The Weekly Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 4

KVZHY FKIDAT MORNINOI, 1ft comOUIVILUE, binraeM cmtr. of tlic great nmnuxm Inserted at reasonablerates. HOMINS MAU 10 mo Ri WILLt.Mi H. WILHELM, of OKJBOEA MCCORMICK, of umontown THOMAS WOODS of Oniontowu BDWA1IDDEA of Connellsville MITCHELL, of Brownsville FOa D1BTB1CT ATTORXBV JEFTHtES of Uuiontown THOMAS B. WAKEFIELD of FKASHEB, of Uniontow-n DOWNS, of UnlontowB POR POOB HOeBE DIRKCTOIl OrtAWJB KBEFEB, of Upper Tj roue Tp COSSELL, of Upper Tyrone ToUnhhlp UIUIIOCPWT TA May 58 1881) To tlui Democracy of toyette County I stSctftdryteiltaowbo caiKUdalo foi Shell thanks to my fiends for theh gene OUK.K1 to the canvas to tbsdato, TCnFLL FV.BSOI Pi MayJT To Democracy of ttc toutelmeinotmyselfanilfimllyl have wen a canvas for Sheriff and under I nbould lea.e the Held ROHIBITION ASI) TAXES.

garni that Prove the Fiimn lal Follj of the Piolulntion Amendment UEtJkME Morj Told by ostmerelutil Court Btconli Some Hgnrm for tho twiners While it is generally accepted that the pro- oaed Prohibition Amendment in this State be defeated by a majority rangmg any from ,10,000 to 100 UUO votes the material do ot the question has not been discussed to my great intent Tho fact that Prohibition A uount jMiid fi i an 1 repairs SerelforeVSdSwvrttlil.iuoh gratitude for tl niany Mends support The BaerAerillct This verd ct tn Baer case is prise to the friends of the defendant wh thought Frank Baer more worthy of be hel than tho negro Fox If Frank Baer's story true, the latter is an example of ingratitude blacker than his own dusky skin It must be confessed that the weight of evidence was against the accused HM defense was able and vigorous Its weak point lay in the failure to supply i motive for the negro false accusabor aaroraingit to be false That failnr. howwver, was probably Baer's not his fault. Why Fox should attempt to fasten the crime upon him may have been as great a mystery to him as it was to the It not the purpose o( the COURIER to try the case over again but it is fair to say that there were many elements of doubt in it that were resolved against the defendant, and a careful and impartial reviuw of the same by Juge Hunter may result in the gnu-ting of a new trial Until the matter is passed upon it might be ell enough to reserve our final jndg ment A person calling himself the Sailor F'sangelist employed by the Prolubi tion State Committee to make speeches in behalf of the proposed Fiohibition Amendment, and hating no other appar ent interest in the campaign than to earn his salary savs the editor of the Coi KIER declined to debate the Amend merit issue with him We were never invited to do so.but would certainly have declined any such invitation had it beei extended We are not in the habit wrangling on the street-corners with moiintebanliH whether they carry hymn-book or barrel organ The Republican Primaries Tho result ct tho Republican prunane and nominating convertion is a decidei victory for the Stalwart element of th party Fictional lines were not tightly drawn in the nomination of the "-Jia ticket, it is true, but the county ticRet is nevertheless btalw art from top to hot tc in, and it has been suoplenicnted by the election a fetalw irt delegation to the State Convention and Stalwart Chun-man of the County Committc It is with regiet that vv note these politic nl omens dimming as they do Editor Slurgis chances for tho Umontovv post office We assure Brother Sturgls that are with him in his tight We believe that the pobtoffices aie the legitimate spoil of the editorial fraternity than whom none woik harfci for party success we are animated and doubtless Brother Stuigis is also animated, with the hope that the Piesidents marked paitiaUty for the gentlemen of the puss disholvo eveiy barrier that can bo erected between Brother Sttugis and his htatap-lickmg ambitions The sih ei mine is a tuvstei er oes not in any way decrease the expenses of onnty 01 city government, but on the con j-ary cuts off a substantial source of rev enue the oj es of business men and tax payers generally Already the people of the State are groaning undei buidensome toxa and to cutoff neail) one tenth the nual revenue by adopting the Pi ohlt ition salaries aul Amendment would look lil.o almost criminal recklessness If the people of Pennsylvania lecreethat no liquor shall be manufactured sold in this State they must bo content to seethe enormous revenue whicri now flows nto the treasuries of om State cities and owns cut oil audit follons that thovjmust be prepared to meet this enoi mous loss of rev enne by increased taxation of their pi tueStntoTieosurj aleuo thelieiujrintei este pay ann.mll nearly $1 000 000 a certain portie of all license fees goes to the treasuiy ot the city ol town in are No amount of jugglcn the figures will convince any one that the expenses of the oity, county or State aioin creased by the granting of licenses but the fact that to cut off licenses cuts off a ast revenue stands out an 1 cannot be hidden After all the onlj important material effect of Prohibition will be to change the methods of sale and distiibution tf llquoi If brew ories and distilleries ot Pemisjlvaiia should be closed tho liquor supply of Its people will be fu-Tilsbed from other States Ihe loss of tho brewers and distillers la this State woull bo the great financial gain of theil brethercri other and foi this reason tho liquor dealers of Ohio West Irgima Xew Yeirk and New Jersej are not shedding any tears over tho efforts of tbeProhibltionistsin Peon sylvanm. Practical friends of temperance have to at the polls next month whether 11 juor hall or shall not bo sold in this State But in tbe ev enfc of Piohlbltion who will soil hiskj and under what conditions ill it be sold 1 Tho uxperiencr of every State where Constitutional Prohibition has been tried conclusively shows that Prohib: ton in any case must bo nominal and not actual Prohibition closes the legitimate saloon but it opens up the Illicit anil the secret dive It encourages speak estes the Prohibition Amendment is engrafted into oui fundamental law the tanners will bepro- nbltod from having or selling cider which is more than a dar 01 two old Prohibitionists chum the Juice of all the cidei apples can bo pi ofitably used by the farmer Uhe manufac tui of vinegai Just think of tho vinobai this State would pi oduce roiji the millions ot bushels of cidei apples rajsed by our farmol Making vmegai is not verj 1 profitable bus! ness now bat with our into vine gar enough could not be procured for the stuff to pay foi the barrels to hold it Appended is a table showing expenditures foi labor and materials by the liquor mteiosts of Pennsylvania also the amount ot capital emplayed Vmouut capital invented Total output in ban-cls Bushels of malt Ki venue paid to United States Coverall nt foi stamps Mnnbe of men emplov id Salaries and wages paid annually Tons ot ct al cotiaiuatd animallv iOO 000 Ions ot leu consumed aunuall) 00 000 v. alue ot irrahi use I anmmllv Horses ami iiles In uw 000 Vnlue Bushels of fee 1 rchfiMeu Tons of hay ami straw pure) UK 1 1,000 'Nalu pill I to railroads Amount paid blnektti liths shoeing ete Amount pnld Col li ittlew snjipll Me ViiKimtpaltlfolbov.es etc vmount paid for bn vverv Hfs Amount paid for kegs casks mi 1 tu.

ooo ooooo 000 000 i 1)0 1K3 00 -000 000 OOt 00 harntih Amount paid for are VintUDt pal 1 foi hops Amount fMlid tfi luitilJti A iiotmt for mad li ry in repairs Amount I aid for olb Vinoimt pal 1 fei printing i i tlonery etc Vmouut paid for pamtlnR Amount paid for repairs Amount for refrlk rating Hchintjn Amount paid ol ate i Amount tor Inananc. paid for 1 000 000 00 1 ,0000000 000 000 00 1 510 000 00 ,00001 100 ooo oe ,00 000 00 I 00000 1 ,000000 U.000 Ot 1 ISO 1 8" H24 40000 OC 000001 1 jOOOOO (17 hi -01 J40 0 11- 000 lee-rlc ,00 ooo a 1 ooo 150 0 i(ft) 81 0 WK 1 WO 000 00 1 oOOOOOfO 00 1 1 HflO 00 10000 losed lei ADJOURNED TERM and the Jmors Dfocliargcd Fiom Service granted May Kith during the week ending Saturday, aw thr WKek'H I Into! BunlaeimtilHDIsuoiwil of KeutinolUttcrK. MARCH adjourned couttcame to a close yesterday when the jurors i charged Of the coses set down for tual this week the following were con tinned Di Qumbert vs Jacob Oglevee, Joseph Wingrovo vs 35 Alex Rogers, Mar tha Scott ct al vs A Gans Thomas Ouard vs. Connelk villo boiough The follow ing non-smtei Alpuens Beall Wjim Coko 4- Mining Co two cases Peoples Bank of Fnyctte County same Smiley McCormiefc' vs same A ver diet for the plaintiff was rendered in the case of Millei vs. Samuel Dicfcoj (r Bartmun secured a veidict of 40 in lit uymibt Scott and others Judge incut to tbt riniount of vvas confessed In fin or of John Crow by John Grow'aoxecutor Thu Milt of the Cnnkshonk Frestrre to ayiinst AV Sherbondj Sr was settled The othfr CIIMJS on the were not reached Tho i outtne business was dispatched flt.

foi Ions The cburtei it the ClHicont Club of Lonnelbv llle iios refised A new trial was tbe estate Edgai Stewart, late of George township, to Emma Stewart Zachorloh Uemmell and Waltei Lang bead, bondsmen in the sum ot $1,000 On.ithe estate of Patrick McOloy, late of DuiMlai township to Alice McCloy Patrick (MConncr and Thomas Boyle bondsmen in 000 INFORMATIONS FItED During the week ending Saturday, May SStu information wore filea in tho following commonwealth cases June court John Phillips, assault and battery Arson nth Miller, pnxemitor Joseph Hyatt, resisting and assaulting 41 constable. John I MoDonough proeecutoi Joseph Hyatt, can ying concealed weap ons Sic WJlfam A Hangfit, prosecutor Clark Baldwin carrying concealed weapons UoorgeN Portei, Patrick Johnston, lalixaiy Hurt, prosecutor John Weltnoi and Mm Baiisev lobbery Joseph Andei-son, prosecutor William Gronton lussuult ThomttH Crow prosecutor Oliver Blaclbnm. assault and battoi and thl oats Hugo Lewm proHccwtc- llohwtHare selling llquoi without license Lewis Swift, pi-osecuiAir Hobert Hare, selling liquor on Sunday Left is Swift prosecutor SUMMER ATTRACTIONS -AT- W. HOOD'S. Dress Goods Department COUNTY BXrENDITUIVES The followini orders were granted by the Count) Commissiouerii during the week end Ink'Sutmdnv i Mai Amount paid for rent A nouut paid foi 1 (Oil ctes and petr( Amount a i for teltffniph ami telephone tiervke Am unt paid Inelikiital pel Bes It, fare In tels, RBTAIL estau block and fixtures Hi itrrAi ire UT alue of real nituu Number of uwi emj loyr 1 Amount paid for vmfWH Vmount paid Lu ltd htntf license and llqeor A a a i ouniy II Amount tiucraoii real enum- 01 Amount materials uwJ Insurance etc i The taxes paid the liquor interfsti, In was 10 e'eiit ot the cntuc revenue of the State fro taxation If i anted in fie eases of Ella Woodward Cath arnu Vowlward and Ellis Woodward ngt inst htcriinfj but refused the cose otCliarlrsS bum against Parker Tlioinp- son an 1 of Isaac Messmorc against George A motion to take off nan unit in tlie cnae of Al Pritcharcl agatost Lonnellsvdie liorongh was overruled and a tiuil wan grantetl In tho cow of John Hocwl agumfct deorge Johnston 1mm Ulxon and Isaac Hughes wcra lined eauli for 11011 appeai-auce jurors In quests on the bodies of James Marshall and an unknown colored mnii found in Wharton Sm "0 tovvnsblpweit presented and approved.

John ssooo vv ui nppolntwl examiner U) tako twitlnionv In Ihe case of Mary E. Campboll against Andruw Lnmpbcll The tand of Tissu as taxi collector of. Stewart townshit presented and approi ed rhe term of June Court vv ill on Monilay June Inland continue for two washing for 50 Lhalfont, assessor of Biownsville tOWUhhip Springer Uwrris CommlsstoMer on account John Kirk eomtrisslunoi on account tX Craham juror fees, Ib Amanda Borricklow interest on bonds Patton jurol fees 12 Eicher asuessoi of Springfield tow ship, S42 50 Joseph McCormick hiquest Jurors fees Laughead on account of new jail and Hherlff residence, 1W Dlosser witness fees K-l 54 Thomas Fair amnssoi of Sprlnghill town shi shades In UASHMF RE, INGS SS anil I U'ljt A SUIT Black JDress Groods. It 81100 and joints but does not in any vvav extend reform to the victims of the drinking habit who wi" go to anj extent to satisfy their appetites In ojieiiiDg up such resorts all restraint and regulamu are aoandoncd and everybody who has the price, regardless of or condition can bocurc all the liquor they may wish Prohibition will tuku him drcds ot thousands of dollars out of the public treasunr and will hand It over to the veiy worst element of tbe liquor trade as an 1m rccnse fund out of which it can pay all the fines and penalties that prohibiujry laws, which are always difflcidt of enforcerocnt, may impose upon them Anent this subject the exhibit of figures malebj Hon. James Conan man ad dress at (Ireensburg on Friday is interesting In his speech Cowan devoted much of his time to proving tne falsit of the Prohibitkn chaTto that an Increase of crime attends tuo gieinting of llquoi license" and that prohlbl tio or Ircnl option has a toi responding mfln eneto decrease it, Ihc speaker exhibited the criminal calendar of May court now in session at Greensbnrg One bunt-red an' thirty flv coses are on the list foi trial Of this number 22 vvcrt from Mt Pleasant 25 from West ew ton and from Dcr ry station all local option districts while but in all were brout nt from (Jreensbui bcott- dalr, Irivui static and Ijitrobu the largest towns tbo coimtv (md In each of which th re are several licensed houses Local op tion prevailed In estmoreland county from May to Maj During that period iere were 14 coses entered on the criminal dockets of Westmoreland Of these 3W were alleged violations of tho low lolathe to the sale of intoxicating hquois During the yeai-s from June 1st 18" to Juno 1st 1877 more licenses were issued in Westmoreland com tv than during any two years befoieoi since jet thtlo weio during that period only jM cascb enteied on tha eitmlnal elocketof thecountj of which but 0-j weie alleged MO iations ot the license law Tiom May 188U to Maj lSS, there were 7t, charges of selling liquor without license Two of theso were brought fi om Greensbut and two from Scott dale both licensed places Latrobe as then undei local option law jet 11 eases woro brought from there 10 were bl ought from Newton 14 fiom Mt Pleasant from Derry and 11 frjrn foouth Huntingdon all local option distucU Ihe lemauiing ores vvcie scattoied over tho county in local option districts Ihese figuies rather tend to knock the bottom out of the Prohibition argument Under tho present high license law fcM4 of capital is invested hqtic i As time draws near for thospi clol June election the outbusiasm for Inhibition throughout renter and adjoining lOunties seems to be the wane rather than inci easing and thoie who ert 1 wont to over whelming majorities for the Amendment now would be were tbev positive a winning majority Thu cider question dc nials and judicial decisions to the contran notwithstanding will play a vpry ImiKirtant part In tho shapintof even farmers balbl and If the of the hangs on a kuge nil al votein favor it most certainly Ix.

cheated if tho outlook in othrr jlacw beam any coir pailsou with that or Uita F110M TUB COUICTRECOKDS for Xwort Olker KoHlu 11 er of lnUmt to Iliilaiu lei The following dcods wort entered for record durinlr Uie ending Saturday Hay th Irwln Lelihliter and wife to Hart, a In Conncltavllle township, consider- Abraliam Moore reiwlring Vnncis mill bridge rJS Basil Gates, piemlum on wild cat scalps and justice fees -35 Mrs Hugh Jolinston washing for pithon era James 11 faboaf, ansessoi ot Nnholsou township, Win llogan and Dennis Doyle Inquckt jurors fees yJ Walters Waltersburg bridge tchord iwiuest jurors fees SI Darnel Couzbenour inquest jurors fees Total foi the week 511 SILK WAEPS I 4HCY CORDb in raanj vaiieticb BL VCK and WHITE foi combinations in Stripes and Cheats Wash Dress Goods Department Full to i i tho choicest goods foi Summer Wear. SATINES, AMRRTf AN and FRENCH In all tbe most BI libh Pimtf and Colorings bc6rCH and XEPHA GINGHAMS WHITO VICTORIA and INK'S a i if l-LOLNCINGS EM- BROIDERir-5 L1C -GLOVES AND 'ihe largest stock of SILK, TAFFEl LIbLE THREAD and KID GLOVLS sold anyw here, feupe rior lines ot Fanc Stripecl and Plain Colored Hcwe in Past Black, iml Cubic Dye ation f. II Novembei JOtb Bornhart aiul wifu to Sornh elso it bo section of In Center county there are thn-e distUerlefc and a hrowcri anil tbe iwners weni unconcernTM! and opljarcntl) confident of the result In thi favor On the other side, tbe enthusiasm ot tho fnemlnof Piohibitlou Ui lessening alth. ugh they are b) no means idle isolator Colquitt of gwi spoke tlien a fcwnlghtt. ago in favoi of the Amendment, The Senator is a brilliant talker but dently issimilur to Governor Biglor ran for Co senior In IV' fliglw a iVhy and at tlult tlim tlie Free boilers wi re i mtl er strong pflHy tbioighout the liorthorn counties D-nlliug then tei stump forhmsolf hi.

went tu a friend i a pi-esent living in Bellnfoulo, but nt that tune vv as editing i uaper hi I ock en and him to write him a Freo Soil spoee This he committed to and on his torn Hire the northein counties ho Hi od the same speech at ov ei place he scwjlte tho sumlieritv lies the fnct that braabu Lolqintt ban deUveicd tbo samo speech at all hcs raratini.il HI this State Piobably when he was employed ty the Probibilicn btuto Ooniimttw hu was only furmshwl wit! one speech It I'nklblU In llunltnmloii The Ma tci of Quarter Sessions Lourt in lluntingdjn county is devotod almost exclu sively to cases of violation of the liquor This countj has been SIIKo 1W practically a Piohibitum count) the Judges cf tho Com ts shice that tune having refused to grant any hcenbei, foi tho sale of llquoi That this locnt Prohibition has not been tho success uutiei lotin Newllnvtn consideration, Novwnibor ITtli VS8 Barnard Logon and wife to Jaoim Murtha. tliiDunltartownrhlp consideration J5. April Uibswn to A. May, lot In CiVuonviue oraide-atlon flBO MwchSlrt 1SMI Shcrill Miller I BnuglJ, 1 acre Ixiv ton Station ec Id at propartj of Jarnw Ktraw-n coniUtnitiaii, M.5 March 1 th 1SM7 BauKhnndwifeloiramssJI Btrnwn qu claim for 1 ntre in Perry township ciiiMdemtljn April 7th MaifKio Johnson to James and Robert John sou ciuit- loiio deed foi (H wres in Bodstone town-hip ciiraidcratioo WS MnyJlst, Jan to Elmer GadiUi ami oth ers 100 In Menollen township connider ation an I other volual to conulderatlom. Mav 1)th 1 UJ acn-s In Oeov 3 township conxi Itratl 311 $10 and lino and affection OctobirSnl ISA and wifo to Leorgo Bowers 9 ai rw In Srrioghlll coiisideration, S185 Beptember 15th 1S5.I K.

Kadler wife and others to Kola patedb) tae tempei anco people is Badier wile ana otners to i iv.om jjowi ncrca in hpringblll township consider Slough all tl 1)00 August Uth ISM "-Lilt (. alloway and others to Robei anco lot in onnollsvillc raiiKidoration Deambei Uth ISbl isw Bryson and wife to John Bryson two lots Hulibar township, consideration 81 April Uth liM Ilmein Bull wife and others to Anna Hush lot Lonnellsville consideration t. Mav -nd IKS'! uii chance Furnace Co to William Younkm lot Fairchance consider ation Arrlliind IBS I Fiiiiclumeo Funiucu to trtiorge SI Polcu lot in rauehuii jiisklenition S'l'tO April Z-u 1 IhSO tjolinalaltci-sou to hJliott 1'orttr strip of laud Peri tow nship to be usod as private road consideration $100 April 9th, bamuel Brovvneltor inclwife to Elllatt Poi- tei strip of land in I'urry township to bo utod us a pi hate load consideration ApillQth Hui not I McCbntock to Ct A Bovoridge, lyiouo townnhif consideration Keveuibi-rUb 1S8S futhoiliie Bovendte and others to Bob crt Harmon lot in bpijor Tyione township Jith, 18811 Br.n fur at lk lUiralu Trra of olrt MeadiV. Jw ttnl. The following grand jurora hav beon drawii to serve at June court beginning Mon day June 3rd Bridgeport Boro--Geo VT Bmltb.

Brownsville Boro--Samuel Smith ConnelMllie Boro -Chaa. Iunbar Tp --Joseph Barnes Jtoiies RuRsell Adam Ronkui Oeorgu Tp --Jan. H. Mickey Thomas New comer Tp --Ilarry Maust Henry township --Ross Thomas LimrnoTp-JohnW Knight TJTMIB Tp --Jolm Dnrgnn. Now Haven Boro--Samuel BeaL Nloholnon Tp Button Tp--Abraham M-IaughlUi.

Tp Lynn South Union Tp Joseph Hopwood ITppw Tyrone Tp--George Oettamy 0nlontown Boro --Levl Francis, Hinry Oaddia, WilUuu Wyott, Uluun Wilhebn Wharton fp --Thomas McCartney The petit jurors drawn for the flwtweek beginning Monda), June are as follows BulUkln Btling Wm Wmhn baugb Urowrarllle Stbiell. Connellsvitle Tp Ixng, James Piemjl Willinni Crossland Ji Thomas Cotmellsvllle Boro-- Philip Banks Llaik CoIUra Michael Kelly hortes Millard Dunbar Tp --James Biisakiron Caleb Mil ler Dunbar Boro Kobt Dauson Bora--Presslr Mnulcr Kniotte City Boro-- Jowph I King Viill torn Lenhart Franklin Tp --John Bitner Robeit McBur lley German Tp illuun Coffnian Joffei-son Tp --Hugh McLnughlhi Luzcme Elijah Hornor, John Mo Conn Hnrrion, Buvall, John Dearth Lower Tyrone Tp --Frank Cochrau John lough MoHontovil Boro Allcbaugh New Haven Boro --W Ullani Shrum. Ip --Amidee Lei lere North Union Tp --Ellis Holland Perry Tp --Wm Blair Enoi! King Henrj lomnson Saltlick Tj) --Francis Mourei in armer btewort Tp --Elijah Brincr Joseph Har Immense Colored and Black La Tosca" han- dies long handles short I andles, in tact everything new. bU NSHADES and I. JIBEELLAS, the Gloria Silk, Gold Mounted and Natural 8ticks.

From the cheapest to tbe finest the values ever shown the market before Nothing like i I TUO i A i I A I VIUlllAlllO TURCOMAN ttrjd CHENNILE heavy curtains and PORTIEREb SCRIMS and CURTAIN material by the yard SHADE CLOTHS, all colors CUR1AIN POLES aud TRIMMINGS in great, variety and riRlit prices TABLE LINENS. weight RED, CREAM A BLEACHED aa endless variety Special values in TOWELS and NAPKINS QUILTS, extra blze and full The proposed successors to the South Perm have no charms for this section of "VVe-stem Pennsylvania llcctrlc Llghtlns; of Hint The article elsewhere printed on the subject of electricity in cost mines will command the close attention of piogi ess ive operators in thn, and other regions As a medium of liglit and power electric ity has made wonderful stndes in the march of improvement during the past decade Tlie perfected electric light is far superior to all other lUummants and it is freely predicted that the electric UK tor is the coming pow (r The experiment of lighting mines by electricity has not been untried the Connoilavillo region Tho Frick Coke Co inado some experiments in this line at the Trotter works several jears ago They were not wholly successful, but in tuo light of subsequent improve- miaite.they might be repented with better results Jt not saying too much to assert that thi suceeeaful lighting of our coal mines with elfctncitv and the consequent ban iulunent of oil lamps from the pit ould reduce the danger of accidents fifty per Such a consideration is woithy I persistent effort The oung fiends who brutally outraged and maltreated the Minor girl ought to be ic-nde an example of business Pecnsjlvaula caving employment to over 17 000 persons whose wages tmonolly amount to 121 bW) Ihiuk of this vast army of people in the event of the adoption of the Amendment being foiced upon tho al overcrowded laboi maiket forMippoit or tbetnsclv es, and faimbes Laboiuigmen what ay you i Are you piepaied to bharo your positions with these 17000 extra men" Are you willing to ote to cut off from this vvoikinginen annually neaily $0000 000 in wages! Theso 17 000 woikmen ropros ent nearly 100,000 souls who mubt be caied for and protected Certainly these figures are of moi than ordinary interest to those who ai tf concerned for the welfare of them solves and others It may be the foregoing figures ore of inter est only to the laboi mg people, but here ore a few that will certainty be food for thought for the farmers Few people have any ap preciatian of the great injury the adoption of the amendment will work to the farmer class that largu class of tillers of the soil who earn their bread Indeed by sweat ot their brow It Is not generally kuown, even among the farmers that the liquor interest of. this State pay 1 out annually for horse feed alone 9800,000 Every cent of this vast sum goes direct to the farmer and the fanners well know that should the liquor interest bo destroyed they will be compelled to sell their grain for less they get at present, which is n.jeady so low that it scarcely pays a profit for raising Besides this $800,000 which is annually given the fanners for horse feed, 000,000 worth of other grain, rye, corn malt and hops is consumed bythedla tilleries and breweries of the State Again, no amount of twisting or warping will change the intention of the proposed Amendment If 11 evinced the numerous, offeadeis callcd befoie the Court at the present term tor violations the llcenso law Vmoiy tho defendants was woman ''O cars of ago who pleaded guilty to the ci i nc of boiling hard eidei and amixtuie tailed me Among thoM) aw aiUuf, trial ai tw wellltiiown druggists and a leading i i cinn the two foiiner for upon pi bcriptions tomei. ot kuown mtompei ate habit and tho latter foi llfullj fun lBln 1 sci iptlons toi Intoxicating bquoi to the same prohibited clabs With tho otcept-on ot the tw druggists and tho phi siciim tho majoi itj ot the olfendcrs aio all men of known intern pel ate iblts ho would bend tojgothei eac couhibuting his shale of the oxpoilie to neigboimg towns foi beei and whisky Labor Oppomitl to 1 rohlblllon Mastot Workman Boss of District A-sun bly No i KJiights of Label says that not more than I) per cent of the Knights will voto foi the Prohibition Amendment President Smith of the American Flint Moss Workers Union, in speaking of the attitude of tho members of that organisation on the subject sold he etid not believe that more than 1 oer cent would vote foi the Amendment He said he had talked to quite a number of mem bers of the Associatioi many of whom are temperance men and re has not yet met one vho uaid ho would vota for tl Amendment. Secietory Martin of the Amalgamated ciation of Iron and Stoel Woikers admitted that but few votes for the Amendment would come from bis Association jHun Wtather.

Rev Ira R. Hicks of St Louis, who has been so snct essiul in his recent weather predictions says that June 1st will be the center of a regular storm period By the 3rd aad 4th. the storms will have spent their force and cool weather wdl follow General rams and storms of greater or less violence may be 'T. pected at this tuno Hard storms will also occur hi the solstice period from the 10th to the 21st The llth 13th, 13th and Mth will be dangerous days Violent volcaiaic and earthquake convulaons may be expected should heavy nuns and electrical storms occur at the storm pel iods Ge-orgo Rausome and wife to French two lots in Cunt tion March 2nd 1888 PianccslI Stl awn and others to Lewis Hamilton 3 acre in Perry townsblp couaid cratioi ilOO May JOtU, 18M John 4 Holier and wife to Andrew lovur I acre in Mehylson township, coil sideration SIXX) March 188T. ilumr-hicvsto John Starluig cs in Geoige township consideiatlon, J-00 April lith Josop Victor and wife to the Pnirchanco luinaee Cempany lot in Fairchance, consid elation December Uth 1S85 William Ucnuiiuni and wife to John UOaciesm Whaiton township consid eintion SlOoO Octobcl Jnd, 1888 Hobei Me Dovvell and wife to John Goldeu, 1 acre in Dunbar consideration, $bS) Fcbruuiybth, Wf Jacob I Lotiganecker adminLstratoi of Samuel Kenahaw, to Jacob Ronshaw, 137 aciea in Gerniim township consideration $5080 December 4th Martha Mosoi and othels to Calvin Moser, taciesln Geoiges township considejation 31 May 10th, 1881 The I all chance Furnace Company toM Golds boro acres in Georges townsblp consideiatlon, $130 Apiil Aith, 1889 The tlurchanco Furnace Company to Thorn Ob A Dl i by Jr lot in Taircnance consid ei ation, S1W January 2Bth, 1888 Georgu A McCormick and wife to JesL Beeson 5 acres in George township consid 01 ation, $600 May JKth 1885 Jesse Beeson and wife to Catherine Kieh ards 5 acres in George township conaldera tion, May 22nd 1889 John Miller and wife to James Cooper 1 acre in Perry township, caaiiieration April 1st, 1880 MAllBIAOE LICENSES G11AKTKD The foUowtag marriage licenses were granted by the clerk of the Orphans' Court durin thi week ending Saturday, May S5th Boyd and Fannie Trissler, both McNeal and Dollle BeU Close bolhof Biownfleld John Havlychek and Emily Wande bolhofMorrell Hanford McBurney of East Liberty and Eva Sproat of OhioPyle William Gaswick and Artie Sheppard, both Uniontown Boro--Kobt firmer, Fianl.

Whaley nshiuglon Tp -William Cook. Whortou fp--Edward Dean Si John UtUe, 8r James A McDowell The petit and traverse jurors for tho second eek bsginnlnff Mondaj June 10th areas ollowb Bullskin Tp --John Uetwller Counelljvillo Boro--Robeit MoiTis, David Roberts, William Jennings Reuben Miller, brlstopber Colvhi Frank Pi iol Dnnbar Boi-o --James Harpei Duubar Cunningham, Gibson luir, Gooige Long Georue Tp Jacob High George Brien, ohn Prie'e, William Fisher William German Tp --James Foucb, George niseman John Moore Luzoine In--William Hood James hoinpgon I Tyrone Tp --Henrv Mcrritt Monolleu Tp --James Beol, Jos Stacey Stewart Tp HHmon Mitchell South Union Tf --Joseph Jones, John of Upj pper Tyrone township Wifiis and Aggie Ettling both ConneUsville lloss Thomm of Menollen townshi ami Laura Bell GUlelond Franklm town 8 (xeorge Williorcs of Owensdole an MeiBEle Mickey of Brood Ford (Tiarles tShow and Mary Ellen Staflorc both of Dunbar LETTERS OF ADHINIBTRAT10N GRANTED The ollowing letters ot adrainiBtratton we OPERA BUILDING, HOOD, Successor to Hood Brothers A. Co. CONNELLSVILLE, PA. SPRING I OUK DISPLAY OF- fp --John K.

8ailor Upwer 1 yiono Tp--James Conigan Owen urtxl New Boots and Shoes For Spring is not surpassed by any shoe house Western Pennsylvania. We have kept pace -vith the rapid steps of pio- giess, and can show all the novelties in our line Next week we will open 1,500 pairs of Sample Shoes These goods will be sold at a leduction of 50e to per pair Sprlnghill Tp --llmei Cafcoy Uppor lyrone Tp--Benmmiii Newcomer amuol Fairchlld Johnlrwin. tTniontowii Boro --Joseph Bennett, Chailes England Hill Harold Washington Ip --James McCiory Juno Trial Llat. The following cases ore set down for trial or the second week of Juno couit, beginning louday June 10th I Avers Co Shorbomiy Si Ac 1 Hamas Co Same fames Calhoun Adnir John Johuson ct al Sam Wilaon(. cases) Wilson Gunlou Charles Nicholson et al vAlpheusW Qans vGeo Upper Tyrone Tp et al Toha Cover banie Ada Krepps et al Catharine Wllkcy et al Levl Crossland et al Nelaoa Patterson et al Maggie lecLaugbliu One ZFrice, R.

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no Humphries et al Henry KcCtoy'sBttoi Frederick Hobtoson 'f vJamM Staulfer Frupoiall for HotpllalH. DIRECT FEOM THE FACTORIES LINE OF FULL ttageHmpltalsforthe State ot Pennsylvaaia fn the Bituminous and geml-bltamlnom coal re Sons PUSsandsiieciacatUmsmay he by applying tt3 SpBarman Sharon, Mercer Co Ooburn MoBhannon Banking Co Phillips- burK CentreCo Held Connellsville, Fay etto Co Samuel French 125 Fourth Avenue, PlttaburK David Cameron Eeq, Wellsboro Tloga Co and at the office of the architect James H. WtodrimlKS TOIrd St. Philadelphia Proposals wi 1 beaddressed to Spearman care of JanieVHIwSSSL ITOS ThjSsL, Philadelphia Pa. marked Proposal for Cottage Hospitals, and will be opencdTuae 12th, at 12 clock, noon allbiili Is reserved sion 17ma 3', By order ot the Commls TATK, StcreUry ALL THE LATEST STYLES FOR SPRING AND BUMMER AT THE SHOE IN TOWN.

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