VOL. LXXIV. A large per cent, of dollar per year rate, New subseriber’s rate: {From the Philadelphia Noth Americn | ers have paid | he Holland So est emphasis from every pulpit and vatisn was a plea for the conse ness that is sweeping away the verence for the principles the protest of 4 wise citizen Mr. Cleveland recalled mulated between the firmation in the Senate, and said: “Less than five years passed, an truths It g * { Direh in the land until it t American people. ats 1 } il 13 diionai greed and BIOOA] and Ie It Constitution He Was faint of a partisan, t treaty of arbitration was for » ritalin, but tailed of con South >1 3s Phili - » 2 1 arbitration. Doth are k =: We ¢an conguer t .y +1 r govern wae . Y 3 . . ppines an 1 the other 1n t ae Phi ippin probably moralization of our people. the eva 1" pid and the perversi ished Bis with the Phili mn" +h T'o cheek th saving grace of Dut distingn ie “that lays out a voyage by pass to the end; that upon tried and sure traditions and encourag: mission.” ws Mr. Clev Harrison, Senator Hoar and other In these vie The doctrine expounded the North American of i the Democratic Bryan. But th North Americ president. While principally for JUDGE LOVE ASKED TO DECIDE 11d » candidate for FOF H INSURANCE vO a Decision of Importance From Philadelphia Press, of Business The Centre County Mutual Fire In- Patrons of Husbandry, is- for a mandamus in the Common which shows that the co npany is on good financial footing: that the ex- Treasurer to take the to secure payment of the school priation on the Patton Township, this county. $11,000,000 basis to The question at issue is precisely the game as that involved in the suits stituted at Harrisburg by C. Kratz, in behalf of a number of school districts of Montgomery county. In these suits the State in- Tyson rate of the lnsurance is aimoag the lowest in State, President I. 8. Frain, of Abdera, sud Secretary James A, Keller, of Cen- the tre Hall, together with directors, fire insurance company in such a man- ner as to afford the cheapest possible insurance for all members of the ordes urer it was declared that Mr. suit had no standing, and that to test Gov, Btone's veto must stituted by the Attorney General. be Treasurer's suggestions, within the Republican party in this county the anti-Quay people have as of the most prominent workers in the Quay ranks. A PECULIAR PETITION, There are a number of features about the petition presented to-day that arouse comment. It is the petition of the Attorney General as an official on behalf of the Commonwealth. Mr Elkin then as an individual appears for the State Treasurer. It is a proceed ing in which the return is to be made less than two days after the writ is granted. It purports to seek a judicial expression on the question of Governor Stone's veto, when the Attorney Gen- «ral could have had the question set- tied some weeks ago at Harrisburg, The Court of Common Pleas of Cep- tre County, it is further declared, has 1.0 jurisdiction of the State Treasurer in a mandamus proceeding. A —— Returned from Hospital, Homer Harry who had his back broken about three months ago, was taken to his home at Rebersburg from the Austin Hospital this week. Noth. ing could be done for him at that iv- stitution, He was accompanied by his brother Irvin Harry, and sister Miss Annie, and a trained nurse, Miss Minnie Vandusky. Mr. Harry says he does not suffer the least bit of pain, from his back, but that he has no feeling at all in the Tower poirtivn uf bis body, i A portion of the adoual statement is attached : RISKS y Dee 3. 1290 tien dating 190 Lpired aud cancelled during the year & 21.709 NOTES in force Dec 31. 1800... 818 Written daring yenr re. Expired sod caucelled daring year roe Dec 0 $17 GAIN IN RISKS AND NOTES fain in risks Gain in notes . INCOME DURING YEAR. Rec'd from prem. and poend ie funn ‘ Re'd Lom a-w'mis - © 14, $1.55 wu 6 TAR Pj LO#8 BY FIRE Total losses ....... EXPENSES, All expenses of the company ASSETS Premiom votes in force Dec 1, 1900 Balance sss'mits due Oiice furniture and supplies . 1,559 120 0 sonvenisvnsvsans sesnmnes 3 177 BRD LIABILITIES Barrowed money Assets over all liabil Tol... on $1,400 $175,180 Fo Me —— A Bible Depository, A depository for the supply of Bibles | atjcost, and fiee to any unable to buy | has been opened in Bellefonte, in a! front room in the Y. M. C. A. build. ing. Grants in part for Sabbath schools in need. The Depository is in | charge of Rev. R. Crittenden, who has very conveniently and tastefully fitted up the room, where visitors are always welcome, In his absence, secretary R Victor Royer has kindly consented to assist him. An annual report will be made yearly through the Centre Coun- ty Auxiliary to the American Bible So. olety, Marriage Licenses, Jacob D. Neidigh, State Coll and Lydia Gates, Stormstown. og Jong F. Troy sud Surah Hore, SHIP SUBSIDY BILL, It is Indefensible From' Every Point of View feature of the pending dis- Hanna-Frye-Payne sub- Bly prog the « to political and economie tl which rel Is xtent cori cgatedd to the rear. 3 iin, however, whe sidered ily 11 our iry nnd people are divided f paternalism betw free trae as 0 een and to not con on the one hand they as * HS opponet Hay £ HR propriety, rompt to appreciate certain considerations From could d« Amer by Amerie: Americ aims of of this Sense ev measure at fended by terests whi and those whose expe serve ceeds shal loss, grea repute . deadbent the pu! The pre for or against any on behalf of th earns its own lis 3 most represen paper of the United Stat York alludes in its is THE The ‘nis engaged are be paid De lican New «Et ¢ gent an carrying Am ® Te i we fa the many Asner penat i ann line has 1 this back every mimer for the pation of true of our government English, that it cannot but there is no reason why bh require bribery should be hose which do not Just before the late Cl tion it was announced ments had been made to “take in” all] recalcitrant shipping Interests, and it} may therefore be expected that with great flourish of trumpets there willl ¢oon be announced amendments which, | it will be claimed, will so broaden the scope of the bill as to make it truly populgr. In view, however, of three years' experience with amendments to} this very bill, announced in just this way, we may be entirely confident that, so far as concerns the lion's share of the subsidy provided for, it will not be diverted from the pockets of those who devise this bill. It may well be, Indeed, that Dives has quieted Lazarus with a few cold victuals and the Iktle dogs with a dis tribution of bones, but that he has ac tually reformed and has either given his goods to the poor or stopped steal ing thelr earnings for himself is too The Hanna -Griscom “not made that way.” It will be easy at any mo ment by watching its attitude to know the character of the bill in whatever shape it may be amended. If it is really made such as mainly to benefit the Interests it professes to favor, it will be practically without supporters, except new ones. If the Hanna Gris com Interests are still clamorous in Le half of any amended bill, it will mean that they who know best just what will be its effect are still convinced that it is part Jar e as Har be work ery, be teas mized up | iristmas vaca | that arrange LL I Ms The “Old Maids’ Convention’ will night. Three-fourths of the proceeds go to the Presbyterian church, the en tertainment being given by the aid so- clety, and the balance to the Graige Association for use of hall. Let there ben full bol, DEATHS THROUGHOUT CENTRE, Brief sketches of Departed Friends, Whe They Were nnd Where They Died, WM. H. MeCARTNEY, Wm. H. Bellefonte, was MeCartoey, killed Va., Or in a wreck ut Aberene, recently, was an engineer the and Ohio railroad, SMA WEAVER Miss Maggie Weaver, daughter of Frank Weaver, of Pleasant Gap, died luesday morning teen years, and her illuess was but of short duration. none her Miss Me Mog iol tt i, 3 Rie E Sinner apet of (eo of her brother , bear Valentine's tie Bager, davghter ioe WOrKs, sl week, ut the age Lwent Cieorge ~ {WO Vvears ! $l RAVE Of Centre Hall, lived I IX years of age, H FRA Frank died last Mor Wolf, a had her fever Daniel i whom she 1 was due to lung wud oldest lady in Sa- | 5 but recent] y passed Interment » funeral Vices Wil Gr i male resi Was DuUrieq on | WHS & aan hie knew im for f df whom sur resides a i 3 M Mr EK college Heck. ntl fio i Rebers- Bake ving at | irs, Fr, Of | a Leb Mr. Bholi th, ome, bh ¥ VER The death of Charles A. Weaver cast nd big about finding of the body | Weaver was a mill uj ing a mill near Read. his supper last Wed. | fey a day evening he went to the mill to} 41] he absent ut for short ¥ a his | i he | Lime, 0 see why The machinery was at a stand still, but Mrs Weaver tied to see her bh maid Si long. went u i y stairs and was horri- | usband pinned between ! heavy post vitor: to release Was Unalvde to simu still Litirrdedily ran to Lhe Biive, f arse of lites } £4 . g iv MuiaGen indivd WHO own thie mid i asked nssistanee, Her appeals and the mention «f her name did vot bring | the its to 11? { they | VOOT, were suspicious of sone | oocu pal ed as tram ps "Tr awaiting Fhe aid there, started for the { whe help of a number of wen The enings, Liu he was them woman | ow 8 nearest hotel, where secured the refeased from dead. [It sneliing about catight between life TI Was his fast. | BPPEArs | t HE Was ing shaft when the shaft key clothing aud drew him «haft and post so tightly that actually squeezed out of him, The remains were brought to Rebers. burg for burisl, The deceased " was aged forty four years, and was married to Miss Kister, of Loganton. He was a sou of Joan Weaver, deceased, of Re- bersburg. 41 his the Whas np A MSA fis Rirthday, Although unrivaled in the art of cross examination, on one occasion Lord Russell was distinctly beaten by a witness, “What ia your age?” he asked. “Is It my age you are asking? re plied the witness. “Yes, sir. Now speak up and be ex- act.” “And be exact! Well, of all the" “The court does not desire to hear any comments of yours. Tell the court your age.” “Well.” sald the man, “1 celebrated my twelfth birthday last weei.” “Don’t trifle with the court and re member you are on oath.” “It's quite true. 1 wag born on Feb, 20, in leap year, and my birthday only » § i ! votues voy ln four years.” . Fr we Bo amen STEPHENSON CO , ILL, Centre County People in the West Who are Prosperiug It may be of interest (oo the many some of the people who were born and unty, Ill. Time { and space will permit meat this time to | spenk of only a few, though there are | legions here. 1 will confine myself to | Orangeville and vicinity, and will be. {gin with the Musser family, who were Hall, B. Fish- (Cieorge, the elder of th ge, ! i Penn on { all born and raised in | the farm now owned by the J, | er estate, e fay {ily, with his good wife and daug! Gertrude, live in Orangeville. Musser is a retired farmer, a well-to-d« man, a good citizen, and much re spect - His f Vilie ed by all his neighbors, arm is three miles east of Orang nnd | well improved, in a high state of culti vation, and contains about two Lun- | dred Daniel Musser, he daughters another of and 1% ie, iain} (ly, with his wife wo | lives in Oran He is a #pecula- tor in lands and steeke, and owns muct f glales real estate in Illinois and other the wealthy 14 He is rated among men o this section, and he the “ the 0 respect t entire community, James Musser is the principal Pp of Orangeville, and also conducts mer sha rad PIATRA bank on his own account and do- is ing a heavy business in both store 3 He rates Li art in politics and takes ive j Lhias served f the s perv His family he city of Madison, laced them on aceount of + count Xleen years resides in Wis, where he {ike i Lils boy Olas Centre ', honest , who owns a beautiful improved, and his wife Mrs. Bote is not a ounty, but, never the } , Is an excel- Tom. is a good fellow, and he and his wife respect of all who know them. Anotl Heckman, ¥ er of our § Useial He is no ice of the peace, men is Elias f : Ww Niling the office of just and notary pub- F ler President leveland’s administratio he £1 or eight vears, § n Served {to $ al postmaster ¢ Orangeville 1 s of all ACLI00 Of Kil und has been prineipal High ir years, which speaks well Orange- eight him, and #chool fi almost for Viiie no one © i uld praise him more than he this because too He is a bache ior, for, and witited A shorttime ago Prof. Grove came within a very few votes of being elect A BUBSCRIBER., that the Rep or Ra Privece Edward Albert ——- A Poet WHE Vig A TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Dinges, of was in town this week on business Re hold saturday eveniog in Reesman’s shop. WwW. H. will take place Thursday of J. senator 8. Paul Williamsport, blicans will their caucus hotel furniture sale next week, tunkle’s General William ted 17 sSewell was New re- Jer- elee . from ie cow bel mging to Samuel :yville died the other xcept the mint can make without advertising. —Glad- wearhood, of Rebersburg Cured a position in a large tail W ill Ie lamusport, Fdward Sellers Wednesday returs ied a week's trip io the interest of the Centre Hall foundry. Ww. Ii known and highly respected citizen of (seorge rg Long, a we Blanchard died Sunday morning. ii Le name of the new post - uty of Le Raysville, and A. B. s the H. this week postmaster, Runkle i br iy 00K in York a few after the trans- his hotel license at thi place, the “Spins ters Conven nge Arcadia, Saturday ome and have a good The ian llord, 8 B ie Ola Fort Hotel, has « saape and is ready to new Shaffer, at t VE thing in iy entertain relatives : lower end of Peuns The Mifflinburg Times is much im- d. The Times is a stron Democracy or £ BaYo- y HTK blind vine here with the best of it if you ons vening. is interesting and laugh- ins Jenk s Operat t Howard, Iron and To ~OIm- ing the Lauth Iron Works, a i= 5 making srrangements z for the immediate enlargement o plant, Prof. R. M, McNeal, of the hool at Lock Haven, will be local f its M * al del the Millheim - hers institute at Friday night. Prof. Ellis will not be Don ward Sellers, was unfortunat Be son of 33 Of ald Sellers ng , & yOu Ed- enough him past o to sprain his ankle which 1 confined to few days. as Kept the house for Lae The Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be held in St. Louis in 1903 is assured of § 10,000,000, now half from Con- gress and the remainder from private subscriptions, Dr. G. W. the grip. Hosterman is the laid up Suppose doctor Monday was a busy ice day for D. A. in this Rain set in by noon, which * ink waves that ve wheel lambering rid her And As leagt and turned many a ap shie thumped onward wilh draft We believe this is a poet who could almost yards. The rhythmic swish of the pig sticker's knife and the thrilling splash of the hog in the scalding vat ought to thrill such a bard to the very core of his immortal soul. Give us a call, Brown.—Chicago Times-Herald. The Sneere Wood Tree, The remarkable gnceze wood tree Is a native of Natal and other parts of Bouth Africa. It's funny name was given to It because one cannot saw it without sneezing violently. The dust of its wood has just the same effect as the strongest snuff and is so irritating to the nose that work men are obliged to sneeze even when they are planting it. If a plece of the wood of thiftree is put in the mouth, it is found to have a very bitter taste, and no doubt it is this bitterness which prevents insects of any kind from attacking the timber of the “sneeze wood” tree, The fact that insects find it so diea. grecable makes its wood very valuable for work that is required to last a long — 0 justice to the Chicago stock. ————— SS A. SPA vac rmon wh i. G. Van Pelt, of Ithaca, N. town, Y., is Wednesday. he and his wife apd son each had the grip with all its va- riations, Every body is giad to see Mr. Van Pelt. having come Grip is getting a good hold on the citizens in the vicinity of Lemont, and sects Lo have a special spite at the teschers of College township. Three of them, Messrs. Bottorf, Williams, and Herman are on the sick list. Those desiring reserved seats for the “Spinsters’ Convention” Saturday night, can look over the chart at Geo. Bushman’s jewelry store, on Church street, where you can select your seat and secure your ticket. Admission, 10, 15, and 25 cents, When in Philadelphia, you can not find'n Letter place at which to stop than the Bingham House, corver of Market and Eleventh street. The Bingham is within a few minutes’ walk of Broad Street Station aud coly a square below the Reading Terminal, See their eard. Robert Ross, of Missouri, has been in this section for the past few weeks the guest of Mrs. M. A. Ross and othe ere. Mr. Ross went west from this place and bought lavd largely which in time together with his labors upon it greatly increased in value, and now he is reaping the bowels of hiv forwer u
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