Mount Pleasant journal (February 4, 1909)

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VOL. 34. MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1909.
NO 6.
THINGS THAT
HAPPENED IN
THE LONG AGO
Not Without Interest in This
Day and Generation.
IN FACT THEY MAKE GOOD READING
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO CAN RE
CALL SOME OF THFM.
It Being too Cold for Out of Door
Work George W. Fultz, the Jour
nal’s Special East End Police Com
missioner, Calls on ex-Burgess J. A.
Boltz and Unearths Quite a Lot of
Good Stuff from Among the Treas-ured
Archives of that Former Chief
Executive officer of Mount Pleasant
The past week’s cold weather pre-vented
George Washington Fultz, THE
SCHIRNAL'S special East End police
commissioner, from doing outdoor
work. He spent the time with his
friends on the inside hunting up some
old stuff, in which he takes considera-ble
pride. Here are a few samples of
what he discovered.
Through the courtesy of ex-Mayor J.
A. Boltz, the writer has been permitted
to examine a number of squires’ dockets
and a lot of old newspapers, some of the
latter dating as far back as 1827. Among
the many interesting items found in
these papers are the following:
In the Greensburg “Gazette” for 1831
we find that the markets for that year
were as follows: Wheat 56 cents, rye
33X cents corn 31'/ cents, butter 7 cents
per pound and whiskey 22 cents per
gallon.
The taxcollector for Mount Pleasant
township and borough were Ezekiel Ir-win,
1819; Adam Kendig, 1828; Daniel
Kendig, 1829; Thomas Jack, 1830. The
county commissioners for these years
^vere Joseph Gross, Joseph Montgomery
and Abraham Weaver. The county aud-itors
were John C. Williams, David
Welty and John Hill.
The great parade of the 13th division
of Pennsylvania malitia was held in
Greensburg. The iollowing companies
were in attendance: Duquesue Greys,
Capt. John Herron, Pittsburg; Union
Volunteers, Capt. S. S. Austin, Union-town;
Youghiogheny Blues, Capt. Will-iam
Quail, Connellsville; Westmoreland
Cavalry, Capt. J. Murray. North Hunt-ingdon
Township; Forks Cavalry, Capt,
Weddle, Rostraver Township; Sewickley
Artillery, Capt. M M. Dick, Sewicklev
Township; National Guards, Capt. A
Oliver, West Newton; Jackson Greys,
Capt. Charles S. Goodman, Mount Pleas-ant;
Franklin Blues, Capt. H. Irwin,
Franklin; Lovalhanna Riflemen, Capt. N
Bridentbal, New Alexander; Sewickley
Blues, Capt. Joseph Jack, Pleasant Unity;
Phoenix Guards, Capt. A. McKinney;
Farmers Infantry, Capt. W. Murray;
Wayne Guards, Capt. B. Kettering,
At the mast head of the Westmoreland
“Intelligencer" for 1839 appears the fol-lowing
ticket: For President, Gen. Wm.
H. Harrison, of Ohio; for Vice President,
Hon. Daniel Webster, of New Hampshire.
The following marriage notices of
prominent people are to be found in
these papers: Hon. Henry D. Foster to
Miss Mary J. Young, James Lemmon to
Miss Sarah Sandies, Prof. Henry Wads-worth
Longfellow to Miss Fanny Eliza
beth Appleton, Lieut. Eli Albright to
Miss Caroline Fry, Oliver P. Shupe to
Miss Sallie Dick.
The following is iound recorded in
the docket of Squire W. E. Miller, of
Mount Pleasant, and is a reminder of
slavery days:
Under date of June 2, 1849, in the case
of the Commonwealth against unknown
kidnapers, a warrant was issued to Con-stable
Jacob Robb on information fur-nished
by James R Tarr who was quali-fied
to the statement that there were per-sons
at the inn kept by Charles Kelly
for the purpose of violently and tumul-tuously
seizing and carrying away cer-tain
negroes claimed oy them and fright-ening
them from labor contrary to act of
Assembly in such cases made and pro
vided on June 5, 1849. The constable
returned the warrant and reported his
inability to find the defendants.
The Westmoreland “Intelligencer” of
March, 1847, contains a lengthy account
of the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico. It
gives the names of all the Americans
who were killed and wounded. On this
list are to be found the following well
known names: Col. Jefferson Davis, com-mander
of the Mississippi Rifles who
was badly wounded;Col. John J. Hardin,
the commander of the Illinois volunteers
•who was killed. Lieutenant Colonel
Henry Clay, Jr., son of United States
Senator Henry Clay, of Kentucky, was
shot dead at the head of his Kentucky
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FOURSCORE AND TEN YEARS.
Mrs. Catherine Cooper Celebrates Her 90th Birthday in a Quiet
Manner on Sunday Last.
Mrs. Catherine Freeman-Cooper celebrated the 90th anniversary of her birth
Sabbath last at the South Church street residence of her daughter, Mrs Henry W.
Zundell, with whom she makes her home, being still in almost full enjoyment of
all her faculties. The above cut shows the aged celebrant with her decendants to
the fifth generation. To hep left is her daughter, Mrs. Malinda Rumbaugh; to
her right, Mrs. Rumbaugh’s daughter, Mrs. S. M. Brinker; at her back, Mrs.
Brinker’s daughter, Mrs. S. F. Irvin, and her son, Smith, all of this place.
Mrs-. Cooper was at first averse to any celebration of the event when she noticed
that it fell on the first day of the week; but, she was finally prevailed upon and
changed her mind when she saw how anxious her children were to do her honor. The
result was a quiet but very enjoyable function as became a family of Christians.
Mrs. Cooper was the mother of seven children, of whom but three are now living,
the third daughter being Mrs. George Huey, of Greensburg, who was present with her
husband as were also six of the eleven grandchildren, six ol the ten great-grandchil-dren
and all four of the great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Huey the out of town guests were, Mr. and Mrs.
James Towell, and Frank Cowell, wife and son, of Greensburg; Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Shellenberger, of South Connellsville.
soldiers while leading them into action,
and Col. Archabald Yell, the brave com
mander of the Arkansas volunteers, was
so severely wounded that he died the
day of the battle. Mention is made ol
the bravery of MajorGeneral Wm. Worth
and Brig. Gen. Joseph Lane.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominett Peojfle Gath-ered
During the Week.
Miss Sara C. Sherrick is at Cleveland,
Ohio, visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert
Shaw.
Mrs. J. G. White and Mis J. B. Myers,
Jr., spent Friday with Connellsville
friends.
Hon. George Freeman, of Rodney,
spent part of last week here with rela-tives
aad old friends.
E. C. Myers was at Greensburg Monday
attending a meeting of his fellow West-moreland
auctioneers.
Frank M. Leeper, the enterprising
Youngwood carpenter, calls d on a few
of his old friends here Monday.
Miss Mary Kifer, of Greensburg, spent
several days here the past week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs William Kifer.
Samuel N. Shields, of Greensburg, who
was here Tuesday, left yesterday for Ja-maica
inthe hope of relieving theastbma.
Burgess and Mrs. George A. Markle, of
New HaveD, called on the latter's sister,
Miss Maria Overholt, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Katherine Rumbaugh and her
three little daughters, of Greensburg,
were here over Sunday with relatives
and old friends.
Mrs. B. N. Hutchinson, of Washington,
Pa., was here this week visiting her
mother and sister, Mrs. Mary Hutchin-son
and Miss Anna Hutchinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Thompson, of
Greensburg, spent last Thursday here as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Thompson.
The two gentlemen are brothers.
Mrs. J. C. Laufler and little son, Dean
Carpenter Laufler, of Greensburg, are
here spending a couple of weeks with
Miss Lauffer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Sherrick.
Mrs. Charles Kincaid, of this place,
was one of the three prize winners at
the "Mix-you-up," or picture puzzle
party given by her cousin, Mrs. Kenneth
Bryce, at Greensburg Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Edward M. Sherrick gave a nicely
appointed surprise party at her North
Diamond street home Monday evening
in honor of the 41st birthday of her
husband who is a prominent member of
the Idle Rich Club.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Rist, of this
place, were at Pennsville Thursday eve-ning
attending the marriage of Mr. Frank
Richey and Miss Winifred Bell which
took place at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Bell.
LINCOLN DAY.
8teps Taken for its Fitting Celebration on
February 12th.
Active steps are being taken this week
in the way of arranging for the Lincoln
Day celebration in the Grand Opera
House Friday evening, February 12th
Minor parts in the exercises taken by
the school children in support of Dr.
Douthat’s lecture on “Gettysburg” are
being rehearsed and tickets of admission
have been handed out to the pupils for
distribution.
To cover the expense connected with
holding these exercises, an admission of
25 cents to the parquet and 15 cents to
the balcony is charged. School children
who assist in the sale of tickets are ad-mitted
free, and the grown folks in town
who desire to hear the story of Gettys-burg
first handed, as well as see the chil-dren
perform their pari, will give the
youngsters a boost by buying tickets of
them rather than at the box office.
John A. Stevenson, president of the
school board, will be chairman. It is
said that some other official celebrities
in town will occupy seats on the stage.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in This Place and
Vioinity.
Mrs. Anna Leighty Tinstman, wife of
Jacob Tinstman, died at her Scottdale
home last Tuesday, aged 79 years. In
addition to the husband there survive
three children, J. Edward and Miss May
at home and Dr. A. L., of Cleveland, O.
The interment took place in the local
cemetery Tnursday afternoon.
Jacob J. Stairs, the veteran proprietor
of the St. Elmo Hotel, Donegal, died
there Friday evening following a long
illness, aged 78 years. The interment
took place Monday. Mr. Stairs, who was
an almost life long member of the Luth-eran
church and a leading citizen of
that mountain town, is survived by his
widow and four children. The three
daughters are Mrs. A. F. Eichar, of this
place, and Misses Sue and Martha at
home. One son, Luther, also resides in
Donegal
At the Grand Opera House.
Manager Lowtber has booked for
Wednesday evening next, February 10,
at the Grand Opera House, “Tempest and
Sunshine," a striking dramatization of
Mary Jane Holmes’s popular novel. It
is a vivid and truthful portrayal of the
direct opposites in temperment of two
sisters and never fails to enlist the inter-est
of all who see it.
Jeannette Opera Honse Burns.
The opera house at Jeannette was de-stroyed
early Monday morning by fire
of a mysterious origin. Q. P. Hudson,
Frank Good and A. G. Wible, all of
Greensburg, were the owners. The loss
is from $15,000 to $18,000 with less than
$5,000 insurance.
MISSING GROCER.
Smith M. Albright’s Whereabouts a Matter
of Much Mystery.
Smith M. Albright, the proprietor of
Albright's Hotel on Church street as well
as of a grocery store in the adjoining
Braddock block, left home last Sunday
week with his brother, Morris, of King
wood, West Virginia, and, barring a
postal card written on fhe train to his
wife, nothing has since been heard of
him.
It is said that he left quite a number
of creditors whose claims do not aggre-gate
a very large sum, probably less than
$1,000. One of the first to get busy was
Sam. Jex, the meat man, who brought
suit to recover $106, the amount of his
bill.
Mr. Albright was married twice and
has three daughters, one by the first mar-riage
and two by the second who are all
occupants of the property which the
sheriff seized yesterday.
DEFENDANTS DISCHARGED.
They Were Charged With Giving Liquor to
Jail Prisoners
Disclosures tending lo show what
prompted charges of misconduct at the
Fayette coynty jail were made at a hear-ing
last Friday night before Justice of
the Peace J. P. Donaldson, of Hopwood,
of William Cunningham, a turnkey, and
Charles Hoke, a former prisoner. The
charge was furnishing liquor to female
inmates. Both men were discharged,
The charges against Cunningham and
Hoke were sworn to before Justice Don-aldson
last October 16, but the warrants
were never served until two weeks ago,
when District Attorney D. W. Hender-son
determined to sift the matter to the
bottom.
The charges were preferred by Bertha
Price, who was in the jail from May 12
to September 21. SheriffJohns has peti-tioned
the court for a thorough investi-gation.
This has been granted and the
matter will be aired in open court on
February 9.
Correcting Election Returns.
On petition of citizens of that dis-trict,
the County Commissioners re-counted
late primary vote cast at Uni-ted
in Mount Pleasant township, throw-ing
out 29 Republican ballots with the
name of M. M. Byers, Democratic candi-date
for Supervisor, on them. This
didn’t change the result, however. But
official returns show that Mr. Smith beat
George Smitley for fhe Democratic nom-ination
for Taxcollector by 23 votes.
Farmer’s Institute.
A farmer’s institute will be held to-morrow
and Saturday in Peterson's Hall,
Scottdale, with J. Lyman Loucks, of Al-verton,
presiding. The well arranged
program includes addresses by leading
agriculturists, discussions, vocal and or-chestral
music,
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Oathoreii from Both Mine
and Yard.
It is said that the Pennsylvania rail-road
will, by means of a branch from
Johnstown, handle (he immense outpnt
of the coal mines to be opened on the
4,000 acre Kennerly tract, in the Bens
Creek Valley of Somerset county, pur-chased
last week by W. S. and J. S.
Kuhn, of Pittsburg. This big tract, for
which the purchasers paid $670,000, is
one of the most valuable in Somer>-et
county and had been held undeveloped
for years by the Kennerly company. It
is claimed that fhe United Coal Company
is back ol fhe Kuhns.
Fire broke out Friday in a small mine
on a tract ol 10 acres of coal near the
Keister works in Upper Tyrone town-ship,
Fayette county, owned by Attor-ney
E. C. Higbee, Hon. B. F. Sterling
and S. E. Fro^k. The mine extends but
a short distance into the coal and it is
not believed much damage will result if
the blaze can be gotten at.
Charles McKnight, R. H. Davis, George
H. Gerwig and John Boileau, well known
Pittsburg business men, have organized
the Western Coke Company to develop
I. townships, Greene county, recently
bought of J. V. Thompson, of Uniontown
The five-day run rule will continue
this week at the plants in operation.
This district hae started on the upgrade
again by the Frick people decreasing
their idle oven list to the tune of 250.
Of this increase Alice starts up with
100, Standard goes from 400 to 500 and
Mammoth gets 50. Central will swell
the total to 300 with 50 more in blast.
The Mount Pleasant Coal & Coke Com
pany will, it is said, fire up 100 ovens at
its new Carrentertown plant at an early
date. The coal is secured from the Thaw
estate on a lease that, when operations
are begun, will require daily shipments
of both coal and coke or the forfeiture
of $100 a day.
Despite Uniontown statements to the
contrary, the erection of by-product coke
ovens by the United States Steel Corpo-ration
at Gary, Indiana, will not inter
fere with the erection of new Frick
plants projected in Southern Fayette
county.
COAL DUST EXPLODES
Killing Two Miners at Madison on Fri-day
Last.
A supposed explosion of coal dust in
the Sewickley mine ol the Keystone Coal
& Coke Company on Friday last killed
Alonzo Carnathan, aged 21 years, and
Paul Bozia, aged 23 years. Their 300
fellow workmen escaped uninjured,
while the damage done was trifling.
Carnathan, who was in room No. 5 off
the west main entry north, a mile and a
half from the mine entrance, is supposed
to have loaded a car with slate, and
while waiting for it to be taken out,
fired a shot. The shot, it is believed,
ignited dust, which bad been raised
when he loaded the slate. Neither he
nor Brozia, who was in room No. 4, is
thought to have been killed by the en-plosion.
Their bodies were not marked,
each giving evidenced having been suf-focated
by fire damp.
SIGN OF THE CROSS.
Items of Special Interest to the Local
Church Goers.
The Holy Communion will be cele-brated
in the First Reformed church on
Sunday morning, February 14th. There
will be services on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings with preparatory
services on Friday evening. Rev. S. B
Mase, D. D. and Rev. E. S. Bromer, D. D.,
of Greensburg, will assist the pastor dur-ing
these services.
A church work convention will be
held in the First Reformed chnrch Mon-day
evening and Tuesday afternoon and
evening, February 8th and 9th. Promi-nent
ministers will be present and take
part in these exercises. The public is
cordially invited to attend all these ser-vices.
Rev. R. L. Leatherman, thedocal Lu-theran
pastor, will preach on Sunday
next in town at 10:30 a. m. and at Ruffs-dale
at 2:20 p. m. The catechetical class
in town will meet for instructions at
9:30 a. m.
Almost Beyond Belief.
There is a story going in Uniontown
to the effect that A. M. Kendall and his
wife, whose home near Dunbar was de-stroyed
by fire early last Wednesday
morning, made no effort to save their
four children who perished in the flames
as noted in these columns last week. It
is said that the parents admit they had
time to dress and did not jump uut of a
window, but passed through the room
where the children lay asleep. It is
also claimed that the lives of the little
victims were all insured.
SUPS TSKEN
10 00 MORE
SIREEF PAVING
In Compliance With the Peti-tion
Submitted by Citizens.
COUNCIL ORDERS ORDINANCE DRAWN
THAT WILL CARRY WITH IT A *22,000
BOND ISSUE.
Of That Sum$4,000will be set Apart
for the Erection of Respectable
Council Chambers. While the Re-mainder
will Meet the Town’s one-
Third of the Cost of Paving Eagle
and West Walnut 8treets. Accident
that Befell Burgess Crooby Doubt-less
Helped the Passage of the Res-olution.
Eagle and West Walnut streets will
likely be paved as the result of the
action taken by < ouncil at its regular
monthly meeting held Monday eve-ning
in compliance with a petition
submitted by residents of the thor-oughfares
named. Action on the res-olution
was hastened, it is said, by the
slight accident that betell Burgess
Crosbv, a section of the water-soaked
ceiling plastering falling on him white
at the meeting.
Council ordered its ordinance com-mittee
to draw up an ordinance carrying
with it an issue of bonds to the amount
of $22,000. Of this some $4,000 wi II be
set apart for the erection of the new
council chambers to replace those which
have long since been anything but a
credit to the town. The balance, $18,000,
will be held ready to meet the town's
one-third of tlie cost of street paving
when properly petitioned for by citi-zens
who would thus agree to pay the
remaining two thirds one-third to each
side of the street. Eagle and West Wal-nut
street people, who have submitted
such petitions, will be the first served.
It is thought these two streets will be
paved early this summer.
The only other business transacted "N
was the acceptance of Burgess Crosby's
check for $79, the town's share of his
official business during January, and the
granting of orders to cover that month’s
bills.
Undertaking Firm Dissolves.
The well known local undertaRTbg ■*»—— -
firm of Gibbs and King was dissolved
yesterday upon the retirement of fhe
senior member, B. F. Gibbs. The busi-ness
will be carried on at the old stand
on the hill by the junior member, M. A.
King, taking into partnership Julios
Reichman, who formerly conducted a
foreign exchange bank here.
Local Builders Getting Busy.
The Gerecter Furniture Company has
the plans and specifications for its neir
Main street block in the hands of con-tractors,
ready to receive bids. The raz-ing,
of the old buildings on the site ne-cessitates
the removal of Justice Rhoades
and family to the Frank Ringie proper-ty,
several squares further down the;
same street.
Pleasant East End Party.
A few friends Tuesday evening gave »
most enjoyable surprise party in honor*
of Mrs. James Kuhn, a respected Third
ward woman who has rounded out her
fourscore of years. There was aplenty
of good things to eaf with excellent
No Report Yet.
The Citizens Savings and Trust Com-pany,
as receiver, still has its men at
work cleaning up the stock of the An-chor
glass factory and marketing the
same wherever possible, but is not as yet
in a position to make any report.
February Criminal Court.
The two weeks’ February term of crim-inal
court opened at Greensburg Mon-day,
but the cases so far disposed of ary
of a trifling nature for the most part,
many of the defendants being foreigners.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses have
been granted for this vicinity during the.
past week:
Harvey O. Fligger and Mary D. Kelly,
both of New Stanton.
Felix Janek, of Star Junction, and
Anna Phillips, of Stauffer.
Lawrence O. Stoner, of East Hunting-don
township, and Anna G. Leichliter,
of Upper Tyrone township, Fayette
county.
TWF MOTTNT PT.WAHAN1 .TOTTBNAli, TFTTTPSDAT, FEBRUAftY 4
THE DUTCH
EXERCISED
A Somerset Cave Discovered in which
it is Said the Indians
Got Silver.
THE MIKE IS 101 flB FROM FAIRHOPE
A tew days ago a cave was discovered in Somerset countv at the foot of
the Little Savage Mountain, along Shaffer Hun, about three miles from Fair-hope.
which is believed to be the silver mine eagerly sought by prospectors
and many residents of that community for a period of more than a hundred
years. 1 his is thought to have been the mine from which the Indians, who
inhabited that region as well as other sections of that county, procured silver
ore, which tradition says the Red Men used in making ornaments.
U. M. Thomas, a well known B. & O. engineer, is in charge of the
present exploring party, operating in the neighborhood of Fairliope, and that
community is anxiously awaiting developments.
Suggestive Questions on the Sunday School
Lesson by Rev. Dr. Linscott for the
International Newspaper Bible Study Club.
February, 7th, 1C03.
{Copyright, 1A08. by Rev. T. S. Linscott, D.D.)
True and False Brotherhood.—Acts
lv:32 to v:ll.
Golden Text — Lying lips are an
abomination unto the Lord; but they
that deal truly are his delight. Prov.
all: 22.
Verse 32.—Are all who are one with
God. always one with each other, that
Is ‘‘of one heart and one soul?"
Should a Christian consider that
-what he possesses Is his own?
Would it be either wise or desirable,
that Christians should In this day,
have all things in common?
Was it God’s plan for them to have
all things in common, in that day. or
ttid they allow their love to run away
with their judgment?
Verse 33. — What is the secret for
witnessing for Christ with “great
power?”
Verses 34-35. — Spsaldng from ex-
"perience and observation, how many
honest, industrious, God-fearing men
are there, that “lack” any necessary
thing In this life?
Is a church under obligation, to pro-vide
for the necessities of the poor in
Its jurisdiction?
What ever may have been the case
in that day, would it be wisdom, or
folly, in this day, for the members of
the church to sell their possessions
and hand oveT the money to the
(church?
Gan a person he a Christian, who
floes not hold his property subject to
the orders of God for its disposal?
Will a Christian be as glad to give
his money at the command of God, as
tftJiPePlve money from God?
Is faithfulness to God a sure cure
tor shortness of money?
From this account, do you think
that they sold literally all their pos-sessions,
or only their real estate?
Verses 36-37.—If Barnabas had sold
one hnlf of his real estate and brought
the proceeds of it. or had sold It all.
and brought one-half the proceeds, If
the community did not need any more,
and If he told the facts, would he have
been just as well pleasing to God?
Verses 1-2.—What prompted Anan-ias
and Sapphira to sell their prop-erty?
in what class do you put the sin of
pretending to be better than we are?
Why did they pretend that they had
given all the proceeds of their prop-erty
to the apostles?
Why Is it that pride is such a ter-rible
sin?
Verses 3-4.—Why was the lie of An-anias
a lie to the Holy Spirit?
From Peter’s remarks, do you con-clude
that the selling of the'r prop-erty.
and the disposition of the pro-ceeds.
was wholly a voluntary matter?
Verses 5-6.—Was the death of An-anias.
judged by the standards of that
day. a Just penalty for the sin?
What good did the punishment of
Ananias and Sapphira produce then
and since?
Verses 7-11.—Is there any reason to
think that the woman, wanting to ap-pear
big in the community, was the in-stigator
of this lie, and led her hus-band
Into it?
What is the difference between the
sin of Ananias and Sapphira and a
man who gives a sum to God’s cause,
sajlng it is ail he can afford, when he
can afford more?
Suppose a man gives less than he
ought to GIVE TO THE CAUSE OF
GOD does he commit, pra-tlrally the
sin of Ananias and Sapphira? (This
question must be answered in writing
by members of the club.)
What should be our attitude in the
distribution of our earnings to God’s
cause?
Lesson for Sunday, Feb. 14, 1909.—
The Apostles Imprisoned. Acts
v:17:42.
Problems of His Own.
“De mos’ wonderful invention of de
■age,” said Mr. Colllflower, "is de fly-in*
machine.”
“Look yere,” answered Mr. Erastus
Plnklcy, *‘don’ come nroun’ Jolllfyin’
*ne ’bout no high altitude transporta-tion.
I’s got worry enough glttin’ dis
fcere wheelbarrow over to dnt morter
"box an’ back ag’in.” — Washington
Star.
Which Tjoth Causes This?
“I am greatly Interested.” says the
man with the irregular bald spot and
the visible collar button. “In this new
theory that the condition of the teeth
has an Influence upon the moral char-acter
of the person possessing them.”
“Yes?" responds the man with the
excited necktie. “I suppose half the
profanity In the world Is occasioned
by the cuspids.”—Chicago Post.
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or hubll-lorn.ing drug.
Nothing of a poisonous or harm-ful
character enters into its com-position.
This clean nml pure cough cure
cures coughs that cannot lie cured
by any other medicine.
11 lias saved thousands from con-sumption.
It has saved thousands of lives.
A 25c. bottle contains 40 doses.
At all druggists’, 25c., 50c. and $1.
Don't accept anything cine.
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Your Balance
is always larger than you anticipated.
The accumulation of
THE ITEM OF INTEREST
Wonderful
Low Prices
When we announce in
this space next week
our final clearance sale
of this season
is of such steady growth we hardly real*
ize it. This savings bank invites your
account of any small amount and on up.
This i« a good month to begin. See us
and do so now. A year hence you’ll be
surprised at results.
fhe Citizens Savings & Trust Co.
MOI'M PI. E A HA NT . PA.
Slovak Independent Po-litical
Puli,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Me ;ts in Slovak National Hall every
fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p. m.
Lndwick Kopper, Jacob Zelenak,
8 19 Prest Secy.
Y iur I'iiiroi.iigt* Solicit erl. Quick Service
Cafe As You Like It.
W. S, MEVRHS, Prour
No. 103 E. Mali. S'.. MOUNI PLEASANT. PA.
\v«*i Penn Waiting Room.
Ladles’ Dining Ilium. Meals and Quick
Lunches a Specialty.
7 28 ty
Main Street, Mount Pleasant
Largest Head-to-Foot Outfitter for Men, Boys and Children
NOW’S THE TIME
To make your selection of Spring Wall Paper
at our store. The stock, which is the biggest
and right up to date, is just coming in, afford-t
\
ing a royal opportunity to get what you want.
Fetuuaiy is invenioiy mould
Time for Big Bargains.
Experienced Workmen will Put It On.
You should always remember that we have a
splendid stock of
Chinaware, paims Oils, Window Blinds
and the likeatthe lowest prices consistent
with dependable goods,
J. B. COLDSMITH,
•‘ON THE HILL,” - - • MOUNT PLEASANT, PA
Doctor Barnes * INSTITUTE
GUARANTEES CURES.
Second National Bank
Building Uniontown,
Dr. Barnes offices Third
floor. Use elevator.
Uniontown’s most successful spec;al?st in cure of disease. Dr.
Barnes, f-aduate University of Maryland (Allopathic) Baltimore. |
Post Graduate Endorsement Hahnemann < Homeopath'c> Med.cai Col-lege
and Hospital, Philadelphia. Degrees and Credentials in office
for inspection. If in the bondage of DISEASE, come tome and 1 will [
set you fiee. Do not allow money matters to keep you away as the I fioorest can make satisfactory arranyemenfs to pny. Permanently I
ocated here. Everything to help make you well that money can |
secure. Consultation free. Call or write today. I TREAT
Asthma Eye Disease Malaria
Bronchitis Eczema Norvous Diseases |
Bowel Disease Goiter Pharyngitis
Blood Disease Hysteria Palpitation
Bladder Disease Hemorrhoids Piles
Catarrh Hay Fever ProHtate Disease |
Constipation Heart Disease Quinsy
Chronic Disease Head Noises Rheumatism
Diarrhoea Hydrocele Rcotal Disease
Deafness Indigestion Skin Diseases
Dyspepsia Jaundice Stricture
Discharre Ears Kidney Disease Tape Worm
Dysentery Lumbago Tumors
Debility Lung Disease Throat Disease
Ear Disease Liver Disease Ulcers
Epilepsy Morphine Habit Varicocele
Diseases of Men and Women Worms
Special and Private DISEASES and WEAKNESS of MEN and Ca- I
tarrh a Specialty and cured for aSMALL FEE UNDER GUARAN- j
TEE. X-Ray Examinations. The finest equipped Electro-Medical |
Office in Pennsylvania. Opcn9a. m. to 8 at night, Closed the J
Sabbath day. Offices, Second National Bank. Uniontown.
BEST BY ANY TEST
and the best test is its use.
“Family Favorite” v
LAMP OIL
Gives the nearest to natural of any arti-ficial
light known. ~
Bums white, clear, Bteady and full flame
to the last drop.
Will not smoke, ‘'smell” or flicker.
Costs no moro than ordinary tank wagonoil and infinitely better.
Most any dealer can supply you.
Waverly Oil Works Co., Pittsburd, Pa.
Also lookera ofWaverly Special Auto Cll and Waverly Gasolines.
February being our semi annual inventory monlh, it has
always been our rule to clean up the stock. The great bar-gains
that we have been offering during the monlh of Janu-ary
are insignificant compared with what we will offer during
February.
You understand we have general stores, keep general
lines which include complete siocks of men’s, women's and
children’s raiment of every description The backward win.
ter weather has made sales small on some classes of heavy
winter goods. We intend to close them all out, and the pri
ces that we are quoting on them this month we ftel sure will
make a great demand.
Great Inventory Bargains on Shoes
for Men, Women and Children
The hard winter weather is yet to come—snow, ruud, rain
and cold seasons. It’s important to have good, warm foot-wear.
We can furnish your entire family now in any sort of
shoes you may desire at almost half the original price. It’s a
money-making time for you, it’s an opportunity that you
should taae advantage of. The shoes we offer are all guaran-teed—
if not entirely satisfactory we will replace them with a
new pair or refund your money.
Inventory Bargains Extend
All Over the Stores.
Every department in every one of our sixty three large
stores is included in the great inventory bargains. Dry goods,
notions, hardware, queensware, furniture, bedding, clothing,
furs—in fact everything in the line of household goods and
raiment for men, women and children.
The bargains also extend to our great grocery depart-ments.
It's a special bargain time. You cannot spend a day
better than to visit a Union Supply Company store. It’s a
special bargain time for people who have money to spend.
Union Supply Company,
63 Large Department Stores 63
Located in Fayette, Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOUBNAI, THURSDAY, FEBRUAUV 4. l'<00
UNIFORM
TEXT BOOKS
Provided for in a Bill Presented in the
Legislature at Harrisburg
Last Week.
IT IS SAID THAT THE MEASURE WILL PASS
For uniformity in text books, Represent ttive Megnw, of Armstrong
county, has presented in ihe House a very important bill, on which the com-mittee
of education will likely act with favor It provides that within 90 days
after the passage of the act, the Governor shall appoint five well-known edu-cators.
together with the superintendent of public instruction of the state, all
of whom shall serve for a term of four years and to be known as the Text
Book Commission of the 'tite. whose duty it sha'l be to prepare a uniform
set of school text books either by compilation under the personal supervision
of the commission or by purchase of copyright of such books now published,
as the members may deem suitable for the public schools.
Upon the report of the school book commission, a complete set of book'
for the public school of the state shall be printed and supplied to the several
school districts of the state The bill calls for an appropriation of 525,000
to carry out the provisions of the act.
1908 IN
HISTORY
A Brief but Comprehensive
Review of the Important
Events and Tendencies
of the Year Past For
Busy Readers Who Want
to Be Well Informed.
By EDWIN S. POTTER.
Editor Universal News Analysis.
Science, Sociology,
Religio a and Gther Dcti.
Continuous mechanical flight ns n
human feat has been publicly demon-strated
to the satisfaction of the
world by the two American aviators.
Wilbur and Orville Wright, giving as-surance
of new military weapons and
promise of practical commercial ap-plications.
Having finished their se-cret
trials at Kill Devil hill. North
Carolina, last May and having receiv-ed
patent protection here and abroad, I
the Wrights made public the details
of their work. Wilbur then took one
machine to Le Mans, France, and Or-ville
another to Fort Myer, Vn., for
official trials in September. Orville
scored first, making a record flight of
1 hour 14 minutes 20 seconds prior to
the fatal trial of Sept. 27, when the
aeroplane, carrying the inventor and
Lieutenant Selfridge, fell with a
broken propeller, killing Se’frldge and
breaking several of Wright’s bones, j
Later Wilbur sailed the air alone 1 !
hour and 31 minutes and on Oct. 10
took along one man for 1 heur 0 min- j
utes 43 seconds, winning $100,000 for ‘
the Invention from a French syndi- 1
cate. Fnrmnn and Delagrange also
made successful aeroplane flights in
France, the former winning the Arch-
Deacon prize for the first ular
mile, while the tetrahedron mai line
of Boll and Baldwin at Haran ids-port,
N. Y.. was flown short dlsl.- . os.
Count Zeppelin of Germany in
led the world In the dirigible bain. ”
field, although his series of fligh
culminated Aug. 1 In the burning t
his lmge rigid gas airship at Mayenei
where he had paused In a storm for
repairs after a continuous journey of
2G1 miles In 11 hours. With popular
aid he built another ship. In which he
made more flights In November, win-ning
the kaiser’s praise and selling his
Invention to the government.
The dirigible halltffn built by Thom-as
W. Baldwin on official trial at
Fort Myer, Va., In August attained a
speed of 19.10 miles an hour on a two
hour trip and was bought by the war
department for $0,000.
Both the pan-Anglican conference and
the Lambeth conference at London
went on record for socialism. The
Methodist general conference at Balti-more
took advanced ground for Indus-trial
reforms and prohibition, hut re-fused
to change the code of discipline.
The Episcopal diocese of New York
made a working arrangement with or-ganized
labor. On the other band, the
Americun Catholic society sharply con-demned
socialism. The first assem-bling
of the Catholic hosts in this
country took place in Chicago in No-vember,
the occasion being the celebra-tion
of the transfer of the United
States from a mission country to a
country with an Independent national
church.
Signs of a coming unification of nil
churches were seen first in the warm
interchanges between the Methodist
Episcopal conference at Baltimore and
the Methodist Protestant conference at
Pittsburg, iu the union motions u«-
tween the latter and the Congregation-i
at and United Brethren. In the union
{ favored by the Presbyterian general
' conference at Kansas City witli the
Reformed church and finally in the
first meeting of the great federal coun-cil
of the Churches of Christ In Amer-ica
at Philadelphia In December. Tills
council also took advanced ground for
practical social reforms.
American athletes won a majority of
I the events in the Olympic games at
London in July. John Hayes being the
Marathon winner. In November he
was beaten by Dorando In Madison
Fquare Garden, New York, and on Dec.
13 at the same place Dorando was
beaten by Longboat, the Canadian In-dian.
The baseball leaders were the
Chicago Cubs and the Detroits.
i Famous persons who died in 1908
! wore: Charles Emory Smith, Edmund
C. Stedman, Edward A. McDon-ald.
August Wllhelmj, Louise de la
Rnmee (Outda), Redfleld Troctor, sen-ator
from Vermont: William Pinck-ney
Whyte, senator from Maryland;
William B. Allison, senator from Iowa:
Francois Coppee, Henry C. Potter,
Murat Halsted, Joel Chandler Harris,
Bronson Howard. Ira D. Snnkey. Dan-iel
Colt Gilman. Chnrles Eliot Norton,
Donald G. Mitchell. Grover Cleveland.
Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Vic-torlen
Sardou.
An Opportunity
To Invest
Winter Term Now Open.
Something for
Everybody.
(1) Classical.
(2) Scientific.
(3) Literary.
(4) Special.
(5) Piano.
(6) Vocal
(7) Mandolin orGuitar
(8) Elocution.
We Can Save You Time and
Money.
Western Pennsylvania
Classical and Scien-tific
Institute.
W. LAWRENCE KALP, A. B.,
Principal.
GEO. W. FULTZ,
PUBLIC SALE AND
AXJClIuNEFBS’ CLERK.
Twenty-five Years' Experience.
Sales Attended Without Retard to Dis-tance.
TERMS RBASON ABLE.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
If Women Only Knew
What a Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to mount Pleasant Homes.
Hard to do housework with an aching
back.
Brings you hours of misery at leisure
or at work.
If women only knew the cause—that
Backache pains come from sick kid-neys.
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys.
Mount Pleasant people endorse this:
Mrs. N. A. Moyement, 531 Washington
street, Mount Pleasant, Pa, says: “lean
heartily recommend Doan's Kidney Pill"
as a cure lor weak backs or any kidney
or bladder disorder. Before I began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills, which 1 pro-cured
at Chas. L Kuhn’s drug store, 1
was almost prostrated by an extremely
lame back, I also suffered from head-aches
and lassitude and my kidneys were
very much disordered, 1 have used one
box ot Doan's Kidney Pills and the re-lief
has been so great that I advise the
use of this remedy to anyone suffering
irom kidney trouble."
For HHIV by all dealers. Price 50c
Foster Milhurn Co , Itntfsln. New York
dole Agents tor rbe United Stales
Re ■ ember the name—Doan's—and
ake no other.
LEFT ON HER DOORSTEP
FOR THIS MOTHER
Mrs. A. G. Tuson, of Livermore, Cal.,
writes: "I picked up from my door-step
one day a little book in which 1
soon became very much interested.
My little girl of five years of age had
been troubled for a long time with
loss of appetite, extreme nervousness
and undue fatigue. She was all run-down
and In a very delicate condition.
“This little book was very compre-hensively
written, and told of the new
method of extracting the medicinal ele-ments
of the cod’s liver from the oil,
eliminating the obnoxious oil which is
so hard for children to take.
“ ‘Just the thing,’ said I, 'for my little
daughter,’ and I immediately went for
a bottle of Vlnol. It helped her won-derfully.
She has gained rapidly In
flesh and strength, and she does not
take cold half so easily.
"I am extremely grateful for the
?ood it has done her, and I hope other
mothers who have weak, delicate or
ailing children will be benefited by my
experience and just give Vlnol a trial ”
H. F. BARKLCY, Druggist.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
j. I mm 4 co.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
West i\. ait St., “On the Hill ”
Hardware,
farm Imple-ments
and
Seeds.
Special attention
given to Steam
and Hot Water
Heating.
largest. Oldest and Leading
Jewelry House
H. C. MORRISON,
653 Main Street.
Vloney—time—labor—worry—all art
saved bv coming to this place to buj
anything in my line.
Diamonds
and other precious stones.
Watches
for men and women—best makes.
Jewelry
in most elaborate selections.
Silverware
only most dependable qualities.
Clocks
from the smallest to the largest.
Cut Glass
exquisite and exclusive designs.
China and Bric-a-Brac
The finest imported wares.
Umbrellas and Canes.
h. C. MORRISON,
F. & M. Bank Block, Mount Pleasant.
C. M. METZ,
Slate and Tin Roofing.
Hot Air Heating a Specialty.
13 E. Main St., Mount Pleasant, Pa.
8 1 on
GENTLEMEN’S=
CORRECT CLOTHFS FASHIONS
CLOTHES for MEN
In Every Walk of Life.
Our New Lines Embrace the
Host Products of the World’s
Recognized Leaders in the Art
of Making Men’s Correct Ready-to-
Waar Apparel
Our Clothes are Designed and
Made by the celebrated whole-sale
Tailors,
SCHLOSS BROS. & C0.J
of Baltimore and New York.
They represent the highest
possibleachievement in clothes
making.
We are prepared this sea-son
to cater to patrons of
moderate means who want
dependable stylish appearing
clothes at low prices.
We have also selected with
considerable care a large as-sortment
of superbly tailored
garments for our clientele
among fastidious dressers,
$15.00 up will give you more value,
more style, more satisfretion
than ever before at
Dillon & Benford,
OUTFITTERS TO PARTICULAR PEOPLE.
ZIHMERMAN BLOCK, MAIN ST. MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC
REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE,
4*7 MAIN ST.. MOUNT PLEASANT.
NA. GOUT,
• ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Second Floor new Rank and Trust building,
Monnt Pleasant.
New Laird bulldiug, Main st.. Greensburg.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
-Barclay Building. Greensburg
McGEARY & HARSH,
ATTORNEYS-AT- LAW.
McOausland building. West Otteiman 8t..
Greensburg.
WARDEN & LIGMTCAP
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW.
Barclay Building, Greensburg.
Farmers & Merchants Nat. Haiu Block.
Mount plensanl.
J. LLOYD KALP,
Bakery Rhymes.
Crispy and fresh are the Rolls
we make,
Dainiy and light are the Pies
we bake,
And Cake that makes you long
for more,
May all be purchased at our
store. Bread.
(Successor to W. A. Kalp )
Real Estate and Insurance Agency
4H3 East Main street, - Mount Pleasant.
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE & 1DTAHY PUBLIC.
A11 kinds of legal capers prepared and ex*
cuted. Collecting a specialty.
Office 1109 Main Street. Maunt Pleasant
CHAS. F. RUMB^UGH,
Notary Public.
Real Estate and Insurance
Room 6, Farmers & Merchants Natioaal
Bank Bldg Mount Pleasant, Pa.
FIRST NATIONAL BUI.
or MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Capital StocK $100,000
orriciRP:
John Ft Hui'hi nl. President.
8. N. Warden Vice ' resident,
u. W. Stoner.Casiiiei
DIRECTORS.
I. 8. Rttohman. J. D. FTitchman
.1.8. Braddock. Win. B. Neel.
J. c.t'rowiiMver, Jos. R. Stauffer.
P. N. Warden. C. vV. Stoner.
Isaac Bherrlck.
1 articular attention given u collections, anc
proceeds promptly settled.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, l»OB
JOHN L. SHIELDS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
(Subscription, tRI.*RO n Ysnr. PnyAbl* In Aduanes
Mount Pleasant has within its borders a population of over
A,000; while more than double that number of people live immedi-ately
around about and for them it is the natural renter, as shown by
a postofflce distribution of over 18,000 It has both Pennsylvania
and Baltimore to. Ohio railroad branches nnd will soon bo given the
main line of the Coke Region Trolley System. It is completely sur-rounded
by coke plants and lias in the town Bryce Brothers Company’s
biff 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 plnn
lngtnill, Galley Bros.’ carriage factory, foundry, brewery, distillery,
pop plant, two (louring mills, 18 Protestant and H Catholic churches,
Mount Pleasant Institute, a large Public Schools and 3 Parochial
schools.
Thoro is coal in abundance at the town’s gatos and tho same is
true of electricity and natural gas for heat, light and power. All of
which things, when taken In connection with the best wator system
In Western Pennsylvania, make Mount Pleasant’s numerous manu-facturing
sites idoal
THURSDAY,
POOR YEAR FOR LOCAL OPTION.
The Auli Snloon League. forces in the
Legislature arc considerably exercised
over Hie Introduction oi a local option
bill last Thursday by Keprcseutatlve
John II. Holland, oi Washington. The
Rev. S. 15. Nicholson insists that the leg-islation
is in the interests of the liquor
men. Mr. Holland says that the measure
is a lair one.
The Holland bill provides for tlie first
election In November, 1909, and every
third year thereafter. The unit is wards
in cities and boroughs, townships and
boroughs, where they arc not divided.
If the district voles in favor of license
it is unlawful for the judge to icfusc to
grant Hie license. Where the territory
is opposed to liquor Hie courts arc not
permitted to authorize snloons.
Of course, Hie liquor people will not
lake to this measure like they wilt to
the real local option bill which Mr. Fair,
of Westmoreland county, will falliei; Ixut
our cold water fr-iends should not he loo
sanguine regarding the passage of any
teiyperaucc legislature al this session.
The liquor interests seem to have lial
that assurance early in the campaign.
' ■ ■ ^
A GOOD TRADE BAROMETER.
Earnings of the United States Steel
Corporation for the last quarter of 1908
and for the whole of that year, together
with the usual dividends oil the pre-ferred
and common stock, has just been
made public.
The earnings for the quarter ending
December 31, last, were $26,225,485, com-pared
with $27,106,274 the previous
quarter and $32,553,005 the correspond-ing
quarter a year ago. The surplns of
the quarter was $5,142,451, a decrease of
$9,372 as compared with the last
quarter of 1907. The nel earnings for
the quarter were $21,011,663, a decrease
of $298,754.
The earnings for the year 1908 were
$91,826,520, a decrease as compared with
1907 of $69,138,153. while Hie net earn-ings
were $74,842,330, a decrease of $58,-
402,599. The surplus for the year was
$10,497,935, a decrease ol $4,681,902. The
unfilled orders for the year 1908 were
14,404,723 tons, a decrease of 12,592,574
tonp.
This report is a good trade barometer
and also shows that the size of this
gigantic concern is no protection against
business depression. There is nothing
alarming about the statement; in fact, it
is better than the stockholders had the
right to expect. Then industrial condi-tions
are sure to improve with a read-justment
of tariff rates to which both
great political parties are pledged.
NEW SCHOOL CODE.
The proposed new code lor the schools
of this state was presented last Wednes-day
to the Legislature in session at Har-risburg.
It represents the work of a
commission at whose head Governor
Stewart appointed Superintendent of
Public Instruction N. C. Schaeffer.
Under the new code the school dis-tricts
of the state are divided into three
classes. The first class, including cities
of more than 400,000 inhabitants, em-braces
only Philadelphia and Pittsburg;
the second includes all of the other
cities of the state and all boroughs and
townships that have more than 5,000
people, while the third class takes in all
townships and boroughs of less than
5,000 inhabitants.
In districts of the second class, like
Mount Pleasant, there will be nine mem-bers
of the school board, three elected
every two years for six-year terms,while
in the ibird-class districts the school
boards are to consist of five members
one elected each year for a term ol five
years. Under the provisions of the code
present members of the school boards
arc not to be disturbed, but are to be
permitted to serve out their terms in
connection with the new member»name# farm-under
the new code. losc
In addition to a per capita’lax of one
y
• - February 4 11109
dollar on nil male citizens over 21 years
of age, it is proposed to utilize ns a
school fund Hie million acres of forest
reservation and limiting change of text
books to five years.
The several boards would have large
powers, pupils must ntiend school until
16 years oi age, although if llicy arc able
to read nnd wiite English they can goto
work alter 14 years. Medical Inspectors
will, with the consent of the children'*
parents, vaccinate the pupils who are
found to be uuvacciiialed. This relieves
(lie teachers from Hie burden of enforc-ing
this lnw which would be done should
smallpox break ottf.
Tile code proposes some radical
changes which, however, appear lo strike
Hie educators of Hie stale as being Hie
proper thing to do, and they ought to
know what is needed ill Ibis line.
Thought Microbes
In a Drop of Ink.
When applied to the newspaper page
they make people think twice.
First, people think there's a man who
keeps tip with the procession.
Second, they think
good goods on hand.
lie must keep
Again, If the home paper has enough
drops of advertising Ink on Its surface
to make a proper showing the outsider
thinks this must be a pretty lively
town.
Thus a drop of NEWSPAPER AD-VERTISING
INK Is u good thing for
the town.
One Redeeming Foature.
Counollsvlllo News.
Mr. Tillman can also point with pride
to the fact that Standard Oil has not
been mentioned in association with his
business transactions.
Lots of Bluestockings.
Greeusburg Argus.
There are so many Presbyterian office-holders
in the court house that it has
been suggested that the tattered rem-nants
of “Old Glory," which float from
the flagstaff over the gilded dome, be
hauled down and supplanted by the
“Presbyterian Banner."
Coservative
Banking Business
The business of the
Hirst Nations! Hank is
conducted on conserva-tive
principles. Our
officers arc men of long
experience in the hank-ing1
business, assuring
the utmost care in man-agement.
Checking accounts are
solicited.
5fir«t
IHationnl ffiaitli,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Established 1863.
Oldest National Hank in West-moreland
cbunly.
Capital ----- $100,000
Surplus & Profits over $100,000
Cubans Can’t Forget.
Pittsburg Post.
“Remember the Maine," We can’t
forget it so long as its remains cumber
Havana harbor.
Down to Honest Cases.
OouuellsvJUe Courier
The wholesale manner in which retri-bution
has overtaken and is still pursu-ing
bribers and grafters, bank wreckers
and political swindlers will have a
wholesiml effect on our public affairs. Smer Boy.
nes.
inson says there is
“practically no happy childhood'1 on the
The doctor probably remembers
winter chores at 4 a. m., and for-gets
those summer afternoons at the old
swimming hole.
For Reliable
WATCHES
GO TO
POSNER,
The Jeweler,
/Vlount Pleasant, - Pa.
Opposite United Brethren Church.
Valentines!
Drops, Booklets, Mounts, Scenics
Lace, and Boxed Novelties
from lc to $2.50.
Largest Assortment, Lowest
Prices in Mount Pleasant.
Valentine Post Cards.
All the Latest, from lc to 50c.
We control Hie sale in this city of four
of (lie largest factories, and our line of
Post Cards is (he most complete. We
have 3,000 special at 1 cent each. Ollier
stores sell the same kind at 2 for 5c.
Be sure and see our line before buy-ing.
Reese’s Book Store,
Books, Magazines, Sheet Music
and Post Cards.
Opposite Thcatorium, “On the Hill."
Mount PleaHnnt, Pa
Watch for our
Astonishing Advertisement
Next Week.
Wholesale
and
Retail.
K0MCKER5, til
^5 627-629 MAIN ST
MOUNT PLEASANT,
largest
complete
outfitters
(or Men,
Women and
Children.
PENNA.
J. B. Myers, Jr.,
the agent for the
Weaver Organic Piano Co
announces that they have ready for the
market a Baby Grand Piano and an In-ward
Playing Piano. These complete
the Weaver Family of instruments All
these contain the Wessell, Nickel &
Gross Action, which is the standard of
the world. Any of these instruments
can be bought for cash or on easy pay-ments
for $350 and upwards. Eight
styles to select from.
He has a new style of the Livingston
Piano. This one is superior to the oth-ers
in tone, containing three sound
bridges.
He has a full line of new Edison Rec
ords; 2,000 to select from. Also new
combination Phonographs—Victor and
Edison—Durro Violins, Music books and
Sheet Music.
NOTICE—In order to find out those who
need Sewing Machines,' I will accept bids
for the next three months—January, Febru
ar.y and March. Write and tell me what you
want and what you can afford to pay and I
will open the letters on the ZOth day of each
month and the one who offers tho most gets
the machine at their own price and have It
three days on trial. High grade singer,
White, Standard. Domestic and New Horne
all of which are vibrators.and the standard
makes.
Call and see me. ,
J. B. Myers, Jr.
311-318 Main st., Mount Pleasant
GreateMleductions. GreaterBargains.
1-2 Price and Less
Is all you pay for Seasonable Goods in our Two Stores
Men’s Store.
Overcoats and Suits sold for $20 you pay but $ 10,00
“ $ 9,00
“ $ 7.50
“ $ 6.00
“ $ 5.00
“ $ 4,00
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Boys’ and Children’s Suits and Overcoats
Men’s and Boys’ Pants, winter weight, =
Hats and Caps = = = - = - = = =
1=2 Price
1=2 Price
1=2 Price
Ladies’ Store.
All Winter Goods , . . . j-2 Price
All Furs at |-2 Price
All Underwear at . . . . |-2 Price
All Women's, Misses and Chil-dren’s
Coats . \. . . |-2 Price
All Shawls and Fascinators . |-2 Price
All Jacket Suits |-2 Price
All Skirts and Waists . . . |-2 Price
All Misses’ and Children’s Win-ter
Wear j-2 Price
Special Sale on Laces and Embroidery. See window.
H. GOLDSTONE & SON,
605-607 MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
/Wen’s and Women’s Outfitters.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1M09
ir Vi
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JOHN L. SHIELDS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
Subscription. stsl.fSO n Year. PnyAble In Rduanca
Mount Pleasant has within its borders a population of over
5,000; while more than double that number of people live immedi-ately
around about and for them it is the natural center, ns shown by
a postofflce distribution of over 15,000 It has both Pennsylvania
and Baltimore ft Ohio railroad branches and will soon be Riven the
main lino of the Coke Region Trolley 8ystem. It is completely sur-rounded
by coke plants and has in the town Bryco Brothers Company’s
hip tablewaro glass factory, Acme i umber and Hupply Company.
Anchor Glass Factory Searchlight Manufacturing Oompai y’s stove
plant, the Mount Pleasant Tool Company. Husband Company’s plan
ing mill. Galley Bros.’carriage factory, foundry, browery, distillery,
pop plant, two flouring mills, 13 Protestant and 8 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. February 4 11109
POOR YEAR FOR LOCAL OPTION.
The Anti-Saloon League forces in the
Legislature are considerably exercised
over the introduction of a local option
bill last Thursday by Representative
John B. Holland, of Washington. The
Rev. S. E. Nicholson insists that the leg-islation
is in the interests of the liquor
men. Mr. Holland says that the measure
19 a tair one.
The Holland bill provides for the first
election in November, 1909, and every
third year thereafter. The unit is wards
in cities and boroughs, townships and
boroughs, where they are not divided.
If the district votes in favor of license
it is unlawful for the judge to refuse to
grant the license. Where the territory
is opposed to liquor the courts are not
permitted to authorize saloons.
Of course, the liquor people will not
take to this measure like they will lo
the real local option bill which Mr. Fair,
of Westmoreland county, will father; but
our cold water fr-iends should not be too
sanguine regarding the passage of any
teiyperance legislature at this session.
The liquor interests seem to have lia.l
that assurance early in the campaign.
A GOOD TRADE BAROMETER.
Earnings of the United States Steel
Corporation for the last quarter of 1908
and for the whole of that year, together
with the usual dividends on the pre-ferred
and common stock, has just been
made public.
The earnings for the quarter ending
December 31, last, were $26,225,485, com-pared
with $21,106,274 the previous
quarter and $32,553,005 the correspond-ing
quarter a year ago. The surplus of
the quarter was $5,142,451, a decrease of
$9,372 as compared with the last
quarter of 1907. The net earnings for
the quarter were $21,011,663, a decrease
of $298,754.
The earnings for the year 1908 were
$91,826,520, a decrease as compared with
1907 of $69,138,153, while the net earn-ings
were $74,842,330, a decrease of $58,-
402,599. The surplus for the year was
$10,497,935, a decrease ol $4,681,902. The
unfilled orders for the year 1908 were
14,404,723 tons, a decrease of 12,592,574
tong.
This report is a good trade barometer
and also shows that the size of this
gigantic concern is no protection against
business depression. There is nothing
alarming about the statement; in fact, it
is better than the stockholders had the
right to expect. Then industrial condi-tions
are sure to improve with a read-justment
of tariff rales to which both
great political parties are pledged.
NEW SCHOOL CODE.
The proposed new code tor the schools
of this state was presented last Wednes-day
to the Legislature in session at Har-risburg.
It represents the work of a
commission at whose head Governor
Stewart appointed Superintendent of
Public Instruction N. C. Schaeffer.
Under the new code the school dis-tricts
of the state are divided into three
classes. The first class, including cities
of more than 400,000 inhabitants, em-braces
only Philadelphia and Pittsburg;
the second includes all of the other
cities of the state and all boroughs and
townships that have more than 5,000
people, while the third class takes in all
townships and boroughs of less than
5,000 inhabitants.
In districts of the second class, like
Mount Pleasant, there will be nine mem-bers
of the school board, three elected
every two years for six-year terms,while
in the third-class districts the school
boards are to consist of five members
one elected each year for a term of five
years. Under the provisions of the code
present members of the school boards
are not to be disturbed, but are to be
permitted to serve out their terms in
connection with the new merabersnann
under the new code,
dollar on all male citizens over 21 years
of age, it is proposed to utilize as a
school fund the million acres of forest
reservation and limiting change of text
books to five years.
The several boards would have large
powers, pupils must attend school until
16 years of age, although if they areable
to read and wiite English they can goto
work after 14 years. Medical inspectors
will, with the consent of the children's
parents, vaccinate the pupils who are
found to be unvaccinated. This relieves
the teachers from the burden of enforc-ing
this law which would be done should
smallpox break out.
The code proposes some radical
changes which, however, appear to strike
the educators of the state as being the
proper thing to do, and they ought to
know what is needed in this line.
Thought Microbes
In a Drop of Ink.
When applied to the newspaper page
they make people think twice.
First, people think there’s a man who
keeps tip with the procession.
Second, they think
good goods on hand.
he must keep
Again, if the home paper has enough
drops or advertising ink on Its surface
to make a proper showing the outsider
thinks this must be a pretty lively
town.
Thus a drop of NEWSPAPER AD-VERTISING
INK is a good thing for
the town.
One Redeeming Featnre.
Connellsville News.
Mr. Tillman can also point with pride
to the fact that Standard Oil has not
been mentioned in association with his
business transactions.
Lots of BluestoekingB.
Greeusburg Areus.
There are so many Presbyterian office
holders in the court house that it has
been suggested that the tattered rem-nants
of “Old Glory,” which float from
the flagstaff over the gilded dome, be
hauled down and supplanted by the
“Presbyterian Banner."
Cubans Can’t Forget.
Pittsburg Post.
“Remember the Maine." We can't
forget it so long as its remains cumber
Havana harbor.
Down to Honest Cases.
Connellsville Courier
The wholesale manner in which retri-bution
has overtaken and is still pursu-ing
bribers and grafters, bank wreckers
and political swindlers will have a
wlioles4m| effect on our public affairs.
armer Boy.
Pittsburg GaiiHfWWlmes.
Dr. Woods Hutrainson says there is
“practically no happy childhood’’ on the
farm. The doctor probably remember;
ose winter chores at 4 a. m., and for-
, ..... . .jfjfc , _ I gets those summer afternoons at the old
In addition to a per capita lax of one . . ■, ,
5 1 swimming hole.
>
Coservative
Banking Business
The business of the
First National Hank is
conducted on conserva-tive
principles. Our
officers arc men of long
experience in the bank-ing
business, assuring
the utmost care in man-agement.
Checking accounts are
solicited.
Jfirsf
IHational ICanlt,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Established 1863.
Oldest National Bank in West-moreland
ebunty.
Capital - - - - - $100,000
Surplus & Profits over $100,000
For Reliable
WATCHES
GO TO
POSNER,
The Jeweler,
Mount Pleasant, - Pa.
Opposite United Brethren Church.
Watch for our
Astonishing Advertisement
Next Week.
Wholesale
and
Retail.
PACKERS
ML
£25 627-629MAIN St
MOUNT PLEASANT,
Largest
complete
outfitters
tor Men,
Women and
Children.
PENNA.
Valentines!
Drops, Booklets, Mounts, Scenics
Lace, and Boxed Novelties
from lc to $2.50.
Largest Assortment, Lowest
Prices in Mount Pleasant.
Valentine Post Cards.
All the Latest, from lc to 50c.
We control the sale in this city of four
of the largest factories, and our line ol
Post Cards is the most complete. We
have 3,000 special at 1 cent each. Other
stores sell the same kind at 2 for 5c.
Be sure and see our line before buy-ing.
Reese’s Book Store,
Books, Magazines, Sheet Music
and Post Cards.
Opposite Theatorium, "On the Hill,"
/V\ount Plea-sant, Po
J. B. Myers, Jr.,
the agent for the
Weaver Organs Piano Co
xnnonnees that they have ready for the
market a Baby Grand Piano and an In-ward
Playing Piano. These complete
the Weaver Family of instruments All
these contain the Wessell, Nickel &
Gross Action, which is the standard of
the world. Any of these instruments
can be bought for cash or on easy pay-ments
for $850 and upwards. Eight
styles to Belect from.
He has a new style of the Livingston
Piano. This one is superior to the oth-ere
iu tone, containing three sound
bridges.
He has a full line of new Edison Rec
ords; 2,000 to select from. Also new
combination Phonographs—Victor and
Edison —Durro Violins, Music books and
Bheet Music.
NOTICE—In order to llnd out those who
need Sewing Machines,' I will accept bids
for the next three months—January, i’ebru
ary and March. Write and tell me what you
want and what you can afford to pay and I
will open the letters on the 20th day of each
month and the one who offers the most gets
the machine at thetr own price and have It
three days on trial. High grade singer,
White, Standard. Domestic and New Home,
all of which are vibrators.and the standard
makes.
Call and see me.
J. B. Myers, Jr.
311-313 Main st., Mount Pleasant
Greater Reductions. Greater Bargains.
1-2 Price and Less
Is all you pay for Seasonable Goods in our Two Stores
Men’s Store.
Overcoats and Suits sold for $20 you pay but $ 10.00
“ $ 9.00
“ $ 7.50
“ $ 6.00
“ $ 5.00
“ $ 4.00
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Boys’ and Children’s Suits and Overcoats 1=2 Price
Men’s and Boys’ Pants, winter weight, = 1=2 Price
Hats and Caps = = = ■ = - = = =|=2 Price
Ladies’ Store.
All Winter Goods . . . . |-2 Price
All Furs at |-2 Price
All Underwear at . . . . |-2 Price
All Women’s, Misses and Chil-dren’s
Coats . \. . . |-2 Price
All Shawls and Fascinators . j*2 Price
All Jacket Suits |-2 Price
All Skirts and Waists . . . j-2 Price
All Misses' and Children’s Win-ter
Wear |-2 Price
Special Sale on Laces and Embroidery. See window.
H. GOLDSTONE & SON,
605-607 MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Men’s and Women’s Outfitters.
THK MOTTNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. THUBTOAT, PBBBnAHY 4 1000.
HAPPENINGS ATHOME
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST ANI>
ENTERTAIN
A Department in Which the Local Edltoi
Holde Hiirh Carnival and Works off hi*
Surplus Energy In Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
Another fine little soil lias come into
the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Fox.
Smith Brinker, the local liveryman,
got an ugly fall at his stable door Sat-urday.
The Jeannette floorbalists will be here
this evening for a game with the local
team at the rink.
The Acme Lumber and Supply Com
pany, a Duncan Plan iiidustiy, has made
an assignment to Attorney Shirey, ol
Greensburg.
The Youngwood High School basket
ball team dropped down Friday evening
and defeated the local Junior Independ
ents 22 to 20.
T ill It.
The teachers of East Huntingdon town-ship
will hold their next meeting at the
White school on Saturday, February 13.
The following program will be carried
out: Morning session, address to pupils
of No. 1, Misses Fretts and Leasure; ad-dress
to pupils of No. 2, Mr. Bair and
Miss Nella Stoner; afternoon, roll call,
answered to by sayings of Lincoln: reci
tation, Miss Mawhinney; topic, “How I
observed Patrons' Day,'' Mr. King; to be
followed by general discussion; topic,
"Can a poorly governed school be agood
o le in other respects?' Miss Buttimore;
address, Mrs. W. W. Ulerich; topic, 1 Are
our institutes satisfactory; which leatuie
seems most helpful?" Misses Shirer,
Stoner, Anna Fitzgerald and Duncan.
“Wi at is meant by the Spirit of the
Sc.iool;" Miss Ramsay.
DOM KGIAJL..
Rev. Fred Stougti and wife, of Chicago,
are here visiting the former's father, G.
W. Stough. He preached in the Lutheran
cnurch Sunday last.
J. J. Stairs, one of the oldest citizens
in town, died Friday after a lingering
i ness. The interment took place in ti e
Donegal cemetery on Monday.
Mrs. Sara Barnhart, of Connellsville,
is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Sara
Kingler.
Following an operation for appendi-citis,
Mrs. John Parfitt was able to be
taken Friday from the hospital to her
Parfittown home.
The local W. C. T. U. will serve a
chicken and waffle supper this evening
from 5 to 9 o'clock in the assembly
rooms of the new bank.
If the groundhog stayed out of Lis
hole until noon Tuesday he doubtless
saw his shadow and six weeks of rong!
weather can be expected.
The Mount Pleasant Fire Department
Band made its debut Thursday evening
by serenading James K. Husband and
his bride. It did splendidly.
Representative Farr on Monday intro
duced a bill in the House appropriating
$35,000 to the Mount Pleasant Memorial
Hospital for building purposes.
John Wolfe is at his East End home
nursing a sore shin got by a big lump ol
coal rolling down on him one day last
week while digging at Davidson.
Barney King is now a city mail car
rier, having succeeded Harry Hitchman
who resigned to accept of the foreman-ship
of a big paint shop at Omaha, Ne-braska.
The German ball at the armory Friday
night was a marked success. There were
75 couples, the out of town guests being
from Greensburg, Scottdale and Con-nellsville.
The First Ward Hose Company Friday
evening last elected John Greene presi
dent, August Rabenschlag secretary, F.
B. Swartz captain and John Kortright
lieutenant.
Miss Smith, the teacher of Room 4 in
the Church street public school build
ing, is oft duty this week, being afflicted
with tonsilitis. Her work is being looked
after by Miss Bertha Kalp.
Members of the Bible class at the
Methodist Episcopal church and a few
friends greatly enjoyed the hospitality
ot Rev. Dr. and Mrs. T. N, Eaton at the
parsonage Thursday evening.
The local cooking school in the asset?
bly rooms of the new bank block, con-ducted
by Herr Edward Detlef, is prov-ing
a success. The lessons this and to-morrow
afternoons will close the series
*
Thomas Halley, of West Washington
street, is shy a gold watch, suit, suitcase
and a pair of shoes. Suspicion attaches
to Hardy Layton, a cousin who had been
staying at the house and is now missing.
Mrs. Smith Shaw, of College avenue,
was taken on Monday last to the hos
pital where she will be operated on to-day
for a tumor that has caused her
more or less trouble for the past twenty
years.
Clyde McMaster got tossed out of Dr.
M. S. Kuhn’s buggy on West Main street
last Friday by the horse running oft
when frightened by a street railway
work car. No damage was done to either
driver or rig.
The lively tail end of a western bliz-zard
struck the town Friday, making it
unusually rough that night, although the
temperature only come down to some
ten degrees above zero. Snow drifted
many of the country roads shut.
Kensey Stewart, the First ward boy
who recently confessed to numerous
local robberies, was taken Saturday last
before Judge Doty who suspended sen-tence.
An eftort is being made to have
the youngster made a naval apprentice.
Mr. Harry C. Cramer, of Alverton, and
Miss Nellie Springer, of Ruftsdale, were
married at the Church of God parsonage
Thursday by the pastor, Rev. Dr. S. G.
Yahn. They will likely reside at Alver-ton
as the groom is a Union Supply
Company clerk at Mayfield.
Three runaway B. & O. freight cars,
loaded with Brush Run coke, gave Byers
Flannigan, a brakeman, a lively ride Sat-urday
down the hill from the Duncan
Plan to the Mount Pleasant branch at
Bridgeport. But they kept the track all
right and the rider was not hurt al- ,
though badly scared.
A crowd of young people attended the
revival meeting held at the Methodist
Episcopal church in Jones Mills.
One of our good citizens, E. G. Wal
ters, is painting at Ligonier.
O. Wadsworth and bride passed through
here last week.
Great MuBic Offer.
Send us the names of three or more
performers on the piano or organ and
twenty-five cents in silver or postage
and we will mail you postpaid our latest
Popular Music Roll containing 20 pages
lull Stieet Music, consisting of popular
Songs, Marches and Waltzes arranged lor
■ lie piano or organ including Rud.
Knauer's famous “Flight of the Butter-flies,”
“March Manila” and the latest
popular song, “The Girl I’ve Seen.”
POPULAR MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
1 28 tf Indianapolis, Ind,
Roquefort, Imported Swiss, Pineapple,
Royal Luncheon and Cream Cheeses at
finstman's. 1 28 2
Dissolution Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the photo-graph
firm of Goodman & Springer has
this day been dissolved by mutual con-sent,
Mr. Springer retiringand Mr. Good-man
continuing the business at the old
stand. Persons having claims against the
said firm are requested to present them
at once lor settlement. All accounts due
the said firm must be paid on or before
January 30, as after that date they will
be left for collection. R. H. Goodman,
Mount Pleasant, Pa., E. R. Springer.
Jan. 16, 1909. 1 21 3
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Office of the County Controller.
Greensburg, Pa., Jan. 12th, 1909.
Up until noon (12 m.) Wednesday,
February 3rd, 1909, sealed bids will be
received at the office of the County Con-troller
for the printing, binding, wrap-ping,
labeling and delivering to the of-fice
of the County Commissioners, 75,000
ballots, more or less, for the February
election, held February 16th, 1909; 15,000
specimen and 60,000 official, more or less.
All bids to be per thousand.
A sample of paper upon which ballots
will be printed much accompany each
proposal.
Bids will not be considered unless ac-companied
by a certified check of ten
percent. (10 percent.) of proposal. The
right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
1 14 4 JOHN D. HITCHMAN,
Controller.
Get the Best, Coal.
The best coal is always the cheapest
in the end and you will be promptly
supplied with the best by leaving your
order with E. G. Summy, the driver of
Poorbaugh’s dairy wagon. 1 28 tf
NOTICE—Orders for fresh country apple
butter left at No, 502 Main street will be
promptly filled and delivered.
2 1 tf FRANK STAUFFER.
FOR SALE:—A $50 cook stove in first
class repair can be purchased for less
than half by calling on Mrs. W. A. Simp-son,
College avenue. 11 25 tf
Lipton’s Jelly Tablets are fine. Tinst-man
sells them. 1 28 2
FOR SALE:—Good fresh Holstein cow
with calf at side. J. B. Honse, Stauffer,
Pa. 2 4 3
NOT IN A TRUST:—The fire insurance
companies represented by Cal. W. Glaus
Call and see him about rates at No. 19
Main street, East End, Mount Pleasant.
11 12 ly
BIG STOCK SALE
At my livery stables, East End, Mount
Pleasant, on Thursday afternoon, Feb-ruary
25, 1909. Horses, cows, young cat-tle,
carriages, buggies, wagons and the
1 ke. If you have anything to sell bring
it in and put it up at this sale.
1 28 4 S. W. KELLER.
MUM AND ABOUT.
But Principally Within the
Bounds of This County.
A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS
SROURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE
LIABLE EXCHANGES.
How these Articles Appear After They
Have been Boiled Down Into Short
Paragraphs That Speak to the Point
But Briefly of Interesting Event*
Tranenlrlmr In he Old 8tar of the »eit
Dr. E. M. Clifford bought the Ligonier
Springs Hotel, Ligonier, Friday at sheriff
sale lor $16,500.
Two unknown men took four horses
Irom Levi Brown, near Continental No.
3, last Thursday night.
Congressman Hufl has recommended
Walter L. Stevenson for reappointment
as postmaster at West Newton and E. M
Frey at Monessen.
The Jones property on Third avenue,
Scottdale, occnpied by John Leonard, a
mill worker, was destroyed by fire Satur-day
forenoon, causing a loss of "Some
$3,000.
Mrs. Sarah Steel is dead at the Export
home of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Bor-land,
as the result of a fall. She was the
widow of Ebenezer Steel and was 83
years of age.
Congressman Cooper, of Uniontown,
has introduced a bill appropriating $25,-
000 for a fish culture station which he
wants to have located at the headwaters
of the Yough river.
W. W. Campbell, a Geneva druggist,
pleaded guilty in the Fayette comity
criminal court Thursday to having fur-nished
morphine to people of that town.
He was not sentenced.
Last Wednesday six foreigners were
placed in the Somerset jail charged by
D. B Zimmerman, president of the Que
mahoning Coal Company, with instigat-ing
workmen and inciting riots.
Mrs. Erwin Kerr, of Dunbar, who lost
a $200 diamond brooch while visiting in
Irwin four months ago, recovered it Sat-urday
from Isaac Terrell, a 16-year-old
boy who got $10 for finding the jewel.
The Summit Hotel Company has leas-ed
its magnificent property at thesummit
of the Chestnut Ridge, Fayette county,
to Dickson D. Rush, manager of the Tit
low hotel, Uniontown, for the coming
year.
Elmer Brewer, of California, has iden-tified
the body of the young woman
found drowned at Charleroi as that of
his sister, Mrs. F. W. McKay, of Port-land,
Oregon, who recently separated
from her husband.
Companies I, of Greensburg, and K, of
Waynesburg, having made the best show-ing
at the Gettysburg encampment, will
represent the Tenth regiment at Wash-ington
on March 4th when President
Taft is inaugurated.
William Anderson died at a Johnstown
hospital last Wednesday of gun shot
wounds received January 10th in a bur-glar
trap set by Miller & Saylor, Meyers-dale
merchants, after they bad suffered a
series of robberies. He was 24 years of
age.
Last Tuesday evening James S. Moor-head,
Esq., of Greensburg, was struck by
a street car at the corner of Liberty ave
nue and Sraithfield street, Pittsburg, sus-taining
a fracture of one of the small
bones of the leg. He was brought home
on Thursday.
Cairo Tresca, editor of “La Plebe," an
Italian paper ol Pittsburg, was fined $500
and sent to the workhouse for six months
in the Fayette courts Wednesday on a
charge of criminal libel made by Miss
Anna Porin, housekeeper for Father di
Sabato, formerly located in Connellsville.
Miss Rose Dunstan, of New Haven,
who sued the West Penn Railways Com-pany
for $20,000 because of alleged in-juties
received near her home when a
car jumped the track and ran into Henry
Rhodes' store over a year ago, suflered a
non suit in the Fayette county court
Tnursday.
W UUDDALG.
Mrs. J. R. Rishebegar spent Tuesday
at Acme with Mrs. William Lewis.
Miss Mary Clarke is at Berlin visiting
Mrs. John J. Jones who, with her hus-band,
spent part of last week here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rishe-begar,
while returning home from Pitts-burg
where she was for a time in Mercy
Hospital.
This community joins in good wishes
to Orin Wadsworth and his bride, nee
Miss Kate Boring.
It's votes for taxcollector J. R. Rishe-begar
wants on the Republican ticket.
Dissolution Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the under-taking
firm of Gibbs & King has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.
B. F. Gibbs retiring. Persons having
claims against the said firm are requested
to present the same to M. A. King for
settlement, and all accounts owing and
due said firm must be paid toM. A King
wbo is authorized to properly receipt
for the same. In witness whereof we
have hereunto affixed our hands and
seals this third (3) day of February, A.
D. 1909. B. F. GIBBS, (SEAL)
M. A. KING, (SEAL)
Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presence of M. A. Bowman. 2 4 3
To Stout Women!
The "shapeless stout woman” is get-ting'
scarce. She has found a remedy
in the famous
Nemo“Self-Re-ducing”
Corset.
It "makes
over” your fig-ure,
giving you
a better shape
than you ever
had, orever ex-pected
to have;
and reduces
your abdomen
so effectually
that you can
"take in” your
skirts at least
three or four
inches.
There is a
Self - Reducing
Corset in a model for every type of
stout woman—tall and stout, short and
Stout or just "fat."
312, for tall stout women ) to
320,same, withFlatning-llack J
314, for short stout women )
318, same, with Flatning-llack j *0
Every Nemo Corset is made with
Hie Nemo "Triple-Strip Re-enforce-jnent”—
bones and steels cannot cut
through,
MRS. J. J. HITCHMAN,
No, 337 East Main Street.
MOUNT PLEASANT, - PENNA.
THE CRYSTAL PHARMACY.
Our
Prescription
Department
is unequaled in its equipment
and for the variety, freshness
and purity of its drugs and
(he accuracy with which pre-scriptions
are compounded.
This up-to-date department
of our up-to-date store is pre-sided
over by thoroughly
competent pharmacists who
guarantee perfect satisfaction
in prescription work.
Chamois Chest Protectors
35c up to $5.00.
A latge line to select from.
Our Perfection Skin Lotion
is a very pleasant and effective
cure for chaled or chapped skin.
CRYSTAL PHARMACY,
C. F. COLDSMITH.
046 Main Street,
MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
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For Sale.
FOUR POOL TABLES ONE BILLIARD
Table, and fixtures, in good shape. Must
be sold in one lot. Can be bought for
less than cost. A bargain lor some one.
Inquire ai Ruder Inn, Mount Pleasant,
Pa. 12 23 If
Valentines!
Did you say you wanted to
buy the nicest things in this
line at less than wholesale
prices? Well, I have them for
you, because I bought an
agent’s complete set of sam-ples
away down.
Groceries.
Here are some figures on
Groceries that make our com-petitors
sit up and take notice:
3-lb. cans Pineapple, 3 for 25c
3-lb. cans Tomatoes, 3 for 25c
3-lb. cans Peas, ... 3 for 25c
3 lb. cans Peaches, 3 for 25c
3 lb. cans Baked Beans 3‘‘ 25c
Dates, 4 lbs. for 25c
25-lb. sack of Mountain
Buckwheat Flour for 75c
L. M. KARNEY,
750 Main st.. “On the Hill,”
MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
RUDER’S INN
ERNST RUDER, Propr.
Corner Slain and St. Clair Streets,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
One of the finest hotels in Western
Pennsylvania, being new and with every
modern convenience.
BATES $2.00 PER DAY.
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for
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EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
01 the
Controller of Weslmorelanri County, Pennsylvania, By John D. Kilchman, Controller.
Offlrs of the Controller of Westmore-1 rant fees
land County. Pennsylvania. Q J. Seanor, Sheriff,
To th© Honorable, the Judaea of the for Dec., 1907........... $
Court of Common Pleas: |J. K. bnields, Sheriff, flnes
Gentlemen*—• for 1908 .••••«••••••••••
Herewith I submit statement of the J. M. Hawk, Clerk, jury
fiscal affairs of Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, for the term beginning
January 6, 19L8, to January b, 1909,
as directed by an Act of Assemoly,
approved 27th day of June, A. D. 1b9o,
Beeneitfully,
JOHN V. HirCHMAN.
County Controller.
Receipts.
Cash on hand January 7,
1908 3 1,222.94
APPROPRIATION “A”
Tax liens 6,363.96
Sales Records 1,912.03
Total 3 8,275.99
APPROPRIATION "B”
County tax for 1904
County lax for 1906
State tax for 1906
Dog tax tor 1906
Exonerated tax for 1906
fees for 1908.
Total
15.00
1,554.84
2,356.39
1,666.59
999.00
.8 46,167.30
Total Receipts 764,682.12 jce
port ■
Total * 14,784.56
APPROPRIATION ‘TO”
Public Buildings.
New furniture and fix-tures
3
Heat and light
Telephone inns and rentals
Water teiital
63.141 93
2,131.34
030.35
271.25
41.00
County tax
State tax for 1907.
Dog tax for 190J...,
Exonerated tax for
50.00
3,198.97
461.25
498.50
11.74
for 1907 109,773.20
EXPENDITURES.
APPROPRIATION “1”
Assessments.
State and County tax 8
Writing tax duplicates....
Ray ot transcribing clerks
Printing tax duplicates...
Costs in coal appeal cases
Rebinding assessment hooks
AUveitisement Assessment
Appeals
7,497.09
l,0ol.94
1,261.73
643.75
240.00
478.40
50.27
1907..
4,506.73
3,758.75
10.50
Total •••
APPROPRIATION
County tax for 1908
State tax for 1908
Dog tax for 19u8
Roll tax for 1908
Total
APPROPRIATION
Bridges.
Share of Joint county...
bridge repairs:
Prom Indiana County....
Prom Payette County....
Total
APPROPRIATION
Audits and Statistics.
Registry of birihs and
ueaius 8
Controller's tax audit
Audit of coat valuations..
Audi.or appointed uy Court
tor 1901
Registry of school children
Printing school duplicates
8 11,123.18
•2”
312,216.03
Total
APPROPRIATION “6"
Election Expenses,
From Commonweal.h of..
Pennsylvania.
For January 1907 Primary
For January 1908 Primary
lor April 1908 Primary...
Sale of old election house at
Derry
122,289.67
“C”
8 268,148.92
Total 8
WM# APPROPRIAUOIM ”3’ 1 Owurv UApeitwOf.
Pay for tfepsiaves tor lyusl
Court adverii&iuK
Coiib.auita tguai’ierly re-turns
Expert testimony
trkxy of K“*..u jurors
i ay of pe*it juru*a
Pay of traverse jurors....
Court 8ieno*i»up..tiS ie.-s.
Intelpreifciti itt,s
Boaruin* muiucr jurors..
Deputies aue**uing court
fcurvejs ai.u p*uns in mur-der
tases
Murder defense appointed by
court
2,539.25
uoo.y 3
3oo.y2
50.00
2,iy«j.t> I
ict.oO
33.00
53.28
93.28
4.493.51
3.521.85
4.38U.60 ;
15.00
Total 8 12,514.02
APPROPRIATION *7”
Discharged Cases.
Fines from summary con-vlctlons
$ l,316.o3
Total * 1.516.53
APPROPRIATION ”8”
Charities and Coricctions.
Maintenance at Dixmont..8 1.193.70
To.al
APPKCPhlA I ION
WI Iwgtij.
Penn Bridge Co. ACIA West
Total
APPROPRIATION
Couit House.
Sale of old furniture
Kent of court room
Sale of old boiler
1,198.70
695.18
10 00
60.00
12”
756.18
10,261.02
Total
APPROPRIATION
County F.orr.e.
From A. P. Darr, Sunt.
Recelp.s for 19uS 3
Total 3 10,251.02
APPROPRIATION “15”
Temporary Loans.
Westmoreland National . 8 32,500.00
Westmoreland Savings and
Trust Co 5,000.00
Ran lay-Westmoreland ...
Trust Co 40.000.00 ,
Girard National Bank of
Philadelphia lOO.OCO.OO
•Court House Sinking Fund la.178.8J
Total 8 187.678.S3
APPROPRIATION “21" .
Recorder of D.eJs.
J. H. Gallagner, Recorder.
fees for 19JS -8 14,040.60
Fees chargeable to county 289.60
Total * 14.330.20
APPROPRIATION ‘22"
Register of Wills.
D. A. Miller, P.egister. of-ficial
fees for 1908 8 9.262.23
Total 8 9,262.25
APPROPRIATION “23”
District Atto.ney's Oliice. 1
J. M. Hawk. Clerk, fees
acct Dist. Atty for 1908..8 1.666.59
Total 8 1.656.59
APPROPRIATION “25”
Clerk of Quarter Se.sions Court.
J. M. Hawk, Clerk, odicta 1
fees for 1908 8 3.719.47
Fees chargeable to County 3.908.57
Nettio.i ur.uge
Toledo-aiassluoh Bridge...
Co., account Web.-her-
Donora br.uge
Emu dtvco.ssj.i, architect.
West Newton
Wm. dyne, aiclil.ect West-ster-
Uo.iOru
Repairs to county bridges.
1'ay of bridge views.s....
County’s snare of township
Ullages
Aevc. .sing
Leechaurg bridge llgnt....
Join, county Repail’a—■
A nilstrong J
Allegheny
Inatai.a
layette
Repairs and moving ex-pense
Insurance
wm. reightner, Janitor,
salary tor 1908
Harry George, salary for
1908
J. W. Johnston, salary for
19o8
S. Li. Sarver, salary for
19U8
Lewis Stouffer, watchman,
salary tor 1908....
Joan Zimmerman, salary
for 19u8
Fannie Murphy, operator.
salary lor 1908
Warwick Anderson, janitor.
salary for 1908
J. M. Young, record clerk.
salary lor 19u8
J. C .Murphy, Janitor, sal-ary
for 1908
C. E. Klsaman, elevator
I man. salary for 19u8....
r. TO Samuel Bailey, elevator
. man, samry for 1908....
I Jennie Muiphy, operator.
3.000.00' salary for 1908...
j. Thos. O'Blien. Janitor
| salary for 1908
W. H. Herbert, record....
clerk, salary for 19u8....
J. G. Kearney, record clerk,
salary for 1908
Rent of temporary court
house 19u7
General supplies
Hauling refuse
lay of charwomen and la-borers
Dedh ation programmes and
expense
Flnui estimate for founda-tion
steel
New power house, repairs
and supplies
Jas. Stroii. engineer, salary
for 1908
Bert Bell, fireman, salary
for 1908
J. C. Rohrabcher, fireman,
salary for 1908
F. S. Armstrong, fireman,
salary for 1908
1,479.31
61).v0
l,22v.o0
ll.it2.78
lu.toe.42
4,000.92
4u4.l)4
4 1 o.uO
loU.uU
223.49 j
1,250.00
$ 36,921.30
■*4”
$ 54,484.45
79,071.33
1.686.83
1,538.99
2.09 7.00
900.00
760.00
220.00
760.00
600.00
600.00
625.00
410.00
92.00
180.00
100.00
I
225.00
20.00
524.00
528.00
302.00
2,000.00
B.7,.5,07
120.00
9.902.81
4,321.52
100.00
3,155.68
610.00
450.00
360.00
360.00
600.77
848.20
95.95
870.98
1,199.50
103.50
685.20
685.36
91.50
120.55
125.00
125.00
10.52
1,112.50 |
5,9o 1.14!
172.90
3,801.57
91.00
5o.o9
2,166.63
8o2.oJ
9 o5.99
25i.o7
Total
Total * lo0,208.69
MPPROFNIATION “5”
ho-ds.
Pay of viewers $
Damages awarued by court
County’s snare of Sla.e
l OdUS
Pri.-iing suptrvisj.s’ du-p.
Lines
410.00
6,305.00
29.70
337.27
4us.45
1,014.11
4o2.44
1,418.75
13,484.50
3,109.71
33.69
615.41
4,3o0.6 7
120.00
Total 3
APPROPRIATION ; 25r
Pro.honotary's Office.
H. N. yom, Prothonotary.
official fees for 1908 %
Fees chargeable to Coun.y
,0”
Total * 11.320.90
APPROPRIATION ”27”
Sheriff’s Office.
J E. Shields. She: iff. o.fl-clal
fees acct 1908 $ 7,101.-1
Jury fees acct. 1903 00
Deeds account 19J8 IJO.OO
Appraisement acct. 1903.... 81 00
Fees from Clerk of Courts 5D1.4O
Fees chargeable to coun.y 5.601.10
Total $
APPROPRIATION “5
Miscellaneous.
From Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania—
Part payment of bounty
fees 3
Agricultural Society Ap-prlatton
Total *
Kale of dog tags for 1908..
County's share of liquor
license
County’s share of State tax
From Mercantile and other
licenses
Tony Roy. account of for-feited
bond
Total 3
APP. 1 ~ r RlA 1TON “6”
Election expenses.
Affidavits and blank fonnsi
New buu.ns
iuj..sUmes' at.ending elec-tions
Delivery of ballots
Fay of election Lourds,
Feb., 1908
Nov. 1»08
Election contests
Erec tion and care of booms
Ground rent of pulling
p.acts
Printing of ballots—
Feb. 19u8
Nov. 1908
Priming registry boo.es....
Kent of polling ‘pia-eu....
Registry of vo ers
Computing eleition re urns
Fay of return judges -2.ud
Cong. Dist
Writing registry books....
Kiiei..Is eneeiion Fro.la-ma.
10,1—
Argus for Nov. 1997....
Kensington Keystone
Nov.. IffuS ;...
Mt. Pleasant Journal. Nov..
1908
Greensburg Press. Nov..
19u8
Stiipl.es tor election
boards
New ballot boxes...,
Building new elec.Ion
I houses
iE presvage on ballots and
supplies
Care ot ballot boxes
Care of county elec ion
houses
Expenses of January 1903
primal y
Expense of April 1908....
13.6S1.42 primary
S 94.643.94
APPROPRIATION ”11”
County Jail.
Beds and bedding 3
Clothing and shoes
Drugs an t dlsintectants..
water renla.s
Roaming prlsoneis, G. J.
Seanor, Dec. 1907
Boaran g prisoners. J. E.
Shields, acct 19J8
General supplies and re-pairs
.Gas light
I Electric light
595.30 b’uel
Hauling lefuse
Chaplain Pershing, salary
for 1908
James o.rah. engineer, sal-ary
for 1905
Bert Bell, fireman, salary
for 1908
J. C. Rohrbacher. fireman,
salary for 1908
F. S. Armstrong, flieman.
salary for 1908
Charics Kidder, turnkey.
sa.ary lor 1908
J. J. Singer, physician,
salary for 1908
Mental examinations by
order of tne Court
Telepnone ren al
Aciver islng
repairs
Eugene Ingold. rewliing
jail
7,340.00
63.90
656.98
804.78
403.25
3.499.20
4.151.20
1O.00
246.45
115.00
for bids for
285.00
510.00 1
I
375.00
360.00
38.00
75.00
200.00
62 50
6.00
5.50
3.303 60
Clothing and dry goods....
Drugs and disinfectants..
Electric light
Water rent
Ice
Children’s Aid Society....
Burial of paupers
Mental examinations ....
Mining fuel
Commitments
Collins •
Printing
Herman Hamll. salary for
Dec., 1907
R. N. Gay, salary for Dec.,
1007 *
J. F. Kettering, salary for
Dec., 1907
J. F‘. Kettering, expense..
Mrs. L. K. S.oddard, salary
for Dec., 1907 8.50
I. M. Hines, salary for
Dec., 1907 <-52
Daniel Uierer, director, sal-ary
acct 1908 1,375.00
J. U. Martin, director, sal-ary
acct 1008 1,375.00
I. N. Dixon, director, sal-ary
for 1008 1,500.00
J. W. Armbrust, salary for
1908 1,500.00
R. D. Wolff, salary for 1908 1,500.00
A. P. Durr, Supt., salary
for 1908 1,199.98’
Mrs. A. P. Darr, matron,
salary for 1908 650.00
.William Lucas, mail car-rier,
salary for 1908.... 96.00
Samuel Forbes, engineer,
salary for 1908 720.00
Philip Snyder, watchman,
salary for 1908 7.10
J H Darr, baker, salary
for 1908 27.42
Mont. Gettemy. farmer, sal-ary
for 1908 540.00
.! W. Delbler, salary for
1908 572.58
Mary Chehak, cook, salary
for 1908 300.00
Male nurses, salary for
1908 825.30
Female nurses, salary for
1908 1,330.48
Seamstress, salary for 1908 360.00
Watchman, salary for 19u8 84.07
Teamster, salary for 1908.. 224.99
,T. E. Kunkle, attorney, sal-
M. N. McGeary, attorney,
salary account for 1908 375.00,
I. M. For ser, physician,
salary for 1908
Directors expense—
J. W. Armbrust
I. N. Dixon
a. D. Wolff ■...
J. O. Martin
Daniel Bierer
T. E. Wible, account of
I boiler house contract...
!W. G. Sloan, architect....
Keystone Clay Products
Co., brick
R. E. Armstrong, account
of barn contract
Temple and Sons, extra
gutters
Boiler house chimney con-tract
Postage
Total *
APPROPRIATION ”13”
Costs in Court Cases.
Justices’ tees 3
Constables' fees
Witness fees
1,013.64' sloner, salary for 1908..
396.67 Hugh Henderson, chief....
clerk, salary for 1908....
James McCarthy, cost clerk,
salary for 1908
C. E. Ankney, mortgage
clerk, salary for 1908....
J. B. Cherry, assistant
clerk, salary for 1908..
Bert W’trsing, clerk, salary
for 1908
W. T. Dom, Sr„ clerk, sal-
I ary for 1908
125.00 Bert Bell, clerk, salary for
I 1908
J. M. Young, clerk, salary
for 1908
Anna Marquis, stenograph-er,
salary for 1908
Tlllle Diamond, stenograph-er,
salary for 1908
W. T. Dom, Jr.. solicitor,
salary for 1908
Adelaide Andeison, stenog-rapher,
salary for 1908....
W. D. Reamer, expense....
13. C. Shaffer, expense....
D. W. Snupe, expense....
Postage
2 500.001 ary. account 1908 825.0#
Frunk Shields, turnkey.
1,500.00 salary, account 1908....
1 Mrs. J. E. Shields, matron.
1,320.00 I salary account 1908
Deputies attending court..
977.50 Expense
Postage
900 00 1 FlTiiTT* Total 3 13.653.63
APPROPRIATION “28”
County Surveyor's Office.
W. H. Matthews, surveyor.
salary for 1907
W. H. Matthews, surveyor.
salary for 1908
Total 3
APPROPRIATION ‘29”
Coroner's Office.
170 55 i C. A. Wynn, coroner, salary
' I for 1308
1 000 00 1 H. A. McMurray, deputy.
! salary acct 1908
720.00
102.19
54.79
48.86
248.32
357.5#
275.0#
438.0#
2,139.67
25.09
300.00
300.00
6UO.OO
2,000.00
550.00
Emma Miller, stenograph-er,
salary for 1908
Pay of jurors
Postage and telegrams,...
Printing
600.00
429.00
468.99
9.23
Total 3 15.384.21
APPROPRIATION “19”
Controller's Office,
Jno. D. Hltchman, controll-er
salary lor 1908 3
S. S. Kennedy, deputy,
salary for 1908
R. O. Pauen, clerk, salary
for 19U8
N. A. Cort, auditor, salary
for 19u8
Legal clerk hire
S. D. Swend, extra clerk,
salary for 1908
Postage
Total 3 4.057.24
APPROPRIATION “30”
Miscellaneous.
Burial of Indigent Soldiers 3 1,300.00
Headstones for graves.... 6u4.82
Fay of bounty tees 1,241.2a
Expressage and freight... vdi.ai
Sncep damage 4,60J.I9
Violation ot game laws.... 20.0O
Pay of fire wardens and
700 00 deputies 7,572.73
500 00 Deed book transLribers—
4,000.00
1,500.00
1,200.00
90.00
30.00
Total 3 8,020.00 >
APPROPRIATION “20"
Treasurer's Office.
H. F. Bovard, treasurer,
salary for 1908 3
W. M. Shumaker, deputy.
salary for 19u8
M. L. Rose, clerk, salary
for 1908
Pearl Coughenour. trans-criber,
salary for 1908..
Postage
5,000.00
1,500.00
1,020.00
57.75
120.21
making
400.00 |
Total 3 7,697.98
APPROPRIATION ‘21"
36 70 i Recorder ot Deeds Office.
127.67 J. H. Gallagher, recorder,
78.68 salary for 19u8 3
46.75 E. R. Felton, deputy, sal-
20.41 ary for I_9u8
j S. M. Arter, Index clerk,
9,000.00| salary for 1908
4,000.00
1,500.00
100.00
153.00
1,760.45
j Postage and expense
| ri ranseribing clerks—
1 Jessie M. Alwine, salary
5 for 1908
I Etta Lunnen, salary for
36.95 j 1908
i Emma Hammer, salary for
480.00
300.00
1,600.00
43.68
68,494.93
1,746.87
5.091.68
5,389.20
5,000.00
194.17
10,000.00
178.83
50.000.00
3.661.75
375.00
343.75
304.38
328.20
1.491.1)0
6,952.45
130.00
60.00
193.92
7.62S.04
9.685.35
1.635.55
200.00
200.00
200.00
300.00
408.78
139.00
1,463.32 |
35.08
270.00
I
48.10
3.875.20,
4.486.09
Total , 3 3O.UOJ.60
APPROPRIATION “12”
Ccunty home.
Out door relief $ 20,192.94
Groceries and provisions.. 5.106.64
.arm supplies 3.387.72
General bouse supplies.... 1,064.81
Maintenance at Dixmont.. 942.20
Maintenance at Polk 754.06
Maintenance at Werners-ville
5228
A11e• neny county out door
relief 30.25
Somerset county, out door
relief 18'2°
General repairs I,7u2.a8
Total # 12,227.75
APPROPRIATION “15”
Temporary Loans.
Mary A. Hunter, payment
of loan 3
Mary Hunter, interest on
same
Jonn S. Sell, cashier, pay-ment
of loan
John S. Sell, interest on
same
Loan transferred to Court
house account
Inierest on temporary loans
John S. Sell, underwriting
loan
Westmoreland Savings &
Trust Co., underwriting
lonn 50 00
Total . * e9.459.75
APPROPRIATION “17”
Funds.
Refunded 1906 taxes
Refunded 1907 taxes
Refunded 1908 taxes
Total *
APPROPRIATION “18”
Commissioner's Office.
D. W. Shape, Commission-er,
salary for 1908 $
w. D. Reamer, Commis-sioner,
salary for 1908..
B C. Shaffer, Cominis-
1908
Alberta Graff, salary for
1908
Alice Haines, salary for
1908
Elizabeth Long, salary for
1908
Etta Hoffman, salary for
1908
Mlrnie Wentzel), salary
1908
Hiiua Buffner, salary for
1908
Gertrude Ruffner, salary
for 1908
1;
420.00
450.00 I
240.00
15.00 !
15.00
15.00
28.32
3.893.61
1.428.23
Total 9
APPROPRIATION “22”
Register of Wil s Office.
A. Miller, register, sal-ry
for 1908 3
A. Cremer, deputy, sal-
.ry for 1908....
O. Bair, clerk, salary
I for 1908
Elizabeth Beck, s.enog-rapner,
salary for 1908..
| Mary Long, stenographer,
! salary for 19u8
i Postage and expense
9,546.36
5,350.16 I
Total *
APPROPRIATION ‘23”
District Attorney’s Office
J. F. Wentling, Jr., District
attorney, salary 19u8....3
C. C. Crowell, assistant,
salary 1908
2,500.00 W. S. Rial, county detec-
1 live, salary 1903
2.500.00 S. E. Cook, stenographer,
salary 1908
RECAPITULATION:
826.82
1.000.00
prothono ary.
M. F. Null.,
prothonotary.
G. J. Seanor
Sheriff, acct
J. Seanor
Jones. Clerk, fines
H. N. Yont.
Account of
H. N. Yont.
Account of
J. E. Shields,
of G,
It M.
acct G. J. Seanor
Fines acct J. H. Trescher
Fines acct B. F. May
Fees acct J. H. Trescher..
Fees acct B. F. May
Costs due county
Fines due county
J M. Hawk. Clerk, for-feited
bonds
Prue and Felghtner. de-tective
license
Sale or West Newton ferry
fiat boat
W. C. Knox, returned war-
1,826.82
266.20
4.080.00
32,707.62
2.075.25
80.23
57.60
115.44
98.4S
25.00
223.38
11.00
11.25
1.25
74.92
31.S6
Total 9 31.3S3.03
APPROPRIATION “7”
C'ssharrod Cases.
Justices’ fees 3 812.531
Constables’ fees 737.89
Witness tees 42.701
Total 3 1.593.121
APPROPRIATION “8”
Chari.its and Corrections.
Maintenance at—
Boys' Industrial Home at
Oakdale, Pa 329.97
Allegheny County work
house 4,310.99
Dixmont Hospital for In-sane
17,636.30!
Wes ern Penitentiary .... 4.103.95 ‘
Morganza 3.679.11!
Huningdon Reformatory.. 2.45o.29,
Wernersville 636.86 i
New Castle Industrial
School 224.00
Commitments to institu-tions
Conveying prisoners and
patients
Balance January 6. 1908
Tax lien collections
Taxes for 1908
1 axes prior to 1908 V.;-"’* 11 m18
Assessments Dr 5 11,12^.18
Audits and Statistics R'”“ ,r’n3,? «
Court Expenses Dr 3o,9ul.3b
Bridges ..Dr.... 1D0,208.59
.. Cr.... 93.28
Roads Dr.... 7.340.00
Election Expenses Dr 31.3S3 03
Dismissed Cases cr ' ’ 1316 53
Charities and Corrections Dr 33.568 92
Cr.... 1,198.70
Printing Dr.... 14,784.56
Public Buildings Dr 94,643^^94
Cr.... 7n6.18
County Jail Dr.... 80’008 80
Coun'y Home Dr.... 68,494.93
County Home Cr.... 10,261.0-
Cos s in Court Cases Dr 12.2-7.75
Temporary Loans Dr;;;.
15.00 |
177.44 j
Refunded Tax Dr..., 5,350.16
Commissioners’ Office Dr..., In.384.-1
Control'er’s Office Dr.... 8,020.00
Treasurer’s Office Rr’‘“ 7.69 i 96
Recorder of Deeds Or.... ^9.546.36
Register of Wills ,.Dr.... 9,127.55
District Attorney c'r 'T 2’639 00
Jury Commissioners Dr.... 115150
Clerk of
Total 3 33,568.92
APPROPRIATION “9”
Printing.
Dockets 3 1,698.35
C90 00 Rebinding and lettering old
I dockets 6.898.00
25 00 Various printing 1,740.201
Stationery and supplies.. 3.2oo...71
100.00 Advert IsInK 193.44 |
J Publishing Controller’s re-
Prothonotary Uj..--
Sheriff Rr‘“ JJ’fjjH?
Cr..., 13.68141
County Surveyor Rr’“‘
Coroner .....Dr..,.
Miseellaneous account — ..Dr....
Cash on hand January, ‘09.
600.00
4.057.24
84.730.60
47,994.13
Dr. Bal.
t 11,123.18
5.839.70
36,921.36
150,112.31
7,340.00
18,869.01
276.59
32,370.22
14,784.56
93,887.76
30,505.60
58.233.91
12.227.75
6,350.16
15,324.21
8.020.00
7.697.96
5,516.00
1,151.50
600 00
4.057.24
36.736.47
12.831.12
Cr. Bal.
t 1,222.94
8.275.99
312,216.03
122,289.67
118,219.08
4,783.84
134.70
671.82
1.994.65
27.89
Total * 8.155.00
APPROPRIATION “14”
Jury wommisLioncrs.
M. I. Barnhart, jury com-missioner,
salary for 1908$
Michael Shoun jury con-missloner,
salary for 1908
L. S. Rnoades, clerk, salary
for 1908
G. E. Bkrron, clerk, salary
for 1908
Printing
Postage
Total 3 1,151.50
APPROPRIATION “25”
Clerk of Quarter Sess.ons Court.
J. M. Hawk, clerk, salary
for 1908 5
J. M. Carothers, deputy,
salary for 1908
John Black, Jr., clerk, sal-ary
for 1998
Adver.ising license trans-fers
Postage and expense
^’'‘APPROPRIATION ‘26’
Prothonctary’s Office.
H. N. Yont. prothonotary.
salary for 1908 3
H. N. Yon*, balance of
salary for 1907
J. A. Thomas, deputy, sal-ary
for 1908 w. D. Hunter, clerk, salary
for 1908
Postage and expense
tii7,i cay on *574.142.20
Total I9’326’23
APPROPRIATION “27”
Sheriff's Office.
J. E. Shields, sheriff, salary
areount 1908 3 o,9uS.3.>
J. G. Hoke, deputy, salary
account 1908 1,3 to.00
E. M. Keppie. deputy, sal-arv,
account 1908 l,37o.OO
J. F. Welly, turnkey, sal- ' Total
ary, account 1908 SS5.00
C. E. Seanor. turnkey, sal-
Deed
&alaries for 1606:
Elizabetn Long .
Alberta Giaff ...
Minnie Wenizell •
Uertrude Fcutfner
Florence Flyve ••
Mary Kuffner ...
I Mane Huitman
I G. R. FO-ts,
plans
Commission of fines due
Ci.izens Law Library
Payment ot State tax for
1908
Appropriation for County
institute 1907
Ai.piupna.lon for County
Institute 1908
Appr-ipi'iatlon for Stnool
Directors Assn. 190f....
Appropriation for ouhool
Direc-.o.s Assn. 19ud....
Appropria ion for Agricul-tural
society i9ub
Mad dog carnage
Fostage, SUPL. of schools,
ett,
1,080.00 jukes' telepnone rentals..
296.36 n. Yont, piOtho.iOcury,
I fees chargeable to eojiuy
I J. M. lia.Vit, ciera, fees
chargeable to county.. ••
J. E. Smelds, sheii.f, fees
cnargeaine to cornuy....
J. H. Uat.aghc r, recorder,
i fees cuargeabie to coumy
720.00 Telephone tulis
Municipal lie..s, surchaige
by state —
Badges tor Commissioners'
Conven Ion
J. a. Muuuiews, furnishing
dog tags
O. ll. St. Clair, damage .o
horse on Bridge
15.00 IT. A. Steele, b-.niagi; to
horse on briuge
Theatre rent loi school
Direitors’ Co.iven.ion ..
C. ,V1. olcase, M. O, opera-tions
in mine ueiidcu.a..
Labor claims agams. *v eat
Newton ferry
Bill of sals tor West New-ton
terry
St. Clair cut for dedication
programmes
Prue uc reightner, servLes
in Steele murder
ary for balance 1907..
J. r‘. Wentling. Jr„ requisi-tion
iri.rui.ner case ...
Amount refunded on sale
of o.d furniture
Commissioners’ Ass'n. dues
for 19U8
Telegrams and regis.ered
letters
Ambulance service
Liveiy hire account Sta.e
roads
Utefundtd costs on sheriff's
appraisement
Changing drainage
G. B. nyte. balance of
marriage license index
contract
Cyrus Long, recording....
drafts
W. s. Rial, attorney, deed
index contract
Eouihwest G.eer.sburg pav-ing
assessment
Pay ,of canstabits for kill-ing
dogs
G. A. R. Post, appropria-tion
for 1998
500.00 Pc. A. Ranki'n. register,
salary for Dec., 19u7....
600.00 S. J. Potts, clerk, salary
for Dec., 19;7...
115.00 J. O. Bair, clerk, salary
for De... 19 J/
Elizabetn Beck, stenog-rapher,
salary for Dec..
1907
Mary Long stenograpner.
salary for Dec.. 1997.—
D. A. Miller, clerk, salary
for Dec., 1907
Christ Cribbs. clerk, salary
for Dec., 1907
G. J. Seanor, Sheriff, salary
for Dec., 1907
J. G. Hoke, deputy, salary
for Dec., 1907...
E. M. Kepple, deputy, sal-ary
for Dec., 1907
J. F. Welty, turnkey, salary
for Dec.. 1907
G J. Seanor, expense for
Decy 1907
To'al 3
Total Expen htures ..$
RESOURCES
Cash In hands of treasurer?
J. H. Gallagher, uncollected
fees
From Commonwealth of
Pennsylc aria:
Exinction of forest fires..
Violation of game laws....
Bounty fees
Due from 1904
1903
1906
1907
1908
II
4,000.00
2,100.00
1,800.00
900.00
240.00
87.55
9,127.55
t.
4,000.00
1.800.00
1,800.00
555.00
420.00
3ull.ul)
3cu.u9
3uu.u0
IOJ.UO
38u.90
luu.OO
4.00
2.310.6#
43,610.16
200.00
200.00
100.00
100.00
1,000.00
Du-.OO
105.00
OO.uO
1,633.55
3,908.57
5.601.76
289.60
8,0#
34.60
120.00
83.25
70.00
190.00
25.00
95.00
1,030.69
747.20
28 15
92.50
12J.0O
6.00
20.00
5.00
19 85
2.50
14.00
2.50
4-.U0
800 00
18.00
1,206.02
136.90
280.50
275.00
333.37
175.00
140.00
10 00
6.50
20.00
4,000.00
1,500.00
1,080.00
293.35
82.S7
6.956.22 I 6,000.00
526.37
1.500.00
1.080.00
219.S8
75.00
20.00 ,
83 33
20.00
594.45
125.00
100.00
75.00
113.21
taxes..
taxes..
taxes..
taxes..
taxes.,
From Fayette County
bridge repairs
Due
Due
Due
Due
from
from
rfom
fiom
acct
84.730.60
751.851.00
12,831.12
54.75
5.066.30
350 00
1,958 IS
114 4t
519.24
3.680.79
3.536.28
37.2X9.34
62.55
78.224.09
(Continued on seventh petgo )
THE JOURNAL Gives All the News for $1.50 a Year.
OT,WT PTWASAKT JOTTpTJAT Tqvj^q
at&n AT J£
anderson
By HALL1E ERMINIE RIVES,
Author of “Hearts Couraccous." Etc.
COPYRIGHT 1908. THE BOBBS - MERRILL COMPANY
[CONTINUED. ]
Chapter 28
S Harry stood again in the
obscure half darkness of
his cell it came to him
that the present had a
farreaching significance;
that It was but the handi-resultant
of forces in his
lie himself had set Hugh's
feet on the red path that had pointed
hint to tlie shameful terminus. He had
gambled for Hugh's future, forgetting
that his past remained, a thing that
must l;e covered, lie had won Hugh’s
counters, but his own right to he him-self
he had staked and lost long before
that game on Lite communion table un-der
the painted crucifixion.
The words he had once said to Hugh
recurred to him with a kind of awe:
“Put myself in your place? I wish to
God I could!”
Pate—or was it God?—had taken him
at his word. He had been hurled like
a store from a catapult Into Hugh's
place—to bear ids knavery, to suffer his
dishonor and to redeem the baleful rep-utation
he had made.
A step outside the cell, the turning
of tlie key. The door opened, and
Jessica, pale and trembling, stood on
the threshold.
“I cannot help it,” she said ns she
came toward him, “though you told
ir.e not to come. I have trusted all the
While and waited and—and prayed.
Put today I was afraid. Surely, sure-ly.
the n in you are protecting has had
time enough. Hasn’t he? Won't you
tell them the truth now?”
He knew not how to meet thepiteou3
reproach and terror of that look. She
had not heard the street preacher's
declaration, he knew, hut even if she
had it would have been to her only
an echo of the old mooted likeness. He
had given her comfort once, but this
was no more to be. no matter what it
meant to him or to her.
“Jessica,” he said steadily, “when
you canto to me here that first day
and 1 told you not tp fear for me 1 did
•not mean to deceive you. 1 thought
then that it would all come right. But
something has happened since then—
something that makes a difference. I
cannot tell who was the murderer of
Moreau. I cannot fell you or any one
else, either now or at any time.”
She gared at him startled. She had
a sudden conception of some element
hitherto nnguessed In his makeup-something
inveterate and adamant.
Could it he that he did not intend to
toll at all? The very Idea was mon-strous.
Yet that clearly was his mean-ing.
She looked at him with flashing
eyes.
“You mean you will not!" she ex-claimed
bitterly. "You nre bent on
sacrificing yourself, then? You are go-ing
to take this risk because you think
it brave and noble, because somehow
It fits your man’s gospel. Can't you
see how wicked and selfish It Is? You
are thinking only of him and of your-self.
not of me."
“Jessica, Jessica!" he protested, with
a groan. But in the self torture of her
questionings she paid no heed.
“Don't you think I suffer? Haven’t I
borne enough in the months since I
married you for you to want to save
me this? Do you owe me nothing, me
whom you so wronged, whose”—
She stopped suddenly at the look on
his face of mortal pain, for she had
struck harder than she knew. It pierc-ed
through the fierce resentment to her
deepest heart, and all her love and pity
gushed hack upon her In a torrent.
She threw herself on her knees by the
bare cot. crying passionately:
“Ch. forgive me! Forget what I said!
I did not mean It. I have forgiven you 1
lrom that text at home. It was your
friend, the Iiev. Henry Sanderson. I
thought It a very spiritual sermon
then. That was before I knew what
his companionship had been to you."
“if there wore any justice in the uni-verse."
she added, "it should be he
immolating himself now. not you. But
for 1dm you would never lie here. He
ruined your life and mine, and I hate
and despise him for a selfish hypo-crite.”
That was what he himself had
seemed to her in those old days. The
edge of a Cush touched his forehead
as he said slowly, almost appealingly:
"He was not a hypocrite. Jessica.
Whatever he was it was not that. At
college he did what he did too openly.
That was his failing, not caring what
others thought. lie despised weakness
in others. He thought it none of Ills
affair. So others were influenced. But
after lie came to see things differently
from another standpoint—when he
went into the ministry—he would have
given the world to undo it."
“Men’s likings are strange," she said.
"Because he never had temptations
like yours and lias never done what
the law call3 wrong you think he Is as
noble as ypu—noble enough to shield
•i murderer to his own danger.”
“Ah, no, Jessica!” he Interposed gen-tly.
“I only said that In my place he
world do the same."
“But you are shielding a murderer,”
she Insisted fiercely. "You will not ad-mit
It. but I know. There can he no
Justice or right in that. If Harry San-derson
is all you think him. if lie
stood here now anil knew the whole,
he would say it was wicked—not brave
and noble, lint wicked and cruel.”
He shook his bead, and the sad
shadow of a hitter smile touched his
lips. “He would not say so.” he said.
liM
U!»ll
K*' 1
/
“It should be he immolating himself
now, not you.’'
A dry sob answered him. He turned
and leaned his elbows on the narrow
window sill, every nerve aching, but
powerless to comfort. He heard her
step. The door closed sharply.
Then he faced into the empty ceil,
sat down on the cot and threw out his
arms, with a hopeless cry:
“Jessica, Jessica!”
*******
Jessica left the jai! with despair In
her heart. The hope on which she had
fed these past days bad failed her.
What was there left for her to do?
Like a swift wind, she went up the
street to Felder’s office. She groped
her way up the uullghted stuir and
tapped on the door. There was no an-swer.
She pushed It open and entered
the empty outer room, where a study
lamp burned on the desk.
A pile of legal looking papers had
LIABILITIES. I
Six months' in.erest on No.
7 bond coupons 20,000.00
Bills owing by the county
Jan. 4. 190a $ 10,120.00
Te„.uorary loans 167.078.83
Total liabilities $ 197.798.8„
l.eaourcts 78,234.09
Liabilities In excess of
resources $ 119
STA 1 i. iv'. Lis' T SHOWING ThE
ScTS AND LIABILITIES Or
LOUNlY.
RESOURCES.
Cash on hanu January 4,
18e9 $ 80.555.99'
J. H. Gallagner, outstand-ing
fees
From Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania 7
Ou.stanuing county tax... 45,
Cuisiunuing buiiulng tax.. 7,
Elmting tund 165.
Prom Fayeue county
574.74!
AS-i
THC.1iiI
64.75)
,374.4s!
,070.011
,578.481
,000.00|
62.551
Total Resources $ 245.696.32
Liabilities iu excess of
resources 1.305.283.681
Total liabilities $1,660,980.00
So IV. MARY.
(receipts.
Cash on hand January 6,
I808 $ 1,222.94
Receipts from Jan. 6, '08 to
Jan 4, '09 763,459.18
Total receipts
Expenditures.
Warrants paid from Jan. 7.
’08 to Jan 4, '69
Warrants outstanding Jan.
4. 1909
Balance in treasury Jan.
4, 1909
$ 764.682.12
i
$ 749,067.87
2,783-13 j
12,831.12|
$ 764.682.12)
NEW COURT HOUSE ACCOUN r
FOR 1908.
Expenditures.
Wm. Miller and Sons Com- . r.
pany—
Account of 10 per cent re-tained
on contract $ 60,000.00
Account of final estimate.. 60,150.89
Penn Construction Com-pany—
1
Account of 10 per cent re-tained
on con.ract 8.000.00
Balance of contract in full 32,918.99
Sani.ary Dust ami Remov-ing
Company, balance....
of comrait in full 946.55
Eugene Ingold, balance of
contract in full 628.70
Win. Kauffman, architect,
commissions on estimates
and contracts 33,301.691
Lifting No. 6 bond coupons 20,000.U0!
Lifting No. 6 bond coupons 20,0U0.o0|
Loan to general fund ac-count
10,178.83)
John 8. Sell, underwriting
loan 1,125.00!
(Barclay Trust Co., under
writing loan 300.00'
Builaing tax placed at in-terest
65,000.00
Interest paid on temporary
loans 18,194.60
Refunded overpaid building
tax 1,001.88
State Tax for 1907 on
bonds 3.000.00
Total expenditures ....$ 324,747.13
Cash on hand Jau. 4, 1909. 17,724.87
$ 342,472.00
Receipts.
Cash on hand Jan. 7. 1908 t 12.908.26
Buiiulng tax for 1905 386.77
Building tax for 1906 616.02
Building tax for 1907 54,804.82
Building tax for 1908 54,808.41
Exonerated tax for 1908.. 1.92
Tax liens and sales records 1,161.13
Safe Deposit & Trust Co..
interest on deposit 2,484.67
Wesimoreland National....
Bank, interest on deposit 400.001
Amount drawn from sink-inf
fund 10,000.00i
Temporary loans 205,000.001
Total receipts $ 342,472.00,
STATEMENT SHOWING COST OF'
NEW COURT HOUSE AS COM-PLETED.
Contracts for the Construction, Com-pletion
and Furnishing of New Court
House:
Lindsay Construction Com-pany,
excavation and....
foundation 27,985.00
Nelson and Buchanan Com-pany.
steel work for
foundation 10,470.00
Wm. Miller and Sons Com-pany—
Original contract
Con.ract for completion..
tor rubber tileing
for terra cotta..
for restoration of
878,000.00
175,744.00
21,176.00
23.000.00
n thousand times over. 1 never ceased been set beside it. and with them lay a
to love you. I love you uow more than
all the world.”
“It Is true." he said, hoarse misery in
his tone. "I have wronged you. If I
could coin my blood drop by drop to
pay for the past I could not set that
right. If giving my life over and over
again would save you pain I would
give It gladly. But what you ask now
is one thing I cannot do. It would
make tne a pitiful coward. I did not
hill Moreau. That is all I enn sny to
yon or to those who try me."
“Your life!” she said with dry lips.
“It will mean that. That counts so
fearfully much to me. more than my
own life a hundred times. Yet there Is
something that counts more than all
that to you.”
His face was that of a man who
holds his hand in the fire. “Jessica.”
he said. “It Is like this with me. When
you found me here—the day I saw you
on the hnleony—| was a man whose
soul had lost Its compass and its bear-ings.
My conscience was asleep. You
woke It. and It Is fiercely alive now.
And uow with my memory has come
back a debt of my past that I never
paid. Whatever the outcome, for my
soul’s sake I must settle It now and
wl^e it from the score forever.”
She rose slowly to her feet, with a
despairing gesture.
“‘He saved others.’” she quoted lu
u aura voice: " 'hlmseir he could not
nave!’ I once heard a minister preach
torn page of a newspaper whose fa-miliar
caption gave her a stab of pain,
rerhaps the news of the trial had
found Its way across the ranges to
where the names of Stires and Moreau
had been known. Perhaps every one
at Anistou niready knew of it was
reading about It. pitying her. She pick-ed
it up and scanned it hastily. There
was no hint of the trial, but her eye
caught the news which had played Us
role in the courtroom, and she read it
to the end. _
[TO BE CONTINUED.] r.
Forbidden Fruit.
"Your luncheons are always so suc-cessful.
Mrs. Penrbyn-Paget! Do tell
me how you select your menus?”
“Oh. you see. the doctor has given
me a printed list of things I mustn’t
eat, and I choose the dishes from
that.”—Woman’s Home Companion.
Her Query.
“Where is my husband's valet?"
asked Mrs. Sorer.
“He is fitting on Mr. Sorer’s new
hoots, ma’am.” the butler answered.
“And is my husband with him?” she
luquired.—Minneapolis Journal.
mot Educated.
“Why dou’t you have Balder lu your
Shakespeare class?”
“He’s no good. Why, he can't even
sing or dance.”—New York Herald.
Contract
Contract
Contract
marble
Wainscoating judges’
chambers
Extra partition contract...
Penn Construction Com-pany,
contract for metalic
furniture 126.730.74
Eugene Ingold, contract for
'clocks
Sanitary Dust and Remov-ing
Company, contract
for vacuum cleaning....
system
Geo. F. Schutte, contract
for toilet fixtures
A. H. Andrews Company,
contract for portable fur-niture
44,550
1,829.00
966.00
2,483.57
4,400.00
428.60
81,684.00
Total amount contracts. .$1,399,446.91
Amount Paid on Above Contracts.
Lindsay Construction Com-pany
$ 27,985.00
Nelson and Buchanan....
Company 10.470.00
■Wm. Miller and Sons Com-pany
1,144,265.00
Penn Construction Com-pany
126,730.74
Eugene Ingold 2,483.57
Sanitary Dust and Remov-ing
Company, contract.. 4,400.0D
Geo. F. Schutte 428.60
A. H. Andrews Company.. 81,324.00
Total amount paid on con-tracts
$1,398,086.91
Amount due Wm. Miller
and Sons Co 1,000.00
Amount due A. H. Andrews
Company 360.00
Total amount of contracts $1,399,446.91
County of Westmoreland, State of
Pennsylvania, ss:
Personally appeared John D. Hitch-man,
Controller of Westmoreland
County, who. being duly sworn, de-poses
and says, that the foregoing
statement, of the fiscal affairs of West-moreland
County, from January 6.
1908, to January 4, 1909. Is true and
correct to the best of hts knowledge
and belief as shown from the books
kept In said Controller’s office.
Sworn f..... j,ufc»scr!!:cd before me this
'» d*v iu January- IN j M.V
$1,550,980,001
LIABILITIES.
Bills unpaid by me county,
ran. 4, 1909 $ 10.120.001
Bi,r. owed on account new
tourt House 352,500.00!
Borrowed on account gen-eral
fund 167,000.00;
Amount due on completed
buiiulng 1,360.00)
Six mourns.’ interest on No. ,
7 bond coupons 20,000.00)
Bond sale 1,000,OUO.UO;
Ten Cents a Day Will Do It
If you read this dear through you
will have more respect for a ten cent
piece than ever before in your life
tor less than 10 cents a day you can become a
stoch holder and policy holder in this Company,
a.lJhe same and exact cost of the insurance itself.
Less than Ten Cents a day will pay for $1,000.00 insurance in this
company lor 20 years -then—
Without further payments or cost of any kind whatever, your policy
carries itselfjhe rest^CL_ your li e —free.
Besides, at the end of eight years, your policy will pay (lrom its guar-anteed
dividends) for Five Shares of the stock of this company.
This secures your shares at par, but their value at the time you have
finished paying for them on this easy-payment plan will be very much
more than par—likely double, perhaps triple.
The actual net cost for this entire transaction (at age of 35) is 9<o cents
a day. (Larger policies and more stock in proportion.)
Is insurance stock a good investment?
It is so flood that tlie stock of any of the insurance companies in the
country (worth speaking about at all) is so valuable that it is NOT ON THE
MARKET.
Only once in a very great while is it possible to secure it.
When the opportunity does occur it is nothing’ at all startling for the
purchase price to be eight, ten, fifteen and many more times the original
par value.
For this very reason no one can definitely state the value of any given
insurance stock. The real value is determined at Hie time of sale l>v its earn-ing
power.
Just listen to this:
Over 2,000 shares of a certain old established insurance company was
recently sold for more than 149 times the original price (par value.)
Insurance stock lias a FIXED par value—as standard as gold.
For every share issued there is REQUIRED BY LAW a deposit of secur-ities
equal to the par value of that stock.
You would no more sell your good insurance stock for less than par
than you would a ten dollar bill.
It is a form of investment so vei-y desirable that it is considered above
bonds, mortgages or stocks of any other kind; for it not only pays a yearly
dividend, hut its original value doubles, triples, quadruples, and from that on
up to, the case cited above, 149 times the original purchase price.
Has the stock of this company a chance
to increase in value ?
Last year $41,000,000.00 were paid to companies outside of t lie State of
Pennsylvania in premiums on life insurance.
This State is considered one of the most valuable insurance lields in tlie
country and still an amount equal to forty-seven millionaire’s fortunes goes
elsewhere every year.
There is no guess work about it.
With the consolidation of the Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company
of America and tlie Allegheny Mutual Life Insurance Company, with officers
and directors of the highest possible business type and standing; with a thor-oughly
organized sales force and a most excellent plan; Hie most expert so-licitors
possible 1o secure—THIS COMPANY WILL MAKE A RECORD DUR-ING
THE NEXT FEW YEARS THAT WILL RE HARD TO EQUAL.
You can become a policy holder and stock owner in this company at
the exact and same cost of the insurance itself.
Such an opportunity is rare—may never happen again.
Y u needn't take the trouble to write a letter.
Just put your name and address on a postal card.
Mail it to me personally.
You will not be bothered by any unwelcome correspondence. I will
simply give you full particulars, which are impossible to state here.
This offer is for immediate acceptance.
— President. Standard Mntudl Life lnsurdn(e(o.olAinerio
Home Office, 316 Fourth Avenue, Pittshurgh, Pa.
The Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company of America lias been
consolidated with the Allegheny Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Out of the consolidation will be formed the Standard Life Insurance
Company of America (eliminating “Mutual”) with an authorized canital of
$1,000,000. 1
OFFICERS W. E. A. WHEELER, President. DIRECTORS
A. L. Lewln, M. D.
Vice President
W. Wallace Miller
Vice President
Dr. H. W. Beauchamp
Vice President and
Director of Agencies
I)r. Robert L. Smith
Vice President
John C. Hill
Treasurer
E. W. Stevenson, M. D.
Medical Director
Elgin A. Hill
Secretary
Chas. E. Boothby
Asst. Sec’y and Actuary
Fred W. Scott
General Counsel
W. E. A. Wheeler
W. Wallace Miller
Dr. H. W. Beauciianip
John C. Hill
E. W. Stevenson, M. D
Fred C. Scott
A. L. Lewin, M. D
H. I. Schotter
J. M. Horner
Chas. E. Dinkey
J. H McCrady
Wm. R. Jarvis
Elgin A. Hill
Hon. Hyatt >f. Ori
Llghlcap & Warden, Attorneys.
Estate of Lydia G. Neel, Deceased.
Administrators’iNotice
Notice is hereby given that letters of admin-isiiation
cum testa memo annexe on thees-i
ale of Lydia G. Neel. late of Mount Pleasant
Borough. Wesi niorelimd county, deceased.
tiMving been granied to the undersigned by
• lie Register of said county, all persons in-debted
to said estate will make immediate
payment, and ihose having claims against
the sume will present them to tlie undersign-gueu.
duly authenticated, for settlement.
Miss Emily Shields. t * jminioMi*ivn0
Miss Rachel Neel, | Administratrixes,
P. O. Audreys, Mount Pleasant, Pa. 1 28 tit
Novin A. Cort, Attorney.
Administrator's Notice.
Estate of Tohn Keslar, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of ad-ministration
on the estate of John Keslar,
late of Donegal Borough. Westmoreland 0$)..
deceased, having been granted to i tie under-signed
by the Register of Westmoreland
county, notice is hereby given to all persons
Indebted to sold estate to make immediate
payment and those having claims against
tlie same will present them properly authen-ticated
for settlement
Mrs. Mamie Ulery, Administratrix
1 28 (it P. (J. address, Donegal, Pa.
Llghtcap & Warden, Attorneys,
Estate of William H. Sheppard, deceased
Executor’s Notice.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Wm
H Sheppard, late of Mouut Ploassuit town-ship,
deceased, h ving been granted to the
undersigned by the Register of Westmorelaud
county, notice Is heieby given to all persona
indebt ed to said estate to make immediate
payment, and those tiavlug claims s gainst the
same will I'wiem *hem properly authenti-cated
for settlement
Ana u.a Sheppard, fT -
Edward Sheppard. (1 xecutor*
17 Mount Pleasant, Pa*
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 1009
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prices, so the person who enters the en-terprise
with a broad knowledge of the
latest improved methods of feeding tor
results cannot go wrong.
Wc are grateful beyond expression to
the H. C. Frick Coke Company for the
board walk provided Room Three of the
local schools, Neighbor George Gray is
credited with rare diplomacy for this
provision.
Our schools will render appropriate
programs on Lincoln’s birthday. Patrons
and citizens interested in education are
cordially invited to attend.
J, Ogle Long and "Uncle" Thurston
made a flying trip to Scottdale some
time since. Their mission is private.
Messrs. J. Jerry Baker and W. S. Coch-ran
are about to negotiate a real estate
deal, the particulars of which will be
mentioned at a future date.
PARADISE.
Rev, Fisher returned home Friday
evening after holding a few days’ meet-ing
at Poplar Grove.
Revival meetings will begin at Para-dise
on February 14th.
George, infant son of Mr and Mrs. Jo-seph
Crouse, died on Thursday last of
inflamation. The interment took place
Friday afternoon in Greenlick cemetery.
Rev. Bush officiated.
L. W, Ritcnour made good use of the
snow Sabbath morning by bringing a
sled load to Sabbath school. We are glad
people are becoming more interested