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COURT NEWS,
Decemboar Court
t'naes « The
Nesslons
Hears Commonwealth
Firs® Few Days of th
December sessions of court convenes
Monday morning at ten
after hearing a number of motions and
petitipns as presented by the several
members of the bar, grand jury
was called and John N
Riate Colle Be,
as foren an thereof,
of thi
nd wards made
eo court
ment of the morn
ing session the Court ealled the atten
tion of the members of the bar to the
and called specific
the
sworn
th
several townships,
their
and
whieh
was selected
after
constables
boroughs
terly returns to
Before the adj wu
(quar
aivoree question,
attention that the
etter of
div
up to the atriet the
Lhe petition and
the allegations contained in the
must be full, proven before a decree in
divorce would be granted,
for
following dig
for the ree,
libel
The civil list of cases this wee}
was gone over and the
posed of :
Thomas Boal va WH.
tinued to next term
Hannah Gummo
mo, settled.
Monday afternoon in the case
Commonwealth Jacob From,
charged with larceny for the taking of
corn from the shock of the field
prosecutor James Stahl, the defsnd nt
waived the finding of the grand jury
and plead guilty to the charge of
larceny.
Next case luken was Joho
gon vs. Bdward Haghes, being an ap-
peal from the justice of the peace. De-
fendant moved to quash the appeal or
the ground that the appeal was im-
properly taken. Appeal quashed.
Joseph Brothers & Co. vs. Lewis
Rosenthal, being an appeal from the
Moyer, con-
va. George Gum-
of
vs
out
Willian
justice of the peace, and is for balance |
of back account. Defendant did not |
appear, but the case went to trial and |
resulted in a verdict of the |
plaintifis in the sam of §56 33
A petition was presented by
Moon township asking the Court
order an lection charge from
work tax to cash rosd tax and fixing »
datedfor the
A vumber of young men
diet for tetrayall These
omitted in giving the court
these columine, the Reporter |
of the
for the
in favor
Hall |
te
to
election
were in-
ed CRSES Are |
proceed
Lugs in
Uelieviog that the
pater of parties involved
good
Colwmonwesllh
house sud Rudolph
dicted for forcible entry and detaiper ; |
prosecutor M. H. Davidson. On trial
all day Tuesday
[no the case of Le
vs. Jacob From, cuarged with stealing
chickens, the jury returned a verdict
of guilty.
ClIuILission
in
WwW. H.
Roadhouse, iu
Va Roati- i
Commonwealth
s—— ins nnin
Centre Conntians in 1HHnols
Centre county people now residents
of Stephenson counly are organizing
next sum
meetings have already
tn hold 8 picnic some time
mer. Seversl
been held in the county
with a view of obtaining the names of
all Centre county people now living in
that county. The vice aj
pointed in the various towrships are
as follows, and sre known to the
court house
preside;
is
ma-
jority of the Reporter readers :
Lotsu~Charles Musser,
Fiorence~ Joho KN Stiffler
Rock Rt anlien Ley “She ler
Lancasts r—~Atustin Yarger
Harlem~Calvin Young
West Point—-A, A, Kage
Waddams——Jacch Stemm
Buckeye Oliver Cromiey,
Dakota~—Dr, C. P. Leitzsl
Bock Grove~A. N. 7 mmern
Ouneco-FEll Heckman,
Winslow William Emeriek
a3
ssn Ap
Lib. ALS
—
Mis. Gardner Grave a few
returned from & vi-it te
Mra. E U. Diez, of
aunt, Me, Bac ie Hochman,
Haven,
A bisck fox was seety by E. W,
Crawflord on Tussey Mouuotsin, Rey-
pard was fired at, but the result was
the black bunch of fur simply traveled
the faster from mountsin to mountain.
days pg
fis Ir sister,
hier
Lock
Howard, and
at
The interment of the body of Ray
Condo, a notice of whose death appears
eldew here io this issue, was made at
Spring Mills Mondsy afternoon, the
services being conducted by Dr, Laurie,
As nu result of the smooth condition
of the road owing to the packing of
the snow, the horse Miss Mary De.
linda Potter wae driving fell, and in
doing so droke bolh the shafts of Lhe
buggy in which the horse was hitched,
Mr. and Mrs, Johu 8B. Dale, of Dale
Bummit, will attend a meeting of the
Pennsylvania State Grange, at West
Chester. Before returning they will
spend some time with Mrs, Dale's fa-
ther, D. C. Bummy, la West Phin.
delphia.
George H, Goss, of the engineering
force of the H. CU. Frick Coal and ( oke
Company, who is located at Ecottdale,
Payette county, is spending a few
days with bis sister, Mrs. George A.
Young, in this place. Mr. Goss re
ports things very quiet in the coke
~ region, owing to the scarcity of ready
money. The Frick Company and
Americag Bridge Company, as well ss
other flims, are paylog all salaries in
script of the Senominulion $2.00, $6 00
od $1000, Cash is very scarce and
aay Yom, ble to buy $100°00 worth of
SLY
een -
Harris jownship
Prof, Angel, the eye specialist from
Bellefonte, was here on Monday, look-
George Keller and son Wayne, of
Houserville, spent Thanksgiving day
in Boalsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. James Irvin,
flinburg, visited Mr. and Mrs.
the parents of Mra.
Miss Annis Lohr spent the
from Saturday untit Monday sat
home wt Centre Hall,
Prothonotary A, B. Kimport with
his family spent Thanksgiving with
and aunt, James Kimport
aud sister, Missy Elizabeth.
Mr. and Mrs, MeClellan Fry,
of Fairbrook, were guests at the home
over Binday.
of Pine Grove Mills,
Mr. snd
of Mif-
Adam
Irvin,
time
her
his uncle
Geo
Kimport,
iiss Hara Reed,
visited her brother and wife,
Mrs. J. 1. Reed.
Mre, Frank Allen
fever
Misa Maria
is ill of typhoid
Alexander, who has suf-
fered from rheumatism for several
yesrs to the extent that she was un-
able walk without assistance, is
now laid up with a br ken limb, the
the knee and
to
fracture being between
ankle,
The members of the Lutheran
ehureh sent a box of clothing and pro-
their Orphans Home at
Loyvavilleas a Thanksgiving offeriog.
Mrs. WS Bailey and Miss Margaret
pent a day
visions lo
College,
~inle
Misses Goheen.
~tuart visited at Pittsbarg,
Fhanksgiving season,
N. W, Meyer
funty seat
Knox, of
with the
Xk. H
during the
vd Mrs spent
nt ti
an (runner visited his parents,
View, the early part of
Wilh
near
this week.
Mr. and Mrs George Sweeney, of
near Centre Hall, spent Saturday eve.
eck
Mra. Alice Magoflin erjoyed a week
with her brother, Dr. George Woods,
Pine Grove Mills
}. J of the
attended to
Houserville
busipess in
Dreese,
of Centre Hall, is
Leech
Miss Martha Bosal,
st Shingletown Gap.
Although the corn crop was a short
and of inferior quality, yet
quite 8 number «f heavy hogs have
slsughtered during the last fort.
Bh
Mrs Lenker,
her grandson, Guy Edmiston,
visited
Mothe rebsugh home
E. W. Hese, H. C. Bailey and H. M.
Hostermsn sttending court as
Fuss of Renovo, with
a slu-
College, at the
are
jurors
Mr
dsughter,
ani Mrs J. A.
Miss Beulah,
dinner
Fortney and
entertained a
select party at on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Mra Harriet Musser died Friday, of
beart failure, haviog ill only a
Her parents were Jesse and
dloom ) Moore, and the esrly
her life was spent in Boalsburg.
warried to George Gilmen,
by whom she had two children. After
of married life be died,
wis afterward married to
Musser, died about
yeasts ago, Mre, Musser then re-
ped to Boslsburg and cared for her
ther until the Iatter's death, »inee
«pring she aud her brother Charles
made their home with her dsughter,
W. Miller, near Boalsburg
ides her daughter she survived
by one son, Harry Gilmen, of near Re-
bersburg, twelve grandchildren and
four brothers, Wm. and Henry Moore,
Samuel B., of State Col’
of Boalsburg,
Goes Dd
few days
<arsh |
pail of
she was
EVEN yenrs
atiti she
Jopathan who
seven
tur
fe
§
inst
i=
io Missouri ;
ege, and Charles D
—— a ——
smith, the Pavtographer,
Ww. sinith, the Photographer,
will tw in Centre Hall Friday,
Dee
WY.
tuber 6
Ap
the United Evsn-
geiical church will hold a chicken and
waffle supper in Grange Arcadia Bat.
urday evenivg, piddor to Christmas
day. :
hie members of
(ES i
*phool,
Hello, there, Kids!
Alu't you glad
For the good time you ve had,
Aud don’t you think
School is on the blink?
Of course you do;
You wouldn's be tun
To yourselves if
You didn't wast to hit it a biff,
And kick it in the pants,
Aud koock its chance
To get its hooks
[ato you for the books, +
Thats your style
Bat hold up awhile
And think”
Wouldn't you be gezink
If you bad no schools to teach
You how 10 reach
For the highest and best things?
To give you wings
To fiy with above those who cgpawl
All over this terrestrial ball 7
Do you want to dig
And live like a pig?
Or do you want to fly
And live on Ple,
And pull the plug
fa a big red chug-chug ?
Hay,
Amy you bulls thst Way
Or the other? Do you want
The crown of effort or ils cross!
Iw gain or loss? ,
What 7
Yor want the hot
But ?
That's enough |
sori $75.00 cash the first day,
2a'tke ten were somewhat ;
Aaronsburg,
Z. D. Thomas, accompanied by his
niece, Miss Beckie Bnyder, attended
the funeral of his brother, Logan.
ton, Friday.
Wm. Breon, of Mill Hall, has come
to spend a few weeks with Lis mother.
Miss Miriam Keister returned home
after a few months’ stay with friends
at State College.
Mr. and Mrs, John Gettig, of Wil-
kinsburg, have come to pay his pa-
rents a visit,
Mrs. Lenker and daughter attended
a wedding at Lemont on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Mr, and Mre, James Breon spent a
day last week with friends at Lo-
ganton.
Miss Bessie Stover has come home 10
spend the winter with her parents,
Bhe had been with friends st Bpriog
Mills during the summer,
J. W. Foster accompanisd by his
mother and sister spent Thanksgiving
with friends at Tyrone, returning
home Baturday
George Btahl, of
the residence of Mrs.
days last week.
Mrs. Mollie Kerns, of Irvers, Oblo
has come to spend the winter "months
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bam-
uel Gettig.
Mr. and Mrs. Troxell, of Winfield,
returned bome after 8 few days’ stay
with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey
Crouse
nt
Milton, visited at
Deshler, a few
mm —_ A A —————
Woodward.
Messrs. Thomss Welrick and John
Mitebell, of Liverpool, and Harry
Gilbert, of Millersburg, after spending
a week bunting io the wilds of Centre
county, returped to their homes on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Musser spent
several days at Lock Haven, visiting
relatives.
Miss Florence Yearick, daughter of
A. M. Yearick, formerly of this place
but now of Pittsburg, was married at
the home of her father on Thanke-
giving, to Lloyd Beall. The wedding
took place at 7 o'cleck p. m., thre of-
ficiating minister being Rev. Gharret,
The young couple left for Bewickley
Batu day morning, where they will
make their future home,
Howard Bowersox with his sons, |
Leroy and Randy, left for Pleasant |
Gap Monday morning, at which
place (hey are employed on a lumber
Job
Charles Hoslerman,
dren, Milton and Grace, of Buffalo, N.
Y., are visitors in town,
fm ————
Oak Hall,
Daniel Lowder is able to be out
again, after being housed up from a
siege of carbuncles. :
Luther Peters went to Rock Bprings
wife and chil
on Bunday to take charge of his broth.
er’s farm for a week, during the latter's
absence al court as a juror.
Mrs. Newton Miller returned to her |
home in Altoona, Monday, after a two |
weeks’ visit with her parents,
James CC. Gilliland numbered
among Lhe sick.
Mrs. Johnson and daughter, Mary
Jane, of Alabams, expect to spend the
winter at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
J. G. Irvin.
Misees Ella and Cathryn Dale were
among the guests st a dinner given by
the Misses Cornelis and Mary Dale, at
Dale's Mille, on Thanksgiviog.
The scholars of the Grammar school
are erjoying a few days’ vacation,
while their teacher, Miss Goheen, in
visiting io Pittsburgh.
Misses Jane Marshall and Blanche
Musser, of Hunter's Park, spent Mon-
day in town,
Heott Wieland, wife and children,
of Bellefonte, were guests at the home
of O. L. Rishel, last week.
nit
Rebersburg.
Misses Celia Bruogart and Avneadas
Royer, and Samuel Bierly, all students
at the Central State Normal School,
Lock Haven, visited their parents,
last week.
* Mr. and Mrs Edwin Brungart and
daughter, of Belinsgrove, are visiting
relatives at this place.
The fumily of William Zeigler is at
present stricken with illness,
Floyd Bowersox and wife, of Spring
Mills, accompanied by Oliver Gramley
and wife, of Mifflinburg, spent a day
in town this week,
Floyd Gramley, a student at State
College, spent a short time with his
parents, in this plage.
Mra, Harter, wife of the late EKEman-
vel Harter, deceased, is critioally ill
with little hope of recovery.
Miss Emma Gramley and a gentle-
man from Miffiinburg visited relatives
in this community s few days this
week.
Lather Frauk is spending a short
time in Lock Haven sod Williams:
port in the interest of business,
Oviatt SR
10 sod
is
CORONERS IN MAINE.
More Than Officials For Probing Cases
of Violent Deaths,
Suppose you know all about the du-
tles of a coroner. Perhaps it would
be safer to say you think you do, for
the chances are that your real knowl-
edge of what these officials do is some-
what lhmited. It wouldn't at all
strange If there are many lawyers
who not thoroughly acquainted
with the duties and privileges of these
officials. -
T fme
outranked
nbout thaty
ugo.
required to glve
the sheriff
be
inre
wag when coroners of Maine
the sheriffs, Ever hear
It wasn't so many years
In those days the coroners were
n bond of £30,000 and
one of £40,000, Today it Is
different. The sheriffs give the
big bond, but the coroners
have ineinl backing to the
only about a thousand. The
ture has changed the law,
Even now there ure only two officials
who can serve a paper upon a sheriff,
a coroner or a high sheriff of another
county. It used to he that Me coroner
was the only who could do this.
There are times when it becomes
necessary to writ of attach
ment upon a and this,
when hi the man who
makes the atachment a single penny,
A brings a suit against B and at-
taches his property to Insure getting
his cash. B, however, owes C a cer-
tain suln. Now, the property which
A has attached is worth a great deal
more than the amount of A's
C ean't very well attach it,
there Is alrea attachment
must
of
have
fin
legisla-
one
serve a
sheriff,
doesn't owe
claim.
dy an
he
To
laim
custodian
his «
sheriff as
COYer
attach
the property
had the attachments
where “the
made
comes in,
Here
te
COrong:
make the
for the
they
CARES,
The coroner also does the
a sheriff his deputy
the dgath of a sheriff
When a sheriff dies his deputies
with him.”
ty Is left
ty sheriff
civil pa
rervice,
part,
AS caroners
Hout Host
accessible,
work
or
In such an event the coun.
without a sheriff
Its only
constal
officers
are des, and
nttachments
Some
made by law
pers
cannot make
taln sum
above
provision has to
to guard
On the
against
death of
firet of all, appoints a
vo that
Sqn $ }
0s a sheriff
Ben
there m be
bisve charge of
nstitution of
Yicts tution
county t he names n
term But
Sers
tu fill bi Hunexpired
doesn't provide for the
eg
er i vw here
He flue
power (0 serve
The
Maine wan
county in
his death
EN OCRREOY,
field,
the coroner steps in.
the has
1s
Pel
under jaws of state,
these pa
to in office In
Sheriff Reed of Penobscot
1905. In the
aid the
Charles R
there
ast sherify die
time
his
Brown of Spring
an important attach.
on a Baagor concern
Hed In by
ho had the case,
requested to make the
a new duty for the man,
cessfully grappled with it
You see, coroners are something more
than officials for In gating cases of
violent deaths. — Lewiston Journal
appointment of
came
ment to be made
Aas Cy
It was
but he suc
service
Vesti
An Emp
winter
eror's Attic.
¢¢ of the czar sur
palace In Enrope. It
ke of the Neva and owes
to the Empress Catherine
extraordinary woman,
in abLillty and In vice,
her contemporaries
oi ler of all who have stud
The buliding Is
of a light brown
ornamental In archi
tecture. It Is a wilderness of halls,
gtalrowars and apartments. The Nich-
olas hall asl the 8 George's hall will
never bo facroiten by those who have
The
preses pnd
is on the 1
its exis ©
11. tha
extrao
ol hey
tnost
HITS
tho ¢ clap of all
fed hig ;
four sto jes high,
color and highly
List interesting rooms is
icholas |. died. It Is in
of the northeast corner
: and i: approached by
(id Loally by a narrow
i= a small room, only
vu feet loug and twelve
with two small windows,
and the place where the emperor
gpent most of his time when not of-
Gelally ecu yell. It Is the room In
which he died some say by poison ad-
ministered by himself In a fit of mel
aucholy laduced by the outcome of the
Crimienn war The room remains just
as he leit it. Near the center is a
plain fron bedstead. Sbme chairs and
a fer cheap pictures adorn the room,
and a dilagbdated, down at the heel
pair of sii; pers complete the furnish-
ings of the aitic roow In the palace.
Dancing, 8 rds.
Oue of the wud strange sights on
the pialus 0) southern Africa is a par.
ty of vinil ing ostriches. Their queer
antics have 'eca deseribed thus:
“When thee are nn number of them
they will giart od in the morning and
sfter running a few hundred yards will
stop nnd wilh rabed wings will whirl
rapldly vounl til they are stupefied or
perhaps break a leg. The males pose
ulso before f2' lag and to make their
court. The, Kkueel on their ankles,
vpeniiog Yheis singe and balancing
thew: ives wltenalely forward and
hacky ard or {lo one slde or the other,
whittle the wool Ie stretched on a level
with the © cad the head striked the
sides, nod 01 the right, now on the
left, vhlie (le feathers are bristling.
The Mrds wppear nt this time so ab
sorbed In thelr occupation as to forget
ull that fu golug on around them
can be approached and
male alone utters a cry, |
feet wide,
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