5 i Vl. LXXIX. THE MACHINE HARD UF Tries to Make Helleve that Berry's Prompt Paymant Appropriation Loss to of School the State. of the the A sample ridiculous ments which Penrose behalf of their utterly indefensible Cause interest has lost $25,000 in the school districts their share of the State appropriation weeks ahead of the time when the machine officials were accustomed to doing so. It falsely asserted that many of the dis- tricts did not that they were compelled to put it on interest. As a matter of fact the great | majority of the districts did need the money and by getting it were saved from the necessity of borrowing it from the banks at an aggregate cost in interest considerably exceeding the amount alleged to have been lost to] the State. Ifany of the districts were | compelled to put their share of the | State appropriation out on interest, | certainly no loss resulted. Treasurer | Berry has worked a great reform in| ia need the money and | this matter, and the silly attempt of| the machine organs to make it appear otherwise will only evoke the publie | contempt it deserves, ects TWO-CENT-RATE PLEDGES The suggestion that organized eftort be made to have legislative candidates | publicly pledge themselves for the two- | cent-a-mile rate is welcome, particular- | ly because it indicates & popular inter-| est in the selection of members of the | Legislature and what they stand for | that has not always been recognized. | Time has been when candidates for | the Legislature were set up just as the candidate himself set up delegates to] vote for him. He selected his delegates | because he believed they could deliver | the goods, He himself was allowed to run for the Legislature because iL waa believed he also would deliver the] goods. The interest of the public wes | not considered, consequently instead of members beiug pledged publicly to vote for certain measures of public im- | portance we have actually been with- | out any idea of what our representa- | tives would vote for uutil they had re- | ceived their orders, The proposal to| place the candidates iu this campaign publicly ou record as pi dged to work and vote for a measure of general inter- | est is therefore almost olationary | but certainly welcome. Perhaps if our legislative ca. didates | ean be placed publicly on record on the | matter of two cents a mile they can later be placed assquarely on record oun | other issues in which the people are] interested. The concession to the spirit of the hour is potable. If this | sort of thing becomes general the people may yet find themselves re-| stored to control of their own represeu- | tatives at Harrisburg. By all means | place the candidates, not of one party | but of all parties, on record and not only on this issue but on all issues. | And make the pledges 80 emphatic | and unequivocal that there cau be no | evasion of thew, so that when a mem- | ber comes home without having made | good there con never be any (question position of public honor or trust. fs The voters may find consult the record of the last of Congress that one of the chiefest difficulties President Roosevelt found confronting him in carrying forward administration measures the opposition of stalwart Republicaus. On several emergent occasions he would have failed had he lacked Dem- ocratic assistance, He has carried his party along with him a long distance into the adoption of what were known as Democratic measures of administra~ tion. He would have gone further but for the check put upon him by the Republican msjority, The <euate is stubbornly opposed to several de- tails of the Roosevelt program. It by no means cerisin thal a nearer balance of parties in the next Congress would not aid rather than hioder the adoption of more complete legislation for the repression of corporate ag- grandizement and the establishment of unfettered trade with the colonial possessions, if they will #sesKion Was is Struck by Lightaing. During a terrific electrical and rain storm Friday of last week, the spire of the United Evangelical church at Woodward was struck by lightoing, The belfry of the edifice, which was erected in 1806, wus badly shattered, the damage being in the neighborhood of $100, The interior of the belfry was lined with zine, which is supposed to have greatly arrested the inerta of the fluid, a portion of which passed along the side of the building, knocked out windows, passed to ihe ground and on the opposite side of the street entered the ground and was carried off by the WOMELSDORF ORPHANS HOME | Celebrates Anniversary —15,000 Fersoos Interested in the Reformed Institution Attend Ceremony. The Bethany Womelsdorf, a Reformed institution, celebrated its anniversary week. | Fifteen thousand persons interested in | the work of the home attended the ceremonies, The founder of.this Rev. Emil Boehringer, a native of | Buergach, Germany. During the | Civil War he was a missionary in Richmond, Virginia, | and being deeply moved by the bhome- Orphans Home, at last institution was | Norfolk and less condition of many orphans he moved to Philadelphia, and in his herd of the Lambs.” The following year removed to Bridesburg, the home Pa., where Mrs. forty-seven year later both Rev. and died, leaving of whom the were his of Rev, of Kreidersville, Pa., wrintendent 110 phans, six children, own tn Care Gantenbein, who The remove io number, were October 1, 1567, acres of land was bought, In October, Rev. D. B. Albright and 1868, three wiped out a debt of over $24,000. Bever- if i } chased containing sixty acres. Two years ago Rev, Mr. Moore, the present secretary and superintendent, took charge of the home and the same der the former progressive men. is delighted that he will soon have a new home for children between the ages of five aud eight years. It will cost $10,000, I'he boys, about forty Inst in number, two clearing a two-acre tract which ¥ i stumps snd st O19 f i are to be used for the ti + the land thus cleared will be cultivated. the tributions during the to $11 new w hil cottage, ‘ { pstitution the The expense o r I'he © ear amounted v 387, and the total receipts The legacies lef the past yesr amounted to $ I'he appual crops raised amount to 0 bushels « ¢ { wheat, 40 bushels of rye, 275 bushels of oats, 6X) bushels of corn, 400 bushels potatoes, 4 1 string bes us, 40 tons of hay, 5 to 1000 100 bushels of turnips, 0 bushels of 1500 stalks of celery, 2000 bushels of apples, including those 40 and 5 bushels of (quin ces, garden which no sccount could be Kept. i used for cider, bushels of cherries with small amounts of vegetables of —— —— Bee Stings for Kheamatiam J ford, is besieged by numerous persons for the use of his bees for the of RR. Mosteller, a bee raiser of Royers- cure Couucilmuan Howard Buchanan was remedy, , and thie results satisfactory that other persons have taken the remedy. Jolin Anthony has been given great relief that he has dispensed with his crutches. Lewis Deegan, another couvert has been given relief, A prominent business man of Pottstown, who has suffered for years, was stung eight different times by Pratt's golden. all-over bees, which are the Kind ex. clusively used for the rheumatic cure, by the Montgomery county bee-keeper, Mr. Mosteller will begin to charge a fee, the same as regular doc- tors, for his service, rie says it is more profitable than raising honey. were =o stich LOW Ihe vee sting as a relief for rheuma- Lisin is nol imaginary, W. B. Mingle, Esq., of Centre Hall, who is afflicted with rheumatism bared his limb before a colony of by menopterous iusects and provoked them to sting hin a half dozen or more times, Tue result was quite satisfactory. - ” To Marry Wednesday. Frank Long, of Washington, D. C,, and Miss Adie Wagner, of near Centre Hall, will be married sc the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D, Geiss Wagner, Wednesday of next week, Toe officiating minister will be Rev. Willlam J. Wagner, of New Bloomfield, an uncle of the bride. Mr. Long, the prospective groom, ls u vative of Illinois, where he became acquainted with Mise Wagner, At present he holds & position in the patent office at Washington, D, C,, where, shortly after the wedding is consummated, the young couple will begin married life, ow Services at Camp. ” Rev, G. W. Mcllnay, of the Metho- dist enurch, will conduct the religious services in the auditorium on Grange lew nor —————— A TPAD TITAS 20 water pipes of the Woodward water works. Park, Bunday afternoon, 16th proximo, | i i i i i i i HALL, PA. COMMISSIONERS ASK NEW LAWS Want to demn Retain Liguor License Tax—Con- Fee Byatem for Jastices snd Al- dermen-— Wish to Appoint Assessors. The County Commissioners’ Con- vention in session at Lancaster, decid- ed next year in Franklin, which won over Reading by one vote, The convention directed its Legisla- tive Committee to draft several import- ant lawg, and urge their adoption up- on the next Legislature, On motion of J. F. Btrieby, of Will- iamsport, the commissioners will ask to meet for the passage of a bill permitting counties to retain all taxes derived from liquor licenses and have them and according to the system now in vogue. townships, Following an address on the subject by J. P. Hale Jenkins, solicitor of the Committee on Legislation was instructed to frame an act providing for the appointment of assessors by the County Commis- in the Blate. number of in- of the evils of each Jenkins gioners of Mr. county cited a county i | GRANGE ENCAMPMENT AND FAIR | The Thirty third Annus! Gathering to be Held at Centre Hall, September to 21st Inclusive, campment and Fair will be held on 15th to 21st inclusive. Twenty-eight acres are deveted to camping and ex- hibition purposes, affording manu- facturers and dealers in agricultural implements and breeders of live stock an unparalleled opportunity to come in direct contact with the farmers and sell to them, establish agencies and | generally advertise their products, | Termus for exhibition privileges made satisfactory to exhibitors, ure | The management for live stock and provides stabling special building | for poultry, also buildings for exhibits, a other | the north and east should ship by way of Those shipping exhibits from i those from the west should | 3ellefonte | tates of freight | will be one fare, returned free if Montandon, over the Pennsylvania R, R. t ystem ; ship by way of Tyrone and over the same system. un-} i the present system. | It was the sense | ! of the convention that Justices and Aldermen should be fees, and after hearing a paper by J. C solicitor of Erie county, the members decided that Sheriffs not for of | Thomas, | are | i entitled to fees the commit- | prisoners Summary conviction cases, ment and discharge in A bill was also recommended pro- school district instead of the county. > ed - » Sohool Opens Mooday. , ~The Centre Hall public schools open Monday for the winter term of 1906.7, The High Behool Principal, J. P.| of Montoursville, a gradu- ate of Bucknell University, has been in town during the past week, and has become acquainted with his pupils and patrons of the school Mr. Btrohm, for whom mar school scholars have the Gram- | the highest Miss Goodhart and Miss Host. f i regard ; erman, teachers respectively of the and Primary grades, who have won the respect of the pu. Intermediate are in pils und confidence of the parents, aleo ready to begin earnest work the school room. attained schools The success by pupils in is largely deter-| manifested by | have cern for their children, in or out of the right to the public schools to become a special re- formatory for their special benefit ; on the other hand, parents who wish puta parents, Parents who no cone $ y IAVe Do expect te v their children to obtain the highest re- sults in the public schools must them- selves enter into the work by encour- aging the pupils, speaking respectfully of the instructors, and upholding the entire public school system. ian LOCALS J. Emory Hoy, of Philadelphia, was in Centre Hall over Bunday, where his wife and daughter are stayiog. Busi. ness aflairs obliged him to return to ity Monday. Mr, and Mrs, Witmer E. Lee, dur- ing the past ten days, were at Munson, the home of Mrs. Lee's sister, Mrs. Duck. While at Munson Mr. Lee painted the dwelling house of his brother-in-law. the ¢ A barn on the Milton Barner farm, near Carroll, Bugar Valley, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground with all its contents. The loss is esti- mated between $2000 and $3000, with no insurance, Hiate College Camp, 6137 of Modern Woodmen of America, will hold their first annual picnic at Hunters Park, today ( Thursday). Bellefoule and Centre Hall camps as well as the gen eral public are invited, Chicken thieves visited the premises of Maynard Meeker, east of Old Fort, Mr. Meeker discovered their presence, ard flred several shots at the sneak thieves, who hastily left in a vehicle that was standing in the road. Well directed pellets of lead might bring good results, Mrs, Maria Armagast, of Joliet, I1li- nois, is east on visit to her niece, Mrs, Maria Wagner, at Tusseyville, and other relatives. Mrs, Armagast is quite an aged lady, but made the trip unaccompanied, She is the widow of Willisma Armagast who was engaged in the mercantile business at Tussey- ville at one time. In the second installment of Me- Clare's great serial, ‘* The Btory of Montana,’ Mr. Connolly relates the discovery of copper at Butte hill, and the beginning of the great feud be- tween Marcus Daly and William A. Clark. This story is bringing to light facts of national importance, and Is unfolding, with episodes of intense in- terest, one of the most fascinating po- litical dramas that has occurred since the Civil War, sold, by securing a certificate from the Association that the articles were on ex hibition, One of the leading the the | De- | features of fair is the elaborate exhibits Agricultural and in Horticultural Each exhibitor in these departments will be paid a cash prem- | partments, ium of five cents for each merilorious article placed on exhibition, the same the it i to be paid when exhibi de- livered. { The Pennsylvania SBtate College oc- | cupies a large building, asd aunually | makes a most pleasing and instructive field i of large the College's work. Fach Bubordinate Grange in Centre | separate tents. Besides these more than one hundred tents will be erected | for letting to individuals who wish to tent during the week. These tents are largely occupied by farmers and their a week's cost The te with tables aud cots, leaving the tenter to furnish bedding only. The for the week i# $5.00 Special amusements are provided every day and evening. {ailroad excursion over all roads in Pennsylvania, from Beptem- going until September outing at a nominal utils are all floored and furnished rental for rates ber 14th to Zlst, good any day return Free sale of tickets to tr Wil and good 24th. without the pub- | during the Special trains over the R. R. lie card orders Encampment. Lewisburg and Tyrone a — LOCALS ¢ of last week degrees, Wednesday mercury G1 Hi atood al Politics is occupying the average daily much paper. to pace in i Politics fever in Pennsylvania will rise within six weeks. Capt. W. H. Fry, the Ferguson township veterinary surgeon, attend ed a convention of veterinary surgeons at New Haven. Conn. heat Francis Speer has closed sixteen years of service as local editor pf The Bellefonte Gazette and will become as- sociate editor of The Centre Democrat. OC. W. Kleckner, while operating a shingle mill on J. Bpigelmyer’s iumber job in Brush Valley, had two fingers of his right band lacerated by the saw, Hon. Harry Alvin Hall was nomi- pated for judge in the Cameron-Elk- Clinton judicial district by the Demo- cratic conferrees, The conference was held at Lock Haven. Mrs, James E, Btewart and sons, of New Bloomfield, who were visiting at Pittsburg, on their way home are stopping at Centre Hall, being the guests of Mre. Lucy Henney. The Btewarts expect to make Pittsburg their home in the near future. Penns Valley is not the only section overrun by grasshoppers. The fertile fields of the Amish, in the vicinity of Belleville, are also polluted with the pest. In that section the oats crop was materially lessened on agecount of the long, lever-legged gluttons, While jumping off a cider wagon Ray Condo, of Howard, had a very narrow escape from death. The Hustler states the boy fell and lit on his head. Just as the driver stopped thie team his neck was at the wheel, He was not hurt, but badly scared, People living along the Juniata-—or elsew here--may be excused if they do not happen to know where the Book- ooniady River is. To look at the beautiful Juniata one is surprised to think even the Indians would apply such a name to such an inoffensive stream, The summer visitors to Centre Hall are increasing as each week goes by. Among these, at the home of Miss Edith Lutz, are Miss Clara Robb, chief operator in the Bellefonte Come mercial exchange ; Miss Nellie Lohr, Philadelphia, and Miss Naomi Prin. gle, Farrandaville. 30, 1906. FROM ILLINOIS, | Farmer Jordan Writes About the Country Around McConnell, Stephenson County, J. H. Jordan, a Btephenson county, Illinois, farmer, formerly from Potter | township, tells about crop conditions, ete., in his neighborhood Farmers in this section are | well through threshing, although heavy rains retarded the work some- | what. Thesmall grain was a very fair | erop, and the outlook for corn is very | good. In * bottom lands’ the corn was damaged rome by water, We had a tremendous rain of this and the UENCes Were a that did both to property dridges washed away and much other damage was done. pretlly the Lhe COLBe~ on month, flood much town and were The water came near carrying away R. about $1000 damage he had stored A in a pad connection with While the Musser of building near his dwelling incident occurred the at his 100d was in flood place, height, Mr. HAVE its to al made an effort BOme his i i 3 life was in a large willow would safe from the Henry got be A on he walters, Bartlet, saw him friend, the tree, a him, he 3} rescie t " th { e tree, boat he and His body was not recovered for sever. hours, In some instances entire was swept drowned, of eighteen acres were of Of Five car loads to Henry Wagner, were lumber, lelongiog taken the valley for some miles, but this was mostly recovered. down The above are only a of the wreck left by the flood, few instances " Sli — Has the Loop Been Discovered The peculiar situation which in certain communities very often is quite frequently reversed. portion of Penn's Valley, Centre coun- ty, lying west or southwest of Mills, has been always known as loop, and its people often spoken of a contemptible manner This is one of the narrow and i i Be shallow ways of thinking. The people of loop are of the best citizens of Centre They may live in what isolated portion of that county, but are content the even tenor of their way. But the loop may he newly proposed railway line, called the New York. Pittsburg and Chicago, to pursue yet rise Lo prominence, as t which jon dollars, through ville, which i= in or very close to the passes Massey loop. The above is from the pen of Vivian, the Reedsville correspondent to the Lewistown Democrat and Sentinel. Those who refer slightingly to the inhabitants of the country to which the appelation of “ Loop” is given, do so because they are unacquainted with them. The * Loop proper may be termed an uninhabited region, be- cause the location is always designated as ** beyond ”’ by every good citizen of the Routh side of Potter township. A —————— The Midway Bellefonte and surrounding country outdone itself in its liberal patronage of The Midway, he.d in the Armory, for the benefit of the County Hospital, The show was all that could be de- sired, and was much beyond the origi- nal expectations of the projestors, but it was the noble cause which it sup- ported that induced many hundreds of persons to enter the gates and spend their cash freely. The Bellefonte hospital is an iosti- tution that should be, and generally is, held very near to the heart of every individual within the county, and the best way to show an appreciation of the institution is to assist the various auxiliary societies throughout the county in any effort that may be made to raise funds and supplies to alleviate the sufferings of the unfortunates within its walls, The total receipts of the Midway were $2305, Of this sum $783 were se cured from the voting contest, which crowned Miss Daisy Potter as queen. Miss Mary Gherrity was second in the contest, A ——— A AA A School Teachers in Benner, The following teachers were elected in Beuner township: Roopsburg, Theresa A. Shields, of Bellefonte ; Knox, Pearl Knisely, of Bellefonte ; Eckley, Charlie Barnes, of Bellefonte ; Armaghast, Estella Brungart, of Wolf's Btore ; Clark's, Maud Johnson, of Bellefonte ; Rock, Edward Gales, of Bellefonte ; Hoy Primary, Cora Brun. gart, of Centre Hall ; High School, H, M. Hosterman, of Boalsburg ; Peru, J 4 s)he NO. 34. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Miss Pearl Long, of Bellwood, is be- ing entertained by Miss Anna Shoop, in this place. In all ceuntry and borough districts the last day for voters to register fk Wednesday, September 5th. The Philipsburg Daily Journal marke that the curfew law in town is proving a great success, [he that The annual convention of the Sabbath school workers at Getty slate will be held 10, 11 and 12 i sburg, October Mrs. William Wagner and daughter Helen, of Juniata, are visiting relatives about Boalsburg, Tusseyville tre Hall. and Cen- Messrs, W. C, Farner and David ¢ were fs Fortney, of near Tusseyville, town Baturday and called at porter office. M Mrs. William and Haven, Allison, r. and Irvin Bloom, El guests BG izabet h, of f Dr. i of daughter Lock are Mrs Al iss Sarah MeClenahan is distribut- bloom A the town. ywers are beautiful and highly i 1 | flowers from a night cereus among the sick of Ihe 1 scented. Remember that if your soi or your voted | Democratic neighbor's son he i on last fall age diti is upon the Registry. BODO COL , under any i vite thi fall v1 i OB, Vole LIOR ail Uniess if Harry 1. Hettinger, of near Spring He for ils, was a caller Baturday. in old homestead Anna Bell the his Mrs. Hettinger, ig quite an industrious young man far frig Arming of Frank McoClellan, is at the home Mrs. Glen Hope, parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Geiss Wagner, south | of Centre Hall, having come to attend {the wedding of he Mr. Me- Clelian is the station al Hope. Cag of her » i 0 sister. master (zlen t. George M. Boal was among | those who helped celebrate the BiXiy- birthday of ( John W, Stuart, at State College. Mr. Stuart in Company G, Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and the guests on ¥ | second bi. i was enlisted 145th { y this occasion were mostly comrades of that company. Among the many handsome young indies who visited Centre Hall within | the past week were Misses Alma Stine of Zion, Mame McGarvey, | Bellefonte, guests of Miss Alice Robin- i 1 former is a teacher and will | have charge of the Hecla and the latter is connected with Mallory’s ' and of #00. hie #4 hool, studio, Bellefonte. Mr Mrs. Gruver daughter, Miss Mary, and and Bell, the thelr latter's chum, Miss Luella Reynolds, are mak- ing an overland tour of MifMin, Bny- der, Union and Centre counties, and for a short time w~ere guests at the Centre Hall hotel. Mr. Bell is assis tant postmaster at Lewistown, and is widely kndwn through Central and Eastern Pennsylvania as an auctioneer, Among the guests at the Centre Hall hotel this week are Mrs, William Finkle, of Potlsgrove, and her nieces, Misses Jennie and Florence MecUool. The young ladies are the bright and attractive daughters of the late Rev. William McCool, a native of Gregg township, whose death occurred ten or more years ago while serving a Lutheran charge in one of the western states. Mr, and Mrs, T. F. Farner, of Phila- delphia, recently returned to their home after a brief vacation, the great. er part of which was spent at their old home on the Bouth side. Mr. Farner is a mail agent, his run being between New York and Pittsburg. The po- sition is a responsible one, but there is scarcely a limit to the ability of the Potter township young men, and con- sequently Mr. Farner performs his duty entirely satisfactorily and with ease, Pleasure seekers in Mifflin county resort to the novelty of climbing the Seven Mountains over a tram road on lumber trucks behind a “ dinkey,’’ the objective point being a spot where Mifflin, Centre and Huntingdon coun ties meet. The scenery along this road is varied and grand. While much of the territory traversed by the little engine has been lumbered off, there yet remain many acres in Detwiler Valley that the lumberman is putting the ax to virgin timber, The steamer ** Manchuria’, on which Laurence Biter was a passen- ger to China, was stranded on Mans Island. The vessel sailed from San Francisco on 14th inst.,, and on 20th rau ashore. The passengers were taken from the ill-faved ship, which is one of the largest on the Pacific, and landed at Honolulu. There were one hundred and fifty cabin passengers, eighteen or more of whom were missionaries on their way to Korea, and about eight hundred Asiatios. The latter class Miss Anna Rockey.
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