a = Bellefonte, Pa., February 13, 1903. P. GRAY MEEK, he. . Terms or Susscriprion.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance................... Paid before expiration of year. Paid after expiration of year... a — i pm— — Democratic County Coms v' » for 4903. — vd 2 i Precinet. Nar FB UaeAddwess Bellefonte NW Jno. Trafford Bellefonte “ SW P. H. Gerrity, ' ge ww Geo. R. Meek, $6 Centre Hall Boro W. F. Bradford, Centre Hall Howard * Abe Weber, Howard Miiesburg George Noll, Milesburg Millheim " F. P. Musser, Millheim Philipsburg 1st W J W_ Lukens Philipsburg £* 2nd W Ira Howe, $e srd W Ed. G.Jones, 8. Philipsburg C. D. Dutcher, 6 “ I — Griilo and Wife the Probable | Victims of a Vendetin, Shortly After Midnight Sunday Night Their Home and Store Room at Portage were De- stroywd by a Dynamite Explosion—Both of Them were Killed. Tony Grillo and his wife, Margaret, both of Portage, are dead, the probable victims of a deadly vendetta started years before in their native sunny Italy, and the amount of money they had in their house was stolen by the murderer. 2 Shortly after midnight Sunday night the Grillo home and store room were destroyed by a dynamite explosion, and Mr. and Mrs. Grillo were killed and ‘two of their : boarders were seriously injured. The ex- plosion occurred at 12.40 a. m., and shook the town of Portage from ose end tu the other, damaging a number of buildings and breading wearly every pane of glass in the town Zhe explosive, which was evi- dently dyvamite, judging from the fumes, had been placed under the room in which Mr. and Mrs. Grillo slept and exploded by State College Boro M. S. McDowell, State College Unionville Geo. W. Rumberger, Fleming Benner Twp. N P L. C. Rearick, Bellefonte 8S P J. F. Hoy, Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell od E P G.H. Lyman, Roland | te WP Jas. W. Fulmer, Milesburg Burnside Twp. Wm. Hipple, Pine Glenn College Sy 1. J. Dreese, Lemont Curtin # William Quay, Romola Ferguson “ EP Wm. H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills te ‘“ WP F.Bowersox, Penna Furnace Gregg Twp. NP Geo. W. Ream, Penns Cave se E P Frank Fisher, Penn Hall * WP John Smith, Spring Mills Haines Twp. W P Ralph Stover, Aaronsburg se EP E i. Boone, Feidler Half Moon Twp. J. H. Griffin, Stormstown Harris ge Oscar Stover, Boalshurg Howard 8. Jerry Glenn, Mt. Eagle Huston £8 R. D. Ardery, Martha Liberty 8 B. S. Brown, Blanchard Marion i J. W. Orr, Walker Miles Twp E P Jerry Brungart, Wolfs Store $e M P John Zeigler, Rebersburg $e W P A.J. Hazel, Madisonburg Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Waddle Penn Re W. F. Smith, Millheim Potter “ 8S P F. A. Carson, Potters Mills . N P D. K. Keller, Centre Hall te “ W P J. W. Spangler, Tusseyville Rush “ N P Wm, Frank, Philipsburg £6 “ 8 P C.'T. Kennedy, Retort SnowShoe E PJ. D. Brown, Snow Shoe te W P Wm. Kern, Moshannon Spring Twp. N P Jas. C. Carson, Bellefonte oh S P Henry Gentzel, Pleasant Gap * W P Jno. L. Dunlop, Bellefonte Taylor Twp. James F. Goss, Hannah Union * 8. XK. Emerick, Fleming Walker Twp E P J. H. Beck, Nittany . M P J.D. Miller, Hublersburg “ W P Albert Shaffer, Zion Worth ¢ G. C. Woodring. Port Matilda Ti. A. SHAFFER CYRUS BRUNGART, J. K. Jouxson Chairman, Secretaries. Let Us Have Pure Elections. The WATCHMAN gives its unqualified endorsement to the compact entered into by Col. W. F. REEDER, county chairman of the Republican party, and CYRUS BRUN- GART, county chairman of the Democratic party, whereby they agree to eliminate money, whiskey and other considerations as a factor at the approaching election. The sacred franchise of the American people has become so corrupt during recent vears that the very stability of the government is threatened when men barter their votes to the highest bidder. This is not the time to discuss the agency through which these corrupting induences were injected into the politics of Centre county, but it is the time for every honorable, purity-loving man to rise up and take a stand with the leaders of the two parties to eliminate it entirely. The past has had its harvest of debauchery and it may be years before the cankerous growth is eompletely stripped from the body politic, but whatever the time and the cost the resuit is worth striving for and the WATCHMAN appeals to the voters of Centre county to join in this apparently honest effort to make the ballothox what it should be—the free and untrammeled and uncorrupted expresser of public policies and desires. . Under the present system of trading in votes no man, but one possessed of great wealth. can essay to fill any of the elective offices; And no matter how ineligible a candidate may be it is possible for him, un- der the present degrading conditions, to buy his election over a far more meritorious one who has nothing but his character and his qualifications for a platform. If this practice is permitted with impunity, as is has been within recent years,how long will it be ere our much vaunted promise ‘‘that -1t is possible for every American boy to be- come President’’ will be but a hollow mockery. THE COMPACT. We, the undersigned, respectively chair- men of the Democratic and Republican committees of Centre county, with a view to securing purer politics in borough and county elections, do hereby agree upon the following : 1st. That the use of intoxicating liquors and the purchase of votes with money or the promise of anything of value, have be- come a pronounced evil and we therefore pledge our conscientious effort to totally eradicate all semblance of such practices. 20d. We hereby pledge ourselves to the payment of the sum of fifteen dollars to the first person who makes information and secures the conviction of any person or per- sons of bribery, or furnishing intoxicating drinks, money or anything of value to in- fluence a voter. 3rd. That the citizens of the county be requested to offer a voluntary contribution for the establishment of a fund to be used solely for the purpose of paying the reward and expenses incurred in such a prosecu- jon or future prosecutions, said contribn- i 8 tn be deposited in a bank to be agreed 3 by the undersigned. eel 0 WILBUR F. REEDER, Chairman of Republican Com. CYRUS BRUNGART. Chairman of Democratic Com. ——There never was any doubt about the Gazette’s being too much of a liar to have any weight with honest people. When it says, as it will today, that GEO. R. MEEK, or any other person, challenged a single voter in the West ward at the last election it simply does its best to maintain its reputation as a thoroughly irresponsible, malicious sheet. The only vote that was questioned in the West ward last fall was that of Mr. JAs. REED, of Washington, D. C., and that question was raised by the election board itself, because he was not on the registry list and was merely a ques- tion of establishing his residence in Belle- fonte or Spring township; there being no question as to his right to vote somewhere in"the county. means of a fuse and detonating cap, thus allowing the murderer to get away. The explosion wakened every person in the town, and a crowd hastened to the scene, to find the Grillo home a mass of ruins and the man and his wife buried beneath the debris, dead. The Grillos were fruit dealers and lived in a small two-story frame building, two blocks away from the railroad station. In the house with them were their five chil- dren and eighteen boarders, all Italians. The oldest of the children was a son, Mike, who is 26 years old, and the other four ranged in age from 13 years to 5 years. They were asleep in other parts of the house. Mike, the oldest son, slept on the second floor of the house, three of the other chil- dren slept with their parents and the other one slept in a separate room. Saturday Mike said that when he went to bed all the boarders were in bed save one, and he was sitting up reading. The only clue to the crime is the story of Mrs. Foster Eicker, the wife of the printer at Portage, who bad to get up about midnight to care for her small baby that was ill, and who went to one of the windows in her room. She saw a man with a torch sneak away from the front of the Grillo home, and in about a quarter of an hour she heard the explosion and the crash of the falling walls and breaking glass, The entire front of the Grillo building was blown out and the upper story, with the roof, was a mass of debris in the cellar. As soon as they could safely do so, res- cuers started to work, and they found the Grillo family and the most of the boarders lying among the debris in the cellar. Mr. and Mrs. Grillo were dead, the former with his head crushed to a pulp and two great gashes on his head and face, while Mrs. Grillo had only a scratch on the side of her face. In herarms was her youngest child, Rosie, about 5 years old, wrapped up in clothing, and, strange to say, entire- ly unharmed. None of the other children were injured. Two of the boarders were injured, one having his shoulder broken ‘and the other being injured internally. Grillo and his wife had almost $1,000 in the house the evening before, and this money 18 missing. Another strange fea- ture is the fact that a savage dog which al- ways slept in the house cannot be found. Few buildings in the town escaped damn- age, for the force of the explosion was terrible. ; The exchange hotel, Collin, proprietor, suffered the worst. It adjoins the fruit stands. All the windows were blown out. Many of the doors were wrenched off and the partitions loosened. mi A railroader who was asleep in the hotel at the time, was blown ous of bed. The door of his room was blown off and the sash was blown out of the window. He escaped uninjared. The new frout recently put in Dr. Strickers’s office, which is across the street, is gone. The door of the office of Dr. Scoffield, nearby, was taken off its hinges. The front of Alex. Wright's jewelry store was smashed in by the flying debris and some of the jewelry scattered. Doney’s hotel, John Doney proprietor, and Yeckley’s hotel, George Yeckley, pro- prietor, weredamaged. Iker’s printshopis a wreck. J. W. Britton’s residence has suf- fered. Silverman & Goodman’s general store, two squares away, lost five large win- dows. A conservative estimate of the damage done will be about $3,000. This amount will cover all the losses fiom the explosion. Grillo was aged 45 and his wife 42. They had been in this country for a number of years, and were comparatively well-to-do. It is estimated that he was worth $50,000. Just recently he purchased a property in Johnstown for $§40.000 and paid more than balf in cash In addition, he owned prop- erty in Altoona, and had $2,500 in deposit in one of the Johnstown banks, besides the $1,000 that is missing. He conducted one stove at Portage and three others in various places among the mining towns of Cambria county. In addition to the store at Port- age, he and his wife kept boarders. He al- so owned a farm in Italy, and in this con- nection will probably be found the motive for the crime. When the crime was first discovered, it was thought that the couple had been mur- dered and then robbed, and the house blown up to hide the crime, but Coroner Miller took a different view of the affair, according to reports received last night from Portage. He believes the murder was the resuit of thirst for revenge, or the fulfillment of a vendetta, and that robbery was a secondary consideration. It seems that Grillo had a brother in Italy, and that they had quarreled, and bad not spoken for a couple of years be- fore he left there for America and this brother came to America less than a year ago, and the deadly feeling between the two men had been kept up. The trouble is understood to have keen over the ques- tion of the land of Italy. The coroner af- ter hearing of this from the dead man’s son is impelled to believe shat the brother kuows something about the crime. The coroner is of the opinion that revenge is at the bottom of the crime and in the inquest will probably follow that line of evidence in his efforts to get to the bottom of the story. Coroner Miller stated that Mrs. Grillo had been smothered to death by the debris and that Grillo, who, in addition to having his head crushed, bad some ribs broken, had in all probability received his wounds by being blown against the side of the building by the explosion. Railroad Guardsmen Get Double Pay. Railroad employes, who were members of the state National Guard and served dur- ing the coal miners’ strike, are receiving checks from the Pennsylvania railroad com- pany for the time thus lost. The employes at Harrisburg received their checks on Monday. A I RI , Dagos Rioting at Salona. | 1 —— | A Fight Between Foreign and American Laborers | | in the Quarries of the Bellefonte Lim e Co., at i Salona, Result in the Mortal Wounding of One | Man and the Stabbing of Another. Four Italian iaborers, employed at the | quarries of the Bellefonte Limestone com- | pany, at Salona, went on the rampage | Monday afternoon and attempted to anni- | bilate all the Americans at the work. As | a result of their escapade one American, | Lewis Knapp, was mortally wounded with | a stiletto, while Newton Brungard and | John Berry narrowly escaped being shot. The trouble started shortly after 1 o’clock, when, the Italians appropriated to their use one of the ‘trucks belonging to Newton Brungard, and refused to give it up, Brun- gard complained to the foreman, who in- structed him to take it by force. The Ikes, however, would not give it up, and Lewis Knapp went to Brungard’s assistance. The interference angered the quartette of Ikes, and before the two Americans were aware of their danger, one of the devilish foreign- ers rushed up and plunged a stiletto deep into Knapp’s abdomen. Withdrawing the bloody blade he quickly sank the weapon into Knapp’s leg. The Italians then hastily gathered up a few of their belongings and burried away from the scene. As they were departing several of the number fired shots at the Americans. A 44 calibre ball grazed John Berry’s head and another was aimed at Newton Brungard. Knapp was removed to his home at Salo- na and Dr. Holloway was summoned. The physician found that the unfortunate man had a bad stab wound in the fleshy part of the leg and that the bowels and stomach bad been pierced by the stiletto, making a probably fatal wound. As soon as possible after the commission of the crime, word was sent to Sheriff Shearer of Lock Haven. It was learned the would-be murderers had entered axe factory hollow and had for the time being escaped. They were making their way towards Castanea in the hollow between Bald Eagle and Nittany mountains. The sheriff secured the services of Constable ‘‘Dad’’ Myers, Samuel Myers and ‘Dick? Winner. The posse supplied themselves with guns and ammunition, as it was re- ported thatthe Ikes were armed to the teeth with guns of all sizes, as well as knives. Entering a carriage, they hastily drove in the direction of Castenea, hoping to capture the villains or get on their trail. THE CAPTURE. By 9:30 o'clock that evening all the Ital- ians concerned in the cutting and shooting affray at the Salona limestone quarries were safely lodged in jail. Sheriff Shearer and lis men burried to the gap at Castanea to head off the Ikes, who, it wae rightly conjectured, were mak- ing their way to Oak Grove. The officers traversed the hollows and hills in that sec, tion and finally struck the trail of the es-. caping Italians, who had crossed the gap, near the reservoirs, and climbing the knob of the mountain, traversed along near the summit, until at a point near the city lime stone quarry, where they decended and fol-: lowed the Beech Creek. tracks to Youngdale on their way to Oak Grove. The important clue was furnished by a peddler, who met. the Italiaus on the road. The sheriff then hastened to the Beech Creek station and phoned to Youngdale of-thé caming of the. Italians, with a request thas they be arrest- ed and held. THE FIRST CAPTURE. In the meantime the sheriff’s party bad been joined by the armed posse from Mill’ Hall and Salona, who stated thas they had’ come up to one of the Italians who became separated from the others, and on his re- .fusal to halt they had emptied several loads of shot into him, when he submitted to capture and was held a prisonerat the American brick works. Sheriff Shearer and 8S. H. Myers boarded the west bound Beech Creek train for Mill Hall, took the prisoner in charge and brought him via trolley line to Lock Haven and lodged him injail. County physician Armstrong was called to give him surgical attention. It was found that one shot was imbedded just under the skin of bis arm, while sév-; eral more shots had struck his fingers. A few minutes after receiving the sheriff’s message, the trio were eapied making speedy time down the railroad. Oscar B. Harris, a clerk in B. C. Young's store, rushed out and ordered the three to halt. He then took the double-barreled shot gun from the hands of the leader, and attempted to force the fellows into the store at the point of the gun. They resisted the effort, but. came to the assistance of ‘the nervy ‘young clerk, they quietly submitted. They were landed in jail about 9 o’clock. THE FINAL ROUND-UP IN CENTRE COUNTY Two of the guairelsome Italians, who threw stoiies at the Americans during the fracas, left in the direction of Bellefonte. A message was sent to constable Holmes, of Jacksonville, Centre county, to appre- hend them. He kept a sharp look-out and shortly before 5 o’clock saw his men travel- ing at a terrific rate. They were promptly arrested, and were taken to Lock Haven that night on the 9.15 B. E. V. train. Germany Ignores Her Agreements. Demands Preferential Treatment After Relinquishing Rights to Demand it—Bowen Cries, Shame!—Allies Renounce Action. Blockade to be Ralsed in Few Hours. iL WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Germany has ignored her previous agreement made with Mr. Bowen by Count Quadt,and has insist- ed on a cash payment of $340,000 or a lien on the customs receipts of one of the Venezuelan ports until amount is paid. | This informasion was communicated to Mr. Bowen to-night by Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German Minister. Mr. Bowen immediately informed the Gepaoan Minister that he refused to yield the receipts of any port prior to the Hague’s decision, saying that would be preferential | treatment. As to the cash payment of $340.000 demanded, Mr. Bowen left that matter to the German Minister to deter- mine, saying to him that if Germany can afford to make a public confession that it does not stand by agreements signed by its duly accredited diplomats, he (Mr. Bowen) is willing that they shall receive on the day the protocol is signed the total amounnt arked in the original ultimatum. Great Britain and Italy have renounced any respousibility for the action of Ger- many, and expressed their regret. Through their representatives they have informed Mr. Bowen that they will stand by a’l agreements they have made with him, and will not be influenced by the action of Ger- many. Both the British and Italian protocols provide for a cash payment of £5,500, and for the submission of the question of pref- erential treatment to The Hague. With the exception of the demand for an increased cash payment, the protocol of Germany in all essential respects will con- form to that of Great Britain, but will be somewhat more concise. All three proto- when Mr. Young and station agent Heath | immediate return of all vessels seized by the blockading ships. It is stated that the action of Germany in asking for $340,000 instead of content- ing herself with £5,500 pound: is due to a misunderstanding of certain steps in the uegotiations which bad been passed oun by Count Quadt before the arrival of Baion von Sternberg. Mr. Bowen holds that Germany is bound by the act of its repre- sentative. Soon after Mr. Bowen’s arrival here a paper was signed at the British embassy by the representatives of the allies and by Mr. Bowen, to the effect tliat the allied powers would accept a cash payment or an ade- quate goaranty for the satisfaction of their claims as a precedent to the raising of the blockade. yout oe The three powers accepted the guaranty offered by Mr. Bowen as entirely satisfac- tory. Then arose the question as to the interpretation of the term ‘All claims,” Mr. Bowen claiming it meant the claims of all nations against Venezuela and the allies that it referred exclusively to the claim of Great Britain, Germany and Italy. It was then decided that the «' estion of preferential treatment be refered to The Hagne. Mr. Bowen informi:d the Italian and German representatives that he would wake to their governments the same cash payment of £5,500 he had already offered to Great Britain, and an agreement was signed by all of the negotiators accepting a sufficient guaranty in lieu of the cash pay- ment demanded in the original protocols. Last Friday night a cablegram arrived from the Berlin foreign oftice inquiring about the payment of tbe $340,000. Mr. Bowen produced the signed agreement re- nouncing the demand. : It is expected that an answer will arrive here tomorrow from Germany to the final representations made, and upon receipt of that answer the signing of the protocols probably will occur. As soon as they are signed orders will be dispatched to the blockading ships for their immediate with- drawal from Venezuelan waters. Serious Explosion. Explosion at a Colliery Operated by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company at Plymouth. WILKESBARRE. Feb. 11.—A serious ex: plosion occurred this afterncon at No. 11 colliery, operated by the Lehigh and Wilk- esbarre Coal company at Plymouth, four miles from this city. Eight men were burn- ed and injured, two of them seriously. In- tense excitement followed the news of the accident, and in less than balf an hour hun- dreds of men, women and children were at the head of the shaft, anxious to learn the names of the victims. One of the injured gave no detailed story of the explosion, but from what could be learned a naked lamp, carried by one of the men in the mine at the ‘time. ignited a feeder of gas in one of the chambers and it exploded with terrific force causing havoc for hundreds of yards in what is now called the Bennet vein. Tim- bers were hurled in every direction, doors in the mine were cut loose from their hin- ges and many of them were reduced to kindling wood. As soon as the accident was made known, -the,company ambulances were ordered out and by the time they had reached the mine the injured men were being brought to the surface and sent. to their homes, attended in every case by physicians. £0 ADDITIONAL LOCALS Mrs, Edward Woods, of Thomas street, is confined to her home with an as- tack of grip. i Ql , —The matrimonial market is dull, Very few marriage licenses are being issued. these days. : rere Qf ren ——Thirteen persons joined the Metho- dist Episcopal church on Sabbath morning, These, with the six who were taken into membership the week previous, attest to the efficiency of the meetings which Dr. W P. Shriner has been conducting for the past five weeks. : Er — ——A new train has been put on the T and C., between Tyrone and Curwensville, on Sundays. It corresponds to the San- day train on the Valley. The train that formerly left Tyrone Sunday afternoon and ran through to Curwensville, returning early Monday morning, has been annulled. vil yo... ey ——P. A. Sellers, one of the best known citizens and a life long resident of Patton township, is so critically ill with heart disease that his chances of recovery are most discouraging. His son Harry B., who is employed at Wilmerding, arrived home last Sunday morning. ——Cyrue Hall, of Philipsburg, slipped ‘on the ice on Saturday evening and broke his knee cap in three places. He was in the back yard of his home getting coal at the time and as it was quite late at night he dragged himself into the house, where he fainted and laid without help until morning, when he attracted the attention of a passing milk man and was taken to the hospital.” His wife and children were in Johnstown visiting at the time. nee A A reer. ——James Smith, who essays the role of Weary Willie in Newell’s comedy sensa- tion, *‘A Jolly American Tramp,’’ is a clever delineator of the genus hobo. His make-up is said to be perfect and so exact that were he to leave the stage and appear on the streets in his tatters and rags our police would surely run him down the rail- road purely on his looks. In this play he says some very fonny things, and does some very grotesque specialties. His sing- ing is said to be inimitable. He will be seen at Garman’s Monday night. ‘ ——During a very pleasant little visit we enjoyed on Monday afternoon from the venerable Joseph Marshall, of Benuer town- ship—and by the way we would never have thought of calling him venerable had he not informed us that he was well on the shady side of seventy —our fund of ancient ‘local history was considerably enhanced.’ Mr. Marshall was horn on what is now known as the McFarlane farm up at Buffa- Jo Run, but when only a little lad his parents moved to Roopsburg. From there he was sent to Bellefonte to school. Mrs. Dunlop was the primary teacher of that period and her echiool was held in the house now occupied by Mrs. Sarah Hoffer. As a reward of merit the scholars of Mrs. Dan- lop’s school were given an empty spool and wow and then a very good pupil was high- ly favored with a string of half a dozen cols, it is understood, will provide for the spools. oo EROS ——The Christian Endeavor society of the Buffalo Run Presbyterian church will | hold a sociable at the home of Clyde Smeltz- er, near Hunters Park, on next Thursday evening, February the 19th. You are cor- dially invited to attend. oe ——— Frank Miller got on the rampage Monday evening and officers Mullen and Jodon locked him up. Next day burgess Blanchard fined him $10, in default of which he went to jail for thirty days, but some. one put up the fine and he was re- leased on Wednesday. : 3 = ’ 1 rman: i QUIETLY WEDDED AT STATE COLLEGE. —Early in the fall the residents of State College were startled to learn that Miss Mabel Holmes was a victim of that dread disease—small-pox, with which she had probably become infected during a visit to Pittsburg. Owing to her immediate isola- tion and the precautions taken by Dr. Glenn, the disease stopped with Miss Holmes and her mother who shared her isolation. Happily both survived the un- pleasant ‘experience and this was largely due to the very excellent nursing they received from Miss Jennie Weaver, one of the most promising of Hahnneman’s last years nurses. She was nof immune and undertook the case in opposition to the wishes of her family and friends, but for- tunately escaped contagion. As a public we must always be indebted for such acts of heroism and interested in those who thus prove themselves lovers of humanity. We are glad that we now have the pleasure of announcing Miss Weaver as figuring in a happier occasion—her mar- riage to William Pollock, which took place at the residence of her father, Frank Weaver, of State College, Wednesday at 12 o'clock. It wasa quiet wedding, owing to the recent death of the bride’s mother and the immediate family of the bride and groom were the only guests. The bride wore a white mohair and was attended by her sister, Miss Sue Weaver, while the bess man was Will Gallagher, of Houtzdale. Rev. Mr. Jack, the Presbyterian minister: of O:ceola, performed the ceremony. ' Mr. Pollock graduated in engineering at State in the class of 1901 and is now superin- tending mines at Smoke Run. They will make their home in Houtzdale and we hope it may always be for them a most delightful one. HAMILTON-ROMICK.—A very auspicious and pleasant wedding wae celebrated on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Catharine J. Hamilton, on Water street, when her daughter, Elizabeth Martin, was ‘united in marriage to Mr. Thomas Wilson Romick. Throughout the house were dec- orations of palms and flowering plants and in the reception room, where the ceremony ook place, a screen of them was arranged as a background for the bridal party. Promptly at five o’clock the wedding march from Tannhauser was played by Miss Irena Smith, and the ' bride’s niece, little. Miss Marion Smith, dainty and childishin a frock of white India ®ilk and carrying a basket of carnations, preceded the bride and groom as flower girl. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Laurie, of the Presbyterian church, and the bride wore a very becoming gown of Paris mus- lin, stylishly made and trimmed with lace medallions. After the congratulations ade- licious supper was served and from that un- til eight o'clock, when the bride and groom were driven to the evening train to depart on their journey the proverbial merry wed- ding time was enjoyed. ‘Upon their return from Philadelphia and Washington Mr and Mrs. Romick will reside at the Hamilton home, for the summer at least. The bride is the eldest daughter of the late Abram V. Hamilton aud throagh her mother is a member of the well-known Marsin family. She is: a most excellent young woman and the many handsome presents she received attested in a sub- stantia® way to her popularity with a large circle of friends. Mr. Romick, the groom, is a native of Kansas, but be has resided in this county since childhood. He is a mill- wright and has now a good position with a company of contractors installing mill machinery. Among the sixty guests pres- ent at the wedding were Mr. John Martin and his son Raymond, of Clearfield, Mrs. Tom Irvin, of Williamsport, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Frain, of Lamar, and Mr. Frank Eckle, of Philadelphia. = < : Oak Hall. Grace Barnhart is reported on the sick list. Wm. Close spent a day last week at Rock, visiting friends, Sly Myrtle Barnhart has gone to Bellefoute for an indefinite time. Mrs. Sarah Etters, of Lemont, spe nt last Monday in our town. F. K. Smith made a business trip to Centre Hall last week one day. Mrs. James Kustenborder is able to be out again after a short illness. Wesley Tate spent a few days of last week transacting business in ‘Huntingdon county. The members of Shiloh church passed through town on Tuesday evening en route for the parsonage in Boalsburg to surprise their worthy pastor, Rev. J. I. Stonesypher and wife, with a liberal donation, Let the good work be repeated. The members of Lemont Lodge I. O. O. F. gathered in their hall with their families and friends to partake of the banquet last Friday evening. Geo: Roan acted as toastmaster and preformed his part to perfection. Devotional services were conducted by their ehaplain, E, K. Smith; recitations were rendered by Misses Mary Grove and Helen Dreese. Misses Woodring and Helen Dreese enter- tained the audience with a fine dialogue. Toasts followed by Dr. Fry, of Pine Grove lodge, followed by others. The feast of oys- ters and ice cream was the nextsuhject taken up and all did well in preforming his or her rt. All enjoying themselves until the wee ours of the motning dawned upon them, when they took their departure. Pine Grove Mention. Next Tuesday is election day. The late snow has rencwed the sleighing. For want of orders the Miller saw mill is at a stand still. Miss Hannah Royer is transacting business among friends down at Zion. The Kimport sisters, of Boalsburg, enjoyed a morning drive to our town last Friday. Gordon E. Harper, who has been laid up with a broken leg is able to be around the house again. Squire Duck and wife, of Millheim, were guests at the Red Lion hotel at Rock Spring this week. Bert Miller, one of Bellefonte’s contract car- penters, was circulating among friends here on Monday. Harry Markle is obliged to depend on crutches when he attempts to walk “on ac- count of a torn ligament. Morris M. Smith, who is the Knight of the paint brush in MeQuistion’s carriage shops in Bellefonte, is home for election day. Charley Martz, of Burnham, spent last week with his family here visiting and re- plenishing their supplies for the winter. Rev. D. E. Hepler is absent from his flock this week. He is assisting Rev. Gitt who is conducting a protracted meeting at Arvona. + Clifford Close, of Oak Hall, bade his many friends adieu last week and boarded the train for Renova where he will engage as a monld- er. Ralph Stover and his best girl hied them- selves off to Bellefonte on Monday. Now is the time to keep a sharp lookout for the license list. George Harper is arranging to build a new barn next summer on his farm known as the old Isaac Harper home, which is one of the oldest places in the county. . Geo. W. Hoy who has been .laid up from the effects of a bad cold is able to be around. George is’ the Democratic nominee for tax collector and is deserving of a good vote. Miss Anna Musser came up from Bellefonte this week to attend to some business which required her attention. Just now she is thinking of renting her beautiful home on Main street. William Rishel, one of College township's representative men as well as a straight out Democrat, Sundayed with J. C. Miller, on Main street. He was accompanied by his wife and two bright little children. Remember the festival in the new hall be- ginning on the 11th to continue all week. Refreshments of all sorts will be served and the whole affair is under the auspices of the Penusvalley Lodge number 276. Rev. Ralph lllingworth, in his usual elo- quent manner filled the pulpit in the Presby- terian church here last Thursday evening. He had a full house and his many friends are glad to see him looking so well. Mrs. D. G. Meek came up from her tempo- rary home at State College on Tuesday to en- joy the day with her friends here. She has not fully recovered from the effects of the fall she had several weeks ago but is much better’ than she was. : : Those on the sick list are Mrs. Benjamin Corl, who is no better; Mrs. Hannah Miller, who is improving slowly; Andrew Glenn, * whose injuries are no longer considered dan- gerous and Mrs. Elizabeth Lowrey who is very ill with catarrh of the stomach and pul- - monary trouble. s : . On Saturday evening two back loads of jol- ly folks came over from State to spend the evening at the parsonage. Rev. and Mrs, Aikens are so well known for their hospitali- ty that it is needless to say the party had a good time. It was midnight when they took their departure for home and our quiet na- tives were wakened from their slumbers by a healthy college yell which showed their ap- preciation of the good time. _ Dr. Van Tries, of Bellefonte, spent Sunday here enjoying the hospitality of Mrs. A. P. Mitchell, and greeting his friends of long ago. He was deeply interested in the meetings be- ing held in the Presbyterian church and in the absence of the pastor was the leader. The doctor is of the old blue'stocking type:and his religion is a part of his character. He recall- ed many reminiscences of halfa century ago when he was here getting the foundation of his education and stumping his toes on our stony walks, Instead of being an M. D. he should have been a D. D., for he certainly is intent on church affairs. Jonathan J. Tressler, who is the tenant on the old Boal farm at Boalsburg, recently gave us the opportunity of viewing the improve- ments that are now being made on the family mansion,one of the historic homesteads of the county. Theodore Boal, the present owner has a home in Denver, Colorado, and a cha- tean in France, but recently decided to re- store the old family home as a country place. The contractors are now busily engaged on a large addition to the house which is already equipped with all the modern comforts and luxuries. The first floor of the new wing is to be fitted up asa ball room and drawing room while. the second floor will be utilized for private suites. Both Mr. and Mrs. Boal are extremely fond of entertaining and as they have already had many guests at their home, it is supposed that they are preparing to entertain most extensively. Mr. Boal is not confining his improvements to his own place either, for he recently bought a site for a Catholic church ‘at Boalsburg, and is going to present that sleepy old town with a public building. The first floor of which is to be used by the fire company which he equipped last summer, and the second floor as a public library and assembly room. Two of Mrs. Boal’s aunts from France are now guests of the family. THE Opp FELLOWS’ BANQUET AND EN- TERTAINMENT,—The twenty third entertain- ment and banquet of the Lemont lodge I. O. O. F. number 717 was held on last Friday evening in their spacious ball at Lemont. The entire affair was a great success and the liter- ary features of the evening were by no means the least delightful of the occasion. The opening chorus was sung with a will. A reci- tation entitled ‘May Be I Guess Perhaps” by Mamie Grove, followed by a song by John Stover, entitled ‘Life’s Railway.” Miss Helen Dreese was the next one on the pro- gram with a recitation entitled ‘‘Johnstown’s Disaster.”” Mies Francis Woodring and Miss ‘Helen Dreese were next heard in a’ dialogue which was very well rendered, In fact all of
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