RT Er Until July 1st, 1899. Terms, 81.00 a Year, in Advance. Bellefonte, Pa., May 5, 1899. P. GRAY MEEK, - Ebprror. The Watchman Still to Be Had for $1.00 a Year, . Out of respect for the earnest solicita- tion of a number of the leading Demo- crats of Centre county 4nd with the hope of making the WATCHMAN the family paper of every household in this section it has been determined to coatinue the present low rate of $1 a year until July 1st, 1899. The reduction in price made last De- cember has resulted in an unprecedented increase of subscribers, but we know there are still more who will be anxious to take advantage of this low rate propo- sition. There is one thing, however, that we desire to impress upon the minds of our old subscribers. This rate of $1 per year is POSITIVELY only for those who pay in advance. All have an equal opportunity to take advantage of it and if you do not do it you need not expect to settle at any other than the rate of $2 per year. The WATCHMAN has never deviated from its rule of fair and impartial treat- ment to all, consequently the paper will be given to no one for a dollar who does not settle up all arrearages and pay one year in advance. Don’t expect to have a reduction from the old price of $2 made for you unless you are an advance sub- scriber, for you will be disappointed if you do. Appropriations and Revenues. The Governor is still struggling with the appropriation bills, according to the latest information from Harrishurg. That is to say his excellency is doing his best to fig- ure out a way to pay appropriations amounting to $23,000,000, plus a deficiency of about $7,000,000, out of a revenue fund that will not aggregate more than $22,000,- 000. This would seem very much like the problem of making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, which has never yet heen achieved. At last accounts the Governor had Mr. MARSHALL, of Pittsburg, chairman of the house committee on appropriations, and Mr. MITCHELL, of Jefferson county, chair- man of the senate committee on appropria- tions in conference with him on the subject. This means that what can’t be accomplish- ed in one way will be in another. In other words if the cork can’t be pulled out it will be shoved in and the contents of the bottle will ‘be made available anyway. The purpose of the appropriations was to help QUAY and they will be made to do that in one way or another. Senator MITCHELL and Representative MARSHALL were the QUAY agents in the respective Houses during the session of the Legislature. Every appropriation bill which was cousidered was treated accord- ingly as it helped or hurt QUAY’s interest. The private appropriations were held in the committees as long as possible in the hope that they could be used to force Sena- tors or Members interested in them to con- tribute voice or influence for QuAY. Now that they are beyond the power of the Leg- islature STONE and MITCHELL and MAR- SHALL will use them not only as mediums of future rewards but as a process for re- dressing past grievances. The Election in Baltimore. BALTIMORE, May 2.—Unofficial returns from 175 precincts of the 308 in Baltimore city give Hayes, Democrat, for Mayor, 4,- 046 majority over Malster, Republican. The returns show large Democratic gains over last fall’s election, and Hayes’s elec- tion is conceded by 7,500 majority. Enough returns have not been received to positively indicate the vote for city council but the Democrats will control both brauches and have elected James H. Smith controller, and Skipwith Wilmer president of the second branch of the city councils. Maryland Likely to go Democratic. Republicans Have no Hope of Capturing the State Next Fall, BALTIMORE, May 3.—Prominent Demo- crats in this city said to-day that the elec- tion of the Democratic city ticket yester- day means the nomination of Edwin War- field for Governor and the election of the Democratic State ticket and a majority in the Legislature this fall. Independent Democrats, merchants and business men of Baltimore are in favor of Mr. Warfield’s nomination for the reason that he is a financier and business man. - Chairman Vandiver, of the Democratic State com- mittee, also a candidate for the Guberna- torial nomination, promptly began ar- rangements to-day for the State campaign. The city Republicans have already given up hope of carrying the State next Nov- ember. Colonel Frank Supplee, City Con- troller and one of the leaders of the city Republican organization, says that he is convinced that Baltimore is now a Demo- cratic city. The State will go Democratic this fall and also in 1900, predicts the col- onel. Jenks Sees New Era. Says Gujfey’s Leadership Has Inspired Democracy Anew. PITTSBURG, May 1.—George A. Jenks, of Brookville, arrived here to-day to attend United States district court. Mr. Jenks was averse to discussing politics. ‘‘Excpt,”’ said he, that Iam proud of the united front the Democracy presented all through the gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns, and believe that a new era has been opened up to the party. ‘Mr. Guffey’s leadership has inspired the rank and file of the organization with the belief that he wants the party to win and is willing to lend his best efforts to ac- complishing that result. Lack of aggres- sive leadership has hurt the Democrats since the days of Wallace, but we are on the eve of a new era.” New Revenue Law. The Governor Approves the Mercantile Tax Measure. A Million a Year for Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG, May 3,—The only revenue bill that got through the senate meshes, the mercantile tax bill, was approved yes- terday by the governor. It imposes an annual tax of $2 on retailers and one mill additional on each dollar of the whole value, gross, of business transacted annually. Dealers at exchanges and hoards of trade are required to pay a tax of 25 cents on each $1,000 worth, gross, of goods sold. It provides that mercantile appraisers shall he appointed by the county commissioners on or before Dec. 30th, except in Philadel- phia, where the auditor general and city treasurer appoint five appraisers, all of whom shall not be of the same political party, and who shall serve for three years. The blanks to be distributed by the mer- cantile appraisers are to be prepared by the auditor general, and shall contain an affi- davit, to which the dealer shall subscribe. The whole volume of business; including cash receipts and merchandise sold on cred- it, shall be the basis on which the license is to be rated. If the owner proprietor or any other person connected with a business refuses to produce the books and papers and appear before the county treasurer to give information on which to base his tax, he is made liable to a penalty of $1,000. The dealers, under this act, is required to place permanently at the entrance of his place of business a sign describing the busi- ness in which he is engaged, under a pen- alty of $10 for every offense. The revenue raisers calculate that this law will increase the income of the state about $1,000,000 annually. It was mate- rially amended on its passage. In its orig- inal form it would have brought in a larg- er revenue. LICENSE TAX FOR TRANSIENT DEALERS. Another bill signed requires transient retail merchants in cities and boroughs to pay a license of not less than $25, nor more than $200, a month, the amount to be fix- ed by council. In townships the license for such dealers will be $25 a month and is made payable to the county treasurer for the use of the school fund of the township. The act requires that all licenses must be renewed monthly. There isa fine of not less than $100, nor more than $200, for failure to obtain the license. ; Other bills signed by the governor are as follows : Repealing the act entitled, ‘‘An act amending clause 10 of section 1 of an act authorizing the ascertainment, levy, assess- ment and collection of the costs, damages and expenses of municipal improvements, including the grading, paving, macadamiz- ing or otherwise improving of any street, lane or alley, or parts thereof, completed or now in process of completion; and also the costs, damages and expenses of the con- struction of any sewer, completed or now in process of completion, and authorizing the completion of any such improvement, approved the 16th of May, 1891, enlarging the time which the proceedings shall in- clude,”” approved the 31st day of May, 1897. DAMAGES TO PROPERTY BILL. Repealing an act authorizing the ascer- tainment of damages to property taken, injured or destroyed in opening, widening, straightening or extending of streets and alleys in cases where municipalities have heretofore entered upon private property, or filed bouds under laws subsequently de- cided to be unconstitutional or which are invalid, and providing for the ascertain- ment, levy and collection of benefits there- for, and constituting such benefits a lien upon the properties upon which they are respectively assessed approved June 7th, 1897. Requiring all deeds and other convey- ances of real estate in the several counties of this Commonwealth having a population of over 5,000 to he registered in the office of the county commissioners recorder of deeds, and prescribing penalties. Legalizing and making: it lawful to huild fences constructed in whole or in part of wires along the public highways and as division fences. To provide for the improvement of the main traveled public roads. To regulate the publication, binding and distribution of the public documents of this Commonwealth. A supplement to an act providing for the incorporation and government of cities of the third class, approved May 23rd, 1889, and providing for the assessment and col- lection of special taxes upon properties abutting for street sprinkling and street cleaning. WRITTEN NOTICES FOR SUPERVISORS. Requiring written notice to be served upon supervisors of the proposed opening and construction of new roads for public use, and of views, reviews and reviews in connection with such proposed new roads. Amending section 2, section 5, section 6, sections 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 37, 38, 39 and 40 of an act entitled, ‘‘An Act Creating a Bu- reau of Health in the Department of Pubh- lic Safety in Cities of the Second Class,’ defining the powers and duties thereof and of the officers thereunder, prescribing rules and regulations and laws respecting the public health, and authorizing and impos- ing fines, penalties and punishments for violations thereof, approved the 26th of June, 1895. To amend section 3 of an act to consoli- date, revise and amend the laws of this commonwealth relating to penal proceed- ings and pleadings, approved the 31st of March, 1860, so as to dispense with the en- dorsing or backing of warrants by alder- men and justices of the peace out of the jurisdiction of the alderman or justice granting the warrant, and to require alder- men and justices to keep an official seal and stamp all warrants granted with said seal. . To validate changes heretofore made in the name of certain corporations not con- ducted for profit and to provide a method of making such changes hereafter. To prevent the pollution of water supply of cities of the first class. Big Strike Promised. ALTOONA, May 2.—More than 1.000 coal miners in the Cambria district have gone out on a strike for an increase in wages of 5 cents per ton. A dozen of the big corpor- ations have closed their works as a con- sequence and a bitter struggle is antici- pated. Four hundred miners have already emi- grated from the Patton region to seek work elsewhere. Machine miners are heading the strike. Colonel Hawkins Injured. WASHINGTON, May 3.—The list received at the war depart to-day from General Otis, of casualties in the Philippines not heretofore reported, includes the name of Colonel Alexander T. Hawkins, of the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment. He has been slightly injured in the arm. The other Tenth Pennsylvania men included in the list are First Lieutenant Blaine Aiken, company H, arm, slight, and Sergeant John Thompson, company H, face, slight. Yorkiown’s Crew Held Prisoners. Lieutenant Gilmore and Ten Men Were Captured. Supplies Sent to Them. General MacArthur Sug- gests an Exchange to the Filipino Leader. MANILA, May 1l.—Lieutenant Gilmore and ten of the Yorktown’'s crew have been heard from. They are prisoners of the in- surgents, according to Colonel Arguelles, the Filipino emissary from General Luna. General MacArthur this afternoon sent Major Shields and Lieutenant Hayne to the Filipino lines under a white flag with ten days’ rations and a supply of delicacies for sixteen American prisoners, ten of whom are members of the Yorktown’s boat crew, who, with Lieutenant Gilmore, were captured near Baler. Men with supplies pushed them on a handecar from Apalet to General Luna’s headquarters at Santo Tomas, five miles north. General Mac- Arthur also sent a letter to General Luna suggesting the exchange of a number of Filipinos for the American prisoners. ASK FOR PROTECTION. A party of 100 residents of Maccabebe entered the lines yesterday, asking for American protection against the Tagalos. When Major Bell, with a party of scouts, visited Maccabebe to-day the entire town turned out to welcome him. Bells were rung and the people shouted ‘‘Viva Amer- icanos!”” until they were hoarse. They eagerly besought the Americans to garrison the town for their protection. Five Tagalo prisoners, including a lieutenant, who were captured last night by the Maccabebes, were about to be put to death as the Amer- icans arrived. They were re cued by Major Bell and brought to Manila. The Maccabebes are anxious to enlist in the American army and fight the Tagalos. They are armed only with bolos. Gilmore a Prisoner. Admiral Dewey Advises Washington Regarding the Fate of the Yorktown’s Men. WASHINGTON, May 1.--The following cablegram has been received from Admiral Dewey: MANILA, April 30th. Secretary Navy, Washington. Apparently reliable information, ten of the Yorktown boat crew, including Gilmore, are prisoners at insurgent headquarters. Am continuing investigation. DEWEY. The war department has received no ad- vices from General Otis since Saturday con- cerning the conditions in the Philippines. In the two dispatches received to-day no mention is made of the negotiations with the insurgents, nor of any fighting. Gen. Otis reports that Cap’t. Rockefeller, of the Ninth Infantry, has been missing since the 28th of April. Captain Rockefeller was making some investigations about Caloocan and has not been seen since the date given. Some of his personal papers have been found about two miles from Caloocan. It is feared that he has heen captured by some of the insurgent bands. Miners at Warduner in Ugly Mood. Threaten to Clean Out the Company of Regulars There. SPOKANE, Wash., May 2.—A telegram to the Spokesman Revicw from Wardner at 7 p. m., says that the Miners’ Union threatens to clean out the one company of regulars there to-night before reinforcement arrive. Great excitement prevails. REGULARS AT WARDNER. WARDNER, Idaho, May 2.—This after- noon the first detachment of regulars arriv- ed from Spokane. They were met at the depot by a crowd of business men and eiti- zens, who gave them a cordial greeting. This detachment comprises seventy-five picked men of Company M, Twentieth In- fantry, colored, Captain Bachelor. They carry fifteen days’ rations and 2,000 rounds of ammunition. More troops are expected to come to-mor- row and by Thursday night it is hoped that the regulars will be camped in and near the town. State Auditor Sinclair is urged by citi- zens to use his influence to have martial law declared. Five masked men were seen between Warduer and Kellogg last night, but no further disorder has occurred. : GENERAL MERRIAM AT BOISE. Boisk, Idaho, May 2.—General Merriam arrived here to-day and has ordered Troop F, Fourth Cavalry, stationed here, to pro- ceed to Wardner at once. Sampson’s Squadron Home. Reaches New York After a Two and a Half Months’ Southern Crulse. NEW YORK, May 2.—Five vessels of the North Atlantic squadron, under command of Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson, arrived here from Porto Rico this afternoon and dropped anchor at the man-of-war anchor- age off Tompkinsville at 2.30 o'clock. The vessels are the New York, the flagship; Brooklyn, Indiana, Massachusetts and Texas. The squadron has been off on a two and a balf months’ cruise in Southern waters and left San Juan, Porto Rico, last Wednes- day night, for this city, reaching here after a delightful voyage. Gregg Will Not Serve. Says He Will Not be Candidate for State Treasurer. READING, May 3.—Gen. D. McM. Gregg to-night decided to decline the Republican nomination for State Treasurer. It is well known that in coming to this decision he is largely influenced by the state of his health, and that yesterday’s fainting spell came to him as a warning that he is not as robust as when he served on the western frontier, long before the Civil war, or when he bore such a conspicuons part on the Union side in the rebellion. General Gregg is now 66 years of age and he has finally decided to refuse the kindly offer of a nomination which was considered equal to an election. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ——Robert MecCalmont and W. Derstine are both on the sick list. Quite seriously sick, too, they are reported to bel ts } ——Detective Jos. Rightnour arrested three men for illegal fishing last week they were fined $18. They had caught lot of fine trout with their hands in the ol canal at the foot of Lamb street. er ee ase ——For several days a rumor has bee afloat in Bellefonte to the effect that th Drexels, through the Central R. R. of Penna., have bought the Collins furnace a this place and intend putting it in blast a once. While negotiations are actually bh ing made between the parties for such sale the WATCHMAN can say, authori tively, . that up to last night no sale h been effected. 1 ——The state undertakers’ association will hold their next annual convention, in Bellefonte, June 7th and 8th. It will bea large gathering. The officersare: J. Osterag, Columbia, Pa., president; Geo. Chandler Paul, Philadelphia, secretary;J. W. Gar- lie, Gettysburg; C. H. Mauk, Harrisburg, and F. E. Naginey, Bellefonte, executive committee. ee AA ——1If the council would concern itself more about the filthy gutters and alley- ways and less about the grass and crushed limestone, which eventually would do much toward beautifying the town, it would be much more to its credit. On north Thomas street the gutter is a regu- lar cess pool and the board of health ought to compel the town officers to lay a sewer to the creek if that august (?) body is no longer interested in the health and prog- ress of the town. Ar AT THE MEETING OF CoUNCIL.—There was barely a quorum present at the coun- cil meeting, Monday evening, when presi- dent Gerberich called the body to order for the transaction of the following business. Under the head of communications John Wagner asked that a boardwalk be laid along north Spring street from Curtin to the borough line; request granted. Thos. McCafferty asked for a light on Railroad street near the McCafferty block; referred to Street committee. On behalf of the Logan engine Co. Harry Jackson asked to have the old plug at the corner of Howard and Allegheny streets replaced by a new and better one; request granted. Chas. F. Cook was present and reported improper drainage of the crossing at the Armory on Spring street. The Logan engine company asked council to paper the hall and stair- way in the public building. The matter of opening a new street from east High through to Bishop was referred to the borough solicitor, with orders to in- vestigate. Council rightly refused to lay the steps that will be necessary on the pavement between the Kurtz and sPruner properties on Pine street; the property owners having offered to furnish the ma- terial if the borough would lay them. Under reports of committees the Street, Water and Finance committees were the only ones to report. The latter showed a balance of $3,899.05 due the treasurer. The following bills were approved and ordered paid and council adjourned. Water pay roll Street pay roll................ J. H. Johnson, IT month a Harris & Dowler Tyrone 50 gallon R. J. Schad & Bro, terra cota pipe R. J. Schad & Bro, material.......... vee $65 25 C. A. Turner, Pittsburg, material 4 86 Jenkins & Lingle, grate bars..........c.cecveeuen 13 12 E. E. Ill. Co. light public buil and lamps......... 8 00 E. E. Ill. Co. wate 1 50 E. E. 111. Co. 4 lamps... 2 50 E. E. Il. Co. Light Undine hous 6 00 E. E. Ill. Co. Lights for streets. 352 16 C. W. Tripple, 2 police badges....... «200 R. B. Taylor, coal for water works.............. 40 47 $646 40 > Fox, MINK AND WILD CAT SCALPS ‘WiLL. DRAW A BouUNTY.—Judge Love banded down a decision on Wednesday morning that will be of interest to many in the county, since its purpose is to pay the bounty authorized by law on the scalps of wild cats, minks and foxes killed between the dates of July 9th, 1897, and April 11th, 1899. The commissioners had suspended pay- ment of bounties on minks and foxes on the strength of a ruling of Judge Olmstead, of the Potter-McKean district, but E. T. Hall, of Union township, brought a test case against the commissioners to recover the bounty on four foxes that he had killed. Judge Love has ruled, ordering judgment to be entered in favor of the plaintiff. While the ruling is not mandatory on the commissioners any further than the payment of the bounty to Mr. Hall, yet it is understood that they will pay hounties to all those having pelts or papers for ani- mals killed between the above dates and not already paid for. The act of April 11th, 1899, clears up the point in dispute in the act of July 9th, 1897, and henceforth the commissioners will bave to pay bounties on the scalps of all wild cats, foxes and minks killed with- in the county. Judge Love's decree is as follows: This is a case stated for the opinion of the Court—the plaintiff, it is admitted, produced a certificate of a Justice of the Peace, in due form of law to the commissioners of Centre county for the payment of the bounties on four fox scalps under the provisions of the Act of July 9th, 1897, ‘‘entitled an Act for the destruction of wild cats, etc., and provid- ing for the payment of bounties on the same, officers fees, and fixing a penalty for viola- tion of same.” The only question raised by the case stated is the constitutionality of said Act of Assembly—the defendant refused to pay the bounties, alleging that the Act had been declared unconstitutional. The Act had been decided unconstitutional by Judge Olmsted, of the McKean Potter District, hold- ing that the title of the Act was defective be- cause it did not set forth that the bounties were to be paid by the respective counties in which the animals were slain. Without con- troverting the decision of Judge Olmsted, it may be questionable whether the construc- tion given the title by him could be well maintained in view of the fact that all prior legislation, providing for the payment of bounties on wild animals, the destruction of which was deemed essential for the protec- tion of domestic fowls and animals, as well as game birds, that no other municipality than the respective counties in which the animals were destroyed were directed to pay the bounties provided for, but all legislation upon the question imposed the burden of pay- ing the bounties provided for upon the coun- ties. So that when the legislation upon the question was revised, it may well be doubted if the title was not sufficient to give notice to the counties or parties affected thereby. But it is not necessary to pass definitely upon the question, as the Legislature by the Act of April 11, 1899, amended the title to the Act of July 9th, 1897, so as to remove any objec: tion as to its title. We therefore think the plaintiff is entitled to judgment upon the case stated. And now April 24th, 1899, judgment is directed to be entered in favor of the plaintiff on the case stated for the sum of four dollars. By THE COURT. -agvj. ——W. E. Gray Esq., has been appointed commissioner in bankruptcy for the dis- trict of Centre county under a recent act of Legislature. Court PROCEEDINGS.—When the report of the proceedings at court concluded in the last issue of the WATCHMAN the case of the Commonwealth vs G. C. Peifer, a former Lock Haven implement dealer, was on trial. He was charged with false pretense by A. W. Oliver. Verdict of not guilty and defendant to pay costs. Commonwealth vs J. W. Coder, charged with desertion and threats by his wife, Bridget M. Coder. After hearing the evi- dence the court ordered that the defendant pay costs of prosecution and pay to his wife for her support and maintenance the sum of $8 per month, to be paid monthly be- ginning May 1st, 1899, and on the first of each month thereafter until further order of the court. The parties are from Snow Shoe. Coder went to jail in lieu of giving the necessary hond for compliance with the sentence. He wanted to settle for $5 per month. Commonwealth vs Frank Harnish, charg- ed with desertion by his wife, Annie Har- nish. Cause heard and defendant declared guilty and sentenced to pay $4 per month for the support of his wife. Payment to begin May 1st, 1889, and to be monthly thereafter until further order of the court. Defendant went to jail in lieu of giving the required bond. Commonwealth vs Frank Watson, charge betrayal by Ada Wilkins. True bill. Commonwealth vs John H. Taylor, charge assault by Mrs. Clara H. Treaster. Nol pros entered for want of evidence. Commonwealth vs Claire Rupert and Leo Reardon, charged with throwing stones by George Spangler. The litigants were from Eagleville and the defendants, little boys, were said to have struck a 5 year old child of Spangler on the head with a stone, there- by severely injuring it. Vérdict of not guilty and defendants to pay # of costs and prosecutor 3. The prosecutor went to jail until afternoon then he gave his note for his portion. The court gave the boys a reprimanding that ought to do them some good. Commonwealth vs Blanche Twohey, charged with being a common nuisance by Cap’t. Harry Simler, of Philipsburg. She was returned for having made indecent ex- posure of her person and open lewdness but the witnesses all swore that her acts had been committed in Clearfield county and she was acquitted. When escorting her back to jail for her ‘‘bundle’’ her at- torney and the sheriff sentenced her them- selves to the effect that she should leave town at once and the last seen of Blanche was that she was making tracks out of Bellefonte as fast as she could. Commonwealth vs Fred A. Washburn, charged with desertion by his wife, Mrs. Kate Washburn.” Cause heard and de- fendant declared guilty. Sentenced to pay costs of prosecution and $8 per month for ‘the maintenance of his wife, payment to begin May 20th and continue until further order of the court, . Defendanfgave a bond. of $500 for faithful complianee with the sentence. : a Commonwealth vs Frank Rockey, charg- ed with betrayal by Minnie Rachau. Liti- gants were from Spring township; the prosecutor being an orphan. This case excited considerable interest because of the prominence of the parties involved and the court room was filled with boys and girls of tender age who should not have been permitted to listen to such testimony. The defendant set up an alibi and was declared not guilty. The prosecutor was directed to pay 3 and the defendant # of the costs. THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WERE IM- POSED. All the jurors having been discharged on Friday evening there was no session of court on Saturday. On Monday morning judge Love imposed the following sen- tences: John D. McKinney, of Philipsburg, who had changed his plea of not guilty to the charges of larceny and receiving stolen goods preferred by J. M. Bunnell, to guilty of the charge of larceny, was sen- tenced to pay a fine of $50, costs of prosecn- tion, return all property or pay the value thereof and undergo an imprisonment in the county jail of fourteen months. O. J. Sherman, of Philipsburg, who plead guilty to the charges of larceny and forgery preferred by J. M. Bunnell, was sentenced to pay a fine of $50, costs of prosecution, return all property or pay the value there- of and undergo imprisonment in the coun- ty jail for fourteen months. William Gomer, of Snow Shoe, who plead guilty to larceny of goods from the store of T. B. Buddinger, at Snow Shoe, was sen- tenced to pay a fine of $1, costs of prosecu- tion, restore stolen property or pay the value thereof and undergo imprisonment of one year in the county jail. THE SECOND WEEK’S DOINGS. Court has been well attended all week and many cases have been disposed of, though the work will not be finished up until to-day. The cases taken from the civil list have been as follows: Dr. S. F. Nevling vs overseers of the poor of Burnside township, appeal plea non assumpsit. This case grew out of the medical services rendered to Thomas Smoke’s family, who were charges of the defendant township in 1892. There was some question for some sime whether this family would be eventually settled on Burnside township, Centre county, or West Keating township, Clinton county. Ver- dict in favor of plaintiff for $16.50. Dr. E. S. Dorworth vs the poor district of Milesburg borough; appeal, plea non as- sumpsit. This case was brought to recover for medical services rendered Mrs. Adolph Franks in 1897. Verdict in favor of plain- tiff for $11.20. James A. Wilson, use of W. M. Cronis- ter, now use of William A. Ishler vs G. G. Ammerman, administrator of, etc,, of Eliza Ammerman deceased, and John Ammer- man. Verdict in favor of plaintiff for $268.87. W. H. Musser, guardian, use of Lida L. Gregg ve Harry R. Curtin, executor of etc., of John Curtin, deceased: three cases; one case settled. Judgment confessed by the defendant in the other two cases in favor of plaintiff for $657.00. W. H. Musser, guardian, use of Fannie B. Gregg (now Brown) vs Harry R. Cur- tin, executor of, etc., of John Curtin, de- ceased. The defendant confessed judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $657.00. Caroline E. Rhone vs Budd Thompson, Dr. J. A. Thompson and Alexander Cheney executors of, ete., of John I. Thompson,de- crused, with notice to Budd Thompson and all terra tenants. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $10,000.00, with interest from the second day of June, 1898, and an at- torney’s commission of $500.00. Winfield T. Summers vs Israel Kaufi- man, administrator of, etc., of Michael M. Fishburn during his life time. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $425.00. C. L. Gramley, executor of, etc., of W. Bierly, deceased, vs. Martha Long and Jesse Long; appeal, plea non assumpsit. This suit was brought to recover for corn and potatoes on the farm now owned by Mar- tha Long. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for fifty dollars, subject to the question of law reserved by the court. D. H. Bean vs. D. T. Cowher and G. W. Cowher. This suit was on a note for $75, dated May 16, 1894. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $101.17. First national bank of Bellefonte vs. A. M. McClain and Isaac Thomas, trading as A. M. McClain & Co. This suit was on a note. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $308.43. Minnie Brew vs. George L. Jackson and George T. Brew, administrators of, etc., of George W. Jackson, deceased. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $3285.00. Emeline Hough vs. M. G. Brown, John Weaver, A. R. Powell, Alfred Graham and Cyrus Gordon, summons in trespass, plea not guilty. The suit was brought to re- cover treble damages for the cutting and removing timber and bark from the Wil- liam P. Brady tract situated near the line of Centre, Clinton and Union counties. The plaintiff could not trace title from the Commonwealth to herself, and a verdict wasrendered on Tuesday morning in favor of the plaintiff. Hannah Long, executrix of and sole de- visee under the will of Conrad Long, de- ceased, vs. J. M. Williams, defendant, and Wm. C. Heinle and Harry Keller, terra tenants. Settled. Salt Lick Oil & Gas Co., vs. S. A. But- ler. This suit was brought to recover well drilling apparatus, ete., which had been placed and used by Butler & Brumbaugh in sinking a well for oil in the Karthaus region for the plaintiff company; and after drilling for some time the defendant at- tempted to remove the property, claiming ownership, and that Butler & Brumbaugh were her{lessees, and the plaintiffs had the property replevined. But afterwards the Keystone Drilling company, from whom the machinery had been purchased, took the property away. Verdict in favor of the defendant for one dollar. The Bucher & Gibbs plow company vs. Cyrus Brungaft, guarantor of W. L. Good- hart. Early in 1894 W. S. Chase, general agent for the plaintiff company, doing busi- ness at Canton, O., sold to W. L. Good- bart, who was doing an implement busi- ness at Millheim, a car load of plows, etc., on a contract, with this defendant as guar- antor. The defendant alleges that he did not understand that he was signing a guar- antee but thought he was a witness. Mr. Goodhart made an assignment for benefit of creditors in October, 1894, from which assigned estate realized something over $118. This suit was brought to recover the balance of the contract price. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $477.59. Lehigh Valley Coal Company vs Beech Valley Coal & Iron Company. Suit to re- cover on a mortgage dated sometime in 1895. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $10,485.00, with stay of execution for six months. John Wolf vs Joseph C. Bierly, summons in tresspass, plea not guilty. This suit was to recover damages done to portion of farm land by water flowing over it. Is appears that there is a spring located on plaintiff's farm which, as the plintiff alleged, flowed through the plaintifi’s field and then across the line into the field of the defendant into a sink hole, which water, after the sink hole was filled up, would run down and again run across a portion of plaintiff’s field and across the public road into Elk Creek, and sometime in 1879 the plaintiff changed the course of the stream but into the original channel on his own land, and in 1889, after the June flood of that year, the defendant dug a ditch along the divis- ion fence and allowed the water to enter Wolf’s field at or near the corner and it overflowed Mr. Wolf’s field and thus damag- ing plaintiff’s crops. The defendant ad- mitted putting a ditch along the division fence and also that he closed up the sink hole, but denied that his act had anything to do with keeping plaintiff’s land wet, and further alleged that prior to the time that plaintiff frst changed the original channel the spring had a regular water course to the creek all on plaintiff’s land, only when water was high and the channel would overflow, and this overflow water would run onto his land and into the sink hole. Verdict for plaintiff for $39.58. —e ——One of the large plate glass show windows in Joseph Bros & Co’s. store was broken, last Saturday, by being struck by a falling shade. ————— eee ——Eat native wheat and ask your gro cer for Pheenix Milling Co’s ‘‘Finest”’ flour.
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