Bema it
BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Ink Slings.
—Is the rain holding off for the Granger
picnic or the fair?
~—MUSSER is the man for Recorder. He
is fitted for the job and should bave it.
—Recent happenings have disclosed the
fact that Recorder JOHNNY ROWE is not
merely a Recorder.
—The Filipinos are for TAFT his time.
Eight years ago they were for BRYAN and
you know what happened him.
— Republican orators are not talking so
much about the bountiful crop business
since the corn and potatoes have gone the
Wrong way.
~The straw hat may, with impunity, re.
main until next Toesday. After that—
well, it will depend entirely on the nerve
of its wearer.
—Conversation is said to be a good form
of exercise for those afflicted with heart
disease. It doesn’t follow that only those
should indulge in it.
—The organization of a BRYAN and
KERN club in Bellefonte last Friday night
looks as if the Democrats intend getting
busy in the right way this fall.
~The Republicans of New York are in a
bad way. If they nominate HUGHES the
bad men will lick them aod if they don’$
the good men will do the trick.
— Robbers first hid his wooden leg then
stole $285 from OSCAR O'HARRA] while be
was lyiog helpless on his hed at Colliers,
W. Va. Now did you ever hear the beat
o’ thas.
~BERKMAN, the anarchist, distorbed a
Socialist meeting in New York on Labor
day aod has been put to jail. Who said
that Socialist meetings could not result in
any good.
—Make no mistake about the Legisla-
tore. We want the ablest representative
we can get. You know there could be no
comparison hetween BERT TAYLOR and J.
C. MEYER.
~The Devil’ is the great theatrical at-
traction in New York and Philadelphia
just now bat all the people in those oities
who are going to the devil are not doing it
in that way.
—*“TAFT in a whirlwind trip’ is the
latest headlines we have seen in the Met-
ropolitan organs of ‘‘the System.” Of
course it will be a whirlwind trip, with
the accent on wind.
~The Altoona Gazelle says **A citizen of
Russia ate bie wife, his brother and four
children.” Just why the Gazette calls him
a ‘‘citizen’’ when cannibal is still in the
dictionary we are at a loss to know.
~—Two hundred and twenty-one sailors
of our fleet were left behind when the de-
parture from Melbourne was made. While
the cause is not announced it is probable
that they bad: failed to take on enough
water to keep afloat.
—With the government deficit growing
at the rate of $12,000,000.00 a month the
prudent man will scratoh his head and
think a great deal before he decides thata
continuation of ‘‘my policies” is exactly
what the country needs just at this time,
—8ince the mountain wouldn’t go to
MoHAMMED MoHAMMED did well in going
to the mountain and now the BRYAN
League will vote in the same square with
the regular Democrats. There never was
much use of making two bites of a cherry.
~The election of FRED SMITH to the of-
fice of Sheriff will mean that that position
will be filled hy a man of the best oharac-
ter. He is honest and capable, besides of a
physique that would lend dignity to the of-
fice. Vote for Sy1TH if you want a good,
clean farmer for Sheriff of Centre county.
—JOHND. MILLER is a farmer, a mighty
pleasant, genial gentleman who wants your
support for Treasurer. There is no reason
why be should not have it because he is
amply qualified for the official duties thas
would devolve on bim. He is making a
clean canvass, leaving the story telling
kind to the other fellow, who, from re-
ports, seems to be indulging in it quite
freely.
—The office of Recorder needs a very in-
telligent man and that is the principal rea-
son that Mr. MUSSER was nominated for it.
The cours records are a thing we are all in-
terested in and are of too vital importance
to entrust to uncertain hands. Mr. Mus.
SER is a newspaper man and represents the
best type of citizenship we have in the
county, consequently wonld make a most
exoellent official.
—After flying for over an hour in an
aeroplane at Fort Meyer, on Wednesday,
ORVILLE WRIGHT came nearer demon-
strating that flying machines might be-
come practical, than has ever heen done
before. Such a demonstration should ar-
rest publio attention because the evolution
of she fiying machine would mark a great-
er epoch in the world’s progress than thas
of the telephone or the telegraph.
—In another column of this issve we
publish an article on Socialism from the pen
of Miss ELiZABETH BLANCHARD, of this
place, who has apparently given the sub-
jeotivery serious and intelligent thought.
While Socialism is a beautiful theory we
fear that the intelligence required to keep
it differentiated from avarchiem will al-
ways be lacking and therein it will fail.
The social and economic questions involv-
ed are the ones the masses are interested
in, but unfortunately they are too deep for
the masses to comprenend and those who
can understand are only unconsciously
sowing seeds of discontent and unrest,
The Vermont Election.
The poverty of the Republican party in
this campaign is strikingly revealed in
their boasting over the result of the elec-
tion in Vermont, last week. Anticipating
a vast majority for the reason that the
Democrats were making no campaign and
the Republicans, avarchists and socialists,
all equally anxious for the election of TAFT
were exbausting energy and effort, the
Republican leaders had carefully paved she
way to make it effective. Chairman
HiTcHCOCK had ostentatiously declared
that he didn’t expect a big majority. The
organs had pointed out that a majority of
less than 25,000 means danger and TAFT
himself had said that he preferred a small
majority, comparatively speaking, so as to
avoid the danger of overconfidence subse-
quently.
As a matter of fact there is no danger of
overconfidence on account of the Vermont
majority. It is about 26,500 and the lowest
that bas heen given since the close of
the civil war with three exceptions 1876,
1834 and 1892, on each of which occasions
the Democratic candidate was elected
President as she following National elec-
tion. TILDEN was counted out in 1876
but Cleveland was inaugurated as the re-
salt of the vote in 1884, when the Republi-
can majority in September was only 5,000
less than this year, and in 1892 when the
difference in the September majority was a
trifle more than 9,000. Ifthe Democratic
National committee bad taken a hand in
the campaign at all chances are more than
equal that the majority would have been
ont down to a point below the line at
which they admit defeat of their party in
November is inevitable.
Of course the result of the election in
Vermont in September has little or noth-
(ing to do with national result in Novem-
ber. Vermont is Repablican naturally. It
adhered louger than any other State in the
Union to the undemocratic policy of
property qualification for voting. It is
the most venal State in the Union. The
buying of voses is openly advocated in the
newspapers and quietly endorsed from the
pulpit. The people are ignorant, servile
and contemptible. Understanding that
such an electorate is inherently antagonis-
tic to Demonracy the Democratic leaders
make no attempt to chaoge it. In the
campaign just closed there was not a single
Democratic speaker other than such as bad
local interests to look after in the State
and goder the conditions the meagre ma-
jority was a defeat.
Condition of the Treasury
The treasury deficit for the first two
months of the present fiscal year was $25,-
778,345 53, which is at the rate of §172,.
690,073.18 for the year. Treasury officials
declare, however, that the bad average will
not continue through the year. Contractet
were given freely since the adjournment of
Congress, they add, in order to stimulate
industrial activity. Possibly that is true,
in part. As least it may be admitted tha
ccntracts were hurried for the reason that
it was expeoted industrial activity would
benefit the Republican party in the pend-
ing campaign. Bus the expeotation of in-
dustrial energy has been disappointed and
the protabilities are that the deficit will go
on at the present rate.
In fact treasury officials admit that at
the end of the year there will be a differ-
ence on the wrong side of $150,000,000,
that is within a trifle more than twenty-
two millions of the aggregate at the pres-
ent ratio. What's the use of quibbling
about that amount while considering such
aggregates. One handred and filsy mil-
lions or $172,690,073.18 are practically the
same. They both mean bational bank-
ruptoy, shame and disgrace. They equally
indioate dishonesty and incompetency in
administration and if such a balance sheet
were shown in any well managed ocorpora-
tion doing business under the laws of this
State, those responsible would be sens to
the penitentiary, where they would prop-
erly belong.
What business man in this town would
tolerate such management of any enter-
prise in which he bad pecuniary interest?
Not one, for it there were such a paretio in
business his friends would burry him to an
asylum where he would have no control
over his estate. Yet the Republican party
asks for a vote of confidence for this mal-ad-
ministration. They ask us to put in the
place of the man mainly responsible,
another pledged to continue the same ru-
inous practices. What an insult to popu-
lar intelligence? How absurd in the face
of what the public schools have accom-
plished within the last quarter of a cen-
tury. No bosiness man of intelligence
and integrity could be cajoled or coerced
into the condonation of such crimes.
~—Why should you desire a change in the
Commissioners office when you know youn
bave good men there? If you don’t know
it compare the last county statement with
the one that was published just at the close
of the term of the last board and you will
find out exactly what we mean.
Taft Does mot Represent the Party. '
The machine managers do not relish
Judge TAFT'S reform pledges. The candi- |
date bas been sedulously following Mr. |
BRYAN'S speeches and declaring alter each
of them that he favors the same things
that the Democratic candidate stands for. |
This bas finally aroused the manager and |
in a speech the other day Senator HOPKINS |
remarked that such statements are only
‘‘the personal opinions’ of the candidate. |
and he added that *‘the party policies are |
expressed in the Republican platform.’
The Republican platform promises no re- |
forws and carefully avoided any pledges of |
improvement in administration, so that in |
the event of the election of TAFT we have |
nothing to look for except the things that |
we have been getting. |
Of course Judge TAFT will not antago- |
nize his party leaders. He believes in the
things that ROOSEVELT has done and if left
to himself woald probably adhere to the
policies of the present administration and
make them more effective. But he is ap
amiable creature without backbone enongh
to stand out against anything or resist any
opposition. What be says now is merely
expressions of personal opinions and the
policies which he will be compelled to
pursue are those expresved in the platform.
No intelligent man needs to be told what
that meavs. It means thatall the inigui-
ties of recent years are to be perpetuated if
his election renews the lease of power of
the machine. Is can bave no other mean-
ing.
During the last session of Congress the
Republican machine antagonized every at-
tempt to revise the tariff and every effort to
improve the currency legislation, all prop-
ositions looking toward the publicity of
campaign expenses, and other reforms in
whatever form they were presented. Upon
all these questions other than tariff revi- |
sion the platform is silent and on that sub-
ject it is equivocal. Tt declares that in re.
vising the DINGLEY schedules there should
be ample proteation to cover the difference
in cost between this conntry and Earope
with a sum for a fair profit besides. A fair
profit, in the estimation of a trust magnate,
is anywhere from one hundred to one
thousand per ceunt., and that makes the
idea of revision a fearful thing to contem-
plate.
The Regretable Incident.
The regretable feature of the present
campaign is the exposure of the real char-
acter and qualifications of WiLniam H.
TAFT, the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent. He belongs to an office-holding
family which ie a bad indication. That is
to vay, it is safe to assume that a man who
has heen in office for many years and was
never voted for for any office by the peo-
ple, is temperamentally under snepicion.
TAFT is that sort of a fellow bat if he had
remained out of thie fight the matter might
not have come into popular notice. His
father before him had the same weaknese.
It appears to bea family characteristic.
If other things were differents, however,
we might overlook that sinister element in
TAr1’s lite. Bus since the opening of the
present campaign he has revealed a most
surprising ignorance of the political events
of his own time or a startling indifference
to the moral obligations which rest upon
every man whether in private or public
life. For example every time he bas spoken
he has misrepresented the facts in relation
to the subject he was discussing and this
can only happen to a man who either does
not know or doesn’t care. A mau habitual.
ly wrong on either of these points is abso-
lutely and fundamentally unfit to be Presi.
dent of the United States.
We are sorry to have been forced to this
estimate of WiLLiaM Howarp Tarr.
Previous to his nomination he seemed a
capable and amiable gentleman. On the
bench he was too ready to serve capital by
issuing injunctions against labor, but in
the Philippines and in the war office at
Washington he seemed to be both honest
and courageous. Now, however, he is
completely under the dominance of the evil
elements of his party. He freely approved
of HITCHCOCK'S brutal exercise ol stolen
power at the Chicago convention and pro-
moted him for his infamous work. Hence
he bas deliberately misrepresented the
faots every time he has opened his mouth.
~The Winchester Monumental asso-
ciation of Pennsylvania bas issued invita-
tions to attend the unveiling of the =ol-
diers’ monument at Winohester, Virginia,
which was erected by this State to the
memory of the heroes who fell on that his-
toric battle ground. Thejevent will oconr
on Saturday, Septemper 19th. Comrades,
their families and friends attending the
dedication will travel on a especial train
which leaves Harrishurg, September 19th,
at 7.55 a. m., returning, will leave Win-
chesterat 5 p. m., the same day. A re-
union and campfire will be held on the
preceding Friday evening at the Common-
wealth hotel, Harrisburg.
~—There is every indication that the
obestuat crop will be a good one.
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION.
VOL. 53 BELLEFONTE, PA., SEPTEMBER 11, 1908.
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The President's Plan,
We bave semi-official information that |
in his next anonal message to Congress the
President will urge an increase in the army
to a minimum of 100,000. The present
strength of the army is 60,000 and there is
no more reason for an increase than there
is in putting another tail on a dog. There
is no war impending and no cause of war
discernible. But there is pomp in a big
army and ROOSEVELT waonts pomp. The
panoply of armed squadrons pleases his pe-
caliar mind and he loves to see the instru.
ments of death in motion. His brain
bankers for the flow of blood and be is
only content while preparations for war
are in view,
Ae we observed last week the treasury
deficit is at present increasing at the rate
of $172,000,000 and odd a year. If the ra-
tio is continued until the end of the fiscal
year the treasury will be empty and the
country hankrapt. The industrial life of
the country is already in a state of paral-
ysis. Poverty is stalking throogh the land
and potting a blight on everything it
touches. But the storm-brained President
is plunging onward in a mad effort to in-
crease expenses and hasten the inevitable
disaster. He means to impoverish the
country beyond the power of resistance to
tyranny and outrage. He intends to force
submission to all forms of usurpation.
Any inorease of the army under existing
conditions wounld he a crime against the
people of this country. We have plenty of
soldiers for all military purposes and for
all purposes unless the intention is to
employ them to do the work of the cos-
sacks now in commission under the name
of the State constabulary. Probably the
President thinks they do not kill enough
or imagines that the workingmen bave too
much liberty notwithstanding their pres.
ence and that soldiers will be more effect.
ive. But whatever he thinks he is ‘‘sow-
ing to the wind and will reap the whirl.
wind.”” The people of this country will
vot tolerate a military satrappy and if they
are wise they will indicate the fact at the
coming election.
For Bryam and Kern.
At a mass meeting of Democrats held in
the Democratic club rooms in Crider’s Ex-
change, last Friday evening, a preliminary
organization wae effected by electing Hon.
W. C. HRINLE temporary chairman and
appointing committees to perfect arrange.
ments for a permanent organization which
will be made this (Friday) evening, in the
club rooms.
Let every Democrat in Bellefonte and
vicinity turn ont and show their interest
in the campaign of the party standard”
bearers, BRYAN aod KERN, as well as the
local candidates, by enrolling themselves
as members of the club and taking an
active interest in the work of the cam.
paign. The outlook for Democratic sncoess
was never brighter than at the present
time and victory can only be accomplished
by bard work and a hearty co-operation of
all Democrats. And there will be no bet-
ter time to start the work than this even-
ing, in the organization of a rousing Demo-
cratic olub.
Addresses of Thomas H, Murray Esq.
The WATCHMAN acknowledges with
great pleasure the receipt of a copy of she
speeches of THOMAS H. MURRAY Esq , of
Clearfield, which are published ir book
form, making a volume of over 300 pages.
It is well printed on good paper neatly and
substantially bound, and full of thoughts
and expressions that will do any one good
who reads them. They ioclade Mr. MUR.
RAY'S principal addresses in court,at mem.
orial services, at bauquets, at patriotic,
educational and church gatherings ; each
address under ite proper heading, the whole
making not only a most readable and in-
teresting volume but a very valuable work
for young men struggling slong the same
line in which Mr. MURRAY has made such
a marked success. No one can read these
addresses and not be the better and wiser
for doing so. It is the kind of a book that
enlightens and elevates, and the country
would be better off if works of ite kind
were more generally read and treasured.
Several weeks ago the WATCHMAN
mentioned the fact that five Demoorate in
the county had filed a petition in the
prothonotary’s office pre-empting the name
of the BRYAN League and a number of
other Democrats filing a like petition pre.
empting the BRYaN Party. Since doing
80, hewever, they bave wisely concluded
to take no farther steps toward carrying
on the campaign along such party lines,
and will allow the two names to go by de-
fault ; thongh both will stand on the record
and will thus be a bar against any others
trying to preempt the same names in Cen-
tre county. All Democrats have the success
of BRYax and KERN at heart, and success
can only be attained where there is a
united stand against the common enemy,
and realizing this fact is why the gentle.
men interested are to be commended for
allowing their new parties to die a nataral
deaths.
From the Buftaio Enquirer.
Vermont has spoken. This Beptember
voice from Vermont reminds the counatry
once in four years that the state remains in
its place and its star still adorns the
Otherwise the pation would forget thas
Vermont is a feature of modern times. The
Green Mountain state is a shy sister of she
usien, Ordinarily she sits ia the og Eat
e background, finger upon lip, like
child of the old-fashioned conception.
e rest of the anion would never know
she was there.
Once in four years, however, is Ver-
mont’s time to t. Qoadrennially she
rises from silence and solitude and delivers
a whoop which is regarded as portentions of
things to come. A very lond whoop from
Vermont meane one thing and a modified
whoop auvother. A betwixt and between
whoop leaves a chauce to bes.
This year the voealization of Vermons
disputes the axiom that nobody and noth-
ing can suit everybody. Vermont has
performed the impossible. The Democrats
are suited because Vermont has given the
emallest Republican plurality since 1592,
aod their party has increased its represen:
tation in the legislature. The Republicans
are satisfied because they did as well as
they did. They bad begun to fear that
even Vermont had found them out.
Why Vermont should be regarded as
responsive to the srend of opinion in the
| union does not a r by study. She is
' wedged between New York and the Con-
pectient river. Sheisall up bill oo one
side and down hill on the other. Her
chief products are marble and maple sugar.
She is ocuteide of the greats ourrents of
trade commerce. Her metropolis is a city
of 20,000 inbabitants. Her capital is a
little town of 6,500. In thirty years from
1870 to 1800, the state gained in popula-
tion 13 090. Vermont occupies an eddy.
She feels almost no effect from she swell of
the national tides.
The most significant feature of Vermont's
election is the faot that the oities and
towns showed marked Democratic gains.
The communities most in touch with the
worid revealed some response to the influ-
ences which are stirring the pation. The
rabbit warreus, the backwoods, the locali-
ties where the denizens climb trees when
they desire to stretoh their vision, remained
fixed in the habit of two generations.
From the mountain fatnesses, where it is
miles to the schoolhouse and the postoffice,
the dispatches relate, came the old-ume
Republican majorities which will slide
down the slopes a campaign or two after
the Republican party bas dessolved. They
will nos hear the news in those sections of
Vermont until it is years old.
More significant shan fignres is tS fact
that the Vermonters closest to the national
swell responded with Democratic gains.
One-Man Government,
From the Aitoona Times.
Without mentioning Mr. Roosevelt's
name in his speech as the dedication of the
Fort Meigs monument, Senator Foraker
sharply rebuked the president for the grow-
ing abuse of powers of the executive.
There never waz greater need of such a
warning to the people of the United States.
The sensationalism of one-man govern-
ment daring the last seven years has
blinded many s to its dangerous
consequences. Constitutional restrictions
as to the three separate, independent aod
co-ordinate departments have been lost
sight of in the whirl and dazzle of a noisy
and spectacular administration.
To use Senator Foraker's own words
about the executive :
‘‘All the powers of that department are
consolidated ina single individual. He is
the commander in chief of the army and
navy. He bas in bis own band all the tre-
mendous power of public patronage. He
not only bas under his control and subject
to his will, so faras their tenure is con-
cerned, thousands of office holders, but he
bas even more immediately under his
command a constantly increasing army of
more at the present time, than 3,000
special agents, inspectors and secret service
men whose highest law is bis bidding.
“Under a bold, aggressive, unscrupulons
and designing executive this a of ap-
pointnfent and these armies of appointees
could be so exercised and directed as to
destroy the ind ence and impair the
usefulness and y of both she other
departments. Such an abuse of power
would be a violation of the constitution,
which if long acquiesced in might even.
toally works its overthrow.’
This centralization of power in the presi.
dént through the systematic undermining
of the courts and congress and the creation
of a huge army of federal employees subject
to the single will of the president has been
the ruling polioy of Mr. Roosevelt. Must
theduty of providing av opposition to re-
sist this dangerous tendency be left to
casual Republicans like Senator Foraker ?
The inertia of she Democracy alarms the
staunch New York World, which wants to
koow if the through its candidates,
is to make no ve Are the
leadere of the nominal opposition so infato-
ated with Rooseveltiem that they cannot
find voice to attack the menace of centrali-
zation and one-man government in disre-
gard of the constitution ?
Bryan's Banking Proposition.
From the Harrishurg Ster-Independent.
The Philadelphia ‘‘North American’
doesn’t take kindly to Mr. Bryan's
sition to insure the eafety of bank d ts,
and argues that it would add largely to
the cost of government and still farther
centralize power at Washington. Bat
National banks are and bave always been
under the control of the Federal govern-
ment, and it is not a part of theBryan prop-
osition that the government should do the
insari but that the banks themselves
should do it. The Oklahoma plan makes
this a very simple matter. The States can
e for insurance of deposits by State
and aii that needs to do is
to enact a law to permit National banks to
insurance under State laws. This
would have the effect of decentralizing
goverumental powers rather than concen-
trating them.
—One of the largest families in Clearfield
county is that of August Rougneux, of
Frenchville. It consists of nine girls and
eight boys and all are living.
—Thursday was the big day for Renovo’s
Old Home week festivities and 20,000 people
crowded the city to see the big civic parade
aud enjoy the various other features of in-
terest,
—An ordinance has been passed by the
borough council of Collingdale, Delaware
| county, imposing a five of from $5 to $50 for
allowing geese, ducks, or any other domes-
tic fowis to run at large in the borough.
—The trustees of the Clarion State Normal
school have just awarded a contract for the
erection of a ladies’ dormitory at a cost of
$75,000. It will be ome of the finest and
most up-to-date normal school buildings in
the State.
—A horse, owned by George Coleman, a
flag. poor teamster, of Altoona, recently became
lame and Coleman found a diamond stickpin
in its hoof. While cleaning the dirt out of
the horse's hoof a few days later a $5 gold
piece dropped out,
—Lancaster county farmers have an unus*
ually large corn crop, but are in a quandary
how to get the crop cut and husked because
of the scarcity of laborers. They offer three
cents a shock for cutting it,and a good work:
man can easily cut 100 shocks per day.
—Michael F. Callihan, who died recently
at Bryn Mawr, has bequeathed $15,000 to Sg.
Joseph's House for Homeless Boys in Phila-
delphia; $5,000 to the church of Our Lady
of Good Counsel, Bryn Mawr; £5,000 to the
Bryn Mawr hospital, and about $25,000 to
various other charitable institutions.
~The Reading Railroad company, on
Saturday posted notices in locomotive and
car shops in Reading that, commencing Sep-
tember 14, men who have been working for-
ty five hours per week, will work fifty-three
hours, and those working thirty-six bours
will work forty-five. The order affects 2,400
men.
—Jobn Herr, of Sandy Hollow, Perry
county, accidentally shot and killed himself
at the home of James Baxter, a friend, Fri-
day. The men had been pitching quoits and
Herr dropped a pistol, which he pick ed up
and in some unknown manner discharged it,
the ballet striking him in the head and caus.
ing instant death,
~The Broad Top Smokeless Explosive
company, of Saxton, was granted a charter
by Governor Stuart on Thursday of last
week. The capital stock is $20,000. The
works will be located in the vicinity of Sax.
ton and the product manufactured will be a
new powder of high explosive quality, gas-
less and smokeless.
—J. H. Eskridge, of Philipsburg, is suffer-
ing a painful injury to one of his eyes, and
which may possibly result in the loss of the
sight of the same, caused by some unknown
individual throwing an ear of corn through
a car window near Clymer, Indiana county,
ou Wednesday. The most serious part of the
injury was done by a piece of the window
glass,
—A reduction of thirty-three and one-
third per cent. in residence lighting in Wil-
liamsport is anounced by the Lycoming
Electric company and the Edison Electric
Tluminating company, the reduction taking
effect ou and after September 1. The reduc-
tion applies to both primary and secondary
rates and means a big saving to the users of
electriz light.
—Three young men of Clearfield were ar-
rested last Thursday for trespass at the park
because they jumped over the fence during
the progress of a base ball game between the
Snow Shoe and Orvis clubs, in order to save
the payment of the admission fee. When
taken before the justice they pleaded guilty,
which saved them some humiliation, and
paid the fine and costs, amounting to $10,
—Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Nichols, with
their son Lather, returned to their home in
Lock Haven, last Thursday afternoon, an
absence in Europe of three months. On re-
turning to the rectory on West Main street,
they were surprised to find that their house
had been entered by thieves aad a number
of articles taken away. Among the articles
missing are two Wilton rugs, table linen and
underwear.
—Fifteen years ago Clayton Wright, of
Sedro, Wash., and Miss Lottie M. Stevens,
of Conlport, were playmates together at the
latter place. They became sweethearts and
corresponded for that length of time. On
Friday last the groom reached Greensburg,
Pa., where he was met by the bride and they
were united in marriage by Dr. Pershing, a
former pastor at Coalport, having traveled
4,000 miles to complete the contract,
—On Tuesday night robbers ransacked the
store of the Greenwich Supply company,
about three miles from Barnesboro, and
hauled away about $300 worth of goods. The
home of R. Eugle, near by, was also ran-
sascked and some articles were stolen. On
Wednesday Mr. Eogle procured a search
warrant and in the home of James Vasbiner,
in Barnesboro, a large amount of stolen
goods was found. Mr. and Mrs. Vasbiner
were arrested and lodged in the county jail
at Ebensburg to await a hearing.
—For the third time in four days last
week death occurred in the Hughes family,
of Falls Creek, Clearfield county, when Mrs.
Luella Hughes, wife of John Hughes, died
at her home on Thursday afternoon. The
other two deaths were: Mrs. Kunselman,
mother of Mr. Hughes, died Tuesday, aged
94 years, and was buried Wednesday; Mrs.
Lavina Hughes, stepmother of Mr. Hughes,
died Tuesday, aged 79 years, and was buried
on Thursday. Mrs. Luella Hughes was aged
62 years and is survived by her husband and
one son.
—On or about September i2 the engineer
corps which has been employed lin making
surveys of the property purchased for the
Pennsylvania railrosd between Shamokin
dam and Selinsgrove will be disbanded. This
statement was made by a person who has
been identified with the real estate depart-
ment in its purcheses and in the subsequent
operations in Snyder county for the past
two years. The whole property will be
turned over to the real estate department of
the Pennsylvania railroad, which will man-
age the farms until operations will be again
resumed. This will probably nct be for two
or three years,