Bellefonte, Pa., May 7, 1915.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
LENGTHY SESSION OF BOROUGH COUN-
CIL.—Every member was present at the
regular meeting of borough council held
on Monday evening. Misses Emma Ai-
ken and Blanche McGarvey were present
with a petition from residents of Bishop
street asking that that street from Alle-
gheny to Spring be put in a better con-
dition. At present there is an application
on file for the building of a state high-
way along the designated street, but the
Street committee was instructed to tem-
porarily repair the thoroughfare.
W. D. Zerby was present to enter a
complaint of John Sebring that the alley
leading from Allegheny street to his
' garage on Spring street was not the
width required by the ordinance, and re-
quested council to widen same so that a
walk of some kind could be built along
it. Mr. Zerby also presented the request
of residents of south Potter street that
something definite be done with that
thoroughfare at once.
Burgess Blanchard appeared on behalf
of the Centre County Old Home Week as-
sociation and asked for the privilege of
putting an up-to-date street carnival on
certain streets of the town during Old
Home week, and that council grant the
association all revenues derived there-
from. The same was granted unani-
mously.
Residents of east High street petitioned
for an arc light on that thoroughfare,
along the cemetery. The matter was
referred to the Street committee.
G. R. Danenhower & Son presented a
request that council put the elevator in
the Phoenix mill plant in a running con-
dition. Mr. Seibert stated that it would
require the installation of an electric
motor which would cost from $100 to
$125, and he didn’t think the borough
was liable under the agreement. The
matter was referred to the Special com-
mittee for full investigation and report.
Haupt & Brown submitted a draft and
proposition on the laying out and repair
of south Potter street, calling for a
thoroughfare twenty-eight feet wide in-
stead of forty, and agreeing to make cer-
tain concessions if their plan was adopt-
ed. The matter was referred to the
Street committee for consideration with
other propositions they now have in
“hand.
The Street committee reported the re-
pairs on High and Spring streets and oil-
ing portions of Allegheny and Linn
streets They also reported $30.00 re-
ceived for sewer permits. .
The Water committee reported having
repaired a number of leaks on main
pipes, placing a meter on the Garman
opera house, and a number of minor re-
pairs around town.
The Fire and Police committee report-
ed the burgess’ check for $40.00 for fines
and licenses during the month of April;
and also reported the fire at Heverley’s
on Monday, which it is believed was
caused by defective wiring.
The Sanitary committee complained
about the kind of refuse some people
were depositing on the Howard street
dump; and also that the ashes at the
water works ought to be removed. The
committee was instructed to look after
both matters.
The Village Improvement committee
complained about the cloud of lime dust
from the hydrating plant of the Ameri-
can Lime & Stone company, which is
very unpleasant for everybody living
anyways near it. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee for consultation |
with the superintendent to see if some-
thing could not be done to prevent it.
The Finance committee reported a
balance in the treasury on May 1st of
$894.29. They also requested the re-
newal of notes for $5,000 and $1,000 for
six months and a new note for $2,000 for
three months to pay current bills.
- The Water committee recommended
that the water rate for the ensuing year
remain the same as last year.
- President Walker appointed A. Miles
Barr an auditor for the Pruner orphanage
and the appointment was approved by
council.
~ On motion of Dr. Brockerhoff a reso-
lution was passed requesting the Mayor
and council of Philadelphia to include in
the liberty bell’s western trip itinerary a
brief stop-off in Bellefonte during the
Old Home week.
Mr. Naginey again made complaint
about the blocking of High street by the
Pennsylvania railroad trains going west,
and the matter was referred to the Street
committee.
Mr. Shope complained about Sunday
selling by certain stores in Bellefonte
and Mr. Walker stated that the burgess
now had the matter in charge. :
Bills to the amount of $1,977.72 were
approved and council adjourned.
——Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff is erecting
in the alley on the rear of his property a
large shed which will be used to shelter
out-of-town horses and teams when
driven into town. Arrangements for
feeding and watering will also be made.
Our Weekly Summary of Legislative Activities.
[Continued from page 1, Col. 5.]
the act is a misdemeanor. An amendment to the act establishing the State In-
dustrial Home for Women, giving the trustees power of eminent domain and right
to purchase 500 acres for controlling water supply. The bills making the course
of dental study four years and the bill appropriating $240,320.47 to reimburse
counties for payment of bounties for scalps and heads of noxious animals and
birds.
These bills were also approved: Amending act of 1855 to provide that no wife
who shall have for a year or upward prior to the death of her husband, deserted
him, shall have the right to claim any part of his property under intestate laws;
prohibiting municipalities from imposing a license fee or tax on insurance com-
panies or their agents paying a State license; authorizing Orphans’ Courts to
reduce bonds of fiduciaries; making it a misdemeanor to hinder an attendance
officer in the performance of his duties; repealing the first and second sections of
the wide tire act of 1901 and permitting any court to impose costs in lunacy pro-
ceedings upon the proper county. Several local bills of limited interest were also
signed. :
Representative PHILLIPS, of Clearfield, on Monday evening introduced an
amendment to the constitution providing for the assembling of the Legislature on
the first Tuesday of December instead of January in the odd-numbered years.
The object is, probably, to get final adjournment earlier in the spring but the
proposition is not likely to gain favor. Senator VARE wants an amendment to
the constitution increasing the borrowing capacity of municipalities from seven
to ten per cent., which is also heading for the scrap heap. Senator PATTON, of
Philadelphia, has introduced a bill increasing the compensation of the Superin-
tendent of the State Constabulary from three to six thousand dollars a year and
that, likewise, ought to hit the toboggan.
Only the extreme optimists among the railroad workers of the State built
hope on the vote of the Senate railroad committee, last week, refusing to report
the Full Crew repealer favorably. The railroads are as completely in control of
the Senate as they are of their own office forces. Senator BURKE, of Pittsburgh,
a forceful man, is a member of the committee and the vote was probably an ex-
pression of Senatorial courtesy. Yesterday the committee took another crack at
the bill and contrary to custom voted secretly. The result was seven to five in
favor while last week on a viva voce roll call it was seven to five the other way.
Senator BURKE can’t imagine which of his colleagues changed their minds. Of
course the bill will pass and then we will find out how closely the Governor ad-
heres to his pre election pledges.
“Of course there is a lot of chaff in the Legislative wheat bin and it would be
a miracle if all vicious bills were defeated in the helter-skelter of present Legisla-
tive methods. But some legislation gets through at that and some that is freak-
ish. But the success or failure of legislation doesn’t depend upon the merit of
the measure. It is a log-rolling game. Each Senator and Representative watches
the bills he is personally interested in and will frequently agree to vote for a
vicious bill for another fellow in return for a vote for his own worthy bill. Chari-
ty appropriations are all made in this way.
Last evening the Senate held a memorial service in honor of the late Senator
J. K. P.HALL of Elk county and someof his colleagues paid beautiful tribute to his
virtues. A resolution of condolence was introduced by Senator Charles W. Sones,
of Williamsport, who supported it in a speech of much feeling. Senator HOMSHER,
of Lancaster, Senator CLARKE, of Erie, Senator HILTON, of Smethport, Senator
Crow, of Uniontown, and Senator KLINE, President Pro tem., followed in equally
eloquent and earnest tribute to the memory of the deceased Senator. It was a
solemn ceremony but beautiful in its earnestness and revealed the full measure !
of affection in which the late Senator HALL was held by those who knew him well.
The event drew a large number of his friends and admirers to the chamber, many
from remote sections of the State.
McCLINTOCK.—]John Edward McClin-
tock, a former resident of Tyrone, died
at his home at Pinellas Park, Florida, on
Monday morning, of a general break-
down in health. Deceased was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. David McClintock and was
born at Potters Mills, this county, thirty-
nine years ago. He went to Tyrone
when a young man and for a number of
years clerked in the postoffice at that
place. Later he became a member of
THOMAS.—After many months illness
Lewis F. Thomas peacefuliy passed away
at the home of his mother at Shingle-
town, last Friday morning, aged 60 years,
3 months and 19 days. He was a son of
Orlando and Elizabeth F. Thomas and
was born at the old homestead where he
breathed his last. His youth was spent
on the farm but when he grew to man-
hood he went west and later traveled to
South America where he spent a number
KILLED ON THE RALROAD.—Henry M. | FuLToN.—Claude M. Fulton, a son of
Confer, a well known resident of How- | Mr. and Mrs. William S. Fulton, of Miles-
ard, was instantly killed on the narrow | burg,died in the Southside hospital, Pitts-
gauge railroad at the clay mines at Or- burg, at five o’clock on Wednesday
viston on Monday evening. Mr. Confer | morning. Fulton was an engineer on the
; had been home over Sunday and Mon- Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad and
day afternoon two of his daughters took | on Monday night his engine jumped the
him to Beech Creek to take the train for | track and plunged into the Ohio river,
Orviston. As he had plenty of time he both Fulton and his fireman being badly
concluded to walk the three miles to the | scalded. The accident was due to the
mines. The latter part of his journey ! ground caving in beneath the track.
was on the narrow gauge railroad run- | Fulton was born at Milesburg and was
ning from the mines to the brick works. | about thirty-seven years old. He enter-
When almost there he was caught in the | ed the employ of the Pennsylvania rail-
hard storm which passed over Bald Ea- | road company when a young man and
gle valley and the roaring of the elements | had risen to the rank of an engineer.
prevented him from hearing the approach About seventeen years ago he was united
of the engine which, on a sharp curve in marriage to Miss Cora Neff, a daugh-
ran him down. The engine ran over the | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Josheph L. Neff, of
man badly mutilating the body and life ' Curtin, and she survives with four chil-
was extinct when he was picked up. | dren, namely: William, a student in the
Mr. Confer was a son of Mr. and Mrs. , Bellefonte High school; Hazel, Donald
Michael Confer and was fifty-seven years {and Ruth at home. He also leaves his
old. He was a laborer by occupation | parents and one sister, Miss Albina, of
and a faithful workman. He is survived i Milesburg. The remains were brought
by his wife and the following children: [to Milesburg last evening but it is not
Adelbert, of Port Matilda; Albert, of Al- known when the funeral will take place.
toona; Charles M., of Niagara Falls; | | |
Maude, Annie, Nellie, Marie, Mrs. Alon- { WooDRING.—Following five months ill-
| zo Henderson, Mrs. Frederick Bechdel
» ness as the result of an attack of pneu-
Robert, Walter and Hensyl, all of How- | ymonia Mrs. Rebecca Woodring died at
ard. He also leaves two brothers and her home at Port Matilda on April 18th.
two sisters, namely: Robert P., Mrs. | ghe was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clement Gardner, Mrs. Parker Thomp- | James Henderson and was born at Martha
son and Charles Edward, all of Howard ! Furnace on December 25th, 1843. Her
township. Burial was made at Howard | husband died eleven years ago but sur-
yesterday. | viving her are the following children:
| I | Daniel, of Osceola Mills; John, of Indiana
WILLIAMS.—MTrs. Celia Williams, wid- | county; Samuel, Eleazer, George, Mrs.
ow of the late Benjamin Williams, died | Jacob Bigelow and Mrs. H. A. Barry, all
| quite suddenly at her home on east How- of Port Matilda. Burial on April 21st
| ard street on Tuesday morning, aged 62 | was made in thé Black Oak cemetery.
| years, 8 months and 23 days. She was a | | 1
| daughter of Lawrence and Mary Ellen MATTERN.—Miss Bella Mattern died at
i Taylor and was born at Smoketown, Md.
{ She has b id f Bellef ' her home near the Friends church in
| ‘ i Sen a ro ent. 9 e . ore Halfmoon township on Wednesday morn-
i orty- en on ap Te he on ing, after one year’s illness with cancer
| £3 mem Si the p lo “i pri e | of the stomach. She a daughter of. the
JS survivea Jy he lolowing smildren: | late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mattern and
| Mrs. Clara W. Fowler, of Maryland; Si
: be | was about fifty years of age. Surviving
| Lawrence T. and Celia T., at home; Mrs. { her are 2 brother ahd one sister 1. -Col.
{Alice M. Morton, of Scranton, and
i Louisa T., of Bellefonte. She also leaves line a Mis 2 yg Motew, bow =
; one brother, Michael Taylor, of Smoke- | likely be held today.
| town. The funeral will be held from the so ie
A.M E. church this (Friday) afternoon |
| at 2 o'clock. Rev. Jones will have charge | 4¢
of the services and burial will be made |
{ in the Uuion cemetery. i
——White carnations for Mother’s Day
CANDYLAND.
——Ex-Sheriff W. E. Hurley is back on
| | state highway work and is in charge of a
KEPHART.—MTrs. Beatrice Susan Kep- gang of men in the vicinity of Spring
{ hart, wife of David A. Kephart, of Miles- ' Mills, Pennsvalley.
| burg, died at the Bellefonte hospital last ! : :
Friday evening after an illness of some ~— Lhe Centre Hall High school com-
| weeks with dropsy and a complication of Mencement exercises will be held on
| diseases. She was a daughter of Wil- | Thursday and Friday of next week, May
liam and Priscilla Fox Musser and was 13th and 14th, in Grange Arcadia.
I born in Brush valley, at her death being !
: i —A little daughter was born to Mr.
| 35 years, 8 months and 28 days old. Mr. | and Mrs. William H. Brouse, at the Belle-
| Kephart recently bought a new home in
| ane ~ " ' fonte hospital, on Wednesday. The lit-
| Milesburg and had not yet moved IBto | ui. wise hos heen named Caroline Harper
| it. Surviving the deceased are her hus- |
| ‘ Brouse.
i band and one son, Homer Harold; also PO
her father. The remains were taken to i ——DBellefonte’s building boom so far
Spring Mills where funeral services were | this summer consists in the erection of
held in the Salem Reformed church on |two new houses, one on south Thomas
Monday afternoon by Rev. Donat, after 'street and one on east High street. A
coe
the McClintock & Musser Candy com-
pany. Two years ago his health became
bad and he went to Florida to make his
home. He regained his health and be-
came an active citizen of Pinellas Park,
serving as clerk of the borough council,
secretary of the Florida association and
traveling representative of the Pinellas
Cane Syrup company. Five months ago
he again suffered a general breakdown
and gradually grew worse until the end. .
He is survived by his wife and three
small children; his father, David McClin-
tock, living in Tyrone; two brothers and
two sisters, namely: Emory E. and J.
Harry McClintock and Mrs. Rudolph R.
Rhineschmidt, of Tyrone, and Mrs. M. H.
Ake, of Altoona.
The remains were brought north and
taken to Tyrone where the funeral will
be held this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
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STONERODE. — Boyd H. Stonerode, a
former resident and native of Centre
county, died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Bert Jordan, of Jackson, Mich., on
Sunday, following a lingering illness. He
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Stone-
rode and was born at Milesburg about
forty-eight years ago. For a number of
years he assisted his father while he was
station agent at Milesburg. He served
during the Spanish-American war and
also saw service in the United States
signal service. Surviving him are his
wife and three children, Hazel, Muriel
and Earle, of Pittsburgh. He also leaves
his mother, Mrs. Anna E. Stonerode, of
Jackson, Mich., and four sisters, namely:
Mrs. J. W. Lyons and Mrs. Jane Bush,
of Jackson, Mich.; Mrs. P. M. Hurley, of
Detroit, and Mrs. Jordan, of Jackson.
The funeral was held on Wednesday,
burial being made at Woodlawn, Pa.
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MILLER.—Joseph J. Miller died quite
suddenly of heart affection, at his home
in Cooper township, Clearfield county,
on April 22nd. He was a son of Joseph
and Magdalina Miller and was born at
Pine Glenn, this county, sixty-two years
ago. He was a stonemason by occupa-
tion and a good citizen. Surviving him
are his wife and three children, also the
following brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Fannie Valimont, of Frenchville; Mrs
Caroline Beam, of Cooper; Mrs. Ellen
Swoope, of Tyrone; Mrs. Elizabeth Pace,
of Thomas, W. Va.; Mrs. Tillie Henry,
of Tyrone; Mrs. Anna .Merritt, of Win-
burne; John W., of St. Paul, Minn., and
Conrad F. Miller, of Bellefonte. The
funeral was held on Sunday, April 25th,
burial being made in the Advent ceme-
tery, near where he died.
of years. It was while there that he
contracted fever and ague and was com-
pelled to return north, coming to his old
Centre county home.
He never married but is survived by !
his aged mother and the following broth-
ers and sisters: Grant Thomas, in Wy-
oming; Clyde, of State College; Mrs.
Annie Duff, of Lock Haven; Mrs. N. N.
Hartsock and Mrs. William Kline, of
State College, and Mrs. Susan Martz, of
Shingletown. Rev. J. McK. Reiley offi-
ciated at the funeral which was held at
ten o’clock on Monday morning, burial
being made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
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MOORE.—MTrs. Agnes Pownall Moore,
67 years,10 months and 17 days old, a well
known and respected member of the
Milesburg Baptist church, died at her
home on April 30th, at seven o'clock
p. m. She was the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John and Francis Ann
Pownall. She leaves one brother, Justus
S. Pownall, of Milesburg, with whom she
lived, and who will keenly feel her ab-
sence.
The funeral services were held at her
late home on Monday afternoon at two
o'clock, and were conducted by her pas-
tor, Rev. S. S. Clark. The interment
was made in the Union cemetery at Belle-
fonte.
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RoBB.—George Robb is dead at his
home in Cleveland, Ohio, but it is not
known at this time if he died of disease
or was killed in an accident. He was a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Robb, of
Liberty township, and was thirty-six
years old. He left Centre county fifteen
years ago and went to Cleveland, Ohio,
where he has been in the employ of the
American Bridge company. His death
occurred on Wednesday night of last
week and the funeral on Saturday. He
leaves a wife and three small children,
his father, one sister and a brother.
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GAULT.—James V. Gault, a veteran of
the Civil war and a noted hunter, died
at his home at Beccaria, Clearfield coun-
ty, on April 25th, after an illness of some
weeks. He was born in Centre county
on February 14th, 1843, and was a broth-
er of the late Henry Gault, for a number
of years a resident of Bellefonte. He
saw four years service during the Civil
war and participated in twenty-three
battles, not counting skirmishes. As a
hunter Mr. Gault had a record of killing
five bear in one day. He was buried at
Beccaria on April 28th.
which burial was made in the ‘cemetery
adjoining the church.
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very little boom it is, but perhaps it will
grow before the summer is over.
——Philip Wian, youngest son of Mr.
WoLF.—Robert Wolf, a native of Cen-' Seu hb
tre county, died at his home at Mill Hall and Mrs. Willis Wian, of east Lamb
on Monday morning as the result of a, street, took a tumble off of the pave.
stroke of paralysis sustained nine days | ment on Tuesday afternoon and cut and
previous. He was born in Nittany valley
sixty-nine years ago but located in Clin- i
| ton county when a young man. He was
a veteran of the Civil war, having served |
for three years in Company I, Second :
Pennsylvania cavalry. Surviving him
are his wife, one brother, Anthony, of
Hublersburg; and two sisters, Mrs. Kate
i Gates, of Mt. Eagle, and Mrs. Susan
| Smith, in the west. The funeral was
'held on Wednesday afternoon, burial
| being made in the Cedar Hill cemetery.
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MILLER.—Mrs. Mary Catherine Miller,
wife of Oliver Miller, of Scottdale, died
on Monday night after almost two years
affliction with cancer. She was a daugh-
ter of James and Catherine Dolan and
was born in Bellefonte about fifty years
ago. Her husband isa son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jonathan Miller, of Reynolds ave-
nue. They have made their home in
Scottdale for a number of years. In ad-
dition to her husband she is survived by
two daughters, Ida and Hattie. She also
leaves two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Keatley,
of Scottdale, and one living in Texas.
The funeral was held yesterday, burial
being made at Scottdale.
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MILLER.—Mrs. Louisa M. Miller, wid-
ow of Samuel Miller, died at her home
at Downingtown on Sunday morning, of
pneumonia, following an attack of the
grip. She had been ill only a week. Her
maiden name was Louisa M. Downing
and she was born at Downingtown sev-
enty-six years ago, being one of a family
of eight children, all of whom are living
except one brother, James Downing. The
funeral was held on Wednesday after-
noon from her late home in Downing-
town, burial being made in the Friends
burying ground at that place.
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CRANSHAW.—John Cranshaw, a native
of England, died at his home in Philips-
burg on Saturday morning after seven
week's illness with a complication of dis-
eases, aged 52 years, 4 months and 29
days. He is survived by his wife and five
children; one brother and a sister and
several half-brothers, among whom are
William Cranshaw, of Bellefonte, and
Joseph Swift, of State College. The fun-
eral was held on Monday afternoon, bur-
ial being made in the Philipsburg ceme-
tery.
bruised his face quite seriously. It re-
quired several stitches to close a cut in
his upper lip. !
——The bill to amputate Clinton
county from the Cameron-Clinton-Elk
. judicial district and graft it onto Potter
county has passed both Houses of the
Legislature and is now up to Governor
Brumbaugh for his signature; and sup-
porters of the measure believe it will be
approved. Judge Harry Alvan Hall, who
presides over the Clinton county courts,
was strongly opposed to the passage of
the bill, notwithstanding the fact that as
a law it will lessen his judicial duties.
If the Governor signs the bill Judge Heck,
of Potter county, will preside over the
| Clinton county courts.
——Residents of Roaring Springs, Blair
county, appear jealous of Bellefonte’s
fine trout stream (Spring creek) right
through the town, as they are now adver-
tising the fact that they have two trout
streams and a fish dam right in the town;
and unlike Bellefonte fishermen are priv-
ileged to fish from the pavements or any-
where they please, even through a grat-
ing in the sidewalk. And this all be-
cause a boy caught a trout in that town
on Saturday which measured 194 inches
and weighed three pounds. A nice little
trout, by the way, but nothing to com-
pare with Bellefonte’s twenty-four to
thirty inch trout.
——On Tuesday afternoon while Har-
ry Badger was at work putting new
spouting on the William H. Garman
house on east Lamb street, he stooped to
pick up an elbow of spouting when he
was seized with an attack of lumbago
and fell to the ground, unable to get up
or even move himself. Word was imme-
diately telephoned to his employer, Mr.
W. T. Twitmire, and he made a quick
trip to the Garman home with R. B. Tay-
lor, in the latter's car. Mr. Badger had
to be carried to the car and taken home
‘and for twenty-four hours he suffered
considerable pain and could not be
moved, but yesterday he was somewhat
improved. About. eight years ago Mr.
Badger had a similar attack and was
housed up for almost two weeks. .Fortu-
nately his condition is not considered
critically serious, though it will keep
him from work for some days,
DR. LOCKE RESIGNS FROM SCHOOL
BoARD—At a regular meeting of the
Bellefonte school board on Tuesday even-
ing Dr. M. J. Locke sprung a big sur-
prise on his fellow members by tender-
ing his resignation as a member of the
Board, after having presided over the
session in his usually able manner. Dr.
Locke has been a member of the school
board for almost six years and president
of the board four years. During his al-
most two terms of service he has had
only the best interests of the schools of
Bellefonte at heart, and made it more of
a personal than an official business to look
after the welfare and health of the pupils.
As the presiding officer of the board he
was always most courteous and every
member of the board deplores the fact of
his resignation. Dr. Locke was elected in
1911 for a six years term so that he
leaves an unexpired term of over two
years. At this writing no person has
been selected as the doctor’s successor.
Tuesday evening’s session seems to
have been one of resignations as Miss
Maude Baer, teacher of German and
Latin in the High school, and Miss Sarah
McClure, a grade teacher, also tendered
their resignations, to take effect at the
close of the present term. This will leave
two vacancies to fill when the teachers
are elected at the regular meeting the
first Tuesday evening in June.
BLOWN TO PIECES WITH DYNAMITE. —
On Tuesday morning Terry Glossner, the
nineteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Glossner, of near Beech Creek,
went out to plough a field that contained
a large number of stumps. He took
with him a quantity of dynamite for the
purpose of blowing the stumps out of the
ground. Failing to make his appearance
jat the regular dinner hour his father
went to the field to see what was wrong
| and found that his son had been so liter-
| ally blown to pieces that only small par-
ticles of flesh and bone could be found.
‘The team of horses was found tied to
the fence in the field.
An examination disclosed the fact that
the young man had successfully blown
out a number of stumps and the supposi-
| tion is that he placed a charge of dyna-
| mite under a stump and after lighting
the fuse retired to a safe distance. Fail
ing to explode as soon as he expected he
probably went to see what was wrong
and got to the stump just when the ex-
plosion occurred. Portions of the young
man’s legs were the largest parts of him
found, the major portion of the body be-
ing blown to atoms. In addition to the
grief-stricken parents four brothers and
three sisters survive.
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FIRE AT HEVERLEY’S STORE.—Just be-
fore noon on Monday fire broke out in
the vulcanizing department conducted by
J. O Heverley, under his Imperial five
and ten cent store on Allegheny street.
The origin of the fire is a mystery as
there was no one working in the base-
ment at the time and no fire around the
store. Fortunately, through the usual
prompt response of the fire-companies
the flames were confined to the base-
ment though the firemen found it neces-
sary to throw some water in the store,
as the floor was practically burned
through.
The stock in the store was badly dam-
aged by water and smoke and a great
deal of it was rendered unsalable. The
smoke also permeated the entire build-
ing, including Mr. Heverley’s residence,
Beck’s barber shop, and the second floor
apartments of Mr. Beck and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Keichline, causing some
damage. Fortunately Mr. Heverley and
all the others carry insurance.
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——White carnations for Mother’s Day
at CANDYLAND.
——Thomas Shaughensey Sr., is a
great chicken fancier and a month or so
ago he was struck with admiration at a
flock of Plymouth Rocks in the pens of
L. H. Gettig. He wanted a setting of
eggs so badly that Mr. Gettig consented
to sell him one. Very carefully Mr.
Shaughensey watched the hen that sat
on the eggs, counting the days carefully
in anticipation of a nestful of beautiful
little chickens, but imagine his chagrin,
if you can, on going to the nest one
morning last week, to discover instead of
a fine brood of Plymouth Rocks a nest-
ful of “d—n flat-footed doocks,” to put it
in his own vernacular. Mr. Gettig as a
joke had given him duck eggs and Mr.
Shaughensey did not know it until the
ducks were hatched. And just at pres-
ent it is a rather delicate subject to dis-
cuss with the latter gentleman.
——Harry F. McManaway, who recent-
ly moved to Bellefonte from Millheim,
has been made manager of the service
department of the State-Centre Electric
company. While Mr. McManaway will
have his headquarters in Bellefonte with
desk room in the State-Centre Electric
Company’s offices much of his work
will be in connection with the extension
of the company’s service in the big terri-
tory they now cover and the projected
lines to Unionville and Centre Hall.
Both these lines will be put through this
summer and their completion will open
up a new field for electric light and pow-
er. The State-Centre Electric company
is to be congratulated on being able to
get a man of Mr. McManway’s energy
and ability at the head of their service
department.
~——The Cadet band of The Pennsylva-
nia State College will give a concert on
the front campus at State College on
Sunday, May 15th, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.
m. No admission charged.
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