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Bellefonte, Pa., Fed. 15, 1901.
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Democratic County Committee for 1901.
Joux J. Bower, Chairman,
Ww. J. SINGER, Becretary.
Assistant Secretaries.
Joux C. Rowe Tnos. J. SEXTON,
EMERY ZERBY.
Precinct. Name. P. 0. Address.
Bellefonte 8 w Jao, Trafford Bellefonte
ke w H. Gerrity. $
“ w w EL R. Meek, te
Centre Hall Boro J.D. Dauberman, Centre Hall
Howard Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg * George Noll, Milesburg
Millheim 4 F. P. Musser, Millheim
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg
ot 2nd W Ed. J. Jones, :
£ 3rd W A. J. Graham 39
8. Philipsburg “
Harry C. Wileox, Philipenure
State College Boro llege
Jno. 1. Robinson State
Unionville ** Geo. W, Rumberger, Fleming
Benner Twp. N P J. F. Grove, Belleft fonte
$e S P John Ishler,
W. E. Brown, Yarnell
Boggs Twp. y P
P J.H. Lyman, Roland
* Ww P Yori w Folmer, Milesburg
Burnside Twp. Mayas Meeker, Pine Glenn
College te La Dreese, Lemont
Curtin . B. Delong Romola
Ferguson “EP Wm H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills
€ P Samuel Harpster, Gatesburg
Gregg Twp. N P Geo. F. Weaver, Penns Cave
3 P Frank Fisher, Penn Hall
se W P William Pealer, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. WP, Clymer H. Stover, aaronsburg
“ E P ood
M. O. Stover. ward
Half Moon Twp. J. P. Sebring, Loveville
Harris te R. 8. Ishler, Boalsbur;
Howard ot Robert Conter, Howar
Huston “ John Murphy Julian
Liberty ee E. W. Gardner, Blanchard
Marion ge J. W. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp EP Wm, H. Zeigler, Wolfes Store
i M P Jno. N. Moyer, Rebersburg
if W P Edward Miller, Centre Mills
Patton Twp. D. L. Meek, Waddle
Penn * Austin B. Meyer, Coburn
Potter «¢ S P S.A. McClintie, Centre Hall
’* N P b.K. Keller, Centre Hall
Rush “ N P Wm. Frank, Philipsburg
s¢ S P Johnld. Wayne, Osceola Mills
SnowShoe EP Martin McLaughlin,Snow Shoe
" W P Wm. Kerin, Moshannon
Spring Twp. N PA. V. Hamilton, Bellefonte
hi S P James J. Corl, Pleasant Gap
3 W P Bruce Garbrick, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. J.T. Merryman, Hannah
Union * Samuel Emerick, Fleming
Walker Twp E P 8. Peck, Nittany
MP 1D Miller, -Hublersburg
a w-P SH Shaffer, « Zion
Worth ** P. W. Young, Port Matilda
ES ————
Going to Supreme Court With. It.
The now notorious case of the Patton
township school board vs State Treasurer
James E. BARNETT to compel payment of
the state appropriation to public schools on
the basis of the $11,000,000, appropriated
for two years by the last Legislature, in-
stead of on that of $10,000,000 to which
amount it was cut by Governor STONE, is
going a step further. It is to be carried to
the Supreme court. :
The entire proceeding has so much of the
appearance of a job that it has excited at-
tention in all parts of the State.
By way of a little history of the various
phases of the case leading up to its present
of 1899 appropriated $11, 000, 000 to the
public schools ; $5,500,000 for each of ‘the |
two years that would have to elapse before
another body would convene. At that
time the state revenues had been recklessly
squandered by the QUAY gang at Harris-
burg, the plum tree had lost nearly all of
its fruit, and as a play at economy Gover-
nor STONE cut the appropriation down $1,-
000,000 before he would approve it. The
question of constitutionality was at once
raised, but was not tested until a number
of suits were brought in the Dauphin coun-
ty courts by variousschool boards in Mont-
gomery county. They. were all brought
against the State Treasurer to recover their
pro-rata share of the appropriation on the
original basis of $11,000,000. In every in-
stance Mr. BARNETT settled by paying the
foll amount of the claim, as well as the
costs. Suits were becoming so numerous,
however, that something else had to be
done. The Dauphin county courts were
showing no evidence that they would
sustain the Governor's veto and a
test case was fixed up for the State
Treasurer and carried up. here to
Centre county, where the ring felt rea-
sonably certain there was a judge who
could be of real service. Accordingly, on
January 22nd, a writ of peremptory man-
damus was tiled here and made returnable.
on January 24th. At that time Attorney
General ELKIN appeared for the Common-
wealth and W. E. GRAY represented Pat-
ton township. ‘The argu ents lasted about
two hours. Just oné'week latter, surpris-
ing as it may seem, Judge LovE handed
down a decree of five thousand words in
length, in which he ruled that Patton
township was not entitled to recover the
$95 claimed as its share of the cut and dis-
missed the petition at the cost of the plain-
tiff.
The decree tod soared’ been received in
the prothonotary’s office until Mr. GRAY
appeared there, asked for it and carried it to
his own office, before it had been entered of
record. There he claims to have locked it
up and was about to leave town when the
irregular proceeding was called to his at-
tention and he reconsidered going. At
that time Mr. GRAY gave as his excuse
that he wanted to prepare papers for an
appeal, notwithstanding the fact that ten
days afterward one of the directors of Pat-
ton township—and a man who should have
kuown more than all. others—said that he
did not know whether the case would be
carried up to the Supreme court or not.
The following morning the entire decree,
together with a two column picture of
Judge LovVE, appeared in the Philadelphia
Inquirer, the only Pennsylvania newspaper
that had any use for the decree or anything
kind to say of its maker. -
These are the facts in the case. They
are enough to convince most anyone. that.
it is a job, pure and simple. An outrageous
attempt ¥ degrade our courts ‘and white-
‘wash Governor STONE.
If the Supreme
court sustains “Judge Love it wiH be per-
fected. 37
Another phase of the case that is really
more interesting to the people of Patton
township is the matter of paying the costs.
It might be well for them to keep an eye
on the proceedings and see just what extra
burden of taxation this job is going to
place on them. "It may be that the costs
are all guaranteed from headquarters at
Harrisburg and in such an event the whole
scheme should come to light and the peo-
ple of Patton township resent such an at-
tempt to make of them the cate paw with
which Governor STONE'S chestnuts are to
be pulled out of the fire.
—1It costs us $2,828 a year for every sol-
dier we have in our army. A German sol-
dier costs his government $227 and a
French soldier involves a public outlay of
$235 per annum. It is quite evident from
this comparison that Uncle SAM’s boys in
blue are in no danger of being called
‘“‘cheap guys.”
——On Monday Representative JOHN
THOMPSON introduced a bill in the House
appropriating $225,000 to The Pennsyl-
vania State College.
Democrats to Force Reform.
New Election Law Will Likely Be Underway in the
Senate By this Time Next Week.—Republicans to
Be Shamed Into an Effort to Fulfill the Pledges
They Have Made to the People.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 12.—A vigorous
protest against the congressional appor-
tionment bill and against the Quay attempt
to shelve the ballot reform legislation went
out from a causus of the Democratic Sen-
ators to-day. They agreed to keep their
voices at a high pitch, until they secured
recognition. As a result of their first move,
there was a meeting of the administration
pecple in Attorney General Elkin’s office
this afternoon at which the question of
ballot reform was taken up. That is the
first step. It is not improbable that this
reform will be under way by the time the
Senate convenes next week.
Some of the Senators presented to the
caucus petitions signed by their constituents
and public protests indorsed at town meet-
ings throughout their counties. There was
an absolute unanimity that action shall be
forced at once and the trend of all the
speeches was that the independent Republi-
cans should raise their voices along with
the Democrats and shame the Quayites into
immediate action.
There were five absentees from the can-
cus. Senator Kemmerer is ill at home.
The others not present were Senator Boyd,
Stiles, Higgins and Haines. Two of them
came along just as the caucas adjourned.
They did not know the hour it had been
set for, and all of them concur most hearti-
ly in the sentiment expressed by their fel-
lows. It was demonstrated that every
Democrat in the Senate will use his every
endeavor to bring ballot reform legislation
along on the calendars.
CHAIRMAN RILLING GAVE ADVICE.
State Chairman John 8, Rilling was
present by request. He was asked to par-
ticipate in the proceedings and to aid in
fixing upon a line of action that would
bring results.
the, lings: of his interview published in
The. Pos st” this morning in which he
We as his opinion that if the Democrats
were to act in concert, were to give the
Republican factions to understand right
away that something must be done to re-
deem the reform pledges then shout long
and loud, then protest would be heeded.
Mr. Rilling suggested that the minority
Senators give their fellows on the opposite
side to understand when they are out
soliciting votes for bills of their own that
the Democrats would expect support for
the measures which had heen promised to
the people. It was his idea to impress
every party leader, official and legislative
with the fact that the - Democrats were de-
termined, and that they were backed by
the people of the whole commonwealth,
who were demanding an abolition of the
abuses that have resulted in almost making
the elections of Pennsylvania a farce.
Senator Wentz told of the sentiment that
existed in his district and of the immense
bandles of mail he is receiving from home
demanding action on the ballot reform {
measures. All through the country in
which he lives the people have held mass
meetings’ and worded their demands in.
signed protests against any delay of ‘ballot
reform.
ties adjoining Philadelphia realize that un-
der the present system the election officers
in Philadelphia can defeat the intent of
the voters of several counties by merely
making out slips, and that one band of re-
peaters traveling through the city can is-
count. the wishes of all the honest voters
of any good sized borough or sown in the
counties of Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, |
Delaware or Lancaster.
MERELY TOUCHED ON THE RIPPER.
‘8
‘Cochran, Miller, Lee, ‘Heinle, Neeley: ‘and
others on the halle reform question. At
one time the Pittsburg ripper bill threat-
.tience has ceased to be a virtue.
“He wade ‘a” speech along”
tern coun-.
The people of the easter 0 mberiot Ships.
peeches’ ‘were also’ made by nit
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Kansas Joints Seem Doomed.
State Temperance Union Urging Radical Action
Against Them. House Bill Providing for Dispen-
saries. © Mrs. Nation Arrives in Chicago, but Creates
no Excitement. Few People Hear Her Speak.
‘ToPEKA, Kan., Feb. 12.—Secretary
Stephens, of thie Kansas State Temperance
Union, has issued a manifesto urging an
immediate, engrgetic and persistent action
in every part of the State following the ex-
ample of the citizens, of Topeka, Holton
and other cities. ‘‘Let action be in the
most orderly and determined manner, with-
out riot, bloodshed or destruction of prop-
erty. Nullification has defiantly trampled
the laws of the State under foot until pa-
Every
joint and questionable resort can be banish-
ed from Kansas.’
A dispensary bill was introduced ‘in the
House to-day. Is provides for the estab-
lishment of dispensaries in numerous pre-
cinets throughons the State.
HuTcHINSON, Kan., Feb. 12.—The W.
C. T. U. of Kansas drafted a manifesto
here to-day to be sent to W. C. T. U.
unions all over the State, urging a general
uprising against the saloon.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.—Mis. Nation arrived
in Chicago at 8:40 o’clock to-night, coming
over the Rock Island road, and within 15.
minutes after reaching the city she was
facing a somewhat diminutive audience
under the auspices of the local members of
the W. C. T. U. anions in Willard hall.
On her trip toward Chicago she delivered a
number of short addresses from the rear
end of the car, speaking at nearly every
station where a stop was made. Her com-
ing was marked by no special incident
contrary to the expectation of the women
who had invited her to visit Chicago.
Only a very small crowd was at the depot,
and it was for the most part composed of
members of the reception committee. The
arrival of Mrs. Nation produced no exgite-
ment, whatever, and provoked but little |
curiosity among the police department.
Before entering the hall, Mrs, Nation de-
clared it was her intention to get the sa-
loonkeepers of Chicago together and talk
to them. She was determined to do this
she said, if she was compelled to remain in
Chicago a week in order to sosomplish her
purpose. :
The Regulars Will Participate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — Lieutenant
General Miles has completed arrangements
for the participation of United States troops
in the inaugural parade ‘and the necessary |
All the avail- |
orders were issued to-day.
able regulars in this vicinity, numbering
about 12,000, will be in line. It is also
proposed to bave one battalion of Porto
Rican native troops take part in the parade,
provided it can be done without great ex-
pense. The cadets at West Point and
Annapolis also will be here on that ocea~
sion.
An Interesting Comparison.
British Versus American Subsidies.
In the report of the commissioner of
navigation for the year 1900 we find
that the steamships of the Cunard and
White Star lines received from the
British government for the 12 months
ending March 31, 1900, as mail sub-
sidy $552,290 and as admiralty subven-
tions the sum of $223,866—in all, $776,-.
156. There were 13 of these ships.
Four of them are 20 knot vessels, and
three others maintain a speed of’ above
21 Knots.
556, and they made 100 trips from New
York to Liverpool.
- On page 198 of this report we find an
estimate "of the subsidy that would
have been received by the four Ameri-
can vessels of the International Navi-
gation company for trips actually made
during the 12 months ending Dec. 31,
1899, had the proposed Hanna-Payne
bill been in operation. The total. sub-
sidy of these four ships under the sen-
ate bill is there estimated to be $1,117;-
667. The total tonnage is 44,600. None
of them is over a 21 knot vessel, and |.
they made but 45 trips from New York
to Southampton.
Comparing subsidy with subsidy, we
find that the proposition of the Hanna- |-
Payne bill is for us to pay to four ships
of the International Navigation com-
pany over 50 per cent more subsidy
than is paid by the British government
for both mail pay and admiralty sub-
ventions to 13 ships with three times
the gross tonnage and making more
than twice ds many trips. ..
British. American line,
13 4
TONNAGE +evvvveerssnssrenn 130,556 44,600
Number of trips made. . ' 100 © 4b
Aggregate tonnage. 1,088,561" . 508,956.
Subsidy (mail and oles: o§61% - © $1,117,661
Subsidy, per ton. pashan $2 26
That is to’ say, the: ih subsidy bill
provides for the payment of subsidy at
‘the rate of three times the amount per
ton paid by England for both
mail pay and admiralty subsidies.
: Nor is that the worst of it. For these
four ships of the American line are so
‘mich slower than the four fastest ships
of ‘the Cunard and White Star lines
ened’ to di soe attention. ‘It ‘wg | that in order to get our mails carried
‘spoken Ah ee with the legisla- | in anything like proper time we were
tion that migh
ple of the whole State had been given some
recognition by the Assembly, but the dis-
cussion ended at that and there'was no
argument about the ripper at all.
Every one agreed that the Grady appor- |
tionment bill was a hideous. thing, she
principal object of : which seumed ‘to wipe
out Democratic representation from the
Keystone State. Chairman Rilliog left for
home to-night, more: than. satisfled with
what had heen accomplished. - i
. “I never saw _ a set of men more deters]
mined on any subject in my life,’ said Mr.
Rilling. *‘They have made up their minds
to exack common honesty from the Re-
publican factions. They want the pledges
that have been given them redeemed, ‘and |
will not be satisfied until they have been.
It is everywhere recognized that the great-
est evil existing in Pennsylvania is her
system of electious. The Assembly is the
legislative power clothed with the au-
thority to correct the evil. . If it is true, as
admitted by leaders of every faction, that |
this is the greatest evil, then the duty of
“should. be to’ correct thas |
wrong first.’ T When a physician goes into’
the: Assembly
asick ward at a hospital he first turns his
attention to the patient in the most dan-
gerous condition. So'it is in every line of:
business. The greatest evils should be
given first consideration. Instead of that
the voters of Pennsylvania fear the As-
sembly intends to subordinate ballot re-
form to corporation, and favorite legisla- |,
tion, then adjourn without having passed
upon the question :that every one has a
right to expect shall be settled.’
t be held back until the peo- |-
Proposed
bliged, in spite of our already too lib-
‘eral mail subsidy to the American line,
to have a: large part of our mail car-
ried’ by the ships of these two British
lines — which was done at a cost. of
$283, 541.75.
‘To get an idea of the WY the pro
posed subsidy to the American line
‘compares with the cost of sending the
mails by other lines one has only to
glance at the following statement com-
piled from the report of the superin-
tendent of foreign ails for ‘the fiscal |
ryear. 1900: ;
| i White Star and
American line. Cunard lines.
Letters cakeiedas ~grams,... 72,611,000 151,265,529
Printed matter carried,
grams tecnsesenacnnas 752, 728,773 907,466,537
Total, Grams ..seessoss.. $25,339,778 1,058,782,066
Compensation ..cecessuens 278 $288,541
subsidy
Yet the average time made by the
four ships ‘of the American line be-
tween New York and London was
183 1-3 hours, while that made by the
four best ships of the two British lines
was 174% hours.
In other words, we are already pay-
ing the American line nearly three
times as much for carrying a part of
our mails as we are paying the British
ships for carrying a much larger por-
tion and in quicker time. And in the
face of this it.is proposed to double
the Bupsiay. -of ‘the American line.
‘Their total tonnage is 130; i
Ex Kiug Milan Dead.
~ VIENNA, Feb. n= — William 1V, former
king of Servia, died to-day of lung ‘trouble,
William was born in 1854. When a
prince he was known by the name of
Obrenoviteh. He was educated in Paris,
where he remained until he was elected
prince of Servia to succeed his grand uncle,
Michael III, who was assassinated in 1868.
He assumed the government in 1872. Dur-
the war of 1876 he was proclaimed
oe. of, Servia by General Techernayeff’s
army, according to the desire of the people
to establish the independence of Servia, but
fear of the great European powers forced
him to disavow this act. He married the
daughter of a Russian officer in 1875, by
whom he had one son, Alexander, who was
born in 1876.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers have
been recorded dering the past week by the
recorder N. E. Robb :
James Clark et ux to Frank L. Clark et
al, Jan. 26th, 1901, 34} acres in Rush
Twp. Consideration $1.00.
Sarah D. Tompkins to W. E. Morris,
Nov. 22nd, 1900, 111 acres 42 perches in
Walker Twp. Consideration $1.00.
George W. Hoover et ux etal to Frank
Weber et al, Jan. 8th, 1901, 3 lots in Rush
Twp. and Philipsburg. Consideration
$2,400.00.
Henry Southard et ux’ to Mary Helen
Miller, Jan. 4th, 1901, 17 acres 90 perches
in Rush Twp. Consideration $1.00.
L. L. Miller et ux to Henry Southard,
Jan. 4th, 1901, 17 acres 90 perches in
Rush Twp. Coneideration $1,000.00.
Thomas G. McCausland et al to W. C.
Heinle, Feb. 6th. 1901, 433 acres 153 per-
ches in Rush Twp. Consideration $100.00.
Elizabeth 8. Tomlison to Thomas C.
Sloan, Dec. 24th, 1900, 391 acres in Potter
Twp. Consideration $100.00.
County Commissioners to Thomas G.
McCausland et al, July 5th, 1900, 433
acres 153 perches in Rush Twp. Consider
ation $26.00.
John Q. Miles, tieasurer to County Com-
missioners, June 30th, 1896, 433 acres 153
perches in Rush Twp. Consideration
$38.11.
Samuel Highland et al to Elizabeth E.
Clark, April 16th, 1885, 5 acres in Marion
Twp. Consideration $160. 00.
John Q. Miles, treasurer, to John G.
Love, Nov. 21, 1884, 60 acres in Union
Twp. Consideration $15.72.
John Mann’s heirs to Jacob Mann et al,
Dec. 30th, 1899, 70 acres in Cartin Twp.
‘Consideration $1.00.
J. Irwin Wagner et ux to Hannah Wag-
mer, Feb. 1st, 1901, 20 acres in Liberty
Twp. Consideration $1,000.00.
H. C. Quigley Esq., et ux to Hannah
Wagner, Feb. 7th, 1901, 20 acres in Lib-
erty Twp. Consideration $150.00.
Moshannor Building and Loan Associa-
sion to C. T. Fryberger, Oct. 16th, 1899,
6 lots in Rush and Philipsburg. Consid-
eration $1,000.00.
Jacob H. Gephart et ux to C. H. Stitzer,
April 20d, 1900, 3 tracts of land in Miles
Twp. Consideration $1,600.00.
County Commissioners to Wm. John-
stonbaugh, June 23rd, 1900, 17 acres in
Marion Twp. Consideration $1.00.
TE ,
——Subseribe forthe yma.
ADDITIONAL BOCALS. AST
tin
——The Misses Bell, seamstresses at
Pleasant Gap, have located] in Bellefonte.
——The venerable Daniel Garman cele-
brated the 81st anniversary .of his birth on
Monday, but owing to his health not being
in the best of condition the usual family
reunion was not held.
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— John Wilson, of Flemington, was
‘put in jail at Lock Haven, on Wednesday
afternoon, and an’ hour later escaped. = He
filed the locks on the doors and walked
out and has not been recaptured. :
——John Conler, of ‘Howard, ‘is on ‘the
peusion list now. ‘He’ will get $12a month.
George Swisher; of Philipsburg, has ; been
granted $12 and | Hezekiah Dixon, of the
same place. has ‘been’ given $8. i
—A jolly sledding party drove to ion |
Monday night to Mr. and Mrs. Christ
Decker’s.. There they were given a gra-.
cious’ welcome, as well as a splendid time
and'a first class supper. In ‘the party were
Mr. and Mrs. F. E Naginey, Sidney
Krumrine and wife,’ r..and. Mrs. George
'B. Klump, Mr. ‘and Mrs; Thos. R. Harter, |
Col.'and ‘Mrs. Atos Mullen, ‘Mrs. Will}
Lyon; Jennie. Pontos. and Bessie, Musser. |
—— Next, Friday, 4Feb, 22nd, _ Washing-:
‘ton's hirthday avniversary,’ will be'a busy |
one in} Bellefonte. Gregg post’ will serve
their annualthig torkey dinner and have an |
all-day restaurant. ronning, the Coleville
band§ will very probably ‘be ‘out togive a
concert, there will bea sparfow shoot by
the Sportsmen's League at the fair grounds
and in:the evening the Irving French com:
pany with hold forth at Garman’s. oy bad
wil hg Beech Creek R. R. has aisiorar|
‘into an {agreement to pay $60,000 a year to
the P.. & E; for the use of forty-six miles |
of track between McEihattan and Keating.
It wasjthe original intention of the Beech |
Creek people to build. a Tine parallel to the
P. & E. but when it was proposed to doub-
| le track the latter line the Beech Creek of-
fered to pay a trackage rent; and not build.
ht BETTI
A CARD.—May I ‘presume. to say aper-|
sonal word to the good people of Belle-
fonte, through ‘the medium and by the
‘courtesy of the WATCHMAN,
It jis, thas the ‘Parochial Mission, n
shortly tojf be held, Feb. 20th to March
20d, is not primarily intended to convert
‘people to the Protestant Episcopal ¢ church,
as such, but to win souls toa deeper ap-
preciation of, and a freshened allegiance to
Christ’s kingdom of righteonsness on earth.
The attendance, : i therefore, of earnest
members of other churches, will be regard
ed asa mark of spiritual fellowship and
christian, sympathy.
Signed GEORGE ISRAEL: BROWN,
Rector of St, John's Church,
——Mrs. Mary Martin is reported as be-
ing seriously ill at her home at Snyder-
town. i
——Mis. Temimah ‘Bash, the oldest resi-
dent of Unionville, is seriously ill and it is
feared she cannot recover.
me err eeene it
~The friends of the Pennsylvania
State College introduced the library bill
in the Senate again on Wednesday. The
bill is to have the State appropriate $10,-
000 a year for the maintenance of a $100,-
000 library which Andrew Carnegie will
then build at the College. The same bill
was defeated two years ago.
be —
——Eddie Miller jumped onto a passing
sled at the Romola school house to ride to
the post-office. The sled was moving at
high speed when he jumped off and the re-
sult was that he fell; a horse that was tied
behind the sled stepping on his head. One
of the calks in its shoes cut an ugly gash
near his temple, while his ear was also
slightly lacerated. The lad’s escape from
death was miracalous.
— Pe
———At the election next Tuesday the
citizens of Millheim will vote on the prop-
osition to bond their borough to the
amount of $10,000 with which to install a
public water works. Millheim is the third |.
largest town in the county, and a very
wealthy one for its size, and it appears that
such an outlay would be one that would
repay them ten-fold. Coburn, Mileshurg
and Howard are all towns that have lately
gotten water works of their own and in
each instance they have already proven
great blessings.
——While hunting for foxes in the Bar-
rens back of State College, one day last
week, James Holmes, of the latter place,
was attracted to a brush heap, where his
dogs were making a great fuss. He got
down to look among the brush and was
startled to receive a swipe from the paw of
an animal that turned out'to be a full siz-
ed wild cat. In the position he occupied
Mr. Holmes had no alternative but to fight
and he grabbed the cat by the throat, hold-
ing it in his vise-like grip until it was
choked to death. It is probable that the
dogs had hurt it some before he entered the
combat.
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The basket ball game that was to
have been played at State College on Sat.
urday night, between the University of
Pennsylvania team and State was’ postpon-
ed, owing to the failure of the visitors to
reach the College. They arrived in Belle-
fonte via the Central early in the evening
when they had reached the top of Rishel’s
hiil it was blowing and drifting so much
that liveryman Beezer turned his teams
about and came home. It was discovered
later, however, that the road hy Pleasant
Gap was open and that they could very
won by the score of 33:t0 2.4
~The Lincoln wemotia) celebration
in Gregg post rooms; in the Harris block,
on Tuesday night, was quite largely at-
‘tended and very entertaining in character.
The program was arranged by comrades
‘James Harris, Gen. John I. Curtin, Hon.
A. O. Furst and Col. ‘D. F. Fortney and
was carried into final execution by James
Harris as chairman. Miss Belle Weaver
was accompanist for the male quartet com-
posed of Walter Whippo, J. P. Smith, C.
C. Shuey and L. A. Seaaeffer, that led the
: ‘singing. Addresses on the various sides of
‘Lincoln's life were made by Col. Wilbur
F. Reeder, James Harris, Rev. Thomas
Levan Bickel, Rev. Womeldorf, Cap's.
Hugh 8. Taylor, Clement Dale Bog. and
Cal. D..F. Fortney... Ya
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a blessing early Wednesday ‘morning when |
fire was discovered in the home of Charles |
Adams, on Mill ‘street. ‘With the’ good:
force of ‘water that was ready for use and
the ‘equipment of the local hook and lad- |
der. company the flames weie. soon, under |
ing buildings. Mr. Adams had driven a
sled load of young people out to Pleasant
Gap Tuesday evening and bad just return-
'ed ‘home ‘when, in the act of puttiiig his:
horses away, he discovered the fire. ' An’
‘alarm was given and {he Citizen's company |
was on the scene promptly. The. «damage |
‘to the 'Adams house and furniture is esti-
‘mated at $700. The fire is supposed to
have canght from a defective flue.
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IGNORANCE. AT THE. OPER
| Benedict Co. at Garman's Taesday night:
was very creditable indeed. The characters
‘ were all well taken and the play as a whole
had a very excellent tone. However it is
of the house should mar Dearly
of the, legitimate order that, is produc
‘there. On Tuesday night these ignoramuses
took Chilo; no doubt, to be the song and
dance artist in the cast and tittered ‘and
‘laughed at his every turn, notwithstanding
the fact that he by no means made a
travesty of his part, for he acted it well.
Those who could see anything to yn at
very play
certainly lacking in good sense or blas-
phemers, and discreditable as that may be |
‘we trast it was the former tafher than the
latter.
To those who dons know: the diffarcrios.
between an “Air Ship” and: “Quo Vadis
we would give this advise :
When you don’t know what to do keep
your mouth shut and you hands. still and
‘| you 'won’s be in’ so much danger of pro-
claiming to everyone in the house that 3 you’
are both an ignoramus and a fool.
and started to drive to the College, but |
easily have gotten through that way.. The |
'| game was played-Monday Hight when. State:
£4 Lo ilebrgs new water plant proved’ z
control and kept from spreading to adjoin- |
‘a pity that the ignorance of some patrons |
———Next Tuesday night one of H, Grat-
tan Donnelly’s plays, “The American
Girl,”’ comes to Garmans.
i . On
——John A. Confer, of Mileshurg, ex-
pects to move to Snow Shee in the spring
to engage in the undertaking business with
his father.
— ote
——Mrs. Richard Halderman entertain-
ed at cards at her home in Harrisburg, on
Tuesday evening, in honor of Mrs. Ross
Hickok. :
~——Mrs. A. 8. Smith gave a dinner at
her home in Milesburg, on Monday, in
honor of her husband’s 55th birthday an-
niversary.
Hea
——Mrs. George Spangler, of Colyer, is
so dangerously ill with pneumonia that
ber danghter, Mrs. Hipple, has been called
home from Baltimore.
PO rrimmm——
——The Reliance fire company of Phil-
ipsburg has been reorganized and a greater
degree of efficiency is promised by those at
the head of that organization.
——A good joke was played on’ the
sheriff of Clinton county Tuesday night,
when a thief entered the cellar of the jail
and stole a bag of potatoes.
Oe
~The Centre county Grange fire in-
surance company is in its 24th year and
has $3,442,605 insurance in force. The
average cost per $1,000 has been $1.75.
fromm erresep——
——@G. W. Forrey, the well-known civil
engineer who worked here on the C. R. R.
of Pa., viaduct, is now with the Western
Maryland R. R. Co. at Hagerstown, Md.
——Owing to physical indisposition W.
H. Limbert, one of the best known school
teachers in the lower end of the valley, was
compelled to close his school for a few days
recently. es
——Real winter in Centre county is just
three weeks old today. Three weeks from
last night it began snowing and the next
morning there was the first sleighing of the
season. It has continued fine ever since.
——eee AP
——The Van Pelt property on east Cur-
tin street’ was sold to John Rumberger,
station agent for the Central R. R., on
Monday. It was formerly owned by
Frank P. Bible and is occupied by D. O.
Esters.
> s
——Jesse M. Sarvis, the veteran news-
paper correspondent who died at Washing-
‘ton, D. C., on last Thursday, was a broth-
er of Rev. Sarvis, who was pastor of the
Pleasant Gap charge of the Methodist
church several years ago.
>
——Lumbermen estimate that there will
not be more than one hundred and twenty-
five rafts to come down the West Branch
on thespring floods. It will not be a great
while until lumbering will be a relic of past
years in Pennsylvania.
~The" pupils of 'theé Philipsburg pub-"
lic schools will produce the operetta, “The
Princess Rosebud,’’ in thé opera house in
that place on: March 15th and 16th. © It
will be under the direction of H. E.
Bruyere & Co., of New York.
re :
——The Lock Haven chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will give a colonial ball for the benefit of
the soldiers and sailors club house in
‘Manila. Tickets were sold for $1 and re-
freshments were included.
Spi
.» —~Wilson Bingaman, a son of H. A.
Bingaman of Laurelton, was killed on the
Laurelton and Pine Creek. railroad on last
Thursday. He was on alog truck that
jutiped ‘the track, crushing his leg so that®
‘he died from loss of ‘blood. ‘He was 19
years old, The. enginger of, the train was
his father. t
ei ;
we acknowledge our obligations to
‘Hou. Wm. M. Allison_for a handy little
‘map showing the population of the various
counties of the State according to the last
| census and the respective party votes, with
| the ratios of population. for congressional, 5
‘senatorial and: legisiasive Sepressution,
pe venerable Jacob Bridge, a FL {
known and highly esteemed farmer of
Marion township, died at his home about
four miles east of this place on last Thurs-'
day. ‘He had been ill for a long time with
pulmonary troubles. Deceased was 69
years old and is survived by his widow and
ten children, four sons and six daughters,
‘a nmber ‘of ‘whom ‘have settled in’ other
| parts of the State. Services were held in
: | the: Evangelical church at Zion, on Satur-
A House. —
‘The production of Quo Vadis by the Aiden |
(day, a and interment was'made as ‘that place. :
——— ooo »
~The people of. Bellefonte ‘would be
‘doing a work of kindliness if they would. .
remember that James E.' Soltis ‘well equip-
ped and capable of repairing shoes ‘Helis :
a cripple and deserving of your. gs 1
‘especially since he is so. ambitious to sup- |
ced ‘port himself and family by his own work.
‘When you have a bit of’ repairing | to do
‘bear.in mind that Jim asks for a share of
‘your: ‘work. : re is unable to.do anything
‘else and that he is willing to do what he is
capable of doing is most laudable.
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——The bible readings in the Y. M. C. A.
I00MS NOW “being conducted by evangelist :
John M. Warden, of Harrisburg; have been
blessed by the power of God. Though :
‘many have not attended the meetings a
great deal of interest bas been manifested
‘by ‘those present. The people of Bellefonte
little realize the treat they are missing.
These meetings will continue every after-
| noon and evening, closing Friday evening,
the 19th. Mr. Warden’s subject for Fri-'
day and Saturday afternoons will be the
“Second Coming of Christ.” Sun
ternoon, ‘The Baptism ‘of the Holy 8 play, ot ”
All are urged to come and Tring, their
bibles.