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Bellefonte, Pa., December 14, 1906.
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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.
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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, |
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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.
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——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.
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——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.
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-~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
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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
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they waot in the stores that recognizes
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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.