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Justice of the PeoeeC. A. Randall, D. W. Clnrk. Oouncumen.J. W. landers, J. T. Dale, O, B. Robinson, Wm. Smearbaugb, It. J, Hopkins, vv. U. Uaiuooo, A. is. Kelly. Constable Charles Clark. Collector W. II. Hood. - School Director J. O. Soowden, R. M. Herman, Q. Jamleson, J. J. Landers, J. C. Uelst, Joseph Clark. FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS. Member of Congress P. M. Speer. Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall. Assembly W. J. Campbell. JVtden Judge W. D. H Inckley. Associate Judges-P. C. Hill, Samuel Aul. Prothonotary, Register & Recorder, de, -J. C. Uelst. HheriffS. R. Maxwell. Treasurer Oeo. W. Holemsn. Commissioners Vfm. H. Harrison, J. M. Zuendei, II. 11. McClellan. District Attorney H. A. Uarrlnger. Jury Commissioners Ernest Slbble, Lewis Wagner. Coroner Dr. M. C Kerr. Countv Auditors George H. Warden, A. C. Gregg and J. P. Kelly. Oountv Purveyor D. W. Clark. County Superintendent O. W. Morri son. Holr Tern M:rt. Fourth Monday of February. Third Monday of May. Fourth Monday of September. Third Monday of November. Regular Meetings of County Commis sioners 1st and Sd Tuesdays of montti. Charcik mmi HabbMh BoimI. Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a. m. t M.E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Preaching in M. K. Church every Sab bath evening by Rev. W.O. Calhoun. Preachlug In the F. M. Church every Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev. G. A. Garrett, Pastor. Preaching in the Presbyterian church every Hablmlu at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. Rev. U. A. Hailey, Paetor. The regular meetings of the W. C. T. U. are held at the headquarters on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 'pi' NESTA LODGE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F. 1 M eeta every Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellows' Hall, Partridge building. CAPT. GEORGE 8TOW POST, No. 274 G. A. K. Meets 1st Tuesday after noon of each month at 3 o'clock, CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No. 187, W. R. C, meets first and third Wednesday evening of each month. F. RITCHEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tionesta, Pa. MA. CARRINGER. 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FOUR FOR PRESIDENCY Insurrecto Bands Boost Their Leaders For the Places. Revolution Along the Pacific Coast Seems to Have Passed Beyond the Power Either of the Federal Govern ment or of Madero to Control. Largs Amount of Arms and Ammu nition Has Been Smuggled Over the Border Into Mexico Lately. San Antonio, April 11. Reports brought to this place by a company of Americans who have minings in terests In the Mexican states of Ja lisco and SInaloa indicate that the nowly budded Insurrection in these districts hna produced unusual devel opments. There, along the Pacific coast, the insurrection seems to have passed beyond the power of either the federal government or of Madero to control. Presidential Candidates Crop Out. Within the last three weeks, accord ing to the report of these men, thrRe two states ar.d the intervening terri tory of Topic have produced no less than a dozen independent bands of in eurrectos with four candidates for the presidency of Mexico. Three or four of these hands recognize the preten tions of Francisco Madero .is head of the fight against, the Dian government, but the others are stid to be cluster ed about their Individual leaders and to have arisen against the state gov ernments In n haphazard fashion. The fact that the shipments of n'rm3 to the border has Increased within the last few weeks Is indicated by thp records of the freights depart ments of the ra'lroadi In San Antonio. Yesterlay over 100 rifles and sev eral thousand rounds of ammunition passed through here consigned to a hardware dealer In El Paso and anoth er shipments consigned to Marfa, near the border in Texas. Secret Service Watches Consignment When two cases of rifle3 and 14 boxes of ammunition passed through here for Laredo on Saturday, the of ficers of the secret service kept their eyes on the shipment. It arrived In Laredo consigned to a pawnbroker of that town. When nn attempt was made to deliver the goods, the consignee, evidently having become nware of the secret service surveillance, refused to accept them, saying that thoy did not belong to him. Late last night a hand of Insurrectos crossed the Rio Grande and went around the town as if expecting an ap "polntmeiiit. with somebody. Before their presence was detected they had crossed Into Mexico again. It is un derstood In Laredo that this last ship ment, was the final consignment of nearly 1,000 rifles that have been smuggled across the border near this own. DAVIS ASKS INFORMATION Missouri Senator Interested In St. Louis Printed For Women. Washington, April 11. Senator Jelf Davis of Arkansas performed In the senate yesterday. In making a speech on a resolution he had offered calling upon the postmaster general to In form the senate whv he haid limited the second class mail privilege In Its application to two St. Louis newspa pers printed In the interest of wom en, Mr. Davis paid his respecti to the newspapers. . "I am not a friend of the newspa pers," he said. "They ere not friendly to me I have been hounded an-1 dog ged by these emissaries of the ad vanced thought until the epidermis Is getting a Utile bit ray. However, I want to see Justice done in these two caes. The Davis resolution was passed after more than an hours' debate. MURDER AT AVIATION MEET Chinese Airman Had Made Several Flights When Tartar General Was Killed. Shanghai, April 11. The Chinese aviator, Fung Cuey, made several flights at the aviation grounds at Can ton yesterday. Among those who wit nessed the exhibition was General KuchI, the Tartar commander. Just as he started to leave the grounds the general was shot by an anti-monarchist Chinese from Singa pore. The assassin was arrested. Want to Abrogate Russian Treaty. Washington, April 11. Senator Cul berson of Texas has Introduced a resolution directing that the treaty of 1832 with Russia be abrogated, owing to discriminations by Russia against Americans of the Jewish faith. Like resolutions have been offered In the house. A hearing on the subject will soon be given by the house coinmlUeo on foreign affairs, of which Repre sentative Sulzer of New York is chair man. 65 Bodies Taken Out of Mine. Banner, Ala., April 1 1. At 1 o'clock this morning, C5 bodies had been re moved from the Banner mine of the Pratt Consolidated Coal & Iron com pany, whore a disaster occurred Sat urday and 60 more had been piled up ready for the tram cars to haul to the open air. The announcement that 128 m-n were dead or mis&Ing has been verified. MISS HELEN GOULD Dines With the Enlisted Men at Norfolk Navyyard. & 73 MINERS PERISHED Victims Left 45 Widows and i37 Orphans. Seventy-three Is the revised total of the toll of the mlr.o fire at the Pan coast (Pa.) colliery in Throop Friday A canvass of the families of the vie Urns shows 45 widows ami 137 or phans. Anionsr thp d.nd wn .TnsoiVh TCvnns chief of the government mine rescue oar force, who In his zeal had gone too far in advance of Mi men and who perlBlied. Another was John II. Perry, council man of the First Ward of Scranton Pa. CAUGHT IN ICE FLOE Dunkirk Fishing Eoat Has Narrow Es cape From Grounding. The gasoline fishing boat Hiawatha was caught in an Ice floe off Point Gratiot, near Dunkirk, Saturday. The boat drifted for several hours before It was rescued by a tug. The Hiawatha was the only boat which ventured out of port. A change of wind forced tho Ice to this side of the lake and made It unsafe for navl fatlon. Ice cakes pounding against the boat Interfered with its steering pear. The craft was rescued Just be fore striking the reef off Point Gratiot. Man In J.iil Attempts Sjiclde. It became known Friday that Fred Mosier of Dansvllle attempted suicide at the Livingston county Jail at Gen- eseo last week. Mosler Is one of four brothers detained at the Jail pending nn investigation of an assault case In which their sitter Grace Is said to have been the victim. He appeared despondent for pome day.s, but was not watched. He succeeded in bor rowing a penknife from another pris oner, and- with It slashed Ills throat. Dr. Reed, the attending physician, does not think tho wound will prove fatal. Water Plant's Big Profits Superintendent D. W. Iminell's an nual report submitted to the board of municipal water commissioners of Jamestown, N. Y., showed the munici pal water plant cleared a profit of be tween "),noo and $37,000 in the last fiscal year. The water plant has been i great suecess since Its purchase from the Jamestown Water Supply com pany In 1903. In addition to paying the Interest on the original bond Issue of $600,0110. it has paid off a consider able portion of the principal. Part of Village Destroyed by Fire, Fire caused by lightning whloh struck the Manonic building wiped out part of the business section of the village of Howard, N. Y., In Steuben county. Several houses were also burned. The loss will run Into thous ands. A business block containing the two telephone exchanges caught firo but was savpd by the bucket bri gade. Lightning did other serious damage throughout tho section. nvestlgating Canil Bridge Complaints Complaints from Adams Basin re garding canal bridsos brought Stak Superintendent of Public Works Tre- man and State F.ngineor A. Bonsai to Rochester. On Monday Superinten dent Treman h?ld a hearing and confer ence on a proposition to keep canal lift brffgts lowered for a portion of the rush Kurs. Utica and Syracuse are interest ed in the lesult. Department Appointments. Dr. John G. Wills of Chateangay has been appointed chief veterinarian in the New York Mate department of agriculture, salary $.1,000 a year, by Commissioner Pearson. He succeeds Dr. J. E. Devlnc. Bernard ft. Blanch of Geneva, Roy C. Draper of Roch ester and Marion C. Albright of West Coxsackle have been appointed nurs ery Inspectors. Price of Potoatoes Advanced. The Hammondsiiort (N. Y.) potato market which for wc&s has stood at 20 cents, has within the last few days advanced to 50 cents per bushel. Hundreds of bushels are held Iu stor age by farmers of this community. ef yPr-'Se ' i.t NEWSY PARAGRAPHS Summary of the Week's News of the World. Happenings From All Parts of tha Globe Put Into Shape For Easy Reading What All tha World It Talking About Cream of the Nawa Culled From Long Dispatches. Wednesday. Turkish troops routed the Albanian rebels besieging Tuzl. About a hundred deaths from the plagnue were reported In Eastern Java. Great Britain and America have agreed to arbitrate the Webster claim to lands In New Zealand. An article written by Sir Oliver Lodge points out possible questions which he believes cannot be adjusted by arbitration. Senator Curtis of Kansas announc ed In Washington that he would offer an amendment to the senate rules to provide for cloture. Assurances that foreign Interests In Mexico will be protected were made by Francisco 1. Madero, Jr., pro visional president, in a note to tho secretary of state at Washington. Thursday. The Canadian budget for the year Just closed shows a surplus of $30,- 500,000. Charles D. Ililles became secretary to President Tuft, succeeding Charles D. Norton. Francisco T. Madero, Jr., In an Inter view near Chihuahua, stated that all talk of peace In Mexico was futile as long as President Diaz refused to re sign. Ratifications of the American- Japa nese commercial treaty were exchang' ed at Tokio; the emperor sent a cord ial mesi-age to President Taft, who re plied. A nun fired on the canons in St Peter's at Rom causing much alarm among the worshippers; he confessed that, his original intention was to kill the pope- Friday. Governor Dix stated his belief that the state legislature would finish its work by the middle of May. The New Brunswick legislature re fused to Indorse the reciprocity agree ment between Canada and the United States. A dlspatcli from Honolulu says that the Hawaiian legislature will probably 88k congress to modify the Chinese exclusion laws. It was reported at Albany that alien ists had been engaged to examine the mental condition of all the Inmates of Matteawan state hospital for the In sane. The new Anglo-Japanese commer cial treaty provides for reductions In the Japanese tariff on the chief Brit ish textile and metal imports In Ja pan. Saturday. It was reported In a dispatch from Purls that fruit trees and vineyards in France had been damaged by frost to the extent of millions of francs. A Cunard Steamship company offi cial in London foreshadowed the pos sibility of a rate war between com peting transatlantic lines, President Taft expects to have the arbitration treaty with Great Britain ready to send to the senate about tho middle of May. The order sending the negro cavalry regiment to towns on the Mexican bor der was rescinded by the war depart ment. Cralge Llppincott, the wcllknown Philadelphia publishershot himself to death at his home In Rltten house Square. Turkish relief tvoops reached Sanaa, and, according to a Constantinople dispatch, tht government was getting the upper hand In the Arabian re bellion. Monday. One hundred and fifteen men were killed by a mine explosion at Littleton, Ala. Mr. Carnegie gave a hero fund to Germany, and the gift is appreciated highly. Tne Cainona trial in Italy will be one of tho longest In yean. It Is not likely that the hearing of evidence can be completed before December. Governor Dix has given orders for the Immediate rewiring of the Capitol and installation of a system of lire pro tection. After forcing carbolic acid down the throat of her baby, Mrs. Thomas Mitchell of Morford, Pa., slashed her throat with a butcher knife. When found the mother and babe were dead. Tuesday. Mrs. Klla Wilson will be sworn In as mayor of Ilunnewell, Kan. Auotlipr widespread plot to kill the Mikado Is said to have been discov ered iu Southern Japan. The. Import a.nd export trade of Mexico showed a marked increase up to tho end of January. Fez is still besieged by tribesmen; an afrack on the government troops under the walls was repulsed on April The North German Lloyd ' Uner Prinziss Irene was floated after 83 hours In the treacherous sand on the beach cf Fire Island. WILL SUPPRESS GAMBLING Anti-Gambling League Formed Wipe Out the Nuisance In Southern Indiana. to French Lick, Ind., April 11. An an ti-gaiiililing league Is to be formed in Southern Indiana in a few days and the ministers and church people here will be represented In It. The fact that gambling cannot be suppressed horc through the local offi cers or by the governor has caused a call for help to be issued and the inenv hers of the league will co-operate with each other for Its suppression. tl Is claimed that gambling In '.lie Southern Indiana cities Is giving that rectlon a bad reputation and the ob Jcct of the league will be to aid the lo cal officers In stamping It out. The primary purpose U to stop gambling here. , WORRIED WITNESS DROPS DEAD Had Been Testifying In Auto mobile Accident. Amsterdam, N. Y., April 11. Wor ried Into a highly nervous state be- cause of a gruelling examination on the witness stand In the action of E. Wells Johnson of this city against the Cadillac Motor Car company, which is on trial before Judge Ray In the United Stales court at Syracuse, George Schmld dropped deaj last night at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cassld.v. Schmld had passed the afternoon and evening with the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cassldy to whom he -was engaged to be married. Miss Mae M Cassidy and Schmld were standing In the parlor when the young man was stricken with heart disease. He died before physicians reached him. He was 31 years of age. Schmld was one of the principal witnesses In the case In which Johnson seeks to recover $1,000 from the Cadillac com pany for personal In. ries sustained while riding In an automobile of that company's make. The accident occurred July 31, 1909 Mr. Schmidt was sitting In the front seat of the automobile beside Mr. Johnson and Miss Cassidy was anoth er member of the party. ' DAY SET FOR ADJOURNMENT Democratic Leaders Believo Friday, May 19, Will See Finish of Legislature. Albany, April 11. Final adjourn ment of the legislature about Friday, May 19, Is looked for by the Demo cratic leaders. This means five full weeks of legislative sessions com mencing next Monday night. Senate Majority Leader Robert F. Wagner, Senator James J. Frawley, chairman of the senate finance com mittee, and Chairman Albert E. Smith cf the house ways and means com mittee and majority leader of the as sembly, reached Albany nn! will re main all week conferring with Gov ernor Dix and preparing for the con vening of the legislature nsxt week. The senate and assembly chambers will be In shape for use again by the legislature bv the end of the week. L0RIMER IS SILENT Illinois Senator Refuses to Comment cn Alleged $100,000 Corruption Fund. Washington, April 11. "I have nothing to any," replied Senator Lorl mer of Illinois, In reply to a question as to whether he eared to make com ment, on recent developments incident to the Inquiry Into his case orlered by the Illinois legislature. Mr. Lorlmer has Just returned from Chicago, where he went last week Im mediately upon the publication of the disclosures relating to the alleged $100,000 corruption fund. Mr. Lorlmer occupied his seat In the senate yester day. RETIRED MINISTER'S IDEA Would Place In Eviry School a Statue of a Perfect Woman an.-l a Per- feet Man Absolutely Nude. Ithaca, N. Y., April 11. Dr. Will- lam Klint Grlflls, retired minister, lec turer and authority on Japan, In an address here, declared that if he had his way ho would place In every school In the land a statue of a per fect woman and a perfect man abso lutely nude. Dr. Orlffls said that in thla way the pupils could see what a perfectly formed body looked like. Hn said that If the statues were in modest atti tudes result would be for moral uplift. STRIKE IN PERU Trouble Has Paralyzed Traffic at Cal lao. the Port of Lima. Lima, rem, April II. A general strike of workmen wis inaugurated here yesterday in sympathy with tho workers at the Vltarte factory. The police have tnlcn strong precautions to prevent any rioting. All the liquor stores have been closed. There was a great parade of worklngmen, but no disturbances have been reported. Tho strike hns paralyzed traffic at Callao. the oort of Lima, TRAPPED BY POLICE Love of Mother Brings Back Man Long Sought by the Law. Philadelphia, April 11. After re turning last night lo tee his mother, William Jones, 29 years old, wanted by the polico on a charge of blowing open a safe In Mcrchantville, N. Y several weeks ago, found that the house was surrounded by policemen. He greeted his mother affectionately, then went to his room, drained the contents of a bottle, turned on the gas and lay down on a bed. Attracted by the odor of gas, his mother Investigated. He was uncon scious, and she ran Bcreaming to the front door. As she opened It to call lor help Detective McCullongh and several policemen ran In, announcing ihi'.t thoy wanted her son on a burg lary charge. Tne mother fell fainting to tho floor, while Jones was hurried lo the St. Agnes hospital. His condi tion Is said to be critical. When tho Philadelphia police got a fueltlve warrant for Jones they estab lished a watch on his mother's home, h!s fondness for hor being well known in the neighborhood. They learned on Thursday that ho was In the city and the .watch was doubled. rolicemen In uniform and plain clothes wore station at vantage points. Jones reached the neighborhood of his home about 10 o'clock Inst night, and though he saw the policemen and had time to get away his desire to see his mother was stronger than the longing for freedom. Eluding the police, ho entored a email alley and was soon in the kitch en with his mother. RUSH BRIDGE INTO PLACE Workers on Boston & Albany Road Roll Structure to Piers In 49 Seconds. Huntington, Mass., April It. A three span steel bridge, 2,294 feet long and weighing more than 1,000 tons, to replace an old Iron structure spanning the West field river on the Boston A. Albany railroad, was successfully roll ed Into position here yesterday, the entire work of taking away the old and placing the now structure requir ing but 49 seconds. Half an hour later, when the rails were connected, tha new bridge was ready for service. Work on the new bridge on the up stream side of the old structure began four weeks ago. When completed the new bridge and the old were both mounted on rollers, and at the signal given the two masses of steel and Iron were moved down stream until the old bridge was displaced and tho new lined perfectly with the roadbed. Then the rails were Joined and tho tracks were ready for use. FAVORABLE YEAR FOR FRUIT Farmers Near Harleton Say Lack of Buds Precludes Frost Destruction. Hazleton, Pa., April 1 1. Predictions of a good fruit crop are b;lng made by the farmers of this section of the state. They say that taa continued crtd weather during March prevent ed the early budding of trees and that the probability of no frosts In April make the prospect excellent. Last year the fruit crop hereabouts was a failure iioeause ot extraordinar ily warm weather in March, followed by frosts early In April. Owing to the liite spring farmers am behind in their plowing and other work. DISAPPEARED IN PAJAMAS Philadelphiar Leaves Home In Scant Attire For No Known Reason. Philadelphia. April 11 William Mc- Ghee, 65 years old, a retired business mnn residing at 403 Arch street, mys teriously disappeared somo lime last night, clad only in pajamas, a bath robe and bedroom slippers. When members of his family went to call Mm they found all his street clothes neatly placed In their proper place, but no trace of the man himself. Detectives havo been searching all ciay in an onort to itnrt MctJUce, but without success. No cause Is assigned by the family for the disappearance. 12 MEN NEAR DEATH IN BATH Patrons and Attendant Overcome by Gas Escaping In Hot Room. Paterson, X. J., April 11. Twelve men almost perished iu a Turkish bath bore from gas fumes escaping from a water healer In the basement of the establishment. The fumes poured into the hot dry room and sick ened the men beforo they could es cape. An attendant who went to the base ment to Investigate hovered between life and death iu 1 lie General hos pital all day. He Is now out of danger. Eight-Hour Law Unconstitutional. Philadelphia, April 11. On tho ground that It was special legislation the Pennsylvania eight-hour law was declared unconstitutional by the stato supremo court. Tha decision reverses the Allegheny county mi l and slate superior court and free from lllabilily John T. Casey, n Pittsburg contractor, who built the Pittsbug til t rat ion plant nd who was convicted of violating the terms of the law. Pottstown, Pa. No. 2 stark of the Warwick Iron & Steel compuny, tho output of which fxeeHod that of any furnace In the Schuylkill valley, has een put out of blatt after a run of t'.S year?. Repairs will be made. LAKE SHORE K. K. EXTENSION. Road to Enter Forest County Terrilorj to Reach t'lapp Lands. The Franklin Newt of the 6tb Inst, con tained the following account of a proposi tion to reach the Clapp timber lands on Hemlock creek In this county and possibly from a connection with the Collins road at Nebraska. "Not long ago Jamestown, N. Y., par ties purchased a portion of the Clapp estate, lying principally In Forest county Just over the Venango county line, with view to developing it for oil and timber. Recently they and other parties having timber land In Venango county conferred with oraoials of the Lake Shore road with a view to having a branch line extend from the vicinity of Van, or East Sandy station, up the yalley of Tarklin run to aid in the development of the properties. Yesterday a party of Lake Shore officials came here from Yoangatown and went over the Franklin & Clearfield line with some of the property ownera and dis cussed the proposed new brauch In all Its phases. In the railroad party were the follow ing: D. T. Murray, division superin tendent; F. F. Fiefel, assistant division superintendent; D. J. Torbron, division freight agent; F. H. Meggers, a civil engineer. Those interested In the pro perty were Z. L. Squires and Jamea H. Forbusb, of Jamestown, N. Y.; J. E. Revreline, of Pinegrove township, who controls 2,500 acres, and Rev. D. B. To bey, of Franklin, who controls 600 acres. W. T. Bell and daughter went along as the guests cf Superintendent Murray. The special train went as far aa Conder station and on the return trip the men in terested In the laud got off and took a driving trip up the Tarklin valley. It was pointed out to the railroad men that the proposed branch would traverse a section of country rich in natural re sources, Ills believed that the timber on the Clapp and other tract is sufficient in quantity to provide active operations for many years. There Is also good Hol land along Tarklin run, and it la aaid that the land Is underlaid with coal. There are also valuable deposits of sand. It is thought to be the aim of the owners of the timber land to have tbe proposed branch extend to Nebraska and connect with tbe Collins railroad. Tbe distance ia twenty-two miles. It baa been pointed out to tbe Lake Shore officials that suoh a branch would not be very expensive, as the rights of way can be bad for prac tically nothing and there would be little grading to do. Tbe ties and ballast would be furnished by tbe property owners. Tbe largest item of expense would be tbe construction of a trestle across Kant Sandy creek, where the new branch left the Franklin it Clearfield line. The total cost of the road would probably not exceed f-IOO.OoO. It is understood that Superintendent Murray promised the property owners that he would have a preliminary survey made at once. If the Lake Shore falls to build the proposed branch, It la likely that tbe Colliua rail road will be extended into tbe property, as a result of which the Pennsylvania will get the business, these roads con necting at Sheffield," Tbe project to extend the road on through the timber and oillandaand con nect with the Collins road at Nebraska la also quite rife. It would also tap tbe Wheeler & Dusenbury railroad at Ross Run, which latter connects with the Pennsylvania at West Hickory. This route would be by way of Fertlgs, Venus, Wolfe's Corners, Newmanavllle, thence down Piuey run to Nebraska, and wonld provide a very feasible short route with an easy grade. Will? Hill. The heavy electric storm we had last Thursday night settled the roads in great shape. Tbe rain fell In great sheets and the roads are fifty per cent, better lhau bofore the storm. Quite a bit of travel now. While the weather has been bad and tbe spring seems long In getting hero, we are looking forward to a good year. No doubt we will have an abund ance of fruit. Peaches have not been hurt yet, A good time now to trim trees and got ready for tne great harvest, Quite a lot of sickness now iu this vi cinity and other places and the medicine men are very busy dishing out their pills and other antidotes. A little elixir of iodide bromide calcium compound to clean the blood and tone the system ia great stuff. It creates new life and puts sunshine In the soul. Mrs. Klita Rudolph and another lady were Kellettville shoppers Friday. Went down In tboir touriug car and report a good time and no accidents. 1). N. Decker lost two valuable brood sows iu the last few days. There seems to be quite a lot of sickness among tha swine family, not ouly here but in other placeM, On Yellow llamuior bill it is reported lots of hogs are down and cau uot use their hind purls and legs. Thoy will not eat ami roll up their eyes like dying pit!, and many do die. rrnl Uiiilolpli sold a valuable uorse lately to his brother Kd. wbicb makes two be has aold this spring. There seems to be quite a demand for horses now on the bill. ANOTHER COHRKSrON DENT, Jan. Church, of Kast llickorv. was on the bill Monday on buHinoH. Jerome loiiey, or tiaiKller'H Vallev. Is on the bill lor a few days visit wilh Ills sister, Mrs. II. Patterson and family. A number of changes have taken place in tills locality ol bite, such as moving from oim bouse to auother and removing rem- uaiits or uiuuruul uulldliiRS, rebullaiun ami remodeling. Every one well and buxy and hoping for the tine weather to continue. Charley Atwell, of Church Mill, In with blsiriMHl. Mol vln Ualbreatb. for a low days' outlug. We learn ol tbe surioua Illness of tbe M. E. minister, Rev. U. A. IlaniHrcl, of VVeot Hickory, and llils being Hit) cane be has beeu unable to till bis appointments at this place for Hveral weeks. Mrs. J. M. Barber and Miss Esther llarber drove out to Church Hill Mouduy Hlturnoon, returning in tbe evening. Without a doubt some ars geltiug uneasy aa to wbo will get the most, tne large! ana best trout, but aav. be wise I
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