VOL. LXXYV.
FEAST OF ST. JOON, THE EVANGELIST,
ARRESTED YOR 11081,
Editor of Democratic Watchman Arrested
Ly State Trensnrer Bicol Hinerls,
A Bellefonte dispateh dated Ds cem-
ber 30 gays: I. Gray Meek, editor of
the Denoviatic Watchman, was ur-
rested toduy on a charge of ciiminal li-
bel, preferred by State Trensurer-eleet
Frauk G. Harris, of Clearfield,
The information made before
Free Masons all Over the World Celebrate
Beginning of Masonic Your 5001,
Friday, 27th ult., was the Feast of St.
John the Evangelist. Throughout
the civilized world Free Masons
celebrated the event, as the beginning
of the new Masonic year 5901, The R.
W. Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons, jurisdiction of Pennsylvania,
assembled io ancient form at the Ma- | Justice Woodring, of Dubois. The ar-
sonic Temple, Broad and Filbert ,sts,, | ticle in question was published in the
this morning at 10 o'clock. The | issue of the Democratic Watchman, of
officers elected at the quarterly com- | August 30, aud drew a caustic compar-
munication on the first Wednesday in | i500 between Mr. Harris’ legislative
their | record sand that of A. K. Palm, the
| Democratic candidate for State Treas-
Lurer,
The warrant was served on Mr.
| Meek this afternoon, and he furnished
| bail before Justice Keichliue, of Belle-
{ foute, for his appearance for trial at
{ the February term of court at Clear-
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December were installed in
respective offices by the retiring R. W.
Grand Master E. Wagner,
The new officers are ;
Right Worshipful
Edgar A. Tennis.
R. W. Deputy Grand Master, James
W. Brown, Pitsburg,
R. W. Grand Senior Warden, | field
Henige W x Reds I dephit. y. | Tlie Reporter takes it that Editor
George B. Orlady, Huntingdon. | Meek is not scared out of his wits, and
R WL Grand Tre Asurer, Thomas Rr. | that he will come out all right in the
Patton, Philadelphia, fend. Men as corrupt as Mr. Harris
R. W. Grand Secretary, William A. | Would no doubt feel keenly their short-
Einp, Philadelphia, | comings w' muared wi h aman of
The instaliation was observed by all | the type ot wr. i
the ancient and traditional forms or |
the craft, |
The appointments of the Grand
Master are always looked forward to |
with great interest. He has made] ..
th g : Ain : | Bpecial meetings for the purpose of
many changes in the assignments
hs : : re | exemplifying the degree work of the
which Masons in the State will note! : 9 .
sid i x jorder will be held at the following
with interest. They follow : i : ~~
: - he places during Jaouary., This is a very
Grand Chaplain—Heary Eis . Fe
of Philadelphia . { tmportant part of Grange work, and
Seulor Grand Deacou—Charles M, all patrous, and especially officers,
Bwain. | #houid make it a point to attend the
gion L. | meetings:
Aiusey. i 5 : : y
v i ™~ $ * Wy » 3
Grand Stewards —George Howe | thelag Mills, Wednesday, January
B, 1 p. m.
and MeCluney Radeliffe,
Grand Marshal—George B, Wells. Millheim, Thursday, Jan. 9,1 p. m.
Feidler, Thursday, Jan, 9, 7 p. mn,
Grand Sword-Bearer— Robert
Linden, Madisonburg, Friday, Jan. 10, 1 p.m.
Williams. Logan, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1 p. m.
Grand Tyler Marion, Wednesday, January 29, 1
1m.
Howard, Thursday, Jan. 20, 1 p. m,
Beuuer, Friday, Jan. 31, 1p. m.
MEETING OF FOMONA.
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Grand Master,
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GRANGE MEETINGS,
Patrons Called Together In Various Parts
of the County,
8. Getz,
Grand Deacon—Jolin
A.
J.
Pursuivant—J, Henry
Howard March.
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Rebersburg.
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By the time this notice will appear |
most of the teachers and students will |
have returned to their several
and colleges; the Christmas vacation
by all appearances has been a delight-
:
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. | The regular meeting of Pomona
schools { will be held in the ball of Bald Eagle
| Grange, Milesburg, Thursday, January
{=3, 10a, m. All fire insurence direct-
| ors are requested to attend this meet-
[ ing, as there will be some very im-
ful one to nearly all, and yet in some
:
tievolence,
oa
ry
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MUS, WM. LONG.
Mary Ellen, wife of William Long,
died at her home on Reynolds Avenue,
Bellefonte Christmas morning at
8:80 o'clock of heart trouble, She had
been ail ng vince early last summer,
Her age was fifty-six years,
JOSATHAN PARKS BULLOCK,
Jonathav Parks Bullock, of Miles-
burg, passed away December 24, at
his home. His age was elghty-two
years, He was the father of L. C.
Bullock, of Milesburg, avd preceded
homes sickness has entered aflieting
: | portant business brought up for dis.
tensity, Amidst the general eall | cussion at that time.
“happiness, the bustle of the spirits and | All Fourth Degree members are cor-
this period, what bosom can remain Fifth Degree will be conferred to all
insensible to the stranger and the 91"! who are « ligible. A very interesting
like the light of heaven, and every | GEORGE M. DALE, Master.
countenance bright with smiles and D. M. CAMPBELI Secretary
a mirror travemilliog to others the | DEATHS,
rays of a supreme and everlasting be | —
lishily away from contemplating the | Mrs. Sallie Winters, wife of John
{ Winters, died December at
his moments of st rong excitement and
selfish gratification, but be wants, { sumption after an affliction of two
The funeral tok place Christ
pathies which constitute the charm of | mas day. ‘
a merry Christmas, | Deceased before her marriage to Mr.
days | Winters was Miss Sallie Hable
in Bellefonte, her husband's place of marriage having taken place about two
business, {yearsago. The couplelived at Rebers-
i 11 n | Sell re. | . :
Miss Anva Alleman, of Selinsgrove, | ed to Philadelphia and several mouths
spent a few days in this village, the
: : : | Besides her husbaud she leaves one
Wm. Emerick and family, of Bell child, Ruth gaged nive months, to
wood, paid a visit to parents aud] i
aged twenty-seven years. She was a
The entertainment rendered by the | + 0 of the Lutherau church, and
Reformed Suoday school Christmas
the funeral ceremony.
er joyed by the crowded house, —
The Christinas entertainment plan-
Christmas was a sad day io the
had to be postponed because of the family of Charles F. Moyer, of Rebers-
great rumber of the children having
i that man and mother of four children
were conducted to within three days ~John, Esther, James and baby —
of Christinas with the hope that the
to eight years, was called to rest. The
est was manifested by the children mother had been ill with consumption
that the school concluded to hitve the
: : was not looked for, yet death's doings
the health of the children not improv. was not realized by the children up.
ing, the exercises have been dropped
: ,_ | ceased was aged thirty-five years, and
Itis with deep gloom that in this was a daughter of Charles Beirly, of
convection we are called upon to
in 1862. The family, prior to October
son of Jams Rupp. The boy, who lived at Selinsgrove. ’
was eight years of ange, bad been as
Rev. Harman oMeiating, Her age
evinced his loyaity by appeurivg for was thirty-five years.
practice, although not feeling well,
the superintendent of the school that
the eutertainment wonld be postponed
as only a child ean mid hoped to be
well by that time, But God's will
beautiful life only fairly begun, ended,
His chair bas Leen appropriately drap-
home and in the Bunday school and
the entire community wourne, we are
become a companion with the Re-
deemer whose birth he was so anxious
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1902 (reets You.
The second year of the
can people are in the midst of
New Century greets you,
Lany political party or power,
The its patrons with a degree of &
tion that for the past year it has been able to serve the
has furnished them with the local news of the county,
leporter greets isfac-
m regularly, and
ani
portant news of the state, nation and world,
The Reporter's first aim is to fill the sphere
paper ; to defend its local field against all
Local
recognize
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of ad
intrudars © to
humble as well as those in higher estate: to stand by all
prises ; to lift up and not destroy ; to defend the
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town and its citizens against the innuendoes of its n
atural and conspiring
enemies,
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To ite patrons the Reporter fecls kindly beeanse of their contin-
ued support since this publication has come 1
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There have been many n
list since 1900.
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not carry a list of dead-heads and political dead-} t
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of their assumed importance the world
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Only a few of these frea NAMES W pear |
later in bold type. |
It is especially gratifying to the Reporter to s: |
business me
Bellef
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nents in the Reporter have been fhostly
liberally patronized in advertising by the
and Penns Valley, and the most progressive
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to those of a foreign :
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ter, which so far have been extensive enough bar
nature. The advertising in a local newspaper is a safe barometer
which to judge its popularity.
Entering npon the seventy-fifth year of it
porter wishes all a Prosperous New Year. |
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Program for Week of Prayer.
Sunday, January sth, 7 P. M.
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Monday, January 6th, 7 P. M.
“The Vision of God in Christ."'-
of God's being,
Rev, G. W, Eershner
Tuesday, January 7th, 7 P. M.
“Our Nation.''
government ane
—Prov. 14:34 ;: Luke 12
for the continuance of God's favor
constrained to righteousness ane
W. Haven.
Wednesday, January St . M.
“Our Churches.’ —] $
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JOON 13:34
Opened by Rev. T.
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they may, in all their departments of
sion of saving the lost : an
a great revival of true relipio
Rev. J. M. Rearick.
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Thursday, January g
“Christian Missions."'
eign missions,
that everywhere the lives of
work greatly prospered,
Friday, January 10, 7 P. M.
“The family and the School.’ —P's. 68
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will protect and bless the family y be
enabled to teach true wisdom
Rev, W, H. Schuyler. :
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Saturday, January 11, 7 P. M. oyterian Church. |
“The Coming of the Kingdom." Prayer |
that the Kingdom of God may soon come |
keep the Golden Rule ; and 1
Saviour and Lord of mankine
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this
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Each subject will be thrown « pen for general
participating,
A cordial invitation
is
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extended to everyone to attend these services
A collection will be lifted each « vening to defray e Xpenses,
hip of ti
The exercises will be interspersed with 1rusic the
choir of the church in which the meeting
under the leaders
is held,
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Centre Hill. evenings. Politlee, horses and corn.
growing being the main toplesof dis.
cussion. For further particulars
inquire of Peter Smith and Philip
Frank.
Christmas passed with but few no.
table events, other than turkey
dinners and “‘sich’’,
Frank Bible arrived last week and!
expects to spend the winter under the |
parental roof,
Jacob Sharer lost a valuable mare re
cently from the effects of colic.
A. C. Ripka made a business trip to
Bellefonte on Saturday.
James Bweetwood is kept busy
stripping doors and windows, He
has stripped about seventy doors dur
ing the lust few months,
Ivy Bartges killed a porker last
weekjthat dressed 535 pounds,
W. W. Royer is improving after
tt
State Collego.
John W. Stuart and A. A. Miller
spent Bunday in Clearfield. —Dr. F. E.
Tuttle is transacting business in Phila.
delphia.~T. Wilsou Way is on a bus
ibess trip to Wilcox. —Miss Elizabeth
Btuart is visiting friends in Washing.
ton, D. C.—Dr, F. J. Pond is visiting
friends at Circleville, Ohio. —F. T
Cole, of Elmira, N. ¥., spent Sunday
in town.—Prof. John H. Leete, secre
. | tary of the faculty, spent Christmas in
“ome. weeks. floss of a. dropsienl Detroit, Mich.—~Prof. J. A. Fries is
na ure, transacting business in Philadelphia,
Willlam Sweeney will ocompy the |
Rev. Rishel farm near this place in| Prof. George B. Snyder, of the Mey-
the Spring. erstown college, spent Christmas with
“The Midget” must have some at- | his sister, Mrs. Robert M, Foster.
traction in the vicinity of Potters| Charles M. H. Atherton, of Ban-
Mills. | Francisco, Cal., is home on a short vis
George Harter, the Red Mill miller, | it, after a long absence,
is able to be around, after a few | Miss Louclta Edmiston is visiting
weeks illoess, | ber sister, Mrs. Samuel Baisor, at
The ten cent telephone is meeting | Johnsonburg,
with a great deal of opposition, Mr. and Mrs. M. KE McDonald, of
Quite a number of the young people | Altoona, are visiting Superintendent
attended the Christmas intertainment | W. UC, Patterson.
at Farmers Mills on Christmas eve, Dr. aud Mre, W. J. Keith are spend.
The two western arrivals make fre- fog their Christinas vacation in Riv.
quent visits to the “best friends” ju erton, N. J.
town' No dead dogs since last winter,
Rumor says that Peter Smith pur.
chased the Beaver property recently
and expects to burn a large quantity of
lime during the coming summer,
‘The Rising Springs assistant opera. t
tor makes frequent visits to Binkiog | ning January 16 and to continue util
Creek of late, the 20th, All are
The “Arbitration Room" chairs are attend vie
¥. MC A Services.
“vangelist Win. D. Laumaster, of
Danville, bas been secured by the Y,
M. C. A. at Spring Mills, to conduct a
werles of meetings at that place begin.
be
its victims with variops degrees of ip.
to!
Ex 7a i : J
- al xs 2. whip srevail ; .
stir OT thre aflections, which prevail at | dially invited to sttend Pomona. The
plat: i Surely bappines is re lective, | rogram has been prepared,
glowing with invocent erjoyment is ———
He who cau turn chur] MRS. BALLIE WINTERS,
condition of Lis fellow man way bave
| Kreamerville, Deceased died of con-
some time, the genial and social Sym | veurs,
f
G. K 1 few
Mrs. H. G. Krape spent a few r, her
Thoms Bmull, of Mackeyville, and { burg after their _marriage, then remoy-
{ago relurned to the place of her death.
guests of Prof. Gramley,
mourn ber death. Deceased was
friends,
her pastor, R wv. Harman, performed
eve, was highly eutertainiog and much
MRE. MARGARET MOYER.
ned by the Lutheran Bunday school
burg for on that day the good wife of
the measles, The usual rehearsals
ranging in ages from eleven months
scourge might be over; so uch inter-
4 ” for about one year, sod her recovery
exercises on New Year's evening but
til its work was performed. The de.
entirely. :
Rebersburg. Her marriage took place
chronicle the death of Charley Rup), P
The funeral took place on 28th ult.,
signed a part on the program snd
and when told later in his home, by
for a week, expressed his appreciation
is not our will and on December 30 a
ed, and while a choir is vacant in the
constrained to believe that he has Lut
: him in the manufacture of carriages,
to celcbrate bere on earth, ete. : ca
; hich will
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1902.
DECEMBER WEDDINGS,
MILLER-FATKIN,
On Thursday, December 19, 1
| the noon hour, at the bome of Mr, i
and Mrs, B. B. Miller, the words were |
(8poken which made their daughter |
Edna the wife of John N. Fatkin,
| Jersey Bhore,
| A besutiful
| rendered by the
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
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901, at | HAPPENINGS
The Williamsport Sun Alinanse for
of {1902 is a gem. Itis brim full of the
| choicest bits of information, covering
wedding march was ig wide range.
skillful hands of Miss
» hind : : Mrs,
| Pearl Noll, of Pleasant Gap, who was
Joseph died at
lingering
Bhe is survived by three sons
and five daughters,
A letter from W. W. Boob,
Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio,
todabaugh
Booneville 8 iturday after a
escorted to the or gan by enton P -
1 gan by Benton Pom { illness,
| roy Bell, also of Pleasant Gap. Then
caine the bridesmaid and groomsmaun,
Miss Avpa Corl and Mr. Harry Cirif-
fiths, both «
and groom follow es
| er, of Boalsburg,
| ceremony.
7th and
sintes
that he is ready for business, and that
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| Pleasant Gap: the bride
i and Rev,
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performed trade has been coming his way right
ng.
Rev, W, H. Dale, son of W. J. Dale,
of Pleasant Ciap, Lias been called to the
church in
om Williamstown,
Lelsh-
the ring!”
The bride wore a trave ling |
| 82iL of brown, w
ith white trimmings, |
and lcoked the picture of happiness,
fand the face of the indicated
that he had secured his heart's desire, |
{nl
groom pastorate of
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of a Lutheran
eve land, Unio, fr
¥ the relatives and warmest friends
wilneseed the cere mony,
Olhijo,
( apt. of
after
Grove
return-
bad the mis-
going from his
barn to the house, breaking the left
| shoulder bone,
snd |
W, H. Fry,
Mills, ithe other « Vét
ing hi
fortune to fall while
I'he brideis a bright and pleasin
youn
everywhere,
or
4
5 ing,
g lady who bas hosts of friends
to " home,
The groom is a resident
of Jersey Bhore and is employed as
brakeman on the railroad.
After refreshments the
¥
bride im
Miss Mary Gitt, York
while the guest of of Rev.
of county,
Aikens, at
Pine Grove Mills, fell apd broke the
left th
Shore, where they will board until
: Ld
spring alter which time they will take
up house keeping.
She is wi
| in years, and is well known
4 { »
igi bone,
advanced
in many
paris of this county,
A
Walfr
YY Oil,
hisve the
friends,
The happy best
their who |
wish them a prosperous and happy
f,
ie,
couple
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any visit io {he grocery storeof J. W.
that
groceries
ies, and that Mr. Wolf
f
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at Ardmore, is convincing
the that section use
fit
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ill inrpe quanti
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wopie 0
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The presents were many, varied and
beautiful consisting of linen, silver, | is furnishing his share o goods to
is of the
| liveliest snd prettiest of the Philadel
phia suburbs,
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consumers. Ardmore one
A very preity wedding was celebrat-
the
: : ’ i
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PR ty t
OO CiIOCE at
Hi
Chitistmas eve at §
of
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this county, and especially
i resumed
L, after taking
zell has reached
Thomas
The eontractin parties
I Louder, of Oik Hall,
and Mr. Gramley’s youngest d
the
friends were
ome Gramley in has again
o
1 vid
Dr.
seventy-three Years,
ice al BB
X f .
"> + 50%
were ‘
ya
ere.
year's rest, Leit
mignter, x Of forty-
Only
Nora. families
The | tice of Lis profession,
W. W. Smith.
sending out
immediate be oud
immedia of which were spent in the prac.
and a few present,
ceremony was performed by Rev. G
wmisburg. Mis
a of the
honor and Mr. Ei} a
Hall from the pe
pher
the pretiiest ealenders to
A view of Centre
ach orchard i= mount-
3
3 the photogra
Leisher, of ® | ' 18
Giramley, winter
f
:
mer Louder, a brother of the
as maid O "1 anyw hie re.
Broom,
{ed on a beautiful and substantial card,
ou whieh is fastened the calendar prop.
The work on the calendar shows
what Mr. Smith can do w ith the
camera.
“iY i Or.
KERUMRIN ORMICK !
The pleasant country home of Hon. |
T. McCormick, near Pine Hall, |
was {he scene of a very pretty nup- |
on 24th at high noon. It!
occasion of the giving mn |
f Mr. MeCormick's young- |
Mary, to Frank Krum-
Fred Krumrine, of
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John
t '8 a new coon in town, and he
Reporter office at
all hours, and meets all comers witha
event
the
Laas in the
Was
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spar: ana grunt
He's the real thing
at the end of a chain, and takes pless-
rine, son of 1
ure in condensing milk, nuts, corn and
{the like. The Reporter is indebted to
Dr. Riter, Centre Hall's ve terinary
surgeon, for this particular Christmas
gift,
big
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. C. T. Aikens, the Lutheran
minister at Pine Grove Mills, in the |
presence of only the immediate!
o
The eoon’s chief characteristic is
r
ticktoitiveness,”’ nota bad trait,
Immediately after the cer mony an Henry Wallace Philips, whose * Red
elegant wedding dioner was served to | Headed Cupid” raised a laugh all over
all present | the country, comes up to the mark
———— {agsin in the January MeClure’'s with
{“The Demon in the Canon,” a bisr
in rollicking miners’ slang.
This story of * Hydraulic’ Smith,
Agamemnon G. Jones, Miguel, the
“greaser’' herder, and brother bear,
will keep you laughing trom start to
finish,
On Nittany Mountain, west of Mil.
ton, there is a spot covering about five
scres on which there is pot the Jesst
sign of vegetation, and now it is pre-
sumed that is the spot where a hun
dred yearssgo an old man by the
name of Kiefer discovered and secured
large quantities of lead ore, but in or
der not to betray the old Indian who
puinted out to him the place of the
ore, the find was kept a secret.
Golden Jubilee Anniversary, i
The initiatory meeting was held in |*o7Y
the academy building for the purpose |
of organizing an Alumni Association
of the Penn Hall and Spring Mills |
Academy, and to celebrate the Golden
Jubilee Anniversary of Dr. D. M.
Wolf, some time during the summer
of 1902 at Bpring Mills, to which all
former students of Dr. Wolf are to be
present, including Oley Academy,
Fairview Seminary, Bellefonte and
Boalsburg schools.
A temporary organization was effect.
ed as follows: President, Dr. D. EB.
Gobble, secretary, T. M. Gramley;
treasurer, W. M. Allison. Enrollment
showed forty-three present: the follow-
ing committee on permanent organiza.
tion was selected: Prof. W. P. Hos
terman, A. M. Allison and J, 8B, Mey-
er, Exq. The following exeontive com-
mittee was selected, having full power
to appoint sub-committees on juvita.
tions, advertising, program, entertain.
ment, music, nance, ete: J, C. Mey-
er, Erq., Bellefonte; W, M. Grove, C.
P. Long, P. W. Leitzell and Mrs. H.
F. Rossman, Spring Mills; Rev. G. W.,
Kershner and Mrs. Henry Kreamer,
of Centre Hall,
As the early records of students of
these academies were destroyed by fire
some years ago, the organization has
no full lst of Dr. Wolf's pupils, hence
it is the earnest desire of this Alumni
Association to have all who ever at-
tended Dr. Wolf's school, communi-
cate with this organization by report
log names aud address of all glass.
mates to T. M. GramLey, Sec,
Bpring Mills. Pa.
Late Literary News.
Ifthe old saying, “All the world
loves a lovet,” is trae, then the fiction
fn The Cosmopolitan for January
should be popular, indeed. All the
stories vary in treatment, plot and ac.
charming story, “Cupid's Practical
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Alexander the
latter part of las’ week returned from
their honeymoon trip to Philadelphia
and intermediate points. The college
students who acted as the couple's es-
vort upon entering the coach on the L.
and T., were any thing but unmanly,
doing nothing whatever to offend.
The reports telegraphed the city dai-
lies with reference to the affair were
wholly untrue. The city dailies are
much imposed upon by a class of cor
respondents who send in any sensa-
tional news they may be able to man
ufscture, ‘
The entertainment given in the
Lutheran church Bellefonte, Christe
mas evening, was repeated New Year's
night. The entertainment was iden
tical to that given in the Lutheran
church in Centre Hall some years ago
under the direction of Rev, Dr. W. E,
Fischer, the pastor. Dr. Fischer also
com posed several pleces of music ese
pecially for the occasion. “The birth
of Christ” was besutifully brought out
in song, characiei=aud scenes suggest.
ed by a score of Bunday school work.
ers in Centre Hall, 1otavly among
whom was H. G. Strohmeler, who
brought in play tic German's ideas of
the soeties lucident to the event, Cos