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VOL. XVI.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904.
NO. 14
LOCAL NOTES.
-— The -Snort »Sct magazine will entertain
you.
—Prices on all evaporated fruits at cost
at O'Connors.
—Have you read-that very interesting
magazine, The Smart Set"!
—M, L Neice and son Howard spent
Friday in ■Harrisbnrg.
—J. J. Armento, of Harrisburg, was a
Sunday visitor to Mapleton.
—The P. R. R. trackmen were pat on
•eight-hour days last Thursday.
—Price on full Cream cheese lowerthan
for years.   B.' O' Connor ■ & Sons.
—Beal enjoyment is had when reading
that clever magazine, The Smart Set.
—D. F. McConahy, of Uniontown, is
visiting his mother and sister in Mapleton.
—Miss Cora BradleyJ of Olay township,
visited among friends in this place last
week.
—Mrs. H. L. Robley, and daughter of.
Altoona, are visiting among friends in
Mapleton.
—Remember Golden Link flour is the
best. Every sack guaranteed. B. O'Connor de Sons.
—Children's Day exercises will be held
in the U. B. churoh next Sunday morning
at ten o'clock.
—Mrs. Newton'Smithandson, of Mount
Union, .pent last Wednesday with B. B.
Shore's family.
—John Dougherty and family, of'Al-
>   toona, are spending a few days with J. C.
Griffin and wife.
—Harry Smith's show exhibited in
Mapleton Thursday and Friday evenings
and was well .attended.
—Jacob H. Miller who is employed at
Altoona spent Saturday and Sunday with
his family in Mapleton.
—A. J. Hertzler, of Philadelphia, is
visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. S.
■ P. Stubbs, in this place.
—Mrs. Rebecca E. Rex, of McVeytown,
spent a few hours ainoung her many
Mapleton friends last Friday.
—Mrs. Minnie Palmer, of Monnt Union,
spent Sunday at the home of George
Palmer and wife in Mapleton.
—Fresh meat, butter, eggs, old meats—
country and city cured—and ice for sale at
J. B. McClain's meat market.
—Miss Minerva Wilson, of Philadelphia, is spending a few weeks' vacation at
the home of her parents in this place.
—Elliott Hydecker on Monday moved
from Union township to the rooms in the
Juniata House vacated by S. S. Barnett.
—John Koons and wife, of Lewistown,
were visitors at the home of Mrs. Henrietta McDonald during a portion of last
-week.
—Lawrence Trotter and family, of Altoona, spent a couple days of the pnt
week with Mrs. Elizabeth Long in this
place.
—Mrs. John H. Stever and two children, of Burnham, are visiting among
-friends and former neighbors in Hare's
.valley.
—A full line of drugs and patent medicines. Dollar bottles of standard remedies
'•for eighty-five cents. Other sizes in proportion.   Shapiro Bros.
—Ed ward Foster attended the Christian
Endeavor convention at Shy Beaver last
week, being a delegate from the Mapleton
Presbyterian society, i
—On account of so many shopmen having been suspended in Altoona, the force
of clerks in the Twelfth street offices has
been considerably reduced.
—J. WeBley Wright, of Henderson
township, and his sister Mrs. Simpson, of
Mill Creek, visited their mother, Mrs.
Rachel Wright, last Sunday.
—Rev.  H. K. Bower, pastor of the
Mount Union Baptist congregation, was a
visitor to Mapleton last Wednesday.'   He
is preparing to build a church at Mount
Union.
—Mrs. W. T. Stevens and Wo daugh-
;ters, of Bellwood, and Miss Mabel Morningstar, of Huntingdon, were visitors at
'the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samnel W.
McDonald during the past week.
'—-S. S. Barnett, who on 13th inst. had
hit wife removed to the Altoona hospital-,
oa Saturday made sale of his household
effects, and with his children went to
MUler township where he will spend the
summer.
—The bass fishermen who opened the
season have nearly all returned empty
handed. But that is not strange, as there
are very few bass in the Juniata river any
more. The river will be stocked with
bass in the near future by the League of
American Sportsmen.—Altoona  Tribune.
—Mrs. Peter Carry, of Altoona, came
to Mapleton last Friday to visit her
children. She has not been in good
health for the past two years and Satur-
i day night she had an apoplectic stroke.
Sunday her condition Was considered
critical but at this writing is somewhat
improved. ■
—A birthday surprise party Was given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John D.
McDonald at Bridgeport last Saturday
evening, it being in honor of the eighteenth birthday of their daughter Miss
Ada. A number of young people from
Mapleton attended tbe gathering and a
very pleasant evening was spent.
—Dr. S. X. McCarthy, of Altoona, was
iri Mapleton Sunday on professional business. A quarter of a century ago the
doctor was located at Mill Creek and' at
that time had ah extensive practice in
Mapleton. Professionally, socially and
as a friend of liberal education the doctor
is quite prominent in the Mountain city.
—A general reduction in all kinds of
goods at our store. The stock is the largest
and best selected ever brought to Mapleton. Watch for the general announcement to be made within tbe next week.
There are bargains in every department.
We want to buy a large quantity ef wool
and will pay highest market price for
same. Come and see us. Shapiro Bros.
—A Montgomery county judge has rendered an important decision—of especial
interest to girls. He has declared that it
was not an offense for a girl to sit on her
lover's lap, and in charging the jury said:
"If every girl in Montgomery county, who
site upon her lover's lap, were to be judged
of ill-repute, we should have to blush for
onr own county." "That judge is all
right."—Milton Evening Standard.
—The Indiana farmers are worried,
same as in other localities, by their failure
to find farm help. This advertisement
appeared in a coutny paper recently:
"Farm help wanted. Wages will be $6
a day. Breakfast served in bed. Working hours from 10 a. m.'. to 2 p. m. All
heavy work will be done by the boss.
Cigars furnished free. Any hand working the entire season can have the form.
Apply at once."
—Ohildrens Day services were held last
Sunday morning in the Presbyterian
ohurch. The church was filled to its utmost capacity and a splendid programme
waa excellently rendered. The children
had been carefully drilled and the result
showed La the manner in which they acquitted themselves. The church at present being without a pastor, by request of
the superintendent, Rev. J. H. Ake on
this occasion acted as pastor.
—A telegram from Patterson says:
"Passengers coming into this town on the
Pennsylvania railroad alight at Mifflin
station, step off the depot platform and
are in Patterson, walk up the main street
and across tbe river bridge and are in
Mifflintown. The station is Mifflin, the
town is Patterson and the county Mat
adjoining is Mifflintown. This has been
a source of embarrassment to the citizens
of the two towns, of confusion to visitors
and: a general stumbling block to the
community. On July 1 all this will be
changed. The town of Patterson will be
no more and Mifflin will take it place.
After that the station and town on -this
side of the river will be known as Mifliin,
while the county seat on the east bank will
retain its present name of Mifliin town."
—The Port Royal Times says: About 3
o'clock on Saturday morning of last week
Charles E. Russel heard a peculiar noise
emanating from the back yard, Supposing it was made by a cat, he gave it no
concern. The noise continued and about
4.30 o'clock he heard something trying to
open the screen door on the kitchen.
Getting Up Mr. Russel hurried down stairs
without waiting to* dress and on opening
the kitchen door to his utter amazement
saw a little boy standing there in his night
clothes and barefooted. It was a son of
John H. Reynolds, and he plead to get
into Mr. Russell's house, stating that his
friends were in there. He was advised to
go home and he did so. Mr. R. followed,
soon after and .found that the lad had gotten up oat of a sick bed in the after part
of the night, he and another little brother
being seriously ill with typhoid fever,
and wandered away from home, his parents not knowing that he bad been out of
tha house, as he was standing by his bed
when tbey went to his room at 6 o'clock.
It will be a miraole if tbis experience
does not end the boy's life, as the temperature was very chilly and foggy, being
only 42 degrees above zero.
—Hon. William C. Smith died at hit
home in Everett at four o'clock last Thursday morning. He was a native 'of Bedford county and was aged 58 years. In
early life he taught school and while a
youug man studied law and was admitted
to practice at the Bedford 'county bar in
i870. He continued '-the practice of his
profession unti. .882 when'he and John
Lutz founded the Bedford BiepvMkan. In
1884 they bought the Bedford Inquirer
and consolidated the two papers. In 1889
he bought the Everett Pre**. He was
elected to the legislature in 1892 and was
re-elected in 1894 and 1896. A few years
ago he was appointed to investigate and
recommend proposed rural free delivery
mail routes in Western Pennsylvania. He
was a member of the Reformed church
and of several secret organizations. The
funeral occurred at Everett Saturday
afternoon.
PENNSYLVANIA CHA. .AUQfUA.
Reduced Bates to Mt. Gretna via Pennsylvania Railroad.
For the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, to
be held at Mt. Gretna, Pa, July 1 to
August 5,1904, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell special excursion
tickets from New York, Philadelphia,
Chestnut Hill, Phoenixville, Wilmington,
Perryville, Frederick, Md., Washington,
D. O, East Liberty, Butter, Indiana,
Connellsville, Bedford, Clearfield, Martinsburg, Bellefonte, Waterford, Canan-
daigua, Wilkesbarre, Tomhicken, Mt
Carmel, Lykens, and principal intermediate points, to Mt. Gretna and return
at reduced rates. Tickets will be sold
June 26 to August 6, inclusive, and will
be good to return until August 16, inclusive. For specific rates, consult ticket
agent. 6-22-2t
Worst of AH Kxperlences.
* Can anything be worse than to feel that
every minute will be your last? Such
was the experience of Mrs. 8. H. Newson,
Decatur, Ala "For three years," she
writes, "I endured insufferable pain from
indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble.
Death seemed inevitable when doctors
and all remedies failed. At length I waa
induced to try Electric Bitters aad the
result was miraculous. I improved at
once and now I'm completely recovered." For Liver, Kidney-, Stomach and
Bowel troubles Electric Bitters is the only
medicine. Only 50c. It's guaranteed by
Wright <_ Dell.
BKEUCED BATES TO ST. LOUIS
▼la Pennsylvania Bailroad, Aooount Demooratio National Convention,
For the .benefit of those desiring to attend the Democratic National Convention,
to be held at St. Louis, July 6, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell
round-trip tickets to St. - Louis, from all
stations on its lines, from July 2 to 6, inclusive, good returning, leaving St Louis
not later than fifteen days, including date
of sale, on date of validation by Joint
Agent at St. Louis, at rate of single fare
for the round trip. For specific information concerning rates and time of trains,
consult nearest ticket agent       6-22-2t
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Startling Evidence.
Fresh testimony in great quantity hi
constantly coming in, declaring Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds to be unequaled. A recent expression from T. J. McFarland, Bentor-
ville, Va., serves as example. He writes:
"I had "Bronchitis for three years and
doctored all the time without being benefited. Then I began taking Dr. King's
New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly
cured me." Equally effective in curing
all Lung and Throat troubles, Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed
by Wright & Dell. Trial bottles free,
regular sizes 50c, and $1.00.
BEDUCED   IBATES   TO    INDIANAPOLIS
Tia Pennsylvania Bailroad, Aceonnt Prohibition National Convention.
For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the Prohibition National Convention, to be held at Indianapolis, June 28
to 30, the Pennsylvania Bailroad Company will sell round-trip tickets to Indianapolis, from all stations on its lines, June
26 and 27, good returning, leaving Indianapolis not later than July IS,, at rate of
tingle fare for the rovnd trip. For specific
information concerning rates and time of
trains, consult nearest tioket agent. '
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Driven to Desperation.
Living at an oat of the way place, remote from civilisation, a family is ofteti
driven to desperation in case of accident)
resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds, Ulcers*
etc. Lay in a sdpply of Bucklen's Arnica
•Salve. It's the best oh earth. 25c at
Wright &   Dell store,
Taxes for 1904.
J. H. Nale, clerk to the County Commissioners, has prepared tbe following
tabulated statement, showing the amount
of county, state and dog tax to be paid
by the several township! and boroughs of
Huntingdon county this year:
County. State. Dog.
Alexandria    $1015 77 f 195 23 $ 17(H)
Brady             2732 79 118 08 83 '00
Barree             1548 93 47 97 56 25
B. T. City         528 95 '78 98 28 75
Carbon           2287 05 2 64 79 25
Coalmont          233 05 5 18 24 25
Cromwell        1893 70 26 88 116 25
Cass                 1065 73 8194 66 00
Cassville           364 88 69 42 17 76
Clay                 1316 64 2156 75 50
Dudley             524 70 1819 29 00
Dublin            257013 42 85 93 80
Franklin          2133 60 180 78 57 75
Henderson      1126 66 2216 7175
Hopewell       109418 2149 47 50
Hunt'gd'n, lw 3830 70 1040 44 37 76
<r      2w 867148 989 51 48 60
"       8w 662146 844 70 6126
"        4 w 3826 45 69 01 19 60
Jackson          2414 61 188 80 96 76
Juniata            649 97 37 66 88 22
Logan             228180 13 42 4226
Lincoln           136182 40 27 44 75
Mapleton        116988 106 94 45 25
Morris            187158 79 60 85 00
Marklesburg     527 90 24 52 14 60
Mount Union 3862 95 24316 73 00
Miller              116158 24 31 36 60
Oneida           1027.2 4186 37 60
Orbisonia        1298 48 14416 48 75
Porter             3973 8? 63 20 48 75
Penn               2470 45 79 88 75 60
Petersburg      1667 79 5149 27 26
Rockhill         1157 01 8 20 26 50
Saltillo              667 78 46 36 86 00
Shirley            3084 56 1018 18120
Shirleysburg     829 80 46 24 10 25
Springfield       940 31 29 94 87 76
Smithfield       1270 87 19 04 3125
Shade Gap        188 04 2 91 8 25
Spruce Creek 2044 28 226 36 52 26
Tell                 1184 72 5143 90 75
Three Springs   406 80 5158 18 00
Tod                157094 108 47 70 20
Union            1867 86 85 90 59 60
Walker            1794 30 22 27 47 60
Warriorsmark 4906 95 453 78 140 50
West              198718 64 39 52 76
Comity Sunday School Convention.
The Huntingdon County Sunday School
convention will meet at Alexandria on
Thursday evening and Friday, Jane 30th
and July 1st.
A program has been arranged and sent
out to the schools by the secretary.
Two members of the staff of workers of
the State Convention will be present ill
addition to local workers.
Let us have a good rally in this most
important and vital cause, upon which so
much of the future welfare of onr country
will depend, for as the young are trained
so will the nation go in tbe coming years.
Unless our work is done and our mark
made now it will be too late when our
day is past.   Committee.
Huntingdon School Teachers EJteoted.
The following teachers for the public
schools of Huntingdon were elected Friday evening, June 10:
HIGH SCHOOL.
E. 8. Gerhard, Prin. $100.00
Florence A. Frew 60.00
Margaret Coder 66.00
Elizabeth Wolff 66.00
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Mary McCuflouch 46.00
Maud Miller 45.00
A&nie Rutledge 45.00
Merretta Forbes 45.00
SECOND  WARS.
W. I. .ticker, Prin. 80.00
Gertrude Letterman 47.50
Mary Clouser 45.00
BerthaEvans 42.50
Kathryn Jackson 40.00
Lillian Foust 45.00
Idella Lowden 40.00
Besse McEl wain 37.50
Edna Royer 40.00
Margaret Baldwin 40.00
Alice Foust 42.50
-bind Hess 42.50
FOtRTH WARD,
X. C. Beck, Prin. 66.00
Sallie Livingston 45.00
Fannie Gram us 42.50
Evelyn Wiestling 37.50
Myrtle Shoemaker 87.50
Beulah Smucker 35.00
Belle Hamilton 85.00
Eflie Bookwalter 42.50
JANlTOBSi
Jas. H. Corbin, 2nd ward 50.00
Samuel Steele, 3rd ward 60.00
Carlton Miller, 4th ward 40.00
E. S. Gerhard) the new principal of
the high school, is a Princeton graduate
and has had experience in high sohool
work near Philadelphia.
The directors fixed the tax rate the
same as last -year—-7 mills for general
school pnrposes and J mill for paying the
bonds of 1897. The school term will be
nine months, beginning Monday, September 5th.
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The British Medical Journal suggests
that "as luxuries should he taxed rather
than necessaries a superfluity of fat, which
is mostly the result of luxurious living,
may not unfairly be regarded as a fitting
object of taxation." One municipality iu
Sweden already taxes superfluity of fat
TBOUGH CREEK.
Mrs. Arnold, nee Nensteel, Is visiting
her mother Mrs. R. Chilcott.
Mrs. John A. Steel, of Philadelphia, is
calling on friends in the valley.'
Mrs. Madison Wright and son Quay are
visiting Mrs. W.'s brother in Ohio.
Curtis Greenland's vacant house was
struck   by   lightning   last   week   and .
damaged considerably.
The time of preaching by Rev. Strain
at Pine Grove bas been 'changed. It will
be on Friday night until further notice.
Children's Day was celebrated at Calvin
on Sunday.   They had a good program   .
Wbich was well carried out. We never saw
a bettei service of the kind.
Mrs. Walker, of Latta Grove, visited in
'the valley last week. On account of the
busy time among our women her visit
was not as lengthy as usual.
A hail storm passed over the lower end
of our valley.week before last, damaging j
corn and garden truck as well as winter
grain.   Leslie Stever is said to have suffered most in his wheat.
G. W. Wright and wife, of Mapleton,
were Sunday visitors in the valley. Mrs.
W. was especially pleased with the sing- I
ing at the children's service, saying that*
she could understand tbe words plainly;
To our ear there is too much of the singing that is only a noise, the words not
being audibly Sounded.
By special request we visited Harry
Burn's residence last week to see the
ravages made on his fruit by what' 'Billy''
Long -calls the grape bug. These bug.
are working on all his different kinds of
fruit Which include apple, peach, quince,
plum, 'cherry, grape and crab apple, as
many as a dozen being on one apple.
Unless he succeeds in finding a remedy
they will certainly take bis entire crop.
We secured a number of the bugs and
forwarded them to Prof. H. A. Surface at
Harriaburg to get a name for them and if
possible at this late date a remedy to stop
their work of destruction.
Our valley or a part of ft is in nice condition for smooth driving. Where it waa
properly rounded up it is in nice condition, free from ruts or mud holes notwithstanding the great amount of wet
we have been having. Tben there are
a few little breakers that are breakers indeed—narrow and deep enough to break
a person's neck if run into them unexpectedly, which a person is liable to do.
But in justice to our supervisor he is not
to blame for all this aa he can't aee all
that is done and often leaves the making
of a breaker to drain a short piece qf road
to One or two that he thinks capable 'of
doing the like only to find when he comes
along again that the, parties must have -
had a V shaped hog trough in mind. We -
last week passed over the piece of road
made under the new road law. We found
it like the late Dr. Balantine said by the
bread made Of the roller flour very "nice
to look at and eat and that it would be a .
nice thing for the doctors as there would
be a great amount of Stomach trouble fi
following, Alas how true the prediction.
The road is nice at present bnt it cost ko
much money. This particular piece of
road could have been made in our judgment at less tban one-balf the cost and
probably as lasting. The material being
right there and only sufficient brains put
in use to use it. Better roads are going 1
to come and'the sooner the people waken
up to the fact the cheaper it will be for
them.
Children's Day at Beech Bon Ohapel.
The  chapel was tastefully  decorated.
With spruce, flags and flowers,  the little
blue stream came laughing down from the
mountain aide no doubt proud of its namesake.   Twelve months had circled away I
since the walla of the chapel had echoed.
back the aweet voices of children for like'
Christmas, Children's Day cornea but one.
a year.   The boys' and girls' vacation
had been a long one but when called on
to work they responded with a vim which
meant  success.     The   programme   was
carried out to a letter, whioh took time, i
patience and labor, but these should he
little thought of wben preparing for a
children's day service for who has not-
seen the gentle graces of the mother reflected back by the daughter long after.\
the mother has been laid to rest. The truth
will guard us in saying the~ same of the
son, for our mantel they will wear endow plaoes in the future fill.
At the close of the service Rev. Swayne
made some fitting remarks along the
mission line. Several half dollars, dimes,
nickels, and another small coin known as
the penny were found in the mission
_ll  in all the exercise eclipsed
fuud.
anything of its nature ever before heli
the Chapel; J, I, M,
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