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~ Bellefonte, ro February 1a, , 1908.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
~——The masquerade skate in the army
on Taesday evening was largely attended.
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~The county commissioners have been
busy this week distributing ballots for next
Tuesday’s election.
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——The Centre county medical society
held a regular meeting in the arbitration
room in the court bonse on Tuesday.
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— Edward Reasner, who lives on the
Pordue farm on the mountain, was taken
to the Bellefonte hospital on Monday.
~——Muomps are ROE the rounds in
Bellefonte so if you happen to get a swelled
peck you will kuow how to acconus for it.
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—— Patronize the ars exhibit to be held
in Petriken ball three days next week
under the auspices of the public schools of
Bellcloute. <. _.
—i Mrs. Joho Guisewhite entertained a
houseful of boys and girls from three to five
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon in honor
of her little daughter, Catharine's, fifth
brithday anniversary. |
PETERS —MeCLINTIC— Luther B. Peters,
of Oak Hall} and Miss Cora B. McClintic,
of Linden Hall,came to Bellefonte on Tues-
day and were married at the Reformed
parsonage by Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt.
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~——Guy Jacobs, a student at State Col-
lege, is at his home at Centre Hall serious-
ly ill. He went home on accoant of having
the momps and had about recovered when
be went out and caught cold with the re-
sult that be is now worse than ever.
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~——Centre countiavs granted increases
in pensious the past week and the amounts
are as foliows : John 8. Steffen, Aarons-
burg, $15; Jacob Gross, Axe Mann, $15;
Joho B. Crawford, Nittany, $15 ; Jobn
Noll, Bellefonte, $12; George W. Fransler,
Pors Matilda, $12 $12.
— Our old Nieod, § 8. “Simoox, of Phil-
ipsbarg,is head over ears in the paper wood
business. He now has twenty-five teams
hauling wood to the railroad at Philips.
burg avd twelve or more teams delivering
wood t0 she station at Sandy Ridge, and
withal that he has over three thousand
cords in the woods ready for hauling.
——— AP we
——Last Thursday the adjuster for the
Etoa fire insurance company, of Hartford,
was in Bellefonte and with their local
agent, Hany E. Fenlon, fixed the amount
of the loss on William Steele's house aud
farniture, which were so badly damaged
by fire on Sunday might, February 2ud ;
and on Mouday he got a draft for she
amount.
——Don. Potter “whis ‘week moved his
furnitore oat of the Hamilton house on
Allegheny street and stored the same, he
aod Mrs. Potser intending to board for the
time being. The nouse they vacated will
be repaired throughout and on the first of
April will be occupied by T. B. Hamilton
and family, who will move back to Belle-
fonte from New York k olvy.
—— Paul Nef, who Ri for a number of years
past bas been a brakeman on she Suow
Shoe railroad, bas been transferred to Ty-
rooe and will fill » run as baggage master
on the Tyrone and Clearfield railroad, sak-
ing the place made vacant by the tranefer
of W. R. Chaney to what is kuown as No
2ron. Mr. Neff, who was recently mar.
ried, will move to Tyrone.
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——Beginning nexs Monday all freight
trains that heretofore were routed by the
way of Lewistown Junction to Sunbury
will be sens over the Baid Eagle Valley.
This will mean about four or more extia
trains a day with the consequent crews to
man shem. Is is quite likely that the Bald
Eagle will be double-tiacked as soon as the
weather opens up in 40e spring.
On Tuseday oh last week Mis. For
est L. Bullock, of east High street, was
out on the back porch dusting rugs. The
porch was icy aud her fees slipping she fell
over the low railing to the ground below,
a distauce of ten feet or more. It was at
fires thought her injuries were quite serious
bat fortunately they did not prove as bad
as supposed and she is now getting along
all right.
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——R. Bower Holter, of Howard, who
by the way was at one time a compositor
in the WATCHMAN office, made hie debut
as an editor in Bellefonte on Monday morn-
ing when he took charge of the Daily News
and Bellefonte Republican as successor to W.
F. Bhope. From the appearance of both
papers this week Mr. Holter has the right
instinots for a good newspaper man aod we |
wish him wobounded success in th2 call
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BALD EAGLE VALLEY TO BE MERGED
WwiTH P. R. R.—The final merging of the
Bald Eagle Valley railroad with the Penn-
aylvania will take place at the annual meet-
ing of the stockholders of the iatter com-
pany on March 10th. Under the offer of
three shares of Pennsylvania railroad stook
and fitsy dollars cash bonus for each share
of Bald Eagle Valley the former company
secured all the stook that was in oatside
bands, In the transaction a number of Belle.
fonters reaped a fair finavcial harvest.
SANKEY.—Ms. Nancy B. Sankey, wid-
ow of the late Jeremiah Sankey, and one
of the best known women in Philipsburg,
died at the bowe of her daughter, Mis. G.
C. Showalter, in that place, at 7 o'clock
Monday morning. The cause of death was
poeamonia with which she had been sick
since the first of Febroary.
Deceased was a daughter of Solomon and
Margaret Hamer and was born in Huot
ingdon county over seventy-two years ago.
Ou January 15th, 1855, she was married at
Manor Hill, to Jeremiah Sankey and short-
ly afterwards the voang couple took up
their residence at State College where they
lived until 1872, when they moved to Phil.
ipsburg. Tuere ber husband died fourteen
years ago and since that she has made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Showalter,
who, with two sons, Hamer and Samuel
M., all of Philipshurg, survive. She also
leavesjone sister, Mrs. R. Whippo, of Cross
Roads, ard two brothers, Solomon C. Ham-
er, of Blue Ball, and Jobu W., of Hans-
ingdon Furnace.
When a girl seventeen years old Mrs
Sankey became a member of the Methodist
church and her entire life has been one of
devout worship for the teachings of her
Master. She was a nohle woman, heloved
by all who knew her and her death is the
source of deep sorrow to all her friends.
The funeral was held on Wednesday after-
noon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. 8. D. Wilson,
officiatine at the services and interment
being made in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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BITNER.—Mrs. Cora Catharine Bitner.
wife of Dr. Henry F. Bitner, who is at the
head of the scientific department of the
Millersville State Normal school, died at
four o'clock last Saturday morning. About
five weeks ago she had an attack of poeu-
monia and appeared to be on a fair way to
recovery up until a week prior to her
deathiwhen she suffered a relapse and from
that time gradually sank until death ended |
her sufferings,
Deceased wasa daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Jared D. Morray and was born at Centre
Hall, this county. The earlier years of her
life were spent in that town where she was
highly esteemed by a host of friends. For
twenty-two years past she has lived at
Brooks. —Samuel T. Brooks died as the
home of his mother, Mrs. Richard Brooks,
at Pleasant Gap, as seven o'clock on Sae-
day evening. He had been in failing health
for several years and of late was as feeble
miuded as a ohbild.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Brooks and was born at Pleasant Gap aboat
forty eights years ago. During his life he
followed various occupations. He farmed
for a number of years, taught school, was
collector for the Belicfonte Republican, trav-
eled over the country as a salesman of a
sell teaching music instructor, conducted a
livery stable in Bellefonte, ete. He was
honest and industrious and was well liked
by all with whom he came in contact.
His wife died a number of vears ago hut
surviving him are three small children, his
mother and the following brothers aod sis-
ters : James and Jasper, of Pleasant Gap ;
William, of Linden Hall, and Lemuel,
who has been at home for some time tak-
iag care of the deceased; Mrs. John Bil-
ger and Mrs. Henry Twitmyer, of Pleasant
Gap, and Mrs. Joho Showers and Mm, C
C. Bell, of Altoona. The funeral was held
on Wednesday afternoon, interment being
wade as Pleasavs Gap.
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FORSTER. —Mrs. Lydia A. Forster, wid-
ow of the late Thomas W. Forster, died on
Wednesday of last week at the home of her
son, A. G. Forster, in Harrishurg. De-
orased was sixty-eight years of age and was
born in Howard, thie cooonty, being a
daughter of Henry B. and Margaret Grove.
When a girl of sixteen her parents moved
to Look Haven where, in 1862, she was
apited in marriage to Mr. Forster. The
family’ resided there until 1896 when they
moved to Harrishurg, where Mr. Forster
died a few years ago. Barviviog the de-
ceased are the following children : Arihaor
G.. Mrs. Charles H. Bernheisel and Mande,
of Harrisburg; Miss Ollie, of Bridgton, N.
J; Mrs. R. A. Handing, of Lewishurg, and
Mrs E. F. Heflner, of Lock Haven ; also
the following brothers and sisters ; Henry
B. Grove, of Kanopoiis, Kan.; Mrs. Wm.
Strank,of Beech Creek; Mrs. Sarah Packer,
of Shamokin Dam, and Miss Rebecca Grove,
of Harrisbuig. The remains were taken
to Lock Haven where funeral services were
Millersville. She was a member of the
Reformed oharch and a good christian
woman. She is survived by her husband
and four sons, namely : Lawrence, who is
connected with a medical company in
Chinay Harry, city editor of the Pittshurg
Press; Ralph and Lynn, at howe; also her
father and ove sister, Miss Agues, of Cen-
tre Hall.
The remains were taken to the Reformed
chareh in Centre Hall on Monday morn-
ing and the foneral held the same alter.
noon. Rev. Whitmore, of Millersville,
officiated, assisted hy Rev. Daniel Gress, of
Centre Hall. Interment was made in the
Centre Hall cemetery.
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ARMSTRONG.— After only four days ill
ness with the grip Mrs. Mary J. Gordon
Armstrong died at the home of her dangh-
ter, near Lewistown, on Tuesday of last
week. She was eighty-two years of age
and was a member of one of the pioneer
families of Bald Eagle valley, her grand-
parents having settled in Union township
in 1790. Most of her life was spent in the
vicinity ofjMileshburg with the exception of
a few years spent at Axe Mann and Mill
Hall. She is survived by six children as
follows : Mrs. W. B. Grasmeyer, of Miles-
butg ; Irvin, of Salona ; Mrs. Martha Mey-
er, of Mill Hall ; Mrs. Jennie Sellers, of
near Lewistown; Cbarles, of Mill Hall,
and Grant, of Wairen. The funeral was
held from the home of her eon Irvin last
Friday, burial being made in the Cedar
Hill cemetery.
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ReARICK.—Franklin J. Rearick, a na-
tive Centre countian, died in the Presby-
terian hospital, Philadelphia, last Sasur-
day, of tuberculosis, after an illness of
some months. He was ahout fifty years of
age and was boro in Gregg township. When
a young man he learned the printer's trade
bat later became an agent for pianos,
organs, eto. A number of years ago he
moved to Philadelphia where he lived until
his death. He is survived hy his wife, who
before marriage was Miss Florence Krape,
and one daughter, Verva V., a professional
nurse. The remains were taken to Spring
Mille on Monday and the funeral held di-
rect from the train.
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Ki1NG.—Bellefooters no doubt remember
Philip A. King, who ten years ago came
bere from Williamsport as the local agent
for the Metropolitan Life Insurance com-
pany and during the two years of his stay
in this place was married to Miss Kate
Steinkerchner, and will regret to hear of
his death, which occurred at bis home in
Wilkesbarree on Mooday of last week, after
only four days illness with pneumonia. He
was only thirty-five years old and in ad-
dition to his wife is survived by bis father,
four brothers and five sisters. Joseph and
Miss Kate McGowan, of this place, attend-
the faneral which was held at Canton, Pa.,
last Thursday.
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HECKMAN. — Pneumonia is reaping a
rich harvest this winter and another viotim
of the dread disease was Mrs. Rebecca
Heckman, wile of Jobo Heckman, of Gregg
township, who died at the home of her
brother, Robert Smith, at Spring Mills, at
12:30 o'clock last Friday afternoon. She
was a woman widely known and greatly
loved by the people of that section of the
county. She left no children bus in addi-
tion to her hushand she is survived by three
brothers. Rev. Gress officiated at the fan-
eral services which were held on Wednes-
day morning, interment being made in the
) Heckman cemetery.
held at the home of her daughter on Satur:
day morning, private interment being made
in the Highland cemetery.
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Kaupr.— The many friends of John
Kaup, son of the late George Kaup, will
be sorry to learn of his death which ocounr-
red yesterday forenoon in the Bellefonte
hospital. Mr. Kaup lived on Bishop
street and was a machinist at Lingle's
foundry. Last week he became ill and by
Satarday he developed a bad attack of ty-
phoid fever. On Sanday he was taken to
the hospital but his case was so serious
that he died yesterday morning.
Deceased was a son of the late George
Kaop and was born in Spring township
about thirty-two years ago. He worked
on the farm for his father until a number
of years ago when he learned the machin
ints trade and has since worked at Lingle’s
foundry. He was a steady, industrious
young man and his death is deeply de-
plored. He is survived by two sisters,
Sarah J. and Virginia A. Arrangements
for the funeral bave not been completed at
this writing.
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RiLEY.—Death stalked in the town of
Boalsburg on Tharsday evening of last
week and carried away the life of Mrs.
Catharine Riley, widow of James Riley.
She‘bad not been in good health for months
owing to ber advanced age, so that her
death was not unexpected. She wae seventy-
eight years old and is survived by two chil-
dren, Mrs. Oscar Stover, of Boalsburg, and
Miss Sallie Riley, a trained norse of the
same place. She also leaves one sister,
Mra. Charles Shaffer,of Philadelphia. Since
early girlhood she had been a member of
the Presbyterian church and was an earnest
christian woman. Rev. W. K. Harnish
officiated at the funeral which was held on
Monday morning, interment being made
in the Boalsburg cemetery.
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STOVER. —Mrs. Malinda Stover died
quite suddenly of apoplexy, at her home
in Penn township, Thursday morning of
Inst week. She was the widow of George
W. Stover and was past seventy-eight
years of age. Surviving her are two sons
and one daughter, P. H. and Kreider
Stover, of Eikins, W. Va., and Mrs. T. B.
Motz, of Penn township. The remains were
buried in the Reformed cemetery at Aarons
burg Mouday morning, Rev. W. D. Donat,
officiating.
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Re1sH.— Mrs. Elizabeth Reish, wife of
George Reish, died at ber home in Centre
Hall on Sanday, of pneumonia. She was
sixty-nine years of age and is survived hy
her husband and three brothers, namely :
Robert Smith, of Spring Mille; Charles, of
Feidler, and Daniel, of Millmont. The
fuoeral was held on Wednesday morning.
Rev. Daniel Gress officiated and burial was
made in the Heckman cemetery.
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HEessEL.—Jacob Hessel, probably the
oldest resident in Potter township, died on
Monday of general infirmities. He was
ninety-two years of age and was one of the
best known men in that section. Since the
death of bis wife, many years ago, he made
his home with the William Bower family.
The funeral was held yesterday, interment
being made at Tusseyville.
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Duck.—Mary Malinda, she infant daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Duck, of Pleas-
ant Gap, died last Saturday of pneumonia,
aged 5 months and 17 days. The faneral
was held on Monday.
| see, in one collection, two hundred of the
EckLey —Miss Mary D. Eckley, daugh- |
ter of Mrs. Mary A. Eckley, died at the |
home of ber sister, Mre. James Rider, in
Coleville, on Tuesday. She had heen siok |
for almost a year with consumption and
had been confined to her hed since Tost |
June. She was about twenty three years
of age and is survived hy two sisters, |
Mrs. J. B. Lucas, of Runville, and
Matjorie at home, and three brothers,
Lawrence and Clayton, of Benner township, |
and Rev. Eckley, of Pitcairn. The faneral
will be held today, interment to be le
in the Messiah cemetery.
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Faust. —Roland C. Faust died at the
home of his son-in-law, Dr. J. F. Brook- |
haok, in DuBois, on Wedoesday., He was
horn at Jacksonville, this county, and
learned the blacksmithing trade onder
Henry Poorman, in this place. He is sur-
vived by several children and one brother,
Henry E., who lives at Rockford, 11.
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ART EXHIBIT. — Bellefonters will next
week have the advantage of an innovation
that they have never had hefore. By
apecial arrangement of John D. Meyer,
supervising principal of the Bellefonte
schools, with she Horace K. Tarner Art
Exhibit company, of Boston, Mass., a set
of pictures has been secured for exhibition
in B-llefonte.
The exhibit comprises two handred bean-
tiful reprodactions of the world’s most fa-
mous original snhjects in paintings, por-
traits, architecsnre, sculpture and nataral
#oenery, representing all stages of ars, be.
ginning with Egyptian architecture and
coming down to modern American art.
The revenoe derived from this exhibit is
to be expended for pictures for the schools.
The whole idea is to give to the people of
our community and the pupils a more com-
prehensive idea of the value of good pio-
‘ures. The pictures are of good size and of
high standard and excellent quality, done
by a special photographic process,and many
of them are hand-oolored.
A cordial invitation is extended to the
public to attend this art exhibit which
will be held in the rooms of Petriken hall
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb-
roary 20th, 21ss and 22nd. The admission
fee is fifteen cents, a small enough sum to
world’s best pictures.
Art catalogues, at ten cents each, will be
for those who wish to buy. These cata-
logues are in themselves a miniature art gal-
lery, listing and illustrating about three
hundred and filty pictures, giving a short
sketch covcerning the original and com.
ments on the artist. Orders will also be
taken for pictures at prices quoted in the
catalogue.
The exhibit will be open from hall-past
one o'clock in the afternoon until nine
o'clock in the evening.
ARRESTED FOR BSTEALING.— At five
o'clock on Tuesday evening John Gordon,
son of Benjamin Gordon, was arrested at
the Y. M.C. A. rooms on the charge of
theft. He was kept in jail over night and
Wednesday morning at ten o'clock was
given a hearing before justice of the peace
John M. Keichline. For a year or more
various articles as well as money have been
stolen from the Y. M. C. A. avd suspicion
pointed strongly to young Gordon. He
was told about it and warned to quit his
petty thefts or he would ges into trouble.
The warning had no effect, however, and of
late so many things were taken that is be-
came necessary for the secretary, Mr.
Meserve, to take aggressive measures to
stop is.
A watch was put over Gordon and on
Monday he was practically caughs in the
aot of stealing a pair of gloves, a necktie
and forty-two cents in money. Mr. Me.
serve made complaint, swore out a warrant
and bad the young man arrested. As the
hearing the evidence again him was so
conclusive that he was bound over for
trial at court, giving bail for his appearance
when wanted. Gordon has not done any
work for months and although he started
to school last fall he quis after attending
only a few weeks and most of his time has
been put in at the Y. M. C. A. rooms, he
being the star player cn the association’s
basket ball team.
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Lemont,
William Klinger is able to be out again.
Dale Shuey is housed up with the mumps.
Many people near town are down with the
grip.
N. W. Williams is now able to be out
again,
Mrs. Matilda Dale returned from the
south Saturday.
The Methodist protracted meeting opened
Sunday evening.
The ice crop is the finest that has been
housed for years,
Helen Klinger is down with pneumonia at
this writing and is very ill.
Harry Williams came down from Altoona,
Friday, and spent a week at his old home.
Tuesday will be election day and every
loyal Democrat should turn out to cast his
vote.
Sunday the mercury stood from 15 degree
to 19 degree below zero, Monday 5 degree be:
low and Tuesday 10 degrees below, the three
being very cold mornings.
The supervisors of College township have
been very husy this last week shoveling
snow, for all the roads are drifted full, this
being the worst blow that we have had for
many years,
Spring Mills.
Our folks have been very busy storing ice.
The ice is from 8 to 12 inches thick and
frozen so hard that it looks fairly green. No
danger of an ice famine now, though ten
days ago it did look a trifle sericus.
Major Huss has been housed up for several
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days with the grip. Miss Jane Nofsker, 01
years of age, before reported on the sick list, |
is not improving any. Mrs. David Barree
bas been ill for several days, but is convales~
leing. Mrs. W. L. Donachy, also on the sick
list, is improving.
Our rural letter carriers bad a very rough
time last week. For three days they were
unsble to go over their entire route. Some
| of the roads were drifted higher than the
| fence, and in some localities the snow was
drifted into young mountains, field after
field, so it was impossible to go forward.
Pine Grove Mention.
Next Tuesday will be election day, get out
the vote.
Harry Musser reports another boy at his
home, No. 3.
Mrs. Wm. Brouse visited friends in Boals-
burg iast week.
Clyde Fishburn will till the Mrs,
farm after April 1st.
Hurry Musser transacted business in the
Lumber city Wednesday.
Mrs. Wm. Glenn has been in the cluiches
of the grip the past week.
Wm. K. Corl and wife enjoyed the sleigh~
ing to Bellefonte Tuesday.
Mrs. Sallie Bloom is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Emma Heckman, at Spring Mills.
Miss Lizzie Bloom attended the Mrs, Heck-
man funeral at Spring Mills Wednesday.
E. C. Musser and wife spent Tuesday at
the home of his nucle, Geo. Dale, at Shiloh.
Curt Meyers is housed up with an attack
of wosilitis nnd is quite a sick young man.
Wm. Jacobs, an old soldier, is confined to
bed with the grip and a complication of dis-
eases,
W. 8. Bailey and daughter Mary were
visitors at the J. G. Bailey home in our town
Wednesday.
After a months visit among Center county
relatives and friends Miss Sallie Behrers left
for her home in the Buckeye State on Mon-
day.
A bright little baby boy came to the home
of Mr. sud Mrs. M. A. Dieiblebis last week.
Both mother and baby are getting along
nicely.
James Hoover says another boy came to
their home last week. So the proud dad
thinks he ought to be elected constable next
Tuesday.
Th money stringency has brought many
peaple to the old home, among whom are
W. P. Hoover and sister, Jessie Sharp and
her daughter Leuisa, from Pittsburg.
After a two weeks visit among friends in
Barneshoro, Mrs. 8. D. Neidigh and three
little children returned home lst week.
She had a stormy trip in the blizzard, bav-
ing frozen her hands in an effort to carry
her babe through a snow drift in which the
team balked.
On account of the blizzard and blockaded
roads many of the schools were closed sever.
al days and but few of the R. F. D. men got
through. In fact they will not be able to
muke the rounds for days to come. Jas. I.
Reed has charge of the mail from here to
State College, once a day only.
The Commercial Telephone people are
extending their line beyond the Pine Hall
district westward. The new subscribers are
Mrs. Frances Knoche, W. E. Stover, D. 8S.
Neidigh, L. H. Osman, J. H. Hoy, James
Hubler, George Cronohble, H. N. Cronoble
and others whose names we did not have.
A jolly sled load of youngsters drove out
of town Tuesday evening and were halted at
the J. W. Kepler home in the Glades. The
party was arranged by Mrs. Kepler as a sur-
prise for little Katharine’s sixth birthday.
The little Miss received many nice presents.
Ice cream, cake and candies, were served and
the guests had a rollicking good time. It
was midnight when they returned home.
Sledding parties have been all the go this
week. On Monday night a crowd from here
went in a four -horse sled to the home of
Ira Corman, at Oak Hall. On the way they
ran in a snow drift and upset with the re
sult that the occupants were all thrown out
on a pile. With the exception of a few minor
damages to the sled the accident was fraught
with no bad results. On Wedneadar evening
two sled loads came from State College to
this place. One of them invaded the Luth*
eran patsonage and made merry around the
heartbstone of Rev. and Mrs. Bergstresser,
They came laden with baskets of good things
to eat so that the refreshments were one of
the leading features of the evening. The
other sled load were guests at the home of
merchant N. T. Krebs apd family.
Suffering Papas Form Protective Club.
Warsaw, Ind, Feb. 11.—The Suffer-
ing Papa club of Warsaw has organ-
ized with fifty-seven members. Its ob-
ject is to accomplish certain domestic
reforms. Among them are: Refusal to
walk the floor day or night with a
squalling infant. Refusal to assist In
the kitchen when daughters are giving
parties. Cigarettes and pipes to be
smoked in any part of the house and
in presence of “company.” Daughters’
beaux to be called down hard when
they get too gay. Gossip about other
suffering papas to be cut out. W. F.
Maish is master suffering papa.
A Moving Picture Trust.
Philadelphia, Feb. 11.—The legal
wars which Thomas Edison, the inven-
tor, has participated in with moving
picture machine manufacturers and
dealers for the past nine years, have
been settled through the formation in
Buffalo on Saturday, of an $8,000,000
combination to control the entire mov-
ing picture business of the world. The
moving picture business of the country
which this combination controls repre-
sents an investment, it is said, of $50,-
000,000 with 4200 show places. Mr.
Edison will receive $200,000 a year
royalty.
Bound and Left to Freeze to Death.
Naugatank, W. Va., Feb, 11.—Lying
in the snow, and bound with
that cut into the frozen flesh of
wrists and ankles, Reel Hatfleld,
miner aged thirty years, was found u
conscious in a woods two miles
here, supposedly a victim of th
His condition is critical.
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SCHOOL FOR MURDER
Black Hand Teach Young Men Best
Methods of Taking Human Life.
Pitisi rg, Feb. 11.—Anlonio Folino
end the seven other Italians, alleged
members of the Black Hand society,
arrested in a raid following attempts
to blackmail a son of the .ate Senator
Quay and other residents of Sewickley
Heights, an exclusive residential
suburb, are being held in prison for a
further hearing after letters and liter-
ature found in the house they occupied
has been translated.
The police assert that a school to
train young men in the wiles of extor-
tion and the best methods of taking
human life was found in session when
detectives arrested the leader, Folino,
with his assistants and students at the
rendezvous. It is also asserted that
similar schools are maintained in
other communities where the extortion
organizations operate and flourish. It
is the opinion of some of the detec
tives that Folino secured his ideas
from Italian fairy tales. Extracts from
these are found in the by-laws of the
society and in the instructions to the
men when addressing their “magnani-
mous leader.”
Translations of the papers found in
the shanty of Raffele Peluso, near Se
wickley, reveal interesting side lights
of the Sacro Coricalo society, another
branch.
The oath of death of this society is
as follows: “With my life I swear
everlasting allegiance to the Sacro
Coricalo society. Her interests shall
be my interests. I swear to do for her
whatever the Great Hand shall order.
I pledge myself to take whatever life
fs necessary for our great and {llus-
trious tribunal of death, and if I fail
at any time | swear to present myself
for sacrifice by my brothers.”
PRESIDENT DENIES CHARGES
Says He Did Not Make Appointments
to Aid Taft's Candidacy.
Washington, Feb. 10. — President
Roosevelt made answer to the recent
public statements that he has made use
of federal patronage to further the
presidential interests of Secretary Taft.
The answer is in form of a letter ad-
dressed to William Dudley Foulke, of
Richmond, Ind., and includes a letter
from Mr. Foulke to the president sug-
gesting the need of such a statement,
The president begins by characteriz-
ing the charges as “false and malici-
ous.” He follows this with an analysis
of all appointments sent by him to the
senate for its action to show that in no
case has the proximity of a president-
ial contest influenced his action.
The president says since congress ad-
journed on March 4 last he made 1352
appointments, 1164 being postmasters.
In naming the latter he accepted the
suggestions of senators and congress-
men of the localities concerned. He
says In Ohio the appointments were
made in that way and several on the
recommendation of Senators Foraker
and Dick, and the charges relate to
only these, of which two were nomin-
ated in the usual fashion on the recom-
mendation of the out going congress-
man; and that the third nomination
was made on the report of a postal in-
spector and would have been made
without the slightest regard to wheth-
er there was a presidential canvass
on hand or not.
FATAL FIGHT OVER CARDS
Man Shot Dead, Another Wounded
and Woman Stabbed.
Philadelphia, Feb. 8.—Alfonso Cifelli
was shot an instantly killed; Joseph
Eteunia was wounded and Mary Eteu-
nia was severely stabbed in a fight that
started over a game of cards in a board-
ing house in the northeastern section
of the city.
The shooting is alleged to have been
done by Pasquale Grasso, who made
his escape in the excitement. It is
charged by witnesses arrested in the
case that Grasso shot Cifelll becausa
he refused to pay $28 which the former
alleged he owed. Eteunia went to Cl-
felli’s assistance and received a bullet
in the shoulder and Mary Eteunia was
stabbed by a woman who took up the
cudgel for Grasso.
Shot His Sister While at Play.
Elkton, Md., Feb. 10.—Finding her
father's revolver in a trunk upstairs.
Katherine Fursico, the four-year-old
daughter of Antonio Fursico, carried
the weapon down stairs and playfully
placed it against the back of her ten-
year-old sister Evelyn. The weapon
was discharged and the ball went
clear through the girl's body. The
wounded girl was removed to a hos-
pital, where her condition is said to be
critical.
Saved Train From Destruction.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 11.—A fasi-
running passenger train on the
Wilkes-Barre & Eastern railroad was
saved from destruction at Yatesville
by an unknown foreign miner. He
flagged the train, after which it was
discovered that a long section of the
track had disappeared in a mine eave-
in. All traffic on the branch is stopped.
Four Scalded On Warship.
Vallejo, Cal, Feb. 11.—Boiler tubes
on the cruiser St. Louis blew out
while the St. Louis was off Sausalito.
E. E. Scott, coal passer; F. Thompson,
water tender; E. W. Baker, fireman
of the first class, and D. Lewis, fire
man of the first class, were horribly
scalded with steam. It is believed that
the injured will recover.
Passed American Fieet in Strait.
Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan,
Feb. 10.—The Pacific Navigation com-
pany’'s steamship Orita, which arrived
here, reports having passed the Amer-
fcan fleet in the strait twelve miles
east of Cape Pillar. The Chilean
cruiser Chacabuco was leading. The
weather was very stormy.