A RELIGIOUS CENSUS OF BELLEFONTE.
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Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 16, 1900.
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Quay Case Must Await Its Turn.
The Senate Has Many Matters of Much More Im-
portance to Deal With*—Penrose Cheers Himself.
Insists that the Case Will be Taken up To-Day.
ldle Vaunts Made.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Senator. Penrose
started this morning that the Senate would
take up the Quay case on Friday of this
week. “Quay will be seated, all right,”
he said. ‘‘The Senate will vote on the fi-
nancial bill Thursday evening and will
probably take up the case of Mr. Quay the
next day and dispose of it without delay.
I do not think 1t will take more than two
or three days.”’ 3
Mr. Penrose evidently outlined this pro-
gram without consultation with any of the
leaders of the Senate. The idea of dispos-
ing of the Quay case in two or three days
is not entertained by many Senators,
neither does it seem to be the plan of the
leaders to take it up to the exclusion of
much more important matters. The ad-
ministration and the Republican managers
of the Senate are impressed with the ne-
cessity of immediate action on the bill pro-
viding a government for Hawaii. Senator
Bollum stated that he would push that
measure to the exclusion of all other busi-
ness, and if he could prevent it not even
the Quay case, which is priviledged,
should interfere. Mr. Collom is reckoned
as one of the Quay supporters, but he does
not deem the question of giving the latter
a seat on Governor Stone’s appointment so
important as relieving distress in Hawaii.
PENROSE’S ABSURD ARGUMENTS.
Senator Penrose is reported as saying to-
day that nobody is opposed to the seating
of Colonel Quay except a few disreputable
persons and Mr. Wanamaker. This is a
fair sample of the arguments he is using to
influence votes in the United States Senate.
The great question involved in seating on a
Governor's appointment is ignored and
Senator Penrose, with one or two of Quay’s
old associates in the Senate, is pleading for
Quay’s admission because the latter is a
‘‘good fellow’? and there is a ‘‘conspiracy’’
against him. This method of campaigning
has not aroused any enthusiasm, as is shown
by the indifference exhibited every time
the case is mentioned in the Senate.” There
does not seem to be any disposition to
bring the case up in the near future. The
Hawaiian bill will probably be considered
next in the Senate and that will be follow-
ed by the Puerto Rican bill.
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To Amend the War Tariff Law.
WASHINGTON, Februaryl4.—Represen-
tative Levy, of New York, has introduced
a bill amending the war tariff act by re-
ducing tax on beer from $2 to $1, fixing
the duty en tobacco at six cents per pound :
cigars and cigarettes, $3 per 1,000, repeal-
ing the tax on teas and reducing the stamp
taxes. Mr. Levy says as to his bill. The
Secretary of the treasury has stated that
the surplus from the revenues of the gov-
ernment will amount to between $30,000,
000 and $40,000,000 this year. The re.
port of the commissioner of internal rev-
enue for 1899 shows that the estimated
revenues from the special war tax( 100,000,
000) was exceeded by over two million and
and a half dollars.
The daily expenditures of the govern-
ment are decreasing and will continue to
decrease, now that the war with Spain is
over. The need of the $100,000,000 pro-
posed to be raised by the war tax will no
longer exist. It is the aim of this bill to
reduce taxation by internal revenue at
least $60,000,000 or $50,000,00, and the
object which it seeks to accomplish is the
restoration of this amount to the pockets
of the people, who will put it in business
circulation.
New Cabinet Officer.
To Be Known as Secretary of Mines and Mining,
Provided in Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—A new cabinet
officer, to be known as the secretary of
mines and mining, is provided in the bill
favorably acted on to-day by she house
committee on mines and mining. The
bill creates an executive department which
shall have entire charge of affairs relating
to mines, including the geological survey.
The proposed secretary of mines is to have
the same rank and salary of other cabinet
officers and an assistant secretary is given
the same standing as the first assistant sec-
retary of the interior.
Another mining measure favorably acted
on establiches mining experiment stations
in each of the mining States, similar to ag-
ricultural experiment stations and provides
for the appointment of a government geol-
ogist at $3,500 a year and an assayist ab
32,500 in the several mining States. = These
officers are to furnish assays, issue public
bulletins and conduct explorations of min-
ing regions.
Meeting of Democratic Legisiators.
LoursviLLg, Ky., Feb. 12.—The Demo-
cratic members of both Houses of the Legis-
lature met again in the court house here
to-day. In the House, a resolution, which
had passed the Senate, was presented, call-
ing upon the ‘“‘Hon. W. 8. Taylor to at
once withdraw the militia and force of
armed .nen which he has gathered about
him in the state house, and surrender the
executive office to J. C. W. Beckham, the
lawful Governor.”’
Under the rules, the resolation
over for one day.
A concurrent resolution offered Satur-
day was adopted, providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee of three Repre-
sentatives and two Senators to investigate
the conditions at Frankfort as to the safety
and advisability of resuming legislative
sessions at the capitol.
went
He Tells of the Movements During Last Tuesday.
Gen. French Seizes a Crossing.—Commander-in-
Chief Says the Movement Was a Brilliant One.
Three of the Boer Laagers Captured With Sup-
plies.
RENSBURG, Tuesday, Feb. 13.—Before
dawn yesterday the enemy opened an at-
tack on Slingersfontein, with musketry
the hills on the northeast held hy
three companies of the Worcesters under
Captain Hovel. The artillery attack be-
gan at sunrise. The Boers approached in
great numbers estimated at seven to one.
The British, under good cover, sustained
the attack throughout the day.
Meauwhile two big guns on the west
opened upon the British at daylight and
fired for half an hour, when a British how-
itzer silenced them with lyddite, the British
artillery firing precision. Then another
Boer gun, to the north, cpened on the royal
Irish rifles, but rather ineffectually, as the
rifles had good cover.
THE SHELLING WAS LIVELY.
The shelling continued all day, and last
evening the Boers brought up a forty-
pounder in order to bombard the camp
from a hill to the north. The attempt was
plainly visible as the gun could be seen
drawn up by eighteen oxen. With the
Boers surrounding the British in over-
whelming numbers and having artillery,
it then became evident that it would be
impossible to retain Slingerfostein, which
the British evacuated under cover of dark-
ness, falling back upon Rensburg. The
British casualties were lighter than might
have been expected in the circumstances.
GENERAL SUMMING UP.
LoNDON,Feb.15,--4:20 a.m.—The British
army, for the first time since the war began;
is inside the Boer frontier. Lord Roberts,
with at least 40,000 infantry, 6,000 cavalry
and 150 guns, has turned Mageersfon-
tein lines, before which the British forces
have been encamped for ten weeks, and,
with half of his corps, he is already operat-
ing on Free State territory. A battle has
not yet been fought, but large tactical ad-
vantages have been gained. The relief of
Kimberley is within measurable reach and
the way to Bloemfonstein is appreciably
easier.
THREE DAYS’ MOVEMENTS.
The dispatches of Lord Robert’s sketch
three days’ work. The forward movement
began on Sunday, when Col. Hannay set
out with a brigade of mounted infantry for
Ramah, on the Riet, eight miles from
Jacobsdale, one of the Boer supply bases.
On Monday, General French with the
cavalry division, seized the crossing of the
Riet river, at Dekiel drieft, south of Hon-
eynest kloof. He skirmished with the
Boers and cleared the way for 20,000 in-
fantry, who followed across.
On Tuesday, with his three cavalry
brigades and the horse artillery General
French rode to the Modder river, a distance
of twenty-five miles, and took three fords,
with high ground beyond the river and five
Boer camps. He had a few casualties in
bushes with the Boer horse. General
French bas now fixed himself on General
Cronje’s main line of communication with
Bloemfonstein and has 20,000 infantry with
guns pushing up.
VERY FEW BOERS FOUND.
Lord Roberts’ dispatches, wired from in-
side the Free State and on the Riet river,
left him Wednesday midnight. His ad-
vance has not heen opposed by the Boers
in force. Their patrols melted away as the
British moved forward. The Boer army is
likely to‘be‘felt in a day or two, and a bat-
tle is consequently imminent.
As to what forces General Cronje has
now at his disposal and as to where he pro-
poses making a stand against the invaders,
no one here connected with the war office
knows anything. The data for conceptions
are wholly wanting.
THE BRITISH CASUALTIES.
The total British casvalty returns up to
last night are: Officers, killed, 152; wounded
380; missing, 112; men killed, 1,477;
wounded, 5,050; missing, 2,781; other fa-
talities reported, 563. Grand total, 10,-
515.
Colesburg Deserted.
The British Fall Back to Rensburg, Which May be Giv-
en up. Two Days of Hard Fighting. Burghers Now
Occupy Several Strong Positions Commanding a
Radius of Five Miles and Are Pushing Forward,
London Does Not Like Outlook.
LoNDON, February 14.—A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Rensburg, dated yes-
terday says:
‘There has been hard fighting for two
days near Colesburg, the Boers making
strenuous efforts to outflank the British
left. The enemy occupies strong positions
from Achtertang, through Polfontein so a
point five miles south of Jasfontein.
‘The fighting at the outpost camps bas
been very severe during the last few days.
Yesterday the Boers attacked the position
of the Worcesters to thesouth east of Coles-
burg. Fighting continued all day, and af-
ter dark it was considered necessary to
withdraw to Rensburg. Our losses are.not
yet known.
WHY THEY FELL BACK.
*‘On the left the West Australians, Wils-
shires and Berkshires had hot fighting, but
held their positions against long odds.
Owing to the growing difficulty experienc-
ed by conveys in reaching the camps, all
of the latter were vacated last night, and
the troops withdrew to Rensburg. The
Boers are burning the farms of the loyalists,
but the latter have contrived to get away
with their stock.”
RENSBURG'S SAFETY IN DOUBT.
LoxpoN, Feb. 13.—6:40 p. m.—A dis-
patch to the Evening News from Rensburg
says severe fighting occurred during the
British retreat, the various outposts on
both sides suffering heavy losses. The
dispatch adds that it is doubtful if Rens-
burg can be held.
LONDON THEORIZES.
LoxpoxN, Feb. 14.—4.20 a. m.—The
news of the day is the enforced retirement
of the British from the Colesburg district,
under heavy Boer pressure and probably
after brisk fighting. Thus, at a time when
Lord Roberts is apparently abont to push
an army into the Free State, the Boers
make a counter stroke in unknown but
seemingly great force, not far from the
vital line of railway connecting De Aar and
Orange river.
NEWS MAKES BAD IMPRESSION.
Military observers do not regard this as
more than a menace. Nevertheless the
news produces an unpleasant impression
here. Gen. French bad manceuvred the
Boers out of Rensburg in December. On
January 1st it was reported that he could
take Colesburg in two days with reinforce-
ments. These were sent but the Boers al-
80 were reinforced. Since then the British
lines have extended east and west; so that
at the opening of this week they constitut-
ed a great horseshoe twenty miles in length.
The lines were not continuous, but all the
strong positions were held.
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WHAT WILL ROBERTS DO ?
General French, when he joined Lord
Roberts, presumably took most of his cav-
alry. General Clements was left with the
infantry to hold the Boers in check, but
Commandant Delarney, with a aouble
turning movement, has compelled the
British to concentrate at Rensburg, hesides
threatening Lord Robérts communications.
The indications as to General Buller’s
immediate intentions are contradictory.
One informant, who has intimate relations
with the war office, predicts a movement
within the next two days.
Centre County’s Centennial.
No Special Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary
of the Erection of Centre County.—It Might Come
Later, Though Tuesday was Really the Centennial
Day.
On the 13th of February, 1800. an act of
Assembly was passed and approved ‘for
erecting parts of the counties of Mifflin,
Northumberland, Lycoming and Hunting-
don into a separate county. This county
was named Centre and attached to the
fourth law district in the State and it was
decreed that the courts of common pleas
should be held on the Mondays next suc-
ceeding the holding of general county
courts in Mifflin county. Accordingly the
first court was held in November of that
year in the home of James Dunlop, which
i8-the present Valentine house on the corner
of High and Spring streets.
Andrew Gregg, Wm.. Swanzley and
Robert Boggs were appointed trustees to
dispose of the lands granted by James
Harris and John Dunlop and to have gen-
eral supervision until a permanent county
organization could be effected.
The first court held was in November, }
1800, before associate judge James Potter
and John Barber.
The census of 1820 shows Centre county
to have had 2820 taxable inhabitants and
one slave, with a total population of 13,-
716.
The large ore beds of this district were
soon discovered and furnaces erected by
Messrs. Stewart and Lyon at Pennsylvania
Furnace, and Messrs. Valentine and Thom-
as at Bellefonte. In 1826 there were six-
teen blast furnaces in the county.
A century ago all intercourse was hy
stage coach over the Seven Mountains to
Lewistown and the Bald Eagle canal. The
first railroad erected in this county was
the Bellefonte and Snow Shoe railroad in
March, 1859. Judge Daniel Rhoads, an
old resident, was superintendent of this
road up to its lease to the Bald Eagle Val-
ley railroad in 1881.
Bellefonte and Centre county hoasts of
having sent out three Governors of Penn-
sylvania.
Governor in 1860, James A. Beaver, in
1886, and Daniel H. Hastings, in 1894.
Besides these Governor Bigler. of Cali-
fornia; Governor Bigler, of Michigan, and
Governor Walker, of Kansas, all received
their early educations in this town and
were residents here.
One of the oldest institutions of the place
is the Bellefonte Academy, which still
stands on a hill overlooking the town, and
at which almost all the prominent men of
the town and county received their edunca-
tion.
OTHER COUNTY CENTENNIALS.
There are nine other counties in Penn-
sylvania whose centennials occur thie year.
They are as follows :—
Adams, formed January 22nd, 1800, from
a part of York county.
Armstrong, formed March 12th, 1800, from
portions of Allegheny, Westmoreland and
Lycoming.
Beaver, formed March 12th, 1800, from a
part of Allegheny and Washington.
Butler, formed March 12th, 1800, from a
part of Allegheny.
Crawford, formed March 12th, 1800, from !
a part of Allegheny.
Erie, formed March 12th, 1800, from a
part of Allegheny.
Mercer, formed March 12th, 1800, froma
part of Allegheny.
Venango, formed March 12th, 1800, from
a part of Allegheny and Lyzoming.
Warren, formed March 12th, 1800, from
a part of Allegheny and Lycoming.
All Quiet at Frankfort.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 13.--Another
day of extreme quiet passed here, there he-
ing no developments in the political situa-
tion. The eyes of the leaders on hoth
sides jare in Cincinatti, where Judge Taft,
of the federal court, will render a decision
to-morrow on the question whether the
federal courts have jurisdiction in the con-
test cases.
——The Franklin and Marshall college
glee and maudolin club concerts promise
to be the event of next week.
——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
Andrew G. Curtin was elected |
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Dr. A. Wingrove Daniell, of Mill
Hall, is reported as contemplating locating
in Bellefonte.
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——A local district teachers institute
will be the attraction at Eagleville on Feb.
23rd and 24th.
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——Chas. Smith, of Bishop street, left for
Philadelphia yesterday morning, there to
enter a hospital for treatment for rok-
en hand. It has neverprope:,y healed and
lately has been troubling him so much as
to make its condition highly serious.
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——All of the parquet and the first row
of seats on the balcony will be 50cts for the
Franklin and Marshall glee and mandolin
clab concert next Wednesday night. The
other halcony seats will be 25cts. There
will be no seats reserved for 35cts.
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——Already more than three hundred
tickets have been sold for the G. A. R.
dinner in Gregg post rooms on Washing-
ton’s birthday. Nearly everybody expects
ito dine or sup there and if yon want to be
swith the crowd you must do likewise.
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——The Thespians, of State College, re-
turned yesterday from their trip presenting
‘‘She Stoops to Conquer.” Their houses
. at Bellefonte, Tyrone and Brookville all
amounted to more than $100, but at Du-
Bois they played to $40. Brookville was
| their best paying stand and Tyrone was
next. They all enjoyed the trip and spoke
i well of their treatment.
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| ——The Franklin and Marshall college
glee and mandolin club concerts at Gar-
| man’s, next Wednesday night, will doubt-
i ess attract the finest house of the season
| to that place. The organizations come so
: highly recommended and the performance
| of the quartet was so pleasing here last
| spring that there is likely to be a crowded
house. Seats will be on sale at Px¢ rish’s
' on and after Monday. ~
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i ——Thecouvention of the Sunday schools
( for the western district of Centre county,
! at Pine Grove Mills yesterday, was suffi-
, ciently attractive to crowd that village
! with strangers. They were there from all
{ points between Penna Furnace and Centre
| Hall and the sessions were interesting be-
{ cause the programs, as published in lass
week's issue of the WATCHMAN, were car-
{ ried out to the letter.
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i —Coi. and Mrs. George A. Bayard
| received a telegram yesterday from their
| son John ‘‘that a boy had arrived at his
[home in Pittsburg and that he is a
| dandy.” John always wasa lucky dog;
everyone likes him; he is doing well as the
general freight agent of the eastern division
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
R. R., and now his cup overflows with a
| fine young son.
| THE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN-
TION.—The next annual county convention
| of the Sunday School Association of Centre
| county will be held at Centre Hall, on
Tuesday, March 20th. The Sunday schools
| of that place have united in a hearty invi-
tation for the convention and it has been
| accepted.
Rev. Chas. Rhoads, D. D., the efficient
state secretury, and Mrs. J. W. Barnes,
superintendent of the primary work, who
has few equals in her line, will be present
for all of the sessions.
Pastors, superintendents and workers
will {ind attendance helpful to them and
the committee would like to see each
school in the county represented with two
delegates, the pastor, superintendent, pri-
mary superintendent and as many others
as possible.
Centre Hall is a delightful place to hold
the convention and visitors can feel assured
of every courtesy at the hands of the hos-
pitable people there. Information, pro-
grams, etc., can be procured by addressing
Rev. A. Z. Myers, the county president, at
Philipsburg.
State, in the armory at State College this
evening. State won in their game last year
and has been winning right along up to
this time, so that to-night's event will
probably register another victor for the
blue and white. :
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—— At a meeting of the Ladies Aid
society of the Methodist Episcopal church,
on Wednesday evening, the following offi-
cers were elected for the coming year; Mrs.
F. W. Crider, president; Mrs. S. A. Bell,
vice president; Mrs. John Olewine, secre-
tary and Mrs. P. Gray Meek, treasurer.
Ss
—It will be a matter of regret to his
many friends in the county to learn that J.
Kennedy Johnson Esq is still confined to
his home in this place. His condition has
been rather serious and improvement has
been slow, but it is hoped that his recovery
will be both speedy and permanent.
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—— On Monday afternoon Miss Mary
Schad, Dr. Edith Schad’s little daughter,
celebrated her fifth birthday and a number
of her little friends were at the party. The
little hostess and her playmates enjoyed
the birthday immensely and the festivities
were brought to a close with refreshments.
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—In its items from Centre county
granges the Patron reports all of them to be
in a very promising condition except Cen-
tre at Pine Grove Mills, Benner and Leon-
ard grange at Rock Springs. While those
three are not disintegrating, they are not
up with the enthusiastic pace of the others
in the county.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk A. G. Archey dur-
ing the past week :
N. J. Russell and Lettie M. Beck, both
of Bellefonte.
John Thomas Howard and Anna Lerne
Freeman, both of Philipsburg.
Chas. E. McClellan, of Tusseyville, and
Cora B. Maize, of Millheim.
Geo. H. Young, of Scotia, and Lula B.
Wolf, of Stormstown.
Joseph W. Gross, of Alton, Iowa, and
Eva Grace Archey, of Graysville.
George A. Kreighbaum and Anna R.
Hoover, both of Aaronsburg.
* Robert C. Flory and Alice J. Royer, both
of Pine Grove Mills.
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LovE WiLL FIND A WAY.—Mr. K. A.
Miller and Miss Sallie T. Wolfe, both of
Madisonburg, this county, were married in
Elmira, N. Y., last week. Their wedding
had some of the excitement of romance
about it, as it was consummated against
the wishes of their parents.
Miss Wolfe, had been living in Lock
Haven for some time previous, while Mr.
Miller was working in Williamsport. He
traveled back and forth to see ‘his sweet-
heart, until finally they decided to get mar-
ried. Then they learned of their parents’;
opposition and planned the elopement to
Elmira, where they were married by Rev.
DeCamp, pastor of a Presbyterian church
in that city. il
They returned to Lock Haven that night
and the bride will remain there until the
groom can prepare for housekeeping.
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NARROWLY ESCAPED INCINERATION.—
R. C. Irvin, of Curtin’s Works, is alive to-
day only through a miracle. He came
about as near being burned up. on Tuesday
night as any one can and escape the torture
of flames. 3
The accident occurred in his room a I.
M. Harvey’s and was bronght about in
some unexplainable manner. When he re-
tired there was apparently no sign of fire in
the room, but during the night he was
awakened by the flames licking up the
clothing from his bed. The fiery. demon
was flaring an awful death in his face, bus
with rare presence of mind he jumped and
called for assistance. The members of the
household being aroused it was not long
until the fire was extinguished.
The room was badly scorched and all of
Roly’s clothes ‘burned up, but uo further
damage was done.
THE HI HENRY MINSTRELS.—Of the Hi
Henry minstrels that come next Thursday
for a matinee and evening performance the
Scranton Republican of Feb. 4th, 1900,
said:
Hi Henry’s big modern minstrels were
the attraction at the Lyceum last evening
and the entertainment was of superior or-
der. Mr. Hi Henry has long been known
to amusement patrons as a manager of re-
fined minstrelsy, and his name is famous
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Judging
by the large attendance last evening the
theatre goers of Scranton had not forgotten
him. In numbers the company was as
large as any that has appeared here, with
the exception that the entirety constituted
an exceptionally strong and well balanced
company.
Among the latest features was a realis-
tic production of the deck of a large bat-
tleship of the American navy. There were
the large guns and frowning turrets and
other correct detail of a man-o’-warsman,
and the company was attired as the ship’s
crew. Mr. J. Albert Gates wearing the
uniform of its captain. The comedians
were all good and what is especially notice-
able, were modern. The jokes, gags and
songs were of the latest. The musical por-
tion was especially fine.
Tine ballads were rendered by Carter,
Sinclair, Probyn and others, and the double
quartette in ‘‘Kathleen Mavoureen’”’ won
a hearty recall.
In the vaudeville olio Teal and Whalen
Billy Clark, comedian, and Morton and El-
liot were all successes. The paper tearing
by these artists while accompanying
themselves by singing the beauti-
ful composition, entitled ‘‘Fondest Mem-
ories’’ was a decided novelty. The saxa-
phone quartet was a new feature and the
Couture brothers, acrobats, brought the
show to a fine finish. Many who attended
expressed their delight and admiration of
the magnificent military band of 40, who
accompanied Mr. Henry in his famous cor-
net solos.
— Bellefonte is to be the scene of a very in-
teresting procedure on. the 20th ingt. On
that day committees of the churches of the
town will take up a work that has been
attracting attention all over the State. If
is the compiling of a religious census by
means of a house to house visitation.
The plan by which Bellefonte is to be
canvassed to ascertain its religious status,
has been completed, and the work is to he
done on the 20th. The town has been
districted and a board of canvassers ap-
pointed, representing all the Protestant
churches of the town.
We have no doubt that so praiseworthy
an object, in the hands of the pastors and
Sunday school superintendents, will meet
with the hearty co-operation of all our
people, and assist the worthy eanvassers in
their efforts.
The various church visiting committees
met in the lecture room of the Methodist
church, Monday evening, and decided on
the plans for carrying out their work.
The visitors are to 80 in pairs, each from
different denominations, visiting every
house in the district, inviting them ; also
leaving invitation cards to attend some
Sunday school. They fill out card show-
ing who and Low maay attend school now,
and those not attending to find their
church preference, so that after the can-
vass is made, and these cards distributed
to the pastors and Suuday schools, prefer-
red in their cards, they can be followed up,
with invitations, without denominational
friction.
The committees of visitation from the
various churches are :
Preshyterian—Miss Potter, Miss Orbison,
Miss Em. Hoy, Messrs. Harris Heylman,
Francis Atwood, Wm. VanTries.
Methodist—Mrs. L. A. Schaeffer, Miss
May Crider, Miss Helen Hastings, Miss
Ella Johnson, Messrs. George Miller,
Samuel Roberts.
Reformed—Mrs. C. M. Bower, Mrs. R.
S. Brouse, Mrs. H. E. Jenkins, Miss Sarah
Ott.
Lutheran—Miss Lulu Stover, Miss Ellen
Gates, Mrs. W. P. Kuhn, Mr. W. R. Bush.
Episcopal—Miss Gertrade Taylor, Miss
Ella Jones, Sallie Morgan, Mrs. F. P. Blair.
U. B.—Miss Ella Waite, Miss S. E.
Harman, Miss Grace Barlet, Mrs. C. L.
Rote.
Evangelical—Mamie Strunk, Minnie Mar-
kle. :
Red School House— Thomas Toot, Edward
Kane.
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THE WILL OF THE LATE JOHN Wag-
NER.—The will of the late John Wagner,
of this place, has been entered of record
and includes the provisions mentioned he-
low. His estate was appraised, on Men-
day afternoon, at $96,026, without his real
estate or accrued interest. The only realty
he had is the Spring street home, all the
‘rest of his holdings being ‘splendid stock
and bond securities.
Unto his wife, Sarah Wagner, all his
household and kitchen furniture, the use,
occupancy and enjoyment of the home on
south Spring street, Bellefonte, during
life, all repairs to same to be made by the
executors, and he sets aside $17,000 upon
which she is to be paid interest at the rate
of six per cent during her life.
All the rest of his estate, real, personal
and mixed, together with the proceeds of
the sale of the home, which is to be made
after Mrs. Wagner’s death and the $17,000
set aside for her use during life, is to be
divided into five equal shares which he dis-
poses of as follows : To his daughter Catha-
rine Gahagan, one fifth ; daughter Emaline
Hess, one fifth ; danghter Susan ‘Wagner,
one fifth ; to the children of deceased Mar-
garet Herman, one fifth, the portion of the
last belonging to Mrs. Bella Keen to be
held in trust for her and at her death to be
divided among the surviving children of
Mrs. Herman. To the Pennsylvania Co.,
for Insurance and Granting Annuities on
Lives he hequeathed the remaining one
fifth to be held in trust; the interest of
$1000 of it is to be paid to his grand
daughter, Millie O. Wagner, until she ar-
rives at the age of twenty-one ; the interest
on a like sum to be paid to his grand-son
John P. Wagner until he is twenty-one.
When said grand-children arrive as he age
of twenty-one they are each to receive
$1000. Should either of them die the
principal and interest is to be given to the
survivors and should only one survive he
or she is to receive $3000 At majority ;
the remainder of the one-fifth to be held in
trust and interest to be paid to his son
John C. Wagner and at his death the prin-
cipal to be divided between decedent's
three grand-children Luella Wagner, Mil-
lie O. Wagner and John P. Wagner. And
if said John C. Wagner fails to collect his
interest within six months after it is due
the same shall be paid to his three children
and if he refuse or fail to collect his inter-
est for a period of ten years, interest and
principal is to be divided among the three
grand-children named.
The witnesses to the will are N. B.
Spangler and C. M. Bower.
In a codicil he changes the fifth left in
trust and places it in the hands of his
executors. The interest on $1,000 to be
paid to each of the three children of John
C. Wagner until they reach the age of
thirty; the other conditions of it being the
same as above.
A second codicil, dated June 17th, 1898,
he bequeathes to his daughters Emaline
Hess and Susan Wagner the house on
Spring street after their mother’s death and
takes $4,000 from the share bequeathed to
Catharine Gahagan and divides it up among
the other four heirs.
He fixes the sum to be paid the execu-
tors at $250 each and names his wife, his
son-in-law, A. Y. Wagner, and the late Geo.
W. Jackson, as his executors. The will is
dated Jan. 23rd, 1897.
And the said George W. Jackson having
died Ellis L. Orvis is nated as an executor
in his stead.
AN
——Tacie Bowers, the Mill Hall girl
who was injured by being caught in the
machinery in the Lock Haven silk mill
several days ago, was more seriously hurt
than was supposed. The injuries and the
fright of the accident have had the effect of
causing paralysis, so that she cannot talk or
move her body.