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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
C. LARUE MUNSON, of Williamsport.
For State Treasurer,
GEORGE W, KIPP, of Towanda.
For Auditor General,
J. WOOD CLARK, of Indisna.
Democratic County Ticket.
For Jury Commissioner,
J. ADAM HAZEL, of Spring Township.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Tue GRAXGE ExcaMpMENT.—By the
ime this issue of the WATCHMAN reaches
ite readers the thirty-sixth annual picnic
and encampment of the Grangers as Grange
Park will bave come to a close and in point
of exbibite of all kinds it bas been the
equal of any ever beld. There was a great.
of list of tent holders this year thao former-
1y and the general attendance was good-
though not as large as it bas been ia for,
mer years. The attendance yesterday was
naturally interfered with by the rain and
threatening weather, but at that the big-
gest crowd of the week was there.
The new poultry bouse, which was built
during the summer, wae well filled with
oboice breeds of all kinds of poultry, the
exhibit exceeding anything of the kind
ever shown there. The farm produie i=-
hibit was aleo a large one, and this was all
the more surprising because of the extreme
dry weather this summer. The Peovsyl-
vania State College, of course, bad its
usoal display there, and it pever failed to
attract the attention of all visitors.
While the picnic was informally opened
last Saturday, it wae only witb a vaude-
ville entertainment in the auditorium in
the evening. Sunday's Harvest Home
services were well attended and deep inter-
eet was manifested in the address of Miss
Frances Schuyler, of Chicago, a consin of
Dr. W. H. Schuyler, of Centre Hall. Mon.
day was entirely devoted to getting the
camp in readiness for the formal opening
on Tuesday morning when brief addresses
were made by the various officers of the
Pomona Grange. Tuesday afternoon was
given over to the annual reunion of the
Centre county Veteran Club, a report of
which appears elsewhere.
Wednesday's speakers included such
well known men as Hon. Mortimer White:
bead, Prof. Alva Agee, Hou. J. T. Ailman®
Frauk Chandler, of Chester, and Charles
Bildive, of Columbia connty. The sahjects
disonssed by all the above were very time-
ly and listened to with close attention hy
the farmers and their wives. The princi
pal speaker yesterday was patorally Uni.
ted States Sevator George P. Oliver, of
Pittsburg. Col. Wesley R. Andrews and
one or two others also made brief address
ee.
The encampment will be officially closed
this morving avd for the good sucess it
bas Leen the management deserve no little
commendation, as they did all possible to
bave every detail of the prograw complete
and see that every exnibitor and attendant
received courteous treatment.
List of Tenters.
Centre Hall:—Leonard Rhone, Geo.
Gingrich, Geo. Goodhart, Geo. H. Em-
erick, Sidney Poorman, D. K. Keller,
Grange Insurance Ceo. Mervin Arney,
Cyrus Brungard, Thomas Moore, Mrs.
Shook, John Moore, David, Brisbin,
Perry Luse, John Conley, Chas. Neff,
Samuel Durst, S. W. Smith, Centre
Hall W. C. T. U., John Heckman, Chas.
Arney, Geo. Heckman, Cloyd Brooks,
Harvey Marks, John Knarr, Mrs. Si-
mon Harper, Mrs. Flora Bairfoot, Wm.
Smith, John Kennedy, The Misses
Boal and company, Richard Brooks,
David Bartges, James Stahl, Frank
Bradford, Abner Alexander, David
Boozer, James Goodhart, Gross Mingle,
W. B. Mingle, Geo. Boal, Irvin Bur-
ris. Pine Grove Mills:—Fred Ran-
dolph, J. G. Heberling. Linden Hall: —
Elmer Campbell, Wm. Brooks. Spring
Mills: —H. D. Rossman, D. W. Sweet-
wood, Paul Wagner, R. E. Sweetwood,
M. A. Sankey, Benj. Donachy, John
Huss, S. L. Condo, Harvey Wert, Mrs.
Burrell, Dr. Alexander, Michael Smith,
Wm. Lee, John Smith, Wm. Smith, J.
K. Bitner. State College:—Belle Ly-
tle, Amos Koch, Mrs. Samuel Glenn,
Rae Brennen, Harriette Pennington,
Mrs. Clark Herman, Geo. Jordon.
Pleasant Gap:—Mrs. R. P. Barnes,
Mrs. Frank Weaver, Mrs. J. T. Noll,
M. M. Keller, Thomas Jodon, Frank
Millword, Mrs. Phoebe Hile, Miss Net-
tie Gill. Altoona:—W. L. Musser.
Howard: —A. M. Woomer. Eelle-
fonte:—Geo. Dale, Willard Dale, John
Dale, Frank Musser, Bellefonte Re-
publican, W. W. Tate, James Roth-
rock, Isaac Underwood. Lemont:—
Mrs. Nathan Grove. Oak Hall:—
Victor Grange. Milesburg:—Henry
. Heaton. Aaronsburg:—Ralph Stover,
A. F. Bower. Loveville:—Chas. Gross.
Boalsburg:—P. S. Ishler. Coburn:—F.
Bover. Zion:—Samuel Hoy, Foster
Sharer, H. E. Garbrick, J. P. Rockey.
Hublershurg:—J. D. Miller, B. W.
Rumbarger. Tusseyville:—James Run-
kle. Greensburg:—F. C. Hettinger.
Millsboro: —Mrs. John Yocum. Cur-
tin:—John R. Eckley. Milton:—G.
Erdley. Madisonburg:—J. H. Roush,
Jacob Royer. Millheim:—Geo. Ho-
man. Stormstown:—Isaac Beck. Re-
bersburg:—Jacob Gephart.
One of the busiest places on the
ground is on the midway which is
crowded with all kinds of stands and
innocent amusement, giving the peo-
ple something to while away the time.
The excellent music of the week was
by the Centre Hall band.
— Harold Gardner, Orvis Keller,
Edward Shields, Edmond Joseph, DeLoss
MoClain, Ward Markle and Tom Morgan
are Bellelonte boys who have entered State
this fall.
SCHUYLER.—Mrs. Mary Ella Schuyler, |
wife of Dr. W. Henry Schuyler,
Hall, died in tbe Beilefonts hospital at
mouth’s of severe illness. She took sick
last January and was brought to the bos-
pital for an operation. She recovered saffi-
ciently tu be taken bome but her ailment
developed later and in Jupe she was
again brought to the hospital for a second
operatiou. Since then she bad been under
constant treatment in that institution aod
several weeks ago she was apparently grow-
ing stronger, but ten days ago Bright's
disease developed and from that time she
sank gradually until the end, being prac-
tically noconecious for twenty-four hours
prior to ber death.
Deceased, whose maiden name was Mary
Ella Carver, was a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. James Carver, and was born at
Rhinebeck on the Hudeon sixty-two years
ago. She was a woman of rare educational
attainments, baviog graduated from Elmira
college in 1867. She was a great reader
and stodent and was conversant with many
of the leading and importans books of the
past and present.
In 1876 she was uoited in marriage to
Rev. W. Henry Schuyler and they moved
to Centre Hall in 1900, since which time
be bas been pastor of the Presbyterian
church there. They bad two ohildren,
William Catgell, who died in the Hayes
private sanitorium in this place in Novem-
ber, 1901, alter undergoing an operation for
appendicitis, and Miss Mary Eloise, a
teacher in the Cape May, N. J., High
school.
The remains were taken to her late home
in Centre Hall yesterday morning. The
fanrral will be beld from the Centre Hall
Presbyterian church tomorrow (Saturday)
morning at ten o'clock. Rev. J. Allison
Platts will officiate and burial will be
made in the Centre Hall cemetery.
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EwING.—Mrs. Margaret Ewing, widow
of the late Hezekiah Ewing, died at ber
bome at State College at an early hour
Mondayjmorning. She bad not been in the
best ofjbealth for some time but her last
illness was only of four days duration and
was caused by bowel trouble. Sbe only
recently moved into her new home and on
Wedne:day evening of last week she retired
at her sual hour but on Thureday moro.
ing failed to be around at the usual time.
Her son David tried to ges in the house,
bus failing to gain entrance by means of
the door went through the window,only to
find bis mother so ill she could bardly
speak,aud from that time on she gradually
grew worse until the end.
She was a daoghter of Patrick and Mary
Archey and was born at Graysville August
10th, 1844. Her husband died a number
of years ago but surviving ber are the fol-
lowingfebildren : J. M. Ewing, of Mill
Hall; Mrs. Esther McCullen and Mrs. F.
E. Cole, of Halstead; Mrs. Oscar Bowersox
and Mrs. M. A. Dreiblebis, of State Col-
lege, and David, at bome. She also leaves
one hrother and two sisters. She was a
member of the Preshyterian church and a
good christiap woman.
Rev. Samuel Stein officiated at the fon-
eral which wae held on Wednesday, burial
being made in the Pine Hall cemetery.
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NEWMAN.—Mrs. Sarah Newman died at
ber home in Philipsburg last Thuraday
moroiog. Her death was the resuls of
heart trouble with which she bad suffered
for several weeks and which was aggravated
po donbs by the death of her husband
which occurred on July 11th. Deceased
was sixty-eight years old and was born and
raised in Taylor township, where sbe lived
until about twenty years ago when the
family moved to Philipsburg. She is sur-
vived by two eons and two daughters, as
follows : Mre. Frank Woodring, of Ty-
rone; Mrs. William Oberbeim, Thonias and
Fraok, of South Philipsburg. Rev. W. 8S.
Buchanan, of the Cburch of Christ, of
which she was a member, officiatedeat the
funeral which was held on Saturday, burial
being made in the Philipsbuig cemetery.
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CLARK.—Mrs. Laura K. Clark, widow
of the late D. Wilson Clark, died at her
home in Blanchard on Sunday morning
alter a long illness with Bright's dieease.
She was a davghter of the late Samuel
Kune and was almost filty-one years of
age. Surviving ber are two children, Mise
Olive and Harris; ber mother, one brother,
Frank, of Beech Creek, and two sisters,
Mrs. Mark Champion, of Williamsport, and
Miss Blanohe, at home.
Mrs. Clark was a member of the Metho-
dist oburch and a woman of pure christian
character. § She was a member of both the
Foreign and Home Missionary societies and
of the Ladies’ aid society. The funeral
was held on Wednesday afterncon, burial
being made io the Disciple cemetery.
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MyTtox.—George Myton, of Mooresville,
but who wae well and favorably known by
many people in Centre county, died last
Saturday evening after an extended illness
with kidpey trouble. He was born and
raised in Huotiogdon county and was six-
ty-three years of age. Surviving him are
his wife and one davghter, Mies Annie,
two brothers and two half sisters. The
foneral was held on Tuesday morning,
burial being made in the Mooresville cem-
etery.
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NoLn.—Lawrence Franklin Noll, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel L. Noll Jr.,
of Milesburg, died on September first of
convulsions after a short illness. He was
aged 1 year, 5 months and 17 days. The
funeral was held at 1.30 o'clock on Satur-
day atternoon, September 4th, burial being
made in the new cemetery at Milesburg.
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schools of that day and when he grew to
manhood he engaged in (arming, an oe-
capation he followed all his life. He was
one of the most progressive farmers in
lower Bald Eagle valley and strangers pase,
ing bis place always remarked on the well-
kept buildings and thrifty looking farm.
In politics he was a Democrat and at
various times filled local offices and aleo
served two or more terme as jury commis
sioner in Clinton county. He was a mem-
ber of the I. O. O. F. and of the Dicciple
church. In 1862 he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Fayetta Brungard, of Sagar
valley, who survives with the following
children : Nelson,of Minnesota; Centennial,
who bas been in Philadelphia but left Mon-
day for Kentucky; Alexander, of Dakota;
George, William and Peale, at home; Mrs.
Hattie McGhee, of Look Haven; Mrs. Chas.
Rothrock, of Osceola Mills; Mre. Oscar Brun-
gard, of Towa; Miss Bessie, at home. One
brother, Nathan Haagen, also survives.
The funeral was beld as 1:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, burial being made in
the Disciple cemetery at Blanchard.
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——Mr. J. Riobard McCord, whose death
at Black Moshaonou on the 6th inst., wae
noted in the WATCHMAN of last week, was
ason of John and Mariab-Sbull MeCord,
both of whom were natives of Perry coun-
ty. He was born near Laodasburg in that
county, and with the family moved to what
is known as the Thomas farm below Miles-
burg, where they lived a number ol years
and where one sister died. After her death
and when the lumbering busimess was at
its height in Clearfield they took up their
bome in that county, finally locating at
Black Moshannon. Besides his wile, who
was Miss Rhoda Nason,a sister of Mr. Jack
Nason, of Julian, he leaves three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Henderson, of Munson ; Miss
Bessie snd Phoebe, at home and one son
Osborne. Three sisters also survive him,
Julian, and Miss Celia, of Philipsburg. He
was a man of warm [riendship, good im-
pulses and alwaye willing to aid the dis
tressed or lend assistance to those in need.
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SyiTH.—Mre. H. Witmer Smith died at
ber home on west High street at eleven
o'clock on Sunday morning. She bad been
sick with tuberculosis the past five years
and bad been confined to bed the moet el
the time for twelve weeks, although she
was able to sit up the day before she died.
Her maiden name was Miss Mae Eliza
beth Hitobcook and she was born in Wil
liameport thirty-four years ago. For the
past six or eight years the family bave been
residents of Bellefonte. Mrs. Smith was a
member of the Presbyterian oburoch aod
until deterred by sickness was always a
regular attendant. Io addition to her
husband ehe is survived by two children,
Ruseell and Clyde.
Ree. J. Allison Platte officiated at the
funeral services whioh were held at 1230
o'clock Taoesday noon, after which the re-
mains were taken to Centre Hall for in-
terment.
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WEAVER. —Mrs. Lucinda Weaver died
at her bome near Centre Hall on Sep-
tember 5th, after a year's illness with a
HAAGEN. — Jobn Haagen, one of she |
of Centre best known farmers of lower Bald Eagle
six | valley died as bis home ahout two miles
o'clock on Weduesday evening after nioe | east of Beech Creek ou Friday alternoon, of
| asthma, with which he bad been a sufferer
for several years. He was born on the farm
nexs to the one on which he died, in 1833,
thus being seventy-six years of age. His
only education was received in the public
last night in bovor of Mrs. A. Wil
Mrs. J. C. and Mrs. Osborne Nason, of
——Mra. Margaret Wilson
Norris.
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——Rev. H. I. Crow bas tendered bis
resignation as pastor of the Reformed
obarch at Hoblersbarg aud the same will
likely be accepted.
——F. W. Crider purchased the steel
ceiling in the court house and will have the
same put up in the balls of Crider’s Ex.
change. It is now being taken down and
will be replaced with a modern ceiling of
plaster.
——Frances E. Pray, a former teacher ie
the Bellefonte public schools aod who re-
cently was located at Jersey Shore, bas
been selected to fill the chair of biology
and physics in the Niagara University, at
Niagara, N. Y. The Niagara University
has just been completed and opened as an
educational institution and Mr. Pray's
professorship is not only one of consid-
erable responsibility bat carries with ita
good salary.
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——The Haoyett-McNitt Lumber com-
pany who have been operating in Centie
county the pass twelve or fifteen years,
bave purchased the D. W. Baer tract of
timber land in Ferguson and Halfmoon
townships and will put up a big saw will
in the near future to manufacture the tim-
ber thereon. There are four thousand acres
in the above tract and most of is is covered
with virgin pine aod oak timber, enough
it is estimated to make twenty million feet
of lumber.
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Pine Grove Mention.
Ross Gilliford is spending his vacation in
Juniata county.
George Mattern spent Sunday at his old
home at Franklinville.
Our town is well represented at tbe
Grange picnic this week.
L. H. Osman mingled with the old veter-
ans at Altoona last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Harpster visited
friends in the valley Monday.
D. W. Garner and J. H. Neidigh are visit
ing relatives at Patton this week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Swabb, of Tyroue,
visited friends in the valley last week.
George Homan is nursing a very sore foot
on account of having stepped on a nail.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowersox are visiting
the Gray family at Bloomsburg this week.
Miss Henrietta McGirk is down from Al-
toona visiting friends in and about Boals-
burg.
After an all summer visit along the Pacific
slope Miss Mary Foster returned home last
week. .
The venerable George Dale and Mr. and
Mrs. John Musser are among the sick this
week.
Dr. Frank Bowersox and Stuart Rockey
were visitors at the J. B. Rockey home over
Sunday.
Ray Buck and wife came over from Centre
Line and spent a few days among friends at
Pine Hall.
Mrs. Oliver Gibboney and two daughters
came over from Saulsburg to spend Sunday
at the St Elmo.
Carl Houser and Paul Ward are enrolled
amoog the student body at Franklin and
Marshall College.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Gregory tarried a short
time in town last Friday while on route to
the Bailey farm at Boalsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dunlapand Mrs,
June Tate spent Sunday at the Will Me-
Mannus home at Manor Hill.
Dr. H. C. Meyers, wife and little ones ure
visiting the W. J. Meyers home this week.
The doctor has a lucrative practice at Steel-
complication of diseases. She is survived | ton.
by one daughter, Mies Anos, at home; one
'Squire Musser was bere Monday attend-
sister, Mrs. Lavioa Shaffer, of Zion, and | ing to a little business that required his ats
three brothers, namely: George Scholl, of
Houserville; Thomas, of Aaronshurg, and
Jawes, of Farmer's Mills. The funeral
was held on Wedoesday morning of last
week from the Lutheran obhureh, of which
she was a member, Rev. B. F. Beiber, pas-
tor,officiated at the services and burial was
made in the Centre Hall cemetery.
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HousgL.— Louise Housel, the one year
old daugbter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Housel, died in Altoona last Saturday ev-
ening of cholera infantum. The remains
were brought to Bellefonte on Monday af-
terncon and taken to the home of Mre.
Mary Payne, on Reynolds avenue, from
where the funeral took place on Tuesday,
barial being made in the Union cemetery.
—— About an hour after midnight Wed-
nesday night, or to be more correos shortly
alter one o'clock yesterday morning, resi-
dents of about one whole block on east
Bishop street were thrown into a state of
wild commotion over the discovery of a
man attempting to break into one of the
houses. A number of men dressed quite
hastily and gave chase but the man escap-
ed, though he lost his umbrella in doing
#0, and there is nothing on the umbrella
by which to identify him.
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——Edmund Blanchard and Jobn Me-
Coy have had a big job on their hands the
last two weeks. They were out on the
Allegheny mountain getting out stone for
a new hearth in the McCoy—Linn furnace
and when the fact is taken into considers-
tion that each one of she eight stones they
bad to handle weighed about three tons it
oan readily be seen that they didn’t throw
them around promiscuously.
——The American Lime and Stone com-
pany are gradually resuming operations at
sheir plants in this neighborhood. In ad-
dision to baving a number of kilns running
they are mow shipping seventy oar
loads of stone a day and expect to inorease
that output to one hundred oars before
long, as they bave orders to furnish all
they can.
tention before leaving for a two weeks visit
in the Sucker State.
Last Saturday the school board elected
Prof. Moyer teacher of the High school. He
is a graduate of Susquehanua University and
comes well recommended as a teacher.
Last Saturday evening the home of Mrs.
G. W. Homan was filled with many people
who came as a surprise to Mrs. Homan in
honor of her fifty.second birthday. Many
presents were brought and refreshments
were served,
Milton Walker has bought the George
Ebbs farm near Loveville and will get pos-
session April first. Mr. Ebbs will make pub.
lic sale of his personal property about that
time and will move to Alfalfa City, Okla.
homa, where he already owns a fine farm
under a good state of cultivation.
Lemont
Mrs. William Young visited among friends
Thursday of last week.
The schools have all opened and the at-
tendance is fair to good.
Miss Sara Williams enjoyed Friday at the
home of George Williams.
Jacob Shuey and wife visited at the home
of C. D. Houtz Friday of last week.
F. Woods Bathgate and family came down
Saturday to attend the Grange picnic.
Fred Miller and family are visiting in
Smullton, at the home of his parents, this
week.
Miss Gertrude Weiland returned, Satur.
day, from Lebanon, where she spent most of
the summer.
Mrs. Hilda Williams and children return-
ed bome Saturday, after enjoying & few
weeks sojourn in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Showalter, of Mon.
tandon, visited among old time friends, in
and around town last week.
B. F. Homan purchased the old Jacob
Markle property and will get possession as
soon as all the lumber is taken off.
The farmers are about all through sowing,
excepting the ones who cannot get the
ground in order, owing to its being too dry.
John Schreck is having his yard leveled
and bas put up a mew iron fence, which
grestly improves the looks of his already
tiful home.
entertained | Sunday, while out driving, Miss Miriam
sop | Dreese bad the misfortune te have the horse
she was driving tun awsy. She was thrown
to the ground on ber head bat was not ser-
jously injured.
By reports it appears that there are a few
people in this community who intend to get
their living without work, for they bave
been busy stealing corn and potatoes from
the fields, and not a few, either, for they
they can trace same almost to the exact ones,
$0 they would do well to move slowly.
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Spring Mills
The drought being ended our farmers
resumed plowing.
Quite s number of our folks left on Mon-
day last to spend the week at the Granger
pienie.
C. P. Long is putting down a cement pave
ment commencing on the opposite side of the
alley way, west of his garden tothe store
corner.
Road master Andrew Corman was busy all
last week removing the loose stones on the
highway. Mr. Corman bas our roads in good
condition just now,
A party was telling me a few days ago
that he had just duz up his potatoes. Out
of possibly a quarter of an acre be obtained
about three bushels. Most of them be said,
were nearly as “large as walnuts.” A little
rough that.
The machinery in Allisons flouring mills
is being entirely changed from the present
process to the Sprout Waldron system said to
be superior to any process ever devised, Of
course operations at the mill will be sus
pended for at least ten days.
The heavy logs used for the street crossing
from the old foot bridge over Penns creek
were removed this week and placed at the
new bridge which was erected a dozen yards
above the old site. Itis quite an improve:
ment and one greatly needed. The street
lamp posts will come by and by.
W. O. Gramly is also putting down a con:
crete walk from the back porch of bis resi.
dence to the stable and barn. We have had
a dozen cement operations this summer, all
decided improvements, aud while we have
“concrete on the brain,” why not build a
pavement from the iron bridge over Penns
creek to the Lutheran church ? The present
board walk is in a deplorable condition, and
has been since last summer.
Everybody in our town seems lively on the
North Pole question. Dr. Cook’s report is
considered a trifle shady, while Peary is re-
garded as the real discoverer. But of what
earthly use or advantage scientifically or
otherwise will the discovery be is another
question. Of course it might mean much
and then again mean nothing. We will
know more about it when the heroes return.
At present we all know that the north pole
is simply an inhospitable region of eternal
ice and snow, and no doubt always will be.
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State College Items.
H. A. Moore, of Howa:d, visited this town
on business}Monday.
The borough dads are paving the Diamond,
which will add greatly to the town’s appear-
ance.
A earriage load of colored folks were call
ers at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Stine, on Sunday.
Mr. Hartzwick, one of the ru-al delivery
carriers, is at his home in a critical condition
with pneumonia.
The Automobile Transportation company
were very busy the past week taking care of
the Millers and the arrival of the students.
The Millers who assembled nere last week
were very much pleased with their visit to
the town, and spoke of the increase of the
town with such good, substantial houses.
Those who have recently moved into their
new homes are as follows: J. W. Beck, Mr.
Hood, Mr. Noll, H.H. Fry. Mr. Hubler,
Mrs. Musser, Mrs. Atkinson, Prof. Linville,
Prof. Wood, Prof. Weber and J. C. Mingle.
Killed Mother to Hide Thefts.
A lengthy confession by George Si-
mon in his own handwriting, written
enroute to Birdsboro, after the failure
of an attempt to kill his father, has
come to light at Pottsville, Pa., clear
ing up the crime of the murder of his
mother, Mrs. Phoebe Simon, and the
subsequent suicide of himself.
Young Simon says that he killed his
mother by shooting her through the
head in order to conceal the fact that
he had been systematically robbing
her and his father since he was ten
years old, until they, unknown to them-
gelves, had not a cent in the world. He
further confesses that he intended to
kill his father with a hatchet while he
slept and then saturate the bed and
the building with oil and conceal his
crime by setting the house on fire.
He entered his father’s room several
nights after the killing of his mother.
but the parent was awakened and or-
dered the youth from his room. He
says that when this attempt failed he
determined to leave his father un-
harmed and to instead take his own
life. He went to Birdsboro to see his
sweetheart, Miss Viola Hartranff, of
Pottsville, who was visiting there, to
bid her farewell before shooting him:
self. His nerve evidently failed him
and he returned to Pottsville with the
girl. His confession goes no further
than up to the time he left the train
at Birdsboro.
Jumps From Engine to Save Child.
Engineer Samuel King, who runs 1a
passenger train on the Schuylkill and
Lehigh branch of the Reading railway,
performed a brave act that ranks him
a hero and may entitle him to a Car
negle medal. Upon approaching Em-
erald, a small flag station, near Real
ing, Pa., he saw a three-year-old child
on the track. The train was running
thirty-five miles an hour.
King threw the brakes into the
emergency, and, starting out over the
have stolen bushels. The farmers think that |
Death Came Peacefully and His Mind
Retained Its Integrity Almost to the
End—Funeral Services to Be Held
Sunday Afternoon—Estimates of His
Fortune Vary From $50,000,000 to
$100,000,000.
Edward H. Harriman, the greatest
urganizer of railroads the world has
ever known, met the only lasting de-
feat of his active life at the hands of
death. Secluded in his magnificent
home on Tower Hill, at Arden, N. Y.,
and surrounded by the members of
his family, physicians and nurses, he
succumbed to an intestinal disorder
after a fight against disease which will
rank for sheer grit with his remark-
able struggles in the financial worla.
He was sixty-one years of age. The
funeral took place on Sunday, inter-
ment being made in the Episcopal
cemetery.
Mr. Harriman died peacefully, and
glmost to the end his brilliant mind
retained its integrity. After a relapse
on Sunday he sank steadily, and on
Thursday there came a relapse which
marked the approach of the end. His
wife, his two daughters, the Misses
Mary and Carol, and his sons, Walter
and Roland, who have been constantly
with him, assembled at the bedside,
and a carriage was hastily dispatched
for Mrs. Simons, whose home is here
in Arden, three miles from the Tower
Hill mansion.
Driving hurriedly up the mountain
side, Mrs. Simons entered the great
silent house in time to be present at
her brother's death. She joined the
wife and children, who, With Dr. Ww,’
G. Lyle, of New York, and Orlando
Harriman, a brother, and the nurses,
formed a group at the bedside.
While the policy of reticence that
prevailed during Mr. Harriman's ill-
ness was maintained by most of his
relatives and associates after his
death, Orlando Harriman, whose home
is in New York, discussed the funersl
arrangements briefly. He said that
Mr. Harriman would be buried in the
family plot in the little graveyard Le-
hind St. John’s Episcopal church at
Arden. He will rest beside his eldest
son, Edward H. Harriman, Jr, who
died twenty-two years ago, soon after
the family first come to Arden. The
service will be held at 3.30 on Sunday
afternoon and, it is understood, will be
strictly private.
Recent estimates of Mr. Harriman's
personal wealth have varied ali the
way from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000.
He was, of course, a large holder of
securities of the various corporations
with which he was identified, inciud-
ing in addition to the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific systems, over a
score of smailer or tributary proper-
ties, not only in this country, but in
Mexico as well. Report credited him
with large personal holdings in the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road,
Baltimore & Ohio, Delaware & Hud-
son, Erie, Illinois Central, New York
Central and the Pacific Mail Steam-
ship company. His holdings of Brook-
lyn Rapid Transit stock and bonds
were very large a few years ago, and
these have probably been increased
in late years. Me was reported to have
been the largest individual stockholder
in the Wells Fargo Express company,
which only recently acquired a virtual
monopoly of the express business in
Mexico.
General Corbin Dies at Hespital.
Lieutenant General Henry C. Cor-
bin, U. 8. A., retired, died in the Roose-
velt hospital in New York, after an
operation for a disease of the
kidneys. General Corbin would have
been sixty-seven years old in a few
days. Mrs. Corbin and ex-Governor
Myron T. Herrick, of Ohio, his per-
sonal friend, were at his bedside when
death occurred.
General Corbin had been suffering
tor two years from the malady which
ultimately resulted in his death. Ac-
companied by Mrs. Corbin and the
general's daughter, Mrs. Usher Par-
sons, of Ardsley, N. Y., he went to
Carlsbad for treatment on June 12
jast. The waters there appenred to
have Improved his condition after two
weke stay and he returned to Eng-
land, where his former trouble re-
curred, and he went to Paris to con-
sult with physicians. The general's
trouble developed more seriously while
he was in Paris, and he determined to
return to New York. He salled on the
steamer Rotterdam, which arrived here
on Sunday last. The general was taken
to the Hetel Martinique in this city,
and Dr. Frank Erdwurm was sum-
moned. The physician advised that
General Corbin be removed to the
Following
Corbin revived and the work of the
surgeon was regarded as a success, but
later a weakness of the heart devel
oped and death ensued a few hours
later.
September Strawberries at 30 Centts.
Strawberries are selling at 30 cents
a quart at Belvidere, N. J. the first
September strawberries ever heard of
in this section. David Millar, who
raises them across in Pennsylvania,
says they are just as good as the ber
ries that ripen in June.
Calling Roll, Preacher Dies.
Rev. Joseph Wesley Shackford died
of apoplexy at Early's chapel. Lynch-
burg, Va., while he was calling the roll
of the quarterly conference of the
Methodist charge there, at which he
was officiating as presiding elder.
No Death Chair; Murderer Reprieved.
William Morrison, a negro of Robe-
son county, North Carolina, sentenced
to death by electrocution in the state
prison at Raleigh, was reprieved until
Oct. 15 because the electric chair and
switchboard had not arrived.