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<e where
Amelia. The
'
il
and taken out to Neesa's
he was inden by
latter is confin o her bed
Wolf
I'he bail
om the ef
feels of was released
under $1.000 bail. was fur-
nished by L. A
Wolf,
claims hie can establish
Fred Waltz
Jr., were arr
and ¢
who is
an alibi
and William V
sted Mond
ty morning
ymitt to jail
larceny, i
night
horse
and
panic d by
a
drove t
two
table
ait
ning the horse
MeCoy's ch
mor Was
near
in a barb
badly injured
pletely wrecked.
i Wil
ith youog men
is claimed were un ler the influenc
liquor.
Bec fA ———
leduced Bates to Harrisha
For the
Conferencs
the Penns
pany will sell execu:
May wh}
I Com-
ickets to Har-
od to return
#-
to 24, nia Railroa
risburg on May 15 to
until June
tions
for the round trip
cents). Aun exteusion of retu
to June 30
de
or bel
: ¥ sey SF is i! *
2. inclusive, from ail st
1 f
on its lines, at rate of sivgle fare
minimum rate, 25
rn limit
if ei
iLL
be granted
Harri
isbur
will
posited wilh agent at
June 2, f
diticnal charge will be made,
Holders of special excursion tickets
for this from the
agent at Harris irg, from May a1 to
24, excur tickets to
Penupsylvauia, Maryland,
trict of Columbia, good
June 2 inclusive, at rate
for the round trip.
solid (0 passer
Harrisburg con depo
will be limited for reiurn passage until
June 30, incius
fore or which uno ad
event may obtain
wrsion t all point
and the
LO return ui
of single fare
Bide-trip tickals
tickets («¢
gers having
t for extepsion,
ive,
Low Rate Tu
On accontut of no
tom f the National Ed
fation at Minpeapo
nia Railr
poually-c snd
sid the Yellowston
New York Jt
ew XY
Meco BAA
ar tothe Yellowstone Park
the
Li
oad Compan
rk Jul
trip tickels covering ex-
peuses for the «ntire trip, will be sold
at ral
Pennsylvania
burg. Rate from Pitt
gpecial train of Pullman dining,
fing, compartment, and
used, Six
riving at N
all necessary
e of $150 from all points
of
Railroad east Pitts
sburg $5 less,
slog p=
cars will Le d will be
spent in Yellowstons Park
For itineraries snd other informa-
tion api to the Lie t %, Tourist
Agent, sow Yorl
Cieorge it UG
TH
iy agent
1196 Bs
W. Boy
Passenger Agent, 1DSY
road Company, Broad Street
Philadelphis, Sm. 2t.
———— fs ses ——
tal eueral
Ve 1
ivania Rail
Station,
fmalipox Uloses Cont,
There la a sc
Carmel,
80 serious that the regu
of criminal court, which was 1o have
begun last Monday, was postpenad for
a week, This was thought advisable |
because the court would have brought
to the county seal many persons from
the infected distriz, with grave
danger of furibier spreading the disease,
The situation at Mt. Carmel is next to
fnexcusable. Ala time when small
pox ie disap pearing from most places
it has been locreasiog in that section,
It is aggravated by the presence of a
large number of foreigners who will
not be vaccinated unless compelled to
be, but this is just the fuct that should
have made the authorities all the more
vigilaut, The fear of expense in the
small towns has invited spread of the
disease, aud this seems to be more pros
nounced in places where precaution
was more necessary than anywhere
else.
yurge of smallpox at Mt,
iu Nort oer anid county,
lar
©
sass ff
tackle.
———————
Bilt Well shoes, Yeager & Davis,
CE
A LESSONIN BUYING,
to Ultizans of Cowan, U
Lentn by Experince
citiz of Cowan, 1
taugh
NMeveral
county, w
Ws
ro
slick
tongued gentleman sold these parties
for less money thao
worth: and
that will not soon be forgotten, A
an lot of harness
they were really in pay-
nothing but sixty-
notes. The papers were discounted
the Milton
waa de
ment
day
would accep!
bank, and whet
nanded it
had been raise
inal amounts
1 $0 G0 $56 60
1 pay-
1d that
i tomore
ment was fou!
the notes than
ten times the orig from
25.00 to $ 5 00, Bd
I'he persons who are caught by those
ascals are us n lass
toned r
re unwilling to pay t ome
for his goods, and
with
fora
dealer a fair profit
they run across a stranger
dy
turin: out
was firs
: ‘1 . 1 A
iin they are always reg
which usually (quite
from what ex pected,
good reason is there jor
any
in Union em » buy a set of
iniy t
haruess from a stranger who elaims to
esent a Chicago firm? Every one
aier iu
» ’ >
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.