Punxsutawney Spirit, 1899-01-11

              i ... • ;*v • ■' «- ' NO. 3* THM uua RAILROAD. 98.98. 8.37. 1.48. 58c. 14c. FALL8 CHEEK. JOHNSON BLOCK, HORATIO. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 11, 1899. IntermUnc Urn Piom the Ooonty Same Old Slory! VOL. XXVI. H™BaipSale!f!NK w We thought we knew how many Capes and Coats to buy but it i« now plain that we have more than the season demands, so we have decided to sell For the good the people have done ui in 1898 we are obliged "to rive each lady a Calico Dreaa. Kom & Chow it U done. Your present—our lose- P. Long's CLEARANCE SALE, P. Racket Store Dress Goods. In addition to the Drew Goods we have already reduced, we have this week reduced a lot of all wool Novelty Goods from 25c to 15c. Encouraged by oar Bales for last week, we tiave decided to add still more and greater ones for the coming week. Domestic Counter. Towlingi ajic. Unb. Mnslin tc. Shifting* 4c. Cantons 4c. Good On ting 5c. Twxledown 8c. OU doth toe. FlannaU 10c. Uv. Regardless of Cost. Come now while we can give you any size wanted and don't wait until they are gone and then Bay yon did not have what you advertise. Shoes. A lot of Msna' 14.00 Show, A lot of Mens' 3.00 Shoes, A lot of Mens' 3.26 Shoes, Ladies' All Wool Skirts, Best 5 ply Carpet Warp, These ire bargains. Dress Goods. All in Doable Width. 15c Goods at *oc " 30c " 50 to 75c Goods down to IOC - 15c 14c - 39 to 45c 1 elegant green cloth Cape, :t.25. Regular price 7.50. 2 handsome plush Capes, trimmed in real fur, silk lined, nicely braided 5.75. Regular price H.50. 2 silk plush capes, fancy lined, real Martin collar and front, nothing more desirable in the store, *$.50. Regular price, s. 50. Regular price 1 Beautiful Purple cloth Cape, $2.50. $7.75. Plush Capes. All are bargain. A Fine Cape for Have you Men our large ones. Don't let any one hnmbng U. Lace Curtains. Taylor Sona & Co. going out of bu*iness. We bought all the Lace Curtain* they had at our price, and will aell now at your price. Kom & C them. 1 ladies royal blue Beaver cloth Jacket, braided in the newest design, 4.75. Regular price, 7.50. 1 ladies new blue Kersey cloth Jacket, 4.75. Regular price, 7.50. Oa Monday at noon aa explosion oocured a Mr. W. H. Jenk'sgaa ml], that. while two penona warn amnlf barnad and much damage dona it ia Tory fui>a—In that no livss wereloat. Mr. Jank's maehine ihopa and the electric light plant ratal** their aapply of gaa from thia wall. On Monday morning it waa discovered that the TalTe aa account of baing ftoaan refuaed tohrork. Mr. Jenk's, aooompnnied by Mr. Ales 8Mb, want to the bonding and attempted to repair the fault. The wall waa enclosed by a tame building, which became tiled with ga* escaping from the ia(and valve. It la supposed that a light waa ■track by aomt: one. At nay ratean exploatae immediately followed, aetting Are to the woodea (tractate and baraing Maaaera. Jaak'a aad 8Mb severely, the latter suffering moat, hiaifcee and haada being badly burned. Mr. Jaaka escaped bom aariooi burna on aocooat of a foil beard that he won. Mr. Stele waa taken to the office of the machine ahop whan hia bee aad haada were swathed in oottoa aad he waa than removed to hia home. The bolldiog aad derrick wan entirely destroyed. Aa engine that waa oand for pumping water oat of tho well waa rained. The Ion will amonat to aavaral hoadred dollara. Amoag those ia town attending court or otherwise ware the following: Maaaera A.J. Treltt, J. L. Fisher, W. M. Falrman, J. K. Oaldarwood, W. W. Winalow, B. W. MundorflT, George D. Jenka, M. D. Cutter, Theodore M. Karta, G. A. Bloae and M ilton Keck, of Punxantawnay. C. Mitchell, M. M. Davis and U. M. MoDonald, Beynoldaville. A. B. Howard and W. H. Shilling, of Binggold township. G. M. Gayley and H. G. Kats, of Kldrad townahip. Newton Webster, of Polk townahip, end Ira Felt, of Brockwayvllle. The town oloek haa at laat stopped annoying our citizens and visitor!, after an erratic oonrae 11 rat alow than laat, and rioe Teraa, until the Utter part of laat week it atopped altogether, it ia sincerely hoped by every one never to start again nnleaa placed in proper running order, replaced bj a new clock or the dial* boarded op aa recommended by the grand jury at last term of court. Groceries. Sugar is lower, price is right. Flour will advance. How was your Coffee for breakfast, good ? If not, try Chase & Sanborn's Worlds Fair Brands. » 3 cans Solid Pack Tomatoes, 25c. 1 lb. Can Baking Powder, 10c. Tobacco is higher and will still advance. S. & 0 ,1 lb, - 33c. No Brand, 1 lb, 30c. Ten Change, 1 lb, - 33c. Soda, £ lb, 4c. Battle An, 33c. Soda, 1 lb, 7c. Umbrellas ... 34c Corsets • - - 19c Cape, Kens and Boys, • 19c, worth 24c Overalls and Shirt*, Bargains. Ladles Wrapper* Kom down in price. Blanket* and Comfort* \ „ ....  35 pr. 70 each J'o day. only. News and Personal Note* From the Sown of Railroad*. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. JOHN H. FINK Wholesale apd Retail. Shoes. Shoes. Mens, Children* and Ladie*. A knife put into them deep, and price* cut low. C bargain counter. China Store has many Bargains to offer all through January. Kom <fe C Clearance Sale. P. P. LONG. It Mar b* litauM to Ooal FMelda Thar* la a large body of ooal landa batwaan Pnnxantawaagr aai Hi Kan, of which the tract off, 300 acraa Irian along tho .reek naar Balla Hilla, and owned by Henry Browa, la tho kar. U tho parchue of which wa aadaiataad tha Erie Ballroad Company la bow aafotiaMBt. It thia be traa It would indicate that that oaaipaay ia anxiooa to gat a larieiUoa of tha hl(h coal that atlll remains nnderoloped la thia neighborhood, and to cat a aharaof tha trallc for thia road. Tha Brockwayrilla Keoard makea the folio wise commenta on the recant pnrchaae by the coal company operaMag in the diatrict of tha Erie railroad.ef a hady of ooal landi near Helvetia: "The annoaaoameet that the Northwestern Mining aad Exchange Company had aoquirad a block of coaltonitsry near Stanley la of mora impartoan than appeared at lint thought. Nominally its object waa to lacraaae ita aiiaiag capacity, bat In reality a brilliant coup waa axacuted by Baperiateadaat Jaaapb Balls?, at the Northweat Company. Thia oonp oaaaiata In acquiring the key to the oatlet efabigamouatof eoal territory which by nam of locution waa thought to be aaatooUad by the Rochester and Pittaburg CM * Iron company. So euro ware thaw paaple that no! other company oould get ia that they wen cerelaea about securing optioaa aa territory which waa of Tital impertaaca ia con trolling the territory. "Located bat its aa Helvetia Soldier mines, thia aide of Bykeaville, was a tract of about 400 acrea of coal lauda, on which], tha B., B. A P. people had no option.'The headings of both miaaa are aaid to have been planned to meat thraagh|thls tract, bat aa the B„ B. A P. road ran through tho territory it waa thought no one oould poaaibiy acquire it, and it conld be bought whenever needed. Thia waa a miacalculation. By tome meana Superintendent Bailey learned of the situation, nad after a c areful consider - ation of the prqjact, secured optiona, not only on the 400 acre tract, but on aeroral hundred aorsa mora adjaoeat, before the B., B A' P. people knew what waa In the wind. "But thia is not all. The  Erie Railway, with which (the Northweit company ia aSllated, an outlet into the high ooal Held near Bayaaldarille and Pnnxautawney, the produet and traffic of which waa hithertooontrolled by the B., B, A P. railway to the northern market. It is said that the Northwest Company haa secured options on several thousand acres more'.of lands which will pat It la a position to expand its operation almost Indefinitely. "The immediate object of this move by the Northwest Company la to increase ita mining capacity as soon as possible. Mines will "be opened near Stanley, and it is supposed that a railroad will bo built from the field |to connect with the Bidgway and Clearfield road at Falls Creek, over which the Kris has a traffic arrangement. Just to what extant the scale of operations may extend to in the fata re time alone will tell. The Erie railway now has an entrance into the high coal field, and the successful operations of its company in the low coal field will make it a mora formidable competitor than ever. Thoee who are acquainted with the territory say that the Erie can get aooess to a vest amennt of good coal territory if it is so in* dined." BARCAIN PRICES On Some Goods in Every Department. WE ADVERTISE FACTS ONLY. regular price, and every one are thin seasons stylish goods. Yon cannot make money faster than by getting one or more of these choice garments. Capes I Coats! At 10 to 50 per cent. Below OF LADIES Large Assortment We can Please any who are Looking for Real Bargains in a Make a Good Resolution FOR THE  New Yearl GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY ANYWHERE. OUR MOTTO:—Same Pricp Same Day to Everyone. J. B. EBERHART, Ttaa GhrMlan Eadttvor wciety elected the following officer* for 1899: Chart** Oorbett, preeident; Arthur McClure, vice president; Mamie Diznn, aecretary; Hannah Abel, tnaaorer.Jama Bautlebeugh, of the U. 8. Ship Princeton, rieited with hi* (Mar Mr*. J. 0. Weaver aerenldin. A. V. Kellar had charge of the B.', R. L P. offloe MTeral dayi daring the *ickne*i of J. H. Mel n tyre. Mia Amanda Alberta, of BrookTille, waa the gueat of Mr. and Mn, A. G. Horn one day laat week. Jamea E. Lane, of Paraaaena, had biuineaa in town Monday.' Frank Bnell, of the B., E. A P. yard office, is laid op with the grip. A school bell haa been placed on the West Falls Creek school building. 8. C. (iriiwold traveling paaaenger agent of the B„ E. A P. waa in town Taeaday. Joe Brown left for Mahanoy City Tuesday morning where he will Tlait hia parent*. Ed Phalen, of the A.V. By. freight offlce, is seriously ill at his home at Beynoldsville. Mr. and Mr*. C. P. Munch, of DaBoi*, were the guest* of Mr. and Mi*. Burke Sunday. Dr. J. C. Booher i* on the aick lilt. Dr. Qiinn, of DaBoi*, i* looking after Dr. Booher'* patient*. Mrs. A. O. Hons visited friends at Reynoldsville Tuesday. Ed Crawford had business at Brookvillo Monday. Charles Sentner ia among the sick this week. John Craft returned from Buffalo last Friday.Resolve to trade with us. We intend to make it An Object for You. We have an uneqnaled line of everything in Men's and Boys' Clothing, Mens' and Boys' Shoes, Hats, Furnishing: Goods, Trunks and Satchels. 125 00 100 00 AS WE HAVE boen "stock hiking," we found several broken lines of 1 tind Men's tino dross shoos, which wo tiro determined to closo out this month. All these broken lines which sold for 12.10, 2.50, :1.00 and 3.50, we have Marked down to 2.00 15 Per Gent. Reduction Suicide of Mrs. Blkln. toO, 1899. REAL ESTATE Mat of Oonreyanoaa From Janury 2 Kealar to Uun M. Keck, Young rp I 30 00 John Cable to Jno. Kmerlck, PinaOreek twp. 30000 Martha Buck to Philip H. Mart*, Binsgold twp 20000 George Warnick to J. C. Dlllman, Wlnalowtwp - 400 00 Mary Ann Hughes to James Hughes, Bathmel 5 00 Jamea MeOee to Mary Bargerato<'k, Pen y twp 1,700 00 M, J. Nordgtrom to O. P. Walker, Puns- autawney 300 00 Harah Berkhoute to Oalyln Byerly,Beaver twp 850 00 Elk Bun Oo. to Jacob C. fiinith, McOnl- 520 00 luont twp  George W. /.ufali to John W. Ztifall, HondoiHon towimhip 700 00 Ludwig Smelts to Albert Kline, Bell twp 70 00 S. B. Elliott to McConuell, .Smith .t Mellinger, Keyooldaville  Punxtiutawiiey M. B. &Tj. Am'n, to Mary J. Chambers 570 00 C. Ditch burn to Andrew Mndsey, Mc- Caimout twp a.. 275 00 Laura H. McCartney et al to John F. Hpranklo, l'unxsutawney  Edward 0 Burns, nheriff, toSam'l Binn, 30 acres Youuglwp 7,055 00 James Orals; and wife to Kd W. Robinson and 8. A. Rtnn, 100* acres, Mc- Oalmont twp 900 00 I*anm M. Mundorfl and husband to Kate D. Grube, 1 lot Punsy 500 00 Mary O. CI raffias to 8. A. Rlnn, 20 acres 106 perches, coal 1,56063 D. O. North to Tame* Oraig, 100 acre* McOalmont iwp - 1,900 00 Julie Armstrong to W. T. Oox, 6,313 aq. leet, ■eynoldnTlll* 1,000 00 Haynoldsvllle B.tk Aaan to John Maltha wi, 1 lot, Wlnalow Iwp 190 00 0. Bplndlar el ux to Frank Ball, 13 aoraa and 62 perchea, Ball twp 250 00 C. Manclnl and Antonio Caeaarl to John K. FMamaurica, 130 ponbaa, Walaton 647 00 If yon want good high priced footwear for a very little money, it will pay you to buy one or more pair of them. On all Overcoats. A lot of Small sire Overcoats go at Half Price. All kinda of Cold Weather goods. HT T SYCTD Mens* and Boys' • J. XjvJJZmS. furnisher, * PUNX8UTAWNEY, PA. Be sure and see our window for Mens1 Shoos we arc now Selling: for only $2.00. Elegant line of Children'B Rochester made Shoes, cor* rect style, correct qualities, at correct price. Tha acrap which waa adrartiaad by general minor, between two of oar young man, did net take plaoa aa waa advertised, bat waa postponed for aa indldnite period, for reaaona hart known to tha aerappon. Harry Evans formely of Johnstown bat now of Danloe, Pa., ia visiting his alitor and family, Mrs. D, Howels and family. No 4 minaa waa laid idle the larger |iart of laat weak by the breaking of the hoisting engine. Thay started on Monday. Several of oar people are down with the grip, lii,, 8. J. Woodhoaae, Thee Powell, Prof. T. D. Davis, Kandaa Olaon, Chaa Johnson. David T. Phillips, of Battery K, Shsrldana Point, enme home on a seven days' farloagh to attend the fonerai of hia grandfather, William Q. Phillips. Ernest Olaon haa left this place and haa secured work with the B. B. & P. On. at the Klondyke minaa at Walstan. Local and Personal News From a Nice Mining Village. Miss Annie Owens, of Anita, spent Sunday with a few of her friends in this place. Miss Annie Davis, of Johnstown, is visitinn her father and family, John P. Davis. H. C. Winslow is attending court this week. His brother from Punzy is filling the vacancy. Messrs. Jenkin M. Davis and David J. Davis and their wives, of Anita, attended the funeral of their friend W. Phillips. Winter Bmnlon Tloketa P. R. R Respectfully, R. E. BROWN ELL, Street car fare paid • ""3 I inHcov Po from and to Punxsutawney. SPM t-HlU»Oy t »tt. Marriage Ldceases, January 2 to O, Adam Jacob Millar, Preeoottvllle. and K1 Isa■abeth Jane Williama, Beynoidarllle, Jan. 2. Mike Oarollno, Delancey, and Lucia Oarotalo, Italy, Jan. 3. Qeorge Oulnae and Annla Rlckard, of Hamilton, Pa., Jan. 5. William A. Depp. Lindaey, and Susanna Barnett, Jefferson oounty, Jan. 6. Alexander Held and Kllaabeth Hunter, Dolanoey, Jan. 9. —flsaraaos prioas prevail at the Big Store this month. John B, Balr. 1 MODKRN DRUG STORE. Means' Pharmacy — carries one of the largest and ohoioest selections of jpure Drags and Mediolnes in Jeflerson county. $?e makes a specialty of compounding "Physician's Perscriptions, * and gives yon the purest drugs manufactured for the most reasonable prices at whioh they oan be sold. It is Mrs. Bell Elkin. the wife of Mr. Bobert Elkin, who lives in Wsst Mahoning township, a alls from Smlckaborg, committed solcide SB Taaaday afteraosa of last week. 8h« locked hersslf in an upper room, fratsaeda rope about her neck, alimbed up on a joist and, after tying a tope to it, sprang off, and was found hanging dead shortly afterwards. She had wrapped herself in a sheet and tied her feet together. She had been melancholy for sooie time. She was about It years of age aad was married Ave at six years ago. Her maidan name waa Dickie aad her people reside la the neighborhood of Hilton, Armstrong oounty. Oaroasc Davis was notified, bat deemed it unnecessary to hold aa lnquask No children wen bora to bar. The hasband Isgrisf-strlcksn sad baa thedeepsst sympathy of the oommunity la Us affliction.—Iadiana On NoYwnber 1 the PamujlTknl* Bailroad Company placed on aalo at lti principal tieket offloM excarrion tieketa to all prominent wlntor raorti in New Jereey, Virginia, North and Sooth Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Ctaba. The tiekati will be told at the oaaal low ntM, with the oiaal liberal return Umite. The macnlfleant AmUMm of the  ▼aula Bailroad, with lti many connoctlani, make thle the brortta line for winter travel. An UlMtnted book. dooriptto of winter bar 1 en awUeaM* te tWht eeertfc 'W 'TP ■V. • * • ■V-' . *