Mapleton Item

              VOL.
LOCAL NOTES.
—Pension day.
—J. M. Baker has been on the sick
li*t for m few days.
—The first frog concerts we have
heard this season were given on Sunday.
—Miss Lottie Smith, of Cass townahip, wax a guest  ol  Mapleton friends
in Monday.
—The borough schools will close next
week.   The -schools in Cass township
dosed last week.
—John Larkins snd son, Curtis, of
Altoona, were guests oi J. W. Long and
family on Sunday.
—Hon. W. P. Stevenson, of McVeytown, was transacting business at Maple*
ton last Thursday.
—Mrs. T. L. Banks, of Harrisburg, is
upending a few days with parents and
friends in Mapleton.
•-For men's dress snits, shoes, hats,
shifts, etc., It will pay to go to W. G.
Ewing's, Mt. Union, Ps.
—A. B. Smith, of Cromwell township,
spent Ssturday snd Sunday among
friends in and about Mapleton.
—Quite a snow fall visitsd this section this morning. It 1s a safe prediction that it will not long remain.
—J. O. Heaton, Cassville, Pa., recommends snd sells sll of Chamberlain's
remedies sdvertised in the Item.
—Ths Pennsylvania Railroad company last week put a new culvert under
<bs tracks In the eastern part of town.
—A new galvanized root wss put on
forge L. Smith's tenant house at cor-
of Main and Sugar streets on Mon-
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—We had the pleasure of a call yesterday from our friends, A. A. Curl msn
-and Samuel Rickabaugh, of Tod township.
—Harry Baker, a little son of Joseph
M. Baker, scalded one of his arms a few
days ago by spilling a cup of hot coffee
-on it.
—D. F. McConahy, who Is employed
*t Johnstown, arrived home Monday
evening and will remain s few days witb
mother snd friends.
—McCarl's liniment is good for .msn
or beast. It quickly brings relief when
applied to aches, pains, sprains, -cats or
bruises.-   Try it.
—Rev. ML P. Doyle, « former pastor
of ths United Brethren cburch, will
preach in tbe Msplston U. B. church
nest Sunday morning.
—Mrs. Fannie Gosnell and granddaughter, of Hustontown, have been
guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Godard
during the psst week.
—E. E. Palmer had the end of one of
his Sogers pinched off by getting it
caught between two plank at Mount
Union one day Isst week.
—At W. G. Ewing's, Mt. Union, you
van get dress plaids ss low as 5 ssnts
per yard and all wool 36 Inch dress
goods st 25 cents per yard.
—Jesse Corbin, who hsd been in the
iHaboeman hospital, Philadelphia, for
treatment for s sore limb, returned home
last Wednesday evening much improved.
—A bos of salve is a reqtisite in
•yery household. When buying get
McCarl's ointment whtch has healing
properties unequaled by sny other
salve.
—A. K. Skipper received the gratifying intelligence thit morning thst he bad
been granted an  increase of pension
trom $10 to $12 per month, dating from
snuary 4th.
.Miss Ada Wood, a practical and
impetent seamstress,  announces tbst
prepared to go out and do plain
ney sewing by the day. She solicits
itronaga of the community.
G. Ewing, Mount Union, csrries
ie of ladies' drees goods, mus-
tings,  table  linens,  sheetings,
plaids, etc., snd it will pay
goods before purchssing.
cial  meeting  of Mapleton
468, 1. O. O. F., will be held
evening at which time the
ie ensuing term will be in*
imbem are requested to
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The company already has
ity for drying ssnd but nol!
meet the demand.    fll
— Why not get rid of that wackmg
cough bsfors it runs into something
more serious? McCarl's Cough Sy
is an excellent remedy for coughs, colds
croup and all irritations snd inflamatlonaf
of the throst or chest. Price 25 cents
per bottle.
—A flock of 140 wild geese passed
over this plsce Isst Thursdsy morning.
Earlier the same day a smsll flock had
passed northward. The passing of the
wild geese was in former years a very
common sight but for the past few years
they have been but rarely seen.
—Rsy S. Godard, of Huntingdon, has
bsen in town for a couple days saying
"good-bye" to his msny friends. Next
Monday he will take bis departure for
Delaware county where he will enter
Williamson's school near Media as a
student.    We wish him success.
—A bsrn on the Dr. Jones farm at
Shade Gap was destroyed by fire about
two o'clock Monday morning. A large
amount of grain, hay and straw, a number of head oi stock snd a lot of terming implements were consumed by the
flames. The fire was of incendisry
origin.
—Rev. N. B. Smith, the new pastor
of the Cassville charge, preached at
Trough Creek Sunday morning and at
Cassville Sunday evening. His family
arrived at Mapleton Monday trom
Orangeville cn route to their new home.
We wish them a pleasant sojourn in this
section.
—Rev. G. W. Stroup, his son, Samuel
and C. M. Lumau, of Bedford county,
were guests of Mrs. Barbara Spangler
Monday night. Samuel and Mr. Luman
were en route for Selinsgrove where they
hsve mstriculated at Susquehanna college. The reverend gentleman accompanied the lads this fsr on their way.
—Some vandal broke into A. B. Gillam's stable a few nights ago, overturned and disordered everything about
the place, turned Mr. Gillam's horse out
and stole a bridle. He may have taken
other articles but that Is all that has
been missed. The next morning the
horse was found on the street not far
trom the stable.
—The members of the M. E. church
will hold an Easter entertainment on
Saturday night, April 14th at 7 o'clock
in Cornelius chapel. During the entertainment a grand subscription quilt,
containing thi names of the persons
contributing to it, will be sold. The
proceeds of which shall go toward repairing the chapel. The public is cordially invited (o attend.
—William Chilcote, of Union township, met with sn sccident on Saturday
morning which might have proved mors
serious. He wss riding a mule when
the animal frightened and attempted to
jump a fence. Mr, Chilcote fell off snd
the mule tell with tbe knees of its tront
legs on tbe lower' part of his breast.
We are informed he is slowly recovering from the bruises sustained.
—In almost every neighborhood tbere
is some one whose life hss been saved
by Chambsrlain's Colic* Cholsrs and
Diarrhoea Remedy, or who bas been
sured of Chronic diarrhoea by the use
of that medicine. Sueh persons mske
a point of telling of It w bene ver opportunity offers, hoping thst it may be the
means of saving other lives. For sale
by J. G. Gillam.
—The record for the movement of
freight cars wss broken on ths middle
division of the Pennsylvania railroad in
March and never in the history of the
division were so many cars bandied on
the great section of the Pennsylvania
system. And never weie so many handled without a mishap of any consequence. The figures of the freight
movement on the division show thst
175,112 cars were moVed, the highest
previous record being 171,332 made In
Msrrh of 1899.
—Monday wss moving day and there
was a general tear-up in town. As a
matter of course all who moved declare
Ihey will not move sny mora but next
April will find many ready to exchange
homes again, and it will not be surprises If some do not move two or three
mes in the next year. Some people
wouldn't be happy If they couldn't move
occasionally. A list of the changes will
appear In the Item next week.
—D. B. Miller and George Miller
were summoned to near Hollidaysburg
last week to attend the funeral of a
brother-in-law, Joseph Miller, whe died
on the 27th ult. Deceased was a native
of Brady township, this county, and was
aged 78 years. He wss married to Miss
Ann Miller, a daughter ot the late Jacob
Miller, of Union township. His. wife,
two sons Snd one daughter survive him.
The remains were interred on Friday.
—If troubled with rheumatism, give
Chamberlain's Pain Balm a trial. It will
not cost you a cent if it does no good.
One application will relieve the pain.
It also cures sprains and bruises in one-
third the time required by sny other
treatment. Cuts, burns, frostbites,
quinsey, pains in the side and chest,
glandular and other swellings are quickly cured by applying it. Every bottle
warranted. Price, 25 and 50 cents.
J. G. Gillam.
—The work of establishing a new
grade 00 the Huntingdon and Broad
Top railroad from Braider's Siding to
Tatesville, by wbich the tracks will be
changed to a point west of the present
line and fills will take the place of trestles now in use, is under way. Contractors Fogarty & Co., of New York,
have a good sized force of men at work
and will increase it to several hundred
workmen within a short time. The
work to be done is extensive and will
require some months to complete. The
new piece of track will be about three
miles in length.
—Monday evening David Hutchison
assistsd Mrs. Joel Hicks and children
on mail express and before Mr. Hutchison could get off the train started. He
stepped off after the train was in motion
and in so doing fell. His left foot got
between the platform and the outer edge
of the wheel. His ankle was sprained,
the heel slightly bruised, the great toe
and several small bones were broken.
The sole of the foot was bursted open
for about three inches. Tho injured
man was taken to his home where his
foot was dressed by Dr. Simpson. He
is getting along nicely and it Is now
hoped that amputation may not be necessary.
, mam
The Best In tke World.
We believe Chamberlain's Cough
Rsmsdy is ths best tn the world. A few
weeks ago we suffered with a severe
cold snd a troublesome cough, and having read their advertisements in our own
and other papers we purchased a bottle
to see if It would effect us. It cured us
before the bottle was more than half
used. Il is the best medicine out tor
colds and coughs.—The Herald, Anderson ville, Ind.   For,sale by J. G. Gillam.
The Sunday Schools.
The Sunday schools of this place were
re-organized on tbe ist inst. Following
are the officers for this year:
Presbyterian ; H. S. Stubbs, superintendent S P. M. Hooper, assistant superintendent; John Robley, secretary;
Samuel Skipper, librarian; Glen McLaughlin, assistant librarian; A. W.
Swope, treasurer.
United Brethren : A. M. Parker,
superintendent; Joseph M. Baker, secretary; R.C. Fields, treasurer; Watson
Brininger aod John W. Hooper, libra-
rians.
Methodist Episcopal : I. N. Swope,
superintendent; W. T. Boring and Miss
Jennie Baker, assistant superintendents;
J. Duane Hicks, secretary; Charles H.
Hooper, assistant secretary; John G.
Gillam, treasurer; Elbe Coder and
Charles Wert*, librarians
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Bight Ann  Crushed.
Howard Werts, of this place, was the
victim of an accident at the Juniata
sand works Isst Saturday morning whieh
may yet prove fatal. Mr. Werts wss
aeting foreman that morning and soon
after the machinery was put in motion
he came Into the building. Noticing
one of the belts slipping be took some
rosin in his hand and attempted to apply
it to the belt. At he did so a set screw
caught the tail ot hia coat. He reached
to extricate himself and the' cogs of tbe
screws caught his right coat sleeve near
the elbow. A fellow workman named
Parks ran to his assistance and the
engineer shut off the steam. Before Mr.
Parks could help him or the machinery
came to a stand still the arm was ground
off to the shoulder and in less thsn an*
other minute the body woqld have been
drawn In. He was removed to a building near the stock house where he
sh an tied and Dr. G. W. Simpson was
summoned. When the doctor arrived
he, assisted by Dr..Brumbaugh, amputated the crushed member at the shoulder joint. Mr. Werts' right side was
lacerated and his body was much
bruised. When he recovered from the
shock he appeared in fair condition.
On Tuesday afternoon he was removed
to his home in Mapleton and stood ths
trip nicely. He is not, however, out of
danger.   We hope for his recovery.
Killed by a Lunatic.
A Kansas City dispatch ot Sunday
relates the following sad particulars of
the death of Dr. B. F. Shaw, a brother
of Rev. B. C. Shaw, pastor of the U. B.
church of this place. Mr. Shaw was a
native of near Everett,Bedford county:
"Harboring imaginary wrongs, John
W. McKimm, aged 29 years, to-day shot
and instantly killed Dr. B. F. Shaw, his
brother-in-law, as the latter sat reading
tbe Sunday school lesson to his 5-year-
old daughter. McKimm, who had been
an inmate of a sanitarium and is believed to be insane, threatened to kill
the other five members of the family,
and was only restrained after a struggle.
Dr. Shaw was a widower. His mother-
in-law, Mra. McKimm, had cared tor his
children and wile until she died. The
Doctor, as was his custom, spent Sunday at the McKimm house. After dinner Shaw seated himself in a chair in
tbe parlor, with his child before him 011
the floor, and was reading the Sunday
school lesson to her. McKimm, as it
developed later, had gone directly to
his rooin trom the table and written a
rambling statement, in which he said he
had not been treated rightly, and that
he intended wiping out the entire family, consisting of Dr. Shaw and his child,
his mother, two brothers and a sister.
Then, descending to tbe parlor, he slipped up behind Shaw, and, placing the
revolver against the latter, fired. Shaw
died before the family could reaeh his
side. As the other members of the
family came running to the scene McKimm coolly raised his revolver to fire
at Uie first who appeared. Before he
could shoot a second time he was overpowered by his two brothers and taken
to tbe station. There the murderer refused to talk and appeared unconcerned.
The Shaws and McKimmscame to Missouri from Pennsylvania fifteen years
ago. Dr. Shaw married Miss McKimm
at Lathrop, Mo. He graduated from
the Univerajty Medical College in 1869,
and was prominent in bis profession."
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Remmrkaole Core of Rheumatism.
Kbnna, Jsckson Co, VV. Va.—About
three years ago my wife had an attack
of rheumatism which confined her to
her bed for over a month and rendered
ber unable to walk a step without assistance, her limbs being swollen to
double their normal else. Mr, S. Mad-
dox insisted on my using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. I purchased a fifty-cent
bottle and used it according to the directions and the next morning she
walked to breakfast without assistance
in any manner, and she has not had a
similar attack since.—A. B. Parsons.
For Sale by J- G. Gillam.
Greenland—Shore.
Tuesday of last week st eleven o'clock
at the home of the bride's  lather, Mr.
Calvin Short) near Hubelsvillt, Mr. John
Greenland and Miss R. Olive Shore, both
ot Clay township, were united In ths holy
bonds of matrimony.   Rev. H. S. Bickel,
pastor of the Church ot God Bethel,
Beavertown, was the officiating clergy-,
man and the attendants were Clarenci
Coder, of Mapleton, and Miss Anni<j|
Greenland.   After   the   ceremony the
large number of guests enjoyed a bountiful repast.   The following day a reception was tendered the happy couple
at the home of the groom's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Greenland, at which
time about  forty family friends were
present.   A   sumptuous   dinner    was
served and the   occasion was a very
merry one.
Tbe groom has for several months
been employed at Mapleton and by hia
genial manner and Christian deportment haa endeared himself to a large
circle of friends. The bride is very
highly complimented by those who are
intimate with her and she is spoken of
as an accomplished Christian lady and
an excellent housekeeper. The young
couple arrived in Mapleton yesterday
and have set up housekeeping in W. F.
Gillam's   tenant house In the eastern
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part of town.
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The ITEM joins tbeir many friends ih
extending congratulations and best
wishes to these young people and hope
they may find a pleasant and profitable
home in our midst.
—Cleanse the liver, purify the blood, invigorate tbe body hy using DeWitt's Littla
Early Risers. These famous little pills always
act promptly.   A. B. Gillam, J. L. Honek.
—H.Clark,Chauncey, Oa., says DeWitt':)
Witch Hazel Salve cured him of piles that)
bad afflicted him for twenty yean. It is alto
a speedy cure for Am disoast-fe. Beware ef
dangerous counterfeits.   A. B. Gillam, J. L.
Houck.
A. Word to {formers.
Farmers and others desiring to pureliaaa
fTuit or ornamental treet are urcj
pond with me before purchasing
I have told in this oounty i>j thj
has proven true to name r.nd
healthy.   This ou'ght to be
deuce that It it better- to bnjj
home agents than from st.-ang
canvassing tbe oounty thoiuti^
aud want your patronage.
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—3. I. Carton, ProibonotaryJB
Pa., tays, "I have Sound Kodaj
Cure an excellent remedy bi ease oil
trouble, aud have derived great lienl
its use."   It digests what you eat anl
foil to oare.   A. B. Gillam, J. L. Houf
—Otto Korb, Grand Chancellor,
Boonville, Ind., tays, "DeWitt's Wttcl
Salve soothes the must delicate skin ail
the most stubborn nicer with certaiu an
results." Cures niles and skin diseases.
buy an imitation.   A. it. Gillam, J. h. i|
Tetter, Salt-Rheum  and Boai
The intense itching and smarting Ind
to these diseases it instantly allayed by
plying Chamberlain's Eye aud Skin Ointi
Many very bad cases bave been permanel
cared by it.   It is equally efficient for il
ing piles aud a favorite remedy for sore i|
plet, chapped bands, chilblains, frost bites 1
chronie sore eyes.   25cts. per box.   For tl
by J. G. Gillam.
Da. Cady's Condition Powdkbs, are just,
what a horse ueeds when in bad condition.
Tonie, blood purifier aud vermifuge. They
are not food bnt medicine and tho best in nse
to put a horse in prime condition. Price 25
cents per package.   Vat sale by J. G. Gillam.
— "No family can afford to be without One
Minute Cough Cnre. It Will slop a congh and
cure a cold quicker than any other medicine,"
writes O. W. WtUfcras, Sterling Bnn. Pa. It
cures croup, bronchitis and all throat and
Inug troubles and prevents consumption.
Pleasant and harmless. A. B. Gillam, 3. L. .
Honek.
—W. H, Sttiprann. Beardtley, Minn., nnder
oath, tays ke suffered from dyspepsia for
twenty-five years. Doctors and dieting gava
but little relief. Fnally he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cnre snd now opts what be likes audi
ss much as he wants, and bo feels like a new
man. It digests wbat you etA. A. B. GilUuft.
3. L. Houck,