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VOL. XII.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 3, 1901
NO. 47
LOCAL NOTES.
—Election next Tuesday.
—Good sledding continues.
—To-motrow will be St. Valentine's
•day.
—The ground hog continues to do
business at the old stand.
—Oysters (or sale hy the quart at
Mrs. T. M. Wood's on Saturdays.
—An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W.
-C. Barkley, of Union township, died on
Sunday,
—John Neal and wife, of Oneida
township, were guests of Bruce Yocum's
oyer Sunday.
— We will have a car of chop feed,
middlings, Hour and oats next week. IJ.
O'Connor & Sous.
—The Shuman-Green case from Cass-
ville was called for trial in the Huntingdon court yesterday.
—-For men's dress suits, shoes, hats
shirts, etc., it will pay to go to W. G.
Ewing's, Ml. Union, Pa.
—Another car load of corn ears on
the way. Call and see us or write for
prices.    Benj. O'Connor & Sons.
—£. B. McMullin witl sell his household effects at his residence, near
V. R. R. depot, next Saturday afternoon
ut one o'clock.
—For the tliird time this winter the
river is frozen over at this point and yet
at no time has the thermometer reached
'the zero mark.'
—At W. G. Ewing's, Mt. Union,  you
-can get dress plaids as low as  5   cents
:.per yard and   all   wool 36  inch  dress
goods at 25 cents per yard.
—A seven week.1 old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Wagner, oi Campbell street,
-died last Thursday and was buried in
the U. B-. cemetery on Friday.
—R. D. Kinkead  and' wife, of Huntingdon, arrived  in  town  last Saturday
wening  and   are   enjoying  this  week
•amid the scenes of earlier years,
—M. L. Neice, wife alid daughter,
Pearl, went to Altoona Saturday to see
Wesley Smith, an uncle of Mrs. Neice,
-who is in the Altoona hospital with paralyzed limbs.
—Miss Myrtle Witter, of Gracey,
"Fulton county, was the guest cf W. H.
Dell's family last week. On Saturday
she departed for Kansas where she expects to make her home.
—W. G. Ewing, Mount Union, carries
A big line of ladies' dress goods, mus-
lm sheetings, table linens, sheetings,
-ginghams, plaids, etc, and it will pay
to see his goods before purchasing.
—M. P. Truax has opened a general
store in his. building opposite the Juniata House and makes Ills announcement
to the people of Mapleton and vicinity
in this issue of the Item. We wish him
success.
—We were favored last Thursday
■wilh a call from our good friend David
Barnett, of East Broad Top, who was
•on his way to Huntingdon to transact
business. Fie was accompanied by Roy
McClain.
—When you want a physic that is
■mild and gentle, easy to take and pleas
■ant in effect use Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Price, 25 cents.
■Samples fret. Every box guaranteed.
For sale by J. G. Gillam.
—The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will have for sale at A. B. Gillam's store, Saturday afternoon and
'evening, February 16th, cakes, pies,
-bread, etc. The patronage of the people is solicited.
—J. G. Gillam will refund you your
'money if you are not satisfied after using
'Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They cure disorders of the stomach; biliousness constipation and headache.     Price, 25 cents.     Samples free.
—Thomas M. V\ right, of Chicago, ar-
lived in town Sunday evening to see his
aged father, Levi Wright. As stated in
the Item last week, the latter had a
paralytic stroke 611 the 31st ult., which
lias clouded his mind. At times he is
conscious of all that transpires about
him, while at oilier times he is oblivious
■to his surroundings.
Millions of people are familiar with DeWitt's
Little Early Bisers and those who use tbem
find tbem to be famous little pills. Never
gripe.   A, B. Oillam, 3. L. Honek.
—Thomas Chilcote died at len o'clock
this morning at the home of Jonathan
Dell in Hare's valley. Ths remains will
be interred at the Dell burying ground
Friday morning. He was In his 88th
year. Further mention ot the deceased
will be made in these columns next
week.
. —Some thief entered the home of
Charles Foster one day last week and
extracted from a pocketbook in the
cupboard a ten dollar bill, a five dollar
bill and a check for $20.48. Payment
has been stopped on the check. Mr.
Foster is a hard working man which
makes the action of the thief the more
contemptible.
—The gieatest danger from colds
aod la grippe is their resulting-in pneumonia. If reasonable care is used, however, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
taken, all danger will be avoided. It
will cure a cold or an attack of la grippe
in less time than any other treatment.
It is pleasant and sale to take. For
sale by J. G. Gillam.
—J. G. Hicks has been appointed a
delegate to the state school directors'
convention which meets at Harrisburg
to.morrow, and leaves this evening to
perform the duties of his appointment.
Mr. Hicks is one cf the best school
directors iu lhe state and it isa gratification to know that our town has the
honor of furnishing the representative
of Huntingdon county. .
—The Pennsylvania Railroad company are putting in a water station at
east end of coal siding near Mill Creek.
This arrangement is temporary and water will be pumped from the river.' The
object is to do away with the watering
of engines at Mapleton while the con.
tractors are at work In this section, as
the stopping ot so many trains impedes
the progress of the work.
—Mrs. John M. White, of Wilmington, Delaware, a daughter of the late
Philip McLaughlin, ot Mapleton, wis
admitted to the Delaware hospital, Wilmington, on the 28th ult., for surgical
treatment. Last Saturday an operation
was performed and a tumor weighing
nearly four pounds was removed. To it
was attached a cyst nearly as large as
a tin cup. The latest reports from her
indicate that her condition Is improving
and in all probability she will be able to
leave the hospital soon. Her friends in
this county will be pleased to hear of
her restoration to health,
—A new fakir is abroad in the rural
regions. He drives through the county'
and sells soap at five dollars a box,
which sum includes the price of torty
yards of carpet, selected from samples
which he has on the wagon. He takes
the five dollars, leaves the box ot soap,
promises to deliver the carpet of the
selected sample within a week, drives
away. The soap is worth probably
fifty cents. It stays with the purchaser,
The carpet is worth probably fifteen
dollars, but it stays with the fakir and
has not been delivered to a single victim.
Farm families should be on their guard
against this new takir and against all
other fakirs,
—The claim of other cough medicines
to be as good as Chamberlain's are
effectually set at in the following test 1
mouial of Mr. C. D. Glass, an employe
of Uarlett& Dennis Co., Gardiner, Me.
He says: "1 had kept adding to a cold
and cough in the winter of 1897, trying
every cough medicine I heard of without
permanent help, until one day I was in
the drug store of Mr. Houlehan and he
advised me to try Chamberlain's Ceugh
Remedy and offered to pay back my
money if I was not cured. My lungs
and bronchial tubes were very sore at
this lime, but 1 was completely cured by
this remedy, and have since always
turned to it when I got a cold, and soon
find relief. I also recommend It to my
lriends and am glad to say it is the best
of all cough medicines." For sale by
J. G. Gillam.
—On Saturday at Washington the
House passed the 'bill creating a new
United States judicial district in Pennsylvania. It provides that the counties
of LackaWanna, Wyoming, Bradford,
Monroe, Wayne, Pike, Susquehanna,
Carbon,Tioga, Hotter, Cameron, Clinton,
Lycoming, Center, Union, Snyder,
Mifflin, Juniata, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Sullivan, Luzerne,
Dauphin, Lebanon, Herry, Huntingdon,
Fulton, Franklin; Adams, York and
Cumberland shall he detatched trom
the eastern and western district and
constitute a judicial district to be known
as the Middle district of Pennsylvania.
The court is to be organized at Harrisburg on May 1, 1901,
—The work on the railroad contract
between Mount Union and Mill Creek
has been commenced. Over three hundred Italians and forty or fifty Americans are at work at different points.
There are eighty-five Italians housed in
the Dougherty building near the Mount
Union freight office, seventy-six In the
Mattern building at Bridgeport and the
balance in the Furnace houses at Mill
Creek. A shanty to accommodate one
hundred has been- built just east of
Mapleton and the tenants are expected
to arrive from Philadelphia to day or
to-morrow. Another shanty of the same
dimensions will be built east of town,
close to the one already erected. Commissaries will be opened 111 connection
with each group of shanties. Work has
been commenced at Mill Creek, at the
point ot the mountain west of Mount
Union and at Jackstown. At Jacks-
town en 'overhead bridge will be built
and material will be conveyed from east
ot Mapleton to the fill between Jacks
town and Mount Union. Over three
hundred thousand cubic yards of fill will
be needed at that point. Tools, cars,
hoisting engines aud other material are
being received at this station and In a
tew days it is expected work will be in
progress all along the line.
Local Institute.
Following is the program for an educational meeting and local institute to
be held at Three Springs, February 22,
aud 23, 1901 :
Friday evening — music; recitation,
Mabel Cromwell; address, Prot. D. W.
Irvin; music; recitatation, Mabel Cut-
shall; address, Prof. J. G. Dell; music;
address, Prof. A. A. Stevens; recitation,
Beulah Starr; music.
Saturday morning—organization; devotional services, Rev. Schaffer; music;
address of welcome, H. B. Cutshall; re-
spouse, R. J. Watson ; recitation, Edna
Cohick; discussion, "Professional Enthusiasm," J. G. Lane, M. B. Wright,
J. G. Dell; "The Twentieth Century
Educational Outlook," R. J, Watson,
D. W. Irvin, D. L. Anderson; "The
Teacher's Daily Preparation," Wilbur
Fegan, G. M. Cutshall, Miss Kate Mc
Neal.
Saturday afternoon—music ; recitation, Cora Dillen; "Personality of
Teacher and lis Effects on Pupils and
Patrons," Allison Wible, Wilson Fields;
discussion, A. A. Stevens; "Incentives
Used to Create Interest and Attention,"
Miss Frances McGinnis, Miss Buckley,
Miss Madden ; "Should the Compulsory
School Law lie Enforcedf" Jno. M.
Drake, Directors; recitation, Elsie
Weight.
Teachers, diiectors and all friends of
education are urged to be present,
Ci mmittee.
A Fireman's Close Gull.
"1 stuck lo itiy engine, although every
joint aphed and every nerve was racked
with pain," writes C, W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of Burlington, Iowa.,
"I was weak and pale, without any appetite and all rundown. As I was about
to give up, 1 got a bottle ot Electric Bitters and, after taking it, I lelt as welt as
I ever did in my lite." Weak, sickly,
run down people always gain new lite,
strength and vigor from their use. Try
them. Satisfaction guaranteed by W. H.
Spangler.   Price 50 cents,
An Old Schedule.
Says the Harrisourg Telegraph: Mr.
Joseph Saul, of this city, one of the oldest and most reliable enginemen in the
service of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, has many valuable relics of
days gone by, among which are a number of documents pertaining to the
history of the now greatest railroad
Corporation in the country.
Mr. Saul hss been in the service of
the Pennsylvania company since 1866.
For many years he ran on the middle
division, but for seveial years past has
had charge of one of the shifting engines in the local yards. Mr. Saul has
been a subscriber to the Telegraph tor
a long time and thinks its railroad cot
umn Is about perfect. Several days ago
he exhibited to the railroad editor an
old Pennsylvania railroad passenger and
freight schedule, which went into effect
on January 1, 1850, which shows a vast
difference between the way railroading
was conducted in those days aud at
present.
The schedule shows that trains were
run from Dillerville to Veyton (now
McVeytown.) There were six trains
a day, three east and three west trom
Dillerville to this city, and only four,
two each way, from this city to Veyton.
They are designated on the schedule as
••through," "way" and "freight."
The orders for the trainmen at the
foot of the schedule are somewhat
amusing to latter-day railroaders, .as
tollows:
The passenger train west bound,
which was supposed to arrive at Middletown at 8.35, "must arrive at 8.25 or
wait at Conewago."
"If tire freight train should be too
long for siding at Duncannon, it must
wait at Cove."
"Trains must wait for passenger trains
and not start until it arrives."
"Eastward through trains must run on
schedule time, all others must keep out
of its way."
"Wood trains must keep out of the
way of all otheis."
"Westward freight trains run on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday."
"Eastward freight trains run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday."
These orders are signed by Herman
Haupl, superintendent. .
Resolutions of Condolence.
At a regular meeting oi Latta Grove
Grange No. 935 held Saturday, February 9, 1901, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whe.reas, Tho great and supreme Ruler of
the universe ha. in UU infinite wisdom removed from among us our worthy and esteemed blot her, (iuorge M. Dell, and
Whereas, The loug and intimate relations
held with him In the faithful discharge of his
duties as secretary of Latta Grove Orange. No.
035, make, it eminently In-fitting that we record our appreciation of him; therefore
Resolved. That the sudden removal of such
11 life from our midst leaves a vacancy aud a
shadow that will be deeply realized by all th.
members of this order and will prove a serious loss to the community and the publio.
Ki-solved. That our charter be draped in
mourning for sixty days; also, with deep
sympathy with the bereaved family, we express our hope that ao great a loss' to us all
may be overruled for good by Him who doeth
all thing, well.
J. F. Wright,
G. W. Taylor,
B. P. Smith,
Committee
A Convincing Answer.
"I hobbled into Mr. Blackmon's drug
store one evening," says Wesley Nelson
of Hamilton, Ga,, "and he asked me to
try Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheu
matism with which 1 had suffered for a
long time. 1 told him I had no faith in
any medicine as they all failed. He
said :     'Well if Chamberlain's Pain Balm
does not help you, you need not pay for
it.' I took a bottle of it home and used
it according to directions and in oue
week 1 was cured, 'end have not since
been troubled with rheumatism." Sold
by J. G. Gillam,
Marriage  Licenses.
James G. Smith, Altoona, and Mattie
C. James, Rockhill,
Carl Bousum, Mill Creek, and Roxan-
na Shaffer, Henderson township.
Harry Weyer snd Laura May Banks,
both of Spruce Creek.
William Gilmore and Laura Murphy,
both oi Huntingdon.
February Court.
In re Oommon wealth vs. Joseph Irvin ; sur
appeal from tax tion of costs by George G.
Steel, Prothonotary; taxation sustained and
appeal dismissed.
Iti re estate of Charlotte E. Bobinson, late
of Huntingdon, deceased, executors ordered
to deliver to Caroline M. GarrettBon certain
securities.
In re estate of Peter K. Harnish, late of
Morris township, deceased; exceptions to report of W. 3. Forbes, auditor, overruled and
report confirmed.
Chas. 0. Brewster appointed guardian for*
Edward Dewey McGowan, of Cromwell township.
Iu re partition of real estate of Augustus
Eberman, of Mount Union, deceased, auswer
to rule filed.
, Sale of real estate of John Foreman, late of
Dublin township, deceased, confirmed nisi.
Petition of C, W. Cisuey for alternative
mandamus on Wm. Bollinger, Justice of tbe
Peace, to show cause why ha should not allow
appeal tn case of Whitman & Co. vs. C. W.
Cisney ; mandamus granted.
Order granted to sell tbe real estate of
CatharliiA Kime, late of Linooln township.
deceased, for payment of debts,
Elmer B. Sorrick, guardian of minor ohildren of Samuel B. Sorrick, lat. of Marklesburg, deceased, authorized to invest funds al
four per ceut.
H. 15. Dunn appointed master In divorce In
case of John P. Smith vs. Myrtle V. Smith.
W.J. Forbes appointed master iu divorce
in case of'P. M. Speece v.. Elizabeth A. Speece.
Becord er of Deeds directed to mark mortgage of Hugh Adams, deceased, to John Wolf-
kill's heirs satisfied.
In re assigned estate of J. H. Westbrook &
Son ; assignee directed to pay as per report of
auditor,
B. W. Williamson appointed auditor to distribute balance on account of W. M. Henderson, assignee of John Beynolds, of Huntingdon,
QUARTER SESSIONS MATTERS.
Garfield Wright, James Beasley and Bobert
David, plead guilty to the indictment charging them with malicious mischief in building
a fire in a freight car. Sentence was suspended.
Andrew Benner, Scott Biley and Bussell
Biley plead guilty of larceny and receiving
stolen goods and were sentenced to pay a fine
of $10 each, cost of prosecution, Soott Biley to
nine months in jail und the other two defendant, each to six months in jail. John
Sharp entered a plea ol guilt to a similar
charge and was sentenced to six months in
jail. William Jones also plead guilty to larceny and receiving stolen goods and wa. sentenced to pay a flue of $10 and three mouths '
in jail.
True bills were found in the following Indictments: Harry II. Wamer, fornication
aud bastardy.
These bill, were ignored: 'Andrew Benner,
larceny and receiving stolen goods; George
W. Black, furnishing liquor to known intem-
peiate men,—Charles E, Woods, prosecutor,
pay costs.
Charles E. Woods, charged with stealing a
sum of money from the person of George W,
Black, in Huntingdon, during tho holiday
season, entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay the costs, $5 fine and undergo
imprisonment iu jail for 60 days.
Robert Harrison was found guilty of larceny, He was sentenced to pay a fine of $10
aud serve a term in the Reformatory.
Grant Newall and Frank Miller were Indicted for horse stealing. Iu December last
they drove away from Huntingdon with a
team belonging to Samuel Bupp. of Henderson township, and up to this time the team
bas not been recovered. Newall was recently
apprehended tu Altoona, but Miller Is still at
largb. Tbe jury returned a verdict of guilty
as to Newall.
James Gray and M. Ltchtanstetn were
jointly indicted for larceny iu stealing » coil
of copper wire from tlie Pennsylvania Railroad oompany. Llchton.tein i. a fugitive.
Gray was tried and found gnilty. He was
sentenced to pay a fine of $10, costs, and serve
ten months in Jail.
James G. Smith plead guilty to fornication
and bastardy and was sentenced to pay $5
fine and costs. Further sentence was suspended.
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Recent experiment, show that all classes of
food, may he completely digested by a preparation called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which
absolutely digest, what you eat. A. tt I. the
only combination of all the natural digestants
ever devised aud the demand for it has become
enormous, lt has never Milled to cure the
very worst cam. of indigestion and' it always
gives Instant relief. A. B, Gillam, J. L
Houck.
There will always be a moral tone In a
school, nn unconscious influence emanating i
from the teachers, and aff-cling more or less
powerfully the character of the pupil.. There
will be even more 1 hail this—a general oversight of condue' during school lioni-s, *i d often a voluntary effort to do whatever may be
possible in   the  way   of  chaiactcr-hui'ding
But this is a mere drop In the ocean compared With the extent of Uie influence of a , ool
home.
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