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The Duncannon Record. VOL. 14. DUNCANNON, AY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4. 1887.

NO. 31. The Record. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. JNO.

L. M'OASKEY. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. WM. A.

HOLLAND, LOCAL EDITOR. -Lancaster City is affected with newspaper thieves. -Bad colds are common catches. Cough Dynamite lays them all out. -Perry county's favorite lecturer, Col.

Conwell, lectured before the Dauphin county Institute. -A high private of the Salvation Army was in town on Wednesday night and held forth in Pennell's hall. He is a masher. truck of a freight car jumped the track in the Cove last Sunday night and demolished a score of ties, with no other damage. -Next week the "boys" will be home to vote.

while a number of others will go away from this city to deposit their little ballot. -The annual inspection of the Pennsylvania railroad tracks has been completed and Mr. Geo. W. King, supervisor of the MifflinHarrisburg division was awarded a $50 prize for the best piece of tracks.

-Harry Newhall who has been traveling in this vicinity for several weeks "jumped" his board bill in this place last week. The landlord gave him a hard chase. He would stand a good chance for six months' lodging in jail if caught. -The Winfield Courier is after delinquent subscribers. It has just collected through the courts, $1.75 from a subscriber who removed to Illinois without settling.

The costs to the delinquent in the case were $26.00. -Mrs. Frank Gamber of Marysville says she has tried Cough Dynamite and finds it to be the best medicine for a bad cold that she ever used. It did the work just as dynamite will do, destroy and make a clean sweep. Try it.

For sale at Wise's store. esteemed exchange has it that "many a man has ruined his eyesight by setting around on a dry goods box looking for Any man who would thus ruthlessly infringe upon the ancient barnyard pheasant's prerogative ought to account himself fortunate that nothing worse than loss of vision befel him. -Death stopped four elopers in St. Joseph, Missouri, last Sunday morning. They were extremely well dressed and were driving through the streets lively to a minister's house when the horse run the carriage a posti injuring all four terribly.

against. lampshe The next day when the lady found was dying she sent for a minister and confessed she was the wife of a leading citizen in Atchinson. -While at play on Wednesday last Samuel, a 16-year old son of fell George off Gamber, of this place, fence a tree, and striking a pale run a pale into his left leg midway between the knee and thigh. entered Strange to say the pale the flesh a distance of four the drilling without tearing the pants, inches flesh along with the drawn pale. into Dr.

the being Shearer dressed the wound and the boy is now getting along well. "ducking" on the The river from Sunbury to Columbia was fine Every last Friday and Saturday. was boat the in the neighborhood go and dozens of "Dipper," "Fish" "Butter," "Mallard" home. ducks were brought of Green's dam was "full" of of which geese fell and under loons, the not a constant few wild fire. It was a carnival gunner in for every the country.

John Wister, captured '30 ducks Rob't John Haldeman had 35 and they had Haldeman nearly all 58. On departed Sunday but day. geese were on the wing all wild -The Carlisle jail enjoys the reputation being a hard place on morals. Women and men of depraved characters have full sway within its walls. -Dr.

S. B. Keefer, a prominent Carlisle physician and surgeon died on Thursday night of last week. He was foremost in the ranks of physicians in this state and president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. -Last Sunday two Harrisburg lads about 12 years of age passed down the railroad through Allen's Cove bound for their home they said.

They asked a boy about the chances for jumping freights, and then went on. That evening they jumped freights at Rockville and one little fellow had both legs cut off'. -At a public sale at Charleston, West Virginia, on October 15, 1887, Ex-Governor Hamilton bought the iron ore property known as the Virginia ore bank, owned by Q. P. Ahl and situated 2 miles above Harper's Ferry.

The tract contains 90 acres and brought $142.50 per acre. This tract has been connected with the Antietam iron works in Maryland for many years an which the Governor purchased recently. He also purchased the government claim, covering the right to mine ore on 1600 acres in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry. While playing ball with some companions in Baskinsville Weanesday afternoon of this week, Samuel, an 11-year old son of Styles Mader, met with a severe accident. While looking up and running to catch the ball he came in contact with another boy whose head struck him above the right eye with such force as to cause concussion of the brain from which he lay in a delirious condition until Thursday morning when under the treatment of Dr.

IL. D. Reutter, he had become conscious and is now recovering. -Dr. J.

C. Hall of Millerstown, assisted by Dr. Grubb of Thompsontown, and Dr. Rinehart, of Ickesburg, removed a tumor from the neck of Miss Castle of key Valley. This tumorhad been growing for twelve years and weighed eight ounces.

Miss Castle had been to Harrisburg and Philadelphia to have it removed, but the surgeons advised her to let it alone, owing to its dangerous location. The doctors were two hours operating, owing to the growth being so close to the large arteries and veins of the neck. At last accounts the patient was doing very well. Sad Death. After a brief illness Mr.

Abram Kulp died at his father's home in this place last Monday morning. He was an exemplary christian man and his untimely death will long be regretted by his friends and relatives. He was buried on Tuesday in the U. B. cemetery.

He was aged 21 years, 1 month and 3 days. A Corpse's Journey. A man was found floating in the Juniata river, near the Aqueduct bridge, on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, by Mr. John Bowers. A coroner's jury was summoned and a verdict of suicide was rendered.

The body is supposed to be that of a tramp, about 40 years old. The man wore a knit jacket, colored shirt and overalls, with a cap, and had a big stone in one of the pockets. The remains were buried a short distance from Aqueduct bridge. It is supposed the body was in the water about two weeks. Wedding Bells.

D. I. Rice, the genial landlord of the National hotel in this place, took to himself a bet ter-half on Wednesday of this week. The bride was Miss Jennie Clouser, of New Germantown, this county. The ceremony was performed by Rev.

H. B. Wile, at the Lutheran parsonage in Carlisle. Mr. the and Mrs.

Rice will settle down to and cares of married life in this place, carrying with them joys the best wishes of their many friends, including 'The Record. -Itch is epidemic in York county schools and the attendance IS greatly affected by it. -Newport has several cases of diphtheria, while in Duncannon whooping-cough is epidemic. -Murderer McCabe and Johnston's last hope for life lies in the action of the Pardon Board which meets to-day. -The best bread bakers in Duncannon won't allow another flour in their house, but the Steelton flour.

Its right name is Her-cules. business man and private gentleman should have letter heads and envelopes. This office makes a specialty of that kind of work. -The best entertainment given in Duncannon for a year was given by "Our Jonathan" Co. last evening.

The house was packed from the peanut gallery to the stage. The Company leaves to day for Osceola Mill, Pa. -Recently while Mrs. Haines of Millerstown, was sweeping a room, she noticed a small cartridge among the dirt, and without thinking of any danger put the dirt and cartridge in the stove. The cartridge exploded and struck Mrs.

H. above the right eye, inflicting a painful -While at work in the rolling mill Mr. G. W. Shearer of this place became over heated and took a heavy cold which settled all through him.

He had a terrible pain in his side and suffered severely in his head. He got a bottle of Cough Dynamite and it gave relief after the second dose. This valuable medicine for sale at the Drug Stores and the Duncannon Store. Keep it in the house. 'The P.

C. R. R. The principal points of the trip over the grading of the Ferry County railroad were mentioned last week, if we except the cuts at the Hohenshildt mill dam. These were again as difficult as the work on Morris' mill dam near Duncannon.

Piles of railroad ties are banked up along here at frequent intervals which indicates the determination of the managers to push the road Through a long narrow valley we next passed over the smooth bed and around the long side cut curve on the second mile of road. Here a fine spring under the road was saved by careful walling and although its head is under the road its flow is uninterrupted. In the Sanderson meadow the little creek is traveling along in its new bed for a mile, unmindful of the set-back the road gives it. This brought us close to Bloomfield. and with the exception of a bluff (Piney Knob) the work was easy.

Just east of this knob is where the water tank for the locomotives will be erected and fed from a fine spring up the little valley. As a sketch was given in detail of this end of the road in these columns some months ago, we will not repeat it, for the Doctor was hungry and tired as was the Scribe, and after examining the noble spring where the depot is to be located, the engineer rana bee line without the aid of his transit for an oyster house, arriving there at two o'clock. A visit to the Engineers' office was a notable part of this trip. An immense map of the entire line is there showing every point in detail, and that the railroad is, itself, a long curve instead of a straight line between the two towns. A profile map shows every fill and cut while every difficult piece of rock is plainly marked on the section map.

Every fill, cut and section was nicely calculated and the contractors went to work knowing how many cubic yards of earth had to be moved, how much lumber needed in bridges, etc. Every foot the line is on a down grade and a draft of cars once in motion would run from Bloomfield to Duncannon without assistance. The steepest grade is in the Narrows while the easiest is on the Morris' mill race bank. -Dauphin county teachers are instituting this week in Harrisburg. Adams, Chester and the teachers of a half score other counties are similarly engaged.

-Dr. Heckert, formerly a practicing physician, is now Postmaster in West Fairview. He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Longenecker's resignation. -Mrs.

Maggie Garman of Reading, widow of the late G. W. Carman, formerly of Juniata Bridge is now lying seriously ill with dropsy at the residence of her father without any hope of recovery. -The following additional jurors were drawn on last Saturday, as there will be a case to try in the Court of Oyer and Terminer at the ensuing term: Centre-John Pee. Sandy Hill-John Milligan.

-Abraham Fenstemaker. Carrol1-Henry Smith. Saville--Jacob Gailor. Millerstown-D. A.

Snyder. ort-T. J. Clark. Newport -Franklin Miller.

-President Cleveland names November 24th as Thanksgiving Day and Governor Beaver concurs, so give the old rooster a little extra corn Annie, and lay over a few pieces of celery for that great day. We'll have a feast then if we have a famine until the following Christmas. -The two lots of Mrs. Sarah Light's on Cumberiand street are offered for sale. A large dwelling, stable and other outbuildings on the premises make it a desirable purchase.

Inquire at this office. School Reports. LOWER DUNCANNON HIGH SCHOOL. For month ending October 28. No.

enrolled, 26: Average attendance, 22: Percentage of attendance of female pupils, 92: Percentage of attendance of male pupils, 85; The pupils who attended every day were, Minnie Taylor, Ellie Shellenberger, May Care Annie Nickum. Annie Morris, Annie Taylor, Nannie Monmiller, Harry Johnston, John G. Bothwell, Samuel Fissil. Cora A. Beam rauks 1st in the A class: May A.

Care in the B. Class; Annie Taylor in the class. W. HI. GELBACH, Principal.

LOWER DUNCANNON PRIMARY SCHOOL. For month ending 28 18:7. Number in attendance, boys, 31; girls, 25; Average attendance, boys, 27; girls, 21; Percent of attendance, boys, 91; girls, 90; Names of those who attended every day, Willie Boyd, Martin Shaub, Charley Miller, George Wahl, Harry Rodenizer, Harry Blain, Alfred Mutza, George Morris, Luther Graif, Fanny Shearer, Hannah Graif, Martha McCann, Bertie Lily Rodenizer, Amanda Kenney, Lily Gallagher, Prenie Frazier. PRISCILLA D. MILLER.

Teacher. Sheri it's Sales. On Thursday Nov. 17th Sheriff Lahr will sell the following properties at the Court House, in this borough: Twelve acres cf land in Tuscarora seized as the property of Daniel Long. Five acres of land in Rye seized as the property of Reuben Hipple.

A Jot of ground in Marysville, seized a the property of Mary J. Aker. A tract of 50 acres in Buffalo seized as the property of Daniel Liddick. A tract of 50 acres of woodland in Buffalo seized as the property of Daniel Liddick. A tract of 28 acres in Toboyne seized as the property of Martha chessman.

4 tract of acres in Watts seized as the property of Tesse Johnston. A tractor 65 acres in Saville seized as the property of John Stewart. A tract of 150 acres in Savitle seized as the property of Samuel I. Burrell. A Letter from Mr.

Holland. Our Local Editor received news last Friday that his son Elmer had met with a serious accident Altoona and his presence was requested at once. His letter speaking of the accident has much news in it that we give it full: ALTOONA, Nov. 1, 1887. DEAR here onl Saturday ternoon and found Elmer all right, except loss of the middle finger of his right hand.His hand is pretty badly crushed but the doetors think it can be saved.

He received his jury on Friday morning while making up train in the yard at this place, in the act making a coupling. He is still in the hospital and receives the best of treatment. There is a great change in this place since was here last, which was in 1853, about 34 years ago. At that time there were not over fifty houses and about 8 or 9 hundred inhabitants, and now there are about 30,000 people here.What was at that time a swamp and forest now covered with fine dwellings and places business. I met Wm.

C. King, formerly ticket agent Duncannon. He is ticket receiver at this place and is getting along first class. This afternoon I visited Millville and saw H. Fissell and Me Murray of Duncannon.

They are puddlers in the Altoona Iron Works. There are several Duncannon boys here but I have not yet met them, except James Foose, who is employed conductor in the Altoona yard. Chas. Mutzabaugh and Jones McCoy were here to-day see E. E.

Holland but were not admitted at the hospital. They are employed a short distance below the city, the former with a gang of masons and the latter as an operator. TUESDAY MORNING, 8 o'clock -Last night one of the gas companies was trying some new experiment with their works which resulted in fire and at first it was thought it would be very serious, but the prompt action of the firemen saved everything but the office of the company in which the fire originated. Many people were frightened on account of the scarcity of water. The water works are undergoing some repairs which makes water very scarce in the city.

At this time many of the citizens cannot get water enough to wash their clothing. The Railroad Company is putting up a large basin a short distance from the city which when finished will be a great relief to the people and furnish all the water required. Young America was out in full force last night doing the Hallow E'en honors and many citizens were terribly angry at some of their doings. TUESDAY MORNING, 10 A.M. Just returned from the hospital.

Elmer is doing very well and expects to be out in two or three days.The city and railroad company deserve great credit for the manner in which the hospital is managed. Everything is in first class condition and the attendants are very kind and attentive to duty. Yours, -W. A. H.

All Hallow E'en. This noisy night of cabbage pulling, corn throwing, door bell ringing by the bad boy of the town has come and gone and the b. b. just had his shirt full of fun. "Hollow Eve" started in for him at the first shade of evening andall the wagons left outside of sheds were spotted, as well as wheelbarrows, signs, storeboxes, barrels, and gates, in fact the citizens felt as if everything from their chimnies to their pumps were in danger of being snailed off that night if not taken into the kitchen.

In this place the Town pump (the old landmark) was ornamented in all is abory. In Marysville the boys piled sleighs and wagon wheels on the out houses. while Fairview lads had their sport in exchanging neighbors gates, while over in Halifax that night a worldly-wise man stole off with a neighbors' wife. Woe, betide his "'Hollow The young folks found diversion in pleasant ways. Bushels of chestnuts, shellbarks, walnuts and apples were consumed.

Molten lead was poured through the ring of the big front door key into basins of water, and the fantastic shapes taken by the suddenly cooled metal gave either joy or sorrow to the boys and girls who saw forebodings of good or evil in the stars, rings and crosses formed in the basins. Washtubs filled with water were placed in the kitchens and the well known custom of diving for apples was indulged in. Some High sheet young ladies visited the dark armed with a looking-glass, in which the face of the man they will marry is supposed to appear. Some of the boys slipped away and more than one society girl saw the face of her lover in the glass last Monday night, and if there is any truth in the old-time saying more than one wedding may be expected as a result of the celebration of All Hallow Leu. a Valley Nugrets.

Most of our farmers are done husking corn. Lewis Acker is disposing of his stock of store goods at auction. John W. Burd of this valley was visiting friends in Baileysburg last week. Mr.

Clarence Thompson from" hompsontown was the guest of Jamies E. Stephens last work. Mrs. Geo. Potter of Selinsgrove died 011 Friday, aged 37 years, 7 months and 19 days.

She was interred at Buck's church graveyard on Sunday. Rev. E. D. Keen of Liverpool preached the funeral sermon.

-JUVENILE. Shermansdale News. Jacob Sloop, a farmer citizen, died after a lingering illness last week. Sea gulls and wild ducks were plenty along the creek. Cyrus Smith shot five ducks.

Mr. Wm. Stouffer made a close shave from falling off the Fio Forge bridge while at work. Wild geese were flying on Saturday night. One struck Geo.

Gibson's house but escaped. They were flying remarkably low, probably ou account of the lightning. The yearly nuisance in the shape of town hunters are already about. If they would take to the woods like the rest of us we would say nothing, but to have them popping around so close to buildings is not safe. A party of of wild Irishmen of the devil's own kind, came through this place last week.

They went into people's houses without leave or license, and helped themselves to whatever pleased their fancy, even to taking part of a woman's dinner off the stove. If they take a notion to come this way again they will be treated to cold lead. -S. Marysville Recordings. The new Shoe Factory work goes steadily on, The foundation work of the new depot is finished.

Mrs. Styles Fesler went to Baltimore on Tuesday to visit her sister, George Hartman has gone to work again after a three months' illness. Our schools are having a prosperous term, under Prof. Hain's jurisdiction. The Seidel Bros', forge is idle for a Week, but will resume operations next week.

G. W. King is the crack shot after the way he made the ducks suffer. He brought home 26 cf them on Friday. Wm.

Hornberger and wife went over to Adams county 011 Monday to attend the funeral of one of their relatives. Last Thursday the Setterly farm was bid up to $4,700, but fell short $300 of the price wanted. There was a big attendance. George Smith, who is employed as a carpenter in the N. C.

shop, is off duty with a sore hand which he injured while at work. John Harrold has been suftering for some time with boils and at present has a bad carbuncle back of his ear, disabling him from duty. The N. C. Company's men, eight of them, are here slating the roof of the round-house, taking off the old ones and putting others on as they go.

Miss Laura Jackson, from Dallistown, York couuty, and Martha and Ida Reinicke of York, Penn'a, spent a week with their uncle, J. Yeager, on Dahlion street. Jesse Wagner's two sons, Robert and George, came up on Monday from Steelton and took their father and his wife to that place. Mr. Wagner has been suffering with paralysis for almost a year..