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CENTRE HALL, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1900.
Times When We Pay War Taxes, "TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
| The official estimate of the mineral |
wealth of Siberia would indicate that | Cullings of
this country is, minerally speaking, |
- one of the richest in the world,
| The Boll Telephone Live has Two More| 1, China ft is the rule of good socie- | (“The 1
ty that widows do not remarry. They
VOL. LXXIII.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE CHINA TROUBLE 1S CAUSING
MUCH WORRY.
NO. 24
would throw a few fits; they are figur- Readable Clippings
ing on a heavy campaign contribution
from the armor trust,
Mr. McKinley and Gen. E
have been exchanging tafly, Mr. Me- |
Kinley has been telling Otis that he
was the only real thing in the Milita-
LOCAL ITEMS,
Becretary Gage says the war taxes
{are piling up a surplus that will reach | S—————
Otis | $70,000,000 at the close of the fiscal | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
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year, and in all probability will 4 FROM ALL PARTS.
| greatly in excess of that ainount, And
|still the Government fines the citi-
More than Ordinary Interest
~ from Everywhere.
Giving Themselves Airs,
from Washington is a
| gcheme for the diffusion of air of an
s . fi ent
Poles Cut Down nesr the Town, —An .
The Administration Endeavoring to Allay
Suspicion. ~Uncertain Results for
Three Statas,
WasHINGTON, June 11.—The ad-
ministration is worrying over the news
from Cnina. The revolution
“Boxers threatens to expose Mr. Me-
Kinley’s Imperialistic program con-
cerning China in advance of the Presi-
dential election, which is just what he
was anxious to avoid. In their anxie-
ty to allay public suspicion at home,
members of the administration
been doing some work juggling that
would be amusing If the matters in-
volved were not too serious to laugh
about, For instance, official state-
partment have emphasized the alleged
instructions to our Minister at Pekin,
and to Rear Admiral Kempf}, our Na-
val Commander in Chinese waters, to
act in concert with European powers
for the protection of foreigners anc
their property but not to join a combi-
nation of the powers for any purpose,
Our representatives over there must be
clever indeed if they can act in concert
with the European powers without
combining with them.
A marked feature of the political sit-
uation is the genuine scare of the Re-
publican leaders over three states
which they have heretofore been
ral votes for McKinley. These
are New York, Indiana and Illinois.
after the other portions
pulling loyally together, the
doubtful.
nominated by the Democrats, beaded
by Hon. John W. Kern, is strong
that Indiana Republicans have noti-
fled the leaders of the party that
state is in danger. In Illinois, the
tide has peen running anti-Republican
for some time, and appeals for help are
being received in
scare is so bad that prominent Repub-
licans are saying that it is useless to
consider candidates from other states
for the second place on the MeKioley
ticket; that he must be taken from one
of those three states, and must be a
man who will add strength to the
ticket. Mr. McKinley has gone out of
his way to make friends with Senator
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Washington.
tration [during the recent session of
Congress, and has succeeded in getting
Mason to promise to take the stump
for him. As Mason is'ot the sort of
man who can be won over by jollying,
it is likely that he has received some
definite and iron-clad prom ises of fu-
ture patronage.
The Industrial Commission, so-call-
ed, has provided itzelf with a pleas
ant summer junket, all of the expenses
of which will be paid by the “dear
people.” It has decided that the in-
dustrial conditions, prioeipally flirta-
tions and such, along the Northern At-
lantic coast, must be investigated dur-
ing the summer, and has arranged for
meetings of the Commission during
the next three months, in Pennsylva-
nia, New Jersey, New York, and the
New England states, Oune of the first
duties of a Democratic administration
and Congress will be to abolish the Re-
publican Government Commission
humbug, which has become so ram-
pant, and so expensive, under the Me-
Kinley administration.
Chairman Payne, of the House
Ways and Means Committee, has giv-
en away the claim of the Republicans
that the reason they did not reduce
war taxes at the recent session of Con-
gress, was their desire to have that
Committee grant hearings and study
the question during the recess, so that
the right sort of bill providing for the
reduction might be reported to the
House, by the official announcement
that the Committee would not be call-
ed together until just before Congress
meets, In other words, the question
of the reduction of the war taxes is to
be left open until after election, in or-
der that all the big interests may be
taxed for the Republican campaign
fund.
Secretary Long bas advertised for
bids for furnishing armor plate for bat
tleships, under the cowardly law fore
ed through Congress the last thing be.
fore adjournment, making Mr. Long
do what the Republicans of Congress
were ashamed to do—agree to the prie-
es of armor set by the armor trust,
which will necessarily be the only bid-
der to respond to the advertisement,
True, the law gives Mr. Long authori
ment of a government plant to make
armor plate, but if he acted upon that
ry way produced by the
war—many believe that Otis produced
that war—and that he would have
been glad to have made him, instead
{of Miles, a Lieutenant General, but
| Congress fixed it so that promotion
had to go to Miles; while Otis, over-
joyed at his promotion to be a Major
General has been telling Mr. McKin-
ley that he is the greatest of all presi-
dents. Outside of the White House
there has been no attempt to lionize
{ Otis because of the prevalence of the
{opinion that he has already received
| more than was coming to him for any-
Ithing he achieved during his blunder-
| ing career in the Philippines,
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| The Democratic Resolutions,
| The resolutions passed by the Demo-
| cratic County Convention on Tuesday,
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, re-affirm the platform of 1596,
Bimetallism, gold and silver the
| dorsed, a1 ‘“'nn of the taritl de-
imanded for ivy. ly as is neces-
{sary for an economical administration
| of the government,
We declare in favor of the prompt
| enforcement of all anti-trust laws, state
or national, and enactment of such ad-
| ditional legislation as may be necessa-
| ry to drive out of existence all illegal
| combinations, eriminal trusts and mo-
nopolies
{ Militarism, and making satrapies of
| our newly acquired territories, as is
being attempted by the present Repub-
lican administration, is soundly de-
nounced.
The platform of the state Democra-
| cy is affirmed, and all good citizens ir-
respective of party afliliation to sup-
port our honored fellow citizen, Hon,
P. Gray Meek, the nominee for audit-
| or general.
A strong demand is made for honest
elections, honest counts, and true re
turns and the Republicans held respon-
sible our odious election laws,
The attempt to again foist upon an
unwilling people M. 8B, Quay, by un-
constitutional certificate, as a senator
from this state, is sternly rebuked.
iryan for President, and Hon. J. K.
FP. Hall for Congress, are strongly en-
dorsed.
The county nominees are commend-
ed as worthy the united and hearty
support of all conservative citizens,
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THE BOER WAR,
The British received a heavy blow,
| a battalion of infantry was swepl away
for them at Roodeval.
The Boers have control of the rail-
road and telegraph for 50 miles and
they have torn it up for 20 miles.
The big army of Roberts has been
split and be is checked thereby in his
movements,
Roberts’ force is isolated, and his
line of communications bas been cut
off by Free Staters,
Over a thousand militia guarding
the railway were captured by the Boer
raiders.
8 30 v €
hppotutuent is 0 1u Loniging,
7 To Erect a Brick Balldiog,
1¥is the purpose of B. D. Brisbin
and D. A. Boozer to erect a large brick
structure ou a plot of ground out at
the station with the material from the
i Presbyterian church now being torn
down at Centre Hill. The building
to be erected will be about the same
size as the church, and will be utilized
as their canning and evaporating
plant. Later other industries may be
established in the building.
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Wedding at Reberaburg,
Miss Lottie Elizabeth, the accom-
plished daughter of Calvin O. Mallory,
of Rebersburg, was united in marriage
to William M. Torbért, of Delta, Pa.,
at the home of the bride. The wed-
ding was witnessed by a number of in-
vited guests. The groom is an em-
ploye of the Howard Creamery Com-
pany, at Coburn,
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Liberally Sabseribed,
Bellefonters are endeavoring to raise
a fund to keep the scale works from be-
ing removed. Col. Fred Reynolds by
telegram to Jack Dale, obligated him-
self for a donation of $500, The Colo-
nel i= not a man of much talk, but of
action. Many only talk.
Lewisburg Sawmill Burned.
The Kulp lumbermill and a large
barn a half mile west of Lewisburg,
took fire on Saturday noon and burn.
ed to the ground, A horse and some
other animals perished in the flames,
The fire was caused by a hot journal,
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A Promising Success,
Attorney Jack Dale, one of the pro-
motors of the new county fair, informs
us that the society's exhibition next
full, as to exhibits and races, will ex-
ceed any fair previously held in this
county,
Zen
When he sends a telegram.
When he draws a check,
When he becomes a member of a
corporation,
When he transfers his stock,
When he insures his life or his house.
When he assigns his losurance,
When he makes a note to raise mon-
ey for the payment of his other taxes,
When he buys a money order.
When he executes a lease,
When he sends a paid
essa ge,
When an indemnity bond is given.
When a bill of exchange 1s given,
When the eitizen executes an instru-
ment necessary in the sale of merchan-
dise on "Change.
When heships goods by freight or
eX Press,
When he clears a vessel
manifest,
When be buys a ticket to go abroad,
telephone
ney.
When
cines,
When he chews gum,
When he uses any perfumes or his
wife indulges in cosmetics,
When a note i# protested,
When a warehouse receipt is given,
When merchandise is entered at a
Custom House.
he buys proprietary medi-
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BOXER WAR IN CHINA.
The of the
China, and their war upon Christian
missions is serious and the great pow-
ers are likely to interfere for the pro-
tection of the lives and property of
their citizens.
The deposed Emperor appeals to all
the powers that peace can only ensue
fosarrection
press dowager.
should declare a joint protectorate and
undertake the task of governing the
country through His Majesty.
dense
lacking
of facing
though
millions,
training,
who,
sess boundless powers of passive re
the patience of any European rule
seeking to govern them without regard
to their prejudices.
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Legal Status of the Dog.
In the Bucks county court, lest week
tus of dogs before the law, Emanuel
Mary Douglass for killing her shep-
herd dog, which she claimed was a
protector of her home. The defense
admitted the charge, but alleged that
the animal bad trespassed upon his
premises and proved annoying.
had been much contention over the
status of a dog in law, and that this
faithful animal had had a hard time to
gain his place in relation to man. It
has certainly been established that a
dog is a domestic animal. The act of
May 15, 1809—the sheep law-—makes
dogs personal property. The supreme
court, in a recent decision, held that
or not. With a domestic animal as
trespasser, however, and the owner
permits the trespass, the person ag-
grieved may kill the animal, but he
must do it in such way that is not
wanton or malicious, No man hasa
right, under the law, to inflict cruelty
upon any animal. In view of the evi-
dence in the Bucks county case, that
Mr. Rosenberger had first shot and
then clubbed the animal to death (the
use of the club being, as the defendant
said, to end the animal's misery) Ro-
senberger was sentenced to pay a fine
of $10 and vadergo imprisonment in
jail for one day.
The National Prohibition Convention,
For the benefit of all persons wish-
ing to be in Chicago during the Na-
tional Prohibition Convention, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell round-trip tickets to Chicago at
rate of one fare for the round trip.
Tickets to be sold and good goiog June
25 and 28, and returning, after proper
validation by the Joint Agent of the
terminal lines at Chicago, leaving Chi-
cago to June 20, inclusive. A fee of
twenty-five cents for each ticket will
be collected by the Joint Agent when
tickets are validated for return passage.
Juneld-2t,
Farmers, Note This,
Attention of farmers and ail others
who make cider or other vinegars is
called to the fact that before offering
the same for sale they are compelled
by law to mark on each head of cask,
barrel or keg, or if sold in other packa-
ges, each package containing such vin.
egar, the name and residence of the
manufacturer, together with the
brand, cider vinegar."
Elopement and Wedding,
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| ing troubles of their own in rebuilding
| their pole line from Centre Hall to
| Lewistown. Last week a lot of poles
i were cut down which were erected in-
| side the fence on the farm of Mrs,
| Smith between the Old Fort and Cen-
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i turbed,
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ton the flelds of Xavier Ghfrerer. He
| protested against the encroachment on
| his property, and
on Monday
are not forbidden to do so, but they are
logy of their virtues,
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betters down to their own level,
{on the new poles, one pole was cut
| the top of the other pole and was
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lo
Lots of folks who would like to ¢
Lord
themselves hoarse |
Now, I'll tell you!
I'm workin’ here |
Now, if I'd sit round the
shoutin’
| then the timber came
were threats of prosecution,
down.
but
ws ff
Married at Lewistown,
yn Monday W. Leslie Jacobs, one of
Centre Hall's young men, and son of
ithe late Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Jacobs,
was married at the Lutheran parson-
| age at Lewistown by Rev. M. 8. Cress-
iman, to Miss Anna Lizzie Durst,
| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
| Durst, of Spring Mills. The marriage
| was a surprise to all but a few of the
{intimate friends of the contracting
| parents were not aware of the intend-
i ed event, and on Monday morning the
| daughter left Spring Mills with the ev-
lon a visit. She left the train at Cen-
eleot,
| was secured at Lewistown and the cer-
performed. Leslie and
{emony his
ling and will settle down as soon
wossible to housekeeping.
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Upset the Baggy.
This morning as Perry Breoh wa
tieing his horse to a post in front of
the bank building, a man driving ina
two horse wagon struck the hind
wheel of Perry's buggy, upsetling
| it and throwing out the occupants,
| Mrs. H. G. Btrobmeder and daughter,
jand Perry's daughter. The buggy
landed on its side with the occupants
under it. The horse became frighten
led and began to kick and plunge. The
| ladies were pinned under the buggy,
and how they escaped being struck by
the horse's feet seems a miracle. The
| horse was finally controlled and the
{buggy righted. The ladies escaped
| without an injury beyond the shock
i and being thrown in the mud.
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{ How to Serve Fruit,
{i Serve all fruits as fresh and cold as
| possible, and with granulated, rather
|than powdered sugar. Serve large
! strawberries with the hulls on, so that
they may be dipped in sular and eaten
from the fingers. Serve currants and
raspberries together with a little sugar,
or, when it is necessary to use the cur.
rants alone, mash them slightly with
plenty of sugar. Always wipe peach-
es carefully to remove the fuzz when
placed on the table whole. Berve cat
fruit and berries in glass dishes and
please both eye and palate.
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Festivals,
Colyer’s Mills Cornet band will hold
a festival next Friday and Saturday
evenings, on the Colyer school house
lawn. The band was recently organ-
ized. Ice cream, cake, ete, will be
servell, Proceeds for the benefit of the
band,
On Saturday nex! the ladies of Pro-
gress Grange will hold a festival in
Grange arcadia. Ice cream, cake,
strawberries, and other delicacies will
be served. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the hall fund. All are in-
vited to attend.
A AIA SA NIAAA AOA
Destroyed by Fire,
Thursday morning of last week after
midnight the steam saw mill, grist
mill and planing mill of Frank Kess-
inger at Eagleville, this county, was
destroyed by fire. Four men who
who were in the mill bad a narrow es-
eape from belug burned and had bare.
ly time to escape with a few of their
clothes, The origin of the fire is not
known, No insurance,
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Nataral Advantages,
A trolley from Coburn to Millheim
and Rebersburg would pay besides be-
ing a needed improvement and cons
venience, Grade anything
and water power to generate electricity
all that could be desired. There is cap-
ital enough along the route to build it,
too,
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: but it wouldn't suit Jim, and I'd |
ut when I
hustle among the hills an’ see that |
Jim's herds are all right, and not suf-
ferin’ for water an’ feed, or bein’ off
the range branded by cattle thieves,
then I'm servin’ Jim as he wants to be |
served. —A Converted Cowboy in the
Episcopal Recorder,
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The Moxers
The “Boxers’’ in China, the great
secret political organization that is on
the warpath to destroy foreig:
influ.
methods, in all probability will bring |
about the very result it aims to coun-
The murder of Chinese Christ-
ians and the danger to the
aries and teachers will induce
mission-
all the
The em-
although
the
destroyed
defeated
1
ana
the latter have
ment troops
gover
railway
h-
ing on Pekin. Auoparchy is said to pre-|
vail in many provionoces, and with such
effective foreign interference as ap-
pears probable the reconstruction and
division of the Chinese empire is one |
of the certainties of the not distant fu- |
tare.
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Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses |
were issued during the past week:
Thos. B. Weaver, Moshannon,
dia Duck, Rebersburg. f
David B. Lucas, Moshannon, and
Esther G. Leathers, Mt. Eagle.
Irvin W. Stover, Fiedler, and Lizzie |
M. Barner, Woodward.
Edward M. Watson and Della Con-
way, Clarence,
Andrew L. White and Clara Spier.
ly, Bellefonte.
Edward B. Myers and Virginia M.
Myers, Boalsburg,
J.B. Mason and Clara Parks,
wensville,
Homer J. {Wagner and Mildred H.
Dubbs, Philipsbulg.
W. G. Bullock and Annie St. Clair.
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A Serious Accident.
Samuel Sheffer, superintendent of
the A. G. Morris stone quarries, near
Bellefonte, met with a serious acci-
dent June 5th, The men were just
preparing for a blast when suddenly a
large stone above them became loose
and rolled down striking Mr. Sheffer
and knocking him down a twenty
foot embankment. He was removed
to his home in an almost lifeless con-
dition. An examination showed that
the unfortunate man had two ribs
broken on the left side, left shoulder
out of place, left arm broken at the el-
bow and right leg broken.
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Reformed Reunion,
The committee appointed by Rev,
G. W. Kershner to confer upon a time
and place for holding a reunion of the
members of the five congregations
composing the Centre Hall charge, has
decided that the affair should be held
in the Fort woods near Centre Hall on
August 15th,
Ly-|
Cur-
Last fall I sprained my left hip
while handling some heavy boxes
The doctor I called on sald at first it
was a slight sprain and would soon be
well, but it grew worse and the doctor
then said I had rheumatism. It con-
tinued to grow, worse and I could hard-
ly get around to work. I went to a
drug store and the druggist recom-
mended me to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, I tried it and one-half of a 50-
cent bottle cured me entirely, I now
recommend it to all my friends. —F., A.
Babeook, Erie, Pa. It is for sale by J.
H. Ross, Linden Hall; 8 M. Swartz,
fille; KF. A. Carson, Potters
arctic temperature in the streets.”
{ Daily paper.
Washington, a sultry spot,
Heats the fervid patriot,
Blest invention’s subtle er
Cflers him a cooling craft
aft
I#t the Polar breezes blow
Hound the doctrine of Monroe,
Till "tis cold enough to freeze
On to anything it sees,
Bhould the Anglo-Hsaxon race
Ever warm to an embrace,
Douche it with a sudden chill,
Spoil an Arbitration Bill.
Foolish gratitude must not
Pass from tepid into hot ;
Private bothers
Patronize a bro
Ueing o'er,
ther's Boer,
Bo may kin be made to feel
Blood, like water, can congeal,
Frozen by a elimate where
lee-olation 's in the air.
From vanca.
Giarden truck is booming.
Set "em out : your souerkrout plants.
Laborers are wanted to work on the
new Bellefonte fair grounds,
Snake stories are not budding much,
Wheat crept up 5 cents a bushel last
week, and on Saturday dropped 1} cts.
Potatoes at present look promising ;
some have early potatoes for the table.
Strawberries plenty, and selling 3
Buffalo valley wheat fields are mak-
those of
valley.
Penns
Ca
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Harrison Walker, won laurels as Deco
4
ain Hugh Taylor and attorney
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ration Day orators,
Ath Haines
ship did some damaging washouts in
the fields,
A nd
inder shower in
town-
a short time ago.
A y
Wollkill, 46 years in the serv-
or, died a few days ago, aged 66 years,
and was buried at Lewistown.
Musie, P.
all sections
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Centennial Chairman of
informs us that
2
of the county will
be represented
The of
oil
gi
used
purpose ls fishes is to
the air them for
breathing. The water is taken through
in
i wy
gills,
Bellefonte and vicinity had a heavy
The upper section of the valley also
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we
The Commercial telephone company
are told, that
all persons not having a "phone yet us-
John Reighard of Miffllinburg has
returned from a five week's trip to Illi-
noig, Ohio and Indiana, and informs
us that the wheat crop in those slates
Jas, C. Noll, esq., of Pleasant Gap,
and a former member of the Bellefonte
bar, was married in Perkins, Oklaho-
ma, May 28, having been located in
that city for several years,
Thanks to merchant G. R. Miess for
a box of fine, luscious strawberries,
than which none could be more tempt-
ing. Mr. Miess has over four acres of
these princely berries,
Cumberland county peach growers
find their trees so full that they thin
out the fruit to save the trees against
overweight. Peaches in our own coun-
ty promise a good yield,
Mr. Stover, the railroad agent at
Paddy mountain, caught a trout in
Penns creek which measured 20 inches
and weighed 3 pounds. Stover beats
the record. Are there any more of
that size there ?
Humphreys’ Specifics in Europe.—
If you are going abroad write to us for
addresses of our houses in Europe. Al-
so for Dr. Humphreys’ Manual ; Hum-
phreys’ Medicine Co., cor. William &
John sts, N. Y.
Madisonburg's oldest patriarch, Mr.
George Shaffer, now 91 years of age,
may hold out several years yet. His
first wife and children, two sons and a
daughter, have gone to the other shore
the verge of which he is treadiog.
The Brouse dwelling burned near
Pinegrove was not insured in the Cen-
tre Hall company, The Rockey barn
fire, mentioned in our last, was insur-
ed in a cash company, his Centre Hall
policy having expired some months
ago.
At Lewisburg during Monday evens
ing's storm a crowded trolley car was
struck by lightning, while at the end
of the bridge opposite town. The
wife of Rev. A. B. Collins, of the Pres-
biyterian church, and Mrs, William C.
Gretzinger, both of Lewisburg, were
struck and badly injured, and a pore
tion of their clothes burned. A sack
Mills; H. ¥. Rossman, Spring Mills; J.
F. Smith, Centre Hall,
of candy was burn d out of little girl
hand.