Punxsutawney Spirit, 1898-09-07

              PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1898. NO. 14 VOL. XXVI. FALL GOODS ARE COHING EVERY DAY. ■RTa • JOHN B. BftlR. • BiaTBHTEoBE It Pays to Give Great Values! DUCHESSE FINE BLACK DRESS GOODS, 25c, 50c to $ 1.25 yard, worth every body 8 attention in wiint of or likely to want any. Dress Goods . . and Suitings. That's the secret of oar wonderful summer's business. We have demonstrated that a dull summer is not a necessity, and that business at any season or the year is easy to get provided right values are offered. Day by day we have multiplied points of interest. The quickened spirit of enthusiastic trading has moved right along. This is the beginning of the Fall season with us, and if you find the question of buying puzzling, we are the people to help you, and to save you money. To assist you in figuring costs we insert a few cuts and prices, but in this space we cannot fairly represent our immense resources. The few herein quoted only give yon an idea of what a dollar will buy at The Big Store. Bia Store SEE OUR 15.OO COLLARETTE. SEE OCR *5.00 JACKET. SEE OCR $5.00 CAPES. also Box Calf Shoes for Children. Merriam's Shoes, Ask to sec our Welt Sole Shoes for Children COME AND SEE. We are showing the largest stock of Ladies Wraps and suits that has ever been shown in our city. Black Brocaded Skirts, $2 to ¥5.00. Black Silk Skirts, Taffeta Lined and Velvet Bound, - $5.00. JOHN B. BAIR. Suits and Skirts. New novelties in Ladies Tailor Mado Suits, from flO tafclS.OO. 50 in. Flannel, all wool, 35 inch Flannel, all wool, 1 lot strictly all wool Black Goods, 38 in. wido, 40c. Fine Black Crepon Dross Goods, exclusive styles, and the latest novelties, from $1 to $2.00 yd. 50c yd. - 25c yd. HORATIO. Exoeee fares Advertised Letters. Silk and Satin Sliirt Waists. Only $5.00. Another new lot of the above Waists in this week, nil sizes. Corded and Tucked, Lined Throughout, and Beauties, and a groat bargain at tho price, Little Gent'8 Spring Heel Shoes, sizes 8 to I.v We have these shoes in several iliiTerant styles, including the genuine U-CANT-RIP-EM School Shoes. The opening of school makes these shoes doubly interesting to parents, and the Big Store is where you get the kind that wears and pleases the Bays and Girls. Evening Gowns. If you are going to get a new evening gown, come and sec what we can show you in a silk Mousseline Do Soio for Evening Gowns. In Lt. Blue, Pink ami White, 30 inches wide, at 50c yard. Vesting Tops, Vesting L:ice Stay, Tan or Black, New Toes, Light or Heavy Soles—Ladies' Welt Sole Shoes, 12.OO to f-l.OO tho pair. #.'T A jj 1^.1'.CI Thov arc now in. We keep them p* | | upstairs. Don't forget to ask to see them. The price is right and remember a carpet on tho floor saves fuel, and that saves money, so you can't afford to <lo without. winter wear. lal C Hero we are at the head of the class for we | will sell our celebrated "Simplex" Men's Work Shoo at #1. Id, that never sold for less than $1.25. Wo have all sizes in new fresh goods for a limited time only at this price. Ladie*'heavy every day shoes, warranted all solid. $1.00. Ladies', Misses, Men's and Youth's shoes tha*are all right, an<l our ' hard wear" line for school has no superior. In many styles and qualities and are without doubt much below last year's prices. A good Dark Outing at 5c. A good Light Outing at 5c. Best grade Out ing in short lengths *c, the same \ut from full piece 0c and 10c. A clear saving of 10 to 20 per cent. Fleece Lined Dress Doixls Sc and lo<\ They will wash well and are just what you want for fall and 27-inches wide, worth at any large city store $1.25 per yd., our price !>Sc. This is a bargain that all can approbate. Cotton Goods and Outings. From 25c to $1.25 per yd., tho quality of which will please without a doubt. Black Satin Duchess. Gilbert's all-Wool Suitings. 15 different shades, 8*! in. widoonlv worih :>7Jc. Black Dress Goods. This department 1ms many attractive styles and pattern* that are not seen elsewhere at our low prices. Dress Goods. We will name lint a few prices as tho stock is complete in many lines and a glance will convince you that this space is t<x> small to give any department in detail. Bia Store WON SOME GLORY. A Pew Suggestions About Fall Goods. We have been receiving New Goods in every department for the past two weeks. *1 in I 15 I 25 I 35 I 35 The throo lust named grades are every suck full warranted to give satisfaction or money refunded. 1 lH-oz. Plug Battle-Ax, 3 4-oz. Paper Mail Pouch, 1 00 1 00 Everyone knows that thin is <> to l()o cheaper than can be bought in the new space goods. All tho Flour we name prico on is miulo from puro Old Wheat. Wc have enough of this elans of goods bought to Supply our trade during the fall months, as no one likes to take flour made from New Wheat: Best Strait Winter, Favorite, Full Spring, Golden Sheaf, Full Patent, Superlative High Grade Spring, Pillsbury's Best, 7 pounds Shoemacher's best Rolled Oatn, 3 cans best Tomatoes, 1 22-oz. Plug Polo Tobacco. 1 l<5-oz. Plug Star Tobacco, 1 16-oz. Plug 22, . 2 8-oz. Plugs J. T., . . . . . We are now unloading a Car of Sugar direct from the Refinery : 17 pounds Fine Granulated, 10 pounds Coffee, GROCERIES AND FLOUR Stt^Xr,S and of the liest <|unlity, for nothing is n greater wa.-to of money than poor food of any kind. start of tho attack on the town by tho artillery, the Spanish garrison might have rotroatcd toward Aibouito lwforo wo came up | "But we worn't left long in doubt on this point. Wo had hardly got into the open on the hillside commanding the military road and formed when a sharp volley of Spanish t>n 1 lota came whistling at us from tho military road. The rotreating Spaniards were behind a stone wall, and if they had been good marksmen they would have done groat execution among the Sixteenth boys. But they weren't, and we got off lightly. My battallion, the First, was in advance, while tho Second was stationed higher up the mountain side. For an hoar the fight went on, the First bat tallion doing individual firing, while tho Second fired in volleys. The Spanish officers acted well, exposing themselves bravely to our fire. Six of them paid tho penalty with their lives, while only five privates woro killed and 62 wounded. The Spanish commander rode out into the open, fully exposing himself. He was shot to pieces in an instant; then his men ran up a whiio Hag and surrendered. We had seven men wounded, none killed." PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA J. B. EBERHART, JOHNSON BLOCK, Trade at the '"People'a Popular Store" an<l you will aavo money  Local and Personal Now* From a Nice Mining Village. Fine Dress StLoes, ready for a large trade in Gents' and Ladies r Yes. we are New Shoes ! New Furnishing Goods ! Better Selected; Nicer Styles; than ever before. Better Values New Hats! New Suits for Boys t New Suits for Men! We can assure you corteous treatment, and guarantee to please you in every respect. for Fall and Winter wear. Our stock if over one-third larger than ever before. We would ask you to look at our Mens' heavy sole shoes, at If3.00, f>i2 40 and ?<ii.{>0. These prices are far helow the real value, but these are our LEADERS. HT T A Ijl II Mens' and Boys' • U. JjUnn. FURNISHER, * PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Oar schools started their wintor term on Monday with ft very Urge attendance. The following teachers were in their respective rooms: Koom No. 1, Miss draco Mitchell ; No. 2, Miss May Davis ; No. 3, I. North ; No. 4, T. D. Davis, (Principal.) A largo number of our young people are kept busy answering letters from tho boys of this place, who are at Shoridan Point, Va„ with Battery K, 4th Artillery, vir. : David Phillips and John Evans. James Hess, of this plaoe, who is the teacher of the Anita school, started on his duty on Monday. Ho re|>orts a very large attendance. Mrs. Philip Phillips left on Thursday last for a visit to friends and relatives in Pittaburg, and in the vicinity of Youngstown, O. Mrs. David Williams held a festival in the lot adjoining her confectionary on Saturday and Monday evenings. It is understood that it was a success. John Richards, Jr., and David Jones, of Dayton, spent Sunday at home. Tho excursion to Mariposa Park on Labor Day took a very few patrons from hero. The Glee Club assisted the choir >f the 0. P. church of Punx'y in the rendering of a song service on Sunday evening. Ladies just soe nur Welt Solo Shoes at 1*4.50- vory stylish, elegant stock and very durable. Likewise our *:t.OO ¥3.i>0 and $4.00 Wolt Soles, either in the "Hull Dog" or new round toes. Thoy are beauties. « MODERN DRUG STORK. Means' Pharmacy  Physician's Perscriptions,— and gives you the purest drugs manufactured for the most reasonable prices at which they can be sold. It is carries one of the largest and choicest selections of pure Drugs and Medicines in Jeflerson county. He makes a specialty of compounding The North-Woatern Line has discontinued excees fore* on the "Colorado Special," which leave* Chicago daily 10:00 a. m., reaching Omaha 11:S5 p. m. and Denver 2:55 next afternoon. It ha* farther improved its service by perfecting throagh sleeping car arrangement* on the "Colorado Special" to Colorado Spring*. Train leaving Chicago at 10.30 p. a. daily also ha* throagh sleeping and chair oan. Tourist* ticket* via the Chicago A North Western on sale at all important point* In the United States and Canada.—IMS.Streot car fare paid from and to Punxautawney. E. R. Lindsey, Pa. BROWNELL, A careful inspection of our immense stock is respectfully solicited. —McAfee, the tailor, can rait 7<M in a rait. UJMI ~ |D, M. MCQuown, p M. Following is a list of letters remaining unclaimed In the Pnnxsutawney, Pa., post-offloe for the week ending Sept. 5, 1808. Mrs. Alice Brumm, Miss Mollie Davis, S. C. Dinger, Miss Netttle Dar, John Fiynn, J. A, Gordon, Joseph Ice, M. J. Kenyan, W. H Kilram, Frank Lagory, Mis Lottie Lashlen, Charles Lasaros, Mr. David Smith, W. L. Shields, Alfred [Mr. and Mrs Vandyke, Mis. Lissie Wilson. "The distance to the point Jwe wanted to reach was about 14 miles, and we were tired and tattered and torn, when at last about 7 o'clock in the morning, we reached the crest of a ridge from which we caught light of a military road leading from Cosmo to Aibooito. Before we got there we heard the booming of gaas, and knew the artillery.ihad began the attack on the town. Fagged oat as we wen the expectation of a brash with tho Spaniards pot new life Into OS la short order. Oar greatest isar was that, owing to ths early "The two battalions of the Sixteenth were detailed to make the detour to the west of Goamo over the mountain trail. We marched at night, guided by Colonel Biddle. I say marched, but it would be more correct to say we stumbled and crawled and climbed and tumbled, for the trail was so blind and narrow we had to go in singlo file. It was intersected by deep ravines. We slid and tumbled down the side of these and crawled the other, often on haads and knees. Oacti lined the sides of the trail, and theee tore onr uniforms and scratched our faces and hands as we pushed along. "The Sixteenth Pennsylvania," Captain Hall continued, when asked about the capture at Coamo, "saw about all the fighting there was about (hat town. It happened this way. The Spaniards at Coamo had an idea we could not approach the town in any way except over the flue military road which runs from Pouce to San Juan. But Colonel John Diddle, of the engineer corps, who is here with me, discovered that there was a rough trail through the mountains which led to the west of Coamo. It was determined that a force should be sent by way of this trail to attack Cosmo from the west, and if possible, prevent the retreat of the Spaniards when the artillery and the main body of General Wilson's command, coming along tho military road, attacked from the other aide. "There is no doubt the natives were tired of Spanish rule," hosaid. "They welcomed us everywhere with wild enthusiasm. We received no such ovations anywhere as wo did in Porto Rico. At first the weather was delightful. The days were not excessively warm, and the nights were so cool that we always needed blankets to sleep comfortably. Bat when the rainy season began it was dif* ferent. The air was so full of moisture all the time that everything was damp and uncomfortable. This will coutinue, I am told, until the end of October." Captain Harry Alvan Hall, of Ridgway, who had command of Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, accompanied by Lieut. E. M. Fullington, called on tho President to-day and presented him with tho Spanish royal standards captured by thorn at Coamo and Aibonito, Porto Rioo. A press dispatch from Washington, under date of yesterday, says : "Captain Harry Alvan Hall, who looks none the worse for his campaigning in Porto Rioo, says he thinks that island the most beautiful spot he has ever seen. The Sixteenth Regiment Did the Fighting in Porto Rioo. m r m slfjc jpttJtxsitJtatmcj) Spirit. V