oy = > and Certificate of Deposit or Sav- Ings Account “The department of savings {3 a special feature of this ‘Bank. and all deposits, wheth- NM. H. SAWTELLE, Cashier. e Valley Record "HH. MURRELLE, Publisher. W. T. CAREY, Editor. TURDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1906 Published every afternoon except at 203 West Lockhart street, Pa. ‘Subscription, $3.00 per year, 25¢ ent: month g rates reasonable, and known on application. Entered as second-class matter May 1905, at the postoffice at Sayre, under the Act of Congress of 3, 187). WAVERLY Frank E. Wood, Representative News and advertising matter may Jeft at Greggs Racket Store, Wav- 1y. After 12 o'clock noon call the miu te at Sayre, both phones Try the Record. Joseph Freedman was in Nichols yesterday, Miss Mary McCarthy is home from : mton for a week. Miss Leona Andrews of Windham, is visiting friends in Waverly George Fenderson of Nichols, was im Waverly on business this morning J. H. Murray and Hon. Byram L tors went to Elmira this morning Miss Mary McKee of Towauda Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Page, Clinton enue, of Clair There is a case the bome of St South Waverly. diphtheria at Gernais in Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Whitmarsh vof Westfield, are visiting their daughter, rs C. T Roe for a week Henry Hartzell and wife, who have ‘Deen visiting at the home of H. B Graf returned to Buffalo this morning Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Sebring went to Newfield this morning to spend few days at the home of Mr. Se- et §'s parents. Howard Barnes, who has beeen vis- at the home of J. F. Shoemaker furned to his home at Rochester is morning. o E J Neaves has returped home Witer spending a few days visiting je) at Canton. Mrs Neaves will 5 at that place a few days lon- » Caroline Clark of Corning, re- ed to her home yesterday after ng her son, John H. Clark for past ten days. Miss Nellie Clark accompanied her The condition of Mrs. W. H. Hop- 8s who has been critically ill from altack of pneumonia, is somewhat and hopes are entertained speedy recovery. Brod, Carbolic Salve With Aries asd Witeh Hasel OFFICER'S ADVICE Sm—— # Village Trifftees Want His Oplalen Relative te Regulating Village Wa- ter Supply. Wavery— There was a special meeling of the.village trustees last evening and the matter of the water supply of the village came up for considera- tion. A resoiution substantially as fol- jows was passed, requesting the state health commissioner to report to the Board of Trutees his conclusions rela- tive to the matter of the proposed regulation, governing le water sup- ply of the vilage. Sometime ago a representative of erly and obtained evidence relative to the manner in which the ice crop had been harvested. Tt seems that there has been some doubt in the minds of many people as to the puri- ty of the water supply, and the board asks the opinion and advice of the state health officers in regard to the matter BOYS ENVIER OPERA HOUSE BY THE FIRE ESCAPE. Some lave Been Captured and Others May Get Inte Trouble. Waverly—Of late the boys have made it a practice, during the per- | formances at the Loomis opera house | f climb up the fire escape to the loft | over the room, and thence coming into the hall and witnessing the per- formances, without the preliminary | payment of the price of admission that most peopie have to band over before they are allowed to come in. Lately the management has taken the precaun- tion to watch the particular points | of Ingress adopted by these youths | and some of the boys who availed | themselves of this method have been | captured | Last night a boy about 14 years of | age was caught in the act and was | taken to the town hall. So far those caught have been dealt with lenlently but if the practice continues some one will be made an example of much to their sorrow ———— RESTAURANT MAN TO SELL BUSINESS, | Waverly—Wiiliam H. Hopkins an- | nounces that he is going to sell out his restaursnt business. He finds that he is compelled to do so because of poor health fie has been afflicted with rheumatism for some time past and was laid up the greater part of the fall and winter with it. He has conducted the business during the past 10 years, and duripg that time | he has made a multitude of friends who will witness his departure from ' it with genuine regret. ———————— Good Business For Sale. A first class restaurant business of 10 vears standing for sale. Price rea- sonable and will sell for cash only W. H. Hopkins, Broad street, Waverly r———————————— OREGON TRAIL. Started from Puyallup, Wash, with Prairia Schooner and Pair of Oxen—Setting Up Markers on the Way. - Burlington, Ia—Slowly traveling across lowa an oxen team, hitched to a canvas topped prairie schooner, is making its way to Indianapolis. It Is Wash , who at the age of 76 Is retrace ing over the Oregon trall the course he look 54 years ago, when he went west from Indianapolis. For years it has been his dream to retrace his path and now he is finishing the journey. The long trip is made both as a mat- ter of personal enjoyment and in the interest of history. At regular inter vals along his route Meeker has erect: ed monuments to mark the old Oregon trail. so that he who comes after may be able to pick out without difficulty the trall The plan of aperation Is simple. Meeker calls upon the people of the city or town near where he desires to leave a mark to erect a monument, and in every case they have respond: ed. The size of the monument has de pended upon the liberality of the donors. From Washington to Omaha 13 mon uments have been erected. At the time when the traveler made his first trip across the plaias Omaha was not on the map. Council Bluffs theo was HPA Cg MEOW MENT AT DANER CITY, omgconm known as Kanesville, a trading station and the end of civilization Since leaving Washington 20,000 people have contributed to the erec tion of monuments At Baker City, Ore. the monument was erected by contributions received from 800 school children. . At Bois€, Idaho, Meeker camped for He spoke to the public school children of 1.200 contributed to purchase the granite monument which will mark the place where the old timers passed through what is now a thriving city The governor of the state and the The monument is 12 feet high. To erect a monument at the summit of South Pass, Mr. Meeker traveled 54 who reside In the neighborhood were the only witnesses to the event These people, with Mr. Meeker, inscribed the stone. It stands on the Irrigation sur vey near Sweetwater and Is 7.540 feet above the sea level, probably the high- est monument in the United States In most of the towns and places where monuments have heen erected Mr. Meeker stays to see the work done: but In some instances he has turned the matter over to a local com Mr. Meeker, granddaughter, accompanied by his Miss Bertha Temple and has made the trip by easy stages His old fashioned prairie schooner is fitted up for housekeeping and in it he Like American “Bee.” Servian peasants help eath other by means of an Institution known as the moba. A man who has not hands suf- | ficiant to plow or reap his farm calls | in the moba—that is to say. be in- vites all his neighbors to come and help him. - He pays nothing for this sérvice, providing only generous sup plies of food and drink; but when aay of them apply for the moba It is un- derstood that be will take his turn. Marvelous Vitality of Eel. i Some eels are hard to kill. A fish | erman of Port Isaac, Cornwall, Eng | land, recently cut up 8 large conger| eel he had caught for bait for his | jobster pots, and 20 minutes afterward | picked up the head to throw it luto} the sea. The jaws of the eel's head | opened and the fisherman's forefinger; was seized between the sharp teeth. | The finger was badly damaged. Hard Lines. i “See that man there? “Yes; what abcut him?’ One of our great mil | lionaires, but he's lost his appetite | The poor devil lives on milk and crackers. Pass the corned beef and | cabbage, please, and praise the Lord” | Tailless “Schipperke.” i The schipperke is ose of the few | tailless dogs. The name means “Lit | tle Skipper,” and is derived from the | fact that this dog was formerly a common companions of the Flemish bargee. The Important Question. “It was 8 great banquet; 200 sat down st the tables. ably In appearance Ezra Meeker Is the typical ploneer. Hels tall amd straight notwithstanding his 76 years and his hard life on the plaigs His hair and beard are white and long, making him conspicuous In making his western trip Mr Meeker went up the Platte valley, through South pass, down Snake river to the Columbia, down through Ore At the last place 54 years he stayed there he and bis wife, and during that time, =o he sald neither had been ill a day In those days the traveler was only 22 and he was accompanied by his young wife and their one child. He at once began raising hops, which has been his business ever since Highess.in the World. Harvard university possesses th highest scientific station in the world it stands on the summit of Moun Misti, an extinct volcano In souths Peru. at an altitude of 19,300 feet m No No one could live there. The air is 100 rare and cold. the thermometer often falling to ot, degrees below zero. Once a month an observer climbs up to the station to take the readings of the instru ments. He Is two days golog up and two days coming duwa. “Dead as a Herring” Until the day of aquariums It Was a somewhat difficult matter to observe a live herring. It 1s a fish that dps instantly Ow being taken from iis na tive element Among fAsbermeon first the matrimonial scaffold—poor 14 fot! He seemed to think 1 ought to kick up my heels, like a calf, and rejoice with him. He wants me for best man, too. Just becagse 1 escaped being roped, my friends think 1 enjoy basking in the re fection of their vacillating felick ty. Weddings, to me, are harrow ing things. They remind me of my many miraculous escapes. 1 know I'm eligible and pot bad looking— and the dear mammas nevel fall to keep me fn mind of it. | Sart - don't see why I've Escaped.” they, can't let me alone. Of course, In good time love shall glide upon the scene, but until then— «When | stop to think how near that blonde widow came to nailing me last summer 1 can feel my hair stand on end—it matters not which end. Even now 1 cross my fingers when 1 meet her 1 like to sit here in my apartment and speculate on the follles of matri mony. No one to say, “You can't smoké® In here,” or “Don’t drop your ashes on the floor.” It's awfully still here. I almost wish some one would drop In for a smoke or that 1 had gone. to read poetry to Violet. She's certainly the right sort of girl and appreciates a fellow, I met Judd and his wife today, running for thelr suburban train. Thelr arms were full of bundles and he was helping ber along. When a woman tries to run she efther goes sideways or perpendicular ~— never steps out to cover the ground, Judd looked ridiculous and his wife, with her hat over one ear; was shedding hairpins by the dozen. I'll never mar ry a woman who so far loses her dig- nity and her hairpins as Lo run for a train like that! " Greal thought! 1 won't marry one who doesn't, dither. After this sweep- ing assertion 1 feel alinost sulle I had rather an exciting time last evening. As | was hurrying for the 5:25 train I overtook Davis’ wife. She looked stunning In a new brown suit. I took her by the arm and rushed down to the train. Then she discov. ered that she had left her umbrella at the ticket office. 1 went back after it. As I returned 1 grabbed. her and ran to the rear coach and, in spite of the conductor's warning cry, I fairly threw her aboard When we were scated [ glanced down into the amused face of Violet Townsend. “Do you mind explaining to me why I am kidnaped and rushed in this undignified manner on to an express train when I am calmly walt. ing for a local?” she asked, demurely, put there was a twinkle in her eyes. Her eyes are wonders and her halr, which had become loosened by our trantic run curled coq uettishly about her face. She wore a brown suit like the one Mrs. Davis had on, which ac counted for my blunder. “Hy Jove!" said 1. “I'd like to run away with you for good.” ‘“*You don't mean that” she sald, as she fixed those big blue eyes on me. Vio let Is certalnly irrepressible when she looks at you ‘I'll prove It to- night—I1f 1 may call,” 1 answered, recklessly But just then 1 hal to go over to Mrs Davis who was beckoning me from the other end of the car On my way to : Vis 1 felt lke “It Was Moon: shouting, but as | light" went up the steps 1 felt like a soldier guing to battle and you could have covered my courage with =» picture postal card. It was a most peculiar sensation Really, If Tom Perkins hadn't been there | might have He kept saying the very things 1 would have liked to say If 1 had thought of them in time. Violet flirt od with him outrageously, so I made a short call I consider that fellow cad Chicago Daily News, Perkins a Pet Names for Burglare’ Tools. Why does the burglar call the tool with which he opens windows and doors & “Jimmy?” No one seems to ee SAVED BY H “Get Disentangled from Life” Says He Wanted to Take Officer with Him, New York —"Dig Al" Selick, a po iceman with a record for bravery and without a single mark against him ia Lis ten years on the force, had a nar row escape from being shot to death in Thirteenth street the other mors: ing, when a man apparently insane, who had been “talking with the spirit,” determined to take the police man with him as he “disentangled” himself from this mortal coil, he sald. The frenzied stranger fired four shots at the bluecocat, one of which went wild Two of the others were siopped by his heavy coat, while one ploughed along bis shoulder, inflicting a severe flesh wound. The policeman felled the man with his club and sent him to a hospital, Sellick himself was cared for at New York hospital. It was shortly after two o'clock when Sellick noticed an undersized man dodging In and out of the door ways along Thirteenth street. Finally the little man went up to Sellick and asked: “Is this Thirteenth street? “Yes, this Is Thirteenth street,” the policeman replied, and continued on his beat. He had gone about 25 feet in advance when a bullet whizzed by his head, and as he turned the man Lbehmd him fired another shot point blank. This ripped out the lining of lis coat at the right shoulder. Sellick ran toward his man, but was met by another shot, which struck him over the left kidney but was deflected by nis heavy clothing and coursed iis way along his flesh to his shoulder, where It came out through the coat 1zain. The little man turned and ran and fired another shat at Sellick, which vent wild. The policeman, who is a hig, powerful fellow, drew his revolver ind fired twice in the alr, shouting to ‘he fugitive to stop. As he was rapid iy overhauling the man who had shot t him Sellick saw him turn the gus n himself. He placed the muzzle of the revolver against his breast and rulled the trigger. A suspender buckle eflected the bullet and it fell down nto the lining of his vest Then | measured him with the stick.” said Sellick. “1 didn’t want to %ill hlm. because then the odds were all In my favor.” Policeman Ralney ran to Sellick’s assistance and summoned an ambu lance for the wounded policeruan, a= he could not tell how badly he bad been hit. His clothing was pretty well OMicer and Madman Fired at Close Range. drenched with blood, but he declared he was not seriously hurt. At the station it was found that the prisoner, who sald he was John Dola, was in a bad way. In his pockets were found sweatshop tickets made out In the name of John Comiskey. He sald that he went under that name. He also admitted, according to the po lice, that he had served six months in the workhouse for smashing windows in Broadway He had $10 with him ‘Why did you want to shoot the policeman?” he was asked. “{ have been talking with the spirit,” he answered, “and 1 was told that | had better get ready to get disentan- gled from life. Thea I thought | would take rome one with me.” Long Journey of Blind Man. Toledo, O.—Fifty years of age and totally blind for 48 years, Charles Gaines, of Tiffin, O, performed a most remarkable feat when he completed an 18-mile cross-country walk alone, Gaines is an Inmate of the county in- firmary of Seneca county at Tiffin. Be- coming homesick, he walked home, and, after spending the day at Bloom- ville, he retraced his steps, arriving at the Infirmary at midoight over a muddy and tortuous road. Galones has been blind since he was (wo years old Trying to Please. “Henpeck ought tu apply for a ai vorce.” “He is afraid his wife would nf fr, i he did “~—Hounston Fos A Lightning and a Hat. The bolt of lightning from A clear sky which killed a horse during = ros at the Norristown, Pa, Driving be sure Perhaps it is merely & French burglar = | CS amption as a flef to a pan in ; ation of his furnishing shoes for his horses, and Henry de Ferrers, who went from Normandy with the king, and whose descendants bear six horse shoes In thelr arms, was so named be cause he was in charge of the royal farriers. Man Requires Much Food. The amount of food required by an ordinary person Is somewhat remark: able when €omparison is made with an engine. A man requires to be supplied with about 4.606 fool tons of energy a day. That Is lo say, his food, If consumed in an engine, would ralse 4,600 tons weight one foot high every day. Character in Eyebrows. Heavy eyebrows, close to the eyes and forming a mass near the nose, show a violent temper, and usually an overbearing manner; while thin eye brows, running up from the eye, de note an inquiring nature, and usually a certain amount of conceit. Eye brows that are of uneven thickness show good thinking powers Handy Foot Warmers. Boxes filled with sodium acetate are nsed in French railway cars as heat pr ducers to keep passengers feel warm. The salt is put in boxes In the solid state and liquified by placing the poses in hot water. During the five or six hours It takes to solidify the salt contindes to give out hea BLOODINE OINTMENT FI Lege Fete Riser Dasdrefl and falling , sow kaowa te bea of Ecsema of the scalp. Bloodine STIs tat ARN S0¢ aBox Mailed. Bloodine Liver Pills cure Billiousnsss. 95¢ bon "SOLD BY C. M. DRIGGS, SAYRE. RS THE CAYUTA LAND CO. OF SAYRE. Desires lo announce that they have some very desirable building lots for sale on cheap and easy terms, and that they have placed the agency for selling them in the hands of ANDREW EVARTS of this place. All those wishing to provide themselves with homes or to invest In lots for specu- lative purposes will do well to con- sult with Mr. Evarts before purchas- ing elsewhere. This plot of land Is nearly surrounded by industrial plants with beautiful scenery and all. the ad- vantages of a modern town. Terms to sult purchasers. Steps are already being taken to supply all the land comprising this plot with a fall sup- ply of the best water the valley af- fords. When you come—~tS look over the plot of ground take trolley to Springs Corners, cross bridge that crosses over I. V. R. R. when across bridge turn to the left and you are on the ground. There will be a man at the office Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons of each week to show you over the ground, or any other day by calling Valley Phone No. 244c. Andrew_Evarts, 108 Hospl- tal Place, Sayre, Pa. Sayre Rendering Removes Dead Horsea and Cattle, eight miles distant from either Athens, Sayre or Waverl:, Will pay $1.00 each for full grown Horses or Cows, but the Hides must be on. Will also remove Dead Hogs that weigh 100 pounds and over free of charge. Also buy Hides, Skins, Tallow and Bones. Pay market prices. Call Bell Tele phone No, 833. C. 6G. LLOYDT, Proprietor. SAYRE, PA. We Buy Junk. Do you know that Blosteln Bros Call on bers, irom, metals, ele. of your Rates: — Wanted, Sal etc, 3% cent a serifon for the first th cent a word each i after. Nome taken for cents. Situations wan! in advance subscribers. : FOUND, Found—Prayer book. may have same by cal Record office, proving ih paying for this notice, LOST, Lost—A Peter _Pan poc taining a sum of mone please return to No. 804 avenue. FOR SALE. Several houses and desirable locations in to suit purchasers. G. Schrier, Maynard E For rent, office rooms In | lock Block. ‘3 Ten room brick house, provements. Inquire at For rent at once, sel and suites of rooms, good with or without bath; wards. Enquire of C. C. Pa 2 NOTICE, Want ads. Inserted by having a ledger account Record must be paid for w ed printed. We positi charge wants ads. indisery the expense of bookkeep lecting is entirely out of to the amount involved in action. E. M. Dunk ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Ofiees Rooms 4 and §, Elmer bart Street, 8 Laws & Wii Attorneys and Cou Law. Insurance and Loans Negotiated, Houses Rented, ed, Taxes Roem 7, El LOCKHART
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