The Conneautville Courier from Conneautville, Pennsylvania • 1

WHOLE NO. 2473. PERSONAL MENTION. MONTAGUE. UNDER THE WHEELS.

Miss Jennie Holman Meets a Frightful Death. Our community was shocked on Sat County Commissioner Putnam was in town on Wednesday. Mrs. E. R.

Saxton returned from Washington on Monday. Coroner B. F. Smith, of Meadville, The oil market reached 90 cents, Friday, the highest since August 19, 1S90. Conneautville, always a pretty town, never looked handsomer than at this Over oue hundred iuvited guests attended the wedding of Dr.

Ralph McDonald, of Girard, formerly of this place, and Miss Ida, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Briggs, at the home of the bride's parents in Erie on Wednesday evening of last week.

Mr. Arch. Klumph, of Cleveland, a Conneautville boy, was best man, and Miss Ruby Krick, of Conneautville, and Miss Lena Wells, of Erie, formerly of CONNEAUTVILLE, June 13, 1S94. urday morning by the sad news of the death of Miss Jennie Holman, of Dick-souburg, who was almost instantly killed by being struck by an engine on the was in town on Tuesday. T.

H. Greenfield, of Conneaut, Ohio, was over at his old home on Monday. Met Terrible Deaths. William Minnis.aged about 25 years, aud Samuel McKelvey, aged about 27, both residents of Franklin, were Instantly killed at Polk on Monday afteruoon by being struck by an express train on the W. N.

Y. P. road. The men had gone to Polk to look for work on the new-hospital buildings, and were at the railroad station. The trains which stop at the station leave the main track and run in by a side track to the station, the switch being separated from the main track by a space of four or five feet.

The men were standing on the side track as the express came along and it is probable mistook the side track for the main line and stepped on the a. L. E. Road near her home. Miss Holman had been suffering with a time.

There is promise of a big crop of cherries. The tree, generally, are loaded. A marriage license was issued on Thursday to T. R. Suyder, of HayQeld, and Nettie M.

Andrews, of Geneva. Mr. J. W. Crider, of the Conueaut- Miss Bertha George, of Jamestown WE LEAD, OTHERS FOLLOW.

this State, is the guest of Miss Lina Springboro, were the bridesmaids. The bride looked very pretty in a white silk wedding gown. The happy couple are leion on one of her fingers for nearly a month and duriug the time had been stopping with her sister, Miss Cenie Rupert. Miss Mary Klumph returned home Holman, at the home of her brother-in- Thursday from a three weeks visit in absent on a wedding tour in the East, and on their return will be at home in Girard. The Erie papers say the bride is very popular with the musical and HI! HO! AWAY Berries have taken the THEY GO, place of snow.

ville Woolen Mills, shipped two cars of wool to Jamestown, N. on Cleveland. Rev. Father Mulliu, of St. Philip': Church, Crossingville, was the guest of church people as a-soprano soloist and filled the position of soloist at the First business The street sprinkler began for the season on Friday with Rev.

Father Graham ou Tuesday. Presbyterian Church. Mrs. G. B.

Mc Mr. W. is doing Mr. Will C. Deuiine, editor of the track directly in frout of the approaching train which does not stop at the station but rushes through at 20 miles an hour.

Both men were hurled from the track and when picked up were dead. L. McGuire in charge. He Warren, Ohio, Tribune, was in town Donald, mother of the groom, and his sister, Mrs. Flavia Rossiter, of this MY WHAT A SMASH.

Mason Fruit Jars, Quarts, 50c. per doz. Fints, 50c. 2 Quarts, 75s. ou Tuesday and gave the Courier call.

place, were among the wedding guests. good work. Summer is here at last. The boys were in swimming ia Conueaut creek on Saturday and ill keep the water warm from now ou. Two baud organs, manipulated by Mrs.

N. II. Holmes, of Columbus Children's Day. Children's day law, A. Gallup, about half a mile north of Dicksouburg.

On Saturday morning shortly after seven o'clock, she left Mr. Gallup's to walk to her home in Dicksouburg to look after her chickens, expecting to return in a short time. She was quite deaf, and ou account of her infirmity had always been cautioned to keep off the railroad track. The wagon road runs parallel with the railroad the entire distance, but on the fatal morning she took the track, knowing that no regular trains were due. When only a few rods from the road crossing at Dicksouburg a light engine was met.

At this point the road makes a short curve, preventing the engineer seeing the track for any considerable distance. Miss Holman wore a sun bonnet, and her eyes were ou the track, preventing her seeing the approaching Ohio, is visiting her parents, Mr. and exercises were held in the Presbyterian Mrs W. B. Gleason, at her old home Church at the regular hour for morning here.

services on bunday and at the M. E. Mr. aud Mrs. John Wessel, of Albany, Church in the evening.

Both churches were profusely decorated with flowers, THE SWEETEST OF THE SWEET. Fine Granulated Sugar, 4 c. per pound Coffee Sugar, 25ft for $1.00. Extra Brown Su.iar, 30ft for $1.00. The State Police.

The annual meeting of the Grand Camp of the State Police of Pennsylvania and Home Guards of Ohio was held at Painesville, Ohio, on Tuesday, and adjourned to meet in Meadville in 1895. The reports of the officers show 1945 members, a large increase during the year. The old officers were all complimented with re-elections, as follows: Grand captain, Geo. C. Gates, West Springfield; first lieutenant, F.

E. Gee, Ashtabula; N. the latter a Liece of Mrs. Clancy, visited relatives here the past week. plants, Large audiences were present at each service.

Special programs of music, responsive readings, recita Rev. and Mrs. Francis M. Hall aud two sturdy sous of sunny Italy, struck our tow on Tuesday morning, the first of the season. The annual reunion of the 211th Pa.

held iu Meadville Thursday afternoon and evening, was a very interesting affair. About 120 survivors of the comma Dd were present. The co-operative association formed recently in Meadville. to furnish meat tostockholdersat lowest prices, will open tions, were presented at both Miss Belle Neville are attending the churches, the smaller children having Christian Endeavor convention at Cochran ton. engine, whose whistling attracted the the larger share iu the exercises and acquitting themselves finely.

Supt. E. T. Baud had charge of the services iu Mr. Jas.

H. Smith and family went attention of the people of the village, a number of whom were eye-witnesses of to the old home of the former at Frank liu ou Tuesday to atteud the wedding the frightful scene which followed. The engineer put on the air brakes and the Presbyterian Church and Supt. R. F.

Wilcox iu the Methodist. At the Presbyterian church, the pastor baptised a number of infants. of a relative. second lieutenant, W. D.

Barber, Penn Line; secretary, Dr. Wm. Ely, Beaver Center; treasurer, W. G. Hopper.

Richmond Center; iuside sentinel, A. E. Nicolls, Conneautville; outside sentinel, Fred Mosier, North East. Messrs. W-P.

Frazier and Ira Fettermm attended as delegates from the camp in this place, and Mr. Nicolls was present to fill his oflice. the engine was running slowly when it its shop this week. The experiment will be watched with interest. strawberries have been coming into town very freely the past three days and the price is so steadily dropping Mr.

W. It. Andrews, editor of the struck the unfortunate woman, knock Meadville Tribune, was in town on ing her under the wheels which Thursday aud found time to make the passed over her body, mangling it badly, though the face was not disfigured. When picked up she was yet breathing, but died in a few minutes. The re Courier a brief call.

Mr. E. C. Robinson went to Pittsburg on Tuesday to attend the Diocesan Convention as a delegate from the mains were taken to the residence of The empty gun got in its work during the encampment of the College Cadets at Conneaut Lake last week, but fortunately resulted in nothing more serious than a flesh wound. Arthur Porter, of Meadville, and a number of other members of the Allegheny College battalion, were engaged early Saturday morning iu having fun in the way of routing their couir ids out of bed.

At one tent the occupant didn't want to get up aud seizing his gun tried to use Mr. Gallup where the funeral was held ou Monday. Deceased was in her 63d that it is impossible to give quotations. The fruit is of excellent quality. Miss Gertrude Bortles, of Penn Line, has left at our otlice a curiosity iu the way of a number cf apple twigs full of blossoms, taken from a tree which is well loaded with fairly formed fruit.

The population of the Western Penitentiary at Allegheny is steadily on the increase. There are now confined within the stone walls 1,055 prisoners, the largest number in the history of the prison. Union Council, Royal Templars of Temperance, celebrated the sixteenth anniversary of its organization by a most successful entertainment cu Thursday evening. Grand Councillor Brakeman, of Union City, presided, and an interesting musical and literary program was rendered by home year. She was a native of the State of New York but came with her parents to Conneaut township about forty years A MERRY TIME THIS WEEK IX OUR CLOAK DEPARTMENT.

Find we are overstocked. In goes the knife. Prices that set them dancing. Go to the rear of our store where ladies' four dollar coats will dance a lively jig called "The Store I Left Behind Me," to the tune of two hundred and sixty cents. Without any intermission, ladies' four dollar and one-half garments come on with a "Heel and Toe and Away We Go" at two dollars and seventy-nine cents.

Ladies' five dollar coats next appear, costumed in a bright uew uiaikoil-down suit in their original song and dance, entitled: "Take me for two dollars aud ninety-eight Next will appear ladies' six dollar coats, singing: "Ta Ra Ka Boom De Aye," whi'e the band plays three hundred and eighty-seven cents. Ladies' seven, eight and nine dollar coats will finish the enjoyable programme in appropriate style, by singing "We've Said Good Bye, the Farting Words Are: Four hundred and ninety-eight cents." UAPE Still, we are in it too, and will join in it as a proa to Keep his visitors away. ago aud had since made her home iu this vicinity. She leaves five sisters, Mrs. II.

M. Phelps, of Coldbrook, Connecticut; Mrs. J. II. Harvey, of Hock The prod worked as all empty guns do, Episcopal Church in this place.

Messrs. W. F. Perdue, Master of Transportation, and P. J.

Rhodes, Train Dispatcher, of the Pennsylvania Company at Lawrence Junction, were in town on Friday and gave the Courier a short call. Mrs. A. S. Bates and sou, Will, of Andover, were visiting friends at their old home here the past week.

The young man graduated at the commencement of the High School at his home a week ago, carrying off the honors. Supt. J. M. Kimball, of the Pennsylvania Company, and wife, of Lawrence Junction, are spending the week at Cambridgeboro testing the eflicacv of ana 'oiter receivea tne contents or a Creek, Ohio; Mrs.

Robert Wormald, of blank cartridge in his left arm between the elbow and shoulder. talent with the assistance of Miss Bessie Wells, of Springboro, who gave a number of pleasing recitations iu fine style. Refrestments were served after the entertainment and the tables were liberally patronized. The Council is adding largely to its membership and is iu a very flourishing condition. Conneautville, and Mrs.

W. C. Sterling and Miss Cenie Holman, of Dickson- burg, all but the first named being in attendance at the funeral. Hie ladies of the Baptist Church of Union City have an eye for business. They had a lunch counter near the circus grounds on the occasion of the visit of Forepaugh's show to that place, last Friday.

A new postoffice has been established in Venango county. It will be known as Hoodville, and is situated at what is now called Big Bend, on the Allegheny river, above Emleuton. Joel Mattern is the new7 postmaster. For Fire Protection. The borough council on Thursday evening contracted with Mr.

G. T. Neville for the mineral water in the case of Mr. Kimball, who is suffering with rheuma-tism. Miss Harriet Haskell, a daughter of Mr.

David W. Haskell, a Conneautville Death from: a Singular Acct-dent. Jno. J. O'Connor, of Oil City, a well known W.

N. Y. P. engineer, was getting ready to oil his engine in the yard at that place Monday uijjhl of last week, when he accidentally fell from the teuder to the floor of the cab. An oil can with a spout eighteen inches long was on the floor of the cab aod in falling he ran the spout into his right eye aud also into his brain.

The iu-jured mau died Tuesday afternoon. He was one of the most popular meu oo the road. the chorus. N. B.

Girls of 100 years and under will be admitted free of charge. CHANGE THE SUBJECT the construction of one 500 barrel and two 300 barrel cisterns for Bre purposes. The contractor finishes the cisterns complete for $365 for the three. The larger cistern is to be put in the square in front of the Power House and the smaller ones at the most central points at each end of Main street. From the cisterns and Conneaut creek, the hose on hand will reach to all points iu the town, and with our excellent engine give us first-class protection.

A new hose carriage, if nothing more than a one horse wagon, and an organized company of workers are also needed and needed badly. There is plenty of material among our oung men for a company which would be a credit to the town, but some encouragement must be given before an organization can be effected. The Presbyterian and Methodist Sunday Schools will unite in a picnic at the Exposition Grounds, Conneaut Lake, on Friday, June 29th. Invitations have also been extended to the other Sunday Schools to join iu the picnic John Patterson, a well-known resident of Franklin, fell through the Sandy Creek railroad bridge, a mile west of Raymilto'i, Wednesday night, and sustained injuries which resulted in his death Thursday morning. A new council of the A.

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is to be instituted at Bradford on Thursday evening. Zern Zem Council, Conneautville had the first fire alarm in several months on Saturday evening. Miss Grace Breese, daughter of Frank Breese, in the absence of her mother, filled the tauk of the gasoline stove, a small quantity of the inflammable fluid running over. In lighting the fire, the gasoline on the outside of the tank caught fire, enveloping the tauk in flames. Breese pluckily threw the blazing tauk out of doors, burning her bands considerably but saving a fire which bad the can exploded would have burned the house.

An alarm was given and the engine got out, but there was no occasion for its use. The Grand Union of the E. A. U. of Pennsylvania is in session this week at Conneaut iake, the opening session being held ou Tuesday.

Mrs. George North is attending as the representative from Conneautville Union and is accompanied by Mrs. M. M. McCul-lough, alternate.

Conneautville also sent a goodly delegation to the picnic of the order on Wednesday. Crawford county will get $84,264.10 of the $5,500,000 school appropriation for the school year beginning on the 1st inst. The total appropriation is $500,. 000 more than last year. Mercer will receive Erie Warren $39,967.10, and Venango $45,280.90.

The fund is apportioned to the several counties aecordiu -to the number of taxables in each, Little John Morality, of Mariouville, Forest county, on the P. W. narrow gauge railroad, was going to Foxburg Saturday to meet his father and mother, and lost his cap out of the car window. Before anyone could prevent him he jumped out of the car window CHANGE YOUR UNDERWEAR. The price is light and we are prepared to meet every demand in the way of summer underwear.

We have ladies' summer vests from 5 cents up. boy, was married on Tuesday evening at the home of her parents in Ashtabula to Mr. Elrie Eugene Clark, of the same city. The wedding was a brilliant society affair. Misses Anna Montague and Mary Bolard, who have been attending Wil-Siio College at Chambersburg the past school year, returned home on Saturday.

The school closed a week earlier than usual on account of the sudden death of its president. Dr. John Edgar, which occurred on Tuesday. The usual commencement exercises were omiUed( Prof. j.

H. Shaw, a Conneaut town-Bhip boy, for the past seven years in charge of the public schools of North East, was iu town on Tuesday on his way to his farm, the old homestead near Center Road. He drove through, his wife coming by rail. Mr. Shaw was on Monday evening elected to his old position by the North East school board, but as yet is undecided as to whether he will accept.

after it. The train was stopped and backed up to pick up the boy, meeting him coming toward it, cap in hand, and without a scratch. The cap belonged to his sister and John didn't want to lose it. of Erie, will do the work, and a number of Conneautville shriners belonging at Erie will go with the party. The auditors of Conneautville aud Summerhill publish the reports, of their respective school districts in to-day's Courier.

The reports are models in their way, as they tell the tax payers how their money has been expended. Nicholas Cramer, 85 years old, was TAKE YOUR HORSE TO THE BLACKSMITH to get him shod, but come to US FOR YOUR SHOES. We can supply you with everything from the lowest to the highest priced goods. A couple of educators held forth on our streets on Thursday evening, working the old game of selling jewelry and handing back the money to the first purchasers, and ending by giving their customers just what they bargained for. The fakirs gave several of their class little lessons and were just getting ready to gun for larger game when they were drummed out of town.

This is a free country and if people really feel that they can beat a man at his own game, it seems as if they ought to be let try the experiment. They usually get experience but it comes high. WE GUARANTEE OUR CjODS. Hon. W.

C. Howells, father of Mr. A. Howells, of the Sentinel, and of William D. Howells, the novelist, was stricken with paralysis at his home in Jefferson on Sunday.

William, who ie abroad, has been cabled at Faria, and other relatives have been called to the bedside of the sufferer. Mr. Howells passed his eighty-seventh birthday not long ago, and his chances of recovery are small. J. B.

Breeding, the St. Louis man, who did such an extensive business in forging $.50 orders on the AVells-Fargo Express Company, has been convicted and sentenced to three years and sir. months in the Missouri penitentiary. Mr. A.

J. Harper, of this place, has one of the forged orders, which was sent to him for collection and remittance. WARM WEATII-, Mr. R. K.

Dunn, of this place, employed as a carpenter on the new house of S. G. Beard at Conneautville station, by a misstepon Tuesday fell from a scaffold a distance of five or six feet, alighting on a pile of rubbish. He received a cut over one of his eyes and was considerably bruised, suffering much pain during Tuesday night. He is well up in years, making the accident more KEEL' COOL! lff tt'oarin- entire 0,18 our smrt wa'3t3, -A-n line Just opened.

instantly killed on the Erie railroad ut Niles, Ohio, on Thursday. The Erie tracks pass directly in front of the Cramer homestead, and the old gentleman was killed before the very eyes of his family. Messrs. H. C.

King of Spring-boro, have received orders for over eight hundred boxes of cheese within the past week, and each mail brings a new lot. The trade has heretofore been very dull and this indication of improvement is most gratifying. The Sunday School Institute in session on Tuesday and Wednesday in the M. E. church was not largely attended, but those present were earnest workers and the sessions were of both interest and profit.

Presiding Elder Pratber lectured on Tuesday evening. The First Annual Convention of the Junior Epworth League of Meadville District, Erie Conference, of the M. E. church, will be held at Albion, next Monday aDd Tuesday. Rev.

T. W. Douglas, Master Watkin Sturtevant and Miss Carrie Alford, of this place, are assigned places on the program and the Epworth League Orchestra furnishes the music on Monday evening. A Clofs Call. On Tuesday after-noon, Mr.

Frank Montague was nsing a screw driver in his store, when it slipped and the sharp blade struck him on the forehead just over one eye, entering to the bone. The wound bled p'ofusely and for a time threatened to give trouble. Half an inch lower would have destroyed the eye. The Clearfield county miners, who are out on a strike, not only not work-ing themselves but doing their best to prevent others from working, are sending out begging committees all over the country. Several members spent last week in Erie, where they picked up a large amount of money.

The New First National Bank of Meadville solicits a share of Western Crawford patronage in a new advertisement in to-day's Courier. The success of the new institution has been fairly phenomenal. Children's day will be observed by the Universalist Sunday school next Sunday at 11 a. m. The wet and cold weather seems to be at an end in this vicinity, no rain having fallen for a week.

Summer dropped down in dead earnest on Sunday, the mercury crowding the ninety notch, while it went beyond that mark on Monday and Tuesday. The torrid weather is general, Monday being the warmest day of the year. A fresh breeze has made the beat more bearable. The Girard Cosmopolite says girls fof house servants are so scarce in that place that two families have sent to North Carolina for colored girls. Tbey are expected to arrive in about one week.

SUMMER DRESSES. Another large line of wash goods just opened. Call and see the largest aDd best selected stock of wash goods in town. See our new MOUSSELINETTE AND CHIFFONNETTE, The Jr. O.

U. A. M. Fourth of July -celebration that was to have been held at Y'oungstown this year, by all the Jr. O.

U. A. M. 'a of that section, will not be held, owing to the hard times, and the money that would have been spent ou it will be devoted to deserving charity. President Dick, General Manager Blair, Roadmaster O'Brien and other officials of the S.

L. E. made a tour of inspection over this end of the road on Thursday, stopping at this station for the pnose of examining the vacant latd west of the station for which the company has been negotiating for some time. Mr. Chas.

Livingston, formerly of the Power House, has changed the name of his hotel on Peach street, Erie, from the New Moore House to the "Livingston." The popular house has lately undergone many improvements in the way of Watch this column next week. The catalogue of the Clarion Normal will be ready for distribution next week. A request by postal will secure a copy from Principal Davis. E. A.

Collins, the hustling music dealer of Albion, delivered a fine organ to Mr. O. A. Knapp, of Conneaut township, last week. Yours Respectfully, FRANK MONTAGUE..