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Bellefonte, Pa., May 8, 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, se
% WwW Geo. R. Meek, £2
Centre Hall Boro W. F. Bradford, Centre Hall
Howard te Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg George Noll, Milesburg
Millheim se F. P. Musser, Millheim
Philipsburg 1st W J W Lukens Philipsburg
£8 2nd W Ira Howe, re
£6 srd W Ed. G.Jones, ot
C. D. Dutcher, hs
ro M. S. McDowell, State College
Geo. W. La
8. Philipsbaur:
State College
Unionville *
Benner Twp. N PL. C. Rearick, llefonte
oe S P J.F. Hoy, o
Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell
“ E P G.H. Lyman, Roland
“ W P Louis Aikey, Milesburg
Burnside Twp. Wm. Aipgss, Pine Glenn
College “ W. A. Collins, Lemont
Curtin * William Quay, Romola
Ferguson “ EP Wm.H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills
: ‘“ W P F.Bowersox, Penna Furnace
Gregg Twp. N P Geo. W. Ream, Penns Cave
¢ E P Frank Fisher, Penn Hall
x W P John Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P Ralph Stover, Aaronsburg
$e EP E i. Boone, Feidler
Half Moon Twp. J. H. Griffin, Stormstown
Harris $6 Oscar Stover, Boalsburg
Howard 4 Jerry Glenn, Mt. Eagle
Huston 8 R. D. Ardery, Martha
Liberty ee B. 8. Brown, Blanchard
Marion “ J. W. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp EP Jerry Brungart, Wolfs Store
* MP W. w. Hackman, Rebersburg
, W P A.J. Hazel, Madisonburg
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Waddle
* Perm W. F. Smith, Millheim
Potter ¢“ 8 P F.M. Carson Potters Mills
5 * N P D.K. Keller, Centre Hall
of “ W P J.W. Spangler, Tusseyville
Rush “ N P Wm, Frank, Philipsburg
id « 8 P F.W.Penny, Osceola Mills
SnowShoe E PJ. D. Brown, Snow Shoe
5 W P Wm. Kern, Moshannon
Spring Twp. N P Jas. C. Carson Bellefonte
& S P_ Hen Gentzel, Pleasant Gap
$e W P Jno. L. Dunlop, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. James F. Goss, ann
Union “ S. KX. Emerick, Fleming
Walker Twp E P J. H. Beck, Nittan
“ M P J.D. Miller, Hublersburg
5 W P Albert Shaffer, Zion
Worth *¢ G. C. Woodring, Port Matilda
L. A. SHAFFER CYRUS BRUNGART,
J. K. JounsoN Chairman,
Secretaries.
Kentucky Adds Another to its Long List
of Cowardly Crimes.
Hon. J. B. Marcum Shot. Killed Just After He Had
Finished Filing Papers Re-Opening Contested
Election Cases.
LEXINGTON, Ky.. May 4.—Just after he
he had finished filing papers, re opening
the contested election cases of Breathitt
county, Hon. James B. Marcum was shot
and killed today by an unknown assassin.
He fell in the entrance of the court house
at Jackson, Ky., and never spoke, death
being almost instantaneous. He fell with-
in a few yards of where town marshall
James Cockrell, was shot down in July,the
assassin being stationed in the court house
in each instance. Marcum was counsel for
the fusionists, who are contesting for the
offices of county judge, sheriff and other
places now held by Democrats. As a re-
sult of his efforts and his sympathy with
the Cockrell faction in the Hargis-Cockrell
feud, he bad fora year been generally re-
garded as ‘‘a marked man.”
Various plots to assassinate him have
heen reported and sworn to in affidavits.
For seventy-two days last fall he was a
prisoner in his own home, daring not even
to go out on his porch. Despite warnings
Marcam felt safe in resuming his interruopt-
ed practice some time ago and felt secure
in filing a motion to reopen the election
cases which had imperilled his life months
before. This morning he went to the court
house at Jackson and the papers were filed.
He walked from the clerk’s office to the
front door of the court house and facing
the street, engaged in conversation with
Benjamin Ewing, a friend. The corridor,
stretching out to his back, was full of men.
Ewing was half leaning on Marcum’s
shoulder. The men had been talking about
three minutes when a shot rang ous in the
rear of the corridor. Marcum staggered
and as he sank to the floor, another shot
was fired. The first bullet entered the
back to the right of the spinal colomn and
passing through the breast and body,struck
the door facing him. The next shot pass-
ed through the top of his head and was
aimed as he realed. Theshots appeared to
come from a doorway or possibly ‘from be-
hind a door in the corridor, but as the pas-
sage was quickly closed, amid great con-
fusion, no one seemed to be able to state
correctly where the assassin was located.
A telegram from Judge Harris to-night
states that the assassin is still unknown
and no arrests have as yet been made, even
on suspicion. Marcuam’s body lay for ten
minutes untouched. Even his friends
feared to approach the place. The body
was finally picked up by friends and taken
home. Some say they saw the assassin
run out of the rear door and it seems cer-
tain that the murderer made his eseape that
way during the confusion. It is generally
believed that the assassin was recognized
by some people, but no one bas thus far
had the courage to name him, though the
question is on everyone’s lips.
Marcum was a trustee of the Ohio State
college, was United States commissioner of
his district and represented the Lexington
and Eastern railroad and other large cor-
porations. He has practiced law in Breat-
hitt county for seventeen years. He had
avoided feuds and he took charge of the
election cases, which involved the Hargis
faction, and had been a friend of members
of both factions. For three months, begin-
ning last July, he did not leave his home
and after that for months was alwavs ac-
companied by his wife and woman friends
or carried one of his children with him for
protection. The funeral will take place in
Mount Sterling probably on Wednesday.
A Pointer in the Right Direction.
From: Mr. Bryan's Commoner. '
The president is urging a larger navy
under pretense that we need it to enforze
the Monroe doctrine. - No nation is likely
to assail that doctrine, but if we need more
ships, why not build transportships? When
the war with Spain broke out we had to
buy a lot of vessels of doubtful value and
pay for them at high price. Why not
build a few vessels that can be used for
transport service in time of war and for
merchandise in time of peace? With such
vessels our government could establish lines
between our seaports and the seaports of
South and Central America. They would
give experience to our officers and seamen,
establish communication with the coun-
tries whose rights we guard, improve mail
and freight facilities and at the same time
give us vessels that can, in time of need
be added to our fleet? Why not? This
would be a far more useful expenditure of
public money than that which the presi-
. dent contemplates.
Two Big Vessels Collide At Sea.
The Clyde Steamship Saginaw Crashed Into by the
0/d Dominion Liner Hamilton. A Very Dense Fog
Prevailed.
NORFOLK, Va. May 5.—A collision at sea
that cost the lives of twenty or more persons
and the sinking of the Clyde steamship
Saginaw by the Old Dominion Steamship
company’s liner Hamilton, occurred be-
tween Winter Quarter lightship and Fen-
wick Island lightship, on the Virginia
coast, at 4:30 o’clock this morning. The
Hamilton left New York yesterday after-
noon at 3 o’clock for Norfolk and the Sagi-
naw passed out the Virginia capes at 9
o’clock last night, bound from Richmond
and Norfolk, for Philadelphia. A dense
fog settled along the coast shortly after
nightfall, and while going through this fog
at reduced speed, the Hamilton crashed in-
to the Saginaw’s side ahout twenty feet
from the stern.
The scene of the collision is about thir-
teen or fourteen miles off the shore and be-
tween 190 and 200 miles south of New York
and between 125 and 140 miles north of
Norfolk.
According to Captain Boaz, of the Ham-
ilton, his ship was making about nine
knots and the Saginaw about ten. The fog
was so thick that ships a length away were
invisible and when the two crafts hove in
sight of each other, bow on, there was but
a moment’s interim before they met.
The Saginaw veered, as did the Hamil-
ton, but they had not time to clear each
other and the knife like steel prow of the
south bound vessel struck the Clyde ship
on the port quarter about twenty feet from
her stern, cutting the entire rear of the
ship away. The in-rushing water caused
the Saginaw to settle rapidly in the stern
and the impetus of the Hamilton took her
out of sight of the crippled vessel. Engines
already reversed, were put full steam to the
rear and the Hamilton circled to the scene
of the wreck, at the same time lowering
two life boats. There was consternation
among the passengers of the Old Dominion
ship and the first thought was for their
safety, but as soon as it was discovered that
the ship was uninjured, save that some bow
plates were stove in, all efforts were direct-
ah | ed to the rescue of those on the Saginaw.
When the Saginaw was again sighted her
Y | stern was under water and her bow was
high in the air. Panic stricken people
rushed over her decks and scrambled to-
ward the bow. Life boats were lowered
and into the first fifteen colored women
were placed, according to second officer
Morris, who was in command. The hoat
was swamped as it struck the water and its
occupants were thrown into the sea. All
were drowned save the second officer and
the colored stewardess. The latter died
before the small boat reached the Hamil-
ton, more from injuries received by the
compact of the collision than by drowning.
She had been held up by first mate Gos-
lee, who sank himself as the small boat
from the Hamilton reached them. Mean-
time the rush of waters into the bow of the
Saginaw had caused the decks to burst from
their fastenings with a roar like the report
of hig guns, and tons of freight of all de-
scription soun littered the sea. To floating
wreckage the struggling people in the wa-
ter clung with desperation, and many of
them were rescued by the boats from the
Hamilton and Saginaw.
Before the lifeboats of the Hamilion had
reached the Saginaw the latter had disap-
peared beneath the waves and nothing but
her topmasts were visible. To these sever-
al men were clinging, one of whom was the
aged captain, J. S. Tunnell. When he was
taken off it was found that he had suffered
severe, if notserious, internal injuries.
The Hamilton hovered around the scene
of the wreck for over an hour, but no sign
of life was seen amid the mass of floating
freight. Two bodies, one of a man and the
other of a woman, both clad only in night
dress, were observed drifting hetween bales
of cotton and cases of goods.
The first news of the disaster was learn-
ed at Old Point, where the Hamilton stop-
ped for a few moments on her way to Nor-
folk.
She arrived at her pier in this city about
4 o'clock this afternoon. Her bow plates
are stove in and much wreckage still clung
to her. All of the damage, however, was
ahove the water line.
The survivors of the Saginaw, on board
the Hamilton, had been given clothing by
the passengers and seamen of the more for-
tunate vessel and a collection was taken up
among the passengers to be distributed
among them.
According to the Clyde line offivials, the
vames of only eighteen passengers are
known, and it is admitted by second offi-
cer Morris that fifteen colored women, all
of whom are now dead, were in the swamp-
ed lifeboat.
Mayor King Releases
and He
Father Walser
is Now a Free
man.
LORIAN, O., May 5.—At the end of a
rather somplete investigation into the
cause of the death af Agatha Reichlin, who
was murdered last Thursday, Corner
French, of this connty, gave as his conelu-
sion, the verdict:
‘“That Agatha Reichlincame to her death
from wounds inflicted by a stone in the
hands of a person unknown.”
The investigation was held in the pres-
ence of a large and deeply interested crowd
of witnesses and spectators. The conclu-
sion reached by the coroner resulted in the
freeing of Father Walser from confinement
later in the evening.
The brothers of the murdered girl were
strong in the expressions of the innocence
of Father Walser. Father Walser was
brought to this city to-night from the
county jail at Elyria and discharged from
the charge of murder. Mayor King wens
through the formality of reading the ‘war-
rant for Walser’s arrest and his attorney,
E. C. Johnson, entered a plea of not
guilty.
Mayor King then stated that as the pros.
ecuting attorney bad remarked there was
not sufficient evidence to hold the accused
and ‘‘I bave nothing to do but discharge
him from custody.’’
Father Walser arose and with moistened
eyes addressed Mayor King as following:
‘You cannot say a word against me;
you have hurt me a great deal. Agatha
Reichlin is the last person I would have
killed; I can’t kill anybody. I couldn’t
kill a chicken. I thank the officials for
their courtesis extended me, especially
would I thank Sheriff Salisbury, as he
alone treated me as a noble gentleman
could have done. I thank all Catholics
in general and the people of St. Mary’s
and St. Joseph’s churches in particular. I
wish to express my heartfelt thanks for
liberation from the dreadfal charge which
hung over me for the past four days.’”’
Father Reichlin, brother of the murder-
ed girl, was the first to approach Rev. Wal-
ser, with a hearty Landshake after which
the handshaking became general and the
freed priest was the recipient of congrat-
ulations on all hands after which he left
for the hospital to pass the night.
A Beech Creek Family Have a Fright-
ful Experience.
Terrifying Experiences of a Beech Creek Family
and an Exhausted Fire Fighter.
Brit Linn, Jr., wife and five sons, have
arrived at Beech Creek from Ridgway,
Elk county, where they had an awful ex-
perience With fire. Mr. Linn and his fam-
ily were dwelling in a lumber camp three
miles from Ridgway. The bigh wind of
Thursday night drove the fire in the woods
in their direction and before they were
aware of any immediate danger they saw a
wave of flame leaping twenty-five feet in
the air coming towards the camps. The
timber had been cut off some time before
and the dead tree tops and heavy brush
which bad not been cleared up by any fire
for years fed the flames and presented an
appalling spectacle.
Mr. Lion and his wife hastily threw
what valuables and clothes they could in-
to a trunk, and with their five young sons
fled to a swamp along a stream. They
waded in water and mud up to their knees
and spent the night in that situation. The
smoke and heat almost suffocated them.
Three other families living nearby fared no
better and saved their lives in the same
manner. Mr. Linn succeeded in getting
his four horses out of the stable with the
greatest difficulty, so frightened were they
by the roar and light of the awful fire.
Mr. Linn lost everything but the horses,
the few articles in the trunk and the clothes
he and the family wore. The buildings
and stables were eaten up by the flames,
together with three cars standing on the
railroad track loaded with paper wood.
The loss to the other families was as com-
plete as his.
EXHAUSTED, HE WAS LEFT TC HIS FATE. {
William Garrett Wynkoop, who perish-
ed while fighting forest fires at Spring
Creek, near Hallton, Elk county, met a
very sad death, knowing as he did several
minutes before the flames overtook him,
that he was doomed. He became exhaust-
ed while battling with the flames, and bid-
ding his companions, who were fighting
with him, to save themselves, he awaited
his fate. His comrades were not willing to
leave him thus, and assisted him for some
time, but at last at the urgent request of
Mr. Wynkoop, they were compelled to
leave him and flee for their lives. When
found, after the fires had spent their fury,
a large pool of blood was underneath his
head, and a ruptured blood vessel may
have cheated the flames. Mr. Wynkoop
leaves a wife and three daughters.
Against Christian Science.
The State Supreme Court Uphold’s Judge Arnold’s
Decision.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—The Pennsyl-
vania supreme court to-day affirmed a rul-
ing of the late Judge Arnold, in which the
later refused to charter a Christian Science
association. The proposed association was
‘‘to establish a place for support of public
worship and to preach the doctrine of
Christ Jesus as found in the Bible and the
Christian Science text book, ‘‘Science and
Health Key to the Scriptures,”’ by Mary
Baker G. Eddy. Judge Arnold referred
the application for a charter to a nfaster,
who, after hearing, recommended that the
charter be refused on the ground that ‘‘it
would be injurious to the community to
incorporate a group of citizens who would
preach the doctrine that there is no such a
thing as a contagious disease or any disease
and practice the art of curing of what are
called contagions diseases by inaudible
prayer, whether in the presence of the sick
or at a distance.”’ :
The master’s opinion was endorsed by
Judge Arnold, who filed an opinion refus-
ing a charter on the ground that the pur-
pose of the association, as disclosed was
improper and in violation of the laws,
which intended to prevent the practice of
medicine by non-qualified persons. The
supreme court to-day upheld this view and
quashed the appeal.
—The President’s attention is now re-
spectfully directed to his friend and cham,
the ex-Governor General of Cuba, who is
charged with having been the real man be-
hind the ink pot that produced the very
reprehensible criticisim of Maj. Gen.
BROOKE, which appeared in the North
American Review some time ago. A young
lieutenant was censared and disciplined
for having permitted his name to besigned
to the article. Now it remains to be seen
what the President is going to do with the
real author. 3 .
A Grahd Display of Standard” Made
Planos on Exhibition at Gep-
hart’s Music Store.
The Schomacker, the Hobart M. Cable,
The Estey, The Blassiug, The Brambach,
and all the other standard makes of pianos
at competing prices.
Honest pianos under honest representa-
tions, at honest prices and on terms to suit
you.
Don’t be deceived when you are told you
will receive something for nothing.
THERE IS A LOT OF PIANO HYPOCRISY,
The stencil instrament is an instrument
which does not bear the name of its maker,
and is what is known as an irregular piano,
of indefinite origin, low grade and mislead-
ing. They are put onsale by agents under
the assumption that they are a sample lot
of pianos at factory prices in order to intro-
duce them.
A word to the wise is sufficient. This is
a sleek way of getting your coin. They of-
fer you something seemingly valuable for a
seemingly small price and when the vie-
tims have all bitten and begun to get un-
easy they are gone. Schemes of this kind
fatten upon the fatal propensity of people
to go away from home to get something for
nothing, instead of patronizing the home
business man who helps make the town and
community in which he lives.
We invite you to call and see our line of
the best makes.
We challenge competition and guarantee
to give you more for your money than yon
can get elsewhere.
Remember it is not what your piano is
but what it will be.
We are dealers. We are bere not for a
short time only, but we are here to stay,
and consequently to be responsible to you
for every instrument we sell and every
promise we make. M. C. GEPHART,
Aikens Block Bellefonte, Pa.
——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN,
Charles M. Schwab Re-elected.
NEW YoRK, May 5.—Charles M. Schwab
was re-elected president of the United
States Steel corporation at a meeting of the
board of directors held in this city, to-day.
All the other out-going officers were re-
elected. Jobn F. Dryden, of New Jersey,
was elected a director in place of the late
Abram 8. Hewitt. No other business of
importance was transacted.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
——A special term of court has been
called for the third Monday in June. If
will try special cases on the calendar.
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-——Yesterday we had the usual circus
forerunners. An organ grinder with a
monkey and two dagos with performing
bears.
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—— The Lock Haven Normal *Hase ball
team will play the Academy boys on the
glass works meadow tomorrow, Saturday,
afternoon.
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——Mr. and Mrs. John Leaford. of east
Lamb street, are receiving the congratula-
tions of their friends. A fine boy came to
their home yesterday morning.
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——The Pennsylvania State College and
Villa Nova played an intensely interesting
game of ball on Beaver field Saturday after-
noon; the score resulting 5 to 4 in State's
favor. Quite a number of people drove up
from here to see the game.
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——On Monday evening = Frank H.
Gamel will give an interesting travel talk
in Petriken hall. His ‘‘Around the World
in 80 Minutes’! is superbly illustrated and
will prove an exceptional evening’s enter-
tainment. Admission 25¢cts. Children 10
cote.
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——The grocers in town seem to be in
rivalry as to which one has the best look-
ing delivery wagon. If there is any con-
test among them R. S. Brouse has jumped
up among the leaders with an attractive
looking horseless wagon that is hard to
beat.
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——H. C. Gettig, the Pleasant Gap,
dairyman, and Will Samsell, of Braddock,
who has been visiting at his old home there
for a few days, went to Greenvalley last
Monday on a fishing expedition and as a
result of their day’s fishing brought home
ten fish whose total length was 152 inches.
Six of them measured sixteen inches apiece,
two fifteen inches, one fourteen inches and
one twelve inches.
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——The Pennsylvania State College base
ball team is on a trip this week. On Mon’
day they were defeated at Yale by the score
of 4to1. On Tuesday they defeated the
strong Fordham team 5 to 4. The New
York papers say it was a superb game.
On Wednesday the Manhattan athletic
club of New York defeated them by the
score of 9 to 1. Williams pitched for State
and was given fine support but the blue
and white hits evidently didn’t count be-
cause they made within two of as many as
Manhattan.
——Why can’t Bellefonte give Shipman’s
‘‘As You Like Tt”’ Co. as good a house as
the Thespians had last Friday night. This
company will be seen at Garman’s some
time during the latter part of the month
and with such people as Alberta Gallatin
and Will S. Rising in the cast, with the
accessories furnished by the Shipmans is
will be a show far above the kind that
usually stops at Bellefonte. The way to
get good shows here is to patronize the
good ones when they come. This one will
be a good one, you have our word for that.
See
——The new advertisement for Greens
headache cure that appears in this issue
should attract the attention of persons who
suffer’ with this peculiarly aggravating
trouble. The konseals which Mr. Green
‘makes have a reputation that is more than
local. Only last week Mr. D. W. Howard,
director of the Boston Ladies Orchestra,
wrote. ‘‘They are the best wafers I have
ever used. I have had head aches for fifty
years and you may know what it means
when I say this to you. I have tried
many things, but yours is far away from
them all for quick relief.” Mr. Howard
procured some of the Green headache cure
when his orchestra played an engagement
here several years ago.
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HE CouGHED Up SNAKES.—The time of
the year is rolling around when big snake
stories will be in demand and in order that
the WATCHMAN may be well in advance of
all others it has this one to tell.
Hollis Bucklen married Miss Emma Barn-
hart, a native of this county, some years
ago. He was an engineer ou the Illinois
Central R. R. at the time and continued on
the road until about fifteen years ago when
his health failed and he had to give it up.
There was no apparent cause for his illness
and he became sick nigh unto death; his
condition completely baffling the skill of
the best physicians. He continued grow-
ing worse until a few weeks ago at Water-
loo, Towa, he was seized with a violent fit
of coughing. In the midst of his retching
a live snake 3}ft long 1} inches in diameter
wriggled out of this mouth, then followed
another about half the size.
All along the man had insisted that there
was something alive in his stomach and af-
ter the doctors had failed he decided to
cure himself, so undertook the starvation
remedy. Accordingly he ate nothing at all
for six days and at the end of that time
took a violent emetic of ipecac. The snakes
ate of the sickening drug and when Mr.
Bucklen began to vomit they came up.
This story, remarkable as it may seem,
is absolutely correct and is vouched for by
no less responsible a personage than J.
Smith Barnhart, formerly of this county,
who is a cousin of this moderr wouder who
has turned the tables on Jonah.
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MABEL McFARLANE.—On last Saturday
afternoon just before six o’clock the angel
of death closed the eyes of Mabel McFar-
lane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Kyle
McFarlane, in the sleep called death and
while there is much sorrow in the hearts of
those who loved her, there is vet joy, be-
cause they know that her spirit has but re-
turned to the God who gave it, and that
with her all is well.
In last week’s paper mention was made
of the operation she had endured the morn-
ing before and the anxiety of her friends
for the outcome, but at that time it was not
generally known that her case was entirely
hopeless. On the Sabbath previous, appar-
ently in the best of health, she attended
church and Sabbath school as usual and
later thoroughly enjoyed her dinner. That
evening she bad what was thought to be a
bilious attack and not until the usual
remedies failed to give her relief was any-
thing serious apprehended. Then her par-
ents consented to an operation and she was
taken to the hospital on Thursday morn-
ing. The operation revealed that she was
suffering from appendicitis and peritonitis
and the attending physicians frankly ac-
knowledged that it was the most rapidly
developed and worst case they had ever en-
countered. She was perfectly conscious
that she could not get well and throughout
the terrible agony she was called upon to
endure she constantly assured those about
her that she had neither doubts nor fears.
Mabel Jane McFarlane was born in this
place on the 20th of March, 1887, and was
therefore just a little over sixteen years of
age. From her earliest childhood she cared
for reading and hooks and she was always
exceedingly fond of study. At the Acad-
emy she was recognized as a most promis-
ing and diligent student, as well as a lova-
ble girl. Even to strangers she was attrac-
tive with her unobtrusive manners and
girlish, bright personality, and to her home
people no one could have been more con-
siderate, affectionate or necessary than she
was. Why she was cut down so prema-
turely is indeed beyond comprehension and
is only another illustration of the mystery
of Providence. :
Her parents, her sister Margaret and two
brothers, Brown and Willian, are living.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock in the Presbyterian
church of which she had been a member
since childhood. Dr. Laurie officiated and
a great many people were present. The
casket was covered with exquisite lowers
and at the completion of the services the
bedy was taken to the Branch for interment
in the family burying ground.
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MRS. ELIZABETH MARKLE WILLOWER.
—Mis. Elizabeth Willower, widow of Doc-
tor Willower, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Andrew Jacobs, in Balti-
more on last Thursday from the effects of
astroke of paralysis. On Saturday her
body was brought to her old home at Hub-
lersburg and funeral services held in the
Evangelical church at that place at 11
o’clock. Interment was made at Hublers-
burg.
Mrs. Willower, whose maiden name was
Elizabeth Margaret Markle, was born near
Hutlersburg and there most of herlife was
spent. About Christmas time she disposed
of her old home and went to Baltimore to
reside with her daughter. Her death oc-
curred on her seventy second birthday,
and is mourned by seven children, Mis.
Andrew Jacobs, Mrs. Harry Ganties and
Augustus, of Baltimore, Mrs. George Lev-
er, of Wrightsville, Mrs. A. M. Holmes, of
Pittsburg, Frank, of Elmira, and Wesley
of Antes Fort. Sheis also survived by
three sisters and one brother, all of whom
are residents of this county.
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JAMES MALONE.—Old Jimmy Malone,
who was a boss for the Collins men when
they were railroad builders and came to
this county with them a number of years
ago, died at his home at Scotia on Wellnes-
day and was brought here for burial in St.
John’s Catholic cemetery yesterday morn-
ing. He was a very respectable old gen-
tleman in whom his employers always had
the greatest confidence.
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——Geo. Kelly, aged 72 years, 5 months
and 26 days, died at his home in Worth
township, ou the 30th ult, after an illness
of seven months with consumption. He
had been a resident of the township since
boyhood. When a young man he enlisted
with Co. F, 1020d Reg. Penna. Vols. and
served with credit until discharged at the
close of the war. He was buried at
Black Oak cemetery, near Flat Rock, and
the funeral services conducted by Rev.
Dillen, of the U. B. church of Port Matil-
da. The children who survive him are
Mary Dodge, of Curwensville; Peter, Ben-
jamin, Effie and Robert at home and Sarah
Merriman, of Taylor township.
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——Harry, the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. August Bradoe, of South Spring street,
died at their home about 2 o’clock Satur-
day morning. The babe was only three
weeks old when the white angel bore it
away on wings of love. Interment was
made in the Union cemetery on Sunday af-
ternoon.
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~——William H. Mann, aged 32 years
and a son of James Mann, of Lewistown,
died in that place on Monday after an ill-
ness of only two days with typhoid pneu-
monia. He is a brother-in-law of Dr. John
Sebring of this place.
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——Augustus Miller, the father of Fred
R. Miller who is well known here as the
son-in-law of Congressman Dresser, died ab
his home in Bradiord recently at the age of
79 years.
The Second Week of Court.
Many Cases Hustled Through and Court Adjourned
Wednesday Evening. Col. Geo. Bayard Wins His
Suit Against Bellefonte Borough.
The second week of the April quarter
sessions convened Monday morning with a
large attendance. Many small cases were
disposed of, the most important of which
was the victory of Col. George Bayard over
the borough of Bellefonte in his suit to re-
cover for paving done for she borough.
The cases continued were as follows :
Philip B. Iddings and Hannah M. Id-
dings bis wife ve Boggs township, summon-
ed in trespass, plea not guilty.
George T. Brew surviving administrator
of ete.. of George W. Jackson, deceased, vs
Daniel H. Hastings, J. Henry Cochrane and
H. C. McCormick, who survive George W.
Jackson, deceased, trading as Jackson,
Hastings & Co.
Sadie A. Rothrock vs Elizabeth F. J.
Rothrock’s administrators. Summons in
dower, plea, non assumpsit.
B. D. Schoonover administrator of ete. of
all and singular the goods and chattels,
rights and credits which were of Joseph
Potter. late of the township of Cooper,
county of Clearfield, Pa., deceased, vs Jno.
C. Nason, John McCord, J. C. Henderson
and John A Mull. .
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs Wil-
liam J. Harvey and Jobn Bowden, sum-
mons in trespass, plea not guilty.
George M. Cresswell vs F. H. Clement,
Charles F. King and Thomas A. Shoemak-
er, doing business as F. H. Clement & Co.
T. M. Meyer vs George Hurley and Wm.
Hurley, trading and doing business in the
name of Hurley Bros. Summoned in tres-
pass, plea not guilty.
John C. Hoy vs Z. W. Hoy and J. A.
Hoy executors of ete. of John D. Hoy, de-
ceased, and Jennie M. Hoy, deceased, and
Theodore B. Hoy.
Leo J. Teirney vs the Snow Shoe Mining
company.
Bertha Dodd vs Christ Sharrer, summons
in replevin, plea non cepit and property.
George F. Hoy, agent for Amanda E.
Hoy vs ‘‘Z”” W. Hoy and J. A. Hoy exec-
utors of ete of John 8. Hoy, deceased, and
‘| Jennie M. Hoy and Theodore B. Hoy.
Burton Merritt and J. C. Steinkechner
vs J. T. Lucas, summons in replevin, plea
non cepit and property.
William Witmer vs Dora Witmer and
James C. Witmer, summons in replevin.
The following cases were settled :
Charles L. Jackson vs John Haugh, sum-
mons capias ad respondendum, plea not
guilty.
The W. F. Main Co., vs A. R. Feistal,
summons in assumpsit, plea non assum psit.
L. K. Derr vs Emma J. Vonada and R.
F. Vonada, summoned in assampsit, plea
non assumpsit.
These cases went to trial and were dis-
posed of in the following manner :
J. H. Reifsnyder vs L. H. Musserand E.
E. Gentzel, to try title to some personal
property pledged for a certain debt hy Mr.
Gentzel to the plaintiff aud subsequently
an execution was issued by Mr. Musser and
notice given to the sheriff by the piaiutiff,
who returned the writ under the Inter-
plender Act as to the property claimed by
notice and this issue framed by the Court.
At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony the
defendants moved fora compulsory non
suit, which was granted at the afternoon
session and motion made to take it off by
the plaintiff.
Newton E. Hess vs James Peters and
Emanuel Peters. Before the jury were
sworn the name of Emanuel Peters was
stricken off. This case is brought to re-
cover for some hay and straw and the facts
as developed are about as follows: James
Peters was the tenant on the farm of a Mrs.
Fisher in Harris township for some years
under a lease which provided that the ten-
ant was not to remove any hay or straw
from the premises and sometime in Novem-
ber, 1901, Mrs. Fisher sold the farm to the
plaintiff, but before doing so both parties
inquired of the tenant what amount of hay
he had brought to the place when he mov-
ed there, and as plaintiff alleges were in-
formed four loads of hay, while the defen-
dant alleges he brought there six loads of
hay and some cornfodder and straw. In
the spring of 1902, the defendant moved
from the premises and tock away the
amount of bay and straw he took to the
place, whereupon the plaintiff had a writ
of replevin issued and had the hay and
straw replevied and the defendant gave
bond to the sheriff and retained the prop-
erty and this action is to recover the value
of the same. Verdict on Tuesday morning
fu favor of the plaintiff for thirty-six dol-
ars.
The Duquesne Brewing company vs
William Riley and William Rapsey, late
co-partners under the name of William
Riley & Co. This case was brought to re-
cover lot of draft beer, bottle beer sold to
defendants while in business in the hor-
ough of Philipsburg by the plaintiffs. Mr.
Riley was the proprietor of a wholesale
beer establishment for a number of years
up until the first of April 1902; the plain-
tifi’s bill also includes four empty kegs,
bottles and cases not returned to the plain-
tiffs by the defendants. Mr. Rapsy denies
partnership and the plaintiffs not having
their hooks of original entry in court, the
court held that there was not sufficient
evidence to go to the jury on the question
of empty kegs, &c., and the plaintiff
moved the withdrawing of a juror, which
was accordingly done and the case con-
tinued at the costs of the plaintiff.
Hannah L. Sharp vs American ILeyman
G. H. Leyman and William Butler. This
case was brought by the Planiigf to recov-
er damages from the defendant, the latter
being a constable. Verdict Wednesday
afternoon in favor of the plaintiff for four
hundred dollars. ;
George A. Bayard ve Borough of Belle-
fonte. This action was brought to re-
cover balance for work and repairs on the
Diamond in Bellefonte. Verdict in favor
of plaintiff for $346.39.
Daniel Gross was sentenced to the Re-
formatory at Huntingdon.
The Columbia Bested the Reliance.
GLENCOVE, L. I, May 2.—It required
just twenty-five minutes for the peerless cup
defender Columbia to demonstrate today
that in a light wind and beating to wind-
ward she is a better hoat than the new
Herreshoff cup yacht Reliance. Starting
from a position to leeward and slightly
astern of the Reliance, the Columbia sailed
through the new boat’s lee, tacked across
her bow, and in the next leg of
a mile and a half increased her lead to
nearly a quarter of a mile. . Rel’ance then
withdrew. When Columbia went throngh
her lee Reliance kept off and voluntarily
gave up the advantage of her windward
position, but she was none the less decisive-
ly outsailed. This was the first hrush
between the rivals, { ;