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Bellefonte, Pa., March 23, 1906.
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Democratic County Committee for 1906.
Precinet, Name. P. 0, Address.
Bellefonte NW J, C, Harper, Bellefonte
“ SW PH. Gerrity, “
“ WW Geo. R. Mee "
Centre Hall D. J. Meyer, Centre Hall
Milesbn “ . Noll, Mit , rg
. ames
wilihelm’ * _ Plerce Musse Millheim
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Philipsburg 1st W Jas. H. Munson, Philipsburg
wl Ten W Jacob SBwires, we
5, Phaipsbine. © Jasoph Gates “
A ose y
State College ro D. G. Meek, State College
Univaville * P. J. McDonell, Flemin,
Bexaer Twp. N P John F. Grove, Bellefonte
UCN 8 CM
" ra P. er,
"P E P J.C. Barnhart, Roland
“ W P Lewis Wallace Milesburg
Burnside Twp William Hipple, Pine Glenn
College * 1. D. Dreese, Lemont
Curtin a R. A. Poorman, Romola
Ferguson “ EP Wm, H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills
. “ WP Sumner M fer, Penna Furnace
Gregg Twp. N P J.C. Rossman, Spring Mills
" FE P H.P, Herring, Penn Hall
“ WP John Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W P Ralph E. Stover, Aaronsbu
Half Mo i” EP L b. Orvdott, Woodw
oon Tw cAfee, Stormstow
Harris "John Weiland,” Boalsbu
Howard a A. M. Butler, Hi
Huston “ Henry Hale, Julian
Liberty Twp. E P D. 8, Bmith, Eagleville
Liberty Twp. W P Albert Bergner, Monument
Marion “ J. W, Orr Walker
Miles Twp EP H.F. McManaway, Wolfs Store
i M P Geo. B. Winters, ul
$e W PG. Ed. Miller, Millheim
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Bu Run
Poller “ § P F.ACarson, Potters Milla
otter LA
“ NP Geo H. Emerick, Centre Hall
a“ “ wWPrip sler,
Rush “ N P Wm, E Frank, Philipsburg
“ EP Fred Wilkinson, Munson Sta,
“ “ 8 Pp Henry G. Danneker
SnowShoe E P Lawrence Redding, Bnow Shoe
a WP James Culver Moshannon
Spring Twp. N P W s Bellefonte
4. 8 P John Mulfinger, Pleasant
i WP D. J Kelley, llefonte
Taylor Twp. P. A. Hoover, Mati)
Union * Mark Hall, Fleming
Walker Twp EP Solomon Peck, Nittany
5 M P Wm. Minpnich, Hublersburg
“ W P John Cole, Zion
Worth ** 1. A. Williams, Port Matilde
H. 8, TAYLOR,
County Chairman.
A Tombstone for “Warren'’
In all of the history of Bellefonte there
was never such a character as Warren
Burnside. Afllicted as he was he was
possessed of a big heart and unmeasurable
kindness. Since his death no stone of any
kind marks his last resting place and a
movement bas been started to raise a fund
for the purpose of erecting a suitable tomb-
stone over his grave. Will you contribute
a small amount for this purpose? The
contributions to date are as follows :
o 20 tk 0 gu fk fk tt $3) et Bd Sk uh Bub ub Bh fk Soh gt
sie538328885EEE555E58555s
E. C. Beezer, Clarence...
R. G. Larimer, Lewistown..............
L. Olin Meek. Philadelphia.
Mrs. Daniel Showers..... ....
Mrs. Annie Dawson, Philad
Claude Dawson, Philadelphia...
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Harry Dawson, Philadelphis...................
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
~——— Post Master W. W. Montgomery bas
n indisposed for the past few days and
yesterday bis condition was such as to give
his friends considerable alarm.
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~——Mis. Edward J. Ward entertained a
party of thirty friends on Monday night
and the same day Mrs. Jobn Porter
Lyon gave a birthday party at the Country
club.
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——The Bellefonte Academy is under
obligations to Mrs. Harriet Lane Kortz for
the gift of sixty-eight volumes, part of the
library of her late husband, Mr. John L.
Kurtz.
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——Dr. W. C. Van Valin, of Unionville,
bas decided to move to the State of Wash-
ington. He will make sale in the near
future of all his household effects and just
as soon as he san arrange his bosiness will
leave Centre county for the West.
Ses AA ow esee——
—— Monday evening's meeting of coun-
oil was not a very interesting or enthusias-
tic one and very little business of import-
ance was transacted. Samuel’ Rine was
elected superintendent of the water works
without-cpposition and H. B. Pontius was
appointed water assessor.
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—— Yesterday was observed as “‘Parents
day” by the Bellefonte public schools in
the Stove and Howard street buildings,
and today will be likewise observed by the
schools in the Brick building. While the
public in general is invited to visit the
schools today parents in particular are
urged to go.
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AN EVENING OF FUN.—Tom Waters and
his company of singers, dancers and come-
diavs, will be the attraction at Garman’,
Monday evening, March 26th, in the new
musical mixture, “Neighborly Neighbors.”
‘ ‘Neighborly Neighbors is simply an
amuser. It does not pretend to tell any
weighty etory or settle any of the mighty
‘problems that are before the world. Itis
as the sub-title indicates, a musical mix-
ture intended to drive away the blues and
chase dull care from town. There is jost
enough plot to make it interesting and
farnish a background for the introduction
of a number of very clever musical num-
bers, which are sung by a chorus of well
trained voices possessed by a bevy of young
and pretty girls who can sing and dance.
Manager Frank W. Nason hasseen to it
that bis premier comedian, Mr. Waters, is
surrounded by a strong supporting com-
pany.
PATTERSON.—A telegram from Wash-
ington, D. C., in yesterday’s papers an-
nounced the sudden death in that city of
Congressman George B. Patterson, of Ash-
land, Pa., the youngest representative in
the Pennsylvania delegation.
Mr. Patterson’s death, which was due to
a sudden attack of acute indigestion which
resulted in heart failure, was a great shock
to his colleagues in Congress, as be wae al-
ways the picture of robust health.
Mr. Patterson was a Centre county boy.
His father at the time of Lis birth, in 1863,
preached in the Jacksonville Presbyterian
church and was greatly beloved by his
parishioners. The writer knew Mr. Pat-
terson from infancy, and found in him an
ward | Upright, faithfal citizen. Thongh not pos-
sessed of a college education he reached
his eminence through diligence, appliance
and honest integrity.
He was elected to the 57th, 58th and
& | 59th Congresses, on the latter occasion re-
ceiving the largest plurality ever given to
any ticket in his district. The House com-
mittee adjourned for the day as a mark of
respect to Mr. Patterson and the Senate
flag was put at balf mast.
LyriLe.—Ellis Lytle, one of the best
known citizens of the western part of the
county, died at his home in Baileyville, at
re 2 o'clock last Friday morning, of diabetes,
after an illness of only two weeks.
Deceased was sixty-three years of age,
was born in Halfmoon township, and was
ton | ® member of the well-known Lytle family.
His education was received in the public
Coburn | gohools and the Pine Grove Academy. In
early life he taught school a number of
'e | terms while studying surveying. The latter
calling he followed for a number of years
but finally engaged in farming, which oc-
cupation he followed until his death.
He was a scldier in the Civil war and a
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da | member of William I. Farst Post. Sarviv-
ing him are his wife and one daughter.
He was a member of the Presbyterian
charch and the funeral was held from his
late home at 9 o'clock Sunday morning,
the remains being'taken to Graysville for
interment.
EX-CONGRESSMAN ARNOLD DEAD.—
Ex-Congressman William C. Arnold, of
DuBois, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon,
at Moskegon, Mich., where he bad gone on
a business trip. Deceased wasa native of
Clearfield county and was fifty-five years
of age. He was a lawyer by profession
and was also engaged in the banking busi-
ness,foonl and lumber industries. He was
a Republican in politics and served this
district in Congress from 1895 to 1899,
while eight years ago he was talked of as
a gubernatorial possibility. His wife died
in 1897 but he is survived by four children.
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SLABIG.—Mre. Maria Slabig, widow of
the late Jacob Slabig,of near Potters Mills,
died on Wednesday morning of last week
of pneumonia, after a brief illness. She
was eighty-six years of age and is survived
by the following children: Mrs. James
Darst, of Potters Mills; Mrs. Joseph
Devinney, Reedsville, and Miss Jennie and
Howard at home. The faneral was held
on Satardaylafternoon.
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RAMSEY. — George W. Ramsey, who
away back in the early fifties lived in
Storwetown, this county, died at his home
in Los Aogeles, Cal.,, March 14th, of acute
dyseutery, aged seventy-four years. He is
survived only by one son, William L.
Ramsey, of Los Aogeles, his wife, who
before marriage was Miss Harriet Lamborn
Way, of Stormstown, baving died in 1901,
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FRYER.—Mrs. Joseph Fryer died at her
“home in Coleville, on Tuesday, of con-
sumption, aged about forty years. She is
survived by ber husband and three obil-
dren. Thelfuneral was held yesterday.
HApLEY'S MOVING PICTURES NEXT
WEEK.—Every reader of the WATCHMAN
in Bellefonte as well as all those who ought
to be and everybody else are again remind-
ed that next Friday evening, March 30th,
is the date for the appearance at Garman’s
of Hadley’s moving pictares, under the
auspices of Gregg Post and for the benefit
of the soldiers monument fund. Remem-
ber the entire net receipts will go to the
monument, the Post keeping nothing. As
to the quality of Hadley’s moving pictures,
it isn’t necessary to make any comment.
They bave been here often enough for
everybody in Bellefonte to know that they
always afford an evening of rare entertain-
ment. Don’t fail to attend.
UNDINE FIRE COMPANY BENEFIT—
The Elwood company, magicians, will ap-
pear in Garman’s opera house, next Thurs-
day evening, March 20th, under the au-
spices and for the benefit of the Undine
Fire company. The mere fact that the
Undine's will profit by the liberal patron-
age of the Elwood people should assure a
full house; but when added to this is the
fact that the entertainment given by the
Elwoods is first class in every respect and
one that will please all who go to see it,
then standing room only should be at a
premium. Mr. Elwood is this week filling
a six days engagement at Tony Pastor's
theatre, New York, which is the best of
evidence of his ekill as a magician. Don’t
fail to go.
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—— Messrs. Vance and Bingham are in
town trying to arrange for the production
of an amatenr show in Bellefonte, They
arrange for minstrels, operas, comedies,
dramas and every other manuer of enter-
tainment, but we have not heard whether
they have been successful in interesting
apy society in their work.
QUIETLY MARRIED THEY WENT WEST.
—The friends of Miss Blanche Bickford,
danghter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bickford,
of Lock Haven, and a niece of Mr. L. A.
Schaeffer, of this place, will be surprised
to learn of her marriage, at 9 o'clock last
Saturday morning, to John W. C. Floyd,
of Lock Haven, and the departure that
same evening of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd for
Paeblo, Col., where they will likely make
their future home.
Mr. Floyd was the leading photographer
in Lock Haven and did a good business,
Miss Bickford worked for him as a retouch-
er and it was while they were thus associ-
ated as employer and employee that Cupid
got in his work. Of late Biss Bicklord's
bealth had been somewhat impaired and
it was Mr. Floyd's solicitude for her wel-
fare that led to the hasty marriage and
their immediate departure for the more
salubrious climate of Colorada.
Ss ss AG] es
JOHNSON—SNYDER—A rather preten-
tious wedding in Tyrone was that on Wed-
nesday evening of last week at the home of
William Snyder, the occasion being the
marriage of his daughter, Miss Dora J.
Soyder, to Blair W. Johnson, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Scott Johneon, of Port Matilda.
The cesemony was performed by Rev. Wil.
liam R. Picken, of the M. E. church, in
the presence of fifty or more invited guests.
The attendants were Miss Lucy M. Soyder
as bridesmaid, and Wilbur H. Johnson as
best man. The bride is one of Tyrone's
charming young women while the groom
is highly respected and industrious young
man, being a motorman on the Tyrone
Valley trolley road.
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MITCHELL—MeFARLANE.—A nicely ap-
pointed but quite unpretentious wedding
was that celebrated at the McFarlane home
in Boalsburg, at noon on Wednesday, when
John Mitchell, of Lemont, and Miss Janet
McFarlane were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony. About forty guests, all
close personal friends and relatives of the
contracting parties, witnessed the cere-
mony which was performed by Rev. W.
K. Harnish, of the Presbyterian church.
There were no attendants. Following the
usual wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell left for a brief honeymoon trip to
eastern cities and on their retarn wil) take
up their residence in Lemont.
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BisLE—~DECKER.—A recent wedding in
Pennsvalley was that of Jacob R. Bible
and Miss Nannie W. Decker, which took
place at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Decker, just east of
Centre Hall. The ceremony was performed
by Rev G. W. Mecllnay. The bride bas
been one of Potter township's most success:
ful school teachers and is a most ‘estimable
young lady.
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STRANGE—FUGE.~—Maurice Strange and
Miss Stella Fuge, of Morrisdale, were mar-
ried very quietly one day recently at the
M. E. parsonage in Patton by Rev. Mor-
ris E. Swartz. The two young people met
in Patton. arranged for the wedding and
bad the ceremony performed ere their
friends even suspected what was] going on
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Woop—WEAVER.—Crider Wood, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Wood, of Philipsburg,
and Miss Edith E. Weaver, of Morrisdale
Mines, were married recently at the rectory
of St. Paul’s Episcopal church in Philips-
burg, by Rev. F. J. Clerc. The young
couple at once went to honsekeeping in
their own newly-furnished home.
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YouNG—BATCHELET.— Phineas Young,
of Marsh Creek, and Miss Gertrude May
Ratohelet, of Beech Creek, were married at
the latter place, Wednesday of last week,
by 'Squire Edwin S. Mobley.
WATSON—SNYDER.—James H. Watson,
of Milesburg, and Miss Mable B. Snyder,
of Tyrone, were married at the Lutheran
parsonage, in Hollidaysburg, Friday of last
week, by Rev. W. W. Anstadt.
ANss—FRANK.—Paul Anss, of Chester
Hill, and Mrs. Mary Frank, of South Phil-
ipsburg, were quietly married at the home
of the bride, last Saturday evening, by
Squire John B. Hoffman.
“SiMpPLE SiMON’’ THis EVENING.—In
the many efforts of the Nixon & Zimmer-
man Operas company to present to the thea-
tre going public high-class amusements and
at the same time entertainment that will
please all classes, they bave never been
more successful than in their present pro-
doction of Simple Simon Simple
which appears in this city. The book and
lyrics are by two competent newspaper
men and cartoon writers, Charles H. Brown
aod Otis F. Wood, and the music is the
combined efforts of six composers. The
story of the piece revolves around the ad-
ventures of Simon Simple, a son of worthy
parents, who, in order to keep a certain
legacy in the family, contrive to make
their cighteen-year-old son imagive he is
bus fourteen, and as he is an unusually
large boy for his age, they have some dif-
fioulty in making him, as well as the world
at large, believe that such is the case. Si-
mov, while he may look a little foolish,
does in reality some very clever things, in
which he is aided and abetted by a colored
imp of mischief who is known by the ap-
peilation of Mose. The experiences these
two have in their efforts to gull their fami-
ly and the public at large give lots of peo-
ple food for amusing reflection. At Gar-
man's this eveniog.
MARRIAGE LiceENs®s.—The [following
marriage licenses were issued the rust week
by Register Earle C. Taten.
Paul Aues, of Chester Hill, Clearfield
county, and Mary Frank, of South Phil-
ipsburg.
John Mitchell, of
McFarlane, of Boalsbu
Clifford Earl Close, of Altoona, and
Jennie E. O'Neil, of Lemont.
Lemont, and Janet
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Pine Grove Mention.
J. Cul Bailey is moving to the Henry
Krebs house on Water street.
Mrs. John Musser and Mrs. L. D. Musser,
of this town, are on the sick list.
Farmer Alfred Corl is fast in bed with a
heavy cold and pneumonia is feared.
E. C. Ross, the hustling grain and mer-
cantile merchant, is laid up with grip.
James Everbart is confined to bed with a
severe attack of grip and rheumatism.
Lee Segner, of State College, spent Sunday
with his mother, who is on the sick list at
her home in Boalsburg.
Chas. M. Dale, of Lemont, visited Harry
McGirk and family near Hollidaysburg in
the beginning of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Strouse, of Linden
Hall, were visitors at the well known Strouse
home at Pine Hall Sunday.
Henry Heaton, an old soldier and farmer
of Boggs township, was circulating among
the farmers in this section last week.
Levi Walker, who is now a fall fledged
farmer down iu Gregg township, was shaking
bands with old-time friends here this week.
As the days grow longer they get colder
and the snow is two feet deep. Roads are
almost impassable and the travel is through
the flelds.
Col. J. W. Stuart spent several days at
Sunbury in the beginning of the week, look-
ing after a little business that required his
personal attention,
A real old time blizzard struck this section
Monday. The train was snow bound at
Struble’s and the passengers returned to
Bellefonte, the mail being carried over on
runners.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fortney, of Rock
Springs, entertained about fitty of their
friends with an oyster supper, last Friday
evening, before moving to their home near
Tasseyville.
C. 8. Fortney hicd himself to Blair coun-
ty on Saturday to make fina! arrangements
for moving to the old Elizabeth Furnace
farm, where he will engage in dairying and
farming after April 1st.
Mrs. Emma Houseman has been looking
up her belongings at the old Corl home with
a view of going to housekeeping up in the
Mountain city where she will be at home to
ber friends after April 2nd.
The recent heavy snow has knocked down
many old roofs, among them being John
Strouse’s wagon shed roof, which smashed
his carriage, spring wagon, buggy 'and farm
implements into a heap of ruins,
Next Tuesday, the 27th, John H. Neidigh
will sell at public sale all of his Percheron
horses and Guernsey cows as well asa lot of
fine hogs. There is no mongrel breeds in
his yard. He is quitting farming and every-
thing offered must go.
Major H. S. Thompson, an old battle
scarred veteran of the war of the rebellion,
is laid up{with uraemic trouble. The major
bad fully intended going to Vicksburg to be
present at the dedicatory exercises marking
the spot where he and many others of the
gallant 45th Regt. Pa. Vols. suffered so, much
Some of the people who will flit on or about
April 1st are as follows : Charley Strouse is
quitting farming and has bought Clyde
Detrow’s home where he will live in the
future; Mr. Detrow is starting farming on
the Jobn M. Homan farm east of Centre
Hall ; Gordon Harper goes to Frank Bower-
sox's farm; A. J. Fortney to his mother's
farm east of Boalsburg; C. 8. Fortney moves
to the Blair Furnace farm east of Altoona.
There will be but few changes in our town,
H. M. Krebs and David Reed exchange
places of abode; Mrs. Thomas Decker will
move to State College where she has pur-
chased a home; Edward Houser succeeds her
on the Dr. Hale farm; Mr. J. Kline goes to
the Hamilton farm; Wm. Louck moves to
the George Glenn farm on Buffalo run;
Nathan Grove is quitting farming and will
move to his new possessions at Lemont to
recuperate his shattered health; Jacob
Weber, after fifty years a resident of Boals-
burg, will move to State College. It is only
a few years since that the Webers in Boals-
burg were as numerous as frogs in Egypt,
now Samuel is the only one left to tell the
tale of depopulation. George Reed, of Belle-
fonte, has replenished his bank account so as
to be able to go to farming on the old Reed
homestead east of town; Henry Bloom goes
to D. G. Meek's farm at Bunker Hill; Alvin
Bloom will farm his mother’s farm at Blooms-
dorf; Moses Walters goes to the Rock farm
at Rock Forge; W. E. Johns goes to the
Humes and Beaver farm; George Rossman
to the Stevenson farm; James McCool goes
back to Stone valley from whence he came;
M. D. Spigelmyer moves to Lewistown to
engage in the mercantile business; Levi
Garner quit farming and John Strayer suec-
ceeds him on the Jacob Kryder farm; Wade
Thomas moves to the Mary Gates farm; Jobn
Thomas will begin farming again on his farm
near Loveville. Mr. Thomas has been in
the hotel business up in Elmira, N. Y., for
some years but has decided to round out his
years on the old home farm. Harry Behrers
bas moved in with his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Emma Decker; John H. Neidigh is quitting
farming and will retire to his new home he
hought near State College for a rest. His
son Jacob will till the fertile acres of the
old home farm.
Hublersburg.
Dr. M. A. Kirk, of Bellefonte, was in town
on Saturday afternoon between trains.
Mrs. Wm. Decker and daughter Edna
were in Bellefonte on Saturday to do some
shopping.
A sled load of young people from Jackson-
ville attended services in the Reformed
| church on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Jobn Weaver and son Glen attended
church at Clintondale on Sunday morning
and spent the afternoon at the home of
Emanuel Swartz.
Mrs. John Allison, of Roaring Branch, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank Carver.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Vonada attended
the funeral of Ellis Vonada at Zion on Sat.
urday,
A meeting was held on Friday evening in
the High school building for the purpose of
organizing an Alumni association. Calvin
Hoy was elected president and M. Verna
Allison secretary. A committee was appoint.
ed to draw up a constitution.
Lemont.
The sick are all improving slowly.
William H. Mokle is still improving.
Moving is now in the air as well as the
suow
George McBath visited a few days in town
last week.
John Fogleman is quite ill with the measles
this week.
John Fishel’'s hogs are all sick with a
strange hog disease.
Grant Mayes was confined to his home this
last week with the grip.
James Mitchell, of West Virginia, is visit-
ing in town for a few days.
Miss Anna Fogleman, of Boalsburg, Sun-
dayed with her sister Ruth.
The boys are thinking of starting to work
on the farm for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shuey are rejoicing
over the arrival of a daughter this week.
Mrs. John Etters had the misfortune to
step on some ice and fall injuring one of her
legs quite badly.
Mrs. James Osman and little daughter re-
turned home last Friday from Jersey Shore
where she spent a couple weeks at the home
of her son Golla.
Harry Etters, the fourteen year old son of
Clayton Etters, died Friday about one o'clock
of pneumonia and kidney trouble. Inter-
ment was made in the Houserville cemetery
Monday, Rev. Sechrist officiating.
Jared Mayes came up from Watsontown
last Thursday to attend Nathan Grove's sale.
This week brought us the winter of the
year and lots of snow, so the man who pre-
dicted but one inch at a time will have to
look up his goose bone before making any
more forecasts,
Thursday evening of last week a jolly
crowd of young people gathered at the pleas-
ant home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Houtz and
spent the evening playing games and listen-
ing to music from both the organ and grapha-
phone. After refreshments were served
they returned to their homes reporting a
very pleasant time, excepting W. L. Grove
who says he didn’t mind upsetting if the
snow had notibeen so cold.
Miss Rosie Owens, of Axe Mann, is visiting
her grand.parents this week.
Miss Cora Bathgate, teacher of Rock school,
is at home sick with measles.
Mrs. Charles Witmer, of Altoona, is visit.
ing her parental home this week.
James Musser,agent for clover seed sowers,
passed through this valley Monday.
8. C. Bathgate, of Lemont, spent Sunday
afternoon with friends in this section.
Russell Witmer, John Forrest, Alma Lutz
and Boyd Krape are still on the sick list.
Mrs. D. H. Shivery spent a few days last
week with her sister, Mrs. Alexander, at
Unionville.
Mrs. Samuel Tressler returned to her home
at Curwensville after a week's sojourn with
her parents.
Mrs. Grussler, a missionary from China,
will lecture in the Preshyterian church Wed-
nesday evening, April 11th.
Quite a number of our young people at-
tended church at Valley View Sunday even-
ing. The meeting closed after being held
five weeks.
The farmers of this valley are erecting
poles for a telephone. The Commercial line
will extend to Wm. Witmers and the Bell
line to Dorsey Greens.
C. H. Heckman and family, Chas. Resides,
Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Shivery, son and
daughter enjoyed a pleasant sled ride, Sat-
urday evening, to the hospitable home of
Robert Henderson,
NEGROES HELD FOR MURDER
Three Women and a Man Charged
With Brutal Crime.
Harrisburg, Pa.,, March 19.—Robert
Epps, Maltida Carter, Jane Craig and
Jene Gates, negroes, were arrested at
their homes here, charged with the
murder of Nathan Williams at Steel-
ton on March 1, 1905.
Williams went to the Gates woman's
house and later went out walking
with the Carter woman. While they
were in a lonely spot, Epps is alleged
to have seriously shot Williams and
then beat him into unconsciousness.
He then is said to have taken a large
sum of money from Williams’ pockets
and carried the body to a railroad
and placed it on the tracks. An early
train cut both legs from the body
and Williams died without regaining
consciousness in the hospital in this
city.
FORMOSA EARTHQUAKE LOSSES
1400 Houses Destroyed and 1014 Per-
sons Killed.
London, March 20.—A dispatch from
Tokio to the Daily Telegraph says:
“Advices from Taihoku (capital of
William Rockefeller Has Cancer.
New York, March 20.—The World
was known
of the Rockefeller family and to two
of the most prominent men
the Standard Oil company at the
e Mr. Rockefeller sailed for Eu-
rope, but the information was never
permitted to have any circulation.
William Rockefeller is 61 years old.
next to his elder brother, John D.
Rockefeller, he is probably the richest
man in the United States.”
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Mitchell's Reply to Operators.
Indianapolis, March 19.—President
John Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers of America, has mailed to
George F. Baer, chairman of the an-
thracite coal operators’ committee, his
reply to the committee's communica-
tion rejecting the demands of the min-
ers’ organization. The letter follows:
“Mr. George F. Baer, Chairman, Phila
delphia:
“Dear Sir—Referring again to your
communication dated March 10, with
accompanying documents, and to our
reply thereto, I write to say that I
have submitted to our committee the
answer made by your committee to the
proposition presented by us. It is un-
necessary to state that we were keenly
disappointed to learn that our demands
were rejected in toto, and that
arguments in favor of them had
ceived so little consideration at
hands that they were practically
nored in your reply to us.
“We have again reviewed the
presented for your consideration;
compared it with the scale of
paid for similar classes of
other coal producing states
tricts, and we are satisfied
peradventure of doubt that the wages
proposed are not in excess of, indeed
that they are not so high, as the
paid in the bituminous mining
tricts of our country.
“Judging from the language em-
ployed in your answer to us, it is per-
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submitted by us.
“We wish to assure you that we are
not unmindful of the great public in-
terests involved in this controversy
as to our future relations, neither are
we unappreciative of the splendid ef-
forts made by the anthracite coal strike
commniission to establish a relationship
between us that would insure a just
and permanent peace; but, if you will
refer to the award of that commission,
you will find that the commission itself
was in doubt as to the permanency of
its findings, and expressed the hope
that at the expiration of the award the
relations of operators and employes
would have so far improved as to make
impossible such a condition as existed
throughout the country in consequence
of the strike in the anthracite region.
We had entertained the hope that our
adherence to the letter and the spirit
of the award and the absence of local
or general strikes during the pas.
three years would have appealed more
strongly to your confidence and that
we might reasonably expect serious
consideration of our claims at this
time.
“When we met in joint conference
at 143 Liberty street, New York city,
on the 15th day of last February, it
was agreed that when the separate
committees of seven had terminated
their work they should report to the
committee of the whole. We under
stood this to mean that after we had
submitted our demands and our rea-
sons therefor and you had prepared
your reply thereto, the joint committee
wouid meet, confer and if possible
reach an agreement. But it would
seem from reading your reply that all
our propositions have been rejected
and that your final decision has been
given. We trust that this conception
of your intention is incorrect. It is
our opinion that neither you nor we
can afford to break off negotiations in
this abrupt manner. So far as you
and the interests we represent are
concerned, we are not willing to ac-
cept any share of the responsibility
this action entails. We believe that
further meeting should be held and
that we should strive earnestly and
conscientiously to reconcile our differ-
ences.
“While it may be true that on the
part of the operators there has been
no serious cause for complaint during
the past three years, we wish to assure
you that in expressing this opinion
you do not reflect our views. Not only
has there been criticism among the
miners, but what is more important,
there exists much cause for criticism
and complaint. To such an extent is
this true that we feel it incumbent
upon us to say that we cannot with
any degree of contentment or satisfac.
tien continue to work under present
conditions. However, we repeat that
the interests involved are so vast that
we are not willing to break off nego-
tiations without first making further
efforts to reconcile our differences.
‘We, therefore, propose that further
conference or conferences be held be-
tween now and the first of April.
“If this suggestion meets with your
approval, we shall be pleased to ar-
range with you a date upon which our
Joint committee may reconvene.
“JOHN MITCHELL, Chairman.”
COAL STRIKE CRISIS IMMINENT
Operators and Miners In Joint Confer
ence at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, March 20,—The second
joint conference of coal operators and
miners of the central competitive dis-
trict, comprising Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Western Pennsylvania, is in ses-
sion here.
Following the retirement of F. L.
Robbins, president of the Pittsburg
Coal company, as chairman of the op
erators, and the election of J. H. Win-
der, of Obio, as his successor, a resolu-
tion was adopted providing that the
operators of the four states should
elect their own spokesmen and that
there be no official representatives of
the four states collectively, either in
joint convention or joint scale com-
mittee.
The claim is made that certain rail.
road interests are firm
against any increase in wages. In the
event of a strike they could get fuel,