Mount Pleasant journal (October 27, 1904)

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VOL. 31.
MOUNT l’LKAHANT, WHSTMORHLAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1004. NO. 43.
THE LOVE LEAST
AT THE COUNTY
LINECHURCH
Had a Somewhat Stormy Pre-paratory
Service.
AT LEAST A JONES MILL SCRIBE
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered During the Week.
week with Rockwood relatives.
Mrs. S. M. Kennedy returned Monday |
-ening from a three weeks’-eastern trip.
Misses Annie Morris and Alice Haines,
of Greensburg. spent Sunday here with
Miss Alice Ramsay.
McD. Brvce, wife and daughters,
Misses Helen and Elsie, left Thursday
for St. Louis to visit the World's Fair
HEARS QUITE A FEW RUMORS TO
THAT EFFECT.
Only About 30 of the 200 Members of
the Congregation Were Present, so
Called Sangerites, Among Whom
There Is Said to Have Been Charges
and Countercharges Made In a Star
Chamber Session Before They Par-took
of the Holly Communion.
JONES MILLS, OCT. 26.—The so called
Sangerite faction in the Indian Creek
congregation of the German Baptist
Chnrch is said to have had the warmest
kind of a time at a preparatory service
before holding love feast at the County
Line house of worship Saturday evening
last.
There were only about thirty of the
two hundred members present, with
Elders Blough and Berkley, of Somerset
county, but that number was large
enough, if half the rumors regarding
the proceedings are true, to stir up a big
fuss when they went into a secret sess-ion.
Jnst what was done is not known,
although it is said on good authority
that Bishop Robert Nedrow had his ec-clesiastical
wings clipped and is now
only a second degree preacher. He was
made a bishop under the regime of the
notorious Visiting Committee.
It is also claimed that R. A. Dassdorf,
of this place, was charged with having
been gniltyof writing a communication
that appeared in THE JOURNAL last
spring. He, however, demanded proof
and, as that could not be produced,
Richard got through all right, although
he threw out some insinuations regard-ing
another brother who, he said, was
instrumental in hiding moonshine whis
key. Deacon Daniel Pletcher took of-fense
at Brother Dassdorfs remarks, but
the matter must have been adjusted as
all the members present soon sat to
gether at the Lord’s table.
Misses Kathryn Amend, of Roanoke, ., a steam engine, whe„ his coat sleeve caught in the fodder
sjr rr’the and drew his right band into the sharp teeth of the rapidly revolving cylinder
Miss Lena Myers. that is arranged similar to a grain thresher. I he cruel steel literally ground
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Robinson, of up the hand and entire arm, leaving the poor fellow with but a few bloody
Duquesne, were here over Sunday as the shreds hanging to the shoulder.
guests of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. ^ ca|] for physicians was sent here and they were on their way to the
James F. Baughman. scene Qf t(ie accident when they met the nervy victim on the road, being
John G. Shope, cashier of the First brought in a buggy to the hospital where the necessary surgical attention was
‘e
gjven the terrible wound at once. The young man stood the shocks of both
the accident and operation well and his recovery seems but a mere matter
of time.
National Bank, of Hollidaysbnrg, ran
down and spent Sunday here with bis
sister, Mrs. B. M. Loar.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Miller, of Young-wood,
left Tuesday for Gardenville,
Minn., to attend the golden wedding of
Mr. aud Mrs. S. P. Beighley.
Robert H. Goodman chaperoned Ed-ward
Shupe, the well known B. & O.
railroad engineer who runs the Du
quesne. on a hunting trip over on Lanrel
Hill this week.
EdwardIK. Miller, recently transfer-red
from Stanffer to the management of
the Leisenring store of the Union Sup-ply
Company, yesterday took bis wife
and family to reside there.
Miss Cora Slonecker returned home I to hide the stuff about my own place.
Tuesday after a visit of several weeks His quaint humor was a topic of conver-with
her brothers at Wilkinsbnrg. Her I nation about the
SOMERSET EXERCISED
Over the Discovery of Natural GaB Five
Miles North of Town.
Somerset is considerably exercised
over the discovery of natural gas Satur-day
in a well being drilled for the Lin-coln
Oil and Gas Company, five miles
north of that town. The pressure is
still unknown, but at the well this week
gas was burned to raise steam in the
boiler operating the machinery and for
heating purposes. The gas was struck
at a depth of 2,700 feet.
The company is composed almost en-tirely
of local capitalists and has options
on several thousand acres of territory in
the neighborhood of the well.
Many West Newton Robberies.
Sunday night the West Newton resi
dences of H. A. McLain, C. A. Marsh
and William McKibben were entered
and watches and jewelry taken. John
Flanagan, a farmer near that town,
discovered Saturday that one of his
granaries had been entered and 150
bushels of wheat had been stolen. John
Gardiner, also a farmer there, discovered
the same day that 50 bushels of corn had
been taken from his place. The citizens
talk of forming a vigilance committee
County Institute Instructors.
County Superintendent W. W. Ule-rich
has announced the program for the
fiftieth Westmoreland teachers’ insti
tnte to be held in Greensburg the week
beginning December 19. Thp instructors
will be Dr. Samuel Black McCormick
president of the Western University of
Pennsylvania, Allegheny; Dr. W. N
Ferris, Big Rapids, Mich.: Dr. J. M
-Caughlin, Wllkesbarre; Dr. A. R. Arm
strong, Morgantown, W. Va.; Dr. C.
Ellis, Chicago,
Philadelphia.
111.; Dr. George P. Bible
Everson Boy Fatally Hurt.
Francis, 11-year-old son of Patrick
• O’Leary, of Everson, was perhaps fa
tally injured Monday by falling under
neath a Pennsylvania train near his
home. The lad attempted to cross the
tracks and was thrown under the
wheels. His right foot was crushed off
and his back horribly mangled. He will
not recover.
A YOUNG MAN TOSTS HIS RIGHT ARM.
Mrs. Joseph sniienberger spent last | Frightful Accident I hat Befell Carl, the 19-Year-Old
Son of John S. Stoner, Near Central,
Tuesday Last.
THE MEMBER (iROlJIMD OEE IN A CORN SHREDDER.
Carl, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Stoner, a young man,
aged 19 years, met with a frightful accident Tuesday evening last on his fath-er’s
farm near Central. It seems that he was feeding a corn shredder, driven
ItemB of Interest Gathered From Both
Mine and Yard.
The Lincoln Coal & Coke Company,
of Seottdale, capital stock $75,000, has
been granted a charter. The directors
are: A. L., B. F. and F. O. Keister, A.
C. Overholt and Charles Loucks, all of
that place.
The Century Coke Company, of Un-iontown,
capital stock $25,000, has been
chartered James A. Childs, of Ade-laide,
is at the head of the directorate.
A successful demonstration was made
Thursday afternoon at the Continental
No. 1 plant of the Frick company by the
Portable Electric Safety Light Company,
of Newark, N. J., showing that the
portable electric mine lamp cannot ex-plode
gas of any kind by the breaking
of the incandescent lamps in the porta-ble
mine lamp.
There is practically no change in the
coke situation this week so far as the
number of active ovens is concerned, al-though
full rtms are the rule.
COUNTERFEIT CASES
Kelly Brothers Aoqultted and Two Oth-ers
Plead Guilty.
The jury in the case of Kelly Brothers,
of Bnllskin township, Fayette county,
tried in the United States Court at
Pittsburg on a charge of counterfeiting,
brought in a verdict of not guilty on
Thursday last. The defendant’s story on
the stand was believed. He said: “If I
had been doing such things I’d have
been cute enough to know better than
aunt, Mrs.-David Slonecker; who had
also been visiting friends there, returned
today.
Charles Danley, wife and family, of
Uniontown, were here over Sunday with
that lady’s father, Charles Gisbert, the
Morewood night watchman, .who spent
last week at Glenwood with his son,
Charles.
Mr. and Mrs. F. K. O’Kelly, of Mor-gantown,
W. Va., while enroute to
Pittsburg, where the former will take
treatment for rheumatism, were here
this week with Mrs. O’Kelly’s brothers,
F. and J. A. Cooper.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smith re-turned
Saturday from a most enjoyable
month's western trip, on which they
isited the World’s Fair and were hand
somely entertained in Nebrasky by their
old uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
George Slonecker, former residents of
this place.
Mrs. C. F. Newmyer, of Central City,
Nebraska, who is spending a few days
here with her cousin. Miss Jennie
Strickler, will leave today for her west
era home. She had been at Cleveland,
Ohio, visiting her mother, Mrs. Anna
Keister, and her brothers, Daniel and
Armel. The latter is crippled and bed-fast,
a victim of rheumatism.
Federal building for
hours that day.
Brothers's son in-law, Harry Win-grove,
and George Craig entered pleas of
guilty to passing the queer, but the court
suspended their sentences on Saturday.
Charles Brothers, a son of Kelly
Brothers, the fourth member of the al
leged gang, was discharged following a
hearing before a commissioner.
Harvey Keyser, who was recently
captured at his Lanrel Hill mountain
home, in Somerset county, and convict-ed
of counterfeiting silver dollars, was
sentenced to the western penitentiary
for one year. He escaped when about to
be arrested and spent three years in
western cities before being taken. He
asked of Judge Buffington to allow him
to serve out his sentence in the Somer-set
jail, but was told that a year of idle-ness
would do him no good. He was ac-cordingly
sentenced to the penitentiary
and admonished to return to Somerset
at its conclusion.
EAYETTE POLITICS
Exceedingly Lively With Three Full
Tickets in the Field.
Politics is lively over in “Old Fiatt”
with three full tickets in the field—Dem-ocratic,
Republican and Prohibitionist.
All have abandoned the national fight
and are centering their efforts on the
county tickets. Even the congressional
candidates have been lost sight of. The
fight is unusually bitter because of the
gains the Prohibitionists are making
and the descent in some instances to
mod-slinging. Since 1894 the Republi-cans
have been in control except in the
sheriff’s office.
S. E. Frock, the present sheriff, is a
Democrat. Biddle Hornbeck is the
Democratic nominee. The Prohibitionist
candidate for sheriff is T. Scott Dnnn,
who, with other Prohibitionist candi
dates, a choir and a band, is making a
tour of the connty in a large wagon es
peeially built. The other office for
which a hard fight is being made is that
of district attorney, for which Edward
C. Higbee, of Connellsville, is Demo-cratic
candidate; Thomas Hudson, Re
publican, and Harold L. Robinson, of
Uniontown, Prohibitionist.
KILLED HIS BROTHER.
Local Foot Ball Notes.
The Jeannette Indians ran down here
Saturday afternoon and defeated the
local Sterlings 6- 0. The contest was a
close and exciting one, the heavier vie
tors not being able to score until near
the close of the second half and then
only on a trick which the darkness hid.
The local and Seottdale high school
teams will clash at Frick Park tomor
row afternoon at 4:30. A warm argu-ment
is expected. John Bowman hag
been elected captain of the local stu-dents.
The Irwin A. C. will play Harry
Holmes’s big R. A. pets here Saturday
afternoon. The local kickers are a
beefy lot and are expected to give a
good account of themselves.
The local High School boys feel sore
at the Greensbnrg Polka Dot manage
ment, not beceuse they were defeated
but because they did not get their ex
penses as agreed upon.
Fever Germs in Water.
Local health officers have discovered
that some of the streams leading into
the Green Lick reservoir, from which
Seottdale gets its water snpply, were
contaminated by typhoid germs. Recent
cases in town led to an investigation
and several cases of the disease were
found in houses above the reservoir.
Notices were posted advising everybody
to boil all water before using it.
Nice Little Dinner Party.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Swartz gave a
nicely appointed little dinner party at
their Smithfield street home Tuesday
for the new Methodist Episcopal pastor,
Rev. Howe, and his wife, James K.
Husband, of Washington City, and Mr.
and Mrs John McAdams, of this place.
COKE AND COAL. DIRE VISITS
FROM THE DARK
ANGEL OT DEATH
eave Many Desolate Homes in
This Vicinity.
THE LOVED ONES GONE BEFORE
SLEEPING THAT SLEEP THAT KNOWS
NO EARTHLY WAKING.
NEW M. E. PASTOR
Kev. Mr. Howe Preaches His First Ser
mon Sunday Morning.
Rev. John K. Howe, the Methodist
Episcopal pastor whom the Pittsburg
Conference sent here from Freedom,
preached his first sermon Sunday morn-ing
to a large congregation of his new
and well pleased people. He took for
his theme John 12-21, Thomas inquiring
after Jesns, and by way of introdnetion
said:
“Hunger gnaws at the world's heart.
Christ alone satisfies. Without Him life
is void and meaningless. Cheer and in-spiration
and hope come through Him
This should lead all to the inquiry of
the text; ‘Sirs, we would see Jesns!’
To see Jesns is to understand Him, and
the best view of the Christ is at the
cross where he gave Himself a sacrifice
for sin.”
Rev. Howe will be joined this week
by his wife and two children, bnt they
will have to board nntil the new South
Church street parsonage is finished,
probably not much before the holidays.
SIGN 0E THE CROSS.
Items of Special Interest
Church Goers.
to Local
Distressing Accident in the Wilson
Family at Webster.
Philip Wilson was accidentally shot
and killed by his brother, Alexander,
Sunday night. The two young men
were in their room getting ready to at
tend chnrch when the tragedy occurred.
A revolver lay on a dresser in the
room, and Alexander, the younger
brother, picked the weapon up and
playfully snapped the trigger, thinking
the champers were empty. The pistol
went off, the bullet striking Philip who
was soon a corpse.
Six months ago an older brother, Rob-ert
Wilson, was shot and badly hurt
by a negro at Bellevernon.
Southern Conference.
The Southern Conference of the
Pittsburg Synod of the Lutheran
Church is in session at Derry. Today’s
program embraces a paper to be read by
Rev. W. R. Swickard, of this place, on
“The Lutheran Church—her distinctive
life as the result of her distinctive doc-trines,
usages and practices.”
Wife Murderer ConfeseeB.
It is reported that Thomas Canning-ham,
who is in Ebensburg jail on a
charge of murdering his wifa September
11 while she was in a serious condition,
has confessed that he was one of the
men who held up Paymaster Campbell
and Charles Hayes July 30,near Portage,
when Hayes was killed. It was thought
when he killed his wife that he did it to
prevent her telling that he was one of
the hold-np men.
Another Byers Sheriff Sale.
The personal property of W. S. By
era, of Greensbnrg, and W. R. Byers, of
near Central, is advertised to be sold at
sheriff's sale on October 81 at the snit of
• their nnole, Jacob Byers.
A Sad Suiolde.
William A. Hogg, a prominent young
member of the Fayette Bar, committed
suicide yesterday morning by shooting
himself through the head with a revol-ver
at his Uniontown home while crazed
from a severe attack of typhoid fever.
He was 48 years of age and leaves a
wife.
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REGISTER ROBERT A. RANKIN
WHO LOOKS LIKE HIS OWN SUCCESSOR.
Robert A. Rankin. Register and ex Officio Clerk of the Orphans Court of
Westmoreland county, was here Thursday looking after his political fences which
he said he found to be “horse high, bull
strong and pig tight." He is a candidate
on the Republican ticket to succeed
himself and looks as if he had very
plain and easy sailing. Following the
death of Samnel C. Stevenson a little
over a year ago, Mr. Rankin was ap-pointed
to fill the vacancy in this office
and, while few connty officials enjoyed
the popularity that was "Old Com-rade’s,”
Mr. Rankin has already been
complimented by attorneys and people
with whom he has transacted business
upon the efficient manner in which he
conducts the affairs of the office. If
additional proof of his fitness were
needed it can be found in the fact that
“Bob”, as everyone calls him, became
his party’s nominee at the spring pri-mary
without opposition.
Mr. Rankin comes from good old Ros-traver
township stock, a section of the
connty noted for its growth of clever
politicians,and he stands well to head of
the A class in that respect, having won
his spurs while chairman of the Repub-
Rev. Dr Ferguson, president of West-minster
College, will preach at the
United Presbyterian chnrch Sabbath
next, morning and evening. The Doc-tor
is one of the tig guns in his chnrch
and the pastor trusts that there will be
a large attendance.
Rev. C. W. Haines will preach at the
First Baptist chnrch Sunday next, in
the morning on "The joy that came
with Christ to the city” and at nigt on
“Joseph, the Prime Minister.”
Rev. W. R. Swickard will preach a
Reformation sermon at St. Johns Sun-day
morning at 10:30, repeating the dis-course
at Ruffsdale at 2:30 in the after
noon and in town at 7 that evening.
Rev. M. V. DeVanx, who still makes
this his home, is conducting revival
services near Coopersdale, a Johnstown
suburb.
Pastor Tussing will preach at the
First Reformed church Sunday next, in
the morning at 10:30 on “The Golden
Passional” and at 7 in the evening on
Profanity.”
There will he Sunday school at the
Free Methodist chnrch Sunday next at
9:30 a. m. and preaching by the pastor,
Rev. Wadding, at 11 a. m and 7:30
m. All are cordially invited to worship
with this people.
Elder H. S. Myers, late of Pennsville
but now residing in Seottdale, has con
traded to preach for the local First
Brethren people, for whom Elder Warn
pie will hold communion Sunday eve
ning next.
ROBERT A. RANKIN.
lican County Committee. His faithful services as such went far towards winning
him his appointment as Register at Governor Pennypacker’s hands last fall.
Big Brewery Sales.
The Pittsburg Brewing Company has
started in to buy up the largest pro
ducers of beer opposing it in this sec
tion and has been successful to the ex
tent of securing options on the Pitts
bnrg plants of D. Lutz & Son, the
American and the Duquesne companies,
which really constitute the main com
peting force to the combine.
Another Fatal Christening.
Joseph Szemon, a Slav, aged 23 years,
was shot twice in the neck Saturday
night at a christening at the Victoria
mines, Fayette county, and instantly
killed. Charles E. Whitney, aged 38
years, bookkeeper for the Vietoria Coal
Company, charged with the killing, was
lodged in jail at Uniontown Sunday.
Mrs. Reuben K. Hlssem Finally Suc-cumbs
to a Complication of Diseases
and is Followed by Miss Elizabeth
Love Who Had Passed the Psalmist’s
Fourscore Allotment of Life. John
Lane, a Pioneer Coke Operator In
This Region. Dies at Parkersburg.W.
Va. Other Obituary Notes.
Mrs. Reuben K. Hissem.
Mrs. Louisa Andrews Hissem, wife of
Reuben K. Hissem, whose illness of a
complication of heart and kidney trou-ble
was noted in these columns, died
Friday morning at her country home,
aged 62 years. Rev. C. G. Fisher, pastor
of the Mount Pleasant (Middle) Presby-terian
church, of which she was a de-vout
member, assisted by Revs. H. S.
Wilson and W. H. Tussing, of this
place, conducted the funeral services at
the bouse Monday afternoon, the con-onrse
of relatives and sorrowing friends
being the largest in the history of Monnt
Pleasant township. The interment fol-lowed
at the Middle churchyard. The
Farmers & Merchants National Bank,
of which Mr. Hissem is president,closed
at noon on the day of the funeral.
The four surviving children with their
father, to whom the deepest sympathy
of a wide circle of friends goes out at
their irreparable loss, are: Mrs. Frank
D. Barnhart, of this place; Mrs. T. A.
Gibson, of Burgettstown, Pa.; Mrs. N.
Silsley, of Seottdale, and Miss Ada at
home. Her four brothers are F. M.
Andrews, of Kecksburg; D C., of West
Newton; J. C., of Pampa, Washington,
and Judge James E., of LaCrosse, Kan-sas.
their only surviving sister being.
Mrs. M. M. Byers, of Southwest.
Mrs. Hissem was of a bright and
cheerful disposition, the highest type of
Christian womanhood, and at all times
the devoted wife and loving mother.
Miss Elizabeth Love.
Miss Elizabeth Love died Saturday at
her home near Reagantown, aged 82
years. Divine services were held Tues-day
morning at the Wesley Chapel of
the Methodist Episcopal chnrch, of
which she had been almost a life-long
member, the interment following in the
churchyard there.
Miss Love is survived bv four brothers
and four sisters—J. B. and D. S. Love,
Seottdale; J. P. Love. Alverton, and A. S.
Love, Tarr; Mrs Mary Browning and
Miss Martha, Seottdale; Miss Sarah, at
home, and Mrs. Catharine Ruth, of this
place.
Big Barn Burned.
Frank Newill’s big barn, near Newill’s
Mills, was, with all this year’s crops and
farm machinery, destroyed by fire Tues-day
evening. The origin of the fire is
not known. The heavy loss is only par-tially
covered by insurance.
John Lane.
John Lane, the father of James and
Abraham Lane, of this place, died sud-denly
Monday at the Parkersburg, W.
Va., home of his daughter. Mrs. Charles
McKibbon, aged 75 years. The inter-ment
will take place today at Connells-ville.
Mr. Lane, whose wife passed
away some twenty years ago and who
since that time lived with his children,
of whom there are three other sons and
three daughters, was a pioneer in the
coke business, having, with the late
“Big Jim” Cochran, first made the fuel
on the ground at Morgan station. He
was buried with Masonic honors, having
been high np in that order.
Obituary Notes.
The interment of the remains of Mrs.
William Erskine, nee Mias Daisy Miller,
of this place, whose death at Herminie
was noted in these columns last week,
took place in the cemetery here Satnr-day
afternoon following divine services
in the United Brethren chnrch. In the
casket with the mother was the body of
one of her twin boy babes. It is believed
that the other will be spared to the
sorely afflicted young husband.
Luther Freeman, a miner who for-merly
resided here, died Saturday at the
Greensburg hospital of blood poison that
followed a ent on one of his fingers. He
was 33 years of age and leaves a wife
and family at the Greensbnrg No. 2 .
mines.
Mrs. Anna Duretine died Monday at
her VVilmerding home of cancer of the
stomach, aged 55 years. She was the
esteemed mother of Miss Jessie Dura-tine,
superintendent of the local hos-pital,
and a si3ter of Mrs. B. F. Mech-ling,
of this place. The body was laid
to rest at Alverton on Wednesday.
William Watt, formerly of this place,
died Thursday at his Ruffsdale home,
aged about 70 years. The interment
took place here Saturday following ser-vices
in the Free Methodist church.
Mesdames Charles Beaner.Edward Shaw
and Christian Gearhart, all of this place,
are daughters of the deceased.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1904.
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Main St. THE BAZAAR Mount Pleasant,
Pa.
A Business Proposition for Mount Pleasant and Vicinity:
If you need a new Suit or an Overcoat or any other article that concerns you, Price'S ere Slaughtered. It’s possible now to buy the most elegant
Clothing and some other articles for half their value. How up-to-date, high-class clothing can be Rold at a trifle of its real value is too deep a problem for the public to solve,
but the fact remains that new, stylish, first-class Suits and Overcoats are just now almost given away at THE BAZAAR. The other dealers are complaining, but THE
BAZAAR is doing a tremendous business and our customers are happy with the big bargains they are getting. Jealous competitors intimate that THE BAZAAR simply
wants to create a sensation and stir up business. But every man that investigates the matter learns that the continued mild weather has caused the owners of THE BA-ZAAR
to sacrifice the stock at once rather than tempt Fate further by waiting for a tall in temperature. In any event, the Bargains now offer-ing
in Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s Clothing are tremendous. You never saw bargains like these. Look at prices and come before it is too late.
Men’s Suits.
Men’s black and dark blue all wool cheviot
suits, the kind that sells the world over
for $i2.oo, our sale price $5.98
Men’s black imported thibets, military
cut, regular price $15 00, our sale price $6>98
Men’s fancy cheviot and cassimere suits,
in different patterns, sold regularly at
$10 and $12, our sale price $7.00
A lot of young men’s nobby suits in-cluding
many different patterns, regular
price $g and $10, our price $3<75> $4> $4«25
A lot of men’s Raincoats, guaranteed to
turn water, all sizes, regular price $9.00,
our sale price $4.00
Men’s oxford grey Overcoats, regular
price $12.00, our sale price $5.98
Men’s black imported Friere Over-coats,
extra quality, regular price $15.00,
our sale price $7.48
A Big Sacrifice
Sale in
Shoes, Shoes.
HATS.
Have you tried the
shoes ofTHE BAZAAR?
They are the best shoes
for the money in the
The latest nobby Hats in all town. Velour calf, box
colors and all styles, regular t calf,.patent leathers, pat-prices
$1.50, $2.00, $2.00, ent colt, all the latest
our sale price $1.25 shapes and toes, regular
price $2.50, $3, $3.50, This Rug to be given away
Free.
our sale prices $1.50- $1.75, $2.00
We just got in a big line of ladies’ shoes, vici
kid. box calf, patent colt, high grade shoes at
slaughtered prices.
We have a special ladies’ vici kid, kid lined,
in a blueher style, regular price $3 50,
our sale price $1.75
A special line of (tents’ Furnishings, Rubber
Goods, Trunks, Telescopes, Suit Cases at half value.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
A COmmiJINITY OR INTEREST IDEA. A DIVISION OR SMALL PROFITS PLAN.
We have determined to make our customers a proposition that we believe will enable us to double our trade and permit of our selling goods at one
half the usual profits.
We have struck a liberal advertising streak, but instead of spending money in putting our name on fences, barns, etc , we intend to give away absolutely
ftoeach customer, some of the finest and most useful and ornamental house furnishing articles that can be procured, such as Smyrna and Oriental pat-tern
Velvet Rugs, Rockers, Parlor Stands, Lamps, Clocks, Scales, Mirrors, etc. We have our plans all made and some of the articles now on hand, which we
know will be a most agreeable surprise to you. In anticipation of our customers taxing advantage of our most liberal offer, we have added largely to our line of
o-oods and the close prices we shall now offer will astonish you. Our present plan of Rock Bottom Prices and a donation of one half our pro-fits
to our customers, we feel certain will win your trade. Come in today or tomorrow and get started with us on this New Plan. Possibly we may find that we
cannot stand it long, but customers who start now with us on this mutual interest plan may be sure we will do exactly as we agree. We thank all our old cus-tomers
for their patronage in the past, and cordially invite them, and all new ones, to call at once and see what we now have to offer you.
IMPORTANT
HEARING
Before the Inter=State Commerce Commis-sion
at Washington City on
Last Friday. a IRWIN COIL SHIPPER AFTER RAILROAD.
A case from Irwin before the inter-State Commerce Commission at
Washington on Friday last attracted much attention from coal men and
shippers.
During the anthracite strike two years ago Charles O. Thompson, an
Irwin merchant, went into the coal trade. He had made contracts to ship
bituminous coal East and build a loading platform on the tracks of the Yough
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad. Farmers hauled their coal and Mr.
Thompson made requisition for cars.
Two or three were supplied by the railroad company and then the supply
was cut off on account of car shortage, as stated by the officials. Mr. Thomp-son
demanded cars at Pittsburg and Philadelphia, but they were not provided.
He then made charges before the Inter-State Commerce Commission, filing a
bill for damages amounting to about $30,000.
A Terrible Spell of Wenther.
has the agency for the
Greatest Gas Burner
in the world.
One-half More Light,
One-half Less Heat,
—Leslie’s Weekly.
HI* Ability.
“Is Scrivener a very able writer?”
“Able! Why, my dear sir, be is able
to stick commas in where no other liv-ing
being would ever dream of using
’em.”—Town Topics.
Hid Agitation.
The Lady—So you claim to be a la-bor
agitator, my poor man?
Tired Tim—Yes, mum. I agitate me
friends not to do any labor.—Balti-more
Herald.
A Useful Bird.
Very Strange. THE corn has ears and cannot hoar;
Potatoes eyes, but cannot see.
Which state of things is rather
queer,
Or that’s the way it seems to me.
The melon has a tender heart,
But still he does not love, they say;
The onion’s skin will never smart,
Although it has been built that way.
The cabbage has a giant head,
But still it lacks a bit of brains,
And though the squash’s neck is red
From wearing collars it refrains.
The bamboo always sports a cane;
The oak has limbs, but never walks;
The willow never weeps, ’tis plain;
How strange the tulip never talks!
The pickle has no hands, but still
Has warts to spare, I understand.
The trumpet flower must think it ill
She cannot join a circus band.
The barley has a beard, and yet
A barber shop he never seeks,
And here I say it with regret,
No kisses press the apple’s cheeks.
The blades of grass I do not fear;
The rubber plant can never see—
Which state of things is rather queer,
Or that’s the way it seems to me.
—Chicago Chronicle.
Of Conrwe,
/"I.
< la*» In Detlnltlon.
Tencher—Wbat is a heroine?
Scholar—I guess it must be a married
woman.—Detroit Free Press.
V”y
Waggs—I refused a supplicant wom-an’s
appeal for money, and as a result
I didn’t sleep any all last night. Her
voice was ringing in my ears all night.
Wiggs—You felt remorse at your hard
heartedness, eh? Who was the wom-an?
Waggs—My wife.—Buffalo Express.
J. W. Swartz fifty-two Union SupplyCom-pany
Stores filled
with Bargains.
Novelties for fall and Winter.
than other burners on the market
I put them up in your house
or store for $1.50 each with
burner, fine large globe and
mantle complete. Call at my
store and see them.
J. W. SWARTZ,
Dealer in
Wall Paper, Paints, Oils, Var-nishes,
Brushes, Oil Cloths, Win-dow
shades, etc.
Main street, - Mount Pleasant.
Go TO
MARY SWARTZ
for Millinerv.
Farmer Monkey—I tell you the fin
mingo makes a dandy hoe!—Chicago
American.
“Another I*nir of Sleeve*.”
Time was-, net very long ago.
When Mabel's walking skirt
Trailed half a yard behind to show
How well she swept the dirt.
But “short and sweet” are in again.
No more the grievance rankles.
For Mabel's now curtailed her train
And shows her dainty ankles.
But Halve! has a thrifty mind
To suy ; lenvmt her chaVms;
The frills that once she wore behind
She fastens on her arms.
Her sleeves are made in open bags,
Like trousers in the navy.
No more she sweeps the streets, but
drags
Her sleeve across the gravy.
—London Punch.
£
*
1C
Without going out to hunt for half-priced goods, or trying to
make our places half-price stores, bargains come walking in to us
nearly every day by all roads—now because a maker has too much;
or again because he has too little, or perhaps because he is in
need of money quickly.
We are always ready to handle
large lots of any line.
The large quantities we buy are the means of buying cheap,
and that’s why we can and do sell so much cheaper than our com-petitors.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes,
for everybody.
We believe we have the best shoes in the market to. day, the
best that can be procured. Every line is now full of special good
styles made for us by the leading manufacturers of the United
States. We defy any competitor to equal our styles or prices.
Everything a Woman or
Girl wants is here.
Ready to wear clothing—Suits, Jackets, Coats, new and nob-by
styles, Underwear, Hosiery. Millinery, Neckwear, and a choice
line of newest things in dry goods.
Everything a Man or Boy
wants is here.
Very choice lines of Suits and Overcoats for men. Nobby
new goods for young men and boys; Neckwear, Headwear, Under-wear,
novel and good. The Men and Boys department is one of
our greatest attractions.
•
Grocery and Fresh Meat Department
Many carloads of goods come in daily for these grocery de-partments:
just think of one order for 50 car loads of potatoes; it
only gives you an idea of the enormous business. About 200 head
of cattle killed weekly in our own slaughter house. We merely
mention this to impress you with the advantages we have in buy-ing.
You, the consumer, get the benefit of the low prices which
our extensive buying creates. Best goods; lowest prices; prompt
delivery.
Union Supply Company.
52 Large Department Stores 52
in Fayette, Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 1904.
CHARGE OF
BIGAMY
On Which Young and Pretty Mrs. Eliza-beth
Ross is Jailed at Uniontown
Last Thursday.
SHE THOUGHT HUSBAND NO. I MS DEM
Charged with bigamy, Mrs. Klizabeth Ross, a pretty young woman of
2? years, was placed in the Fayette county jail at Uniontown on last Thurs.
day bv County Detective McBeth. In 1901, Mrs. Ross was married to Rob-ert
Bickwith, ot Ohio. They had lived together but a short time, when
Bickwith left and never returned.
t wo weeks ago she eloped with Joseph R. Ross, aged 76, of Cierman
township, Fayette county, and the two were married in Morgantown, W. Va.
On the wedding day. Ross presented his bride a check for $2,100 on a Pitts-burg
bank. When he later attempted to transfer a large portion of his prop-erty
to her, his relatives objected and instituted proceedings, which resulted in
the bride’s arrest. Mrs. Doss said she thought her lirst husband was dead.
Rare Bargains
In Second Hand
Pianos & Organs
For 30 Days Only.
Marion Hros. Plano, Rood us now; cost. $100.
for only $200.
old H<iIIare Plnno. with Frederick's niitno
I on plate! In tune, $48, with 80 |i«r cent off
I for cash.
, Hood Klmhlo Hros. Organ, takon In ox-rliiuiKn,
with soolf $75, 2) por coni, off for
I ciisli.
Bridge Post Organ, gold'six mouths ago for
I fiO, now $50. loss 20 por omit, for rash.
Pipe Tono Organ, good us nuw. $40; 20 por
uont. off for riiHit.
Pine Organ, Hook and Stool, $80; 20 por
rent, off for rush.
Old Hiiuaro Top Organ, In good repair. $20;
;*) por cent off for cash
I will also soil any one <»r tho ahovo ilo-
Norlho.i Instrmiumls for 11.00 down and $1.00
por week nut II paid for ns I want to dlsposo
of t hem In order to inako room for now goods.
I uni (ho agent for tho host grades of Mow-ing
Machines and also Uoop t lmm In repair or
repair old muchlnos.
Ii. MYERS, Jr.
811 E. Main St . Mount Pleasant
Ur
When
Will Yon be Ready
the First Cold Snap Comes?
$33.00
mi mo nu ts.
A Wondrous ami Awe Inspiring Pro-duct
of Nature, Found Only
in California.
California's attractions nre mostly of
its own kind, pecnlisr to the state, and
of none is this so emphatically true as
that unique product the Big Trees. The
age of these col lossl is from 1,000 to 2,000
years. The Mariposa Grove, which can
be visited while en route to the Yosse
mite, contains some of the largest, in
the Calaveras Grove are from ninety to
one hundred of huge size. Near Santa
Cruz is a beautiful grove of redwood
Big Trees which will well employ a
day's visit. These can be best reached
by the Union Pacific whose fast trains
from Missouri river reach California 10
hours ahead of all competitors
Pamphlets and maps describing the
wonders of California, and full infor
mation about the most comfortable and
direct route to the Pacific Coast, can be
obtained of G. G. Herring, G. A.
r,l4 Park B'ld’g., Pittsburg. Pa.
Spent More Than $1,000.
w. W. Baker, of Plainview, Neb ,
■writes: "My wife suffered from lung
trouble for fifteen years. She tried a
number of doctors and spent over $1,000
without relief. She became very low
and lost all hope. A friend recommend
ed Foley's Honey and Tar and thanks to
this great remedy it saved her life. She
enjoys better health than she lias known
in ten years." Refuse substitutes. All
dealers.
No danger of consumption if you use
Foley’s Honey and Tar to cure that
stubborn cough.
"It was almost a miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. I am
very grateful.’’ Miss Julia Filbridge,
West Cornwall, Conn.
■Home Foolisli People
Allow a cough to run until it gets be-yond
the reach of medicine. They often I
say, "Oh, it will wear away,” but in
most cases it will wear them awa y
Could they he induced to try the sue
cessful medicine called Kemp's llnlsnm.
which is sold on a positive guarantee to
cure, they would immediately see the
excellent effect after taking the first
dose. Price 25c, and 59c. Trial size|
free. At all druggists.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs I
and colds and prevents pneumonia. [
Take no substitutes. All dealers.
"Watch the Kidneys.”
"When they are affected, life is in
danger," says Dr. Abernethy, the great I
English physician. Foley’s Kidney Cure |
makes sound kidneys All dealers.
California
Oregon
Washington
From Chicago,
and less to intermodiate points.
Daily Wept. 15th to Oct. 15th.
Colorado and Return
From Chicago $110.00
From Ht. Louis #25,00
Dally until Sept. 80th. Limit Oct. 81.
Utah and Return
Ogden and Malt Lake City.
From Chicago $l!l 00
From St. Louis #8H <10
Daily until Sept. 80. Limit Oct. 81.
Also low rates to many other points
reached by the
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD,
shortest route, quickest time, best,
train service.
For imrtlulars and free illustrated des-criptive
literature apply to
O. G HERRING, G. A ,
70S 0 Park Bldg, PITTSBURG, PA.
A boon to travelers. Dr. fowler’s Ex
tract of Wild Strawberry. Cures dys
entery, diarrhoea, seasickness, nausea.
Pleasant to take. Acts promptly.
Bronohltia for Twenty Years.
Mrs Minerva Smith, of Danville, 111.,
writes: "I had bronchitis for twenty
years and never got relief until I used
Foley’s Honey and Tar, which is a sure
cure”. All dealers.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE & NOTARY PUBLIC.
I All klndH of legal naporfl prepared and exe
oilted. CollectIn« u specialty.
Office 1109 Main Street. Mount. Pleasant
Dr. CLAUDE W. HcKEE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Office Hours: 8 to 10 a. in..;i to3and 7 toSp.m.
Hell’phone OS. Boyd Building,
HUOTTIIALK, PA.
To California
Via Union Pacific. Millions have been
■spent in the improvement of this line,
and all human ingenuity has been
adopted to protect its patrons against
accident. The line is renowned for its
fast trains and the general superiority
•of its service and equipment. Fastest
time, shortest line, smoothest track.
Tourist sleepers a specialty. Inquire of
G. G. HERRING, G. A.,
514 Park Bl d’g. Pittsburg, Pa.
o
-OUT-WILL
Bt BACK
THVE HOURS
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
IREAL ESTATE & INSURANCE
487 MAIN HT.. MOUNT PLEASANT.
Or will you find it ncccssnry to hustle around—hit or
miss—and buy your cool weather suit, after every
ore else has picked out the choicest patterns?
Don’t make this mistake. Select Fall Clothes
early. Your common sense tells you it is the wiser
plan. You get the best, your money will buy, and
you get the full limit of season’s wear for no greater
cost. Besides this, you fortify yourself against sud-den
changes in weather that come in the Fall. We
sell the
HaniLlailored Clothing
''■'V
Made hy Scliloss Bros St Co., Baltimore.
There’s nothing better—there’s nothing
a Sehloss Suit he
of the cut, make
■
on
as good,
feels and
and finish
coFv*io«itio no* Sf HI.OvSS RROft&C
l ine (lolhea MAK*M
(iAkflHOOf Nrv/tofj
When a man puts
knows that every detail
is correct.
The picture shows a particularly stylish suit fur up-to-date young men.
A “merchant tailor” would charge $30 for a suit of like cpiality, character and
appearance. We can fit you better with more swagger, snappier clothes at $18.
We also have lower grades—look equally as well—
SOME AS
LOW AS $10.00
“Drop in and let us talk it over.”
Dillon & Sherrick,
Zimmerman Block,
Outfitters to Particular People.
Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
A. OORT,
Office adjoining Eagl
| Mount Pleasant, Pa.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
treet residence,
McGEARY & HARSH,
aATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
McOausland building. West Otterman Bt..
Oreensburg.
Sorvr>\ah'
No Disappointments
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
await those who entrust their business
to a reliable trust company. Each
branch of the business is in charge of an
expert who can be relied upon abBO
intely. Every matter submitted to it is
handled promptly, properly and eco
nomically. If yon need advice or as-1 Barclay Building
sistsnee of any kind in your affairs call
upon
808 Main street, Oreensburg.
Braddock Block, Mount Pleasant.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORNF.YH-AT-LA W.
Oreensburg.
Never Ask Advice.
When you have a cough or cold don't
ask what is good for it and get some
medicine with little or no merit and
perhaps dangerous. Ask for Foley’s
Honey and Tar, the greatest throat and
lung remedy. It cures coughs and colds
■quickly. All dealers.
Only one remedy in the world that
■will at once stoij itchiness of the skin
in any part of the body. Doan’s Oint-ment.
At any drug store, 50c.
The Citizens Savings & Trust Co. |
MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.,
DR. C. L. SHEPPARD,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
All diseases successfully treated without the
use of knife or drugs.
It will act for you in any capacity re- I special atteutton given to diseases of the
quiring a trustee, guardian, adminis- Nervous System,
trator, receiver, etc. Its offices are open Office and residence 443 Main st reet, Mount
every business day. Its officials will be I Peasant, Ha.
glad to be of service to yon at any time.
Danger in Fall Colds.
Fall colds are liable to hang on all
winter leaving the seeds of pneumonia,
•bronchitis or consumption. Foley’s I ^
Honey and Tar cures quickly and pre- j
vents serious results. It is old and re-liable,
tried and tested, safe and sure.
Contains no opiate and will not consti-pate.
All dealers.
A Dozen Times a Night.
Mr. Owen Dunn, of Benton Ferry, W.
Va., writes: “I have had kidney and
bladder trouble for years, and it became
so bad that I was obliged to get up at
least a dozen times a night. I never re
ceived any permanent benefit from any
medicine until I tried Foley’s Kidney
Cure. After using two bottles, I am
cured.” All dealers:
If it’s *
JEWELRY
You’re looking for,
i We’ve got It All.
J. LLOYD KALP,
(Successor to W. A. Kulp.)
Real Estate and Insurance Agency.
833 East Main street, - Mount Pleasant,
Care and
Ability....
These are two qualifications
without which the druggist
would becoino a menace to any
community. We aim to exercise
both in the compounding of all
medicines and the putting up of
all prescriptions,
Using Only Pure Drugs.
In addition to this we believe
we have as complete a line of
TOILET ARTICLES
as can be found in the town and
these goods—everything needed
by either ladies or gentlemen—
will speak for themselves when
given a close inspection, which
is all we ask.
M. A. BOWMAN,
West Main st., Mutual ’phone 56
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Monarch over pain, hums, cuts, stints,
sprains. Instant relief. Dr. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. At any drug store.
Watches,
Chains,
Rings,
Collar Buttons,
Studs,
Brooches,
Oold Pens,
and a complete
some line of
Clocks,
Charms,
Bracelets
CuffButtons,
Scarf Pins,
Ear Rings,
Inkstands,
and very hand-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK. OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Capital Stock $100,000
orriCEHS:
I H. W. Stoner, J. D. Hltchman,
President. Cashier.
G. W. Stoner, Vice President
DIRECTORS.
I J. 8. Hltchman, J. n. Hltchman,
H. W. Stoner, Wm. B. Neel,
J, O. Crownover, Jos. R. Stauffer.
| S N. Warden. C.. \V. Stoner.
Isaac Sherrick.
| Particular attention gtvon to collections, and
uroceeds promptly settled.
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 pre very reasonable. Come
and see the goods before making
your purchases.
H. C. MORRISON,
At the New Stand,
farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank Block,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
$/1\7TT -T\ <Tf\ 7T\ /W\7t\7T7 .'i\ 7F\ 7T7S
Excelsior
Bakery.
The
family
Washing
516
Church Street,
XXXXXXXX xxxxxxxx
Flnei
Bread „i
Cakes,
Wholesale and Retail.
G. A. GRAIL, Prop’r
A Word to the Farmers.
Farmers & Herchants
IsI NATIONAL BANK.t»
K OF MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
I CAPITAL STOCK. - $50,000.00.
I Surplus and Undivided Profits, - $25,000.
OFFICERS:
| R. K. Hlsseun, President.
C. E. Mullln, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
I R. K. Htssem, Abraham Ruff,
Frank D. Barnhart, E. T. Fox,
8. R. Ruff, L. S.Tln8tman,
S. P. Zimmerman. O. E. Mullln,
M. M. BYEPS.
Is the hardest work a woman
has to contend with. If she
does her own washing the
work is so hard it plays her out,
and if she gets someone else to
do it for her it isn’t done right.
It is both money and labor
saved to have it done by a re-sponsible
laundry — such as
ours. Our trade in this line
is picking up every day—due
to the satisfactory work we
we turn out.
Mount Pleasant
Steam Laundry,
F. S. DULLINGER. Prop’r.
Local ’Phone 129.
You know there is nothing better in
their respective lines than the Imperial Plow,
the Superior Grain Drill, the Roderick-Lean
all steel Land Roller, the McCormick Corn
Harvester.
We have them [.all for sale.
We continue to handle Buggies, Sur-reys,
Wagons and Harness.
FLY-NETS AT A BARGAIN.
J- J.
East Main street]
HITCHMAN,
Mount Pleasant, Pa
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOUllNAL, THURSDAY, ODTOBER 27, 1904.
ihc<Pount jglraunntJournal
JOHN X,. SHIELDS. 1'OBLisnER.
Mount Pleasant Is situated In the heart of
the Great Oomiellsvllle Coke Kenton, has a
population of over 5,000; while, with omces
surroundl»n within a radius of three mllos
the postoffice distribution Is 13.000. A new 34-
pot tableware glass factory, the finest In this
Country and employing over 400 hands, Is In
successful dally operation.
SUBSCRIPTION 11.80 por year, payable In
advance.
ADVERTISING KATES will he furnished
on application.
JOll PRINTING of every kind with the
best workmanship and best material.
THURSDAY. October 37. 1004,
AN EXCHI.LENT SHOWING.
The Mount Pleasant, Memorial Hos-pital
is a local institution not yet a year
old, as it was opened on January Slat
last, and vet its beds are now all taken
np, a number of private patients being
unable to secure admittance on that ac
count. This is certainly an excellent
showing and at the same time proof
positive of the need of a hospital here.
But the present building, large though
it seemed at first, is too small and the
directors are already considering ways
and means looking to an addition in the
rear, where there is plenty of ground
nicely adapted to the purpose.
We trust that Hon. W. F. Morrison
who will likely again he the local rep
resentative in the Legislature, will at
least make a mental note of the hos-pital’s
condition in order that he may
once more lend his valuable aid in se
curing a suitable and well merited ap-propriation.
JUDGE WHITE’S POLITICAL FINISH.
The ox roast, given the other day at
Indiana by Judge Harry White, out as
an independent candidate to succeed
himself on the bench of that county, is
said to have been the biggest thing in
the political line that town ever saw,
and now that eminent jurists has open-ed
headquarters and professes to be en-couraged
by the reports he is.receivtng.
Doubtless these rosy, but sadly mislead-ing,
viewB are from guests at his barbe-cue
who feel that they ought to say
something to show their appreciation of
their late host’s hospitality.
Judge White does not, in a Presiden
tial year like this, have the ghost of a
show of being elected. The most he
could expect would be the defeat of the
regular Republican nominee, and even
that does not seem at all probable.
From this distance the tight looks like
the judge’s political finish, although we
trust that he will not tnke his defeat to
heart as did poor old Horace Greeley.
RAILROADERS’ BOON.
Plans for providing first aid to the in-jured
have been adopted by the Penn-sylvania
railroad, and the service is
about to be established on its lines east
of Pittsburg and Erie. The plans in-clude
the equipping of all baggage,mail,
express, work and wrecking cars, ter-minals,
yard offices, shops and impor-tant
stations with stretchers and first
aid-boxes, and the instruction of em-ployes
in first aid.
The employes to be instructed in first
aid will include all passenger and
freight trainmen. The instructions
will be given by the medical examiners
of the relief department.
The adoption of this system, which
will be the means, in all cases of acci
dent on the rail, of affording relief at
once to the injured, is worthy of a great
common carrier like the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
A CHARITABLE VIEW.
James H. Tillman, former Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, has decided
to enter the Methodist Episcopal minis-try.
He is a nephew of Senator Benja-min
F. Tillman, of South Carolina.
While serving as Lieutenant Governor,
the younger Tillman shot and killed N.
G. Gonzales, editor of a paper published
there. The jury acquitted him.
It is thought that the killing of the
editor has preyed heavily upon the mind
of the former Lieutenant Governor and
to atone in a measure for this crime he
has decided to lead a religious life. This,
considering the cowardly manner in
which the unarmed newspaper man was
shot down in cold blood on the street, is
certainly a most charitable view to take
of the murderer.
of the squadron had passed, it opened
fire, nearly all participating in the firing.
The Crane was struck below the water
line and raked above deck. Skipper
Smith and Third Hand Leggott had their
heads carried clean away by a shot,
many of the crew being seriously wound-ed.
Another trawler also was sunk, but
the Seagull, which brought the news to
Hull, had no particulars as to her fate.
The Russian fleet proceeded on its
course down the English channel with
out offering an explanation, although
the suggestion that the Czar’s gunners,
excited over the reports about Japanese
intentions on the Baltic squadron, lost
their heads, is at least a plausible one.
There is no question about the tragedy
being another expensive Russian bluu
der. ^
Now that Mount Pleasant, hns a big
foot ball team we would like to have the
Scottdale kickers try it out and see if it
is able to take some of the conceit out of
Latrobe.
THE JOURNAL regrets very much the
departure of Rev. C. L. Smith for Ro-chester.
He is not only an excellent
preacher, but a mighty handy fellow to
have around a print shop.
-♦- » ♦- — —
THE Bnllskin counterfeiting case
didn’t pan out in the United States
Court as well ns was expected, but to
have two of the alleged gang plead
guilty ns shovers of the uueer is pretty
good evidence that Constable Locke was
warm on the trail.
TIIE local hunters came back from
Huntingdon conuty minus wild turkeys,
but perhaps the birds Hew the Blncklog
Valley coop when they heard that our
Nimrods were on their way east again.
It would be unfair, even if he is con-nected
with a hank, to suppose that
‘Billy” Shope, who remained over and
bagged one, used any money in the op-eration.
THE local High School foot ball hoys
say that they were guaranteed expenses
in their game with the Polka Dots at
Greensbnrg last week and got nothing,
nor was it worth while to try to force a
compliance with the written agreement
as the county seat manager who signed
it has nothing to make good. If this
statement is true, the P. D.’s should re-tire
from the gridiron p. d q.
Rough all Round.
Pittsburg Gazette.
Carrie Nation has been sent eix months
to jail for a smashing exploit in Wich-ita,
Kan., and numerous country fairs
are trying to explain her absence, since
she was billed as a feature on the pro-grams.
Will Take Time.
Somerset Herald.
The war between Russia and Japan
has not made any changes in the map of
the world. Whenever Uncle Sam shoul-ders
a musket he invariably locates
some new coaling stations and post-offices.
"Jim” Laird Hasn't It.
Greensburg Argus.
The treasurer of the United States
reports that there is but one $10,000 bill
in circulation, and he is endeavoring to
locate it. After carefully searching our
clothes we have practically satisfied our-selves
that somebody else must be in
possession of the aforesaid.
Winner Would Lose.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Arizona man who is so convinced
that marriage is a lottery as to offer to
raffle himself off to the ladies at a dollar
a chance may get through the scheme
without colliding with the United States
postal laws. But the prospects are that
the worst loser in that lottery will be the
woman who wins the prize.
Frick to the Front.
Unlontown News Standard.
Mr. Frick's election as a director of
the Reading railroad is followed by his
election to the directorate of the Union
Pacific. As a maker of coke and steel
and skyscrapers and railroads, the for-mer
Fayette county citizen is at the
head of the procession among the “cap-tains
of industry. ”
The Healing Medicine
will fail of its intended effect if the
drugs are not pure. It is not the physi-cian
who is to blame then; it is the
druggist. So in buying medicines
BE CAREFUL OF YOUR DRUGGIST.
The surest way is to come here and
avoid risk. Tt is an indexible rule with
ns to sell only pure drugs at all times.
We know the harm that poor drugs may
cause, and we decline to accept such a
responsibility for a little extra profit.
Purity first and profit afterward is the
rule here.
Prescription work our specialty.
Crystal Pharmacy.
C. !=•. Coldsmlth.
040 Main St. Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Headquarters for
Fish, Eggs ana
Dressed thickens
All orders promptly filled and
delivered free of charge by our
own wagon.
We aim to please and all we ask
is a call.
Swartz & Leonard
Freed Block, 3 doors south of P. O.
Church st., - Mount Pleasant
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We stand proudly upon our past record. Never in the history of this community has a mercantile
institution grown as rapidly; never have the people rallied to a store as has been the case with THE
FAIR. Preparations for the vigorous fall and winter business have been on an extensive scale. The en-tire
second floor has been converted into a salesroom, where the best lines of Men’s, Women’s, Boys’ and
Girls’ good clothes are shown in endless variety. One separate room in the rear of our main floor has
been annexed and titled up in good shape for our busy shoe department. Our main store has been stocked
with the largest and best lines of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Furnishings, Dry Goods, Notions, and
a superb line of Millinery. To make our Fall Opening memorable we will inaugurate it with a TEN
DAYS’ SPECIAL SALE. See if these prices can he matched anywhere:
Matchlessly low Prices in
Clothing
Men’s suits, $3.00 to $15.00 values,
now $2.25 to $11.50
Great variety of materials, latest styles.
Big Savings in Overcoats.
Men’s Overcoats, $4.00 to $13 values,
now $2.98 to $7.98
Boys’ Overcoats, great variety,
now $1,98 and $2.98
Boys’ Suits.
Boys’ long pants suits, $4.00 to $8.00
value, now $2.98 to $6.00
Boys’ knee pants suits, extra value.
now $1.48 to $5.00
Sweaters.
Men’s sweaters from 42c to $4.00
Boys’ “ “ 39c to $2.00
Cotton, half wool and alt wool.
Millinery.
Ladies’ hats. $4.00 and $5 00 values,
now $2.98 and $3.98
Finer line at $4.95 up to $9.50
Children’s hats from 49< up to $2.50
Coats.
Ladies’ coats all the latest creations,
from $4.98 to $22.00
Children’s coats, great bargains, at
$2.74 and up
Skirts.
An immense line in the latest styles and
fabrics, $4.00 to $8.00 values, now
’ $2.98 to $4.98
Waists.
Ladies’ waists, newest patterns,
49c to $3.50
Shoes.
In this department, as in all others, we
excel, with splendid lines for both men
and women, prices ranging from 98« to $3
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to Wear. - Always the Chepest.
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Will You Profit
by these Stirring Bargains?
Come, let us prove to you that when we say $9 values
for $5.90, or $15 values for $10, it is a straight, honest
statement.
ANOTHER RUSSIAN BLUNDER.
The Baltic squadron of the Russian
navy has stirred up trouble while but
fairly started on its way to the far east,
if we are to believe the cable accounts
of its attack on a fleet of English fishing
vessels encountered in the North Sea
late last Friday night.
The Russian ships were, it is said,
steaming in line. The- leading ships
passed without incident, though most of
the vessels turned searchlights on the
trawlers long enough to prevent any
mistake as to identity. After the bulk
Park for Greenaburg.
Greensbnrg is to have a public park.
Dr. Frank Cowan has announced that
he intends to bequeath his farm of
about 100 acres, lying a mile west of
town, for that purpose. Dr. Cowan has
been in poor health for several weeks,
and has concluded to leave the farm.
Wants Her Child.*
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson, of Connells-ville,
whose husband died at McKees
Rocks two years ago, has instituted
habeas corpus proceedings against
Smith Dawson, of New Haven, her
father-in-law, to recover possession of
her 10 year-old daughter.
Telegraph Operator Suicides.
The body of a man supposed to be Ed-ward
J. Cassidy, a well known telegraph
operator, formerly of Connellsville, was
found by hunters in the woodB near
Pinkerton Tuesday. Indications point
to suicide.
Men’s and Boys’ Suits
in plain black thibet, single or dou-ble
breasted, never made to sell for
less than $9.00, at only $5.90
Men’s and Boys’ Suits
in plain blacks, fancy mixtures and
many new brown effects, broad
shoulders, single and double breast-ed,
cannot be matched for less than
$12, at only - - $7,50
Men’s and Boys’ Overcoats
Oxford greys, all wool, long or
short, cannot be duplicated for less
than $9, at only $5,90
Men’s and Boys’ Overcoats
in oxfords and black, extra long and
3-4 lengths, cannot be matched for
less than $12, at only $7,50
Rain Coats and Top Coats
Short Top Coats only = $5.90
Guaranteed Rain Coats only $6.90
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY OF SHOE BARGAINS.
You never in the past had the chance of buying shoes as cheap. It is a SPECIAL SALE ON SHOES WE
HAVE NOW that the prices are so low. It’s only for a few days, though.
H. GOLDSTONE,
Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings,
Mount Pleasant’s Largest Men’s Outfitting Store.
Cor. Main and Church Sts., - - - -
Your Money’s YA/orth, or Money Back.
Mount Pleasant.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 1904.
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
A Department in Whlcb the Local Editoi
Holds Hisrh Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energy in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
Sat u'dny brought the first fall of
snow, a few flakes.
Gunners got a number of wild ducks
off the Bridgeport dams this week.
The boys are laying for Adam Berg,
who will be married to Mins Maud Mil-ler,
of Laurelville, on Sunday.
A pretty musical comedy, “Down on
the Farm,” will be given at the Grand
Opera House Saturday evening next.
A box social and festival will be held
at theFairview (Lobingier) school honse
on Friday evening, November 4th.
Come and have a good time.
The Cotillon Club will hold its annual
Hallowe'en party in McElwee’s Hall on
Monday evening next. Miller's orches-tra
will furnish the music for dancing.
Rev. Windsor, the Potter county
lecturer, delivered a warm temperance
sermon at the United Brethren church
Sunday evening. He scored both old
parties.
W. H. Miller, the local merchant
charged with having sold adulterated
preserves by Pure Food Agent Hutchin-son,
has waived a hearing and will take
the case to court.
Friends of Mrs. William C. Mnllan,of
Broadford, will be pleased to learn that
she is on a fair way to recovery from a
threatened fatal illness, an abcess near
the base of the brain.
The annual Hallowe'en reception will
be given by the Pike Run Country Club
at its Jones Mills club honse tomorrow
and Saturday. A large attendance of
members and friends is expected.
The local Consolidated Oratorio So-ciety
will hold an important meeting
in the United Presbyterian church to-morrow
(Friday) evening at 8 o’clock
Every member should be present.
The Mount Pleasant Memorial Hos-pital,
which was opened January 21st
of this year, now has every bed taken
and is compelled, for lack of room, to
refuse a number of private patients.
F. S. Dullinger, the local laundryman,
while duck hunting at Greenlick Mon-day
morning, brought down a young blue
herron that stood five feet high and
measured six feet from tip to tip of
wing. It made Frank and his family e
fine meal.
The McMillan Home Missionary So
ciety will hold a Hallowe’en social at
the West End home of the Misses Neel
Monday evening next, October 31st.
Pumpkin pie, doughnuts, ice cream,
cake and other delicacies will be served
in abundance.
Joe Domagola and his step-son, of
Morewood, brought cross assault and
battery suits before Justice Rhoades last
Thursday evening and were bound over
to court. The latter claims he blacked
his step-father's eyes when Joseph
struck his mother.
Joseph Landis, of the West End
lighted his furnace the other day when
there was more gas turned on than he
thought. The result was an explosion
that trimmed his face of long whiskers
almost as short as had shears been used,
but without injuring the skin or eyes.
William Queer, a driver at the East
End brewery, had a very light egg bill
to pay this summer as he found a hen's
neBt in the woods near Armbrnst and it
netted him seven fresh eggs on each
weekly trip to Greensburg. Pat Malone
wanted the hen. but “Billy” didn’t have
the heart to steal his feathered bene
factress.
The report of the inspection of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania at the
Gettysburg summer encampment shows
that the First regiment.of Philadelphia
ranks first, while the Tenth leads the
Second brigade. In the Tenth, Company
A ranks first in personal appearance,
Company E coming in fifth with 97 per
cent.
As two of the little pupils, Rudolph
Oleson and Donald Scanlon, have diph-theria,
considerable complaint is heard
regarding the damp condition of the
single story school building in the rear
of the Church street schools. A com-mittee
from Council made an investiga-tion
yesterday. It is claimed that the
floors are too near the ground, prevent-ing
proper ventilation.
The local Blacklog Valley hunters re-turned
Saturday from a week’B stay in
that Huntingdon county section with
178 pieces of game, largely squirrels and
a few quail. It was too dry to connect
with the wild turkey, although “Billy”
Shope blew up his call in vain attempts
to draw the wily birds. But William,
who remained over until Tuesday, did
bring a wild turkey home with him and
the other mombers of the party wonder
how he got it.
AMATTEROFHEALTH MOUND AND ABOUT,
But Principally Within
Bounds of This County.
the
A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS
SECURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE-LIABLE
EXCHANGES.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
HAS HO SUBSTITUTE
WHY YOU
SHOULD VISIT
THE WORLD’S FAIR.
The principal reason why a visit
should be made to the greatest of Expo-sitions
is on account of its educational
value. A visit to the World's Fair is in
itself a trip around the world, for fifty
cents, the price of admision. The pres-ident
of one of our greatest universities
has said “To the bright student the Ex-position
is worth a thousand college
lectures.” The opportunity of a life
time is afforded in which to acquire, by
a few days’ sojourn at the Fair, an edu
cation which could not otherwise be re-ceived.
The World’s Fair grounds
cover over 1200 acres, being more than
twice as large as those of the World's
Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
Only a few weeks remain in which to
take advantage of this great opportu
nity. Every day from now until the
close of the Fair is a “special” day. The
WABASH is selling daily excursion
tickets to the Fair at greatly reduced
rates; $12 St. Louis and return, on sale
daily, except Fridays and Saturdays
Tickets good In Palace Reclining Chair
Cars; $15, St. Louis and return. Tickets
on sale daily, and good in either Palace
Reclining Chair Cars or Pullman Sleep-ers.
The WABASH operates through
trains from Pittsburg to the World's
Fair main entrance, all trains leaving
the magnificent new passenger station,
corner of Liberty avenue and Ferry st.
at 2:00 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. daily, city
time.
Detailed information regarding rates
and train service, to St. Louis, as well
as to many Homeseekers’ points in the
West, Northwest and Southwest, cbeei-fully
furnished at
Wabash City Ticket Office, 320 Fifth Avenue
Depot Ticket Office, Wabash Station.
LOST—On Saturday last on Main
street, between Church street and the
Diamond, a lady’s diamond ring. A
liberal reward will be paid for its return
to this office. 1
LOST—On Monday evening on the
street, a gold locket with initials “E
M.”on back. A suitable reward will
be paid for its return to this office.
FOR RENT;—A good 6 room dwelling
house with all modern conveniences on
Eagle street. Inquire at this office.
10 27 tf.
LOST:—On Saturday night here
package containing a woman’s dress
done up in a newspaper. A liberal re-ward
will be paid for its return to this
office. It
FOR RENT:—A six-room dwelling
house on Shupe street, East End. Apply
to James S. Braddock or Joseph H
Zimmerman. 10 27
Cost Cuts No Figure.
J. B. Coldsmith, pending the erection
of his new business and residence block
has moved his big wall paper and glass
and queensware stock into the J. A
Stevenson rooms, just across the street
where he proposes to sell everything re
gardless of cost. This is a rare oppor-tunity
to get dependable goods at
greatly reduced prices. 9 1 tf
FLORIDA AND THE SUNNY SOUTH,
Winter Excursion Tickets Now on Sale
by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Beginning October 15, the Penneylva
nia Railroad Company will sell Winter
excursion tickets to the resorts of Flor
ida, the Carolinas, and other States in
the South and Southwest, at greatly re
duced rates. For specific rates, limits,
and other conditions of ticketB, consult
any ticket agent. 10 20
FOR RENT:—Furnished room with
modern conveniences. Call on Dr. Shep-pard,
443 Main street. 10 20 tf
Birds-eye View of the Columbia River
An attractive topographical map,
colors, giving a comprehensive idea
the country on and tributary to the Co
lumbia River. This map is in folder
form, and on the reverse side contains
on interesting description of the Colum
bia River route. Copies sent free by
E. L. LOMAX, G. P. & T. A., U. P.
R. Co., Omaha, Neb., on receipt of four
cents postage.
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
Lntrobe citizens have held a public
meeting and decided to establish a gen-eral
hospital.
Joseph Nicola killed a black bear
weighing 175 pounds near Trent, Som-erset
county, Thursday.
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Oliver Mawhew has been appointed
postmaster at Export: this connty, sue- j
ceedinfe A. J. Pollick, resigned.
William F. Stoner, of Mt. Nebo, and
Miss Tillie Hunker were married Thurs-day
at the bride's Rnffsdale home.
James Shaw, a Uniontown youth,had
both legs cut off by a freight train Fri-day.
He is not expected to recover.
Rev. E. C. Kunkle, of Kenosha, Wis.,
has accepted n call to the pastorate of
the First Baptist church of Scottdaie.
Ex-Postmaster George H. Wood and
his wife celebrated the fiOth anniversary
of their marriage at Fairchance Friday.
John Robinson, aged 25, was caught
between cars while attempting to climb
off a freight train near Derry Friday and
fatally injured.
At last week's meeting of tbe Pitts
burg Synod of the Reformed Church at
Berlin Rev. C. R. Ferner, of Scottdaie,
was elected president.
The flouring mill of Cavanaugh & Co.
of Pittsburg, at Blairsville.was destroy-ed
by fire Friday. The $8,000 loss is well
covered by insurance.
Daisy Silvis. a Lower Burrell town-ship
girl, aged 18 years, was struck by
an Allegheny Valley passenger train
Friday and instantly killed.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
barn and all the outbuildings on the
Joseph Weightman farm, near Carbon,
Friday, causing $0,000 loss.
A permanent organization of the
Jeannette, West Newton and Mononga-hela
Street Railway Company has been
effected with J. C. Cribbs as president.
The Fayette School Directors’ Asso-ciation
held its annual meeting at Un-iontown
Saturday when E. C. Higbee,
of Connellsville, was elected president.
Mrs. Thomas Evans, of Scottdaie, was
burned so badly Tuesday that she will
die. She was in her kitchen when she
fell from an attack of epilepsy across the
hot stove.
William Fleming, a Pennsylvania
track walker, was hit and killed by a
train near his Hillside home Friday
morning. He was 39 years of age and
leaves a wife and family.’
Christian J. Miller, a Somerset county
farmer, aged 60 years, was drowned
Tuesday in his watering trongh, into
which, it is thought, he fell upon suffer-ing
an attack of vertigo.
John Ferguson was arrested and
placed in jail at Greensburg Thursday
charged with a serious offense against
Pearl Anderson, a 15 year old county
seat girl whom he has since married.
Robert L. Booth, aged 23 years and
whose home was at Vesuvius, Virginia,
suicided in an outhouse at Connellsville
last Wednesday by taking carbolic acid.
He is said to have been a deserter from
the regular army.
Fred Shope. a Pennsylvania freight
brakeman whose home was in the east-ern
part of the state, fell from his train
on the Sewickley branch Thursday
night and was killed. He was 21 years
of age and unmarried.
The dead body of John G. Seibert, the
Corapolis stone contractor who disap-peared
last July, was found Friday
hanging in a tree, not far from that
town. It is said he committed suicide
on account of ill health.
Jacob W. Bowman, a window glass
gatherer at Jeannette, has sued that
borough for $20,000 damages on account
of alleged injuries received nearly two
years ago by falling through a culvert
covering while going to work.
John R. Keers, of Greensburg, won
the first prize, $2,000, offered by the
Pittsburg “Times” for the closest guess
to the total paid admissions to all games
played by the Pittsburg ball team. His
estimate was 570,079, only 17 short.
Mrs. Susan Weyand, of West Newton,
whose son, Joseph, was killed by an
explosion of a powder can over a year
ago, has sued the Federal Supply Com-pany,
in whose employ he was at the
time, for $16,850 damages.
An official of the Carnegie Hero Fund
is investigating the death of Newton
Stutchel, who was drowned while try-ing
in vain to rescue Charles Hoburn
and Oscar Newbert from the Mutual
reservoir last June. If the facts warrant
it, Mrs. Stuchel, the dead boy’s widow
mother, will be pensioned.
Strickler’s Store.
1854-1904,
Advertising doesn’t prove where you can get the
best and most for your money.
It can only suggest, or as is often done, present its
claims--sometimes valid, sometimes not.
You’ve got to investigate the facts for yourself.
Novelties in Waistings--no two alike, 3 yards to pattern, 50c
yd.
Embroidered French flannel waistings, 75c Per yard.
White waistings 25c> 35c> 40ci 50c
Per yard.
Dress Goods.
Large assortment of the new weaves in blacks,
blues, browns at 25c yd.
Larger assortment in the new mixtures of color
effects at 50c yd.
Novelties in blues, browns and blacks at $1.00 yd.
04-inch blue Mohairs at 75c yd.
44-inch Sicilians “ 75c
yd.
Conetry Skirting Flannels at 25c yd.
Flannel skirt patterns 75c & SI each.
Underwear
Ladies’ fleece lined Union Suits at 50c
and $1.00 each.
Ladies’ fleece lined vests and pants at 25c and 50c per garment.
Misses’ fleece lined vests and pants.
Ladies’ long sleeve corset covers.
Blankets and Comfortables
Cotton Blankets 75c, $|,Q0, and upwards.
All Wool Plaid Blankets S3.50 up to $5.00 per pair.
All Wool Grey and Scarlet Blankets. All Wool Fine White Blankets.
Comfortables
Large stock at $|„00> $1.50 $2.00> $2.50- $3.00) $3.50 each.
Men’s Underwear
Fleece lined, natural wool and scarlet, at bottom prices.
Main street and Diamond Square, MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
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Our store, recently opened, is a grand success and we thank the public of Mount
Pleasant and vicinity for their kind patronage at our new store. We assure you all that
this is the right place to get reliable and up-to date Men’s and Boys' Clothing, Gents’
Furnishings and Shoes for less money than you can buy them elsewhere. Our
Stock, is Fresh and New, direct from the eastern manufacturers. Below
we offer a few of our special prices for
15 Days Only, Sale Beginning Oct. 29, Ending Nov. 12.
Clothing;.
Men’s all wool thibets, regular $10.00
line, sale price $6.75
Finer grade of thibets with serge or
silk linings, regular price $14.00,
sale price $10,75
Men’s fancy suitings in browns or
greys, regular price $15, sale price $11.50
Plenty of new styles in our Overcoat
line, ranging in price from $5.00 to $15.00
Boys’ and Children’s Suits
$1.50 suits, sale price 98c
$2.00 suits, “ “ $1.20
$3.00 suits, “ “ SI.75
Boys’ and Children’s Overcoats
Russian styles, were sold at $3.00,
sale price $1.69
Fancy overcoats, sizes 3 to 8, regular
price $5.00, sale price $2.65
Gents’ Furnishings
All our new 50c Progress Shirts we
will sell at 39<'
All 75c shirts at 49c
All$100 Lion brand shirts at 79c
Flannel Overshirts
All 75c ones at 49c
All $1.00 ones at * . 69c
All $1.50 ones at $|.15
All $2.00 ones at $1,25
Underwear
All our new 50c underwear at
All $1.00 underwear at
All $1.50 underwear at
Boys’ fleece lined underwear in all
sizes, regular 25c values, at 17c each
39c
69c
98c
‘ Sweaters
In wool or cotton.
All $1.00 wool sweaters at 74c
Fancy all wool $1.25 ones at 98c
Heavy double knitted sweaters in all
colors, regular price $2.00, sale price $1.39
Shoes
Our line of shoes is full and complete.
Men’s heavy lace working shoes, every
pair guaranteed, regular price $1.50
sale price $1,19
Buckle shoes, steel backs or plain,
regular price $1.50. sale price $1.19
Good, heavy box calf shoes, selling
price $2.00, sale price $1.48
Better grades box calf in Goodyear
welt, selling price $2.75, sale price.. $1,98
All kinds of dress shoes in patent calf,
waxed calf or box calf, selling price
$s.00, sale price $3.00
All our $3.50 an $4 Snow shoes go at $2.75
A big and complete line of ladies’, misses’
and children’s shoes go at very low prices.
A big line of Trunks, Valises and leather
Suit cases sold at very low prices.
Bring this ad. with you and call for everything we advertise and be convinced that
we advertise the TRUTH ONLY. Don’t forget the name and place.
L. LEVINSON,
Opera House Block,
THE NEW STORE.
Main Street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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SEALED
PROPOSALS
Advertised by Commissioners for the Sale
of $250,000 Somerset County New
Court House Bonds.
ONLY EIGHT DAYS' HOTICE IS ALLOWED.
The commissioners of Somerset county on last Wednesday advertised
for sealed proposals for the sale of $250,000 new court house bonds of the
denomination of $1,000 each, dated November 1, 1904, and maturing No-vember
l, 1934. The bonds will bear 4 per cent, interest. 1 he proposals
will be opened today. A special tax of one and one-half mills will be laid
to meet the interest and principal as it becomes due.
The time given prospective bidders'is the shortest permitted by law and
the commissioners are being criticised for taking alleged snap judgment.
Told DJ JericS\o
Postmaster Pap Perkins' Story About a
Tempierance Drink. ONE of the village ordinances of
Jericho made it a misde-meanor
for any one to nse
profane language on the pub-lic
streets. It had been a dead letter for
ten years when a tin peddler came
along one day and got into a dispute
with Deacon Taylor over how many
acres of corn a mail could hoe in a day.
It was all in good nature at lirst.
The deacon always bragged that he
had once hoed three acres, and when
lie came to put this at the peddler there
was a wrangle. It wasn't long before
the two men were calling names, and
there might have been a tight if others
had not stepped in. The peddlef had
used several oaths, and in order to get
even with him the deacon had him ar-rested
and fined $">.
Everybody looked to see the peddler
appeal the case and prove ills grit, but
When he had paid his fine he went
about in a humble way and said:
“I lost my temper and swore and it
was only rigid that I should be lined.
I am very sorry that 1 acted so, and 1
hope all of you will forgive me. I
am satisfied thut Deacon Taylor can
hoe three acres of earn in a day, and
I bear no grudge for his having me
arrested.”
That was in April and the peddler
was not seen again until .luue. Then
he showed up and said lie was out of
the tinware business and had invented
a temperance drink for the summer
season, lie let everybody drink of it,
and everybody said it was the best
thing of the kind. After two or three
days a stranger appeared who wanted
to talk to tlie people about getting a
railroad, and a public open air meeting
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The peddler helped the tiling along
by announcing that lie would have a
barrel of his temperance drink free to
ail. and when the crowd gathered it
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The speaking didn't amount to much,
but the temperance drink did. It was
a warm evening, and tlie crowd was
thirsty. The tin peddler tilled tlie cups
himself, and his invitations included
all and were pressing.
Tlie speaker had been at work about
twenty minutes when he was inter-
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was all right and that any man who
would hint to tlie contrary was a
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At about tlie same time Philetns
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The railroad man got up to speak
again, but lie had only begun to tell
of tlie benefits that a railroad would
he to Jericho, when Lisli Billings was
bitten by somebody’s dog and began
to swear. He was the only one bitten,
but ids example was contagions.
There was no more fighting, but men
cocked their lints on their ears and
spat over their shoulders and went
around bragging and cussing. It was
afterward remembered that tlie ped-dler
and tlie stranger made many jot-tings
in their memorandum books, but
nothing was thought of it at the time.
It was 11 o’clock before tlie meeting
broke up. Some of the men went away
singing and whooping, while others
fed down and went to sleep and did
not get home until breakfast lime.
Little business was done in town the
next day. ns everybody Imd a head-ache
and wj|s weak in the knees, but
on the second day things were ljvely.
The constable started out at 7 o’clock,
and by sundown lie had arrested about
fifty men. Some of them were ehnrg
ed witli lighting and disturbing the
peace, but most of tlie warrants were
for profanity. In every case tlie tin
p»ldler was tlie complainant and tlie
stranger tlie witness, and tlie testi-mony
was clear and straight.
Four lawyers came over from Dolihs
Ferry, and it took a week .to try all
tlie cases. Not a man got away, it
was $5 fine and costs from beginning
to end, and when the last case was
disposed of there wasn’t enough loose
currency in town to buy a pound of
tea. It was tlie temperance drink that
did it.
It must have cost the peddler a nice
lltlle sum for tlie liquors lie mixed to-gether
in that barrel and diluted with
water, hut lie had Ids revenge on tlie
town. lie had scarcely departed in n
whirlwind of dust and glory when tlie
village president called the trustees to-gether
and solemnly said:
“All of you who nre in favor of re-pealing
tlie ordinance against public
profanity will say ‘I.’ ”
“I,” solemnly replied every trustee.
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[CONTINUED.]
veruy a serious list, ana opposea to
this I had as yet little to offer but my
own belief In her Innocence and the
fact, but little dwelt on and yet not
without its value, that the money
which had come to Mr. Jeffrey and
the home which had been given her
had both been forfeited by Mrs. Jef-frey’s
death.
As I mused and mused over this im-promptu
synopsis in my vain attempt
to reach some fresh clew to a proper
understanding of the inconsistencies in
Miss Tuttle’s conduct by means of my
theory of her strong but mistaken de-votion
to Mr. Jeffrey, a light suddenly
broke upon me from an entirely un-expected
quarter. It was a faint one,
but any glimmer was welcome. Re-membering
a remark made by Mr. Jef-frey
in his examination that Mrs. Jef-frey
had not been the same since cross-ing
the fatal doorstep of the Moore
house, I asked myself if we had paid
enough attention to the mental condi-tion
and conduct of the bride prior to
the alarm which threw a pall or hor-ror
over her marriage, and, caught by
the idea, I sought for n fuller account
of the events of that day than had
hitherto been supplied by newspaper
or witness.
Hunting up my friend the reporter, I
begged him to tell me where he had
The reporter
obtained the facts from which lie made
that leading article in the Star which
had so startled all Washington on the
evening of the Jeffrey wedding. That
they had come from some eyewitness
I had no doubt, but who was the eye-witness?
Himself? No. Who then?
At first lie declined to tell me, but nft-er
a fuller understanding of my mo-tives
I10 mentioned the name of a young
lady who, while a frequent guest at
the most fashionable functions, was
not above supplying the papers with
such little items of current gossip as
came under her own observation.
How I managed to approach this lady
and by what means I succeeded in
gaining her confidence are details quite
unnecessary to this narrative. Enough
that I did obtain access to her and that
she talked quite frankly to me and in
so doing supplied me with a clew which
ultimately opened up to me an entirely
new field of inquiry.
We had been discussing Mr. Jeffrey
and Miss Tuttle when suddenly and
with no apparent motive beyond the
natural love of gossip, which was her
weakness, she launched out into re-marks
about the bride. The ceremony
had been late. IIKM know it? A half
hour or three-quarters past the time set
for it. And why? Because Miss Moore
was not ready. She had chosen to ar-ray
herself in the house and had come
early enough for the purpose, but she
would not accept any assistance, not
even that of her maid, and of course
■he kept every one waiting. “Oh,
there was no more uneasy soul in the
whole party that morning than the
bride!” Let other people remark upon
the high look in Cora Tuttle's face or
gossip about the anxious manner of
the bridegroom, she (the speaker) could
tell things about the bride which would
go to show that she was not all right
even before that ominous death’s head
reared itself into view at her marriage
festival. Why, the fact that she came
downstairs and was married without
her bridal bouquet was enough. Had
there not been so much else to talk
about, people would have talked about
that. But the big event had so effec-tually
swallowed'up the little that only
herself and possibly two other ladies
she might name seemed to retain any
memory of the matter.
“What ladies?” 1 asked.
“Oh, it doesn’t matter what ladies.
Two of the very best sort. I know
they noticed it, because I heard them
talking about it. We were all stand-ing
in the upper hall and were ail
crowded into a passage leading to the
room where the bride was dressing.
It was before the alarm had gone
around of what had been discovered in
the library, and we were all impatient
enough for the appearance of the
bride, who, we had been told, intended
to wear the old point in which her
great-grandmother was married. I
have a weakness for old point and I
was determined to stand where I could
see her come out, even if I lost sight
of the ceremony itself. But it would
have been tedious enough waiting in
thnt close hall if the ladies behind me
had not kept up a conversation, which
I, of course, pretended not to hear. I
remember it, ’every word, for it was
my sole amusement for half an hour.
What was it? Oh, it was nbput that
same bouquet, which, by the way, I
had the privilege of staring at all the
time they chatted. For the boy who
brought it had not been admitted into
Miss Moore’s room, and, not knowing
what else to do with it, was lingering
before her door, with the great stream-ers
falling from his hands, and the
lines making the Whole place heaVy
with a sickening perfume. From what
I heard ihe ladles say, he had been
standing there an hour, and the timid
knock he gave from time to time pro-duced
in me an odd feeling which
those Indies behind me seemed to share.
“ ‘It's a shame!’ I heard one of them
cry. ‘Veronica Moore has no excuse
for sud) thoughtlessness. It is an
hour now that she lias been shut up
iu her room alone. She won't have
even her maid in. She prefers to dress
alone, she says. Peculiar in a bride,
isn’t it? But one thing is certain—
she cannot put 011 her veil without
help. She will have to call some one
in for that.’ At which the other volun-teered
thnt the Moores were all queer,
and that she didn’t envy Francis Jef-frey.
‘What! not with fifty thousand
a year to lighten her oddities?' return-ed
her companion with a shrug which
communicated itself to me, so closely
were we packed together. ‘I have a
son who could bear with them under
such circumstances.’ Indeed she has,
and all Washington knows it, but the
remark passed without comment, for
they lmd not yet exhausted the main
event, and the person they noiv attack-ed
was Miss Tuttle. ‘Why doesn’t she
come and see thnt that bouquet is
taken in? I declare it’s not decent.
Mr. Jeffrey would not feel compli-mented
if he knew the fate of those
magnificent lilies and roses. I pre-sume
he furnished the bouquet.’
“ ‘Miss Tuttle has looked out of her
room once,’ I heard the other reply.
‘She is in splendid beauty today, but
pale. But she never could control Ve-ronica.’
‘Hush! You speak louder than
you think.’ This amused me, and I do
believe that in another moment I
should have laughed outright if an-other
boy had not appeared in the hall
before us, who, shoving aside the first,
rapped on the door with a spirit which
called for answer. But he was no more
successful than the other boy had been
So, being a brisk fellow, with no time
for nonsense, he called out: ‘Y’our bou-quet,
miss, and a message which I am
to give you before you go downstairs!
The gentleman is quite particular about
it!’ These words were literally shout
ed at the door, but in the hubbub of
voices about us I don’t believe any one
heard them but ourselves and the
bride. I know that she heard them,
for she opened the door a very little
way—such a very little way that the
boy had to put his lips to the crack
when he spoke and then turn and place
his ear where his lips had been in or
der to catch her reply. This, for some
reason, seemed a long time in coming,
and the fellow grew so impatient that
he amused himself by snatching the
bouquet from the other boy and thrust
ing it in through the crack, to the very
great detriment of its roses and lilies.
When she took it he bawled for his
answer, and when he got it he stared
and muttered doubtfully to himself as
he worked his way out again through
the crowd, which by this time was be-ginning
to choke up all the halls and
stairways.
“But why have I told you all this
nonsense?” she asked quite suddenly.
“It isn’t of the least consequence that
Veronica Moore kept a boy waiting at
her door while she dressed herself for
her wedding, but it shows that she was
queer even then, and I for one believe
in the theory of suicide, and in that
alone, and in the excuse she gave for
it, too; for if she had really loved Fran-cis
Jeffrey she would not have been
so slow to take in the magnificent bou-quet
he had provided for her.”
But comment ev«n from those who
had known these people well was not
what I wanted at this moment, but
facts; so, without much attention to
these words, I said:
“You will excuse me if I suggest that
you are going on too fast. The door
of the bride’s room has just been shut
upon the boy who brought her a mes-sage.
When was it opened again?”
“Not for a good half hour; not till
f. ery one had grown nervous and Miss
L'uttle and one or two of her most inti
mate friends had gone more than once
to her door; not, in fact, till the hour
for the ceremony had come and gone
and Mr. Jeffrey had crossed the hall
twice under the impression that she
was ready for him. Then, when
weariness was general and people were
asking what kept the bride and how
much longer they were to be kept
waiting, her door suddenly opened and
I caught a glimpse of her face and
heard her ask at last for her maid. Oh,
I repeat that Veronica Moore was not
all right that day, and, though I have
heard no one comment on the fact, it
has been a mystery to me ever since
why she gave that sudden recoil when
Francis Jeffrey took her hand after
the benediction. It was not timidity,
nor was it fear, for she did not know
till a minute afterward what had hap-pened
in the house. Did some sudden
realization of what she had done in
marrying xi man whom she herself de
dared she did not love come when it
was too late? What do you think?”
Miss Freeman had forgotten herself
but the impetuosity which had led her
into asking my opinion made her for-get
in another moment that she had
done so. And when in my turn I pro-pounded
a question and inquired
whether she ever again saw the boy
who besieged the bride’s door with a
A GREAT
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FULL! Mill OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS THERE1
The greatest political demonstration the old town of Indiana ever had
occurred at that place last Thursday when Judge Harry White, who as an in-dipendent
candidate to succeed himself, gave a public ox roast and barbecue,
it is estimated that beside the people in the town that partook of the judge’s
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The judge is the owner of a number of vacant lots situated in the center
of the town and it was there the ox roast was held.
message, sne graciously replied:
“The boy; let me see. Y'es, I saw
him twice—once in a back ball talking
Miss Freem i\
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earnestly to Mr. Jeffrey, anil secondly
at the carriage door just before the
bridal party rode away. It was Sirs.
Jeffrey who was talking to him then,
and I wondered to see him look so
pleased when everybody In and about
the house was pale as ashes.”
“Do you know the uarne of that
boy?” I carelessly inquired.
“His name? Oh, uo. lie is one of
liaucher’s waiters—the curly liaired
one. Y'ou see liim everywhere, but I
don’t know Ills nnme. Do you flatter
yourself that be cun tell you anything
that other people don’t know? Why,
if he knew the least thing thnt wasn’t
in everybody's mouth you would have
heard from him long ago. Those men j
are the greatest gossips in town”—I
wonder what she thought of herself—
“and so proud to be of any Impor-tance.”
This was true enough, though
I did not admit It at the time, and
when the Interview was closed and I
went away I have 110 do.ubt she con-sidered
me quite the most heavy per-son
she had ever met. But this did
not disturb me. The little facts she
had stated were new to me, and, re-peating
my former method, I was al-ready
busy arranging them In my
mind. Witness the result:
First.—The ceremony of marriage
between Francis Jeffrey and Veronica
Moore was fully three-quarters of an
hour late.
Second.—This was owing to the ca-price
of the bride, who would not have
any one in the room with her, not even
her maid.
Third.—The bridal bouquet did uot
figure In the ceremony. In the flurry
of the moment It was forgotten or pur-posely
left behind by the bride. As
this bouquet was undoubtedly the gift
of Mr. Jeffrey, the fact may be signifi-cant.
Fourth.—She received a message of
a somewhat peremptory character be-fore
going below. From whom? Her
bridegroom? It would so appear from
the character of the message.
Fifth.—The messenger showed great
astonishment at the reply he was given
to carry back. Yet he has uot been
known to mention the matter. Why?
TVhen every one talked he was silent.
Through whose influence? This was
something to find out.
Sixth.—Though at the time the bene-diction
was pronounced every one was
In a state of alarm except the bride, it
was noticed that she gave an involun-tary
recoil when her bridegroom stoop-ed
for the customary kiss. Why?
Were the lines of her last farewell
true then, and did she experience at
that moment a sudden realization of
her lack of love?
Seventh.—She did not go again up-stairs,
but very soon fled from the
house with the rest of the bridal party.
Petty facts all, hut possibly more
significant than appeared. I made up
my mind to find the boy who brought
the bouquet and also the one who car-ried
back her message.
But here a surprise, if not a check,
awaited me. The florist’s boy had left
his place, and no one could tell where
he had gone. Neither could I find the
curly haired waiter at Kaucher’s. He
had left also, but It was to join the vol-unteers
at San Antonio.
Was there meaning in this coinci-dence?
I resolved to know. Visiting
the former haunts of both boys, I fail-ed
to come upon any evidence of an
understanding between them or of
their having shown any special Inter-est
In the Jeffrey tragedy. Both seem-ed
to have been strangely reticent In
regard to it, the florist’s boy showing
stupidity and the waiter such satisfac-tion
in liis prospective soldiering that
no other topic was deemed worthy his
attention. The latter had a sister, and
she could not say enough of the de-light
her brother had shown at the
prospect of riding a horse again ana
of fighting in such good company. He
had had some experience ns a cowboy
before coming to Washington, and
from the moment war was declared
had expressed Ids intention of joining
the recruits for Cuba as soon as lie
could see her so provided for tuat Ills
death would not rob her of propel* sup-port.
How tills had come about she
did not know. Three weeks before lie
lmd been In despair over the faint pros-pect
of doing what lie wished. Then,
suddenly and without any explanation
of how the change had come about, lie
lmd rushed In upon her with the news
that he was going to enlist In a com-pany
made up of broncho busters nnd
rough riders from the west, that she
need not worry about herself or about
him, for he had just put .$500 to
her account In bank, nnd that as for
himself he possessed a charmed life
and was Immune, ns she well knew,
and need fear bullets no more than
the fever. By this he meant that he
had had yellow fever years before in
Louisiana and that n ball which lmd
once been fired at him had gone clean
through his body without taking his
life.
"Wlint was the date of the evening
on which he told you he had placed
money in bank for you?”
“April 29.”
Two days after the Jeffrey-Moore
wedding!
Convinced now thnt his departure
from town was something more than
a coincidence, I pursued my inquiries
and found that lie had been received,
Just as she had said, into the First vol
unteer corps under Colonel Wood. This
required Influence. ' Whose was the In-fluence?
It took me some time to find
out, but after many and various at
tempts, most of which ended in fail
lire, I succeeded In learning that the
man who had worked and obtained
for him a place In tills favored corps
was Francis Jeffrey.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
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THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1904,
l NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS. I
LAURKLV1 LIIJE.
Miss Della Leeper returned Friday
from a two weeks’ visit paid Pittsburg
friends.
Miss Viola Kuhns, one of our locai
school teachers, was a visitor at Con-nellsville
Sunday.
Mrs. Heart and little son, Arthur, of
Bridgeport, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Lane a few days last week.
Paul Kimmel and cousin, of Indiana
county, spent Sunday at Win. Myers’s.
Miss Strieker, of Connellsville, a for-mer
student of Juniatta College, was the
guest of her college chum, Miss Com
Myers, Saturday and Sunday.
Walter Morey, who has been suffering
with typhoid fever and pneumonia, is
very low.
The members of the Laurelville Sun-day
school committee wish to thank
through these columns the many people
who so generously donated money and
otherwise helped to repair their building.
H. Hamel made his last 211 gallons of
cider Tuesday.
Mrs. Harmon and son were guests of
the former's sister, Mrs. W. B. Barclay,
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Freed, of Iron
Bridge, are visiting that lady's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoke, of this place.
John Boomer, a prominent Osborne
county, Kansas, farmer, accompanied
by his wife, is here on an extended visit
to relatives and friends. They were
doers at the World's Fair a few days be-fore
their arrival here. Mr. Boomer is
a brother of Mrs. H. Hamel, of this
place.
HECLA.
Mrs. August Sauerwine and daugh-ter,
Clara, spent Wednesday in Greens-burg
Mrs. Thomas Laird spent Thursday in
Pittsburg at the Exposition.
Mrs. John Naylor and son, Francis,
were at Mrs. Naylor's home in United a
few days last week.
C. H. Fries spent Sunday at Monon-gahela
City.
Mrs Weaver and little daughter, of
Greensburg. were here with Mrs. John
Jeffrey Friday.
Miss Bertha Sauerwine returned Mon-day
after spending a week with Pitts-burg
and Turtle Creek friends.
Mrs. Charles D. Kimball, of New
York, is here visiting her parents, Supt.
and Mrs. Thomas Laird.
Jack Snedden. of Harrisburg, was
here over Sunday.
Mrs. Perry Farrell, of Greensburg,
spent Sunday at her home here.
Jack Forbes spent Saturday in Pitts-burg.
Mrs William Jeffrey, of Trauger,
called on friends here Saturday.
Jack Upholster was here to spend
Sunday.
CARPENTERTOWN.
The teachers of Mount Pleasant town
ship will hold their next institute at
Hillside school house, Saturday, No
vember 5 The following program will
be rendered:
Forenoon session—Addresses to school,
Misses Fultz and Overly.
Afternoon session—Roll call, answer-ed
by quotations from Mrs. Wiggsigen
eral topic—Should Literature Take the
Place of Algebra? Messrs. Snyder and
Elliott; recitation, Mias Nelle Frye; es
say, Miss Knox; biography of Thaddeus
Stevens, Miss Welty; topic—Methods in
Mental Arithmetic, L C. Fausold^ In-strumental
music, Miss Lillian Wissin
ger; topic—Art in School Room, Miss
Naylor; recitation, Miss Alice Frye;
jProgress of Pennmanship, Mr. Weaver;
qwper, Primary Literature, Miss Ida
■Summy; Friday afternoon exercises,
-Charles Fausold; music by institute
Power of Habit, Miss Ida Lemon; essay,
Miss Myers; Are Schools Keeping
Abreast of the Times, Mr. Hays; rnuBic,
institute.
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well reception at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Daniel Miller, on Tuesday evening.
Moyer, Dunbar, Vanderbilt, Connells
ville and Uniontown were represented.
All spent a very pleasant evening and
left wishing Miss Miller a safe journey
home, and expressing the wish that she
may pay us another visit in the near
future.
Mrs. J M Halfhill was a Vanderbilt
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. J. C. Stouffer, and sons, J. T.
Stouffer, C. H. Stauffer and wife at
tended a surprise party at the home of
Mrs. Stonffers daughter, Mrs. Wesley
Galley, of near Dawson, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Miller spent last
week with friends in and around Indian
Head.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Lyon, who had
been spending a few days with Connells
ville friends, returned home Friday.
L. F. Miller spent a few days last
week in and around Donegal on a hunt-ing
trip.
Mrs. J. J. Noel, who had been visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hake,
during the past week, returned to her
home at Crabtree Friday afternoon.
S. S. Kern and Charles Yowler, of
Gibson, were business callers in our
little village Friday.
Miss Margaret Frew, of Beallsville,
Pa., came Friday afternoon and will
spend a few days visiting at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. A. C. Fite.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McLean and son,
Riley, spent from Saturday until Sun-day
visiting friends in and around
Champion.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Richey, who had
been attending the World’s Fair and
visiting western friends during the past
five weeks, returned home Saturday
evening very much pleased with their
trip.
Mrs. La Vega Marshall, of Connells
ville, was a Sunday visitor.
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design, efficiency
and economy.
Only those pos-sessing
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favorites are Best in f°und in our as-sortment.
We invite Inspection
the World.
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121 East Main St., Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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WOODDAI/E.
Mrs. L. W. Yothers and son, Lloyd,
are visiting a few days in Somerset.
William Rishebegar, of Pittsburg, is
spending a few days here with his son
J. R. Rishebegar.
Samuel Ullery expects to move into
his new storeroom today.
Lewis Yothers, the gardener, is busy
hauling cabbage to the people about the
coke works.
It has been reported by some of the
hunters that the game is very scarce
around here.
Jacob Keefer, teacher of the Sullivan
school, near Uniontown, spent Sunday
'here with his friend, F. W. Rishebegar.
Miss Nellie Hayes is slowly recovering
from the bruises and shock received
while out driving last Tuesday night.
Quite a number of young folks from
this place attended the party at Abra-ham
Hoke’s.
specialty. York.
Give us a r
T ie course of time is
best measured by a
VValtham Watch.
We en-grave
your mon-ogram
chance to
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on any
article
bought at
our store.
Will Stall IM
A common question just now but not
a difficult one to answer if you’ll let us
assist you when you are ready to look at
the new styles.
The line of Ladies’ Tailor-Made
Cloaks we are now selling offers pleas-ing
possibilities to the woman who prides
herself in dressing neatly and stylishly.
Coats $5.98 to $17.50
Stylish Rain Coats.
They are waterproof and the close
weave of the light weight cloth affords a
comfortable protection from the cold.
We show a variety of styles, shades and
sizes ranging from $10.00 to $18.00.
or
(Successor to Braddock & Co.)
Braddock Block, Corner Main and Church Sts.,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
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BANNSVILLE.
•Charles Myers, of Adah, Pa., was
Sgjling on Pennsville friends Sunday.
Therd Will be preaching services in the
Penn8villeU. E. church on Sunday eve
ning next.
Miss Vivian Chalfant spent from Fri
day evening until Sunday visiting Con
nellsville and New Haven friends.
The ladies of the local W. C. T. U
have issued invitations for an Hallowe’en
social to be held in their hall on next
Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freed, of near
Moyer, were Pennsville callers Monday
afternoon.
Miss Carrie D. Miller, of Denton, Ne
braska, who had been visiting Pennsyl -
vania friends during the past three
months, returned to her western home
Wednesday afternoon of last week
While here she made quite a number of
friends, who gave her a surprise fare-
Posner’s Jewelry Store,
in their new room, one door above the old stand.
Main Street, - - Mount Pleasant, Pa.
ALVKRTON.
William Hill left last Monday for
Parkersburg, W. Va.
J. P. Love was off duty last Tuesday
attending the funeral of his sister.
J. N. Dodson has started to build his
new barber shop.
Mrs. A. S. Sherriek was painfully
burned by gas exploding last Tuesday.
Tom Kukol, who has been sick for
some time, was taken to the Mount
Pleasant hospital last Monday.
Fulton Sanders, who had been con-fined
to his bed in the Mount Pleasant
hospital, is again able to be out.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses have
been granted for this vicinity during
the past week:
Henry Weir, of Mount Pleasant, and
Cecelia Miller, of Unity township.
John McDavideon, of Connellsville,
and Minnie Bailey, of Mount Pleasant.
Adam Berg, of this place, and Maud
Miller, of Laurelville.
Patrick Drohen and Helen Wiltrout,
both of this place.
PYNE’S.
Alleged Murderer Killed.
Lazear Spraggy, a Nettle Hill,Greene
county, farmer, who was out on bail
awaiting trial for having shot and killed
David Seals last June, accidentally kill-ed
himself Tuesday while talking to
Harry Whipkey who was hauling-wood.
A stick fell off the load and hit the
hammer of the shotgun over the muzzle
of which Spragg was leaning. The shot
entered the left side, instantly killing
him. ^ . »
State Road Contract Let.
P. F. McCann, of Greensburg, has
been awarded the contract by the State
Bureau of Highways for the first stretch
of road to be improved in this county
under the provisions of the Sproull bill.
The road begins at Greensburg and ex
tends northeasterly four miles. The cost
will be approximately fill,000.
A complete line of all kinds of
SHOES
AT PYNE’S.
For Ladies the
. Sorosis and John Kelley.
For Men,
Stetson, Walkover and Crossett.
For Misses,
The Moloney.
Ask to see our Stetson Shed Water Shoes.
Store* open Monday and Saturday Evenings. J. S. PARKER CO.
The Best of Everything, and Lots of It.
PYNE’S,
711 Main st., Mount Pleasant.
We give Trading Stamps.
The Best Place in Town to Buy
You know the reasons if you are one of our customers—if not
a regular customer a shopping visit will quickly make plain the
grounds for our claims.
A Jewelry Store
We call it a department, but in reality it is a big jewelry store,
showing a larger line of jewelry, watches, diamonds, cut glass,
hand painted china, silverware, than any store carrying jewelry
only.
One kind only—the best. Sold, too, at a smaller margin of
profit—we can afford to, expenses smaller, sales larger.
Gift lines for the holidays now being put on display.
Wedding presents, birthday remembrances and for all gift
occasions, ordinary or extraordinary, are here in splendid variety.
Children’s Coats
Attractive juvenile winter garments that combine style and
quality far a small outlay of money.
We are enthusiastic over this display—you would be, too, if
you knew it—because it far surpasses in big values and beauty
anything we have ever shown—and that is saying much.
Walking Coats—sizes 1, 2, 3 years, of all wool materials, tastily trimmed. $2, $2.50, |3 up.
Velvet Coats-sizes 2, 4,6 years, lined throughout, at 13.50. One at $4.00 is unusually
good valuo.
Better onos up to $8.00.
Cloth Coats of plain and fancy materials—sizes 6 to 14 years, starting at $3.00 by easy
stages to $10.00.
There is one at $3.50, greet, and blue Pau Zibeline, that Is up to the usual $5 kind.
Another at $4 in brown, navy and castor Melton, trimmed with contrasting velvet tabs,
silk soutache and gilt buttons—charming $5 value.
All are highly fashionable.
75c Shirt VA/aist Silks STic
Another snap we picked up. Patterns are of the neat, unob-trusive
kinds so fashionable now for waists and shirt waist suits.
And, by the way, there is no other material shows up the
beauty, displays the figure to better advantage, and looks so gen-erally
elegant as a suit of these same serviceable shirt waist
suit silks.
Green, navy, brown, jasper, castor and black.
Black Dress Goods
An extensive assortment of all new weaves of black goods
that have merit is a hobby of ours.
Broadcloths, French and American, at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00.
The $2.00 kind is the famous “Dustproof" French Broadcloth.
Pau-Cheviot 50c, 75c, $1 00.
Readona crepe $1.00; fancy Sicillian 75c and $1.00; silk-warp
crepe $1.00; Eolienne $1.00 and $1.50; silk-warp Jacquards (just
out) $1.50 to $2.50
And a host of others.
SCOTTDALE, PA.