Bellefonte, Pa., September 18, 1908, P. GRAY MEEK, —— Teans or Suvsscmirriox.—Until further notice his paper will be furnished to subscribers at the ollowing rates : Paid strictly in advance Paid before expiration of year. Paid after expiration of year... - . Eviron BE Democratic Presidential Electors, For President : Witniaym J. BRYAN, of Nebraska. For Vice President : JoHN W. KERN, of Indiana. Presipestial Evecrons, { Josernt P. McCurrey, 1Aveenr J. Bags. DISTRICT ELECTORS, Ar Lanrox 1. Daniel F. Carlin, 17. Cyrus C, Gelwicks, 2. Ed B. Seiberlich, 18. George D. Krause, 3. Aaron 6. Krauee, 19. Samue! M, Hoyer, 4. Clarence Loeb, 20. Henry Washers, 5. James T. Nulty, 21. 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. Dickwoun, 26. Howard Mutehler, | 11 John T, Flannery, 27. Wm. Lewis Neal, 12. Oliver P. Bechtel, 28. Fred, A, Shaw, 13. Ha D. Sehaetter, 20. Henry Meyer, 14, Charles A. McCarty, 30. Wesley 8. Guffey, 15. John Franklin Stone, 31. Dennis J. Boyle, 16. John I. Weish, 32, Casper P. Mayer, Democratic State Ticket. For Judge of the Superior Court, WeBsTER GRIM, of Bucks Couaty. Democratic County Ticket. For Congress: W. HARRISON WALKER, of Bellefonte, For Assembly: J. CALVIN MEYER, of Bellefonte. For Sheriff: FRED F. SMITH, of Rush township. For Register: G. F. WEAVER, of Gregg township. For Recorder: | F. PIERCE MUSSER, of Millbeim. | For Treasurer many baving contributed to its perfection. ! But the capitalists have become nou-pro- | ducers and have consolidated into a class, who bold the property rights of manufac- | tory and control she distribution of the | wealth produced. The distribution of | wealth is non-social. | This has brought a class struggle with labor, on the one hand, combining into | unions and capital, on the other, combin- | ing into corporations, syndicates and trusts. | Labor demands shorter hours and higher | wages. Capital demands larger dividends | and capital can obtain these, legally, only in ways, that, at present, are to the disad- vantage of the worker, by longer hoars, lower wages, higher market prices, or by | new machinery. | The socialists come between these war- ring parties and say, we see no solution of these opposed interests except the one the | human race has always followed. When {| men fonud themselves oppressed by re- | ligious intolerance, they said, we will | mapage our religion ourselves. When they hecame bardened with the ‘Divine Right | of Kings" they took the government into | their own hands, aud now, when men re- | nlize that shey are condemned to poverty {and unemployment, in a land teeming | with wealth and nudeveloped resources, they must do the one thing that will save | them —take over the control of industry i and run it for the benefit of all. | The early socialists, at the beginning of | { the 19th century were men of great minds and individuality. They worked up the | problems of modern industry into finely | laid schemes, which contained some great truths, bot which, as all one-man-made scheme [fell to pieces on the death of the founders. After this period of Utopian Socialism came Karl Marx. He did for sociology what bis contemporary, Charles Darwin, did for science. They both systematized and crystalized the great mass of incoher- ent thought which bad preceded them. Since Marx, socialism has been purely scientific and bases its facts and hopes on the material development and evolution of | the human race. | J. D. MILLER, of Walker township. For County Commissioners: C. A. WEAVER, ofl Penn township. J. L. DUNLAP, of Spring township. For Auditors: J. W. BECK, of Marion township. Joux L. CoLg, of Walker township. For Coroner: Dr. P. 8. FisHERr, of Walker town- ship. The History of Socialism. To the Editor of the Democratic Watchman. Scholars are finding oat that the earliest form of social life was a primitive com- munism. The descent and inheritance was through the mother, and the unit of «ocie- ty was the tribe. When the hnman race, at last, learned the use of the how and arrow, domesticated animals and planted grain for their sap- port, the men, who before had been only hunters, became warriors and found it bes: ter, instead of killing or eating their cap- tives, to put them to work. Thus was slavery introduced, and when the tribe was led by a strong and powerful chief, the wealth, that came to them, easily passed into bisfbands, and private property arose. Slavery, as a great human institution, Issted down to the full of the Roman Em- pire. It was followed, becanse of econom- io necessity, by serfdom, which gave the slave a slight interests and olaim on the lavd. This institution of Feudalism lasted through the middle ages and was over- thrown by the religions and political revo- lationsjof the Reformation. At the time of the Reformation, Capital- ism arose. It was the new form of private property, which worked its way to the top, as Feudalism declined. The French’ Revolation was the death etroggle of Feudalism, Sivce its time In. divid valism has been let loose in Europe. The anarchistio principle of laissey faire has directed industry. Philosophy and relig- ion bave been resbaped on individualistic ideas. The French Revolution was ushered in by those great words, ‘‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity,” but, very soon, many saw that their hopes had not been realized. Some became skeptical or reactionary. There were a few, however, who saw clear-, ly the canse of this failure. They saw that, although the people bad been freed from intellectual, political and religions tyran- ny, the moss important field of Democracy —the industrial—bad been left open to the oppreseion of the many by the few. A short time before the uprising in France, another revolution, as great as the world has ever known, had taken place in Earope. This was brought abouts by the invention of machinery and is known as the Industrial Revolution. Before the middle of the 18th century, the worker was the owner of his tools. He produced the whole article. He under- stood and bad pride in his trale. He worked in his own shop, or in a small one with a few other apprentices, where the bond hetween waster and man was a per- soual one. Production was individualistic. The capitalist was the superintendent of his own works. Since the Indastrial Revolution, the worker has been separated from his tools. They, and often he himself has been replac- ed by machinery. Many produce one ar- ticle working in factories. All pride and interest in their work bas been lost. The hond between master and man bas been broken. Production has been socialized, in that large bodies of men work together to produce wealth. Machinery is a social product, the invention and ingenuity of ELIZABETH M. BLANCHARD. | ADDITIONAL LOCALS, DeckER.—Adam Decker, one of the best known farmers in Walker township, at his home near Suydertown on Friday, September 11th, his death being the resalt of a complication of diseases which result. ed in a general breaking down of the sys- tem. Deceased was born near Hublershurg and | was 73 years, 5 months and 21 days old. | He followed the occupation of a farmer | i most all his life and was quite prosperous | |'in that vocation. He was a member of the | i i | last surviving member of the building com- | mittee of that edifice. He was always ac- | sive in church work and will be greatly missed (by his pastor and congregation. Surviviug him are one son, Charles, at | howe ; aud two sisters, Mrs. John Devin. | | ney, of Lewistown, and Mrs, Hiram Long, | | of Nittavy. He also leaves four brothers | and three sisters, as follows: John and William Decker, of Hublersburg ; Samuel, of Bellefonte ; George, of Versailles, Mo. ; Mrs. Catharine Gepbart, of Millheim ; Mrs, Mary Schantz, of Holton, Kan., and Mrs. Sarah Stamm, of Loganton, Clinton coun- ty. Rev. H. I. Crow officiated at the funeral which was beld on Monday morning, in- terment being made as Hublersburg. | 1 SMITH.—Peter Smith, a well koown resident of Chester Hill, near Philipsburg, died on Saturday evening of cancer of the throat, after an illness of four mounthe. He was a ative of Swiizerland and was past filty-nine years of age. He came to this country forty-one years ago and moss ever since has been a resident of Pbilips- burg and that vicinity. For a number of years past be was a watchman on the New York Central railroad. At the time of his death he was tax collector in Chester Hill, an office be held for fifteen years. He was a member of the Lutheran charch and be- louged to the Odd Fellows, Knights of Malta aud Masons. He was twice married, first to Katharine Conaway, of Clearfield county, who died about 32 yeas ago, and to whom one child. Mrs. John L. Davia,now residing at Jersey Shore, was born. His second wile was Mrs. Aonie Mayer, to whom he was mar- ried March 21, 1898, who survives, together with their two children, Dewey and Clara. Rev. J. E. Hawkins officiated at the funeral which was held on Taeeday after- noon, interment being made in the new cemetery at Philipsburg. | WiLLiaMs — Mrs. Sarah Williams, * a member of one of the old time and best known families of Centre county, died at her home near Axe Maun on Saturday morning of a general breaking down of the system. Deceased was born in Benner township and bad she lived until next January she would have been eighty-four years of age. Her maiden name was Waddle and she was a niece of Gen, Philip Benner, one of the pioneer families of Centre county. Her entire life was spent in Benner acd Spring townships, where she had come to be known as “Aunt Sarah,’”’ a mark of love and respect shown her hy all who knew ber. Her husband, Mark Williams, died seventeen years ago, bus surviving her are threa children, namely: Mordecai, May and James, all at home. She also leaves one brother, the venerable Thomas Wad. dle, of Jersey Shore. The funeral was held at ten o'clock on Tuaesday morning, interment being made | | | | two years ago. | sisters: in the Union cemetery. MooRE.— Archibald B. Moore, a well koown resident of Juniata, Blair county, died on Sanday morning of paralysis, with which be was stricken on Saturday alter- nooo while standing in the street talking 10 a friend. Deceased was born at Pennsylvania Far- pace, July 18th, 1853, being aged at death, 55 years, 1 month and 25 days. He was for a number of years engaged in farming in Centre county, and later taught school. Since 1858 he bas been a resident of Juniata and in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company, being a gang leader on the Goodman repair tracks. Mr. Moore was of the Presbyterian faith and a stead- fast member of that church ; he was a mau- sician of considerable repute and a valua- ble member of the Juniata Military band. ‘‘Archie’’ Moore, as he was best known, was of a retiring disposition, but always had a pleasant word for everybody and was esteemed by all who knew bim. Music was his great delight and he was an inde- | tatigable worker in the organization and training of the Juniata band. He was twice married, his second wife having preceded bim to the grave about VereraN CLUB ReuxioN.—The thirty fourth annual reanion and baskes picnic of the Centre county Veteran club drew a large number of cld soldiers and others to Bellefonte last Saturday ; bus even at that the namber present seemed buts bandfal to all those who attended the club reanions twenty years ago—a [aot which shows only too plainly how she ranks of the old ves. erans are being gradually bus ever so sure- ly thinned out by that relentless en- emy Death. And while those still remain- ing naturally moarn the death of their comrades io arms shey do not allow it to in- sterfere with their pleasure in greeting the livingiwhen they meet together in their an- pual reunion. The State College cornet band came down with the old soldier con- tingent from the south-western part of the county and farnished the music for the gathering. Thue business meeting was held at 10.30 o'clock in the morning when the president of the club, Gen. James A. Beaver, presided and appointed as a come | mittee on the selection of officers for the ensuing year Gen. Joho I. Cartin, H. K. Miller, John W. Stari and Hiram The first wife was Miss | Thompson ; and on the place of meeting Sallie Mattes and to this union were born | next year, Col. Aastin Curtin, W. H. Fry, two sone, Frank and Charles W., both of | Poster Tate, George M. Boal, W. H. Sti- whom survive, Jennie five children, Mary, home with their father in his last hours. The funeral was held at 2.30 o'clock | of State College, and W. M. Fry, of Pine | save the house, which with the ice house Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Allen Burd offi. | Grove Mills ; secretary, W. H. Masser, of were the only buildings not destroyed. On ciated at the services and interment was | Bellefonte ; treasurer, George M. Boal, of | account of no water nothing could be done made in Greenwood cemetery. | ! | The second wife was Misa | ver, James Kreps and Capt. S. H. Beani- Peck and to her were born | %on. Bamel, Florence, | and which were unanimously elected were Grace aod George, all of whom were at |as follows: President, Gen. James A. | The officers selected by the former Beaver ; vice presidents, W. C. Patterson, i { Humes BARN BURNED. —The large barn and outbuildings on the Humes farm, a mile southeast of Bellefonte, were totally destroyed by fire on Sanday night together with all of this year's crops of hay and grain, farming utensils, eto. One calf and two pigs were also burned but the balance of the stock was gotten out in safety. Mr. Humes’ farmer this year is Edward Wis. mer, who with his family ocoerpied the house. Iu addition to their immediate family Mr. Wirmer's son John with his wife and little child were down from Al. toona and with the hired help there were | sixteen people in the house that night bus all bad gone to bed early. It was about a quarter past nine o'clock when Mrs. Witmer's child hecame restless and she got up and went down stairs to get some medicine for is. She threw up the window blind to les in a little light and was horrified to see the barn on fire. She quickly gave the alarm and the men ran out in their night clothes and got the stock all out bat one calf and two pigs. The fire started in a hay stack close to the barn and when first discovered had com- mapieated to the harn, the entire rool of | which was on fire. The alarm was given in Bellefonte and the fire companies called bat when they learned where the fire was it was found that they could do no good as there i» not enough hose in the town to reach away out there. Hundreds of people went out to see the fire and aided in any way they could to | Centre Hall. The committee on the place | toward saving the barn and buildings close i of meeting next year recommended Pine McCorMICcK.—Mrs. Sarah Delinda Me- Grove Mills as their preference, and while Cormiok, wile of John B. McCormick, died | there at first was a little opposition to that | among the best in the county. at her home in Tyrone on Wednesday even- | town on account of its being almost in one ing. She bad been sick for the past six mouths with a complication of diseases which finally resulted in her death. Deceased, whose maiden name was Ross, was born in Ferguson township, Centre | oounty, in 1850, hence was 57 years, 8 months and 27 days old. She was united in marriage to Mr. MoCormick in 1871 and for twenty-one years bad lived in Tyrone. In addition to ber busband she is survived by two children, Mrs. Lee B. Carter and George Ross MoCormick, of Altoona. She Robert 8. Ross, of Warriorsmark. i 1 end of the connty it was finally selected as the place. At she conclusion of the business mees- ing the call to arms was given and a gen- eral order issued for a march on the dinner baskets, the command being to capture them at all hazards and at that time more than any other during the day, perbaps, the old soldiers showed a perfect subserv- iency to the command of those in oharge. The basket dinner was rendered even more appetizing by an abundance of hot coffee died | 8180 also leaves her aged mother, Mrs. E. served free to every old soldier and his | J. Ross, and the following brothers and | family. Mrs. Frank M. Fox, Mrs. George | The speechmakiog was all reserved for | C. Wilson, Mrs. Ella R. Carson, and Geo, | the afternoon and it proved a very inter- | M. Rosa, of Tyrone; Albert A. Ross and | estivg feautnre of the gathering. Gen. Beaver presided and made a brief talk The funeral was held on Saturday after- | while the other speakers were Dr. Edwin view cemetery. I | Joxgs.—Jobn C. Jones who with his | Robert A. Cassidy and J. C. Meyer. The | made as comfortable as possible before be- months. He was filty-nine years old and bad lived in Philipsburg most all his life, For a number of years prior to going into i i | | i | noon, interment being made in the Graud- | Erle Sparks, president of The Pennsylvania State College ; Congressman Charles F. Barclay, W. Harrison Walker Esq., Major Reformed church at Hablersburg, and the | brother William were proprietors of the | addres of Dr, Sparks was unusually 0ger. | Central hotel, in Philipsburg, died in that | esting and highly commended on all sides. | place on Monday evening of a complication | It wae late in the afternoon before the vet- of diveases. He had been sick about three | erans adjourned to meet at Pine Grove Mills next year. PP sem. MARRIAGE LiICENSES.— The following the hotel business he worked as a brake. | marriage licenses were issued the past week James, of Daunlo ; William, of Philipsburg, | man and conductor on the Pennsylvania | by Register Earl C. Tuten. | railrcad. He never married and is sarvived | ; | by two brothers and one sister, namely : | Mary Heiser, of McKeesport. James A. Grabam, of Pittsburg, and Orvis Monroe Shull and Sarah MM. Boob, and Mrs. Elizabeth Perry, of Ansonville, | both of Millheim. The funeral was held yesterday, interment George Bechtel, of Penn twp., aod Clara being made in the new cemetery at Philips. | Jane Snavely, of Haines twp. burg. I l i i | MorTeRr.—Henry Morter, a former Bai- leyville resident, died at his home near | both of Clarence. Birmingham on Monday, after a brief ill- ness with typhoid fever. His wile and several children are also ill with the dis. ease, which evidently 1s the result of con- tamination because of the low water at Birmingham. At the time he became ill Mr. Morter was just arranging to move back to Baileyville. He was a man about forty years of age and a blacksmith by oc- capation. The funeral was held on Wed- nesday afternoon, the remains being taken to Graysville for burial. | | | HorFMAN.—C. H. Hoffman, an aaditor in the engineering department of the Penn- sylvania railroad, died at his home at Ridley Park, near Philade!phia, last Satar- day morning, aged about thirty-nine years. Deceased was fairly well known in Belle- fonte, as every summer he with Mrs. Hofl- man, who is a daoghter of John Holmes, of Howard, visited the Conleys in this place. The remains were taken to Jacksonville for burial on Wednesday. ——The dwelling house owned by Mrs. Lutz, at Axe Maon,and occapied by Harry Fike and family, was burned to the ground on Saturday night together with practioal- ly all of ite contents. The origin of the fire is unknown hut is supposed to have | been caused by an exploding lamp. Early Sunday «vening the entire Fike family went to the home of Mrs. Fike's father, Michael! Stover, leaving alamp buraing in the house. About nine o'clock the bouse was discovered te be on fire and the flames had already gained such headway thas it was possible to save only a few articles of furniture. Both the building and contents were partially insured. ——— A — Bellefonte has always been noted for its pretty women and girls but a traveling man from Pittsburg, who spent Sanday in town, clinched the watter when he assert. ed on Saturday evening that he bad seen more pretty girls pass a certain business house in Bellefonte in filteen minutes than he ever saw in Pittsbarg in all his life. Of course this is nothing new to us, as beausi- ful women is as much an integral pars of Bellefonte as is our far-famed spring, but it kind of makes assurance doubly sare to bave a stranger declare himself so emphat- foally on the subject. Chester A. Walker, of Apgab, W. Va., and Gertrude Edoa Confer, of Yarnell. Joseph Drapsho and Mary Chessman, Albert Kerstetter and Cora Fulton, both of State College. George Homer Noll and Hanna E. Swartz, hoth of Milesburg. Jobo G. Daprez, of Hawk Ran, and Oliver H. Strom, of Rush twp. Lewis Gunter, of Keystone, and Agnes Hastings, of Rosh twp. George Lesko and Mary Soltis, both of Clarence. OLD CLOTHING FOR THE POOR.—The officers of the Salvation Army have under- taken to act a8 & mediam whereby ocontri- butions of old or cast off clothing are dis- tributed awong the poor of Bellefonte and vicinity most deserving of them. The at- tention of the people of Bellefonte is called to this fact especially becanse it is known that quite recently several boxes of oloth- ing were given by kindly disposed people of Bellefonte to be distributed among the poor by she Salvation Army and they never received them; hence the poor were out also. In the fatare all such contributions shonld be sent direct to the Army officers, or else they should be notified and allowed to collect the same themselves, and then only can they assume the responsibilisy or be held acconntable for their proper dis- tribution, ————— CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR OFFICERS. —The final session of the Christian Endeavorer’s convention at Buffalo Run was held last Thursday evening. The officers for the en- suing year were elected Thursday after- noon and were as follows: Presiden, James Pratt, of Unionville ; first vice- president, H. G. Ebbs, Warriorsmark ; sec- ond vice president, Harry Fisher, Warriors mark ; recording secretary, Nellie Dale, Lemont ; corresponding secretary, Nannie Fisher, Unionville ; treasurer, Rev. W. W. Rhoads, Howard ; chairman of missionary committee, Martha McKnight, Bellefonte ; chairman of quiet hour committee, Nellie Hopkins, Howard. : — Among the very critically ill in Bellefonte and whose death may ocenr any hour are Mrs. Catbarine Humes, of east Lion street ; Mrs, Alsendorfer, of Howard street ; Mrs. Catharine Haupt, of Logan street ; J. Kyle MoFarlane and F. Peebles Green. . | to it. The barn and other buildings were In the former were all of this year’s crops which included 900 bushels of wheat, 1,000 bushels of oats and 250 tons of hay. The other buildings contained all the farm imple. ments and machinery, none of which were saved. The total loss will aggregate be- tween $12,000 and $13,000, with an in. surance of $8,100, carried through the Fen- lon and Rankin agencies. > -—Last Tharsday alternoon two young girls of Bellefonte went to Bartley's livery stable and hired a horse and buggy to take | a drive. They drove out the alley at a fair gait and on driving down Allegheny street ran into little Thomas Anderson, the seven- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ander: son, of Quaker hill, The lad was knocked down and seriously injured, and the girls were so [rightened at what they bad inad- vertently done that they drove rapidly on without stopping to see how badly the boy was burt. The lad was picked up and carriod into Aiken’s store where be was ing taken home. He was injured internal- ly bat is getting along as well as possible. While the action of she girls in driving away and leaving the boy lying on the ! ground has been rather severely censured by those who saw it, it is accounted for by them that they were so badly scared they hardly knew what they were doing; and to their credit it can be said that after they realized what thay had done they went aud inquired after the boy and offered any aid they conld give. e- —— At noon on Wednesday dentist J. J. Kilpatrick was ou his way out Allegheny street iu his antomohile and had in the machine witls him his own little daughter and Isabelle Ward, the seven year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ward. In going over the orossing from Humes’ to the G. Murray Andrews residence, the little Ward girl slid from the seat and fell out of the machine. Sheclong to the side for the epace of a few seconds then dropped to the ground. The dootor was not ran- niog fast and as soon as he saw the child fall he stopped the machine as quickly as possible. When he sncceeded the little girl was completely under the machine and all who saw the accident supposed she had been run over. Col. Taylor bappened to be passing aod picked her up and car- ried her to doctor Locke's office where an examination failed to reveal avy injuries save two or three slight scratohes, and after she got over her fright the girl felt no ill-effects of ber mishap. In falling she evidently fell so far under the machine thas the wheel pushed her aside and only ran over her clothing. S———r A wn e— ——A very interesting meeting of the Christian Endeavor eociety was held on Sunday evening when the at- tendance was more than double the aver- age; a fact accounted for by the presence in Bellefonte of 20 many out-of-town Academy stadents, many of whom were present. Gen. Beaver addressed the meeting and among other things advocated the estab- lishment of a sonolarship in Park College, Parksville, Mo., by the Bellefonte society. This be thought could be done by taking up a collection for that purpose twice a month. No definite action was taken on the matter, the society holding the proposi- tion under consideration for the present until they find ons more definitely the amoant of the fand required and whether it would be feasible. > East LYNNE.—Joseph King's New York company in the emotional drama, East Lynne, will be the attraction at Gar- man's Monday, September 21st. East Lyone is an old-time play but is always interesting to lovers of emotional drama when properly staged and presented. Youn can see it at Garman’s next Monday even- ing. Pine Grove Mention, Samuel Wagner is breaking ground fora new barn. John Mattern, of Franklinville, spent | Monday with his uncle, W. C. Patterson, at State College. Dr. R. M. Krebs did some dental! work in Boalsburg Tuesday. This section is quite well represented at the Centre Hall picnic this week. James Harpster aud family visited relatives over in Blair county over Sunday. The drought is still on and many farmers are delaying seeding awaiting rain. Miss Elsie Goss is in Tyrone and Altoona visiting and will be gone two weeks. J. A. Fortney, of Tusseyville, wes bere on Tuesday seeing to his mother’s needs. Little Ethel Burwell is ill with bronchial { trouble and is under Dr. Kidder's care. Prof. M. E. Heberling is nursing a broken thumb received at the geme on Saturday. Wm. Fogleman, one of College township's young farmers, was here on business Tues. day. John Williams, tenant farmer on the J, A. B. Miller farm, lost a good horse Monday night. Wilson W. Cummings, of Old Fort, was here Wednesday and bought a bunch of cattle. Mrs. Alfaretta Goss came up from Watson. town to spend a week at the bome of her youth. Mrs. Hattie Bell, whose life was dispaired of the pastten days, is on a fair way to recovery. Nancy Heberling, teacher of the Bailey- ville school, is suffering with an attack of typhoid fever, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Garner, of Pine Hall, were visitors at the C. W. Fishburn home the first day of the week. Thomas F. Brett, youngest son of the late R. G. Brett, is here framz Kansas greeting the chums of his hoyhood days. Miss Buchla Fortney, who is il! with fever, is not much improved as yet. Miss Nellie Herman, a trained nurse, has her in charge, Miss Gertie Miller and sister, Mrs. C. T. Lemon, visited the J. E. Weiland home at | Linden Hall in the early part of the week. Miss Susan Alexander is quite ill at the | home of James Kimport, where she had gone | to visit last Saturday and was taken sudden- i ly sick. | Our young friend. George Mattern, is suf- fering with an attack of kidney trouble, so | that for a time he has laid aside the bammer | and tongs. | Mr. and Mrs. Scott, of the west, the first | time in twenty-nine years, are visiting Cen- tre county folks and taking in the Centre Hall picnic. The new clover huller of W. K. Corl is giving good satisfaction. On Tuesday they threshed eighty bushels of seed on the J. M, Kepler farm. J. G. Heberling is busy repairing his home on Main street, an up-to-date bath room being among the improvements, J, H, Ward isthe plumber. Mrs. Henry Meyers, of Bowling Green, Va., is visiting her many Centre county friends. She is looking well but her locks are quite silvered. Col. Austin Curtin was handling the rib. bons over a nice stepper, noticing the many changes in and about State College the past two years during his ahsence south. Mr. and Mrs. Bergstresser, of Millersville, are visiting their son, Rev. R. H. Bergstreser, at the parsonage. This is their first visit since the young divine came on this charge. Miss Elizabeth Psyche, of Williamsport, with her friend, Mrs. Hamilton, of Belle= fonte, were royally entertained at the A, 8S. Walker home on the Branch last week. The venerable Silas Gibboney with his daughter, Mrs. Kidder and Mrs. John Jacobs, enjoyed a carriage ride Monday and were royally entertained at O'Bryan home on Main street. Last Saturday the Belleville team with some thirty rooters came over to do our nine up but they barely got one run and when the dust cleared off the field the game stood 6 to 1 in favor of our team. After a long lay off jolly Charley Turner, the huxter, is back on his old route, He sustained serious injuries from a runaway team that almost ended hislife. His many customers are glad to see him out again, Wm. Ernest, of Towa, is visiting the home of his birth, Boalsburg. It is over half a century since Mr. Ernest emigrated toward the setting suu and this is his first visit back, consequently he notes many changes that time has brought. Cattle are dying on the Allegheny moun. tains where they are in pasture. Thus far nine head have been found, mostly owned by farmers in this section. The cause has not yet becn learned, but it is thought that the drought and stagnant water is to blame+ Spring Mills, David Sowers made his family a visit last week, the first in two months. He is engaged on the State road at Belleville, Pa. John Titas, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W, Gramley, hac been very ill for the past week or ten days, apparently he is not improving. John Gramley, at present driving an ice wagon in Shamokin, was home fora few days last week. He has not been here since early in the spring. We have from six to eight inches of dust on the roads in this neighborhood. To drive in the rear of another team is equivalent to a full dose of asphyxia. Robert Counldron and family moved to Huntingdon last week. He will be employed in a large grist mill. We are very sorry to lose Mr. Couldron as he is a good citizen. Last week Wm. Rubl, the liveryman, hired a horse and buggy to a gentleman of Penn Hall to take a short drive to Tusseyville, and when he arrived there the horse suddenly died. Quite a loss to Mr, Ruhl. On Saturday evening last a hunting club was organized here with W. M. Grove, president ; Dr, H. 8, Braucht, secretary, and Frank Fisher, treasurer. On next Saturday evening they will meet to adopt a constitu tion and by laws, . Quite a number of our folks attended the Granger encamipment on Monday and Tues- day, they all make a good report. Among the many beautiful, useful and attractive article on exhibition, none received more
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