Bemoreadic Watcha
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Beilefonte, Pa., May 3, 1895.
P. GRAY MEEK, EDITOR.
Primary Election and County Conven-
tion.
Notice is hereby given to the Demo-
cratic voters of Centre county, to meet
at the regular places for holding the
general election, in their respective
election districts, on Saturday the 8th
day of Juve, 1895, and elect delegates
to the County Corvention, said election
to begin at 3 o'clock p. m., and close
at 7 o'clock p. m., of said day. The
delegates chosen at the above stated
time will meet at the Court House, in
Bellefonte, on Tuesday, June 11th, at
12 o'clock noon, and nominate one
candidate for Prothonotary, and one
candidate for District Attorney. It
will alzo be necessary to elect a chair
man of the county committee to serve
from January first 1896, for the term
of one year, at the time of holding said
convention.
The number of delegates that each
election district is entitled to under the
rules of the party, based upon the vote
for Governor in 1894, and as appor-
tioned by the county committee, 1s 28
follows :
Sellefonte, N. W. Haines, W. Pccoerrrrsens3
£ 8S, W....nl # EP. 2
“® W.vw.....l1{ Halfmoon... ol
Centre Hall Borough.l | Harris... 2
Howard Borough......1 | Howard.. wed
Milesburg * ...... 1 | Huston .. il
Miliheim ** ...... 2 | Liberty... reel
Philipsburg, 1st W...1 | Marion... ial
+ 2nd W...2 | Miles, E 1
* 3rd W....1 2
71 1
vi 1
.1 4
1 2
1 sed
1 ed
2
Burnside....... Snow Shoe, E. P.
College, E. P.... ® w.P
* WP, Spring, N. P....
Curtin........ccrs SP
Ferguson, E. P. a W.P
ew. Taylor. .....
Gregg, N. P. Union ....
HEP. Walker ..
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H. S. TAYLOR, N. B. SPANGLER,
Secy. Chairman Dem. Co. Com.
Compulsory Education.
Without eufficient money in the
Treasury to make the usual appropria-
tion for the common schools, the Leg-
islature has passed a compulsory edu-
cation bill, the enforcement of which
would involve a large expenditure of
school funds.
Leaving out of view the objection
that the provisions of the Farr bill are
an invasion of the personal liberty of
the citizen, who has the private right
of regulating his own family, it is ob-
jectionable in that it will create an
army of officials whose pay could be
better used for the ealary ot teachers
and the building of school houses. It
authorizes the appointment of one or
more “attendance officers,” or truant
catchers, in each school district, at a
salary of $2 a day. Assuming that
each district would require two ‘““catch-
ers,” the aggregate nnmber of school
districts in the State, with average
school terms of flve months, would run
the amount necessary to pay these of-
ficers up to about $7,000,000. Could
there be a more preposterous or out-
rageous waste of money that could be
put to better use?
Furthermore, parents whose chil-
dren are confirmed “hookey” players
and could not be coralled by the truant
catchers, would be liable, according to
the provisions of this bill, to be brought
before a Justice and fined on account
of the incorrigibility of their young-
gers.
If this bill should become a law, by
the signature of the Governor, the good
sense of the people would allow it to
remain a dead letter on the statute
books,
What sort of a **damphoole’” Legis-
lature is this one, any how?
——The New York Legislature has
passed & resolution favoring the an-
nexation of Canada, but if the action
of that body during the past session,
with its record of betrayed public con-
fidence and general venality, is to be
taken as a specimen of American
legislation, the Canadians will bave
but little inducement to become an-
nexed to euch a country. :
——No sounder currency nor more
honest money need be wished for than
that which is authorized by the consti-
tution. That document sanctions the
use of both gold and silver. There is
nothing in any of its provisions that
debases one of these monetary metals
for the exaltation of the other.
The Hazelton Plaindealer says |
that $200 was offered for legislative |
votes in the QUAY county contest. If |
such figures are quoted in such a deal
as that, what must be the ruling price
when a corporation like the Standard
oil company wants to have business
done in the Legislature ?
~=Do0 you read the WATCHMAN,
The Petroleum Monopoly.
The recent flurry in the petroleum
market, offering opportunities for
gport, which was allowed to go on un-
til the Standard company saw fit to
swipe the pct. With its power to
control of all speculative movements,
and is believed to have realized $12,-
000,000 by the recent gamble. Jonw
RockEFELLER may have made enough
logical seminaries.
The Standard has practically se-
cured control of all the oil territory of-
the country, and what it wanted
to make ii absolute master of
the petroleum product was supplied it
and the Republican Legislature. There
is no longer any competition that
can in the least degree interfere with
its fixing the price of cil to suit itself,
and the people will soon begin to ex-
perience the effect.
This colossal monopoly, which has
had no difficulty in bringing the gov-
ernment of this State into subjection,
appears to have ran against a snag in
Russia, where, according to a recent
dispatch, the finance minister has dis-
approved of the agreement between
the Standard and the Russian petro-
leum ring to act together in controll:
ing the product of the world. Even
Russian despotism couldn’t stand a
monopoly that met with the cordial
approval of a Republican Governor of
Pennsylvania.
A New Congressional Apportionment.
Under the new congressional appor-
tionment bill that the Republicans
have prepared for the Legislature,
Philadelphia and Allegheny counties
will each have an additional district.
Clarion aud Forest are taken from the
twenty-eighth, leaving the district Elk,
Clearfield and Centre, and added to
the Twenty-seventh, making that die-
trict Warren, Cameron, Venango, Me-
Kean, Forest and Clarion.”
Such a change would reduce the
Democratic majority in this district as
Clarion county is larger Democratic
than Forest is Republican. Clarion be
ing a reliable county the chavge would
mean a loss to the party, but the con-
venience of a triangular district and
the removal of cause for trouble in
nominations would possibly be a good
thing for it.
France Has a Johnstown Horror.
The Large Reservoir at Bousy, France, Burs
on Satur day.— Over 100 Bodies Recovered.—In
the Path of the Flood Many Buildings Were
Wrecked— More than 200 Families Have Been
Rendered Homeless.—Cause of the Break Un-
known.
Paris, April 28.—Reports of the dev-
astation caused by the bursting of the
reservoir at Bousy, yesterday, have been
received from Epinal hourly this even-
ing. The loss of life is far beyond the
first estimates. About 120 deaths are
now known to have been caused by the
flood, and the list may grow, asin the
confusion and ruin it has been impossi-
ble to account for scores of persons who
are missing. The search for dead
bodies is still in progress. Thirty or
more of the dead were buried to-day.
The villages and peasant farms in the
path of the flood are strewn with the
wrecks of buildings and are covered
with heavy layers of mud. More that
200 families are homeless and destitute.
A large part of the valley is little more
than a morass with timbers and up-
rooted trees protruding from the mud.
The soldiers who are looking for bodies
make only slow progress, as the work of
digging in the debris is necessarily slow.
More damage was done to the villages at
some distance from the dam. As the
flood swept down the valley, it gathered
an immense quantity of timbers and
tree trunks, which were thrown against
the buildings in the lower neighbor-
koods. For the same reason the num-
ber of deaths in the lower villages was
disproportionately great and more bo-
dies mangled than at points near the
dam.
Part of the Bousey tavern was found
to-day on the bank of the Moselle,
eleven miles distant. The reservoir is
now empty. For several days it had
been above the normal level. The exact
cause of the break is not known. Some
think the defect was in the plan of the
structure, which was vertical. Others
assert that that the dam, though orig-
inally strong, had been cracked for
years. The truth may not be determin-
ed until the official inquiry.
Silver Democrats May Join the Popu-
lists.
Cricaco, April 28.—The Times-Her-
ald this morning says it looks very
much as if the silver wing of the
democratic party of Illinois is ‘“prepar-
ing to go over into the populist camp,
boote, breeches and baggage."
The populist polled about 30,000
votes in Chicago last November, while
the democrats polled about 95,000.
The silver leaders claim that 75,000
democrats and 25,000 populists are |
united on the silver question and they |
will work together. i
John M. Palmer, son of United |
States Senator Palmer, and a member |
of the executive committee of the!
Honest Money league, returned yester- |
day from Springfield. He is inclined |
to the belief that the democrats of the
State have nearly all flocked into the !
16 to 1 free silver populist camp.
Mr. Palmer believes that the only!
way to overcome the existing free sil-
ver craze is by conducting a campaign
of education upon the lines proposed
| by the Honest Money league.
mark oil up or down it has absolute |
out of it to endow half a dozen theo- |
by the actior of Governor HasTINGS |
Wilde's Wite Leaves Him.
She Has Instructed Her Lawyers to Apply for a
Divorce. >
speculation, was merely a gambling! LONDON, April 29.—Ithas been learn-
ed that immediately after her husband
was arrested Mrs. Wilde took her chil-
rdren and her belongings from the
. Wilde residence on Tite street, and in-
i structed her lawyer to institute proceed-
ings for divorce. The proceedings will
! hinge somewhat on the decision given in
| the present criminal proceedings against
| Wilde. Willie Wilde, Oscar’s brother,
! formerly the husband of Mrs. Frank
| Leslie, who divorced him, had to raise
the money last week to pay Oscar's law-
| yers for their services. Willie and Os-
car have not been on friendly terms for
a long time When the former visited
i the Old Baily on Friday to inform his
i brother that the money had been paid
| to Sir Edward Clarke, O:car’s counsel,
| Oscar said, “Do not come to see me. I
I do not wish to see my people.”
{ The trial of Oscar wilde and Alfred
| Taylor, charged with serious mizde-
! meanors, were resumed at the Old
| Bailey to-day. The evidence presented
was chiefly a repetition of former testi-
mony. When the case for the prosecu-
tion was completed the court adjourned
for the day. The case was given to the
jury on Wednesday and it has failed to
agree on a verdict.
TE OTIC,
Fourteen Persons Killed.
Another Terrible Wreck on the Inter-Oceanic
Railroad in Mexico.
St. Louis, April 30.—A dispatch
from the City of Mexico states that
another wreck on the Inter-Oceanic
Railroad was reported yesterday at
Temematia, the scene of the disaster
by which nearly 100 passengers lost
their lives.
It is known that a freight train
jumped the track, and it is said that
the number of persons killed is four-
teen, with reveral more injured.
The scene of the disaster is the
same curve which not only caused the
Temematia catastrophe, but a number
of small wrecks attended with loss of
life.
SET aS.
Miles May be Turned Down.
The President May Punish the Senior Major
General for his Comments on the Chicago
Strike.
Washington, April 30.—The army
departments were rearranged to-day,
and Gen. Ruger was ordered from the
department of Missouri to Waghing-
ton. The order is looked upon as un-
usual, and it is said Gen. Ruger will
succeed Gen. Schofield as commander
upon the latter’s retirement in Septem-
ber, although Gen. Miles is the senior
ranking officer, and is entitled to the
place. It is said Gen. Miles will fail
to get the appointment owing to an al-
leged reflection on the President in his
annual report in regard to the Chicago
strike.
America’s Claim Conceded by Spain,
Maprip, April 28.—The report that
the Allianca affair has been settled by
Spain’s conceding the American claims,
is confirmed officially. The Spanish
government will give honorable satis-
faction for the mistake, and admits
that the Allianca was outside her ter-
ritorial waters when fired on. Com-
manders of warghips in Cuban waters
have been instructed precisely not to
fire on vessels outside the three mile
limit.
Captain General Campos has tele-
graphed from Cuba for more army sur-
geons. He will start in a few days for
the eastern province, where, it is said,
he will make haste to deal the insur
gents a decisive blow before the rainy
season.
A ——————————
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania, Rail-
road, account Meeting of German
Baptists (Dunkards) at Decatur,
11.
For the accommodation of persons
who desire to attend the meeting of the
German Baptists (Dunkards), to be
held at Decatur, Ill.,, May 28to June
8, the Penusylvania Railroad Com-
pany will gell from May 24th to June
1, inclusive, excursion tickets from all
points on their system west of and in-
cluding Baltimore, Lancaster and
Reading, and south of and including
Sunbury, to Decatur and return, at a
single fare for the round trip. Tickets
will be good to return to starting point
not later than July 9.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——A nervy house breaker climbed
up a ladder and broke the window in
the second story of William Kessenger’s
house at Salona, shortly after 8 o'clock,
on Saturday evening. After ransacking
every room upstairs and securing some-
thing over $4 he crawled out again and
the family, that had been on the floor
below all the time, never knew of it ‘till
they started to go to bed. The thief
missed a purse containing $75.
THEY WERE SCARED.--One night
not long ago some young folks were sit-
ting up with a corpse near Fillmore.
Everything went well until the ghost
hour, mid-night, sounded on the old
fashioned corner clock and just as the
watchers had heard the last solemn
stroke, the knell of a departed day, the
door of the room opened noiselessly and
8 white robed figure glided in.
them at once. Their eyes, burning from
| the glare of the lamp on the table near- |
by, were little able to distinguish any
mortal being in the long white robe and
of course a ghost was the first thing they
thought of. Such shrieks and cries had
never been heard in that house before
and not until the whole household was
arousad were the watchers able to com-
prehend that the supposed ghost was
only a female member of the family
who had come down stairs to see if they
were comfortable.
Imagine the awful fear that fled |
Trout fishermen report that there
is eighteen inches of snow in many
places along the streams in Potter coun-
ty.
MARRIAGE LiCENsES.—Issued dur-
ing the past week taken from the docket.
H. N. Hoy, of Benner township and
Sallie Garbrick, of College.
Harry H. Waguer, of Clearfield Co.
and Beuhla Stine, of S. Philipsburg.
John F. Garner, of State College and
Margaret Wize of Fillmore.
Frank W arfield and Emily E. Harris
both of Bellefonte.
M. W. Shank, and Julia E. Crispin,
both of Jnow Shoe.
MANY PICNICS IN THE SUMMER.—
Superintendent J. W. Gephart, of the
Central railroad of Penna., says that
Hecla and Clintondale parks last season
will be carried on to completion at once
sible.
Hecla park seems to be the favorite as
already three picnics a week from June
15 to September 1st, have been booked
for it. The cave, recently discovered
there, is quite a large cavern though it is
not known whether it will be opened up
or not. Itis right near the stand pipe
and within 300 feet uf the railroad.
Mg, FosTER SAYS :—My last bulle-
tin gave forecasts of the storm wave to
cross the continent from the 28th to May
2nd, and the next will reach the Pacific
coast about May 3, west of Rockies
country by the close of the 4th, the
great central valleys from the 5th to the
7th and the eastern States about the 8th
This disturbance will average about the
normal in force and will be much like
the storm that crossed the continent
from April 5 to 10. Heavy rains will
occur only in small localities and
drought will generally prevail during
the passing of the storm.
The second storm wave of May will
reach the Pacific coast about the 9th
cross the west of Rockies country by the
close of the 10th, the great central val-
leys from the 11th to the 13th and the
eastern States about the 14th. Rainfall
from this storm will be light, but better
distributed than from the preceding dis.
turbance.
Rainfall of May will be much heavier
in the southern States, east of 9th merid-
an, than in the northern States.
The warm wave will cross the west ot
Rockies country about May 3 and 9, the
great central valleys 5th and 11th, and
the eastern States 7th and 14th. The
cool wave will cross the west of Rockies
country about May 6 and 12, great cen-
tral valleys 8th and 11th, and the east-
ern States 10th and 16th.
It is desirable that forecasts should be
made locally as far as possible, and I
am gradually bringing my general fore-
casts of temperature and rainfall to small-
er districts. For a time I will usein these
bulletins nine districts to cover the Uni-
ted States, but hope soon to increase the
number.
Brilliant auroras in May will proba-
bly be observed near the 4th, 19th and
31st, and the severest storms about the
same dates. Heaviest rains will occur
from 15th to 25, principally in the south-
eastern States. Frosts in northern States
about 6th and 17th to 19th.
——Joseph Kinch died at his home at
‘Warriorsmark, at midnight on Monday.
Deceased was 88 years old and a general
wearing out of his system was the
cause of his death.
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——Mrs. Julian Walz died at Mill
Hall, Monday afternoon, aged 73 years:
Paralysis having been the cause. In-
terment was made at Eagleville, on
Wednesday.
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—— William Askey, aged 48 years,
died at Port Matilda, on Sunday and
was buried in Philipsburg on Tuesday.
His death was the result of a gun shot
wound in the left lung received during
the war. A wife and five children
survive him.
-—Mrs. Isabella Snodgrass died at
her home in Mill Hall, last Friday from
the effects of an attack of grip. De-
ceased was said to have been of a very
philanthropic nature. ~~ Her remains
were interred on Sunday at Eagleville
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——Mr. L. Wian, known to Belle.
fonters as “Life,” died at his home in
Lewistown last week. A few years ago
he was a resident of this place when
employed by Jenkins & Lingle, found-
ers and machinists. Deceased was about
forty-five years old and leaves a widow
with several children to mourn his
death.
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| ——Last week we published an ac-
count of the sad accident through
| which it was thought little Morris Mc-
Cafferty would lose his life. Circum-
| stances have since verified the WATCH-
| MaN’s painful surmise and the funeral
| occurred last Saturday afternoon. The
| fate that overtook Morris so suddenly
should be a warning to the many child-
' ren about here who make a practice of
‘jumping on and off moving trains.
There is great danger in it.
the work of improvement begun at!
in order to have both pleasure resorts in | girl.
readiness for picnickers assoon as pos-
——Thedeath of John Puff, whose
homme is on the Half-Moon hill in this
place, occurred on Monday afternoon !
after a long and complicated illness. |
Deceased was 52 years oid and leaves a |
wife with five daughters to mourn his |
death. John Puff had for years been an
attache of the Valentine ore banks, he
was agveteran of the late war and was
buried yesterday afternoon in the Gregg
post lot in the Union cemetery.
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DeatH oF A YouNe GIRL.—Sargh |
M. Norman died March 23rd st the
home of her uncle, Mr. Daniel Taylor,
in Patton township, of Typhoid fever,
aged 17 years and 15 days. Sarah was
left motherless in infancy, but was
taken to her uncle’s home where she
was tenderly cared for all her life hy
her aunt. She was converted and joined
the M. E. church, when but 15 years of
age, and lived the life of a good christian
Her nature was lively and bright
and the grief of her young associates
at her death show the love they felt for
their companion. Her physicians gave
no hope of here recovery from the be:
ginning of her illness. All that loving
hearts and willing hands could do was
done but with no avail, her remains
were taken to the M, E. church at Fill-
more, Friday morning, where an
excellent sermon was delivered by Ray,
Singer from the text “Her gun is set,
while it was yet day.’’ She was interred
in Buffalo Run cemetery. 2
Tre DeaTE OF JOHN POWERS SR.
John Powers, Sr., of this place, died at
his residence on north Spring street, on
Tuesday morning April 30th, 1895, at
the end of a long and protracted illness
of Brights disease, which resulted final-
ly in general failure of the bodily pow-
ers. Deceased was a highly esteemed
and respected citizen. He was born in
the city of Kilkenny, Ireland, on Janu-
ary 4th, 1827, and was therefore 68
years of age when he responded to the
call of death.
His father, the late Edward Powers,
when a resident of his native country,
held various positions of honor as well
as profit under the government of that
kingdom. But the subject of this sketch,
early in years, became dissatisfied with
the limited opportunities which that
country oftered to young men, and re-
solved to bid farewell to the home of his
youth and seek a country where he
could more easily attain the object of
his ambition. At the age of 18 years
‘he set out for Montreal, Canada, where
his uncle John Quain, a prominent and
wealthy business man, resided at which
place he remained for several years,
during which time he completed his
trade. But upon learning of the un-
bounded resources and the free and un-
fettered liberty of the United States he
cided to go where the height of his as-
pirations could be fully realized. He
left Montreal and came to Bellefonte,
in 1848, and began the manufacturing
of boots and shoes on a limited capital.
By his industry, economy and honest
dealings he soon acquired an enviable
reputation as a manufacturer, then add-
ed the retail department to his former
business which he conducted successful-
ly until a few years ago when he was
compelled, owing to his impaired health,
to give up the latter but continued
manufacturing until the time of his
death.
Mr. Powers was a man of strong will,
clear mind and pronounced convictions.
His numerous acts of charity and kind-
ness to those in distress and want, will
long be remembered and cherished in
the hearts of many who survive him.
He was an ardent believer in the prin-
ciples of Democracy and was elected
Chief Burgess of this place four terms,
notwithstanding the large majority ad-
verse to his political convictions. His
official career was marked by great firm-
ness and strength of character, he was
however, slow to impose punishment
and then only when humanizing influ-
ences would fail.
Mr. Powers was one of the oldest and
most respected members of the ‘Inde:
pendent Order of Odd Fellows,” of this
place, in which he reposed and main-
tained to the time of his death, implicit
confidence and under whose auspices
he desired to be consigned to the grave
The deceased leaves a wife, and three
children to mourn the loss of an affec-
tionate husband and a kind father. The
children are Edward L., Mrs. W. M.
Walker, of this place, and John Q., of
Lebanon, Pa. One daughter, Mrs.
Mary Loretta Brackbill, preceded him
to the great beyond, about four years
ago.
Funeral services were held at the
house yesterday afternoon, interment
having been made in the Union ceme-
tery.
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Diep A HEero.—Leidy Mitchell, a
gon of Samuel Mitchell, of Philipsburg,
is dead and though his sad end is doubt-
less a grievous blow to fond parents the
fact that he died while trying to save a
sick friend from a burning building will
be some consolation.
It was in Pittsburg Sunday night that
the home of Samuel Weaver caught
fire, Mr. Weaver was in bed with Ty-
phoid fever and his wife was critically
ill also. Young Mitchell, who had just
entered upon a promising prosperous
career as a builder and contractor, with
a friend named Snyder, was sitting by
the bed side of the sick man. They
were first attracted by Mrs. Weaver's
screams and on discovering their cause
they carried her and her babe out of the
house, then rushed back for the helpless
husband. The three charred bodies
were found after the fire had been put
out. The three friends had died to-
gether.
Mr. Mitchell was only 27 years old
and was born at Unionville, this county,
He had been in Pittsburg about six
years and was getting along very nice-
ly. His body was taken to his father’s
home in Philipsburg where the Reliance
fire company conducted funeral ser-
vices on Wednesday.
Dear oF AroN LEITZELL. — On
Monday Aaron Leitzail, one of the old-
est residents of Rebersburg, died in his
75th year. Deceased had been a resi-
dent of that place 57 years and only
three others of its present inhabitants
lived there when he first went to the
town. He had been ill about six
months with nervous trouble and leaves
an aged widow with nine children to
mourn his death.
——Mrs. Sarah Wilson, an aged col-
ored resident of this place, died at her
home near the jail on Sunday morning
and was buried from St Paul's A. M.
E. church Wednesday afternoon.
Pine Grove Mention
Mrs. Rebecca Murphy is ill with an at.
tack of grip.
Mr. J. F. Meyers is slowly convalescing
from a siege of sciatica.
Mrs. H. B. Yarnell is confined to bed
with pleuro pnuemonia and for several
days was a very sick woman.
Dr, L. C. Thomas came up from Phila.,
to attend the burial of his brother-in-law,
J. C. Gates. The doctor looks well.
Arrangements are being made for the
observation of Memorial day. Here at?2
o’clock p. m. at Fairbrook cemetery at I0
a. Mm,
The much needed rain come at last.
Many of our farmers were at a stand still
with their plowing while the spring seed.
ed grain was slow to grow.
Andrew Murrayman died at his home
in this place yesterday morning after a
year’s illness with pulmonary troubles.
Deceased was unmarried and was 72 years
of age. He will be buried this afternoon.
On Tuesday last J. A. Kline went to the
Presbyterian hospital, in Philadelphia, to
bring his daughter Minnie home, who has
been under treatment for spinal trouble
for the last three months. Her ultimate
recovery is doubtful.
Mr. Henry Meyers, formerly of this
place, but now of Alexandria, on the first
of May departed from single blessedness
to enter married happiness. On the wed-
ding tour he was the guest of W. J. Meyers
on Main St., on Thursday of this week
The wedding of Mr. W. N. Knarr and
Miss Minnie Tyson, both of this commu.
nity, was solemnized at the home of the
bride,s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Ty-
son, at 12 o'clock Tuesday, the 30th. Rev.
A. W. Guyer and C. T. Aikens officiating.
After the wedding an elegant dinner was
served.
There will be a public meeting at
McAlevy’s Fort, Huntingdon county, this
afternoon to boom the new rail-road pro-
ject over the mountains from here to
Stone Valley. The company having as.
serted its willingness to go ahead it %I00,-
000, the right of way and half the ties are
subscribed.
On the last evening of April, Mr. J. B
Garner, of State College, with his bride to
be drove over to our town and ha Ited at
Rev. C. T. Aikens cosy home and after a
few preliminary remarks was ready to
join hands with Miss Margaret Wise.
Then the parson in his usual happy
mood pronounced them wedded after
which they returned to State College.
Last Saturday Glenn Meek, of Altoona,
deviated from his usual way of traveling
Handling the ribbons on a fine roadster:
he came down to visit his invalid fath-
er, F. E. Meek, who is suffering from an
attack of paralysis, at the old Glenn man.
sion where he had remained after the
burial of Mrs. Hannah Glenn. On the
22nd inst. while seated at the table, in his
usual health, chatting with those near
him, his rightarm fell to his side power-
less, his face was drawn crooked and
his speech affected. At this writing he is
better and an effort will be made to re-
move him to his home at Altoona soon.
In our last letter we noted the improve-
ment of J. C. Gates which, however,
proved but temporary, as death came as
a thief in the night and stole his life away
at midnight on the 28th inst. The an-
nouncement of his death caused sorrow
in the hearts of our people and his hosts
of friends elsewhere. Early in March he
had a severe attack of neuralgia which
was followed by typhoid fever which cul-
minated in cerebro-spinal meningitis
and though suffering intensely recovered
sufficiently to give hope that he would
finally get well. For the last week he re-
mained unconscious most of the time and
it was evident he could not rally. Every-
thing that medical skill and kind hands
could do to minister to his wants and
bring about his recovery was done. Mr.
Gates was a man who had many friends
and was pessessed of a noble and gener.
ous spirit. At the last election he was
elected road supervisor which duties he
had just entered upon when he was taken
sick. He was a member of Tussy Council
J. U.A. M.and was serving as council.
man. In his death the wife has lost a
devoted husband and his two little boys a
loving and indulgent father. Just three
months, to the day, since we were called
to look upon the dead face of his aged
father, Jos. Gates, his aged mother and
one brother, Ira, of Illinois, and three
sisters remain. The funeral took place
on Wednesday the 1st inst at one o'clock
under the auspices of the Juniors who
turned out in a body. Rev. Ermentrout:
of the Graysville Presbyterian church, as-
sisted by Rev. C. T. Aikens conducted the
funeral services.