Mapleton Item

              VOL. XV.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 4903.
NO.
LOCAL. NOTES.
—For rugs and mattings go to Logan
Bros.
—Go to Logan Bros., 414 Penn St.;
• Huntingdon, for furniture.  ,
—Just received car load corn ears, 1400
bushels.   B. O'Connor & Sons.
—For millinery and dressmaking, call
on Laura Mae Edgein, Mapleton, Fa.
—Silas Bush, of Juniata township, was
a business caller at the Item office this
morning. h£t_-4
-—Mrs. George F. DeForrest and children, of Huntingdon, spent Sunday with
friends in Mapleton.
—Just in car load "golden link" flour,
choice white middlings and brand.
B. O'Connor & Sons.
—Mrs. Emeline Whitney, of Shirleysburg, has beeii spending the past few days
with friends in Mapleton.
—J. G. Hicks, wife and daughter,-
Margaret, attended the funeral of his
■sister-in-law, Mrs. Owen Hicks, at
Montandon last Saturday.
—Wanted—tie makers ahd choppers at
■Mapleton. Apply to Harbison-Walker
•Company, Mapleton Depot, Pa.
—The best place to get window shades,
■oil cloths, linoleums, etc., is at Logan
Bros., 414 Penn St., Huntingdon.
—County Commissioner Samuel Dell,
of Yeagertown, Mifflin county, reoently
visited his brother, James C. Dell, in
Union township. - #>
—A marriage license has been granted
in Blair county to John A. Sharrah, of
"Shirleysburg, and Daisy G. Sunderland,
•of Newton Hamilton.
—All members of Mapleton Lodge No.
468, I. O. O. F., are requested to be present at the regular weekly meeting next
Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
—The good roads bill was re-committed
in the legislature yesterday and this probably means the death of a measure from
which great results were expected.
—Philip Corbin and Miss Tirza B.
Shoop, both of thiscounty, were united in
'marriage at Mill Creek, March 31, 1903,
by Rev. J. H. Houseman, of the Lutheran
church.
—W. A.- Parker, of Juniata, who had
been in attendance at the funeral of his
father-in-law, Jacob S. Codner, at Bees
Tannery, West Virginia, stopped with
parents and friends 'in Mapleton over
Sunday.
—T. L Banks and wife, of Harrisburg,
have been enjoying a recreation amid the
hills of this section within the past week.
Mr. Banks returned home Sunday evening but his wife wil remain her until to-
•morrow.
—Clare M. Taylor, for many years
secretary of the J. C. Blair Co., Huntingdon,, has been elected treasurer of that
•KJOrporation, vice S. H. Thompson, deceased. Elliott Johnson will succeed Mr.
Taylor as secretary.
■—The suit which Huntingdon county
some time ago entered against Mifflin
county to recover $2,100 for the latter's
share in the expense of running tbe
■county line has been settled by Mifflin
county paying $1,190.
—The Blair county Democratic com-
mittee on Saturday unanimously selected
Attorney A. V. Dively, of Altoona, • as
candidate for president judge and the
•candidacy of C. T. Bell, the Republican
nominee for sheriff, is indorsed.
—Harry G. Wakefield, who last winter
was elected to scholarship in the Williamson Trade school, Delaware county,
on Monday departed for that institution
where he will serve a four-years' apprenz
ticeship at the machinist trade.
—D. E. Parker, of Kipple, spent a portion of the past, week visiting among
friends in and about Mapleton. Mr.
Parker has not been en'oyiriggood health
for several months past but we are pleased
to learn his health is improving.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Wright, of Chicago, who have been spending the past
few weeks with friends in and about Mapleton, departed yesterday for their western home. Their many friends were
sorry their visit was not more protracted.
—On account of the bible readings
Which will be conducted in the Presbyterian churoh by Evangelist John M;
Warden next week the merchants have
agreed to close 'their places of business at
"7.80 o'clock each,evening except Saturday. We hope tbe public will appreciate
this thoughtfulness on their part and
attend to their purchases early so as to
allow our merchants to attend these services and 'come themselves.
—Mason Hicks is in Tyrone j and
Altoona purchasing a stock of goods and
will open a grocery and novelty store in
West Mill Creek next week'. The patronage of the general public is solicited.
—Mrs. Nettie Hunter, of Mount Union,
has returned from eastern cities with a
well selected stock of millinery goods-
will have fine display of them at her
opening Thursday, Friday-and Saturday,
9th, 10th and 11th.   Call and see them.
—M. L. Rex, superintendent of the
Dunbar Sand Company, spent a few days
of the past week with his family and
friends in Mapleton. The western, part
of the state seems to agree with Luther,
as his avoirdupois' has considerably increased.
—A bill was introduced in the legislature last Wednesday by a Philadelphia
member giving blacksmiths and farriers
right of 'lien against horses and other
animals. It is a just measure, The next
day our local blacksmith, A. M. Dell,
commenced bnilding an addition to his
shop.
—The work of the enlargement of Union
station at Huntingdon will be begun in a
short time. The station will be extended
westward thirty feet. The "Pennsy's"
offices will be located in the extension,
and the Broad Top will occupy the old
offices of the "Pennsy." The size of the
baggage room will he increased.
—Bids have been asked by the Pennsylvania railroad for new roundhouses
and repair shops to cost approximately
$2,000,000, to be built at Altoona and
Hollidaysburg. The Hollidaysburg plant
will be used in connection with the Portage railroad, now rebuilding. Contracts
will be awarded about April 15.—Pitts-
burg Post.
—Howard F. Noble, Democratic bur-J
gess of Chambersburg, chairman of the
Democratic County committee, member
of the Franklin county bar and attorney
for Sheriff McFerren, is confined in a cell
in the Chambersburg jail having been
committed charged with forgery and embezzlement. More than a dozen charges
have been preferred and tbe amount of
the alleged embezzlements will reach
$20,000.
—Steele Barcus died of dropsical affection while sitting in a chair at his home
in Saltillo Tuesday, March 31,1903, aged
66 years and 23 days. He was born at
Strode's Mills, Mifflin county, and for
many years was a conductor on the middle division. He served his country in
the civil war and was a member of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Veteran association. He is survived by his wife, one
son and one daughter.
—Evangelist John M. Warden, of
Harrisburg, Pa., has been secured to give
a week's Bible reading in the Presbyterian
church at this place, beginning next
Sabbath morning, April 12, and continuing until Sabbath evening, April 19. Mr.
Warden is thoroughly acquainted with his
Bible and his readings make it a more
■precious book to' the people than they
ever found it to be before. Everybody is
^cordially invited to attend these meetings
and bring a friend with them..
—Millie B., daughter of Jas. E. (deceased) and Maggie McDonald, died at
the home of her mother in Altoona last
Thursday nigbt of pneumonia, aged 10
years and 7 months. The remains Were
brought to Mapleton Sunday afternoon
and interred in Mountain View cemetery,
services at the grave being conducted by
Rev. R. Jamieson, of the Mapleton U. B.
church. The family formerly resided in
Mapleton where Mr. McDonald died
several years ago.
—L. B. Detwiler, whose home is at
Rockhill Furnace, Huntingdon county,
was before Alderman Snyder yesterday
for a hearing on the charge of jumping a
board bill, the prosecutor being Mrs.
Maggie Mansfield, of this city. The case
was settled by the payment of the bill.
Detwiler was also wanted on another
charge, information having been made in
Allegheny county to the effect that he had
got on the Pennsylvania Railroad company pay car at Wilmerding and signed
the name of John M. Smith to a check,
thus receiving $77.15. It is said he after*
ward went to Derry and signed for his
own check, receiving this money also*
He was located at Rockhill Furnace by
Alderman Snyder. Detective Robison, of
the Pittsburg division, went after him and
finding him he was arrested and brought
to Altoona. After a settlement had been
effected in the board bill case a like result
was reached in the other and the young
was released from custody.—Altoona 2W6*
wne, 4th inst
—A colony of forty-five farmers from
the'Kishacoquillas and Big valleys, Mifflin
county, left Lewistown on Tuesday of last
week for North Dakota, where they will
take up,claims and enter agricultural pursuits. A greater portion of these were
Amish people who have been,tenants on
the most fer tilefarms in the Juniata valley.
They have sold their effects and left, asserting, they could no longer compete with
the western farmer in crop, raising. Several other colonies expect to leave in a
short time.
—The Red bridge at Juniata is being
torn away to make way for the new one
to be built by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company. The change was made necessary for the .strengthening: of the passenger tracks nt that point. The new structure will be hurried to completion and
when finished will be a big improvement
to the public highway at that point. The
Bellwood trolley line tracks will occupy
a' portion of the bridge which when
finished will do away with the transferring of passengers at Juniata..
—Rev. C. W. Bryner departed yesterday for his home in Juniata county, and
the latter part of this will go to his new
charge at Washington ville, Montour
county. Rev. Bryner is a good, preacher
and during his one year's pastorate here
made many friends who wish him success
in his new field. His successor. Rev. J.
Howard Ake, preached in the Mapleton
M. E. church Sunday evening. This week
he will return to Madison, New Jersey,
wherfe he is a member of the senior class
of Drew Theological Seminary, from
wbioh institution he will graduate next
month. In the meantime his pastoral
duties will be discharged by Rev. M. L.
and Rev. Dr. Hamlin.
—Mrs. Kathrine Hicks, aged 50 years,
wife of Rev, Owen Hicks, died at Mon tan-
don, Union county, Pa., on Tuesday afternoon, March 31, after a lingering illness
of several years. Mrs. Hicks' maiden
name was Zeigler. She was married to
Rev. Owen Hicks in Virginia in 1870, Mr.
Hicks being then a member of the Virginia
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. They removed to Pennsylvania
in 1878 or thereabouts, Mr. Hicks becoming a member of the Central Pennsylvania
conference. For the past four years they
have resided at Mantandon, Union county,
Pa. Mrs. Hicks' mother died recently
and her father makes his home at Mo:.-
tandon. She bas no near relatives excepting her father. She was an active church
worker and well known as a musician and
frequently assisted her husband in conducting the services of his church, and
also assisted in giving musical entertainments, especially to the Grand Army
posts. Her funeral took place at Montan-
don on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
from the Methodist parsonage at that
place.—Altoona Tribune.
Jacob Schuyler Codner.
Jacobs. Codner died-at his home in
New Creek, West Virginia, Tuesday,
March 31, 1903, of heart trouble. Deceased was a native of Oppingham,
Schoharie*.county, New York, and was
born January 21, 1828, hence was aged 75
years, 2 months and 10 days. In 1864 he
moved'from Parish, New York, to Mapleton and was employed in the Mapleton
tannery. When not engaged in the tannery he worked at his trade, shoemaking.
He was twice married, his second wife
being a sister of bis first. He is survived
by bis wife, three sons and three daughters. The children are Henry, of New
York; Martha, Mrs. William Gurd, William and Burton, of West Virginia, and
Mrs. W. A. Parker, of Kipple, Pennsylvania. The family have many friends in
Mapleton who learn with sorrow of the
death of the husband and father who had
the reputation of being an honest, upright citizen.
Notice.
Miss Emma Hamilton, principal of the
High School of Mapleton, contemplates
opening a summer term Of school in the
near future. Terms very moderate. It
wonld he well for all who possibly can to
take advantage of this 6pportunity.
Mew Furniture Store.
We have opened our new store, No.
414 Penn St., with a full line of new and
up-to-date goods. 'Our stock consists of
everything that goes to make up a first-
class store. We *ihvite you to call and
examine our goods before buying. We
buy our goods for cash and oan give you
the advantage of the lowest-prices
LOGAN BROS.
Telephone'con-. 414 Penn St.,
Huntingdon, Pas
.Jumped from a Pasienger Train.
Last Saturday Samuel Forner went to
Huntingdon riild the same evening boarded mail-express at that station to return
home. As the train ttpproaohed the stone
arch bridge north oi" town the brakeman
announced "next 'stop Mapleton." Mr.
Forner supposed the train was near the
station and started for the platform. He
went out on the platform and either fell
or stepped off. He 'struck the ballast and
cinder between the ends of the ties and
the coping stone of the bridge about forty
feet from the north end of the bridge and
again a short distance further south.
When the train reached Mapleton Foreman Gillam learning of the accident
gathered up some of his men and started
with the band car to gather up the supposed mangled remains. When they
reached him Mr.' Forner complained of
their slowness and of being cold. He was
brought to his home in this place and Dr.
Simpson dressed his injuries.. His scalp
was terribly lacerated and his arms and
legs were also badly bruised and lacerated.
An incision was made in the forehead.
Thirty-six stitches were necessary to put
his head in a presentable shape. If
sloughing does not result it will be but'a?
short time until his wounds will heal but
should sloughing result it will be several
weeks before the injuries heal. How, he
escaped being ground to pieces under the
wheels, having his head crushed against
the coping stone or being hurled over the
side of the bridge is inexplicable. The
train was a half hour . late and was running at a high rate of speed, one of the
brakeman claiming they were making
over a mile per minute when Mr. Forner
fell off. The train did not stop although
some of the crew were told that a passenger had fallen off. Since the accident
some people are inclined to believe that,
nothing less than a sharp-bitted axe
would kill Mr. Forner but it is not prob-
able*he would care to bave the experience
of last Saturday evening repeated.
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Dr. Dallas S. Bernhardt.
Dr. Dallas S. Bernhardt died at his
home in Three Springs, Pa., March 30,
1903, aged 46 years, 6 months and 10 days.
Dr. Bernhardt was born in Heidelberg
township, York couny, Pa.', was educated
in the public schools, and taught seven
years. He began the study of medicine with Dr. Peterson at Dublin Mills,
Fulton county, and graduated from the
college of Physicians and Surgeons at
Baltimore in March, 1885. Elected a
member of the lower branch of the general assembly of Pennsylvania in March,
1887, he succeeded Dr. P. M. McCauley
Cook, who bad died on the. 31st of the
proceeding January.
About two years ago he moved to Three
Springs where he lived a retired life. Dr.
Bernhardt was a cheerful giver, being
always ready to help his fellowmen both
physically and financially. He was
married to Miss Lillian A. Ashman who
survives. He was laid to rest in the
cemetery at Three Springs' April 2, being
hurried with Masonic rites.
Earth's transitory things decay;
Its pomps, its pleasures pass away ;
But the sweet memory of the good
Survives iu the vicissitude.
So through the oceantide of years,
The memery of the just appears;
So, through the tempest and the gloom,
Tbe good man's virtues light the tomb.
—B. S.
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Prompt Payers.
The following subscriptions have been
received at this office:
Jesse Corbin March 11, '04
Miles Monihen May 20, '03
H. M. Dunlap March 11, '04
L. A. Himes Feb. 27, '04
Harry Johnston Sept. 18, '03
H. E. Dell Feb. 20, '04
M. 8. McNeal July 17, '03
Alvah P. Querry            ..      June 6, '03
D. B. Miller April 1, '03
Harper W. Stever March 23, '04
Miss Minerva Wilson June 28, '03
M. L. Rex March 1, '03
Elmer Bowman March 26, '03
Oliver M. Stever '   Jan. 10, '04.
S. A. Mansberger Dec. 1, '03
Mrs. O. L. Kistler April 1, '04
Webster Curfman Feb. 3, '04
Mrs. Daniel Parsons Feb. 27, '03
Samuel Hatfield    *■ • April 24, '04
Mrs. E. L. Corbin April 9, '04
Michael &. Bowman April-2, '04
Isaad Dell jj : May 8, '03
W.. 4fc Parker April 24, '03
S. B. Hooper Jan. 12, '04
Kibe Coder Oct. 1, '03
Wm. Matthews Julv 1, '03
Mrs. T. M. Wright Sept. 1, '03
Harry G. Wakefield Oct. 7, '03.
J. G. Gillam April 1, '03
Silas Bush Aug. 14^03
LOW    BATES   TO   WASHINGTON
BAI.T1MOKK.
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AND
Special Teii-iday Excursions via" IVmisj-l*
vania Itailroad.
Tlie Pennsylvania Bailroad Company , has
a rrahged for low-rate ten-day excursions from
Pittsburg and points ill Western Pennsy] vania
to Washington April -16 and Mu;- 21. Bound-.
i rip tickets Will be sold at rates quoted below,
good going on special train' indicated, or on
train No. *, leaving Pittsburg at 9,00 P. M..
and cirrying through sleeping earn to Wash*
iuglon. Special train of through parlor ears:I
and coaches will be run  from Pittsburg pnj
the following schedule .-
Train
Leiwves.
Rate.
11.40 A. M.
Ss 70
fll.52    "
8 50
13.08 P. M.
■S25
Huntingdon	
•12:35    "
7fi5
f 12.54    "
7 30
LoWistowu Jiinc'liion........
1.33    "
,ofta
Mifflin  .......
f 1.50     "
eao
f 2.24** "
5 50
f 2.44     "
5.2b
'"".15     "
"f" Stops only on notice to Agent.
Tickets  will be good returning on   any i
regular train except the New York and Chi*
cago Limited, until April 25 and May 30'. in*
elusive, and to stop oil' at Baltimore within
limit.
Should the number of passengers not ho'
suffieien't to warrant the running of a special-
train, the company reserves the right lo carry j
participants on regular train.
Tickets ou sale in Pittsburg at 'Union
Ticket Office, 360 Fifth Avenue, and Union
Station, and at all stations mentioned' above.
For full information apply to agents or.
Thomas E. Watt, Passenger Ageti't Western,'
District, Fifth Avenue aud Smithfield Street,?
Pittsburg. 4 I-2t
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Panger of Cold's and Grip. ;
The greatest danger from colds and grip
is their resulting in pneumonia-. If reasonable care is used, however, and Chamber-,
Iain's Cough Bemedy taken, all danger
will be avoidfed. Among the tens of
thousands who have used this remedy for
these diseases we have yet to learn of a
single case having resulted in pneumonia,
which shows conclusively that it is a certain preventive of that dangerous diseases.
It will cure a cold or an attack of the grip
in less time than any other treatment. It
is pleasant and safe to take. Por sale by-
J. G. Gillam.
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*tfarrlai*e JLictense*.
H. B. Edwards and Edith Houser, both
of Hopewell township.
Elmer C. Shaver, Bobertsdale, and
Grace Cutshall, Broad Top City.
James E. Galbraith, Youngwood, West*
meland county, and Annie M. Golden,
Hopewell.
W. G. Snyder and Florence David, botWf
Juniata .township.
James C. Smiley and Mary M. Fagan,
both of Huntingdon.
Cyrus A. Couch, Miller township, and
Ida L. Keller, Morris township.
John B. States and Lois Craig, both of
Huntingdon.
Frank Bobinson, Shade Gap, and
Blanche Parsons, Salem, Pa.
Boy Bair and Mary Pearl Querry, both,
of Mapleton.
E. W. Hoover, Grafton, and Mary C
Horton, Dudley, Pa.
William Weaver, Saltillo, and F. Jennie
Bamsey, Clay township.
John Beihart and Lizzie Fei ranberg,
both of Maddenville, Pa,
Samuel A. Uttley, Orbisonia, and Viva:
M. Swope, Hill Valley.
Folio win
and 4 of tt
School I£epor"ts.
ire reports of rooms Nos. m
  Mapleton borough school's
for seventh mouth:
Monthly report of school No.  1.    No.
of pupils enrolled, males 15, females 13, j
total 28 ; average attendance,  males 13,
females* 12, total 25 ; per cent, '.of attendance, males 05, females 90, total, 03.   Following pupils attended school every day,
during the month :   Hummel  Molliigh';:.j
Fred O'Connor, Frank O'Connor, Harry.]
Baker, Emery Brumbaugh, .1 a mos McCarl,*
Vaughn Hooper,  Harry  Wicks, Clandejj
Gillam, Nellie Werner, Zury Truax,   Eva
McCarl,  Edith Henderson.   Visitors, S.,:
Miss Frances lsenberg, teacher. .
• Monthly report of school No. 4.   No...]
pupils enrolled, males 16, females 0, total-
25; average attendance, imiles, JJ, females
7, total 18 per ; cent, of attendance, malt*-*.
88, females 80,  total 84.   The .following
pupils  attended every   day- during .the
month:   Chas. O'Connor,  Chas.  Shore,
Clinton Dell, Boy O'Connor, Jettio MoOre,
Ella Me 11 ugh.    Visitors, 9,'  Mii
Hamilton, teacher.
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A Thouchtfnl Atari.
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind-., I
knew what to do in the hour of need. His
wife had such an muisual case of stomach
and liver trouble, physicians could not
help her. He- thought of- and tried T)r.
."King's Kew Life Pills and she got relief
at once and was finally cured. Only 20c...
at W. II. Spangler's storey .
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