The Weekly Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

CONNELLS-VILLlS, MORNINGr, PEACE. The Soldiers of Meade and Lee Meet Again at THE Oil) FOI ARE FKIEXDS SOW. of JN'ortnern and Sontliern Veteran? Wb. Other Last Through THI SJiOKK Of BATTLE Si 1IAK8 AGO. The Jl.sjr Xauwil to X.rk ike Wkere TeKvran Veil.

The acting of the survivors ot the armies of Jteaai; and Lee on the fluid of Gettysburg this week was the greatest occasion of the kind in our history, it not in the nunals of Thethreedaji, the 2nd, Jrd and 4th marked the twentY-iUth'aiuuversary of that 5AT10itA.l Outfit, NOTES, The Afpriiprirtlo.il Tot Cut galarlM. The Senate passed the Rhei and Harbor wrth several amendments. An originally reported tram-fee Senate Committee on Commerce, the bill appropriated 474,78.1 Tola does not Include anything-fo the purchase of lock ami dam Ho. 1, on'tF Monongahela river, was asked, although appropriated So a moveable dam on "the Ohio river near Bea vcr against the erection of which tha Pittsburg Coal Exchange protested in ngqrou torms. The amendments to tho bill nro sai( toluoebeensecuredbyyenatoi Quaj throug motives of economy Kotmthstantlmg th amendment, there la funds hand to complete the improvements ofrend in course of construction on the Mouongahela.

There has bam allowed for tue-fm READY FOR THE FRAY Tile Democratic Conniy Committee Organized. A SHARP ITO-COKNERKI) COSTES terrible battle, and good-sized army of olil proveinent of this'river and it rani, soldiers from each side held a festival peace hut 385,000 to finish it. When cwjpleted on the ground wlmro they fought in Curing the pout 8ve years a score ot such unions have been held. Usually they have taken place on the battlefield, nod the most prominent of these Has the reunion of the sur- Hieso works will give fffeet in low wi fron. Morgantown to Dunkard creek, whence there is already -1 feet fo Httsbure.

There is ye to be completed the uuui, lockgatea lunl nut chincry at Lock Jfo. vlvors of tho Philadelphia brigade and of I The annual apportionment of postmasters Kckett's Confederate division on Comebfry salaries went, into effect on July 1st The Ridge, lost July. These instances of, good will between old foes have attracted tiie-at- tention of the world at large, and Comte do Paris, bur to the. throne of the Bourbon following offices Western Pennsylvania received a uniform increase of $100 making tho salaries'-as follows: Altoonu to the. throne of the Bourbon at) iVFraJico, anda'menibarof Cseiienl Steottdale, Somerset, Tyrone Wloas state doting 1 the civil re- I Klttamilug, Jitrooe, muiked on learning of this great meeting.

McKecsport, ilt TliSisant, "No such event as this could occur in. any Fittsburg, Everett, SUOO; Greens- btirg, SS.ODO, Homestead, 400, Hunting don, 31.600; Johnstown, TJmon City, TTntantowi), fl.OOO, West other country on Goa's earth." The reunion of this year was brought about by the Society of Ike Army of the-Potomac, an association of veterans repraenting the Newton, Waynwburg, 500 old Army of the. Potomac, which fought the ktaburg, 81,500. battle for the Union in 1803. These veterans I The following pensions" were granted to the survivors of Lee's army, the Army of Northern Virginia, to join them In celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary.

The battle wan fought July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1883, bat as the 1st fell on Sunday the commemoration proper began on Monday. Pre- aupliciuits doling the. last week Original invalid, John McBrown and Aaron Care, Johnstown; Win. H. Oer- wig, Latrobe: Abraham Hirst.

West Ovei- ton; Augustus Dai-rjili, deceased, Mej-ersdolc; Charles S. Martin, BlairsvHle: John "Wort limiiwry were held on Saturday; I man, Duubar, ami mother ot Sol- when the seven Wisconsin and thirteen New moii Berkoy, SipesviUe. Aljiheus Jersey were dedicated witli 1 3. Conn, Morn's Cross Roatla: A. Bcrfcey, propriate cercraDniefi.

On the same day Gen- Jobnstown; Daniel. Htuuinger, null J. L' erals Longatra-t and Sickles met unesiiectcdly for the Urat.tunesince the bloody engagement It is thought that a may IB token on corps took place in front of i the tariff bill in three weeks. ITieSeimte has Round Top twont) HMJ ago determined to take the lUl.upti.s soon usit Sunday morning religious sen-ices were! 8 003 9 ver there, but no idea can be obtained held at the National Cemetery rostrum, Chap- I HS to how longa time will spent jipon it. Inin Bayers delivering the sermon.

In the The date of tho final adjonrnment is, there- evening there was a dress parade in the pres- fore, still a matter of conjecture ence of 10,000 people, followed by a sacred Ho John Gay, oi' Greensbm-g, for the concert by the Frankfoi't bend. In the. after- 8 four or yeanj at bend of tho noon the memorial exercises of the First Array Pennsylvania Comuusslon, htu aecepteil Corps were held far Reynolds' Grove. The! position of General Lapectorof all the For tie Clmirmwiihip Ends in'(he Elcrtlo of Jwncs II. Hoovci A EUOPOS1TION TO WSW TO In the toiijireiKifliuil felaly npell.e CeiBMlttMi Appoliteii.

The new Democratic County Committee Fayette county, met at the court house in Ui iontown, Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, foi organization Too moutang as a rathei quirt one save for the frequent and vehement re marks of Henry Kyle, of George township No 1, who mode abjections with moie fre quency limn lucidity and nho nas MI down upon so. hard that be and his tall, white hat left the loom. The meeting as called to order bj Charles Conner, the retiring cbainuaiv The under the new apportionment, consists of 100 members, but owing to a failure to in Brownsville township there wens but tIS'choaen. at the June pnmai-ies Of these, OS were present. Bridgeport borough, Jeffereon, Luaerne, Pcuy No aad.Springhlll n-ere not represented; there were two absentees from Uni town, three from Conhellsville and one each from Bullsldn JXo.

1, BullsUn No. 2, G'onnells- ilic township, Dunbor No 1, Cuubai No 3, Soorge No 1, Henry Clay, Lower Tyi one, Nicholson, North Union No. 3, Redstone. Stewart, Washington and "Whni-ton Kos. und'ii After the reading of tho minutes, Chairman Connor suggested that.Uionext tiling In order vould be the election of his successor, and thy jray liulr and tiroad smile of Major Pritcliard came promptly to the front.

He didn't sec he need of much tali. He nominated "Jim" loover. Hosat down with dignity, and was uccecded on the floor by his perfect antithe- B. Thorndell, a Muopth-fawd yoimg lember from Uniontown, who nominated ohn D. Carr.

Can- himself was on his feet the siuuo instant with a lusolutlou. It was bjected to as being out of order, but was al- owe4 to bo rend upon tun assurance that it od direct bearing on tlio matter of orguni- THE IROiJTRIKB AT MODE. Tin Sroltusle Hill fclfu Hill Shuts DOOR. The Scottdale or. mill signed the the Alnal- gamate4 scale on Monday and' bare started up the viorks, giving employment to men Port of the mill bran, funning along The mills! of- the Columbia Iron Steel Company, at Uniontown, on the other hand, are closed dou and tho prospects of an early resumption ore not assuring Tie The 300 employes of tbe company held a meeting Bmula) on tho lair to consider the situation and decide upon what course to pursue to secure the nogea named in the scale President Swafuitm, of the Amalgamated lodge, anil otheis delhered addresses A committee was appointed to present tho stale to the offlwals, and if was dc- euled not to resume until the scale would bo signed.

This committee consisting of Messrs Jones, McAdoms and Campbell, ore In conference .1) day with dentH Ycager, manager ta lo Bessemer deportment aud ma Manager Ednarda The scale was examined Item by tern It is substantially the Jones Lnugh- liu bcole with some ti-ifiing additions A decision will not be reached until the Pfttsburg officials of the company-are conferred with. The Columbia milt bus always been i un as a ion-union and the managers are strong averse to signing the scale, which would muke it uulon mill eel-Hitter The mttlnian- agprs say that they ore to no hurry to resume. Their are about cleaned up, they love enough materiel on hand to complete bom. Tbe work of gmieral repairing mwbe- gan artbe Columbia this week, ami will oc- Msveral weeks. But the fact that the rill is being boarded up is suggestive that a GIUSPIM MONOPOLY Wtiafra Prominent Citizen the Yoiighioghajy Bridge Co.

ITS EARNDfGS TO TWENTY Haw IM ite Three Times Over site Interest, Tanes and Rejoin, UOH THE BBID6E VX8 BB MAKE ITOB, Till Ufsl of tin Csss Is Preswtrd gollrller Tlw free bndgs question recently taken In haul by the toun conned is eliciting a great deal of Interest among the long-suffering, toxeil dtixens ot ConnelltriHe- and New Haven. "The council has hit the nail on the bead," laid a prominent business man and taxpayer, yesterday. "They will find they reflect the public sentiment "perfectly The CncniEit sized up the situation accurately when it called attention to the injustice the two town, have long labored under in having to pay large sums-each year to build and keep In repair county- bridgw for.the accouunoda- tlonof other lections ot the county wiiht A BalkyfttM Ueroitt oa the i Aii effort yea made, to hold a meeting of cooucil of the memjwrs on -opt Wai had been notified that special Mssfon noul'l be McCoi iney and Wolfe, thinking the remaining members being in the majority i.ould foist the ekwtion of new counoHineu on them in their neakness, refused to attend. No meeting was onuequently held, but on Tuesday evening all the members were present. Business was begun without any preUrulna- rles A big batch ot Mib had accumulated and the main purpoxj of meeting was to dispose of them They amounted to and according to Treasurer Norton's report the funds atailabte for current expense! amounted to' only To provide for ilo- notoncj; the following bill hud over.

Connellsrille New Gas Oc Water Company, Counelhiville Water Company, Mte 84, Fred J. JUlbr, and B. F. Goodrtek is Co (900 With these deductions the billt ordered paid footed up iMvinga balance of in the borough treasury. The lirt of bills paid was as Con- THE FOURTH.

How the mth Anntverary dfAnwr- IN the Atlemlanrfl Urfrer Betn tonger lockout than that is npeited. Ait wereopeiMKl by Gen. E. R. BiOstead, President of.

the Association. Bishop New- of Waidiington, made the opening Unite! States Ush stations, lib selection lv as umdo without any solicitation A petition signed by twenty councils of tho prayer. Governor Ileaver welcomed tho vet-! Junior Order of United American Mechanics, cram, and Oen John Robinson, orator of of Peiinsllama for a law restricting foreign TM delivered a-patrottcaddreiM. George immigration, was in tho Henato by Senator Quay on Monday. Senator Blair has introduced a bill to prevent tno sola of adulterated articles ot fowl, ilerick Smith, tbe war governor of 3Tew Hampshire, Gov.

E. J. Armsby, the present governor of Vermont, Gen. L. A.

Grant. Judge W. G. Veasey. both of Stonnard's Brl-' gadeot bilef addresses, each Beaker payhig tribute to Ptekett's men.

The general, James Loogslreot. waslntrodumliiadwM received witba.torni of cheers, and made a feeling address, expressing hta gratitude that the meeting was so unlike a former one on that field. Later in the afternoon, tbe monument of tbe 83rd 2Vew Tork Begiment was unveiled. Bishop Newman preached in Christ's Luthcreu cuirch in the evening: On the ascond day the crowd was even greater than that of tho day before. Over 30,000 veterans wore hi attendance, with fully one-half as many -visitors.

The trains with thousands of passengers rolled into the town and the place was filled fuller than at any tune since the memorable days of '03. At 10 o'clock five of Green's hi Igade, the 78th, 102ml, 00th, 187th and 14th New Tork, dedicated their monuments on Culp's Hill, and immediately afterward a reunion of i'elonel Colonel Richard Nevins, Jr late supei vb- iD( architect Of the Ben (orenimuut buildmg in Kttskurg, wa. ition then before the meeting. It proved to resolution that the to be select- tl -should bo a. member pf tho corniuittce.

This wonld buve bori-ed Hoover out and left clair field for Carr, and mis followed by a sharp debate. George B. Graham, of Lelsourimj, tailed attcnMon to the fact that the rules provided that the chairman might be selected from "within or without the committee." OBIT argued that the etectloii of a chairman outside the would give some one district rejiresentatiou, and appealed to the pi-ide of the committee by suggesting that such a selection would be a vbtnal tonfosmoii that the committee had nobody within It of sufficient ability to OB the poet- He offered to wi'Uidraw his own-name if the committee would substituie anotber of its members. George B. Graham thought tbe precedent would be a bad one to establish, and after remarks by Major Pritcbanl, Dr.

R. IT. Hill and Stephen McClaiii, the resolution was defeated by an vote. Belugerent Henry le bobbed to the sur- M. Serpell, who was successively chief ngineer, master of rood and acting superintendent of the old ConneUsvtlle railroaa, but bo forsook Connelkville and railroadmg ivernl years ago logo into the lumber btuti- ess at Korfolk, getting back to old love again IVe learn from a Kor- 1k papu that it recent meeting of tho uixtoi-s of the Chowaii laih-oad, ing elected President, Treasurer, Charles 0 Elliott, Siecreliuj, IVorrcu U- Elliott Bupenntend- fist, Allen Joros.

Dnectors, G. Swpell, Ocor 0 MS iStott, Cohin S. Bnce, Fat- (Vnlwris, NV.icunwr the brigade was held. Blocum and Brig. Maj.

()en. Henry J. George B. Green made addresses. At the satm? hour Sickles' Brigade, mode up of the 70th, 71st, 73nd, 73rd and 74th New Tork, dedicated (he foundation of their monument near the Fcach Orchard.

At o'clock tho Irish Brigade, composed of tbe 03rd, BMh and 88th New Tort Infantry, i i mass for those who fell in buttle was celebrated. The party uwn pfociwled to their monument in tbe "loop," buck cf Devil's Den, I where the exercise, of dedlcaUon were held, In addition to these memorials, ten otbere wece dedicated by different New Tork and Pennsylvania ipgjroents. At o'clock the comer stone of tbe Memorial Church ot the Prince of Peace was laid, which the busineas meeting of the Society of the Army oftheTtotomac wasbeld. The regular reunion exercises took place promuient ex- Mldiers of both siiles participating in the addresses, A camp fire was kept burning all night. Tbe formal event of the day ot the battle anniversary waa'the memorial service'held Tuesday afternoon in the cemetery.

The arbor, framed nt -green rry and overlooking the gravea of Union dead, wa. Ailed with distinguished baders in the war. There were Generabaiocuia, Lacius Folrchilds, RoblmoB, Bharp, Merrill and Birkw. Long. etreM wa.

there and so was Booker, of JBs- aMppi A military procenlon. composed of all the veterans and soldiers in attendance at the retadoB, paawd in review before tbe Hev. TwitcbeU, of Hartford, opemd the reunion with prayer. The poet ot charge, of forgery and the collection of nominated R. Mai-tin, of Fairon false vouchers.

The charges were preferred by Chief Brooks of the United States Secret Service and the arrest was made by a deputy United- States marshal. Sovins was takenteforeHarshal'UruWonTucsday. C.L. Magee became hi. teulaman, for the colonel waiving a liearul( andbemg held for the October term of United States court -Colonel Net ins is charged with having presented to Collector of Custom.

Borr. who acts as United States disbursing agent, for payment, fraudulent claims alleged to be due Contractor Hartley Dqoovan for work on the new Govern and that he Donovan's signature the vouchers ind iweipts for the moneys In this the Colonel fa said to have obtained Nev- ms of a prominent Democratic famil of Ohfo. He gained his title; while servinj on the staff of Governor Hdadly. His sister is the nifc of James 0 Blalne, Jr He is known in this place, having been located hero during the construction of the Feemicky road and latei hokUug the office of borough engineer for some months. chance, whereupon another member of the conunitteo arose and mUdlysuggeated that it wouldn't look well to elect Martin imimnch as he had publicly declared an intention to vote the Republican ticket this fall.

But Henry insisted upon entering bis favorite oiiyhow. The name of H. L. Rhodes, of North Union No presented by Stephen McClaine, and J. B.

Gardner prexemVxl L. H. Fraaher, the secretary, an a candidate. Tho chair appointed George Graham, George C. Marshall and Charles B.

McCormick to act as tellers The voting was bj ballot, and it required but one ballot to settle the dispute. It resulted as follows: Hoover, Mil; Rhodes, IS? Pirabher, 7, Martin 1 Haxing received a majority of votes Hoover was declared elected. After he had appeared and made a brief speech of thanks and assumed the duties of chairman, George C. Marshall moved that be bo empowered to name his own Secretary Marshall thought these two officials should bo in hearty accord, and suggested the possibility at times of serious damage to the campaign work by lack of personal harmony such a quarter. The motion provoked long debate, participated in by Dr.

John D. Carr, Major Pntchard and Capt, M. Bowell, but the sentimemv'of the committee was against it and it was voted down. Br Hill then nominated Secretary Frosber for re-elertioii. Bur goss Yohe, of Connellsville, nominated Charles B.

McCormick, of CohnellsvUle, and the name I of Thomas R. WakeneM, of Uniontown, was 1 also presented. McCormici declined, Wakefield withdren, and Frasher HOS elected by acclamation Wakefteld was then elected Corresponding Secretary' Marshall 'then moved the appointment of a treasurer, a finance and an auditing committee. Bis attention was called to the fact and Bi ice a a Sew Vml, railroad millionaire, and Scott is piesddent of the TUibmond Dam ille road Thu Chouon Southern, under Its new management is to I exfeideil from Cbowau river, its northern terminus, to Norfolk, and from its sooth- era tei-uiinus on the. -Konnoke river, via Tor- boi-o, to Raleigh, S.

C. From Norfolk to the rood is nearly an air line. It ul connect vtitli the Atlantic Coast Une.and niibmand Danville ivlth whom it already box aluable trafflp The mad Is deitlned to become most important lines nmninir into'Kortolk, and tho city of that city so far recognized i1s importance as to leow to.lt at a nojimnl sum valuable Mhorf property there The serie. of short stories, pulilication whicb began wjth the flrstWie of the new CounuGn, met with such favor among our raiders that we have decided to retain them as a permanent feature Beginning next week, the opening chapters of "The Treasure of Fnmchaid," by. Robert Iwufa Stevenson, the popular novettit now prflnij- nently before tbe pulic, will appear This Is eight chap- illustrateil by the most competent artists In the country.

Subicribeearly' soas to get the opening chapters. Remember give all the news and twice as much reading nuittw as olbei weeklies without alii increase in price Our terms an' poryenr in othance If jou are not i subsLTiber place jour name on our list at to a monopoly. For. iaeHsvUle Jfew Haven Gas Water over a quarter oC a century i tbe people have A submittiid. should submit no laager For at leaat SO years tbe Toughloghany Bridge Company has paid dividends averaging SO percent Its capital stock is something than WO.OOO Upon this It has paiil.

clear of cent intereat, peryeait, on Kejm It therefore safe to say that the invMton have been three times ovar. Thta is, too tariff for revenue of which tbe Connellsville and Kew people Juntly complain." The taw in. tbe case was expounded by Borough Solicitor Boyd, of tJnlotitownns fallows' April, act snpplemeutal to the charter of 1SOO, granted to Zachariah Connell anil Isaac Meason, thtforginal bulklen, was passed, incorporatUig Hogg and James White a. the Tough- iogheny Bridge Company, with tbe right of perpetual succession. The nartias named were at that time owners ot tbe bndge.

In February of the Hollowing jrcar an act nr- tijcr supplementing the charter of Heason and Connell was passed authorinug that nhenevei the oracera of the bridge company certified to the Governor that tno btuidred or more shares at per shore had been sub-' scribed the subscribers should be constituted as the You-juiogbi-ny Bridge Company. They were further" authorize! to borrow money, uot exceeding SS.OOQ, and.to bvnebonds ttaere- tor; and it was made lawful bythliact for tue managers to contract for the parchao of all the lauds, shore and ferry rights and privileges originally belonging to Ueawn and Connell and appropriated by thorn together with all rights" and, privileges appurtenant thereto. Thin nil Uw Jepilation for tbe bridge company. "As to tbe steps uecessar) 'to make tbe On Wednesday night entered th residence of James Humbert, of Bnnbar, an stole a bilvoi belonging to Humbert and ono hunched and tliirtj dollars in cos which he had just receti ed that day from tho Brothel hood of the Union of 'which he is treasure! Tho robbers entered the house through tho second story window, was open by means of a ladder which some pain tors had left on The watch wa taken from his and from i bui eau draw er ip the same room where Humbert and hi. wife were sleeping, posed that the guilty parties reside in the neighuoi hood and ere an are of Humbert re celvlng the money.

of tbe largest and Dri1 a tne one, the act of May 8th, 187t), requires that when any road, or bndge company erect any bndge oler a stream, under general or special laws, and the company is authoriied to take tolls, upon the petition of at least twenty raddnita and taxpayers to the Court ot Quarter Bmkm setting forth that the payment of such tolls 11 burdensome and praying that tbe bridge shall be taken as a county bridge, the Court shall appoint six dliintemtad persons to view and assess tie and report at the next term, provided that notice of such application shall tie given In at bant one newspaper tor at least three neck, before the presentation ot tbe petition In their report, the viewer, shall expressly state bo of them ore present at tbe view: whether bridge is necessary a free bndge for public accommodation; whether the payment of is an unjust burden to the traveling public and the people living in the vicinity of the bridge; aud anally it shall state the amount of damages. "It upon their report It shall appear to the court and grand jury that such bridge ought to be declared a county bridge axd is necto- sary for public accommodation, and that tolls are an unjust burden, the report shall be np- nixned, the damages paid out of tbe county iraasury, the bridge shall be token poswanaa of by the count; commissioners and declared a countj bridge and alltollssBaU cease. Kvo of tbe six viewers roust agree on the point, mentioned, or tbe bridge cannot he declared free 'Intbeii inquiry into the propriety of approving and confliratng the report of the viewers, tho Court and Jury, it requested, con bear and examine witnesses for and against the proposition The bridge company tbe right to appeal from the award of damages and after tho appeal is entered the case, shall be removed, on application, to be determined by the court to which the appeal is taken." TVetei ime. Caluoun W08.S1; Boyn), Porter A. D.Boyd,»lW, Coke Country Chronicle, H.

R. Francis, auditing, Mumon repairs, OS; Southwest Naturaf Gas Company, KOS; B. M. Foust, surveying, B. Hefley, atme, 'F.

services as temporary clerk. tltl.Ol. Calender tc GoodcblUl, jnnu-ance, MS.W, Snyder JJUmmell, printing, S. JfcCaleb, nail paper, (15. The labor on the streets nas follows: Trump, Win McCoonick, $13 SO, Lee flo.U.

Glingan, John Bishop til, John Metz, (7M, Ecuard, Charles CaWwell, M8.87; Andrew CrlsaiorB, $1387, Jowph StUlwogon andC Graft, each Ml; Samuel Graft, Wllllaui Marietta, HOTS; Lori Spieunon, M. Silon, D. Hnutley, WDia Finerty, CleniJWbod, JO, A. Mentzerf It Hoover, W. Stllliiagon, Tho other bOls were J.

Btillwagan, sundry supplies, fS a), ProianceButterniore, inpairi to hose carriage, E. Bendei-, police, Jamci CaUwell, sanie It. rnlln Ui Jellr oM The Fourth of July was more gMMrally ob- In CoanHbrjUu the otmrvanae. wa. general and hearty and Uw mtbar et Visitors.

more muuerons than at any pravlooi oalabn- tiou tor yean. Everybody took pan ineOaw- wayoi other Those who did not of town, attended line or more ot picnics, or at honje-aad balpad boys to 'm up. TasMitibi qltoiibCtta day began Tuesday nigit, whan tlu combiu- tibte enthusiasm of the mmli Mi bl( brother and hi. pa bagan to nxeomt powder to awake the heaven, and earth to the fart that HSjesuaKO tbe United atatef kadds-t Btilluogon, same Samuel St Clair, occasion, George fanon! was tobepneeat, but part of his poem was General Horatio C. King, secretary of the Army of the Potomac, and was received by the audience with much applause.

George William Curtis, of New York, delivered an eloquent and patriotic oration. Adde from the memorial services, the ilay sfient in unveUini; monuments. by the officers'of both armies in riding over the field in company with each other, vcallingincklentaof tne great battle Most of tho vUitors left for their homesul tune to par tldpate in the rdetmtidu of the Fourth. Atoll mthusiatticlBeeting of the citizens of llorgantown on Friday, E. M.

Hukill, proprit'tor the oil and gas wells at Mt. atotriej tlreene county, stated that, as soon as the people of Jfon-antown demonstrated, to him be would the within -uxty days J. M. Aldrich, a Bradford maker, seems to have solved the problem of perpetual motion. His machine isi a simple contrivance, consisting of a wheel and upright poet to which are attached two small fans made of tbln sheet, of The wheel rests on a frame, pendant from-whoee aides are four lead bullets.

Then are attached to two loose strings connected with pegs on both sides of the wheel. The wheel fa bdd by a brake which when loosened sets the wheel in motion and will, the Inventor up a pre- petual motion until the machme wears out or until it stopped by tbe brake. Aldrich has applied for a patent for hi. machine A Me-UnaM laeUtat. A somewhat amusing incident occurred at Latrobe one day last week.

SOUKS persons in walking by the freight depot observed quite a large stack of'empty hag. awdtlpg Sm.uMnv nnM pyramid kegs us a of grimi companion, wo. a tombstone A count of tbe keg. was made and it found that they numbered Tbe spectacle was regarded a. being so picturesque to photograph it and prepare a numbtr of pictures which has bed dime that the'chalrman li under existing suggestion didiit about Sterling, Jr, of J.

a ex-offlcio the treasurer The finance committee with favor, but that A. J. seconded and said be had been requested by ex-Chairman Boyd to call the at- teution of the committee to the fact that his account, had not yet been audited and to ask the appointment of a committee for that purpose. John D. Carr said a committee had been appouited to audit the accounts ot Chairman Hestrezat, who served prior to Boyd, but the committee nod never reported.

Thorndellsaidhe had been a member of that committee and exphUned that the committee and the chairman never ooukl get together. It was finally agreed that the chair should appoint a committee ot three to audit tbe accounts of Chairmen Mestrezat, Boyd and Conner and report at the next meeting Tbe chair was also authoriied to appoint an advisory committee of seven to assist bun in his duties, and a committee of five on revision of rules Resolutions were passed endorsing tbe administration ot Tresldent Cleveland and thanking tho retiring officers. Just as the committee was-on the verge of adjournment, and member, remained, John Carrj that some com-ession be made county in tbe matter' of nomination. Tbe proposition was A lloiifk Miss Hattie Downs, of the Association Grounds, naitoken before'Squire Compbel this to answer a felonious shooting preferred by William Hooley, of Dnnbar Hooley had been boarding with Miss Downs and had retunied to get his clothing Borne jdifficulty arose between them over somethibg, when he returned ocd Miss Downs aasaillted him with a poker, driving him from thohoute His exit did no! satisfy her, however, and she drew a revolver and a.miug it lit The sfiot went wild and Rouley ascopUi unhurt He made Informotiou as stated, but the 'Squire dismissed the cose. ceived, his being the only i olce raised jii ifai behalf, and the committee adjourned without even considering it 1 floo law.

Writers of ttmatening and abusive postal cards and akijiking anonymom letter" writers will flnd the. new-postal Jaw interesting Con- gresshM Just fixed the penalty of such offenses at from two to fhl. ought to check the blackguardism of the cowardly whelps-who insult the people and send pel. soned arrows by anonymous tetters A Baaienn Onmta Itokiorea, Dr J. B.

Enos, of HtUburg, removed an Mpf omcerou. from ibe jWk of Mrs. 13quire Campbell, tbb -weiic' The growth wasone of years standing. The pa- tieBt 1, t'uing well Dr Eaos has uuute a of cancerous troubles and has been very in treating them AHungarmworoan who keeps a boarding at Hottergotinto a dlipofe with one ofj this week during Which ha potato masher. before 'Squire ttoinbdl but case was compromised 1 witB.

ont going to trial lighting lamps, Foust, surveying, TVhen the report of the stieet committee was called for Marietta reported that about all wdrk ordeied by the borough tngineer hod completed. The eollmate of the un- provement ot Francis aicnue called for the excavation of Tibic yai-ds and ho (Ul- ing in of 1. Ml Marietta that bids be ndvertincd for, but otter some debate and figuring as to the cost and the probable amount ot money to berecehed by the borough during the coming )ear, the matter was laidoier The same was douein reference to West Grave street When the proposal laving of pavement, on South Flttsburg street, was brought up, Coughniour moved that the grade established by Engineer Fourt be adopted as given in tbe plot trom Grave U) Oreen There was some opposition. to the motion, butitfrnaHy passed, whereupon he followed it up by one Instructing Clerk Bogus to notify tbe property owners on the west side of the street from Orave street to Morton avenue, and those on east side from Morton avenue to Oreen street to lay their pavements This, motion abo carried. The condition Mountain alley leading from the German Lutheran church was referred to the committee axwax abo other minor clredlU independence.

From early Toeeaay night long after mkuugbton day, a fuailade of nrt-work. iwto" kept up tOTrn.amdfrosntai districts were on snekseariy and all dor ChlUb-en of larger mrojrtu gave frefvent to- IMr tat, although an extraordinary of kooas had been Mippbedj the ptaHi, iKavaioJahai drunks were few Buriesa Yoke hadtakaa tne to pr. nut Jlaoraer by addltltnal poMoeown. 'Thdr sen ices were not 1 nndfd.however,as ouly'two made A fantaatkr parade from Trotter and Luisenring.mOBnted on pit was one of the of UM awmtng. Th.

picnic, and daaew In Davkkmi's bland and in tbn grove South.lde were lnrgcly.tt.oded, tbe of order pi-esei-vad, uverybodjr day to tbe fullest measure without eny of Its usually diiogneobte Tbe observance o( the 'Jay taroughoaUue county general 'At; TJiuonHn tbe Cafbolio held a monster ptcm't and. dance on tbe fair ground.witli additional attraction' of two games of liase tWlL-'Tne Kntgtits of Labor denxmitratlon iir Evans' fatted to nuteriollM, but tiulr nhnic ii.aaiif oft 4 pleasantly. The potyce were' 'awl the cooler was'nlkd towerflowing; ab faH, in fact. that. jue man, comebytheitlningalr contequence JlnnAy eonetable of- ITnioa township and bad been, sworn tra policeman It It charged that 'be got drunk In Uieevmlng.nd Hie frierxls allege that the offlcws who cauasd hi.

arrest were drunk hvtead sBd to them some trouble over themattir. The day at ecbttdab wa. olMt-red by a grand parade of the Jr Orter CnBnl 'Axuri- cui'Mechaidcs anil Bonsr and a picnic at 3tecritt Grove. The eiert.M» of Uw afternoon wrns rope 'walkmg, hoes baU and racing Vu-aecidsmtsotcurral' daring tbela. One boy was faoduM'dmm awl trampled upon by a wlttbon.

ana' cat ofawagWibp jT THE DEAD MOKg BBOKtN; Tl Sekml Bunl Prlaeliar KaailwrtaaJ KaeiesMs The numerous dead-lock, in the school board over tie election of a principal and his aaiis. tants have at last been' broken and fte force of blrch-wleldersfor the conung. year chceen. Prof. I Humbert wa.

Htpn.llcra, Rsllff. The Republicans ot town and icinity held a rousing ratification meeting in the opera tionse last Thursday oiling. A parade was to have taken place, but the ram interferd, nevertheless a delegation from Trotter and Leisenrlngeamein various kinds of vehicles and on horseback. Tl Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias bane land fumiahed music fo U. Trent, the red-leaded and the Colored the occasion 8 roung from nttsburg, B.

Hopwoort, of Unieitown, Dr. O. W. Newcomer and David Barnes, of this dace, made The apiilause was frequent. Tbe atlenllance was arge toe meeting concluded with huge wnflre on the opera house square M.

8nyder and Mtas Anna daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Layton, nero married at the' residence of bj'ide's parents on Prospect street, last Thursday evening at I) o'clock, Rev. J. Baker, of the Methodist Episcopal church About thirty rueets were in attendance the couple went a the of the groom's parent! near lit. Peasant, on Friday, and returning the recep- lon was held 04 Saturday evening They re now spending their honeymoon in the mountains and after tno weeks will letunr and go to housekeeping.

A riMma! Visit. Walfer Shnoij Adam HehlerandCeorge tayder, Fief of "umberlAnd.and Edward E. Shuck, Jllo.Whol- Shuck, K. J3.Fisber,G H. feUell and C.

Case, of Ohr Lodge, oko of, together with visiting biothers rom Soottdale, paid a j-atji-iiaivislt to King Solomon Lodje of lis place'ou Honday night and had a very enjoyable time. reflected principal last Thursday evening JMI ihe Suit ballot by a vote oi 6to3 nerX A. Devreux. WJien the bollotnig f01 viwnrtocjpal rammc.1, the name of Moaier wa. being agreed that tie should placed in Boom No i of the Second Ward building His withdrawal left J.

Lewelleu, and D. C'uuiu'ngnaui in nomination. The former was elected, having received 5 nominations for Room No 11 were Miat Bachoel Cooley, of this place, and Mrs. E. Carrol, an Ohio teachei, but at present a resident of Dnnbar.

Mrs. Carrol was elected on the first ballot Miss Cooley, Miss Mis. Cunningham, Miss Johnston and Muw O'Dou- uell, neie nominated for Ifo 10, Nine bal- lota neie taken, the lost resulting in the election ot Miss Cooley. Miss Skiff, Miss Hyatt Miss 0 DonneU and Miss McClure were, nominated for No Four fruitless were taken and an adjournment until Tuesday evening Miss McClure'. name was then withdrawn, and on the ballot, Miss Cunningham was elected Mix Maggie Davies was elected to So.

on tho ttrst ballot Miss (XDonnell received tiotes on the first ballot for No 7. Miss Jennie Davis was chosen for No 6 on tbe third ballot: Mis Johnston was elected to No 5 by'a vote of a to 3 over Nora Shaw, and Musi Fee, to No. 4. On the second ballot, for No Mbs Shaw was successful. Miss Cameron seven otesfor So.

3, on the first ballot Hadlgan not votuuj. Miss McClure wasetectidto No by a vote of to over Miss White, The withdrawal of Mosier for the assistant princlpalship, waa as stated, in accordance with an arrangement madeto place him In charge of the Second Ward School He met with opposition, however, In the nominations of Miat Maggie Woods, Miss Potion and W. Hicks, but was successful on the Snt ballot. Tbe nominations foi room No. 3, of the new building, included Miss Soissoa, Wolf, Ilia.

WhlS. and Miss Cox. 'Nine frultleas ballots were token and the meeting adjourned' until last, night when Miss Sotaon was elected on tnV tunth 'ballot. Miss Hyatt elected to No, in several places. AbornaOMd mieyeaunMtpntotitbTa AtDmbartheJr.

Jfochanloikeldaptc A Urge crowd wan In foot ban and, ball were The only nnpleasant tbe day watf a over the ball'game playvl by Dnnbar and Wheekv dabs, the Wheeler elab claiming tbe game a eon of to Tbe home dab heti that-they nufblenmi bat got credit for only 18. Dtubarconot Jwd farnW-d the Tb. CalboUc Tonperano. Bociety held aipfcrntoio. Portals GroveforihebeaWteoflkeckirelj: 1 r.aiMh and baw baa weiv i The Tempsraaoe8ocla(raad MniUltf.li'nliil by Hie band, paraiMUttaamorn-, ing Iran the had to, tW Tire-work.

were the evantng. danw was held. evening wa. w.iU.ttenn.il Ulai of yrtoVa gold-ring, for the McCk-llaDdtown aUMt a qutei'mauur Tie boat ball ehts aeHanav ttrktic the evenlnn watch wa. well It laitedunUl about a fine display of Th.

amountodtoabontWO.wtath' in material or tte club. Tbe pxyU of townabsp. atSananu Chapel, -frberatb. Bandar ottbatplaeellwlda WM school tor the' iafferaoou y3 jaf i moralac until omU, nwlat, a PattontoNA I 11U 1 The tie lifion'will occur on tue njgbt of July flC and will be 'more I lion January 28th; diameter, of the shadow much larger than last to the diameter ofthe maondarlteu4ng its surface more totally It will take lilace'at mldmghtfnhen the moon wilfbe higber bV the heavens, and will be vfcnbte tr'i this section The orAer prevallv) Busineos was chance from o'cluck In tiH midnight. Any thing a the small Ore craebrto dynajmte.

wa, brought into and a dance took, a nriobar front tbe viUagn. A gnater inmllii waMIB' Untoatown to witneai the then wa. very little dnmk.ua.... A- rate, about one o'clock damp.o.4 IteD.aafcfcafa.haA it nliliiii luuj Some thief, or thaivai, patriotten than derhoiuB.of plcmc airf I Bun. th.

Mkw.1 mt tte 'pMtbaa Spring, am) to offset Me H.S. Pryor, of the akweb held roUgtou. aervitw uxtt. BMknn church. Hany cttlma.

tion ot tbe Bedmenti new hall Ttirhajuji number spwt UasdayarOMa Vjktf-. AtBroWMillletbi.d lEWSFAPESr iNEWSPA'PERf.