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THE CIRCULATION OVER 2,000 COPIES A DAY EVENING EDITION 3.30 O'CLOCK CANONSBURG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15,1909. Price One Cent. Sixteenth Year-No. 5841. loc.i MLY NO 15 CORONER INVESTIGATES DEATH OF COLORED BOY COUNTY PHYSICIANS ELECT NEW OFFICERS MRS.

CLARK AWARDED $2,000 DAMAGES FOR INJURIES TO PERSON Treasurership la Consolidated With Jury Finds Death Was Acci dental, and Recommends CHICKEN SHOW WILL SURPASS LAST WINTER'S Expected That There Will be Close to Fifteen Hundred Entries Notes on the News That Older and More Experienced Men Be Employed to do Dangerous Work in Coal Mines WEATHER FORECAST Local snows tonight. Thursday partly cloudy. as It would be dangerous to do so, and he promised that he would not, but he did but whether he realized that he was doing just what he was told would be dangerous to do is not known but the slate fell, just the same In several sections, the whole forming a mass which burled him under its weight from his waist down. Four witnesses were heard. The jury was composed of Dr.

W. A. Manon, W. P. Morgan, D.

J. Kerr, Ernest Isherwood, William G. Harsha and James Kerr. The members of the Jury asked Foreman Howard if It was 1 1 duty when the men were engs-ci Secretaryship, to Which Position John B. Donaldson Is Chosen.

The monthly meeting of the County Medical society was held at Washington yesterday afternoon with a good attendance of physicians. The county medics have at last succeeded In securing permanent quarters, the former medical rooms being taken for the county controller when that office was Instituted several months ago. The meeting yesterday was held in the room formerly used as a sheriff sales rooms. This room has been fitted up with the furnishingsof the society which include numerous chairs, desks and pictures of the fathers of Jury Reached an Agreement After Being Oat Seven or Eight Hours-Sealed Verdict Opened in Court ACTION WAS AGAINST RAILWAYS COMPANY The coroner's jury which on Wednesday afternoon investigated the deafh of Charles Marshall of this place, who received fatal Injuries while working the Hazel mine, last week, returned a verdict of "Accidental MANY INQUIRIES ARE MADE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY There are 48 cases on the February term of criminal court. Washington presbytery, in session ytfcurdi.y at Washington, decided to incorporate.

Fire yesterday threatened the destruction of the Central hotel, Clays-ville. A lace curtain caught from a The ii.ii. r.t to a splendid particularly dangerous work to stay Washington, Dec. 15. After being right with them, and see how they I exhibition by the Canonsburg Poultry death," and recommended that In fu- the profession.

nut fry covwi nr elPTit hours, the Inrv I were doing the work. He answered, jand Pet Stock association next month. The following officers were elected ture that older and more experienced or rr.r-n Jfl, HUU ijj a iVicuvincr the ffl 'hrnileht hv MfS. fill- i 1 not man hut "Vol" that iha men n.nm The second anual show will open la Tb flsmaire ie re ove mr uie rnsuiiig ytar; rrmurui, u. i utu (aimu una a Bujjpuocu r.nnnnfe 1 1 .1.

i vi tha I fui it sannah Clark airainst the to work under the directions given. was gutted $100. vice president, i boy of 17) be employed at the danger- vo.oik. asnintrrnii- Railways company, reached an agree- Bell, Claysville; secretary ous kind of work in which Marshall David was employed when he met with the the Beadle auditrolum, Monday, January 17, and will continue until the following Saturday evening. Secretary George C.

McPeake said today that THE COUNTRY OVER ment about midnight, and the verdict, I and treasurer, John B. Donaldson, Representative Payne, the majority sealed' wa9 opened COurt Canonsturg; censors) John' Kelso, leader of the lower house of congress, I nftn i Canonsburg; Leonard C. Honesty, yesterday offered a concurrent resolu me n. wasningion; v. v.

ueartn, wasning- i for damages alleged to have been sus- ton uu" getting off a car of the The office of treausurer as a sepa- defendant company in defendant compa Canonsburg ratf) 0ffjce wag done away with in a cember 21, until Tuesday, January The extent of the work done by the rifles of ex-President Roosevelt and resolution presented at a meeting recently by John C. Kelso cf Canonsburg and adopted yest The duties of the treasurer will now be performed by the secretary. The foreman said he did not consider this a particularly dangerous part of the mine, while Fritze, an expert at timbering work, said he considered this a dangerous part of the mine, and that many parts of the mine were dangerous. The father of the boy, Oliver Marshall, was called, and he said that he did not allow the boy to do that particuar kind of work; said he was working on the road In the mine, and that there should be experienced men to do this kind of wcrk, because it was exceedingly dangerous. He further stated that the particular pice of slate which fell and caught his son had been loose for three weeks and the foreman had not ordered it fixed.

At the conclusion of the testimony the coroner read extracts from the mining laws and gave a brief address accident which caused his death. On Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock Coroner Heffran began in W. H. McNary's mortuary establishment, in West Pike street, an investigation into the death of Charles Marshall, who died at the Washington hospital Friday morning from injuries received by a fall of slate in the Hazel mine at this place. On the day of the accident the mine was not working, and a man by the name tf J.

Howard, who is foreman in the work of timbering the mine, took the Marshall boy and a number of men and put them at the job of digging "hitch holes." This work is considered more than ordinarily dangerous, and the boy had never before tried his hand at it. last April. The car started while Mrs. Clark was stepping from it. Ti.c company claimed the plaintiff is guilty of contributory negligence.

Mrs. Clark and her daughter, Ruth Clark, were returning from a shopping trip to Washington, ard the accident occurred while Mrs. Clark was alighting from the car at Iron street, Canonsburg, when the car was started with a jerk and she was thrown vio he is receiving inquiries daily from out of town parties requesting catalogues. Letters of inquiries have come from Wheeling, W. Jewett, Pittsburg, Scottdale, Monongahela, Washington, Monessen and many other places.

Mr. McPeake believes there will be close to l.SOp entries this yeaxt against 800 last year. He is led to this belief by the large number of letters received from chicken fanciers in other towns. Letters are pouring in at the rate of from six to ten a day. The list of prizes offered this year is surprisingly large.

Among these will be from 30 to 50 silver cups, besides many other specialties. In order to care for all the chick- FEARS HIS HOME his associates in the Smithsonian African hunting expedition was announced by Secretary Charles D. Wol-cott yesterday. He reported that up to December 10, 6,863 skins had been taken. Those that have already been received in Washington are: Large mammals, 243; small mammals, about 1,500, and birds, 1,356.

The labor conference at Pittsburg This Is Story of Canonsburg Boy in Dentention Room. Washington, Dec. 15 Claiming that he is r.frald to return home on account lently to the street, the back of her head coming in contact with the pave- yesieruay lssuta eiaicmriii urwiuus of the punishment which he is certain while working at digging a hole in 1 iurm. oii was uiuciwipc ui macu anu the grievances of union labor against injured and was confined to her bed -his father will mete out to him, Har- to the jury, after which they retired, the slate over his head in the roof he was told by a fellow workman not to cut through a certain piece of slate the verdict given for several weeks. Mrs.

Clark is 64 vey Metcaif, a 12-year-old boy of Can-years of ape and still suffers as th or.sburg, is in the detention rooms of later returning above. the juvenile court awaiting an investigation of his case. According to the youngster's story he left home several the steel corporation. The statement urges an earnest, systematic effort to organize all employes in the" iron, steel and tinplate industries. It is also recommended that appeals for finan-1 cial contributions for carrying on the existing strikes be issued by all un- ions affiliated with the Federation of Labor.

SUCCUMBS TO TYPHOID FEVER result of her injuries. The defendant claimed that Mrs. Clark attempted to get off the car while it was in motion, and that a man uttered a warning to her and laid his hand an her shoulder to prevent her getting off the car. Conductor O. I.

Gilbert testified that he. had assisted a lady with some bundles off the car and ran ahead to change the switch signal and after glancing back along the car and seeing no one disembark- BUGGY FIRED BY FOOT WARMER Frank Dinsmore of Buffalo JHas Buggy Burned While Making a Social Call days ago on account of beatings ad-minstered ty his father. The boy since running away has been living about livery stabk-s in Canonsburg and has been absenting himself from school with the result that the truant officer was yesterday in communication with the father. When brought to the detention room jens that will be brought here, 50 ad-1 ditional coops have been ordered, 1 thus affording ample facilities for handling the many fowls which will lie brought here. Many improve-'ments have been made to the hall since last winter.

The hall contains, with the stage, very close to 5,000 I feet cf floor space, the dimensions being 50 by 90 feet. The large room is well lighted, wti heated and ven-; tilated. i The. catalogue is now being printed end will le ready to mail to prospective exhibitors within a few days. Exhibitors this season will be able to have their fowls shipped here by trol- Icy express and delivered at the entrance to the building; Wm.

H. Manes of South Canonsburg, Dies at the Canonsburg General Hospital RECENT DEATHS At Canonsburg Wm. H. Manes, 41 years. See the Death Record.

At Vanceville Clara, wife of Elliott Riddle, of heart disease, aged 43 years. Survived by husband, three daughters and one son. ig or boarding, gave the signal to the boy exhiti-ed marks on his back Motorman R. Lacock to start. which he said were the results of The defense claimed that reasonable whippings received at home.

William H. Manes, aged 41 years, of Richland avenue, South Canons- care had been exercised under the Hickory, Dec, 13. A good buggy reduced to a heap of ash-s and twisted iron, was the price Frank Dinsmore, of Bttffaio paid to make a social ca'l i circumstances and that Mrs. Clark was Visitors from Iowa burg, died Tuesday night at 10:15 o'clock, at the Canonsburg General hospital of typhoid fever, after an ill guilty of contributory negligence in Mrs. Duncan, wife of the Rev.

J. 1 FUNERALS Fuperal of Mrs. Martha Jane Mackey from heme of her daughter, Mrs. Ros-sie Hinderman, Meadow Lands, Thursday at 1 p. m.

I attempting to get off a moving car. jDuncnn, and daughter Miss Suit on Judgment 'Notes of Shannon City, lo are the guests Thrpp oaepa wp rtisnnspH fit in of Mrs. riniu --atvs narer.fs. Mr and Mrs i ness of six weeks. jat a home near this place Thursday Mr.

Mar.es was a sen of the late evening of last wee-. The bitter coi i i i Joseph V. Manes ho in Wash- nrilfr tnriav sftpr whiih nil John R. Rnrr. fif Per rnllprp ctrtt 1 TOPICS ABOUT TOWN behcovtd Dinsmore to arm himseli with a foot warmer in the bottom of his bugcy as a source of comfort on jurors both courts were dismissed Miss Duncan haj been at Mt.

Clemens. i UUill vii ilia 5 iiilli 1:1 until Thursday. The plaintiffs were Michigan, for the benefit of 1 Str, iiii 1 iiui 11 uc i i 1 nil ic ovriinv; uvhuu v. away 1 uru tic long drive from Buffa'o to Hick-a-d back. the cry and W.

S. Thornberry, wj.ile Annie I improved. A leaving Mt. Clemtns Mrs. W.

F. Weir wh--ye h- was ra sed lived until about 18 years ago, when he went to the carpenter trade. Fifteen years ago he was married to Mary Etta Light Fall cf Snow. A light fall of snow, the first of the season to really cover the ground, fell early Tuesday night, and caused the snow shovel and broom to be brought forth. While the fall was light, it.

was sufficient to bring It was rather late in the evening when Dinsmore was attracted to window bv a decided commotion In Jeffries, et al, executors of i'e will of she visited aunt B. F. Jeffries, were the cefer.dants. of Ashtabuia, Ohio. Emma A.

Thornberry sought recov-1 I Sen Hur Entertainment Bilis are out for the "Ben Hur" entertainment to be given by the G. H. a the First Methodist "Ei iscopal chiiivii Tuesc'ay evening, De-c- ber 21 at o'clock. The entertainment given rnder the auspices cf the officirl tcard of the church. Tickets are on sale at Welty's store and al i grocery.

The town will uanvessed. An admission of 25 cents will be charged. Public school pupils and Sunday school children will be admitted for 15 cents each. Ail who have read "Ben Hur," Gen. Lew Wallace's great will be delighted, and all who have not will want to read it, after seeing this high-class, colored-picture Waiker, to whom six children were he direction of his rig.

His buggy To the Children er $500 on a judgment note. Annie out the small sleds, although there is Jeffries, $5,000, and W. S. Thornberry, The Notes Is now ready fo publish not enough snow to make good coast- Without leaving their seats Santa Clans letters, and a number of. tog- the jury returned a verdict for the missives have already reached the plaintiffs, allowing them the amount office and will be published Friday, Falls on Icy Sidewalk.

While walk- 0f the notes, with interest. The only Make the letters brief, write name and.j ing along West Pike street about 9 testimony taken was that concerning address plainly, write on one side of was a mass of flames and the frantic efforts of the horse to free itself from the fiery chariot had caused the alarm. Dinsmore risking bnrns, cut the animal loose in time to prevent its cremation. In almost a twinkling the buggy was a pile of ashes. Upon leaving his rig born, the oldest is about 14 years of age, and the youngest two years.

They are asffollows: Joseph, Harry, William, Charles, Bertha and Marie. He is also survived by his widow and six brothers and two sisters as follows: John J. of North Strabane, James E. of Washington, Joseph of South Dakota, Charles and Cylde of Canonsburg, Oscar of Brownsville, Mrs. Wm.

Crumm and Dora, of Houston. Mr. Manes built himself a home on Richland avenue about seven years Pro- o'clock Wednesday morning, Mrs. Wil-1 te signature of B. F.

Jeffries to the the paper only, end be sure to attach liam J. Johnston of Peters township -notes. The case was a somewhat mix-! a two-cent postage stamp to the en-slipped and fell on the sidewalk, about ed one as Annje Jeffries, one of the velope if letters are mailed. in front of the H. T.

Welty store. Mrs. plaintiffs, was one of the executors Johnston was taken to the home of and consequently one of the defend- To Fill Jury Wheel her sister, Mrs. John McDowell, in ants. There has been litigation over Jcry Commissioners William Earclay uinsmore naa covered tne neater witii entertainment by powerful light the robes.

These were ignited by the Ceeds for the church, footwarmer with disastrous results, Belmont avenue, where Dr. W. S. Jeffries will. and L.

F. Hopkins will fill the jury where he has since resided. He MURDERER-SUICIDE GOT REVOLVER IN CHICAGO Verdict for Plaintiff The suit of J. L. Aiken against Kate Throckmorton found that the most severe injury sustained was a bad sprain of the left wrist.

,10,0 was a member of Canonsburg lodge, work Monday, December 27. Several ana nuitcitu rtavs will Iip rponirpil to rnninlpfp thp I- 1 Maloney to recover a claim 'of $227.25 1 Home Circle. Funeral services will work, which the jury commission- i for a balance alleged due on the erec- tion of a house and storeroom for the will be assisted by the two judges. De nem at 0C10C W. C.

T. U. Officers In the article in Monday's issue concerning the organization of 'a branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Payne chapel ou Sabbath, the names of the officers Were inadvertently omitted. These officers are: President, Mrs. Rev.

C. A. McGee; I vice president, Mrs. Cornelius Praul; recording secretary, Miss McGee; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Jones.

The union starts with from 20 to 25 mein-i bers. late nome 01 ine ucetastu, iuo xvitii- Coroner Heffran Learrs That Young Seybold Purchased Weapon from a In- I land avenue, South Canonsburg. terment in Oak Spring cemetery. Are You a Lover Of music? If you are, you cannot af-food to miss the splendid concert in Greenside Avenue U. P.

church Christmas eve. A first-class program by high-class singers. Only 25 cents admission. Tickets for sale at Martin's and Morgan Grants. l-40-3t Mrs.

Elliott Very Lew Word from Mercy hospital, Pittsburg, today, stated that Mrs. Ralph Elliott, who is in the hospital for treatment, is very low. Her recovery is not expected. defendant, at McDonald, was called before Judge J. -F.

Taylor. The defendant failed to appear and the only evidence put in was the proof of the plaintiff's Upon binding instructions from the court the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $227.25. Plaintiff Non-Suited The suit of Harry Strysower and others, a New York wholesale dry goods firm, against Edward Lang and others, trading as the New York Fashion company, of Donora, Was next called, but in this the plaintiff failed to appear, and local counsel concerned, stating they had not heard from the firm, agreed to the entrance of a non-suit. The claim was for $127 for goods sold and delivered to the defendant firm. Here from Chicago Howard G.

Espy, a Chicago druggist, who was here visiting his mother, Mrs. John Espy, and sister, Mrs. J. J. VanEman of West College street, left on Wednesday morning.

Mr. Espy was a student of Jefferson academy in the days when Dr. Ewing and Dr. W. F.

Brown were in charge of the institution. He notes that Canonsburg, which was but a country village when he first knew it, has developed into a small city, and is a live industrial and business center. Church Intelligence At the Hill church this evening the regular weekly prayermeeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock. The subject under discussion by pastor and people will be "What Can I Do to Make Our Church More Efficient in Its Work?" Mail Order House. Washington, Dec.

15. Coroner Heffran has, he believes, found where Walter Seybold purchasc-d the gun with which he took the life of Laura Braden and then killed himself. Since the tragedy he has made diligent inquiry, and he learned today that only a short time since young Seybold sent an order to Sears Roebuck, at Chicago, for a gun similar to the one with which the shooting was done. In a catalogue of this firm is listed only one gun of the Colt pattern, a 45 caliber six-shooter. The description of the gun is identical with that of the gun used by Seybold.

The gun is known as "Colt's new service double action The cartridge is described as being the most powerful black powder cartridge used in any revolver. Coroner Heffran has positive information that Seybold sent an order to Sear3 Roebuck for such a gun. Chief of Police Dulaney has written the Chicago house for further information on the matter. 1 One of the most important labor conventions of the year began at Pittsburg today. At this meeting the railroad situation will be discussed with the leaders of the Switchmen's Union First Lot of Stamps Sold Out; More Coming So great has been the demand for Red Cross Christmas Stamps that the first supply ordered by The Notes is practically exhausted, but another lot is expected in today.

The stamps can be purchased in Canonsburg only from The Notes, and they sell at one cent apiece, the same rate which is paid for them by this paper. The stamps are not good for postage; they are used merely for ornamental purposes, and may be attached to packages or letters. The money derived from their sale goes to aid in the fight being made against tuberculosis. Twelve-Page Edition of The Notes Friday The Notes will issue a twelve-page edition Friday, the paper being made this size in order that the rush of holiday advertising may be carried without, crowding the news columns. There will be besides the usual amount of local news, some matter appropriate to the holiday season.

Children who wish to reach Santa Claus through The Notes should' send in their letters at once. A number of these letters will be printed in this special edition. Holiday advertisers will find The Notes Christmas Number a good medium through which to reach the buyers. Special Christmas Song Service A special Christmas song service will and plans will be made to combat the and Christmas musical program "open shop" policy in the mills of the be rendered at the First Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday morning. This sort of service is somethiug new and spiritually helpful in "holy week." The entire congregation participates in the song-service arranged by Dr.

Flinn. A special attraction for Sunday night will be announced later. Now is the -Time to Organize If CanonsburgHs' going' to organize an associated charities committee, now is the time to do it. The advent of severe winter weather will intensify whatever demands may be made upon the community for charity; during the next few months is the time when such aid is most needed. The bodies of nine men, frozen to, death in the bottom of a ten-man yawl boat, were towed into Erie harbor yesterday afternoon, victims of a storm that swept Lake Erie last week.

The season's official death list on the great lakes is 121. 1..