———— 2 mn —..., Bellefonte, Pa.. january 20, 1911. ————— P. GRAY MEEK, Terms oF SusscrIPTION.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the Eprrox following rates : * Paid strictly in advance - - $1.00 Paid before expiration of year - 1.50 Paid after expiration of year 2.00 Plastng Trout Fry. Sportsmen in other parts of the State are protesting against the practice of our State Fisheries Department in sending out trout fry and particularly in sending them out in February and March. Per- sonally we have helped with the work of stocking local streams with fry for more than twenty years and honesty compels the admission that results have been far from satisfactory. Millions upon millions of the tiny fish have been planted in our streams and at no time has there been an apparent in- crease in the number there later. The first and serious trouble in planting fry was the lack of intelligence in doing the work. The vital necessity being to have the water in the cans in which the fry are transported at the same temperature as that of the water in which they are planted. If this is not done there is lit- tle chance of any of the fish withstand- ing the shock of a sudden change. We have always thought it futile to plant them so early in the spring, because the March and April floods carry them out over the stream banks where they are left to perish when the water recedes. ‘Two years ago we helped plant several cans of fry in Fishing creek, Clinton coun- ty, as an experiment in later planting. ~ We did not plant them until the latter "part of June when the waters had fallen to their normal summer condition and frequent visits to the pools afterwards re- vealed that the little trout were thriving and actually had grown large enough by November to be quite able to resist the ordinary floods on the streams. There seems to be no particular ad- vantage, unless it is a saving in ice, to plant the fry so early; while there are certainly many disadvantages. Aside from the personal experience recounted above the present practice of sending the trout out in February and March often finds them landed at a point miles away from the streams, with the weather any- thing but fit for such work as is necessa- ry to properly place the fish. Ice and snow covered roads and woods have to be traversed and the enthusiast is an en- thusiast, indeed, who undertakes the work of landing the fish at their destination. We honestly believe that Commissioner MEEHAN would get one hundred per cent. better results were he to send out one- tenth as many fish’ as he is each year, but have them at least two or three inch- es long and then not send them until June or, better, the latter part of July when the trout fishing season has ended and the streams are not being disturbed by fishermen. ——(Governor HARMON, of Ohio, was inaugurated the other day without cere- mony. At the time fixed by law for the event he left his desk, took the oath of office and returned to his official work. Governor TENER, of Pennsylvania, was inaugurated on Tuesday. There was a magnificent pageant in the streets of Har- risburg to celebrate the event and the people will be taxed fifteen or twenty thousand dollars to pay the expenses of the affair. But there is a vast difference, temperamentally and otherwise, between Governor;HARMON and Governor ‘1 ENER. Besides there is a good deal of difference in public expectations with respect to the administrations of these “Gov’nors both,” as the famous, or infamous, “Rough Rid- | inghood” would phrase it. Settlement of the Graft Cases. i The settlement of the civil suits against | the capitol grafters for something like ! $1,300,000 may be justified on the princi- | ple that “a bird in hand is worth two in | the bush,” but Shardly on any other | theory. The grafters got something like $9,000,000 out of the State Treasury by frauds. The fact that they were willing to make any restitution at all indicates that they felt afraid of the pending litiga- tion. In view of that fact'the State ought to have recovered three or four times as much as the amount paid over. In any | event the State authorities should have | kept them running. : It is reasoned, of course, that one of the largest beneficiaries of the grafting | operations, contractor SANDERSON, is | dead, and recovery from his estate was | problematical. Another of the accused, MATHUES, is also dead and there is no certainty that money could have been | obtained from his estate. Two of the | others have been convicted in the erimi- nal court and might be said to have paid | all the penalty’ that the law can exact. | Still another of the accused stands con- | victed and is awaiting the imposition of | a sentence of imprisonment. Out of the | others the chance of getting a greater | sum might be meagre. Nevertheless the | ends of justice have been defeated by the settlement. i For if the prosccution had been con- i tinued to a finish the people might have | learned who got the. money stolen from | wheat, ground bone and crushed oyster the Treasury and that would have been | shells, chopped alfalfa and water cress of greater advantage both to justice and and two or three other things we fail to | smoke started to investigate. Going into | has been paid into the Treasury. Nobody WoOMER.—Jonathar Woomer, one of imagines that all the “rake-off” of the! the best known men of the upper Bald capitol graft went to SANDERSON, Snu- | Eagle valley, died at the home of his MAKER, SNYDER, CaAsserLL, PAYNE and | daughter, Mrs. H. C. Albright, in Tyrone, Huston. Hundreds of thousands went |1ast Thursday morning. Two years ago to men in public life whose names have | he was stricken with paralysis and was not been publicly mentioned in connec- | rendered an invalid so that he was only tion with the graft. To have exposed partially able to take care of himself. these malefactors would have been a Several weeks ago he suffered a second greater service service than has yet been stroke which naturally hastened his rendered. death. — - ’ He was a sonof Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ——In explanation of the awarding of | woomer, and was born at the old ‘Woo contracts, by foreign governments, to an er settlement in Snyder township, Blair American ship-building firm, in competi- | county, about a mile west of Bald Eagle, | David, of Miles township, and Judith, of | tion with European concerns, fora couple on july 11th, 1835, so that he was 75 | Rebersburg. Funeral services were held | of battleships, it has been stated that be- years, 6 months and 1 day old. He fol- | in the Milesburg Methodist church last cause the ships are for foreign use the | jowed the occupation of a farmer up un- | Saturday morning and burial was made | steel plates and other materials used in | i} 5 few years ago when he retired and | in the Union cemetery, this place. accord. | construction will be secured at the for- | moved to Tyrone. He served during the | ing to the ritual of the Bellefonte Lodge | eign, rather than the domestic, market | Civil war as a member of the 103rd vol- | of Masons of which he was a member. | prices. This will make a difference of | ynteer infantry and was an enthusiastic | | | i nearly a miliion dollars in the costof each | meiner of Post No. 172, G. A. R. He! Embsick—Henry Emerick, an old-time | ship but it is a trifle tough that our own | wag 5 staunch Democrat and a reader of | resident of Potter township, died at his | shipbuilders can construct warships to the WATCHMAN for many years. His.! home at Centre Hall, on Monday, after | fight us so much cheaper than they can | wife and three children preceded him to ! an illness of some weeks with a compli- | provide them for our own government. |the grave but surviving him are four | cation of diseases caused by his advanced | , sons and three daughters, namely: W. years. He was seventy-six years old and | H. Tyrone; James, of Scranton, and How- ' followed farming all his life until a few CL. : A ical ard S. Woomer, of Patton; Mrs. H. C. yearsago when he retired. He was a | cr he ian Om at Gar. | Albright, and Miss Amelia M. Woomer, ' member of the Lutheran church and a | mans on Tuesday evening, January 31st, | of Tyrone; Edwin F.,, of Bradford, and | man honored and respected by all who ; ee ! Mrs. David Bryan, of Clearfield. | knew him. Surviving him are his wife | ——A corps of civil engineers are now | The funeral was held from the home and seven children. Rev. B. F. Beiber, engaged running a line from Braad Top | of his daughter in Tyrone last Saturday of the Lutheran church, officiated at the | by way of Spruce Creek and along the | afterr.oon, burial being made in Grand- ' funeral which was held on Wednesday, base of Tussey mountain to Pine | view cemetery. Grove Mills. Just where they will go from | | i that point has not been divulged. Itis| wo pg Rev. Warren N. Wolfe died rumored that the work is being done by | 5 his home in Birmingham, Alabama, cn | the New York Central railroad company. | December 20th and was buried from the —— A ——During the year 1910 L. C. Bullock | church of which he was pastor on Sun- ! i was engaged in selling and installing gas. | day, January 1st. Tuberculosis was the Ment the coming pmol wry: Be oline light plants and the company for | cause of death. Deceased was a son of | cause no other flower yic Such sat's- whom lie was working offered 5 nomber | Gen. and Mrs. Jona Wolfe, and was born | factory returns in a wealth of beautiful | ’ i : ragra 1 od. of prizes to the agents selling the most | at Wolfe's Store, this county, where he i ou ap pws or 50 Pgs peri. machines. Mr. Bullock stood third on | 8rew to manhood. After completing his ‘| the list and a few days before Christmas education in the common schools he took ' I absolutely necessary for the best J received the company's check for one | a collegiate course and upon graduation Sults. And just such seed, the very fin- hundred dollars, third prize. | was ordained a minister in the Presby- ©Stin cultivation, compose the collection — a. mn terian church. His first and only charge ©ffered below. Listen. . ——Last Saturday evening there was a | wag the church at Birmingham, Ala., | For 25 cents I will send postpaid to fight among several foreigners living in | which he served until his death. Although 3a"Y address eight half ounce packets of Collins’ row and one of the number, Joe | he had been a sufferer for months he did | the loveliest named varieties in the world Maetcha, used steel knuckles and a re-| not relinquish his work until a short 2nd with ull orders I will include a packet | volver, though he did little damage with | time before he died but kept manfully on ach of the famous orchid-flowered Sweet | either. He was arrested and jailed until | ministering to the wants of others. His Peas: Countess Spencer, the White Spen- | Monday morning when he was given a'(yneral was an unusually large one and | ef and the charming new Lavendar hearing before "Squire Henry Brown and | wag 5 touching testimony of the high es- Spencer, “Asta Ohn,” so much admired bound over for court. Later the matter {teem in which he was held. Surviving by experts throughout the world, and a was settled and Maetcha was discharged | him are his wife and two sons, Warren | Packet of the early aster, “Queen of the from custody. ana Walton; his father, a brother Ed. Market” and one of gorgeous double | ! poppies. And I always do better than I | ‘advertise. Coin remittance preferred. | Special offer: To all who will order before February 15th, I will send as an and was born at Rebersburg, this county, | ty. He is survived by his wife and two | children, namely: Henry M., of Bell- | wood, and Ivah M. at home. He also | leaves the following brothers and sisters: | Daniel, of Dakota; Henry, of Rebersburg; | ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. burial beirg made in the Centre Hall! cemetery. BEST EVER SWEET PEAS—Swe:t Peas | will unquestionably be the popular flow- ers with people of good taste and refine- | —Tiiiday of l25t week was the twen. | ward and sister Bessie, all now residing ty-fifth anniversary of the marriage of |" Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Wells L. Daggett, of the | | Bush house, and Mrs. Daggett took ad-, BENNISON.—A belated death notice re- : vantage of the occasion to plan and suc- ceived at this office is that of George SR "packet of te pg hw cessfully carry out a surprise party fer : Bennison, who died at his home in Du- 's ol™ drone Aveushie "which will her husband. About twenty-five intimate | Bois on Christmas, 1910. He was born | cirm "all who kiow of it. Address friends were invited and spent the even- | in Bellefonte and spent his boyhood days | EDGAR A. HIGGINS, Sweet Pea Specialist, ing very pleasantly at cards and other di- | here. When the Civil war broke out he | Avon N. Y 56.3. versions. Refreshments were served dur- | enlisted as a private in Company G, Fifty- Fe - ing the evening. first Pennsylvania volunteers, serving — through the war, and for brave and meri- ——Centre county in general and Hon. torious conduct was promoted to the | J. C. Meyer in particular has been signal- | rank of first lieutenant under Gen. Har- ly honored in his appointment by speak- 'tranft. He was a civil engineer by pro- er John F, Cox on the following legisla- 'fession and followed that occupation | tive committees: Appropriations, judi- | until his death. His wife, one son and a ciary general, judicial apportionment, | daughter survive. He was a member of | manufactures and mines and mining. ' the First Presbyterian church of DuBois | Mr. Meyer's record at the last session of 4nd his pastor, Rev. J. Vernon Bell, con- the Legislature was a most creditable | ducted the funeral services. Burial was | one and won for him just recognition ' made in the DuBois cemetery. lwas made general sales agent. TI from his Republican a associates. | | ' who have taken stock in the company HARTSOCK—LOVELAND.—A pretty but | KREAMER.—Mrs. Susan Kreamer, wid- are J. M. Keichline, J. Kennedy Johnston, quiet wedding took place at the home of | ©W Of the late Jonathan Kreamer, died | Robert Roan, J. Henry Wetzel, A. E. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kennedy Johnston, on | 0 Monday at the home of her daughter, | Schad, W. Reynolds Shope, Samuel Leitz- Bishop street, at noon yesterday, when Mrs. F. P. Musser, of Millheim, after a|el, Frank Hazel, Milton R. Johnson, Miss Nora Mae Loveland became the | Protracted illness with senile debility. | James Bailey, Richard Lutz, James R. bride of Samuel Gray Hartsock, of Altoo- | She was 86 years, 11 months and 9 days | Hughes, Bellefonte; Harry Roan, of Phil- na, but formerly of Buffalo Run. The |©ld and was a life long member of the | adelphia; Charles Yankey and Frank B. ceremony was performed by Rev. Thom. | United Brethren church. Surviving her | Leitzel, of Punxsutawney; Grant Kes- as S. Wilcox in the presence of only a are two sons and four daughters, name- | singer, of Snow Shoe; Jeff Lykens and few friends, and after a wedding break. |1y: Alfred F., of Millheim; John H., of | Wallace Lytle, of Benore. For the pres- fast the happy couple left on a wedding | Harrisburg; Mrs. Mary A. Miller, of | ent the closets will be manufactured in trip. State College; Mrs. Alice S. Musser and | Blairsville, Ind. — wr - ' Mrs. Emma J. Frank, of Millheim, and a ——Last Saturday morning the home | Mrs. Cora V. Bowman, of Oakland, Cal. of Wilson Henry, near Graysville, was en- | She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Lydia tirely destroyed by fire, though part of | Meyer, of Aaronsburg. The funeral was the contents were saved. Most of the | held yesterday morning, burial being family were out of bed at the time but! made in the Union cemetery at Millheim. one son was still up stairs and smelling | | | SHUEY.—Edith Annie Shuey, the eleven his mother’s room he found the bed en- | year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John cae CHEMICAL CLOSET COMPANY ORGANIZ- ED.—On Monday evening those who have taken stock in the chemical closet that has been on exhibition in Bellefonte for some months past held a meeting in the office of John M. Keichline Esq., and or- ganized the Chemical Closet company by electing the following officers: President, J. Kennedy Johnston; vice president, Robert Roan; secretary, J. Henry Wetzel, treasurer, J. M. Keichline: and A. E. Schad owe To HoLbp ANNuAL BANQUET.—The di- rectors of the Centre county association in Philadelphia held a meeting on Friday, January 13th, at the residence of its presi- dent, Dr. Roland G. Curtin, and decided upon Tuesday,February 14th, as the date for holding their seventh annual banquet. The Continental hotel, being centrally veloped in flames. A small child that | D. Shuey, died at their home in Tyrone was supposed to be sleeping had gotten | last Wednesday after two week’s illness out of bed and in playing with matches | with Bright's disease. She was born at set the bed on fire. The child, half suf- Stormstown, this county, where her par- focated, was gotten out of the room and | ents lived until about a year ago when most of the furniture on the lower floor | they moved to Tyrone. She was the only was removed but that upstairs was burn- | daughter, though one brother with her ed. Mr. Henry had one thousand dollars | parents survive. Funeral services were insurance on his house and five hundred | held from her late home in Tyrone last on the furniture, which will cover the Friday evening and on Saturday morning greatest part of the loss. A nearby house | the remains were taken over the Lewis- is now being occupied by them. burg and Tyrone railroad to Scotia and . - ne from there to the Pine Hall cemetery ——Charles Heisler may not be exact- where burial was made. ly what would be termed a faddist, but | | he is certainly a specialist in various Appgrr.—John J. Albert, a son of ways around his home. In summer time | john Albert, a member of the famous he has one of the best gardens in this | Forty.-fifth regiment during the Civil war, community, while his grapevines are | died in Washington, D. C., last Thursday noted for their choice fruit. Chicken of tuberculosis. He was born in Williams raising is another fad in which he indul-’ port and was forty-two years old. For a ges all the year round. He is wintering | number of years he was superintendent about one hundred and thirty chickens | of the Great Northern railroad with head- and while their egg producing capacity is | quarters at Chicago. A number of rela- not very great just now he expects to! tives reside in Centre county. have an abundant supply while the price | | is yet high enough to bring him good re- | HARPSTER.—Wessley Harpster, a native turns for their present cost of keep. And | of Centre county, died in Huntingdon last this is not little, either, because he feeds | Friday after a long illness with tubercu- his chickens like he farms his garden. | jogis, aged thirty-eight years. He is sur- Their daily food includes corn, cracked | yived by one son and two daughters, also five brothers and four sisters as well as located and having been recently over- hauled, has, since the directors meeting, been chosen by the committee for the next banquet hail. The banquet and entertainment com- mittee selected is as follows: Dr. Roland G. Curtin president; Ira D. Garman,chair- man; Thomas Foster, Max Liveright, Dr. S. Gray Mattern, William A. Magee, Warner Underwood, Dr Stuart C. Runkle, Herman A. Haupt, L. Olin Meek, and Dr. John C. C. Beale, secretary of the asso- ciation. .te Marriage Licenses. Chas. W. Williams, of Lemont, and Belle C. Wagner, of Houserville. Jos. Williams and Mattie Steele, both of Martha Furnace. Oran L. Grove, of Red Hill, and Claudia E. Wieland, of Oak Hall. : Christ C. Hipple and Ocie M. Casher, both of Snow Shoe. Jos. C. Earon, of Beech Creek, and Anna M. Robb, of Howard. Samuel Gray Hartsock, of Altoona, and Nera Mae Loveland, of Bellefonte. ——Mrs. Edward Gengher has com- pletely recovered from her recent illness and on Wednesday, accompanied by Miss Blanche Gengher left for her home in i i f i i MEYER —Samuel B. Meyer, a well | SHUEY—MarsHALL —Howard R. Shuey, | with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cronemiller, of known and highly respected resident of | of Pitcairn, and Miss Mary E. Marshall, | this place. Milesburg, died on Wednesday evening | of Bellefonte, were united in holy matri-| Isaac Gamer entertained a number of friends of last week after a prolonged illness. He | mony by justice of the peace Isaac M. Ir- | was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer | win, at his office, on Allegheny street, ' Hollidaysburg, at noon on Tuesday. cipiency when the contracting parties ' were schoolmates. They will take a’ honeymoon trip to eastern cities, after which they will reside at Pitcairn. SPRING MILLS. L. F. Madison, of Selinsgrove. made us a flying visit last week. The report that a piece of a dog collar found in a sausage turns out to be a hoax. John Huss will continue the business of shoe- making so successfully conducted by his father, the late Major Huss. Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Hanna, of Orwigsburg, Pa., are here visiting relatives and (riends this wezk, guests of O. T. Corman. The warm rains and dense fogs of last week, have ended sleighing and sledding in this neigh- borhood, Penns and Sinking creeks are bank full. was Skating iz not as lively here this winter as in | former years, Few girls are seen on the ponds now-a-days, formerly the girls were in the ma. jority. Mrs. Edward Winters who had a slight attack of recovered and is able to be about again. All of our sick folks are on the mend. After aniliness of only a few days William, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McClellan, died | on Wednesday last and was interred in the Georges valley cemetery on Saturday. There will be numerous removals and changes in our town on moving day, but no doubt we will have dwellings for anybody requiring one. We have now several “lying around loose.” Everybody is pleased at the recent Food trust smash, and sincerely hope that the promoters are | | ruined beyond redemption. Now for the smash up of the meat trust, and every other infernal trust. “As the days lengthen the cold strengthens,” an adage that is mighty near correct to judge from weather conditions of late. How much more pleasant it would be if the adage was “as the days grow longer the weather gets warmer.” For the last few days walking has been rather a dangerous mode of locomotion owing tc the icy condition of the roads and walks. Playing circus was of frequent occurrence, and at times quite laughable, but no one has been seriously hurt by their acrobatic feats. HU BLERSBURG NOTES. J. C.Carner spent a tew days at Jersey Shore and vicinity. Nevin G. Hoy spent Sunday with friends in Lock Haven. Miss Pauline Taylor, of Salona, is visiting Mr. J. H. Carner and family. John Guiser enjoyed the pieasure of the pres. | ence of his son Charles last week. Mrs. Samuel Vonada, of Bellefonte, enjoyed a visit with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Lee, of our town | this week. Rhoads Rumberger, of Altoona. was home last Sunday, enjoying the scenes and pleasures of home life. Calvin Vonada is making all the necessary prep: arations now for building a new bank bara in | the spring. Charles Yearick, the genial merchant of Jack- sonville, was circulating through our town the other day. Charles is a wide-a-wake, all round, up-to-date merchant. The closing down of our cream separating station here makes it somewhat inconvenient for the farmers. They are now hauling their milk to ' the Clintondale separating station. The following named persons, D. Alton Deit” rich, Ward Markle, Roy Decker, and D. Loyd Markle and wife, who are away from their homes were present at the mid-winter communion serv- ices in the Reformed church last Sunday. The school board of Walker township has taken another step in advance. This now is in the direction of building a more commodious High school building. We expect, under the supervision of our present board of directors, to have a building with all the modern equipment for high school work before another year passes away. May all the patrons of the township put their shoulders to the wheel, and give the board all the needed encouragement, State College Items. A series of meetings are now in progress here | in the Lutheran church. Philip D. Foster took in the inauguration of i Governor Tener on Tuesday. The Scenic will be ready in a few days. They are putting in heat from the electric plant. Prof. Hugh P. Baker, who was abroad for one year, is back and has located in one of Orwig's | new brick houses. The snow is pretty nearly all gone on the fields | but the rural carriers are still using their sleighs for delivering mail. George Glenn was called home to the bedside of his aged mother, who is very poorly with a complication of diseases. The Rev. Frear, Episcopal minister, moved this | week into the Orwig house vacated by |. N, | Fatkin, on Atherton street. | The illustrated lecture by G. O. Shields was | well attended and very interesting. It was on | wild animals and the care of birds. On Monday night the Carnegie Tech basket | ball team played Penn State on the armory floor | and the score was 19 to IM in favor of Penn State. Prof. C. L. Goodling and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a little daughter. Mother and child are doing well. Joseph Harvey and wife are also rejoicing over the arrival of an eight pound boy. RUNVILLE RIPPLINGS. E. S. Bennett departed on Monday on a busi- ness trip to Penfield. E. Hancock, of Philipsburg, spent Sunday with | his parents in this place. Dr. W. J. Kurtz, of Howard, made several professional visits hereabouts on Monday. Miss Minnie Witherite, one of the eflicient school teachers of Dix Run, accompanied by her friend, Miss Tate, were visitors at the George Lucas home over Sunday. The revival meeting in progress in the church here continues with unabated interest. Rev, Dean, the regular pastor, was taken ill a few days ago though he is now able to be in aitend. | ance again. During his absence the meetings were conducted by Rev. Wolfe. BENORE BUBBLINGS. William Burnside entertained a party of friends at his farm on Purdue mountain on Wednesday many relatives in this county. Burial was | Pitcairn. “i | of last week. | made in the Petersburg cemetery on om FE Miss Ina Cronemiller, formerly of this place _ |Monday afternoon... _ | ——'Subscribe.for.the WATCHMAN. cl but now of Bellefonte, is spending a few wéeks He hid in an outbuilding all- the grip a week or ten days ago, has fully | on Wednesday night with his magic lantern, at the residence of John Behrer. | Mr. and Mrs. Miles Wry, of Loveville, were | pleasant callers at the home of Mrs. Wry's sister, over seventy-seven years ago. He was a | These parties are both natives of Centre | Mrs. W. H. Ghaner, on Saturday. millwright by occupation and during his | county and their marriage is the culmi- Helen Williams, the four-year-old daughter of life worked at various places in the coun- | nation of a love affair which had its in- Mr. and Mrs. Clemson Williams, died at her home ;on Thursday night about eleven o'clock with diphtheria. She was the only daughter and is , survived by her father and mother, and three brothers, namely: Oscar, Paul and Frank. The remains were taken to Martha for burial. PINE GROVE MENTION. Mrs. Newton Yarnell is laid up with an attack of quinsy. Miss Lizzie Bloom is visiting in and about: | Lemont this week. Rev. W. K. Harnish is holding his mid-winter . meetings here this week. Grandmother Dannley, who has been ill the past week, is much improved. Dr. Kaup was confined to his room all last week with pulmonary trouble, | George Smith is nursing a badly mangled finger he got while feeding a circular saw. | Maggie and George Markle are visiting their nephew at Altoona, who his quite ill. Charles Ross will till the broad and fertile acres on the Mary Potter farm next season, Miss Maude Griffin is making a two week's visit amon friends in Tyrone and Altoona. Samuel Elienberger last a valuable cow last week by a hunk of cabbage lodging in its throat, Mrs. Elmer Reed is making a prolonged visit among friends in Bellwood and the Mountain city. J. H. Decker, assistant clerk in the county commissioners office, spent Sunday with friends at White Hall. John S. Dale, of College township, was inter. viewing the voters here on Tuesday, as a can- * didate for treasurer. John Peters, of Missouri, is visiting friends in the county, and finds many have passed away since he left thirty years ago. Last Sunday at the election of officers in the Penn Hall Lutheran church Chester Munson McCormick was elected a deacon. Hamill Glenn is off duty witha broken wrist and torn ligaments, caused by an upset from a load of cornfodder. His fatherand Mr. Kennedy were in the wreck but not injured. Prothonotary A. B. Kimport and family came over from the county capital to spend several days in the early part of the week at the well known Kimport home on the South side. One of the pleasant events of the season was the banquet of the Roosevelt hunting club held at Howard Barr's home at Gatesburg Wednesday evening when a spread was laid fit for the king. Little Ruth, granddaughter of Cyrus Barr, of Gatesbury, died Tuesday evening of diphtheria after but a few days illness. She was 5 years old and a bright child. Burial was made on Wed- ne day morning in the Gatesburg cemetery. By the explosion of a lantern Miss Berttie | Meek's house came near going up in flames last Friday evening. She was about to lock the house for an evening drive when a bright light in the dining room attracted her attention and going in she found a lot of clothing and paper on fire. John Bressler managed to pitch the burning mass out and with a liberal application of water the flames were soon extinguished. Last Friday evening Pernsvalley Lodge of Odd Fellows held their sixty-third annual banquet in their spacious hall. The inclement weather did. not keep the members from going, as over one hundred covers were laid and all taken. This event is always 2 most jovous one. The early evening was spent in social chat, meeting old friends and forming new ones. Miss Grace Elder gave a recital and was followed by Prof. White, | Mrs. Dent Peterson presided at the organ. W- H. Fry was toastmaster and brief talks were made by Prof. M. E. lleberling, W. W. Keller, J. G. Heberling, Rev. J]. C. Shultz and Prof. White. Agricultural Meeting. A series of public farmers meeti have been arranged for Centre county the County Grange, covering a period of two weeks, beginning Monday evening, , January 30th, and continuing until Sat- , urday evening, February 11th. The speak- ! ers will be Mr. John McSparren, of Lan- (caster; Hon. William T. Creasy, Mas- ‘ter of the State Grange, and others, ‘ whose names will be announced as soon as definitely known. The meetings to which the public is invited will be held ‘as follows. an. 30, 7.30 p. m., school house, Romola an. 31, 7.30 p. m., Howard eb. 1, 7.30 p. m., Ev. church, Jacksonville Feb. 2, 7.30 p. m., Eagle Hall, Matilda Feb. 6, 7.30 p. m., Grange Hall, State College Feb. 7, 7.30 p. m., Grange Hall, Oak Hall Feb. 8, 7.30 p. m., Grange Hall, Pleasant Gap Feb. 10, To - a . 10, 7.30 p. m., rR Feb. 11, 7.30 p. m., Grange Arcadia, Centre Hal Clarks In Their New Home. Williiam A. Clark, one time United States senator from Montana, is now living in his $7,000,000 mansion at Fifth avenue and Seventy-seventh | street, New York, which has been un- ‘der construction for the last eight years. It is said that the palatial dwelling is the costliest private residence ever built in America. Mr. Clark moved from the Majestic hotel to his new home, as did also Mrs. Clark and her two children, Andree, seven, and Huguette, four years old, who have just returned from Paris. Dug Up $40 In Pennies. Guided to a field east of the sub- urb of Irvington, near indianapolis, Ind., by Ben Deery, twnty-three years old, the police dug up $40 in pennies taken from the state bank of New Palestine on Dec. 29, when the bank was robbed of $6400. Deery confessed the robbery, and Cordia Martin was arrested with him. The two young men had spent all the money except the coppers. Carrie Nation a Nervous Wreck. Friends in Kansas City, Mo., have learned that Mrs. Carrie Nation, for- merly a resident of Kansas City, Kan., has suffered from a nervous collapse at Eureka Springs, Ark, and it is be- lieved that her career as a saloon smasher is ended. Boy of Five Kills Grandmother. After his father had been arrested in connection with the shooting to death of his grandmother, a five-year old bay at Danville, Ky., confessed that he had shot her accidentally while pointing an old shotgun at her
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