Bellefonte, Pa., February I, 1907. P. GRAY MEEK, - - Tesus or Svsscmirriox.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance........ccevvenne Paid before expiration of year.......... Paid after expiraiion of year........... Epos Roosevelt Trouncrd by Foraker. That *‘a little folly now and then is rel- ished hy the best of men,” is axiomatic. It would be a dull world indeed if there were no place between the cradle and the grave at which men may stop aud stake off the cares of life and give a period to indul- gence in the diversions if not the frivoli- ties of the times. For this reason such or- ganizations as the famoos Clover club, of Philadelphia, the even more celebrated Gridiron club, of Washington, and kindred associations of ‘‘jolly good fellows,” in other places may justly be regarded as pub- lic beneficences. They are common lev- elers which obliterate class distinctions and make the monaich and the man equals in the brotherhood of humanity. The other evening the Gridiron club, of Washington demonstrated its usefuloess as an element io the lile of the national cap- ital. It brought tbe President and Sena- tor FORAKER togethor on a common level where one bad as much power as the other. The club is composed of newspaper writers but the rule with respect to what trans- pires at the dinners is that ‘‘no reporters are present.” In other words, no incidents ol the banquet are published outside though that of the encounter between the President and the Ohio Senator couldn't be entirely stifled. It gos out through the erevices which gossip creates. Information obtained in that way is never very complete but enough has been learned of the event to leave the impres- sion thas the President got the worst of the encounter. As usual ROOSEVELT provoked the trouble by referring to the debate on the Brownsville incident as an ‘‘academic discussion.” FORAKER replied that the President ‘‘had violated a very plain law of Congress and therefore made bimsell amenable to the processes of the law, be- sides laying himself open to the well- founded charge of having done the great- est injustice toa man who, it might be supposed, would bave no powerful friends to assist him.” The applause was so en- thusiastic that the President couldn’t get a chance to reply for some minutes. —~Admiral DAVIS made himself exceed- ingly popular with merchants aod others in Kingston whose property was damaged when he put his ‘‘blue jackets’ to work on the streets removing the debris and generally 1enovativg the damaged build- ings. It saved thew money and incident ally deprived local labor of employment. Bat it didn’t help those who needed help in the emergency. A Vicious Proposition. Ol all the absurd propositions expressed in legislation in recent years the worst is the bill introdaced by Mr. DEARMOND, of Missouri, anthorizing the President to re- move judges of the courts at will. The most servile of the ROOSEVELT worship: pers could baidly bave gone farther than that. It would invest the President with a power which only the most absolute rulers enjoyjand in the bands of Roosg- VELT it is not hard to conjecture what he would do. Some months ago he censured a judge as few men would have censured a stable man. There is no room for doubt as to what he would have done with him if the power conferred by the DEARMOND bill had been available. From the earliest period of what may justly be termedjindependent government the bulwark of the independence has been the freedom of the judiciary from execu- tive control. To strengthen that feature of our governmental system the tenure of the judicial office was fixed by the fathers of the Republic for life. If judges like other officials could be removed at will or if the tenure were limited to the period of an administration, the bench would have long ago become a political asset and as corrupt ae it would have been transsient. The courts havefstood impregnable to cen- sure because the judges have been secure in their tenure of office. No power could disturb a just judge. But Mr. DEARMOND would change this system which has stood the supreme test of time, and for what purpose? In order to give President ROOSEVELT an opportunity to pack the courts in the interest of his idea of centralization. Nobody thinks for a moment that he wounldn’s be able to find cause for the removal of any judge who failed to serve his purpose. Nobody doubts that be would reorganize the bench on the slightest provocation. Heis restrained by no sentiment or tradition. With the Dk: ARMOND law bebind him he would make the bench subservient within a year and strike down the only safeguard of con- stitational government which he has per- mitted to remain thus long. ~The President is baving a strenuous time just now but not in the usual way. He is kept busy dodging shafts from his critics and he is not making much of a suo- cess of it at that, -—Speaking of reformers the velocity with which Representatives HITCHCOCK aud DUNSMORE rush into the machine bar- ness would make a streak of lightning dizzy. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. GILL. —Mre, Mary Gill died at ber home at Pleasant Gap at eleven o'clock on Mon- day night after several weeks illness with preunmounia and a complication of diseases. She was seventy three years of age and was one of the best kuown and moss highly es- teemed women of that neighborhood. A member of the church since eaaly. girlhood she at all times lived a true and conscien- tious life and all ber neighbors can testify to her broad-minded charity and kind thoughtfuiness for others at all times. Her husband died a number of years ago but sorviving her are the following chil- dren: J. W., Albert,Oscar and Nathaniel, of Pleasant Gap ; Newton, of Huntingdon; George, 0 Tyrone; Harry, of State College; Mrs. Wil is Grove and Mis. Samuel Page, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Harvey Baird, of Pleasant Gap, and Mrs. Myra Armstrong, in Nebraska. The funeral will take place this morning, the services to be beld in the Advent church at Zion, of which she was a member. I I I [ SwARTZ. —Henry M. Swartz of Peon township, died quite suddenly on Monday evening of heart failure. He was on his way to attend revival services at the Uni- ted Evangelical church. He accompanied his wile to the church door then went on an errand to Mauck’s store. Returning be just reached the charch door when be fell to the ground. Though no person saw him fall be could not have lain wore than a few minutes until discovered, bat life was already extinct. Deceased was sixty-nine years old and one of the best known men of Penn town- ship. He is survived by bis wife and the following children: Mrs, N. H. Feidler, of Madisonburg; Mrs. Ammon Snook and W. H. Swartz, of Millbeim, and Mrs. L. W. Seiler, of Mackeyville. The funeral will be held at 9 30 o'clock this morning, in- terment to be made in the Union cemetery at Millheim. | | | ORNDORF.—The many friends of Mrs. Orodorf, wife of Dr. A. J. Orndorf, former- ly of Pine Grove Mills but of late living in Latrobe, will be pained to hear of her death on Tuesday, from a complication of diseases. Her maiden name was Leah Awanda Bell and she was born in Lock Haven just sixty years ago. After her mar- riageto Dr. Orndorf they located in Pine Grove Mills where they lived until twenty years ago when they moved to Latrobe, where they bave since resided. Mrs. Orn- doif was a woman of a most friendly dispo- sition and bad a large c role 0 acquain- tances in Ferguson township. She was a member of the Methodist church and a thoroogh christian woman. Surviving her are her husband and four children, three daughters and one son, all grown up. The funeral will be held today in Latrobe. t 4 LoNG.—Mrs. Sarah Long, wile of Henry Long, died at her home in Winneton, Neb., on January 19:h, of pnenmonia. Deceased, whose maiden name was Moyer, was born in Centre county and was seventy-three years of age. The family lived in Penns- valley until 1883 when they moved to Cortland, 1il., and from there to Wione- ton in 1887. She is survived by her bus- band avd the following children: Andrew J., of Chicago; James C., of Creighton, Neb. ; Henry W., Daniel A. and Simoe E., of Brunswick, Neb. ; George M., of Toledo, O.; William A. of Maple Paik, Iil.; John W., of Zion, this county; Mrs. Mary E. Moore, of Plattsmouth, Neb., and Katie A. and Clayton I., at home. Ouve brother, John Moyer, resides as Pleasant Gap. I i i ALEXANDER.—Anna Mande, the thir- teen year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Alexander, of Yeagertown, but formerly of Spring Mille, died on Jan- uary 17th of diphtheria. In addition to her parents she is survived hy the follow- ing brothers; Charles E. and J. Edgar, of Harrisburg; Lewis, William and J. D., at home. She was a member of the Trinity Reformed church, and a bright young girl. The funeral was held the day following ber death, interment being made in the Lath- eran cemetery at Yeagertown. | | | Lucas.—Haviog lived more than her al- lotted three score years and ten Mrs. Nan- oy Lucas died at ber home near Runville, on last Thursday afternoon, of the infirmi- ties of old age. Surviving her are the fol- lowing children : William and Lifius, at home; Jacob and Agnes of Runville; Sam- uel, of Warriorsmark, and Mrs. Boaz Poor- man, of Jersey Shore. She also bas seven- teen grand-children and five great grand- children living. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, interment being made in she Advent cemetery. | | CLERC.— Rev. F. J. Clero, rector of the Episcopal church at Philipshurg, died on Wednesday evening. He bad not been in good health for some time though his erit- ical illness dates back to less than a week, He wan over eighty years of age and for thirty years or more has presided as rector over the Philipsburg oburch. He was probably one of the best known ministers in that church in Central Pennsylvania. At this writing we are not informed as to when the funeral will be. i i i HosBAND.—Melville, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hosband, of Unionville, died as the Hosband lumbering camp in Bradford county, on Thursday of lass week of scarlet fever. The remains were brought by vehicle to Unionville where they were buried in the cemetery west of Unionville on Friday afternoon, Rev. Keiffer, of the Free Methodist church, officiating at the services, STRATTON. —Evans Stratton, a native of Centre county, died at his home at Cuba Mines, Cieatfield county, Thursday morn- ing of last week of dropsy, with which he had been a sufferer for several years. He was seventy-two vears of age and is sur- vived by his wife and seven children, as follows : John L., James L. and Charles, { of Caba Mines ; Cartis, of Philipsburg ; Arthur, of Mabaffey ; Mrs. Jobn Cashard, of Gearhartville, and Mrs, James Nolan, of Chester Hill; also his mother, who is ninety- seven years old, and one sister, of Graham Station, and a brother residing at Wilkes. barre. The faneral occurred at two o'clock ou Sunday alternoon. i i i Roes.—Mrs. Rebecca Aon Robb, wife of Daniel Robb, died at her home in Lock Haven on Saturday afternoon of a complication of diseases, the result of an attack of the grip. She was born at Marsh Creek and lived there until about two years ago when the family moved to Lock Ha- ven. She was aged fifty-eight years and is saorvived hy her husband and $wo sons, Barton and Blair. The remains were taken to Blanchard on Sanday where the faveral was held on Monday afternoon, interment being made in the Blanchard cemetery. Pf GiLL —Savilla, danghtés of Amos Gill, died at the home of her father at Pleasant Gap, atan early hour Tuesday morning, alter a week's illness with pneumonia, aged thirty years. She is survived by her father, one brother, Edward, of Bellefonte; and three sisters, Emeline, Margaret aod Virgie, at bome. The funeral was held at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, the services being in the Advent church at Zion, of which she was a member, interment being made in the cemetery at that place. | | | BECK.— After patiently soffering for al- most two years with consumption Mrs, A. B. Beck died at her home in Suydertown at six o'clock on Tuesday morning. She was but thirty-two years of age anda wo- man who had the highest regards of all who knew her. Surviving her are her hushand and three young children. The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock this morning from her late home at Snydertown, inter- ment to be made in the cemetery at Pleas- aut Gap. 1 o i KREAMER.—Aflter an illness of two years, the result of a stroke of paralysis, Mis. Susan Kreamer died at ber home at Woodward last Friday night, aged sixty- three years. She is sorvived by ber bus- band and three children, Claire E. and Milford, of Haines township, and Mis. Kate Dennis, of Oneida, South Dakota. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon, interment being made in the Union ceme- tery at Woodward. | | MILLER. —Jobn William Miller died in the Altoona hospital on Sunday of tuber- culosis. He was a stone-mason and had been working at his trade in the Mountain city when he took sick and was admitted to the hospital December 12th. He was aged 63 years and was born in Centre coun- ty. His two sons, Lewis and B. F, of Spring township, went to Altoona on Tues- day and brought the remains of their father home for burial. i 1 BrowN.—William H. Brown, father of Mrs. J. Kile McFailane, died at his home in Lock Haven on Sunday morning at the advanced age of almost eighty years. He was the oldest Mason in Clinton county, and the oldest bat one of the Lock Haven lodge, and that one is M. B. Herring, of Spring Mills. He is survived by his wile and six obildren. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon. 1 1.1 Kuxgs.—Mrs. J. Irvin Kones died at her home in Blanchard, last Saturday morning, as the result of a stroke of paral- ysis, aged sixty-two years. She is survived by her bushand and one sister, Mrs. Charles P. Smith, of Beech Creek town- ship, Clinton county. The funeral was held at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, interment vi i at Blaushard. AUMAN.—Mrs. Elizabeth Auman, an aged maiden lady, died at the home of her brother Jonathan, at Woll’s Store, las: Saturday. She was a daughter of the late Peter Auman and was sixty-eight years old. She is survived by two brothers, Jonathan, of Wolf's Store, and J. H., of Millbeim. The funeral was held on Tues- day. | | | TATE. —Uriah, the seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tate, of Plearant Gap, died on Sanday afternoon of typhoid fever, after an illness of three weeks. The faneral was held at 1 30 o'clock on Tues- day afternoon, interment being made in the Lutheran cemetery at that place. | | LONEBBRGER.—Aflter only a few days ill- vess with pneumonia Mrs. Oscar Lopebar- ger died at her home at Pleasant Gap, last Saturday. She was thirty-five years of age. The funeral was held at 10 o'clock on Tuaesday morning, the remains being taken to Centre Hall for interment, I il I McELwaIN.—Mr. and Mrs. John Me- Elwain, of Marengo, are mourning the death of their one year old baby boy, who died last Thursday aftera brief illness. The funeral was held on Saturday, inter- ment being made in the Ross chaich cem- etery. —Mrs. Ellis L. Orvis entertained a three table bridge party on Wednesday evening. Bh —— ——Miss Mary Ann Magill is quite ill at her home on Allegheny street. —— Robert Cole this week gave fifty dol- lars to the building fund of the Bellefonte hospital. > ——Mrs. J. Allison Platts bas prac- tically recovered from a severe attack of the grip. : — Ash Wednesday, the begioning of Lent, falls on February 13th this year, an unusually early date. —— ——Mary, the seven year old daughter of Harry Stevenson, of east High street, is quite ill with appendicitis. >oe — Sixteen patients are now receiving treatment at the Bellefonte bospital, some of whom are in a serious condition. ow ~——Dr. C. M. Parrish has heen tread- ing on air all week just hecause Mrs. Par- rish presented him with a little daughter on Sunday. -ove ——Miss Mary Cooney is at present stenographer for W. Harrison Walker until Miss Lottie Robb gets well enough to re- sume work. oes ——- Tuesday was carpation day, io memory of the late President McKinley. The flower, however, was not worn by many in Bellefonte. ——The commissioners office and vault has been farther equipped with two large steel book and paper cases, something that bas been badly neeled for several years. —— A ——Mr. George Mallory and family, accompanied by Mise Rachel Shuey, took a sleigh ride Wednesday evening, to State College, on a little visit to Jacob Knisley and family. ove ——The four year old son of Mr. and Mrs, E. J. Eckenroth was taken to the Bellefonte hospital on Monday evening. He was operated for appendicitis and is now in a very critical condition. > ——Sunday morning was one of the coldest of the winter so far, the mercury reaching as low as twenty degrees below zero in Bellefonte and twenty-eight degrees below in several places in the county. mn A ss -—William Waddle bas so far recover- ed from his recent serious illness as to be up and around, though he will not resume his duties as secretary—treasurer of the Nittany Iron Company until next Monday: ——— ——0dd Fellows day will be observed in Lock Haven by a meeting of the Central Peunsylvania district association on April 26th, and already the people of our neigh: boring town are at work making arrange- ments therefor. “ee ~The mid-winter examinations at The Pennsylvania State College closed last week and ou Friday night a large number of the Seniors enjoyed a sled ride to Bellefonte. On Saturday evening several sled loads of Juniors made the trip bere and back. > —Two weeks ago the WATCHMAN an- nounced that the Penunsyivania railroad company had decided to build a small sta- tion house at Eagleville. Now they have concluded to build a good-sized building and place an agent and operator there while the sidings at Eagleville and Beech Creek are to be connected into one long one to make a suitable place for passing trains, eto. tess ———At the regular quarterly meeting of the Centre county Pomona Grange last week the committee appointed to inquire to the advisability of organizing a grange hank in Centre county reported favorably thereon and they were empowered to con- fer with some one who knows regarding the wode of procedure. It has no yet been decided where to locate the bank but it will probably be either in Bellefonte or Centre Hall. ee AY ——That tuneful opera, “The Chimes of Normandy,” which was to have been sung in Garman’s opera house on the nights of February 6th and 7sb, has been postponed until after Lent. In the meantime the entire cast of obaracters will continue practicing and when the time comes for its rendition Bellefonters will be assured of hearing it sung in a way that will bea treat. And you want to keep it in mind continually, as the proceeds will be for the benefit of the Bellefonte hospital. ——Two sledding parties went out from Bellefonte last Friday night. One was gotten up by Mies Maude Johnston and included about thirty people. They went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mar- shall, on Buffalo Run, where they spent a very pleasant evening. The other party was gotten up by Misses Violet Irvin and Katurah Rider and their destination was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Diebl, at Linden Hall. It was five o'clock in the morning when the latter crowd arrived home. wma A on em—— ——It ie always a pleasure for the WATCHMAN to chronicle the success of any young man from Bellefonte and because of this fact we wish to allude to the wonder- ful progress Fred D. Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Weaver, is making in his studies at the Peabody Institute, in Balti- more. As a musician Fred has alwaye been considered a wonder by his friends in this place and he is regarded almost as highly by his instructors at the Peabody Institute. On Sunday afternoon, January 20th, he performed at the shird free organ re- cital at the Peabody Institute Conservatory of Music, in Baltimore, and in speaking of him the Baltimore papers said that he is ‘‘an excellent organist, who renders all his work with fine skill, promptness and de- cision. The Rhemberger Sonata, one of the numbers on the program, gave him his best opportunity, though all of his pieces were well played.” et Tre BorovGH PRIMARIES.—The bor- ough primaries for the nomination of can- didates to be voted for at the February election were held on Saturday evening and passed off very quietly. The only con- test of aoy moment was tbat of the nomi- nation for overseer of the poor on the Re- publican ticket. For that place on the ticket there were five aspirants, G. Hunter Knisely, H. B. Kerns, Samuel Gault, J. H. Rine and Isaac Miller. The West ward instructed for Rine, the South for Kuwely and the North went into the conference uninstracted. When the conferrees met several wanted to nominate Koiseiy on the ground that he had received the largest popular vote but under the new primary law he was nos entitled to the nomination that way because he bad not received a majority of the votes cast. The members of the conference took one ballot and Kuisely was nominated by a vote of five to four, two of the North ward conferees vot- ing with the three instructed from the South, The Democratic ticket nominated is as follows : BOROUGH. PPORBITOT civserersonsssntrmmsnstssessssisnsee W. T. Speer Poor Uverseer....... Thomas Howley ARBHOL. ovis reiiersnssecsessssnsssssne Tnomas Sexton NORTH WARD, Judge of Election.. «..W, H. Hunsicker EIB RIOBRON wer comresssnessssesrssirsssoossinanees John Lane ABBOSSOT currrerirsesnen lard Barnhart School Director 3 y. Li. C. Wallace School Director 1 year.........ocuueuns J. P. 8mith Ci ilman SOUTH WARD. Judge of Election.......ccouune inners George Doll Inspector... William Johnson Assessor... .. D. Paul Fortney School Direct ... W. UG, Heinle Connellman...... cceessrsrsenvsciesceinn Phiiip Beezer WEST WARD, Judge of Election......ccceernnnn. A. Lutkenbach Inspector... we William Faylor A Wassssors .L.H. MeQuistion School Direct James Barnhart Couneilman....... ...Dominic Judge The Republican ticket nominated is as follows : Borouveu Treasurer Poor Overseer... ..G. Hunter Knisely AUGHOP...cinerrrecrssinssnsmian «Cheney K. Hicklen NORTH WARD. Samuel B. Miller aves George Williams £, A. Bell School Director 3 years... fC. Quigley School Director 1 year..... Hard P. Harris Councilman... ..ceiesnnsssssinmssssinins Harry Keller SOUTH WARD, Judge of Electi .Charles Miller Inspector...... James Lowery Assessor... George Smith School Director John D, Sonrheck Cottneliman........e cecersssrssssssssnns James Seibert WEST WARD, Judge of Election......... Isaac Thomas Inspector. Ellis Stine ABSONNOT... Behool Directo Councilman...... i A MARRIAGE LiceExsEs.—The following marriage licenses were issued the past week by Register Earle C. Taten: Frank LL. Williams, of Altoona, and El- la Lytle, of Port Matilda. Wm. D. Zerby and Isabel Taylor, both of Bellefonte. Wm. G. Watson, of Snow Shoe, and Myrtle Friel, of Runville. Earl M. Bartley and Mabel E. Houser, both of Spring Mills. Lloyd H. Duck and Lizzie R. Philips, both of Spring Mills. C. W.S8. George, of Philipsburg, and Lillie Henry, of Chester Hill. Lionel Walker, of Howard, and Nora Poorman, of Yarnell. Anthony Ifkoric and Barbara Gretchen, both of Bellefonte. “homas L. Smith and Margaret M. Ste- phens, both of State College. Cloyd M. Shade, of Conamaugh, and Bes- sie M. Weber, of Nittany. ————— Ar —— ——Considerable of a wail is going op from Centre county hunters against the passage of the bill recently presented to the Legislature which, if passed, will pro- hibit the shooting of quail, pheasants and wild turkeys for a period of five years. So far as quail are concerned the law might re- sult in them becoming more plentiful than they are, but as to pheasants and wild tar- key, they are certainly not scarce enough that it is aecessary to puta ban cn shoot- ing them for any length of time in order to keep them from becoming extinot. > ——On Tuesday Harvey Miller was put- ting up a stove for Harry Haag and in putting up the pipe was standing on the stove and a chair when the latter slipped, throwing him first on the stove from where he fell backwa:d on the chair. As first he was thought to be seriously injured but now the doctors do not think there are any bones broken, though he is very sore and stiff and not able to be out of bed. ad ———Mrs. Caroline Murphy with ber daughter, Naonnie,and three grand-children will arrive in Bellefonte from Brooklyn, N. Y., tomorrow. Mrs. Nannie Murphy recently fell heir to the old Wasson home- stead up Buffalo Run and it is their in- tention to make their home there. ~The Bellefonte Electric company is arranging to instal a new and much larger dynamo at the electric light plant in this place,as the present equipment is not soffi- cient to furnish the current needed; and especially as the number of electric light users is constantly increasing. meme A em ——Joseph Thoma s and Maurice Smith for S. A. McQuistion, have rented the Geo. Meese house on Halfmoon hill and will move there in the near future. ——Miss Mame Strunk has gone to Philadelphia to bave her eyes treated in the Wills Eye hospital. ———— A ——————— — Miss Blanche Straub is lying quite ill with the grip at ber home near the Bellefonte hospital. Amr A rm —— ——A crowd of young people are booked for a sled ride to the Grove home near Zion this evening. ——The Kansas City judge who fined a man for epankiog his wile was probably a married man himeell. Following is the trial list for the Febra- ary term of court: FIRST WEEK, BEGINNING FEB. 25TH. A. W. Hafer, trustee vs L. C. Rearick. John 8. Walker and Jane R. MeCal- mont, who survive Rose MeC. Shortlidge, late trading as McCalmont & Co. vs Ameri- can Lime & Stone Co. William Witmer vs Edward Sellers. Sarah Tiavessick vs The Borough of Philipsburg. James B. Archey vs W. F. Martin. Frauklin Bowersox vs J. Arthar Fort- ney. Harry Krape va The Howard Brick Co., a corporation. Lauderbach-Barber Co., formerly trad- ing as Platt-Barber Co. va R. M. Foster, Trostee. Mollie Miller vs Insurance Company of North America (a corporation). Samuel Frank and Silas M. Tomlinson, trading as Samuel Frank vs Bellefonte Furnace Company. A. W. Gaidoer vs Burdiue Butler. Margaret Peters vs Jooatban Harter Admr. of &e. of George Peters, late of Millheim|Boro., deceased. SECOND WEEK, BEGINNING MARCH 4TH. Joseph Brothers & Company vs W. C. Heinle. Gerberich Hale & Co. vs M. 8. Betz. J. G. L. Myers vs F. H. Dale and Mar- garet Dale. Charles Foster vs George Lutz. Amos Copenhaver and J. 8. MaMonigal vs J. P. Sebring. The Mifflinburg Buggy Co. ves David Bailey. Walter Stevens, executor of O. L. Schoonover, deceased v8 Andrew Somer- ville. W. E. Britton vs Frank F. Irvin. W. E. Britton vs 8. H. Wigton. Cresson Springs Brewing Co. vs Fred Eisenhoaor. Elizabeth Keen and Ida Keen vs Alfred Keen. Henry T. Irwin vs the Overseers of the Poor of Union township. Levi Segver vs 8. E. Kimport. E. F. Gardner vs Paul Schwartz. Spring Mills, Mrs. John Meyers has been quite ill the past week with the grip. M. B. Duck has been quite ill for the past week or ten days but is now improving. Miss Ida Condo, who has been ill and cone fined to her room for the past ten weeks, does not appear to improve very rapidly. J. H. Rishel is hauling stone and lumber on his lot next to the postoffice and will commence building his store room and resi. dence as soon as possible. Sleighing parties are quite numerous. We hear very little jingle of sleigh bells this winter. Has it gone out of fashion in order to make it dangerous for pedestrians ? Dick Condo, who has been engaged in the west, is here on a visit to bis mother and sister, and occasionally assists in the black” smith department of the Penn Hall carriage works. Mr. Condo is the son of the late turnkey, Jerry Condo, whose unfortunate euding will long be remembered. The Democratic caucus on Saturday last was well attended. They made the follow. ing excellent nominations : Judge of elec. tion, J. P. Neese ; inspector, W. F. Stover; registration assessor, John Eckel; school director, J. U. Heckman and F. Duck; overseer of poor, Henry Mark; supervisor, I. J. Zubler; assessor, J. W., McCool; town clerk, 8. G. Walker; auditor, A. L. Duck. The "'U” club is now thoroughly organized, and with members of considerable ability. They meet every Thursday evening in quite a handsomely furnished hall, which they rented above the store room of C. P. Long. There appears to be quite a rivalry between this organization and the A. B. C. club, which consists exclusively of young ladies. They observe each other very closely. Of course both are very cautious, and if there is # mishap discovered, which sometimes hap- pens, or an inkling of any special business in either club, then the social racket begins. Both clubs are in a very flourishing cozndi- tion. Lemont. F. A. Holderman spent Sunday in Tyrone. C. D. Houtz and wife Sundayed with friends near town. Maurice Klinger was home for a few days the fore part of the week. Andrew O'Neil visited his daughter, Mrs. Lloyd L. Houtz, Saturday. William O. Daugherty, of Bellefonte, transacted business in town Monday. The many persons who have been suffer. ing with the grip are slowly improving vow. The caucus meetings were all well attended and each party has put a ticket in the field. Bruce Struble and bride came home Mon- day, after spending a short honeymoon at Niagara Falls. George C. Meyer and family spenta few days at Fairbrook last week at the home of Mrs. Meyer's parents. John R. Williams and wife, who have been quite iil the past couple weeks, are much better at this writing. W. H. Macker, of Bellefonte, will take J. 8. Herman's place as huckster, the latter will farm the Dr. J. Y. Dale farm. Jacob Shuey, Arthur Wasson, George Williams and William Shreck, transacted business at the county seat Saturday. The three or four nights this last week that was from 15° to 20° below zero brought a fine crop of ice which the people were not slow in harvesting. James Raymond, of Linden Hall, had the misfortune to have a lot of his fowls stolen last Friday night and he followed the trucks of the thieves as far as Lemont but there could find to clues strong enough to proceed against anyone for the crime, It is certainly hoped, by all good citizens, that the ones following up same will soon be brought to justice and thus put a stop to such crimes.
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