Punxsutawney Spirit, 1889-02-20

              NO 87. .: b '* AT THEIR ACTUAL VALUE! •HAVE AT ATTORNEYS-AT-LA W, Til'' Jurors Bulled. A. runU DrpM NfiitMir«< lrtttnue From Cigarettes. rj C. BENSCOTER, DIBTBICT ATTOBSET, with Hon. A. C. White. PA. 15-W II1II0VBATI«V. Tine HnM! fwt.wro irni wipwat . Time Bmdral! PUNXSTJTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1889. TitWI «T Bl-CklffjHllM t|Mf. PMMTlfMta MINX. Half KM MMI rta* Mrvta* in Ik* Nzw Yobk, Feb. 17.—In all the Catholie ebnrohM of this city to-daytbe Eaeyalyo*l let'w of Hi* HoIImm Pop* Lao XITT. was reed. It was written **th* tftiath Ftp* L*tfs pri*sth*o4 aad thaatevsothof hisPootMoath. Ibitji: 'Aa forth* public schools,there la aa accleeiaatlcal'autharity left in then, and in the years when it !• moat fitting for tender minds to]be trained oarefnlly in Christian virtue, the| precepts of religion are for the moet part unheard. Many nowadays seek to learn by the aid of reason alone, leaving divine troth entirely aaida, teaching, for instance, that matter alone exists in the world and breaata have tha same origin and a like nature. There are some indeed who go so far as to doubt tha existenoe of Ood, the Bnler and Maker at the world, or who err moet griaveously aa to the nature of Ood. Henoe the very nature and form of virtus, juatioe and duty are of necessity altered." OVERCOATS AUL J. TBUITT, A TTOMXMTUT-LA W, Hiimww, Fa ar w^aRS^assas J TATLOS BBLL, attobxmy-at-lj. r, imuitPi, 0«M X*. MS, TrtH taiUUBC, Mala SUMt. jfisffiaaar- *m —"vey GIVEN AWAY M. BEE WEB, V' ATTOMXtT-AT-lAW, fU—WAtllli TA. <WM M SUpO "treet, two Inn Mrik •« qpSE'farBttrae Mn.  fPDWARD A. CABMALT, " jTToayir-^T-i^r, iMotnua, PA Office with Jodga Jeaka. Legal taataeeaoaro- Jally attended to.  TENKB * CLARK, U 4 TTOBKE TB-AT-LAW, INNmiAFA la Vimos Block, opposite the paMIe TT c. CAMPBELL, A TTOBXM T8-A T-LA W, Bmaozrau, Pa. Offiee to Ifataon'a ofloe, Mataoa balldtag, oppealte the Court Home. JOHN W. BELL, ATTOSNETATLAW, tkteM kj M Ir*a PmL Less Than Half NORTH & MORRIS PA. ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS, TXAHIXL EAMKY, A TTOBNE T-A T-LA W MOT Pat. K.-W., Waahlngtoa, D. C. Praetlelnx attorney In the eoTeral ••"Jf[*■ Waeklnffton and elMwhew. Proey»*ea olaliaa before ill I th a ftorenuaMt Ike pwehaae and aale of real eetato. 14-1* JSAA.C G. A C. Z. GORDON, g A. OBA1G ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, BBOOSVILLE, PA. Office in Opera House Block. Oct. 1.1889. Baltimore, February 17.—Last nighta telephone wire on Camden street parted, and one end in falling waa caught on an eleotrio light wire, over whioh it hung suspended, nearly reaching the pavement. Someone,to get it out of the way,wrapped the broken wire about an iron awning poet. Soon after, William Thiemer and Peter SrhnmaViT, two clerks employed in adjoin-11 okuiui, uibt uoui' 'he poet and engaged iu conversation. ° While moving aside to lot a crowd pass, the two men oanm in contact with the pest. A moment later both lay unconscious on the sidewalk. The eleotrio current had passed through the telephone wire and charged the post. It was fully two hours before the two clerks were restored to consciousness. Those parts of their body that had come in contaot with the poit were discolored. They are still very weak from the eBecta of the shock. m WM. ALTMAH, physician and bubo son, PomravAwmr, Pa. Oftn kls P*ofe«io«al leryteee Uthe oitUeiu il riimtiwMT lad Ticlnlty.  P)R. W.F.BEYER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGgGf, PmrraovAufnT, Pa Bkookvillk, Pa. Three Hundred Overcoats, In oase the hotels and lodging houses of Washington should be unable to accommodate the visitors, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from Washington to Baltimore Febru ary 25th to March 4th, good for return trip until March 7th, at $1.20. The excursion rate fixed for this occasion is a single fate for the round trip, and tickets at that rate will be so d from all statisns on the Pennsylvania Hail road system from February 25th to Harch 4th, valid for return trip until March 7th. Visitors who desire to extend their] trip to Richmond can also purchase excursion tickets in Washington on March 1st to 7 th good to return until March 7th. inclusive at $4.40 for the round trip. The trains will be kept moving all the time, and having deposited their ounteuts in the centre of the city the oars will be immediately run back, to be again loaded with a part of the vast throng which will crowd into all the stations of the company. In this manner the work will be done promptly and effectively, and the great nnmber of trains will enable every one to reach the oapital at a seasonable hour. Pmint Indications foreshadow the moat brilliant inangnral dMoailntlon ever known en the ImIiUiIIn Praaideuteleet Hartteoa, Mink 4th mi! The tin country to interested In the •▼•at, ui it«7 State in the Union will be represented in the grand parade. Civilians, military, civic, and politioal bodies will make this the greatest pageant ever sssn in the National Capital. The hall will be the moet brilliant affair of the kind ever held, and the entire will be eon- ducted on a scale of magnificence never before attempted. Thousands of people will visit Washington during this period as participants or spectators, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ia making preparations to carry them there, aad return them in tha promptest and meat satisfactory manner. It will undoubtedly be the heavieet job ever undertaken by the company, yet with ite enormous equipment, excellent facilities, and maatarly management, the task will be accomplished to the satisfaction of all. For the day preceding and that succeeding the 4th, the tails leading into Washington will be hot with thousands of wheels, and aa all trains will be ran in as many seotions as the demands of travel require, there will be between New York and Washington a continual procession of locomotives and cars moving steadily forward to their ilex tination. Ia order to utilize all the uhi», end to prevent any blockage of the tr« Ut, no oars will be stored on siding* in or near Washington as other lines propoee to do. The Deed »f a Viand. Tkcumskh, Mich., Feb. 17.—A shocking tragedy occurred in this villiage last night in which a whole family was wiped out of existence. Frank Silvers, a well-known horse-breeder, . shot his wife and two daughters, Edith and Ada, aged 11 and 9 respectively, and then ended liis awful act by shooting himself. The bodies were found this morning by neighbois, who forced open the door. In the parlor lay the body of Mrs. Silvers, fully dressed. The bodies of the children were found in bed upstairs, and in the game room,on the floor, lay Silvers, weltering in blood, and still breathing. Every one of the victims had been shot through the temple, and, with the exception of Silvers himself, death probably was instantanoous. He is still alive, but unconscious, and cannot recover. There is no known oause for the deed. Kirrls(* m Success. Which is two hundred and fifty more than they intend to keep over if low prices will make them go. These coats range in price from $2 to $22. We will tell you now that to every purchaser of an overcoat at from $10 to $22, we will give a dis count of 12, making prices as follows: flO for $8, $12 for $10, $14 for 112,116 for $14, $18 for $16, $20 for $18, and $22 for $20, Triple Harder and Nalclde. Don't Fail to Examine These Garments. It will Pay You1 to Buy One for Next Winter. This is Chance You Cannot Afford to Miss. nR. B. B. HAMILTON, AND SUBOMON, Pr*x*rr±w**T, Pa oflee to dwelling. Offer* hla •errioe. to the people ot Pun»Hrt»wney and the .urroundlng •ountrr.  nB. 8. c. ALLISON, PHYSICIAN AND 3 USOSON, PlimlHATOT, PA. Ofbn M» ierrtoee to the people of Pnnxan.IWMJ And Yioinlty. - tnr. BYRON WIN8LOW, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Ct ATOLL*, PA. and fMldence one «quaM back of JBllleeplee .tore. ty' HAS BEEN A GRAND SUCCESS OUR CLEARANCE SALE Tkcumskh, Mica., Feb. 17.—▲•hooking tragedy occurred In this village last night, by which a whole family haa been wiped out of existence. Frank L. Silvers, a wellknown horse breeder, shot his wife and two daughters, Edith and Ada, aged 11 and 9 respectively, and then ended bin awful act by shooting himself. Silvers bsught the revolver with whioh the crime was committed, yesterday. The bodies were found this morning by neighbors who, noticing tbat the curtains were down, and failing to arouse anyone, forced open a door. Iu the jwlor lay the body of Mrs. Silvers fully drtssed. The bodies of the children Wiie fouud iu bed upstairs, aud in the samo room, on the fl.wu, lay Silvers welteiiug iu blood an«l still breathing. Every one of the victims hud been shot thtoU|(li the temple, and with t>ie exception of Silvers himself, death probably was lustanluiie us. There is uo kiiown utilise for mo deed. JVot Alone In Clearing Out Our Winter Slock, but in making so many Comfortable and Happy for so hittle Money. rjR, CHARLES t. ERNST, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, FTOM0TAWH1T, PA. aw permanently located in this place. ond othla oflloe, up italrt in ne Jjyj££H5i GimM liSgnageipeken. MemSer of Board of Peeiloa Kzamlnen.  OB. 8. J. HUGHES, u burgeon dentist, PUOTSOTAWKST, Pa. OfiM louth and of Flndleyllwt*1  (CoasMrsial Sssstts.] Responding to you request lor my views opos prohibition, I shall oommenee with the above qoestioo. Other views will Isilow: Will prohibition prohibit T I believe It will; bat my view differ* from the common om. Moot pereona look for an immediate effect. In the main the experenoe in other State* la favorable, but that la not the proof. In all the mbjeet la in tranaition, and the time for fall proof haa not arrived. What ie meant by tranaitionf I mean thie: A. prohibitory amendment when adopted flnda a people indulging In drink. It flnda aaloooi, drnnkarda, tippler*, moderate drinker* and appetite yet untrained, The amendment eloeea the open aaloon; bat the people are unchanged. Lover* of drink will have it. The depraved pander to ik ThU condition prevails most in ottiM where pop* ation la dense, ud the lowest ud moat depraved in fonnd. There opportunity for evesion it greatest. Here the opponente of prohibition seek end And it. They do not inquire of the Teat country, but in the towns; end tell of aeoret rooma there, hidden plpea end confidential hinta. By seeking thua they find. But this does not determine the queation. It provea the reel power of prohibition. It haa oloaed open doora, end driven the drink hebit to low end hidden dena. The faahionable saloon, arrayed in rioh and shining attractions, beckoning to foolish youth and sober men, no longer assails their peth. The temptation to the uofal len is removed. This is a great victorj; but we must look still beyond. From what souroe are the ranks of drunkenness recruited? From the sober. All drunkards were once sober men. But mirth, hilarity, good fellowship and boon oompanionship, led them first to the open bar or respectable tiiloon. Nothing repulsive forbade entrancn there, and invitation t > drink was acceded. There habit began, gradually foru.nl, and finally fixed iteelf. What does me closing of these epen doors—respectable resorts— proclaim! It tells of a frequented place end en alluring invitation withdrawn from the young and the yet sober. It tells of a publio opinion which makes the secret haunt of drink difficult to be reached end disgraceful when found. The yet unformed habit feels no impulse to|enter in, and the young and sober are not induced to seek the hidden dens. The race of drunkards and tipplers must necessarily die out without new recruits. But it requires time to pass through this transition. Yet the administration of law, the removal of temptation and publio opinion increasing and preponderating by the new condition, finally will reach a time, perhaps ten or more years hence, when prohibition will exhibit the same strength that is acquired by other laws. No human laws can be perfectly executed, but when prohibition is executed as the law* against crime are, prohibition haa succeeded. Prohibition then prohibit*. It la the enemy who suggests prohibition will not prohibit. It was not until the third and fourth centnries the religion of Christ became able to resist the obstacles it enooontered. And on what priuoiple of sound reason or good sense shall we proclaim prohibition a failure, uutil society hits passed through the transition fryui the old to the new bj'nltffl- It Is only when the dyiug Out of «ciet! liquor places by the continued aduiiuiatration of law, when thenuiueioua dru'iktudu and tipplers have been rtduced to a few, when the young aud the yet wlitr liuve beau educated liy the absence ut oprn temptation to look upon tlie vice us vile, . and ihe violator viler, and publio opinion has become the true arbiter, that we uiuac look for liie iviil proof. A renewed society will then proclaim that proi.iliiliou does prohibit. Daniki, Agnkw. 830,uoo.ln Nlfht Onltn. The lOUDg lady was brought to the St. Joseph Infirmary here, so that the btst m <lio..l attention could begiveu her. She gradually sank, however, aud two weeks ago her death was pronouuoed certain. Her betrothed was at tier bedside as much as tho ruUs of the infirmary would ullow, but. when the ei,d approached he desired to be with her all the time. Marriagt; was the means by which this could be accomplished, so, in the prcsenca of th« ir families, the true 1 ver was married to the seeming'} dvlng ller death w as expected v. i-.hiu a few hours,'"but strango to Bay, from the niomoi t tho ceremony was performed she gic v stronger, aud the phjsioiaus no a hive strong tiojus of hei recovery. Louisville, February 14—In 1886 Miss Bertie Gardner oame here to attend a seminary. Her home was at Martin, Tenn., where her widowed mother, a wealthy lady, now resides, Among the many friends whom she visited bare was the family of Mr. W. B. Wilson, a wealthy gentleman residing near Louisville. Mr. J. Wesley Wilson, a son of W. B. Wilson, fell in love with her and they were engaged to be married, last October being fixed for the event. Last rammer Miss Gardner waa thrown from a horae, receiving injuries which the physicians pro[ nouueed fatal, rvw W. J. CHANDLER, BVBQEON DENTIST, (uxxmrfAwmr, |f>OStt rwidena*. to *>6 We«t >a- T.* l.D.D. 8. distal booms, ft' . omnia JobnaoB Building, over Johrtcm* Vlmk'i ««or«.  guttcatf <**<««• T<wB. *. r. PHILLIPPl. DSNTI8T. untbiMLU, M. mm In the Oor4on Brick Block,HejrnoliUjara* aIuSSSi tertlt without plate.. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 16.—J'Shortly alter the jury to wluoh had Urni committed the decision of a burglary oa«J had been luck'tl up Wednesday ti'ght, .lur r Chas. Moote b;caine deathly sick and Ntnall blotolies appeared on Itii* face. AVbun one ( tbe jur rs •>u>igeetod '»•« x ''' " WH* '.ho niUU'H'. confusion i.i 11 *■ .'.nr. o.tia and teveral perso-.s tii.d »«< e>-e»|»e through I ho windows. W 1cm't. ii \" t' aus h[tp(tarotl tin© of thuui *hook Utrt hoa.i ominously an.I tive of the jur r«  contin' iitly The diseawt »u- li • y declared t..> b" nettle ruth, l> >t f* \o. away jurors wcre not. bo found. h 11 • i Judw | Whim l1:ui been fotoed to <Hrter J. » - * 'rial of iho ca n. In boys' and children's clothing we r.re closing out all odds and ends. If you want a good suit sor y our boys North & Morris can supply your wants and you will bQ astonished at the low prices. Men's pants in great variety at cost. Men's underwear at cost Men's and boys' fur caps at half price, Scotch caps at your price Woolen hosiery and mittens, gloves, cardigan jackets, flannel shirts Jersey caps for men and boys all at naif price. Remember this il not an advertising dodge but we say jus what we mean and mean just what we say. We have a full line of Cincinnati trunks, the best in the market, satchels valises, umbrellas, alpaca, silk and mohair; Hats ! we just received a brand new line of hats, all the latest Btyles at the lowest prices. Young men wishing stylish hats will do well to examine our line before making purchases elsewhere. The insurance firm of Juo. F, and G. E. Urown, of Clarion luid Brookvitle, bad a largo portion of the insurance in Puuxsu- j tawney al the time of our greut fire oi lSSti and it is not flattery to say that their adjustments were prompt aud satistactory. livery loss was settled aud paid by sight drafts, over $30,000 being paid by their companies wilhiu 60 days after the fire. That fire did u t dis courage them and they have written most ot the utw buildings aud slocks. Their bust neSi has increased so much that they have opaued an office in Punxsutawney, in trout room ot second story of John Zeitier block, aud placed Walter S. Ilrown, one of the brothers, in charge. Their line oomprises the largest and best companies doing businesj in the Unit.d States 1<> 29 tohn t. bell, *» JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, romovAVMar. PA. §6®BSSuf—•*-— NORTH * MORRIS. MAIN STREET, -CORNER ROOM MOTEL MNTALl, MM & Popular One Price Clothiers rnetltal Prohlbltloa. Grkknsbuiu;, fob. 15.—Samuel Smit the murdarer o£ Joseph Green, bus bet sentenced to the Riverside Penileiitl* lor a term of 12 years. The jury retired 11:30 and at 4 o'clock this afternoon a.v< diet of murder in the second decree* returned, and the Conrt was esked to i1 pose tho full penalty of the law. Jud ; Hunter at onoe called the prisoner beft the bar and impjged the sentence, | ing him that a verdict of mnrder in j first degree aonld have bettor suited ! case. Smith is troll p t-»aed with the ' i diet, stating that he ha* *»o **» i 1 for but himself, and that he wight mm be in the pen. Dknvkr, Kobraary 13.—The trial of the | Hiram Barker will oasa, in which nearly $1,000,000 u invdlved, began here to day. The will provide* that Hiram Barker, ion of the teatetor, shall receive |5,ti00 yearly until hie death; that if be keep* sober ten yrara he can eraw|25,t00 at the expiration of that period, and a Hke amount on similar conditions at the end of each succeeding ten year*. I f'he gets intoxicated once he Uvea all. The aou will try to ahow ; thai bia father wanJnaane. MttoDLKTON, N. V,—February II — Jo'.ti I' .werH, 11 years of age, living with j hitt w id i wed mother in this city, has long ' b. ci) permitted to iudulge in a passion foi | smoking cigarettes, with the result that he has become a ravi ig maniac, and was taken yestsrdaj to the Orange County Insane Asylum for restraint and treatment. Iu the mors violent paroxysms of the disease be wants to break and destroy everything he can lay his hands on, and the j united strength of two men is barely | sufficient to restrain him. One of his built ciuations is that he bus been bitten by a mini dog, a .tl 1 e has spasms of yelping and frothiig at thej mouth, as though (suffering froui hydro- j pboola. The several physicians wbo have seen htm anile iu pronouncing i 1 a ease of acute mania, brought. or> !>•■ rxotsslve oigarette smoking, and are inclined I to think that the boy will never be restor-1 ed to sound mind. 1WAXSVT* WXMr. M JB. MOBBIB, * JVtotO* or TEE  ameMto*** 1>U0M» promptly •»- VOL. XVI. * II '*■ ♦ i $ 5K !/< r 4 ¥ t ®je prnixstttnttmei) Spirit