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.; the golditra banal actuush American aoldiers ; iird class cities extended; f forestry created, and peremptory challenges in ay cases increased, rations will hereafter be a bonne of one third of i their capital employedJoint stock companies fcnersfaips will also be re-hfce bonus. Laws were nch authorize the Penn-ici to inc^ace ita capital .nal compamea to utilize er for domestic, commer-purposes ; authorize rail-transportation companiei hoards of directors and and canal companies to of competing or parallelFROM WASHINGTON.Utter from t Wideawake herer at tke Capital.dencc of thA Ayitatvr, July 1.—President Me-eived many congratula-auguration of civil gov-e Philippines, but it is aone of them have been ed than that personally )f. JacobSchurman, Pros-t University, who was at first Philippine Com mi s-kuows the Filipinos as n in this country. Prof. be that the drll govern-smoothly in the provinces to be established now, but be safely extended to the ed sections of the islands to come.le Sam's business New he fiscal year jttst closed serous with the govern-i with the people, and al-lituree have been large, plus in round figures of1it has occurred in the time has attracted more Taahington than the ad-Hilary A. Herbert, who .tic Congressman previous elfcna’a Secretary of the ;he State Bar Association iking the ground that a in politic* is necessary to the South, and strongly Republican policy of ex-the Supreme Court da-ig the tame. Thla addressthe Troy knitting mills were damaged seriously by fire on a recent mghfc.-Prof. James Griffin, of the Stanford University m California, has been visit-ing hia boyhood home at Canton.—The annual session of the State Grand Lodge of Good Templars will be held in Coudersport July 16th and 17th.—The 67th annual convention of the Bradford Baptist Association was held in Cauton daring the week of Jane 23d.—A grand fair for the benefit of Canton’s firemen is being held this week, and that borough celebrates the Fourth as well.—The Elmira Advertiser has been bought by Clay W. Holmes, of that city, president of the Hygem Refrigerating Company.—Mr. Israel Burt, of Chemung, N. Y., aged 100 years, is spending the summer in Port Allegany at the home of hiB son-in-law, H. L. Evans.—Of the 10 atudeuts just graduated from the Mansfield Normal School 16 were from Bradford county and seven from Potter county.—The question of borough ownership of waterworks is now a burning one in Coudersport and will probably be soon submitted to the voters.—The Bradford County Telephone Company has been organized to establish an independent exchange in Towan-da and extend its lines throughout the county.—John Loper, aged 70, a well-to-do resident of Addi«on, was killed near there on June 20th through being «truck by an Erie passenger train while he was driving iu;ross the tracks.—Conderaport's counctlmen, after a stormy session lasting four hours, decided to have Main street in that borough paved from Oak street to Sixth street. Bids for the work will be advertised for till July 10th.—Four members of the family of Mr. Sprague, of Duke Center, McKean county, who was stricken and died with smallpox shortly after returning home from Kansas, are now suffering with the dreaded disease.—It is reported that the New York and Pennsylvania railroad will be ei* tended from Shingle House to Ceres and that the narrow gauge road from Oleah to Bolivar is to be made standard gauge, thus giving a new outlet to Oleam—In Potter county's Republican convention at Ooudervport on June 25th theof a passing tug and would have been drowned, but that the frantic appeals of little Helen caused the captain to put back, though m considerable danger, just m time to save Mrs. McRae fromthe orthfield,—As the result of the “ horning *’ of a newly married couple Thomas Dunlavey, Jr., of South Owego, N. Y., lies dead from the effects of a bullet fired by Ulysses S. Prince while he and his young bnde were being serenaded by a party. Prince, who had been annoyed some time by a party of 15 young men, finally shot a gun. He claims that he had no intention of striking anyone and that the gun was accidentally discharged. He is now in jail charged with assault in the first degree.—Messrs Bradley, who furnish gas for Canisteo, are working in the Greenwood field and in the northern part of Potter connty, and are planning to extend their lines up the valley to Canisteo, where they will connect with the high pressure line running from Hornells-ville to Camsfceo This woald greatly increase the supply and give the gas from two different sources, preventing the shutting off of the supply by accidents, and if one connection was broken there would be the other to fall back on.—Wilson Briggs, the Ulysses township farmer in Potter county, who forced hie young daughter into incestuous relation* with him, which were long maintained, was committed on June 17th to the Pittsburg penitentiary. Judge Morrison sentenced him to be imprisoned there 10 years and to pay a $300 fine as penalty for his monstrous crime. The prosecutor* of Briggs were Mrs. Cora B. kjat-tiaon and Miss Nellie Cushing, to whom^his daughter’s terrible plight becameknown and who befriended her to the utmost.—Harry Decker, a fireman on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, is recovering at his home in Nicholson from ioj'uries sustained in rescuing his little daughter from death under a flyiog express train. Decker’s train had mo on a siding at Nicholson to permit an express to pas*. His baby girl saw her papa and started across the tracks to him just as the express came In sight. Decker saw her peril and ran for her. H* managed to reach her and pick her up, but before he had time to step off the rails the express struck him. He was injured badly, but the child escaped Injury.—■» « » I I ■ ■■ ‘The Cuban situation bids fair to de-lookmg at good as they have for severalyear*, and the acreage of bnck wheat hereabouts la as large as it has been anytime in the last 20 years. The potato acreage is also large,( EAST JACKS0K_n0TES.A £lst o 1 Visitor* — Many Other items fromJackseii.Correspondence of th« AgitatorDaooktt, July 2.—The Rebekahs gave an ice-cream and strawberry social on Friday.Mrs Ida Lucai, of Lawenceville, has been vieiting relatives here.Mias Ethel Luca* has returned from a long visit at the home of her uncle, Bam Bryant,Gene Sherman, sod and daughter have returned from a tnp to Roseville.Children's Day woa observed at Wella last Sunday.Dand Orr and Charles Wheeler ware Sunday guests of George Crum.There will be a dance in the Odd Follows* hall on the -Ith.Mrs. Frank Hammond and Mrs. Frank Smith, of Millerton, were reteii t guest* of Mrs Ella Tabor.Sam Tabor and Charles Updike each have a brand new carnage.EAST LAWRENCE NOTES.Visit* Received ud F*ld-OUier Item*.Corr**poiuienc* of ffca JpitniorEa*t La^\ rence, July 2.—Mrs. Char leeWarner and children have returned to their home in Corning after spending a few days here. They were accompanied by Mr*. Warner's mother, Mr*, C. Hul-elander.Emmet Vandemark. of Elmira, and wife *pent Friday and Saturday at A. C. Tilford’a.E. E. Rockwell has returned from the Pan American.Leora Smith, of LawrencevtUe, who has just graduated from the Mansfield Normal, will teach the Middaugb school.Mrs. Walter Bern hart, of Buffalo, with her children, is visiting her parent*, T. C. Middaugh and wife.Stops tho Cough and worlcs oil the Cold.Lxatlve Eremso^QtilnJne Tablet* soro a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay Price 25 cents.■mmwnmmmmmmiI Teething JI Then the baby Is most like- g I ly nervous, and fretful, and j j doesn’t gain in weight. 1
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Wellsboro Agitator
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jul 03, 1901
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