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THE CANONSBURG NOTES. OCTOBER 81. 1891. TERMS: 75 CENTS A YEAR. VOLUME 8.

CANONSBURG, SATURDAY, tion?" This subject was opened by Chas. Wallace followed by other members of the league. The last subject for the evening "Would a College Education be was, Beneficial to a Farmer?" This subject was ably discussed by J. M. Cowden, followed by others.

'The league concluded to make McConnell's school house the regular place of meeting also to have the school house properly lighted, and for this purthe patrons of the school would ask pose those who took the lamps from the school house to return them without delay, as they are needed. The league adjourned to meet on the third Fridays of November. NORTH STRABANE. Miss Hattie Van Emam spent Sabbath at home. Cephas Cochran is visiting his son in Southern California.

Jas, M. Guthrie spent a 1 few days in Burgettstown the first of the week. Miss Tessie Vance, of Burgettstowa, was thr guest of Miss Ida Guthrie last Sabbath. Fulton Bros. will build a stable and sheep barn.

Thomas Hixon has his saw mill on their farm. J. O. Templeton, a son of John Templeton, of this township, has been admitted to the bar in Buffalo, N. and will practice law in that city.

The fish social at the residence of Samuel Linn on last Friday evening was largely attended. An enjoyable time was had. The proceeds amounted to $25. Mr. and Mrs.

J. B. McBride on Thurday evening of last week attended the marriage of Mrs. McBride's cousin, Miss Laura Jones, of Allegheny City, to Mr. Grant Huby.

The wedding took place in the Arch Street M. E. church, which was crowded with youth and beauty, and was a very elegant and stylish affair. On Friday evening, of this week, the 30th, the farmer's league of North Strabane will hold a meeting at Hardy's school house. The meeting is expected to be one of special interest.

Prof E. S. Mc Wreath, of Buffalo academy, will deliver an address on "The Necessity of Amendments in Our Imigration Laws;" and W. W. Hunter, of Buffalo, will discuss the constitutional convention.

These gentlemen are live speakers and it will pay all to turn out and hear them. LAWRENCE. ADD-. THE DEATH RECORD. Come to think of it, we do know David Crane had a cow killed on Wednesday afternoon by a train.

The report has gained credence here thot the railroad company refuses to haul coal. We are begining to wonder what a railroad is for. John Skelly has moved from one of James Kamp's houses to Wm. Dinsmore's house on Miller's run. Wm.

Thompson moves from the A. W. Pollock farm to the dwelling vacated by Mr. Skelly. HARSHA.

Thomas Harsha died at the residence of his son-in-law, John Grimes, near West Alexander, on Friday, October 23, 1891, in the 75th year of his age. He had been in ill health for 3 number of years. About two weeks previous to his departure, however, he improved considerably, and he and his wife left their residence in Washington and went to West Alexander to visit their daughter, Mrs. Grimes. While there Mr.

Hareha was taken suddenly worse, and died at the time above given. His remains were taken to Washington on Saturday and the funeral took place at his late residence on North avenue on Monday at 11 A. M. The services were attended! by a large number of the friends and relatives of the deceased, and were conducted by Rev. W.

H. Temple, pastor of the U. P. church of Washington, assisted by Rev. William Coleman, of West Alexander, and Rev.

Elliott, of Pittsburg. The interment was in Washington cemetery. Mr. Harsha, was twice married. His first wife was Miss Mary Allison, by whom he had one daughter, Mrs.

James Lyle, of Iowa, His second wife, who survives him, was Miss Jane Welsh, daughter of the late John Welsh, of Chartiers township, by whom he had ten children, five sons and five daughters. The sons are: Rev. J. W. Haraha, of Pittsburg; Rev.

Robert Harsha, of Ohio; Clark, who resides near the county home, and Vance and Charles, who reside at home. The daughters are Mrs. McPherson, wife of the McKeesport photographer; Mre. J. N.

Grimes, of West Alexander; Miss Curtis, who is a teacher in McKeesport public schools, and Misses Ella and Nettie, who reside at home. Mr. Harsha was born on the farm now owned by James D. Little, in Chartiers township. His father, William Harsha, settled in that neighborhood in 1797.

His son Thomas continued to live on the farm on which he was born until about tifteen years since when he sold it and moved to near West Alexander. Some two years ago the family moved to Washington. Mr. Harsha was a good citizen, a kind husband and father, and a consistant member of the United Presbyterian church. He was a member of Cross Roads congregation for about 30 years.

Mrs. Nancy Speer, of thie place, and Mrs. George W. Cowan, of Chartiere, are sisters of the deceased. URIE.

Mrs. Hannah Urie, formerly of Canonsburg, died of dropsy at the residence of her son-in-law, C. H. Lebold, in Austin, Texas, on October 16. Mrs.

Urie was born in Crawford county, Ohio, in 1824. For many years she and her husband lived on the old Urie homestead at what is now Johaston's station. Afterwards they moved to this place, where they lived until about fifteen years since, when they moved to Kansas. Light medium or heavy weight wool honitery arevtry Will Me LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Echoes of the Reunion.

resolution of F. A. Wallace, of ompany 140th P. adopted at the eunion on the 20th, as corrected, is 88 allows: Resolved, That the executive committee be inructed to correct the roll of the survivors of their speotive companies, giving the name and postre address of all who are living. and also the place, date and cause of death of all who lied since the war.

These committees to be andy report at the next annual reunion at mity. The names of John Gilkeson, Wm. T. 'ollock and Wm. Sheets should have been the list of members of company in ust weck's issue.

This makes the total umber present at the reunion 28. We desire to thank all who helped to ake the reunion of the 140th, P. in is place on October 20, a success. pecial mention should be made of Mrs. ames F.

Speer, president of the commitof ladies who had charge of the and to all the ladies who contributed id labored to make that part of the proam the great success which it was unanibusly voted to be; also to the press for vors rendered, and the local committee the regiment for the complete arrangeents. COMPANY G. Oil and Gas Notes. The tools were recovered from the iron Il well on Thursday bight. The Mevay No.

4, of Greenlee and Forst McDonald, increased her flow on Monday 500 barrels per hour without any solicita1 whatever on the part of ber owners. 'he National Transit on monday took McDonald 48,000 barrels, which the duction of the flow was 65,000 barrels. day's record was the best of the season the pipe lines, as they run out 59,350 rels of oil in that 24 hours. he James Patterson and James Moore near Venice, came in the first of the roaring gas wells. ickman No.

1 is being put down to the 1 sand. Contractor C. W. Moyer is having rather luck in deepening the well at the iron l. On Wednesday the drillers SUCded in getting out two strings of tools a cable, for which they had been fishfor some time, but on the next day ther string of tools were lost.

The County Institute. he Washingiou county teachers' instiis in scission in Washington this week, is very largely attended by the teachdirectors and other friends of the pubschools in the county. The instructors, turers and musicians provided by Counsuperintendent Byron E. Tombaugh are no the best in the country, and there is reason to believe that the cause of alar education will be benefited and anced by the iustitute, which is an unbted success. The Observer in of the institute says: Superintendent abaugh is receiving many compliments the snccess of his institute this year.

3 said that there never was a better inate held at Washington, or that better ructors have ever been employed. The State Line Railroad. rogress is being made in the matter of dining rights-of-way and subscriptions the State Line railroad in the Middlea region. party of engineers from the city, er charge of B. L.

Wood, were up the atry the first of the week running a of the line between Cross creek and 'alo waters. onday next will be the first pay-day the men engaged in grading on the in Chartiers township. 'he work of obtaning rights-of-way reen Castle Shannon and McMurray is ressing in a satisfactory manner, A Pleasant Surprise. Friday evening between 8 and 9 some thirty friends came to the ce of Mrs. George Hiles, Central and proceeded to take posession.

or was spread and a most excellent he ledies of the party had brought with them, was dis. of; ice cream, fruits and nuts were ndance. The evening was spent in sation, and listening to some fine on the organ by James D. Little. zening was one of much pleasure to who had the good fortune to be Plenty of Work on Hands.

H. Cowan and men are rebuilding R. McCloy the barn which he from Sarah McConnell. Cowan is crowded with work this fall. has two houses of eight rooms each to Id for J.

V. H. Cook Son, at their works at McGovern, also an ice house 60 at the Morganza reform school, I has the new sheet mill for the Canons'g Iron and Steel company to complete, the new house of Matthew Wilson on (-'lege street. Labor Demonstration. Me labor Apnions of Washington, demonstration on Tuesday.

The ocipal streets were paraded in the after and a meeting was to bave been held the court house in the evening, but the akers, P. J. McGuire, of Philadelpbia, IR. J. Davis, of Allegheny, were unable be present and the assembled laborers dismissed.

A Farmers' League Meeting. 'he farmer's leagne of Peters township meet at Bower Hill school house on arday, November 7th, at one o'clock P. The meeting will be addressed by jus. Lemoyne, of Washington, and Murder at Oakdale. Caviet Bupler, a miner residing at Oakstation on the Panhandle railroad, shot and iostantly killed by Thomas Mabon while seated in his home at 9.30 Thursday morning of last week.

a was acrested and lodged in jail. Disappointment All Around. Washington Journal. About the only result accomplished by the sessions of the senate investigation has been to make plain to the people of the state that, whether the constitution makes that body the proper one before which the investigation should be had or not, it is certainly very poorly constituted for the purpose. The reports of their proceedings show a conduct of the affair in a way that could be excused oaly among a senate of school boys.

It is announced that the Democratic managers are greatly disappointed at their failure to show any guilty conduct in the officers under fire, but what is much more important to the rest of us is the fact that we are given barely insight enough into the management of state finances to cause a feeling of uneasiness, witnout being shown who is responsible or the extent to which our public servants are guilty. Official luves tigations notoriously fail to investigate as rule, but the public was given to under stand that this was to be one shining exception, In that belief the public and the Democratic leaders have been equally dis- appointed. Fire at McDonald. A dispatch from McDonald says: On Wednesday evening the large barn of J. D.

Sauters was burned. Four horses were burned to death. Messrs. Gray and Ham. ilton, who occupied the building, were badly burned while trying to rescue the horses.

It was only by heroic efforts that a large, 800-barrel tank, half full of oil, belonging to Black Bros. was saved. It was on fire several times, but each time the flames were smothered with blankets. Within 50 yards of this tank were four 100-barrel tanks full of oil, and the Black Bros'. well producing 40 barrels an hour.

Had they taken fire there would have been a disastrous conflagration. The fire was caused by gas accumlating in the barn, which was ignited by a man attempting to light a lantern. The loss to Sauters is $1000, and to Gray Hamilton, $1500. Wedding Bells. William IT.

Fee, of THE NOTES ofice, and Miss Julia M. We-t Alexander, were united in warriage on Weddesday evening, at West Alexander, Rev. Win. M. Coleman performing the ceremony.

The happy couple left for Pittsburg on the evening train. They expect to go to housekeeping in Canonsburg in the near fu ure. W. W. Kelso, of Cecil, and Miss Annie Anderson, daughter of Rev.

A. R. Anderson, D. pastor of Venice U. P.

church, were united in marriage on Wednesday evening at the residence of the bride's parents. On Thursday evening John C. McNary and Mins Jennie Crawford, both of Themas, were united in marriage by Rev. Dr. W.

F. Brown, of this place. A. W. Cummins' Sale.

The Washington Democrat say-: A. W. Cummins, the well known auctioneer, of Chartiers township, sold his personal propublic outcry on Thursday. Notwithstandiog the day was very inclement a large crowd was present. John P.

Charlton, W. V. Cook and Josiah Smith, furnished the chin music. Good prices were realized for everything. Farm implements, which were all nearly new and of the best st makes, sold very high.

The stock sold at exceedingly high prices. Blacktop Merino ewes sold at from $4 to $20 per head. Registered rams brought from $15 to $30 per bead. Cows sold at from $25 to $60 each. Other stock brought big prices.

A Fine Church Bell. The Isabell McCormick Ewing memorial bell for the First Presbyterian church has arrived and will be hung today, Saturday. It is a splendid bell; by far the largest in the town. The bell itself weighs 2000 pounds, and with the arrangrments necessary to hold it in position 2900 pounds. It was manufactured at West Troy, N.

and, as was stated in these columas some weeks since, is the gift of some unknown friend of the congregation. 00 one side of the bell is the inscription: "In memory of Isabella McCormick Ewing, born October 4, 1824; died, May 28, 1885. They Made the Mud Fly. On Wednesday evening three Germans, a man, a woman and a boy, went into the grocery store of Potts on West Pike street, presumably for the purpose of purchasing goods; but before they had time to give their order the whistle at the rolling gave a shrill blast, when the party, mistaking it for the whistle of their train, broke out of the store and down the street, crossing it at a point where the mud was quite deep, at a great rate of speed, and reached the station only to leara that the train was not dne for 15 minutes. Its Record One of the Best.

Irwin Standard. We have received an invitation to be present at the reunion of the 140th Regi ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers which took place at Canonsburg on Tuesday, October the 20th. Unfortunately the invitation was received too late to enable us to be present which we regret exceedingly, as we have a number of old acquaintances in that renowned regiment, whose record during the war was one of the best. Tuesday's Election. Five tickets are to be voted, state gates at large, for or against a constitutional convention, county, and district delegates.

These will be placed in separate boxes. The ballots "for" or "against" a constitutional convention will have no label on outside, as all the other tickets have. The holiday number of THE NOTES will be an exceedingly interesting and attractive paper, and will be closely read and carefully preserved. No man can afford not to be represeated in its columns. Every Number was Encored.

The people of Canonsburg and vicinity will have an opportunity on Wednesday evening next in the Morgan opera house to hear one of the best concert clubs i in America, the New York Symphony. The Miners, Journal, of Pottsville, has the fol. lowing to say of the concert recently given by the club in that city. The Young Men's Christian association could not have made a more fortunate selection for the opening of their course of entertainments then they did by the engagemnt of the New York Symphony club, which gave a performance to A crowded house at the Academy of Music last evening. Every sent in the parquet and circle was cecupied, and a large number of the seats in the dress circle, while quite a numbe of persons occupied standing room in the lobbies.

The audience was compoesd of the most intelligent and cri tical classes of the community and the fact that every number on the programme was encored and some of them as many as three times, is sufficient evidence of the high character of the performance. The New York Symphony club had been heralded as a company of first class artists, and it can besaid in all truth they have added still more largely to their reputation by last night's entertainment. All of the members of the club are musicians of a high order and render their selections in a manner which shows that they have perfect confidence in themselves. HICKORY. Fred Colwes, has taken his trunk and left town for parts unknown.

Rob Smith and family are moving back to Mr. Smith's father's farm, whence they came. The stereopticon show, on the evening of the 22d, was the best of its kind that has struck this town yet. The Farmers' league meeting, on the evening of the 23d, was well attended. An able address was delivered by Prof.

Wolf. The public schools of this place, taught by Misses Andrews and Mclivaine, are progressing finely, with good enrollments. Mrs. Rev. McConnell, who has been SO ill that her life was despaired of, is, we are pleased to note, improving at the present writing, Frank Hastings and Miss Kate Cummins were married at the home of the bride's father, by the Rev.

Alexander, on the evening of the 21st. No guests present. The academy has an enrollment of 30 students, and is a decided success. A literary society was organized on Tues-1 day evening for the benefit of the school. CLIMAX.

Stocking Gets a Position. Hon. James S. Stocking, of Wafhing. ton, has been appoioted by Secretary Rusk, of the agricultural department, superintendent of the seed room.

The position pays $1600 2 year. Mr. Stocking will have 140 employees under bim, principally women and children. He will take charge immediately. AMONG THE CHURCHES.

Rev. L. M. Lewis will preach in the Miller's Run Preebyterian church next Sabbath at 3 P. M.

Rev. George M. Reed, of Newville, preached for Rev. E. E.

Douglass, of Houstonville, on Sabbath. John Pollock, of Washington, a student of the Allegheny theological seminary, preached at Morganza reform school on Sabbath afternoon. Preaching at Houstonville U. P. church on Sabbath moroing at 11.45.

In the evening, beginning at 5.30, a special young people's services will closing with a consecration services. Communion service were hell at the M. E. church last Sunday. The presiding elder, Rev.

J. F. Jones, preached morning and evening. Three 1 persons connected themselvs with the church, two on certificate and one on probation. A union prayer-meeting of the young people of Canonsburg and vicinity will be held in College Chapel, Mooday, November 2.

Subject: Tue Redeener's Claim on the Youth. Jer. 31:3, Isa. 49:16. Collection for the benefit of missions.

A Sabbath school institnte will be held in the church at Vanceville on Thursday and Friday evenings, November 19th and 20th, and Sabbath evening November 22d. Able speakers have been secured to open the various topis assigued for discussion. A convention of young people representing the young people's societies of the U. P. churches of Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio was held in the First United Presbyterian church of Allegheny on Monday and Tuesday.

It was largely attended and very interesting. Miss Deanison, of Youngstown, Ohio, bible reader at the Norfolk Freedman's college, at Norfolk, has been the guest of Mrs. Rev. D. R.

MacDonald, of Central avenue, this week. Miss Dennison was present at the prayer meeting in Greenside Avenue U. P. church on Wednesday evening and gave an interesting account of her work among the colored people of the south. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

J. L. Hays. of Washington, was in town on Wednesday. J.

C. Ballentine, of West Newton, over on a business trip on Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. John Dunlap, of East Pike street, are wiel nds in Ohio. Patrick Eugen, of Murray Hill, left 011 Saturday for San Francisco on a business trip.

H. Black will move from West Pike street to the old Black mansion on the Sonth Side. Miss Lottie Smith, of Washington, is visiting Miss Maud Johnson, of Johnson's station. Miss Carrie Rogers, of street, has accepted a position as iu the children's home. Miss Lizzie Peoples, of Connellsville, is visited her brother, James Layburn, Pitt street, last week.

Thomas O. Rumsey has moved from Van Emans station to the Bane property on Central avenue. Frank Kay, of the firm of D. Day de Son, who has been on the sick list for some days past, is improving. William Campbell, of Central avenue, is again in Pittsburg this week attending U.

S. Court, as a juror. Maj. George W. Cowan, the accommo dating manager at the Sherman House, reports business.

brisk. Char'es Shepherd, of the West End, has returned from Dwight, Ill. He was much benefited by the trip. Miss Laura Morgan, of West Pike street, is home from a ten day's visit to friends in the East End, Pittsburg. Mrs.

Thos. H. Cain, of East Pike street, who has been seriously ill for several days, is improving and much better. The Misses Martha and Sadie Berry, of West Pike street, visiting friends at Sherridan and Braddock this week. Col.

John Murphy and wife, of the Meadow Lands stock farm, left on Tuesday for Pittsburg, where they will spend the winter. Marabal Canon, of the Wheeling Natural Gas company, who is now located at Bridgeport, Ohio, was a visitor here on Thur-day. Robeot W. Carson, of Allegheny, a memher of the Apollo Glee club, has been visting friends in this place and vieinity the past week. Mrs.

Fred Naser and two children, of Washington, virited Mrs. sisters, Mrs. P. H. Cowan and Mrs.

J. di. Chariton, of Ridge avenue, the past week. Isaac Williams bas moved from the Crothers house, on the corner of Central avenue and Pitt street, to a house belong ng to J. L.

Cockins in the West End. S. B. McPeak will open next week in the room Alexander formerly West as an Pike office by a the real Doctors estate on street, and insurance office. He will also deal in grain and four.

Jesse Wilson, of Ridge avenue, spent 3 few days this week with his daughter, Mrs. Robert Patterson, of Washington, one of whose children has been seriouely ill for some time past. Alexander Speer, of West College street, who, some three weeks ago, fell from a wagon and severely injured his leg below the knee, is able to be on the streets by aid of a crutch and a cane. Miss Bird Howell, who was recently shot in the eye with a bean shooter by a pupil of her school, at Finley ville, has had her eye examined by a Pittsburg oculist. who says that the sight is entirely des.

troyed. Col. Murray S. Clark, who during the past season has been one of the managers of the Cataract house at Niagara Falle, is spending a few days with his parents. Mr.

and Mra. J. Murray Clark, of this place. He expects to spend the coming winter in connection with one of the principal hotelat Jacksonville, Florida. John Gilkeson, formerly of Thompsonville, who came all the way from his home at Asbland, Nebraska, to attend the reunion of his old regiment, the 140th, in this place last week, left for home on Saturday.

Mr. Gitkeson was a member of company and was the last member of the regiment wounded; he lost a leg at Farmville, April 7, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. George Canon, of Cecil, have returned from a visit to Mr.

Canon's father, Matthew Canon, and hissister, Mrs. Rev. M. B. Brownlee, at Allerton, Iowa, They found all the friends in the enjoyment of good health.

Mr. Canon is in better health now than when he left Canonsburg a number of years ago. They also visited Samnel Ballentine and family, at Lawrence Kansas. Mr. Ballentine sends an order for THE NOTES.

Scenery Hill Literary Society. The Scenery Hill Literary society reorganized last Friday evening with a large number of members and others present. A good program had been arranged, with music. The meetings are held on Friday evenings. On Friday evening, November 6, the question for debate will be: That the Office of County Superintendent, as Conducted in This State, Should be Abolished." Everybody is invited.

COUNTY It is said that a Democratic daily paper will be shortly started in Washington. John Vactor, charged with disorderly conduct, escaped from the Washington jail on last Friday night. The other day at McDonald an express train was stopped by a flood of oil pouting across the tracks from one of the gusbers. Darid Higbee has secared options on sereral thousand acres of coal in Peters township. The State Line railroad, if built will ran throug the center of the block.

CHARTIERS. John Russell leaves this week for a trip through the west. J. C. Boreland has moved rom Houstonville to Sewickley, A.

W. Cummins ships some of his fine rams to Ohio parties. Advent--at the house of S. G. Skiles, on Plura Run, a daughter.

John Fee is building a porch in front of his residence, near McConnell's Mills. Miss Clara Cain, of Canonsburg, is visiting at Mr. and Mrs. M. A.

Cain, this week. John Peacock, of Houstonville is getting a shop rigged up and is about to open a meat market. An apple tree in bloom was a curiosity to be seen on the farm of Thomas Shaw, near Arden, a few days since. Mr. and Mrs.

J. Mart Miller. of Plum run, gave a dinner party to a large number of their friends on Wednesday. A Jr. O.

U. A. M. will be organized in Peacock's storeroom, in Houstonville on Tuesday evening, November 10. The room over John Peacock's store room in Houstonville is being fitted up for a council room for the Jr.

O. U. A. M. John McGlumphy, of McGovern, is boss of the men who are grading on the State Line railroad on the farm of James Little.

George M. Skiles appears to be the boss corn raiser. He finished husking his crop on Monday, the 26th. He had 810 bushels off of six acres. The rabbit season will open on Monday, but hunters will find that a good many farmers have put up notices against trespas-ing and stand ready to enforce the law.

A band of gypsies are encamped on the commons near McConnell's school house. They are telling the fortunes of all who will give them an opportunity at good prices. An immense crowd attended A. W. Cummin's public sale of personal property on Thursday of last week.

Three auctioneers were in attendance. Good prices were realized. Property to the value of over $2 200 was sold, and when quitting time came nearly $1000 wortb of property remained unsold. The house occupied by George Payne, on the Cotton farm, was burned 00 Wednesday night. The family were away from home at the time.

How the fire originated is not known. Mr. and Mrs. Payne had all their housebold goods burned. Mr.

Payne's friends will make an effort to partially replace his lore. Miss Anna Kussell, near McConnell's Mills, on last Friday evening charmingly entertained a number of friends at her home. Among those present were: Messrs. and Misses Craighead, Hess, Hender600, Miller, Munce, Hickman, MeNary, Mrs. Barmun, of Monmouth, and Rev.

and Mrs. Douglass and Miss McCarrell. The stereopticon entertainment given in Houstonville hall on Saturday evening by J. L. Hays, of Washington, gave great satisfaction to the audience.

Mr. Hay's exhibitions should not be confounded with the cheap magic lantern shows with which the country is flooded. It is a "Calcium Light. Stereopticon" of the best made, and ill who have had the pleasure of seeing i it pronounce it at once novel and attractive. His views have local interest.

Among them are portraits of Emma Gross and Al Catlin, the woman murdered at McDonald and the man accused of murdering her. He has also six views of the nitro glycerine explosion in Washington. Another draw ing card is a realistic imitation of the last days of Pompeii. In all he gives over 200 views of local and general interest. To the people of other parts of the county where Mr.

Hays will exhibit we say, atreat 18 in store for you; see that you do not mies it. J. J. VanEman has completed the new tin roof on the Venice U. P.

Church. The first well drilled on the W. H. Kelso farm in the McCurdy field, came in on Tuesday at the rate of 90 barrels an hour. This is the best fall in which to get work done that we have had for years.

A good many farmers will be about done husking corn by Hallow'een. Andrew MeCurdy, who lives on the W. H. Kelso farm, is going to move to his father's farm soon. He will sell his personal property on November 4th.

Quite a a large amount of milk is being shipped from the stations along the Bridge. ville McDonald railroad. This road is bound to be a business road in the future. The spelling school at McConnell' school house, which was announced for next Tuesday, November 3, has been postponed until Tuesday evening, November 10. M.

H. Boreland is meeting with success in taking options on coal land on Miller's Run above Venice. Surveys have been made with a view to extending the railroad in that direction, About 50 men are at work sinking a shaft, erecting tipples and doing other work necessary for getting in operation the extensive coal works which Jacob Ridgeway is going to open on the farm of M. H. Be relund on Miller's Run.

On Wednesday evening as Mr. and Mre. William Mathews, of Cecil, were driving in a buggy to John Harper's residence on the James Elliott farm, Mr. Mathews in the darkness drove up on a bank upsetting the the buggy, and seriously injuring Mrs. Mathews Dr.

J. G. Dickson was sent for and dressed the lady's wounds. The Cecil township farmers' league met at McConnell's school house on Friday evening, October 16. The first subject for dis.

cassion was, "Shall We Establish a Parchasing Agency?" The committee on this subject were all present, but it appears that this is a hard subject to get information on. Ther are expected to report something definite at the next meeting. The next subjec was, "'How Can We Awaken Farmer to a Greater Intertet in Organiza-1 "See Ella McMillan's advertisement of sewing machines in this issue. Do not fail to read J. W.

Martin Sons' new advertisement in this issue. From now until Tuesday evening next the politicians will be on the hustle. Max Mayer has a new advertisement in this issue, which is of special interest. The public schools are closed this weekteachers attending the county institute. Add.

McWilliams is putting down brick water table this week on West College street. J. A. Aiken has the contract for painting J. H.

D. McGill's house on East Pike street. Enoch McCartney has sold his house and lot in the East End to Charles Malarkey. On Tuesday next comes the election. Let no qualified elector remain away from the polls.

Miss Barnett will give a chrysanthemum show on November 17 for the benefit of the library. Workmen are engaged in building the foundation of J. W. Grubba' new house on the South Side. Do not fail to remember that Kreeland's minstrels will be in Morgan's opera, house this, Friday, evening.

M. Bernstein, the clother, has an adver. tisement in this week's NOTES, which it will be to your interst to read closely, The strike is still on at the mines of the Canonsburg Coal company. J. V.

H. Cook Son report from 50 to 60 men at work. Miss Lizzie Smith moves from the house of William Campbell, on Central avenue, to the house of Mrs. Hiles on the same street. On last Thursday James Harper moved from the A.

C. McCoy house, South Side, to the house of S. B. McPeake, East Pike street. A number of men from Pittsburg are at work this week patting the hot water system of heating into the public school building.

J. W. Grubbs is painting a house at Crafton this week. He has also the contract for painting a fourteen- roomed house at McKeesport. We learn with sorrow that A.

B. Paul, the projector of the State Line railroad, is dead. Mr. Paul did hard and effective work for that great enterprise. The lady's purse, advertised as "found" in last week's NOTES turned out to be the property of Miss Mattie Gladden, of Ridge avenue, to whom it was delivered.

An unusually large pumber of persons will lose their right to vote this year by changing their place of residence between the 3d of September and election day. In front of the grocery store of Potts Bros. on Pike street is to be seen a Hubbard squash which weighs 96 pounds. It was grown by Henry Mullennaur, of North Strabane. Jobn M.

Stewart, of Morganza, has given an option on his property (the old Evans homstead), a half mile west of the borough, to the parties who hold options on the Brady coal lands. On Monday evening we had thunder and lightning with a good shower of rain; on Tuesday morning, we had snow. The man who cannot find a variety of weather to suit him in this region must be hard to please. The Mansfield Item says: Our good neighbor, THE CANONSBUG NOTES, has started on its 17th year in the race of jouanalism. Mr.

Fee is going to have his paper reach a place at "'top of column, next," etc. J. Riddle Weaver, agent for the Union Central life Iasurance company, received a check for $2000 payable to the order of James N. Anderson, father of the late Prof. John B.

Anderson, in payment of a policy, which the deceased had on his life. The New York Symphony club will give a concert in the Morgan opera house on Wednesday evening next. The Symphony has the reputation of being one of the very best concert clubs in America. No lover of fine music can afford to miss Wednesday night's concert. A gentleman of means informs a NOTES reporter that if the parties who own the land on the South Side, opposite the station, will bridge the creek and open a street opposite Jefferson avenue, he will buy a lot over there, and he knows a number er of other citizens who will do the same: We believe the project world be a CEOIL.

paying one. Real Estate at Special Prices. Until farther notice, I well sell the properties of Dr. W. M.

Russell, Miss Sue McClelland, John M. Stewart, Mrs. Jennie Thompson and J. W. E.

Shellman, all situated in Canonsburg, at special prices. which are very low for the properties. If you want to purchase for an investment or home, now is your chance. Other highly desirable properties for sale. Money to loan in amounts of $100 and up on real estate security.

It you have money to invest see me. Insurance of all kinds placed in the very best af companies. Do not insure until yon have seen me. Special advantages offered to all patrons. J.

RIDDLE WEAVER, Insurance, Real Estate and Mortgages, Canonsburg, Pa. Eggs: Eggs! Eggs! The following is a list of 28 good and and true women who received egg cases from J. W. Martin Sone: Mrs. Andrew Moore, Mrs, James Johnson (on the Pike), Mre.

John Cowden, Mrs. Mortin; Mrs. Devore, Mrs. W. B.

Pollock, Mrs. Wayne Phillips, Mrs. Jas. Greer, Mrs. 0.

C. Pollock, Mra. Ellis Riggle, Mrs. John Perry, Mrs. David Wilson, Mrs.

James Patterson, Mrs. David Templeton, Mrs. Work McKown, Mrs. Rev. Anderson, Mrs.

Elizabeth Weaver, Miss Guthrie, Mrs. Joseph C. Hamilton, Mrs. Henry Mrs. Darlington Johnson, Mrs.

Swab, Mr. Mark.