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MOUNT   PLEASANT,    WESTMORELAND   COUNTY,    PA.,    WEDNESDAY,    MAY   24,    1911.
NO. 21
MAY TERM OF
CRIMINAL COURT
CLOSESMURDAY
When  the Last of the Homicide Cases was Tried.
3 DEFENDANTS ON MURDER CHARGES
BUT    THE   JURY    CONVICTS   NONE   OF
FIRST DEGREE.
The Greensburg Negro, who Beat His
Wife to Death with a Poker, Comes
Closest to Hanging, Being Pound
Guilty in the Second Degree and
Getting Twenty Years to the Pen.
Tom Markle, who Killed John Peters at West Newton, is Sent to the
Dixmont Insane Asylum by Judge
McConnell.
The May term of criminal court in
this county closed on Saturday when
the last homicide case on the list was
disposed of. There were three defendants and all were convicted, but there
will be no hanging.
Judge McConnell handed down an order last Wednesday directing that Tom
Markle, acquitted ot the murder of John
Peters at West Newton on account of
insanity due to excessive drinking, be
taken to the Dixmont asylum.
Charles F. Bennett will not be tried
for the murder of Deputy Sherift Zimmerman at Export until the August term
of court. The trial has been continued
to await the securing of witnesses.
Simon Daganza, convicted of murder
in the second degree for the killing of
Steve Eastman at Lowber April 1, was
sent to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of from 5 to 20 years.
Edward B. Hillman, the Greensburg
negro who beat his wife to death with
a poker on the night of April 17, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree and sent to the penitentiary for
twenty years. Assistant District Attorney Nevin A. Cort, of this place, made a
strong effort to have the prisoner convicted in the first degree.
Tony Chic Sini, the Bradenville Italian who shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
George Ridgeway last December, was
found guilty of manslaughter.
COAL STRIKERS WORSTED.
Must Pay Fines for Violation of the Court's
Injunction.
In court at Greensburg Friday morning Judge L. W. Doty handed down his
decision in the cases ol the labor leaders
and striking miners accused by the Keystone Coal & Coke Company of violating an injunction restraining the strikers from marching on the property of
that company or holding meetings near
its plants.
Judge Doty held that the labor leaders
must obey the injunction. He issued
statements to have the defendants
brought into court for sentence as follows: William Walters, William Rod-
gers, Leon Rodgers, William Pounder.
Sherman Neff, Howard Young, Howard
Miller, Oswell Lawson, Dougal Nelson,
Joseph Leonard, George Chipulonis,
John Maines, George Seminisky, Thomas
Webb, Joseph Novak, Michael Horwat,
Charles Shaw, an organizer of the United
Mine Workers of America; Frank Mora,
John Clark and Joseph Chipulonis.
The defendants, however, went into
court voluntarily and agreed to henceforth obey the injunction, being let oft
on payment of costs.
Ball Games at Frick Park.
The majority members of the commission have decided to permit ball games
being played at Frick Park. Contractor
Frank Hurst started to work yesterday
to get the grounds in shape and erect a
grandstand and back stops, expecting to
have the field ready for two games on
Memorial Day. The Third ward member of the commission, James McGee,
and the Civic League still oppose the
change, but just what steps they will
now take remains to be seen.
'■Curt" After the Greasers.
Congressman Gregg is looking up the
case of R. C. Beck, the Mount Pleasant
young man arrested as an insurgent and
still in jail at Chihauhau, Mexico, a full
account of which appeared in these columns several months ago.
Churcli Dedication.
Rev.   J.   L. Updegraph, of   this place,
preached the  sermon at  the dedication
of the   new   Kenneldell, Pa., Church of
God Sunday.    He will return tomorrow.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People Gathered During the Week.
Miss Effie McCaleb leaves today for
her new Harrisburg home.
Mrs. J. C. Truxal, of Youngwood, spent
last Tuesday here with old friends.
Miss Ruth Hubbs is paying Miss Margaret Moran, of Uniontown, a visit this
week,
Harry Miller, of Washington, Pa., was
a week end visitor with his cousin, W.
H. Templeton.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stillwagon, of Connellsville, spent Sunday here with Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Stillwagon,
Mrs. Calvin B. Power, of Fayette City,
is here visiting her sisters, Mrs. Frank
Hurst and Miss Emily Shields.
Superintendent and Mrs. Arthur G.
Page, of Bitner, was here over Sunday
with relatives and old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Web. Parfitt, of Pittsburg, spent Sunday here with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Parfitt.
Mrs. Rosella Hney. of Oleian, Illinois
was here the past week the guest of Mrs.
Marion Shaw, of West Washington
street.
Miss Alice E. Hitchman gave a nicely
appointed tea at her Eagle street home
Friday afternoon for a few of her lady
friends.
Miss Katharine Glenn, of Lincsville,
Pa., spent the past week at the National
Hotel as the guest of Mrs. W. H. Templeton.
Mrs. S. M. Kennedy is spending a few
days with her cousin, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hitchman, at the lattcr's summer home
at Markleton.
Miss Eva Andrews returned Saturday
evening from Washington City where
she spent ten days as the guest of Miss
Florence Taylor.
Mrs. H. L. Reed, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Miss Cora Gisbert, of this
place, spent last week at Uniontown
with their sister, Mrs. Charles Danlcy.
Daniel Feight, of Everett, Pa., was here
the past week visiting his cousin, A. W.
Mortimore, who is back at his Patterson
hardward job after being on the sick list
for two months.
Mrs. Webster Parker, who, with her
cousin, Mrs. Preston, of Pittsburg, spent
several days here with her sister, Mrs.
William Murphy, returned Wednesday
to her Somerset home.
Edward B. Aldom, manager of the
clothing departmeut in Millers' Scottdale store, and Miss Cecilia Grosser,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August A.
Grosser, Sr., of this place, will be married this afternoon.
Last Sunday morning Prof. G. W.Effin-
ger, teacher in the local high school, received a telegram announcing the death
of his wife's mother, Mrs. Helen B.
Hatchell, at Lynchburg, Va. Owing to
an early enterment, Prof. Effinger will
not leave to attend the funeral. Mrs.
Effinger has been at Lynchburg for some
time.
Postmasters Fult. Lyon, of Greensburg;
Barney Fretts, of Scottdale, and Hud J.
Jordan, of this place, who took in last
week's state postmasters'annual convention at 6ettysburg in company with
Charley Loucks, the Scottdale banker,
had a delightful trip of it in Mr. Fretts's
automobile. They went through Cham-
bersburg and returned by way of Ha-
gerstown and Mercersburg, having but
one little puncture in the over 300-mile
run. They reached home Sunday evening.
CUT IT OUT!
4.4.4.
ODD FELLOWS' OPTING.
Local Members of the Order Greatly Enjoy
Greensburg Trip.
Local Odd Fellows, with their degree
team under Captain James Shumar, orchestra and the Municipal Band, packed
the big special West Penn car in which
they paid their Greensburg brothers a
visit last Wednesday evening, and from
all accounts the pleasure of the occasion
was mutual.
The local team, that is in the A Class
of conferrers, put on the first degree for
five candidates in the Greensburg lodge
and those who witnessed the ceremony
say the work was simply perfection.
A nice repast was then served and the
delighted guests left at 11:30 for home.
Past Grands W. O. Stillwagon, T. O.
Anderson, James Shumar and James Dillon and I. R. Walker responded to the
many complimentary things said of the
Mount Pleasant lodgemen by Past Grand
H. M. Zundell, of Greensburg. The
Mount Pleasant Patriarchs Militant, who
have the only canton between Pittsburg
and Altoona, also made a big hit with
their handsome appearance.
Moss Rose expects to have degree
teams from neighboring lodges visit
Mount Pleasant and conduct initiations
for the next month, one each Thursday
evening.
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Heroic treatment for a corn, which has no right to be on the
human toe, is to open your handy old corn razor and cut it out.
There are bad habits and practices which people ought to cut out,
though no razor is needed for the amputating process. For instance,
it is a bad practice to get in the habit of buying things through Mail
Order concerns when you can buy to better advantage—the mutual
advantage of yourself and your neighbor—at the stores in your own
town.
If you have acquired this habit take the Razor of Resolution, hone
it on the hone of Mutual Interests, strop it on the strop of Town Improvement and—
CUT  IT  OUT!
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
Full Program for That Occasion as Arranged by Robert Warden Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
The committee in charge, as appointed by Robert Warden Post, Grand
Army of the Republic, announces the following as the official program for
the local observance of Memorial Day:
SUNDAY.    MAY   28. ,
Memorial sermon in the Lutheran church, Main street, at 10:30 o'clock
a. m. by the pastor, Rev. R. L. Leatherman. Members of Robert Warden
Post, G. A. R., in uniform and wearing the Memorial badge (if possible)
will assemble at the Post room at 10 o'clock a. m. and, being joined by
Company E, N. G. P., Camp Malolos, and Ladies of the G, A. R., will
march to the church.
TUESDAY,    MAY    30.
Robert Warden Post, G. A. R., will assemble in the Post room promptly at 8:30 a. m. and at 9 o'clock a. m. a procession will be formed in front
of the Grand Opera House, right resting on Church street, as follows:
Chief Marshal Capt. John D. Hitchman and aids, mounted on horseback;
Company E, N. G. P., Capt. J. Lloyd Kalp commanding; Camp Malolos,
James H. Porter commanding; Bands and Drum Corps, Benevolent and
Patriotic Organizations. Citizens and Public School Children, Robert Warden Post, G. A. R., and other veterans in conveyances, Lieut. J. G. Thompson commanding.
The procession will move to the cemetery, when the following program will be rendered:
Music Band
Prayer Rev. S. E. Cormany
Reading of President Lincoln's address made at Gettysburg on
Nov. 19, 1863  William Stevenson
Address Rev. J. L. Updegraph
Song     Mount Pleasant Male Quartette
Collection By Committee
Benediction      Rev. J. A. Younkins
Immediately after the benediction the graves ot soldiers will be decorated as prescribed by the G. A. R. Ritual. The procession will then return to place of starting.
Details will be made from the G. A. R. Post to decorate the soldiers'
graves in the Middle, St. Johns, Fairview, Greenlick and German Baptist
graveyards in the country.
Quartermaster J. R. Zuck and Chaplain Nicholas Long and C. E. Gisbert are authorized to receive contributions to pay expenses.
A general invitation is extended to all organized societies, schools
and private citizens to bring flowers and take part in the exercises of the
day.
J. R. ZUCK, Y _
J. A. STEVENSON,J <-ommi»ee.
FAR EASTERN WEDDING
In Which Miss Jennie Fitzgerald, of This
Place, Was Bride.
On March 13th at the residence of the
Rev. George A. Stuart, Shanghai, China,
Miss Jennie Fitzgerald, of this place, was
married to the Rev. William Millward,
of the University of Nanking, Nanking,
China, formerly of Crafton, Pa. The
wedding march was played by Mrs.
Percy Knapp, a missionary to West
China. Miss Mildred Stuart acted as
bridesmaid, and George Stuart as best
man. The bride wore a pretty gown of
white crepe de chine and carried a bouquet of white camellias. The parlors
wese testefully decorated with cherry
blossoms and violets. Dr. George A.
Stuart   officiated, using   the double ring
ceremony.
Among those present were: Dr. Bergen, of the Shantung Christian University; Dr. and Mrs. Korns and daughter
Mary, Rev. and Mrs. George L. Davis
and daughter, Juliet, of the Methodist
Episcopal Mission, T'aianfu, Shantung;
Misses Frances Taft and Grace Kilborne.
All these were fellow passengers with
the bride on the S. S. Siberia. In addition to these were: Rev. Perry O. Hanson and family, enroute to the United
States; Rev. Dr. and Mrs. P, M. Buck,
missionaries to India; Miss Eleanor
Goucher, of Baltimore, Md.; Dr. and Mrs.
W. H. Lacy, William Lacy, Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Crago, Mrs. J. C. Ferguson, Mrs. J.
L. Cowan, Mrs. J. C. Cline, Misses Anna
Stuart, Alcy Stuart, Vera Stuart, Dorothy
Cowan, Beulah Cline, Master Melvin
Stuart, Mrs. G. A. Stuart, and Mrs. J. K.
Davis, of the United States Consulate,
The following day Mr. and Mrs. Mill-
ward went to Nanking where they now
reside. A hearty reception was given
them by the Methodist missionaries and
others.
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Braddock's Memorial Gate.
The Colonial Dames in Allegheny
county are planning to erect a memorial
gate at the entrance to Braddock's grave,
near Uniontown and are only waiting
for the approval of the Pennsylvania
Society of Colonial Dames, which must
be secured before money can be expended for that purpose. The proposed gate
will be of stone and mark the entrance
of a footpath to the grave of General
Braddock. As the location is on the
national pike, the memorial gate will be
a conspicuous one.
Provisional Certificate Examination.
County Superintendent Shaw has just
completed the schedule for examinations
of teachers for provisional certificates.
The dates in this section arc: Hurst
school house, July 1; Donegal, July 6,
and Alverton July 8,
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Gathered from Both Mine
and Yard.
The  coke  business continues to hold
its own this week with the Frick plants,
as a rule, making five days.
The Iron City Coal and Coke Company's crusher at Outcrop resumed operation Friday after being idle since May 5,
owing to a breakdown.
The Bituminous mine code has gone
through the House finally by a vote of
113 to 54. This measure was first killed
in the House but was reconsidered and
put on the postponed calendar. It was
opposed by the miners of the Pittsburg
district, but had the indorsement of
both miners and operators of the central Pennsylvania district. It is said it
will pass in the Senate.
In compliance with a recent order issued by the United States Steel Company, the Frick company has done away
with all Sunday work except what is
absolutely necessary.
Sheriff Shields has sued the Latrobe-
Connellsville Coal & Coke Company to
recover $4,182.81 which he claims is due
him personally for deputies he furnished that corporation during the long coal
strike.
The Frick company is helping along
with the organization of three base ball
leagues in the region, Northern, Central
and Southern. President Thomas Lynch
ofters a gold cup to the winning team.
NOME FROM SCHOOL.
Local Warriors Spend Week at Mt. Gretna
Under Regular Army Man.
Captain J. Lloyd Kalp and First Lieutenant Frank Simpson, of Company E,
and Captain John D. Hitchman and
Lieutenant Gerard S. Bryce, of Colonel
Dick Coulter's Tenth regiment staff, returned Friday from Mf. Gretna where,
with fellow National guardsmen from
all over the state, they spent a week in
N. G. P. school conducted by a regular
army man. It was hot and the local
students got far browner than berries.
Lieutenant Bryce played a mean trick
on Captaiu Hitchman. It seems that
each morning was taken up with inside
instruction and the afternoon devoted
to tramps to Coleman, distant from the
camp some five miles. Captain John D.
dodged these hikes, claiming that his
commissary duties didn't leave him the
time. "Jerry," after striking the hot and
dusty trail several times, thought it too
good for the captain to miss and put a
flea in the teacher's ear. The result was
that Dickey had todo the ten-mile Coleman stunt with the rest. He did it all
right, too, although he almost melted
and what he'll do to Jeremiah at the
coming Second brigade encampment at
Indiana will be aplenty.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Orim Reaper's Work in This Place and
Vicinity.
Kev. T. 8. Negley.
Rev. Theodore S. Negley, aged 65, pastor of Little Redstone Presbyterian
church, died at Little Redstone at 8
o'clock Thursday morning, after a protracted illness following a stroke of
apoplexy. For 15 years he was in charge
of the Fayette City Presbyterian churcli,
but went to Little Redstone five years
ago. He is survived by his widow, one
daughter and one son.
Josiah Allshoase.
Josiah AUshouse, the well known
Greensburg contractor, died Friday after
a long illness of paralysis, aged 61 years.
Five sons and two daughters survive
with' their mother. Mr. AUshouse will
be remembered by many Mount Pleasant
people as it was he who put down the
Main street pavement here, one of the
best jobs of the kind in this end ot the
state.
Mrs. William Baker.
Mrs. Effie A. Baker, beloved wife of
William Baker, died Thursday, May 18,
at her home on Braddocks Road avenue
from uremic poisoning. Short funeral
services were conducted in the home by
her pastor, the Rev. R. L. Leatherman,
on Friday evening. On Saturday the
remains were taken to Franklin, near
Jones Mills, her old home, and where
her parents still reside, and there interred.
Mrs. Baker was in her 36th year. She
leaves a husband, parents and sister to
mourn her loss.
Christner-Pore.
Curtis Christner and Miss Lizzie Pore,
two well knowu young people of Mount
Pleasant township, were married at Cumberland Wednesday last. Rev. E. P.
Sayl.es performed the ceremony at the
Windsor Hotel at 2 p. m. The groom is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Christner
and the bride the only daughter of Mr.
and Mil George L, Pore.
THE LAST WEEK
OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
IS NOWPASSING
And Final Examinations have
Teacher and Pupil on Edge
OUTLINE OF DIFFERENT EXERCISES
THAT WILL MARK THE WEEK OF COMMENCEMENT.
The Members of the Graduating Class,
However, are on Easy Street, Having' Come Successfully Through
Their Last Course of Spouts Two
Weeks Ago. Nettie McKinney, a
Bright Colored Girl and the First
of Her Race to be Graduated From,
the Local High School, Has a Nice
Offer From Booker T. Washington.
This being the last week of the present public school year, the teachers and
pupils are busy with examinations and
other matters connected with the closing. Judging by the interest manifested
in school work throughout the year, and
partial reports of the results of the examinations, the year has been a successful one.
The graduating class of the high school,
composed of five boys and twenty girls,
and the largest but one in the history of
the school, completed the examinations
two weeks ago. Every member of the
class succeeded in passing with a good
average, Pearl Graul having the highest
average for the four years in high school,
and Anna Rumbaugh second. The class
roll is as follows: Anna Berdych, Harriet Bowers, Homer Boyer, Mabel Boyer,
Mary Burkholder, Ruby Cunningham,
Pearl Graul, Ohma Harmon, Mary Hitchman, Ruth Hubbs, Monroe Lohr, Irma
McCullougb, Nettie McKinney, Roy Mc-
Lain, Florence Miller, Beatrice Myers,
Lucille Noss, Robert Rhoades, Anna
Rumbaugh, Ruth Snyder, Bertha Springer, Nellie Stephens, Crosby Thompson,
Edith Zundell, and Marguerite Zundell.
The commencement exercises begin
next Sunday evening, when Rev, K. J.
Stewart, pastor of the Re-Union Presbyterian church, will preach the annual
sermon to the graduating class at 7:30
o'clock in the Grand Opera House. Other
exercises in the opera house, beginning
at 8:15 o'clock each evening are the Eu-
zelian-Philo literary contest on Mouday,
Class Day exercises on Tuesday, and
Commencement on Wednesday. Thursday evening, the high school graduates
will receive their friends in the high
school building from 8:00 to 9:30.
The pastors and congregations of all
denominations in town have been invited to join in the Sunday evening services. No tickets are required for admission on this evening, and no
seats are reserved. To the literary contest on Monday evening, general admission is by free ticket; but in order to
raise money enough to defray the expenses of the contest tor which the
young people are held responsible, seats
are reserved at 10 cents each. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, admission
is by tickets which are distributed free
by the school authorities and the members of graduating class.
A notable feature of the present graduating class of the high school is that
Nettie McKinney, a colored girl, is a
member, having high rank in her class,
and the first colored person to graduate
from the Mount Pleasant high school.
She has compleied the full academic
course including three years of Greek
and four of Latin. Dr. Booker T. Washington, president of the celebrated Tus-
kegee Institute, has offered Miss McKinney a scholarship in the Institute, and
promising her after completing a normal
course of two years a position as teacher
in that, school. She will probably accept.
This incident forcibly illustrates the
worth of the free school, an institution
that otters great and equal opportunities
to persons of all creed, color and social
condition.
Local Diamond Dust.
The Morewood base ball club won a
close and exciting game 8 to 7 from Central on the home grounds Wednesday
afternoon.
The victors marched to United the
next day and stacked up against Bob
Ramsay's Kitties, but quit on the eighth,
inning with the score 11 to 8 in theirs
favor. The umpire called a ball fair
when the Cowanites claimed it was foul.
A festival will be given in the O. of 1.
A. Hall at Bridgeport Saturday evening
next for the benefit of the ball team there
that defeated Moyer Thursday 9 to 8. .
The Bridgeporters and the Bryce factory
boys played a close and exciting game
Saturday, the lively glass workers winning 9 to 5.