P. GRAY MEEK, - > -
RS ——— RE ——————————
Personal Spite in Politics.
It is usually the case that alter the
occurrence of a misfortuse iL is made
the object of moralizing by philoso-
hers of the 1-told-you-so variety, who
embrace it a8 an opportunity to venti-
late their euperior wisdom and virtue.
The Harrisburg Patriot appears to
be acting this role, using the Demo-
cratic defeat as its subject. It attrib-
utes the disaster to bossism and self-
ish leadership, and after lauding the
Baltimore Sun for opposing Democrat.
ic boesism in tie interest of good gov-
ernment and party purification in
Maryland, it complacently commends
ite own “good intentions, disinterested
purposes and continuous persistence’’
in combatting the eame evil in the
Democratic organization in Pennsylva
nis.
Unfortunately. for the pretensions of
the Patriot those who understand the
inwardoess of its motives are unable
to detect in them the high principle
and pure purpose for which it claims
credit as actuating its movements. It
is well known that its hostility to
“HarriTyisM,” which it gententiously
declares to be “the name for all that is
selfish gvindictive, cowardly and nar-
row in Democratic politics,” had its
origin in the circumstance that STEN-
GER, one of the owners of the Patriot,
was not given the position of secretary
of the commonwealth in Gov. PaTTI-
£0N’s second administration, which he
held during the Governor's first term,
he becoming mortally offended at
HarriTy's being put in the position
which he theught he ehould have been
allowed to continuously occupy. This
was the origin of the Patriot's pretend-
ed conviction that HarriTYISM is the
sum of all political villainies.
The absurdity of its claim that the
motive offthe course it has pursued in
Democratic state politics is high-
grounded enmity to bossism and celf-
ish leadership, as embodied in WiLL-
1aM F. Harrity, appears in the fact
that STENGER secured control of the
Patriot, with hostile intentions, imme-
diately upon his disappointment in be-
ing supplanted by Harrity in the
leading office under the second Parri-
eoN administration, and began fighting
that administration before there could
have been any indication or reason to
believe that HarriTyisM would ' de-
velop into “the selfish, vindictive,
cowardly and narrow bossism’’ which
the Patriot claims so much credit for
having fought.
The secret of this enmity, can be
easily detected in the fact that it was
HaRrriTY18M and not STENGERISM that
was made prominent in Penusylvania
Democracy by associaticn with the
last Democratic state administration.
This cace furnishes a peculiarly con-
temptible example of personal spite,
arising from disappointed aspirations,
and it is the very perfection of impu-
dent assumption for the Patriot to
claim that its conduct towards the
Democratic state leadership has been
prompted by hostility to bossism and
devotion to the interests of good gov-
ernment and party purification.
——Tbe terrible outrages of the
murderous Moslems and other subjects
of the Sultan of Turkey, on the chris-
tian teachers of that land, have been
tolerated long enough. It is not jingo-
ism to assert that our governmen,
should act at once and in a way that
will leave no doubt in the mind of the
heathen offenders that Uncle Sau's
powerful arm will reach from one side
of the world to the other to punish
those who deserve it at his hand.
SE
——It will be noticed that we have
not republished the election table that
appeared in the last issue of the
WarcEMAN, as has been the custom in
years past. Whilethe table that ap-
peared last week was marked “unoffi-
cial,” yet the totals were official and
the few trifling errors that we found in
the tabulated returns above the totals
do not justify the republishing of the
table, at the sacrifice oi so much
space.
I ————
——Among the good things starting
under the Democtatic tariff legislation
is a large paper coffin manufactury in
Ohio. It would be “no joke” to re
mark that the demand made by the
numerous dead CAMPBELL-ites, out
there, made it necessary to hunt up
some cheapand quick boxes in which
to store them away for the resurrection
in "96,
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-—The five great powers of the
world ought to have a Thanksgiving
dinner and eat Turkey,
No Protection for Christians.
Large Numbers of Them Were Killed and
Wounded. No Punishment for Criminals. "A
Horrible Condition of Affairs in Turkey Is
Shown by Reliable Correspondence Received in
Boston from Constantinople. An Attempt Be-
ing Made to Exterminate the Armenians— The
Situation Is Going to Be Worse Before it Ig
Better.
Boston, Nov. 13.—Reliable corres-
pondence received in Boston from Con-
stantinople states that the attitude of
the Moslems in Marash at the end of
October was so menacing that the
heads of the Christian sects called to-
gether on the governor, asking special
measures of protection. On Friday,
the governor having paid no attention
to their request, the Moslems at
tacked the Christians, wounding quite
a number and causing a general flight
of all parties to their homes. The
heads of the Christian sects then made
a new petition for protection, this time
in writing and addressing separately
to the governor and the commander of
the troops. Still nothing was done to
check the Moslems. and a general as-
sault was nade on the Christian quar-
ter, and a large number of Christians
were killed and wounded.
The Armenian bishop and the Ar-
menian Catholic bishop and the Prot-
estant pastors sent a collective tele-
gram saying that the slaughter was still
going on and begging for something
to be dove to stop it. The Turks say that
the reason of the massacre is the assas-
gination of four police by the people
at Zeitoun, twenty miles from Marash.
The worst of it is that the sultan and
paehas ail coneider this crime in an-
other place as sufficient to justify the
massacre in Marash. There is not a
doubt that the massacre was ordered
from here. The one remark among
the staff of the eultan’s palace has
been all along that the Armenians
shall be killed before the reforms can
be executed.
Nothing has been done in any place
to punish the criminals, but in all the
places where the massacres have oc-
curred great numbers of Armenians
have been arrested as though those
who escaped had committed crime in
escaping. You must not believe one
of the stories that are sent out by the
Turks about conflicts at these places
where massacres occur. No con-
flicts occur. There may be in some
cases a reason in the conduct of
Armeniane elsewhere for indignation,
but in every case so far when a mas-
sacre occurs it is a cold blooded, de-
liberate affair, gotten up separately
from any alleged cause.
Unless the powers intervene shorily
in a way that will compel the sultan
to order the massacres to cease, there
is no knowing where the matter will
end. The most infamous falsehoods
as to aitacks of Armenians upon Turk-
ish women and children are being
diligently circulated in the city and in
the country in order to fire the hearts
of the Moslems, and the government
is openly armed or favoring the arm-
ing of the Moslem populace, while
searching Armeniacs to take away
even their jack knives lest some Mos-
lem should be hurt when the massacre
is undertaken.
The indignation here against the sul
tan is taking more form. There was
some revolt of the Albanian body guard
of the sultan, and a fight of some im-
portance in the palace grounds. A
number of the Moslem Patriotic com-
mittee attempted to kill the minister of
marine. They had previously ordered
him to resign on pain of death. It is
stated that the minister is only wound-
ed, but it is very hard to get accurate
information of any ot these things. The
situation is going to be worse before it
is better. The feeling is that an Amer-
icao man of war should be sent to Bey-
rout, one to Smyrna, leaving at Alex-
aadretta the Marblehead now there,
one to this city and, if possible, one to
the Black sea coast.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, Nov. 13,—1It is re-
ported that all of the Christian and
Armenian teachers between Erzeroum
and Trebizond are in a state of terror,
owing to the attitude of the Kurds,
who are said to be armed and actively
aggressive throughout that section of
Armenia.
THE TEACHERS MURDERED.
BerLiN, Nov. 13.—A despatch to
the Cologne Gazette from its corres-
pondent in Constantipople says that
all of the Christian and Armenian
teachers between Erzeroum and Treb-
izond have been massacred.
The Official Vote.
Figures Which Show the Way the Wind Blew
in Pennsylvania.
HarrisBURG, November 12.—The
official vote has been received at the
state department from every county in
ons State and shows the following re-
sult :
For state treasurer : Heywood, Re-
publican, 456,745; Meyers, Democrat,
282,481 ; Berry, Prohibition, 20,779 ;
Dawson, People’s, 7,802 ; Anton, Social-
ist Labor, 1,329 ; scattered, 31. Hay-
woods plurality, 174,264.
The leading candidate for judge of the
superior court is judge Rice, of Luzerne
county. Smith, Democrat, for superior
judge, is elected by 6,214 over Yerkes,
the next highest Democratic candidate
for judge.
The official footings on the candidates
tor superior court judges are: Rice, Re-
publican,, 460,822; Willard, Republi-
can, 457,700 ; Beaver, Republican, 457,-
698 ; Wickham, Republican, 457,139 ;
Reeder, Republican, 455,786 ; Orlady,
Republican, 449,278 ; Smith, Democrat,
278,681 ; Yerkes, Democrat, 281,417 ;
Magee, Democrat, 277,070; Noyes,
Democrat, 276,303 ; Bechtel, Democrat,
274,719 ; Moorhead, Democrat, 273,
920 ; Vail, Prohibition, 21,081 ; Stev-
ens, Prohibition, 21,003; Campbell,
Prohibition, 20,943 ; Lathrope, Prohibi-
tion, 20,020 ; Sterrett, Prokibition, 20, |
830; Hoffer, Prohibition, 20,825 ;!
Stevenson, People’s 8,475 ; Couchlin, |
Peoples, 8,625. |
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——If you want printing of any dis-
cription the WATCHMAN office
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
HarrissorG, Nov. 11.—The gov-
ernor iedfed the following proclama-
tion before he left for Atlanta this af-
ternoon :
lo the name and by authority of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, exec-
utive department.
PROCLAMATION.
“The people of the commonwealth,
recognizing the constant forbearance,
loving kindness and gracious hand of
Almighty God during the past year,
are called upon, in accordance with
the custom of the fathers, and in pur-
suance of the proclamation of the
president of the United States, to set
apart one day for praise and thanks-
iving. ;
“Now, therefore, I Daniel H. Hast.
ings, governor of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, do recommend
Thursday, the 28th dav of November,
of the present year, as a day of thanks-
giving and prayer,
“Oa that day let us give up the oc
cupation and cares of everyday life,
Let us assemble in our usual places of
worship to offer thanksgiving and
praise to God. Let us as far as possi-
ble reunite the family circle and
strengthen the ties of home and fire
side. Let us with grateful hearts ac-
knowlege Him who has spared our
lives ; whose bounty has made the
year prosperous; whose hand has
stayed pestilence ; whose mercy has
made us happy and contented.
Let us invoke’ His blessings upon
the years to come, to the end that His
protecting hand shall be always with
us ; that we may continue tn the ways
of peace and prosperity ; that we may
be inclined to that rectitude of life, as
dividuals and as a people, which
shall obtain His continued favor ; that
our love for home and country may be
continually strengthened, and, as a
teatimony of our gratitude, let us with
bountiful hand remember the poor,
the needy and the unfortunate who
dwell in our midst.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state, at the city of Harris-
burg, this eleventh day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five, and of the
commonwealth the one hundred and
twentieth.
Signed Da~ier, H. HastiNas.
Paget—Whitney.
An American-English Wedding Which Occurred
Tuesday.
New York, Nov. 12.—The marriage
of Miss Pauline Payne Whitney to Mr.
Almeric Paget was solemnized at noon
to-day at St. Thomas’ church. The
bride, who is the daughter of William
C. Whitaey, former secretary of the
navy, is known favorably in society in
New York, Washington, and in ILon-
dou and Parise.
The groom is the youngest son of
the late General Lord Altred Paget,
who was personal aide-de-camp to the
queen, and grandson of the first mar-
quis of Anglesea. The family and im-
mediate friends had seats separated
from those reserved by the guests by a
floral gate built on Gothic lines ex-
tending across the centre aisle.
On the right sat President Cleveland
and Secretary Daniel Lamont and Sec-
retary of the Navy Herbert, and in the
seats immediately behind the presiden-
tial party ‘were seated Governor aud,
Mrs. Morton, Sir Julian Pauncefote
and members of the British embassy,
Dr. Chauncey M. Depew and specially
invited guests. On the left were seated
members of the Whitney household,
Lady Colbrook and Miss Alice Paget,
Lord Westmeath and personal friends
of the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony the
newly wedded pair were accompanied
to the vestry by the President and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, who subscribed
their names to the marriage registry
as witnesses. While the bridal party
were signing the registry Mme. Nor-
dica sang, and the little flower girls pre-
sented favors to the specially invited
guests.
A reception was held immediately
after the ceremony at the residence of
the bride’s father, No. 2 West Fifty-
seventh street, to which 400 guests
were bidden. The wedding breakfast
was eerved at small tables set in the
ball room and dining room. The
bridal party was seated at a cresceat-
shaped table, arranged across the bay
window. The bridal couple will pass
part of the honeymoon at Mr. Whit.
ney’s country seat at Westbury, L. [,,
and later will slowly tour through the
eastern States, en route to St. Paul,
Minn., where Mr. Paget and his bride
will make their future home.
Incandescent Lights Free.
U.S. Supreme Court Declares the Sawyer-Mann
‘Patent Invalid.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—The United
States supreme court to-day decided the
important case of the Consolidated elec-
tric light company against the McKees-
port light company, of McKeesport, Pa.,
in favor of the defendants. The court
holds the Sawyer-Mann patent invalid.
The decision was handed down by jus-
tice Brown. The case involves the
claim of Sawyer and Mann and Thomas
A. Edison to propriety to application of
the principal of incandescent carbon
conductors, made of fiberous or textile
substances, to electric lighting.
Attention, Comrades ?
All members of Gregg Post, No. 95,
are requested to be present at the regular
meeting of the Post on Saturday, Nov.
16th, 1895, at 7:30 p. m. Officers for
the year 1896 are to be nominated. An
oyster supper will be furnished to com-
rades between the hours of 6:30 and 7:30
p. m. By order of-the Post.
F. PEEBLES GREENE, Adjutant.
Thurman is all Right.
CoruMBug, Ohio," November 12,—
Mr: Thurman's doctor said to-day that
his patient 1s recovering so fast that he
will be able to leave his bed soon.
His injured hip is better and he has
recovered his mental faculties.
A Great Law Firm.
Gossips Say It Will Be Cleveland, Carlisle &
Olney.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—The gossips
! here have decided to their own satisfac-
tion what the President and secretaries
Carlisle and Olney "will do after the
{close of the present administration.
| Whether the decision was reached by
| means of consultation with the three
officials named, or without that formal-
ity, does not appear, but probably with-
out.. However the program mapped
out by the gossips for Messrs. Cleveland,
Olney and Carlisle is that they shall
form a big law firm, to handle impor-
| tant corporation and other cases, with
offices in New York and Boston.
Messrs. Cleveland and Carlisle are as-
signed to the New York office, while
Mr. Olney will return to Boston. Car-
lisle, it is said, will appear for the firm
in open court, and make the arguments,
while Mr, Cleveland and Mr. Olney
will serve in the capacity of counsellors.
Mr. Carlisle, who writes and speaks
with force, is equally effective before
judges and juries, and enjoys the excite-
ment that comes from forensic encoun-
ters. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Olney, on
the other hand, prefer the office line of
work, and will give their attention to
that.
—— ;
Altoona May Geta New Depot.
ALTOONA, Pa., Nov. 13. —It is again
rumored that this city will have a new
passenger station, together with a new
warehouse and increased office room.
ADDITIONAL LOOALS.
——Mrs. William Zeller is seriously
ill at her homs on Allegheny street.
——The Gentzel hunting party left
for the ‘‘Green-woods,” on Tuesday.
——Jacob Krider, of Gatesburg, kill-
ed a hog, last week, that dressed 590 lbs.
——The game of foot ball tomorrow
will be played on the glass works field.
——It is reported that gas has been
struck at the Salt Lick oil and gas pros-
pecting well.
——Out ofa family of seven chil-
dren Daniel Zeigler, of Millbeim, has
lost six by death.
——The funeral of Hon. Samuel Gil-
liland, at Oak Hall, on Saturday, was
attended by a great number of people.
——John Martz, a Centre Hall vet-
eran, has been granted a pension of
$6 per month, with $105 back pay.
——DMr. Darius Waite, with his
mother and sister, moved into Dr. Kirk's
new house, on Thomas street, yesterday.
——The gas leak in the mains on the
Diamond have been found at last and
digging there will end for a while, at
least.
—— Misses Margaret McMahon and
Ella McGowan are contesting for a gold
watch offered by the Undine fire com-
pany
——See us before buying your over-
coats. Our prices will be an agreeable
surprise to you. Faubles.
——Charles Wolf and Luther Guise-
white sold a car load of western cows,
at Coburn, on Saturday. They aver-
aged $38.50 in price.
——A wholesale grocery establish-
ment will soon be opened in the Mec-
Lain block, nextdoor to this office, by
H. M. Snelling & Co., from Pittsburg,
——Don’t fail to see Powell in his
wonderful feats of magic at Garman’s,
Wednesday night, November 20th. It
will be an entertainment for young and
old.
——Frank Decillo, the leader of the
Italian orchestra that has played for a
number of dances in Bellefonte, has
opened a fruit and confectionery store
in Altoona.
——Mrs. J. Walter Moore, a Tyrone
woman, has received $10 for being the
seventh to guess the conclusion of the
Philadelphia Inquirer's story, “mystery
of a tin box.”
——Tt is with pleasure we announce
the sure recovery of Maj. R. H. Foster,
of Harrisburg, formerly of this place.
He has been dangerously ill with stom-
ach trouble.
——Sunbury has been recommended
by the committee of Odd Fellows ap-
pointed to locate a desirable site for the
home which that order proposes build-
ing for Central Pennsylvania. ’
——Men’s heavy weight black chev-
iot suits, strictly all wool, made by the
best makers in this country, our price
$7.60. You will find it hard work to
duplicate these suits “elsewhere for less
than $10.00. Faubles.
——Last Sunday a young child of J.
Wesley wandered away from its home,
on Marsh creek, in search of tea bur-
ries. It was lost all day, but turned up
in the evening at the home of Dobbins
Confer, five miles distant.
——Clarence E. Taylor, of Miles-
burg, and Miss Emma Gares, of this
place, were married, last evening, at the
bride’s home, on east High street. Rev.
Miller, of the U. B. church, officiated.
The bride is a daughter of policeman
William Gare, of this place.
——As the trial of James B. Gentry,
for the shooting of Madge York, in Phil-
adelphia, last February, has been pospon-
de another month, Lida Clark, the aye
witness of this terrible shooting affair, is
still with Blaney’s “A Baggage Check
company,” and she will not leave for
Philadelphia before December 1st.
+ next month,
——The Daily News is getting itself
worked into a frenzy because of, what
it claims to be, election frauds perpetrat-
ed in Harris and Penn townships.
The News' claim of fraud is based on the
ground that the officers in those pre-
cinets took turns going to their meals
during the day. Republican county
chairman, W. E. Gray, very sensibly
says he has ‘never given the thing
a thought.”
——Children’s overcoats, with and
without capes, from 98 cents up to the
finest at Lyon & Co’s.
MARRIAGE Licenses.—Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by
orphans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumber-
ger, during the past week :
Daniel B. Garey, of Coburn, and Bran couple were taken entirely un-
Susan C. Wise, of Boalsburg.
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, of Tyrone, and
Grace Tanyer, of Julian.
Clarence E. Taylor, of Milesburg, and
Emma C. Gares, of Bellefonte.
Herbert M. Bartley, and Mabel I.
Gramley, both of Bellefonte.
——All the new weaves in dress
goods, boucle crepons, at Lyon & Co's.
FosTER’S WEATHER PREDICTIONS. —
The next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about November 10, cross
the west of the rockies by the close of
the 11th, great central valleys 12th to
14th and eastern States 15th. This will
be the notable disturbance of the month.
By disturbance is not always meant a
storm only, but that the even or aver-
age, or rather the natural quiet of the
atmosphere will be disturbed.
My calculations are made upon the
theory that, if there were no other dis-
turbing influences than our sun and
earth, we would have a sameness of
weather with no sudden changes, no
heavy rains and snows, only a very
gradual change from summer’s heat to
winter's cold and none of these exces-
sive. Rainfall would be a mist, snow
would be of trozen mist, no droughts
and no floods, no excesses of any kind in
weather changes. ’
——All shades Camel's hair serge, 1}
‘| yards wide, 34cts at Lyon & Co.
SUGAR VALLEY ELOPERS CAUGHT IN
PirTsBURG.—The story of the elope-
ment of Jerome Zimmerman and Mrs.
Susan Parker, both married with large
families, has disturbed the usually quiet
little village of Loganton, in Sugar val-
ley, whence the two old doves fled last
Thursday morning. On the $250, in
money, that Zimmerman had raised on
a mortgage that his wife had urged him
to give with the intention of moving
South, so 8s to get him away from his
inamorato, he and Mrs. Parker, joined
in their unholy love, skipped West.
They didn’t get far, however, for
chief Keller, of the Lock Haven police
force, was put on the case and he tele-
graphed in all directions for their appre-
hension. He did not have to wait long,
for the couple was nabbed in Pittsburg
the same day. Detective Coulson made
the arrest and tells of it as follows -
“When the couple stepped from the
train, they wero leaning up against
each other like young lovers, and when
I arrested them the woman fainted.
She is six feet tall, wears glasses, was
shabbiiy dressed and appeared like a
farm hand. Zimmerman accepted the
gituation without confusion.
“When I told them I wanted them
for eloping, they just put their blocks
together, kissed each other a few times,
and then I split them to prevent their
fixing on a story to tell. When going
from the station to the lockup, the
woman noticed at an Italian’s stand a
man roasting chestnuts. She stopped
suddenly, and with the glee of a child,
shouted : ‘Jerome, look at that fellow
a cookin buckeyes! Let's buy some.”
On Friday evening they were taken
back to Lock Haven, where a great
crowd of people gave them a reception
that they didn’t relish very much. The
alderman, before whoni they were taken,
committed them on charge of larceny
and adultery and as there was no one to
go bail for them both are in jail in that
place.
Zimmerman told his story as follows :
“Do you know,’ he said, simply, my
wife used to beat me, and licked my
deaf and dumb son. I fixed up this
scheme of getting away about two
months ago, and sent my son to an in-
stitute at Philadelphia. Since then I
got rid of my crops, and saved about
$250. Well, Sue, she agreed to come
with me. Scott Parker—he’s her hus-
band—didn’t treat her right. You
know Scott, don’t you? No? That's
funny, everybody knows him in Logan-
ton, nobody’ll blame Sue for leaving
him.
“Well, Wednesday afternoon I went
to Lock Haven and bought two tiekets
for Atchison. I couldn’t get through
tickets to Gulf, where my brother lives.
Then I went back to Loganton and
hired a buckboard from old Simons, the
liveryman. Simons helped me to strap
my trunk on behind, and then I drove
down behind the Evangelical church
where Sue was to meet me. She was
there. We drove to Lock Haven.
The train left at 4:30 Thursday morning,
and we thought everything was all
right, until that big detective arrested
us. :
Zimmerman has a wife .and seven
children, the oldest of whom is seven-
teen ; while Mrs. Parker left a husband
and family also, She doesn’t relish the
notoriety they have gained and both
! | blankets, in the wreck.
This company will play here some time | objected to having their pictures taken |
‘for an illustrated paper.
BENNER—STULL.—On Sunday eve-
ning, November 8, 1895, at Johnstown,
Pa., at the Evangelical church by the
Rev. Mr. Beal, pastor. Mr. Herbert T.
Benner, son of Mr. Thomas R. Benner,
No. 1708, Arctic Ave., Atlantic City, N:
J., and Miss Amande Stull, of Johns-
town, Pa., were joined in the holy bonds
of matrimony.
After a short honeymoon trip to Pitts-
burg and one or two other western cities
the newly married couple returned to
the home of the groom's parents in At-
lantic City on the 8th inst.
At about 8 o'clock in the evening the
bride and groom were surprised by some
twenty-five or thirty relatives and friends
suddenly dropping in on them to extend
congratulations and best wishes. Not
expecting a reception of this kind the
awares and the surprise. was complete,
and to add still further to it the Ring-
gold band made its appearance in front
of the house and played some of its love-
liest airs. The new couple then made
their appearance on the varanda and ac-
knowledged their compliments.
The band was then invited into the
houee and with those who had assembled
there enjoyed a verw fine set-out, which
had hurriedly been prepared by the moth-
er and sister of the groom, consisting in
part of cold meats, ice cream, (three
kinds) and a variety of cakes, fruits,
nuts. The repast concluded with hot
coffee and tea.
After all present had partaken ® of
enough to eatisfy the inner man they
repared to. the parlor for further enjoy-
ment. Miss Lidie Benner soon seated
herself at the organ and tavored the
company with some of her selections in
instrumental and vocal music, thereby
adding much to the pleasure of the eve-
ning, after which the band played 4 part-
ing piece and the festivities were brought
to a close, all present returning to their
homes well "satisfied with the way the
evening had been spent. %
——=See us before buying your over-
coats. Our prices will be an agreeable
surprise to you. Faubles.
—1In order to sell them 75 cents
o pair cheaper than the regular price
Lyon & Co. have bought blankets in
very large quantities.
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Things That Have Happened at State
Cellege.
The car load of townspeople and college
folks, who accompanied our foot ball team to
Philadelphia, saw as fine a game with U. of P.
as State has played this year, if the foothall
critics are to be believed.
The new agricultural building is under roof
and will be completed in a few days, when the
Agricultural Department the College and the
Experiment Station will have commodious
lecture and laboratory rooms.
Shingletown water is thought, by most all
our people, to be a great improvement over
the lime stone water of the college wells. The
water company now have mains on all our
principal streets, and if they could only be in-
duced to place water plugs at convenient
points about town, we think the College would
quickly organize a fire company. If some
fire protection is not provided, we may soon
sadly regret our slowness in moving in this
matter.
Another thing that we are much in need of,
is some street lights, But we suppose that the
fogies who so persistently kick against a
borough, are willing (o continue to stumble
along in the dark, W.S8.N. E.
Port Matilda Pointers
The election being over our citizens have
gotten back to their every day pursuits. Some
are pleased while others are not, but such is
life.
One of ur good citizens became very much
worked up over a report that a Bellefonter
had come up here for the purpose of buying
votes at $5 a piece. He grew very much ex-
cited in his efforts to find ont the would-be
briber and make it hot for him. The story
was started just as a joice.
Another fire, a night or two after that, de-
stroyed the house on what is known as the old
Stephen McMonigal farm, in Taylor township.
It was occupied by G. M. Marks, who had
charge of the farm. Mr. Marks barely
escaped with his life. We did not learn the
extent of his loss or whether it was covered
by insurance.
Mr. Franklin Cupp, of Taylor township, had
his barn entirely destroyed by fire the other
night, with all of its contents. He thinks
chicken thieves set it on fire while investiga-
ting his hennery by the aid of matches. The
chicken thief brigade has started out again,
but the farmers are on the lookout and they
will be lucky if they escape. *
There have been quite a number of hap-
penings since last week in the way of fires and
runaway horses. While Archie Irvin, who
lives about two miles from this place, was.
here, last Wednesday morning, his large barn
was destroyed with a'l its contents. Hay,
grain, and implements. The loss is a serious
one to Mr. Irvin as he had no insurance, what
ever. He thinks it was the work of incen”
diarism.
Mr. A. C. Williams, one of our successfu
school teachers, was driving one of his spirit
ed horses, on last Thursday evening, at a
right smart gait, when a bolt that connected
the shafts to the axle broke and the shafts
dropped down. The frightened horse plung-
ed madly into a board fence, taking buggy
and driver with it. The buggy was upset and
the horse, tearing loose from it ran, a short dis-
tance and was caught. Mr. Williams escaped
with slight injury.
On last Sunday evening as Mr. G. I. Jones
was returning from Philipsburg he made a
very narrow escape from being badly hurt.
When about three miles from town his pony
wanted to take a faster gait and he left her
‘| go. He was riding in a cart with -a- top and
after the pony had started it made a vicious
kick. Its foot went through the dash and as
it was unable to get it out again it fell forward
on its head, upsetting the cart and entangling
Mr. Jones, who was all wrapped up in the
Fortunately two
Yo@pg men, who were following ina buggy, ex-
triCated him in time to save us writing his
obituary.
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