Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-09-19

              " vfct ii. no. 3 r^/?itwr^n -tt' rami THE WORK ON PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1907 PRICE 1 CENT i JOHNSON NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS FOR MAYOR OF CLEVELAND Robert Johns at India Last May. i i Charged'With the Murder of fflUAH Bmws ACQUTTED BT jyRT AIIHUIU TESTEROAT KM MM IMS FHOM MBUTAWIET 1522 Pupils Now Enrolled in All the Grades—To Be Divided. EVERY ROOM IN THE ruin schools is MORE THAN CROWDED CHANGES NECESSARY GROUNDHOG SAYS IT WILL RAIN TODAY STREET CAR LINE FROM PUNXS'Y TO BIG RUN MED MURDERER n CAPTURED If SAGAMORE HUM Poles Being Placed and Grading Will Soon Be Completed. Chief Palmer and Detective Ward. John Lindsey Gathered in By HE DOES NO! DENY THE MURDER THE PRESBYTERY OF CLARION RECEIVES NINE NEW CHURCHES THE SYKESVILLE LINE ICcv. Dr. DmifrV r. tVclinii .Muclc Roman CaduHif lllsliop «»f Fall River. suns ; iM:'V NKW ADV-EjlTISEMENTS TODAY All advertisements, to insure a change on the day desired, or to be inaerted in the regular classified column, must reach tnis office not later than 10 a. m. Wunted — Organizer Special column.For Rent—Nice room—Special column. ' - ?• Lost Black Ho«—Speytal column. Mr*. Burkett—J.ocaJ*. J * » - Wanted—Apprentice v«lrl»—Special COIBWB. ■ , ■; " f» J WASHINGTON JMU —!l new portsr jr«%dpsa; e cs Strabano townahlp, O. M. Dod Is named aa poMnMte^ Jacob L. Fisher, E:q., of This Place Assisted in the Prosecution. Convention PassesOut Fourth Nomination For Job to Millionaire. BIG FIGHT PROMISED DEATH ACCIDENTAL Punxsutawney, Pa. THE MHEiOIS Crushed Pardner's Head With a Monkey Wrench—Stole His Money. Rev. A. F. Boyd ofLimestone Elected Moderator For Six Months. BOUND FOR PITTSBURG DELEGATES NAME D PUNXSUTAWNEY AND PITTSBURG GROUNDHOG CLUB Annual Hunt SEPTEMBER 19,190? The attcnJanee at the schols this year is extraordinarily large and those who helped to vote thp school bonds though have every reason to congratulate themselves, for without the new bulling, school would have been nigh onto an impossibility. As It is one extra room is available in the new building, which for the present will be used for exhibition work. The distribution of the pupils to the various rooms and buildings has gone off sm >othly and so far there has not been the smallest kin 1 of a hitch in any of the proceedings. The arrangement*of the now building greatly facilitates the High school work and the work in that department premises to be more complete and better than ever before. The report of the variun teachers last evening indicates that there are at present 1 r»22 pupils attending school in this city, distributed among the various grades as follows: Jefferson Street School P.ull ling. Fourth grade—Miss llarl 45 Fourth grade—Miss Lowry Fourth grade—Mrs. Uaird .V Fifth grade—Miss Anderson Fifth grade—Miss Campbell \ Sixth grade—Miss I'okely .. Sixth grade—Miss Evans . . . Seventh grade—Miss Kirk 35 Seventh grade—Miss Davis 30 Eighth gradfc—Fr >f. Williams . . 55 . 44 . 4 5 . 42 . 43 . 43 . 54 High School. CANOE Office or the Weatlierworks. If you see a storm coming got in out of the wot, unless the storm falls to arrive.mrr.it <;ROUNI>IIO<;. mm m jealous Tbe jury yesterday at Indiana brought in a vcrdlet of "not guilty" in the case of Commonwealth vs. William Burns, who was charged with the murder of Robert F. Johns, on the twenty-sixth of last 'May. It was alleged at the trial that following a word quarrel over a iinanclai matter young Bilrns struck Johns, knocking him down, and that after Johns had fallen, the man jn trial had kicked him on the head, causing injuries which resulted in his death. The quarrel occurred at I#idla, Indiana County. The defendant was represented by Samuel Cunningham. Fisher and Scott, of Indiana, and Ex-District Attorney Woodward, of Clearlieid. Jacob L. Fisher, of this place, assisted District Attorney Felt and the prosecution, and practically conducted the trial. The trial of the case lusted Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The father, mother and two sisters of the prisoner were present during the trial. The parents of the dead man are residents of this place. Freshmen . . Sophomore . Junior Seniors 17 12 . . 46 : r»o First grade—'Mlas Wilson Knst Kiui lluihliiiK. First grarle—Miss Nolph First grade—Miss Junee 45 Second grade—Misg St. Clair. ... 38 Sec in J grade—Miss Parsons .... 39 Second grade—Miss Monks 40 Second grade—Miss Reese 43 Third grade—Miss WaM . . 3* ! Cat Wife** Throat Because She Received Letter* Worn Former , liOter In Wngl—Ml For the second time, John Lindsay, the negro who murdered Mose Hudwon. at Sagamore, on the twentyfourth >f last December, is In the hands of the local police, and the possibilities of his being released again are exceedingly small. It will be remembered that Lindsay and Hudson were working together at Sagamore and that while Hudson slept. Lindsay, the man now in custody, crushed his head with a monkey wrench, took a large sum of money which the murdered man had saved and tried t«» burn the shanty to cover his crime. The day following the murder Lindsay was found walking the streets here at a late hour. He was arrested and lockei up as a suspicious character, but nothing could be proven against him and he was released early on Christmas day. Sh irtly after he left the lockup word come from Sagamore of the murder, with Instructions to looV - out for the negro, i All the local officers and the State I Police were at once set out on the i hunt, but he made good his escape I and had been seen by no one after his release from the local bastlle. arrest last nl| The superintendent of the work on which the two negroes were employed at Sagamore had taken a ltklng to Hudson and spent a great deal of 1 time and money In trying to locate t Lindsay, but It was of no avail and \ the police had no Idea of the much l wanted man's whereabouts until his On account of the scarcity of laborers. grading on the right of way from Bells Mills, to Rig Hun has been almost at a standstill for several weeks. D. H. ('lark, general manage r of the street car lines eminating from this place, however, has had a line out for more men with the prospects now good for another crew that will be set to work on the grade ftetwecn Hells Mills and Big Hun. probably by Monday. Within ;i few days at most Mr. Clark expects to set the wheels in motion that will Insure the work being dine so that there will be no delay when the track layers reach the Bells Mills-Big Hun section. Reporting the work being done by the DuBois people on the Big Run- Sykesvllle section, the DuBois Express says, in part: A visit down the line along the extension of the trolley line from Sykesville to Big Hun indicates that there has been a great deal «»t work going on along the line during the past |£ew weeks and if there is favorable weather it is quite likely that the people of DuBols and Big Run may visit each other on the trolley cars by I November 1st. More than three miles of the grading has been done, and much of the old B., R. & P. right of way, which is 1 being used, has been put in shape for the rails. It Is harji to imagine any- I thing that could'delay the .extension now unless there should bv great difficulty in securing the matetild qj\<1 .thistit iuM anticipated. . In addition to the stret car line to Big Hun, It is understood that arrangements are being made to rwr a light line to the mill and yardIjfc*of the Irvins at Big Hun. The Irvinsr, in addition to their tannery, have a lumbering operation of no small proportions. Their mill is located in the village of Big Hun and in order to handle the logs that will be brought in during the winter it Is necessary to run the mill well into the night. At first Mr. Irvin contemplated the installation of an electric lighting plant for the mill, but assurances have been given that the light lines of the company will be extended as early as the lfith of Oct ober. The Mahoning Valley Street Hallway Company, that la constructing: a line to connect Punxsutawney and Big Run, has begun the setting of the trolley poles on this end of the line. The poles have been placed in position as far as Albion and the laborers on that branch of the work have already overtaken the track layers. MISCELLANEOUS SHOWED Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Detective Ward had been told that there was a strange negro on the yards and set out on a hunt for him. II.' was climbing on a freight which was about to leave for Pittsburg when Palmer recognized him, because of a missing linger. BISHOP CONSECRATED j Without further ado the two offij cers nabbed the negro, who made n<»t i the slightest resistance, and placed i.him in the cell which he had occupied j during his former stay here. The prisoner makes no effort to conceal his identity, and the crime which he had committed, and the prospect of hanging for the deed seem to worry Mm not in the slightest. He gives his residence as Winston, N. C. The county authorities at Indiana were notified of (l»« arrest ami Detective Ward took tin? prisoner to that place on the afternoon train. TVUrd^srade—Pror* K<>hU r 4 1 West Entl Bullilluff. First grade—Miss Irvin •.. 57 Second grade—Miss William's ... 57 54 Fourth grade—Miss Meek 53 Third graie—Miss Hauck 58 Fifth grade—Miss Law Weaver . Sixth grade—Miss Slo.se 40 Seventh and eighth grades—Prof. The grades numbered the same are carrying on the feme grade of work, where the number of pupils in similar grades in Jhe same building differ, reapportionment will be male the coming week, in order to give each teacher of corresponding grade as near as possible the same number of scholars. The Presbytery of Clarion met in ReynoldsvUle at the First Presbyterian church, Sept. 17-18, and was opened with a sermon by Rev. Robert Morrison, of Penfleld, Pa. The Rev. A. F. Boyd. of Limestone, was elected moderator for the next six mo n't lis. Nine former Cumberland Presbyte-J rlan churches were received, namely. ! Punxsutawney Central, Kleanora. Peasant Grove. Waller, Olive, Anita,1' Zion, Ayres and Cranberry. Two former Cumberland ministers were also' enrolled: Rev. Samuel I>avisf pastor elect of the churches of Ayres and Cranberry, and Rev. H. <». Teagarden, | of Punxsutawney. Rev. George S. j Swezey was received from the Pres- 1 bytery of Mahoning and accepted a ) call to the Central Presbyterian church <»f Punxsutawney, and arrange- | monts made for his installation. Calls were also read from the Pisgah church : Corsica, Pa., for the services of Rev. ! F. A. Kerns, of Youngstown, O., and I from the Callensburg und Concord 1 churches for the Rev. Samuel Blacker, of Allegheny. A new manual was i ordered printed for the use of Ptes- | bytery which now contains sixtychurches and thirty-six ministers. The folowing commissioners were elected to represent the Presbytery at the meeting of the synod of Pennsylvania, which meets at Philadelphia, Oct. 17. Ministers—J. I. Humbert. John F. Scherer, C. A. Clark, H. A. Bailey. Elders—George W. Worden* Samuel Folk, J. B. Morris, M. D., R. M. Kratv:er. _ At Tuesday's Sspsslon wrrAngements were completed for the installation of Rev. George S. Swezey as pastor of the Ceneral Presbyterian church of. this place. The ceremony, which .will be presided over by Dr. J. I'. Fulton, will take place Thursday, Nov. 7. Dr. Fulton will ask the constitutional questions and -the Installation sermon will be delivered by Dr. J. V. Bell, of DuBois. Dr. H. Evans, D. D., pastor of the Memorial church, Youngstown, O., will deliver the charge to the pastor and Rev. George H. Hill, of , Beech woods, the charge to the congregation. Special music will be provided for the occasion, which it Is expected, will be a notable one and till the other ministers and congregations in this place and vicinity will be invited to j attend. The meeting at Reynoldsvllle this week was the first to be held In the Clarion Presbytery since the Cumberland Presbyterian church and the Presbyterian church were united. OYSTER Iff MYSTERy Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Smith Entertain in Honor of Newly Married Couple. ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY Meadvllle Man Returns Home and Immediately Goes to Jail. Knowledge of Stronger* W'lio Are Received is Promptly Denied.moafe ta Allerteny. made pub* lie today, and it to believe! furnlsh• if* the deed. . »• (Mter to allpied Anthony Car' froih England. The Mrs. McDonald as "b*t& Bessie," and In the letter re/to her as "my love" several times. In Uems regarding a visit to her relatives the letter iwells on the tender Memories of their being together and i|yi that he did not kflpw the parting would be so paln- Si«|. In closing the letter says: "tflften think of the happy hours we spent together. If you marry in America, I wish you have jne Ion* ray of sunshihe throughout life and your husband also. 1 hope he be worthy; he will be a lucky chap." \ W -was learned to<iay that John ■ Smith's eight-year-old-son, who says his father killed his mother through jealousy, has an aunt In Wheeling, W. Va. She will be notified and also relatives In England. • The man said by the police to have admitted that he was not married to the woman and that the letter caused him to kilt her. He then denied that-he killed her. The vwottftn Is skid to have been married to a man named Smith, now reported to be in Canada or New York. VMRUT FOR MIUIOIAIRES By United Press. MEADVILLE, Pa. Sept. 19. — James Harbison, formerly a bartender here, but f >r the pnst dozen years absent from this place, returned last Mon lay. Harbison says be is now a hotel man of Wheeling, West Virginia. Shortly after his arrival he was arrested for bigamy, the charge being preferred by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss jt'ora McFarland, a pr>mlnent society girl. Harbison claims that he obtained a divorce In West Virginia, where he married a Miss Clark. Wife number one declares that no divorce was granted that she was aware of. Harbison" has given bail for appearance at the November term of court. CZOLGOSZ UPLE PWJPERS » Mr. Johnson was first elected mayor of Cleveland In 1901. His platform In that contest was brief. Equitable taxation, 3-cent fares on the street railways, and personal attention to the office he made features. While declaring that the single tax and municipal ownership would remedy alleged existing evils, Mr. Johnson did not make them as prominent Issues in his campaign as was expected. At the outset he asserted he would spend no money, and make no, pledges to procure his election. As even his political enemies admit, these pledges were religiously kept. During hln campaign he was charged with failure to pay his taxes, even on his home; with repudiating conditions upon which he obtained franchise rights for • his Cleveland street railways; with all milts of trickery In promoting similar enterprises In other cities; with lavish use of money In his congressional campaigns. and an attempt was even made to show that he purposed adopting similar tactics at the eleventh h lur In hlB mayoralty flght. Despite all the accusation of this Continued on Page Three. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 19. — I Tom L. Johnson receives his fourth nomination f;>r mayor of Cleveland at the Democ ratic city today, and from now until the November election there will be wagej the most exciting campaign in the p riltical history of this city, not excepting the contests of several years ago, in which the late Senator Hanna was the central figure. The Republicans have picked upon Congressman Theodore E. Burton to make the race against Mayor Johnson and their selection is admittedly the strongest that could have been made. The Indorsement of Mr. Burton's candidacy by President Uosevelt and Secretary Taft, it is said, may be followed by speeches here by both later on in the campaign. If this rumor proves correct it is probable that William J. Bryan and other promonent Democratic leaders will be heard in behalf of Mayor J jhnson. In any event the campaign is bound to attract the attention of tho entire country. A victory for Mr. Burton wjuld naturally add to his reputation and would probably prove a stepping-stone to the United States Senate. Cleveland is regarded as a normally Republican city by from 7,000 to 10,000 majority in natl mal elections, and up to the advent of Mayor Johnson six years ago the Republicans had ruled the city and county for f years, wHb- tgfc oxecution JttyUd eases, in refecting to oppose Mayor JofafeaNtti, the Democif.tlc leaders adroit ttot the Republicans have put forth their strongest ttUr and while tbey claim Johnson will Win, thtey cdtecede that the race will be close. It was Burton who defeated Johnson after the latter had served two terms In Congress, having been previously elected as a Demo** crat in a district which was Intensely Republican. Sincc that campaign Mr. Burton has continued to represent the district in Congress, and has been returned biennially without opposition in his own party and either unopposed by tho Democrats or with only perfunctory opposition. But Tom L. Johnson,•as has often nen said. Is as lucky In politics as In money making, and he has risen from poverty to the millionaire class. He possesses a superlative degree that picturesque quality which brings him out a winner In a political light when apparently a large section of the people is opposed to him and the public press dead set against him. It is the same undellnable quality that won repeated successes for the late Carter Harrison, many times mayor of Chicago, and Hasen F. Pingree, mayor of Detroit. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 19. — M. Caolgoes and his wife, parent* of Leon CaolfOsa. aasaaain of President Mc- Klnley, have applied to the charity department of the city for asslatance. Ciotffcaa la 83 and hla wife 711 years of aa« * , In1—I1istrr- sent to the little Home on ttMtfnei avenue, 8. E., found them In tw« imall rooms. Both ara too old to work. Their four surviving children are unable to support the aged parents In addition to their own families. Aged Pa renin of MrKtnlejr's Assassin Apply for Cily Aid. Be Arrested on Charges of Defrauding the Govern. liieiit. t J \1  BOISa, Ida., Sept. 19.—A warrant rant was yesterday Issued for the arnjt of Summer G. Moon and Jameg %•■ Barfc$r, of Bauclaire, Wis., mlllion*Urq • opjpft of the Barber Lumber Com paw, and Horace S. Band, of Burlington, Cottu., indicted for conspiracy to 4«fraud the Government. Thflr w«re indicted with Senator Borah They will be •rsilght to -Boise at once to answer the chargc*. CONNELSVILLE, Pa. — From Injuries received while helplpg two Italians to handle a casting Peter J. Solsson, aged 64 years, yard boss for the H. C. Frlck Coke Company at Broad Ford, died here Tuesday. FALL R1V Kit, Maw., Sept. 19.— Prelates and priests from many dioceses today attended the consecration of Rev. Dr. Daniel F. Feehan, of Fltchburg, Mass., as Human Catholic bishop of Fall River. Rev. Dr. Feehan succeeds the Most ftev. William Stang, who died some months ago. The solemn service was held In St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, n large edifice which wax much too small to accommodate nil who wished to attend. Prominent among those taking part in the ceremonies were Archbishop O'Connell, of Boston, Bishop Garrlgan, of Sioux City. Bishop Harklns, of Providence, and Bishop Beaven, of Springfield. The new bishop \yas born. In Athol, Mass., in 1 855. He was graduated from St. Mary's College, Montreal, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1879. Since his ordination the most of his time has been spent as pastor of St. Bernard's church in Fitchburg. About a year ago Father Feehan celebrated his silver jubilee, after twentylive years' active duty In the priesthood.The President received them there. Chairs were bp.»ugfit out and theyt remained with him for nearly two hourN In el«»se eoftsultatio*i. It was impossible t o discover their identity or their mission. As the conveyance approached Sagamore Hill It was waved b;w k by the Secret Service man. The elder passenger drew a letter from his pocket, which was handed to the operative and read. The visitors were at once driven to the piazza. OYSTER BAY, X. Y. Sept. l».-~ President Roosevelt had two mysterious visitors yesterday, of whose presence Secretary Loeb and Assistant Secretary Latta denied all knowledge. The strangers arrived on the 10:04 train. One was n stout, florid man of 40, with a black mustache. The other was smaller, smooth-shaven. and apparently about thirty-five. Instead of engaging a cab at the station they went up to the Octagon Hotel and from there hired a hack- I man. In honor of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Pryde, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Smith last evening gave a miscellaneous shower at their home in Eaat £>td. Mrs. Pryde was formerly Miss Grace Schreckengost, daughter of Mrs. J. D. Noble, formerly of this city, but now of Butler. Mr. Pryde is also of Butler, at which place the wedding ceremony took place last Monday. The gifts the young people received are remarkable not only Tor their beauty, but for their usefulness. Music and progressive euchre formed the greater part of the evening's amusement and at 11 o'clock the most delicious of luncheons was served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Pryde, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lyter, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Masters. Mrs. Jacob Khrenfelt; Misses .Nelle Ernest, Jean and Anna Khrenfelt. Pearl Colkttt, Maud Stetler, Ollie Robinson; Messrs. William Mullen, II.- G. Frank, Ml If red Schreekengos't. Mr. and Mrs. Pryde left on the afternoon flyer for Butler, where they will make their future home. Mrs. Pryde has a host of friends here who wish her the greatest kind of luck and in which wish The Spirit joins. A > j'-mM v?. - % * ' • . 1 y • The above is a facsimile of the badge which today is being worn by the members of the Punxsutawney & I Pittsburg Groundhog Club at their annual hunt. It will be noticed that the reading on the document which rests so securely under the strong "right" of the pfhognosAfcator 1s non-committal, but the proverbial umbrella is- olotwMj, iiNficating -good weather for the annual hunt. Not being able to interpret its significance the hunters this forenoon abandoned the trip to Canoe RiJge Mountains and chartered cars for Highland Park, where the quest f' c the official marmot will be  ted with great vigor. The \w>odchuck who is charged with mixing up the weather signals today, is said to be in hiding on the farm of Lot North, near Panic, and at noon a posse was Jispatched to that vicnlty to locate him. The scouts have already rounded up a score of woodchucks and the j prospects are that the feast which will mark the close of the day's hunt will be a notable one. The noon train from Pittsburg brought in a big delegation from the branch weather vforka In the Smoky City. The party is in charge of Col. John P. Cowan, Col. Has Wilson, of Pittsburg, and Col. C. W. Whistler of Mercer, Pa. Other delegations have been arriving all day frorfe Brookville. Reynoldsville, DuBoW Big Hun. Indiana and other nearby,towns, and the operators at the wireless stations throughout WooJthuckville report a general slaughter- of marmots heretofore unequaled. The day's d oings will wind up with a seance at the .office of the local weatherworks tonight. WILL DISCONTINUE ALL THE CALL BOILS Postoffice Department Decides on Numerous Changes. Patrons of tho|runxsutawney post ifHc." are hereby JicUfled that, heginling Tuesday, Qfctnber 1, 190", all ■all boxes will byp discontinued, and ock boxes Inslalfr I In their places. The change Is tieing made because if the fact that 01 the 150 call boxes in the local office ,>nly about half of thi-ra are ;ln use und they are in demand largely among those who speak the foreign languages. This condition is attended by constant confusion, as the Cojfcigner will call foi any old number fend sometime# several numbers, »The clersk, there* (ore, have no racuns of knowing whether the fofcign patr.in Is the person entitled use the box. Kor this reason and Jn order to largely facilitate the receipt an! discharge of mail it has been Bedded to make the change. f The new ord"* rearrangemcn; lncludc lock b> taken tip wltl new arrangem lock b3xe» wll at the top of \ sized boxes wll Continue*' ip given * position i case, the medium occupy tjio middle Page Three. will necessitate a the -boxes BO as to in the section now ill boxes. In the all of the small •• ill i f alrO . -M: mmm mm m if*!