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VOL. XV.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1903.
NO. 37
LOCAL NOTES.
—The year 1903 has entered upon the
last mile-stone.
•—Emory E. Neice spent Sunday with
friends in Altoona.
—B. O'Oonnor ft Sons have men's and
boys' leather boots at cost.
—Try our maple syrup or rock candy
drips.   B. O'Connor & Sons.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gillam arespend-
' ing a couple days' in Altoona.
—Harrison Querry has moved from
Hare's valley to Mount Union.
—W. T. Boring, of Colfax, Bpent Monday night with Mapleton friends.
—Mrs. T. L. Banks, of Altoona, is the
guest of her parents on Main street.
—A bargain in men's, women's and
children's-underwear at O'Connor's.
—A full line of men's, women's and
children's underwear at Wright ft Dell's.
—J.- 0. Jackson, Esq., ol Huntingdon,
Wss a business visitor* to Mapleton last
Friday.
—A. F.  Parker and wife, -ot Kipple,
' spent Thanksgiving   with   Mends   in
Mapleton.
—-Jules Levy, the cornetist, died, at bis
home in Chicago'Saturday of. apoplexy,'
«ged 65 years.
■—John S. Hicks, of Altoona, was
among the visitors to Mapleton during
the past week.
—Sunday and Monday this portion of
tha mundane sphere was clothed with a
mantel of snow.
—Remember we have the largest and
.finest assortment of groceries in town.
B. O'Connor ft Sons.
■—Fresh stock of cranberries, seedless
raising, currents, prunes, apricots and
peaches at O'Connor's.
—Mrs. 0. W. Brenisholtz, of Harrisburg, visited the families of S. B. and
M. L. Neice over Sunday.
—The Blair oounty teachers' institute is
in session at Hollidaysburg this week.
There are 295 teachers enrolled.
—A protracted meeting was commenced
in the U. B. church Sunday evening.
May there be much good result.
•—A. W. Swope, Esq., and wife spent
Thanksgiving day with the family of
B. Frank Godard in Huntingdon.
—Mrs. D. A. Long was in attendanceat
the Dunlap—Crotsley wedding at Reedsville, Mifflin county, last Wednesday.
—Miss Bessie Sharrah, of Shirleysburg,
spent a portion of-the past week with her
sister, Miss Katharine Sharrah, in Mapleton.
—John Robley and bride, of Mount
Union, were guests at the home of Mr.
Robley's parents in tills place over Sunday.
—W. D. Grainey, J. Melvin Miller and
Newton Brown last week went to Cooke
Mills, Bedford county to work for a short
lime.
—Robert H. Brumbaugh, employed in
the Juniata shops at Altoona, was among
the visitors to Mapleton during the past
week.
■—Mrs. H. 0. Bratton and daughter,
Ethel, of Harrisburg, visited friends in
Mapleton and at Huntingdon during the
past week.
—Misses Emma and Georgiana Thayer,
of Parish, New York, are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. O'Connor on
Main street.
—Mrs. Coons, mother of R J. Coons,
editor ef the Orbisonia Dispatch, died at
the home of her son in Orbisonia, Monday morning.
—The United States Steel Corporation's
mills at Duncansville, Blair county, have
been closed indefinitely, throwing 800
men out of work.
—Elliott Robley and wife, of Altoona,
and Cloyd Robley, of Huntingdon, were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs.
Susan Robley.
—Elmer Oorbin, wife and daughter, of
Pittsburg, visited among friends and former neighbors in Mapleton during a portion of the past week.
—James Sarvis and Mr. Miller, of
Altoona, have been engaged for several
days making some necessary repairs to
the Jackstown water troughs.
—Dr. N. A. Heaton, of Maucb Chunk,
Pa., has been visiting friends in Cassville
for several days. He spent a short time
With friends here while en route to Cass-
—E. Guy Rex, who holds a position in
the ofiice of the Atlantic Refining company at Pittsburg, spent several days of
the past week with his parents in this
jilaee.
—Samuel Dell, of Yeagertowm, one of
■the board of oounty commissioners of
Mifflin county, is visiting among friends
in Union, Cass, and Juniata townships
this week.
—Prof. Ira Swope, of Mount Union,
spent Saturday night and Sunday With
friends in Mapleton. He was returning
from a short visit to bis home in Trough
Creek valley.
—A series of meetings is in progress in
the Presbyterian church and will continue sightly at7.90o'clock (except Sunday,
when service will be i n t he morning) until
the 13th inst.   Everybody welcome.
. —M. L. Auer, of Altoona, spent Thanksgiving with his friend, J. Mason Hicks,
in Mill Creek. In the evening both
gentlemen came down to Mapleton and
remained a few hours with friends here.
—The season for legally shooting deer
in Pennsylvania ended Monday. So far
as we have been able to learn none were
killed in this section. A party of Huntingdon sportmen killed four on Warrior
Bidge.
—The surplus and profits of tbe First
National Bank of Huntingdon, Pa, now
exceed one hundred thousand dollars and
the bank is now paying interest on time
deposits at the rate of three per cent,
per annum.
—H. Mason Dunlap, of Carbon township, and Miss Salina B. Crotsley, of Cass
township, were married at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage in Reedsville, Pa.,
November 26,1908,'by Rev. W. J. Shaffer.
We extend congratulations.
—Mrs. Samuel Rohm, of Pittsburg, who
had been ill at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jobn D. McDonald, at
Bridgeport for several weeks past, having
recovered from her illnesB, returned to
tbe Smoky city last Sunday.
—A new schedule went into effect Sunday. Fonr new through trains were
added to passenger service. The only
changes in local trains are mail east conns
one minute later and Altoona accommodation west twenty minutes later.
—We have another car load of feed and
oats. Corn and oats chop, $1.26; pure
corn chop, $1.46* Quaker dairy feed,
$1.26; com, oats and barley, $1.40. Remember we give you full 100 lbs. to the
sack, and not afraid to quote prices.
B. O'Connor ft Sens.
—Harry M. Dry died at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Dry,
Tyrone, at 5 o'clock yesterday evening of
tuberculosis. He was aged 35 years and
is survived by his parents, four brothers
and five sisters, one of the latter being
Mrs. James Henderson, of this place.
—Miss Mary J. Miller on Monday
moved to ber new home on Grant street,
near tbe U. B. church. Boy Bair on Tuesday moved from L. L. Swope's house on
Hill street to the house vacated by Miss
Miller on Reservoir street and Swopes
moved trom Mount Union to their own
house.
—A glass or two of water taken half an
hour before breakfast will usually keep
the bowels regular. Harsh cathartics
Ahould be avoided. When a purgative is
needed, take Chamberlain's Stomach and
liver tablets. They are mild and gentel
in their action. For sale by J. G. Gillam;
James O. Heaton,. Cassville.
—Elmer Thompson, of Huntingdon,
'employed on the work train at that place,
met with an accident -n the railroad yards
Saturday morning which resulted in the
loss of the fingers of his right hand. He
was on the work train helping at the derrick, pulling slack on a cable wire, when
his hand was caught in the pulley witb
the above result.
—The State Department of Public Instruction has notified the school boards of
the various districts in all carts ofthe state
to watch carefully the returns of the assessors made this year, paying particular
attention to the number of school children
returned. The department is anxious
that every cbild within the provisions of
the compulsory education law be recorded.
—A new system governing the handling
of articles'found on passenger trains has
been inaugurated by the Pennsylvania
railroad, and is now in effect on several of
the divisions. Trainmen are instructed
to deliver all articles found to the baggage
agent and will recieve in return a receipt.
The article will then be forwarded to the
superintendant's ofiice and held subject to
his order for ninty days. If the article is
not claimed by the owner in that period,
it will be delivered to tbe trainman holding
tbe receipt
—Owing to the frequent hold-taps along
'Ibe railroads recently, armed guards
accompanied the last of the consignments
of $50,000 in gold, which comes every two
weeks to pay the men at the Standard
Steel works at Burnham. Heretofore the
money had been sent openly to canvas
bags, in care of an express company. A
strong safe has been substituted for shipping it.
—To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion, try a few doses
of 'Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Mr. J. H. Setto, of Detroit,
Mich., says, "They restore- toy appetite
when impaired, relieved me of a bloated
feeling and caused a pleasant and satisfactory movement of the bowels." There
are people in this community who need
just such a medioine. For sale by J. G.
Gillam; James O. Heaton, Cassville.
Every box warranted.
—A literary society has been organized
in the Mapleton high school and its first
meeting was held last Thursday evening.
The program rendered was a very interesting One and consisted of recitations,
dialogues, instrumental and vocal music,
and a debate. The subject for debate
was, "Resolved, That girls are more
expensive to their parents than boys."
The judges decided in favor of the negative. The next meeting will be held in
the old' M. E. church one week from
to-morrow evening.
—A vein of what is supposed to be
anthracite coal has recently been discovered at Lohr's hill, one mile east of
Mt Union, where it crops out at the river
bank. We have a specimen of the shiny
substance on our desk which very much
resembles anthracite coal. It is to be
hoped the quality will prove good and in
the near future our town may be furnished
with fuel from this point. It should be
opened at once. With natural gas at
East Waterford, good prospects of oil at
McVeytown, and the anthracite coal find
at Mt Union, the Juniata valley ere long
will be a hive of industry.— Mount Union
Times.
—Humphrey Chilcote, who for many
years resided in Hare's valley in Union
township, went to the county home at
Shirleysburg on October 24th last where
he remained until November 6th when
he left the institution. On November 7th
he was seen on one of the way trains between Mapleton and Huntingdon and
was also seen in Huntingdon the same
day. Since that time nothing has been
learned of his whereabouts. Friends, upon learning of his sudden disappearance,
instituted a search and have made inquiry
of friends far and near but have bean unable to locate him. He is a man 85 years
of age and not capable of traveling alone.
He left bis satchel containing his clothes
and $8.75 in money at the county home.
—William Nestlerode, aged 32 years, of
Youngstown, O., who is employed as a
conductor on one of the railroads centering in that city, was taken ill some time
ago at his home and was treated for incipient typhoid fever by a physician. He
became much improved and about a
week ago came east to visit relatives at
Eaglesmere. He was accompanied by his
wife and child and sister. They were returning home Tuesday and When Tyrone
was reached, the railroad company's relief physician, Dr. Johnson, saw him and
concluded he was afflicted with smallpox. Mr. Nestlerode and those with
him were given a car to themselves on
way passenger and on their arrival at Altoona the car was cut out of the train
and taken down the yard. The board of
health authorities were notified and'when
ail was in readiness the car was again
brought |to the station and Mr. Nestlerode and those with them were taken to
the contagious disease hospital by Health
Officer Herbert. The case isa pronounced
one, but no serious resnlts are anticipated.
A Frightened Bone,
Running like mad down the street
dumping tbe occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occurrences.
It behooves everybody to have a reliable
Salve handy and there's none as good as
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cute,
Sores, Eczema and Piles, disappear
quickly under its soothing effect. 25c, at
B. O'Connor ft Sons' store.
Card mt Thanks.
We desire in this way to thank the
neighbors  and   friends  who so kindly
assisted us during the recent illness and
death of our beloved father, S. S. Taylor,
The Children.
Insane   Priest  Wanted  to   See  Roosevelt.
Rev. Father Waters, former assistant
rector of St John's pro-cathedral, Al*
toona, Pa., was arrested in Washington,
D. 0., Saturday and taken to St Elizabeth's hospital for the insane. He was
taken info custody as soon as he stepped
from a Baltimore and Ohio train because
he said he was going to the White House
and get from the President the fund
collected for the purpose of defraying the
expenses of a trip hs was to make to
Rome, where he expected to be consecrated as cardinal in February, and later
as pope. He said the money had been
been collected by tbe President, bis old
friend of many years' standing, and
amounted to $2,999,999.99.
An Altoona dispatch says: "Father
Waters had been mentally deranged for
several years, his trouble dating back to
an injury received while driving. His
horses ran away and he was thrown out,
sustaining a fracture of the skull. About
six months ago bis insanity became so
pronounced that he was relieved of bis
priestly functions and sent to a monastery at Loretto. Early in October he
Went to Westernport, Md., for treatment.
He is a native of Ireland, 50 years old,
and formerly held a charge at Newry,
this county.
Work of Young Criminals.
The Huntingdon Local Newt says: On
Saturday morning as Harry Marlin, whose
home is at 504 Eleventh street, and who
is a machinist at the reformatory, was,
witb two inmates, inspecting the pump
house at the river, he was overpowered
by them, and hia revolver taken from
him, besides a little money and his watch.
They then threw him in tbe well, which
is about fifteen feet deep, and made tbeir
escape. Mr. Marlin climbed out and fortunately sustained no serious injury. The
alarm was given but at present ths recreants have not yet been brought back.
Twenty-five dollars each is offered for
their return. Whether inspired by tbe
successful desertion ofthe other two inmates or whether independent of that
idea, two other boys, drivers of teams
hauling stone from the quarry to the reformatory, tied their horses in the woods
and made their escape some time Saturday afternoon. They were caught on
Warrior Ridge yesterday afternoon at the
Andrew Shuldt farm in a barn.
A Timely Suggestion.
This is the season of the year when the
prudent and careful housewife replenishes
her supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is certain to be needed before the
winter is over, and results are much more
prompt and satisfactory when it is kept at
hand and given as soon as the cold is contracted and before it has become settled in
the system. In almost every instance a
serve oold may be warded off by taking
this remedy freely as soon as the first indication of tbe cold appears. There is no
danger in giving it to the children for it
contains no harmful substance. It is
pleasant to take—both adults and children
like it. Buy it and you will get the best.
It always cures. For sale by J.G. Gillam;
James O Heaton, Cassville.
Marriage Licenses.
Harry D. Stake, Saltillo, and Mary F.
Rankin, Orbisonia
John R. Robley and Lizzie G. Bennett,
both of Mt. Union, Pa.
Geo. C. Koons, Reading, and Mabelle
C. Leister, Huntingdon, Pa
George G. Myers, Clearfield, and'Mary
A. Rosensteel, Mt. Union, Pa.
Harry L. Burris, Harrisburg, and Olenea
___, Hoffman, Huntingdon, Pa.
Jobn J. CroyIs, Jackson township, and
Nora Stevens, Petersburg, Pa.
Albert F. Platt, Gallitzin, and Anna K.
Miller, Huntingdon, Pa.
Walter S. Thompson, Huntingdon, and
.Carrie G. Kyper, Walker Township.
Philip Witeel and. Rena M. Secrest,
both of Cromwell township.
H. Mason Dunlap, Carbon township,
and Salina B. Crotsley, Cass township.
Fight WUl Be Bitter.
Those who will persist in closing tbeir
ears against the continual recommendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, will have a long and bitter
fight with their troubles if not ended
earlier by fatal termination. Read what
T. R. Beal), of Beal I, Mass., has to say:
"Last fall my wife had eveny symptom pf
consumption. She took Dr. King's New
Discovery after eyery thing else had failed.
Improvement came at once and four
bottles>4ntirely cured her." Guaranteed
by B. O'Connor ft Sons. Price 50c, ana
$1.00.: Trial bottles free."*
Some Orange Notes.
Turtle Point Grange, No. 1236, McKean
county, admitted a class uf 22 during the
quarter just ending.
For quarter ending Sept. 30th 1903,
Fidelity Grange, No. 1238, McKean
county, initiated a class of twenty-six.
Eight members were recently added to
Rush grange, No. 1167, Susquehanna
county, 'making thei total membership,
166.
Two new granges were organized ih I
Penna. during the month ending Oct.
20th, 1903. One at Hegins, Schuylkill
county and one at Montalto, Franklin I
oounty. The former by Bro. Chas.
Haskins and the latterlby Worthy State
Master, W. F. Hill.
Progress continues in Clearfield county.
Under date of Oct 7, Bro. Peter Gear-
heart, an efficient Deputy and grange
worker writes: "The "Grange has been ;
progressing in the county very well. We
had the best Pomona meeting on Sept
17th that we have had in twenty years;
forty-five took the fifth degree.
Thirty one years ago the Pennsylvania
State grange was organized. It has met
regularly each year ever since. The coming meeting at Wilkes-Barre promises to
be the largest ever held. For thirty-seven
years the members of tbe National Grange
have come from all parts of the Union and
have spent ten days at a time in annual
session.
These facts are evidence that formers
can  organize  and are  maintaining ant I
organization that has already outlived mm
generation and that to-day is strong in
numbers and has a strong hold upon the
hearts of its members.   It challenges a
close investigation of the work it has done.
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A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very expensive.
Occasionally life itself is the price of a
mistake, but you'll never be wrong if you
take Dr. King's New Life Fills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver or
Bowel troubles. They are gentle yet °
thorough. 25c at B. O'Connor ft Sons'
store.
REDUCED KATKS TO WIL.KESBARRB
Vla Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Pens.
,sylvania State  Orange, Patrons
of Husbandry.
For the benifit of tbose desiring to attend the meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, to
be held at Wilkesbarre, December 8 to 11,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will"'
sell round-trip tickets to > Wilkesbarre
from all stations on ito lines in the State
of Pennsylvania, December 7 to 10, good
to return until December 12, inclusive, at
reduced rata (minimum rate, 25 cento).
ll-25-2t
Bettor Tban a plaster.     "*
A peice of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on the affected parts, is better than a plaster for a
lame back and for pains in the side or
chest Pain balm has no superior as a
liniment for tbe relief of deep muscular
and rheumatic pai ns. For sale by J. G ..
Gillam; James O Heaton, Cassville.
Dunlap—Crotsley.
Mr. Mason Dunlap and Miss Salina B.
Crotsley were united in marriage last
Wednesday morning, November 25, 1903,
at Reedsville by Rev. Shaffer. They
returned to the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Crotsley,
about six o'clock in the evening where
about thirty friends of the contracting'
parties were present to join in the grand
feast A table laden with all the luxuries of the season was then uncovered.
After the feast Miss Beulah Smith deftly
rendered some music, D. E. McClain,
John Crotsley, Denver Smith and Miss
Annie Dell assisted her with the singing.
By this time a crowd of serenaders had
surrounded the house and surely
serenaded the young couple. Many
valuable presents were given which will
be remembered by the bride for many
years to come.
We wish tbem all the joys possible in
the new condition which they have so
auspiciously entered. A Guest. ' ,
Bevolutlon Imminent.
A sure sign of approaching revolt and
serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets.
Electric Bitters will quickly dismember
the troublesome cause. It never, fails to
tone the stomach, regulate tbe Kidneys
and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and
clarify the blood. Run down systems
benefit particularly and all the usual attending aches vanish under ito searching
and thorough effectiveness. Electric
Bitters is only 50c, and that is returned if
it don't give perfect satisfaction. Guar4,
anteed by B. O'Connor ft Bona,