The Conshohocken Recorder, August 25, 1899

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NO. 1850
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
CONSIIOHOCKEN, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 85, 1899. $1.00 PER YEAR
TOPICS OF TWO TOWNS
ii. ii, ■ ul latMMl concerning Hit people Mini
we know in bulh noraiiih*.
Other chii.
■ "i- will -i jr arrive
I'll,- ii,,,/ ,1 i\ . end on Monday.
Miss Blla Bell ID visiting in Norrlstown,
Mr. and Mrs. II. V. Jones are in Lake
l'ln.1.1, V V
Mi II. .1 a Bronx*, la al the I.may
Atlantic i in
Mr* Miiii-i amidaughter, Irene, an>ln
Atlantic (llv
Irvin \ii,,,i,,•-. pearl woe Mppedol
fiuit mi M today avwilng.
'I'll., Jewish New Vein-will this year fall
on lit.- Fifth ol September.
MlaaOhua Kirk, .if Philadelphia, i,
sisrHoa, MUM Florence Jonas.
Mi. John P, ii.'ii.ivi'ii is registered al
in,' \\ avcrlev, Atlantic City.
Tin' wi.vk sttraoted crowds .if slght-eeeis
nn \\ .slnc-iluy i'\ciiirii_'.
iii.' i'.ii.if Bating si.iv., pipe Is looked
forward to with niiirh trepidation
Mis A. J ('rowunnre ami Mi |.n:,
llel.-lniw aiv .'iijDying the Atlaiili,- ( lly
III,., /os.
llnrtiBi'. I,. (Joins ha* returned home
after a pleaaaiit vacation spent at At-limn
• t'lty.
The hot weather may partly lie blamed
for the slim attendance of worshipped at
our churches.
Mian folia T. CiiiTory. of West I'lilln,
delphla, lo the guest ol Mias Ella T. Ma.
(ail tiiU week.
Ghorleo Lukeos and his son, Oeorge,
who liavi- n.s'ii in Europe, an- agrnsQted
home to-morrow.
Bfc Matthew Poroohlol School will re-open
from the summer vacation on Mini-day.
September -1th.
Sheriff Light ami ex-SherllV Johnaoo
wltnaBwd MM anoaMon of Uewllyn stunt
at Huston on Tuesday.
The OltlBBO'a Having t ni.l anil loan anao-clation
will holil its regular monthly meet,
lug mi Mon.lny evening.
Mr .1. II. Stemple. of Klin anil Forrest
street, IM fully equlppod to do furn.'ial di-recting
mid undertaking.
Teller John It Wood, of the Trades-men's
Hank. Is ''rjoying a two weeks va-cation
visiting nearby points
Ira H. Baylor, toilet of the First ,Nn-tlonal
Hank returns to-day Iron ■ t.'ii
•lays vacation spent in Boston.
Mi, M. Bulger, of Sixth avenue ami
Wells street, hua hu.l hci delivery wagon
handsomely repainted ami lettered.
Coesteble M. F. Btemple assisted De-tective
llaggerty to watch the contents of
the cats at the Pennsylvania wreck.
Barry stem, who has bean seriously ill
at hisfather'i: resilience, on Hector street,
above Poplar, is slowly Improving.
bhertff J. K. Light ami Mi. Daniel
Stewart were at the Itopiihllcnn State
Convention In llanislnirg yesterday.
II. K. Morrayyesterday bonght all the
coal that was dumped from the cars al the
wreck on the Pennsylvania Kailroad.
Mas ilerkowltz's U. <). D. groeery store,
at ftl Kayette street, is closed. The slock
was NaMtvad to Philadelphia yi-sterday.
Frank Collins will go to Washington
next week to put one of Collins' Damper
EtegUlatOIS In the Navy Vanl department.
The memliers of the Pri-shyterian
church are considering the erection of a
parsonage on the lot adjoining the ehnrch.
The engagement Is announced of Miss
Alberta A A. Albright of this borough to
Mr. George B Miller of West Phiia.i.'i.
phln.
Letters testamentary in the estate of
Halph Fallow have hem giant. -.1 to
James A MoGrath and Bphralm F.
Blough, of Norrlstown
Cooabohooken Juniors will play th
Bastard Base Ball Olub . .f Norrlstown to-morrow
afternoon al the Coiisl)oho.ken
Hull Park at li.ilf.past three,
It.'v. II. T. Baatty, of Bohoseo, is
spending his vacation wrUi iiis parents at
Ivy Reek, lie will pn-ach In the Pres-byterian
shurch on Sunday morning,
The pulille schools will i,-open on Mon-day.
Nonetoua Improvements have been
made to the rmllillugs tending to the great-ci
comfort of the teachers and scholars.
The Spring Mill Hand will gly,- a cou-oeri
on Second Avenue adjoining P. O.
S. of A. Hall on Tm-eeay evening, If the
weather is favorable, from H to 10 P. M.
The death rate of the, borough this
years promises to be the highest since the
organization of the board of health. A
great many old people have illiil this year.
Mr. and Mis. Terrene.- M.Oovorn, of
McKereiKirt, have rotor I hniue after a
very enjoyable trip to Atlantic City ami
the home of hur mother, Mrs. Klnslei. of
Kim street
Ueorge Smith Oamp, s„ns of Veterans,
will give a Lawn Festival on the lnwn of
the A (). H. Hall at Second avenue and
Payette street on Boturdoy afternoon and
evening, September 2nd.
Nicholas Oeorge died on Wednesday at
iiis home, 181 Fast seventh avenue, nged
70 yaais. The funeral services will ha
held on Saturday afternoon from his late
hone, the interment win lie in Barren
Hill cemetery.
John Collins took an umbrella by mis-take
foi Ills own, on Monday evening,
from St. Matthew's Church. lie will
gladly restore It to the ownei if he will sail
upon blm at his residence, MS Third uve-nue,
below Maple street.
The fimeiiil services of Mrs, Patrick
Mcllovern wlllj lie held from hor late
' ,,ne, 116 Fiiv.-tti' street, on Saturday
morning. Solemn requiem mass will lie
observed In St. Matthews Church, the in-terment
will bo In St. Matthews cemetery.
The li.-t of annual collections in the
Catholic Chun'lies ,.f th., Archill,,
Philadelphia, foi the orphans baa iu-t
been made public Of country churches
81 M lithe* tends iirsi with gl74. The
total collodions amounted to 118,889,04.
An a. .pialnli tell Us of n neighbor's
dog who Is great!) Interest! d In music, He
attends a -ii ami was gnbse-qenntly
round in the back yard with s ma-
~h ' k in front of iii II. beating time with
ni- tail on a tin p,ii and howling '"Old
Hundred."
Mr. Miller, the storekeeper, who
oocuples the old Port Offloe building on
Hectoi -t t. was Injured in the trollej
loihsion on the Norrlstown ami Chestoul
Hill trolley line, just below -\ stown,
on Sun.lav. and Ills place of business is
ol i in oonssqnenou,
Ureal Improvements arc being mads to
11 big" mill of the .1. vV I A Bros.
Co. The engine thai was broken is being
replaced with ■ n^w one, New sides are
being put up to the building and othei
changes are being made, 'lie-work can
mn lie pushed «s quickly as the nnn would
like owing to the dlfflCUlly in getting men
enough. It is ezpeotad, however, thai ii
will be working .-ally next month.
The Postoflkw Departmenl has adopted
a new form or .lomeslli- money or.lei
which will be lnttodu i gradually aftm
Beptember A U is the sias of the ordin-ary
bank drafl and has tWO new features
the ,iss of carbon manifolding paper for
reproducing the ordei Instead of writing It
twlc<> as at present, and also a r.-.,-ipi.
It u expected the tee charged foi orders
will lie materially reduced aixiut January
I.
John N'eiii, Jr, ami Berber! Graham re.
turned last nigh! bom the Btata Conven-
Honor the P. o. S. of A. held this week
In Wllkes-Harre Mr Neill apeaka ,-n-thuslsstically
of his r ptionand or the
city. The convention was well attended,
ovet 600 delegates being present. The
order Is in a healthy condition anil is con-stantly
growing stronger, Each camp In
this county hail a delegate at the conven
Hon.
The Coatesviiie Hoii.-i works have bad
men in town the past two weeks erOOtlnS
a stand pipe for the Uonshol ken Wstei
Company on tlieii ground near the rosi*r-voir.
The pl|». will be tldrty-llvo feel In
diameter and will be sixty f.-et high h
Is being built (>f three-quartor inch iron,
that Is bent at the works ami is placed in
position here an 1 riveted. The men ex-pect
to Qnlsk Mrs nipt shoot the middle of
September, [t will furnish water foi all
the town above Third avenue.
Th were 610 tickets sold toCbalfonl
last Sat in day. when the Methodist Sun-daj
School picnic was held there, yet the
school Is likely to lose n y by the af-fair.
The reason of this Is that they were
Andrew I'Vn.-tcininiiiei: Secretary, .1.
Ii win Voetj Treasurer, II. II Hsllmsn.
The next reunion will be held one year
hence iii the same place. Among the vis-itors
preeonl w.-ie William Prledeborn, of
Norrlstown, who was a victim of the Us-sier
wreck, and -till snlT.-IIIILT from the ill-ume-,
-ust.-iin.'.l
rhe, following will be the program of
the saeicl conceit I,, l„- -;i\cn III The
Colllula P - on Sunilny afternoon by
the Spring Mill Band:
PAKT I
l Much, BattleSblp Maine, Sell
Mcii.-v (K.-nine. Bsorad Btandaid,
Collil,
8 Overture, lloh.-iiilan Olrl Half.'
1 Ulorta, from Mosarts 12th Mass
1 Berenade, i lid Church Organ
Obambera
PART 11
March, K,,I Men, Hail
Selection, Oasn ..f Love, Beodlx
All and variations, Nero, claii t
Bolo, Ripley
| iv.'iture. Haiti..II Vender, ook
Trombone bolo, Laurel Wreaths,
Froi-k
Slur Spangled Banner.
NOW IT is Foornix
The LaadMalea for Poalilons on the Team
will (.mnincncr Practice 1" Morrow. A
most bOCCSSlfal season is l.ookeil
Forward lo
The foot bail lean
to-morrow, nmi fron
compelled to pay the Heading Railroad
Company tin anta psj tiaketmore than
they sold them tor. Mr. Funk, ti wnei
of the Park, allowed them n commission
on the sales made in the Park. If It had
not been for this Uin school would have
lost a great deal of money.
Pool residents ,,r ,|„. I|1W1| wi|| r,,,,,,.,,,.
1ST the wreck on the Puunsylvnnln Hall-road
for some time to conic The Wick
ei pulled the trucks from under the SIS
With a heavy rope. In pulling one it came
out easier than expelled and Slipped OVSI
Hie bank towards the Reading Kalltoa.l
The Oonshohookenttes wars standing in
thS way of the rODS, and when tl nglne
slnit.il, the Ihcilest urn they have had for
many a long day, began. It was a life or
death race and was won by the men, but
II took them sonic time to reOOVei lln-li
breath and to reoovei from Ih.'lr frigid.
The sticky weather Is giving the |„,st-ofnos
clerks and patrons no end of trouble
With Stamps. It Is almost impossible to
handle them so soft has the mucilage be-some
The man who moistens a Stamp
with his tongue Is apt to remove all Hie
gum. so the elnrk warn purchasers that it
ls "nn nary to go through that proa I-lug.
People who desire to send stump.
away are simply stUOk, 01 al least tin-stamps
are In that condition In ordinary
weaihci many people having oooasionto
mall Stamps prevent Ih.-ni fr -.ticking
by passing the gammed side over their
hair, inn they hops sever to receive stamps
trented in this manner, foi It Isn't pl.iu-anl
to think about.
The following clicnlai |ett.,i ims |„,,,n
issued to the members of Ueorge Smith
Poet: "The Thirty-third National Kn-ciimpincnt
or the (). A. R. will be held in
liiiiiideipbia commencing Beptembei 4th.
continuing one week. Beptembei 8th, be-ing
the day of the National parade of t he
ii A i: , the members or Oeo, Smith
Post, No 7',., o. ,\. ii.. Department ■>'
Penosylvaaia, are hereby ordered to re-port
on the morning .,r Beptembei 5th, si
eight o'clock, sharp, in regulation uniform,
dark clothes with white vest, gloves ami
fatigue cap lo paiti IpstS In Hie parade.
It Is the earnest desire that the Post all
torn out You are requested to attend
the regiilai mnstel held In u. A. II. Hall.
Beptembei -J. 1889."
About three hundred of tha desoendanta
Of Jacob Yosl. who Immigrated to Amer-ica
from the Palatinate 172 years ago, as.
sembledSt BanstogS Park, near Potts-town,
yesterday, and held their second an-nual
family reunion Bight generations
were .represented The oldest m.-uilici
present wasZeppanlafa Bobaffer, of Pott.-.
town, s,'venly-Hlx years old- the youngest,
an Infant of Mr. and Mrs. C. R, Ywl,
born on July 15. Addresses were made
by J. Irwln Yost, of Cenlie Square, and
William Bummers, of this borough. I nii-
■i .w.-re elected as follows: President,
.lac,I, I!. Yost: PUR Vice President,
Frank H.Scliwenk: Beoood Vice l'ri«ldent.
Wreck on the Pennaylvaeia Railroad
A rear-end oolltsl f a freight train,
with a loaded coal train at tl pp.-i end
of Hie borough 00 Wednesday evening 00
the Pennsylvania Railroad would hav
caused the wreck of a |wssenger train had
not the latter I II one minute later.
The Southbound freight train No. 470,
drawn by Engine .No. 1,24(1 was going al a
laplil rate. As it turned the curve just
above the Klin street bridge it collided willi
the rear end of ooal train No. 471. drawn
by engine No. 1,448,
Thi si cars were loaded with anthracite
ami lour or the big gondolas were piled up
blocking both Hacks, while three other
iiam Sere badly wicked.
When tin- two oars were less than thirty
ysitta apart Knglnear William A. Fugle, or
engine Mo. 1,946 espied the book end of
11 osi oars ah.'ml. II sliced his pool
tlon auil knew what would happen
Almost on the instant lie shut the valve
ami throwins on the brakes leaped from
the oar. Fireman John Fleicliute. ol Hie
same engine, did likewise. When the
sttei struok the ground he sprained hia
ankle nmi fell with gloat lolec on his side.
sustaining seiiousInjuries. He WSS taken
to n near-by farruliouse and cared for.
The engine was almost totally wrecked
Al1 ''"' wl Is but the two rear drivers
were derailed. The cab was smsshed nv.-i
the Uip or the boiler ami the lender was
oped.
Passcngei Main \,,. r,|, ,llM, at this
borough at 5,61 narrowly missed heing In-i
laded in the wreck It was a few squares
away when the accident oi-ciircl.
Mis. Thomas Smith and Mrs. BlttS
were on the bank of the railroad and see-ing
thewreok and the spproaablng-traln
waved Ihelr arms frnnlically toth igg ,
lie saw the cloud ol .lust and fearing a
wr. ck, shut off steaui ami applied the
■takes. H ding the ourve he saw the
wreoh and with ids Bremen lamped from
the engine. The train did not stop un-til
It reached the tumbled heap of curs,
ill" sudden stopping of the train threw
the paoaongers In the cars off their seats.
it is only dm- to the presence of mind or
theengh r that the passengers nro stil
alive. Had Hie paSBBDgSI train not been
hailed It would have collided with the
nils of wreckage, been derailed, and Hie
passsugers would have been liijiiried
John Fictciiutc, th,. Bremen, who was
injurled, lives „n Fifty-secind street, Phil-adelphia.
BsSUStalaed a sprained ankle
by lamping from the engine. Tde engi-neer,
William Bngk), resides at 8819
Powolton avenue, Philadelphia.
Blown Up by Dynamite lanrld)-e
Joseph Dunn, thiity-eight yeare old,
was fatally injured yesterday afternoon
by a premature explosion of a dynamite
•artiidge. Dunn ami several workmen
*■ gaged In laying pips for the Nor-rlslown
Water Company on the Main
street, in Noiiistown, ami were compelled
to do some blasting. A OSrtrtdge was
placed III the rock which failed to explode
in trying to extract tl attridge Dunn
struck it with ids pick, ami it exploded.
Bo was hurled in the alt and terribly
inanglcl.
New I'u-ips far Wsler Workt
Improvements to the watei system, ag.
greoating In oast over fJUJOo.ooO, win be
begun ns soon as bids cini lie si'liclukxl
and the contracts awarded, At the Rot-borongfa
pumping station, two bolleia, sn
engine and holler house ami two .1,000,0110
gallon pumps will be installed.
iteiinoiii and Rozboroagb higii sunIce
stations will each have n new 5,00(1,000
gallon pomp, sad Onsen Laos is to be
equipped with a number of a.-. sories
ncessary to a complete servine.
Many r.-oplr Arc Alfll. l.-.l
Will, severe head,,, I,,-.
Caoasd bj MrpidHf..(
The live,, good's Fills,
By liiviunrutliiK the llrcr,
lim.kiy ovsrsent lot hnadwho. masa iii.
blood ni iirciiiun- i.niumiiy ic.i bring shoal
coiiipl.-l,, i-.-ll.-l. II.MKI'- PlUSStt UtrtH'tly soon
thr liver HII.I bowolo, Tlicy in, proaipt nmi re
liable sad ret senUs InstHos. They tost sad
■Snasthan lasMad ..I areakanlni ""• ■yshna,
"I suffered from plies for twenty-flve
years, Sad Sftei all sn-eulled ,- s had
failed was permsnently oared by one bos
of DeWitt's witch Basel Bslve," ssya Bll
Hlle, of Lumber City, I'a lie sine you
get "DeWitt's." There arc Injurious and
dishonest counterfeits II. Maxwell
Harry, and W. B. Bupplee, West Con-shohooken.
will begin practice
tie'ti on until the
-icon opes In (letob.-i Captain dawned
will keep Ids men hard at Work SO thai
from the beginning of the season the team
will be in -,minion to plaj Rj -
games
' year's players there ire a
iiuiniiei of new osndldotas who will prai
" loubly haul to secure a position on
the team,
The average weigh) of the team will be
no beavloi than III foiinci nTHBOUM, but
step, will be taken to have it squally ss
strong ir not stronger, ami the manage.
men) Is trying to secure the sarvioes ..r ■
good coach.
Last season the team proved to be the
"'"-1 -'ientili in Fasten, Pennsylva-nia
or Ncw.loisoy mid nlaycl every one of
its games without a defeat, although one
ended a t ■■ They expect to surpass that
record this season by winning all of their
games.
''•' s have already b i arranged with
lilveitoii. I'plandand P A |{. and I'hoo.
nix, Vlll.i Nova College, P. H. II. and a
niiinl-i of other teanc of equal popularity
are being oommuoloated with, and it
expected that nearly all If not every one of
the above named teams will be attractions
at Oonsbohooken Foot Hall Park before
the season closes.
In order to secure such teams a- the
management Is arinnging games with it is
necessary and Do more than just for LII.MII
to look forward to the llnancial Standing
of the team. The team is noi backed bj
any moneyed organisation sad ir they do
'"" I expenses through the patronage
or the games, the players will i»' obliged
lo put Ihelr hands down in thcii pockets
and make up the deliciency at theli own
personal loss. It Is no more than can be
expected tor snob tennis as arc mentioned
above to demand a large guarantee as the
article Of ball they play warrant it and it
the Oonohohooken team cannot afford to
pay It there are other teems that enn and
will. It will thei-.-f In- left with the
good, true, sportsman Ilk.- oltuone ofOoo-shohoclcn
ami vicinity to decide whelhoi
or not the very best teams t lie country can
produce shall be brought here to oppose
the local team, as the calibre or the team
secured will depend on the patronage or
the gain.'.-..
The players are not In th. game to
make large profits hut are willing to risk
Ute and limb in order to uphold the name
or the borough in which you Uvs and earn
your living. Help to make the name of
the town as famous ns possible; let the
strength of its representative fool bull
team be known far and wide, and. also
lei I he generosity of Its clll/ens be shown
by your own attendance at each and every
game 1,00k forward, with the team, to
the most successful gessoo sine., its organ-isation,
the Deal exhibitions possible, at-lend
the games and then see If yoli regret
payings small sum In helping to defray
the heavy expenses of the team.
tor,
WRSl CONSIttlrlOCKRN
«" B Illiil I. at the Wesluilnls-
Allanllc Cil\.
Wiiiiapi Hllllngton bos removed from
• luir Mills to Meohaniovllle,
Hiss Mary Naylon has returned from
0 tWO Week'- visit to Atlantic City.
I'1"' Qle BI , Enterprise oontalm
i he following:
No hettei evidence of the popularity ..r
Evangelist K I. Hyde i Id be shown
thsn the enthusiastic larewsll tendered
blm on id- departure from Pltman'q Drove
"" Wclu la] evening. He left f„r Phil-adelphia
on the 10.05 train. It-Is 00 ax-sgerotlon
'., soy that there w 1900
people si the station to bid aim good-bye.
The train was several minutes late ami
the lime was spent In singing oaored songs
As the train drew up and the Evangelist
mounted the platform of the car. the crowd
surged forward almost against the train
and ii~ the ears moved away with Mr.
">',l the rear 001 waving his handker-i
hier. the great crown simultaneously
gave him a parting ohautaUqns saints.
It Is sold to have I n the greatest dem-onstration
SVei tendered lo any one de-puiilng
Hum Pitman's drove, The Evan-gelist
goes to licntleysvllle, Pa„ to laboi
In another Oamp .Meeting.
THE TOWNSHIP NEWS
tlappcal*|f and Incidents Is varloui parts
oi Ike Oatlylng Diatrtcts
•srraiidlsf ui.
ihc Depart-
Phystclans are ths frlenda or the family
HARPKR'B Whiskey is the Mead or ths
Physicians. A most valuable assistant
and one Hint can bs trusted. Sold bv ,1
A. llAllltDLD.
Tfce Perklomen Camp
Ths following letter was written by a
visitor to the camp ot Hie Uooshohookeo
Hoys on the Perklomen Creek:
For nearly one month bat starting.
they met every evening at a ceilaln house
m Eighth avenue to talk It over. Com-mittees
were appointed, tsnta and provi-sions
were bought and nl last the atari
was made amid great excite id. Some
went nt day-brook by train t.. aeleot the
oamp ground, while pan drove by wagon
With the tents, provisions and cooking
utensils
They are now happily living in their
tents just below Iron Bridge, where they
are free from the dust ami noise of the
mill, rusticating on oi r the most beau-tiful
forms of thst vlolnlty, There every-thing
Is III poifcet older and the fanning
seems to lie curried on like OlOOkWOTk, I.
with several filend, visited tin- boys and
loiind them well and lively, so fishing,
some lying around, ami others scouring
the country
Boon after oar arrival there, two birds,
known as ciw-blnls. lighted SOOVe thcii
tent in a tree. Peeung as tnougb they
would like to have some bird soup, two of
their number aleslng guns started tooboot.
They must have used a dozen sliol- spl
before the biros Devi and then one osUel
'" U that thai be thooghl they were
Spaniards and then Mew away. The f,n-mers
after that slnsdlng have no real of
the loss of chickens or pigeons, but think
they hud better perhaps guard tholl or-chards
ami dairies.
Through their hospitality we were in-vited
to have SIIHI'H'I with lliem but were
told they had but one loot or bread and
llsh; they Of course lived on them We
nolng fond or llsh stnld to help eat that
loaf of bread and enjoyed the lisli whi.ii
we found to be canned .salmon.
.1. M. 11.
All weak places in yum system effect-ually
closed against disease bv D.iWIlt'a
l.lttle Early Risers. They cleanse the
bowels, promptly cuic ohronle oonstlpa.
Hon. regulate the liver, and llli y'tni wilh
new life and vigor. Small, pleasant, sure;
never gripe. II. Maxwell Harry, and \V.
1. Supplee. West Conshohc-'ken
Escaped From Jill
William Ilunsberger mode a daring es-cape
from Hie jail at Norrlstown early on
Tuesday morning Be wns serving a four
yean sentence tor home stealing, ami
still hail sixteen months to serve, lluns-berget
has been regarded as a modol prls.
oner, ami ever since his incarceration has
held the position or head baker, rot this
leason he was allowed more privileges
than the other prisoners. At 4 o'clock on
Tuesdny morning Watchman Samuel
Beckwith called Hunsbcrgor ami his as-sistant,
and the two prisoners pro led
11111 lately to the bakerooui. They had
been there but a lew minutes when Iluns-berger
told the other prisoner that he
W return to hie coll. as ho did not In-
' I lo commence baking until after 5 o'-
'io.-k. iii,'man did as he was ordered,
and when he again returned to the kitchen
Bunsbergez was missing. Thewatohmsn
was notified, and, on mnklug an investiga-tion,
It was found that lliinshergei bad
escaped An Iron door leading fron ths
bakehouse to the hallway is fastened by a
large padlock and heavy chain. It Is evl-
Icnt that Ilunsberger hail In his posses-sion
a saw. The catch on the boll bad
been sawed entirely off.
After getting access to the hallway
Ilunsberger did not have much trouble I
gaining his liberty, lie pried open the
dOM leading into the Inspector's room,
look out one of the wire screens and leap,
ed Into the yard directly In front of the
lull. The prison clothing Ilunsberger
wore was left behind, and it Is believed
that he wns tanuened with a suit
friends outside ot the jail.
Ilunsberger Is dll years old, and was al
oneti a well-known resident ..r Fi ■ i-arick
township, where h,- conducted a
areamery. Be Is mated in Berks oounty
on (oar charges of larceny. Had he
served his sentence here he would have
1 " token to Reading to stand trial. The
Prison Inspectors have offend a reward
of tWO for Ills capture.
by
We have a new Bargain lo after, A
Nickci, steel domed ore glass, with c„„.
eavel Pebble lenses. Suit all eyes. On
price BO cis. Sold In the city at s special
Stose Croaker Harncd
The extensive stone crushing plant of
John T. Dyer at llowcllvllle, Che-tci
county, woo destroyed by lire on Tuesday
night Mr Dyor stated that his ioes
would exceed irio.OOO. with only #5(100
Insurance. Be was unable to ascertain
how the Homes originated, bat they gain-ed
such ,i headway Hint the workmen de-cided
to r .v.- all of the explosives out
of the power house to a place of safety.
II 0*8 well that this precaution was taken,
r.u tbepowdei house was completely de-stroyed.
The buildings destroyed Inaluded three
crushers, three grinding mills, powder
house and .,i\ freight cars. The buildings
were of stone and frame, All oi the mo-ohlnery
was rendered iMnlnm The Bra Is
I .,iioiis blow lo the residents of llowcll-ville,
as nearly Jll" hands are thrown out
of employment. Mr. Dyei has not yet
decided whatnot he will rebuild the plant.
i "He him Tour i nils-,]
Counts Treasure! II. w. llaiioweii
closed his tax collection tour Thursday at
the boroughs of Telforil and Somlerton
Th dictions In the main are equal to
those of lost year Tbare was a railing
oil in some districts ami gain In others.
The decreases In poymsntstc the trees-ui
hl~ rounds OCOUred mostly In ills.
triotSOloSe to II oiinty -cat. This Is
explained by reason ol the cheap and ready
■ --III Hi OntyseOti taxpayers pre.
terrlng for these reasons to avail them.
solves of the opportunity to tak.- advan-tage
of the tl emalnlng until the bonks
dose nt the treasurer's offloS, Sept. 1,1,
Mn Mb-1 Theory Disproved
Toe II ry of foul play In the COM Ol
Joseph Kelley. who was killed on the
Beading Hallway, at Penooyd, on s lay
night, was disproved nt the Inquest held
on Wednesday morning by OOTOMi M,
Olathery. I he evidence showed that
Kelley was riding on a coal train, and
when he slipped off he was struck by an-othei
train passing.
Hal y. Oenton
P. Denton, Chief of
men! or Publicity ami Pi otiou ..r the
National Hxpoit Exposition, has I i
qualified for the exacting and arduous du-ties
of this position by S long and varied
newspaper experience, In which he has
won well deserved distinction. Although
much at his work or i.vcnt years boa I n
done for the ktodlog Journals of New v,,ii.
and Washington. Mr. Denton isOthorough
and enthusiastic Philadelphia!!, having
made that city in. i „, ,,„ „ number ol
years and Having during thai time been
associated with its dally papers
Mr. Denton graduated from the printer's
case In Chardon. Ohio, and at an early age
gave evidence of being a born DOWSpOpei
man Following seven] years' SXperiOl
In the political Held of Ohio and ottt«
State-. Mr. Denton went to New York
and engaged with the World, where his
success was almost lastantansoos. Latei
a« n ptod on editorial position upon the
Pics-, and still later, being sought by the
Journal, went to the National Capital in
the interest or the latter paper. In Wash-ington
he was II well-known contributor to
tin- Evening star.
Prior to the breaking out „f hostilities
with Spain, but when matters sn i
sinning a serious aspect, Mr Denton wns
-elected by Ml. Hearst to go to Cuba upon
sn important mission. Be performed his
work and woooboot to retain to the Unit-ed
States when the Main.- catastrophe ...--
einr.'d. This caused him to remain In
Havana until the actual declaration of
war when with other oorreapondeots.heleft
the Island. Upon returning from there,
be decided to make Philadelphia Ids per-manent
home and took a position upon lb"
Record, which place he let) to assume the
one he now occupies.
Mr. Demon's extensive acquaintance
with public men the country over Is prov-ing
of Inestimable value to him In Ills
iue-sent position and Is bringing to the
Exposition many of the best known Sena.
tors, Congiossiiicn, Bovemors and Journa-lists
of America
Dr I'li-rc '■ Invciii. I'li-scrli.tiim l» u-. i.-iiii-lie
niedl.hi,-, can-fully ootupoondad bs anei
perlMsad eudsktUtol phjiloian, and adapted
to woman'a dxllrale in-Kiml/iili,,,,. Ill- purely
rsgatsblssnd narhwUji oarmlaai Inanr oondl.
tlon of thi-Mystctu. Cure IIIOMIIIIC, - Ii I.ITSafc
■tomaok, Indlgsetlon or dvapopaia, "femala
wsakaaas" and Undrad aliment*;
If you want carpet weaving done oi if
you waul to buy home made carpel cheap.
go to John Kehoe. '.'IT Hector Street.
SPKIN0 MILL
Mi Oeorge Biichjunon bos removed to
the home of his lather-ln-law, Mr. Ueorge
Llghtkep.
Mi-se, Sia.-lc and May Itlake of New-burg.
N I. aic visiting Mrs Simon Haul
of Hector sheet
Tits Bsooanns is sslssd t.. voice the
sentimeotot the residents of Spring .Mill,
whose pioperty wns endangered by the
iii,- al Robert Powers' on Monday, in
'hanking the Washington Hose Company.
Mr. Robert MoFariand desires to thank
the bucket brigade who renderexl so val-iant
service in helping to save his house.
HAKKEN till.I
The public schools will re-open on
Monday.
Notwithstanding the block system on
the Chestnut Hill Una has been proved
Inelllclent, Thomas Hlggs, President of
the Union Power and Troetlon Company
says that It will be retained. "The Ram-sey
system, which we use," he said, "la
the one In ii-.- generally on trolley roads.
There Is no other system except the auto-matic,
and that we coulil not use. Our
investigation of the accident will be com-pleted
in about a week."
HLVMOUTM
Missc.-, All,.- and KIIHI Ambler, of
Plymouth i ting, have bean visiting
tl grandporenta, Mr. and .Mrs. Isaac
K Aiiiler, ol Ambler.
Warren fjghtasp, .>r Harmouvliic, was
run over by Joseph Coiilston's butcher
wagon and injured considerably, lie was
getting in the wagon when the hoises
Started, throwing him down and both
wheels piLsscl over Ills body.
Infaat'i Hod) in a Creek
Two hoys round the body of a dead fe-male
Infant lying In a fool ot water In
Hunley s Hun. at a polut where It flows
through an archway In the Sixth Ward of
Pottstown on Wednesday. It parentage
Is unknown.
••Dm baby was sick for a month with
•ever High and catnrrhul fever. Al-though
we tried many remedies she kept
getting worse until we used One Minute
Cough Cure,—II relieved at once and
curd her In a few days."—B. L. Nance,
Prln. High School, iiluff.lale, Texas. H.
M.ixw.-ll Harry, and W. E. Supplee,
West CoiishohiK-ken.
Quickly care constipation and rebuild
the entlie system never gripe oi nauseate
DeWitt's Little Early (Users. 11. Max-well
Harry, and VV B. Supplee, We«
Conshohooken.
On and after September 1st. 18»9, stu-
■i-i i attending tha Hchloslsr Collage of
Business. Norrlstown, Pa., will be able
lo secure redaoed rates on the line of the
S.-hnylklll Valley Traction Compauy as
follows:
To and from Conshnhockcn. 10 cents.
Kagleviile. 10 " '
" Collcgeville, 15 "
* t nov 1
A Great
Name is a
guarantee
of
superior
worth
>>
Irn'R-iilarlty. In thai what trouble,, you*
iii.-n it'i, ,-ib.ly and promptly remedied by Dr.
I'l.-i.-c's Ptassool 1'ellel-. They reRidate lbs
•tynli-in p.'ifc-tly Take one fur a ReiiUc laxa-tive
or corrective; three for a eathartk*.
The Wilfoug Hheumatlc pain Hemedy
curiw sprains,
lllcycl,- f,u sale, foi hire and repaired
of 50cto. BI.OOSIIIAII., the "Watchmaker at John Kohoe's, 817 Hector street, oppo-
" I site the Catholic School.
There are man/
brands of baking
powders, but
" Royal Baking Powder
is recognized at once as the
brand of great name,the,powder
of highest favorjuid reputation.
Everyone lias absolute confi-dence
in the .food where Royal
is used.
Pure and healthful food is a
matter of vital importance to
every individual.
Royal Baking Powder
assures the finest and
most wholesome food.
Hi, i, are m my imit di.in baking
powders, mode from nlum, mostly
sold cheap. Avoid them, as they/
make the fuod unwholesome.
np»AL POKING POWDER CO., NFW YORK.
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