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P: GRAY MEER,
Democrats and the Primaries.
In response to the call of county chair-
man N. B. SPANGLER the Democratic vot-
ers of Centre county should attend the pri-
mary elections, to be held at the various
voting places in the county, to-morrow af-
ternoon. It is very essential that there be
a full and free expression of preference in
instructing the delegates to the county con-
vention, who are to be elected to-morrow,
for upon them will devolve the duty of
making a ticket for the local Democracy.
If you have a choice the primary poll is
~ the place to express it. Don’t wait until
others have made a ticket then declare that
it doesn’t suit you. It is important for the
success of the party that the best ticket pos-
sible be named, yet it should not be a dif-
ficult matter to make such a ticket from
the excellent material there is to select
from.
The River and Harbor Veto.
President CLEVELAND has vetoed the
river and harbor bill. The reckless ex-
travagance and extreme profligacy of that
measure compelled him to interpose his ob-
jection. The reasons he gives for his ad-
verse treatment of the bill will fully satis-
fy the class of citizens who are intelligent
enough to comprehend the evil tendency of
such extravagant legislation, and the im-
propriety of profuse expenditure in the
present impaired condition of the finances.
Viewed in its most favorable light the
system of patronage involved in:such meas-
ures as river and harbor bills is objection-
able for the reason that it is liable to great
abuse. It is a form of paternalism that
encourages the people tolook to the govern-
ment for assistance in matters in which they
should rely upon themselves. After the
people have been taught such dependence
there is no limit to the demand for govern-
ment assistance.
Thus it is seen how the idea that the
government should improve rivers and har-
bors has grown into unlimited expenditure.
By a perversion of this idea public money
is squandered on objects that are not of the
least public benefit. Millions are spent on
the navigation of rivers that can’t be made
navigable, and for the improvement of har-
hors whose commerce is imaginary.
At every session of Congress the magni-
tude of this expense increases, until it is
seen culminating in the outrageously ex-
travagant appropriation made by the prof-
ligate body, .now in session at Washington.
The President, in his message vetoing this
bill, points out how it would: involve ex-
penditure, present = and prospective,
amounting to $80,000,000, an unprecedent-
ed and unwarranted outlay for such a pur-
pose, and which may be regarded as an
actual legislative crime when viewed in
connection with the disgraceful fact that
appropriations for other purposes amount to
$500,000,000, making in all the enormous
outlay of nearly six hundred millions at a
time when the resources of the government
are suffering from the bad effects of pre-
vious Republican fiscal and monetary legis-
lation.
If ever a President righteously exercised
the veto power President CLEVELAND did
so in this case, and he will be sustained in
it by the better sentiment of the American
people. It was not to be wondered at,
however, that both the House and Senate
should have the brazenness to promptly
pass the bill over the President’s veto. In
the matter of such a chance at the treasury
it was hardly to be supposed that they
would let sentiment or the exigencies of the
times stand in the way.
A Colored Boomerang.
The colored voters who have heretofore
been used by the Republican politicians
merely as hewers of wood and drawers of
water, without recognition or compensa-
tion for their service, may soon turn upon
the political lashmasters who have so‘ poor-
ly requited them.
There are indications of such a revolt in
Chester county, where the colored vote is
large, and where the sable suffragists have
received but little more than cuffs for their
fidelity to the G. O. P. That indignation
for such treatment has been at last aroused
is shown by the action of the Afro-Amer-
ican league of Chester county, an organiza-
tion numbering about 600 colored voters of
that county, who, in consequence of long
neglect and ill treatment, have sharpened
their knives for the candidates and poli-
ticians whose only use for the colored vote
was to receive the advantage of it at the
polls, without rendering anything in re-
turn.
The immediate cause of this dark up-
rising is the shabby treatment received hy
‘the league in regard to the recognition of
delegates to the recent state convention.
The league elected ten delegates and as
many alternates, but only one of the twenty
got there. They expected railroad trans-
portation to Harrisburg from the politicians,
but when they applied for it there was so
little enthusiasm over the idea of having
“niggers’’ in the convention that the appli-
cation was coldly received.
The league, therefore, at a meeting last
week, passed a series of resolutions de-
nouncing the ingratitude of the white poli-
ticians for past favors, and declaring that
the 600 colored voters of Chester county
would no longer be led by them.
Pennsylvania, particularly the southern
border counties and Philadelphia, has been
systematically colonized by negroes from
the South with the express purpose of main-
taining the Republican majority. It would
be a righteous judgment on the corrupt old
party if this imported element should do
the boomerang act by eventually turning
against it and helping to knock it over.
The G. 0. P. and A. P. A. Alliance. * |
There is something really lamentable in |
a condition that sets citizens of our com- |
mon country at variance on the subject of |
religion. That their views on questions of
religious belief should be different is en-
tirely legitimate, for it can not be expected |
that all men should agree in matters of
conscience and faith, but that such differ-
ence should be made a factor in polities
and be construed as a reason why men of
one faith should be arrayed against those
of another, involves a condition that is |
greatly to be deplored in a country like
ours, where all men have equal rights and
should have equal privileges.
Such a lamentable situation is being
brought about by a secret organization
that is endeavoring to bring religion into
politics, and has so far succeeded in ad-
vancing its intrusion of sectarian hatred
into public affairs as to have secured the
adhesion of a candidate who will be nomi-
nated for President by one of the leading
political parties of the country.
A particular church is the object against
which the bigoted and narrow-minded
proscription of this organization is direct ed,
and as a natural consequence that church
is incited to resist such persecution, and to
strike back, thus creating an antagonism |
between different classes of our people,
among whom |
there should be tolerance |
and good will, and producing strife for no |
other object than to effect a. political pur- |
pose through the agency of sectarian |
animosity. |
Thus it is seen that the development of |
the designs of the A. P. A., particularly
since it appears that MCKINLEY is in sym-
pathy with them, has called forth a coun- |
ter movement on the part of leaders in the
Catholic church, notably the letter of the |
bishop of Louisville, declaring that in |
view of such unprovoked hostility his |
church will be forced to measures of self |
protection, and the declaration of cardinal |
GIBBONS that under persecution patience |
may bea virture, but it is not the only |
virtue. :
Why is it that these dignitaries are forced |
to make such deliverances ? Why should |
men who have not been offended be com- |
pelled to stand on the defensive? ire |
Catholic church has shown no more dis- |
position to intermeddle in politics, or in- |
terfere in public affairs, than any other
church, and no better proof that this is so
isneeded than the fact that its members are
found in both political parties, and their
votes are given about as numerously to one
party as to the other. JAMES G. BLAINE,
whose sympathy was clearly on the side of
Catholicism, and whose family were actual-
ly members of that church, was the presi-
dential candidate of the Republican party,
and the famous alliteration of ‘‘Rum, Ro-
manism and Rebellion’’ was deprecated by
the Republican leaders, because they feared
it would offend the Catholics, thousands of
whom belonged to the Republican party
the same as other thousands of them be-
longed to the Democratic party. At the
last presidential election chairman CARTER,
who managed the Republican campaign,
was a Catholic, as was also Democratic
chairman HARRITY. Of recently naturalized
Catholic voters the majority go with the
Republicans, much of the strength of that
party being recruited from that source, and
in recent years it has had the advantage of
the votes of a large portion of the Irish
Catholic population.
In view of such a distribution of the vote
of our Catholic people, itis evident that
the church has not endeavored to exert an
influence over the suffrages of its members ;
yet this persecution—this disturbing in-=
trusion of religion into politics as a means
of strikipg a particular church, is largely
based on the charge that that church inter-
meddles in political and public affairs.
The real cause of this disturbing and
dangerous demonstration—the underly-
ing motive of the whole movement—is
narrow minded’ and bigoted sectarian
intolerance, and a mischievous dispos-
ition to make trouble. But what ren-
ders it especially deplorable as a menace
to the peace and good-will that should ex-
ist in the relations between all classes and
denominations of our people, is the fact
that, with the object of gaining votes, a
great political party is willing to ally itself
with a secret organization that is inspired
by sectarian bigotry, and whose purpose
is to create religious disturbance.
Quay’s Canton Pilgrimage.
It is a question of some political interest
just now, whether MCKINLEY invited
QUAY to come to Canton, or whether the
Pennsylvania boss invited himself. It
may be that the man who can’t make up
his mind on the silver question, succeeded
in coming to the conclusion that it would
be an advantage to cultivate a more inti-
mate acquaintance with QUAY, and conse-
quently held out inducements that brought
about the boss’s Canton pilgrimage, but
there is likely to be more truth in the
theory that the latter felt that he had been
thoroughly whipped, and availed himself
of the earliest opportunity to go and -see
what terms he could make with the man
who had so completely trounced the Re-
publican bosses. on
QUAY endeavors to shroud his visit in
mystery, leaving it to the popular imagina-
tion that it involved some highly impor-
tant party movement in which he was the
leading figure, and his henchmen will en-
deavor to extend this impression; but
those who understand the motives that
govern the movements of his style of poli-
ticians will credit his Canton visit with
having no other object than to get into the
MCKINLEY band-wagon in time enough
to be able to claim a share of the spoils in
the event of the Ohio jumping-jack being
elected President.
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Over Three Thousand Persons Killed at
a Festival, — —
——
A Tragic Occurrence on the Hodynsky Plain, at Mos-
cow, Russia, on Saturday, When a Free Feast was
Prepared.—Hundreds Trampled Under Foot in the
Rush to Get Food.
Moscow, May 31.—Half a million peo-
ple were indulging in merry-making on
Hodynsky plain, facing the Petrovsky place
Saturday, when the festivities were in-
terrupted by a tragic occurrence, in which
many lives werelost. The free feast, which
has always been a popular feature of coro-
nations, has always been the occasion of
crowding and good-natured disputes for
places on the part of the guests of the city,
but no such noisy demonstration was ever
| witnessed on the plain as that which mark-
| ed Saturday’s monster gathering.
It was at first arranged to accommodate
400,000 people, but in view of the immense
crowds assembled in and about the city for
the coronation fetes extra tables and
benches were hastily crected, and every ef-
fort was made to provide seating room and
a hearty meal for 500,000 people. Twice
that number was desirous of taking part in
| the feast, but the authorities decided that
there must be a limit to the number to be
entertained, and so the figure was fixed at
500,000.
To feed this multitude an army of cooks
and waiters were gathered together and
the army bake houses were tested to their
utmost capacity. Five hundred thousand
mugs, each bearing portraits of the czar
| and czarina, were ordered for presentation
to the people taking part in the great ban-
quet. Thousands of cattle, train loads of
provisions and ship loads of liquid refresh-
ments were sent to the Hodynsky plain
during the week, and on Saturday morning
all was in readiness for the gigantic meal.
TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT.
At dawn the crowd about the tables was
| enormous, and they were all desperately
| hungry, some of them having fasted, hy
| choice or necessity, for nearly twenty-four
hours. The police did everything possi-
ble to keep back the crowd, but suddenly
the masses, controlled by some inexplicable
impulse, or impatient to get at the food,
pressed forward, swept everything before
them and overturned tables and benches,
trampling hundreds under foot and crush-
| ing the life out a great number of people.
The police and military eventually suc-
ceeded in restoring order, carted away the
dead and injured, and preparations were
made to proceed with the banquet as if
nothing had happened.
The czar and czarina, when informed of the
disaster, were much distressed, sent physi-
cians to the scene and issued instructions
that a full report of the tragedy isto be
made in order that the distressed families
may be relieved.
As this it the first serious accident re-
ported since the festivities commenced it
| has attracted much attention and has cast
quite a gloom over the city.
COUNTING THE KILLED.
The number of persons killed by the
crush is much greater than was at first sup-
posed, but it cannot be determined how
many perished. Heaps of bodies are re-
ported to be lying in the booths.
Every facility was given for the iden-
tification of the dead, but in most cases it
was impossible to recognize them so badly
were they crushed and disfigured. A large
number of the bodies were carried away in
ambulances and on fire trucks, but many of
the victims who came from a distance
could not be identified. These bodies will
be interred by the government. It is be-
lieved that most of those who were killed
were Moujiks from the provinces. All the
victims belonged to the poorest class of the
populace.
The number of the injured is very large
and it is thought many of them will die.
In some cases, men had their arms, legs
and ribs broken and several had their skulls
fractured by the heavy wooden shoes of the
peasants. The authorities and members of
the Russian Red Cross society are taking
the best of care of the injured.
The calamity was not due to any lack of
precaution on the part of the authorities,
but arose entirely from the eagerness of the
people to enjoy the hospitality of the czar.
The fete was held in the presence of the
czar and a distinguished company of guests.
His majesty, after visiting the booths, the
theatre in which free performances were
given - and the saloons, appeared at 2:30
o'clock in a large pavilion that had been.
especially erected and elaborately decorated
for the occasion.
APPEARANCE OF THE CZAR.
As he appeared, the choirs sang the na-
tional anthem, to the accompaniment of
the massed military bands. The effect was
d and soul stirring. Later in the day
700 heads of viilages were given a banquet
at the Petroffsky palace. The weather was
beautiful throughout the day.
The great Hodynsky plain, on which
Napoleon massed his troops before march-
ing into the city of Moscow, is flanked on
the sides by the exhibition buildings and
the Moscow race course, and extends indef-
initely into the country. Upon it, be-
besides the multitude who enjoyed the
hospitality of the czar in eating, drinking
and indulging all sorts of games and wit-
nessing various performances, was encamp-
ed a vast army of soldiers, consisting of
eighty-three battalions of infantry, thirty
squadrons of cavalry, seven sotnias of Cos-
sacks and fourteen batteries of artillery,
which the emperor will review on June
7th, the last day of the festivities.
The part of the plain devoted to the festi-
vities was directly in front of the palace.
The wide grass covered space “was inclosd
with Venetian masts, hung with bunting,
flags and shields bearing the arms of the
various cities and provinces of Russia, and
within were booths, tables, open-air
theatres, merry-go-rounds, circuses and
swings almost innumerable.
Surrounding these were hundreds of
wooden booths filled with food, such as
bread, cakes, sausages, meat, pies and
caviare. In each booth was an immense
cask of malt liquor or mead, the food and
drink being free to all who chose to come
and partake of it.
The representative of the Uniled Press
went again to the plain to-day and saw
one of the effects of the mad rush. The
ditches of the abandoned earthworks of the
plain had been filled to the level with the
bodies of those who had been driven into
them by the awful pressure from behind.
SUFFOCATED BY THE DEAD.
Here those who were not cruhed to death
were suffocated by the dead and dying
above. Some of the corpses were fright-
fully distorted and the sight was altogether
a most gruesome one. The clothing had
been torn to shreds and the bodies were in
a semi-nude condition.
There were then about a thousand at-
tendants engaged in distributing the gifts
of the czar to the mob, and to them the
calamity is indirectly attributable. When
the thousands of persons in the rear began
to press forward upon those in front and a
number of the latter were crushed against
the barriers, the shrieks of the injured and
a
groans of the dying caused the attendants
to become stricken with terror, they dread-
ing what afterward actually occurred—the
breaking down of the barriers by the enor-
mous human pressure upon them. In fear
of their lives they threw thousands of the
memorial cups, filled with mead, beer. ete.,
at the struggling mass of humanity in at-
tempts to drive them back. This led toa
wild scramble in the crowd.
The immense quantity of liquids thus
thrown formed a sort of pond in front of
the long line of booths and rendered the
ground slippery and treacherous, making a
foothold very precarious. A great number
of persons who might otherwise have es-
caped thus fell to the ground, where life
was soon crushed out of them by the how-
ling, frenzied mob. =
PLAIN SEEMED TO BE PLOUGHED.
In some parts of the plain the ground
looks as though it had been newly plough-
ed. This is where it had been torn up by
the heavy wooden shoes of the peasants in
their wild excitement. The czar’s promise
to help the bereaved families, coupled with
the public expression of his intense grief
and deep sympathy, has allayed the bitter
feeling, and the people are warmly grate-
ful to him for his action.
As stated in yesterday’s dispatches, his
majesty has ordered that the sum of 1,000
roubles be paid to each family that has lost
a member through the catastrophe. In ad-
dition, the State will pay the expenses of
burying the dead, while the physicians at
the hospitals and elsewhere have heen in-
structed to spare nothing to alleviate the
sufferings of the injured.
—— 4
Moscow, June 1.—It is estimated that
over 3,600 persons were killed. In addi-
tion, the majority of 1,200 injured taken to
hospitals will die.
To-day a number of bodies were found
on the edges of the plain and in the vil-
lages around. ‘These dead were injured in
the crush and crawled until death overtook
them.
The functions in connection with the
coronation festivities are being given as
though nothing had happened, and the
pleasure resorts are open as usual. Many
of the moujiks danced about the beer casks
while the dead were lying around. Large
numbers of the injured refused to go to the
hospitals. The mob subsequent to the
disaster callously stood by the corpses and
enjoyed the free feast.
The unclaimed dead were buried to-day.
They filled 11 trenches 50 yards long.
To-night the city has resumed it normal
aspect, and a stranger, unless told, would
never imagine that only two days ago one
of the most frightful calamities that ever
occurred in Russia, had taken place just
outside the city.
When the police reinforcements and Cos-
sacks arrived on the plain Saturday morn-
ing, during the stampede, they applied
their whips cruelly and needlessly, as is
their wont in dealing with the peasantry.
They lashed the moujiks who were on the
outskirts of the crowd. Two of the Cos-
sacks were dragged from their horses by
the enraged sufferers and killed. Eight
gendarmes were caught in the crowd, knock-
ed down and suffocated.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——On account of the Democratic coun-
ty convention a special train will leave here
at 5 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, and run
through to Coburn, thus enabling all who
live along that line and who desire to at-
tend to return home the same day.
eas
LET Us TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER,
SAYS FOSTER.—My last bulletin gave fore-
casts of the storm wave to cross the conti-
nent from June 2nd to 6th, and the next
will reach the Pacific coast about June 7th,
cross the west of Rockies country by close
of 8th, great central valleys 9th to 11th,
eastern States 12th. Warm wave will cross
the west of Rockies country about June
7th, great central valleys 9th, eastern States
11th. Cool wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about 10th, great central
valleys 12th, eastern States 15th. The
third disturbance of June will reach the
Pacific coast about 12th, cross the west of
Rockies country by close of 13th, great cen-
tral valleys 14th to 16th, eastern States
17th. The warm wave will cross the west
of Rockies country about 12th, great cen-
tral valleys 14th, eastern States 16th. Cool
wave will cross the west of Rockies coun-
try about 15th, great contral valleys 17th,
eastern States 19th.
ees
A CALIFORNIA PIONEER.—The follow-
ing extracts from an obituary notice in the
Amador, Jackson county, Cal. Republican
tell of the death of a man who has many
relatives in this county.
The passing away of Ellis Evans, one of
the pioneers of the county, which took place
at the National hotel, on Thursday of last
week, demands a more extended notice than
we were able to give last week. Deceased
was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on
the 12th of January, 1822, and was there-
fore 74 years, four months and two days old
at the time of his death. In the first excite-
ment attending the discovery of gold, he de-
termined to try his fortune in the newly-
found El Dorado of the West, arriving in Cal-
fornia the same year. He came divect to the
territory now embraced within the limits of
Amador county. Early in 1850 he came with
a quantity of beef, which had been slaughter-
ed on the Cosummes, and offered the same for
sale in the infant mining camps of this vicin-
ity. Business flourished and shortly there-
after he opened a store. near where Clinton
now stands, also another at Butte city, and
subsequently one at Jackson. Evans built
his store of logs near the junction of the
three forks of the creek, filled the gaps be-
tween the logs with bones and mud, as best
he could, and here he did a lively business.
The log store developed into the Louisiana
hotel. In 1850 he took A. Askey, who had
just came from Pennsylvania, into partner-
ship, and the partnership continued until the
death of Askey, two years ago.
Mr. Evans was married, in 1855, to Miss
Mary Meek. In the great fire of August 23,
1862, the Louisiana hotel was swept out of
existence with the entire business part of the
town. The loss sustained by Evans and
Askey in that conflagration was estimated at
$5,000. The present brick structure was
built on the ruins and named the National
hotel. In politics deceased was a consistent
Democrat. He ran for office once—in 1856,
for county treasurer, on the Democratic tick-
et, and was elected.
Deceased leaves a widow to mourn his de-
parture. Also a number of blood relatives in
the eastern States, but none ye believe on
this coast.
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The Cosmopolitan is out this issue in
a cover of roses. Nothing could be more
appropriate for the month of June, and the
artistically that the scent of the roses seem
to linger on the pages of that popular
magazine.
Centre Hall.
The borough authorities are making exten-
sive improvements on the streets. A hill on
Hoffer street is being cut down about five and
one-half feet. The grade was sc. steep that
scarcely any hauling could be done on that
street. :
Decoration day was appropriately celebra-
ted all through the valley. The living gath-
cred to do honor to the dead soldier, and al-
though there is a sameness in the ceremo-
nies from year to year the occasion stirs the
patriotic spirit. Young and old and all are
impressed more and more of the sacrifices
made by the veterans who lay under the
mounds in the many cemeteries.
and Saturday it will begin to sting. The bee,
up to date, has been very gentle in Centre
Hall and Potter township, and it would not
be a very difficult thing to predict which of
the candidates will soar on its wings and
which will be unlucky enough to be at the
tail end. The victories will be easy, and lit-
tle or no canvassing done on the day of elec-
tion. -
Wednesday evening the conference of the
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary
society of the Lutheran church opened in
this place. The attendance was very large
and the first session was full of interest. This
organization is an important factor in the
Lutheran church, and much good in many
ways is-being accomplished. The local socie-
ty here is quite enthusiastic, and they are
making an effort to make all who come here
to attend the conference feel at home. A
partial list of delegates is given below, which
number will be doubled or tripled before
the conference adjourns : Mrs. Schoch, presi-
dent, Hannah Osman, Mary Gheret,
Blanche Smull, H. K. Allison, Leisher, C. S.
Beck, Julia Deinings, Dornblaser, Chas,
Cora Hallahan, Annie Sahin, Puella Dorn-
blaser, Sadie Nagle, Annie Kern, Lizzie
Krape.
All Through Brush Valley.
Charles Dunkle visited our valley last
week.
Israel Krumrine, of Rebershburg, moved to
Williamsport last Monday.
Mrs. Eva Snyder, of Laurelton, visited her
Rebersburg friends, last week.
‘ Mrs. Kern and daughter, of Booneville,
were in Rebersburg last Friday.
Rev. George, the new Reformed minister,
arrived last week and preached on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nearhood, of Centre
Hall visited his father at Rebersburg, last
week,
Miss Sarah Moyer is home for her summer
vacation from near Philadelphia, where she
has been teaching school.
John DeLong, the Irvonian school master
and apiarist, wasin Rebersburg, last Monday,
with just as many smiles as ever.
Through the pluck of our energetic road
supervisor John Harter, of Rebersburg, the
township has at last seen fit to give the stone
crusher a trial.
Mrs. Duck’s child of Madisonburg, that
was scalded a few days ago, died and was
buried last Thursday. Its one side was scald-
ed from its neck to its feet.
Mr. Charles Beck of Kreamerville went to
Bellwood last Tuesday. If reports be true
he is a most fortunate man. He invented a
new car-coupler which has been tested and
found the most satisfactory yet invented.
Three or four railroads have already decided
to use it. If he succeeds in this as: it seems,
another one of our poor Brushvalley boys is
on the road to fame and fortune.
Decoration day services at Madison-
burg, were more largely attended than
ever. Addresses were given by the minis-
ters of the various denominations and the
music and recitations were good, which that
town never fails to supply. At Rebersburg
the gathering was larger than usual. The
soldiers, sons of soldiers and the Odd Fellows
marched in a body to Moon cemetery where
they went through the usual lifeless decora-
tion day schedule heard only by those read-
ing and reciting. After decorating the
graves in both cemeteries they marched to
the Evangelical church, and were addressed
by Reverends Mumma, George, Shortess and
Stover. These addresess were of necessity
short and in general interesting. The Green
Burr cornet band supplied good music that
was much appreciated by all. Messrs. Stover,
Harry Royer, Wolford, Henry Meyer, Mr,
and Mrs. Howard Krape, the Misses Roge
Corman, Orpha Bierly, Grace Miller and Lu-
la Stover, were the vocalists of the day.
Howard Happenings.
The P. R. R. are forging ahead, by laying
another siding, making three tracks in all,
also by enlarging the depot and ware room.
Children’s exercises will be held in the
Christian church, June 7th, in the evening,
Rev. Manly, pastor in charge has been doing
good work in this vicinity and is a man well
qualified for his mission. The Methodists
will have their exercises on the evening of
June 14th.
Our town was somewhat excited last Mon-
day morning, over the robbing of N. G. Year-
ick’s store at Walker. Thieves pried open
the front doors, gained entrance and at once
began to test the strength of the iron safe,
drilled it ready for action, but were fright-
ened away before completing the job. The
thieves secured from two to three dollars in
small change. They were very anxious for
stimulants, as they had sampled some of Mr.
Yearick’s alcohol, before beginning their
| work. They secured but little booty.
Several of our citizens have reached a re-
markable age. Michael Garman was born in
Mechanicsburg in 1800, thus being 96 years of
age. He was in Baltimore at the time the
British attempted to storm that port in 1812,
and takes great delight in talking over past
events. He makes his home with his daugh-
ter Mrs. A. L. Lipton, and is constantly busy-
ing himself with light work. At the time of
our visit he was in the potato lot cutting po-
tatoes for planting. John Diehl is another
design is so beautiful and carried out so |
The political bee is making: its last buzz, |-
Mr. Diehl has been a constant reader of the
WATCHMAN since’its origin. Samuel Rrick-
ly another aged citizen, is near 80 years, and
at present is an invalid.
Decoration day was ebserved here as usual
by the procession forming in line at 1:30
in the diamond. Headed by the Howard
cornet band, G. A. R. and P. O. S. of A., the
procession marched to the cemetery where
the solemn rites were performed by the vet-
erans ; after which the audience assembled
in the Methodist church where they were
addressed by Rev. Forest and Secrist, of
Howard. who acquitted themselves credita-
bly, owing to the short notice for prepara-
was detained by the death of his brother. A
quartette composed of John Pletcher and Ira
Johnson, (bass), W. F. Hall and A. A.
Pletcher (tenor), rendered three selections
for the occasion in a very entertaining man-
ner. A game of ball was played by the How-
ard and Mackeyville teams in the afternoon,
score 6 to 9 in favor of Howard, game closed
| in the 8th inning.
Blanchard Items.
H. A. Snyder is nursing a felon. Benj.
Brown also carries his hand in a sling.
Bachelor Joe Bumgardner is suffering from
rheumatism. Joseph should secure the ser-
vices of a buxom widow to nurse him in his
declining years. :
Since the election of D. W. Glossner, as
constable, our youths of the town have
ceased their congregating at the public
squares, and order prevails, let the good
work go on.
The Methodist of Hunter's Run, are going
to erect a brick church this summer. The
congregation is composed of many honest and
industrious farmers, among them are the
Shanks and Bechdels who are a generous
class of people.
More than fifty of our sturdy men are
away from home pealing bark in the woods.
Our town is almost depopulated. D. M.
Burlew remains at home working at his
trade, mending and repairing promptly at-
tended to.
F. R. Stover is erecting a fine mansion for
Kuhn and the Misses Adams, Bell- Emeriek, “himself, Orrie J. Stover is at present ‘work-
ing in the woods, while Mrs. Stover exercises
the care of the Blanchard house where guests
are entertained in a very agreeable manner.
J. I. DeLong also furnishes comfort to the
travelers, but lately has given his attention
to farming. and has a desire to surpass Hor-
ace Greely in raising pumpkins.
Decoration day was observed, with the fol-
lowing orders participating G. A. R., I O.
O. F. and P. O. S. of A. The procession
headed by the Linn drum corps marched to
the Baptist cemetery thence to Christian
cemetery, after the ceremonies at the ceme-
teries were performed, the audience was in-
vited to the Christian church where a very
able and appropriate address was delivered by
Rev. Charles A. Long, of Lock Haven, Mas-
ter Hall and Gunsallus attracted quite a good
deal of attention, by wearing high hats, and
carrying the third degree regalia of I. O. O.
F. at the head of the procession.
Pine Grove Mention.
Sheriff Noll and recorder Alexander, were
both here last week on political business.
John Strom, one'of Taylor township’s
straight Democrats, with his family spent
Decoration day shaking hands with his
old friends hereabouts.
John Gilliland Miller accompanied by his
room mate D. Kress Riley, of the Lock Ha-
ven Normal, was home on Memorial day.
They are both good wheelmen and made the
trip in half a day.
James McCool, who has been confined to
his couch for some weeks, is improving slow-
ly. His escape from death was almost mi-
raculous for a loaded wagon passed right over
his knee.
John H. Markel, of Bellwood, accompanied
by his only daughter spent Decoration day
in our community. They were the guests of
west of town.
The long looked for rain come at last but
not before many of our farmers had replant-
ed their corn. Many fields still present a
doleful appearance on account of the ravages
of the little wire and cut worm.
Mrs. Annie Weaver, widow of the late D.
M. Weaver, was the guest of Mrs D. G.
Meek the early part of the week. Bereft of
her husband and only son, recently, she is
doing her best to accept the inevitable with-
out a murmur,
MEMORIAL DAY.—Was observed through-
out the valley by the suspension of business,
the displaying of th® national colors and the
decoration services at the different .cemeter-
ies. The day was perfect which added great-
ly to the pleasure of the occasion and helped
facilitate the impressive ceremonies. At
Graysville Prof. Laird H ]
lege, made a spread eagle sp.
commented on by all who heard him.
At Meek’s burying ground qui
crowd assembled by half past one o'clock to’
witness the honoring of the dead buried
there. Rev. Guyer delivered his address in
the church, where everyone could be com-
fortably seated, a great improvement to
standing out in the sun. Pine Grove was
the next place visited. All the, civic organi-
zations were in line and ready to march with
the old scarred veterans by four o’clock. On
reaching the cemetery a hollow square was
formed in the middle of which those who
took part in the services were stationed.
Comrade Guyer prayed and a beautiful
memorial hymn was sung by the choir with
Miss Annie Fortney at the organ. The
graves of the heroic dead were covered with
flowers and Clement Dale, of Bellefonte, ‘ de-
livered a beautiful memorial address in his
quiet, calm manner.
By six o'clock the delegation reached Pine
Hall where a large erowd had assembled to
do honor to the memory of those who had
fought for human liberty and rights, A de-
tachment of Captain Campbell and Captain
Foster's Posts had charge of the services.
The State College band furnished the music
and Rev. James O. Dennison, of S§ate Col-
lege, delivered the address. He talked for
almost an hour and was able to make it very
interesting as well as instructive from per-
sonal experience of many months active ser-
vice. He is a quiet impressive talker with a
good flow of words. Dr. Christ thanked all
those who had taken part in the services, and
aged citizen and pensionerof the Moxie max | thus ended Memorial day for 1896.
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tion. Hon. J. G. Love, the orator of the day
the venerable Jacob Markel who lives just