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Bellefonte, Pa., March 3, 1905.
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P. GRAY MEEK, - - - EpiTor
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Terus or SusscriprioN.—Until further notice
this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the
following rates :
Paid strictly in advance.......cevneeeinnns
Paid before expiration of year. ve
Paid after expiration of year............
Fands for Academy
Grounds.
Improvement
The WATCHMAN takes pleasuie in re-
porting the following subscriptions to the
fund now heing raised for improving and
beautifying the ground about the Acad-
emy:
J. F. Ryman, Missoula, Mont.....cceceeeenns $100 00
Jus. Harris, ... coeeeeneisvesssnnscsacennens ue
Miss Julia L. Reed, Havana, Cuba.
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Geo. R. Meek..
E. C. Poorman, Tyr
Edward C Calwell, Marion
Chas. 8 Hughes, New York
Hon. W, C Lingle, Patton
Jay WOODCOCK. .ovvuererens
Mrs W.»>. Zeller
+.James Mellors...
Budd Walker...........o...
Spencer G. Mc! aughlin
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David Renton.
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The WaTcEMAN has always advocated
every movement that has had the
beautifying of Bellefonte as tbe oh-
ject and it is therefore heart and
soul in the present plan to raise
money, by popular subscription, for
making the grounds around Bellefonte
Academy as attractive as possible. This is
especially desirable at this time, for the rea-
son that the Academy will celebrate its
centennial in June and upon that occasion
many distinguished visitors will be here.
Already the Hon. Charles Emory Swish,
former Postmaster Geueral, has accepted
an invitation to be present and a very hope-
ful effort to secure former President Grover
Cleveland is now being made.
In connection with this movement for
beautifying the Academy grounds the
WATCHMAN has just received a'letter from
Dr. Thos. R. Hayes, who is pow in Passade-
na, Cal., in which be bas offered his check
for $25, as well as expressed his approval of
the course of this paper in supporting pub-
lic improvements of all kinds. He writes
as follows:
HoN. P. GRAY MEEK:
Dear Sir:—I am very glad to make a contri-
bution for the improvement and adornment
of the Bellefunte Academy grounds and ace
cordingly subscribe $25. I am pleased that
your valuable paper, the WATCHMAN, isso
much interested in such an important mat-
ter. Bellefonte is sadly negligent and want-
ing in public spirit, not to make our natural-
ly fine town more beautitul and attractive.
You advocated and cordially approved of
the fine and substantial improvement along
Spring creek and that you will keep the ball
rolling until many other like things are done
for Bellefoute is the wish of
Yours truly,
THOMAS R. HAYES.
What of the Water Department?
The drawing to a close of another fiscal
year in the affairs of Bellefonte prompts us
at this time to call the attention of the tax-
payers to the condition which the forth-
coming auditor's statement will probably
show the water department to be in. This
department. of the borough has attracted
more attention than any other hecause is
has been conducted largely on an experi-
mental basis for the past four or five years;
with the result that large snms of money
have been expended with apparently little
return or permanent henefic. That the de-
partment is gradually being worked ous to
a saving basis will, no doubt, be shown by
the next statements.
For the year ending March 2, 1902, the
"department expended $9 093 30, the extra
amount of which was expended in the pur-
chase of new pipes. Dariug that year the
coal cost $3,187 52.
Daring the year ending March 2, 1903,
the total expenditures of the Water de-
partment were $10,470.30; an increase of
approximately $400 over those of the pre-
ceding vear. But during this year the coal
strike was on and the fuel at the water
works cost $4,870.75. A new hoiler was
added to the battery ata cost of $679 and
the addition was built to the reservoir at a
cost of $981.25. At the end of the year
there was a deficit in the department of
$4,705.10.
For the year ending March 7, 1904. the
total expenses of she department were $10,-
178.40; or $291 90 less than the preceding
year. During this year she borough paid
$3 213.86 for coal.
expenses were $213.80 for a new stack as
the water works; $2,614.29 installing the
new Phoenix pumpiug station, and $550 58
for a coping on the reservoir wall. The
deficit in the department bad grown to
$6,785.95.
The year that will close on Monday,
March 6ib, will reveal a changed condition
of affairs. While itis impossible at this
time to say what the total expenses will be
it can be stated that the coal bills will not
exceed $1000; a new pump as the old plans
costing $1,200 will have been stalled and
paid for, over $1,000 worth of meters
bought 2ud placed and the deficit nos in-
creased a single cent; in fact we imagine
the statement will show it to he reduced.
To summarize, les us take the coal hills
alone during the thiee years and compare
them with those of lass year, during which |
time the new pumping station bas been in
operation.
Coal for the year ending Mar. 2nd, 1902...$3 187 52
SNe 2nd, 1903... 4,870 156
agti At _y Tu, 1904... 3,213 826
" 4" "oth, 1505... 1,00 00
To make this comparison fair we
The extraordinary |
must add to the coal bill of the
year just ending $1,200, which is the
annual rental of the new Phoenix p'ant.
With this done it will be seen that a sav-
ing of $987.52 has been effected over the
lowes: of the three years during which t ©
Phoenix plant was not in operation. This
fact should effectually settle the question
as to the wisdom of taking over the Phot-
pix station. While the saving is not great
it would be enough to go a long way toward
paying the honds of the borough when dae
or it will result in a reduction of at least
ten per cent. in the water rate for next
year.
Senator Dryden’s Insurance Bill.
Another step in the direction of centrali-
zation is expressed in the bill introduced
by Senator DRYDEN, of New Jersey, plac-
ing the regulation of insurance companies
under the control of the government at
Washington. Senator DRYDEN is Presi-
dent of one of the great Insurance corpora-
tions and one would imagine that he would
be averse to surrendering the control of hie
vast intereste to a political machine. But
he proves the contrary by the introduction
of his bill. He declares that he is in agree-
ment with President ROOSEVELT'S absurd
idea that issuing insurance policies is in-
terstate commerce, thoogh the Supreme
court of the United States has expressed
the contrary opinion.
A cursory glance at the provisions of Mr.
DRYDEN’S bill, as interpreted by himself,
however, reveals the reasons which inflo-
ence him to his present frame of mind.
The recent action of Kansas in declaring
war against tbe Standard Oil monopoly and
of Illinois and Texas in resisting the en-
croachments of other monopolies appears to
have admonished Senator DRYDEN that in
view of the frenzied finance which obtains
in the big insurance corporations there is
danger that some of the States will puta
ban on the operations of the most daring of
them and safety against such a condition
might be found in a decision by the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor that insurance
is interstate commerce.
One thing may be accepted as a certainty
and that is that such a transfer of the con-
trol of the insurance corporations from the
States to the government at Washington
rations or benefit the States. At present
the property of such corporations is liable
to taxation for local purposes and the State
has a right to tax them on their business.
But if the control of them is given over to
the federal government that source of local
and state taxation will be loss and the cor-
porations will snap their fingers at any de-
local governments, though the local author-
ities will be obliged to protect their prop-
ery.
Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford Dead.
HoNoLULU, March 1.—Mrs. Jane La-
throp Stanford, of San Francisco, widow of
former United Stutes Senator Leland Stan-
ford, died last night at the Moana hotel
here. Suspicious circumstances surround
ber death. Mrs. Stanford bad told a friend
here that an attempt bad been made to
poison her in San Francisco and that
was her reason for sailing on the steamer
Korea for this place Febrnary 21.
Before retiring lass night Mrs. Stanford
took a dose of hicarhonate of soda, which
she purchased at San Francisco. It is re-
ported thas the soda contained strychnine,
bus this report cannot be verified.
An autopsy on the remains was per-
formed this afternoon. The physician who
conducted the antopsy said that the cause
of death wae tetanus of the respiratory or-
gans, but that he cannot state how the
tetanus was brought about ontil after an
examination of the contents of the stomach.
No inquest will he held until High Sheriff
Henry receives the report of the chemist.
Battie Raging Along Front of Hundred
: Miles.
Fighting on a large scale is in progress
between the Russian and Japanese armies
in Manchuria. General Karopatkin, after
meeting with initiative of she Japanese in
the eastern part of the Shakbe va ley, as-
sumed the aggressive in the western por-
sion yesterday and under cover of a
heavy artillery fire.from Poutiloff Hill and
Novrogod Hill, succeeded in driving the
Japanese from a po-ition in the outskirts of
Sandiapu. Simultaneously the Russians
attacked and captured a railway bridge on
the Japanese center.
Much more serious is the Japanese move
against the Rassian left wing, which threat-
ens, nuless quickly checked, to oblige Gen-
eral Kuaropatkin to abandon the poritions
on the Hun river which he has occupied
| and fortified during the winter.
There is no confirmation of the report
that the Rassian commander-in-chief has
uvotified the Emperor thas retreat north-
ward has hecome unperative.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
-——The Verna May company, which
has heen playing at popular prices to full
honses, at Garman’s this week, will be on
the boards tonight and close their week’s
engagement tomorrow night.
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——Lewis Markle, who works for Alfred
Grove, of Spring township, is sick with
scarlet fever and consequently the Grove
home has been quarantined. An effort was
made to have Markle taken to the Belle-
fonte hospita' or the poor house, but owing
to the contagious nature of the disease the
officials of both places refused to receive
him.
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——~County chairman Phil. D. Foster
has issued his call for the Republican eoun-
| by convention for the nomination of county
officers to he held in the court house, April
| 18:h, with the primaries the Saturday
previous. As under the rules all are now
| required to register with the chairman
three weeks prior to the convention, all
thos: who contemplate trying for a place
on tie Republican ticket will bave to get a
has.le on.
Aceiylene
Growing in Popularity.
An Economic Light that Has Now Passed the Experimental Stage and is Coming into Use in Al
Sections. :
wroms. ee THE OMEGA SUNLIGHT.
ib costs only” about halt as mach as gas at $1.50 per thousand feet acd about one-third
will not increase the liability of the co1po- |
mand for contributions to the support of
as much as electricity at the rate prevailing i
The installation of an acetylene
plant costs in proportion to the num-
ber of lights desired; one of the good
smaller ones being purchasable at
as low as $35. Of course in addition
to this there must be added the cost
of piping the rooms to be lighted, but
there the expense is ended; except
the purchase of carbide as it may be
consumed. The operation of the
machine is as simple as that of a
kitchen stove.
The new gas has been in use at
Scotia, State College, Centre Hall,
Boalsburg, Howard, Milesburg and
other places in the county for some
time, but only lately bas it been
brought into commercial use in
Bellefonte. Is would seem that
where we have coal gas and electric
lighting corporations there would be
little field for the new gas, but a
number of plants have already been
and find the new light to be just as good an
cheaper.
ing business in Bellefonte.
——The fire brick works at Osceola are
now being ran day and night to keep up
with the orders coming in from all parts of
the country.
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——Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lytle, of Pine '
Grove Mills, are mourning the death of
their little baby girl, who died Wednesday |
night of pneumonia.
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——During the past week Sheriff Taylor
turned ous five of his temporary boarders
so that now he has but seventeen prisoners
in the county jail.
——Thirty yonng people from Salona
had a most enjoyable time at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. H. I. McCloskey, at Nis-
tany, last Saturday evening.
' — The appointments for this section
recently made hy the Evangelical Associa-
tion are as follows: Sugar-valley, W. A.
C. Eby; Penns-valley, 8. G. Hass.
——Bishop Garvey, of the Altoona
Diocese of the Catholic church, will he in
Bellefonte Sunday evening, will he present
and speak at the Catholic Mission, in St.
John’s Catholic church.
——Protracted meeting services in the
United Brethren church were re-opened on
Wednesday and this week the pastor, Rev.
A. Davidson, is heing assisted by Rev.
David J. Davis, of the Lemont charge.
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——Don’t forget that tomorrow after-
noon at 1 o’clock is the time set for the
sale of the effects in the Burnside home, at
the corner of Curtin and Spring streets.
Many desirable articles of furnitnre and
furnishings will be put ander the hammer
and among them might be some things
that you peed.
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——A few friends of the Bellefonte Acad-
emy have heen heard from the past week
with substantial sabecriptions to the
grounds improvement fand bus the list of
contributors should be growing far more
rapidly. shan it is. Spring will soon be
here and 1f the Academy grounds are to be
fixed up in time for the reanion in June
work will have to be hegun just as early as
| the weather will permis ; and, though the
Acad~my people are very much gratified at
the liberal re=ponses so far made, the fund
is hardly more than started and those who
intend contributing to it should do so at
once.
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A Bic Exobprs 10 DakROTA.—Tuesday
evening a party of twenty-three people
from Haines township pasred throngh
Bellefonte on their way to South Dakora.
where they expect to permanently locate
and engage in farming. Included in the
party were Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Boone and
five children ; Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Hess
and six children ; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hess,
of Feidler, and William Musser, of Coburn,
all of whom will locate near Scotland, and
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wetzel, also of Feid-
ler, who will Jocate at Menno. Several
other families from that veighborhood also
contemplate going to Dakota later in the
year.
* A few years ago when it was rumored tbat A. G. Morris was going to build a plant
in Armor’s gap for the manufacture of acetylene gas machines and also for the mann.
acture of the carbide from w' '~" the gas is generated nearly every other person who
heard of the plan inquired: ‘What
is acetylene ?’’ At that time it was
largely an experimental proposition.
The gas, itself, was just what it is
today, but the machines used in
generating it were so ciude as to
make its nse seem possible only for
scientific purposes. The inventor
and machinist have been busy, how-
ever. with the result that today aeet-
ylene gas is possible for every use in
which artificial light is required.
The public has gotten over the
first scare about its danger, because
the machines bave become so per-
fected as to practically eliminate
risk, and now its attention is turned
to its pocket-hock. There is where
acetylene strikes home. It is as bril-
liant as electric light, whiter than
coal gas, withont the fumes of oil and
cheaper than any cf them. In fact
in moss places.
The great advantage of acetylene, however, is that it can be used in isolated com-
munities where there are no lighting corporations.
miles from any town, the cro:s-roads store or village church may Le lighted just as bril-
liantly as the more pretentious ones in the. « nite,
A farmer may have it in his home,
THE (OLT GENERATOR.
installed and more are to follow. Business men here have figured it ous for themselves
illuminant as either of the others and far
For this reason and othe:s not necessary to state in this article there is iw-
mediate prospect of large inroads in the business of the two corporations doing a light-
We publish in conjunction with this article pictures of the two machines that are
being used with the best results in this section.
acquainted with the way of acetylene gas-making an idea of their size and construction
It is done merely to give those an-
——The case of Green and Dillen will
be taken before the board of pardons at its
regular meeting this month.
Qf pen
——8tate’s basket-hall team was away
on the eastern trip last week, defeating
Pennsylyania, Dickinson and Franklin
and Marshall and losing to Swarthmore.
mettre eee et
——Miss Brown, of the Lock Haven
Ladies Exchange, will be in town until
Saturday evening. Ladies interested in
fancy work can find ber at J. Kyle Mc-
Farlane’s.
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——The Bellefonte All-Stars baseball
club bas been organized and as soon as the
weather becomes warm enough the mem-
bers of the team wili go into regular out
door training.
—— lp sms
——Mrs. W. V. Larimer was taken to
Dr. Hayes’ private hospital, Sunday after-
noon where, on Tuesday, she underwent a
serious operation. A% this writing she
is reported as getting along very nicely.
Gp tin,
——MTr. and Mrs. Harry Barnhart are re-
joicing over the arrival, lass Thursday
night, of a hahy boy in their household,
and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hood are also
happy over the recent Teale arrival of their
first-born.
——Mr. A Lukenbach, who is ill at the
Bellefonte hospital, is very much improv:
ed. Contrary to the announcement the
last week he did not develop a case
of typhoid fever, his ailment being an
aggravated cave of the grip with pneumon-
ic complications.
——— A) ems sett.
——Laurant, the famous magician, was
the attraction in the W. C. T. U. Star
course, iu Petriken hall, Tuesday evening.
A large and enthasiastio audience was pies-
ent and witnessed some really marvelous
performances. The program while, per-
haps, nos so varied as Some, was exception
ally interesting and the cleverness of the
artist called forth abundant applause.
The W. C. T. U. is deserving of a whole los
of commendation for securing such high-
class enterta'nments in their Star course
the closing number of which, to appear in
a few weeks, should he patroniz:d with a
crowded house,
——
THE SPELLING BEE WILL Buzz. —A
good old-fashioned spelling bee, with in-
teresting variations, will he held in the
High school room, at Pine Grove Mills, on
Friday evening, March 10th. There will
be several classes in spelling and one or
more classes in a contest on the location of
cities in the United States. Each glass
will be presided over by some local intel-
lecs and an oppoituamty will he given for
all to take a part. Prizes will be awarded
the successful contestants. An admission
of 10c. for adults wiil be charged and 5e.
fir children under twelve years old, the
proceeds to go to the fund for the Thad-
deus Stevens Industrial school, at Lan-
caster.
~The Miilbeim kuitting mill is now
in fall operation.
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——The house of John Eckert, of Union
township, was entirely destroyed by fire on
Monday. None of the contents were saved
and there was no irsorance.
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—— Candidates for the varions connty of-
fices next fall are heginning to loom up.
The first republican in the field is Henry
Kline, of Spring township, for sheriff.
Among the Democrats J. C. Rowe will, of
course, be a candidate for a second nomina-
tion for recerder.
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—— At the annual meeting of the stock-
holders of the Howard Canning company
the following hoard of directors was elected
for the ensuing year: W. P. Davis, Jack-
son Kline, George Weaver, J. W. Maves,
Alf. Schenck, D. A. Irwin, William Weh-
er, Joseph Leathers and Joseph Diehl.
The company paid 9 per cent dividend the
first year.
TwiGG—AUMAN.—Armstrong Twigg, of
Lock Haven, and Miss Sadie Auman, of
Woodward, were married, Tuesday even-
ing, at the home of the groom’s father,
David Twigg, by Rev. E. O. Irvin. The
ceremony was witnessed by about twenty-
five invited guests.: Mr. and Mrs. Twigg
will make their home in Lock Haven.
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FLOWERS FROM JERUSALEM.—Mr. John
P. Harris, a few days ago, received an in-
teresting little album from Jerusalem
which contains numerons specimens of the
flowers of Palestine. The covers of the al-
bam fare made of olive wood and the work
of transferring the flowers to the inner
pages is exquisitely{done, preserving the
shape, colors and texture of the leaves and
blossoms as perfectly as in the natnral state.
Is is a curious and interesting hit of art.
A letter accompanying the album stated
that the sender was a poor man who sup-
ported his family by making and selling
these books.
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TWENTY-NINE SQUIRRELS IN ONE
TREE.—A number of men are now engag-
ed in catting’paper wood up along Spring
creek, in Benner township, among them
being{Stnreis'Charles who vouches for the
following story:}! One day last week the
men ‘cut down a large biich tree which
proved to be hollow. The fall broke it in
two and out scampered just twenty-nine
squirrels, of the red or ‘‘piney’’ variety.
The tree was felled a couple days after the
fall of a fresh snow and yet not a squirrel
track led to or from the tree while not a
nut or any’ other kind of squirrel food was
found inside the tree, facts which prove
conclusively that ‘squirrels do hibernate;
and yet the little animals were in no wise
dormant, as one of the woodchoppers found
ont to his sorrow when be cavght it and
had his finger bitten throngh and through.
Resolutions of Respect.
The following resolutions respecting the
Rev Dr. Hollowey were adopted by the
Ministerial Assnciation of Bellefonte,
Pa., Feb. 20. 1905 :
WHEREAS, After seven years of active,
most pucre~sfu! ministerial servic, as pas-
tor of the Lutheran church of Bellefonte,
our esteemed brother and co laborer, the
Riv. H. C. Hollowav D D.. has resigned
f:om the pastorate of eaid chareh, there-
fore be it
Resolved That the minsterial associa-
iion of Bellefonte hereby exnrecper its
mighert appreciation of Dr. Holloway as
a courteous, scholarly, christian gentle-
man a minister loval to every interest of
the kirg tum of Christ, intensely interest.
ed and active in the moral and epiritual
weltare of thie commumty
Resolved That as long as he shall re-
main 'n Bellefonte we will cordially wel-
come him ae a brother teloved and an
active member of onr Ministerinm.
Resolved, That we assure him a warm
plage 1n our hearta Ar d-onr praver ie
that a gracious Provid nee will gnide him
in all hin futnre, ¢n iching his hfe
crowning his work with snecege. and that
‘he peace of our God may ever abide
with him,
Resolved, That a coov of these reenlu-
tong he given 'n the prose far publication.
Hublersbarg.
Mr. Jacob Crow returned to his home in
Liverpool on Friday.
Mr. John S. Hosterman spent Saturday
and Sunday at Lancaster.
Mrs. Wm. Markle, who was seriously ill,
is able to he around again.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Miller transanted busi-
ness in Bellefonte on Tuesday.
Another social event—a party at the home
of Chas. Fravel, last Friday evening.
Mr. John Hoy and Mr. Beck loaded a car
of wheat at this place on Wednesday. :
Prof. C. L. Gramley visited some of the
schools of Walker township on Thursday.
Madxline Spayd entertained a number of
her schoolmates at her home on Wednesday
evening.
Dr. and Mrs. S. S. McCormick entertained
a number of their friends at their home on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harry Clevenstine, of Bellefonte, is
spending a few days at the home of Mrs.
Mary Clevenstine, of this place.
HUBLERSBURG No. 2.
Jacob F. Weaver left here on Wednesday
for Hagerstown, Md., where he goes as a lay
delegate to the United Branashen con-
ference.
Mr. D. M. Whitman, who has been ill for
a number of weeks now, is vot improving,
but it 1s the hope of his many friends that
he will soon take a turn for the better.
While out hunting foxes, Tuesday,
Adam Yocum was very badly bitten on the
wrist by his dog, which he was trying to put
on the'trail of a fox. Mr. Yocum promptly
shot the beast then went hionie as quickly as
possible and had the wound canterized,
on
——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
Lemont.
Jacob Klinger is improving very slowly.
Mrs. James Rice is quite ill this week.
R. N. Wasson is finishing the term of the
Boalsburg High school.
Levi F. Roan and family landed Saturday,
but their household goods have not come yet.
William Ralston took part of a car of fine
milch cows to Harrisburg the fore part of
the week.
The Methodist social, last Thursday
evening, was well attended and everyone
had a pleasant time.
Robert Miller moved his family to Tyrone
from Oak Hall, Saturday of last week. He
has a good fat job in that city.
March came in like a lamb so by the old
saying it will go out like a lion.
Mrs. P. S. Dale and daughter, Mary, who
have been suffering with the grip the last
two weeks, are slowly improving.
Robert Hoy, the hustling bicycle man_ is
moving his repair shop to town and from
spring on will be found ready to repair auto- .
mobiles or bicycles.
S. C. Bathgate and his scholars entertained
the patrons of the school on Washington’s
birthday by rendering some beautiful music
and declamations.
The warm weather the latter part of last
week took the ice off Spring creek and that
without doing the least bit of damage. But
with the ice it took our sleighing.
The banquet held by Lemont Lodge No.
717, I. 0. O. F., Friday evening, brought to-
gether about one hundred and thirty of the
Jjolliest people from the town and surround-
ing country and each one enjoyed the beauti-
ful recitations and the music furnished by
R. F. Evey's zonophone. And last but best,
all were ready to do justice to the ice cream,
oysters and other d-inties that the tables
were ¢roaning ur der, and when the hour for
parting came they were loath to part.
Howard.
Orvin Allison, who is located at Beech
Creek, spent a few days in Howard last week
J. F. Pletcher, operator and ticket agent
at Clearfield, spent last Sunday with his
parents here.
W. H. Long has concluded to use steam
power at his grist mill as he has been unable
to supply the wants of the farmer, in conse-
quence of low water.
We have been informed by good authority
that Frank Gettig has rented the sheriff
Cooke farm, in the township of Howard, and
we certainly welcome tenants like Mr.
Gettig.
Summer Wolfe, determined to shake oft
the fumes of smoke from the store loafers
and enjoy pure air, took his wife along and
spent a few days with friends at Tylersville
last week.
Aunt Jane Tate, who everyome respects
and sympathizes with as she has been a suf-
ferer from paralysis for several years and of
late has been afflicted with a sore foot, is im-
proving at present.
Charles Yearick and brother Earl, of
Walker, were out sleighing last Monday.
They were not full—but the sleigh certainly
was when one of the occupants is a 285
pounder.
Geo. Williams, the sign painter, who can
paint your name so prettily that you won’t
recognize it, started for Philadelphia last
Monday. George is constantly employed
and receives the ‘‘dough” for his work.
W. E. Confer and wife hied themselves
away to Mt. Joy for a week of pleasure.
Billy was one of the boys that ex Governor
Curtin provided for their educational wants
as orphans, and expects to attend the reunion
at the above named place.
Sumner Riddle, the man that supplies
Beech Creek people with sweet juicy beef,
drove a fancy steed to the town of his birth
last Friday night, what evil spirit entered
the brain of the steed cannot be pictured, but
it started near the diamond to run away and
instead of keeping the street, made a dash
for the picket fence, at the residence of Joe
Shank, passed around the house at break-
neck speed changed its mind in the rear of
the lot and returned to the street on the
opposite side of the house where it stopped.
Little damage was done to the horse and
sleigh, but the picket fence was a total
wreck.
Pine Grove Mention.
Geo. E. Harper is busy as a beaver sawing
first-class pine shingles.
Walter Woods, of the University of Penn-
sylvama, is home on sick leave.
Mrs. John Fagan, of Altoona, is visiting
the home of her youth here this week.
H. M. and C. D. Krebs transacted business
in Clearfield the beginning of the week.
Miss Sadie Keichline spent several days
with her cousin, Mrs. Maggie Hess, on the
Brauch.
Mrs. Aggie Krebs, of Oak Hall, visited her
sister, Mrs. Weaver, the beginning of the
week.
After several weeks visit in Philadelphia
Miss Mary Woodsjreturned home with a full
shire of grip.
Grandmother Ward, of Baileyville, had
been a very sick woman the past week with
pulmonary trouble, but is some better now.
Harvey Rockey, one of Patton township’s
young Democrats, spent last week with
Grandpa Bowersox here. .
Mrs. J. S. Herman with her sister, Phoebe
Miller, are visiting relatives in the city of
Brotherly Love this week.
Oscar Stover, Geo. Woodring, M. 8. Moore,
J. F. Herman and Sam Everhart registered
at the St. Elmo, Monday.
John H Bailey, G. W. Keichline and Jas.
A. Decker are among the sick. A. J. Fortney
and wife are also on the list,
The J. A. Kline sale next Wednesday
ought to bring a big crowd. Everything he
has is good and mn fine order and should
bring top prices.
The Ladies Missionary society will hold a
special meeting in the Bethel church, next
Sunday evening, to which everybody is
cordially invited.
A four-horse sled load from here sledded
to Juin Reed’s home at Graysville, Friday
evening, to enjoy the hospitality of the
Reeds, and were not disappointed,