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VOf(TM* II No. 61
In the Criminal
Court
The Criminal week of December
court opened on Monday with the j
conclusion of the cases set fo
trial Judge Telford vill conclude'
his last, terra of court.
In the case of Commonwealth
vs. John Stewart, of near Dill
town, charged with assault with
intent to kill, the jury found the
defendant gi.ilty. Constable W.
A. Kunklo, of Creekside, who was
charged with the malicious kill
ing of a dog, was found not guilty;
by the jury and the costs werej
placed upon the county. The jury
in the case against John Sinclair,
charged with assault with intent!
to rape, was found guilty in man- ■
ner and form as indicated and rec
•mmendod him to the mercy of the
Oourt.
In the case of Commonwealth
vs. KVank Pellegrino, of Ernest,
charged with blackmail was found
guilty by the jury. In the case
of Salvatoro Bronchi charged with
adultery and rape, he entered his
plea of guilt and the jury on that
case was dismissed.
The Corn Show
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Sixty-two boys and girls com-;
pcted for the prizes offeied by the
Savings & Trust Company for the!
best yield of corn grown on one
fourth of an acre during the past
season. The exhibit was shown in
tie reception room of the Y. M. C.
A. Tuesday and was the finest ev
er shown in the county.
The fist prize was awarded to
Ernest Cross, of Montgomery town
ship. lie grew 2461 pounds of
Yellow Dent corn on one-fourth
of an acre. Two second prizes
prizes were awarded : One to Bes- j
sie Wright, of Grant township,
who grew 2246 pounds of Yellow
Dent corn, and the other to Arth
ur Amond, of Cherryhill township,
who grew 2033 pounds of White
Cap Yellow Dent corn on a quar-:
ter of an acre, respectively.
Six awards of $2.00 each were I
awarded te the next best displays
and six awards of $l.OO each to
six other displays.
The contest was managed by i
Supt. James F. Chapman and was
teld Tuesday in the Y. M. C. A. j
Fifty-six contestants are enteed,
this year and the results are at
c.edit to the boys and girls of the
• county who compose the member
ssl ip of the Club.
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The Stntionery That
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THE PA TRIOT
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GERMAN SOLDIERS >OW USING INDIVIDUAL SEARCHLIGHTS.
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More and more as the war progresses is it evidenced that, so far as Germany is concerned, the most modern
Mppli: l ees wich the inventive genii of the Kaiser's forces candevis > are being used to good purpose in the Ger
man lines, both in the trenches and on the battle front. The photo shows one ofthe most m-tdern of the 11 ven.
tion a portable searchlight. This searchlight, smal as it is, is aremarriably powerful one. When not in use it
' is takm apart and distributed anion fve n en of the company.
Playgrounds for School Children.
Ways and means of providing
modern playgrounds for the school
children of Indiana and vicinity
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| formed the theme for the speeches
j at the meeting of the New Cen
: tury Club Monday afternoon.
A number of members took part
in the discussion. The New Cen
tury Club is one of the most ac
tive organizations in the county
in the playground movement, and
much is expected to be accom
plished next summer.
Old Case Has Been Settled.
The Superior court sitting at
i Philadelphia has affirmed the ver
diet of the Indiana county court
in the case of R. T. Marl in, admin
istrator of the estate of Mary Ann
Re id, deceased, agamst the Bor
: ough of Indiana . A mandamus
| was awarded against the borough
: for land damages after a like pe
tition had previously been refus
; ed.
The damages were for the open
ring of Twelfth street through the
lands of the deecdant. The report
| of viewers was confirmed in 1883. j
The Superior Court holds that the!
| petitioner presented ample .evi-j
denee to justify the finding of thej
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court, helow that the damages had ;
never been paid and thus rebutted
the presumption arising from the
lapse of time.
Attorney David Blair represent
ed the plaintiff in the proceedings
while the borough's interests were
taken care of by Attorneys D. B.
and John S. Taylor.
Teacher Charged With
Cruelty Is Arrested
Hummer Clark, teacher in the,
Elderton schools, has been arrest-!
Ed in a charge of cruelty to a pu- i
pil. It is alleged Clark threw him j
into a seat violently. The boy's!}
nose struck the desk and was bad
ly lacerated.
Inspection of Schools ' -<
of Indiana Completed
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Drs. M. M. Davis and W. A. .
Simpson have completed the med
ical inspection of the public school 1
ol Indiana county and report con-ri
ditions favorable. Fewer physical j
defects are found, and suggestions
made by the inspectors last year j
have been carried out. 1 1
Indiana, Pa. Saturday, Dicembkr 18, 1915
Coal Men Were Given Sentences.
E. S. Saxman, vice president of
the Ebensburg Coal Company, and
general manager of the operations
at Colver, with J. E. Wilkinson,
another employe of the company,
} pleaded guilty yesterday after
noon to charges of assault and
battery, preferred by organizers
of the United Mine Workers of
America. These charges grew out
of an alleged assault that occurred
in the C olver hotel some months
ago. The judge sentenced the
two men to pay the costs for the
esent and deferred sentence 1111
til disposition has been made of
the action in which it will be de
cided whether or not the license
of the company's Colver hotel
shall be revoked.
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i Emilie D. Stoneback Is
Blacklick's Postmistress
Washington, Dee. 17—The fol
lowing new postoffice appoint-;
ments were sent Friday to the sen-1
ate by Prseident Wilson for con
firmation :
| Pennsylvania—T. L. Medland.
I Waymart; William A. McMahanJ
. West Pittsburg; William I). Wer
| weriser, Wind Gap; Peter Cram
jer, Coplay; Emilie I). Stoneback.'
BlackJick.
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Think Woman Cremated
An investigation is being made i
into the fire which destroyed a
email frame house in Conemaugli
township, Indiana county, and it
is believed Mrs. William Kelly was
(ffciTnated. Bone* were found in
tht debris. No one knows wl*?n
the fire occurred.
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Eleven Prisoners in County Jail j
There are fewer prisoners in
the county jail here r*>w than at
any time in the year I*lls, aeord- j j
ing to Sheriff George IT. Jeffries. "
Dnly eleven prisoners are in the i
institution. The high mark of the
jail was being reached about this (
time last year.
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Best stores advertise in Th. j
Patriot.
Coal Co. Pay Last Before Xmas.
Thursday was pay day for the
employes of the 8., R. & P. rail
way in this section, the last before
U hi istmas.
The work was exceptionally
good for the period covered by
this pay and the checks were con
sequently uniformly high
It w as one of the largest pays in
several years. Both the 8., R. &
P. and Pennsylvania railroads are
exceptionally busy at the present
time.
THE COMMUNITY TREE.
Indiana is to have a community
Christmas tree and a toy mission
this year. The members of the
i New Century Club are back of
I the movement and have appoint
e committees, laid plans and are
ready to begin actual work in the
next few days. The celebration
is being extensively discussed.
The churches, lodges and busi
| ness establishments are expected
to co-operate with the New Cen- 1
tury Club in making arrangements
and helping to make thq porgram
a successful one.
The toy mission will be in
charge of the women and a can-!
i vass of the county will be made j
for toys, clothing and other thing's |
Ito be distributed among the poor l
■ of the town.
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: Blairsville Concern Is
to Apply for a Charter
Blairsville. Dec. 17—Application
will be made January 3, 1916 for
a st*.te charter for the Blairsville |
Manufacturing (. 0.. which propos I
es to establish a foundry here, j
George W. Phillips arc the in- !
Frank M. Graff, E. S. Gilmorc and !
corporators.
Prominert Couple to Wed Soon, j
The engagement of Miss Nola
Edna Steele, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Hiram Taylor Steele, of 110- j
mcr City, and John R. Mclntire. 1
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mclntire i
of Kent, has been announced. The!
wedding will take place in th#
near future.
Advertise in the Partriot. '
AUSTRIA EXPECTS
DIPLOMATIC BREAK
Vienna Befieves U. S. will
Ask For Recall of Envoy
Italy Puts 12),90.) Tronps in Albania
LONDON, De/. D*. A to the Kxrl ange Te
legraph Conip.my in in AitiM* mam qu t s a telegram recei
ved from Vienna as saying the feeling there is that the Uni
ted States will ask for the recall ol the Austrian embassy,
as the Austrian note on the Ancona case is couched in such
terms that such a step considered unavoidable.
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PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN
DYING, MANY HURT IN
A SUNDAY EXPLOSION
Punxsutawney, Pa., Dec. 14.
! Claud Sickeles is dying at the hos
pital here and the damage done in
Sunday night's explosion at the
Punxsutawney Iron Coo. is esti
mated Monday at $lO,OOO. The
explosion occurred when molten
i iron touched a pool of water in
the cinder pit at the plant, form
i ing carbon monoxide gas, which
ignited Hundreds were thrown
from their feet and windows
throughout the town were shatter
ed by the force of the blast. V in
dows were reported to have been
broken in Adrian and Rossiter —
towns eight miles distant.
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CANADIAN MONSIGNORS
ARE MADE ARCHBISHOPS
Rome, Dec. 17 —The Rt. Rev.
Oliver Elzear Matthieu, bishop of
the diocese of Regina, Canada, was
Thursday appointed an archbish
op by Pope Benedict. Te Rt. Rev.
Arthur Beliveau, auxiliary bishop
of the archdiocese of St. Boniface,
Manitoba, Canada, was also ap
pointed an achbishop.
School Officers Elected.
At the closing session of the con
vention of the Indiana County
School Directors' Association c
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Thursday these officers were ridect
ed: President, J. T. Be^. secre _
tary, E. M. treasurer,
W. S. Dau^ e rty, all of Indiana.
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HARRIS A EWING WASH
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EDWARD W. SAUNDERS.
Chairman of the Democratic
aucans of the House who recent- 1
?y announced that h* was opposed 1
o inerease appropriations for \a
• onal defense. r
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| "It is said that the note was
submitted to the German ambas
sador before its presentation to
Ambassador Penfield," says the
news agency dispatch, "and that
I)r. Dumba, the recalled ambassa
dor in the United States, took a
hand in drafting the document."
The message adds that in to
day's editoriols in Vienna newspa
pers on the note extensive exci
sions appear.
Vienna Indignant.
Vienna, Dee. 16. —The Austro-
Ilungarian government's reply to
the American note on the Ancona
was transmitted at noon yesterday'
tO the American ambassador,
Freer ick C. Penfield.
The American note, as publish
ed in the Vienna morning pape*
jiesulted in a high state of pu' ***
atif*
indignation, and while the te*
st of
the Austrian reply has not
. bee a
made public, it is understo<
, . . sd that
common ground is mdic
xte<t oot
which the United States
. . , d Aus
tria might come to an u
mdHrstand
lUg.
Those who are con
-versant with
the contents 01 the .
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the conviction the 4
the United
States government . _
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! realize the just . .
Mtt(l moderation
01 the A list* „
sinn government s atti
tude an-'. .. . ..
| J they view the reply as a,
| and open-minded document
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the imperial govero
1J ment's willingness to do whatev
" or is right.
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Pome, Dee. 16.—Italy's expedi
tionary force sent to the Balkan*
las been landed in Albania. Offi
jcial announcement was made on
1 hursday that the landing has
been successfuly completed.
Austrian warships attempted to
prevent the landing of the Italians
! \ ith shell fire and by planting
mines along the Albania coast. The
warships were driven off, but the
oestroyer Intrepido and the trans
port Rcurnberto were sunk by
mines, with a total loss of 43 lives.
The Italian Balkan expedition
unofficial reports say, comprises at
least 20,000 infantry and cavalry.
BLESS WIRELESS AFTER
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM
1 aris, 1 ec. 17.—Pope Benedict
is preparing to confer the papal
b!.-.ss,ng upon wireless telecrrftnhy,.
was learned in Vatican circles.
In taking this step the pontiff
will restore the ancient custom of
'he church of blessing invention*
which confer great benefit to hu
manity.
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