VOL. LXXV. ASSAILANT OF AMELIA NEESE, A Chapter of Wieck Attempted Rape un attempt was As nelia Neese We near her home, Bellefonte. The thirteen years of was field, when a young man grasped her and attempte Bellefonte Larceny, to laeaday of last week tstauce slness in made oulrage a short d from about the cama slong, | a destardly the girl girl, who is ore out in attracted « H. N¢ , and upon deed. The cries of the attention of her father, J ‘080, who was working near by I CAD i. little Eilie Wis his appearance the fier On Saturday N pp OES, afternoon a younger sister to LAT Dole of she could see she having be i fair took place. She soon poilule ella, brouzht town and partic passars by an lant of hh {ie assatl n present when Joseph Wolf, who was later hou aironid d Interchapgent ard Air wd on sale 100 Sealyrar Mileage Ticket S Lin Rallway has } ail ficKels al $50 hels are which tic ls en- re sysiem { and also over the lites of 4 to 841: a application 3 resentative ol Co ——————— ——— Prohibition State Couvention ution thie Prohibition party, to be beid at Pe asylv ii EXCUTa) tat “1 at a Wd y Castile, “land 22, Je he Pen Railroad Cot im all stall " Sival id trip. aR thets will be good to neiusive. res ss Mf A SA Treasurer Harris G. Harr ce s asstimed (he dulies as Niale casurer His predecessor, mes BE Ih resume { {law in Tb will ittsburg. gt fring Slate beivg ever turned Ire 4 total Was he entest astute r ae of $i rel CRROT, 3.08, Of 134,- this amount $7,808 687 3,625,080.29 f wy is int un he sinking fund, lini ef nannm— Penvypacker May Win Out is to win out the race for | for Ker gue ninalion enny pac 8s the Republican no ZIV HJudg hie first 1 res 1 us in the history | of the hn that a Philadelphia Neven Republi have mwiy y twa lef ieans yweraor ia . who had ms of Baaver and Hastings entre county; Hartrauft, who served two terms, was from Montgomery; Hoyt, the first elected for the four-year term provided by the present Constitution, was from [azerne; Goary was fron Cambrland and Stoae from Alleghany, The only Was CRI4 thiree years each were from © to be a Puiladelphian, ens {f the National Baptist at St. Paul, Minn, 2% the Pennsylvania Rall road Company will sell excursion tickets on its lines to 86. Paal or Min. noapolis, May 17 to 18, good to return not earlier than May 21, and not later On account « Anniversaries, May 20 to 28 These tickets will be good for return passage only when exceuted by Joint Ageot at Bt. Pau! or Minneapolis and payment of 23 cents made for this rer. vice. By depositing ticket with Joint Agent not earlier than May 21 vor later than May 209, and payment of 50 cents a time of deposit, an extension of re tarp Hmit may be obtained to leave St. Pan! or Minoeapolis nct later then June §0. Ay Our Bilt Well shoes for $150 are haud-made, Yeager & Davis. NTRE HALL, THAT in DISGUSTING WAR the Euthost Victory Phitlppines Crestos main, When the achievea * victory the little publie receives the indifferent American soldier in the pines over brown ither with Presid + t hi a Over HOWE « or disgust, beat the tom-toms wil nation Davis fighting Min- It fell merican iu the sort of the Napolianie procim success of General Mohammedan sa danao, but flat. The people vages in no one responds, is that the ny ping war, i ie Philip- HOE OVEer, A ' fact cannot useless and cruel sie to rej the Cuba not pines Spaniards long ago excit ed the population, It the Philippi the American ge blunder humiliated fore ' 3 BiOory § thorilie imperalists . 4 " List just us well Keep these facts in Tl can people View, \ LET ‘he Dene un care lest you lo the first st feform n ho! d ba Liuports shou ep in the decis Watecl best luterest HEGAn, Demrceracy, and peddling out Centre to Lhe State Conventi — Rosalt Mary Wilson of Persistent EX Mra. Wilsun, = f oteht dollars tred Daniel , after ou was Be Hall had made 8 Or me adil cous Lif Hess for Hos tain the eal credit Re, @ interests ol a and inlly whe he claim gared for thie widow and not to epee Was sed sir share as a ———— LUCALS, (Giclee, thal Isgiris demand The Bilt Well shoe for men kt Davia. id daug! 1 wr 1enager Bellefo Was y the g guest of Mrs Bradfoc rday. John morn. ing w i Vililameport where he Levi Stump, the many callers kind word for the Read the adv. of G. prietor of the sometlhiog in it for y ) Ni y pro- Star re. There is ou Miss Lillie Blump, who is staying with the family of J. H. Hall, was home over 8 Ross, utday. Considerable corn vianted Th | the early sowers and planters Ww Was | ¢ cold weather did not deter . A. Boal's condition is apythiog] been {il for | sonsiderably, 3 He has re El Riter, kK ocoulaining sixteen money. The finder will {if the sam» is returned. Saturday ost his 3 % i bo dollars be rewarded Bs arber Cleary returned ck trip Monday afternoon. a Kern, of Mill kod after Gleary's intercsts during his absevee, . Howard Meyer, of Williamsport, was here this week, and repaired the | Meyer property on Hofer street, I be | on etm, lox ments made, of the clerks in Montgomery & Co's gents furnishing store, was in town over Buunday. He was unusually pleasant and not in the least lonely, Charles A. day returned from Jersey Shore where he bad Leen for some time, Jersey #hore js booming, hesays; lots of work, too, but there is a man for every job and for some jobs two men. Wm. Bottorf, the M sees Bnook ard Miss Brosious, all of Bellefonte, drove to Centre Hall Sunday and were the guests of Miss Roxanna Hrisbin, who socompanied them, on their return to Bellefonte, and remained until Fues- day, Mrs. W. BR. Neffand son, John, of Potters Mills, while in town Friday made a biked call at the Reporter office, wheer the junior Nefl watched with much lolerest the operation of the presses, and gave that oute litle "goon a few kind pate. i Kevelved i Third Ballot, | tendent county of Tuesday of this weck. and seventy-eight directors, third ballot nivety-one saw for a fourth term for Mr. neceesary for a choles, on ninety. The convention was the oflicial call. five ey | r electing as chairman, C. oF ro of Phillipsburg, H. iy Quigley, Bellefonte clerk, P. H, Haupt, J. Dreese, Centre Hall, C. Li. Gramley, of Rebersburg, was nominated by H. ( Quigley, OY Bellefonte, seconded by John A of Romola J. Dorsey Hunter, of Fil Hamed by LJ »:Dreene, of by H. C. Crissman, WwW. Se of was placed In ne of Nittany. A. A. Pletcher, of Walker twp., named by John H, Beck, of the Milesburg ; Lemont, and 8S. W. tellers, Smith, 3 of . Daley more, was 1 mont, « end of Bellefonte, Luther Slate College, Peck, ination Ly Bol Was nme of Belle- W. Rees, of F. Harrison, named by G, Ours | calling of ot II Wile receedi pg the i devoted to stiflen- lirectors who bed permitted commit rash or inducing for t There was more ac Mm to os promi Campaign, break the same ize comn- Livily on site ians than is usually oa poli ical convention The Republican insurgent element had 44 jent work, most effi { Cen wi a unit in favor gh trust. This erponstrale that Reporter rflected the thie ciors on the southside ouniy, and the cted the overwhel » people, These conditions tify the ection of tots snd U hi fact Ce ment of clearly » ntre Gare ming senti- the south. $053 made in this paper atiley wou proved uutrue, st week that Mr. Gr r surcerd himsell of the 4 5 rea int ir uencs who ells o the contest so hearl'« ite ecunty school directors was over After Mr. Gr sion he will be County Superintendent of public schools {he will be respected snd upheld by | this pu) er 80 Joug as he does not trans | BIE % Lhe law, i —— Buperintendent C, ido you dg? I. Gramley, : CHO0L APPROPRIATION, Cenire County Gets S1L0715 ns Its Share from the State Fand, The appropriation to shools fr the year ending will be realy fr distribution early in { June, the Dspartment of Pablie Ia. Latruction having mule ealenlations as to the amount tha each couaty and school distriet is entitled to rece ve | This basis of distribution is the number of teachers, the number of re | Sle fent taxables and the number of { children between the ages of 6 and 10 that attend school. The original amount appropriated was $5,500,000, but $200,000 of this will be deducted fir the normal schools the public Juns 1, 1902, | leaving the public schools, $5,275,000 The counties of the State receive the following suns (— Adame, $12,154.73 i Allegheny, § 80.0.5) Armstrong, 83.3000 Hoover §2.5070.%4 Bedford #L1L6%.63 Berks, £1'0 938.15 intr, 72 865.9% Brad fon, $4800 Hacks 800 62 77 Battier, $5340 20 Carly in, $57 861 Cameron. #5 4H Carbon, $414 17 Contre, B11 545 41 Chester, $0,977.81 Ola fon 845, 901 190 Can flcir £35,100 90 Clioton, 522.248 10 folamble, BEI H | Crawford, $0 76208 | Comberiant, 8iki01, | aphin, 0008 4 iaware, $77 850 0 | Ek 01m | ¥rio, $n 0,00 § Fayeitn, Wwizan { Pires ($11 014.88 i rankiio, $1076 | Fatm sites | tireene, $11,001 on ee § Lack sa 'nna. $172975.34 Lancaster, $131 8% 60 lawrenoe $15,054 Lonanon, $1 T0842 Tohigh, $78. 920.70 Lageroe, £205 206.90 Aroming, $a AW IR MoKoan, $46.52°.8) Moropr, 89.2 4.99 Mifitin, #22 a] Monroe, 521,630.55 Manroar, $14 113.31 Parry 80M Phi *o, $997 150.1 Pike, $1097 3 Potter, 811,080.61 Be hii, faawire Sayder, $0120.00 RB vimarept, £1403 Sullivan, $13,088. Tien, § Jon oT 8% warp hab Wa Woktmia MAA n ane, go a farm, pis ison 416.7058 DEATHS, | David Klepper, The venerable David Klepper died inthe hospital at Lock Haven very unexpectedly on Wedpesday week, for about six weeks ieceiving treat- ment fora fractured hip, which sustained some time ago by a fall down | stairs. His heart failed, Mr, Klepper was born at Aaronsburg this county, about seventy-five years ago and for years had followed his trade of carpentering in this vici- nity, says the Watchman, The fami- ly home was at the upper end of Cole- ville. His surviving children Cole, Mrs. Herman Robb, lellefonte; Emanuel, David, aud Harry, all of Philadelphia. many are of D. 1. Yeage D. H able man in lived in atl his many respects who hess Centre counly, passed home, midway between an i Gilliland, Wednesday night of last week. Fe had iil only since the previous Saturday night, when suffered like o stroke of paralysis. ever away Snow Shoe been he something Squire Yeager was eighty-five years old and though he had raised a family of twenty-two children, been justice of forty and had reached an age seldom allotted to man, he had # head when years nat a gray hair h died. are a widow and a n on he surviving hi umber of children Mrs. Phoebe Cronister, widow te Henry G. Crouiste of former Sherifl W. M. al the rand motl Cre sO, mister, die of her Huston Thurs home Hp, lie tow usl ait. } iny evel was eighty-one years of age - i - Smail-Vox at Danville Assy! am There is a case of small-pox State Hospital for Insane at Danville The patient is an epileptic, confined to bis bed most of the time. He had no visitors and received po mail, and contracted is a pox Carmel, nearly lwenty how Lhe disease was mysiery, ss Lhere was no smali- nearer than Mt, miles away, EI Boalsburg. Waller sud M two Pine Grove bome of Wm Woods orris Weaver, “sports,” called at the Goheen last Wednesday evening. Prof. James C, Bryson made a busi. Mac, Mothersbsugh and wile, «¢ Renovo, d Miss Amanda M: baugh, of Bunbury, spent a few days just week at the home of their brother, L. Mothersbaugh. Mrs. Laura Bricker spent in Bellefonte Commmaunicn "re an thers. Baturday services will be held in 30 ceclock, Rev, Hepler, pas- Bryce Harrison brother at Jersey Shore. ENR “i W— —— Rebersburg. John Wolf was able drive on Saturday, ot encouraging. fo take a sho & but his condition i= The pipe ditch for the new pipes is bitug rapidly eympgleted; some of the pipes have been received, are still several carloads back. bonds, ranging from years, have been received, and are put up in fine style. They will be sold at public auction on May 20, 1902 The Our meat man, W. J. Bair, is doing a hustling business, The primary school has forly some members; good for a summer term. Peter Breon spent Saturday and Sunday among his ssany friends in this community; always glad to see you, Peter, Most of our farmers are busy plant ing corn. The grass and grain fields about town look promising, although some flelds, several miles from town, look rather bare, It seems we must again quarantine the small-pox parties unless they com- ply with the request of the Sanitary Board. Squire Relfsnyder and wife visited friends in town on Sunday. Lowis Cole is spendiog his summer vacation at home. Any one in need of a good two horse wagon willdo well by seeing J. A. feller before purchasing elsewhere. He always has them on hand or can supply them on short notice. Toe best in the world, best material in the market used, © BRL Well shoes for mea and boys 3040 ik Well shoes Is wuAtanteed, Yeager & Davie, NO. 19. 'TOWH AKD COURTY EWS, OF LCCA ALL F HAPPENINGS FROM NT ; rg ARTS. i 4 EREST #5. T. Alexand { nia, who went west {re ty, was in town several da er, « ‘alifor- Hin # last week, SOUT Monday well filled morning's in west was had its west, Ww ith passengers wh fonte Lf business in Bell Harry Bmurl rigger, fell fron ap nl g Blandard Steel Works at : killed, J. B. Rear was in town Monday at this office an called terest ing visitor. York, birol are her, a brief i from {esr iO Uris nominee for driet which Centre and und Jersey body dis- : 11 W iio Cammel Lo the hat ied that f ANG CH CW - nome 'y Ridge, im the taken B aney, of Li ie Evan- Atorf, of iden Linvoly- parsonage is place, » Monday his an yi Hall other y trial, after which Lhe trees i ti sel to avd thought WW he { the Tum Cea, Lien ) possession Most of Lhe newspa; yugh tLe boomed days that Attorney Slate enthu (zeneral such seasonable a: use cleaning i lower seeds. [It hings politics convenient. Rhoads, [ Evang was in this sumy attend snd spent the old now Rev. or wer pastor of the in this week, He a suit in between hours « Rev. Idaville, delighted with n lical ehureh, ows 1oned to acquaintances located Adams county, and is his new field of labor. The Hunting atl don Reformatory Recs uber to Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Brown, of Huntingdon, and who was burried in the Union erme- tery, near Farmers Mills, sintes that the other twin, whose life was despair. ed of, has recovered, Mr. Brown is chorister at the Refornmtory and the tecord speaks very kindly of bim sud his wile, David J. Kiepper, Jr, of 3730 Lan- caster Avenue, Philageiphis, was in town Saturday asd divided his time between his aunt, Miss Angeline To- bins and the Reporter offices. Mr. Klepper came to Bellefonte to attend the fuperal of his aged father, mene tion of which is made in another column, Yearsagy the family lived in Centre Hall. Mr, Klepper is at present engaged with Francis Bros, & Jellett, DBroadstreet, Philadelphia, electricians, and is superintendent of one of the departments, John Stover, of Berrgsbarg, Pa, paid his mather a visit at her home in Spring Mills, Aud drove to Centre Hall Satarday, for a few hours’ stay, Mr. Stover spent his boyhood on the Wil gon farm, near the slation, and upon reaching manhood he went to Berrys. burg and secured a clerkship with J. F. Romberger, aun extensive dealer in general merchandise. Later he invest. ed with cupid, and succeeded in securs ing the coblroling stock in his em ployer's daughter, and has since been amember of the family. Mr. Stover has many associates in this place who were glad to take his hand.