The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

NOTE Eleventh YearNo. 3232. CANONSBURG, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1904 Price One Cent THE B-A ASSAULTED HIS CREDITOR NOTED BOY PREACHER HERE FACTORY INSPECTOR WATER COMPANY TRYING TO PROTECT ITS SUPPLY CIGAR FACTORY BADLY DAMAGED BY FLAMES VISITS CANONSBURG Deputy Gamble Here Looking After Several Buildings on Which fire Escapes Were Ordered Placed SENDS BOYS HOME FROM WORK En ward P. Gamble of Altoona, deputy factory inspector for PenLsyl-vania, came to Canonsburg yesterday and called on the owners of buildings who were last spring ordered to place fire escapes on their structures The parties who were ordered to erect fire escapes include M. Bernttein, George V.

Harsha, the owners of the Mc-Nary building, J. C. Morgan (opera house), Alexander Speer and W. J. Gowern.

The material for the fire escapes has been received, but the contractors, Taylor Dean of Pittsburg, have not had time to put them up. The work, however, it is expect ed, will be commenced within a short time. The opera house will have two ad ditional fire escapes placed on it, both on the Central avenue front of the building, with exits from the hall and from the balcony. In addition four standpipe8 with 50 feet of hose each will be placed in the building. "This," said Mr.

Gamble, "will put the opera house in very safe condition in case of fire." Inspector Gamble also ordered an additional fire escape placed on the Citizens Trust company's building. No fire escapes are to be put on the Gowern-Donaldson building," for the reason that the third floor will not hereafter be occupied. Fire extinguishers were ordered placed in both public school buildings. The owner of the Cushnie hotel building in South Canonsburg were yesterday ordered to put safety device on their new structure. While here Inspector amble visited some of the mills, and at one of them he found two boys under 13 employed.

This is contrary to a state law, and the boys were promptly sent home. BIG HANDICAP SHOOT Canonsburg Gun Club Arranging for an Important Meet At a meeting of the Canonsburg Gun club last evening it was decided to hold a big handicap shoot at this place Saturday, October 8. There was a good attendance of the members of the club and all expressed themselves as being in favor of the handicap shoot. The merchants of the town have been consulted and have agreed to contribute prizes. Over $100 worth of prizes have already been pledged An entrance fee will be charged those who enter the handicap which will go for prizes.

Committees were appointed to make arrangements for the shoot which will be held at the range on the Alexander place. The shoot will be a 50-blue rock handicap. There will be clubs from all the surrounding towns present, including Washington, Carnegie, Bridgeville, Crafton, McConnells Mills, Burgetts town, and there will also be repre sentatives from a number 01 the gun clubs from Pittsburg, FINED SIX CENTS AND COSTS Phillip Ward of near the Rich Hill al mines was before Squire Potts on Friday ou a charge of assault and battery preferred by his wife. Mrs. Ward said her husband was drinking on Thursday night and that he struck her with a broomstick and drove her out of the house.

On promise of good behavior, and at the request of his wife, the accused was let off on the payment cf a fine of 6 cents and costs, the whole amounting to to. 02. COOLER WEATHER TODAY The thermometer indicated as high as 84 in the shade on Thursday evening, and as there was much humidity in the atmosphere the heat was very oppressive. A light sprinkle of rain fell after nightfall; but it was very light. By Friday morning the temperature had fallen considerably, and all indications of rain had disappeared.

We are now having the dryest weather of the year to date. Spoke to Large Congregation at. A. M. E.

Church There was a large congregation in the A. M. E. church on Wednesday evening to hear Walter Wallace Edwards, the celebrated child preacher. The little fellow talked in a natural, earnest child-like manner, and delivered an excellent gospel message, which was listened to with the closest attention, and apparently received with much appreciation.

In his closing words, in which he touched upon death, the silence in the congregation was intense, and there were tears upon more than one face. Mr. Jeffries says he has always had a feeling in opposition to anything like sensationalism in preaching, but in this child he is compelled to feel that there may be a fulfilment of that scripture which says that out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise. STATE CONSTABULARY PENNSYLVANIA'S NEED Epibemic of Assaults Upon Women in This State Requires That Some Decisive Action be Taken at Once LAWLESSNESS MIST BE PUT DOWN The following from the Pittsburg Gazette deals with an important question and one that the people should press home upon the attention of the legislature when it convenes in Harrisburg in January next: Something must be done for the better protection of citizens of Pennsylvania. The recent epidemic of assaults upon women must have shocked every right-thinking man.

The continuous depredations of highwaymen are notorious Obviously the population contains a larger percentage of lawless characters than formerly. This element must be taught to respect or at least to fear the law. Unless measures are taken to this end there will inevitably be a weakening of the respect and confidence of the majority in the effectiveness of legal procedure. There could hardly be any greater calamity than this befall this grand old commonwealth, which has been the bulwark of law and order among the states. The crime of lynching is almost unknown here and no excuse for it should be permitted to grow upon failure of legal protection for good citizens.

In the south lynching was resorted to for the protection of women. It is now oommon in revenge for other offenses. It has had no effect in restraint of crime. In fact, influence has been in the opposite direction. Most deplorable conditions have grown out of a natural human instinct, the defense of the sanctity of womanhood.

The mistake of the soutn was in not devising and applying a legal remedy, The same mistake should not be made in this state. We must recognize altered conditiops and pro vide to meet them. Proper penalties and the means of enforcing them will prevent the temptation to mob vengeance and inspire that respect for orderly processes that is the chief strength of popular government. First of all, we need a state constabulary, untrammeled by local divisions and free from purely political influence. A force organized on lines similar to the mounted police in Canada would bd of inestimable service.

The effectiveness of that organization is best illustrated by the fact that the gold development in the northwest territory has been remarkably free from the disorders which have come to be expected in mining camps from the centers of civilization. There has been no wild frontier in that section. It is impossible that every portion of our vast domain should be patrolled as are our city streets. But that is not essential for the reasonable security of suburban and rural populations. With a policeman on every corner there are opportunities for the thug.

Yet the knowledge that there is an officer in the next block frequently deters the thug from operating. It is the efficiency of the force, in greater numerical strength, that prevents (Continued on eighth page. Mao Who Went to Collect a Bill is Roughly Handled Joseph Levine, a business man of Jeffersan avenue, went over to South Canonsburg last evening to collect a bill amounting to $5, alleged to be due from one Joe Shemanski. When Levine got to Shemanski's home in the Stewart addition, that individual was just returning from work. Laying down his dinner bucket, Sheman ski remarked: "I suppose you came over to collect that bill.

I just lost $50 by not having my pocket sewed up, and I have a notion to lick you." Suiting his action to his words. Shemanski sailed in and gave Levine several heavy blows over the head, and also, it is alleged, kicked him. Thereupon Levine bunted up Justice Th. Maxwell Potts and made information against Shemanski. Shemanski was arrested and waived a hearing and gave bail for his appearance at court.

WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO TAKE HUSBAND'S LIFE Had Placed a Rope Around Her Sleep ing Spouse's Neck and Was Going to Choke Him to Death MAN AWAKES IN TIME TO ESCAPE Over at Cecil the Anarchists have again been heard from. The wife of a foreigner in that thriving mining town, with an unpronounceable name, is a member it appears of an Anarchist society in Pittsburg, but her husband is not. Ou this account, or for some other reason unknown, the wife was given an order to make way with the life of her husband. The order came as a command not to be disobeyed, and accordingly she made her plans for carrying it into execution. On the following night, which was Tuesday of this week, she procured a good stout rope and concealed it until her husband was sound asleep, when she slipped out of bed and managed to get the noose around his neck and was just about to draw it tight and choke him to death when he fortunately awoke, just in time to grab the rope and woman and prevent himself being killed.

The man since had his wife arrested and lodged in jail, we are told. FIFTY PRIZES ARE OFFERED Indications Point to Dog Show Proving Successful The secretary of the local Kennel club was in Pittsburg Wednesday to accept special prizes from the Pittsburg Kennel clubs. The Dnquesne Kennel club offers two silver medals. The Pittsburg Dachshund club offers $10 in cash and a $5 silver cup. The Amerscan Pomeranian club offers 'i silver medals.

There will be a few more offers in this line from the Pittsburg fanciers. The number of specials has now grown to 50 and they are still coming in. A good many fanciers are going to the world's fair dog show which opens October 24, and to give these people, who are anxious to show at Canonsburg, a chance the local show has been postponed to Nov. 10 to 12. Thi6 will give the club a chance to advertise its show in proper style and get more entries.

The Canonsburg Kennel club will offer a handsome picture for the first entry made by a resident of Canonsburg. The members of the club cannot compete for this special. SERVICES AT OREENSIDE CHURCH The services at the Greenside Avenue U. P. church on Wednesday and Thursday evenings were well attended and interesting.

Rev. Thomas D. Edgar of Cambridge, preached. Services tonight at 7.30,and tomorrow afternoon at 2. Mr.

Edgar will preach tonight and Rev. J. H. Miller of Peters Creek will preach tomorrow afternoon. Communion services will be held Sabbath morning.

Washington Trust Company 4 per cent interest on deposit. pays Water Will be turned into the Mains for Only One Hour a Day Until the Dry Season is Ended WATER FOR FIRE PROTECTION In order to keep a sufficient supply of water in its reservoir in case of fire, the North Strabane Water company has given notice that for the present the supply will be shut off in town except for one hour each morning. This action is made necessary by the fact that recently the company had to lower the water in its impounding reservoir to put new machinery in its pumping plant and also to put in a new in-take pipe. Since that time there has been practically no rain, and the little Char-tiers creek, from wh'ch the water company secures its supply, has become very low. The company has a large amount of water in its reservoir at present, and its action in shutting off the supply except for an hour each morning, is merely for the purpose of keeping in reserve at all times a large supply so that it will be available whenever an emergency may occur.

The water company has really no alarm over a scarcity of water, but in order that they may have a good supply on hand whenever it may be needed, they have deemed it best to take this action. THEATRICAL. "Farmer Hopkins" is the next show at Morgan's opera house. The Alvin theater of Pittsburg will open the season Monday, October 24th. Dilger Cornell's Repertoire company will be here for a week's engage-iner beginning Monday, the 17th.

A good many Canonsburgers attended the Duquesne theater last evening to see the play, "The Runaways." "Macbeth" will be played in Washington next Tuesday, at Waynesburg Wednesday and in Canonsburg on Thursday. Hal Reads "Roanoke" left this morning for McKeesport, where they will show tonight. Tomorrow night they show at Few Kensington, The agent for John Griffith's Macbeth was in Canonsburg today looking after the interests of the company which will show here Thursday, October 6th. Franklin Munntll, who is a brother of J. W.

Munnell of the Fir6t National bank, and who was seen in Pittsburg last season in "When Women Love;" as leading man, has signed with "Escaped From the Harum" company, as leading man, and is this week in Philadelphia. Mrs. Franklin Munnell (Miss Ethel Clifton,) hae signed as leading lady with the Belascos Central Theater Stock coumanv in San Francisco which is one of the largest theaters in that city. The New York Dramatic Mirror stated that she is doing excellent work and is making a de-cidtd hit. DIRECL0RS AND PHYSICIANS TO MEET The directors of the Canonsburg General Hospital and the physicians of Canonsburg and Houston will meet Saturday evening at in the office of Dr.

Throckmorton on Jefferson avenve to consult together with regard to the fitting up of the operating room in the hospital. It is hoped that all will make it a point to be present. A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Harry P.

Jones of College street is seriously ill and Mr. Jones has been telegraphed to come home. Advertisers who wish to reacli the people of the two Canonsburgs and Houston cannot do it by advertising in papers published outside this town. They do not have the circulation. Three sizes earthen ware cooking pots with bails, very cheap at Welty's.

25 6tyles of men's working shoes at Dunn's. Another fire of Mysterious Origin Guts the Establishment of Gumpper Harper on Jefferson Avenue INCENDIARIES MAY BE AT WORK Another fire oi mysterious origin broke oat this morning about 2 o'clock, and when the fames had been subdued by the fire company the cigar factory of Gumpper Harper, on Jefferson avenue, a short distance north of Pike was badly gutted, and practically the entire stock of the firm was ruined, either by fire or water. Th fire was discovered at 2.30 o'clock this morning by Mrs. Victoria Jurelli, night cook in the Stumpert restaurant. The alarm was at once raised, and within a short time the Ganonsburg fire company had turned out and had a stream of water playing on the blaze.

The flames were soon checked, and it was not long until the fire was completely extinguished. The fire appears to have originated in the rear of the building, which is not a large one but what caused the fire is not known. Will Harper, a member of the firm, stated today that he did not know the extent of! the loss. It will, however, reach sev- eral hundred dollars. The firm had some insurance on the stock.

The fact that two mysterious fires have occurred during the pabt two nights, have led some people to think that incendiaries are at work in Ganonsburg. No fire had been left in the cigar factory last night, Mr. Harper stated, except a'gas light, which was left burning in the front part of the room. The fire started in the rear of the building, as did the fire in the Gowern-Donaldson building yesterday morning. Another fact that leads to the belief that incendiaries are at wort is that the latter buiding wascn fire about ten days ago, the flames being detected and extingushed before any damage was done.

The South Canonsburg Fire company is in receipt of a check for $25 from Messrs. Gowern and Donaldson for their very prompt and efficient services rendered at the fire in the Gowern-Donaldson block on West Pike street on Thursday morning. The members of the company "tErough the columns of The Notes wish to thank the donors for their generous gift. On Thursday morning Clarence Crawford of the South Canonsburg Fire company, and engineer and electrician for the Citizens Trust company, had the Trust company's hose strung in the building ready for use in very few minutes after the alarm of fire was given. It is suggested that a bell be procured and placed on the Canonsburg borough building for a fire alarm and that some sort of a fire alarm s)'8tem be pot in.

Both boroughs could unite in this work We hear it said that two citizens have offered to make generous contributions of money for the purpose. ANOTHER ARREST IN MURDER CASE Washington, Sept. 30. Another arrest was made in the murder mystery at Burgettstown when Coroner W. H.

Sipe yesterday took James Lewis, a negro, of Lexington, into custo-day on information given Justice R. P. Stevenson by Lewis' mother-in-law, Mrs. Jerry Merry, who teld tue justice that Lewis appeared at their home the night of the murder and told them he had shot a man three times. ACCIDENTALLY KILLS HIS SON Scenery Hill, Sept.

30. Joseph Smith accidentally shot his son, Charles, last night while handling a 38-caliber revolver. The boy was shot through the body and lived about an hour. Coroner W. H.

Sipe was noti fied. NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS Having had to lower the water in our impounding leservoir in order to place our new machinery and in-take pipe, and having had no rain since to replace it, we find it necessary to shut the water off except for one hour each morning until such times as our dam is filled up. NORTH STRABANE WATER CO..