Mount Pleasant journal (April 16, 1913)

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MOUNT   PLEASANT,    WESTMORELAND    COUNTY,    PA.     WEDNESDAY,     APRIL    XB,    1013.
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NEW DEPARTMENTS
TO BE ADDED TO
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
With the Opening of the Next
Term in September.
FEW WORDS OF TIMELY EXPLANATION
IN REOABD TO DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND
MANUAL TRAINING.
It was Only After Careful Investigation of the Value and Cost of These
Departments Already Instituted in
Other Towns That the Mount Pleasant Board of Education Decided to
Make the Change That Will Practically Mean Very Little Additional
Expense with Less Theoretical and
More Practical Work for the Pupil.
As noted in the last issue of The Journal, the Mount Pleasant Board of Education passed a resolution at the April
meeting to incorporate domestic science
and manual training in the work of the
public schools. This action was taken
after careful investigation of the value
and cost of these departments in the
schools of other towns, where it is shown
that they have an intensely practical
bearing on the future life of tbe child,
not true of the customary course of
study, and the cost of maintenance is
not materially advanced.
Domestic science means instruction
for the girls in the things that enter into
home-making:—cooking, sewing, furnishing and decorating homes, household
hygiene, etc. This is the place the girls
will naturally fill wheu they grow older,
and this course is given with the idea of
making the best use of public money by
educating the public along lines most
needed. While it is true that many girls
can and do learn these things from their
mothers, it is equally true that a great
many mothers cannot teach their daughters, and as many more do not. It is the
purpose of the schools to supply this
deficiency.
Manual training teaches the boys to
plan and make in school shelves, tables,
chairs, desks, and other forms of wood
work. It may also be extended to work
in iron. It is not the purpose to make a
carpenter of every boy, in the sense domestic science shall teach every girl to
be a good housekeeper; but to stimulate
his imagination, to have him work out
definite plans of what he has in mind to
make, and finally that he shall learn to
be skillful in the use of tools while
making this. Experience has proved the
point that this feature of education is
very valuable in that the boy carries his
work-shop methods into life, and is
helped by them. The ancient languages,
advanced mathematics aud many of the
sciences, all of great educational value
in other ways, give no help along this
line, and what the home provides
amounts on an average to very little.
The operation of these courses in our
schools will not mean more work for the
pupil. Less of the theoretical will be
done to make room for this more practical work. It will not mean increased
taxation or a greater school debt. Tbe
first cost of equipment will be about
$1,000. Then that which is taken oft will
virtually support the new that is put on,
and the result will bean enriched course
of study without additional cost.
For the present, work in these departments will be confined to the 7th and 8th
grades and the high school. Active steps
are now being taken to get everything
ready for this work at the opening of
schools next September. The new move
by the school board is generally endorsed by the citizens, and very favorably
received by the pupils.
HANGED WITH CHAIN
George S. Remaley, First Burgess of Export,
Suicides Saturday.
George S. Remaley, first burgess of Export, this county, committed suicide Saturday afternoon by hanging himself to a
rafter in his barn by means of a chain.
Joseph Ake's boys, Byron and Harold,
discovered the swaying body from which
the spark of life fled on being taken
down by neighbors to whom the boys
made known their discovery. No cause
is given for the terrible deed.
The victim was 45 years of age, a Democrat in politics and leaves a widow, one
son and a daughter.
Wedding Cards Oat.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Gemmell, of this
place, on Friday last issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Mary Carpenter Gemmell, to James Mead
Mulvihill, of Arnold, Pa. The event
will be solemnized in St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburg, al 9:30 Thursday morning, April 24.
News Snapshots
Of the Week
Throughout tho world devout Roman Catholics directed their attention on Rome when It wns announced thnt Tope I'ius X wiih
seriously ill Onrdinnl I'ompill, the new vlrnr general of the pope In Home, directed the snying of prnyers for the recover" of his
holiness. One of the cardinals mentioned ns possible successor of Pope Plus is De Lai, secretary of tbe sacred congregation
The major league baseball season opened. In Washington President Wilson threw out the first ball. In New York Mayor On?
nor did the snme. Congress Is hnrd nt work on the tnrlfT. following President VVilson'R delivery In person of his message to the specinl session. King Men
Ola* of Monteiiegio stood firm in his determination not to let the (treat powers take the fruits of victory from his little country. In Buffalo a grent street car
strike commenced.   State troops w?re called out, and shootinc ensued.
Jennie   Mason, of Connellsville,
on a few of her friends here Fri-
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent  People Gathered Daring the Week.
Mrs. Wallace VI. Lowtber was the guest
of Pittsburg friends Thursday.
Mrs.
called
day.
Rev. S. L. Postlethwait went to Wheeling, W. Va., Monday on a few days' visit
to his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. David Glick, of Pittsburg,
were here last week as guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Levinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshon, of Latrobe,
spent last Sunday here with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles S. Bossart.
Mrs. John A. Ramsay, of Leckrone,
Fayette county, was here Thursday with
relatives and old friends.
J. J. Miller, veteran roadman for the
II. C. Frick Coke Company at Ronco,
spent Sunday here with relatives and
old friends.
Rev. J. A. Youukins, of Perryopolis,
formerly pastor of the local Methodist
Episcopal church, called on a few of his
old friends here Monday.
Mrs. S. E. Cormany, of this place, and
her sister, Mrs. Harriet Jameson, of Latrobe, are at a Battle Creek, Michigan,
sanitarium on a two weeks' stay.
Clark Felgar, of Titusville, Pa., was
here over Sunday with his sister, Mrs. S.
M. Crosby. He has made good as national organizer for the Loyal Order of
Moose.
About a score of school friends gave
Miss Evelyn McCormick a very enjoyable 16th birthday surprise party last
Tuesday evening at her East Washington
street home.
Forest Best and his wife, late of Shade-
land, Pa., left April 1 for California
where they will make their home. Mrs:
Best was Miss Gertrude Hout, a Mount
Pleasant girl.
Arthur G. Page, who is looking after
street paving work the Holmes Construction Company is doing at Sewickley, Pa.,
was home over Sunday with his wife
and little son.
Mrs James McD. Bryce is at Wooster,
Ohio, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Barnhart. Mrs. Bryce is also arranging
for a local Panama Canal party latter
part of the month.
Mrs.  M. W. Stohl is in Pittsburg rep
resenting the local Julia Rebekah Lodge
at the 23rd   annual meeting of the management   of   the   Ben  Avon   home   for
widows and orphans of that order.
Postmaster H. J. Jordan left Saturday
on a business trip to St. Albaus, W. Va
On reaching Connellsville he learned he
couldn't get through on Sunday, came
back home and took a fresh start Monday morning.
Ellis Adams, the sturdy Kecksburg
Civil war veteran, and his son, Joe, a
painter on the U. S. Mayflower, stationed
at Washington, who is home on a two
weeks' furlough, called on a few of their
old friends here Thursday.
Charles Shields, the well known local
barber, on Wednesday last moved with
his wife and family to Scottdale where
he has bought the Dorse 5-chair shop on
Broadway. They take with them the
best wishes of many friends.
Mrs, J. L. Updegraph, Mrs. George W.
Stoner, Miss Margaret K. Fox and Miss
Nella Stoner left yesterday for Temple-
ton, Pa., to attend a Church of God missionary convention. They were followed by Rev. Mr. Updegraph who goes
to a ministerial conference to be held at
the same place.
t RAZOR SHARPENERS GO FAST.
"A lifetime of daily and sanitary shaving comfort" is the reward
of those ol our readers who clip the Sharpener Coupon being published in the columns of this newspaper.
This great opportunity offered by a great manufacturer to the
readers of The Journal is meeting with hearty response from all
quarters.
Clipping the Sharpener Coupon is becoming a fad, and if the interest continues to grow the limited quantity of Sharpeners allotted to
this section will become speedily exhausted.
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COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Gathered from Both Mine
and Yard.
The record price lor Connellsville coke
was paid last week when a deal was consummated here between M. F. Byers, of
near Central, aud Isaac Brownfield, of
Uniontown, for about 100 acres underlying the former's farm and adjoining
the purchaser's 32-oven plant. Mr.
Brownfield gave a 3,050-acre tract of coal
on the Ohio river near Moundsville, W,
Va., the majority of which is in that
state although a small portion of it is on
the Ohio state side of the river, or about
35 acres for 1 in addition to a cash consideration of $73,000.
It is said that the Frick company will
eventually equip all its plants with
swimming pools and gymnasinms, each
having its instructor.
With Mr. Muse still dissenting, the
commissioners have fixed the following
valuations for coal lands in this county:
Connellsville field, including Marguerite
and Whitney, $900 per acre; between
Marguerite, Whitney and Latrobe, $800
per acre; Monastery works, $600 per acre;
north of Latrobe, $550 per acre; Greensburg field, $600 per acre; Irwin, north of
the Youghiogheny river, $450 per acre;
W. B. Skelley coal and coke field,
$400 an acre; Rostraver, $600 an acre;
Ligonier, $600 an acre; Loyalhanna, $400
an acre.
D. R. Blower, W. E. Henderson and
Robert Blackburn have been appointed
by the county court to examine applicants who wish to secure certificates as
mine firemen, assistant mine foremen
and fire bosses.
The Union Supply Company has begun
an advertising campaign with a view to
inducing coke workers throughout the
region to raise poultry and produce for
which it oflers either cash or trade at its
63 stores.
Coke plants, as a rule, will make fuil
time this week, but the trade lacks snap
and operators are heard to growl over
the price at which they are selling.
JOLLY EUCHRE PARTY
Polled Off at the Hospitable Home of John
Hanse Friday Night.
There was the jolliest kind of a euchre
party at the hospitable home of John
Hanse Friday evening when the honors
were carried off by Dr. S. M. Crosby,
John Thompson, Peter Mullen and James
Fitzpatrick.
Following a splendid supper there
were vocal solos by Mrs. Walter Wie-
lebski, piano solos by Mrs. Frank Simpson, comic songs by Michael Mullen and
James Maguire, a bang up clog dance by
ex-Alderman J. F. Madden, of Pittsburg,
organizer for the Order of Lions, and
side-splitting stage stories by Clark Felgar, of Titusville, a Mount Pleasant boy
who is now one of the biggest Moose in
this country. After a Virginia reel, in
which Bob Goodman officiated, there
was a dancing contest in which the host
and Mrs. Wielebski were awarded the
prize over Michael Mullen and Mrs.
Hanse and Mr. Madden and Mrs. Lyman.
Among the other guests were: Prof.
A. M. VanTine, of Uniontown; Lieutenant Frank Simpson, Walter Wielebski,
William Lyman, Michael Cullen and
Gustave Salter, of this place.
COUNCIL PEELS
QUITE A LITTLE
BIT BETTER NOW
That    It's   Recently   Passed
Paving Ordinances Stand.
THEY WERE ENACTED IN FEBRUARY
WITHOUT A YEA AND NAY VOTE BEING
TAKEN.
MISSIONARY MEETINGS
Rough Experience.
Joe Rega, the well known West End
Italian stone cutter, had a rough experience the other day when he was about
to leave the West Virginia town where
he had been working the past winter.
Owing to coal strike troubles the town
was under martial law and when he
came out of the shanty with his grip the
soldiers pulled him in and the burgess
put him to work on the street. But his
boss turned up in a few minutes and
Joseph was soon a free man.
Ursina's Only Hotel Burned.
Riverside Inn, the only hotel at Ur-
siaa, Somerset county, was completely
destroyed by fire Friday, causing a loss
of $10,000 with $7,000 insurance on the
hotel and stables. The latter escaped the
flames. The residence ot W. J. B. Benford
was damaged to the extent of $800. This
makes the third hotel in Ursina to be
burned.
Held by Fnithful Local Workers Daring
the Past Week.
The Presbyterian home and foreign
missionary societies held a joint meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the Main street
home of Mrs. W. M. Horner. Mrs. D. M.
Pigman led the former's subject of
"Freedman," with Miss Viola Stevenson,
Mrs. Richard Doncaster and Miss Anna
Smith handling questions of map drill,
clippings and leaflets in the order
named. The foreign society's subject
was "New Ideas Stirring India" in charge
of Mrs. S. C. Stevenson who gave a map
drill and was followed by Mrs. K. J.
Stewart with a paper and a talk by Miss
Smith.
The Church of God missionary society
held its regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. George W. Stoner; vice
president,Miss Anna Edwards; secretary,
Mrs. J. L. Updegraph; treasurer, Mrs.
Elmer Berg; superintendent of mission
band, Miss Anna Stoner, and assistant
superintendent, Miss Marie Rumbaugh.
The society last year gave $109.50 more
than the year before.
Married at Latrobe.
Alex D. Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Russell, of this place, and a fire
boss for the Loyalhanna Coal & Coke
Company at Loyalhanna, and Miss Jennie
Wright, youngest daughter of Mrs. Pris-
cilla Wright, of Latrobe, were married
there Thursday evening at the United
Presbyterian parsonage by Rev. R. C.
Betts. Following a reception given for
them Saturday evening by the groom's
sister, Mrs. William Grey, young Mr. and
Mrs. Russell took possession of their
furnished home on Pine street, Latrobe.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper's Work In This Place and
Vicinity.
Harry K. Brooks.
Harry King Brooks, a well known citizen of Normalville, Fayette county,
dropped dead Thursday while at work
on a fence in the rear of his home as the
result of a stroke. He was 43 years of
age and is survived by his widow, two
sons and a daughter.
William Eicbar.
William Eichar, of York, Pa., whose
illness of apoplexy was noted in these
columns recently, died in a hospital
there Saturday, aged 71 years, the interment taking place yesterday.
Mr, Eichar was an old Mount Pleasant
boy who served with old Company B in
the Civil war. While ill during the service, he was brought to the hospital
York where he fell fn love with his
nurse, Miss Belle Bnkingham, whom he
married after being honorably discharged, making his home there. For forty
years he was chief clerk for a York manufacturing concern that retired him on a
pension some years ago. He was a handsome man of pleasing manner and it is
said here that he had intended returning
to Mount Pleasant next month to wed
Mrs. Speers, a fair West End widow.
In the first union were born six children of whom but one daughter survives.
Mrs. Will Miller, ol York, Pa., wife ot a
Mount Pleasant boy, is the only surviving child of the second marriage. He
leaves one brother, James Eichar, of this
place, and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Case-
beer, of Waterloo, Iowa, and Mrs. Nancy
Fortney, of Scottdale.
John A. Steiner.
John Campbell Steiner, a veteran of
the Civil war and prominent citizen of
Scottdale, died Friday night of heart
disease, aged almost 74 years. Four sons
and four daughters survive.
Mrs. Maria Hickernell.
Mrs. Maria Funk Hickernell, widow of
Rev. John Hickernell, a veteran Church
of God minister, who helped to organize
the local congregation ot that people and
was stationed both here and at Alverton,
died Friday at the Old Bethany residence of her son, J. B. Hickernell, aged
96 years, 3 months and 16 days. Following divine services in the Alverton
Church of God, of which she was long a
devout member, the remains of this
splendid christian woman were laid in
the cemetery there by the side of her
husband who died some sixteen years
ago. Besides the son named there survive two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Gross, of
Findlay, Ohio, and Mrs. Lyda McMechem,
of McMechem, West Virginia.
Mrs. Emma C. Fry.
Mrs. Emma C. Fry, who made her
home at Youngwood with her daughter,
Mrs. William Porch, died of heart trouble
Saturday afternoon while waiting for a
train at Mammoth where she had gone
to spend a week with her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Lisbon. Mrs. Fry was 59 years
of age and leaves two sons and two
daughters.
Mrs. Sarah Rlttenonr.
Mrs. Sarah Rittenour died Sunday of
■apoplexy at her Hemmingers Mills home,
aged 62 years. Two step-sons survive'
The interment took place yesterday at
the Ridge churchyard.
The Local Solons Had a Bad Turn
at the Regular April Meeting when
Informed by Solicitor Warden that
the Neglect Invalidated the Moas-
ures, but They Are More Cheerful
Since Amending the Minutes at a
Continued Session Monday Evening
Last.
Council had a bad turn, as noted in
these columns last week, when informed
at its regular April meeting by City Solicitor Eugene Warden that the last
street paving ordinances, passed on February 7 of this year, wouldn't stand as
yea and nay votes were not taken when
they were enacted.
There was considerable expense connected with the publication of these
measures and to have to repeat that performance meant doubling up the costs,
thought of which caused the borough
fathers no little concern.
They are, however, feeling quite a bit
better now as the result of a continued
meeting Monday evening last when they
straightened out matters by a resolution
ordering Secretary King to add the word
"unanimous" to the minute of the February meeting covering the passage of the
ordinances, for which all six members
present voted.
SIGN OF THE CROSS.
Items of Special Interest to the Local
Church  Goers.
W. H. Reed, the Pittsburg traveling
man who spoke here recently, making a
most favorable impression, will again
address a meeting of the Men's Bible
Classes to be held in the First Reformed
church Sunday afternoon next, April 20,
at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. R. L. Leatherman, the local Lutheran pastor, will preach on Sunday
next in the Middle Lutheran church at
10:45 a. m., at which time the annual
congregational meeting will be held. He
will also preach in town at 7:30 p. m.
The services in the Ruftsdale Lutheran
church at 2:30 p. m. Sunday next will be
in charge of the Odd Fellows whose annual sermon will be preached by Rev.
Piper, pastor of the Scottdale Methodist
Episcopal church.
Big Round- up Day will be observed in
the United Brethren church next Lord's
Day at 9:45 a. m. with special music and
special features. At 7.30 p. m. a Brotherhood and men's meeting will be addressed by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Postlethwait, who will also preach at 11 a. m.
There will be the usual services at the
First Reformed church Sabbath next,
morning and evening.
Owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Humpton, there will be no preaching
services at the First Baptist church Sab-
bath next.
There will be regular service at the
Church of God Sabbath morning next to
be followed by the ordinance meeting in
the evening.
ENJOYABLE RECEPTION
Darr-Holmes Wedding.
Samuel Harry Darr and Miss Florence
Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Holmes, of this place, were married Friday morning last at the Scottdale United
Brethren parsonage by Rev. C. W. Hen-
drickson. Following a brief visit here,
young Mr. and Mrs. Darr left for Ronco
Fayette county, where they will reside.
Given by the Bible Conference People at the
M. E. Church.
The Bible conference reception at the
Methodist Episcopal church last Tuesday evening was enjoyed by several
hundred people who were welcomed by
T. O. Springer, Charles Springer, Edward
Weaver, Lyle Morris and N. M. Crusan
and served with toothsome refreshments
after the rendition of a well arranged
musical program.
The performers were: Lonise and Florence May Weaver, vocal duet; William
McNaughton, Jr., vocal solo; Jas. Cowan,
violin solo; concertina solo, W. J. Lewis;
Chester Painter and Clifford Sheppard,
violin duet. A quartette and mandolin
club also gave a number of pleasing selections.
Local Pastor Called.
Rev. K. J. Stewart, pastor of the local
Re-Union Presbyterian church, notified
the trustees Sunday that he had received
a call from the Presbyterian church at
Carlton, Ohio, at an advance in salary of
$500 a year over that paid him. The
reverend gentleman will hold the matter
under advisement until he shall have
preached for the callers Sunday week.