Spring Mills. |
SLAYER IS KNOWN
Commercial asoutesompiug olf Usenet hovotner of Lewis Clawson's Wife Is
business on the road from fair to middling. | Under Suspicion.
The 1 O. O. F. will have their annual | Reading. Pa. Feb. 18.—The disap
banquet on Saturday cvening mext at Penn | pearance from this city of a brother
!
Cave. | in-law of Lewis B. Clawson, the shirt
| manufacturer, who was murdered in
~~ B By¥s 9 = xX. Swinglerd, u his office Saturday afternoon, has con-
tives and friends in the valley | vinced the police that the mystery
| will soon be dispelled from the case
The late rains and general thaw interfered | and that the slayer will be im cus-
very materially with several sleighing par- tody in a short time.
ties arranged for the latter part of the week. | Abraham Rosenthal, twenty-seven
Our folks took advantage of the cold snap | years old, is the man who has left
of last week and filled their ice houses with | town. He was with Clawson a mo-
jee from 8 to 12 inches thick, and of a very | ment before the shots which killed
superior quality. him were fired, and a description of
Emery Ripka, formerly one of our mer- | 8 VOUNg man seen runnning from the
chants but now a traveling salesman for a | building an instant later corresponds
Pittsburg shoe house, interviewed the mer. with that of Rosenthal.
chants here last week. A young wan ip a gray wa
Penns Creek was a roaring torrent of high | overcoat and Derby hat was seen
water for a day or two the latter part of last several persons running from the street
week, but no particular damage is reported entrance a few seconds after the pistol
in this immediate neighborhood. reports, The revolver which had killed
Clawson was found on his desk. His
It is hoped that the decline of 4 cents per | p,4y wag lying at the other side of the
pound in meat, and the general decline in
room. The only word uttered by the
prices of all food stuffs, as reported in Pitts- dying man was in reply to a question
burg last week, will reach this latitude ,¢ ) George W. Overholtzer, who ar-
without any delay; and that our store keep- | rived just before he was taken to the
ers will not forget it. hospital.
Miss Lizzie Stover, who has for several | “Did you shoot yourself?” asked the
years been doing an excellent millinery busi | physician. “No,” replied Clawson.
ness, but owing to ill health, and to the re- | Partly as a result of this scene, it is
gret of her many friends, has been obliged to | said. Miss Blanche Harrison, a pretty
retire from the business, has disposed of ber | blonde, who lives at Wyomissing, a
entire stock, fixtures, etc., to Mrs. Margaret | small town three miles west of Read-
Rub!, who wiil continue the business after | Ing, and who was employed by Claw-
March 1st. Miss Stover’s exquisite taste in | son, has not been at the factory for the
selections made her fall and spring opening | past ten days.
days quite an event here and her parlors |
were generally thronged with gay and de.
lighted sight-seers. No doubt her successor,
who is an artist of skill and sbility, will do
equally as well.
ORCHESTRA IN WRECK
Carl Pohlig and Men Hurt In Crash
Near Chester, Pa.
Chester, Pa. Feb. 15.—Thomas J.
| Elliot, fireman, and Cyrus Williamson,
engineer, were killed in a wreck
when a special train on the Baltimore
& Ohio, carrying the Philadelphia or-
chestra, crashed into a freight train
three miles below this city.
About fifteen members of the or-
chestra were injured, including Direc-
tor Pohlig, who sustained bruises, but
not serious, however. Among the oth-
ers hurt were: Rosario Bourdin, vio-
loncellist, fractured nose; Alfred Len-
rappe, contusions of head; Hilt Morph,
cuts on the head; Harry W. Myer, cut
on head; William Schlechtweg, cut on
head: Max Sulinsky, fractured elbow.
The cause of the wreck has not been
determined, but the theory is advanc-
| ed that Engineer Williamson did not
see the signal on account of the rain
and fog. Fireman Elliot jumped when
he saw the crash was inevitable, but
was caught under the locomotive, and
died shortly after being taken to the
hospital.
YOUTHFUL PICKPOCKETS
Pifteen-Year-Old and Five-Year.Old |
Girls Adept Thieves.
Philadelphia, Feb. 17.—Picked up at
Seventh and Vine streets on suspicion
of being pickpockets, Annie Smith,
fifteen years old, and her half-sister,
Marie Ross, five years old, told the po-
lice a startling story of instruction in
crime. To prove their assertions, they
demonstrated their skill at the city
ball before Director Clay and a squad
of detectives.
Annie Smith, tie elder girl, did
most of the talking, but the other,
almost a Zaby, showed a skill in
pocket picking and purse opening
that was positively uncanny. To dem-
onstrate their ability Director Clay
asked them to open a small grip, so
that the person holding it should not
know he was being ‘touched.” The
task was ridiculously easy, and the
elder girl's story that they had gained
more than $2000 for their enticers, a
mysterious man and woman, in the
last half year was received as true.
According to Annie Smith's story,
they were taken from their home in
Camden about six months ago by the
map and woman whose names and
address she has given to the police
They were carefully drilled in
pocket picking, and when they became
proficient a tour of the country was
planned.
The girl says they traveled to many
cities, and she and her baby half sis-
ter picked pockets in all of them. She
stoutly insists that their thefts amount
to $2000.
BURGLARS KILL OLD MAN
Well-to-Do Citizen of York, Pa. Found
Dead In Bed.
York, Pa, Feb. 17.—David Heckert,
eighty-five years old, a well-to-do re-
tired citizen of York, was found dead
in his bed with his skull crushed. He
was murdered by burglars. The trag-
edy is shrouded in mystery, as there
is no apparent motive for the murder
of the man, unless it was in hope of
getting money.
The robbers entered the house
through a back window and the old
{ man was dealt a murderous blow in
the top part of the head with a hatchet.
In a small cupboard of the room,
just near the bed, it was supposed that
he kept his money concealed, together
with many securities. The door of the
cupboard was ajar, and it is thought
that the murderer made a rich haul,
BATTLESHIPS OFF VALPARAISO
American Fleet Passes En Route to
Callao, Peru.
Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 15. — The
great American fleet of sixteen battle-
ships, under the command of Rear
Admiral Evans, passed Valparaiso and
continued on its voyage northward for
Callao, Peru, the next stopping place.
All Valparaiso and thousands of per-
sons from every city in Chile wit
nessed the passing of the fleet. Presi-
dent Montt and the other high officials
of the republic came out from shore
to greet the battleships and almost
the entire Chilean navy exchanged
salutes with them as they swung
around Curaumilla point and into Val-
paraiso bay in single file, headed by
the Chilean cruiser Chacabuco and
five Chilean torpedoboat destroyers.
The shipping in the harbor and the
principal buildings in the city were
dressed for the occasion, as the day
wes observed as a holiday in honor of
the fleet. From the picturesque siop-
ing hills dotted with houses a pro liam H. Van Schaick, who command-
fusion of bunting and the waving of | ed the steamboat General Slocum
flags was discernible from the bay. when it burned and 1000 lives were
lost, will begin his sentence of ten
years next Tuesday, it having been
decided not to appeal to the United
States supreme court. At a meeting of
the officers and of the various commit.
tees of the National and American
Associations of Masters, Mates and
Pllots it was decided to petition Presi.
dent Roosevelt to pardon Captain Van
Schaick immediately.
FOOLED HER FATHER
Virginia Girl Married Between Acts
at Theatre.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 15.—Slipping out
of a theatre between the acts, Miss
Sadie Sherman, of Princess Anne coun-
ty, and H. E. Atherton, of Alliance,
O., were married while the girl's fa-
ther, who opposed the match at this
time, remained unsuspecting at the
show, decoyed by a son, who enlisted
his services to aid his sister's ro-
mance.
After being hastily married the pair
returned to the theatre and remained
for the rest of the performance.
Yvan Schaick Will Go to Jail.
New York, Feb. 18.—Captain Wil
Little Heroine Killed.
Cartersville, Ga., Feb. 18.—In an at-
tempt to rescue her six-year-old com-
panion, David Rogers, from in front
of an approaching train, Lilly May
Kline, twelve years old, was struck
by the train and both were killed. The
children were walking alongside the
track, accompanied by the girl's
father. Hearing a train approaching,
the little boy started to cross the
track, but stopped midway. The girl,
realizing his danger, rushed to his
assistance, only to be struck by the
engine an she picked him up in her
arms.
Trotting Record on Ice.
Montreal, Que., Feb. 18.—A new
world's record for trotting on the ice
was recorded in the free-for-all at the
Delorimor park races when in the first
heat Dave K. came home in 2.16. This
fs a second and a quarter better tham
the previous record made last year
at Ottawa by Phoebe W.
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“Traltors’ Mark” on Face.
Delegates Instructed For Roosevelt,
Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 15.—Following
the indicated preference at the pri
mary vote, the Republican county
convention adopted a resolution de
claring for Theodore Roosevelt for
president and instructing its delegates
to the state convention to work to
that end. The men indorsed for dele-
gates-at-large and district delegate to
the national convention were instruct
ed to support Roosevelt, and in turn
pledged themselves, if chosen, to vote
for him, first, last and all the time,
Cut Off Brother's Leg.
Parkersburg, W. Va, Reb. 15, —
Crazed with drink, Marshall Spillman,
of Pennsboro, near here, attacked his
mother with a knife. When his brother
John came to her rescue, Spillman
seized a double-bitted axe and made a
wild lunge at him and cut off one of
his lege and otherwise maimed him
#0 badly that he will die.
CLEANED OUT A BANK
Robbers Secure All the Cash and Lock
Cashier In Vault.
Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 17.—While one
masked robber held up the cashier in
wild west style, his two companions
looted the vault of the bank at Granite
Falls, N. C., Saturday, secured all the
cash in the institution—$2700—forced
the cashier to enter the vault, and
after locking him in made their es
cape. The robbery, probably the bold-
est in the history of the state, was not
discovered until Sunday morning
When Cashier G. W. Whisnant did not
appear for breakfast his family insti-
tuted search. On entering the bank a
feeble tapping was heard at the vault,
and when it was opened.the missing
cashier staggered out, more dead than
alive from his fifteen hours of close
confinement.
The robbery was evidently planned in
advance, the banks custom of keeping
open Saturday evenings for the accom-
modation of mill operatives being
taken advantage of.
MURDER SUSPECTED
Companion of Dead Man
Under Arrest.
Pottstown, Pa., Feb. 18.—The body
of Mike Bodish was found by two
Placed
Pottstown fishermen in the Schuyl-.
kill river near Brookes crossing. The
body bore evidences of foul play and
Stief Sabo was arrested, charged with
the crime. Sabo was committed to the
Montgomery county jail at Norristown.
A wound evidently inflicted by a blunt
{nstrument was discovered on the dead
man’s head. Sabo, it is alleged, was
enamored with Mrs. Bodish. Bodish
and Sabo were last seen together on
Saturday afternoon near Brookes
crossing. Bodish's watch was found in
his pocket.
Fourteen Men Charged With Murder.
Marion, N. C.,, Feb. 17. — Deputy
Sheriff Cox has just reached here with
fourteen Slavs, who are charged with
murder. Fifteen of these foreigners
came to Camp No. 5 on the South &
Western railroad a year ago and have
been at work there ever since. The
men quarreiled among themselves and
fourteen of them attacked the cook
and securing him with ropes led him
to a spot in the forest a mile from
camp. There they bound the cook
hand and foot and placed him in an
upright position stepped off a few paces
and began shooting, using the cook as
a target. The unfortunate man was
riddled with bullets. Then the Slavs
dug a shallow trench and buried their
victim. The hastily provised grave
and the blood on the ground led to
the discovery of the grime.
Priest Killed By Eiectric Car.
Niles, Mich., Feb. 18.—Rev. Father
Andrew Salmon was instantly killed
and Father Murphy was perhaps fatally
injured at South Bend, Ind., when their
cutter was struck by an electric car.
Father Salmon’'s body was completely
cut in two and Father Murphy suffered
several fractures. They were unable to
turn out of the way of the car owing to
the fact that they were caught in be-
tween a snow drift and sand bank.
Both priests have been connected with
Notre Dame college.
Killed In Quarrel Over a Woman.
Bloomsburg, Pa., Feb. 18.—In a
quarrel over a woman at West Ber
wick, near here, Carlo 8. Kish, a Hun-
garian, was shot and instantly killed
by Telesca Koloski, a fellow country-
man. Julia Kish, the eleven-year-old
daughter of the murdered man, saw
the shooting.
Koloshi is in jail.
Low Rates to Washingto
Last Friday night brought usa thander
storm.
Andrew L. Whitehill is some better at
this writing.
Many of the people of this community are
on the sick list.
Samuel B. Weaver and son returned from
| Dix the forepart of the week.
| Elmer W. Evey and family are visiting
i with A. L. Whitehill this week.
Helen Klinger is much better at this writ
ing and with eare she will recover.
John O. Williams came down from Altoona
for a few days visit with his mother.
The rain on Saturday raised the water and
flooded the meadows but did no damage.
The turnout at the election was slim, there
being only one hundred and fifty-one voles
cast,
Chas. Thompson and Dr. Shaffer and fam-
ily were called to the home of Jobn I.
| Thompson, Tuesday.
Mrs. Jobn L Thompson is lying at the
point of death at this writing and it is feared
that she eannot survive from an attack of
apoplexy.
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LEGISLATURE.
We are authorized to announce that J. C. Meyer
of Bellefonte, will be a candidate for the office of
Assemblyman subject to the decision of the
| Democratic voters of Centre county as expressed
' at the coming Primary.
We are authorized to announce Robert M. Fos-
ter, of State College, as a candidate for the office
ol Assemblyman, subject to the decision of the
Democratie voters of Centre county as expressed
at the Spring primaries,
SHERIYY.
We are authorized to announce Fred F. Smith,
of Rush township, will be a candidate for the
nomination for sheriff by the Democratic slectors
of Centre county, in accordance with the provi
sion of the primaries election law, .
REGISTER,
We are requested to announce A. A. Pletcher,
of Howard, as a candidate for Register subject to
the decision of the Democratic voters of Centre
county, as expressed at the polls in accordance
with the Uniform Primaries Act,
COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
We ure authorised to announce that C. A.
Weaver, of Penn township, will be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for County Com
missioner at the Spring Primaries to be held Sat-
urday, April 11th, .008,
We are authorized to announce John L. Dunlap,
of Spring township, as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination lor County Commissioner at
jhe Bgriin Primaries to be held Saturday, April
, 1908,
YOR RECORDER.
We are authorized to announce Thomas How-
ley, of Bellefonte borough, as a candidate for the
nomination for Recorder, subject to the decision
of tre Democratic voters as expressed at the
Spring Primaries, *
TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce J. D. Miller, of
Walker towns hip, as a candidate for the office of
County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the
Democratic voters as expressed at the Spring
primaries. .
We are authorized to abnounce that W.J.
Carlin, of Miles township, is a candidate for the
nomination for County Treasurer, suhject to the
Shalse of the Democratic voters at the prima.
ries,
Announcement,
in gompiiance with the Act of Assembly provid-
ing for the nomination of candiiates direct
vote at the J mazics, I have filed my petition in
the office of the Commissioners of Centre county
and my name will appear on the fal ballot as
ALdidae for the nomination for the office of
County Treasurer on the Lwmocratie ticket to be
voted at the primaries to be held on Saturday,
April 11th, 1908. It is my sincere desire to have
the honor of being the candidate of the party for
this office. Imake my appeal for su
Democrats of Centre county and will cheerfully
abide by their decision.
February 13, 1908, Hawmox Spenien,
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