Ee rr Bera fc Bellefonte, Pa., February 26, 1904. P. GRAY MEEK, - - - ——— Terms or SusscriprioN.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance.................. $1.00 Paid before expiration of year. Paid after expiration of year........... ———_—. won Democratic County Committee for 1904, P. 0. Address. Ep1tor Precinct. Name. Bellefonte NW J. C. Harper, Bellefonte se SW P. H. Gerrity, his te Ww Geo. R. Meek, £5 Centre Hall Boro W. F. Bradford, Centre Hall Howard £6 Howard Moore, Howard Milesburg James Noll, Milesburg Millheim Millheim £6 Pierce Musser, Philipsburg Philipsburg 1st W Ira Howe, *& 2nd W J. W. Lukens te srd W Ed. G. Jones, ie 8. Philipsburg John Albert, te State College Boro Jno McCormick, State College Unionville J. McDonnel, Fleming Benner Twp. N P Johu Grove, Bellefonte “ S P Siney Hoy, fe Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell * E P W. G. Morrison, Roland $e WP Lewis Aikey, Wingate Burnside Twp. A. V. Dougherty, Moshannon College fr I. J. Dreese, Lemont Curtin “ Peter Robb Jr., Romola Ferguson “ EP Wm. H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills + “ WP T. D. Gray, Penna Furnace Gregg Twp. NP J.C. Rossman, Spring Mills * E P H. P. Herring, Penn Hall ts WP John Smith, Spring Mills Haines Twp. W P Ralph E. Stover, Aaronsburg a E P J. W. Winkleblech, Feidler Half Moon Twp. J. P. Sebring, Stormstown Harris te John Weiland, Boalsbur; Howard te A. M. Butler, Howar: Huston i John Q. Miles, Martha Liberty Twp. E P Benjamin Brown, Blanchard Liberty Twp. W P Albert Bergner, Monument Marion = J. W. Orr, Walker Wolfs Store Miles Twp EE P Jerry Brungart, te. M P Geo. B. Winters, Rebersburg is W P G. Ed. Miller, Rebersburg Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Waddle Penn $e W. F. Smith, Millheim Potter “ 8 P Geo. Goodhart, Centre Hall 4 “ N P Geo. H. Emerick, Centre Hall 4 “ W P J.P. Spangler, Tusseyville Rush “ N P Wm. B. Frank, Philipsburg 46 “ 8 P Jno T. Lorigan, Osceola Mills SnowShoe E PE. A. Humpton, Snow Shoe $ W P Wm. Kern, Moshannon Spring Twp. N PC. M. Heisler, Bellefonte *e S P W. H. Noll, Pleasant Gap yd W P Jno. L. Dunlap, Bellefonte Taylor Twp. J. T. Merriman, Port Matilda Union 8. XK. Emerick, Fleming Nittany Walker Twp E P Solomon Peck, ee M P D. A. Deitrick, Hublersburg he W P Albert Shaffer, Zion Worth J. A. Williams, Port Matilda H. 8. TAYLOR, Cecunty Chairman. Panama Canal Treaty Ratified, There Were no Amendments Tacked to it and the Vote was 66 to 14. WASHINGTON, February 23.—The Unit- ed States Senate to-day ratified without amendment the treaty with Panama for a canal across the Isthmus of that name by a vote of 60 to 14. The result was a foregone conclusion, the interest in the matter being only in the division of the vote on the Democratic side, which was not known definitely until the roll was called, all the Republicans being for ratification. Fourteen Democrats voted for ratification aud fourteen against. Two Democrats, Clark, of Montana, and Stone of Missouri, were paired in favor of the treaty, and three Demccrats, Overman, McLaurin and Mar- tin, were paired against it, so in the total vote sixteen Democrats were for the treaty and seventeen against it. The only ether vote was on the amend- ment offered by Senator Bacon, providing for an arrangement to compensate Columbia for loss of territory in Panama. This was rejected by a vote of 44 to 24. It was a party vote on the affirmative side, and also on the negative side, with the exception of Mr. Gibson and Mr. McEnery, Democrats, who voted with the Republicans. Four Democrats were absent when this vote was taken and no pairs were announced for them. Some Republicans also were absent on this vote. Senators generally commend the manage- ment of the treaty by Senator Callom, chairman of the eommittee on foreign re- lations, who had charge of the measnr- during both plain and stormy sailing. The vote was taken much earlier than was an- ticipated at first, when its opponents were vigorously trying to secure enough votes ‘to prevent ratification, . The debate in exontive session was gen- erally on the merits of the treaty with ref- erence to theseeret papers which weresent to the Senate by the President. Senator Morgan made a set speech which occupied the greater part of the time. Senator Cul- berson made comments on the secret eon- ference and showed the ‘‘reasonable time’ referred to in the Spooner act was known to have expired for negotiating the Hay- Herran treaty and its rasification. Senator Culberson also read from a letter addressed to Dr. Albert Shaw, by the President, dat- ed—10th, 1903, in which the President said he saw no hope for any negotiation with Columbia and that he would he de- lighted should a revolution occar on the Isthmus. PANAMA, February 23.—A cablegram from the Associated Press brought to Presi- ‘dent Amador, the first news of the ratifica- tion of Panama canal treaty by the Ameri- can Senate.” The information was received by all officials with great satisfaction. The news rapidly became public and was receiv- ed everywhere with expressions of gratifica- tion. Celebrations in honor of the event were held to-night on hoth sides of the Isth- mus. ! Locomotive Explodes; Kills 3 Tralnmen. Two Others Seriously Injured and Will Die of Their . Wounds, ~ ALTOONA, Pa., February 22.—A locomo- tive on the Pennsylvania railroad explod- ed at Ehrenfeld, forty-one miles west of this city, at 10 o'clock tonight, and three men were killed outright and two others are dying. The dead are: Engineer Tyson, conductor John Gontz, and track walker George Brickner. The injured are fire- mau Robert Remorick, both legs off, and cannot live, and brakeman Furt, abdomen torn and otherwise injured, so that he can- not recover. The place where the accident happened is a small station, where the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company has its principal mines. A relief train was ordered to the Scene from Johnstown by the general sa- perintendent’s office in this city. Under- takers and physicians were on the train, .and the two injured men have received such attention as could be given them. | The explosion was heard at South Fork, two miles away, and in the mine build- ings, juss across the river from the point where it ocourred, all windows were shat- Jered by the shook. An official inspector will leave here to ascertain the cause of the explosion. Murderer Identified. HARRISBURG, Feh. 22.-—Chief of ‘police Black, of Wilmington, Del., has identified Malachi: alias’ Jolin - Joiner, under arrest here for the murder of John Taylor, on Jan. 3td, as the man wanted. 3 Speer Wants Unity. Pieads jor Closer Union of North and South at a Washi rgton’s Birthday Celebration. CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—George Washing- ton’s Birthday was observed in Chicago today by the Union League club, with two meetings at the Auditorium theatre, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. A banquet was given tonight to the club. The principal service was held in the after- noon, when Elihu Root, former Secretary of War, delivered an address on ‘The Ethics of the Panama Question.’’ Mr. Root's speech was heard by an au- dience that filled the Auditorium theatre. At the afternoon meeting, 3,000 pupils of the public schools gathered at the Audi- torium to sing anthems and war songs of "| the United States and to listen to addresses on them of a patriotic nature. At the banquet tonight, after Mr. Root had responded to a toast, addresses were delivered by Judge Emory Speer, of the United States district court, of Georgia, and Dr. W. J. Tucker, president of Dart- mouth colleze. Dr. Tucker talked on ‘“What Has Patriotism the Right to De- mand of Education?’’ Judge Emory Speer, of Georgia, in re- sponding ‘‘to the toast’‘‘ The American President, said: *‘God send the time when the people of the north and south will know each other better. ‘‘May the day hasten when the southern people may have the full sympathy and counsel of their northern brethren in all their anxieties and may they rejoice in the liberty to put behind them their apprehen- sions for the control of their local govern- ments and for the safety of their loved ones and their homes. May they feel free to forever break their solidarity on national questions, the greatest menace of the nation. May they regain the substance, as well as the form, of republican government. May they exercise anew at the ballot box the untrammeled franchises of American free- men and determine for themselves upon their merite the excellence of men and the rightfulness of measures on which the wel- fare of the nation depends. These things accomplished, all things making for the happiness of the union at home and its strength and honor abroad will be added unto us and the sons forever reunited can now join in the chorus their fathers loved, for: ‘“The union of lakes, the union of lands. The union of states none can sever. The union of hearts, the union of hands, And the flag of our union forever.”’ Hoar Have Tilt, Foraker and Lively Latter Said He Had Been Misrepresented and Ac- cused Former of Dging It—S8harp Colloquy Fol- towed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—-The feature of today’s session of the Senate was a speech from Mr. Hoar, in explanation of his form- er speech on the Panama canal situation. He complained of the criticism made of his utterances at that time, saying that he had been misunderstood and misrepresented and contended that his intention on that ocea- sion had been to secure full information concerning the Panama revolt and not to cast reflections on the President. On the contrary, he had the highest regard for that official and intended to vote for the treaty. Mr. Foraker was mentioned among oth- ers who had criticised the first speech and after Mr. Hoar had concluded the Ohio Senator replied that he had not meant un- justly to reflect on Mr. Hoar and justified his remarks by quoting from Mr. Hoar’s original speech. Mr. Hoar replied, accus- ing Mr. Foraker not only of having mis- represented him on the first oceasion, but of misrepresenting him today. The result was a sharp colloquy at short range and when it came to a conclusion the Senators did not appear to have approached any nearer to an understanding than at the be- ginning. Other speeches were made during the day by Mr. Carmack, whose remarks were devoted to a censure of Minister Bunau- Varilla and by Mr. Cullom, who, as chair- man of the committee on foreign relations, had had charge of the treaty. He upheld the treaty throughout. At the opening of the session Washing- ton’s farewell address was made by Sena- tor Heyburn. World's Fair at St. Louis. First Great Excursion. via Pennsylvania Railroad, May 10th. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition will open at St. Lowis April 30th, and will be in perfeot condition on that date. The Pennsylvania railroad company will run the first low-rate coach excursion from the East to the World’s Fair on May 10th, af- fording residents of the Eastern section an opportunity to see the great Exposition in all the glory of its pristine freshness. Tickets will‘be sold from all principal sta- tions on the Pennsylvania railroad system. The fare from New York will be $20 ; from Philadelphia, ‘$18.50, with proportionate rates, approximating one cent per mile, from other points. These tickets will be good going only.on-special coach trains to be run on May 10th, and returning in coaches of regular trains leaving’ St. Lonis not later than May 19th, Twas an “I Regret” Story, St. PETERSBURG, Feb. 24.—It now ap- pears that the announcement from Port Arthur, that four Japanese battleships and two Japanese transports had been sunk in a fresh attack on Port Arthur, was given out as an official mistake. There is no official confirmation here of a Russian vie- tor at Port Arthur.’ Both the repors of the sinking of the Japanese ships and the de- nial that the announcement was official was sent out by the semi-official telegraph burean, the Russian news agency. Story of Fire Ship Scheme. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25.—2:45 a. m. —A telegram from Viceroy Alexieff to the Czar says: ‘‘At a quarter before 3 in the morning of February 24 numerous Japa- nese torpedo boats attempted to attack the battleship Retvizan and sink large steam- ers loaded with inflammables. The Ret- vizan was the first to observe the torpedo boats and opened a strong fire on them. She was supportcd hy the land batteries. She destroyed two steamers near the har- bor entrance. They were coming directly towards her. One of them went on the rocks near the lighthouse on Tiger penin- sula and the other sank under Golden Hill. The Retvizan observed four steamers in a ‘sinking condition and eight torpedo boats departing slowly to rejoin the waiting Jap- anese warships. A portion of the crews of the Japanese vessels were drowned. The grounded vessel is still burning. The en- emy is observed in the offing of Port Ar- thur in $wo lines. Is Your Property Really Insured. SOLID FACTS. ASSETS. Insurance Company of North America, $11,290,773.87. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company, 5,797,583.91. The Spring Garden Insurance Company, 1,444,632.29. The North British and Mercantile Ins. Co., (U. S. Branch). 5,758,296.11. The Aetna Ins. Co., of Hartford, Conn. 14,949,520.98. Liverpcol and London and Globe Ins. Co., (U. S. Branch.) 12,056,918.50. Farmers’ Fire Ins. Co., of York, Penn’a. 888,148.64. : The New York Underwriters’ Agency, 14.542,951.78. Prussian Nastioual Ins. Co., of Stetten, Ger- many, 1,019,231.63. Total amount of assets $67.748,060.71. With $67,748,060.71, represented in one agency, the insuring public must recognize the strength of such an agency and feel their properties are really insured. The com- panies that are able to withstand the great- est possible disasters, such as New York, 1845; St. Touis, 1849; Chillicothe, Ohio, 1852; Montreal. 1852: Portland, 1866; Vicksburg, 1867; Chicago, 1871; Boston, 1872; Chicago, (No. 2) 1874; Oshkosh, 1875; Virginia City, 1875; Haverhill, 1882; Boston. (No. 2) 1889; Lynn, 1889; Otta- wa and Hull, 1900; Jacksonville, 1901; Patterson and Waterbury in 1902, Balti- more in 1904, with numerous others of smaller amounts, always paying one hun- dred cents on the dollar, which clearly demonstrates the ability and willingness to continue in the good work of furnishing absolute indemnity to the insuring pub- lie FREDERICK K. FOSTER. Also agent for the New York Plate Glass Insurance company, American Surety Co., Employers’ Liability Assurance Corpora- tion, Limited and Preferred Accident In- surance Co. and District Agent for the Nanbattan Life Insurance Company of New York. . Futile Attack Made. SHANGHAI, Feb. 24,—10:35 p. m:—The Russian consul and the commander of the Russian gunboat Mandjur, now in these waters, received an official telegram today announcing that the Japanese made a fu- tile attack on Port Arthur last night. The dispatch added that six vessels were report- ed to be disabled but that the character and nationality of the ships were uncer- tain. Japs Have Right Idea. LoNDON, Feb. 24,—The Russian em- bassy and the Japanese legation here have so far received no confirmation of the report from St Petersburg of the sinking of four Japanese battleships off Port Arthur and the Japanese officials entirely discredit it. Wild Rumors at Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25, 12:10 a. m. —The wildest rumors have been afloat .in Port Arthur. These foreclose Japanese re- pulse at Port Arthur, hut up to midnight nothing official could be learned. An offi- cial bulletin, however, is expected soon. It is reported unofficially that the Japan: ese, while attempting to land at Pigeon bay, lost two cruisers and two transports. er . G0 5 Bogus Death Certificates. = Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—Coroner Du- gan is certain that he is on the verge of ‘exposing and bringing to justice a gang of conspirators who, he declares, have for years made much profit by grinding out spurious death certifi- cates, making it an easy matter to bury without suspicion any human body no matter under what circum- stances death occurred. To substantiate this claim, Coroner Dugan has a death certificate which he received the other day in a manner that, to his mind, leaves no doubt of the existence of the syndicate. For some months an investigation has been | going on, but so well were the tracks covered it seemed almost impossible to get proper proof. A short time ago, under an assumed name, the coroner wrote to a member of the gang, stating that a young girl had died in Schuyl- kill county, and that he was desirous of obtaining a certificate so that he could bury her without arousing suspi- cion. A sum of money was enclosed in the envelope, and by return mail he received the bogus certificate. ...Coroner Dugan refused to state what steps he had taken to break up the syndicate, ‘but it is stdted that the principals are in a position where it will not be possible for them to escape the meshes of the law. 3 ! é Jacob Ramsey, colored, has been ar- rested, charged with being dn acces- sory to the death of Mrs. Nannie Ram- sey on Monday by malpractice. She was 22 years old and had one child. Meanwhile the detectives are scouring the city for a white man styling him- self a physician, and alleged to be the head of the most dangerous organiza- tion of criminal malpractitioners that has been discovered in Philadelphia thus far. In addition, other, arrests will follow. A false certificate of death was filed in Mrs. Ramsey’s death. LOST HIS LIFE SAVING WOMEN William Mara Suffocated During Blaze In New York Boarding House. New York, Feb. 22.—William Mara, a member of the Cadet Battalion of St. Bartholomew’s Parish, lost his life while rescuing women from a fire at a boarding house in East 61st street. ‘When there was a call for help, the young man, who was in the uniform of the battalion, dashed into the house. He carried out a woman and then ran back. After the fire was extinguished his body was found near a window on the third floor, where he had died from suffocation. ! The fire started in the dumb-waiter shaft soon after dinner, when the boarders had returned to their rooms. Neighbors seeing the flames spreading rapidly rushed in and made many res- cues of women who were overcome, Half a dozen persons were taken out the back windows by firemen and oth- ers. The money loss was not large. A WEEK’S NEWS CONDENSED. Wednesday, February 17. Major Isaac B. Brown has resigned as secretary and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Medical Council. Rear Admiral C. 8S. Sigsbee has as- sumed command of the United States South Atlantic squadron. A man who registered at a New York hotel as E. Baum, of Baltimore, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. The large paint shop of the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western rail- road, at Scranton, Pa., was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $150,000. Henry Young was killed during a fire at Newark, N. J., that destroyed the grand stand ard most of the board track of -the Vail-purg bicycle track. Thursday, February 18. John N. Clark, aged 90, who joined the Odd Fellows in 1837, died at his home at Iowa City, Ia. Mrs. Lottie Garwood, of Youngs- town, O., lost her life in an attempt to save her daughter from their burn- ing home. Nearly 40 vessels are frozen in at the Newport, R. I, harbor, and shipping in the outer harbor is endangered by floating ice. Secretary Taft sent to congress an estimate of $10,000,000 for the improve- ment of Kaw river at Kansas City to prevent disastrous floods. Friday, February 19. ~ F. C. R. Dukes, aged 72, connected with the Battery Park hotel, at Ashe- ville, N. C., was found dead in bed at Mobile, Ala. x The senate committee on commerce has authorized a favorable report on a bill making “crimping” of sailors a misdemeanor. 11 F. H. Hyde and H. B. Diamond, in dicted for land frauds at Washington, were arrested at San Francisco and held in $10,000 bail. It is stated on good authority that the proposed federation of the Cum- berland and Presbyterian: churches will be adopted at the St. Louis con- ference of the sub-committees of the churches. Saturday, February 20. Dr. E. N. Nash, of Chicago, claims golf is a sure cure for Bright's disease and names patients who were cured. ‘While working in his father’s cream- ery at Lansdale, Pa., John Tyson was instantly killed by the bursting of a saparator. The final hearings on statehood were held by the house committee on terri- territories, the claims of Oklahoma be- ing argued. In a rear-end collision on the Erie railroad at Elmira, N. Y. Fireman Jones was killed and Engineer Jacob Elston fatally injured. The statue of Frederick the Great, the gift of Emperor William to the United States, will be dedicated at Washington the first week in October. Monday, February 22. ' Lehigh Valley, Pa., miners are con- tributing thousands of dollars to aid Colorado’s striking miners. The infant child of William Camp- :bell, of Scranton, Pa., was cremated in a fire which destroyed four houses. The secretary of the treasury re- ceived in an envelope postmarked Philadelphia, Pa., an conscience con- tribution of $150 on account of cus- toms. About $1000 worth of jewelry and $150 in cash have been stolen from Postmaster General Payne's apart- ments in Washington, D. C., and a nurse who has disappeared is sus- pected. * ; ;. Tuesday, February 23. The New York Turn Verein Fencing Club defeated the Navy team at An- napolis, Md., by a score of 16 to 4. ‘Samuel Giffen, of Kirkwood, near Camden, N. J., was instantly killed by an express train on the Camden and ‘Atlantic, railroad. The United States senate has con- firmed the nomination of W. Cam- eron Forbes, of Massachusetts, to be ‘a member of the Philippine commis- sion. hb Representatives of Japan have placed an order with a Des Moines, Ia., packing company, for 2000 barrels of mess pork; to be shipped as soon as possible. © tae aig . The University of Pennsylvania has conferred the degree of doctor of laws on Governor Pennypacker, Baron Sternberg, German ambassador, and Judge J. T. Mitchell, of the Pennsylva- nia supreme court...... . a . — TRIESTE Philadelphia Signs Carnegie Agreement Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—Mayor Weayv- er has signed in triplicate the agree- ment between the city and the trus- tees of the Free Library of Philadel- phia, representing Andrew Carnegie, binding the city to the terms of the agreement with Mr. Carnegie, the donor of $1,500,000 for 80 branch li- braries. The signing of this agree- ment removes the last obstacle to the immediate use of all or part of the miney given by Mr. Carnegie. Perry 8. Heath Resigns. Washington, Feb. 22. — Postmaster General Payne has received the resig- nation of Perry S. Heath as secretary of the Republican national commit- tee and announced that he would ac- cept it immediately. The duties of secretary will devolve on Elmer Dover, the assistant secretary of the commit- tee, until the full committee meets a few days before the national conven- tion, when a secretary will be elected to succeed Mr. Heath. Porto Rico Demands Freedom. San Juan, P. R., Feb. 22.—The fed- eral assembly, by a vote of 60 to 15, demanded that Porto Rico be admitted to statehood or that the island be granted independence, —A parent was explaining to his young first-grade hopeful in geography. ‘‘What is land with water all around it called ?”’ ‘*An island.” *‘Then what is water with land 41. aropnd it?! After a pause—‘‘A puddle.’ : ea a EAN MITCHELL OPPOSES WAGE CUT Advises Soft Coal Miners Not to Ac- cept Reduction. Chicago, Feb. 22.—President John Mitchell, of the miners’ national or- ganization, speaking before the Illi- nois miners here, advised the miners not to accept any reduction of wages. “The present condition of the coal market entitles the miners to expect a renewal of the old scale,” said Mr. Mitchell, “and I for one will not con- sent to any change to the disadvantage of the workers. We must admit that the wages are of right governed to a certain degree by the condition of the market, but there is nothing in the present state of affairs which would justify a reduction of the wage scale.” In a general discussion of the labor problem Mr. Mitchell advised the workers to rid their minds of the idea that the interests of the operators were inimical to those of the wage earners. He said: “It is our duty as earnest workers to ‘try to continue the fair relations of the present and to bend our efforts toward forming closer bonds of unity with those on whom we depend for our em- ployment. If we could not strike and would not strike, we would not now have peace. It» is the fact that we can strike -and will not strike except against unfair treatment that consti- tutes our power.” Mr. Mitchell gave a veiled intima- tion that he may soon step out of his position at the head of the miners’ or- ganization. ADDITIONAL LOCALS ——Harry Jackson, formerly a resident of this place but now of Derry, Pa., has been granted a pension of $6 per month, with several hundred dollars back pay. —— ——There is a new little Miss Parker at the family home on Thomas street and from ontward appearances grandfather Schofield is almost as proud as conductor Parker. : ——Mr. and Mrs. Emannel Musser, of State College, announce the engagement of their danghter Nannie L.. to Mr. George Handlong, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Hand- long was graduated from The Penuneylva- nia State College with the class of 1902 and is now an electrical engineer in the employ of the Interborongh Rapid-transit Subway Construction Co., of New York city. lage i -—Last evening the passenger west ran into a team driven by John Crader as it was crossing the tracks at Leitzell’s near Spring Mills, and killed both horses. The driver was thought to be dead when pick- ed up but he later revived and was very little injured. The team was owned by H. B. Herring. This was the same man and the same team that had such a narrow es- cape from the same train at the same place a few days ago, an account of which can be found in our correspondence from Spring Mills. —— John Foster Duncan, a banker and prominent, citizen of Lewisburg, died at his heme there at noon last Thursday. Deceased was born in Millheim, this county Nov. 26th, 1853, and was a son of William Cook Duncan. Since locating in Lewisburg he had hecome a man of considerable afflu- ence heing vice president of the Union na- tional bank, superintendentjof the gas and electric light company and a dealer in lum- ber. He is survived by a widow and two children. Tnterment was made ‘on Mon- day. — Pe —— Four Methodist ministers, all well known here, will celebrate their fiftieth anniversary as ministers of the gospel at a semi-centennial service which will be held during the thirty-sixth annual session of the Central Pennsylvania conference of the Methodist church in the Fifth Street Methodist church at Harrisburg during the week of March 23rd. These clergymen are Revs. Samuel Creighton, of Mackey- ville; Dr. D. 'S. Monroe, of Shamokin; George Warren, of Tyrone, and Richard Hinkle, of Everett, all of whom will make addressesat the semi-centennial service. 4 a a ——Win Summers, who makes his home with Mrs. Fishburn, south of fown, met with quite a serious mishap a few days ago. He was orossing thie fields to the home of John Rishel, where he wanted to inquire as to the condition of the boy who is affected with small-pox at the home of Alfred Rishel, when he slipped on the ice and fell. He was rendered unconscious by the fall and does not know how long he laid ‘in the cold before recovering, but when he did come to he was so sick he could scarcely get back home. As he did not get any better for several days he came into town to consult a physician aud found, very much to his surprise, tbat his collar bone had been broken. : oo Undoubtedly the most entertaining and exciting features of the annual exer- cises at the Bellefonte Academy in cele- | bration of the anniversary of Washington’s birth is the reading of the Mirror, the annual publication of the school. It is a veritable pot pourri of all the grinds that the scholars have gotten up on one another during the year, as well as a revelation of numerous little incidents that the prinoi- pals of which imagined to be secret from the ubiquitous Mirror reporters. The paper was profusely illustrated in black and white and enclosed in an appropriate cover in colors. The editors were Elliott Vandeventer, Mahaffey Ferguson, Blair Holzworth, Stanley Valentine, Morris Walter, Earl Leathers, Lewis Daggett, George Topper, John Rankin, Raymond Acheson, Anne Orvis and Elizabeth Ardell. Sn ——While hunting foxes in McBride's Gap one day last week Will Rossman’s dogs treed a wild cat. He shot at the critter, causing it to jump a distance of sixty feet from the tree and run to its lair in a rocky cavern. Mr. Rossman must bave hit it because there was a trail of blood in the snow. oe. A DONATION FORTHCOMING.—The peo- ple of Nittany valley are evincing some ‘interest in the hospital and an effort in ie about to inaugurated looking forward to the organization of an auxiliary and the coutribution of a good big, generous dona- tion. It is almost three months since the people of Harris and College townships filied up the store room of the institution and the matron reports that the supplies are now getting low so that the gifés from the fertile valley of Nittany will be more than acceptable. General superintendent J. W. Gephart, of the C. R. R. of Pa.,has promised free trans- portation for every thing that is eontrib- uted to the institution along his line, so nothing remains but for two or three ener- getic philanthropists to agitate the sub- ject and the result will be overwhelming for the citizens of that part of the county are noted for their generosity and the ma- jority of ther bave it to give. ion MARRIAGE Licenses.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, during week : u Lemuel W. Watson, of Snow Shoe, and Beulah M. Peters, of Milesburg. Frank Test and Mary Howe, both of Philipsburg. James Ellis Stine and Grace Anna Davis, both of Bellefonte. Clarence M. Stamm and Sarah E. Horn- er, hoth of Linden Hall. Samuel Hicks, of Osceola Mills, and Nel- lie Oswalt, of Derhy Mines. Walter T. Tate and Annie Armstrong, both of Bellefonte. Pine Grove Mention. Sleighing is stili excellent. Mrs. James Dawson, of Tyrone, visited relatives here last week. Frank Smith's, barber shop is now orna- meted with a new chair. D. B. Louder and family visited at brother- in-law, D. H. Weaver’s, Monday. Mrs. J. M. Kepler is spending this week with Tyrone and Bellwood friends. Jobn Lightner, of Saulsburg, will move to the old Daniel Reed farm in the spring. A. M. Brown and Son are purchasing a car load of horses for their trade in Lancaster. Since election day our town has suffered a famine. Most of the hydrants are frozen up. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Witmer, of the Branch, were Sunday visitors at Moses Walter's home. H. C. Campbell who has been confined to the house for some days is slowly improving. Mrs. Daniel M. Markle has been quite, il} for some time and her improvement seems slow. David Johnsonbaugh with his sister, Mrs. Miller, visited their aged mother at Scotia, who is quite ill. James M. Corl will move to the Jame s Grazier farm. Nash Gates succeeds him ‘on the John Ellenberger farm. John George Heberling and William Col- lins journeyed to Boalsburg to spend Sat- urday evening in I. O. O. F. lodge. Mrs. James Myton, well-known in this section is quite ill at the home of her daugh - ter, Mrs. Gregory, near Neff’s Mills. Postmaster William Close, and his amiable wife came up from Oak Hall on Sunday to spend the day on the old Jacob Weaver farm . Jessie Borst, of Stone-valley, came over the mountain Monday with his match sorrels in quest of oats which he found in N. C. Neideigh’s bins. We are to have a new miller after April 1st in the person of J. C. Bradford, of Farm - er’s Mills, who is to take charge of the mill here. ; here on Monday and rented one of ‘the Mill houses. William isa sort of a handy fellow and will do all kinds of work, Cyrus Johnson and family spent Sunday at grand-pa Miller's in the Barrons. Cyrus has tully decided to stay on the farm and not move to Tyrone, as was reported. Hon. John T. McCormick inspected the telephone line the beginning of the ‘week and improved it by straightening out some of the kinks and replacing the batteries. J. Hale Ross, the hustling coal aud grain merchant at Linden Hall, scurried around among the farmers in this section on Mon- day and bought a car load of dollar wheat. Mrs. G. H. Woods is at Sunbury on ac- count of the serious illness of her brother, Willis Shiffer who is very near death with pulmonary trouble. The venerable John J. Goheen is quite feeble at his home at Rock Springs. He is the oldest person on Spruce Creek and until quite recently was as brisk as most men of sixty. X George Dale, of Lemont, was royally en- tertained at John Musser’s home on Main street on Tuesday. He was here in the in- terest of a local farmers institute to be held early in March. : : Foster Weaver, while carelessly handling a revolver last Saturday evening, accidentally shot himself in the calf of the left leg. The doctor has not been able to probe for the ball yet and this is another of the many warnings to boys who insist on handling fire arms, At a congregational meeting held at Pine Hall on Tuesday “afternoon to consider the rebuilding of the Pine Hall Lutheran church thé vote stood 100 to 2 in favor of re. building on the old side. Ever since the fire a strong sentiment has been growing in favor. of building the new church at. State College but evidently the majority of the members are not in sympathy with the movement. The College people, however, do not intend to be out-done and they are working like beayers to raise funds for a church of their own at a not far distant date. ( William - Lightner, of Stone-valley, was ~~
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