Demortaiic aici, Bellefonte, Pa., July 12, 1918. Te Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. P. GRAY MEER, - . Editor. Terms of Subscription.—Until further motice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance, -ae- $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Governor. ‘EUGENE C. BONNIWELL, Philadelphia. For Lieutenant Governor. J. WASHINGTON LOGUE, Philadelphia. Secretary of Internal Affairs. ASHER R. JOHNSON, McKean County. Congress At Large. JOSEPH F. GORMAN, Lehigh County, FRED IKLER, Columbia County, J. CALVIN STRAYER, York County, SAMUEL R. TARNER, Allegheny County. Congress. Wm. E. TOBIAS, Clearfield County. Senator. MATTHEW SAVAGE, Clearfield County. Representative. JOHN NOLL, Bellefonte. CENTRE COUNTY PATRIOTS. Interesting Stories of Centre County Boys in Service. David Spitler, of Sandy Ridge, was in Bellefonte last Friday and a pleas- ant caller at this office. Among other things he told us that in Sandy Ridge, a town with about 500 population, there are seven families that have two sons each in service. Mr. Spitler himself has two sons in service, John L., in the aviation department in Eng- land and William in the hospital serv- ice in Texas. The others are Miles Hoover, whose two sons, Vernon and Glenn, are in an artillery unit in France. John Robenolt, whose son William is in France and James in training at Camp Lee. William Cartwright, whose sons Charles and Roy are in training camps in this country. Ashley Woodle, son of Isa- iah Woodle, is in France and Denzell Woodle, another son is in training in this country. Frank Cassidy’s two sons, Carl and Arthur, are both in training camps in this country, while William Jackson also has two sons in the service. : Joseph Wade, of Snow Shoe, accom- panied his son, Clarence E. Wade, to Williamsport last Friday where the young man enlisted in the field artil- lery. Among the first to volunteer after war was declared over a year ago was Mr. Wade’s son Joseph G., and at the recruiting station in Wil- liamsport on Friday Mr. Wade stated that the probabilities are he will re- turn before long with another of his sons who is anxious to enlist. Another Centre county young man was enlisted at Williamsport on Fri- day in the person of Daniel Richner, of Howard, who was assigned to the hospital corps. William H. Bluebell and Sullivan , Confer, both of Snow Shoe, went to Altoona last week and enlisted, the former in the ambulance corps and the latter in the infantry. When word was received in Belle- fonte of the sinking of the U. S. transport Covington the family of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Abt became very much alarmed over the safety of their son, Willard Abt, who was a sailor on the ship, but as the list of six missing did not contain his name it is taken for granted that the young man is alive and safe. Lieut. C. L. Arnold was at one time on the Covington but had been transferred some time ago. Milan Walker, who is in the ord- nance storeskeeping department at League Island, Philadelphia, spent the Fourth and latter part of the week at his home here. He imparted the in- formation that all of the boys now in service there expect to be sent over ere long. * Word has been received in Belle- fonte of the safe arrival in France of Major H. Rex Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Cooper, of Galveston, Tex- as, but at one time residents of Belle- fonte. William H. Garman recently receiv- ed a letter from his son Robert, who is with the Pennsylvania division in France, and with it was enclosed the autograph letter of King George of England, given as a greeting to all American soldiers in France. Mr. Garman has had the letter framed and will keep it as a memento of the greatest war the world ever saw. According to a dispatch in the pub- lic press James B. Stein Jr., a son of Rev. James B. Stein, a former pastor of the Bellefonte Methodist church, has been gassed by the Germans and is now in a French hospital. Just how serious his condition is is not known. Young Stein was a student at Dick- inson College when America entered the war and promptly left college and enlisted with one of ‘the first regi- ments of engineers recruited. His father is now located at Sunbury. coe ——John Speace, of Coleville, is in the Centre county jail charged with selling liquor without a license and selling on Sunday. Speace was arrest- ed on Sunday, June 30th, when it is alleged, he was dealing out liquid re- freshments from a freight car to a party of poker players at the price of thirty cents a drink, and small drinks at that. Being unable to furnish bail Speace was sent to jail. ——Some interesting local news will be found on the sixth page of this issue of the “Watchman.” . MARKLE. — Samuel Markle, for many years a resident of Centre county, died at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Fred Tillman, in Lock Ha- ven, on Friday evening, June 28th, following an illness of six months. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Markle, was born at Hanover, York county, and at the time of his death was 88 years and 5 months old. He came to this county when a young man and located near Pine Grove Mills where he lived a number of years. Later he moved to the Jacob Valentine farm near Bellefonte which he occupied twenty-five years. He was a member of the Lutheran church and an upright, christian gentleman. He was married to Miss Hannah Derr, of Union township, who died twenty-five years ago. Surviving him, however, are the following chil- dren: John I. Markle, of Bellwood; William T., living near Harrisburg; Samuel K., of Axe Mann; Daniel, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Harry Baker, of Nit- tany; Nathan, of Harrisburg; R. Wal- lace, of Bellefonte; and Mrs. Fred Tillman, of Lock Haven. The remains were brought to Belle- fonte on Monday afternoon of last week and funeral services were held in the Lutheran church by the pastor, Rev. Wilson P. Ard, after which bur- ial was made in the Union cemetery. Il Ii LEWIS.—Mrs. Nancy Catharine Lewis, wife of John H. Lewis, died at her home in Huntingdon last Friday evening following an illness of sever- al years with a complication of dis- eases. * Deceased was a daughter of Heb- ron and Sophia Cowher and was born at Port Matilda, this county, on June 19th, 1864, hence was 54 years and 16 days old. In 1886 she was united in marriage to John H. Lewis, of Hunt- ingdon county, and practically all their married life was spent in Hunt- ingdon. Mrs. Lewis had been a mem- ber of the Lutheran church since twelve years of age and was a devout christian woman. : Surviving her are her husband and eight children, namely: Misses Del- la, Minerva and Flora Lewis, John Jr., Davis, William and Cyrus, at home, and Alex, of Huntingdon. She also leaves two brothers and two sis- ters, Peter, Alexander and Miss Ma- rie Cowher, of Port Matilda, and Mrs. Jane Little, of Tyrone. Rev. R. P. Daubenspeck had charge of the funeral services which were held at three o’clock on Monday after- noon, after which burial was made in the Riverview cemetery, Huntingdon. I POLSGROVE.—Reyv. Dr. J. B. Pols- grove, a well known retired minister of the Central Pennsylvania M. E. conference, died at Chattanooga, Tenn., on Thursday evening, June 27th, while on a visit to his grandson, Prof. T. H. Harris. He was eighty years old and retired from the minis- try twelve years ago. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. Linn Harris, of Carlisle, with whom he made his home.. Dr. Polsgrove was well known in Bellefonte. The remains were tak- en to Lock Haven on Tuesday of last week where funeral services were held by Dr. E. H. Yocum, of Bellefonte, assisted by Revs. O. S. Metzler, J. B. Brennan and G. M., Remley. Burial was made in the Dunnstown cemetery. Il Il OCKER.—Mrs. Sallie Ocker, widow of the late John Ocker, of Rebersburg, died very suddenly on Tuesday as the result of a stroke of apoplexy, while visiting at the home of her daughter in Pittsburgh, aged seventy-three years. She was a member of the Evangelical church and a woman who had the universal esteem of all who. knew her. The remains were brought east on Wednesday and taken to the home of her son, Forest J. Ocker, at Rebersburg, where funeral services will be held today by Rev. H. P. Man- eval. Burial will be made in the Re- bersburg Union cemetery. li CARPENETO.—Following an ill- ness of some weeks with dropsy Mrs. Joseph Carpeneto died at the home of her son, Louis Carpeneto, on Thurs- day evening, June 27th. Her maiden name was Miss Louisa Ferro, and she was born near Genoa, Italy. She is survived by her husband and one son, Louis Carpeneto, of this place, eight children having preceded her to the grave. She also leaves three sisters in Italy. Burial was made in the Catholic cemetery on Monday morn- ing of last week. : Il ll SWITZER.—Mrs. Daniel Switzer died at the Bellefonte hospital on Thursday morning, June 27th, of a complication of diseases following the birth of a child a week previous. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon and was born in Bellefonte twenty-two years ago. In addition to her husband two small children survive. Burial was made in the Un- ion cemetery on June 29th. Public Safety Committee Located on High Street. The Public Safety committee of Centre county last week secured the rooms on High street, formerly occu- pied by the green trading stamp store, and opened up permanent headquar- ters there with Miss Jane Aiken in charge. The new rooms will be head- quarters for every department of the committee, and while the secretary of the committee, the food administra- tor, or any other of the gentlemen who are giving a good part of their time to conserving the interests of Centre county citizens will not be there all the time, yet Miss Aiken will, and any question relating to any- thing within the scope of the commit- jes can be presented to her at any ime. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. Centre County Takes Fourth Place in the Eastern District. The report of actual sales of war savings stamps for the week ending June 29th, for Centre county, amount- ed to $2.30 per capita. Our county now has a per capita of $8.41 since the campaign started. On account of the enthusiastic efforts put forth by the 250 school district chairmen at the National Pledge day meeting, Fri- day, June 28th, Centre county finally reached fourth place in the list of counties of ‘the Eastern district of Pennsylvania for cash sales made to June 29th. The only counties ahead of Centre are the following: Union, with a per capita of $17.52; Fulton, $10.21, and Cameron $9.37. During the week above indicated, the stamps sold aggregated a maturi- ty value of $100,930, and the maturity value of all stamps sold during the campaign to June 29th, is $368,820. In relation to the National Pledge day campaign in this county your chairman wishes to state that from information at hand at this time, he believes that Centre county has pur- chased and pledged to purchase suffi- cient war savings stamps during the year to net our quota of $876,200. It is impossible to give the different per capitas of every school district in the county, but for the information of the public, your chairman begs to report sufficient sales and pledges in all of the boroughs of the county, excepting two, and in a large number of the townships, to aggregate more than the $20.00 per capita. Several town- ships have a per capita of $25.00 to $30.00, while certain school districts in the same townships, as well as in other smaller townships in the coun- ty, have a per capita of from $25.00 to $60.00. The Centre Line school district, in Halfmoon township, of which Harry Fisher was appointed the chairman, reported to this office $53.00 in cash per capita on Saturday, June 29th, and pledges aggregating $24.00 addi- tional, making the per capita for that district $77.00, and from information received from the State Director, that school district had the largest per capita in the State and probably in the Nation, but on Saturday, July 6th, Mr. Fisher reported additional sales and pledges, which gives his district $123.51 per capita for every man, woman and child living in his district, which, without question is the banner district in the entire Nation. I wish to thank every person in Centre county who made it possible for us to reach our quota, and espe- cially every district chairman and his assistants, who spent considerable of their time, and gave their best efforts in taking their respective districts over the top. : I believe that Centre county is the first county in the State to report go- ing over the top in the War Savings campaign. We now have the pledges, but it will be up to the pledgors to purchase their stamps at as early a date as. possible for the reason that the State Director wishes all counties in the Eastern district of Pennsylva- nia to have their entire quota taken in cash on or before December 1st, 1918, Very truly yours, W. HARRISON WALKER, Chairman War Savings Committee for Centre County. How the Aero Boys Are Treated in England. The following brief letter is from James Kane, son of Mrs. James Kane Sr., who is with the 264th aero squad- ron of the American expeditionary force, which at the time the letter was written was training in England: London, Eng., May 5. Dear Mother: Just a few lines to let you know that I still continue to keep well and trust that all at home are the same. We are here in England enjoying our- selves and having a good time, under existing conditions. I have a nice place to sleep and plenty of good things to eat. We have every other night off so we can go to the movies or around the city as we see fit. So you see, mother, that things are not half bad, after all. Everybody is trying to make it as pleasant and comfortable for us as possible, and no one has the least complaint to make. There is not a lot of, news to tell on account of the censorship, so I will close. Keep well, don't worry and write when you can. Your loving son, JAMES KANE. Altoona, Head Express Office for This District. All the express companies having been taken over by the government headquarters of the Allegheny de- partment’s Central Pennsylvania di- vision of the American Railways Ex- press company have been established in the McCrory building, Altoona, with H. M. James as superintendent. Express business accruing from the Middle, Bedford, Tyrone, Bellwood, Cresson divisions of the Pennsy, part of the Pittsburgh division, a section of the Williamsport and Sunbury di- visions and the Huntingdon and Broad Top, Cambria and Indiana, Bellefonte Central, East Broad Top, Kishacoquillas Valley, Newport and Sherman Valley and Tuscarora Val- ley railroads, will be under the super- vision of the Altoona central office. Route agents have been located at Johnstown, Altoona, Lewistown and Tyrone. J. H. Murray has been made claim agent and all claims against the companies in the above district must be made through the Altoona head- quarters. EC A EP Craig—Warfield.—James B. Craig, of Pittsburgh, and Miss Mary H. War- field, daughter of Mrs. Frank War- field, of Bellefonte, were married in the Presbyterian church in this place at seven o'clock on Saturday evening by the pastor, Dr. W. K. McKinney. The guests present included the im- {mediate families and friends of the contracting parties. Immediately fol- lowing the ceremony a wedding din- ner was served at the Bush house. The bride is a grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Harris, of Belle- fonte, was educated at the Bellefonte Academy and has been quite popular among the younger set of Bellefonte. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Craig, of Pittsburgh, his father being an auditor for the West- inghouse company.. He recently com- pleted his two year’s course at the Bellefonte Academy in high standing and is a bright and energetic young man. He has secured employment at the Titan Metal company which will enable the young couple to make their home in Bellefonte for the present. . Watts—Lytle. A rather romantic wedding was celebrated at the Dean Watts bungalow at Rock on June 27th, when Gilbert Searle Watts was united in marriage to Miss Mary Agnes Ly- tle, of State College. The wedding ceremony took place out of doors be- neath the towering oaks, the officiat- ing clergyman being Rev. Samuel Martin. A small number of guests were present to witness the happy event. Immediately following the cer- emony the young couple went to State College where a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents. The bride has been one of the best known and most popular young ladies of State College. The bridegroom is a son of Dean and Mrs. R. L. Watts and is a graduate of State College, class of 1918, in agriculture. The young couple left the evening of their marriage for a brief visit among friends in Amherst, Mass., after which Mr. Watts expects to enter the U. S. service. piste lth Kline—Allison.—The home of Mrs. Henrietta K. Allison, at State Col- lege, was the scene of a quiet wedding at three o’clock last Saturday after- noon when her daughter, Miss Mary C. Allison, was united in marriage to Orien Earl Kline, son of ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Henry Kline, of Bellefonte. Only members of the two families were present to witness the ceremony which was performed by Rev. L. N. Fleck, of the Lutheran church at Pine Grove Mills. The young couple left the same evening for Endicott, N. Y., where the bride has been located for some time as a stenographer. The bridegroom was a member of Troop L, First Penn- sylvania cavalry, and went with that organization to Camp Hancock, last September. While ‘in training there ‘he had a bad attack of rheumatism and was finally discharged. It is pos- sible that he may again be called for service but in the meantime he and his bride will make their home at Endi- cott, N. Y. Meek—Smull.—Lester Lee Meek, of Waddle, and Miss Hester Katharine Smull, of Smullton, were quietly mar- ried at the Methodist parsonage in Stormstown on Thursday, June 27th, at eleven o’clock, by the pastor, Rev. H. F. Babcock. Immediately after the ceremony they drove directly to the bridegroom’s home on the Reuben H. Meek farm where a wedding din- ner had been prepared for them by Mr. Meek’s mother and sister, Mrs. D. L. Meek and Mrs. Earl Way. A miscellaneous shower was given the young couple on Monday night of this week at their own home. About fifty guests were present and Mr. and Mrs. Meek received many kindly remem- brances. Booske—Taylor. — The Bellefonte friends of Mrs. Elsie Miller Taylor were greatly surprised to learn of her marriage at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York city on June 24th to Harry George Booske, a petty officer in the hospital corps of the United States navy. The bride is the youngest daughter of Abram V. Mil- ler and widow of Harry Taylor. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. August Booske, of Pensacola, Fla. He is now located at League Island navy yard and for the present they will make their home in West Phila- | delphia. Brumbaugh—Norris.—Joseph Wil- liam Brumbaugh, of Altoona, and Miss Zelda Norris, of State College, were married in Cumberland, Md., on July 1st by Rev. Balderston. They will make their home in Altoona. Shooting Affair at Osceola Mills. During one of the customary gath- erings of foreigners at Osceola Mills on Sunday Steve Fiflick, an Austrian aged 35 years, shot Stanley Patrusky, a Polander, aged 30 years, the bullet making an ugly wound in the neck. The wounded man was taken to the Cottage State hospital, Philipsburg, for treatment while Fiflick was ar- rested and is being held pending the outcome of Patrusky’s injuries. When officers went to arrest Fiflick they found him in his home seated at a ta- ble with a pistol in easy reach of his hand. The Austrian attempted to get hold of the weapon but he was quick- ly covered by the officers who warn- ed him that if he moved his hand they would shoot. He then submitted peaceably. , ——The women’s adult bible class will hold an “Initial” social in the basement of the United Brethren church on Thursday evening, July 18th. GET READY FOR CHAUTAUQUA, JULY 18-24. Sale of Tickets Going Strong—Only One Week to Buy. Everything seems to be pointing to the fact that the Bellefonte Chautau- qua will have a most successful sea- son this year. The program, now quite generally advertised, is one of the best and greatest a community could desire, and large crowds should patronize every attraction, and that without interfering with any of the manifold forms of war work, but ena- bling them to “carry on” with their particular contribution to the success of the war more efficiently, success- fully and good-naturedly. The sale of tickets is progressing finely, and though it means work for the loyal women canvassers, yet they do it willingly and in a spirit of en- thusiasm because they realize that Chautauqua is a splendid thing for Bellefonte. Their form of service is one performed for Bellefonte and the central section of the county. Pur- chasers can help them by buying promptly, by boosting Chautauqua, and by getting ready to enjoy the “seven big days” to the full. The tickets for the Chautauqua, which will begin one week from yes- terday (Thursday), are, despite the advanced cost of almost everything else, at the same low prices, $2.00 season ticket for adults and $1.00 for the Junior Chautauqua. The party tickets proved so satisfactory last year that a limited number for our out of town people are on sale this year. This party ticket is good for ten admissions and may be used by several people for any session, provid- ing persons all live three or more miles from Bellefonte. . These are of special interest to automobile parties. It means that ten persons may hear the best lecture or concert on one ticket for $2.50. Last year’s plan shall be followed in case of a deficit and no tickets will be distributed. Therefore, all persons are urged not to wait for reduced prices but to buy now. There will be no reduced tickets. The tickets are now on sale at Mott’s drug store. The Fourth at State College. The business men of State College scored a signal triumph by their Fourth of July demonstration as they had one of the biggest crowds ever as- sembled there outside of college dem- onstrations. The parade in the morning was well gotten up and quite large, the State College Chapter Red Cross making a splendid showing. In addi- tion to the Red Cross the parade in- cluded the Veterans of the Civil war, soldiers now in training at the Col- lege, the mounted machine gun de- tachment of Bellefonte, Our Girls band of Milesburg, the Citizens band of Ferguson township, civic organiza- tions and school children. The Red Cross took the first prize of $40; a “sub chaser” the second prize of $20; the motor car of the National League for women service, third prize of $15; a float representing the “Spirit of 76” fourth prize of $10, and the field artillery drum corps fifth prize of $5. At the conclusion of the parade a service flag was flung across Main street from the Nittany Inn to one of the pillars at the college gate. The flag was the gift of the girls motor corps now training at State College and was presented to the town by one of the girls. It was accepted in be- half of the town by Burgess John L. Holmes, who made the one speech of the morning. The flag, by the way, contains 171 stars, representing the town’s contribution of young men in the U. S. service. One of the stars was of gold, representing Scotty Wil- liamson, who lost his life on the west- ern front in May, 1917. Before en- listing young Williamson was a herds- nan at the dairy farm at the College. The Red Cross had a stand on the college campus during the day and evening and, with the contributions they received gathered in a little over $600. Mr. Abe Markle gave the ladies a pig which they auctioned off for the munificent sum of $62.50. Another man contributed a rooster which was sold for $5.00. All in all it was a successful day for the Red Cross as well as State College. Commendable Report of Bellefonte Chapter, D. A. R. A report of last year’s work of the Bellefonte Chapter D. A. R., from May, 1917, to June, 1918, inclusive, shows the following items: Memorial day, 1917, Betsy Ross flags placed on forty revolutionary war soldiers’ graves. Copies of the flag law code and flag cards distributed among the public schools and in public buildings, The D. A. R. room in the Bellefonte hospital maintained according to a high standard. Fifty ($50.00) dollars paid for a scholarship in the Berry school, Geor- gia, for “Mountain Whites.” Five ($5.00) dollars contributed to a Philippine scholarship fund to be used for training in the United States each year a Filipino girl in modern scientific nursing. Under the head of war work 53 rubber-lined utility bags and 186 sweaters were given to Troop L and drafted soldiers; $7.00 toward fund for our local hospital corps sweaters; $7.00 toward fund for Boal Machine Gun troop’s comfort bags; $16.80 for the A. B. C. of the army and navy, given to drafted soldiers; $5.00 to the library fund; $150.00 to the local Red Cross; $10.00 toward the National so- ciety’s $100,000 Liberty bond; $100.00 | for the restoration of a French vil- lage, Silloby, and two $100.00 Liber- ty bonds taken in the third loan drive. Semm— Use of Sugar Must be Conserved. Recent rulings sent out by the fed- eral food administrator include the following: : Householders are urged, as a patri- otic duty, to limit table consumption to (3) pounds per person per month, or as much less as possible. Retailers must not sell more than two pounds to any one person at any one time in the city and (5) in the country districts, except for canning and preserving purposes. Sugar for canning and preserving may be bought and sold in lots not exceeding 25 pounds only on a new form of certificate soon to be issued. Beginning July 15th all purchases of sugar must be made by card: As an example: A family of four per- sons will be entitled to 12 pounds of sugar per month for general use. The purchaser for the family will be re- quired to secure a card for that amount at the office of the Public Safety committee. On such card he or she can purchase two pounds of sugar at one time, when the grocer will punch the card for that amount. When that sugar is consumed two more pounds can be purchased, and So on until the card is exhausted; but only the twelve pounds can be pur- chased in one month. (This, however, does not affect sugar for canning and preserving purposes. A householder will be allowed ample sugar for this work, in amounts not exceeding 25 pound lots, but only on condition that it is used strictly for canning and pre- serving purposes). There are also new rules and regu- rations for manufacturers of candy, soft drinks, etc., hotels and restau- rants, which require them to file a statement with the food administra- tor on or before July 15th, of the amount of sugar they have on hand or in transit. Failure to file such state- ment will deprive the user of the right to buy any more sugar during the year 1918. Any information desired on the sugar subject can be secured at the offices of the Public Safety committee of Centre county on High street, Bellefonte. A WARNING. It is of the utmost importance that those interested in the consumption or sale of sugar, should at once file a statement of their requirements for the ensuing quarter at the office of the Food Administrator, Bellefonte, on or before July 15th, and obtain a certifi- cate entitling them to purchase su- gar. A failure to do this may debar them of the right to purchase sugar for the remainder of the year. All wholesale and retail grocers, bakers, candy manufacturers, drug stores and soda fountains, ice cream manufacturers, hotels, restaurants, boarding houses (entertaining over twenty-five persons) and many others are vitally interested in this. Prompt action is imperative. FOOD ADMINISTRATOR OF CENTRE COUNTY. Important Cases Heard in Court This Week. Three cases in equity were before the court this week. The first was that of the Kelley Bros. vs. The Bird Coal and Iron Co., being an action to settle disputed title to several tracts of land in Snow Shoe township. Be- fore any evidence was taken the par- ties in interest got together and ef- fected an amicable settlement. The second case was that of Jasper N. Meyer vs. S. P. Stine, et. al., trad- ing as the Dollie Coal Mining Co., and Finberg Bros. & Co. Mr. Meyer was at one time a member of the Dol- lie Coal Mining company which oper- ated a small mine near Philipsburg. It failed to turn out a paying propo- sition so he went to West Virginia to work. While there the other mem- bers of the company secured his con- sent to sell the mine and sale was made to Finberg Bros. & Co. for $900, all of the sale money being eaten up in the payment of the debts of the old company. Shortly afterwards the Finberg Bros. sold the mine for $20,- 000, and it was then Meyer brought suit to recover something for himself. The court heard the testimony and will give a decision in due time. On Wednesday testimony was tak- en in the case of G. B. Bassett Jr., vs. the Curtin Forge Co. From the tes- timony it appears that the plaintiff had made an agreement with defend- ants wherein they were to furnish him 2000 tons of charcoal iron. They shipped 900 tons and were doing so at a loss when they notified him that they could give him only 2000 pounds more. On the strength of that noti- fication the plaintiff withheld payment on the two last cars he had received and also got out an injunction re- straining the company from selling its iron in any other market. After hearing the testimony the court in- timated that it was just possible he would dissolve the injunction but so far has given no decision. U. B. Church Quarterly Conference. The last quarterly conference of the United Brethren church for this conference year was held on Monday afternoon by the conference superin- tendent, Rev. J. S. Fulton, of Johns- town. Reports of the year’s work were presented by the pastor, Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod, and the various lo- cal officers, and everything was found in ‘good condition. Mr. David Bartlet Sr. was elected lay delegate to represent the church at the annual conference to be held in Scottdale in September. C. D. Young was elected the alternate delegate. The board of trustees was re-elect- ed. William J. Sager was continued as church treasurer and C. D. Young general steward. eo Nu?
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