Benita. Bellefonte, Pa., September 22, 1916. P- GRAY MEEK, - oe EDITOR TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—Until turther notice | his 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 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET For President, WOODROW WILSON, of Virginia For Vice President, THOS. R. MARSHALL, of Indiana Democratic State Ticket For United States Senator, ELLIS L. ORVIS, of Bellefonte For State Treasurer, JAS. M. CRAMER, Westmoreland Co For Auditor General, JAS. B. MURRIN, Lackawanna Co. For Congressmen-at-Large, JOSEPH T. KINSLEY, Philadelphia JOHN J. MOORE, Luzerne county THOMAS ROSS, Bucks county JACOB D. WAIDELECK, Lehigh Co. District and County Ticket For Congress, WM. E. TOBIAS, Clearfield county For Assembly, MITCHELL I. GARDNER, Bellefonte The ors hour law enacted by Congress hasn't settled the labor question for all time. But it has fixed the standard of a day’s labor at _ eight hours for all time and the next session of Congress will do the rest under the directicn of Woodrow Wil- son. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. Judge Orvis Buys Steam Heating Plant at Sheriff’s Sale. The entire plant of the Bellefonte Gas and Steam Heating company was sold at sheriff’s sale on Monday after- noon and was bought in by ex-Judge Ellis L. Orvis, one of the former own- ers, for $16,100. Before knocking the property down to Judge Orvis, how- ever, sheriff Yarnell gave written no- * tice of an adjournment of the sale un- . til nine o’clock Saturday morning, September 23rd; provided, however, that if said Ellis L. Orvis, the pur- chaser, would make good his bid of $16,100 either in cash or a certified check before Satvrday morning the sale would be made absolute. Failing to do so the property would a~ain be put up for sale on Saturday morn- ing and will then be knocked down to the highest bidder who can immedi- ately at the closé of sale pay thé®price - bid either in cash or a certified check. When the sheriff read the above notice Judge Orvis characterized the proceedings as unusual and outra- geous, but no change was made in the procedure. ~ On Wednesday evening Col. H. S. Taylor gave Sheriff Yarnell a certi- fied check for the fuli amount, $16,- 100, so that thus the sale became absolute. The only thing now to do is a proper distribution of the funds. Naturally the costs will be the first “item * to come out of the purchase money, then the liens and the balance will be distributed pro rata among the bondholders, and inasmuch as Judge Orvis and Col. Taylor now hold the bulk of the bonds most of the meney will revert to them. Now that the much mooted ques- tion of the sale of the plant has prac-- tically been settled the company will be reorganized under the name of the Bellefonte Light and Heat company, application for a change of name hav- ing already been made to the Secre- tary of the Commonwealth. The local’ men interested are Col. H. S. Taylor, ex-Judge Ellis L. Orvis and W. D. Zerby, and with them will be associated reveral capitalists out of town. . It is their intention to give Beilefonte a gas and steam heating plant as good as any in the country, and their plans are to spend $25,000 in improvements this fall. The gas plant ‘will be rebuilt to a capacity of 60,000 feet a day, against the 20,000 it is able to produce now. It will also be built on plans providing for doab- ling that capacity if recessnrv. Larger gas mains will be put down where necessary and pipes laid on streets that are not now equipped with gas. So far as the steam heating plant is concerned a new battery of two 200 horse power boilers will be installed and the plant otherwise put in shape to furnish the citizens of Bellefonte all the heat required during the com- ing winter, regardless of how cold the weather may be. Next summer it is planned to tear down the present dilapidated building and erect either a brick or hollow tile building large enough to house the entire plant. A brick wall will also be erected around the entire property and the entire surroundings put in a better and more respectable condition. Such are the present plans of the company and if they are carried out in detail there isn’t 2 man or woman in Bellefonte who will not wish them success. - | evening after almost a year’s DEATHS. GRAY.—Mrs Ada Theressa Gray. - | widow of the late George Wesley | Gray, died at her home on wast High street at 10.45 o’clock on Monday illness with a chronic dilation of the heart. She was a daughter of Henry and Katherine H. Bricker and was born in Milton on July 31st, 1849, n.aking her age 67 years, 1 month and 17 days. When quite young her parents moved to Salona and she lived there until married to Mr. Gray, after which: her home was on = Buffalo Run until the death of her husband in 1904, since which time she lived in Bellefonte. She was a member of the Methodist church and a woman who was highly esteemed among a large circle of acquaintances. She is survived by two children, Mrs. Gecrge W. Furey, of Spring township, and Herbert, at home. She also leaves one step daughter, Mrs. Frank H. Clemson, of Buffalo Run, and the following brothers and sis- ters: J. M. Bricker, of Bellefonte; J. Toner Bricker, of Williamsport; Mrs. W. J. Eddy, of Salona, and Mrs. Charles L. Fravel, of Renovo. Funeral services were held at her late home at ten o’clock yesterday ‘morning by Dr. E. H. Yocum, after which the remains were. ‘aken to Gray’s cemetery for interment. | | OLIVER.—Rev. John C. Oliver, a well known minister of the Presby- terian church, died at his. home in Wilkinsburg on Tuesday of last week of paralysis, with which he had been badly afflicted the past six or eight years. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver and was born at Graysville, Huntingdon county, sev- enty-one years ago. ris early life was spent at the home of his birth but after his elevation 10 the ministry he filled charges in various parts of the State. He was married to Miss Jennie Kyle, of Kishacoquillas valley, who survives with two daughters, FEliza- beth and Margaret; both at home. Rev. Oliver's sister, Sydney Ellen Ol- iver, was the late wife of Dr. Thomas C. VanTries, of this place. Rev. Oli- ver was a member of the Redstone Presbytery for many years and burial on Sunday was made in the cemetery of the Long Run Presbyterian church where he was pastor for six or more years ROTHROCK.—Mrs. Robert M. Rothrock died at her home in Tyrone on Saturday afternoon of asthma, with which she had suffered the past two years. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Winslow and was born at Mt. :Eagle, this county, on June “29th, 1889, hence was in her twenty-eighth year. At the age of twelve years the family moved to Mec- where Miss Winslow taught school several years prior to her marriage to Mr. Rothrock in 1912. time she had lived in Tyrone. She is survived by her husband, of Tyrone. her father and two sisters, Mae and Hilda, all of Johnsonburg. The re- mains were taken to Eagleville on the early train Tuesday morning and buried direct from the train. | WOHLFERT.—Mrs. Laura Wohl- fert, wife of Calvin Wohlfert, of Sa- lona, died on Wednesday of last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Barner, at Clintondale, after suffering for three years with tuberculosis. She was twenty-seven years old and in addition to her hus- band and parents is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Chas. Barner, of Zion; Mrs. Elmer Ross- man, of Boalsburg; Harvey, Orvis and Florence at home. Funeral services were held at the home of her parents at Clintondale on Saturday afternoon at 1.30 o’clock, after which burial was made in the Ceader Hill cemetery. I | ROSSMAN.—Wm. Rossman, a well knowr: resident of Walker township, died at his home at Nittany last Sat- urday evening, following a stroke of apoplexy. He was a son of Henry and Sara Gingher Rossman and was born in Clinton county on September 14th, 1844, hence was 72 years and 3 days old. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in Company A, 45th regiment. Surviving him are his wife and four children, Edward, Clarence, William and Belle. Rev. Bowersox had charge cf the funeral which was held on Tuesday morning, burial being made in St. Paul’s Luth- eran cemetery at Parvin, Clinton county. % | I MEYERS.—Mrs. Lydia Ann Mey- ers, widew of J. G. Meyers, died at the home of Raiph Stover, at Aaronsburg, on Thursday of last week, of general infirmities. Her maiden name was Strohm and she was born in Penns- valley on May 27th, 1827, making her age 38 years, 3 months and 17 days. She leaves no survivors. The funeral was held at ten o'clock on Monday morning. Rev. W. D. Donat officiated and burial was made in the Reformed church’ cemetery.’ Keesport: and later to Johnsonburg Since that! | Springs. BUCK.—Charles Scott Buck, a well ! known farmer of Warriorsmark val- | ness of more than a year with neural- | SANDERSON.—Following an ill- Disappointed in Love, Killed Himself. | The body of Ralph Runkle, the! | Celebrated Golden Wedding. Monday of this week was a red let- ley, died at an early hour on Monday | gia of the heart, William Sanderson, | twenty-two year old son of Mr. and | ter day in the life of Mr. and Mrs. morning after an illness of four weeks | a well known farmer of Huston town- | Mrs. John L. Runkle, cf Tusseyville, | i C. F. Romick, of Nittany, as at that with typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Diller Buck, riorsmark, where he was born on Jan- uary 14th, 1876, hence was in his for- ty-first year. On March 28th. 1900, he was united in marriage to Miss | Hannah Lorena Wilson, 2 daughter of | | Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, of Love- : ville, this county, who survives with five children, Viola, John, Evelyn, Gertrude ana Raymond, the oldest fourteeh years and the youngest’ eleven months. He aiso leaves his parents and the following brothers and sisters: Roy Buck, of Warriors- | mark; Mrs. Lloyd Confer, of Pitts- | burgh; Mrs. Kemp Irvin, of Warriors- mark, and Miss Beulah at heme. ! Mr. Buck was a faithful member of ! the Warriorsmark Methodist church ' and Rev. Ward Willard had charge of the funeral services, which were held at 1.30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, | burial being made in the Warriors- mark cemetery. | i DICK.—Samuel O. Dick, a well known resident of Roaring Springs, | i Blair county, died on Monday of last | week, after four years’ illness, aged : sixty-twe years. Practically all of | his life was spent near the place of | his birth with the exception of twelve ! years during which he lived in Centre county. He was twice married and | has the distinction of being the father of fifteen children, all living. They | are Mrs.. Harry Lykens and Mrs. | Harry Stine, both of Halfmoon town- ship, this county; Arthur, of Roaring Springs, and Claude, of Ore Hill, by his first wife. His second wife was Miss Harriet Garber who survives of War-' { with her eleven children, namely: | Joseph, Edward, William, Hobart, Walter, Irene, Hazel, Mary, Edith, Goldah and Suszn, all of Roaring He also leaves eighteen grand-children, one great grand- child, his mother, five brothers and three sisters living. Burial was made at Roaring Springs last Thursday. | | UNDERWOOD.—Mrs. Anna M. Underwood, wife of Owen Underwood, died at her home at Unionville on Monday of this week, following a two week’s illness. She was a daughter of John and Hannah Thompson Rowan and was born in Bald Eagle valley. In adlition to her husband she is sur- vived by four children, Miss Myra Underwood, Mrs. J. C. Fox and Chap- man Underwood, all of Unionville, and Gilbert Underwocd, of Toledo, Ohio. She also leaves two brothers and one sister, namely: George Rowan, of Julian; Mrs. Isaac Under: wood, of Bellefonte, and Andrew T. Rowan, of Unionville. Funeral servic- es were held at her late home at two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon. afier which burial was made in the Unjian- ville cemetery. Mrs. Underwood was an active member of the Friends Meeting at Unionville and a woman of many fine attainments. | I LAUTH.—Bernard C. Lauth, who for years operated the iron works at How- ard, died on Thursday of last week at the home of his brother-in- law, D. P. Berg, in Pittsburgh, of general debility. He was born at Pittsburgh on September 21st, 1840, hence had he lived another week would have been seventy- six years old. He is survived by his wife and four sisters, namely: Mrs. M. Louise Comerford, and Mrs. Caroline Comerford, of Howard; Mrs. Josephine Wilhelm, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. Cameron Burnside, of Philadelphia. Burial was made in Pittsburgh. | | BAY.—Mrs. Kathryn E. Bay, wife of Henry S. Bay, of Lock Haven, died at the Lock Haven hospital on Wed- nesday morning, after suffering for some months with drcpsy and heart trouble. Her maicen name was Young and she was born in Pennsvalley six- ty-seven years ago. She is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters, two brothers and two sis- ters, among the latter being Robert Young and Mrs. Peter Breon, of Mill- heim. Burial will be made in the Dunnstown cemetery tcmorrow. | | STRINGFELLOW.—Wesley String- fellow, of Moshannon, died at the Bellefonte hospital on Sunday of heart disease, following a number of weeks illness with rheumatism. He was born in Clearfield county on May 14th, 1898, hence was 18 years, 4 months and 3 days old. His only survivor is nis mother, Mrs. Lewis Stringfellow. Buriai was made at Keewaydin, Clearfield county, on Monday after- noon. | | RISHEL.—William P. Rishel, of Millheim, died at the Lock Haven hospital on Tuesday evening. He was admitted tc that institution several weeks ago for treatment for pneumo- nia and later underwent an operation. Complications ensued, however, which caused his death. He was fifty-three vears old and is survived by his wife and several children. Burial will be phia; Charles H., ' Mrs. | funeral was held on Tuesday, ‘ing Old Home week. made ‘at Millheim ‘today. He was a son of ship, died at his home near Julian at | whose strange disappearance seven o’clock last Friday evening. { published in the “Wgztchman” was | time eighty-five last | sembled at their home tc help them invited guests as- Deceased was a son of Jonathan | week, was found on Sunday forenoon ! | celebrate that rare and happy event, past seventy years of age. i and Susan Guyer Sanderson and was | on the Harter farm near the Stone | their golden | born in Perry county on September | mill dam, where it was partly con- | | married at Boalsburg on September 11th, 1846, hence was just four days: cealed by a clump of underbrush. | 18th, On Feb-! ! The body was found by William Bit- | | Their children, wedding. They were 1866, by Rev. L. K. Secrist. W. M. Romick and ruary 23rd, 1864, he enrolled for serv- ner and son Samuel who, with four or | wife, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Anna M. ice in the Civil war and was with | Gen. Sherman on his famous march | to the sea, in which he was wounded. county and worked on a farm. Forty-eight years ago he was unit- ed in marriage to Miss Mary E. Id- ! dings, of Fleming, who survives with ! the following children: Mrs. Charles | M. Wilson, of Julian; Mrs. J. S. Leo- pold and Mrs. Rcbert K. Ingram, of Philadelphia; Floyd Sanderson, of . Fleming; Miss Ella L., of New York city; Mrs. Gordon Ardell, of Philadel- of Baltimore, and Wilbur Meyers, of Julian. burial being made in the Dix Run cemetery. | I SCHROYER.—Mrs. Mary €. ! Schroyer, wife of Adam Schroyer, died at her home at Milesburg on | Wednesday morning, after an illness of several years with a complication of diseases. She was a daughter of | Samuel and Henrietta Bryan and was born at Curtin on July 17th, 1879, hence at her death was 37 years, 2. months and 3 days old. Surviving | her are her husband and the following Harry of brothers and sisters: Mrs. Potts, of Tyrone; S. W. Bryan, | Bellefonte; Elmer, at McCoy’s works; t Mrs. Adam Grassmyer, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Edward, of Curtin. Rev. M. | C. Piper will officiate at the funeral which will be held this morning, bur- ial to be made at Curtin. A Hard Luck Streak. ~ The Tyrone correspondent of the Altoona “Tribune” on Tuesday sent the following story to his paper, and every reader of the “Watchman” will agree that Henry had a real streak of hard luck: “Henry Weaver, who is employed on one of the ‘Williams’ farms in Bald Eagle valley came to Tyrone to- day with a wagon load of apples and pears and a hard luck story that is hard to beat. Henry stated that back .in the mountains some cf the farmers don’t know ‘one day from another and the work goes merrily on the week round. On Sunday afternoon he de- cided to pick some pears fron: a large tree and in so doing broke off a large limb accidentally, which compelled i him to descend to old Mother Earth like a man in a burst parachute. In his rapid trip down he passed through the roof of a hog pen underneath and alighted on the back of a big porker, which was injurec so badly that it died that night. Fortunately for him, the pen was covered with tar paper with the sustaining boards about twenty inches apart. He slid grace- fully between them and was practic- ally uninjured. A colt in the barn yard adjoining took fright at the racket and jumped the fence, plunging into a clothes line, one end of which was fastened to a post, which was hurled through the kitchen window taking sash and all with it and narrowly missed the baby sitting in a high chair. The now frantic colt leaped another fence and in its endeavor to put some distance behind it attempted to pass through a barb wire fence. It was badly lacer- ated about the legs and breast. When the veterinarian came next morning to sew up the cuts he ran over Mr. Weaver’s dog, which had to be shot. It is hoped that no one will choke to death on those pears. Bellefonte Academy Reception. The Bellefonte Academy opened on Tuesday with a good attendance and there are still a few students to enroll. When all have enrolled it will give the Academy the largest student body it has ever had. The annual reception for the new students will be held this (Friday) evening, beginnirg at eight o’clock. The Academy building will be elabor- ately decorated, exactly as it was dur- Christy Smith’s full orchestra will give a concert on the porch under the colurans for one hour, beginning at eight o’clock, and will later play for the dance in the assembly hall. No invitations will be issued but the public in general, and especially all friends of the Academy, are cordially invited to attend. To be Retried Next Week. Irvin Robinson, Richard Langdon and Dobbin McGarvin, the three men who were convicted of manslaughter at the September term of court a year ago for being imrlicated in the death of Henry M. Confer at Orviston, will be retried next week, Judge Johnson having granted their application for a new trial. Their case will be the first one called on Monday and as the quarter session list is a long one there is every likelihood of a full week of court. ——About eleven o'clock last Thursday morning Mrs. Amanda Mil- ler, who conducts a boarding house in Madisonburg, had occasion to go to a neighbor’s house and while she was absent some unknown person entered her house and stole fifty dollars in éash.’ i" The | + day, five others, were out { vicinity. Their attention was attract- walking in that | Frain, widow of the late Davis Z. | Frain, and Miss Mary Romick, of i ed by a number of turkey buzzards | Bellefonte, were largely responsible He was discharged in June, 1865 and | hovering over a small patch of under- | for the success of Monday’s pleasant shortly thereafter came to Centre | brush. Mr. Bitner and son went to | gathering. | investigate and found the remains of | | voung Runkle. Mr. Romick is a veteran of the Civil He had evidently | war and both he and his wife have | been dead for some days, according to ! | been life- -long members of the Luther- | the condition of the body. From the | lan church. position in which the body was found | {been noted for (it is apparent that the young man shot | himself while sitting down, using a | short 22 calibre target rifle. back part of the head. Runkle had | evidently been contemplating self-de- struction for some time, as two weeks father wanted to buy him a new suit of clothes but he told him not to do so then but to wait awhile. When the body was found Mr. Run- kle was at church and a messenger was sent to tell him that news of Ralph had been received. He was not told, however, that his son was dead until he was on his way home. Mrs. Runkle has not been in good health for some time and the blow to her has been unusuzlly severe, especially as Ralph was the youngest of the fami- ly. His survivors -are his parents and three brothers, Lawrence. of Centre i Hall; Morris, whose present residence is unknown, and Wilbur, at home. | Owing to the condition of the remains ! burial was made in the Tusseyville cemetery just as soon as arrange- ments could be made on Sunday afternoon. Public funeral services were held in the Lutheran church at Centre Hall at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning, Rev. Kurtz officiating. As stated last week young Runkle was infatuated with a pretty young school teacher, of Madisonburg, who winter before last taught the Tussey- ville school. Some time ago she told him that she did not care for his com- pany and all his efforts to induce her to reconsider her decision were una- vailing. On Friday, September Rth, he wrote her a letter enclosing his photograph and telling her that if she persisted in her refusal the following Tuesday would be his last day on earth. He went to Meiss’s store at Colyer, mailed the letter then pur- chared a shirt and seven 22 calibre cartridges. That night he disappear- ed from home. When the school teacher got the letter written by Runkle she notified Emmet Jordan, who lives near Tus- seyville, of the ccntents of the same. Mr. Jordan notified Runkle’s parents and all last week searching parties scoured the countryside on a hunt for the missing man. The place where the body was found on Sunday is over a mile from the Runkle home and rather secluded and had it not been for the turkey buzzards on Sunday the body might have lain there indefi- nitely. In justice to the young lady whose name has been connected with this unfortunate occurrence, it can be stat- ed on authority that she is in no way to blame. The writer has per- sonally investigated the matter and while the young man may have been’ infatuated with the girl, as be might have been with any girl, it was without any encour- agement whatever on her part. In fact she never at any time accepted his attentions.—Ed. ——aee- Bellefonte Schools Will Open October 2nd. To the Patrons and Pupils of the Public Schools. All departments of the public schools will open Monday, October 2. Parents of children who expect to enter'the grade or elementary depart- ment of the Bellefonte schools for the first time are requested to report for registration any time on Thurs- . September 28. This request does not apply to pupils entering the first grade. All grade pupils are asked to re- port at two o’clock on Friday after- noon, September 29, to secure their books and supplies. : All High school pupils will be reg- istered on Friday, September 29, in the following order: The first and second-year pupils in the forenoon, and the remaining classes, or Juniors and Seniors, in the afternoon. Books will be given out immediately after completing registration. It is planned to have practically all of the preliminary registration and classification details completed by Friday evening, September 29, so that formal school work .may be as- sumed on October 2, the opening date. JoNAs E. WAGNER, Sup. Principal. — A —— —For high class Job Work come to the WATCHMAN Office. or more prior to his leaving home his | The bul- | then lasting let entered the left eye close to the | most of whom were present to testify nose and came out at the top of the to this fact. | Their home has always its true, christ’an | spirit, and consequently out of it have gone hoys and girls who carried with impressions for good, Among this number were Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Romick, of Ickesburg, C. A. and S. W. Shunk- wiler, both of whom have served terms as treasurer of Mifflin county, and Mrs. Irvin Albright, of Cedar Hill. Guests were present from Kan- sas, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and intervening voints. The presents were numerous and valuable, being received from friends as far as Califarnia. Symbolic of their golden anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Ro- mick received a purse of sixty dollars in gold. In these days of light mar- riage vows and easy divorce Mr. and Mrs. Romick are to be congratulated on their long and happy life together. These sentiments were fittingly pre- sented by their pastor, Rev. W. J. Shultz, and others who made brief ¢ddresses. A sumptuous dinner was one of the features of the gathering. The day was spent in a way tha made life happy for all present and before departing the guests joined in singing “God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again.” Fifty years of joy and tears, Fifty years of tears and joy; May the future hold for you Peace and joy without alloy. ‘When the years shall cease to come. And the Master calls you home, May we all meet on that shore Where life's trials hurt no more. st eer errr gD. Reunion of the 45th Regiment. The survivors of the famous 45th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers will hold their annual reunion in Bellefonte next Wednesday. Belle- fonte being the birthplace of this reg- iment the citizens generally should join in extending a welcome to the old soldiers and show them a good time while hére. As’ stated in'a pre- vious issue of this paper the head- quarters for the regiment will be at the Brockerhoff house while the busi- ness meeting will be held in the hall of Gregg Post No. 95. A public meeting will be held in the court house in the evening. Following is the program in full for the day’s gathering: Morning. 10.00 A. M.—Meeting in Gregg Post rooms. 10.20.—Invocation by Chaplain Emenhizer. 10.30.—Address of welcome by Purgess Blanchard. 11.00.—Liesponse by the president, J. A Meyers. 11.15.—Roll call and payment of dues. 11.30.—Gener:l greetings. 12.00 M.—Election of officers. 12.30.—Dinner call. Afternoon. M.—Reassen:ble at soldier's head- quarters. 2.10.—Auto trip to new penitentiary State College. 7.15.—Public meeting in the court house. Music by the choir. Invocation by Chaplain Emen- hizer. Address by Col. J. L. Spangler. Address by Hon. Emerson Collins. Recitation by Miss Edith Dale. Music by the choir. Address by Judge Henry C. Quig- ley. Address by Col. H. S. Taylor. Addresses by Clement Dale Isq., Judge Richards, of Ohio, and Major Robert A. Cassidy, of Canton, Ohio. Benediction and adjournment. 2.00 P. and A Unique Court Decision. During the past week Judge Henry C. Quigley handed down a decision in the case of the W. T. Rawleigh Meri- cal Co., a corporation, vs. Ray Alli- son, of Howard, which was rather nnique as court decisions go. The case was brought to recover $343.00 on a contract to sell patent medicines It was tried at the February term of court, and was the last case, by the way, argued by the late Col. D. F. Fortney. After hearing the evidence the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Col. Fortney represented the Medical company and he at once applied for a rew trial =nd at the . same time asked that the verdict be set aside and judgment entered for the plaintiff, and the latter is what the court did in his decree this week. Dickinson Seminary Opens Oct. 2. Owing to the infantile paralysis epi- demic and for other reasons, the Wil- liamsport Dickinson Seminary, Williams- port, Pa., has deferred its fall opening till Monday, October 2nd, at which time the students will be heartily welcomed by President Conner and the members of the faculty. A pleasant and prospex- ous year is anticipated.