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Show Cocking Main in a Church. A most spectacular raid was pulled off here by Constables Lindey, Eck-man, Eck-man, Anderson and Tilley when they surprised 200 sports holding a cocking main In an old mill near here, whic'i was remodeled several years ago, anil has i since been used for a churc'j by the United Brethren of Gillespie. Religious services were held on Sunday Sun-day in the big room where the cocking cock-ing main was held. In the crowd were bankers, bar bers, policemen, former policemen, politicians, doctors, detectives, miners, clerks, and others. About the only profession not represented was the clergy. All but 50 succeeded In escaping. es-caping. Fayette City, Pa., Dispatch to Philadelphia Record. |