Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-09-21

              * v • m •I m fSiw IF* ®l)cfJun*sutnumeii Spirit \?£. "4 *.5 ."••• FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR REV. C. W. MINER AND WIFE IMPROVING GROUNDS ABOUT* THE RURAL SCHOOLHOUSES NO. 15 THROW SPOTLIGHT ON ILLINOIS SCANDAL THREE PRISONERS AVOID TRIAL BY PLEADING GUILTY PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., SEPTEMBER 21, 1910 WALKOVERS AND ELEANfcRA TO PLAY AT DUBOIS VOL. XXXVIII. ICBLI60SEVELTSEEKS MICE Of TAFT'S AID III NEW YORK TDEXAWIEBOOKSOF T.I. PHILIPS GAS CO. M ACC8UNTAIT Investigation of Bribery Charges Begin in Chicago Today. President Reaffirms Former Views as to New York—Old Cordiality Lacking. Evidence Will be Taken in Court on Hearing of Borough Equity Suit. STARRING DISCLOSURES ARE EXPECTED MED OVER EMPIRE STATE SITUATION N. STEWART NHL MAKE EXAMINATION Robert Walter, a negro, better known as "Big Boy," who was arretted at the Mauk Tunnel for sellingliquor without a license, plead guilty and was sentenced to confinement in the county jail for three months and to pay a fine of $500. Robert Harris, a negro, charged with surety of the peace, pleaded guilty, but was allowed his liberty after having given a bond of $500 to keep the peace; Ned J-ohnston, also a negro, the prosecutor in the case, having left the country. Mrs. Perkins, better known as "Red Jaeket," plead guilty to keeping a bawdy house, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $1 and undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny County Workhouse for eight months. Judge John W. Reed yesterday pronounced sentence on three Jefferson County residents who would have been tried at the next term of criminal court, but who, taking advantage o»f an Act of Assembly, plead guilty to the charges lodged against them, necessitating immediate sentences. •fudge Recti Sentences "Red Jacket" —"Big Hoy" Mnwt Pay Big Fine. SPEEDIEST GAME ON RECORD The contest will ho played absolutely without stuffing. The managers met last night in The Spirit office and submitted a list of names from which the team will be picked for Tuesday's game. Should other men be used t'han it hose .listed, the sum posted will be forfeited. Should either team for any reason whatsoever fail to appear on the grounds on the day of the game, the money posted goes to the team appearing on the ground and ready for the game. The winner of Tuesdays game will receive the entire gate receipts, minus the ground rent, while the losing team will .pay all expenses for both teams, Incuding the umpire. T»he managers both teams have signed articles of agreement and have eaoh posted a forfeit of twenty-live dollars. The two teams have not met as yet this season and notwithstanding/ the rivalry is strong, both aggregations having- met and defeated some of tho best nines in the county. On Tuesday, September 27, the Walk-overs of Punxsutawney and tho Eleanor a baseball team will play for the championship of Jefferson County in the Driving Park at DuBols. Winners Will Take (iato lteeel|»tM. IjOKing Team to Pay All Superintendent Jones is promoting the "beautiful school grounds" movement in Jefferson County, and highly comimendled Mr. Hang and <Miss Postlewait for the work they have accomplished.. This is the second' term at Snyder's Hill for both the teachers. Last spring the grounds were enclosed by a wire lawn fence, and a cement walk laid from the gate to the front door. Two rectangular flower beds, eighteen feet long and six feet wide, and two circular beds, about eight feet in diameter, were prepared ami planted with geraniums, dahlias, fall roses, and many other flowers. Between the flower beds a lawn was carefully cultivated. so that the grounds about the little seat of learning .now present a. beautiful sight. iL. M. llaag,'the principal of the school, and Miss Postlewait, the primary teacher, are responsible for the improvements about (the school house. Lajyt week the superintendent visited the Snyder 11411 school, near Punxsutawney, and pronounced the grounds the best of any rural school in the counity. County Superintendenit of Schools L#. Mayne Jones is engaged in visiting the rural schools of the country, advocating the improvement and beautiflcation of the grounds about tho country school house. Teacher* of Snyder's Scliool. County Sa|N*riiiteiidcat Jo»i««n 141 tub l,ight refreshments wet*. served by the ladles. Mr. and Mrs. Minor responded to the presentation speech In suitable, words, expressing their :ipprt elation of the congregation's good will. Solo—M i.sts Grace Beck, The retiring pastor and his wife were presented with a number of beautiful gifts by the ladies of the chureh, among the gifts being several pieces of silver including ;i baking dish, pitcher, coffee pot and spoons. Cut glass and other articles were- also included, the gifts being presented by Mrs. Bock. Violin Solo—Mrs. Prlngle, Miss Eliza- beth Putney accompanying. Duet—Misses Florence and Elizabeth Putney. .Male Quartette—Messrs. Hcrple, Beck. Williams and Bowers. Duet, piano,—Misses Emma Kelso and Elizabeth Putney. The reception was held In the Church, which was decorated for the ofeatfion. Uev. and Mrs. Miner and a reception committee received In the Ej»worth League room. An excellent musical program was a feature of the evening* The following numbers were given: The member! of the Methodist Church last night tendered a farewell reception to Rev. and Mrs. C. \V. Miner, who leave shortly for Sharon. Many licit util'ut liifts Pr«srnt«l to Couple—Pleasing Musical Program. NUMBER OF CASES HEARD AT ARGUMENT COURT DRAWINGS FOR CUP TOURNAMENT ARE MADE HEAVY WEATHER SPOILS BIG BALLOON FLIGHTS Contestants Airayod in Various l)l\isions—l-nrge Number of Kn tries. Norman Stewart an expert accountant, of Brookvllle, has been chosen to examine the books and statements of the gas company. He stated yesterday that It would probably take from ten days to two weeks to complete the wortlq, and for that reason Attorney Gillespie will ask the Court to set Monday, October 24, as the day for hearing the case. That date will probably be set. Attorney Gillespie will meet with Mr. Stewart in Butler on October 4, and1 the examination of the books will begin on that day. If, however, the accountant deems it necessary that any book or books are necessary to the evidence, the book or books must be produced In court, as will be the case if a dispute arises over any of the books. The ruling was made yesterday by Judge John W. Heed, after Attorneys Water and Calderwood., for the gas comipany, and Borough Solicitor Gillespie had agreed to the procedure. A &hort time ago Mr. Gillespie asked that the gas company be compelled" to produce its books in Court, so that the earnings of the company might be ascertained. The gas company's attorneys at that time asked that an accountant might be appointed as the carrying of their books Into court would cause immea.surable trouble. Attorney Gillespie yesterday agreed to the appointment of an accountant to examine the books, and. Judge Reed accordingly made that ruling. 0 An expert accountant will examine the .books of the T. W. Phillips Gas and Oil Company, compare them with the monthly statements issued, andhis testimony -will be received in court, when the equity case of the Borough of Punxsutawney vs. the T. W. Phillips Gas and Oil Company is heard. BALLOON ALIGHTS NEAR HOMER CITY each side., The lineup: Married Men The game occupied but little over an hour, and, considering that there were thirty-eight hits and nineteen runs madte, it would seem that the Benedicts have som£ ground for their assertion that a full game was not played. The official scorer, Joseph Baumgardner, is positive, however, that nine innings were played, because, there art; twenty-seven putouts on The pitching of Mortified Brown and Timorigan Sullivan were, the features of the game, each pitcher allowing but nineteen hits. The fielding of both teams was uniformly good, and there Is still some doubt as to which aggregation is the superior.- To settle that part of the question, Manager Mortified Brown, of the Married Men, wishes to arrange another game to be played between the san. teams for a consideration. For nine of the shortest innings that It has ever been the lot of Punxsutawney baseball fans to see the Single and the Married Men of this place battled, yesterday afternoon at East End Park, the Single Men winning out by the score of 10 to 9. Over an Hour—Married Men Protest. Single Men IK4feat Benedicts in ljittle W: Ham Lnrimer, for years th Riy publican boss of Chicago, and a mem* ber of tin National House of Repr. - s'-ntativ< • , was elected by the Illinois legislature a Unlteil Stat's .Senator .1 yiear a«" ia.st spring, after a dcadlock hail existed f >r over four months, defeatir;; Albert J. Hopkins, t'ht- choice otf th- Republican part> at Hit primarl and -if the legislators in the Senate. Unbiased opinion, however, inclines t<» the belief that a thorough investigation will reve tl an interesting >tory cone rning the Illinois legishiture and its ways of doing buslnesr, of how sotmc Democratic members have been at the beck and call of the Republican bosses when legislative measures of a eertaln class wire pending, and otf variou- other peculiar conditions which 'have been known to exist for years, but which heretofore have never been dragged into the light. bring about his polltl Ml downfall. Owing to the inabtl y of several of the members of the committee to arrive on time, anil th absence of .some persons whos testimony is desired, it may be several days before the real investigation begins. When it does g t und«*r way. according to those who have been pushing the charges against fLorimer, the scandal surrounding the political career of the "blonde boss" and chilly the* circumstances surrounding his election to the senate, will be shalkien until its bones rattle. On the other hand, Senator Lorimer has many loyal friends tnd followers who predict that the charge* made against him will pro\i a Hash In the pan, or a plot hatched by his enemies to Special to The spirit. CHIC.UIO, Sept. 20. —-The full story of the Illinois senatorial scandal, which has already attracted much public attention through ex-President Uoo.sevelt's direct rebuff to United States Senator William L. Eoritrur. is expected to be brought to light by the congrt clonal committee which has been caHed to meet at the Congress Hotel In this city today to begin its investigation of the charges made against Korlmer in connection with his el. . tion t • th> »nate. The Summervilile Water Company vs. the Carrier Brothers; iSeth Hlose vs. T. T. Adams, H. H. Miller, etc.; Beaver Toiwnship School District vs. Aaron Llntz, Harry and Peter Broslus; Bell Township vs. Ed,ward Kratzer; IPennsylvania Railroad' Company vs. MeKean Harl; He-petition of Grant Pierce1 for order to satisfy mortgage; Allentown National Bank vs. Irwin Simipson, motion for new trial, were argued. The County of Jefferson vs. John S. Barr, County of Jefferson vs. J. N. Kelly, Edna Guth vs. Ira I. McKlnley, were argued. In the case of R u if us G. Reltz \;s. Jefferson County Poor District, petition on behalf of Anatomical Boardi of Pennsylvania to open judgment for leave to intervene, the Anatomical Board withdrew its petition and the case was diropped. The Indications are that Judge John W. Reed will dispose of the Argument list in short order. Court opened ynssterday, and already about one-half of tho cases listed have been disposed of. Nearly Half Cases IMhI Already Dis- |x>sed of—Auat"niieal Board Withdraws Petition. CHIPPM'S DEMISE GOOD Found In Cellar. Impossible to Determine Sox of ISudy McAninch c  Mortified Brown p 0 3 7 Cutler 2nd G 1 2 3 McCartney, r. f 1 P. Campbell, c. f. 1 Frank Campbell 1st 3 3 3 Boney, 1. f 1 2 3 K. Ii. 10. Mainbuca s. s 0 1 3 Frampton, 8d  Totals Single Moil 1) 1!» 36 A numtber of the preliminaries will be played off this afternoon. Thursday the winners of matches 3 and 2, 1 and 4, play. Mary Rinn. Mrs. Jack Crosby. 4. Claudia Fink. 1. Grace Simpson, Pauline Rinn. 2. 'Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, Mrs. T. W. Kennedy. Thursday the winners of matches 3 and 1, 11 and (», 4 and 5, play. Third Division: 1. Henry Brown, Dr. Lenhart. 2. B. \V. Young, J. I>. Cook. Arthur JOberhart, 1*. L. Smith. 4. J. <\ Rich, IS. C. McKibbin Thursday the winners of matches 2 and 3, \ and 1 play. .Ladies, for special cup donated by Irvin Simpson: \\ . Ij. Simpson, E. If. Snydvr. S. J!. Wills, T. B Mitchell F. S. Warne, J. S. Lockard. Dr. Williams. 3. A. C. Robinson, S. S. Smith, T. W. Kennedy, Dr. W. F. lbver. On Thursday the winner of matches 1 and 4, 5 and 2, li and o play. Second Division: 1. Irvin Simpson, J. M. Beyer. 2. E. S. Swart/., G. L. Glenn. 5. G. C. Brown, Dr. F. Lorenzo. 1. Albert Mitchell, G. W. Porter. U. J. F. Crosby, J. 11. Kennedy. •1. H. F. Weiss, W. S. Dinsmore. The drawings were made last nlgh\ •by the field committee of the Punxsutawney Country Club for the cup tournament which wi'l be in progress on the links Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of thi.s wcofc. in the llrst division, on Wednesday, the following players will be matched: ItOIMCRT .WTIIONV I>EA1> mi Advanced Arc. Pioneer Citizen l>iv*s u* Fi'ostburg at Neville 1. f. Sullivan p 1 2 7 1 3 Gilbloom c. f 0 2 5 1 2 * 2 7 Shirley 3d 1 M-c'Henry r. f 0 Feicht, 2nd 0 2 Warren s. s 3 4 Lucas 1st 1 1 B. H. E. Fetterman c 3 3 4 The balloon which landed near •Homer City hovered over that section of the country all afternoon Sunday, at times in close proximity to the earth. The efforts of the pilot to make the huge gas bag rise by throwing out all "ballast were futile and he was finally compelled to anchor and end hte air flight. One of the large balloons which started in the race at Indianapolis last Saturday landed late Sunday night near Homer City. H. E. Honeywell and Woos.ter Lumber were the occupants, Honeywell being the pilot, and Wooster his assistant. Thirteen balloons started from Indianapolis Saturday with the intention of trying to make their way acriss Lake Eric into Canada* The 'wind cUTrents ruled otherwise, how• ever, and most of them came to earth In the vicinity of Pittsburg. The three remaining in the air the longest are to participate in the International races at St. Louis next month. Big Gas Bag Ends Journey In Indiana County—Start oil for Indianapolis. Totals 10 ID 41 The failure to approach endurance and> distance records has disappointed the Aero Club, which had hoped tp find at least three balloons that would prove serious contenders in th International race at St. on October 17. It is admitted, however, that the weather was unfavorable. The pilots' reports may possibly show that the balloons' performances are more creditable than their time aloft would indicate. Tile Miss Sophia, which had not been heard from until late to.lay, landed in an out of the way spot near ('.larksburg1. W. Va., at six o'clock Sunday evening, acordlng to a message to the Aero Club. Captain Ualdwin, continuing, said: "We ran Into hot .sunshine, cold winds, thunder and lightning and rain in rapid succession. Saturday night we were soaked with a hard, cold rain. Sunday morning the sun shone brightly, the gas in the balloon expanded, and we ascended to a height of 0,000 f« et. At noon we struck the worst thunder storm 1 over encountered in the upper air. To avert danger we soared to a distance of three and 1 half miles. it was a magnificent spectacle to ride above the storm." "I supposed everyone knew of my landing," Baldwin said, in explaining his silence. "While in the air it was one of the longest and hardest fights with adverse winds I had e\ er experienced."Thomas Baldwin, aide to Pilot Harmon, appeared before the .\ i'o Club today, reporting that the N< \v York had landed near Portsmouth. Ohio, at live o'clock Sunday afternoon. America today that his balloon, th» "Buckeye," landed in the mountain! southeast of Showalter, Virginia, on Monday morning, at 7:30 o'clock. It had been impossible for him to wire his whereabouts earlier. NlvW YOlUv, Sept. 20.- Pilot Wade of Cleveland, wired the Aero Club ot By United Press ]> ii I lots Courier Is Mistaken Delivers l'ii>l Sermon llcrc "It is not the province of a State convention to nominate any man for President two years ahead," said Mr. Hannard after the conference. "Connecticut dtldm't do It; why should New York?" Saratoga Convention's Action It came out .it yesterday's conference, which, in addition to the President and Colonel Roosevelt, included I/loyd C. Gri.-e«»m, Otto Bannard and Secretary Norton, that the Taft Administration is t<> be indorsed at Saratoga. No mention Mr. Taft as a candidate in 1912 will be made. He is willing to run if nominated, i-f his friends think there is a good chance for him to be re-elected, Mr. Taft feels that they will see to his nomination. President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt did not discuss the question of the Presidency in 1912. The President has not been id vised as to what Mr. Roosevelt's attitude is toward that campaign. From sources close to the President it was said there was no occasion to i! uss this subject. Mr. Taft' position is this: Presidency Not Discussed President Taft is not ready as yet to admit the advisability of doing away with conventions for the nomination of State officers from Governor down. Mr. Taft understands that both Governor Hugh. ind Colonel Roosevelt are now practically in accord with his own position, ilthought the Governor fought at lirst for direct primaries for all offices. Mr. Taft announced to his callers anew what the said In the Griscom letter—that he favored direct primaries for the nomination of Congressmen and State legislators. He understands this to be the purport of the Cobb bill as amended by the Seth L#ow and Joseph Choate memorial. He said he hoped a declaration for such a primary law would be written into the Republican State platform,' and that a candidate for Governor dn sympathy with this movement would- be nominated. This the (President was glad to give. He declared his position In the X.w York State tight had been clear from the very llrst. 'He said he sympathized heartily with the great light against "bossism" being waged by the people of the State. Mr. Taft reiterated the statements he made in his letter to Lloyd C. Griscom, president of the N. v York Republican County Committee at the time of the Sherman-iRoosev. It controversy over the temporary chairmanship. This letter, he added, stated his position fully and accurately, and lit was standing on it absolutely. velt met yesterday at New Haven, Conn. It was the second' meeting between them since the former President's return from Africa. Colonel Roosevelt sought the conference with the President. It was plain from all that transpired before and after the meeting that the Colonel and his close political advisers are not a little worried over the situation in New York State and <ame to the President for further evidence of his moral support. ON BOARD PRiESI 1>ENT TAFT'S TitiAliN, ALBu\.\ V, X. Y\, Sept. 20.— President Taft and Theodore Roose- morning's DuBols IjOciiI Puslor's Daughter Weds Cliui'lca Redding Breaks I l ip The team was composed of a bunch of players gathered on a hurry call from the Brookviilo management, which was left Is a hole when Clarion cancelled at the last moment. Onlytwo of the Walk-Overs' regular players were In the line-up Tuesday, and It was announced by the umpire thai the team wa» not the regular Punxsutawney nine. The Courier is evidently' laboring under a delusion. The team which played at Brtwjkville Tuesday was not the Walk-Overs, who are to piny the fifth game of a series of five tomorrow.''Punxsutawney and Brookviilo baseball teams played the fifth and deciding game of a series of five games for the championship of Jefferson County, and the homo team won. by the score of 7 to 1, Gaiey allowing but five hits and holding his opponents safe at all times." Wednesday- Courier says: He will be unable to work for a long time. Drs. Qrube and Montgomery were called from the Punxsutawney Hospltal, and rushed to the ecene In an hutomoblle. The Injured man waa taken to hla home In the car, and It was discovered that the edge of one of hla pelvic bone* waa broken off, and his back was severely wrenched. Redding was engaged In throwing frigs of Iron from a car "on the trestle, when a rough projection on the end of one of the pigs caught In one of the hand-leathers uaed by the workmen to protect their ihands, and he was pulled over the edge. Charles Redding, of West End, who is employed at the Punxsutawney Iron Works, was serlousy injured! Friday when he fell a distance of eighteen feet from a flat car on the trestle in the yards of the Iron Works and struck a triangular breaking block on the ground, fracturing his hip and otherwise injuring him. Despite the cheering developments of today, Miss Leneve Is rapidly breaking down, and now depression follows her elation earlier in the day. Her hands twitch and she Is apparently on the verge of a nervous collapse.Pepper testified that the person who removed the vlscora from the body was a student of anatomy, and a clever surgeon, as the work equalled that of a professional surgeon. The unesipected turn in the case has cheered Crippen and Miss Leneve.Similar admission by Dr. Marshall, another witness. leaves the determination of the sek to hinge largely 011 extraneous evidence, which, it Is believed, will prove insufficient to prove the Identity of the body. "Yes," replied Pepper. The admission made by the doctor now leaves the identification of the body dependent upon a few strands of hair found in curlers, nearby, a lock of hair knotted into a man's handkerchief, and the remnant of a woman's undervest- Pepper admitted that the hair in the curlers is dark, while that in the handkerchief is light, and shorter than the other. "Isn't this the only way to determine the sex of the 'bndy with certainty?" Crippen's attorney asked. LONDON, Sept. 14. — Under a shrewd, merciless cross-examination today, Dr. Pepper, the Government analyist, practically repudiated much of his former testimony, and admitted that it is impossible to determine the sex of the remains found in the Crippen home from an anatomical study. By United Press. Browne was again put on trial, and the juhy brought In a verdict of not guilty on the nam* day that ex-President Roosevelt <creat» d a sensation by refusing t-» attend h. Hamilton Club banquet In Chicago unless th. Invitation t«» Senator Lorlmer was r > ailed. T-.ce O'Neil Browne, alleged to have bet-n tiie man who distributed the Lorlnier funds, was placed on trial in Chicago on a charge of bribery, and the jury, after remaining out 115 hours, failed to agree- and was dis- missed On May Js nat>r I;-rimer ma le a spe< eh in the Senate it \\ ashington in which he asked f«»r an investigatlon. ill* charged that he was the vit-1ian <»!' ,i conspiracy. He ref rred to Browne i-» "an h 'uoral'le. upright. God-fearing man". The matter was referred to ttie Committee on PrlVlleg. s and Elections. An investigation was mad- anil White and the men implicate d by him were taken before th grand jury. Representative li. C. Ue« kenieyer then confessed that he had received $1,000 from Rrown for his vote for Lorlmer. Representative WiUon. who denied that he had paid any mon -y, was indicted for perjury. Representative .Michael >. Link was also Indicted, and then confessed that he had received $1,000 to vote for Larimer.* 1111 it:y, who voted f >r L>ritn r. put into unarms. ript form what he adeg d ■'to be the inside history of the Lorinier election. It was sold to a Chicago newspaper and published White confes d in liis story, which he called "Tin .la kpot," that he had re■ eived $1,000 fr<»m L< O'N'ell lijuwie , 1 )cmoei itii- Wader in the 1«»'A r house, for his voto for Lorlmer, and $000 as his share of the jackpot fund. The second payment he said, was made in St. Louis by State 11 pre.sentatlve R"bert K. Wilson, of the Sixth District, Ohk'ago. Represt ntative ''bar'. - A. White, of O'l'allon, a small t".vn in St. Clair The groom is superintendent of the shearing department of the American SheM and Ttn Plate Mill at Monessen, while Mrs. Rifenberiek has been teaching languages in the Monessen High School for the past four years. A wedding dinner was served after the ceremony, and the couple left on the three o'clock flyer Wednesday for Monessen. where Mr. Rifenberiek has already furnished a home for his bride. The home was decorated with pink and white asters, and the ring ceremony was used. Miss Verna Madtes, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Madtes. and James L. Rifenberiek, of Monessen, were married shortly before noon Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents. Rev. C. A. Clark officiating at the ceremony. Only members of the family were present. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at ten o'clock. Rev. .P. J. Calhoun, of Pittsburg, officiated, \and burial was made in the Hope well Cemetery. 'He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Harriet J. Bardeen, at home; IMrs. Mary Hlekox. of Ringer, Oklahoma: Mrs, Nancy E. Stockdale. of Dayton; Mrs. Alice E. Mitchell, of Hornell. X. Y. One brother, P. J. Anthony, of Big Run, also survives him, For some time past the deceased had been slowly sinking, and tils death was not unexpected. For forty-live years he had been a member of the Perry Church, and was one of its staunchest supporters and ablest workers. The deceased was horn find raised In Indiana County, moving to Frostburg about forty-live years ago. He proved himself a successful farmer, and prospered accordingly. Ever upright in his dealings with ills fellow men. of sturdy character and genial, he held the esteem and friendship of all with whom he came in contact. Robert Anthony, a pioneer citizen of this section, died at his home In Frostburg at three o'clock Friday afternoon, aged eighty-six y. ars. the ravages of extreme old age causing death. MlM Gmmi Parsons left Saturday to spend, it («w weeks with friends and relative* In Altoona. !ANS MEET OOrtiORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 20.—iWlt'h nearly 1.000 delegates In attendance the Republican State convention assembled here today to name candidates for the offices to be lllled at the November election. CALIFORNIA JOHNSTOWN*. Pa.. Sept. 20.—Nine were injur, d last night when a runaway hor>e da«h. d Into a crowd of two thusand whi. h was watching a display of Italian fireworks at Big Bend, near hero. The Home-Cotning Committee of i the (Prince Nimmies, on Saturday night arranged a celebration for several of the charter members of the organization, who are paying their anual visit to their old home. The celebration was in the, nature of a song festival, and as a consequence a large number of Punx'y citizens were treated to something worth while, in the serenade line. PIllXCK \l M>lIKS RFiVNFi Thosv who heard Rev. McKinnry Sunday are much impressed with hie ability as an orator. A smooth clear vcrflce, an excellent presence and evidently a thinker, he mroduced a profound impression upon his hearers. Hia discourse at the evening service was fully as impressive as was the morning sermon. Following both sermons Rev. McKlnney was compelled to hold an informal reception. the members of the church crowding forward to shake his hand. Rev. Horace McKlnney. who has been assigned to the pastorate of the First M. E. Church here, relieving Rev. C. \V. Miner, who has b< en transferred to the charge formerly h»Td by Rev. McKlnney at Sharon, Sunday morning delivered his first sermon befbre a large congregation. Miss Elsie Miller left Saturday for Elmlra, N. Y.. where she will attend the Elmira College for Women. Cement walks have been laid . in front of the buildings of Reese's Planing Mill 011 both sides of JelTerson Street, and at the side of the W. R. Cole home on Jefterson Street. The big bone of the left leg is broken between the ankle and knee. FAIjKS FROM APPI/E TUBE Peter MeC'lure, the young eon of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCiure, of Big Run, Friday afternoon tumbled from the upper limbs of an apple tree to the ground, a distance of about fifteen feet and sustained by the fall a broken leg. - F , - * <• ! « m