Bellefonte, Pa., April 28, 1905.
P. GRAY MEEK, , Epitor.
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Democratic County Committee for 1905.
Precinet. Name. P. 0. Address.
Bellefonte NW J. C. Harper, Bellefonte
bis SW P. H. Gerrity, 3 :
“o WW Geo. R. Meek, ase
Centre Hall Boro D. J. Meyer, Centre Hall
Howard 5 Howard Moore, Howard
Milesburg ¢- ‘James Noll, - + Milesburg
Millheim Pierce Musser, illheim |
Philipsburg 1st W J. W. Lukens, Philipsburg
#¢ 2nd W Ira Howe, rk
oH 8rd W Ed. G. Jones, Set
8. Philipsbur; Joseph Gaies, S60
Btate College Boro D. G. Meek. State College
Unionville * .. P. J.MeDonell, = Fleming
Benner Twp. N P John F. Grove, Bellefonte"
$e S P John Grove, “R.F.D
Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell |
ge E P J.C. Barnhart, Roland
. W P Lewis Wallace Milesburg
Burnside Twp. William Hipple, Pine Glenn
College “ Nathan Grove, Lemont,
Curtin se R. A. Poorman, Romola
Ferguson ‘“ EP Wm. H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills
. ‘“ W P Sumner Miller,Penna Furnace
Gregg Twp. N P J.C. Rossman, Spring Mills
2 vr E P H.P, Herring, Penn Hall
WP John Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P Ralph E. Stover, Aaronsbur;
ae E P L. D. Orndorf, Woodward:
Helf Moon Twp. Emory McAfee, Stormstown
Harris " ‘John Weiland, Boalsbur,
Howard “ Geo. D. Johnson, Roland R.F,
Huston 5 Henry Hale, Julian |
Liberty Twp. E P W, F. Harter, Blanchard
Liberty Twp. W P Albert Bergner, Monument
Marion “ JW
Miles Twp, E
. W. Orr, Walker
P H.F. McManaway, Wolfs Store
P Geo. B. Winters, Smiulton’
8 en WP. CG, Ed. Miller, Rebersburg
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Waddle
Penn se W. F. Smith, . Millheim,
Potter “ 8 P Geo. Goodhart, Centre Hall
» ** N P Geo. H. Emerick, Centre Hall
1 “ W P J.P. Spangler, Tusseyville
Rush “« NP Vn, E Frank, Philipsburg
ae ¢ EP Fred Wilkinson, Munson Sta.
od ¢“ 8 P Jno.T. Lorigan, Retort.
SnowShoe E P Lawrence Redding, Snow Shoe
$e w 2 Sates xlver Moshannon
Spring Twp. N . M. Heisler, llefonte
Pring op 8 P John Mulfinger, Pleasant Gap
se WP Jno. L. Dunlap, : Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. P. A. Hoover, Port Matilda
Union *¢ John 0. Peters, Fleming
Walker Twp EP Solomon Peck, Nittan;
$4 M P John McAuley, Hublersburg
id W P John Cole, : Zion
Worth *¢ J. A. Williams, Port Matilda
H.8, TAYLOR,
County Chairman. .
Improvement Funds for Academy
Grounds.
The WATCHMAN takes pleasure in re-
porting the following subscriptions to the
fund now being raised for improving and
beautifying the ground about the Acad-
emy: ;
J. F. Ryman, Missoula, Mont.................. $100
Jas. HaTTIS...........csspnentoriens . $25
Dr. T. R. Hayes.....c..eseicimsiertecives . 25
Miss Julia eo Havana, Cuba
The Index........ y
Geo. R. Meek... res
E. C. Poorman, ne.
Edward C. Calwell, Marion Centre...
Chas. 8. Hughes, New York..........
Elizabeth B. Meek....ii....
Mrs. T. K.'Morris...........
Hon. W. C Lingle, Patto:
Jay Woobcock.............
Miss Isabel D. Hill..
Mrs. W. 8. Zeller.....
James Mellors......
Budd Walker...........
Spencer G. McLaugh
dward Roeloffs..........
David Renton......
R. Acheson
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€hristopher Connor.
Harper Lynch.......cccooveeen one -
An Old Student, Bellefonte.......ccocueeenenr :
It is desired that all subsoribers to this
and mail checks covering their subserip-
tions to Jus. R. Hughes. Bellefonte, Pa.,
marking them Improvement fund. This
should he done at once.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS,
——A marriage. license was granted in
Lock Haven, on Monday, to Evert H.
Daugherty and Miss Rhoda E. Bowes, both
of Pine Glenn: * 1
age
= Fon T. Stevenson, of Mill Hall, and
Miss Ida Yearick, of Parvin, were married
at the. parsonage at Hublersburg, on
Thursday, April 20th, by Rev. H. I.
Crow.’ ' : ¥
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tev. J, W. Shannon, of Northam"
berland, will preach in the Lutheran
church here Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Shannon is a son of Rev. Samuel G.
Shannon who years ago was a prominent
resident of Centre Hall. :
——Two recent deaths at Hawk Run,
near Philipsburg, were those of James
Kilpatrick, on Saturday, ard Mrs. Thomas
Lafy, on Sunday. The former was a miner
and was 55 years of age while the latter was
70 years old.
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——Welsh Bros. circus will be in Belle-
fonte on Wednesday, May 24th, and it is
said that John Robinson’s show will be
here shortly afterwards. So far as known
‘these are the only two shows hooked’ for
Bellefonte this season.
——e AP mnememttra
——A young woman agent for crockery
ware went into the yard as the house of
Peter Smith, east High street, Tuesday
evening, when Smith’a big St. Bernard dog
sprang at her, seized her right band, biting
and badly lacerating the thumb and litle
finger.
—_— eatin
——Charles and Howard Stewart and
Winfield Gregg, the three men now in the
county jail on the charge of aggravated
assanlt and battery and having caused the
death of Michael MoHugh, of Osceola,
will be given a habeas corpus hearing nexs
Tuesday.
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——The business of Messrs. Roher$
Moore and George Mock, proprietors of the
Philipsburg Beef company, has increased
80 much of late that they are compelled to
increase their plaut and have arranged for
the erection of a building 40x125 feet and
two-stories high, to be used as a wholesale
department and cold storage plant.
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4 Jail.
MARRIAGE LIcENSES.—Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by
orphan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey :
Samuel Fetzer, of Yarnell, and Marie
Brown, of Willmore.
James H. Myers and Rebecca Gardner,
‘both of Rush Twp.
Howard C. Shadow and Leanora A.
Holderman, both of Tusseyville.
Fearon Eckley and Mary A. Switzer,
"both of Bellefonte.
——Wednesday morning the musical
prodigies with the ‘‘Volunteer Organist’
‘company, Masters Neilson and Brown,
visited Green and Dillen in the county
Green wanted the boys to sing some
catohy song but they suggested ‘‘The Holy
City,” and they sang it even better and
with more heart feeling than they did at
‘the opera house Tuesday night; and for the
'| first time since their conviction both Green
and Dillen broke down and wept. The
visitors also sang ‘“Waiting for Thee.”’
Sp fp pies
——Wednesday morning Graham Fer-
guson, clerk at Green’s drug store, went
to the cellar with a lighted candle to get
some wood alcohol. In pouring out the
spirits the {fumes ignited, there was an
explosion and a fire. Ferguson’s quick
ory for help and the immediate response of
those near by prevented what might have
proved a disastrous conflagration. As it
was the flames were extinguished without
doing any damage and before the fire com-
panies arrived on the scene.
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KNIGHT TEMPLARS.—May 220d—24th
will be a gala time in Williamsport, when
the annual conclave of the Knights Templar
of Pennsylvania will be held in that oity.
Thousands of visitors will be there and the
question to house and feed them all will
tax the Lumber city to its utmost. Con-
stane commandery, of Bellefonte, will go
down in full force and has engaged the
Republican club house, on Williams street,
Y | as its headquarters. Many of the com-
‘| manderies are arranging to room aud eat in
the special cars in which they will travel
to Williamsport.
emanate Gy erences.
WHo WERE THEY ?—While every coun-
ty and every community has its poor and
unfortunates we cannot really believe that
the thriving little town of Zion, this coun-
ty, or the neighborhood thereabouts, tarn-
ed out on the cold world any two people as
the following from the Mill Hall corespon-
dent in last Thursdey’s Lock Haven Express
desoribes :
A man and woman poorly clad, the man
pulling an ordinary push cars which he had
strapped to his shoulders, attracted ocon-
siderable attention here Wednesday after-
noon. In the cart was loaded a miscellane-
ous conglomeration of furniture and wear-
ing-apparel, which represented the earthly
belongings of the pair. This fact was
‘| learned throagh u mishap that befell the
cart while passing throogh town. The
axle broke and it was necessary to have is
repaired before proceeding further. They
sought the blacksmith shop of John Richie
who made the repairs and upon hearing
their tale of woe did the job free of charge.
The'story told was that they were from
. Zion, Centre county, and being out of em-
ployment were bound for Sunbury, where
they had friends and would seek work.
They had heen unfortunate and all that re-
mained of their household effects were
stored away in the cart. They were with-
out money and concequently could not pay
railroad fare and expected to walk tke en-
sire distance to Sunbury and pull the car$
behind them.
As no names are given we are constrain-
ed to ask, who were they ?
THAT. CONCERT EXTRAORDINARY.—
More for the want of some name to dignify
it with than anything else the concert in
.$he court house last Tuesday night was
heralded as an affair “Extraordinary.”
While it was certain of being an artistic suc-
cess because of the persons who had consen-
‘ted to appear, it was extraordinary in so
many ways as to more than fulfill the
advance notices.
In the first place it was one of the
few concerts in Bellefonte that have been
pronounced financial successes and this facs
is moss flattering since the sale of seats was
due almost entirely to the personnel of the
musicians. Aside from Miss Frame, of
‘Philadelphia, she soprano, and Miss Brad.
field, of the same city, the violinist, all
of the artists were well-known in Bellefonte
Miss Margie Knowles, of Richmond, Va.,
whose rare contralto charmed us all as
times when she coun'd be persuaded to sing
while a visitor in the town in the past,
sang]with that finish and style that swoyears
of hard study in Paris have given’ her. Dr.
Lee B. Woodcock, who is practicing medi-
ioine in Scranton, and bas wisely used his
rare musical talent as his diversion, raade
his first public appearance here since the
days when he was a member of the local
minstrels. The quality of his voice is, if
anything, richer than ever and so expres-
sive as to make it exceptional among bari-
tones. While a comparative stranger per-
sonally Mr. Noah H. Swayne II, presi-
dent of the Nittany Iron Co., has sung his
way into first rank among the favorites in
Bellefonte and his mighty base voice was
shown to splendid advantage in Rodney’s
“Forging the Fetters’? as well as
!n the encores he received. George Nev-
in Brandon is as close to: Bellefonte audi-
ences as if he had never lefts the town to
devote his life to music and while
his forte the organ it was not
friendships that brought forth the
volumes of applause that followed his
every piano namber;rather was it apprecia-
tion of his artistic trinmph.
To Miss Rebecca Pugh Lyon, under
whose direction the entertainments was
given, and whose efforts have resulted in
more than $100 profis to the hospital we
cannot ascribe too large a measure of oredis
for having arranged and carried to sucoess-
ful conclusion the moss extraordinary con-
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cert ever given in Bellefonte.
——The eighteen horses sold at the
Gentzel & Beezer horse sale, at Millheim
on Monday, brought an average price of
$179. :
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- ——Tomorrow afternoon the Bellefonte
Academy and Lock Haven base ball teams
will cross bats on the glass works meadow.
The contest should be a good one and well
worth going to see. Admission, only 25cts.
——The many friends of Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Rhone, of Douglas, Arizona, will
rejoice to hear of the arrival in their home
of a bright little infant daughter, who has
been named Caroline Ann, after her grand-
mothers,
—
——On Tuesday the State College base
ball team defeated Dickinson at Carlisle
by the score of 10 to 2 and on Wednesday
they trimmed up the West Pointers by the
score of 13 to 1, thus winning their eighth
consecutive victory with no defeats.
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——AS$ a mecting of Senior class of the
High school, on Monday, Rev. John A.
Wood Jr., of the Methodist church, was
selected to preach the baccalaureate ser-
mon, on Sunday evening, May 28th. Rev.
Wood will also preach the memorial ser-
mon for Gregg Post, in the morning of the
same day. ;
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——Easter Sunday was very generally
observed in all the Bellefonte churches with
special and appropriate services. All the
edifices were profusely decorated for the
occasion and special programs of music
were rendered. In St. John’s Episcopal
church the musical program was a most
elaborate one, including solos by Miss Mar-
gie Knowles, Mr. Noah H. Swayne II,
Miss Louise Calloway and others.
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——1It is a matter of special delight to
the many friends of Fred Weaver, son of
Mr. and Mre. J. C. Weaver, to learn of his
remarkable progress in the study of musio
at the Peabody institute, Baltimore. On
Easter Sunday he played the organ in the
Babcock Memorial Presbyterian church,
that city, and his performance proved mos$
acceptable to the large audience. The
church board requested the president of
the institute to furnish them an organist
for Easter Sunday and Fred was selected
from among the hundreds of students.
sme Qf Qe ereerscenes.
——The friends of Miss Ella Alters, the
young woman who was taken to a Phila-
delphia hospital, last week, by Rev. W.
B. Cox, to be treated for phosphoric ne-
corosis, will be glad to learn ‘that the phy-
sicians there give assurance of ber com-
plete cure. She is now out of the hospital,
staying at a private boarding house and
taking treatment at the dispensary once a
day. If she continues to improve as rapid-
ly as she has since going to Philadelphia
she will be able to come home cured in five
or six weeks. : is
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— —Because the ancestors of both at one
time were well-known residents of Fer-
guson township, this county, an announce-
ment of no little interest is that of the ien-
gagement of Miss Anna Keziah” Ewing to
Robert Goheen. Miss Ewing is the second
daughter of the Rev. J. C. R. Ewing, presi-
dent of the Christian college, at Labore,
India. She is on her way to this country
and will visit her grand-parents, then spend
the month of May with her elder sister,
Miss Eleanor Ewing, who is teaching musio
in Little Rook, Ark., and in June her mar-
riage will take place there. Mr. Goheen'is
to be graduated from a Chicago medical
college this spring and in the fall will take
his bride to India, where he is to serve as a
medical missionary under the control of
the Presbyterian Board. He is a son of
Rev. J. Milliken Gobeen, missionary in
India, and a nephewof J. C. and J. M.
Goheen, of Tyrone.
CAULKINS DISCHARGED.—N. A. Caul-
kins, the traveling photographer who, with
Mrs. Mayzie Hoovler were arrested at State
College, February 1st, after having eloped
together from Hickory, Forest conaty,some
six weeks previous, was discharged from
the county jail last Saturday. His dis-
charge was made in accordance with ‘the
request of Mrs. Hoovler’s father-in-law,
John C. Hoovler, who wrote that his son
and wife were now living happily together
and they did not want to come on here and
undergo the ordeal of appearing in court to
testify against Caulkins. So upon his pay-
ing all the costs in the case the latter was
discharged. Caulkins expects to remain
in Bellefonte a few weeks to finish ap some
work he had under way at the time of his
arrest.
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NEw CATHOLIC CONVENT.—Architect
Robert Cole has completed plans and
specifications for a new Catholic convent in
this place and" work on the same will be
commenced at once. The convent, which
will be known as the Sacred Heart, will be
located on the site of the old parsonage
which for several years has been occupied
as a convent by the Catholic sisters. The
old frame building will be torn down and
in its place will be erected a handsome new
and model convent. The front of the build<
ing will be of white sandstone to harmonize
with the church and new parsonage, while
the sides and rear walls will be of Mill
Hall pressed brick. The building will be
connected on the east side with she old
church, which is now used as the parochial
school building.
The interior of the new convent will. be
finished on exactly the same lines as all
convents, the second floor or sleeping apart-
ments to consist of the small cell-like rooms
instead of the large bed rooms. Workmen
will begin at once to tear down the old
structure to make place for the new and in
the meantime the Catholic sisters will live
in temporary lodgings on the second floor
of the Brockerhoff building, on Bishop
street, where they have already moved.
WEST SUSQUEHANNA Crassis.—The
forty-ninth annual session of the Wess
Susquebanna Classis will be held in the
Reformed church, at Hublersburg, May 3rd
to 8th. The Classis embraces the conuties
of Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Union and
Snyder and bas a membership of
twenty ministers. These with an equal
number of elders will be present at next
week’s{gatbering, the program for which is
as follows :
WEDNESDAY 7:30 p. mM.
Sermon}by retiring president....... A. M. Schmidé
Altar Services, Revs. J. R. Brown, F. E. Lauffer.
THURSDAY, 7:30 P. uM.
Rev. J. M. Runkle, presiding....... ...c..c.o.couiieranannns
“Value of Church Literature,..........c...ccoseesessases aos
Rev. K. Otis Spessard.
“Claims of Benevolent Institutions Upon Our
1 ONULOD a trrressassmessasisonss Rev. A. A. Black.
FRIDAY 7:30 P. M.
Rev. A, M. Schmidt, presiding............cveeverreerarnee
“Church Loyalty”... eee. Rev. 8, H. Stein
“Home Missions™.................. Rev. D. N. Dittmar.
BATURDAY, 2:30 P, M.
Preparatory Services. ....c.c.ic...uunneeieces sesressesssasaeset
by Rev. E. T. Rhodes.
Altar Services, Revs. E.E. Weaver, W.W. Clouser.
SATURDAY 7.30 P. M,
Rev. J. R. Brown, presiding...........ccceverevennvacnases
“The Aim of the Sunday School... Fh
A ra etmar iiite Rev. D. M. Wolf, D. D.
‘““Haye We Reached the Limit in Giving?”
a srt sisesminssnsnssnnncninnnssennsc REV. F. Wetzel,
; SUNDAY, 9:00 A, um.
Sunday Sehool Addresses by ....... Revs. Jesse M.
Mengel, J. W. Albertson and F. E. Lauffer.
SUNDAY 10:00 P, M.
Sermon..........ccicin vn by Rev R. L. Gearhart, D.D.
Altar Services............... by (Revs. W. A. Haag and
Sethi i aiid D. M. Wolf, D. D,
SUNDAY, 2:30 P. M.
German Sermon............cceviunie by Rev. W. A. Haas.
SUNDAY 6.30 P. m.
SODESOTVICE. coinanisioriniisiss iis: eisiutrreinmtinrss iraile
Addresses by - Revs. E. E. Noll, Daniel Gress
and J. M. Bean.
SUNDAY 7:30 P. M.
Rev, Danuel Gress, presidingu......cceervensecrennaraenes
Foreign {Missions { Japan, Rev. J. M. Runkle.
China, Rev. W. E. Hoy, D. D.
All are invited to attend these sessions.
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M1ssIONARY CONVENTION.—The fourth
annual convention of the Woman’s Mission-
ary society of the West Suasquebanna
Classis of the Reformed church, will be held
in the Reformed church, this place, next
Tuezday and Wednesday, May 2nd and
3rd. For that occasion the following pro-
gram bas been prepared:
TUESDAY EVENING, 7:30.
Opening Bervice..........
Address of Welcome, ,
Response,....................
Address,.....
sessensasecsisntesesesssacieans
. A. M. Schmidt
Hecewys Mrs. Elias 8. Noll
....Rev. D. N. Ditmar
WEDNESDAY MORNING, 9 o'clock.
Devotional Sorviee.....cvierecinicrennrisaricscistsarsn
Reports of Officers and Delegates,... . ........... ......
Report of Delegate to the Missionary Society of
Eastern Synod,....ccevuenneee Mrs, Ellen Bower
“The Duty of Knowing,”
Neel: sanvetebadeiebdavetds Mrs. Wm. Knecht
...*“The Home Mission Problem,”
shisiusssssesmrtessesstssiives sassnany Rev. E. T. Rhoads
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 2 0’CLOCK.
DOVOLIONA! SBrVIlO.w.ccsscccriscersrsearrscisarsissarsrsanrenns
General BuSIneSE..........c...cccciciivhirvsamiintinsessorsiis
Baka, ciiininiiiir ire riians Mrs, W. H. Philips
Address, “The Future of Missions,” Rev. S. Stein
Reeitation, ..cuic.. cocerss: renin Miss Margaret Kryder
Reports of Committees. sh :
WEDNESDAY EVENING, 7.30 0’CLOCK.
Devotional Services..
Recitation
AdAress,....... ov crvinscevnravernes
Anthem
Rev. W. E. Hoy, D. D.
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ANOTHER CENTRE COUNTY AUTHOR.—
Juss at this time when Edward Uffiogton
Valentine's new book, ‘‘Hecla Sandwith,’’
of which an extended review will soon be
published in this paper, is arousing so
much interest in this community, at-
$ention bas been attracted by -the advance
notices of another work by a native of
Centre county. It will be published next
month by The Macmillan company and is
from the pen of Rev. J. Macbride Sterrett,
D. D., professor of philosophy in the
George Washington university, Washing-
ton, D. C. The book is based on the thesis
of concrete freedom of the individual
through the bonds of family, state, church,
and the various social circles of which he is
a member. The individual is always moss
free when most freely conformed to the
authority of these ethical institutions.
Ultimately, the book holds that God’s
service is perfect freedom.
Dr. Sterrett was a native of Howard,
where his father was a business partner of
John P. Packer and his grandfather,
Robert Macbride, was one of the first princi-
pals of the Bellefonte Academy.
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MATRIMONIAL SOCIAL.—A matrimo-
nial social will be held at the home of Mrs.
S. A. Bell, east Howard street, on Tues-
day evening, May 2nd. No admission
will be charged but refreshments at the
usual price will be sold. All are cordially
invited. Among the many who will tell
“‘the kind of man or woman we want to
marry’’ will be the following well known
people: Misses Mollie Snyder, Mary
Owens, Mary Meek, Ella Twitmire, Emma
Holliday, Grace Blackford, Martha Hilli-
bish, the Misses Smith and Miss Hill; and
Messrs. Davy Stewart, Philip Waddle,
George Meek, Mr. Confer, Mr. Caldwell
and Mr. Brewer.
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MURRAY—LEWIS.— Mr. Lion Murray
and Miss Victoria Lewis, both former Phil-
ipsbhurgers, were married in Pittshurg, last
week, and have gone to housekeeping at
Wilmerding.
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DECKER—RAGER.—Thomas D. Decker
and Miss Anna M. Rager, both of State
College, were married at the Methodist
parsonage, this place, yesterday morning
at 10.30 o'clock, by Rev. J. A. Wood Jr.
ECKLEY—SWEITZER.—Mr. Fearon Eck-
ley, of Valley View, aod Miss Mary A.
Sweitzer, of Coleville, were united in mar-
riage, Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, at
the United Brethren parscnage, by Rev. A.
Davidson.
‘| him a certain quantity of hay and straw
‘ment was correct prosecution would be
| H. H. Montgomery.
APRIL COURT NEWS —The regular term
of April conrt convened Monday morning
at 10 o'clock with all the court officers in
their regnlar places. Much of the morning
session was taken up with the hearing and
disposing of motions, petitions, ete. The
committee appointed to prepare resolutions
on the death of the late J. Wesley Gepbart
submitted its report, which the court or-
dered entered upon the docket. After
hearing the reports of the various constables
and justices of the peace throughout the
county the grand jury was Jsalled and
sworn, Joseph Ceader, of Bellefonte, ap-
pointed foreman, and were then given the
usual instructions by the cours. :
A writ of habeas corpus was asked for in
the case of the Commonwealth vs Charles
Stewart, Howard Stewart and Winfield
Gregg, and the cours named next Tuesday
morning, at 10 o’cluck, as the hour for the:
hearing.
In the case of the Commonwealth vs
Edson Faltz, George Fultz and Harry
Kessinger, charged with larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods, for the robbery of
Michael and Henry Eby, of Woodward, of
about $4,500, the three men waived a hear-
ing before the grand jury and plead guilty
to the first count. Mrs. Faltz, who was
indicted with the others on the same charge,
refused to plead guilty and elected to stand |
trial. :
Monday afternoon the case of Thomas E.
Rickets & Co. va T. M. Meyer, of Mill-
heim, was called for trial. This action was
brought to compel defendant to pay for a
consignment of gloves which, though or-
dered for delivery early in October did not
arrive until in November. There being no
contradiction in the evidence submitted the
court instructed the jury to find a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff, sabject to a ques-
tion of law reserved, which they did in the
sam of $134.50.
The case of Lot W. Kimpors vs The Lin-
den Hall Lumber company was continued
owing to the illness of the plaintiff. -
The next case tried was also a civil ac-
tion and was that of J. H. Weber vs Geo.
Gentzel, appeal. The case was one in
which Mr. Weber claimed damages because
he alleged that the defendant, after selling
had disposed of a portion of it to other
parties and that thereby he suffered a loes
of about $40. After hearing all the evi-
dence in the case the jary returned a ver-
dios in favor of the defendant.
On Tuesday Mrs. Jane Fultz entered a
plea of guilty to the indictment charging
her with robbing the Eby brothers, at
Woodward. :
On Wednesday the case of the Common-
wealth ve Thomas D. Bowersox was called
for trial. This defendant was also charged
with having been one of the Eby brothers’
robbers, inasmuch as it was alleged by the
Commonwealth that he took money from
Mr. Eby’s vest pocket in May, 1903, while
the garment was hanging on the fence. The
defendant admitted taking the money bus
contended it was in 1902, and if his etate-
barred by the statute of limitation. The
‘case was fully tried and the jury returned
a verdict of guilty.
After bearing the evidence in the case of
Jacob Test va George R. Mock, Adm., the
court ordered a voluntary non suis.
In the case of the Commonwealth vs
Robert Ferenbaugh, a former agent of the
American Express company, at Philips-
burg, charged with larceny, the defendant
plead guilty.
Commonwealth vs Ralph Fish, indioted
for larceny and receiving stolen goods,
prosecutor James Kephart, of Philipsburg.
The defendant plead guilty and as be has
already been in jail three montha and the
goods taken were of a very nominal value,
sentence was suspended.
In the case of the Commonwealth vs
Grant Hoover, et al., the case went to the
jury on simply a question of costs and the
verdict was that the county pay the oosts.
The defendant was indioted for secreting
goods under levy by constable; prosecutor
The prosecutor had
an execution issued out of the office of a
justice of the peace against Grant Hoover,
and had levied upon the personal property
in the house, which was claimed by Anna
L. Hoover, his wife. On or about April
1st of the present year Mr. Hoover moved
his family to Williamsport, with the goods
levied upon and claimed by his wife, after
which this prosecution was instituted.
The last cast tried was that of Arthur
Norris vs Henry Swank, appeal. Verdict
in favor of the plaintiff.
The business of the court was practically
completed Wednesday evening when the
jurors were discharged but a brief session
was held Thursday morning when the
court passed the following sentences :
Edson Faltz to two years in the peniten-
tiary, and in the case of his wife, Mrs. Jane
Faltz, sentence was suspended. George
Fultz and Harry Kessinger were sent to the
Reformatory, and Thomas Bowersox was
given nine months in jail. Robert Feren-
baugh,of Philipsharg, was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
That they have acted upon thirteen bills
of indictment, of which twelve were found
true bills, and one not a true bill ; and also’
upon two bridge view bills, which were ap-
proved.
We beg leave further to report. That we
have visited and inspected the county build-
ings and find the court house in fairly good
shape, with the exception of the main cor-
ridor, the floor of which is very rough and
the walls badly in need of painting and
papering. The grand jury room also needs
new paper and paint.
We farther report the jail corridor in a de-
plorable condition ; the floor is broken
through in several places and so thin in
others that it is actually unsafe to walk on,
and would recommend that the proper
parties be instructed to give this their im-
mediate attention. We also find the .hall of
received, to be badly in need of paint and °
paper, and should be done promptly. We
also recommend that the plastering on the
ingide of the jail yard be removed and re-
placed with cement. We suggest this as a
matter of economy, as the weather is slowly
destroying the wall in the present condi-
on.
Pine Grove Mention.
Clyde Detrow is building an addition to
his barn.
Bert Ralston is iaid up with an attack of
rheumatism.
John D. Dreiblebis lost a good cow on
Sunday evening.
; Lizzie Harpster is quite a sick girl at her
home in Gatesburg.
Squire Miller, of Rock Springs, spent
Monday in Bellefonte.
Barr and Meyers will soon have Harry
Ebbs’ new barn ready to raise.
' Frank Rockey is home from Altoona re-
cuperating from a spell of sickness.
W. Scott Bressler, of Altoona, speut Sun-
day with his aged mother at Marengo.
Harry Musser is improving his home with
a new yard fence and other repairs.
8. Moore and M. Cummings, of Stone
valley, were here last week buying cattle.
Supt. W. C. Patterson, of State College, is
transacting business in Pittsburg this week.
Mr. Warren Bailey, of Windber, has been
visiting relatives in this section the past
week.
Dr. Frank Bailey, of Milton, visited rela-
tives hereabouts in the beginning of the
week.
Miss Lizzie Hartsock is arranging to go
to the Golden state to spend the remainder of
her days.
Mr. C. A. Sellers, of Downs, Kan. is
visiting his father, the oldest man at Lin-
den Hall.
Mrs. Frank Gardner is nursing her left
arm in a sling asa result of a fall from the
hay mow.
Mr. Emery Johnson went to the national
capital, on Monday, to engage in the under-
taking business.
The venerable William Wilson has been
quite ill at his ‘home at Stormstown, but is
now some better.
Mr. Henry Huey, whose life was de-
spaired of some days ago, is now on a fair
road to recovery.
Newton E. Hess is having his large barn
painted white. The outbuildings are also
being brightened up.
Thomas Fishburn, mother and sister, of
the Branch, Sundayed with his brother
Frank in the Glades.
Mrs. Charles Strouse, of Filmore, and
Master Jcseph Meek were visitors at the
Strouse home, Sunday.
Prof. Milford Pletcher, of Howard, inter-
viewed our school directors last week on the
county superintendency
Paul Bailey and wife with the twins came
down from Spruce Creek te visit a few days
‘here and at State College.
Rev. R. M. Campbell, of Graysville, filled
the Presbyterian pulpit at Mifflin, on
Easter, morning and evening.
Miss Bessie Green, who recently under-
went a surgical operation, has suffered a
relapse and is back in bed again.
Miss Barbara Goheen, of Rock Springs, was
taken to the Sanitarium at Hollidaysburg
for treatment for nervous trouble.
Swank Smith, on Main street, reports a
little girl arrival, number five. It hasal-
ready been named Mary Kathryn.
J. B. Heberling, our furniture man, went
to Philadelphia on Monday to enter the Ger-
man hospital for treatment for hives.
Jas, I. Thompson, with a spirited two-in-
band, passed through here, Tuesday, en-
route for Huntingdon and Blair counties.
Little Basil, son of W. C. Frank, fell on a
snag which penetrated his left eye injuring
the ball. There is grave danger of losing
the sight.
John Musser and wife spent Wednesday at
Oak Hall, Mrs. Musser’s old home, while
bere tried his hand angling for
ut.
Our obliging ticket agent, J. H. Ward,
spent last week in Brooklyn, N. Y., with his
cousin Linn Murphy, who has a fat jobas
chief engineer.
Miss Belle Goheen, who sustained serious
injuries one evening last week by falling
through the barn floor, is getting along
nicely. : i
Mr. J. M. Thompson, of Philipsburg, a
representative of Platt, Barber & Co.,
visited our merchants in the early part
of the week.
Blair Rituer was among the passengers
west on Monday morning, en route for Rock
Island, Ill, where he has a job ina large
dairy.
Mr. A. M. Brown is suffering with an at-
tack of his old complaint, that at times
causes him much trouble and his family
great anxiety.
Hon. L. C. Thomas, of Latrobe, Pa., has
been greeting old chums here and at State
College, where his son Walter isa Junior
and getting along nicely.
That prince of good fellows, James Mat-
thew Watt, with his wife came down from
Tyrone, Saturday, to spend Easter at the old
home in the Glades.
Prothonotary A. B. Kimport with his little
folks drove over from Bellefonte to spend
Easter at his Uncle Jim’s home, where fresh
eggs are always plenty.
Rev. E. K. Harnish left on the early
train Monday tor Philadelphia for a short
stay. On bis return he will bring Mrs. Har-
nish and baby Walter along home.
That veteran hunter and fisherman, Will-
iam A. Lawler, has 220 trout to his credit
already this season. During his life he has
killed more game and caught more fish than
most any other man in Centre county.
Appropriate Easter services were held in
the Lutheran church, Sunday evening.
The pulpit was elaborately decorated with
potted plants. Elegant music and a special
programme was well rendered.
POMONA GRANGE MEETING.—Centre
county Pomona Grange No. 13 will meet
in the hall of Washington Grange, on Fri- °
day, May 26th, at 10 a. m.
The 5th degree will he conferred in the
afsernoon.
All fourth degree members are cordially
invited to be present.
All fire insurance directors in the coun-
ty should be present.
GEORGE DALE, Master,
the residence portion, where all visitors are
D. M. CAMPBELL, Seo’y.