Bellefonte, Pa., January 24, 1908.
P. GRAY MEEK,
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Demoeoratic Caucus.
The Democratic voters of the county are hereby
notified that Democratic Caucuses will be held at
the ususl places for holding caucus, in each of
the election districts within the county, on Sal
urday, January 25th, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the various local
offices to be voted for at the February election,
Members of the county committee will fix the
hour of meeting in their respective districts,
W. D. ZERBY,
Chairman.
Demociatic Ward Cuancuses.
The horough caucuses for the nomina-
HAZEL. —Qnite a sudden and unexpeot-
ed death wa« that of Jared Hazel, which
occurred ou Satardav afternoon at the
home of bis son Charles, in Williamsport.
Mr. Hazel went to the Lumber city the day
before Christmas but was there only a few
days until he hecame quite ill. He recov-
ered to a certain extens bus last week he-
came worse aud sank rapidly until the end
came on Saturday, diabetes, with which
be has suffered for two years, being as-
signed as the cause.
Deceased was born in Miles sownship
sixty-five years ago. His early life was
spent in Brush valley bat for rixteen years
he had made Bellefonte his home. He was a
member of the Lutheran church, a man of
unassuming and retiring disposition but
was highly respected by all who knew
him. He wae united in marriage to Miss
Jane Brown, who survives him with the
following children : Thomas and George,
of Bellefonte; Charles and Mrs, Ida Hart,
of Williamsport; also the following broth-
ers and wisters : J. Adam Hazel, of Axe
| Maun; Wilson, of Madisonbnrg; Cornelins,
of Pleasants Gap; Samuel, of Lemout; B.
Fraoklin,of Bellefonte; Mrs. Samuel White,
tion of Democratic candidates for borough | of Bush Addition,and Mrs. Adam Courter,
and ward offices will be held tomorrow |
(Saturday) evening, at 8 o'clock aud |
of Illinois. His is she first death to oconr
in a family of eight children.
The remains were brought to Bellefonte
should be largely attended. The meeting | oy Sunday and taken to the home of
places for the various wards will be as fol- | Thomas Hazel, on Logan street, where hrief
lows :
| funeral services were held at 8:30 o'clock
North Ward—As Gestig, Bower & Zer- | that evening and on Movday morning they
by’s office in the Praner block.
South Ward—In the Arbitration room in
the court house.
West Ward—In
WATCHMAN office.
the DEMOCRATIC
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
~Mrs. Robert Armstrong has been
very ill for the past two weeks with poen-
monia.
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~The annual meeting of the stock-
bolders of the Bellefonte Trust company
was beld on Tuesday morning at which al
the old officers were re-elected. Following
the meeting the stockholders all weat to |
the Brockerhoff house for dinner.
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| were taken to Madironbuig for interment.
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NEARHOFF.—Quite a sodden death was
that of Henry Nearhoff, of Warriorsmark
| township, Huntingdon county, at 5:30
| o’clockfMonday evening. Nearhoff was a
farmer and after feeding and attending to
his stock as usual went into the house, sat
down in a chair and died without a strog-
gle or bardly a movement, heart disease
being assigned as the cause.
Deceased was one of the best known men
in eastern Howtingdon county and bad
| many friends and acquaintances in the
| | Western end of Centre county. He was
born on the old Neathoff homestead in
Warriorsmark valley in 1830, hence was in
! the seventy-eighth year of his age. His
| parents dying he acquired the old home-
—— At a recent meeting of the stock- | stead and his entire life was spent in the
holders of the First National bank, of | bome of hi birth, following she honorable
State College, Dr. William Frear was elect- | occupation of a tiller of the soil.
He was
ed a director in place of Prof. Louis E.|® mau known farjand wide and universally
Reber, resigned. All the other old mem. | liked by all.
bers of the board as well as the officers |
were re-elected.
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—John Herman, who recently sold
He never married and his only survivor
is one wister, Mrs. George Gensimore, of
| Centre Line. The funeral was held
{at ten o'clock yesterday morning.
She Peons Cave property to Dr. Clay Camp | geryioes were held at the bouse by Rev. J.
bell, of the University of Pennsylvania, w. Witt,
and his brother, Robert Campbell, of Cin- | ebarob,
cinpati, Ohio, has puichased the James
Karstetter property at Pleasant Gap and
will move there in the spring.
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———Centre county friends of Hon. J. N.
Cassavova, formerly of Philipsburg, will be
interested in knowing that he bas lately
moved his family from Cuba to New York
where he expects to make his future home.
He still recains his large business inter-
ests in Caba and will make periodical visits
to that conntry.
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—— Roger A. Bayard, the Bellefonte
man now editing the Tyrone Herald, gain-
ed additional notoriety last Friday after-
noon when he captured su Isalian who had
stabbed a fellow mau, avd with the as-
sistance of another man torned him over
to the proper authorities. His action wae
witnessed by a crowd of almost five hun-
dred people, who proclaimed him quite a
hero.
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——W. H. Denlinger, of Patton, but
who for years was a resident of Philips.
burg, ie in Chicago this week representing
the Pennsylvania Independent Telephone
association as a delegate to the International
Independent Telephone association, which
includes all the independent companies in
the United States anid Canada. He also
read a paper entitled “The Independence
of the Independents.”
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——Members of the Masonic fraternity
throughout Centre county are looking
forward to she winter meeting of she Wil-
liamsport consistory which will be held
next week, January 29th to 31st inclusive,
The gathering will be an important one as
a large olass of candidates will receive
degrees, from the fourth to the shirty-seo-
ond. Quite a large number of members
of the order from this county are arrang-
ing to attend.
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——Dr. William Frear, of State College,
ohairman of the joint committee on Food
Standards, appointed by she association of
Official Agricultural Chemists and the as-
sociation of State and National Food and
Dairy Departments, has issued a call for a
meeting of the joint committee, to be held
in Chicago beginning January 30th next,
to consider standards for mals liquors and
corned beel, eto. Public bearings will be
arranged for, those interested in the manu-
facture and sale of these commodities, on
application to the chairman.
A mmm
——Rev. J. Allison Platts preached to
the students at State College on Sunday
morning and so interesting id shey find
him that one student eaid that although he
talked until ten minutes after swelve
o'clock ‘‘they all were as quiet as a mouse,
not one went to sleep and even the ceiling
refrained from falling down.” His lass
reference was called forth by the fact thas
during the sermon in the aoditorium the
Sunday previous a six foot section of mould-
ing around one of the ceiling lights came
loose and fell witha crash in the gallery,
injuring several people. The only cause
thas could be assigned for the accident was
the radical change in the atmospheric condi-
tions at that time.
pastor of the German Baptist
and interment was made in the
Cross Roads cemetery.
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GALLAGHER.—In last week's WATCH-
MAN meution was made of the serious ill-
ness of James Gallagher with typhoid fever,
from which the young man died in she
Bellefonte hospital on Saturday morning.
He contracted the fever while working in
Altoona and was brought to Bellefonte and
taken to the hospital only a listle over two
weeks ago.
Deceased wes a son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Gallagher and was born in Belle.
foute August 22nd, 1882, thus being past
twenty-five years of age. When a young
man he learned the core-makiog trade at
Lingle’s foundry and has always been an
indastrious young man. His mother died
some years ago but surviving him are his
father and the following brothers and sis-
ters: Thomas and Mary Gallagher, Mrs.
Elizabeth Destine and Mrs. Gertrude
Smead, all of Bellefonte. 3
The funeral was beld at ten o'clock
Taesday morning from St. John’s Catholic
charch, of which he was a member. Rev,
Father McArdle officiated and interment
was made in the Catholic cemetery.
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LovELAND.—W. F. Loveland died at
his home at Lamar at 1:30 o'clock on Taes-
day afterncou of asthma and a complica-
sion of diseases. He was sixty-six years of
age and was born and lived all bis life in
the vicinity of his death. When but twen-
ty years of age he enlisted as a private in
company E, Seventh Penna. cavalry, and
served throughout the war. After the war
he engaged in the mercantile business which
he followed until ill health compelled him
to retire. ;
He is survived by his wile, two sons,
Harry D., of Corning, N. Y.; Reuben, at
home, and one daughter, Mis. Jobn Con-
fer, of Snow Shoe; also by the following
brothers and sisters : Isanc, of Lamar; H.
D., Antes Fort; C. W., of Roaring Bravch;
Lyman M., of Williamsport; Mrs. Ira C.
Eddy, of Williamsport, and Mrs. Philip
Krape, of Lamar. The funeral will be held
this morning at ten o’clock, interment to
be made in St. Paul’s cemetery at Lamar.
Rev. Bubb, of the M. E. church, of which
deceased was a member, will bave charge
of the servioa, l I
Woons.—D. W. Woods Eaq., the nestor
of the Mifilin county bar, died at his home
in Lewistown last Thursday night after
more than a year's illness, aged eighty-five
years. Deceased was born in Lewistown
and spent his entire life there with the ex-
ception of six years, during which time he
lived in Bellefonte and clerked io the drag
store of his unole, the late Dr. John Harrie.
For forty-two years he was a director in the
Mifflin county National bank and for shir-
teen years ite president. He was an elder
in the Presby‘erian church for over filsy
years. He is survived by five ohil-
dren among them being Judge Joseph M.
Woods, of Miflin—Huntingdon—Bedford
distrios, and Rev. D. Walter Woods, of
Lewistown. He was well known by many
Centre county people.
LoxG.—Another of Bellefonte’s vener.
able citizens has answered the last 10ll
call iu the person of Jobn Long, who died
at the home of his won William, on Rey-
nolds avenue, on Monday morning. He
caught a bad cold on New Year's day
which later developed into the grip and
then punenmonia and at his advavced age
of wore than four score years be was not
able to withstand the ravages of the latter
disease.
Deceased was born February 15th, 1824,
#0 that had be lived a few days less than a
month longer he would have been eighty-
four years of age. Practically all hie life
was spent in Bellefonte and vicinity aod
he wae one of the bess known men of this
section. Though but an artican all
his life be was upright and indostrions
KENNEDY. —Mrs, Fannie 8. Kennedy,
sister of the late Thomas Keonedy, of
Filmore, bat better known as ‘‘Aunt Fan-
nie,” died at noou Wednesday. She bad
been well as usual op to last Friday when
she wos seized with a slighs pain aboat the
heart which gradually grew worse until
death came to ber relief.
She was horn in Moglass, Donegal coan-
ty, Ireland aud bad she lived until June
6th vext, would have heen seventy-five
years old. She came to Centre county in
1880 and during her residence in shis seo-
tion bad become well known. She wa« a
sister of she late Mr». Roberts McKnight
and a fact in connection with her
death is that it is the sixth in the family
connection within two years. Her only
survivors are Robert and Martha sod Mar-
and at all times bad the respect and esteem
of hie fellowmen. Early in life he was
united in marriage to Mise Ellen Logan,
liam, with whom be made his home, ie the
only surviving child.
Mr. Long was a consistent member of the
frow thas edifice at ten o'clock on Wednes-
dey morning . Rev. Father McArdle «fficiat-
ed and interment was made in the Catholic
cemetery.
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BREON.—Miss Orpha Breon died in the
Lock Haven hospital as 5 45 o'clock San-
day evening of the grip and bowel tronble.
The young lady was a dressmaker aod for
some time bad been working for Mise Ida
Zinck, in Look Haven, and making ber
home with her cousin, Miss Leah Wilson.
Abcut two weeks ago she suffered a bad at-
tack of the grip and other complications
arising she was taken to she hospital in
that day she suffered a collapse and her
death followed speedily.
Deceased was twenty-seven years of age
and was a daoghter of Mr. and Mrs. Aley
Breon, of near Coburn, this county. She
at one time worked at she dressmaking
trade in Bellefonte and wae a young wom-
an very much liked by all who knew ber.
In addition to her parents she is survived
by three brothers and five sisters. The re-
mains were taken through Bellefonte on
Monday afternoon to her parent's home
from where the funeral was held on Tues.
day afternoon.
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Rous. —Mrs. Helen Roush, one of the
oldest residents of Altooua, died oo Friday
afternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Martha A. Dysart, with whom she
had wade her home the past ten years.
| Deceased was eighty-six years old and was
| born and raited in Millheim, this county.
| She was united in marriage to William H.
| Roush, and years ago she family moved to
| Petershurg, where Mr. Roush died thirty-
| six years ago. Surviving her are the fol-
lowing children : Mrs. Emma C. Henry,
Mre. W. B. Miller, Mrs. Martha A. Dysart,
Misses Mary and Gertrude, of Altoona ;
Mrs. Jobn Fausett and Mrs. Aonie Caroth-
ers, of Baltimore ; William H., of Cleve-
land, and Mrs. Amos H. Rumberger, of
Houtzdale. She also leaves one brother,
Edward Kreamer, of Juniata. The fun-
eral was held on Monday afternoon.
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BEDLYON.—Alter a protracted illness
with the infirmities of old age Awos
Bedlyon died at his home at Potters Mills
i on Monday afternoon of last week. He
was seventy-one years old and was boro in
Daaphin county, though most of his life
was spent near the Seven mountains on
which he for years worked as a lomber-
mao. He issurvived by his wile and the
following children: Arthar and Mrs.
Roush, of Burnham; George, John, Samuel
and Rofas, of Colyer; Mrs. John Ginger-
ioh, of Lewisburg, and Miss Annie, of
Peru. The funeral was beld last Thorsday
afternoon, interment being made at Tas-
sey ville.
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DUNLEVY. — Mrs. Catherine Dunlevy
died at her home in DuBois, on Tuesday of
last week, of diseases incident to old age.
She was a native of Centre county and wae
about seventy years old. Daring her early
lite she was a resident of Bellefonte bus left
here some time alter her marriage and for
years has made DuBois her home. Her
husband is dead but surviving her area
famiiy of eight children. She also leaves
two brothers and one sister, Martin and
John Kerns, and Mrs. Peter McMahon, of
this place. The remains were brought so
Bellefonte last Friday afternoon and buried
in the Catholic cemetery.
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YEARICK.—Mrs. Phashe Yearick, widow
of the late Thomas Yearick, of Aaronsburg,
died as the home of her son, Harry Year-
ick, in Philadelphia, on Saturday. Several
weeks ago she went to the Quaker city on
a visit and was taken sick while there, and
being naturally in somewhat frail health
sucounmbed to the disease. She wae about
seventy years of age aud is survived by a
number of children,one of whom is Mrs. W.
B. Mingle, of Centre Hall. The remains
were taken to Aaronsburg where the fan-
eral was held on Tuesday.
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KaMMERER—Mrs. Catharine Kammerer,
wile of Charles Kammerer, of Look Haven,
and mother of Fred Kammerer, of Belle-
fonte, died at her home in the former place
last Friday morning as the direct resuls of
injuries sustained in a fall two months ago.
She was a native of Germany and was
seventy-eight years of age.
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RAMALEY.—Mrs. Rachel E. Ramaley,
mother of Mrs. Simon Sigford, of Philips-
burg, died at her home at McGhee's Mills,
Clearfield county, on Monday. She was
sixty years of age and is survived by eleven
children, one brother and four sisters,
who died eight years ago. One son, Wil- |
Catholio chuich and the funeral was held |
that place early last week. Up until Sun- |
day she seemed to be improving bat on
| garet McKnighs. She was a member of
| she Preshyteriau charch and a oconscien-
| tious christian woman. The faneral will
{be held today, interment to be made
in Meyers’ cemetery.
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CHICKERING. —Mr. Frank Chickering,
a former Pmlipshurg woman, died on
Thursday of last week at her home in
| Grand Rapids, Mich., after a year's illness,
She was fifty years of age the day of her
| death and was a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Richards, of Philipsburg.
Ske is survived by her husbaad, one son
and a daughter, ber mother, one brother
and three sisters. She is well remembered
by many people in Philipsharg and ber
death is the caose of deep regret among
all.
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—— It snowed again yesterday.
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——Mrs. Ellen Mattern is seriously ill
| a8 her home near Stormstown.
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—— Montgomery & Co., installed a new
cash register in their store on Wednesday.
——Mi1s. Bogle eutertained Tuesday
afternoon in bouor of her guest, Mrs. Wei-
mer, of Lebanon. Mrs. A. O. Farst en-
tertaived Wednesday night in honor of
Mrs. Weimer.
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——We are glad to state that Mrs.
Thomas Moore, of Philadelphia, who has
been seriously ill for several weeks, is
slightly improved and ber friends now hope
for a complete recovery.
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——A bandsome big monument was
erected on the Farst lot in she Union cem-
etery lact week by T. Frank Mayes, of
| Howard. It is of light Barree granite and
| weighs over eleven tons.
——
—— Cards have been received in Belle.
foute announcing the marriage of Miss
Anna Butler, daughter of Mrs. Anna Bat-
ler Snyder, to Frank Monroe Bertrand,
the wedding having taken place on Javu-
ary 8th in New York city.
—— Howard Woodring, who bad been in
charge of the Western Union telegraph
office here the past month became so siok
last Satarday he could not work and on
Wednesday of this week was taken to his
bome in Delaware. Mr. Whiteman, of
Osceola Mills, is now in obarge.
—— Dr. J. Allison Platts, Gen. James A.
Beaver, William P. Homes, James Harris
and Charles E. Gilmour were 1ecently eleot-
ed delegates to represent the Bellefonte
Presbyterian churoh at the Men’s Mission-
ary convention to be held in Philadelphia
February 11sh—13th. It is expected that
this will be one of the largess gatherings in
the interest of missions ever held in this
country.
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~The following old soldiers of Centre
county were recently granted an increase
in pension: David. Wance, Aaronsburg;
Jacob Collar, Moshannon; John F. Morris,
Philipsburg ; Jacob Harnish, Boalsbarg;
D. B. Kunes, Blanchard ; William R. John-
son, Milesburg; Levi A. Fallmer, Rebers-
burg, and Isaac Thomas and W. Keeler,
Bellefonte, the latter to twenty-four dol-
lars a month.
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~~ Dr. and Mrs. Judsou ». Welsh, of
State College, received yesterday afternoon
from four to seven o'clock, in honor of Dr.
and Mrs. Edwin Erle Sparks, of Chicago.
Following the reception Dr. Sparks leotur-
ed in the Auditorium on ‘‘Robert Morris,
the Unknown Patriot.” This was the
second lecture in the free course being giv-
en this winter for general educational pur-
poses ; a course offered largely through the
inflaence of the English department. Dr.
Sparks will not assume his duties as presi-
deat of the college until June.
—
——@George D. Grazier, son of Clark
Gragier, of Huntingden ‘Furnace, had bis
entire left hand with the exception of the
little finger cut off by a circular saw on
Wednesday of last week. He had gone to
one of their saw mills in she woods to see
how everyshing was getting along and
while walking through the miil his foot
caught throwing him to the ground. In
an effort to save himself he threw out his
hands the left one coming in contact with
the saw with the above results. The in-
jury was eo bad it was found necessary to
amputate the band at the wrist.
——Dr. William Frear, member of the
Pure Food Commission, gave an interest-
ing and instructive demonstration on food
adulteration before the Woman's Club,
State College, on Tuesday evening. The
work of the club for the year is on Home
Economics and Dr. Frear showed simple
methods for detection of adulterants in
flavoring extracts, oider vinegar, oream of
tartar, blackberry cordial, jellies, maple
syrup and various other household articles
in common use. If every house keeper
would pat in use these simple tests and re-
fuse to be doped by adulterated foods, it
would not be long before the campaign for
pure productions would bave eweeping
Thaureday of last week William Ellenber-
ger celebrated bis eightietk birthday an-
viversary at his bome in the western end of
Ferguson township. No attempt was made
at a large gathering, the day being passed
in a quies and unostentations way, but
many of his friends nok occasion to cou-
grasalate him on his good health sod long
life. Mr. Ellenberger is a native of Fergu-
son township, and bis entire life has been
spent in the neighberhood of Marengo. He
is a veteran of she Civil war, having served
for four years as a private in company E,
Forty-fifth Pennsylvania volunteers, and
saw much active service. For a mao of
his years be is etill remarkably bealthy
aod vigorous. His sight, memory and
hearing are all good and he is also quite
active,
And in this connection it might be
stated that Ferguson township must bea
very healthy locality according to the list
of octogenarians living within its confines.
Io addition so Mr. Ellenberger and his
even lour-score years there are Jacob Nei-
digh, who is eighty-eight years old; Mrs.
Eliza Houser, eighty-seven; Mis. David
Fye, eighty-four; Mrs. G. W. Campbell,
vighty-one; Mrs. Joseph Kuhn, eighty-
three; Mrs. Mary Bair, eighty-six,and Mrs.
Rosana Williams, eighty-seven. Of the
above nine people who have passed their
four-soore mark and whose total ages are
760 years, seven are women, and the last
one named, Mrs. Williams, is anusuvally
spry and active, not appearing to be more
shau sixty years old. As a recent butcher-
ing as the Williams home she prepared all
the casings for she sausage and wae as jolly
as a girl of sixteen while doing it.
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Tae Roxy Boys.—The high clas of
musio which dominates the programs of
‘‘Roney’s Boys’’ concerts is the wonder of
musicians, and the delight of lovers of the
best in musio. Educators everywhere, who
are interested in having the highest ideals
presented for the instruction and cultiva-
tion of a correct musical taste in young
people, welcome the presentation of suob
standard music as an object lesson and an
inspiration. The best is none too good for
the American people,and the steady growth
in mosical taste #0 noticeable all over the
country is gratifying proof of the wisdom
of raising the standard of the programs
every year. ‘‘Roney’s Boys’’ Concert com-
pany stands for she highest order of musio
and the most finished and artistic interpre-
tation possible to attain with talented boys.
It has nothing in common with the music
of she vaudeville stage or the trash effa-
sions of she music halls. There is absolute-
ly no company like is or remotely approach-
ing it, in either America or Europe. The
various costumes are rich, appropriate, and
historically interesting. The boys are from
different States and are not related to Mr.
Roney. In Petriken hall next Monday
evening, Janoary 27th, onder the auspices
of the Y. M. C. A. Prices 35 and 50 cents.
Chart now open at Sheffer’s grocery store.
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Were THEY DROWNED.— Karthaos
bad quite a sensation last week and asa
result the little town was in a state of con”
siderable excitement for several days.
Alexander Mayers and Jobn Spangler, two
woodsmen, decided to take a little trip
down the Susquebanna river. Consequent-
ly they built a raft of railroad ties lying
alongside of the stream. Owing to the
recent rains the river was considerably
swollen and the current quite swift at that
point. When the two men had their frail
raft completed they got aboard, cut loose
from their moorings and with shouts of
farewell to their comrades pushed out into
the middle of the stream. The strong oor-
rent caught them and they were carried
down the river at a rapid rate. Several
hoars later the raft was found broken to
pieces and completely wrecked lying on
the bank more than a mile helow where
the men started but no trace of them could
be found, and though an inguiry and
searohjwas kept ap for two or three days
neither the missing men alive or their
bodies if dead, could be found ;so far and
as known at this writing they bave not
been located. -
AN OLp Coan DIGGER.—Probably the
oldest coal miner, in both age as well as
actual years work at coal digging, is John
Davis, who daily works in the Lee & loeb
mine, at One Mile run, near Philipsbarg.
“‘Jackey’’ Davis, as he is more familiarly
calied, was born in Glamorgaushire, near
Cardiff, in the southern part of Wales,
February 12th, 1823, so that now he is
within a few days of being eighty-five
years of age. When bunt seven
years of age he entered the mines in Wales
and worked for swelve cents a day, and
has worked iv the mines continuously ever
since. He came to this country sixty-one
years ago and firsts worked in the mines in
Indiana county but many years ago came
to Centre county and bas been employed in
mines near Philipsburg ever since, and
where he is known by everybody and is
quite popular. He has been married three
times, is the futher of eighteen children and
still hale and hearty.
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STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT.
—C. N. Lowrie, of New York, who bas
been at work for some time past on de-
signs for the improvement of the campus
at State College, bae prepared a neat book-
let which contains an outline of the plans,
a topographical map, colored perspective,
several college buildings and sectional
views of the campus with the proposed de-
velopments. The board of trustees has
adopted the plans and some work has
already been done. Among the other im-
provements the arobiteot’s plans provide
for a large recitation ball to ocoupy the site
of the present botavieal buildings and
which will be in keeping with the new
auditoriom and the Carnegie library.
Four Score axp StiLL Vieorous.—On |
Locar OprioN MoveEMENT. —AS a meet-
ing of citizens irrespective of party, held in
she Y. M. C. A. rooms on Monday, January
20th, at 10.30 a. m., to take into considera
tion what action should be taken upon the
local option question with reference to the
approaching election for the Legislatare,
a committee of five was appointed to issue
a call for a conference to be held in the
court house. The committee organized by
the election of J. C. Meyer Esq., ae chair-
man, and C. C. Shuey, Sec. after which the
following call was issued :
My Dear Sir.—The tidal wave of enthu-
sinsm iv the temperance reform is
Penusylivania hard. We had almost
votes in the last Legislature to force the
issue out of committee, and many leaders in
the State who were against it then are now
outspokenly in favor of advanced legisiation
along this line. We are facing a crisis. The
iron is bot. We must strike—strike now.
and strike bard. The liquor men stand
solidly organized. We must meet an organ-
ized foe with an organized force. Centre
county has the temperance sentiment, and if
it can be crystalized we can send a man to
Harrisburg to the next Legislature, who will
truly represent that sentiment.
We do not wish to putan independent man
in the field as a candidate if it can be avoid-
ed, but ifwe shall have the old parties nomi-
nate men who stand square on this question
we must make our power felt before the pri-
maries.
At a conference of men, held in Bellefonte,
January 20th, 1908, a Committee was
pointed to call a meeting for conference,
looking to an organization affiliating with
the Anti Saloon League in this fight.
The committee has fixed on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 6th, as the date. The court house as
the place. The time 10 a. m. The conference
will be held morning and afternoon, and s
mass meeting in the evening. A representa.
tive of the State League will be present.
We rely upon you, as one interested in this
movement, to be present yourself, and to see
that your community shall be largely repre:
sented. The more men present the better.
A big meeting, full of enthusiasm will bea
long step in the commencement of this fight.
Trusting that you will be present at this
meeting, we ure,
Yours most cordially,
J.C. MEYER,
F. W. CRIDER,
JARED HARPER,
F. Porrs GREEN,
C. C. SHUEY.
Borovan Couxcir's Doinas.— Eight
members were present at the regular meet-
ing of borough council on Monday evening
but aside from the approving of the bills
presented they might an well bave stayed
| at home, as nothing of any importance was
done. The Street committee gos she bar-
den of the night's session by being ordered
to repair the pavement in frons of the
Hibler property on Allegheny street by
raising it to conform with the gradein
front of the Montgomery property. They
were also ordered so have the are light on
St. Paal street oleaned and a reflector pus
over it. The request for an arc light on
east Lino street near the Bower residence
was refased.
Regarding the proposition of James
Kelly to pay four hundred dollars for the
old Undine hose house council refused it
on the grounds that the price was too low,
five huaodied dollars being asked. The fol-
lowing hills were approved and orders
drawn:
Street pay roll,
Police pay roll,
Street pay roll.
Bellefonte Electric Co,,.......
Centre Democrat publishing Urd..,
¢. B. Crider & Son lumber..
Bellefonte Fuel & Supply Co
American Lime & Stone Co
Potter Hoy Hardware Co.
Water Works p,
Adams Express
. E. Fenlon Insurance
Inlock 8
Garlock
Potter Hoy Co...
W. F. Reynolds...
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IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.~Local poli-
tics are begivning to look up and ocandi-
dates in both parties are springing up all
over the county. In the Democratic party
those who have already filed there petitions
are as follows :
For sheriff, J. C. Snook, of Millheim ;
treasurer, James Schofield, Bellefonte; re-
corder, Thomas Howley, Bellefonte; coun-
ty commissioners, John L. Dunlop, Belle-
fonte, and C. A. Weaver, Coburn ; dele-
gate to state convention, Frank W. Grebe,
Philipsbarg.
De2moorats who have obtained blanks and
are soliciting signatures are as follows :
Treasurer, Hammoud Sechler, Bellefonte,
and W. J. Carlin, Rebershurg ; register,
George F. Weaver, Gregg township.
The following Republicans have already
announced or are ociroulating petitions :
For sheriff, William E. Hurley, of Phil.
ipsburg; register, E. C. Tuten, Bellefonte;
recorder, W. W. Clees, Philipsburg; conn-
ty commissioner, H. E. Zimmerman, Ben.
ner township; Assembly, Charles Fisher, of
Boalsburg ; R. B. Taylor and William
Evey, of Bellefonte.
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Musser — TRESSLER—A quiet little
wedding took place at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Tressler, near Penns Cave,
on Tuesday of last week, when their dangh-
ter, Viola C., was united in marriage to
Clarence T, Masser, son of Jacob F. Mus-
ger, of the same locality. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. B. F. Beiher of the
Lutheran oburoh. Mr. Musser is one of
the force of school teachers in Gregg town-
ship.
SHUGERT—FELTY.—On Thursday, Jan-
vary 9th, George Shugert, of Oak Halland
Miss Mary Felty,of Boalsburg, were quiet-
ly married at the Lutheran parsonage in
the latter place by Rev. J. I. Stoneoypher.
Both young people are well and favorably
known in Harris township and have many
friends who wish for them only the smooth-
est kind of sailing over the billowy sea of
matrimony.
AP sent
— About seventy-five Sophomores from
State College attended the banquet at the
Bush house last Friday evening. On their
trip home when the special train reached
the °Y,”’ about a mile from the college it
stuck, because some fun-loving Freshmen
had greased the tracks, and the Sophs were
compelled to foot it the remainder of the
way to the College.