Punxsutawney Spirit, 1908-07-06

              '■ ' ' *7 <' V'" Gityldition Seventeen Year old Girl Dies From Injuries at DuBois WOMAN DIED INSTANTLY SIIOT i\ TIII: IJ«HJ. Automobile Parade Detachment Troop 1> 2 2 2 Nearly 25,000 People Participate. In Fourth Of July Celebration FIRECRACKER LIGHTED DRESS Mrmbrr of .IoAitmiii Cotlnf> liar Fl pi nil oil Saturday Nlftht. Killed Marie Butterbaugh, Then Ended His Own Life Reed W. Broscius Shot And 1.1 mmm bus Near Regnoldsville PRICE TWO CENTS Murder And Suicide nan mi w siii crag Twrtve Am*ls Made Saturday — The Si'raplxTs Wi'pp Much in Evidence.PUNXSUTAWNBV, PA., MONDAY EVENING JULY 6, ISM VOL. II—NO. 250 BURNED TO DEA TH Celebrates Old Time Style Punx 'y In Etglit-Yetir-Old Boy Kicked on tlie Head by a Horse Near Cool Spring. NO ACCIDENTS CHRONICELED The Most I lia borate and Cuprous p«. ra<lc fher WHih sm iI in This Vicinity. Tra»«ly Enacted at Home of "IW .la«-ket" Near rarduw—Couple Supto If live Ik-en Mirrlwl. GEN. WHITE DEMURS ORATION A fatality occurred at DuBois Saturday while celebrating the Fourth of July when Miss Mar*' Olson, the 17- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Axel Olson, of 812 West Long Avenue, DuBois was fatally burned by a spark from a firecracker hurled by an un- HI NI>HKI)S . VIEW THE  Several pieces of skull were removed and the balance lifted back into place, and the boy is improving ;i| rapidly as possible. Dr J. M. Grube, of this place, was summoned ;nnl the boy won brought ! T*r. J. II. C!rube's hospital, where | it was discovered that the skull was I crushed iivi r a space two and unc| half inches wide and three inches l«>ng. Robert, the ten-year-old :<in of J. B. McKinley, a Hrookville hotel proprietor, Saturday While visiting his grandmother, Mrs. David Cruller, of near Cool Spring, was seriously injured by b»>ing kicked on the head by a horse. The boy bad been riding and when he took the bridle from  horse jt wheeled and kicked, one hoof crushiiifc the boy's skull over the right eye. ski ll cim sued by hock, Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been announced. Mr. Brenneman, who was twice married, is survived by a widow and three married daughters. Soon after going to the home of his relatives, several weeks ago, Mr Brenneman was taken 111 and since that time his condition had been so critical that he could not be brought home. Daniel E. Brenneman, of Brookvllle, a nu mber of the Jefferson County Bar, died at the home of his wife's parents in Scotch Hill, (Marlon bounty. Saturday night, aged about fiftylive years. FIRE COR BUILDING Early Morning Blaze Destroy* Interior and stock of West Store. No common drunks were taken Inot custody. Moat of the scrappers were marked up to a considerable degree, although none of them were seriously injured. Thie twelve are scheduled for a hearing this evening. Hilton, of Troop D, arrested Alex Benninhi for disturbing the peace. Chief of Police Palmer arrested two young men who gave their names as Wright and Gray for lighting. They will be given a hearing tonight. Constable J. c. Shermer placed a man named Garbing under arrest for displaying his tlstlc abilities to advantage. State Police Hess Jugged another pair of scrappers, and Chief of Police Palmer nabber another for the same offense. Two members of the State Police jailed a man who gave his name as Harris for being drunk and disorderly. John aBrnlvat was taken itno custody by Kohut, of Troop D, State Pollfce, for carrying concealed weapons. The man posted a forfeit of $10 for a bearing this evening. Punxsutawney police were an ex! ceedingly busy lot her Saturday afternoon and evening, twelve arrests being made in all. while those who were drunk and inclined to be boisterous were escorted to their homes or otherwise disposed of to the best advantage.Alight at ranlus, near Ueynoldsville, yesterday afternoon, between «i number of Polanders, ended disastrously for one of the participants. The men It;i< 1 been drinking rather heavily anil during the fracas one of them threw a large rock which bit one of the party on the side of the head, crushing his skull. The injured man is still living, though his death et ms Mily a matter of time. The as- i M.iilant is still at large. Polander Fatally Injured in Drunken llrawl Near ItcyiioldsYillc. FROM IRE HOI 20RE Cliarlo* I'mnia 11 Is Greatly Pleased Wltli HI* New Position With Uneta Ham. Spent Bullet SirlkiM Alex Williams Oil |.4'» llllt | )0CK No hllllKIK'C. At the hospital another examination was held anil it was evident that the patient was ho badly burned that she could not survive and that little could i be done to .save her life. At midnight oiv Saturday night, about seven hours after the accident, the young lady died after remaining conscious until a few hours before she died. The y.iung lady ran Into a house about 50 yards away, where some men threw cloaks about her arid put the fire out, but not until her clothes were nearly all burned from her body. Physicians were summoned and after a hasty examination she was hurried to the hospital'. The sad accident happened at five o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The young lady was passing the Nelson | House at the corner of Main Street and DuBois Street, when the fateful cracker was hurled from a crowd of men, who were standing on the sidewalk, shooting off firecrackers in a reckless manner. One of them tossed a lighted cracker to the ground In front of the young lady and it exploded as she was passing over It, setting tire to her skirts. known young man Rim m stroyecl. Flattennlng Department of Brook. •vllle GIqm Pltuit Is De- Whilo reviewing the Urn works from tlir front stoo pof Cleorso Porter's residence, East Mahoning Street. ;il aboul 8: SO o'clock Saturday night, Alex Williams stopped a bullet. The mlssll, a 32 calihre, hart boon fired by somoonc in the crowd, striking first on the pavement it was flattened ' out ami glanelng'struck Mr. Williams below I he knee. Although the bullet did not penetrate the clothing It cut the f-jkin and left a wound which is giving the possessor considerable trouble. The five an dten rent store be longing: to Frank Cully, of West End and located In the east room of th« post office building, was completely gutted by tire at about one o'clock Saturday morning. The origin of the blaze 1<* a mystery. The West End tire companies got out In dotlbia qutcV time, but even then the Interior of thf store was all ablaze. By rapid work und with good water pressure th< lames were subdued In a few mouentH, but everything within had b«f* lestroyed. Had the discovery of tW ire been made a few moments later he entire building. Including th< lost office, would have been destroyed The'damage, which Is well coverei by insurance, will be about 11,200. Mr. Policy works in the mines and Vfrs. Colley run.s the store, which will >e restocked as soon as the room can >e repaired. w mar MInn Paulino Rlnii Wiliicfwod Drowning of Mary Powell at Indiana. tiie fourth or july in Between 20,000 and 25,000 people, according to the most reliable estimates, witnessed and participated in the celebration of the Fourth of July, 1908, in Punxsutawney, last Saturday.of the big parade, the automobile operators lined up on the plaza, a#d took a run down Mahoning street. The run was made wiHi the following chauffer's up: J. 11. Kennedy, D. If. Clark, S. A. Rinn's car (Walter Stouck), A. W. Calloway, Charles N. Means, P. O. Freas (Jackson ear), ,T. P. Teats (Thomas car), Miss Pauline Rinn (electric runabout), Dr. (Sourley, J. W. Ostcrhout, Dr. T. II. Williams. E. M. Clark, Dr. J. A. Walters, John P. Wilson, W. R. Cole, Alva Cole, Alex. Williams and Adam Hawk. Out-of-town paraders wejje Frank St. Clair and family, of DuHols, Richard and James Doncaster and families, of •Rochester, Pa., A. F. Brown and George Siumph, of Wcstover, and Promptly at 10 o'clock the van- OHlcia 1 Fourth of July lid not login in Punxsutawney, howeveiv until Saturday forenoon at 10 o'clock. The weal hennan was the best ever. In the forenoon he dished up "partly cloudy" with a breeze thai would have done credit to Atlantic city or Har Harbor. Along about 1:45 o'clock p. m., he let old J. Pluvius loose. Everybody got under cover nicely, and when they emerged lil'teen minuter later, it was* to tiikI the air cool, the streets sprinkled and washed of almost every vestige of the carnage of the crackers, and Punxsiilawney in shipshape for the afternoon. The Fourth began long before midnight Friday evening, and extended well toward midnight Saturday evening, as far a.s the noise makers and young America were concerned. Tons of lire crackers, giant crackers, sky rockets, and other ear-splitting devices were used up during the twenty-four hours in Punxsutawney, and what is best of til 1 nobody, as far as has  heard from, got '•hurled". drawn by a cow; Dick Harbaugh and companion on a bu«*gy representing W. 10. P. IT.; Pifer & Rowan, bleycl,j dealers and electricians, tandem bl« cycle with chicken coop attachment; Jay hand wagon. Jay drum corps, overland coach train; Jay bicycle riders, etc. Fourth I >ivision—Fantastic parade.; John fielhune, Sunny South; vehicle, The automobiles constituted the bird division in the big parade. | Second Dovision — floats II. j. ! l.oeb. clothing.; North & North, gro cer; Carl North, liveryman; official Punxsiilawney; pony carts; Or. J. M. ('rube; John Williams, grocer; Snyder's Department Store; !•:«! A. Murluy Depariment Store; Y. M. C. A. • amp and tent; Merris Beef (Company, John 11. Fink, department store, Waller S. I>insmore, clothing; Punxsu-1 t.'iwney Iron Company; (lutelitis seven • arringe.s tandem k Alex Williams, fur| niture store; MeKean Ilarl .V Son, | contractors; He*s Meat Market; Hiram Reese, planing mill; .letTerson Theater, K'eitonik Music store; B. ft. Brown. LinJsey Utilise; ft.ingan and Sullivan, pool room; flyman's Moving Van and baggage transfer; John Bumbargcr, groceries; I less delivery wagon; John Walton K- Son, black' smiths; Weiss Urns,, grocers; Brown Hardware <•<>.; Hon Ton Bakery, Peerless Shoe Company; Hicks »SL- Shorn o# grocers; carriages; Punx'y Beef and Provision Company; J. B. ftberliart Co.. Ltd., department store; B. Marshall, livery; Weaver ,M- Reey.fr. butchers; B. P. Neal, grocer; Jefferson Bark; Punxsut.awiiey Brewing Co.; 101k Bun Brewery. i a wney. DuHois Hose Company, dre-s»'d in natty red, leading the way for the Du Bois steam lire engine and hook and ladder company; West Knd lire companies; Punxsutawney lire companies, including hose companies, hook and ladder companies arid truck wagon squad; the West (find boys in gray and the central companies In blue uniforms; ICIdred Brass Band. tawney, anil Karl French, of Punxsu- The National Float, which was constructed in the Washington Hotel The line o? parade was to have been west over Mahoning Street, with the exception of the automobile division, which had been instructed to turn out at North Penn Street, run down Farmers Alley arid Torrence Street, and fall in back of the line. When the autos turned out at Ponn Stree't, the little girls in pony carts followed them, and the balance of the parade fell in behind. This took all but the lirst division of the parade off Mahoning Street until it came  ell Avenue, six blocks west. The column moved west on Mahoning Street, with Carl Jordan, chief marshal, and Meade Neal and A. N. McQuown flu aides. Pridge. The parade created great enthusiasm, and well it might, for Punxsutawney never viewed such an imposing line of gorgeously arrayed floats and automobiles. The judges, Horace O. Miller, W. O. Smith and W. P. Wehrle, viewed the parade from a point of vantage on the Weiss store porch roof. The prize fop the most original and artistically designed merchant's float, was awarded to Ed. A. Murray. The Murray float represented elaborately the interior of a well- PUNXSUT.WYXft Y AS SKKX IVY Til SIM It IT'S PlIOTOGHAPHKIt The building will be rebuilt an fast :is possible. sura nee. Only file tank ami a small portion of the wall was left intact and the loss Is estimated at $15,000; no In- The blaze was discovered In plenty of time to save the building: had it not been for the fact that the plant Is located too far away for good water pressure. j The flattening department of the Brookvllle glass plant was almost totally destroyed by fire at about one o'clock Saturday morning. During a storm lightning* struck the window corridor at the top of the building and the bolt following the steel, went below and set fire to the boxes. RACES HBROCKWAYVILIE I'linx'y llorscmen Well in the lluniiing—A First and See- I'lace. tiling i > in a sanitary condition and in fine style. There is a bunch of bananas growing at the front door. The streets are lined with them. At the rear of the building there are plenty of cocoanuts, oranges, limas and various other fruits and all very delicious. Kolks from tin* States have to be careful about eating this fruit at first, but I cannot understand w!»y anything that looks so inviting could injure any one. I was vaccinated and my arm is getting a little sore, but don't think It will give me any trouble. The quarters are laid out in plots, and every- "I think every nationality on the face of tin* globe Is represented here. "I am just a few miles from the Pacific Coast. Was down there this morning-, and had my first view of it. This in where the finest hotel on the Isthmus is located. The place In called Ancon, and is Just about one mile from Panama City, also the hospitals and a 'bug house'. The weather Is very warm and have had no rain for two days, something1 uncommon during the rainy season. 1 am sunburned to beat th«' band, but one does not feel the heat so much, and there is always a fine breeze from the Pacific Ocean "I have the finest quarters in the place. I room with the. postmaster and a civil engineer. In fact they are ail civil engineers in these quar- . ters, and a very fine lot of men. I wish you could see us. Everybody I wears Chines© pajamas and Chinese I shoes in the evening. I flay n, in pM* Chaiie« Penman, formerly a conductor on the B., H. & P. Railroad, who recently resigned to acept a position in Uncle Sam's domains, down In Panama, reached his destination in good health and spirits, and is now located at Pedro Miguel. Writing to' His former college chum, A. Q. Mc- Brlde, of this place, Mr. Penman A Gil APIECE The murderer and suicide was twenty-nine years of age, the .son of J. P. Hrosclus, a well-to-do farmer who liven near Summervllle. The father arrived at Reynoldsvllle yesterday afj ternoon and this morning took the body to Summervllle where burial [will be made tomorrow afternoon. iti an appearance. The girl, who Was but twenty-two years of age, was strikingly beautiful, ami well known in this vicinity. Her body still lies In the undertaking parlorn. her parents not yet having put Coroner Say its was at once notified and after he viewed the bodies they werp taken to the undertaking parlor* of Hughes & Fleming, at Reyitoldsville, where they were viewed yesterday by hundreds of curious pejple, Mrs. Perkins ruahed from the houa# a. the sound of the revolver shot*, but was warned back by Hrooclua. Scarcely had she entered the houae before two more shots rang out. and she, with | her husband ran nut Into the yard to find the man lying on the grass a few feet from the dead woman, screaming in agony. The first shot he fired at himself ha.1 struck a rib and glanced off. the second, however, penetrated his heart and went clear through his body. He lived for half an hour. ig the evening the mil became kntoscated. and Ibout ll'.Mt o'clock they started for FalWCnck.^ The c<rl hwlattd that before they drive to the home ot lira. parkins, commonly known aa "Red Jacket," to let a cup ot coffee. BtokIus atwented, and they started. They reached the Perktna horn* About, twelve o'clock and partook a* a luncheon. About twelve o'clock nil ~ — man left the house, climbed into the buggy and called to his tvlfe to come on. It being their Intention to drive to falls Creek, stay there that night, ind leave for their home, at Conifer, lie next morning-. The girl refused. aylng that she would stay with "Red fircket" all night. The man Instated. inil the woman became angry. A quarel ensued and Hrosolus. climbing from he buggy, took the woman by the vrlst. She fought back, and the enaged and drunken man pulled a re'oiver from hie pocket and flred twice it close range, both bullets taklnr efcct In the girl's abdomen, and killing .icr Instuntly. About four o'clock Saturday after- . noon flrosclus hired a rig from a, Falls C'reek liveryman and started for Reynoldavllle. wh<r» he met hi* wife, tvho had been with *er parents, Mr. and Mm. Bront Ituttertoaath, «t near 1 Heynoldsvllle, tor m ttW 'Oik. Dur- The tragedy was enacted shortly after midnight Sunday morhing, at the home of Mrs. Perkins, about one mile and a haff from Keynoldsvllle, In the vicinity of Pardus, at which place the murdered woman made h«*r home previous to the supposed alliance with Broaclus, which took place about six months ago. young woman supposed to have been his wife, and then turned the gun on himself, ending his own life. it was learned that Reed W. Brosclus, a well-known young man, had shot and killed Marie Bufterbaugh, a Seldom has the town of Reynoldsvllle been roused to the pitch of excitement prevailing there yesterday when The body was yesterday was taken to IKttannlg, the former home of the Powells, where today burial will be made In the family plot. Had she lived until Wednesday Miss Powell would have been twenty year* of age. Miss Powell had graduated at the Normal only last week, and her mother and a sister were there following com mencement. In about three minutes after she fell in the body was located and brought to the surface and temporary measures were taken to resuscitate her. Two physicians and a trained nurse were whisked to the scene In a few minutes. an dalthough they worked over her for four hours, the young lady never regained consciousness. One of the young men In the large boat, a g<»od swimmer, plunged In after the drowning girl, but being unable to locate her was almost drowned himself. Miss Powell was In a small skll with James Ft. Hotirk. " When the larger beat drew alongside, some of the party dashed water on the pair in the small craft. Miss Powell Juinpe I up to shake the water from her clothes, when slo- overbalanced and fell In. | Miss Pauline Rlnn, .laughter of Mr. I and Mrs. 8. A. Rlnn, of this place, who was at Indiana Saturday, was one of i party that was out boating, and wit- I netted the drowning of Miss Mary I Powell, of Oil City. J MKEUMil KM Pnnx'.v Won From Adrian Nine In Morning OHitrst aiul Lost At- IcmOOII 4 arllllM*. The accidental mlxup in the line of parn.le down Mahoning Street. of .clerks. barn, being too large to turn at East conducted department store, the tap- End, came out on Jefferson Street, cstvleH and decorations of which were and joined the llrst division of '.he most effectively displayed by a corps The deceased Is survived by one son, Peter of Anita, and »*••• daughters. Misses Susan. Ellafbath Catherine, with whom til® M®' **** had made hln home tor fM" ',I* ■ i * George Washington Shaffer, the oldest citizen of Oliver Township, who for many years resided near Markton post office, died of the infirmities due to advanced years, Friday night, age.l 89 years, nine months, and two days, and was burled In the St. Johns Cemetery, near Sprankle Mills, Sunday at two o'clock, p. m.. Rev. Axe, of Ringgold. officiating. nnt ; tmjx  rSsfejB •■1 '•■* Adrian 11200000 0—4 Summary—Adrian 2. Stolen Baaes—" Walk, B. Campbell. Sacrifice hits— Dock, Warren, J. Bacnac. Double plays—B. Campbell to J. Backn»ek.. Struck out—By Bullock 7; by ac-1 nack, 8. Hit by pitched ball*—Hwi-1 ry. McQinnU. Maioiwjr. Tli*«—• J Umpire—Drll Stepheiwon. J ...00000000 0—0 Punx'y . Following is the score by innings for the afternoon game: The forerioon game with Pantall on the iiring line for the Independents, was easy for the locals, score 5 to I. ever seen at the East End park. J. Campbell's long sprint In the seventh' inning, capturing a liner from Dock's bat that was scheduled for the fence, was the star play of the game, which was played on about the muddiest diamond ever. Bullock, for the Independents, and Bacnack for the Adrians, both pitched i remarkably good ball, each allowing but five hits, and neither one giving a pass. The visitors were fortunate, however, In chasing In their scores In the Arm three Innings, after which they never got a look In In either the run or hit column*. Both pitchers had grand support, B. Campbell, the Adrian backstop, having given one of the prettiest exhibitions of "pegging" Although the visitors captured the game by a good margin, the score does not represent the closeness of the contest. The feature of baseball sports in : Punx'y and vicinity during the Fourth of July season, was the game Saturday afternoon, when about COO fans witnessed a beautiful contest between Barl Hewitt's Adrian nine and the | Punxsutawney Independents. 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 Shannon, Clarion  Jennie Direct, Ur. M., Harry Carlisle. l,uther*burg. . Time 2:21 1-2; 2:19; 2:24. lliiiiniiiK Knee—1-2 nil. l»oats, 130 Dan, B. O., B. Pe.lro, BrocVwnyvllle Carson, B. M., J. J. Carson, Dubois  I Time—1:02 1-2; 1:03. Chas. Wilton, B. G., I. M. non, Clarion 3 3 3 Time—2:23; 2:21 1-4; 2:22 1-2. Free-for-all—Purse *250 Carlisle, Luthersburg Rue Hal, B. M., I. M. Shan- 2:21 Pace, 915.00 Purse Capella, U. R. Clover, Punxsutawney . 2 Sandy Hornet, Dun. G., H. 2 2 3 4 4 4 1-2 mile heats; Time 1:15; 1:15 1-2; 1:15 1-2; 1:15 1-2. Gentlemen's Komi Kaee, lhirse $75 Ding Dong, Hr., Dr. H. J. Lonjswell, Shuvvmut 112 Hal X.. h. O, li. A. Kearney, Punx'y ... 221 2 Russell, Bl., Mead Nail, Du Ho 1m 4 3 3 3 3 Wanda, G. M.. J. J. Carson, DuBois . Two Punxsutawney horses got In on the money, one for lirst and the other for second place. Following is th<- mary: to Brockwayville Saturday to witness the races. J. West Wilson was the ofllclal starter, Judge and flagman. Several Punxsutawnev people went summary. There were many floats, in fact most i of them would take first prize in almost any such parade, and the judge* experienced no little difficulty in arriving at a decision. Many of them d« serve special mention, which a lack of space alone precludes in this article. The National Float designid by J. H. -Bonnet* and driven John Graul, the local representative of the Freedom Oil Co., was a mar- Continued on Page Three. John Hethune's "In the Sunny South", a vehicle drawn by a cow and representing a southern family, colored folks and household, "on the move", was awarded lirst prize in the fantastic parade. Had the 200 or more vehicles and automobiles been In line all at one time the procession would have reached from the «>nd of the street car line, in West End, to the Upper Iron When the parade did move up Mahoning Street then? were at h ast 20,- 000 people banked along the pavements, on the plaza and side streets, l:i windows and oil roofs. march was regretful, as Mahoning Street, from Penn Street to Mltchcll* Avenue, was lined with people who were thus compelled to wait over an hour before they got a glimpse of the parade proper on its return from West End. Detachment of State Police in command of Capt. Reese. Mounted tlatr bearers, Big Itun 3an<1 of twenty-four pieces, illrectinl cy Henry I. Wilson. Carriage bearing speakers, General Harry VV hite, of Jndiarta, D. C. Gillespie, of runxsu•After making the run to West End and return the autiw glided over to East End and fell into line with the big parade which left East End in the following order: Messrs. J. E. Klinefelter and W. C. Kreny, at Troutville. The hnz'A wagons wore all handsomely decorated with Hags, bunting and artistic drapery and each carried a full (iuota of Fourth of July celebrators. Gliding along at an easy pace, and within a Bate distance they constituted a beautiful, animated purado panorama of over half a mile In length. '3 mm KXiiilX>-~ I *g!i: f* y