Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-12-08

              VI" ■ Fined 81,500 aiul to Serve Term of From Three to Twelve Years in Penitentiary PUNXSUTAWNEY PA., THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 8. 1910. KEtTONIK AND PACOVOSKY ARE GIVEN SALTY SENTENCE LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS DR. HOLMES' LECTURE FRANK L. NEFF SECURES A RESPONSIBLE POSITION WANT PEIOIIG HAS CASE CALLED OFF Prominent Attorney Does not Believe Few Are Working in Interest of Many. VOL. V- NO. 70 CHILD BURNED TO DEATH BY EXPLOSION OF GAJ SEN. LAFOLLETTE HIVES TAFT A DIRECT SNUB PRICE TWO CENTS SIMPLE SERVICES OVER REMAINS OF MRS. EDDY Specialist From University oi Pennsylvania Talks on Retardation. Refuses to Confer With Presdents on Judicial Appointments.Body Laid to Rest in Receiving Vault—Will be Guarded Until Mausoleum Is Built. (By United Press.) TE2MPDETON, Dec. 8.—In a explosion that shattered the home ol John Freneh and set fire to the buildin?? today, one ehild was burned tt death and Freneh. his wife and two other children were so badly burned that all wi re taken to the hospital. lit Pirax'jr Man Made Mai»a-of Indiana County Street Railway Company FraSk L. Neff, of this place, who for sevefcfil years has been connected with the electrical deartmepnt of the •Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron company, has been chosen manager of the Indiana County Street nail. COMMITTEE GOING TO I20HEAR JUDGE SMITH READ SERVICES COLLEAGUES IN SENATE ARE ANGRY :en pupils are examined TO \11 > Til IIK I XIXHtTVXATK FLmtKNTE, S. <\, Dee. 8.—Many live problems of so; iolrgy and philanthropy are scheduled for discussion at the second annual meeting of the South Carolina Conference of Charities and Correction, which attracted to this city today a larg< leathering of county supervisors, educators, social workers, officers of penal and correctional Institutions and other persons interested in th< work of fhe conference. The child labor conditions in South Carolina is foremost among the questions that will receive attention during the two day's session. his wife will be generally regretted by countless friends here. Indiana is to be congratulated upon the prospect of securing a citizen of Mr. Neffs calibre.bodv or Mss. r. jones fXPfCIED HERE IHOIOW NIIY-IWO MILIIDN PfOPLf IN!»[ II. S. (By United Pr« ss.) WASiHlNOTOiN. Dee. 8.—Over ninety-two millions is the total pop-illation given for the United States with an increase of nearly seventeen million since the censue of 1900 W'thej estimate mady here today iiflciuding complete offiyril return.® Ljprfm nil but eight states/ The 1 is The states v.'iup to th present are unannounced ar ficorgia, Louisiana. .Montana, New Jersey, Wyoming I'tah, Wisconsin and Washington. Keltonik stat .cl aft- r being sentenced that ho was innocent of any intention of wrong-doing, that In- did not know .until a w« « k before hi.s arrest that the banik was insolvent and he took the steps he did in the hope that he might saw the institution. The run, however, prevented this, in view of the fact that iPacovsky was in the main responsible for Kelonik's misdeeds, and that the -counts against him were more numerous and serious than those against Kentouik, many believe that Judge Patton erred in making their sentence the same. The Klttannlng l/ader states that S. Kentonlk, brother of Peter, was in court when the bank« rs were sentenced and stated that he had $3,500 and that he was wiling to s:weritiee that ninmint if wi« mmv settling on a mon \ basis. The foreigners, however, were obdurate and stated that the.v would rather lose all than receive twenty-live or thirty per cent of their savings. The bankers were taken to the penitentiary yesterday afternoon. Peter Keltonik. the former Punxsa. tnwney resident who in company with J. R. fPacovsky, of Ford City, plead guilty -to embezzlement and receiving money from depositors after they knew their bank to be insolvent, has been sentenced to pay a line of $1,500 and undergo imprisonment in the Western Penitentiary for an indelnite period of from three to twelve years. Judge Patton in pronouncing sentence stated that the practice of fleecing ignorant foreigners was becoming too common and that he intended dealing harshly w'th all such cases that came under his jurisdiction. The counts against Paco\>ky made it possible tor the ju<lge to sentence him to (fifty-one years imprisonment, while Keltonik's total sentence might have been twenty years. The services began this morning at 11 o'clock and wa re attended by about one hundred and twenty, including relatives, members of the household, officials of the church and publishing society of the church, and personal students residing in Greater Boston. : Judge C. P. Smith, first reader of the Mother Church conducted the services.Oti the bronze cask t restod"'a cluster of pink roses, from tlyr members of the houshJld, the diilf tloral tribute in evideij/- . began the services/with inning the lesson sermon selections from the Bible parages Science and and the key to the Scriptures by 'Mrs. Eddy, followed by silent prayer and repetition of the Lord's prayer by all present. -Mrs. Eddy's poem. ""Mother's Evening Prayer," was then read by Mrs. ( '{I I'M I PlllVfilM HfVffl 1 fl »• ...I , »* « V-» | 1 Mpther Church. The journey to the cemetery began immediately after tie conclusion of the services and the only s r\ ices at the receiving vault was the reading by Judge Smith of the Twenty-third Psalm ami one verse from the book of Judges. The casket was taken within the vault by the pallbi trers and the vault st ub d. A guard will be maintained until the mauso. leitm is built. (Tiy United Press.) H(iST<».\, Dec. S.—.Mrs, Eddy'* b »dy was laid to rest in the receiving vault at Mount Auburn cemetery today after simple funeral services at her late home in Chestnut ilill mansion at Newton. KING GEORGE CUIS HIS LISI of mmi tcmuiiniEu u\K»IITS TIMIM.M; II II m;\n Ni:W YORK. Dee. S. — Man\ prominent members of the Knights Templar throughout the country, including nearly all of the officers < f the Grand Encampment of the United Stat«s are in New York Jo take part in fhe centennial ceebratlon of Columbian ('ummandrry, No. 1, of this city. The celebration was begun today and will continue until ne\t Tuesday. \ dinner at the 11«»- t» l Astor and historical meeting* in the Masonic Temple will be features of the program. (By United Press.) SI l' 1 :11 A NX A. Pa.. Dee. S.—The oldest inhabitant of this county, Alonv.o Boyden, died this morning aged eleven months over one hundred years old. I'ntll pneumonia, which set In a week ago, he was able to work about the farm and read without the aid of glasses. OPERATORS IN IRWIN FIELD SAY CONDITIONS ARE GOOD Dr. Holmes is working in the Du- Dote schools today. Remediable < auses are defective vlsion, poor teeth, adenoid growths, hvpertrophit d tonsils, deafness and fatigue. One of the most common causes is nervousn-c .-s in children is fatigue. In American children fatigue is most frequently , roduccd by loss of sleep. Children are allowed to spend too much of their time at children's parties and social gatherings and also, in many instances arc kept up until a late hour by the habit of evening vis- ing on th< part of the parents, During the day, Dr. Holmes examined sixteen children, diagnosed each case, and prescribed treatment. In many of these -children the defect is physical and .111 operation will remove the difficulty. A number of directors and physicians witnessed the examinations.A largo and deeply interested audience greeted Dr. Holmes of the Psychological Clinic of the University of •Pennsylvania in the high school auditorium last evening. Dr. Holmes proved himself an 'interesting and forceful speaker. The subject, "Retardation; Its Extent and Causes," was one of great interest. Dr. Holmes stated that there are at least 500,- 000 retarded children in the schools of th< United States. Among the causes are. poor food, low ideals in the home, unnecessary work in the school curriculum, physical and mental defects. 'Pedagogical conditions may rest with the teachers, but are more likely to be found in the child. Students mentally deficient may be classed as imbeciles of high, low and middle grade; idio—imbeciles, and idiots. The high. of these classes may hardly 1m- dis- tinguished from those who are normal. the lowest class is incapable of instruction, the intermediate classes arc of varying degrees of educability. These causes of retardation are not remediable. BARRIER SET A NEW RECORD FOR SPEED I WASHINGTON', D. C.f Dec. S.— The brusque and discourteous declina:on of Senator Robert M. LaFolk'tte >f Wisconsin to call at the Whito House and discuss with the President the matter of judicial appointments a used a great deal of gossip amo.ig -• nators at the Capitol yesterday. Vmong Senators and members of both parties a request to call at tTio White House to discuss public business is considered tantamount to a command and the custom is to obey, no matter what may be the relations bet\\n r» the President and the reipient of the invitation. But Senator LaFollctte did not even give the President a reason for declining and ansi%iTt-ii wltli a curl letter* whieljf was generally construed by his colleagues as a grandstand play to make it appear to the public that he could not be educed into friendly relations with the administration. A Republican senator laid yesterday: "I advis.d the resident against ruling him the Invitation. When the Pr» sident loly me he intended to iMk Senator l.iHollette to the White House to dis/uss judiciaj appointments I told lymi he bet tier not do it. 1 pointed ouyihut I*aFYdlette's stock ministration/and the  S' nator could depended upon t<» do inyt to the Taft Administration. Opposition is his platform and any olive branch held out to him was certain to be rejected."Rut the President had decided upon lii- course. He slid he wished to show the \meri< an people he was willing to to all in his power to bring about r conciliation between the wings of the Republican party, and he would: nsk the insurgents into conference to Vllscuss these matter in which all factions* ar" interested. You see the result. Other Senators who have not aligned themselves with the Administration courteously responded to the invitation and gave fhe President the benefit of their vie ws. Senator Cummins talked frankly about judicial appointments and other matt is. But LaFolIette .did n<-t even - how the court* -•>' of a personal call at th» White House, even if he did not want to talk over these questions with the President. Tn fact, 'he did not give .i r- ison for not calling. The course of the Wisconsin Senator In this matter has not made him any friends In the Senate." (By United Press.) •W'ASTlINOTON", Dor. S.—The cnrnpaign committee* of the Republican and Demorcatic parties today filed their lists of contributions and expenditures for the revent congressional campaign n congress. The Demo, eraitc list shows a total expenditure of $27,771.22, while the Republican committee gives $74,373. her •n, buy s, a god her us at mine that n gium.any lov\, i s time, l>lit her case was st that the dry climate ath's arrival. .s about thirty y a/s <», the daughter of J.,T1. Co'i |She wyrt .1 woiflan of 111 itient Mi\ her iJiies and ry ;Wf(iuai:ityee. tfhe in tJU; vicinih . time ; LJ With 1 Jb livedyfor several ye; where ifir. Jones was ■He Upewise served ii. at Dixonvillf eerased is survived by nc1 ' ildren, !»•" The deceased had been ailing: with ciir.cuRiptinn ' r ♦ i»r»«• >'wi i««» .summer in company with her husbana went to New /Mexico hoping that it might In nelit her health. Bile improved for a ' fir advancei onl delayed o She way and was ' decc a set virtu. 8, ird by iv born am Winslow idcjnt of husband ROHSit i foreniai capucit The d husband .wo c! .scvr:i and live ye&ri. Her mother, iMrs. Catherine Colikltt, of Winslow, and the folowing brothers and sisters also survive her. Clarence Colkitt, of Nebraska; ..Mrs Henry Eckleberger, of Big Hun; I.Mrs. Elmer Craft, of near Big Hun; Miss Minnie Colkitt, who was with her sister at the time of her death and is now arcom pany in the body home, George, (Hay and Ronald, at the home in Winslow.The body of !Mr«. Ala .id Jones, "\vifo of J »hn T. Jones, is expected to arrive hen tomorrow or late this evening from Gibson, New Mexico, wheiv death eanie to (Mrs. Jone& on last Saturday.Warren Hospital Nurses Deny tirutjiity to Patients Big Crowd Will Witness "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" (By United Press.") nm 'AdO, Dee. 8.—Christmas presents for the strikers In addition to pay for time were cut out and two weeks vacation with pay next summer was made to 4 00 drivers of the Chicago delivery wagons. The men were Jubilant when they returned to work today. The presents amounted to $!"» t ;u h and all wages were raised to $1.". MARRIED ELOPER GUILTY Pleas of Chester Station \gent Whose Companion Killed Herself, Call lo Move Jury. «..M,K.\IIPHIS, Tenn., Dec. S — Rons Harrier, a Frenchman, established a world's record yesterday afternoon, when he flew a .distance In excess ».f I 11» miles in 10 minutes, 55 1-5 seconds. thereby winning a prize of $5,000, offered by the Memphis Com»n< rcial-App. ai. 11 outwlnged John Moissant, who blazed the way over the couse, by nearly eight minutes. The flights of Barrier and 'Molssant wer- over a route of 1H miles. It was a remarkable flight. He held to the prescribed course almost to a dot. and in this had the advantage over Moissant. The latter, in his turns, described wide semi-circles at a height of 7,000 feet. His time was IS minutes 16 2-5 seconds, part of which was lost in aerial gyrations for the benefit, of uplookers who crowded the housetops and other points of vantage.cv .c have no such cop*- t wis only natural that •fie lwgas company won lj/ do darn off thi- gas i'nyfi the aive it to th. gla.yf comfal outnimi' of thufscheme pse things into * against the miOky\e was Dent by the* jTank presi*esid©d at tlmeetimg of to go to "wmWvx to kovv ;ns compan/ hich leaclapto a review of ople of Ijjnnxsutawney are gainst lJg business and big big rmJr y. How the own* V gas company taking u fortune and how The following communication no explanation: Editor Spirit "The equity of the j>i Punxsutawney again&t the gas to twenty-Ave cents per thou.sa; pany enjoining it from raising taken a mysterious turn, was held Tuesday afternoon to quietly arrange some details in relation thereto. That certain officials of one of our glass companies informed the president of one of our banking institutions, who has been opposing the gas suit, that their gas pressure or supply has not .been sufficient—on the day of the meeting having dwindled down from some 12 pounds in the forenoon to .some five ounces in the afternoon. That he was led to believe that the gas case was in the way of a sufficient supply. And one of our leading merchants who lias also been opposing th. peoples case argued that he believet it was prejudicing the gas company against the glass company as well a.' against the town generally. And tin solicitor of many of our largest cor porations expressed himself that whil< the-glass company had a contract fo ihe supply »>l *a» luv> vu.i pany the peo-pJ tracts and it w/s lirst thing the/ would be to people and pany. The fn the gas ci to get all tl dent who the appoii "All of | how the pj a com mitt tow to the always up banks and Bold out m: er of our ol the organizers of a new gas company did likewise. And now how the present company which has not denied in the present equity proceedings that, its profits exceed ten per cent, Is still after more millions in its greed. The hearing in the present suit has been continued from time to time and is to take place December 23. Its near approach and the relation of the abve meeting thereto can be 1n_ terrogated by all. The gas company got valuable franchises worth many hundred thousands of dollars to the streets and to other rights in Punxsutawney and its income amounts to tens of thousands of dollars, and yet it pays no taxes to the borough and solemnly agreed that in consideration of the valuable franchises given it for nothing and which it now enjoys that the rate for gas should never exceed twenty cents per thousand. In the face of this honorable contract it dlshonorobly and arbitrarily raises the price to twenty-five cents and even after being enjoined by the court, continues to insult not only the people, but the court, by dunning them monthly for twenty-seven cents' per thousand. Let us have a public meeting of all the people and sustain the' action of our town council and public.! ly declare that we are yet alive and! do not puropose to be crushed by th is I grinding monopoly." A. J. TRUITT, Esq. UP 10 THE TEACHERS Tomorrow night in the gymnasium of the Central Y. M. C. A. the Punx'y High school basketball team plays its first game of the season at home. The Clearfield 'High school team will be the opposing five. Cinii'< bill Is t lie I/atest to lie I m-biddcn the I'alttco—Vastly IMceieiit From Kit want's lielgn. •Special to The Spirit LOND'OX. D o. 8.—-King George is reported on the highest court authority to have cat Home Secretary Winston Churchill off the list of his acquaintances—officially as well us so. cially. If there is business to pass between them, it must be through an int rmediary. The king is understood to haw told Premier Asquith lie would never see Secretary Church- Ill again. a matter of legal right, 'Asquith might have, forced George to revoke this order, biA that would hav created a mighty syndal &fnd the king woul certainly haxM had /he sympathy of his subjects inr demanding that he pick his own acquaintances. The quarrel f5etwe/n his majesty and 'Churchill Is*suto to hav, arisen from the fornyr'tj of reading over personal™ state paper submitted to him ty«ign. Inasmuch as the home must have a vast number of papers signed by the king, this entailed a great loss of time. So when he laid a big batch of papers on the king's desk, Churchill remarked, significantly, tliat they were merely routine—which was true—and need not be read. George replied with a solemn rebuke for such careless business methods. Upon this, Churchill, whose worst enemy has never accused him of lack of confidence in the infallibility of his own judgment, is said to have responded tartly that the kings business business was to sign Continued on page 2. While in many lleids the mines are only running part time, t'he Irwin- Greensburg collieries are all operating six days a week. lUflHED IY OYNAMITE EXPLOSION The companies art- now operating under usual conditions. The state; troopers have been withdrawn anil very few, it' any, deputies are now employed. There are a few w.itchmen on du'y at some of the mines to guard property. All told, there are a'bout one hundred and fifty people In camps, which now are one-story frame buildings put up to house them. A close estimate shows that there are about two thousand strikers remaining in the field. Slate That Ninety lVr t ent of Work- ings are in < >pcrntloit a-HEIOXSBUna, Pa.. Dec. S.—The mine operators in the lrwin-Gre:nsburg d tat riot recently gave out the following authorized statement regarding conditions in that field: So many misleading statements have been made regarding conditions In this Held that a few facts about actual conditions will be timely. The companies involved at present are producing about 10,000 tons daily. The number of men employed in the mines is nearly 9,000 and the last two weetka* payroll amounted to nearly $300,000. This is over 90 per cent of the normal. The men at work apparently are satisfied with the conditions under which they work and the Wanes earned. CIRCULAR T. L. LEWIS ISSU TO UNITED MINE WORKERS Firth conducted his own rase In .1 manner that surprised the members of the Delaware county bar who were present. Hi summed up to the jury and in a masterly manner emphasized the evident- regarded ay favorable to his ease. The jury which gave the verdict recommended Firth to the mercy of the court. Judge Isaac Johnson deferred sentence. The ease went to the jury early In the afternoon, and before nightfall the verdict was agreed upon and announced. ( 15y United Pros.) M KlU A, Pa.. Dec. S.—William .1. Firth, the married man who eloped from Chester, where he was a station agent, with Ethel May Pierce. 1 years old. was yesterday found guilty of serious charges in connection with the elopement, which ended in the suicide of the girl in a hotel at Aluxandira, Va., September 13. Manager Fish has placed the prices at a figure that should appeal to all. To see Miss Robson In many of the houses in the largo cities one would have to pay from $2 to $2.50 for the choice seats. The best seats are selling tonight for $1.50, while good seats inay be secured for seventy-Jive and fifty cents. The general admission is but twenty-five cents. If standing room is sold it will probably bo placed at lifty cents for the orchestra circle. a Social Kveni in Pnwx'y Tonight's Performance Promises to lie The subscription sale for "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" was on at the Jefferson theater on Tuesday and the regular advance sale opened yesterday morning. The subscription sale cleaned the board of a number of choice seats and a great many more of them went yesterday and this morn, ing at the regular advance. There are still a number of tir.st class scats to be secured, "but the indications are that May Robson will be greeted tonight by far the biggest house of the season and one of the largest crowds that ever witnesed a theatrical performance in the Jefferson -theater. That is as it should be. Punxsutawney theatergoers never have been given a chance to see an actress whose fame as a commcdienne is as widespread as that of (Miss Robson's. Both in England and America she Is regarded as the foremost actress in her line. Father of Former Insane Patient Charges \sault and Ralter> at Trial WAKKK.V Pa.. Dec. 8.—Denials by the two defendants against the evidence -of ti\. former nurses of the State 'Hospital for the Insane featured the opening of the trial of Miss .Margaret -McFarland and Miss Emma. Long, nurses of the institution, on charge* of -assault and battery and aggravated and battery instituted by Har/\ P. Rice, father of 17- y« ars-old D«»fothy Ric , a former innuite of the asylum. The live >«>rmer nurses were dls. charged b> ijie superintendent, .Dr. •\\ . \\ Ha A'kV. former head of the Philadelphia Irospital. Thretf days following the ot assault, (Miss Rice, ftrr -fife stand, testified that th two defendants had undressed her and removed her from ward iNo. 1 to ward No. }». where sho wa> put in a room with one of tho most irresponsible patients of the Institution, after which the nurses applied the "soap treatment" three times. The treatment is administered by applying a lather to a towel and holding it over th»- patient's nostrils and mouth until the patient is gagged and breathless. The witness also said that while she was held in bed by leather bands, the two defendants rubbed her knees with a rough cloth until the (iesh was raw. The defendants make complete denials of all tho charges. Following the incarceration of Miss Rice in ward No. s, it came out in the evidence that she attempted to hang herself by using a rope from the window. The joint trial of the (Missea MeFarland and Long will end tomorrow. and a charge of the same nature will be begun singly against Miss Me- Farland. A crowd of 700 listened all day io the testimony. (By Tin'ted Press.) •PARTS, Dee. 8.—Within two  'Madame T*ena i'avalieri OhanJor experts to sail for New York where she will begin a three months' theatrical engagement. (With this declaration today the noted diva denied the rumors that she had been "bought off" by the family -of her husband, Robert W. <'hanler, from whom she is separated. to stay away from America. In the Institute Annual full an- nouncement is made of a spelling contest to be held at he county institute. Teachers generaly are making this a means of creating an interest in spell. ing, holding some local contests, and sending some repreenfcatives to the in- stitute to take part in the contest. Hut by inquiring of the pupils I And a number of schools in which none of the pupils have even heard of the contest, the teacher has never men-j tioned it to them much less created any interest through it. Thts teacher certainly is failing to do his or her duty, failing not only in co-operation, but In direct school work. This is also true -of the display of school work. Some schools cannot get to the institute but every teacher can take some school, work along to the institute for this exhibit as requested. In some counties the bringing of this school work has been made a condition necessary in order to secure pay for the work. 1 do not care to do th's, but I do expect every teacher to co-operate In reasonable requests. These things are for the good of the schools and of the boy* and girls. Charles Cash, an Bloanora miner, was brought to the Adrian hospital here yesterday suffering from severe burns about the hands and face caused by an explosion of dynamite. The irtrtn, who was employed in the leanora shaft, had tamped two holes lighted the fuse and retired to a safe distance. But one of the charges exploded and after a few moments Cash went back to investigate. Just as ho leaned over the holes the second charge exploded and he received the full force of it in his face. The man's face Is badly torn and burned, but it is believed that the sight is uninjured. Klciaiiom Miner Investigates Charge That "Hung lire"—Face Badly Torn iL. 'MLVYIXE JON1ES, Supt. Wishing you every sucoeM. I remain, Yours wry truly, T. L. LEWIS President. vidual. The financial accounts r»i tlie International Organisation are open for inspection of an> number of the lUnited Mine Workers. Every item of my expenses since the first day I became aiy'1 nternatidnal officer can bo fiirniatfod to our members or any <>f thujr representatives, upon less tham/Qiree days notice. Jram not responsible for the heavy assessment levied by the Special National Convention. Neither am I responsible for the condition that require* the assessment of lift cents per number that is now being paid by our membership, My advice is to get the facts for yourself and pay less attention to the statements of men who are always appealing to your prejudice rather than your Intelligence and your better judgment. The United Mine Workers organization i.s founded upon correct principles, and as long as those principles are adhered ter by our members t'h-e organization will continue to grow and become a greater power to protect the mine workers of the country.Not one cent of the funds of the organization is being used or spent to pay for post cards or postage stamps referring to me as an Indi- Not one cent of the strike assessments of 25 cents per member per week is being used to pay any of the organizers or being spent for any other purpose than to support the men who are actually on strike. Not one cent of the United Mine Workers is b»ing spent for printing anything In the form of circulars except those of a strictly official character. Thomas i,. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers, issues officially the following Information to the members of th«• organization throughout t'he country: Indianapolis, tnd., Dec. 3, 3!»10. Official Notice To tho Ofiloorrf and Mom bora of the l^o(mi 1 Unions, United Mine Work era of (Brothers To cm uninspired ; purpose our mom notice, national States of Kansas. FORT WORTH, Texas,. Dee. 8.— Foes of the liquor traffic throughout Texas rallied here today to perfect an organization to conduct the coming campaign for State-wide prohibition. It is purposed to organize every county in the light for the adoption of the constitutional amendment which is to be submitted to the voters b.v the legislature the coming year. Wm. Baughman in Precarious Condition as Result of Fal1 Willlam>I$aughman, of this place, Is In a precarious condition as the result of a fall sustained last Saturday night. Mr.#Uaughman was walking across the swinging bridge at the foot of South Ollpin street when he slipped on the ice and fell striking the back of his head and cutting a large gash in his scalp. The Injury was at first not regard-' ed as serious, but erysipelas set in and the attending physician now believes that the patiepts chances for recovery! are decidedly small. I KA'LAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 8.— Laughing at a joke told by his wife resulted In a broken jaw for Grant Boebuck last night. The couple were eating dinner when Mrs. Boebuck related an amusing stdry. Boebuck laughed so heartily that his lower Jawbone. * napped. Physicians worked over him for two hours before he could close his mouth. THE WE ATI IKK WASH 1NTJTON. D- Dec. 8.  Following is tho .weather forecast tor the western part of Pennsylvania: Fair except snow, in tfhe portion tonight and Friday. Colfle* in tile southern portion tonight. EHEIUI ART S SIX)RE NEWS The lady is demonstrating the Van Houten's Cocoa in the Grocery Dept. All this week. Try a cup. HLAJMW—16c per lb. We advise buying. for this is the last chance to buy at this price this season. Pay only 16c a pound for Hams the remaind' r of the week. Have a cup of Cocoa, the lady will tell you of the real goodness of Van tHouteu's Cocoa, it is delicious.—-i i.ni erica. & Fi-llow W of k CTH: — rect reports^that are beinc and circulated for no othyr han to/mislead and  ters, Vam sending yQ0t'thie rhejrc is not onpr  >rrfanizer in the or ways company and has entered upon niiTi r«* —1 mill in has a thorough  of electricity, gained under the tutelage of C. M. M«-ans, of this  is well equipped for his new  weds which is one of great responsibility and carries with it a salary. Mr. Neff's mmititwdmr \)t friends • pie of hero will hUjffibilities have c om- been in tbp manner. ts rat • It is Mr. #eff's to move ul ha.- hisi family t Indkffna in the near filleting. ture. The of Mr. X< IT and . • •>?£. ;• * ■ P" •• 1; ■ Pie Bttttflttf atom*® fulfil :•