Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, May 07, 1897, Image 4
- tended to. Bellefonte, Pa., May 7, 1897. P. GRAY MEEK, - - Ebpiror. The Meeting of the Democratic County Committee. The Democratic county meeting meeting at headquarters, in this place, last Monday was very fairly attended and the business that was brought before it was promptly at- Under the apportionment that was made there will be a gain of ten votes in the next county convention. The num- ber of delegates was increased from 79 to 89, the following precincts having made gains at the last election that entitles them to additional representation under the rules of the party: South Ward Bellefonte §, Centre Hall 1, North Benner 1, College Boro., 1, West Gregg 1, Harris 3, Liberty 1, Marion 1, Middle Miles 1, South Potter 1 and South Rush 1. The half votes in the South ward of Bellefonte and Harris Twp., were deemed the most equable way of settling a condi- tion that made those. two precincts tie for the tenth delegate. It was the opinion of the committee that the lately divided precincts of Walker township should send their delegates to the next county convention as they did before the township was divided and that after the fall’s election it can be more satisfac- torily determined what representation each precinct shall have. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and chairman TAYLOR infused as much life as possible into his committeemen. He assured them that the fact that this will be a comparatively small campaign isn’t going to deter him from making it a hot one. —The State Legislature has finally passed the libel bill framed by the Penna. state editorial association.! The bill pro- vides that in a proceeding for libel, malice must be shown on the part of the writer and also that in no case can the defendant in any prosecution for libel be indicted for ~the—printing or publication of the same libel upon the same individual in more than one county of the State. ——The United States Senate failed to ratify the famous general arbitration treaty that ex-Secretary OLNEY drew with Eng- land as the last deed of import of the CLEVELAND administration. The vote was 43 to 26, just 4 short of the necessary two- thirds. Nineteen Senators did not vote and RODGER Q. MILLS, of Texas, made a strong appeal against its ratification Rivers are Falling. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 4. — The river at Memphis continues to fall, the decline for twenty-four hours being 1.7, showing 35.1 feet of water above the zero mark on the gauge, which is a foot and a half helow the danger line. Volo Clear of the Turks. The Greek Victory at Velestino Was a Crushing One for Moslems.—Vultures Feeding on Dead.— King's Soldiers in Three Divisions, Awaiting an Attack.—Confidence Put in Smolenshi. VoLro, May, 3.—The Greek troops are eltated over their rout of the Turks at ve- lestino. They think that good luck is with them, and the great confidence imposed in General Smolehski has helped restore the the morale of the soldiers. Smolenski has fought two battles against the Turks coming from Larissa to Velesti- no. They were repulsed with heavy loss. Cavalry charges are of no avail in a coun- try lined with ditches, where the horses stumble at every step. The Greek artillery kept up an effective fire, and on the battlefield, which I have just visited, I saw over one thousand dead horses. The Turks were obliged to retreat on La- rissa, leaving their dead and wounded. I spent four hours on the field. The Turk- ish cavalry must have suffered very serions losses, judging from the horses and men lying dead. The Greek cavalry, being exhausted by service, it was impossible to harass the re- treating troops, Many dead bodies lay in the trenches, and the vultures are already swarming in the plain of Velestino. The Greeks had not realized up to- last night the fullness of their victory, and ex- pected a renewed attack this morning. Nothing was in Sight by 6 o'clock this morning, and reconnoisances were sent in the direction of Pharsala and Volo. After a search of two hours they discovered that the Turks had abandoned the field. This fact was soon confirmed by peasants and insurgents. The situation here seems to be improving under the command of Smolenski, who did as well with the artillery at Reveni. The Greek troops seem to have a better chance of holding the ground which remains. The army is divided into three divisions. Twelve thousand men under command of Smolesski, are at Velestino to defend the approaches to Volo ; 5,000 men are encamp- ed at Pharsala, and the rest of the army, with Prince Constantine, 10,- 000 in number, is at Dokomo, south of Pharsala. These last will have to stand an attack of the Turks from Trikila, which was occupied yesterday by troops. The Greek fleet has just arrived in the harbor and the panic which prevailed for the last three days is lessened. Three cruisers, one French, one English, and one Italian, are also here. The consuls have behaved splendidly, being the only persons in the town who had not lost their heads. PLUCKY CRETANS .REFUSE. CANDIA, Island of Crete, May 3.—The admirals commanding the, fleets of the for- eign powers in Cretan waters had a confer- ence yesterday with the insurgent leaders at Palookastro. The Cretans were promis- ed complete anatomy, including the condi- tion that the nomination of their ruler should be subject to the ratification of the Cretan assembly. The insurgent leaders cut the discussion short, and reiterated that their motto remained, ‘‘Annexation to Greece or death.” There are renewed reports here to-day that the Greek troops are about to be with- drawn from the Island of Crete. at The Pennsylvania State College and is par 53.4 tons. forms a comprehensive display of the natura geologically aranged. mospherie influences. pt VALUE OF THE STO it presents an exposure of every kind of stone found in this State. geological order and include 381 samples procured from 139 localities. A SHAFT OF PENNSYLVANIA'S BUILDING STONES. This reproduction is of a polylith or stone shaft that has been erected upon the eampus ticularly interesting to Pennsylvanians because They are arranged in The base block is conglomerate, 6 x 6 x2.5 ft. Phe column is 5 ft. square at the base, 32.7 ft. high and weighs This poiylith constructed by the School of Mines of The Pennsylvania State College | resources of the State in structural materials, It is a prospecting guide to the explorer for stone, and furnishes a comparative test of their durability, by an equal exposure of all the quarry products to at- NE PRODUCT IN 1895, BY STATES. Limestone. Slate. Sandstone. Granite. Marble, Total. Pennsylvania....... | $3,055,913 $1,647,757 500,000 $300,000 $59,787 $5,563,451 oe | 300,000 ogg RL, 1,007,718 300,000 3,254,647 ey 1368713 a 1,449,659 a, 3,018,372 Massachusetts......| T5000: nn, 339,487 1,918,894 2,000 2,335,381 Maine | 700,000 sl 1,400,000 a 2,240,154 New York 1,043,182 91,875 415,644 68,474 207,828 1,827,003 Indiana... 1,658,976 ee 60,000 carircne ai 1,718,976 Illinois | 1,687,662 OFS ae 1,694,220 Connecticu 154,333 397,853 779,361 1,331,547 Georgia... | 12,000 0005 508,481 689,229 1,220,385 $15,308,056 $2,608,700 $4,211,314 $5,804,324 $2,825,710 $34,088,316 land rock. . The compact varieties of grey and dark dant and very accessible to Philadelphia. abundantly supplied. Very large deposits abound in the South Western counties. State should be a heavy producer; in color and durability some equal the best; and cement rock. brown stone exist in Eastern Pennsylvania. In 1895 eight States produced more granite than Pennsylvania; five, more marble three, more paving blocks; two, more cement; one, more sandstone ; none, more Port- granites, gneiss and voleanie rocks are abun- In red and brown sandstones the State is of the equivalent of the famous Connecticut Firm and beautifully colored sandstones But it is in marble and limestone that this they range from white to black ; in strength in variety, from the oolite to the dense War Will Continue. LoNDON, May 5th—The Athens corre- spondent of the Timessays : ‘‘The cabinet sat until day break (Tuesday) hearing the reports of the ministers from the front, and finally decided to continue the war. General Smolenski has declined to accept the post of chief of staff of the crown prince, as he prefers to remain with his own bri- gade. The decision of the government is momentous, but it is difficult to say whether it is absolutely final. A special dispatch from Arta says a force of 6,000 Greeks, commanded by Col- tepigadia, has been engaged by the Turks. A battle is now in progress. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 5th—It has been decided to increase the strength of the Turkish army in the European provinees to 600,000 men in order to be prepared for all emergencies, including the troops in Anatalia. Turkey will soon have 568,000 troops under arms. Four transports with Turkish troops on board passed through the Darndanells on Sunday on their way to the Aegean Sea. Their ultimate destination is not* known. LARISSA, May 1st—(Delayed in trans- mission. )—The road from Salonica hence is covered with troops on their way to ve- inforce Edham Pasha’s army of occupation, although the Turkish forces already in Greece suffice to assure the success of the Turks. Perfect order prevails everywhere. The soldiers are full of enthusiasm and are anxious to take the offensive. Intoxicated with their success, they are clamoring for a resumption of active operations. Now that Trikhala is captured, more important action is expected shortly. The [Italian volunteers wha have been captured by the Turks loudly denounce the treatment they were subjected to while with the Greeks. They refer in terms of contempt to the cow- ardice of the Greeks. . ATHENS, May 4th—The Ephomois says that owing to the war, the fetes in celebra- tion of the King’s birthday have been post- poned. A personage connected with the surprise that Greek had never employed German officers to organize her artillery, which, he added, if well organized would be excellent. A dispatch from Pharsala says the Turks have avoided making any further attack upon Velestino, contenting them- selves with reconnoitering the neighborhood of that place. The Greeks, it is announced, occupy strong positions which enable them to re- pulse superior forces. RoME, May 4th=-T"he Athens dispatch says that Riccotti Garabaldihas had a long con- ference with King Georges~avho ‘‘seemerl more preoccupied with his position in the eyes of the powers than with the war.” His Majesty, it seems, was in excellent humor. Continuing the dispatch says that M. Ralli, the Greek premier. after suggesting that Raccotti Garabaldi should enroll “Greeks among the Italian volunteers, now requests him to suspend the enrollment of Italians, leading to the belief that secret negotiations to end the war are proceed- ing. PARts, May 4th—The Gil Blas says the king of Greece used the crisis in the affairs of his country to speculate in Greék and Turkish bonds with the result that his majesty had cleared 30,000,000 to 35,000,- 000 francs. ' onel Biaractharis, while advancing on Pen- court says that Emperor William, of Ger- . many, in admitting the superiority of the : Greek over the Turkish artillery, expresses Facing Each Other. Greeks and Turks in Close Quarters, Turkish Vic- tory Seems to Be Assured. ATHENS, May 5.—A dispatch from the front says that the Turkish forces, at noon | to-day, were drawn up in battle array on the plain of Pharsalos, facing the Greek army, numbering 23,000 men. It is ex- i pected here that a general engagement be- | tween the opposing forces is commencing. GREEKS BADLY DEMORALIZED. ! LARISSA, May 3.—The batteries of how- | itzers arrived here this evening from Elas- sona. and fourteen battalions of infantry, , four squadrons of cavalry and four batter- | ies of artillery have been sent to reinforce the Turkish troops fighting at Velestino. The victory of the Turks seem assured, ; The prisoners taken report that the popu- i lation, including that of Volo, is disposed {-tosubmit, and from various sources it is * learned that the Greeks are badly demoral- ized and discontented with the crown prince and his officers. We are awaiting a definite result at Velestino hefore making a general advance. The inhabitants of Larissa denounce the commander of the Greek troops and even accuse him of treason. They hope for an early intervention on the part of the pow- ers, in order to prevent the complete ruin of the country. It is stated here that the crown prince of Greece ordered Larissa to to be burned previous to evacuating the place. But, it is said, there was no time to carry out his instructions. There was a striking feature in Friday’s cavalry charge. Colonel Mahmoud Bey was fired upon by a Greek officer, who sent four bullets from his revolver in the direc- tion of the Turkish officer. Mahmoud Bey then galloped ahead of his men and with one fierce blow of his sword, completely Ruma the Greek officer’s head from his Vv. FREE HAND FOR EDHEM PASHA. LARISSA, May 5.—Six divisions of Turk- ish troops have marched forward to Phar- salos, and it is understood here that the porte has given Edhem Pasha a free hand. HARRISBURG, May 4.—The new capitol commission has adopted a program setting i forth the conditions under which the com- petition among architects is to be held. . The problem to which the commissioners invite the attention of architects is the de- signing of a group of buildings, chief among which will be the legislative build- ing. This building is the only one at pres- ent authorized to he erected, but as it must eventually form part of a.group of. -build+- ings, the competitive program will cover. the designing of the entire group, to aon- tain three department buildings. [In ad- dition to the present executive building] and a historical building. a The provisions. of the program ensures the seftction by a board of experts to the : eight best designs submitted in competi- , tion. The commissioners will chose one "of these designs and will appoint its author | as the architect of the building. The se- | lection in both cases will be made without | the knowledge of the identity of the com- petitor. The commission has invited six archi- tects, three from Pennsylvania and three from other States, and will pay them $1,000 each in compensation for taking part in the | competition. Beyond this these com- petitors will stand upon equal footing with i all others. All drawings will be forwarded to State ! Treasurer Jaywood, secretary of the com- mission, at Harrisburg, not later than 12 o'clock noon July 25th, 1897. Pittsburg’s Big Fire. It Probably Resulted in Two Deaths. Destroyed About $3,000,000 Worth of Property. PITTSBURG, May 3.—It is believed that last night’s fire, which was the most dis- astrous that has visited Pittsburg since the great fire of 1845, except during the riots of 1877, destroyed $3,000,000 worth of property, and it probably resulted in two deaths and the injury of four others. The burnt section extends from Fifth street to Cecil alley on Penn avenue, and from Cecil alley to Fifth street on Liberty street, covering an area of several acres. KILLED, MISSING AND INJURED. The names of the killed, missing and in- jured are : Killed—George Atkinson, No. 15 engine company. Missing—George Thomas, No. 15 engine company. Injured—Elmer Croko, No. 7 engine company, struck on the head by falling bricks ; Michael Daley, No. 7 engine com- pany, cut and bruised and arm broken by falling arc lamp ; George Meekin, No. 7 engine company, struck by falling bricks and bruised. A number of other firemen are missing and are supposed to be buried under the walls at Liberty avenue and Cecil alley. Some of the larger sufferers-by the fire and their estimated losses are : T. C. Jenkins’ wholesale grocery, totally destroyed ; stock valued at $400,000, in- surance $150,000 ; building valued at $100,- 000, insurance about $5,000. Joseph Horne & Co., retail dry goods ; totally destroyed ; stocks and building valued at $1,000,000, fully insured. Horne’s office building, totally destroy- ed ; valued at $100,000 ; insurance, $60,- 000. Methodist Book Concern building, val- ued at $125,000 ; badly damaged ; loss about $20,000 ; insured. Phipps’ building, valued at $100,000 ; slightly damaged ; loss, about $5,000 ; in- sured. IMMENSE STORES ON FIRE. The Duquesne theatre and the Surprise clothing company’s immense stores were on fire several times, but were saved with small loss. A number of other neighboring business houses and tenants in various buildings suffered greater or less individual losses, the aggregate of which it is impossible to give at present. The fire broke out, no man knows how, about midnight in the wholesale grocery building of T. C. Jenkins & Co , and burnt with great fury until 4 o’clock this morn- ing before it was finally controlled. The insurance has not yet been figured up, but .| it must surely exceed $1,500,000. LATER.—Fireman Atkinson’s mangled remains have been taken from the ruins. George Thomas and the other missing fire- men have all turned up. The injured men will all recover. : Paris. The Dead Piled in Heaps.—One Hundred Corpses Laid Out Waiting for Claimants.—Many Distressing Scenes.—Society People as Well as the Borgoise Were Victims—The Firemen Worked @Gallantly but Fruitlessly,—How the Conflagraticn Started. PARIS, May 4. — Hundreds of lives were lost and as many more persons injured in a fire which destroyed a charitable bazar in the Rue Jean Gouzon this afternoon. Thirty bodies have been recovered and many are reported missing. From 1,500 to 1,800 people were in the place at the time and a terrible panic ensued. The strong trampled upon the weak, the young crushed the old to the floor, and heart- rending shrieks rose from all sides as the flames swept through and into the strug- gling masses. : The bazar was patronized by the aristoc- racy, and the fire broke out over stall No. 13, occupied by the Duchess D’Uzes, one of the most prominent society women in France. The structure was 300 feet long by 180 feet wide and almost entirely of wood. Before the firemen could arrive the roof of the hazar crashed in, burying num- bers of those. who had been anable to make their egress from the building. The whole wooden structure was blazing before the firemen could reach the bazar. The roof and almost the whole building collapsed, falling on the unfortunate people, many of whom are supposed to have previously suc- cumbed to the stifling smoke. In spite of the efforts of the firemen, some time elapsed before the charred bodies could be pulled from the smoking and burning mass of debris covering the spot which but a short time before had been the scene of so much gaiety. One hundred corpses have been laid out in the Palais D’L'Industrie. It is believed that another hundred are beneath the ruins. The building was erected in the flim- siest manner, the nudity of the scaffolding inside being concealed by tapestry hang- ings of the most inflammable matter. Moreover, there was only one exit. The bazar was in full swing when suddenly about 4 o'clock, the cry of fire rose in the quarter where the kinemategraph was being exhibited. One of the survivors tells his experience : * The dead bodies were piled in heaps, especially near the exit, where the charred remains were four feet deep, arms, legs and skulls mingled in inextricable confusion. In some cases only the trunks remained, with no vestige of clothing on any of the bodies. The firemen arrived at 6 o'clock and a company of infantry followed to clear the ruins and search for corpses. All the cabi- net ministers now in Paris went imme- diately to the scene. Policemen, their hands covered with gloves, have heen deputized by the prefect of police to pick out the portions of re- mains and to wrap them in pieces of cloth, to be transferred in ambulances to the Palais D’L’Industrie. The remains present a horrible spectacle of limbs, burned and twisted. On all sides can be seen stretchers piled with mutilated corpses, skulls split .apen.and brains. exuding. Miss Elsie Bushbeck, of Philadelphia, the Misses: Hawthorn and Dreher, were of the few who escaped, although not un- scathed. The search in the debris will continue all night. The fire originated on the left side of the bazar. The illuminating apparatus of the kinematograph exploded and set fire to the Turkish curtains and hangings. In a few moments the flames spread along the whole side of the bazar. The whole of the highest society in Paris is in a horrible pell mell-—husbands seek- ing and calling for wives, and fathers seek- ing and calling for daughters. Bodies completely nude, limbs twisted in writhings of agony, some still having shreds of clothing which assist recognition in spite of horrible disfigurement, bones visible through fire-eaten flesh, some mere- ly skeletons or grinning skulls blackened with smoke. At 6:50 p. m. only six bodies have heen recognized with certainty. As soon as President Fauie heard of the disaster he sent the most pressing inquiries for full particulars to the prefect of police. All the theatres in Paris are closed to- night. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. THE UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS AT PHILIPSBURG.—The fifty-first annual session of the state council of the O. U. A. M. isnow in session in Philipsburg. | That place is in holiday attire in honor of the several hundred prominent secret so- ciety men who are there and much busi- ness of importance to the order has been transacted. The home papers publish the following concerning the meeting. Philipsburg is gay with bunting and the national colors lend brightness to the town in spite of weeping skies. The thermometer and barometer are but poor indicators of the welcome the state convention of the O. U. A. M. was given by the people? The delegates began to arrive in town on Mon- day and every train brought additional visitors until between two and three hun- dred had arrived, many of them prominent in the order, and all of them nice looking men. The convention held its first session at 10 a. m. Tuesday. Mr. Eli Townsend, representing burgess Simler, made an ad- dress of welcome in which he voiced the welcome of the citizens to the visitors, and spoke very flatteringly of the Mechanics and also of the town and its advant- ages. Ex-S. C. Saybolt responded on be- Ralf of the order and explained the aims and ‘benefits of the organization. Pres- ident Hornbecker presided over the meet- ing, at the close of which they went into secret session. THE STREET PARADE. Despite the inclemency of the weather Tuesday evening the state council repre- sentatives indulged in a street parade, headed by the International band. About 170 members of the order were in line, and made a fine appearance. On account of the showers which were prevailing many did not venture out. OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR. The election tellers reported the follow- ing result of the election of state officers for ensuing year : S. C., Geo. H. Lavely, of Johnstown ; 8. V. G., Rev. J. F. Flegal, Duncannon ; 8S. C. Secretary, Walter Gra- ham, of Philadelphia ; S. G. Treas., Chas. H. Kurtz, of Philadelphia ; S. C. Induc., L. Watkins Moore, Fernwood ; S. C. Ex., E. M. Shade, Chambersburg ; S. C. Pro., S. A. Rankin, Roscoe ; Natl., Rep., Chas. H. Kurtz, Philadelphia ; Natl. Rep. to fill unexpired term of Rev. J. F. Flegal, H. M. Holstein, Harrisburg. The next meeting place of the state council will be at Reading. : THE BENEFICIAL END OF IT. ~The funeral aid, auxiiliary to the O. U. A M. met in fourthannual convention, on Monday afternoon. The aid is in a flourishing condition. having 85 councils with a total membership of about 2,000. Death benefits having been paid on nineteen members during the year, amounting to $2,900. ee ——AIll kinds of bicycle sundries, re- pairing anthenameling in the finest style at Sheffer’s ward rooms in the Exchange. New spring clothing just opened at Faubles’. Prices much lower than ever. It will pay you to investigate. Centre Hall. The members of the Evangelical association turned out Monday and constructed a .walk in front of the parsonage and church. Miss Grace Smith returned from Williams- port on Wednesday evening, where she had been visiting friends for the past ten days. Communion will be celebrated Sunday, evening, May 16th, in the Lutheran church, It was postponed from last Sabbath on account of the heavy rains on that day. The genial and popular landlord of the Eutaw House, at Potters Mills, Jas. §. Reish, |. accompanied by his wife, spent several hours in town Wednesday transacting. business and shaking hands with his many friends here. Minor improvements are being made on the street opposite the Reformed church. The council has not decided to what ex- tent labor will be expended on the streets, but doubtless the work began last season will be continued. The heavy and continuousrains, the latter part of last week and the beginning of this, rendering out door work by the farmers im- possible, was taken advantage of by a large number of them to transact business in town and to pay social visits to their less busy friends here. W. J. Smith, the town farmer, will try an experiment with crimson clover and Canadian field peas, as well as a large quantity of sweet ensilage corn. He is the first to try the above crops in this section, although they are largely grown in other localities in Penn- sylvania. His experiment may prove valu- able to the farmers who will learn by object lessons. : A drive through Pennsvalley or a look from the top of Nittany mountain, since the bountiful rains of the forepart of the week, is discouraging to the pessimist. At uno time of the season for the past few years have the fields looked as promising. One year ago there was scarcely a good wheat field to be seen in the valley, to-day just the reverse is the case, and the indications are for an enor- mous hay crop as nine tenths of the hay fields are clover. E. M. Hewett will have the interior and exterior of his house repainted before occupy- ing it. The saw mill was shipped from his recent lumber job and is being taken to the seven mountains, where Mr. Hewett has a large tract of timber land to operate upon. He thoroughly understands lumbering which enables him to do a profitable business, His return to this place is looked on with pleas- ure by those who have business or so- cial relations with him. . At a meeting of Samuel Shannon Post heid Saturday afternoon, the usual arrangements were made for Decoration day. Decoration coming on ‘Sunday, the post decided to per- form the ceremonies the following Monday, beginning at Farmers Mills in the ‘morning, thence to Spring Mills, George's Valley, Pot- ters Mills, Centre Hill and closing at Centre Hall at 6 p. m. Rev. Eisenberg, of the Re- formed churche has been invited to deliver the oration at this place. Rev. J. M. Rearick will preach the annual sermon to the post Tuesday previous to Memorial day at George's Valley at ten a. m. : Potatoes are worth but ten cents when you can sell them. There are hundreds of bush- els for sale in the valley that can not be marketed Many farmers are con- vinced that to dabble too largely in what be- longs to the specialist is dangerous business from a financial standpoint. The Los Angeles Herald gives a splendid portrait of Miss Anna Flora Burkhard who was recently married to Byron Erkenbrecher, a millionaire starch manufacturer. Miss Burkhard was one of the prettiest snd most fashionable ladies on the Pacific ¢« st and is a granddaughter of Susan Harpster, sister of the Harpsters of this place where she was raised and married to ‘‘Wash’’ Neff, brother of Dr. P. Neff. The Neff family moved west where the husband died, subsequently the widow married Mr. Burkhard, whose daugh- ter is mentioned above. So much for a pret- ty girl who is doubtless proud of the fact that her ancesters once resided here. Supervisors Bruss and Krumrine, of Potter township, are feeling the tax-payer’s pulse to find out whether it would be advisable to purchase a first-class stone crusher. The thermometer shows a rather elevated tem- perature, owing to the present debt of the township caused by mismanagement of ex- supervisors, but the crusher is needed and may possibly be purchased. With the Ham- ilton road bill in sight, the authorities could not make a mistake by adding this necessary machine for the construction of good roads. The average Centre Hall Democrat is proud because, the county committee gave the borough an additional delegate. That sounds good for the borough Democracy, and shows the falsity of the repeated statements that the Democrats are in cahoot with the Repub- licans. Those who are Democrats from principle don’t even mind being called mon- grels and all sorts of ugly names, by those who are constantly asking for more pie from the Democratic county organi- zation, but go on voting for every man in the Democratic column not for pie’s sake but be- cause they always have been Democrats. North precinct of Potter township also gained a delegate. The smart man was around town a few weeks ago and tried his hand on the town school board and, no doubt, others in the township. He "had a set of Mocks which formed a cube and sphere, and gave all the information necessary for the civil service examination for a first class appointment under McKinley. The school board thought the blocks very useful but the price, nearly forty dollars was a stunner, and the board wisely concluded to leave the wise man go. The forty dollars will help pay the ad- tional two months school, advocated by many of the borough residents. A straw vote, which may be taken soon, will without doubt show a large majority for ten months of public school. The coming school board is not made of the same mater- ial that boards are sawed from. Water is still running over the tongues of the populace. A committee is having the option held by councilmen C. F. Deininger for certain water rights transformed into leases for ninty-nine years, the condition be- ing less than those named in the option held by Deininger as an individual. This shows conclusively that those who claimed they knew what they were talking about, had thought little on what they were saying when an effort was made to delude the public and make believe that Deininger intended to bleed the borough! Your correspondent does not claim infalibility but anyone who would wilfully misrepresent things as they are, would necessarily impugn Councilmen Deininger’'s motives in every, action taken in the town council for the public good. Water we must have, and water we will have. Pine Grove Mention. Gossip has a wedding near at hand. Mrs. Samuel Moore, of State College, Sun- dayed with her aged mother, on Main street. Supervisors Archey and Gray will have no trouble in finding mud holes in the highways now. W. A. Tanyer is anxiously awaiting an ex- press package with which he is going to sup- ply every household in the land with articles of use and ornament. Mrs. Hezekiah Ewing spent the early part of the week visiting her daughter Mary, at Mill Hall, who has recovered sufficiently from her recent illness to attend school. George and Ella Graham are mourning the death of their little son, William Leslie, who died at their State College home on last Fri- day. His body was brought here on Sunday and buried in the new cemetery at three o’clock. f George D. Gitt, one of Hanover's most prosperous business men, is visiting his sister Mrs. Aikens, at the Lutheran parsonage. He is pleasant and agreeable and has made so many friends here that time does not drag while he stays. Our young Wanamaker, on Main street, N. Titus Krebs, has just received a large as- sortment of goods from Philadelphia and New York. The newest styles and designs in dress goods and notions of every descrip- tion at lowest prices. Our popular miller J. D. Wagner has suc- ceeded in putting the mill into excellent or- der and is now running it on full time. His grade of flour is so good that we are sure his head would be turned if he could hear all the praise the women are heaping on him. D. C. Gingrich, so well and favorably re- membered by the patrons of the Oak Hall mill and who exchanged politics last fall, for the grocery business at Juniata, has sold out and returned to his old haunts to look about for a ‘new: undertaking. We would not be surprised to see him develop into a full fledged huckster. Little did we think when we last mentioned J. B. Ard’s trotter that he would speed it so soon, but last Saturday afternoon he gave it a trial. In company with his friend Major Everts he took a drive and as_the clouds. - looked a little leaky they both got out to fas- ten down the curtains of the buggy when the trotter started off. For two miles it had the right of way and kept up the pace and the gentlemen followed on the walk. Fortunate- ly some good Samaritan caught the horse and brought it back so that the passengers, by speeding it well on the home stretch, were able to make the 5.30 train for State College otherwise the major would have missed his Sunday school lesson.