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Call for Democratic Primaries.
The Democrats of Centre county will hold their
caucuses for the nomination of candidates for
borough, ward, township and precinct officers not
later than the 27th day of January, 1906.
The committeemen of the several precincts and
wards will take notice hereof and fix the time for
the holding of these caucuses. Instructions and
blanks will be sent in due time to each commit
teeman. H. 8. TAYLOR,
County Chairman.
Democratic County Committee for 1906.
Precinet, Name. P. 0, Address.
Bellefonte NW J. C. Harper, Bellefonte
. SW P. H. Gerrity, “4
id ww Geo. R. Meek, "
Centre Hall Boro D. J. Moyer, Centre Hall
Howard . Howard Moore, Howard
Milesburg James Noll, Milesburg
Millheim Pierce Musser, Millheir
Philipsburg 1st W Jas. H. Munson, Philipsbu
br Band W Jacob Swires, pag
srd W Ed. G. Jones,
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eur Soro Dro, Mask. State Coll
ege Boro D. G. y o
Unionville * . J. MeDonell, Fleming
Benner Twp. N P John F. Grove, Bellefonte
“ 8 P John Grove, “RF
Yarnell
Twp. N P Ira P. Confer,
Bp EP TT
. C. Barnhart, Rolan:
a W P Lewis Wallace Milesburg
Burnside Twp. William Hipple, Pine Glenn
College “ LD. Dreese, Lemont
Curtin . R. A. Poorman, Romola
Ferguson “By Xm. H Ey Pine Grove Mills
. “ W P Sumner Miller, Penna Furnace
Gregg Twp. N P J.C. Rossman, Spring Mills
“ E P H.P, Herring, Penn Hall
“ WP John Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P Ralph E. Stover, Aaronsbu
ae E P L. D. Orndorf, Woodw:
Half Moon Twp. Emory McAfee, Stormstown
Harris i John Weiland, Boalsbu
Howard “ A. M. Butler, H
Huston . Henry Hale, Julian
Liberty Twp. E P D. 8, Smith, Eagleville
Liberty Twp. W P Albert Bergner, Monument
Marion “ J. W, Orr, Walker
Miles Twp EP HF. McManaway, Wolfs Stare
. M P Geo. B. Winters, Smulton
iy WwW PG. Ed. Miller, Millheim
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Buffalo Run
Penn * Al. Auman, Coburn
Potter * 8 P F.A.Carson, Potters Mills
.t “ N P Geo. H. Emerick, Centre Hall
“ “ WPJLLP Spangler, Tusseyville
Rush * N P Wm, E. Frank, Philipsburg
4 + EP Fred Wilkinson, Munson Sta.
” “ 8 P Heory G. Danneker, Retort
SnowShoe E P Lawrence Redding, Snow Shoe
“ WP James Calver Moshannon
Spring Twp. N P Wm, Carson, Bellefonte
“ 8 P John Mulfinger, Pleasant Gap
“ WP D J Kelley, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. P. A. Hoover, Port Matilda
Union * Mark Hall, Fleming
Walker Twp EP Solomon Peck, Nittany
" M P Wm. Mionich, Hublersburg
“ W P John Cole on
Worth ** J. A. Willfams, Port Matilde
H. 8, TAYLOR,
County Chairman.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The jury commissioners have com-
pleted their work of filling the jury wheel
for 1906 and have all gone home.
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~The postofiice at Romola bas heen
discontinued, all patrons now being served
by rural free delivery from Howard.
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———A movement has been started to
make Gen. Jobu I. Cartin the only nomi-
nee for burgess at the coming primaries.
eve
—— Last Satarday while Barnett Eisen-
hath, of High valley, was hauling wood
his wagon upset and in jumping off he fell
aod broke both wrists.
owe
—— Cameron McGarvey, of this place, a
private in the U. 8. regular army and who
has been stationed at Fort Logan, Denver,
Col., expects to sail for the Philippines
February 6th.
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— At the WATCHMAN goes {0 press we
learn with regret that Miss Manon, the
twenty-one-year old daughter of ’Squire
W. A. Murray, of Boalsburg, is lying at
death’s door with peritonitis.
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— A man by the name of Brandon was
prought to Beilefoute, last Saturday, by
constable Ira Howe, of Philipsbusg, and
lodged in jail on the charge of robbing
the store at Retort.
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—— Lemuel Warner, of Wingate, is a
believer in chickens as money makers.
Daring 1905 he kept a fleck of twenty-five
heus from which he gold two hundred and
seventy-five dozen of eggs for $51.12. His
feed cost him $19.95, leaving him a net
profit of $31.17.
——There was quit2 a good attendance
at the school director’s convention held in
the court house, yesterday, and the exer-
cises through the day were most interest-
ing. Lack of time, however, prevents us
giving a full acconut of the convention in
this week's WATCHMAN,
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——The postoflice at State College has
been moved into the new room prepared
for ite occupancy in the new hotel building
aod residents of that horongh now pride |
themselves that they have one of the most
commodious and convenient postoffices in
Centre county. The equipment is very
much like that in the Bellefonte office
though the room is larger with double the
waiting room the Bellefonte office has. In
addition there is a large number of call
boxes in addition to the two hundred or
more lock boxes.
——Some time ago the WATCHMAN
made mention of the fact that Andrew Me-
Guiness who, with his wile and daughter
had gone to England a number of years
ago, had returned and was with his brother
Edward at Ponxsatawney. A letter re-
ceived in Bellefonte last week stated that
‘some little time ago he fell down the
‘stairs and broke his arm aad later was
stricken with paralysis, so that he has only
been able to work a week or more since
bis arrival in this coantry. He now yearns
to return to Eogland, and his family but
is without the means of dring so. :
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"Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
of ticket agents
THE GIRL Gor AWAY.— Wednesday
morning policeman Jodon received a tele
phone message from Elmer Kuarr, of Mill-
heim, to watch the Lewisburg train aud ar-
rest bis daoghter, Bessie M. Koarr, who
was running away. Jodon caught her on
the arrival of the train and took her to his
own home when her father was communi-
cated with. The girl asserted that she
was only going to Renovo to visit friends
but her father gave her the choice of
going bome on the afternoon train or being
locked in jail until he can > after ber.
Finally she consented to go bome and
Jodon took her to the station for the 1.50
p. m. train and saw her buy a ticket to
Cobuin and depart on the train. Yester-
day morning Mr. Knarr again called up
the police and reported that the girl had
not returned home. Evidently she must
have gone on through to Montandon then
np the P. and E. to Renovo, where sh2
was first destined for.
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OFFICERS INSTALLED. —Saturday night, |
January 6tb, W. H. Musser, of tins place, |
instal'sd the officers of Geo. L.Potter Post,
No. 261,0f Milesburg, for the ensuing year,
a3 follows:
Commander, Alfred S. Smith; senior
vice commander, Damel 8. Boyer; junior
vice commander, Harry McMullen; adju-
taunt, Alfred G. Rager; quartermaster, P
H. Haupt; surgeon, Joseph S. Swyers;
te chaplain, Thomas Wilson (elected for life;)
officer of the day, Joseph G. McKinley;
d | officer of the guard, Joseph Sellers; dele-
gate to department encampment, Heury
McMullen; alternate, W. H. Shultz; trus-
tee--three years, S. K. Watson.
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MARRIAGE Licexses.—The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register A. G.Archey.
James B. Gault and Lyda Loog, both of
Bellefonte.
Hillary J. Herd and Anoa May Rich-
ards, both of Philipsburg.
Howard E. Best and Maud 8S. Koontz,
both of Bellefonte.
Wm. O. Jordon and Viola N. Oswalt,
both of Moshannon.
Clyde Conklin of Morrisdale, Clearfield
Co., and Violet 8. Dunlap, of Hudson,
Clearfield Co.
CurTIN STATUE HERE. — The bronze
figure for the Curtin statue and the hronze
plates with the names of the Centre county
soldiers and sailors reached Bellefonte last
Friday and this week Mr. J. E. Rocbe re- |
turned from his home in Connecticut and
the work of placing the statue on the
pedestal and fastening on the name plates
will be carried along with as little delay as
possible to completion. Thase who bave
geen the figure of the “Old War Governor”’
declare it to be very artistically executed.
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HURT ON THE RAILROAD.—News was
received here, on Tuesday, that Johu
Thompson, a brother of engineer Claude
Thompson, and also a railroader, fell from
bis train in the neighborhood of MoKee's
Rocks, near Pittsburg, that morning and
bad ove leg cat off. The Thompson fam-
ily bas been very unfortunate in meeting
with railroad accidents and it is to be
hoped that the injured man may recover.
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FUREY.—Mrs. Elizabeth Furey, widow
of the late David Farey, of Milesburg,died
at ber home in Los Angeles, Cal., on Mon-
day, January 1st, after a brief illness, aged
77 years, 7 months and 11 days. When the
family lived in this county they were quite
well known avd many friends of the de-
ceased will learn of her death with sin-
cere regret.
A Tribute to Miss Mary Ann Knox.
The Woman's Home Missonary society of
the Buffalo Run Presbyterian church was
organized June th, 1883, with but eight
members, one of whom was Miss Mary Ann
Knox, who died a couple weeks ago, leaving
but one of the original members still living.
When the society was reorganized in 1886
Miss Knox took a very active part in both
missionary and church work. At that time
she was chosen president of the society in
which office she was continued until her
death, a period of eighteen years and six
months. She was present at every meeting
of the society when her health would permit
and was always a very active member. Even
during her last illness her thoughts were of
the work and her one regret was that she
could not be present at the regular meeting.
Among her bequests was one of one hundred
dollars to the society to be used in any way
the members thought best. In addition to
her work in the missionary society she was a
faithful church worker and Sunday school
attendant. In the latter she taught the in-
fant class. She did her work faithfully and
well and bas entered into the reward prom.
ised uy the Master.
Weep not for me, my dearest friends,
I am not dead but sleeping here,
1 heard a voice from Heaven say, come,
The voice was God, who cal me home ;
And now for me no sorrow take,
But love one another for my sake.
By tux Mexners or mie Socigry.
Salavies of British Ministers,
Of all the members of his majesty’s cah-
inet the Lord Chancellor receives the high-
est salary. namely, $50,000; the Prime
Minister, the Ministers of the Interior, Ex-
terior, Colonies, War, Finauce and the Sec-
retary for Indian Affairs raceive $25,000
each, the first Lord of the Admiralty $22,-
500. the Secretary for Ireland $21,500,
and the other members of the Cabinet a
salary of $10,000 each. The Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland receives $100,000 a year, the
Lord Charnigellor for Ireland $40,000, and
the first Secretary of the Public Works,
$10,000. The three latter officials, how-
ever, hold no portfolio.
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Pennsylvania Raolivoad Tour to Calt-
fornia,
An attractive thingy tour to tae didightfal
resorts of Suuthern California, visiting points of
intereston the Pacific Coast and the Coiorado
Rockies, leaves New York, Philadel
bu and Pittsburg by special
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l Harri
2 Pitan train
coveringall
or Ww.
senger agent, Philadelphia.
MR. AND MRS, FRANKLIN BOWERSOX.
elected to fill various township offices.
Both he and his wife are z:alous members
of the Methodist charel.
Thie aceount of the celebration would
bardly be complete if we failed to mention
the fact that Capt. W. H. Fry was master
of ceremonies for the day and that J. H.
Ward very kindly helped to entertain the
erowd present with numerous entrancing
selections on the phonograph.
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Spring Mills.
J. H. Smul), of Lock Haven, was here for
a day or two last week visiting friends.
Quite a number of building operations are
in contemplation for the coming spring. We
certainly need more dwellings.
There will be quite a large number of re-
movals and changes made here in the spriog,
and dwellings will be difficult to obtain.
volume of business last year than usual, but
they say the profits were cut to pieces by
strong competition.
| on last Saturday.
W. H. Fry and Mrs. Sadie Heberliog.
through with.
|
| marks said that he, too,
riment.
congratulations, Rev. Heckman,
Bowersox family was taken.
lars in gold.
the Revolutionary war.
ber husband.
| Rev. Peter Shingle.
eration.
Tre Bowersox GOLDEN WEDDING. —
| One of the biggest social events that ever
| took place in Ferguson township was the
| oelebratiou of the golden wedding auniver-
| sary of Mr. avd Mrs. Franklin Bowersox
The Bowersox home in
| the Glades is a spacious one but it was not
| near large enough to hold the guests who
| were present, and the celebration was held
inthe I. 0. O. F. hall. Upwards of three
| hundred invitations had been sent out and
over two hundred responded and assembled
to felicitate with Mr. and Mrs. Bowersox
on their having attained this auspicious
period in their lives as well as to join in
all the festivities of the day. The interior
of the hall bad been very becomingly dec-
orated for the occasion, in one end of
which av impromptu altar had been erect-
ed. Promptly at 12 o'clock the golden
wedding ceremony (the regular marriage
ritual) was performed by Rev. Edgar Heck-
man assisted by Rev. A. A. Black. The
aged bride and groom (Mr. and Mrs.
Bowersox) were escorted to the altar by
the following couples: Hon. Fred Kurtz
and Mrs. Emma Hess, John P. Harrisand
Mrs. Anna VanTries, Michael Hess and
Mrs. Mary McWilliams, Col. J. L. Spang-
ler and Mrs. Avgelina Bottorf, and Capt.
Immediately after the ceremony aod
consequent congratulations she entire party
was served with a most deliciously appetiz-
ing lunch. On the table oceapied by the
ing the luncheon everybody repaired to
{| Col. J. L. Spangler was chosen tosst-
master and in course of his opening re-
was from Soy-
der county, a regular Pennsylvania Duteh-
man, and then in his own inimical way
gave those present a detailed history of the
courtship of Mr. Bowersox and Miss Maria
Ocker, which occasioned considerable mer-
In the midst of his remarks a
letter from the White House was banded
him which contained President Roosevelt's
Rev.
Black and Capt. W. H. Fry followed each
other in succession and each made bappy
little speeches appropriate to the occasion.
The last speaker of the day was Hon, Fred
Kurtz, the only person present who knew
Mr. and Mrs. Bowersox during their child-
hood days, and who gave a reminiscent
talk of those olden times. This closed the
speechmaking and then the entire assem-
blage went outside the hall and bad them-
selves photographed by Smith, of State
College, after which a gronp picture of the
Mr. and Mrs. Bowersox were the recipi-
ents of many vainable and usefal presents,
among which was a handsome tea set from
their children and about seventy-five dol-
In view of their prominence a brief
sketch of the family at this time will not
be out of place. Franklin Bowersox was
born at Middleburg, Snyder county, March
11th, 1837. He was a son of Samuel and
Susan Bowersox and was one of a family of
thirteen children, seven of whom are liv.
ing. His great-grandfather came to this
country from northern Germany when but
a lad in bis teens and was one of the pio-
neer settlers of Snyder county years before
Mrs. Bowersox
was a daughter of B:ujamin and Elizabeth
Ocker and is three months younger than
She has two brothers and
four sisters living. They were married in
Middleburg, Jamuary 13th, 1856, by the
Their union was
| blessed with fourteen children, all of whom
| are living but one. They are as follows:
| Mrs, John B. Rockey, Filmore: Mrs, Thos.
| D. Gray, Fairbrook; Mrs. John H. Gray,
| Laurelton; Miss Ida and Harvey Bowersox,
| State College; Mrs, Charles Weaver, Spring
Mills; Edgar Bowersox, Altoona; Oscar
Bowersox, Oak Grove; Elmer and Alfred at
home, and Franklin, in Philadelphia. Wil-
liam died when quite young. Twenty-five
grand-children compose the youngest gen-
Shortly after their marriage the Bower-
soxes woved to Penn township, this county,
and engaged in farming, where they lived
for twenty-five years. A quarter of a cen-
tary ago they moved to Ferguson town-
ship and rented the VanTries farm and
later purchased the John Gardaer farm in
the Glades where they lived up until
two years ago when, having acenmulated
euflicient of this world’s goods to enable
them to take it easy the balance of their
lives, they quit farming and moved to
Rate, | Pine Grove Mills where they have lived a
retired life since. In politics Mr. Bower-
sox isa Democrat and bas frequently been
regular mail wagon.
Considerable sledding was done last week
and quite a number took advantage of the
the sleighing was a little ofl.
D. H. Schlegal, in addition to dealing
largely in Portland cement, is masking ar-
rangements to deal extensively in wall paper,
curtains and window shades. Mr. Schlegal
is a rapid sud careful paper hanger.
our old weather prophets, because early last
fall he saw a ‘‘cow climb up an apple tree
the following winter wil be unusually mild.
Smith Bros, the large furniture dealers,
contemplate leaving the village at an early
ment for sale ; and also both their private
residences. We regret to lose these gen
tlemen as they are influential and enter-
prising citizens,
A few kind Republican advisers here are
suggesting and naming the candidates whom
the Democrats should support for the Feb-
ruary election. What a wonderful incapacity
some people display for
own business. At the proper time the
Democracy will name their own candidates,
and want no foreign dictation.
Since the Spring Mills planing mill shut
down for genera! repairs R. G. Kennelly,
one of the employes and an able mechanic,
has been kept very busy in his own shop on
wedding party reposed a lure wedding special and private orders. Mr. Kennelly
cake, bell-shaped, a result of the culinary being » master workman his services are
stil] of Mise Estelin Heberliog. Follow. BUCH sought after. Ti is said ‘by builders
idle, who sees and knows what is necessary
and then does it without being told.
Pine Grove Mention,
Will Roush is visiting relatives at Jersey
Shore this week.
Mrs. J. D. Nearhood, who has been ill
with pneumouia, is better.
Sam Everhart spent Sunday at the Will
Glenn home west of town.
she expects to stay a month.
eral weeks, is now recovering nicely.
Fort, were on this side early Monday morn-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Bell are making =
month's visit ameng relations in Armstrong
county.
our farmer hoys, have secured positions in
Altoona.
Miss Jennie, daughter of Geo. E. Harper,
has accepted a position as nurse in the Al-
toona hospital.
Miss Bell Goheen, who has been under the
on the mend.
The I. 0. O. F. banquet is billed for the
7th of February, to continue over to the fol.
lowing week.
The junior O. U. A. M. will hold their
annual mid-winter banquet Friday, the 26th,
at the St. Elmo.
Rev. W. K. Harnish will begin his mid-
winter meeting in the Presbyterian church
here next Monday evening.
The Pine Grove Mills High school will
hold their annual banquet in the 1.0. 0. F.
hall on Friday evening, February 20d.
Little Reed Nearhood, who has been at
death’s door for some weeks with an abscess
on his right lung, is not improving very
much.
We are indebted to H. E. Feunlon, of Belle-
fonte, for a pocket diary that we appreciate
very much for the valuable information ic
contains,
Robt. E. Johnson, of Motrisville, circulated
among the farmers in this valley last week
in quest of stock but failed to find any to fill
the bill.
Those who registered at the St. Elmo re.
cently were John P. Harris, L. H. Wian,
John I. Olewine and wife, and Col. J. L.
Spangler, of Bellefonte.
Ira L. Burrell left for his old home in West
Virginia, Wednesday morning, iu response
to a hasty summons that his father had been
stricken with paralysis.
James Hoover is now strutting around as
proud as a peacock, just because his wife pre.
sented him with a big boy baby a couple days
ago—number four in their household.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Corl are mourning
the death of their baby boy, who died after
a brief illness last Friday morning, and was
buried in Pize Hall cemetery Saturday at
9a. m.
little snow and indulged in a sleigh ride, but |
A mild winter, very mild, so says one of
backwards and then pick off some apples
with her tail,”’-—a sure sign he says that
day and advertise their handsome establish-
winding their
that the best and most satisfactory work that
| ever came out of the planing mill, was owing
the main audience room where the speech- | to his skill and ability in knowing exactly
making program of the day was gODE | how to handle and finish n piece of work.
It is often remarked that Dr. Braucht has
his stables, outbuildings and surroundings
always in a fine and healthful condition, no
rubbish nor ash heaps visible anywhere, but
everything in complete order. His horses
and cows prove that they are in the care of a
skillful and experienced hand. Of course
the condition of grounds and stock is to the
credit of J. Best Krape, manager, a young
man perfectly trustworthy, apparently never
Mrs. Maria Goss is now in Bellefonte where
Mrs. Alfred Corl, who has been ill for sev-
Harry Oaks and Will Orner, of McAlevy's
Clyde Fishburn and Geo. Potter, two of
doctor’s care for the last ten days with grip is
Lemont,
Tuesday night brought cold and snow.
George Bloom and wife are rejoicing over
the arrival of a daughter, Saturday.
William Johnstonbaugh and wife visited
at the home of Jacob Shuey, Saturday and
Sunday.
The Methodist protracted meeting is in full
eight at the altar.
owing to his advanced age, and it is doubtful
if he survives long.
The ice harvest is on now and Monday the
which is between 4 and 5 inches thick.
Rev. Chas. Wasson spent two days at bis
side of his mother who is at present very ill.
William Collins Jr., is home for a few days
Our § merchants report a much larger | circulating among his many friends in these |
| parts, after an absence of three years, and he
| looks none the worse.
Wednesday evening of last week thirty,
| not left a very deep impression on him.
| Thursday evening Lemont Lodge, No. 717,
| I. 0. 0. F. held their annual banquet in their
hall, to which one hundred and twenty-five
friends came aud spent the evening in friend.
ly chat and sport. They were entertained
by selections spoken by Orin and Miss Min.
nie Grove and last but not least, all heartily
partook of oysters and ice cream, which were
served in the best style.
Easy Lesson in Supply and Demand
From the Saturday Evening Post.
galls, U. 8. A., visited a friend in the
south. Taking a walk one morning, he
met a boy coming up from the river witha
fine string of fish. ‘What will you take
for your fish 2" asked the general. ‘ ‘Thirty
cents,’’ was the reply. “Thirty cents!”
repeated the general in astonishment,
“Why, if you were in New York you could
get three dollars for them.” The boy
looked critically at the officer for a mo
ment and then said scornfully : ‘Yes,
sub; en I reckon if I had a bucket of wa-
ter in hell I could get a million for iv"
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John Y. Hill not Guilty.
former chief of the bureau of filtration,
cation of records and forgery, for which
The verdict was rendered by the jury,
according to binding instructions by
Judge Audenried, who declared that
there had been no evidence presented
to show that the defendant was guilty
under any of the conntsgn the indict-
ment. When court adjourned Mr. Hill
was surrounded by a mob of men who
struggled to shake his hand and con-
gratulate him..
Senator “Jim” McNichol and his
friends, who were present, were jubi-
lent over the result of the trial and
predict victory in the coming trials of
other persons accused of fraud in con-
nection with the filter contracts.
Mayor Weaver and District Attorney
Bell both refused to make any com-
ment on the outcome of the Hill pro-
| ceedings, and the former chief himself
| asked to be excused from making a
| statement.
| George S. Graham, chief counsel for
| the defendant, Thursday asked the
! court to give the jury binding instruc-
tions to acquit the defendant, and the
commonwealth had combatted his ar-
gument. In granting the request Judge
Audenried went into the case at length,
| taking up each of the commonwealth's
charges and explaining why he had de-
cided that there was no evidence to
show that the defendant had falsified
in any of them and why the jury
should acquit. In each case he said
the responsibility rested with the di-
rector of public works and not with
Hill, who could not go behind the or-
ders of the director unless he knew of
fraud. There was no evidence, said
the court, to show that the defendant
did know of fraud.
In explaining why he took the re-
sponsibility of deciding the question
of guilt or innocence, Judge Audenried
said that it was the duty of a judge to
decide first whether the facts adduced
by the prosecution supported the
charges made, and that in the case be-
fore him the commonwealth had failed
to make out a case, and it was, there-
fore, his duty to instruct the jury that
the defendant could not be convicted
on any of the counts in the indict.
ment.
RESCUED SHIPWRECKED MEN
Crew of Norwegian Bark Were at the
Pumps For Five Days.
Philadelphia, Jan. 16. — After five
days of continuous work at the pumps,
with little or no sleep, Captain Carls-
sen, of the Norwegian bark Cordillera,
and hic crew of 11 men, were rescued
at sea by the orwegian steamship Olaf
Kyrre, Captain Kanitz, which arrived
here with the shipwrecked crew on
board. The Cordillera leit St. John,
N. B, on December 24, for Buenos
Ayres, with a cargo of lumber. On De-
ecember 27 the bark sprung a leak. Un-
til January 1 the crew managed to
keep the hold from filling rapidly, but
on that day the vessel split in tha mid-
dle and was in imminent danger of
sinking.
All hands were ordered to the pumps,
which were kept in constant operation
until January 5, when the Olaf Kyrre
came to the rescue, The bark was in a
sinking condition, and the thoroughly
exhausted crew could not have kept it
afloat many more hours. Captain Carls-
sen states that he had almost given up
hope of rescue.
The Angel.
Miss Budd (to famous pianist)—That
music was truly divine, monsieur.
“Ah. mamselle, zat is indeed praise,
for who but an angel would know di-
vine music?”
Jacob Houser is very ill at this writing,
old home, where he was called to the bed.
Soon after the Civil war, Gen. Rufus In- !
| Philadelphia, Jan. 13—John W. Hill, |
was acquitted of the charges of falsifi- |
ho has been on trial nearly two weeks. |
THE PENNSYLVANIA
| LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan, 16.—The first
day's session of the Pennsylvania legis-
lature, called for the consideration of
the reform legislation advocated by
Governor Pennypacker, were confined
| to the usual preliminaries. The gov-
ernor's message
sway and thus far there have been seven or houses.
was read in both
Speaker Henry F. Walton stated at
the close of the session of the house
| that he would be ready to announce his
committees when that body reassem-
bles for the consideration of general
men of the neighborhood began cutting same, | business. The speaker, under a resolu-
tion adopted, will appoint 10 commit-
tees, as follows:
Appropriations, senatorial apportion-
ment, representative apportionment,
' municipal corporations, judiciary gen-
eral, banks, elections, accounts, com-
pare bills and counties and townships.
| There will be 30 members on the ap-
| propriations committee and 25 on each
| of the other committees. No important
One of the route wail carriers was out last | three of Jacob Ray's neighbors gathered at | hanges senate
week on runners with a low buggy top, not | his house to help him celebrate his fifty-third : will be made in the
a bad idea, and not so likely to upset as the | birthday ; and the days of his years have |
committees,
Bills for the repeal of the Philadel-
'phia “ripper.” limiting the authority
of the mayor over the departments of
public works and public safety, were in-
troduced in the senate by Mr. Scott, of
Philadelphia, and in the house by Mr.
Crout, of Philadelphia, both of which
gentlemen introduced the original bills
at the regular session last winter.
Mr. White, of Beaver, in the senate,
introduced a uniform primary election
bill to carry out the governor's idea in
| his call. The White bill provides for the
holding of uniform primaries by the
Republican and Democratic parties on
the second Tuesdays of January and
‘June of each year. The primaries are
to be held at the usual polling places,
| between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p.
m., under the direction of the officers
| in charge of the general election.
Bills fixing the salaries of the secre-
| tary of the commonwealth at $10,000
and the insurance commissioners at
| $8000, and abolishing the fees of the
| office, which are now retained by these
| officials for their own personal use,
were introduced by Mr. Pusey, of Dela-
ware, in the house.
Both parties show a disposition to
make an effort to push through the
special legislative program within 80
days. If there is any conflict at all it
will most likely be over senatorial and
legislative apportionment. Governor
Pennypacker has prepared a senatorial
apportionment bill which Mr. Roberts,
| of Montgomery, will introduce in the
! senate. A caucus of Democratic sena-
| tors and represenatives was held last
| evening, at which it was decided to
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| present bills to cover certain legislation
| proposed by the governor in his pro-
| clamation,
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| PRESIDENT FAVORS LOCK CANAL
| Mr. Roosevelt Is Preparing to Send
Message to Congress.
Washington, Jan. 16, — President
Roosevelt is preparing to send to con-
gress a message which will favor a
lock canal. He had conference with
several members of the senate com-
mittee on inter-oceanic canals, includ-
ing Senators Kittredge, Knox, Dryden,
Hopkins and Ankeny.
The message of the president will
favor the construction of a lock canal,
on the ground that it is in the interest
of the present generation and not for
posterity, and that it can be built for
less cost of time and money. It is said
that the president incidentally asked
the Republican members of the com-
mittee to support the nomination of
Joseph B. Bishop to be a member of
the canal commission and to use every
effort to prevent indiscriminate reduc-
tions of the salaries of canal officials,
which he fears may be the resuit of the
investigation.
SCHOONER TURNED TURTLE
The Samuel L. Russell Cut From Tow
and Crew of Five Missing.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 13.—The schooner
Samuel L. Russell, of Norfolk, lies cap-
sized in lower Shesapeake bay. Her
crew of five men are missing and are
believed to have been drowned. The
schooner, lumber laden, sailed from
Norfolk for Baltimore Monday night
In tow of the tug Volunteer. The tug
was towing a barge and behind thie
the schooner. Captain T. B. Jones, of
Baltimore, her owner, was in com-
mand, and he had a crew of four men.
The schooner tow was cut during a
heavy storm.
34,677 Rural Routes.
Washington, Jan. 15.—A statement
prepared by PV. DeGraw, fourth as-
sistant postmaster, regarding the op-
erations of the rural free delivery ser-
vice since its establishment up to Jan-
unary 1, 1906, shows that the total num-
ber of petitions received and referred
was 51,690, of which 13,125 were acted
upon adversely. The number of routes
in operation on the date named was
84,677. More than one billion pieces of
mail were handled by rural carriers
during the fiscal year 1905, each piece
costing a little less than one and one-
half cents.
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Midshipman Coffin Dismissed.
Washington, Jan. 16.—Secretary Bo-
naparte approved the sentence of dis-
missal imposed by court-martial at
Annapolis in the case of Midshipman
Trenmore Ceffin on conviction of haz
ing and ordered his dismissal from the
academy. gob ha
The Pittsburg Leader Sold.
Pittsburf, Pa., Jan. 13.—The Pitts
burg Leader, for 36 years an afternoon
independent paper, has been purchas-
ed by Attorney John P. Hunter, “in
trust,” as he says, “for private
clients.” The price paid for the plant
fs understood to be $1,250,000. Mr.
Hunter, who is one of ex-State Sena-
tor Willlam Flinn's attorneys, says the
latter is not interested in the deal.