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VOL. L.XXV.
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See Mr. Harris’ letter:
812.000.
cause,
but concluded to give you the
$12,000 on my personal appeal
*
This was not my cause, and 1
I spent at least four days of
ment with
II:
well earned my money,
1 sevsation developed nesr
the close of the trial, however, when
Bertrand Busch, official stenographer
of the Legislative Record during the
session of last winter, swore that, un-
der orders from the chief clerk (Thom-
as H. Garv.in,) be had frequently falsi-
fied the record of voles on weasures be-
fore the House,
FALZE
A decide
RECORD 81
‘RET SLIPS OUT
When Busch took the stand his at-
ttorney Krebs
to previous testimony of Harris that
the Legislative Record was unreliable.
tention was called by
“I deny that, so far as is concerned
the matter I was allowed to take with-
oul interference,
“As to roll-ealls, I admit that
records of many of them are uot cor-
rect I was not permitted to record
them as I took them, but, uader in-
structions from the chief clerk ( Fhom-
as H. Garvin) I bad to use the rec-
ords from the clerk’s desk, uader pen-
aity of being removed from my posi-
tion.
“I know of many instances in
which members were recorded as vot-
the
ing for or against bills when my own
record showed that they had pot vot-
ed, and when I knew they were not
eveu present. | was obliged, under
orders from the chief clerk, to make
up the roll wrong.”
HARRI¥ BILL FOR LOBBYING
The other sensation of the day was
the introduction of the letter of Harris,
while a ember of the Legislature, to
the trustees of the Cottege Hospital at
Philipsburg, Centre county, demaud-
ing a fee of $100 for bis eflorts in secur-
ing an increase in the State appropria-
tion to that institution.
The letter is dated October 18, 1899
and addressed to “3. H. Liehteuthsi-
er et al., trustees, ete, which is given
in full above. Harris on the stand ad-
mitted the genuineness of the letter,
but contended that be had acted in the
capacity of allorpey and was entitled
to a fee for his services. He said that
determination to cut the appropriation
from $14,000 to $10,000, Mr. Duuecan,
sceretary of the board of trustees, had
called him up on the 'phove one day
aud urged hiw to go to Harrisburg to
try to persuade the Governor to change
Lis mind; that Dunean had sssured
him be would be well paid for his
tite,
Dunlap told of Harris’ attempts to
collect $100 from the hospital. He
said the hospitsl had not employed
Harris as an attorney, but bad request-
ed him, ns a Representative from a
neighboring county and from the dis-
trict from which came most of the
patients of the institution, to do what
he could fur the hospital,
Gv. Hanns.
Harris also denied positively
the alleged letter from the late
Benjamin F. Haywood to himself, en-
closing a check to defray the expenses
of his campaign for the Legislature in
1896, on condition that he vote for
Quay for United States Senator,
against the Legislative apportionment
and for Becker bill.
Meek testified that he had
heard of sach a letter at second hand
tirrough his attorney, ex-Judge Krebs,
who had said be had been informed
about it by a reputable gentleman.
had
It turned out that the gentleman
Krebs had in mind was Dr. E. M.
Scheurer, a former member of the
Legislature, who was called to the
stand this morning. His recollection
is not clear as to the matter. Krebs
him in a circumstantial
specifying the times and
places where the ulleged information
bind been given, but Scheurer said he
could recall no letter containing a
cheek. He had understood Harris
was to vole for Quay and the Becker
bill and agaiost the apportionment,
but knew nothing of a cheek.
questioned
manuer,
i
His soswers were so vague as to |
practically destroy the availability of |
the alleged Haywood ioecident as
evidence, .
Clarence Wolf, who was called when
court opened, was on the stand only a
moment. He admitted having been
ioterested in the passage of the trac
tion franchise bills at Harrisburg last
wiuter to the extent of being oue of
He iucorporators of certain companies
chartered under those bills. When he
was asked whether articles of iacor-
poration bad been signed before the
Lil.s were passed, the Court sustained
a vigorous objection from the prosecu-
tion, and Wolf left the stand.
The defense wanted George D. Herb.
et, of the Harrisburg =tar-Indepen-
dent, tc tell what he had heard of
coryuption during the last Legislative
session, but the Court ruled him out,
Following is the language in which
Stevographer Busch puts the respon-
sibility for roll paddivg in the Legis
latue up to Speaker William T.
Marshall;
“Early io the last session Garvin
came to me and said that he had or-
ders from Speaker Marshall to say
that I must copy ihe roll eall kept by
the chiei clerk, unoder penalty of dis-
miseal, although neither Marshall nor
Garvin bad authority to dismiss me,
“After that I did not keep a roll
call, but accepted that furnished me
by the chief clerk, which was many
tines prepared in advance of the tak-
Copy as soon as the vole was aunoounes
ed by the Speaker.”
Yesterday wes Ash Wednesday,
Ask Fenator Helule what be thinks
of Hun, Fred Ikeler,
Remsmber you get five percent. dis-
& Musser’s,
Peter Smith offers for rent at Cen®
tre Hill a house and Jot.
Mrs. Lettie Sigmiller, after spend.
ing some time with her parents at
in Huntingdon, West Virginia, a few
; days ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Allison, i .
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCoy, of Belle.| Dnviel Daup and Wm, H. Btiver,
foute, and Mrs. J. F. Alexander, of ©f Potters Mills, were in Centre Hall
Centre Hall, spent Tuseday with Jd. O0 business Monday. The former is
ward Allison, at Potters Mills, (ove of the Potter township school
Miss: Jennie Smith | directors and takes a great interest in
1 ’
daughter of |
Adam Bmith, deceased, of Centre | sebeol work,
Hill, who is staying in Bellevae, J0hn A. Strunk announces sale in
Ohio, ove of the prettiest towns in atpj the Reporter for March 14. Mr,
the Buckeye state, will hereafter get Strunk lutends moving to the Dale
Centre county news through the frm at Pleasant Gap: in the spring,
Reporter, ‘and finds he has a lot of young cattle,
Mr. and Mrs, John Heckman to | Saws, sheep, implements, etc, to sell
night, Thursday, will haven couple | °C highest bidder,
‘dozen merry souls under their roof, | Rom. Wilson t Moa) ve Nim
The Heekman's live on the Gregg | A hn : Mil ny
farm west of Centre Hall, and their from her home in a, Montana,
gia dispositions Is a guarantee that when Daing « remittance do, tut
wll who accept the fuvitation will be |" ho hy due
| HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
J. Fin Blover, of Potters Mills, is ill
{| with poeumonia.
Blurgis Shultz has recovered sufli-
clently from an attack of pneumonia
to be about,
Bend in your subscription to the 1e-
porter. $1.00 will pay for a yeur.
Think of it?
Twenty per cent. off on all bed
blankets and horse blankets, regard.
less of cost, at Meyer & Musser's,
Potters Mills gained a new resident
in Wm. Kippe, who moved from Mil-
roy to that place. He is boss of the
Beeblebeimer lumbering operations in
the Seven Mountaius.
Hon. Fred Ikeler is the greatest lec-
turer the people ever had an opportu.
nity to listen to. Bellefonte will be
well represented by lawyers and men
of that standing on the night of the
lecture,
The Centre Hall schools are well
attended, while many country schools
have been closed on aceount of meas #,
and kindred Hall
Very good
diseasss, Centre
fortune.
Edward Foreman, who has been in
Youngstown, Ohio, working at his
trade of carpentering, returned home
last week. He has a very warm side
for Youngstown, and thinks it just
the place, i
J. Ross Rockey is engaged with the
Reliance Cotumn Company,
Cleveland, Ohio, who are doing an ex- |
tensive business in the manufacture of
a variety of gauges. The typewritten
letter bearing his remittance to the
Reporter indicates that he is an office
man,
Ira C. Corman,
and phosphate
Guage
implement dealer
agent, Osk Hall,
was in Centre Hall on business
day. Mr. Corman building up a
large trade in his line and esch year
extends his business
territory.
W. W. Royer, of Centre Hill, who
bas been confined to the for
several weeks on account of illness, js
nol improving much. Mr.
is the Potter township
and is a gentleman well known on the
south side of Centre county,
of
Tues.
in
over a larger
house
Royer
SEsSeEPOT,
The Philadelphia Icquirer Monday
morning gave a fine portrait of Prof
Geo. E. Bible, principal of the East
Stroudsburg Normal School. Prof
Hible is well known in Centre Hall,
where be spent several years in train-
ing both the hand sud mind.
Robert Bloom, Thursday of last
week, returned from Northampton, |
Mass. , where he was an attendant in the
state asylum for the past ten months
He has not decided whether he will
remain here or not. Alfred W. Nesr-|
hood, also of this place, is located at |
the same place.
In the communication from Frec-!
port in last week's issue it was stated |
that H B. Leitzell, of Freeport, was a |
brother of Dr. J. B. Leitzell, of Free |
port. That was an error, he is a son |
of Dr. J. B. Leitze!l and a brother of
Dr. C. P. Leitzell, of Cedarville. The
Reporter stands corrceted,
Fred Carter was unfortunate enough
Friday to get his fiogers in contact
with a circular saw, while working in
the stave and saw mill of Wm, Colyer.
The accident occurred while Mr, Car.
ter was taking a piece of edging from
a saw with 4 mittened band. Several
of the fingers were pretty badly lacer.
ated,
The party of “married hens
materialized Tuesday night at Old
Fort hotel and dined on chicken aud
wallles, and enjoyed the evening huge-
ly. It’s really to bad to go oft for a
whole evening, all by themselves,
charter a hotel, eat good things, drink
water aud chocolate, and not »0 much
as invite a single mau to share the
pleasures, Men sre not nearly so
selfish,
W. O. Rearick, of Milroy, and Jo
seph Gilliland, of Bloomsburg, were
in Centre Hall looking after business
loterests, The latter gentleman may
become a resident of Centre Hall a
year after this, at which time he hopes
to bave his business settled up at
Bloomsburg, where until recently he
operated a planing mill, Mr. Gilliland
Is the kind of man who makes a town
kuown of his presence,
John W. Mersinger, of Tusseyville,
who has been a familiar figure in Cen.
tre Hall for many years, paid the Ree
porter a visit Friday of lust week, Mr,
Mersinger thinks there would be po
such thing as defeat for the Democrats
ie party in Centre county, if the same
spirit prevailed at elections as did in
Potter township at the reccnt eaucus
at Centre Hill. Mr. Mersinger's
“whiskers'' would lead one to think
bim an “old man,” but his fuce and
together,
r Is u great comfort { and
ndantly repaid, tié Harpiers in that Place,
AS
| ER, ESO
At the time of going to press last
completed
of afte rward,
In the case of W, CC. Farne LD J
| Tressler, and William Boal, trustees of
the Centre Hall congregation of the
| Evangelical
Two cases were disposed
Association, vs, Joseph
| Alters, J. 8 Dasuberman, J. H. Krum.
bine and J, IY, Smith, trustees
| United Evangelical chureh of Centre
Hall; t
and the plea not guity,
he summons wes in ejectment
The action
was brought to recover the ehurelr and
parsonage at Centre Hall, On account
records in court they were not permit.
ted to introdoee oral
the contents of the records
was thereupon withdrawn and
continued at the cost of the plaintifl
the “Ridge between Zion and Heels.
The plaintiffs claimed that the tracts,
William Wistar and the J. J
2.
3, 190
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| CENTRE HALL, FEBRUARY 21 AND 2
»
re s $ { the +134 t :
i Phere in great interest manifested in | the County Institute at Loci i last month,
{the coming educational conference fo *P wade such on impress ihe audience
(be held in Centre Hall, February 21 '"* be wes pronu a § a
i ' Y i
pi es : tory and logle Lyent 45 13 # Mr. Ikelers
{and 22. Principal igen, chsirman of I by &By ope
| the conference, and the secretary, Mr, ntiment and
{James IB. Btrobm, making the rge Lhe peo-
| most detailed arrangements to make ;
{the affair not ouly entertaining, but
| instructive,
| Hon. Fred Ikeler, who will deliver
{ bis famous address ‘“‘Agitators” Fri
{day night is a paid jecturer, and an
|admission of 25 cents (generals and 35
lecture will be, »t
who loves beautifal od
are Violesome entert
ple of Cetiire
C. Heine,
Probabls
sud ban thet which
ed a "ager
0 Fred Ike
lure on ‘Ag.
timseldom thet we favored with
weoture
ir, Esq., deliver his wel
{cents (reserved seats) will be charged Caton
{ The audience Fridpy night will pot Le
{made up entirely from the local field,
| out from all rections of Centre county,
The programs and a few hints as to hes Ens
| what others think of Mr. Tkeler is here, 1 v Amat en
published.
the presence of 50 able gn orator bis
cies ly domoustrates that | { kin
ihe front
Bulletin.’
Lit with
of put-
an Diled
ning, hes
im. DOL been we there, snd ma ; the eompil-
of ments paid th ri ! er ¢ delighted
endent.”
Prov, ALBERT T JiGis—My Dear Sir 1
| Fred [kelor bears the 1 pulsation of being one
Penosylvania's most brilliant snd
fie
last House of Rey rose fives at
del
the righ'
enteriaining
ie speakers WEE one © foremont ell known
t House on
awe «f U night 10% tie itienre was
{ praive
inlented of
embers of the
Harrisburg, whose voloe was heard in
| houest government alwass Searles for
i he at once a for himself the
repulsion ss «
ilerests of the people
‘Agitator. ” st Oh HE, 1 rumbian.”
pion of the
r. lkeler delivered this lecture
THE PROGRAM,
tiguous,
jury brought a verdict for
save an part to which defendant
filed a disclaimer.
WA sss
TO BUILD cpURCH.
The Spring Mills
Will Erect & Vinee of Worship,
Latheran
Ne
a new Lutheran church.
decided by the o
That was
ngregation some Lime
sgo, and as soon as the weather per-
mils work will be
The ground pla:
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It wiil give a fair idea of the general
plan, which was conceived by 1 he pas |
tor, Rev. J. M. Rearick. The struct |
ure is T shaped, the top of the T form- |
ing the main auditorium, 30x40 feet. |
The stem of the T is 16x20 feet, in|
The two rooms are arranged so they |
can be thrown into ope, the pulpit be.
ing directly opposite the stem of the |
Entravee is gaived to the mwasin!
suditorium threugh the tower, located
al the north-east corner of stem of T;
where the top and stem intersect,
The roof, with its three gables, will
be of slate, and well proportioned.
The interior of the chureh will be fin.
ished in red oak, The side wall will!
be plastered to the square, the ceiling
being arched and also finished in red
oak. There will be three large win.
dows, which will be of stained glass,
There windows, Incated in the gables,
will afford sufficient light, although
there will be several smaller ones to re
lieve monotony,
The structuie will be brick cased,
Mill Hall brick being used. The esti-
mated cost is §2.000,
The Spring Mills congregation was
organized ten years sgo, just before
Rev. Rearick became pastor of tle
Centre Hall charge, of which it is a
part. It bas a membership today of
forty-two active workers, which will
be demonstrated as the church home
rises sky ward.
—
Centre Hall should Follow sult,
A Rebekah Lodge will be instituted
in the Odd Fellow’s Temple, Loganton
to night, Thursday. The Rebekabs
will start with fifty members. Mrs,
P. C. Moyer, of Renovo Lodge will do
the installing, assisted by the degree
team of twenty-four members from
Jersey Shore Lodge. It is expected
that quite a number of members from
Renovo, Lock Haven and Jersey Shore
Lodges will be in attendance, says the
Journal. The Rebekahs will serve
diner and supper to the visiting
members in the banquet room in the
L 0. O. F. Temple.
A A BARA
Over One Hundred Singors,
Prof. W. E. Cranford has a sing.
ing class in Centre Hall of over one
hundred members. The class meets
twice n week in Grange Arcadia. It
Is the intention lo close the term with
a grand concert,
35 A A AAI.
i and Direclor Co-operstion in Schon
roment-—H. 1 Stahr, C. L. Gramley,
Tn
Mins Atina Barthol
a the St
Parents
Fore
| Riion new
How shon
Watched t
dy Perlod in the
DK Keller. 8
won, I. R i.U.Bitner, T. 1
Moderns Education Prof. J « Bryscn Orelnry.
Admission to Friday Evening’s Lecture, 25 Cts.: reserved seat i, 10C extra,
Bien Reunion of the 14%ih Hegimept.
B. Bathurst, of
e, died at his home Tuesday, 8
to death be
stricken with paralysis. His age was
He was a prominent
Union. The reunion of {hi Ids
P. V., to be held
and 20th, will
Regiment,
bBellefoute, 19th
from all
Penusyivania a1 adjoining
The address of w me will
delivered ty Burg Hlanchard
and Judge Love, sponse by
sn I. W. Myton, E don, acd
Miss Julia Swar'z an sged maiden Hon. Robert A. Canton,
lady, died at the home of her brother, Olio. On Wed Gen, St,
liver an
“Oth
fcture
ar. Ma-
at-
Others
James
Lieut.
M. Ste-
Lawrences
1
ii
aihe in
time previous his Was gi
parts of 5
sixty-five years
slates,
ulbolland
Death was due address
Deceased
fo pueu- On Lhe evenin
born in J. W. Muffiey, adjutant,
Nittany and was eighty-{wo years of on the remini
The funeral took place Monday
ie
was
ECCTIOF
age, jor General Brooks wi
in
tendance and give a
who will read papers
John M. Farey died Thursday of gp Weaver, Col. BR. H
inst week at the advanced sge of Wm
eighty-four years. His death occurred venison (son
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W KE
H. Floray, of Pleasant Gap. Ie
a member of the Lutheran
Gemmill, Res
of Chaplaig Lieut. J.
Hall, M. D ; Adj. Charles A. Ram-
Wak sey, Gen. James A, Beaver and others.
chureh, . LE in
ev
Three Parties
from
Reish's
night of
Besides Mrs. Floray be leaves the fol. A party of sixty-six, mostly
lowing children: Morris Furey, of Milroy, spent the
Bellefonte; J. Milton, of Williamsport; Potters Mjlls hotel Thursday
Mrs. W. H’ Floray, Pleasant Gap; last week, Og their Potters
John, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs, Mills ove of the sleds had a “grand
Charles Tripple, Bellefonte. spill” over an embankment, and while
——— a number of the cecupants of the sled
Mre. Baral Fry, wife of Hiram Fry, wereslightly hurt, the music at the
of near Bhiogietown died Monday Dbotel caused them to for
morning after an iliness of three days, Monday night the Potters Mills par-
at the age of sixty-five years, twenty- ty-goers paid back the compliment
one days. She was ill with croupous 83d went to Milroy, quartering at Ho-
poeumonia for two days, and Sunday tel Brown. They report having bad
bad a light stroke of paralysis. Rhe 8 most delightful time, as is always
was 8 member of the Reformed the case when going to Brown's.
church. Interment took place today, The young people of Centre Hill and
Thursday, at Boalsburg, Revs. Black, | vicinity have arranged for a grand
Hepler and Leisher, officiating. The hop at Reish’s Lotel Fridsy night.
busband and the following children If you want to strike a really jolly and
survive : Frank, Pive Girove Mills ; 800d set of young lads sud lassies you
Wilson, Sprucetown ; Mrs. Mulliner, Will be sure to find them ant Potters
Shamokin ; Nora, Eflie, Alice and Mills Friday night,
H bhomae, = © oof LL e—— pu
enry, at home. Killed ina Freight Wreck.
Samuel Emerick, at the age of Morris Burd, son of Charles Burd,
eighty-iwo years and two months, formerly of Aaronsburg, but late of
died at the home of his son John Lock Haven, was killed ina freight
Emerick, at Unionville, last week. Wreck at Allegheny City Monday
The remains were brought to Georges morning. Bard was oo his way east
Valley Baturday and interred in the from Princeton, lod., and was acoom-
Cross Church cemetery, Rev. Koontz, | panying a car load of horses. It was 8
officiating. | rear end collision and thie nufortunsate
Mr. Emerick was a resident man was ia the caboose of the forward
of Spring Mills’ for many years, rio at the time. le was about
and was the father of John Emerick, | twenty-five years of age, and is surviv-
of Unionville ; Mrs. John Kern, Mili. ® by bis father and mother and
beim ; Mrs. N. Burkholder, Milroy a ihreunaes dud sistife Iesiding
(ab Look) Haven, Several ours
ad Mew. David Bowen, Spring | irayed” by fire and a lot of live stock
: slaughtered. The monetary
night at
way LO
pun
gee Kil,
Recommended to Conference,
Ata recent congregational meeting |
of the members of the United Evangel.
feal chitreh in Centog Hall. Ward H.
Shultz, son of Rev. J, ¥. Shultz, was
recommended to the examining board
of the Evangelical Conference for
license to preach the gospel as defloed
by that body. The conference will
hold its next session in Lock Haven,
March 6, and there sno douht but
what the wishes of the members here
will be respected.
Cloth only 50 cents per
joss will
be heavy. : og
co
Killed Near Uhlea jo,
John Thomas, the eldest son of Or-
lado Thomas, of Bhlugleiown, this
county, was killed on the railroad near
Uhieago on Tuesday of last work, says
the Watchman, He was a former and
in Ing the tracks got bewildered
nid fu getting ut of the way of une
train got in front of another, =
Mr. Thomas ‘eft Centre co: uty when
a Loy and bad become quite wealthy
sister, Mra. Dunit Maris, of