Deworraiic ald A ———————— - TE ——————— Bellefonte, Pa., December 14, 1906. ¥. GRAY MERE, - - -~ Evrron Teaus or Susscuirriox.—Until further notice tals paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advanee.......ceieeeee.. $100 Paid before expiration of year.......... L650 Paid after expiration of year........... 2.00 View of Affairs at State College. An Impartial Last Saturday a committee of the State Grange visited The Pennsylvania State College on a tour of inspection so that they would be qualified in petitioning the next Legislature for just and adequate appropria- tions for that institution. In the party were C. C. Hess, of Philipsburg; W. B. Packard, Granville; G. G. Hutchinson, Warriors- wark; C. E. Cbubbuck, Rome, and D. H. Yankey, Altenwald. With the com- mittee was Richard J. Beamish, a staff correspondent of the Philadelphia North American. In an article to his paper pub- lished on Taesday Mr. Beamish expressed the sentiments of the committee in no un- certain terms and, because it is the first instance that ever a metropolitan paper has seen fit to give of its space to advocate the rights of the College, and because there is so much of truth in what the writer says, we republish bis article as it re- lates to the College and with him voice the hope that the incoming Legislature will redeem the pledge the State made over a quarter of a century ago. Mr. Beamish writes as follows: Shameful neglect of the Pennsylvania State College by previous boss-ridden Legis- latures will be atoned for at the approach- ing session if the demands of the united farmers of the State shall have weighs. Since Saturday morning a committee,ap- pointed by the State Grange, has been in- vestigating conditians at the only in- stitution of higher education that is own- ed absolutely and only hall maintained by the State. That investigation shows disgraceful conditions. Students in the agricultural courses are housed in a temporary frame shack, utterly unsuited and inadequate for the purpose to which it has been pat. There is the merest shell of a permanent fireproof agricultural building, the total cost of which is to be at least $150,000. Because of the niggardliness of the State, as expressed through Governor Penny pack- er’s veto, only $75,000 have been spent on this building, and it bas remained in its present unfinished, useless condition for more than a year. A frame shed houses the college of min- ing and metallorgy. Former Governor James A. Beaver, chairman of the Board of Trustees, begged from personal friends the money to erect aud partially equip the structure. The State owns it, bat did nos pay a dollar for it. Absolutely inadequate quarters aod equipment are provided for the colleges of mechanical, electrical and civil engineer ing, of chemistry and of the agricultural experiment station and farm, Conditions are about as bad as they can be without serious permanent injary to the college. Students have liven turned away because the great State of Pennsyivania would not pay the money necessary for their education in this State institution, Some stodents who had succeeded in obtaining admission have been obliged to wait for more than a year for the beginning of a certain course, =uch, for instance, as that of forestry, and they are still wait- ing. Four thousand farmers and farmers’ sous have enrolled in a coriespondence course in agricnltnre, but the conrse is not accom. plishing the results is should accomplish simply becanse the State has made no provision to pay the cost of correcting the answers seut to the college by the earnest students, nor the cost of mailing the cor rections and supplementary instrocti ons to the farmers. As the result of Pennsylvania's parsi- mony, the Board of Trustees, for six years, bas heen compelled to borrow money with which to pay for the coal that serves to heat and light all the buildings and furnishes power for the numerous machines. For two vears the trustees and other friends of the college have heen compelled to dip | deeply into their pockets to pay the cost of | keeping in order the eigihty-three acres of campus. A resident of Ohio, seeing the tedious efforts of men equip with antique mow- ers, made a gift to the college of a modern motor, which did the mowing. In short, the State of Pennsylvania is payiog just as little as it can for the tech- nical education of its studeuts, while the trustees beg for funds, and private citizens like the Ohio benefactor, like Charles M. Schwab, who built the auditorium, and Andrew Carnegie, who donated the library, bave given hundreds of thousands of dol- lars to supply the deficiencies. The committee of five appointed by. the State Grange will arraign the State author ities for this long and shamefal neglect in a report which was presented to the ocon- yeation of the State Grange in Dubois this week. Back of the demand which will be voiced by the State Grange this week, and later izations of miners, mechanios and er workers, is the determination to force the Legislature to make good the pledge given in 1363, when the State ac- cepted for State College its share of the land grant fond created hy Congress and approv- ed by President Lincoln the preceding year. How this pledge has been kept by Penn- $f sania is shown by comparison of State llege appropriations with those of land- grant colleges in other States. While Governor Penoypacker was chopping off $75,000 of the approriation of $150,000 for an agricaltaral building, New York State was appropriating $250,000 for a new architectural building as Cornell, she land- grant college of the State. New York last year gave $2,500,000 to Cornell, Illinois University, the land t col- lege of that State, received $1,250,000 last year and a half dozen other States gave about as much in proportion to their pop- ulation and resources, Pennsylvania gave to its State College last year about one- twentieth of the sum given to Illinois Uni- versity by the Legislature of that State. The income from the Federal land-grant Joud was applied only to the cost of actual The students at State College pay no tui- tion fees. In round numbers there are about 1000 of them. Were there adequate facilities, Cornell’s 4000 would be equalled. Aboat a score of young women bave en rolled. There will he several hundred if the Legislatare shall do the square thing in makiog adequate iation on the course in domestic science that is being demanded by the women of the State. There is no graft here. Be assured of that. Everywhere is seen the pinch of embarrass. iog and enforced economy. One Fare Granted, The Trunk Line Association has granted an open rate of one fare for the round trip from all stations in Peno- sylvania to State College, on account of Farmers’ Week, December 27th to January 20d. Good going December 26th to 28th, returning up to Jannary 4th inclusive. and the subjects for over 40 lectures and demonstrations in practical agriculture is now ready for mailing, and may be secured from Prof. H. E. Van Norman, State Col- lege Pa. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Accounts FILED.—State Senator-elect George M. Dimeling, of Clearfield, has filed his account in the prothovotary’s of- fice in this place in which he says that it cost him $2,633.68 to secure his election. Of the above amount $700 were given to the Centre county finance committee and $500 to the Clearfield county committee. He paid $1,100 for printing, traveling ex- penses, stationery, advertising and postage; $42 for political meetings, speakers aud transportation, $98 clerk hire ; $38 for watchers at the polls and $155.68 for trans- portation for voters. Henry C. Quigley in his account stated that he received $45 toward his campaign expenses. That he gave $200 to the Clear- field county committee and that for print. ing, traveling expenses, eto.,, he spent $263.48, or a total of $463.48, with less than $50 worth of bills yet unpaid. W. D. Zerby, treasurer of the Democratic finance committee, filed his statement which shows that he received in contri- butions $1,400 and paid out $1,413.06. J. Thomas Mitchell, treasurer of the Republican finance committee, stated that he received §1,283,00 and spent $1,289.61. The WATCHMAN last week published a statement of the account filed by Hon. John Noll, elected to the Legislature. Up to this time neither Col. H. 8. Taylor, Democratic candidate for Congress, nor C. T. Fryberger, Republican candidate for the Legislature, bave filed any accounts. Capt. Barclay, who was elected to Congress, filed his account in Cameron county. en NEw FIRE BRICK COMPANY.—On sev- eral occasions in the past few months we bave made mention of the fact that J. C.' Schedule giving names of 18 lecturers, | — ARRESTED FOR SHooTING CLYDE AU- MAXN.—Peter Rider, who lives about ove- half of a mile below Coburn along the railroad, was arrested on Monday, brought here and put in jail for the shooting of twelve-year-old Clyde Auman on the after- noon of October 3rd. The arrest was made by detective A. L. Millard, of Philadel- phia, and two men of his force, Harry Bau- er and Frank Nugent, who bad been at work on the case for two weeks previous, Bat though the arrest was made by the de- tectives the real credit for ferreting out the author of the crime belongs to none other than district attorney W. G. Runkle, of this place. When the shooting occurred it appeared very much of a mystery. and to none more than to the people of that section of the county. Several persons were suspected but as alter events proved they were en- tirely innocent. Several days after the shooting Mr. Runkle went to Coburn and spent some time there. He discovered the fact thas on the day of the shooting Peter, John and Joe Rider, brothers, had been at William Vonada'’s threshing. That they finished about nooutime and that Peter was not only the first one to leave for home hut that he took the road which led through the woods, past the Auman home and hy the chestnut tree on which the Auman hoy was when he was shot. That subsequent- ly Joe Rider walked down the railroad as far as Greenbriar, whish is just opposite the chestunt tree on the public road and not over av eighth of a mile distant, and there he sat on a pile of railroad ties and was talking to Joho Mullen when the fatal | shot was fired. That they heard the hoy ory ‘Oh !”’ three times then ran up through the woods to see what was wrong and found bim lying under the tree uncon- scious. That Johu Rider was the last to leave the Vooada farm and he took the road taken by Peter and arrived on the | scene jnst about the time Joe and John Mullen did. Neither of the latter men bad a gan and they all declared that Peter did uot either. Mr. Runkle, however, was not satisfied that their stories were all true so he went to see Peter's wife. She stontly averred | that she did not see her hushand take his | morning of October 3rd and walked up the railroad past Coburn station and Green- briar to William Vonada’s to help with the threshing. That, knowing it would not take them the whole day he thought be would hunt for squirrel on his way home, so he took his gun along. Not want. ing to take it to the harn he hid the weap- on under the bridge over Penns creek, on the opposite side of the railroad from the Vonada home. After dinner, when they were through with the threshing, he was the first man to leave the Vonada home and going across the railroad got his gun from under the bridge and tock the public road, which ran through the woods, on his way home. came to the chestnut tree on which the An- man hoy was. Rider saw some chestnut barrs fall to the ground and as he was on the bunt of squirrels naturally thought the hurrs were heing cat off by a squirrel. He looked ap into the branches of the tree, which were thick with foliage, aud seeing the branches move drew up and fired with- out even seeing what he was shooting at. The .eport of his gun had not died away until be heard a voice ery ont in agonized tones “Oh ! Oh ! Oh!” then a groan. Re- alizing at once that he had shot a human being Rider stated that he started to run. . Almoss immediately he heard the fall of the boy from the tree to she ground and this, instead of induciog him to turn and give a helping band, only bad the effect of making him ron the faster. He said the only thing he felt was fear that if he was found ous that he would be lynched. He ran until he came in sight of where his brothers live in the mountain when he walked up to the house and stayed there until both John and Joe came home and told ahout the finding of the boy. Then | be secured bis gun and went on home ar- riving there hefore dark that evening, so that there was no one at all knew he had his gun with him that day aside from his wife who saw him bring it home. Rider is abont filty-seven years old and and a typical backwoods man. He cav neither read nor write and is a8 superstitions as a sailor. He most vehemently declared that he fired the fatal shot on the supposition that he was shoot. gun with him that morning and, upon be- A Word to the Patrons of the Watchman, Below you will find a list of Bellefonte dealers who are most cordially and ° earnestly commended to your attention, as friends of this paper, and not only worthy the patronage of its many readers and supporters but are prepared to supply everything in the several branches they represent, have the latest Christmas specialties in their particular line of goods. Meyer Esq., and recorder John C. Rowe, of this place, had secured leases on a large | tract of fire clay land in Clearfield county | with the intention of promoting a company and building a plant for the manufacture | of fire brick. | Recently they associated with themselves James A. and Samuel M. Bickloid,of Look Haven, experienced fire brick manafactur- | ers, and last week organized their company, | which wiil be known as The Bick- ford Fire Brick company. The officers are as follows: President, J. C. Meyer; treas- urer aud general manager, J. A. Bickford; secretary and general salesagent, S. M. Bickford. The company is capitalized at $500,000, five thousand shares at $100 per share, full-paid and noune-assessable. It is the in- tention to build their plans at DaBois, ow- ing to the railroad and coal faciiities, and to make it the biggest plant in the State. As | now planned their wain building will be 100x600 feet iv size. They will build six pans and thirty two kilns, which will make the capacity 110,000 brick per day, or the enormous total of 33,000,000 per year. Though nothing will be done this winter it is the intention to start work on the building of the plant as early in the | spring as the weather will permit, td ~——Tuesday afternoon Miss Marie Walsh's class gave a musicale at the Walsh home on east High street which was greatly enjoyed by the limited audience of guests invited to hear it. Miss Walsh is not oniy & skillful performer but an able instructor, and the members of her class who took part Tuesday afternoon were Martha Shoemaker Catharine Allison, Marjorie Jackson, Sara Hastings, Madaline Rowe, Adaline Raukin, Martha Barnhart, DeSales and Margaret Walsh and Miss Hendrickson. ——t ——This evening the victorious Belle- fonte Academy football team will hold their annual banquet at the Brockerhoff house ind the event will be made one of double significance. It will not only be the annual feast for the boys bat be a celebra- tion of Rev. James P. Hughes’ eightieth birthday anniversary, as he will be eighty years old tomorrow. A very limited num- ber of friends have been invited to join the Academy tboys around the banqueting table. tte ——0On Monday jury commissioners Frederick Robb and John D. Decker hegan the work of filling the jury wheel with the names of the men who will he drawn to serve as jurors during the coming year. It they complete the work before the first of the year the jary for the February term of court will be drawn by them. If not the work will be done by the present jury com- missioners elect, Adam Hazel and Clement Gramley, who will be sworn in the first day of Javuoary. ee A -~For the past two or three days rumors have been flying thick and fast that the murderer of Josiah Dale had been arrested. We can state upon reliabie aunthority that up until the WATCHMAN goes to press there have bees no arrests, and possibly no nearer one now than two weeks ago. So pay no attention to false romors. nave placed their advertisements in the furnish, and as an invitation to its readers to come and see thew. They each and all They WarcnMAN showing what they can We know that they will treat every one of you right. They are neither ashamed of their stock nor are they so independent that they don’t care for you or your custom. It is from those who are anxious to serve you that you will always get the best of service, and our advertisers show their anxiety for your suppor, by asking you for it, through its columns. one of its readers will first seek for what The WATCHMAN sincerely hopes that every they waot in the stores that recognizes the desirability and value of their patronage. They will be conferring a special favor on this journal by doing so. Here is the list :— Groceries, Confectionery, Fruit...... ....... aereras Sechler & Co. Confectionery and Special Candies. ...Ceaders DIY GOOS......coorsinrivnisscniarercsscatsreistsstnansensess sass seers Lyon & Co Clothing & Men's Furnishings ...... ) M. Faable & Son. ol Montgomery & Co. \ Frank P. Blair. Giteseietississarsrssa resin shrenrys 7 Cloarles Cusebeer, Toys, Books and SIatONEry ..... ......ceeeerseerenessenncees 13h ae PRBOB. cc... .ovsssisersressyascioinmitorssinine saneveesssnsisssvsanse M. C. Gephart Shoes......cee.cennrinesssssrnennnne ttesttsssersitsisassasiainesanee Yeager and Davis, Druge, Brushes &a............c.cccoveenininsenns $isesresissrrcrrenty F. P. Green. MERE R00 GANG. ...cseicirsscreinissiiiercisriisrsinssriveisiniss Pb nN Susans, McCalmont & Co. CORY, WOR B/ciiriiisiisaissmasinssursessies ersrass } iCall ‘E> Haroess, Blankets &0.........c.reeeaeeeseescesssonssas soruen James Schofield. Buggies, Sleighs............ccceiiceniiiciinsinneee sessesseesie L. C. Bullock. Flour, Feed &0.........css ccciees ccivnen aeerecsiiansne CE sevads ’ 0 Wager, no. F. Gray n. Insarance.............. Cesststeuesiiissterisinsianraaeens } Harry E. Fenlou. Acetylene Outfits... ........oviviieniinnciivinin i vsianeinasoss John P. Lyon. Plumbing & PIXtuIen.....cc... wceciirinrinirinnsinnsinnins aon Schad Bros. ing questioned farther, admitted that he had left before she was out of bed as he had gone to Vonada’s for his breakfast. Fi- nally, when the district attorney told her that be knew her husband bad his gun with him she admitted that she saw him bring it home in the evening. Some time later Mr. Runkle, accompa- nied by Joe Rider, went to see Peter who was chopping wood in the mountains. At that meeting the district attorney and Joe talked about what would bappen to the man who did the shooting ; that he would not have an hour's peace of mind until he confessed his crime. During the talk Mr. Rankle watched Peter closely and he showed signs of great fear and nervous- ness, so much so that there was little doubt but that he was the man. The district attorney informed the coun- ty commissioners of what he had learned and it was decided to secure detective help to see if a confession could be obtained. Accordingly the Millard agency was com- municated with and Harry Bauer and Frank Nugent were sent here. They went to Coburn as hunters and tried to get next to Peter by wanting to hire him as a guide. He was too wary, however, and would not go with them once. They did secure the services of Bob Rider, a son of Joe, bat got no information from him. Finally they decided to make the arrest on the evidence in the possession of Mr. Kunkle and notified their chief, A. L. Mil- lard. He came to Bellefonte on Saturday aud went to Coburn Monday morning and arrested Rider, bringing him to this place that afternoon. They also arrested his brother John on suspicion of knowing something aboat the shooting but he was afterwards discharged. After being brought to Bellefonte Peter Rider made a confes- sion which in substance was as follows : He stated that he left home early on the ing at a wild animal and not wish the least idea that there was a human heing on the tree. And that after he bad shot the boy, and ever since, he bas suffered all kinds of pangs of remorse and wanted to tell that he did is, but the fear that the people of that locality would do him bodily harm, or that be would be hung for the shooting, kept him from telling. He made the above con- fession without any compulsion and ad- mitted that it was a relief to do so. That bis story is andoubtedly correct is borne out from the manner of the man while telling it. He cried like a child during the recital of what he had done and talked with that simplicity and straight. forwardness that carries with it the convie- tion of trath. While the affair all through has been a most deplorable one the only real censure that can be attached to Rider is for his recklessness in shooting before he knew what be was shooting at. And be- cause of this fact he stands amenable to the law for the crime he committed. But the most that hie can be convicted of is involun- tary manslaughter, which carries with it inprisonment for a term of two years. Tne AAA ——— -—-Ladies and boys Arties $1.19 at Yeager & Davis. ——1It will be recalled that at the fall meeting of the Huntingdon Preshytery ac- tion was taken regarding the employhens of an evangelist to begin his labors within the Presbytery January first. At the time Rev. 8S. L. Boston, of Pittsburg, who did such good work in Bellefonte two months ago, was recommended as the right man. Rev. Bosten has accepted the position and will enter upon the work January first. He bas decided to make his home in Belle- fonte and will move here early in the spring. —Men's roll-soled Yeager & Davis. Arties $1.48 as He passed the Auman hous ! and after going about thirty or forty rod Pine Grove Mentions. All kinds of weather—summer-like to zero, John B. Goheen, of Rock Springs, trans. acted business in town Saturday. Edward Goss is home from Pittsburg to recuperate his shattered health. Harry Musser has laid by his saw and square and is housed up with a bealed face. Blaine Bloom is speeding his new driver— a handsome Red Wilks b. g. He is a beauty. Mrs. Jos. Heberling is with her sick | danghter, Mrs. Harry Ebbs, of Halfmoon | valley. Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Tate spent Sunday with Andy Jackson Tate at his home at Shiloh. Mrs. Linn D. Musser is a very sick lady and her life is despaired of by her family and friends. Lumberman Wm. Wertz has been confined to his roots several days with pulmonary trouble, Miss Laura Benner, of Oak Hall, has been a visitor at the Corman home near town the past week. Mrs. Thomas Gramley, of Juniata, has been a most welcome visitor at the Ross Louder home the past week. R. 8. Goss, one of the typos on the State College Times, has resigned his position on account of ill health, Our stores have on their holiday dress. Presents fit for the kings can be had for children and older folks. County superindendent D. O. Etters has been wielding the birch in the Kepler school several days as a substitute, Hon. J. W. Kepler is looking after his extensive lumber and coal interests in Forest and Cambria counties this week. Harold McWilliams very satisfactorily handled Uncle Sam’s mail matter several days in the beginning of the week. Pickets are out for the moonlight huxters who are robbing the hen roosts and larders of late. Firearms are primed and loaded. Mrs. Michael Hess, of Bellefonte, spent last week among the scenes of her youth on the Branch, looking well for one of her years. The Kingston Vaudeville company will give their mid-winter entertainment De- cember 21st, and 22nd in the I. 0. O. F. hall, L. H. Wian, of Bellefonte, Rockerfeller's right-bower in the oil business, supplied bis customers in this section in the beginning of the week. Next Sunday evening Rev. J. I. Stone. cypher will preach to the three-link men in the Lutheran church. Everybody is cordial. ly invited to attend. Butchering stories follow closely on the hunting stories. Thus far Enoch Sweeney killed the boss porkers—two weighing 516 and 518 pounds respectively. William McWilliams, a postal clerk run- ning from New York to Pittsburg, with his wife, visited his grandfather, J. J. Goheen, who has been quite ill the past week. | Wm. J Meyer and wife, of Alexandria, | were greeting old-time neighbors and friends !in and ont of town last week. Mr. Meyer did = little business in the carriage line. Mrs. A. W. Oliver was among the Saturday evening passengers to spend Sunday with her sister, Mrs. VanTries,in Bellefonte. only to find that she had died that afternoon. The famous bird, the stork, hovered over the Emory Jobnson home at Pine Hall last Thursday, leaving « nice little girl, It is the first born and the young parents are happy and proud. John Ishier and wife, of Peru, braved the cold weather, Friday, for a drive through the valley, keeping a close watch on the sign boards pointing to Fred Meyers, at Fair. brook, for a good square meal, Miss Ella Bottorf, of Lemont, was royally entertained at the Mrs. Fisher home in Boalshurg Sunday, ard sa was Will Fisher and wife, of Sunbury, and sons Joseph and Charley Fisher, of Harrisburg. The members of Capt. J. O. Campbell Post, No. 272, G. A. R., are requested to meet at the I. 0.0. F. hall tomortow at? o'clock for the election of officers and such other business as may need attention. Miss Laura Cole, one of the much sought af* ter seamstresses in this part of the county, hag been very busy of lato at the A. M. Brown home. Of course the wiley merchant of Baileyville made frequent calls and the youngsters are watching the license list closely. Little Marjorie, daughter of Harry Shu. gert, had a close call on Saturday. While her mother was out of doors looking after her work the little one climbed on the win- dow sill from where she fell to the floor, striking ber head on a sharp corner and cut. ting an ugly gash on her head. The hum of the busy thresher is no longer heard. All have pulled in to their winter quarters, Hess & Co. threshed over 54,046 bushels; Meyers & Allbright 50,576 bushels, and A. H. Creamer over 30,000 bushels. About one-half of the above amount is wheat, the balance barley, oats and rye. It proved the largest yield of wheat for many vears. It was a common thing to hear of a yield of 30 bushels per acre on small farms. Proba- bly one of the best yields for large farms was that of Henry McCracken. On 61 acres he raised 1701 bushels by the thresher's measurement. Notice. Editor DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN : Will you kindly remind your readers that the Centre County Bible Society keeps on hand a stock of the publications of the Amer ican Bible Society. Bibles at cost, 15cts. and upwards. Testaments, Sets. and upwards. A limited supply for grants to the needy destitute. A sample copy of a bible for preachers, teachers und bible students, than which, all things considered, there is no bet. ter in the world. Y. M. C. A. Building, Bellefonte, Pa. R. CRITTENDEN, Depository. Jaymes Harris, President. ——@Great bargains in Misses’ and Chil- dren’s warm lined slippers and shoes at Yeager & Davis. —Owing to the unusual demand on our columns for holiday advertising some cor- respondence and other important matter was noavoidably crowded ous. The Christmas Dinner. In spite of the fact thas the word dys meavos literally bad cook, it will not fair for many to lay the blame on the cook if they begin the Christmas Dinner with little appetite and end it with distress or nausea. It may not he fair for any to do that—Ilet ns hope so for the sake of the cook ! The disease dyspepsia indicates a bad stomach, that is a weak stomach, rath- er than a had cook, and for a weak stom- ach there is nothing else equal to Hood's Sarsaparilla. It gives the stomach vigor and tone, cares dyspepsia, creates appetite, oy makes eating the pleasuse it should New Advertisements. ORSE FOR SALE.—Five years old, sound, kind and well broken for farm work, weighing about 1,200 pounds. Can be pur- Shased on reasonable terms. Inquire at this of- ce, 47-41 R RENT. — Two good farms near Spruce Creek. One contains 313 and the other 150 acres of clear land. Also have a farm for sale. For particulars inquire of SIDNEY T. ISETT, Spruce Creek, Pa. 41-451, R SALE —Hound pu 9 months vid, Fine rg Br R. RUSSEL BLAIR, Sommurei Phone. Bellefonte, Pa HARTER NOTICE.—Notice is hereby given that an application will be made to the Governor and the Water Supply Commission of nsylvania on Friday, the 28th day of De- cember, A. D, 1900, by Geo. W. Homan, Newton E. Hess, Geo. F. Miller, John Homan, Grimes, James Glenn and G. E. Corl the Act of Assembly of the of . PannsyNania entited act to vide for tain incorporation and 1egulation of ne. approved April 20th, 1874, and the ments thereto, for the charter of an intended corporat be called “The Farmers Rural Water Company of Ferguson township," in Centre county, Penns., the character and whereof is to su pure water to the public in all that / of Ferguson township, contained w n following boundries to wit : beginnin, ata Fue on the division Jue bitwech Harr and Ferguson townships, at the © ssey mountain, thence west along foot of said moun- tain four hundred and fifty rods to stones; thence north one hundred rods to the Matternville road; thence following said road north five hundred and fifty rods to junction of said road with the Gates- burg roud ; thence along the Gatesburg road east five hundred and forty-eight rods to the division line between College and Ferguson townships; thence by said !ine and the line between Harris and Ferguson Lowiships south ‘twenty-four de- = east one hundred and eighty rods to stones e place of beginning, and for this purpose to have, Possean and enjoy all the rights, benefits, and privileges of said Actof Assembly and its supp ements, ‘I'he application is now on file in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, FORTNEY & FORTNEY, 51-47 3t . Solicitors. ProrF J. ANGEL EYESIGHT SPECIALIST AT THE Brockernory House From Thursday morning until day noon, DECEMBER 20th and 21st. Prof. Angel as an eysight specialist gives remarkable results for weak eyes, head nche, blurred vision, cross eyes or defec- tive eve sight, Should any person doulw the statement Prof. Angel is well able to give plenty of individual testimonials of some of the best people of Bellefonte and vicinity. Prof. Angel is trustworthy sand reliable. If yon wish to save your money and your eyesight too don't fail to call on Prof. Angel. All parents are advised to have their children's eyes examined, es- pecially those who go to school. You will thereby make a good scholar and avoid suffering. At the Brockerhoff house December 20th and 21st, 51.48.2t Fri- SENSATION IN PIANO CIRCLES Created by the Big Factory Sale of Fine Pianos at M. C. Gephart's, Belle- fonte, Pa. —— MANY PIANOS BEING SOLD FOR CHRISTMAS. Last Week of This Cut-in-two-price Sale. CALL DAY OR EVENING THIS W EEK. CASH OR PAYMENTS. Bellefonte, Pa., Dee. 13—Last week we bad an advertisement giving our reasons for selling a limited number of pianos at factory prices and we are glad to say many persons in Bellefonte and vicinity took ad- vantage and purchased pianos, in fact this sale was successful from the first day. This is the last week of these factory prices and we must urge you to call at once, see our pianos and our prices and we know youn will bay if you think of buying during the next two years. Every piano is folly guaranteed both by M. C. Gepbart and the manufac- turers—they are of the world’s hest makes —a8 we have never heen identified with the sale of cheap pianos. We offer you this week a saving of from $100 to $150, by buying now and saving all middle profits. Our stock is the best selected and largest to select from of any place in the State. Don’s delay but call at once. Pianos from $117 up to $387. A small payment down and monthly payments secures one of these high grade pianos at factory prices. Is it not better to buy of your home merchant when you can save all these heavy ex- penses of city stores? A beautiful scarf and stool and one year’s tuning free with each piano. Call now and let us convince you of the superiority of our pianos and let us give yon a price that ordinary dealers pay for these pianos. We can do it. Let us show you. 51.498¢ M. C. GEPHART.
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