Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 22, 1897.
P. GRAY MEEK, . - EpITOR.
Democratic County Committee for 1897.
HucH S. TAYLOR, Boyp A. Musseg,
Chairman, Secretary.
{m= “KEPLER, Assistant Secretary.
Jo. sTON, hi fe
P. 0. Address.
Bellefonte
Name.
Jno. Trafford
Ed. Brown, Jr.
Vecinet.
Be’, fonte N. W.
Le 8. W
-4 W. W. Geo. R. Meek, “
Ci atre Hall Boro J. Witmer Wolf, Centre Hall
Howard t Abe Weber, Howard
' Milesburg ** Jas. B. Noil, Milesburg
Millheim 4 Sam’l Weiser, Jr., Millheim
Unionville I.. P. Brisbin, Fleming
Philipsburg 1st W. J. W. Lukens . Philipsburg
42 2nd W. Ira Howe, £
£€ ard W.
State College Boro
Albert Howe 1€
J. N. Krumrire, State College
S, Philipsburg “Henry 8. Wilcox, Philipsburg
Benner Twp. N. P. L. C. Rerick, Bellefonte
£5 S. P. John Ishler, *
Boggs Twp. N.P. Henry Heaton, Milesburg
“
E. P. Jos. L. Neff, Roland
$e W.P. D. F. Poorman, _ Runville
Burnside Twp. Wm. ihigple, Pine Gienn
College ** Jno. A. Rupp, Oak Hall
Curtin ¢ N. J. McCloskey, Romola
Ferguson “ E. P. W. H. Frye, Pine Grove Mills
se “ W. P. Sam Harpster, Jr., Gatesburg
Gregg Twp. N. P. Geo. Weaver, Penns Cave
ot E. P. Jas. C. Condo, Penn Hall
oe W. P. Jno. Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W. P. W. T. Winklebeck, Coburn
4 E.P. R. E. Stover, Woodward
Half Moon Twp. Emory McAfee, Stormstown
Harris 16 Jas. A. Swabb, Linden Hall
Howard i Robert Confer, Howard
Huston i Henry Hale, Julian
Liberty 6 Alfred Bitner, Blanchard
Marion £8 J. W, Orr, Walker
Miles Twp. E. P. Dan’l W. Harter, Rebersburg
£6 W. P. Edward Miller, Centre Mills
+ M. P. C.J. Crouse, Rebersburg
Patton Twp. D. L. Meek, Waddle
Penn <6 A.P. Zerby, Sober
Potter ¢“ 8. P. J. F. Smith Colyer
ee * N P. G.H. Emerick. Centre Hall
Rush “ N.P. Wm. Frank, Philipsburg
e¢ “ 8. P. Sam’l Wayne Osceola Mills
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Snow Shoe Twp. C.P Lawrence Reding Snow Shoe
£0 “«'W.P J.T. Lucas, Moshannon
L. H. Wian, Bellefonte
Spring Twp. N. P.
5 S.P. W. H. Noll, Jr., Pleasant Gap
£6 W. P. P.F. Garbrick, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. Vinton Beckwith, Hannah
Union “ Chas. G. Hall, Fleming
Walker Twp. E. P. Sol Peck, Nittany
3 M. P. David Whitman,Hublersburg
£6 W. P. Harvy Sheffer, Zion
Worth A. J. Johnston, Port Matilda
Boyp A. MUSSER, HUGH 8. TAYLOR,
The Democratic State Ticket.
For State Treasurer,
MICHAEL E. BROWN,
of Indiana county.
For Auditor General,
WALTER E. RITTER,
of Williamsport.
The Democratic County Ticket.
For County Surveyor.—J. H. WETZEL.
For Jury Commissioner.—J. J. HOY.
Adopt the Surest Means of Relief.
Rev. Dr. SWALLOW is vigorously push-
ing his campaign for state treasurer and
pouring hot shot into the corrupt machine
politicians who have for years been abusing
the confidence of the people and using for
private spoils the money which the tax-
payers have contributed for the support of
the state government.
The doctor, in speeches addressed to
crowds of his fellow citizens, states facts
connected with the burning of the state
capitol from which it is difficult to draw
any other inference than that it was of
incendiary origin. He makes no specific
charges as to the perpetrators of so grave
an offense, but assures his hearers that
circumstances connected with the occur-
rence leave but little doubt that the of-
fense was committed.
The motive of Dr. SWALLOW’S candi-
dacy is that a condition of the public ser-
vice that is productive of such felonious
conduct, and has also produced the many
abuses that are chargeable to Republican
misrule, should not be allowed to continue
by permitting the same old gang to go on
running the state machine and thereby con-
cealing their misdeeds. The evils for
which they are responsible cannot be cor-
rected unless they are fully exposed by
putting the books, records and accounts
into other hands, and this can be done
only by turning them out of the official
places which they have so long misused
and disgraced.
Doctor SWALLOW is moved by a correct
motive for the accomplishment of an ob-
ject that is of such vital interest to the
people, but in arousing them to a sense of
the utter corruption and untrustworthiness
of Republican rule, and the necessity for
its overthrow, does he not lead the people
to the conclusion that their duty calls upon
them to adopt the course that will be most
likely to effect this object ? There is but
little chance of accomplishing it by voting
for an independent candidate, or for the
nominee of a party that is numerically
weak, while the strength of a party num-
bering nearly half a million in the State
can be counted on as a more certain factor
in securing relief from machine misrule.
What then is the wisest course to be
pursued by the citizen who is in earnest in
wanting to down the bosses and smash the
machine? Evidently his fidelity to that
object requires him to vote for the candi-
dates through whom it is most likely to be
effected, and they are the Democratic nomi-
nees for auditor general and state treasurer.
—The Pennsylvania capitol building
commission met again yesterday, but the
job could not be settled. It seems that
the experts are all so anxious to get their
fingers in the pie that there is very little
hope of a new capitol before the convening
of the next Legislature.
Cholera in the Army.
Forty British Soldiers Said to Have Died From the
Dread Disease.
LONDON, Oct. 19.—The “Daily Mail”
this morning says it has information from
a reliable source that cholera has attacked
a battalion of the Shropshire regiment,
which is stationed at Sitapur, Northwest
India, and that 40 non-commissioned of-
ficers and privates have already succumbed
to the disease.
| west of town, and the people of Tusca-
{of Sir Edwin Arnold, the poet and editor,
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars’ Dam- |
age in the Lumber Regions.
Mary Towns Threatened.—Devastation Extends
Over a Wide Area of Country.—Much Oil Property
is Lost.
BRADFORD, Pa., Oct. 18,—The forest
fires at Nelson Run, Potter country, have
burned 20,000,000 feet of hemlock and 25,-
000 cords of bark, resulting in a loss to C.
W. and F. H. Goodyear, of $20,000.
The fire at Cobbin Hollow was prevented
from going into Barts Brook by the work
of 50 men, thus saving 5,000,000 feet of
logs and many tons of bark. Over 1,000
men were engaged in fighting the fire.
There was no insurance on the logs and
bark.
Forest fires are raging on all sides of |
Bradford to-day. Everything in the woods
is as dry as tinder, and it is almost impos-
sible to check the flames.
In the Redhouse and Rice Brook oil dis-
tricts a fire has raged for two days. Six
thousand acres of land have been burned
over, and considerable oil property de-
stroyed. At Chipmunk five rigs owned hy
the Seneca Oil Company were burned. A
large portion of thc Seneca reservation is
in flames, and several towns are surround-
ed and threatened by fire.
The fires are still burning and the brisk
wind that prevails to-day will undoubted-
ly fan the flames into new vigor. Men are
being sent from Bradford to all parts of
the oil field to protect all property. It is
impossible to estimate the loss at this time.
TUNNELTOWN, W. Va., Oct. 18.—The
situation is grave owing to the continued
drought and scarcity of water, The West
Virginia Northern railroad will be com-
pelled to abandon its trips after Wednes-
day, unless it rains, as the water supply is
exhausted. Reports from Cranesville tell
of fearful forest fires which are sweeping
over hundreds of acres of valuable pine
timber land.
ALTOONA, Pa., Oct. 18.—Forest fires in
the mountains east and west of this city
are destroying miles of valuable timber.
At Cresson the fire is in the woods close to
the railroad tracks. A car load of matches
caught fire while coming down the moun- |
tain at Kittanning Point, and the train
hands barely cut the car off in time to save
the train.
NEW CASTLE, Pa., Oct. 18.—The hill-
side along the N. Y., P. & O. railroad,
near the water works, took fire Sunday,
and isstill burning. AlongtheP. & L. E.
tracks hetween Wampum and Beaver Falls,
the hill-sides are on fire.
MASSILLON, O., Oct. 18.—A forest fire
was started Saturday on the Bender farm,
rawas township worked Saturday night
and Sunday to put it out. Six acres were
burned.
Sir Edwin’s Marriage.
Name of His Japanese Bride Not Given, but She Was
Brought to England to be Educated.
LONDON, Oct. 18.—The particulars ob-
tainable concerning the marriage Saturday
to a Japanese lady show that the ceremony
took place at St. Mathias Church, Earl’s
court, this city, in the presence of Sir Ed-
win’s brother, Sir Arthur Arnold, chair-
man of the London county council, the
Japanese minister and their wives. Sir
Edwin and Lady Arnold will reside in
Bolton Gardens, this city.
The bride was brought from Japan, and
was educated in England. Her name is
not mentioned.
Languages of the Future.
A writer in a leading magazine has made
the prophecy that in 300 years from now
the world will know only three languages
—English, Russian and Chinese. The
English language will be spoken all over
North and South America, in Australia,
India, Africa, New Zealand and the islands
of Australia and the Pacific. The Russian
tongue will have conquered all Europe ex-
cept Great Britain, and all Asia, except In-
dia. Chinese will hold sway over the rest
of the world.
ADDITIONALLOCALS.
FELL DOWN THE CELLAR STAIRS. — An
accident befell an aged lady, Mrs. Wm.
Irvin, who resides near the toll gate, one
mile east of Nittany, last Tuesday after-
noon. While about her domestic duties
she accidentally fell down the cellar steps
and broke her arm at the wrist. None of
the men being around the house, she had
to undergo the painful necessity of walk-
ing to the nearest neighbor’s, who soon
made know, her condition. Mrs. Irvin is
the only surviving sister ; her brother,
Robert Armstrong, and sister were both
drowned in the flood of ’89, near Wash-
ington Furnace.
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THE CONSOLIDATED DANCE.—Next
Tuesday evening the consolidated Cole-
ville-Milesburg band will give its first
dance in the armory of Co. B. in this
place. Extensive preparations are being
made in the way of music and comfortable
arrangements and it is expected that a
large crowd of people will be there.
Before the dance the consolidated band
will give a parade over the principal streets
of the town. The committee having the
dance in charge is composed of Roy John-
son, P. F. Garbrick, Ira Proudfoot, George
Rhoads and Harry Garbrick.
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ANOTHER LARGE BARN BURNED.—It
is appalling the number of large farm barns
that have burned in this county recently.
In all quarters there have been disastrous
fires that have consumed grain, live stock
and implements. Such losses have been
reported from Brush-valley, Half Moon,
Bald Eagle and now Nittany valley comes
to the front with a particularly disastrous
one.
On Tuesday evening, between 6 and 7
o'clock, fire broke out in the large barn on
the Joseph Long farm, near Jacksonville.
It was occupied by George Ertly. All that
was possible was done, but the fire had
gained such headway as to make it impos-
sible to save the building or much of its
contents. The hay and implements were
all burned and two fine horses perished in
the flames. Fortunately Mr. Ertly had
threshed his grain and disposed of it. He
had no insurance and it is understood that
Mr. Long had none on the building.
The fire is supposed to have been of ac-
cidental origin. About an hour before it
was discovered Mr. Ertly was in the barn
with a lantern, but he does not believe
that it might have caught from his light.
A Litre GIRL WHIRLED AROUND A
SHAFT.—It was only by miracle that little
Ina Miller, of Millheim, escaped a frightful
death on Wednesday. Wm. Miller is the
little girl’s father and he is employed in
Confer’s planing mill. She went to the
mill to see him and while running about
the place her dress was caught by one of
| the rapidly revolving shafts and quick as a
flash she was drawn into it and held as if
in a vice.
Once her little body was hurled about
the shaft and then her clothing fortunately
gave way and she was thrown to the floor.
Aside from a bruised head and a few
scratches she escaped unhurt.
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—— “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’’ is as much a
feature of history as any great battle, and
it has outrivalled every other play and
will continue to live, despite the fact that
we have all seen it. It is almost a neces-
sary part of the education of the young,
and so long as it instructs and entertains
it will ever be welcome. One of the best
productions of the play is that to be given
Thurs., Oct. 28th, at Garman’s, under the
management of Stowe & Co., and no mon-
ey has been saved to make it a first-class
production in every respect. Uncle Tom,
as portrayed by William Curry, is a fin-
ished piece of acting, and Harry Webber,
as Marks, the lawyer, has no equal. Eva
is skillfully handled by little Walley Web-
ber, and although scarcely nine years old,
she plays the character with the ease of a
veteran. Topsy. by Florence Ockerman,
is a genuine surprise and she fairly eclipses
all previous efforts at the character. There
is a good company of colored dancers, cake
walkers and singers, and agrand cake
walk is one of the features. Prices of ad-
mission 25, 35 and 50 cts.
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CATTLE TRAMPLED TO DEATH. — Two
car loads of western cattle arrived in this
place, on Tuesday morning. One was con-
signed to P. L. Beezer, the other to Wm.
Lyon. In the car for Beezer there were
twenty-five head and all were in good con-
dition, but forty-two had been packed into
the Lyon car and when they arrived here
two were found to have been trampled to
death and a third had been down and laid
lon its left fore leg so long as to make it
quite useless. The steer had to be hauled
| to the pen and did not regain the use of
the leg until night. The cattle brought in
by Mr. Lyon were small and intended to
be fed on Col. Reynold’s farms until in a
condition for market.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week.
Howard B. Neff, of Roland, and Ida R.
Leathers, of Howard.
John V. A. McEntire and Lillie Grace
Swanger, both of Millheim.
Harry C. Musser and Mary E. Cormai
both of Rebersburg.
John L. Guisewhite, of Aaronsburg, and
Ora S. Emig, of Logan Mills.
Sylvester Heaton and Jennie L. Beatty,
both of Boggs township.
Dr. Harvey 8S. Braucht, of Milesburg,
and Madge Allison, of Spring Mills.
‘Wm. J. Ishler, of Benner township,
and Sallie J. Stamm, of Bellefonte.
Harry Lose, of Bellefonte, and Bertha
Bryan, of Boggs township.
Andrew F. Heath, of Powelton,
Catherine Wilson, of Boalsburg.
George L. Williams and Estelle V. Se-
christ, both of Howard.
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HowARD TowNsHIP’S TAX COLLECTOR
SUED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.—Joseph Cas-
selberry, a former tax collector of Howard
township, was jailed here, on Monday,
charged with embezzlement of funds dur-
ing his term of office. On Tuesday friends
came to his assistance and bailed him out.
The case is a somewhat complicated one
and dates back to ’92 when Casselberry
was appointed tax collector for the town-
ship in place of Frank Deitz, who had been
elected and declined to serve. In 1893 he
was reappointed and then elected in 1894.
Mr. Casselberry was an old soldier, but
made a hustling collector, until he got be-
hind with his duplicates and the trouble
followed. Last year he was removed and
J. W. Smith appointed. The suit was
brought against his bondsmen to recover
on the duplicates. Robert Cook and Wil-
liam Neff went his bail, but last Friday
they threw it up and Casselberry was
brought up here. The court gave him un-
til Monday to find new bail, but he could
get none and was then put in jail until his
bondsmen as a collector, John K., and S.
B. Leathers, came up and bailed him out.
The history of the case is about as follows:
July 4th, '96, a statement of confession of
judgment on official bond was filed for the
year 1894. In favor of the scheol district
$331.61; poor, $421.39; road, $73.72. A
seire facias was issued on above confession
on August 6th, 96, then Mr. Casselberry
filed an affidavit of defense. The case was
put on the trial list for the April term ’97
and on May 3rd, ’97, the case came to trial.
The jury returned a verdict in favor of the
school district for $350.11; poor, $474.06;
road, $82.93. This was subject to several
questions of law reserved by the court.
On August 10th, '97, the court filed an
opinion reducing the above verdict to
$91.45.
On August 19th, 1897, a confession of
judgment on Mr. Casselberry’s bond for
1893 was also filed. The amounts were for
poor $252.26; Howard township, $71.46;
school district, $475.75. S. B. and J. K.
Leathers, his bondsmen for 93, paid these
claims and took an assignment of the judg-
ment.
Howard township has gotten all the
money belonging to it; the trouble now
being among the bondsmen.
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STATE NORMAL VS THE ACADEMY.—-To-
morrow afternoon the foot-ball eleven from
the Normal school, at Lock Haven, will be
here to line up against the Bellefonte
Academy kickers. When the two teams
met, in Lock Haven, early in the season,
neither side could score so evenly were
they matched. Both have improved and
an exciting game can be expected.
The game will be played on the glass-
works meadow. An admission of 25 cts.
will be charged. Game ca''>d at 2 lock.
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——The visit of the W. C. T. U. to the
jail, last Sunday afternoon, was evidently
appreciated as we have been requested by
the prisoners to say that they enjoyed the
services and would like to have them come
again.
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——The arch deaconry of Williamsport
will meet in this place on Monday, Tues-
day and Wednesday, October 25th, 26th
and 27th. Organist Reeve, of St. John's,
is arranging to have some unusually fine
music during the sessions.
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——The regular monthly sociable of the
Methodist church will be held this evening
in the lecture room. A program of recita-
tions and music will be given and coffee,
sandwiches and cocoa served for the admis-
sion fee of ten cents. You are cordially
invited to be present.
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-———Rev. Geo. E. Limbert, of Grove
City, will preach in the Reformed church,
in this place, both morning and evening,
on Sunday, October 24th, and at Zion in
the afternoon. Rev. Limbert is a Centre
countain by birth, having been horn at
Madisonburg.
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George F. Harris, Dr. J.
—Dr. L.
| Seibert, Col. W. F. Reynolds and Joseph
| L. Montgomery have been chosen delegates
from St John’s Episcopal church to attend
the convention at Seth Bethlehem, on
November 9th, to el bishop to succeed
the late N. S. Ruliso
Tom THUMB WEDDING.—The ladies aid
society of St. John’s Reformed church cor-
dially invite you all to be present at the
wedding of Miss Lot to Tom Thumb,
Thursday, Oct. 28, 1897, at 8 o’clock p. m.
in the armory, Bellefonte Pa. Admission,
adults 25 cts. and children 10 cts.
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REV. HosHOUR TO LEAVE.—Rev. Ed.
Hoshour, for nine years and three months
pastor of the Lutheran church in this place,
has accepted a call to Hellam, Pa., and
will leave Bellefonte about the 1st of
November.
Rev. Hoshour will be missed in Belle-
fonte, where his services as a pastor have
been very highly appreciated and his citi-
zenship an honor.
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THE RESCUED MAN.—Tommy Masline,
the rescued man, will speak in the court
house next Sunday afternoon, Oct. 24th, at
3:30 o'clock. His theme will be ‘Miracles
of Grace.”” He will give a brief history of
his life while in prison, and the means of
his rescue. His experience holds up a
voice of warning to the youth of the pres-
ent day, as he paints the pictures of his
sad life. He comes to our people highly
endorsed by the clergy and press and no
one need hesitate to go to hear him. He
is a plain, practical speaker, enlisting the
attention of his audience to an unusual
degree. This meeting is for men and
women, and all are cordially invited to
attend. Remember the time is half-past
three, Sunday afternoon.
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THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE Y. M.C. A.
—The anniversary services of the Belle-
fonte Y. M. C. A., in the Presbyterian
church, last Sunday evening, proved de-
cidedly interesting and added to the con-
stantly growing conviction that the asso-
ciation work in this community is not
without its fruit. President J. Wesley
Gephart presided and Dr. Lawrence M.
Colfelt, of the Pennsylvania State College,
delivered the address.
A male choir, with W. T. Meyer at the
organ, led in the short service of song at
the opening. Rev. Goodling, of the Evan-
gelical church, prayed and the reports of
the committees of the association workers
followed. Emanuel Markle reported for
the devotional committee and there were
many there who were surprised to know
that more than seven thousand men had
attended the Sunday afternoon services
during the year and that gospel meetings
had been held at many nearby towns under
the leadership of Bellefonte’s christian
young men.
The general secretary’s report, read by
Mr. M. B. Derr, showed the workings of
the association, as well as its aims and
means to the accomplishment of good
works.
The only discouraging report was that of
the treasurer aud it was not exactly dis-
couraging when the whole statement was
made. The association finances were im-
proved during last year. 'Tis true there
is quite a large indebtedness. but it showed
material reduction and the people were
so impressed with the earnest purposes of
the young men that more was pledged for
support during the coming vear than ever
before at an anniversary meeting.
Don’t imagine from this that enough
was secured to guarantee current expenses,
for there was not and it will take many
more liberal contributions and a renewal
of all the old ones to do this.
Dr. Colfelt’s address was based on the
text, Matthew, 4; 17th, ‘What Shall I do
to be Saved,’ and the answer, ‘‘Repent
Ye!” It was truly a masterful sermon,
fraught with the most convicting argument
of repentance as the only means of salva-
tion and earnest appealing for such regen-
eration of man. Dr. Colfelt’s every ap-
pearance in Bellefonte reveals some new
force of the wonderful divine.
All Through Brush Valley.
Clarence Long, of Rockville, is convalesc-
ing. :
Our expert squirrel hunters had more than
usual success last Friday.
The United Evangelical church at Wolfe's
Store, was dedicated on Sunday.
Dentist Scott Burd, of Bellwood, visited
his old friends in our valley over Sunday.
Wm. McKibbens and his daughter Kate,
of Paroin, were with their Rebersburg rela-
tives on Saturday.
Mrs. Rose Mackey, of Williamsport and
one of her city friends spent Sunday with
her parents here.
Charles Diehl. who spent Sunday at his
home at Centre Mills, returned to his work at
Zion Monday.
Miss Minnie Diehl and Mrs. Kate Miller,
of Centre Mills, visited their Nittany rela-
tives last Saturday.
Cyrus Erhard, of Rebersburg, moved his
family into his new house at the park end of
the burg on Tuesday.
Mrs. Flora Burd, of near Rebersburg, while
cutting corn for the chickens accidentally
cut one of her fingers off.
Our supervisor Andrew Ocker, of Madison-
burg, has been making repairs on the road
from Kreamerville to Centre Mills.
Dr. Edward Burd and his wife, of Snow
Shoe, visited their old friends at Rebersburg
and Kreamerville over Sunday.’
Adam Winters, of Aaronsburg, had a num-
ber of hearty hand shakes with his many
old friends in and around Rebersburg on
Saturday evening.
Most of our morning farmers will finish
their corn husking this week and the after-
noon farmers will, of course, be obliged to
husk one week longer.
Miss Mary Corman, of Rebersburg and
Harry Musser, who is teaching school near
Milesburg, were married at the bride’s home
on Sunday noon by Rev. Moses George, the
Reformed pastor of Rebersburg.
A plucky and promising young gentle-
man, who is a candidate for the Baptist min-
istry in the person of Amos N. Jacquemin, of
Bucknell University, delivered a good lec-
ture on the subject of ‘‘Hidden Treasures,”
on Sunday evening in the Kreamerville
M. E. church.
Centre Hall.
D. J. Meyer has a right to boast as a big
potato grower. He relates that he selected
forty-three potatoes that made a bushel by
weight.
Isaiah Fleisher, of Philadelphia, is in town
paying his father, Daniel Fleisher, a visit.
Mr. Fleisher is a wholesale dealer in wood and
willow ware.
Miss Lillie Shoop, daughter of W. P. Sheop
formerly of this place, was married, Wednes-
day, at her home in Scranton, and arrived
here on Thursday, where she and her hus-
band will remain for a few days among rela-
tives.
Adam Nearhood is seriously ill. His ail-
ment is a general breaking down at the age
of seventy-three. He has been a farhiliar
character about this place since 1843 and for
many years has lived just outside the bor-
ough limits on the west.
The brick work of the Presbyterian par-
sonage is progressing right along. Aaron
Thomas, who is one of the most speedy car-
penters in this section, is boss mechanic in
his line, and will push the dwelling to com-
pletion as rapidly as possible.
The up town portion of our borough is sad-
ly in need of hitching posts. Persons who
drive to the burg have little accommodations
in this respect, and it looks much as though
persons who come here with horse and rig are
simply invited to drive through the streets,
look at the business places from their seats
on buggy or wagons and pass on to some oth-
er for their wares or, if you please, their ton-
ic for five and ten a glass. When it is too
late the error may be seen and much regret-
ted. A town is largely dependent on the
surrounding dwellers, and no one should
hesitate to at least furnish them with the
necessary tying places for their horses.
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The foundation for the proposed grange
hall was excavated last week, and stone for
the wall will be hauled in a short time.
Hon. L. Rhone and James A. Keller canvas-
sed among the members of Progress grange
recently and report that the responses were
satisfactory. Progress grange is able and
will build a very substantial hall, which will
be large enough to hold any ordinary gath-
ering in this place. Give the grangers room
to spread and they will do the right thing in
the right way.
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Our people were much interested in the
proceedings before the court on Saturday
relative to the water question. Several
scores of tax-payers were in court to hear the
argument for and against sustaining the in-
junction served on the borough authorities
the Saturday evening previous, two days after
active operations had been begun on the
new water plant by the borough.
Some few facts of general interest were
cited before the court, which your corres-
pondent will give to the public. According
to the testimony produced by the water com-
pany the Centre Hall water company was
organized and chartered in March, 1858, the
charter members being Henry Witmer, J. D.
Murray, Wm. Wolf, Peter Durst, Major
John Neff, and Dr. James P. Wilson.
The capital stock was $500.00. Under this
charter the company did business until Sep-
tember : nd of the present year, when the
company was re-chartered under the con-
stitution of ’74, and the capital stock being
the same amount $500.00. On this point the
company made a vain effort to make it ap-
6 a that the capital stock had been increas-
ut since the books of the company, kept
by®ecretary D. F. Luse, did not contain any
eviflence to this point, the statement prepar-
ed by said secretary was not admitted by the
court. Therefore, as it stands on the books
of the company, the capital stock of the con-
cern is $500.00. President Kurtz testified
that the plant is worth $15,000.
Druggist J. D. Murray in his evidence said
that the company had two reservoirs, one
is twelve feet square, built of wood, and the
other ome is larger. The mains consist
of six-inch pipe for a distance of six or eight
rods from the reservoir and four-inch from
that point to Reformed church, the other
pipes being smaller.
The borou zh called but one witness—presi-
dent of council Deininger,
identified a few papers.
The borough was represented by Messrs.
W. F. Reeder and Orvis, Bower & Orvis.
Messrs. Furst and Hewes, the former being
absent, handled the reins for the water com-
pany. The arguments on both sides were
brief. Mr. Orvis presented the points for the
borough, and did it in a very excellent and
persuasive manner.
Up to this writing judge Love has not
handed down an opinion. The prime ques-
tion of law to be decided is whether the old
water company has the exclusive right to
supply water to the borough of Centre Hall.
who merely
Pine Grove Mention.
Mrs. Harriet Riling, of Altoona, is visiting
Centre county relatives.
Mrs. J. D. Wagner is very sick with
typhoid fever and pleurisy.
Miss Mary Gardner, who was better last
week, is again confined to bed.
H. H. Goss one of our up to date farmers
spent Saturday and Sunday at Bellefoute.
Our town is the only one in the state
where squirrels can be shot from the streets.
Mrs. Alexander, of Potters Mills, is a wel-
come visitor at the Smith home, on Main
street.
Rev. Welsh, of Illinois, isa visitor in the
Frantz home. Besides being a very fluent
talker he is a very pleasant gentleman.
Election day comes on the second day of
November this year. We urge you to get out
a full vote and see that the vote is straight.
Our ranchman A. M. Brown returned from
Randolph county W. Va., with seventy head
of feeders, that he reports scarce and high in
price.
William L. Foster, of State College, bought
nine hundred bushels of apples the beginning
of the week to ship to the eastern market.
Ed. Bowersox, one of the clerks in the
shops in Altoona, is enjoying a week off and
with his wife and babe are visiting Fairbrook
friends. Mary Jane Stewart is also a visitor
at the McWilliams home.
Dr. Kustaborder is no longer a patent
medicine vender as he has sold his interest
to his partner, J. H. Albright, of Tyrone.
For the present the ointment will be manu-
factured at the same place.
Mr. Charles Gage died at his home near
Guyer, this county, on the 12th, of locomotor
ataxya from which he had been confined to
bed for years. He was 54 years and one
month of age and leaves a wife and four
children to mourn his death. He was buried
in Ross’ cemetery on the 14th with Rev.
Runyan, of Stormstown, officiating.
James G. Fortney is suffering from another
attack of paralysis. Just a year ago he was
confined to bed with a stroke which para-
lyzed his side and only recently had he re-
covered sufficiently to be about and feel
secure from the ravages of the disease. On
the 14th, while overseeing the apple picking,
he was suddenly stricken again but at this
writing is improving.
Michael Smith was here to get his share of
the frisky tribe. He and Lowell brought
down ten, while postmaster Miller came
in with nine which he declares he shot be-
fore nine o’clock. Blacksmith Eckly got the
full quota allowed by law and J. B. Ard, in
order to give the other nimrods a show, hied
himzelf off to Milton but will do his hunt-
ing later in the season.
Mrs. A. M. Brown, who has been in Ty
rone most of the summer, under the care of
two physicians, is so much better that she
will be brought home as soon as their house is
completed. W. B. Ward has the contract and
when finished it will be both comfortable and
attractive. Mr. Brown has purchased part
of the Pennsylvania Furnace farm and in
time will build a barn where he now lives.
Harold, the six year old son of Prof. J. A.
Weaver, died of kidney trouble after an ill-
ness of two weeks and was buried on the 14th
in the new cemetery. He was the pet
of the family and some months ago when he
was sent away from home to escape the
fever which had prostrated several of his sis-
ters and brothers his absence was most keen-
ly felt and now he has gone forever but of
such are the kingdom of heaven.
Dr. Ward, of ‘Bellefonte, with his two
bright little boys were on hand at the old
homestead as soon as he learned of the first
day’s hunt, which was ninety squirrels,
three wild turkeys, three pheasants and two
owls. Rev. Illingworth is the proud possess-
or of the largest owl ever captured in these
woods. It measured fifty-two inches from
tip to tip of wings and belongs to the horned
family. Charles Smith captured ita short
distance west of town and the Rev. Illing-
worth is having it mounted.
Owing to the recent sale of the Weaver
farm, the disposal of farm implements and
stock will take place on the 28th of Oct. Prof.
Weaver is a practical farmer and has taken
great interest in building up a herd for dairy
purposes, Among his herd are a number of
Jerseys that are of fine grade and are worthy
of special mention. His machinery is mostly
new and in fine condition, all of which will
be offered at public sale and sold to the high-
est bidder. No under bidding will be per-
mitted and everything offered must and will
be sold.
Our veteran railroader J. H. Heberling,
division bose on the Bald Eagle railroad with
headquarters at Eagleville, was in Ferguson
township last week visiting old friends. His
vacation was caused by a broken arm and
while we sympathize with him we are glad
that he was able to get batk to the old
place. His brother Thomas is division
boss on the section east of Eagleville,
where he has located permanently, hav-
ing sold his property on Tadpole to Mart
Harpster. James Heberling succeeds Thomas
as boss on the Fairbrook division of the
Lewisburg branch.
Sam’l Eyer, of Charter Oak, Ia., is paying
his Centre and Blair county friends a month’s
visit. Although somewhat crippled by the
hardship of army and prison life yet time has
dealt gently with him as he looks scarcely a
day older than when he left here. From
what we could learn he is heeled to the tune
of a fine productive farm and six dollars per
month as a compensation for his six months
in Andersonville prison and a grapeshot
wound in his side, which broke three ribs.
He will start for home next week and his
old comrades here wish him a safe arrival and
many years of prosperity and if possible a re-
turn to his old camping ground here.