Wellsboro Agitator, The (Newspaper) - October 12, 1904, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania VOL TIOGA 1904 WHOLE NEW COMMISSIONER County Commissioner Arch- er Resigns His Office Monday i v t Henry -a Chatham Farmer and Stock Appointed as County on is by Mri that will his bad Was Mra V Cc tibe Judge sr made for took Cooper vat son at an early age aid himself usually a good public held local always to of township affairs in had in ilife has selling live andhe a and He 01 have four and Cooper Active ipfeif-stiq.ppblic.Affairs.'he had large ex- practical V he is con- will mafee an County The following H the letter of Archer d to public UK AKl Having thf rf 1 mat a word of ex- of this act IE dun to of I the opinion I to We a sacrifice of his own personal interests eate it is cot personal in that am to be Prior fd County 1 bad d into which are in and to continue in force for years to The mantis upon my for the obligations of much soin hat 1 feel that to properly at- tu i my be e4 honorably be relieved of to nor cnn I to or 1 K On hand 1 too keenly the honor and of the of fail the Of ths to the of wy And than fall of ray ideal to how arid in what manner the duties should 1 to design I f nil that by mch as fill by my will subserve in- a wise and inen are familiar with my private affairs corroborate tbu that every day which 1 WELLSBORO AK A Stranger's Favorable of This in Be Will Locate Xo Editor the Oct C who ia one of the choir of the Baptist invited me to listen to a delivered by the N L last and I that because it not only pleasure and elevated my but it also gave me an insight the temper and the high degree Of civilization of the people of Mr preached about Honesty in Business and as a living and real Mr Max by the was a Jew While he eulogized I watched very closely the the congregation and am glad that 1 did not notice one dissenting look That proved to pie that 1 found myself among an highly civilized and intellectual who held BO or race udice That is the one reliable stand ard by which one is able to gauge with accuracy the degree of civilization and an individual as well as of a community 1 have been an indefatigable traveler from having traveled sively in United States and tat nowhere did 1 meet with such an ideal community as I find here is surprised to find almost the entire of the roogh infest and mar the beauty of town and hamlet GRANGE MEETING Held Here Last Week Very 1 Successful Twenty-two Granges of Tioga county in on Thursday Friday Owing to the absence of mona Master Overseer called the meeting to order on Thursday and at his request Lecturer B Doraett presided Mr I G of took place as After the opening exercises the regular committees were atter which Mr E B Mulford the address of Bev William of responded His remarks were very fie told some of- his Experiences while a missionary and gave many instructive hints to Ms audience The from a in the membership throughout the county Mr E B on u What is the of the Fanner in the Management of his Political were enthusiastically received The evening program was informal and very including recitations and brief addresses by E B Bev Mr Mr Mulford and Mr Tattle and a reading by Mr L G Stone Bey Mr Boff sang a hymn in African dialect Friday morning the business meeting was held The proposition to sell a part of the grounds was voted down A service in of the late Mrs Alanson of and the late Mr J iitB BBV Wm Boff read an inter- directing fe Wia besto i -i ti -4 A choir composed of- elevated by the constant falter were married oa 3 Wore a- silk and and was attended Mrs William f M sind furnished the and of Williams Elton age Nellie who wore Of White white faw The of her Wary I the but health forborne the suffering with a v of on After this tion WHS hause The bride left p ni train for where they will a journey to delphia and but to they not bride is best known and has a host of Mr is a Correspond with in Charles N eon of the late W in band jams had friends in this borough She possessed a unassuming dis- and had by her many ful traits of endeared to her went bnt little iii heir residence here and therefore her circle of but those her immediately her friends Williams and and in this vicinity Best wTsh.es She noted among her her good works and will be keenly missed by and are extended to them in which the heartily join have served HB has been at H pecuniary loss to hag been true during the last want this to with contact in go th us publicly to i Fierce With Chicken son of H of Newberry is at the suffering from it juries received in a most manner Mr Burd his son driving to Linden When saw a chicken hawk in a field The was close to the and Mr cured a stone and in bitting it The bird was and capture would be ran into the field and picked it up He soon found that it was not going to and a fierce fight for mastery ensued Ralph was badly ten awl clawed on the leg arid was forced to At first tie did much the swell and It found boy to the hoiy -T T i -.1 Eleven Men to One the pound slOne and bed ridden started in htr entire in a affliction two friends for and those were privileged to know Mrs member of the Baptist but had with the local She is survived by three Mm Charles S Davia and Charles A all ot Philadelphia Funeral services were held at the house Bev N L Reynolds officiating The remains were taken to Philadelphia last where will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock in Philadelphia Last of the Season Band gave their last concert of the season oh the public on Sunday 3 o'clock A large crowd en- joyed the fiae music and the beautiful afternoon and all keenly regret of season Hand to their enjoyable weekly before the concert wita -Deane'took a photograph of of the and fiae made a addition of The of v Joy of the s i iin Tobani Monk An Unpopular Fish Warden Fish Warden 0 C of decided to have him nation an officer took Urn before who sentenced him to TITLE Case in Court from Winding Up the Business of tlie Second Week of Court case of Eunice A against Jonathan Leiby and others Was taken up This case comes from Sullivan township The who is the of ford claimed that in David father of deeded a land comprising about 85 to Bradford and There is another of about acres in this in but the to that piece The defendants claimed that in Pavid Edgerton sold this property to Bradford and to part ment took a note of signed by but did not give deed till October in that and op account of the bargain in February with his had no estate in the which he con vey to Bradford and bis in October The claim title that agreement between David and Bradford in The court directed the jury to return a verdict fcr the for the reason that the deed in conveyed the land in question to Bradford and his wife Bradford died about three years according to law relative to such this left the whole estate and title to his wife In the opinion of the Court the defendants had not shown anything to impeach that title As the other cases which were to be tried this term were either settled cr on account of the jurors were all discharged Wednesday afternoon and court to Tues October at 9 a m Yesterday Judge Ormerod presided and transacted considerable routine iness Court is in session to day Death of Mr S Lewis Mr aged died at his in thia borough about clock Monday night His death was caused by a complication of diseases In February last he para- lytic shock and he never fuBy recovered from the effects of it Mr Lewis was born near He had resided in for about eleven following the occupation of gar dener He was a carpenter by bnt had been unable to follow that tion for a dozen or more on account of poor health and feebleness brought on by age Mr Lewis served 37 months with Co K 104th Regt Pa Vols m the war of He was a brave a loyal comrade and was respected by all who knew him He bore his great suffering with patience and but death came to him a welcome relief He is survived by his an adopted Mrs Midah Rice and his sis Mrs all this by three ham and William of N J and Thorn of and a ilrs na of J Funeral will be held to row at 10 a under the auspices of in Moses B Abbott Mr Moses B aged suddenly at his home ship on ultimo He had retired the night in his usual health Heart Cause of his death He came to years of age the rest of his life for a few years residence in Potter county He married Miss Irena Matteson in- She died in Mr Abbott is survived by two aged with whom he bad lived continuously since j and aged who resides at I Mr Abbott was one of Deerfield's best and most respected He had many friends nnd all who knew him hra death Funeral services were held Sunday aft October in the Christian church Kev A in the side cemetery Death Mr B aged of died at home in that borough on October 53 The Argus He Was a well known and highly teemed about the county He Js vived by his aged Mrs Jud the Ridge Road and one son for only a day Tuesday noon at three o'clock the been in poor condition had not been considered passed aged 52 years A double funeral was which was largely at the house on Rev H Baiter by the Burial in Evergreen Child Drowsed at Crossfork The four-year-old son of Mr and George of was drown ed a few days ago in a pond in tbat lage The the who had been playing at the door only a few minutes and looked about for was by Mr Arch Castle in the pond weA by the stave mill for their logs waaf child waa beyond resuscitation when he NELSON Mr Merrill's Barns Other Hews t the George who is very a little i Mrs Jennie Bosard and of have been visiting friends at and for the past TJie y returned home this morning Miss Mabel Finch has gone to to finish her course in the business col- having spent her vacation carrying as substitute for R F D carrier No 2 Last Wednesday morning about fire was discovered in the large barn of Charles The was given on and brigade one dred women and children were ning with pails of water from pond below Mr Merritt's Tte flames BOOH to the tobacco shed and stripping room near which were soon destroyed email build- ings were besides the house Had the wind in the north instead of the these surely have been burned The farming horses and wagons were saved Had the pond been nothing could have been un- less the water could have drawn This is a sad blow to Mr Merritt He has the sympathy of a beet of friends The buildings and bacco were insured Death of Mr W Allen Mr William J aged died of appendicitis following a severe attack tf on Friday evening He was born in N near May 1830 In 1836 be removed with nia parents to N Y When about 17 years old he walked from that place to Wellsboro and since thai time he had been a resident of for many years past living at He married E January who survives Mr Allen was a charter member of Lodge I F and also a charter member of No 23 EL He was a prominent and respected citizen of Delmar and had a host of friends He was kind and a man of worth and strict integrity and waa teemed by all who knew him Besides his wife he is survived by Minnie L wife of Mr Uri N Mr Edward A of Jennie wife of Mr Charles G of and Mr William D of also bygone Mrs Julius of and by two Joseph of and Edward of 4f boro Funeral services were held at the Baptist on Sunday afternoon at o'clock Rev Mr Odd ing Burial at Death of Mr Herbert A telegram was received h- re stating that Herbert Wivell of X of this bor died on Sunday morning at R fell in the where hf was employed'and died almost instantly but we to ascertain the exact facts in regard to his death at this time y ars of age and is survived by his wife and two a son and a aged 14 6 is survived also by bis Mrs Robert of Sarsh and his Mr Alfred H of this Mr Wivell was employed as a type operator on the Brooklyn He was employed as a printer ia the AGITATOR was a man well liked by all his and had a host of friends here As a he waa industrious and capable HIB a sad blow to his family and friends The remains will be brought here this noon and services will be held this afternoon Death of Prof C H Allen Prof Charles H aged a brother of Mr L F and of the late F A of that died at his home in San oh the 10th ultimo He was born in Mansfield in received his early education in the common schools and in the Coudersport Academy He went to N where his health failed hita and he was Obliged to abandon his plans a higher education for a during which he learned the trade of cutler Later he became a successful teacher and ultimately completed his education He was a merner of the Masonic ity and of the Episcopal church and was an educator well-known ability and Allen celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Jone last Besides his wife Prof Allen is survived by four Jes sioa cf San Carl Mrs Fred W and Mrs Fred T of Dynamite in It is reported that on October of Penu was hauling buck wheat from the field to the his who was assisting in the discovered dynamite ia a sheaf of the The which had hidden in the fell to the floor while Harry lifting Jt with a fort from a wagon into The treacherous explosive was ful enough to blow the barn into and had the containing the mite been pat the which probably would the case had it not been there might have been a terrible causing both loss of life and property There is so clod as to who the dynamite in the OF WM Mp Fred Accepts a Hue new Position of tht Oct 10 funeral of William who shot on October took place at Oregon hill on October He was bow August was the only son of Briggs choir from Liberty assisted by J W of furnished the which was very was a member of the Patriotic Sons of America and also a member of the Grange The floral decorations were beautiful had charge the services and preached an mon There is but a step and death J J Resh assisted in both at This death is the greatest shock this community has had and brings with it deep lessons Mrs John Williammee is visiting hei parents and sister at Stilton Mr Fred Beauge has been appointed bookkeeper for the Central Pennsylvania Lumber Co He will go to port on November 1st ELis many friends are to lose We con gratulate him for his His place will be hard to fill Mr Joseph who has been quite ill for a is able to be out Council Meeting the meeting of the Council Monday evening Burgess Clerk Shattuck atd all the except Mr Spencer were present Bills amounting to 50 were ordered paid A petition was signed by many of the First asking for an electric street light near Mr Spencer's grist mill on Charleston at the turn matter was referred to the committee on such matters Messrs W Q A Herman Yahn and B Webb appeared in regard to the sidewalk on Brewery which is in bad condition The a whole looked over the yesterday morning and will take action on the matter at the next meeting There was also some com- plaint made about at the head of Brewery line being out some of the time This matter was referred to the electric light committee The Council authorized the Clerk to serve notice en Mr M F Bailey to raise the building occupied by the Bailey Parks bowling alley The building is now so low that in time of high flood trash lodges against it and causes the creek to ja Pearl street The Suicide of William Jf The widow ol tne iate w of in Wellsboro on Monday and in an interview with a representa tive of the AGITATOR she stated that the the by in our last sub- correct Mre said that did not at- tempt to kill her He got the razor to kill but she took it away from him He was not angry will but seemed to be filled with over tils drunken aad had re solved to put himself out of the way so that his and his r and father might not be humiliated by his inability to the appetite wh ch carried him away so often When not under the influenca of Mr Briggs was -an excellent and his had been except for Sorrow hv like a serpent and stingeth ad Back Broken a a Central telegraph operator at was the railroad day morning at that station in a Hg was taken to the Corning Hospital by Dr L C of The chances Eor ate vety slight The yaung who is about years states that he Was titting oa one a train came along on tlie and from that moment he as to how the accident happened Young back was broken in ieven places This af he was re- parted as resting Caulder lived at He worked for for some time is reported that engines struck Jbe being tossed from one track to the Baras Burned in kelson Mr Charles of lost all his his house and last Twp people were soon on the And worked to wete house Was by M the strong wind blowing at the The but TO tiy a had jx c ed with van of report there ed and which Mrs if Rev of made preceded report Treasurer and of the of The L vice spi m A- It to seed gate to Association 14th are MfV Briggs and Mr and Mrs Gregory made an address on Personal With which there was to school mhp The afternoon on able ing made G and There was much sence but the was r WL to Ue TestM Contracts have been made with ers to commence in sinking a well for oil or gas near this place nth M IB at the head of which IB wise of Elmira dollars as the amount of for the and ining if Thr contract with the drillers calls for the sinking of well two sand if with that if a greater depth is desired it onn provided for hive been made to secure a outfit at which it is ted will be on the ground within a few days Four sites from a tion for the well are tinder f sir prospect that the one nearest will be If is be that all obstacles disappear speedily and that the drill will downward search of the olwigmona the of which would transform entire region t-m ii Cows Went on a Spree Cattle belonging to Charks H of became eating apples which from in their e and had decayed and on the ground The animus around the field and showed other Symptoms of so a- veterinarian had to be called to treat He the case as a fall fledged and the necessary Owing the thousands of bushels of on ground that other cattle have been affected fn similar way Fell Cut Off An correspondent While under of aged went asleep one of the bark roads last And was run over aa gine Both of his lega were cat off he died In about five minutes after the accident happened place of ia He had been ployed In the
