Mount Pleasant journal (December 25, 1902)

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VOL. 30. MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1002. NO. 52.
CHRISTMAS
BUSINESS
WAS GOOD
With Practically all the Mount
Pleasant Merchants.
SALES WERE UP TO LAST YEAR
AND IN SOME INSTANCES THAT
RECORD WAS SURPASSED.
The Soarolty of Care, Causing Numerous
Lay-off Days at the Neighboring Coke
Works, Was Felt to Some Extent, but
Not With the PostoBloe and Express
People Upon Whem Santa Claus Simply
Piled the Work.
Tbe weather man njnst have had it in
for Santa Clans laRt week in this see
tion, for, it rained somewhat after the
similitude of Noah’s time and made the
local holder of special Christmas lines
wish his order had not been given on
such a broad scale. Tbe good saint,
however, linnlly won ont, evidently
Compromising matters, ns the drop in
temperature Sunday night to the freer,
ing poiut was not accompanied by tbe
always wished for snow.
Local merchants, as a rule, have en
joyed good business and their sales, es
pecially of this season’s goods for tbe
p»Ht three dayB, have, in most cases,
. equalled those of a year ago, while in
not a few instances that remarkable
record hae been snrpaseed. The scare
ity of cars at the neighboring coke
works, which has lost thousands of em
ployes two and often three days a week
for several months, undoubtedly cut olf
considerable trade from the town and
thereby reduced the grnnd total of salee
But, on the whole, bnsinees people
here did well, with a good year’s bal
ance on the right side of the ledger.
Postmaster Znck and his faithful and
efficient force of clerks will enjoy their
turkey today all the more in the thought
that the worst is overfor them. Mount
Pleasant people nlwaye remember ab-sent
friends at Christmas time gener-ously,
but this year’s remembrances
wore more numerous than ever before,
judging by the number of packages
they sent through the mail. Some idea
of the amount can be had when it is
stated that the four outgoing shipments
for the past week averaged about 32 big
sacks a day. Those received were some
what smaller in number.
The local express people hnve the
same reasons to feel thankful that the
Christmas rush is over, for, they have
had all they could do. This was not
only trne of outgoing shipments but of
receipts as well, every train on both
roads bringing in goods for them by the
wagon load.
RAILROAD WAR ON
Between the Pennsylvania and Mellon
Interests In Fayette County.
A railroad war is on between the
Westerly Fayette and the Monongahela
railroad companies over rights of way
for the new 12 mile branch which both
companies have projected up Dunlaps
creek from Brownsville to New Salem
in Fayette county.
Tbe Western Fayette road is owned
by the Mellons and it is to tap the big
coal fields where their new coke plant is
to be erected, while the rival branch is
a Pennsylvania railroad interest.
The Mellon company had completed
surveys, located lines and bought rights
of way and was about to begin the con-struction
of the road, when the other
company seized the locations and began
appropriating them in the construction
of its road at Brownsville. Owing to
the bluffs and Darrcv3 only one road
can be constructed at the disputed
points.
The Mellon company has filed a bill
in court at Uniontown praying for an
injunction to restrain the Monongahela
company from appropriating said route,
and Judge Umbel has granted a prelim-inary
injunction to that effect, on which
a hearing was held yesterday.
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Meeting others, frank, tender and true,
'Neatb the mistletoe spray, send this greeting—
“A right A\erry Christmas to you!"
CHRISTMAS PRESENT GIVEN
H. C. ERICK COKE COMPANY’S EMPLOYES.
At 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon notices were posted at all the M. C. Frick Coke
Company’s plants, including also the works operated by the South West Connellsville,
he American and Continental works, stating that a voluntary advance of about 8 per
cent, in wages will be given its employes on January 1, 1903. In round numbers the pay
of 20,000 men will be increased by the advance which it is estimated will add $1,<600,000
next year to the company’s pay roll that averaged $1,000,000 a month the past year. The
ollowing is a copy of the notice :
BIG BARN BURNED. JEANNETTE ELOPEMENT.
Posner's Prize Winners.
The names of the winners in the
letter writing contest, held by Posner,
the well known Main street jeweler,
have just been announced and are Au-gust
Sandinger, of New Stanton; Bertha
Olsen and Willie Mullen, of this place.
The first named won the silver watch:
the second, the gold ring and the third
a violin and bow.
Church Entertainment.
Rev. Wilson will give a lantern slide
reading of Dickens's Christmas story,
“The Cricket on the Hearth," this even-ing
at the United Presbyterian church.
The choir will sing a number of selec-tions.
The people ofjfee church extend
an invitation to any |j$ho may desire to
attend.
Levi Silvia’s Loss Said to be Due to In-cendiary
Origin.
The large new barn of Levi Silvis,
who lives near Pleasant Unity, was de-stroyed
by fire early Monday morning
together with all this year's crops. Tbe
owner with the help of W. J. Miller, a
neighbor, barely succeeded in getting
the stock out. . The fire is said to have
been of incendifirv origin. There was a
total insurance of $1,100 on the building
and contents.
About a year ago Mr. Silvis was
cruelly beaten and robbed at his home
by a masked gang of six desperadoes.
Several arrests followed. Alex Lutz,
one of the suspects and an old offender
who had served time in the penitentiary
before, was given a long term to the
pen for the crime, the others being ac
quitted. Since the trial Silvis has been
threatened repeatedly and it is presum-ed
that the fire was the result.
Engineering Firm Change.
The well known Uniontown engineer-ing
firm of Whyel & Crawford has been
reorganized. It is now the Fayette
Engineering & Contracting Company.
The new firm has absorbed the old as
well as that of E. L. Zearly and L. C.
Mechling The last named gentleman
is an old Mount Pleasant boy whose
many friends here will be pleased to
learn of his marked success. The new
firm has a big lot of coke work on hand.
NOTICE.
On and after January 1, 1903, and until further notice,
the following wages will be paid for labor by this company:
Mining and loading room and rib coal, $1.35 per 100
bushels.
Mining and loading heading coal, $1.50 per 100 bushels.
Mining and loading wet heading coal, $1.55 per 100
bushels.
Drawing coke, per 100-bushel charge, 77 cents.
All of the above measurements as at present.
| { Drivers and rope riders (shaft and slope) where full runs,
$2.50. Drivers and rope riders (drift) where full runs, $2.40.
Cagers, where full runs, $2.50; track layers, blasters
and timbermen (shaft and slope), per day, $2,50; track lay-ers,
blasters and timbermen (drift), per day, $2.40.
All labor not mentioned above, regularly employed in £
operating the plants, now receiving $2 and over per day to £
be advanced 15 cents per day, and all less than $2 per day, £
10 cents per day.
Leveling, per oven, 12f cents; forking box and stock
cars and forking open-top cars from the yard, all to be ad-vanced
15 cents per day over present price.
Payments semi-monthly on same dates as heretofore.
H. C. ERICK COKE COMPANY.
Pittsburg Police Arrest Mrs. David Fox
With Another Man.
Mrs. David Fox, of Jeannette, eloped
last Thursday with Charles A. Brown.
; a Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston rail-
; road brakeman, leaving her husband
and two little boys, but taking with her
a trunk got for her husband’s Christmas
present and $3;>0 of his money. While
in Pittsbnrg Monday Mr. Fox saw the
trunk at the Union Station baggage
i room and notified the police who got to
the station just in time to catch both
Mrs. Fox and Brown who had been
staying together in the city.
On being taken to Superintendent
McAleese’s office Mrs. Fox sailed into
her husband, kicking his shins until he
was compelled to seek refuge in a cor-ner.
When searched in the women’s
department, $330.28 was found on her
person, bnt she claimed that the money
was her own. She declared that she
would never live with her hnsband
again and both she and Brown were re-leased
as there seem to be faults on both
sides of the Fox household.
Wedding Announcement.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gettemy, of
Kecksbnrg, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Emma Elizabeth,
who today in Pittsburg becomes the
bride of Mr. John Garland, and will
give a reception at their home this
evening for the young people.
HE DENIES
THAT HE IS
A MILLIONAIRE
But His Old Mount Pleasant
Friends Only Smile.
A CALL FROM ERSKINE RAMSAY
WHO IS NOW A LEADING BUSINESS
MAN IN THE SOUTH.
He Wae Formerly a Local Superinten-dent
for the H. C. Frick Coke Company
and Some Ten Years Ago Went to Bir-mingham,
Alabama, Where he Began
With the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Rail-road
Company And now Hae a Lome
Finger In About all the Financial Plea
Worth Having.
F.rskine Ramsay, of Birmingham, Al-abama,
formerly a local superintendent
for the H. C. Frick Coke Company and
who still looks npon Monnt Pleasant ns
his home, dropped in Tuesday to see old
friends here. Time has dealt very
kindly with him; in fact, there is little
change in his personal appearance since
he went south some ten years ago to
become a mining engineer for the Ten-nessee
Coal, Iron & Railroad Company.
The yonng engineer steadily rose in
the service of that company until he
was made manager of its big Pratt
Mine Division. Home idea of the value
pnt npon his services by bis employers
can be had in the statement that he de-cided
to remain with them even after
former Secretary of tbe Navy Whitney
bad offered him $l2,0(X>a year to look
after his coal interests in Nova Scotia.
Alion t a year ago there was a new deal
in the Tennessee company and he and
many other old employes walked the
plank. But the change only gave him
a better chance to expand and today it
would seem that he is interested in
abont all the good financial thingsdown
in and about Birmingham
Among the leading concerns in which
his name appears as among the princi-pal
owners are a bank, wholesale
goods and grocery houses, two big*coa1
plants and four city blocks; on a corner
of which is a big hotel. -Tie is also in-terested
with his young Brother, Morris,
in the Ramsay Mine Engineering Com-pany,
a corporation that has orders cov-ering
a goodly portion of next year, and
other things that make money all right
but are not considered worth mention-ing.
Bnt, Erskine sighs and says he
feels that he will never rank as a mill-ionaire,
although his old friends here
who have been keeping close tab on him
only smile.
KIMBALL-IAIRD WEDDING.
Hecla Furnishod the Leading- Social
Event of the Past Week.
The marriage of Dr. Charles Denny
Kimball, of New York City, and Miss
Jennie May Laird, which took place at
noon Tuesday at the Hecla home of the
bride's parents, Superintendent and
Mrs. Thomas Laird, was a very prett,
affair that was witnessed by some fift
relatives and friends of the young prin
cipals from New York, Pittsburp
Greensburg, Monnt Pleasant and neigl:
boring points. The house was taste-fully
decorated with palms, ferns and
srnilax. The wedding march was
played by Miss Mary Ramsay, of
Greensburg. The ceremony was per-formed
by the bride's pastor, Rev. J. H.
Hamilton, of Pleasant Unity, who used
the beautifnl double ring service of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, the wed-ding
dinner following.
The bride, whose dress was a white
crepe dechene andwho carried lilies of
the valley, was attended by her younger
sister, Miss Margaret Laird, who wore
white monsseline and carried a bouquet
of pink roses. The flower girl was the
bride's little niece, Mistress Helen Cort,
of this place, who wore a white gown
and carried white carnations.
The doctor and his charming yonng
bride, who received may very pretty
presents, left the same afternoon and,
following a bridal trip, will reside in
New York where the doctor will follow
his profession.
At the Grand Opera House.
As a Christmas treat today Manager
Coldsmith will present the big specta-cular
production, “New Yc/rk Day by
Day,” with a matinee at 2:30 this after-noon
and regular performance tonight.
Marie Corelli’s “Wormwood ” as taken
from the famous novel, “The Devil,’’
will be given Saturday evening next,
December 27th. The piece is a thrilling
tale of the French absinthe drinkers.
Smith O’Brien's beautiful Irish play,
“The Game Keeper,” will follow Mon-day
evening next, December 29th. The
musical features of this piece make it
an especially pleasing one.
Til K. MOI’"NT PfiKAHANT .lOltHNAli, T1IUB8DAY, PTCCKMIUCR 25. 1002.
HAYES
TO HANG
The Slayer of Edward Perkins at
Masontown Convicted of Hurder
in the First Degree.
CONDEMNED MM'S STORY OF THE CRIME,
The Payette county jury in the case
of William Hayes, colored, who shot
and killed Edward Perkina, alHocolored,
at Masontown during a quarrel over a
board bill which Haven owed him,
found the defendant guilty of murder
in the first degree. The jury remained
out all Thursday uight taking 20 ballots.
The condemned man broke down com-pletely
on being taken back to his
cell.
While on the stand Hayes Haul that
he was years of age and was bom at
Springville, Vn , having lived in Fay
ette county the past eight years. He
l A CHRISTMAS BEGGAR J
SWEET Gladys, when the Yule winds
blew,
Down alleys (lark her light feet
turned,
And on the altar. Charity,
The Incense of her white lamp burned.
She was so calm, so fair, so pure,
I almost feared to breathe her name,
And, helpless. In love's male* groped
Until a revelation came.
The Christmas stars shone In the sky;
1 sought the inalil and said, “Indeed
You are so good to beggars that
I hope you will relieve one's noed."
“Of course I'll try. What would he like?"
(And then I used my deepest art.)
“What does he wish the very most?
Why, Gladys, dear, ho wants—your
heart!”
Her lashes fell; her color roRe;
These murmured words my fears re-lieved:
“ 'TIs right to give on Christmas day,"
And I my Chrlstmns gift received.
—Llpplncott’s Magazine.
No Time For It.
Wrong Anyway.
“Young man,” said the stern parent,
“you have been making love to my
daughter!”
“Yes, sir,” admitted the trembling
wretch, “but indeed I didn’t mean it,
sir. I”—
“Didn't mean It! Why, you scoun-drel!”
“That is—er—that is, sir, I do mean
It. 1 tbve her devot”—
“What! You presumptuous upstart,
how dare you!”—Baltimore News.
Prudence.
“I suppose you would like to sny or
do something that will live in history.”
“Well,” answered Senator Sorghum,
“there are so many tilings concerning
which I should prefer to keep history
uninformed that I guess I’d hotter not
take any chances on trying to break
in.”—Washington Star.
Buy Car Loads, That’s the Reason We Buy . munii in corns Cheaper than any house in the state. That is the reason we
can sell cheaper than others.
This Yearto Give Household
IT S THE FAD Articles for Holiday Gifts.
DON’T BOTHER ABOUT THE MONEY
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD
XhitT OCCUPY BOTH CORNERS
WH. 10th and PENN, PITTSBURGH
Come have a look or write for prices and mention
this paper
From the lace looms to your own rooms
We are the largest manufacturers of lace curtains in the United States, and we are also
the leading importers of line lace curtains in this country. For the purpose of quickly in-trod
cing to the pub.ic our Duchess brand of cut tarns, we have concluded to appeal directly
to the consumers of the goods, and hence we a tveriUe our curtain * from the lace looms to
your own rooms, without intermediate profits to jobbers and retailers. We offer you lace
curtains at a price which tou cannot duplicate in \our owu town at any price.
~~ UPON RECEIPT OF $2.00
We will ship you by express, prepaid, a pair of our lace curtains which will prbve to be of
the ve y b st value to you for the money. '1 wo pair $4.00
There is no other concern in the world that can compare with us on quality or price and
design. We are leaders in our line and recognize no competition. Our popular style of
Duchess brand, which we offer to the public at f2 00per pair, express prepaid, This curtain
is full 54 inches wide by 3J4 yards long. All orders will receive prompt attention.
THE BIG
STORE
Tenth and Penn
ERING’S
PITTSBURG
W© Pay The Freight
The Problem of a
Tired Mother.
j
boarded with Perkins payingS4 a week.
He owed a bill and did not pny it be-cause
be could not get money coining to
him just, at the time. The week of the
murder lie went away on Tuesday and
returned on Friday. Perkins was in an
ugly mood. He wns lying on the bed
and a quarrel started over the board
bill. Perkins got up and left the room.
He saw him coming down the stairs, the
shadow being reflected, with a chair.
Perkins attempted to strike him with it
and n struggle ensued. Perkins tried to
use n razor and he fired the shots that
resulted in Perkins' death.
The funny papers have told,
time anti again, how it makes a
man feel to be shut up alone
with the children even for a
few hours.
It’s no wonder that nerve
troubles attack the mother for
she has the children all the
time. How can she help being
nervous, especially while the
little ones are making such con-stant
drafts on her energy?
No woman can endure the
strain of her housework and
two or three little ones unless
her digestive powers are of an
unusual order. She can’t man-ufacture
force enough to stand
the strain.
We can suggest one thing
that will surely help her and it
isn’t a drug poison either. It
is Vinol, made by a remarkable
new process from that wonder-ful
remedy, cod liver oil, a
true tonic.
Money back if you don’t find
this true.
II. f. BARKLEY,
DRUGGIST.
Mall Orders Supplied. $1 per Bottle, Express paid.
... IF YOU WANT . . .
A GOOD PIANO,
Professor—What is your attitude on
the labor question, my good man?
Tramp—I alius runs when I sees It
cornin’.—New York Evening Journal.
I)I<1 Not Know 111M Peril.
Frnllmnn—Ah,-doctor! I called to ask
for your bill against me for service
during my recent illness.
Doctor—Yes? That's strange, for I
was Just about to make It out.
Frnllman—What Is the amount?
Doctor—It’s just an even .$300.
Frnllman—What? Yon don’t tell me
It’s that much? Why, I believe if I hud
known I was ns sick ns that it would
have killed me!—Boston Courier.
Beyond (lie Danger I.lne.
“The apartments on the tenth floor,’1
said the manager of the Skyscraper
flats, “command a higher rent than
those on any other floor because they're
the safest in the building.”
"Indeed?” remarked the hoineseeker.
“Oil, yes. You see, few airships ever
fly that low, and automobiles never
jump that high.” — Catholic Standard
and Times.
At a Reasonable Price !
Jnst drop in and Bee onr stock of fine
instruments fresh from the factory.
J. B. MYERS, Jr.,
318 East Main st„ Mount Pleasant..
We also buy aL Kinds
of Furs.
If it’s l
JEWELRY *
You’re looking for,
We’ve got It All.
Watches,
Chains,
Rings,
Collar Buttons,
Studs,
Brooches,
Gold Pens,
and a complete
some line of
and
Clocks,
Charms,
Bracelets
Cuff Buttons,
Scarf Pins,
Ear Rings,
Inkstands,
very hand-
Silver Novelties
which will be well worth your
while to come and see. We never
had a finer line of these goods
than we have this season, and the
prices are very reasonable. Come
and see the goods before making
your purchases.
tl. C. MORRISON, K
At the New Stand,
Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank Block,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
H
WARREN DOUGLAS. President.
DOUGLAS BUSINESS COLLEGES,
McKeesport, Connellsville, Union-town,
Pa., offer to young men and
women courses of study which prepare
for business life.
Catalogue B is free. Send for it to-day.
Address either school.
Store Room tor Rent. m Fixtures for
Kobacker’s
Closing Out Sale
To Quit Business !
A Sale that has already interested the economical
buyers of Mount Pleasant and vicinity.
What is detrimental to its proves beneficial to our cus-tomers,
and the amount of goods that has moved out of our
store at the sacrificing prices has proven for itself that thisr is
a bona fide closing out sale to quit business. For practical
evidence see the large assortment of Men’s, Boys’ and Chil-dren’s
Clothing, Shoes, Hats,
Shirts, Neckwear,
Trunks, Etc.,
at the following sacrificing prices:
P R I C E S.
Men’s Suits,
$5 Suits,
selling out price,
$8 Suits,
selling out price,
$io Suits,
selling out price.
$15 Suits,
selling out price,
$18 and $20 Suits,
selling out price,
$2.25
4 50
5 25
9 50
12 50
Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Over-coats
at accordingly sacrificing prices.
Young Men’s Suits.
$5 Suits,
$8 Suits,
selling out price,
selling out price,
$10 and $12 Suits,
selling out price,
$2 25
4 50
5 50
Men’s Pants.
$2.50 Men’s Worsted Pants, Cl 4C
selling out price, 'pi fcW
125
150
$2.25 Corduroy Pants,
selling out price,
$g Men’s Worsted Pants,
selling out price,
175
Fixtures for Sale. Store Room for Rent.
$4 Men’s Worsted Pants,
selling out price,
$5 and $5.50 Worsted Pants,
selling out price,
75c Jean Pants,
selling out price,
$3 Linen Corduroy Pants,
every pair guaranteed,
selling out price,
Underwear, Etc.
65c fleece lined underwear,
selling out price,
#i.oo wool underwear,
selling out price,
$1.25 Wool underwear,
selling out price,
#1.75 men’s very fine all wool
worsted underwear,
selling out price,
ioc red or blue Handkerchiefs
selling out price,
25c heavy all wool Hose,
selling out price,
50c Sweaters,
selling out price,
#1.00 all wool Sweaters,
selling out price,
$1.50, #1.75, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50
1 Sweaters at accordingly sacrificing
prices.
The space being too small to enumerate all the Money-
Saving Items we have for you, therefore, we invite you to
call in person. , A call at our store will convince you.
KOBACKER’S
Clothing, Gents’ Furnishing and Shoe House,
Main street, - MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
THB MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, IU02
YOUNG
ROBBERS.
Jallies
Smith,
McCann and William
of Greensburg, in Jail
Charged with a Mold Crime..
Ml EXCITING CHASE,
Jauies McCann and William Smith,
two Qreenab.UK boys, aged 10 years,
were jailed at that place Sunday after
noon on a charge of highway robbery
after an exciting chase by Sheriff
TreBcher.
Saturday evening, shortly before dark,
on the road between Donohoe station
and the pike the boys held up and rob-bed
Ferris Petrios, a Syrian ped
dler. They ransacked his pack and took
about $50 in cash, there being a $20 bill
and some silver. In addition to thiH
they took three revolvers and several
watches. When captured the next day
at Latrobe the twenty dollar bill, some
of the silver and two of the revolvers
were found on their person.
The robbers were rounded up in a
deserted house near the scene of the
crime by neighboring farmers who were
held off with the revolvers. Sheriff
Treacher and a posse went up Sunday
only to find that the boys had escaped.
The officers, however, followed their
trail and. by catching an engine at Don
ohoe, overhauled the young pair in
Latrobe.
All the latest designs and the
largest stock in town
We ask simply that you call
and examine goods and sam-ples
before purchasing
IT
If you wish to have the hanging
done on paper bought of us,
remember we employ only
the most competent work-men
and guarantee all work.
Respectfully
J. B. Coldsmith,
“On the Hill,”
MOUNT PLEASANT.
As Judged From the Past Week’s
Trade Reports
WHEN CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READ-ERS
OF THE JOURNAL
The Holiday Trade has Surpassed the
Most Sanguine Expectations and Re-tail
Dealings in All Staple LineB of
Merchandise are Well Maintained,
With the Better Grades of OoodB in
Brisk Demand.
Holiday trade has exceeded the most
sanguine expectations and retail deal-ings
in all staple linej of merchandise
are well maintained, with the better
grades of goods in brisk demand.
Wholesome conditions prevail in most
sections of the country, although in
parts of the Southwest the season has
fallen behind the average. Even in
these cases reports are encouraging for
the future Industrial plants are well
employed, orders runniDg far into the
future, and labor controversies are rare.
The only adverse feature of the sea-son
is that sjpplies of fuel are utterly
inadequate, both for household and
. manufacturing use, and show increasing
delay of deliveries. Railway earnings
thus far reported for December exceed
last year’s by 4.2 per cent, and those of
1900 by 10.4 per cent.
The largest producer of iron and steel
has over 5,280,000 tons of unfilled orders
on its books, and work is being pushed
as rapidly as supplies of fuel and ma-terial
and supplies will permit. Sup.
plies of coke no not increase aud many
furnaces are idle. Contracts for bridge
work and track elevators are freely of-fered
by the railways and accepted only
on condition that the exact date of de
livery shall not be specified. Despite
the fact that rail mills are sold close up
to the end of next year, new business is
offered and urgent buyers are compelled
to go abroad.
Failures for the week numbered 267
in the United States, against 265 last
year, and 16 in Canada, compared with
27 a year ago.
GRAIN. FLOCK AND FEED—WHOLESALE.
Wheat- per bu
Oats, per bu ™
Corn, per bu \ «7
Corn Meal, per bbl., bolted o
Flour, patent, per bbl - 4 W)
Chopped feed(corn and oats)per ton 26 00
Bran, per ton 21 00
Middlings per ton 2100
Mill Feed, per ton 22 oO
Hay, baled, per ton 17 00
Hay, loose, per ton ... 16 Oo
. GROCERIES AND PRODUCE—RETAIL.
Breakfast Bacon, per lb „
Brooms
Buckets 15®80
Buckwheat flour, per sack <»
Butter, per lb op
Candles, per Jb 1&Y*
Carbon oil, p“er gal 10@l1o2
35040
13®35
11
28
30
20
15
05
40060
1 30
10
12
125
305
65
16
16
55
1 00
2
35050
SORE MOUTH There is nothing so
good as Ozoline. It never fails to enre.
M. A. Bowman.
Good Upholstering-.
Hiram Gilson is once more prepared
to do all kinds of upholstering work at
reasonable prices. If left either at his
West Main street home or Gibbs &
King’s store, orders will receive prompt
attention. 1114tf
BORE THROAT A few doseB of
Ozoline cures it. M. A. Bowman.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
N. ' 1"ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
office adjoining Es
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Eagle stroet residence.
RABE F. MARSH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
46 Bank & Trust Building, Oreensburg
First National Bank Building. Mount Pleas-ant.
Pa.. Tuesday aud Wednesday of each
week.
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
20H Main street, Oreensburg.
Braddoek Block, Monnt Pleasant.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Rarclay Building, Oreensburg.
Cheese, per lb
Chickens
Coffee, per lb
Dried Apples, per lb
Dried Beef, per can .
Eggs, perdoz
Ham, per lb
Lard per lb- ••
Maple Molasses, per gal
New Orleans Molasses, per gal-
Potatoes, per bu ....
Rice, per lb -
Rolled Oats, 2 lb packages
Salt, per bbl
Salt; her sack -
Balt Fish, per pall ,
Smoked side bacon, per lb
Balt side, per lb
Boap, per cake -
Starch, per lb
Sugar, per 16 1b
Bweet Potatoes, per lb
Tea per lb
WA. KALP,
• Real Fjstat.e and Insurance
Agency, 833 East Main street.
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
BEAL ESTATE & INSURANCE,
467 MAIN ST.. MOUNT PLEASANT.
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE If THI PEICfJ lOTtll PUBLIC.
All kinds of legal papers prepared and exe
cut ed. Collecting a specialty.
Office 1101) Main Street. Mount Pleasant
FIRS! NATIONAL fill.
OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Capital Stock $100,000
OFFICERS:
H. W. Stoner, J. D. Hitchman,
President. Cashier.
O. W. Stoner,Vice President
Burglar and Fire Alarms
To protect your stores and residences.
Telephone and Bell Work.
Write or call for estimates.
704 Main st.
FRANK J. REESE,
7 4 Mount Pleasant. Pa.
for the.
20th Century
buy the new
Ball Bearing
Sewing Machine
and the
Rumbaugh & Dillon.
6ig Main Street.
WHY DO THE BEST DRESSED
MEN DEAL HERE ?
The best dressed men throughout this locality are men who deal with us. The
reasons they deal with us, and the reasons they are the best dressed men are of
considerable importance toevery clothing buyer. This is one of the reasons “why.’’
Sack Suits—
Here is Reason No. 4.
No matter how liberal a
man may be in his clothing
expenditures, he wants to
feel that he is getting the
most his money will buy.
That is why the majority
of Mount Pleasant
come to us.
W
men
J
They know they can al-ways
depend on getting full
measure of value for every
dollar spent. We make
no pretense at selling goods
at less than cost, but it is
no exaggeration to say
that, quality considered,
our prices are notably the
lowest.
mm
Sterling
Pianos ^
Organs
FROM J. L. ARMBRUST,
of Armbrust, Pa.
SEND FOR PRICE LISTS
Repairing of Machines and Organs at
tended to with promptness
Our patrons get the “Best Clothing in the
World,” made by the world-famous firm of
Schloss Bros. & Co., of Baltimore.
All their clothing bears this label&a^
‘THIS LABEL On GARMENTS
Guarantees Superiority.
RUMBAUGH & DILLON,
High-grade Clothing and Furnishings for Gentlemen and Boys.
Zimmerman Block, Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Talking of
Christmas
Presents,
what would be nicer to give
a friend than a pair of our
DIRECTORS.
J. S. Hitchman,
H. W. Stoner,
J. G. Orownover,
S N. Warden,
J. D. Hitchman,
Wm. B. Neel,
Jos. R. Stauffer.
Dr. J. H. Clark.
G . vV. Stoner.
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds promptly settled.
IL
MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
Stops the Whoop - Cures the Cough.
Stewart’s WhoopiDg Cough
Remedy never fails to
give immediate relief.
M. A. Bowman. 61[ d 12 tf
FOR SALE OR RENT:—5-room dwell
ing house, with modern improvements,
good outbuildings and about 19 acres of
land underlaid with coal, situated mid-way
between New Stanton and Hnnker.
For further information call on or ad
dress Joseph Kellar, New Stanton, or
David Gelb, 1417 Carson street, South
Side, Pittsburg, Pa. H 21 tf
Capital Stock,
Surplus Fund,
*50,000.00.
*40.000.00.
OFFICERS.
J. 8. Hitchman, President.
J. L. Ruth, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
E. T. Hltckman,
J. L. Ruth.
J. A. Warden,
J. O. Orownover,
Jno. M. Stauffer.
John Husband.
O. P. Shupe.
J. S. Hitchman.
.1. L. Myers.
Farmers & Merchants
«INATIONAL BANK.t>°
OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
CAPITAL STOCK, 150,000.00.
OFFICERS:
R. K. Hlssem, President,
James Neel, Vice President,
O. E. Mullln, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
R. K. Hlssem, Abraham Ruff,
&Frank I). Barnhart, E. T. Fox, R. Ruff, L. 8. Tlnstman,
. H. Persb g. James Neel,
S. P. Zimmerman.
shoes or slippers? Just
bear in mind that we have
the largest stock in town
to choose from and that
we are sole agents in
Mount Pleasant lor these
famous lines tor men and
women:
Walkover and Stetson,
For Men.
The Sorosis,
For Women.
The School Boy’s Pride,
For Boys.
The Maloney Bros.,
For Misses.
Excelsior
Bakery.
W. A, PYNE,
711 flain street,
Mount Pleasant, - Pa.
516
Church Street,
XXiaiMSR
Bread a»<
Cakes,
wholesale ana Retail
C. A. GRAIL, Prop’r.
flcCORMICK HARVESTING MACHINERY.
v
: A ■’
•es=
We handle'not only all the McCormick Harvesting Ma-chinery
but also Wagons, Carriages, Surreys, Buggies,
Harness, Blankets, Robes, Whips, etc., all of the very
best and at lowest prices. Call and examine.
J. J. HITCHMAN,
East Main street] Mount Pleasant, Pa.
THE MOUNT PEKA8ANT JOURNAL. THURSDAK, DECEMBER 25, 1002.
JJtawantJournal
JOHN L. SHIKI.DS. PtiBt.iSHKR.
Mount I’leasBUt Is sit uated In I lie tienrt of
the Groat Oontiellsvllle Coke Region. has a
population of over 5,000; while, with unices
surrounding within a radius of three miles
the postofflce distribution Is 13,000. A new 24-
pot. tableware glass factory, the finest In this
country and employing over 400 hands, is In
successful dally operation.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 per year, payable In
advance.
ADVERTISING RATES will bo furnished
on application.
JOB PRINTING of every kind with the
best workmanship and best material.
penn powers, together with a presenta -
tion of his reasons for the view be holds.
No response of a formal nature to these
representations has been received.
If the President shonld accept, ns lie
may decide to do, all parties to the
agreement are to be congratulated upon
having secured a man of such eminent
fitness for the trying position. The
people at large can rest assured that he
will hew to the line, too.
WHETHER Erskine Ramsay is
millionaire or not, it is well known that
he is a good money maker.
THURSDAY. December 2”. 1002
The best wishes of The
gcrurttal for a TIerry
(Hhrisititas are yours.
IP the United States Steel Corpora
tion’s chairmanship shonld become
vacant, it would be hard to find a man
better fitted for the place than H. C.
Frick.
THE JOURNAL heartily congratulates
the coke workers of the region upon
their voluntary advance in wages and
trusts that the new year will also in-crease
the car supply.
THS WAGES OF TEACHERS.
The school directors of this connty
who met at Greensbnrg last week, put
themselves on record as being in favor
of advancing the monthly wages of
teachers and passed unanimously the
following resolution;
“That we, as a convention of direct
ors, favor an act of Assembly making
the minimum salary of teachers *40 a
month or forfeit the nest state appro
priation; that the delegates of West
moreland county to the next state con
vention of school directors be requested
to present the foregoing resolution to
said convention for its consideration and
action.”
THH JOURNAL, having always favor
ed good pay for good public school
teachers, is pleased to see the above ac-tion
taken and trusts that the resolution
passed will have due weight when pre
sented to next year’s state convention of
directors. There shonld be a high stand
ard set up by the directors for teachers
and when the latter come up to it they
should be paid every cent they are
worth. Otherwise, the possessor of
brains simply nses the profession as a
stepping stone to something better. It
is also well to remember that a poor
teacher is dear at any price.
OUR ITONROE DOCTRINE
In the course of a recent interview
Colonel Henri Waltsrscn, edilor of the
Louisville “Courier Journal,” suggests
that jt would perhaps be well for this
country to lay aside its Monroe Doc
trine, permitting foreign nations to col
onize South American countries; for, if
we did not, we would soon have to fight
for the principle. In reply Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, a member of the
Committee on Foreign Ralations, says;
“I believe in fighting for it, and 1
think that is the attitude of the vast
majority of the American people. We
might as well prepare ourselves for the
inevitable without delay. This is not
my individual opinion, by any means.
Many otbersenators take the same view.
And let me tell yon another thing—if it
had not been for a desire to avoid any
chance of increasing the dangers of a
dangerous situation, there would have
been some very strong speeches on the
Venzuelan situation made in the Senate
k the past week.”
“The feeling among senators on both
Hndes of the chamber on the conduct of
Bjreiu Britain and Germany was and is
Bery pronounced. Their unseemly dis
Kjlay of naval force in the Caribbean is
■ regarded by many senators as a dare to
I the United States. They wished to see
I how far they could go without evoking
a protest from us. They wished to dis-cover
if there is any genuine popular
feeling in the United States behind the
Monroe Doctrine."
The Venezula incident is not closed
yet. however, and it is broadly hinted
that some speeches will be made in Con-gress
after the holidays that will let the
world know that the American people
mean to Btand by the famous doctrine
in its broadest interpretation, and that
no move the allies in the Venezuelan af
fair have made has escaped the ol sjrva-tion
of yonr Uncle Samuel.
A MERCER county mine inspector has
figured out that the last lump of Arner
ican coal will come along about 2052.
But even if he has made no mistake in
his calculation, we don’t need to worry.
There’ll be enough to do us.
Oonnellsville is Gay.
ComiellsviUe Courier.
The madding whirl of society is a per
feet maelstrom this week. It reaches
all the way from euchre parties to roast
pipe- a m t
Nothing Selfish About It
West Newton Sun.
The only interest a country editor
can have in agitating an eight-hour
work day is purely philanthropic, ns he
can never hope for less than sixteen
hours. '
Col. Bryan’s Dilemma.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
William Jennings Bryan has not yet
been able to mobilize language sufficient
ly strong to express his opinion of Mex-ico’s
treatment of silver.
Bring Forth the System.
Somerset Democrat
Four million dollars are expended on
the public roads of Pennsylvania every
year, and uinch of it is wasted. This
could be remedied by an intelligent
system of supervision.
Place
DEATHS 0E THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in This
and Violnltv.
George Parfitt and family were at Du
quesne Thursday last attending the fun
eral of that gentleman’s older brother,
John, who died Tuesday, following a
long illness, aged 65 years. The inter
ment took place at McKeesport.
Colonel John Williamson Johnson, a
veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars,
died at his Latrobe home last Thursday,
aged 82 years.
To Mr. and Mrs. William Werry, of
Acme, Christinas has brought the deep-est
sorrow instead of joy as they were
robbed of two of their children by scar-let
fever the past week. Their six-year-old
daughter died Saturday of the dis-ease
and on Sunday the spirit of their
infant son returned to Him Who gave
Their only surviving child has also
suffered a similar attack, but is recov-ering.
_
Tillman Here January 3.
Because of important official duties at
Washington, Benjamin R. Tillman,
Senator from South Carolina, will ap-pear
as the third attraction of the Peo-ple’s
Popular Lecture Course at the
Grand Opera House, Mount Pleasant,
Pa., January 8d, 1903, instead of Jan
uary 31st as previously announced.
Coupon No. 3 of the Season Ticket will
be good for this lecture and Coupon No.
4 will be good for the Hopkin’s Lecture,
January 20. Popular prices will prevail,
50 and 75 cents. A few Season Tickets
remain which will be sold for 75 cents.
Call at Overholt’s News Stand.
THE VENEZUELAN SITUATION.
In an informal manner President
Roosevelt has been notified that the
European powers concerned in the pres-ent
difficulty with Venezuela, England,
Germany and Italy, desire that he
should undertake the responsibility of
acting as arbitrator. Thus far they
merely have been taking “soundings,”
with a view, probably, of ascertaining
how he would receive a formal proffer
to act as arbitrator.
The President, so soon as he received
the first intimation that he was desired
to be arbitrator, expressed his judg-ment
that the matters to be arbitrated
should be referred to The Hague tribu
nal. His views of the suggestions
made have been cqnveyed to the Euro-
Nice Crokinole Party.
The Misses Kalp handsomely entertain-ed
some twoscore of their young friends
at crokinole Tuesday evening at their
Main street home. The head prizes
were won by Miss Leona Marsh and
Will Carpenter, while the consolation
premiums were awarded Miss Belle
Clark and Frank Miller. There were
eight tables.
Two Small Fires.
A hole was burned in the floor of
William F. Smith’s Smithfield street
residence Sunday evening, but a fortu-nate
discovery followed and the flames
were extinguished with trifling loss.
A defective flue set fire to the roof of
the kitchen at the Misses Elder home on
East Washington street Monday noon.
The fire department responded promptly
and the damage done was small.
More Expensive Carelessness.
Ignas Beck, a foreigner, left a crip-pled
dog behind last Thursday when he
moved from Spring street to Dice’s Ex-tension
and when Anti-Cruelty Agent
Landis got after him, Ignas paid $13.12
to settle.
A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to All.
WE GREET YOU
with the largest selection of Holiday Goods in Men’s Outfittings
that has ever been seen in a Mount Pleasant store and at record-breaking
low prices. If you cannot be suited here as to style,
quality and price you cannot be suited anywhere.
Make Yourself a Present
of a Suit or Overcoat from our superb show-ing
at
J5.5I1, $G.G5.58,85,1 TO *15.
These garments are worth a great deal more,
but it is Xmas and we want you as a customer.
Our stock of
Men’s
Furnishings
contains a great varie-ty
of goods suitable for
men of all ages and
tastes and no matter
who makes the selec-tions
the choice cannot
fail to please.
An Innovation
evfyHthr
would be to put some of our excellent holiday
footwear into the Christmas stockings instead
of filling them with things which are almost
useless. A gift of this nature cannot fail to be
appreciated. It is something at once useful
and handsome, and it is not quickly forgotten.
The complete and large variety of our stock of
....Shoes and Slippers....
permits us to fit all feet and suit all tastes and at money-saving
prices. These are good things to stand in.
H. Goldstone,
CLOTHING, SHOES and FURNISHINGS,
p Mount Pleasant’s Largest Men’s Outfitting Store. Cor. Main and Church sts. S nH
A Beautiful Present with every purchase of $1.00 and over.
THE MOUKT PLEASANT JOUHUAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2f>. 1HOS
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
ito 0.11 LX
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A Department in Which the Local Edltoi
Holds High Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energy in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
The Rev. B. F. Hankey, of Scottdale,
will preach in the local Lutheran church
Sunday evening next at 7 o'clock.
The new sewer bond ordinance, as
passed by Council and approved by
Mayor Kuhn, will appear in next week's
issue.
At Monday evening's meeting the old
board of directors of the Mount Pleas
ant Memoria.1 Hospital Association was
re elected.
Homer, the 8 year old son of Will Me
Cracken, of East Washington street,
stepped into a bucket of hot water Tues-day,
burning his leg badly from the
knee down.
The Pittsburg Brewing Company
gave every one of its employes a turkey
for Christmas. It took 42 of the birds
to go around the jolly crowd at the big
East End plant.
Mrs. M. A, Keifer, of Uniontown,
daughter of Mrs. Sarah Shupe, of this
place, has issued invitations for a
"Dutch Dinner” on Tuesday next. It
will be a family affair.
It is rumored that the Pittsburg. Mc-
Keesport & Connellsville Railway Com-pany,
in order to have a monopoly of
the lighting business, is negotiating for
the purchase of the Fayette County Gas
Company.
Prof. S. Grant Miller, of this place,
has been elected president of both the
Principals Round Table and California
State Normal Alumni. R. N. Hay, also
of this place, was made treasurer of the
latter organization.
Old Mount Pleasant friends of Mrs
Frank W. Jackson, the talented wife of
the United States Consul at Patras,
Greece, will be pleased to learn that
latest advices tell of her convalescence
from an attack of typhoid fever.
The members of Company E, as well
as all National Guard troops who served
jg the late anthracite strike tron-vill
be furnished with new uni-forms
without having the issue charged
to their annual allowance count.
The $3,000 insurance in the local order
of Heptasophs, held by the late Paoli A.
Tarr, was paid over Friday last by
Treasurer George W. Stoner. His
widow, Mrs. Ella Tarr. received $2,500
and his mother. Mrs. John T. Tarr.
$500.
Engineer Robert Eckley, of the Penn
sylvania’s Mount Pleasant branch ac
commodation, was badly shaken up
Tuesday evening in a collision with a
freight at Scottdale Junction. This and
a freight wreck at Hunker made the
mail over three hours late that night.
J. L. Armbrust, the well known Arm-brust
organ and sewing machine agent,
and D. L. Carpenter & Son, the hust-ling
Carpentertown merchants, and Miss
Lillie McAdams, the Equitable Life As-surance
Society’s local agent, have the
thanks of this paper for handsome cal-endars.
Jack Smith and James Sullivan, two
hobos who were permitted to occupy the
borough lockup last Thursday night,
got to quarreling and Smith was badly
cut about the face with a razor. Justice
Rhoades sent Sullivan to jail at Greens
burg, while his victim went to the
County Home.
Mr. Robert Melndoe, of Morewood,
and Miss Mary McGregor, whose home
was in Scottdale, were married last
Thursday evening by Justice Rhoades
at his Main street office. The young
couple will reside at Donnelly where the
groom is employed by the H. C. Frick
Coke Company.
Jerry Peterson, of this place, who set-tled
an embezzlement charge with the
Farrana Organ Company, of Detroit.
Michigan, by paying the prosecutor
$800, claims the company really owed
him $2,552.25, although he paid the $800
to get rid of the suit. He also says that
he refused the offer of hiB old position
with them.
The borough public schools will re-open
on Tuesday next, December 30tb.
The pupils’ bank deposit will also be
collected that morning. Misses Laura
McGanathan and Blanche St. Clair were
elected to preside over the new rooms
that will be added to the Church street
building after the holidays. The former
has been teaching in East Huntingdon
township and the latter at Herminie.
Two thieves visited Samuel Dennis-ton’s
South Church street chicken coop
late Tuesday night but were frightened
off before they did much damage. Will
Overhelt, who lives next door, saw the
last fellow fly the coop and sent five
bullets after him from the bath room
window. But "Billy,” who was in his
robe de nuit, fears that the cold and ex-citement
combined to spoil his aim.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered During: the Week.
Hiram Steele has gone to Chicago to
visit friends.
Miss Etta Dillon, a teacher in the pub-lic
schools at Monessen, is home for the
holiday vacation.
Roy Colvin, who spent the past three
years at Cheyenne, Wyoming, is here
visiting relatives and old friends.
Mrs. H. M. Karper, of Chambersburg,
Pa., spent several days here last week
with her uncle, Rev. S. E. Cornmny.
Mrs. Burton P. Jackson, of Sperry,
Iowa, is at Hnmmandville visiting her
parents. Mr and Mrs. D H. Pershing.
Will Smith, who 1ms spent the past
seven years in the west, returned Toes
day on a visit to his father, G. W.
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Murphy went to
Greensburg yesterday to spend Christ-mas
with the former’s mother, Mrs.
McElwee.
E. J. Sheppard, now a Pennsylvania
railroad employe living at Youngwood,
was here Monday calling on relatives
and old friends.
Charles Stuart, the local superintend-ent
of the Fayette County Gas Com-pany,
left Monday to spend Christmas
at his Springfield, Ohio, home.
Mrs. John D. McColeb gave a dinner
party Tuesday evening for her daugh-ter,
Miss Ella McCaleb, the Secretary of
Vassar College, who is home for the
holidays.
Lieut. W. S. Christner moved last
week with his wife and family to Indian
Head where they will reside while he
and D. C. Kalp are cutting a piece of
timber at Davistown.
Misses Cleo Rist, Carrie Byerly and
Anna Barron and Prof. Grant Miller at
tended the Art Exhibit at Carnegie Hall,
Pittsburg, on Saturday and saw Sotberu
in "Hamlet” at the Alvin that evening.
Ex-Protbonatary John C. Keffer, for-merly
of Greensturg, was in town Sat-urday
on a business visit. For a num-ber
of years Mr. Keffer has been living
in Pittsburg but recently moved to
Welty where he now resides.
H. J, Shupe, the plump Pittsburg
commercial agent, is home spending the
holiday vacation with his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Shupe. He caught a bad cold
Monday by carelessly going to the coun
try without his firm’s big pocket book
which makes a boss chest protector
when carried in an inside vest pocket.
Among the local students, home for
the holidays during the past week are:
Bueknell, Lawrence and Lloyd Kalp,
Armel Heffling, Joe Byers, Dick Stauf
fer, Abraham Gunter, Carl Mill ward
and Clyde Morrison; U. of P., Ray
mondFreed; Franklin & Marshall, Jas.
Peterson and Percy Shupe; Otterbein,
Miss Alice Keister and Clyde Yothers;
Wilson college, Miss Leona Marsh;
Ingleside school. New Melford, Conn.,
MiBS Irene Husband; Westminster,
Walter Shaw; Troy, Charles Husband:
State, Frank Lowe; Cornell, Homer
Deffenbach; Mercersburg College, Jonh
Freed. Carl Graul, of Franklin &
Marshall, remained over to furnish the
Christmas music in a local church and
will then go south with the college glee
club, getting a week off in January to
come home.
AROUND AND ABOUT,
But Principally Within
Bounds of This County.
the
A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS
SECURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE-LIABLE
EXCHANGES.
Revival Services.
The annual revival meetings will be
gin at the Church of God next Sabbath
evening. The pastor. Rev. S. G. Yahu,
will preach Sabbath evening on
"Heaven’s Hall of Fame.” Beginning
54onday evening, he will be assisted in
the revival work by Rev. Thomas
Woods, of New Brighton, Pa.
Saved at Grave's Brink.
"I know I would long ago have been
ip my grave," writes Mrs. S. H. New
som, of Decatur, Ala., “if it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years I suffered untold agony from the
worst forms of Indigestion, Waterbrash
Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia. But
this excellent medicine did me a world
of good. Since using it I can eat heart
ily and have gained 85 pounds.” For
Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Stomach
Liver aDd Kidney troubles Electric Bit
ters are a positive, guaranteed cure
Only 50c at H. F. Barkley’s drug store,
Foils a Deadly Attack.
"My wife was so ill that good physic
ians were unable to help her,” writes
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., “but
was completely cured by Dr. King’i
New Life Pills.” They work wonders
in stomach and liver troubles. Cure con
stipation, sick headache. 25c at H. F
Barkley’s drug store. 12 26
FOR SALE CHEAP:—Only $800, or will
exchange for town property. Four acres
and 02 perches good farming land, with
5 room dwelling house with cellar, log
stable, good water, fruit trees, etc. Ex
cellent location for fruit growing or
gardening Buildings alone worth the
price asked. Easy payments. Location
near Hammondville, Pa.
D. H. PERSHING,
12 19 4t Stauffer, Pa.
Xmas
Offerings
at GHA8 PR0S8’ Store
Open
Evenings
nullin Block, Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
FOR SALE:—An almost new 12 expos-ure
magazine camera. Inquire at this
office. 12 19 tf
How these Articles Appear After They
Have been Boiled Down Into Short
Paragraphs That Speak to the Point
But Briefly of Interesting Events
Transpiring In the Old Star of the West
Michael Garwin, a Whitney miner,
was perhaps fatally hurt Monday by a j
fall of slate.
Some 400 Jeannette glass workers j
were laid off last week owing to a short-age
of natural gas.
The license of the Hotel Cope, Greens-burg,
was transferred Saturday to M. J.
Rorke, the new proprietor.
Mrs. Robert H. Peebles was found
dead of heart disease in her Latrobe
home by neighbors last Thursday night.
Judges Doty and McConnell have re-fused
to transfer the Monessen hotel
licenses of Mary Jones and Phoebe Riley, j
Lee Good was placed in jail at Greens- .
burg Sunday charged with having rob-bed
George Garway of $500 at the Ham-ilton
hotel.
Henry Harris and J. Chittenwood
were jailed at Greensburg Tuesday
harged with highway robbery by Mike
David, of Smithton.
Although no official order to that ef-fect
has been issued, it is said the entire
National Guard will attend Governor
Pennypacker’s inauguration.
There is a rumor that the United
States Steel Corporation’s new ten mill-ion
dollar tube mills, promised McKees-port.
may be taken to Sharon.
John Bevins, a 10-year old boy em-ployed
in the Penn Gas Coal Company’s
mines at Irwin, was squeezed to death
Friday between the trip and the tipple.
Greensburg has secured $63,000 of the
$100,000 needed to secure the removal of
Thiel College to that place. The solic-iting
committee is hustling for the bal-ance.
The residences of John Boast and An-drew
Sufall nearBroadford were robbed
last Friday morning by six burly ne-groes
who shot the watch dog of the
former.
The four-mon tli-old son of John Rugb,
of Southeast Greensburg, was found
dead in bed with his parents Friday
morning last. Death was due to natural
causes.
James L. McCain, whose Youngwood
hotel was destroyed by fire last Thurs-day
and who is occupying the Ellis
building temporarily, will commence at
once to rebuild.
Adolph Den to, a prominent West
Newton merchant, was painfully in-jured
Friday evening at McKeesport by
falling into a 9 foot ditch on stepping
from a street car.
Michael Craven, a miner at Edna,
was perhaps fatally burned Tuesday by
the explosion of a keg of powder he was
carrying to his room. His pit lamp set
fire to the powder.
The dead body of Daniel Fallen, a
Salemville coal miner, was found near
Jeannette last Thursday, having evi
dently been struck by a train. He was
45 years of age and single.
Mrs. Sarah Adis, aged 75 years, who
made her home with Frank Beal, of
Broadford, was perhaps fatally burned
last Wednesday night by her clothes
catching fire from an open grate.
Rev. G. D. Lindsay was installed pas
tor of the Greensburg Westminster
Presbyterian church Tuesday evening
last. Dr. Henry Bain charged the peo
pie and Dr. C. C. Hays the pastor.
J. F. Stormer, of New Florence, has
received $50 prize money from the offi-cials
of the Pennsylvania railroad for
having the best line and surface service
on the Pittsburg division the past year,
The Latrobe Printing and Publishing
Company has just begun the publication
of a daily paper called "The Bulletin.”
It is a neat six-column, eight-page af-fair
with W. J. Metzger manager and
Tbos. M. Whiteman editor.
Eli Silverman, a Greensburg mer
chant, while on his way home Friday
night, was held np and beaten by two
footpads who fled when the victim
finally got his revolver out of his pocket
The assailants got nothing.
Roy Sibel, aged 19, and May Fillin-ger,
one year his junior, eloped from
their Ligonier homes last Thursday and
were married at Steubenville, Ohio,
They are now visiting western friends
and expect parental forgiveness.
The Vandergrift distillery, near Char
leroi, and the Valley Supply Company’s
store at Allenport were entered Mon
day night by thieves, who carried off
considerable plunder. Bloodhounds
were put on the trail of the robbers, but
they escaped.
The Westmoreland Classis held
special meeting at Greensburg Monday
and received Rev. F. W. Brown from
the West Susquehanna Classis. A com-mittee
was also appointed to install him
as pastor of the Emanuel Reformed
congregation. The date of the installa-tion
has not been fixed.
Special Holiday
Bulletin.
Glance Tlpugli This List
Hats, 50c
to $3 00
Mufflers, 50c to $3 00
Handkerchiefs, 5C
t° $100
Gloves, 25° t0 $5 50
Hosiery, JOc to 75c
SPECIAL FOR XMAS.
Shirts that cost $1.50 at $|-|0
“ “ “ 1.00 at 8Qc
Underwear,
Night Robes,
Umbrellas,
Toboggans,
Caps,
Neckwear,
Sweaters,
Card. Jackets,
30c to 3 00
50c to $|.00
50c to $6 00
25c to 50c
25c to $2 00
5c to $| 00
30c to $5 00
$2 50
Etc., Etc., Etc.
Very Attractive
Is our display of Clothing and Furnishings.
Surely you have a friend whom you would
like to surprise with an inexpensive re-membrance
? Why not send your “good
wishes” within the folds of a dainty scarf,
a silk muffler, a dozen handkerchiefs, or
something of the kind? A splendid idea,
and he would appreciate the gift.
Xmas Clothing
Winter Suits tor
men, Young men,
Boys and Children.
Men’s and Young
Men’s Suits,
$5 to $18
Boys’ and Children’s
Suits.
$1 25 to $6
Ages 3 to 16.
Winter Overcoats for
Men, Young Men, Boys
and Children.
Men’s and Young
Men’s Overcoats,
$5 to $18
Boys’ and Children’s
Overcoats and Reefers,
$1 50 to $6
Ages 3 to 16.
CHAS. PROSS,
Main street,
Men’s and Boys’ Outfitter,
Mullin Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Our Five Prize Contest Closes January 1, 1903.
apr ■ Ykl Strickler’s Store.
Established 1854.
m
Christmas Reductions in Ladies’ Goats.
A shipment of ladies’ half-fitting back coats in blacks, blues and castors at
greatly reduced prices. These coats are from one of New York’s best mak-ers
and at the reduced prices make the greatest value in ladies’ coats this
store ever offered. The sizes are from 32 to 44 and at these Christmas prices
they won’t last long.
Blue and black coats, $5.00, reduced to $3 00
Black, blue and castor coats, $7.50, reduced to $5 00
Black and oxford coats, $0.50, reduced to $4 50
Black and Castor coats, $10.00, reduced to $7 00
Black and castor coats. $12.00, reduced to $8 00
Black and oxford coats, $15.00, reduced to $10 00
French Flannels Reduced
All our 65c, 75c, 85c French Flannels reduced to 50c per yard.
Ladies’ Black Mohair Waists, sizes 34 to 40—our regular $2.50 waist, reduced
to $150-
Christmas Kid Gloves
Our stock of Kid Gloves was never larger—never more complete as to colors
and at less prices. Any color you may want you will find in this stock—
blues, browns, greens, red, white, black, tan, slate.
Bed Spreads for Christmas.
White spreads from 75c to $2 50
Colored spreads—pink and blue—$2 00 to $2 50 each.
Christmas Handkerchiefs.
Two hundred dozen of all qualities at all sorts of prices from 5c to 75c each.
Ladies’ stocks in the newer styles from 50c to $| 50
Ladies’ belts from 25c to $| 50
Chatelaine Bags and Wrist Bags at any price you may wish, to pay,
whatever price, they are at less price than elsewhere.
but at
Christmas Table Linens.
The stock was never larger and the prices never lower than for thej holiday
trade—25c to $2 00 per yard.
Golf Gloves for ladies and children.
Towels from 5c to 75c each.
Holiday Slippers.
„For .M.en, ( The Senator, $| 50 ( The Brighton, $| 50 For Women, The Colonial, $| 50
The Velvet Nuilifier, $| 50
TWain street and Diamond Square.
TUB MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAT, DECEMBER 25, 1902.
MILLER’S
SENTENCE.
Judge McConnell Semis Him to
the Penitentiary for Eight
Years and Eight Months.
HE KILLED HIS WIFE HI JEM,
Judge McConnell in court at Greens
burg Saturday morning passed at
length upon tbe application of E. E |
Miller, who was convicted of murder in
the second degree for the shooting of his
wife, Nancy J. Miller, and sentenced
him to a term of eight years and eight
months to the penitentiary.
The condemned man and his wife
lived together at Jeannette and the
tragedy occurred on the night of Sep
teuiber 26th last at Burrell, a suburb ol
the glass city. The woman had been in
the habit of leaving her home and asso
dating yvith questional male characters
On 1 his occasion her husband followed
her. They met and he shot her, but
just how will probably never be known
as there was no eye witness. Before
Mrs. Miller died, however, she said that
her wound was the result of an acci-dent.
l THE ARIZONA KICKER J
O[Copyright. 1902. by C. B. Lewis.] LD fashioned molasses candy
pulls and progressive check-ers
are going to be all the
rage among our local Four
Hundred this winter, and highballs
and rabbit sandwiches will be the only
refreshments handed out.
The editor of the Grass Valley Ban-ner
has gone to his reward. That is.
he allowed a bluffer to pull his nose a
month USD Without resistance, and the
other day his office was raided and he
was driven into the bush us a natural
result.
The agricultural department, which
has been one of the features of the
Kicker for the last year, has been in-definitely
suspended. We have tried
our level best to run a department on
burdocks, wild plums and rattlesnakes,
but it has proved too agricultural for
us.
There are not as many “colon Ms” in
town as there were last week. Ten of
them got notice from the vigilance
committee the other day to leave for
other fields, and they prudently heeded
the caution. Colonel Defoe is left, but
he is not worth hanging.
Absolute Security
ia offered to depositors ot Pittsburg Trust
Comp.m. by combined capital, surplus nnd
profits of f6,ooo.ooo Pays 4. per cent or
Savings Deposits, subject to wither oval o
tboo without notice, and 2 per ev il, o
Checking Accounts. I lift rest e n p untl
semi-annually. Deposits ?i v u< ,0 - I
all your banking bv mail Send ( 1 twi
hua red year calendar free. 323 l ouii
Ave , Piitshurg, Pa.
FOR SALE—A second hand Hot Air
Heater, in good condition, with pipes
and fixtures. Impure of J. 8. Braddock.
17 tf
Get a Yale muffler (the newest thing
out) for brother. You will be sure to
please him. At Goldstone's. 12 12 2t
OZO COUGH SYRUP is good to cure
coughs. Enough for nny cough 25
cents. M. A. Bowman.
In every town
and village
may be had,
the
It may save certain people more or
less trouble and ammunition to ire told
that our bedroom in the postofflee is
bullet proof. A hundred shots may be
\ fired through the windows fronting the
street, out not one will reach us. Wait
until daylight and theu have u fair
pop at us.
When the Lone Jack Recorder says
that , we hold twelve public offices, it
tells a falsehood, as the number Is only
six. When it says that we hanker for
more, it tells the truth.
Major Callahan Jones, who boasts of
participating in four wars, six duels,
five Indian skirmishes and n dozen sa-loon
rows, is lying In the town hospital
with a broken leg. An old cross eyed
mule kicked him. M. QUAD.
Benefit of Advert!NIIIK.
A merchant in one of our northern
cities lately put an advertisement In a
paper headed:
“Boy wanted.”
The next morning he found a band-box
on his doorstep with this Inscrip-tion
on the top:
“How will this one answer?”
On opening it he found a nice, fat,
’hubby looking specimen of the nrtlele
wanted, warmly done up in flannel.
London Snare Moments.
Mode
by
Standard
Oil Co.
Mica
Axle
Grease
that makes your
horses glad.
Annual Election of Officers.
The annual election of nine directors of the
First National Hunk, to sejrve for the ensuing
year, will he held In 1 he rooms of the bank on
Tuesday. January 13.1903, between the hours
of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
John I). Hitohman, Cashier.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.. Dec. 12.1902.
The annual election of nine directors of the
Citizens National Hank, to serve for the en-suing
year will be held in the rooms of the
bank on Tuesday, January 13,1903, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
John L. Ruth, Cashier.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.. Dec. 12, 1902,
Q.TJINSY—To prevent it take Ozoline
time. There is nothing better. M.
» Bowman.
EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE.
Tbe annual election of nine directors of the
Farmers & Merchants National Bank, to serve
fortheensuingyear. will be heldtn the rooms
of the bank on Tuesday. January 13.1903, be
t ween the hours of 10 a. m. anil 2 p m.
C. E. Mulltn, Cashier.
Mount Pleasant, Pa., Dee. 12. 1002.
The annual election of seven directors ..
the Mount Pleasant Gas Company, to serv
for the ensuing year, will be held at the otHc,
of t he company on Tuesday. January 13,11103
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
John L. Rut h. Secretary
Mount Pleasant. Pa., Dec. 12,1902.
A Handsome and Useful Calendar Pre-sented
to all Who Write.
As usual, that old established and
popular banking house, the Pittsburg
Bank for Savings, of Pittsburg, Pa., is
on hand with a very attractive Calendar
for tbe coming year. It is executed in
the best style of the engraver's and lith-ographer’s
art, and is considered one of
the most artistic calendar conceptions
of the year. It will find great favor
with all, especially with women, on ac-count
of its beauty and utility. Whether
you have a Savings Account or not with
this bank, you should write for one of
these pretty calendars, and ask them to
also send you their illustrated booklet,
‘ The Story of a Savings Bank," inter
esting to all who need the services of a
savings bank. It also tells how to do
yonr Banking by mail. Be sure and
mention this paper when yon write, and
you will be certain of receiving calendar
promptly. 12 5jl
WOULD YOU BE RICH?
It requires money to make money. Lay the
foundation for a fortune by depositing a part
of your income with the Real Estate Trust
Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., where it will earn
four per cent, a year.
Ce.plte.1 tv nd Surplus $3,700,000 00
HOARSENESS—Take Ozoline. It
cures all throat troubles. M. A. Bowman.
The annual election of five directors of the
j People’s Heating Company, to serve for the
ensuing year will be held at the cilice of the
company on Tuesday. January 13. 1903. be
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
John L. Ruth. Secretary.
Mount Pleasant,. Pa , Dec. 12.1902.
The annual meeting of the stockholders o
the Mount Pleasant Mutual Telephone Com-pany
will be held at the officeof the company
on Tuesday. January 13. 1903, between the
hours of 0:30 and 8 o’clock p. m„ for the pur-pose
of electing seven directors, a secretary
and treasurer to serve for the ensuing year
S. 0. Stevenson. Seerotary
Mount Pleasant, Pa., Dec, 12,1002.
The annual election of officers of the Mount
Pleasant Building & Loan Association
I iu 11111 rl al ♦ V,e ID / ■ r\ 4 1. ..
a ivu.iuin I’uimiiig AV UiUlll
be held at the office of the secretary on
day, Jauuary 2.1903, from 6:30 to 8o’cl<
Prl
- _ 8.0. Stevenson Secretary
Mount Pleasant, Pa., Dec. 12,1902.
The annual meeting of the Citizens Build
ing & Loan Association for the purpose
electing three directors and one auditor a
the transaction of such other business as in
then be deemed necessary will be held at tuts
office of W. A. Kalp at 7:30 o'clock on Tues-day
evening. January 0.1903.
W. A. Kalp, Sec’y J. S. Braddock, Pres’t.
Mount Pleasant,Pa., Dec. 12. 1902,
J. R. JONES,
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Bookkeeping.
Classes in this and other subjects will be or-ganized
at the opening of our seccnd term.
Pyrography.
The art department is active in this popular
subject just now. Everybody wants some “burnt
wood work” for home decoration or for presents.
Pyrography can be learned in a short time at
little cost.
Choral Classes.
Children’s Class at io oo a. m. Saturday.
Advanced Class at 10:30 a. m. Saturday.
A young ladies’ class will be organized at the
opening of the second term to meet Wednesday
afternoons at 3:30
The above work and much more at the
Mount Pleasant Institute.
Second Term Opened Wednesday, Dec. 10.
H. C. DIXON,
Principal.
Office and Works Near R. R. Stations Bell ’Phone 34
IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS,
Hot Water and Steam Heating.
Boilers, Engines and all kinds of Hachinery Repaired
We make Castings for all kinds of Stoves and Heaters-and
have patterns for the Tropic Heaters.
HARPER
WHISKY*
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The Aristocrat among
the Whiskies of the old
School Without a peer.
For sale by
J. L. ROBINSON.
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WATER, STEAM AND EIS FITTED.
Orders, left at either J. A
Stevenson & Co’s. West Main
Street store or at my residence,
on Smithfield street, will re-ceive
prompt attention.
All Work Guaranteed.
Cut flowers
—and—
floral Designs
Long Distance Telephone.
P. R. DeJYluth & Sons,
Connellsulllo, Pa,
1C
G. N. CRAMER,
AUCTIONEER.
30 Years Bxoerlence.
Orders sent to me at Mount Pleasant will
receive prompt attention. 212-y
GERMANIA SAVINGS BANK
WOOD AND DIAMOND STREETS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Thia bank** mail system makes saving through
Uncle Sam as convenient as tho' you lived next
door—
Pays 4 per cent.
annual interest
on all deposits—
Absolute safety
Ilea in assets of
over $6,900,000.00
Write for particu-lars.
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Dealers in General Merchandise.
45 Department Stores 45.
Christmas Goods and Christmas Cheer.
The mind of every one young and old is
turned in the direction of that joyous season
which comes yearly, bringing with it good cheer,
and leaving behind a feeling of good fellowship.
We have prepared our Stores for the reception of
the gift hunters, who want to do something to
help promote this good feeling and who ljj’ew
what they want or do not know what they want;
in either case it can be found on our counters.
We are giving special attention to toys, the
things that please the little ones, the product of
Santa Claus’ factory, which he will with his won-derful
sleigh and many reindeer deliver to each
f and every expectant and trusting little one his or her allotment. We have toys of every descrip-tion;
we cannot name them, but everything is
jx embodied within our stock; no matter what it is,
% we have it.
J? After Santa Claus has supplied the children,
if you want something for those who have passed
# the happy childhood days and no longer expect
■M‘ that good and grand old man, look at our dry
.Jf goods department, fancy goods department, shoe
-jff department, clothing department, furniture de- 0 partment, or, in fact, any department of our great
department stores;, you will surely find something
you want.
YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER.
To those to whose lot it falls to provide the
Christmas dinner, we would say, that good, fresh,'
clean, wholesome Groceries and Provisions are a
strong point with us, and you will not have the
very best that can be had unless it comes from
one of our stores.
CANDIES, FRUITS AND NUTS. fOur stock of Candies, Fruits and Nuts is not
surprssed and seldom or never equaled as to
4L quality and value.
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UNION SUPPLY COMPANY.
YXMASJ
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Christmas is in Sight.
A glance into this store will
prove it.
The Extra Line of
Holiday Furniture
is disputing space with the
regular goods and these, too,
have been increased to a “fes-tive
season” strength.
Everything that the ordi-nary
needs demand and the
special occasion suggests is
ready for purchasers at really
low prices.
GIBBS & KING,
Furniture, targets and Undertaking.
760 Main St., Mount Pleasant.
BE COMFORTABLE
And you can be so in cold weather only when your house
or place of business is warmed by a good heater. There are
three agents for this purpose, hot air, hot water and steam,
but the greatest of these is steam and especially is this true
when it is used in
A plant of this kind, put in by J. A. Stevenson & Co. can
be seen in successful operation in THE JOURNAL Block.
.CALL AND SEE IT WORK
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With a grasp as of Iron Denton seiz-ed
the hand of Neslerov that held the
dagger, but with a wrench the govern-or
got It away and cut to the bone
half the length of Denton’s linger.
But the American scarcely felt the
wound. He was not lighting now for
life, nor for vengeance. He was light-ing
for that girl who lay In the hut.
He knew that If Neslerov killed him
and was not killed himself, her life
would be made such a bell in the
power of tills monster of brutality that
death would be preferable.
A year ago she had told hint she did
not and never could love hint. It had
been a quarrel. She didn't want to get
married, and he .asked her if his rough
exterior, the result of years of hard work
In rude and dangerous places, was dis-agreeable
to her. He said there were
flue gentlemen at Paris, New York,
London and St. Petersburg. She bad
answered that she knew It. She pre-ferred
their company to boors. They
parted then and luAl not met till now.
Denton and Neslerov kept fighting
on, the villagers too much aghast to
stop between or utter a word.
Neslerov felt bis right arm getting
weaker. Denton’s knife bad slashed
through the sleeve of his coat and
found the bone near the elbow. An ar-tery
must have been cut. for the blood
was thrown from the end of the sleeve.
Made desperate, he gathered all his
strength for a final effort and sprang
bodily upon his foe.
Denton, seeing an opportunity and
knowing that nothing but a deathblow
seemed likely to end the light, met the
plunge and drove his knife into Nesle-rov’s
side.
With another curse, a spluttering of
blood and a groan the governor of
Tomsk sank to the ground at the foot
of his adversary unconscious.
“Take care of him, you fellows; no
need to let him die,” said Denton, ex-amining
the wound. “His lung Is not
tbuched. Nothing fatal here, I am glad
to say. Here, you!”
The old priest came mumbling to-ward
him.
“You know more about surgery than
the rest. (let some water, bathe these
wounds, take a few stitches in the long
cuts and bandage him up.”
“Yes, little father,” said the priest,
trembling. “But what of you?”
“I can take care of myself.”
He strode to the bank of the stream,
over which he bad but a few months
before built a bridge, and bathed his
wounds. Then he went into the hut
to see Frances, as if nothing had hap-pened.
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CHAPTER VIII.
FTHE INTERVIEW IN THE HUT. RANCES lay on a rude bed,
scarcely conscious, and Den-ton
stood a moment looking
down solemnly upon the lovely
upturned face. He bent over her, touch-ed
her brow and felt her pulse. All
sense of his own injuries seemed to
leave him as be saw her need of imme-diate
care.
Frances felt his touch and looked up
at hint with about the same expression
she might have worn had be been a
stern and high priced specialist called
in to make an examination.
“You are merely knocked out by the
shock,” be said, with assumed indiffer-ence.
“You will probably be all right
as soon as we get to Tomsk.”
“Yes, if I could get there,” she whis-pered.
“My father will be anxious.”
“We must relieve his anxiety as soon
as possible. You must not worry.”
“What will you do? And Neslerov?”
“Never mind Neslerov now. Keep
cool. You’ve got to be braced up a lit-tle.
I wish I bad some wine."
“There was some in the car,” she an-swered.
“Neslerov bad it. He tried to
make me drink, but I would not.”
Denton went to the car, still on the
main track, and brought from it the re-mains
of the bottle of wine Neslerov
had opened. This he took with him to
the but and offered some to Frances.
“I don’t want it. I refused it before,”
she said.
“Ob, don’t you want it?" be asked
Ironically. “I suppose in your keen and
Subtle mind there is no distinction be-tween
a glass of wine offered by Nesle-rov
when you were his prisoner and by
me when you are ill.”
“I did not mean that,” she said meek-ly.
She reached out her baud, took the
cup and drained it.
“Now, then,” said Denton, coolly seat-ing
himself on a stool near her bed,
“tell me this whole miserable business
from the beginning.”
“I haven’t thanked you yet. Jack,”
she said, with a return of color.
“Never mind thanking me. I did
merely what any other American
would have done, and, seeing you in
danger, It would not have been manly,
indeed, to stand off. I accept your
thanks, but let’s get to the business.
How did you -happen to be here—with
Neslerov?”
“We were in Moscow,” she said.
“There was a meeting about the new
railway.”
“Yes, I know. That was what took
Neslerov there.”
“He bad an Interview with papa
while In Moscow—be”—
“Why do you hesitate? It is not a
new exnerlence to have a man want
to marry you. is It? You gave him the
Usual answer, 1 suppose."
“Ob. Jack! There was but one an-swer
papa could give him. I do not
like the prince, and papa knows I will
never marry a man I do not love.”
"Everybody knows that—who knows
you.” said Denton soberly.
“He told him about you—and about
Vladimir—and the prince got augry.”
“About Vladimir! Who Is lie?”
“Vladimir Paulpoff, an ironworker,
now sent"—
“Never mind, we will get to that
afterward. You started for the Obi,
where Gordon Is to take a house In
Vashlov.”
“No, not yet. I must tell you about
Vladimir—poor fellow! I met him in
the forge—in his shop—one day while
the railway was being put through
Perm. Papa and 1 went there. He Is
a marvelous man, Jack. You would
think ns much of him ns 1 do If you
knew him. He Is so handsome and
strong. He Is”—
“Do you mean young Paulpoff. the
blacksmith of Perm?”
"Yes, Jack. Do you know him?”
“I’ve had him turn out some iron for
small bridges. Well?”
“He is so intelligent, and was so
anxious to learn, to improve, I helped
him. I used to send him books, pa-pers,
magazines, scientific works—any-thing
I could get hold of that would
help him. He studied hard, poor fel-low!
He grew to—I think he loved me
—lie”—
“Of course you returned his affec-tion.
You’ve done It so—I mean it
came quite easy.”
Tears glistened in her eyes, and she
turned away her head. She hipl quar-reled
with this man and had id she
would never marry him, and their
friendship had been almost cut asun-der.
But he had saved her from Ne-slerov.
Now he was chiding her.
“One could not know Vladimir with-out
admiring him,” she said suddenly,
with a great accession of spirit. “I fail
to see why I should be put through this
catechism by you.”
“You needn’t bo If you don't want
to," he answered coldly. “This is a
nice, quiet village. Neslerov is lying
not far away, somewhat cut up now,
but he will get over that. I could go
on my way and leave you If my ques-tions
are distasteful. The tiling is that
there must lie an explanation to this
affair, and I’d like to know what it is
to be. It is no trifling matter to cut
the governor of a Russian province to
pieces.”
“Have you been fighting?” she asked
quickly.
“No,” he replied, with a tinge of sar-casm.
“Neslerov and I indulged in a
few pleasantries. He doesn’t feel ns
gay over them as I do; that’s all.”
“Oh, I see your hand is bandaged—I
never noticed it. Oh, Jack, forgive me!”
“We were following a course of in-quiry,”
he said, putting the bandaged
hand behind him. “This Vladimir—
you met—there was an attachment—so
far, so good. Now, how did that lead
to this affair?”
“I wanted to see Vladimir ami went
by train from Moscow to Perm. I
found a drosk.v at the station and was
driven to the shops. Shops, house—nil
were deserted. I found Neslerov there
with a painting under his arm. He was
taking it away. It was a beautiful pic-ture,
a beautiful face. 1 asked the
prince where Vladimir was. He said
that all the Paulpoffs—father, mother
and Vladimir—had been sent to Sibe-ria.”
“Sent to Siberia! That big simple
hearted follow! For what?”
“Conspiring with others to kill the
czar. AVe were alone; the drosky driv-er
went out, and Neslerov tried to kiss
me. I fought him; I shot him.”
“You shot Neslerov?”
“Yes, I shot him. I would again. I
then returned to Moscow, but did not
tell my father anything about the mat-ter,
save that Vladimir was sent to
Siberia. AA'e soon after started for tlie
Obi and stopped at Perm. We saw the
governor, and lie promised that if he
discovered that Vladimir was innocent
he would help him.”
“He might as well have said that if
he discovered the moon was cheese he’d
| give it to you for lunch. Things like
that are rarely corrected in Russia."
“When we left Perm, Neslerov was
on the train. Of course, as papa did
not know anything about the shooting
in the house of the Paulpoffs lie greet-i
ed Neslerov as a friend. Everything
* went well till we had crossed the bor-der
and come into Neslerov’s own prov-ince.
At this place—I had been sleep-ing—
I woke up. The ear bad become
detached from the train. I was alone
with Neslerov. He took my revolver
from me and dragged me here and or-dered
the priest to marry us. Then
you came.”
“Yes, I think I came Just In time,”
said Denton.
Then a stern look came again upon
his face.
“Frances,” he said, “I do not know,
of course, how this matter will end. If
Neslerov wishes, he can destroy me. If
he finds it advisable to keep silent,
then I may find ti way to assist this
Vladimir. I think we shall soon be on
the way to the Obi.”
AA’Ith these words he left the hut and
was met at the door by an augry,
threatening mob of villagers
LAST LUMP
OF COAL.
According to a Mercer County
Expert it Will be Mined in
A. I)., 2052.
T, K Id
In the year 2052 the last lump of coal
in the United States will be mined, ae
cording to tbe statement of Thomas K.
Adams, a mine inspector, of Mercer,
Pa , who read a paper at last Thursday's
session of the Western Pennsylvania
Central Mining Institute at the Alle-gheny
county court house.
Mr. Adams' deductions are unique.
His paper was largely technical, show-ing
several coal veins throughout the bi-tuminous
district. He said there was
about enough coal in the United States
to last 700 years, at the present rate of
consumption, but pointed out that the
demand was doubled every 10 years,
and should the ratio continue the coal
would be exhausted in about 150 years.
He also spoke at length of the com-paritive
quality of coal found through-out
Pennsylvania and declared that coal
mined in Indiana and adjoining counties
was practically useless for coke-making
and manufacturing purposes.
“There lie is!” growled an old man.
evidently the leader. “He tried to kill
his excellency. Kill him!”
“Kill him!” said another, “it is the
.icruor's command. lie put the iron
. ad. the bridge, tbe devil wagons,
through our country. The czar does
not wish It. and we must avenge tbe
wrong. Kill him!”
CHAPTER IX.
HEN'TON TURNS LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER.
ENTON presented an nnruflied
front.
“Take me to tbe governor,”
he said.
"Tbe governor is resting,” growled a
fellow whose face was a mass of greasy
hair. “You will kill him.”
“Nonsense! Take me to tlie govern-or.
If you kill me, lie will die."
“AA'liy Is that, builder of bridges? Is
there a god who avenges the death of
Americans?”
“It will need no god to do that now.
The case is simply that Neslerov needs
better care than you can give him. He
Is badly injured. It is necessary that
he shall be taken to Tomsk at once. I
can start within the hour. There will
not be another train to the Obi in four
duys. Do you desire to keep your pre-cious
governor here and have him die
on your hands?”
“No. Let us sue what the governor
has to say.”
It was a solemn crowd that marched
in two columns, with Denton between,
to the hut of the village priest, where
Neslerov lay.
“Why do you bring hlxn here?” asked
tlie priest. “Heurd you not what ilia
excellency suid?”
“Hold your peace. Walt till you hear
them speak together,” was the reply.
Neslerov lucked up ui his conqueror,
and an expression of hatred came into
his eyes. Denton made no show of sen-timent
or compassion.
“I understand you commanded these
villagers to kill me,” he said, standing
at the side of the bed and looking cold-ly
and sternly at ids victim. “1 just
wanted to say before they 1:111 me—
which they certainly will do if you in-sist—
that in that case you would prob-ably
die here for lack of proper care."
“You cannot help me — you would
not,” answered Neslerov.
"That Is for you t;> say. I am not a
murderer. I had ue desire to kit! you.
You attaeke.l me. and 1 defended my-self.
I am going buck to Tomsk, pro-vided
your savage villagers don’t kill
me, and 1 merely came to ask if you
would lie pleased to go.”
"How?” lie asked.
"In tlie same car you came thus far
in."
‘‘But how? There is no train due for
days."
“I will take you to Tomsk if you
promise never again to molest Mr.
Gordon or his daughter.”
“I promise,” said Neslerov. “I will
order the villagers to permit you to
go.”
Denton then went to the car and ex-amined
it. He discovered where a
flaw in the iron had weakened the
couplings.
He was followed at a short distance
by several yojnng men, among whom
was the bo; who liud run to tell him
that a woman was being roughly
handled by Neslerov, nnd who bad
taken bis horse to shelter. He ordered
the boy to bring the horse. Mounting,
he was soon out of sight. He did not
go far, however. He rode along tlie
track until he reached a siding a short
distance from tlie bridge, where there
was an old construction engine.
Denton examined tlie old hulk. It
was fit only for drawing one or two
cars. Denton carried water from the
river uud filled the boiler and built a
fire of wood.
Soon after tlie villagers were sur-prised
to see a wheezy, rickety old en-gine
coming slowly, with a prodigious
noise, into view. Denton’s horse had
no difficulty lu keeping up with it.
The old engine was coupled to the
car, nnd then Denton went for
Frances.
“The train is ready,” lie said.
“The train! AATiat train?”
“The train that is to carry you to the
Obi, where you will join your father.”
“But there is no train!”
“There is a train, and as the steam
Is up and the track clear I suggest
haste. Your father Is probably anx-ious.”
She went with him. At the sight of
the engine she understood.
“You are a wonderful—you are doing
this for meI” she said. h
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
BANK REPORTS.
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST
National Hank of Mount Pleasant, at
Mount Pleasant. In the State of Pennsylva-nia.
at the close of business, Nov. 25th, 1002.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $205 350 40
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 1 918 00
U.S.Bonds to secure circulation 50 00000
Stocks, securities, etc 89 000 00
Banking-House, furniture and fix-tures
19 000 00
Due from national hunks (not re-serve
agents) 7 117 07
Due from state hanks and bankers 10 000 00
Due from approved reserve agents 100 210 £1
Checks and other cash Items 3 238 48
Notes of other National banks - 10 797 00
Fractional paper currency, nickles
and cents 405 83
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Specie $22 501 95
Legal tender notes 22 010 00
Redemption fund wltliU. S.Treas’r
(5 per cent of circulation)
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in
Surplus fund
Undivided profitslessexpenses and
taxes paid
National hank notes outstanding..
Due to state hanks and bankers ....
Due to other National Ranks
Dividends unpaid
Individual deposits subject to ch’k
Demand certificates of deposit
Certified checks
Cashier’s checks outstanding
45 111 95
2 500 00
$616 72108
$100 000 00
50 000 00
13 749 05
">0 000 00
402 94
1 531 00
398 803 40
2 054 50
179 59
Total $010 721 08
8tateof Pennsylvania, |
County of Westmoreland, )
1. J. D. Hitchman, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
al>ovo statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
J. D Hitchman. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
29th day of Nov, 1902.
S. C. Stevenson, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
S. N. WARDEN, I
GEO. W. STONER, [-Directors.
,1. S. HITCHMAN. \
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE CITIZENS
National Rank, at Mount Pleasant. In the
State of Pennsylvania, at the close of busi-ness.
Nov. 25th. 1902.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured
U.S.Ronds to secure circulation
Premium on U.S.Ronds
Stocks, securities, etc
Banking-house, furniture and flx- t ares
Due from national banks (not re-serve
agents)
Other real estate and mortgages
owned
Due from state hanks and bankers
Due from approved reserve agents
Checks and other cash items
Notes of other national banks
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents
Lawful money reserve in hank, viz:
Specie 11050 90
Legal tender notes 8 50000
Redemption fund with IT. S. Treas-urer
(5 per cent, of circulation)..
$191 278 69
4 808 51
SO '"""ID
1 250 00
48 500 00
30 000 00
79 272 35 9 i"i 96
10 582 00
203 31
Total.
1ft 556 90
2 500 00
$453 41672
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $50 000 00
Surplus fund 40 000 00
Undlv’d’d profits, less expenses and
taxes paid 0 845 08
National hank notes outstanding ... 50 000 00
Due to other national hanks
Duotostate hanks and hankers Dividends unpaid loooo
Individual deposits subject to ch’k 1SS 331 44
Demand certificates of deposits 112 082 50
Time certificates of deposits
Cashier’s checks outstanding 5 457 64
Total $453 410 7
State of Pennsylvania. »
County of Westpioreland, h#
T. Jno. L. Ruth. Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the sibove
statement is true tothebestof my knowledge
and belief.
Jno. L. Ruth. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st
day of Dec. 1902.
Jno. D. McCaleb, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
O. P. SHUPE. j
JOHN A. WARDEN, Directors.
JAS. S. HITCHMAN. /
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FARMERS
& Merchants National Rank, at Mouut
Pleasant, in the State of Pennsylvania, at the
close of business. Nov. 25th. 1902.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $200 018 37
Overdrafts.seeured and unsecured 3 424 53
U.S.Bonds to secure circulation 25 000 00
Premium on U.S. bonds
Stocks, securities, etc 25 000 00
Banking-house, furniture and fix-tures
20 000 00
Other real estate owned 2 041 00
Due from approved reserve agents 23 010 28
internal Revenue stamps
Checks and other cash items 1 988 49
Notes of other national banks 11 500 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents 90171
Lawful money reserve lu bank, viz:
Specie 17 795 00
Legal tender notes 8 400 00
Redemption fund wit li I'. S. Treas-urer
(5 per cent, of circulation)..
Total
20 255 00
l 250 00
$408 :J09 98
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid lu $50 000 00
Surplus fund 20 000 00
Undivided profits.lessoxpenses and
taxes paid 3 717 3R
National bank notes outstanding. .. 25 000 00
Dividends unpaid 159 00
Individual deposits subject to ch’k 170 1?3 31
Demaud certificates of deposit 131 700 34
Certified checks 2 500 00
Cashier’s checks outstanding
Total $408 309 98
State of Pennsylvania.
County of Westmoreland. j
I, C. E. Mullln, Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true to the best of my knowl-edge
and belief
C. E. Mullln. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworu to before me this 1st
day of Dec. 1902.
W. A. KALP, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
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S. P. ZIMMERMAN, [-Directors,
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Steam and Hot Water Heating.
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Agents for Classic, Wilson and Mentel Heating Stoves
( Rudd Automatic Instantaneous Water Heater.
Call and see the Rudd Automatic Instantaneous Water Heater in
operation in our store, 212 E. Main street. ’Phone 139.
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Sheet Music and Musical
Merchandise.
Densmore and Yost
Typewriting Machines
Gramophone Talking Machines an?he Standard Sewing Machine
NEEDLES, OIL AND ATTACHMENTS.
H. S. ACKERflAN,
20i Main Street, GREENSBURG^PENNA.
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TH'K MOUNT PTJWAHANT JOURNAL, Till!R(SPAT, DBCBMRER 25, 1902.
l NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS. J. s.
LAURELY1LLT5.
The shortest clay of the year brought
nice weather to this section.
fall on the porch one day last week.
Several ribs were cracked, but the lady's
friends will be pleased to learn that she
is able to be about.
PARKER CO.
Store Closed Totiay.
GREATEST CHRISTMAS BUSINESS
IN THE HISTORY OF THE STORE.
Large assortment and the class of Goods at the prices
Mrs. Mary Showman is engaged as a
nurse at the home of Mrs. Wertz, near
town.
Henry Blank has moved to the Lou
Shape farm, the tenant, William Perkey
having moved to Mount Pleasant.
Anstin Bnngard and Daniel Barkley,
of Indian Head, stopped here with old
friends a few hours laBt week.
Ira Showman has gone across the
Ridge to look after the Mt. Calvary
Christmas tree.
Mrs. Adam Snyder is with her daugh-ter.
Mrs. Eliza Blank, helping the latter
to fix up after moving.
Alex Showman, the well known Fay-ette
county engineer, was here over
night with friends last week.
W. A. Miller has just butchered his
fifth hog this season.
Martha Zimmerman is engaged for
the winter with a family near the
Middle churches.
Robert O’Donnell’s watch dog, a cross
between a shepherd and St. Bernard, is
attending strictly to busines.
TARIt.
Mrs. Leighty is having her hotel
painted over. The job will look all right
when finished.
Wade Love has purchased a new
buggy and some one will have to spruce
up. Wonder who it will be.
The youngest child of Joseph Byers,
of Old Bethany, died Sunday evening of
diphtheria.
The Errett photograph gallery has
left the town.
A wreck about Hunkers delayed the
Southwest passenger trains about three
hours on Monday afternoon and eve-ning.
The works about here are not running
full time on account of scarcity of cars.
Samuel Byerly returned home on Sat-urday
from the hospital where he lay
for weeks with one leg taken off while
railroading.
It is rumored that Robert Harting was
held up last week when returning home
after calling on a lady friend at this
place.
UPPER BACK CREEK.
Henry R. Adams and wife, Daniel
Adams and Irwin Miller were business
visitors at Uniontown this week.
Miss Maud Faust spent Sunday as the
guest of Miss Iva Adams.
A. E. Dumbanld, the accommodating
clerk at Indian Head, butchered Friday.
Jacob Albright had a jolly old fash-ioned
wood chopping last Saturday.
William Kunkle and family and
Misses Mamie and Sarah Schenck were
guests at the home of H. B. Adams
Sunday.
PIYETCHER.
Miss Eliza. Tinkey took a vacation of
two weeks.
Joseph Tinkey has gone to Scottdale
to work.
William Reese held a well attended
shooting match Saturday.
“Old Bill” Pritts is all smiles Binee he
heard of the good tea that will ere long
replace his alleged moonshine.
Miss Sterbntcel, the popular Trout
Run school teacher, is spending the hol-iday
vacation with her parents at Ev-erson.
D. E. Ferguson has been complaining
of stiff joints that cause him to walk
very erect.
Fred Murray and his better half had
a little misunderstanding the other day.
The stove was kicked all over the house.
Dame Rumor has it that Harry Ber-ger
and Miss Katie Murray will tie up
at an early date.
Henry Kinneer will hold a raffling
match today. All are cordially invited
to try their luck.
All business will be suspended here
today.
Hecla has been pretty fortunate in be
ing able to get a fair supply of cars, not
having lost a day for several months.
“Doc” Fries and George MacPhail
took in the county institute at Greens-burg
last week and as a result their
friends here have to carry dictionaries
now in order to understand what they
say.
“Billy” Bailey bad a fall taken out of
him last week /by the grip.
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Gathered From Both
Mine and Yard.
The Brush Run Coal Company, of this
place, capital $1,000, was chartered at
Harrisburg Monday, with J. Wade
Shape, John D. Hitchman and J. J.
Hout directors. The company operates
the Shupe mines just northeast of town.
The Bennetts, of Greensburg, got the
contract for the first six miles of the
railroad the new Central company will
build for the development of a large coal
field near New Salem recently secured
by the United States Steel Corporation
by its purchase of the Union-Sharon in-terests.
The coke plant will embrace
550 ovens.
Indiana county coal fields are being
gobbled tip by the railroad companies in
a manner that bids fair to make hun-dreds
of farmers independent for the
balance of their days, to say nothing of
rich legacies for their children. The
Pennsylvania leads off with 10,000acres,
the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg fol-lowing
with 0,000 acres and the New
York Central and Beech Creek coming
in with smaller chunks.
Those who passed the late Pittsburg
examination for state mine inspector-ship
are James Stafford, of Center
county; Fletcher Cunningham, of Con-nellsville,
and Alexander Monteeth, of
Cambria countv. They will receive
their commissions January 1. Head
quarters for the new districts will be at
Pittsburg, McKeesport and Patton,
Cambria county. The following appli
cants also passed the examination and
are on the eligible list: Charles Con-nors,
formerly an inspector, of Hazel-wood;
Alexander McCash, of Oliver;
Eli Townsend, of Philippsburg, and
William Duncan, of Alverton, a former
inspector.
BETTER THAN EVER.
Wliat Principal Miller wants our Schools
to he Next Term.
Our attendance was exceptionally
good and the results attained by the
pupils very gratifying, before vacation,
but we want both to be even greater for
the remainder of the year.
I desire to thank the very large num-ber
of patrons who brftved the inclem-ent
weather of Patron’s Day and visited
the schools. From your hearty express-ion
of appreciation, we know yon were
pleased. Your presence assured us of
your interest and greatly encouraged
the teachers and myself.
May I ask the hearty co-operation of
all, working for the best interests of the
children and that we may make our
schools second to none in the country?
8. GRANT MILLER, Principal.
Marriagre Licenses.
The following marriage licenses have
been granted for this vicinity during
the past week;
Robert Mclndoe, of Morewood, and
Mary McGregor, of Scottdale.
Alvy Shaw and Mary E. Miller, both
of Mount Pleasant.
William Barkell, of Scottdale, and
Bessie Moran, of Mount Pleasant.
John Andrew Frinefrock and Minnie
May Tarr, both of Tarr.
George Radford, of Irwin, and Mary
Bouldin, of Madison.
Irwin R. Pletcher, of Indian Head,
and Sadie F. Horner, of Jones Mills.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Next Tuesday (Dec. 30th) our big
midwinter sale begins. It will be more
inviting this year to economical buyers
who appreciate pretty things. Because
our sales this year have been much
larger than in any other year in our
history there are more broken color
lines ol dress goods and silks, remnants
of all kinds of yard goods, broken
lines of underwear, hosiery, reduced
prices on all the elegant coats, suits
and furs that will make this two weeks’
sale “the biorgest ever.”
Carpets, rugs, room-size art squares
of all kinds and lacs curtains are marked
at clearing sale prices.
Tuesday, Dec. 30, to Tuesday, Jan. 12.
SCOTTDALE, RM.
To you, and you, yon, and you.
This page says nothing of my goods, my
prices or my policy.
I want to forget, for a little while, that I
have goods for sale; I give over this space, for
the time, to uncommercial matters.
I want to thank you, most heartily and
sincerely, for all the friendship and substantial
good will which you have shown me through
the year which is closing; and I trust that
your prosperity in the twelvemonth is reflect-ed
by my own extraordinary years business.
If wish of mine could bring blessings to
you all, you may be sure that yours would be
indeed a MERRY Christmas, in this year of
grace. And to you, and you, and you, I ex-tend
the season’s greetings.
MYER POSNER,
JEWELER.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
GRAN D OPERA HOUSE.
J. B. COLDSMITH, lYlanager.
Christmas Day, Matinee and Night,
Jacob Tinkey has been on the sick list
the past week.
Jerry Murray the mountain orator,
the other day shot a skunk that was so
big be thought sure it was a bear.
Miss Lou Tinkey has almost swamped
the local postoffice with letters that
were all addressed Baltimore, Ohio.
Miss Mary Pletcher is keeping open
house for her friends whom she invites
to come in a bunch.
“Booze” Murray is very lonely since
his friends moved to Utah.
HECLA.
Misses Nellie and Gertrude Jeffrey, of
Continental, are here visiting relatives.
The Kimball-Laird wedding was the
past week’s big social event here.
Mrs. James A. Barley suffered an ugly
Powder Mill Blown Up.
The large mixing mill of the Rand
powder plant, near1 Fairchance, Fayette
county, blew up Sunday evening about
9 o’clock with an explosion that was
heard for many miles around. No one
was hurt as the employes were absent
at the time. There were 5,000 pounds
of powder in the building and when it
let go $3,000 worth of machinery was
destroyed.
A Splendid Paper.
The Pittsburg “Post”.is always an ex-cellent
newspaper, but it excelled itself
on its last Sunday’s Christmas edition.
This was especially true of the illustra-ted
magazine part, to produce \vhose
beautiful color effect involves an im-mense
expense. The publishers' claim
that itis the finest colorsection with any
newspaper in the world will go all right.
The big Spectacular Scenic Revival,
NEW YORK D/YY BY DAY.
A Great Popular Success.
SATURDAY, DEC. 27,
MARIE CORELLI’S YA/OR MIA/OOD,
OR THE ABSINTHE DRINKERS OF PARIS.
CAST OF WELL-KNOWN ACTORS! BEAUTIFUL SPECIAL SCENERY!
WONDERFUL ELECTRIC EFFECTS! STARTLING ILLUSIONS!
Reserved Seats on Sale at Overbolt’s News Stand.
MONDAY EVENING, Dec. 29.
MESSRS. ROWLAND & CLIFFORD Present the Singing Comedian
7VYR. SMITH O’BRIEN
Assisted by a Company of Unusual Excellence in
Greatest Success The Game Keeper
A Beautiful Story of the Emerald Isle. A Carload of Scenery and Effects.
Prices, 25, 35 and 50 cents.
the reason for it. See how well prepared we are to
supply what you want, and save yon money on the
purchase. Come whether you want Toys, Dolls, Silk
Dresses, Coats or Furs.
Ladies’ Handkerchiefs 5c to $125 each.
Good Coats for winter weather that have style to
them, as well as warmth and comfort, on sale
Prices now from $4 50 to *35 00
Good material, cut and made by people who know
how to turn out smart coats.
FURS come first as a fine gift article. Not a
woman lives but who loves them. Lots of fine
Furs here now,
Prices from $150 to $22-50
Ladies’ Christmas Aprons.
Ladies’ Eider Down Jackets.
Ladies’ Flannelett Wrappers.
REMEMBER OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT.
Successor to Braddock & Co.)
Braddock Block. Corner Main and Church Sts.,
ANY CHURCH or parson-age
or institution supported by
voluntary contribution will be
given a liberal quantity of the
Longman & Martinez Paints
whenever they paint.
NOTE—This has been our cus-tom
for twenty-seven years; any
building not satisfactorily paint-ed,
will be repainted at our ex-pense;
about one gallon of Lin-seed
Oil to be added to every
gallon of the paint to make ready
for use; it’s mixed in two min-utes,
and the cost of the paint
thereby reduced to about $1.25
per gallon and it then contains
more linseed oil (the life of paint)
than any other paint in the world
and will wear twice as long.
Yearly product over one million
gallons. Apply to any of our
agents, always the best mer-chant
in every city and town in
the United States.
Longman & Martinez.
Sole agents C. L. Kuhn, Mount
Pleasant, Pa. 10 10 12t
Anyone sending a sketch and description nirty
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
invention is probably patentable. Communica-tions
strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency r
Patents taken through Munn
ency for securing patents.
* n * CoTf^
special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American.
A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir-culation
of any scientific journal. Terms, f.'i a
year: four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers.
MIINN 361 Broadway, NRW York
East End
Meat Market
JOHN VETESK, Prop’r.
Home Dressed Meats.
I make a specialty of such
meats, all reports to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
I also carry a full line of
Smoked Meits, Bologna, Etc
Home Rendered Lard.
Give me your order now if you
wish a Christmas turkey.
All goods delivered free and
promptly.
Both 'phones. 202 Main st.
A PUFF
CLERKS!
Employers don’t
repose confidence
in spendthrift em-ployees—
Save
your money and
become independ-ent—
an employer
.instead of an em-
S-’ployee. You can
** bank by mail.
Write us about ft*
Established 1862. $12,000,000 Deposits.
30,000 Depositors. 4 percent. Interest.
Montlon this paper when writing, and we'll
mall you a valuablebookleton Money Saving.
PITTSBURGH BANK FOR SAYINGS
Smlthfleld SI. & Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
for our goods might be necessary if they
were of the kind that required a lot of
praise to make them attractive. But
they are of the sort tnatsell themselves.
The
Christmas
stock is remarkable, not only for its va-riety
but for its excellence.
Here is a charming collection of
Toilet Articles of Ivory, Ebony, Silver
and Bone, Perfumes culled from every
flower—things for women and things
for men at prices which will make
Christmas giving easy.
M. A. BOWMAN,
West Main st., Mutual 'phone 56.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.