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BEDFORD VOLUME NO COURT PROCEEDINGS Work of the Second Week of November Term, BUSINESS TRANSACTED Cases Appointed Views: Confirmed, Etc Court convened Monday a with all judges present. The were excused Culp Hyndman, George rain and Herbert A. and Bonner The following monone and tione presented George Imler David motion of abandonment der rule of court granted Estate of Victor S. Woy, East Providence Township on petition Harry C. James, pointed auditor Estate of Josephus Monroe Township, deceased on tion Simon H.

Sell Esq auditor Jacob S. Newcomer vs Jennie Newcomer in divorce on Points Disq appointed master Margaret Horton Harvey Horton in divorce, of tion Howard same: matter. on Cessna Esq appointed ter pritate of Abner: Griffith late St. Clair Fownship, deceased order of sale continued. commonwealth Dr charge pointing concealed deadly prosecutor M.

Brant ant found not guilty of pointing arms, and guilty or carry ing ed deadly weapons. In the case the which defendant Was not found fury placed the costs on the ecutor: The court set aside the ment by prosecutor in so farras it directed the fine court of sentenced defendant to pay 150 and costs of prosecution in the case. in which he was guilty and give band in the sum to the peace with Brant and other citizens Common Harry Corley charges and battery with prose Dr assault Dibert and battery, defend guilty of assault batter. with intent to kill and of assault and battery. Same ter, motion to set aside verdict consideration motion refused defendant sentenced to pay costs prosecution Estate of Victor Richir, late of Broad Dentel Top Township, deceased; and same S.

to Horn, auditor, unless exceptions be are confirmed absolutely filed on or fore January 1, 19:0. Adam: Hopewell Township extending Intre proposed public. road Stayer's to. Jeremiah Gates' viewers report against said road report confirmed nisi. In re proposed public road in roe Township 'extending from Snyder's, to Vincent: Crawford's, George port In.

of re Job viewers confirmed absolutely. Mann Trust, Hon. J. B. F.

Longenecker, Frank E. Colvin, Scott Corle, W. S. Lysinger, D. W.

Prosser, David Lee appointed as members of advisory board. of In re Juniata estate of Henry Mowry, tion Township, deceased; petiof Mabel of William Llewellyn, guardian Jones and Emily E. Jones, minor children of Annie order of sale, granted prayed or Mary Ann Cessna, late Cumberland Valley. Township, ceased; order of the satisE faction McCoy of the recognizance to Nancy filed Estate of A. J.

Zeth, late of -Hopewell Borough; deceased; return sale of lot of ground in said. borough fled and confirmed nisi. Estate of Rebecca. Dicken, late order Southampton- Township, deceased; of sale continued: In re order to view and public lay out from roads in Bedford. Township Diehl's Frank Reed's Adam F.

confirmed: nisi. of viewers filed and report 'in Grace which plaintin Leonard. vs. John Anderson, ages claims $7,500 'for of injuries; defendant. case continued on in which C.

Salteld vs. Edward "Dill, John plaintiff claims $2,000 damages; counsel continued on motion. of for defendant: John P. Brumbaugh vs. John H.

claims Ramsey et in' which plaintiff case on' a promissory $288 continued on petition of defendant.it Petition of Gideon R. Felix and Jacob M. Gump, supervisors of Napier a Township, for the appointment of supervisor to All vacancy caused by the removal from the district of William Jordan; George A. Ellenberger appointed. feeble Estate "of "Hannah P.

Gogley, minded of person of: Allegheny return sale read and fled and confirmed absolutely. Common wealth vs. Gus Smith, charge 1. and b. recognizance fled and approved Commonwealth VS.

William D. Childers, charge f. and nol pros allowed. charge Commonwealth v8. U.

G. Clark, forgery; time. for renewing recognizance continued until November Commonwealth Jacob: Mills, charge, fi and case (Contineed on Fourth serial: 180083 BEDFORD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1909 Thanksgiving Proclamation Governor Edwin S. Stuart on Tuesday. issued his lamation, as follows: Thanksgiving accordance with Governor the a well-established custom, of Edwin S.

Stuart, Thursday, November do hereby set apart commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 25, 1909, as a day for thanksgiving and people have reason to acknowledge their prayer. Our and to manifest their gratitude for His infinite dependence upon Almighty God has been plenteous in rich gifts mercy. He goodness and joyable. We have been blessed with which make life enand in' all the things vests, with and plenty, with bountiful harpeace increasing prosperity and with freedom from and famine. plague, pestilence "Discoveries in science are checking the churches; ravages of disease.

Our schools, libraries and educational facilities promoted among us the have stimulated and yet, amid things of the mind and of the higher all our blessings and advantages, life; and of our dependence the Lord has kept us mindful upon His omnipotent power and of of his providential care and constant need our protection. "Let us come together in our and render unto God homes, churches and places of worship grateful acknowledgment for the manifold ings He has bestowed upon us, and humbly blessHis divine favor. beseech the continuance of us remember the poor and the fatherless, the sick and the distressed; widow and needy, the out of our abundance, let assist the unfortunate, the us remembering that greatest virtue is charity." PERSONAL NOTES Arrivals and Departures of Residents and Visitors. IN THE SOCIAL WORLD The Column Everybody Reads- Chai About Your Friends and Neighbors- and There: Miss Myrtle A. Fisher is on a visit to relatives in Cumberland.

Miss Pearl Schnably is visiting relatives and friends in Cumberland. Hon. J. H. Jordan of was attending court several days this Pittsburg week.

Associate Judge-elect John Huff of Saxton was a recent Bedford visitor. Mr. Fred M. Hartsauc of Rainson burg was greeting Bedford friends. Wednesday.

Mr. Imler and little grandat the seat. son, of imler," were Tuesday visitors Mr. Joseph Otto of Cumberland is: visiting his parents, Mr. and -Mrs.

A. Messrs. John E. Garlinger and Charles town Colvin, of Schellsburg, were in on Saturday. Rev.

E. L. Eslinger of. spent several days this in BedSaxton ford and Cumberland Valley." Capt. S.

F. Statler and Lieut F. A. Metzger attended the regimental election at Altoona on Monday. Mrs.

Margaret. Diehl of East Street left last Friday to spend winter in and around Pittsburg. Smith left for Misses Margarets Statler and Elwood City to visit friends. Pittsburg Mr. James A.

Donahoe and son Richard, of Altoona, were of Bedford relatives over Sunday. Mr. John M. Egolf of Mann's called Choice, at this of this week's jurors, office on Wednesday. Mr.

H. C. Mickel, one of Paris' merchants, was business in Bedford on Wednesday. transacting Mr. George Donahoe of Belden niece, Miss Frances Mattingly, ville.

Sunday with relatives at ChaneysMrs. Abner Davis, Mrs. Emily den and Mrs. C. u.

McMullin last Friday and Saturday in Cumberland. Mrs. F. B. Snively, Miss Kemerer and Mr.

J. E. Luken, Virginia town. Schellsburg, spent Wednesday Messrs. Lawrence Gilchrist Robert Amos were in East Providence on a hunting trip week.

Prof. H. H. Brumbaugh of Defiance, superintendent of the Broad schools, was a Bedford visitor early in the week. Messrs.

W. H. Defibaugh of Calvin Heltzel of Cessna and J. Imler, Taylor of Schellsburg were callers at this office. recent Rev.

William Lutz of Bucks County, is a guest at the Eddington, home his father, Postmaster John. South Richard Street. Lutz, Miss Rebecca Ritchey left on Tuesfor Philadelphia, where she will spend a short time with her brother, W. D. Ritchey, and wife.

Mrs. William Brice, and Mrs. B. Strock will leave this morning Philadelphia spend several Messrs. John B.

Fluke of a and among George friends W. and Blackburn, relatives. Loysof Paris, two of the county's promsurveyors, were among Monvisitors here. Mr. and Mrs.

Ross Frazier, of KanCity, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Frazier and Miss Margaret Frazier, Mr.

Cumberland, spent Wednesday A. J. Otto and family, West Street. Among Monday's business visitors The Gazette were Messrs. A.

J. Hillegass of of New Hyndman, Isaac Paris, D. M. Beegle Rainsburg, and W. V.

Taylor of Schellsburg. Let 118 supply your stationerygood quality, best Gazette Job Rooms. ESTABLISHED IN 1805 Well Known JAMES CORBOY, Liveryman Answers Final Summons. Although he had been in ill health for some time the death of James Corboy, Sr. as to his and the community.

On Monday able Corboy drove to the Springs was to be up part of. the While eating per Wednesday evening he stricken James lived but a short time. and Catherine deboy was a son of James Corboy and was born to On January 11, 1876 he was married near Cumberland our July 15, 1841. with two Elizabeth H. Steckman who, Miss sons, survives: James and also George leaves V.

both of this place. tone brother and a grandchild, Helen; R. or Pittsburi two sisters: James Burnside Thomas of New York City, and Mrs. George Wilkinsburg. Three within brothers preceded him to the grave years John -and Patrick of Altoona, and Richard of BedMr.

Corbov bent most of his life in Bedford and was engaged in the livery business for the past 35 years. was good citizen and was widely known and respected. The funeral will take St Thomas Catholic, Church, at which he was a consistent member, o'clock Saturday morning, Rev. ing the William E. Downes conductservices: Interment in the cemetery.

west of Enos: Corle: Enos Corle died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Beard, near Pavia, on: Tuesday, November 16, afof several: illness extending over a period ter an years W. While his illness had been quite serious the past -few weeks, death came shock to the friends of the aged gentleman, who was in his year, and widely known as third of the ploneer was citizens of that community five He was preceded to the grave about. children years ago by his wife. These Eli of survive: George of Pavia, wife of Sandusky Henry County, Rebecca, Jane Feather, Ickes of Pavia; Mrs.

B. Weyant Alice, wife of George wife of Samuel of Tetersville, Eliza, cinda wife of Grant N. Gordon of Beard of Pavia; LuWilmore, and Ida wife of Amos Claar of Roaring Spring. The tuneral was held in the Reformed morning at Church at Payia yesterday D. in Hunsicker, anciating.

In10 clock, pastor, terment: the adjoining cemetery. Michael Dively Michael: Dively, an aged and respected: citizen of near Pavia, died suddenly on Monday, November 8, while hauling. corn fodder on his: farm. Alexander. Burket, who was Mr.

him, had just spoken and assisting Dively had replied when suddenly he fell, rolling off Death was instantaneous. wagon. Dr. C. O.

Johnston was summoned and stated that death resulted from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Dively was about. 84 years old, was twice married. The funeral was held in the ReJ.

formed Church on November 10; Rev. D. Hunsicker officiating. The following survive: his wife, two William and Wayman, of near Queen; one daughter, Mrs. Eli Berkey of Weyant, and a brother, Jacob of Sarah Furnace.

Mrs. Jacob. Shunk Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Jacob died on Tuesday; Shunk, her home in Imlertown, November, 16, about 71 years. Death resulted from hemname orrhage of the Her maiden was Stickler.

Besides her husband, she leaves four children: Mrs. Albert of this place, Henry of Hughes David of' Imlertown, and Thaddeus Chapple, of Garrett: Also two Daniel Price and Mrs. William sisters, Mrs. Ernest, of Imlertown. ed The by Rev.

funeral services were conductE. A. G. Hermann in the Pleasant Hill Church yesterday. Interment in the cemetery adjoining.

George W. Perdew George W. Perdew, a B. O. trackman residing Cumberland, died in the Allegany Hospital on 16, aged 39 On October 23 he was badly.

injured when a handcar on which he was riding collided with a work train. Both legs were broken and he was taken to the hospital, where he passed away. ty. He Deceased is was a native of this coulsurvived by his wife, six children, The and. body several was' brothers and interred at Fairhope, yesterday.

19 miles from Cumberland, Mrs. Mary Ash Mrs. Mary Ann Ash died at her home about. four miles of 16, Chaneysville on Tuesday, November aged 89 years. Her maiden name was Roberts, she was born.

near preceded Flintstone. Owen Ash, her husband, her to the The funeral was held at 2 o'clock yesterday, Rev. Halpenny of Flintment stone conducting the services. Interin the burying farm. ground on the Mrs.

Adam Mellott Mary Virginia, wife of Adam Mellott, died at. her home in East Providence Township, November near Gapsville, on. Sunday, 14, aged 44 years, 11 months and six days. She was a daughter of William Layton and was born December 1864. Her husband and several children survive.

The funeral took place on Tuesday in the Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church in East Providence. EVERETT POSTOFFICE ROBBED Safe Destroyea by Nitro-GlycerineBooty Small. About 3 o'clock yesterday morning office, robbers blew visited the Everett postsafe and secured a quantity of Entrance was gained a a a stamps. money transom in the rear.

The through robber bored a hole in the corner of the safe, pouring upper left-hand in nitroglycerine. The explosion wrecked the safe, demolished the new furniture and typewriter, and considerably damaged the office. above 'the safe, pendulum of ity was blown off, in all probabilwhich indicates the time of the sion, it having stopped at 20 minutes exploof three. A bottle with a small the explosive in was quantity of found at the river, in which direction a man was seen running some time light. Persons living before daynear heard glass muffled sounds and noise but of breaking wind and attributed it to the high did not investigate.

Articles in the store of Sponsler Williams, adjoining, were destroyed. FARMERS' INSTITUTE Session Will be Held at Imlertown December 1 and 2.. for the Following Farmers' is the program arranged Institute which be held in the Imlertown Reformed Church December on Wednesday and Thursday, 1 and 2: Morning Session, 10 O'Clock Address of Welcome, John Roberts. Response, Thomas W. Conway.

"The Call of the Land," Fred Card. Queries. Afternoon Session, 1:30 O'Clock "Poultry Department on J. W. Bruckart.

"The Farm Home," Fred W. Queries. Evening Session, 7 O'Clock "The Advantages of Education the Farm," Superintendent Barkman. "The Boy and the Farm." Queries. Thursday, 9 a.

m. soil Fertility," Fred W. Card. "Better Poultry and More of J. W.

Bruckart. Queries. Afternoon Session "Fruit Growing," Fred W. Card. "Corn-Preparation of the and Culture," Thomas W.

Conway. Queries. Thursday EveningThe Ladies' Session. Freedom to choose their own subjects. The exercises tire program will be throughout the interspersed with music to enliven the occasion.

An opportunity for general discussion will be given at the close of each session. Every farmer should work in advance so that be arrange and family can attend every session. The general invited as the exerble cises will be interesting and profitato all who attend. $20,000 Damage Suit On Tuesday Phoebe A. Rickeard Saxton, by her attorney, Alvin Court brought suit in the Little, of Common Pleas against The Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal which she demands $20,000 damages Company, J.

injuries inflicted on her husband, John Rickeard, which resulted in death. On September 1, 1909, the said John J. Rickeard was acting as flagman on a gravel train of the fendant company at deSaxton, when train collided with a header freight train. The doubleis alleged, was accident, caused by a migin orders given by the train digpatcher at Saxton. Temperance Lectures On Sunday, November 21, Rev.

George H. Vibbert of Boston conduct the religious services in the will Rainsburg M. E. Church and at hours: 10:30 charge at the following a. m.

and 7 p. Rainsburg; 2:30 p. m. Trans Run. Rev.

Vibbert is again tour of Bedford County making 2 est in the interof temperance, having ed been callto County WoThe men's Christian Temperance Union. are fortunate temperance in people having of Rainsburg of the service such an able lecturer for a Monday evening meeting also, friend and DO of the cause can afford to miss hearing Rev. Vibbert. Pleasantville has engaged Vibbert for Tuesday evening, Mr. November 23, and Springhope for a meeting to be held tonight.

Casteel-Amos Last Friday evening, at the home of Ex-Register and Mrs. 12, November F. M. Amos, North Richard their only daughter, Miss Street, was united Virginia. S.

in marriage with Edgar this Casteel, place. a young business Rev. M. L. Culler, D.

performed the ceremony. The Gazette joins in the congratulations. Thanksgiving Services Union Thanksgiving services will be conducted Thanksgiving vember 25, in the Day, NoChurch of Bedford 10:30 Presbyterian Rev. J. Albert Eyler the Reformed a.

m. Church will preach the sermon. All a the pastors of the town will in the take part vited and services. All are cordially inurged to attend. this Thanksgiving service.

The usual offering in for the relief of the deserving poor, time of distress, will be taken. MENTIONED IN BRIEF Town Talk and Neighborhood Notes Tersely Told MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST Gleaned From Various SourcesLittle Points Picked Up By Vigilant Reporters. follow Coles Pleas petit Stam un deceased aplate of peter appointed Ash of publicapetition, mass of DIE and weapons defend fire concealin guilty prosver- payThe a found of Dr. in and guilty FIRE AT LOYSBURG Barn of J. H.

Brown Entirely Destroyed Saturday. Loysburg was the scene of a when structive the fire last Saturday morning, large barn on the farm J. H. Brown (formerly the W. Aaron: farm) was burned to all: ground.

In addition to the building the hay and fodder were as well as several hundred conseed. of oats and a lot of clover bushels farmer When the fire was discovered and his employees were the barn unloading fodder. The. flames spread very rapidly. and had it put not been for the energetic efforts forth by the citizens of the town and Italian by Contractor Domineck and on the laborers, who were working new state road, forming a ter brigade, there is no doubt wa- but well that as the surrounding buildings as a number of dwellings in the end of the town where the barn was located would have been added the loss.

The water was taken from the mill race. and the people worked like Trojans until the flames were under control: and all danger of further loss at an end. Another thing. which the still weather. morning was very fortunate was the state was very.

and. thus the flames were not carried by the wind. The farm. implements saved. The loss is placed at were all.

but whether there was any. insurance $4,000, was not learned. It is a the tion that the fire originated supposilighting of a pipe in the barn' from the one evening previous. Susan Sullivan, by Sheriff, to Walter Madore, lot in Hyndman; $204. M.

Jonathan Rice, by Sheriff, to Jacob C. Rice, 35 acres in Monroe; $100. G. Masters, by Sheriff, to J. E.

$213. Thropp, lot in West Providence; Peter H. Smith, by Sheriff, to J. M. Fisher, John 44.

acres in Monroe; $50.. Henry Earnest to Elizabeth Hall, two lots in Bedford; $550. same; Elizabeth Hall to B. A. McCiellan, $600.

M. Triplett, by to Ella B. Ashcom, half interest in lot in Everett; $900. Henry Oster to Simon Oster, tract in Southampton; $300. M.

Wagner, by assignee, to John M. Clegg, lot in Everett; $980. Alonzo Bennett to Philip Mountain, tract in Monroe; nominal. Maggie J. Hoover to Levi L.

lot in Liberty; $600. Putt, G. W. Covert to Levi L. Putt, lot in same; $175.

Sarah A. Cramer to Minnie J. ler, tract in King; $1,200. E. F.

Kerr to Mary Gardner, lot in Hyndman; $200. Mary C. Gardner, by Clerk of Court, to Mollie E. Imhoff, same; $750.. John H.

Rudy to Sophia two tracts in Napier; $750. Tiday, Samuel Ritchey to Simon 107 acres in West Providence; Karns, 500. Daniel N. Cornell, by to George Cornell, 146 acres in Monroe; $3,600. Mary E.

Barndollar, by to $2,900. George W. Derrick, lot in Everett; Marriage Licenses Samuel A. Metz and May R. Deeds Recorded Thomas, both of Edgar S.

Casteel and Virginia B. Amos, of Bedford. Joseph Peck of East Providence and Daniel Minnie V. Bryan of Breezewood. A.

Clouse East Providence and Tyrannus Lowery of Hopewell. Joseph F. Heister and Edna kead, both of Everett. Herman Wertz and Bertha of Bedford Township. Mock, Hunting Accident Saturday -morning Cleveland and Roy Reasy, sons of David Reasy of near New Enterprise, started out hunting.

They were about to return home when they sat down unload their guns. Cleveland, not the hammer gun knowing was back, started to take out the load; the gun discharged, penetrating his brother Roy's left foot, tearing the entire instep. The foot away was dressed temporarily and he was removed to his home, Drs. more and Potter dressed the foot. It is thought the foot can be saved.

The boy is doing as well as can be expected. will 'W. the on it," of his he list: tism be etc boy, New been of of Co. a idly. at are The A Faupel Grand last much tackle, who ill hir.

was toe sand those ad moved dence week chased into The will apples, cember ing, bert, ator, Stories, Miss graduate Dramatic ent, Reformed December Williams By one ware a lot of cartridges trance fastening cutting room stairs. Herald. The first snowfall of yesterday. the season A deer was killed on on Martin Wednesday. Miss Bessie Boor has sick for been quite the past week but is now somewhat improved.

Bert C. and Letcher, of Miss Mary at Somerset, were married that place this week. hoMrs. Gilbert sisters, Smith is ill at the the Misses Watson, on East Penn Street. Mrs.

J. Frank Bonner, been who has ill at home on Richard Street, is not improving. A silk sock social will be held. Thanksgiving evening.in the A. E.

Zion Church at this place. Quite a number of Bedfordites are at Martin Hill this week. We not object to a slice of would. venison. Next Thursday being a Gazette will be issued day The holiday than usual.

Advertisers earlier please Heckerman's Branch Peanut tory at Everett opened this week Facwith Thomas A. Claycomb as manager. The Holsopple (Somerset owned by S. S. Brumbaugh County) of Hotel, New Enterprise, has been sold to.

Ferd Sann of Boswell. Boil all water for household purposes. The pump drinking and was. started yesterday, forcing creek wa-. ter into the borough main.

Harry Glenn Sweitzer of Riddles-. burg and Ella Cropper of Defance were granted a license to wed in. Cumberland the past week. Rev. George D.

Crisman, formerlyBedford Township, who has been: principal of Beaver College for some time, has gone to Ames, to make future home. Daniel N. Schriner was a business: visitor in town on Saturday, and will leave next week for Bedford, wherewill. -McKees make his home in the Gap Corri Raymond Sammel is on the sick Mrs. J.

Scott. Corle, who nas been ill with inflammatory. rheumafor over six weeks, was able to down stairs on Sunday. In the North American Grand Opera contest, Mrs. H.

B. Strock or Bedford won 22d place, baving over 27,000 votes. She received two tick-. for Saturday night's performance. John M.

Bain, a former Bedford now managing editor of The Era at Huntingdon. He had secretary to Supt. T. B. Patton the Reformatory for the success.

past two. years. We wish him In the show window at Fred C. Pate's furniture store are a number articles to bed given away for "trading stamps" of the U. M.

C. P. You can get stamp books from. number of merchants in the town. Work on the Bedford and Hollidaysburg Railroad is progressing rapThe piers of the new bridges McKees.

Gap are completed and. masterpieces in the concrete art. of grading in being pushed: forward. horse belonging to of Mann's Choice broke through the floor of the stable at the Central Thursday night week and was removed with: difficulty, by age of a block and. unhurt.

Edwin M. Burket of Claysburg, was plaintiff in a suit, was taken during the progress of his case: yesterday. Dr. W. C.

Miller attended. Tne case of Barker vs. Lively therefore been postponed until The famous a next court. U1 Henomlo Students. appear atHall, Decerber Reserved seat tickets are on sale aL and Conrad's store.

A voco.I instrumental feast is in store for who attend. Last Thursday 4. C. Blackburn. into his handsome new.

resion East Penn Street. This F. E. Naug woved into the house which he recently purthe and Prof. V.

E. P. Barkman. house vacated by Mr. Naus.

Fruit have a fruit exhibit, principally Association at the Court House on De1 and 2. Wednesday evenDecember 1, Humphrey C. Deireader and character Impersonwill appear in An Evening of': Poems and Sketches. Katherine Miller Williams, a of the Ludiam School of Art, assisted local will give a recital in St. Church Thursday evening, 2, at eigbt o'clock.

Miss. comes to Bedford very highrecommended, 90 that a splendid: entertainment may be looked for: Monday nigh: of last week. somer entered J. C. Stapleton's.

bard-. store and stole thirteen razors, penknives, aboat of was made by prying of Err- the' and other articles." of the lower rear dood Anar a hole in a panel of the store: door at the head of the cellar: There is DO -Saxton. Mr. H. for weeks burg New inent day's sas of with Pitt at demus 2 image serial: 180383.