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SlORNINGr TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1899. 3 WABBI0K8MAEK ITEMS. BAILBOAB BTJHBLIHUB. Itemi Whiob Will Interest Both Employer Ferional Items and Other Notes from Oar and Employe. Begalar Correspondent.

Dr. Burket and wife, of Tyrone, spent last Sunday with Mr. D. B. Mong and For the second time in six years the force at Walls transfer station worked on a Memorial Day.

On Monday morning customed to such companions, but the crew did not spend one restful night, after they discovered the presence of the small intruders. It seems that the only remedy is for the vessel to return to Jamaica and disgorge its weird cargo. The lizards are said to abide by a ship with unconquerable pertinacity until it returns to the place of their embarkation, and then nothing can keep them on board. In the meantime, Captain Chandler has a deep and difficult problem to solve and the neighboring jackies are giving this ship a wide berth. Rich Merchandise IN 190 cars of "house" freight were received and on Tuesday morning another large draft was run into the station.

This freight had to receive immediate distri family. Mr. Harry Burket, son of Mr. William Burket, who has been in the far west for a number of years, is now home viBiting hia many friends. Children's Day exercises will be held in the MethodiBt Episcopal church at Huntingdon Furnace on next Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Mattern, after bution, and, as a consequence, all hands had to work on Decoration Day. The volume of business at this station is larger at this season of the year than it has Great Quantities been for the past 18 years.

II II II An order to reduce speed to 60 miles an hour on curves would be considered spending a week in Gettysburg with Murdered by a Fellow Convict. Trenton, N. June 1. John Weiss, an inmate of the New Jersey state prison, wbb stabbed to-day by a fellow convict named Alfred Brown, alias "Kid" Miller, their son, Hays and wife, returned to their home Wednesday. startling on the railroads in this part of Mr.

Allison Patterson, who for the past AT month baa been traveling through the state of Ohio in the interest of the Ma- and died shortly afterward in the prison hospital. The men were at work in the cook house and while at the sink Brown Skin-Tortured Babies CRY FOR CUTICURA. Instant reliof and sleep, in a hot bath with Cv ticiira Soap and a single anointing with CtiTicuRA Ointment. A blessinp: to skin tortured infants and worn-out, worried parents. Sold everywhere.

Soil'. Oiktsiknt, 50c. Porraa D. ahd C. Boston.

Bend fur Wi. book, free. lena firm, has returned to the village. Mrs. Calvin Patterson, of Pennsylva jostled Weiss and the latter struck Brown in the face with hia fist.

Brown then Extraordinarily Low Prices. nia fetate College, and Mrs. beorge 6. Gray, of Half Moon valley, were pleas ant visitors in the valley last week. ran to a table and grabbed the knife.

Weiss caught Brown around the neck but the latter reached backwarda and A number of farmers through the Enormous quantities, admirable and phenomenal values are three stabbed his antagonist in the side, penetrating the lung. valley have been replanting their corn, In some cases the first planting rotted, and in others it was taken by the worms. Ihe affray was witnessed by several of For Over Fifty lean Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething." it soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle.

the convicts, but the stabbing occured so Four young men of Half Moon valley, features which we feel have contributed Messrs. John Burket, Reed Runyan, Harry Sellers and Gray Harlacher were quickly that there was no time for any one to interfere. Weiss wa9 serving a two vear term from Essex county for to the great success of this store. visitors in our valley on the evening of forgery. Brown was sentenced from the country where as a general rule 60 miles an hour is the maximum speed on the most favorable stretches of track.

The Wabash has, however issued an order to reduce Bpeed to 60 miles an hour on all curves. Not long ago President Eamsey was riding over the road in his private car, and when a curve was struck the big Atlantic engine was making 80 miles an hour and it appeared as if the cars were running on one side. President Eamsey then issued the unique order to reduce speed to GO miles an hour on curves. II II 'I 1 Engineer E. J.

Buchanon, of the Panhandle, has received an interesting letter from J. E. Hoover, a former Panhandle railroad man, who is with company Seventeenth United States infantry, in the Philippines. Mr. Hoover gives a graphic description of the trip across, the Atlantic and through the Suez canal and of the fighting that has been going on in the islands.

He is fearful that when the rainy season begins the men will die like flies, and thinks the government is to blame to some extent for not sending more men and suppressing the rebellion at once. He does not think the natives capable of governing themselves, because they are a bloodthirsty set and divided into many tribeB hostile to each other, and if allowed to establish their own Decoration Day. Mr. John C. Grav, of Beaver Falls, made a short visit of ten days to his Hudson county in 1897 to ten years for breaking and entering.

He was a professional thief and well known to the New York police. Some astounding offerings for this week. A grand many friends and relatives in Centre, Blair and Huntingdon counties, return ing to his home on last Friday. opportunity to buy the newest Spring and Summer Goods. Our phenomenal success has been honestly Decoration Dav proved to De a very To CURE piles, STRIKE AT THE ROOT that's the way.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve strikes at the root it removes the cause, quickly and permanently. Don't squander time and money trying to remove the effects. J. Ross Mateer. oct3-lyr Engraved Cards and Invitations.

Persons desiring engraved visiting cards, wedding invitations, should call at Tribune office and see samples and learn prices. All work given prompt attention. sept29-tf pleasant and deiignttui day to tne peo pie of this community, as well as to visit and fairly won and we intend making it still greater if ng friends, many oi whom were old Lecture by Professor TJpham. A free lecture will be given in the First Methodist Episcopal church of this city on this evening at 8 o'clock by Professor Samuel F. TJpham, of Madera, N.

J. Subject, "The Debt We Owe to Our Methodist Fathers." Vocal and instrumental music. Everybody welcome. fair square dealing and selling dependable Merchandise residents of this valley. A goodly num ber of the old veterans were in attend ance and we were pleased to see here Mr, at low prices will do it.

Calvin Patterson, of Pennsylvania State college, who was one of the boys in blue to leave this place in the sixties. The If you are looking for quality and variety, don't people gathered at the armory at 1 marching from there to the MethO' fail to examine our stock. We can save vou monev. dist cemetery, where they were led in government constant internecine warfare would be the result. Mr.

Hoover sends his regards to all his old railroad friends, and promises to write to some of prayer bv Eev. Walter Lowrie, of the Presbyterian church, followed bv an in In value-giving, this house is pre-eminent. Don't fail to see our specials in Men's tereeting song exercise by a number of little girls Btrewing their floral tributes them soon. II II II The Burley Adjustable Heater For Hot Water or Steam. "We lost a box car once in a curious way," said the car tracer, "and we never found it.

It seems that we had a master around the soldiers monument. The ad dress of the day was made by Eev. G. Comp. THE MABKBTR.

uainter in the service of our road who Suitings this week at $5.00, $7.00 was discharged for some infraction of the rules and got a position witn anotner line, and ft Mill A wavs a. tn me nf He was bound to get even with us, and Bange of Prices in the Various Centres of one dav when one of our box cars had to Trade. be repaired at the shops where he was working for day wages as a painter, he Philadelphia, June 1. -Wheat- W3 'ffVirR Market dull, ic lower. Contract grade: took advantage of the absence of the iore- June, 7j(o)7c.

Corn Market io lower, man, and in relettering the car, put the No. 2 mixed, June, 37J373c. Oats- initials of another road on it. The car mi Market dull and weak. No.

2 white, Mm was sent to the other line and used by clipped, 3232Jo; No. 3, do. 31 them, and when we found a box car miss' uent Furnishings, Hats and Shoes at the lowest market prices. L. Z.

Replogle, dljic; ISo. A mixed, o030ic. But ing, we never knew what became of mm -tin ter Market dull, unchanged. Fancv it and all our searching availed us noth ing. We had a report of repairs having western creamery, 18Jc; do.

prints, l'Jc. Eggs Market steady. Fresh nearby, 1415c; do. western, 14J15c; do. been made by the road on which the car was damaged and they started an inves southwestern, 1414Jc; do.

southern, tigation, but in the meantime the car ld(al4c: Cheese Market steady. Ke was in use on the road to which it had been sent by the painter's malicious fined Sugars Market steadv. Cotton llra Jt scheme. The peopleon that road finally if? I IlIIiM, .1 Market unchanged. Tallow Market dull.

City prime, in hogsheads, 4J 4 3-16c; country do. barrels, 4Jc; it ifc. "I I. I Largest Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher, 1317 ELKVIETTII AVH.YUE. found that they had two cars with the same number and wrote us about the matter.

We made an investigation, but dark, Jc; cakes, 5c; grease, 213ic. as both cars were of the same kind and built at the same shops, we could not Live Poultry Market firm. Fowls, 12c; old roosters, 8c; spring chickens, 23 27c; ducks, 99ic for old and 1314c for spring. Dressed Poultry Market tell them apart. However, as this par ticular road had a car that thev claimed steady.

Fowls, choice, llllic; do, was not theirs, and we were short one car, they said we could take the box car. fair to good, 11c; old roosters, 8c; broilers A Oil! 01 nearby, 3A(J4 pounds, 3J(a3oc: do. 4 We don't know to-dav, however, which 5j pounds, 2528c; do. small and car of the wo was ours." Manufactured only by the Burley Heater Company, Tyrone, Penn'a, This is the only Heater with fire box that can be adjust inferior, 20(423c; western do. 3(314 pounds, small and inferior, do 2023c.

Receipts Flour, barrels and 27,000 sacks; wheat, bushels; corn, hu.uuu bushels; oats, bUBhels. ed to suit either mild or cold weather, thus saving waste of bhipments Wheat, 600 bushels; corn, loii.ooo bushels; oats, 26.000 bush fuel in mild weather. IN OTHEB COUNTIES. Itema of Interest Clipped or Condensed from Onr Exchanges. David Rice, a Bellefonte boy, aged 11 years, was drowned Tuesday at Lock Haven.

He was bathing in Fishing creek and it is thought that while swimming he was seized with cramps and was unable to save himself. The torch of the incendiary closed the remnant of Professor Dysinger's academy at Mifllintown last Thursday night by burning his stable, horse, buggy, els. Chicago. June 1. Profit taking and It has no large doors to let the smoke and soot out into changing over to September caused a You won't have good health unless you have good teeth.

Good digestion comes from thorough mastication. If your teeth can be repaired, we can do it properly. It they are beyond filling, we can make you a perfect new set for $8.00, with which a guarantee is given that they are the BEST that money can buy. the cellar while cleaning. drop of in July wheat to-dav.

Corn lost lh and oats 4L Pork ad It is adapted to all kinds of fuel and consumes less than vanced 10c; lard 5c, and ribs 5c. other heaters. Large northwest receipts and weak cables caueed a weak opening in wheat. sleigh, harness, bay, straw and whatever The Building Committee of the Presbyterian church, Osceola, Mills, savs: Leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat Julv. 77J-c781c, 76J(a76'c: Your Heater proved to be all that you represented and gave perfect satisfaction during the unprecedented cold weather the past winter.

September, 77c; December, 77ic; 7 ijc. W. W. Rudisill, of Altoona, says he is well pleased with the Heater Corn July, 33.1 33; Piiila. Dental Association, 33c; September, December, 321c, and has no trouble in heating his eleven room house.

335332c, Nicholson Block, Altoona, Penn'a. W. A. Buckhout.a professor of State Collpge.sayB: The Burley Steam Heater Oats July, 23c, 22c: September. has been in use in my house for the last two yeare and has given entire satisfac 204c.

Mess Pork July, $7.97. $8.00: Sen- tion. It is simple and easily managed. I value it particularly because it is adapt ed to any kind of fuel and can be regulated to suit the weather. mm lemDer, js.uj, mm Lard July, S5.00, Sentem I.

P. Walton, of Tyrone, says: I find the Heater has been a great saver of ber, $5 05; S5.12J, coal compared with other heaters I have used. My coal bill was reduced one-half and I had less trouble in keeping the fire as the draft is much stronger than in Short Kibe July, $4.47. $4.55: Sen tember, other heaters. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm.

No. 2 spring wheat. 77 Samuel Cosel, of Tvrone, Bays it required $20.00 worth of coal to heat his 78c; No. 3 do. 7377c; No.

2 eleven room house seven months. With the heater he had before it coBt him red, 78J80c; No. 2 corn, 33c; No, 0.00 for the same time. 2 yellow, 333(33Jc: No. 2 oats.

24 E. P. Walker, a School Director, at Alexandria, savs: The Burley Hot For Infants xnd Children zoc; sso. white, z(n)Z9c; JNo. 3, 27Ac; No.

2 rye 56i57c; No. 2 bar Water Heater in our school building has given perfect satisfaction in keeping the ley, 3bfa)40c; JNo. 1 flaxseed. $1.02: new rooms comfortable in the coldest weather. It (consumed one-half leas coal than the stoves.

$1.04 prime timothy seed, mesa in Use For Bears The lard, short ribs, dry salted shoulders. A. S. Garman, of the Garman Hotel, Tyrone, says: Of the six different lAlc short clear, whisky, kinds of heaters with which I have had experience, I consider the Burley the best for heating and saving of fuel. belongs to Buch a place.

Thomas G. Murray, a Blairsville contractor, on Thursday of laBt week closed a deal with the Latrobe Steel company for the erection of a large addition to their plant at Latrobe. The building will bn constructed entirely of brick and have dimensions of 130x63 feet. Wednesday evening of last week while Foreman Charles Haeson, of the Ebens-burg Freeman force was getting up steam to run through the first side of the paper the glass water gauge on the boiler burst-ed and four of his fingers were badly scalded. It was a very painful accident.

William Porter attempted suicide by cutting himself with a razor, at Winber last week. After mutilating both arms in a vain attempt to find an artery he plunged the steel five times into his throat. He will survive, however, and was sent to jail after his wounds were dressed. He was recently an inmate of the Cambria County almshouse. Eev, Samuel Ham, of Charlton, pastor of Great Island Methodist Episcopal circuit, met with a serious accident at Chatham's Run, Clinton county, flouring mill Monday evening.

Rev. Ham was in the mill and near the open door. He sat down upon a half buBhel measure which tilted and the minister fell backward to the ground, a distance of about ten feet. He was badly hurt but his injuries are not dangerous and no bones were broken. A few days ago CharleB 8.

Rice, a storekeeper at Buffalo Mills. Saville township, Perry county, died after drinking, within two days, twelve bottles of a patent medicine used as a tonic, in all six quarts of the decoction. The patent medicine he kept for sale on commission. Unfortunately, Mr. Eice had been addicted to drink for some years past, and having exhausted his supply of liquor, for he had been in an inebriated condition for some days past, in order to satisfy his cravings he drank the medicine to excess, which, having been taken in such quantities, acted as a poison to his already weakened constitution.

Signature i.zu; sugars unchanged. if I AAI MW Over Thirty Years MM MM G. L. Owens, Tyrone, says: Your nine section Heater Has been very satis- Of' A LOAD OF LIZABDS. factory in heating my 40x80 house.

The Kind You Have Always Bought The Unwelcome Cargo of a Vessel Just THI CENTAUR COMMMV, MURRAY STRUT, NEW VORH CITY. from Jamaioa. The schooner Golden Sheaf, which baa The Canan Building Supply Company, Successors to W. L. Shellenberger, arrived in New York harbor with a cargo of logwood from Jamaica, brought along inadvertently about a thousand Dealers in TERRA COTTA DRAIN PIPE, lizards from the tropics, and aa a result.

the crew of the vessel are in a condition bordering on mania. Flue Pipe, Lime, Sand, White Lime, Limestone, Lath and Nails, Building and Paving Brick, Fire Clay, Fire Brick, American ihe lumber waa loaded at the Black and Foreign Cements, Mortar Colors, Victor and Crown Patent Stone, Coal and Coke. river, in Jamaica, and the little reptiles secreted themselves in the logs and did not make themselves manifest until the vessel had put some distance between herself and the port. Then thev came to Waiting for Lovers of rich and artistic Wall Papers to come in and examine our Buperb assortment, from the latest designs of the world's foremost wall paper artists, is what we are doing. We will paper your walls in rich effects in the latest colors and tints in Wall Papers, that are decorations in themselves, at a low cost.

J. L. EXLINE, 1202 Eighth Avenue Altoona, Pa Phoenix 'Phoue, Trading Stamps Given. It. D.

CAtfAX, Manager, Bell and Phoenix Phones Officii and yard, 1710 Ninth Avenue. the surface in startling numbers, and after their initial appearance it was next to impossible to induce any of the sailors Caiian-Knox Supply Successors to John A. Canan dealers in to venture in the hold. The lizarda are described aa being eight inches long, with a tail six inches in length, which they shed on the slightest disturbance. Their skin is of ever-changing colore.and were it not for their loathsome natures.

Terra Cotta Drain Pipe they would make admirable pets. Their Bilck Floe Pipe, Chimney Tops, American and Foreign Cements, Lime, Sand, principal ana striking feature is their raving Brick, Plaster, Hair, Lath, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, eto. eyes. Ineee are full, round and beady, m. R.

Keesey, General Insurance Agent. a Grain-0 Brings Relief To the coltee drinker. Coffee drinking Is habit that is universally Indulged in and almost as nuiveira ly injurious. Have you tried Urain-OT It Is almost like coffee but the effects are just the opposite. Coffee upsets the stomach, ruins the diicestion, affects the heart and disturbs the whole nervous system.

Urain-O tones up the stomach, aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. There is nothing but nourishment in Orain-O. It can't be otherwise, la and 25e per package. 4 decl-lyr -AGENTS FOR Victor Patent Crown and Plaster. ana toe sanors declare that when once they are fixed on a man, the unhappy mortal experiences tremors and a Binking at the heart.which are more easily imagined than described.

Captain Chandler, through long experience, has become ac- i Ihe Largest and Beet Agency in the City. Policies Carefully Written. All raia trom ami umoe. Uill ana oonnut at. Office, Warehouse and Yard.

Bell and Phoenix Connections. 1712 to 1720 Margaret Altooat, Pa. 1107 Eleventh Avenue, Second Floor over Sieer'i Cigar Stcre.

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