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Bellefonte, Pa., October 9, 1903.
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The Epworth League Convention at
Howard.
The Seventh Annual Convention of the Fourth Al-
toona Sub-District Epworth League a Great Suc-
cess.
The fourth subdistrict of the Epworth
League of the Altoona district met in its
seventh annual convention at Howard last
Thursday and Friday.
The sessions were held in the Methodist
church, which was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, and opened with .a song
service Thursday afternoon. At the con-
clusion of the opening service Rev. B. A.
Salter, of Pleasant Gap, pronounced the
invocation and then Mr. C. M. Mufily
made the address of welcome on behalf of
the Howard chapter. Rev. E. L. Eslinger
of Stormstown was to have made the
response to these greeting, but for some
unavoidable reason he could not be present.
In his place Rev. E. R. Heckman, of State
College, responded.
An address on ‘‘Spiritual Work,’’ was
delivered by Rev. T. S. Faue, of Snow
Shoe. After singing ‘Keep Step With The
Master,’’ a half hour was spent in discus-
ing ‘‘Spiritual Work” in the League, and
some very admirable suggestions were made
by Rev. Salter, Rev. Heckman and Mrs.
John A. Wood.
Rev. G. F. Boggs of Howard, president
of the sub-district then announced his
committees as follows.
Committee on Resolutions Rev. E. R.
Heckman, State College; Mrs. John A.
Wood, Bellefonte, and Mrs. J. B. Neff,
Suow Shoe. :
Committee on Nominations, Rev. T. S.
Faus, Snow Shoe; Rev. B. A. Salter,
Pleasant Gap; R. B. Holter. Howard ; Miss
Dora Kephart, Filmore and Miss Ollie
Steel, Bellefonte.
The church was crowded for the evening
session on Thursday. The large choir led
the congregation in a rousing song service
at the conclusion of which Rev. T. S. Faus,
of Snow Shoe, led in prayer. Then Clare-
mont Tipton, of Howard, sang ‘‘Jerusa-
lem,’ his rich baritone voice bringing out
all the sweetness of the grand song. An
address was delivered by Rev. E. R. Heck-
man, of State College, who spoke on ‘‘A
Mistaken Idea Concerning the League.’
Miss Ollie Clark, of the young people’s
society of Beech Creek, recited ‘‘A Lost
Hero.”” A qguartette composed of Rev. G.
F. Boggs, William Hall, William Pletcher
and Z. T. Weirick sang and Rev. Edward
J. Gray, D.'D. of Williamsport; president
of Dickinson Seminary delivered the prin-
cipal address of the evening; his theme be-
ing ‘“‘A Whole Man.”
FRIDAYS SESSION.
The Leaguers hegan Friday with a sun-
rise prayer meeting, in charge of Rev. Sal-
ter, who spoke on *‘Sacrifice.”’
The regular morning session opened at
9:30 and after several hymns bad been
sung Rev. Faus prayed and Mrs. J. B.
Neff read the minutes of the previous ses-
sion.
Rev. Dr. Gray gave a parting message to
the convention hefore leaving for his bome.
The reports of the work and suggestions
of the four vice presidents was the next on
the program. R. Bower Holter, first vice
presidents of the spiritual work, gave an
interesting account of his department of
the work which includes the weekly de-
votional meetings, spiritual welfare of
members, personal evangelism, biblestudy,
the morning watch. Sunday school interest,
open air meetings, and the junior league.
Miss Alice Neff, second vice president
and head of the department of the World
Evangelism, and whose motto is ‘The
World for Christ in this generation,” in-
cluding the study of our church henevolen-
ces, christian stewardship, the missionary
committee, the missionary library and lit-
erature, mission study classes, missionary
meetings, cyole prayer for world evan-
gelism.
Miss Blanche Buddinger, third vice
president and head of the mercy and help
department including,systematic visitation,
care for the poor and sick, hospitals and
other charities, the temperance reform,
temperance. literature, temperance study
classes, social purity and good citizenship.
Miss Catharine Buck, fourth vice presi-
dent head of the literary and social work
which includes general literary culture,
lecture courses, committee on the the Ep-
worth Herald, reading courses and libraries,
promotion of social life in the church seek-
ing new members, music for all meetings,
and social entertainment.
The next in order in the convention was
the reports from the delegates, and all gave
a moss gratifying acconut of the work be-
ing done by the different chapters in the
District.
After heartily singing ‘‘Keeping Step
With the Master’ the election of officers
was the next business, to be transacted,
the officers elected are as follows.
President—Rev. E. R. Heckman.
1st vice-president—Mrs. John A. Wood.
20d vice-president—Miss Catharine
Buck.
3rd vice-president—Mr. Alfred Thomp-
son.
4th vice-president—DMiss Esther Gray.
Secretary —Miss Mary Twitmyer.
Treasurer—Mr. W. F. Hall.
Secretary of Junior Department—Mrs.
L. T. Eddy.
The ladies and gentlemen in the choir
were as follows: Miss Sarah Weirick
organist, Mrs. T. A. Pletcher, Misses Lucy
Leathers, Alice M. Tipton, Grace Schenck,
Ethel Boggs, Marie Boggs, Minnie Hayes,
Flora Pletcher, Emma Pletcher, Nellie
Weber, Mrs. John Schenck, Mrs. W. H.
Holter, Misses Ella Hall, Emma Weber,
Ella Pletcher, Bernice Tipton and Messrs.
Z. T. Weirick, Wm. Pletcher, J. C. Wei-
rick, G. W, Tipton, J. C. Tipton and W.
T. Hall as leader.
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The Huntingdon Presbytery Met Here
Tuesday.
( Concluded from page 1.)
Elders—T. B. Weaver, J. A. Frank,
Thomas Prideaux, W. W. Murray, J. F.
Wilson, Budd Thompson.
Alternates—W. C. Pomeroy,C. J. Potts,
T. J. Armstrong, George C. Butts, W. B.
Harman, George Taylor.
The report of the committee on sys-
tematic beneficence prepared by Judge
James A. Beaver was read hy Rev. E. H.
Mateer and is a very elaborate and care-
fully prepared document. The churches
through their representatives were urged
to make strenuous efforts to reach the
standard of five cents per week per mem-
ber in gifts to benevolent objects. Several
churches of the Presbytery now go far be-
yond this, notably the church of Hunt-
ingdon, which gives more than $12 per
member. Several others give from $3 to
$7 per member.
The offering for missions was received
and Presbytery adjourned Tuesday morn-
ing.
Sov. Ambrose M. Schmidt, of the east-
ern Synod of the Reformed church, United
States, the pastor of St. John’s Reformed
church, was introduced and invited to sib
as a corresponding member.
Reports of the commissioners to general
assembly-were heard from Commissioners
Stevrart, Johnston, Reed and McCarthy.
These were full of interest and touched up-
on the subjects which excited most inter-
est in the assembly, such as those of educa-
tion, evangelism, home missions, revision,
the Peoria plan of appointing committees,
the proposed separation of colored and
white churches in the south into different
Presbyteries. The fidelity of the com-
missioners was then approved.
Mr. Jack and Mr. Townsend and Mr.
Cross were appointed a committee on reso-
lutions.
Rev. S. 8S. Bergen reported for the com-
mittee on church erection and announced
a handsome increase in the total gifts. The
report on the whole was very'encouraging.
A telegram announcing the serious ac-
cident which befel Rev. Samuel Moody,
was read and Rev. Drs. Mathers and Laurie
were appointed to prepare and send an ex-
pression of the Presbytery’s sympathy.
Rev. J. F. Diener read the report of the
committee of aid for colleges.
Rev. L. M. Lewis read the report of the
committee on foreign missions. Eighty-
five cents per member was given by the
church generally last year.
Reference was made to the reported
slaughter of 40,000 Macedonians by the
Turks and Lady Somerset’s appeal to
Christians in view of this outrageous
cruelty.
The board is now calling for 214 mis-
sionaries for this year.
Most favorable mention was made of the
forward movement campaign which has
just closed. The total contributions of
the churches of the Presbytery during the
past year, independent of the forward
movement, amounts to more than $13,000.
A call from the church of Tyrone for the
pastoral services of the Rev. George T.
Gunter was read and retained in the hands
of the Presbytery until the adjourned meet-
ing.
The report of the committee on home
missions was read by the Rev. J. C. Kelly.
Home missions, it was confidently declar-
ed, was the remedy for the evils in our
country. The need of the work among the
foreigners was forcibly emphasized. At-
tention was called to the large increase in
gifts that bas been called for for next year.
The average was one-half cent per mem-
ber, less than that of last. Attention was
called to the recommendation of the gen-
eral assembly that on the Sabbath pre-
ceding Thanksgiving day the Sunday
schools he requested to make an offering
for the mission school work under the care
of the Woman's Board of home missions,
and on the Sabbath preceding Washington’s
birthday for the work of the missionary
pastors under the care of the board.
Rev. J. M. Waddell offered a resolution
calling for the appointment of a committee
to co-operate with a similar committee of
the Woman’s Home Missionary society and
giving said committee authority to expend
a sum not exceeding $1,000 for the evan-
gelizing the foreigners in our Preshytery.
Perhaps, said the speaker, there are 20,000
Slavonic people among us. A man
must be secured who can work among this
people and speak to them in their own
tongue. A minister could be secured for
$700 per year and a colporteur for ahout
one-half that sum.
There were 38 ministers present and 32
elders.
The call of Tyrone church for the serv-
ices of Rev. Geo. T. Gunther, of Union
City, Indiana, was held by Presbytery until
Mr. Gunther arrives within the bonds of
the Presbytery. He will be received into
Presbytery on the 3rd Tuesday of Nov. at
2 o'clock at Tyrone.
Southerner Cannot Fly.
Inventor of an Aerial Machine Breaks Bones When
He Jumps From a Cliff.
NAsHVILLE, Ill, Oct. 5.—Charles
Schrogham, of this city, made an unsuec-
cessful attempt to fly over Nashville last
night with a machine built after his own
ideas. He made the trial from a high cliff.
After he jumped he was found far below
with an arm broken and other injuries.
The flying machine was a wreck. The
machine had two large wings made of
muslin, which were fastened to the man’s
arms.
Schrogham will make changes in his ma-
chine as soon as he is able to work on it.
He is 37 years old and since boyhood has
been a flyer of kites and balloons. Two
years ago he began making a machine with
which he hoped to fly. The contrivance
was to be strapped about his body. It was
a failare. He continued making improve-
ments and two weeks ago climbed upon
the house where he lives and jumped off.
He came slowly to the ground.
The effort fired him with hope and he
came to Nashville and spread the word
that he was going to start from Weed Patch
hill and fly over the town.
Bridge Wrecked by a Cow.
Iron Structure Over Kettle Creek Goes Down Severe-
ly Injuring a Brakeman.
Great excitement prevailed at Westport
Tuesday morning shortly before 12 o’clock,
when the large iron bridge of the Clinton
coal company was knocked from the abut-
ments and thrown into Kettle creek, says
the Renovo News. The trouble was caused
by a cow, which was standing on the tracks
at the east of the bridge. A train of empty
cars was being backed across to the mines
and juss as the first car neared the bridge
the cow stepped directly in front of it and
was struck. The blow knocked the animal
down and also derailed the car, which
crashed into the end of the bridge and com-
pletely demolished it. One car went down
with the bridge, taking brakeman Frank
Bearfield also, who received dangerous in-
juries. The bridge is a total wreck.
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Reformed Church.
An Interesting Meeting of the Society of the
West Susquehanna Classis at Tylersville last
Thursday and Friday.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
West Susquebanna Classis met in annual
convention at Tylersville, Pa., October 1st,
and 2nd. Twenty-five delegates were en-
rolled, representing fifteen congregations.
Each session were opened with devotional
exercises. The Thursday evening session
was opened at 7:30 P. M. with the presi-
dent, Mrs. H. I. Crow presiding. After
an appropriate anthem by the choir and
devotional services, Rev. F. Wetzel, pastor
of the Tylersville congregation cordially
welcomed the Society on behalf of the Ty-
leisville people, to which Miss Lydia Gu-
telius responded. Miss Grace Markle re-
cited in a pleasing manner a very appro-
priate selection. Rev. H. I. Crow,'of Hub-
lersburg, then addressed the convention.
The Friday morning session was princi-
pally devoted to business pertaining to the
welfare of the Society. The election of
officers for the ensuing year resulted as
follows :
President, Mrs. H. I. Crow, Hublers-
burg; vice president, Lydia Guteliu-,
Mifflinburg; secretary, Anna Reber, New
Berlin; treasurer, Eva Moyer, Millheim.
Verbal reports were given by the delegates
showing a great interest in the cause of
missions and some excellent methods of
conducting local societies.
Miss Anna Reber, New Berlin, was elect-
ed delegate to the convention of the Society
of Eastern Synod, which meets at Bath,
Pa., October 15th and 16th, 1903. Alter-
nate Miss Lydia Gutelius, Mifflinburg.
The treasurer submitted a most encour-
aging report. The pledge assumed by the
Society for the work of the Woman’s Mis-
sionary Society of General Synod was $125.
Total amount contributed toward this ob-
ject $143.43. The Society again pledged
itself for the amount of $125.00 for the
coming year, feeling assured however from
the evidence of this year’s work that more
would be contributed. Total amount re-
ceived during the year $174.39. Disburs-
ments $171.00.
The statistical report for the year contain-
ed the following] interesting items : Num-
ber of Woman’s Societies 8, number of Con-
gregational Societies 4, number of Mission
Bands 2, total membership of Womans So-
cieties 233, total membership of Congrega-
tional 207, total membership of Mission
Bands 40, number of Societies organized
during the year 3.
Mrs. C. D. Bogar read an interesting
paper on the subject, ‘*After the Conven-
tion, What ?"’
During the Friday afternoon session
Mrs. Snodgrass, delegate to the convention
of the Society of Eastern Synod, gave a
very interesting and excellent report, after
which the Society had the privilege of lis-
tening to an address by Dr. K. O. Spessard,
Mifflinburg, subject, ‘"Missions Natural
to, and the Essentials Necessary of a Chris-
tian Life.”” Also a paper, subject, ‘‘The
Neglected Continent of South America,”
by Miss Tammie Haffley.
The Friday evening session was exceed-
ingly interesting. The meeting was open-
ed with a selection of music by members
of the choir, and after devotional services
the delegates and all others interested in
the work of the Society and missiops {in
general were given an opportunity to speak
briefly upon those things that have been
most interesting and helpful to them in
the work: A number of persons respond-
ed to this request which made this feature
of the meeting helpful, instructive and in-
spiring to better work in the future, in
every respect.
The Society is especially grateful to Rev.
Wetzel, Rev. Crow and Dr. Spessard, who
were ready at all the sessions with words
of interest, encouragement, instruction and
inspiration. :
The Tylersville people were most gener-
ous in their hospitality, and manifested a
deep interest in the cause of missions by a
large attendance at all the sessions. The
convention closed by singing a hymn and
the benediction by Rev. Crow, after which
the Society adjourned to meet at Mifflin-
burg. in May, 1903.
SECRETARY.
Roger's Agency Defeated.
Attatched Wages Will be Returned to Employes.
The following note was posted in the
Altoona shops, Thursday :
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
has after a long contention in the courts
and considerable expense to themselves,
succeeded in defeating the collection agen-
ceies of W. W. Rogers and G. O. Smith in
the attachment of wages of its employes
under the laws of West Virginia and Miss-
ouri and also secured a general release from
these people, discharging the Railroad
company from all further liability as garn-
ishee in these cases. All money, therefore
now in the hands of the company will be
returned to the employes as fast as it can
be gathered in through the different de-
partments. This will necessarily take some
days as the attachments began in Sept.,
1901, and it will require time to get the
necessary receipts and signatures to the
rolls of so many men so long a period.
During the two years the wages of 1562
employes were tied up, the total sam of
‘ money aggregated over $30,000.
The old claims were bought by Smith
from merchants, fifty cents on the dollar be-
ing paid for them. They were then sued
out in West Va. and Illinois. Eight hun-
dred were duplicated in Missouri but the
courts declared them illegal. Within the
next ten days the money will be returned
to the men.
Miss Bryan’s Chums Weakened at Last
Minute in Kidnapping Plan,
LINCOLN, Oct.5.—A plot to kidnap Wil-
liam Homer Leavitt, who Saturday night
married Miss Ruth Bryan,daughter of Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan,came to light to-day.
The kidnapping was to have been done by
the girls of the Delta Gamma society, of
which Miss Bryan was a member, the
objeot was to prevent or delay the wedding
because the girls did not approve of Mr.
Leavitt as husband for Miss Bryan.
At the last moment the nerve of the
girls failed and the plot was abandoned.
After the plot was formed the girls sought
the aid of the men students at the univer-
sity and got their assistance to what they
were told was a college prank. In detail
the plan was to inform Mr. Leavitt that
Miss Bryan desired him to come to her
home immediately and a carriage would
call at his hotel.
Instead of driving to Fairview the ocar-
rage was to drive to a cave several miles in
the country south of Lincoln. Trusting
that Mr. Leavitt would not notice the
deception in the dark when the cave was
reached, the university boys were to over-
come Leavitt and place him in the cave,
where he would be kept for the time being.
It was said the plot was not abandoned
until late in the afternoon of the wedding
day, when some of the Delata Gamma girls
weakened and the others decided the shock
would be too great for Miss Bryan.
Hon. W. S. Bissell.
Death of a Former Postmaster Generali of the
United States.
BUFFALO, N. Y., October 6.— Wilson S.
Bissell, former Postmaster General, died at
10:15 to-night. At about noon he sank
into a deep sleep and it was with difficulty
that he was aroused at intervals during the
afternoon for nourishment and medicine.
The end came easily and peacefully. Dr.
Dewitt H. Sherman, the physician who
has been attending him during his recent
illness, and members of the family were at
his bedside.
Mr. Bissell suffered from complications
thought to he akin to Bright’s disease, but
not well understood. On June 13th, Mr.
Bissell’s trouble became so serious that he
wus sent to New York to consult special-
ists. It was thought an operation would
be performed, but after an examination the
specialists decided that it would be better
for the patient first to rebuild his health.
He was sent to his summer home, Bar Har-
bor, where he spent most of the time there
in bed and it was realized that his case
was hopeless. In September he returned
to Buffalo. Some important legal matters
in which he was interested were disposed
of and Mr. Bissell was again forced to bed.
He suffered no pain, sleeping most of the
time.
When awake his mind was always olear,
and he conversed with members of the
family and the physician. Daring the
latter part of his illness, numerous mes-
sages of inquiry were received from former
President Cleveland and members of the
cabinet in which Mr. Bissell served as
Postmaster General.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
——The Morrisdale and Philipsburg
base ball teams are arranging a series of base
ball games for the championship of Centre
and Clearfield counties. Has Philipsburg
beaten Howard yet ?
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——Burgess Walker has made public
announcement that he intends to rigidly
enforce the Sunday closing law. This in
the nature of a warning to a few that are
said to be still keeping open.
reeemeereener ere Qf Qe.
——DMr. Cook, the manager, assured the
WATCHMAN last evening that Mechanical
Jerusalem and the Ferris wheel, two of the
feature attractions at the fair will remain
here for the postponed fair next week.
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——The entire collection of beautiful
Navajo blankets on exhibition in the main
building on the fair grounds is for sale.
They were woven at the Navajo reservation
in New Mexico and were elected by Dr.
Coolidge, of Scranton, during his last visit
at his ranch which adjoins the reservation.
They will all be sold at much more reason-
able price than you could buy them of
regular dealers in the city, for there is no
commission charged, only the actual cost
and expressage.
Stil gga
——The 22nd Pa. Vol. Cavalry will have
a reunion at Winchester, Va., October 21st,
1903. They will there meet the 54th Pa. Vol.
Infantry and be entertained by McNeil’s
Confederate Partisan Rangers, who used to
help to give them a warm reception away
back in the sixties, by Turner Ashby Camp
of Confederate Veterans, and by the Mayor
and people of Winchester who promise
them a cordial welcome. The six months
battalion of the 22nd Pa. Cav. started out
from Mt. Union and most of its members
afterwards joined the three year regiment
made up, half from Washington and
Greene counties and half from Huntingdon,
Centre, Mifflin, Blair, Bedford, Fulton and
the counties of the Cumberland valley, and
this will be the first reunion of the whole
regiment that has been held since the war.
The secretary, Dr. A. R. McCarthy, Mt.
Union, Pa., does not Lave a third of the ad-
dresses of members, and he would be glad
if the newspapers in these counsies would
make a note of this meeting and request all
survivors who can attend the reunion to
send him their addresses and write for ex-
cursion orders.
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PROGRAM FOR THE FAIR NEXT WEEK.
—The postponement of the fair until next
week will cause no material change in the
program as published. The only feature
that will be dropped is the public wedding
ceremony and that can’t be done over very
well. For your information we republish
the program as follows :
FREE SHOWS.
Every day—Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday—there will be the great free open
air attractions as follows :
An unparalleled exhibit of fruit, vegeta-
bles, cereals, manufactures, needle work
and triumphs of the culinary art, together
with hundreds of head of horned cattle,
sheep and swine.
Mr. John McMahon, the world's cham-
pion back somersault high diver.
Vontell and Nina, the daiing trapeze
artists.
Spellman troupe of trained dogs, per-
formed by Mlle Von Tock.
Zallia, the wire wonder.
All of these attractions will be seen on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The
admission each day will be only 25cts.
The special features for each day are.
WEDNESDAY’S SPECIALS.
The 2:40 race, purse $200, 12 entries.
The 2:18 race, purse $300, 7 entries.
THURSDAY'S SPECIALS.
The 2:35 race, purse $200.00, 12 entries.
The 2:24 race, purse $250.00, 11 entries.
FRIDAY’S SPECIALS.
The 2:27 race, purse $200.00, 14 entries.
Free for all race, purse $300.00,7 entries.
These special features are all in addition
to the numerous ones enumerated above
that take place everyday.
Look over the list carefully and thought-
fully and you will acknowledge that never
before was so much offered for the small
sum of 25 cts and there will be so much
doing everyday that it will be difficult to
decide which one to take.
The best plan is to attend everyday and
then you will miss nothing.
Special trains will leave Bellefonte at 7
o’clock on Thursday and Friday evenings
running as far as Coburn.
The Bellefonte Central R. R. will hold
its evening train at the junction until after
the races each day.
Dr. H. H. RoTHROCK. — Dr. H. H.
Rothrock, who was born on the old Perdue
place on the mountain three miles from
Bellefonte, Sept. 1st, 1833, died at the
home of his son Herbert, in Lock Haven,
last Thursday evening from the effects of
paralysis. In his early life he was a very
well known resident of this place ; where
he was prominent in the practice of dentistry
for many years.
When the family left Bellefonte it was
to move to Nittany valley where they
resided until the older sons became so
prosperous in the grocery business in Lock
Haven that the parents went to make their
home with them.
Mrs. Rothrock, who was Miss Lydia
Canaan before her marriage,died about ten
years ago ; leaving the following children :
Mrs. C. E. Weston and Ernest H., of Ty-
rone ; Mrs. W. W. Reed, of Johnsonburg ;
J. Herbert, Clifford T., William C., and
Harold, of Lock Haven. :
Dr. Rothrock’s early life was spent about
the family home; bis education having
been secured at the Bellefonte Academy.
He practiced his profession for over thirty
years, most of the time in this place. He
was a member of the borough council and
school board here at various times and was
a man who devoted considerable time to
public affairs. He was an Odd Fellow and
a member of the Episcopal church ; ac-
cording to the rises of which he was buried
in Highland cemetery, in Lock Haven,
Sunday morning.
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DIED IN MASSACHUSETTS.—James J.
Brisbin, who was a well known early day
resident of Bellefonte, died at his home in
West Medford, Mass., during the fore part
of the week.
Mr. Brisbin was the husband of Miss
Fannie Toner, a sister. of Mrs. Henry P.
Harris, of this place. When he lived in
Bellefonte he was connected with the pub-
lication of the Bellefonte Republican and
was a member of the famous old Bellefonte
band. At the breaking out of the war he,
with W. W. Brown and several others, organ-
ized‘‘ Brown’s Sharp Shooters,’’ of which
command he was made second lientenant.
Lieut. Brisbin was about 60 years old
and while it had been known that he has
been in poor health for several years, such
a sudden end was not at all expected.
Interment was made on Tuesday, from
his late home.
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GEORGE S. CAMPBELL. — George S.
Campbell father of Mrs. James K. Barn-
bart, of this place, and an honored and
well known citizen of Punxsutawney
passed away at his home there on Sunday
morning after a long illness. Five years
ago he was stricken with paralysis and
from the effects of it and two succeeding
strokes he became a helpless invalid. He
was a prominent member of the G. A. R.
having served three years as quarter master
sergeant during the Civil war. was one
of the forty niners who went by stage
to California in quest of gold, and was an
active member of the Baptist charch. He
is survived by his wife one son, Dr. W. S,,
of Elmira, Mrs. Barnhart, of Bellefonte, and
Misses Margaret and Cora at home. Inter-
ment was made at Punxsutawney on Tues-
day afternoon at 2 o’clock, i
Mgrs. GEORGE GLENN.—Cora, wife of
George Glenn, died at their home on Half-
moon hill Friday evening; after an illness
of long duration with a tamor. She was
born at Aaronsburg, June 9th, 1869, and
her maiden name was Cora Hetzel. Four-
teen years ago she married Mr. Glenn, who
survives her with Anna, the only one left
of the eleven children horn to them.
Her mother, two brothers,Palmer, of Phil-
adelphia; Arney, of Aaronsburg, and her
sister, Mrs. Shearer, of Centre Hall, also
survive.
Interment was made in the Union ceme-
tery on Monday morning after services had
been conducted in St. John’s Reformed
church. :
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MRs. NANCY A. DALE.—The body of
Mrs. Nancy A. Dale, who died in the Al-
toona hospital on Saturday afternoon after
a long illness, was taken to Lemont on
Tuaesday afternoon and interment was
made in the Branch cemetery. Mrs. Dale
was a daughter of James Anderson and was
born at Liberty, Trumbull county, O.,
April 3rd, 1829. She was twice married,
her first husband being G. W. Hasson. A
few years after his death, in 1877, she mar-
ried Christian Dale, who lived but a short
time after their union. Mrs. Hasson was
for twenty years a member of the Lemont
Presbyterian church,but at the time of her
death was connected with the First church
of Altoona.
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——Mrs. John Hall died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Bollinger, in Altoona, on
Monday night. She was a resident of Mill
Hall and had been ill for more than three
years. Only a week before her death she
felt much better and went to Altoona
thinking the change might do her good.
She is survived by her husband, three sons
and one daughter.
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——The body of Miles Irvin was taken
to Unionville for burial last Friday. The
young man had been a flagman on the Pan
Handle R. R. and getting off a freight
train stepped in frout of a passenger and
was instantly killed. He was 21 years old
and bad made his home with his grand-
father Irvin Taylor, at the Plam Grove
school house, just east of Unionville.
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——Miss Sue McKain died at her home
near Howard on the 30th ult., after a short
illness, with spinal meningitis. She was
about 20 years of age. Interment was
made at Blanchard last Friday ; after serv-
ices had been conducted by Rev. Boggs.
——Myrtle, daughter of Wm. and Mary
Lytle, died on Tuesday morning at their
home in Mackeyville, after a short illness
of spinal meningitis. Her remains were
buried at Pine Hall on Thursday morning.
She was a beautiful child of five years and
her death so prostrated her mother that she
was unable to attend the funeral.
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THE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION MOVE-
MENT MOVING.—From present indications
it appears as if the University Extension
movement is going to meet with more suc-
cess in Bellefonte than was expected.
The committee having charge of the
lectures next February desire to secure, as
soon as possible, the names of one hundred
and fifty persons who will subscribe to
course tickets. As soon as this number
have signified their purpose the immediate
expense of the lecturer will bave been met,
and it will then be possible to make ar-
rangements £0 admit the oldest scholars of
the High school and the Academy at half-
price.
No doubt many more than a hundred
and fifty will eventually desire to avail
themselves of the quite unusual privilege
of such a course of lectures, but it will be
a mark of public spirit for at least one hun-
dred and fifty of such minded persons to
band in their names to the editors of any
of the papers of the town, who are all mem-
bers of the committee, and by whom the
list will be published. It appears that the
engagement which this committee, has
made with Mr. Hosbrough, of the English
University Extension society, who is to be
in this country three months only, com-
pletes his schedule, and we are fortunate
to be among those who have succeeded in
securing him,
The course consists of six lectures on the
Elizabethan Period of English History.
Tickets are $2.00 for the course.
At the beginning of the list of one hun-
dred and fifty people we print the names
of the men who have signed the preliminary
papers. Others are requested to send word
of their intention of adding their names to
this list to make up the one hundred and
fifty by telephone or otherwise to any of
the editors of the town.
John Blanchard, A. O. Furst, T. A.
Shoemaker, H. E. Fenlon, S. A. Donachy,
Geo. B. Klump, M. J. Locke, Geo. W.
Rees, Geo. R. Meek, William Burnside,
James H. Potter, C. C. Shuey, Hammon
Sechler, J. C. Meyer, W. R. Jenkins, S.
Joseph, F. E. Naginey, W. F. Reynolds,
Wilbur F. Reeder, Joseph Ceader, T. H.
Harter, Frank Warfield, Ellis L. Orvis,
Charles M. McCurdy, James A. Beaver,
W. H. Walker, James P. Coburn, Wm.
P. Humes, John P. Harris, J. Thomas
Mitchell.
THE LITTLE MEDIATOR.
’Twas only a tiny culprit—
A thieving little mouse
Lured to its little prison
By the master of the house.
He carried the frightened captive,
Trying hard to be free,
To show to his small daughter,
A winsome maid of three.
Her kind heart moved with pity
For the poor thing struggling so,
In tones of gentle pleading
She said, “Papa ’et it do.” »
The man had no thought of mercy,
To him the mouse was a foe,
But the small voice now commanded
Saying ‘‘Papa ’et it do.”
Still the little maid insisted
‘‘'Et it do, paps,’ cried she,
And to please his little daughter
He set the prisoner free.
As the little mediator
Gave her tender pitying cry,
I thought of the mediator
Who pleads for us on high.
How the great God of justice
Hearkens not to you or me;
But because of His Beloved
He will make sins’ prisoner free.
_ M.V. THOMAS.
Howard.
W. H. Gross moved into the house vacated
by John Bierly.
Wilbur F. Hall has moved into his new
store room on Walnut street.
Clyde Long departed for Williamsport on
Sunday, where he has employment.
Mr. Ira Johnson, who has been ill all this
summer, is no better at this writing.
Mr. Lewis Wagner and daughter, of Phil-
ipsburg, spent last week with his brothers
here,
Rev. Latshaw has rented the store room
vacated by Wilbur F. Hall and will soon
open up a general store.
Mrs. Wm, Confer and daughter Minnie and
Mrs. Clara Thomas and son did shopping in
Bellefonte on Saturday.
Harry Kling, wife and little daughter, of
Philipsburg, visited with friends and rela-
tives a few days this week,
Misses Anna Muffly and Alice Long, two
Lock Haven Normal students, visited over
Sunday with their parents.
We wre sorry to say that our barber, John
H. Wagner, is seriously ill with typhoid fev-
er. Dr. McCormick, of Hublersburg, is at-
tending him.
Miss Mable Packer, after spending about
two months with her grand-parents and
friends returned to her home in Pittsburg on
Wednesday.
Misses Jennie and Sue Holter, of Williams-
sport, visited their sister, Mrs. James Kane,
last week. They alse attended the Epworth
league convention.
Mrs. Care McKinley, who fell down stairs
a short time ago and received severe injuries,
was taken to the Bellefonte hospital on Sat-
urday for treatment.
W. T. Confer, who recently went to Phil-
ipsburg from Howard, has purchased the
Crissman property in Chester Hill and will
move his family there in a week or so.
The harvest home service which was held
in the Evangelical church on Sunday even-
ing was a grand success. The fruitand vege-
table decorations and the recitations were
very fine,