Bellefonte, Pa., January 3I, 1902.
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Democratic County Committee for 1902.
Bower, Chairman,
Name. P. O. Address.
Jno. Trafford Bellefonte
P. H. Gerrity. 5
Jonx J.
Precinet.
Bellefonte N W
£ SW
tt WW eo. R. Meek,
Centre Hall Boro J. D. Dauberman, Centre Hall
Howard “ Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg George Noll, Milesburg
Millheim F. P. Musser, Millheim
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg
8 2nd W Ed. J. Jones, 3¢
“
te srd W
8S. Philipsburg
State College Boro
Unionville
Benner Twp. N P
A. J. Graham,
Harry C. Wilcox, £4
M. S. McDowell, State College
(veo. W. Rumberger, Fleming
J. F. Grove, Bellefonte
4 S P John Ishler, 2
Boggs Twp. N P Orvis Ferzer, Yarnell
£6 E P .H. Lyman, Roland
* WP Jas. W. Fulmer, Milesburg
Burnside Twp. Wm. Hipple, Pine Glenn
College ks I. J. Dreese, Lemont
Curtin 5 Peter Robt, Jr. Romola
Ferguson *“ E P Wm. H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills
6 ‘“ W P [Isaac Harpster, Gatesburg
Gregg Twp. N P Geo. F. Weaver, Penns Cave
12 E P Frank Fisher, Penn Hall
i WP William Pealer, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W PF. W. Keister, Aaronsburg
“ E P
o E. M. Bootie, Feidler
Half Moon Twp. J. P. Sebring, Loveville
Harris ' R. B. Harrison, Boalsburg
Howard er Robert Confer, Howard
Huston $e John Murphy Julian
Liberty $8 E. W. Gardner, Blanchard
Marion be J. W. Orr, Walker |
Miles Twp EP Wm. H. Zeigler, Wolfs Store
i] M P Jno. N. Moyer, Rebersburg
48 W PE. H. Zeigler Madisonburg
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Buffalo Run |
Penn £¢ A. L. Auman, Coburn |
Potter 8 PF. A. Carson, Potters Mills
£2 * N P.0..K.Reller. Centre Hall
¢ “ W PPB Jordon, Colyer
Rush “NP "Wm, Frank, Philipsburg
“ “ 8 P John J. Wayne, Osceola Mills
Snow Shoe E P Martin McLaughlin, Snow Shoe
1rhet W P Wm. Kern, Moshannon
Spring Twp. N P Jas. C. Carson, Bellefonte
“
SP James H. Corl, Pleasant Gap
$6 W P Jno. L. Danlop, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. J. T. Merryman, Hannah
Union * A. B.Hall, Fleming
Walker Twp FE P 8. Peck, Nittany
£8 M P “J. D. Miller, Hublersburg
4 W PS. H. Shaffer, Zion
Worth W. T. Hoover, Port Matilda
ETE ms—
New Form of Ballot.
The point raised by GEORGE W. GUTH-
RIE, Esq., of Pittsburg, as to the effect of
the recently adopted constitutional amend-
ment on the election of next month, is
worthy of serious consideration. Mr. GUTH-
RIE holds that the amendment goes into
operation at once, ot went into operation
the moment that the vote was officially an-
nounced, which was on
week, and, as it eliminates the provision of
the constitution of 1873, which provided
for the numbering of the ballots, it will be
unlawful to number the ballots at the com-
ing election. Presumably the ballots will
be prepared for that election as they have
been for all other elections since the BAK-
ER ballot law went into effect, and if they
are voted, according to Mr. GUTHRIE’S no-
tion the election will be void.
The constitution of 1873 provides for the
manner and form of making alterations
and amendments. A proposition to amend
is presented to the Legislature in the shape
of a joint resolution. If it passes both
branches it is advertised for a period of
three months in at least one newspaper in
seach county and certified to the succeeding
Legislature for second adoption. That ac-
-complished, it is submitted to the people
for approval or rejection, and if approved,
to quote from the instrament itself, ‘‘such
amendment or amendment shall hecome a
part of the constitution.’” All these con-
ditions have been complied with so that
the amendments in question is a part of the
organic law of the State and statutes in
‘conflict with it are null and void.
The penalty for violating the election
law or for failure to fulfill the provisions
of the law on the part of the commissioners
is fine and imprisonment, or hoth. If the
adoption of the amendment should work a
repeal of the provisions of the BAKER law
iin conflict with it, therefore, the failure of
the county commissioners to issue tickets
-according to the changed conditions would
become a serious matter. An equally re-
grettable incident would be the wullifica-
tion of the election, if a contest should he
«entered which would be practically certain.
For these reasons and others, it is hoped
that the question will be judicially settled
in time. for the proper tickets to he prepar-
ed in the event that a change in the form
«af the ballot becomes necessary.
No Getting Away From It.
Just now the Republican papers are try-
ing to play the old gag on the people of
the State that QUAY has not made up his
mind who he wants as a candidate for Gov-
ernor, and that the possibilities are that he
will turn down ELKIN and produce a uew
candidate when the time for nominations
comes.
Bosh ? All bosh ! And the veriest hosh at
that. :
Senator QUAY knows as well to-day as
he will the day his state convention meets
who he wants and who he will have as a
candidate for Governor.. His henchmen
are at work in every corner of the State
now setting up delegates for that man.
They know who be isand have had their
orders, The little pretense of doubt that
is attempted to he cast over this question
is only for the purpose of fooling gullible
Republicans wio don’t like Quay, with
the belief that in supporting ELKIN they
are helping some one who the hig boss don’t
want. And gullible indeed must be the
fellow who takes this bait ! Whether under
cover or out in the open, Mr. QUAY’Ss
candidate is JOHN P. ELKIN, and Repub-
licans who don’t want to work on the
tread-mill of the machine may as well
make up their minds to it now as at any
other time.
— Subcribe for the WATCHMAY
Beware if atcpwan.
Spirited Debate in the Senate.
Secretary of War Quoted as Saying That No Censcr-
ship Existed in Philippines. Statement by Well-
ington. He Denounced the War as *“‘Unrighteous
and Unjust’—People Have the Right to Hold Views
Stewart.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—For an hour to-
day the Sena te had under discussion the
question whethera censorship of press dis-
patches exists in Manila. While no such
Tuesday of last]
turbulent scenes as yesterday’s weresenact-
| ed, the debate was very spirited. The Sec-
| retary of War was quoted as saying that no
| press censorship now existed in the Philip-
| pines, and a letter from General Greely,
| chief signal officer of the army, was present-
| ed by Mr. Beveridge, of Indiana, making
| the statement officially that there was no
censorship of press dispatches, and ‘‘that
the press is entirely free.”” It was contend-
ed by the opposition that a press censorship
did exist in the Philippines and a copy of
every news dispatch filed with the cable
company was filed with the military au-
thorities. That. it was maintained, con-
tituted a vir tual censorship.
In discussing the bill, Mr. Wellington
thought it had been demonstrated that there
existed in the army in the Philippines a
decided spirit to criticise Senators who were
opposed to the war in the Philippines. He
denounced the war as ‘‘unrighteous and
unjust. ’’
He believed that hoth members of Con-
gress and private citizens bad the right to
hold views in opposition to the administra-
tions ‘‘Imperial policy,” and to express
those views without subjecting themselves
to the criticism of army officers.
Mr. Stewart delivered a brief speech, in
which he declared that the people would
never consent to relinquish the Philippines.
| He believed they would prove of immense
| value to this country in many ways.
Mr. Cullom. chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, delivered an extended
speech on the history of the reciprocity ne-
gotiations.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The House to-
| day adjourned after being in session twen-
ty-five minutes. Mr. Hopkins (Illinois)
reported the permanent census hill and
gave notice that he would call it up to-
morrow. A request to make the oleomar-
garine bill a special order for next Monday
was objected to on the Democratic side.
The short session was because no busi-
ness was directly before the House. There
| being no special order and no appropria-
{ tion bills ready the committees were called.
Not a single committee responded and
Mr. Payne (New York), the majority floor
leader, remarked sententiously that later on
in the session members would complain
that they had no opportunity under the
rules to secure consideration for their bills.
May Not Accept the Present,
Roosevelt Hesitates About [Receiving German
Gift. The Animals Washington Got from King
of Spain Were Progenitors of Many Fine Mules
but Grant's Dog Caused Him Some Trouble—
the Prince's Movements.
ry, of Prussia will give a dinner to Andrew
D. White, United States Ambassador, and
Mrs. White January 31st.
It appears uncertain whether President
Roosevelt will accept a present from Em-
porer William, owing to the traditional he-
lief that the President of the United States
ought not to accept gifts from abroad. A
ed to the king of Spain, who had given
General Washington two jacks and a jen-
net, from which some of the hest mule
stock in America had descended. An
American, with whom this official was
talking, replied that General Grant had
causeq a tremendous amount of disappro-
bation in the United States hy accepting
a dog from a foreigner.
If President Roosevelt accepts this pres-
ent, the character of which is as yet secret,
it will probably be deposited in the Smith-
sonian institution, or accepted pending
congressional approval. It is understood
here that inquiries are being made in
Washington concerning the inclinations of
President Roosevelt, and that no present
will be offered if it is intimated that it
must be declined.
The conservative journals here have heen
singularly silent over the visit of Prince
Henry. They do not see how any es-
pecial German object can be served there-
by, and fear in some vague way that a
warm friendship between the United States
and Germany will render more difficult the
passage of the German tariff bill.
© ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 27. ~The itinerary
in the South of Prince Heury, as arranged
by Charles E. Herman, general passenger
agent of the Western & Atlantic railroad,
is announced as follows :
The Prince and party will leave Cincin-
natti Saturday night, March 1st, for Chat-
tanooga. On Sanday they will leave for
Louisville.
Miles Not a Candidate.
Bostox, January 25.—General Mile$ is
not a candidate for the Presidency of the
United States, having denied the report to.
that effect in reply to a letter to George G.
Washbarn, of this city. The general's
letters reads :
> HEADQRS OF THEE ARMY, 1
WASHINGTON, D. C., January 23. |
The Hon. George F. Washburn, Presi-
dent Commonwealth Club, Boston,
Mass :
My DEAR MR. WASHBURN : Your favor
of the 18th inst. reached me to-day. You
desire information as to the truth or falsity
of the newspaper reports from Washington
making me an active candidate for the Presi-
dency. Ideeply regret these reports. Like
many others in the past, they are absolute-
ly unauthorized. They do not emanate
from myself, nor from my friends, and I
trust that the public will not be misled by
therm. I have not heen, and am not now,
a seeker for presidential honors. My am-
bition has ever been to faithfully serve my
country in whatever sphere duty may have
dictated, and this will be my sole purpose
in the future.
Very sincerely yours.
; NELsON A. MILES.
Those Danish West Ind!es.
WASHINGTON, January 27.—The Senate
today in executive session received the
treaty with Denmark, transferring the West
Indian possessions of that country to the
United States. The exact consideration
specified in the treaty to be paid by this
country is $5,000,000.
Miss Stone Liberated.
LoxpoN, Jan. 30.—The Sofia corre-
spondent of the Times, wiring under date
of Jan. 29, says: ‘‘It.is reported that Miss
Stone and Madame "Tsilka ‘were liberated
this morning on Turkish territory.”
in Opposition to the Administration's “Imperial |
Policy’ and to Express These Views—Speech trom |
BERLIN, Jan. 27.—Admiral Prince Hen- |
Frighttul Explosion, Six Persons Kill-
ed.
Reserve Supply of High Explosives Blew Up in
New York City Monday Afterzoon—Damage Over
$1,000.000. .
| NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—The reserve sup-
| ply of high explosives stored at the Park
avenue shaft of the rapid transit tunnel,
now in course of construction, blew up
shortly after noon to-day. The giant blast
killed six persons, injured 100 others and
serionsly damaged all the property reached
by the flying debris and the vibration of
the shock.
The irregularsquare formed by the Mur-
ray Hill hotel on the west, the Manhattan
Eye and Ear hospital and the Grand Union
hotel on the east and the Grand Central
station cu the north was the scene of the
explosion. The buildings named sustain-
ed the greatest damage, but the area affect-
ed extended for several blocks in the four
directions from the centre.
KILLED BY HURLED DEBRIS.
J. Roderick Robertson, of Nelson, B. C.,
was killed by debris hurled with the force
of artillery into his room at the Murray
Hill hotel. He was general mauvager in
Canada for the British Columbia Gold
Fields company, limited, and was a prom-
inent citizen in the community where he
lived. He was a Scotchman and left a
widow aud four children. He was said to
have been quite wealthy.
The sunken approach to the street rail-
way tunnel used by the Madison avenue
line cut through Park avenue and the shaft
for the rapid transit subway was run down
beside it at the intersection of east Forty-
third street. The street 1ailway was hous-
ed over with a superstructure used for the
operating plant of the rapid transit con-
tractors. Temporary buildings for storage
purposes were thrown up against the su-
perstracture at the mouth of the shaft and
there the explosion occurred. It tore a great
gorge in the street, demoli~lied the tempo-
rary building and part of the superstruc-
ture and sent a mass of earth. splintered
timber and twisted iron high in the air.
Much of it went battering against the Mur-
ray Hill hotel and, although the walis and
main structure of that building withstood
the shock. nearly every room in the front
of the house was wrecked.
The Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital, on
the east side of the avenue, fared nearly as
agement.
LOST ALL ITS WINDOWS.
The Grand Union hotel lost all of its
windows and glass partitions and practical-
ly every front window in the Grand Cen-
tral station was shattered. The great clocks
on its front towers were blown from their
cases. Thousands of windows, some of
them several blocks from the tunnel shaft,
fell in fragments. It was the shower of
broken glass and falling debris that injured
the greatest number.
General alarms brought firemen, police,
reserves and every available ambulance to
cared for. A majority of the injured were
treated on the spot, and the white-coated
ambulance surgeons worked for an hour in
| the debris-strewn streets. Police lines
| were thrown across either end of Park ave-
{nue and across the intersecting streets.
| Several times the police cleared the street
| of people in front of the Murray Hill hotel.
| Torrents of water from broken mains pour-
ed into the tunnel shaft, while the vieck-
| age was being cleared from the street rail-
| way subway, and it was feared the street
might cave in.
court official talking of this matter, aliud- |
CAUSE NOT DEFINITELY KNOWN.
The cause of the explosion and ‘the quan-
tity of explosives that blew up are not defin-
itely known. Several causes have heen
advanced. One was that a fire started
near the powder room and that Master
Mechanic Tubbs lost his life in a desperate
atteupt to quench it hefore it reached the
deadly fuel. Another was that it started
from a spark produced by a stray current
of electricity. "A third placed tbe blame
{ upon a blast in the tunnel. Still another
gave a gas explosion from electrical contact
in the trolley conduit of the street railway
subway. It will probably take an official
investigation to reveal the trne explanation.
| Several men who were very close to the
| shalt escaped, while others hundreds of feet
away were knocked down and seriously in-
jured.
District Attorney Jerome visited the
scene and made an investigation to ghide
him in the official inguiry and possible
criminal prosecution that wiil follow.
Ira A. Shaler, engineer in charge of
the work at Park avenue; John Bracken, a
foreman, and Martin McGrath, an assistant
foreman, were placed under arrest and
charged with homicide. William Barclay
Parsons, chief engineer of the rapid transit
commission,said that Shaler was one of the
most competent and careful engineers he
ever knew.
The dawage may exceed $1,000,000 The
first estimate on the Murray Hill hotel
placed the loss at $100,000, but later the
hotel was abandoned as unsafe. If the
building is condemned the loss on it alone
will approach $1,000,000. The damage to
the Grand Union was estimated at $40,000
and that to the Manhattan hospital at $25,-
(00. The loss at the Grand Central *sta-
ttion‘ was entirely in glass, as was that of
the 100 or more other buildings affected by
the explosion. No estimate was made? of
the losses sustained by the rapid transit
“eontrastors:
To Greet German Prince in Torchlight
Parade.
Thirty Thousand Teutons Will Do Honor to Royal
Visitor.
NEW YORK, January 26.—Further plans
for the reception to Prince Henry hy the
Germans of thiscity and its suburbs were
agreed upon at a meeting in Terrace Gar-
den this afternoon.
The meeting decided in favor of a torch-
light procession on the evening of February
26. This is the only date on which the
demonstration can be held and Dr. Von
Holleben, the German Ambassador, has
been consulted in regard to this proposition
and has given it his sanction. The proces-
sion must start promptly at 6:30 o'clock, as
his Royal Highness is to attend the Staats
Zeilung banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria the
same evening. The hour for the banquet
is 8:30 0’clock, and Prince Henry is expect-
ed to make his appearance at it half an
hour later. The torchlight procession will
be open to paraders from all the German
societies and all Germans as well.
Prince Henry will review the parade from
the building of the Arion Society, at Fifty-
ninth street and Park avenue. It is ex-
pected that about 30,000 torchbearers will
be in line.
It was voted to prepare an address to
Prince Henry to commemorate his visit to
this country, and the preparation of it was
referred to the executive committee, as was
also the selection of a small committee to
wait upon his Royal Highness upon the
night of the parade.
bad and bad to be abandoned by the man- !
i ing was accidental. Frank B. Sholey, their |
the district and the injured were speedily’
Murderers of Cashier Charles W. Ryan
Pay the Penalty.
Neither One Made a Statement. A Crowd Composed
of People Full of Morbid Curiosity Thronged
Around the Outside of the Dauphin County Jail.
Camera Fiends Promptly Fired.
HARRISBURG, January 28—Weston M.
Keiper and Henry Rowe were hanged at
10:40 this morning in the Harrisburg jail
yard, in the presence of 1,000 people, for
the murder of Charles W. Ryan. The mur-
derers went to their death without a shud-
der, and neither made any statement on
the gallows or at any time since their trial.
The crush for admission to the jail was so
great that it required the combined efforts
of the police force and the sheriff’s deputies
to keep the erowd away from the entrances.
Several of the jurors were forced to fight
their way through the crowds into the pris-
on. The housetopsand telegraph polesin the
vicinity were crowded with people eager to
witness the execution. Two men with a
camera secured admittance to the jail for
the purpose of securing a snapshot of the
hanging. Prison warden Meetch detected
them and took the camera away from them
until after the execution. The bodies of
Rowe and Keiper were sent this evening to
Lykens. They will be buried from the
homes of their parents in that place on
Thursday.
Rowe and Keiper were each 22 years of
age and for several years worked in and
about the mines at Lykens. During the
morning of March 13 last, they visited the
Halifax National bank, of Halifax, and
with drawn revolvers demanded of cashier
Charles W. Ryan the cash in the vault.
The robbers quickly gathered in a telescope
satchel the loose money in the cash drawer,
amounting to about $8,000. While one of
them was fastening the lid of the satchel
he laid his revolver on the cashier’s desk.
Mr. Ryan seized the weapon and in a des-
perate struggle ensued hetween the des-
peradoes and the cashier for possession of
the revolver. In the scuffle one of the des-
peradoes shot the cashier in the breast, in-
flicting a wound which caused Lis death
several hours later. Mr. Ryan’s neigh-
bors were attracted to the bank by the
shooting and Rowe and Keiper were quick-
ly captured by a posse of citizens and tnrn-
ed over to the authorities. They were
brought to the Harrisburg jail and within
two weeks were tried and conv cted of first
degree murder. At their trial they admit-
ted the robbery aud claimed that the shoot-
accomplice, pleaded to accessory hefore the
act and was sentenced to ten years in the
eastern penitentiary.
Imprisoned for 24 Years.
WEST CHESTER, Jan. 29.—The court
in the eastern penitentiary. He had heen
convicted on charges growing out of a fight
hetween Brown and several West Chester
ficers and a by-stander.
Brown created a disturbance early one
Sunday morning last November, and when
the policemen tried to arrest him he drew
a revolver. He ran through the streets of
she town, firing right and left, and was
pursued by a party of citizens who finally
captured him. All of those who were
wounded soon recovered from their in-
juries.
Brown's sentence is the longest by four
years ever imposed in this county. It is
divided as follows: Two years for assault
and battery, one year for carrying conceal-
ed weapons and seven years each for three
charges of assanlt and battery with intent
to kill.
The court to-day also sentenced William
Brown to twenty-one years’ imprisonment,
he having heen convicted on three charges
of forcible entry.
Robbers Brought a Wagon.
Held Up Express Train, Unloaded Two Safes and
Drove Away With Their Bouty.
CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan. 27.—Meagre de-
tails of a daring express robbery near
Branchville, shortly after 7 o’clock this
evening, have been received. As the north-
bound train from Charleston slowed up two
miles from Brauvchville, the engineer, fire-
man and conductor were ordered by sever-
al masked men at the point of pistols to
stop the train. The robbers over-awed the
passengers, uncoupled the engine and ex-
press and baggage car, went two miles up
the road, unloaded the two iron express
safes, put them on a two horse wagon, and
drove away. The express messenger was
ordered by the robbers to unlock the safes,
but declared that he did 1.ot know the com-
bination,
The leader is supposed to be the noto-
rious Bartow Warren, who robbed the ex-
press car within a few miles of Branchville
in 1899. He murdered the chief witness
against him, escaped from jail and recently
has been reported as at large in Orangeburg
county.
Fear of Smallpox Fatal.
Shaved With an Infect-
Man Thought He Had Been
ed Razor.
MCKEESPORT, Jan. 29.—Benjamin
Schneider, of Braddock, died in the city
hospital to-day and his friends declare his
death was due to fright.
He had been in thes hospital suffering
with typhoid fever and he was convales-
cent when a case of smallpox was discov-
ered in the same ward. When Schneider
learned that he had been shaved on Sunday
with the same razor with which the small-
pox patient bad been shaved he began to
worry and soon became frantic from fear
that he had the disease. He rapidly grew
weaker until death ensued.
Bryan a Mason.
He is Formally Initiated Into the Order at Lin-
coln.
LixcoLN, Neb. 29.—William Jennings
‘Bryan was formally initiated as a member
of the Masonic order last night, takicg his
first degree.
His membership is in Lincoln
Lodge,
No. 19, F. and A. M.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
——The annual sled rides of College
students to this place began last evening
and the streets were alive with jolly col-
lege boys. ;
——There was a rumor on the streets
yesterday to the effect that Patrick Toner,
a resident of this place, had been blown up
in a boiler explosion near Altoona and kill-
ed on the railroad below Tyrone, buta very
diligent search on the part of a WATCHMAN
reporter failed to reveal any authority for
' either one of such shocking stories.
——Dr. 0. W. McEntire has moved into
his new drug store at Howard.
tren
——Tomorrow night the Methodists of
Howard will hold a sociable in Lucas’ hall
in that place.
i ge
——Postmaster H. H. Osman, of Port
Matilda, who has heen seriously ill with
pneumonia is reported to be improving.
——Mirs. Eliza Colpetzer, a woman 70
years old, fell on a west Curtin street pave-
ment Wednesday morning and broke her
leg.
soe ——
——Owing to the frozen condition of the
ground work has been suspended on the
Penna. Fire Brick Co’s tram’ road near
Beech Creek, until spring.
eb
Quite a party of neighbors attended
a delightful organ recital given by Mrs.
Geo. Scholl at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Dale, at Houserville, on Satur-
day evening.
——The condition of Bruce Garman was
reported as slightly improved yesterday af-
ternoon. His fight for life has been so re-
markable as to arouse the deepest interest
in this community.
i ete ii
——Linn Lucas, the Beech Creek man
who was taken to a Philadelphia hospital
to be treated for a broken back, is being
subjected to an X-ray examination and
massage and electrical treatment.
——While in Mifflinburg on business on
Wednesday ’squire J. H. Reifsnyder, of
Millheim, slipped and fell on an icy pave-
ment, suffering a fracture of the left arm
ahove the wrist.
- eee
——Having sold his farm stock and im-
plements to M. P. Corl, Supt. John T. Me-
Cormick of the U. T. & T. Co., has bought
a property at State College for $2,3 00 and
in the future will make his home there.
this evening sentenced Madison Brown, col- i
ored, to twenty-four years’ imprisonment |
policeman, in which Brown shot two of- |
SE
——Forest Stover, of Aaronsburg, shot a
wolf one day last week that turned out to
| be a neighbor's dog. There was great ex-
| citement in that vicinity over ihe killing
| of the critter until it was discovered what
it really was.
te
—— Mrs. Farish has announced that the
presentation of the opera ‘‘Said Pasha,’’
under her direction, will be made at Gar-
man’s Monday and Tuesday evenings, Feb.
10th and 11th. As it will be sung by ama-
teurs it will likely meet with the same en-
thusiastic interest given all such undertak-
ings in this place and if yon would secure a
| good seat you must watch for the opening
i of the advance sale.
ee
——Jesse Underwood and Miss Frances
Allen surprised their many friends here by
their marriage on Wednesday evening. The
ceremony was performed by Dr. Shriner at
the Methodist parsonage and so quietly was
it arranged that no one knew of it unt il af-
ter the happy event was consum mated.
They are both very popular young people
in the town and have hosts of friends who
will wish them well on life’s journey.
——The G. B.!1., the G reek letter social
society of the Academy, had a fine banquet
at Ceader’s on Friday evening. The deco-
rations were beautiful and the feast was a
sumptuous one of seven courses. George
McGee, of McGee’s Mills, the president of
the fraternity, was toast master and there
were twenty seven banqueters present. It
was the Academy students’ first attempt at
an elaborate entertainment and it passed off
so gaily that it is not likely to be the last
time.
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— One of the results of the union
meetings that have been in progress for the
last three weeks. held consecutively in the
Presbyterian, Methodist and Lutheran
churches, was that twenty-one perso ns
were taken into the Methodist church on
Sunday morning by Rev. Dr. W. P. Shri-
ner. Tbe revival reached the Sabbath
school in the afternoon and in consequence
thirty-eight of the scholars decided to seek
the hetter path. At the evening service a
class of twenty-one probationers were tak-
en into the church and a number of other
peuvitents have ex pressed their determina-
tion to join the church at the next oppor-
tanity.
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——Mr. and Mrs. James H. Lipton, of
Downs, Kansas, will celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage on Wednes-
day evening, Febroary the twelfth. Mr.
and Mrs. Bipton are favorably and well-
known here, their home before going to
Kansas. It is all of thirty three years
since *“Jim”’ finished his second term as
prothonotary of the county and yet it does
not seem possible that he has reached the
golden wedding stage. Mrs. Lipton was
Miss Lucy Davidson and an unusual cir-
cumstance of the anniversary is that her
mother, Mrs. Mary Davidson, is living.
Mrs. Davidson was ninety three years old
last October and until only recently was
comparatively well and alert for one her
age.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, during
the past week :
John Balek and Susie Malcheski, hoth of
Clarence.
Harry H. Auman and Ethel E. Keller-
man, both of Bellefonte. :
Robert B. Ward and Bessie Eavey, both
of Bellefonte.
Calvin 8. Bottorf and Katie Reiber, both
of Colyer.
Charles A. Bottorf and Minnie S. Fah-
ringer, both of Colyer. :
Jesse M. Underwood and Francis Allen,
both of Bellefonte.
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Doings AT CourT.—It took only two
days to clean up all the business that was
before the court this week and on Tuesday
evening the jurors were all discharged and
the-court room vacated until next Monday,
when the civil list will be taken up.
Judge Love presided and court convened
at 9 o'clock. After hearing the constable’s
reports, sundry petitions and other routine
business, R. Clarence Daley was made fore-
man of the grand jury and that body went
to work on the hills presented for their con-
sideration.
The cases were taken up as follows :
The Regal Manufacturing Co. vs Rebec-
ca Ratowskey and husband, Harry Ratow-
skey. This was an appeal from the judg-
ment rendered by a justice of the peace.
Plea, non assumpsit.
Perry McCaleb vs John I.. Heckman, ex-
ecutor of, etc., of Joseph Markle, deceased-
This was a scire facias sur judgment. Plea,
nil debit. :
The jury rendered a verdict in the sum
of $122.30 in the case of Laura E. Wright
vs J. 8. Houseman, Adm'r of, etc., of
Franklin Wright, late of Potter township,
Centre county, Pa., deceased. This was
also an action to revive acertain judgment.
There being no defense the court directed
the above verdict. !
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Commonwealth vs Oscar Delong, the de-
fendant being charged with larceny and al-
£0 with receiving stolen goods. George
Hendricks was the prosecutor. It is al.
leged that some time last October Messrs.
J ohunson and DeLong, who are in the butch-
ering business in Beech Creek, Clinton
county, called to see the prosecutor in ref-
erence to the purchase of some cattle. Mr.
Hendricks and Mr. Johnson agreed upon
the price, etc., and some time in the latter
part of October Johnson and DeLong went
to the farm of Hendricks for the cattle.
Mr. Hendricks was not at home, but from
the evidence Mrs. Hendricks stated that
they could have the cattle if they would
pay cash for them. They could not pay
cash, but stated that they would take one
and pay the price in one week from that
time. They finally gained the consent of
Mrs. Hendricks to take one of the cattle
with them. Some time afterwards Mr. De-
Long called for the other one and from his
testimony and that of defendant’s witness
he was to have until the November election
to pay for it. This, of course, the prosecu-
tor’s wile denied. She testified that they
were not to have the cattle until they paid
cash for them. The court, after the evi-
deuce was in, stated that under all the evi-
dence larceny did not exist in the case,and
the jury, upon instructions, rendered a
verdict of not guilty.
Com. vs. R. A. Stuart the grand jury ig-
nored the bill of indictment and placed the
costs upon the county. The defendant was
charged with assault and battery by John
Iddings.
Com. vs. Lloyd Stover, who was indict-
ed for assault and battery, larceny and
highway robbery a nol. pros. was filed.
Andrew Watkins was the prosecutor.
Com. vs. James Witmer, was charged
with the crime of larceny. Bill ignored.
Wm. Witmer, father of the defendant, was
the prosecutor.
The district attorney filed a nol. pros. in
the case of Com. vs. G. D. Clements, who
was charged by Annie Clements with hav-
ing made threats to kill ete.
M. J. D. Hubler vs. James C. Condo, an
appeal, was continued for the reason that
defendant and entire family were sick. -
From the statement of Mr. Robb i ap-
peared that some time last Angust he pur-
chased the livery business ac Howard from
Mr. Cook and contracted to pay rent by
the month for the use of the building for-
merly occupied by Mr. Cook. When Mr.
Cook demanded the rent from Mr. Robb,
Dee. 9th last, Mr. Robb refused payment
for the reason that the repairs were not
made. Mr. Robb, however, had made the
repairs and wanted to dednct the expense
for same, but Mr. Cook refused to accept
the balance due as alleged by Robb. After
some conversation between the parties, it is
alleged that Mr. Cook took off his coat and
struck the prosecutor. Mr. Cook, however,
denied having struck Robb, but acknow-
ledged that he struck at him. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty, whereupon the
court sentenced Mr. Cook to pay a fine of
$10 and costs of prosecution,
Commonwealth ve Overgeers of Boggs
township, indicted for neglect of duty.
Com. vs John Longwell and Ezekiel Con-
fer indicted for neglect of duty; prosecu-
trix Mary Walker. This case is from Boggs
Twp., and the defendants are the overseers
of the poor of said Twp., and about the
last of May last an order of relief was serv-
ed on Mr. Longwell in favor of the prose-
cutrix for himself and three children, since
which time she has been receiving relief
from the district. Verdict not guilty and
the county to pay the costs.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To the Hon. John G. Love, President Judge of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for
the County of Centre, Penusyleanie, January Ses-
sions, 1902 :
The Grand Inquest of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, inquiring in and for ihe County of
Centre, in all matters relating to the same, do
respectfully report :
That they have acted upon nine bills of indict-
ment, of which six were found true bills and
three not true bills. One bridge case of Rush
‘township, which was approved.
visited and inspected the county buildings and
find them in good condition excepting the Coun-
ty Comniissioners’ and Treasurer's offices. These
offices should be repapered and painted and far-
nished. We would recommend in Making these
repairs that such changes be made in the ar-
rangement of the office fixtures as would permit
the business of these offices to be conducted with
more privacy and dispatch.
We further report the jail yard wal! to be in
bad repair, and would recommend the re ointing
o™ the ofl tside and repairing plaster on inside of
eaid wall. {
We respectfully tender our thanks to the hon-
orable Judge and District Attorney for their
courtesy and assistance rendered ns during our
deliberations,
R, CrareNce Darky, Foreman.
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Hablersbarg.
Millheim.
William Moss, of Lewistown, was a pleas-
ant caller in town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carner spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Aaronsburg.
Mrs. Hugh Kahler, of Beech Creek, was a
guest of Mrs. E. A. McKibben last week.
William Carner has returned home after
spending a week with friends at McElhattan,
Miss Sue Dannley and mother, of Pine
Grove Mills, are visiting at the home of Dr.
McCormick.
P. R. R., at Pitcairn, is home, being a juror
at court this week.
The Grangers held a banquet in the hall
Tuesday evening for the benefit of the
Grangers and invited friends. Oysters were
served and a general line of refreshments
and an entertainment was held. A very en-
Joyable evening was spent.
We beg leave further to report ; that we have
Mrs. D. M. Whitman is visiting friends iii
Harry McAulay, who is employed by the