Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, November 26, 1909, Image 4

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    ——When the regular term of December | PomoxA GRANGE AND PuBric Roaps. To AvromosiLists.—For the benefit of tires, substantially built, elegantly fuished
cours convenes in Bellefonte on the sixth | _A4 the request of Mr. D. M. Campbell, automobile owners in Centre county it and upholstered in the best possible manner.
of next month is will be in the ball on the | georesary of the Censre County Pomons might be stated thas the information neo- The vehicle was made to order.
third floor of the Eagle block. But as the | Grange, we give space to the following ex- essary for an application for a 1910 license J. L. Brows, of Altoona; I. M. Schoch, of
pression of that organization on the matter aus follows : Name aod style of machine ; | Philadelphia; F. R. Sbaw, of aclisle, and J.
of pablio roads. With the intimation that | seme of maker ; manufacturer's pumber ; EE re sort ar woth
better roads are desired only by automobile rated horse power, and character of motive :
The family of Harry Allison, of Pine
owners and that they are secured by in. | Power. Blak cpplications are now in the | 0 io gormerly of this place, returned
Dears or Joux 1. Porrse.—Jobs IL
Potter, one of the best known men of Belle-
toute, died at his home on east Linn street
ee .. November 26. 1000, at 6.35 o'clock on Wednesday evening. He
Pa., November 26, 1909. | had been a sufferer the past year or more
oh A - with Brights disease and in that time bad
P.GRAY MEEK, - - FURL 5 eal bad stacks. His wonderfal
Teaus or Susscmirriox.—Until further notice vitality, however, always tided him over
this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the | oq ne would recuperate sufficiently to be
the peace sod the grand jury inquisition
shat ball will be plenty large enough. Li-
conse court on Saturday, December 18th,
following rates : trigne with the supervisors, the WATCH: bands of W. Harrison Walker, Bellefonte. ; .
Paid strictly in advance _gio0 | out and around almost as usual. The last | will in all probability be beld in shat ball | ox does nob agree. It Knows hsb the ee Ap eee hoteles wes Mr. Allis will oid
To ees sEpTabion Of YMF.mmereddi time be was down town was on the even- | also. ——Do you know where to get your g business at Pine Grove
pablic geverally wants just as good roads seeds | measure
DO a iawn | Liritn weds in yudiage ot w
get more besefis from them than the farmer
does ;and is is confident that the supervis-
am —
——Ambrose Ray, who has bad such
serions trouble with bis eyes the past year
so that he ie almost blind, was in Wil-
lismeport on Monday in consultation with
Dr. Haskins, the eye specialist, and came
home very much encouraged. Dr. Haskins
informed him that there were several
cataracts oo his eyes which bave caused all
the trouble bat that they were almost ripe
for removal and when that was done the
probability is bie sight would be entirely
restored.
——The Pennsylvania telephone com-
pany have issued a new book, list of sub-
soribers for the Central Penneylvania die
trios, and attached to is isa notice that
they will furnish to all patrons so desiring
a forecast of the weather. Said forecast
will be tarnished after eleven o'clock a. m.
each day and will cover the weather for the
ensuing thirty-six boars, or until eight =
o'clock in the evening of the following day.
The forecasts are received direct from the
United States weather bureau at Washiog-
ton.
The meeting of fruit growess held in the
Academy building on Saturday last was
largely attended, both worning and after~
soon. Dr. H. A. Surface, State fucivpint,
was the principal spenker and bis
received the closest attention,
Wm. Meyers, the meat merchant, after re-
peated solicitations to extend his trips with
the meat wagon, complied with the request
and now makes three trips a week over the
entire route. Mr. Meyers is a thorough
butcher and deals only in high grade meats.
Wm. M. Grove has been tiamping over
the mountains for the last three weeks, sur.
veying for the State. Mr. Grove has an ex-
perience of thirty years in that line of busi-
ness, and was for over three years
the State Forestry Commission. Asa
reliable and saceurate surveyor he has few
Paid after expiration of yesr..............8.00 ing of election day, which he spent at the
me | Bellefonte club. Since that time he had
been confined to the house, though the di-
recs cause of his death was & stroke of par
alysis which he suffered on Taesday
night.
John Irvin Potter was a son of Capt. and
Mis. W. W. Poster and was born at Pot-
ters Mille November 23¢d, 1844, hence was
just one day over sixty-five years old. Hie
early life was spent at home, his parents
moving from Potters Mills 6 Centre Far:
nace, thence to Hecla and in 1866 to Belle-
fonte. When the Bellefonte and Soow
Shoe railroad was buils and opened up in
1870 Mr. Potter was appointed paymaster
of she road. Shortly afterwards he engag-
ed with others in the mercantile business
in Snow Shoe under the firm name of Pot-
ter, Wolt & Co. Later he returned to
Bellefonte and went to work for the Penn-
sylvania railroad company under his father,
A Real Cause.
Some of our contemporaries who, during
the campaign, bad listle or nothing to say
about the Supreme Court justiceship are
now worrying themeeives and their readers
as well abous the religions belief of the
newly elected member of that body; just as
it his ochuroh belief or denominational in.
olinations adds to or detracts from his fis
ness for the beooh. It is not the doubs on
this question that should give them up-
easiness as to what may be expected of him.
1s ic the fact that he was nominated by the
gang, elected by the gang and that on all
questions in which a division may arise in
shat body, and in which the gang that
backed him may be in any way interested,
his vote will be with or for his bosses, is the
knowledge that should bother them now.
It is nos a question of church belie! buts
matter of machine dictation thet furnishes
a real oanse for apprehension.
—— The White Iuvestmeus company, of
which William F. White, a graduate of
State College class of '87, is president, bas
lately established ite main offices in New
York at No. 43 Exchange Place. The com-
pany bas ae its object the purchase and sale
of bonds and securities, and the financing,
developing and operatiog of approved im-
dustrial enterprises, especially minivg, and
those based on natural resources.
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these resolutions. If the tax-laws are uo
just—a matter that is not disputed —tbe
members of Pomona Grange, any of whom
are life-long and bitter Republicans, should
remember thas for them and their enforce
mens, the Republican party is alene respon-
sible :
Waereas, The real estate owners are
annually robbed of $34,828,882 —filteen
millions of this amount ie directly
extorted from the farmers, nineteen
millions from the residents of cities and
towns, ( whether they be owners or Sensnte)
and as it ie this polioy of the State that has
driven away from the farms and the rural
——Do you kuow we have the old style
sugar syrups, pure goods at 40 cents and
60 cents per gallon, Seohler & Co.
TTI
Pine Grove Mention.
Ed Bowersox, of Altoona, was here over
Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. McWilliams is able to be out of
bed on a rocking chair.
Miss Mary, daughter of Harry Gaves, is il
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Charley Houser is quite ill with
bronchial troubie.
Mr. and Mrs, O. F. Shaw vitited friends
at Johnstown on Sanday.
G. W. O'Bryan has been a very sick man
at his home on Church street.
Mrs. Frank Thompson, of Philadelphia, is
visiting Centre county friends.
Twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Al
Bowersox recently but both died.
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Corl were Sunday
visitors at the G. B. Mc. Fry home.
Lee Markle will be Hon. John Hamilton's
right bower on the farm next season.
Mrs. Annie Fortney, of Tusseyville, spent
Wednesday at the D. W. Thomas home.
J. Roy Goss, an expert typo at Carrollton,
Pa., is here for his share of the big game.
Our supervisors are getting busy shaping
up the roads with crushed stone, for sleigh -
ing.
A.C. Kepler, one of Marion township's
successful school teachers, was here over
Sunday.
8. A. Dunlap lost the middle finger of his
right hand on Monday by having it cat off
by a circular saw.
Dogs played havoc with Samuel Elder's
flock of sheep, killing several and wounding
a number of others.
Mrs. Robert G. Goheen and son Lester, of
Pennsylvania Furnace, were here doing
shopping on Monday.
Wm. Corl and Newton Neideigh are at-
tending the layman's convention in session
at Harrisburg this week.
Harry Allison flitted to Spring Mills on
Thursday, but will continue to run the flour
ing mill bere until spring. " the west ion " mwiiscation of the
ties. Bell Eispors visited ior 01d friend, | Tule8 EOvErn BE os ‘Americas “cup,
M Henry, at Roedsville last week but big gesuluuces, if any, he received
found her condition unchanged. ‘ 1 .
Miss Florence Kepler, teacher of the Fil
more school, was home over Sunday. She
says she likes her school very much.
After a viest of several mouths among her
Centre county friends, Mis. Maggie Meek
left for her home in Altoons, Tuesday.
Carpenter I. L. Burwell is laid up for re
pairs on account of a stick of timber falling
on his shoulder while raising a building
last Friday.
The Everbart sale last Wednesday was a
ringer. Bidding was brisk and stock of all
kinds brought top notch prices, the sale to:
talling $4,350.
Miss Henrietta McGirk, teacher of the
Branch school, spent Thankegiving at her
parental home at Altoona, and enjoyed a
turkey dinner.
Mrs. C. T. Lemon, after a two week's visit
among her friends in Centre and Blair coun-
ties, returned to ber home at Morgantown,
W. Va., Friday.
The social and festival Saturday evening
was a success socially and financially. About
$66 00 was realized to help purchase an or-
gan for the High school.
Owing to the short corn crop butchering is
well on the way and few heavy weight pork:
ers are reported. Newt. Yarnell reports one
that tipped the beam at the five bundred
pound notch.
Mrs. Belle Kimport, of State College; Mrs.
Myra Kimport and Mrs. Will Wagner and
daughter Helen, all of Altoona, were royally
entertained at the Everts home on Main
street, on Tuesday.
Tuesday evening the good people com-
pletely surprised Rev. Harnish and his wife
with a big donstion gathering. The contri-
butions were liberal, filling their larder as
gle in the twilight on Burn hill, eigh
een miles from Saranac Lake, N. Y.
Finally grasping with one hand his
shotgun, the stock of which had been
broken by r blow at the deer’s head,
Chalmers discharged the load into the
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——County superintendent David O.
Esters bas practically completed his pro-
gram for the annual teachers institute to
be held in the opera house, this place, the
week beginning December 20th. Ove of
the evening entertainments will be the
Rooney Boys Concert company, which ap-
peared here on a previous occasion.
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——While the pass several days bave
been very wintry like the weather all fall
bas been most remarkable. The warm
days of the latter part of last week and
Sunday and Monday started vegetation and
even the buds on bushes and trees as if it
were spring. But the cold weather sinoe
Tuesday has put a stop to all premature
budding and growth.
meter cae
——Eight big able-bodied men with five
good dogs lets Bellefonte before six o’olook
on Tuesday morning and went in an auto-
mobile to Posters Mills for a days haont for
rabbits in the foothills of the Seven monn.
tains. The eight big men and five good
dogs returned to Bellefonte after dark the
same evening with one tiny little rabbit,
and it was likely soared to death.
POO r—
—— Just ninesty-eight State College stu-
dents took advantage of the round trip ex-
cursion to go ous 2 Pittsburg on Wednes-
day to be present as yesterday's State—
University of Pittsburg game. Of coarse
probably that many or even more students
went outon one way tickets who were at
the game and will remain at home until
the Thanksgiving vacation is over.
ode
——A [air for the benefis of the Method-
jet church at Pleasant Gap will be held in
Noll’e hall at that place on Friday and
Saturday, December 10th and 11th,
Aprons and fancy work of all kinds will be
on sale, as well as homemade bread, cakes,
pies, ice oream, candy, eto. It will be a
good place to secure Chistmas presents and
the public is asked to patronize the fair
liberally.
July, 1884, be succeeded him as the agent
bere, a position be held continuously until
his death.
Mr. Potter was a man of unique charac:
serand exceptionally genial disposition.
From morn to night, day to day, aod year
to year, he was always the same compan:
ionable, high minded gentleman. Con-
soientions to » marked degree he was the
soul of honor in all bis business dealings
with his fellowmen and for the company
with which he was employed. Quiet and
unobtrusive at all times, yet he found a
special delight in the companionship and
association of others. Though himsell uot
a member his antecedents always affiliated
with the Presbyterian church, and iu pre-
cept be lived up to the dootrines of his for
bears.
He was the last surviving male member
of thas branch of she Potter family aod as
he never married his only immediate sur-
vivors are the two daughters of bis brother,
the late George L. Potter. As this writ
ing the arrangements for the faneral have
not been completed, though is will likely
be tomorrow afternoon.
| |
Buck.—Alter an illness of six months or
more, ss the result of his advanced age, the
venerable Christian Buok died as bis bome
in Unionville on Tuesday. He was born
in the neighborhood of Centre Line aod
was almost eighty-eight years of age.
When a young man he engaged in the
tannery business near the home of his
birsh, a business he followed until 1866
when be moved to Unionville and estab-
lished a steam tanuery. Later be relin-
quished that enterprise and engaged in the
milling business with his son Daniel onder
the firm name of C. & D. Buck, in which
he continued up until the lass.
Mr. Buok was swice married, his first
wife being Mies Catharine Beck, of Centre
Line, and to them four children were born,
all living, as follows : Catharine, at home;
Mrs. E J. Baird, of Look Haven ; J. Dur-
td
——On Monday the slaters began work
on the roof of the new High sohool build.
ing. The root will be of slate with copper
golleys and water courses, one of the most
durable that can be put on. The plasterers
bave commenced lathing the interior of the
building and the carpenters are rushing
along their work as fass as pcesible. The
Bellefonte Steam Heating company have
their battery of boilers in place and bave a
force of men hard at work installing the
machinery and necessary plumbing and
radiators for the beating and ventilation of
the building.
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buck’s breast.
Chalmers first wounded the
slightly stunning it. He dropped
gun and reached for his knife to
the deer to death. It was gone,
before he could recover his gun the
buck rose to its feet and charged him.
Chalmers’ hands were badly lacerated
by the antlers of the deer, but other
wise he is none the worse for his ex
hausting struggle.
bonds ; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Ceatre County Pomona
Grange, in regular session assembled at
Centre Hall, Pa., this 18th day of Novem-
ber, 1009, that we enter our emphatio
test against either the county comm .
ers or township road supervisors entering
into any such agreement with eaid combi
ons. :
BEEd
Trading Girls For Opium.
Natives of Sarangani, a group of
islands to the south of Mindanao isl
and, in the Philippines, are offering in
barter young giris each for one ounce
of opium, according to W. 8S. Lyon, a
borticulturist, who returned from a
trip through the south coast of Min
danao.
Mr. Lyon reports that there is con-
siderable trafic in opium in South
Mindanao, carried on by the Palm
fsland. The government cutters are
lacking in number and facility to sup
press the traffic.
>
——On Tuesday of lass week C. D. Case-
beer, the jeweler, was cleaning out a
drawer in hie store which had pot been
entirely emptied of its accumulation of
documents, eto., since F. C. Richard con-
ducted a jewelry store in the same place a
number of years ago; and in doing so be
came across swo old newspapers, the Penn-
sylvania Packet, dated 1776, and the Ulster
County Gazette, dated 1800, which be exult-
ingly exhibited to his friends as a very val
uable find. A traveling man who happened
$0 be around when Mr. Casebeer was show-
ing his old papers, wanted to buy them
whether or no bas Mr. Casebeer would not
sell, as be had visions of the big premium
suoh old papers would undoubtedly com-
mand. Tater he discovered a publishet’s
note in the 1776 paper which pronounced
is a good fac simile of the original paper of
that date and giving the price at ten cents
per copy. They were doubtless printed in
Philadelphia for distribution at the cen-
tennial in 1876. Iu she future when Mr.
Casebeer finds an old paper he will want
an affidavit of its genuineness attached be-
fore be exhibits it as a priceless relic.
——Thanksgiving is over and every
family who could afford it likely bad the
customary Thankseiving turkey; and those
who couldn’s bad to be content with goose,
duck, chicken or some other kind ofa
bin, of Grand Junction, Col., and Daniel, roast. But it is not of that these com-
of Unionville. His second wife was Ms, | ments are made hat of the wide range in
Orpba Welsh, who died about two years price paid for the Thavksgiving tarkey
ago, leaviog no children. In addition to right bere in Bellefonte. While 18 is a fact
the above he is survived by one brother, that turkeys are ordinarily plentiful
David, of Altoona, sod a sister, Mrs. throughout the county a few people in
Jeremiah Beck, of Warriorsmark. The | Bellefonte must have thought them very
faneral will be held at ten o'clock thie scarce, ae they paid as bigh as twenty-five
morning, burial to be made in the cents a pound for the bird. Others paid
western Unionville cemetery. twenty-two, twenty and eighteen oents,
i | | even when the prevailing price paid by the
SArFEE. Shortly wlier Why W'ohoot vi 1013108 loukela 45d. buiShere right along
had been only sixteen cents, with some
Sunday evening Jacob Shaffer died at the
home of his son, S. H. Shaffer, as Zion. turkeys being bougbs for fittecn and even
Over a year ago he was striok with paral: Souniees sus. On Jueiter morning one
ysis aod bad been an invalid ever einoe,the er was in Bellelonte with quite a
bunch of turkeys and in peddling them
effects of another stroke causing his death.
from door to door, offered them at fourteen
Deceased was born in Elk county May :
cents a pound. Sois can easily be seen
1st, 1821, hence was 88 years, 6 months that whoever paid such tremendous prices
aod 20 days old. In 1848 he came to Cen-
tre county with hie father and family and
engaged in farming in Walker township
and all his life since was spent in the
neighborhood of Zion. He was a member
of the Reformed church of Zion and a man |
who had the confidence aud esteem of all
who knew him.
His wile died a number of years ago but
surviving him are two sons, John L., of
Jacksonville, and 8. H., of Zion, and one
daughter, Emma Jane Shaffer, of Pleasant
Gap. He also leaves one brother, Miobael
Shafter, of Centre Hall. The funeral was
held from the Reformed church in Zion at
9.30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Dr.
Ambrose M. Schmidt officiated and burial
was made in the Zion cemetery.
rm QA em—
~—The oft-repeated rumor that the
Bald Eagle Valley railroad is to be double
tracked in the near lature seems to be cone
firmed in the fact that conorete piers are
now being built for the various bridges on
the road and all of them are being built a
sufficient width for a double track. In
fact work bas been going on for months
past extending the sidings all along the
line and to fill in the links between sta-
tions will not be such a big undertaking
once it is decided to complete the work.
One thing is certain, and that is that the
heavy freight trafic over the Bald Eagle
almost necessitates a double track for the
safety of the traveling public as well as
employees of the railroad company.
construction
rate, as provided by the constitution of the
State, 10 the end that the bess interest of
all the people may be served by the laws of
the Commonwealth.
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FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZE.—The fruit
Lipton Will Challenge Again.
Sir Thomas Lipton will challenge
for a race for the America’s cup, to be
sailed in 1911. Sir Thomas made this
statement just before sailing for Bu
rope on the steamer Lusitania from
New York.
Sir Thomas has been here for sav:
eral weeks to learn the attitude of the
members of the New York Yacht club
day, the 20th, at Spring Mills was a pro-
nounced success : The academy room was
well filled with the intensive listeners,
some of whom came quite a distance hop-
ing to gain some knowledge along the line
of modern oicbaid culture, and bow to
make the business pay better than our
people have as yet realized. In their ex-
pectations they were not disappointed for
the instrootors were well prepared with
information desired and a lively interest
was soon awakened in the meeting. The
question as to whether Centre county was
to bave a local Fruit Growers Association
was settled after some points bad been
made olear aud asa result the following
persons were elected to serve for one year
as officers of *‘The Fruit Growers Associa:
tion of Centre county’ :
President, Cyrus Brungart ; first vice
presidens, D. D. Royer ; second vice presi.
dens, W. P. Hosterman ; secretary, E. P.
Wife's Legacy Kills Him.
Mrs. James Edmonds, of Washing
ton county, Pa., is alleged to have de
serted her home recently, taking with
her the entire household effects and
five head of cattle, but leaving be
hind an old mule. Edmonds has pre
ferred charges of desertion against his
wife and larceny against a Pittsburg
nin
——Quite a good orowd attended the
book social at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
‘Charles Gilmore, on east Linn street, last
Saturday evening. Most of those attend-
ing went there dressed in a way to repre-
sent some hook and vaturally there were
some fetchy costumes. The social was
given under the auspices of the Mite so-
oiety of the Presbyterian church and a nice
little sum was realized for shat organiza.
tion.
man.
Wednesday the mule, Edmonds’ on:
ly possession, kicked him, causing his
death a short time later in a hospitss
Pennsy Orders 78 Locomotives.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has just placed an order for seventy
three locomotives with the Juniata
shops at Altoona, a. Sixty of the
engines will be for passenger service.
In addition to this an order was placed
for 4000 steel hopper bottom coal cars
with the Pressed Steel Car company
at McKees Rocks and 1000 similar
cars with the Standard Steel Car com-
pany at Butler.
Bonaparte Heads Municipal League.
Charles J. Bonaparte, former United
States attorney general, was elected
president of the American Municipal
league. J. Horace McFarland, presi
dent of the American Civic associa
tion. was re-elected. Clinton R. ‘Wood:
ruff, of Philadelphia, and Ricberd B.
‘Watrous, of Harrisburg, Pa., were re
elected secretaries of the respective
bodies.
Hypnotist Released on Bail.
Professor Arthur Everton, the hyp
county prison at Somerville, N. J
pending his trial for manslaughter in
connection with the death of Robert
Simpson, a hypnotic subject, who died
after recovering from a cataleptic
’
the next meeting to be held by the aseo-
ciation will be announced in due Sime.
Former BriLEroNTE Boy SHOT.
—Robers Hunter Dankle, eldest son of
former sheriff and Mrs. T. J. Duokle, of
thie place, was accidentally shot near his
home at Punxsatawney on November 11th,
by his younger brother, Maloomb R., and
bled to death before help could be bad.
The Dunkle family have been residents of
Punxsutawney a number of years. Oo the
day above named the two brothers started on
a huotiog trip. They were seated along side
the trolley track waiting for a car when a
rabbit jumped out of a thicket near them.
The younger brother bad a new gun with
the mechanism of which he was not very
familiar and in his excitement to get a shot
at the rabbit the weapon was accidentally
disobarged. The load of shos struck the
brother below the knee, severing an actery,
with the resuls that be bled to death.
The unfortunate young man was over
twenty-one years of age and beside his par-
ents is survived by several brothers and
mac AY me ar—
——The Avderson school fcotball team
of Altoona was too much for the Academy
team last Saturday, defeating the latter in
a game in the Mountain city by the score
of 5100. The Anderson school eleven had
been strengthened by the addition of three
pew players but at that they were only
able to score on a trick play the last five
minatesof the game. It was one of the
closest and most exciting games played in
than the market price and bave only them-
Altoona this season.
selves to blame.
—— Just one week more of good weather
and the masons and bricklayers will have
the walls of the new addition to the court
house completed and ready for the rool.
Once the latter is on the interior finishing
can be pushed along quite speedily and
while the whole building will not be
finished throughout by the fires of the new
year there is no question but what it will
be by the regular February term ol court
in 1910, sud then those taxpayers who will
be bere to attend court will have an oppor-
tunity to eee just what they got for the
money expended.
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——The people of Beeoh Creek and vioin-
ity were treated to an unusual fire
spectacle last Saturday afternoon and night
and on Sunday until the fire was extin-
guished by rain. Sparks from a passing
locomotive set fire to the grass on the east
side of Beech Creek and in a short time
the flames had burned into the woods near-
by and swept rapidly up she mountain
side. Farmers living at she foot of the
mountain had a bard time fighting the fire
from their fences and buildings and were
compelled to keep on the watoh all of Sat-
urdsy night. The fire raged unchecked
until it was extinguished by rain on Sun-
day night, by which time is had burned
over five or six equare miles of territory.
day of last week Mrs. Murtofl was Miss
Viola Robb and was assistant cashier in
Joseph Bros. store. From Tyroue the young
couple went to Scotia and spent several
days at the home of Mr. Martoff's parents,
deoiding to come home on the Belietonte
Central train Saterday evening and as a regimen
precaution against a sersoade they ar-
ranged to leave the train at Stevens and
drive to Bellefonte. Everything went ao
cording to program until they left the train
when they were promptly surrounded by
over a dozen employees of both the Potter—
Hoy company sod Joseph's store. The
bridal couple were hustled into Joseph's
delivery wagon which was hitohed behind
one of the Potter—Hoy dalivery wagons
and thus they were brought to Bellefonte
aod paraded around the town amid the
glare of different colored lights and the din
of cow bells and other discordant noises.
Taken to their own newly-lurnished home
on south Spring strees they were confront-
ed with a sight that might be timely a year
henoe bat whioh looked very premature to
Mr. and Mrs.{Murtofl at this time,
limbs an dragged her quite a distance, caus
ing many bruises and scratches, but fortus
nately mo bomes were broken. Hereafter
she will retire to safer quarters to do her
milking.
Spring Mills
Turkeys are plentiful in this neighbor-
hood. There was no trouble in obtaining a
bird for Thanksgiving dinner—excepting
the filthy lucre.
W. O. Gramley bas bis uoderground
drainage nearly completed. He does not
jotend having any mud puddles about his
premises if he can prevent it.
Our hunters are very quiet. Some parties
report having captured a deer or two, but
strange to say the deer are invisible. I
guess the capture was only in the mind.
Dr. Lieb last week received from Cincin.
pati & very handsome phacton with rubber
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