Punxsutawney Spirit, 1897-06-30

              NO. 4 HPff BRsPs? i=v. ' - ' .■'si. ~ ..c "■ > ■ ;■ i Hfc SfYrft f Big Cut in J Ladies' Waists f Good assortment, beauti- A ful styles. The celebrat- X ed Melba Waists with V shield pockets. W See them hefore buying—will save you money, I Summer r Wash Goods A greatly reduced in price I E.Cunningham&Son m WINSLOW BLOCK. PUNXSI TAWNKV, PA HOKATIO. There is an Ir mense amount Sat i s f a c t i o n wearing a we fitting Shirt. Means' Pharmacy All RED In Johnston Building, Modern Dentistry practiced in all it a branches. ■ Preservation of the natural teeth a specialty. -ALL WORK <€MJARAHTEED. WE HAVE THEM IN ANY VARIETY ! PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE30,1897. J. 33. B. B. BAIR. AN JOH VOL. XXV. JOHN B. BAIR. Below condit \s Mid-summer sale ■ I 00<) yards SO incl® 2000 yank Turkew 180O yards Standal 150 yards Rod Cn 200 yards Asst'd 4 40<> yards Duck fl 2500 yards pood G: 4O0jiards Barrt»l S00 yards Alabam 400 yards Organd soo yards Lappets SILKS.—A ci the line for tbis seai Homespun cial low prices for t ■nice for summer suits. Spe> qualities. [irice on all goods to close out It Means Uiw Prices tor p and Gash ML JULY CLEARANCE Jails.—We are going to clone out entire line of Slippers. Don't be slow about getting here if yon would profft by this sale VD MISSES* SAN1>ALLS. Ladl«'4' lllnck and Tun Oxford*. Ladies' White Slippers. 73c. Were $1 and jti.25, sale pr. 78c. Were #1.25 & $1.50, sale price 98c. Were #1.50, sale price $1.20 Were ft, .\ 1.50, small size, sale price 50 cts. :e #[.25 anil 1.50, sale price 75c. Were #1.25, 1.50 and 2.50, sale price $1.00, f 1.20 and #1.98. Two ]>air Ladies' light blue Slipper?, were f. 21*), stile price f .on our stock is sold cheap at regular prices, these are TTfc A the Very respectfully, JtS JlSajLJL ©hoe: department. DRESS GOODS. A lot of Shepherds Plaids, were 10, :io 50 cents, now 7, 15 and J15 cents Two lots of Kaney Goods, cheap at 'i() and JJ5c yd Two toned l'hiin Go<k1s, NEW fall stutfs, not very cheap, but elegant goods for the money. See them. Fancy Black Goods. .'.no yards latest small figured styles, at 45c to $ I .'iJ5 1 Tii i() yds choice Colored Braids for - 5c yd Shirt Waists. Were 50c, #1.00, $1.25 and $1.50, now 15c. K5c, ll.OO and $1.25 each. Corsets- Special values at 5(> and 75 cents. Girls' Sun llats SJ5c. Girls' Lawn Hats -5c. A nice Night Gown for 43 cents. Silk Gloria steel-ribbed Umbrella, i>S<- Knglisb Gloria Umbrellas, 50c Genuine Buttermilk Soap, *>Oc a box ANOTHER IX)T of those low priced, nice Ribbons for collars and sashes. 10c. Black Rib Hose. A regular 15c flose for lOe. Sizes 7 to Parasols. '20 per cent. off. 2<> per cent, nil from price on all Parasols above $1. «5 each. KID GLOVES. 4 button, were $1, now l»5e.; t large hook <»5c.; 2 press button 75c, re give a list of a few items and prices, but the same low priced tn prevails all through our store. COME TO THIS SALE ! DRY GOOD© DEPARTMENT. potton Blankets at It5c a pair k)bleached Sheeting, 12c yd bd Calicoes, - 5c yd [Blue Prints, - 4Jc yd inns, were 15c, - now Uc yd I'd Crepons, were 15, now 5c yd iin<rs, were 12, now 5c yd |ham - - 4Ac yd Ihite goods were 10, 16, now 5c phirtings - 6c yd Kayce, were 10c, now 5c yd Id (Irgandies wore 18, now 14c Mr is. SALE Were 90c and $1, sale pd LADIES' SANDALLS, 1 "When you consider tli exceptionally good val Oxfords and Sa (iiu.imiLw TAL ABOUT SHIRTS REYNOI il>8 VUil i H LETTER. luteal and IVrtsonal NVwn From a \ic« Mining Village. BEGINS JUNE 28TH, fo Last Six Days Oply. Wf do now what others do later, getting ready to take account of stock. Sale RED TAG Baroaln EBERHART'S FIRST ANNl'.YL A good Negli A gc h. j. loeb, acr Furnisher. ALL KINDS OF SUMMER OUTING GOODS. to $2. finest Madras Goods from $1 We have an assortment fwtyl.OO never equaled before. Colored Bosom Percale Shirts, Attached Collar Shifts. Flannel Negligee Shirts. In better goods, we keep ' THE CBLEKRATEI) MANHATTAN SHIRTS,"—all fast colors and newest patterns. French Flannel goods. Soft Bosom Shirts to wear with white collars. lee Shirt for 50c. od Laundried Shirt for 50c. A Better one for 75 cents. Kxeoutora Notice. Letters testamentary having been |{rwit<Ml to the undersigned in the estate of Bmanuel Petterman, of Punxsutawney borough, Pa., deceased, notice is hereby given to all persona indebted to said estate to make immediate payment and all persons having claims against tne same will present them properly authenticated for settlement. G. A. MORRISON, Executor. 41M. Cortex, Pa., May 90,1897. Nature's Poel, Nit. WANTBD—FAITHFUL MEN OR WOMEN to travel for responsible established bouse in Pennsylvania. Salary 9780 and expenses. Position permanent. Beferenoe. Enclose self-addraesed stamped envelope. Tbe National, Star Insurance Bide., Ohicag-o. MONEY TO LOAN.iTOS tornev, Punxsutawney, Pa. 93-tf. Caution Notice. WANTBD—FAITHFUL MEN OB WOMEN to travel for responsible established bouse in Pennsylvania. Salary 9780 and expenses. Position permanent. Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. The National, Star Insurance Bldg., Chicago. is what is winning trade at Means' Pharmacy. The Right Article at the Right PrlGe "OLDTIME DRUG PROFITS ARE PLAYED OUT. Drugs are sold now like groceries—at a small profit. That is, in popular stores that have the confidence of the public. Mahoning St. DR. G. W.MEANS, • ©eNTIST,: • J. B. Johnson BiocK. EBERHART Punxsutawney. Store open until 8:30 P. M. during Red Tag Sale only. SECOND YEAR. This will be a real Birthday Party for everyone. Take advantage of the modern way of cleaning up all kinds of goods prior to taking stock. Just one year ago we opened with the great REI) TAG Bargain Hale. Now we begin our REMEMBER this is a fair sale. TAGS marked in plain figures. Don't wait until afternoon ! Come in the morning of each RED TAG Sale day and avoid the rush. OUR MOTTO:—Same price the same day to everybody. No bartering allowed by any clerk. Extra force of clerks to take care of the crowd. If it bears the RED TAG, you get it for just what it is marked. Every RED TAG shows what you save. iooo ARTICLES will bear the RED TAG! No matter how new ! No matter what it cost ! No matter how large the lot ! Nature's poet, Bobby Burns, was hereon Friday last, so says a friend of the Oar«tte. The Punxy Spirit some 1 or s yean ago re*- •urecteri Robert from what seemed to be an age- of obaoarity, and the poena from the "The Stamp Croak Poet" are yet Areah in the minda of many of ita reader*. Mr. Born* seems to be drifting northward fro as Iran and may poatbly fall into BUI Smith'a anna. We troat he, the add Wm. Smith any treat Bobber with that ooarteay one pott owes to aaotbor.—Mahafly Oaaotte Interesting Things Which Have Happencd Since I<a*t Wednesday. Bois Sunday. j W. T. Cox was appoint I*. I l.y the court, Children's service at the Congregational on Saturday, tax collector and treasurer of church Sunday was a grand success, '-rent the borough for one year. Mr. Cox has pains were taken in <le<-oratit>K lutreh tilled this oflloe for the pa* two years, anil with Mowers by S. J. Woodhouse anil class, has given entire satisfaction. His onstant- T..I. Evans and class, T. Howell ami class, I ly increasing business caused him to refuse and the teachers, while .fames Hess had a re-election this spring, and Mr. Ninean charge of placing the text on the wall, and Cooper was chosen, hut as he was refused supplying the choir with roses to be in harthe school treasurship would not put up the ntotiy with the title ol theexercise viz The bond. Mr. Cox was finally induced to ac- Rosea" Tt took two hours to go through j cept, and our people are pleased that he has the program, and no time was |0-t. The | done so. Instead of making enemies Mr. children done their part exceedingly well Cox has made many friends during his term in reciting and singing, while the adult of otlice, as he has been indulgent to those choir rendered some very pleasing anthenis| who have been in hard luck, and has caused Mr. \V. It. Jones and childien of l.indsey I no one any distress. "Hilly ' is all right In sang one selection. The rose class of l(i what ever olace you put him. small children under the instruction of 'Stjuire Ira Joseph Fuller, of New Ken- Misses Sarah and Ella Thomas was very sington, Westmorland county, this state, pleasing, also the motion song by the infant spent a couple pf days in town last week, class and the' promises exercise by thc\- Joe is looking his very best, and feeling "the veniles was rendered with exceeingly good same to you." The 'Squire has more than taste. The solos by Miss Louise Thomas a corporal's guard of friends in this place, and Miss Maggie Thomas and the duett by where lie once nourished as the leading Maggie and Hattie Evans was very good, merchant, and employed more clerks than As the program was long I refrain from any three of our stores do at the present naming them all, sutllce it to say that all ''me- tilled their parts well. ltev. Thomas, the A poor girl, who seems to be demented, pastor, and Rev Jone- of Philadelphia, has been wandering through town for the gave short addresses during the service, past few days and nights. She claims to The singing was conducted by Thomas V. be from Big Run, but has also stated that Evans, while Jenkin S.Davis presided at Punxsutawney is her home. Our authori- the organ, and Jenkin I!. Davis conducted ties should see that she is cared for as she the service. seems incapable of properly taking care of jtev. T. W.Jones. I). I)., of Philadelphia, herself. who is the Supt. of several States including liert London, a brakeman on the R. ,t F. Pennsylvania, for the Congregational Home C. R. R., had liis right arm broken between Mission Society, is 011 his mission to the the wrist and elbow, while making a coup- churches of that denomination at l.indsey ling near the new coke ovens, 011 Friday, and Horatio. He preached here Sunday Drs, Neale and King reduced the fracture, morning and at l.indsey in the afternoon, and the patient is doing well. He left Monday for Philipsburg, Pa t . Kumhaugh, one of our old time citi- llev. Thomas returned Friday from the zens, but who is now living in Bradford, congregational State Association at Khenshas a good position in that city. He is burg, he reports that there was a very large night baggage-man and railroad policeman gathering, and that the spirit of (lo.l was for the B., R. it P. R. R., and is held in high manifested throughout the services. esteem by the company. Horatio ball club went to Frostburg on Rheumatism still hangs to my old frame, Saturday to play with that nine. They came and if these "halting limping lines" are not back with their laurels badly shattered, the mirthful, neither am I. There seems to be score was S7 to 15 in favor of Frostburg. a scarcity of balnt in gillead, and also in this There's quite an etlort made to have a town to soothe the rullled feelings of a ball game Saturday between the young men rheumatic knee. alKl the married men of the town, if the Scott McClelland spent a couple of days same will turn out it will be exciting. with his friends in town last week. He Thursday we had a sharp thundermade a trip to Bloomington No. !> mines, shower, the lightning struck a couple of while here, in which he holds an interest. trees close to the back street. A short description of how the newspaper Misses Sarah Ella and Louisa Thomas v ispeople were treated at the hands of Brad- ited some of their friends at Anita Mondayford's citizens will be found somewhere in Miss Katie Miller, of Anita, is visiting her the columns of the Spibit, I think, but if uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. J. Ryan, not, why it will not. Several of our people attended the dedica Strawberry pickers continue to destroy tion services at Whitesville Sunday, the grass in Tom Reynolds' upper fields. The M. .Sunday school will hold their Signs forbidding trespassiug don't count Childrens Day service next Sunday. with the people in this end of the universe. Messrs. Thos. Fisher amlfAl. Crist was Mrs. T. C. Reynolds and son Arthur are here Monday on their ollicial duty. • in Bradford this week visiting the formers The Congregational Sunday school will daughter, Mrs. M. 8. Romhaugh, of Cory- hold their picnic on the 5th. don street. ( The base ball club have notices up for a Senator Peale and son spent a day in festival Saturday evening. town last week. They were looking to their Rev. Hartman and wife, visited Rev. coal interests in this section. Thomas on Monday. Tom Reynolds and Errell Sutter were buggy riding and experimenting at one ami the same time on Sunday. If the weather continues to continue, George Warwick expects to finish his cellar during the continuance. Fred Burns now rides a wheel just as graceful as any of the boys. The Prees of Reynoldsville waa not represented at Bradford last week. Abb Reynolds was building fence • oouple of day* last week. A number of our wheelmen rode to Du- Hnua Bkoe. PuaxsutMnMor, Pa„ Jane Slit, 1W7. Notice Is hereby given that the following named goods, now in poumion of Henry W. Sehooh in the Boroagh of Punmtawney, belong! to me, and all penoni an cautioned not to meddle or interfere with then goodi. Refrigerator. chiflbneir, store, chain, sliding blinds for three windows, ate, ate. m .. m ■' w K