Bellefonte, Pa., May I8, 1900. P. GRAY MEEK, - - Fopitor Tervs oF SusscriprioN.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance Paid before expiration of yea Paid after expiration of year. .. $1.00 1.50 2.00 A Success In One Line at Least. 1f you notice there are no kickers among the trusts against the kind of times Mr. McKINLEY’S administration is making for them, nor are there strikes among monopo- lists and money lenders. For them he has proven a real ‘advance agent of prosperi- ty’”’ and from one end of the country to the other they are singing his praise. We presume that so long as these inter- ests and combinations are satisfied we ought all to be happy and hurrah for the prosperity that is filling the pockets of the few. It doesn’t matter if farmers are hunting hiding places from the sheriff, if laboring men are striking in every part of the country for living wages, if mechanics have quit work because of inadequate pay, or if the gap between poverty and riches is growing wider every hour; just so that trusts and moneyed interests are reaping munificent profits. These are the inter- ests that Mr. McKINLEY and Mr. HANNA are looking after and when their bellies are bursting with good things, and their pockets bulging out with money made under the present system, why shouldn’t we concede that there is great prosperity in the land. Long years ago, when the writer was but a bit of a boy, we heard men, who had been ‘Whigs, assert that the ‘‘best form of gov- ernment was that which took care of the rich,’ so that ‘"they could take care of the poor.”’ If those old fellows were living to-day, what a success in ‘‘taking care of the rich”’ they would vote this administration to be. The manner in which McKINLEY prosperity has boomed the poor house busi- ness out in Indiana is a caution. For the past year 53,089 paupers have had to be maintained in that State at public expense, in addition to the aid givento theteus of thousands who are on the pension rolls. As a filler of bellies and a coverer of backs this administration, that Mr. HANNA and the trusts seek to perpetuate, is not a howl- ing success. And it should not be thought strange that there should be a doubt as to Indiana casting its vote again for Mr. McKINLEY. His rule has proven beneficial only to trusts and the kind of business that makes poor houses plentiful and taxation high. What Oleomargarine is Manufactured From. Secretary Gage Sends His Answer to the Request of the House for Information. WASHINGTON, May 14.—Secretary Gage today sent to the Speaker his reply to the House resolution of May 8th, which direct- ed him to furnish the House with the names of the materials and the amount of each used in the manufacture of oleomar- garine. It follows: Statement showing the quantities and kinds of ingredients used in the production of oleomargarine in the United States for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1899. Also the percentages each ingredient bears to the whole quantity : Percentage each Ingredient Pounds. bears to whole SL 31,297,25 31.2 Materials. Neutral lard. 425 7 2 Oleo oil.... 24,491,769 Cotton seed 4,357,514 Sesame 486,310 Coloring matte 148,970 16 Snmar. 110,164 0.12 Glycerine.. 8,963 0.01 Stearine 5,890 0.007 Glucose. 2,550 0.003 Milk... 14,200,576 15.55 Salt .... 6,772,670 Butter oil.. 4,542,904 Butter ... 1,568,319 Cream ...... 3,527,410 Polals hina 91,322,260 100.00 Statements showing the quantities and kinds of ingredients used in the production of oleomargarine in the United States for the month of December, 1899. Also the percentage each ingredient hears to the whole quantity: Percentage each Ingredient Materials, Pounds bears to whole Neutral lard. 3,735,777 31.88 Oleo oil........ 3,360,085 28.84 Cotton seed o 511,157 4.34 Coloring matt 0.78 Sesame 0.43 0.12 0.10 Glycerin 0.01 Glucose, 2,940 0.02 Butter 106,130 0.90 Salt 800,156 6.83 Milk 1,889,467 16.13 Butter oi 727,062 6.20 Cream 471,688 4.02 Totals 11,713,743 100. 00 Just a Beginner. From the Pittsburg Post. The Gazette announces that the cropping | out of magnificent imperialistic stealing in the Cuban postal service ‘‘is unfortunate in itself, but less so than the Democratic efforts to make political capital out of it.” If publishing the news as given out ina limited way by the administration officials is making capital, so be it. It is unfor- fginate that the censorship applied to Philippine matters is not more general and effective and could not have heen utilized to cover up the raids of the Indiana Re- publican bosses and heelers on the postal revenues of Cuba. The fact of it is this sort of peculation, great and small, is what is sure to follow governing our acqui- sitions outside the Constitution of the United States. The stealing in Cuba is but a flea bite to what has been taking place in the Philippines, but the censor- ship keeps the Philippine stealings very quiet. If colonialism or imperialism plastered on the American system does not breed official corruption then all history is at fault. What has happened in Cuba is invited in Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines, and is probably occurring there. Buller’s Men Force Boers to Retreat. Burgher’s Strong Defenses on the Biggarsberg Taken. Lord Roberts Reports that Captain Eisworthy was Killed, and Other Officers Were Wounded and taken Prisoners. LoxpoN, May 14.—The Boers’ fine de- fensive positions on the Biggarsberg were practically taken yesterday by the right wing of General Buller’s advance forces under Bethune. So says a dispatch from Stone Hill Farm, Natal, to-day. It was an important point gained, for it permitted Buller to proceed without furth- er hitch in his march northeastward from Ladysmith, from which point he and his men advanced in strength. UNDER HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE. When the British troops were within two miles of Helpmakaar the Boers opened a heavy artillery fire, and the British guns replied, while a heavy portion of Buller’s troops worked round the Boer flanks The British attack was pressed home on Sunday. It was then that Bethune on the right outflanked the Boers and practically took their defenses on the Biggarsberg. OFFICERS SLAIN IN AMBUSH. The War office learns, in a dispatch from Lord Roperts, dated yesterday at Kroon- stad, that there were more casualties in the cavalry division en May 10th than had been reported by him. Continuing, Rob- erts says of the engagement in question, when the Inniskillings were ambushed and fired upon while saddling their horses: “‘I have been unable to get an exact ac- count of what occurred, as the command- ing officer, Captain Elsworthy, was killed, the two officers were wounded at the same time and have been sent to the rear. But it would appear that a party of our men, going up to a kraal on which a white flag was flying, was suddenly attacked by a large numer of the enemy. OVER A SCORE UNACCOUNTED FOR. Two officers, Captain Haig, of the Sixth Dragoons, and Lieutenant Wilkinson of the Australian Horse, were made prison- ers, and 21 men are still unaccounted for. Some of them may have turned up, as the cavalry covered a considerable distance. Many reported missing have been rejoin- ing during the last few days.” Caught Up by a Tornado. A Texas Girl Is Carried a Quarter of a Mile and Escapes Without a Scratch. HousTtoN, Tex., May 14.—To be blown more than one-fourth of a mile by a raging tornado is something remarkable, even though the victim were torn all to pieces and killed; but to be blown a quarter of a mile, surrounded on all sides by trees, houses, timbers and all the other debris that a tornado gathers unto itself in its wild flight, carried through the air at sev- enty miles an hour, and, despite all this, to escape even the slightest bruise or scratch might be called miraculous. That was the experience of Miss Millie Milton, in the tornado that passed over parts of Denton county last week. When she was picked up by some neighbors her body was ap- parently lifeless, her respiration was lahor- ed, and her pulse was slow. Medical as- sistance was procured, and restoratives were applied; they availed nothing. Three days after her experience she began to re- gain her senses, only to lose them again in a delirium, which it was feared would cause her death. Only yesterday did she recover consciousness sufficiently to talk coherent- ly, and her statement as to her sensation during the storm is given below : ‘“We saw the cloud coming and I stood up in the bed, while my mother and sister were on the floor alongside. I saw the storm approaching, when all of a sudden it struck the house with terrific force; everything was roaring like an express train. I was carried upward, higher and higher—then all was blank. The next thing I knew was when I was lying on the ground in Mr. George Baker’s orchard. Some persons were bending over me, but the recollection of that is very indistinet— like a dream, and I knew nothing more until I recovered my senses Monday.’ When her body was found a thorough examination made by Dr. I. S. Rogers failed to show a bruise or scratch. She showed all the symptoms, he says, of a nervous shock, and it is believed by many that this condition was superinduced by the electrical currents in the air. Miss Milton is rapidly recovering. There were a number of strange pranks played by the wind. In one instance a zine tub was twisted and wrapped around a fence post, which was left standing, while other posts for a distance of several rods were torn up and laid flat. A can from Garza, a distance of nine miles, was found at Little Elm, while boughs and leaves of oak trees were also found at the latter place, where there is not an oak tree nearer than five miles. Towne’s Nomination. He Has Complicated Matters, So at Least Says a Veteran Democrat. St. Louis, May 13.— Ex-Governor Wil- liam J. Stone, vice chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, while discussing the advisability of Mr. Towne withdrawing from the race for Vice President on the Populist ticket, said : ‘I think the Populist convention made a mistake in nominating a candidate for Vice President. Instead of simplifying, it complicates the situation. However, I am glad Mr. Towne is the nominee for the reason that I regard him as a big man and I know him to be fair and patriotic. I am satisfied he will do whatever may be thought to be for the best, having but one end in view and that the success of the ticket to be nominated at Kansas City. If it is the opinion of the Kansas City convention that it would be unwise to nominate him I am confident he would ac- cept that verdict accordingly. I havea high opinion of Mr. Towne in every way, but at this time I do not care to express an opinion as to what the Kansas City con- vention should do with reference to nom- inating a candidate for vice-President. There is something which ought to be thought out carefully and deliberately after a full comparison of the views of lead- ing men from different sections of the country.” How McKinley Prosperity Prospers in Indiana. From the Charleston News and Courier. ‘Those who insist that our pauperism comes from abroad,’’ says the Indianapolis Journal, ‘‘will not find much to sustain their assumption in the classification of the persons who received outdcor relief in Indiana last year. According to nation- ality, 48,837 were natives of the country, 1,400 were Irish and 2,852 were Germans.’ And probably a hundred thousand more of the natives received help from the pension office. It is not a creditable showing, however, even as the Journal presents it. ‘Republican prosperity’’ appears not to have struck Indiana very hard. Fifty-three thousand paupers are a good many for a State of its size. We do not believe there are one thousand in South Carolina. Filled With Rebel Dead. Were the Streets of Catnbig on the Island of Samar.—Details of the Fight in Which Twenty Soldiers of the Forty-Third Regiment Were Killed and Five Others Wounded. WASHINGTON, May 16.—The officals of the war department after waiting for near- ly a week to hear something from General MacArthur’ at Manila, confirmatory of the | press report of the bloody three day’s en- gagement at Catubig, which resulted in the heaviest loss of life the American army has sustained in any one engagement in the Philippines, yesterday cabled General MacArthur a request for information. The answer was received to-day confirming the press reports and adding some interesting details. General MacArthur transmitted a report from Henry T. Allen, a major of the Forty- Third volunteers, who commanded the United States forces on the island of Sa- mar. It appears that this force was divid- ed among several ports on Samar, and it is believed that this particular force which was besieged at Catubig was commanded, not by a commissioned officer, but by a sergeant, either George or Hall, hoth of whom were killed. Catubig, where the engagement occurred, is a seaport town of nearly 10,000 inhabitants. General Mac- Arthur's cablegram is as follows : ‘The rumored engagement in Samar re- ported in the cablegram of General Otis, May 4th, has been confirmed by reports re- cently received from Henry T. Allen, Forty- third regiment, United States volunteer infantry, commanding Samar island, that a detachment of thirty-one men stationed at Catubig were attacked April 15th, by 600 men with 200 rifles and one cannon. Our men were quartered in a convent which was fired next day by burning hemp thrown from an adjoining church. The detach- ment attempted to escape by theriver. The men getting into the hoat were killed; the remaining men intrenched themselves near the river and held out two days longer, facing most adverse circumstances until rescued by Lieutenant Sweeney and ten men. Over 200 of the attacking party (many of them are reported having come from Luzon island), are reported Killed. and many wounded. Lieutenant Sweeney reports the streets covered with dead in- surgents. “Killed : Sergeants Dustin L. George, William J. Hall, Corporals Herbert Ed- wards, John F. J. Hamilton,——Cook, Burton E. Hess, Musician Burton R. Wag- ner, Privates Trefile Pomslow, Otto B. Loose, Stephen Apperti Joseph Noeil, John E. Kuhn, Ralph H. Zim, Edward Braman, Chester A. Conklin, Walter E. Collins, Joseph J. Kelins, Henry Dumas, Philip Saling and George A. Slack,all of company H, Forty-third regiment, United States volunteer infantry. “Wounded : Privates Lester Ruch- worth, Harry O. Lee, Michael J. Faron, James H. Clancy, company H, Forty-third regiment, United States volunteer in- fantry; Corporal White,company F. Forty- third regiment, United States volunteer infantry. “Copy of Henry T. Allen’s report for- warded by mail yesterday. Iloilo (Pa- nay ) cable is broken hy earthquake. Diffi- cult to procure more definite information. McARTHUR.”’ Wolcott Not to Preside. Hanna Wants Another Man Chosen Because of the Colorado Senator’s Friendship for Quay. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—Senator Edward O. Wolcott, of Colorado, is not to be temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia next month. He had been selected for that posi- tion, as Senator Lodge was for permanent chairman, but the slate has been broken so far as Wolcott is concerned. TROUBLE FROM THE QUAY CASE. The trouble grows out of the vote on the Quay case. Wolcott was a very urgent supporter of the claims of Mr. Quay to a seat in the Senate. The defeat of Quay was a great disappointment to him, and he has since shown a good deal of feeling in the matter. He is accused of showing a great deal of antagonism to everything sup- ported by men whom he holds responsible for Quay’s defeat, and of being particular- ly resentful toward Mr. Hanna. So much feeling has been manifested that Senator Hanna and his friends have come to the conclusion that Wolcott will not do, for temporary chairman, and another has been selected who will have their support in the convention. Mad Bull Holds Up a Railroad Engine. Tackles Locomotive After Terrorizing Williamsport’s Business Section. WILLIAMSPORT, May 15.—A bull own- ed by Daniel Snyder, of Loyalsock town- ship, broke away this afternoon as it was being led through the streets and charged madly through the business centre of the city, defying the entire police force, and driving everybody indoors. At the Market street crossing of the P. & E. railway it charged at and held up a switch engine in motion, the crew not wishing to risk an encounter with the furi- ous beast. It was shackled with the great- est difficulty. Pet Dog Tears Girl Almost to Death. Attacks Her Near Greenville and Terrible Battle Ensues. GREENVILLE, Pa., May 15.—Miss Gret- ty Erdice, of Green township, aged 35 years, was attacked yesterday by a shep- herd dog, which had been a family pet for vears, and bitten in an almost fatal man- ner. The dog walked over some curtains that were drying on the grass and Miss Erdice pushed him away. Her hands and arms were torn in a terrible manner. She was alone at the time, and only saved herself from being killed, by holding the dog to the ground until lielp arrived. Reduced Rates to Wilkesbarze, Account Knights Templar of Pennsylvania, For parade day (May 22ud) of the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania Forty- seventh Annual Conclave, at Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 21st to 23rd, 1900, the Pennsyl- vania railroad will sell round-trip tickets from all stations in Pennsylvania to Wilkes- barre and return May 21st and 22nd, limited to return until May 23rd inclusive, at rate of one limited first-class fare for the round trip (minimum of twenty-five cents). Tickets will not be good for passage on New York and Chicago limited express, and are good for continuous passage only in each direction. —A fire broke out among the underbrush on the farm of MrsS. B. Welty, near Rock- ton Clearfield county, Thursday. The house, barn and all other bui-1d ngs ion the farm were destroyed. THREATENING A SIDE SHOW TENNIAL.—At least one citizen of north Boggs has become offended at the arrange- ments for Centre county’s ceniennial. He imagines that he, or his district, has been over-looked and makes the awful threat that they will hold a centennial of their own out there, and eclipse in good eating, if they don’t in anything else, all the ef- forts other parts of the county may make in this matter. We are sorry that any one who wanted on a committee failed to be named for the place he coveted, but we will try to ease his wounded feelings as far as possible by giving full space to his complaint and threat. They are as fol- lows: Marsh Creek, May 13th, 1900. EpIToR WATCHMAN :—On the 25th and 26th of July. coming, one hundred years ago there were three families moved from Bald Eagle valley to what isnow known as North Precinct of Boggs township. These three sturdy pioneers came out, built log houses with puncheon floors, boards were not to be had. The names of these families were Andrew Walker, Enoch Heaton and Andrew Fetzer. They had no doors to swing but kept quilts hung up instead. Wolves at night would chase the dogs under the house, and panthers and wild cats would make night hideous with their screams, while bears would climb into the pig pen and carry out their fattest pigs. These were days that tried mens souls; there was no public road or high way and the only way to get wheat to mill, or flour and groceries home, was to carry it on their shoulders for six long miles from Miles- burg. Andrew Walker located on the farm now owned by John Olewine. Enoch a- ton on the place now owned by Claude Cook. Andrew Fetzer on farm now occupied by his son Andrew Fetzer, but owned by John Ole- wine. After these sturdy men had cleared off small farms other settlers came in and among them we can name the Poormans, Yarnells, Wallaces, and a great many oth- ers who cleared farms until now the North Precinct looks like a garden with the many orchards of apples and peaches and pears and fine farms owned mostly by the ancestral heirs of these pioneers. Now, on the 25th and 26th day of July coming, we expect to celebrate in honor of the pioneer families who preceded us. Already some of the committees have been named and we mean to have a gala day of our own. We do not expect as large a crowd as Bellefonte will have but we can say we will drink purer water, breathe fresher air. and can show our visiting friends what Bellefonte cannot show the water rocks where the water, falls straigth down fifty feet or more; we can also show. The elbow falls where the water, in twenty rods, falls more than seventy feet. And trout a foot long, and lots of them, can be seen going up over the falls. Why do we North Precinct people calculate to celebrate, the 25th and 26th of July? It is easily told. In looking over the long list of committee men and funny men and financial and music and the lord only knows what all, not one man has a voice in the great centennial of Centre county from the North Precinct op Boggs. Why, we are only eight miles from the county seat. Did you not know any one from the North Precinet ? Well we will have a celebration of our own. We do not expect ! to have 20,000 people present but we will { have 15,000, and a table two hundred feet | long loaded down with the good things so | that we can feed our crowd and all will be | grown on ground in the north precinct of | Boggs. We expectto have several bands of music and two of the finest orators in the United States will be here. They have al- ready consented and will be here. but we do not expect any orator from Bellefonte. We are out and they are out, too. We expect to vote this fall and as Bellefonte will have several candidates we will see that they are out also. Why do we celebrate? Because we people of the north precinct of Boggs are not known for anything but our taxes to help keep up the old county and celebrate we will. Remember the days, July 25th and 26th ! Come everybody and enjoy yourselves. Haul Columbia, we will celebrate. NORTH PRECINCT. To borrow a Bible quotation, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Paraphrasing Lincoln’s dec- laration, I may add that this nation cannot endure half republic and half colony—half free and half vassal. Our form of government, our traditions, our present interests and our future welfare all forbid our entering upon a career of contest.—W. J. Bryan. “Our plain duty,” said President Mc- Kinley, “is to abolish all customs tar- iffs between the United States and Por- to Rico, and give her products free ac- cess to our markets.” It is not Repub- licanism to defend the denial of plain justice. Neither is it good morals. Nor good policy. It can be defended least of all by American expansionists. It is rank imperialism.—Philadelphia North American (Rep.). The secretary of war acknowledges 29 suicides among soldiers in the Phil- ippines in a period of less than one year, and it is the judgment of careful observers that this has been nearly doubled, if the full truth were known. Many deaths reported as accidental gunshots or drownings were in reality suicides. The fact is such a life, whether in the regular army at home or in the Philippines, has a depressing, demoralizing effect. Separated from the influences of home, mother, sisters, friends, men grow coarse, brutal, reck- less; life becomes unbearable to the better grade, and thus a larger propor- tion of officers than privates commit suicide. War is horrible, army influ- ences degrading and too much cannot be said in its condemnation. The leaders of the two great Christian na- tions have an awful record of crime to answer for. Ard these are but few of the attendant curses of militarism.— People’s Advocate (Meadville). The Republican state convention in Ohio, notwithstanding Mark Hanna was manager, gagged at the Porto Ri- can dose, and refused to indorse it in words and repudiated it by implica- tion. It declared in its platform that congress has full power over the terri- tories of the United States, but-—mark you—*“in harmony with and subject to the fundamental safeguards of our free institutions, for liberty, justice and personal rights.” What are the “fundamental safeguards” but those of the constitution of the United States? Therefore the constitution applies to the territories, which is the very thing the Republicans in congress and the administration have asserted the con- stitution does not do. Of course all this is a juggle with words; but it is significant that in the president’s own state McKinley imperialism has to be hedged and sugar coated with phrases that virtually repudiate it. Evidently there is alarm and aprehension in Ohio.—Pittsburg Post. ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. CEN- ADDITIONAL LOCALS . ——George Meiss has been granted a pension of $12 per month. ——Unto Foster and Mrs. Williams, of North Spring street, a baby daughter was born on Saturday afternoon. ———— ee —Franklin and Marshall college base ball team defeated the Lock Haven Normal school team, on Saturday afternoon, hy the score of 8 to 3. S—— =e ——— ——The venerable John Furey, of Pleasant Gap, aged 87 years, is able to be about again after having heen confined to the house for most of the winter. eas ——Grant Harvey, of Mill Hall, was ex- amined by a commission in lunacy, on Sat- urday, and adjudged insane. He will be taken to Danville. eel —The ladies of St. John’s Catholic church held a progressive euchre and so- ciable at the home of Mrs. Lena Brown, evening. Madisonburg. The new church west of town is under fair show of erection. The walls are completed. Rev. Wetzel preached a very excellent ser- mon in the Reformed church on Sunday forenoon. Our wagon maker, Jacob Kern, severely cut his foot on Monday, while cutting wood on the mountain above town. The corn is about all planted and the crows are already making prospective tours through the fields. E. B. Shaffer, one of our representative young men, who is attending the State Nor- mal school at Bloomsburg, spent Sunday at home. Carpenters have been at work removing the steeple from the Evangelical church at this place. Considerable of the timber seem- ed decayed, which made it unsafe for the occupants of the church. Centre Hall. Mrs. James Stuart, of New Bloomfield, with her little son, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Deininger. Supervisor Kuhn is doing considerable stone crushing on the Brush Valley road, and that is what should be done. Rev. J. M. Rearick is attending conference at West Milton, which charge is shepherded by his brother. It looks very mucli as though there would be a general turnout from this side to the centennial celebration in July. D. W. Geiss is attending business college at Lebanon. For the past four years he taught the Centre Hall grammar school. Mrs. Matthews, daughter of Mrs. Michael, has returned to her home in Illinois after a stay here of several months. The little boy kicked by a horse recently in the hotel stable is recovering rapidly, and last week was moved to his father’s Edward Royer’s Lome. Mrs. W. H. Kreamer and Mrs. Samuel S. Kreamer and little daughter Rebecca were in Lewisburg over Sunday the guests of Mrs. Dela Brungart, who is well known here. The annual meeting of the cemetery asso- ciation will be held in the Reformed church Monday evening to elect trustees etc. The dry weather is telling on the grass fields, and on many farms the product will be under the average. Hay at present is scarce, very scarce, with the local demand above the supply. Rev. Kerschner is attending the Reformed classis in session at Hublersburg. He com- plemented his congregation at Centre Hall and the charge in general on having raised more than the apportionment to this charge for various benevolent purposes. Landlord Runkle, of Centre Hall's popular hotel, has had things about the hotel tore up in general for some time past making repairs. The bar-room was repainted and fitted and other improvements made. Runkle is one of the hotel men who tries his best to keep within the limits of the law and succeeds far better than most of his class. Sumner Hosterman, of Lancaster, will orate at Farmers Mills on Decoration day. The Post is giving the young men a chance to show their oratorical powers. Hosterman spoke at Spring Mills two years ago and his effort at that time is favorably remembered. The Sons of Veterans are taking an active part in making Decoration day exer- cises what they should be, and together with Chairman George W. Sweeney, of Sam- uel Shannon Post, nothing will be lacking. Nittany Mountain has been ablaze period- ically for the past ten days. The first fire started three or four miles below this place, and came this way until a timely shower quenched it. Later it took a second spurt and at an opportune time constable Runkle with a force of men succeeded in getting it under control. Sunday night the flames came across Big Mountain from Green valley and made a wonderful display.The scene present- ed the appearance of innumerable bonfires,the flames shooting into the air many feet high. The burned district was studded the sncced- ing nights with star-like jets, with an oc- casional larger light. The sight was beau- tiful yet the destruction great. Tuesday and Wednesday nights constable Runkle again had men at work and was successful in chasing the ravaging element higher up the mountain. The fences about Bibles were in danger, but timely aid saved them. The territory over which the flames swept in the vicinity of town belongs to Messrs Coburn, Shearer, Homan, Harper, Bruss, Emerick, Dinges and Arney, and at this writing (Wednesday evening) the flames are raging most furiously. Senator Hanna, the keeper of the president’s conscience and interpreter of the oracles (duty, destiny and the various trusts), also favored the house bill, and especially the tariff provisions. He said that “from a party point of view the tariff ought to remain.”—Bal- timore Sun. Pine Grove Mention. Mr. and Mrs. John Rishel of Oak Hall, Sundayed with John W. Miller. Mrs. H. R. Smith is visiting her boys John and William, at Spring Mills. Another Bryanite hasarrived at the Frank Swabb household on the Mitchell farm. Warren Bailey, of State College, was the guest of his cousin, John Henry, at Fair- brook, the first day of the week. Ex-county treasurer J. B. Mitchell, is con- fined to bed with rheumatism that got the better of his legs. It is hoved as warm weather is here he will be able to be out. Mrs. Wolf and Mrs. Smith, of Lumber City, were royally entertained at farmer Michael Hess’ Shingletown home, where everybody is made so welcome. Fred Bottorf has recovered sufficiently from injuries by a fall from a wagon to again attend to business. For some time his neck and shoulders needed a patent medicine ven- der to restore strength and vigor. After some five years of hospital treatment for mental trouble Samuel Grove has returned to his family quite rugged and | well, and means to fill his place as a ‘bread corner of Logan and Allegheny streets, last | winner for the family. Mrs. P. F. Bottorf, of our town, spent last week with heraunt Peggy Harter, at Aarons- burg—the only aunt living on the Hess side of the home. She is 88 years and bids . fair to be 2 centennarian. Mrs. Robison is having two hundred rods of pale fence built on her beautiful farm along the White Hall road, and is making other improvements on the farm. Bottorf and Goss have the fence contract. Dr. Ward left his large practice down at the county capital to spend a few days in and about our town and enjoy the invigorat- ing air while everything is in full bud and bloom. His aged mother is not well but some better at this writing. Our old time friend the venerable Major Henry Miller, aged about 87, who has been ill most of the winter, has evidently a new lease of life and is able to be down town again, a fact that his legion of friends will be glad to know. Rev. Hepler will preach the Memorial ser mon to the G. A. R. boys on Sunday the 27th at 2:30 o'clock p. m., in the Presby- terian church here. Everybody is invited to attend whether members of the Grand army or not. Mr. Ira Krebs, of Salt Lake City, is here for a month’s visit which he will divide among his hosts of friends. But most of his | time will be devoted to his father Levi Krebs, who is quite ill with some serious stomach trouble. Ira looks as though life among the Mormans agreed with him. Henry M. Krebs is a representative from Penns valley lodge I. O. O. F. 276, of this place, to the lodge meeting at Harris- burg, this week and is accompanied by his wife and sister, Miss Annie Krebs. He is one of the most enthusiastic Odd Fellows and was the only one from this end of the coun- ty to attend the I. O. O. F. anniversary at Renovo two weeks ago. Mrs. J. G. Heberling is quite ill at her home on Main street, suffering from hemorrhages of the nese. Last Sunday she was at Gatesburg to church and after her return home the hemorrhages began. This being the third attack of late. At a recent meeting of Cap't. J. O. Camp- bell post G. A. R. 272, arrangements were made for the proper chservance of Memorial day, the 30th of this month. Revs. Runyan, of Stormstown, will deliver the address of the day at Pine Grove cemetery at 2 o’clock p. m. Rev. D. E. Hepler, of Lemont, will deliver the address at Pine Hall cemetery at 6 o'clock p. m. All the organizations have been invited to turn out; also the Sunday schools are expected to take part in doing honor to our heroic dead. Prof. Geo. Weaver, of Clearfield county, having become so much worse Dr. Geo. H. Woods was called out to see him on Monday evening. D. H. Weaver, our merchant, and the Professor's brother went along. While the report of Mr. Weaver's illness is to the effect that he has a slight attack of grip his friends here are alarmed lest it might be an- other stroke of paralysis. Philipsburg, Dr. Jno. Dale, of Falls Creek, came over Thursday evening, to accompany his wife home. Mrs. Dale had been visiting her broth- er, Dr. Harman, during the past week. J. H. Smith, of Jersey Shore, has succeed- ed L. M. Peters, as conductor on the Munson Branch, the latter has gone away to recuper- ate his health. The evening train from Williamsport Wed- nesday, on the N.Y. C. & H. R. R. R., was six hours late getting in. The delay was caused by derailment at Gorton. The Methodists have appropriately named their new place of worship on Front street the Auditorium. The last service in the old church was held Tues? vy vening. Mrs. G. W. Wise was summoned to at tend the funera! of her aunt, Mrs. Kirk, who died suddenly at Reynoldsville, on Monday last. Mrs. Wise wasaccompanied by Dr. and Mrs. Kirk, of Kylertown. It is currently reported that a new sche- dule will be put in force on the T. and C. Branch, on the 21st, and that an early morn- ing train will be one of its new features. Jacob Swires started to put down two holes about one half mile west of his Ophir colliery. Mr. Swires expects to strike the old Moshan- non vein at that point and if, he succeeds, the track will be extended from Ophir to the new opening. On Wednesday night of last week, at about 10 o’clock, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dabbs, of Keystone Hill, near town, retired in usnal manner, but a few minutes later Mrs. Dabbs complained of feeling badly and On Friday, while Michael Lavinskey, with his wife and little child, were driving into town the horse frightened at the shifting en- gine, at Troy bridge. The horse in his mad plight endeavored to cross the bridge, strik- ing the railing with one of the shafts, precip- itating Mrs. Lavinskey and child into the creek, seriously, and probably fatally injur- ing both. The mother was terribly eut about the head. The husband was not threwn out. TE
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