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MOUNT   PLEASANT,   WESTMORELAND   COUNTY,    PA.,    WEDNESDAY,    MAY    10.    1911.
NO. 19
KAY TERM OF
CRIMINAL COURT
OPENEDJONDAY
At Greensburg Before Judges
Doty and McConnell.
THE  LIST   FOOTS   UP  146   CASES
WITH PROBABLY OTHERS TO BE ADDED
DURING SESSION.
The Suits bo Far Disposed of are for
the Most Part of a Minor Nature
Although a Numher of Them Contain Considerable of Local Interest. Sheriff Shields is Booked for a
Showing of Alleged Crookedness
Tomorrow, Although he May Ask
for a Postponement.
The May term of criminal court in
this county opened at Greensburg yesterday with Judges Doty and McConnell on the bench and 146 cases set for
trial, while others may be added to the
list as the session progresses. While
suits so far disposed of are of a minor
nature some of them contain considerable of local interest.
Edith Fultz, an East End girl, charged
Clarence Koontz, a married neighbor,
with a serious offense, but the jury acquitted the defendant and put the costs
on the county.
The grand jury ignored the assault
and battery charge made by Grant Stead-
man against Ira Brooks, a West Penn
trolley conductor, who put the prosecutor oft his car when he persisted in riding on the platform in violation of the
company's rules.
The case against Sheriff Shields, charged with a misdemeanor for having kept
money paid him for serving Fayette
county writs instead of turning the same
over to this county, is set for trial tomorrow, although the defendant may ask
for a postponement.
Oak and Edward Enos, the Cook township boys, who confessed to having robbed numerous Llgonler stores, were sent
to the Huntingdon Reformatory on one
charge, the other eight charges being
suspended by the court.
Charged with the larceny of 75 pounds
of copper wire from the Pittsburg, Mc-
Keesport and Greensburg Street Railway
Comyany, George Maxwell, formerly of
this place, was sent to the workhouse
for six months. When arraigned for sentence, he admitted having been sent up
for three months just a short time ago.
That sentence was then doubled.
For defrauding a boarding house keeper out of a $20 bill, Frank Zero, formerly of this place, was given a fine of
$20 and costs.
Jailed on a charge of gambling here,
John Abraham was ordered to pay $25
and costs.
Harry Lisbon, of Mount Pleasant township, was ordered to pay a fine of $15
and costs on a charge of assault and battery made by Ellen Lisbon.
Leroy Null and "Guv" Lawson, the
Greensburg boys who confessed to having robbed J. E. Mitinger's store Sunday
night, pleaded guilty and were sent to
the Huntingdon Reformatory yesterday.
Henry Wrestling, of Jeannette, charged
with having assaulted Miss Myrtle Ress-
ler, was acquitted, but had the costs to
pay-          	
SIGN Of THE CROSS.
Items of Special Interest to tha Local
Church  Goers.
Quarterly Conference will be held at
the Jones Mills Methodist Episcopal
church Saturday, May 13th, beginning at
7:30, to be followed Sabbath morning at
10:30 by the District Superintendent,
Rev. R. S. Ross, D. D., who will also
preach that evening at Wesley chapel,
followed by the sacrament.
The cornerstone for the new St Johns
Lutheran and Reformed church will be
laid with appropriate services Sunday
afternoon   next, May 14, at 2:30 o'clock.
Following Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Sunday next, Rev. Mr. Deatrick, the Reformed pastor, will preach at Oak Grove
school house at 11 a. m. and in town at
7:30 p. m.
Bishop William Bell will preach in
the First United Brethren church Sunday morning next at 10:30, special attention being called to the hour. All not
worshipping elsewhere are cordially invited.
Mother's Day will be observed at the
Church of God at 10:30 Sabbath morning
next.
Communion will be held at the U. P.
church Sabbath morning next with preparatory services by Rev. Dr. H. S. Wilson Friday evening and Rev. B. Frank
White Saturday at 2:30 p. m. The annual congregational meeting will be held
at the  close of the  Friday evening ser-
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»4CWS   ofiapSDOlS     hurled down a forty foot embankment at Martins Creek, N. J.   Eleven of the passengers were killed.   A Are caused through the
fW   flip   Wfl«|f carelcsness of an unknown tramp, who dropped a cigarette stump In a bundle of hay, destroyed almost  ialf of the city of Ban-
VI    tllC      v cc' jr0rj Me    Fourteen Ohio legislators have been Indicted for bribery by the grand jury.   Six of them, Including Senators Isaac H.
Huffman and L. It. Andrews, were arrested and released under heavy ball. The uprising of revolutionists at Canton, China, has caused the United States
government to dispatch the gunboat Wilmington, Captain W. A. Edgar commanding, to the scene to protect American interests. Charles II. Hyde of New
York has resigned as city chamberlain following an indictment found against him charging bribery. Mrs. Carnegie suffered an attack of hemorrhage.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent  People Oath-
-«red During the Week.
Mrs.   George   Murray and   little   son
were the guests ot Somerset relatives the
past week.
Mrs. H. L. Reed, of Indianapolis, Indiana, is here visiting her father and
sister, Charles and Mrs. Cora Gisbert.
Mrs. James S. Braddock left Saturday
for Franklin, Pa. where she will spend a
week With her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Stevenson.
Mrs. Kirk Bryce entertained at bridge
at her College avenue home Friday afternoon. There were eight lady friends
at the two tables.
James S. Braddock returned Thursday
evening from Lancaster where he represented the local order at a state convention of Modern Woodmen.
Dr. and Mrs. B. M. Loar left yesterday
for Easton, Pa., where the former goes to
represent the local council at the Grand
Lodge ot the Royal Arcanum.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Updegraph and
Mrs. George W. Stoner left yesterday for
Butler to attend a missionary convention of the West Pennsylvania Eldership
of the Church of God.
Miss Elsie Bryce took a party of lady
friends to Greensburg Thursday in her
Sterns auto, on which a shaft broke there,
compelling the fair quartette to make
the return trip on the trolley.
Charles E. Putnam, press agent for the
Exposition Park, Conneaut Lake, Pa.,
spent Sunday at the National Hotel as
the guest of his old crony, W. H. Tem-
pleton, while enroute to Harrisburg.
Miss Pearl Cochran, of Knoxville,
Tennessee, who came north in February
and does not expect to return home until next month, was here the past week
with her cousin, Mrs. W. J. Boyer, and
old friends.
Captains John D. Hitchman and J.
Lloyd Kalp and Lieutenants Frank
Simpson and Gerard S. Bryce will go to
Mt. Gretna Saturday next for a week's
course in the school of instruction for
National Guard officers.
Miss Rachel Neel, of this place, and
her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. J. Neel, of
Greensburg, left Thursday for Chambers-
burg, Pa., where they attended May Day
exercises at Wilson College on Saturday.
They expect to be gone a week.
President Lawrence Keister, of Lebanon Valley College, stopped off here yesterday for a few hours with old friends
while returning home from a meeting ot
the Board of Educatian at Westerville,
Ohio. A late financial report shows his
school continues to move to the front.
County Superintendent Robert C.
Shaw, in company with Prof. Thomas S.
March, superintendent of the Greensburg
schools, and Prof. J. Buell Snyder, principal at North Bellevernon, visited the
local public schools last Monday. Robert wears the same genial smile as ever,
and, after a thorough inspection of the
work of the teachers and pupils, went
away expressing himfelf as well satisfied
with the progress and efficiency of
Mount Pleasant's schools.
Bettering Mountain Train Service.
The Indian Creek Valley Railroad
will on next Tuesday, May 16, inaugurate a four-train a day service between
Indian Creek and Jones Mills where the
crew will lay over. The train will leave
Jones Mills every day, Sunday included,
at 7:20 a. m. and 4:20 p. m. and arrive
there at 10:30 a. m. 7 p. m. The Indian
Creek arriving time is 8:40 a. m. and 5:30;
departing at 9:15 a. m. 5:45 p. m.
HEAD-ON COLLISION
Between Mount Pleasant and Scottdale Autos
Sunday Night.
Charles F. Coldsmith, the well known
local druggist, and James Hurst, of Scottdale, had an exciting head-on collision
with their autos at Swedetown about 11
o'clock Sunday night.
Mr. Coldsmith was coming home with
his wife and family and Mr. Hurst was
returning to his place of residence.
Charley took the light of the Hurst machine for a street car, to avoid which he
kept to the left side of the track, and he
supposed he had actually hit and stopped a trolley until he and his family
crept out from in under the shower of
glass from the broken lamps and wind
shield to find that no one in either party
was hurt, although his car was put out
of commission with a loss of probably
less than $50.
Mr. Hurst took his shaking up and
broken lamps in good humor and not
only brought the Coldsmiths home but
towed their car back up to the McCurdy
garage at the Galley coach shop where
the procession arrived at about 1 a. m.
Monday.
Mammoth Polish Celebration.
The 121st Polish constitution anniversary was celebrated at Mammoth Sunday
in the presence of some 5,000 people
from all over the coke region, the Pennsylvania railroad running an 8 coach
special train from here and neighboring
points. Twelve priests took part in the
ceremonies. Rev. Father Kozlowskl, of
this place, made one of the principal
addresses.
Long List of Damage SnitB.
Asking $3,300 in a suit of appeal from
award for damages alleged to have been
done his property in the grading of
streets, H. E, Vance, of Ligonier, appeared in common pleas court before Judge
L. W. Doty Wednesday morning as
plaintiff against Ligonier borough. The
jury gave him a verdict of $1,800. There
are twelve other plaintiffs with similar
suits against the same borough.
More Monoy for Jndges.
Under the new judges salary bill,
which has just become a law by the signature of Governor Tener, Judges Doty
McConnell and Steel, of this county,
will each have their pay advanced from
$6,000 to $7,000 a year. The salary of
Superior Court Judge John B. Head, of
Greensburg, is also increased from $10,-
000 to $12,000 per annum.
Boys Arms Burned Off.
While boys were playing on the street
in the east end of Uniontown Sunday
one of the boys tied a brick to a wire
and threw it over a live wire carrying a
heavy current. William Green, aged 14
years, took hold of the wire and was so
badly burned that he will lose both arms.
He is in the Uniontown hospital.
Held for Murder.
Edward Hillman, colored, who is
charged with having murdered his wife
at their Greensburg home on the night
of April 17 by beating her to death with
a poker, was given a hearing Friday before Justice J. Q. Truxal and was remanded to jail to await trial. He is said
to be either insane or shamming insanity.
Delmont Ontrage.
Following the refusal to quit work at
the mines of the Westmoreland Coal
Company, the house of Samuel Stezies,
at Delmont, this county, was dynamited
Friday night, and was totally destroyed
by fire, which followed the explosion.
The loss is $2,500.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper's Work in This Place and
Vicinity.
James F. Craig.
James F. Craig, one of Mount Pleasant's best citizens, died suddenly Sunday at his North Diamond street home
of a complication of diseases, aged 70
years. Rev. Mr. Graham, pastor of the
First United Brethren church, conducted
divine services at the house Monday
evening and the body was taken to
Grove City, Pa., the next day for burial
by his widow who was Miss Nan Breck-
enridge, of Kentucky, and who takes
this means of expressing her deepest
sense of gratitude to all those who showed so many kindnesses to her in her
hour of greatest need.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig came here to reside
26 years ago. He was a veteran of the
Civil war, in which he served with the
139th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was a carpenter by trade and
enjoyed the respect of his fellow citizens to a marked degree.
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Charles Gibbony.
Charles Gibbony, a son ot Joel Gib
bony, a former citizen of Mount Pleasant, died at his home at Welty last Tuesday ot heart trouble, aged 25 years. The
interment took place here Wednesday.
James Mason.
James Mason, a brother of Mrs. Walter
Davis, of this place, died at his Greensburg home Sunday of rheumatism of the
heart, aged 46 years, He leaves a widow
and five children.
LIQUOR LEGISLATION-
A Bill That is Said Will Make West Newton Wet.
The Kline Senate bill, which would
have the state treasurer license brewers
and distillers, was changed considerably
Thursday by the House Law and Order
Committee. While these manufacturers
can deliver their products anywhere in
the commonwealth, the sale must be
mads on the premises designated in the
license. Chairman George J. Schad says
that the changes are designed to prevent
the "peddling" of liquors as a huckster
does potatoes.
These liquor bills went through the
House on second reading Thursday:
Making liquor licenses personal property, subject to lien and disposition by
will: repealing the prohibitory laws for
West Newton, Westmoreland county,
and Midland, Beaver connty.
IN THE MUSICAL LIMELIGHT.
Miss Leona Marsh, a Mount Pleasant Girl,
Sings in New York,
Miss Leona Marsh, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. F. L. Marsh, of this place, who is
doing Settlement work and taking a postgraduate course in vocal music in New
York, has just filled several special
engagements in which the papers of that
city speak in high terms of her sweet
soprano voice.
She assisted Hans Bartn, a pupil of
Eugene Heffley, when he gave a piano
recital in the Myrtle Room of the Wal-
dorf-Astorio on April 25th. The songs
she sang were by Von Fielitz, Pierne,
Weckerlin, and in English, Bishop's
"Should he Upbraid." Several days later
she sang for Wilson College graduates at
the Manhattan Hotel.
Street Railway Extension.
The Irwin-Herminie Traction Company is preparing to extend its street
car line from Herminie to Edna No. 1
and 2, Adamsburg, Manor, and Westmoreland City and then back to Irwin.
The extension will be some 8 miles,
making a 15-mile loop from Irwin.
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Gathered from Both Mine
and Yard.
Barring a few ovens blown out in the
southern part of the region, there isn't
anything new about the coke business
this week as the Frick plants have orders to lay off today, which some times
means nothing doing on Saturday, too.
The new railroad of the United Lumber Company building from Humbert on
the Ursina & North Fork to a tract of
virgin timber, nine miles from Humbert,
Somerset county, will develop a new
coal field as well as provide an outlet
for the timber. The coal is the five foot
or what is called the B vein. It makes
a good steam and smithing fuel.
At the Low Phos plant of the Con-
nellsvllle-Central Coke Company natural gas is used for fuel under one of the
boilers. The gas is obtained from a 2,-
500 foot well drilled a short distance
from the boiler house and furnishes a
never-failing supply.
The hobby of President Thomas Lynch,
"Safety First," is displayed in a red
electric sign at the bottom of the Frick
company's Trotter shaft. It is one of the
first warnings   of its kind in the region
E. A. McConn has resigned his clerkship in the Frick company's Scottdale
office after a continuous service of 23
years. He recently suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis, but was able to return to his post. His physician now orders more outdoor exercise for him.
Wife's Affections Valuable
Frank M. Whetstone, of Jeannette, has
brought suit in the county courts against
Chas .S. Mooney, of Chicago, from whom
he demands $20,000 for the alienation of
Mrs. Whetstone's eftections. The principals had a fight at Jeannette last February when Whetstone claims to have
caught Mooney paying his wife marked
attentions in his house. Whetstone was
shot in the hand and criminal cross suits
are listed lor trial tomorrow. The Whetstones and their 9-year-old daughter are
said to be living together some place In
Pittsburg.
Important Question.
The twenty-five year contract of Connellsville with its water company has
recently expired and there are a large
number of citizens there who are agitating the purchase of the water plant with
a view to having it operated in the future by the municipality. A mass meeting was held in the Soisson theater last
evening when prominent speakers presented the different phases of this important question.
Nice Trip Planned.
James S. Braddock will leave tomorrow or next day for New York where he
will sail for Mobile, Alabama, to attend
the national convention of the Knights
of Honor. He will then come to Washington for commencement at National
Park Institute where his younger daughter, Miss Elizabeth, Is a student, and
where his wife and son, Howard, will
meet him with their auto in which the
return trip will be made.
Probably Fatal Riot.
Coal strikers, deputy sheriffs, deputy
constables and state policemen clashed
at Jamison No. 1 works north of Greensburg Tuesday morning when the strikers
were marching to attend a meeting in
Greensburg. John Ruftner, a deputy, and
his son, Frank, who were leading the
strikers, were both shot, the latter perhaps fatally; while several foreigners
were badly beaten. A number of arrests
were made later in the day.
HAULAGE ROPE
JUMPS FROM Off
THE SHEAVE BLOCK
In  the  Mines  at  Morewood
Saturday Afternoon
CATCHING FIVE  OF  THE  ROADMEN
WHO WERE WORKING AT THAT POINT
IN THE PIT.
They Were Cut Down by the Swinging Steel Cable Like so Much Grain
Before the Sickle, but While all
Were More or Less Seriously Hurt
the Injury of None is Fatal. First
aid to the Injured Treatment Proves
its Worth Before the Physician
Reaches the Scene.
Ernest and Thomas Copeland, Eugene Lakin, Emmett Jones and James
Regga, five roadmen in the Morewood
mines of the H. C. Frick Coke Company, were more or less seriouslyjiurt
Saturday afterhoon and yet were fortunate that they escaped with their
lives.
It seems that the victims were all
working about a sheave block, over
which the steel cable runs on the haulage, when by some means the block
jumped out of place allowing the swift
running rope to fly to their sfde of the
road and cut them down like grain before
a sickle.
Eugene Lakin was the worst hnrt as
his back was injured and he was cut
about the head and face.
Ernest Copeland was injured internally besides being cat and bruised;
while his brother, Thomas, had his head
cut.
Emmett Jones suffered a fracture ol
the left knee in addition to cuts and
bruises, and James Regga was injured
internally.
The first aid to the injured treatment,
now in general practice at all Frick
plants, proved its worth as the five men
were at once made as comfortable as
possible before being brought to Mine
Foreman Brooks's office at the shaft bottom, about a mile and a half from the
scene of the accident, where they were
met by Dr. F. L. Marsh who at once added his surgical skill to what had already been done for the sufferers before
they were taken up the shaft where
wagons awaited to take them to their
respective homes.
Dr. Marsh spent all his professional
life here and yet this was the first time
he ever saw the inside of a coal mine.
Superintendent James A. Cowan, who
accompanied on the trip to the bowels of
the earth, says the doctor had his nerve
with him,
WESTMORELAND CLASSIS.
The 70th Annual Session Here Brought to a,
Successful   Close.
The 70th annual session of Westmoreland Classis was brought to a successful
close In the First Reformed church here
Thursday afternoon, Pleasant Unity being chosen as the place for next year's
meeting, Reports of officers were of the
most encouraging order. The resignation
ot Rev. J. N. Bauman, pastor of the
Grace Rrformed church at Jeannette for
25 years, was received and the pastoral
relationship dissolved. Rev. Bauman
goes to Danville, Pa., to take charge ol
the Reformed church there. Rev. Dr.
A. J. Hellen was re-elected treasurer and.
John E. Kunkle, Esq., of Greensburg, was
elected a trustee. Revs. A. S. Bomer and
J. H. Michley and Elder E. S. Naler
were chosen a permanent missionary-
committee.
The present membership of the 40 congregations in the classis is 6,718, a net
gain after a loss of 250 by dismissal;
erasure and death. The Snnday schools
have 6,629 members. There was given
for benevolence $10,042 and for general
church expenses $45,354.
Vandergrift Tragedy.
Charles Michawlaski, a Vandergrift
mill worker, aged 31 years, on Friday
evening shot and killed his 6-month-old.
baby, put a bullet through his wife's,
breast and then fatally wounded himself.
The man and wife had been separated
for several months and had met at the
home of the latter's mother where the
shooting took place at the supper table.
Population Goes Up.
A daughter and heiress was born Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Pfaadt, of South
Church street, Thursday evening.
The stork brought a second son to the
College avenue home of Mr. and Mrs.
Myer Posner the same night.