*
¥OL. LXXIX.
Nothing of importance has devel-
oped in the murder of Mr. Dale, ex-|
cept that a woman made a statement
before District Attorney Runkle,
which in a measure may be regarded
a8 connecting «a resident of Centre
Hall with the aflair, The statement,
as circulsted on the streets, appears
elsewhere in this issue,
Other facts and theories relative
the murder follow :
trace.
It appears that Mrs. Weaver, at the
Pleasant Gap toll gate, has a vague
recollection of 8 white horse passing
through the gate Monday evening ;
that two men were in the buggy, and
the toll gate
a lantern
distance from
alighted, carrying
walked up the mountain,
un short
and
A white horse hitched to a buggy,
the occupants of which carried a
WHERE MURDE
The above illustration shows the junction of
between Centre Hall and top of Nittany
The ** white horse ’’ that you heard
#0 much about that
crossed Nittany Mountain about the
time Mr. Dale left his farm has been
pretty well ferreted out The fact is
the white horse did pot cross the
mountain at all. On questioning
Andy Moyer closely, he stated that
the ** white hors», two men and the
lantern were seen at Horner's
below the Dale farm bulldings, bul
were not observed passing the Dale
house in which Mr. Moyer lives
Mr. Packer, a lumbermsn, sinted to
the writer that his tesm, one of which
waa 8 ‘ white horse,” hitched 10 8
wagon loaded with corn, accompanied
by his two sous carrying a isulern,
turned into the Horner lape or road
about the time corresponding to that
mentioned by Mr. Moyer. The
Packer team: came from the corn field
of Hannah Smith, st Black Hawk,
via the old road, intersecting the pike
at the edge of the mountain below the
Dale farm, and consequently did not
pass the Dale buildings, which ac
counts for the ** white horse, ”’ man
and lantern not being observed pass.
ing that point.
District Attorney Runkle and]
Justice W. B. Mingle made sa tour |
should Dave
ane,
shout
Hall
passing dowu the Brush Valley road,
lantern, was also at Centre
weer
between 7:50 aud 8 o'ele
I'he
the “white
the time, according to Andy Moyer's
story, when Mr, Dale left his
buildings. Moyer stated that & very
short titne after Dale's rig disappeared
barn the
If this
must have
en
only sttached to
importance
horse" js that it would fix
farm
fromm the white horse
the
Mr.
the
approacl ed. in COrrex
white borse passed
0
This is assuming thst Dale
Dale and his buggy somewhere
m
was not side-tracked.
antain,
WO THEORIES—NO, I.
At least two theories are being ad-
to how, when and where
was committed Al-
are with
vauced us
this murder
though these theories,
thew, they are given to the reader.
Theory number one is that the
was side-tracked until an
Positive evidence and presumed con-
ditions to substantiate this theory sre
that it grew dark early on the day of
Pa
Josiah C. Dale by Coroner Fisher and Dr, Locke,
in diameter.
ini
Evaporated 12,000 Bushes of Apples,
of the Centre Hall ahd Coburn evapo-
rating plants, a about
thousand bushels of apples at each of
the plants, or altbgether twelve thou.
sand bushels. Foughly estimated, the
average price was eighteen cents
per bundred nds, making over one
thousand dollarg paid for the apples
evaporated. The apples used at the
evaporating plants are a grade not
marketable elsewhere, being windfalls
and varieties undesirable for shipping.
In fact, aside from the labor in plck-
ing and transporting, the apples wold
to the were clear gain to
the seller, since the same stock could
not have been put on the market else
Teachers’ Institute,
The public school teachers through-
structors were all that could be de
sired, and the entertainments were of
the highet order. Kveryone speaks
favorably of Mr. Houok's talks, and a
resolution expressing gratification over
his large vole throughout the state at
the recent general election indicates
that the teschers had something to do
with swelling his mujority. On the
whole Buperintendent Etters is to be
congratulated,
The officers elected for the ensuivg
year are Vice-Presidents, C. L. Gram-
ley, of Rebersburg, and C. D, Koch, of
South Philipsburg ; Secretary Gers
trude Wieland, of Boalsburg.
Thanksgivin
beld yy Eo
“o'clock ; sermo
services will be
Wh
a character that no ope
in a corn field after dark.
When shot it is presumed that Mr, |
his buggy, the vehicle either standing
on the level or more likely ascending a |
hill. Evidence to support this is that |
blood trickled down the curtain at the |
back and side, which indicates that he |
remained in a sitting posture for some |
time after the fatal shot was fired, |
When found the dead form was
wedged in the front part of the buggy, |
one knee against the right side of the |
dash board, and head lyiog back on]
the seat. This position would be the |
most natural one for the limp body to |
acquire on descending a hill, i
Ha the shot been flred when the |
vehicle was descending the mountain, |
when the natural position of a traveler |
| have caused the body to fall forward, |
Mr. Dale was found with his over.
in taking leave.
According to a statement made by
Andy Moyer he must have gotten his
horse from the stable and hitched up
in a very short period of time. For
when he
in an ad-
the vehicle was at Lhe barn
( Moyer ) went after a calf
It might have been the bang
of a shot gun.
FHEORY NO. &,
People are pot all of the same mind,
{ happily so. There are many who
believe that the murder of Mr. Dale
occurred on the south side of Nittany
Mi a point where *'
road | reecis the pike
| three-fourth
BOG I= 8
COWRrd
Ve
Adam's”
This place is
the mountain,
for a vicious,
lie in wait for
the spprosch of a vietim, commit the
murder in his heart, and again go
into hiding.
The strongest evidence in support of
Way up
point
vy charseter to
tien
in
dents in Centre Hall, snd others liv-
ing slong the base of the mountain,
heard the report of a gun, supposed to
pike. Other evidence produced is that
marks of a horse were visible at this
point. These indicated that the horse
bad been trampling about,
JOHN SWEETWOOD'S STATEMENT,
Owing to the fact that John BSBweet-
wood and Mr, Dale were to have had
a law suit the day after the latter was
foully murdered, in the minds of some
people there was some importance at
tached to the whereabouts of Mr,
Bweetwood at the time the murder
took place.
Mr. Sweetwood and a fellow laborer
appeared st the Reporter office Friday
evening to state that be ( Bweetwood )
had been in the lumber camp from
about noon Monday until the follow-
ing noon. The story was corroberated
by Mr. Dubbs, who stated that a half
furnish the same evidence
Mr. Sweetwood was tenant
Dale farm previous to the tin
Moyer moved there,
spring.
This statement is published the
authority of Mr. Bweetwood sand Mr-
Dubbs, and the writer has no resson
to disbelieve it, and it will
be accepted as true,
the
Andy
5
017
which inst
A
on
1s snerally
mm fp A
WOMAN IMPLICATES MAN
Saw Him Leave His Home Usrrying Some
thing That Looked Like a Gan
A story is circulatiog thet District
Attorney Runkle took the statement
of a woman in Centre Hall,
evening, that possibly
a resident of Centre H
murder of Josiah C. Dale, on
Saturday
sf nieet
with the
the ¢
November 12th,
I’ county officer took the
statement of a woman is true, what
she said is not so sltogether certain,
but reports say she related, under oath,
that she saw a certian individual leave
his home that evening carrying some-
thicg that might have been
may ¢
all
Ye
ning of Monday,
iat that
a gun,
tie
story goes on the street, there was con-
After some time had elapsed, so
siderable commotion at this particular
man's house,
| Continued on ioside page
THE DALE FAR
T tration shows the fa*m buildings on {
Was ia
aud on the
Aurit
the day, snd where he hitched his horse to
Love is sweet because it is made up
largely of tafly.
Thankegiving Day supper in Grange
i as
Arcadia. Be sure to be on hand, |
The Centre County Pomona Grange
held 8 regular session at Milesburg
{ Wednesday.
Mra Bolomaon Lohr, of near Boalse
{ burg, is in Johostown, having gone
Dr. J. W. Boul
iment in the
Lehurch Bunda, {+ Rev
insy, the pastor, wi
Huow fell
filled the appoint
Mitiheim Methindist
(3. W Mell
yun mle,
of last week.
shaded besuiiful wea
Linore thay one inch in depth. Out in
[the open the greater part melted al-|
most ax fast as it fell
While eating a piece of meat a por-|
Thursiay
apts thie
ton Htruble, of Ferguson township, |
and almost strangled her. Dr, Woods
was called and removed the ob-
struction,
About ten days ago when Martin
Bmith aad J. C, Btruble, of Ferguson
township, went to their stables each
found a dead horse in the stalls,
cause can be given for the unexpected
death of the animals, as they appesr-
ed to be in good condition the day
previous,
John (Jlaegow, of Colyer, and Will
fam Mitterling, the cow drover, had &
mixup one evening last weuk, near
Centre Hall station. Mr. Glasgow
waa driving toward Old Fort and Mr.
Mitterling was coming in the opposite
direction. Oa the hill near the Btoner
farm house they met, the wheels of
their vebicles striking, and as a conse-
quence the front wheel on Glasgow's
buggy was wrecked snd some other
slight damage done. The accident
was caused by the street light at the
M BUILDINGS.
he Dale farm on Nittany Mountain, The
1 the hotise
picture
Fhe pike passes betwee and barn,
Dale's vehicle stood
it in the evening
Loganton Wiki Celebrate,
The work of grading the last three
miles of the White Deer and Logan
ton railroad into Loganton is about
completed, and the work of laying the
ties and rails will be commenced next
week, It is expected that the first
train will ran into Loganton some
time between the let and 10th of De
vember, This will no doubt be a gals
ocession for the people of Loganton
and Sugar Valley, tor it mienns much
to the people over the msiolains lo
the outwide world
by rail, after depepudiog on to» silage
conch for trapsporisiion since
settlers coupled the valley. The road,
which will extend from White Deer in
Logauton, will be 27 miles in length
Buperintendent Steel was in Loganton
pushing the work of grading.
Am...
be cnunentid with
eYer
Milton Housknechi, of near Snow
Shoe, an employe of the Hayes Run
Fire Brick Company, at Orvis, was in-
stantly killed at that place, Thursday
afternoon of last week.
He was a cart driver, and in cross
ing a bridge the cart over-balanced
and in an effort to keep the horse from
falling oft the bridge the man was
thrown from it, head first, a distance
of ten feet, into the water, striking his
head against large stones, causing ine
stant death, -
The unfortunate man was aged
thirty-five years, His remains were
taken in charge by the I. O, O. F,, of
Snow Shoe, and taken to that place
for burial,
A stock holders meeting of the
Hayes Run Fire Brick y was
beld recently, at which timé Judge
Eilis L. Orvis was re-elected president,
The company's finances were found
ng.
business of the concern growl
!
FIRE IN CENTRE HALL
Harper's Baru Ablaze at 12:15 Sanday
Morning —~Two Other Stables Baro
North Section of Town in Great Danger,
Centre Hall experienced a brisk fire
Bunday morning between 12:15
two o'clock. The result was the de-
struction of a small barn on the lot of
Mrs, Maggie Harper, and two stables
—0ne on the property of the late ex-
Sheriff Bpangler and the other on the
lot of Jerry Miller, the latter premises
now being occupied by George Breon.
The fire originated in the Harper
barn, which was a building of con-
siderable dimensions, having a barn
floor, manure shed and ample room te
house several horses and cows. The
bain was well filled with straw, corn.
fodder, unthreshed oats, corn, wheat,
ele, all the property
Will J. Bmith, who
stable. The building
and
of Dairyman
had the
itecll was well
constructed, beavy timbers being used
leased
in it for a brn of its kind, and be
filled with provender and straw
a1 intense heal,
I'he
Harper barn, on the opposite
Spangler stable, east
side
Hoffer street, was a good
sized
contained
town
stable, which also
hay,
siraw, e¢t¢. The heal or embers from
the Harper barn ignited the Spangler
stable at the gable end of the structure,
near the roof, aud in an lostant the
stable was 8 mes of flames,
I'he empty
premises stood nearby
stable
of
minutes it Loo was bein
he Miller
mere shell, and
the flames,
Was
AACN,
A few minutes p.evious to Lh
the Bpangler stable look
Lie
Ug ="
had Leen atlachied Lo Lhe pl
Harper residence, but for some reason
difficulty was experienced in operat
ing the reel on tue hose carl, and
fore the walter supply avails
abie the Spangler stable was 8 mass
of flames,
A portion of the hose was thea de-
tached and taken to the plug at C. M.
Arpey’s house, the hose ran through
his lot to a convenient point play
upon the Arupey stable, was
next to the Miller stable,
checked the
be.
becatue
Lo
which
Fhis timely
move progress of
flames,
the
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
worth all kinds of money—
to $17 for prime timothy,
Hay |
gr
Pio
[ast week
there were some twenty
eases of diphtheria in Tyrone,
Charles Arney had the good fortune
to kill a fox while hunting one day
Ie
asl
J.
has
week,
Clark Carson, of near Bellefonte,
secured work in of the
Berwick shops.
ane
The Watchman is fitting up a pri-
vate sanctum on the third floor of the
Watchman building,
The corner stone
at Lewistow
of the new hospital
inid Bundasy. The
t $065,000,
H. E
residence
In Was
Mr
ange t ier
and fre,
Rhsadle
have
Filkins,
viiffiin
d. That
rural free
OW Ians-
in
¥Y.
wiables
Ww.
Centre
Hatur-
lot
ar
for
la fine
r, City editor the
has received an
jureau of Animal
Pitts-
of
headquarters at
judge in
judicial dis-
tL was on sixty-four.
He and
received
one
Chere are who will go |
uld it be other-
EpPEAE DOW, see
» truth they This
to the Dale tragedy.
ERY,
HOW (
“i
cone.
of
ne Archey, Penusyl-
the cellar
Thursday night of
itting a deep gash in her
venty-eight years old.
Valin ti ace, leil down
siairs al her home
insti week,
head
The ove thing that
ie
oi being constuined by |
preven
w Lid noriperu seclion
Was 8 genlie shower « {
ju fadienn and onlin
J Led
tirst part of toe fin i
brisk south wind, carrying
vikibers
f
great quantities Lo Lhe 1 of
ings ou both sides of Church sireet. |
But for this
would have been fired from the Harper i
bis fwells |
Iai: a Guiel DILGILES |
§
barn alove, apd what woud %
curred [fon Lhe DUTHILYE
Ouily be guessed
sul Hi
of the
anlios
Lhe Tain, eve
fice
Nothiog biasd of
Hepor ier wi iad
today.
mirscle could have checked
ward march of
elements,
Thank God for that
or pot it was sent at
time.
ihe On
the destructive
raiv, whether
al opporiune |
The fire was first discovered by Geo,
W. Bushman, who had retired only a
short time previous. He was aswaken-
ed by the smell of smoke and a bright |
light, and was the first lo sound the]
alarm,
Lovers on Church
turbed by Mr. Bushman's
cutery, and however near
sbout to draw
his targets flew to the sired wold
ed in sounding the alarin of fn
later gave valvoable asei lane
tinguishing the flames,
Among those early oa ul
were OC, M. Arney and Will J. Smith,
Chas, stamp, Uwmstable Ruakle, El-
mer Ruokle and Fire Marshal Brishin,
After giving the alarm {or a square, |
Mr. Bushman secured the toss eart, |
and was on the ground early with
fire-fighting aparatus,
The hose cart from the sistion eud
of town was escorted to the diamond
by Thos, G. Wilson and E, W. Craw-
ford, the former having bec notified
by telephone.
Peculiar ss it may seem, only a
stoall portion of the residents of the
town were aware of Lhe fire until the
next morning. A square from the
fire persons slept soundly through
it ali,
dis. |
panicky
i
«rite
slreel were
Ly was
bis weapon tn
join.
and
ih £X-
EQCedie
Lhe
It was five o'clockygwhen the smoul-
dering embers received the last dash
of water. At that time, owing to a
rain that again began falling, it was
thought safe to retire, Most of those
who remained (about a d zen per
sons ) until that time had interests
was an abundance of
water,
ne ST, 1
at | . *
incendiary origin,
snd
added to
force
the morning
be
on
This will
ihat ibe,
Whe In
pg, and
Mr.
Adam
¢ of the
i Laat section
ped Lo Dusking eorn at a
pitied Gringe
gerich, west of
Lis in LR INO se
was brask-
wi ia ihe field of
Lovin Burris, « he Poler farm, and
pours husked
i twenty bushels
Rev I. Btonecypher, of
ttended a meeting of the
uference st Loganton,
week at
iii seven e-add
hundred au
While
Boaisburg, =
Northern «
O08
J
east of
Centre Hall. The
Homan family were formerly mem-
the reverend gentleman is
Mr. and Mrs. John
of Philipsburg, Centre Hall
Mra. Hosterman and little
son remained at the Hosterman home,
vir, Hosterman sitended the
itute, They much
surroundings in
all kinds of
nice things to say about the people,
the town and the schools,
H, Hosterman,
were In
fas wee RK.
Wile
oonly inst are
pleased their
wit
Philipsburg, and bave
A distinctive and unique feature of
the Mines and Metallurgy exhibit at
the Jamestown Exposition, next year,
is to be the concentrating plant ope-
rated by the United States Geologice!
It will consist of various
concentrating tables, magnetic sepa
rator, crusher and classifier which will
permit treating ores so that their min-
eral contents can be accurately de-
termined.
Two trolley companies want to do
business in Lewisburg. Ope is the
Lewisburg, Milton and Watsontown
Company, the other a MiMlinburg
company. The latter proposes build.
ing a line from Mifftioburg to Lewis.
burg, and agrees to post $5000 for a
faithful performance of the contract,
which includes in the proposition to
have the oars yunaing a year from
next January.
The Ladies’ World for December Is
the first number brought out by
Charles Dwyer, who recently resigned
the editorship of The Delineator. It
is a rendable magazioe from cover to
cover, and in addition to the recres-
thon it affords, the ladies will find in