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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1879.
Local Holes
Plant tomato seed March lTtln
Aliout these days kill your setting
hen.
Buckwheat Cakes are on their lost
legs.
The sidewalks are again In a nude
etate.
Expect April showers next
month.
Colds are easily caught this
weniner.
Pork and Sour Kraut at Moroes-
March winds tah Beauty's cheek,
Unless she has a veil on.
The Ridgway Supervisors' report
Will soon be ready for publication
Fancy note paper and envelopes
In elegant boxes at this office.
March 1st was a pleasant day, and
hearly all the ladies of Ridgway were
on the street.
English Currants, French Prunes,
Dried Peaches and Dried Apples at
Morqestrr's.
President Hayes has called an ex
tra session of the 46th Congress to
commcttjc on March 18th.
Tramps were numerous the first of
the week. Like the flies they come
With the first show of pleasant weather.
Presbyterian sociable at G. Q.
Messenger's residence to-morrow
evening.
Our readers who may want to
leam about the Far West, are referred
To the advertisement of the Kamag
Farmer, an old established and popu
lar journal in the West. It is pub
lished at the Capital of the State.
For very low prices for organs and
pianos writ e to D. S. Andrus Co.,
city music store, Williamsport, Pa.
Organs and pianos to rent by the month
or year. Sheet music sent to any ad
dress. Second hand instruments for
sale. Pianos from $75 to $95; organs
from $30 to $50.
A new court house is a certainty
this coming summer. Already several
architects and builders have been
looking up the job. Why not give
the work to Elk county mechanics?
Judge Derby built the old building
why should he not also superintend
the erection of the new one.
In our last issue we feloniously arid
with malice aforethought purloined
(stole) an item from the Warren Mail
Jn reference to the tire at Kane. The
item in question contained the state
ment that C. V, CJillis' building was
destroyed, which was not correct, and
hence our sorrow for the theft. Mr.
GHHs sustained some considerable
damage, but the building wus saved.
Diphtheria according to a Phila
delphia physician is due to a certain
fungi found in raw apples. Asa true
explanation or cause of this disease
.litis will not oe itKeiy to oe accepted,
notwithstanding that whooping cough
has been traced to the eating of new
apples and oranges. In France some
yeurs ago several leading physicians
asserted tills to be a scientific fact.
No one ought to eat a raw apple with
out first wiping it, and what is still
better, . pare it. So says the doctor
quoted above.
The bill that will probably pass
congress authorising the appointment
of a national board of health, to check
mate the yellow fever, the plague, and
the cholera, provides that the board
shall consist of seven members, to be
appointed by the President and ap
proved by the Senate. Not more than
one member is to be appointed from i
any one state. The compensation of
ach during the time wheu actually
employed in the performance of his
duties, is to be ten dollars a day, and
reasonable expenses. The surgeon
general of the army and the surgeon
general of the navy are to be members
of the board, without additional pay,
It Is this board that will have control
of the national quarantine regulations.
Personal Notes.
John Cobb visited our village this
week.
Postmaster J. H. Hagerty's infant
daughter is sick.
Hon. C. R. Earley has our thanks
for renewed favors.
Hon. Alfred Short, of North East,
was here yesterday.
R V. KIme is confined to his
house with sickness.
Mack Lewis got a 75 cent county
order for the left ear of his wildcat.
Jacob Butterfuss lias moved into
the Harry Wibton house on Zion's
Hill.
Harry Head froze the ends of his
fingers while driving to Wilcox last
week.
Frank Bawker, formerly telegraph
operator at this station, is in town for
a few days.
Capt. Schoening has purchased of
Mrs. McTigue, six acres near the
depot for $C0O.
John Casserly's hurt eye is better
than no eye, and promises before
long to be itself again.
Seeing who can find the most
pins was the occupation of several
small bojs on Main street yesterday.
James Maginnis will build a house
as soon as spring opens on the lot next
the Printer's ranch, and now occupied
by the township shanty.
H. M. Powers, Notary, commenced
taking evidence In the Curtin-Yocum
contest, on the part of Yceum, in
Horton township on Tuesday lost.
. Take warning, and the next time
remove your ashed so far from the
building that danger will be averted.
We shall refer to this subject again.
Wilcox Letter.
Spring Is smiling upon us, Its gen
ial warmth is a Welcome mewerieer,
the long, severe spell Is broken the
snow Is disappearing; the glory of the
morning will soon be upon the hills
and beauty everywhere.
There Is considerable sickness In
our town, and the physicians are kept
very busy.
The Sabbath School of the Re
formed church held an entertainment
at the tthu rch on last Satu rday even 1 n g,
Although the weather was unpleasant
a respectable audience was present.
The children In speaking and singing
did themselves great credit. We do not
see how it could have been more pleas
ing and welcome to the audience-. Some
of the pieces deserve special mention,
but we do not wish to make choice,
The choir merited very worth praise;
We can wot pass by the children,
"The children nre the finest poems,
We have ever Keen or rend,
Thoy are the living poems
When all the rent are the dead,"
They were dressed very pretty, ithd
looked like a bouquet of beauty. The
audience was delighted. The future
of our churches is in our school great
pains uere give great gams. We can
not love them too much neither, nor
have too great regard for their welfare,
The church that makes light of their
teaching will soon have empty seats
Forward ye hosts of the church, save
them from saloons and gambling dens
which is the highway to ruin.
The oil well near the village Is
down about five hundred feet.
Mr. F. A. Conkle, of Philadelphia,
largely interested in the oil trade has
been spending a few days in the place.
Doctor Fullerton was in town last
week, and in his usual complimentary
manner distributing happiness and
comfort among the people. S.
Sweet Sugar Cured Hams at Mor-
gester's.
Gladstone says he would die if he
did not have exercise. He should start
a paper and do his own collecting. It
would give him plenty of exercise of
the legs, and the worry as to how he
would pay his debts with the dribs
collected, would give plenty of exer
cise for his mind. Warren Ledger.
Washington, Feb. 22. The large
iron safe, known as the centennial
safe on exhibition at the centennial.
which was contributed by Mrs. Diehm
was closed to day In the statuary hall
of the capitol in the presence of a large
number of spectators. Thesafe is to be
opened by the ruling president in 1976
in addition ton volume containing the
autographs of prominent public men
it contains, there is also an album of
photographs of a large number of them,
with recorded souvenirs of the centen
nial. The photograph of ladies are few
in number, and include those of Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Haves.
The Oneida community replies in
its organ, the American Socialist to
the charges of the Syracuse clerirv.
with a challenge to anybody to "cite
a single cass of immoral action grow
ing out of the influence of the com
munity." The following argument
Is put forward : " The worst enemies
of the community admit, as Dr. Mears
did at the conference, that its members
are sincere and honest. The charge is
that they are fanatical and mistaken.
Does their record prove this? The
community takes care of its own, and
throws otT no wrecks such as are con
stantly falling from ordinary society.
It lias furnished no paupers, no crimi
nals, no abandoned women, no neg
lected children. Is it not, then, work
ing out a 'valuable experiment? The
community defies prosecution, on the
ground that it has violated no law.
A bill has been introduced in the
Missouri legislature fixing the fares of
sleeping cars in that state at $1 for u
berth during the night, and one-fourth
of a cent per mile traveled, for each
passenger, during the daytime. The
St. Louis Globe Democrat thinks it
will pass, because it is a fair measure,
and allows the sleeping-car companies
a profitable return on their captal.
When the prices of all the great staples
and of labor have fallen from 50 to 100
per cent, as they have during the past
seven years, there is no good reason
why the sleeping-car compauiesshould
be permitted to collect war prices for
the service they render. The price of
lodging at the best and most lux
uriously furnished hotels does not
exceed one dollar per night. Why
should two dollars be exacted from
tarvelers for occupying a contracted
bunk, which has often to be reached
by a ladder, In a railway car?
A Handsome Compliment Last
year the citizens of Fredonia aud town
of Pomfret, showed their appreciation
of Dr. M. M. Fenner, proprietor of
the celebrated "People's Remedies,"
by electing him to the highest office
within their gift, viz: that of Super
visor, by the largest majority (116)
given in many years to any candidate
for the office In that town, and this
notwithstanding that the town for the
past two years had given considerable
majorities to the candidates of "the
opposing political party. On the 18th,
Inst., they showed their continued
appreciation and confidence In him at
one of the largest town meetings ever
held in the town, by re-electing him by
about double the majority (282) ever
received before by any candidate for
the office in that town.
This is a handsome and justly mer
ited compliment to the bterling busi
ness qualifications and personal worth
of Dr. M. M. Fenner, aud shows that
he is most appreciated by those who
know him best. Chautauqua Demo
crat. We said last year that Dr. Fenner
would be re-elected by ah increased
majority. He is worthy of still higher
legislative honors and we should not
besurprised to see them bestowed upon
mm nereaiter. ttcaonia Centor.
The Tracy Mnrder Trial.
The trial of Andrew Tracy for the
murder of Mary Rellly Irt September
took place at Smethport last week
v b colw from the Minvri
On the evening bf the lSih of last
September, Mary Rellly. A young lady
of tills vicinity, a daughter of Andrew
Rellly, a Well to do farmer of Keating
township, was In Smethport making
calls unon some of her younir associates
and had been visiting at the store of
Miss Mary Tracy, a sister of the unfor
tunate young man wno now stands
charged with this awful crime and
who, If shown to be guilty, must surely
nnv the penalty of his foul deed with
his life. When leaving the store of
Miss Tracy sne was accompanied In
Miss Belle Mullin, of Smethport, wltl;
whom she was to spend the nlarht
The two young ladles, fast friends and
former schoolmates, were on the way
up Main street arm in arm, and about
the time they were passing Hamlin's
hardware store it was remarked by
Miss Reilly that she heard footsteps
coming behind ana slie feared they
were being followed. They then
quickened their steps, hoping to reach
the Mullin residence before beingover
taken, but In this they were doomed to
disappointment and poor Mary Reilly
to death, for when Just opposite the
gate leading from the street to the
house they were overtaken and a pistol
shot from the inhuman villiain laid
Mary neiiiy bleeding and dying upon
the sidewalk With a bullet
in
li er
brain.
Suspicion very soon began to point
toward Andrew Tracy and it was
found that he had hustily fled the
country, for what reason no one could
tell. This seemed to fix the crime on
him and hut a few hours hod elapsed
ere the whole country Was up In arms
determined to limit him down aud
bring him to punishment. In a day
or two thereafter word was received
that he had been seen in the neighbor
hood of Portvllle. in New York Stnte.
and Sheriff King went on ntonce, se
cured lum nnd brought him safely to
the jail in this borough. These are a
few of the facts In the ruse, sufficient
only to recull to the mind of the reader
this great tragedy the most cruel and
inhuman ever committed in this uart
of the State.
When young Tracy was brought into
court Tuesday morning he was asked
to stand up nnd District Attorney
ftniitn reau to nun then HI of indict
ment found by the Grand Jury at the
September sessions against him.
When he had finished the somewhat
tedious document he asked What h
had to say. whether guilty or not
guilty, to which Interrogatory Tracy
answered In u clear voice sufficiently
andibie to be heard all over the Court
room, "Not Gctr.TY.'
J. he worlt of selecting a niry was
then commenced and at noon of Tues
day the entire venire of thirty-six men
had been exhausted and onlv nine
jurors secured. The court directed
Mierift .sartwell to summon twelve ad
ditional jurors which was soon done
and the work of selection went on
until rour ociock wnen it was an
nounced that a full punncl had been
secured nnd sworn.
Tracy's pica or "not guilty" was
withdrawn during the trial, and a plea
of "guilty of the killing" made in
stead. An attempt was mode to prove
the prisoner insane which failed. A
large amount of testimony was taken
proving conclusively the guilt of the
prisoner, which for want of time we
arc compelled to omit.
THE FINALE.
The argument was commenced
Friday morning, nnd was completed
nt twelve minutes after four 'clock in
the afternoon. District Attorney
Samuel W. Smith opened the argu
ment for the commonwealth, and was
Followed by Hon. W. W. Hrown.
The defense was then most ablv repre
sented by A. B. Richmond, Esq.. of
Meadville, and Col. C. B. Curtis, of
Erie. Hon. M. F. Elliott closed the
case in a speech of an hour and u half.
which was the most powerlul legal
address that has been heard in Me-
Kean county for a long time. When
he had concluded, the judges of the
court consulted together te than fti-e
minutes, when Judge Williams an
nounced that they had agreed on a
finding of murder in the. first
DECiltEK.
The prisoner throughout the trial
manifested no signs of feeling, and no
nterest whatever In the dreadful
drama being enacted about hini
When the finding was announced, ho
manifested not the slightest emotion
nor did he evince any spirit of bravado.
Tiie sentence will not be rendered
until the April term.
Thus closes the second act of this
most horrible drama, and there yet re
mains but one more the execution of
unfortunate young man who in an
evil hour permitted himself to be led
so far by his passions as to deliberately
muruer oue ot me iairest anu purest
creatures on earth.
Terrible Mortality from Diph
theria. The Bellefonte Watchman
says: One of the saddest things we
have ever beencalled upon to chronicle
is the berenvment that has this month
fallen upon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and
Catherine Smay, of Beaver Mills,
Rush township, this county, who be
tween the third and 15th, have lost
four children from diphtheria. On
the Sd Instant, their third son, Fred
erick C, died, aged three years, eight
months and two days; on the 13th
Sarah, their eldest daughter, followed
her little brother, aged 18 years, five
mouths and three days; on the 14th
Hurry, their fourth son, died, aged
two years, eight months and four days,
and on the 15th Warren, their second
sou, aged eight years, two months and
three days. The three last named
were buried in one grave.
Words are vain to comfort such
sorrow. The eldest daughter, a young
lady, and the second, third and fourth
sons all gone ulmost a whole family
transplanted from earth to Heaven in
less than two weeks.
Gov. Hoyt has given orders to
carry out the proposed plan of ex-Gov.
Hartranft regarding the recruiting of
a battery at Titusville. If the company
fuils to recruit in that place the
Governor has authority to have it
located at Meadville and in any case it
will be attached to the Fifth Brigade,
The Derrick' i oil report for Febru
ary shows that fewer wells were com
pleted than in January, but the aver
age per well was greater, increasing
the production by 46CJ barrels, this
increase was in Bradford, which showes
unusual activity. There is an increas
ed number of wells drilling In the oil
region.
Horehound Candy, Licorice Root,
and best 6 cent atick Licoriea at Mob
OESTEB.
Note) letter, foolscap, and legal
cap papers, at this office. Also
large stock of envelopes, as low as
six cents for 25.
A peculiarity to be observed about
some men to) that, through a whole
winter thr will navigate miles of ter
ribly slippery pavements without
wreck, and then when summer comes
and all danger from ice is removed,
step on a piece of orange peel perhaps
an Inch square nnd fall with the most
disastrous consequences. Harrlsburg
ratriot.
The New York Herald says the
number of unemployed in that city
does not now reach 12,000 men, where
as over 25,000 men were Idle there
during the winter of 1873, and the
number gradually Increased until, In
one season,- it was as high 60,000,
"When it is remembered," says the
Herald "that the present number of
idle men Is not far In excess of the
average in ordinarily prosperous years
it will be understood how encouraging
is the prospect for the coming spring
season." !
That was a bold stroke of economy
on the part of the Democrats in Con
gress last week, when they seated Mr,
Finley of Florida, who contested the
seat of Mr. Bisbee, who had repre
sented his district for two sessions and
was clearly shown to hove been elected.
The contestant was voted in at the
close of the session so that he could
pocket nearly twelve thousand dollars,
which he did at once. The whole
affair is a flagrant outrage, and the
pocketing of the money is an act of
bare-faced thievery. But, then, the
Democracy Will shout reform Just the
same. Williamsport O. & B.
On Monday Thomas McDermott
met with a painful accident. He was
cutting up some kindling with a
hatchet, nnd close beside him was a
block of wood. In striking at the
piece of wood in his hand the end of
the handle of his hatchet struck the
block by his side, misdirecting the
blow, which fell upon his left hand,
inflicting on the back of it a pretty
severe wound, lie ran over to Dr.
Ackley's office, but the doctor was
nbseut: from there he proceeded to Dr.
Strobridge's office, but the doctor
again was absent. In Lis extremity
Mrs. Strobrldge helped him out by
sewing up the cut and dressing the
hand. Tills is pretty good grit for a
lady to possess. Du lioix Courier.
Company G, of our town, paraded
on Saturday last, Washington's birth
day, under command of Captain Beck.
Forty men were in ranks, with their
new guns and uniforms, and headed
by Guth's band, they made a fine ap
pearance, despite the foot or so of snow
they had to march through. We were
In the armory before the company
started out, and had the pleasure of
seeing them go through a number of
evolutions under command of Lieu
tenants Nail and Alexander. The
proficiency shown was highly credit
able to those concerned. The most
notaTTle" feature was the steadiness of
the men. This shows well nnd in a
short time there will be no better
drilled company hi the regiment.
The fire department turned out with
their hose carriage nnd hook nhd
ladder truck, drawu by horses, but
few of the members being in attend
ance- The whole nfiilr Was creditable
despite the unfavorable weather.
Clarion Republican.
Last Saturday evening two tramps
entered the kitchen of the residence of
Mr. Henry Lacy. Before them was
the "ironing" for the week, nicely
spread upon the bars. Oue of them
made a grab and filled two arms with
the nice clean clothing. Mr. Lacv
being in the sitting room with his
family, heard a noise and went to the
kitchen to learn the cause. He reached
there just In time to see the thief es
cape, who went upon the street With
his stolen goods. Right there stood
policeman Utter, who was curious,
and asked where he got the clothing?
He said he picked it up. Utter said he
would pick him up, and marched him
down town. Taking hi? booty from
him, he took the thief to the lock-up ;
and just about that time policeman
Myers had gobbled the other fellow.
They were lodged together and allowed
a hatchet with which to cut their
wood ; but they used it in cutting their
way out of the "cooler," slncewhieh
time they have not been seen. . The
Laeys received buck their cloths,
excepting a coat which M. Lacy sub
sequently found had been carried off'.
Warren Ledger,
The Clearfield Republican says:
It is becoming quite fashionable
throughout the State for Tax Collectors
to gather up the taxes of the people
and then elope, or defy those who
have been robbed. Several attempts
have been made in this county to con
vict parties who engaged in this crime
but though the advice of shrewd
attorneys and some technicality, the
offenders have escaped the penitentiary
although they pocketed the cash
which belonged to their neighbors.
We are glad to notice that a case has
been properly adjucated over in Cam
bria county, to which we call the at
tention of those Collectors who may
contemplate something of this kind.
We hope there are none j but we will
call the attention of all Collectors and
tax-payers to the following bit of in
formation. The Cambria Freeman
says:
"Mr. Michael Quinn former tax
collector of Conemaugh borough, plead
ed guilty at lust session of our county
Court to the charge of embezzling
certain moneys collected by him in his
official capacity. On Tuesday of last
week, at the special term of Court,
be was called before Judge Dean and
received his sentence, which is a fine
of $2,600 and imprisonment ifi the
Western Penitentiary for a period of
fourteen months."
There, Collectors reflect! This was a
righteous sentence.
Floors rerans Carpets. '
There Is a strong protest offered, In
different ways and from various
sources, against our long established
practice bf making poor floors, with
the design bf keeping theni Covered
with carpets stretched and fitted to
every part, and carefully tacked down.
Carpels in daily use cannot be kept
clean except by very frequent shaking
and beating, and they do much toward
corrupting the air by retaining impure
gases, biding the finest, most pene
trating dust In their meshes and
underneath theni, and by giving off
particles of fine wool Into the atmos
phere, with other dust, as they are
swept or walked upon. There is a
demand for better floors, hotheces
sarily inlaid or mosaics, of different
kinds of precious wood, but made
double, of strong seasoned wood, thnt
will not shrink or warp (spruce,
however well seasoned, is almost sure
to warp), and then carefully finished
so as to be durable and easily cleaned
Carpeted floors seem a relief to the
house-keeper when once the carpets
are procured and fitted to the rooms
and tacked down, because they do not
show the dirt as the bare floors do.
But oh I when they do get full of dust !
And when house-cleaning time comes,
and they must be taken up and shaken
and whipped as they well deserve!
With warmly-made floors nnd large
warm rugs, could'n't we do without
these abominations even in winter,
Certainly our rooms would be cooler
and sweeter without them In summer.
But in that case we must take more
prlns With our floors, and we must
have something better than the
common unpalnted ones. Oiled floors
are better liked than those painted,
even for kitchens. Women find that
they can oil their floors themselves,
and many a kitchen floor has, within
few years, leen made comfortable
and decent in that way. Boiled
linseed oil is used, and two or three
coats nre put on, one after another, as
fast as they nre dry. Floors of alternate
boards of different kinds of wood nre
pretty for some rooms, nnd some times
a border made In this way, With diago
nal stripes, bordered by a straight board
on each side, or wood of two kinds
laid in checks or diamonds, is very
satisfactory. These bordered rooms
are especially designed for parlors, or
rooms where a heavy bordered carpet
or large rich rug is intended to merely
cover most of the floor, leaving n
margin of about two feet around the
the edge a carpet which can often be
carried out and shaken free from dust.
Oiled floors do not need hard scrub
bing, like unpalnted floors, but simply
good washing with warm (not hot)
water, often changed as you go over it.
Strong suds of course will gradually
remove the oil with which you have
carefully filled the pores. Grease
spots do not have the same effect as upon
an unpalnted or unoiled floor, which
must be kept free from grease in order
to look well for now you have it greased
all over; whatever grease gets on it
now, that can not be scraped or wiped
up, may be thoroughly rubbed in.
From American Ayricuttvriist for
March 1.
'A PU1SLIC litiXUFACTOR."
Office of Nichols &8telner, 48 Pine St .,
. ..Nkw York IHTY, Nov.. 13, 1878.
1)H. M. M. FbHXkr, Fredonia, ff. Y.,
Dear Hlf : I lmVo heon n vrnnr. tnfTnrnr
for llilliousnexB anil Dyprpgln for venrn. My
friend Hon. ft. O. Lake, of the New' York Cus
tom HoilBC, Indnecil me to try your Blood ntld
Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonln. llv h ms
of two hottlt'H I have HUKtnlned the most re
freshing relief. I look upon It as one of the
Krontest Homed! of the day, and yon as the
compounder of the same, nsu public benefac
tor. Yonm truly, WM, II. STKINKR, Ex
Commissioner of Excise for New York City.
Dr. Fenner's Blood and Liver Rem
edy and Nerve Tonic may well be
called "The conquering hero" of the
times. It is the medical triumph of
the age. Whoever has "the blues"
should take It, for it regulates and re
stores the disordered system that gives
rise to them. It always cures Billious-
ness and Liver Complaint, Jaundice,
Dyspepsia, Constipation, Headaches,
Fever and Aoue, Spleen Enlarge
ments, Scrofula, Erysipelas, Pimples,
Blotches and all Skin Eruptions
and Blood Disorders; Swelled
Limbs and Dropsy ; Sleeplessness, Im
paired Nerves and Nervous Debility;
Restores flesh and strength when the
system is running down or going into
decline; cures Female Weakness and
Chronic Rheumatism, and relieves
Chronic Bronchitis, and all Lung and
Throat difficulties. It docs these things
by striking at the root of disease and
removing its.
Dr. Fenner's Improved Cough
Honey will relieve any cough in one
hour.
Dr. Fenner's Golden Relief cures
any pain, as Tooth-ache Neuralgia,
Colic or Headache in 6 to 10 minutes,
and readily relieves Rheumatism, Kid
ney Complaint, Diarrhoea, Dysentery.
Dr. Fenner's St. Vitus Dance Spe
cific. One bottle always cures. For
sale by Drs. T. S. Hartley and D. B.
Day.
The wife of a miner in Hopewell.
Pa. had yellow hair of wonderful
length and abundance. It was so heavy
as to be a bother, but her hushand
would not let her cut it off even when
offered a good price by dealers in hair.
Lately work became scarce With him,
and he did not know how to make a
payment soon coming due on his little
house. The loss of his home seemed
probable. Then a stranger came alomr
and offered f 2u0 for the treasured yel
low hair. That amount of money
would raise the mortgage on the home
stead and the husband reluctantly
made the sale. He could not helu
shedding tears When he saw the
stranger's shears despoiling his wife's
neaa or its beautv. and she wpnf when
she looked at herself in the glass ; but
thev consoled themselves with ih
crisp bank notes, and the buyer went
away with the hair, A few days
afterwards the miner went to pay the
debt, he learned that the bills were all
counterfeit
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