Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., March 26, 1897.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - EbiToR.
Hadn’t They Better Be Given a Clear
Track
No journal that comes within our notice
is more exercised over the performance of
the DINGLEY committee that is working
out a new scheme of tariff robbery, than is
our most esteemed contemporary, the
Philadelphia Record. It mot only objects
tothe whole plan of increased protective
duties, the benefits of which will be ab-
sorbed by the monopolies, but it shows up
in the strongest light the robbery that is
contemplated in the new wool schedule.
According to its showing not only will the
American woolen manufacturers be made:
to lose the advantage of free wool, which
gave them the benefit of the best material
with which to make their fabrics, enabling
them to supply our people with a better
quality of clothing at a lower price, but
they will also find the export of American
woolen goods, which were rapidly securing
a foreign market as one of the benign ef-
fects of untariffed wool, suddenly stopped
by the restoration of a barbaric tux on their
raw material.
The Reeord presents the evil consequences
of the intended revival of a spoliatory tariff
system with the ability that comes from its
“long practice in exposing the injurious ef-
fects of a so-calied protective policy ; but
it is remarkable that when it adopted a
course in the last presidential election that
was intended to assist in putting McKIN-
LEY into the Presidency, it entirely over-
looked and ignored the certainty that Mc-
KINLEY, in the presidential office, could
mean nothing else than the revival of those
iniquitous tariff measures which are so
forcibly shown by the Record to be destinet-
ive to the veal industrial interests of ihc
country, promotive of the growth of trusts
and other monopolies, and a grievous imi-
position upon the people whe-ave despoiled
hy such a system of robbery.
It seems to us thaw if we had taken the
course which the Record pursued in the
last presidential campaign we would now
int in sayi anything
sheuld have known would
feel rome .res
about what we
be the inevitable cconomic policy of a
President whose election we had helped to
secure. But the fact is that it is scarcely
worth while for even those who opposed
MeKisney's !
about the pending tariff spoliation,
anything
As the
Republicans’ have been given the oppor-
election to
tunity, and invested with the authority, to
restore their monopolistic tariff, will it not
be better, in the lone run, thas they be al-
lowed, without interference, to carry it out
to the full limit of their intention ? It was
really unfortunate thal the first McKiIN-
LEY tariff was interrupted hefore its opera
tions had time to fully convince the people
unrelieved
That fact
ed by thorough and hard ex
that McRiINLuvism is an evil
by ary benefit whatever.
mist
be establi:
perience, ct
sufiiciently deep impression, before the
. t t )
minds of the larger portion of oar people can
be divested of the delusion that prosperivy
is to be
tary o
allowing the Republicans full swing
wured by tariff.taxation. So saln-
disaliusion can be effected only by
giving the people such a sarfeiting d
their protective policy that the very woud
Carif??’ will he odious to future geneic-
11S,
tions of Anerie
On the other hand, if the present tariff
scheme should he intercupted by opposi-
tion, the business depression that is sure to
continue as long as the gold standard is
maintained, will be attributed to the want
of adequate ‘‘protection 57 the calamity
how! wiil be repeated in the next: presi-
dential campaign ; the usual tariff hum-
buggery will be practiced upon the *dam-
phoole’’ cli
{
s of voters, and, witha con-
matter,
fused idea as to what is really the n
the editor of the flecord, with his hostility
to tariffs in no way abated, will continue
to be unconvinced that iv is the grip of the
gold bug that is ruining the country.
——"The intreduction of a bill in the
state Legislature making prize fighting un-
lawful wid a death caused by prize fighting
a murder should be passed and put on our
statute books. Such an enactment would
make men who indulge in sueh hratalities
fearful of the consequences should they cause
the death of their opponents in the ring, as
was done in two cases in Philadelphia Jast
week. The christian people of Pennsyl-
vania will be more than delighted that ene
Member has had the courage to take a step
that will rid the State of such scars upon
her moral name.
mt se ees a mes
The Bellefonte Ministerial Chenge.
The change in the ministerial head of
the Bellefonte Methodist church, that was
made at the recent ses of the-Central
Pennsylvania conference, in Clearfield,
sends Rev. J. *W. Rue, who has been the
pastor here for two years, to a new field of
labor and gives this charge a new pastor in
the person of Dr. W. A. ‘STEpMENS, who
has been located at Clearfield during the
pass four years. No. more zealous chris
tian worker has ever served the Bellefonte
Methodists than Mr. With
the purpose of building up the church,
while cognizant of the most unpleasant fact
that his assignment to this charge was in
the nature of a convenience, he worked no-
bly on and none dare say that his labors were
without fruit. Though not of the same
class of ministers that we had become ac-
customed to Mr. RUE’S mission in this
place will be remembered as a very dear
WE has been.
mn ne re i
one to many. There is nothing of reserve
about his cheerful, earnest disposition and
his affability and total lack of priggishness
made it possible for him to scatter seeds of
goodness in fields that had hereto been
barren.
The new minister comes as one of the
best theologians in the conference. He is
a man well advanced in years and is said
not to be eloquent, yet a convincing pulpit
talker. He is the regular appointee of the
conference and it would indeed be a pity
if the welcome that he has every right to
expect from a christian church, is with-
held.
No minister however eloquent, however
learned in theology, however attractive in
pastoral functions, can do good work un-
less with the hearty co-operation of his co-
laborers. Let us see if Bellefonte Metho-
dists have christianity enough about them
to make themselves such.
Greece Ready for the Fray.
Troops Being Hurried to the Frontier and Forti-
fications Erected.—War Regarded as Inevitable.
Hostilities May be Forced on April 6th, a No-
table Anniversary in" Modern Greek History.—
Privations of Turkish Troops. Without Pay or
Equipment, and Lacking Many of the Essentials
of a Campaign, the Moslem Soldjgrs are Sullen
and Discontented, While, on t ther Hand,
the Greeks are Animated by the Utmost Enthu-
siasm—Latest Phases of the Situation in Crete
and Macedonia.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 23.—The Am-
bassadors have formally notified the Turk-
ish government of the intention of the pow-
ers to land troops on the island of Crete for
the purpose of relieving the detachments of
foreign marines now on duty ashore. The
Porte has raised no objections up to the
present time, believing that the next move
of the foreign fleet will be to carry out the
threat of the powers to blockade the prinei-
pal ports and coasts of Greece. On this
question, however, there is iio unanimity
of opinion. the impression being that Great
Britain and Italy at least will strongly op-
pose such a step on the ground that it
would cause Greece to promptly declare
war upon Turkey, a culmination of the eri- |
sis which some of the powers are apparently
hopeful of averting.
in the meanwhile the war preparations
of Greece are continuing night and day and
there are no indications of a back-down in
that quer. Troops are being continnal-
ly hurried to the frontiers, the work of
erecting fortifications is progressing rapidiy
and all should be in readiness for an ad-
vance carly in April, when the weather |
will he much more propitious than now for
military purposes. Some people intimate
at war will break out about April Gth, 12 )
thst war whl hienk brit BL: = thi Huntingdon Reformatory. Dr. Evans or
{ the
next, the anniversary of the raising
ard of the cross against the crese
in 1=21, at the commencement of the Greek
war of independence.
TUATION IN MACEDONIA.
THE
The Turks are estimated to have about |
$0,000 men, regulars and irtegulars, under |
arms in Macedonia and Epiris, and they |
cause he had entertained any malice
are credited with having 150 to 200 field
picecs with them. The Greeks ave be.
lieved to have about 40,000 men under
on the frontiers and to be
vir every
counte much as possible their in- |
fericiit; artiflery. In cavalry also the
Turk said to be much stronger than
the Greeks, but by the beginning of April
it is believed the Greeks will Le in a much
better state of readiness for var than at
present. Money does not appear te he
king for the equipment of the Greeks,
ul large supplies of arms and ammuni-
tion have heen fortheoming, from what
sourees is not so clear.
There is one feature of the situation
which should nes be overlooked. The
Greeks are animated by the strongest fecl-
ing of warlike enthusiasm, while the Turks
are said to be suffering the greatest priva-
tions without any pay or proper equip-
rent, whieh has made them sullen and re-
sentfnl, but far frem desirous of entering
nnon an aggressive campaign. The hospi-
tal and camp arrangements of the Turks
are pronounced to hethe most defective
id to-have already resulied in fous
kness and many deaths among the Red-
ifs Drought from Asia Miner into the prov-
inces of Epirus
nd Macedonia.
The Greek government, cording to a
dispatch from Athens, has just called’ont
the last of its reserves ang has called to the
colors all men 20 vears of age or upwards,
Ten additional hattalions of Greek in-
fantry ave being fonned. besides fourteen
more batteries of artillery, cte. These
preparations ceitainly do not point to the
approach of a peaceful solution of the crisis
in the near future.
SERVIA
XS ATTITUDE.
DRLOTADE, Bervia, March 232A lead-
u in an interview to-day with
tative of the Associgted Press ou
he Eastern question,
“While Servia sympathiaes with Greeos,
the Servian government dees not re
the present as being a favorable time
the settlement of the Balkan question. If
the Eastern question i
could only he settled in mistie
to the interests of servi, aria and
It is therefore, the intention of
Servin not todo anything to inerease the
existing complication or add to the danger
of war, but todo everything to preserve,
for the present, the status quo:
;
for
Cireceo,
The Deadly Cyclone.
A Gecrgia School Building Completely Demolished
With Fatal Results.—Eight Children Killed and
Fifteen Others Badly Hurt—The Dead Terribly |
fiutilated by Falling Timbers—The Cyclone
Passed Quer indiana.
SAVANNAH, Mareh 23.—A special to
the Morning News from Avlington, Georgia, |
Sys :
A terrible evelone struck
morning at half-past It
passed through thesouth town
and totally wrecked the academy and par-
tially demolished several other build-
ings.
At-the academy a namber of children
were assembled for school. The building
was completely demolished, and in the de-
bris were eight dead and [iftecu injured.
ive escaped with bruises and scratches.
All the dead ave terribly mutilated, be- |
ing crushed and bruished by the falling
timbers and debris.
The rain was pouring down in torrents |
all day, but no one, male or female, failed
to do his or her duty in adwinistering to
the suffering. Every store and business
house in the town was closed for the day
and every countenance saddened by the
tragic death of the children. Neighboring
towns have wired sentiments of deepest
sympathy.
Considerable damage was done in the
vicinity of Damascus, ten miles south of
here, but no lives were lost.
As yet no other details have been learned
from the surrounding country.
SWALLOW NOT GUILTY BUT
MUST PAY THE COSTS.
He @ives His Authorities for the Statements Made
in the Alleged Libel.—Huston Creates a Sensa-
tion.—He Swears That He Paid a Bonus of $25
to Captain Boyer, of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Com-
“mission.—The Evidence of the Defendant.—Dr.
Swallow Testifies That He Had Been Told That
a Flag-Pole Had Been Erected at the Scotland
School House at a Cost of $400 Which a Har-
risburg Man Offered to Put Up for $40.—The
Doctor Also Says He Was Told That a Pair of
Horses Had Been Bought for the Scotland School
House for $300 Which Ought Not to Have Cost
More Than $100
DR.
There were a number of sensational de-
velopments in the Swallow libel trial at
Harrisburg, Saturday, March 20th, as a re-
sult of the examination of a number of
witnesses for the defense on whose state-
ments the defendant based his declaration
that exorbitant prices were paid for articles
furnished the soldiers orpans’ schools. -
The Commonwealth closed its testimony
soon after the court had convened
without presenting any important mat-
ters in the case under consideration.
The first witness called for the defense was
Dr. Swallow, the accused, who was asked
by his counsel to detail the circumstances
under which he wrote the article from which
the several libel suits originated. Dis-
trict Attorney Graham promptly objected
to the wide scope of the testimony proposed
and insisted that it must be confined to the
facts which induced him to write the illegal
libel of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Commission.
DR. SWALLOW’S EVIDENCE.
Dr. Swallow swore that he had been in-
PUY
hastening |
run proeurahle in order to |
formed on what he supposed was reliable
authority that $400 had been paid for a
flag pole at the Scotland Industrial School
which was offered to he put up by a Harvis-
burg party for $40. He had also heen told
that a span of horses had heen purchased
for the same institution for about $300
which could have been bought for $100, or
at most, $150. He further gtated that =ev-
eral months ago Rev. Dr. W. W. Evans,
Presiding Elder of the Harrisburg district of
the Methodist Episcopal Chuareh had told
him of a very great abuse of public funds,
that a bar was maintained at the Scotland
School forthe use of the members of the
commission.
Mr. Graham objected and said Dr.
[ Swallow did not dare to. publish such a
statement in his paper.
The court allowed the witness to proceed,
and he further stated that not only liquors
were kept and served to the commissioners,
but even delicaeies, such as olives, ete. |
Dr. Evans had remonstrated with State
officials ; among them, he thought, was
i nal libel.
i Governor Hastings. Dr. Swallow said he
had also been informed that several boys
| had broken into a cafe or buffet aud stolen
[ liquors with which they had become intoxi-
cated... Several of them had been sent to
| a Mr. Howard, had told him thatas he was
| passing the school one evening that one of
| the students met him and said ; ‘Here you
i have been serving Ged ; now come in and
serve the devil,” at the same time offering
him a glass ef whisky.
Dr. Swallow said the publication of the
offending article in his paper was net be-
anyone, but for the purpose of correciing
public abuses.
A SENSATION IN COURT. |
Charles I. Johnson, a produce dealer, of |
Harrisburg, sustained the story of Di. |
Swallow as to the flag episode, stating that
he had offered to furnish and crect the nole
at the Scotland School for $40. > 1
The sensation of the day was the calling |
of Captain George G. Boyer, former treas- |
urer of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Commission, |
to the witness stand and the propounding |
of questions to him affecting his integrity. |
ife was asked whether he had net been of- |
fered and accepted a bonus of $25 as a cou- |
sideration for the purchase of several sets |;
of harness from a Harrisburg dealer. le
answered with emphasis that be had not
been a party to such a transaction.
Counsel for the defense proposed to put
J. S. Huston, of Mechanieshurg, formerly
of Harrisburg, on the witness stand to show
that he had paid Captain Boyer the indi-
cated bonus. Mr. Graham strenuously ob-
jected to the admission of such testimony,
which brought from Mr. Scarlet a feryvid
speech in which he charged the Philadel-
phia lawyer with trying to prevent a ree
member of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Comma
sion from vindicating
ous charge. The remar ie
by & number of persons in the year of the
court room and Judge Simonton ordered
the tipstaves to bring the offenders hefore
him if they could be discovered.
HUSTON GIVES HIS EVIDENCE.
Judge Simonton ruled that the proposed
‘idence was competent in view of the ad- |
mission of the testimeny on he same lines |
during the trial. Mr. Huston then
|
i he had paid him
| tain Boyer from the charge of having de-
{ manded « bonus, hut said that afger the
i
|
now reopened ib
| ¢chareed that Mr. Graham was attempting
i s ping
|
ta
dud |
School, for which and several other artieles |
37. Heexonerated Cap- |!
that Captain (George Boyer had boug
number of sots of harness for the Seot
lapse of a month he handed the captain
$25, whiel: the latter accepted.
5 an exeiting scene in court just
before adjournment caused Hy the calling |
of two witnesses who knew nothing on the
subject of the flag pole, although subpoena-
ed to give testimony in the matter. Mr.
Grahan severely criticised counsel for their
want of care in selecting witnesses, which
provoked a savage retort frou Mr. Searlet.
Mr. Jackson, of counsel for the defense,
to influence the jury. The Philadelphian !
in a tone of voice that could be heard a
square hurled back the charge into the
| teeth of the gentleman who uttered it as
| unsrue,
l STEWARD ON THE STAND
At the afternoon session of the court the
7 ion called Adjutant General Stew- |
to show that the Suite had not heen
i overcharged for the flagpole erected at the
scotland school. It was shown by him
that it had not cost $100, bus in the neigh-
borhood of $3060, which included its pur-
| chase at Camden, transportation to Scotland
and its ercetion. CC. N. Clark, superintend-
ent of the Scotland school, testified that the
| span of horses bought for use ahout the in-
stitution was worth $350, while less than |
that amount had been paid for the animals.
After the completion of the testimony |
i the cours decided not to go on with the
| closing arguments before Monday morning,
because the jury would be hetter able to
decide the case with the pleas fresh in their
minds than by hearing them and render-
ing their decision on Monday.
TI{E CASE ENDED.
HARRISBURG, ’a., March 922nd.—
This morning Mr. Stranahan made the
speech to the jury in behalf of the defend-
| ant. Dwelling briefly on the law of libel,
‘he took up the alleged libelous paragraph
affecting the soldiers’ orphan school com-
mission, in which it was charged that eight
fold prices were paid for articles by the
oh
i with the oifc
| had been included in the indictment since
the information was nade.
| treasurer
| Meaveely hall an hour had been tuken up mn
| .
| tween coun
what facts
Til
Lane
commission and argued that no individual
had been libeled.
Mr. Stranahan dwelt particularly on the
position of captain George G. Boyer, as the
purchasing agent of the commission, and
how the other members had been guided
by his knowledge of the market and the
prevailing prices. He spoke of the use of
the names of three Governors of Pennsyl-
vania in the indictment and several ex-
members of the commission as a parade of
names to affect the jury. He argued that
when the substance of the indictment was
sifted it left the purchasing agent, George
G. Boyer, as the only person libeled.
He concluded that there was no malice
in the report.
During the afternoon district attorney
Graham, of Philadelphia, addressed the
jury for the Commonwealth. He spoke
for over two hours. Several times he in-
veighed bitterly against Dr. Swallow,
characterized him as a man moved by an
everweening vanity, and absurd preten-
sions as a reformer. He attacked him
fiercely for coupling sentences from the
scriptures with his newspaper articles, in
which he was endeavoring to ruin men’s
characters.
The charge of president judge Simonton
was lengthy, and favored the defendant
little, if any. Referring to the charges,
the court said : ‘‘1 think it is proper to
say here that for my part I do not see that
any evidence has been produced to sustain
a single distinct allegation made by the de-
fendant.”’
The court went on to say that the points
for the jury to decide upon were, whether
the charges in the doctor's newspaper
article referred to the members of the
soldiers’ orphans’ commission ; whether
such allegations were true, and whether
the doetor had used proper care in getting |
his information, and wrote the article with- |
out malice.
The jury sitting on the case at 9:30
o'clock Monday ‘evening returned a seal- |
ed verdict, which was reported to be for
acquittal of the defendant, but taxes hit
with the costs.
NOT GUILTY BUT MUSE PAY THE COSTS.
On Tuesday. afternoon the verdict was
but liable for the costs.
DELANEY’S SUIT CALLED UP.
| preceding storm
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——1If you want to have a lot of fun and
a nice little trip, real cheap, go down to
Lock Haven with the excursion to-night.
It will cost only 50cts.
——New spring clothing just opened at
Faubles’. Prices much lower than ever.
It will pay you to investigate.
ores
——Nearly the entire Bellefonte caste of
‘The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” will go
down on thespecial ‘this evening to see how
Lock Haven amateurs present the same
play. Don’t you want to go along ? The
round trip fare will cost only 50cts.
—— eee
New spring clothing just opened at
Faubles’. Prices much lower than ever.
It wil! pay you to investigate.
ave
FosTER PREDICTS FROSTS FOR APRIL.—
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm
wave to cress the continent from the 24th
to the 28th, and the next will reach the
Pacific coast about the 29th, cross the west
of Rockies country by the close of the 30th,
great central valleys 31st to April 2nd,
eastern States April 3rd.
A warm wave will cross the west of the
Rockies country about the 29th, great cen-
tral valleys 31st, eastern States April 2nd.
A cold wave will cross the west of Rockies
country about April 1st, great central val-
leys on the 3rd, eastern States on the 5th.
A very considerable drop in temperature
will occur during the last week in March,
but I cannot now determine whether it will
develop its greatest fall after this or the
vave. Therefore, it is
best to be prepared for both periods.
A very warm period will occur between
-~.
| the 20th and 27th, and this may extend to
2 Was | the 3ist, but probably will not.
opened and found the defendant not guilty | he
Then fol-
lowing this warm period, probably not far
! from the 29th, probably not till. April 4th,
The verdict was not announced until af-
ter a jury had been empanelled in the case |
instituted Ly Captain John C.
superintendent of public gronnds
buildings. againsg Dr. Swallow for crimi-
Delaney,
volves the
and furnishings at the capitol and av the
executive mansicn, excessive prices were
paid through an unfair system of competi-
tive bidding.
TIlE TRIAL GOES ON.
5. W. Jackson, counsel {or the defense,
made a motion to quash the indictment
and |
The indictment in this case in- |
charge thai in making repairs!
"The week
1 BVEIage above normal.
well as the third indictment aficeting the |
the same parties, on the ground that the
charges did not refer to the persons named
in the indictment—that is, the commis-
stoners of public grounds and buildings and
superintendent Captain J.
bu: to another set of persons. He held
that the indietments, to be sustained,
should have charged the persons directly
uses alieged ; -that new matter
Judge McPherson promptly overruled
the several motions, because in his opin-
ion the indictments were not defective and
i +1) ne +o rny
C. Deluney— | will contain
a cool wave: will spread over the country,
causing frosts in porthern States that may
do some damage,
ppose that the temperature must
8 can gceur. This
occur when the
Many su
go to freezing before frost
is an error. Frosts ma
tenipe
This peculiar fact
Cintists.,
freezing pont is at
is not explained by orthodox
ending Marah 27th will gro to
will
great extremes of temperature, but
Ye are now near a
peried of severe storms and unusual weather
events. Tornadoes are quite probable and
arthguake shocks will be frequent in earth-
halletin
of April
quake couniriex. Next week’s
a general forecast
C weather and important {acts about tem-
| perature and
because the supreme court had laid down |
precedents showing its disinclination to en- |
ne of indictmer
? time was occupi
:, nfter which L
ry, opened the
courage the
More than ow
empanci
D. Gilhe
for the pro:
THE GOVERNOR'S EVIDEN
At the alternoon session Governor Hast- |
who waived his right not to appear as |
a witness, and auditor general Mylin gave
imony for the
stated
cy to the position
their te:
The Governor simply
appointed Captain B
buildings.
so unimporten
vithe calicd by the prosecution. State
Haywood was no: in the city.
» the Commonweaith's witnesses,
when dizeriet attorney Graham, to the sur-
niise of counsel for the defense and almost
verybady else in the cowmt room, an-
nounced that his side rested.
Dire. RB
and called Dr. Swallow to the
was disposed to enlarge his testimony con-
o
if he would not spon understand what we
expected of him the court would endeavor
to teach him. After much parleying be-
. De. Swallow began telling
duced him te make his charges.
FITTING OF THE TEMPORARY CAPITOL.
The witness testitied that Mr. Coder, the
contractor, had informed him t the es
penses incident to the occupanc
was told by che sme authority that a bill
for 146,000 feet of lumber, alleged to have
#4 =»
sve
heen used in the chureh, had been SO Kd
hy Captain Delaney. while only abont =G,-
iy 1 1
ile had also |
000 feet had been furnished.
learned from reliable persons that the
had been charged exorbitantly for placing
the lumber in position.
to improvements as the exceative
mansion he said he had been informed by
a citizen of Harrisburg that the decoratior
were sc expensive that Mrs. Hastings coin-
plained to Captain Delaney about them.
The cours adjourned until Wednesday.
TIE SECOND LIBEL SUIT AGAINST REV. S.
¢. SWALLOW.
ilar
bel suit in which Rev. Dr. S. C. Swallow
is defendant will probably be concluded to-
morrow. This afternoon rauch of the tes-
timony for the defense was excluded by the
court under & ruling that if the alieged
charges corruption hy the mem
hers of the board of public
ings and grounds and that extrava-
gance of itself is not a proof of corruption.
Much of the time was taken up in offers by
the defense and disct hy the
counsel on both sides.
by Mr. Graham for the Commonwealth that
sion thereon
Dr. Swallow could not interpret his pub- |
lished utterances differently from the nata-
ral view of them in the public mind. Dur-
ing the afternoon Dr. Swallow was again
on the stand and on the cross-examination
he made some admissions which had a ten-
dency to discredit his direct testimony.
Counsel for Swallow protested that he was
being badgered, but the lawyers on the
other side insisted that it was not badger-
ing tc attempt to get from a witness the
whole truth. Nothing important was de-
veloped during the day and counsel for
Commonwealth asked for an adjournment
at 5 o'clock that they might consider
whether or not to offer any testimony in re-
buttal.
aT.
|
i well-digzing
Commonwealth,
thar he had |
i of superintendent of public grounds and |
Mr. Mylins testimony was al- |
, and so was that of several |
infall that will greatly af-
fect the crops of 1597.
mr mse et ee ee
Centre Finll.
Mrs. D.
bed since Wednesday last,
F. Luse has heen contined to
d the allot-
ery ill.
Aunt Jane f.ove, who has
ed four score and {en year, is
~3rs. J. Huff, of Lama
daughter, Mrs. I. M. ¢
ring her
is pa
wiord a visit,
Father Wm. Micha
Philip Saul, living west of town are on the
sick list.
Mess
cach getting their inac
Al. Erape and 4. 8. Clems:
inery ready to begin
this spring.
cturned from Phil-
siting her
Mrs. W. B. Mingle has
adelphia where she has
daughter.
to he crected
Some four or five hou
near the depot this summer. It doesn’t look
as though the town were dead, at least the
| south end.
Semue! Rowe is talking up the good duoali-
ties of the Aultman manufacturing company,
and is trying to place several stone crushers
iin the county.
ranahan cpened for the defense
and. Hel
rary to the rules of evidence, and judue i
Simonton became impaticat and told hi
of the |
[Grace Methodist ¥piscopal church would |
reach between $40,000 and $50,000. He |
“Clover Dale,” is the very appropriate and
has given his
Hall, whidh he
cuphonie name D. L. Bart
splendid farm south of Uentre
witl till hirsettt
1
i
od , who was reported as leaving
we parts for the with his family, has
cided to remain and will move into part
the Poulson house at the station.
ox
o. AY 1
th Fast
on a
J. Wo Wolf was absent for a few day
the coal
business grip to Harrishurz, and
regions, Mo is heeconting somewhat interest-
ed in the i:
the Northwestern Mutual.
wee s4 rad
rerresents
Mr: Beal, widow of "Squire J, C.
ceased, and danghter, Mrs Sallie Kline, will
occupy their home on Main
reral months
et, shortly
after having spent
| relatives at various places.
i Samuel Durst had one of the best sales in
| the valley. His stock brought very good
| prices, was well bred and in first-class condi-
tion. Mr. Durst will move to this
which will be the first experience for ©
the moving line, having been horn and rais-
ed on the farm he now occupies,
Surveyor M. M. Grove, ont Tuesday, survey
ed several building 1ots for Daniel Fleisher
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SBURG, March 24.—The second li- |
build- |
It was contended !
He has some
side of Main street,
m the east
town improve, hence hee
Ocker purchased one lot ir
erect a house the coming simmer.
Henry Boozer is sevion
1
vill with
tion, not being able to
Mz. Boozer
ber of enterprises
highest esteem of his {vilow tow
deeply regretted that Mr. Booz
here helow is slowly but surely apy
the end.
The
through the county.
visor of Potter township, will be compelled to
voted with
in our town and eal.
career
roaching
roads are in a terrible condition
undo some of the worl done by the super-
visor last year. A creat deal of labor was ex-
pended on seme of the roads west of Centre
Hall and to-day they are in worse condition
than they have been in the past ten years.
Mention was made last week of the illness
of a little child of Mr. and Mrs. Johm Puff,
and now it becomes a sad duly to mention its
death. which gccurred Tuesday about noo.
It was aged Six ménths and the mother is
confined to Bed most of the time with con-
sumption. The sympathy of the entire com-
munity is extended them in their sad bercav-
ment.
dure of the airvis at 40, while they
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! tion are pointed at another mirage.
Mrs. B. H. Arnev has been confined to her
bed fora week or more with inflammatory
rheumatism, which is causing her excessive
pain.
Tne schools in town are tolerably well at-
tended during the winter months but as soon
as spring puts in its appearance the number
of scholars gradually decrease. If the par-
ents are not wise enough to see their error in
allowing their children to ‘cut’ school it
would be well if the directors would take it
in hand. But some of the directors are set-
ting a poor example by allowing their own
children to stop school for petty excuses.
Peter Hoffer, a prominent figure in and
about Centre Hall for the past fifty years or
more, is losing strength daily. He has been
a remarkable character in many ways and is
one of the oldest residents of the town. He
was the first president of the Penns valley
banking company, which had its origin dur-
ing the beginning of the seventies and has
steadily grown in business until to-day it is
one of the soundest institutions of its kind in
the county.
It is the purpose of many of the farmers to
deuiare-war against cattle running at large as
soon as spring opens up. They term cattle on
the public roads an intolerable nuisance and
will take advantage of the law which makes
cattle owners responsible for all damage done
by theirstock. Nearly one-half of the town
lots are without fences, which will of neces-
sity make cattle pasturing in the borough
just a bit unhandy and perhaps expensive
before fall.
There will be the usual amount of flitting
on April 1st, in town, and yet perhaps less
than in any other town of its size in the State
owing to the fact that a larze per cent. of the
residents own their homes. A good part of
this shifting is even caused by parties who
will occupy their own houses “after April 1st,
having either newly built the same or pur-
chased from persons who leased. This fact is
an index # a very welcomed condition of our
population.
The Poulson-Colyer handle factory and
saw-mill is in full blast at present, and orders
are being filled rapidly. The factory is fitted
with the best machinery and turns out first-
class work. The firm gives employment to a
number of men and makes a market for tim-
ber which was not much sought after hereto-
fore. The firm has also bmlt four dwelling
houses hesides the factory. Messrs. Poulson
& Colyerare valuable additions to our town—
the kind of men we need. They are practice
al and have done more toward building up
the town in the short time they have lived
here than those who claim to have been at
the head of all the advance movements for
the past thirty years.
THE WATER AGITATION IN OUR BoOR-
ouvGU.—Your readers will permit a few re-
marks regarding the water question, which
is being agitated in the borough. These re-
marks are necessary owing to the false reports
of a pernicious nature that are constantly be-
ing circulated by persons not in sympathy
with the proposed advancement necessary to
the future growth and prosperity of the me-
tropolis sof Penn's valley, and comparisons
that don’t compare. Think of comparing the
water tax of Centre Hall with the tax laid by
Ballefonte, and “including privileges for
street sprinkling, lawn and garden sprink-
linz, bath, and any number of hydrants. The
comparison, if not intended for burlesque, is
simply grotesque. ‘These extra privileges are
couched in terms to deceive, and it does not
take astadent in theology to
question where deception has its origin.
answer the
Probably these privileges are granted by the
company, hut who is there on the company’s
tax list able to sprinkle lawns and streets,
ete.v Has it not been the case that during
the summer months the population was glad
to have suflicient water to quench its thirst,
and that little matter had to be attended to
des of night fell ‘ora thirsty
man, woman or child remain until next morn-
ing when the aceamulation during the night
was turned into the empty mains? The
truth is there is only. one house in the bor-
ouch that hus a bath room attached, that
wuld come under the head of “hath” in
towns like Bellefonte, Williamsport and Lew-
isbure, In the latter named place the water
used for “bath” is a large item, and requires
al atey., And then the sup-
ply Great Caeser, the compari-
con is too disgusting to investigate, but if you
want to know sith what satisfaction water is
furnished an industry requiring an engine
ask someone who uses it for that purpose.
The opposition to a good and suflicient
water supply for all purposes is also making
before the
6 amount of
f engines!
a vain effort to defeat by saying that the loan
of 55,000, to be voted on April 6, will require
we payment of eight per cent. interest. It
a absolute fret that the entire amount of
Boal, de- | bonds to be issued can be sold at not over five
said that C. IF. Deininger, presi-
dent of council, holds the water right of the
Bible estate as an individual, and that is his
purpose to bleed the borough before he will =
sign to the anthorities. While Deininger
itolds the option as an individual, heis not |
inclined to operate against the public good
and will not ask a bonus for the option.
There are a f2w nen who would do this, but
Deininger is public-spirited and was not
prompted by any selfish motive when he se-
cured the water right in his own name, but
did zo for the goed of all concerned.
The bayonets of (he blood-sucking ecrpora-
They
would have the taxpayers believe, and they
think wany of them are ignorant encugh to
do so, that only these who vote for the pro-
to pay taxes
ne it is hard-
ly necgaiary to develop upon this point as
all will understand that every tax payer in
the borough, with pro exception, will be equal-
n the dollar, whether hie uses
posed loan will be required
rainst the payment of the same.
v taxed upon
| water from a frog pond, cistern, well, ov keeps
mantel Brass, super- |
his “hands clean’ with the pure water from
the Bible spring. . ’
Lot us have water—plenty water, pure
water, water for all purposes and at all times,
water to run mills and factories when they
seek to locate here, water for fire prc tection,
water that will flow night and day. Clive us
plenty water and Centre Hall will thrive.
Without it, it must die. Even the factories
now running have noassurance of a sufficient
supply during the summer months. Who
will hesitate to vote for the proposed loan ?
Who will be narrow-minded enough to record
his vote against keeping the industries now
within our limits? Who will endeavor to
hamper the future growth of Centre Hall?
Answer : one. two, three ! *