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Bellefonte, Pa. May 15, 1908.
P. GRAY MEEK, - -
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Democratic County Ticket.
For Congress:
W. HARRISON WALKER, of Bellefonte.
For Assembly:
J. CALVIN MEYER, of Bellefonte.
For Sheriff:
FRED F. Sym1TH, of Rush township.
For Register:
G. F. WEAVER, of Penn township.
For Recorder:
F. PIERCE MussgER, of Millbeim.
For Treasurer:
J. D. MILLER, of Walker township.
For County Commissioners:
C. A. WEAVER, of Penn township.
J. L. DuxLaP, of Spring township.
For Auditors:
J. W. Beck, of Marion township.
Joux L. CoE, of Walker township.
Democratic State Convention.
Democratic State Committee Rooms.
Harrisburg, Pa., April 1, 1908.
As directed by the Democratic State Central
Committee, at a special meeting held in the
Board of Trade rooms, in this city on Wednesday,
February 26th, 1908, notice is hereby given that
the Democratic State Convention will convene in
the Orpheum Theatre, at
Harrisburg, Wednesday, May 20th, 1908,
at 11 o'clock a. m. The business for which the
convention will meet will be :
To nominate one candidate for Superior Court
Judge ;
Two candidates for Presidential Electors at-
Large; .
To elect in the manner provided by the rules of
4he party ; four Delegates and four Alternates-at
Large, to the National Democratic Convention ;
To certify the nomination of thirty-two Presi.
dential Electors, as named by the delegates from
the respective Congressional Districts of the
State.
And to act upon and determine such other mat-
ters, relating to the welfare and success of the
party within the State, as may be brought be-
fore it.
P. Gray Mex,
Secretary.
Geonae M. Dixpuixae,
Chairman.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
~All members of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle are requested to report at
their ball on Allegheny street on Sunday
morning, May 17th, as 10 o'clock, for the
purpose of attending divine services at the
United Evaogelical chaich.
EEE ——
—A month or so ago I. Newton Gor-
don, who is now in South America, sent a
young monkey to the children of J. L.
Montgomery. The little animal showed
symptons of being sick and upon being ex-
amined by a doctor was pronounced to
have tuberculosis and was sent to the zoo
in Philadelphia.
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—— Edward Latham, the sweet tenor
singer of Harrisburg, will sing at the shea-
torinm tonight and Italian films will be
shown. Tomorrow night there will he
Freach films and Christy Smith's orchestra
of five pieces will play uew mausio from the
‘‘“Yavkee Prioce.’”” You don’t want to miss
either tonight or tomorrow night. The
theatorium is one of the best places in town
to spend a few minutes in innocent
amusement and you always get your moun-
ey’s worth.
——This seems to have been a week of
runaways. On Tuesday Thomas Beavers
big black team ran away ous beyond Axe
Mano aod so frightened Edward T. Greg-
ory aud another man who were driving out
the pike in a buggy that they both jumped
out and over the fence into a garden. The
team was running at breakneck speed
when the wheel of the wagon struck a
hitching post aud they were thrown head-
long against the side of a barn, bringing
both of them down on their knees. The
wigon was badly damaged bus the borses
not much hurt.
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~The Bellefonte hospital is now ina
much crowded condition there being twen-
ty-five patients in the institution at present
and several more on the waiting list to be
admitted as soon as there is room. During
the past week there were admitted Ellis
Bierley, of Milesburg, for treatment for a
compound fracture of the ieg ; Miss Pearl
Saxon, of State College, operated upon
yesterday for appendicitis ; Lulu Sager, of
Bellefonte, treatment for pneumonia ; Mrs.
Vincent Bauer, operated apon last Satar-
day for cancer avd whose condition is ser-
ious, and Nicholas Lafrattee, of this place,
under treatment for pneamonia.
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—M. C. Gephart, the musio dealer, is
out a pair of new shoes and in a pair of old
ones hecause of acase of pure absens-
mindedness. He was in Hantingdon last
Saturday and while there purobased a pair
of new shoes. Not being able to get them in
his grip be had them wrapped upand in the
train on his way to Bellefonte he pus them
in the car rack. When he reached Belle-
foute forgot all about his shoes and lett the
train without them. Bat he soon thought of
his footgear and bad tickets agent Harry
Hutchinson telegraph to Beech Creek for
the conductor to bring them back to Belle.
fonte. Of course he did so, only when the
ghoes reached here they were old ones in
stead of new ones, some _ individuai evi.
dently baving discovered the shoes and
made the change between this place and
Beeoh Creek.
re Ap pt
best known citizens of Ferguson township,
died at bis home vear Pine Grove Mills
last Saturday afternoon. He bad been ail-
ing with stomach trouble for a year or
more and early in the winter he bad a bad
attack of the grippe. He recovered, how-
ever, 30 as to be able to be around until
about thiee weeks ago when he was suod-
denly taken worse and from that time sank
rapidly until the end.
He was a descendant of one of the pioneer
families of west Ferguson. His great
graud-father, Jobn Bailey, founded the
town of Baileyville. There the subject of
this sketch was horn on June 6th, 18386, his
parents being William and Nancy Bailey.
His education was received in the district
schools and at the Pine Grove Mills Acad-
emy, and when a young man he went to
clerkine in hie father’s store. After his
marriage he went to farming on his father’s
farm aod in 1860 he purchased the Buroh-
field farm jost west of Pine Grove Mills,
where he has lived ever since, and where
he was recognized as one of the moss sue-
cessful farmers iv that locality.
On the 20th of January, 1857, he was
nvited in marriage to Miss Mary C. Glenn,
who survives with the following children :
Paul Bailey, of Alexandria; J. C. and Mrs,
J. L. Saogsserman, of Pine Grove Mills,
and A. 8S. and Miss Marie, at home. He
also leaves two sisters : Mrs. Mary Wig-
ton, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Marie Mor-
rison, in the west.
He was a member of the Presbyterian
church and for years bad been an elder and
trustee. He served as school director in
his township a number of years. Rev. W.
K. Harnish officiated at the funeral which
was held on Tuesday afternoon, interment
being made in the Graysville cemetery.
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McMuLLEN.—Rhody V. McMullen died
very suddenly of apoplexy at State College,
on Monday morning. He was employed
by R. B. Taylor in superintending the
work of grading the new athletic field and
bad been at work only a short time
when he was stricken, dying a few minutes
later.
Deceased was about sixty years of age
and was a resident of Tyrone most all his
life. For more than a quarter of a century
he worked for the Pennsylvania railroad
company as a track foreman on the middle
division. Some years ago he quit the rail-
road company and embarked in tne livery
business, later becoming a contractor.
When R. B. Taylor secured the contract
for grading the new athletic field at State
College be selected MoMullen as his super-
intendent and be has been engaged there
since.
= The remains were taken to Tyrone on
Tuesday and the funeral held Wednesday
morning. Rev. Father McQuaillen, of
Huntingdon, officiated and intermens was
made in the Catholio cemetery.
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CHOKED 10 DEATH.—While eating his
dinner on Monday Frederick Bower, a well
known citizen of Howard, choked to death
on a piece of fish. For a number of years
he had been suffering with an affection of
the throat and this no doubt was she cause
of his unfortunate death.
Deceased was born at Mt. Eagle fitty-five
years ago hut most all his life bad heen
spent in Howard township. His wife died
sixteen years ago, since which time he
made his home with the family of The.
ophilus Pletcher, a short distance west of
Howard. He was a member of the Disci-
ple church and of Washington camp, P. O.
8S. of A. He is survived by the following
children: John and Harry, of Altoona;
Eliza, of Bellefonte, and William, of Ms.
Eagle. Also one sister, Mrs. Mary Helwan,
of Camp Branch, !Mo., and one brother,
Samuel C. Bower, of Howard.
The fuoeral was heid at ten o'clock yes:
terdayssmorning. Rev. M. C. Frick, of
Mill Hall, officiated at the services and
interment was made in the Schenck ceme-
tery.
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BrowN.—John W. Brown, an oid Cen-
tre countian, died at bis home in Mill
Hall on Wednesday evening ol paralysis.
He bad been in good health up until a few
hours before his death when he was
stricken and died at eleven o'clock.
Deceased was a son of the late Emanuel
Brown and has lived in Mill Hall fora
number of years. For some time past he
bad been in charge of the Wilt house in
that place. He was about forty-six years
old and is survived by his wife and one
son, Roy, of Hanover ; also one hrother,
T. Clayton Brown, of this place, and two
sisters, Mrs. Jennie Miller, of Atlantic
City, and Mrs. James A. Feidler, of Wil-
liamsporé. The time for the funeral could
not be learned up until the time of going
to press,
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GEARHART.—For the fourth time with-
in eleven months death entered the home
of Tucker Gearbart, of Keystone Hill,
near Philipsburg, on Friday afternoon of
lass week and took therefrom the wife and
mother in the person of Mrs. Nora Gear-
hart, who died after a two month’s illness.
She was aged twenty-seven years and three
months and is survived by her husband,
one little son, Harry, aged three yeare; her
parents, four brothers and two sisters,
The funeral was held at three o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
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WiLson.—Sanford Wilson died at his
home at Charter Oak, at twelve o'clock
Sunday night, after only a few days illness
with paralysis. He was well and favor-
ably known thronghout Pennsvalley. He
is survived by his wife, four sons and ten
daughter. His faneral occurred at two
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, burial
being made in Steppy’s cemetery.
BaiLey.— William H. Bailey, one of the
GROVE. —It is with deep regres that we
are this week called upon to announce the
death of ove of College township's promi-
nent and well known citizens, Nathan J.
Grove, which occurred at bis home near
Lemont at five o'clock on Monday evening,
of heart trouble. Though he had not
been well for a year or more he had been
up and around until about a month ago.
Deceased wasa son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Grove and was born at the well
known Grove home about fifty-one years
ago. His hoyhood life was divided be-
tween going to school in the winter time
and working on the farm during the sam-
mer. After he grew to manhood and mar
ried be went to farming for himself and
followed that occupation all his life. He
wae one of the most progressive and inflo-
eutial citizens in the community in which
he lived and more than once was honored
by his friends and neighbors by being
elected toa township office. He wasa
member of the United Evangelical chaich,
of Victor Grange and the Lemont Lodge of
Odd Fellows.
Twenty-five years ago Mr. Grove was
anited in marriage to Miss Agnes Garner
who survives him with three children ;
William, Mrs. Dale Shuey and Miss Mary.
He also leaves the following brothers and
sisters ; Mrs. John Grove, near Bellefonte ;
William, James, Jobn, Howard and Cal.
vin.
The funeral was held at ten o'clock on
Wednesday morning. Rev. J. R. Sechrist,
of Centre Hall, officiated, and interment
was made in the Shiloh cemetery.
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HARTSOCK.— Mrs. Orlando Hartsock
died at her home in Philipsburg last Fri-
day afternoon. For a number of years past
ber health bad not been of the best but
even up to a week prior to her death her
case was not as all alarming. But unlook-
ed for complications set in and her death
followed speedily.
Deceased, whose maiden name was Mies
Annie Boozer, was a daughter of John and
Sarah Boozer and was born at Potters Mills
almost fifty years ago. She was a woman
of a kind and loving disposition and her
death is widely regretted. In addition to
her husband she is survived by two chil-
dren, Edoa and Maurice, her aged mother
and one sister, Mrs. Frank Glasgow, of
Bellwood.
Rev. 8. D. Wileon, of the Methodist
church, of which she was a member, offi-
ciated as the funeral services which were
held on Monday afternoon, interment be-
ing made in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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STOVER. —Alfred Stover died at bis home
in Haines township last Saturday from the
result of a stroke of paralysis with which
he was stricken several days prior to his
death. He was fifty-seven years old and
well known in the community in which he
lived. Sarviving him are his wife and
four sons, namely : Fred, George B., James
and Baird, all of Haines township. The
funeral was held on Wednesday morning
of this week, interment being made at
Aaronsharg.
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Doixas IN CourT.—Court convened in
special session on Monday morning with
Judge Choton R. Savidge, of Sunbary, on
the bench. The business disposed of during
the past week was an follows :
Mary H. Denlinger administratix, eto.,
of J. H. Hols, deceased, ve. Edward
Brown, et al. Verdios in favor of plaintiff
for $1,809.99 and $50 attorney’s commis-
sion.
A. Yetter vo. the Milroy Lumber ocom-
pany, an action in replevin to recover a
tean of mules loaned to W. C. Kibe. Ver-
dict in favor of the plaintiff.
Cyrus Broogars, sheriff, ve. Mary 8S.
Thomas and James Schofield, an action to
determine the title to certain personal
property. Verdiot in favor of the defend-
ants.
Mary 8. Thomas ve. Burdine Butler, an
action to test the title to personal property
levied upon by the sheriff on property of
David R. Thomas. Verdiot in favor of
plaintiff.
E. 8. Bennett vs. Frank McCoy, an ac-
tion in assumpsit to recover balance on a
contract for furnishing charcoal to the
McCoy-Linn iron works. Verdiot for the
plaintiff,
A oumber of cases on the list were con-
tinned and a few settled.
— APY so —
NEw CLOTHING STORE.—A new cloth-
ing store will be opened in Bellefonte to-
day by Mr. Claster, of Lock Haven, under
the firm name of The Manufacturing Oat-
let Clothing company. The store is locat-
ed in the Bush Arcade, in the room former-
ly occupied by Lyon’s garage and a full
line of men’s, youths’ and children’s cloth-
ing and furnishings is in stock, at prices
whioh are so amazingly low they will as.
tonish you. Mr. Claster bas come to
Bellefonte to stay and if you are in need of
anything in the clothing line it will pay
you to give him a call and inspeot his
stock.
Crassis T0 MEET IN BELLEFONTE.—
The fifsy-first annual session of the West
Susquebanna Classis of the Reformed
church was held in St. Andrew’s charoh at
Coburn from Wednesday until Friday
evening of last week. Rev. Samuel H.
Stein, of Lock Haven, was elected presi.
dens of Classis for the ensuing year. The
attendance was quite large and among the
interesting addresses was one by Jared
Harper, of this place, on ‘‘How to Manage
the Finances of the Church.” Bellefonte
was selected as the place of meeting in
May, 1909.
—-——— Rev. Richard 8. Holmes, D. D., of
New York city, will preach in the Presby-
terian church on Sunday.
ASPHYXIATED AT CURTIN FURNACE. —
Counsiderable excitement was occasioned in
the village of Curtin last Saturday morn-
ing when the news spread that a man bad
been found dead at the Curtin furnace.
The facts in the case are as follows :
On Friday evening an umbrella mender
made his appearance at the furnace and
asked permission to spend the night in one
of the buildings. Of course he was told he
could do so and as the night was quite
chilly he went to the bridge house and
selected as his sleeping quarters a six foot
square booth near the truonel head of the
furnace, as it was warm and quite comfort.
able. That was the last seen of the man
that evening.
Satarday morning when the workmen
attempted to enter the booth they found
the door fastened on the inside and nasur-
ally foiced it open. The boxlike structure
was filled with gas and fumes from the
furuace and the umbrella mender was lying
on the floor dead. Coroner P.8. Fisher
was ag once notified and arriving npon the
scene empanelled a jary and after a
thorough examination a verdict was ren-
dered in effect that the man had been
asphyxiated by gas from the furnace.
In searching his clothes for some means
of indentification a bavk certificate of de-
posit for five hundred dollars was found
issned by the Carrollton ( Pa.,) National
bank in the name of Joseph Taylor. Cash
to the amount of $49.75 and a fairly good
watch were also found on the man, The only
other thing was an envelope postmarked
‘‘Ebensburg, 1905,” but the address on
same had beeu entirely obliterated. The
authorities at once telephoned to the offi
cials of the Carrolltown National bank but
they had no record of any man hy ihe name
of Joseph Taylor having deposited that
amount of money there and receiving a
certiticate therefore, and up to this writing
all efforts to learn if the man’s name was
Taylor and where he was from have proved
unavailing. He was a man of a little more
than the mediam build and about sixty-
years of age.
The remains were taken in charge by
the overseers of the poor of Boggs township
and removed to Wetzler’s undertaking
establishment at Milesburg, where they
were properly embalmed and prepared for
burial. And are still heing held for inden-
tification.
Hurt 1X Woops.—Ellis Bierley, of
Mileshurg, was brought to the Bellefonte
hospital on Monday evening with his left
leg broken in two places between the knee
and ankle as the result of an accident on
the Dale & Bennett lumber job near Glen
Harris. Bierley had been working on the
job all winter and on Monday was engaged
in bauling wood to the railroad. He was
guiding three loaded trucks and riding on
the middle one. It was heavily loaded
and in going down a grade the axle broke.
Bierley was thrown off, the brake lever
struck his leg and he was thrown to the
ground, the wood falling upon him, with
the result that he sustained a compound
fracture of the left leg and was otherwise
badly braised.
He was brought to Beilefonte the same
evening and taken to the hospital where
the fracture was reduced and he was given
the necessary medical attention. Bierley
was one of the company’s most faithful
workmen and his injury is a loss to them
as well as himesell.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.— The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register Earl C. Tuten.
Hilko Waviok and Aunie Wedelak, both
of Monument.
George V. Dolan, of Lamar, and Julia
DeLaney, of Nittany.
Chas. C. Mesmer and Mary C. Kline,
both of State College.
Mike Levo and Barbara Paula, both of
Clarence.
George B. McCullough and Meda
A. Bryan, both of Mileshurg.
Chas. A. Lukenbach and Ellen E. Rowe,
both of Bellefonte.
——The Hoy—Rearick reunion will be
held at Heola park this year on Wednes-
day, June 17th,
Lemont.
D. A. Grove and men were busy husking
corn Saturday.
Mrs. Matilda Dale has been on the sick
list the past week.
John Mitchell transacted business in Al-
toona the past week.
Mrs. Carrie Houtz made a flying trip to
Bellefonte Saturday.
John Fishel and wife Sundayed at the
home of Lloyd Houtz.
Jared Mayes, of Watsontown, came up to
attend Nathan Grove's funeral.
Last week was cold and rainy, but this
week has been warm and pleasant up to this
writing.
By the blossoms on the fruit trees there
will be a large crop of fruit in these parts
this season,
Harry Minich, of Altoona, enjoyed a few
days in these parts this last week, taking a
vacation and fishing.
Dr. W. H. Fry is seen on our streetsalmost
every day of late showing that his services
are in great demand.
J.C. and M. A. Williams are busy plaster.
ing now, and seem to have lots of work
booked for this season.
William E. Williams and Frank Williams
are busy erecting a house for Prof. John
Hamilton, at State College.
George Dale, son of Horace Dale, was here
from Annapolis, attending the funeral of his
grandmother, Mrs. George Dale.
Mrs. Newton Miller came home last Sat
urday to take care of her mother who has
been quite ill, but is at present improving.
William O. Daugherty had the misfortune
Ba
to have a fork run into his left foot, one day
last week, but fortunately the wound is
healing up aicely.
Lioyd I. Houtz came home from Altoona
where he enjoyed a week taking in the
sights and scenes, coming back looking better
and seemingly improved in health,
The sermon delivered by Rev. Snavely,
Sunday, forthe I. 0. O. F.’s was to the point
aud each one present could take home some
part to heip them up higher and teach them
to care for others who need a helping hand.
Pine Grove Mention.
George Young was a Boalsburg visitor over
Sunday.
George Dunlap spent Sunday with friends
over at Manor Hill,
Mrs. Maggie Hess is housed up with an
attack of erysipelns.
Reuben Ciust is quite a sick man at his
home with typhoid tever.
James McCool, of Cottage, was greeting
old friends here Monday.
Miss Ella Livingstone spent several days
with friends at Saulsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Houtz were Sunday
visitors at the Tressler home.
Mrs. Lizzie Corl and master Claude visited
friends at Centre Hall last week.
W. B. Ward is having his home on Main
street donned in a new coat of paint.
D. H. Krebs and daughter Mary spent
Saturday with friends at Stormstown.
Mrs. Ed. 8. Moore is confined to bed with
an attack of inflammatory rheumatism.
A. M. Brown shipped a car load of horses
and cattle Monday to the eastern market,
(George Potter Jr., and wife visited friends
at Linden Hall the first part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Tate spent Saturday
in Bellefonte and with his mother at Shiloh.
Last Friday an old-time barn raising took
place at the Eimer Ishler place on the hill.
N. C. Dreiblebis L. D. Musser and J. A.
McWilliams are at the county seat this week.
Mary and Maud Dreiblebis spent the first
day of the week at the John Dreiblebis home
west of town.
D. Clyde Krebs and wife came over trom
State College to spend the first day of the
week in town.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Potter Sr., thoroughly
enjoyed their visit at the Marshall home the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. Ella Pickens, of Philadelphia, is at
the Bailey home just west of town where she
spends her summer outings.
Stuart McCauley and wife, of Alexandria,
are at present spending a few days with old
acquaintances in the valley.
Henry Shreffier, an old battle-scarred vet.
eran of the war, is quite ill at his home with
but little hopes of his recovery.
'Squire Musser, of Bellefonte, was here in
the beginning of the week looking after his
share of the insurance business.
Dz. R. M. Krebs is representing Penns-
valley Lodge No. 276, 1. O. O. F., at the
Grand Lodge meeting this week.
Ray Morgan, who is holding down a nice
job with the Pittsburg steel company at
Homestead, is greeting his old chums at
State College.
Rev. John C. McCracken, of Pittsburg, is
at the old parental home lending a helping
hand in building a new one hundred foot
barn. Samuel Rider is the builder,
Spring Mills,
Mrs. William Graden, who bas been ill for
several months, is not improving any.
The cold, wet weather during last week
interfered very materially with farm and
garden work.
It was decidedly stormy here on Tuesday
last, very high winds all day, scattering dust
and fencing in all directions. The weather
was warm and summer like.
We had quite a succession of thunder
showers here on Saturday evening last, ac-
companied with vivid lightuing and a gen-
eral mixture of hail, sleet and snow.
Edward Jemison, of Millheim, is assisting
his father, T. B. Jemison, with a force of
workmen in cleaning the rubbish from the
site of his Tecently destroyed barn and out.
buildings, preparatory to rebuilding.
Dr. Braucht has made the boardwalk along
his garden which fronts the road much
wider, a great improvement. The walk
from his garden down to the iron bridge is
in a very bud shape and should be repaired
at once.
Mrs. W. R. Donachy, of Lewisburg, who
has been visiting her parents, magistrate and
Mrs. M. B. Hering for some time, received a
telegram on Thursday last stating that her
husband was seriously ill. Of course she
returned home at once. Since then she has
reported to her perents that Mr. Donachy 4s
improving.
In Memoriam,
Resolutions of respect by Lick Run Lodge
No. 311, 1. 0. O. F., in memory of George H.
Wistar.
WHEREAS, It has been the will of the Su.
premelRuler of the Universe to call from our
midst our beloved brother, Geo. Wistar, a
member of high esteem ; be it therefore,
Resolved, That we submit brotherly to the
divine will of our Creator, who doeth all
things jwell, and ask His blessing in this
period of bereavement upon the entire order
and friendsjof the deceased.
Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt
sympathy as Odd Fellows, to the bereaved
family and ask to be remembered as fraternal
brothers of him who is now resting beneath
the sod.
Resolved, That we drape our charter for a
period of 30 days, and that a copy of these
resolutions be entered upon the minutes of
Lick Run Lodge, No. 311, 1.0.0. F,, and
that these resolutions be printed in a county
paper and a copy furnished to the bereaved
family of our deceased brother.
James KANE,
H. E. JENKINS,
PLeTC
} Com.
A.A.
—The ground should never be allowed
to become baked, as in this condition a
great deal of moisture is lost, unnecessarily.
-~The small stomach of a horse indicates
the impropriety of long fasting. Feed
three times a day at all times of the year.
er
Fined $1300 For Selling Oleo—The
Fleet at San Francisco—§1,250,000
Fire at Atlanta—Tried to Cremate
wWife—Girl’'s Life Worth $1500.
William Montgomery, who has been
cashier of the Allegheny (Pa.) Na-
tional bank for over twenty years, was
arrested on a charge of embezzling
$429,000 of the bank's funds. He was
arraigned before United States Com-
missioner W. T. Lindsay and held for
the federal grand jury under a bond of
$50,000, which was furnished by
George E. Tener, a financier and busi-
ness man.
The financial standing of the bank
is in no wise affected by the defalca-
tion, as it is in a position to bear the
loss without embarrassment. The bank
has a capital stock of $500,000; sur-
plus, $700,000; undivided profits, $122.
461; bank building, cash on hand, etc,
$666,972; due from other banks, $106,
744; deposits, $2,444,863.
The alleged defalcation was discov-
ered and the complaint filed by Na-
tional Bank Examiner William L.
Folds, who, having had his suspicions
aroused, in company with several
other experts, entered the bank before
banking hours and took possession of
the books, papers and cash.
Soon after the close of banking
hours the warrant was issued and the
arrest followed.
According to Examiner Folds, the
peculations have been going on for
several years and were covered up on
the occasion of each visit of the ex-
aminers by means of a cashier's check.
The bank maintained a cashier's fund,
often amounting to as much as $700,
000, it is said, and upon the appear
ance of the examiner, it is alleged, the
cashier would send a messenger to
some other bank with his check for an
amount necessary to cover the short.
age. After the completion of the ex:
amination the check would be re
deemed.
$1,250,000 Fire at Atlanta, Ga.
Two solid business blocks of At
lanta, Ga., are in ruins as the re
sult of a fire which threatened for a
time to carry its destruction through
the business section of the city and
perhaps wipe out the entire down
town district.
The fire loss may be conservatively
estimated at $1,250,000. The Terminal
hotel, one of the largest in the city
is a mass of ruins. It had on its reg
ister 200 guests when the fire started
a block away. Every one escaped.
Mitchell street, from Madison ave
nue to Forsyth, was one great fur
nace, flames shooting across the street
from either side, with falling walle
everywhere, and danger to life and
limb imminent, but the firemen stuck
to their work, and did not draw back
until they finally had to drop their
hose and run for their lives as the last
wall of the Piedmont Hat company
came down, leaving a clear space
across a whole block that where once
was one of the business blocks of the
city.
The Negro Victim of Consumption.
Dr. Charles B. Grandy spoke op
“The Negro Consumptive” before the
public health section of the national
conference of charities and correc
tions at Richmond, Va. Nearly three
times as many deaths from tuberculo
sis occur among negroes as among the
whites of the United States, he said.
It indicated that there is a physical
predisposition, or lack of resistance, to
tuberculosis in the negro, and that on
acceunt of mental deft the black
man is unable to meet conditions of
American city life which now faces
him.
Headache Tablets Kill Child.
Mildred, the three-year-old daughter
of Lewis Wilson, of Upper Sandusky,
O., found some headache tablets at
her home and ate about half a dozen
of them. Within a few minutes she
was taken with convulsions and de
spite efforts of several doctors to save
her life, died within an hour after her
mother found her.
Issue Warrants For Hazing Preachers
Allentown, Pa, May 12.—Arrest of
the hazers, their expulsion from col
lege, their suspension from the min-
istry and prevention of their final or
dination, is the program outlined by
Adam D. Gross, father of Charles
Gross, a student of Albright college at
Myerstown, Lebanon county, who was
the victim of a party of fellow stu-
dents last week. Several of the stu-
dents already are licensed preachers
of the United Evangelical denomina-
tion, and Mr. Gross will base his ob-
jection to their ordination at the end
of their college course upon the crimi.
nal charges that he has directed his
attorney to institute against the
hazers. Warrants were issued at Leb-
anan for their arrest upon the charge
of aggravated assault and battery.
Gross was taken out of bed at night,
given a cold bath, and after his hair
was shaved off he was carried into the
street and tied to a lamppost, where
he was kept prisoner for an hour.
Death For State Trooper's Slayer.
Reading, Pa., May 12.—For the mur
der of State Trooper Timothy Kelle-
her, Salvatere Garritow was sentenced
by Judge Endlich to be hanged, and
penitentiary. Kelleher attempted to
rescue a young woman from the hands
of the two Italians when he was killed.
Boy Eighteen, Stepfather of Six.
Hazleton, Pa, May 12—Willlam O.
Loss, of West Hazleton, eighteen years
old, and Mrs. Anna Kresch, of this
city, aged thirty-two, were married.
The bride is the mother of six chil
dren.
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