Bellefonte, Pa., December 18, 1914. "P.GRAYMEEK, - - - TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the ° following rates : Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 The Vares and Dr. Brumbaugh. The VARES, of Philadelphia, are doing their best to look like men “who owned a Governor.” proprietors of Dr. BrRUMBAUGH. The VARE dinner to the Governor-elect, upon his return from his rest trip in the South, | was exhibit A. On that convivial occa- sion BILL held him up as a personal as- set and generously offered to present him to the United States. Since then Eb. has been telling the public, inferentially, that he is the actual owner. “I will let MARTIN select his own cabinet,” the Sen- ator declares in substance, “but it is merely an indulgence bestowed upon him during good behavior. Meantime those ~ who want favors would better come and see me. I am the power behind the throne.” We believe that Dr. BRUMBAUGH means | to do right. He is a gentleman of fine ability and splendid reputation for integ- rity. He has never been a professional reformer, which is in his favor, but has made some improvements in the service he has done, which is equally commend- able. But he can’t maintain his reputa- tion if he yields to the influence of the VAREs. They are political mercenaries exploiting the public. Municipal .con- tractors they have built up vast fortunes through the favors of the bosses. They employ their wealth to debauch elections and aggrandize themselves. Dr. BRUM- BAUGH would better seek council in oth- er quarters if his. aspirations are unful- filled. If the best expectations of Dr. BRUM- BAUGH’S worthy friends are fulfilled his administration of the office to which he has been elected will be an honor to him- self and an advantage to the -people of Pennsylvania. There is plenty of work before him and he has promised to per- form it well. But he can’t accomplish much good if he is under obligations to the VARES. They have “no interest in the public except in so far as it helps them and he impairs public confidence when he permits them to pose as his owners. The people of the United States will accept no presents from BILL VARE and if Dr. BRUMBAUGH aspires to the Presidency he will fird another sponsor. ——We have only learned of the hap- Py event that transpired in the home of former Senator GEORGE M. DIMELING, in Clearfield, several days ago and hasten to extend our congratulations, for we know that nothing could have brought more joy to the heart of the Senator than the arrival of a son and heir, whose name is to be GEORGE M. DIMELING III ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.—Augustus J. Em- : el, of west Beaver street, was accidental- | ly shot by his five year old son Victor, last Thursday evening, and although he is now getting along as well as can be expected he may be a cripple. for life. Mr. Emel went out after rabbits last Thursday afternoon and contrary to his ~ usual custom, loaded his gun before he eft the house. He was out all afternoon . without seeing a thing and returned home at half-past five o'clock. He stood his gun in the corner while he washed up for supper. His son Victor took hold of the gun, and ‘when he did so Mrs. Emel asked whether the gun was loaded. Forgetting he had put a shell in the gun before starting out Mr. Emel replied that it was not. Hardly had he gotten the words out of his mouth when there was an explosion, the boy having pulled back the hammer and pulled the trigger. Mr. Emel received the full load of shot | in his left thigh, the course of the load being forward and downward toward the knee. He was at once taken to the Bellefonte hospital where it was found that the flesh and muscles of the leg were badly torn and the bone somewhat shattered. The wound is healing all right but it is a question whether he will ever have full control and power in his leg. eae BOOMING RED CROSS SEALS.—Mr. Ray «Carroll Risley, assistant secretary of the Pennsylvania Society for the prevention -of tuberculosis, was in town last week looking after the work of the Red Cross ‘S2al committees now going on. He was most profuse in his admira- tion for the manner in which the cam- Ppaign is being conducted; in fact he said he had seen nothing like it even in large <ities and that if the 15,000 seals are sold Bellefonte will lead all other towns of its size and many much larger. He said that 5,000 seals are allowed to towns of our population and was surprised at the number given here. He complimented the merchants be- cause of their generosity in giving so much space and time, the workers who are successfully selling thé seals and the Electric Light company for its fine gra- tuitous assistance. Mr. Risley will use Bellefonte as an ad- vertisement in other places. He was de- lighted with the town and paid tribute to dat great men .. as produced. They are posing as the. runner, died early Saturday morning, in the Bellefonte hospital, of blood poison- ing. On the Thursday previous to his | being brought to the hospital a small eruption appeared on his lip which rap- idly developed into a carbuncle. As he i had already had one on the back of his | neck and the one on his lip had a serious | appearance his physician sent him to : the hospital here on Monday of last week. | Failing to improve by Wednesday his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Humble, ' were sent for. They came to Bellefonte ; and were at his bedside constantly until ! the end which came on’ Saturday morn- ing. The cellular tissues of the brain do anything for him. Humble, who was only about twenty years of age, was a member of the Soph- omore class and one of the most popular students in the College. He was elected ' president of his class a year ago. Al- i though only in his second year he had ! represented the College on the track two seasons. He was a member of State's | one-mile relay team which won last year | at the Pennsylvania relays, and this year { proved himself a wonderful cross-coun- | try runner. Out of respect to his memo- | ry the cross-country race which was to ‘ have been held on Saturday, was post- ‘poned. Humble was a member of the ‘ Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. | Brief funeral services were held in the | Methodist church at 10.30 o'clock on Sat- urday morning which were attended by Dr. E. E. Sparks, president of the Col- lege and a delegation of students. Dr. E. H. Yocum had charge of the services. Saturday afternoon the remains were {taken to his home at Knoxville, and i-burial was made on Tuesday at Bridge- port, Ohio. ) 1 POWELL.—MTrs. Mary Margaret Powell, i widow of the late Isaac Harper Powell, | died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Susan Lee, in Pittsburgh, on Monday morning, of diseases incident to her ad- i vanced age. She had been a resident of | Bellefonte for many years and was taken | to Pittsburgh only about six weeks ago. Deceased was born at Frederick, Md., and was 97 years and 7 days old. Her | parents were Henry and Susan Harper. She came to Bellefonte when a child and ‘lived here all her life. Her husband died ' many years ago but surviving her is one daughter, Mrs. Susan Lee, of Pittsburgh. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Maria Green, of Bellefonte. The remains were | brought here on Wednesday afternoon ‘and taken to the home of Mrs. Green ! from where the funeral was held at two | o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rey. L.V. : Jones, of the A. M. E. church, of which the deceased was a member, had charge of the funeral and burial was made in , the Union cemetery. | | | | PORT.—Mrs. Rosella C. Port, wife of | George W. Port, died quite suddenly at 8.30 o'clock on Tuesday evening. She | had been in her usual health up until ; 11.30 o’clock on Tuesday morning when she suffered a stroke of paralysis and lingered. in an unconscious condition until "her death that evening. land Mary Love, and was born near | Clarion on April 22nd, 1850, hence was in i her sixty-fifth year. During her resi- ; dence in Bellefonte she made many friends who sincerely mourn her death. Surviving her are Her husband and one son, W. Blaine Port, of this place. She : also leaves one brother, John W. Love, , of Clarion. | She was a member of the Presbyterian church and Rev. George E. Hawes will ' have charge of the funeral which will be held at her late home on east Howard street, at two o'clock this (Friday) after- noon, burial to be made in the Union cemetery. I 1 ELLENBERGER.—Isaac Ellenberger died on Sunday, December 6th, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Emeline Gates, at | Gatesburg, after three days illness with uramic poisoning. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ellenberger and was , born near Gatesburg, being at his death 78 years, 5 months and 13 days old. He was a farmer by occupation and one of i the best known and widely respected | citizens of that locality. He was a life- long member of the Lutheran church ~and a staunch Republican in politics. He , never married, but ‘is - survived by one | brother, and three sisters, all residents | of west Ferguson township. The fun- . eral was held at 10.30 o'clock last Wed- | nesday morning. Rev. L. S. Spangler officiated and burial was made in the . Gatesburg cemetery. 1 | | BIBLE.—Miss Anna Bible died at the home of Mrs. C. F. Emory, at Centre Hall, on Sunday afternoon, aged 61 years, i 8 months and 16 days. Miss Bible had been in Clearfield visiting Mrs. A. J. Musser and returning home last Thurs- day she was taken sick on the train. Arriving at Centre Hall she went to the Emory home and grew worse so rapidly that she could not be moved home. Miss Bible was the last surviving member of the family. The funeral was held on Wednesday morning, burial being made in the Centre Hall cemetery. *o0 ~——The members of the Centre county bar will hold their annual banquet at the Nittany Country club tomorrow (Sat- urday) evening, going down on the after- noon train and returning to Bellefonte on the Lain arriving at 9.40 p. m. STATE STUDENT DIES OF BLOOD POISON- : ING.—Ralph Waldo Humble, of Knox- ville, Pa., Penn State’s star cross-country | | became infected and it was impossible to | Deceased was a daughter of William | community. A specific for Ah me! Ere burdened thus they came Ah me! Can catch the flickering glow, The lamp burns low, That scarce the dear child dreams Ah, me! The lamp buras fitfully—too much so, For any but the reminiscent thought Of all the good one gets from hearing, seeing, feeling good In every passing fleeing moment, be they sad or gay. With what each throbbing vital hour, has already brought Or is to bring in that dear future, Loved by all, whose hearts still beat, To hopeful tunes of melodies so sweet. The lamp burns fitfully—too much so, To any but the present thought Of how each single moment must be spent, to lighten, sweeten, broaden All the lives that go our way—by reaching out To those, less fortunate, whose skies were over wrought With thoughtless acts of man. As human souls for us to blame. Ah me! The lamp burns fitfully—now high, With reckless, woetul waste of all That’s deemed in life the bedt—now low, Through weary dragging hours of restless rest, And mind mad days of blackest woe To circumvent the scheme of life by snuffing out the flame. Though it burns low and fitful still, Our time is made, which we must fill. To feel its way through all the shadows cast : ; From those dread bogeys brought to life in fear, And flung to all the crevices | Nurtured into being in its bed of truth, untruthful told. : Of shattered faith in actions, sickening, bold. I WINIFRED MEEK MORRIS. | Musser.—Following an illness of sev- eral years as a result of a general break- down in health Mrs. Nancy Musser, | widow of the late Samuel Musser, died jon Thursday morning of last week at | the home of her son-in-law, Dr. L. M. ; Houser, at Pennsylvania Furnace. Deceased was a daughter of Michael ‘and Barbara Rider and was born at | Gatesburg on August 13th, 1834, being | one of a family of twelve children. Her , girlhood days were spent at the home of . her birth and in 1854 she was united in ‘marriage to Samuel Musser, a young ‘farmer, and most of their married life ‘was spent in Ferguson township, for many years living near Pennsylvania Furnace. Twelve years ago they retired from farm life and moved to Tyrone. | After the death of her husband, almost | three years ago, Mrs. Musser went to ‘make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Houser. She was the mother of eleven chil- | dren, nine of whom survive, as follows: | Mrs. Ella Reamey, Mrs. Emory E. Mc- | Clintock, Dr. Walter S. Musser, Marshall iC. Musser, I. Michael Musser and Edward | Musser, all of Tyrone; Mrs. C. H | of Clifton, Arizona; J. Howard*Musser, i of State College, and Mrs. L. M. Houser, ; of Pennsylvania Furnace. She was a life-long member of the Presbyterian church and Rev. R. M. Campbell officiated at the funeral serv- | ices which were held on Saturday morn- ing and the same afternoon the remains were taken to Tyrone for burial in the Grandview cemetery. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.—Months ‘ago the WATCHMAN devoted columns to | telling its readers what the State Centre { Electric Co. intended doing in the way of lighting the streets, business places and { homes of Bellefonte. Detailed descrip- ‘tions of the fine new power plant at Milesburg were published andso glowing | were the advance notices that great | things were naturally expected. Then came the disappointment that set all the ‘community astir. Dim lights most of | the time and no lights at all part.of the "time. Naturally there were complaints . and everybody seized the opportunity to express an opinion which was rarely - other than adverse. Happily the troubles of the new com- ' pany seem to have been surmounted, for | during the past week the lighting has ‘been far more satisfactory.” There is both brilliancy and regularity in the lights now and we trust that the turn | has been made toward the realization of : the first predictions that we are to have { better lighting than ever under the new . system. 5 ad i FIRE AT STATE COLLEGE.—On Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed the stable on the property of W. Calvin Meyers, at : State College, burned up Mr. Meyers’ : automobile and badly damaged the ma- chine owned by his son. The stable had for some time been used as a garage by i Mr. Meyers and family. How the fire originated is not definitely known, but there is a possibility it was from an ex- plosion of gacoline. At any rate‘it burn- ed so rapidly that there was not time to remove the machines from the building. “OIL OF GLADNESS.”—For fifty years | the standard household remedy in our croup, coughs, colds, asthma, etc. Have a bot- tle handy. Get it at your dealers. 25c. "and 50c. sizes. MOYER BROTHEBS, Bloomsburg, Pa. “UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE.”--Will you be one to help bring Christmas cheer to a homeless baby girl in Bellefonte, aged two and one-half years? If you are, Spigelmyer’s store will receive any contribution and have it reach the prop- ‘er person. ——QOnly two will be here.! ~——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. *0e more weeks and 1915 H.:Love, TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE NEXT WEEK. —The sixty-eighth annual session of the teachers’ institute of Centre county will be held in the court house next week, beginning on Monday and closing on Thursday in time for the teachers to i reach home for Christmas. County superintendent David O. Etters has secured an exceptionally strong corps of instructors for the week, including the following: Dr. J. George Becht, secre- tary of the State Board of Education; Dr. C. PfColegrove, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, connected fwith the Iowa State Teachers’ College; S. R. Shear, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Prof. Charles Lose, principal of the State Normal school, Lock Haven, and James G. Pentz, who is connected with the Deparment of Public Instruc- tion at Harrisburg. The music will be in charge of Prof. J. F. Ruthrauff, of Philipsburg, with Miss Elizabeth H. Dorworth, of Bellefonte, pianist. The Monday evening entertainment will be a lecture on “The Scapegoat,” by Glenn Frank, of the Northwestern Uni- versity. Mr. Frank has a pleasing voice, sincerity of manner, and a personality that instantly gains the heart of an audi- efice. He shoulder on any subject he undertakes and is regarded throughout the middle west as a strong Chautauqua and plat- form lecturer. J On Tuesday evening Edwin Whitney, who is designated as “the prince of story tellers,” will entertain the institute with his character plays and stories. If you enjoy a good laugh, go and hear Whit- ney, who has been heartily lauded by the press wherever he appeared. The third and last entertainment will be a concert on Wednesday evening by the Metropolitan Grand Quartette. This is only the second year this quartette has been on the Lyceum circuit, but it has already made a name for itself among the best. If you are a lover of good music don’t miss them. . The school directors’ association will be in session Tuesday and Wednesday when addresses will be made and papers read by the president, H. A. Meyer, of Rebersburg; Supt. David O. Etters, D. F. Fortney Esq., and most of the gentle- men who will be here as instructors at the institute. The directors will meet in the High school auditorium. AVIATOR BONNEY GETS ANOTHER FALL. —Aviator W. Leonard Bonney, who gave the large crowd at the Centre county fair on September 3rd the thrill of their lives when his monoplane collapsed as he was making a turn over Halfmoon hill and he fell twelve hundred feet, landing in a ploughed field without suffering any great injury, had another fall on Fri- day of last week on the Hempstead Plains aviation field, N. Y. He was flying in a monoplane which capsized as he was making a turn and he fell one hun- dred feet. He had four ribs broken and his collar bone fractured, and may have suffered internal injuries. Despite his injuries, however, physicians aver that he has a chance to recover. When avia- tor Bonney had his fall in Bellefonte his machine caught fire and burned, 4nd he then declared that he was in the flying game to the end and as soon as he could get another machine he would be in the air. Possibly this latest mishap may change his mind. ——John Weiland, the well known carriage builder of Boalsburg, last week bought the farm belonging to the Hile- man estate in Dauphin county and ex- pects to move there in the spring and engage in farming. Mr. Weiland is lead- er of the Boal band and his going away from Centre county will be quite a loss to that musical organization. He will also be missed generally in Boalsburg, as he has always been greatly interested in everything for the advancement ‘of the community in which He lived. The car- ‘riage works at -Bealsburg will be carried on by other parties under the old name. strikes straight from the |. Bic MILITARY BALL NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.—The committee of arrangements are ‘making elaborate preparations for the big military ball on Tuesday night of next week, as a formal re-dedication of i the remodeled armory of Troop L, Belle- { tonte’s ‘crack cavalry organization, and from present indications it will be the big social event of the winter. Five hun- dred invitations have been sent out to military and other prominent men throughout the State, and while it is too early to tell just who will be here there is every probability that many will take advantage of the opportunity to attend the reception and dance. As stated last week no invitations will be sent to home people. A general in- vitation is extended to all. And this particularly includes the many school teachers who will be in Bellefonte next week attending institute. They will have ample opportunity to go there after the institute lecture in the evening, as the dancing will not begin until nine o’clock. The Lyric orchestra, of Lock Haven, will furnish the music and their repertoire includes all of the very latest and catchy dances. Refreshments will be served during the evening. : The expense in connection with a ball of such magnitude will be considerable and the committee has fixed the price of tickets for a gentleman and lady at $3.00. Tickets for additional or unaccompanied ladies, $1.00 each. The list of patronesses for the ball is as follows: Mrs. D. H. Hastings Mrs. Thomas Beaver Mrs. J. L. Spangler Mrs. H. L. Curtin Mrs. Ellis L. Oryis Mrs. Edmund Blanchard Mrs. W. F. Reynolds ~~ Mrs. E. R. Taylor Mrs. J. L. Montgomery Mrs. S. M. Huff Mrs. A. G. Morris Mrs. John S, Walker Mrs. Charles Morris Mrs. Harry Keller Mrs. John M. Shugert Mrs. John VanPelt Mrs. W. H Brown Mrs. T. A. Shoemaker Mrs. John McCoy Mrs. M. J. Locke Mrs. D. S. Potter Mrs. H. E. Fenlon Mrs. W. H. Walker Mrs. John J. Bower Mrs. Chas. F. Mensch Mrs. Samuel D. Gettig Mrs. Chas. E. Dorworth Mrs- Claude W. Smith Mrs. Robert F. Hunter Mrs. J. L. Blackford Mrs, John Curtin Miss Mary Gray Meek Mrs. H. S. Taylor Miss Mary Blanchard Mrs. H. C. Quisley Miss He en E. C. Overton rs. R. G. H. Haves. >oe BUILDING OPERATIONS AT THE PENI- TENTIARY SUSPENDED FOR THE WIN- 1 penitentiary in Benner township were entirely suspended on Tuesday morning on account of the extreme cold weather, and the probability is there will be no resumption until next spring. The Thompson-Starrett company has under way the erection of the laundry and kitchen and the dining hall, and would have continued the work during the win- ter if the weather had been at all favor- able, but with the deep snow and ex- treme cold it is impossible to handle con- crete material and the company was compelled to suspend. Henry Keep, the superintendent in charge of the work, will remain in Bellefonte unless ordered to some other place, where the weather is not so cold and work can be carried on the year around. While building operatiops have been suspended road building and excavating foundations’ for the various buildings weather is not too cold. But little work of any kind will be done when the weath- er is like it has been this week. The suspension of operations throws a large number of men out of employment and coming just before Christmas, makes it a regrettable occurrence for most of them. DR. YOCUM IN ALTOONA.—Dr. E. H. Yocum, of the Methodist church, spent Sunday in Altoona where he preached the morning sermon at the dedicatory services of Grace Methodist church of that city. A year ago Dr. Yocum officiated at the laying of the corner stone of the new edifice and at that time he promised, “the Lord willing” that he would return to the dedication. Of his sermon the Altoona Times of Monday had the fol- lowing to say: mon by the Rev. E. H. Yocum, D.D., of Bellefonte, which delighted the large congregation which attended the service despite the heavy snowfall. Rev. Yocum took for his text: “My God shall supply all your needs according to his riches and glory in Christ Jesus,” and the ser- mon made a powerful impression. Rev. Yocum is one of the great preachers of the Methodist church and ever delights his audiences. He has many friends in this city who are pleased to hear him whenever the occasion presents itself. rl BiG CUT IN POSTMASTER’S SALARIES RECOMMENDED.—In pursuance of the economy program of the present admin- istration a big cut in postmasters salaries will be made if Congress enacts into a law the recommendation of Postmaster General Burleson, which was on Monday adopted and approved by the House Committee on Postoffices and Postroads. The cut will affect over half the presi- dential offices in Pennsylvania, those in Centre county and adjoining places being as follows: Bellefonte, from $2,500 to $2,000. Clearfield, from $2,700 to $2,500. Hollidaysburg, from $2,200 to $2,000. Huntingdon, from $2,700 to $2,500. Philipsburg, from $2,400 to $2,000. State College, from $2,500 to $2,000. ——How frequently some one in your household accidentally burn themselves. “OIL OF GLADNESS” has taken the fire out of many a burn. BE PREPARED. Get it at your dealers. 25c. and 50c. sizes. MOYER BROTHERS, Bloomsburg, Pa. —Clair Hillard, of Coleville, had his jaw fractured last Friday when a rail- road rail he was helping to load on a car fell upon his head, knocking him to the ground. In falling his jaw struck anoth- er rail, which caused the fracture. TER.—Building operations at the new | will be continued by the State when the | In the morning there was a great ser- | EE ——— —This is Ember week and, accord- ing to the old saw, the weather of the last three days will govern that of the next three months. ——Our Boys Band, of Milesburg, will give a concert on Christmas evening, in the Wetzler hall, at Milesburg, the pro- ceeds of which will be given to the Belle- fonte hospital. ——Lewis Thomas, of Lock Haven, an employee of the Bell Telephone com- pany, fell from a telephone pole at Pleasant Gap, last Friday, a distance of thirty feet to the ground. His only in- jury was to his right foot and ankle. ee ——After an absence of fourteen years in the west Harry E. Houser, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Houser, of Houserville, returned home on Wednes- day, coming direct from Spokane, Wash, He expects to remain in Centre county indefinitely. —Hon. J. W. Kepler this week bought the hotel at Pine Grove Mills from R. Reed Randolph and will take charge of the same on April 1st, 1915. The hotel is conducted as a temperance house but has always been a profitable investment. It is not yet known what Mr. Randolph has in view. —One of the axles on a freight caron a train going east about noon Wednesday broke and dropped down when the train was just east of Julian, but fortunately no damage was done to the track or no cars wrecked. But the road was blocked for traffic and the 1.23 p. m. train did not reach Bellefonte until almost four o'clock. ——Paul S. Reed, of Osceola, recently | purchased the inside furnishings of the : : St. James hotel, at Bradford, moved his | family there last week and took charge { as landlord. Mr. Reed not only made a | success of it but was quite popular as landlord of the Reed house, Osceola, and | will no doubt be equally successful at | Bradford. — i oe { —Patrick Dillon, an employe of the ! Latta-Terry Construction company, at | Snow Shoe, is in the Bellefonte hospital | with a badly lacerated face, sustained on | Tuesday when a stick of dynamite he was holding in his hand exploded. Strange | as it may appear his hand was not injur- | ed in the least. What caused the dyna- | mite to explode is a mystery. | oe | ——The meeting of the Board of | Trade which was to have been held at | the public building last night for the | further consideration of matters pertain- {ing to the industrial welfare of Belle- | fonte was postponed until Tuesday even- | ing, December 29th. In the meantime the committee appointed at the last { meeting will continue its work and hopes ' to have its report in shape for presenta- tion at that time. ——Samuel H. Donachy and family left Bellefonte on Wednesday for New Hampshire, where Mr. Donachy expects to engage in the manufacture of lolly pop sticks. Mr. Donachy had planned to go to Florida this fall where he has a piece of land in the Centre county set- tlement, but lately he became interested with some other gentlemen in the lolly + pop stick business in New Hampshire and decided to go there for a time at least. *oe ——Centre county has had a real touch of winter this week. It began with snow on Sunday which continued falling until well into Sunday night. A high wind | prevailed all day Monday and by noon- i time it began to grow cold, which be- ! came more pronounced by evening. By Tuesday morning the mercury registered from two to five degrees below zero in Bellefonte, which was the coldest so far this year. At some points in the coun- ty it was ten degrees below, which was a change in temperature of over sixty degrees in about thirty-six hours. CONCLUSION OF COURT.—The jury in the Lena Pardo vs. Israel Kauffman estate last week returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $192.29. The first case heard this week was that of the Poor District of Bellefonte vs. Louisa G. Harper, guardian of Maude S. Harper. There being no defense the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $565.25. The Huston township School District vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad company, was the next case tried. It was an ac- tion to recover for damages done at the school house east of Julian by reason of the improvements made on the Bald Eagle Valley railroad. The jury return- ed a verdict for $950 for plaintiff. J. G. Miller and J. H. Fuller, co-partners in the DuBois garage vs. W. W. Keichline & Co., an action to recover on a breach of contract in the sale of automobiles. The jury returned a verdict of $382.85 in favor of the plaintiff, subject to a question of law reserved by the court. Court adjourned on Wednesday until Saturday morning. I ——— Germans Defeated In Miawa. All the German forces have beer driven from the region of Mlawa, the war office in Petrograd has announce ed, and the Russian offensive move ment against the Thorn-Soldau front has been resumed. The Germans have been thrown back across the East Prussian border and it is believed that they are toc greatly disorganized to offer any re sistance. At other points on the battle front the Rssians have maintained al of their positions.
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