Mapleton Item

              VOL. XVI.
MAPLETON DEPOT. PA* WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1904.
NO. 38
LOCAL NOTES.
—Fresh meat and sausage at Shapiro
it >l'Of>.
—Holiday goods are ■arriylBfc daily at
1 Shapiro Bros' store.
—Hugo Mayer has an interesting ad: in
this issue.    Read it.
—Go to Shapiro Bros, for men's, boys' I
and youths' olothing.
—Comity Superintendent J. G. Dell
-paid the borough schools a visit Mittday.
—James F. Purcell has been appointed
postmaster at Ajjghwiek Mills, this
.ounty.'
—When "you went fresh beef, pork or
•sausage go to C. H. Hooper's meat
market.
—A handsome line of ladies tailor-
made cloaks at way-down prices at
Shapiro Bros.
—William Parks Mid wife, of Saltillo,
•visited their son Otis and wife in Maple-
ion over Sunday.
—Ephraim Walls and H. G. Wakefield
visited friends in Huntingdon the latter
part of last week.
—Bay Brenneman and bride, of Huntingdon, were guests of Jacob H. Miller's
family over Sunday.
. —Just received a lot of new shapes of
hats, something that was never shown in
this town before.   Shapiro Bros.
—Single and double barrel shot guns
will be sold at redlculoosly low prices.
•Call and get a bargain at Shapiro Bros.
—For sale—a practically new. Connor
piano. For further particulars call on or
address, Mrs. W. H. Mounts, Mapleton
Depot, Fa.
—One of the most complete lines of
whoes and rubber goods for men, women
■and children ever shown in this town at
Shapiro Bros.
—Mrs. W. W. Brumbaugh and children, of Juniata, returned home Sunday
jitter spending the past two weeks with
friends in Mapleton and vicinity. .
—Two wild turkeys have been brought
to town since our last issue. Howard
Barkley killed a nice one last Wednesday
■and Harry Wagner shot one yesterday.
—A. W. Swope, Esq., has commenced
the foundation for a dwelling on his lot
ori Sherman street. Work on the building will be pushed as rapidlv as possible.
—The fourth quarterly conference of
'the Mapleton and Mill Creek charge will
be held in the M. E. cburch at Mil I Creek,
Saturday, December 17th, at 1.30 o'clock.
—Bev. Lindley C. Butter will preach
in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning at 10.30 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend
this service.
—Bev. W. H. Norcross, of Ennisville,
u <lrove to Mapleton last Friday and remained until Saturday with his former
parishioners.   He was warmly greeted by
Itis many friends.
—Edward McMullen on Monday moved
from W. H. Spangler's tenant house at
the head of Hill street to the Katherine
Banks property in the John Banks extension to this borough.
—A supper will be given by the members of Mapleton Grange No. 1134, P. of
H., next Monday evening, December 12th.
All members are requested to be present
at the meeting on that evening.
—The ladies aid society of the U. B.
church will sell at their room, Saturday
evening, December 10th, oysters, ice
cream, cakes, pies, etc., also quilts and
haps. The patronage of the public is
solicited. The room will be open at four
o'clock.
—We are gaining trade every day by
our low prices.' Our prices are lower
than anywhere else in town. Before
buying elsewhere come and examine our
line of goods and save money. Great
bargains in every line. We take produce
in exchange for goods.   Shapiro Bros.
—A surprise party was given by Mrs.
George M. Dell at her home in Hare's
valley last Wednesday evening. The
occasion was the celebration of the nineteenth anniversary of the birth of ber
eon, Jesse M. Dell. Among the numerous
guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
W. McDonald, of this place.
—At the sale last week of the personal
. property of the late Abram Lutz, of Shirley township,   an   old   bureau was purchased by Mrs. Charles Ewing, a daughter
of the deceased.   In examining the piece
of furniture «he found a strip of board
nailed to the back and on its removal site
' found $4000 in greenbacks  and $500 in
gold.   Lutz never disclosed to bis family
that he had bid the money.
—George Clair, age- 5 days, infant son
of George B. and Annie M. Bogers, of
Warrior Bidge, died at the home of tbe
parents Tuesday morning, November SO,
and the remains we're 'brought to Mapleton Wednesday afternoon and interred in
thetT. B. cemetery, services being conducted by Bev. W. F. Gilbert.
—Martin Corrigan, jr., son of Martin
Co'rrigan, sr., of West Birmingham, while
gathering coal on the railroad near Birmingham station Sunday morning abont
9.30 o'clock was struck by engine hauling
train No. 11,. newspaper express, and
instantly killed. He was aged about 14
years. The family recently moved from
Sandy Bidge to Birmingham, the father
being employed in the quarry of the
Fittsburg Limestone company at Tyrone
Forge.
—Altoona Tribune: J. Herbert Irvin,
of Pittsburg, returned ou Friday from a
hunting trip to Green Tree mountain,
Huntingdon county, where he was one
of a party of Pittsburg hunters. Mr. Ir vi p
stopped off in Altoona and exhibited to
his friends here a fine head of a five-
pronged buck. The animal weighed 160
pounds when dressed and was cut up and
divided among the members of the party.
Mr. Irvin says deer are beginning to increase rapidly in Huntingdon county, and
if the season Is closed for three years at
the end of that time these noble animals,
if also protected from dogs, will have become very plentiful.
. —Inspector Geoge L. Fields yesterday
commenced inspecting the ties in the
Mapleton yard and concluded the work
this forenoon. Over eight thousand five
hundred ties were inspected. These
were the best ties ever brought
into Mapleton in a similar period
and very few were rejected. This
inspection closes the tie business for an
indefinite period as the railroad company
has a large number stocked all along the
division, more than will be needed for its
requirements on.this division for two or
three years. It is probable, however,
that many will be shipped, to other divisions where they are not so plentiful, in
which event this tie inspections mav be
resumed sometime within the coming
year.
—A special session of the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania, I. O. O. F., was held in
the hall of Juniata Lodge, No. 117, Huntingdon, last Thursday evening for the
purpose of admitting Past Grands to membership in the Grand Lodge. Grand
Master Robert Graham and the other
Grand Officers were present and the grand
lodge degree was conferred upon twenty-
eight Past Grands. Bepresentatives were
present from the Lodges at Hnntingdon,
Mapleton, Cassville, Mount Union, Orbisonia, Broad Top City, Alexandria and
McVeytown. The representatives from
Mapleton were H. H. Swope, A. M.
Parker, Amos Moore, John M. Miller,
W. H. Brininger, J. W. Brininger, 8. B.
-Teiop, Edward Brown, Jesse Corbin, John
D. McDonald, I. N. Swope, L. L. Parker,
0. W. Rwnrle. After the conferring of the
Grand Lodce degree the unwritten work
was exemplified by Deputy Grand Master
Chubbock.
"Show Tour Tickets!" In Japan. '
Upon starting from tbe outer station to
the train, the traveler in Japan shows his
ticket at a little gate. A boy, not a man,
punches it. It is remarkable how many
things of a responsible character are done
by boys in the empire. The person in
tbe "booking office" is also a boy, as is
tbe guard on the train. Conductors, as
we understand them, are dispensed with
on most of the Japanese trains. I was
informed that the employment of boys
was necessary because train and station-
hands must speak some English; and,
aside from statesmen, it is only the
younger generation in Japan that can
speak our language.
The traveler finds no porters or other
train employees standing at car steps to
examine tickets and give directions
Every necessary bit of information is
supplied by signs in both English and
Japanese. All cars are clearly labeled;
and while nobody watches the traveler,
it is a serious offense to get into a first-
class coach with a second-class ticket.
While there is usually no particular inducement to attempt such a violation of
the regulations of the country, save perhaps to minister to the pride while saving
the pocket of the traveler, it is a marvel
that the law is not frequently broken, for
on most of the trains no employee appears
to examine tickets. The boy that accompanies tbe train seldom comes into contact
with foreigners. His business is to herd
the natives on and off, and to signal the
engineer.
At the end of the journey the passenger
must surrender his ticket as he passes
through another gate. Unfamiliar with
this custom, I managed somehow, upon
my first arrival at a Japanese railway terminal, to get past the boy collector. I
had walked through the station, and was
about to get into a jinrikisha, when an
excited lad in uniform rushed toward me
and demanded, in passable English, te
know why I had not surrendered my
ticket,
I found the slip of cardboard and
handed it to him. He spoke, with evident passion, to the Japanese coolie who
was about to serve me in the capacity of
horse, and rushed back to the office. I
learned afterward that I had committed a
serious breach of the law, and that I
should have followed that excited boy in
uniform and secured formal remission of
my effense.—Booklover's Magazine.
Stork Wreok _t Mapleton.
About 10.30 o'clock Monday forenoon a
freight wreck occurred at this station, in
which two cars of hogs, a car of sheep, a
car nf cattle and a • car of sewer pipe were
involved. An east-bound freight train on
No. 2 track was putting 'off a car and in
doing so had part of the train on No. 1
track. An east-bound stock train on No.
1 track, hauled by engine 2346, plunged
into the rear car which was loaded with
sewer pipe. This car was wrecked and
the engine was slightly damaged. The
impact bunted an air hose on the stock
trafn and four cars of stock were wrecked.
One car containing hogs was completely
demolished and another badly wrecked.
The cars containing sheep and cattle were
damaged at one end and none of the cattle were hurt. Eighty hogs and twenty
sheep were killed and several hogs were
slightly injured. The balance of the two
cars of hogs wandered about town but as
soon as cars could be had thev were
herded and by night all but eight had
been rounded up. Six of these were recovered yesterday and the other two
were recovered*this morning. Two tracks
were blocked by the wreck and bnt little
delay was caused to traffic.
A Frightened Horse,
Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occurences.
Tt behooves everybody to have a reliable
Salve handy and there's none as good as
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cuts,
Sores, Eczema and Piles disappear quickly
under its soothing effect. 25c, at Wright
& Dell's store.
Mrs. John D. Crotsley.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Crotsley, wife of John
D. Crotsley, died at her home in Cass
township, Tuesday evening, November
30, 1904, of cancer ofthe liver. She was
aged 57 years.
Mrs. Crotsley was a daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McClain, of Saltillo,
and was a native of Cass township. She
bad not been in good health for some time
and about October 1st she was taken to
the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia,
in the hope that an operation might restore her to health. An examination disclosed the fact that her ailment was
cancer of the liver and that an operation
was useless. She was brought Rome again
and from that time gradually declined
until the time of her death. She suffered
intensely but patiently bore the affliction.
Loving hands ministered to her bnt her
condition made human relief helpless.
Mrs. Crotsley united with the Methodist
Episcopal church when seventeen years
of age and all her life had been an active
church worker. Among all who knew
her she was greatly esteemed for her
Christian character and many rise up to
call her blessed. In her home she was
sweet, tender and loving and a conversation with her was as a beam of sunshine.
She will be greatly missed in the home,
in the church and in the neighborhood.
She is survived by her husband, three
sons—Samuel, of Pittsburg, John W., nf
Altoona, and Charles, at home—and two
daughters—Mrs. Sherman Cornelius and
Mrs.- Mason Dunlap, both of Cass town-
Ship.
The remains were interred last Friday
morning in the cemetery at Cornelius
chapel.
Shapiro Bro*. for Holiday Goods.
Shapiro Bros., the bargain merchants,
are making extensive preparations for the
holidays. Tbey purchased large lines of
holiday goods whioh are arriving daily
and they invite you to call and inspect
their stock. The goods will be so displayed that the selecting of presents will
be an easy task for you. Call early and
often,
Mapleton School Reports.
Following is report of the borough
schools for second month which ended
November 25,1904:
Boom No. 1, Frances lsenberg, teacher.
Number enrolled, males 11, females 16,
total 27; average attendance, males 10,
females 15, total 25; per <aetit. of attendance, males 91, females 94, total 92,
Names of pupils present every day: Gilbert Wilson, Irene Turnbaugh, Elsie
Shoop, Alda Corbin, Ethel Slates, Maud
Duffy, Nannie Duffy, Clare McCarl, Harry
Baker, Hummel McHugh, Lawrence
Andrews.
Boom No. 2, Florence M. Oswalt,
teacher. Whole number pupils enrolled,
males 28, females 16, total 44; average attendance, males 24, females 11, total 35;
per cent, of attendance, males 88, females
86, total 87. Those wbo attended every
■day were Balph Corbin, Henry Wagner,
Emory Brumbaugh, Frank O'Connor,
Russel Montgomery, Sewell Gillam, and
Edith Henderson. .Eva Moore, Zurie
Truax, Bob Bex, James McCarl and Marion Cree each missed one-half day. Visitors, 20.
Boom No. 3, G. Monroe Querry, teacher. Number enrolled, males 19, females
9, total 28; average attendance, males 16,
females 7, total 23; percent, of attendance,
males 87, females 82, average 85. Those
present every day were Buth O'Connor,
Cora Shoop, Beba Lucas, John Corbin,
Walter Andrews, Walter Grove, Charlie
Bailey, and Buell Oswalt.   Visitors, 3.
Boom No. 4, Charles W. Swope, principal. Per cent, of attendance during
the month, males 85, females 84, total 84};
whole number enrolled, males 15, females
14, total 29; visitors 21. Those who
missed no time during tbe month are
Nora Bailey, Esther Brown, Ethel Wood,
Edward Spangler, Harold Spangler.
County Superintendent Deli visited the
schools on Monday and by his cheerful
words encouraged us to press "ever higher," showing us that this is an age of
young people by referring to the fact that
great corporations will not employ any
but young men and tbe United States
elected as its chief executive a man 46
years old, the youngest of three popular
candidates. Charles W. Swope;
Principal'.
Prompt Payers.
The following subscriptions have been
received at this office:
Scott Drake
James C. Wright
George Howard
Mrs. Belle Pheasant
Harry Johnston
Milton B. Wright
John S. Henderson
A. W. Kelley
W. P. Harvey
A. Milton Park
Joseph H. Dell
C. C. Foster
J. A. Crownover
James D. Sloan
G. F. DeForest
0. G. Stevens
J. Melvin Miller
Mrs. Kate Shaffer
May 19, '05
Oct. 8, '05
Dec. 17, '98
Jan. 1, '06
Sept. 18, '04
March 9, '05
Sept. 10, '05
May 11, '05
July 15, '05
Feb. 20, '05
June 20, '05
Oct. 17, '05
July 22, '05
May 19, '05
Feb. 19, '05
Dec. 1, '05
Aug. 15, '04
Nov. 16, '06
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The Drouth tn Pennsylvania.
An unprecedented  drought—one prevailing at a time of the year when most
sections of the state have tbeir rainy season—now afflicts several widely-separated
regions of Pen nsy 1 vania.   The upper Delaware Valley, for example, is so nearly
dry, bad it not-been for a sudden shift of i
the wind,   there  could  have  been  no
launching -of the  cruiser  Tennessee in
Pliiladelphia, the river was so low—the I
shallowest it has been in years at such a.■?■
season.
At Benovo there is scarcely more than
enough water to supply the Philadelphia
and Erie locomotives.
Lock Haven and Watsontown, in the I
West Branch   Valley,   are  now on the
verge of a most distressing water famine.
In the Nippanose Valley wells* that
have heretofore withstood all dry seasons
have not only gone dry, but have left;
great cave-like hollows in the rocks
through which they were originally sunk
and water is hauled from a distance of
two miles to supply the farmers' stock.
Montoursville's mountain reservoir has
run dry and the town, now drinking from
a graat artesian well, has an epidemic of
diphtheria.
Trout Ue dead in the beds of dried-up
streams in Clinton county.
In Butler the salt water overflowing
from an oil well is one of the limited
sources of the reservoir's supply; many of
the people have chapped hands and faces
and many others have been unable to use
any water for two weeks for laundry purposes.
In five towns of Westmoreland county,
embracing 50,000 inhabitants, the main
reservoirs are exhausted and the people
are living from band to mouth on the
product of a small mining run, so foul
that every drop of the water they get
therefrom has to be boiled to prevent a
plague.
In Fayette county there bas not been
a good rain since last May, and Union-
town is thinking of the necessity of a hurriedly sunk artesian well to snpply the
court house and jail. •'
In this section of the state the drouth
has continued for a longtime and in many .
places the water supply in low. At Altoona tbe city authorities' and the Pennsylvania railroad are engaged in a legal
struggle for the immediate possession of
the waters of Tipton run. Mount Union
is experiencing a scarcity of water and in 9
this town wells are dry which were never
before known to fail. The supply of the
Mapleton Water Company and a number
of springs in this vicinity, however, appear to show no diminution and no danger
from a water famine is anticipated.
Sohool Principals Organize.
During the county institute an association of principals was organised which is
known as "The School Principals' Asso-
ciatian of Huntingdon County." The objects of this organization are (1) to make
Huntingdon county tbe banner county of
the state in educational matters. Last
year tbere were more local institutes*
with probably better attendance in Hnntingdon tban in any other county; (2) for
the principals to get into closer touoh with
each other and discuss such matters as
pertain to {he vital welfare of each other
in the good work, thereby being fitted to
work better for the good of tlie sohools;
(3) to gradually fix a uniform gradation •
for all the high schools of the county; (4)
to create a greater educational enthusiasm
and tb bring the interest of the public
schools home to the heart of every citizen. .
Superintendent Dell met the association
on Saturday afternoon. Many important
subjects were discussed, among which was
the question of having, in this county, 'a;
convention of all the principals and superintendents of this, and the countiesH
bordering Huntingdon county. These
conventions, making as they do tbe educational standard of the counties on' a
much higher plane, are a grand success.
May such a convention soon be held in
our own county.
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