Bellefonte, Pa., May 18, 1906.
P. GRAY MEEE, - » - Eptron
Teans or Svsscrirriox.—Until further notice
tals paper will be furnished to subscribers at the
following rates :
Paid strictly in advance.................... $1.00
Paid before expiration of year.......... 1.50
Paid after expiration of year......... - 30D
Democratic Primary Election and Con-
vention,
The Demoeratic voters of Centre county will
meet at the regular places for holding the gener-
al elections, in their respective election districts,
©0 Saturday, June 20d, 1906, to elect delegates to
the County Convention. Under the rules of the par-
ty the officers for holding the primaries will con-
sist of the committeeman and two assistants in
each district, and the election will be opened at
3 o'clock p. m., and close at 7 o'clock p. m.
The delegates chosen at the above stated time
will meet in the court house, in Bellefonte, on
Tuesday, June 5th, 1906, at 12 o'clock noon and
nominatejthe following :
Ore candidate for Congress,
One candidate for Senate,
One candidate for Assembly,
One candidate for Jury Commissioner.
Three Congressional Conferees,
Three Senatorial Conferees,
A Chairman of the County Committee to serve
from the 1st day of January, 1907, to the 1st day
of January, 1908, and transact such other business
as may come before the convention,
APPORTIONMENT OF DELEGATES,
The number of delegates ‘o which each elee-
tion district is entitled based upon the vote for
President in 1004, and as apportioned by the
County Committee in 1004, is as follows :
BOROUGHS
i “ West,......0..
Worth...
Bellefonte, N W12s...3 |
“ SW.1m...3
" ww.n...1 | ee
Centre Hal .52..2 i |
oward........ 43.1 we |
Milesburg SN... we, |
Hitiheim erase ; wal 3
psburg, vo Be on
58 2W. 01.2 | heed
Bo ™ i 3V.5..1 | ed
uth Philipsburg2s...1 wee
State College........75..1 | 2
Unionville............ 4..1 | wd
TOWNSHIPS | Rush, North, we)
Benner, North......04...1 | “South wad
Routh ......50..1 | vrneS.l
..1 | Snow Shoe, East.101...2
wl “ est... 47...1
«.1 | Spring, North .....57...1
ed} South Ww,
ed} * West. nd
..1 | Taylor el
2 | Union we}
ned eed
4 | =.
2 «3
E
Total... ccs v0 4018.51
Ase
est........1,,
Half Moon..........19..1 |
Breeevoxte, Pa., May 12th, 190¢,
I hereby certify that in accordance with the
rules of the Democratic party of Centre county
requiring the registraticn of a!l candidates three
weeks prior to the primary election, the follow.
ing named persons have daly registered and are
eligible to be voted for ut the primaries:
Congress—H. 8. Taylor, Bellefonte Boro.
Senate—R. M. Foster, State College,
Senate—W, C, Heinle, Bellefonte Boro.
Assembly—John Noll, Bellefonte Boro.
Jury Commissioner—D, W, MeCloskey, Boggs
wp.
Jury Commissioner—J, A, Hazel, Spring Twp,
H. © TAYLOR,
Chairmaag.
Democratic County Committee for 1906.
Precinet, Name, P, 0, Address.
Bellefonte NW J. C. Harper, Bellefonte
“ Sw P. H. Gerrity, "
" ww Geo, BR, Meek, "
Centre Hall Boro D, J. Meyer, Centre Hall
Howard “ Howard Moors, Howard
Milesburg * Ed Grove Milesbarg
Millheim Pierce Musser, Millheirn
Philipsburg 1st W Dr. F. K. White, Philipsbur,
Pe "Sra W Jacob Swires, ips .
srd W Ed. G. Jones, t"
B. Pt aipshurg Joseph Gates, “
State College Boro D. G. Meek, State College
Uniuaville P. J. MeDonell, Fleming
Bevn.ner Twp. N P Jobu F, Grove, Belletonte
“ S P John Grove, “RP. Db
Boggs Twp. N P Ira P. Confer, Yarnell
E P J.C. Barnhart, Retard
. WP Seymoré Confer, Milestiirg
Burnside Twp. William Hipple, Pine tsienn
College D. A. Grove, St, Coliege KF D1
Curtin “ R. A. Poorman, tomola
Fergnson “ EP Wm, H. Fry, Pine Grove Mills
% * WP samner Miller, Penna Furnace
Gregg Twp. NP J.C. Rossman, Spring Mills
ji E P H. P. Herring, Penn Hall
iG WP John Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp, W P Raph E. Stover, Aaronsburg
ag E P L. D. Orndort, Yoodward
Half Moon Twp. Emory Mote, Stormstown
Harris . John Weiland, Boalshurg
Howard " A. M. Butler, Howard
Huston a" Henry Hale, Julian
Liberty Twp. E P D. 8, Smith Blanchard
Liberty Twp. W P Albert Bergner, Monument
Marion “ 4. W, Orr, Walker
Miles Twp EP Thos N, Stover, Livonia
bs M P Geo, B. Winters, Smalton
o W PG. Ed. Miller, Millheim
Patton Twp. Thos. M. Huey, Waddle
Penn Al Auman, Ceburn
Potter “ 8 P F, A.Carson, Potters Mills
$e * N P Geo, H. Emerick, Centre Hall
" “ WP J P Spancler, Tusseyville
Rush ©“ XN P Wm, E. Frank, Philipsburg
*" * EP Fred Wilkinson, Munson Sta,
" ‘* 8 P Heory G. Danneker, Retort
Snow Shoe E P Lawrence Redding, Snow Shoe
James Culver Moshannon
wp
Spring Twp. N P Wm. Carson, Bellefonte
id 8 P John Multinger, Pleasant Gap
“ WP DJ Kelley, Bellefonte
Taylor Twp. P. A. Hoover, Port Matilda
Union « Mark Hall, Fleming
Walker Twp EP Solomon Peck, Nittany
1d M P Wm. Minnich, Hublersburg
“ W P John Cole, don
Worth * J. A. Williams, Port Matilds
H. 8, TAYLOR,
County Chairman,
H. J. Jacxsos, Secretary.
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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 has al.
ready been started for that purpose.
At the request of the secretary of the
Pennsylvania branch of the Red Cross so-
ciety the Centre County bank will receive
all contributions of money made to it und
forward the same. Now is the time to
give whatever you fel yon can, as it is
pow the sufferers of San Francisco need it,
The contributions to date are as follows :
Centre County Bankmg Co . 8100.00
First National Hank.......... 100.00
Col. W. Fred Reynolds 30.00
Bellefonte Trust Co.... 25 00
. Thomas R. Hayes. dasiosis. i « O.00
Mr«. H. F. Kurtz 10.00
Charles R, Kurtz, 5.00
Mrs. N. J. Twitmi Lo
, E. 8, Dorworth........... AL0
Bellefonte M. EK, church, 00,5)
Bellefonte U. B. ehureh.. 14.50
Fdward Richard... 5.00
Mrs. Edward Richard..... 5 0
Pine Hall Reformed church... 10.38
Pine Hall Retormed church... 0.6%
Struble.... 1.00
Roadiord 100
Ibert Hradfo . i
Bellefonte st. John's Reformed church... 20,65
Bellefonte Presbyterian church. ...ovvviinne 100,00
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Deati oF DE. Carn V. ViscHER.—Iu
the death of Dr. Carl V. Vischer, at the
home of Dr. M. J. Locke in this place, at
8:30 o'clock Suaday morning, Bellefonte
and Centre county feels the loss of this
eminent surgeon almost as much as does
Philadelphia, the city of his nativity. Dr.
Vischer bad heen exceptionally successful
in bis briel career as an operating surgeon,
a fact so w..] demonstrated by his work in
this place. He was a man of untiring zeal
and energy and, notwithstanding his large
practice in Philadalphia, which overtaxed
bis strength, he was at all times ready to
hearken to any call for his services which
came from Bellefonte for, as he frequently
expressed himself, he loved the town and
the people; and more than once he said
that when bis time would come he hoped
Lie could come here to die, a wish thas was
gratified to the meagre consolation, if such
it can be termed, of his numerous friends
here. From the Philadelphia Ledger we
reprint the following sketch of his life :
Dr. Carl V. Vischer was born in 1867 aud
was the son of C. A. Vischer, n druggist for
twenty-four years at 1216 Girard avenue, he
received his early training in the Philadel.
phia public schools. He studied at the acad-
emy of the New Church at Bethayres, Pa.,
and in 1857, at the age of 20, was graduated
from Hahnemann college. During the next
year he was resident physician at the Chil-
dren's hospital. In 1888 he went to Europe
and studied in the Universities of Heidelberg
and Vienna, iva Hs attention particularly
to su and pathology.
RT here, he took the chairs of
pathology and of surgery at the Hahnemann,
and, then only 23 years old, introduced the
study of bacteriology there. He was one of
the organizers of St. Luke's hospital, and
when the first trustees despaired of its sue-
cess, did much to save it by sending his
patients there and by other aid.
During this time he found hours to devote
to his duties as cousulting surgeon at the
M¢Kinley Memorial hospital at Trenton, and
to the Wilmington Homeopathic hospital,
where he held the same position, as
well as to writé for American Medicine,
Annals of Surgery and the American Journal
ot Homeopathy. He was president of the
Oxford Medical club und a member of the
Homeopathic County Medical society, the
American Institute of Medicine, the A. R
Thomas Medical club.
In social life he was just as active, being a
member of the Pennsylvania Historical
society, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the
Navy League, the Automobile club and the
Columbia club. An enthusiastic sportsman,
who had hunted the moose in Maine and
smaller game in the South, he was a member
of the Nittany Rod and Gun club, of Belle-
foute, and of the Philadelphia Athletic club.
He was a member of the Royal Arcanum. In
Masonic eireles he was a member of Jerusalem
chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, a senior
warden of Concordia Lodge, a knight of St.
John's Commandery, a member of the Phila-
delphia Consistory and a Mystic Shriner,
connected with Lu Lu Temple. :
Constant in his attention to these mani-
fold connections, he fell an easy prey to that
dread disense, diabetes, when it suddenly
made itself apparent a year ago last Novem-
ber, particularly, bis friends say, becanze he
continued, save for a trip to Georgia last
January. when he spent several weeks hunt-
ing small game, to work as he had worked
all his life. He was taken to Bellefonte on
Nay first but was then beyond all medical
aid.
Doctor Vischer was an only child, and
his death leaves his father without a rela-
tive. A widow, who was Miss Emily
Pierce, daughter of Dr. Thomas Pierce, of
3 csonah, Mion., and two small sons sur-
vive,
Brief funeral services were held at the
bome of Dr. Locke, on Allegheny street,
Monday evening, Rev. J. A. Platts officiat-
ing.
The remains were taken to Philadelphia
oa the 8:16 p. m. train Monday and taken
$) his late home on Poplar street from
where the funeral was held on Wednesday,
A life well rounded out, full of nobility,
sympathy and helpfuloess, gone out, leav-
iw a void that eternity alone can fill.
Althongh—
“To lise in hearts we leave bshind is not to
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GARRETSON. — Mes. Caroline Miller
Garretson, wife of deputy sheriff George
W. Garretson, died at ber home in Hunt-
ingdon on Sunday afternoon, after a pro-
longed illuess with a complication of dis
eases. Deceased was born in Huntingdon
sixty-seven years ago and lived all her life
there. She was a most estimable woman
and was well known by a nnmber of peo-
ple in this place, baving frequently visited
here in the past when her brother, John C.
Miller, lived in Bellefoute.
She is sarvived by her husband and two
children, Mrs. Martha G. Caldwell aod
George N. Garretson; one sister, Mies Mary
B. Miller, of Bellefonte, and two brothers,
William, of Waterloo, Iowa, and John C.,
now of Barneshoro. The funeral was held
on Wednesday afternoon, interment being
made in the Fairview cemetery at Hant-
ingdon.
is by
READINGER.—Nicholas Readioger died
as the home of David Kinkead, in Philips.
burg, Tuesday of last week, of a general
breaking down of the system. He was
aged eighty-seven years and is survived by
the following children : Mrs. David Kin-
kead aud Miss Amanda Readinger, of Phil.
ipsburg; Mrs. Miller, of Reading; Heory,
of West Point, Neb., and Nicholas, of
Allentown. He also leaves one brother
and a sister living at Fleetwood, to which
place the 1emaius were taken on Friday for
burial.
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Wise. —H. I. Wise died at his home in
Berwick on Saturday evening, May 5th, of
apoplexy. Deceased was forty-three years
of age and was a vative of Centre county,
baving heen boin wear Zion where he
lived until about nine years ago when he
move | to Berwick. He is survived by his
wile and four children ; his mother, one
sister and a brother, all of Berwick.
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GI8BONEY.—Frank Gibhoney, a former
tesident of Philipsburg, died ina Pitts-,
burg hospital on Wednesday norving after
an illness of thiee weeks. He is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Troutman, of
Philipsburg; his mother, three sisters and
three brothers. The remains were brought
to Philipsburg for interment.
Centre connty about twenty years ago and
Havpr.—Simeon Haupt, one of the old-
est and most familiar figures of Bellefonte,
died at his home on west Logan street, at
10 o'clock Friday evening, after a few
day’s illness. He had not been in the best
of health for some time though able to be
oat and around until a week ago last San-
day evening when he was stricken with
paralysis. He was render>d unconscious
and in that condition he lingered until the
end came.
Deceased was the son of Henry and Mary
Campbell Haupt and was born in Trever.
ton, Pa., January 20th, 1827, thus making
his age 79 years past. He came to Belle-
fonte while yet a young man and lived
bere ever since. For many years past he
was one of the tipstaves in the county court.
He was united in marriage to Miss Catha-
rine Yarger, of Hartleton, who survives
with the following children : Alfred B.,
Mrs. Emanuel Kiepper and Mrs. Melton
Sample, of Philadelphia; Henry and Mis,
G. F. Musser, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Phil D.
Foster and Mrs. Frank Crosthwaite, State
College; he also leaves one sister, Mrs,
Louise Yolton, of Treverton.
The faneral was beld from the house at
2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. James
B. Stein, of the Methodist church, officiated
aud interment was made in the Union
cemetery.
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RUTTER. —A very sudden death in Pat- |
ton township, was that of L. C. Rutter,
which occarred on Saturday afternoon
while he was engaged at his work as saper-
intendent as the Red Bank ore mines of the
Bellefonte furnace company. Mr. Rutter
was apparently in the best of health and
had eaten a hearty dinner. About four
o'clock in the afternoon he suddenly fell to
the ground and hy the time some of the
workmen got to his side he was dead.
Heart disease was the cause.
Deceased was born at Bloomsburg and
was fifty-six years of age. He came to
for many years worked in some capacity
at the ore mines at Scotia or Red Bank.
He was a man possess2d of an exceptionally
genial character and bad hosts of friends
who keenly feel his untimely death. He
is survived by his wife but no children.
The remains were taken to Bloomsburg on
Tuesday for interment.
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BARR.—Fountain C. Barr died at his
home in Altoona, lass Wednesday after-
noon, of hemorrhages of the stomach, after
an illness of six days. He was forty-two
years of age and a native of Centre county,
having been born in Ferguson township.
A number of years ago he located in Al-|
toona where he was employed as a plasterer
by the Knickerbocker Construction com-
pany. He is survived by his wife and two
children, ix brothers and four sisters. The
funeral was held on Saturday.
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HorLrLipay.—Robert I. Holliday, super-
intendent of the Delaware division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, died at his home in
Dover, Del., last Satarday, of apoplexy.
He was fifty-eight years of age and was a
son of Flemming Holliday, having been |
born in Blair county. He had many
friends in Bellefonte aud Centre county as
well as in various parts of the State. He
entered the railroad service in 1869 and
gince that bad risen from a rod-mau and
surveyor to the position of division saper-
intendent. He is survived hy his wife and
two sons,
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WALK. —Michael Walk died at his home |
at O-ceoln Mills last Saturday, at the age
of forty-nine years. He was a son of the
late Benjamin and Sarab Walk, aud was
born in Taylor township, this county. He
is snrvived by bis wile, six sons and one
daughter; also two sisters, Mrs. Thomas
Soyder, of Vail, and Mrs. Mary J. Han-
cock, of Windber. Tie funeral wae held
on Tuesday, the remains being taken to
M:. Pleasant cemetery,in Taylor township,
for interment.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES, —The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register Earle C. Tuten.
W. T. Vail, of Moshannon, and C. M.
Burns, of Snow Shoe.
John Dauke and Mary Belks, both of
Clarence.
Clarence E. Miller, of Pittsbarg, and
Anna M. Bruogart, of Rehersharg.
Millard B. Albright and Della Mal-
linger, both of Yeagertown.
Samoner W. Eisenhuth, of Miflinburg,
and Elizabeth M. Alexander, of Centre
H-1.
Foster 8. Heckman and Masy A. Long,
both of Spriug Mills.
Sm——— A oo osnnm—
——Lro Stevens, the balloonist, had a
narrow escape from death on Tuesday after-
noon. With Tracey A. Tisdell he made an
accent in New York for the parpose of tak-
ing moving pictures. With a gas balloon of
25,000 cubic feet capacity, they arose to
a height of twelve bandred feet and were
sailing through the clouds on a course di-
rectly up the Hodson river when their
balloon suddenly collapsed aud they fell
rapidly into the river ata point at the foos
of the Palisades, opposite Yonkers. They
were dragged over rocks and islands until
utterly exhausted when they were rescued
by some fishermen in boats. The injuries
sustained by the two mien were slight but
they lost their camera and other parapher-
nalia.
——
——For some time past the sills of the
big plate glass windows in some of the
store rooms in the Brockethoff house block
bave been sinking and to avoid any broken
glass by their giviog away entirely car-
penters this week removed the old sills and
| are to the effect that the condition of Judge
——Clement Dale E:«q, will he the |
Memorial day orator in Bellefonte.
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——Jobh G. Platt aod family have
moved from Philipsburg to Atlantic City.
——— Ap mst
—— On Wednesday State College defeated
the Army base ball team at West Point by
the score of 9 to 2.
—
-— Hezekiah Sproul, of Mingoville,
bas bad his pension increased from ten to
twelve dollars a month.
~The entertainment given by the
gymoasium classes at the Y. M. C. A. on
Tuesday evening was well worth the price
of admission.
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——George Tanner got quite a bad fall
in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium last Satur-
day and as a result is aow nursing a badly
braised head avd shoulders.
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~The Samuel Masser farm located
near Penn Hall was sold at exeentor’s sale
last week and bought by the two sons,
John and Samuel Jr., for $61.55 an acre.
~—=—Aupouncement has just been made
of the marriage in Atlantic City, on April
21st last, of Miss Eleanore Kathryn Barns,
of Howard, and Edwin Forest Watt, of
Philadelphia.
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——James R. Hughes bas just bonght a
new flag, one twelve by twenty-five feet in
size, which he intends unfurling for the
first time on the morning of June 8th, the
day of the dedication of the soldiers’ monn-
ment.
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——It is said that the same parties who
built the new Dimeling hotel in Clearfield
have secared an option on a very desirable
location in Lock Haven with a view of
erecting a hotel similar to the Dimeling in
that place.
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——Mrs. Mclinay, wife of Rev. G. W.
Mecllnay, of Spring Mills, underwent a
serious operation in the Lock Haven hos-
pital about ten daye ago but at this wris-
ing is reported as getting along as well as
can he expected.
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—~—0On Monday Charles Woodin, of Ty-
rone, went to Clearfield, took a look at the
Windsor house, asked the proprietor what
he would take for the place, closed the
deal in less than half an hour and took
charge on Tuesday morning. .
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~——Mr. A. G. Morris, of Tyrone, on
Tuaesday completed ten years service asa
member of the board of managers of the
Huntingdon reformatory and Wednesday
morning he received notice that he had
been appointed for anosher ten years’ term
by Governor Pennypacker.
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——Don’t forget that there Las been a
change in the dates for “The Drummer
Boy of Shiloh.” Instead of May 20.h,
30th and 31st, it will be given on Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday, May 31st and
Jane 1st and 20d, with a probability of its
being repeated on the night of June 8th,
the day of the dedication of the soldiers’
monument,
SS.
——The latest reports from Lock Haven
C. A. MAYER, of that place, is such that
there is grave donbt of his recovery. He
rallied so nicely from the operation he un-
derweunt in the Germantown hospital sev-
eral weeks ago that all was thought to be
well, but Le bas not been gaining strength
lately ; in fact he bas been losing and the
worst is feared.
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——Eugineers have completed the sar-
vey for a piece of stat: road under the State
Highway act, from Fryberger's mill to
Troy's bridge, near Philipsburg, and work
on the same will he hegun soon. In the
meantime the move started in this place
last fall for a state road between Bellefonte
and Milesburg seems to have gone the way
of the Bellefonte—State College trolley
road movement, as neither one has heen
heard of for a long time.
Spring Mills,
J. H. Hoch and T. B. Smith, of New Ber-
lin, were here last week visiting friends in
the valley.
The cold wave which struck the valley
the forepart of last week with a slight frost
and some ice, apparently did no particular
damage.
The Spring Mills team was again the
victor in the game with the Centre Hall nine
on Saturday last, the score being 17 to 12.
On Saturday next the Spring Mills nine
will play a game with the Millheim team.
John Snavely is making arrangemeuts to
turn his building, formerly occupied as a
tin shop, and will remodle it entirely. He
intends opening a photographic gallery. Mr.
Snavely understands the business thorough-
1s.
D. H. Schlegal deals very largely in wall
paper, and is kept very busy hanging it.
Mr. Schlegal sys that he has now on file
enough orders to keep him busy til July.
He is sole agent for firms in Chicago, Phila-
delphia and Pittsburg.
Whose duty is it to repair the board walk
from the iron bridge over Penus creek to
the Evangelical church building? This walk
isin a deplorable condition, and on a dark
night simply a dangerous trap for some pe-
destrian tec meet with a serious accident.
A very large surprise party greeted Mrs,
Braucht, on Friday evening last, it being
the anniversary of her birthday, and it was
certainly much to that lady's astonishment,
as she had not the remotest idea that any
thing of the kind was in contemplation,
Eighty or ninety were present and the even.
ing was passed in one continual round of
pleasure and enjoyment. Refreshments of a
choice and substantial character were served
to which all did ample justice. At quite a
late hour, and after being delightfully en-
tertained, all retired to their respective
homes wishing Mrs. Braucht muny returps
of the day.
BE eee
Pine Grove Mention,
Miss Ada Gardner has been under the doe-
tors care the past week.
On account of the drouth many farmers
are replanting their corn.
John D. Dreiblebis and wife Sundayed
with relatives in Bellefonte.
Ed. Woomer, of Graysville, enjoyed a
drive Sunday to friends at Benore.
James Keller, farmer and lumberman of
Stone valley, was here on Wednesday.
Sanford Wilson, of Charter Oak, was look-
ing after a little business here on Monday.
Jay Schruders left on the Monday morn-
Jos train for Alexandria, where he A a fat
Emory Johnson sold his team, of sorrels
to the deputy sheriff of Clinton county Sat.
urday evening.
y Gordon E. Harper is attending the snuoN
. 0. 0. F. grand meeting in session in
Pittsburg this en ”
Jacob McClellan, of Bellefonte, was shak-
ing bands with old cronies here in the be-
ginning of the week.
Emory Johnson hied himself to the
Mountain city Tuesday in quest of a sitoa-
tion in the furniture business,
Tommy Glenn with bis baby girl came up
from Bellefonte Monday for a days outing at
grandpa Glenn's just west of town.
Lloyd Barr who has been a student at a
Pittsburg commercial college, is home at
Gatesburg, 1n bed with typhoid fever.
Homer Walker was recently appointed
roadmaster of the east precinct of Ferguson
and Chas. Meyers in the west precinet.
Harry Rossman and Harrison Brown, who
spent Sunday with their parents, returned
to their studies at Selinsgrove on Monday.
Grandmother Houser, of Houserville, is
enjoying a visit to ber son, Dr. Houser, at
Baileyville. Although S87 years of age she is
quite brisk.
Harry Walker had hard luck Tuesday.
While bauling a load of lumber one of his
horses dropped dead in its tracks on the
Spruce creek pike.
Memorial services will be held in the
Presbyterian church here at 10.20 o'clock a.
m., May 27th. Rev. W, K. Harnish, of State
College, will officiate,
Newton Weaver, of Philadelphia, who has
been visiting friends in Centre county, left
on Monday for a brief stay in the Lumber
city before returning home.
Rev. A. A. Black is absent from his charge
this week attending Classis in session in
Lewistown. He is accompanied by IL.
Mothersbaugh as lay deiegate,
J. W. Halman, of Pittsburg, with a corps
of engineers are quarted at the St. Elmo.
The men have been at work west of this and
are leveling up and staking a line practically
on the old survey of two years ago. They
expect to join the corps east of this near the
Red mil! inside of ten days.
Memorial day services will be held May
30th under the anspices of Capt. J. O. Camp-
bell Post, 272, G. A. R. Fairbook cemetery
will be decorated by detail at 10a. m., at ©
o'clock p. m., the services will be held here,
John L. Holmes, of State College, will be
the orator of the day. At Pine Hall at 6
p.m. Rev. R. M. Campbell, of Graysville,
will make the address. Eve body is cor.
dially invited to be present and assist in the
observance of this day.
On Sunday noon the steam saw mill be-
longing to J. D. Nearhood at Guyer burned
together with a lot of carpenter tools, board.
ing shanties and stables. While the watch.
man had gone to dinner the high wind blew
sparks of burning sawdust cansing a con-
flagration, whizh soon made its way in to
the adjoining timber lands destro; ing some
fences and wood, Mr. Nearhood's loss is
over one thousand dollars with no insurance.
The mili will be replaced with a new one at
once,
Miss Sarah Lucas took her little niece to
the Lock Haven hospital for treatment.
Merchant N. H. Yearick, of Walker, and
his daughter, Miss Alta, have returned from
a trip to Philadelphia,
Ellis Pletcher, of Buffalo, who was among
the strikers of the longshoremen, was home
until matters were adjusted.
Centre Brick company have men employed
grading for a railroad and getting the foun.
dation ready for the building.
Abe Weber is keeping pace in modern
improvements. having completed a new brick
walk in front of one of his properties.
Miss Catharine Kling and sister, Mrs,
Waiter Yearick, two pleasant ladies of
Walker, did shopping in our town this
week,
Rev. Dudley, of Blanchard, preached in
the Christian chapel, and a very pretty
duet was sung by Misses Nannie Lucas and
Bessie Pletcher.
H. A. Moore, the hustling manager and
salesman for the Howard Brick company,
returned from eastern cities, where he closed
several large contracts for brick.
The new hotel proprietor is remodeling
the hotel in this place which when complet:
ed will be one of the finest equipped for
convenience of guests in the county.
Eugene Klive, of Coalport, who is check
weighman at the mines. was laid off a few
days last week and spent the time with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Kline.
W. B. Henderson, one of Howard's up.
right citizens is enjoying the sights of Pitte.
burg while representing Lick Run lodge No,
311, at the meeting of the Grand Lodge.
Interesting exercises were held in the
church last Sunday evening. At the Epworth
League anniversary in M. E. church the
exercises were conducted by the young
people.
At a special meeting of borough council,
last Monday evening, bids were received for
the laying of 700 feet of water pipe. George
Leathers heing the lowest bidder was award-
ed the job and is rapidly pushing the work
to completion.
Hublersburg.
Mrs 8. 8. McCormick visited friends at
Howard on Tuesday.
We are sorry to note the illness of John
Gentzel, but hope for his speedy recovery.
Joseph Dunkle and family, of Howard,
were guests of the former's mother, Airs.
Rebecen Dunklie, ou Sunday.
Harry Yearick., having recovered from
the injuries received 10 the wieck near Al-
toons, returned to his work on Saturday,
Rev. H. I. Crow departed on Tuesday
morning for Lowisburg where he will at.
tend the annual meeting of the west Susque-
haona Classis.
Prof. Gerhard accompanied Rev. Crow to
Tylersville on Sunday afternoon, at which
place the latter preached the sermon for the
corner stone laying of the Reformed church,
ere— at
Yarnell Personals.
George Walker visited his sister, Mrs.
J. Poorman, of Snow Shoe, last week.
Mrs. Tom Miller, of Marsh Creek, Sun-
dayed with her father, Hezekiah Walker.
Wm. Malone, of Pitcairn, after a two
week's visit with friends at this place, has
returned home.
Baptism will be held at this place Satur
day afternoon, May 26th, by C. C. Bingham,
pastor of the U. B. church.
Callers at J. A. Confer's Sunday were:
R.S. Confer and wife, J. Ed Confer and
family, Charles and Earl Brown, Lawrence
Croft, Orin Heaton, Miss Saran Watson,
Lorene Thompson, Nina Woomer, Samantha
Pownell and Mrs. J. E. Rickard.
“AN IDOL OF MAN'S INVENTION"
New York, May 12.—The question of
disciplining or of trying on heresy
charges Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Carter,
who several years ago became promi-
nent in an effort to have the West:
minster confession revised, was taken
up by the presbytery of Nassau at Ja-
maica, L. I. The meeting was called
because of a letter, in which Dr. Carter
declares that he does not believe the
Westminster confession to be the truth
of God, but “an idol of man’s inven-
tion as truly as any worshipped in
Delhi, Pekin or Africa.” This letter
is addressed to the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church, which
meets May 18 in Des Moines, Ia. The
writer enters a “protest and confes-
sion.” The letter is as follows:
“Fathers and brethren: The presby-
tery of Nassau overturned the general
assembly a year ago, asking that
the brief statement of doctrine be sub-
stituted for the Westminster confes-
sion as the confession of our church.
By a practically unanimous vote the
general assembly rejected this over-
ture and retained the Westminster con-
fession. By this action of the assem-
bly many ministers are compelled to
declare their acceptance of a confes-
gion which they do not heartily be-
lieve, and many of our best members
to acknowledge a creed of which they
are ashamed. I appeal from this ae-
tion of the assembly to the manliness
and honesty of the ministry and mem-
bership of the Presbyterian church.
“Many years ago, when I was or-
dained to the ministry of the gospel, 1
declared in the most solemn manner
that I believed the Westminster con-
fession to be the truth of God. I now,
in an equally solemn manner, declare
that T do not believe it to be the truth
of God; that I utterly reject it is a
setting forth of the character of the
heavenly father.
“There never was, there is not now,
and there never will be such a God
as the God of the Westminster confes-
sion.
“It is an idol of man’s invention as
truly as any worshipped in Delhi, Pekin
or Africa. TI believe that the great and
true God is infinitely and exquisitely
good and gracious; that the one thing
that we can neither fully receive nor
declare is the boundless love of God;
that &ll the noblest exhibitions of hu-
man love are but bright and beautiful
sparks from that intense and divine
flame—the love that through ages and
generations has been leading men by
the fullest wisdom and most tender
providence to heights of knowledge,
love and boundless hope that far tran-
scend all human thought. I lift up this
overwhelming divine love before my
fellowmen, believing that this alone
will draw all men unto him.
“I believe that the Westminster con-
fession darkens and denies this great
love of God, and should not be re-
tained as a confession by any church
today, and that our church is false to
its great duty of being a true witness
for God =o long as it retains this con-
fession.
“I send this protest and confession
to the clerk of the general assembly,
and I invoke upon it the blessing of
Almighty God and the kindly judgment
of all honest men.”
The presbytery was in session only
two hours. Upon its adjournment it
was stated that the Carter case had
been acted upon, but all the members
were pledged to secrecy in the matter,
FOUR HURT IN MINE EXPLOSION
Portion of Parrish Colliery at Ply
mouth, Pa. Badly Wrecked.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., May 15.—By the
lighilng of a feeder an explosion of
gas occurred at the Parrish mine in
Plymouth. It took place in No. 1,
west slope, of the five-foot vein. Four
miners were badly injured. The vie
tims are: H. H. Hughes, burned
about face, hands and arms; Robert
Blakslee, burned on face, hands and
legs; Walter Patton, burned on face
and hands, and August Grablemis, fa-
tally burned about head, face and
other parts of the body.
The force of the explosion was felt
throughout the mine, and much dam:
age to the portions of the working
wherein it took place.
There was great excitement for
fear that many others had been in-
jured, but this proved untrue when
the rescuers went to their aid. The
colliery laid idle for the balance of
the day.
Labor Union Rejects Preacher.
St. Louis, May 14.—After a pro-
longed discussion, the Central Trades
and Labor Union, by a vote of 48 to
74, rejected the application of Rev. E.
W. McClusky for membership, repre-
senting the Presbyterian Ministers’
Association. Rev. McClusky said that
the object of his application for mem-
bership in the union was in pursuance
of the action taken by the national
body of the Presbyterian church ir
having adopted a department of
church and labor in the interest of
fraternity and courtesy and religious
opportunity.
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