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Blairsville Enterprise from Blairsville, Pennsylvania • 3

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Illi a's COURT PROCEEDINGS The Enterprise ft Commencing with September 6th MONDAY Saturday Morning Sept 8 1888 LOCAL WITH EVERY PURCHASE A PAIR SHOES Unfortunate Mt Pleasant at WILL BE GIVEN Zrioes frozxx G5 TRIUMPH Sizes to 12 ROLLER MILLS GOODS WARRANTED EVANS Proprietor AS REEPRSENTED Manufacturer of the cel ebrated amily lours to Bell of the OTJJR SPECIALTY Cornell and Miss umph and Wages Advanced warranted to be manufactured from best OUR PRICES THE LOWEST Communicated quality of No i Winter Greensburg Sept Wheat for which the high est market price is always I paid Prompt attention to custom exchange and grist feed work A POLITICAL SCENE ON MARKET STREET lo Come and see our TO THE LADIES Special all Announcement ANOTHER WANTS REORM THE THIRD CHAP CLAMORS OR KINKAID THE CLOTHIER Walnut Street ll $50 WORTH CLOTHING for MA1WWEB BLAIRSVILLE MARKETS Boatmans Reunion Derry Maid's estival regal DIED Base Ball Notes AT Closing Out I 9 NEXT DOOR TO NATIONAL BANK BLAIRSVILLE 3 Of to children is visit ors enlon in THAT WE WANT YOUR VOTES BUT WE DO WANT YOUR NOTES resh vegetables received dai ly at Maher's ae on rell tp Morgan Jones Pros A true bill Same selling intoxicating liquors to minors A true bill Com vs Clark entering out house with inteut to steal and stealing therefrom Receiving stelen goods A true bill Com vs Catharine Swartswelder Assault and battery A true bill The meeting broke up and the trio adjourned to headquarters for Clothing A trio of anxious aspirants discussing the issues of the campaign Tbe undersigned offers her entire stock of Millinery goods and Notions and store fixtures at cost to closethem out to quit business Call and see tf Mary Matthias The White Oak Plank in our platform caught them solid viz: The mortality among children Mt Pleasant is very great fifteen of them having been buried last week Official Route to AR Encamp ment via Pennsylvania Rail road Reduced Rates At his residence In Bairdstown Westmoreland county august 24th Hugh McIntire aged 75 years Mr McIntire served in the army dyring the Rebellion as did four of bis sons His remains were in terred in Blairsville Qemetery Stur? day August 25th Monday morning Bppt 3 1888 at hh home in this place of heart disease Wallace son of and Addie air aged 12 years and 10 months Indiana County Prohibitionists A meeting of Indiana county Pro hibitionists was held at Indiana Sept 4th at which the organization of tlie County Committee was completed by appointment of members for the sev eral districts and election of officers The resignation of Chairman air on account of ill health was necessarily accepted by the committee and A Wilson Sr selected to fill the vacancy with Brilhart secretary and treasurer both promi nent business men of Indiana A committee consisting of live Capable men was appointed for publication and distribution of prohibition litera ture their names as well as those of the officers and members of the general committee being a guarantee of clean and intelligent methods in accord ance with the party record Steps were taken for pushing the organization of local branches of the Prohibition League of Pennsylvania" and some novel aids to campaign work adopted The features of the meeting were an increased attendance and the en tbusiasin and determination shown indicating that Indiana county in tends to keep up with the procession Pro New of Camp at Braddock Capt Jones Camp Sons of Veterans of Braddock was mustered in on Saturday evening after which a banquet was given in the Congrega tional church that was participated in by a large numberof theyoung people of that thriving Greensburg Press To all our friends in Blairsville who are thinking of taking advantage of tbe low rates of fare to Pittsburg on Septeinler 24th 25ih and 26th these days being tbe occasion of the Cen tennial Celebration of the Settlement of Allegheny County we Jos Horne Retail Stores wish to an nounce that you are cordially invited to call and visit our establishment and examine our immense stock of new goods Just received for all and Winter wear Our goods have the merit of being always best in quality and our prices are as low if not lower than elsewhere Our establishment has been in exist ence for nearly fifty years aud our large trade goes to prove that custom ers get their worth and are well treated here Cut this out so you forget the place and brinz yourfrieuds with you Jos Hqrne 4 Retail Stores Importers and Retailers of Silks Dress Goods aud Children's Out fittings 613 613017 019 and 621 Penn avenue a few doors above Sixth street Pitts burg Pa 21 ONE ADVOCATES samples of engraved Wedding Invitations cards etc We have the Old Boatmen are reminded of the fact that Thursday of next week is the date of the reunion at Saltsburg The citizens of that place are making preparations to give them a reception On Sept 3 1888 at his residence ou Walnut street by Rev WH McMaster James A Reed and Caroline Reesemau of this place Sept 5 1888 at at the residence of the officiating cler gyman Rev ather Toner in Indi ana Alexander Hart of Atkinsop Neb to Miss Juliet Webrle of Indi ana sister of IJ Webrle of this place agency for one of the best engraving houses in Philadelphia and will deliver the work free of All owners of live stock 22 The Age of Electricity New cottages are still going up and we notice that several of our most progressive citizens are having theirs fitted up with electric bells We learn from them and Smith our local electrician that such bells give great satisfaction are dura ble simple in operation inexpensive and can be readily placed in any house new or old They are especially useful as door bells servant calls and general step savers Would not a railroad man who must be called during the night fiud an electric bell just tbe thing to place in his room to preserve his fence and the slumbers of his neighbors 12 be The of Homer City Pa will give a Maid's Sup at the public school hall in that place on Tuesday evening Sept 11 1888 4 bill of fafe including all tbe deli cacies of (the season will bp served and al will be made cordially welcome 4 rich treat is jn store for all who at tend Court met at 2 Monday for the regular Sept session Judge White on the bench The constables were called and made their quarterly returns They were then instructed by the Court as to their various duties Henry Barker of Montgomery tp was appointed constable to take charge of the grand jury this week Com vs Adam Stahl Defendant gave bail for appearance at next term of court Grand jurors called forward and in stiueted Mr Samuel Wolf was ap pointed their foreman Order filed by the court stating that the jurors drawn for the 3d week of this term will be held over for two weeks if necessary Process issues for the arrest of Shoe selling liquor without li cense Administration accounts inven tories of goods and chattels retained by widows etc presented by tbe Register for confirmation I the matter of the exception to the account of Administrators of Bryan ease ordered on the hearing list Rule granted on Jas Coleman to show cause why an attachment should not issue against him for not filing account as guardian of Margaret McCurdy On petition of II Woodruff cita tion issued ou Benjamin Davis to file ills account as guardian Same in tbe case of Alice Wood ruff Answer of EE Brillhart to rule to show cause filed Leave given Jamison Adm'r of Giles Stephens dec to pay into court 5153582 Report of Stt phen A Palme' trus tee to sell real estate filed and con firmed nisi Executor directed make a deed to purchaser Alias order for sale of real estate Nathaniel Nesbit dec granted Elizabeth Jones George Huffman vs Samuel Sherry et al Answer filed Placed upon tbe argument list Petition of citizens of ast Wheat field township filed praying for a change of the voting place of tbe township now in Armagh and school house No 4 called school house suggested Held over for ex amination 1) Mack trustee makes return of the sale of real estate of Henry Bo linger dec Sale confirmed nisi Estate of Mrs Banks Exceptants allowed until the 29tb inst to close their testimony Petition of citizens of East Mahon ing twp to have the voting place of the township changed from the house of Milton Stuchell to that of McAfoos in said township held for examination report distributing funds in tbe hands of James McGregor trustee to sell real estate of John A Barclay dec filed Estate of Levi Wells dec leave given tbe auditor to reform his count and settle the amount due the final payment Viewers appointed to view and cate a county bridge over Plum Creek where road leading from Kittanning to Plumville crosses said creek at DC Uncapher vs Mary A Unca pher subjtoena in divorce Plurius subpoena awarded aud case ordered on the bearing list for December term Report of trustee to sell real estateof Win McCaffrey dec and return of sale filed report distributing funds in the bands of Charles Jewart dec filed and confirmed nisi US Thompson appointed guardian of Miss lorence Lowry Leave given Thompson guar dian of Miss lorence Lowry to join in obligation to secure money for tbe improvemeut of the home Harriet Swartz by her next friend vs Hugh Swartz divorce proceed ings Placed upon the hearing list for Wednesday afternoon Petition of citizens of North Ma honing tp for appointment of viewers to review vacate aud supply a public road leading from a point on tbe Kit tanning and Punxsutawney pike to a line on the lands of A Shields Roney Lewis Helfzmater inter secting tbe Marchand aud Trade City road near the farm of John abenweld filed II Stagle for use vs Mc Causland Placed on the hearing list In the matter of the division of theand of James McCowau and the heirs of McCowan tenants in co'm mon Held for argument yptil Sat urday Auditor's report distributing money in the bands of tbe sheriff arising from the sale of real estate of John A Barclay Held over for ten days be fore confirmation Return of tbe administration for the sale of the real estateof Henri uller Tiled and sale confirmed nisi Petition of 4 Stewart guardian of Jiisip ami Jennie Stewart minor children of Robert Stewart for confirmation of sale of real estate Held over Davis vs John Montgomery Administrator appears and confesses Judgment in favor of plff report distributing money in the hands of Cleffer of Elizabeth Powell dec iled Com vs Win Brown babia corpus Hearing set for Saturday Grand Jury returns Com vs Preston Mullen selling liquor for drinking purposes in Bur expense at this office or anywhere in town New hats at Kinkaid's Subscribe for the Enterprise A complete line of staple dry goods at I Parlor window shades made to or der and hung free of charge Kiuter Hicks Mrs Anderson of Chicago is a guest at Mr in North Blairsville Mr ulton Gordon is off on bis vacation spending this week in Philadelphia Mr Sam Wilson has purchased a wagon and team and will begin hauling next week We place the complete official list of Republican electors at the head of our columns this week Mrs Beatty of Wilkinsburg nee Miss Cora Hamnett is visiting her grandfather Mr Adam Shurick Lucius Chapman has arrived safely at Colfax Washington Terri tory and is delighted with the pros pect or A 'new home of 7 rooms on Stewart street Water In the house and outbuildings complete Inquire of Murry Any of our farmer friends desiring to see a sample of Dakota hard wheat can do so by calling ou Cun ningham at tbe ist National Bank or rent A six room house in grove large grounds a de sirable residence Inquire of Mrs Kate Cunningham or at this office tf Miss Marne Shields who had been in company with the children of A Kirtland spending a week or so at Asbury Park returned lust Saturday Mr and Mrs Skene left for their home iu Dubuque Iowa on Tuesday Mrs Skene has been witli her parents Rev and Mrs James Davis for some time Mrs Dr Hill Mrs McMas ter and Mrs Jacob Graff were dele gates from this place to tlie county convention of the at Elder's Ridge this week England is reported short 170003 000 bushels iu her wheat supply which gives promise of better pay to the farmers of this country We know of no class of citizens better en titled to an advance than they nor one more in need of it Mr A Coleman and Dr Clagett visited tlie Grangers picnic at Wil liams Grove Cumberland county There seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether they visited the meu of hayseed or were looking out for a job in the enforcement of the re taliation law A large company of young folks met at tbe home of Miss Bertha ails on Thursday evening Sept Gtli aud spent some happy hours The usual Quaker meeting was dispensed with aud all were bent on pleasure Much credit is due Miss Bertha for creating such a pleasant ray of sunshine iu this town of business and soberness The West Penn people have reason to feel proud over their work in the last few weeks To build a bridge like that over the Allegheny change the grade without interfering materially with traffic and handle the number of trains they did last week on a sin gle track without serious accident or loss of life and property is certainly evidence that masters and men under stand their business There a better managed piece of road in the United States than the West Penn report Journal George Huntley a brother of Mrs Smith of this place died at his home in Ebensburg on August 21 Mr Huntley bad been employed in the office of the Moun tain House Cresson for some time and was taken with typhoid fever which resulted in his death in about two weeks He has visited in Blairs ville several times and all who knew him held him in tbe highest esteem He had while quite young united with the Presbyterian church and was active in work for tbe Master We extend our sympathies to tbe friends 5 lbs Arbuckle's coffee $1 at A number of tbe members of Com pany are in a bad humor because of the withholding by tbe officers of a portion of their pay for company pur poses It would seem that by vote of a majority of tbe company this course was indorsed We have been asked to say someting in regard to tbe mat ter in tbe Enterprise We are not well enough informed as to the merits of the case or the rules governing the NG of to take sides in the mat ter but the columns of the paper are open for its discussion by those in terested if conducted iu aproper spirit 95 90 55 55 30 55 Our Repair Shop is ully Equipped with Machinery 5th Mr Editor: Work is progressing vigorously on tlie new glass works the iron works and in house building Dr Lomison aud many others are building elegant bouses St Academy belonging to the is a costly structure and is most beau tifully situated The Schools are iu operation and are models The semi nary has Just opened under a new management Revs Lund and Kunz man being the proprietors Op riday aud Saturday there will be a county convention of tbe which will be addressed on riday evening by Col Bain Teachers' institute will commence on the 10th inst Tbe lectururs are Burdette Rev Miller and Drs Dowling and Wiilits The other instructors are Professors rye Phil lips Eldon and Little and the re nowned Miss Lelia Patridge who is an expert in methods and illustrations Thecharmingsinger Miss Jean Glenn Will inspire many a susceptible soul Tlie institute is likely to be most en joyable and profitable Greensburg is a good town in which to bold insti tutes as its people encourage them in every way The society here is good in general and much of it is cultured Visitor Almission 15 cents Com A Very Sad Accident The following account of thcdeath of Willie Sutton a grandson of Mrs Robert Johnston we copy from tlie Call and Herold published at Wil kinsburg Pa last Thursday afternoon occur red one of tbe saddest and most dis tressing accidents that it has been our lot to chronicle Willie Sutton a bright and intelligent little boy aged about twelve years tlie son of Mr and Mrs Win Sutton of Wood street was suddenly and without warning hur ried into eternity He with a num ber of other small boys was on his way to enjoy a swim in the Mononga hela river when he was instantly killed by an engine while crossing the Baltimore Railroad tracks near City arm Station As told by iris companions tbe unfortunate affair occurred in this way Young Sutton iu bis eagerness to be tbe first in tbe water was running down tbe steep bill which terminated at the railroad track in advance of the rest of the boys whooping and shouting iu the exuberance of youth uncouscious of tlie near approach of tlie Cumberland Express which was behind time and running at a high rate of speed Ou lie rushed and landed on the track in front of tbe train and was struck by tlie engine and hurled several feet into tbe air aud fell to tbe ground a corpse before the eyes of his compan ions who were near enough to wit ness tbe accident but not to prevent it although one of tlie boys saw the train coining but too late to avert tbe accident i he horribly mangled remains were gathered up and taken to tlie morgue in Pittsburg where an in quest was held and iu tlie evening tlie remains were brought to the grief stricken parents Services conducted by Rev Moore were held at tbe house on riday evening and tbe lit tle friends and associates were allowed for the last time to gaze upon the face of one whom they had loved Saturday morning bis body was taken to Blsiisvilleand interred there Tbe lamentable affair lias not only cast a deep gloom over the" family cir cle and tlie associates and companions of little Willie but over tlie entire community and tlie bereaved parents have the sympathy of Press On Saturday tbe Southwest Coke Company of which rick is presideut advanced the wages of their coke workers a per cent The advance was made voluntarily and caused an agreeable surprise among the employes The four works at Morewood Red Top Tarrs and Warden employing seven hun dred men and operating 678 ovens are the ones affected Coke for the past few months has been selling at 51 per ton the price having gone down when tbe syndicate dis solved some time ago The coke men assert that prices are so low that tbe advance in wages connotbe paid and impute to the Southwest Company a desire to cause a general suspension among other dealers that the compa ny may be beiiefltted rick president of the Southwest company stated in expla nation that when his company had made the reduction 40 days after tbe other operators reduced wages they promised the men that when trade improved they would restore the re duction Tlie public schools open Monday Try fresh evapor ated mince meat About 1000 freight cars pass through Blairsville daily Miss Emma Harding of Greens burg is visiting Miunie Alter Tbe Blairsville cornet bund will furnish the music at the Indiana air The paj of Company for services at the encampment amounted to 586848 Assistant Supervisor rank Culbert son spent Sunday with friends in Altoona A number of our young men attend ed a leap year party at Indiana ou Tuesday evening Mr Green and Mrs ox of Kittanning spent Sunday with Mrs Alter Mrs Reed agent for tbe daily pa pers is taking an enforced vacation ou account of sickness 167 ballots were necessary to nomi nate a Congressman at the recent conference at Saltsburg Everything for school purposes pens pencils tablets scratch books crayons etc atSbepleys 21 Mr tennis court was finished a few days ago and is said to be one of the best in town Miss Hattie Hill left Thursday for Allentown where she will teach a class in drawing and painting Mrs Judge White and Mrs Ed Stratton of Indiana took supper at tlie Union House Wednesday evening Mrs Mabold of Pittsburg accom panied by her two ing her mother O'Hara Mrs Tom Nellie attended a picnic of the Columbia Club at Idlewild on Monday Ranson of Pittsburg spent Sabbatli last with bis parents Mr and Mrs Wm Ranson of North Blairsville There will be a gospel meeting in school house in Derry township next Sabbath afternoon at 3:30 The lower bridge over the run in North Blairsville which was washed away by tlie flood two weeks ago has been rebuilt A great many of the pupils of the Indiana Normal School returning from their vacation passed through here Tuesday riday evening Aug 31 Miss Mat tie Lowman gave a party to her cou sins Misses annie and Lulu Black They had a pleasant time John McCrea son of Mrs McCrea of spring street has been appointed ticket agent of tbe West Penn at Chestnut street Allegheny Mrs Geo Taggart who has been spending several weeks with her fath er Kilgore returned to her home in Allegheny ou Wednesday Misses annie and Lulu Black are visiting at Mr in the East End The former of Saltsburg Pa aud the latter of Cleveland Ohio The only visible signs in these parts of the near approach of a Presidential election is to be found in the fact that the kids are investing in campaign caps Religious worship may be expected at the1 United Presbyterian church next Sabbath It is expected some one will be present to conduct tbe ser vices at the usual time Mr Sidney Black of Cleveland Ohio is visiting relatives in Blairs ville aud Saltsburg After making a trip to Buffalo and Niagara alls he rode from Cleveland to Saltsburg Two good stone derricks with blocks tackles and ropes cn be used with stiff legs or guy lines also one good crab all as good as new Will be sold at half price Murray Mr John Shepherd and wife were at Cape May last week attending a reunion of Mr Shepherds' brothers and sisters They also visited the cainp meeting at Ocean Grove They report a delightful trip There will be meeting of the old soldiers of Indiana county at tbe Court House iu Indiana ou Wednes day tbe second day of the air at 2 o'clock 1 for tbe purpose of com pleting the old organization HempbiH aud Swift battery of our base ball club went to Scottdale on Wednesday to wipe up tbe Cumber land team They didn't wipe how ever for some reason as tbe game re sulted 6 to 0 in favor of Cumberland John Huston lately a resident of Blairsville expects to take a three years' course in engineering at tbe University of Pennsylvania having to that end secured leave of absence from tbe for nine months in each year Hunters may now lawfully go after squirrels Some of the comps of the Enterprise have been laying in a stock of amuuition for some time past and if there be any blind busby tails in the woods they had better look out for thesbooting stick Tbe citizens of Derry Station have organized a company for the purpose of boring for natural gas It Is pro posed to have the capital stock 550000 JO shares of $10 each We believe JJlairsvjlle ought to have and could have (if proper stops were taken) a similar organization for like purposes $5 00 56 25 so 80 50 50 25 to 50 20 12 10 12 3 4 4 5 25 30 12 9 (S) 10 7 8 New mackerel bottom price at Additional local news will be found on the last page Ladies fine dress shoes buttoned 5125 at 1 Stock owners have your property insured in the Standard Live Stock Insurance Company Cuuningbain Knott agents Blairsville 22 Cunningham Knott have tbe agency for the Standard Live Stock Insurance Company of Pennsylvania Call at their office and learn its good features should have them insured 19 oz bar avorite soap 5c at A Problem and its Answer How can any one have a perfectly beautiful act of teeth and healthy gums? Use Minot's Dentifrice the safest best and most popular Tooth Wash ever introduced Price 25 cents used by millionaires and mechanics and praised by all Sold everywhere PRODUCE AND GROCERIES Corrected weekly by Harvey Butter $3 lb Eggs doz Lard lb Tallow lb Country Soap lb( Beeswax lb Country Hams lb Countrysides lb Country Shoulders lb Potatoes new bu White Beans bu Turnips per bu Rags per lb No 1 Salt per bbl Roasted Coffee per lb Blended Roasted Coffee Coffee A Sugar per lb Tea per lb LOUR AND GRAIN Corrected weekly by Evans lour bbl retail Wheat old bu new Corn ear bu Corn shelled 13 bu Oats new bu Rye 33 bu Timothy Seed bu The Department Commander his staff and delegates will go to Colum bus by special train of Pullman vesti bulecars over the Pennsylvania Rail road leaving Philadelphia as asection of Western Express nt 9:20 Saturday September 8tb Tbe spec ial will lie over at Cres 011 until Sun day at 2:30 si wlienit will leave for Pittsburgh where the visiting officers and veterans will be enter tained by the local posts On Mon day morning tills special will be con solidated with the Pan Handle special and proceed to Columbus Members of the Grand Army residing on the line of tlie Pennsylvania Railroad may join the official train at Altoona Cresson or Pittsburgh This train not only bears the distinction of being the official headquarters in transit but its passengers will enjoy tlie honors of the reception both at Pitts burgh and Colqmbus The rates (bis occasion are greatly reduced Happens along and puts an end to the debate by quietly remarking: judging from the general appearance of your wearing apparel permit me to say that You All Need HEADQUARTERS OR INE GROCERIES LOUR etc Batter and Eggs a Specialty Will make two tripe to the country per week for Eggs Butter Chickens etc Leave your Orders Goods Delivered ree of Charge KIJSTTIEZR HICKS A Good Strong School Bag for Books Don't fail to see Saturdays game with the Etna Stars The many friends of Osburn will be sorry to know that Saturday jll be his last appearance on the ball Held this season with the home team us he leaves for school next Tuesday Let pvery person see Saturdays game as it may be the last of tbe sea son 11 The Lowest Price Square Dealing Let others be guided by the wisdom of the above gentlemen and remember New Millinery Store Misses Millinery store will be opened at their home on Main street on Wednesday next Sept A full line of tbe latest styles will kept iu stock Give them a call They were shown Suits from $300 to $2000 They looked at Shirts 25c to $300 They saw Pantaloons 86c to $600 inally they all bought Wea Shues Good A 50 2 00 40 50 1 1 40 18 20 25 28 9 25 70.

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