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Dedication of the Soldiers’ Monument
and Cartin Memorial.
There will be a public meeting of the
citizens of Centre county in the court
house in Bellefonte, on Tuesday evening,
A pril 24th, 1906, at 8 o'clock p. m., for
the purpose of making arrangements to
d edicate the monument and memorial on
tne 8th day of June next.
To this meeting all citizens of Centre
county are invited and it is hoped the at-
tendance will be very large.
The old soldier is fast passing away and
the dedication of this monument and me-
morial to commemorate his deeds and
services will be the last call made upon the
citizens of the county for such purposes.
It is hoped that love for the country they
preserved and the patriotism exhibited by
our citizens on all such occasions will man-
ifest itsell greatly, and that they will as-
sist in every way possible to make the ded-
ication of this monument and memorial a
great success,
Addresses will be made by Hon. John
G. Love, Gen. James A. Beaver aud other
citizens.
JAMES A. BEAVER,
For Cartin Commision.
W. H. Musser,
. Sec’y. Monument Asso’n.
Joax I. CURTIN,
Chair’n of Com. on names.
Joux L. DuNLAP,
C. A. WEAVER,
JNo. G. BAILEY,
County Commissioners.
The President Changes Again
The President has taken another tack on
the rate bill, according to the Washington
dispatches. The latest report is that he is
electioneering for the SiMMONS' amend-
ment. It provides for a sixty day review
by the courts of rates established by the
Interstate Commerce commission. That
is to say,in the event of the North Carolina
Senator's motion being enacted into law a
rate promulgated by the Commission
would not go into effect for that period of
time and during the interval the railroad
concerned could procure a judicial declara-
tion as to its fairness. If the court failed
to decide the question in that time the rate
would become effective, goed or bad.
There is no such thing as ‘‘keeping tabh’’
on the President's mind in emergencies. It
is as inconstant as an April day. On this
rate question he bas heen especially
chimerical. Less than two weeks ago be
declared unequivocally for the Kyox
amendment. It was simply a subterfuge
to turn the whole subject over to the rail-
roads for determination through the medi-
um of their agents, the courts. The an-
nouncement provoked indignant and
voluminous protest and the President
turned ‘‘about face,’’ and announced him-
self for the BAILEY amendment. This was
as unsatisfactory to the railroads as the
other was to the people. Another protest
brought out another reversal and now the
President favors the SIMMONS’ compro-
mise,
As a matter of fact the President doesn’t
koew what he wants with respect to the
subject and is flopping about like ‘‘a hen
with ber bead off.” He began this agita-
tion without understanding it and infla-
enced by no other consideration except bis
lust for power. He imagined that a rate
bill would give him qualified, if not abso-
late, control of the transportation facilities
of the country, and he started out to
achieve that power. Since he has discover-
ed that there is something more than the
power over men involved snd in a sort of
blind stagger to find out he has been grop-
ing ever since. The safe thing wonld be
to pay no attention to his opinions or his
purposes.
Let the Trees Stand.
Daring the past week quite a number of
residents of Bellefonte expressed them-
selves in hearty accord with the article in
the WATCHMAN last week protesting
against the proposed cutting down of the
trees in front of the court house, and the
majority of them were even more emphatic
in their declarations, stating that the peo-
ple should demand that not even one more
of the trees be removed. No person who
has ever been in Bellefonte ob a hot sam-
mer day and bas etrolled around in the
vicinity of the court honse could help but
notice what a delightful spot the court
bouse yard was, with its lew square rods of
green grass, with the fountains throwing
ap their jets of spraying water, and that
dozen or more maple trees throwing their
shadow over all.
Imagine what the place would look like
with the trees all cot down and only a
bare, bleak patoh of ground hetween the
court house and the monument. Over a
half century it took to grow that spot of
natural beauty, is it now to be despoiled
by one ruthless blow? The trees baveat
various times been badly mutilated by
Aree butchers until now thev are not near-
dy as symmetrical iu »hape as they should
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Fought
SAN FrANcCISCO, April 18—Earthquakes
and fire today bave put nearly hall of San
Francisco io ruins. At least 200 persons |
bave been killed, a thousand injored and
the property loss will exceed one hundred i
million dollars. Thousands are homeless
and destitute and all day long streams of |
people have been fleeing from the stricken |
districts to places of safety. It was 5:13
this morning when a terrific earthquake
shock shook the whole city and sarround- |
ing country.
FLIMSY STRUCTURES COLLAPSE.
One shook apparently lasted two min-
utes, and there was almost immediate col-
lapse of flimsy structures all over the city.
The water supply was cut off and when
fires broke out in various seotions there was
nothing to do but let the buildings burn,
Telegraph and telephone communication
was shut off for a time. The Western
Union was put completely out of business
and the Postal company was the only com-
pany that m to get a wireout of
the city. About 10 o'clock even the Postal
was forced to suspend. Electric power
was stopped and street cars did not run.
Railroads and ferry boats also ceased oper-
ations. Fires have been raging all day and
the fire department has been powerless to
do anything except to dynamite buildings
threatened. All day long explosions have
shaken the city and added to the terror of
the inhabitants.
PENNSYLVANIA STUDENT KILLED.
Following the first shock there was an-
other within five minutes, hut not nearly
so severe. Three hours later there was an-
other slight quake. Reports from dis-
triots outside of San Francisco indicate
widespread damage. San Jose, fifty miles
south, lost many buildings and from fif-
teen to twenty persons were killed. The
annex of the Vendome hotel collapsed and
fires broke out. Stanford University and
Palo Alto suffered greatly. At Stanford
many of the handsome buildings were de-
molished and two persons were killed. One
of them was Julius Robert Hanna, of Brad-
ford, Pa., and the other was Otto Gurts, a
fireman.
Six other students are lying in the Palo
Alto bospital with bruises, cuts and in-
ternal injuries, ail California students.
BAY TOWNS DAMAGED.
The court bouse at Redwood City and
other buildings collapsed. Menlo Park
Barlinggame and other fashionoble subar-
ban towns suffered. Santa Rosa to the
north, Napa, Vallejo and all towns around
the bay were damaged. These reports
alarming as they were, created little inter
est in San Francisco, where the people
were in a frantic state.
Oue of the first orders issued by Chief of
Police Dinan today was the closing of every
saloon in thecity. Thia step is taken to
prevent drink-crazed men from rioting in
the streets,
Mayor Schmitz sent out orders that
physical necessities of the sufferers be first
attended to.
GREAT WHARVES DESTROYED.
The sheds over the Sonshern Pacifio long
whatf on San Francisco bay have complete-
ly collapsed. Many ef the bunkers fell
into the hay carrying with them thousands
of tons of coal. The long warf was one of
the moss important shipping points about
the bav and freighs traffic will be inter-
rapted greatly.
The fire swept down the streets so rap-
idly that it was practically impossible to
save anything in its way. It reanhed the
Grand Opera house on Mission street and
in a moment had burned through the roof.
The Metropolitan Opera company from
New York bad just opened its ecason there
and all the scenery and costumes were soon
reduced to ashes. From the opera house
the fire leaped from building to building,
leveling them to the ground in quick sue-
cession,
LOFTY DOME TOPPLES.
The Call editorial and mechanical de-
minutes and the flames leaped across Stev-
enson street to the 15 story stone and iron
Clan Spreckles building, which with its
lofty dome, is & most notable edifice in
San Francisco. The interior of the struc-
ture was completely gutted but the build-
ing was left standing. The Palace hotel,
the rear of which was constantly threaten-
ed, was the scene of much excitement, the
guests leaving in baste, many with only
the clothing they wore. Finding that the
hotel was not in present danger, many re-
turned and made arrangements for the re-
moval of their belongings, though little
could he taken away owing to the utter ab-
sence of trausportation facilities.
GENERAL FUNSTON BURNED OUT.
The Porrots building, in which were lo-
cated the chambers of the sapreme court,
the lower floors being devoted toan im-
mense department store, was ruined,
be but this is no reason why they should
be out down. l
Several people have advanced the aigu-
ment that the County Commissioners bad
not the right to permit even one of those
trees to be out down and that statement
looks reasonable enough to he correct. |
They are simply the custodians of the!
county property for the people of the coun-
ty and have no more right to remove or
destroy the trees in front of the cours
house than they would bave to remove the |
court house itsell, without the sauction of |
the people of the county. Therefore, once
again we say, let the trees stand as they
are.
Hagenbeek's Great Animal Shows.
Cheap round trip excursion rates have
heen made in Lock Haven Friday, May
4th, when the Carl Hagenbeck Greater
Bhows exhibit for one Jay only in that
city, giving afternoon night perform-
ances. The Carl Hagenbeok shows have
grown within the year, enlarging from a
trained animal to a tremendous
tripla-featnred enterprise that is more than
GREAT EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE.
Almost Half the City of San Francisco in Ruins.
Thousand Lives Lost and $200,000,000 in Property Destroyed.
The City’s Most Costly Buildings Toppled Over.
Fire Broke Out in a Score of Places and
with the Water Plant Destroyed the
City was at the Mercy of the
Flames, which were
any other tented amusement institution.
Upwards of a
with
Dynamite.
though its massive walls were not all de-
stroyed.
A little further down Market street the
Academy of Sciences, the Jennie Flood
building and the History building kindled
and burned like so much tinder. Sparks
carried across the wide street, ignited the
Phelan building and the Army headquar-
ters of California, Gen. Funston command-
ing, were burned.
Nearing the bay the waters of which did
the firemen good service along the docks,
the fire took the Rialto building, a band-
some sky-sciaper, and converted scores of
solid business blocks into smouldering pil s
of bricks.
Banks and commercial houses, supposed
to be fire proof though not of modein build
burned quickly and the roar of the flames
could be heard even on the hills which
were out of the danger zone.
To-day’s experience bas been a testimo-
nial to the modern steel building. A score
of these structures were in course of econ-
struction, and not one suffered from the
eartbquake shock. The completed modern
buiidiogs were also immune from barm
from the seismic movements. The build-
ings that collapsed were all flmsy wooden
and old brick structores. The damage by
earthquake does not begin to compare with
the loss by fire. The heart of the business
quarter of San Francisco has been destroy-
ed by fire.
VAST AREA IS BURNED.
Fire has dove the greatest damage. An
area of thickly covered ground of eight
square miles has been burned over and
there is no telling when the fire will be
ander control.
Mayor Schmitz was about early and
took measures for the relief and protection
of the city. General Funston was quickly
communicated with and by 9 o'clock 1,000
federal soldiers were guarding the streets
and assisting the firemen in dynamiting
the buildings.
General Funston realized that stern
measures were necessary and gave orders
that looters were to be shot on sight. Foor
men were summarily executed before 3
o'clock this afternoon. At a meeting of 50
citizens called by the mayor it was an-
nounced that 1,400 tents would be pitched
in Golden Gate park and that arrangements
bad been made to feed the destitute in the
public sgnares.
OFFERINGS OF AID POUR IN.
A finance committee, with James D.
Phelan at the head, was appointed and
Mayor Schmitz was instructed to issue
drafts for all funds needed on this com-
mittee,
A general meeting of the citizens’ com-
nities has been called for tomorrow morn-
ng.
It is probable that even with the spisit
and willingness shown by the people of
San Francisco, outside aid will be necessa-
ry. A message from President Roosevelt
was received this morning and it had a
cheering effect. George Gould also tele-
graphed offering assistance.
WHERE THE BURNED DISTRICT LIES.
The burned district extends from the
water fronts south of Market street and west
to Eleventh street.
COMPLETE LIST OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED
SAN Fraxcisco, April 18,—The follow-
ing is au incomplete list of the buildings
totally or partially destroyed :
Cail building, entirely destroyed.
Clans Spreckles.
Hearst building.
New Chronicle building.
The White house.
Winchester hotel.
Grand house.
Clause Spreckels’ house and stables.
St. Luke's Episcopal church,
Mechanics Library building.
Crocker building.
Lick house,
Upham huilding, totally destroyed, loss
partuients were totally destroyed in a few | 855 000,
Fire house, adjoiniog California hotel,
Chief Sullivan and wile, sleeping in engine
house, severely bruised by bricks crashing
through the roof from hotel.
California hotel walls collapsed and up-
per floors wrecked.
St. Francis hotel.
Pacific Union club.
St. Dominic's church, total joss.
The Parochial house in the same block is
a partial wreck. It is estimated thas the
loss to the parish is $300,000.
SAN Fraxcisco,April 18—At 10 o'clock
tonight the fire was unabated and thoas-
ands of people are fleeing to the hills and
clamoring for places on the ferry boats to
cross the bay.
The damage i= now believed io have
reached $200,000,000 and 50,000 people are
thought to be homeless.
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un its greatly augmented state it now em-
braces a complete three-ring circus, an East
‘ Indian Perahera or Hindoo [festival and
Hagenbeck’s original trained wild beast
exhibition, with added features.
The service of one thousand people and
tour hundred horses are requi The
tents are eaid to be the biggest ever con-
structed and the paraphernalia is all new.
Three hundred international arenic cham-
ons pariicipate in the circus programs.
I'he majority of the performers are from
foreign conntries and very few of them
bave ever appeared in America. Three
Hage, pws flavitted stages, an aerial enclave
and hippodrome ellipse are necessary for
the exploitation of their various feats.
There are ted two score of male and
female equestrian stars in all new riding
feats; as many aerialists of both sexes giv.
ing a complete and thrilling midair cirons;
a complete clown colony, acrobats, gym-
pasts, leapers. equilibrists, wire dancers
and rope walkers, inspiring tonrnaments,
dancing divertisements, beautilal pageants
and feature acts.
The Hageubeck original trained wild
beast exhibition in its entirety is given in
huge steel arenas as a third part of these
all-embracing shows. The most complete
collection of rare animals forms the
portable zoo in the world. The is
opulent and brilliant and eensaticnally at-
tractive with its many open dens of ani-
mals. Surely bere is enough to make for a
orious and gladsome holiday. Two per-
ormances will be given daily at 2 and 8
P. M., the doors opening one hour earlier
for study of the menagerie and Hindoo
colony.
ABOLISH THE CARD OF THANKS.— A
gradual sentiment opposing the card of
thanks, which almost invariably appears
on the death of a friend or relative, is
rapidly becoming apparent, says an ex-
change. To make public display of your
grateful sentiments to persons who are
visiting the sick and burying the dead and
have only performed their duty, it is at all
times bad form and grates harshly on the
nerves of a refined nature. When persons
visit afflioted or bereaved families, or other-
wise render assistance, they do so with the
kindest of intentions and are not looking
for or expecting a public avowal of grati-
tude. A sincere and personal expression
of thanks is ever so much more effective
and impressive and accomplishes far more
than a public demovstration in journals.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
~———Miss Lillian M. Phelps, of Ontario,
Canada, lectured in Petriken ball last
night.
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—Mrs. Witmer Smith, of Thomas St.,
has been confined to the house several days
this week with a bad case of grip.
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——At a meeting of the vestry of St.
John’s Episcopal church, Monday evening,
all the old vestrymen were re-elected.
mre
——The Henry Beabm heirs recently
purchased the farm of T. A. and C. N.
Meyer, in Haines township, for $4,500.
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——The warm weather of the past few
days is bringing out the buds on the trees
as well as rendering the streets quite
dusty.
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—— Last Saturday’s Philadelphia papers
announced the engagement of Miss Mary
Teresa Peters, of that city, formerly of
Bellefonte, to Robert G. Foster.
——Ed. C. Beezer, with his motber,
brother and sister, have moved from Clar-
ence to Philipsburg. Ed. is now agent for
the Philipshurg brewing company.
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———Mrs. G. 8. Hartraoft was taken to
the Williamsport hospital on Wednesday
aud yesterday underwent quite a serious
operation by the elder Dr. Klump.
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— — Wednesday afternoon the pupils of
Miss Marie Waleh gave a private musicale
at the Walsh home on east High street, to
which a few intimate [riends were in-
vited.
Seve
——Davy Stuart won the prize of a
checker board in the checker tournament
atthe Y. M. C. A. rooms on Tuesday
evening, and the next night landed a 15
inch trout.
RT
——Jas. Gleason Exq., the tall sycamore
of Clearfield county, intends to move his
law offices from Houtzdale to DuBois,
though he will still keep open a branch of-
fice in the former place.
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——This afternoon the Lebanon Valley
college base ball team will play State Col-
lege on Beaver field and tomorrow State
will open the Tri-State season in Johns.
town by playing lass year’s champiovs.
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——Merty Cunningbam on Monday
took the measurements for the new paving
aroond the court house yard made ueces-
sary by the erection of the soldier's monn-
ment, which looks as if the commissioners
intend to bave their part of the work
done in ample time for the dedica-
tion and unveiling on June 8th.
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~~ While playing around the care at
the Humes farm quarries of the American
Lime and Stone Co., Wednesday eveun-
ing, John Temple, aged 11 years, fell and
was sun over. One leg was badly mangled
and he was otherwise seriously injured.
He was taken to the Bellefonte hospital
but died at 11 o’clock that night.
~The Potter—Hoy Hardware com-
pany’s store in this place is now one of the
foxiest places in Bellefonte. If you don’t
believe it go over and take a look in their
window and you will see four fine young
foxes, about one-third grown. The foxes
were caught in Halfmoon township and
brought to the Potter—Hoy store by I. G.
Burkett, of Stormstown,
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MARRIAGE Licexses.—The following
marriage licenses were istued the past week
by Register Earle C. Tuten.
Jesse O. Norris, of Altoona, and Maude
E. Ryan, Bellefonte.
Orien 8. Woomer and Letitia Flegal, both
of Philipsburg.
Emory Sweetwood and Gertrude Auman,
of Spring Mills.
Norman E. Lighthamer and Luella
Strunk, both of Howard.
James Clark aod Mary Hassinger, of
Hollidaysburg.
Daniel 8. Brown, of Lock Haven, and
Anna E. Oshall, Lancaster,
John Billy, of Hawk Run, and Catba-
rine Mehalow, of Philipsburg.
Harry T. Crust and Elizabeth Beezer,
both of Bellefonte.
SOP me
NEW CHAPEL.—Architect Robert T.
Cole has practically completed the plans
aud specifications for the new chapel to be
built by the St, Jobun’s Reformed congre-
gation io this piace. It is to be built on the
lot in the rear of the church with a con-
necting door. The building will be 43x47
feet in size and is to be built of brick. The
entrance will be from Spring street. The
main audience room will be aboot 30x30
feet in size, with an infant room, two class
rooms and a ladies parlor on the ground
floor. A spacious gallery will extend
around two sides of the building. Work
ou the same will be begun early this sum-
mer.
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Pine Grove Mention.
Wits tae BorouE Daps. — Eight
members were present when borough coun- House cleaning and soap maki .
oil convened Monday night, the absentee der. . y ure
being Mr. Keller, the president, and Dr. | ... hola
Kirk was chosen to 411 the chair. The [sponte corolled in the High
various committees made their regularre-| ; ; oo laid
ports of routine masters and in addition week by Peng os from a hn Veral days lat
the Street committee stated that the Coon- Miss Margaret Glenn, who has been ill
ty Commissioners declined to join with the some weeks, is improving slowly.
Burveghie repairing High street beidet Four of H. A. Garner's and six of J. B.
over Spring creek. Council then decided | (wo. 0.0 family are down with the measles.
to replank the bridge and let it go at that. S. M. Bell, the bustli i bi
The Street committee also reported that it agent, wan A Hes owing on Mon.
was not deemed expedient to repair Water day.
street in the vicinity of the Central Rail- Mus, Sive Hernan, who bas been conducd
road of Pennsylvania station at this time, | 10300 of the winter, is not improving
aud they aleo were divided on the question much.
of Viewing aun arc light at that place. Little Flora, daughter of C. M. Johnson,
+ B. Ravkin was present and asked has been a very sick girl, suffering with an
that a grade be given him for Curtin street, | aitack of brain fever.
as he wanted to put down a flagstone PAYE- | Miss Mande Kimport, of Bellefonte, came
ment in fiont of his property. Attention | home to spend Easter with her mother at
was also called to the crossing on Curtin | their Boalsburg home.
street from the Warfield property to that | John Hoover and B. F. Homan were eir-
occupied hy the Merriman’s, as it is in a | culating among the farmers selling farm im-
dangerous conditon. plements and fruit trees,
At this juncture in the proceedings Mr. | Harry Everhart and family are down from
Keller arrived and took the chair. J. Irvin | Altoona making their annual spring visit
Kline was granted the privilege of sprink- | among Centre county friends.
ling the streets from the railroad up High | Miss!Elsie Moore, of Centre Hall, was en.
gtreet to Spring as far as the residence of | tertained at the Tressler home at Rock
John Olewine; he to be subject to the di- | Springs the beginning of the week.
rection of the Street committee. C. B. McCormick is the owner of a cow
A note was ordered drawn in favor of | that recently gave birth to a double header
borough treasurer for $1,662.50 for four | —* call with two fully developed heads.
months at five per cent. to pay the interest It just took two hours for Auctioneer Geo
on the $95,000 of borough bonds due April C. Waite to hammer down $4,100 worth of
3d. stock at A. M. Brown's sale last Thursday.
Complaint was made regarding the Farmers are busy tilling the soil for spring
dumping of ashes and paper in the alley | “™P* 4 Sowe are Senreb plowing their corn
between Warfields and Merrimans on Car. | $70". And some oats will be sown tomor-
row.
tin street. The matter was referred to
George Swabb, who has been nursing a
ie Savitary committee with power to bad cold for some weeks is again able to
walk out and enjoy the beantiful spring
J. Henry Wetzel was re-elected borough | weather.
engineer without apposition. The venerable Wm. H. Brouse, who has
Mr. Hamiiion submitted a proposition | een confined to his room for many weeks,
to pave the Diamond with brick. To do | suffering a partial stroke of paralysis, is
thie would require about sixty-five thous- | some better.
and brick and the cost would be about | Col. T. B. Jamison, of Spring Mills, was
$1,300. It was suggested that possibly | here buying horses the early part of the
the county and adjacent property owners | week. The Col. knows a good horse when
would join in bearing the expense of the | he sees one.
work. The matter was referred to the | The venerable Wm. Davis is visiting his
Street committee for investigation and re- | fon-in-law, Wm. Randolph, on Chestnut
port. street. He expects to leave for his home in
The following bills were approved and Michigan some time in May.
orders drawn: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Royer are mourning
DOHOB POY FON. eriesssricsncsnssssiarenssiissiseioess 850.00 | the death of their baby boy, six weeks old,
Water Works pay roll. . 50 | who died on Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Burial
Ponror i 2.30 | Will be made today, in Pine Hall cemetery.
75 | Mrs. James Swabb has a new addition in
ker conservatory, a beautiful Imperatice
110 | Disindes rose in full bloom. It was an Eas-
ter present sent from Erie, and is appreciat-
1.00 | ed very highly.
Last Thursday Mrs, Ida Ewing Johnson
passed her fortieth mile stone. She and Mr.
Johnson spent the day away from home and
on their return, to their great surprise found
the house filled with friends who came with
baskets full of good things to eat as well as
presents.
Potter—~Hoy Compa
W. F. Reynolds......
Wm. and Robt, Green.
Qyris B01 iersssrassnssrmasrress ds evsamans
. B. Rankin, treas. int. on loan
Tota!
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KiLLeEp BY THE KICK OF A HORSE.—
G. Frank Woodring died at his home in
Tyrove, Tuesday afternoon, as the result
of injuries received by being kicked by a
horse at his stable Monday night. Wood-
ring was a contractor for teaming at the
Tyrone paper mill and about 11 o'clock
Monday night he went into his stable to
see il everything was all right with a new
team of horses he had just purchased. As
he was passing behind them one of the an-
imals kicked, striking him on the left tem-
ple, rendering bim unconscious, in which
coudition he lingered until his death en-
sued on Tuesday.
Deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Woodring and was born at Port Ma-
tilda forty-seven years ago. Seventeen
years ago he moved to Tyrone where he
bas made his home since. In 1878 he was
married to Miss Phemie Jane Cowher who
survives with the following cbildren: J.
C. Woodring, Mis. Frances G. Gillmen, B.
W. Woodring, Mrs. Walter Galbraith, Mrs.
Ellsworth Chronister ; Etta, Robert, Mary
and Hubert Woodring, all of Tyrone. Also
his parents and these brothers and sisters :
Blowers and Harry Woodring and Mrs.
Chester Pringle, of Port Matilda ; Zane,
P. B., and Marviv, of Philipsburg ; Dor-
sey, of Milesburg ; Mrs. John Gray, of
Stormstown ; Archy, of Tyrone, and Wal-
ter, of Janesville, Wisconsin.
The deceased was a member of the Jr.
Otder United American Mechanics, the
Union Identification company, and the
Paper Mill Relief department. He served
a few years ago as a member of Tyrone
borough council.
The funeral will take place today. There
will be brief services at his late home on
west Fifteenth street, Tyrone, at 10 o'clock,
and the cortegé will go on the noon train
to Port Matiida, where services will be
held in the Presbyterian church, Revs.
George T. Gunter and W. R. Picken offi-
ciating. Interment will be made in the
Port Matilda Presbyterian cemetery.
eve
——C. P. Hewes Esq., is forging to the
frout in the city of Erie, as last Thursday
he was elected to the office of city solicitor,
a fact his many friends n this place will
no doubt be pleased to learn.
Hublenburg.
Mrs. Katharine McEwen, who has been ill
for the past week, is improving slowly.
Quite a number of young people from our
burg attended commencement at Howard on
Friday evening.
Edward Meyers accompanied by William
Eckley, of Milesburg, spent Sunday at the
home of J. D. Miller.
sims pesmsnames.
Lemont,
Saturday brought an unusually heavy
rain.
Golla Osman spent Easter at the home of
James Osman,
Hammil Bathgate spent Sunday “at the
home of his mother.
Tuesday was pleasant and it reminds us
that spring will come around by and by.
George Meyers moved on Wednesday and
John Mitchell on Thursday of last week.
Trout season opened on Monday but very
few of the speckled beauties were taken.
The farmers are busy turning the soil over
but the backward spring has been against
them.
Miss Eva Bathgate went to Lancaster,
Monday, where she intends attending busi-
ness college.
Charles Klinger and children, and Martha,
his sister, departed for West Virginia Mon-
day forenoon.
Rev. Sechrist will preach the anniversary
sermon for the Lemont Lodge, I. 0.0. F.,
Sunday morning at ten o'clock, in the Unit-
ed Evangelical chureh.
William Rishel and wife are rejoicing over
the arrival of a big son. Suppose William is
planning on putting him to work with a
hammer and tongs in the near future.
Robert Hoy, who has been on the sick list
for about ten months, is now able to walk up
town by the help of two crutches, but has
very little use of his hands and feet.
John Fishel, wife and mother, and Jesse
Klinger, wife and children were entertained
over night last week, by George Roan, with
his new phonograph, and all were delighted
with the music.
The lady who lectured in the Presbyterian
church last Friday evening, on India and
China, was listened to by a large and inter-
ested audience and no one was, or could
have heen disappointed, as the lecture was
interesting. She told of the habits and cus.
toms of the people of the two countries,
The following officers were installed to
serve for the ensuing term in Lemont Lodge,
No.717, 1. 0. 0. F,. by P.D.G. M., J. C.
Etters: N. G., J. H. M. Stover; V.G., J. D.
Wirtz; War, L. F. Mayes; Con.,, W. E.
Grove; Secy., Orin Grove; Chap., Clayton Et-
ters; R.S. to N. G., H. K. Hoy; L. 8. to N.
G., JC. Etters; R. 8. to V, G., James Briggs;
L.8.to V. G,, Thomas Houtz; 0. 8. G., H.
F. Grove; I. 8. G., Willis Houtz; R. S.8.,
Philip Grenoble; L. 8. 8, George Grenoble.
Notice.
On account of the coal strike the Belle-
fonte Central R. R. Co. will curtail the train
service on its line: On and after Thursday,
John Best, a highly respecled citizen, died April 19th, trains Nos. 3 and 4 will be dis-
continued, except on Saturday of each week
at the home of his son, on Monday night, | when the full schedule as at ies will be
after a lingering illuess. Clearfield
Na. As soon as the mines in the a
Pearce Miller returned to Punxsutawney Fo lp ¥ TB Cu. fate
on Monday morning, after spending a few | effect.
days with his parents at this place. : F. H. THOMAS,
Nearly everybody has been doing a little Avil fb. 1906. Superintendent.
u leaving Bellefonte 10:15 discontin-
gardening of late, and planting onions. Of | 4 "ip i. \eqving State College 11:50 dis-
course it will now stop until the onion snow | sontinued.
is over—if it comes this way—and then gar- S—
den making will commence in earnest. ~—Subsoribe for the WATCHMAN,