Bellefonte, Pa., February 15, 1907.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
———@George Spangler, of Blanchard, bolds
the record as a fox hunter in Centre county.
Bo far this winter be has killed thirty foxes
and one wild cat.
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~——Mre. Samuel Hazel, who the past
Year bas been living in Williameport, has
decided to return to Bellefonte and make
her home with her mother and sister.
——— Gem
—— By referring to our advertising col-
umns it will be seen that the number of
applications for lignor license this year
is forty-two, against a total of forty-eighs
lass year.
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—— Mrs. George Miller, whose life was
despaired of several days last week after
giving birth to a listle daughter on
Wednesday, is we are glad to eay, very
much improved.
——Rev. T. C. Houtz, of Susquehanna
University, will preach in the Lutheran
ohurch the coming Sunday and the follow.
ing Sunday Kev. F. P. Manbart, of Selins-
grove, will offiziate.
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~——Mr. Herr, of Lancaster, has accepted
a position with F. E. Naginey, undertaker
and farnitare dealer, and expeo's to move
bis family to Bellefonte as soon as he can
secure a snitable house.
McSuLEY. — Frances McSaley, the
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
McSaley, died at her parents home
on Bishop street about 9.30 o'clock Thurs-
day evening. Her death was a peonliarly
sad one and the result of a fall on the ice
which she sustained early last week.
Bhe was on her way home from school
when she slipped on the ioy pavement and
fell, striking the back of her head with
uvusual severity, The result was the for-
mation of a blood clot on the brain and
though an operation was performed the in-
jury was of such a nature thas death fol-
fowed. She was eleven years old and her
death was a hard blow to her parents, little
sisters and brothers, The faneral was held
at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon from the
Catholio church, interment being made in
the Catholio cemetery.
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BoAL.—Potter township is having more
than its portion of deaths of late. In the
list was that on Tuesday, February 5th, of
Jonas Boal, a well known and highly es-
teemed resident of Tussey ville, whose death
was dae to a complication of diseases inoci-
dent to his advanced age, he being eighty-
one years old. - He was a veteran of the
Civil war and a man bighly esteemed by
all who kuew him.
Surviving him are his wife and the [fol-
lowing children: Thomas, who lives on the
Brockerhoff farm in Potter township; John,
of Pera; Frank, of Altoona; Mrs. William
Jodon, of Colyer, and Emma aod Agnes, at
home. The taneral was held on Thursday
lass. Reve. Gress and Rearick officiated
and interment was made io the cemetery
at Taesey ville.
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THOMAS. —Abrabam Thomas died at his
home in Boggs township last Friday, alter
only a few days illness. He was 89 years,
1 month and 22 days old aud was a vative
of Merthyr Tydoyl, Gla Morgan-Shire,
Wales. Hecame to this country while a
young man and for many yeas has lived
in Boggs township. Mrs. Thomas died in
1901 but sarviviog bim are the following
children: Morgan, of Isett, Blair county;
David N., of South Williamsport; Mrs. J.
C. Copeland, of "Atlantic City; Mrs. G. L.
Mauvovel, of . Sonth Williamsport, and
Margaret V., at home. He was a member
of the Messiah oborch and Rev. J Zeigler
officiated at the funeral services which
were held cn Monday. Interment was
made in the Messiab cemetery.
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MOKINLEY.—After quite a long illness
with Bright's disease Mr». J G McKinley,
of Milesburg, died at 6 30 o'clock lass Sat-
urday morning. Deceased was born n
Green's valley and was 51 years, 8 months
and 8 days old. She is survived by her
bushand and the following children : Mrs.
Edith Knoptand Fred, of Miiesborg ; N.
G. Meyer, of Bellefonte, and Harry 8. Mey-
‘er, of Olean, N. Y. She also leaves two
brothers, George L. Horner, of Pleasant
Gap, and Ellis Horuer, of Nittany. Ever
since early girlhood she has been a mem-
ber of she Methodist church and Rev. Pifer
officiated at the fauneral services which
were held at 10 o'clock on Monday morn-
ing. Interment was made in she Miles-
burg cemetery.
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STOVER. — William Stover died quite
suddenly as the home of his father, Elias
Stover, at Rebershurg, on Tuesday morn-
fog. For sometime past he has been liv-
ing in Pittsburg aud joss arrived at Rebers-
barg on a visit to his father on Monday.
He was apparently in the best of health.
Tuesday morning he gos up and while sit-
ting on the lounge waiting for his break-
fast suddenly fell over and expired almost
iostantly. Death was due to hears fail-
ure. :
He was 56 years, 7 months and 26 days
old and is survived hy a wife and one son.
Rev. H. C. Bixler conducted the faneral
services which were held yesterday morn-
ing, interment being made as Rebersburg,
STALKER.—Mrs. Elizabeth Stalker,
Blair county’s centenvarian, died as her
home in Williamsburg at 3 30 o'clock Mon-
day morning alter a ten day's illness with
poeamonia which terminated in bears fail-
ure. While she bad been a resident of
Williamsbuig for the past quarter of a cen-
tary yet she is not forgotten by the many
Centre countians who knew her when with
ber husband and family they were resi
dents] of Ferguson township many years
ago and her death is deeply regretted by
all.
Deceased was born at Hollidaysburg
December 19th, 1800, thus making her age
106 years, ,1 month and 23 days. Her
Data oF A. J. Grigst.—A very sud
den death yesterday morning was thas of
A.J. Griest, at his home in Usiouville,
He bad not been in good bealth for a num-
ber of years and about two meaths or more
agobe bad a fall and sustained iojaries
that kept him confined to the house ever
since. Ten daye or two weeks ago he had
a slight stroke of paralysis but had recov-
ered so that be was able to be up and
around the house. Yesterday morning he
got up at his usual time and was eating
breakfast with his youngest daughter, Miss
Gertrude. He seemed in as good health
and obeerful as ever. He told the woman
who works for them to go to the cellar and
parents were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moore,
ber father having emigrated from Ireland
in 1757. She was the sixth of a family of
see how the coal supply was and bardly
bad be finished speaking when his head
fell forward on his breast and be died in-
ten children, five sons and five daughters.
On March 220d, 1831, Miss Moore was
united in marriage to John Stalker, the
young conple taking up their residence at
Warriorsmark where Mr. Stalker followed
the blacksmithing trade. In 1838 they
moved to Ferguson township, locating on
a farm ip the Glades about swo miles from
Pine Grove Milis. There shey lived until
Mr. Swalker’s death in 1865. Two years
thereafter Mrs. Stalker moved so Duncans.
ville, Blair county, where she lived until
1882 when she moved to Williamsburg
where she made her home ever since.
Mrs, ker was the mother of six ohil-
dren, two sons who died in early life, and
four daughters, one of whom died eight
years ago, while the other three, Misses
Mary, Martha and Elizabeth lived with
their mother. She also bad three grand.
ohildren and three great grand-children.
Mrs. Stalker’s life covered the period of
the most marvelous material development
in the history of the world. Her memory
went back to the time when Napoleon was
first consul of France, when Thomas Jeffer-
800 purchased the Louisiana tract, when
staotly. Neighbors were called in and the
doctor sent for but be was past all boman
aid. His death was the result of either
heart failure or another stroke of paralysis
which was severe enongh to snap the brit-
tle thread of life in twain in an instant.
Andrew Jackson Griest was a sou of
Mablon and Mary Griest and was born at
Harrisburg January 19th, 1837, thus mak-
ing kis age seventy years and twenty-six
days. Shortly after his birth his parents
moved to Adams county where they lived
until April, 1856, when they came to Cun-
tre county and located in Unionville. In
early life Mr. Griess taoght school two or
three terms at Port Matilda. After the
Bald Eagle Valley railroad was built he
worked on is several years as section fore-
man. Later he went to clerking for Wil-
liam Underwood, of Unionville, in his gen-
eral mercantile store. In 1870 he embark.
ed in the mercantile business for himself
and for thirty-six years conducted a store
at Unionville, selling out to J. B. Stere &
Soo about a year ago on occount of poor
health.
Mr. Griest was always an ardent Demo-
Shere were only sixteen States in the Union,
when the population of the United States
was less than 6,000,000, when Lewis and
Clark added the northwest territory to the
wealth of the Union. She lived during the
orat and a bard worker for his party. Be-
cause of this he sought the nomination for
county commissioner in 1881 and was elect-
ed by a good majority. He was re-elected
in 1884.
terms of all the Presidents of the United
States except one—George Washington.
She was seven years old when the first
steamboat wae built. She was four years
old when Barr and Hamilton fought their
fatal duel. She was nine years old when
Lincoln was born and nineteen years old
On entering upon his duties as county
commissioner Mr. Griest found the books
aod affairs of that office in anything but a
satisfactory condition. He at once began
the work of systematizing its business and
accounts, collecting in the back taxes
which bad been allowed to remain in the
when Qaeen Victoria was born.
Mrs. Stalker's memory until the last was
remarkable, coneidering her extreme age
Among her treasured possessions is a punoh
bow! which she purchased when eight years
old at a store in Frankstown before there
were any stores in Hollidaysborg. She re-
membered the days when preachers wore
koee breeches and plaited their hair, when
horseback was the chie! means of traffio,
and arkiog was the mode of river transpor-
tation. She saw a squad of soldiers on
their way to the army in the war of 1812,
Mre. Stalker was wonderfully well pre-
served for one of her age and retained all of
ber faculties to a remarkable degree. She
was never sick, except some trivial indis-
position in recent years, until seized by her
last illness,
From early girlhood she was a member
of the Préabyterian church and J. C. Kel.
ly, pastor of the First Presbyterian churoh
of Williamsburg, officiated at she funeral
services, which were held at ber late home
at 230 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Later in the day the body was taken to
Tyrone to] the home of her grand-son, H.
L. Orr, where an opportunity was given all
friends of phe aged woman to view the re-
maine. Yesterday morning the body was
taken to Pennsylvania Furnace and from
there to Graysville where interment was
made in the Presbyterian cemetery by the
side of the remains of her husband and two
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LawyERs.— Potter township lost one of
ite best known and most esteemed residents
in the person of Jobn R. Lawyers, who
died on Wednesday of last week at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. D.W. Bradford.
His illness lasted during a period of four
weeks and consisted of a complication of
diseases.
Deceased was born Ootober 30sh, 1830,
thus making his age seventy-six years and
three months. His boyhood was spent in
M flio county bus while a young man he
cawe to Centre county and started as a
blacksmith at Centre Hill. Afterwards
he followed his trade at Old Fors and other
pointe fork number of years, finally giving
ap blacksmithing and going to farming, in
which pursuit he was engaged until she
death of his second wile when he retired
and made bis home with bis daughter.
Deceased was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Mary Ssringfelser, by
whom he had two ohildren, Mrs. Anna
Hemphill, of Philadelphia, and William
Lawyers, of St. Loais, Mo. His second
wife was Miss Barbara Leitzell, by whom
be bad one child, Mrs. D. W. Bradford, of
Porter township.
Funeral services were held at his late
bome ut 10 o'clock on Saturday morning
by Rev. G. W. Molinay, after which in-
terment ae winde at Sante Hall.
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GINGERICH.—Oue of the oldest residents
of Worth township, Mr. Samuel Gingerich,
died at his home near Port Matilda early
Mooday morning from cancer of she stom-
ach. He was past eighty years of age and
was one of the best known men of that
locality. Surviving him are three sons and
three daughters, as follows : Dorsey, of
Clearfield; David, of Woodland; William
B., of Martha; Mrs. W, M. Crounister, of
Huston township; Mrs. Scots Laird, of
Port Matilda, and Miss Mary, at home.
The funerai was held as 10 o'clock on
Wednesday morning, interment being made
in Brown's cemetery.
bands of collectors for years, cutting off
needless expenses and placing the county
affairs in a business like shape. When he
wens into office the county was paying in.
terest on amounts ranging from $20,000 to
$40,000 annually. When be retired alter
a service of six years, the county was out
of debt and bad a good-sized balance in its
treasury. And this without any increase
in taxation ; in fact the millage bad been’
reduced and taxes were less when he turned
the office over to his successor than when
he assumed its duties. It is no reflection
upon others, but simple justice to the dead,
10 say that in all the history of the county
it never bad a better, more conscientious or
faithtul official than he proved to be.
And as in public so be was in private
lite the same straight-forward, honest and |
respected citizen. The true friend, the
kind acd sympathetic neighbor, she re-
spector and exemplar of all that was good
and honorable, and the enemy and despiser
of wrong of any kind. In his departure
his neighborhood and the entire county
bas lost one of the very best of its people—
a man whom every one respected and whose
death all who knew him will mourn.
Mr. Griest was married on November
26th, 1861, to Miss S. M. Catheiman, of
Union county, who survives him wish the
following children : Edward M., of Phil-
ipsbarg ; Charles R., of Barnesboro ; Hany
R., of Ms. Union, and Misses Mary E. and
Gertrude, at home.
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Worr.—Mrs. J. H. Wolf, a former Cen-
fre county lady, died as ber home at Avis,
last Friday morning, of cancer of the stom-
ach. She was aged fifsy years and eight
months. The remains were brought to
Bellefonte over the Central Railroad of
Penneylvania on Monday and taken to the
home of her daughter as State College from
where the funeral was beld on Taesday
morning, interment being made in the Pine
Hall cemetery. In addition to her hus.
band she is survived by the following chil.
dren : Mrs. Barton Shope, State College; | ferd
Mrs. A. Beasley, Spring Mills; William,
Joho, Mrs. Sarah Deitzell, Mrs. Carrie
Hoffman, Mre. Mande Jones, Charles Orvis
and Hattie, of Avis.
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BoaL.—Jobn Boal, an aged resident of
Potter townehip, died at his home as Tus-
seyvilleon Tuesday of lass week after a
lingering illness with dropsy. He was
aged 81 years, 4 months and 11 days and is
survived by his wife and six children, as
follows: Mrs. William Jordan, of Colyer;
Frank and Ads, of Altoona; Joho, of
Pleasant Gap; Thomas, of Centre Hall,
and Miss Emma, at home. The fuvera!
was beld as 10 o'clock on Friday morning,
interment being made at Tasseyville.
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CARSON.—Jobn G. Carson died quite sud-
denly at kis home on the Robt. Gray farm
in Patton township, yesterday morning,
He bad been at work all day or Wednes.
day and yesterday morning was around as
usual when he dropped over dead. Heart
disease is given as the cause. As this writ.
ing we bave been unable to ges fall par.
siculars. He was a man fifty-six years of
age and is survived by his wife and an
adopted son, Himy, I A
MILLER.—Fraok, the four-year-old son
of Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Miller (colored)
died ab his mother’s howe in Williamsport
last Friday evening. The remains were
brought to Bellefonte for interment.
GOHEEN.—Rev. Joseph Milliken Go-
been, a native of Centre county, died at
his home in Wooster, Ohio, as 8 30 o’clock
Monday morning, after an illness of only a
few days with pneumonia.
Deceased was the son of the venerable
J. J. Goheen,of Rook Springs, this county,
and was born February 16th, 1847, hence
bad be lived juss five days more he would
bave been just sixty years old. His early
education was received in the public
schools of Ferguson towaship, after which
he took a course at Princeton and graduat-
ed from the Theological Seminary there in
1874. In 1875 he entered the service of
the Presbyterian board of foreign missions
and went as a missionary to Kolbapar,
India, where moss of his life’s work was
dove. From the time be first wens abroad
be was only home twice, for visits of a year
each, until in April, 1906, when, on ac-
count of impaired bealth, he came home to
stay and with his family took up their
residence in Wooster, 0. During bis thirty
years of labor in India he was very sue-
cessful and was perhaps the widest known
and most justly celebrated missionary in
the service of the Preshyterian board.
Rev. Goheen's first wife was Miss Nancy
Bell, also a native of Ferguson township,
who died within a year of their location
io India. In 1878 he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Nana MoGuionis, who sur-
vives with the following ohildren: Dr.
Robert H., a medical missionary in India;
John L.,a professor in Occidental Col-
lege, Los Angeles, Cal.; Richard, a me-
chanical engineer in Altoona; Joseph M.,
Wioova Lake, Ind., and Francis M., at
bome. His mother died eleven yeasago
bat he is also survived by his aged father,
J.J. Goheen, who is eighty-nine years old
and lives on the old homestead farm near
Rook Springs, and the following brothers
and sisters: J. Calvin, J. MoWilliame and
Harry B., of Tyrone; Robert G., of Penn-
sylvania Farnace; Mrs. Ella M. Gardner,
Mre. Anna MoWilliams, Misses Jennie B.
and Belle T., as Rock Springs.
The remains were brought from Wooster,
Ohio, to Tyrone, and taken to the home of
bis brother J. M.. on Tuesday evening and
Wednesday morning they were taken to
the home of his father at Rock Springs.
The faneral was held at 1.30 o'clock Wed-
nesday afternoon. Rev. R. M. Campbell
was assisted in the services, which were
beld in the Graysville Presbyterian church,
by Revs. George T. Gunter and J.C.
Oliver. Interment was made in the Grays-
ville cemetery.
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SAMPSELL.—Just one month from the
day bie wife passed to the great beyond
Mr. Henry Albers Sampeell died at his
home on Spring street at ten o'clock Tues-
day morning, and there is little doubt but
that the worry and heartache occasioned by
the demise of his lile-partner hastened bis
end. A week ago last Satarday he eon-
tracted a severe cold with the result that
poeumonia developed and, not being pos.
sessed of a very robust constitution, he was
noable to withstand the ravages of the
dread disease, with the result that his death
followed Tuesday.
Decreased was born at Centreville, Sny-
fer county, and was seventy-three years of
age. He came to Centre county while a
young man and early in life engaged in
farming, in which occupation be continued
up votil a few years ago, when, on account
of bis age, be decided to quis farming. He
moved to Bellefonte and was given the po-
sition of night watchman and janitor at the
Centre county bank, where he was em-
ployed until bia last illness. He was
8 man of very modest and unassuming de-
meanor, but one who had the respect and
‘esteem of all who knew him, because of his
Mrict integrity in all business dealings and
his meekly christian oharsoter. And if
fever there was an unswerving Demoorat he
was that one.
Surviving him are the following obil-
dren: William, of Bradford ; Mrs. Charles
Pownell, of Altoona ; Vance Lucas, of Ty
tone ; John, of Pleasant Gap ; Harry, of
Axe Mann ; Mrs. Luther Ishler, of Houser-
ville; Mrs. W. H. Albright, of Lemont ;
Charles, Boyd and Mre. Lloyd Zettle, of
Bellefonte.
He was affiliated with the Methodist
church and Rev. James B. Stein off.
ciated at the funeral services, which were
held at his late home at 130 o'clock yes-
ay afternoon. The remains were taken
to Pleasaut Gap for interment in the Luth-
eran cemetery.
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KLINGER. — Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Klinger are mourning the death of their
eleven month’s old baby boy, Frederick,
who died on Tuesday morning. The child
bad never been very strong and of late had
a cold though its condition was nos coneid-
ered alarming at all, even by the attending
physician. It apparently rested well on
Mounday night and early Toesday morning
Mrs. Klinger took the child in ber arma
only to find the listle form limp and almost
lifeless. A physician was sent for bus hy
the time be arrived the bahy was dead.
The only cause thas could be assigned was
a sudden severe attack of pneumonia. The
funeral was Jet Yenesiay.
LEE.—Jobn T. Lee died at his bome in
Centre Hall last Saturday evening, after
an illness of more than a year’s duration.
He had been a resident of Centre Hall for
many years, following his trade of a conch
maker avd painter. He was a member of
the Old Fort Lodge, No. 537, F. A. M.
Sarviving bim are bis wife aud the follow-
ing children: Aruey, of Allegheny; Mrs.
George Breon of Centre Hall, and Witmer,
at home. He was a wember of she Luth-
eran chorch and a cinsistens ehristian,
Rev. J. M. Rearick officiated at the funeral
which was beld on Wednesday, iiterment
being made in Ceatre Hall,
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Pine Grove Mentions.
Miss Sadie McWilliams is sick with ton -
silitis.
Next Tuesday will be election day. Get
out the vote.
William Fulton and wife visited rriends
here last week,
N. C. Neidigh transacted business in
Stone valley on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fry returned to their
home in Altoona last Monday.
Richard Markle, of Bellwood, is visiting
bis parental home on Main street.
Col. W. C. Patterson and Henry Bloom are
under the doctor's care with grip.
W. H. Sausserman, of Altoona, with his
two bright boys were here last week.
We are sorry to learn of the iliness of Dr.
L. C. Thomas at bis home at Latrobe.
8. M. Bell and wife and their uncle Page
have all been ill the past three weeks.
Miss Ida Isenberg, of Millersburg, is the
guest of Miss Sadie Goss, at White Hall.
Mrs. Kidder and daughter Mary, are
visiting the Gibboney home in Stone valley.
Oscar Smith got too close to a horses heels
one day last week and got kicked on the
head.
John Bowersox and wife, of Milroy, and
Ira Hess and wife, of Altoona, were here last
week.
Hugh McAfee, Capt. Hunter's right-hand
man on the farm, was in town last Wed-
nesday. ay
Howard Zeigler and chum spent Wed-
nesday night with John H. Breon on the
Branch,
The venerable David Behrers is spending
a8 week with the Jobn Wertz family at
Houserville. ’
Tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Irvin will
celebrate their silver wedding st their home
at Baileyville.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcella Sankey, of Potters
Mills, enjoyed the good sleighing to our
town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Seigel, of Blair
county, have been visiting old friends here.
abouts the ast week.
Mr. and Mrs. Mc. Rossman with Mrs.
Rossman’s sister from Maryland are visiting
friends in and about Tyrone.
Master Robert Koch is quite ill at his
grandpa Keller's home, where he was visit-
ing when he took pneumonia.
Jobn Lytle, car inspector in the Altoona
yards, came down Monday to see his father,
Samuel Lytle, who is quite ill.
A party of youngsters sleighed to Centre
Hall Monday evening and were royally
entertained at P. H. Meyer's home.
George Bell and Sidney Isett, of Spruce
Creek, were down in quest of good stock
got from the William Thompson herd on
Monday. :
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kimport, Sumner
Miller and sister, and Mrs. Carrie Weiland
were among the mourners at Mary Jane
Gilliland’s funeral last Monday at Reeds-
ville.
The funeral of David Osman last Saturday
was one of the largest ever seen at Pine
Hall. About twenty of his associates came
down from Altoona in a body. Six of his
crew acted as pall-bearers.
Lemont,
Mrs. Lavina Houser continues to grow
worse,
Mrs. M. A. Williams is improving very
slowly.
Linn 8. Bottorf, of Curwensville,Sundayed
at the home of his mother.
David Getz went to Watsontown this last
week where he will reside until Spring.
F. A. Holdeman and family returned
home from Tyrone the latter part of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lenker entertain-
ed a sledding party from Bellefonte Friday
evening.
John I. Williams was called to Altoona
owing to the death of bis brother-in-law,
Heury Boyles.
William Brouse and Edward H. Williams,
of Boalsburg, were seen on our streets Sat-
urday evening.
R. F. Evey and J. D. Mayes, two of Wat-
sontown’s hustling young men, came to town
for a few days rest.
Mrs. Rose Williams, the oldest resident of
this commuuity, has not enjoyed very good
heaith this winter.
Henry Fisher is very ill at his home with
an ubscess, the result of a wound received
during the Civil war.
Mouday night and Tuesday were co'd and
disagreeable days, being about the coldest of
the season, for Spring creek was frozen over
solid, something that has not happened be-
fore this winter.
The people of these parts were afraid that
they would not get ice enough but by all
appearances they have more now thau they
care to put away, for at this writing the ice
is fine and no one to put it away,
Bellefonte Ministers Against “Chanc-
ing"
Inasmuch ss there has prevailed for some.
time in Bellefonte an epidemic of the disease
known as ‘‘chancing,” and as this disesse
seems to be spreading rather than abating;
we, the Bellefonte Ministerium, must earnest.
ly request the members of sll the churches
of Bellefonte, of whatever name or creed, as
well as the entire community to use their
best endeavors in blotting out this too com.
mon form of gambling. Chancing is gamb-
ling. It is illegal and has a demoralizing in.
fluence on the community, on the young as
well as the old.
Believing that there is sufficient moral
Christian sentiment among the citizens of
Bellefonte to wipe out this evil as it now
exists, we, the Bellefonte Ministerium, most
earnestly ask the nid of all law abiding citi-
zens in declaring openly once and for all
aguinst this barmful and illegal practice.
Sigued, AMBROSE M. SCHMIDT,
JavEs B. STEIN,
Committee.
—When a dairymau asks what is the
reveal the man's identity.
about 40 years old. The car was
here from North Carolina an
been a week on the way. It was
Spring Mille.
The A. B. C. club of this town gave a Val -
entine social and party at the home of Miss
Helen Weaver, on Thursday evening.
The old adage of, “as the days lengthen
the cold strengthens,” is being verified with,
as the Frenchman said, ze big vengeance. In
this locality the weather since Suuday con.
tinues bitter cold. The ice houses here are
all stocked with ice of an unusual good qual-
ity.
Last week a daughter of Mr. Heckman,
residing in the building formerly occupied as
the Spring Mills house, in carrying some
boiling water to the chicken bouse to melt
the ice in the drinking trough, accidentally
stumbled and in falling scalded her arms and
shoulders in a very serious manner.
Miss Flora R. Duck, formerly of this place
but at present one of the principal instructors
in the Ralph Waldo Emerson Academy, at
St. Louis, writes the following interesting
school items. She states that half the school
term closed on January 25th at which time
all promotions and advancements were made.
Owing to the very large number of children
in the kindergarten department it was ab.
solutely necessary to promote whole rooms
instead of just half as formerly. Forty-four
graduated and sixty new lots entered. Miss
Duck, who has been engaged in the institu.
tion for several years, received a very lucra-
tive promotion. She was advanced to a
second assistant, also one room and grade
higher. The Ralph Waldo Emerson Acad-
emy is a very imposing building, erected in
1903 and located eight blocks north of the
fair grounds. It has all the modern im.
provements and necessary equipments, also
domestic science and manual training see-
tions. The average enrollment in this school
is twelve hundred pupils. The city has now
one hundred and eight public schools and
five new school buildings in course of erec-
tion which will be ready for occupancy in
September next. She also adds that at pies.
ent they are all quite busy preparing exhi-
bition work for the Jamestown fair. Miss
Duck is a daughter of Mr. M. B. Duck, one
of our highly esteemed citizens.
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Fearful Disaster at Sea.
Block Island, R. I., February 12.—
About 150 Peony went to their death in
Block Island Sound last night as a result
of acollision between the three-masted
schooner Harry Knowlton and the Joy Line
steamer Larchmont, bound from Provi-
dence to New York. It is estimated that,
incladiog the orew, there were nearly 200
persons ou hoard the steanier when she
sailed from Providence. Of these only
nineteen appear to have survived the dis-
aster, ten members of the crew and nine
passengers.
MOTHER RAN TO SUMMON AID
Allentown, Pa., Feb, 12.—BEdwin W.
Reidnauer and his four children—Per
cy, aged 8; Fannie, aged 6; Pauline,
aged 4, and Arthur, aged 2 years—
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed their home. :
The boiling over of a pan of fat in
a bakery which Reidnauer conducted,
and which adjoined his dwelling, start-
ed the fire. When the fire began the
mother ran into the street to summon
the firemen, leaving Reidnauer to res-
cue the children, who were asleep in
the upper portion of the house. The
flames made rapid progress, and when
Mrs. Reidnauer returned the destruc-
tion of her home was complete, into
which she was prevented from hurl
ing herself only by the greatest effort
on the part of the firemen.
When the flames were extinguished
Reldnauer and the four children were
found dead in a front room on the sec-
KILLED BY INFERNAL MACHINE
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Benson's lumber yard found lying on
the floor of the car a man who had
died from starvation.
There was nothing on the body to
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moss profircable way to dispose of his skim | with lumber, and it is supposed the
milk, we would say it can be used for fond | man crawled into the car and was
for man and beast. Calves, pigs and poul | gleeping when freight hands placed the
try all thrive on it.
seal on the car.