Mount Pleasant journal (October 22, 1908)

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VOL. 34.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER S3, 1908. NO. 42,
HERE IS MORE
PLEASING NEWS
EOR DEPOSITORS
Of the Defunct Farmers and
Merchants National Bank.
ANOTHER 25 PER CENT DIVIDEND
WILL LIKELY BE THEIRS BEFORE END
OF THIS YEAR.
There is Reasonable Assurance That
Receiver Murray will Declare a
Second One to That Amount Possi-bly
Next Month. And Should the
Deal. Still On for the Sale of the
Duncan Plan Industries go Throuh,
the Dollar for Dollar Payment
Wouldn’t be Far Olf.
While Receiver Murray cannot be
given as the authority, there are good
reasons to believe that the depositors
of the Farmers and Merchants Na-tional
Bank of Mount Pleasant, which
was forced to close its doors just fifty-one
weeks ago today, will be given a
second dividend of probably 25 per
cent, before the end of the year, pos-sibly
next month.
Mr. Murray was censured by some of
the depositors for not forcing collections
on bank paper almost as soon as he took
charge, but the wisdom of his make
haste slowly is now apparent. Had he
issued executions during the money
stringency of last winter he would not
only have brought distress upon many of
the bank’s solvent borrowers but have
sacrificed good securities and thus
have lost money for the depositors, to
look after whose best interests is, as it
should be, his first duty.
The deal for the sale of the Duncan
Plan industries, which are the bank's
largest debtors, is still on with the rep-resentative
of a syndicate. Should it
go through, as those who are engineering
it believe it will, the dollar for dollar
for the depositors would’t be far oft
A PLEASANT VISIT
Paid Old Friends by a Well Known Mount
Pleasant Lady.
Mrs. Maria Burkholder, ot this place,
had one of the pleasantest visits ol her
three-score years last week when she and
her son, young Dr. John, a New Castle
physician, were the guests of the form-er’s
girlhood playmates here,John John-son
and his sister, Mrs. Augusta Maus,
who now own and reside on fine big
farms near Danville, Pa. There was
nothing too good for these two travelers,
only poor “Doc” nearly broke his back
carrying home suitcases filled with corn
and beans and beefs and the like that
Mrs. Maus insisted on Mrs. Burkholder
bringing back with her. The latter
wanted to fetch a barrel or so of the
drinking water they have there, too, but
Doctor John rebelled.
Mrs. Burkholder tells a good joke on
herself when she went to the Pullman
car toilet room to pretty up a little be-fore
she -cached Danville. She almost
ran into a nice looking old lady and
Sich bowing and scraping in the way of
apology the pair did would have turned
the porter a nile green with envy could
he have seen the performance that came
to a sudden close when this good Wash-ington
street woman discovered that it
was only her own image in a looking
glass.
BAD FOREST FIRES
That are Raging Both in the Ridge and
Open Country.
Forest fires are menancing farms and
farmhouses on Chestnut Ridge. From
Ligonier to Somerset the peak of the
mountain is aflame. Large forces of men
have been fighting the blaze almost in-cessantly
since Saturday. Many have
dropped from exhaustion and reinforce-ments
have been requested from several
towns.
Near Greensburg a forest fire which
threatens Oakford park is raging. Farm-ers
declare these fires are all due to care-lessness
of hunters. In Hempfield and
Derry townships the fields and woods
are,patrolled by paid officers who arrest
all hunters.
Cheap Insurance
The late Peter Heib held t wo certificates
as a member of the local order of the
National Protective Legion. On the
Class A his widow has just been paid
$1,000; while the sick benefits on Class
B were $135.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent Peopl»
Gathered Durinsrtbe Week
Mrs. Kate Hout and family moved to
Herminie Thursday.
Mr3. Ira Christner spent last week as
the guest ot Irwin friends.
U. Grant Weimer went to Huntingdon
county to hunt Monday.
A. T. Peterson, of Greensburg, was here
on Sunday last with old friends.
Edward Myers was a business visitor
at Greensburg Saturday afternoon.
Joseph A. O’Neil, of Pittsburg, called
on a few old friends here Tuesday.
George W. Fultz left yesterday to pay
Pittsburg relatives a week’s visit.
Mrs. Flora Bitner, of near Kecksburg,
was a Saturday visitor at this place.
Mrs. M. V. B. DeVaux and son, Moody,
spent Sunday with# friends in Greens-burg.
Miss Nannie Miller and nephew, Mat-thews,
of Champion, called on friends
here Saturday.
Rural Mail Carrier Frank Simpson is
just home from his vacation spent with
relatives in the east.
Howard Knipple, wife and children,
of Scottdale, were here over Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fultz.
Rev. M. V. DeVaux was called to near
Canton, Ohio, yesterday to attend the
funeral of his brother, Samuel.
Misses Linda and Georgia Briuker, of
Latrobe, were here over Sunday with
their cousin, Mrs. Jerry B. Myers
William P. Henderson is at Union-town
representing the local lodge at the
national convention of the Loyal Order
of Moose.
H. J Jordan, wile and daughter, Miss
Gertrude, were at New Kensington over
Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hartigan.
Miss EllaMcCaleb, secretary of Vassar
College, who was called home by the
death of her father, returned to that in-stitution
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ulery, ot Scott-dale,
were here Sunday as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. William McMichaels, of
North Church street.
John T. Fisliel, wife and family were
here Thursday with relatives and old
friends while enroute from Scottdale to
once more make Altoona their home.
Mrs Sarah Dillon and daughter, Miss
Mary, returned home Tuesday after
having spent several weeks at Monessen
with the former’s daughter, Mrs. J. H.
Adams.
Mrs. John D. Hitchman and son, Will-tarn,
accompanied by her sisters, Mrs.
Beesecker and Miss Anna Seull, returned
Thursday from an extended visit paid
Somerset relatives.
Miss Erna Kalp, of this place, was
among the 70 guests at the surprise party
given Daniel Hixon, of East Huntingdon
township, last Wednesday, the occasion
being that gentleman’s birthday.
Mrs. Fred Reese, of Hallsville, Mis-souri,
called to Donegal by the serious
illness of her father, Jacob Lyberger,
called on a few friends here yesterday
on her return home. Mr. Lyberger is
some better. /
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HON. GEO. F. HUFF.
CONGRESSMAN FROM THIS DISTRICT WHO
LOOKS LIKE A WINNER.
Mrs. George W. Stoner left Monday
evening for Denver, Colorado, where she
will attend the national W. C. T. U. con-vention
as the representative of West-moreland
county. Her husband accom-panied
her as far as Pittsburg.
J. R. Trauger, a former resident of
Trauger, but now living in Minnesota,
spent Just week here with William L.
Byers. Mr. Trauger says Governor John-son
will be re-elected by a big majority,
but it will be nip and tuck between
Bryan and Taft.
THE FARMER UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS.
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—Wilder in Chicago Record-Herald.
DEMOCRATS HOLD FORTH
They Fill the Grand Opera House and Hear
Good Speeches.
On Tuesday evening there was a Dem
ocratic meeting here that filled the Grand
Opera House fairly well, following live-ly
open air serenades by the Italian and
Bridgeport cornet bands and the old
Mount Pleasant Drum Corps, all of
which musical organizations the manage-ment
desires to thank through THE
JOURNAL’S colums.
Ex-Mayor M. S. Kuhn, who was made
chairman, with J. P. Keller, A. J. Bobbs
and L. N. Kreinbrook, vice presidents;
George W. Fultz, secretary, tore off a few
solid chunks of unterrified gospel before
introducing A. C. Snively, of Greensburg,
the first regular speaker who showed
the necessity of tariff revision. C. D.
Copeland, candidate for State Senator
and the next orator, devoted his time to
county aflairs political. C. Ward Eiclier
took up the national issues next and
then Curtis H. Gregg paid his respects to
injunctions and Silas Kline, who wound
up the specchmaking, had but a few
minutes to make a street car for his
Greensburg home, but lie made them
count in telling why he should succeed
Col. G. F. Huff as the represenative in
Congress from this district.
As a reception committee E. Mirabile
Sherrick and H. Jaybird Shupe were the
real thing.
GDNNING ACCIDENTS.
One of the First Near Ohio Pyle Proved
Fatal Saturday.
The first fatal hunting accident of the
season to prove fatal occurred near Ohio
Pyle Saturday, when Judson Hall, aged
19, son of Plumber Hall, a farmer of
Stewart township, was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of his shot-gun.
Hall had placed the weapon on a
stump. While he was standing nearby
it slipped and was discharged, the load
entering his abdomen.
John Bley, of Millwood, is in a criti-cal
condition resulting from injuries
sustained while hunting in Ridgeview
Park Saturday morning. He was at-tempting
to cross a barbed wire fence
when his gun was discharged by the
trigger catching in the wire. The load
entered his right side and shattered his
arm.
Harry, 16 year-old son of Geo. Baugh-man,
a Grapeville blacksmith, while
hunting rabbits Thursday, had his face
filled with birdshot by the accidental
discharge of a gun in his brother's hands.
Nice Dinner Party.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Karney gave a
nicely appointed dinner last Wednesday
evening at their West Main street home
for Rev. John K. Howe, wife and family
who left Saturday to reside in Califor-nia
for the benefit of that reverend gen-tleman's
health. The other guests were:
Mrs. Margaret Rutherford, of Tarentum;
T. O. Anderson, wife and family, of
Rainey's; Dr. J. W. Hunter, wife and
daughter, Miss Lillian, Mrs. Thomas Fid-dler,
Dr. J. W. Shelar and ex-Mayor M.
S. Kuhn, of this place.
Killed by the Cars.
Mary Premes, aged 18, daughter of Fred
Premes, of Swagertown, was almost in-stantly
killed Sunday morning by a
Pennsylvania railroad train at the David-son
crossing. The girl worked at night
in a Counellsville restaurant and was on
her way home at 8 o’clock when the
train struck her.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper's Worn in This Plan,
and Vicinity.
General Richard Conifer, veteran of
both the Mexican and Civil wars, prom-inent
banker and coal operator, died at
his Greensburg home last Wednesday
after an illness of several months, aged
81 years. With their mother the sur-viving
children arc: Colonel Richard,
Captain Henry W., Alexander, William
A., Mrs. John Barclay and Margaret.
Rev. P. D. Steelsmith, pastor of the
United Evangelical mission at Scottdale,
died at his home in that place Friday as
the result of overwork.
William W. Ritenour, of New Stanton,
whose fall downstairs following a stroke
of apoplexy was noted in these columns
last week, died Thursday, aged 65 years.
Following divine services conducted at
Ihe house by Rev. Mr Gleen, pastor ol
the New Stanton Lutheran church, Sat-urday,
the interment took place in the
Seanor graveyard. With their mother
there survive four children—Martin, of
New Stanton; Mrs. J. C. Miller, of this
place, and Miss Sadie and Charles at
home. Mr. Ridenour, who was a promi-nent
citizen of that community, was a
stonemason by trade with a fine Civil
war record. He enlisted in 1862 in Com-pany
B, 129th Regt., Illinois Volunteer
Infantry, and served until peace was re-stored.
He went with Sherman to the
sea and took part in the grand review in
Washington.
TO WED FAIR SWEDE.
Lieutenant Will Colvin to Take Bride in
Stockholm.
Lieutenant William Mechling Colvin,
of the artillery branch of the United
States Army who is a Mount Pleasant
boy, will be married in the Church of
Oscar, Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday,
October 31st, to Mademoiselle Elsa
Wising, daughter of Monsieur P. J. Wis-ing,
a professor on the Stockholm Fac
ulty de Medicine, and Madame Sophie
Wising, nee Benedicks. THE JOURNAL
acknowledges the receipt of an invita-tion
engraved in French.
Miss Wising is highly accomplished
and especially so as a linguist. She
and the lieutenant met for the first time
several years ago in Paris where he was
at that time on detached service.
College Franks.
Captured by sophomores while they
were returning from a push, an informal
college treat, George Bossart, of Arona,
this county, and George Ziegler, of Day-ton,
freshmsn at Otterbein University,
at Westerville, Ohio, were given a duck
ing, clothes and all, in Alum creek last
Wednesday night. As soon as the other
freshmen heard of the ducking they ran
to the aid of their classmen and succee
ded in throwing one of the sophomores
into the creek. Several days ago Zeigler
stole the sophomore class colors and the
ducking was given in revenge.
COKE AND COAL.
IteniB of Interest Gtatneied From Botfc
Mine and Yard.
The Marietta Connellsville Coal &
Coke Company has placed in biast its
plant of forty ovens near Ligonier.
George A. Hahn, superintendent of the
H. C. Frick Coke Company’s Mammoth
plant, gave a banquet at the Hotel Rum-baugh
Wednesday evening in honor of
his predecessor, Superintendent John P.
Stevenson, now in charge of the Magee
Coke Company’s new plant. There were
a score of other handsomely entertained
guests.
The Mount Hope Coke Company, of
Pittsburg, which owns 112 acres of cok-ing
coal near Lynn station, Fayette
county, has increased its capital stock
from $5,000 to $400,000 and has started
in the development of its property.
Contracts have been awarded for the
construction of 150 push type Belgian
ovens and other improvements.
Fire, started Saturday in the Keystone
shaft at Herminie from a blast, was got-ten
out Sunday after a hard fight.
Wiltz W. Cunningham, aged 56 years,
stable boss for the W. J. Rainey Com-pany
at Revere, was stricken with appo-plexy
Saturday morning and fell from
the wagon on which he was working.
He died before medical aid could reach
him. With their mother seven sons and
two daughters survive.
Fire broke out Sunday night near the
bottom of the shaft at the Washington
No. 1 mine of the Washington Coal and
Coke Company at Star Junction. In spite
of efforts of officials and employes it
spread rapidly and is not yet under con-trol.
The cause is supposed to have
been crossed electric wires. The men
are being handicapped by the dense
smoke, the fans having stopped on ac-count
of the draft.
Will Wed Today.
Mr. W. S. Myers, the young East End
restaurant proprietor, and Miss Eva
Mason will be quietly wedded today,
although deponeth doth not say just
where. Some seventy five friends from
here, Scottdale and Connellsville, bear-ing
big baskets of edibles, gave Miss
Mason a most generous linen shower
Monday evening at the country home of
her mother, Mrs. W. F. Perkey, whose
daughter she is by that lady’s first mar-riage.
Regimental Reunion.
The 142nd Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, held a reunion at Berlin,
Somerset county, on Tuesday last with a
fair attendance of these old Civil war
veterans. Captain U. B. Hubbs, of this
place, responded to the address of wel-come.
SOME LOCAL
MISERIES KEEP
GOING AHEAD
Despite the Shutting off of the
Water a Week Ago.
ARE A FEW DRAWBACKS TO BE SURE
BUT THESE DO NOT KEEP THE WHEEL8
FROM GOING AROUND.
“Uncle Bill” Ramsay Continues to
Make Coke at Buckeye by Running
a Pipe Dine to a Neighboring Pond
Just as O P. Shupe Keeps His
Flouring Mill in Operation Here.
Frank Dullinger has his Steam
Laundry Going with Water Hauled
From the Old Mount Pleasant Mill.
When a week ago, to insure a sup-ply
for private consumption and to
guard against fires, the Mount Pleas-ant
Water Company cut off every lo-cal
industry, it was feared there would
be nothing at all doing here. But, good
people can’t be kept down; that is, all
the time and quite a number of wheels
hereabout continue to go around as
usual.
The first people to go down and out
were the makers of coke at Standard,
More wood, Alice, Acme and Central.
Buckeye was on the list to quit, too; but,
it is still making as much smoke as ever.
The superintendent, “Uncle Bill” Ram-say,
rushed pipes lines to an old pond
below the ovens and a well along the
public road and as a result that plant is
the only one going in this district. How
long this supply of water will hold out
is another question.
O. P. Shupe also continues to make
flour and feed at his East End mill. He
ran a pipe line to the big pound at the
stone quarry just back of the mill, still
having enough for steam purposes.
The Bryce factory had to stop, but the
East End brewery is going with a fairly
good supply of water from its artisian
wells out at Brush Run, along the pike.
The laundries are still in commission
on hauled water, Frank S. Dullinger,
proprietor of the Mount Pleasant Steam
Laundry, securesall needs from a spring
at the old Mount Pleasant Mill, near
the Standard store.
SIGN Of THE CROSS.
Items of Special interest to LOCAJ
Church C>oere.
Rev. Wesley Edwards, missionary for
the A. M. E. Zion church, was here last
week preaching on Hie streets and giving
Testaments away. He is now doing spe-cial
work in the coke region.
There will be preaching at the First
Reformed church next Sunday at 10:30
a. m. and 7:30 p. m, with prayer service
on Friday evening at 8 o’clock. At the
Sunday evening servic: an address will
be delivered by a repiesentative of the
Anti Saloon League of Pennsylvania.
Mullin-Stineman Cases.
The cases of Charles E. Mullin and E.
I H. Stineman, both of this place, comebe-
I fore the United States Court grand jury
; at Pittsburg today. The former, who
was the cashier, is charged with having
; misappropriated funds of the defunct
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
of Mount Pleasant. Mr. Stineman is
i charged with having aided and abetted
Mr. Mullin. There are many witnesses in
* from here.
Preparing for Next Yf(ar.
Representatives of the various compa-nies
of the old Tenth PennsylvaniasReg-iment,
meeting in Pittsburg Thursday,
decided to hold the next reunion of the
Army of the Philippines in that city
August 10-13, 1909. It is expected to
have Dewey, Lieutenant General McAr-thur
and other old Philippine heroes
present. Captain J. A. Loar represents
Mount Pleasant on the executive com- |
mittee in charge.
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Fatal Fight Between Negroes.
David Miller and Henry Brooks, two
negroes, had a fight at Donohoe Station
| Sunday night. It began with fists bnt
Brooks, seeing he was getting the worse
I of the scrap, drew a revolver and shot
Miller in the abdomen. The victim was
taken to the Greensburg hospital where
he died the next day. Brooks, who is
charged with murder, is still at large.
Scottdale Boy Snprised.
A surprise party, sussessfully engin-e;
red by Misses Rachel O'Donnell and
Martha Bowman, was given Robert
O'Donnell at his Scottdale home Satur-day
evening. Some two score of his
young associates enjoyed the nicely
appointed function. Robison Berg,
Misses Carrie Showman, Lena Metz,
Maggie Barnhart and Sneddeo and Wes-ley
Metz represented Mount Pleasant
CAPTAIN U. B. HUBBS
WHO SPOKE AT THE 142ND REGIMENT'S
REUNION AT BERLIN.
Rev. Dr S. G. Yahn, of this place, was
one of the officiating clergymeu at Frank-lin,
Pa., Sunday at the dedication of the
new Church of God place of worship, of
which Rev. G. M. Hulme, formerly of La-trobe,
is pastor.
Rev. R. L. Leatherman, the local Luth-eran
pastor, will preach on Sunday next
at the Middle Lutheran church at 10:30
a. m.; at Rufisdale at 2:30 p. in. and in
town at 7:00 p. m.
Cate Mast Kang.
William L. Cate, who shot and killed
Policeman Thomas Guess in the lockup
at Bellevernon in the spring of 1907 and
who was twice convicted of first degree
murder, was refused a new trial at Ua-iontown
Tuesday by Judge Umbel who
then sentenced the prisoner to hang.
Cate, who held that witnesses swore
falsely against him, said he would never
be executed.
Mangled by the Cars.
Harry E. Logau, a young Connellsville
man employed as a machinist in the B.
& O. shops, was instantly killed Sunday
night at Burnly’s Ford near Layton, fall-ing
beneath the wheels of an eastbonnd
freight on which he was riding from
Glenwood. His body was horribly man
gled. The victim was a son of Henry
Logan of Connellsville.
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THE MOUNT ILEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1908
LIST OF
OFFICERS
Nominated by the Westmoreland Fun-eral
Directors Association Meet-ing
Here Last Wednesday.
ELECTl WILL FOLLOW (1GREENSBEERG,
The Westmoreland County Funeral Directors Association, which met
here last Wednesday and dined at the Ruder Inn, nominated the following
officers who will be elected when the association meets in Greensburg on
January 12:
President, J. L. Vann, Bolivar; first vice president, J. W. Hartman, La-trobe;
second vice president, M A. Miller, Jeannette; third vice president,
John W. Maxwell, Greensburg; secretary, A. L. Bethune, Esq., Jeannette,
and O. M. Bennett, New Florence; treasurer. A. J. Carter, Jeannette; guard,
M. E. Hess, Youngwood, and W. M. Felton, New Alexandria; Executive com-mittee,
A. W. Kelly, of New Kensington.
TOLSTOY AT EIGHTY.
Attributes Preservation of His Powers
to the Simple Life.
Count Leo Tolstoy's natal uiontli is
August, nml the great Itussinu reform
advocate and literary genius, In spite
of his eighty years, believes firmly that
he has many years of activity still be-fore
him.
Count Tolstoy attributes his long life
and the preservation of his powers to
the fact that he persists in living “the
simple life”—that Is, Ills diet and hab-its
conform to the simple life precepts,
but his writings and remarks, accord-ing
to the most exalted Russian cznr,
are just the reverse. Tolstoy lias been
so near to transportation to Siberia be-cause
of his championing the cause of
the oppressed lower classes In Russia
that it may be considered a wonder
that he has lived to an advanced age.
It is the general belief in Russia and
elsewhere that Tolstoy has escaped ex-
DEPUTY SHERIFF DAVIS.
COUNT TOLSTOY—THE COUNT IN PEASANT’S
GARB.
treme punishment at the hands of the
czar of late years only because of the
honor accorded him throughout the civ-ilized
world. Tolstoy was born in Au-gust,
3828, in Yashaya Pollana, where
he now lives. Educated in Kazan uni-versity,
he served In the Crimean war
with distinction. He organized the
peasant schools of Russia on a new and
original basis, making them practical
and effective. His writings and lec-tures
have been translated into all
prominent languages.
Author-Playwright Now Rounds Up
Robbers For “Cheerful Charley.”
The heaviest blow of modern years
has been struck at crime. Purity of
thought, life and action will now be
the ruling Instinct among the house-breakers,
highwaymen. Black Hand
artists, brass knuckle shovers, jimmy
jugglers, home burners and lynching
experts of Westchester county, N. Y.
Murderers by habit, profession and
choice in Westchester will henceforth
devote their time to taking poor but
worthy Sunday tsehool scholars on pic-nic
parties.
For why?
Because Sheriff Lane of Westches-ter,
better known ns “Cheerful Char-ley,”
hns sworn In as a deputy Rich-ard
Harding Davis, the author, play-wright,
globe trotter and war corre-spondent.
Five other rich men of
Westchester have also been decorated
with the fin plate badge of dele’gtited
authority, and “Cheerful Charley” can
pride himself on having got into soci-ety
by a new route.
These men get $1.47 a day for every
day they work. It is said Davis
ADLAI E. STEVENSON.
didacy for the same office on the Bryan
ticket in 1000 he voluntarily dropped
out of national politics and devoted
himself to his law and business inter
ests. While he was willing to give ad
vice to his party leaders In Illinois he
never was willing to accept a nomina-tion
for any office, although ho had op-portunities
to do so. But now Mr.
Stevenson, once more an active factor
among Illinois Democrats, seeks elec-tion
to the governorship of the state.
He showed recently that he had not
forgotten how to successfully run a
campaign by defeating by a large ma-
Wdty ills opponent for the nomination.
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS AT $1.47 PER
DIEM.
stands down in front of the postofflce
two hours a day looking for clews in
the latest chicken stealing mystery. If
a pussy cat or a bull pup perpetrated
the awful crime, Deputy Davis will
certainly let himself loose on the case
and make the famous sleuths of his-tory
look like the Imitation article.
STEVENSON FOR GOVERNOR.
Former Vice President Named by Illi-nois
Democrats.
In one respect at lenst politics may
be compared to pugilism. When a
man becomes prominent and then drops
out of the limelight’s glare he rarely
ever returns In after years to an im-portant
position. It Is the general rule
In both these professions that “once a
back number always a back number.”
But the Hon. Adlal 13. Stevenson of
Illinois has come forth to make him-self
an exception to the rule in so far
as it applies to politics. After he served
as vice president when the late Grover
Cleveland wns president and his can-
James Hamilton Lewis. The pri-maries,
at which state candidates are
nominated in Illinois, gave Stevenson
a majority of over 17.000 in spite of
the fact that Lewis carried Cook conn
ty (Chicago) by over 13,000.
Born in Kentucky, Mr. Stevenson re
moved to Bloomington, III., at an early
age. He became master in chancery,
wns a member of congress nml latpr
was first assistant postmaster general
o' the United States.
MRS. JAMES S. SHERMAN.
Wife of Vice Presidential Nominee Has
Domestic Tastes.
Mrs. James S. Sherman, wife of the
Republican candidate for vice presi-dent,
is a woman of the typically do-mesticated
type. She lias no aspira-tions
to shine in society or in public
life, Is a lover of her home and her
family and is content to let the glory
of the world he the exclusive property
of those that seek and desire it.
In her comfortable homo in Utica, N.
Y., she feels more satisfied than In tiie
MRS. JAMES S. SHERMAN.
gay winter life in Washington, where
she could have shone brilliantly had
she choseD to do so for years, ns Mr.
Sherman has long been prominently
Identified with the important legislative
matters in congress, and both are wel-comed
at the most exclusive homes and
establishments of the capital.
Mrs. Sherman was Miss Carrie Bab-cock
of Utica. She is greatly wrapped
up in the careers of her three sons—
Richard, Thomas and Sherrill.
All throe of the sons are In business,
and Mrs. Sherman has often been com-plimented
'on her success in raising
three “boys,” now men, who show
promise of becoming equally as prom-inent
ns their father some day. The
only girl in the Sherman family Is the
little daughter of Sherrill Sherman.
OPENING the good clothes season for
fall, with such a fine line of goods
as we have ready for you is like cutting
a fine, big melon; everything in it is good, and there’s
enough for all of us.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
have made for us this season the best lot of clothes
we ever offered our friends. There are a lot of new
fabrics; and the new colors are as varied and as at-tractive
as ever. Browns are again a notable feature;
tans and grays are very prominent; they’re woven in
stripes and plaids and other attractive patterns, in an
almost endless variety.
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New models and new kinks in style; new ideas in
patch pockets, buttoned flaps and that sort of thing;
you’ll find just what suits you. In dark goods also;
blue serges and black thibets and the like, we’ll show
you the right things.
Drop in and look at some of them. Let us show yon what
a fine suit you can get for $20; and prove to you how
well it will pay you to have it. Every Hart, Schaffner
& Marx garment is all wool; and this store is the
Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes.
Largest Head-to-Foot Outfitter for Men, Boys and Children.
Prepare for Cold Weather
KEEP WARM.
The fine weather we are having during the month of
October cannot last much longer and everybody should be
planning to have a winter outfit, and everybody should be
planning to be prepared for the cold, blustery days that
are coming, and may be here soon. The Union Supply
Company is offering most startling inducements in prices
on all sorts of winter clothing for Men. Women and
Children.
It is Most Important to have Good Shoes.
We believe our stocks of shoes for Men, Women and
Children are about the best that can be produced, and we
know positively that our prices are the lowest, or as low
as any merchant can name for the same class of goods.
We have style, comfort, durability and popular prices.
We can fit any Man, Woman or Child, and we guarantee
every pair we sell. If they do not prove as represented
return them and get another pair, or we will refund your
money.
It is Very Important to have Warm Beds
and Bed Clothes.
Every one of our stores is stocked complete with
beds and bedding and all other sorts of household goods,
but what we want to call your attention to particularly
is our great assortment and our low prices on Mattresses
and Bed Clothing. There is no occasion for any family
being cold or suffering with cold during the night on ac-count
of a scarcity of bed clothing. The popular prices
at which we are selling it place it in the reach of all.
Prepare and get ready for the cold weather. The
Union Supply Company stores are in convenient localities.
It will pay you to visit them
Union Supply Company,
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GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMATIC
WHEREAS, IX and by Act of Genor-
*1 Assembly yf tlit* t 'oinmonwealth of
'’ennsylviinia entitled "An Act to Reg-date
the Nomination and Election of
’oblle Officers." approved June 10,
1893, and the supplements thereto, it
is the duty Of the sheriff of every
conntj within this commonwealth to
give public notice of the General Elec-tion,
etc., therefore, I, JOHN E.
SHIELDS, High Sheriff of the County
ot Westmoreland. do hereby give public
notice to the electors of said county
that on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1908,
between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p.
m. the following named candidates
will be voted for at the following
named places:
Thirty Enur Persons for the Office of
Presidentia 1 Electors.
One (person for the Office of Judge
of the Superior Court.
One person for the Office of Repre-sentative
in Congress. ;
One person for the Office of Senator I s', - ,
in the General Assembly. T homas I hatcher,
Eivc persons for the Office of Rep- ,,mon .UP™?' ,
resentativo in the General Assembly.1 “°"ari* ' Hunter,
One person for the Office of County
Treasurer.
One person for the office of Recorder j
of Deeds.
Two persons for the Office of County)
Commissioner.
One person for the office of Coroner, i
To vote a straight party ticket,1
miark a cross (x) in the square, in the
first column, opposite the name of the
party of your choice.
A cross mark in the square at the
head of a group of Presidential elec-tors.
opposite the name of a party, and
its presidential candidates, is a vote
for all the eleeforr. of that party, but \
for no other candidates.
A cross mark in the square opposite
the name of any candidate indicates
a vote for that candidate.
R. Barclay Spleor,
George Nan,
John Zollhorn,
August Mahlcn.
Martin J. Ilyzlk,
William O. Price.
Charles HerWegh,
George Lodge.
Charles O. Alter,
Henry Peter.
Emil Gmvang.
Joseph M. Achhatnmer,
Percy Vizc,
Ered \v. Whiteside,
Martin J. Rrennon.
George Davies,
Jerome K. Buck,
Jesse w. Green.
Andrew Hunter,
Cornelius E. Foley,
George W. Guthrie,
Angus McRae.
Arthur J. Dennis,
Frederick G. Rothcr.
E. Howard Deal,
Daniel K. Young,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
(Vote for 34.)
INDEPENDENCE.
Hisqen and Graves.
John L.
William
FIRST COLUMN.
To Vote a Straight
Mark a Cross (X) in
Party Ticket,
This Column.
REPUBLICAN.
DEMOCRATIC.
PROHIBITION.
SOCIALIST.
INDEPENDENCE.
PERSONAL LIBERTY.
MAJORITY RULE.
SOCIALIST LABOR. . ..
PRESIDENTIAL
• (Vote for
ELECTORS.
34.)
» REPUBLICAN.
Taft and Sherman.
Benjamin Franklin Jones, Jr.
Morris Lends Cloytier,
John Burt,
Howai'd Atlee Davis,
Frederick Taylor Chandler,
Ellis A. Glinbel.
George Jay Elliott.
Edward Vv’c.gnir Patton,
George Christian Hetzel.
Joseph DeEc.ineville Abbott,
John Watts Baer Bailsman,
Reese Albert Phillips,
Theodore Leonard Newell,
John Isett Mathias.
Adam Haiti Miller,
William John McCabe,
George Wallace W illiams,
David Jewett Waller, Jr.,
William Strode Settle,
Robert Christman Neal,
Jacob Croyle Stinoman,
Thomas Shipley,
William Frederick Reynolds,
Andrew White McCullough,
John Timothy Rogers,
Edward League Dawes.
Jerome Eraneis Downing,
Herman Simon,
Theophihis Lowry Wilson,
Perry Clifford Ross.
Oscar Schulze,
Oscar Holmes Babcock,
Alexander Rutland Peacock,
Homer David Williams,
PRESIDENTIAL
(Vote for
ELECTORS
34.)
.Joseph P.
Albert J.
Daniel F.
DEMOCRATIC.
Bryan and Kern.
McCullen,
Barr.
Carlin,
Edward B. Seihcrlich,
Aaron G. Krause,
(Marence Loch,
James T. Nulty,
Michael J. Howard,
John C. Ferron,
John Howard Danenhower,
Louis N. Spencer,
Alexander W. Dickson,
John T. Flannery,
i diver Perry Bechtel,
Harry D. Schaeffer,
< diaries A. McCarty,
John Franklin Stone,
John I. Welsh,
Cyrus C. Gelwicks,
George Derr Krause,
Samuel M. Hoyer,
Henry Washers,
J. Hawley Baird,
John K. '.Tolland,
John F. Pauley,
Howard S. Marshall,
Robert X. Brown,
Howard Mutehler,
William Levis Neal,
J red A. Shaw,
Henry Meyer,
IVesley S. Guffey,
Dennis J. Boyle,
Casper P. Mayer.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
(Veto for 34.)
PROHIBITION.
Cliafin and Watkins.
Elisha Kent Kane,
John Duff Gill,
John B. Heston,
Lewis L. Eavenson,
Samuel K. Felton,
living Wnods Huekins,
Roland M. Eavenson.
Jonas K. Schultz.
Daniel G. Hendricks,
Howard Leopold,
Daniel S. VonNeida,
Wm. H. Richmond,
W. B. Bertels,
William H. Malorry,
John Peter Scneller,
Justus F. Warner,
James Matisel,
Franklin P. Johnson,
emiah S. Yaukey,
s C. Swallow.
L. Edwards,
S. Oldest, I
•Alpin,
Cuss Wick,
Stoner, .
Marquis,
iderau,
Kline.
‘einan,
hian,
o.x,
ss,
shchberger,
TIAL ELECTORS.
e for 34.)
IALIST.
d Hanford.
Barrett,
Bougliter,
Robert G. Cathcart, Jr.,
Charles It. Connolly,
Joseph M. Crouch,
John P. Corn'll.
William E. Craig, ,Jr.,
Edwin B. Dcpuy,
Thomas Dolan,
Herman L. Duhrlng, Jr.,
Theodore Eiehhorn,
James A. i''ulton,
Janies J'. Gaffney,
Jesse Willis Galbreath,
William J. Griffith,
John L. Harding,
i Samuel M. Heiligman,
! George I’. Hildebrand.
! Edmund AV. Kirby.
'.John W. Rafferty,
| AVilliam La Fontaine,
. Owen E. I,ally,
George A'. McDonald,
| Edward J. Maher.
I .Tallies Frederick Martin,
\ Newell H. Motslnger,
I Joseph F. O'Neill.
! Stanley J. Oram.
! Wheeler H. Phelps,
John A. Phillips,
Robert Miles Robinson,
Silas Edgar Trout,
Samuel F. Wheeler,
AVilliam H. White,
PRESIDENTIAL
(Vote for
ELECTORS.
34.)
I REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY.
Second District.
(Mark Three.)
C. L. Seliuok, Republican.
Daniel li. Sullivan, Republican.
Dr. If. P. Weddell, Republican.
David R. Simpler. Democratic.
j Walter S. Williams, Democratic.
'Walter S. Williams, Majority Rule.
Frank M. McBride, Democratic.
T. E. Boot’d. Prohibition.
Richard Cowan, Prohibition.
A. ('. McCulehen. Prohibition.
G. AI. Mitchell, Majority Rule.
J. Lyman Loucks, Majority Rule.
COUNTY TREASURER.
(Alnrk One.)
TJoyd E. Dick, Republican.
Dean Clark. Democratic.
Dean Clark, Prohibition.
J. M. Lynch. Socialist.
RECORDER OF DEEDS.
(Mark (the.)
Dr. L. C. Thomas, Republican.
AI. Edvard Pritts, Democratic.
AI. E. Pritts. Prohibition.
H. Kirelihofer, Socialist.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(Mark Two.)
John D. Miller, Republican.
James L. McWilliams, Republican.
H. Albert Lauffer, Democratic.
D. W. Shupe, Democratic.
J. W. Grantham, Sr.. Prohibition.
Harry Eckard. Socialist.
H. W. Holmes, Socialist.
CORONER.
(Mark One.)
Dr. H. Albert McMurray. Republican
.1. B. Whketield. Democratic.
J. B. Wakefield, Prohibition.
I also make known and give notice
lhat tile place of holding the aforesaid
election in the several boroughs, wards,
precincts, election districts and town-ships
within the county of Westmore-land
are as follows:
BOROUGHS.
ARNOLD—Arnold Traffic Co. building,
ARONA—House erected by County
Commissioners.
A VONMORE—--Town Hall.
ADA AI Sill RG—Town Hall.
BOLIVAR -.Mechanics Hall,
i'OKEVILLE—Public School House.
' DONEGAL—School House.
DERRY—
First AVy rd
church lot.
! The FIRST WARD shall include all
that portion of the territory of tile
I Borough of Derry south of the center
■it the main line of the Pennsylvania
! Railroad described as follows: Re-j
ginning at a point at the intersection
| of the center lines of the Pennsyl-
JEANNETTE—
First ward—City Hall.
Second ward—Hose House,
street.
First
Third ward-street.
Hose House, Seventh
Fourth ward—Hose
avenue.
House, Penn
Fifth ward—Room provided by
Countv Commissioners, cor. Fourth
and Division streets.
LIGONIKR—Town Hall.
Cornet Band Room.
-Rear end Reformed
SOCIALIST LABOR.
Gilhaus and Munro.
Herman Spittal,
J. G. Gardner,
L. AI. I.aepplc.
John Drugmand,
W. 11. Thomas,
| Thus. Wielding,
: Amido Moi-I,
August Clever,
j George Pearse,
j Grant Hughes,
i George Snyder,
(Otto Alarowsky,
Chas. Rupp.
I L. AI. Barhydt.
j J. A. AleConnell,
|.Jas. A. Gray.
P. H. Grunagle,
Arthur Losey,
W. I. Marsnall,
Win. Peak,
Fred. Uhl,
Win. Cowan,
Win. Crum,
P. Rowan,
Will. Staley,
Peter Auiler,
Ernest Hildebrandt.
James Clark.
■ AVm. Hughes,
(chas. A. New,
! George Staley.
John Handlers,
| Goo. Ohls,
Chas. Durner,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
This column is for use of voters
desiring to vote for. Presidential Elec-tors
other than those whose names
appear printed on this ballot
JUDGE Of THE SUPERIOR COURT.
(Mark 1.)
AVilliam D. Porter. Republican.
Webster Grim, ^Democratic.
Daniel Slurgeon. Prohibition.
Thomas H. Kennedy, Socialist.
Luther S. Kaufman. Independence.
REPRESENTATIVE 'N CONGRESS.
•» (Mark One.)
George F. 71 n IT. Republican.
Silas A. Kline, Democ ratic.
R. A. Dornon, Prohibition.
SENATOR IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
- (Mark One.)
John M. Jamison. Republican,
Chas. D. Copeland, Democratic.
S. W. Bierer, Prohibition.
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GEN-ERAL
ASSEMBLY.
First District,
(Mark Two.)
R. W. Fair, Republican. »
Will. C. Knox, Republican.
Wm. C. Knox, Personal Liberty.
John A. Bennett, Democratic.
John A. Bennett, Personal Liberty.
Ft. D. AV. Bruner, Democratic."
AV. H. Thomas, Prohibition.
F. R. Townsend, Prohibition.
j vania Railroad and Chestnut street;
; thence along I lie center of said Chest
nut street smith 44 degrees 37 and 1-2
minutes east seventeen hundred and
thirteen feet to a point; thence along
the borough lipc south-forty-five de-|
gross 39 minutes west twenty two]
hundred and thirty feet to a point:
I thence along the same north thirty-one
degrees 30 minutes west seven-teen
hundred and forty 7a-100 feet
to a point in the renter of the Penn-sylvania
Railroad; thence along the
| center line ol" said railroad north
I 45 degrees 43 minutes east eighteen
hundred and ten feet to the place of
beginning.
Second Wnrd—Rear of Public school
building on lot of w. S. Gordon.
The SECOND WARD shall include
all that portion of the territory of
Derry Borough south of the center of
the main line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and East of Chestnut street
described as follows: Beginning at a , .
point at the intersection of the center * ieeh
lines of tile Pennsyvlania Railroad and
■ Chestnut street; thence along the cen-
: tor line fif said Railroad north 45 de-gress
43 minutes east twenty two lnin-j
died and forty feet to a point on the
I borough line; thence along said line
south 4.8 degrees 92 minutes east four
j hundred and twenty six feet to a
j point; thence north 45 degrees 30
I minutes east two hundred and thirty -
I four 3-10 feet to a point; thence south
, 77 degrees 30 minutes past eight* hun-dred
twenty six 05-100 feet to a point;
thence 25 degrees 15 minutes west
seventeen hundred and seven 75-100
feet to a point; thence south 45 de-grees
30 minutes west thirteen hun-dred
and nine 25-100 feet to a point;
at the center of said Chestnut street;
thence along the center of said street
north 44 degrees 37 1 -2 minutes west
seventeen hundred and thirteen feet
to the place of beginning.
Third Wald—Borough building.
The THIRD WARD shall include all
that portion of the territory of Derry
Borough north of the center of the
main line of the Pennsylvania. Rail-road.
and described as follows: Be-
| ginning at a point on tlie center line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Three
hundred and fifteen feet west of the
intersection of the center lines of the
said railroad and Chestnut street;
thence along me borough line north
44 degrees 37 minutes 1-2 west nine
hundred and sixty eight feet to a
point: thence north forty-five degrees
43 minutes east three hundred and
sixty five feet to a point; thence north
forty five degrees 21 minutes east nine
hundred and thirty-nine 2-10 feet to
a point; thence north 37 degrees 22
minutes west three hundred and forty
eight 98-100 feef to a point north 39
degrees 41 minutes east eleven hundred
and seventy-seven 87-100 feet to a
LIVERMORE
LATROBE—
First ward—Hose house.
All the territory of said Borough
as now constituted North and AVest of
the center line of Railroad street he
known and designated as the First
ward of the Borough of Lutrobc.
Second ward—Town hall.
That all that portion of said Borough
bounded and described as follows, to
wit: Beginning at tile center of LoyaJ-lianna
Creek at a point "directly op-posite
the center line of Railroad
thence eastward!)’ through sahl
creek and along center line of Rail-road
street and Railroad street pro-jected,
to the center line of Lime
street projected; thence south along
center of Lime street to the center line
of Main street; thence east along the
center line of Main street to center
line of Sylvan avenue; thence south
along tlie center lino of Sylvan avenue
to the center of alley between Weldon
and Spring streets; thence in a. west-erly
direction along center line of alley
between Weldon and Spring streets to
center of Loyalhanna Creek; thence
along the center of said creek to the
place of beginning lie known and desig-nated
as the Second Yard of the Bor-ough
of Latrobe.
Third ward—Plumbing shop of Mc-
Kolvy and Mullin located in alley be-tween
Walnut and Fairmont streets.
That till that portion of said Borough
described as follows to wit: Begin-ning
at center of Loyalhanna creek
thence eastwardly along center of alloy
between Weldon and Spring streets to
center of Sylvan avenue; thence south
along center lino of Sy lvan avenue to
center of Chestnut street; thence cast
along center line of Chestnut street
to center of Raymond Avenue;
thence south along center line of
Raymond Avenue to center of St.
Clair street; thence west along center
line of St. Clair street— center line
of Ligonier street, center line of Min-alian
street to center of Jefferson
street: thence north along center tine
of Jefferson street to center of Leather
alley projected; thence westwardly
along center line of Leather alley and
along line of center of Leather alley
projected to center of Loyalhanna
Creek; thence north along center of
said Creek to the place of beginning
being known and designated as the
Third ward of the. Borough of Latrobe.
SCOTTDALK—
First ward—Town Hall.
Second ward—Hose House.
Third ward—No. 125 Market street.
* Fourth ward — Temperance Hall,
Broadway.
SALEM—House of Chalmers Remaley,
opposite Lutheran church.
SOUTH GREENSBURG—Town Hall.
SOUTHWEST GREENSBURG—House
erected by County Commissioners on
Alexander street.
SM1THTON—Town Hall.
TRAFFORD CITY—Store room owned
by East Pittsburg Improvement
Co.
VAN DERG RI FT — First dist rlct-slno
building. Lincoln avenue.
Second district—Fire Hall.
-Ca-
VANDERGRIFT
Hall.
VANDERGRIFT,
house.
HEIGHTS Town
East—Public school
WEST NEWTON—
First district — Greenawalt’s Hall,
now owned by borough.
Second district—Public school house.
YOUNGSTOWN—Council chamber.
YOUNGWOOD—Town Hall.
TOWNSHIPS.
ALLEGHENY—
No. 1 district—House of J. F. C.
Foulk, now called U. P. Hall.
No. 2 district—McKee school house.
No. 3 district—Sobers school house.
No. 4 district — Stewart’s school
house.
BELL—
Salina district—Fennell Hall.
Pvrriesville district—House owned by
Labans Carnahan.
BURRELL. UPPER—House erected by
County Commissioners at Milligan-town.
BURRELL, LOWER—
Martin district — Martin’s school
house.
Edgeeliff district—House built by
County Commissioners.
belonging to E. A.
Four ward—Fourth ward hose house.
That all that portion of said Bor-ough
described as follows, to wit: Be-ginning
at center of Ligonier street;
thence, east along center line of St.
Clair street to center of Raymond
street the Borough line; thence along
Borough line by center of Raymond
Avenue, center of Lehnier street and
Ligonier Railroad to a. point the center
line of Monroe street projected; thence
west along the center line of Monroe
street to center of Loyalhanna Creek;
thence following the center line of said
to the Borough line of the
middle line of Leather alley projected;
thence east along center line of Leather
alley to center of Jefferson street;
thence south along Jefferson street to
center of Minnalian strccl; thence east
ulong center line of Minnalian street
to the place of beginning be known
and designated as the Fourth ward of
the Borough of Latrobe.
Fifth ward—Fifth ward hose house.
That all that portion of said Borough
described us follows, to wit; Begin
nlng at the middle of the Loyalhanna
Creek; thence east along center line
of Monroe street to Ligonier Valley
Railroad the Borough line; thence fol-lowing-
tlie Borough line along Ligonier
Valley Railroad, and Township Road to
the middle of Loyalhanna Creek;
thence northwardly along middle of
said creek to the place of beginning
be known and designated as the Fifth
ward of the Borough of Latrobe.
COOK—
Stone house
Campbell.
DONEGAL—
Four Mile Run district—Building
erected by B. F. Shaffer.
Indian Creek district—House erected
by County Commissioners.
by
erected
erected
erected
on pub-
DERRY—
Alters district—House erected
County Commissioners.
Braden vllle district—House
by County Commissioners.
Batrdstown district—House
by County Commissioners.
Cooperstown district—House
liv County Commisslone
lie school ground.
Coketown district—House erected by
County Commissioners on public
school ground.
Millwood district—House erected on
ground of Armetta Ambrose.
New Derry district—Grant's Hall.
New Derry.
Simpson’s district—House erected
by County Commissioners.
Saxninn district—House erected
County Commissioners.
by
SCALP LEVEL—
Dwelling house
Scalp Level.
of Isaac Orme at
Sixth ward-justice
of (he
-Offlae
Peace.
of James Price,
(point: thence south 48 degrees 02 min-j
utes east thirteen hundred anil eiglity-tive
feet to the center line of the Penn-sylvania
Railroad; thence along the
cenler of said railroad south 45 de-grees
43 minutes west twenty-five
hundred and eighty-four feet to the
place of beginning.
That all that portion ol" said Borough
described as follows, to wit: Beginning
at tlie middle of the Loyalhanna Creek
at Pennsylvania Railroad: thence
southwardly along the middle of said
Creek to the Borough' line; thence
following the Borough line to Penn-sylvania
Railroad at North Avenue;
thence along the main lino of Pennsyl-vania
Railroad, the borough line.:
thence to the place of beginning lie
known and designated as the Sixtli
ward of the Borough of Latrobe.
MT. PLEASANT—
First ward—New
ing.
Second ward—City
Third ward — House erected
Cotintv Commissioners.
MANOR—Town Hall.
AV. B. Neel build-
Hall.
Beginning at a point on the line be-tween
Derry and Ligonier townships
at the lop of Chestnut Ridge where
the township road leading down the
ridge apast the house of Richard Ed-sall
intersects the same; thence along
said public road down the ridge by its
various courses and distances by and
along the properties ot- D. F. Brown,
Isaac Orme. Fred Belts, Steve Shohan,
Derry AYuter Company and the Penn-sylvania
Railroad Company to the line
of Derry Borough; thence in a west-erly
direction along the line of Derry
Borough to its Western boundary
line; thence by the said borough
line by its various courses and
distances until It Intersects the
property line of Joseph Cole; thence
by said Cole in a northerly direction
to the line of New Derry Election
District in said township; thence by
tile line of said New Derry Election
District in a Westerly direction apast
the properties of Brown Heirs, the
Derry AAlater Company and the People’s
Saving Bank, of Pittsburg, to a point
on tlie line between New Derry Elec-tion
District and Bradenville Election
District; thence through said Braden-villc
Election District along tlie line
of lands of George Hughes, John
Stump and William Jackson S. 20 de-grees
AV. 12,000 feet to the line of Lig-onter
township; thence by the line of
said Ligonier township to the place of
beginning.
FRANKLIN—
Manordale district—Office of E. L.
Grable.
Murraysvtlle district—Store room of
Mrs. M. M. Rose.
Sardis district—Public school house.
of Greens-
Harrison
House, 10.
St. Clair
GREENSBURG—
First ward—Store roohi
burg News Company;
avenue.
Second wal’d—No. 1 Hose
Otterman street.
Third ward—Basement
theatre, Maple avenue.
Fourth ward—Greensburg Steam
I.aundry. Third street.
Fifth ward—No. 3 Hose House.
Sixth ward—Lauffer’s Hall, corner
Depot and Otterman streets.
Seventh ward—Old Borough council
room.
Eighth ward—Eighth ward hose
house.
HYDE PARK—Town Hall.
IRWIN—
First ward—Office of S. B. Ridinger.
Second ward—Town Hall.
Third ward—Old Wardentown school
house.
MA DISON—House
Commissioners.
erected by
MONESSEN—
First ward—House of Mrs. Sarah
Curry.
Second ward—Borough building.
Third ward—Mustek's store room.
M'MAHAN—Public school building.
NEW KENSINGTON—
First ward—City Hall.
Second ward—Ogle building. Fourth
avenue.
Third ward—Yockey’s livery stable,
Stanton avenue, near Cargo.
NEW ALEXANDRIA—Town Hall.
NEW FLORENCE—Town Hall.
NORTH BELLEVERNON — Council
Chamber.
FA [RFIELD—
Fairfield district—J. G. Luthers hall.
Fairfield, North, district — House
erected by County Commissioners.
HUNTINGDON, NORTH—
Hahntown district—Bohemian Hall,
Jacksonville district—House of S. P.
McIntyre.
Larimer district—House erected by
County Commissioners,
Robbins district—House erected by
County Commissioners.
Shufton district—House of Penn Gas
Coal Company, Shaft No. t.
Westmoreland City district—House
owned by John Langham.
Cavettsvllle district—House of Jacob
Kurtz.
HBMPFIELD—
No. I district—Shop of
near arch.
No. 2 district—Shop ownj
Johnston.
No. 3 district—Tenant hoi!
Sarver.
No. 4 district—House
County Commissioners
stone Coal & Coke
property.
No. 5 district—House e|
County Commissioners.
No. 3 district—House e
County Commissioners.
No. 7 district—Harness
Jamison Coal & Coke Co]
son, No. 2.
Adamsburg district—House
Edna Coal Co.
Grapevllle district—Old scln|
property 6f J. H. Brown.
Middletown district—Public
New Stanton district — C
shop of L. E. Trout.
Weavers Old Stand distrlcl
room of J. W. Asmbrust.
Wegley district—House ere
County Commissioners at
car station, Wegley farm.
LIGONIER—
Idle Park district—House ereil
- County Commissioners.
North Ligonier district
erected by County Commisl
South Ligonier district
erected by County Commissfl
Laughlinstmvn district — Ho|
Mrs. Luther.
LOYALHANNA—
Loyalhanna district—House ei
by County Commissioners oq
Stewart estate.
MT. PLEASANT—
Heela district — School hous|
Hecla.
Laurel Run district—Laurel
school.
Pleasant Valley district —* BJ
school house.
Ridgevlew district—House erectel
County Commissioners.
Spring Garden district — Sp|
Garden school.
United District—United school hoi
Bridgeport district — Bridge]]
school house.
Mammoth district—House erected!
County Commissioners on rq
from Mammoth to Kecksburg.!
PENN—
Boquet district—School house,
quet.
Claridge district—School house.
Fort Pitt district—Ft. Pitt scho|
house.
Harrison City district—Harrison CitJ
school house.
Oak Grove district — Oak Grove
school house.
ROSTRAVER—
Concord district —
school house.
Cross Roads district
house.
Lagrange district—House furnished b.v
J. C. Daly at Gibsonton.
Webster district — Webster publk
school house, North Webster.
Prlcedale^ district—Store room of J
W. Turney.
SEWJICKLEY—
Herminie district—House erected b.v
County Commissioners in Her-niinie.
Logan district—House erected l>y
County Commissioners at Shaner
Station.
Cowansburg district—House erected
by County Commissioners on
school lot.
Sewickley district —House erected by
County Commissioners on No. 8
school house lot.
Youghiogheny district—School house
at Scott Haven.
Gratztown district — Public school
house.
SALEM—
Five Points district—Shop of James
Linhart.
Meehlings district—House erected by
County Commissioners.
New Salem district—House erected
b.v County Commissioners on land
of Samuel Shields.
Hugus district—House erected by
County Commissi mers.
Forbes Road disuh . office of Jami-son
Coal & Coke Co.
Concord public
•Steiner’s school*!;
NORTH IRWIN — Basement public
school building.
PENN—Town Hall.
PARNASSUS — Fire engine house,
Main street, East Side.
SEWARD—Office of James Rogers, In-diana
street. ’
SUTERVILLE-buiMing.
•Room in K. of P.
house.
house
HUNTINGDON SOUTH— ,
lilxon district—Hlxon school
Jacobs Creek district—School
No. 20.
Port Royal district Port Royal
school house.
South Huntingdon district— School
No. 10.
Wayne district—School house No. 2.
Mineral district—School house No.
13.
HUNTINGDON, EAST—
Bessemer district—Bessemer school
house.
Ruffsdale district — Pool’s school
holme.
Strohms district—School house No.
8.
Stoners district — Stoners school
house, Stonerville.
Wliites district—White school house
No. i.
ST. CLAIR—
Seward district—House of John G.
Hill.
St. Clair district—House of M. S.
Hair.
UNITY—
Dennison district—House erected by
County Commissioners.
Gravel Hill district—House erected
b.v County Commissioners on
Keenan heirs farm.
Kuhns district—Building erected by
Donohoe Coal Co., Greenwood sta-tion.
Mutual district—School house
Simon Brinkers.
Pleasant Unity district—J. R. Gress’
Hall, Church street.
West Latrobe district—Building oil
property of H. C. Frick Coke Co.
Whitney district—House erected by
County Commissioners.
Beatty district—House erected by
County Commissioners.
WASHINGTON—
Beumer’s district—House erected by
County Commissioners on land of
Paul Ferguson.
North Washington district— House
erected by County Commissioners
on lot of Samuel H. Chambers,
Paulton.
Oakland X Roads district—Store
room of A. M. Shaw.
I hereby give notice that every per-son,
excepting justices of the peace,
who shall hold any office or appoint-ment
of profit or trust under the gov-ernment
of the United States or of this
State, or of any city or incorporated
district, whether a commissioned officer
or otherwise, a subordinate officer or
agent who is or shall be employed
under tlie Legislative, Executive or
Judiciary department of this State,
or of tlie United States, or of any city
or incorporated district, and also that
every member of Congress and of the
State Legislature, and of the select or
common council of any city, or com-missioners
of any incorporated district
is, by law, incapable of holding or ex-ercising
at the same time the office
or appointment of judge! inspector or
clerk of any election of this common-wealth,
and that no inspector, Judge
or other officer of any such election
shall be eligible to any office to be
then voted for, except that of an elec-tion
officer.
Given under my hand at my office
in Greensburg, this 20th day of Octo-ber,
A. D. 1908.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1908
WIRSING
MUST WAIT
Before he Can Get that $45,000 Dam-ages
From His Father-in-Law,
James R. Smith.
JUDGMENT FOR HIS GUI SUOI WOUNDS,
William K. Wirsing, the young Fayette county man who was shot and
crippled by his father-in-law, James R Smith, now in the penitentiary for
the crime, will have to wait some three or four years before he can collect the
$45,000 damages awarded him by the jury.
A. P. Austin, who gave Smith a mortgage on coal land purchased from
that stubborn old man, states that all payments up to and including August
29, 1908, have been made. Smith has already received $46,114.56. The
next payment is due August 29, 1909, for a sum of $10,442.73. In 1910,
1911 and 1912 payments of S18,852.43 will be due during the month of Au-gust
each year. The sum of $48,147.59 remains due under the mortgage,
just about enough to meet the verdict awarded Wirsing after interest and
costs have been met.
HOBOES AS HEROES.
p ■
The Tramp Has Many Chances
to Become a Don Quixote.
IT SELDOM PAYS, HOWEVER.
Some Experiences of the Dilapidated
Gentleman Prove That There Is Lit-tle
Profit In Being a Hero—Why He
Gave It Up.
[Copyright, 1908. by T. C. McClure.]
“So far as my experience goes,” said
the dilapidated gentleman as he as-sumed
n careless pose on a park bench,
“there Is very little cash money in be-ing
a hero, but the men who sigh for
the title can’t win it quicker than to go
on the tramp for a couple of months.
When I first started in the profession
I used to be a bit puffed up over mak-ing
a hero of myself, but the thing
“A GIRL FLYING ACROSS A FIELD WITH A
BULL IN CHASE.”
grew stale after awhile. As a usual
thing there are drawbacks to the he-roic
business. You go up like a rocket
and come down Mke a barrel of sand.
“One day six or seven years ago as I
was taking in the scenery along an In-diana
highway I saw a horse and buggy
approaching on the gallop. There were
a man and woman in the buggy, and
the woman was screaming and the
man laying the whip on the horse. It
was Don Quixote to the rescue. I saw
that the female was being abducted,
and when the outfit came along I
sprang for the horse, caught the bridle,
and after being dragged twenty rods
I brought him to a halt. The man at
once leaped out and disappeared in the
woods, and the woman fainted away.
“Don Quixote brought water and re-vived
her and hade her look upon her-self
ns rescued and then drove her to
her home, three miles away. She didn’t
say much en route. She didn’t praise
my heroism or declare my gallantry.
On the contrary, she was no sooner
home than she turned on me and gave
me fits and threatened me with all
manner of calamities. I was driven
away In disgrace, and it was only
when I reached the next farmhouse
that the mystery was solved. The fe-male
was a widow—a romantic widow.
She had vowed that she wouldn’t mar-ry
the man with her unless abducted.
He came and abducted her. She want-ed
him to. Her yelling was simply
pretense. In making a hero of myself
I had interrupted a marriage, and she
was as mad as a wet hen about it.
The man who had escaped from the
buggy sent a constable after me, charg-ing
me with an attempted holdup, and
I was arrested aud given three months
In jail as a suspicious character.
“Again in Connecticut about 4 o’clock
one afternoon I came along to a farm
to hear a woman’s screams aud to see
a girl flying across a field with a bull
In chase. Over the highway fence
went Don Quixote, with a rock in his
hand, and as I cut in between the girl
and the bovine I threw the rock and
knocked a horn off and checked the
pursuit. Then several thlugs result-ed.
The bull turned out to be an am-bling
ox. The girl screamed for help.
HerJather and a hired man came run-ning,
nml i was ret upon and given an
old fashioned lambasting. Just as It
was finished a young man came run-ning
up, and then the girl fell upon
his shoulder with an ‘Oil, Dick!’
How Ho Figured It Out.
“I figured it out that night ns I lay
under a haystack three miles away.
The girl put up a job for the old ox
to chase her. She wanted her lover to
rescue her. lie was slow In catching
on, and I cut In ahead of him. 1 not
only spoiled her plot, but kuoclced a
horn off the pursuer, and the father
naturally looked upon me as a villain
instead of a hero. I carried two black
eyes for a month, but felt that I de-served
them.
"I got into a Maryland village one
day to find the people all agog over the
mysterious disappearance of a youug
lady from her home. She had gone out
for a walk the day before and had
failed to return. I had no sooner ap-peared
than suspicion was fasteued
upon me as a matter of course. For-tunately
I had been at work for a
farmer for the hist three days, and
upon his being communicated with by
telephone he cleared me of any charge.
I was then ordered to move on, and I
went. Two miles away I turned into
the woods to take a nap, but had not
fallen asleep when a man came along
and dug a grave not five rods away.
He had a big bundle with him and
buried It. It was the body of the miss-ing
girl, of coarse.
“When the man had smoothed the
grave over and departed I made n bolt
back to the village and told the news.
I could give a pretty good description
of him, and two hours later they had
him under arrest, and nothing was too
good for me In that village. Tramp
that I was, the sheriff invited me home
to supper with him and fitted me out
with a fairly good suit of clothes. The
murderer was a farmer. At first he
seemed stunned. Then he began to
grin and chuckle. Then he broke Into
laughter. The others said that he had
gone Insane, but I had an uneasy feel-ing
that I was to come down with a
dull thud.
“After supper we took him to the
woods, and I pointed out the grave of
the missing girl. It was opened amid
solemn silence. We found a big
bundle of clothes and held our noses.
A skunk had made its way into his
house the day before and odorized
many garments, and the man had bur-ied
their, to take away the taint I
got away before they could hang me,
but it was a close shave. As a mat-ter
of fact that sheriff hunted for me
for the next four weeks, though the
missing girl had returned home all
right.
“One summer’s day when I had push-ed
up into northern New York I passed
a camp of people on the shores of a
lake. A mile beyond and just around a
wooded point I saw a young lady in a
canoe. About the time I saw her the
canoe turned over, and she went into
the lake and began screaming. There
was a young chap fishing from another
canola quarter of a mile away, but I
didn’t notice him. Off came my old
jacket and shoes, and In I went to save
human life. The first thing I discover-ed
was that the water was not over
three feet deep; the next, that the girl
was In no danger whatever. She had
only to wade ashore and draw the ca-noe
after her. Did she do It? Not a
great deal. She was looking toward
the other canoe and uttering delightful
little shrieks, and she didn’t notice me
until I was close at hand and had cried
out:
“ ‘Hang on tight for your life, miss,
and I will save you!’
“ ‘Go back, you Idiot!' she answered.
“ ‘But I have come to save you”
“ ‘Go back or I will have you hunted
out of the woods!’
All H« Got Was a Wetting.
“I went hack, and as I climbed on to
dry land the young man In the canoe
reached the perishing girl and saved
her. He also shook his paddle at me
and said he would have me In state
prison. Beautifully worked, eh? A
marriage probably resulted from the
romance, and all I got out of It was a
wetting.
“One more case. I was at Watkins
Glen to view the scenery. Make no
mistake on the dilapidated gentleman.
He fairly dotes on scenery. I had pen-etrated
to a wild spot when I heard
thpse same female shrieks and broke
fnto a run to reach the scene. Present-ly
I found a good looking young girl
perched on n rock and at Its base a lit-tle
striped snake about a foot long. It
was harmless aud tender hearted. It
could have been put to bed with a
baby.
“ ‘The viper! The viper!’ shrieked
the girl ns I looked around for the
cause, of alarm.
“I picked up a branch to kill it, but
she protested:
“ ‘No, no! Go away, bad man!’
" ‘But the viper, miss.’
“ ‘Go away or I'll scream for help!’
“I turned and went down the path,
and presently a young man passed me
on the fly and destroyed that poof little
snake and saved a human life. There
I was, ready to perish in that girl's be-half,
and she never gave me the slight-est
show. I met the pair two- hours
inter ns they wore walking arm iu
arm, and while she hung back the
young fellow came up to me as bold as
a sheep and shook his fist under my
nose nnd warned me to begone from
thence or suffer such consequences as
would paralyze my physical system for
the next hundred years. You people
that stick here in the cities get bump-ed
by a street ear now and then or lose
your money by some con game, but if ,
you want real excitement and romance 1
mixed together you must take to the
rond nnd become n dilapidated gentle-man.”
M. QUAD.
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THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1908
JOHN L. SHIELDS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
Subscription, $1,50 a Year, Payable In Advance.
Mount Pleasant has within its borders a population of over
6,000; while more than double that number of people live immedi-ately
around about and for them it is the natural center, as shown by
a postofllce distribution of over 16,000 It has both Pennsylvania
and Baltimore & Ohio railroad branches and will soon be given the
main line of the Coke Region Trolley System. It is completely sur-rounded
by coke plants and has in the town Bryco Brothers Company’s
big tableware glass factory, Acme lumber and Supply Company.
Anchor Glass Factory. Searchlight Manufacturing Company's stove
plant, the Mount Pleasant Tool Company. Husband Company’s plan
ingmill, Galley Bros.’ carriage factory, foundry, brewery, distillery,
pop plant, two flouring mills, 13 Protestant and 3 Catholic churches,
Mount Pleasant Institute, 2 large Public Schools and 3 Parochial
schools.
There is coal in abundance at the town’s gates and the same is
true of electricity and natural gas for heat, light and power. All of
which things, when taken In connection with the best water system
in Western Pennsylvania, make Mount Pleasant’s numerous manu-facturing
sites ideal.
THURSDAY October 22 1908
JUSTICE RETARDED.
When the United States District Court
convened at Pittsburg Monday United
States District Attorney Dunkle moved
for a continuance oi the cases against J.
B. F. Rinehart, former cashier of the
failed Farmers and Drovers National
Bank, of Waynesburg. Mr. Dunkle de-clares
there is an immense amount of
detail work to be done before the cases
can be brought to trial and that it would
be folly to take a case of such import-ance
into court without perfect prepar-ation.
It is said the motion may precipitate
an investigation in the treasury depart-ment,
as Mr. Dunkle presented to the
court evidence to show that the special
examiner has not pursued his investiga
tions in the case with sufficient vigor.
For more than two years the trial of
this case has been deferred from term to
term until there is at least good ground
for the belief that political influence has
tied the hands of justice until such time
as limitation will prevent the implica-tion
of people who stand high in state,
if not national, circles. If Mr. Rinehart
were an honest man, we should think,
he would be anxious for trial.
It is encouraging, however, to learn
that, thanks to a prodding up of depart-ment
officials by President Roosevelt
who had been appealed to, Attorney
Dnnkle’s petition has been refused and
a special term of United States Court or-dered
to convene at Erie on January 4th
next to try the Rinehart cases.
TICKLING YOUR UNCLE SAMUEL.
The American battleship fleet on its
tour of the world has been entertained
in Japan the past week and, while all
the foreign ports visited by these six-teen
American seafighters before reach-ing
the beautiful harbor of Yokahoma
did themselves proud as hosts, it is said
the Japanese will cap the climax.
The little brown men are making the
ten days’ stay one continuous round ot
pleasure for Admiral Sperry, his officers
and his men—receptions, banquets, au-diences
with the Emperor and the hun-dreds
of other things, big and little, that
fill the program to overflowing and tickle
your Uncle Samuel until he couldn’t
think of a war with Japan if he tried
i
ever so hard.
fives, bidding them goodby. The sky
was cloudless when the moon appeared
on the horizon Friday evening, the
changes coming gradually about the time
graveyards are supposed to yawn.
Of course, there was nothing the mat-ter
with Luna, although not as much can
be said of those who thought they saw
this fair mistress of the heavens change
color. But, Connellsville has our heart-felt
sympathy. First, her filtration plant
was put out of commission and now even
the river is going dry, two things that
are in themselves more than enough to
drive the Yougli metropolis to that which
makes its drinkers see most anything.
DEMOCRATIC SINEWS OF WAR.
f
The Democratic National Committee,
through Treasurer Herman Ridder, on
last Thursday gave out an extended state-ment
of the contributions to its cam-paign
fund up to and including October
9, showing sums of over $100. The
statement also shows receipts and dis-bursements
as follows:
Received from contributors of $100
and over, $90,712.33.
Received from contributors under
$100, $115,355 22.
Amount left over from Denver con-vention
fund, $42,500.00.
Total, $248,507.55.
Amount disbursed, $225,982.88.
Balance on hand, $22,604.67.
When the legitimate expenses of a na-tional
campaign are considered, the un-terrified
are rather weak in the sinews
of war department with only $22,604.67
on hand on the 9th day of this month.
Still, there may have been a boom in
contributions since that date.
CONNELLSVILLE’8 GREEN MOON.
A green baize moon, which turned to
a deep red and then was partially eclip-sed
in shadow, startled hundreds of resi-dents
of Connellsville at 1:30 o'clock last
Saturday morning. People climbed to
the roofs of their houses to watch the
phenomenon and a cry went down the
main street that the world was coming
to an end.
Many were frightened into hysterics,
■women grasping their children to their
breasts and uttering wild shrieks. One
man telephoned to Pittsburg to his rela-
CHEERING PREDICTION.
James McCrea, president of the Penn-sylvania
Railroad Company, when at
Pittsburg this week on an inspection
trip, had this to say about the business
outlook from his standpoint:
"The Pennsylvania will soon place an
order for rails and equipment for 1909
delivery. The order will be about the
same as usual. The company will not
let its lines deteriorate in any way. I
believe that the worst of the business
crisis is over and that there will here-after
be a gradual improvement.”
While Mr. McCrea's prediction, if it
should prove true, does not mean a boom
in business by any means, it is cheer
ing to be assured that this great railroad
system will not be allowed to run down
at the heel simply because things are
dull with it.
THE proprietors of local industries are
a hard lot to keep down.
TAKE good care of the water which
every dry day makes a scarcer article.
THE United States Court is all right.
It says Harry K. Thaw must stay in the
Matteawan insane asylum.
RECEIVER MURRAY is deserving of credit
for what he has done, but he will be a
bigger fellow, at least in the eyes of the
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
depositors, when he shall have paid them
dollar for dollar. THE JOURNAL trusts he
will be able to do that and with interest.
Here's a Poser.
Pittsburg Sun
In England they have free trade and
heavy fogs. In Pittsburg we have pro-tection
and heavy fogs. What's the
answer?
How It Should Be.
Pittsburg Post.
Pittsburg industries often turn day
into night, and it is only compensation
now that the same sort of enterprise
should be making the night as day.
Poor London Cops!
Pittsburg Gazotte-Timcs.
Every London policeman is supposed
to take two hours’ athletic exercise
daily. The suffragettes are determined
that he shall take even more.
Very Likely.
Greeusburg Argus.
Thirty days after his election Chafin,
the Prohibition candidate for president,
says he will have the rum demon throt-tled.
Which is to say that the r. d. is
reasonably safe for a few more years.
A Great Correspondent
Jeannette Journal.
A Pittsburg paper has a staff corre-spondent
who is able to add a state to
the Taft column every day. As the time
is getting short and there is not enough
days left to visit all, he will confine
himself chiefly to the larger states.
Advance Vaudeville.
Howard & France will be here with
their advance vaudeville and high class
moving pictures in the Grand Opera
House the week beginning on Monday,
November 2 The nice things about these
shows are you can go when you please,
stay as long as you please and leave
when you please.
Some Important
Safeguards.
Kvery depositor natu-rally
desires Safety for
his funds. When you
have an aecout with the
First National Bank
your deposits are secure.
The Strength, Careful
Management and Sound
Investment of this In-stitution
are guarantees
of Safety.
Your account cordially
invited.
Jfirst
IHatioital IBank,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Established 1863.
Oldest National Bank in West-moreland
county.
Capital ----- $100,000
Surplus and Profits - 97,000
The Nation’s Pride
Weaver Pianos !
Why?
Because they appeal
to musicians.
6 Styles to Choose From.
3 Styles Livingston Pianos.
Tne Livingston Piano lias been
on the market for over 28 years
A giant in lone. We don’t sell
ch« ap pianos. We have a nice
line of Weaver Organs and a lot
of second-hand organs that we
sell at $3.00 per month.
A lot of second-hand Singer
Sewing Machines and othei
makes that we sell for #3 00 cash
We have a full line of
TALKING MACHINES
and R coids. Over 2,000 to pick
from.
Pull line of Sheet Music from
10c to 45c per copy.
We sell from catalogue other
high grade pianos.
Oldest music house in town.
J. B. Myers, Jr.
311-318 Main st., Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Legion
No. 606, iouai
nine legion,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
THIS SUM,
$22 120.81,
Has been paid by the
National
Protective Legion
to its members in Mount Pleas
ant during the last six years,
divided as follows:
i ash dividends, $18 893 58
Disability benefits 1,042 50
Death heuetits - 2,184 73
Total - - $22,120 81
Present membership - - 110
Why You Should Join:
Because
W e will pay you if sick.
Because
We will pay you if injured.
Because
We wil pay your beneficiary
in case of your death.
Because
We will pay you a cash divi-dend.
at the end of each five
years, mathematically com
pu ted
Men and women of social and fi
uauciai standing are members of
our order
We Invite You to Join.
Information cheerfully given by
EVA MAE ANDREW, President.
W. L. RANDALL, Secretary.
or address E. A. STELLEY, District
Manager, Mitinger Bldg, Greensburg, Pa.
TKAOr MARK
BENCH-MADE BOOTS
Are you one of the ladies who
has never tried on a “DOROTHY
DODD” Shoe? You really should
do it at once, just to appreciate your
feet. Never will you realize the
beauty that is possible with entire
comfort until you draw on the “Dor-othy
Dodd” Shoe. It is as easy as a glove, yet it retains
its shape. It costs nothing to see your feet in these styl-ish
shoes. Let us show them to you at least. They’re
all moderately priced-$3.00, $3.50, $4,00.
rfS* KOBACKER;
£55 627-629MAIN ST.
625-627-629 Main street, - Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Who Can Uphold Prices?
The weather and other conditions make business far from what
it should be. We are making a radical move to do more busi-ness
by cutting prices on bran new fall and winter wearing ap-parel
for Man, Woman and Child.
Great Money-saving Prices
| throughout our two stores. Read them; come and see them.
Men’s and Young Men’s Suits
$6.95 Bought to sell for $10.00,
Cut to
Suits bought to sell for $12.00 0Tf Qfl
Cut to 0 I iwll
Suits and Overcoats bought to Off) ASX
sell for $15.00 cut to wlUiHU
Suits, Overcoats &Rain Coats 0IO QC
bought to sell for $18, cut towIfaiUV
Suits, Overcoats & Rain Coats $13.80
bought to sell for §20, cut to
Extra heavy fleece lined Underwear
cut to 39c
Women’s and Misses’ Suits
Suits bought to sell for §15 $10.00
Suits bought to sell for §20 $14.80
Suits bought to sell for $25 $18.00
Great Millinery Cut.
Hats bought to sell for §3.98 $2.75
Hats bought to sell for $5.00 $3.50
Same proportionate cut on hats up tc 5510.
Underwear, Hosiery and all other
winter furnishings at a cut of 25 to 33
per cent.
Everything in our stores is cut in price, including Shoes.
H. GOLDSTONE & SON,
605-607 MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Formerly occupied toy J. R Block. & Co
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST ANI'
ENTERTAIN
A Department in Wmoh the Local Editoi
Holds Hierh Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energy in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
The Anchor glass factory resumed op-erations
Thursday with one tank.
Samuel Schenck, of this place, roasted
another ox for the Democrats at Vander-grilt
Tuesday.
Curtis Ong bought the Perry Bell bar-ber
shop on Main street at constable’s
sale Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mortimore are
the proud parents of a little daughter
born last Tuesday.
Miss Moyme Davis, an East End girl,
broke her leg Thursday evening by a tall
while skating at the local rink.
The Standard and Bohemian base ball
clubs clashed at Frick Park Monday, the
former winning the game 10 to 7.
A new Postal telegraph service, with
James Cox in charge, has been establish-ed
at the East End street car station.
George Armstrong, of this place, is at
Uniontown in charge of street repaving
for the West Penn Railways Company.
Mount Pleasant and vicinity were
black with smoke Monday from the
mountain fires up about Laughlinstown.
John A. Adams, of I-atrobe, and Miss
Virgie Shawley, of this place, took out
a marriage license in Uniontown Thurs
day.
Proprietor Polanofsky has struck a
good well of water in the rear of his
East End Hotel after drilling to the
depth of some 42 feet.
The Hospital Aid Society will hold its
annual meeting in the parlors of the
hospital Tuesday afternoon next, Octo-ber
27th, at 3 o'clock.
The Mount Pleasant Legion, of the
Loyal Protective Legion, has an inter-esting
financial statement in an advertis-ing
column of this issue.
Dr. F. L. Marsh, of this place, had
charge of the operation for appendicitis
performed last Wednesday evening at
the Greensburg hospital on John Alms.
Reports to the contrary notwithstand-ing,
President Jacob Zelenak informs
THE JOURNAL that the Slavish Political
Club continues to meet as usual in Slav-ish
Hall.
The United Brethren people, at a con-gregational
meeting held Monday eve-ning,
decided to fresco, paper and car-pet
their church to do until such time
as they can replace it with a new edifice.
The neat new Third ward voting place
on Cherry avenue has just been com-pleted
under the direction of George W.
Fultz who was instrumental in securing
the building from the county commis-sioners.
The members of the local Protected
Home Circle entertained their Greens-burg
fellows in McElwee’s Hall Friday
evening with a nicely arranged literary
and musical program. Ex-Chief of Police
Henry S. Witt carried off the cake walk
honors.
The Alpha Bible Class of the Metho-dist
Episcopal church will hold an Hal-loween
social in the Sunday schoolroom
on Thursday evening, October 29. A
very enjoyable time is anticipated and
everybody invited. The admission will
be 10 cents.
The hearing of R. K. Hissem, of this
place, charged with having aided in mis-appropriation
of Farmers and Merchants
National Bank funds, to have been held
before United States Commissioner Lind-say
in Pittsburg Monday, was postponed
until last evening. Many of the wit-nesses
on theMullin and Stineman cases
were held over. Mr. Hissem was held
for trial.
The Mount Pleasant Board of Educa-tion,
at a special meeting held Friday
evening, decided to admit Samuel Den-nison's
children as Dr. W. A. Marsh said
they had been in no danger ol scarlet
fever infection, having been staying
with their grandmother on Eagle street.
Captains James Harkins, of this place,
and Wade T. Kline, of Greensburg, in-spected
the four companies of the in-mates
at the Huntingdon Reformatory
on Saturday last. This honor came to
these two young guardsmen because of
the high ratings their commands made
last year.
Council held a continued meeting
Monday evening to receive bids for a
sewer on North Shupe street. Only one
bid was submitted and it was not open-ed
as Council, at the request of residents
of the street, decided to have its sewer
committe put in two lines, one on the
street and the other along the alley on
the east side, giving citizens out of work
the preference when it comes to hiring
men. Steps were also taken to have de-clared
vacant the seat of H. N. Smith,
Second ward member, now located at
Blufttown, Indiana.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1908.
WORKS FOR CONSTITUENTS
Bays Congressman Kennedy, of Ohio, of Col.
George F. Huff.
The following appeared in the Butler
Eagle under the following headlines:
“Mr. Hull one of the most useful men in
Congress, says Congressman Kennedy.
“In his speech at Mars last night, Con
gressman James Kennedy, of Youngs-town,
Ohio, who represents the old
William McKinley district, and is one
ot the ablest and most popular members
of the national law making body, took
occasion to speak in the very highest
terms of Congressman George F. Hull, of
Greensburg.
I have been intimately associated with
Mr. Huft in Congress, said Mr. Kennedy,
and I have found him to be one of the
best posted, most capable and faithful
members of that body. By reason of his
experience he is one of the most useful
members of Congress and he should be
sent back by the largest majority the
district ever gave a candidate.
Mr. Kennedy continued in this strain,
speaking of the fact that he has been as-sociated
with Mr. Huff on committees
and knew him to be a hard, conscien-tious
worker for his constituents.
Let me urge upon you, said Mr. Ken-nedy,
the importance of a Republican
Congress. The thing of importance next
to the election of Judge Taft is the elec-tion
of a Republican Congress to assist
him in carrying out the Rooseveltian
policies.
Mr. Kennedy referred to the varied
interests of the district composed of
Butler and Westmoreland counties.
There are few districts which require
such a large experience and such able,
careful service on the part of the con-gressman.
The coal, glass, steel, oil,
agricultural and other interests are to be
looked after. Colonel Huff, with his
many years’ experience in Congress and
his ability as a business man, is the ideal
candidate for the district to elect.
Foot Ball Notes.
The Alverton High School kickers
were shut out Thursday afternoon by
their fellow students here 6 0.
The Scottdale Independents were de-feated
here Saturday by the St. Josephs
5-4.
South Greensburg dropped down Sat-urday
afternoon and shut out the local
Reserves 5-0.
The Scottdale High School Preps were
shut out here Monday afternoon by the
High School Juniors 5-0.
SALTLICK.
The weather still continues dry.
The people of this vicinity aie busily
engaged in husking corn.
And the election draweth near. Let
the people rule, not money.
The superintendent of public schools
of Fayette county visited the Saltlick
schools last week.
What a good old world this would be
if everybody told the truth.
Leroy Henry was a Back Creek caller
one day last week.
A Word to Milk Consumers,
Pure bottled milk can be had from my
new milk wagon and route which I will
start on November 2. The first comes on
Sunday but milk will be delivered each
and every day thereafter. The milk
will be delivered right to the door at 7
cents per quart. Those desiring to try
my milk will keep a watch on that morn-ing
as the wagon will have no bells on.
I also request customers to come out and
see my dairy farm and the sanitary way
of handling milk.
Yours respectfully,
10 15 4 L. M. WERTZ.
FOR RENT:—Furnished rooms on Main
street, suitable for light housekeeping.
All conveniences. Inquire at this office.
10 22 2
FOR SALE:—At half price and practi-cally
as good as new, a six-holed gas
range with baker, roaster and hot water
front. Inquire at this office. 10 22 tf
GOOD COAL delivered promptly on all
orders given to the driver of Poorbaugh’s
milk wagon. 10 22 tf
WANTED TO BUY:—Good, fresh milk that
I can sell at 7 cents a quart. A. W. Shaf-fer,
Mount Pleasant. 10 10 tf
Why pay fancy prices for cofiee when
you can get it at L. M. Karney’s on the
Hill for 5 cents a pound. 10 10 tf
The First Baptist ladies will hold a
ham and egg supper in the basement of
their church on election night, Tuesday,
November 3rd. 10 1 5
WANTED—Success Magazine requires
the services of a man in Mount Pleasant
to look after expiring subscriptions and
to secure new business by means of spe-cial
methods usffally effective; position
permanent; prefer one with experience,
but would consider any applicant with
good natural qualifications; salary $1.50
per day, with commission option. Ad-dress,
with references, R. C. Peacock,
Room 102, Success Magazine Building,
New York. 10 17 2
AROUND AND ABOUT
But Principally Within the
Bounds of This County.
^BRILLIANH
A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWR
SECURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE
LIABLE EXCHANGES.
How these Articles Appear After They
Have been Boiled Down Into Short
Paragraphs That 8peak to the Point
But Briefly of Interesting- EventB
Transpiring in he Old Star ol’the West
Brownsville will get free mail deliv-ery
on January 1 with two carriers.
Scottdale Episcopalians have extend
ed a call to Rev. Thomas Lloyd of New
Haven.
Hairy H. Elverson, of New Brighton, J
has resigned as junior major of the j
Tenth regiment, N. G. P.
Suterville is after C. M. Suter, operator
of the old Black Ball mine, for drawing
ribs and letting Seventh avenue fall in.
Hon. R. Willis Fair, candidate for As-sembly
in this district on the Republi-can
ticket, is having serious trouble with
an ear.
Greensburg and Jeannette are getting
anxious about their fast-failing water
supply furnished by the Westmoreland
company.
Lloyd Miller, aged 22 years, a son of
Jerdy P. Miller, of Fort Hill, was killed
by a B. & O. train near Confluence last
Wednesday evening.
Joseph C. Majerchok, the foreign ex-change
banker at Brownsville, convicted
on a charge of embezzlement, got off
with a year in the Fayette county jail
The Somerset county commissioners
have taken np the project of erecting at
Somerset a modern hospital for the care
and treatment of the indigent and chronic
insane.
Henry Autone, a Frenchman, aged
some 50 years, suicided at his Arnold
home last Thursday with carbolic acid.
He leaves a wife and daughter at New
Kensington.
Anthony Filburn, employed as a miner
at Scott Haven, was killed near that
place Saturday by a B. & O. train. He
was 45 years of age and leaves a wife in
Connellsville.
While her mother was sick in bed
Thursday the 3-ycar old daughter of
Charles Levi, a Greensburg Hebrew, set
fire to its clothes with a match and was
burned to death.
John Hancharik, a Russian miner,
lives to tell of 2,000 volts of electricity
that shot through his body at the Forest
Hill plant of the Ellsworth Coal Com-pany
last Thursday.
David Ramsay, a Greensburg child,
aged three and one half years, died at
the Greensburg hospital Sunday from
scalds got at the home there of his wid-owed
mother the day before.
Rev. Dr. E. J. Knox, the M. E. divine
transferred from Greensburg to Butler,
was married last Thursday evening to
Miss Blanche Muse at the McKeesport
home of the bride's sister, Mrs. T. C.
Jones.
Rev. Edgar Hoffmeier, of Jeannette,
who was recently ordained as a Reform-ed
minister, has accepted the call to be-come
the pastor of Grace Reformed
church, South Baltimore, Md. He will
take charge Sunday.
The orphan's court of Fayette county
is expected to annul the marriage of
Ditman Pfoutz and Mrs. Ida May Hough,
both of near Rnflsdale, who became man
and wife August 7th last. The groom
has been declared a lunatic.
Mrs. J. S. Parker, of Scottdale, while
out horseback riding Saturday with Mrs.
P. S. Loucks, was thrown at the corner
of Pittsburg and Grove streets by a dog
scaring her horse. Her arm was hurt in
addition to numerous bruises.
Connellsville Italian Catholics are ex-ercised
over the alleged finding of a
photographic plate which, when devel-oped,
is said to have shown their priest,
Rev. Father Disabota, in an embarrassing
position with his housekeeper.
Elias Harford, aged 12, was caught be-tween
the car and elevator shaft at the
Second National Bank building, Union-town,
last Wednesday and his head was
crushed to a pulp. When the body was
released it dropped to the bottom of the
shaft. He had been riding on the ele-vator
with his brother during the day.
Child Fatally Scalded.
Elmer, the 13 month old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Queer, of near Stahls-town,
died Friday at the local hospital
of scalds got the week before while here
with his parents visiting Mrs. Queer’s
father, A. L. Fisher. The little fellow
upset on himself a pot of hot cocoa bis
mother had taken off the stove and set
on the fable.
Hot Chicken Supper.
The United Presbyterian ladies have
preparations made to serve a chicken
supper with all that goes to make up a
good warm repast in the basement of
their church, tomorrow (Friday) eve-ning.
Tickets will be 35 cents with ice
cream and cake extra. The proceeds will
go to the church.
No smoko, no soot, no flicker.
No “frosted*' chimneys, noclmrred wicks.
Burns out clean with a blp, round, eteailv,
white flame to the last drop without readjust-ing
wick.
“Family Favorite”
LAMP OIL
Beat light for the eyen.
Does nwuy with every lump trouble. Costs
no more than Inferior tank wagon oil.
Almost every dealer has It. Inquire.
WAVERLY OIL. WORKS CO.,
Independent Refiners
PITTSBURG, - - PA.
Also makers of Waverly Special Auto
Oil and Waverly Gasolines.
McGeary & Marsh, Attorneys.
Notice of Petition to Satisfy Charge
Upon Land.
In the Orphans’ Court of Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania, No. 1P4.
August Term. t'.Ofi
To Fanny Bovard, or her heirs, next of-kln
and leaal representatives, and to whom it
m iv I’onrorn:—
I,.I TO. Shields. IT isIt Sheriff of said County,
do hereby fflve notice that. (’. S. Ludwig has
presented to said Court his petiiian repre-senting:
1. That, he Is the owner in fee of ALL that
certain massuage. tenement or tract of land
situate in t he Township of Washington, Coun-ty
of Westmoreland and State of Pennsyl-vania
hounded and described as follows, to
wit: Beginning at a post on line of land for-merly
of Robert Paul: thence Nnri h 32 deg.
Fast one-hundr ed thirty (HO) per» h >s to po.«,i;
thence South fifty-three C*3) dec. Fast flfiy-iwo
and seven-1 cut» (.>2 7) perches to a post:
thence by land formerly of William Cham-bers
North it deg K ist one hundred forty-live
and live-tent Im (14"* 5) perch- s to a post;
thence by land formerly of William Cham-bersNow
h <r> deg. West eighty-six (HO) perch
os to si post : 1 hence by bind formerly of
James < Chambers South 02 deg. West two hun-dred
forty-four (244) perches to post; thence
Houth 53 d# g. East ninety-two and fifteen-hundredths
(02.15) perches to place of begin-ning.
Containing m e hundred sixty-tour
(1(54) acres and one hundred and two (102)
perches, more or loss, and being the same
tract of land which tty deed dated 2nd Octo-ber.
A. I). l.'Os, recorded in West moreland
County in Deed Book Vol. 452 page856. George
W. Crtiwford and wife conveyed to your pe-titioner.
2 That title to si certain tract of land, of
which the above described tract of 1(54 acres
and 102 perches ISH part, was formerly vested
in James Bovard, of tin* Township of Cherry.
County of Bntler. said state.
3. That t he said James Bovard died on the
day of August,. A. D. 1853, having made
his last, Will and Testament dated the 25th
day of October A I). 1852. legally proved ami
approved the lttth August. 18AT and recorded
in the office for registering wills in and for
said Butler County in Will Book <■ pages 2 0
and 257. and a certified copy of which \' ill
was recorded in the office for the registering
of wills in and for said Westmoreland Coun-ty
on October 5. min. in Will book hi page fiO.
underand by the terms of which Will the said
James Bovard disposed of the said tract , of
which Petitioner’s tract Is a part as afore-said.
ns follows:
'‘Item 2nd I give ai d bequeath unto my
beloved wife Jane ****** ui8(> the West-moreland
property, all hut tny daughter
Fanny’s portion, * * * *. Item 3. 1 give and
bequeath to my daughter Fanny**** also
one thousand dollars iti money to ho paid to
her as soon as the Westmoreland land is sold
and the money available.”
The ‘ Westmoreland property” arid “West-moreland
land” referrrou to in said Will
being the t ract of which your Petitioner’s
tract is a part, as aforesaid
4 That, your Petitioner is informed and be-lieves.
and therefore here avers, t hat the said
James Bovard under and by virtue of the
terms of his said Will charged hi> said’West-moreland
property” or “Westmoreland land"
with the oayment of said sum of One Thou-sand
($1,000) Dollars to Fanny Bova:d, and
your Petitioner’s tract, as above described
being si part of the land so (-barged tin- s:iid
sum of One Thousand (fi,000) Dollars payable
to Fanny Bovard was charged upon your Pe-titioner’s
laud as ai.ove described, and the
said sum of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars
thereupon becomes and was and is still alien,
encumbrance or charge on said described
tract of land its now owned by your Peti-tionercis
aforesaid
5 That the said Jane Bovard. wife of the
ssild James Bovard. dh'don or about the
day of February A. I) 1861 and by virtue and
in pursuau o of the terms and directions
of her Will her Attorney !• -Fact, and
Executor sold the said “West oreUnd
land” 10 W M. Crawford for the sum
of $3,102 40. as appears by deed dated
7t h June. ls“7, and recorded lii Westmoreland
County lu Deed Book Vol. 92, page fiand
thereupon the money to pay said sum of
$1,000.00 to Fanny bovard t.ecam** and was
available and i be said MIDI of $1,000 00 became
due and payable on "aid date of 7th une.
*•"77: and t hero Tore the period of twenty-one
years and more has elapsi d afier 1 be princi-pal
debt of said charge of $1 000. 0 r.as become
due «u d payable ant? no payment of princi-pal
or Interest has bee made within said
period of tvvent v-one years and more on ac-count,
of said charge of $1 COo.OO by the pres-ent
owner of the said tract of land of your
Petitioner sought to Ire released and dis-charged,
or so far as can be ascertained by
bis predecessors in title arm no claim or (IK*
maud Iras been made within said period and
insufficient releas*-. acquittance, satisfaction
or acknowledgement of payment, of said en-cumbrance
or charge, or any part thereof, is
of record in Westmoreland County, Pennsyl-vuuia.
in which said t ract of land s sit uated.
(5. that your Petiiloner, alter di igent
search arid inquiry for the said Fanny Bo
vard. has been unable to ascertain her pres-ent
place of residence, and in fact has been
unable to ascertain if she Is living or dead or
any Information concerning her; and, after
diligent search and inquiry for the heirs,
next-of-kin and legal representatives of the
said I- army Bovard. in case she should be
dead, lias also been unab'eto ascertain who
they are, if any there be, or where they are
located; and therefore Petitioner has‘been
unable to find any party or parties interested
in said charge of fl.u00.00 upon bis said land
And praying that, a dec oo be made releas-ing
and discharging the said t ract of land
from the charge of $1,000 00 and from the pay-ment,
thereof, aud furl her decreeing and di-recting
the satisfaction of said charge by the
Recorder of Deeds of said County of West-moreland
in accordance wit h ti e Art of As-sembly
in such case made and provided.
WHEREUPON the Court, made the follow-ing
order:
And now. to wit,:—October 17, 1908. the fore
going petition presented in Open ( ourt and
upon due consideration thereof the prayer of
the Petitioner is grunted and it, Is ordered
and decreed that the Sheriff of Weft moreland
County. Pennsylvania, give notice to all par
ties interested according to law. viz io
those found in the county, if any, by a cop
of the notice served personally or left, a>
their places of abode, audio all known per-sons
out of the county, if any, and to all un-known
persons if any. by public m tier pub-lished
in the Mount Pleasant Jo rtml mu
newspaper published in i lie County of vVes<
moreland. once a week for fnur sm-cessivt
weeks, which notice shall briefly state tin
facts set forth in 8 , idipet it inn and require tin
parties to appear In Court on s timlay tin
12th day of December A. I) HflH, at nlm
oclock a tu.. and answer said petit Ion am
show cause why the prayer thereof »houl
not be granted
Attest: PerCurian
David A Miller. Clerk
I llie said sheriff, do hereby give notice, t<
all part i s In iiiter* sr’to appear in snid' Oui
on Saturday, the 12tb day of Dec mb r. A, I
1908, at nine o’clock a m.. to iu*wer >*i(i pe
tit ion and show cause If any the have wh
the prayer thereof should not be granted an
why IL Decree slum d not be made, relpasln
and discharging the above descrined tract <•
land from the said chargeofil "Oti.ooami frm
the payment thereof and why the said chargi
should not be satisfied of record.
Sheriff’s Office, .1. E. Shields,
Greensburg, Pa , Cct. 17. I0u8. Sheriff
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THE MOUNT PLEASANT fOUBHAL TH PfltiA ' , OCTOBER 20
FARMERS
ARE WISE.
They are Organizing all over the
County to Prevent Trespassing
on Their Premises.
DETAILS Of STATE TROOPffi HELPING OUT,
Farmers all over (he county have organized and are taking active steps,
which have already resulted in the arrest of a number of hunters, to prevent
trespassing over placarded properties while in search of game.
A factor in the prosecution of traspassers is the state police, details of
which have been placed at the following points over the county: l.atrobe.
four; New Alexandria, two; Foxtown Road, one. In addition to the tfoopere
many farmers of certain localities have secured the services of the constables
in their section.
Disguises Himself ns Hobo and
Goes Out Begging.
TO PROVE A STATED THEORY.
Incidentally to Show Mrs. Bowser That
She Is Hard Hearted—Distressing
Results Follow, and, as Usual, It Is
All the Fault of His Wife.
[Copyright, 1908, by T. C. McClure.]
As Mr. Bowser reached home the
other evening a tramp who hail been
nt the basement door passed out of
the gate. lie was not halted or ad-dressed.
but two minutes later the In-quiry
was put to Mrs. Bowser:
“Was that man who was just hero
asking for something to eat?”
"Yes; It was an old tramp.”
“And you gave him something?”
“No. This is the third or fourth time
he has been here tills week. lie Is both
Impudent and persistent. Why do you
ask ?”
"Because, madam, when he passed
me at the gate his whole attitude por-trayed
hunger and dejection. He must
have felt that the whole world was
against him.”
“He didn't nsk for food, but for mon-ey.
If lie Is suffering for anything. It
Is for whisky.”
“And you are ready to libel his char-acter
ns well as turn him from your
"i AM DUESSED LIKE A TKAMP.”
door!” exclaimed Mr. Bowser. “Wom-an.
you have a heart of stone. I have
no doubt that you have driven a dozen
different men to crime and a dozen
others to suicide.”
Mrs. Bowser made no reply, and
nothing further was said until they
were seated at the dinner table. Then
Mr. Bowser took the matter up again
by saying:
“Yes, the man seemed utterly lost t«
hope, and before we have finished our
dinner he may be floating in the river.
If so, you will be to blame for it.”
“But I tell you I’m not going to
make a tramp hotel of this house,”
she spiritedly replied. “There’s a lot
of rubbish in the back yard, and I’ve
offered tramp after tramp money to
remove it. Not one would touch it.”
“That makes no difference to the gen-eral
character of the case. The tramp
Is the victim of misfortune. He has
lost wife, children, all. He is bowed
with sorrow. Ambition has fled. He
feels that the hand of all men Is
against him. From our store of plenty
can we not afford him a crust or a
dime? Who can say that it would not
be the beginning of a new era with
him ?”
“Tramps don’t eat crusts, Mr. Bow-ser,
and, as for dimes, you leave so pre-cious
few of them around the house
that I don’t have one for my street car
fare half the time. I think I can make
as good use of them as any tramp.”
Bowser Glares and Turns Red.
Mr. Bowser knew that the cook over-heard
the remark, and he also knew
that it was trite and true, and for the
next two minutes he did nothing but
glare aud turn red and white by turns.
Then he said:
“You look at things from your own
selfish standpoint. There are thou-sands
of people that feel as I do—that
(Whcyi misfortune makes a tramp of a
man Tie still remains n human being
and is entitled to humane treatment.
How easy for you to have passed out
some food and a few kind words! In-stead
of that, you slammed the door on
ills toes or yelled to the cook to do It,
nnd tlie man lias gone away wondering
If we are devils or human beings. Lis-ten
to the moaning of the wind! It is
going to lie n dark, rainy night, and ns
that poor, hungry, tramp makes his bed
on a pile of ashes In some alley what
can lt.A thoughts of you be?”
“I don’t believe there are thousands
that feel as you do,” replied Mrs. Bow-ser.
“I don't believe”—
“Hold on right there, madam. I firm-ly
believe that you are (lie only wom-an
In tills town that will bnng the door
on the toes of a hungry and discour-sed
tramp. I not only believe it, but
I’m going to prove It. I acknowledge
that the world Is selfish, but I also con-tend
that there are thousands of hearts
that beat for misfortune.”
“How can you prove it?”
"You will see at (lie end of a couple
of hours.”
For mi hour after dinner, until it be-gan
to grow dark, Mr. Bowser read ids
paper and smoked bis cigar. Then lie
disappeared upstairs, ami when he
runic down again Mrs. Bowser thought
the tramp had come back nnd Bneakod
in nt the front door. Mr. Bowser had
hunted up one of ills oldest suits and
reduced it to a ragged state.
“And now what?” wus asked.
"I am going to prove my case. I am
dressed like a tramp. I am going
forth to appeal to the charity of my
fellow men. I shall find human sym-pathy
with me. You can’t make me
believe, Mrs. Bowser, that tills town
holds another person as selfish as you
are. If It does, then where is our
boasted Christianity?”
Mrs. Bowser made no objection to
ills going out, but smiled behind his
back as ho went. Mr. Bowser had
gone only three blocks before lie snw
a lady sitting on tlie steps of her
houBo. She looked sympathetic nnd
charitable. She looked tender hearted
aud full of love for humanity. He
therefore turned in, and, removing his
rusty old hat, he said:
“Lady, I am a tramp through mis-fortune.
A tornado caused the deaths
of my wife and children, and”—
“And wiiy didn’t it cause yours as
well?” was asked.
“Madam, I was once a happy man.
I had around me”—
“James,” called the woman over her
shoulder to some one in the house,
“here is some one bothering me.
I’leaso come out aud remove him."
“Madam, I simply ask for a crust of
bread. I haven’t had anything to cat
for three”—
James appeared. He was a husky
husband. He also had a voice on him
like the roar of a bull. When he roared
at Mr. Bowser to “git” the disguised
tramp got. Five houses down a man
sat on his steps smoking. Mr. Bow-ser
leaned over the gate in a weary
way and worked a bit of pathos into
his voice as he asked:
“Sir, do you know what it is to be
all alone In this world?”
“Why don’t you try the jail for com-pany?”
was the reply.
“Can it be, sir, that I must sleep on
the damp earth tonight for the want of
a dime to get me a bed?”
“It can, and you’d better be doing it.
Come; go on with you!”
This was a direct and an aggressive
order, and Mr. Bowser moved on. As
he struck the next block he found a
cook taking the evening air at n base-ment
door. She was a middle aged
woman, and he saw pity in her eyes.
“I can see that you have the heart of
a woman,” he said as he halted.
“And what of it?”
“I crave a little food to assuage the
pangs of hunger.”
“Oh, you do! Perhaps you crave a
strawberry shortcake with whipped
cream on top.”
“No, ma’am, only a few crusts. I
am a broken, despairing man. Any-thing
is good enough for me.”
“Then get in the way of some cop
and let him give you the collar. Lord,
but how I should like to see him make
your heels fly!”
Sure of * Kind Welcome.
Farther down the street, but on the
opposite side, a woman was playing
the piano and singing “Nearer, My
God, to Thee.” As the words floated
out of the open window upon the even-ing
air Mr. Bowser felt sure that his
welcome would be kind. He had
mounted the steps and was looking
into the hall when the music ceased
nnd thaslceer came out and said:
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On these old shelves he could still find the pewter mugs and drinking cups
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“Well, sir, what Is IfT
“Lady, will you please be kind enougli
to spare”—
“No, sir! You get right out of here!"
“But, lady, I am not to blame for
my”—
“Officer, officer!” called fhe woman
to a policeman that came pacing along
at just that moment. “Officer, please
remove tills lazy and drunken old
tramp!”
Mr. Bowser was removed. He was
removed with energy. Ho was re-moved
by the scruff, by the back, by
the arms and legs. He was yanked,
and he was twisted, and when let go
of on the corner and told to “pike” his
head swam and his knees wabbled,
and the only conversation he could
call up was to say to himself:
“By the seventeen bullfrogs of Bull
lake, but Mrs. Bowser shall suffer for
this! How she shall suffer!”
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Author of
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COPYRIGHT 1908. THE HOUUS- Y
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on its front was pnlnforl In Blaring
white letters:
ICONTINUICU.]
There In (lie middle of the blue hung
room In her wedding dress, with her
bandaged eyes, and her bridal bouquet
on the table, stood Jessica. Twilight
was near, hut even so all the shutters
wore drawn save one, through which a
last glow of refracted sunlight sifted
to fall upon Ids face. Iter hands were
clasped before her. He could honr her
brenlhlng the full, hurried resplrntlou
of expectancy.
Then, while his hand closed the door
behind him, a thing unexpected, anom-alous,
happened—tt thing that took him
as utterly by surprise ns If the solid
floor had yawned before him. Slim
fingers tore away the broad encircling
bandage. She started forward. Her
arms were flung about his neck.
“Hugh, Hugh!” she cried. “My hus-band
!”
The paleness was stricken suddenly
from Harry's face. An odd, dazed
color, a (lush of mortification, of self
reproach, flooded It from chin to brow.
Despite himself be had fell Ids Ups
molding to an answering kiss beneath
her own. lie drew a gasping breath,
his hand nervously caught the bandage,
replaced It over the eyes and tied it
tightly, puttlug down her protesting
hands.
"Oh, Hugh," she pleaded, “not for a
moment—not when I am so happy!
Your face Is what I dreamed it must
be! Why did you make me wait so
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“Hugh, Hugh/” she cried. "My hug-band
l ”
long? And I can see, Hugh! I can
really see! Let It stay ofT, just for one
little moment more!”
He held her hands by force. “Jes-sica,
wait,” he said In a broken whis-per.
"You must not take It off again—
not now!”
An Incredible confusion enveloped
him. Ills tougue cleaved to the roof
of his mouth. Not only had the pain-ful
contretemps nonplused and dis-mayed
him; not only had it heightened
and horrified the realization of what
she must presently be told—It had
laid a careless hand upon his own
secret, touching it with an almost vul-gar
mockery. It had overthrow’ll In an
Instant the barricades he had been pil-ing.
The pressure of those lips on his
had sent coursing to the farthest re-cesses
of his nature a great wave which
dikes nor locks might ever again forbid.
“What a dear goose you are!" she
said. “The light didn't hurt them—In-deed,
indeed! Only to think, Hugh!
Your wife will have her sight! Do go
and tell your father. He will be wait-ing
to know!”
Harry made some incoherent reply.
He was desperately anxious to get
away. His thought was a snail of tat-ters
threaded by one lucid purpose—to
spare her coming self abasement this
sardonic humiliation.
He almost ran from the room and
down the stair.
GF
Chapter 6
T the foot of the stair Harry
paused, drawing a deep
breath as if to lift a
weight of air. He need-ed
to get his bearings, to
win back a measure of
calmness.
As he stood there Hugh came from
the library. His head was down, and
he went furtively and slinklngly, as
though dreading even a casual regard.
He snatched his hat from the rack,
passed out of the house and was swal-lowed
up in the dusk. David Stires
had followed his sou into the hall. He
answered the gloomy question in Har-ry’s
eyes.
“He is gone," he said, “and I hope to
heaven I may never see his face
again!” Then slowly and feebly he
ascended the stairs.
Ten, fifteen minutes passed, and old
David Stires re-entered the room, went
feebly to his wheel chair and sat down.
“t have told her," he said presently
In a broken voice. “You are kind, San
derson, very kind. God help us!"
"What has God to do with It?" fell
a voice behind them. Harry faced
about. If was Jessica ns he had first
seen her In (lie upper room with the
bandage across her eyes.
“What has God to do with It?" she
repeated In a hard tone. “Perhaps Mr.
Sanderson can tell us. It is in his
line.”
"Please”— said Harry.
He could not have told what he
would have asked, though the accent
was almost one of entreaty. The harsh
satire touched his sacred calling. Com-ing
from her lips It affronted at once
Ills religious Instinct and his awakened
love. It was all he said, for he stopped
suddenly at sight of her face, pain
frosted, white ns the folded cloth.
“Oh." she said; turning toward the
voice, "I remember what you said that
night right here In this very room
that you sowed your wild oats at col
lege with Hugh that they were 'a tidy
crop!’ You wore strong, and he was
weak. You led. and he followed.
You were 'Satan Sanderson,’ abhot of
the Saints, the set In which he learned j
gambling. Why, If was In your rooms
that lie played his first game of poker. I
He fold me so himself! And now ha
has gone to be an outcast, and you j
stand in the pulpit In a cassock, you,
the Rev. Henry Sanderson! Y’ou help-ed
to make him what he has become!
Pan you undo II?”
Harry was looking at her with a
stricken countenance, ne had no an
swer ready The wave of confusion
that had submerged him when he.hsd
restored the bandage to her eyes had
ugniu welled over him.
“1 an: tot excusing Hugh now,” sho
went ' wildly. “He has gone beyond
excuse or forgiveness. He Is ns dead
to me as though I had never known
him, though the word you spoke an
hour ago made me Ills wife. I shall
have that to remember all my life—
that and the one moment I had wall
ed for so long, for my first sight of his
face and my l ivle’s kiss! 1 must carry j
It with me always. 1 can never wipe |
that face from my brain or the sting
of that kiss from my lips—the kiss of
a forger, of my husband!”
The old man groaned. “1 didn’t
know he had seen her!” he said help-lessly.
“Jessica, Hugh’s sin Is not San-derson’s
fault!”
In her bitter words was an Injustice
as passionate as her pain, but for her
life she could not help It. She was a
woman wrenched and torn, tortured
beyond control, numb with anguish.
To Harry Sanderson her words fell
with a wholly disproportionate vio-lence.
It had never occurred to him
that he himself had been Individually
and actively the cause of Hugh's
downfall. The accusation pierced
through the armor of self esteem that
he had linked and riveted with habit
The «same pain
of mind that had
spurred him on
that long ago
night to the ad-mission
she had
heard had start-ed
to new life a
bared, a scath-ed,
a rekindling
sin.
“It is ail
he said. It was J
the inveterate /
voice of con- f
science that
spoke. “I have
been deceiving \ /
myself. I was my
b. rothe,r.’s keeperl^bwlo’wcrocndthebhlaorwd culapyo.n I see it now.
She did uot catch the deep compunc-tion
in the judicial utterance. She
stood an Instant quivering, then turn-ed
and, feeling blindly for the door,
swept from their sight.
White and breathless, Jessica climb-ed
the stair. In her room she took a
key from a drawer and ran swiftly
to the attic studio. She unlocked the
door with hurried fingers, tore the
wrappings from the tall white figure
of the prodigal son and found a
heavy mallet She lifted this with all
her strength and showered blow upon
blow on the hard clay, her face and
hair and shimmering train powdered
with the white dust, till the statue lay
on the floor, a heap of tumbled frag-ments.
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Fateful and passionate as the scene
in the library had been, her going left
a pall of silence in the room. Harry
Sanderson looked at David Stires with
pale intentness.
“Yet I would have given my life,”
he said in a low voice, “to save her
this!”
Something in the tone caught the old
man. He glanced up.
“I never guessed,” he said slowly—
“I never guessed that you loved her
too.”
But Harry had not heard. He did
not even know that he had spoken
aloud.
David Stires turned his wheel chair
to the Korean desk, touching the bell
as he did so. He took up the draft
and put it into his pocket. He pressed
a spring; a panel dropped and disclosed
a bidden drawer, from which he took
a jcrackling parchment. It was the
win against Whose signing Harry had
pleaded umnthR before In that same
room. The butler entered.
“Witness my signature, Blake," he
snld and