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GRAY MEEK.
BY P.
Ink Slings.
—1It didn’t even snow the next day.
— Better government had great victories
in Harrisburg and Pittsburg on Tuesday.
— Pittsburg has at last opened the door
to the reform knocker, but Philadelphia
continues on in her sin.
— The cannibals of New Guinea who ate
up three French scientists a short time ago
will be dying of dyspepsia ere long.
—1f Philadelphia could only appear al-
ways as white and pure as shedid on Taes-
day morning, when completely covered by
that great mantle of snow, how proud all
Pennsylvania would be of her.
— To-morrow Prince HENRY will land
and it will be awful mean if some of the
English in New York tell him that the cel-
ebration, that will certainly take place, is
all on account of WASHINGTON’S birthday
anniversary.
—We are to pay five million dollars for
the group of the Antilles known as the
Danish West Indies. We paid twenty
million for the Philippines and the good
Lord only knows what we have for the
the expenditure.
— There were eight million lobsters
caught in Maine last year, so lobster sta-
tisticiams say. but we think the story a lit-
tle fishy because the entire population of
the State is only about seven hundred
thousand aud not all of them are lobsters.
—1It is strange that the TAFT Philippine
Commission should order the declaration of
independence not to be read in the Philip-
pines. Is it a document that we should be
ashamed of or does Governor TAFT fear
that it might inculcate the Filipino with
the idea that he should be free?
—If the two masked robbers who held
up a gambling establishment in Clinton,
Iowa, early Monday morning, and took
$2,000 from the inmates would only start a
crusade of that kind of work, they wouldn’t
meet near the opposition that CARRIE
NATION had in her saloon smashing career
—The old Vets of the 148th were in town
Wednesday and Thursday and it would be
doing them an injustice to say that their
yarns, as they were gathered abont the ho-
tel lobbies in the evenings, did not make
the average fish story dissipate away into a
pale little “fib.” They bad a great time
ané that is exactly what they were here
for.
—RO0SEVELT has sustained the court of
inquiry’s decision in the SCHLEY court
and ‘official sanction has gone to the limit
now in robbing a real hero of his glory in
order that a bombastic paper sport may be
exalted. Let us drop it. History may
teach future generations otherwise but
traditions will tell them who the real hero
of Santiago was.
—1It is too bad that Governor TAFT, of
the Philippine Commission, has to pay his
servants ‘out of his own pocket.” You
know he gets only $20,000 a year, his pal-
ace, half a dozen clerks, several carriages
and lots of other things thrown in so that
it seems pretty nervy (?) for Uncle SAM to
ask a man who is so poorly (?) treated to
pay for his own household servants. It is
a wonder be doesn’t throw up the job.
—All the Easton Sentinel needs to do is
to live and it will soon learn what a poor
measure it takes of the WATCHMAN when
it states that since the verdict in the HAR-
riIs-li bel suit this paper will be decidedly
meeker. The WATCHMAN hasn’t set up a
wail about having to pay the costs and
doesn’t propose to and it will go up for all
it is worth before being scared into silence
about the corrupt influences that are ruling
in Pennsylvania.
—The election is over now and the wise
man will leave all personal feelings to close
with the closing of the polls. It does no
one good to remember such things or to
brood over them and the happiest way out
of it is to feel grateful to your friends and
not try to find out who your enemies
were. Perhaps this will he a more difficult
undertaking for the vanquished than for
the vanquisher but it is good advice, none-
the-less, and every candidate will find it to
his interest to take 1t. :
—NELAN’S conception of ‘‘the Retreat
from Pittsburg’ as portrayed in yester-
day's Philadelphia North American, is a re-
markable piece of cartoon work. While a
more ridiculous. caricature could scarcely
be imagined there is a lesson in the picture
that bears an awful portend for Governor
SToNE and Friday ELKIN. It is too bad
that FLINX is too dead to see the picture
and read its lesson also. The WATCHMAN
predicted last week, that the five thousand
Democrats who were all that could be
found in Pittsburg last fall would possibly
find many companions on Tuesday.
. —Bishop SATTERLEE had a perfect right
to scold Washington society for rehearsing
for a charity entertainment on Sunday af-
ternoon. It was desecrating the Sabbath
just as much as if they had busied them-
selves killing and picking chicken, freezing
ice cream, nailing up booths or doing any
other kind of work in preparation of a fair
or festival for the benefit of the church, it-
self, on Sunday. The fact that the enter-
tainment proposed. was for charity doesn’t
militate against the Sabbath’ breaking re-
hearsal for it. The good Lord doesn’t want
money that is procured by breaking one of
the commandments and we are sure. that
the poor ean get along without it ako. 1 |
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VOL. 47
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STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL "UNION.
_ BELLEFONTE, PA., FEBRUARY 21, 1902.
NO. 8.
Keep Out the Crooks.
As the time approaches for the selection
of candidates for the Legislature for the
ensuing election Democrats should begin
looking about, not only in order that fit
men may be chosen, but in order that unfit
men may not be able to insinuate them-
selves on to the ticket. It would hardly be
just to ascribe to the Democrats any part
of the responsibility for the venality of the
last session. Both branches were organ-
ized by the Republican machine and with
the help of the organization could control
legislation absolutely. Yet the Democratic
party is not entirely free from blame. That
is if the party had not been careless in
making nominations in certain sure dis-
tricts, the Republicans would not have or-
ganized the House and the work of the
session would have heen vastly different.
The stories of venality in the last session
have excited the cupidity of a number of the
boodlers of both parties in various sections
of the State. This is not entirely surpris-
ing. In other words as been repeatedly as-
serted there were rumors current during
and after the session that $10,000 were paid
for votes for speaker and as much as $25,-
000 a vote for two of the important meas-
ures considered, namely the Pittshurg
“ripper” and the franchise grab bill. It
is equally well know that the oleomarga-
rine bill, the game bill and a dozen other
measures were what the roosters call ‘*pro-
ducers’’ so that it was easily possible for a
thrifty member to make anywhere from
$40,000 to $50,000 during the session. It
is small wonder, therefore, that political
crooks are develeping an ambition to go to
the Legislature?
But the Democrats ought to see that not
a single man of that iype gets into either
branch with a Democratic badge on his
perscn. That result can easily be accom-
plished if the party workers are vigiliant
and faithful to their obligations. No man
is deserving of a Democratic nomination
unless he is known to be absolutely incor-
‘ruptible and if any Democratic constituen-
cy sends any other kind of men to the Leg-
islature,they deserve the most emphatic re-
buke from the honest Democrats through-
out the State. Except for the turpitude of
the six reareants who assisted in the elec-
tion of WiLLIAM T. MARSHALL for speak-
er of the last House, QUAY would not be
secure in his seatin the Senate and none of
the vicious legislation which disgraced the
session would have heen enacted.
Reading the Declaration Forbidden.
Daring the discussion of the Philippine
tariff bill in the Senate the other day the
fact was developed that the Philippine
Commission, which makes the laws under
which the islands are governed, has recent-
ly enacted a statute or adopted an order
forbidding the reading of the Declaration
of Independence at public meetings over
there. No reason is assigned for that ex-
traordinary action by American citizens
‘but plenty may easily be conjectured. The
Declaration of Independence is not consis-
tent with the American policy or Ameri-
can practices over there and its reading is
forbidden because it is justly estimated
that an understanding of the. immortal
document might encourage the Filipinos
to imitate the example of the American
patriots in 1776.
The two fundamental principles express-
ed in the Declaration of Independence is
first that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights, that among
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness; and second, that governments
derive all their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed. The policy of our
government as expressed in the administra-
tion of affairs in the Philippines is directly
the opposite. In the first place it is assum-
ed that all men are not created equal but
"| 'on the contrary the twelve or fifteen mil-
lions whom we are governing as subjects
are an inferior race, incapable of self gov-
ernment and must therefore snbmit to an
enforced government by an alien race. In
the second place it is assumed that govern-
ments do not derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed but through
the dictum of the governing power.
Of course while enforcing such ideas at
the point of the bayonet in the Philippines,
the public reading of the Declaration of
Independence was forbidden by the Com-
mission which is. not only authorized to
make the laws but to enforce them. The
Filipinos are not a stupid people. Ou the
contrary they are pronounced by such keen
observers as Admiral DEWEY and General
Joe WHEELER to be an exceedingly acute-
minded people and it is natural to suppose
under such circumstances that the reading
of the Declaration of Independence would be
inimical to our pretences in the archipeligo.
When the Declaration was read in this
country in the camps of the struggling pa-
triots it. inspired them to renewed efforts
the Filipinos, dv Lo
ETT ITT TIIhT J
‘tributable in the main to overheated fur-
in behalf of liberty and there is no reason.
why | it wouldn't ave the Same, effect
: | the, same ‘sort that. eleated, LARKIN, could,
; just: as easily. elect a Democratic: SGaterdor
ipa ly: rehe
Babmeribe for the WaTomrAN. gran
Expenses of the Philippines.
The Governor of the Philippines, Judge
TAFT, of Ohio, has been giving the Senate
committee on Philippine affairs some in-
teresting accounts of the expenses of him-
self and his colleagues. He draws from
the treasury a matter of $20,000 a year in
the way of salary and has a private secre-
tary and a host of clerks. His colleagues
receive $15,000 a year each, with a private
secretary and several clerks thrown in, but
they are obliged to pay rent, poor fellows,
though at what rate is not revealed. The
Governor, himself, is exempt from that
burden, happily, for he lives in the palace,
but he pays $3,000 a year in wages to his
servants and to borrow his own language,
‘out of his own pocket.’’
The expense of illuminating the palace,
which is the residence of Governor TAFT,
amounts to $125 a month, which charge
presumably comes out of the treasury, for
he tells us it is paid in gold and he makes
no mention of his own pocket in connection
with it, as he does in relation to the wages
of hisservants. He has ‘‘several carriages’’
the maintenance of which likewise is at the
cost of the public treasury, it may be as-
sumed. All these items taken together
and added to the salary of nearly two
thousand dollars a month make a grand
aggregate of considerable magnitude, but
imperialism always did come high and we
are inclined to rejoice that Governor TAFT
shows an appreciation of his own value.
Meantime, however, we will be pardoned
for - wondering what all these expensive
luxuries yield in return for what they cost.
When the territory was acquired at the ex-
pense of all the cherished traditions of the
country, we were assured that our compen-
sation would come from an increased vol-
ume of trade with the Orient. There has
been an increase in our shipments it is true
but only to the extent of the commodities
sent for the maintenance and equipment |
of the troops we keep there and there is no
profit in that sort of trade. The mainte-
nance of the army and the civil government
bas cost something like a hundred million
dollars a year and the entire volume of the
imports and exports to less than a tenth of
that amount. That kind of trade is too
expensive. It is like growing tropical
fruits at the North pole for market in the
anthracite regions.
The Epidemic of Fires.
Between Saturday evening and Monday
morning, there was something like an epi-
demic of fires in this country. The series,
if that figure of speech may be allowed,
began with a destructive fire in Brooklyn
on Saturday night which was followed by
the great conflagration in Patterson, New
Jersey, which began during that night, the
dock fires in Jersey city, several smaller
blazes in New York and one or two in
Philadelphia on Sunday. The loss of prop-
erty in these fires was immense, but happily
the loss in life meagre. Only three lives
were lost while more than a dozen million
dollars worth of property was reduced to
ashes, But in St. Louis on Sunday night
the destruction of .the Empire hotel though
entailing small property loss carried eleven
human beings into eternity.
Misfortunes usually follow each other in
quick succession but rarely so many great
fires are recorded in a single day’s news as
appeared in the papers of Monday morn.
ing. It was an unusually cold season and
the papers attribute the conflagrations to
‘high winds. But high winds don’t start
fires however much they may fan them
after they are started and it may be as-
sumed that the epidemic of fire disasters
within the brief period mentioned was at-
naces or other warming agencies. That is’
to say ‘in the effort to heat build-
ings to a comfortable temperature during
the blizzard weather, pipes have been heat-
ed to a degree which caused adjacent hang-
ings or woodwork to ignite with the disas-
trous result of extraordinary fire losses.
The lesson of those misfortunes is that
greater care should be taken in the use and
management of heating aparatus in build-
ings. The destruction of property to the
value of a dozen millions of dollars is moe
than a local loss and though the people of
the community directly affected are the
greatest sufferers, the entire country feels
the loss more or lessindirectly. The prop-
erty owners are usually reimbursed in part
at least through the insurance companies
but the taking of that munch from the gen-
eral wealth of the country and reducing it
within a few hours to a state of worthless-
ness is a public calamity. Money string-
ency is certain to follow if no greater ‘evil
results and to avert.such things household-
ersshonld exercise the greatest care in the
management of the bentite appliances in
houses.
iad ai Salina “ip
—870NE and ELKIN will both speak in
whispers when they “talk of the result in
Pittsburg on Toesday. A combination of
in Pennsylvania; » bat ha
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| duced the m
/| Sandy Ridge, than tful that he ‘bad not heen
Quay Off to Florida.
Senator QUAY has gone to Fiorida to re-
main until Spring, it is said, without ut-
tering a sound as to his preference for the
Republican nomination for Governor. That
being the case the public is left in doubt
as to which of the aspirants will be chosen
by the convention which is scheduled to
meet in Harrisburg in June. DURHAM
continues to declare that Attorney General
ELKIN is slated and that the nomination
will be conferred on hin by a practically
unanimous vote. But the friends of Colo-
nel I. A. WATRES and those of other fac-
tions of the party are quite as positive in
their opinions that another will - be chosen.
There is a coterie of politicians about
“Capital Hill” in Harrisburg who are pin-
ning their faith and fortunes on Major
Isaac B. BRown, Deputy Secretary of In.
ternal Affairs. The Major, though a friend
of QUAY, is outside of the ring breastworks
and he feels confident that at the supreme
moment the Senator will come out for him-
self for the office of Secretary of Internal
Affairs and incidentally for Colonel WAT-
RES for Governor. In this expectation the
Major has been making an industrious
but inexpensive canvass of the State and
reports that the outlook is most encourag-
ing. He has assurances that are very satis-
fying.
Meantime, however, no thought is given
to the public service. Senator QUAY has
just announced that he will not resign bu
he is going away for a protracted sojourn
in the South, leaving the State unrepresent-
ed in part -in the Senate, as it has been
practically for the past half dozen years.
The public interests may suffer by this ar-
rangement, it is true, but that' makes no
difference. Such incidents simply exem-
plify the fact that among the managers of
the machine public office is regarded as a
private snap and if it suits QUAY and his
associate bosses to be away from their field
of duty the public can go to grass.
Women and the Schools.
There isa good deal of excitement in
Brooklyn, New York, at present over the
election of a principal for the girls’ High
school of that city. Singularly enongh all
feeling that is e er developed in Brooklyn
is over the schools and churches and one or
the other of these agencies of civilization is
always making tronble there. The present
disturbance is because a woman, well equip-
pt tor the work; is a candidate for the
position, aud some of the old fogies in con-
trol of theschools are bitterly opposed to
her election. The borough president, on
the other hand, is an active partisan for the
lady and as he served for two years as
president of the school board his opinions
have much weight.
The lady who has, figuratively speaking,
kicked up this row in the school affairs of
the city is Mrs, Lucy T. LEWIS, vice prin-
cipal of the school. During a protracted
illness of the principal she served in his
place with excellent results and entire sat-
isfaction and after his death, which occurred
some time ago, she continued the work as if
nothing bad happened. But when it came
toa question of giving her a regular com-
mission, including the added salary which
belongs to the place, the mossbacks balked.
She is a woman, they declared, and no wo-
man has ever held such a position in Brook-
Iyn. Probably that is true,and maybe there
has never before been a good reason for the
election of a woman, though undoubtedly
there is now.
Speaking on this subject it may be said
that it is within the memory of men still
in the flesh there were no women school
teachers in any part of the country and it
was a good while after they were introduc-
ed into that field of labor that they receiv-
ed the same compensation that was paid to
their brothers in the service. The expe-
rience has not been detrimental to the
schools, however, and it may be added that
on the contrary the standards of our educa-
tional institutions have been raised by the
admission of women as teachers, A few of
the intelligent and industrious women of
the country in the school hoards would be.
another desisable sequistiion it may be sog-
gested.
The Same Kind of Justice,
Apropos to the Clearfield verdict that 25, AP Maiz
says not ‘‘guilty but pay the costs,” a
friend at Osceola after writing his con-
gratulations upon the acquittal as well as
his objections to the part of the finding
that imposes the costs Spon] the acquittal
says :
“That jury cannot 20PlS for letters patent | g3,
on their action for we had a justice of the
peace here, in the early days of our town,
whose decision, on a particular case, can
hold them level. |
A contractor named Blair had a journey-
man named Sweigart in bis employ. Sweigart
wanted an order on a shoemaker, known as
“Dutch Johnny,” at Sandy Ridge, for a pair | Ath
of boots, which Blair gave him. Nothing
more was thought of the transaction until
Blair and Sweigars came to a settlement.
Blair had Sweigart charged with the five
dollar order. ~ Sweigart protested that
*Johnny’’ didn’t have the kind of hoots he
wanted ; and had lost the order. Blair
wouldn't pay the money until] he knew the
order hadn’t been paid ; and put the Sen
upon Sweigart to prove it. Sweigart sued
Blair before Squire Rodgers, of Osceola, and
subpeenaed ‘Johnny’
The Squire, ibid carefully ‘hearing both
das ‘and giving it a little consideration,
said © **Well, T ean’t see but the defendant's
action was correct ; ‘but Seriaiuly the prosecu-
tor should have his m The fault lies
with the shoemaker no rion the k
boots wanted ;
defendant oy "the prosecutor what he owes
him, and t
the suit. The little Dutehman hastily y v
; and left instantly (for
sent to jail. Tbe parties to. the. his frequent- |
and | langh over it y g, but: ‘no poe;
knows what lias Ee of the Squire.
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‘kins 176,
3 poor ®) F. Co:
ind of |
therefore vy that the | I
t Dutch’ Johnny pay the costs of
The Spring Hlection.
The spring election passed off quietly in
all parts of the county and while there
was but a fair poll in the country districts
in the towns there were more votes out
than was the case at the general election
last fall. The bright, fair weather bad
something to do with it, but sharp interest
in local contests brought out the friends of
the contestants in great numbers.
The real surprise of the day in Bellefonte
was the election of Dr. M. A. Kirk to coun-
cil in the West ward. No one seemed to
know that any canvass had been made in
his behalf and when the result was an-
nounced even the workers on both sides
were astounded. Party lines were almost
entirely wiped out and the voting was very
liberal indeed, as is illustrated in the re-
sult in the South ward where Fortney,
Democrat, had 171 of a majority over Cole,
and Montgomery, Republican, had 115 ma-
jority over Dawson, Democrat,
At State College all but three candidates
on the Citizens ticket were elected oter
both Democrats and Republicans, though
the big fight was on council in which the
Bob Foster village party broke even with
the campus faction and could have beaten
them entirely had the other candidate
hustled.
The contest was spirited, though friendly
in all quarters and it is to be hoped tha
any little squabbles of the day were con-
sidered closed when the polls closed. The
results in the various precints in the county
are as follows :
THE RESULT IN BELLEFONTE BOROUGH.
Treasurer. .
Charles F. Cook, R............c.ocooiiiniiie 202138] 47
George R. Meek, D........ | 1871173] 97
Meek’s majority
Overseer of Por g
R.S. Brouse, R............ | 219122 85
P. H. Gherrity, D........... ..| 147(190| 66
Brouse’s majority..............23 :
Auditor.
1. Underwood, R ¥ienperssadntarins] inves ehvban 203(128| 76
W. J. Singer, D.........0..ciin: | 155]177| 66
Underwood's majori ;
High Constable. Fed
Benj, WHHamMS, R.....ccncciiiianiiines ne | 246[139] 80
Bellefonte N. W.—Judge of Election, Samuel B,
Miller 210, R. G. Larimer 119 ; inspectors, Roger
7. Bayard 226, John N. Lane 130; councilman,
Wm. H. Derstine 250, 8. Kline Woodring 110 *
school dire ctors, Hardman P, Harris 257, as. Li
Seibert 107 ; con stable, Robert V. Miller 915, ion
Rightnour 150.
Bellefonte S. W.—Judge of Election, Thomas
Donachv 139, Harry Walkey 171; amin.
Brown 155, Charles H. Hazel Ask 3 3 n,
E. 8. Dorwor th-119, George Mallory 16¢% 1
. Robt. Cole 70, D. F. Fortney “atl; :
H. Montgomery 214, William Daw:
directors, .
re
son 99.
Bellefonte Ww. Iw. ~Judge of Election, Edward T.
Tuten 79, Dominic Judge 67; inspectors, A. V.
Smith &3, Jonathan Miller. 63 ; councilman, C. Ff.
Gerberich 59, Dr. M. A. Kirk 90; school directors, |’
Darius Waite 82, A. Linkenbach 65; constable,
Wm. Garris 77, Geo. Taylor 70
Centre Hall Boro.—John Spicher 22, W McClen-
ahan 65 ; inspectors, 3 Fetterhoff 23, W Boozer
63 ; councilman, W ‘Odenkirk 21, G M Boal 27,
John Puff 64, € Luse 70, C Slack 65 ; ; school di-
rectors, A P Krape 21, WW Boal 21, J Dauberman
68, W Strohmeyer 635, 'D Brisbin 1 30, J Smith 6;
overseer of poor, J Sanders 22, Frank Arney 64;
constable, J Meyers 7, WwW Runkle 70; auditor,
J Reeseman 19, T Moore 63; high constable,
Sunday 69.
College Boro.—Judge of Election, Jas. M. Wil-
liams 140, A. Corrigan 33 ; inspector, James Ste-
vens 83, A.J; Weibly 92 ; councilman, J. P. Pills-
bury 94, T. F. Kennedy 79; C. L. Croyle 3, M. S.
MeDowell 2: TS Bailey 94, H D Meek 90:
school directors, Joseph Hoy 106, George
C. Butz75; W. H. Heman 141, Joseph Ming:
le 34; overseer of pocr, John J. Houser 80, Hezi-
kiah Ewing 27; David Fulton 56. 8. Garner
110, O F Shaw 71; constable, 1. C. Holmes 97,
John Corrigan, Sr., 28: W I Gilliland 55; audi-
tor, T. A. Snyder 74, ’S. B. Moore 42; Geo. B
Jackson 61; high contable, A. HLEvey ", EL. W
Carson 92.
Howard Boro—Judge of Election, W. R. Hop-
Willjam Deihl 54; inspectors, Henry
W. T. Loder 40; councilman, Fran
Butler 36, G. W. Tipton 80, Jackson Kline 81, H.
A. Moore 46, D. R. ilson 43, W. B. Henderson 40;
school directors, H. C. Holter 63, John H. Wagner
65 ; overseer of os W. P. Lucas 75, Peter Robb
57 ; Jonstable T. Allison 59, Lee Roy Leathers
69 ; auditor, Ww. V. Schenck 80, John H. Deihl
4 ; high constable, C. Walizer 82, William
Wagner 45 ; treasurer, PR Schenck 69, William,
Weber 34.
Milesburg Boro.—~Judge 8f Election, J Knarr 57,
EL Noll 80; inspectors, C Smith 47, E Groves 36:
councilmen, W Crain 84, J Green 45, J Fas
J Noll 36, C Kise : BT; school directors, Z Harsh:
berger 52, C Zimmerman 45, IV BL mas 38, Ed.
Johnson 35 ; overseer of poor, B Campbell 50,
Homer Carr 35; constable, Meni 51, Wall
ter Smith 41; auditor, L Eddy 48, Geo. Stroop 35
justice of Peace, J M Green 50, A.G Rager 39.
1 iilhoim Boro—ludge of Election, L J Noll or,
Miller 92; inspectors, Hartman 19, F
Ha 101 ; councilman, FF Wetzel 19, Stephen
Moyer 28, ‘Henry. Miller’ 22, G Stover 102, AA
Smith 83,
Frank 101, Henry Breon 101 ; school directors,
FE Gutelieus 28,J Spigelmeyer 36, Daniel Ulrich.
"103, J Hartman 94, SM
Campbell 87: yee of poor, A King 18,8
Majze: 110 ; constable, H M Hoy 4, P P. Leitzel
95. Geo B Mench. 12, Geo Zerby 15 ; auditor,
ate 8 Ulrich 31, B F Kister 91; high con-
stable, Jesse Kreamer 19, GW Harter 102 :
Philipsburg 1st W—-Judgs of Rlection, Zi Kirk
Tate 106. J. M. Malloy 54; ‘inspector, K. Hoffer
105, Sarvey B Lingle 55; aS M. Mil-
ler 108, J. Munson 55; school directors, E. F.
Townsend 85, C. E. Murray 93, F. K. Lukenbach
5. W. B. Henderson 57; overseer of poor, D. F.
Copelin 111, C..
Gunther 159; Jo WH I. V. Gray 113, Jno. Bot-
right 47; ‘church trustees, Mrs. Elizabeth Simler
150, Mrs. J. G. Platt 149, Mrs. John ©. Hicklin 151,
Philipsburg 2nd W.—Judge ‘of Election, Owen
Hancock 113, Thos. Deaken 138; inspector, Harry
Asheroft 133, H. M. Paul 116; councilinan, David
Atherton 124, Dr. Chas. McGirk 137; school direc:
s, E. F. Townsend 133, C. E. Murray 125, F.'K.
aly 156,
seer of Poon 'D. F. Copelin 147, C. U. Hoffer 102;
constable, C, H. Hutchinson 90; Ira B. Howe 159 ;
auditor, I. V. Gray 130, John Botright 113; church
aize 103,
trustees, Mrs, E. Simler 222, Mrs. John G. Plat¢’
222, Mrs. John C. Hieklin 222.
Puilipebiirg 3 3rd W.—Judge of’ Election,’ L. G.
Mitehe Ads, W RR Eary jos Jo W
e m. Care ouncilman, J. W.
Steere 124, Ww P76: sch 31
Townsend 151, Y Py Murray ‘143, F.
bach 64, Dr. W, B. Henderson 34; overseer of
lin 138, C. U. Hoffer 60; constable,
Simier 140 ; auditor, I. V. Gray 136, John
Bots enEsL; church trustees—Mrs, E. Simler 181, 4
Mrs. J. G. Platt 179, Mrs. John C. Hicklin 178.
Wm. Barrell, 42, Frank Batehelor, 9 ; inspectors,
John, unningham, 30, Chas, Frank, 15 ; 3 council |
m. Cunningham 37, Jolin Hoffman 35, D
oe 27, Peter Stout 17, Grant Showers 12, Joe.
altel 26, biden Albert 20, 0 Norte s Proc ts xeihool
yver te 27,
Jagd in Joba) Albert "We SO deh 0 na
seer of / David Dute
‘Hofter49 : constable, H H.|
| Friday afternoon.
| died the day before. The coroner's jury de-
‘Dr. W. B. Henderson 95; over--
ctor; 8. ‘RR.
Todd 76; school directors, E.F,
F. K. Luken-
1 road through Indiana county. The
South Philipsburg (Borasieage of! Election, |
9b e,’H. |
Stine 34, oa s Ward 16 ; aior, Chas. Wilcox
! cided “upon Tubs in shat, a str
Spawls from the Keystone.
~The Chambersburg Methodist
gave $1152.41 to missions during 1901.
—Cutting his throat with a razor, Henry
Delabergne, of Corry, killed himself almost
instantly.
—A syndicate has bought the Tumbling
Run pleasure resort, near Pottsville, and will
improve it.
church
—Edward Geuldner has been named by
Congressman Patterson as the next post-
master at Tamanend.
—A one per cent. dividend has been de-
clared in favor of creditors of the defunct
Keystone National bank of Erie.
—Twenty families from Altoona, and vi-
cinity, will leave in three weeks for Colorado,
where they will engage in the raising of
sugar beets.
—Hayes Williamson, of Jersey Shore,
while skating on the river Thursday, fell
and struck a sharp projection on the ice.
The ends of two fingers of his right hand
were cut off. :
—While standing on a chair to reach a
blackboard at Renovo, the other day, the 5
year old son of James Qunglom fell and
caught his cheek upon a hook that tore his
right eyelid loose.
—At Osceola Sunday John Hughes, while
intoxicated, attacked his brother Henry with
a butcher knife and inflicted a serious wound
on his throat. The would be murderer was
taken to jail at Clearfield.
—John Fenner, an employe of a basket
factory at Coudersport, was so seriously
scalded by steam escaping from a pipe, that
when his clothing was removed the skin and
flesh from the knee to the foot came off.
—George Bosley, aged 55 years, a colored
evangelist, was found lying beside the high-
way at Frackville Tuesday in an unconscious
condition. He was removed to the Potts-
ville hospital and died shortly after his ad-
mittance.
—In the contest for the school directorship
in the Fifth ward, Allegheny, Miss Kate
Cassatt McKnight was elected by a majority
of 33 votes in the face of the work of the
Quay north side’ machine in favor of her
male opponent.
—After a deliberation of nearly twenty-
nine hours the jury in the case of W. H.
Pratt, who was tried at West Chester for
killing his wife, rendered a verdict of “guilty
of murder in the first degree.” An effort
will be made to secure a new trial.
—Judge Biddle, of Carlisle, recently sen-
tenced Levi Smith and James Nicholson,
white and Daniel Washington and Henry
Jones, colored, convicted of stealing chickens
near Shippensburg, each to pay $100 fine,
costs and to serve 2 years in the penitentiary.
—John Dawson, aged 50 years, was burned
to death in a fire that destroyed the home of
John Kirtland, at Academy Corners, near
Wellsboro, Tuesday morning. Dawson, who
was visiting the family, was asleep up stairs
when the fire broke out and before he could’
be awakened his escape was cut off.
—3000 children participated in the celebra-
tion of the 44th anniversary of the Bethany
Sunday school in Philadelphia Thursday
evening. Hon. John Wanamaker, who has
a class in this school, cabled from India—
12000 miles—where he is touring, his greet-
ing and best wishes. :
—Peach growers in Juniata say the peach
buds last spring were small, shriveled buds
owing to drouth the summer before, but the
peach bud now is a full bud owing to the
great amount of moisture last summer, and
consequently they are looking for a peach:
luscious.
—Monday afternoon the body of a fully
developed male infant was found along the
tracks of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts-
burg railroad at a point between Mt. Jewe tt
and Binghams. The child was dead when’
found but apparently had been born alive
but a few hours before. The authorities are
investigating. i :
. —During the explosion of dynamite at
Ralston Saturday, an Italian, who was in the.
employ of Sims & Co., contractors, was blown
twelve feet into the air. The men ran, after:
the explosion, expecting to find the man
blown to pieces. but found him alive, with’
one arm broken and one leg burned. He has’
a wife and four’ children.
—A Susquehanna county farmer had a’
dog, and he paid the tax assessed on that
dog. The dog killed eight fine sheep for his’
owner, and was caught at the business red-'
| banded, or rather red-mouthed. The owner,
promptly shot him full of holes, and then
putin a bill at the county commissioner’ 8
| office for the sheep. They paid’ the bill to:
| avoid the costs of a law suit.
John Edinger, who is Soplorel. in a
factory in Williamsport, had. his clothing .
caught by a rapidly revolving shaft on’ Sats;
urday, and was whirled around until he ‘re-
ceived fatal injuries. The frontal bone of"
his head was fractured, as was his skull at
the base, his left arm was broken ‘below the
elbow and at the wrist, and he was painfully
bruised about the body. He died at the hos- |
pital, where he was taken immediately, after.
his mishap. - : {
—Charles Crownover, an aged resident, oF
Manor Hill, Huntington county, was found
dead at his home in that place by his nephew
It is supposed that he’
cided that he came to his death by falling
and striking his head against a stone, | as a
wound was discovered in the back of his
head, The body was frozen stiff, and it was
difficult to make an examination to tell
whether he had a stroke of paralysis or.
heart failure. Deceased was the son of thes
late Hezekiah and ‘Elizabeth Crownover .
Messrs, Kerr & Patton, of Clearfield, |
have been awarded contracts for a large por-
tion of the work of constructing the branch
of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittshurg ail
ing contracts, itis stated, will be’ awarded in |
March, The. construction of this road will |
open up. the coal lands recently purchased
by the Rochester: & Pittsburg coal and iron
company. The total acreageis botween 30,-
000-4nd 33,000 and represents an investment ’
of neatly $2,000,000. The route’ ally
TORE aed Paul
crop this year, thut will be fine and rosy and
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