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Bellefonte, Pa., September 13, : 1907.
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Democratic Sinte Ticket.
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Jonx G. HagMaN, of Columbia county.
Democratie County Ticket,
For Prothonotary
ARTHUR B. KiMPORT, of Bellefonte.
For District Attorney
WiLLiaM G. RUNKLE, of Bellefonte.
For County Svrveyor
J. HENRY WETZEL, of Bellefonte.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
—— A big band of gypsies are encamped
on the old pail works grounds.
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——Senator J. K. P. Hall bas appointed
Thomas D. Fulton, of Tionesta, to the
senatorial scholarship from his district in
The Penvsylvania State College.
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——O0On Wednesday lavdlord H. 8S. Ray,
of the Biockerboff house, bought F. Walls
Larimer’s riding boise, Pidgeon, and now
be will dosome stunts on horseback instead
of automobiling.
——Rev. aud Mrs. R. Crittenden an-
pounce the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Lillian, to David W. Stinson, of Pitts-
barg, the wedding to take place within the
next few months.
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—— Last week George A. Beezer went to
Philadelphia aud while there booght
“Joe,” a horse with a pedigree and a
record. He expects to enter him in the
races at the Centre connty fair.
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——@General B. Frank Fisher, of Phila
delphia, but a Centre countian by birth, is
visiting bis old friends at Boalsburg, and
intends to remain for the Veteran's reunion
at Grange park vext Taesday, on which oc-
casion he will be onc of the speakers.
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——A nice little daoghter ‘made its ar-
rival at the howe of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield
Love on Tuesday morning ; and consider-
ing the fact that this is their first born,
notwithstanding the fact that they have
been married alwost four years, they ate
naturally very much elated.
——0n Tuesday Steele Hunter was at
work cutting a door in the house occupird
by Neil Martiu when be made a wisstroke
and cut a deep gash in his baud. It re
quired almost a dozeu stitches to close the
wound while it was with some difficulty
the flow of blood was stopped.
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——-=The Presbyterian church at Lemont
is being thoroughly vverbauled both inside
and ont and as a mewotial to his esteemed
father James Hamill, Esq., of Columbus,
Ohio, has presented to the church an en-
tire new complement of staived glass win-
dows, of rarely beantiful design.
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——Theson of Dr. aud Mis. Edward
Park, aged one and ove-hall years, died at
their home in Sunbury on Wednesday.
The remains were brought to Centre Hall
where burial will be wade today. Mie,
Park was formerly Miss Blanche Boal,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. G. M. Boal, of
Centre Hall.
——The stores of all the Hebrew wmer-
chauts of Bellefonte were closed all day on
Monday because it was the Jewish New
Year. Ten days later or next Wednesday
will be their Day of Atonement, when their
places of business will again he closed from
Tuesday evening at six o'clock until the
same hour Wednesday evening.
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~——Mr. and Mis. Clifford Thomas are
arrangiug to move their belongings to Lew-
istown which piace they will call home in
the futare. It is their intention, however,
to do considerable traveling in both the
United States and Europe during the next
two or three years, so that their habitation
in any place will be but a fleeting one for
some time to come.
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—— While skating at the rink on Wed-
nesday evening Maurice Jackson collided
with another skater with the result thas bis
glasses were kuocked off aud broken and
he lost his diamond stick-pin ; and, though
he offered a reward of five dollars for the
finding and return of the laster he failed to
get it that night but yesterday morning be
_ got the pin back minus the diamond.
——Tuesday morning Harry Williams
was at work on a scaffolding frescoing the
interior of the Presbyterian charch at Le-
mont. In attemptiog to get down off the
scaffold he caugbt hold of a loose prop
which, of course, gave way with the resuls
that he fell a distance of aboat twelve leet,
alighting on his back on a church pew.
He was picked up by his fellow workmen
and alter a basty examioatien by Dr, Dale
to see that no bones were broken and that
his injuries were such as would permit is,
he was put aboard the train on the Lewis-
burg avd Tyrone railroad, brought to this
place by A. L. McGinley and taken to his
howe. It was at first feared that he had
sustained several broken ribs as well as the
ligaments in his back torn loose, but a full
examination showed that ueither was the
case ; his worst injuries being some severe
bruises, but these will likely keep him con-
fined to the house for ten days or two
weeks,
DEATH oF REV. SAMUEL CREIGHTON. —
It is with extreme regres that we are called
upon this week to announce the death of
Rev. Samuel Creighton, at his home near
Mackeyville. Notwithstanding the fact
“| that he bad rounded out almost three score
and fifteen years of life, his bad been such
a u~eful career that his death appears a per-
sonal loss to every member of the Metho-
dist church as well as all others who had
the hovor of his acquaintance, for it was,
indeed, an honor to kuow this man, who
for years had been regarded the father in
the Central Pennsylvania conference. Al-
though since 1901 he was on the -upersn-
puated list, and lived on bis farm near
Mackes ville, he was always ready to don
the harness and go anywhere to fill the pal-
pit for a brother winister ; and at the same
time he never failed to delight his congre-
gation in his simple and direct way of
preaching the beaatifal truths contaived in
the Bible.
Although incapacitated from active work
in the ministry Rev. Creighton was in fair-
Iy good bealth up until Sunday morning
when be was stricken with paralysis. So
severe was the stroke that it not ouly ren-
dered him entirely helpless but left bim in
an nuconscions condition from which he
never rallied but grew constantly weaker
autil the end came at one o'clock on Tues-
day afternoon. During the two days of
his illness he was attended by bis nephew,
W. G. Creighton, aud family, of Bellwood,
Deceased was born in Freedom, Mifflin
county almost three quarters of 8 century
ago. He was converted at the early age of
nineteen yeats and soon after was licensed
to preach by the quarterly conference. He
began his long and useful ministerial ca-
reer in the year 1853 hy traveling the Kart-
haus cironit under the presidiog elder. In
the following year he was admitted to the
Baltimore conference on trial, aud by sub.
sequent changes in boundaries became in
tarn a member of the East Baltimore aud
the Central Pennsylvania conferences.
The story of his life's work can best be
told in the following list of appointments
tilled hy him: 1853, Karthaus; 1854,
Manor Hill ; 1855-6, Bellefonte circuit;
1857 8, Mifflinbuig ; 1859 60, Altooua ;
1861-2, Philipsburg ; 1863 4, North Balti-
more ; 1865 8, Lock Haven ; 1869-70, Lew-
ishurg ; 1871 3, St. Paal’s, Danville;
1874 5, Berwick ; 1876 8, Lock Haven ;
1879-81, Pine Sueet, Williamsport ; 1882
4, Milton ; 1885 7, Eighth avenue, Altoo-
na, 1888.92, Pine Street, Williamsport ;
1893 99, supernumerary ; 1900, Lewistown;
1901-07, superannoated. Almost a ball
ceutury of years devoted to the cause of the
Master is a record of which any man could
be proud, aud it is no wonder that He for
whom be labored so uncomplaiviogly made
the closing vears of his life one of peace
aud quirtude and his death as paivless as
“dt could be,
The ouly immediate surviving relatives
are a brother aud sister, William Creighton
aud Mrs. Mann, of Yeagertown, Mifllin
county, and W. G. Creighton, a nephew,
of Bellwoud. Rev. Creighton had no chil
dren aud his wile died during his pastorate
in Aitoova. while Miss Browi, an adopted
daughter, died a few months ago.
Rev. B. C. Conner, presiding elder of the
Altooua district bad cbaige of the fuueral
which was held yesterday. Buel services
were held at his late home in the morning
alter which the remains were taken to Wil-
liamsport where more extended services
were beld iu the Pine street M. E. chaich.
There was a large attendance of ministers
and guite a nomber made very touching
addresses bearing on the life work and
death of she deceased. Interment was
wade iu the beautiful Wildwood cemetery.
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BURLEY. — Mrs. Sarah Margarets Mo-
Eweu Barley, wile of Joshua Burley, of
Ts rone, died on Thursday moruiug of last
week of Bright's disease, with which she
bad heen a sufferer since last November,
although the bad unly been seriously ill
for a mouth.
- Deceased was born in Unionville Jan-
nary 14th, 1856, hence was past sixty-one
years of age. She was married at the same
place to Joshua Butley in 1875, and since
bas lived in Tyrone. Five children pre
ceded her to the grave but surviving ber
are her husband and the following chil-
dren : Charles Arthur, May Joanua, Mrs.
Abbie W. Dickson, Clara Belle, Emma,
George, Margaret, all of Tyroue, and Mrs,
Viola Chloe Dobbs, of Altoona. She also
leaves vue brother, Wililam McEwen, of
Uniouville, aud one sister, Mrs. Nettie
Peters, of Blue Ball, and the following
half-hrothers and sisters : James McEwen,
of Blue Ball; Mie. Mary Comley, Tyrone;
Mis. Cuda Kreps, Unionville, and Mrs.
Belle Crispin, of Monongahela City.
She was a member of the Firss Methodist
church of Tyrone, and Rev. J. H. Daogh-
erty officiated at the funeral services which
were held on Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, interment heing made in the
Grandview cemetery.
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IrviIN.—James E. Irvin, a native of
Centrejcounty but who for some years past
has made bis home at South Sharon, died
at the homefof his brother, Edward Irvin,
pear Bald Eagle station, on Sunday even-
ing, of Bright's disease. He .bad been ili
for six monehe or more and abouts three
mouths ago went to she home of his bioth-
er in the bopg that the change might do
bim good but the disease had progressed
too farjto le successfully combatted.
Deceased was aged 45 years and 3
months, He was married to Miss Marion
R. Flack, of Bellefonte, who survives him
with the following obildien : Mrs. Hane
pah Alderman, Mrs. H, L. Hobbes, Robert
ert A., Harry, Chester and Raymond ; he
also leaves one sister and three brothers,
namely: Me. Elizabeth Bewers, of
Bridgeport, Ohio; William, of Pleasant
Gap ; Thomas and Edward, of Bald Eagle.
The remains were taken to South Sbaron
on Mooday for interment.
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SPITLER. — William Spitler died at his
home at McAllistersville, last Friday, of
general infirmities, aged about sixty-seven
years. He was born in Bald Eagle valley
and after he grew to manhood went to Ty-
rone where he learned to bea telegraph
operator. When the Civil war broke out
he enlisted in company A, 110th infavtry,
in August, 1861,and served for three years,
re-enlisting in 1864 and serving until the
close of the war. Upon bis return home
he went to Sandy Ridge where he was
agent and operator on the Tyrove and
Clearfield railroad until about twenty-five
years ago when be moved to McAllister-
ville, where he bas lived ever since. The
funeral wae held iv that place on Sunday.
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MeCrLosgEY.—Mrs. Rachael McCloskey,
wife of Camphell D. McCloskey, died as
her home near Beech Creek on Tuesday
night of last week, after being a sufferer
for many months with a complication of
diseases. Deceased, whose maiden vawe
was Rachael Watkins, was sixty years of
age and was born aud raised iv that com-
munity. She was a wowan who had a
wide circle of acquaintances and was high-
ly esteemed by all who kvew her. Her
survivor is her aged husband, all ber chil-
dren having died in infancy. The faneral
was held at one o'clock Friday alternoon.
Rev. H. J. Dudley officiated at the services
aud interment was made iv the Clark ceme-
tery.
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KAHLER. —Mrs. Hugh Kahler died at
ber howe in Beech Creek on Monday morn-
ing after only a week's illuess with typhoid
fever, aged about forty years. Her death
is the third in the Kahler family within
six weeks. The first was Mr. Kabler'’s
brother, then his two-year-old son and now
his wife. Funeral services were held at
two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, in-
terment being made in the Clark ceme-
tery.
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PROGRAM FOR THE GRANGE EXcAMP-
MENT.—Everythiug is in readiness for the
opening of the Grange Encampment and
Fair, Centre Hall, and the following pro-
gram hae been arranged :
Saturday, Sept. 14th—General opening
of camp, and tent holders taking possession
of the quarters assigned thew,
7:30 p. w.—Evcampment will be fornal-
ly opened in the auditorium by a grand
entertainment by the Bible Concert cow-
pany, of Philadelphia, to which every-
body is invited.
Sunday, 15th, 2:30 p. m.—Harvest Home
services. The anniversary sermon will be
preached by Rev. G. W. Meclloay, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, of Centre Hall,
Monday, 16sb—General opening of Ex-
hibition and Fair.
7:30 p. m-—Entertainment in the audi-
torinm by the Bible Concert company.
Tuesday, 17sh, 10:30 a. m.—Soldiers re-
union.
2:30 p. m.—Addresses will be delivered
in the auditorium, under the auspices of
the Veterans Association of Centre county.
7:30 p. m.—Concers by the Bible Concert
company.
Wednesday, 18sh, 10:30 a. m.—Ad-
dresses in the anditorinm by Hon. J. T.
Ailman, Secretary of State Grauge, and
Hou. Robert 8. Conklin, State Forestry
commissioner.
2:30 p. m.—Addresses by Dr. J. P.
Welsh, Vice Presidents of Pennsylvania
State College, and E. B. Duisett, Lecturer
of the State Gravge.
7:30 p. wm.—Grand entertainment by
Bible Concert company.
Thaisday, 19¢h, 10:30 a. m.—Addresses
by Hon. N. B. Criwhfield, Secretary of
Agrioultare, and Hon. Jobn G. McHenry,
member of Cougiess.
2:30 p. m.—Addresses hy W. F. Hill,
Master of State Grange; James Foust, Dairy
and Food Commissioner, and Dr. B. H.
Warren, former Dairy aud Food Commis-
sioner.
7:30 p. w.—Eutertainment by Bible
Concert company.
Friday, 20sh.—Great haigain sale day,
when there will be geueral sales of imple-
ments and farm stock.
2:00 p. m.—Foimal closing exercises.
The eminent men who are to address
these daily meetings on the important is-
sues of the day, in which people are inter-
ested, should insure good audiences, and
po one can afford to miss hearing them.
Special excursion tickets, at reduced
rates, from all statious in Penusylvaunia and
from Baltimore, Md., and Elmira, N. Y.,
to Centre Hall aud return. Good from
Sept. 13sh to 23:d. In addition to the
regular trains, special trains will be run
Tuesday, Wednesday and Tharsday, stop-
ping as all stations.
Leaving Bellefonte for Centre Hall as
10:30 a. m. and 6:30 p. m.
Leave Grange park for Bellefonte at 9:45
p. m.
Leave Grange park for Coburn at 7:30
p.m.
Leave[Coburn for Grange pak at 8:20
p.m.
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— Last Saturday Leo Stevens, the
aeronaus who is well koown in Belleloute,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Fleisher
man, of Cincinnati,and three other friends,
made an ascent in a big balloon on Seaaten
Island and after ascending almost a mile in
the air sailed up into Vermout, south again
into Massachusetts and up into New Hamp-
shite, a distance of 147 miles, which was
covered in a little more than five hours,
they finally landed without a wishap of
any kind.
— Mrs. W. Harrison Walker was quite
ill several daye this week hat is some bet-
ter now.
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«LL. C. Bullock has fast installed an
acetylene gas plant in J. T. Lucas’ store at
Moshavnon.
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——The Belleloute Academy opened yes-
terday with the largest attendance io the
history of that institution.
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—— Harvest Home services will he held
in 8t. John’s Reformed church rex: San-
day at 11 a. mi. and io the Reformed church
at Zion at 2:30 p. wm.
——The managewent of the Theatorium
has received a new Powell moving picture
machine, aud thas popular place of awuse-
ment will doubtless prove more entertain.
ing than ever.
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——The many Bellefoote friends of
James P. Dowling, of Renovo, will be
sorry to learn that he is in the Lock Haven
hospital threatened with a serious attack
of typhoid fever.
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Don't forges that the annual 1eanion
of the veterans of Centre coputy will he
beld at Grange park, Centre Hall, ou Tues.
day of next week. This gathering will be
one of the features of the big Granger's
picuio.
——Friday evening of this week in St.
John's Reformed church at 7:30, Rev.
Ambrose M. Schmidt will resume his talks
on Foreign Travels. The subject Friday
pight will be *‘Rome.”” The public is cor-
dially invited.
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—— While Col. W. F. Reynolds does not
have a peach, literally speaking, in his
orchard of thousands of trees in Benner
township Charles F. Schad has «old twen-
ty-five bushels off his orchard on the top of
the mountain and still ha« more for sale.
vv.
—~——Though he is out and around as
usual ahd looks the picture of rubust man-
hood George Mallory has not been in the
best of health for some time hence bas en-
gaged a man from Altoona to run his black-
swith shop while he takes a much needed
rest.
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——Miss Mae Walker, an operator in
she Commercial telephone exchange, was
taken to the Bellefonte hospital last Sat.
urday morning, suffering with a tamor,
Mrs. Nelson E. Robb was also taken to the
hospital last week for treatment. The
former was operated on Monday and,
though her condition is serious her recovery
is anticipated.
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——George Frederick Hunter, a ative
of Centre county bus who bad lived most
of his life ut Greenwood and Lucy furnaces
in Huntingdon cocnty, was struck by a
traiv at Mt. Union the latter past of last
week and instantly killed. He was sev-
euty-four yeas of ageand is survived by
six children, one of whom is Mrs. Ida
Harman, of Philipsburg.
——— os AA eme—
——Mrs. Jennie Silliman Roberts, of
Hazelton, bas issued invitations for the
marriage of ber daughter, Miss Ellen Silli-
man, to Thomas Hawilton Brew, the cere-
mony to take place in Saiut Peter's church,
Hazelton, at eix o'clock Wednesday even-
ing, October 2ud. Immediately following
the ceremony a reception will be beld at
the home of the bride’s mother.
——Rev. M. L. Ganoe having resigned
the pastorate of the Bloomsburg Methodist
chuich on account of ill health the cou-
gregation Las extended a call to Rev. Edgar
Heckman, of Duncannon, and he bas beev
transferred to that appointment by the
bishop in charge. Rev. Heckman is well
known iu Centre county, baving filled a
pumber of appointments in this section,
the last of which was at State College.
——Some time ago Mr. and Mie. E. E.
Beals came from Pittsburg to spend the
winter as Julian, On Wednesday evening
of last week they were both out in a fleld
target practiciug when Mis, Beals acoident-
ally shot het husband in the leg, inflicting
au ugly wound about four inches iu length.
1s was some time before a physician could
be secured aud the man suffered consider
able pain and loss of blood. Reports state
thas he is now getting along all right.
~——When the Centie and Clinton coun-
ty commissioners together with Mr. Rhine-
decker, a civil engineer, inspected the new
Hubbard bridge uear Beech Creek they
found that the bridge does not rest per-
fectly ou the abutments and in a few minor
respects was nob exactly in accordance
with specifications, there being a suepicion
that the abutments were not perfectly reli-
able. The biidge was built by the Owego
Bridge company, of Owego, N. Y., and
that company as well as the contractors
who built the abutments have been notified
of the apparent defects.
——Qn Tuesday evening William Royer,
Norman Meyers, Thomas Murphy and Jo-
seph Pressler wens down to Hecla park to
gather elderberries. Having filled their
baskets Pressler espied an apple tree in
the MoMullen orchard whicl: was heavily
laden with deliciously ripe fruit and he
los: no time in getting over the fence and
shinning up the tree. He bad hardly be-
gun to pick the fruit when young MeMul-
len espied him and securing his shot gun
ron toward the tree and fired. The shot
struck all around Joe but fortunately none
of them his him, but he lost no time in
dropping out of the tree, badly tearing his
oloshing in so doing. When McMullen
saw who it was he was as much frightened
as the other men, and, when he was as-
sared that Pressler was uninjured, he bas-
tened to explain that he bad no idea who
the man in the tree was, but thought it
was some one who has been making it a
common occurrence to steal their apples.
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State CoLLEGE. — The Penosylvania
State College will open for the fall term
next Thursday, September 19:h, and from
present indications the incoming Freshman
class will number close to five hundred
students, so that the attendance will be
over one thousaud yonng men and women,
The new course of home economics is at-
traocting considerable attention throughout
the State and will no doubt draw quite a
number of young women to the College
this year. Mise Louise Waugh, late of the
Michigan State College, will be at the head
of this department with Miss Sarah Love-
joy, formerly dean of the National Park
seminary, as dean of the course,
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— The Rev. Geo. M. Glenn, of Cham-
bersburg, has changed pulpits with Rev.
Taylor avd next Sanday will preach in the
Methodist churches at Hallmoou, Gates-
burg avd Storstown,
Roads and Bridges.
SPRING MILLS, SEPT. 10th, 1907.
GENTLEMEN: —~Through the medium of
the WATCHMAN I simply wish to suy un few
words concerning roads and road bridges
aud to notice how “admirably” the duties of
supervisors ure frequently discharged. The
supervisors of Gregg township bave repaired
some of the roads in a very creditable man.
ver, some indifferently and to some did
pothing. Very littie if anythivg, has been
done to the round bridge, and some are ina
very deplorable condition, particularly the
bridge on the round leading to Farmers Mills,
| & short distauce above town. This bridge
| bas been in a dangerous aud scnudalous
| condition so long, that the memory of man
| runneth not to the contrary, und on a road
| too, coutinually traveled. If the supervisors
are not aware of these defects in bridges aod
| ou rounds, or unable to see them, what is the
! duty of the road master, is it to be supposed
| that be is asleep or blind, too. and also un-
able to notice these scandalous conditions?
When & wan accepts the office of supervisor
he is under obligations to discharge the
| duties properly, if he fails, just goes over
| the roads and looks and does nothing to
| prevent the roads from becoming impassable
to travel he is guilty of a misdemeanor. This
| neglect has been heretofore overlooked, but
| the times have changed. and their short
| comiugs will be overlooked no longer, the
| people have become tired of bad roads and
| will bave no more of them. In Venango
| county the people have commenced right
land mean business. The county grand
| jury have indicted 24 delinquent supervisors
| for neglect of duty, it evidently no idle pro-
| ceeding, being brought under the instruc-
| tious of Judge Criswell who, no doubt, was
well aware that the roads were not in proper
condition, and was determined to place the
responsibility where it belongs. There
supervisors will soon discover that the office
is no sinecure, werely a position to pick up
a little loose chavge without un equivalent,
but there are duties to be performed, which
musi—not may—but must be discharged,
otherwise the derelict officials must suffer
the consequences. It would be weil for ull
supervisors to bear this in mind.
£ . CITIZEN,
Pine Grove Mention,
A. M. Brown is baek from Virginia with
a car load of fine cattle.
W. E. Johnson and wife visited friends
in Stone valley Tuesday.
G.F. Fry reports another girl at his home,
It's mame is Mary Meyers.
Mrs. John Musser bas been quite sick the
past week at her home on Main street.
A. O. Tyson and daughter Lizzie spent
Sunday among their friends in Boalsburg.
Mrs. Jane M. Beck, of Pittsburg, is a visit:
or at postmaster J. GG. Hess, home on Main
street,
Prof. W. E. Hosworth, of Selinsgrove, has
been elected teacher for the township High
school.
W. 8. Moore, of Nefl"s Mills, was circulat.
ing among the farmers after his share of
mutton. }
George Mitchell is treading in the air now,
just because a new baby buy arrived on
Wednesday.
Henry Webb and daughter Nellie, of
Hopedale, O., are visiting their relatives in
this section.
John R. Thompson, one of the hustling
young farmers on Shaver's creek, was here
Saturday on business,
N. T. Krebs and M. E. Heberling returned
from a weeks angling on the Susquehanua
and report a good catch.
Mrs. G. B. Meek and daughter, of Al-
touna, are visitors at the home of her youth,
Dr. G. H. Woods, on Muin street.
Daniel Summey, after a ten days outing
among Centre county friends, left for his
home in Philadelphia last Saturday.
John M. Keichline, wife and two daugh-
ters came up from Bellefonte Sunday and
speut the day among their friends here.
Howard Barr with his gang of carpenters
are building a new house for John Gummo.
It will svon be ready for the plasterers.
Miss Nannie Murphy with her two little
nieces, of Paradise, are visiting ber cousins,
with headquarters at the Ward sisters on
Main street.
Blaine Brown and wife passed through
town Saturday morning in a splendid outfit
en route to visit Mrs. Brown's mother at
Shingletow a.
Will Commiugs is hustling around with
his steam threshing outfit as he now has
another mouth to feed and a body to clothe.
Its a girl, No. 3.
Last week James Duflord closed his house
on Water street and moved his household
goods to Philadelphia where he and his two
daughters have employment.
Mrs. Dosia Zimmerman and daughter, of
Topeka, Kansas, are visiting Centre county
friends. Before her marriage she was Dosia
Thomas, well known iv educational circles
in this section.
Dr. and Mrs. McCormick, of Hublersburg;
C. M. Fry and wife, of Altoons, and John
Bowearsox and wife, of Milroy, were among
the mourners from a distance at the Mrs.
James Hubler funeral.
days, leaving twin boys at mail carrier Will
The stork bas been busy the past few |.
Irvin's home Monday. In consequence the
mail boxes all along the route contained
congratulations for his two helpers.
Mrs. Harriet McKee, of Washington, and
sister Rosa, of Altoona, are spending a month
amoug the friends of their youthful days
here. Before their marriage they were
Harriet and Rosa Miller, of our town.
Au all night rain last Tuesday broke the
long drought and will greatly revive fall
pasture. Corn, potatoes and clover seed are
a short crop. The apple crop is a light one
and the recent wind storms have trimmed
the trees.
Merchant J, N. Everts and wife were
pa-sengers east yesterday morning to Phila:
delphia. They are mixing pleasure with
business, Mr. Everts will replenish his
stock of merchandise while Mre. Everts
will stock up her milinery trade for fall and
winter,
Lemont,
Mrs. Robert F. Evey came on Saturday to
spend a week in town.
Daniel Summey and daughter Edith re-
turned home Saturday.
The schools opened Monday of last week
and the attendance was good.
Lloyd L. Houtz is quite ill again, and is
not getting along very well.
Mr. and Mrs. Jobn R. Williams returned
home from New York Monday.
The venerable Jacob Markle is very ill at
his home vear Oak Hall station.
Prof Thomas C. Houtz, of Selinsgrove, is
here for his annual visit among friends in
town.
George C. Meyer's cattle sale was well at
tended Saturday and the cattle brought fair
prices.
William 8. Williams and wife returned
home Saturday, after spending a week amid
old sssociations.
Monday and Tuesday evenings brought
the finest ruins that we have bad this sum-
mer up to this time.
Mrs. Joo. Etters went to Dewart Saturday
where she will stay a few days at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Ralston.
Rev. Dubbs filled the pMpit of the United
Evangelical church Sunday forenoon,and all
present wereZpleased with the discourse,
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hoy departed Friday
for Kansas and other points in the west and
north-west, where they will spend a month,
Jesse Klinger bad the misfortune to fall
from « ciabapple tree one day last week and
he had to walk around with crutches for a
few days.
Rev. D. J. Davis, of Obio conference,
preached for the U. B. ‘congregation Sunday
evening. He will start for home this week
to attend conference.
George Dale came in from the west and
stopped a few days with his grandparents
while on his way to the Naval Acadewy, at
Anpnapolis, where he holds the appointment
from his district. '
Sullie Greniuger, of Lock Huven, is at her
mother’s bome, near here.
We were glad to see 8. A. Walizer around
on Sunday, after an absence of some time
ou account of sickness.
Mrs. J. R. Styers and Mr. Robt. Hacken-
berg left recentiy fur different parts of
Union county to visit relatives and friends.
George H. Smull and wite, who spent five
weeks in the New England States, have ree
turned home, very much delighted with their
trip.
L. A. Miller und family bave at last de-
cided to move to Maryland, and left bere
Saturday, their goods having been shipped
a few days previous.
Rev. E. 8. Bierly, of Port Matilda, officiat «
ed in the Methodist church, Sunday morn-
ing, Rev. Mclinay and he baving made an
exchange. This is Rev, Bierly’s home church
and he was very glad to meet with old time
friends.
The talk: water, piped water! Well, may
it terminate in what the writer often has
wished for. We have itso near and yet so
far. Citizens, wake up and carry through
this work, and the barvest will be conven-
ience, contentment, less drudgery, lame arms
and continuous water carrying.
Spring Mille,
Quite a number of our folks are making
preparations to camp at the Grange picnic.
Corn looks well in this neighborhood. If
we have no frost within the next three
weeks the crop will be a good one.
John Rossman left on Tuesday last to re.
sume his studies in the Franklin and Mar.
shall college, at Lancaster. During his va-
cation here he was clerking in bis father's
store.
W. C. Roper, of Penn Hall, has commenc-
ed the jewelery business here in the building
formerly occupied by H. I. Brian & Co., and
has fitted up the rooms very neatly and in.
troduced several conveniences. Besides re-
pair work Mr. Roper will deal in watches,
clocks and jewelery.
The old pike bridee over Penns creek, a
few steps above Allison Bros. flouring mills,
was removed last week, and work commenc-
ed on the abutments for the new twenty foot
iron bridge. Of course the mill will be shut
down for some time. It is now rather a
circuitous route to reach the opposite side of
the creek.
The Great Union County Fair.
The Fifsy-Fourth anncal fair, to be held
at Brook Park, Lewishurg, Pa., Sept. 24,
25, 26 aud 27, will be the largess ever held
by the association.
It will be the ‘Old Home Week’ for all
citizens of Union County. ;
Extiaordivary attractions bave been pro-
vided at enormous expense including a
balloon ascension and parachute leap, in
order to make the days a coutinua! enjoy-
ment for both old aud young.
The Buffalo Valley Pouliry Association
will give a poultry show and exhibit of
over 100 coops. The exhibit of argicultural
implements will be the largess and wost
complete. A cordial invitation is given by
the management to all people to come and
meet their friends as the ‘‘Old Home
Week” Fair of Union County.
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