to-morrow
evening. This company carries
a car load of its own scenery.
Young Will Marsh, whose serious Ill-ness
from typhoid fever was noted last
week, is considerable better and Ills re-covery
is reasonably assured.
The Mt. Pleasant Polish Catholic
church will be dedicated the latter part
of October. Bishop Phelan, of Pitts-burg,
who is now iu Rome, will conduct
Lhe services.
Stock in the Cochran store at Bridge-port
is being taken preparatory to pass-ing
into the Keystone Supply Company’s
hands and will be opened under the new
management on December 2.
The next meeting of the W. C. T. U.
will be neld to-morrow, (Wednesday,)
afternoon at 2:30 in its new headquarters,
the new Y. M. C. A. hall, above Freed &
Co.’s store. A full attendance isdesired.
Duff & Clark, the big Pittsburg milk
can makers, have about closed a deal
whereby they will become the owners of
the Mt. Pleasant can factory, built by J.
F. McMillin, and of late held by a com-pany
of local capitalists.
Mrs. Minor Gordon, colored, of Dice’s
Extension, was hauled in, Sunday, by
the police for stoning A. F. Jackson’s
domicile. Mayor Hubbs fixed the dam-age
to the peace at $5.25, which the de-fendant’s
husband settled.
The election of a Tenth Regiment Ma-jor
has been postponed and will take
place to-day at Washington, Pa. Cap-tain
Loar, of this place, whose name has
been prominently mentioned for the
place, says he is not a candidate.
Rev. Mr. PerBhlng. the pastor, preach-ed
to two crowded houses in the Metho-dist
church, Sabbath last. At the nioru-ing
service 29 persons united with the
church and in the evening six others
joined, making a total for the day of 35.
The Dice property, at the northwest
corner of the Diamond, one of the old
landmarks about towu, is beitig torn
down preparatory to the erection ol a
business block. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Patterson will make the improvement.
S. C. Kelley, Esq., of this place, has
just secured $480 back pension for Mrs.
Catharine Rowan, of Bridgeport, and an
Increase to $3 a month for Jacob Brestel,
of the same place. Mrs. Rowan will
likely be granted a widow’s pension of
$12 per month.
With eight wells at Grapeville turned
on the Southwest company’s main, the
natural gas pressure here was but BIX
pounds, yesterday morning, and many
consumers experienced a chill over the
ehortage. The supply increased during
the day.)
Nearly every farmer in the eastern
part of Mt. Pleasant township, this
county, and in the northern end of
Bullskin, Fayette, has gone into an
agreement to prevent the killing of all
game for the next five years. The
signers will prosecute all trespassers.
There were two lively fights, Sunday
afternoon, between four colored lemales.
The first set-to had Lizzie Rheuhottom
aud Mrs. Charles Bell as the principals,
the battle ground being the lot in the
rear ol O. P. Shupe’s East End residence-
The second go was at Spring Garden be-tween
Mrs. Polly Riddle and Ella
Gaiter. Both contests drew large crowds
and both were spirited affairs, although
no one was seriously hurt.
FAYETTE’S NEW COURT HOUSE.
Tike Comintssloners Stop WorkUutll They
Del Hie Clinton House site.
The Fayette County Commissioners
have ordered Laughead, Modisette & Co.,
the contractors, to cease work on the
foundation for the new court house at
Uniontowu until arrangements have been
completed for the purchase and removal
of the Clinton House. Negotiations are
already in progress with Mr. Hogg, the
owner of the property, to purchase it
from him. It is reported he has agreed
to take $35,000. or, in case of a failure to
agree with the Commissioners, to sub-mit
it to three men of Uniontown to de-termine
the proper valuation.
Mr. Feather, the present proprietor of
the hotel, has a lease on the building
for a number of j ears and has refitted
and furnished it throughout at consider-able
expense, but be says he is willing
to take any reasonable compensation for
the damage he sustains and will remove
from the premises as soon as possible.
The work of the contractors has been
delayed for some time, and the removal
of the hotel building and the additional
excavating will incur considerabletrouble
and expense, but the work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible from this time un-til
completion.
INTERESTING CELEBRATION.
Poke linn Presbyterian Church Centen-nial
Fittingly Observed.
The celebration, on Tuesday last, of
the one hundredth anniversary of the
founding of the Pj^e Run Presbyterian
church, situated in North Washington
township, this county, was a notable
event in every way. A great many of
the leading divinea^f the Blairsville
Presbytery were present. The gathering
numbered over 500 people. Many of
them were from distant parts of the
country. Owing to ^he sericys illneBS of
the Rev. Dr. George HUl, or Blairsville,
Rev. W. W. Moorhead,*i D., of Greens-burg,
presided. Poke Run is one ofthe
largest country churches in whose
bounds there is neither village nor town.
Among the prominent ministers pres-ent
were Dr. Miller, of Saltsburg; Dr.
Ewing, ol Blairsville; Rev. Mr. Jones, of
Monroetown; Rev. Mr. Cooper, of Con-gruity;
Rev. Mr. Thompson, of Delmont,
and Rev. Mr. Steele, of Murraysville.
Judge John Kirkpatrick, whose father
was one of the first pastors of this
church, and others from Pittsburg were
present.
THE IRWIN SACK FACTORY
IS AT LAST GOTTEN IN SUCCESSFUL
OPERATION.
A HrIff Description of How the Miller*’
Keyatone Bng Compiiny Is Snpfily-tng
ail Excellent Trade.
Mr. 0. P. Shupe, of this place, who is
the president of the Millers’ Keystone
Bag Company, on Wednesday last took
a small party of friends to Irwin to in-spect
the factory, which had iust been
placed in operation. The self appointed
inspectors were received by Secretary
Frank McClurg and, after having been
dined at the Commercial Hotel, were
driven by that gentleman to the much
fought for factory, which stands close
along side of the Pennsylvania tracks,
about half a mile west of the Irwin sta-tion.
A brief description of the different
processes through which the paper sack
goes before it becomes the finished arti
cle cannot help but prove interesting to
JOURNAL readers and is therefore given.
The building is a two-story frame,
100x40 feet. On the first floor is the
machinery that at present includes the
engine, two Campbell printing presses
and the tuber. The last named machine
is that which takes the paper from the
big rolls at one end and pastes, folds, cuts
and sends it out at the other at the rate
of 6,000 an hour, and then it is not run
at much over half its capacity. A girl
stands and receives the tubes, piling
them up and picking out any that might
be imperfect.
These tubes are then taken to the
presses, where they receive the particu-lar
brand of the miller ordering them.
For months the company has had an
experienced wood carver engaged in
making these cuts, for whose safe keep-ing
a separate building lias been deemed
necessary and will be erected as the
stock on hand already amounts to sev-eral
thousand dollars’ worth. The aver-age
miller has his brand printed in three
colors that vary according to taste. As
each color requires one impression the
sack must pass through the press three
timeB before it leaves the printer’s hands.
When thus printed the tubesare taken
up stairs and laid on long tables at one
side of which stand the folders and at
the other the pasters. This work is done
hy girls, of whom probably a score are
now employed. The folder takes the
tules and turns oyer the bottoms, cut
out in passing through the tuber, and
then hands them over to the paster who
completes the work and lays the sacks
on the racks to dry and await the pack-ing
preparatory to shipping.
At present from 10,000 to 15,000 sacks
are being made daily, an output of
which McClurg, who is also general
manager, has every reason to feel proud,
considering the fact that nearly every
employe about the place is new at the
business. It is the intention to more
than double the capacity by adding a
third press and increasing the speed of
the two now running. This will be done
at once; for, orders, as big and plentiful
as the urbane secretary’s smiles over biB
new baby girl— aud that’s saying a good
bit—continue to pour in right along,
leaving no room for doubt of the success
of the enterprise. The paper hag trust,
in opposilion to which this company was
organized, has already lowered the price
$3 a thousand. Although it is not the
company’s intention to engage in a cut-throat
game, the trust’s rates will be met
no difference what they may be made.
While the Irwin site is in no way to
be compared with the one Mt. Pleasant
offered—the directors are of one mind
on that subject now—the company has
no reason to complain of its treatment
at the hands of the Irwin people, who
supply free water and gas. As only a few
feet of the five acres given are, or can be,
of use to the factory, the tract, which
adjoins the big glass works plant now
building, has been laid off in lots that
find ready sale at from $400 to $500 each.
As there are some forty odd lots it is not
hard to see that the company is all right.
The secretary, than whom there is no
more royal host, had promised that the
writer should be allowed two minutes to
call at the Standard office on that prince
of sinners, Bill Morrow; but, President
Shupe got an Italian cornered for a cor-ner
lot and when the fat miller closed
the deal, the distinguished party bad a
close call in getting to the station in
time to catch the train.
WELL PLEASED WITH THE TOWN.
A Son of the Great Chicago Butcher Look*
In on the Mt. IMnumm Branch.
J. O. Armour, a son of Phil. Armour,
the great Chicago meat man, aud a
twelfth owner In that mammoth concern,
dropped in here, Fiiday last, and spent
an hour with George Morris, who has
charge of the Mt. Pleasant branch.
Young Mr. Armour had little time left
after inspecting the refrigerator to look
about the town, hut he expressed him-self
as well pleased not only with the
place but with ti.e prosperous condition
in which he found the trade here. He
left on the 5:05 B. & O. train lor Pitts-burg.
The result of his visit will more than
likely be that his firm will erect a more
commodious building some place near
the present one and from Mt. Pleasant
Bupply the entire coke region with all
kinds of dressed meats. Agent Morris
has taken very kindly to the town and
smiles to see the business increase daily.
He is now handling almost tiiree car
loads of meat a week.
A Pleaaaut 1111117 Sensation.
A week or more ago Mias May Brown,
aged 17 years, gave birth to a child at
Pleasant Unity, which disappeared on
the following day. She told her physi-cian
that the infant died a natural death,
but infanticide is strongly suspected, and
an investigation will be made. In the
meantime the girl’s father has had her
taken to Morganza. Her uncle, William
Burkholder, is determined to secure her
release. The girl refuses to divulge the
name of her betrayer.
All Annoying Accident.
Owing to a broken press but about half
of the inside of to-day’s issue could be
run. Subscribers who draw those pages
blank will please deal charitably with
the publisher.
THE LATE ADAM RUMBAUGH*
Short Sketch of III* Life With the Pro.
visions of III* Will.
The funeral of Adam Rumbaugh, the
notice of whose deatli from consumption
appeared in last week's JOURNAL, took
place, Thursday afternoon, with the in-terment
in the cemetery. Mr. Runi-baugh
was 41 years old, the son of Henry
Rumbaugh, deceased, ot Mt. Pleasant
township, who was 70 years old at the
time of this son’s birth, he having been
married a second time to Mrs. Hosier.
Young Mr. Rumbaugh was educated
here and had intended becoming a phy
sician; but, his eyesight preventing him
from studying, lie entered the store of A.
H. Strickler as a clerk.
Before having reached his majority he
bought an interest in the hardware store
owned by Daniel and L. S. Tinstman,
the last named gentleman retiring. The
firm shortly aiterward became Rum-baugh
& Wragg by Rev. Wm. Wragg
buying out Mr. Tinstman. But reverses
came in 1878 and the stock was disposed
of at sheriff’s sale. W. H. Smith then
bought tlie building and opened the
store, in which Mr. Rumbaugh’s services
soon gave him an Interest and the firm
became W. H. Smith & Co.
The will of the deceased was opened
and read yesterday afternoon. The in-strument
appoints as executors Carl
Stewart, of Pittsburg, and J. H. Rum-baugh,
of this place. The estate IB valued
at about $15,000 whicli will go in trust to
Miss Anna Smith, oldeBt daughter of the
firm’s senior member with whom Mr.
Rumbaugh had made his home tor the
past twenty-three yearB. At her death
it will be given to the Evangelical Lu-theran
church. Mies Smith will also re-ceive
the $2,000 insurance held by the
deceased in the Knights ol Honor, to-gether
with twenty Bhares of Mt. Pleas-ant
Building and Loan stock.
CUPID'S HANDIWORK.
Three Mt. Pleasant Wedding* to Come Off
In the Early October.
At noon Thursday next, at the East
Main street residence of the bride’s fath-er,
Mr. James K. Husband, Miss Grace
Husband will be married to Dr. James
Harkius, the well-known young physi-cian
and druggist. ltev. Mr. Pershing,
of the Methodist church,will perform the
ceremony and the chief actors will leave
during the afternoon, spending the bal-ance
of the week in eastern cities, and
will return to Mt.Pleasant Monday next.
On Wednesday, October 15, at 8 a. m.,
at the South Eagle street home of her
mother, Mrs. Martha Keister, Miss Alice
Keister will be wedded to Mr. James A.
Murdock, traveling salesman for the
well known hardware firm of W. II.
Smith A Co. Mr. aud Mrs. Murdock,
following the wedding breakfast, will
leave on an extended wedding trip.
Cards came out this morning announ-cing
the marriage of Miss Ada Mary,
older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Criswell, and Mr. JohnGK Sliope, Assist-ant
Cashier of the Mt. Pleasant Bank.
The happy event will take; place, Tues-day
evening, October 14, at 6 o’clock, at
8t the South Church street residence of
the bride’s parents, Rev. Mr. Elliott, of
the Presbyterian church, performing
the ceremony. The young oouple will
leave *he same evening on a tour that
will include Niagara and eastern cities.
COAL AND COKE.
Various Items Gathered from the Sur-rounding
Wok*.
The burning Charlotte mine at Scott-dale
Is now being flooded. By this
means it is expected to soon have the
works in operation.
President Saxinan, of the Derry Coal
& Coke Company, backed by a syndicate
of Fbiladelphia capitalists, will develop
a 5,000 acre coal field in West Virginia.
Eastern capitalists have just secured
leases on 30,000 acres ot Indiana county
coal laud in the townships of East, West,
North and South Maboning, Grant aud
Green.
Another futile attempt was made last
week to open up the ill-fated Hill Farm
mine. Bui as soon as air was admitted
the smouldering tire started up aud com-pelled
a stoppage of work.
The lockout iu the Irwiu district goes
steadily on. The strikers have asked for
outBide aid aud are receiving It. The
companies have a few foreiguersat work,
but when shipments are received the
strikers generally pursuade the new men
to leave.
A charter was issued, Friday, to the
Ligonier Coal Company, of Greensburg,
with a capital of $5,000 and the following
dilectors: John McFadyeu, Latrobe;
George F. Huff, Greensburg; J. K. Rus-sell,
Derry; C. 8. s4ms, Mount Holly, N.
J.; John C. 8ims, Philadelphia.
The Knights of Labor and National
Progressive Union in this region have
consolidated, so as to presents solid front
when they preseut their annual demand
to the coke operators in February next,
when the preseut wage agreement will
expire. The amalgamated order will be
known as District No. 4. United Mine-
YVorkers ot America.
Judgment was entered, Saturday, in
the United States Court, of Pittsburg in
favor of the plaintiff in the cases of the
Chicago Furnace Company against J. W.
Moore & Co. for $4,294.32. The writ was
for $5,662 damages for the failure to fur-nish
coke at a contract price, almost two
years ago, when the defeudeuts operated
the Mammoth plant.
' Fu.s Over a Horse Trade.
H. H. Lenhart, of GreenBburg, has
charged Frank Brinker, of this place;
John Brinker, of Beatty’s atation, and
Charles Johnston, of near Youngstown,
with having conspired to defraud and
cheat him. It seems that a week or more
ago the defendants traded horses with
the prosecutor who was badly beaten in
the operation and wanted to "swap”
back again. When this was refused him
he brought the above charge. The de-fendants
all gave hail tor court.
Financial Report of Hie Bl. fit. Church.
The financial report ot the Methodist
church for the past year is: Pastor’s
salary, $1,033.15; presiding elder, $60;
benevolent collection, $368.16; Sunday
school, $103.47; repairs to church and
parsonage, $272; ourrent expenses, $242;
total, $2,078.78. \
CLAIMS HE’S A FRAUD.
What a Drlrgate line to Say of the Union
I.al>or Party Leader.
Collls Lovely has just returned to his
Latrobe home from Philadelphia, where
lie was called by T. P. Rynder to assist
in naming a State Union Labor ticket.
Mr. Lovely is a member of the Knights
of Labor, and is a recognized labor ad-vocate
In this county. He says T. P.
Rynder, the self constituted chairman of
the defunct Union Labor party, is a
fraud, and that the ticket named at the
Philadelphia meeting last week is a false
pretense.
In speaking of the convention, Mr.
Lovely said : “The alleged convention
was composed of 17 men. Each particu-lar
one of those present had been sum-moned
just as I had been. We were all
anxious to know why the convention
was not called in the regular way and
we were all told by Mr. Rynder ‘it was
not expedient.’
“When we assembled at the Girard
House in Philadelphia Mr. Rynder made
a glowing speech. He said he had writ-ten
the last begging letter to those who
ought to be in sympathy with us, and
with striking emphasis he announced :
‘I will personally Btand responsible for
the expenses of our campaign, and I will
put up the money for the fight.’ I know
Rynder to be as poor as Job’s turkey, and
I know he intends to get what money he
uses from the Republican State Commit-tee.
Mr. Rynder wanted me to visit
State Chairman Andreas, but I refused."
DON’T WANT IT PUBLISHED..
Objections to Making the List of Aided
Johnstown Sufferers Public.
A protest has been made by the Flood
Relief Commission against the publica-tion
of the names of persons in Johns-town,
who were the recipients of aid
from the charitable contributions of the
country, at the time of the great flood.
In spite of the protest sent by Robert
Ogden, Chairman of the Commissions
Committee of Classification and Distri-bution.
the Johnstown Board of Inquiry,
a local organization, lias put the matter
objected to in circulation.
Mr. Ogden is very indignant and says:
“Common humanity would of itself for-bid
such a publication to the world.
Many persons would be seriously pained
thereby aud some would be injured, but
the large damage would come with accu-mulating
years. As time passes the
special conditions surrounding the great
disaster of the flood will have passed
away and the cold hare facia of charity
given and accepted will remain in per-manent
form, a record without taint or
humiiation to the recipient, but which
in unfriendly hands may he made to
serve the course of malice and injustice
—a power that right reason would not
say should be passed on to future gener-ations.”
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered During the Week.
Mr. B. M, Loar loft yesterday to re-sume
bis dental studies at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Maggie Affolter and son, Master
Frauk, are visiting friends at McKees-port
and Pittsburg.
Miss Mollie Jeffries, of Bellevornon,
was here, several days last week, the
guest of Mrs. L. S. Tinstman.
Mr. Will Overholt, of Allegheny City,
was liore oyer Sunday with his grand-parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mullin.
Rev. and Mrs. Elliott returned, Satur-day,
from a pleasant four weeks’ sojourn
at the Wenuersyille, Pa., sanitarium.
Mr. Harry Jordan, the popular clerk
at the Hotel Marietta, Conneiisville,
spent Sunday here with his parents.
Mr. Dick White, of Alliance, O., spent
last week with bis old Mt, Pleasant
friends. This was Mr. White’s firstjre-turn
here in five years.
Mr. and Mrs. David Coldsmith, after a
pleasant stay with Mt. Pleasant friends,
returned, Friday, to their McConuells-burg
home. The former resided here
almost fifty years ago.
Mrs. J. J. Neel, of West Main street,
is entertaining her mother, Mrs, M. L.
Hunter, and sisters, Misses Lillie and
Lena, who arrived here last evening
from their Canton, Ills., home.
Mrs. C. E. Goodman and daughter,
Miss Edith, and Miss Sadie Naley left
yesterday lor Philadelphia, where Mrs.
Goodman will enter upon a three years’
course at the Woman’s Medical College
and Miss Naley will oomplete her short-hand
studies.
On Friday evening last Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Markie gave an elegant re-ception,
at their pretty New Haven
home, in honor of their niece, Miss
Mary Overholt Markie, of this place,
who, with her mother, Mrs, Captain
Markie, and visiting friend, Miss Mar-tha
Gray Harrison, of McKeesport, as-sisted
iu receiving the thirty or more
guests present. Dancing to the music of
the Royal Italian Orchestra was the well
observed order of the evening.
MINERS’ INSURANCE.
General Manager Lynch liacke a New
Knights of Labor Concern.
An effort is being made throughout
this region to organize a new miners’
life insurance concern which will, if per-fected,
be conducted somewhat differ-ently
from organizations of the kind that
several years ago were effected and for a
time flourished only to go by the board
from lack of support. The new move-ment
was originated solely by General
Manager Lynch, of the H. C. Frick Coke
Company, who recently held a confer-ence
with Knights of Labor officials on
the matter. He offered to contribute
$2,000 to start the organization and also
to pay $100 for the loss of life to any ot
his company’s employes.
The new association will be affiliated
and be under the exclusive control of
the Knights of Labor, although any
miner can join it. There will be monthly
dues and assessments, and a board of
directors elected annually to manage the
business of the organization. Master
Workman Kerfoot and Secretary Parker
are now holding mass meetings, and
will traverse the entire coke region in its
behalf.
t
REDSTONE PRESBYTERY.
PROCEEDINGS OF ITS DUNBAR MEET-ING
LAST WEEK.
Dr. N. B. Gault) the .Well Known Phy-sician)
Died* a Valuable Tract of
Land In Trust togthe'Chnrch.
The Presbytery of Redstone met at
Dunbar, Tuesday last, and adjourned on
the afternoon of the next day. The
opening sermon was preached; by Rev.
W. A. Edie, of Conneiisville, from Gen.
49:10. Rev. G. P. Donehoo, of the Mt.
Pleasant church, was elected Moderator.
Rev. M. C. Bailey, Ph. D., Stated Clerk,
was kept away from the meeting by a
severe attack ol typhoid fever, and Rev.
It. F. Smith was elected (Stated Clerk
pro tern. Rev. C. P. Cheeseman was
elected Temporary Clerk, and Rev. W.
F. Plainer Permanent Clerk pro tern.
A very interesting feature was the
presence of Dr. Matt. B. Gault, of Clif-ton
Springs, N. Y. Dr. Gault deeded in
trust a large and valuable tract of land,
situated partly in Fayette county and
partly in Westmoreland county,[to Red-stone
Presbytery. One hundred dollars
of the income is to be paid annually to
Tyrone church, injwhich hewasibrought
up and of which he was a member, and
the balance is‘to be paid to the Presby-terian
Board of Missions. The manage-ment
of the farm in committed to five
trustees appointed by the presbytery.
These are Revs. W. A. Edie and J. C.
Meloy, and Messrs. Jesse Hunter, M. F.
Gault and A. S. Loucks. Dr. Gault and
his wife. Frances Wright Gault, join in
this gift. The Doctor made a statement
and explanation of hie desire in making
the gift and the interest which influenced
himsell and his wife. The presbytery
listened with deep interest to his words.
The gift was accepted with thanksgiving
to God, Whose grace had prompted the
gift. It is hoped that others will be
moved to give byjthis liberal example.
A call for the labors of Rev. James B.
Lyle, of tlie Presbytery of Washington,
was presented irom the congregation at
Scottdale, was found in order and laid
on the table until Mr. Lyle became a
member of the Presbytery.
The reports on the boards showed
that in some cases the churches had
made an advance over last year and in
other cases fallen behind. Tlie presby-tery
urged an advance for all the hoards,
and that for the Board of Home Missions
an earnest effort be made to give at the
rate of $1.15 per member. All congre-gations
that have not contributed to
liquidate the debt of the Home acd
Foreign boards were urged to do so at
their earliest convenience.
Mr. G, N. McDonald, presbyterial
missionary, made an encouraging report
in regard to his work in the presbytery.
The presbytery expressed its satisfaction
with his report and decided to continue
his work for the coming year.
The delegates elected to the Synod of
Pennsylvania, which will meet at Wheel-ing,
W. Va., October 16th next, are:
Wm. G. Stewart;Dunbar; Wm.F. Plum-er,
Dunlap’s Creek; R. F. Smith, Pleas-ant
Unity; T. S. Negley, Little Red-stone.
The Ruling Elders selected are:
T. L. Robertson, Sewlckley; Thos. W.
Watt, Dtinbar; James Allen, Conneiis-ville;
W. T. Hough, Little Redstone.
A very profitable and interesting con-ference
meeting was held on Monday
evening and Tuesday forenoon, and
presbytery decided to hold an adjourned
meeting on the second Tuesday of De-cember
at 2 o’clock, at Bellevernon, for
prayer and conference. The next stated
meeting of presbytery was appointed to
be held at Scottdale in April next.
SHE WANTED HER LOVER.
A Hungarian Woman Pay* Iler Ilnnband
•100 to be Free.
Some three years ago at the Youngs-town
coke works two Hungarians, Mary
Mateyand AndyJobes,were marriedwhile
the former was said to have a husband
living in the old country. She was 40
years old and quite homely, but she had
charms that were too much for her 21-
vear old boarder, Andy Franek, and he
fell in love with her. The husband was
recently made acquainted with the facts
in the case and kicked the youthful lover
out of the house. The pair secretly
planned an elopement, and, on Wednes-day
night last, they went together to
Conneiisville to take a train|to Pocahon-tas,
Va.
The husband obtained a warrant for
them the next morningand nabbed them
before they got away from Conneiisville.
When they were taken back to Union-town
the woman said she had $100 in a
bank in Conneiisville, which she offered
Jobes if he would let her go. He got the
money and gave her a release, saying he
needed no divorce and the other fellow
might have her. They left to follow
their original purpose, all parties appar-ently
satisfied with the bargain they
made.
TWO WICKED SHEPHERDS.
A Conneiisville Officer’* Experience While
Looking for Kev. Cumberland.
Constable Frank Campbell, of Con-nellsyille,
who was in Greene county
and West Virginia last week searching
for the Rev. G. W. Cumberland, who
was indicted at the March term of court
at Uniontown for assaulting a young girl
at Dunbar and jumped his bail, had a
remarkable experience. He arrested a
man at Dunkard Creek, in Greene, who
tallied with Cumberland’s description.
Tiiis man was traveling under the name
of John Robinson. He worked as a farm
laborer during the week aud preached
on Sunday.
Officer Campbell started for Union-town
with his prisoner, but after pro-ceeding
a few miles, the latter confessed
that his name was A. F, Cumberson, aud
that he was guilty of a crime similar to
Cumberland’s, committed in Barbour
county, West Va. After becoming satis-fied
that he had the wrong man, Camp-bell
released his prisoner who then
disappeared.
Y. IU. C. A. Meeting
The Ladies Auxiliary Committee of
the Y. M. C. A. will meet at 8:30 tomor-row
evening, and at the same time the
Y. M. C. A. directors.
AROUND AND ABOUT.
Short Note. From Westmoreland and tlie
Counties Adjoining.
The Kiskiminetas Building and Loan
Association, of Saltsburg, capital stock
$500,000, was chartered, Thursday, at
Harrisburg.
Rey. A. W. Lytle was last week install-ed
pastor of the Latrobe United Presby-terian
eburcb.
Winfield Heath, of Mutual, has been
jailed at Greensburg on a charge of ille-gal
liquor selling.
The contractors promise to have
Greensburg’s electric street railway iu
operation by Tuesday next.
The Uniontown Y. M. C. A. has bought
the Beeson store property, on Main
street, at the option price, $17,600.
Cal Light, a 12-year-old Ligonier boy,
fell from a ohestnut tree, Thursday, sus-taining
injurios that may prove fatal.
Ex-Goyernor Pattison is booked to
address Democratic mass meetings at
Scottdale, Conneiisville and Uniontowu
on Saturday next.
If the prosent arrangements are carried
out, Mr. Delarnaier will attend the
Greensburg fair on October 8 and Mr.
Pattisonjon the day following.
Pittsburg is to have a new morning
daily paper. It will be called the Sun,
be stalwart Republican and the first is-sue
will appear about October 15.
In a drunken row, which occurred
near Leisenring last week, between Irish
and Americans, Pat Hennessey aud a
man named Jones were badly cut.
FrankjShearer, the wellknown Greens-burg
meat merchant, lias charged J. P.
Walker, a plumber, with haying stolen
$60 from his house while there plumbing
Samuel Evans, a Greene county farmer
who lived near Mt. Morris, was caught,
Wednesday, under an upset load of hay
and smothered to death. He was 60 years
old .
The D6W United Brethren church at
Mt. Nebo, in East Huntingdon township,
was dedicated oil Sabbath last. Rey. Dr.
Funkhouser, of Dayton, O., preached the
sermon.
A,Pennsylvania freight flagman named
Dougherty, whojlived at Braddock, was
struck and instantly killed by.the Oyster
Express, near Greensburg,", Tuesday
morning last.
GeorgOjTetlow had anickel-in-the-slot
machine to sell.cigars in his Uniontown
billiard saloon; but the boys worked the
combination with a wire and George is
out just $28 onjthe first round.
John Gump, a Greene county drover,
realized about $2,000 from the sale of a
drove ot cattle at Uniontown, Wednes-day,
but was robbed of the money while
staying over the Dight at a hotel.
Matthew Black, a well-known farmer
residing near Jeannette, was held up,
Wednesday evening, by a footpad who
represented bimself as an officer and
robbed his victim of somej$35 and valua-ble
papers.
A strike of the train runners for a 60
cent, advance in wages caused several
days’ idleness at the Scottdale pipe works
last week. The company came oat on
top as the strikers returned to work at
the old price.
A Pinkerton detective named Woerick
came to PeDnsville recently and worked
himself up in the local assembly of the
Knights of Labor until he was chosen
master workman. lie has just beenjdis-covered
and kicked out.
Mrs. Agnes Connell, a Blairsville wid-ow
with six chilrf/en, has sued the Penn-sylvania
Railroad for $25,000 damages in
the Pittsburg courts. She brings the
suit because her husband was recently
killed in the company’s Blairsville shops
by an exploding boiler.
Ludwick citizens are much exercised
over the finding, on|Saturday last, of a
five weeks’ old babe in an outhouse be-longing
to Israel Altman. The infant
was richly dressed and will be turned
over to the Children’s Aid Society.
The Prohibition State Central Com-mittee
met at Harrisburg,; Wednesday,
and selected JJohn D. Gill, Esq., of
Greensburg, to fill the place made va-cant
by the resignation oi Charles Miller,
the regular nominee of that party for
Governor.
Despite big kicks onjthe part of con-sumers,
advances in the price of natural
gas will go into eftect to-morrow at La-trobe,
Greensburg, West Newton and
Uniontown. Greensburg’s new company
Is making preparations for an independ-ent
line from Grapeville.
C. H. Rush, proprietor of the McClel-land
House, at Uniontown, came out
victorious iu his Butt with Mrs. McClel-land
and son, owners of the property.
An appeal will follow, howeyer. The
case was brought to oust Mr. Rush on a
five years’ lease he holds onjthejhotel.
Johnstown society has received a rude
shock over the return of Mrs. Dr, H. H.
Smith to her Ridgeway girlhood home
because of the intimacy said to exist be-tween
her husband and his dashing fur-niture
store clerk, Miss Belle Attenburg,
who, with the doctor, is now at her Sala-manca,
N. Y., home.
The temperance people, it is said, have
it in for Charles Beatty, the Democratic
candidate for the Legislature in Fayette
county, aud they will try to defeat him.
They claim that Beatty voted against
submitting the prohibition amendment
to the people, and that he opposed it again
when it finally came to a vote.
Patrick Killen, ofScoltdalo, the other
day, became so enraged when a young
man named Brown asked him for the
band of one of bis pretty daughters in
marriage, that he secured a revolver and
chased about town for Brown, threaten-ing
to kill him. Killen was arrested,
but was released upon promising to keep
the peace.
Standard Strike Notice Withdrawn.
The K. of L. officials have withdrawn
the six days’ notice given the Frick com-pany
to reinstate a Hun, discharged at
the Standard coke works, for loading his
wagons lightly. The company did not
reinstate the man, and the trouble la now
just where it started. It is understood
that a portiou of the men at;the works
were not favorable to striking. Master
Workman Kerfoot Bays that the uotice
was withdrawn for obvious reasons, and
that more efiective means will be used to
secure the man’s reinstatement.
ABOUT MINE ACCIDENTS.
WHAT INSPECTORS WILL SAY IN
THEIR ANNUAL REPORT.
Interesting Statements Called From Ad-vance
Sheets Showing a Universal De-mand
for More Stringent Laws.
Mine inspectors of Pennsylvania are
about ready to send out their annual re-port.
From Us advance pages some Im-portant
facts are gleaned, which, in the
light of the numerous accidents that
have occurred ot late, will not tend to
exculpate the proprietors of mines.
There are seven anthracite and eight bi-tuminous
districts in this state. Each
district has its duly appointed inspector
whose duty it is to note carefully the
condition of tlie mines with regard to
general working facilities and also with
regard to the security, ventilation and
lighting of tlie mines. If the mines do
not fulfill all of the legal requirements it
is the duty of the inspector to enforce
compliance with tlie laws. The follow-ing
are statements made by the officials
of this district and those adjoining:
Tlie Second bituminous district, of
which William Jenkins is inspector, in-cludes
portions ot Allegheny and West-moreland
counties. Mr. Jenkins re-marks:
“I am sorry to say that the
number of fatal accidents liaB Increased
6, and tlie non-fatal, 4 over last year,
there being 20 fatal casualties and 62
non-fatnl but serious ones. Fourteen
were made widows by these fatalities
and 42 were made orphans. Mr. Jenkins
also states that Borne of the mines under
his jurisdiction are in so bad a condition
that ho was compelled to inspect them
oftener than the four times a year re-quired
by law. If the mine overseers
were stricter there would not be so many
accidents from falling slate, dislocation
and detects In the roof. One of the most
serious questions [In this district is the
natural gas danger, where the pipes pass
over the mine workings. When there
are breaks in the strata, there is danger
of a break or a leak in tlie pipes, and a
leak makes it very dangerous iu the
mines below. In 1886, and also during
this year, explosions occurred from nat-ural
gas in tlie mines. This matter, the
inspector thinks, is not now receiving
the attention it deserves, and before long
there will probably occur some iearful
catastrophy, wldch will cause the entire
nation to ponder tlie question of mines
and pipe-lines,
Tlioma8 R. Adams, of the Third bitu-minous
district, embracing Armstrong,
Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence,
Mercer and part of Westmoreland coun-ty,
reports only 4 fatal accidents and 27
serious ones. Widows made by these
fatilities, 2; orphans 3. Mr. Adams
thinks that tlie improvements in the
mines are due solely to the new mining
laws, and that were it not for them, the
miners’ condition to day would be as
bad, or even worse than it was in 1877.
Fayette and Somerset counties com-pose
the Fifth bituminous district. There
were 16 fatal accidents in it last year and
41 non-fatal. 'The inspector is Mr. Fred.
C. Keighley. He mentions falling roofs
as the leading^ cause for the accidents
and he complains that “carbon oil and
other villainous and sickening oil com-pounds
are burned instead of pure lard
oil.” These materials make the atmos-phere
unhealthy and unfit for respira-tion.
The Sixth bituminous district includes
Blair, Clearfield, Jefferson and parts of
Westmoreland. J. T. Evans is the in-spector.
There were 8 fatal and 13 non-fatal
accidents. Falls of coal are the
most prevalent cause of accidents in this
locality and Mr. Evans, as well as nearly
all the other inspectors, complains that
the mine bosses do not see that the work-men
take proper precautions for safety.
James Bllck, inspector for the Seventh
bituminous district,including Allegheny,
Washington and Westmoreland, reports
18 fatal accidents, 44 non-f-tal. Eight
were made widows by these fatalities, 18
were made orphans. Mr. Blick says that
many of the mine-owners evince a de-termination
to evade legal requirements.
INSTITUTE SCRAPS
The Budget of Interesting News Gath-ered
During the Put Week.
Miss Orpha Newmyer, ol Dawson, was
at the Institute on Friday.
Robert Burgan, of Mansfield Valley,
eutereiUBie preparatory class yesterday.
John W. Hooley is now in the carpen-ter
business, but will return to school
next term.
E. L, Collier, a last year’s student, is
at the Baltimore Medical School, Balti-more,
Md.
Mies Catharine Carey, daughter of
Prof. Carey, one of the Institute’s trus-tees,
entered school yesterday.
J. C. Longaneeker was called to Ma-sontown,
Friday, to atteni*the funeral of
his grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Burrell.
Misses Nellie Stanfler and Olla Over-holt
and Messrs. Richard Burns and Ed
Marsh were visitors at society Saturday
evening.
Max Overholt has returned to school,
after a short vacation on account of his
eyes. The oceulist consulted stated that
Max could resume his studies.
The ball game, which was to have
been played with a picked town nine on
Saturday, was postponed on account of
the bad condition of the grounds.
Pres. Stephens returned Friday from
the meeting of the Indiana Association
which was hold at Puuxsutawney. Over
$200 was raised at the meeting for the
endowment iund.
Troubled Coke Operators.
A new feature in the scarcity of coke
cars has developed. The railroads are
unable to handle the cars that are in the
coke region at present. Many of the
large coke companies own many cars,
the Frick company leading with some
3,000 ot its own. Many of these are side-tracked
in the region on account of the
inability of the railroads to haul them
away. This is considered one of the
principal causes of the famine. The latter
is almost as bad as ever, with poor pros-pects
of immediate relief.
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THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
The address of the Independent Re-publican
State Committee has just been
Issued. It is signed by Chairman George
E. Mapes and one hundred Republicans
representing nearly every county in the
state. The article gives a short history
of the Republican party and then goes
hirectly for Mr. Quay, charging him
with having forced the nomination of
Mr. Delamater and the convention with
having carried out the dictates of “an
autocratic boss.” It charges Mr. Dela-mater
with being a self-seeing machine
politician and attacks his record as State
Senator. The address then closes thus:
‘‘There is but one Issue in tills cam-paign.
Purity of the ballot, fair elections,
honest and courageous men In office,
clear administration ot public affairs, are
and always will be supreme questions in
a republic. If the Republicans of Penn-sylvania
have readied that degree of sub.
servlence that they will solemnly cas t
the vote of approval of a leader whose
hands are stained with corruption, then
the days of the Republican party are
numbered.
‘‘The election of Robert E. Pattison
cannot be construed ns a partisan vic-tory.
His election in 1882 by a plurality
of 32,000 was followed in 1881 by a Re-publican
majority of 80,000 for James G.
Blaine.
“The maintenance of the system of
protection cannot honestly be brought
into this contest. No true friend of pro-tection
will desire to attach it to the for-tunes
of Mr. Quay. The defeat of Mat-thew
S. Quay and ills candidate will de-pend
upon the intelligent Republicans.
It will rid the Republican party of its
most selfish and corrupt leadership, res-tore
you your citizenship and vindicate
your Commonwealth.”
Should this Independent movement,
as defined in Chairman Mapes’ address,
draw from the Republican party in this
state as did the candidacy of Hon. John
Stewart eight years ago, the history of
that campaign will repeat itself; Mr.
Pattison will be elected Governor. But
the situation Is different to-day. Then
the Independents had their own candi-date;
now they can only turu to the
Democratic standard-bearer, and while
It must be admitted that there are many
Republicans who did not sanction Mr.
Quay’s action in having Mr. Delamater
nominated, how many of those so dissat-isfied
will bolt their ticket for even a man
like Mr. Pattison? Not very many.
Why? Because it is poor politics. Then,
It must be remembored, the Republican
majjrity in Pennsylvania can stand con-siderable
loss before it is wiped out; nor
should it be forgotten that Mr. Quay is
himself in the saddle, and it must be ad-mitted
he rides well. But let the finish
be as it may, the race is going to be a
pretty one.
HAVE PATIENCE, GENTLEMEN.
Hardly a day passes that Tint JOURNAL
is not Importuned to give Council par-ticular
fits for this and that. Here comes
a complaint that the West End is not
receiving its share ot attention at Street
Commissioner Lobingier’s bands; now
some honest Second ward taxpayer wants
to know if the holes in front ot his place
cannot be filled or the unusually high
crossings on Church street smoothed
down so that they will not,as they now do,
jolt occupants of passing vehicles from
their seats; or then it is an angry Texan,
stirred up over some real or imaginary
grievance, for which lie holds Council
responsible.
But, be patient, gentlemen. Council
does deserve censure for not starting
street work earlier and again for the
blunder in selecting Mr.Loblngler’s pred-ecessor.
Still, Improvements have been
made and more are following and will
continue to follow for the next month or
so, and Tut JOURNAL trusts each par-ticular
kicker will get just what his heart
most desires at Council’s hands.
should be brought about by the foreign
element after the expiration of the old
agreement and before a new one can be
arranged. But should the unexpected
and unwished for outbreak come, either
here or -in railroad circles, experience
tenches us that the sheriff’s posse is often
dangerously slow and not infrequently
powerless when It does materialize, prov-ing
tlie need of some more efficient
method to restore peace and order.
Perhaps, New York’s proposed law
will supply this need and in tiiat event
we can follow suit with a similar meas-ure.
Tills might reduce the Pinkerton
detective force, but the country at large
could stand it.
WILL THE PINKERTONS GO ?
The preservation of order and the pro-tection
of the lives and property of those
who may be involved in conducting or
resisting a strike are matters of very
grave importance. The employment of
Pinkerton detectives by the company
formed a very conspicuous feature in the
late New York Central railroad strike
and furnished another precedent in a
very dangerous tendency.
A movement is now on foot to secure
such legislation at Albany next winter
as will preyent the hiring of armed
bodies of men who are outside of all
military control to keep the peace or pre-serve
the property of either individuals
or corporations. It is proposed to pass a
law which will require the Governor of
New York to call out the National Guard
to prevent or suppress riots and to pro-hibit
the employment ot private detec-tives
for any such purpose.
Under the present scale system there
is little danger of riots occurring in the
Conuellsville coke region unless trouble
A DISCREDITED CENSUS.
Tlie disappointment and discontent
caused by tlie recent Federal census were
so outspoken in New York that tlie local
authorities there have undertaken to test
tlie accuracy of tlie llgures. For tills
purpose a careful count ot a single ward
was made by the sanitary police, under
the direction of tlie Board of Health, and
tlie actual number of inhabitants was
found to be 1,190, where the United
States enumerators had returned 922.
The difference, It will be observed, is 274
or 29.7 per cent. If there was a similar
discrepancy throughout the city, New
York should have a population approach-ing
two millions.
The most ardent boomers of the town
make no such claim as this, but they In
sist with reason that one such proof of
inaccuracy destroys confidence in the
whole census and the newspapers are
clamoring for a recount. Philadelphia
might with great propriety join in this
demand. It has already proved there
that all over the city entire households
were neglected by the enumerators, and
there is every probability that PhUadel-has
suffered as much, if not more, Ilian
New York at the hands of incomptent
censustakers.
“This Is the first time,” say the Phila-delphia
Times, “In the history of the
United States census that tlie service has
been undertaken on a political basis and
with political ends. There was therefore
the greater reason why the work should
have been done with at least the appear-ance
of accuracy. As a fact there never
has been a census so completely discred-ited
from beginning to end. It is an-other
of the failures of tills extraordina-ry
administration.”
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
The substance of Superintendent Leib-liardt’s
suggestions in regard to the Dead
Letter Office is published in another col-umn,
and appears at the request of Post-master
McAdams who Is desirous of
having the patrons of the Mt. Pleasant
office as thoroughly acquainted with the
postal service as possible, and especially
with Mr. Leibhardt’s suggestions which,
if observed, will aid the dispatch and de-livery
of matter sent through the malls,
or its return to the sender In the event_
of non-delivery, thus preventing, as that
gentleman says, the annoyance, delay
and embarrassment caused by sending
matter to the Dead Letter Office.
While the efficiency of the postal sys-tem
and seryice has attained a high stan-dard,
the public can materially aid in the
fuller and more complete delivery or re-turn
of its mail matter. Be sure the
address is right; have the name and ad
dress of the sender either printed or
written on the upper left hand corner of
the envelope or wrapper of all matter
mailed and it will either be delivered or
returned to you. This is the pitn of Mr.
Leibhard’s advice which, however, 1B
well worth the reading.
CHEAP FOREIGN TITLES.
A Parisian dealer in foreign titles and
decorations has furnished an inquirer
with a pricelist of some of the comtnod
ities that he offers, and contrary to the
prevailing impression tlie rates are sur-prisingly
cheap. The title of count, the
highest on this particular list, comes at
30,000 francs; that of viscount can be
had for 25,000 francs, and baron for 15,
000. These are warranted real Spanish
titles.
For those who do not care to go so high
a fine article of chevalier is offered at
8,000 francs. There also minor decora-tions
which convey no title, but look
well in the buttonhole. Such is the ro-sette
of the Red Cross, sent on payment
of 1,500 francs. A month is sufficient
time to secure this, but for the higher
titles a delay of live or six months is
necessary, though one-hall of the pur-chase
money must be paid to tho- dealer
on application.
There is, as an exchange well says, a
business-like system about all this that
should commend it to the patronage of
Americans. It might be a profitable in-vestment
for a young man contemplat-ing
matrimony to spend, say $5,000, to
become a count, and he could by this
Blmple means aspire to the hand of the
fairest and the richest.
LABOR AND ITS VOTES.
It is well said that it will be idle to
claim that workingmen respect them-selves,
their industries, their citizenship
and their sovereign power in the correc-tion
of oppressive laws, if they throw
upon party committees the duty ot pay-ing
their taxes and thus qualifying them
as voters. That submission to party
leaders means that their votes lor the
full party ticket, good, bad or indifferent,
are marketable to the party at 25 cents
each, as a 50 cent tax receipt qualifies a
voter for two years. No self-respecting
workingman would make his vote an ar-ticle
of commerce at any price, but the
man who sells his vote for 25 cents a
year is simply idiotic.
Then, let every workingman,whatever
his political faith, pay his own taxes be-fore
the 4th of October next—Saturday
of this week—and thus possess an un-questioned
title to his own vote. Then
let him carefully consider how he should
vote to assure the best laws for our in-dustries,
and vote for the candidates who
are best entitled to his support, regard-less
of party prejudices or party orders.
Labor should own its votes.
EXCHANGE ETCHINGS.
Tlint’s So!
Boston Herald.
The World’s Fair has a director. Now
give him something to direct.
True, Whether Salil or Not.
Lntrobe Advance.
Mr. Darlington is rrported as saying
ot Latrobe: “Gas is a luxury and If yon
want it you must pay for it.”
■letter Watt for Returns.
Somorsot Democrat.
The managers and rank and file of the
Pennsylvania Democracy carry them-selves
with that air of confidence begot-ten
by an assurance of success. Victory
is In the air.
A Possible Explanation.
Pittsburg Press.
It is said Ingalls has been lending
money to Kansas farmers at 10 per cent,
Now we know why lie “hales a Demo
erat” as he says. They will borrow but
they never have 10 per cent, left to pay.
Different Kind of Kicks.
Philadelphia Times.
As long as tlie Republican majority is
permitted to throw Democrats out of the
House it is satisfied. But when the
Democrats choose to go out of their own
accord the other side kicks. So do the
Democrats.
ltlll’s Lucky Escape.
Irwin Standard.
During our week’s vacation we visited
several neighboring newspaper offices.
And to the honor of the editors, we lost
nothing but some pencils, our plug of
tobacco and a new barlow knife; but
then we did not call at the Argus office.
Major, Your Eyes Must He Had.
Greensburg Argus.
I. McWilliams, of Mt. Pleasant, is
at the head of a movement looking to the
establishment of a shirt factory for tiiat
place; and if there is one thing more
than another needed for that town It is a
shirt factory. A man with a shirt on in
Mt. Pleasant is regarded as a curiosity.
He a Man.
Unlontown Genius or Liberty.
Pay your poll tax yourself. Walk and
hold up your head among your fellow-men
witli the proud consciousness of
self ownership. Don’t mortgage your
vote by permitting a party committee to
pay your tax. The last day for the pay-ment
of tax is October 4th. Attend to
tills matter yourself.
Getting Ready for the Fair.
Somerset Standard.
The Mt. Pleasant JOURNAL wants to
know, “what is to prevent Mt. Pleasant
from having a real live fair?” Friend
Morrow, of the Irwin Standard, who is
easily spurred on by an interrogation
point, suggests, “You want to get in
from out of the country.” After Brother
Shields has acted on this suggestion, will
he please tell us where lie is?
A Warning to Farmers.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
With the hog cholera epidemic and al-most
uniformly fatal, in Southwestern
Ohio, care should be taken that the dis-ease
be not brought into Pennsylvania,
both sanitary and financial interests
calling for such precautions. The dis-ease
is said to be spreading rapidly, and
unless soon checked will cause immense
loss to farmers and I(feelers.
W. C. T. u.
‘ FOR GOD AND HOME AND NATIVE
LAND.”
This column Is conducted by tlie Woman's
Christian Temperance Union ol Mt. Pleasant,
Alton! How Papers are Read.
Greensburg Independent.
Ask some men for an advertisement or
a few locals, and they will say they
don’t believe in advertising,as a paper is
never read. Let him be caught kissing
his neighbor’s wile, or trying to bold up
the side of a building his tune changes
instantly, and if tlie printing office is in
the garret of a seven story building, be
will climb to the top and beg the editor
not to publish it in the paper, you know.
LottrrleM Doomed.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
The lottery business has been knocked
out as a result of tlie recent anti-lottery
law, and if the lottery people try to re-vive
it through the use of the express
companies, another law to prohibit them
from using the express will also be pass-ed.
The lottery people may as well give
up the notion of living by cheating any
more and go to work, for the people and
their legislators have camped on tlie
trail of ibe lottery business, and will not
rest as long as it is in existence.
Tils Name Need Here.
Unlontown Standard
There is a local need of just such a law
as that passed by the Inst New York leg-islature.
It provides that any child un-der
sixteen years of age who shall smoke
or in any way use any cigar, cigarette or
tobacco in any form in any public street,
place or resort shall be guilt.y of a misde
tneanor and shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding ten dollars and not less
than two dollars for each offence. Very
small “kids” in Uniontown can be seen
smoking tlie noxious cigarette. Do they
have any parents?
Speaker Reed’s Strong Ground.
Pittsburg Times.
Here is the ground Speaker Reed
stands on: Article one, section five of
the Constitution of the United States
reads: “Each House shall be the judge
of elections, returns and qualifications of
its own members; and a majority of each
shull constitute a quorum to do business,
but a smaller number may adjourn from
day to day and may lie authorized to
compel the attendance of absent members
in such manner and undersitcli penalties
as each House may provide.” Now let
this article ol the Constitution be en-forced
to the letter.
What the Frick Company Wants.
Connellsville Courier
The H. C. Frick Coke Company paid
their men at the Standard works,as usual,
on Saturday. They were wise and tem-perate
in making no effort to witbold
this pay in anticipation of the result of
their damage suit. The wages of the
strikers are not what the Frick company
is after; the binding force ol the wage
agreement is what the company wants to
test, only this and nothing more. If the
agreement is good, they mean that it
shall be kept; it it Is not good, then there
is no use making any more of them. The
issue is as plain as the nose on one’s
face, and tlie parties to the wage agree-meent
of February last will do well to
keep it in view.
AN ALLEGORY.
11V A I'ltOII IlllTlONIHT.
Once on a time a Great Evil came Into
a certain nice, respectable community,
and, as is frequently the case, In order to
attract attention, It assumed the guise of
a woman, while, in reality, It possessed
all tlie mean traits ever manifested by
tlie worst of men. Seen from one of ils
sides, its form and leatures displayed a
great degree of feminine beauty, winch
elicited exclamations of admiration from
the spectators, and it was not unusual t<x
hear honest, sober citizens saying to one
another: “I declare! it looks pretty
well;” and the next would gleefully res-pond,
“You’re right; It docs.”
Hut seen from its other side,which was
seldom exposed to the public gaze, an
emotion of distrust and disgust super-seded
all feelings of admiration, and the
beholder uniformly turned away with a
shrug of the shoulders, and pronounced
it an abomination.
It was not long before the presence of
tlie Great Evil wrought serious injury to
the community, by creating a sense ot
Insecurity in existing institutions tiiat
had always been deemed profitable,
wholesome and trustworthy. Selfish-ness,
monopoly, rapacity, intemperance
and other vices began to crop out freely
in places where liberality, honesty, be-nevolence,
sobriety and virtue had al-ways
been rigidly exercised from princi-ple;
and it did seitn, as Deacon Goodling
expressed it, “as if the very Old Boy bad
broken loose.” And tlie citizens gener-ally
were not slow in discovering that all
these disagreeable developments might
be directly traced to the Great Evil that
had come among them.
Singular as !L nmy appear, there was a
division among tlie citizens concerning
the best methods of staying the effects of
the Great Evil; and nearly every one of
the principal wise beads bad a plan of
bis own for restoring the community to
its former condition of quietude and
prosperity. To harmonize these various
proposals for reform it was decided to
call a public meeting at tlie City Hall for
a discussion of tlie subject, and to adopt
such measures as slionld rid them effect-ually
of the baleful intruder. It was
also announced that tlie Great Eyil
would be present at the meeting, and
should then and there be seen on all sides
in tlie lays ol tlie strongest lime lights.
At tlie appointed hour tlie meeting was
called to order, ami a prominent Individ
ual took the chair. The Great Evil was
placed conspicuously upon tlie platform,
where all could behold it in the glare of
tlie illumination, witli its brightest and
best side turned toward tlie audience.
Nearly tlie entire community had res
ponded to tlie call to satisfy personal
curiosity, and assist in (be rooting out of
the public enemy.
Professor Seholasticus, taking the floor,
said that according to bis way of think-ing,
Education would tend to very
greatly improve the character of tlie
Great Evil, and so reduce the bldeonsness
of Its bad side as to render It tolerable in
the sight of the people. He lmd come
prepared to demonstrate the value of his
theory, and he hoped that an opportunity
might be given for a trial of bis plan.
Several gentlemen doubted the success
of tlie Professor’s proposition; but it waB
unanimously voted that lie might proceed
at ouce with bis experiment.
Ascending tlie platform, he flrBt turned
the bad side of the Great Evil toward the
audience, and the effect was terrible, so
great was its corruption and bideousnees.
“I wil) soon change all this deformity
into grace and loveliness,” said the Pro-fessor,
“and then you will witness how
tlie magic power of education can be
utilized for the reformation of all niun
dane evils.”
With these words he proceeded to un-roll
and suspend by cords, betweeu the
audience and the Great Evil, one by one,
a number of sheets of gauze, of various
colors, each bearing the name of some
one educational or social accomplish
ment. There were etiquette, philosophy,
mathematics, music, art, social develop-ment;
and as each fell softly In front of
tlie Great Evil, its appearance, as seen
through tlie gauze, was gradually im-proved;
tlie hard exterior gradually
softened, tlie rough places seemed
smoother, the angles became graceful
curves, and the entire figure assumed
apparent beauty. At last the work of
Education was accomplished, to the sat-isfaction
of tlie Professor, and all the
spectators cried with admiration, “How
charming It Is I What wonders Educa-tion
can perform I”
At this point ol the proceedings aquiet
old gentleman, with a twinkle of fun in
his eye, but who lmd once been bitten
by the Great Evil, arose and exclaimed :
“But the nasty old thing is still there all
the same, and as ugly as ever!”
This served, in an instant, to break the
charm that Professor Seholasticus had
thrown over the audience, and his re-mark
seemed so reasonable that many
wondered why they bad not thought of
that before. So when the hall had again
become quiet, it was unanimously voted
“that while the influence of Education
should in no wise be deprecated, it cer-tainly
could do nothing to reform a Great
Evil;” and the Professor rolled up his
yells and departed in a state of mental
depression.
Mr. Morality then approached the
Great Evil, and thus addressed it: “See
here now, why don’t you be good and
go away ? Don’t you see how badly you
are going on, deceiving and injuring
many harmless citizens without any sort
of provocation ? You really ought to be
ashamed of yourself! Now you might
easily reform and be henceforth known
as a Great Blessing; but if you go on as
you are now going, you will get yourself
terribly disliked. Don’t you know that
if you are virtuous you will be happy?
Do be good to yourself and UB, won’t
you?” Ashe asked this question, the
Great Evil frowned so wickedly upon
Mr. Morality that It drove him from the
platform in a tremendous fright, and the
audience heard the word “Fool!” em-phatically
hissed from the ugly mouth of
the Great Evil.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
I. O. O. F.
Mow Hose Lod No. 360,1. O. O. F., meets
every Thursday evening In Odd Fellows’
Hall. JOHN A. STEVENSON, Hec’y.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Mt. Pleasant Ixxlgo No. 2280, K. of H.,
meets alternate Monday evenings In Odu
Fellows’ Hall. JAB. B. BItADDOCK, Hep.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
It. A Lodge No. 592 meets alternate Mon-day
evenings In Odd Fellows’ Hull.
J. A. LOA it, Bec'y.
A. O. K. of M. O.
Mt. Pleasant Castle No. 90, Ancient Order
Knights of Mystic Chain, meets alternate
Saturday oveuingN in Odd Fellows’ Hall.
G. W. WILSON K.8.
a. A. R.
Robert Warden Post No. 163 G. A. R.,J. A.
Stevenson, Adjutant, meets In Odd Fellows’
Hall every third Friday of each month
J. O. U. A. M.
Logun Council, No 115, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, meets every Tuesday
evening,at 7 o,clock, In Odd Fellows’ Hall.
DAN’L liULIJNGER, Councilor,
A. O. U. W.
Lodge of Ancient Order United Workmen
meets In Odd Fellows’ Hall every alternate
Friday of the month,
A. N. BTAUFFER, Bec’y,
K of P.
Hylas Lodge No 47-1, Knights of Pythias,
meets every Wednesday evening in K. of P.
Hall Dr. W S. PLOTNER K.ofR.andS.
I. O. H.
Mt. Pleasant Conclave No. 173, Independ-ent
Order Heptusophs, meets on tho second
and fourth Wednesday evenings of eoch
month, In Odd Fellow’s’ Hall.
H. C. KELI.KY, Secretary.
FOR PURE
Whiskies, Wines, Etc.,
Send your orders to
H. A. WOLF & SON,
1036 Penn Avenue,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Lowest Prices and Best duality
Guaranteed.
All Goods Packed Free of Charge.
10 22 89 ly
33AJ/\C
1*3
Portor, these Shoes are blackened with
Wolff’sACMEBIacking
Sponge them with clean water, and they will he
bsoeaanuttimfuiu*y polished. ”
easy thii< time! Byth-.._., , ..
Stable friends that it in the lkst Harness Dressiutj in
the world. I've tried it!!
_ Yon will earn jour qunr
By the way, Porter, tell yonrXivery
Ask for Pik-Ron, which
WILL STAIN OLO a NEW FURNITURE
WILL STAIN GLASS AND CHINAWARC
WILL STAIN TINWARE
WILL STAIN YOUR OLD BASKETS
WILL STAIN BABVS COACH AND
Varnish
at the
stime
time.
JS>1I\K-1
M A PAINT THAT OMl % ^ 7'/? V* / T*
*e CAM sre THNO i/ow.m m ' 'l ’ ' •
WOLFP & RANDOLPH, Philadelphia.
Real Estate!
J. D McCaleb A Co., office on corner of
Church and Main streets, will give attention
o the purchase, sale and renting of Real EB-ate
and all other business in this line.
25,000 MILES
Of hedge and wire fence have been put out by
the Dayton Hedge Co, making an average of
one thousand miles for each year spent by
the originator. Wesley Young, in tho busi-ness.
There Is now growing In this county
nearly forty miles of their fence.
K PRESCOTT,
Solicitor and Superintendent. Penna. Dlvls’n,
Mt Pleasant, Pa
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
HI. Peter's Reformed Church—Services at
10:80 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at
9:00 a. m, O. R. Forner, Pastor.
United Presbyterian Church—Services Sab-bath
morning and evening at the usual hours.
Sunday School at 0:30 a. m.
Howard S. Wilson, Pastor.
Presbyterian Church.—Services every Sun-day
morning at 10:30, and every Sunday
venln g t 7:30. Sunday school at9:30 a. m.
S. E. Elliot, Pastor.
Trinity Lutheran Church—Services every
Sabbath alter noon at 3 o'clock, English and
German alternating. J. R. Groff, Pastor.
United Brethren In Chfist —Services at 10:30
a. in. and 7:30 p m. Class meeting at 9:30 a.
m. Sunday school at 2 p. tn. Young people's
meeting at 6:30 p. in. J I. L. Rosier, Pastor.
First Baptist. Church.—Services at 10:80 a,
in and 7:30 p. in. Sunday school at 9 a. in.
Preaching at Alice mines Tuesday at 7:80 p.
in; Bessemer, Thursday, 7:30 p. m: West
Overton. Friday, 7:80 n m. Mission Sunday
school at East End, Morowood, Alice, Besse-iner
and West Overton at 2:30 p m.
G. R. Smith, Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal Church —Services at
10:30 a . m. and 7:30 p m. Sunday school at
9 a. m. Young people's meeting at 0:30 p. m.
T. F. Pershing, Pastor.
A. M. E Z. Church.—Services on Sunday
at 10:30 a. m and 7:80 p. m. Sunday school
at 2 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday even-ingat8:
00. G.W. Lewis, Pastor.
Church of God - Services in tho West End
every Sabbath morning at 10:30. Sabbath
school at 9:00 a. in. Sunday evening services
at 7:30 p. in., in the West End and East End
alternately. Sunday school In the East End
at 2:30 p. m . every Sabbath Prayer meeting
on Wednesday evening. Young people’s
meeting on Friday evening.
Rev. S. G. Yahn, Pastor.
FREES! PLAN S' FLOWERS!
Mt- Pleasant Nurseries-
Apple, Standard Fear, Dwarf Pear,
Plum, Cherry, Peacl*, Quince,
Grape Vines, Strawberry Plants
Kaspberry Plants,
Evergreens, Shrubbery,
Shade and Ornamental Trees
In great variety at reasonable prices.
ESPECIAL BARGAINS In Pear, Plum
and Cherry by the dozen or hundred.
Something New !a
In connection with our Nursery and Green-house
business we have opened out,on Church
street, a
Seed and florist’s Store,
where we are prepared to furnish the old re-liable
Landreth’s Garden and Field Seeds in
large or small quantities, and Peter Hender-son's
Flower Seeds. Also all articles of mer-chandise
usually found in Horticultural and
Florists’ stores, such as
Plain and Fancy Flower Pots,
Hanging Baskets, Window Boxes,
Bracket Pots, Lawn Vases and
Garden Tools, Lawn Seeds,
and Lawn Fertilizers,
Flowering Bulbs and
Roots, Grape
Vines,
Shrubbery and Hardy Roses in season for
planting. Also Pear, Plum Cherry and other
Fruit trees. A great variety of
FLOWER DESIGNS
for Festive or Funeral occasions will be put
up on short notice at reasonable rates. Or-ders
for Bouquets or baskets of flowers will
receive prompt attention Special care will
be given to this part of the business.
All desirable kinds ofGreenhouse, Bedding
and Border plants will be kept on hands or
supplied from our Greenhouses at the nur-sery
on Sand Hill Avenue.
Canary Birds and Bird Cages,
Gold Fish, Fish Globes and Acquarlums.
Will be pleased to have you call either at
the nursery or at No. 319 Church street.
JOHN McADAMS,
Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist.
FURNITURE!
1TMOSTRE1SOMBLBR1TES
Parlor Suites, Bedroom Sets, Bed-steads,
Dressing Oases, Center Ta-bles,
Mattresses, Lounges, in fact,
everything you need to furnish your
home,even down to Picture frames,
which we make to order, Our spe-cialties
are
All Kinds of Hauling Done at
Short Notice.
But just drop in at onr store, No.
614 Main street, Mt, Pleasant, and
we will surprise you with our low
prices. Respectfully,
E. H BERGER & SONS.
J. M. BERRYHILL Agt.
THE JEWELER.
WATCHES, CLOCKS AND
JEWELRY.
Repairing and Adjusting
of fine watches a specialty. I also repair all kinds of Jewelry and
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION.
Speeiel attention given to the
ENGRAVING & DESIGNING
of Badges, Order Pins, Rings, &c.
Call and See Me at Jordan’s Old Stand, Main Street,
(concluded next week.)
I. A. STEVENSON & CO
Corner Main and Eagle Sts. - JL T. PLEASANT, FA.
DEALERS IN;:
H.0UB, COBB HEAL, KILL 71213 of ALL &BAD1S.
CORN, OATS,
GARDEN AND VEGETABLE SEED?,
Grass Seeds and Seed Wheat.
A tall line of
FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS, NAILS AND.IRON AND WOOD PUMPS.
;w# alio aell the
WIERD CHILLED PLOWS
which ca-icot Uc excelled for lightness of draft and durability. Call andxm-lne
the goods pod loam prices before purchasing elsewhere.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
F* L. MARSH, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, West Main Street,
Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
FM. MoCONAUGHY, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
will be found at tlie old office vacated by
J. A R. McConaughy, to attend to pro-fessional
calls promptly at all hours,
SC. KELLEY
. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office—Corner Main and Church sis.,
room formerly occupied by Dr. Staufft,
Mt. Pleasant, Pa. Collections a spe-cialty.
Special attention given to tlie
preparation of legal papers of all kinds.
Real estate and pension agent. 4-12-tf
IOSEPH A. McCURDY,
d ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OitEKNsnuRG, PA.
OFFICE—No. 135 North Main street,
four doors above Court House.
SM. CROSI1Y, M. D.,
. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office, 1015 Mam street, Mt. Pleasant,
Pa.
CURTIS H. GREGG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office with Sloan & Doty, Greensburg,
Pa.
GEORGE TAYLOR, C. E„
Mining Engineer and Surveyor.
Auctioneer,
Apply, We6t Main et., Mt. Pleasant.
Dr. J. H. Clark. Dr. W. S. Plotner.
Drs. CLARK k PLOTNER,
OFFICES—No. 446 and (.04 Main Street.
Professional calls answered day or
niht.
DR, J, A. L0AR,
GREsiDEHTTPEiiTisTa
Tsetb Extracted Without Pain,
Fine Filling With Gold, Silver, &o.
A Specialty.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH
at the lowest prices, mounted on
any kind ofplate you may wish.
Vitalised Air Administered
All work guaranteed. Office three
doors East of U. B. Church.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OF MT. PLEASANT, PA.
CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.
OFFICERS:
H. W. STONEH. HENRY JORDAN,
President Cashier.
W. J. HITCHMAN, G. W. STONER,
Vice President. Assls’tCashier.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY JORDAN, W. J. HITCHMAN,
H. W. STONER, WM. B. NEEL,
J. C. CROWNOVLR, JOS. R. STAUFFER,
SAM’L WARDEN, DR. J. H.CLARK.
W. D. MULlilN
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds promptly settled
THE MT. PLEASANT, BANK
Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
W. J. HITOHMAN - Cashier
J. GK SHOPE, - Ass’t Cashier
Receives Current and Time Deposits.
Discounts Paper.
Collections made throughout the United
States
Drafts issued on England, Ireland, France.
Germany, etc., and a GENERAL BANKING
BUSINESS transacted.
W. J. HITCHMAN,
W. B. NEEL,
J. C. CROWNOVER.
J. P. Wertman,
Cor. Main and Church Sts.,
DEALER
GROCERIES
AND
FINE CONFECTIONS,
IFOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
FRUIT
None but'A 1 Fruit,
VEGETABLES
ICE CREAM and LEMONADE
in season.
HEW LIVERY I
NevEon! New fekicles!
J. E. Gibbs desires to announce to the
citizens of Mt. Pleasant and; vicinity that he
has opened new
LIYERY AND EXCHANGE STABLES,
In the rear of the Gibbs House, West Main
street, where they will be pleased to see any-body
desiring livery service. Moderate rates
and flrstrclass accommodations. Htables open
at all hours. 10 17 88 ly
J. E. GIBBS.
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
T PLUASANT AND JIItOAUFOni RAIL,
ROAD.—On aim after May lltli, 1890, tha
paKKonger trains will arrive and depart from
tho sovoral station as follows (Htaudard
time):
NORTH.
Mt. Pleasant
Stauffer
Iron Bridge
West Overton
Everson....
Tlnstman
Morgan
Broad Ford
Pittsburg
A w
8 20
8 15
8 10
8 05
8 1,0
7 65
7 48
7 45
AM , I* M
10 30 12 2f
10 25 12 20
10 19 12 15
10 15 12 JO
10 JO 12 05
10 0512 00
9 59 11 33
9 65 11 50
8 00|... .
P M p M
4 05 6 60
4 00 0 45
3 55 0 10
3 50
3 15
3 10
3 88
8 30
1 00
C 36
o ;M)
U 25
6 20
6 15
4 00
SOUTH.
Mt. Pleasant
Stauffer
Iron Bridge
West Overton
Everson
Tlnstman
Morgan
Broad Ford
A M (I 55
7 00
7 06
7 10
7 10
22
. 27
17 80
Pittsburg ilOoO
AM (All
9 00 11 00
9 06 11 05
9 11 II II
9 15 11 15
9 21 11 21|
9 27 II 27
9 32 11 82
9 35 II 35
.... 200I
PM :p M
2 36 6 05
2 40:5 10
2 10 5 15
2 50.5 20
2 60:6 25
3 02:5 82
3 07j5 37
3 10 5 40
6 46j7 85
The Baltimore Express leaves Pittsburr «t
9 20 p m, stopping at McKeesport at YVe*t
Newton 10 2» Connellsville 11 10J Cumberland,
2 40am, Washington 7 10 am, Baltimore 8 20.
Philadelphia 11 00 a m.
The Pittsburg Express leaves Philadelphia
at 4 31 p m, Baltimore 7 30, Washington 8 40,
Cumberland 1 10, Connellsville 4 30, Pitts
burg u 20 a m.
The Through Mall loaves Pittsburg at 8 00 a
m, stopping at Broad Ford at 9 40 a in, at
\\ ashlngton at 5 50 p m.arrlving at Baltimore
at 830 pin. Returning, It leaves Baltimore
st 9 30 a m, stopping at Washington at II 08 a
m, nt Broad Ford at 5 60p m.arrlving In
Pittsburg at 7 85 n m. These trains connect
at Kockwood with trains to and from Somer-set
and Johnstown, at Hyndmnn with trains
to and from Bedford, at Garrett with trains
to and from Berlin.
>KNNSYLVANIA R AILROAD.—Trains on
- the Pennsylvania Railroad leave the sev-eral
stations In this county on and after
May 11th, 1890 as follows.
EASTWARD. | | WESTWARD.
STATIONS.
PM I AMI PM .
§711' 8 351
705 829
G 40 8 08 6 38 8 08
f6 34 f 7 56
0 29 7 50
0 24! 7 461
13 7 35!
f 7 29
7 23
7 18
7 14
7 07
f 7 00 6 54 6 50
f 6 43
i 6 35
608
603
5 50 6 5G
550
5 42
5.*15
f5 31
fo 21
6 10
55
05 f 6 28
5 03
4 59
455
f4 53
n si
4 49
4 45
f4 42
4 36
3 40 $5 30
4 17 Oonem’h
f4 11 John’wn
f3 50 Nlnevah
3 41 Florence
f3 36 l.aeolie
331 Lockpr’t
3 28 Bolivar
3 18 Inters’cn
Gray’s
13 09 Hillside
ra05 Millwood
301 Derry
Brudenvllle
Lntrobe
Beatty’s
Carney’s
Geoige’s
Greensburg
Uadeb’ghs
Grapevine
Jeannette
Penn
Manor
Biddle
Shafton
1 51 Irwin
fl 49 Larimer
Ardara
fl 41 Stewart’*
||100 Pittsburg
ra si
2 47
f2 41
f2 37
P2 31
2 22
f212
2 10
12 06
f2 01
PM AM PM|... .
Flag Stat ion.
AM
g6 45
0 52
7 12
7 19
17 23
728
7 32
7 43
17 48
7 53
7 67
8 00
8 05
18 12
8 19
8 23
18 29
f8 16
18 53
8 57
8 58
9 01
9 05
19 07
19 09
9 12
9 16
9 19
9 25
10 20
A M
||927
9 33
19 52
10 02
no Vi
no H
10 24
no 35
f10 39
10 43
no 49
1056
1103
fills
1124
fll 35
ra v,
111 40
ni ii
11 6i
ni65
n202
12 45
PM
||5 10
6 16
5 36
5 45
’555
5 59
6 16
6*2i
6 26
6 30
6 36
10 43
6 51
17 03
f7 11
’.18
tl 28
8 10
SOUTHWEST PENN. RAILWAY,—on and
after Nov. 10 1889, the time of passenger
trains will ne as follows:
SOUTHWARD.
P M
54 25
5 28
5 33
5 38
f 5 40
P M
12,50
2 35!
2 39!
2 43
f 2 45!
f 5 43|f 2 47
5 46if 2 50
5 53 2 55
f 556
f 6 01 6 05
10 12
f 0 17 6 19
0 21 8 24
f 6 27
f 6 31
f 6 32
f 6 41 6 45 6 49
f 8 52
'0 58
f 7 02
f 705
f 2 58
f 3 03
3 06
f 3 11
3 16
f 3 18
3 20
3 21
f 3 23
f 3 28
f 3 32
f 8 89
3 44
f 3 49
f 3 52
f3 55
3 58
f 4 02
f 4 03
f 4 05
f 4 08
f 4 09
f 4 11
f 4 14
f 4 19
4 22
f 4 24
f 4 28
f 4 30
f 4 33
4 38
A M
5 8 85 Pittsburg.
9 42 Greensburg.
9 40 E. Greensbrg
9 50 Huff
f 9 52 Co’ty Home,
f 9 54 ~ -
9 57
10 04
f 10 07
flO 12
10 15
flO 22
10 27
flO 29
10 31
10 34
no 87
no 41
no 46
flO 51
10 55
flO 59
fll 02
fll 05
1108
til lk
fll 13
111 15
fll 18
fll 20
fll 21
m 24
111 214
.Fosterville.
Youngwood.
Palntervllle
... Hunker....
...Bethany...
Tarrs
Stone rvllle
...Hawkeye..
Scott. Br. J’n
...Scottdale...
...Everson
Valley w’ks
.Pennsville.
. Moyer .
Davidson
Connellsv’e.
New Haven
.Wheeler
Watt
.Dunbar.
.Ferguson.
Beeson...
.Gist
Frost
Stambaugh.
Lemont Fur.
..Evans.
.Red 8 June.
1182 Unlontown.
11134
fll 38
fll 40
fll 43
11 48
A M
Leith
Hutchinson
Brownfield.
Oliphant
.Falrchance,
NORTHWAD
A M
§9 45
8 44
8 40
8 35
8
IH 30
8 27
18 19
1810
1811
8 08
18 02
17 58
7 56
7 51
7 51
17 48
17 44
17 40
17 35
7
17 28
f7 25
f7 22
720
f7 17
17 10
17 14
17 11
17 10
17 08
17 00
17 01
0 58
16 56
fH 52
050
0 47
$642
P M PM
12 20 §5 35
11 12 4 22
11 08! 4 18
II 04 4 14
III 02;G 12
110 59 f4 09
10 57
110 52
110 49
110 44
10 41
flG 35
10 81
110 29
10 27
10 24
no 21
no 17
no 12
f 10 07
10
f 9 69
f 9 66
f 9 53
950
f 9 46
f 9 44
f 9 42
f 9 40
f 9 88
f 9 87
f 9 34
f 9 29
9 26
f9 24
f 9 19
9 17
9 13
$9 08
4 07
4 02
3 59
3 54
3 51
3 45
f3 41
3 39
3 87
334
18 31
3 28
322
13 17
313
3 09
f3 C6
'366
12 56
*2 68
12 49
12 47
1239
2 36
12 34
12 28
2 25
$2 20
AM AM PM
The Pittsburg Acc’n lenves Pittsburg 5 30 »
m, Greensburg at «*6:50 a. m„ arriving at East
GreenHburg0:5;l, Huff0:57 County Home 10:69,
Fosterville fJ:02, Youngwood 7:04, Palntervllle
17:09, Hunker 17:12, Bethany 17:17 Tarrs 7:19,
Leuft’er f7:23, Rtonervllle 7:26, Hawkeye 17:30,
Scottdale Branch Junc’n,7 32, Scottdale 7:34,
Everson 7.87. Valley Works 17:41, Pennsville
17:45 Moyer 17:60, Davidson 17:65,Connellsville
7:59 New Haven 8:03, Wheeler8:06, Watt8:09,
Dunbar 8:11, Ferguson 18:16, Beeson f8:16,
Gist 18:19, Frost 18:22, Stambaugh 18:23, Le-mont
Furnace f8:25, Evans 18:28, Redstone
Junction 18:33, Unlontown 8:36, Leith 18:38,
Hutchinson 18:43, Brownfield 18:45, Oliphant
fH:49, Falrchance 8:54 a. m.
Going North It leaves Falrchance at §6:00
p. m., arriving at Oliphant at 5:06. Brown-field,
f5:08, Hutchinson 15:10, Leith f5:14,
Uniontown 5:10, Redstone Junction 15,19,
Evans f5:24, Lemont Furnace 15:27, Stam-baugh
f5:28, Frost 15.30,Gist 15:82,Beeson 15:84,
Ferguson 15:36, Dunbar 6:40, Watt 16:43,
Wheeler 5:40, New Haven fSGO, Connells-vllle5:
o3, Davidson 15:57, Moyer 16:02, Penns-ville
ffl:07, Valiev Works 18:11, Everson 0:14,
Scottdale 6:17, Scottdale Branch Junct2on
0 17, Stonervllle0:26.i,euffer 16:28, Tarrs 0:31,
Bethany f6:34, Hunker 16:89, Palntervllle,
18:42, Youngwood 15:47, Fosterville 16:49,
County Home 1652, Huff 0:64, East Greens-burgft,-
5«. OreeDsburg 7:06 Pittsburg 8:10. Dally
Week days.
Scottdale Branch.
NORTH.
Mt. Pleasant
Star Mines
Green) ick
Emilia . ...
Scottdale Branch Jc.
706
7 00
0 56
0 52 6 45
8 16
8 11
8 (ff 8 03
7 56
A. M.
10 50
10 45
1041
10 37
10 29!
SOUTH
Mt Pleasant
Star Mines
Green lick
Emma
Scottdale Branch Jo
AM AM
7 10 10 00
7 16 10 05
7 19 10
7 23 10 13
73211020
P M
6 89
6 34
6.*10
6 26
6 19
P M
2 50
2 55
2 69
3 03
310
P M
0 45
6 50
0 54
658
705
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Cleveland & Pittsburg Sljort Line.
BEST andSHORTEST LINE between Pitts-burg
and Cleveland, Buffalo. Rochester, Syr-acuse,
Albany, Boston, Portland. Toronto.
Montreul, (Quebec, Halifax and nil Central
and Northern New York, New England and
Canadian points.
TOURISTS’ FAVORITE LINE to points on
the Grenl Lakes, to the summer and tWdiing
resoris of Michigan, Northern Wisconsin,
Must oka Lake Region, Adirondack and
White Mountains, Thousand Islands,etc.and
to tin* winter resorts of the Sunny South in
Florida, Mexico, Texas and California.
Persons desiring to go West, either In the
capacity ol tourists or homeseekers, will con-sult
tticlr Interest* as to speed, comfort and
safety by going over the J ako Erie Road.
Through tickets issued, and baggage checked
to all points In the west.northwestandSouth-west,
Cahrornla. Washington,Oregon, North
and South Dakota Texas. New Mexeco, etc.
No extra charge for riding on our fast express
trains.
P’ast time! Ur Ion Depot Connections!
No delays! ! !
P erhaps you ne’er have traveled yet,
A know not best what things to see;
L 1st then to me—your friend well met—
E ’er now you start, “Go P. A L. E.”
For tiekets, and further Information,
on or address A. E. CLARK,
L. M. WORAEN, Gen. Pas. A T’kt Agt
Trav. Pa®, Agent, Pittsburg, Pa.
MAIL ARRANGEMENT.
The time for the arrival
Malls from the Post Office, Mt. Pleasant, Pa
are as follows:
ARRIVE.
Way mall from Pittsburg and West 11 a.m
do Greensburg and East. .11 a.m
do Jones’ Mills ....11 a.m
do Mendon, Tarrs, etc 2p.z,
do Broadford, etc 2p.r
do Uniontown, etc 7p.n;
Through mail from Pittsonrg and West 7 p.
CLOSE.
Through mall—Plttsbugh and West... 7.15 a.m
Way—Stoner, Scottdale to Unlont’n.. 7.15 a.m
“ Jones’Mills, etc 12.80 p.m
*• Tarrs. Mendon, West Newton. 8.00 p..m
•* Pittsburg and Weft 8.16pm
Greensburg and E st. 3.15 p.m
Through—Stauffer, W. Overton, etc... 4.30 p.m
John McAdams, P, 1C
THE JOURNAL MT PJL.EA8ANT, RA., TUESDAY KVENIRO, SEPTEMBER 80. JttOO
THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE
MILLIONS OF PIECES OF MAIL MAT-TERSENTTHERE
ANNUALLY.
A Ptw Pricllial IniKUllom From Snp«
Lrthliurdt That Cunlntii Mmil of
I n fit i in it t Ion for tile I’nIII tl.
A Into circular from Superintendent
Letbliardt to postmasters says that over
six million pieces of mail matter are sent
annually to the Dead Letter Office by
reason of Incorrect, illegible, or deficient
address, Insufficient postage, Insecure
Inclosing, whereby matter mailed be-comes
separated from the envelope or
wrapper, or the failure to be called for or
delivered to the person addressed. Tills
is a dally average of over twenty thou-sand
pieces.
Of theBe the greater portion are not
called for at the post office to which they
are directed, or, in case of free-delivery
offices, the addresses cannot be found,
notwithstanding every known means is
resorted to on the part of the postal oil!
cials to effect delivery.
Matter sent to the dead letter office,
which cannot be delivered to the person
addressed, is required to be opened In its
treatment for the purpose of return to
sender, and if the name and address of
the sender be not shown or cannot be
ascertained from the contents, and it
contains no valuable inclosure, it must
be destroyed.
Letters opened and found to contain
any Inclosure of obvious value are cn
tered upon proper records, and, of such,
those which disclose sufficient informa-tion
to enable them to be returned are
filed, subject to reclamation upon proper
application and identification. Letters
which contain no inclosures of obvious
Value are not recorded.
Packages and parcels are recorded, and
where they do not disclose the name and
address of the owner are tiled; if not
called for or claimed within two years
they are disposed of at public auetiou
and the proceeds are covered into the
United States treasury.
A large proportion of the packages
and parcels sent to the dead letter office
fail to be restored to the owners because
of the absence of the wrappers or in-closures
of anything to indicate owner-ship
thereof.
The following suggestions, if observed,
will aid the dispatch and delivery of
matter sent through the mails, or its re-turn
directly to the sender in the event
of non-delivery, and thus prevent the
annoyance, delay, and emburrassment
caused by sending matter to the dead
letter office.
Mail matter should be plainly and cor-rectly
addressed, the name of the post
post office to which It is to he sent should
be clearly and distinctly stated, and to
avoid confusion from the similarity of
abbreviations, as frequently used, the
name of the state should also be given in
full. In case of mail addressed to small
offices, or where there are offices of like
names in different states, the name of
counW should be added.
' here mail matter is addressed to
<- Lee or free-deliyery offices the etreet
ahd house number, or post office box
number of the person addressed are im-portant,
and should always be given
when it is possible to do so.
Where this cannot he done, the busi-ness
or employment ol the person ad-dressed,
if stated, will often secure de-livery.
Letters addressed to persons tempor-arily
sojourning in the city where,the
letter carrier system is in operation
should be marked “transient,” or “gen-eral
delivery,” if not addressed to a
street and number, or some oilier desig-nated
place of delivery.
The name and address of the sender,
cither printed or written, should be plac-ed
upon the upper left hand corner of
the envelope or wrapper or all matter
mailed.
This will secure its immediate return
to the sender from the mailing office for
correction if improperly addressed, in-sufficiently
paid, or otherwise defective;
thus affording opportunity to comply
with the postal regulations and require-ments,
and place the matter in proper
condition to entitle it to all the privi-leges
of the mails, especially useful in
the case of packages and other matter
mailable at less than letter rate postage,
which is restricted to certain conditions
and requirements as to weight, size,
manner of inclosure, etc.
Letters aud all other matter mailed, so
marked with the name and address of
the sender, that should tail to be called
for or delivered to the person addressed,
and upon which full letter rates of pos
tage has been paid are not sent to the
Dead Letter Office, but are returnable to
the sender directly—without additional
charge, aud with the reason of non-de-livery
indorsed thereon.
Packages and all matter mailed at less
than letter rate postage, should, in ad-dition
to the name and address of the
sender upon the envelope or wrapper,
hear in connection therewith a request
tor its return in the event of non-deliv-ery,
in which case it is also returnable
directly to the sender from the post office
addressed, charged with return postage
at the rate required for the class of mat-ter
to which it belongs.
All matter mailable at less than letter
rates of postage must be so wrapped or
inclosed tliut it can be readily examined
at the office of delivery, as well as at the
mailing office, without destroying the
wrapper; otherwise it is subject to letter
postage.
In mailing packages addressed to for-eign
countries, care should be taken to
ascertain whether they are prohibited
from transmission to the country of des
tination, or can only be forwarded when
the postage is fully prepaid at foreign
letter rates—5 cents per half ounce.
Only bona fide trade samples are
transsmisibleat reduoed rates of postage.
Persons desiring to mail matter other
than letters to foreign countries should
consult their postmasters, who, being
provided with the postal laws and regu-lations,
are enabled to give proper in-formation
respecting conditions, etc., of
mailing to foreign countries.
All valuable matter to be sent by mall
should be registered. It will thus receive
such protection as it is not always possi-ble
to give to matter sent in the ordinary
mails. Money should be sent by money
order or registered letter.
Proprietors of hotels should omit the
return request from envelopes supplied
gratuitously to their guests; and guests
> sing envelopes furnished by hotels,
puld be careful to designate what dls-al
should be made of letters sent by
i cose of non-delivery.
A GIGANTIC COUPLE.
A Man nml Wife Whose Combined
Height Exceeds Seventeen Feet.
The tallest couple in tho world isprob
ably Mr. and Mr. Bifford, of Champaign,
III., lie measuring In Ills stocking feet
eight feet seven Indies und a quarter
and she exceeding him by three indies
and a half. Mr’ Bifford says that at the
age of thirteen he had attained the heglit
of six feet and ills parents received as
many as a dozen offers from museums all
over the country wishing to exhibit him
as a curiosity. Mrs. Bifford, on the con-trary,
was a very sickly, undersized
child up to her fourteenth year, when
she began to grow suddenly nml shot up
at tlie rate of over half a foot a year, not
attaining her full growtli until she was
thenty-two or twenty-three. They are
now respectively thirty-four and thirty-one
years old, the husband being the
elder, and have been married nearly six
years, hut without any children. Neither
came of especially tall {people, and Mr.
Bifford’s mother, who still lives, is a
little woman, barely five feet In height
The couple were both born in that
county aud grew up together. The man
is of an emaciated, delicate appearance
with small hones and rather effeminate
features, while his wife is large and mus
cular in proportion to her height, though
a very small eater. Her shoes, gloyes
and hats have to be made to order for
tier. They are people of means and ed-ucation
and are much annoyed by fre-quent
solicitations to travel as freaks.
Neither seems particularly sensitive over
their peculiarly. Both are of Irish de
cent, ami are of families which have
occupied honorable aud responsible po
sitious, both in this country aud in the
old.
Great Sioux lleservatlon Now Open.
The fertile lands in the Great Sioux
Indian Reservation, westof the Missouri
river, are now open for settlement. The
President’s proclamation was issued on
February 10th, 1890. The natural gate-way
to the southern part of the reserva-tion
is via Chamberlain, South Dakota,
the present western terminus of the
Chicago, Milwaukee it St. Paul Railway.
From that point to the lands beyond,
home-seekers must proceed by team.
All necessary outfits can be secured at
reasonable prices at Chamberlain.
For the convenience of persons who
may desire to inspect the new country,
tirst-class reduced rate excursion tickets
to Chamberlain and return, will be sold
from Chicago, Milwaukee and other
points on the Chicago, Milwaukee <fe St.
Paul Railway, good to return^ until Oc-tober
31st, 18^0.
For maps and circulars containing
general and detailed information, please
apply to the nearest ticket agent, or ad-dress
A. V. H. CARPENTER, General
Passenger Agent. Milwaukee Wis.
A Lnily’i Perfect Companion,
Every expectant mother should read
our new book by Dr. Dye, one of New
York’s most celebrated physicians. A
perfect mother’s guide, it tells how the
fearful ordeal can be made easy, free
from danger, and almost entirely pain-less,
thus saying months of anxiety,
dread and suffering. Full of valuable
information to ladies, auswering hun-dreds
of delicate questions. Send two-cent
stamp lor circulars, testimonials
and confidential letter. Address, FRANK
THOMAS A Co., Publishers, Baltimore,
Md. 12 23 90
Mr. John Keowu, tho worthy postmas-ter
at Keown, Allegheny county, Penn.,
says: “Chamberlain’s cough Remedy
sells better thau any other.” The reason
of.this is because it can always be de-pended
upon. Let any one troubled
with a severe cold give it a trial and they
will that the first dose will relieve the
lungs and make breathing easier, aud
that its continued use will free the sys-tem
of all symptoms of the cold. The
promptness aud certainty of thia remedy
in the relief aud cure of colds has won
for it many sincere friends and make it
very popular. For sale by E. J. Mc-wee,
druggist.
The breath of a chronic catarrh patient
is often so ofleusive that he becomes an
object of disgust. After a time ulcera-tion
sets in, the spongy bones are at-tacked
and frequently entirely destroy-ed.
A constant source of discomfort is
the dripping of the purulent secretions
into the throat, sometimes producing iu-veterate
bronchitis, which in its turn
has been the exciting cause of pulmo-nary
disease. The brilliant results
which have attended its use for years
past properly designate Ely’s Cream
Balm as by far the best aud only cure,
There may be persons in this commu-nity
who are at times troubled with colic
or subject to attacks of bowel complaiut.
If so, they should try Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
It will afford almost immediate relief,
aud when reduced with water is pleas-ant
to take. If taken as soon as the first
indication of the disease is felt it will
ward off' the attack. Many people use it
in this way, and liud that it never fails
them. A 25 or 50 cent bottle may be ob-tained
from E. J. McElwee, druggist.
Daughters, W Ives and Mothers.
Physicians heartily endorse the use of
Speer’s celebrated Port Grape Wine for
tbe use of debilitated females. It is not
an intoxicant, and is absolutely pure,
being made from grapes grown at Mr.
Speer’s Mount Prospect vineyards, Pas-saic,
N. J., from vines imported from the
port wine districts of Portugal. Drug-gists
sell it.
Drunkenness—Liquor Habit—In all the
World there Is but one cure, Dr.
Haines’ Golden Specific.
It can be given in a cup of tea or coffee
without tiie knowledge of the person taking
it. effecting a speedy and permanent cure,
whether the patient Is a moderate drinker or
an alcoholic wreck Thousands of drunkards
have been cured who have taken the Golden
Specific in their coffee without their knowl-edge,
and to day believe they quit drinking of
their own tree will. No harmful effect results
from its administration Cures guaranteed.
Bend for circular and full particulars Ad-dress
in confidence, GULDEN HPKCIFIC CO ,
185 Race Street, Cincinnati, O. 1-30-91
Traveling West.
Only one change to points in Oalifor-nia,
Washington, and Oregon, Maps
and reliable information free. Lowest
rates. L, M. WOBDEN ,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
77 Fourth ave., Pittsburg.
When Baby was sick, wo garo her Caatorla
When she was a Child, she cried for Caatorla.
When she became Miss, she clung to Caatorla
When ahe had Children, ahe gave them Caatorla.
TOOK THE HINT. years with Dyspepsia and Indigestion, used
Dr. IS€‘«*N Liver ReguIntorand was cured,
after all other medicines failed. Try It; 7W.
Trial bottles free at
E. J. McELWISE’S .
EXPOSITION
o<IAT PITTSBURGH
OPENS SEPTEMBER 3, CLOSES 0CT0BFR 13.
ADMISSION, 25 CENTS. HOPPER BROS. I GO.
Extend to you a hearty invitation when you visit the city to call and
examine their stock of
BED ROOM FUTNITURE,
PARLOR FURNITURE,
Carpets Lace Curtains,
Dining and Kitchen Furniture(
Bedding, Stoves and Ranges.
We furnish everything that pertains to the proper fitting of a house at
lower prices than can be had elsewhere in the city.
-WE ARE NEAR THE EXPOSITION
Cars from the B. & O, and P, It. It. Depots pass our doors. Will
gladly give any information necessary.
HOPPER BROS. S CO.,
No. 30? Wood St., Pittsburg.
oOREAL ESTATE FOR SALE.t»
No. 1. A fine farm of 02 acres underlaid with coal. Situate in
Bull skin township, Fayette county, Pa., about 2^ miles southeast of
Mt. Pleasant; having thereon erected a two-story biick house, frame
barn and oilier outbuildings.
No. 2. A farm of 40 acres, situate in Mt. Pleasant township, West-moreland
county, L’a., having thereon erected house, barn and other
outbuildings, terms easy.
No. 3. A tract of land containing 17 acres, situate 1 mile northeast
of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., having t hereon erected a good frame dwelling
house, stable and other outbuildings.
No. 4. House and lot at Laurellville. Pa., terms easy. Dwelling
houses for sale in Mt. Pleasant, from .$050 up to $3,000. Business
buildings from $3,000 up to $4,000.
W. Au. ZECJEXEP,
Real Estate and tarap
Mt. Pleasant Pa.
Office, Main Street, No. 833.
for Infants and Children.
“CastorIa Is so well adapted to children that
I recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me.” II. A. ARCHES, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Castoria cares Oolie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhnea. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, aud promotes di-gestion,
tVithooiut i‘njurious medication.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 Murray Street, N. Y.
mamsAOBSIJUS.
WHICH ARE THE BEST MAKES?
pm W1USK AT
w 1
rasiis:
-ANSWERED _A-T—
D. B. KEISTER’S MUSIC STORE.
NEW STYLE ORGANS, the perfection of modern skill, fully wairanted for
jienl time, are sold for Cash or on THK KASY PAYMENT PLAN, with Stool and
.ctor and delivered anywhere at prices which save the buyer from §10 to s 50.
. iollns. Guitars, Banjos, Instructors. Htrlnga and Trimmings, Mouth Harmonica!, Ac-v-
jdeons, Flutes, Fifes, MUSICAL NOVELTIES-everything from a Daisy Whistle to a
Grand Piano or Organ. Come and see and hear for yourself and make an Intelligent pur-chase,
at the Music Store
Keister’s Comer Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
I.J. Ml
Selling'& Collecting Agt.
VV.Vjfc,'.
hi FOR**THE
Jos, Horpe& Go’s
PENN AVE. STORES.
THE LEADING DRY GOODS HOUSE IN
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
VISITORS
To the Great
EXPOSITION,
We wish to extend to you ahear-ty
welcome, aud when you come
to the Exposition do not fai’ to see
our big stores.
One Price Admits to All,
that price is nothing, and you can
buy or not, just as you desire. If
you buy you will profit, for the
goods are here,in the greatest quail
tities and best varieties to be found
in the entire country, and all at the
lowest possible prices. If you do
not wisli to buy the same welcome
is yours, and yours the same pleas
ant, courteous treat merit. We want
you to see our stores, (the largest
in Western Pennsylvania,) see our
goods, learn our prices, and under-stand
our fair, liberal manner of
dealing with our patrons, so that
when you do want to buy you will
come to us, or write to our
MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT.
Ask for our new Fall Catalogue,
the handsomest and handiest book
ever printed, and leave your name
to bo registeded lor future cata-logues.
If you are not coming soon send
us your name on a postal card re-questing
the book seat to you. IT
IS FREE, IN WELCOME, and we are
anxious that the best people get
them.
JOS, ill & CO.
609-621 VENN AYE.,
PITTSBURG, PA.
0. C. HAVEN.
PLUMBER,
Licensed by Mt. Pleasant Water Co.
Special Attention Given to Sanitary
Drainage.
N. B. Orders left at shop, 1,000
East Main Street, or at residence,
541 College avenue, will receive
prompt attention.
THE UNIVERSITY ssrSf-B&SEr.
OF WOOSTER.. sssi3bTSs& ranks with the firet. Modern Languages thoroughly
1. lent con’ll
manent teachers. Embraces all pr " " id(
taught. Preparatory Department conducted by ner- Em"braces nil pr~imary stu‘caatoa.
Physical culture by Military Drill ana (iymuasiuin. A
thorough education to lie obtained at small expend*.
Musicnl Department fully equipped (special circular
on anp i tat ion). Fall term opena September 10th.
Hernl for a catalogue. AdrlreHB the President, or
JESSE M3cUULELLAN, Treasurer, Wooeter, Ohio.
flAITTIflN W.L.Doufi UAJ. A XVil price are Mainpeel oil the
bottom. If the dealer cannot aupply you.
•end direct to factory, enclosing advertised
price.
•hoes unless
d
Take no
W. I,. Douglas’ name an<
m . .iiiilU
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE CENTLEMEN.
Fine Calf, Heavy Laced Grain and Creed-moor
Waterproof. _ ...
Beat in the world. Examine hi*
•5.00 GENUINE HAND-8EWLD SHOE.
•4.00 HAND-SEWED WELT SHOE.
•3.50 POLICE AND FARMERS’ SHOE.
•ILSO EXTRA VALUE CALF HHOE.
•2.25 & *2 WORKINGMEN'S NHOEH.
•2.00 and «1.75 BOYS’ SCHOOL SHOES.
All made in Congress. Button and Lace.
$3&$2 SHOES LAmSs.
81.75 SHOE FOR MISSES.
Beit Material. lh**t Style. Beit Fitting.
W. L. Douglas. Brockton, Mass, bold by
For Sale by
IT. PETEfflf k CD,
Mr- PLEASANT, PA-CHEAP
AND STRONG.
20other styles 6-A Nots. prices to suit all.
WM. AYRES A HONS, PHILADELPHIA.
Hold by ull dealers.
NEW LI VERY STABLE
H. R, BRINKER, Proprietor.
Main Street, Near UallroRdH,Mt. Pleasant,Pu.
New Buggies Carriages
AND LIGHT WAGONS.
Finest Horses in the Business.
Terms Reasonable, Special rates for funerals
and commercial men. All kinds of hauling
done on short notice. Will pay all messen-gers
sent to stable with order for rigs.
If You Want
Driving or Riding Horses,
Single or Double Teams,
Carriages, Buggies & Light Wagons
Nothing but first-class and perfectly safe
animals kept Careful and
COMPETENT DRIVERS
furnished when desired. Hpeclal rates to
funerals.
Stables In rear of T. G. Patterson’s. Open
all reasonable hours.
Ml. S. BRINKER.
ELY’S CATARRH Cream:: “
Cl e a n s e s the
Nasal Passages, s
c°iosLf.
allays pain and/H/yFEVER®^ jpj
inflammati o n,;|
Heals the sores,
Restor e s t li e
Senses of Taste^
and Smell.
SUCCESS ASSURED
«1THE GREATS
i r
U t
Opened its second season in a blaze of glory. Thousands of delighted
visitors pronounced it the “Finest Exposition in the Country.” Unri-valed
Displays 1 Magnificent Art Oallery !
INNE5 AND HIS FAMOUS BAND I
FOUR (4) CONCERTS DAILY.
OPEN FROM 9 A. M. TO 10 P.M. DAILY,
(Sundays excepted,) until October 18th, inclusive.
^HARDWARE^
OF EVERY KIND F® PRICE flTMY
EAST MAIN STREET STORE.
Try the Cure HAY-EEVER
A particle Is applied into each nostril 'and
is agreeable. Price 50 cents at druggists; by
mall, registered, 60 cts. ELY BROTHERS,
66 Warren street, New York.
G. W. LEMMON. D. O. LEMMON.
LEMMON BROS,
Livery I Sale Stables,
Opposite Diamond Hotel,
Diamond Street. Mt, Pleasant. Pa.
We keep on hand a number of styllRh rigs
and good driving horses, and will be pleased
toaccommodate all at reasonable rates and
•atall hours*
uneral Carriages Furnished on Short Notice
AT SPECIAL RATES.
We are prepared to suit all, and solicit a
liberal share of patronage from the traveling
public. All kinds ol
Horses Bought and Sold
Lemmon Bros
You will find me at No. 1,000, in tbe Boltz Block, where I
am sure I can please you when in need of anything in my
line, which is complete down to the smallest implement.
^CALL AND SEE MEJ»
J. Q. ADAMS.
New Goods! New Goods!
THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE.
m
VOSOE!
High Arm Singer
“Best In theWorld.'
i
South Diamond St,
***" Mt Fleasant FF
I from Ohio. Here I* a
■ portrait of Mr. Gnrri-
• *011. of Salem, Ohio,
■tile write#: “Was at work on a farm for
B.W20 a month; 1 now have an agency
,r E. C. Allen A Co s album* ami pul.li-u_
Jons anti often make a day.
(Signed) W. H. UAKHISO*.
William Kline, Harrisburg, Pa.,
writes: "I have never known
i anything to sell like your album.
1 Yesterday I took orders enough to
I jiay me ovrr 825." W. J. El-
■ inore, Kangor, Me., writes: “I
■ take an order for your album at
Talmosl every house I vi»d. My
profit Is often as muchas
,for a single day’s work.'
Other* arc doing quits a* well;
we have not spate to five e*-
-tracts from their letters. Every
on. wbo t»kr. hold of Ihl.tnod hull™." pUj" P"”"*-
Shall we start YOU in this Iiusiaess,
«Md«r ? Write to it. .ltd If... .11 "limit« ’«• *■
,we it.rti.lt many; w. .Ill it.tt ,0. If jo. d«n J tkl.y ».t«
••otheraets ahead of yo« In your part or tne country, n you
take hold you will be able t„ pick up gold
<)■ .account of a forced manufacturer a sale I «a,00«l ten
,1.1Jar Fhoto*rn|»li Albwin* .ret.
neorta for •£ each) Hound In Roval Crimson Silk '•Ivet
Plash. Charmingly decorated insides. Handsome*! albums inJlha
world. Largest Vue. Greatest bargain* ever knowu. Agent*
wanted I ibernl terms. Big money for agent*. Any on« eau
.become e successful agent, dells itself on sight-little nr no
talklira pessary. Wherever shown, every une wants to pur-chese
* Agents take thousand* of orders w ith rapldlty nsvsr
before known. Great profits await every worker. Agent* are
making fortunes. Ladles make as much as men. You, reader,
can do as well as any one. Full Information and terms free,
*-Jia=ryysafira?BSsi
PR.K. J. WLLGK’S Constitution $ Searcher
Cares Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Loss of Appe
tito and General Debility. Purities the
Blood and impart* Energy and
Vigor tothe WholeByatem.
II. J. MlTiLEB’S 8WKEP8TAKE8
LljlirffEIKT stands second to no other Lini-ment
made for the speedy relief of all Paina,
Aches and Cramp, Khoiunatism, Toothache, Ac.
II. J. HILLERS HWEET WORM
1*0 \VDillt, a Safo, Pleasant and Effectual
Romedy. None bettor.
OPALUVR. the Great Invisible Complexion
lira'll ilior, rendering the skin soft and
imparting to the face a soft and beautiful com.
plexion hitherto unknown.
JNO. J. MILLER & CO.,
LATROBE, PA.
Jtj/~ Tor Sale by all Druggists and Doalors.
J. J. HURST & CO.
Have received a Large Assortment of Goods and have more
bought to arrive soon, and will keep our stock well up in all
regular goods, such as
SILK WARP HENRIETTAS, ALL WOOL HENRIET-TAS.
CASHMERES, FRENCH GOODS, LADIE’S
TRICOT and CLOTHS in great variety,
WOOL and COTTON FLANNELS,
TOURNAY SUITINGS, MUSLINS, TICK-INGS,
SHEETINGS, UNDERWEAR in RED
WOOL, NATURAL WOt L and MARINO, and a
General Stock of Notions,
Persian Damask, Cretones, Scrims for Curtains, also a large
lot of
LACE CURTAINS
Carpets, Rugs, Oil Cloths in Good Variety.
GURrPRICES ARE THE LOWEST.
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
J. J. HURST & CO.,
CHURCH STREET. MT. PLEASANT, PA.
FREE. rnm u H N R W
*“ Solid
Gol<l WatchI
k Worth IS 100.00. EesTfS
jwatrh in tbe world. Perfect
timekeeper. Warranted heavy,
~'\*ui.it> GOLD bunting case*.
JButh ladie* and gent's sizes,
J with works and cases uf
/equal value. ONK I kusojt in
|rearh locality can secure one
free, together with our large
J valuable llneofHousehold
^SHtuple*. These samples, as well
■"as the watch, are free. All the work you
need do la to show what we send you to those who call-your
friends and neighbors and those about you—that always results
In valuable trade for us, which holds foryears when once started,
and thus w# are repaid. We psy all express, freight, etc. A1W
you know all, If you would Ilk* to go to work for us. you esu
earn from •VO lo »60 per week and upwards. Address,
Stiu.on .k Co.. Box 81*. Portloud. Moiue.
GRAUL'S
EXCELSIOR XXX BAMY
IS TURNING OUT BETTER
MRANTIO"
FREE Our ncTlitlessr*
One of the
BEST l ei
rtcopcs I n _
the world. «'ur facilities are
unequslcd, and to introduce our
superior goods we will sendmRB
to ONR PERSON in each locality,
a* above. Only those who writ*
• to us at once can make sure ot
^ i the chance." All you have to do lu
rvryriffWKff* i.fc' return is to show our goods to
► I ► ^■■1 thoee who csll—your neighbor*
" MrtnrWfl and those around you The be-
AYtyflRF of this advertisement
IrlUl II— shows the small end of the tals-acope.
Th* following cut give* the appearance of It reducedJe
about
scope,
can maki
t the fiftieth part of its bulk. It is a grand, double site tele-as
large as is easy to carry W* will alsoshow you how ro«
c... make from •.*! to* 1« » at least, from the start.with-out
experience Better write at once. Wepajr *11 express charge*
Address. It UALLETT A CO.. Bo* tlttO. PuBTLAJtD. IUlH
When Visiting the Pittsburgh Exposition, call on ths
HENRICKS MUSIC CO., Ltd
For Cash or Time Prices on
PIANOS AND ORGANS,
79 Fifth Ave.,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR
On the female face,
ha: Jn the fore-head,
neck, noso,
ears, hands, arms,!
breast, on men’s
cheeks above tbe
beard Hue and be-tweentheeyebrows
,
destroyed forever
by the Electric
Needle Operation
by Dr. Van Dyck,
Electro Surgeon,
502 l’enn avenue,
Pittsburgh. Birth
marks. Moles,
Warts, Men’s lied
Nose, Enlarged
Veins of the Nose,
Pimples, Black-heads,
I.iver Spot* SE1
aud all diseases and blemtshea of the akin,
complexion, hair and scalp successfully
treated by l>r. Van Dyck. The Doctor has
had 20 years’ experience In the practice of
his specialty, and numbers among hla pa-tients
our most promlueut famillos. If you
are afflicted with any of the above blemishes,
avoid patent medicines and consult Dr. Van
Dyck at onca Special terms to all who make
ongageinenta^this month. Book free. Engage-ments
can be made by mail. Call on or address
Dr J. Van Dyck, 40 N. lllh etreet. Philadel-phia,
or 502 Penn avenne, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Hours 9 to 1 and 2 to 7; Bnndaya, 10 to 5.
BREAD
CAKES
& PIES
Than ever. A large stock of fresh cakes and pies always^on hand, to-gether
with a full line of
Foreign &DomesticFruits.
THE BEST IN TOW*.
Festivals, Picnics, Parties, &c., furnished at very reasonable rates.
CHAS A. GRAUL,
CHURCH ST.. MT. PLEASANT. PA
TJHLJfi dOUKJNAJL MX PJJEAHAJNT, JEA., TUmUA* JflVJSJNAJNli, SEPTEMBER 30. lbOO
DAY’S DOINGS.
BUDGE? OF HOME NEWS AND THAT OP
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
A Dlgeatof Kveiita'l rnnaplrliig the World
Over Diirlug t l»r Post Seven Dnya, na
Gathered by the lluay Newsmen.
TUKHDAY.—It is now asserted that
Speaker Keed and Secretary Itlaine are
both candidates for the Presidential
nomination and thntthebnttlo is already
on in Maine.—Emil I.. Schoenberg, the
fogitive forger of Philadelphia, died in
that city a few days ago. He lied from
the city three years ago and hail not
boen henrd from nntil his deatli was an-nounced.—
Harry Oration, aged 25, of St,
Louis, was shot and killed by Oeorge
Schaefer, a weak-minded boy ol 20.—
The .jury in tlie case of the Reading acci-dent
fixes the blame upon one of the
signal men who remained in his caboose
while the train was slowing tip instead
of getting off.--The conference committee
on the tarill' did not meet yesterday. The
metal schedule is the hone of contention.
—The steel armor plate test was com-pleted
at Anapolis and the award made
in favor of the French plates.—O’lirien,
the Montreal newspaper man, goes free
of the charge of libeling Prince Ueorge.
WEDNESDAY.—Thomas VV. Phillips was
nominated for Congress at the conven-tion
at Harmony yesterday. All the
counties of Hie Twenty-fifth district sent
full delegations except Mercer. Mc-
Dowell’s nomination was declared void.
Mr. Phillips has accepted.—An epidemic
has appeared at Freiburg, in Silesia, at-tacking
the patients with a stiffness in
the neck that stops breathing. Six deaths
have already occurred.—There was a
quorum In the House, Messrs. Sweeny
and Milliken, Republicans, having put
in an appearance. The colored contest-ants,
Langston and Miller, were seated.
—Norman O. Allen, son of a well known
broker of Lockporl, N. Y., was arrested
on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. Young TAIlen eloped a
sliort time ago with Miss Adah Hoggs, ot
Allegheny. — William Walter l’hclps,
Minister to Germany, arrived home.—
The President left Cresson for Washing-ton
today.
1 HUHKDAY.—The promised address of
the Independent Republican State Com-mittee
is given to the public this morn-ing.
At the head of the long list of sig-natures
appears the name of “Glorious
Old" Tom Marshall, as (lie representative
of Allegheny county. The document In-sists
that state issues alone are involved
in the present campaign.—The Senate
and House are still far apart on two im-portant
features of the tariff bill. Mem-bers
ot both branches predict the defeat
of the measure which ever way the com-mittee
makes its decision. Sugar and
binding twine are tlie toughest knots,
though a kick on steel billets is promised.
Inquiry among Pittsburg manufactur-ers
regarding the shortage of natural gas
brings forth interesting replies. While
a scarcity of fuel is generally admitted,
there has been no shut-down on this ac-count
and but one firm talks seriously ot
returning to coal.
FRIDAY.—Propositions for a compro-mise
on the sugar and binding twine
features of the tariff bill have been made.
There is now only a slight difference be-tween
the Senate and House. This dis-pute
settled, an adjournment will follow
in short order. —The appropriations
passed in which Pennsylvania is inter-ested
amount to $1,603,715. This will
be increased $110,0C0 when the clause
providing for the Pittsburg postofiice
gets through.—Hon. James Kerr, Chair-man
of the Democratic State Committee,
failed to secure a renomination forCong-ress
from the Twenty-eighth district yes-terday.
George F. Krebbs got the plum.
This result is a great surprise. As ex-pected
Senator McAleer was named in
the Third Philadelphia district, but the
patriarchal Vaux will nevertheless be in
the field. 1 iie meeting of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers to be held
in New York next week promises to be
the largest in the history of the organi-zation.
Several delegates from the Brit-ish
Iron and Steel Institute have already
arrived and more are coming.
SATURDAY.—Ex-Senalor Lewis Einery,
•Tr., spoke in the Bradford Opera House
last eight for two hours and a half in
producing the proofof Ids charges against
Candidate Delamater. He was receiyed
with enthusiasm, listened to with atten-tion,
and convinced the oyerwbelming
majority of his hearers. Afterward Mr.
Einery made a statement expressing his
eagerness to go into court, when more
evidence would be forthcoming.—The
long expected prize fight in London
ended early this morning before it had
scarcely commenced. Slavin soundly
thrashed McAuliffe in just two rounds,
lasting exactly six minutes. There was
but little betting upon the result.—The
Republicans of Allegheny county who
are dissatisfied with Mr. Delamatcr’s
nomination yesterday formed an organi-zation
for the purpose of fighting his
candidacy as a rebuke to Senator Quay
and his methods.
SUNDAY.—The final vote upon the tariff
bill in the House was taken yesterday.
All the Democrats present and three
Republicans voted against the measure.
It passed, nevertheless, by a good major-ity,
and will be called up in the Senate
to-morrow.—Senator Delamater referred
to Emery’s proofs three times yesterday
—at Philadelphia, Pottstown and Bristol.
He said that they “contain nothing we
have not already published,” and that
the charges were maliciously false. He
declined, however, to enter into any
extended discussion of the subject —
Seven of the most prominent pawnbro-kers
of Pittsburg were arrested last night
on charges of receiving stolen goods.
They will be railroaded to court to allow
of their trail by Judge White, who lias
expressed a desire to dispose of just such
cases—Twenty people were killed near
Shoshone, Wash., by two Union Pacific
passenger trains colliding.
MONDAY.—The anti Socialist law in
Germany will bo in force only three
days longer. Then the work of agita-tion
will be revived with vigor. A num-ber
of the banished leaders are already
returning. Emneror William will try
the effect of mild measures.—Park Bros.
& Co., of Pittsburg, have decided to place
their finer grades ofsteel on the European
markets. A representative has been
sent over to establish agencies in the
trade towns. The tariff, they claim, has
made it possible for them to compete
with foreign markets.
A TRIO OF TWINS
Given lllrlli to ill the SHUU'I'IIHC liyGrmtri-mullier,
Mother MII«1 UiiiiHlilcr.
The wife of John Beam, of Mitchell-ville,
aged 05 years, gave birth to twins
on Monday evening of last week. Her
daughter, Mrs. Stratton, who lives in a
neighboring township, presented tier
husband with a pair of youngsters Hie
same evening. Mrs. Stratton’s daughter
Eva was married a year ago mid lives in
Bradford. The friends of Mrs. Stratton
and her mother were not yet through
congratulating them over the interesting
natal coincidence in their families when
Mrs. Stratton received a letter from tier
non in-law announcing Hint her daughter
had given birth to twins on Monday eve
nlng. Tlio three double births occurred
within ten minutes of each other.
A lirrnf Slum.
Of tlie Perilous Voyage company,
which will appear nt the Grand Opera
House to morrow (Wednesday) evening,
tlie l’hiladtdphla Times says: “Huge
audiences occupied every inch ot space
at Forepaugh’s Family Theatre yester-day
afternoon and evening, drawn thither
to witness tlie initial representations in
this city of Harry Meredith's new sensa
lional melodrama, ‘A Perilous Voyage.’
The production made a telling lilt of
yast proportions, ami tlioso who saw It
were cither laughing or applauding all
tlie time, * * * In fact, ‘A Perilous
Voyage’ is in every respect an actor’s
play, put together with abundant knowl-edge
of tlie possibilities and requirements
of the stage. It was beautifully mounted
with new scenery, painted for it by John
If. Young, of tho Broadway Theater,
New York. The burning of tlie ship ami
(lie view of llm tossing ocean, with the
vessel’s crew and passengers struggling
in the wayes, were unusually fine effects.”
Mt. Plenniint Township Institute.
Messrs. Anderson and Hoanlon will
make the opening addresses at rtlie flrsf
Mt. Pleasant^township teachers’ insti-tute
for this term, which will be held at
Hurst’s school house, October 11. The
program as arranged for tlie afternoon is:
Recitation, Miss Mock; class drill in
number work by means of objects, Miss
Hamill; essay, *‘Tho Modern Teacher,”
Mr. Shaw; '‘School Organization,” open-ed
by Mr. Hays, followed by each teacher:
recitation, Miss Campbell; discussion.
“Would a change of text books be bene-ficial
to our schools”—alii nnative, Messrs
Horner and Flseus; negative, Messrs.
Smith and Lowstetter. Each teacher
will be required to givo a report of bis
school.
ninrrlHgr I.ICCIINCM.
The following marriage licenses have
been granted in Qreensburg to parties
In tins vicinity during tlie past week:
John Paul Helling, of Donegal, and
Joe Sadie Bruner, of Jones’ Mills.
II. A. Fisher, of United, {and Minnie
F. Bash, of Pleasant Unity.
Stewart Johnston, of Youngstown, and
Eva Overly, ol Keckaburg.
John Watson, of Pittsburg, and Ida
Rush, of Pleasant Unity.
Lawrence Eberhart, of Scottdale, and
Jennie McCabe, of Connellsville.
John L. Pool, of Tarr’s station, and
Emma C. Felgar, of Scottdale.
John Mi nicks, of Bessemer, and Rosa
Edmerson, of Bethany.
Home Seeker*’ Exctirntona
At hall rates via the Wabasli Railroad
will be run on Tuesdays, September 9tb
and 23d and October 14th to points in
Southwest Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma,
Texas,Colorado, New Mexico,Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho, Montana, South aud North
Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota.
RATE—One fare for Round trip, tick-ets
good thirty days. For time of trains,
rates and any further particulars apply
to your ticket agent or address F. H.
Tristram, Central Passenger Agent, cor-ner
7th ave. and •Sinitbtield st., Pitts-burg,
Pa.
Don’t Pay Rent—liny a Lot.
Elegant Building Lots for sale in War-den’s
Extension; excellent drainage,
easily excavated, no rock, the best of
water reached at 13 to 20 feet; located on
South Diamond street, within three min-utes’
walk of Main street. Prices low,
payments easy. Call on
JAMES S. WARDEN, or
JAS. S. BHADDOCK.
Special Train Dlsconttuned.
The; Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that alter September 22d, the
Cresson and Ebeusburg special which
performed the service between Pittsburg
and Ebensburg Saturdays only, leaving
the former at 2:55 p. m. aud reaching
Ebensburg at 6:20 p. in., will be discon-tinued.
Always Reliable.
I now announce to my customers and
friends, that I am ready to supply thorn
with Fall aud Winter Goods. I also
have a full line of novel and late style
Corduroy Samples. Please call aud see
goods. A beautiful line of samples just
received. Thankful for past favors.
COLLEGE AVE. JOHN ADAIR, Tailor.
Sixty Good Building Lots for Sale.
These lots are in and adjoining the
borough of Mt. Pleasant at theWest End.
Prices reasonable aud terms easy. In-quire
of j. j. NEEL.
Real Estate Agent and Surveyor,
Mt. Pleasant, Pa. tf.
Don’t Forget This.
Remember H. B. Pershing, of this
place, is still selling th