Bellefonte, Pa., April 27 1906. P, GRAY MEEK, . - . Teams or Scmscmrrios.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the tollowing rates : Paid strictly in advance........cccec...... $1.00 Paid before expiration cf year.......... 1.50 Paid after expiration of year......... 2.00 For the San Francisco Sufferers. While every city and town in the Unit- ed States are doing what they can for the relief of the unfortunate sufferers of the San Francisco catastrophe Bellefonte does not want to be behind and a fund bas al. ready been started fur that purpose. At the request of the secretary of the Pennsylvania branch of the Red Cross so- ciety the Centre Conuty bank will receive all contributions of money made to it und forward the same. Now is the time to give whatever you feel yon can, as it is now the sufferers of San Francisco need it. The contributions to date are as follows : Centre County Banking Co......ccoouve von. First National Bank a Coi. W. Fred Reynold 50.00 Bellefonte Trust Co. 25.00 Dr. Thomas Haye 25.00 rs. H. F. Kurtz... 10.00 Charles R. Kurtz..... . 5.00 Mra. N. J. TWHIDII® courses. corrersmssssiras 1.00 Dr. B. 8. Dorworthiu. ceecccrsmicorsmsimminssine 5.00 Trying to Squeeze the Old War Horse, The Republicans are playing the game of politics very stiff around here just now and unless something is done to smouth over the most recent trick that bas been resorted to by some of the leaders the fur will be flying, thick und fast, by the time their convention meets on the Sth of May. All of the trouble arose over the contest that county chairman H. C. QUIGLEY and Hon. Prin WoOMELSDORF are baving for the endorsement for the Senate. Mr. WoMELSDORF represented this county in the last Legislature and early avowed his intenticn of trying for the Senate. Mr. QUIGLEY was in the field early, also, and at the time United States Senator PENROSE was at the Granger's picnic last fall he made known his desires to the “Boss.” It is reported thas at that time PENROSE told him that be ought vot to hold the county- chairmanship and run for the Senate too, but QUIGLEY was cute enough to see that baving av organization of his own in the county would help very much in turning the Senatorial trick, and here is where he bas WOMELSDORF by the hip. Mr. WOMELSDORF was in town on Mon- day and was not slow in accusing QuiG- LEY'S friends of getting Capt. C. T. Fry- BERGER, of Philipsburg, to announce for the Legislature, hoping thereby to divide the Republicans on the two men from the same place. To retaliate, Mr. WoMELS- DORF persuaded Col. JOHN A. DALEY, of Cartin township, to besome a candidate for the Legislature to draw ff some of QuiG- LEY'S strength, but the Colonel, it ap- pears, didn’t conform to the new rules governing the Republican party. He fail ed to register with the county chairman personally, and when WoMELSDORF cffer- ed to do it for him chairman-candidate QUIGLEY declined to accept 1t as regular. Hearing this Col. DALEY came to town with bay on his horns and Monday night and Tuesday morning there were doings that neatly resulted in wiping Mr. Quia- LEY out as a further factor in any political equation. From this on it will be WoMELSDORF and DALEY against QUIGLEY and FRYBER- GER. Date Fixed for Dedication of New State Capitol. Harrisburg, Pa., April 24.—The capitol dedication commission, ata meeting here today, officially fixed October 4th next as the date for the dedication of the new State capitol. President Rovsevelt and prebably Mrs. Roosevelt and the members of the Piesident’s cabinet and their wives, will attend the exercises. A large grand stand will be erected at the entrance to the capitol for the dedicatory exercises. In the evening it is probable a banquet will be served to which the President and other dignitaries will he invited. The commission cousists of Governor Peuny- packer, Speaker Walton, Senator Fox, of Dauphin; Senator Sproui, of Delaware, and members of the beard of public grounds and buildings. The Governor will com- municate with President Roosevelt regad- iog any soggestions he desires to make relative to the dedication. Pension Law. The age limit pension bill passed by both houses of Congress has become a law. Under its provisions when a soldier of the Civil war arrives at the age of 60 years be is allowed $6 per month without examina- tion as to disability. At 61 he gets $8 ; at 70 years he isallowed $12. The measure does away with any guestion as to disabil- ity, and gives every soldier a pension re- gardless of disease contiacted in the war or since that time. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. John Moyer, aged 78 years, 4 months and 1 day, died recently at his home on the Buruside farm, from a general break- ing down. -e- ——Mig. L. E. Jones, of this place, who was taken to the Williamsport hospital last week suffering with appendicitis, was operated upon yesterday. > ~The store property of the late J, P. Gepbart, in Millheim, was old at public sale last Tharsday to D. J. Neiman. The price paid was §4,750. mms AP ~The three-months-old child of John and Rose Garlick, Austrians, was found dead on Thursday of last week. It was buried in the Catholic cemetery Saturday morning. Bex~NeR.—Harvey H. Benner died at 4:30 o'clock last Sasurday morning, in the very room in which he was horn seventy- eight years ago, in the old Beoner home on High street. Fora nomber of years past be bad been a sufferer with Bright's dis- ease and had lived at Atlantic City in the hope that the salubrions climate there wouid be beneficial, but a couple months ago, realizing tha’ 'e end was coming at a rapid pace, retur.. .. to Bellefonte and took up his residence with his sisters in order to pass his last days amid the scenes of his childhood. Deceased was a son of J. Matlock Ben- ner, one of the old-time families of the town. For many years doring the latter half of his life he conducted a pension agency in Bellefonte but when bis health became impaired some fourteen years ago he went to Atlantic City aod made his home with his nephew, H. C. Baney. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Cars- kadden, Misses Sarah E. aod Delinda H. The funeral was held at 3 o'clock Mon- day afternoon. Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt officiated and interment was made in the Union cemetery. Becupgr.— William Bechdel died quite | suddenly at his home in Blanchard last | Tharsday night. All day Thursday he bad been working around as usual and retired that night in apparent good health. Of late he had been troubled more or less with a bad cough and about 1 o'clock at night he was attacked with a coughing spell and choked to death. Deceased was aged 69 years and had been a resident of Liberty township most all his life. For many years he was one of the most prosperous farmers of that locality but afew years ago he retired from the farm on account of advancing years and moved to Blanchard. He was a member of the Methodist church and an industrious, honest and upright man. He is survived by bis wife and three chil- dren, namely : Charles, of Ouray, Col.; Edward, of Blanchard, and Miss Anna, at home. Two brothers also survive, John and David, on the old homestead farm be- tween Blanchard and Howard. The fan- eral was held on Sunday afternoon. il 1 I Lukexs.—Jesse W. Lukens, ex-burgess and one of the best known residents of Philipsburg, died early last Friday morn. ing after an illness of three weeks with pneumonia. He was thought to be well on the way to recovery but a sudden relapse proved fatal in a few hours. Deceased was forty-six yeais of age and was born in Philipsburg, where he lived all his life. He is survived by his wile and one daughter, Miss Ruth; also his mother, one brother and three sisters. At the time of his death Mr. Lukens was the senior member of the planing mill firm of Lukens & Beck. He was a staunch Democrat and a leading party worker all bie life. The funeral was held, at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. 4 i i i STRAYER.—Robert, the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Strayer, of Bell- wood, died at the home of Lis grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Harpster, at Tadpole, early Wednesday morning, of pneamonia, supetinduced by an attack of measles. The Stravers came from B-llwood several weeks ago to a tend the funeral of William Heber ling, who was killed at Scotia, and while | at the Harpster howe the hoy took the | measles and was vever able to be taken | home. Rev. Bergstresser will officiate at | the funeral which will be held this morn- | ing, interment to be made at Gateshurg. | i i WEAVER. — Harry Weaver, son of Thom- as D. Weaver, of M.shannon, while on his way from his home to Wynburoe, last Fri- day evening, was struck hy a runaway team and injured so badly that he died shortly afterwards He was a member of the Presbyterian church, a Mason and a Red Man. In addition to his father he is survived hy oue sister, Mrs. Harry Forcey, and three brothers, Charles, James and Clarence. The funeral was held on Sun- day, interment being wade in the Askey cemetery. i i i WEAVER. —Mis. Caroline Weaver, wid- ow of the late Theophilus Weaver, died at her home in Harrisburg, last Saturday morning. after an illness of nine weeks with cirrhosis of the liver. Deceased was 71 years of age and was a native of Harris burg. Her husband, who was the eldest son of the well known Weaver family of Ferguson towpsbip, died ahout twelre years ago. She is sarvived bv one son, Vietor M. Weaver, of Chicago. The funer- al was held on Mouday afternoon. i I kL SyiTH. —Henry 8S. Smith died recently at his home in Rochester, Ind., at the age of seventy years. He was a native of Laurelton, Union county, hut was well known throughont the eastern part of Cen- tre from having traveled thas section for years with a thresher and clover haller. He was a brother of Samnel Smith, who died some years ago on the cid Stamp farm | east of Centre Hall. I i i MeMaANAWAY.—Robett C. MeManaway, | a native of Gray«ville, did at his home at : Greenwood Furnace, 01 Saturday night, of | cancer of the stomach. He was aged forty. | eight years and is survived hy his wife, six children, tive brothers and two «ister, : ee i ——1Iu the D. A. K. contest for the best | essays on Revolationary subjects, held at the Stone school Louse, last Friday after. noon, Miss Mary Showers and Raymond i Jenkins were the lucky winners of the five dollar gold prizes. ~— Doll's new soda fountain has been put into commission. ad ——Lincoln E. Swartz bas been appoint ed postmaster at Hublersburg. -te ——Mr. and Mrs. J. Newlin Hall, of Howard, celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday, April 17th. ——— —No more we hear of the Bellefonte gun club which started out last fall with such great purposes in contemplation. ad ——William T. Royer has returned from his trip to Belington, W. Va., and bas de- cided to remain in Bellefonte for the pres- ent. cali ~——A Woodward angler one day recent. ly caught forty tront in Penn's creek not one of which was less than ten inches in length. ee ——The Nittany Inn, State College's pew hotel, bas been completed and was opened for business last week under the management of W. H. Housell. ab ~The Thespians will go to Johnstown tomorrow and in the evening give an en- tertainment in the Flood city for the bene- fit of the San Francisco sufferers, ——J. H. Sands has so far recovered from his recent spell of sickness as to be ont and around again, a fact for which bis many friends feel duly thankful. ~—~—Miss Gertrude Robb, formerly of Nittany, this county, was married last week to T. Warren Martz, of Berwick, a clerk with the Berwick Store company. Scares —— Centre county has already bad a taste of forest fires this year as the Bald Eagle mountain, near Port Matilda, and the Nittany mountain were ablaze last week. rE ——Mrs. Thomas R. Hayes entertained a party of twenty or more ladies at the supper given by the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church, in the lecture room, last evening. ooo ——Wallace Markle, of east High street, is now the possessor of a nice fresh cow which cost him only a quarter of a dollar. The animal was chanced off and he was the holder of the lucky ticket. atl mes ——Miss May McMullen, of Thomas street; was taken to the Bellefonte hos- pital, on Tuesday, snffering with conges- tion of the brain. At 5 o'viock last evening it was reported she was dying. ee ~John Thompson, who had his left leg so badly crushed in a railroad accident near Pittsburg last winter that it had to be amputated, has fally recovered and came to Bellefonte on Tuesday morning. i — —Wednesday evening three civil en- gineers arrived in Coburn, rented the Co- burn band rooms for one month and en- gaged accommodations for a gang of a doz- en or so men who arrived yesterday. They are believed to be the same gang who made a survey throngh Penunsvalley aboat a year ago. cs A rn mam— ~The Ladies Circle of the Latheran church at State College will hold a [fair and festival in the vacant room in the Nit- tany Inn building tomorrow afternoon and evening, for the beoefit of the new Luth- eran church fund. There will be lots of things on sale and plenty of good things to eat. All are invited. PO irmsermne —-—Hugh Crider, accompanied hy W. W. Gephart, took a run to Lock Haven in his Cadilac runabout, Sunday afternoon, and claims to bave made the remarkable | time of going down in one hour and thirty minutes and coming back in an hour and twenty minutes, which, if correct.is proba. bly the record time between the two towns, — A ~——Dr. M. J. Locke went to Philadel- phia on Wednesday to see Dr. Carl 8. Vischer, who is critically ill with cancer. In his frequent trips to this place Dr. Vischer became infatuated with Bellefonte and often expressed the wish that he might spend his last days here. As his condition now is regarded bevond all wed- ical aid it is the intention of Dr. Locke, if it is at all possible to move kim, to bring Dr. Vischer to Bellefonte either tomorrow or Monday that his wishes may be fal. filled. soe —— Rev. George Israel Browne, of Har- risbury, will come to Bellefonte next Wed- nesday for the purpose of officiating as two weddings. The first will be that of John Hinman Gibson, of Philadelphia, and Miss tiome of the bride-eleot’s parents, Mr. and | Mrs. A. J. Cook, on west Linn street, at 11 o'clock in the morning. Only a few friends bave been invited to attend the | ceremony. The second wedding will be that of John Armstrong and Miss Mary Reedy, which will take place in the Epis- ~ copal church at 7 o'clock. ig MARRIAGE LiceNszs. —The following marriage licenses were issued the past week hy Register Earle C. Tuten. Denais Callan, of Altoona, aud Ehzabet Brown, of Bellefonte. Earnest Moore, of Jalian, and Blanche Nearhool, of Port Matilda. Harry K Stine, of Wilmeiding, and Minnie McClure, of Philipsburg Harnison L. Smith, of Beaver Falls, and Hattie P. Giiffith, of Axe Mann. Charles M. Confer and Elsie Strunk, both of Howard. Gastavi= T. Rumberger and Lelah A. Grove, both of Philipshuryg. Robert C. Barns, of Johnstown, aod Elizabeth Taylor, of Bellefonte. Gordon W. Ardell and Sue M. Hender- son, both of Julian. BURNS--TAYLOR.—A pretty but un- pretentious wedding was that celebrated at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, at the home of Mrs. Annie Taylor, on east How- ard street, when her daughter, Miss Eliza- beth Taylor, was united in marriage to Robert C. Barns, late of the State College Times force. The officiating minister was Rev. W. M. Rearick, pastor of the Luth- eran church. There were no attendants and only the immediate members of the bride’s family were present to witness the ceremony. The bride looked quite pretty in an all-white gown. Following the ceremony a delicious wed- ding breakfast was served and at 1 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Burns departed for a brief honeymoon trip to New York and other cities in the east. On their retarn they will take op their residence in Jobustown where the bridegroom has accepted a posi- tion on one of the newspapers. ew York —HurcnixsoN,—Dr. Harry J. York, of Warriorsmark, and Miss Frances Hutchinson, formerly of Warriorsmark bug now of Washington, D. C., were married in the Epiphany Episcopal church in Wash- ington, at 6.30 o'clock, Tuesday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey F. York and Frank K. Mattern, of Warriors- mark, were present at the ceremony. The bridegroom is a graduate of State College and is well known by many Centre coun- tians. The young couple are now away on a honeymoon trip through the south bat will be at home to their friends after May 12th in Warriorsmark, where Dr. York has es- tablished quite a successful practice. —— SWARM—HARTMAN.—A quiet wedding solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. B. Hartman, Millheim, Tuesday of last week, was that of their daughter, Miss Ma- ry E. Hartman, who was married to Wil- liam L. Swarm, of Wyoming. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. B.R. M. Sheeder, pastor of the Lutheran charch, in the presence of only a few invited guests. Mr. and Mrs. Swarm left on the morning train for a brief wedding trip after which they will take up their residence in Wy- | oming, where the bridegroom is a lieuten- ant io the state constabulary. eet reese SNYDER—HEBERLING.—Monday of last week David Soyder and Miss Edna Heber- ling, of Tyrone, went to Corning, N. Y., where they were quietly married, return- ing on Tuesday as far as Beech Creek where they visited friends the balance of the week, waiting the usual parental forgive. ness enmmons. The bridegroom is a young man in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company while the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Heberling, formerly of Ferguson township, this county. > HousEMAN—Lucas.—Grant Houseman, of Altoona, and Miss Jlla Lucas, of Centre county, were married at the parsonage of the Fourth Lutheran church, in Altoona, at 5 o'clock Monday evening, by Rev, D. P. Drawbaugh. The bridegroom is em- plosed in the plumbing departnient of the Pennsylvania railroad shops, while the bride ie a most estimable young lady. Mr. and Mrs. Houseman will go to houce- keeping at once in their own newly far- nished home. SHECKLER—-WALLACE.—A pretty wed- ding occurred at the Baptist parsonage, Milesburg, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock, when pastor A. C. Lathrop spoke the words which joined in the bonds of holy matrimony Charles Sheckler and Nellie B. Wallace. Both are well known and highly esteemed young people of Miles- burg, and bave many friends who will re- joice with them in this happy event. We join with others in congratulations. -oe GRAHAM—SHANK. — Charles Grabam, eighteen years of age, and Miss Mabel Shank, fifteen years old,both of Blanchard, went to Elmira, N. Y., last Wednesday, were married there aud returned home Thursday evening. The bride just two weeks ago gradoated from the Liberty township High school. aad DILLEN—CAMPBELL.—Frank W. Dil. len and Miss Nannie M. Campbell, both of Julian, came to Bellefonte Wednesday morning and going to the United Brethren parsonage were married by the pastor, Rev. A. Davidson, returning home in the after- noon. eben BROWN —OSHALE.— Daniel 8. Brown, of Lock Haven, and Miss Anua E. Oshale, of Laucaster, came to Bellefonte Wednesday of last week aod that evening were married Blauche Cook, which will take place at the | at the parsonage of the United Brethren church by the pastor, Rev. Davidson. GERTS—LINGLE. — Herman Gents, of Jobnsonburg, and Miss Nellie Lingle, granddaughter of Capt. G. W. Lingle, of Blanchard, were married, last week, at Olean, N. Y. Dr. ATHERTON HOME AGAIN—Dr. George W. Atherton returned to State Col- lege on Tuesday afternoon after three months of rest and convalescence on the Pacific coast. [It is gratifying to know that he comes back with renewed vigor, for as his acamen and twenty years of indefatig- able labor have built Pennsylvania State College into one of the hest institutions of learning in the conntiy, its to be hoped that he may he physically able to consum- mate the ambitions plans he has had for her further growth and unification into a | great university seem 10 none, ax is the great State thar supports her. 18 i a great personality that possesses presvience and the unvelfishness to use it exclusively in the development of an iustitution that shall be for the benefit of all. Few men bave had it, but like, Dr. Harper, they are the great need of our century. A RUNAWAY.—Tom Beaver's big bay | team of horses ran away last Friday morn- ing upsetting and badly damaging one of the Cold Spring milk wagons. The team was being used to haul some stone into town from the vicinity of the Nittany far. pace. One large stone had been loaded on the wagon and the driver was on his way to town when he noticed the stone was slipping off. He stopped the team and with a crow-bar was endeavoring to pry the stone back in position when the horses evi- dently took fright at something, gaves jump which threw both stone and driver off the wagon then started in the pike at break-neck speed. In the vicinity of the big spring on Water street the team collided with the Cold Spring milk wagon, upset- ting it and badly damagivg the same as well as spilling all the milk. Right behind the Cold Spring wagon was Shivery’s dairy wagon but the driver bad presence of mind enough to enable him to pull to one side of the street then spring out and catch the runaway horses. He succeeded in stopping them bot in doing #0 both animals were thrown down aud when finally extricated from the wagon aud harness both borses | were more or less cut and bruised while the | harness were a complete wreck. Pine Grove Mention. The grain fields never looked more prom- ising. Mrs. D. H. Weaver, who has been ill for several days is on the mend. Mrs. Higgins, of Pittsburg, has been visit- ing friends here. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Hess were Bellefonte visitors on Sunday. Fishermen are plenty but fish are scarce. Not one big fish story in town. Mrs. Marian, wife of Ed Williams, has been at death’s door for several days. James Everhart, who has been housed up some weeks, is able to be out again. Jos. H. Heberling has been confined to his bed the past week with a severe attack of rheumatism, Mrs. Samuel Wilson bas been ill with heart trouble, causing her friends and family much alarm, Mr. and Mrs. John Strouse were visitors at the well known Strouse home at Pine Hall or Saturday. William Reed, of Bellefonte, is handshak- ing with friends of long agoin and out of | town this week. D. Keller Mothersbaugh and family came up from Williamsport for a weeks stay with relatives about Boalsburg. John Durner and Harry Barnes, of Boals- burg, were royally entertained at Harry Shugert’s home on Sunday. J. H. and E. C. Ross, of Lemont, coal and grain merchants, were circulating among the farmers here on Tuesday. Mr. Samuel Ewing, one of Stone valley's representative men and successful farmers, was in town in the early part of the week. Mrs. Ed. Burchfield, Mrs. B. E. Stumm and Mrs. Newt Miller, all of Altoona, have been visiting Centre county friends the past week, W. H. Brown, of Boalsburg; Mrs. J. C. Decker, of Altoona, and Mrs, Ross Grove, of Benore, are at the Brown home on Main street. There will be a meeting of Capt. J. O. Campbell Post, 272, G. A. R., in their hall, Saturday the 28th, at 2 p. m., a full turnout being requested. F. W. Thomas, right bower to J. D. Near: hood on the steam saw mill, moved to Baileyville last week so as to be more con. venient to his job. Mr. E. B. Yeakley is a very industrious fellow since the shut down at Scotian. He has been busy as a nailer assisting G. W. Potter on the farm. Rev. D. Y. Brouse, of Port Royal, was greeting old friends here in the early part of last week. He was hastily called home on account of his father’s illness. Mr. aud Mrs. J. B. Murtoff enjoyed a drive through the valley to visit relatives at Birmingham in the early part of the week, as sprightly as a bride and groom. W. Cal Meyers, a well known stock raiser on the Branch, the other day was attacked by a short horn bull, and had a nearby neighbor not come to his rescue the under. taker would have had a job. Spéing Mills. Housecleaning is now in blast, and sv is whitewashing. Since G. C. King has started his saw mill a short distance above the R. R. station, it wakes things quite lively in that neighbor. hood. Wm. Gramley bas removed his heunery from the pike to back of his barn, a much better location. Mr. Gramly is largely en- gaged in raising choice pounitry. Professor Hosterman has a large school this term, over fifty pupils. There i- no spring nor sumer school for the little peo. ple und of course they are not very sorry. Harvey Confer, of Millheim, formerly of this place when interested in the Spring Mills planing mill, was here for a day or two last week visiting old friends. He has hosts of them bere. Well, we bad the ‘‘ounion snow” on Mon. day last, now garden making will commence in earnest. All day Monday and Tuesday wus really winter like, an overcoat being decidedly comfortable. Miss Lizzie Stover returned from the city last week and had her grand opening of millinery goods. Yesterday I stepped into her rooms to see what was new in that line and notwithstanding only part of the goods were opened, I saw some of the latest novelties in summer head wear. The Intest shapes in Milan straw and Italian braid are strikingly bandsome. In fact the summer styles of all hats for Indies and Misses’ are quite uretty this season. Miss Stover is do. ing quite a lurge business. —Not having been in the lime-light for some time France is coming forth with an embryo revolution. We thought revolu- tions obsolete except in Central American countries. et ————————— Lemont. Jobn Mitchel and wife Sundayed at the county seat. Sunday was the first beautiful Sunday for many weeks. Grace Stutter is spending a couple weeks at the home of James Osman. The farmers are hard at work getting the soil ready to received the oats. Dr. F. K. White fished these streams Tues- day and caught a few speckled beauties. Cora Bathgate went to Philadelphia Mon. day where she will stay part of the summer. Mrs. George Glenn and son and Mrs, Krebs spent Thursday of last week in Belle- fonte, Chas. G. Getz went to Wilksbarre last week where he has a position with a tele- phone company as inspector of lines. Monday brought us rain then snow while Tuesday morning the ground was frozen and in places exposed to the cold wind ice was formed. Lemont Young American band serenaded the town last Thursday evening and had a large crowd out to listen to their fine selec: tions of music. Schreck Bros., have put out about & ear load of buggies and carriages up to this time, | for this spring, which shows well for them and the work they do. Rev. Sechrist, of the United Evangelical church, preached the anniversary sermon for Lemont lodge, No. 717, last Sunday, and everyone present was well pleased and much benefitted by the services. 4 WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Wednesday, April 18. William Friel, of Brooklyn, was as- phyxiated by gas in a cottage at At- lantic City. Edmund J. James, president of the appointment of delegate to the Pan- American Conference. The 38th annual meeting of the Con- gregational Association of New Jersey was held in Washington, D. C. Charles W. Morgan, of Baltimore, shot his wife and then killed himself. Mrs. Morgan was ont fatally injured. Captain W. A. Powell, aged 81 years, treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly, died at Atlanta, Ga., after a short iliness. Thursday, April 19. William Schenk and James Farrell, of Newark, N. J., were killed at Nor- walk, Conn., while stealing a ride on a freight train. Charles P. Donnelly, of Philadelphia, was elected chairman of the Pennsyl- vania Democratic state committee to succeed J. K. P. Hall. In a collision between a freight train and an express on the Pennsylvania railroad near New Florence, Pa., nine passengers were injured. Secretary Taft notified the senate committee on inter-oceanic canals that the type of canal to be built on the Isthmus of Panama must be deter- mined at once or work must be sus- pended. Friday, April 20. Professor Curie, the discoverer of ra. dium, was run over and kifled by @ wagon in Paris. W. D. Zehnder, president of the Scranton (Pa.) Bolt and Nut company, died of pneumonia. William H. Gardner, a showman and associate of the late James A. Bailey, died of pneumonia in New York. The general officers of the National Guard of Pennsylvania decided to hold the division encampment at Gettysburg July 21-28. The glass factory of the George Jon. as company at Minotola, N. J., and sev- eral dwellings were destroyed by fire entailing a loss of $100,000. Saturday, April 21. William Beckers, a millionaire, of Milwaukee, Wis.,, committed suicide al Mobile, Ala. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad was found guilty in Chicago of granting rebates and fined $40,000. The Reading Railway shops at Read. ing, Pa., will work 36 hours a week, owing to the anthracite shutdown. John C. Lyme, a former poor director of Dauphin county, Pa., committed sui- cide by shooting at Harrisburg, owing to ill health. Angered because she had repeatedly rejected his offers of marriage, Fred erick Laing shot and killed his niece, Katie Gordon, a Hungarian girl, at New Brunswick, N. J. Monday, April 23. Andrew Carnegie has given Lehigh University $100,000 for the erection of dormitories. Russell Ricker was swept over the Lehigh dam at Easton, Pa., while fish: ing and was drowned. Fred E. Platt, brother of United States Senator Thomas C. Platt, died at Oswego, N. Y., aged 87 years. From drinking wood alcohol, three men working on Tidewater railroad construction near Radford, Va., are dead. Catharine Hess was held up near her home in Lancaster, Pa. choked, carried two squares and robbed of her purse and & bank book. Tuesday, April 24. ‘While temporarily insane, John Van Suan, vice president of the Dillingham Publishing company, of New York, shot and killed himself. Major Harry C. Greenawalt, a clerk in the Pennsylvania state treasury at Harrisburg, died suddenly at his home at Fayetteville. Fire destroyed a large barn at the Union stock yards at Indianapolis, Ind., burning to death 75 horses and 25 more were killed in a stampede. The employes of the round house and machine shops of the Reading Railway Company at Shamokin, Pa. will work only two weeks a month, =. i
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