ITEMS OF INTEREST. The News in a Nut-Shell. Gathered from Far and Near. Lewis Berkheimers had been visiting at St. Clairsville. J. G. Londen the mountain poet paid us a visit on Friday last. This week we received several articles that did not bear the writers name. It is Impossible for us to publish unless we know by whom it was written. True a man must swallow a good bit, yet the party that swallowed a whole mouth-full of candy, and came here for us to console him should remember there is no consoling element in printers ink for an abused stomach. Messrs Jonas Walters, Adolphus Benton, D. A. Claar and Jacob Claycomb accompanied by Misses Anna Claycomb, Della Walters, Della Kinsley, of Queen were visiting at H. W. Walters and others in this community. Abram Walter and wife, Albert Negley, Miss Minnie Shriner and Miss Cora Ebersole were visiting at Roaring Springs on Sunday. Absalom Bowser wears a smile. Its a 145 oz. boy. Charles Detwiler, of Maria is visiting his sister, Mrs, Scott Miller. Once more this old earth has almost shed her wintry robe, except in the lanes for travel, where there yet can he found banks of snow 10 ft high. Owing to the successful canvasses of our solicitors our Job Department is crowded considerable the past few weeks. You will please bear with us if you don't get your work quite as soon as you expected. Butte, Montana, had a frightful catastrophe a few days ago. Nearly one hundred lives were lost by the explosion of thirty tons of giant powder, set fire by a conflagration in the yards of the Montana Central Railroad. There were three separate explosions and the scene resembled a battlefield of the bloodiest type. Remember you get a free advertisement, when you get your Sale Bills printed in the Advocate & Herald office. Hnry Hull lost a valuable horse Tuesday night. Elijah Barley is sojourning among his friends at this place. S. H. Rice, wife, daughter and son, and J. Q. Bowser and wife were attending the funeral of Ira Claar near Queen, Pa. Mrs. Sue Long called at our sanctum on Wednesday. There will be some weddings in these parts ere long, if quiltings, and new dresses are indications. Lee Miller and family of Woodbury were visiting friends in these parts. Samuel Beegle and family were attending the funeral of William Colebaugh's infant son on the 25th, near Queen, Pa. If you intend to have a public sale this spring you can do no better than to have your bill printed by us as we do our work neat and with a small profit. Henrietta Clippings. Another legal holiday past. Mrs. Mary Simon of the Quaker City, who had came home to pay her mother a visit, has again returned home. Notwithstanding the panicky times and the severe winter, we are glad to say that the poor families of this place are not yet in need, as your scribe knows of. Don't forget the sale of Mr. Morrell on Friday (March 20.) The school at this place did not have any exercises to commemorate the birth (New style) of him who was first in war, first in' peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen; we should he more patriotic. The farmers are still hauling coal from the Broad Top coal fields. Suppose they will haul till the mud says halt! All the men who shoveled snow at this place received their pay on election day. We were glad to see the sun among us last week. Come again, you are welcome. Last Friday morning while Jacob Dilling was going across the mountain he found lying in the road a man who was dead, and beside him was a whiskey bottle. Mr Dilling put him on his sled and took him to Cove Station when it was found that it was Jacob Tair, who resides at Entriken, Huntngdon county. A Coroner then came from Huntingdon but thought it was useless to hold an inquest, for it was evident that whiskey was the cause of his death. When he was found by said party he was warm yet, having one hand and one ear frozen. He is survived by a wife and one son. The returns of the election of North Woodbury township are as follows: Judge of election, D. K. Loose; inspectors of election, John Layman and H. H. Rasher; township treasurer, Simon Kauffman; township clerk, Nevin Bridenbaugh; supervisors, Henry Shoeman and W. A. C. Brumbaugh; auditors, D.I. Kensinger and Elias Glass; assessor, H. D. Kensinger; school directors, Jacob Law and Christ Hoover; justice of the peace, D. D. Morrell. Peck's Bad Boy New Enterprise Items. Eider S. B. Furry occupied the pulpit in the Progressive Brethern Church on Sunday evening last. Elder Smith the regular Pastor being in Armstrong county holding a revival meeting. There was a large congregation present and were permitted to listen to a very good sermon from St. John, 1st chapter and 38th verse. "Where dwellest thou." It is rumored that some of our young men are in the habit of attending the Distillery on Sunday. If this be true possibly some of the young ladies stopping there can explain why or wherefore this is thusly. (NOTE from Wayne: This would have been the Brumbaugh Distillery over against Dunning's Mountain to the east of New Enterprise.) Quite a number of upsets were reported on Sunday eve. In one instance the occupants were obliged to walk some distance before they were able to capture their runaway horse. On last Friday afternoon those 'citizens who visited our primary school were very pleasantly entertained by the scholars and teacher by recitations and songs prepared for Washingtons birthday. We have no doubt when we next meet the Jr. editor of the ADVOCATE & HERALD he will be wearing a high hat and razor toe shoes. The supervisors are now busily engaged with a force of men shoveling open the roads. And it is no small job either. On Saturday evening last while Abraham Sollenberger was attending church, some one entered his house by breaking out a large pane of glass in a window and thus effecting an entrance. Bureau drawers were ransacked but nothing was found to pay them for their trouble, so far as we know. Items From Koontz's Mill and Vicinity D. A. Claar, associate editor of "The Mountain Echo," was visiting in this vicinity over Sabbath. Professor C. J. Potts passed through this community on Saturday on his way to Bedford. Jonas Walter of Claysburg in company with a merry sled load, visited his brother S. H. Walter and his nephew L. W. Walter. Wilson Mentzer visited his parents on Saturday, returning on Sunday to his labors at Woodbury. We have neither school director or supervisor from our corner. Whose fault is it? Charles Koontz moved to-day to Rockford in the house formerly occupied by Frank Fluke. We are sorry to lose our esteemed neighbor but what is our loss is Rockford's gain. Our schools are progressing very nicely but might do better if the patrons of the school would take more interest in the school work. They will visit the teacher before school hours and then criticise him for his work, why not stay and see it yourself and see what you would do with the school. Lieutenant Jones. A Gala Day in Loyslry:rg. The P. O. S. of A. of Washington Camp No 423, celebrated the 22nd of February in a manner which was a credit to the town and an honor to the founder of our country. The day was beautiful and pleasant; the sun shone in all its splendor and by 11 o'clock the town was crowded with sleds, sleighs and pedestrians ready and anxiously waiting for the hour of noon at which time the ladies served an elaborate dinner in the I. O. O. F. hall where the wants of several hundred patriotic men, women and children were gratified by surrounding the tables that were laden with luxuries that would have been highly appreciated by a King. This again shows the esteem in which the ladies of the vicinity regard the sacred cause of the P. O. S. of A. At 2:30 p. m. Mr. Holsinger announced that all was ready and he arranged them in line to make a photo of the people that (?)mbled, after which they marched to the hall where Capt. Isaiah Conley made some very appropriate remarks which were highly appreciated. Loud calls were made for H. W. Walters who promptly responded in a pleasing manner and told in glowing terms of the deeds of valor and patriotism of Washington and his followers. The meeting adjourned. 7:30 the P. O. S. of A. marched to the Reformed church when Caption Isaiah Conley delivered his famous lecture to a crowded house. Woodbury Callings. We are glad to note that Jacob Detwiler is getting better. James Nicodemus and family were visiting her father Jacob Detwiler on Sunday. John Sell and family visited her father R. L. Replogle on Monday. Joe Replogle and wife returned home on Sunday from Everett. They had been helping his brother David to move. A large sale to be held by Daniel Stayer on 22nd of March. Some of the young men are trying to purchase some of the goods before the sale. They go on Saturday night and negotiate a purchase. The Educational meeting held in our town was a grand success. Mr. Meyers made the opening address. He was followed by F. B. Hetrick and Professor Potts. A sled load of young people surprised the teacher of Replogle's school on Friday among those who were present the following made addresses, Miss Haffly the former teacher, Cloyd Detwiler, and James Replogle. They then went to A. A. Detilwers, and Homer Haffly's schools.