Demarco
Bellefonte, Pa., July 14, 1899.
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The Democratic State Ticket.
FOR THE SUPREME COURT:
S. L. MESTREZAT,
of Fayette county.
FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT:
C.J. REILLY,
of Lycoming county.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
W. T. CREASY,
of Columbia county.
The County Ticket.
For Sherif—CYRUS BRUNGARD.
For Treasurer—W. T. SPEER.
For Recorder—J. C. HARPER.
For Register—ALEX ARCHEY.
P. H. MEYER,
DANIEL HECKMAN.
For Cominissioners— {
For Auditors— {360% SohERS,
For Coroner—W. U. IRVIN.
Winners of the Free Summer Trips.
The winners of the WATCHMAN'S ‘Free
Summer Outing Trips,”’ offered for the
largest list of subscribers forwarded by the
first of July, are Mr. John H. Todd, of
Philipsburg, and Mr. Harrison Harmon, of
Harrishurg.
For one hundred and one subscribers who
will receive their papers at Philipshurg and
the neighboring post offices, Mr. Todd will
enjoy a ten days’ outing, at the expense of
this office, at any of the seaside resorts
For
subscribers, Mr. Harrison will have the op-
named in our offer. seventy-six
portunity to live fat and try ocean bathing
at the same place, for five days, as the
guest of this office.
It Waxeth Hot.
1t is a big fight and a bitter one that is
on among the Republicans of the county,
and one that promises to make more politi-
cal fun and create more public excitement
than has been known in this section since
Monks was hung. That is a good many
years ago, and there has been a great deal
of fun, for the fellows who were lookers on,
and a great deal of fight for those who par-
ticipated, but there has never been any-
thing since to equal either the fun or the
fight that is now being enjoyed by those
out of it and experienced by those in it.
And its all about who shall control the
Republican organization of the county,
dictate the county ticket, name the dele-
gates to the Republican State convention
and whose collar, those chosen shall wear
after they are successful.
Ex-Governor HASTINGS is extremely
anxious to be the big boss and has set out
to have things his own way. He won’t
wear QUAY’S collar (at present) nor help
any one who does. Judge LOVE has the
same kind of boss itch, and is just as deter-
mined that the way the governor wants
things is not the way that will suit him.
He would wear the collar of the state boss
if it choked him, and work for the devil if
he thought it would strengthen the power
of the ring and injure the Democracy. The
governor has the money, the judge has the
gall. The governor is fighting in the open
riding the county and scattering the
usufruct with a liberal hand. The judge
is sweating, and swearing to himself, in the
back offices of attorneys about town and
sending out his epistles to the faithful by
the thousand.
Back of the Governor are bankers JOHN
P. Harris and Col. Jas. P. COBURN,
lawyer REEDER and a host of others who
had heretofore figured as the Bellefonte
ring. Their ticket for delegates to the State
convention is Capt. S. H. WILLIAMS of this
place and JOHN GOWLAND of Philipsburg,
and both against QUAY.
Behind Judge LOVE, are E. R. CHAMBERS
JACK DALE, ex-Governor BEAVER, ex-
Judge Furst, WILSON FLEMING, and the
post-masters of the county. They hope to
send SAMUEL MILLER of Bellefonte and
Dr. DuxWwIDDIE of Philipsburg, to do the
bidding of the state boss, when his conven-
tion meets to ratify his selection. These
two men are for QUAY, first, last and all
the time and will stand by him as long as
there isa ‘“‘plum tree’’ to shake or political
porridge to distribute.
That their respective horns may be prop-
erly and fulsomely blown, Governor HAST-
INGS, has leased the Republican for five
years, purchased the support of the Gazeile,
and “fixed” both the Democrat and the
Reporter. These papers have all taken a
hand in writing him up as the greatest and
purest of officials the State has ever known,
and by the time they get through with him
it will be strange if many of our people do
not come to the conclusion that we have a
second GEORGE WASHINGTON, or, an other
apostle PAUL, living in our midst.
The other fellows not to be outdone in
the blowing business, have bought a press
for the State College Times, greased the
machinery of the Philipsburg Ledger, and
scattered their. circulars and letters in the
most profuse manner all over the county.
Through the Governor’s papers we learn
what great favors he bestowed upon the en-
tire crowd that is now fighting him, how
ungrateful every mother’s son of these have
proven, how he lined judge LOVE'S pockets
with cold cash when he wasan impecunion
and unpopular candidate for judicial hon-
ors and scores of other thing that some
people might well wish had never heen
made known. From the circulars and pa-
pers of the QUAY crowd, we get Johns-
town, Standard oil, Grace street church,
executive mansion and other scandals until
the air is thick with them, and a doubt is
left, with those who want to entertain it,
if the beautiful and costly home the former
Governor now occupies was built with his
or other people’s money.
Altogether it is a fight that has more of
bitterness down at the bottom of it and
more of dirt permeating every part of it,
than has ever been known in this neck-o-
woods. It won’t hurt any body, however,
very badly, only the crop of idiots who will
rely upon the promises made them and
which won’t be fulfilled for the reason that
what is now said publicly by both sides,
has been known and talked of privately for
years.
Nevertheless it is a good, all-round, in-
spiring fight and the WATCHMAN’S wishes
are that it may ‘live long,” wax botter,
and result in an eternal and everlasting
“lickin"’ for both sides.
Mr. Platt and Mr. Depew.
Senator DEPEW, of New York, says he
has not decided how he will vote upon the
question of seating ex-Senmator QUAY, of
this State, and adds: “I will not vote on
the question of seating Mr. QUAY or any
one man, but on the interpretation of the
statute which provides for such an ap-
pointment.”” What Mr. DEPEW really
will do is whatever Senator PLATT tells
him to do. It was upon such an agree-
ment, ‘‘sealed, signed and delivered,’’ that
he was elected, and if he fails to fulfill
every pledge Mr. PLATT will, figuratively
speaking, pull his Roman nose. Presuma-
bly Mr. DEPEW will enjoy the right, as a
Senator in Congress, to eat and sleep and
drink, as well as to indulge in his custo-
mary post prandial platitudes about pa-
triotism. But on the matter of voting
upon the question of admitting QUAY toa
seat, or any other question of political sig-
nificance, he will vote as Mr. PLATT di-
rects and look as pleasant in doing so as
possible, or he will pay a severe penalty
for his recalcitrancy.
Senator DEPEW is one of that type of
politicians who have been properly named
“sniffle-service reformers.’” That is to say
he favors any system which keeps the heel-
ers of his own party in office. When
President CLEVELAND was first elected,
Mr. DEPEW had no trouble in seeing the
greatest dangers in a civil service system
which enabled the President to remove
men who had long been in this office or
that, and putting another man in his place.
Every public official in the service at that
time was a Republican partisan and Mr.
DEPEW’S heart was wrenched at the
thoaght of the removal of any of them. In
fact he remonstrated and pointed to the
system prevailing in Great Britain as the
sum and substance of all virtue, and effi-
ciency. But four years later when HARRI-
SON was inaugurated as President Mr. DE-
PEW could discern, with the naked eye, at
the distance of a million miles. that the
prosperity of the country depended on the
instant dismissal of every Democrat in
place.
But there is probably no harm in Mr.
DePEW keeping up the false pretence that
he will vote on the question of admitting
QUAY or any other question according to
his own fancy. He may be able to de-
ceive himself by the delusive idea and thus
flatter his self-respect. Nobody else will
be deceived by him, however. Everybody
else who watches the current of public
events knows that Mr. DEPEW is simply a
proxy for Senator PLATT and one that is so
helpless in his subserviency that he doesn’t
dare to even ask the why or the wherefore
of his action. PLATT may have heen ma-
licious in selecting DEPEW for the menial
service to which he iutends to put him.
DEPEW hasn’t always spoken respectfully
of PLATT. But he will do so while he is a
Senator, if PLATT lives through the time,
or he will get his jowls boxed and the rear
portion of his trousers dusted in anything
but a gentle manner. That is what he is
in the Senate for and PLATT always takes
the pound of flesh when it is coming.
The Crowning Outrage.
Senator CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW, of New
York, whe has just returned from Europe,
where he goes annually, quotes Lord
CHARLES BERESFORD as of the opinion
“that owing to climate and certain other
conditions, we would experience almost
endless trouble in the Philippines.”” The
Hong Kong Telegraph, a high-class news-
paper, published in the city nearest to the
Philippines, governed by English-speaking
people, declares its solemn conviction that
while the Americans will ultimately gain
the day in the archipelago, ‘‘it will only be
gained by a war of extermination.’ Liter-
ally interpreted, Lord BERESFORD’S opin-
ion is that to the end of time there is to he
a continuous sacrifice of American lives in
the trenches and through the swamps for-
ests and lagoons of that topical and fever-
infected region. The alternative of this,
according to an authority which has the
best opportunity of knowing the facts in
the case, the Hong Kong newspaper, is that
we must exterminate the race, which God
in His Providence has set to occupy and
control and cultivate the land. ;
What right has WILLIAM McKINLEY to
put such conditions upon this great coun-
try in order that he may gratify an inordi-
nate and absurd ambition to be, as well as
look, like NAPOLEON ? This is the only
reason for the existing war, waged as it is
without the warrant of law, or justification
on any conceivable basis. As has been said
in these columns, the echo of Dewey’s guns
n Manila bay left in the small mind of this
cross-roads politician an ambition for em-
pire, and unless it is checked by a popular
uprising or emphatic protest of the people
it will, as the English statesman quoted
observes, cause endless trouble. A greatly
augmented force, at a largely increased ex-
pense in life and treasure will, of course,
disperse the army of the insurgents and for
a time keep the people in subjection. But
the moment the force is removed they will
arise again to assert their right to liberty
and thus it will continue through time to
eternity. It is anything but an attractive
picture to contemplate, but it is the true
condition of affairs nevertheless.
And upon what perverted theory does
President MCKINLEY pretend to have the
right to send American citizens to this hor-
rid slaughter? Under the constitution and
the laws Congress is alone invested with
the authority to declare war and enlist
armies. Yet Congress has not done that.
War was declared in the lawful way against
Spain and the President was authorized to
send an army to prosecute it. But that
war was ended by the formal signing of the
treaty of peace made at Paris more than six
months ago and no other has been declared.
That being the case what right has the
President to call for ten regiments or ten
men, to go to the other side of the world
and stand as targets for a savage people who
ask nothing but the inalienable right to
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
The truth is that this war for the extermi-
nation of a people is the crowning outrage
of the nineteenth century. The grossest
atrocity ever perpetrated by the tyrannic-
al Sultan of Turkey was an act of Chris-
tian beneficence when compared with this
outrage.
Gov. HASTINGS has no more offices
to give. The other fellows think they
have—at least they are promising census
enumerator-ships to about every one who
has an itch for office, and they boast they
are going to win because they can do so.
Alger’s Club Over McKinley.
Threatens to Embarrass President if Forced to Re-
sign. Won't Go Out as Scapegoat—Tells Friends
the Chief Executive Was Cognizant of and Re-
sponsible for War Department's Mistake.—Anoth-
er Dig at Gen. Miles.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11.—The se-
cret of Russell A. Alger’s persistency in
hanging on as Secretary of War is out. He
bas tacitly threatened such exposures as
would annoy and greatly embarrass presi-
dent McKinley if the latter should force
him to resign.
This is one reason why the President
must ask for Alger’s resignation before it
will be presented. President McKinley al-
ready knows from Secretary Alger, as, in-
deed, he does in the case of every other
member of the cabinet, that his resignation
will be instantly presented upon any re-
quest, formal or informal, from him for it.
But he also knows that Secretary Alger
would consider such a request an unfriend-
ly act. Hence he hesitates to take such a
step, even though he does not fear the con-
sequences of such retaliation as Alger inti-
mates he would make in exposures about
the President’s responsibility for the mis-
takes of the War department during the
Spanish war period.
Secretary Alger tells his friends that he
does not propose to be made the official
scapegoat for the administration’s sins in
this regard.
If he is dismissed he proposes to tell all
he knows, with a view of showing that the
President is personally responsible for
everything that has excited criticism in his
administration of the War department.
THE PINGREE INCIDENT ANNOYING.
Regardless of these unpleasant circum-
stances, however, Secretary Alger may be
forced out of the cabinet for his explana-
tion of his relations with Governor Pingree.
His attitude toward the Senatorship, which
was intended to pave the way for his with-
drawal from the senatorial race, has not
made the impression which he hoped it
would. On the contrary, the demand for
his removal has become more insistent and
pugnacious since that explanation was pnb-
lished. Yet the President hesitates to says
the necessary word.
Even if he resigns, Secretary Alger will
make every effort to prevent his resigna-
tion from taking effect until Congress meets
in December. He proposes to prepare,
with his own comments, the official annual
report, in which he will review the opera-
tions of the War department during the
war period, for it is his own view that he
wants left on record. This review will cov-
er the reports of his subordinates, includ-
ing the one from General Miles.
STAR PERFORMER IN THE CABINET.
Secretary Alger showed very plainly to-
day the nervousness of the man whois wor-
ried and lonesome, but he declined to ‘‘dig-
nify’’*the reports in circulation about his
resignation by discussing them for publica-
tion. He attended the cabinet meeting as
usual, and told a friend afterward that the
President and all his colleagues were par-
ticularly cordial to him.
As it happened, Secretary Alger had more
to report at Cabinet meeting than anyone
else, and all his recommendations were ap-
proved. His colleagues he said to a friend,
tried to make him the ‘‘star performer’’ of
the day. The fact appears to be that they
are using all their diplomacy to prevent an
open breach. in the hope that Secretary Al-
ger will retire gracefully and silently, which
hope appears to be vain.
Will Settle Strike.
Price Demanded by Miners Will Be Paid Them.
DuBois, July 11.—Nearly one hundred
delegates from all the mines in this sub-
district now affected by the strike met here
today to make an effort to bring ahout an
amicable adjustment of the trouble.
Meetings were held this afternoon and
evening, and while the utmost secrecy was
maintained, itis definitely known that
General Manager Robinson, who was pres-
ent, granted the price demanded by the
men, but refused to reinstate a few leaders,
who have been blacklisted by the company.
There is little doubt but that all differences
will be arranged at the morning session,
which convenes at eight o’clock.
John R. Gentry’s Fast Mile.
DETROIT, Mich.,, July 11. — John R.
Gentry’s mile in 2:02} was the feature of
today’s harness races at Highland Park.
He went against the track record of 2:02
and while he failed to beat it, paced a
magnificent mile. His time by quarters
was 3:12}, 1:01}, 1:33} 2:02}. It was the
fastest mile of the year.
Fatal Lockjaw from Fourth of July
Wounds.
Grains of Powder in her Finger Killed Wilkesbarre
@irl.—Toy Pistol Wound Fatal to Shamokin Boy.
Son of Judge Weiss Dead at Harrisburg
WILKESBARRE, July 11.—Miss Marga-
ret Jacobs, a seventeen-year-old girl died
to-day of lockjaw caused by a slight in-
jury on the Fourth of July.
She was at a picnic with friends, and was
firing a small pistol loaded with blank
cartridges. The first finger of her left hand
was slightly hurt by several grains of pow-
der tearing the skin and leaving a little
black mark, but as there was little pain
nothing was thought of the injury. The
next day the finger was swollen and rapid-
ly became worse.
A physician was called, but it did not
improve, and on Sunday pronounced
symptoms of lockjaw were apparent.
Three physicians treated the ‘girl, but
could not avert it. Lockjaw set in, and
she died this morning.
SHAMOKIN, July 11.—An exploding
cartridge in a toy pistol on the Fourth of
July wounded Ulrich Shelinskie on the
left hand. Although a physician dressed
the laceration, blood poisoning set in, and
in a few days the boy had to go to bed.
He died last night from lockjaw.
HARRISBURG, July 11.—Frank Weiss,
youngest son of Judge John Weiss, was at-
tacked by lockjaw to-day, as the result of a
Fourth of July accident, and died at 11
o'clock to-night.
The disease appeared early this morning,
and everything that medical science could
suggest was done for the boy. Several of
Harrishurg’s best known surgeons admin-
istered anti-tetanic toxin, imported from
Paris. and hurriedly procured from Phila-
delphia. Dr. Dercum, a noted Philadel-
phia neurologist, came this afternoon and
remained at the bedside for part of the
day.
Frank injured one of his hands by a re-
volver or cracker on the afternoon of the
Fourth of July, and last evening com-
plained of stiffness of his jaw and body.
Early this morning some symptoms of te-
tanus appeared, and all day his condition
grew worse until death ended his sufferings.
He was fifteen years old.
Charters for Corporations.
HARRISBURG, July 11.—The National
Foundry company, of Erie, capitalized at
$100,000, was incorporated to-day by the
state department.
A charter was also issued to the Columbia
Chemical company, Pittsburg, with a capi-
tai of $1,000,000.
TRENTON, N.J., July 11.—The distil-
lery company, of America, with an author-
ized capital of $125,000,000 was incorporat-
ed here today to manufacture and deal in
whiskey, spirits, alcohol, gin and all dis-
tillery products and by-products. Of the
capital stock $55,000,000 is preferred stock
with 7 per cent cumulative dividend. The
incorporators are: Walter S. Dreyfoss and
Francis R. Forker, of New York, and G.
E. P. Howard, of Soath Orange.
The Deleware and Atlantic Railroad com-
pany was incorporated with an authorized
capital of $6, 000,000 to build a railroad
from Gloucester City to Atlantic City. The
incorporators are: Z. P. Boyer, jr., Henry
Sonnington, Walter M. Boyer, Frederick
G. Nicholson, Theodore Ninestell, all of
Philadelphia; Cyrus Maloney, J. R. Roe,
A. W. Captell, Benjamin H. Davis, Thos.
Andrews, Arthur Hall, of Woodbury; .J. T.
Suckley, of Clarksbora.
Millions in Writing Paper.
The Trust Now Said to be an Accomplished Fact, With
Enormous Capital.
APPLETON, Wis., July 12.—The writing
paper trust is now an accomplished fact, di-
rectly on the lines of the original proposi-
tion. The number of mills in the trust
will be much smaller than was at first an-
ticipated, and will only, as far as announc-
ed, take in one of the Wisconsin properties
the plant of the Shattuck & Babcock Co.,
at Depere.
The company has been incorporated with
a capitalization of $24,000,000 and $17,000,-
000 will be issued in bonds. The offices of
the company will be at Springfield, Mass.
The complete list of mills whose options
have been accepted is by far smaller than
the list published some time ago.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
The Lutheran congregation and Sun-
day school will hold their annual picnic at
Hecla park, next Wednesday, July 19th.
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The old Humes property opposite
the armory, corner of Spring and Lamb
streets, has heen torn down to make way
for improvements.
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——Squire L. A. Schaeffer and Charley
Gates, formerly of the Republican, are at
the bellows of the Democrat during Mr.
Kurtz's absence in the west.
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Coke and ore, stock for the plant of
the Bellefonte Furnace company, is arriv-
ing this week and it will be only the mat-
ter of a week or so now until the plant is
put in blast.
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——In Philipsburg last Sunday, the
Methodists contributed $5,000 towards the
repairs on their church. As only about 60
persons contributeds/out of a total member-
ship of 600 no trouble, is anticipated
in raising the other $5,000 necessary.
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Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Ellen Sidney Oliver, of
Graysville, Huntingdon county, and Dr.
Thomas C. Van Tries, of this place. The
wedding will take place at the bride's
home on Thursday afternoon, July 20th.
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——William Ellenberger, of Guyer, has
been granted a pension of $12 a month,
dating from March 15th, 1899. He served
throughout the civil war, from September
11th, 1861, to July 17th, 1865, in Company
E, Forty-fifth Pennsylvania regiment.
——The order has gone out to increase
the army to a total strength of one hundred
thousand men until July 1st, 1901. The
question now arises: Will it be neces-
sary to resort to the draft to get the thirty-
five thousand additional men who will be
needed ?
——Raobert E. Brown, who resided here
for some time with his brother, Lawrence
L., but who is now in business in Philadel-
phia, was married to Miss Eliza Tate, of
Everett, on Saturday last, by Rev. Dr. Me-
Caughey, pastor of a West Philadelphia
Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Brown
are spending their honeymoon in Everett,
and will later reside in Philadelphia.
——M. C. Jobson, of Mill Hall, has for
some time past been missing voung chick-
ens from his coop. Last week he found
and killed a skunk, and since then he has
killed six more. He thinks he has now
rid himself of the chicken thieves.
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——Tuesday of this week Prothonotary
M. I. Gardner purchesed from William P.
Humes the lot and building thereon form-
erly occupied by the horongh council and
Logan fire company; also the lot and dou-
ble house adjoining it on the east. Mr.
Gardner will make extensive repairs and
equip the buildings with modern improve-
ments. He will extend the depth of each
lot fifty feet, the land for this purpose to
be staked from the rear of his Spring street
property.
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——Because the boom in the iron in-
dustry has put our two iron furnaces in
blast, imaginative minds about Bellefonte
are starting all kinds of business enter-
prises and building all sorts of business air
castles. The latest rumored business
enterprise that is to be attempted, is the
establishment of a mammoth pottery manu-
factory. How much basis there is for this
rumor we do not know. If it comes we
will be glad of it. If it does not we will
not be disappointed.
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William T. Royer, who for the past
two and a half years has served as assistant
under county treasurer Harrison Kline,
has resigned that position to accept a posi-
tion as fireman on the Central railroad of
Pennsylvania, making his first trip with
engineer Lonsberry on Tuesday. It is
likely Royer will be placed permanently
with this crew and Joseph Cushing pro-
moted to extra engineer, though it is not
vet definitely known what changes may be
made.
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.—On Monday
the new schedule on the Snow Shoe railroad
went into effect. From Snow Shoe trains
leave at 7:40 a. m., and 3:15 p. m., arriving
in Bellefonte at 9:32 a. m., and 5:20 p. m.
Leaving Bellefonte trains start at 9:53 a.m.
and 5:45 p. m., arriving in Snow Shoe at
11:26 a. m. and 7:27 p. m.
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Miracles occur even in this nine-
teenth century as everyone will believe who
hears of the escape, without injury, of Mr.
Mott’s little boy from a runaway. Mr.
Mott with his wife and two children were
driving past Morris’ lime kilns when the
horse became unmanageable. Mrs. Mott
and one child jumped out of the buggy as
did also Mr. Mott thinking thus to better
control the horse, but it pulled loose and
ran furiously up the pike to the Methodist
church where it was stopped and the little
boy found to be not even frightened.
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SEA SHORE EXCURSIONS.—The Central
R. R. of Pa., in connection with the Read-
ing Co’s ‘‘Royal Route’’ will run three sea-
shore excursions from Bellefonte to local
points as follows: —July 20th, August 3rd
August 17th. Fare for the round trip $5.75
tickets to be good for return within 10 days
including date of sale. Passengers will be
allowed to stop off in Philadelphia return-
ing within the limit. Excursion train will
leave Bellefonte at 7:10 a. m., running
through to Philadelphia without delay at
Mill Hall or Williamsport.
THE MUSICAL.—On Thursday evening,
the 6th, a most enjoyable musical was giv-
en at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R.
Hayes, on Allegheny street, for the benefit
of the piano fund for the W. C. T. U.
rooms. The entire evening was a pleasure
to everyone present for Mrs. Hayes had
every detail carefully arranged and clever-
ly executed.
Musically, socially and financially it was
a success for the program was varied and de-
lightful. Noticeably absent was the form-
ality usual at such affairs and the hostess
was able to announce that fifty-one dollars
had been realized. Of that Col. James
Milliken contributed fifteen, former gover-
nor Hastings ten and Dr. Hayes five.
Miss Emily Alexander, daughter of Dr.
Alexander, of Centre Hall, and David
Abraham, a student at the Carlisle Indian
school, were the only out of town ‘‘stars’
present. Miss Alexander has a very sweet
soprano voice and her ‘‘Lullaby’’ was much
appreciated. She is just home from study-
ing in Boston and her enunciation and pow-
er of expression are very pleasing. Mrs.
Burnet, who possibly has the richest
and fullest voice in the town, and the other
favorites were all there and accorded
their full measure of praise. Miss
Mable Fauble’s playing was especially
good and the quartet’s, ‘‘I Saw Them Do
It.”” Another number very enthusiastically
received was ‘‘Looking This Way’’ by Mrs.
Hayes and David Abraham who has a very
clear, melodious tenor voice. The complete
program was:
Soro. “Waltz Op. 57" Moszkowski,
Miss Mable Fauble.
Dur “See the Pale Moon.” Campana.
Misses Twitmire and Rumberger.
Soro “Pastorelle.” Haydn.
Miss Alexander.
Soro “Thy Beaming Eyes.” McDowell,
Mrs. Burnet.
Soro with Flute Obligato, “Star of Love.” Robandi.
Miss Aikens and Mr. Brown.
DuEer “Looking This Way.”
‘Mrs. Hayes and Mr. Abraham.
Quarter “Voices of the Woods.” Rubenstein.
Misses Butts, Weaver, Moore and Mrs. Meyers.
Soro “Two Larks™ Leschelizky.
Miss Mable Fauble.
Soro “A Life Lesson” Nevin.
Mrs. Burnet.
Duer “The Moonlit Stream,” Geibel,
Misses Twitmire and Rumberger.
Soro “The Day Is Ended,” Bartlett,
Mrs. J. C. Meyers.
Soro, “Lullaby,” Dennee.
Miss Alexander.
QUARTET, “I Saw Them Do It,” Froelich,
Misses Butts, Weaver, Moore and Mrs. Meyers.
Soro, “Dance of the Fairies,” Jaell,
Miss Fauble.
——The congregation and Sunday school
of St. Paul’s Episcopal church of Lock
Haven will pienic at Hecla Park this Fri-
day, July 14th.
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Miss Maud Pennington, daughter of
Levi Pennington will be married to Mr.
Ollie Orbison, of Altoona, in the A. M. E.
church next Wednesday.
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——James McKinny, of Hannah Fur-
nace, has all his belongings in readiness
to start for the soldiers home at Marion,
Ind., where he will make his future home.
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——The 28th annual camp meeting at
Newton Hamilton will open August 15th
and close on the 25th. The grounds and
buildings have been greatly improved and
the season promises to be the most success-
ful in its long history.
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——The school boards at Chester Hill
and South Philipsburg have elected the
following teachers for the ensuing year.
Chester Hill grammar, A.C. Thompson;
intermediate, Miss Carr; primary, Miss
Maud Davis. South Philipsburg grammar
Wilbur Wilson ;primary, Miss Nellie Thom-
as.
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——Major James M. Bell, of Blair coun-
ty, has been designated as colonel for the
Twenty-seventh,one of ten new regiments of
volunteers to be organized for service in the
Philippines. Major Bell belongs to the
First cavalry and since recovering from the
wounds received at San Juan hills has been
on active duty in the Philippines.
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——A series of dances are now being ar-
ranged for by Henry C. Quigley, Harry
Keller, Hardman P. Harris, Edmund
Blanchard, Fred Blanchard. Edward Hoy,
‘Wallace Reeder and Richard Lane, to be
given in the armory on the evenings of
July 28th, August 11th and September 1st
with music by Chappel’s orchestra, of Wil-
liamsport.
Down at Harrisburg Edward Rankin
is evidently not numbered with [the
‘‘stalwarts.”” He was given te pr
weeks ago that his position in the Imsur-
ance department would be needed for an-
other one on August 1st. He was nob th
only one, however, who was asked to :
down and out and then turn about is
play.
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——In the resolutions adopted at ti
State Teachers Association at Gettyshurg,
last week, one of our Centre county hoys,
J. Dorsey Hunter, was highly commended
for his work in making the convention a
success. He has been principal of the
schools in Gettysburg since 1891. He isa
son of the late B. F. Hunter, of Fillmore,
and a State College graduate.
——A Swedish couple residing at Wind-
burn went to Clearfield Saturday. A min-
ister and the marriage license clerk were
in waiting. The ceremony was performed
on the rear of the train in time. to permit
the newly married couple to return home
the same day. ;Hon. Joseph Merry, of
Beech Creek, was the first gentleman to
congratulate the happy groom.
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-—The good people of Flemington are
considerably wrought up over the impru-
dence of E. A. Smith, who, while quaran-
tined in Irvona with varioloid, escaped,
jumped on a Beech Creek train and ar-
rived in Lock Haven Tuesday night.
After staying all night at a hotel, visiting
a clothing store, barber shop and several
other places proceeded;to his home in Flem- .
ington which is now under quarantine by
the authorities.
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——The Bellefonte Central Railroad Com-
pany has secured the right of way through
Samuel T. Gray’s farm for a branch road
from the Mattern branch of the main line
to the Graysdale ore banks. Work on the
new line will be begun at once. When
completed it is the purpose of the company
to extend a branch to Scotia, there to con-
nect with the Tyrone and Lewisburg road.
The entire length of the new extension will
be about 2} miles.
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Several Sundays ago the Preshyter-
ian charch in Clearfield was the scene of
oue of the most successful debt raising re-
vivals ever known in this part of the state.
The church had a large debt, and in a few
minutes, subscriptions were received to the
amount of $3,450, entirely wiping out the
debt and leaving a surplus in the treasury.
The largest individual subscribers were
Thomas Forcey, $1,000; A. B. Weaver,
$500; John F. Weaver, $350; ex-Judge D.
L. Krebs, $250, and ex-Congressman James
Kerr, $250.
——The Piney Coal and Oil company has
taken a new lease of life by being reorganiz-
ed with the following officers: H. Y. Stitzer,
president; J. W. Alexander, secretary; N.
B. Spangler, solicitor; S. M. Swartz, Tus-
seyville, D. B. Brisbin, Centre Hall, Rev.
S. G. Shannon, Philadelphia, and H. Y.
Stitzer, directors. The land they own and
purpose putting on the market is in Lime-
stone township, Clarion county. It is said
to be rich in oil and gas, and N. B. Spang-
ler is going out to make a thorough survey
| and investigation.
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CHANGES IN Co., M, 21st ReG.,N. G.P.—
Capt. Mullen has made the following changes
and promotions in his company. He has
selected three young men from the ranks
of privates and made them corporals. .
William Brown, a young man who has at-
tended drill every night since the company
has been organized, and a better soldier in
the company cannot be found than he is,
is one of the lucky boys. William
Dukeman and Frank Derr are the other
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two. Captain Mullen is drilling his men .-
hard every drill night and getting them in
good shape to go to Pittsburg to meet the
gallant Tenth me it comes home.
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