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Democratic Presidential Electors.
For President :
WiLLiaM J. BRYAN, of Nebraska.
For Vice President :
Joux W. KerN, of Indiana.
PresipEsTIAL ELECTORS.
Josern P. McCurrew,
Ar Lanse Air J. Bask.
DISTRICT ELECTORS,
1. Daniel F. Carlin 17. Cyrus C. Gelwicks,
2. Ed B. Seiberlich, 18. George D. Krause,
8. Aaron G. Kravse, 19. Samuel M. Hoyer,
4. Clarence Loeb, 20. Henry Wasber
6. James T. Nulty, . J. Hawley 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 Mutchler,
11. John T. Flannery, «1. Wm. Lewis Neal,
12. Oliver P. Bechtel, 28, Fred. A. Shaw,
13. Harry D. Schaeffer, 29. Henry Meyer,
14. Charles A. McCarty, 30. Wesley S. Guffey,
Denois J. Boyle,
15. John Franklin Stone,
Casper P. Mayer,
3,
16. John I. Welsh, k
32,
Democratic State Ticket.
For Judge of the Superior Court,
WeBsTER Grid, of Bucks County.
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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 Gregg 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. DUNLAP, of Spring township.
For Auditors:
J. W. BECK, of Marion township.
Joux L. CoLE, of Walker township.
For Coroner:
Dr. P. 8. FisgER, of Walker town-|
ship.
Sociallsm—The Definition.
To THE EDITOR OF THE WATCHMAN :
There have been many definitions of So-
oialism, almost as many as of religion, the
reason being that the movement has been
approached by so many ways.
Socialism, in ie broadest sense, 18 an
aim. Modern philosophy, esthetics. eth.
ies, sociology, religion and science are all
leading to socialism, bat it is ou the bard,
olear cut lines of materialism that it is
waking its greatest beadway. Its aim is!
for equality of opportunity.
The Enoyolopedia Britanica in a very
good article on the subject says :
The Socialist theory is based on the historical
assertion that the course of social evolution for
centuries has gradually been to exclude the pro:
ducing classes from the possession of land and
eapital and to establish a new subjection, the
subjection of woraers, who have nothing to de
nd on but their precarious wage-iabor. The
jalists grinds that the present system (in
which land and capital are the property of pri
vate individuals freely straggling for increase of
wealth) leads inevitably to social and ecosomic
anarchy, to the degradation of the working man
and his family, to the growth of vice and idleness
among the wealthy classes and their dependents,
to dhe inartistic workmanship, and to adul
teration in all its forms; and that it is tending
more and more to separate suciety into two
classes, —wealthy millionaires confronted with
an enormous mass of proletarinns,—the issue out
of whizh must either be socialism or social ruin.
To avoid all these evils and to secure a more
equitable distribution of the means and appli
ances of happiness, the socialists propose that
land and capital, which are the requisites of
labor aad the source of all wealth and culture,
should become the property of society, and be
managed by it for the general good. . . .
But while its basis is economic, socialism im-
plies and carries with it a change in the politieal
ethical, technical and artistic arrangements and
institutions of society which would constitute a
revolution greater probably than has ever taken
place in human his hy er than the {ransi.
tion from the ancientto the medimval world, or
from the latter to the existing order of society.
In the first place, such a change generally as.
sumes as its political complement the most
thoroughly demoeratic organization of soe
In the second place, socialism naturally goes
with an unselfish or altruistic system of ethics.
In the third place, socialists maintain that un-
der their system and no other can the highest
excellence and beauty be realized in industrial
production and in art whereas under the present
m beauty and thoroughness are alike
sacrificed to cheapness, which is a necessity of
successful! competition.
Lastly, the socialists refuse to admit that
individual ness or f of character
would be sacrificed under the arrangements they
They believe that under the present
system a free and harmonious development of
individual capacity and piness is possible
only for the privileged minority, and that sociale
ism alone can open up a fair opportunity for all.
They believe, in short, that there isno ition
whatever between socialism and individuality
rightly understood, that these twoare com le:
ments the one of the other, that in socialism
alone may every individual have h of free
development and a full realization of mself,
The great Eoglish Socialist Hyndman
says:
Socialism is a conscious endeavor to substitute
nized co-operation for existence in place of
the present anarchial competition for existence,
Jt is an attempt to lay the foundation of a real
sclence of sociol , which shall enable man-
kind, by thoroughly understanding their past aod
nt, to comprehend, and thus, within limits,
to control the movement and development ol
their own society in the near future.
At the present day socialism is repre-
sented hy an international orgauization
and by it is defined as the social ownership
and control of the means of production.
That is, the ownership and control of land,
manufactory and traosportation by the
whole people.
The great call of this movement was
sounded in 1848 by Karl Marx, ‘‘The work-
ing men bave nothing to lose but their
claims. They havea world to gain.”
Working men of she world anite! The
socialists claim thas, by the labor of every
able-bodied man and woman, wealth
enough for all can be produced, and with a
just distribution all can have their needs
supplied. They base their claims on the
scientific stady of the earth and its history.
! weeks,
They tiace the rise of private property
trom primitive slavery through feudalism
to the present form of capitalism.
They show how the human race, with
ite inborn thirst for iiberty and justice, bas
throagh all the ages gradually been strug-
gling toward a state where its well-being
snd preservation are better assured.
Feudalism gave the sell same rights
whioh the chattle slave did not have but it
chained him to the land. Capitalism gave
the working man individual freedom but it
obained him to his wage.
He bas liberty—to starve. The Refor-
mation was a struggle against religions and
political tyranny. Socialism is a revolo-
tion{to throw off the tyranny of capital and
establish social position, Its aim is to car
ry into the industrial life the spirit of De-
mooracy, which, since the overthrow of
Feudalism, has been molding the religious
and political worlds.
It is endeavoring to establish the Co-
operative—Common wealth in the true
gense of these two words.
It aime to make all work as safe and as
beautiful as possible, to give every able:
bodied man and woman work to do and to
retarn to them the fall exchange for their
labor. This means the transformation of
private capital in land, manufactory aod
transportation into public capital. It
means the abolition of profit, rent and in-
terest. Commodities to be made for use
instead of profit, the exchange value of
commodities being established by the
| amount of social labor expended on their
produation and delivery.
Man will no longer exploit his fellow-
men for gain. Great wealth and the pov-
erty on which it is always built, will dis.
appear; and the race will be free to go on
in its physical and intellectual develop-
ment, to which science, pbiloscpby and art
are opening wide the doors.
ELIZABETH BLANCHARD.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
BRUNGARD.—George B. Brungard, ove
of the most prominent farmers in east Nit
tauy valley, died at his home near Lamar
last Friday evening of cancer of the stom-
ach. The first symptom of the disease
manifested itsell sixteen years ago but not
wishing to alarm his family Mr. Bruogard
kept the knowledge of bis affliction to him-
sell until his sufferings compelled him to
give up about six months ago and it was
only then that he placed himself under the
care of a physician. From that time on
be grew rapidly worse notil the end came
at the time above stated.
Deceased was horn July 9th, 1850, and
was thus 58 years, 1 month and 26 days
old. He was a member of the well known
Brungard family of this section. All his
lite he followed the occupation of a farmer,
in which he was very successful. He was
one of the progressive men of bis comman-
ity and at various times served as school
director and road supervisor, holding the
latter office at the time of his death.
Surviving bim are his wife, six sons,
Harry, William, John, Joseph, Loaden,
Charles, and two daaghters, Stella and
| Florence ; also by three brothers, Samuel
and Henry, of Salona; Jacob, of Avis, and
five sisters, Mrs. Michael Miller, of Madi-
gooburg ; Mrs. George S. Gramley, of Rote;
Mrs. Cyrus Erhardt, of Rebersburg ; Mrs.
Robert Brown and Mrs. J. Mayberry Herr,
of Indianapolis.
The funeral was held at two o'clock on
Monday afternoon. Rev. J. M. Rearick
officiated at the services and interment was
made in the Cedar Hill cemetery.
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HoLreER.—John J. R. Holter, the only
son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Holter, of
Howard, died on Thursday morning of last
week, aged eight vears. Six weeks ago
while the family were camping at Hundred
Springs, near Tyrone, the boy contracted a
case of scarletina. While convalescing
from this disease he had an attack of ap-
pendicitis and was taken to the Altoona
hospital for an operation. His condition
was «0 bad that at the time it was feared
the operation would not avail in saving bis
life. About three weeks ago he was taken
home to Howard where he lingered ina
fitful condition until Wednesday night
when he was taken so muoch worse that
his death speedily followed.
In addition to his parents he is survived
by oue little sister, Carrie. The funeral
was held at ten o'clock Saturday mornivg.
Kev. W. W. Rhoads conducted the services
and interment was made in the Schenck
cemetery.
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TavLor.—Henry H. Taylor died at his
home in Altoona last Friday morning of
taberculosis, after an illness of about five
ke. He was a son of George E. avd
Mary Taylor and was born in Philipsburg
twenty-three years ago. He bas lived in
Altoona since boyhood and at the time he
was taken ill was working as & clerk in the
store of Kline Bros, He is survived by
his parents, three brothers and one sister,
' W. 0. aod C. H. Taylor, of Allegheny ;
Leon aod Hannah H., of Altoona. The
foneral was beld on Sunday afternoon, in-
terment being made in Fairview cemetery.
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BrowN.—Rev. Richard Brown, pastor
of the A. M. E. church of Philipsburg, died
quite suddenly Wednesday morning at
four o'clock. He was seized with a cough-
ing spell which brought on a hemorrhage
of the lungs and before medical assistance
could be obtained he was dead. He was a
pative of Charlestown, 8. C., and Was
fitsy-eighs years old. He bad been preach-
ing the gospel since 1883. His wife and
one danghter survive. The remains were
taken to Brownsville, Pa., yest erday where
the funeral will be held today.
«Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
NEIDIGH. —Once again death bas invad-
ed the precinote of Ferguson townsbip and
taken away another of ite aged patriarchs
in the person of the venerable Jacob Nei-
digh. His death was caused by no special
disease, but simply a general wearing out
of the buman system. He suffered no pain
and was possessed of bis normal faculties
almost to the last.
He was born in Haines township over
eighty-eight years ago and was the oldest
of a large family of children ; and it was
also bis fate to live the longest, as all his
brothers and sisters preceded him to she
other world. When quite a young man he
went to Ferguson township and bought a
sractlof land which was then covered with
a virgin forest. He cat the timber and
cleared the land which now comprises the
old homestead occupied by bis son, J. H.
Neidigh.
Forty]years ago be with hie family were
members of a colony who went to Michigan
to engage in farming. He bought a large
farm but for some reason the pursuit of
agriculture in that State was not at that
time a very paying venture and he die-
posed of his property and retarned to his
native heath. He was a man of simple
tastes and unostentations manner, but
was possessed of a most retentive memory.
He could recall the early history of Fergu-
son and College townships and was very
familiar with the founding of State College,
at that time the Farmer's High school. It
was an acknowledged fact shat be could
tell the boundary line of almost every
farm in Ferguson township to the foot, |
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In politics he was a Democrat of she [WON flourishing condition.
so modest |
without the help of a surveyor.
most pronounced type, and yet
in his belief that he never aspired to
church at Pine Hall.
Since the death of his wife seven years
ago he made his home with bis son, J. H.,
Black, of Boalsburg,
services and interment will be made in the
Pine Hall cemetery.
began work on the job of putting down the
political office. Io religion he was a mem- | new concrete pavement in front of the court
ber of the Reformed church and was ove of | house. The first thing they did was re-
the organizers of the congregation and | move the old stone curb and thas proved
| no little job. The stone were twenty
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in addition to whom he issurvived by |old tar pavement was put down by a Phil-
another son, Zachariah, and four daugh- adelphia cowpany and have never been
ters, in the west. The funeral wili be held changed in soy way since. The putting
this (Friday) afternoon. Rev. A. A. | down of a concrete pavement will do away
will conduct the | with the stone curb.
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pastor of the Disoiple church at Blanchard,
Warr. — Many persons in Bellefonte |
i . Watt, '
sympnihize ‘with Mu oj, of Bowarl, typhoid fever that they require the con.
formerly Miss Nellie Barus, in the sud
death of her bushand, Edwaid F. Wats, lieved that the condition of the well on
which sad event occurred in the German
hospital, Philadelphia, on Wednesday night
phia, and was away on a trip when taken
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of last week. Mr. Watt was a traveliog | the disease, as it bad not been cleaned out
salesman for Watson & Co., of Philade!- |
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE.
—The sutumn semester of the College,
which opens September 17sb, 1908, prom-
ises to bring a Freshman class in exoess of
four hundred, which will briog the total
attendance during the year above twelve
hundred.
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the Board of Trustees held on Tuesday,
the following members were added to the
faculty :
Dr. A. 8S. MeAllister, of New York city,
to be professorial lecturer in electrical en-
the following children : Dr. G. W., of Del-
aware, Ills. : Mis. C. D. Russell, of Ev-
erett, aod Herbert S., who was married
ooly last week, at home. He aleo leaves
two sisters. He was a member of the
Lutheran charob and Rev. W. G. Falton
officiated at the faneral which was held on
Wednesday morning.
eae A e—
——Miss Eva Crissman bas resumed ber
dancing class in the hall in Bush Arcade.
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———11 he lives until next March William
Witmer, of Benner township, will celebrate
gineering.
his eighty-seventh birthday.
ema AA —
ik Tbery Sad oe Soup growodidoe | 730k D. Ousduce, ul Kubizgon, D.
a new house he intends erecting on the lot aus B. a Colmes, Oi,
on she corner of Spring aod Lamb streets to be associate professor of drawing and de-
recently purchased from the Humes estate. soriptive geometry.
He also bas men at work putting down a | wo ar Weigel, of Ki ‘Ouiasio, $0
concrete pavement along the entire Prop- | ye gegigtant professor of mining and ore
erty on both streets. dressing.
The ministers of Bellefonte have all | T. B. Breneman, of Pardue University,
retorned from their summer vacations and | Lafayette, Indiana, to be associate profes-
on Sunday the usual services will be held | sor of mechanics and materials of construc.
in all the churches of the town ; and thus | tion.
Satan, who for oue mouth bad fall oppor-| J. A. Ferguson, of the United States for-
tapity to roam nodisturhed throughout the est service, to be instructor in forestry.
commanity, will once again be relegated F. C. Miller, of Warren, Ohio, to be ins
to his own domain. structor in physics.
mer es Mies Elizabeth Bemie, of the Michigan
—1It willbe two years next week | pgicqltural College, East Lavsing, Miohi-
since the Bellefonte Tent, No 100, Knights gan, to be instructor in domestic science.
of the Maccabees, was instituted in| Rober S. Prichard, of Colgate Universi-
this place and in celebration of the event ty, to be instruotor in chemistry.
they will hold a big smoker in their ball | * 4 Bradley Burgess, of Worcester, Mas-
in the McClain block next Wednesday | yooh ngetts, to be instructor in mechanical
evening. The Tent now bas a member engineering.
ship of one bandred and sixty and isin a| (Opgrles Armsby, a graduate of The
Pennsylvania State College, with several
| years of engineering experience, to be in-
structor in drawing.
Panl 8. Worth, of Whichendon, Massa.
chusetts, to be instructor in mathematics.
Arthur L. Wright, of West Newton,
Massachusetts, to be instructor in mathe-
matics.
B. H. Goldsmith, a graduate of the Roy-
al Bavarian Real Gymnpasiom at Munich,
Bavaria, to be instructor in German.
D. H. Braymer, of New York, to be as.
sistant instructor in electrical engineering.
——On Wednesday Milt R. Johnston
inches deep and quite massive. They were
put down over forty years ago when the
sistant in animal husbandry.
S. Barry Shatzer, to be assistant in the
engineering shops.
W. B. Plank, to be assistant in the min-
ing laboratories.
James W. Stevenson, of Philadelphia, to
be physics laboratory assistant.
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——The family of Rev. W. H. Patterson,
is sorely afflicted. Mrs. Patterson and
three children are so seriously ill with
stant attention of two purses. Itis be-
APP ee —
GRANGER'S Bic ENCAMPMENT NEXT
| WEEK. —Next week thethirty-fifth annual
for years until the first case of the disease | encampment of the Grangers of Central
developed and then a big acoumulation of | Penneylvania will be held at Grange Park,
foreign matter was removed. Rev. Patter | near Centre Hall, and every indication is
the parsonage property is responsible for |
sick. He spent the Sunday previons to! {
bis death in New York oity,going to Phila: | to and family bave been residentsof |for a most successful gathering, if the
¥ ' Blanchard only about six months and | weather continues as nice as it has been.
delphia on Monday. There he was taken
sick with gastritis, removed to the German
hospital and his wife sent for. She ar-
rived on Wednesday, only about twelve
hours before his death.
Deceased was thirty-nine years old and
was born in Snyder county. Alter his
marriage to Miss Burns, bowever, they
bave made their home in Howard until
recently when they moved to Williams.
port. Because of this and his frequent
trips as a traveling salesman he was quite
well know in Centre county. His wile and
a five months old baby survive. Fuveral
services were held at his late home on Sat-
urday afternoon after which the remains
were taken to Howard for interment.
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SHONTZ.— Last Saturday afternoon Mrs,
Christian B. Shontz, of Chester Hill, near
Philipsburg, attended the funeral of a close
friend and at the time wae in the best of
health. Sunday morning she was taken
violently ill and died within an hour, heart
disease heing necribed as the cause.
Deceased, whose maiden name was Miss
Elizabeth Donaldson, was born at Entriken,
Houtingdon county, and was past sixty-
three years of age. She was married in
1867 to Christian B. Shontz and for years
they bave made their bome in the vicinity
of Philipsburg. In addition to her hos
band she is survived by two eons and two
daungaters, namely : Jobo, Clara, Edgar
and Bertha, all living in and about Phil.
ipsburg. She also leaves four sisters and
three brothers living in Huntingdon county.
The faneral was beld from ber late home
on Tuesday alternoon. Rev. 8. D. Wilson
officiated and interment was made in the
new cemetery.
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ALEXANDER.— Miss Maria Alexander,
one of the oldest residents of Boalsburg,
died at three o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Two years ago she fell and broke her hip
and has been an invalid ever since. She
was born in Penn township seventy-eight
years ago and was a daughter of Henry and
Amanda Kimport. She never married and
for years has made ber home in Boalsbarg
with her only sister, Susan Alexander.
She also leaves one brother, Daniel, of
Freeport, Ill. She was a kind, christian
lady, and will be lovingly remembered for
her mauy little acts of charity and her con-
stant thoughtfulness for the welfare of
others. She was a [aithful member of the
Presbyterian church and Rev. W. K. Har-
nish officiated at the funeral which was
held at three o'clock on Taesday afternoon.
Interment was made in the Boalsburg
cemetery.
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FocKLER.—John B. Fockler died at
noon on Sunday, at his home in Philips-
burg, jas the resuls of a stroke of paralysis
with which he was stricken two weeks ago.
He was a native of Dauphin county and
was 68 years, 9 months and 14 days cid.
He was a coach-maker by trade though of
late bad nct been engaged in active work.
In 1860 he wae married to Miss Mary J.
Ryan, of{Lebanon, who survives him with
their present affliction draws to them the | By this (Friday) evening everything will
sympathy of all who know them. | be in readiness for the opening of the
———Mrs. Louisa Bash returned on Taes. | S00AMpMent, and the program as arranged
for the week is as follows :
day evening from her ten day’s sojourn at
Ocean Grove, coming by way of the Phil. | Saturday, the 12th, opening day of the
adelpbia and Erie and Lewisburg and Ty- | encampment, when all tents will be in
readiness for camping parties, and Satur,
rone railroads. Several miles below Sun- .
bury and about one mile this side of Del day evening, at 7.30 o'clock, the grand
matia she bad her hand bag lying on the opening entertainment will be given by the
window when the train gave a lurch and Lee Brothers company, of Harrisburg.
Sunday, 13th, 2 30 p. m., Harvest Home
the window flew up of its own accord, while :
the hand bag rolled out of the window and celebration services will be conducted by
Dr. W. H. Schuyler, of the Presbyterian
was lost. In the bag were her pocket book
and money, her railroad ticket, bracelets denomiuation.
Monday, 14th, general opening of the
and other jewelry, bandkerchiel and sev-
eral other articles. Though the couduotor fair, and placing of exhibits. 7.30 p. m.,
entertainment by Lee Bros.
and trainmen were notiiled as soon as pos- ’
gible and bave endeavored to recover the Tuesday, 15th, completion of placing
bag and enclosed articles nothing has been exhibits. At 1.30 p. m., it is probable thas
heard of them since. addresses on prohibition and local option
will be made. Due announcement later.
7.30, entertainment by Lee Bros.
Wednesday, 16sh, 10a. m., Addresses on
agricultare and the organization of farm:
ers.
1.30 p. m. The Republicans of Centre
county have been invited to take charge of
the meeting. The speakers will be an-
pounced later.
7.30 p. m. Entertainment in auditorium
by Lee Bros.
Thursday, 17th, 10.30 a. m. Addresses
on agriculture and the Order of Patrons of
Husbandry.
1.30 p.m. The Democrats of Centre
county have been invited to conduct the
meetings. Speakers will be daly an-
nounced.
Thursday evening. Entertainment in
auditorium by Lee Brothers. The pro-
gram of the Lee Brothers entertainments
will be changed every evening, and an-
nouncements made from day to day.
Friday, 18th, will be general bargain
day, when exhibits will be sold at the
bargain counter. This will be the time to
bay, avd generally attracts a large number
of buyers.
Friday afternoon will be devoted to
general parting entertainments before
breakiog camp Saturday moroing.
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——The protracted drought still cou-
sinues and it has reached that condition
now when it is becoming a sertous proposi-
tion, if not alarming. Springs, wells and
cisterns throughout the county have gone
dry and a few of she small oreeks have also
dried up, while every stream in the county
is exceptionally low. Farmers are com-
pelied to baul water for house use as well
as their stuck long distances and vegetation
is almost dried up. The last rain of any
consequence in shis section was on July
27th, about six weeks ago ; and the hos,
windy weather since then bas resulted in a
very dried-up orodition of everything. If
this condition continues there is also danger
of au unusual amount of sickness from the
fact that there bas been no rains to purify
the atmosphere or wash the pestilential
germs from the earth. Let us hope fora
good rain soon.
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——When a man talks politics to court
house officials, or discusses the merits and
demerits of candidates he wants to be pretty
conservative in his declarations if he doesn’t
want to get into tronble, as was evidenced
on Monday. Burdine Batler gos into an
argument with recorder John C. Rowe on
the record of one of the Demooratic candi-
dates and the longer the argument the
angrier both men became until finally fight-
ing words were passed between the two
and when Batlershook his finger in Rowe's |
face the latter struck him juss below the
right eye. The blow so sarprised Butler
that it took him several minutes to know
what bad happened and then when he
made an astemps to fight bystanders in-
terfered and the scrap was at an end.
Though he got a little the worst of it this
time Burdine declares he is not satisfied,
but he is undecided whether to go to law
or settle the matter himself at some future
time.
—— Philipsburg and vicinity were much
wrought up last week over a lost child
sensation but fortunately there was a happy
ending by the little tot reappearing on her
own accord. On Friday afternoon Isabelle,
the five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Tackett, who live near Bear
Wallows on the road to Port Matilda,
wandered into the woods and became lost.
The fact shat wagon tracks were found
where she child was last seen led to the
suspicion that she might bave been ab-
ducted and searching parties were organized
that evening to go on a bunt for the wiss-
ing child. Fully one hundred people search-
ed thelwocds and uearby country Friday
evening, and night and Saturday morning
without avail, and just when everybody
was about to give up in despair the little
girl came strolling home herself about three
o'clock Saturday afternoon, alter being ont
in she woods twenty-two hours, whioh in-
cluded Friday night. She bad simply
saken a wrong path and become bewilder-
ed and loss ber way. Except being bun.
gry andjpretty well exbausted, with torn
clothing and scratched legs, she was une
barmed and none the worse for her ad-
venture.
8. W. Doty, of New York city, to be as- i
The September term of court, commeno-
ing Monday, September 25th, and contin-
wing for two weeks :
FIRST WEEK.
Ed. M. Confer ve. Nathan Haugh.
Robert Cook vs. W. T. Leathers & Son.
Catharine Crawford, adwr., ve. Thomas
Merriman.
Harry Washburn ve. Ross L. Pierce.
B. H. Etters vs. A. J. Garbrick.
South Bend Chilled Plow Co. vs. Mo-
Calmont & Co.
SECOND WEEK.
John Boyden vs. The New York and Pa.
Co.
T. R. Harter vs. Nathan Haugh, et. al.
Mary Miverick vs. American Lime and
Stone Co.
Benj. Kelley vs. Jobn and Wilbur Win-
ning.
Effie E. Ripka ve. H. H. Harshberger,
es. al.
Morrie A. Burkhoider vs. H. H. Harsh-
berger, et al.
Wilbur, Harry and Ammon Barkbolder
vs. H. H.JHarshberger.
Walter C. Stephens exr., vs. Mrs. Sadie
Davis.
Paul Gearhart ve. William Forcey.
John W. Deitz ve. College Hardware Co.
Peon Chemical Co. vs. Henry Kline,
sheriff.
Harry R. Royer vs. W. G. Rankle.
Peter Mendis vs. Dr. R. G. H. Hayes.
F. W. Crider et al vs, Joseph Green est.
John Lyle vs. D. F. Houser.
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W. C. T. U. CoxvesTioN.—The twen-
ty-fourth annual convention of the Wom-
an’s Christian Temperance Union of Centre
county was held in Blanchard September
3rd and 4th. Delegates were present from
Bellefonte, Philipsburg, Milesburg, How-
ard and Beech Creek. Mrs. A. W. Clees,
of Philipsburg, president of the county
organization, presided over the sessions
which were held in the Disciple church.
The principal address of the convention
was made by Mrs. Sylvia Norrish, the new
| state recording secretary. It proved a very
| interesting talk and was much enjoyed by
a large and appreciative audience. Par-
ticular stress was laid apon the gain of the
local option movement all over the coun-
| try.
MARRIAGE LicENsEs.— The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register Earl C. Tuten.
John 8. Myers, Philipsburg, and Susie
W. Hoffman, South Philipsburg.
Herbert H. Sickeloo, Silver Creek, and
Sara H. Lucas, Howard.
S. Charles Gramley, Rebersburg, and Sa.
rab T. Confer, Greenbarr.
D. Howard Zerby and Clara Rishel, of
State College.
—Andro Petro and Lizzie
Clarence.
Lorena, of
Spring Mills,
School commenced on Monday last and
many of our iittle folks have long faces.
John Meyers and wife, after an absence of
ten days visiung New York, Philadelphia
and Atlantic City, returned home on Friday
last.
All our merchants report as a wholea
satisfactory business during last month.
Thereiwas considerable volume of trade, but
the profits were slightly off.
8.1L. Condo, of the Spring Mills carriage
works, is preparing to make an unusually
large display of vehicles and harness at the
Grange}sencampment next week. Mr. Condo
hasithe stock and no doubt will make a fine
showing.
C.§A. Krape has put down a concrete pave-
ment from the postoffice down to his resi-
dence. The pavement in front of the office
was leveled, previously it leaned strongly
towards the street making very unpleasant,
if not uncertain walking, now it looks like
huge blocks of stone. The whole pavement
is a very decided improvement on the old
gravel{and ash walk, which in wet weather
was simply a nuisance.
Allison Bros. are repairing the road with
crushed stone from below the miil up to
where it connects with the road and bridge
over Penns creek. But this is nothing new,
as they have been repairing this road for
years and of course charge it to their ex~
pense account. When Spring Mills was first
planned and only a hamlet of balf a dozen
houses the creek road ended where the
flouring mill now stands, excepting what
might be called a cow path just below and
winding along the creek, but no provision
was made for the road proper. So when the
mill was erected a private road was made
of possibly an eighth of a mile passing di-
rectly in front of the mill, and connecting
with the main road, formerly the pike. Yet
this small patch of road is neglected and
never repaired by the supervisors, they con-
tending that it is not a public road and yet
it is the only road for public use. Suppose,
for instance, that Allison Bros. were to close
it by extending the front of the mill, what
then? Of course the public would protest
most emphatically and claim that time gave
them the right of way, the road having been
used for over tweuty years. All very true,
but then again it is claimed to be no publie
road and the supervisors refuse to repair and
keep it in order. If the road should be
closed a new outlet would be absolutely nec.
essary. Would it not be less expensive, as
well as just, for the supervisors to repair this
little piece of road than to cut a new one
somewhere else to connect with the main
thoroughfare? Unquestionably it would. Is
it to be supposed that this road should be
forever kept in order by Allison Bros. for
public use without compensation? A road,
too, claimed to be no public avenue, but it
must be used as such as there is no other
outlet, unless by taking a long circuitous
route by driving down through the village,
crossing Penns creek, then up to the railroad
station and down again to the road and
bridge over Sinking creek, 1 order to con.
uect with the main artery leading up the
valley. Let the town authorities take this
matter in band, or appeal to the court to
instruet the supervisor as there is no other
direct outlet, it must be regarded as a public
road to repair and be kept in order.