Punxsutawney Spirit, 1900-06-20

              ip! ppfi!}* Spirit NO. h PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1900. VOL XXVIII. HOHATIO. BROOKVILLE. EBERHART. RINGGOLD ITEMS. Is a positive Hit if you want something in all wool, light weight. Beautiful shades for in our outdoor wear; is not expensive, and is guaranteed to wear well. Ask to see it. Price 39c, 45 inches wide. BE COMFORTABLE! ELEANORA ITEMS. White Vests, Serge Coats, Crash Suits, Alpaca&Mohair Coats, White Duck Pants. Mens' Serge Suits. Reduced Bates to Charleston, 8. O. County Capital. Interesting Item. From the Jefferson EBERHART. June THIS STORE WILL BE OPEN Evenings until further notice. We agreed to close our store at i6 P. M., providing all the stores In our line would close. We are sorry the stores did not see it in that light. After closing our store for four weeks, and seeing half the clothing stores open, we think it a duty to our customers and to ourselves to keep our store open with the rest. This we did after consulting with the clothing stores that had remained closed with us, and all were of the same opinion that it was an injustice to us to keep closed under such circumstances, and we mutually agreed to open. J. A. WEBER. YEAPS, ppEVJOUS ALL Our Sales of Fine Suits LEAD and we are showing such a line of Stylish, Well-made Clothing as is seldom found. White Goods are now in full season, and our stock is in excellent condition to make your selection from. and Thin Fabrics Bids fair to be the biggest month business this country has ever seen, we have made every preparation to meet the wants of an increasing trade  Cheaper Suits $12, $15 and $18. We Believe in Buying the Best. Men's Suits - - - $10, The sesuits are as near perfection as possible to get. at $5.00, $6.00, $7.00 and $8.00. A LOT OF BOYS' SUITS . from 15 to 19, worth #8 and 110, your choice for FIVE DOLLARS. THE Melba Shirt Waist The M. E. Sunday school of Sportsburg held it# Children's Day service Sunday evening. The children had committed their several parts very nicely, and the singing of the choir was exceedingly good. The local talent was ably assisted by Messrs. Fred Warren, Harvey Steel and John Warren, of Punxsutawney. The singing was under the leadership of Thomas H. Williams, who had patiently rehearsed them in their several parts. Mrs. William Lainison presided at the organ.The Academy Hall team, of Dayton, is scheduled for Saturday, and our boys will have to swat the ball to keep ahead. It is said that the Academy's are mowing down their opponents every game. The Primary election was rather quiet Saturday afternoon. No wrangling or excitement whatever. The number of votes was not as large as some of the preceding primaries. H. I). Simpson, Homer Laverty and Philip Phillips were elected committeemen. Saturday our ball players went to Dayton and played their first game with the Dayton nine. They came home victorious by a score of 11 to 10. The festival held by the Baptist church Saturday and Monday evenings turned out successfully in all respects. Quite a number of young people from Frostburg attended Children's Day service at the M. E. church on Sunday evening.Local and Personal News from a Nice Mining Village. family. William McPherson and wife, of Anita, spent Sunday with William Hill and Is the most popular in price, style, tit and fabric. Prices, 50c to $2.00. For Ladies. The goods are shipped fresh and new every week, so what you get from us is the latest without a doubt. New Belts end Neckwear GttECKERtP FRONT. 1 A WFRFR "otSnS™. Ul ill I 1 /l IJ PUNXSUTAWNEY. MONARCH SHIRTS—Best Fit. More Styles! STRAW HATS, STIFF HATS, SOFT HATS, Boys' Chip Hats, 2 for 5 Cents- Boys' Suits, Blouse Suits, Wash Suits, Men and Boy's Pants. Army and Navy Cloth SUMMER NECKWEAR. Men and Boys Dress and Working Shoes. For real values at Low Prices, no one has anything better. We make a specialty of shoes. Shoes! Shoes! For Ladies', Gents' or Children. Our sales thus far indicate that we have the best qualities at popular prices. We are still able to furnish our early numbers without any advance in price. Summer Underwear. A demand for moderate priced dwelling houses has of late sprung up here. Three Jefferson street properties have changed hands in the last month and there are three or four other parties looking about for desirable residence properties convenient to the business center of town. Prices are still low but the demand will surely cause a stiffening of values. J. Emmet Heidrick, who has won fame on the baseball field with the St. Louis team, is at home for a week's vacation. Mr. Heidrick injured one of his legs a few weeks ago and was laid off for several days. He resumed work, and was again injured in the other leg necessitating his retirement from the game for a further period. He is improving rapidly, and expects to rejoin the club this weeek. A number of property owners have received notices fVom the board of health to the efTect that if certain nuisances about their premises are not abated within ten days from date of notice they will be proceeded against according to law. One of the nuisances complained of is an open four inch drain that empties into the gutter on Pickering, near Main street. Ownership of the drain is denied by the nearby property owners. The ownership will be located very soon, however, as the board of health has closed up the outlet with cement and is awaiting developments. The Republican Convention on Monday was about as orderly a gathering of politicians as it has ever been the lot of Brookville to see brought together. The majorities for the different candidates were so decisive that there was no chance for complaint, even if there had been a desire on the part of any one to pick flaws. Burke C. Brady, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Brady, of the American Hotel, graduated at State College last week, carrying off first honors of the graduating class. Mrs. L. A. Brady, Misses Carrie Brady and Elizabeth Reed, mother, sister and cousin of Mr. Reed, attended the commencement exercises. David Eason is selling out his stock of gentlemen's furnishing goods. Having sold his residence on Jefferson street Mr. Eason has decided to retire from business. W. G. Bell, of Climax, Pa., spent Monday night in Brookville. A meeting of Jefferson Chapter No. 225 R. A. M., was the cause of Mr. Bell's visit to Brookville. Messrs. R. M. Matson & Co. are putting a new front in their Main street store room. The improvement, while it makes a roomier entrance, adds greatly to the appearance of the building. Miss Margaret Lawson is at home from Wilson College, Chambersburg, for the summer. Charles Lawson, who is a student at Washington & Jefferson College, arrived home last Saturday evening. J. M. White has sold his residence, corner of Jefferson and Pickering street, to A. Wayne Cook for |B,500. Mr. Cook will take possession as soon as Mr. White can get possession of the property in Longview now occupied by James W. Montgomery.Prices range from 17c to $1.25 per yd. We find everv day someone who'is either moving,.repairing,or for some cause have not got settled for the summer. Tliev want carpets. Our tirst floor Carpet Room is where a majority of these people find them. They all save money BY BUYING IN . JUNE. Don't fail to give us a chance to show you our large variety of patterns to select from. Carpets and Curtains. Messrs. A. B. and Charles Howard, working at DuBois and Punxsutawney, came home for the primary election. William Stewart and Earl Gahegan,who are working at Rural Valley, spent Sunday with their families here. The primary election on Saturday was a quiet affair. Messrs. Hamilton, Murray and Shilling were easy winners. Many of our farmers were made happy on Saturday by receiving checks at 25 cents per acre for rental of land leased to the People's Gas Company, of Pittsburg. For an article in last week's Spirit I have been called the biggest liar on earth. The printer made me say that William H. Shilling was a veteran soldier, which is a mistake. He is the son of a soldier. Our people have no desire to influence people to vote for him by representing things that are not correct. This was only a mistake of the printer. The assessor has completed his work and we have 253 voters and 100 children between 6 and 21 years. Samuel Hartman made a business trip to Punxsutawney on Monday. Mumps, measels and locusts are making business brisk for our people. J. M. Holben, of DuBois, visited his parents Saturday and Sunday. Quite a number of our people attended the show at Punxsutawney on Friday. Chas. Stewart went to Brookville as a spectator at the Republican convention. The population of our township is estimated at 1,050, twenty-nine less than in 1890. Our young people attending school at different places are at home for vacation. Rev. C. J. Streich is attending Synod at Latrobe. * Dress to Suit the Season. Look Ovor the List. Wo Hove All Kinds of Goods for Warmer Weather. FLOUR. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY An Early Summer Excursion to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The Bullalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railway announces the first excursion ot the season to the above points on Sunday, June 34. This excursion will afford a golden opportunity to Pan-American Buffalo and wondrous Niagara at a seuson of the year when the sights of a great city and the scenes at the great cataract are at their best. Special train will leave Punxsutawney at 5:30 a. m., arriving at Buffalo at noon, and Niagara at 12:50 p. m. Returning, special train will leave the Falls at 6:30 p. m., and Buffalo at 7:30 p. m. Tickets will also be good for return passage on all regular trains from Buffalo, on Monday, June 25, 1900. The extreme low rate of |2.50 from Punxsutawney is made for the round trip. Northern Milling Co., of Chicago, III., with our additional guarantee that every sack is the highest grade spring wheat Patent, and will make more good bread than any Flour you have ever tried, or we will refund vour money cheerfully. Ask for our XXXX BEST SPRING PATENT, We will furnish a trial sack at $1.10 to anyone, with the clear understanding that satisfaction is fully guaranteed. Prices on wheat and flour have made big advances in the last few days, and we are therefore compelled to limit the price for 10 days. No matter how high wheat goes, the price, $1.10 per sack, is good until June 22nd, 1900. We have two full cars in stock, and now is your opportunity to get the XXXX Best at $1.10 per sack. Just a word on this subject, we have added a new Floui} to our stock, which is put up in cloth sacks, 49 pounds full weight. Every sack is fully warranted by the Children's Wash Suits, Fancy Vests, Children, 10 Wait for the Big Show. Andrew Downie's Dog and Pony Show will exhibit at Punxsutawney, Saturday, June 23. Everything rich, rare and glittering. Greater, grander and better than ever. More distinguished and startling specialties. More new novelties. Trained horses; educated donkeys, performing ponies, learned goats, somersault dogs, daring atheletes and tumblers, and a stupendous aggregation of aerial artists. cents; adults, 20 cents. Two shows daily, afternoon and evening. Doors open X and 7 p. m. Performance commences 1 hour later. Mens' Russett Shoes, Quite a number of Eleanora's amusement loving people visited the show at Punxsy last Friday, and many more would have gone had it been possible. The Frampton Projectroscope Company Bhowed to a full house at the C. P. church last Saturday evening'. Everyone expressed themselves as being well pleased with the evening's entertainment. On last Thursday night an attempt was made to enter the M. S. Company's store at Eleanora. They had taken two bars from the tool house and were trying to pry open the cellar door, when Rob Sullivan, nightrwatchman, discovered them. They commenced to make themselves scarce in that vicinity when they saw that they were discovered. Sullivan fired four shots at them, apparently without effect. The would-be robbers were evidently amateurs at the business. An ice cream and strawberry festival will be held in the basement of the C. P. church next Saturday and Monday evenings.Luttle's Olympic show was well patronized lust Friday night. It is said to be a fairly good small show. Superintendent David Fleming, wife and son Robert, took in the show at Punx'y last Friday. Elmer Keeler is recovering from a severe attack of measles. The mines were idle last Friday. A singing class was organized at the church last night. Low Rates to Colorado and Utah. On Jnne 20th, July 9th and 17th, and August 1st, the Missouri Pacific Railway will sell excursion tickets from St. Louis to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, at rate of one regular fare, plus $2 for the round trip. For information apply to J. R. James, C. P. A., 905 Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa. All New and "Up-to-date" Goods. Negligee Shirts, Gauze Underwear, Crash Hats, Straw Hats. ... Kid Shoes. Linen Shoes, Pat. Leather Oxfords, For the meeting of the National Educational Association at Charleston, S. C., July 7-13, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from all stations on its line to Charleston at the rate of one fare for the round trip, plus f2. Tickets to be sold July 5 to 8, inclusive, and to be good to return until September 1, inclusive. On the return trip stop-over will be allowed at Washington on deposit of ticket with Joint Agent and on payment of fee of fl, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. EBERHART, J. B. OUR MOTTO:—"Same Price Same Day to Everybody." HT T Boys' • J. JuvJJliJD, furnisher, * PUNXSUTAWNBY. PA. JOHNSON BLOCK, —Any one desiring to enter any of the reces or participate in the Fourth of July ■porta here should address P. O. Freas, secretary. —Then will be twenty-live mala* in the mule riM hare on July 4th. —"The World's Fair Midway and Congress of Nations" will'furnish the amusement for the Elks' Fair, week of July 2nd. This company numbers 300 people, of every tribe and nation on the globe. They arrive in Punxs'y on Sunday night and remain until the following Saturday. It costs f1,200 to feed the people, f300 to feed the animals, #700 to advertise the fair, fSOO for lights and decorations. The company pay a salary list here on Wednesday of |2,200, SO percent, of which is spent here in Panxaatawney. Making ; $3,600 spent alone by the company in Punxantawney— to say nothing of what ia apent by the thouaands of visitor* during that week. It looks like a good thine Punxautawney merchants. ¥ a ■i a 5