Punxsutawney Spirit, 1900-12-19

              . w,» ••1 NO. 29. BINOQOIJD ITEMS. HBOOKVILLIC. Umbrellas. Umbrellas. Very swell handles mounted with gold or silver, priced at $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.50 and $5.00. Suspenders ! / Suspenders with solid silver buckles (9 25-1000 pure) and very fine Brocaded Silk and Satin Webs. Price, $2.50- Cheaper ones at 50c. and $1.00. Every pair put up in a fancy box. ANITA. Holiday Neckwear! Our holiday ntckwear has just arrived, and we are prepared to please our customers with the finest selection ever offered, in all the latest and different styles and shapes. Priced at 25c., 50c. and $|. Gloves! Gloves! Gloves! Kid Mocha and fine gloves, lined or unlined. Very suitable for a Christmas Gift. Hats and Caps. We are showing an entirely new line in soft and stiff hats. Also a nice line of Toques for girls and boys at 25c and 50c. Shirts. Shirts. Monarch Shirts, white or fancy. Nightshirts. Ha n dkerch iefs. Silk or linen initial handkerchiefs. Mufflers and Muftlets. Children's Coats than oth- The reason we sell more The liurric County. THE QUESTION OF THE DAY? values. ,1 SANTA GLAUS EBERHART. EBERHART. VOL XXVIII. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19,1900. Are Useful and Will that Be Appreciated at } s s 1 5 1 GOODS HOLIDAY Chas. Howard, a teachor In the schools of Henderson township, came home on Friday evening. C. B. Saiathert), Lester Folk, Ellis Oberliu and Mis-i Ids. Smathers, students at Urove City, are sponding there vacation at home. Daniel Kaylor is hauling lime for his firm. He seems to understand what his land needs to be productive. J. M. Holbon, one of the Young township school teachers, vhittd his parents over Sunday. The young people have considerable amusementskating on the old mill dam near town. The schools will havo a vacation for a week. The ncholarn n > doubt enjoy themselves.Mrs. Shingeldecker, of Hawthorne, visited her (ton, Rov. Shlnfjoldecker, on Sanday.The hunting season being closed our hunters can now enjoy a season of rest. Samuel Shilling, contractor, has tho M. E. parsonage building well under way. Mre. E. A. Holben and Mrs. W. n. Holbeo visited friends at Lindsay on Thursday.Mrs. L. H. Shlngledecker, who has been sick for some time, is con vale scent. Our school teachers are in attendance at the County Institute this week. The Hpeclal meetings have closed with a few accessions to the church. Robert Perry made a business trip to New Bethlehem on Tuesday. Samuel Shlngledeckor went to Kittannlng on Monday to work. The Band will probably have an oyster supper holiday week. Amos Raybuck, of Orange, was a visitor in town last week. Children's Goats, Dress Skirts, A beautiful heavy-weight Oxford Skirt, $1.50. Nothing before at twice the price. A better grade, elegantly stitched, at $2.25, worth $}S0. These are tradewinners.Golf Gapes and Jackets, Another invoice of these goods fresh from the manufacturers. The styles are the very latest and cost no more than those that came in early. of some kind ? They are / i stylish and useful, and can / -  be worn early or late in the J s season as well as in mid- i J Lwinter. Some new beau- ■ f&jvi ties arrived this week. f. How about a Nice Fut Nothing that you could select would be more useful or highly appreciated than a Black Dress. You need not stop short' of a Satin Duchess Pou de Soie if you are disposed to be liberal, and we guarantee the goods to be the best values to be had anywhere. Or, Black Dress Goods. Can till the stocking with useful presents from our stock. At no time have we been able to show so many desirable articles as now, and if you would get the best for the least money, this is your opportunity. 1 A WFBFR ™1 OLOThiiir, U I 1 1 * 1 1 LJ LJ LJ PUNXSUTAWNEY. OI+ECKERtD FRONT. Our line of Traveling Bags and Suit Cases is the finest goods we can buy. If you want something real nice we have it. Also cheaper goods. Mrs. Mary Trohamo, of Florence, died last Friday morning, and was taken to Dagus Mines, her former home, on the following Monday for interment. The deceased wan a widow, (it years of age, and during lior residence horo had made many warm friends. She leaves live sons and one daughter to mourn the low of a kind mother. Johnson and Nuah Treharno, who aro engaged in the grocery business at Florence, are among hor sons. Frank Wolfe, of this pi nee, received a severe scalp wound the other day while at work 011 the Adrian coal tipple. He was stooping down at the side of a flat when a large lump of coal fell and struck him on the head, inflicting a wound which required seven stitches to close up. A grand ball and oyster suppor will be given in Central Hall 011 Christmas night. Arrangements have boen made to run the street cars until after the ball in order to accommodate those who attend from Punxsutawney and CUyville. help you solve it. Selling Men's wear exclusively we are in a position to answer the question. What to Buy Men for Christmas. We can Shoes and Slippers, It is a well-known fact that we always sell the best Shoes for the least money. Every pair to tit and wear well. DOILIES AND FANCY WORK—Pure silk Ribbon, any shade you want, 19c per yard, worth 10c. This is a drive for holiday fancy work. Out Notion Department Is not the least attractive in our new store, nor has it been neglected in any way. Here is where vou can get Children's Handkerchiefs at lc each; 3c, 5c to 25c. Ladies' Handkerchiefs, 5c $1. Gent's Handkerchiefs, 5c 50c. Silk Handkerchiefs, all prices and styles. TABLR LINEN.—Full width, bleached, ai 50c, Hemstitched Covers, 8-4, 10-4, 12 4, pure linen, with Napkins to match. This is something new. Prices, $1.25 to $8. ' 11 • u •i % if stylish and best that most every one knows are the Golden Rule goods, ers is because we have the Neckwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Jewelry, Collars, Cuffs, Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Hals, Caps, Nightrobes, Fancy Shirts, White Shoes. Men's Suits, Boy's Suits, Children's Suits, Overcoats, Holiday Slippers, Patent Leather Shoes, Enamel Shoos, Underwear, Suit Cases, Umbrellas, Satchels, Trunks, Mackintoshes, Men's and Boys' Furnisher, H. J. LOEB, EBERHART BLOCK. Carpets, Rugs, Druggets, Art Squares, Matting and Linoleums swept with a BISSELL are the pride of the house. They can all be had in our first floor carpet room. The publication of the result of tho late consus enumeration surprised moat of our citizens who looked for at least some increase in the population of Brookville. According to tho figures tho borough had a population of 2478 in 1890 while It has only 2172 in 1900. How this can be possible is inconceivable to our buBiners men. In 1890 there were many vacant dwelling bonnes and ten vacant store rooms in the borough limits. In that year there were less than 600 voters registered. Sinco 1890 there have been over 75 new dwelling houses built yet thore is not a vacant store room or dwelling house in Brookville today. The wagon factory, woolen mills and furniture factory started. While Messrs. Cook & Graham employ about twice as many men on their saw mill as were over before employed. At the late election there wore 702 voters registered not including a number who voted on age and others who voted on making the necessary affidavits. Our public school building was enlarged and an additional school built In Longview to accommodate the increased attendance. With these facts staring us in the face it does not seem possible that our population has decreased. Tho thirty-fourth annual session of the Teachers lnstituto, of Jcffor.wn county, mot on Monday morning. Tho toachcrs began to arrlvo early in the morning and during the day a continuous stream of teachers kept pouring in from the different trains. Upon their arrival tho teachers repaired to tho Court House where they registered, and then visited Messrs. McKnlght & Sons drug store where they secured season tickets for theevoning performances in tho Opera House. By 11 .1. m. the entire I'arqaette cirolo had boen sold and late comeru had to take chances for what thoy could got. Tho Opera lloui-e was crowded to Its utmost capacity. Messrs. Vail Teachton Rogors, harpist, and Charles ,T. Orilley, entertainors, held the HUdienco unlil 10.15, tho entertainers being compelled to ro.ipond to numerous encores. The Institute was called ugain at 9 a. m. on Tuesday morning. County Supciintoiidont, It. B. Teitrick, is receiving much praiso for the perfection with which he han arranged every detail for this, the most successful Institute over held In Jefferson county. Mr. Lavi Reed, of Eldred township, is draining to the dregs his cup of misfortune. A couplo of weeks ago Mr. Reed, his wife, his mother and four children woro taken down with typhoid fever. While tho favor was at i!j» height Mrs. Used gave birth to a child. Shortly afterwards their only remaining child took the fever, making eight down at one time. On Monday evening a neighbor came in to sit with the sick. During his stay it became noccssary to administer a doeeof medicine to one of the children. In doing so he made a mistake and gave the child a doso of carbolic acid from tho effects of which it is not thought po-uibio that tho child can recover. A thrco-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amor Richards, who iivo in South Brookvillo, 011 Monday afternoon met with an accident whereby she came near losing her life. The child had a pair of shears in its hand and climbed up on a chair to roach for something, when the clialr overbalanced and tho little girl fell upon the shears, tho sharp point entering the loft side of her neck nearly an inch. One of tho main arteries was cat so that it was foarod sho would bleed to doath before medical aid could come. Dr. Calmer, however, arrived in time to stop tho flow of blood from the loss of which sho is so weak sho is not able to be out of bed. Mr. Philip J. Allgier, of tho Jefferson Hotel, on Tuosday evening gave his annual Dutch supper to a party of friends. About 24 pirtook of the fe ist which consisted of sfiuer kraut, sausages, "hassepfefl'er" and other palatable German dishes. Among those present were Messrs. George W. Means, B. M. Olark, Richard Arthurs, O. E. Brown, J. W. llartman, A. Bauer, and oliior notorious Brookville caters. The public schools of Brookville borough closed on last Monday, and wiU not reopen until January 2,1901. As the cold weather has made good skating, our young people will not be at a loss for something to All in their time. Large crowds nro dally on the ice on Messrs. Cook & Graham's pond above the saw mill. Mr. J. M. Smith on last Monday sold his livery stable to Messrs. James and E. J. Haugh for (525. Interesting Items from the Jefferson County Capital. CANDY! CANDY!i;.CANDY ! Oranges, PopCorn Balls and Nuts. Special prices to teachers and committees. Get your orders in;'earlv and avoid the rush that is sure to come later. EBERHART, Punxsutawney, Pa. J. B. The Bazaar is the name of a new store that will open up for business in the Winslow block, in the room just vacated by H. J. Loeb, next to the Water Company's office. The management will open up with a full and complete line of ladies' and gent's furnishing goods, shoes, hats, pants, skirts, waists,; wrappers, notions and novelties. We have come to Punxsutawney to do business, not to wait around while other people do it, and then complain about dull times. We expect to keep moving right along, and will sur- Srise you when you see what we have > self and the prices at which we will sell. We ask you to investigate before you draw conclusions. This is a fair and square proposition. If we do not prove to you conclusively that we aro entitled to your confldonce we will ask nothing further from you. We will not q%ote any prices now, but you will surely hear from us later. Pay us a visit on our opening day, Thursday, Dec. 20. Thk Baza An. Another New Store. "Oh, verra guide, bat the releegious aapeeka —weel, ye've heard ma views. Fouk tell me Mr. Barrio's done a lot for Thrums, but in view o" this thing, man, a'm dootin' it, a'm dootin' it He makes Auld Lioht elder swear; a'm thinldn' if the real Auld Lich elders end rise frae thels graves, an' see 'The Little Minister' that wad mak' them •wear! NatNa!" "And what do yon think of the book as a whole?" "The elders are caricatures," he remarked, "and can daena guide. Jokey laddies, I admit, and fell smart wi' their tongues, but no becomin' as releegious offeeslals." Of those parts of Kirriemuir made famous in tlie Tommy books, Mr. Hale says : "High banks, heavy wooded in places, surround the Den, which is reached by way of Ulen Gate street and Denucro road. At the lower end a grassy meadow streches away on either side of a rocky ditcb, and the winding paths lead to sheltered spots beneath the trees. At the northern side stands the Mlkle Mill, and near it is the "Witch Knowe," so called beeause in old days it was the placo chosen for the execution of those who were thought to practice the1 'black art." Farther on, at the end of the glen, the banks converge and form a rocky gorge, with a heavy, tangled mass of foliage above a wilderness of grass, heath and bracken below. A slippery, rocky path winds np through the undergrowth to the Cattle Well,half hidden in a miniature dell beneath the trees. The well Is now run dry and the roar of the bnrn Is hushed, but the place is beautiful of itself and most interesting throngh its memories of "Sentimental Tommy." Mr. Hale found that, while many ol the old landmarks nave disappered, the Barrio dialect remains unchanged. As an example, he quoted an Auld Mcht elder's criticism of "The Little Minister" : As ''Thrums," Mr. Barrio made the lit tle Scotch town of Kirriemuir familiar to all his readers. Mr. Walter Hale, in the Hocombor Bookman, tolls of a reient journey to this village and how much of Barrie ho found in it. Tho Auld Licht Kirk, with its memoirs of "The Little Minister," has gone, and a new modern church, witli shops In front, takes its place : gone, too, is tho Tillydoss of "Tam Haggart" and tho weavers. But tho house with tho window, through which all the life of the village was soon, still stands and ia known simply as the "Window in Thrums." Tho Auld Jjicht Manse may still ho found. "A high wall," writes Mr. I lale, "completely surrounds tho house ami garden, muffling the noiso of carts on the highway and tho chatter of children playing in the lano. But what catchos the eyo is not so much tho manse itself as the quiet, old-fashioned garden." Tho School Wyad, where, on the night of tho great riot, Babbie met tho soldiors (ia tho book, not the play), may bo recognized in the rambling thorough fare, now called Reform street, the widest and straightest stroot in the town. The color of gold. As goad as gold. Worth its weight in gold. Can be bought for 25c. ClydMdale Ointment. The jar with a red top. King of healers. Used by people of sense everywhere. & life fjlttttlstttwiteg {Spirit (I  " ■.