Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-11-08

              mi* .:YT "sE^IS^Mral I I \;;5,  ■ ' !fpj WASHINGTON. |>. o\. S.—Til- FROM CHOLERA INFECTED PORTS LOCATED VOL. V-NO. 45 PUNXSUTAWNEY PA, TUESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 8, 191®. PRICE TWO GENTS MISS CORA SNYDER THE M BRIDE OF HOMER C. LONDON i?k ii » n ::« k a :< a a k k » a M KijotTiox bvjj.etixs t: K ON THE Sl'KKEX AT M 7 O'I UK'K ToxKJiiT :: WEATHER COHQITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTRA HEAVY VOTE IN PUKX'Y DR. MEANS THREATENS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST PUNXS'Y BOROUGH TROOP D, STATE POLICE GOES TO BUTLER FOR KEEPS WILLIAM MATTHIS MEETS INSTANT DEATH III FR0STBUR6 MINE Barracks and Stables Are Being Constructed at That Point Now. Claims Illegality in Awarding of Street Paving Contract- Communication Tabled. 4 I i i Both Tener and Berry Forces Claim Victory in Jefferson County. Loaded Car Jumps Track and Young Man Is Crushed in Wreckage. TO BHr THE PllIC M NXS'Y CITIZENS PEACEFULLY SLEPT UHKS11 U M rillXSBTAWNEY The trio will be kept under surveillance and should any one of them even go so far as to take a cold in the head he will be promptly shoved into the strictest quarantine. The State Health Department has instructed the local health board to take no chances. Two of the trio are now located in Dayton and the other is in Kossiter. Everyone of the' three is in the; very best of health. Health Officer Patrick Sweeney has located the three foreigners who made their way iiuto this district after being; released from quarantine in New York, where theyy were held because they hailed' from the cholera infected ports on the other side. Two Arc in Duylou and One in itos* Niter—All in lies! ol* Health. stoln bo ml on, of Punxsuta wney, were united in marriage b\ Rev. I'. (). Jl. Kerschner, in the presence of a few chosen friends.J 'Ph«» hrtfl67" who has resided near this place her entire life, is well known' and highly regarded throughout this community. tMr. London is employ-j i'd in th" frtfrght office ot* the H., K. tSj IV llallrofid. He enjays the r«sj.. t and friendship of a host. Following a short wedding ... ttip the vouiim couple will gShousekeeping on Mahoning Street, this city. Young Couple lTiilie<| in Marriage at yV-' 8:;i0 OVIiMk I MM y\ Kvening. AtXthe Reformed Church parsonage last Evening, at 8:30 o'clock, MIhs Cora k Bnyder. daughter of Adam 'Snyder, of near thi.- place, and Homer emus DEPP DROPS OHO III HIS ME AT FROSTGURG mm call m thaiks FROM PRESIDENT WM. TAFE awake, and are at the present tint making n reality of what i'linxsutawiicy's Hip Van Winklcrs had bc» n dreaming of. While Punxs itaw.uy citizens peacefully slept and div;imed of white stone barracks, with a police force of sixty men camped therein permanently, and of golden shekels rolling to the town from that same source. Butler citizens were de.ldedi.\ the stable—the horse has been "It was given o it on authority Saturday that the building operations go ing on opposit the lair grounds, on the New Castle road, are for the use of the .state co^stablea"A soon as it he quarters arc ready Troop 1), nf Constabulary, will be removed from Punxsuta wney i » Butler, and pormanetl.v located hero. The troop eons'sts of GO m n and HO horses, which will have to be housed and fed. and will mean the disbursi ig »»f a payroll of $10,000 to $50,000 annaally in the town, as well Unless tlic Butler n w - papers have been duped. Troop I >. St.it.- Police, goes to that place for permanent location shortly after the first of th year. Even now the barracks and stables are under construction. | The Butler ■CiCTzon says: Telephone calls from persons seeking information regarding the election, will not bo answered. The Spirit has gone to great oxpep.se to provide the people with all the election news, and it has chosen to conve> that n;\vs through the medium of a lantern and screen, the best it could poaaibh devise. The room in which the information will be received will I»«* closed to all except employes of The Spirit. The force here is plenty large enough to handle the news without aid. and AIjL persons will confer a favor upon The Spirit Publishing Company by not seeking to gain admittance where it must be refused. The spirit office will be election headquart rs tonight. Returns' will be received here from *i 11 over the County, State ami Union. Immediately upon the rec ipt of the retains they will be Hashed on a sere n on the cast side of Findley Street, directly opposite The S. irit liuilding. Every serap of information received in this office will be thrown on the screen, and it will be needless for anyone to seek information through any other channels. Telephone rails from any other channels. Bulletin's from other States will start some time after 7 o'clock, and from that time until midnight it i.~ expected that the wire will be warm with the election news. Keep your eye on the canvas, and get tomorrow morning's special edition of The Spirit for the entire story. LEWIS FORCES CONFIDENT OF VlCrOr Y IN NEW JERSEY Funeral arrangements will be an- The deceased, who was forty-four years of age, had be n a lifelom: resident of this vicinity, having been born and raised in the l.»eality in which he died. He was twice married. his lirst wife, a daught' r of Mr. a id .Mm James Hell, of Battie Hollow, having: died thro years ago, while his second wife, formerly Miss Carrie Swisher, whom he married a little over a year ago, survives him. To the first union two children were horn, both of whom survive. Mrs. Zola Hewitt, of Fro.stburg, and Louis, at home. His mother, 'Mrs. iMilton D. pp., of Frostburg. also .survives him. Cyrus T> pp. one of the best known farmers in this section, died suddenly last evening at seven o'clock. The deceased had bee in 111 ha 1th for the past .six months, but yesterday ho was up and about, and after eating a hearty suj.per started to walk ;i toss the dining room H« paused in tho center of the room, and then co'.lapst d. When the members of the family reached him he was dead. .Viler Seven O'clock l.ast Niglit. Well Iviiowii Farmer Kxplred Shortly ing of the horses and other expenses ol the barracks. "The barracks arc to be located on leased ground -on the Duffy farm, and it i. understood that the lease has b« en drawn for a t t m of live years. "The main building will bo 61x80 feet and throe stories high with basement. equipped. with hot water .'\ ■»- t in, electric lights and baths. Tiiore it I» it it it y. it it o it it it it it it i" ■' :m additional amount for the ke "This year of l!HO is drawing to a close. The records of population and harvests which art- the Index of progress show vigorous national growth and the health and prosperous \\. ■ being of our communities throughout this land and in our p--s sessions beyond the si'H5. Thi - blessings have not descended upon us in restricted When it was announced that the proclamation would be given out for publication, some one jocularly remarked to the President that perhaps it was Just as well the paper concerning Thanksgiving be got out of the way before election, a> it might .se< in a little forced after the results are in. The President merely smiled. Th text of the proclamation follows: WASHINGTON. Novl 8.—PreMdent Taft has proclaimed that Thanksgiving should be observed on Thursday. November _'4. according to the unvarying custom since the foundation of the Government. Besides comment on our general prosperity? the fPresident calls especial attention to the progress achieved in the cause of international arbitration. I ration. President foinmciils on Pros|MTit y and \d\aneeol \rbitra- Funeral servic will be held at the home in West Fnd tomorrow afternoon at two o'cook at the h« ne . Hurial will be made in the Circle Hill Cemetery. The mother of the boy. who was acquainted with the news of her son's fliath on the street, collapsed and had to he taken to her home in a rig. The deceased was the son of Mr. and Mis. Theophilus Matthis. >f Young township. 11. is survived by his parents-, five brothers and four sisters. The victim of the most unfortunate accident was but twenty-two years of ago. He had b<ufi employed ill the Frost burg mine j\r several and was a general favorite with ooth his follow workman and hi - yfn plo\ rs. A young yian of exeplfent habits, bird work-in* and y/t-iiial. he had friends by throughout this vicinity and death causes great sorrow not only in his home but throughout the community. was riding a laad'ed trip out of the mines with .James Collins driving the mi tor. While going down the "hill." one of the ears left the tracks and the . ntire string piled up with Matthis in the center of the wreck. Eager hands hastily pulled the debris away and within a few minutes after the accident the boy's body li id been r« moved. Mis head had been horribly crushed and death was instantaneous K BUT IKITMIt (FIBS OF ICE W'Ven a loaded ear jumped the track in No. •; mines Frost burg, shortly before on< o'clock y< sterday. A\*i 1 - Ham Matthis. son of Mr. and Mrs. Theophilus 'Matthis. < ! Dutchtown. Young townsiiip, was crushed in th l»il<v up of cars that follow« d and w as Instantly killed. | Jill**-Truing man was a spragger and nounced later. Continued on page 2. PENNSYLVANIA HOLDS ITS OWN IN LUMBER PRODUCTION RABBI H. LEWIS DROPS DEAD IK PHILADELPHIA ROOSEVELT IS MIES! OF VICIH IN m III MUITOEIEA WHO AFTEA CHASE OE OVER 6,000 MILES Continued on page i>, A petition from the residents of Vorth Flndhw &tr*-et for the paving of that street from the li . It. P. l ight of \v;i> to Kitilroiicl str< «t was ii.'il and upon motion referred back A petition from the r« sidents of South Sid- . \\ • ■ t Knd. asking for lights n Cleveland and South Main street.. was referred t< the street and a 11« \ committer \ lcngth> report from Itorough Solicitor Gillespie was read, regarding the f.trm.lit. Langan and Loin y . as. - Tin !'• port of the tr«-as».irer showed i balance in the cash fund «>f in th- sinking fund of :<!>.;OS : 0: in the water fund of $S97- :»7. In the light fund of *J.O:l«UM». Hurgess Freas* report showed that during the month Moo.50 had beeen eolle, ted bj him for tines and 11- e 'Uses T:i\ Collector Loekoird report d 11*09 .taxes collected, with $ 1 U 0 7.7 I for the -ame year un< db eted. and J4S!».«U 1010 taxes collected during the month Ju*t ended. When th« contract bt■ty**fln the borough and the brothers was signed la t er,,«iff the evening Dr. "Means' that th. part payment of the bonds for the work was illegal, because the> were being disposal of at i loss, was proved to be iiii < rrect. Tin contract called for the acceptance of thi bonds at par with coupons attached, which is perfectly legal. The reading of the rather pithy communication was followed immediately by a motion to lay th letter on the table, which was quickly carried. | w i.- in no wise discussed, one member of , »uncil sugg< sting that it would have probably been better to consign it to the waste basket jp- l>r. Means' letter to the council was short and to the point, substantial!> -tating that if a contract was signed with tin MeGovern brothers for the paving of I'nion, Jefferson, Penn • - t and Cranberry Alley, under existing corcumstanees. that is. giving the borough bonds as part payment for the work, at a direct loss to the borough and the recognition of a verbal bid. when s« aled bids were called for, he would bring suit. \ rather unintere.-ting session of ouncll last night was enlivened only by reading of a communication i roin I >1 <•. \V. Means regarding th«* ietting of the contract for the street >vork. and even that didn't cause such an awful stir. Continued ion pa ft 2 ROW AT POLITICAL MEETING usual. At one o'clock tolay, li'O vntvs 1 ia<1 been cast in the First Ward, 75 in the second, 114 in the third. 117 in the fourth, 55 in the lifth and 70 in the sixth. The mine? arc all working today, and the vote in all precincts is expected to be swelled greatly between six and seven o'clock. The vote up to one oelock, 546, is larg r than Returns will probably b< coming in from New York, Ohio and eastern state® about seven o'clock, and ;it that hour Funxsutawney people \n i 11 receive their first bulletins from The Spirit office. He on hand. II' you haven't voted yet, hurry up. The length of time the voters are ppcndin.g in the voting booths would indicate that much ticket splitting is in evidence, and that as a consequence the returns from the town and county will be delayed considerably tonight, owing to the fact that the election officers will have a hard time counting votes. No one dioubts but that North and Wilson will be given a handsome majority for the Assembly, while Langan's victory is as safe as though the Votes were already counted. The strong Berry sentiment can- ; not be disregarded, and if the people of Punxsutawney vote the way they talk, and as they have registered themselves in straw votes conducted by various parties. the town will probably go for the Keystone candidate. Reports from Brookville and Reynoldsville are likewise to the ef- | ft*ct that Berry will run ahead of the Republican ticket in those places. Although a victory for Berry is not improbable in this county there is? absolutely no doubt but that the lit - ( publicans will pile up their usually large majority throughout the {State, and that John lv. Tener will be the. next governor of Pennsylvania. The local conditions remain unchanged. The Tener men are confident that the Republicans will not only carry Punxsutawney and the county but the State, by a large majoriy. Berryites claim the town and county for their candidate. Grim has but few followers in this section and it would, surprise no one to have him run behind Slayton or Larking in the county. Conditions today are decidedly favorable for election, and unless all signs fail one of th-- largest votes- in recent years will be east in Punxsutawney today. Reports from voting districts throughout this section are to the effect that the vote cast up to one o'clock was extra heavy. Last night's estimates among the Republican leaders run .all the way from 5,000 to 30,000. United States Senator Frank O. Briggs, chairman of tl»i- Siat' K' publlcan Committee, says he sees no reason for cutting down his estimate of several days ago, when h« said Lewis would bo elected by a plurality of 23,400. He concedes only lour counties to the In mocrats — 11 u d s o n, Huntingdon, Sussex and Warren. More conservative It aders are of the opinion that tlu- plurality may not be more than six or eight thousand, but none of them is (loubtful of Lewis' election. TUifiXTnN. X. J.. Nov. Increasing confidence i?-; expressed at the branch h< uJqiiarters of the New .fers \ B- publican State Committee here last night that New Jersey will toda> remain loyal to her Republican colors of the past fifteen years and elect Vivian M. Lewis (lovcrnor by a subustantial majority, at the same time returning a Republican majority to both branches of the Legislature. GUARD mils IfEOEO Carried Death in Each Hand J Hiring the year 190*9 1,538 million feet of timber were cut in Pennsylvania with 3,205 mills operating, as against 1,203 million feet-in 190S with 2,224 mills operating, and 1,735 million feet in 1907, 2,131 mills operating. Strange as it may seem to I'ennsylvanians, the State stands thirteenth in lumber production, Washington and Louisiana leading. against 33,224 million feet in 1 908, ami 40.250 million feet in 1007. This was an increase of 34.2 per cent over 100N, and of 10.8 per cent over 1907. The output of lath and shingles during 1909 wias 3,712 million and 14,- 945 million. respectively. The increase in the production of lath in 1909 over 190S was 24.3 per cent and over 1 907 1.3 per cent, while the corresponding increases for shingles wi re 23.4 per cent and 20.4 per cent. lumber cut in the United States during the calendar year 1909 was 44.585 million feet. board measure, as liurial was made this afternoon following the arrival of Mrs. Cohen and Mr. Lewis. at Scran I on. For eleven years he had been in charge of the "Synagogue at Serantoii. and for many years he was located in Buffalo. He was a man of superior education and was held in the highest . stccm by his co-religionists and his brothers in the ministry. great surprise. Mrs. Lewis died eight months ago and it is thought that the death of his wife had much to do with the early death of lit v Lewis. He was but fifty-two years ol' age and not sinee babyhood bad he been ill for any length of time. He was exceedingly robust and his d ath came as a Mrs. Rcuhin Cohen, wife of lieubin, thi- clothicr, and two ehillren, and bestir Lewis. :i brother, left early this morning for Scranton, where they were called by the death of Mrs. Cohen's and Mr. Lewis's father, Itabbi II. I.« wis. who dropped d ad suddenly in Philaelphia Sunday, while visiting a friend. Romance of the Hills Ends With Divorce FIVE POISONED BY WOOD ALCOHOL The child set the pails* down at n quiet command from her father, and was taken out of dangeer. The men. unnerved, suspended work for the day. Thinking II Water. WASHINGTON. i'a.. Nov. 8.—Mil- Mildred And-erson. II years old, ignorant of her dasgeer and unde r the impression that she was carving water, walked along carrying in ea -h hand a pail nf nitroglycerin, which had been prepared for shooting an oil well on the Cameron farm near here. As she carelessly swung the pails half a dozen oil drillers stood breathlessly a hundred yards away, ftaring to see the child hurled into eternity. <■ ii*l Swings l\»ils ol' \itroglvccrin. SOLDIERS FEAR CHOLERA When the constable appeared here yesterday he gave the appearance of having battled with a steam roller. Bremen was arrested by Christian and llecber. of Troop D. State Police, and w is held in $1000 bail for court. Charles Hremcn, of Rosstter, was arraigned yesterday on a charge of aggravated assault and battery preferred hy < '(instable Fairbanks, also of Rossiter. The trouble arose at a political meeting in Uossiter last Frida> night. It was a Republican meeting and when several Democrats made their appearance and started to hurl qinstions at the speakers, things became slightly confused. Some one pulled one of the speakers from the idatform and Constable Fairbanks interfered, About that time, accordtig to Fairbanks. Itremen hit him. then he soaked him again, and a couple more times. Judging from Fairbanks' appearance, he also must have kicked him. Uossiter Constable lhldl\ llcateii t'|» H> ( hai'lc*. Ilroinen. L With his wife Rev. Teagarden was proceeding to Zion Church, where he is conducting a series of meetings, when his horse which was partially blinded by the glare from the coke ovens, walked off the, road and tumbled down the three foot embankment at, the point mentioned. The entire outfit landed in a heap in the ditch. Mrs. Teagarden was severely bruised, while, fortunately, neither the Reverend nor the horse were injured in the slightest. After using about half an hour's time patching harness Rev. and Mrs. Teagarden proceeded to Zion. The Young township supervisor has been lax in at least one respect. A guard railing is greatly needed in the township road at a point opposite the Adrian company store. Although Rev. H. G. Teagarden has been traveling that road for twenty years he discovered the need of a guard rail last night for the first time. GOOD VOTING WEATHER FLIES OVER BALTIMORE Four other young: men who drank liquor said to have come from tho same source were in a stupor for four hours. hoi poisoning caused the death of Dyke Pryor. aged- 22, of Branchton. was the decision of Coroner R. L. Stack pole after samples of the whiskey he drank were found to contain wood alcohol and the same poison was found in the vletim'h stomach. 1'CT.ivKll, Nov. 8.——That wood alco- Mr. Dlx spent tin* last day of the campaign at home. Mr. Stlmson occupied tho morning: preparing an answer to his rival's reply of Sunday night and the rest of the diay and evening on the stump or In an automobile hurrying between political rallies in New York City. The final word on the Democratic side was spoken Sunday night when John A. Dix. the head of the ticket, sent to Mr. Stimson his answer to the twelve questions telegraphed by Stimson to Dix's home in Thomson. "We are going to knock them through the ropes," was the way Colonel Roosevelt put it in his speeches yesterday. lie continued his attack on John A. Dix, and at times switched his lire to Mr. Dix's associates on the Democratic ticket. The Colonel delivered two speeches yesterday afternoon and six last night, not counting an address before a birthd'ay dinner given in his honor by the Hungarian re publican Club at Cafe Boulevard and a campaign speech in behalf of K<presentative \V. YV. Cocks at Astoria, L. 1. In his own State Colonel Roosevelt has in great part been tarrying th-' w<ight of the campaign on his own shoulders, and' has found it a burden which taxed his strength, and which he was glad to lay down last night. He was tired .when it was over, but he said that he had enjjoyed every day of it. NlvW YUK<K, Nov. 8.—The New York. Bubernatorial campaign of 1910 passed: into history la*a night with Henry L. Stimson, tie Republican candidate, and Theodore Roosevelt, his most prominent backer, veil - ing their last appeals for votes. "We Arc (ining to Knock Tliein Through the Uor.es," Says Teddy. Continued on Page Three. Xalbandian kept working s«uth through Europe. The police lost trace of him, and then re-located him in Alexandria, Egypt. Thro.igh an acquaintance of Chief Hurckes, of the Xalbandian was indicted for iir.-t degree murder and the s< arch for him began. The Lynn detective.-* traced him to New York, thence to Lngland. and then through <lcrman.\. Only by jumping from on city to another did the fugitive escape arrest in Germany. On .several oecaslons foreign officials, acting through instructions from the American authorities, were ready t<> lay their hands on him only to tiud he had disappeared. pcared Xalbandian and Munjian lived together in a lodging hou*< in Lynn. A >ear ago last July iMonJian's l> - i;> was found in a trunk in his room with a bullet through the heart. He had In n dead for several days w in n fo'ind. Xalbandian \vn> missing. Tinpolice allege that MonfMian had .several hundred dollars, which also disap- SALK'M. Mass.. Nov. S.—.The truth of the old saying in regard to the long reach of the law is illustrated in the case of Vuhan Xalbandian. which H to be tried at the special .session of the Ksse\ County Superior Crime,al Court, called to convene her, next Monday. Xalbandian, a native of Oreec . was captured after a chase of (J,000 miles aero.s* the Atlantic iiivai and over a large part of Larope and returned to Massachusetts to stand trial for th alleged murder of Mlnas K. 'Monjian, a fellow-countryman. able to go lieyniMl Keaeli ol Law's Long- Arm. Special to The Spirit. .MiisNH'hiei'tK Man Finds Himself t n- HO Bit UVERY MUST TIME IN "NATIVE h\M)" REBUILD BELL LINES The rep rt that former Sulta Abdul 'Hamid is dying i:i the prison palace at Salonika, spread today. The barracks aiv in a wholly unsanitary condition, and that is one of th< ea jse leading up to the present condition of affairs. CONSTAXTINOFLK. Nov. S. — In •order to escape by flight from the ravages of cholera, the local garrison has announced an ultimatum to the commandant today, that they will u tiny. lJy LT11!ted Press. A baby boy was this morning born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Divelblisw. of Ollveburg. \l r. l>ivelMiss. who since the arrival is o boy, has the naming of the youngster, stat« s. that be will wait until morning and decide whether ii will be Ten* r or Bor- \ NFAV AHIUVAIi The weather for i\\ estern 1'eniwylvania Fair tonight and \Wdne.-- du> ; wanner Wednesday. PlTTSBrUCS. Nov. S. Reports from many points In ennsylvaala indicate that the overcast skies and the cold weather are not interforihg with th< election, and that a heavy vote is being polled. B> I'nited Pt* » Irvin Maun, the Uoasitor liveryman, has disposed of his Interests in Kossiter to his cousin. Harry Baun, and in turn has purchased the Jivery stable formerly owned by Cal. filv, of this place. J Mr. Baun hopj already t#Cken possession of the j?lv is enjoying a large He plans many improvements and statins that he will giw Pnnxsntawrb v better livery service than they have heretofore enjoyed. BALTIMORE. Nov. 8.—In brilliantly line weather Lieutenant Hubert .Latham, the French aviator, made a magnificent flight over Baltimore shortly after noon yesterday in his Antoinette monoplane. Latham's 'flight Is tho greatest feat of its kind ever performed for the daring airman. For the first time in the short history of# aviation he followed a set course over a big city. SIM >KA.\ !•;, Wash.. Nov. s. -Mrs. .VI. Fromherz, known all over the punhandle of Idaho as "Six. Shooter Kate." frontierswoman, nuree and rancher, was granted a decree without alimony in her action for divorce in the Spokane county superior court. Judge J. Stanley Webster presided. Thus ends a romance of the hills that began a year ago, when the woman reined her horse at the door of •"Fromherz's cabin near Wallace and asked for food and shelter. From* herz guided her to the home of a neighbor, where she remained three days. Soon afterward "Fromherz received a letter from a lawyer, saying that his client Insisted upon marriage or compensation for her bruised affections. The wedding occurred' three days later, and. according to the testimony. Fromhorz. reputed to bp a good-natured farmer, started to make things lively for his robust spouse, the result being she came to Spokane and after acquiring legal residence Instituted proceedings for divorce. Mrs. Fromherz was named "Six Shooter Kate" by an exconvict, whom she captured singlehanded and delivered to the authorities of Idaho. DvVLI.AS. Texas, Nov. 8.—Statistics gathered in Dallas and made public yesterday afternoon show that orders for 2.000.000 Thanksgiving turkeys have so far be n placed in Texas this fall by Northern dealers. Mr. Winans Is a breeder of fine ho re ea and well known In England and tho United States and a champion lifle and revolver shot. He has been highly successful at the horse shows in London. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Although past the half century mark In years and an American oj linen* Walter Winans of Surronden Park, Kent, England, first touched! the shores of the United States yesterday. He came in on the steamer Cedric. The Bell lines from Punxsutawncy to Roynoldsvllle, Punxsutavvney to DuBols, and within the borough limits >of Punxsutawncy will be almost entirely rebuilt. A crew of twenty—eight men In the employ of the Bell Telephone Company, arrived here last night from Pittsburg and will remain in Punxeutawney throughout the winter. Fifty years ago today P. B. Depp, of this town cast his first vote. He voted on age for Abraham Lincoln. ■  hmh