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Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 8, 1899.
P. GRAY MEEK, :
Ebpi1ror.
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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 Sheriff——CYRUS BRUNGARD.
For Treasurer—W. T. SPEER.
For Recorder—J. C. HARPER.
For Register—ALEX ARCHEY.
For Conunissioners— { Poli J MAN.
._ (W. H. TIBBENS,
For Auditors— {OHS H. BECK.
For Coroner—W. U. IRVIN.
It Wont Fool Anybody.
The effort of the Republican board of
county commissioners to re-elect themselves
by reducing the county millage is a little
thin. Farmers are not so green that they
cannot understand just what thisis for. If
they had reduced the county expenses; had
brought the cost of county management
down to a figure that would meet the coun-
ty income at the lower rate of millage, that
will be charged this year, the scheme might
have had some merit in it. But they
didn’t do this, and every taxpayer in the
county understands just as well as does
Messrs. FISHER and RIDDLE, that at the
present cost of running the county the half-
mill taken off the tax levy this year, will
have to be put on it again next year or a
large county indebtedness made.
It is so clear that this reduction in the
tax levy was made simply because these
two Republicans wanted to be re-elected
and thought this was the way to fool the
tax-pays of the county that it is likely to
prove more disastrous than the more manly
course of standing up for all they have
done, would have been.
When these two men took charge of the
commissioners’ office, in January, 1897,
a three mill tax was all that was being
levied. .Assoon as the opportunity offered
itself they proceeded to increase the rate to
three and one half-mills and at the same time
instructed the assessors that a higher rate of
valuation should be placed upon all kinds of
property. When they got that accomplish-
ed, they concluded that the proper thing to
do was to increase the expenses, so as to
eat up all the increased income. This they
proceeded to do and have done it well ever
since. In fact it has kept them so husy
doing it that they have not taken a day off
scarely since they were first sworn in. And
how well they have succeeded is shown in
the manner in which they have kept up
the county expenditures.
Years ago, when we were building coun-
ty bridges, and when repairs were being
made to county buildings and improve-
ments to the public grounds, the total ex-
penditures for county purposes, averaged
but from $35,00 to $42,000. For the last
ten years they have been gradually increas-
ing until in 1898,under the management of
Messrs. RIDDLE and FISHER, they reached
$63,239.11,—the highest figures ever known.
Of this amount less than $3,000 were ex-
pended on permanent improvements to
county buildings, showing that with them’
in control of county affairs, the tax-payers
were made to pay over $60,000 a year for
ordinary county purposes.
Now when we remember that the total
income of the county, secured by a tax-
levy of 3} mills on present valuations,
amounts to less than $52,000 a year and
Republican management costs over $60,000
it can be readily understood what the effect
of a half mill reduction in the tax-levy will
mean; either an increase in valuation, or
an actonal indebtedness amounting to just
the difference between the amount expend-
ed and the amount levied.
This fact is so plain that the effort to
deceive the tax payer by a reduction of
millage will fool no one. They know that
the tax taken off this year will have to be
made up next, and they can see through
this little trick of a reduction of the mill-
age, just as well as can these two Republi-
can aspirants for re-election.
It is a trick that wont work.
——To read the Republican papers, and
to rely upon the statements they make, one
would naturally draw the conclusion that
the fight for State Treasurer, here in Penn-
sylvania, is between President McKINLEY
and the obstreperous AGUINALDO. If the
people were idiots or the voters as easi-
ly gulled as these papers must imagine
they are, such stuff would go. But unfor-
tunately for this hope of the ring, and
while there may yet be abundant work for
the fool killer, there are enough of sensible
men still living to effectually end this kind
of nonsense and to show the ring that they
fully understand the situation that com-
fronts them.
Verily a party that has so disgraced its
record while in charge of the State’s money
that it fears to refer,to and darenot defend,
it is not the party to secure the support of
thinking voters, by attempts to deceive
them as to the issues involved.
The McKINLEY-AGUINALDO combina-
tion will not win this year.
Why Shouldn't They Want Harmony ?
Governor HASTINGS’ two mouth-pieces
in this place are terribly in earnest just
now for harmony in the party and a united
Republican vote for the county ticket. This
is not to be wondered at. Their wing of
the party is on top. It made the ticket.
It has control of the county organization.
It is responsible for results. As its boss
asserted just after his victory, ‘‘it was a
hard fight and a pretty costly one to get
where we are, but we knocked the other
fellows out and we now propose to keep
them out.”” His hope of doing this is by
electing his county ticket and then point-
ing to that fact as evidence of his ability to
carry things his way when he leads. This,
he thinks, would strengthen him for next
fall’s campaign, when he expects to dictate
the Republican nominees for Legislature, or
defeat the election of any one who will
not do his bidding, should he get to Harris-
burg.
There is a whole lot of glory in it for
Governor HASTINGS, if he can carry his
county ticket through. This he knows,
and itis to gain this that he now has his
county organs working so strenuously to
get those whom he abused and villified so
shamefully to come to the front and aid
him. 2
It will be noticed that neither of these
organs have a word to say for the Repub-
lican state ticket. That ticket stands on a
platform that endorses Quay and ignores
HasTINGS. The county ticket stands on a
platform that endorses HASTINGS and ig-
nores QUAY. It is easy to see why his ex-
excellency is so anxious about a united
vote for the county ticket.
Clearfield County Outlaws in Prison at
Last.
Tortured gnd Robbed Henry Bruner aiid Wife. Char-
les Pierce, Now Serving Ten Years in the Peniten-
tiary for the Crime, Incriminated the Wrights, Who
Fled From Indiana Before They Could )e Arrested,
But Recently Returned—A Fourth Accomplice, Dan-
iel Best, is Still at Large.
INDIANA, Pa., Sept. 5.—Sharp and Clint
‘Wright, the two desperadoes of Burnside,
Clearfield county, who have been wanted
for the past three years for a robbery com-
mitted in this county, and who were fin-
ally arrested by Deputy Sheriff John Neal,
Saturday, have been brought to jail here.
The Wright brothers were incriminated in
the robbery and torturing of Henry Bruner
and wife, an aged couple of Berks town-
ship, on the night of April 17th, 1897, by
Charles Pierce, who turned State’s evi-
dence, and who is now serving a ten year
sentence in the Western penitentiary. Im-
mediately after the robbery they both left
the country, and nothing was heard of them
until a month ago. District Attorney Ma-
han learned that they were in the vicinity
of Burnside, and had the warrant revived
and they were arrested on the first oppor-
tunity.
The crime for which the Wrights have
been wanted for the last three years was
ferocious and brutal, and excited consider-
able interest at the time as it was of the
bandit order. While Mr. Bruner was be-
ing tortured. .and robbed Chazles.. Pierce’s.,
mask became loosened and he was recog-
nized, and Mr. Bruner thought - lie recog-
nized Pierce’s brother John hy his voice.
PIERCE ACCUSED THE WRIGHTS.
The Pierce brothers were arrested and
tried in June, 1896. Charles pleaded guilty
and in doing so said that his brother had
nothing to do with the robbery, but in-
criminated the Wright brothers and a man
named Daniel Best. Since that time Best
has not been heard of. John Pierce was
then placed on trial, but on the strength of
his brother’s testimony was cleared.
At the trial Mr. Bruner testified that on
the evening of the robbery four men broke
into his house shortly after dark. * All the
men wore masks, and one of the intruders
struck Mr. Bruner on the face while an-
other one grabbed him around the waist
and said: **Your money or your life; that
we want and that we will have.”” They
threw Bruner to the floor and tied his hands
and feet and horribly beat him.
MRS. BRUNER TORTURED.
Mrs. Bruner was even more cruelly used.
After she was tied her shoes and stockings
were taken off, and lighted matches held to
her feet in order to make her tell where the
money was hidden. The soles of her feet
were frightfully burned. The thieves then
searched the house and secured $65 in mon-
ey, a revolver and a gold watch that Mrs.
Bruner bad carried for 30 years. While
the search, of the house was being made one
of the robbers took Mr. Bruner’s gun and
kept guard around the house. When they
left they fired the gun and stood it against
a tree in the orchard.
A diligent watch has been kept for the
Wright boys and Best. Within the last
year the warrants were allowed to lapse,
but last week District Attorney Mahan had
a new process issued. When arrested neith-
er of the brothers had anything to say.
Sharp wears long hair which reaches almost
to his waist.
Altoona’s Public Building.
The Site Found to Be Clear of Encumbrance—Work
Awaits Attorney General Grigg's Decision.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—Ex-Representa-
tive Hicks, of Altoona, was in conference
today with the officials of the Justice de-
partment and the supervising architect’s
office regarding the Altoona public build-
ing site. He was informed at the Justice
department that the examiner of titles has
prepared his report and it agrees with that
of the district attorney for Western Penn-
sylvania, that the original site as agreed
upon is clear of all encumbrances. Attor-
ney General Griggs will decide the matter
as soon as he returns to the city. After
this is done Supervising Architect Taylor
will have authority to draw up the plans
for the new building, and it is anticipated
that the preliminary work will begin short-
ly thereafter.
Admiral Dewey Well Again.
GIBRALTAR, September 5. — Admiral
Dewey, who has recovered from his indis-
position, is much pleased at the cordial
welcome that wasaccorded him here. The
Admiral is living ashore at the Bristol hotel.
To-day he lunched with Horatio J. Sprague,
the United States consul at Gibraltar.
Admiral Dewey to-day expressed a fav-
orable opinion as to the outcome of the war
in the Philippine Islands, saying that he
hoped the next dry season would see the
insurrection quelled.
The Admiral said that he did not expect
to go on sea service again except in the
event of war and that he will probably re-
Fifty Years Ago Last Friday.
The First Train on the Pennsylvanian Railroad Pro-
ceeded Westward from City of Harrisburg. Facts
of Circumstances Which Culminated in the Formal
Opening of the First Link in the Company's Great
Chain of Transportation Lines on Sept. 1, 1849—A
Through Train Left Lewistown for Philadelphia at
Ten O'clock on Morning of Above Day.
Fifty years ago last Friday, at half past
2 o’clock p. m., the first scheduled passen-
ger train on the Pennsylvania railroad
started from in front of the Portsmouth
and Mount Joy station at Harrisburg and
proceeded on its westward journey.
The following information concerns the
circumstances which culminated in the for-
mal opening of the first link in the com-
pany’s great chain of transportation lines
on Sept. 1st 1849. The efforts to secure to
the State of Pennsylvania the trade of Pitts-
burg, the Ohio valley and the newly settled
western territory were followed by the
granting of the first railroad charter in
Pennsylvania on March 31st, 1823, which
gave authority ‘‘to incorporate a company
to erect a railroad from Philadelphia to
Columbia, in Lancaster county.”’
The prosperous farmers along the line of
the proposed railroad were, however, so
fully satisfied with the facilities for travel
afforded by the famous Lancaster turnpike
that the efforts of John Stevens, the pro-
jector of this railroad, proved futile, and
it was not until April, 1834, that, in com-
pliance with the act of March 24th, 1828, a
single track railroad, eighty-two miles
long, built by and at the expense of the
commonwealth, was opened for traffic be-
tween Philadelphia and Columbia.
At Columbia connection was made with
the main line of the canal leading to Holli-
daysburg, where passengers and freight
were transferred to the cars of the Portage
railroad and were carried to Johnstown,
where another transfer was made from car
to boat.
From Johnstown the Western division of
the canal led through Blairsville and Salts-
burg to Pittsburg.
This chain of alternate links of land and
water system of transportation was built
by the state of Pennsylvania, the expendi-
ture for which to Oct. 31st, 1834, amount-
ed to nearly $20,000,000 for the following
line. J
Length
in miles,
Railroad, Philadelphia to Columbia........cce......... 81
Canal, Columbia to Hollidaysburg........
Railroad, Hollidaysburg to Johnstown.
Largely attended conventions held in the
interior of the state and the public meetings
at the Chinese museum, Philadelphia, cul-
minated in the granting of a liberal charter
to the Pennsylvania Railroad company, on
April 13th 1846.
This charter was put into fall force on
Feb. 16th, 1547, when Governor Francis B.
Shunk issued letters patent which gave fi-
nal authority for the organization of the
company, which took place March 3ist,
1847, when the first board of directors as-
sumed control of affairs, under the direc-
tion of Samuel V. Merrick, first president
of the company. 4
The eastern terminus of the road was es-
tablished in Harrisburg, at the station
erected by the Harrisburg, Portsmouth and
Mount Joy railroad, ten years before. The
surveys from that point fifty miles west-
ward, to Mifilin, were made in April, May
and June, 1847, and on Tuesday, July
7th, 1847, work. was hegun apd the first,
ground broken at Harrisburg, with due
formality.
By the last of November, 1847, the road
was under contract to Lewistown, sixty
miles from Harrisburg, and a year later
work was well under way on over 110
miles of road as far west as Spruce Creek,
the grading of the line from Lewistown to
Huntingdon having been almost finish-
ed between June and November of that
vear.
The line that was opened for traffic fifty
years ago is remarkable for the fact that it
embraced the bridge over the Susquehanna
river at Rockville. This bridge, then a
wooden structure of the Howe truss pattern
was finally finished Aug. 28th, 1849, the
day before Mr. Patterson became president,
at a cost of $170,000.
President Patterson having been notified
on Wednesday, Aug. 20th, the day he as-
sumed office, that the bridge was practical-
ly finished, decided to open the road to
Lewistown on Saturday, Sept. 1st, and that
date was written in each time table by di-
rection of Herman Haupt (still living),
who was then superintendent of transpor-
tation of the road, he having preprired the
figures for the printers a few days before.
In accordance with the time table a
through train left Lewistown for Philadel-
phia at 10 a. m., Sept. 1st, 1849, arriving
at Harrisburg at 1:30 p. m., and proceeded
eastward by way of Mt. Joy to Dilleville
and thence over the state road through Lan-
caster to Philadelphia. The train which
left Philadelphia at 7:30 a. m., passing
Dilleville at noon, arrived at Harrisburg in
time to leave at 2:30 p. m., for Lewistown,
where it was due three hours later. This
was the first scheduled passenger train to
move westward on the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
The line was opened and trains run from
Harrisburg seventy-two miles through to
McVeytown, Dec. 24th, 1849; eighty-five
miles to Mt. Union, April 1st, 1850; ninety
seven miles to Huntingdon, June 10th, 1850;
137 miles by way of Altoona to junction of
Portage railroad, near Duncansville, Sept.
16th, 1850. On Feb. 15th, 1854, through
travel by way of Gallizin tunnel aud avoid-
ing all inclined planes was inaugurated he-
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
From this modest beginning the Penn-
sylvania railroad bas grown in a short half
century from a single track road, 360 miles
long, to a system which, including all lines
east and west of Pittsburg, comprising 9,-
036 miles of railway, embracing 16,013
miles of tracks and sidings valued at more
that a billion of dollars, upon which a traf-
fic was conducted in the year 1898 equal to
over one and one half billion passengers
and nearly fifteen billion tons of freight car-
ried one mile, the gross receipt for which,
through the exertions of an army of over
111,000 men, amounted to nearly $133,-
000,000.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Rush township school directors have
adopted the vertical system of writing for
all schools in that district and copy books
and spelling pads will be supplied accord-
ingly.
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——George Brungart, the Nittany val-
ley farmer who was adjudged insane after
he had been arrested for burning the barn
on the Dornblazer farm and stealing wheat,
will probably be taken out of jail and tried
for his offenses.
Clinton county is making an effort to have
tire under the regulations.
him brought to trial.
The district attorney of Pp
——The assessor’s return for the West
ward alone shows thirty new voters on
the list there. This speaks volumes for
our growing population.
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——John Ginter, a Tyrone gardener,
thinks he can knock the wind out of any
other bean grower in the country with a
giant bean he has. One of the pods meas-
ures twenty-seven inches in length.
>
——The advertisement fora housekeeper
in this paper is a position well worth apply-
ing for,as it means a comfortable home and
good wages for a capable woman. An ex-
perienced cook is also wanted by the same
family.
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The safe in the Owens’ hardware
store in Philipshurg was blown open early
last Thursday morning, but the explosion
attracted the night watchman who fright-
ened the burglars away before they had se-
cured any plunder.
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——DMike Trestlebowski, an Austrian
employed at the Bellefonte furnace, fell
through a trestle out there about 10:30
Wednesday night and was quite seriously
hurt. He suffered several painful gashes
on his head and leg. :
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——Ask your grocer for our flour.
‘‘Finest’’ and ‘‘Fancy Patent’’ brands lead
all others.—Phceenix Milling Co.
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Next week an old time concert will
be given at the home of P. Gray Meek, on
High street, for the benefit of the piano
fund of the W. C. T. U. You are cordially
invited to be present, for it is going to be
well worth hearing and seeing and the ad-
mission will be only twenty-five cents.
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——Lewis B. Blair, a son of Supt. S. S.
Blair, of Tyrone, was married to Miss
Elenora Guyer at the bride’s home in that
place on Monday evening. Rev. W. W.
Frysinger, D. D., performed the ceremony
in the presence of none but the immediate
relatives of the bride and groom.
POO
——Eli F. Townsend late of Philipsburg,
has moved from that place to Delancy, Pa.,
where he has accepted a position with the
Philadelphia, Rochester and Pittshurg coal
concern. His removal leaves the Republi-
can party of Centre minus one of its most
ardent and unique agitators. He was a
nominee for the Legislature two years ago.
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——While trying to save her little grand
son from falling down the stairs of the
workshop at the rear of their home on west
High street, at noon, on Thursday, Mrs.
W. T. Speer fell down the entire flight and
seriously injured herself. She was carried
to the house, where it was found that no
bones were broken, but as she is quite a
large woman the shock was such that she
will not get over it for some time.
———
-——Lawrence Heltman, of Mackeyville,
was on his way to market in Lock Haven
early last Saturday : morning, when (his:
horse shied and..the entire outfit tumbled
down an embankment onto the C. R. R. of
Pa. tracks. The accident occurred near
the Creighton farm and would have been
avoided had the supervisors placed guard
rails along the wagon road, as should have
been done.
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——The presentation of Gilbert’s comedy
‘The Wedding March,’’ at Garman’s Mon-
day evening, by the local amateurs was a
success, hoth from an artistic and financial
standpoint. The gross receipts were some-
thing over $158, with less than $25 in ex-
penses. One of the pleasantest features of
the evening was the announcement that
Col. James Milliken, of New York, had
handed his check for $100 to Misses Blanch-
ard and Meek, who had so successfully
managed the play. His gift was in the na-
ture of a starter for the free library fund
for Bellefonte and it should point the way
to men who are more deeply interested in
the town, than is Col. Milliken, to similar
bequests. ‘
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A NorABLE ENCAMPMENT.—Recently
one of the most notable family encamp-
ments that has ever been heard of in this
county made things lively in the Shingle-
town gap. The Burchfields, descendants
of old judge Wm. Burchfield, with their
children to the number of fifteen or twen-
ty, spent two weeks camping in the old
saw mill in the gap.
Most of the family are now from Altoona,
but they are all natives of Centre county
and the place they selected for the outing
is still owned by Mrs. Hanna Johnson
Burchfield, widow of the judge, who was
there in her 65th year. She is a daughter
of Col. Johnson, of Boalsburg, and enjoyed
it as much as the others.
The last Sunday the party was in camp
fifty guests took dinner with them.
* MAJ. WILLIAM HASTINGS IN TOWN.—
Maj. William Hastings, brother of the
former Govornor, was an arrival in town
from New York yesterday morning. He
came direct here after landing from the
Westerland, a Red Star line boat,and looks
exceedingly well as a result of the nine
days voyage from Antwerp.
Of course. Maj. Hastings’ presence in
town caused no little of a ripple and there
was a great rush to get a glimpse of him.
He avoided all notoriety by going to the
Brockerhoff house and giving orders that
no one should be admitted to his apart-
ments except upon cards, and that his
meals should be served in his room.
He received a WATCHMAN representative,
however, yesterday afternoon, in that
gracious, polished manner which is so
natural to him and talked pleasantly of
his trip abroad. He looks little changed
by his absence from Bellefonte. Though his
hair is slightly whiter, his luxuriant beard
gone and his face bronzed by foreign travel
anyone would recognize him on the instant.
Maj. Hastings declined to talk on the
urpose of his visit,further than to say that
it is purely a business mission of an ami-
cable sort. He will remain in Bellefonte
for a few days.
——There will be an important meeting
of the Village Improvement society in the
Y. M. C. A. rooms on Saturday evening at
7 o'clock. All interested are requested to
attend.
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——The Bellefonte Academy will open
its fall session in all departments on next
Monday, Sept. 11th. The corps of instruct-
ors will he as follows:
The mathematical and scientific depart-
ments in charge of Rev. J. P. Hughes, the
principal, assisted by James G. Wright.
The classical department in charge of J.
R. Hughes, the associate principal.
The English and modern language de-
partments in charge of Miss Carrie Alice
Lawrence, the lady principal.
The intermediate department in charge
of Miss Edith B. Wertz.
The primary department in charge of
Miss Helen E. Overton.
ALFRED BRISBIN 1S SAFE.—Alfred Bris-
bin, nephew of Col. J. L. Spangler, about
whose safety there was so much concern in
this place lately, is safe ashore and will ar-
rive in Bellefonte to-day, for his first vaca-
tion from the United States naval Acad-
emy.
He was on the training ship ‘‘Mononga-
hela’ which was ten days over due when
sighted off Cape Henry and it was feared
that the old vessel had gone down in the
recent storm that played such havoc with
shipping on the Atlantic. Singularly
enough the ‘‘Monongahela’’ was late in
arriving because of being becalmed.
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WiLL LocATE HERE.—Musical circles
in Bellefonte will receive a very superior
acquisition soon in the person of Miss
Emily K. Alexander, of Centre Hall. She
expects to locate here ahout the 20th inst.
and will at once organize a class in voice
culture and singing.
Miss Alexander is a daughter of Dr. John
F. Alexander, of Centre Hall. and has been
a pupil at the Boston conservatory of music
for several years. She is said to be a very
accomplished instructor and will doubtless
meet with much success here, where such
advantages have long been needed. She
will sing in the choir of the Presbyterian
church.
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——Bellefonte has ever had something
to be proud of, even though more recent
years may have seen other towns pressing
ber hard with beautiful buildings, manu-
facturing industries and everything which
the ingenuity and riches of man can sug-
gest, and that is her sons and daughters.
Many have become closely associated
through business and social interests with
other cities, yet always seem to retain a
warm spot for Bellefonte, as has been strik-
ingly illustrated the past week. |Mr. James
Milliken, who for many years was one of
our most prominent citizens but whom the
greater attractions of New York have de-
prived us.of for the past ten years, has spent
most of the summer among his old. friends
—to their great pleasure—and has left them
a souvenir destined to make the year of
ninety-nine a memorable one to them. The
town has long needed a public library and
Mr. Milliken, realizing this, generously
started the ball rolling with one hundred
dollars. It is to be hoped that having been
so started, others will become so enthusias-
tic that in a short time we may be able to
invite Mr. Milliken to make the dedicatory
address in a beautiful building which was
started by his munificence.
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Mrs. JAMES E. Scorr.—After long
months of weary, though patient suffering,
Mrs. Anna McCormick Scott passed peace-
fully into the haven of rest on Sunday
morning. She had heen ill beyond hope of
recovery for nine months and while she
left a husband and one child to mourn her
early death it was really a blessed relief
from the misery she had tried so bravely to
bear up under.
She was born at Sprucetown, Centre
county, April 10th, 1862, and was married
on the 6th of March, 1887, to James E.
Scott, one child, Albert, being born by
this union. Besides her husband and son
she leaves four brothers ‘and two sisters.
Her brothers and sisters are, Thomas, of
Chicago, Ill; James, of Cleveland, Ohio;
Samuel, of Joliet, Ill.; Vance, of Montan-
don, Pa.; Sara Messinger, of Joliet, Ill.,
and Maggie Dawson, of Missuola, Mon-
tana.
Services were held at the house on Logan |
street on Monday evening at half past six,
conducted by Rev. Dr. Holloway, of the
Lutheran church. The body was taken to
Sprucetown for interment on Tuesday
morning.
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——Diphtheria is still prevalent about
Millheim, though the afflicted members of
Adam Schreckengast’s family have about
all recovered. Three new cases are report-
ed this week: Willie Keen, Norman Harter
and James Confer. The disease is of a
mild type, but the citizens of that place
have become alarmed and active measures
are being taken by the board of health to
prevent its further spread.
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——LElizabeth, the baby daughter of
Charles Snyder, of Hublersburg, died on
Monday with diphtheria. She was buried
at Millbeim next day. Other members of
the family had had the disease when the
baby took it. The others are all con-
valescing.
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——William Corman died at the home of
Abram Sweitzer, at Coleville, last Thurs-
day. Trouble with his spine caused death.
The young man was 23 years old and his
remains were buried in the Union cemetery
Saturday afternoon.
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——The venerable Martin Morrison died
at his home on east Lamb street last even-
ing, about seven o'clock. Heart disease
caused his death.
SEPTEMBER WEDDINGS.—A quiet but
very joyous wedding was celebrated at ex-
sheriff Woodring’s, ou High street, Wednes-
day noon, when his daughter, Anna Mabel,
was united in marriage to Mr. William
Taylor Hunt, of Williamsport. Only the
immediate families of the bridal party
were present but the house was artistically
decorated with hydrangeas and asparagus
and an elaborate wedding breakfast was
served after the ceremony. Loc
The bride, whose resemblance t6' Mary
Anderson De Navarro, America’s former
great actress, has oft time been remarked,
looked exceedingly well in her bridal
gown of white organdy and lace. With it
she wore a tulle veil and carried her mar-
riage certificate. Two little flower girls,
Adaline Woodring, the bride’s sister, and
Sarah Hunt, a sister of the groom, dressed
in white and carrying baskets of pink car-
nations, preceded the bridal couple into
the reception room, and added to the pic-
turesqueness of the occasion. Rev. Dr.
Laurie, of the Presbyterian church, pro-
nounced the ceremony.
After a visit to Washington and Old
Point Comfort, upon which they started on
the 1:42 train, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt will go
to house keeping in the Burnside house on
west Curtin street. They were heartily
congratulated as their wedding seemed es-
pecially propitious to all their friends.
They are young, well known and well lik-
ed, fond of company and fully equipped for
the practical side of life. In appearance
they are both tall and fine looking, and
fate surely holds nothing in store for them
but contentment and happiness. Mr. Hunt
1s a son of Asher R. Hunt, of Williamsport,
and is now employed at the machine shops
of Jenkins and Lingle.
The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Asher Hunt, Miss Margaretta Hunt, Miss
Sarah Hunt, and Mrs. Sarah Clark, of Wil-
liamsport.
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BEAUTIFUL WEDDING AT NITTANY.—
The home of Mr. J. H. Beck, at Nittany,
this county, was the scene of a beautiful
ceremony, on Wednesday, when his
daughter Marie Elizabeth became the wife
of Walter E. Brandt, of Mt. Joy, Pa. The
interior of the house was tastefully deco-
rated with evergreens and a gate of ever-
lastings was hung at the entrance to the
parlor, through which the bridal party had
to pass to reach the altar.
Promptly at high noon the bride-elect,
with her wedding party, descended the
stairs to the strains of Mendelssohn’s wed-
ding march. They were preceded by Miss
Ruth Beck and Miss Kathryn Jackson as
flower girls who opened the gates at the
parlor entrance as the party approached.
The bridesmaids were Misses Grace and
Helen Beck, sisters of the bride.
The bride wore a dainty gown of mous-
selin de soie, slightly en train, with quilled
satin trimming; the effect being heightened
by a veil and the large bunch of bride's
white organdy; the one being trimmed in
pink, the other in blue, which style was
also carried out in the frocks of the flower
girls.
At the entrance to the parlor the groom
met his prospective bride and led her to
the floral bower which had been arranged
as an altar. An aisle was made for them
by master Louis Reber and Miss Alva
Walker, who held great ropes of everlasting.
At the altar Rev. N. K. Diehl, of St.
Mark’s Lutheran church, Snydertown,
stood waiting and had soon finished the
impressive ceremony that made them man
and wife.
An informal reception followed, with a
splendid collation, after which the bride
and groom departed for a tour along the
great lakes. After returning they will
make their home at Mt. Joy, where the
groom is in business with his father.
Guests were in attendance from Mt. Joy,
State College, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and
other places. The couple were the recip-
ients of many useful and costly presents.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phar’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week:
William F. Patton and Maggie Reese,
both of Port Matilda.
College township.
Grant Hoover, of Bellefonte, and Anna
E. Gray, of State College. :
Jacob Ballhold, of Sandy Ridge, and
Florence Lucas, of Julian.
David M. Tate and Etta Hamer, both of
Lemont. ; :
William T. Hunt and Mabel Woodring,
both of Bellefonte. :
Walter E. Brandt, of Mt. Joy, and Marie
E. Beck, of Nittany.
Andro Drapp and Barbara Loviney, both
of Clarence.
William Reed and Meda Bradley. both
of Bellefonte. :
Samuel S. Yearick, of Madisonburg, and
Mary M. Brumgart, of Mifflinburg.
Wm. O. Ripka and Ida M. Lingle, of
Spring Mills.
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WAS IT AN ASSAULT OR AN ACCIDENT?
—C. C. Bell, formerly of this place, but
now an instructor in brick laying and
masonry at the Huntingdon reformatory is
recovering from the effects of quite a severe
fall he had last Thursday evening.
Mr. Bell has no distinct recollection of
what happened to him other than that he
stumbled over a curbing in the neighborhood
of the P. R. R. station in that place. He
wandered home in a dazed condition and
while no bruises or scars could be found he
suffered considerably from having struck
his stomach in falling. His pocket book,
containing a considerable sum of money,
being missing has led to the belief that he
might have been sand bagged.
roses that ‘She ‘carried.’ Thé maids -wore’
Walter Fanning and Cora Duff, both of