Bewocraiic Wada
Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance,
Bellefonte, Pa., August 26, 1898.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - EbpiTor.
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The Democratic State Ticket,
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEORGE A. JENKS,
of Jefferson.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM H. SOWDEN,
of Lehigh.
FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
PATRICK DELACEY, of Lackawanna.
FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE,
CALVIN M. BOWER, of Centre.
WILLIAM TRICKETT, of Cumberland.
FOR CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE,
J. M. WEILER, of Carbon.
FRANK P. IAMS, of Allegheny.
Democratic District Ticket.
For Congress,
L. SPANGLER,
Subject to the Decision of the District Conference
For Senate,
W. C. HEINLE,
Subject to the Decision of the Dictrict Conference
Democratic County Convention.
i ROBT. M. FOSTER, State College.
Assembly, { J. H. WETZEL, Bellefonte.
Prothonotary, —M. 1. GARDNER, Bellefonte.
District Att'y,—N. B. SPANGLER, Bellefonte.
County Surveyor,—H. B. HERRING, Gregg Twp.
All In His Imagination.
The effort on the part of some of Gover-
nor HASTINGS friends to relieve the sting
of defeat, by trying to leave the impression
that after DALE was turned down by the
Republican county convention, the Gover-
nor and his fellows controlled the work of
that body, and nominated anti-QuAY men
for the Legislature, may deceive a few who
want to be deceived, but it will not fool
the honest anti-QUAY voter of the county
a particle.
Governor HASTINGS, as any one else in
his position would, feels the humiliation of
defeat at home. In order to appear before
the people of the State as exerting an in-
fluence over those who should be closest
to him, he may claim that the two candi-
dates nominated for the Legislature are
anti-QUAY men ; that the organization in
the county is under his control, and that
its chairman, W. E. GRAY, is one of his
backers. But the Governor knows better,
as does every citizen of the county who
knows anything at all about the bitterness
and contention in his party here at home.
The late Republican county convention
was a QUAY convention from beginning to
end. QUAY conventions do not nominate
anti-QUAY candidates for the Legislature,
when it is a question of QUAY or anti-
QUAY, nor do they give the control of their
local organization to the enemy, when they
have the power to make it what they want.
The truth is, two men, who if elected,
would be Hore subservient tothe wishesand
dictates of the boss, than Jon A. DALey
and ELI F. TOWNSEND, could not have
been found in the Republican party of the
county, if they had been hunted for from
Philipsburg to the Brush Valley narrows.
DALEY has been for years and is still under
obligations to Quay for positions that him-
self and son held in Washington under the
HARRISON administration, and both heand
TOWNSEND are known to be pledged to
vote for QUAY for United States Senator
should he be a candidate for the position .
and that they will do 80, NEITHER OF THEM
WILL DENY.
And soitis with Governor HASTINGS’
victory (?) in the selection of the chairman
of the Republican county convention.
Governor HASTINGS? principal opponent
in his own party in the county is ‘ ‘his?’ Hon.
Judge LovE. He is the power, which,
keeping under cover as much as possible,
arranges the programs, sets up the jobs and
encourages others in their onslaught on the
Governor. He is a bitter and uncompro-
mising partisan, and is for QUAY because he
thinks his party is stronger with QUAY at
its head, than it would ‘be without. He
has never liked the Governor, although it
was through him that Lover was taken
off the track and Love made the candidate
for judge, but the fact that he received some
400 votes less in the county, than did the
Governor at the same election, aroused ani-
mosities and created petty jealouses, that
have made it a Pleasure for him to stab the
Governor, politically, wherever and when-
ever opportunity offers. The chairman
of the Republican county committee is his
nephew, his law student, his friend and
his agent. What judge Love wants, ‘W,
E. GRAY will do, and all the Governors
that Centre county has ever had, it they
were *‘in the push’’ to day, would not get
him to do otherwise.
It is HASTINGS’ enemies, and the friends
of QUAY, who had the victory, but if the
Governor can get any consolation out of
trying to leave a false impression upon
those who know nothing of the local situa-
tion there is no one hereabouts who is go-
ing to object very strenuously.
The other fellows Znow what they have.
The Governor’s victory is one of imagina-
tion. And DALEY, TowNSEND and GRAY
are all for Quay.
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—W. C. LINGLE, formerly of Philips-
burg, has been nominated by the Demo-
crats of Cambria county for the Legisla-
ture. He is a brother of J. H. LINGLE, of
this place, and ought to be able to make a
good fight against the Republicans up in
Cambria. It was once a great Democratic
county, but political conditions have chang-
ed and if there is to be any future hope for
Democracy up there such men as “Wick”
LINGLE can encourage it.
—
——Subseribe for the WATCHMAN.
State Reform.
Continued from page 1.
ed the other with the responsibility of the
outrage.
Right along, ever since, the Democratic
party, as a party, and Democratic speakers
and newspapers have dilligently sought
administrative and legislative reform for
the state: The writings of Democratic
editors on this subject would make vol-
umes enough to fill a large library. The
way to the needed reforms was clearly
pointed out and the reforms themselves
diligently and vigorously insisted upon,
vet nobody ever heard, during all these
years, either of Swallow or Wanamaker as
reformers, though now they and their fol-
lowers have the hardihood to contend that
they made the discoveries, have proven
their title to trust and are the only true-
blue reformers in the business.
As showing the difference between the
cost of two years under the last adminsitra-
tion in which the Democrats had control of
the executive offices and part control of the
legislature, and that of the last two years
with Republicans at the top, the bottom,
both sides and the middle of things ; and
as showing, further, that Democrats not
only profess, but practice reform, the fol-
lowing series of figures will be found inter-
esting. They cover the outlay for the exe-
cutive, legislative and judicial departments
of the state government for two years, 1883-
84 under Pattison, as compared with that
for 1897-98 under Hastings. The figures
are all taken from the appropriation bills
excepting those for printing and binding.
No specific sum is voted under this head.
As exhibiting, therefore, the enormous
waste of the taxpayers’ money through the
public printing office, at the orders of the
legislature and the heads of departments,
we give the actual expenditures - for 1883-
84, as reported by the state treasurer, and
the actual expenditures for 1897 as report-
by Treasurer Beacom, added to his estimate
of the amount that will be expended before
the year has expired :
EXECUTIVE EXPENSES,
Total cost of legis-
tare. nn $541,111 $734,828
JUDICIARY EXPENSES.
Supreme court.. $113,000 $132,200
Superior eonrt. | 2 7 127,482
Common pleas 686,000 840,000
Orphans’ courts... 5 58,000 104,000
Associate judges........... 64,060 64,000
Holding court in other
distriets.......... 46,000 75,000
Totals... 5 $967,000 $1,342,082
Public pr d
binding... te $605,868 21,130,984
WCAPITULATION,
Executive offices.. $517,006 $1,513,971
Legishuive expens: J 541,111 724,828
Judicial expenses......... 67,000 1,342,682
Printing and binding... 605,863 1,130,984
$2,630,980 $4,722 465
These figures need little explanation.
They show that in fourteeen years, under
the unbroken direction of Repulican law
makers, executive departments have been
multiplied, salaries increased, new and use-
less deputies and clerks employed and con-
tingent funds padded, until, from a half a
million, our executive expenses have swell-
ed to a million and a half for each two
years.
They show that while the number of
senators and members and the allowances
for mileage, stationery and postage are the
some as in 1883, by increasing the already
large enough force of clerks and other em-
ployes, by adding enormously to contin-
gent expenses to fee party favorites by
awarding pay for regular committee ser-
vices, hy creating white-washing and
fraudulent investigating committees,
(whose perquisites were not vetoed), by
piling up the cost of contested elections,
etc., they have swelled the charge upon the
people for holding a legislative session
about $200,000 or over thirty-five per cent.
They show that the expenditure for
printing and binding the often worse than
useless state publications has almost doub-
led since 1883, although the actual cost of
doing that kind of work has been very ma-
terially reduced in the interval,
They show that even the bench has been
made to contribute to the imposition large-
ly by laws that multiply the number of
judges beyond all reason and then making
laws that enables some of them to add al-
most fifty per cent. to their legal salaries by
holding “court in other districts am years
when, in order to keep up with the “trial
lists, they must have other judges come
and hold court in their own distriots,
They show, in brief, that under Repub-
lican rule, the system is rotten from core
to rind, and that there is but one chance
for real reform, which lies in electing a
Democratic executive administration and a
Democratic Legislature.
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1883. 1897.
Executive department... $ 42,800 $ 57,800
State department........ 50,600 77,800
Auditor general’s depart-
MeM......c.cconneeseinnnn...... 49,600 116,200
Treasury department...... 30,050 46,800
Attorney general’s de-
partment. ,......c.oosni. os 16,400 33,900
Internal affairs depart-
Mehl..uccinisnniirenniniss 67,200 128,809
Public instruction de-
artment 33,400 42,400
Adjutant f
pariment....................... 34,400 47,400
State library department 19,400 43,100
Printing and binding de-
partment....................... 4,600 7,100
State reporter.,................ 6,000 16,000
Superintendent buildings
and grounds................. 11,800 42,000
Keeping grounds in or-
der (limit)...... arse 14,000 25,000
Sinking fund commissio 3,800 3,800
Revenue commission... ... 2,400 3,800
Board of public property None 1,200
Board of public accounts None 3,000
Board of pardons............ 7,000 9,600
Harbor officers (Phila.)... 10,000 102,000
Banking department. ..... None 124,000
Agricultural department 7,800 177,820
Factory inspectors......... None 80,000
Fish commissioners........ None 45,000
Soldiers orphan’s com-
mission ........ ve 21,800 21,200
Board of health None 62,000
Medical counci 3 None 3,000
Board of public charities 13,800 30,200
Mine inspectors ........... 66,000 132,000
Insurance department..... 4,156 30,242
Board of game commis-
stoners,” Jo 800
$517,006 $1,513,971
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES,
1883. 1897.
Salaries, mileage, sta-
tionery and postage for
SENALOTR....... inreesstsnssscs 8 78,449 3 79,824 |
Didier postage, isa 5,590 8,300
a s and mileage
Fulgies ud employes ™ = oY
Senate.........ouoneerenneenee 35,265 68,362
Contingent fund, sen-
ate (the limit fixed in
Appropriation bill)...... 4,000 8,925
Paid committee on ap-
propriations for ex-
DONSOR...ccnnnnrnicriviernns. | niin, 3,400
Total Senate $123,304 $168,811
Salaries, mileage, sta-
tionery and postage
of members of house.... $343,612 $353,547
Other postage................ 850 5,600
Salaries and mileage of
officers and emplo, yes,
house..." bees 33,330 95,303
Contingent fund, house
(limit fixed in appro-
priation bill)............... 5,000 13,580
Paid committee on ap-
propriations for ex-
Penses...................s. 0 aL 6,026
Total House $382,292 474,056
Investigating commit-
100%... ovine inns $3,663 $23,400
Contested elections....... 1,333 24,001
Funerals of members... 2 980
Legislative “Record ... 20,919 43,580
Sword for Dewey.
Designs tor It Determined Upon By Committee
Having the Subject in Charge.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—The design for
the memorial sword the government is to
present to Rear Admiral Dewey, according
to act of Congress, was finally determined
upon to-day by the committee having the
subject in charge, consisting of acting Sec-
retary Allen, Senator Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, and Professor Oliver, of the
United States Naval academy. A great
many designs have been submitted, some
of them showing much artistic beauty.
The one selected was submitted by Tiffany,
of New York. The design is less ornate
than some of the others. Its marked
characteristic is its simple and solid ele-
gance. The hilt of the sword, as original-
ly submitted, showed an eagle’s head, but
this was changed to a plain and solid, but
highly traced. gold handle.
The blade is ‘‘Damascened,”’ being sub-
ject to that process by which the famous
Damascus blades were made. One side of
the blade bears the inscription, ‘“The gift
of the nation to Rear Admiral George
Dewey, United States navy, in memory of
the victory at Manila bay, May 1st, 1898,"
The scabbard is of light blue Damascened
metal, with tracery of gold. One of the
most marked features of the original de-
sign was at the end of the scabbard, where
in miniature, a crown, presumbly the
Spanish crown, was being run through by
Dewey sword. The committee rejected the
suggestive feature, and instead of the
pierced crown there were substituted two
dolphins,
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Cousultation Held.
On the Matter of Taking the Vote of Soldiers in the
Field.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 23.—Governor Hast-
ings and Attorney General McCormick had
a consultation this afternoon on the matter
of taking the vote of the soldiers in the
field and decided that the provisions of the
act of 1864, and the subsequent article of
the constitution of 1874, fully provided for
this work with the exception that they do
not provide the means. In order that
there may be no hindrance to this import-
ant matter a number of patriotic citizens
‘have offered to advance the $7,000 neces-
sary and this will not compel the Governor
to call an extra session of the Legislature
to appropriate funds.
The offer has heen accepted and Secre-
tary Martin has prepared necessary blanks
and printed instructions to the commis-
sioners who will be appointed by the Gov-
ernor to conduct the elections. These com-
missioners will be representative soldiers
of the war of the rebellion, selected for the
regiments recruited in their localities. It
is expected that, before the vote is taken,
at least half of the regiments from this
State will be disbanded.
—
Clinton County Democrats.
Lock HAVEN, Pa., Aug. 23.—The Clin-
ton county Democratic convention met in
this city to-day and endorsed A. E, Grugan
for Congress, W. H. Clough, for State
Senator and Hon. C. A. Mayer, for presi-
dent judge. J. W. Smith, was nominated
for the Assembly, R: B. McCormick, of this
city, for district attorney, J. L. Ecket, of
Greene township, for surveyor and Dr. J.
W. Shoemaker, of Lock Haven, for coroner.
G. A. Brown was elected chairman. Res-
| olutions were adopted demanding reform
in state government affairs,
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ce seme SALE. HAS. ALL Ie WALLS om amir
WASHINGTON, August 22. — General
Shafter reports that he now has sufficient
transports at Santiago to bring the re-
mainder of the troops and ammunition to
the United States. The Spanish prisoners
are being embarked to return to Spain, and
Shafter expressed the belief that all will
be en route to their home country by the
latter part of the week.
SC —————s
Over 20,000 Spaniards Sent Home.
WASHINGTON, August 22.—A dispatch
received by Adjutant General Corbin from
General Shafter indicates that, with the
fall of Santiago, 23,726 Spaniards surren-
dered. Of this number a few less than
3,000 were guerrillas and volunteers, mak-
ing the total number to he returned to
Spain about 21,000.
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A Rough Rider Charged With Murder.
TRENTON, N. J., August 22.—Governor
Voorhees to-day granted the requisition of
Governor Stevens, of Missouri, for the ex-
tradition of James Redmond, one of Col.
Roosevelt's Rough Riders, arrested in
Jersey City a few days ago. Redmond is
charged with murdering Emma Shoemaker
in Kansas City last December.
ES —————r
Two Pictures.
From the Scranton Times.
The following is the beginning of an
eulogy to the Republican party, in the
declaration of principles of the Republican
state convention in Wyoming, which ap-
peared in yesterday’s paper in one column :
“The financial policy of the Republican party
Daring hroughs prosperity to the entire coun-
In another column of the same paper ap-
peared the following, a repetition of which
can be found frequently in all sections of
the United States where there are indus-
tries :
‘Hardly a wheel is turning in the Hocking Val-
ley (Ohio) and all branches of business are de-
pressed and suffering. Prospects were never
more gloomy. Many persons lack the actual
necessities of life,”
The big strike of the clothing makers in
New York city, some 15,000 in number,
took place last Monday. The workers
have been paid a stipend, that barely gave
them a subsistence, in fact not the food, or
clothing necessary for health or comfort,
and the poor white slaves have taken the
only alternative, and rebelled against their
masters. And this is the *‘prosperity’’
promised two years ago.
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Taking Time by the Forelock.
From the Port-Allegheny Reporter,
The Republican party evidently believes
in the early bird and worm story. A re-
cent action of the Republican League of
the United States creates ex-President Dole
of Hawaii as one of their numerous vice
Presidents. As he will probably be chosen
the first Governor of those islands he will
be in a position to construct political fences
in ways that will insure a predominance of
Republican votes from our dusky wards
when the occasion arises.
Er
There Should Be No Doubt of It.
From the Evening Telegraph, (Rep.)
On the strength of Mr. Jenks’ determined
stand in opposition to every form and
phase of Quayism, and his exclusion of all
national questions from the campaign,
many independent Republicans will he
found ready to give him their votes,
Patients Sleeping on the Floor,
MONTAUK PornT, L. I., Aug. 23.—Colo-
nel Forwood to-day reports over 1,000
patients in the general hospital at Camp
Wikoff and 200 or more sleeping on the
floor, there being no cots for them. The
Red Cross society is now giving special at-
tention to the men of the regular army
who have been overlooked in the distri-
bution of delicacies and other things to
make them comfortable, According to the
best information to be had, President Mec-
Kinley will goto Montauk Point sooner
than was at first expected, as he is anxious
to see for himself the condition of the men
who fought at Santiago and how they are
being cared for.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The engine hauling the Lewisburg
passenger train to this place broke down at
Pardee, yesterday morning, and by the
time another one was secured from Sun-
bury it was so late that the train did not
reach here for three and a half hours after
time.
Sdn i
——The patriotic dance given by the
young ladies in the armory of Co. B, last
night, was as delightful as it was] novel
and pleasing. The girls had the armory
exquisitely decorated in the national colors
and in addition to doing it all themselves,
they footed all the other bills, as well. A
great many strangers from a distance were
present and it was voted the most brilliant
of the season’s dances.
———
——Cancer caused the death of Mrs.
| Hester Griffith, at her home at Pleasant Gap,
about mid-night on Monday. Deceased
had been a long sufferer with the disease.
She was 75 years old and was the mother
of John Griffith and Mrs. Harrison, of
Pleasant Gap. Burial was made in the
Lutheran cemetery at the Gap yesterday
morning.
> '
——Edith Tate is lying in a precarious
condition at her home, on north Spring
street. On Friday she was suddenly
seized with acute appendicitis and Dr.
Klump diagnosed the case as needing an
operation. Dr. Klump was summoned
from Williamsport and an operation was
performed Wednesday afternoon. Several
abscesses were discovered in the abdomen
and though the operation, itself, was high-
ly successful her condition was so bad that
no hope of her recovery is entertained. It
was not expected that she would live long-
er than mid-night.
——Farmer William Whitmer, of Buf-
falo Run, was in town yesterday afternoon
to meet a party of Virginia capitalists, who
represented to him that they were buying
up Buffalo run lands. They were up the
valley yesterday morning and Mr. Whit-
mar says they carried several bundles, each
marked $5,000.00. As they didn’t show
to them it is suspicioned that they were
swindlers and got scared off before carry-
ing their game to completion. Billy was a
bad man to tackle for such pusposes_any-
‘way. He has lots of money, but it would
take a slicker swindler than we have ever
heard of to get any of it.
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AN OLD HARD-TACK.—At the home of
George Marshall, on West High street, is
preserved a relic of the war of the rebellion
that the flight of time seems to be making
no impression, whatever, on. It is an
army hard-tack that was sent home to
them from the war by Mrs. Marshall's
brother, Ephriam W. Klinger, a corporal
in Co. H, 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
the company which went from here and of
which George A. Bayard was captain. It
was in the year 1862 that it was sent home,
just thirty-six years ago and is in as good
condition as when received. Klinger soon
afterwards was captured by the rebels and
died in Andersonville prison.
MARRIED IN PHILADELPHIA. — Robert
Woodring was married in Philadelphia,
Wednesday evening, to Miss Johanna
Knudsen. Both are well known in this
Place.and the ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Dr. David J. Beal, of the Preshy-
terian church.
The young couple left Bellefonte on an
early train Wednesday morning and were
married after their arrival in the city.
Miss Mabel Woodring, a sister of the groom,
accompanied them. After a short honey-
money at Ocean Grove they will go to New
York, whence the bride will sail for her
home in Bergen, Norway, on Sept. 3rd.
She expects to remain abroad until next
spring, when she will return and they will
go to housekeeping in this place.
Robert Woodring is the eldest son of
former sheriff D. W. Woodring, of this
place, and is employed as a mail carrier in
the local postal service. i
BREAKERS AHEAD FOR THE COLLEGE
TIMES.—When the State College Times
was started by the people of that vicinity
who felt the need of a local paper and in-
terested themselves in the enterprise, hop-
ing it would remain a purely local institu-
tion, it was understood that the paper was
not to take sides with any political party ;
but to remain as neutral! as possible. Of
course all the good people of State College
encouraged and advised the paper, but’ it
appears that the encouragement and ad-
vice of our former recorder friend ‘‘Shady*’
Harter has been the most weighty and grad-
ually the destiny of the Times has been
shaped into the Republican column. The
paper now has tke Republican ticket at its
head and is apparently a full fledged Re-
publican organ.
The Democratic supporters of the paper
are kicking up high and have about deter-
mined to insist on having the Democratic
ticket put up too, and unless it is done they
will probably withdraw their support in a
body.
The life of an editor is nothing, if not
troublesome.
Tr ——
DIED IN ILLINOIS. —Word only recently
reached this county of the death of Mrs.
Phillip Musser, which occurred at her
home, in Lena, II1., on Sunday, July 31st.
She had been .ill for a long time with a
complication of diseases and was 70 years
old when she died.
Mrs. Musser’s maiden name was Sarah
Bike, and she was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Bike. She was born at
Aaronsburg, this county, and resided
there until she grew to womanhood.
Early in the fifties she was united in mar-
riage with Phillip Musser, with whom she
went to Illinois, locating at Cedarville
where they lived some ten or twelve years
and then removed to Lena, where they
have since resided.
Mrs. Musser leaves to mourn her depart-
ure a husband and three daughters, also
many other friends and relatives,
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—A long illness with consumption
terminated in the death of Emory Sager, at
the home of his mother, at Penna. Furnace,
last Saturday morning. Deceased became
a resident of that community about four
years ago, having moved there to enter the
employ of lumberman A. M. Brown. The
latter considered the deceased one of his
most valuable men and he stuck to his work
until his health became so shattered that
he had to give up. His aged mother, his
brothers Harry and J ay and his sisters Mrs,
Fred Krebs and Mrs. Gibbony survive
him. Burial was made in the Furnace
cemetery on the 22nd, his pastor, Rev.
Ermentrout, having officiated. Deceased
was 31 years old and was a member in
good standing of Washington camp, P.O.
S. of A., which order had charge of his
burial.
——The iia ins of Mary Ann
Fleisher, wife of Daniel Fleisher, of Centre
Hall, were consigned to the earth Wednes-
day afternoon, the hurial taking place in
the Sprucetown cemetery. The deceased
had been confined to the sick bed for a
number of weeks, and suffered much pain.
She was a christian woman, and for many
years a member of the Presbyterian church
and her pastor, Rev. Christine, performed
the last sad rites over her body. Deceased
was the oldest daughter of Joseph Shirk,
of Potters Mills. Her brothers and sisters
who survive her are : Mrs. Jennie B. Wag-
ner, Andover, N. Y.; W. B. Shirk,
Atlantic City ; Mrs. B. D. Brishin, Centre
Hall ; Harry Shirk, Potters Mills; Mrs,
Linnie Ruble, State College.
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—Clement Hemphill, of Centre Hall, died
Monday afternoon after a brief illness, aged
47 years. The funeral took place Thurs-
day afternoon ; interment being made in
| the Centre Hall cemetery, Rev. Christine,
up when he came to town to talk business |
of ‘the Preshyterian church, officiating.
The deceased, with his estimable wife,
moved to that place, last spring, from 116
Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, purchased
the Runkle property and had it repainted
and fitted up in elegant style. He was
living in retirement, enjoying an annual
allowance from a large estate. He leaves a
wife, Anna M., daughter of John R. Law-
yers.
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SUDDENLY EXPIRED AFTER TAKING A
DRINK.—L. M. Paul, of Scotia, died very
suddenly at the home of L. H. Schruder,
in Ferguson township, on Wednesday.
He was traveling along the road on foot
and stopped at Schruder’s house for a drink
of water. After drinking the water he laid
down and died in a very few minutes.
Deceased was 58 years old and is sup-
posed to have died from paralysis. He has
several married children living about
Scotia and Stormstown, with whom he
made his home. Undertaker Heberling,
of Pine Grove Mills, took ‘charge of the
body and prepared it for burial.
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——Nora, wife of Jacob D.. Neidigh,
died at their country home, near Loveville,
this county, on the morning of August
15th, at four o'clock. Deceased was 23
years old and had been ill about a month
with fever. She leaves a husband, with
three small children, one only a babe.
Mrs. Neidigh was a kind, goo’ woman who
was held in high esteem by all who knew
her. Interment was made at- Pine Hall,
on Wednesday, August 17th. Rev. A. A.
Black i vn i I
LITTLE ANNA MARTIN DEAD.—On last
Thursday death claimed little Anna Mar-
tin, the eight year old daughter of John
Martin, of this place, and the pure soul of
the crippled girl has been wafted to Heav-
en, where there will be no difference in
children and all will be happy and bright
together. :
She is survived by her parents, two
sisters and a brother. Funeral services
were held at the home on Sunday after-
noon.
—A. Fri Smits, pete known as
‘‘Chalkey,”’ formerly of Philipsburg, and
whose mother, Mrs. Jennie Clark. still re-
sides there, was killed by the cars at Har-
risburg early Thursday morning. He
lived only about an hour after the accident
occurred. The deceased was aged about
23 years, and for some time past has been
employed as a porter on a palace car.
Mrs. William L Long died at her
home, near Jacksonville, on Friday after-
noon. Deceased is survived by her hus-
band and three daughters : Emma, May
and Cora. Interment was made at Jack-
sonville on Sunday Bemis,
—— Louisa Catherine Hoy, wife of Wil-
liam Hoy, of Penn township, died at her
home on Monday. She had suffered for
years with dropsy. Deceased was 43 years
old and leaves a husband and two children.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday.
COURT IN SESSION.—The regular August
term of the October quarter sessions con-
vened on Monday morning with an un-
usually large attendance of out of town
people. Judge John G. Love was on the
bench and before the list of cases on the
calendar was taken up the routine of or-
ganization had to be gone through with.
The grand jury was sworn and J. A.
Aikens, of Bellefonte, named as foreman.
Immediately after the body had gotten to
work the reports of constables ete. were
heard. With this done the balance of the
morning session was devoted to a menior-
ial to the late John Kline Esq. Different
members of the bar spoke feelingly of their
esteem and affection for the lamented law-
yer and the following resolutions were
adopted.
The members of the Centre county bar having
sorrow of the death of John Kline Esq.,
on member of the
“lation,
ute and resolution of their respect for the de-
ceased.
John Kline Esq. was born at Millheim, Centre
county, Pa., May 10th, 1849, and died at his home
in the borough of Bellefonte, July 22nd, 1898,
making his age 49 years, 2 months and 12 days.
His boyhood days were spent on the farm, work-
ing during the summer and go;
the winter. He received his
tion at the Boalshurg Academy
ed for college and in September, 1873, entered the
Freshman class of Pennsylvania Coliege, at Get-
tysburg, Pa., from which institution he gradu-
ated with honor in 1877. After his graduation he
taught school for several terms, in the meantime
pursuing the study of law.
He was admitted to the bar May 4th, 1883, and
at once attracted the attention of his fellow me m-
bers and the public in general by the constant
application to the duties of his profession. What-
ever was entrusted to his care, received his clos-
est attention. He was noted throughout his en-
tire life as a diligent student, whether at the com-
his neighborhood, at the academy,
h relinquish the active duties of his
Profession, Nature had endowed him with a ro-
ust constitution and it was with surprise and
sorrow that his friends learned, about one year
ago, that a fatal disease threatened his life.
His temperate habits and consistent life en-
abled him to battle against the disease for many
months after it was supposed it would prove
A He was a noble, upright man, always de-
sirous of doing his duty towards his fellowmen
and seeking the good of others,
In the view of his untimely death, be it resolv-
ed by the members of the Bar Association :
in the death of John Kline, Esq., the profession
ceased,
W. Harrisox WALKER,
CLEMENT DALE,
Ww. C. HEINLE,
CALviN M. Bower,
. H. HARSHBERGER.
The list of cases was taken up and dis-
posed of as follows :
Commonwealth vs Geo. Johnston and
Curtin Swires, malicious mischief, Mary
M. McKinley, prosecutrix. Verdict of not
guilty and county for costs.
Commonwealth vs Wm. Lengle, F. and
B. Mary Ann Beck prosecutrix. True bill.
Commonwealth vs F. A, Carson and
Chas. Sweetwood. Malicious mischief. J.
R. Strong prosecutor. Defendants dis-
charged and each one ordered to pay one-
third of costs and prosecutor the balance.
Commonwealth vs Jas, H. McCool. As-
sault and threats. Chas. Auman prosecu-
tor. Bill ignored and prosecutor to pay
all costs except $4 to the county. ° oy
Commonwealth vs Jas, H, McCool, As.
sault and threats. Boyd Auman prosecu-
tor. Bill ignored and county for costs.
Commonwealth vs Chas. Summers. Lar-
ceny. H. K. Summers prosecutor. Defend-
ant plead guilty and was sentenced to pay
$1 fine, costs of prosecution, return stolen
goods and undergo the usual confinement
in the Huntingdon reformatory. The boy
is an incorrigible and had stolen $5 and
sundry small articles from his father, who
resorted to law to have him disciplined.
Commonwealth vs Mary Boney. Assault
and battery. J. K. Boney prosecutor. No
true bill returned and prosecutor sentenced
to pay all costs, except $4 to the county,
and stand committed until the sentence is
complied with.
Commonwealth vs Matthias Parker. As-
sault and battery. Joseph Parker prosecu-
tor. Verdict of guilty and defendant sen-
tenced to pay a fine of $1, costs of prosecu-
tion and undergo imprisonment in the
county jail for a period of three months.
The prosecutor and defendant are brothers
and the case arose over the payment of toll
at the gate on the pike on the mountains
above Potters Mills. Matthias was the gate
keeper and he insisted on charging his
brother toll for going through the gate to
get water. As the distance Joseph had to
80 was less than a mile Matthias was notifi-
ed to make no charge. He insisted on do-
ing it and when his brother refused to pay
they got into an altercation which ended
in the defendant hitting the prosecutor on
the head with a piece of plank.
Commonwealth vs John Viehdorfer. F.
and B. Mary Lucas prosecutrix. True
bill.
Commonwealth vs Sadie Rossman. Keep-
ing a disorderly house in Walker township.
Not a true bill and county for costs.
Commonwealth vs R. J. Young. Duel-
ling, J. D. Brown prosecutor. True bill.
Commonwealth vs John Gilfant, Mali-
cious mischief. RosyL. Pierce, of Philips-
burg, prosecutrix. Case continued and de-
fendant offered A. J. Gorton for bail in the
sum of $300. Gilfant is charged with hav-
ing struck Mrs. Pierce during an alterca-
tion they had over his Sweeping dirt from
his pavement over onto hers, They livein
adjoining properties in Philipsburg.
Commonwealth vs Nora Whippo, Mary
Whippo and Hattie Corman. Keeping a
disorderly house in Bellefonte. Wm. J.
Singer prosecutor. Defendants plead guil-
ty and sentence was suspended, because of
the youth of the girls, pending their good
behavior in the future.
Commonwealth vs J. K. Boney and Jane
Troutman. Assault and adultery. Mary
Boney prosecutrix. Not a true bill and
Prosecutor, William Boney, to pay costs
within ten day and stand committed until
the sentence is complied with.
Commonwealth vs Charles Baney. As-
sault and battery. William Walker prose-
cutor. Not a true bill and county for costs.