Punxsutawney Spirit, 1910-12-24

              .,,, jff. >, i . v<T:^ p m - SHOT A NICE BEAR JOHN !>. PLAYS S\\T\ t I.M S TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS, we extend our thanks for their support in the pa&, and we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. THE SPIRIT PUBLISHING CO. RATS AID LOIS or MM PUNXSUTAWNEY PA.. SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 24. 1910. mm n mm INSTITUTE COMES TO CLOSE AT REYNOLDSVILLE RMOIMEIl CEHTAII PRICE TWO CENTS " FIVE KILLED AND MANY HURT III WRECK VOL. V-N0.84 umim THE J. Jk. WEBER STORE DOI'T FORGET TO HAXG UP BABY'S STOCKING Fast Passenger Trains Collide on Pennsylvania Near Bucyrus 0. Teachers Remain Until Last and Final Session Is Well Attended. Big Day of Year But Few Hours Away—Ought to be a Merry Christmas. Two of the Oldest Establishments in Town Will be Consolidated. SERVICES 11 ML THE CHURCHES EH CSEIVS MEET DEATS AWARDS III CONTESTS MADE EH THE RKNT PUCE This is the big day in the shopping \v<>rld. Hundreds have p:11 off their purchases until the last minute and as " who has just trkhouse where fhe illegal arc on th* sell ini? [r way The m'an is "Rife Hi returned from tiia \> he served a term for i of liquor. The thre«/ to the Mauk tunnelI The chief was on hand when th* train pulled in and conducted the three to the lockup where they were subjected to a most thorough search, which'revealed nothing to incriminate them. All three protest their innocence and Chief Palmer is inclined to bel'leVe thorn.  ■Chief of Police Palmer last night arrested two negresses and a negro on suspicion. About 7:45 o'clock last night the chief received word from Butler to the effect that the trio had boarded the train at Butler and while getting on the train one of them had grabbed a pocketbook from the hands of a woman. | If you haven't been up that way recently and are not squeamish you'd better take a walk and look them over. Of every size and color countless hundreds of them swarm over the rubbish -and apparently have no fear of man. So numerous are they that they"at times almost hide in the debris scattered about the grounds, and you can scarcely throw a stone! without hit tins: one. About eleventeen thousand would be a conservative etimate of the number of rats living in the town's garbage dump. A local man is willing to take oath that the grandpa rat which i.s apparently the boss of the dump and growing white from age, is bigger than most cats. Hands of Undents Garbage Dump is Inhabited by Tliou- fipeaking of rats, did you ever take a look at thouse which inhabit the garbage grounds just outside the borough limits of Punxsutawney to the north? Special to The Spirit WtAfSMINOTaN. Dec. 24.—An apportionment. law re-tflxing the basis of representation in the house of representatives is a practical certainty at thi.s session of congress. Representative ('rumpacker (Rep. fnd.), chairman of the house census committee, is today credited with a statement that the committee will present a bill bas d upon the new census, and that work preliminary to settling the number of inhabitants t > b< represented by each member of the house is already under way. Crumpaekei declared that a re-apportionmeni measure is of the highest privilege on tlx* floor, and that it-, consideration cannot be blocked if it is ealien! up. Crumpacker. it is known today, ha44 had several conferences with Champ (.'lark, thi minority I ader, and it believed the coRimlti.de will show trac es of Democ ratic influences. Two experts of the census bureau are no wat work on plnns for re-apporti nment under the dlr.ction of tli« house committee. One plan contemplates hoVling the house membership below 100. SETTER W M1T1S IS THE SECURITY MARKETS NOT HIGH WIS IIS Fir GAME OF BASKET6ALI OBSE11VK Christmas will be generally celebrated in Punxsutawney on Monday. Although a number of the stores will be open, the glass workers and oth r factory employes will emain idle on that date. Following the usual custom when a holiday falls on Sunday, the Spirit employes will observe Monday. and no paper will be issued from this office on that date. RAILROAD MEO ARE ID THE STATE CAPITOL (By United Press.) Ohio, De-C. 24.—Five killed and many j. ass enters were inj.ired in a collision of two fast p&s-■'•v uger train, on the Pennsylvania ra '***■• .i ,iear Wvada. a few miles w -t of h re this morning. Train number h;'te« n. from Pittsburg, hit num'.ier forty-eight. Both trains were on th; -tine tr.i k be.-auhe a freight tr.i n had blocked one. track of the track . .st m. Both trains w» r running at high speed when the collision o<u urred. It is reported that tie U ■ amitive of number fifteen derailed the engine of number fortyei..)it and plowed int.) the baggage car. Tin engineer of one crew of the t: •. s, one 1 man, two unident.;ied pass . ,,ms are rc; orted to be buried under the wreckage. Two vN " > • ■ ■ ar« .i m : 4 the geri* ou: ly injured. INCREASE FOfl ENGINEERS ON THE PENNSYLVANIA iSwarUc, the tailor, like Weber the clothier, has a reputation for square dealing and that a man of his character should assume charge of Punx'ys ,ar«r»»«* 'lothing > for Igar 8. Swartz, of this place, has based the clothing and furnish- >re owneid by the kite John A. Weber, of Mrs. Emma Weber and will take Charge of that well known establish ment -  nfth» Weber store by Mr. Swartz combines two of the oldest business establishments in Punxsutawney. For twenty-ilve years Swartz's tailor shop has been a part of Punxsutawney, while the Weber clothing store is now in the thirtieth years of its existence. IMr. S*wiartz is the logical successor of the lamented J. A. Weber. He has seen the town grow from a hamlet to its present thriving condition.. Public spirited, striving ever for the; betterment of Punxsutawney, he has been one of the most active in making Punxsutawney what it is today. His interest in the town's welfare has been scarcely less than that of the man whom he succeeds, a man whom was recognized by all as one of the fore-' most, if not the foremost citizen of the j town. Thi (Inrs not affect englu■ tr?- - a the lints w- i of Pittsburg, h« v men having been granted an io- J,a '!» \V.(,.;tw bol ! the feCtUeillCllt nun. With the ttauim n. The increase, how'fi r, is mudu on the same basia as the udviun i granted tho engineers on the lint < wwi, thus placing t he en»pio> iot" the iuntti eafiH and Wt -t on the sume footing. The u. win - iii;n -ua, mhat bt en madt li> th« i a a aia railroad v.: a i».i r» • t- in tv; for the. •• -a th« .tit of PittSburg. u...i a a..- > iU'. iji.k'3 tht.- 11 - u,i in- iiuA'a.o aad A.i „.,r.y YaU - V- J!-- • a.»aa ui v:*. no. The i; • 1 ian.g from 1U to >;• per ■ 1 l- •' au .. ! . ii eactive, dating oack • rom tii«■ turn tai- company made a it.t an i with iLrt last iSainmer. Aoout t \ » month.-, ago the llr«- men Wei grants { an luci t.u «, which ul-o dated b.u-a to the an tie merit. Aibout b.000 engineers are employ*# on the giand divwiuno cast of Pittaburg and Jir'e. HI nit Mil HiZE ntf os- to the store room ami in the future Air. SSwartz will conduct both businessesthere. The fact that the two will harmonize perfectly, being in a way on° buslmee instead of two, had a great deal to do with the buying of the store by Mr. Swartx. The store wilt be known as the J. A. Weber store, E. 8. S>wartz, proprietor. The price paid by M.r. Swartz for the store h«s not been made public. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday amd Thursday of next week the store will be closed and an Inventory of the .stock taken. On Friiday a sale will be started to reduce the  lot the Mr. lohn • Ugllitaw'earsitaw- 'ears WALKOVERS WILL MEET DAYTON MONDAY NIGHT The teachers at the Snyder school 11 • I-aur is Hung and Alias fcilla Pofctk'rw aite. Wb n the prize was awarded yesterday 1. Maync Jotu county superintendent, vie a s of the grounds were shown a id elicited much applause from this, mending institute. The t»Mi-h. and pupi s of the Snyder ii-.ol are con.-uieiabiy elated over iht I'aet that the priaje for the mo.st beautiful school grounds, a. handsome bronze bu&t of Shakespeare, has been awarded that institution. IV il. s. Jordan Parsons MicQuown Korb Henry Gallaghi r C. Smith Bosart Patterson 11. Smith I . II. s. Goals from field—Parsons 3, Jordan 3. Rosart 2, H. Smith 1, C. Smith 1. Goals from fouls—Jordan none ojt of six trys; Korb one out of 3. Henry, one out of U, Gallagher, 3 out of 11. The Latrobe boys were a little ahy on t<am work and despite the fact that they lost, show il a superior ability in shooting The excellent work of k rb nnd It- nry at guards kept thvis--;ting forwards trom a greater Visibly of their s-;-• 11 shooting abillts. 1,'ossart, at center for Latrobe, Parsons and Jordan for I*. II. S. d:-tlnguished tlu mselves, while McQuown played an excellent game at center Incidentally the game was th r mghcw't ever plaj d on lot V. M. 1 A iloor. The line-up: I>« leal the l.atrobc II. >. in < lose uiiti Ivvciting (iame In a clos » and exciting, but poor'y playt 1 game the PunxsiUawney High school basketball team lust night stored itv lirst victory of tlv f>> deft ating the Latrohe High seliool tlv- in the gymnasium of the Central Y. M. (\ A by a score of 1(5 to 11. From start to tlnish the game was closi a':d kept the big crowd on the qui vive at ill times. l'ioth team Wer Wi ak at shooting an'd the seorc revi'e-- nt..-, b it a seant portion of the gi»als that should have been seored: The P. 11. S. live ha.' undoubted! Improved greatly within the past two we, k. in the games previously pla> d this season the team prov< d cor. inlvely that they knew n thing whatever of tee »n work, but during tlv second p ri d of last nights game and v.ith occasional Hash's in the 11 r s t half, their team work brought much applause from the spectators. Their inability to hold the ball and pass accurately i> at present their greatest weakness. MILLION 1-M)It KMI'LOVI.S 3AGAM0HE CUUPLE WED HE8E The executive commitee today 1- considering measures to be presented to the next legislature." The 'board passed this resolution "Resolved, That the legislative representative, or representatives, of each lodge, or lodges, located in each county or judicial district, is hereby directed and authorized to act as a committee for the organization to examine into the records ond qualifications of candidates for the office of judge of common pleas court, prosecuting atorney, and the members of the state senate and house of repressentatives."C. \V. Travis ami .1. J. Foster Kepro- sciiting this Itisd'ici C. \V. Travis <»L" this place and J. J. Foster, of DuBois, representing the railroaders ol" this district, are attending the sessions of the legislative board of the Brotherhood of Hallway Tra limner. which came to a close in Harrisbug today. "Thi* sv of the Bro The foI. burg Tel eg" mon, bega tions for presented Hon to be next, the ton T. lii committee of arrangements for the 1911 convention, what has been accomplished by the Htirrlsburg hustlers,, learning that something: is doing and that Harrisburg will b- ready to extend a great welcome and provide royal entertainment when the big army of trainmen scomes to Harrisburg in May for a three weeks' stay. Chairman Robinson was re-elected a member of the legislative board from this district. George Howard was re-elected chairman; S. 1j. Curry, vice chairman, and H. C. Evans, secretary. There are about 100 dolegates in attendance, representing 1 *».- 000 tra/inmen, who are . inplayed on roads in Pennsylvania. The Januaiy disbursements will bo larger than usual, being estimated a. high as $226,0fr0,000; aiul a fair proportion of this .sum always seeks reinvest m tit in Wall Sir.■■ Another encouraging feature is th • better demand for American investments by Furo. t in buyers. There have been fairly liberal sales of bonds to Europe during the last f \v days, and int< rnation:11 banking houses report conditions as favorable to the further placing of good issue.-. Many of our best railr< :ul stt k.s are now selling at prices which yield to ii per cent, compar■ d with 4 and o per cent when they wer > at the top level. On bonds the returns are also one-half to one per cent better than formerly. All conditions point to ■"« continued ease in money for some time to come. The close of tlio year tlnda general business in a very quiet condition. Conservatism prevails everywhere. The ste 1 trade is still running at about one-half its capacity in the cruder form.*, and the're are no signs of early revival in sight. K very thing depends on the railroads. Possibly in the latter place their bonds satisfactorily, orders for cars, equipment, etc., will he forthcoming. The textile trades are also quiet and efforts are being made for general and concerted curtailment. There i.s nothing unbound in the situation, but a gradual settling down process has begun, which must run its course before the real recovery can be expected. Economy is now practiced not only in business, but at the home, and in nearly every direction curative tendencies are at work which will in due season pave the way for a fresh forward movement. The stock market does not always move in sympathy with business affairs. It often discounts events in advance. The present depression in trade has doubtless been fully anticipated on the Stock Exchange; hence the latter Is more or less cheerful while pessimism prevails elsewhere. Should no unfavorable developments take place still further iniprov merit is possible. HiE'NRY IMjEAV-S. X'E'W* YORK. Dec. 1\.—A somewhat better tone lias been maintained in the security markets during the past week, and this in spite of the inactivity which usually develops during the holiday season. The main cause for betterment has been the investment . i'uation. This is probably more satisfactory than at any tim< for several months. The decline in prices has brought many securities to a level that now offers more r isonable returns. Money is easy, and the low rates, obtained for loanable funds naturally divert attention to interestbi.aring securities. For this reason the bo id outlook is much brighter and there is alr< ady a larger inquiry for desirable i.v.ues. The bride is one of the most popular young ladies of Sagamore and w.is formerly a resident of Yates* boro .Mr. llodgscn has for three years been employed In the company el tie at Sagamore and is highly e.-teemed by all his acquaintances. Mis> Jan Wright Mitchell, and Archibald Leroy II« both of Sagamore, were united in marriage at 10:30 o'clock this morning by Kev. H. (i. Teagarden at his home on \V. Mahoning Street. I'jnt'AdO, Dec. 24.—Following a custom that baa become more general with each succeeding year, Chicago business* concerns employing large numbers of men and women to da:, distributed considerably more than $1,000,000 in Chrii/nv.is presents. Cash bonuses for faithful service, salary increases and shares of stock contituted the bulk of the gifts. The oash gifts distributed among the thousands of employes of the International Harvester Company amounted t»» $500,000, while the appropriation of Armour and Company amounted t" about $300,000. The large department stores, the banks and beard c trade firms were also liberal in their gifts to their employ-es this year. ICE COVERS STREETS AND SIDEWALKS KING GEQRGF MDS CHRISTMAS FUND. I a consequence evvry store in the town j has been rushed it to its limit all day. At least one hundred extra clreks were J pressed into service in the stores for j yesterday and today and the big rush j U proving that they were needed. For some reason unapparent the w ather man I*" apparently unfavorable to a white Christmas a-.d the warm weather, coupled with the rain that he presented yesterday has done a great deal to wipe out th" heavy fal of snow that has been in evidence for over a mon.t.h. In the country districts the kids will doubtless look from their windows on white covered fields tomorrow, but in town the little snow that remains is of such a hue that on;- ha n't th heart t> - ill it snow. The merchants appear to be divided on the .subject of whether or not tht trade this years was up to the standard. A few will tell you that it was never better, wlille others xpross their disappointment to all who inquire. Taking the Christmas trade of ten year.; as a standard, when there w re fewer stores and tlm •. were h« tt. r. the year's trade might not measure up but to the layman it looks as though the merchants who were not saiiwfl «i with the trade of the ;a t month, never will be. All in all it ought to be a merry Christmas for Punxsutawney people and The Spirit takes this ppportunit> to express a most sincere hope that it will be so. A fc-w of tile churches are holding their Christmas treats tonight. Others will celebrate tomorrow, Chistmas services will be in evidence in all the churches tomorrow, and in many both morning and evening. Christinas music will feature all services. Christmas services at the Central Presbyt* rian Church, Union and Findley Street, should attract large audiences Sunday morning and evening. Special programs are prepared by the pastor and choir and will be rendered in their well-known style. Christmas visitors in the city and their friends are cordially invited to enjoy the Christmas sermon and Christmas songs in the morning and the beautiful cantata entitled. "The Divine Shepherd," which will be rendered in the evening, at 7:80 o'clock. The children's treat will be given this evening at 6:30 p. m. at the Church, and their voluntary glfs received for the poor and aged. Today the Salvation Army is mailing its annual distribution to the poor of the city. The baskets are bigger an-d better than ever tjefore so that a merry Christmas for the town poor i.s assured. At the First Baptist church H. W. Grafflna will .sing "in Old Judea" by Gabriel at the morning service. The exercises in the evening will be varied and should prove highly helpful andi entertaining. There will be solos, duets, choruses, reeitaions and exercises by the older members of the school, as well as by the little people from the primary department. All are heartily welcome at these services. The Christmas festival will be eelebr ited by the Sunday school of the First Methodist Episcopal church <>n Saturday evening. Dec. 24. Under the direction of Mrs. Leiby and a number of efficient helpers a bright and pleasing program has' been prepared. The exercises will begin at 7 o'clock. At the close of the program a Chrlstmns treat for the children will be distributed.In the Central Presbyterian church a Christmas cantata will be offered. Special Christmas music will mark the evening services in the Lutheran church and in the Presbyterian church. Fastest Gome of tlie Season May bo ExiRHtcd The basketball game at the rink next Monday night between the Walkover team of this place and thi; Dayton aggregation promises to be one of the best of the season. The Daytonites recently defeated the Walkovers at Dayton and will come to Punxsutawney with a team of even greater strength than met the locals on that occasion. DOUBLE CHRISTMAS JX)H POOit ■Meantime, however, the Walkovers new YORiK, Dec. 24.—-New York is have been considerably strengthened. to have a double Christmas this year. Sheldon, who is attending State Col- it will begin tomorrow and continue lege and has made the varsity there, over Monday. It's to be a charitable Beyer, a University of Pittsburg stu- Christmas, too, for on both days instident, Rapp, North. Dock, Shirk, Harl tutions and individuals are going deep and Myers constitute the squad from down into their pockets to dispense which the five will be picked. Christmas cheer to the homeless and The rink will be well heated for the the hungry and the ill provided with occasion and the old lights have been I even a more lavish hand than has replaced by new, thus insuring plenty been seen in former years. Churches of heat and good light, two articles of all denominationcs wil distribute that have been missing. well-filled baskets, the Salvation Army and kindred organizations will feed the derelicts at great feasts spread in public halls, several fre»' dinners will be given especially for the newsboys, and in all hospitals, the prisons and the charitable institutions of the city preparations havo been made for bounteous Christmas dinners. The county Institute at Reynold 3- vl'le closed at 11 o'clock Friday morning with a ringing chorus under the lead of Prof. J. \V. Yoder. The end of the institute bore more resemblance to the parting of a great family reunion than th«- mere separation of strangers met for a week. The social features of the week's entertainment had played so important and such an unusual part, that there was genuine regret expressed at the end of the sessions. and dozens remain d in the town throughout the day, unwilling to leave. The attendance at the session was very large even to the last hour. Between the county superintendent and his teachers the most cordial relations exist. Most of the teachers are heartily in sympathy with the great work of improving conditions in the country school which Supt. Join .s has laid out for himself, and which he made the dominant note of the present institute. The teacher* gave expression of their support and cooperation in this work. In the directors' convention, also, the subject was given deep and favorable consideration, it being the cxpresed opinion that no more valuable aid couid be given the many rural schools of J'efiersun county at present than that which the county superintendent i.s pit ading for, the introduction of agricultural and manual training Into the schools. The institute was an inspiration to all and directors, teachers and townspeople parted with th sincere conviction that much good hao been ac. omplished during the liveday session in Jteynoldsviile. The Friday morning session was given over to instruction by MUs Weller, in drawing, to a talk by Dr. Fills on "Arnold of Hugby." in which he showed that the theor\ of boy stuiiy he had been expounding during tin week could and had been literally applied by the great man mentioned, and the lust talk was by Prof. J. S. Briggs, a former superintendent of Beaver county, who is now connected with the state agricultural department. Jlis short address was on the value of teaching the. children the economic value of our native birds. The committee on resolutions presented a report in substanceas folows: Resolved, That congratulations b« extended the citizens of Reyn aldsville for adequate provisions for entertainment of teachers, with special mention to Elk a and Eagles for granting i use of their club parlors, and to the! Business Men's association for theirj aid; 2d, Thanks to Prof. Voder and th. Iteynoldsvilie orchestra for muskrendered; 3rd, appreciation of County .Superintendent Jones' efforts to ] produce more efficient spellers and more eligible writers, and stamp with approval his efforts to encourag drawing, agriculture and nature study in the public schools, also commending hi«» high ideals, earnest endeavor?, efficient manner, and strenuous efforts in conducting the work of the schools in general; 4th, thanks to Prof. 7.a-ner. Prof. Surface, Prof. Egbert, Miss Weler and Miss Kliug. for excellent instruction and to Dr. Ellis for mess-ages of inspiration, and to all committees who aided in making the session a success; 5th, appreciation of the quality of the evening entertainment furnished; 6th, urging ex cry board to purchase more apparatus for making experiments in sciences taught, also that the Institute Insist that no high school can properly complete the coure of study prescribed by the sttute in less than eight months; 7th, that the institute express its regret at the death of Miss Alice Thompson, a teacher in the county, and extend sympathy to friends and relatives. All were adopted. The committer on permanent certificates reported that examinations •would be hold the laat Saturday ir; February at Reynoldsville, and the Continued on Page Three. Fork's nr'er Groundhog painted pustule nt Nolph's, Feicht's, News Stand. —83t2* imon the other liberal subscribers to the fund this year were the Earl of Roseberry and Mr. Balfour.Dec. 24.—King George has jscrlption of $50 to the ited by Reynolds's Newspovlding the London sandwlth their annual Oristmas ALL KINDS OF RUMORS ARE I FLOATING AROUND LIVE WIRE STOPS TRAFFIC ON SOUTH SIDF OF MAHONING ST. 'Mr. Boweraox will retail the men to hi.'? customers, and thosu who never sampled the tljsh of Bruin, m.iy nov do to by procuring tome at the Bow* erson meat market.—Now Bethlehem Lender. , When Bruin vsas dressed he tippo<\ thi alia at 1 S 2 pounds. Messrs. Mil.1 r id the bcai t" J. il. Bow. rsix butcher at this place. Samuel and John Miller. rf»sidents ol Ssgel, Jefferson county, nhot a line b ark lx-ar on the Clarion river Mi'iii.ay of this week. 'PA UlRYTOWN. Dee. 2 4.—The most envied of all the little boys and girls of Tarrytown today are those whw names are enrolled as members of the Sunday school of tho First Baptist Church. The church is the one that John !). Rockefeller and his family attend during their residence in Tarrytown and th word has gone l">rth that the oil magnate will remember al' tho Sabbath school pupils with Christmas stockings filled with soodios, which he believes will bo more acceptable, if not more beneficial, than the customary gifts of copies of "Pilgrim's Progress." Fully an inch of solid ice covers the streets and sidewalks today and as a consequence the tumbles have been many, 'though no serious injuries have been reported to date. Although the ice coating makes it most difficult for pedestrians to set around th-. youngsters are finding no fault with the walks and streets, as they present an excellent skating surface. Just at this time coasting of every sort should be prohibited. For anyone to attempt to guide a sled down any hill in or about town at present would be almost suicidal, yet its is a sure thing that some of the youngsters will try it unless prohibited. CHRISTMAS AT DIN SMOKE'S Nook wear, handkerchiefs, hosiery, mufliers, gloves, baggage of all kinds, shirts, hats, caps, underwear, sweaters. cuff links, scarf pins, watch fobs. huiUs and overcoats for men and boys. Lath robes and hous* coats. Make selection now—we will hold goods until you call. Dinsmore's.—73eod. The newspapers In the vicinity seem convinced that Judge Reed has or la going to tender his resignation to accept the sollcitorship of the n., R. & P. Railroad company. This morning's Du'Uols Courier 's out with a long article to the effect that Judge Keed will resign and the New Bethlehem Leader states positively that he has already re-signed. Judge Heed ha.'' positively stated that he has not resigned and has not even contemplated it. In addition to the resignation rumor the Courier states that the county seat will likely be removed from Brookviile to Punxsutawn'y. BIDS ON $2.V.MMX,4)00 JOB NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—The Board of Water Supply today opened bids for the construetion of the grout tunnel which it is purposed to build under Manhattan. The tunnel was authorized as a part of the Catskill water supply sch me, and will cost in the reighborhood of $25 000.000. For the greater part of its length it will be cut under solid rock. It will extend from the city line down through Manhattan under Central Park and over to Port Greene Place, n Brooklyn, where a pipe line will begin. Four and a half years are to be given the contractor in which to finish the job. j To the people of Punxsutawncy | 1 extend my very best wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy ! and prosperous New Year. P. O. FHEAJ3, Chief Burgoss of Punxsutawney. With the sidewalks running in wa-1 tc r the extra live wire made traffic on that s>ide of the Street extremely dangerous and (Thief of Police Palmer promptly stationed men along the wire to prevent people from walking on that side. Had not this precaution been taken the fallen wire might hftva caused worse inconvenience than tho absence of electrict light from 9:45 to 11:15', | Tho electric light wires became crosed in front of W. S. l>i nam ore's store last evening and one dropped t > the ground crackling and sputtering so that it could be heard for a block. When the wire fell it tore loose its attachments to three poles and from DiuvmoreV to the residence of Dr. V\ ■ F. Beyer the live wire lay on the ground. THE WEATHER WASHINGTON. I>ec. 24.—The weiather forecast for i western Pennsylvania Is as follows: Snow tonight and Sunday. Colder tonight, brisk west winds. CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Dec. 24.—With all the members of the President's family at home for the holidays, it promises to bo a very merry Christmas indeed at the White House. A number of intimate friends, including several young people, have been invited to help in making the day one of mirth and jollity. The day will bring many happy surprises to the various members of the Taft household. to judge from the almost continuous stream of exxpress waons and delivery boys that have been leaving parcels and packages at the executive mansion for several days past. , ; HHH ,;y -,v' l-yl f VljONDON, given a su ,« fund prom paper for i wich men diner. .. lowing is from the Harrisssion ojjrth<> legislative board 'herhybil of Kailwary Traina liyWhite's hall WVifrus.dityfn to taking quest giilation and numers to be o k)le grand Jglnlge convenhfcd in Hamburg in May from Milobinson, chairman of the .rgest and most prosperou c, •stablistimcnt .should be caus gratification to all. Character and t-n'terprise are n only djuulltications that stamp Swart? the logical successor to A. Weper. As a tailor he is tho ly familiar with the clofhing ba Previous to his coming to Punxs ney he was for a Jtiim'ber of connected with a/'clothing aton IVVithia thirtv,-Gays the tailori be moved Im