Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-08-22
Uniontown Convention.

Butler was the star of the occasion at
the Western Pennsylvania Firemen's
Convention at Uniontown, last week.
Both honors and money came our way
c Fred Heyl, the popular Evans City
furniture man and a member of the Ir-
wins was elected President of the Asso-
citation for the ensuing year Then the
First Wards came along with their reg
ular and reserve or scrub running
feams and took first and second money
in all the races. the total being $500.
The expenses TO date amount 70
nearly $500 which still leaves nice
divy for the boys.
The Butler fremen arrived IN Union
town Thursday noon, We're quartered
at the McClelland House, and paraded
in the rain that after noon.
Friday morning the service race, 2jO
yards in street clothes, resulted as fol
lows:
First Wards. ....-.-...-..-....-3 40
New KensingtOn. n..........-.-...4
Turtle Creek. ...- .....--.4S 10
In the afternoon the 2j0-yard hose
race, $3.50 first money, and the hook and
ladder race were run The results
were. Hose race,
First Wards. .....-...---... "a 29-3O
Reserves s........-..-..--..- 80 20
Turtle Creek. k........--.....-.3 .39
HOOK AND LADDER.
Firt Wards ..................... 80
Reserves ......-.--....-....-. %
A twenty-foot ladder was used, Holly
Wilson climbing for the regular team.
Fr.,r TtteaR
Fast time was made considering the
track which was so soft ard sandy that
the runners could feel their feet sinking
into it at every step.
The company arrived home Saturday
night, well pleased VII heir success
and the hospitable treatment accorded
them.
Uniontown is the county seat Of Fay
cite county, which is named after Gen.
LAFAYETTE, and was laid out by two men
named Beeson in 1896. 1t is located in
a rich and beautiful valley six miles
east Of Chestnut ridge. The National
pike" which was promoted by George
Washington to bind together the west
and east and which runs from st. Louis
to Washington, passes through it, as do
the Pennsylvania and B. 81 O. railroads
The population Of the county is about
f15000. of the town 5000. The water
supply is brought from the mountains
of Chestnut Ridge and is first class. The
whole country is underlaid with nine
foot vein of coking coal which during
the past year has been bought up by the
T.. s. Steel Co. and other corpo rations
for from 800 to $4,000 an acre. The
Oliver Coke Co. near UniOntOwn EN-
ploys 1000 men.
The Court House, built in 1902, at
cost Of $225000, is much larger than
Buffers, while their jail is three times
the size Of ours. Last week it confined
nearly so prisoners, of whom one was
under sentence 10 hang and four ac-
cused Of murder. Two have already
been hung this year while another did
il himself after being sentenced. There
were about 40 prisoners in the town
lookup last Thursday night. Two-thirds
Of the criminals are negroes. who were
brought from Roanoke, Va. during The
coke strike Of few years ago. They
seem to be full Of the Devil and good
music which comes swelling in great
volumn from their grim prison every
evening. The man who has charge of
the collection of offenders is Sheriff
George Mccormick, who Is Eat, Joyial
and an active fremen.
A great bald knob six or eight miles
east Of Uniontown is pointed ont as
Gen. Dunbar's camp. Near it he had n
battle with the Indians, and near it
Washington buried the remains Of Gen.
Braddock
The Jumonville Orphans Home
named after the French general, is also
nearby.
Uniontown is growing fast Several
modern business blocks are going up,
one of which is to be eleven stories.
Charles and James 0. Glenn, sons Of w.
G. Glenn of w Sunbury are both locat-
ed there, the former as a shoe merchant
with his brother-in-law, Mr.. Sproul Of
Anandale, and the latter as job
printer on the News Standard. Butler
oil men named Wright and Bells are
drilling for gas west of Uniontown.
The hotel bars seven in number. are
run behind clear glass windows in plain
view Of all on the streets and cloge at
nine in the evening. The early closing
aids greatly in preserving order and in
the otrcctr md ocndiuS mon
home.