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Bellefonte, Pa., August 21, 1908,
P. GRAY MEEK,
Teaus or sSuvsscmirrion.—Until further notice
his paper will be furnished to subscribers at the
ollowing rates :
i Eprron
Paid strictly in advance.......couniinn $l.
Paid before expiration of year.......... 1.50
Paid after expiration of year.......... 2.00
Democratic Presidentinl Electors,
For President :
WiLLiaM J. BRYAN, of Nebraska.
For Vice President :
Jonx W. KERN, of Indiana.
Presipesrial Evpcrons,
{ Josern P, McCrrres,
Av Lara® {4 sent J. Bans.
DISTRICT ELECTORS,
1. Daniel F. Carlin, 17. Cyrus C, Gelwicks,
2. Ed B, Seiberlich, 18. Gecrge D. Krause,
8. Aaron G. Krause, 19. Samuel M. Hoyer,
4. Clarence Loeb, 20. Henry Wasbe
5. James T. Nulty, 21. J. Hawle; Baird,
6. Michael J. Howard, 22. John K. Holland,
7. John C. Ferron, 23. John F. Pauley,
8. Jno. H. Danenhower, 24. Howard 8, Marshall,
9. Louis N. Spencer, 25. Robert X. Brown,
10. Alex. W. Dickson, 26. Howard Mutehler,
11. John T, Flannery, 27. Wm, Lewis Neal,
12. Oliver P. Bechtel, 28, Fred. A. Shaw,
13. Ha D. Sehaefler, 20. Henry Meyer,
, Charles A. McCarty,
15. John Franklin Stone,
16. John I. Welsh,
30. Wesley 8S. Guffey,
31. Dennis J. Boyle,
32. Casper P. Mayer,
Democratic State Ticket.
For Judge of the Superior Court,
WeBsTER GRIMM, of Bucks County.
Democratic County Ticket
For Congress:
W. HARRISON WALKER, of Bellefonte.
For Assembly:
J. CaLviN MEYER, of Bellefonte.
For Sherif:
FRED F. SMITH, of Rush township.
For Register:
G. F. WEAVER, of Penn township.
For Recorder:
F. PIERCE MussER, 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 Mariou township.
Joux L. CoLE, of Walker township.
For Coroner:
Dr. P. 8. Fisngr, of Walker town-
ship.
Picking a Quarrel.
Whether the State College Times aims to
be untruthful, is deliberately mischievous
or misinformed we do not know, neither do
we care, but judging from an article in its
postoffice, the Times would never have been
heard of and its spokesman of today might
bave been bawking wooden nutmegs or
lemons over the New England hills: The
Pennsylvania State College needs the
triendship of Bellefonte, consequently State
College needs it also, therefore we would
suggest that much trouble might be avoid-
ed in she futare if the Times’ articles were
censored until it learns enough to koow
that the community is condemns has done
more and can do more for the institution
upon which it depends entirely shan the
Times will ever he able to do.
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What Leadership Can De.
It's a great thing to have men at the
bead of a party who kuow how to and will
do things. We cite a few instances : Mr.
KERR bas been the undisputed and aec-
knowledged leader im our wveighboring
coanuty of Clearfield vince the death of the
lamented Hon. Wy. A. WALLACE. AS
that time the county wae good for a Dem-
ocratic majority any place from 1500 to
2500. The Republicans now think there is
something wrong in their party the year
that they don’t roll up a majority of 2,000.
Brother WARREN WORTH BAILY has
been talking for the Cambria county Dem-
oorats, and telling them how to do things,
in his very able and interesting paper, for
about twenty years, or thereaboats. Twen-
ty years ago Cambria county Democrats
would have been insulted if any ove would
i bave intimated that the county would give
less than 1000 majority for any kind of a
Democratio ticket that was to be voted for.
Now the Republicans think they base a
cinch if their State Machine does not ask
them to furnish over 1500 to 1800 majority.
Down in our good friend JERRY BLACK'S
county of York, when he began taking a
part in politics, his grand old grandfather,
JEREMIAH 8S. BLACK—the greatest Demo-
orat the country ever had, and his father,
CHAUNCEY F. BLACK, the honored and
trusted leader in thas section, handed over
to him a legacy of 4000 Democratic major-
ity, sure and certain ander all circamstan-
ces. Today and for years a Republican
Congressw..n has represented that county
and if half shat wajority could be relied
| upon forthe Democratic ticket, Mr. BLACK
would feel that he bad done a great work.
In the Hon. Howarp MUTCHLER'S
county of §Northampton, it’s about the
same. When his father’s death pus him to
the frons as leader and manager North-
ampton was always counted good for
from three to four thousand majority for
the Dewooratio ticket. Last fall 1t elected
a Republican Judge, Republican officials
fill a number of its county offices and if the
county shows a Demooratic majority of
| 1500 they think they have done exceeding:
| ly well.
Really when you come to think about it,
issue of August 14th it has a desire to pick | the maligned, ahsused,and vanishing Dem-
a quarrel with Bellefonte.
munity Bellefonte ie not concerned about
State College, further than a pride in the
growth and development of the village and
an unflivching devotion to the great insti.
tution of learning located there that sup-
ports the parasitic growth for which the
Times professes to speak.
The particular subject in controversy is
a telegraph office. The WATCHMAN can
see that it is not as satisfactory for she peo-
ple of State College to transmit their mes-
sages by telephone to and from the office in
this place as it would be to have an office
of their own, but so far as any inflaence
from this place being brought to hear to
keep them from having an office is con-
cerned, it is silly for any journal to advance
such a proposition.
It the Western Union or the Postal
Telegraph saw enough business at State
College to make an office pay an office
would be located there, very likely, whether
they wanted it or nos, for great corpora-
tions are in business to make money and
not to cater to petty jealousies as the Times
apparently imagines. If the office of either
company in Bellefonte should cease tc pay
it is equally as probable that it would be
closed, whether the people of Bellefonte
protested or not.
The Times states that it is ‘‘in a position
to know that the husivess sent to the Belle-
fonte office from State College, for trans-
mission equals two-thirds of the receipts of
that office,”’ all of which doeen’s make a
particle of difference to Bellefonte ; neither
do we care if it is ten times av much. But
the ZTimes either doesn’t know or is lying.
There has never been a month in the his.
tory of the Bellefonte office that the receipts
from State College, through the telephone
operator there and all private sources, com-
bined have amounted to $40 and the aver-
age is between $20 and $25, while the
receipts from Bellefonte are about five
tim2s as great. It stands to reason that
Bellefonte with her many and varied in-
dustries doing business all over the world
would bave more use for telegraph than
State College that basn’t a thing outside of
the College itself and the private messages
of citizens and students. But why argue
a question that has but one side? The
State College Times and the WATCHMAN
have about as much to do with the location
of a telegraph office as they do with the
fixing of the stars.
It the TVmes, however, is after a quarrel
with Bellefonte it is after something it
can’t get, because Bellefonte people and
Bellefonte capital were boosting State Col-
lege long before the spokesman of the
Times knew that State College even existed
and will continue to do so long after the
Times has learned the lesson that of all
communities that shonld court the friend.
ship of every other one we knew of none
that should do it more than State College.
1f The Pennsylvania State College were
not what it ie State College would be a one
street hamlet with aboot two stores and a
As a com- | ocracy of
Philadelphia have not done
| much worse. And yes the men who bave
| been 2 ‘leading’ the Democrats in the
| counties named are the same fellows who
' are calling so vehemently upon the Dem.
ooracy of the State to enlist under their
banner and hail them as ‘‘leaders’’ who
will inspire hope, restore political confi
dence and lead the party to glorious re-
sults within the State.
Facts About Personal Registration,
Residents of cities of the 1st. 20d and
3rd classes must personally Register or they
cannot vote at all. There is no way by
which they can get npon the Registry only
by personal application on the following
dates :
In cities of the 1st and 2nd clasees—
Philadelphia, Pittshurg, Allegheny and
Scranton—il they have no tax receipts they
mast Register on the 3rd of September, or
lose their votes. If they have a tax
receipt, for tax paid within two years, they
can Register on the 3rd or 15th of Sep-
tember or on the 3rd day of October.
In cities of the 3rd classes—which means
all other cities within the State—il they
have no tax receipt they must Register on
September 1st. If they have a tax receipt
dated within two years they can Register
either on the 1st or the 15th of September
or on the 17th of October.
New Party Rules Adopted.
At a Demooratic mass meeting held in
the arbitration room in the court house,
Monday evening, August 17th, new rules
were adopted for the government of the
party in Ceotre conoty, a fact rendered
necessary under the new uniform pri-
maries law. The new rules are quite
lengthy and will be published in fall in
next week's issue of the WATCHMAN.
Every Democrat in the county should
watch for and read them 80 as to be con-
versant with the governing power of the
party.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
HENDERSON. —Eleazer C. Henderson, a
native of Centre county, died at his home
in Smithfield township, Huntingdon coun-
ty. Abcut two months ago he suffered a
sunstroke whioh later was followed by
rheumatism and then paralysis, which
cansed bis death, He was 68 years, 3
months and 3 days old and was born in
Huston township, this county. Twenty.
four years ago he moved to Hautingdon
county and located on the farm on which
he died. He was a member of the United
Brethren church and a conscientious
Christian gentleman. He is survived by
his wife and one son, J. D. Henderson,
alse of Hantingdon county ; as well as one
sister, Mrs. Rebecca Woodring, of Port
Matilda. Short funeral services were held
at the home on Tuesday aorning after
which the remains were taken to Julian,
this county, for interment.
DEATH OF James HARRIS. — James
Harris died 10 the University bospital on
Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock. Several
weeks ago an affection of the throat began
to give him so much trouble that he was
unable to take any solid food. Upon con-
sulting with his physician it was decided
that be should undergo an examination by
a specialist and accordingly went to Phila.
delphia for that purpose on Wednesday of
last week ; Mrs. Harris accompanying him.
The examination was made on Monday and
a condition found that made an operation
for the removal of the direct cause of the
trouble practically usel.ss. A secondary
operation that would have given him relief |
aod might bave ultimately effected a care |
was performed and he withstood the shook
as nicely as could bave been desired, but
on Tuesday morning double pneumonia
developed and his condition at ooce he-
came exceedingly grave. Just at intervals
afterwards did his condition give any hope
at all of hissurviving, though the announee-
ment of his death was a distinct shock to
this community, where very few people
realized at all that his condition had been
even serious.
James Harris was a son of William acd
Margaret Harris and was bors in Belle
fonte, in a house located close to the big
spring, September 24th. 1832, hence had he
lived until next month he would have been
seventy-six years old. He was a descendant
of one of the pioneer families of Bellefonte,
bis grandfather being James Harris who
with Col. John Danlop were founders of
the town. His education was received in
what was then known as subscription
schools and the Bellefonte Academy. When
a young man he clerked for General Irvin,
who was then operating what is now known
as the McCoy & Linn iron works, couduct-
ing a store therewith. When the war broke
out in 1861 he went to the front as a mem-
ber of the Bellefonte Fencibles and served
for three months. Several years later he
served as a captain in the U. 8. commissary
department, and was discharged from serv-
ice in August, 1865.
On his return home he entered the bard-
ware store of his cousin, John Harris, as a
olerk, and so assiduous was he in the dis-
oharge of his duties that he later was taken
into partnership and finally became role
owner of the business. His business grew
to such an extent that he eventuoally took
as a partner James H. Poster and together
they conducted she business until the
spring of 1900 when he retired and the firm
of Potter & Hoy took control of the busi:
ness. Having thus retired from active
business interests Mr. Harris was later
elected vice-president of she Centre County
bank, in which he had fora number of
years been a stockholder,a position he held
until his death.
He was a member of Gregg Post No. 95,
and for a number of years was chaplain of
that organization. When a yonong man he
became a member of the Presbyterian
church and for years was an elder in the
congregation. He was one of the foremost
supporters of and workers for the charoh,
the Sunday school and everything that
would tend to advance the cause of his
Master. He was a great advocate of the
canse of temperance and never failed to
give of his time or means in fighting the
liguor traffic.
Mr. Harris was a man of somewhat re.
tiring and ubassuming demeanor, and
never at auy time courted public favors or
political preferment. He simply lived his
life and did his duty as a citizen to the
best of his ability, and he measured high
up on the scale of manliness. He was
charitable to a great degree, and though
exceedingly modest in the bestowal of help,
many a needy family in Bellefonte has
profited by his beneficence. In this con-
pection probably more than any other he
will be greatly missed by the community
at large.
It is seldom that a community is called
upon to mourn the passing of a wan so
universally esteemed. If he was uot at the
head he was ix the ranke of every good
movement thas has been made here in years
and the memory of Mr. Harris can only be
one of a tender hearted, gentle old man
whose great cbarities were for the most part
known to but a few and whose sole thought
seemed to be the wellare of humanity.
Consistent in all things be might bave
erred in some, but there are none who will
charge that it wae from any other motive
than the right, as he was able to see it.
From} an active, successful business career
he retired in order that the later years of
his life might be spent in rest and quietade.
How little the change availed him is known
to all, for he seemed to be busier after lay-
ing down his own work than he was be-
fore. If it wasn’t some church or temper-
ance movement that needed bis voice and
financial backing it was a family in need or
sorrow and Mr. Harris was certain to re-
spoed to the call of the distressed. He was
counsellor of the uncertain, the comforter
of the sorrowing, the benefactor of the
needy, the kindly obristian gentleman
whose works multiplied every day and
whosegoing marks the end of a type of
obaraoter that we will probably never see
again.
In October, 1878, he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Lavina Slaymaker, of Lancas-
ter, who survives him with no children.
He also leaves one balf-brosher, Dr. George
F. Harris, of shis place.
The funeral will be held on Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Presbyterian
ohurch. The Rev. Joseph Kelly, of Wil-
linmsburg, fill officiate and interment will
be made in the Union cemetery.
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BuBB.-—Mrs. Enoch Bubb died at her
home in Philipsburg at noon last Thurs-
day after two week's illness with paralysis.
She was thirty-three years of age and was
a daoghter of Mr. and Mrs. Jobn E. Hale,
of Jersey Shore, where she was born. She
is survived by ber husband, parents, three
brothers and two sisters. The remains
were taken to Jersey Shore where the fun-
eral was held on Saturday.
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Lig. —J. Mitchell Lieb, a member of
one of the old-time and best known fami-
lies in Bellefonte, died at his home on
Willowbank street a few minutes before
three o'clock Tuesday morning. He had
not been in good health for a year or more
and some mouths ago Bright's disease de-
veloped aod later he contracted tauberculos-
is of the stomach. The complication of
diseases was more than his once robast con-
stitution could withstand and he grew 1ap-
idly worse. In fact his condition had heen
so low for a month or more that his death
was expected at any time.
Deceased was a son of John Lieb,deceas-
ed, and was boro in Pennevalley over fifty-
seven years ago. His father was one of the
promiuent men in the town in bis day, bav-
ing at ove time been the owner of what is
pow the Bellefonte Lumber Company’s
plant, and at the time of his death left con-
siderable property. While she subject of
this sketch was well educated be preferred
the lile of a workman and when a young
man learned the plasterer’s trade which oc-
pation he followed all his life. He was a
quiet, unassuming man, hard-workiog and
upright in all his dealings with friend or
stranger.
He was anited in marriage to Miss
Guisewhite who survives with two ohild-
ren, Mm. Miles Osmer, of Oberlin, Ohio,
and Mrs. Samuel H. Taylor, of New York
city. He also leaves one brother, Dr.
Andrew Lieb, ofl Reading, but who now is
traveling somewhere on the Pacific coast.
Prof. David Lieb, a brother, died a pumber
of yearsago. Rev. M. C. Piper, of Miles-
burg, officiated at the funeral which was
held at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, in-
terment being made in the Union cemetery.
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MULFINGER.—Last week's WATCHMAN
contained an account of the boiler explo-
sion at J. C. Mulfioger’s mill at Pleasant
Gap, at nosn on Thursday, in which his
son, Gotleib, was terribly scalded. The
young man was brought so the Bellefonte
hospital the same afternoon where it was
found his burns were more serious than at
first sapposed, all the flesh on his face,
arms and chest being literally scalded to
the hone. Notwithstanding she fact that
everything possible was done to relieve
him the young man’s suffering was terrible
and he lingered in agony until Sunday
night when death came to his relief.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Malfinger and was born at Pleas-
ant Gap January 13th, 1890, so that he
was aged 18 years, 7 months and 3 days.
He was an industrious youog man and
since grown to manhood had assisted his
father in the milling business. He bad
many friends both at Pleasant Gap and in
Bellefonte who deeply deplore his untime-
ly death.
His mother died about ten years ago but
surviving bim are his father and step-
mother and she following brothers and sie-
ters: John, Catharine, Margaret, Ed-
ward, Frederick and Maurice.
Tho faneral was held from the house at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Rev.
Sowers, of the Methodist churoh, officiated
and interment was made in the Pleasant
Gap cemetery.
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SMITH. —Mre. Rosanna Smith died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Wagner, in Juniata, on Sunday morning,
after several month’s illness with heart
trouble. Her maiden vame was Miss
Rosanna Ellenberger and she was born in
Ferguson township, this county, May 23rd,
1825, so that she was past eigbty-three
years of age. Most of he: life was spent
in this county but after tne death of her
husband she made her home with ber
daoghter in Juniata. Surviving her are
the following children : James, of Pine-
oroft; Christopher, Mrs. Matilda Kelley
and Mrs. Hannah Kelley, of Colorada; Mrs.
Emma Flisk, of Lincoln, Neh., and Mrs.
Mary Wagner, of Juniata. She also leaves
one sister, Mrs. Margaret Wike, of Al-
toona, and one brother,Samuel Ellenberger,
of Hallmoon township, this county. She
had twenty-four grand-children and ten
great grand-ohildren. The funeral was
held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
interment being made in the Asbury ceme-
tery at Juniata.
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FISHBURN.-—Mrs. Mary Fishburn, widow
of the late Jacob Fishburn, died at her
home on the Branch, in College township,
at six o'clock last Thursday evening. Her
death was the result of heart trouble, alter
an illness of about two months.
Deceased, whose maiden name was Miss
Mary Hoy, was sixty-eight years old and
was born at Jacksonville. When a young
woman she was united in marriage to Jacob
Fishburn and ever since had made her
home in College township. She was a
member of the Lutheran ohuroh and a
woman who was much loved by all who
knew her. Surviving her are the follow-
ing obildren : Thomas, at home ; Frank,
of Pine Grove Mille; Mrs. Lyman Corman,
of Bellefonte, and Elizabeth, at home. She
aleo leaves one sister, Mrs. Samuel Ishler,
of Boalsburg.
The funeral was held from the house
Saturday afternoon. Rev. J. I. Stone-
cypher officiated, assisted by Rev. W. K.
roish. Interment was made aé Shiloh.
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GRAFMYER.—Helen, the two year old
daughter of Mr. and Mre. William Gral-
myer, of Milesburg, died on Monday morn-
ing of whooping cough. The funeral was
held on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. M.
C. Piper officiated and interment was made
in the Troziyanly cemetery.
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State College intends to have a horse show.
A meeting was held in the new agricultaral
building on Monday afternoon to outlive a
plan for an exhibit of horses to be held on
the new athletic field October 31st. A. F.
Markle was elected president and Prol.
Thomas I. Mairs secretary, the two being
empowered to appoint any other commit-
tees peeded as well as judges. It was
thought advisable to bave the show merely
a local exhibit, to be confined within a
close radine of the college, so thas all
exhibitors conld return home the same
day. The following rules will govern the
exhibit :
ELIGIBLE ENTRIFS.
l.—Limited to horses owned within a radius of
fifteen miles of State College.
2. ~ Entries close at ¢ p. m. O tober 24th, 1908.
3.—Horses must have been inthe county since
April 1, 1908, and. in the hands of the present
owner since July 1st.
4.—All horses must be driven or handled by the
owner, a member of his family or some one
regularly employed by him,
5.~-No entry fee will be required.
6.—No cash prizes will he awarded,
7.—No docked, sick or lame horses will be ad.
mitted.
8.—Not more than five entries may be made by
any one person or firm.
9. ~Three prizes will be awarded in each class to
be designated as follows :
1st prize blue ribbon,
fad ** red
3rd * white ©
10.—No animal can be entered in more than one
class,
Judging will begin at 10 a. m. All classes are
to be judged by an expert who will place the
ribbons,
A parade will take place at 2 p. m. in order of
classification,
The show or parade to be under the supervision
of n committee composed of members of the Col.
lege faculty, citizens of State College and farm.
ers from the territory included.
CLASSIFCATION.
A.—Pair mares or geldings hitched to farm wag-
on. Prizes to be awarded for heavy, medium
and light team.
B.—Pair mares or geldings hitched to delivery
wagon. Prize«< to be awarded for heavy and
light.
C.~Single mare or gelding hitched to express or
delivery wagon. Prizes to be awarded for
express and delivery,
D.~Pare mares or geldings hitched to surrey or
family carriage. Prizes for heavy and light
carrirge. (Liverymen barred).
E.—~Single mare or gelding hitched tobuggy or
runabout, Prizes to he awarded for single
driver. (Liverymen barred).
F.—Pair mares or geldings tolivery surrey on
carriage. Prize for livery leam.
G.—Single mare or gelding to livery buggy or
runabout, Prize for single livery.
H.—Pair mules to farm wagon. :
I.—=Mare or gelding under saddle. Prizes
three gaited and five gaited saddles,
J.~Poay under saddle.
K.~Pony to eart
L.=Three year old mare or geldingat halter.
Prizes for heavy, medium and light.
M.—Two year old mare or gelding at halter.
Prizes for heavy, mediam and light,
N.—Yearling at halter, Prizes tor heavy, medium
and light,
0.=~Colt at halter.
and light.
P.—Mare or gelding over 20 years old consider
ing size and condition.
soo
for
Prizes for heavy, medium
To ZARAz0zZA.—The following article
translated from the Spanish edition of the
News published in New York, July 30th,
1908, will he of interest to many people in
Centre county who know the Hon. Theo-
dore Boal and will be gratified to learn of
the signal honor that has been conferzed
upon him.
To represent the United States at the in-
ternational congress which will be held in
the beroio city of Zarazoza next October, in
commemoration of the centennial of that
city the federal government has appointed
the following distinguished persons : The
Commander General of the army, Leonard
Wood, the instigator of the Board of
Health, ex-Governor of the Islaad of Cuba,
and General of the army of the Philippines,
whose principal mission in both places was
the organization and investigation of the
sanitary condition of the islands, and to
make habitation there tolerably safe ; * *
* * Rear Admiral C. F. Goodrich, ohiet
of the Brooklyn navy yard, the most im-
portant post in the American navy, after
shat of the Secretary of the Navy; Proles-
sor of Yale University, Henry Roseman
Laug ; and Professor of Harvard Universi-
ty, A. C. Coolidge, constitute, with the
Hon Theodore Davis Boal, the total of the
distinguished commission of delegates from
the United States going to Spain on this
festive ocnasion.
Hon. Theodore Davis Boal is an architect,
diplomat and capitalist, with large posses-
sions in Washington, Pennsylvania and
Colorado ; a man of great calture and fine
address, he bas the secure esteem and is
grsepuiouslly agreeable to the Spaniards.
Then to his high personal citizenship, like
that of all the other delegates, is added
that of being united to a lady of Spanish
origin, Madam Matilde de Lagarde, daugh-
ter of a distinguished French mining en-
gineer, and of a Spanish mother, descended
from the ancient nobles of Spain. Mr.
Boal is, moreover, nephew of the notable
American Archeologist, Chevalier Theodore
Davis, whose discoveries in she Egyptian
excavations has made his name celebrated
in the scientific world.
BiG TELEPHONE MERGER.—The Ameri-
oan Union Telephone company absorbed
the Consolidated telephone companies of
Pennsylvania on Wednesday of last week.
This included forty-seven exchanges ope-
rating in eight counties and makes the
American Union now the largess independ.
ent telephone company in America. Ata
meeting held in Allentown all the old offi-
cers of the company retired and new officers
and directors were elected in their places.
Among the number are Ellis L. Orvis, of
Bellefonte, as president ; F. D. Houok, of
Harrisburg, vice president ; with James
Kerr, of Clearfield, and Col. J. L. Spang-
ler, of Bellefonte, members of the board of
directors.
——The recent rains have been so bene-
ficial to both the corn and potatoes that
there is now good reason to believe there
will be good crops of both. Centre county
farmers who were apprehensive of the
potato orop bow say that there is every
reason to, believe the tubers will be a fair
orop, at least. Corn looks quite promising
and will undonbtedly be a much larger
orop than that of last year.
Horse SHOW AT STATE COLLEGE —
— Miss Ellen Woods is slowly recover-
ing from a six week's illness.
POO
—~We have thas far omitted to mention
the fact that Wade Cruse is now employed
by the Bell Telephone company of Pennsyl-
vaoia as solicitor, a position he took hold
of the first of the month. He took the place
of Dean Hall, resigned.
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——The appearance of Joseph Bros. &
Co's store building on Allegheny strees
bas beeu very muob improved with a new
coat of paint ; a little bit of enterprise that
might be emulated by other property own.
ers in that part of the town.
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——The Pennsylvania State College will
open for the fall term Thursday. September
17th. As that date is less than a month off
active preparations are already being made
for thas time. This is especially noticeable
amoog residents of State College borough
who are building houses with a view of tak-
ing students as roomers. The business
office of the college, which was closed sev-
eral weeks during the vacation period, was
opened on Monday.
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——The Ms. Bethel Reformed church in
Nittany valley wae dedicated on Sanday
with elaborate services. Assisting the pas-
tor, Rev. H. I. Crow, of Hublersburg,
were Rev. J. Frank Wetzel, of Rebers-
burg; Rev. J. M. Reariock, of Salona,
aod Rev. Samuel H. Stein, of Luck Hav-
en. The church is a fine brick
building, beaatifully frescoed and painted
and very comfortably furnished. It is
equipped with ite own hot water and steam
heating plant.
>ov
— Bellefonte automobilists are agitat-
ing the question of forming an automobile
olub, or reviving the one formed several
years ago and allowed to die a nasaral
death. There are now thirty-two owners
of machines in Bellefonte, and this number
would make a very creditable showing in
whatever move they might undertake.
State College antomobilists might also con-
sider it an advantage to join snoh an organ-
ization which would bring the membership
up close to forty.
——On Tuesday afternoon Charles R.
Kurtz and H. 8. Ray started cut for a lit-
tle run in the former's Stanley steamer.
Going down High street she pilot light was
extinguished and when they got on south
Water street they stopped to light the fire
ander the hoiler. The machine bad been
standing several hours and a small amount
of gasolene leaked out at the pump. When
Mr. Kurtz applied a matoh to the buroer
there was a puff and slight explosion and a
blaze of fire ran the entire length under the
automobile. Fortunately it was smother
ed ont before any damage was done.
——The pay car on the Lewisburg and
Tyrone railroad was lost while makiog the
trip to Bellefonte on a special last Wednes-
day. The special was made up of the engine
and two care, the pay car being in the rear.
Down in the Narrows below Paddy Moun-
tain the pay car broke loose and its absence
was not noticed until after the train had
gone several miles. It was as first thought
that the missing oar was the work of train
robbers but on going hack the crew found
the car intact, the coupling having broken
and lefs is stranded on the track. It was
recoupled and the trip completed without
farther incident.
COO
— iss E. M. Young, who has been as-
sisting Captain and Mrs. Heather, of the
Salvation Army, the past two months,
will say goodbye to Bellefonte at the meet-
ing Sunday night, as she will next week
go to another field of labor. Miss May
Bryan, daughter of S. M. Bryan, who has
served as a junior and senior soldier of the
Bellefonte corps daring the past six years,
will make her farewell appearance at Sun-
day’s meetings, as she will also leave next
week for a six month’s course in the New
York training school. The local corps will
feel the loss of the above two workers very
much. The pablic ie invited to attend
Sunday's meetings.
——A Bible society itinerant resident in
Bellefonte wishes to express, throogh the
DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, an appreciative
word for the hospitality of ex-sheriff W.
M. Cronister. For several years past he
has occasionally boarded and lodged at kis
welcome home. He says that Mr. Cronister
hae never said to him what a man told an-
other the other day: ‘Whenever you
come within a mile of my house, stop.”
The ex-sherifi lives about a mile from
Martha station. Our itinerant says, further-
more, that he never stops at the station,
bus always goes direct to Mr. Cronister’s
or Mr. Budd Thompson. The lass words
from the latter last Sunday were ‘‘come
again.”’
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———1¢ has been so long a time since we
bad any word from our old friend Will
Truckenmiller, formerly of Walker town-
ship, that really we were at a loss to know
whether he had joined the ‘Great Majori-
ty’ in the next life, or had tired of his
North Dakota home, and was in some un-
known country seeking another ome. A
copy of the Devil's Lake Journal, however,
that reached us on Saturday last, cleared
up the mystery. From the fact shat two
prizes were awarded him, one for winter
rye and one for timothy, exhibited at the
First Market, at Devil's Lake, we take it
that he is neither dead nor vanished, but
has settled down to actual and successful
farming, in one of the best countries for
that purpose the good Lord has ever given
to man. Our readers have long missed his
pretty little poems but we have no doubt
that he has found more profit in an acre of
Dakota wheat than in all she song and sen-
timent he olothed in such simple and
beautiful language.