— RE
Bellefonte, Pa., July 16, 1909.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Qwing to ill health Edward Strable
bas been compelled to resign his position
temporarily as the Pennsylvania railrcad
freight station in this place and Harold
Kirk bas accepted the position made vacant
by bis resignation.
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——The ladies of the United Brethren
charch, of this place, will hold an ice
cream and cake festival to-morrow(Satur-
day)evening, July 17th, io the room ad-
joining the church. A hearty invitation is
extended to all.
——Qu the fourth of July a family re-
union was held at the home of Col. and
Mrs. John A. Daley, in Curtin township,
when all their children and grandchildren
gathered around the old hearthstone for
the first time in years. It was a very happy
day for all, and especially for Col. and Mre,
Daley.
~The Coleville band and other musi-
oians of Bellefonte are going to make a try
for the Fifth regiment band. The regi.
ment band is now located in Clearfield bus
their term expires in August and they do
not intend re-enlisting. Because of this
fact Bellefonte will endeavor to place the
band in the regiment.
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—— Last Friday morning Emma Miller,
the six year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Herbert Miller, of east High street, was
oat in the yard playing with some other
children when her hrother Roy, aged eleven
years, attempted to take a loaded shot gan
out of the house to give to some older boys.
In going out the door the gun was acci-
dentally discharged and several of the
shot entered the little girl's lefs leg below
the knee. Fortunately the hone was not
broken and the child is getting aloug
nicely.
—— Spring creek is minus two big trout
and they were not caught by T. Clayton
Brown either. On Tuesday three monster
trout came up the creek and stopped in the
deep water opposite the Bush house. Im-
mediately there was a scramble of local
fisherman for rod and line and after sev-
eral hours of patient fishing one of the
trout was landed. It measured 18} inches.
On Wednesday morning Thomas Morgan
caught the daddy of the bunch. It mea-
sured 24 inches and weighed just six
pounds. These were the two largest trout
taken from Spring ereek this season.
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— George A. Beezer on Tuesday com-
pleted the job of raising his building on
Water street and filling in the foundation
and all that now remains is the filling in
of the street along the building which will
be dove under direction of the borough.
The building was raised almost two feet
and filled in then finished with a solid con-
crete floor. The posts through the main
part of the building were removed, afford-
ing a lot more space for the housing of
automobiles than he formerly bad. In
addition to bis main wash a small wash
room has been built at the southeast corner
of the building and with other modern
equipments he now has one of the best
garages in this section of the State.
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—— Have you been to tha Scenic the
past two weeks, if not yon have missed
some rare treate in pictures as well as good
singing by Miss Maude Hovey, of Buffalo.
Mavager Brown is keeping up his reputa-
tion as an up-to-date manager in securing
only the very latest and best pictures on
the market and these include all of the
leading films put out by the hall dozen or
more moving picture manufacturers in the
world’s combine. They are pictures of
good educational interest with jost enough
comedy to amuse the young people. The
Soenic is a pleasant place to spend a ball
hour every evening and the fact that itis
#0 liberally patronized by the best people
of Bellefonte is evidence that it is as popu:
lar as ever. If you miss one evening you
will mies a rare treat.
~— Last Friday John Sebring Jr., sold
a 1906 second hand Franklin automobile to
H. C. Robinson, of Centre Hall, delivering
the machine the same day. The next after-
noon Mr. Rebinson invited Dr. Jacobs and
two other friends to go along with him on
kis first trip in the machine, and they of
course accepted only too willingly. Mr.
Robinson started the motor and with all on
board threw io the reverse to back out of
the barn when the machine made a wild
plange backwards. He then threw forward
the lever into high speed and like ao oon-
broken broncho the automobile plunged
forward and into the side of the barn with
such force as to knock off the boards. A
post, however, kept it from going through
into the garden. After that the owner
handled it in a milder manner antil he
coaxed the machine into the alley but in
going down the alley he got a little too close
to the picket fence and ripped off a panel
of pickets, more or less,and when he finally
got out of the alley and went to turn the
corner into the street he ran head-on into a
tree. That stopped machine, motor and
the pleasure trip; at least the above is the
version of one of the party with Mr. Robin.
son.
Dears of C. C. BELL.—Is was quitea
shook to the people of Bellefonte to learn
on Tuesday of last week of the sudden
death on Monday night of C. C. Bell, trades
instructor at the Huntingdon reformatory.
He had been enjoying excellent health and
on Mouday afternoon with Mrs. Bell and
their danghter attended the fourth of July
sports on the Huntingdon fair grounds.
Abont three o'clock in the afternoon he
complained of severe pains in the stomach
and boarding a streel car wens to his home.
A physician was summoned but though
every remedy known to medical science
| was used be became unconscious shortly
after four o'clock and died as ten o'clock
at night. Ceath was the result of apoplexy.
Charles Coburn Bell was born as Aarons.
burg, this county, October 14th, 1853,
hence was past fifty-five years of age.
When about twenty years of age the family
moved to Bellefonte and here Mr. Bell en-
gaged in the occupation of a stonemason
aod bricklayer, Iater going into the con-
tracting business. He lived bere until
Jaouary, 1898, when he was appointed in-
structor in plastering, stonemasonry, stone-
cutting and bricklaying at the Huntingdon
reformatory, a position he held until bis
death. He was recognized as one of the
most competent instructors in thas instita-
tion, and many specimens of his work will
atand for years as memorials of bis akility.
In 1875 he was united in marriage to
Miss Katharine Weaver, of Aaronsburg,
who survives with five children, namely :
John, of Wilkinsburg; Harry, Andrew,
Earle and Mrs, Frank Patton, of Hunt-
ingdon. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Thomas Hull, of Aaronsburg, and Mrs.
Webb, of Haston, Texas; and one brother,
T. Coke Bell, of Reading. This is the third
time death has invaded that family within
a year, the first being the death of the wife
of Earle Bell, and later his only child.
Deceased was a member of the Reformed
church and always active in church work.
The faneral was held from his late resi-
dence last Thursday afternoon and was very
largely attended. Burial was made in the
Riverview cemetery at Huntingdon.
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LOUDER.—Mrs. Addie E. Louder, wife
of D. B. Louder, died quite suddenly at
her home at Oak Hall last Saturday morn-
ing. For the past year or so she had been
a sufferer with diabetes but her condition
was not even serious and she was able to
look after her household affairs. Friday
morning she was out driving with her has.
band bat about noon she took suddenly ill
and ber illness was of such an aggravated
pature that she died at seven o'clock the
next morning.
Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
J. Irvin Ross and was born uear Pine Grove
Mills January 7th, 1855. In August, 1878,
she was united in marriage to D. B. Lou-
der, of the Glades, and ever since the fam-
ily bave lived in upper Pennsvalley. She
is survived by her husband and three sons,
Ross, Elmer and Ralph, as well as the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters : J. H. Ross,
of Linden Hall; E. C., of Lemont; Mrs,
Alice Weaver, Mrs. James Lytle and Mrs,
George Gleun, of State College.
The foneral was held at ten o'clock on
Tuesday morning. Rev. W. K. Harnish,
of the Presbyterian church, officiated and
interment was made in the Branch ceme-
tery.
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KILLED AT TYRONE.—Edward Calder-
wood, a native of Centre county, met a
horrible death in the Tyrone railroad yards
about nine o'clock last Friday night. He
was employed as a yard brakeman and
while attempting to cross a track to his
train was struck by a passenger train and
thrown to an adjoining track where he was
ground to death beneath the wheels of a
passing freight train. His body was [righs-
fully mangled aud it was almost impossible
to identify the remains.
Calderwood was about twenty-eight
years of age and was born at Pennsylvania
Farnace, this county. About four years
ago he moved to Tyrone where he has since
been in the employ of the Pennsylvania
railroad company. He is survived by his
wile and one child and his untimely death
is a hard blow to the latter because of the
additional fact that only recently they lost
two young children, by death. He also
leaves several brothers and sisters, some of
whom still reside in Ferguson township.
The faneral was held Sunday.
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Hess. —Mrs, Sarah Hees, widow of the
late William Hess, died at her home in
Philipsburg, on Tuesday afterncon of last
week, of general infirmities. She was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abrabam Eisen-
bauer, and was born at Middleburg, Sny-
der county, seventy-eight years ago. When
a yourg woman she was married to Wil-
liam Hess, ol Ferguson township, avd
since 1873 the family made their home in
Philipsburg.
Mr. Hess died two years ago bat surviv-
ing the deceased are three children : C. C.
Hess, of Rush township ; Frank, of Sandy
Ridge ; and Mrs. Ida Rothrock, of Philips-
burg, with whom she made her home. She
was a faithfal member of the Methodist
charch and Rev. Wilson officiated at the
faneral whioh was beld last Friday after-
noon, burial being made in the Philips-
burg cemetery.
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_ParrisH.—J. D. Parrish, fatherof Dr.
C. M. Parrish, of this place, died at his
home in Ebensburg on Tuesday night,
aged eighty-two years. He had not been
in good health for some time and since the
death of his wife in March had failed very
rapidly. He was a member of the Cath.
olio church and one of the representative
citizens of Cambria county. Four obil-
dren survive him. The faneral will take
place to-day.
ANDERSON—Miss Clara Cecelia Anderson
died at 5:40 o'clock Sanday afternoon in
the Bellefonte hospital, after an illness of
not quite swo weeks. She became ill on
Tuesday, June 20th, and was taken to the
hospital and the following day underwent
quite a serious operation. The operation
was a success and for five days she gos
slong splendidly with every chance favor-
able for ber speedy recovery. But abouts
week previous to her death she was seized
with a chill, contracted a cold and as a
result of her weakened condition poeun-
monia quickly followed. Though every-
thing possible was done to combat the lat-
ter disease it was without avail and she
rapidly declined until the end.
Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Jobo Anderson, both deceased, and was
born in Bellefonte. Had she lived until
next November she would have been thirty-
eight years old. When a young girl she
entered ove of the newspaper offices in this
place aud learned the typesetting trade, in
which she became unusually proficient.
She bad worked in most of the offices in
Bellefonte at one time or another, inolud-
ing the WATCHMAN office and for several
years past had been one of the regular force
of compositors on the Gazette. She wasa
woman of kindly temperament and disposi-
tion and her untimely death is a deplorable
evens.
Surviving her are the following brothers
and sisters : Mrs. W. C. Cassidy, John,
Mrs. J. M. Decker, Miss Carolyn and
Charles, all of Bellefonte. In her early life
she affiliated with the Reformed charch
and Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt officiated at
the fapveral which was held from the
Decker home on Bishop street, at ten
o'clock on Wednesday morning, burial
being made in the Union cemetery.
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Wauirro.— William Henry Whippo, died
on Friday at the home of his son, Curtin
Whippo, in Juniata, of heart failure. Since
March, 1907, he had heen an inmate of the
soldiers’ home at Dayton, Obio, and about
two weeks ago he came east and in com-
pany with his wife intended spending a
month or so visiting friends in the central
part of the State. He had been at the bome
of his son only afew days when he was
stricken and died quite suddenly.
Deceased was born at Buffalo Ran, this
county, February 14th, 1841. As the age
of eighteen years he went to Pittsburg and
went to work ae a boatman on the Mononga-
hela river. He remained there until the
breaking out of the Civil war when he en-
listed as a private in company C, Forty-
ninth regiment, in August, 1861. He
participated in a number of hard fought
engagements, among them being the seo-
ond battle of Bull Run. He was discharg-
ed in October, 1562, and returning to Cen-
tre county went to work as the old furnace
at Hecla. Later he went to Birmingham
where for many years he worked as a boss
puddler. He is survived by his wife and
ten children, as well as his mother, Mre.
William Hicks, of Hantingdon Furnace,
who is now past ninety-four years old. The
funeral was held on Monday.
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WerzeL.—Tobias Wetzel, at ove time a
resident of Centre county, died at his home
in Lock Haven on Monday alterncon. He
bad been in poor bealth for a year or more
and for two weeks prior to his death was
confined to bed.
He was seventy-six years old «and was
born in New Berlin, Union county. Filty
years ago he came to Centre county and
conducted a hotel at Nistany, later moving
to Millbeim where he was proprietor of the
Union hotel. About the year 1870 he
quit the hotel business and moved to Salona
where he engaged in farming until the year
1879 where he moved to Lock Haven. For
a number of years past he had been en-
gaged in the dairy and milk business.
He is survived by his widow, two sons,
Howard, of Lock Haven ; John B., of How-
ard, aud one daughter, Mrs. L. T. Alla-
bach, of Lock Haven. He alse leaves four
brothers two of whom are Dr. F. F. Wetzel,
of Millbeim, and Samuel, of Aaronsburg.
The taneral will be held this morning.
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SHANK.—In the death last Sunday of
Samuel Shank Boggs township Jost proba-
bly its oldest citizen, as deceased was nine-
ty-eight years old last February. He was a
man who bad lived in that locality for
most of his almost one hundred years and
was widely koown and highly esteemed.
Surviving him are the following children :
Mrs. Jonathan Baker, of Yarnell ; Mrs.
John Shank, Clymers, Indiana; Mrs.
David Wetzel, Pleasant Valley ; Jacob
Shank, Mt. Eagle ; Michael, of Johnstown;
William, of Bradford, and Alfred, of Yar-
nell. The funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon from the home of his son-in-law,
Mr. Wetzel, burial being made in the Ad-
vent cemetery. |
MiLLIGAN.—Rev. J. Lynn Milligan, D.
D., who was chaplain of the western peni-
tentiary at Allegheny for lorty years, died
at the residence of hie brother-in-law, J.
Holmes Irwin, at Newport, on Monday in
the seventy-third year of his age. Mr.
Milligan’s heart failed him last January
and compelled him to give up his work in
the penitentiary. He was recognized as
an authority on penology all over the
country. He was a Presbyterian minister,
and was never married. Mr. Milligan was
» brother of the late Mrs. Jennie M. Van
Tries, wife of Dr. Thomas C. Van Tries, of
Bellefonte. Funeral at Newport, Pa., on
Thursday afternoon.
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MERRIMAN.—Thomas Craven Merriman,
eldest son of Mrs. E. C. Merriman, of this
glass, lsd is San Pyiuciunun Wefianday
H thirty-six years
uy re ore posites]
NewMAN~—John Newman, a well known
resident of Philipsburg, died quite sudden-
ly of bears failure as 11:30 o’clock Sunday
night. He bad gosten ous of bed and gone
down stairs for a drink of water when he
fell against the table. His wile hearing
the fall went down stairs to see what was
wrong and found him lying across the
table, dead.
Deceased was born at Haonah Farnace
and was 67 years, 5 months and 24 days
old. He was married in Philipsburg about
forty years ago to Miss Sarah Fry, who sur-
vives him with two sons and two daugh-
ters, as follows : Mis. G. F. Woodring, of
Tyrone; Frank, Thomas and Miss Nora, all
of Philipsburg. He was a soldier ol the
Civil war, baving served in the 110th regi-
ment. Always a quiet and unassuming
gentleman be had a wide circle of friends
‘and hie sudden death was a great shock to
all. The funeral was held at two o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. W. 8.
Buchanan officiating, burial being made in
the Philipsburg cemetery.
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BARR.-- After an illness of only one week
with syphoid fever Mrs. Sasan Barr, wife
of C. P. Barr, died at her home in Gates-
burg on Tuesday evening, July 6th.
Her maiden name was Harpster and she
was born at Colerain Forge January 9th,
1859, hence was 50 years, 5 months and 27
days old. When guite young her parents
moved to Gatesburg and that had been ber
home ever since. She was united in mar-
riage to C. P. Barr who survives with one
son, Alfred, in South Carolina, and one
daughter, Miss Anoa, at home. She aleo
leaves the following brothers and sisters :
Miles, Stewart and John Harpster, of
Pennsylvania Furnace; William and Mrs.
T. F. Grazier, of Tyrone, and Mrs. T. B.
Dahbs, of Philipsburg.
She was a devout member of she Luth-
eran church and a woman who had the
love and esteem of all who knew her. Rev.
C. H. Shaltz,of Pine Grove Mills, officiated
at the funeral which was held last Thurs-
day afternoon, burial being made in the
Gateshurg cemetery.
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BaseBALL NEws.—Since the last issue
of the WATCHMAN the Bellefonte baseball
team hae played five games, winning three
and losing two. In the meantime the
Bellefonte team is being strengthened as
fast as possible with players within the
bounds of the association rules and the men
in charge are still confident of making a
good record for the pennant. The season is
not yet balf over and the pennant is easily
within reach of any of the teams. The only
thing that is uecessary is a good team and
plenty of encouragement. Beliefonte has
got the making of a good team but the boys
are deserving of more encouragement from
the people of the town. Tomorrow Renovo
will be in Bellefonte and everybody should
turn out and give the boys loyal support.
Is is this that goes a long way towards
making a winning team.
Bellefonte’s victory of 9 to 5 over Jersey
Shore on Wednesday will undoubtedly
give a new impetus to the team and greater
enthusiasm to its supporters and the fans
of Bellefonte in general. With the present
aggregation of players victories ought to
come quite regularly.
The local association hae decided to make
to-morrow ‘Ladies day’’ on Hughes field
for the game between Bellefonte and Reno-
vo, when all ladies will be admitted free.
Io fact they will not only be admisted free
but they are urged to attend. Your presence
there may prove the inspiration needed by
the home team to win.
The standing of the clubs to date is as
followe :
82883
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——On Tuesday evening Maslin Fry-
singer Wilcox, the youngest eon of Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas F. Wilcox, of this place,
received a telegram from Mr. Fish, a
United States oivil engineer at Buffalo, N.
Y., stating that he bad appointed bim a
government inspector in civil engineering
at that place at a salary of seventy-five dol-
lars per month, and ordering him to report
for duty yesterday, (Thursday )morning.
Young Wiledx graduated in June from Syr-
acuse University and his appointment com-
ing so soon after isa good commendation
on the young man’s ability as well as very
gratifying to hie parents. Mr. Wilcox left
on Wednesday evening for Buffalo.
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——The automobile business in Belle-
fonte still continues to boom. The last
new car to arrive here is that of Frank E.
Naginey, a Ford runabout with rumble
geat, 1909 model. Mr. Naginey and Chas.
R. Kurtz went to Philadelphia on July 3rd
and drove the car home, arriving here on
the morning of July 6th, without baving
bad one bit of trouble or delay. John
Sebring Jr., last week purchased a 1908
model second hand Franklin in Williame-
port which he secured for Willis Wian’s
livery business.
——Don’t forget the opera house this
coming Saturday night. Mr. Smith will
have a new lot of music that of itsell is
worth many times the cost of admission,
and the pictures are works of art. That
accounts for the immense crowd at last
saturday night's performance. Go early
and stay as long as you like is the rule at
that popular amusement place. All for
five cents, The opera house is cozy, cool,
and comfortable, so don’t miss Saturday
night.
——Company B, the hospital corps, the
Fifth regiment dram corps and Col. H. 8.
Taylor with the regiment headquarters will
leave Bellefonte next Thursday for Som-
erset where the annual encampment of the
and | second brigade, N. G. P., will be held this
year.
BELLEFONTE SCHOOL MATTERS. — Be-
tween building a new High school building
and arranging for the money to do so, as
well as attending to the other business
matters devolving upon them the Belle-
tonte school boord is about one of the bard-
est worked eet of men there are in the
town.
At a meeting last Friday evening the
teachers for the ensuing year were elected.
Jonas E. Wagner was elected supervising
principal and Charles H. Auman principal
of the High school. There were two appli-
cants for the poeitioa of assistant in the
High school to take tbe place which will
be vacated by Mr. Ward Flemiog bat no
election bas yet heen made, as the board
desires to get the best man possible lor the
place.
With the completion of the new High
school hailding is will be possible to dis-
band the school taught the past few years
by Miss Sarah Waite in the Midway, conse-
quently she was dropped from the teaching
force, but all the other old teachers were
re-elected. The question of salaries for the
supervising principal and principal of the
High school was discnssed bat no definite
conclusion arrived at. The salaries of the
other teachers will remain practically the
same.
At another meeting of the board ou Mou-
day evening the Finance committee sub-
mitted its report for the year. Their esti-
mate of the amount required for teachers
wages for the ensniog year was $10,205.00,
and for all other expenses, $9,027.00. To
mest this their estimate of the receipts
from all sources was placed at $20,480.56.
The committee also called the attention
of the board to two things. First, the
teaching of vocal music in all the schools,
which they maintained shonld be well
done during the entire term. And second,
the introduction of a manual training
course, in which the boys can be tanght
bow to turn a lathe and use a saw, plane
and hammer ; and the girls to sew, bake
bread and do skillfully other things in
domestio life. No definite action was taken
upon the above recommendations.
In connection with the new building the
board has heen baving some difficnlty de-
oidiog apon the kind of heating appliance
to install, a question which is giving them
a3 much trouble as that of raising the mon-
ey to complete the building. Io the latter
connection they have decided to submit the
proposition to increase the bonded school
debt to the voters of she borough at a spe-
cial election to be held ou Tuesday, August
17th, and in full explanation of the entire
matter the board has issued the following
statement :
To the Citizens of the Borough :
There has existed for some years. a necessi-
ty for better public school facilities in the boro.
This need has been felt by the citizens to such
an extent that from five to eight year§ past
there has been a continuous demand made upon
the school board to provide proper buildings
and accommodations for the school population
of the borough. Giving heed to this demand of
the people the board finally determined to pro-
vide a new building, large enough to accommo-
date the schools at present and for many years
to come.
To do this and not at the same time unduly
burden those who pay taxes was the first ques-
tion which the board had of pecessity to decide.
The School District having no debt which was
contracted since 1873, the board of course had
authority to create or incur a new debt, not ex-
ceeding two per cent.on the last adjusted valua-
tion of property in tne boro taxable for school
purposes, which for 1008, was fixed at $1,643,361.
00. This would yield $32, 567,22 and on this basis
there was a loan of $32,000,00 authorized. In
planning and endeavoring to construct for you
a good substantial building. practically fire
proof, lighted, heated and ventilated as requir
ed by law, we find will exceed in cost the
above sum. The board has concluded to effect
a further loan for the purpose of completing the
building now in course of construction. To
this loan the law reauires vour assent.
In compliance with the state constitution
which in section VIII of article IX, provides
that no municipality or school district shall
increase their indebtedness in a sum exceeding
two per centum on the assessed valuation of
the taxable property therein, without the assent
of the electors thereof, at a public election held
in such manner as is provided by law. The
board comes to you for authority to further in-
crease the indebtedness of the school district to
the sum of $33,000.00 which would be a trifie
less than two per centum. on the assessed val
uation of the taxable property in the boro as
adjusted for the year 1909, and would make the
total new debt for the new building $85,000.00,
This sum includes the building. heating and
ventilating, some new furniture, other furnish
ings, walks, and grading required and a new
pavement along the Allegheny street front. so
that when done, we will have a finished building
with good surroundings.
Perhaps some further statement is needed in
order that you may fully understand the action
and purpose of the board. The patrons of the
schools as stated thave been demanding better
school facilities. To provide this, was the duty
of the board. In doing this they must of course
act on their best judgment, in the light of such
information as they could obtain. This the
board has done.
WHY THE STONE BUILDING WAS TAKEN
DOWN.
For years, indeed, from the time it was first
occupied the Stone Building proved unsatisfac-
tory. It never could be heated in cold weather
as constructed. Steam heat, which wus put in
the building in 1885, did not furnish much re-
lief. but in a measure cooked the pupils. There
were no meaas of ventilating the building with"
out lowering or raising the windows and then
there was a draft. The light was poor, and on
cloudy days it was practically impossible to
continue the work of the school. The physi
clans of the town have often declared that it
wasa place in which to breed disease and work
injury to the eyes of the young people. The
school rooms were small being only 20 x28. the
sanitation in and about the building after. pro-
viding’the best’possible under the circumstances
{was not and could pot be made good, by rea-
son of the manner in which the building was
constructed. The building was moreover below
the level of the streets, and as the streets are
$001 to be raised in the making of a state road
it would have been more in the mud than ever,
To have raised the building and then remodeled
it, would have been, to say the least very risky
business, because the rear wall was far out of
plumb and likely to fall out at any time.
Therefore on the suggestion of some of the
heaviest taxpayers of the borough which coin-
cided with the best judgment of the board it
was believed best to take the building down
and it'was done
The quarters of the schools in the Midway are
more at faalt than were those in the stone build.
ing. The schools in this building are there only
because there was no room in either of the other
buildings, and better room, and accommodations
could not be obtained anywhere else. The peo-
ple of the borough are fully aware of the very for
midable complaint made to the board against
continuing school in this building.
The High school has entirely outgrown the
provisions made for it in 1837 which were intend.
ed, at the time, to be but a temporary location.
The students in this school are seated in three
different rooms, in which recitations are conduct.
ed all the time, and it is absolutely necessary to
provide more room for this school.
On December 3rd, 1903, the Ministerium of the
town addressed to the board a communication,
praying the school board “To build a new school
building in the North ward, stating that they be-
lHeved the present building to be wholly inade,
quate to the present needs of the pupils from the
standpoint of comfort, convenience and health.”
The physicians and citizens of the town have
been much more vigorous and persistent in their
condemnation of the evils which they said came
from these buildings.
From all this it is clear that there was but one
thing to do, and that was to build anew. And
now fellow citizens we are sure you would not
have us erect a poor, weak, unsafe building, or
one that would soon become so. We are getting
one hundred cents for every dollar put into this
building.
The Act of Assembly of April 22nd, 1905, re-
quires that the board shall provide a system of in,
direct heating and ventilating by means of which
each class room shall be supplied with fresh air
atthe rate of not less than 30 cubic feet per min.
ute for each pupil, and to maintain an average
temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the cold-
est weather. These requirements which are
made’ in the interests, comtort and health of the
pupils while in school, make the heating plant
for the building quite costly, but to fail to fully
carry out the provisions of this Act of Assembly
would be a violation of the oath of office which
each of the directors has taken.
A WHOXG IMPRESSION.
Many of our citizens are under the impression
that the debt of the borought will prevent the
school district from contracting a debt such as
the board is asking for. This is clearly a mis-
understanding. The borough, and the ‘school
district are as different and separate as different
individuals, and each exercising the authority
given them by law can contract a debt to the
extent of seven per cent of the assessed valuejof
the taxable property in the borough, providing
they do not exceed two per cent of the assessed
valuation in any one loan, which they ask the
electors in the district to assent to.
THE BUILDING,
As planned under the direction of the board
thre building could be cheapened, perhaps tothe
extent of five to seven thousand dollars, by
flooring the first floor hall with wood in place of
concrete, using wood for wainscoating in the
halls in place of brick, by using rubber for a
roof in place of good slate, and by using wood
in place of concrete in the floor of the basement,
but considering the security and protection these
things give to your children, and in the face of
the tremendous loss of young l!fe which occurred
a few years ago in a public school building in
Collingswood, near Cleveland, Ohjo, the board is
convinced that you prefer the substantial, prac.
tically fire proof, well lighted, heated and ven-
tilated building to a cheap makeshift, and that
in view of this you will cheerfully authorize the
increase of the debt of the district in the sum
asked. What is done, and to be done is entirely
for the benefit of the children of the citizens of
the borough, The board therefore ask that on
the seventeenth day of August, 1699, you will re-
cord your vote in favor of this proposition.
Attest H. C. QUIGLEY,
J. K. Barxnagr, President,
Secretary.
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KiNsLOE— BUCKHOUT.— The wedding
on Wednesday evening of Charles Lambert
Kinsloe,of Lock Haven, and Miss Margaret
White Buckbout, daughter of Prof. and
Mrs. William A. Buckhout, at their home
at State College, was quite a brilliant affair
and was witnessed by a large number of
guests, The ceremony took place at seven
o'clock in the evening and was performed
by Rev. Samuel Martin. The maid of honor
was Miss Carolyn Reed Buckbout and the
bridesmaids Miss Hilda Hammer, of
Omaba, Neb., aod Miss Mabelle Farring-
ton, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., who were
classmates of the bride at Vassar. After
an extended wedding trip Mr. and Mrs,
Kinsloe will take up their residence at the
college where Mr. Kinsioe is an assistant
professor in civil engineering.
SoWERS—RISHEL.—A#t the parsonage of
the local United Evangelical oburoh Mr.
Henry A. Sowers, of State College, and
Miss Mande L.Rishel, of Clintondale, were
onited in marriage July 11, 1909, by Rev.
J. F. Hower.
—— Announcement has been made of
the engagement of H. A. MosAvoy, su-
perintendent of the Bellefonte Eleotrio
company, and Miss Augusta Hendrickson,
who for the past few years bas been gov-
erness for the children of Mr. and Mrs.
T. A. Shoemaker.
— Announcement bas been made of
the engagement of Miss Betty Orvis,
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Ellis L. Orvis,
to Mr. Harvey, of Philadelphia, though
the date of the wedding is yet quite dis-
tant.
——A wedding which is ramored will
take place in the near future is thas of Mr.
John I. Thompson, of Lemont, and Miss
Margaret Johnson, of Bo lsburg.
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— During yesterday afternoon’s heavy
thunder storm the barn on the farm occu-
pied by William Bodle, near Hunters
park, was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. One colt, three calves and
all of this year’s crop of hay were also de-
stroyed. It was impossible to learn the
exaot amount of the loss or whether any
insurance was carried.
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—Last week while Ed. Hephurn was
working on the roof of Mrs. Rapp’s house
on Half-moon hill he slipped and fell
to the ground sustaining quite serious
injory. His shoulder blade was broken,
three ribs fractured and he was badly
bruised and cat. Fortunately it is not be-
lieved he is injured internally.
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Hecra PARK Daxces.—On Friday af-
ternoou and evening of this week the usual
concert and dance will be on at Hecla park.
Trains leave Bellefonte at 2:20 and 6:55
p. m. Fare for the round trip, adults 25
cents, children 15 cents. 1