a ee ee ——t P. GRAY MEEK, - Tsaxs or Sumscmirmiox.—Until farther ts paper will be furnished to subscribers at the ollowing rates : Paid strictly in 8dvANCe un iveercenne $1.00 Paid before expiration of year.......... 1.50 Democrat caneus meetings will be held in every election precinct of Centre county on Sat- urday, January 23, 1979, at sn hour to be disignat- ted by the local party chairman, for the purpose of nominating precinct, township and borough officers to be voted for at the coming February election. . D. Pav Forrey, Secretary. WwW. D. ZERBY, Chairman. As to mr. and Mrs. Stokes. The appearance of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. PHELPS StoKEs, of New York, in the court house, Wednesday night, was an event of more than passing interest. Aside from the romantic feature in the lives of these two people which doubtless aroused the cariosity of mavy of the large audience presens to hear them they are such prowi- nent exponents of the Socialistic propagan- da that a number of our most intelligent citizens found pleasure and interest in list- ening to the theories of this comparative. ly new movements. We say theories, be- cause both Mr. and Mre. STOKES, during the course of their talking, which lasted nearly three hours, failed to apply Social dsm. And this was the very point that nine-tenthsYof the really interested audi- ence expected to bear. There is no gues- tion as to the heausy of the theory of So- cialism, but were we all vo awaken tomor row morning to find the world universal in ite belief of the theory how could it be ap- plied ? That is the question that wast be answered satisfactorily before there can be any conversion. Mis. STOKES spoke most charmingly of the ideals, but her own words convinced us that the millennium alone will fulfill them, not the conversion of humanity to Socialism. When she said *‘it will be Thy Kingdom Come’’ she admitted that soch an order of things as she pleads for can only he brought to pass when there is an end of institutions tem- poral and the complete submersion of the personal element in existence. This event. ‘ually means the millennium and “Thy Kingdom Come.” The sincerity of both the speakers was evident and we will not say that their efforts are misguided, for who can tell whas any movement, especial- ly one that is being recruited as rapidly as this one is, will bring forth. Bat until they begin to talk applied Socialism the popular mind will see nothing else ip it than a group of eminently learned and earnest theorists, followed by a class of semi-intelligent people, dissatisfied with present conditions, and rallying about the SBocialistic banner under the mistaken im- pression that the riches of the rich are to be scattered broadcast among the indolens. ——The action of the board of directors of the First National tank, at sheir meet- ing on Tuesday, was one calculated to in- spire the continned confidence of the large patronage of that excellent institution. The elevation of Mr. CHARLES M. Me- CURDY liom the active duties of cashier to the presidency was a particnlarly jadicions promotion, for while Mrs. McCURDY same 80 Centre county ao entire stranger he has been here long enough toacquire a most inti. mate knowledge of her people and hnsines« interests; coupled with this necessary requi- site his soperior ability a« a banking man pecaliariy fits him lor the position he bas just been tendered and accepted. The promotion of Mr. JAMES K. BARNHART to the position of acting cashier i« along the line of the movement now iu practice amoug mauy of the larger corporations of the country ; that is, to reward and ad- vance competent and trustworthy em- ployees. Mr. BARNHART has certainly been in this class and we congratulate hoth of the gentlemen upon this recognition of ‘their usefulness and the directors upon the wisdom of their action. ——The funeral ceremonies of the local option wovement are to he held ata very early date, or something will go amiss. It is now rumored that orders have already been issued that as soon ae it is introdaced and gets to the committee it is to he taken up and reported to the House without de: Iay and then given such a trouncing ae will effectually end it as well as a number of its friends. The interests that are op- posing it have the assurances of the bosses shat it will receive less than fifty of the 204 votes, and will be sent to the political bone yard before any other matters of im- portance are considered. Great is Republi- ocanism in Pennsylvania and its voice, this year, is for booze and boodle. ~——Cbaitman NORMAN E. MACK, of the Democratic National Committee, assures the pablic that Mr. BRYAN will nos again ‘be a candidate for the Presidency. Mr. MACK ought to know, as he was one of the chief insirnaments iv making him the nomi- nee last July aud was possibly closer to him, daring the campaign, than any other Democrat in the country. This assurance ought at least to remove the political nighs. mare that bas disturbed the serenity of so many Democrats since the publication of the fool interview that practically pat Mr. BRYAN in the field for a fourth time: The **3—of—Us" which will be the attraction at Garman’s this ( Friday) even. ing is eaid to be giving general satisfaction wherever it bas appeared this season. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. PrercHER—In the desth of Mm. Orpha Pletcher, widow of the late David B. Pletcher, Howard township loses one of its oldest and best known women. Al- though past four score years of age she had been in good health up until two weeks prior to ber death when she contracted a bad cold which rapidiy developed nto poenmonia, causing her death as 11.30 o'clock on Wednesday night of last week. She was a vative of Howard township and was 84 years and 3 months old. Practical ly her entire life was spent in the locality of ber birth and no woman in that section of the county was more loved and revered for her kindliness of heart and many acts of christian charity thao just ‘‘Motber” Pletcher, as she was more familiarly koown. Her husband died over seventeen years ago but surviving her are two sons, A. A. Pletcher, justice of the peace, of Howard, who himself has been quite ill for some time; and Sergius 8. Pletcher, a clerk in the anditing department at Washington, D.C. Funeral services were held iu the Jacksonville Presbyterian church at two o'clock Saturday afternoon, burial being wade in the Jacksonville cemetery. | | ! BeATTY.—Samuel Beatty, a well known resident of Blanchard, dropped dead about 4.30 o'clock or Thursday afternoon of last week. Late every afternoon it was his castom to carry enough wood into the house to do over night and on Tharsday afternoon be began his work as usual. He had carried one arm full into the house and while going down the steps on his way to the woodshed fell over dead. Four years ago he was stricken with paralysis and he had been an invalid ever since; and his death was the result of another severe stroke. Deceased was born in Liberty township and was 58 years, 5 months and 2 daye old. He is survived by his wife and three chil- dren, namely ; Mrs, Clyde Kunes, Mrs, Tyler Fravel, of Blauchard, and Rohert, at home. Deceased was a member of the Hanter Run Methodist church. Rev. G. Stanley West, of Newberry, officiated at the funeral, which was beld at 10.30 o'clock on Sunday morning from the house, interment heing made in the Baptist cemetery. | | Kuxgs.—J. Irvin Kunes, one of the best known citizens of Liberty township, died at his home in Blanchard at seven o'clock on Saturday evening. Two years ago be was stricken with paralysis aod since that time he bas been more or less an invalid and his death was the result of avother stroke. He was born in Liberty township and was about seventy years of age. He was for many years identified with the business interests of thas locality, being a member of the firm of 8. H. and J. I. Kanes, mer- chants, farmers aud lumbermen. Both of the founders of the firm are now dead. Mr. Kuunes is survived by one brother, Dance B. Kanes, of Blanchard, and a niece, Miss Ella Graham, who made her home with bim. He was a member of the Disciple church aud a conscientious, christian geon- tleman. The funeral was held at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Patterson, of the Disciple church,officiated and barial was wade in the Disciple cemetery. | | ! Kring. — After suffering for many months with tuberculosis George Kline died at the home of his parents at State College last Thursday morning, Realizing the serionsvess of his condition early last fall he went to the Whitehaven sanitorinm bat the disease had already advanced too far for the treatment there to afford him any relief and he returned home. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Kline and was born in College township twenty-four years ago. He was a young man of a kind and oheerfal disposition and had a friend in everybody who kuew him. He is survived hy his parents and four sis- ters. The funeral was held from his par- ents home on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Benjamin Gill officiated at the services and interment was made in the Branch ceme- tery. | | KraPE—Oscar Krape died in the hospit- al for the insane at Harrisharg on Monday morning. He was bhoru at Spring Mills and wasa son of Mr. and Mrs. James Krape. When a youog man he lived at Centre Hall for several years and while there was united in marriage to Miss Geary, who survives with a ten year old daughter. The remains were taken to Centre Hall where the faneral was held yesterday morning. ————— TAYLOR—MILLER. — Considerable sur- prise was occasioned among their numerous friends in Bellefonte by the announcement of the marriage in Harrisburg on Monday, of Harold A. Taylor and Miss Elsie L. Miller, both of shis place. The ceremony was performed as the parsonage of the First Presbyterian church by Rev. J. R. Smith. The bride is a daughter of former county | commissioner Abram V. Miller and is well known in Bellefonte aud vicinity. The bridegroom is a son of the late Hogh Tay- lor and a brother of Col. H. 8. Taylor. He is a steady, industrions young man aod is in the employ of the Bellefonte Gas and Steam Heating compauy. The young couple are now on a brie! wedding trip in the east. ~The Manufacturers Outlet Clothing company will close out their busiess in this place next Monday and the proprietors will retarn to their homes in Lock Haven, where they are interested in a large whole- sale clothing store. ——This (Friday) evening the election of first and second lientenants for Company B will take place in the armory. ——— ow ———— ——Several enterprising citizens of Re- bersburg are talking of purchasing an aato- mobile hack for the purpose of carrying the mail and passengers between Rebervharg and the station at Coburn. Sach an in- vestment would undoubtedly prove a very great convenience aud might he a paying venture. esi ——Dr, Edith Schad bas decided to move up town this spring and bas leased the W. 8. Zeller house now occupied by Dr. Lewis Tryon and will more there on April first. D. I. Willard will move from his present abode on east Linn street into the hoase on Thomas street to be vacated by Dr. Schad. soe — Because of the wonderful success of the farmer's week exercises at State College last week she college officials have already announced their intention of making an efforts to have the meeting of the State Graoge next December held at the college at or about the same time of the vext an- nual farmer's week exercises, — Manager Garman has a number of first class shows booked for the latter half of the season in this place. Among the number are ‘Ma's New Hosband,”’ which will be here next week ; “The Arrival of Kitty,” *‘Graustark,” ‘‘The Mummy and she Hamming Bird,”” avd a number of others of equally high-class reputation. ove ——The J. B. Royer property, at Centre Hill, was recently sold hy Elmer Royer, the administrator, to Mrs. Albert Aflen, for $700. Mr. and Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Eliza Smith, the laster's mother, will oe- oupy their new home on and after April first, while Lloyd Smith, of Altoona, will move back to Potter township and cultivate ais mother’s farm. OOO mn ress. ——Samuel Oswalt and Samuel Hicks, of Philipsburg, have opened a coa! mine on their land at Derby, a small village joss over the Clearfield county line, and have begun mining on a small scale. Up to this time they are confining themselves merely to supplying the local trade in and around Philipsbarg bat as their mine is developed they expect to mine coal for shipmsut. ES — ~The Bellefonte Academy basket ball team will play the Juniata Preps. in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium this (Friday) evening, and tomorrow evening they will play the Dickinson Seminary team, of Wil- liamsport. Both games will be called at 8:15 o'clock sharp. Price of admission, only twenty-five cents. Tarn out and encourage the boys by your presence and your money. *oe ——John G. Dubbs, the well known im- plement dealer, was sixty years old on Taesday and that evening celebrated the event by eotertainiog a small party of friends at bis home on Willowbank street. In fact, the party was just about at its beight when the Kaup fire broke out and it wae not until the stable was almost burned down that Mr. Dabbs aod his friends discovered where the fire was. > ~The mild weather and slight raios we bave bad the past two weeks bas re- sulted in relieving the drought-ridden dis- triots in this section of the State so that farmers now have water enough for domes- tic purposes and for watering their stock without being compelled to haul it a distance of from three to five miles. In fact many of the streams and springs which bave been dry for mouths are now flowing again, > ——-The public schools of Bellefonte have this week heen without any official head, inasmuch as the school board has not as yet elected a supervising principal to succeed John D Meyer, resigned. No regu- lar meeting of the school board will be held until the first Monday evening in Febroary and to elect a new supervising principal a special meeting will bave to he held, and up to this time there hat not even been a call for such a meeting. > —=—At the annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Firss National Bank of Belle- fonte held on Tuesday morning the follow- ing gentlemen were elected as the hoard of directors : Dr. George F. Harris, William P. Humes, W. Fred Reynolds, M. M. Mas- ser, W. C. Patterson, W. C. Lingle ‘and Charles M. McCurdy. The directors ticu elected Charles M. McCurdy president, to zacoeed the late Col. James P. Coburn; Dr. George F. Harris vice president, and James K. Barnhart, acting cashier. ——Robert Ward was arrested in Ponx- satawney on Monday by sheriff W. E. Horley and the same evening brought to Bellefonte and committed to jail to await trial on the charge of larceny. It is al- leged that two months or more ago Mr. Ward who was employed at the Palace livery, stole one bundred dollars from another Bellefonter, then decamped leav- ing his motherless children to take care of themselves. It was not until last week that the authorities learned of his where: abouts. — A$ eight o'clock on Tuesday evening three State College students were together in a room at ove of the clab houses when one of the oumber proposed walking to Bellefonte. The other two agreed and at 8:15 o'clock the three started on their twelve mile tramp to this place, notwith- standing the cold weather and bard walk- ing. The former they did pot mind bat the latter made the tramping very labor. fous, but as that they made good time as they arrived here at just 11:15 o'clock, baving made the trip in three hours, or as the rate of four miles an hour. ——Several weeks ago the ceiling in the office of Dr. H. W. Tate, in Bash Arcade, tell down and in order to make is secure in the future a new steel ceiling was put on. And while she was about it Mrs. Bush de- cided to fix up the large dance hall on the third floor of the Arcade by putting down a new floor of bard South Carolina pine, erecting a three foot wide platform around the entire room on which ohairs will be placed for the use of spectators. An or- chestra platlorm has alse been erected in the east end of the room as well as a large coat and has ruck. Water has heen piped into the room aud the walls have been freshly painted and frescoed, 0 that when completed it will be one of the fiuest dance halls in Bellefonte. The formal opening of the remodeled hall will take place one week from tooight, Friday. Jaooary 220d, when an orchestra dance will be given by Mise Crissmas. >oe ——The Good Will Hose company, of Lock Haven, has heen suspended for thirty day= owing to tbe alleged charge thar the hose hou<e bad been made an habitoal drinkiog resort for some of the members. Mayor Stevenson first called attention to the matter in a special message to council after which there was au investigation and at a special meeting of council on Monday evening the law and order committee sab- mitted a report in which the summary dis- missal of the company was recommended. The report was adopted but later was re- considered and the company saspended for thirty days pending a further and faller investigation. A number of the members of the Good Will company are well known in Bellefonte and uatorally more or less interest is manifested in the outcome of this probiog. —— We have thus far omitted to men sion the fact that the venerable Joe W. Farey, who for years was local editor of the WATCHMAN, was the recipient of a nice Christmas present from his daaghter and son-in-law, E. B. O'Reilly, in the shape of a bound volume of Mr. Farey’s poems. Daring his lifetime Mr. Farey wrote quite a number of poems and lyrics, some of which never appeared in print. Mr. O'Reilly compiled the poems and verse, bad them printed on heavy plate paper and handsomely hound and pre sented the same to Mr. Farey. That gentleman, who is now seventy-two years old, isin fairly good health though at times somewhat deficient iu reasoning powers. He still remembers his old friends in Bellefonte and often inquires after them. oe MARRIAGE Licensgs.— The following marriage licenses were issued the past week by Register Earl C. Tuten. Comer I. Shope and Florence E. Strank, both of Howard. John D. McCaslin, of Milesburg, and Mary E. Heary, of Rebersburg. W. Hamill Glenn and Mary M. Bierly, both of Pine Grove Mills. Mickoley Tarso and Martha Shalick, both of Rush T'wp. *oe ——Mr. Peter Collins is still lying dan- gerously ill at the home of his sister, Miss Sarah Collins, on Curtin street. His con- dition at all times is very low and while he generally koows those who are permitted to see him he has intermittent lapses into uncongciousness and the attending physi- cians give no hope of his recovery. Howard, Lewis Beck was a Bellefonte visitor on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hill were Tyrone vis- itors on Monday. Tuesday was a day of storm. We may have some sleighing now. Burdine and Frank Butler were in Belle fonte this week on business. Did you see the new street light leading to the grist mill? It is a good one. Dr. O. W. McEatire had carpenters at work on his new house this week. Mr. Thompson, the new Disciple preacher, has been on the sick list for several days. On Tuesday Miss Lizzie Haagen boarded the train for Bellefonte on a shopping tours J. W. Beck, one of the board of county auditors, reports the work very pleasant and agreeable. If yon want to know how to smoke meat quickly get Kline and Wolfe's recipe for same. Free for the asking. The nominations for spring election will soon take place. Now is the time to look up your men to make a good ticket. Mrs. Ward V. Schenck returned home after a visit of two mouths with her sister, Mrs. William Diehl, of Hartleton. The young people of this place enjoyed the skating on W. H. Loog’s mill dam the past week and up until the fall of the snow on Tuesday. Jacob Klinger 1s not improving very much if any. James E. Lenker has been on the sick list this week. Levi F. Roan’s children are at present suf- fering with whooping cough. Mrs. Sadie Miller bas been visiting among friends in Smullton the past week. Some of the farmers are beginning to think of moving since New Year's day. Last week was cold and disagreeable while this week we are having all kinds of weath er. There have been several cases of tonsilitis in town during the last few weeks, but all are getting along fine. Thursday evening while Dr. Kidder was making his rounds among his patients bis horse broke loose and ran towards home, and while passing the house of station agent P. C. Bradford, it got too close to his new yard fence wrecking the entire fence and the buggy that it was hitched to, and then ran home to Boalsburg. Pine Grove Mention. The ice man is pleased with this kind of weather. Ed V. Kocher transacted business in Ty~- rone on Monday. Mrs. Emery Johnson has been ill with pleurisy the past ten days. Leah, wife of William Collier, was strick. en with paralysis lust Friday. Mrs. D. L. Miller visited friends in Ty rone Tuesday and Weduesany. Our two sister towns each have a wedding on the slate for the near future. Ed Martz, who has been confined to the house the last teu days, is out again. There is unother yoang Democrat in Fer- guson township, He came last Sunday. Mrs. Amanda Fisher is laid up with a se- vere attack of lumbago and rheumatism. D. I. Johnson with his son, Emory, were among the passcugers west Monday after- noon, James Poorman, an old veteran of the Civ- il war, wus housed up for two weeks with the grip. N. C. Neidigh with his friend, 8. E. Tress- ler, spent Sunday at the Henderson home at Spruce Creek. Mrs. David L. Miller on Tuesday purchas. ed the H. M. Stover property ou Main street, for $650. Mrs. Isaac Woomer, who bas been a very sick woman the past month, is now on « fair way to recovery, Mrs. Amelia Koch Dreese, who bas been lying at death’s door with pueumonia, is now convalescing. The veuerable Silas Gibboney, of Sauls- burg, hus been spending several weeks with old friends in Boalsburg. Walter Weaver is now handling the throt- tle on his new eighteen horse power Frick engine which arrived on Monday. George Fisher, who has been confined to bed with inflammatory rheumatism, is still holding down the couch, but better. Miss Laura Cole, who has been quite sick the past week at the home of her sister, Mrs. Daniel Irvin, at Baileyville, is some better. A ladies’ silver watch with gold fob chain, was lost in Bellefonte recently. The finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving at the WarcaMAN office. Farmer Ira Gates has rented the old Jacob Rider farm at Gatesburg, for next season. J. R. Bullock will sncceed him on the Gates farm, at the same place. George Johnson is in bard luck again, Last Friday morning when he went to the barn he found one of his horses dead. This is the seventh one to die within a few yeurs. Mr. Augustus Henderson, who spent the latter part of the summer in a sanitorium at Reading, is back at his old quarters on the Branch, his health being very much improv- ed. Mrs. W. H. Fry with ber brother, James W. Laurimore, visited friends of long ago in Boalsburg. on Tuesday. Mr. Laurimore has been west for more than forty years snd can scarcely realize the changes Father Time has wrought. While chopping pulp wood last Friday near Graysville, J. C. Norton almost cut off his right foot by a misguided stroke of his ax. A few days previous Jacob Harpster al. most severed the big toe on his left foot while chopping wood. The Democratic primaries for the nomin a. tion of candidates for the various township offices will be held at the Centre school house at one o'clock Saturday afternoon, January 23rd. Let all Democrats turn out and put in nomination a good ticket. Last Monday evening the house of Otis Corl, at Pine Hall, was filled with guests and Grandmother Cramer was the central figure of attraction, it being her seventy- third birthday. The occasion was planned by her danghter, Mrs. Corl. Refreshments were served and the evening was spent by the older folks in reciting reminiscences of long ago, while the youuger set enjoyed themselves with music and dancing. A fea ture of the gathering was that there were representatives of four generations present and a group picture was taken of them. The sixteenth annual banquet of Tussey Council, No. 515, I. O. of U. A., was held at the St. Elmo hotel last Friday evening and proved n most successful and enjoyable ocea- sion, thanks to the untiring efforts of Messrs, Murphy, Decker and Harper, the committee in charge. Capt. W. H. Fry presided and officinted as toastmaster. In a preliminary speech he told of the present membership and standing of the Council, which included the fact that it was in a very good financial condition, with almost thirteen hundred dollars in the treasury. Other ad dresses were made by Revs. Black, Philips and Shultz. George M. Thorpe, editor of The Messenger, the official organ of the organ- ization, was to have been present but was detained at Lewistown and could not get here. He eame, however. for the reguiar meeting of the Council on Saturday evening and made a very interesting address. Spring Mills. Covsiderable ice of a good quality was stored here within the last ten days. Penns and Sinking creeks have now a good supply of water, so have all the wells in this ioeality. Miss Grace Weaver left here on Wednes- day last for State College, where she bas se: cured employment. Nenrly all the patients here afflicted with the mumps bave about recovered, and the malady is rapidly disappearing. Nearly all the cows in this immediate neighborhood have gone through the ‘‘mid- night test,” and no disease of any kind dis- covered, Wm. Rossman, formerly of No. 3 Tower at Milton, but transferred to Mifilinburg on the 1st inst., was brought home on Wedues- day last suffering with pneumonia. Quite a lxrge number of our male popula: tion were down to Millbeim during the late fire in that town. For a time the main road was lively with teams, all going at a break- neck speed. Magistrate Hering, who was recovering from a severe illness of over six weeks dura- tion and was up avd about, had a relapse on Wednesduy last and is sgain confined to his bed. Our genial station agent, W. L. Campbell, bas recovered from his recent severe case of mumps, which housed him up for a week or more, and bas resumed his duties at the of- fice and can now say “Richard is himself again.” We missed Mr. Campbell during his illness, his cheerful and accommodating demeavor to all who have business at the station is satisfactory and pleasant and an absence of only a day is felt to be a loss. True he has quite an able assistant, but tbat is not Mr. Campbell himself, who is uoques- tionably the right man in the right place. To be n member of a beneficial organiza. tion of a high n:oral character, either secret or otherwise, is certainly very commendable and of great personal advantage both social- iy and financially, although many persons without any substantial reasons are of a con- trary opinion. As an illustration of its ad- vantages and benefits: Daniel Heckman, one of our industrious, hard working eiti« zens, bad a very severe attack of inflamma tory rheumatism a month or two since, pre. cluding him from all labor. His means be- ing limited, in fact, his support depending on his daily teil, his affliction became a very serious and momentous question. Fortu. nately however for Mr. Heckman, he was a member in good standing in Spring Mills Castle K. G. E. When his case was reported inthe Castle, the relief committee immedi- ately visited him to ascertain the extent of his disabilities, and also to ascertain what was necessary for his comfort, The commit- tee also informed him not to worry over his circumstances, but to rest easy and feel as- sured that Castle No. 162 would take care of him, and see that neither he nor his family would suffer for the necessaries of life dur- ing his illness. This assurance was confirui. ed by the Castle, and continued until a short time since, when Mr. Heckman declared himself off, being able he thought, to resume his daily voestion in a short time. Mr, Heckman bas repeatedly remarked that had it not been for the kind assistance rendered him by the Eagles during his troubles, his condition would have been quite a sad ome. This is simply one csse out of a thousand, and only proves again that beneficial organi- zations when conducted on & high and noble plane, by unselfish wen—who have a kindly feeling and love their fellow men, is advane tageous to a high degree. The Spring Mills organization, like other castles of the order, take care of their unfortunate and deserving members. Quick to relieve distress where- ever possible, and always ready and willing to assist and make glad asad and desolate home, to cheer and soothe the sick man’s pillow. 100 Lives Suuffed Out by Explosion in W. Va. Colliery. BLUEFIELD, W. VA. Jan. 12. —Again the earth trembled today and shat an- kvuown substance in which there is» more deadly energy and destruction to the atom than in tons of dynamite, let go its awlal engines ol disaster in the mines of the Lick Brauch Colliery company aod snuffed out more than 100 lives. It was in these same mines where two weeks ago to a day fifsy miners were killed by a similar ex- plosion. In the quiet of the early worning there came like the sound of thunder a wighty rumbling in the bowels of the earth which reverberated along the miles of corridors and air passages crowded wish those who work there, Above the tovs of earth and stone that lay between the workings and the moun- tain’s crown giant trees gnivered from the foroe of the concussion, aud from the mine mouth the forces of the earth ses free, helohed forth a cload of flame, soot, dust and debnis, heavy timbers, hroken mine cars and even a massive motor used to baal the heavy laden cas from the depths, Scarcely bad the detonation died away before a throng ol terrorized women and children rushed to the mine mouth and implored those there to aliow shem to aid in the effort tosave some of their loved ones who might stil! be alive within. Mine Foreman Bowers, who was near the entrance was blown from his feet but wanaged to crawl ont safely, as did also Robert Smith, a miner. With the foreman was a miner named Holliday and he, too, was blown over. A rescue party, organ- ized on the moment, roshed in the jaws of the smoking mine and tried to rescue him. They were driven hack hy the deadly fumes of the afterdamp and were compelled to leave hu to his fare, A train was rushed from this city to the scene of the disaster,vome twenty-five miles away, carrying bratticing and other ma- terial to he used in the work of exploration and resone. There was supposed to be from sixty to eighty men io the section of the mine affected. The debris from the explosion of two weeks ago bad not heen cleared away and twenty men were engag- ed in shies work. Nineteen contract miners with their crews were ai work in a new entry and it is feared thas all of these men were lost. ‘The explosion was in a different part of the mine from that of two weeks ago. Since that catastrophe the mine had heen inspected by government officials and by the most experienced mine men in the region and all, is ia eaid, expressed the opinion that is was safe. Que rescue party came iv sight of six bodies, but was forced back. A late esti- mate of the number of men entombed is more than 100. That all of them are dead there can be no donbs. The fire in the mine and the deadly gases to say nothing of the awful force of she explosion, pre- cludes any chauce of rescuing any of the wen alive. The main entry of the mine is four miles long, running from one side of the moun- tain to the other. Debris was blown from both entries, which gives some idea of the tremendous foroe of the explosion. It is reasonably certain that all of the hodies will never be recovered. Some of them: were blown to aud others in- cinerated, no doubt, The fans which far nish the fresh air for the workings, as in the farmer explosion, were not disabled, and are forcing fresh air in the mines. The explosion was the most terrific that has ever occurred in this region. In 1884, at the Southwest Virginia Improvement Sumpany's mine, 360 were killea in ao ex- plosion. Today's horror is the most dis- astrons that has occurred since. The mine is owned by the Pocahontas Consolidated Colliery company. At 10 o'clock ten hodies had heen taken from the Lick Branch mine. None of them ay Eo eatin. op bas been turned 0 carpenter into a morgue and the bodies have been placed there, with the expectation that identification can be acoomplished. ee Dabip ro the beet of my judgment you are soffering from gastritis. Patient—I know it. I gos is iu the cel- lar fooling with thegas-meter.
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