Punxsutawney Spirit, 1896-04-29

              Specia PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1896. <logs, so flog-on many dogs had tried to pur. loin the contents of his basket, and had he not been right there with a stuffed club, they would have carried off the entire business. Did "he thank Mr. H. for guarding the provisions? On the contrary, not much. He just simply waxed exceeding wroth and informed the crest fu lieu jeweler that ho could watch his own basket, ami that when he set anything down, he expected it to he let severely alone. Said he lived in this town. To which Mr. Hoffman replied that it was a bad thing for the town, but ho supposed it was now too lato to remedy the evil. ' Yes, sir, I am a citizen of Eeynoldsville, and I can take care of myself and also of my basket." He did not wait to receive remuneration for the pie, but walked off with a Spartan tread. At this writing his name is unknown. Mr. Hoffman will hereafter steer clear of baskets, and give the dogs a show for a square meal. 500 yd all wool serge, good Wv 'frht, 30 inch wide, all colors; usual prices thirty cents, our price Dress <«oods. To-day we comH mence a special sale in several' lines of Dry Goods at ridiculously low prices. These are all new, first class goods, and guaranteed in every way. and Vicinity. Items of Local Interest from Geist own 13c yd, 19c yd. 4° UiMeabei Sheeting. 750 yd unbleached sheeting, iij yd wide; us ual price, eighteen cents; our price One case of dark standard, six cent prints, fast colors at Prints. E. GunninSham & Son. 4c yd. Come in and look at these goods whether you buy or not. I in dies Summer Underwear. All qualities, sleeves, half sleeves and sleeveless. 5c up. 29c, 15c yd. \ forty-five cent quality at 3c yd. Turkey Ile<l Table Linen. 500 yd Turkey Red Table Linen, fast colors, lu autiful patterns, tweuty-flve quality at Toweling. 1000 vd bleachod and unbleached cotton crash, only ten yards to a customer. There is evidently a gang of sneak thieves operating in our vicinity. J. G. McMillen had his grain all burned but3i bushels. When this was fed, John said h«' had just money euough to buy one sack of shelled coi n, which he took home, and the next morning it had vanished, too, sack and all. Mr. Smith received a number of presents as a memento of his birthday. MARCHAND MENTION. Some Loral and Personal Items from a Neighboring Village. ~~ ~~~~ Heart Disease Kills ■ J ■ • Suddenly; but never without warning symp. ■ • /*vnr%v\ I I 1 toms, such us Faint, Weak or Ilungry Spells, — B III I I J I WrL. I Ir - I III mr Irregular or Intermittent Pulse, Fluttering or Palpitation of the Heart, Choking Sensa- tions, Shortness of Breath, Swelling of Feet ra and Ankle*, etc. Another reason is that the opposition to logging back in the fifties was more effective on the western waters than witii their neighbors." The only explanation to be given for this strange state of affairs is that the large corporations that secured the valuable timber tracts on the Susquehanna also owned the large mills and found the logging method the cheaper in getting their lumber where they wanted it. Also that up to 1870 there was not a saw mill west of Lock Haven, on the Susquehnna, that could cut enough timber in a season to make a respectable fleet of board rafts, while 011 the western waters there were plenty of mills right in among the timber. On the western streams invesigation shows that there never was a boom on any stream, and all the lumber ever cut and sent to market either went in rafts as square timber or was sawed at the local mills, rafted and run to the western markets on the Allegheny, Ohio or Mississippi* This difference would not be surprising were the scenes of the operations distantly located froui each other. But the very reverse is true. Lumber that grew in Jefferson county near the "divide" was prepared for the western waters by being hewn square by men who could hear the axes of their neighbors cutting and peeling logs to l>e driven eastward looslv when the booms were hung and the water high enough. Men who camped in the same shanties worked on the different jobs, these entirely different methods of getting the same article ready for the market often existing on the same tract of land. counties a round log was never rolled in a stream and sent west to be caught in a boom, while in the latter four, millions upon millions of the finest pine, amountting some years to 500,000,000 cubic feet, were cast loosely in the mountain streams and driven with the spring freshets to the large mills along the lower West Branch. Reunited Alter Thirty Years. MissJaueE. Leonard, of the Indiana Normal, will lecture at this place on the evening of May 8, on "What she saw in Europe." Miss Leonard's coming to Marchaml is looked upon with much interest by the people of Marehaud. It affords you on opportunity to learn the ways, eoudition and habits of our friends across the ocean. Admission 10 and 15 cents. Don't forget the date. Mrs. Mary Gleason, of Hubbard ()., is at the bedside of her mother Mrs. Mahan of this place. At this writing she is slightly better, but her condition is very critical. The number of students, as well as the interest of our school, is increasing. There are now fiftyt-two in attendance. Robert Knox, one of our prominent politicians, attended the Republican convention at Harrisburg. S. H. Smitten set out one hundred and twenty young apple trees on Saturday. .lames Croasnian, Esq., and wife of Indiana, visited friends at Trade City last week. Dr. Clark Gorman,of Horton, was the guest of II. W. Smitten on Sunday. Morris Homan is working for J. M. Zt-uer at the Jersey cattle farm. Hon. J. W. Morrow was in Harrisburg last week. Archie Fuller was at Glen Campliell last week. Mrs. Jacob Zencr is on the sick list. Rev. J. H. Boozer is visiting at North Freeom.GOLF HOSE GOLF CAPS Bicycle Suits Bicycle Shoes Bicycle Pants Sweaters, belts. ers Have Been Killed. Ten Dead Taken Out and Thirty Oth> CAVED IN ON SIXTY-SEVEN MEN. Dr. Miles' Beoeies latere Health. Mr. Geo. L. Smith, of the Geo. L. Smith Mantel Co., Louisville, Ky., writes Feb. 26, 1894: "For about a year I was a terrible sufferer from heart trouble, which got so bad I was obliged to sit up In bed to get my breath. 1 had to abandon business and could hardly crawl around. My friend, Mr. Julius O. Voght, one of our leading pharmacists, asked me to try Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. I had used little more than a bottle when the pain ceased and palpitations entirely disappeared. I have not had the slightest trouble since, and today I am attending to business as regularly as ever." My friend Allen Pink or ton says these melancholy spring evenings always bring to him recollections of a most horrible and thrilling experience he passed through Hcveral years ago. He and a friend had made out to go "gigging" that night, and in order to secure light for the occasion had gone to hunt pitchpine in the mountain regions below Lang ville known as "Black Hawk." While While engaged iu this pursuit "Pinky" says he suddenly heard a noise like a large log rolling down a hill, and upon looking around to see in what direction it was ho was nearly scared out of his senses. He saw a gigantic specimen of the black snake, knows as the "racer," coming down the mountain at a break-neck speed. His snakeship evidently had no intention of scaring "Pinky," and it simply looked at him and winked its left eye and passed on. "Pinky " was just beginning to breathe easier and congratulating himself on his narrow escape, when he heard in the distance a sound he thought was a locomotive, but the noise began to increase, and upon looking around he saw a sight which made his "blood curdle in his bones" aud his "hair stand on both ends," for in the distance coming like a whirlwind, was the largest and most horrible looking black snake ho ever saw or ever hopes to see again. It had eyes which were the size of large dinner plates, and gave forth a flaming red light, mouth was so large that it could have swallowed a large ox without any diiliculiy. "Pinky" thought his last hour had come. But the snake had probably been raised by a good mother, and had been taught no to take human lives, for it minded its own business aud proceeded on its journey down the hill not , molesting anyone. But this was enough of a scare for Allen, and he decided then and there that he would go home, and never go hunting pitch pine again. Messrs. Weaver and Shaffer, of North Freedom, and Miss, Painter, of Lawsonham, Clariou county, were enrolled last week as students of the summer normal. The school now numbers forty.two, aud several more students are expected, amoug them my friend Victor Emhof)', of Rasselas, Elk county. Gil Reitz, of Stanton, George Geist, of North Cool Spring, Mr. Hamilton, of Perrys. villc, and Chas Stewart, of Ringgold, were noticed on our streets during the week. There will soon be a lively competition in the harness making business here, as J. M. Moscr and Ezra Milliron are making some negotiations in that direction. Amos Hoibeu, our enterprising merchant, returned from Pittsburg on Thursday, where he purchased a fine assortment of goods. Mrs. Shannon was called to North Freedom last week on account of the serious illness of her father, who resides at that place. Prof. G. B. Shannon, the veteran pedagogue, who was|teaching at RaughtsMills, Elk county, the past winter, returned home on Saturday. Samuel Smith, who is attending school here, is at present wrestling with measles. D. M. Gearhart, our hustling huckster, made several trips to Walston hist week. Emps Geist and Gil Hall, who have been engaged in rafting on the Clarion river for several weeks, returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Lingenfelter, of Sprankle Mills, were the guests of Mrs. (Jeer on Sunday.Dame rumor reports a wedding iu our vil lage, in the near future. Bert Montgomery visited friends in town several days last week. Last week Davis came, to Ulen Head ami Touud liis wife with her second husband and a family. She agreed to return to him, taking the family witn her. Davis offered Fleming a position in his (.'loveland establishment, which he accepted. They started for the West yesterday. Nkw York April 24,—After almost thirty - five years of absence from one another, during which time each thought the other dead, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, formely of Glen Head, L.I.,were reuuited on Wednesday and left for Cleveland, O., yestcrdav afternoon. When the Civil War began James Davis and his bride of six months lived in a neat little cottage of their own in the village of Glen Head,near Oyster Bay, L. I. Davis enlisted in Ellsworth's Zouaves, ami was captured at Ball's Bluff, spending a year in Libbv Prison. He was exchanged and returned to Glen Head in 1863. His wife, hearing he was dead, had married a man named Fredrick Fleming and gone to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to live. Davis again returned to the war, and was wounded in South Oirolina. Being nursed by a Mrs. Parker,|a widow living near Bucklow's Mills, 8. C.. he married her after his recovery. At the ena of the war he came North and went into business in Clevalaud, where his wife died. HEAT HABKET, KROMER'S CHBI8T KBOHEB, Prop. I have opened up a flraklan! mol market next door to Porter's machine shop. Olayville, Fl»„ where I will keep on hand all kinds of FRESH AND SALT KEATS. Best Stock aid tbe Lowest Prices. Farmers having beef cattle, veal calves, bogs, sheep, lambs, chickens and turkeys for sale,will find it to their advantage to call. St. Elmo Store, HARRY J. LOEB, JH Men and Boys Furnisher.-!^ other departm'ts Full line of spring goods in all Chase Brothers Co., NNur3-Td Rochester, N. Y. 43 w8 You Can't Save Money unless you sell the best. We have it and offer liberal terms to salesmen, local and traveling. New Millinery. Our Easter Opening on April 2nd, 1896. Miss Lizzie H. K. Torreace will occupy the room opposite Hotel Whitney with a full line of millinary and fanoy goods. Ribbons in the latest Persian, Dresden and Chameleon designs, imported direct from the manufacturers. Reserve your orders until you «xamine these goods. | Notice is hereby given to the stockholders of , the Mahoning Gas and Heat Oo. that an annual I election will be held on Wednesday, May 6th, 11806, at 10 o'clock, a. m., at the office of the Company in Punxsutawney, Pa., for tbe purpose of electing directors and officers to serve for the ensuing year. R. E. TOWNSEND, Aprils, 1896. Secretary. The famous Snnta Euluiia mines havft been worked almost continuously for 150 years, ami are in a state of ruin from caving. Twenty-two mines grouped close together ami for many years worked in common, had been worked out in great chambers, connected together by drifts on different levels to a depth of hundreds of feot, 10 that several acres in area had been literally honeycombed, large pillars of ore being left her* and there to support the mountain mass above. Tlicy also cut away masses of ore that had been left between the chambers. Thu» weakened the ground began to give away, and almost instantly sixty-two of the men at work underground were cut off from escape. In there eagerness to seeure large quantities of ore with the least labor these contractors began tearing the pillars which sapported the roof of the mines. Recently contracts were left to Mexican miners and laborers to take ore from the old workings at so much a toil. There arc thirty men still in the rulnsa and no hope is entertained of recovering them alive. | TInrty-acven men have been recovered, ten dead, seven dying and twenty seriously hurt and not expected to recover. A special received from Chihuahua saye that Gov. Ahumada is on tho ground wiili a large force of men working to recover tho buried. Eighty-live men were working in the mines when they caved in, burying alive sixty-seven of the men, all of whom were Mexican*. El Paso,Tex., April 30.—News has reached here of a catastrophe at the Santa Eulalla mines, near Chihuahua, Mex., Thursday night. "Those interested in the lumber business along the Allegheny ami its tributaries, the Clarion,Red Bank and Mahoning, have prbably never considered the great difference that always marked the methods employed to prepare and market lumber on the western waters of Pennsylvania as compared with the methods followed on the streams flowing east of Elk and Jefferson counties. Clarion is less tUan 50 miles distant. Center is within 80 miles of either, and Cambria is in what might be called the immediate vicinity,as also is Clinton. Yet in the 6rst three Rafting and hogging. The Pittsbugh News for Wednesday of last week, contains an article under the above heading, that just now is very pertinent reading, the lumberman of this and adjoining counties either engaged at rafting or logging or having just concluded this interesting work of the woodsman. The woods are now resplendent with pretty girls and boys all looking after early flowers and tea berries. I)r. Murray drove over to Oaskill township on Sunday to sec his paternal parents on both sides of the house. "Doc" Hughes moved to Itathmcl on Wednesday, and Tom Reynolds has again taken up his abode in the old homestead. Treasurer John Waite was in town Saturday evening, lie was waiting on the train from the east to see if all the Harrisburgers were on board. About May first Mr. Young will commence on the new Hotel building of Green & Conser. This will give employment to quite a number of men and stimulate business considerably. Herman Algier, of Brookville, was in town Thursday looking to the interest of the beer trade during the absence of his father, who is at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, trying to get some of the rheumatism boiled out of him. John Dillman has added ten feet to his office counter which is a much'needed improvement, as it makes room for more telescopes, grip sacks, umbrellas, etc. John is onto his job and knows how to keep tavern. M. Arnold, of Clarion, and Charles Uoodlander, of Luthersburg, were in town on Thursday. Mr. Arnold is a brother of our townsman, F. K. Arnold, who has been quite seriously ill for some time. Mr. Goodlauder is a brother of Mrs. Arnold. The upsetting of a lamp causing it to explode set the fire bell a ringing, and brought our fireman out on a double quick. However, the fire was extinguished without their assistance. All this happened about 9 a. in. ou Friday. The fire was at the residence of Mr. Samuel Whitakcr, Jackson street. L. J. Barrett, a young man about 19 years of age, died very suddenly on Thursday morning. He had been ailing but a few days. His death was caused by an internal injury sustained in wrestling. His home was in Du- Bois, but he had been working in the mines at this placo for some time, making his home with au elder brother who resides on Pleasant Avenue. His remains were laid in the Catholic cemetery at 3 p. m. Friday. George Rhoades and Miss Ida Foster were uuited in the holy bonds of wedlock on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. H. R. Johnson, of the Presbyterian church, pronounced the words which made them one. It is to be hoped that George v/ill always have a Fostering care over the young lady who has intrusted her life's happiness to his keeping. May their journey through life be tranquil as | the bosom of a lake when the air is calm. Here's looking at you, George. A couple of Jackson street girls were in- I clined to be pugilistic one night last week. I They were walking leisurely down town when they met two other girls, and as they were passing each other, the Jackson streeters shoved them off the walk into the ditch. They did not propose to put up with that kind of treatment and a rough and tumble fight ensued which ended in nothing serious— a few scratches, some lost hair, damaged clothing, and head gear somewhat knocked out of perpendicular. Bystanders declared the fight a draw. I was not present, but received the information from a perfectly reliable party. Shame on you girls! Your delicate hands were never made to tear each others clothes oil'. In last week's communication I stated that Mr. Michael Martin had left tnis place and moved to Pittsburg. This was told me by a man who has the utmost regard for the truth, from the fact of being a stranger to it himself, but hearing it well spoken of, he looks upon it as something too sacred to pass his lips. Therefore he has never to his knowledge been guilty of telling anything savoring of the article that "crushed to earth shall rise again." If I were to state that it was Tom Reynolds, from whom I received my information, you would not believe me, therefore I will not disclose the name, but will say right here that Mr. Martin himself informed me that he was still in town and had no intention of going hence. "If there be a crime of deeper dye than all the guilty train of human vices, 'tis ingratitude." A striking illustration of the truthfulness of the above happened on Friday in the broad, open light of the day. The following is the tale : A slim man wearing a light cap, a dark suit and a red mustache came up street carrying a basket which he deposited on a box, which was situated midway between Hoffman's jewelry store and Bing & Oo.'s dry goods and notion establishment. Mr. Hoflman was kept busy for a couple of hours chasing dogs away from the basket, which contained two or three pies and several I loaves of bread. About 11 o'clock, while waiting on a customer, Lawyer' McDonald's dog grabbed the paper containing the pies and had it almost out of the basket when Mr. H. let out a Lackawana county war whoop, which caused the dog to loose his grip and the pies rolled out of the paper. It being near dinner time and the man not appearing on the scene, Mr. Hofftnan and Frank Sutter concluded to sample one of the pies, and when the owner thereof came along they would explain matters and pay him for tho pie. Twelve o'clock came and Mr. H. was obliged to go to dinner. Not caring to leave the bssket exposed to the four or Ave hundred dogB that pass that way hourly, he took it by the handle and gently set it inside the store. The owner showed up in due course of time and when Mr. Hoffknan, in his usual happy style, explained how dogs and other Julius Oesar Ferris is in Philadelphia. He will be absent several days. Ort Smith is now solo proprietor of a meat market in East Reynoldsville. A. G. Piuney, a Brookville life insurance man, was in town Wednesday. Joe Oby has severed his connection with Hotel Dillman and is now ripe for another situation. Interesting Things Which Have Happened Since Last Wednesday. The neighbors and friends of J. C. Smith, of this place, gave him a very pleasant surprise last Monday by going to his home with baskets filled with all the delicacies of the season. All spent a very pleasant afternoon. The Shaffer school closed Friday afternoon after a very successful term, being in charge of Prof. Lee Reitz. Mr. Reitz is a flue scholar, and knows how to teach. This is his second term at this place, and he has given universal satisfaction. Samuel C. Hadden and Chas. Straitiff will attend school the coming summer at Cool Spring under the well known and popular instructor, Prof. Clell Brown. A pleasant social was given to the young people of our town last Friday evening by Mrs. George Aber. William Burkett purchased an eight-acre lot from D. F. Stahlman recently. The party recently given at the residence of Chas. Burkett was a highly enjoyable affair.Alviu Bodgers has l>een employed by the firm of Clark, Kizer & Kipp as teamster. Adam Burkett is just recovering from a bad attack of the measles. Allen Siverling has been on the sick list for the past week. Bicycle Clothing! OF ALL KINDS OF Whjt Sptni jBfllR'Sij See Windows.jj I XJlSr3D'R,"W-E3^R, | HO sT& RY! X Is what you will want for warm weather, and ! ! j this is the place to find the largest assortment; » X and lowest prices. 1 ! OwttlKttlMtlllllt*********'!"*********************#****************************'********' > X Ladies Vests - - 5c each. jjjjE — < ( If Ladies Vests - 8c each. 1j [infants Vests - 5, 8, lO, 15 and 520 jr Ladies Vests - lOc each. #] [Misses Vests, Sleveless - 1 O ¥ © Ladies Vests - - 15c, <8 for § j [Misses Gauze Vests, Short Sleeve, - lO to 30 ' * O Ladies Vests - - sOc each. £ j i... ,, ,, . , .< > X Ladies Vests - 25, 35 and 50. § ] £«■«» Gauze Vests, Long, - lO to 20 ( ( X Ladies Combination Suits - 25. f j [Misses Ribbed Vests, - 1 w to .50  if Ladies Combination Suits - 50.  Si "" SHIRT ; X Finest Line We Ever Had, including the "Monarch Line," Prices Prom 50 Cents Up. ) > X L»ace Guntains,, Window Blinds, x | G-urtain Poles. Sash Rods. | § CARPETS 1 | 8 jqhn j SHOES. JOHb. I j QAIR. • Latest, Best, • Cheadest, • BAIR. A * ■:.Z VOL. XXIII. NO. 4' WO] Markton Doings. Annual Election. gale! IVILLE LETTER.