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Bellefonte, Pa., January 23, 1903.
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Democratic County Committee for 1903.
Precinct. Name. P. 0. Address.
Bellefonte N W Jno. Trafford Bellefonte
* SW P. H. Gerrity. 4
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WwW Geo. R. Meek, $
Centre Hall Boro W. F. Bradford, Centre Hall
Howard $6 Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg George Noll, Milesburg
Millheim “ F. P. Musser, Millheim
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg
2nd W Ira Howe, ke
‘ srd W Ed. G.Jones, 5
8. Philipsburg C. D. Dutcher, te
State College Boro M. S. McDowell, State College
Unionville *¢ Geo. W. Rumberger, Fleming
Benner Twp. N PL. C. Rearick, _ Bellefonte
€ S P J.F Hoy, *
Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell
bt: E P G.H. Lyman, Roland
se P Jas. W. Fulmer, Milesburg
Burnside Twp. Wm. Hipple, Pine Glenn
College te 1. J. Dreese, Lemont
Curtin +6 William Quay, Romola
Ferguson ‘“ EP Wm. H Fry, Pine Grove Mills
. ‘“ WP F.Bowersox, Penna Furnace
Gregg Twp. N P Geo. W. Ream, Penns Cave
“ ° EP Frank Fisher, Penn Hall
¥ WP John Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P Ralph Stover, Aaronsburg
4 E P E. M. Boone, Feidler
Half Moon Twp. J. H, Griffin, Stormstown
Harris se Oscar Stover, Boalsburg
Howard © “ Jerry Glenn, Mt. Eagle
Huston « R. D. Ardery, Martha
Liberty te B. 8. Brown, Blanchard
Marion fe J. W. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp KE P Jerry Brungart, Wolfs Store
*e M P John Zeigler, Rebersburg
$ W P A.J. Hazel, Madisonburg.
Patton Twp. - Thos. M. Huey, Waddle
Penn ee W. F. Smith, Millheim-
Potter ¢“ 8 P F. A. Carson, Potters Mills
4 “ N P D.K. Keller, Centre Hall
** “ W P J. W. Spangler, Tusseyville
Rush “ N P Wm. Frank, Philipsburg
we 8 P C.'T. Kennedy, Retort
SnowShoe E P J. D. Brown, Snow Shoe
W P Wm. Kern, = Moshannon
Spring Twp. N P Jas. C. Carson, Bellefonte
Tee S P Henry Gentzel, Pleasant Gap
* W P Jno. L. Dunlop, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. James F. Goss, Hannah
Union “ ° 8 K. Emerick, Fleming
Walker Twp E P J. H. Beck, Nittany
: fro M P J.D. Miller, Hublersburg
" W P Albert Shaffer, Zion
Worth G. C. Woodring. Port Matilda
L. A. Suarrer CYRUS BRUNGART,
J. K. Jounson 3 Chairman,
Secretaries.
or That Town Meeting.
i min
| Thie first dash of the Béllefoute minister-
ial association into local politics was neith-
‘er as pyrotechnically conceived nor as en-
* thusiastically received as many supposed it
‘would be:. Of course there were £0 ‘many
side attractions on Monday night that it
‘was not to be wondered at that only fifty-
‘two persons gathered in the court house to
jump onto the crest of the great wave of re-
form that was expected to sweep vice into
oblivion, furnish eye openers for short sight-
‘ed policemen and three or four supernumer-
ary vertebrae for the next burgess of Belle-
fonte. Aas
+ -Withal, it was a very different meeting
‘from what everyone but the ministers
thought it would be. Of them Dr. Wm.
Laurie, Dr. H. C. Holloway, Rev. Geo. I.
Brown, Dr. W. P. Shriner, Rev. Ambrose
Sohmidt and Rev. Brown of the Evangeli-
cal church, were present. Upon motion
Dr. Shriner was made president of the meet-
ing and upon taking the chair stated its
object. He said, in part : “‘Our object is
not to enter what might be called partisan
politics, but to participate in local contests
in which there can .be no party issues in-
volved, for the purpose of chrystalizing a
sentiment among our better class of cifi-
zens that will give comfort and support to
officers in the pursuit of their duty. We
enter politics only so far as politics may be
related to the science of government in its
shighess sense.’ :
AN of the ministers participated in the
"discussion except Dr. Laurie. The subject
of all their themes being confined to Sab-
‘bath breaking and corruption at elections,
‘more fully set out in the resolutions which
they adopted and which are appended. On
the question of trafficking in votes there was
so much said that county chairman Cyrus
Brangart, of ‘the Democratic organization,
‘who was present, felt called upon to make
a statement and he was roundly applauded
‘when he said that ‘‘two weeks ago our
party took this matter up and appointed a
committee to bind the party in a sacred
compact with the Republican party not to
use nmioney, whisky or other cousiderations
for the purchase of votesand to raive a fund
for the prosecution of those whodo.” In
- conclusion, he said, “If we bave any more
corruption at elections in this county you
must plaee the blame where it belongs—
with the chairman of the Republican or-
ganization.” By
. After Mr. Brangart bad concluded W.
H:-Musser got up and, with a sly lissle-dig
at Sam Diehl, the candidates for tax col-
lector and treasarer, who were present,said
that ‘‘inasmueh as I am not a candidate for
office I am not afraid to speak, therefore I
move the appointment of an executive com-
mittee to'aet upon the resolutions adopted
this evening. His motion was seconded
and carried. The committee will be an-
"Bounced later. Then: the meeting adjourn-
e 3 aif hic at -
f "RESOLUTIONS.
+ Resolved, By- the citizens of Bellefonte, assem.
‘bled in the .interest of the. morals of our town,
that we put that interpretation. on history which
Aeaches um that “except the Lord ‘keep the city.
the watchman waketh but in vain.” “We cannot
ignore the fuet thut. righteousness is the chief
element in civic happiness and success. No of-
ficer of our town, nor the community as such,
~ean’do WELL unless they do RIGHT,
Resolved, That we deplore the prostitution of
the American freeman’s ballot to the low depths
to which it'has fallen in the hand of the man
who sells it at any price, and that we regard the
buyer of a vote equaily unpatriotic and culpable
with the seller,
Resolved, That we hereby sespectfully but
earnestly appeal to the leaders of both political
partiex to join in a sacred compact against traffic.
ing in ballots which has grown. td xuch an alarm-
ing extent in our midst, that we agree to throw
our votes and influence against the candidate for
any’office or of party who does not spurn ‘every
attempt to barter in ballots, te :
Rysolved, That we favor the enforcement of all
laws for the moral good of our town, and that we
favgr the election of that. candidate’ for Burgess
who will give hit pledge to the public that he
will,enforce not only ail the laws of our Borangh
but that he will act as our, representative citizen
«in the enforcement of the state laws for the ob-
servance of our Christian Sabbath and the gener-
al moral good of the community, and that as citi-
zeny we heartily pledge-him our moral support.
Rasolved, That we do most earnestly request of
- bothythe political parties that they will Place in
.Jnominytion at the - approach primaries snch
persons for public offioe as, will commend them
19 the hearty support and confidence of the peo-
ple of Bellefonte ana thus avoid the n 8uity of
a third ticket being presented to our citizens for
their support,
Epiror |
Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker the New
Governor of Pennsylvania.
The Air Was Raw and Damp. Residents of Harris-
burg Put Best Foot Foremost and the Decorations
Were Very Numerous. Reception Followed Big
Parade.
HARRISBURG, January 20.—Samuel W.
Pennypacker took the oath of office as Gov-
ernor of Pennsylvania at noon to-day
on the grand stand erected for the purpose
in front of the west wing of the unfinished
state capitol.
With the inauguration of the Governor
to-day began the terms of office of the Lieu-
tenant Governor, William M. Brown, of
Lawrence county, and Secretary of Internal
affairs, Isaac Brown, of Erie.
The air was raw and damp from the very
earliest hours this morning and held a sug-
gestion of snow that made the chief mar-
shall and his aides cast many a weary look
at the dull slate colored clouds during the
course of the day.
‘Just so it does not snow until after the
parade,’ was every one's comment. Light
flurries of snow began as early as 10 o’clock.
But so long as it did not actually storm no
one seemed to mind it.
The finishing touches were put to the
drapings of the public and private build-
ings last evening and never before at any
inauguration have so many private dwell-
ings flung the flag to the breeze as today.
It was like the early days of the Spanish-
American war, when the houses that were
unmarked hy the national colors were con-
spicuous.
The streets were crowded at an early hour
this morning and one can readily believe
the stories of over taxed hotel accommoda-
tions that are floating around today. Every
hotel in the city that was at all central in
its location bad reinforced its ordinary sup-
ply of sleeping accommodations with han-
dreds of cots, and drafty hotel corridors
were transformed to guest chambers.
~ Hotel stewards bad been busy for days
making provisions for the hungry crowds
that were attracted here for the ceremony
of the day. There was no dearth of supplies
and the thousands who made up to-day’s
excess population fared as bountifully as
they could wish.
The streets were thronged all day long,
hours before the parade started by a good
natured crowd. They kept back of the
ropes stretched along the curb on the streets
over which the procession passed and there
was bat little rowdyism.
At 11 o’clock the Senate and House met,
and after the transaction of some minor
. business, both branches adjourned to the
grand stand in front of the capitol to await
the coming of the gubernatorial party. At|
noon the inaugural committee called at the
executive mansion and announced to Gov-
ernor Pennypacker that it was ready to con:
duct him to the capitol.
The women of the new Governor’s family
had already gone to the capitol, and occu-,
pied a. box to the rear of the speakers’
stand.
from the executive mansion were Governor
Stone and Governor.elect Pennypacker, the
ontgoing‘and incoming state officials, mem-
bers of the supreme court and superior
courts, prominent citizens and former mili-
tary attaches.
At the capitol the party was met by the
members of the Legislature and conducted
to the stand, where little time was lost in
beginning the ceremonies.
After music by the band Rev. E. H.
Leisenring offered a prayer and then chief
clerk Smiley, of the Senate, read the certif-
icates of election. Justice D. Newlin Fell,
of the Supreme court.then administered the
oath of office and a salute of seventeen guns
was fired at the state arsenal.
The address over, the gubernatorial party
took carriages and joined the line of proces-
sion on Third street, which at once moved
off.
When the procession had gone over the
greater part of the route, Governor Penny
packer and party left the line and took up
a position on the stand in front of the exec-
utive mansion, where they reviewed the
parade.
The inaugural festivities closed to-night
with a public reception at the executive
mansion, which was decorated with palms,
ferns and laurel.
Governor and Mrs. Pennypacker were as-
sisted in receiving by Mrs. Henry F. Wal-
ton and John 8. Scott, of Philadelphia, the
wives of members of the legislative inangu-
ral committee, and several Harrishurg
ladies. Among the guests at the reception
were many Legislators and their ladies, the
heads of deparsments, and other prominent
Pennsylvanians.
CABINET NAMED.
HARRISBURG, January 21.—The long
expected cabinet appointments of Governor
Pennypacker were sent to the Senate
to-day. After the Senate had heen in ses-
sion a few minutes the tall form of Deputy
Secretary Beitler appeared, and, after be-
ing introduced, he presented a letter from
the Governor announcing that he had ap-
pointed Bromley Wharton, of Bucks ecun-
ty, as his-private secretary. Major Beitler
had haidly gotten out of the room when
Mr. Wharton appeared and presented a let-
ter from his chief containing the names of
the cabinet, and little surprise was created
when the following names were read.
‘Attorney General, Hampton L. Carson,
of Philadelphia; Secretary of the Common-
wealth, Frank M. Fuller,of Fayette; Adju-
‘tant General, Thomas J. Stewart, of Mont-
gomery ; Superintendant of public grounds
‘and buildings, James W. Shumaker, of
Cambria.
The Senate at once unanimously confirm-
ed the appointments. ;
E. W. Smiley, of Venango, was elected
chief clerk of the Senate for the ensuing
two years, defeating John 8S. Rilling, of
Erie. The following senate officers were
then elected hy resolution: Journal clerk,
John M. Rhey; message clerk, Henry Ben-
der; sergeant-at-arms, Joseph P. Mack;
assistant sergeant-at-arms, A. T. Litoh,
Thomar J. Randall; transcribing clerks,
John V. Miller, David G. Mocks; postmas-
ter, Fred E. Mather; doorkeeper, George
Farne; assistant dootkeepers. W. H. Hat-
field, John Fishburn; messenger, Frank
Nichols; assistant messenger, Theodore
Criswell; snperintendent. folding room, N.
K. Coller, pasters and folders, T. B. Thom-
as, Alvan Walton, Joseph B. Arwstrong,
Edward Jones, J. W. McCallough, ‘Daniel
E. Maffast.
The question of the Senate chaplaincy
was settled by the appointment of the Rev.
J. Wesley Sullivan, of the Calvary Baptist
church, Philadelphia, who was recommend-
ed by Senator Vare, of Philadelphia, who
is in the West Indies for his health. Presi-
dent pro tem. Scott announced his ap-
pointment of John D. Lee, of Philadelphia,
as his personal clerk.
The following Senate appointments were
announced by Chief Clerk Smiley:-
Librarian Herman, P. Miller, Harris
burg; execntive clerk; Edward P. Macken;
assistant clerk, W. Harry Baker, Harris-
burg: transcribing olerks,. H. P. Gilleste,
Thomas L. Hobert; janitor of coat rooms,
Howell Williams; janitor of coat room,
Hubert Summer, Allegheny; janitor of
In the line of carriages that started’
{ Senor Quirna Cosia,
basement, H. G. Walker, John Mean, Alle-
gheny janitor of elevator, D. C. Kell, jani-
tor of Senate, A. Frenie, Harrisburg; jani-
tor, Josiah Higgins, Harrisburg; watch-
man, Charles Murphy, chief page, W. Clay
Fox, Dauphin; pages, C. P. Rolin, Charles
Sweeny, Fred S. Miller, Maurice Trainer,
Sangree Fahroey, Harrisburg; J. Kessack,
Harrisburg, Frank Leedy, John Jones,
Harry A. Plum, George F. Robinson.
The committees were announced in the
Senate and House to-day.
Elkin People Have Control.
Boss Turned Down in Naming of Committees. Bit-
ter Conflict Between Factions Already Well to
the Surface.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 21—Quay owns the
Governor of Pennsylvania and controls his
cabinet, but the General Assembly has
been organized against him. He forced the
issue, and Elkin, Penrose and Durham
bave retaliated. The speaker of the House
of Representatives refused to obey bis
orders. The important committees of hoth
House and Senate have been loaded with
young Republicans, who were not in ac-
cord with his tyrannical disposition of the
Elkin boom.
‘‘If the split must come, let it come
now,’’ Penrose declared to Speaker Wal-
ton, when the latter received a telegram
from Quay ordering him not to make Ward
R. Bliss chairman of the House appropri-
ations committee nor give Frank B. Mo-
Laue the corporations chairmanship. Act-
ing on the advice of Penrose, the Speaker
made certain that these important commit-
tees should he far from Quay’s control by
practically filling them with Elkin men.
Quay’s Governor may refuse to sign the
Elkin-Darbam-Penrose legislation. The
Elkin-Durham-Peurose Legislature may
refuse to give the administration what it
wants. It may even pass bills nver the
Quay-controlled Governor’s veto. This is
the situation in Harrisburg today. The
split bas come. When the open conflict
between the two bossed contingents will
occur is a question of but a short time.
Qnay’s new Governor will be given an
opportunity to veto appropriations after
the adjournment of the Legislature. In
the past it has been customary to pass all
appropriation measures on the closing days.
This session no chances are to he taken *‘in
Cousin Sam’’ using his axe. The bills will
be hurried through, and if Pennypacker
vetoes them effort will be made to pass
them over his veto. Combinations can
be formed that may enable the appoint-
ments of the *‘old man’’ to secure the nec-
essary two-thirds.
In Congress.
Neither Branch Harmonious—A Woman Meddler in
the House.
WASHINGTON, January 20.—The House
to-day passed the District of Columbia ap-
propriasion hill and subsequently began
consideration of. the Philippine coinage
bill. The general debate ou the District
bill was largely devoted to discussion of
the Alaska boundary line dispute. Mr.
Cochran, of Missonri, denonnced as a
‘“‘cowardly surrender,’’ the course of the
State Department. Mr. Hephurn, of Iowa,
took up the challenge and countered with
the gharge that Democratic adminstrations
had surrendered the territories between
latitudes 49 and 54.40, and also the Repub-
lic of Texas. While Mr. Cochran was
speaking of the truckling policy of the
United States to Great Britain, a stylishly
dressed young women iu the gallery leaned
forward and cried out: “You lie.”” She
then left the gallery.
QUAY AND BEVERIEGE DISAGREE. ’
WASHINGTON, Jannary 20,—The Senate
to-day passed the legislative, exeentiveand
judical appropriation bill. When the
statehood bill was taken up Mr. Quay’ de-
manded with the statement thas he did
nos care whether any Senators desired to
speak on the subject or not, The hill, he
sand, was heing wilfully obstructed by dis-
cussion. Mr. Beveridge denied this and
then discussed the measure, opposing state-
hood for Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexica. On the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr. Quay snbmitted a number of amend-
ments for the fixing of a day on which the
vote could be taken, but to all such Mr.
Beveridge objected. Senator Hanna spoke
briefly in opposition to the bill and at 4.35
Pp. m., the Senate adjourned until to-mor-
Tow.
Pope is in Usual Health.
of His Death, Which Origi-
No Foundation for Report
nated in Paris.
RoME, Jan. 21.—The rumor, originating
in the chamber of deputies in Paris, that
the pope was dead is without foundation.
The pontiff gave a number of long an-
diences today, and his callers included
vize president of Ar-
gentina, and the latter's wife and family.
The pontiff 1alked with Senor Quirna-Cosia
for one hour.
The cry of the newshoys, ‘‘All ahont
Pope Leo's death !’’ last evening just as the
thousands of shoppers, clerks and business
men were boarding cars for home, was
spread rapidly along, and, although such
ramors have been heralded heretofore, the
people. of. Pittsburg, and especially the
Catholics, were anxious regarding the mat-
ter. **The Post’ telephone central was
kept constantly husy last evening answer-
ing solicitous inquiries of priests, laymen
and leading citizens in regard to the ramor.
The cablegram from Rome above explains
the story.
Heart Wound Sewed.
Remarkable Operation on a Man Who Tried to Com-
mit Suicide.
Sr. Louis. Jan. 19.—A remarkable sur-
gical operation was performed at the city
hospital last night to save the life of Ed-
ward Spiker, aged 19, who had attempted
suicide hy shooting himself in the left
breast. An aperture was made and hetween
pulsations the wound in the heart was
closed with three stitches. The bullet had
also perforated the apex of the left lung.
A portion an inch and a half square
was cut away, a heavy silk ligature sied
about the lung, draining tubes being es-
tablished and the chest cavity closed. The
patient speedily rallied, and it is believed
he will recover.
Found Frozen to Death.
LANCASTER Jannary 20. — William
O'Bryan, aged 65, was found frozen to
‘death this morning, sitting on the steps
leading to the hasement of a tohacco ware-
house, It is supposed shat he was stricken
with paralysis while passing the place last
Svening, aud sitting down, was frozen to
eath. ;
Julian Ralph Dead.
NEW YORK, January 20—Julian Ralph, ]
the author and war correspoudent, died at
his residence here to-night.
/
To the Public.
Communicated.
Inasmuch as some of the county papers
circulate weekly reports concerning the ty-
phoid fever in Bellefonte and suburbs and
in certain dairymen’s milk I shall, in jus-
tice to myself, also in justice to my fellow
dairymen, give a rehearsal of this much
talked of and agitated question. I shail
say for my fellow dairymen that not one of
them is using my milk. I think there is
more honor among the dairymen than some
people are disposed to grant them. My
milk is converted into butter, has been
since the 18th of Dec. 1902. The butter is
in rolls at my place and will be until I can
get an examination made of the milk and
water.
The latter part of Oct. 1902, I purchased
Mr. James Lingle’s dairy outfis, that is,
wagon, cabs, stove and measures, also in-
troduction to his customers. On the 4th of
Nov., 1902, my son Harry made the first
trip and served twenty seven customers.
On the 13th of Nov., when be changed his
register, he had forty one regular, and ten
transient customers. It is not difficult to
see that he was building up a ni. « trade, or
business. But it is ruined. Completely
ruined.
The following were regular customers:
Wm. Miller, Chas. Rine, Mrs. Robb, Robt.
Kreamer, Henry Harris, Mr. W. T. Malin,
Hammon Sechler, Louis Graver, C. M.
Bower, W. E. Gray, Samuel Mulberger,
James Gregg, Mr. Brandon, R. F. Hunter,
Claude Couk, Mrs. Rachel Harris, Mrs.
Butts, Mrs. McClain, W. 8. Zeller, Malcolm
Laurie, Mrs. Lose, Mr. Thompson, Mrs.
Carter, Mrs. Ott, William Singer apt from
my wagon and qt. from H. Hoy, Mis.
Lose, Mrs. Struble, Mr. Thompson, John
Barnhart, Mrs. Young, Mrs. B. Shaffer,
James Wilson, Emanuel Corman, Charles
Hassinger, Mrs. Sager, Harry Hassinger,
Wm. Dyke, Mr. Kline, Mr. McElhattan,
Mrs. Spicer, S. B. Miller.
The following were transient customers :
Mrs. Orbison, James Barnhart, Henry
Montgomery, Mr. Bradley, Mrs. Dukeman,
Uriab Housel, L. A. Shaffer, J. C. Meyer,
Dr. Dorworth and Dr. Ward.
The following homes were reported to be
infected with typhoid fever, Rine, Lose,
Singer, Gray, Bower, Miller, Hunter, Cook,
John Barnbart. These in the horough aud
suburbs.
The following is alist of families in boro-
ough and suburbs who had typhoid fever
and never used my milk : Milton Johnson,
George Miller, John Wilson, John Dunlap,
Harry Johnson, Mrs. Harry Rice, who died
iu the hospital, Mrs. Shultz, Mrs. Kunsely,
Harry McCoy and D. O. Etters.
I should not give the above lists were it
so many having fever aud could sincerely
sympathize with all, for I have seen as
much of that as any other person and what
made it all the barder to bear was that I
have heard, daily, that my milk was the
cause of itall. I would not carry milk to
contained typhoid bacilli, much less to
buman beings. But I am not confident of
that today, and cannot be until an exami-
nation be made direct.
Prior to December 8th my impression was
that our dairying was getting along nicely.
On that day I did my butchering. Harry
delivered milk as usual, but when he came
home he told me I should go to Bellefonte
as there was something going oun in there
about our milk. Tasked what was wrong
and he said he didu’t know, but he under-
stood a good many people were sick and the
doctors were blaming our milk. As I had
ten hogs to kill I could not go to Bellefonte
in day time, but I wens that evening. The
first person I interviewed was Dr. Geo. F.
Harris. Iasked him what was wrong about
the milk; he said he did not know, but
asked me what I fed the cows. I sold him
I fed bran, chop, made of wheat screenings,
and oats, clover hay, some corn fodder and
when there was no snow on ground the
cows were out in the field, and the drink-
ing water was cistern. From his office I
went to see Dr. Seibert, he told me that he
that day bottled a sample of milk and sent
it to Williamsport for examination. I ask-
ed him where he got it. He told me at
Robert Hunter's. I did not think much of
his plan then and 1 think a great deal less
of it now. I told both doctors that even-
ing that my wagon would not go out until
there would be an examination.
The next day, Tuesday, I wrote a letter
to M. E. McDonnell, bacteriologist, of the
P. R. R. company, at Altoona, asking him
what his fees would be to examine a sam-
ple of milk and water for hacillus of ty-
phoid and what quantity I should send.
The next day I had his reply which is giv-
en verbatim.
Altoona, Pa., Dec. 10th, 1902.
Mr. L. C. Rerick,
Bellefonte, Pa.
Dear Sir: —Yours of yesterday received and
contents noted. In reply will say that my work
here is such that I could not make the tests you
desire at the present time, I might say that ac-
cording to best authorities cattle cannot be affect-
ed with typhoid. Milk might become infected
after removal from the ndder by being put into
vessels which had previously contained or been
washed with infected water. ~ Milk might also be-
come infected. if cows waded into an infected
stream. Milk might become infected if it were
handled by any one who had a slight attack of the
disease or helped to take care of one who had ty-
phoid fever. ir yon desire further aid Dr. Benj.
Lee, State Board of Health, might help you out.
His address is 1632 Pine St., Philadelphia,
Yours truly,
M. E. McDONNELL.
On Friday, Deo. 12th, I acted upon his
suggestions. Our milking in the evening
was always done between four and five
o'clock. We, as usual, brought all our
milk down to the milk house, strained
enough ont of all pails in a stone crock to-
fill a bottle. We hoiled the bottle and cork
about twenty minutes on range. About
half past five when milk was cool, we pour-
ed it in bottle, placed 16 in paste board hox,
for shipment. After supper I took it to the
express office at Bellefonte and forwarded
it to Dr. Benjamin Lee, Philadelphia, the
same evening, reaching him nexs forenoon.
On the 15th, I had the following letter :
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 15th, 1902,
Me. L. C. RERICK.
Bellefonte, Pa.,
. Dear Sir :—Your letter of the 12th jos received
and contents noted. In reply will say that in
order to make an examination it would be nec-
essary for ‘this board to send our bacterinlogist
to tuke his cultures on the spot. The sample of
milk has been received, but an examination
wonld not be reliable, owing .to the length of
time that has elapsed since it was collected or
drawn from the.zows. Yours very truly,
J BENJAMIN LEE.
So you see one week passed away and no
nearer an examination than the first day of
the tronble. [I at once wrote Dr. Lee again
and asked him what is would cost to send
a man here, or whether . there was no way
by which I could send him samples, so it
would be reliable. As I was very anxious
to have the milk and water tested on ac-
count of handling the product of our cows,
and the health of our family. I also,ahout
the same time, wrote a letter to Dr. Joseph
McFarland, Philadelphia. In afew days
bad the following letter from Dr. Lee : -
; 4 "Philadelphia, Dec. 20th, 1902.
Mg. L. C. RERICK, i
” Bellefonte, Pa., »
Dear Sir :—Yours of 18th, just received I will
send you, if you so desire, a boxed demijohn for
Bl
not for the idea prevailing that all who had.
typhoid fever were my customers, which is:
not true. . I was certainly sorry to hear of
hogs or dogs, if I were confident that is:
a sample of water of your cistern, with instrue-
tions for taking sample, this will be for the ob-
ject of making a chemical examination, which
will determine whether or not the water is reason-
ably pure. The charge for this examination will
be §7.50 and express charges. If I should send
one of our bacteriologist to Bellefonte the charge
would be fifty dollars. Yours very truly,
BENJAMIN LEE
On the 21st of Dec. I had the following
from Dr. R. L. Pitfield :
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 21st, 1902
Mr. L. C. RERiIcK.
Bellefonte, Pa.,
Dear Sir :—Dr. McFarland being very busy re-
ferred his letter from you to me. It would not be
practicable to test milk and water sent from such
adistance. Besidesltis a very difficult thing to
do and very expensive 1 should not like to do it
for any sum under $50, and then would not be
sure to find the typhoid bacilli and if it were
not found that there were no bacilli in it. If
there is no typhoid in your family it is not likely
than your milk is the cause of the epidemic.
Your local board of health, in justice to you, and
the people using your milk should have the State
Board of Health make an investigation. An in-
spection is better than an analysis any time, but
the water should be examined. You may show
this letter to the Board of Health, If an examina-
tion were made I would do it, but I in no wise
am soliciting work for the State Board ot Health.
Very truly,
R. L. PITFIELD.
Assistant Bacteriologist
State Board of Health Pa-
After receiving the two last letters, one
from Lee and one from Pitfield,I concluded
to send $50 to have the examination made.
When I reached Bellefonte I learned that
H. C. Quigley E<q. had written Dr. Lee on
the 23rd and I went te see him. He asked
me to keep my money until he would geta
reply from Lee. I waited until the 30th.
He still bad no reply. Sol telegraphed to
Lee at once, told him to send a man. On
next day I had his reply saying that he re-
ceived my telegram and should receive his
immediate attention. But no one came.
On Saturday I received another lester from
Lee, stating that he learned there would be
more work in this job than he at first anti-
cipated, hence named a larger sum, $75 and
traveling expenses. I wrote him at once
stating that I did not feel able to pay ahout
$100, but would do a little better than $50
rather than not have the work done. He
replied at once saying that he wonld send a
man for $60 if I were agreed. On the 6th
of January I wired him to send his man
but no one has been here.
So I must at this writing sav to the pub-
lic that I am tied up after all this writing
strain and worry, loss of money I used in
equipping myself and loss of my business.
I might as well have lost $5,000. But this
is not all. Here we are on the very spot
where (some of our county papers state)
the terrible infected water and milk is.
How they know I cannot tell. Tam sure
the water was not tested. Neither was
there a direct test of milk. That is what I
am so extremely anxious to have done.
What I cannot understand is when Dr. Lee
says that an examination of milk would not
be reliable, after it bad been collected for a
period of fourteen or fifteen honrs, how
milk can be reliable that was taken ont of
my can, poured into vessels that came out
there a whole day, the next day sent to
Williamsport and the nextday examined.
Not any wonder that the bacteria were a
hundred times more than what is required
to give typhoid to an editor. According to
that report it must have heen as thick as
the browned flour in Old Mrs. Booney’s
beef gravy. Thick enough to cut.
As I said before here we are, nine in
mumber, six of my own, a hired boy and
two school teachers, since the 8th of Sept.
all using milk in every conceivable form,
butter and water. All of which is pro-
nounced impnre or infected by the Belle-
fonte Board of Health.
' Come, brethren, let us come and reason
together. Help us out of this dilemma.
Surely, if your reports are correct these
nine lives are too precious to run this risk
any longer. Remember weare all brethren.
Come over and help ns. Upto this time
none of us are sick. ' Nearly forty families
in Bellefonte escaped fever who used my
milk. How, or why, TI cannot tell. It
would be sacriligious for me to say that a
special Providence is ruling over us. No I
shall not say that. Once more I say come
and help us.
L. C. RERICK.
Marconi Beat His Record.
Message Sent From President Roosevelt to King
Edward and Reply Received.
WELLSFLEET, Mass., Jan. 19.—Marconi
scored his greatest success with his wire-
less system some time during last night,
when he transmitted a message of the
greeting from President Roosevelt to King
Edward. direct from his station here to the
one at Poldhu, Cornwall, England. When
he first established communication be-
tween Newfoundland and Cornwall the in-
ventor was proud of his achievement, but
he was really éxultant to-day when he
announced that he had succeded at an un-
expected moment in transmitting a mes-
sage a distance of 3,000 miles, 600 miles
further than ever before. : z
Not only was President Roosevelt's mes-
sage the first sent hy wireless direct from
the United States to England,” but it was
done without any previous attempt to
even establish communication. When the
Italian genins caught the letter ©‘S'’ on
his apparatus, near St. Johns’ N. F. it was
prearranged signal sent out from Poldhn,
and before he exchanged message he-
tween the Glace hay station and Cornwall
he first sent and received signal letters,
but here at Wellsfleet he was successful in
sending a message without testing the in-
struments by preliminary signals,
Some time during Sunday President
Roosevelt sent to Marcori by the ordinary
telegraph system a message for King Ed-
ward. This was in response to a request
from Marconi. The message read as fol-
lows : : :
TEXT OF MESSAGES,
‘His Majesty, Edward VII, Loudon,
England : ;
**In taking advantage of the wonderful
trinmph of scientific research and ingenuity
which has heen achieved in perfecting a
system of wireless telegraphy, I extend, on
behalf of the American people most, cordial
greetings and good wishes to youand to all
the people of the British empire. f
- “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.’
‘“Wellsfleet, Mass., Jan. 19, 1903.
‘‘Secretary to the President, Washington :
‘Request you will have kindness to inform
Piexident thas his message to His Majesty
the King of England bas been duly tians-
mitted by wireless telegraphy from my
Cape Cod station to Cornwall.
‘‘MARCONT."’
““‘Sandringham, Jan. 19, 1903.
“The President, White House, Wash
ing, America : Lh bs
“I shank yon mostsincerely for the kind
message which I bave just received from
you through Marconi’s transatlantic wire-
less telegraphy. I sincerely reciprocate in
the name of the people of the Biitish em-.
pire the cordial greetings and friendly senti-
ment expressed by you on behalf of the
American Nation, and I heartily wish yon
aud your country every possible prosperity. |
“EDWARD, R, AND 1.7?"
of an infected house, or houses, and stood
'H. B. Pontius, 1 month clerk....
. —Thongh the percentage of children
in Pennsylvania between the ages of ten
and fourteen years who can read and write
has increased from 97.82 to 98.99 in the
past ten years, the State has fallen from the
sixteenth to the twentieth place in ilteracy
in the same period. Washington, Vermont,
South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, which
were behind Pennsylvania ten years ago,
have passed it, and New Jersey has fallen
behind it.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
——The price of wheat and oats went up
at the mills in this place yesterday.
bes
—And now they say Col. W.F. REEDER
would like to try the Deputy Attorney
Generalship again.
prt a a aii
—— Deputy recorder James Corl was off
duty on account of sickness daring the fore
part of the week, but got back to his desk
yesterday morning.
oe.
—Rev. John Hewitt formerly rector
of St. John’s Episcopal church of Belle-
fonte. but now rector of St. Paul’s Episco-
pal church, of Columbus, O., has been se-
lected as president of the Ohio commission
to establish a home for deformed children.
—— de
——Pierre Faulkner, a former Philips-
burg young man who is now the represen-
tative of Swift & Co. at Charlottsville, ¥Ya.,
visited his former home during the past
week and on Monday afternoon was mar-
ried to Miss Jennie, the accomplished
daughter of C. W. Atherton. They depart-
ed on an evening train for their new home.
re
—— On last Thursday Joel Hokel, one of
the road bosses of the Lehigh Valley com-
pany at Snow Shoe, entered a mine io dig
a car load of coal, when suddenly the rock
overhead dropped causing his instant death .
His body was found shortly afterward hy
some boys. He was abont 30 vears of age
and leaves a wife and several children.
—— Oe
——The coal situation in Bellefonte is
more strained jost at this time than it has
been before during the winter. The
American Lime and Stone Co., have been
able to keep only their McCalmons$, Pike
and a portion of the Armor’s gap operations
going. The glass works had to close on
Monday and coal for domestic use is being
parceled out in bushel baskets.
—— QA een.
——The meter to test the new water
wheel has been received and put to work
by Supt. Rine with the rather startling re-
sult that instead of pumping two hundred
gallons per minute the wheel is pumping
only about forty. There is evidently some-
thing radically wrong somewhere. Is it
with the wheel or with the meter?
——eee A eee een.
——On Tuesday M. B. Garman shipped
his trotting stallion ‘Governor Boyd” to
New York, where he will be sold at the
Madison Square Garden sale. In the con-
signment were included George Beezer's
“Pt McCoy’? and ‘Howard O.’’ The horses
are all standard bred ; ‘Governor Boyd”
being from the ‘‘Red Wilkes?’ line of nota
bly fast ones. ¥
—_——ete
——Dr. R. L. Pitfield, of Philadelphia,
assistant baoteriologist of the State Board
of Health, arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing to make an investigation of the water
and milk and, conditions in general, at the
farm occupied by L. C. Rerick above Roops-
burg. Mr. Rerick is having the investiga-
tion made at his own expense in order to
find out the truth of the much talked of
typhoid fever causes. After going over the
property carefully Dr. Pitfield said that he
could find no surface indications to warrant
the belief that typhoid germs are prevalent
there. In fact he gave it as his opinion,
befare leaving last evening, that the typhoid
Bellefonte has had came from other sources.
He took samples of milk and water with
him to Philadelphia and will report early
on them. He took samples of the Belle-
fonte spring water, also.
——— A en.
CoUNCIL’S SESSION—Members Gher rity,
Knisely, Cunniugham, Mallory, Whi ttaker
and Kitk were present at council meeting
Monday evening and transacted the fol-
lowing business : :
The ordinance regulating licenses, that
had been on the table for two weeks, was
taken up and unanimously adopted.
Burgess Blanchard appeared hefore conn-
cil to settle up a case that had been opened
by a recent verdict in the common pleas
court. About a year ago high constable
Foulk impounded three horses that were in
dispute between a man named McEwen,
of State College, and A. Baum, the Belle-
fonte liveryman. The horses were sold ac-
cording to law and as both Baum and Me-
Ewen refused to receive the proceeds,
after she costs had been paid, it. was turn-
ed into the borough treasury. At the tial
of the case between Baum and McEwen
at the last term of cowit the former loss
and ownership of the horses was vested in
‘him, so the burgess asked that the pro-
ceeds derived from the sale $49.42 be turn-
ed over to him. It was ordered drawn.
The reports of the various committees
developed nothing of special interest. The
finance committee showed a balance of
$654.46 in the Borough funds and a deficit
of $224.24 in the Water account. Bills
were then approved as follows : -
R. B. Taylor, coal fcr W. W...........ocooeeu von. 16 58
R. B. Taylor, coal for W. W....
A. C. Mingle, 2 rubber boots... 6 60
J. H. Gross, clothing for poiice. 24 00
A. Allison, supplies............. 6 50
T. H, Harter,................... 100
Bellefonte Gas Co. steam heat. . 61 80
Bellefonte Gas Co. steam heat. 51 80
Water pay roll........cccecnnnens
Police pay roll.......... sores
John Noll, work for W. W....
McCalmont & Co., coal for W. W.
A. Baum hauling steam engine............
Conrad Miller walling boilerat W. W..........
Abe Baum horse account..........iver..nn..n...