Punxsutawney Spirit, 1906-12-24

              Continued on Page Six The old postofftce site in Reynoldsvllle, lately occupied by Gooder and Harmon, and owned by Tilton Reynolds, has been sold to M. M. Fisher, of Reynoldsvllle, for a consideration of $5,300. The lot has a frontage of thirty feet and is next to Preistei-'s undertaking establishment. OLD POSTOFFICE SITE SOLD. Macara Had Shot Man Who Afterward Killed Him Attempting Arrest DEATH CAME SUDDENLY Continued on Second Page. REM XMAS RUSH IN PUNXSUTAWNEY Stores Are Crowded, Expressmen Busy and Children Happy If there are any persons in Punxsutawney who believe that the service accorded the people of the place by the Punxsutawney Water Company, approaches anything) like that which could be considered/adequate, a visit to the barracks off Troop D, State Police, would remov/ ali doubt. Not in weeks, until ycsteiyay, has the quantity of water whic/ percolates (the word is used advisedly) through the pipes intended to fur/lsh the home of the Troopers, been anywhere near what was needed. For Inys at a time, hardly a drop could jpe drawn from the spigots, except a/ night when it was not needed. / Frequent complain! has been made from the barracks because of this lack of water, but so far the Punxsutawney Water Company has s»  been unable to improve Upon more than one occasion the troopers have been obliged to take .heir fifty - five horses down to Mahoning Creek in order that they might be given a men themselves, although havirfg access to a well equipped bathroom at the barracks, have in the majority of instances been compelled to patronize some downtown bathing establishment, because of the lack of water. And still no remedy is in sight so long as the Punxsutawney Water Company continues in control and does not endeavor to extend its system and tap new sources of supply.The citizens of Punxsutawney are slowly but surely awakening to the real dangers which now menace them, both as regards matters of health as well as protection in the time of Are, The lesson taught at the last fire, in which a small dwelling in East Mahoning Street was partially destroyed, when a single well-directed stream played upon the roof would have extinguished the blaze before it had gained much headway, has had the effect of setting the people to talking. They argue that if the Punxsutawney Water ompany at a time when there is no drought is unable to furnish sufficient pressure upon its mains to send a stream over a story and a half house, what would be the frightful consequence should one of the three or four story business blocks be found in flames. Although the next meeting of Council is still some time in the future, it is believed that that meeting will be marked with some very important local legislation in regards to the water question. Notwithstanding that Burgess Brown saw apparently . excellent reasons for vetoing the ordinance previously passed by Council granting a franchise to the Citizens' Water Company, it is believed that Council will not be inclined to pass any measure over the action of the borough executive, but will likely be called upon to consider a modified ordinance which may more nearly meet with the situation as Burgess Brown sees it. Burgess Brown lias expressed himself as always in favor of anything which will result in betterment of local conditions, whether it be in relation to water matters or other civic improvements. But he says he is equally desirous that in the securing of these improvements that the interests of all the people shall also bo carefully guarded. Recently Burgcssf Brown granted The Spirit an interview in reply to another given by Attorney A. J. Tru•itt, solicitor for the Citizens' Water Company. Evidently Mr. Brown eonfused one of the articles appearing some time ago In The Spirit with some of Mr. Truitt's interviews, for in replying to Mr.' Trultt h«' made reference to some statements appearing in this paper which were not made by Mr. Trultt and which had never been attributed to him through these news columns. Speaking of this matter, Mr. Trultt having previously called him to task for the alleged misquotation, Mr. Brown said this morning: vIn a recent Interview given you by Attorney A. J. Trultt, published in The Spirit of December 17, Mr. Trultt makes the statement that he was misquoted by me In an interview published In The Spirit on December 14, and calls toy a fair investigation of the allegation, he also NtW MONEY MAXES PRETTY KMAS GIFT CHURCH congregation ADOPTS A NEW NAME HAD STARTED FOR PUNX'Y Well Known DuBois Man Found Dead in Pittsburg Hotel demm LEADS RUSSELL 1011 LIFE The Pittsburg Special, which passed throng.1 Punxsutawney at 1:38 o'- clock this morning, was wrecked in a head-on collision this morning at Freedom, N. Y., at about seven o'clock. The train was running about thirty minutes late and when near Freedom crashed into h light engine. The engineer, Michael J. Lynn, and tireman, Homer Gath, of the Special, were killed instantly while George McNally and E. Palmer were fatally injured. At the present time it is not believed that any of the passengers suffered from the collision aside from a severe shaking up. Both engines were badly damaged and a couple of hours were necessary for the cleaning away of the wreckage with the result that all the Southbound trains from Salamanca are late today. The cause of the wreck is not known at the present time, but the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg officials have begun an investigation with the idea of placing the responsibility. No further word had been received this afternoon, but it is not believed that any Punxsutawney people are among those injured. None or the Dead or Injured Are From PunxsutawneySEVERAL ARE ALSO INJURED Cumberland PresSyterian Now Known As the / Central Local Banks Have Many Calls For Crisp Bills and Gold Coin needed was made u't and a »»!<•«• oalance suppllesd for the beginning of ihe new year. Tonight the annual Christmas treat will be Riven to the children in the Central Presbyterian Church, and a program conslstirs of ir.mic and recitations will be given. The churches at Anita and other outlying town.* will hold their celebration tomorrow evening. OF RECENT UNION RESUL" THREE MEET DEATH FROM MORNING FIRE Altogether, Christmas in Punxsutaw ney this year will be Just about as joyous an oceaslon as in any other part of this country. Every train is bringing in a father, husband, sister or brother that lias In ni away «>n business or to college ami the stations are packed almost . optlnually with relatives and friends who are awaiting their arrival. Thf • xprrss companies real rush also started Saturday and Saturday night there wire scores of people at the local offices s» ndlngt away packages of presents for loved ones who cannot be with them on the greatest day of the year. Yesterday all of the churches held their Christmas services and the little folk of the Sunday Schools will have their's tonight and by midnight all the little ones will be dreaming of the annual visit of Santa Claus and of what they will find tomorrow morning in the stockings that they will hang so carefully by the chimney before retiring tonight. It has been many a long day since Punxsutawney has seen such crowds as thronged the stores and streets Saturday. Christmas shopping brought people from every section of the county and the "merchants report more business than at any time for months. MRS. KURTZ EXTERTAIXS. ular I'liiiXHUlawticy Lady. Fancy Work Club IIcccIvihI By Pop- ed him by a modett. salary, but nothing was over said that would indicate how the extra money was obtained. Besides his wife, he leaves one son, who is but little more than one year old. The body will be taken to Du- Bois this evening for interment. ingly living beyond the means afford- Early this morning a telephone message was received at the home in DuBois telling of the finding of the dead body of the young man in the Pittsburg hotel. Papers in his pocket were the means of identification. Russell was about twenty-six years old and had always borne a good reputation in DuBois. It had been remarked recently that he was seem- Russell left his home in DuBois on Saturday, telling h's wife that he was going to on some business and that he would return early, that evening. He even planned arrangements for observing Christmas in their home which was but recently remodeled. He did not return at the i hour expected and his wife, who was j formerly Miss Eva Sheffer, daughter of Edward Sheffer, of DuBois, waited j until the midnight train arrived before ■ sounding an alarm. All of yesterday, his wife and other relatives pursued a diligent inquiry hut were unable to locate the young man. Despondency, presumably due to financial difficulties, is said to have led Frank Russell, private secretary to John ,E. DuBois, of DuBois, to end his life early this morning in a room In the Hotel Henry, Pittsburg. The manner in which the young man is said to have taken his life is not known by his friends and relatives at present, but he is believed to have turned on the gas in his room. Beside the twenty-three members there were present Mrs. J. W. Osterhout, Mrs. John Grube ,Mrs. Charles Neal, Mrs. Joseph Kurtz, Mrs. Samuel Rlnn, Mrs. John Brown. A pleasing lunch was served at six o'clock. Mrs. Theodore Kurtz entertained tho Fancy Work Club at her home on West Mahoning Street last Friday afternoon.Mrs. ('apt. J .Glange and Jacob Oxen rider weri' rescued by firemen in un unconscious condition. Mrs. Ira Hlllman, aged twenty-five, Katherlne Hlllman, aged two, and Elisabeth McCoy, aged eighteen, were suffocated. By Publishers' Press. O., Dec. 24.— Fire starting from an overheated stove early this morning In the rear of Ira Williams' bakery gutted the upstairs sleeping apartments. \notlier Lecture Course Number These are just, some of the girt? that will be given and only goes to show that every line of business will contribute to the Christmas cheer In Punxsutawney. Many fond fathers have found .heir way to the banks within the past four days to deposit a neat little sum which will form h nucleus to t.v-lr children's fortune. Many a gold piece or a paper dollar will peep out of the Christmas stocking tomorrow morning and It will make the receiver much happier than would some tinseled ornament which could be only used as a decoration. Among other things that will be given as Christmas gifts will be hundreds of dollars in bright new coin fresh from the mint. Punxautawney banks have had a rush In this line and In all cases either gold or nice crisp bills have ben exchanged for the old, worn currency. OREENSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24.—The reward for the capture of the negro murderer of fourteen-year-old Anna Hertnlck of Monessen, has been increased to $1,500. Justice Rodenk, a foreign banker of Monessen, has offered $1,000 and George Nash, superintendent of the mills of the Pittsburg Steel Company, had already offered $500. REWARD INCREASED TO $1,500. The minor leagues are having hard work getting desirable players and they lay the blame mostly to the semiprofessional clubs in the large cities. Many semi-pros are now paying more money than the minors. .. The Commonwealth produced the same witnesses to testify against North as testified against the members of Troop D, the only difference being that these same witnesses on the stand swore that they saw North tire the fatal shot instead of the members of the troop. The case was of peculiar interest to the people of Punxsutawney, for upon a previous occasion five members of Troop I). State Police, located here, were tried for the crime for which North has now been acquitted. As in the case of North, the troopers were also acquitted. murder of Nicolla Macera during a riot at Ernest last June, returned a verdict acquitting the defendant. The case had been one of the most, long draw out of any which had been heard at the Indiana County seat In some time and more than a score of witnesses were sworn bot h by t he Commonwealth and the defense. Seven English speaking witnesses swore 'that Macara struck Sergeant Ward as the parade was passing the office, knocking him to his knes. He then pulled a revolver and fired at Deputy Sheriff Snyder, who was going ito Ward's assistance, the bullet entering the calf of his leg. This was proven by twenty-five witnesses to be the first shot fired and the one that started the riot. The defense showed by twelve English-speaking witnesses that North was on the sidewalk in front of a row of five houses during the entire time that the shooting was in progress; tha>t he never at any time had pulled a revolver or tired a shot; that his revolver was a thirty-eight calibre and the bullet that killed Macara was a thirty-two calibre. Deputy Sheriff Snyder had followed Macara from the time he shot him to near the sidewalk and as he came back Snyder commanded him to halt and upon his failure to obey he shot and Macara fell at the northwest corner of the fan. Snyder was heard to say as he held his gun over the man: Macara then started to escape, the parade having been stampeded by the shoeing and the road to the front and back of him being crowded, his only chance wa to ruf to one side or the other. He ran to the steps leading from i'ie crossing to the sidewalk and as I. went up the steps William North caught him. Macara being a large, powerful man, broke loose from North and continued toward House No 225 in the row where State Policeman Wycoff was standing Wycoflf caught the fleeing man by the left shoulder but he broke away from him and ran diagonal'y across the road toward the air fan. one empty shell. thirty-two calibre revolver with The sheriff testified that he had furnished a thirty-two calibre revolver to Snyder and Kidd testified that Snyder had handed him the kud after the shooting and that It was a You shot me and I have shot you." Peter Prunella was picked up badly wounded about half way 1 etween Creekslde and Ernest, by a witness named Sloan, who was driving toward Indiana, and was hauled to the doctor's office. Sloan observed Prunella attempting to hide something under the lap robe in the bottom of the buggy and upon examination found it to be a revolver which had been fired. Peter Prunella, one of the commonwealth witnesses who was also wounded, was Identified by eight witnesses as having shot frequently. It was also proven by a number of witnesses that two of the paraders ran •to the railroad track about forty or fifty feet away and stationed themselves behind some cars and shot repeatedly from the ends of the cars toward the public road where the paraders were running away with the peace officers pursuing. It was proven by twenty-five to thirty English speaking witnesses that the paraders Immediately upon the firing of the first shot pulled out revolvers and shot promiscuously, not only a't the peace officers and spectators but among their own people during the stampede that was then in progress; that some of the paraders were seen to empty and reload their guns two or three, times. North was in no danger of an adverse decision by the jury at any time during the trial and when the defense took up the case Its attorneys tore the commonwealth's evidence to shreds and tho commonwealth at- As stated briefly in The Spirit on Saturday, the jury which for the past week had been sitting at Indiana hearing evidence in the case wherein William North was charged with tic Furit'tul 4. rvl( < s will be held fit the late home of tin* deceased in Young Township tomorrow at 1 o'clock, p. in., conducted by Rev. J. Thompson Gibson, a brother-in-law of the deceased. assisted by Ilev. U. L. Irving and jliev. Hilar ry Q. Teagardwn, of Punxautawney and continued In the Olive C. P. Church, at 2 o'clock. The remains will be interred in the Olive Church iVmetery Theodore Morris was a son of Obid Morris, and was born in Northampton County. I'a., March 30, l*y>, having been brought t»» (his community with his parents, in ilrst locating in Northern Indiana County. A few years later Obid Morris purchased 106 aeres o ftimber land in Young Township. Jefferson County, where he built a log house and cleared up a fine farm which he continued to cultivate until his death in 1881. his wife having died in 185 9. Tim deceased was the second of a Theodore Morris, one j»f the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of this community OUFd yesterday morning at 7 the home vt his son-in-law, LinjT* M. Lewis, in the eighty-eighth y«r of his age. He had been in his usiiltl good health until the preceding Wednesday when he became slightly indisposed, on account of a cold. The deceased had walked t«> l'unxsutawney, a distance of two miles, and hack, on the previous Monday. Yesterday morning Mrs. Lewis heard her father breathing hard, when she hastened to his room and found him in a dying condition. II»- lived only a few minutes, his death evidently resulting from heart failure.The treasurer announced that after examining the church accounts he found that a deficit would exist. Contributions were called ?or and Messrs. Ward Brown and S. A. Rinn led the contribution with $100 each and many other large sums followed until within ten minutas the entire amount The first question to come before the meeting was that of a new name for the church. After several suggestions it was unanimously decided that in the future the church would be known as the Central Presbyterian Church. After the regular services were concluded a congregational meeting was held in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church which was largely attended by the members. Aftei hundre tut ion | Chureff has ceased to exist. Individual churches all over the country have united with the old church and yesterday this action was taken in Punxsutawney. shaving lived for almost one I years as an organized insti:he Cumberland Presbyterian Have you seen Dreamland?—4t2 Mrs. M. R. Brown of Elk Street, slipped and fell violently this morning, striking the back of her head on the frozen ground. She was carried into the house in an unconscious condition and a physician called, who expressed the opinion tiiat no serious results would likely follow. MRS. BROWN HAS BAD FALL. The second number in the lecture course arranged by the Ladles of the First Baptist Church, will be presented on Friday evening, when Ralph Bingham, the, humorist, will appear here. Seats will be on sale Thursday morning at Beyer*s Drug Store. Season tickets for the remaining numbers of the course can now be secured for 80 cents. Begin to Realize the Inadequacy of Supply Furnished TWO KILLED IN HON ffUtf. VOL I. No. 84. utatotif t?gpiiil CITIZENS OF PUNXSUTAWNEY. ROUSED ON WATER QUESTION AND MAY TAKE ACTION SOON PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1906 M»V THIS CHRISTMAS FIND YOU IN THE POSSESSION OF THAT PEACE WHICH PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING. AND MAY THE NEW YEAR SAY "AMEN" TO ALL YOUR FONDEST HOPES PRICE 2 CENTS PUKED OK HU IKS IK rim Mill RIPE OID AGE MAH ADMITS KULIIG WHEN JWOIHER IHEODHMS Testimony of Deputy Sheriff Snyder Probably Saves William North Contlnued on Page Six 1 ® | i jgj fT/ie Jirst (2/iristmas || wj EXTRACT FROM "BEN JIUR," BY LEW W ALLACE. 2gjj as j xe by otic those ,Indian she phi rds had gont to she/), each lying where as BH j he had mil. . The niglit, likt most of Hit nights of tin winter mason of (Kn 5r3 the lull country, lens char, crisp anil sparkling with stars. 'Thin was ?S?S | "" 'ciud. The atmosphere seemed never so pure, anil the stillness teas fflj < more than silence. II was a holy hush, a warning that heaven was 7KS as ; stooping low to whisper some good thing to the listening earth. yt (gfl By the gate, hugging his mantle close, the watchman walked. At flES 9h f limes In slopped, attracted by a stir among sleeping herds. The mid(W J night wits slow coming to him; but at last it came. His task was doni ; IJW KfS now for tin dreamless sleep with which labor blesses ils wearied chit- IpJ )Sj dren. /h moved toward the fire but paused: a light was betaking around him iK/ soft and while like the moon's. lit waited breathlessly. Thi light deepened: TIrti fife* things hi fore invisible came to view. Hi saw Hit whole fit Id and all it sheltered. VSSj IJW A t hill, sharper than that of llie frosty air a chill of fear—smote him. He took- IJW yfjv ed up; the stars wire gone! the light was dropping as from a window in Hi s';y. ad As he looked il lifetime a splendor; then in terror he cried: "Aieakt ! awake!" I'p (jjj HKf sprang the dogs and howling ran away. The herds rushed together bewildered. jpjrt S5U Tin men clambered to their feet, weapons in hand. "What is il.'" Ility asked in Tjyl one voice. "See," cried Ilit watchmanthe sky is on fir. .''' Suddenly the light be- /£££ Sg . cam- intolerably bright anil tliey covered their eyes and dropped upon their (tyi knees; lln n, as llicir souls shrank with fear, they fell upon their facts blind anil '■V/ *r.x fainting, and would have died hatl not a voice said to Hum. "Fear mil." And Ihtg listened. "Fear not, for behold I bring you good titlings of great joyt vJW 7CS which shall be lo all people." i jraj >31 The voice, in sweetness and soothing penetrated all their bring and fillet\ iSt them with assurance. They rosi upon their knees and looking worshipfully.< behold, in tht center of a great glory, the appearance of a man clad in a robe in > tensely white. Above its shoulders towered Hit lops of icings, shining and foltl- rjR JgJV itl. -1 star one its forehead glowed with steady lustre, its hands were stretched 7£rS towards Hum in blessing; its fact was serene and divinely beautiful. They hatl IWJ jjijl often heard, and in their simple way tallied of the angels, and liny doubted not< now. bill said, in their hearts, "The glory of (rod is about us. and this is lit. >B< who, of old, cami to tht prophet by tin river of Ulai." Directly the angel con-' tinned: "For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord!" Again there was a rest whilt the wonts sank into tlniii minds. "And this shall be a sign unto you," tht Annunciator said nest. "Ye> ww shall find the bain wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger." Voices) IK| as of a multitude, chanted in unison, "(Hong to God in the highest, and on earth< ?!&•$ peace, good ici'l lo men." Not once the praise, but many times. When thi< jtaJU I shepherds ami fully to their senses they stared c.t each other stupidly, until one' of them said: "It was Gabriel, the Lord's messenger unto men." None answtr > cfes ed. "Christ, Hie Lord, is horn: said lie not sot" Then another recovered llfci voice and replied, " That is what he said. And did he not also say in the city wjv of David, which is our Bethany yonder? And that we should find llim a babe [W lying in the manger?" The first sptaker said, "Brethren, li t us go see this XD?1 " thing which has come to pass. The priests anil Hie doctors have bit n a long lime >o< looking for llie Christ. Now lit is born, and the Lord lias given us a sign by (KJ which lo know Him. Let us go up and worship Him." "Hut the flocks.'" fid "The Lord will take cart of them. Let us make basic." Then they all arose (Kn WgJ and left llie murall. Around Hit mountain and through the town lliey passed WW ffQ and came lo tin gait of tin Khan, win re there was a man on watch. "litre," fflii TjRl said the watchman, "are people looking for ii Child born this night, whom they TZSj wj arc lo know by finding llim in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." For >S5j a moment the face of the stolid Nazarene was moved, and turning away he said, otS "'The Child is here." They win led lo out of tjie mangers, ant! there llie nS (jJ Child was. The lantern teas brought ami the shepherds stood by mute. 'The (IW Bg little one made the shepherds no sign. It was as others just born. t iBtf "It is tin Christ," said tin shepherds at last. "The Christ," ISjj JSJ they all repeated, falling upon their knees in worship. And llie sim- |gj pie men, never doubting, kissed llie In in of III' mother's robe, and with joyful *5* (Kj faces departed. To all Hit people aroused and pressing about they fold the story, ftei jSs anil through the town and all the way back they chanted llie refrain of lln an\jfjj gels, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will towards men." (jW Highly Esteemeemed Citizen Dies at Home of Sonin-LawSHOOTING WAS JUSTIFIABLE BARRACKS SORELY CRIPPLED Pittsburg Special Crashes Into Light Engine Near Freedom Burgess Brown Admits Error in Attributing Statement to Attorney Truitt