Punxsutawney Spirit, 1900-08-29

              t PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29.1900. NO. ij. VOL XXVIII. EBERHART. Weber's. Dull season turned into busy one at FIRE! BROOKVILLE. NOTICE! H. J. LOEB. Watch this space for future announcements. I will have something to tell you that will interest you. My plans are not yet fully matured, further than that I have decided to start in business again just as soon as possible, and will offer you inducements that will command your attention. * ti LETTER. EIERNART. Intereetlag Thins* Wtaioh Htn Happ«Md Slnoe IaMt Wednesday. We are not giving gold dollars for 50c, 7 but offer real, genuine bargains in our cloth-  ing department. Many light weight suits > here marked down to make it interesting to ? buyers. ) Childrep's Vestee Suits fit 20 Per Gept. Discount. New Fall Hats Are Here. In lut week's account of the Burns House there should have been mentioned the Improvements and that somewhere in its walls was the original Orlando Qray house. Contemporary with the building of that, probably in 1851 or '5, Captain John C. Conser built a home for himself of very much the same style of architecture. This house was substantially built, plastered and finished within, but never painted on the outside. Before fully completed the Civil War broke out, and its owner soon enlisted. When putting on weather boarding he lacked a small piece to finish beside the upper porch, and he said to his brother Eli, " I'll let that go till the war excitement is over." Thirtyfive years after Ell Conser on a visit here looked to see if it was ever finished, and it was just as Captain Conser had left it. All this reminiscence has been called up by the demolition of the old house. Mr. Corner's eldest daughter, Mrs. S. B. J. Saxton, has occupied the old home for many years. No* they are tearing down the north wing of the building and intend rebuilding that and generally remodelling. Uncle Ed. Seeley was one of the carpenters on the old building, but thinks be Will not mount the scaffold to help on the new. wu proud when ha arrived, no leae proud la that eon oyer the arrival of a daughter at hie home. " Marke " says he doee not know how they lived twelve yean without a baby. She ie only a week old, but ehe flUa a large place in hie heart and home. On hie tour through the northern countiee of Pennsylvania Bam Whltaker bought a beautiftil little pony and an unique carriage to auit it. Mr. Hoffman, the jeweler, took a fancy to the turnout and bought it for hia little daughter. Sunday morning Mra. Hoffman and daughter started out for a drive. The apeed of the pony wee greater than they deelred. It ran down the hill from the Preebyterlan church, croand Jackson street, and waa only etopped by the gate at Mr. McDonald's paature, when it threw out the occupant of the carriage. No one waa injured except the pony. Interesting Items From the Jefferson County Capital. Sell Right. FOR FALL. NEW NECKWEAR fall Shoes for ]Vlep apd Boys. We Buy Right and Enough different styles to please everybody. Among them is the Rough Rider and Jockey Caps. Trunks, Suit Cases and Traveling Bags. gi+eckerep front. J. A, WEBER, "5™. We take this, our tirst opportunity, to publicly thank all who so cheerfully helped»at the lire, and have since by word and act showed the deepest sympathy in our loss. Through the papers and by posters we will keep you fully informed as to our plans. We will trv to save you money while you patiently await our new opening'. Again- thanking you for Our rooms on Findley street are not much dafnaged and will be titted up at once with shelves and counters. One room will be used for groceries and the other for dry goods, etc. Thus we will be able to care for most of the trade in a fairly satisfactory manner until such time as Mr. Johnson gets the Main street building ready to occupy, which he will push to completion as fast as possible. your wants. To my mind the old day school problem, " Which is the A\ost Destructive Element—FIRE or WATER," is not fully settled. For a few days, or a week at most, we ask the indulgence of our many patrons whilelwe get our recent loss adjusted and our stock replenished that we may as nearly as possible again supply I am respectfully yours, J. B. Eberhart. your patronage, EBERHART, PUNXSUTAWNEY^PA. J. B. OUR MOTTO:—"Same Price Same Day to Everybody." JOHNSON BLOCK, —Buuur goodi »t u'r prio#, Im«1. John Doubles, one of Brookville's old and well known residents, has been ailing for the past year. Owning real estate but without a family, he placed himself in charge of the overseers of the poor and lived at the borough poor houae. For several months past his condition has grown gradually worse, his mind keeping pace with his other Infirmities. He waa examined last week by a board of physicians who pronounced him insane. He waa removed to Dixmont, where, in all probability he will end his dayB. Misses McAnlnch (Mrs. George Gray) and Kifer, the modistes, are closing out their business. Mrs. Gray will go to Colambus, Ohio, with her husband, frhen he leaves in September to complete his medical studies at the Columbus Medical College. Miss Kifer will go to Pittsburg where she haa been offered an excellent position. The suite of rooms heretofore occupied by the Misses McAninch and Kifer, have been rented by a number of young men, who have been looking for a suitable location in which to meet. As soon as possession is had of the rooms a social club will be organized. The rooms will be thoroughly overhauled and neatly ftirnished. The location, over G. L. Sandt'a ding (tore, being central and the rooms pleaaant, there is no doubt that the movement will be one that will be received with favor by our young men who long have wanted a place where they could meet and spend the evenings together. The new Military Company met in Blood's Hall on last Friday evening, and elected the following officers: Captain, E. L.Taylor; First Lieutenant, A. M. Wadding ; Second Lieutenant, Fred L. Haines. These gentlemen are well known in this community and will no doubt be the means of turning out excellent material for the protection of Old Glory. Efforts will be made for admission to the National Guard. Spencer B. Rumsey, late superintendent of the Low Grade Division of the A. V. R. R., was in Brookville last Friday. Mr. Rumsey has been superintendent of this Division for fourteen years, in which time he has made many friends who regret that Mr. Rumrey lias decided to remove to Pittsburg, where he will make his future home. Our physicians are kept busy treating an epidemic of a mild form of bronchitis, which has struck our town. Almost everybody is coughing. Some coses are more severe than others and quite difficult to cure, so far no one has yet been confined to the house with it. W. J. Shaffer, the insurance agent, has moved his office from the Jefferson County National Bank building to the Matson block, where he has secured pleasant rooms. Gordon Foster, ot State College, who has spent the summer vacation with bis grandmother, Mrs. Judge Gordon, left for home on Tues4ay. Messrs. H. G. Means and H. S. Smith left on Saturday evening for Philadelphia and New York where they will purchase a stock of fall and winter goods. Calvin Rodgers ho* had a fresh coat of paint put on his Jefferson street residence, adding very much to its already neat appearance.Taylor D. Khines is getting the material for a concrete walk in front of his property on Jefferson street. William Shields has the material on the ground for extensive alterations to his West Main street residence. Sometime during the Civil War Til ton Beynoldl wrote a letter home In which he Mid: "I dont belter* yon oonld touch Oepteln Coneer with t ten foot pole. lie iethe prondeet man In the Army of the riaee he heerd of hie ion sad heir, John Oeneer, Jr." Now if tee fcther Mr. Emanuel Wiser, whose barn was burned Wednesday night at 11 o'clock, lost, besides the building, three valuable hones, two wagons, two carriages, twc sleighs, several harneesss and a laigt amount of grain. The only live stool that was saved was a calf that was Um dmt the door. Mr. Wiser has had man; severe financial losses in the last fin yean. countenance some of the oases that reached him. In the teatimony of one of the malcontents she said the defendant had strack her with a atone and nearly knocked her brains oat. She was asked where she was hit, and ihe said in her elbow. MiasOlga Henry, of Punxsutawney, who has been visiting here, wss called home by the death of her uncle, Clarence Henry, at Cool Spring. Mr. Henry was one of the teachers in the school here and was a member of the firm of Henry Bros. Among the number who have been visiting in this locality from the Quaker City, and who havo returned to their homes, are: Mrs. McGowan, Mrs. Hugh Logan end children, and Misses Hannah Miller, Mary V. Collins and Amanda McGowan. The Daughters of Rebekah picniced on the Kline school bouse grounds Thursday. The livery men carried the people to and fro from town. The Odd Fellows and families, sister orders from other towns, and many other invited guests participated.John Ward will be a little more careful in the future how he boards a freight train. He was going home from the silk mill and thought he would take a ride, bat was thrown across the rail under a car and miraculously escaped with only a badly smashed great toe. It may be a false report, but it is said that the glass blowers remarked that they never yet struck a town that the citizens had so great a capacity for stowing away beer. It Is the custom of the glass blowere to give a free blowout, but the demand was greater than oonld be supplied, and they were glad when the elements gave them an excuse to diaperee. Poverty Flat never mlssos its quota of suite in court. Judge Beed gave a scathing speech against the 'squires who would Mr. Clark, restauranter, cut himself very badly while trying to tighten a jar of fruit. The glass broke and cut both wrists, severing some small arteries and giving him two crippled hands. Between the fair in Punxsutawney, picnic in Sherwood, and barbecue in Emerickville, the streets of Reynoldsville presented the appearance last Thursday of the old town in Civil War times. T. Bauthler moved from Huntington, W. Va., to'the house on Jackson street owned by Reynolds and Gorsline. He is a glass blower. Many more want houses and can not find them. Reynoldsville ia bound to go one better. While others are singing of the shirt waist man, it has the undershirt waist man, while some of our newcomers wear none at all. The Ayres property has been rented by Mr. E. A. Ferrin, of the Reynoldsville Electric Company, and he expects his family to move here from Philadelphia this week. Vincent Reynolds accepted a position in a Johnstown drug store and has now become a resident of that city. Miss Annie Canon, who has been employed in the Volanteer office for some time, returned to her home in Du Bois last Friday. , Reynold* Gorsllne took in the last August excursion of fifteen days. He expects to visit Chautauqua and Cattaraugus county and several points. The Baptists held a picnic last Thursday on the grounds of the church and school house in Sherwood. There was a large attendance and a general good time. A number of young friends gave John Tyson a surprise party Monday evening. That was the twelfth birthday, and they presented him with a very pretty gold ring. Mrs. D. E. Curts and daughter May, of Renovo, came to town last Saturday as guests of Mrs. Winslow. Mr. Robinson, of the Enterprise Silk Company, whose home is in Paterson, N. J., was in town last week. John Winslow returned Saturday from a ten days' vacation visiting Renovo and other points. Miss Maggie Butler, of Grant street, visited relatives in East Brady several days last week. Miss Tay Fan-ell entertained a number of young Wends Wednesday evening of last week. Mias May Stoy, of Du Bols, la vialting the Miaeea Shughron, of Jackson street. The A. O. of H. held a dance In McConnell's Park on Wedneaday of last week. Mrs. Richard Taffe visited her sister, Mrs. John McDonald, In Falls Creek last week. Mra. B. L. Evans visited Punxsutawney lest Thursday. Birdie Bom left town Saturday to visit relatives in Michigan. Mise Olive Cathers spent last week with relatlvee In EmerickviUe. Mies Florence Stewart visited in Punxsutawney several days last week. 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