Mapleton Item

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VOL. XX.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1908.
NO. W
LCCAL NEWS.
It pays to advertise in the Item.
A farmers' picnic wi 11 be held in Smith's
grove in Hill valley Saturday, July 25th.
A large number of Mapleton people
had business to transact at Huntingdon
Monday—show day.
The band was out Saturday eventnsr and
. serenaded a number of residents on Railroad and Main street.
A union picnic ot the three churches of
Alexandria will be held fn the Woolver*
ton woods near the town, to-morrow, July
28d.
Merchant I." W. Fleck has purchased a
fine-driving horse and will also use it in
the delivery wagon in connec tion with his
store. •
Wright Pros, haye opened a factory at
Eighth and Washington streets for the
manufacture of cement bricks and blocks.
—Globe.
Hayes McConahy, who had been conducting a barber shop in the Wright
building, has gone to Altoona where he
will conduct a shop.
$5.00 will buy 100 lbs Granulated Sugar
at Huston's at Saltillo if $7.00 worth of
goods are bought at the same time, flour,
feed and fertiliser excepted.
Zachariah Gladfelter has removed from
one of the Rex estate tenant houses on
Main street to one of Geo. L. Smith's
tenant houses on Campbell street.
Deputy carrier W. G. Dell had charge
of the K. F. D. mail route from Mapleton
last Wednesday, regular carrier M. L.
Rex taking the day to do some chores
about his home.
'Civil Engineer J. Murray Africa, of
Huntingdon, and a corps of assistants
were engaged last Friday surveying land .
for the Juniata White Sand Cjinpany,
south of Mapleton.
A post card from J. G. Hicks' advises
us that lie and his son Herbert were at
Blakely, Minnesota, last Saturday and
having a fine time. They left that place
Monday for Montana.
Geo'. L. Smith has had his Main street
residence treated to a coat of fresh -paint.
The venerable gentleman is very patriotic
and has the national colors vividly displayed bv the painters brash.
Miss Caroli e Houck, of Cassville, has'
been elected assistant principal of the
Mount Union schools for the ensuing
term. The balance of the teachers elect"
ed are tbe same as tanght last term.
Read what our advertisers have to say
in regard to the goods tbey offer for sale.
Live merchants advertise in the Item and
the results they obtain are evidence of
their wisdom in selecting an advertising
, medium.
A mild case of smallpox is reported at
Mount Union, the victim being Forest
Shaver, an insurance agent. The house
is quarantined and every precaution will
be used to prevent a spreading of the
disease.
A number   of teams are engaged in
hauling pipe from Mapleton to   Latta
, Grove.   The pipe is for use in the Standard Oil Company's line being construct-
* ed across the mountains in tbe lower' end
of t he county.
Alvin Decker and wife and his mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Decker and Mrs. Lou Bowman attended the funeral of Mr. S. H.
Pheasant in Trough Creek valley yesterday. The deceased was an uncle of Mrs.
Decker and Mrs. Bowman, '
On Methodist Day, Thursday July 30,
at Lakemont park, Altoona, Bishop D.
H. Moore, D. D., LL. D., and President
Samuel Dickie, LL. D.,of AlboinCollege,
Mich., wil 1 be among the speakers,
Special music by chorus and orchestra.
Photographic post cards of Mapleton
scenery, in large variety for sale at the
Item office. View of Mapleton cemetery,
during Memorial services, May 30, 1908, is
included in the display. We have other
post cards in great profusion at popular
prices.
A surprise party was given to the Rest
Cottage people one day last week by a
crowd of young people. Tbe following
composed the party: Frances Foust^Miri-
am Foust, Benjamin Foust, of Mill
Creek, Anna Baldwin, Edna Baldwin
Lawson Read, Clarence Dick, of Huntingdon, Helen Bartol, of Lewisburg, Earl
Stuart, of Dubois, James Lewis, of Osceola
j* {Mills, Jack'Reese, of Petersburg, Herbert
\licljf, of Mapleton. '
'Mrs'. H. D. Wicks and Mrs. Reese,
■of Newberry, ya., accompanied -Mrs.
Elisabeth Long and her daughter, Miss
Jennie Long, to Mapleton last Wednesday and for a couple davs assisted in putting things in shape for the comfort of
Mrs. Long and daughter who will make
their abode iu the homestead property at
head of Churcb street, vacated by them
lijtst January. At that time they made
siileJof their household effects and went
to make their home with Mrs. Wicks, a
granddaughter of Mrs. Long, at Newberry, but owing to Mrs. Wicks' ill
health tbey were obliged to return to
their former home here.
News of ths Chafches.
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. J.
H. Ake, pastor—Prayer Meeting every
Wednesday evening at 7.80o'clock, led by
the pastor. ,
Preaching next Snnday morning in the
et hod ist chnrch by the pastor. Thei*°
will beno service In the church in the
evening In order to give the me n hers an
opportunity to attend the,union services
at Itiverside Park. Other services as
Usual.
Presbyterian Church, Rev, Edwin A.
Snook, pastor—Prayer meeting everv
Thursday evening at 7 o'clock.
Sabbath school at 9.30 a. m., christian
endeavor at 0.16 p. in., next Sabbath.
The mem here of the Mapleton Presbyterian Sabbath school will attend a picnic
at Newton Hamilton to-morrow, July 23d,
which will be held in a grove one-mile
from town nnder the auspices of the Newton Hamilton Presbyterian Sabbath
school.
United Brethren* Chubch, Rev. T. H.
MacLeod, pastor.—Praver meeting everv
Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. M.
F. Rnblev, leader.
Sunday Services—Sunday school 9.30
a. in., J. M. Baker, sup't.; class., meeting
10.30a. in., christian endeavor 6 p. ni'.;
subject, Home Missions, Mrs. R. C.
Fields, leader.
Sundav. Aug. 2nd will be "Old Folks"
day at the 17. 11. church. An appropriate
sermon will he preached at 10.30 a. in.
by the pastor.
PERSONAL NOTES.
May Choose Their Own Tims for Vacation
Under date of June 30th the post office !
department issued an order to the effect
that rural carriers having leave of absence
with pay should take such leave between
July 1st and November 1st.   The purpose
of the order was to prevent the carriers
from stopping off and sending out their
substitute in rough winter weather when I
roads are bad.   The carriers' association
questioned tl.e right of the department to I
say when they shonld stop off and a strong '
protest was filed.  As a result, under date
of July 10th, the order was rescinded.
* Carriers are al lowed two weeks off each
year with pay.   No leave is granted  for
Christmas day on whicii day regular trips
must be made.
While fleeing from a trio of infuriated
Italians on Ninth avenue, Altoona, last
Tuesday night, W. W. Br..in baugh,
whose home is in Mapleton, Was shot
throngh the right leg just below tile knee
by one of his pursurers. Mr. Brumbaugh the wee-
is now at hiB home here and as a result of I at the Clairndon
his injury is obliged to go about with the
auPof crutches. The Italian that did the
shooting has not yet been apprehended.-
Last Friday James Sayers, of near Airy
Dale, while passing along a fence on his
faim was bitten on the ' shoulder by a
rattlesnake that lay on the fence. He
immediately killed the snake and soon
the poison began taking effect on his system. Neighbors hurried him to a physician at Allensville who administered
antidotes to counteract the poison and
Monday "We learned that the man was recovering from the effects of the serpent's
wound. The snake was not coiled,
neither did it rattle.
Thomas Grady has engaged in the man
u fact nre of cement burial vaults and has
for inspection at his place of business on
Main street a neat sample of his product.
Mr. Grady (.ays a royalty for the privilege
of manufacturing these vaults, a patent
right being held by a Arm at Wilkinsburg. The vaults are so constructed that
they can be hermetically sealed and when
plaoed in water none can penetrete their
wills. Mr. Grady will be pleased to explain the merits of his product to any
who are interested and will call.
Luther Piper, the 14-year-old son of
Milhnout Piper, of Petersburg, was in.
stantly killed at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon while playing about the dump cars
at the clay mines near that town. Young
Piper and another lad, Fillmore Campbell,
son of Dr. Campell, had pushed a car up
the grade and boarded it to ride-down.
The car had gained a frightful speed
when young Piper attempted to jump off
nd was thrown to the track and instantly
killed by the car running over and almost
decapitating him. Young Campbell remained on the car and escaped injury.
Late Saturday night William Close,
aged 26 years, and Ellis Alexander, 14
years old, both of Milrov, Mifflin county,
started to move. a. thrashing machine and
traction engine from one farm 'to another
near^ohrader station so that they would
be ready for an early start Monday morning and wbile crossing a wooden bridge
which spans Honey creek the structure
gave way letting the engine fall into the
creek fourteen feet below. Close and
Alexandria were both on the engine and
—Howard L. Stubbs and wife are visiting friends at New Castle, Pa.
—V. S. Godard, of Altoona, was in town
a few hours Monday afternoon.
—i\Ii*. and Mrs. David Hawk spent Sunday with friends at Huntingdon.
—Assistant Agent Charles Moore spent
Sunday with Huntingdon Menus.
—Miss Ruth Leper, of Burnham, is the
guest of R. K. Potts' tamily on Hill
ttreet.
—Elmer, Annie and Margaret Hawk
spent Sundav witn friends at Newton
Hamilton.
—Miss Mabel McCarl, of Altoona, is
visiting among relatives and friends in
Mapleton.
—Wayne Steel, wife and child, of
Huntingdon, visited friends in town Sun.
day evening.
—William Matthews. Sr., of Mattawana, is visiting the family of his son
William in Mapleton.
—Miss Mattie O'Connor returned home
to-day from a pleasant visit of a week
with friends iu Altoona.
—Albert A. Himes, of Braddock, is
visiting his brother, E. R. Himes and
family, of the west end.
—E. E. Neice, of Harrisburg, spent a
part of Monday and yesterday with his
parents on Qurd avenue.
—Thomas Pal mer, of Newton Hamilton, called Monday to see his aunt, Mrs.
A. W.* Swope, and his brother George
Palmer.
—C. B. Graham and family, of Huntingdon, visited over Sunday ih Mapleton,
being guests of Mrs. Graham's father, J.
C. Estep.
—E. Clark Fialds, "of McKelvey &
Fields, general ^insurance agents, Mount
Union, transacted business in Mapleton
Friday evening.
—Oscar L. Wilson, who recently underwent an operation kt the Greensburg
hospital, is vial'ing bis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Wilson.
—Frank Yetter and family departed
last Friday morning for Lack, Juniata
county, where the}' will visit his parents
for a couple weeks.
—.1. M. Fleck, of Altoona, a veteran .of
the civil war, spent several days during
in Mapleton,  being registered
— Robert McCarl, wlfo is employed in
the P. R. R. roundhouse at East Altoona,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
JVIcCarl,\over Sunday.
—Mrs. Jennie Swope returned home
Monday evening from Centre Bridge
where she had beeii visiting her daughter
Mrs. Maud Robins for several weeks.
—Mrs. Vinton Black and son, of Huntingdon, returned home Saturday evening
after visiting for several days with the
family of M. L. Neice on Main Street.
—Charles Shoop and family, of Turtle
Creek, who had been enjoying a few
weeks with parents and friends in and
about Mapleton, returned home last Sunday. /
went with it into the creek. They were
caught in the debris and Alexander's neck
was broked while Close's body was scalded
by escaping steam injuring him so badly
that he died soon after being taken to his
home. iSSf-i.
—Mrs. G. W. Wright and daughter
Miss Myrtle F. Wright departed last Wed.
nesday on a ten days' outing to Pittsburgh,
Niagara Fall, and various points oi interest
in Canada.
-Mrs. M. C. Easter, of Norwalk, Ohio,
arrived in Mapleton Saturday evening
and remained until Mondav as the guest
of her cousins, Mrs. 3, B. Deli and Miss
Alice Wright'.
—The Misses Mary and Sarah Campbell, daughters of Dr. W. J. Campbell, of
Mount Union, visited the family of W.
E. Hack in tbis place several Says during
the past week.
—Miss Ethel Henderson, of Tyrone, returned home Thursday after visiting for a
week with her father Burgess Jas. W.
Henderson and her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Henderson, in Mapleton.
—Mrs. F.   D. Heeter and daughter,
Miss'Ruth, of Tyrpne. spent Sunday and
Monday with Mapleton * Iriends.   They
went to Newton Hamilton Monday and
expect to tent there during camp-meeting.
—Elisha Fields, who has control of repairs on the line of the Logan Valley
trolley lines, has been spending, the past
week wjth his brother and sisters in
Mapleton and Mill Creek. Mr. Fields
was for many years a resident of Mapleton
and has a host of (friends in this vicinity.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce Bare and
daughters, of Washington, D. C, were
guests at Maple Shade cottage yesterday.
They have been at Mount Union for
several days and tomorrow will go to
Water Street where Mrs.. Bare and her
daughters will enjoy a couple weeks' outing. They are excellent people and have
many friends in this county.
New P. 0. S. of A. Camp Instituted.
Washington Camp, No.'306, Pa., Patriotic Order Sons of America, was instituted
at Neelyton, this county, lust Friday
evening, the instituting officer being ex-
district president G. W. Bunn, of Huntingdon. There were thirty-eight of the
charter applicants, twenty-eight of whom
were present at t'e time of institution.
There having been some uncertainty as to
the time of instituting and the evening
being very inclement the othe. applicant9
were ilot apprised of the date or were unable to be present on account of the
storm. The new Camp is situated in one
of the most prosperous communities of
this countv and will no doubt have a successful career.
This Camp was organised by J. C. McGowan and William Appleby, of w. C.
No. 609, of Burnt Cabins. The district
president having declined to institute the
Gimp at the time designated, a new date
was fixed and ex-district president G. VV.
Bunn ' was appointed to institute.' Mi.
Bunn Is thoroughly qualified forthe work
and his enthusiasm and energy gave the
new Camp quite an impetus. In his
work he was ubly assisted by E. & Gibboney nnd J. O. I'etgantz, of No. 321, of
Huntingdon, both of whom have their
respective parts committed, and by a
number of members of W. C. No. 609, of
Burnt Cabins.
The following officers pro tern, were appointed:
Past President, E. S'_ Gibboney of
Camp No. 321,
President, G. W. Bunn of Camp No.
821.
Vice President, George Weise of Camp
No. 609.
M. of F., J. O. Bergantz of Camp No.
321.
Conductor, S. C. Snvder of Camp No.
609.
Rec. Secretary, Warren Welch of Gamp
No. 609.
Treasurer, Wm. Applebv of Camp No.
609.
Fin. Secretary, J. L. Kope of Camp No.
609.
Inspector, J. Baldwin of Camp No. 609,
Guard, Jerre Mentzer of Camp No. 609.
Chaplain, G. W. Bunn of Camp No. 321,
Sentinels, Ed. Brad wick and B. Matthias of Camp No. 609.
After the members of the new Camp
had been obligated aiid instructed the following officers, fpr the current term were
elected and installed:
P. P., J. P; Morgan.
,"   Pies., D. M. Bealman.
V. P., (_. H. Flood.
M. of F., J. K. Wi'ev.
Rec. Sec,  W. D. Stitt.
As»t. Sec, Cloyd Peterson.
F. Sec, R. B. Stitt.
Treas., S. D. Peterson.
Cond., Howard Appleby.
Insp., J. E. Reed.
Guard, Pearl Trexler.
Chap., J. E. McCartney.
R. S., J. A. Castor,
L. S., Geo. Hampton.
Trustee, 6 months, Harry Foreman.
Trustee, 12 months, Miller Arnold.
Trustee, 18 months, Oliver Diven.
Camp No. 305 will hold its meetings on
■Saturday evening of each week. The
institution took place in the school house
at Neelyton in which building the regular
meetings will be held for a short time.
Arrangements are under way which will
shortly give the new Oamp more commodious quarters.
, —Mrs. Rachel Simmons and son, of
Johnstown, were the guests of Fred Hoffman and wife yesterday.
—Miss Virginia Bouse, of Tyrone, is
the guest of her uncle. Dr. J. G. (Spangler
and wife on Main street.
—Miles Monihen and family and Miss
Blanche Palmer spent Sunday with Mrs.
Mary Lynn in Hares valley.
—Dr. H. L. Lantz, of East Liberty, was
entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs-
Amos Moore over Sunday.
—John D. Long and wife, of Harrisburg, visited his mother and other friends
in Mapleton Monday and yesterday.
—Herbert M. Henderson and bride of
Juniata, stopped Sunday afternoon with
bis parents here on their way from a
brief wedding trip east.
—Clyde Greenland and family, of Bellwood, are stopping for a couple days with
Mrs.   Jennie  Swope.   They had   been
visiting friends at Saltillo.
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—Mrs. Minnie Zeigler and son. Fred,
of Braddock, were guests of her sister,
Mrs. Lou A. Dell, yesterday. They expect to spend three or four weeks among
friends in this county.
—Mr. and. Mrs. A. W. Taggart and
Miss Anna Taggart, of Wilkinsburg,Jand
Frank Taggart, of Johnstown, are guests
at the'Clairndon, having arrived yesterday afternoon. To-morrow tbey will
continue their journey to Atlantio City
where tbey will remain for ten days.
The Taggarts always find a cordial welcome in Mapleton;
Samuel Hartmam  Pheasant.
Samuel H. Pheasant died at  his home
• in Trough Creek valley, near Calvin, at
7.30 o'clock Saturday evening July 18,
I 1908.   He had been having heait trouble
j aud ailments incident thereto for mom
than three years.
Mr. Pheasandwas a son of William and
Sarah Pheasant and was horn  at Calvin
! February S7,1836, being at the time of
his death aged 72 years, 4 months and 21
[ days.   He was the last survivor of a fani-
| ily of eight children.   April 12, 1860,  he
. was united in marriage to Miss Salina H-
I Steel who survives him.   For nearly half
a century they  lived happily together
■ and iheir home was  an  ideal  one.   The
I following   named   children survive:   J.
Coleman ami  (.4.  William   Pheasant,  of
Calvin, and Mrs, Ettie Smith   and   Mrs.
Ida M. Roland, of Juniata. Blair county.
Mr. Pheasant was a splendid type of a
christian gentleman,    For over fifty years j
j he had been a member of  the  Methodist
Episcopal    church   and   his   whole life
I gave expression to his profession.   He
was ofa quiet, gentle disposition, but positive aud insistent in what he believed to
j be right    His judgment  was excellent
| and all who knew bim held  him in high'
| esteem  and  bis council* was frequently
sought.   His family honored amiappre i*
j ated him, and whether  engaged  in  hi..
I own affairs, or serving his neighbors in
official position, or in dealings with  his
follow men, fidelity stamped every act..
A good man has gone to his reward.
The remains were interred yesterdav
afternoon   at   the   Wright cemetery   ih '
i Trough Creek valley in the presence of a
j large circle of sorrowing friends, services
j being    conducted  by his   pastor, Rev.
Beeser..   The bodv was born to the tomb
I by six of bis nephews     We extend sympathy to the bereaved friends.
David H. POsten.
David H. Posten died at his home,in
Hollidaysburg at 10.45 o'clock Sunday night, July 19, 1908, of a complication of diseases. Deceased was a native
of Trough Creek valley, having be n
born there July 10, 1846. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, who
with the following children survives:
Ar... Mollie Reidenour, of Washington
D. C.; James A'Posten, of Martinsburg,
James A., Elmer J., David M., Emma J.,
Harvey L., Hannah E. and Fannie L.,at
home.
The funeral service will be held at his
home at one o'clock tbis afternoon and
ou tbe 2.13 train the' remains will be
taken  to  Martinsburg where interment '
will be made.
Out-Door 8ervloss   to  bs -held  by  Local
Ohurohes.
On next Sunday evening there will  be
un inn services at Riverside Park on north
Side of the  Juniata river beginning at
7 p. m. sharp.   The Rev. T. H. MacLeod
will preach and the Rev. Edwin Snook
will have charge of jjthe music   Bring
any collection of hymns that contains a
large percent of the old hymns of the
churcn.
The three churches of the village are
uniting in these services and itis. expect*
ed that they will continue during the
month of August at least.
The singers of the churches are requested to take their places near the organ and
to assist in the leading of the singing.
Seats will be arranged and other accommodations will be provided as they
are thought to be necessary.
P. 0. S.of A. District Convention.
The semi-annual district convention of
the Patriotic Order Sons of America will
be held at Calvin, Friday, August 7,1908.
The convention will be composed of the
district officers, all past presidents in good
standing, and three delegates from each
Camp. Each Camp is urged to send a
full representation. At this session a
district president for the ensuing year
will be recommended. A programme for
the afternoon session has been prepared
embracing discussions of the following
topics: The Higher Life, How to. Obtain
It; The Learned Teacher: The Practical
Reformer; The Ascent of Man; True
Americanism. The persons assigned to
tbese topics have been designated by the
district secretary and are distributed as
follows: Mapleton, one; Calvin and Latta
Grove, each, two; Broad Top Oity, Three
Springs and Mount Union, each, three;
Orbisonia, four; Huntingdon, six.
Three men were electrocuted at a flre
whioh destroyed the Wier tenement
house at Sixth avenue and Fourth street,
Altoona, last night by being struck by
falling wires that are strung along tbe
street. The victims are Justus Byers,
aged SI years, Joseph Frick, aged 23
years, and James Deshong, aged 16 years.
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