— ‘Ris shoes from the Clarence Supply - #een on our streets this week. RIR. Co. ; . \ — A cool reception, Marie shook him ~B. Budinger one day last week. News of Persons SNOW SHOE Alfred Banks having been on the sick list for some time, is slowly recov- ring. Dr. E. H. Harris had a severe attack #f the grippe for the past few days, but is able to be around again. Philip says he doesn't need to use «ha’k any more. Why is it? Robert Thompson Sundayed at the #ome of R. M. Park on Fourth street. Gegrge Wilson says he will purchase Company hereafter, as the Price suits him better. Mrs. Annie McKearnen was a guest at the home of Mrs. J. P. Irwin. RC ——— / J “Red Kane has been training at the S. #. Race course for the past month. Gussie Irwin has returned from a short visit at Philipsburg. Alex. J. Widman of Lock Haven, was a business caller in this town. A. C. Thompson of Philipsburg, was W. T. McNeeley of Pittsburg, trans- acted business in our town recently. i A Ellis Harvey of Orviston, was a guest at the home of T. B. Budinger aver Sunday. : A. Curtis of Altoona, was a business aaller in this town this week. Miss Sue McGroarty has applied for a position as stenographer for the P. Mr. Peters is jubilant over the news that they are to have a lady stenographer. Will some one kindly notify Miss Mae Kelley that alarm clocks can be purchased at A, Thompson & Son's store, : ; Jonny Musser is still seen at his old haunts. \ at the gate, for Parker wakened Dad. Jukes got lost in Tyrone, but was found by a fair damsel of that town. . : Elick Drocker says: Edith had a steady change. I wish the ex- J Gee! job in Our neighbor’s motto: No fish, no breakfast.—Milesburg Budget. / Joseph Shope of Tyrone, spent sev- eral days with his parents here this week. } James 'G. Musser was a p'easant call- : est in the Literary exercises at Snow €r in our town for the past week. Harry Mann visited the home of T. Austin Shope has been laid up with pneumonia for the past two weeks, but is now able to be around again. . Harry Reeser who has been on the sick list for a few days. is able to be at his work again. Wm. Packer of Yarnell, was seen on our streets one day this week. Edwin is now all around man at the Bon Ton. Among those who attended court last week were: R. C. Gilliland, D. R. Thomas, R. E. Kech, and W. D. ©’Brien. \ Mrs. Dehr of Tyrone, was a pleasant caller at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Uzzell on Moshannon avenue. W. B. Rankin of Bellefonte, transact- €d business in Snow Shoe this week. John Spicer of Runville, was in our town on Wednesday. J. Briel of Karthaus, was a pleasant galler to our town recently, probably some of our young ladies could explain his errand. IM Gilliland has sufficiently recov- ered from his recent attack of spring fever so as to be able among his friends. Roland Shope, former president of the Beaneaters . Association, made a hurried trip to Tyrone, where he re ceived a commission from the P. R R. Co. to act as water boy for the track gang now operating near Gillintown. District Superintendent R. H. Gilbert reports to the Christian Advocate, the withdrawal of W. C. Charlton, pastor at Benton, Pa. from the ministry of his church. He will enter the priest- hood of the Protestant Episcopal church. ' ee ee ee eee, Sn te ed MOSHANNON : yu——— Miles Crownover put in a few days at the county seat as jury man. Edward Beates of Pine Glen, visited his daughter, Mrs. Raymond William- son, here one day of this week. a trip to and Claude Lomison made Pine Glen on Sunday evening, found his way home sometime on Mon- day. Harry Yeager, f2dward Shannon and T. D. Weaver were called to Belle- fonte this week to appear in court. Hugh Ward and son Miles made a business trip to Karthaus recently. Jack Crownover, making his home at the residence of Wm. Quick of late, visited his former home here on Sun- day. a - meme Miss Myrtle Hazzard of Clarence, was a caller at the home of John Hockenberry on Monday. Mrs. Lity Zimmerman of Snow Shoe, was a Moshannon visitor during the week. \ Charley Diem, a brother of James Diem, arrived here recently and has secured work in the mines. T. D. Weaver, our postmaster, was a Pine Glen visitor on last Wednesday. Rev. Ruch and wife of Snow Shoe, made some pastoral calls in Moshan- non one day of this week. Miss Lottie Miller of Clearfield, was a pleasant caller at the home of Aus- tin Kerin one day of this week. A. V. Daugherty of Pine Glen, stop: ped a few minutes in Moshannon on Wednesday. ~ Curtin Thompson of ° Philipsburg, was a business visitor to our section on Thursday. , Wm. Fry of Williamsport, transact- ed business in the Snow Shoe region this week. James Weaver is very much inter- Shoe on Friday evenings. There are quite a number of young ladies be- longing to the society. Clarence Valimont of Keewaydin, visited at the home of his brother, Nor- man, here on Saturday. Mrs. Raymond Williamson was a Pine Glen visitor on Friday. Miss Helen Watson and Miss Martha Beates were guests at the home of Miss Beates’ Mister, Mrs. Raymond Williamson, a day or two of this week. Mr. F. L. Zimmerman, a merchant of Altoona and a former resident of this place, visited at the home of J. T. Lucas over Sunday. - \ Paul McGowan of Jersey Shore, vis- ited his parents’ home, here between trains one-day of this week. Helen McGowan and Arthur Kerin were pupils from the grammar school {who took the Eighth grade examina- tion at Snow Shoe oh Saturday. Rev. ‘Ruch of the M. E. church, preached his final sermon on Sunday prior to going to conference, which convenes at York on March 18. For the purpose of promoting the sale of German goods abroad, In- struction dourses for cultivating the artistic taste of storekeepers and their salespeople have been inatitut- ed in Berlin. : ( to circulate} .day, the deal ‘company has been in the hands of a Merl Gerdes, 13 years old, who was _a deal for the purchase of the beaut! ful country home of Attorney George -D. Howell, ‘erty. It adjoins Oak Hill, Mr. Thomp- Greensburg. unable to work. PENNSYLVANIA Interesting Items from All Sections of the Keystone State. PLUNGE INTO DEEP WATER Firergan and Engineer Escape by Swimming—Locomotive Under 100 Feet of Water. Meadville—Engineer George Wash- burn and Fireman Charles Adams, both of Albion, had narrow escapes when the Bessemer railroad bridge on the switch to the plant of the Penn- sylvania distillery gave way and tum- bled into the swift current of French creek. = ‘The piling had been weakened by high water and when the locomotive ran out on the east end of the 10-foot span the entire structure swung up- stream and fell over into the river. The engine and tender, breaking away from the string of freight cars, went into the water. The engineer and fireman went down in the cab, but both were able to crawl out through a window and they swam to safety, neither seriously hurt. 2 AUDITORS SURCHARGE EXPENSES 0 Greene County Pcor Board Wil] Object to Reduction of Bill for Trip. Waynesburg—The county auditors’ report filed surcharges the county poor board $650. The largest item is one of $263, which was surcharged $188. This was to cover the expense of a | trip to the state convention of poor directors last year at Bradford. The party that made the trip In- cluded Poor Directors Frank Groce, Francis Lemley and George W. Chap- man, together with their wives; Stew- ards Harvey Hughes and Mordica Shriver, with their wives; Attorney Charles H. King and Mrs. Ruth Kent. The poor board will file exceptions to the report, BLACK HAND MEN SHOT Four Fire on Marianna Italian's House and Demand $1,000. .Washington—Four foreigners at- tacked the home of Joseph Coluck, a Marianna Italian, early in the morn- ing, drove out Coluck and three friends, ransacked and damaged the place, and returning later to meet Co- luck and the three other$, in the name of the Black Hand society, demanded $1,000 by 7 o'clock at night, with death as the alternative. Officers watched the place but the strangers did not appear. Coal Values Mare Than Double. Washington—A remarkable gain in the price of coal land in Greene county is shown by a deal just closed, in which a group of Pittsburg capitalists get possession of 1,100 acres in Gil- more township. The property was purchased from Hamilton Necomer and his son, Newton Necomer, at $135 an acre. Four years ago the Necom- ers bought the coal at $60 an acre. The names of the buyers are not given out. # ‘Buys Plant of Enamel Company. Sharon—Bidding for Sharpsville creditors; Attorney H. L. Keck bought the plant of the Pittsburg Elastic Enamel Company at Sharpsville, at bankrupt sale, for $17,000. The sale is provisional. Keck giving a certified check for the amount, and if there is no higher bid at a sale next Wednes- ‘will be closed. The receiver, Brookville’s Water Germ-Laden. Brookville—The board of health has notified the school authorities that pu- pils must not be permitted to drink the city water with which the schoo!s are supplied, and all consumers have been warned to boil the water before using. This action follows an analy- sis by the state chemist, who reports the water contains typhoid germs to an alarming extent. A score of ty- phoid fever cases have been reported. € : Two Canoeists Drown. Harrisburg—Edward Gerdes and Roberts Shand, each 18 years old, were drowned in the Susquehanna river here by the overturning of their canoe, which struck a hidden rock. also in the canoe, was rescued by a passerby, who plunged into the stream and brought him ashore, The other two were drowned before help could reach them. J. V. Thompson Buys Fine Home. Uniontown—J. V. Thompson closed who recently removed from Uniontown to Connecticut. Mr. Thompson paid $125,000 for the prop- son’s magnificent home. Andrew Thompson, ‘a “son, * will. occupy the place. ian : Sits Down in Front of Train. Smithton—After eight alleged at- tempts to commit suicide by sitting down on the Baltimore & Ohio rail- road track with his back toward an on- coming train, and each time being dragged to safety, Julius Schmidt, a foreigner, was arrested amd later was removed ' to the county home at He said that he was seo crippled with rheumatism that he was BIND AND GAG OPERATOR Masked Men Defy Shots, Break Inte | Hannah Station, and Leave Chaney for Dead. Tyrone—Two masked men broke in to the tower at Hannah station on the Bald Eagle Valley railroad at 4 o'clock in the morning, bound and gagged the operator, William H. Chaney, beat him unconscious and, leaving him for dead, ransacked the place. : They got less than $1 from the op erator’s clothes. When Chaney heard some one outside he locked the door, but this was beaten down and the rob- bers entered. F They did not heed 6 several shote Chaney fired through the door. Bind ing the operator’s hands and feet they gagged him with greasey waste and left him on the floor. ; : Other operators along the line un- able to raise Hannah tower, sent train: men to investigate. Chaney was taken ‘to his home in Port Matilda. where he received med- ical attention. An effort is being made to capture the robbers. OLD ACADEMY SAVED Mcney Forthcoming to Protect Biders ridge School From Sheriff. Saltsburg—For the second time in a little more than a year Eldersridge Academy was saved from the sheriff's hammer, ‘wealthy alumni having come forward with aid. Provided the inst! tution is reopened a friend, whose name is not divulged, has offered enough money to satisfy all claims. Alumni are raising funds to refurnish the old school. As soon as the judg ments are satisfied one alumnus has promised he will make a liberal con- tribution to a permanent endowment fund. In execution of the suit of Mrs. Mary Jane Townsend the school and land upon which it is located were to have been sold in December, 1908, but Judge S. J. Telford delayed the sale and the academy was reopened. The attendance was not large and another date was set for a sale. A stay was obtained last week. ; - REPORT ON MINING Three-Million Tons of Coal Produced in Eighteenth District. Tyrone—According to the annual re- port of State Mine Inspector Thomas S. Lother of Tyrone 3,053,509 tons of coal and 33,238 tons of coke were pro- duced last year in the eighteenth bitu- minous district. oo There were two fatal and 26 non- fatal accidents and the total number of persons employed in and about the, mines was 6,114. There are 123 mines in the district. Three new mines were opened and two old ones abandoned. The district includes parts of Clear field and Center counties and all of the mines in Bedford and Huntingdon counties, COSTS EIGHT CENTS TO WIN Butler County Man Elected Justice of Peace at Little Expense. Butler—H. I.. Bicker of Winfield township, in his expense account filed, says it cost him eight cents to be elected a ‘justice of the peace Febru. ary 15. He invested a dime in pos- tage stamps to send letters, one of Thich remained unused after the elec ion, : Father and Daughter Asphyxiated. Philadelphia—Thomas Moore, 50 years o'd, and his daughter, Abble, 17 years old, were found asphyxiated in their home in the suburbs. The fath- er and daughter were last seen alive on Friday. A married daughter of Moore, who was a widower, called at the house Monday and found them both dead. : Church is Given $3,000. New Castle—A gift of $3,000 was received by the First Baptist church. Dr. Perry Book of Washington, D. C., gave $1,500 on condition that a simi- lar amount be raised. A dozen per- sons outside the congregation sub- scribed the money and the total was presented, Constable Sued for $11.80 Pledge. Butler—Because he refused to pay a pledge of $11.80 made to the Muddy Creek Presbyterian church, Lemuel Stillwagon, a constable in Slippary Rock township, was sued in the court of-Justice J. M. McNees and judgment obtained. Stillwagon has appealed to the county court, claiming a pledge made on Sunday cannot be collected. The court trustees declare they will start other suits against delinquent puedge-makers. Herman Convicted of Murder. Washington—The trial of Frank Herman at Rice’s Landing last Octo- ber, ended suddenly at Waynesburg when the jury under binding instruc- tions from the court returned a ver. dict of murder in the second degree. The case closed after Herman had himself taken the stand. He asserted House, who was a hotel proprietor, | went to the Herman house in his ab- sence and insulted Mrs. Herman, A fight resulted. . ment of some onlookers. ‘ LET YOUR MIRROR BE THE JUDGE IF it decides you need £ a new suit, let it be made by the Inter- national. We are local headquarters for the great tailoring con- cern and will be pleased to show their beautiful styles and all wool fabrics and take your measure carefully. When the suit is delivered let the mirror judge again. It will give you but one answer — Your clothes are perfect. Order Your Spring Suit Now J. T. LUCAS Moshannon, - - Pa. H. S. Cramer BARBER and Shampooing Shop Open Day and Evening. Moshannon - iw Pa. A. A. Groe Fancy and Staple = | Groceries GOODS DELIVERED PROMPTLY | MOSHANNON, PA. 7 Coke operators are not curtailing production, greatly to the disappoint- Last week showed a decline of 3,224 tons in the - manufacture of coke in both Connells- ville regions. There were 124 more ovens out of blast than in the previous week. The stocking of coke is in pro- gress at many plants. As the more modern plants the facilities for the ac- cumulation of stocks are absent, and at these, if orders do not take up the coke manufactured, the only alterna- tive will be to shorten. the week’s run. rts Mine Inspector F. Ww. Cunningham announces examinations for mine fore- men and fire boss certificates to be | held at Charleroi, April 5 to 8. C. B. Ross, inspector for the second bituminous district, has completed his report for 1909. It shows 8,639,340 tons of coal mined and 2,456,311 tons of coke manufactured. The number of miners employed was 7,026, and the number of coke workers, 3,026. The. H. C.- Frick Coke Company is preparing to rebuild the abandoned ovens at its old Eagle plant, between Broadford and Summitt. It i{s the in- tention of the company to build bins having a capacity of 600,000 bushels, and to ship coal from its mines in the Klondyke field, where it does not have ovens. : Strike Soon Ends. Cleveland, O.—Two hundred street car men struck, leaving cars ands pas- sengers stranded in different parts of the city. The strike was brief, for in Ipss then an hours the railway offi- .clals had reached the men and suc- ceeded in inducing them to return ta work. About fifty of the men were dismissed. Rumors of further dis- charges caused the strike. Sa ak
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