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The Weekly Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 7

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THE COGRtElRi'CCJ'NNELLSVlLLE, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, I9O1. ii Urged Ij State rabllthment ol only the jchoof law prior to 1001 were ahorUed ji i fccliwict, Tftrt lURIer tire jir- a r.o grunteil public frtooliat the last o'l the I i higfi In townships of the State. SiiperlnteDifcoi ol N. C. SdiSiaer srglnjt tic es- warrant- ot will, raise tb, fttand- jinictloa.ln the State and give the countrf lie a rale aremoreBtndlouH and pajfigSi? attention to tMUttudlM titan chlWSSrwho attecdji town and city A dr- iMaed hli rabject sayiln'part.

bleb feupport of thejmblle schools two beginning June, Hug Jane, 1003, clanaea: Out of tte said amonnt tficby appropriated, OOO. be the Bum ol tSV expamilut OB flw ol ol IPontte Inirti-jc- tlon for and 'support oltownidUyJjigh Trie 'Act of dlvlflwalgh ichoohrlnto thm tbe Basin dpon wblch money In aid othigh shall and p're- tle'atSblawhlp lit least one of the teachSHHio "ft employed In llgh' rKdTlDg Stata. eld. A blgh acbool four yeara ol atndy beyond tW Branch ol learning to be taught'in" the common Khoob and called coianidn branches be known a ol the Bnt grade; a blgh Khool maintaining three of study beyoml ttit common be known a high school of toe atcond grade; a high acbool maln- talaing two of atndy teyond the common branches shall be known oa a high school ol the third grade: Fro- Tided, that the necessary lor tha prosecution of high school studies not be excluded from the year's (tody beyond the common branflheii. From aJd' of high "cK.W ottbe'drnt grade recelTO a sum not exceed I BtfvMKf, a high school ol the second gawfvwHa-not exceeJing 9600, a hlga enm not exeeA)mJt9300--11 IB inmAciKit to pay the to the sttBral high schools, then the appro- Si'JilllfrafirTHl to the of theigginuUft grades in sDch a.

antnrthat each school uliaD receive a to the number of years of aMnwiced Maintained In Its unes 1 olhwti-uctlon: Pro- ay blgjligelwol established lU fthool year "JBoiiJay of Jane, be.p«ld,"atrncen'cl ol toe year as a hichocrdf tlw.llT*t grade. Tbfepfcectcwc Controllers of trery aldln sccorpanw with sectloirPpur of thlo act, nkall employ for Hih wboo) at one teacher 'e- galty certified to teach civlcij, general algebra; geometry l.h^Lu^lc., TllvrALUie, and Cicero, aiMJ df JIfnJ tItt.cntlrftTy find ipoJOKj, iEcfudiug and no tiaehtr strait i or branches uf in TlieiB branehes are drnped for a four years course. SuMribtendent SaeHer udvlsea that high iWifool Which" can'Smploy tint one teodlifihoald not more than the Jtnife two years oi the course and shouH be content to Tank as blgh ot the third class until Its teaching other facilities The adoption ol tbe rtinjfl clais wonl'd be, the oftie lomia-irlon 1 The' ivthe higher.graoei would come wlthjtbe natural and demand. AriSirJny was ny the' Aeo- Etternry.Soclet}' Friday afternoon: HlATh'Sehool Hall was tm- tumnleaTefl, aatf a nurolieVof selections' on Arbiir Day-were rendered. Attorney In'seVen ol tEe new after bicti the old officers were dlsnUised and President Charles Hall delivered TIM valedictory.

The new President, LIuyoTiaiairj.iBjtde jmrinanr, ural address and' ordered Ralph McCormlck Jo adtajnjsterfheqath of office to Charles Hall, newly elected critic. Wnaam Davidson objected to this proceeding, claiming that -McCcr- mlck- had no right to act as attorney alter his retirement. Most ol the members took this Tiew but T' esldent 'iw said that Ball should haVbeen'lnst 'led as critic with the other aavr officers and be would not reverse hi decision. The debate, "Resolved that doesnot aeeil a standing affirmed by John DLr and Gall Hamilton, and denied by largaret Ilarrlgan and Mary Cox. Tae judges decided la the afflrma- ti-s.

The Aeonlan Itevleiv wan edited and read by Lillian Bradley of the Class. Samuel Greenawali, the 16-year-old boy who kUicd ThomahBrotherB ID Fuy- ette county near Donegal several i ks ago was held for by the on Friday. Greenairalt was walking along the road early In the mqrnlngfind he mistook Brothers, who was lying In a lence corner, lor a dog. He fired at the object with a tol and killed Brothero. Greenawalt is in Jail at Union town.

Killed In thin Ml DO. Jasper Craig, a machinist employed at Keister coke works on the Bedstone branch, killed In the mine, Friday. A trip ol coal cars struct him, crashing bin between tbe wogonn and tbe rib. Craig ieares a wire and lour New that will Hold can Mid, will be built next summer by the B. O.

at UnlonUuvn. Tlie Baltimore Ohio, It Is also reported, will build a ree- errolr at the'face the mountains to supply their own water. Sorloiu Atahut Br.CharleaA. MelSle, a Charleroi dentist, taken to nt Cnloutown, Friday, from Belle Ternon on a charge of attempted assault preferred' by- Mrs. Seeder.

Tht JetterV husband train route. -IOIE8, ol ClfppftT or Conatnie Ninety different military organizations were reprented at the recent reunion of flieFayetteconnty Civil 3Var veterans. There Is much typhoid lever nt Cans station. Energy nil'gOTie? Heauaclfe? Stomach out of order? Simply a case of torpid liver. Bnrdock Blood Bitters will make a newjnan or woman ol you.

Joseph I). Zimmers and Hiss Snra F. WUey, both of Scbttdale, were married on of last week. The groom Is cashier ot tbe Stanffer bank fh Scottdale. fiftieth anniversary of WoyneB- College will be celeura'ted on No- reaxter.6th atffl 7th.

ol lives saved every year by li'tivinR Dr. Thomas' Eciectric Oil iu the" hoase Just ivhen It Is needed. Cures croup, heriTs wounds ol every sort. The Independent tin plate Biillp of the N. 4" G.

Taylor Company atCutr beriand, "1., employing 1,060 men, liave been obligedtoshut account th'e scarcity of raw material. coatract for the excavation and rbandalipn work on the new "Westmore- ladd comity courthouse rtt GreenBbnrfr, tiiiB Dwirlet to thetrndsay Construction Company for 3. No matter how long you the cough; lilt Imsn'raSready d'evelopeij into Vt'. WoSa's Norway PineiiyraD cufc it. Pcnneylyhiiln.

railroad employes at Altoona have been attached by tbe corapanylpr debt. A. C. fipltett Jias been appointed with headquarters at SoTierset TniKhsrs are engaged in a rate cutting war. George H.

Craig, a former Pennsylvania railroad detective, was held forconrt three men who befriended him. HlfeS are a terrible torment to tnc little folKsiana ones. Easily cured. Doan's Ohitmeiit never falls. Jn- relief, nerraanen't cure.

At any frug store, tfo centB. Serernl girl West Virginia Jntverslty were'called oefore the lotulty aat week and George BuclUey of Cflinbcrland was mistaken for a turkey out hunting ast week and was shot in the buck. New Kensington filks will build club houje. The and trafi-ismen atCharlerol will hold de'mbnHtrUon on November 8th. In Westmoreland county there are voters', 20,709 being in the townships 6S3 16,568 in the bor- ougha.

WIHIEB TOtTKIST JfOEBIS To Sunny Sooth on Sale -vim Swabuard Railway. The Seabewrrfi Railway announces that round trip excursion tickets have been plncwl on Bale to resort points on its Hoes In North and South Carolina, and Florida. These low rates taken In connection with tbe superior service an'fl last irchwJoles line, sho'i test and' beet to Florida pointa, are broi ght to tbe at- those wboare planning winter toure. It will be distinctly to their advantage tj obtain Jnfofiilatioo, which will be cheerfully furnished bj any agent or representative the company. IV.

H. Doll, General Agent Paaaenjjqr De- jartment, 1434 X. Y. avalue, Wafi'hlup- D. J.

R. Dura), Continental Trust Building, BaJtimore, R. Suncfi, General Passenger Portsmouth, Va. A GrVat ttaSiwmy. Tb'e Chicago, Milwaukee St.

Paul Railway Co. owns operates 0,600 miles of thoroughly equipped railway If its ow i Sleeping Cars and Ining Cars, and the service fa first-class erery respect. the best portions of the states oT IlIlirolB, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, JflDueeota, Sooth and North Dakota. It. runs electric lighted, steam' heated trafnV.

It tbe abjioltite block Ryetera. It "modern appliances for the comfort and safety of its patrons. Ita train are civil and obllg'- BE. It tries to give each passenger "value received" for hla money, and It asks every man, woman and clilld tickets over the Chicago, MH- 'aukeeftSt ItaIIway--for It is A GrMt Railway. Timetables; maps andlQformationfnr- ilabecl on application to Jobn Pott, Mstrict Passenger "810 Park Building, Pliitsburg.

23oct3t HOK JDbttlllery to rtbe old ifoas dUtftlery at Port Hoyal, which baa beea Idle.fora decade of about totse started ag'ain under a management-. James L.DeLong;of Pltte- burg recently purchased the plant and It being put In shape for busindiH. Large additions will be made and the buildings modeled throughout. Years' SRO the distillery was famous for Itn noted brand 01 whiskey. In a quarrel one day John killed a drunken man who In- milted his wife He was'gfren a term to )riaoD, lost his fortune and business.

That was 17 years ago and the distillery never did cood after that time. A Ortrat Opportunity. The burned district of Jacksonville, in to be rebuilt at once, offering an opportunity ofomploymentto workmen, and excellent prospect to contractors and capitalists. Jackson dlle Is reached rom a)l djt'ectionij by tlie Seaboard Air Line Kail way, which offere unexcelled acilities 1n tbe way of schedules and through car service to that point, Th'e Savior Uabh. Ttie saving habit IB easily acquired.

Tust open a savings account with the I'lttsbnrg Bank lor avenue and Smithtleid street (Apposite a both the habit, ami your money srows--thTatter earning four percent. Send for booklet--D inking Mail. Scttnol Teachers Onve a'Klek. TbeBchopl teachersla Hyrapaeld township, Westmoreland ngninHt a ruling of the School Board that they must act as janitors of their respective buildings and attend eeren teachers' Institutes during the term or forfeit $2.00 for dny they do not attend. for Ohio railroad will shortly bulia a now station at Broavl Forii'.

The old ore tvas burned tlown over year agn. Cannot Be Cured by local they cannot rcacli ttif portion ol tbe ear. Tltere in only w'ay to corii dcafaesu, and that by con Ktttutional Deafness IB cau-wd bv no Influmpfl condition of the mucouti lining: oTtbeEastaxrbiacrTtfbe: Whert thlg tube in inflamed you liave a rambling Hound or 1m perfect hoarlne, and Trhen itiHenttrelrclosud. the result, and unless the Inflcjn- matlon tu-fbcrtiiken out'anfrl thla tiibe re- to Its normal condition, hearing will be'dtatrnved tenure carfsed br Jenothinif but an tnflnmeil comJltleiD will DoIlAm Iqr ai, of iluAlprta bT4eat4Trh) that ctntnot be Cure. Send for Amendment Notice.

PROVOSBB TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THKIi: APPROVAL Olt REJECTION BY THE (3I5N- ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.PUBLISH- ED BY ORDER OF THE SECHETAAY OF THE COfilMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OVA21TICLE XVIII OF THE A JOINT RESOLUTION ropoB'nenn amendroouttotlmConptttutlon ol the CommoiiWL'iiltli. Section 1. Be tt resolved br Hie Senate and HOOBO o( of tlie Common wealth In General AHHembly met, That the following Is proposed fie amendments to the Constitution 01 tho Commonwealth of accordance nitli the pro- TlHlonB of the eighteenth urtlclo thereof: Amendment One to Article Eight, Section One. And at tbe end of the first "parnprnpli oT aficr the wordfl "Hball'tfe entitled to otC-Ut ail elections," jecthowever to BUchluwB requiring and TCK- aluUofC tho.reglntrattou, of electors ne jScnernI Aneembly may enact," HO tbnt tlie section Hbali rend nn followa Section 1. QuuUlicatioas ol electors.

miUe cltlxen twenty-one yciirBof HRC. pocaeBH-: iiip the Hlmlt be entl- i tied to Tote ivt all electlone subject, how-: ever to Huch and ruKUlatfuff i the regiritration of elertors the Genci ul A t- scmbly may nnocf I. Ho KhnU iiare teen cittzec of the United At least one mciitli. 2. He shall have resided In the State one 2ar (or, having prevloudiy been a nuallfled electo or native born cltixen of the Stnte, ho shall have removed therefrom and returned, then all monthp,) Immediately precedluK the election.

8. He filsnll Imvc resided the election district where he wlmll offer to vo'iD atleuHt two mohtUtt immedlatelj preceding tlie election. 4. If twentr-fpro vrara of age aid up- wardfi, hruballiiavG pnid within State or county tax-, which Hhn.13 have been M(l at least two months and paid ut an? month "before tbe election. Amendment Tiro to lilght, Section Seven.

Strike out from tinld section the word a 'but no elector nhall be deprived thn priv- of voting by reatjou ot his name repitftored," and add to section the wordu, "but IUWH regulating and rcqnlrtnptderepffitratlon af electors may Ite enacted to apply to nvJded.that each Inwe be untform forcltleeof the eame clous," fo that the euctloa ahall rind us foHowe: Section 7. Uniformity ol Election Laws. Alllawn rugulating the elections by the cltlxeiiK or lor the registration of elec- Urs shall be uniform throughout tbe State, bntluwo recnladnjc and reciuirlnir-'thc nglH- trntioa of electors mav be enacted to upjilr to cities provided that iiuch laws bo nolform forclttetf of the name eliuu, A true rtir of tlie Joint lienalution. Secretary of the Commonwealth, A MEXDMENT TO THB CONSTITUTION PROPOSED TO THJ5 CITIZENS OF THIS COMMOXWEALTH FOKTHEIR A PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE UCN- ERAL ASSEMBLY OF TlIE COMMONWEALTH OF BrOHDER OF THE SECHETArtY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PUBfiUiyJC OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE A JOINT RESOLUTION" Proponing nn amendment lotheComttltutlon of tbe Commonwealth.

Section 1 Bo It enacted by the Senate and House ol ftepreflentutiren of the Common- of Penniylranla in General Atwemhly met. aiifl it ift hereby ennctet) by the authority of the same. That tlie IB proposed an amendment to tbe Constitution of the Coraraon'weaUn of Peannylvanin, In accordance with tbe of the (irtlclo thereof. Ameudjnent, Strllce four ot article eight, and Insert En place thereof, an fo1lown; Section 4. All elections br the rlUzent Bhall be by ballot or bj Hucbotbrr method an maybe by Provided, That In voting be prewrved.

A trde'coKT ot-'the Joint w. w. aitresr, SeCTotiT of the Common wealth Sold, by T5c. Family are the best. Pop and Mineral Water' Pure and and presh.

dt- liveries and Telephone ebufbenqur fcCo. Bftrjta'iOIcl Stxndi ConmirtlBvUl Banking by Mai! and perfected by us--makes it possibfe for th Hisands rc- siding'tn every part of the country to do their banking both safely and conveniently with us. Your account solicited. pnj 4 per cent, tntircit. SO.OOO.OOO.OO 1 aVuctfi.

25,000 depoHftort. Pittsburgh" Bank for Savings, Fourth Ave. and Smiihfield St. Plttiburzh, Pn. PITTSBURG'S POPULAR MUSIC HOUSE "xeAT.5 ir iH.KLEBERBRO.t and FIFTH AVENUE.

BE SHARP. Compare Piano valuta you find with Shawn by ua. We sell these celebralwl musical instruments: KNABC PIANOS, HENRY F. MILLER PIANOS, STRAUBE CROWN PIANOS, OPERA AND GILMORE PIANOS, NEW PIANOS UPWARD, BURDETT ORGANS, APOLLO PIANO AMERICAN MUSIC BOXES, WASHBURN MANDOLINS, WASHBURN GUITARS, TALKING MACHINES, eboo RECORDS' IN STOCK, DUOUESNC BEST STRINGS, I I PRACTICE CLAVIER, INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRA MUSIC, LATEST SHEET MUSIC. Hi KLtBER CATALOGUES FREE.

FREE. FINANCIAL STAT -OFjTHE- Borough of Connellsville for the Year Ending March ist, 1901. PUBLIC BUILDING FUND. EESOUBCES Holanee in fund March 1, 1900 52125 Received from rents during year 2bl Total to O'Connor, balance ou contract for paving Prospect street Transferred to sioKing fund 580.78 212 97 SEWER FUND. Received from sale of Sewer Bonds.

7, EXPENDITURES Sewers to March 1, 1901 $40 420.80 11,143.16 Balance. Total Account BOARD OF HEALTH FUND. in Fond March 1500... Received from burial permits Totni Geo Bromi, clerks salnry Transferred to Sinking Fnnil 52.3S 87.25 10.00 12!) 00 Total Account closed. S802.75, SINKING FUND.

BESOUivCES Balance Fund March 1900 Transferred from Board of alth Transferred from Building Pnud I Tax, from A. Crow i Tas, mceived from D. R. Srneach Total EXPENDED Interest ou three Bridge Bonds Interest on one Bndpo Bond Cancelling two Bndpe Bonds Xos. 1 and 2.

Interest on Street Improvement Bonds Interest on Refunding Bonds Cancelling Refunding Bonds, Kos 1, 2 and Interest on same Interest on 3STo. 1, Bridge Boud Total Balance S189.60 I SI 89 00 51,60450 129 CO 212.97 3,114.91 460.57 GO.OO 2424 2,000.00 000.00 1,198.75 1,500.00 4.67 20.00 GENERAL FUND. FUNDS IN YOUGH BANK. Balance in. Bank, Jiorca 1900 Received from Burgess JCurtz, ihies efc Becelved from D.

Smeanh, Tux Duplicate, Seceived from Stillwagon Eitate, street paring Received from Pgh. SlbKeesport and O'ville St. Hj. Seceived'Jrom S. M.

Osborne, street paving Keceived from Mrs. S. M. Ifoust, street paving Received from Yongh Bridge Co street paving Received from Belle Anaby, street paving Received from Tel, and Xelepho'rie Pole license from street paving 1,249.63 18B.95 403.01 37.09 45.75 86.47 207.53 174.HO 194.00 110.95 EXPENDITURES. $5,707.66 14.89 $2,789.76 FUNDS IN TITLE AND TRUST OF W.

PA. Received from Tough Bank, check, 5 1,500.00 Received from Jos. Croseland, tax duplicate, 1897... 386.72 Received from retail liquor license 1,026.00 Received from Burgess, flues, for Juno 107.05 Rtceived from Geo Browa, street paving 1,187.41 Received from H. A.

Crow, tax duplicate 19UO 13,390 00 Received from D. Smeach, tai duplicate 1S99 1,43903 Received from Bnrgess, fines, for July 266.30 Received from Burgess, fines, August 101.00 Received from Burgess, flues, for 79 t'0 Received jrom Burgess, tines, forOct andNov. 125 20 Received tom Burgess, flues, for 48.40 Received from Burgess, fine's, for January 56 o4 Received from Burgees, fines, for January 94.75 Received from Burgees, for February 49.35 Receive from Prospect street paving 02.5] Received from sale of forfeits 7.50 Received from school board for old cemetery 20 00 Received from J. M. Kurtz, Prospect street 40.00 Foreign Insurance tax 19006 Ruth, Dick Marsh sewers 114.60 Received from Marcos Marietta for old hose.

1.10 Received from Geo. B. Brown, rent for 54 27 Received from sewer fund Total Total in Toogh Bank $2,788.76 Tots." Iu Title Trust of W. Pn 03 Total in General Fond $81,350.78 Police Janitor Light, (Electno Water, (Connellsville Fire Department Board of Health Legal Costs RepiiirB to Public building GJerfc, salary and cypenees Burgess" salary Salary of Councilmeu Salary of Treasurer Salary of Borough Attorney Boarding prisoners Street repairs Xew streets Sew(rs Printing and stationery Sorre.ri'Jg (Boroaglt Engineer; Auditors Drilling PubLo Well Expenses of committee of srSfety to Pittsburg Miscellanous OntfetaudinKorder CJos Cro-sland) Check on Yongh Xatioual Bank for Title Trust deposit 1,300.00 523,646.63 FUND, Total Expendiinres Amonut jiaid from server uucl Total paid from general fund Total monies in fund Totul monies paid out of general fund 350.78 25,760.00 $25,766.00 Balance ID general fund. BOROUGH RESOURCES.

Coali iu sinking fund 14.S9 Cash iu sewer fund 29.277.0J- Cash in general fund 5,684.78 Due on tai duplicate for 1900. Dae on tax duplicate for 189Q. Retail liquor license License for telegraph and telephone poles License for opera house Tax on foreign insurance companies Due oil sale of public- building Due on West Fayette street paving Estimated value of Second Ward hose' house Fire eojiip'ment Council chamber furnishings Burgess'office furniture 1,006.45 2,942.69 1,020.00 217.00 50.00 200.00 14,000 00 9570 20000 1,600.00 300.00 85.00 BOROUGH LIABILITIES. Street improvement bonds $23,500.00 Refnnding'bonds 32,000.00 Sewer bonds 40,000.00 Kumber 4, bridge bond 1,000.00 Total liabilities Total asse'sts MONIES AVAILABLE FOR USE For Year Ending March 1, 1902. Cash iu treasury, all funds Duo on tax duplicate for 1901 Due on tax duplicate for Duo on tax duplicate for ISin Dne on retail liquor license Dae on license on telephone and telegraph Duo ou license for opera house Dne on public building bale Due on Fayente street paving Dne on foreign insurance tax $84,877.81 22.443.95 45 2,942.00 1,020.00 217.00 50.00 14,000.00 95.70 200.00 Total.

$70,1159.10 Net indebtedness 395,500.00 $56,550.15 588,949.85 zi undersigned auditors of the Borough of Connellsville, do hereby certify that we have examined the books, papers of the said Borough for the year ending March and that the foregoing statement, to the best of our knowledge and belief, is true and correct. LESLIE A. HOWARD, A W. SOISSON, Auditors. IVHEKE IS THE TUBTLB2 THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CODPLK THEY ABE TALKING ABOTJT AEE PKBSEST..

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