OL. LXXXI. WHECK ONL. &T, | Eaginser Kdward J. Graeff Plaloned | Under ¥ugine and Drowns In Logan | Beaneh ! Vedi afternoon of last week uw most horrible wreck occurred on the I. &T R R. at a sharp curve near the residence of Harvey Griftith, one this side of Bellefonte. The re. Engineer Edward J Graeff, Sunbury, drowned ; I. K. Inkrote, and W. M, Winegardner and | card Winters, brakemen, injured. | inginecr Graeff was making his un over the road in that capacity, wl previously beer schooled. by | ae fireman. When the engine rounding the double curve, some. 1g happened to one af the freight 4 the truck, pulling the r part of the engine with it. Engi neer Graefl went over with the engine, and was pinned fast to the ground by a portion of the ponder was machine Winters, who had just had a thrilling experience, was the first to come to his | aid, and made an effort to rescue his} but it was discovered that yesday mi! sult was : ried it leafy res companion, held fast by his arma sod ghoulfer. The engineer plead to be | released, savipg that he was pot much | The combined ingenuity of | t was unable to release Lhe | man, there was y «in but to hold the| and await the moment | water, which was being | back by the debris, would en- | his was done oy Brake- | heart-rending | i § he was irj red all pres sod unforfuoa‘e Wa Op, rs iY aad, Mr he Winters wa- not forgotten by | When the engine turned over, | ww thrown out over the engineer, | ded in Logan Braneh. When | me conscious, he found himself down the siresmu. His first} vr regaining his feet, was He burriedly | i#10e of : y of Graeff, { # wrecked #ngine, sod there | 4 deseribed iv | Bem ph aredy ¢ cab the mgt both of} the d Wineg er, it Lhe engi atl t, jumped to the oppo which the engine turned, is their lives, but were injured, Both men | ely Inken tothe boepiial it wight o'clock before ¢ tirnell was taken from the { was only done after hard eral ours by a wrecking 3 nuppened to be at Miles wird were called from a less to a er wreck on the Pennsy’s aystem. r wus unconscious of bis en pleading to be released, au exswioation of his body wus discovered that one sud were Zines wer broken, snd side wae a resident of Bunbury, ved by 8s wife aod four He was avout thirty years Himba tider . He ot cates of the wreck cannot a ne train remaioed “ix seven of the ¢ into the creek. H. Soyder, Flaguan nd Brakeman Holley were ip 4 were pot irjured, Apps Ee or er, Cetitng Dinament Fa is, ing of » six fot section of g nround a ceiling light in the Propeyivauia Hiate a Litn® Caused considerable frugmients struck and ads of Winfred Braman, of tt Experiment Station, sod Mr Rotert Fo Ibe crash came in the raid the discours« by Dr. Gill, but the «gered continued The orne- ment bove the gallery, which urns fer the fact that but two per. BODE Were iit, Ihe experts who made an exsmios. ticn stated that it was slinply one of those inexplicable aceidents which The building hus wredd to be perfectly safe, ian, at s BN thie hye ter, - Wan nic somatigees happen, been dee lf Credits Given This week subscriptions paid be tween December 10th and January 21st have been credited on the Pink Label. If vou have not proper credit, please report at once, Remember, “08 ments July, 1908. January, 1908 is written ‘Jan 08" on the label. In other words whetre no wonth is men- tioned the month of July is implied, Demoorstic Caucuses, Keep in mind that Baturday is the day on which Democratic caucuses in Centre county will be held. Let there be a good turn out ; nominate capable, clean men for the offices to be filled, and then go to the polls in February with s view of ratifying the caucus actionw. Corn in Bad Condition, Jorn that was thought to be in fair food condition when eribbed last , la proving Simppoluty when 00D FELLOWS BANQUET, Nearly Two Handred Plates—The Menu Order in . rosperous Condition, The Centre Hall lodge of Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows gave its annual banquet Wednesday evening of last week, in Grange Arcadia. All told there were about two hundred persons in the company, the majority being of the members of the order, or of the lodge of Rebekahs, and invited guests. It was the largest gathering of the kind held in some years, and the menu was the most varied, the dishes the most toothsome, the service the best ever. Grange Arcadia is an ideal place in which to hold a baspquet. The lower floor, except ‘he office and kitchen which are entirely separate, was de- voted exclusively to a number of long dining tables, tastefully decorated. The guests, previous to the hour set for the dinner, were quartered on the handsomely furnished second floor, and engaged in social chat. At the call, & line was formed and in pairs the large dining hall was filled. For fully an hour and 8 quarter the guests stowed away the * perishable’ edibles, and in the meantime there was mer- riment everywhere. MENU Oranges Celery Plckles Cheese Turkey Limas Potatoes Scslioped Oysters Crasberries Corn loos Cakes Confections Tea Coflee The local order of Odd Fellows is in it is growing in membership, and its treas. ury—always the barometer of success —is expanding. Recently, as noted in these columns, the order acquired the ** Meat Market’ property, on the dismond, with a view of erecting, «owe time in the future, a home for the order . Hon (haries Emory smith Dead, Hon. Charles Emory smith, editor- tu-¢ def of the Philadelphia Press, died Sunday moruiug. He wes minister to Russia under President Harrison, during 1800-1903, and was Postmaste: General in the McKinley cabinet, re. ceiviog his sppoiutment in 1808. Mr Smith was beld io high esteema by all newspaper men, especially those in Pennsylvania, regardiess of politics. LOUVALS The P—I—~N-—~K Lnbel this week. Mra. Esther Gordon, of Lewistown, is the guest of Mise Roxanna Brisbin. The Centre County Pomona Grauge meets in Centre Hall today (Thurs dey ) Mrs. John Bower was operated on at ed ns getting along very well, Miss Jeunie Potter, of Milesburg, is the guest of Mr. snd Mra. J. T. Potter, west of « entre Hall Miss Lizzie Zeigler, west of Centre Hall, for » week visited her brother, Prof. Irviu Zeigler, at Clea: field. Mrs Fannie Colyer, while visiting at Gentzel’s st Zion, fell down =» flight of stairs and received painful injuries. Bee the dtuart-Wielsnd advertise ment of a cssh sale st their store in Boalsburg, beginning Friday morniug, January 24th. Archey Moyer is back from the Pittsburg district, ane will remain with his father on the farm during the coming summer, A single change is made in the ap- priotments ss made last week for the Quarterly Conference to be held st Spring Mille, There will be services at Locust Grove this ( Thursday ) evening, instead of at pring Mills, Landlord Jumes W., Runkle, who has been confined to his room for the past four months, has improved con- siderably during the past ten days, snd at present is sble to be down stairs, but has ventured out little if any. Mrs. B. D. Brisbin is visiting ber sister, Mre, Linnie Ruble, in Cleve. land, Oblo, having gone there about two weeks ago. Before returning she will go to points in the west, and on her return to Pennsylvania will stop at Pittsburg, Altoona and other towns where she has friends and relatives, The postoffice department has taken the matter of delinquent subscribers out of the hands of the publisher. It Is now » matter of paying up beck subscription, or getting the publisher into more than a peck of trouble, The Reporter subscribers are making an effort to meet the new conditions, and the editor is very thankful to them. Messrs. David L. Geary and Will ism R. Neff, two of the south Potter representative farmers, accompanied by the Iatter’s son, John Neff, were in town Monday and called at the Re porter office. They expressed delight over the manner in which the raral NO LIQUOR BY MAIL, New Pmtoffice Order Alds Frohibition, the COnuse of Postmaster General Meyer has ls sued an order which has a direct bear- ing upon the prohibition movement, The order is as follows : ‘It is herehy ordered that it shall be a condition of any contract here. after entered into for carrying the mails upon star, sereen wagon, mail messenger or specinl service route that the contractor or earrier shall not transport intoxieating liquor from one point to another upon such route while in the pérformance of mail service.” The order becomes effective at once in many sections of the country where it is necessary to install new and sup- plementary service Postmaster General Meyer is getliog down to fine points, and in time, no doubt, postmasters will be instructed to open all vials snd drink the con tents so the durved stuff’ don’t get into some innocent man’s hands, mini — Wil Test for O11] and Gas, The Alleghe~y Oil and Gas Compa- py is the name of a corporation formed in Centre county with a view of mak- ing several tests for oil and gus in the northern section of Centre county. Among the narlies interested are Col, H. B. Taylor, Bellefonte ; G. W. Z=ig- ler, Philipsburg ; Christian Bharer, Port Matilda ; Jerre Cotlee and Janes Btoddan, Osceola Milla, mi ——g———— LOUALS Cash sale at Blusrt & Wieland’s store, Boalsburg, beginning Janu- ary 24th. Samuel E. Walker, of Balona, father of Attorney W. Harrison Walker, has been set iously ill during the past week. D Geiss Wagner, accompanied by his dsugiiter, Mise Mary, south of 0 Hope to visit his daughter, Mrs. J, Frank MeClellan, Mrs. Thomas Hosterman is sick the howe of ber parents, Mr. aud Mrs J. 8. Housman, near Colyer, she had gone to visit Bhe is sufleriog frm grip. two ae Vogel SBpriog Mills, will appear cutor with the John WwW, opera house, Wednesday evening The program for the Farmers’ lost. tute to be held at Centre Hall, Feb. acter that every iarmer in the valley would be benefitted Ly hearing the topics discussed, D. P. Heckman, spoke well of his home town, regret Le wentioned Merchant C. P, Long, was coufived to bed. the sickness who, he LOCAL AND PERSONAL, FParngraphs Vicked from Exchanges Interest to Reporter Headers, Millheim Journal-— the Centre County Mutual Fire Insur- ance Company at Bellefonte, Monday. Mra. J. A. Hardenvergh, who spent the holidays with her parents at Phila delphis, returned Saturday afternoon, and the doctor is de-light-ed, George W. Becrist accompanied his father, Darius Beerist, to Lock Haven, Tuesday, He will spend seversl days at that place before returning. Edward P. Gsmble, deputy factory was in this place Tuesday and inspected the vari- ous industrial in Millheim Mrs 8 inspector, of Altoous, establishiuents M. Campbell entertained the members of her Bunday school class at hr home Maio street Thursday evening. There were also a number of cloee friends present, Mrs, John H. Auman, of this place, Hee an inst week presented the Millheim with & hand some orgsn, for use ln the school. The gift is appreciated very highly bv the members of the Bundsy school. Audrew M. Reeser, the present pro- prietor of the Musser House, will, on April 1st, next, take charge of a large hotel st Elkland, Tioga county. Mr. an sceeptable and successful landlord while int charge of the At the time Mr. teener vacates Lhe hotel G. W. Clark, of Williamsport, will take possession, Mr. Clark and will formed Funday schoal Reeser hag mad Musser House i# the owner of the premises make such as will make the stand an up-to-date hostelry The « “ Musser House’ will be retained by Mr. Clark. Keysto Jobn Houser and family will move repairs d nate ne (fazelte to Blale College iu the ner future, he baving secured that colle Ke. good employment at pisces in convection with the Mr Willard Kline, yw residing inte of Wal. sid Mr in week are pless ends in this piace Op on thelr way bots in Centre Hall. © DIAL, square deal " is not 4 Sitigie, Lhe sh is Ge onstiraling that a * the rapid increase in his busi sense ; which is demonstrated by during the past year—ihe panic potwitustandiog To sssure a success ful busivess career it i= pol only neces sary to observe the Golden Rule wo but to * Be true tothysell,’” sud the two combined * Do unto others,” ete, eslablisbed a public confidence, which, in 8 business vense, is equal to * many Ween aod land J’ Democralic Walolvunan «— #M ciione sirickeu in fo additi «4 10 hix other Volar gla Was will fucwday, and BOW in at State College. are Col. John W Joun T. MeUormick. John M. laud, of Boslsburg, i= one of the di- rectors of the institution Bubscribess will please note that the labels on the Reporter are changed ooly when the P I-N-K Label appears. That week all labels are printed on pink paper, but the color of the label indicates that credits have been given, aod that those who pad subscription should find s change in the figures on the label. In United Btatts Dist. jot Court at Willismsport Henry Arnold, of Knox. ville, Tioga county, charged with using the mails for fraudulent purposes and also with using canceled postage stamps, pleaded guilty. For the first offense hie was fined $25 and sentenced to two monthe in jail, snd for the sec. ond, $100 sand costs of prosecution, Mesars. David K. Keller, DL. Bartges and Miss Florence Rhone, sll of Centre Hall, auditors appointed by the Centre County Pomona Grange, met Becretary D. M. Campbell and Tressurer Frank Mosver, at the home of Hon, Leonard Rhone, to audit their accounts. The secretary's and treasurer's accounts of the Patrons Rural Telephone Company were also audited, The judicious landlord, the land. lord who has high regard for the law, will close his bar during the hours the polls at the primaries are open. While in Ceatre coun'y the primaries are held under the old law, it would ree quire a decision of the court to deter- mine whether or not the portion of the primary law applying to the sale of liquor Is in torce. The judicious lsnd- lord will close the bar, o Charles W. Geary, of Altoona, is one of the fortunate ones to have steady employment through the present pane. He is a painter by trade, and although this information is not gain. ed direct from him, » rewittance that found its way to this office through uch a character to Lieutenant James laylor, who siuge Polut Wayne, Mich, to MdeEvenlh Uwsiled Sinus iutsniry and ou March 25th will mall for the Puilippines. Jot 8. Walker Las been couflued to the Louse Lhe past week aod is quite gio, Mrs. Frank aud Mise Emily Nall are both ia bed «ith srs, David Peters, of Bush in a serious condition Allred Benet hiss au attack of appendicitis aud may have to undergo au operation. Miss Marjorie Lieb is seriously ill with con- stimuption, sod Orrin Miller «tok si bis home ou Bishop street, with slight chances of his recovery, A A ——— Unatie No. 360, Madison Castle No. 360, K. G, E., of Mudisonburg, installed the following officers for the ensuing term of six months Past Chief, C, KE. Dueck. Noble Chief, C. I Grenoble, Vice Chief, B. EE. Hazel, High Priest, W. B. Shaffer, Master of Records, C. M. Sheats. Clerk of Exchequer, M. E. Yearick. Keeper of Exchequer, J. H. Roush. Venerable Hermit, M. E, Hazel, Eosigu, George Jackson Esquire, Epward Ertel, Worthy Chamberlain, Homer Crebs: Worthy Bard, J. B. Hazel, Firat Gaardsman, Fhomas Taylor, Second Guardsman, G. D. Orndorf. Trustees, G. OC. Racha, C. H. Shal fer, J.'B. Hazel, Representative to Grand Castle, R. G. Hockman, Lis graduation roa West Lins been slalioved at Fo t transferred Lhe wiji he Moulgomery the grip. Addition, with cancer, and is Mra is Very Deat’. of an Attorney, . D. Walker Woods, a prominent Mifflin county attorney, died Wedges day of lust week © He was aloo presi dent of the Mifflin County National Bank, Mr, Woods wee a won of the Inte Rev. James 8. Woods, D. D., pas. tor of the Presbyterian church st Low. Istown for many years, and brother o the Inte Judge dam ne) and CORPORATIONS MUST PAY Tax, Telegraph and Telephone Companies Susd for Tax by Kittaning Borough, The decision handed down by the Bupreme court at Philadelphia in the ease of the Borough of Kittaning vs, the Consolidated Natural Gas com- pany, in which the municipality won, is a far reaching ove, in that it ip. volves the right of boroughs to tax all corporations operating within their limits on the miles of water and gas mains and telegraph and telephone wires which occupy the borough slreets, Kittaning borough had passed an ordinance taxing gas mains Isid in the streels. The company refused to pay the tax and the borough brought suit in the county eourts to recover $1,700, winpiog its fight. The case was ap- pealed by the company and the Bu, preme court affirmed the decision of the lower court, thus deciding that the tax wep legal and could be collected, The borough has also brought suit against the telegraph and telephone companies for (ax on the miles of wire stretched within the corporate limits, and it is believed that it will win out. Tne outcome watched with con- siderable interest by corporations do- ing business in this state and borough authorities who have had difficulty io collecting a tax of this character. in Wall from Altoona, A. H, Kreamer writes the Reporter thus from Altoona: We are having preity tough sailing here st present, tweniy-four hours’ employment =a week being all many have to depend on to make endemeet The Roosevelt bunch of ** full dinner pails and bundle of prosperity ”’ have vanished from the scene. I do not know whether the present sdministration has any- thing to do with * prosperity "’ or not, but I do know that the Pennsylvanis railroad employes are working shorter tire, and there has been but a slight rise of wages—no more money for the same kind of work—than during the 1802-93, other condition, per oent higher that time, which there is this living is fully fifty I do hope the present condi tions will not continue long, for there is great suflering here. An average of twenty families a day are making ap- plication the poor directors for #u pport. {Oo Masons Will Take Degrees, Centre county Masons, at least s number of them, will attend the an- nus! wioler meeting of the Williams port consistory, A. A. 8B. R., which meets io Howard Memorial cathedral, Jan 287] cathering will be an we un large class will re the fourth to the thirty-second inclusive, On Wednesday, Jan. 20, the lodge of Perfection will confer deg. ees from the fourth to the fourteenth ; Thureday, the council, Prioces of Jerusalem, will hold ita semi-snoual meet .g, when the fifteenth to the twentieth will be conferred, and ou Friday the remain der will be conferred. ihe ot pA ceive the degrees, from ————————— Traosfer of Hon) Estate, Elizabeth Emily Durkey to Leonard Hboue, August 17, 1907, land ia Potter twp. $100 Wm. P. Humes, et al, to Frank P. Knoll, July 1, 1908, lot in State Col lege. $600 A. J. Orndorf, »t Myers, March 2 Grove Mills ; $42 00, Win J. Meyers, et. ux, to Mary B, Gates, June 24 1801, premises in Pine Grove Mille. $425 Harry E. Woodring, et. ux, to Pailip W. Young, Dec. 9, 1807, lot in Port Matilda, $50 00, John I. Gray, et. ux., to Sussn Wiser, August 2, 1907, laud in Worth twp. $236 05. Nittany Iron Compsoy to MeUoy Lion Iron Co, July 8, 1908, 24a 148p in Spring twp, $2500, John C. Stover to Clymer H. Rtover, Oct, 18, 1907, 6 lots in Aaronsburg. $1075. Francis T. McEntire, et. bar, to Chas. G. Bower, Jan. 6, 1908, lot in Howard. $140. ux., to Wm. 1881, lot in J Pine HKelth's Theatre, Seldom is there such an array of accomplished performers on any vaudeville bill as at Keith's Theatre, Philadelphin, this week. Onrrie De. Mar is sppessiog in ber sparkling novelty, * Lonesome Fluffy Ruffles.” The famous American monologue genius, R, G. Knowles, recently re turned from European triumphs, is another who is delighting the saudi ences, while the Romany Opera Come pany, composed of fourtesn artiste, is a no y entitled ** Gypsy Life.” Lion Marn NO. 4. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS FROM ALL PARTS, A little ice was | The P—I-N-K Label this week. Alpha Breon, of Rebersburg, was ad- mitted to the Lock Haven hospital, Inst week, for treatment. Rev. John Hewitt, of Columbus, Ohlo, has decided to become the rector of the Bt. John's Episcopal chureh | Bellefonte, C. M. Bheats, of Madisonburg. sold his property in that place to James J. Gramley, of Rebersbure he con sideration was §1850 woused last week, Floyd Bowersox, the Spring blacksmith, will leave thet place the spring, having purchased pear Mifflinburg and will the same, A son was born to Mr Wagner Geiss Thursday mother is at the home of her parenis Mr. and Mrs. Geo, 1. Good Centre Hall. Miss Barah Relish is lear: ing rate the telephone switch board jn t Commercial exchange with a becoming a regular lime in the future bart 3 tes 08 Oper $107 At the spnual meeting of the Sues: Valley Mutual Fire Insurance Com oy held in Loganton, A. E. Bartg of Millheim, and 8B, I. Welz Milerburg, were elected directors Western markets indicate that hog market will not improve. Every where farmers are feeding “ soft corn to hogs with u view of get ing some thing for the grain. A blind horse owned by hart, at Millhelm, walked front door of the threshing fell a distance of about ing on a pile of manure, were the only injuries | otherwise worthless A Neiman’s pre-inventor: ing and gents furnishing Millheim store, is now on will find the Neiman store with the whieh is being offered at low figures. best grades Harry E. Harter, who general store and coal yard Mann for a vumber of stock of goods and res! esis Decker, of near Bellefonte, on Jan Harry is desiroug of purchasi small farm pear Bellefonte gagiog in tilling the soil. The new tenant on the farm of Ps H. C. Rothrock, west of Centre better known as the Bitner fa will succeed Howard Z igor, ix HartsocK., He is now liv farm of W_ EE. Tate, » west, Mr. Tate will stock the spring, and hire a month, if present plas Years tis § re Carried There is 110 town iu the state havi the population of Centre Hall tha anything like a public hal: compare with Urabge Arcadia building is Dot oniy 8 great of Progress Grange, but to the town, sie ite complete interior equipment elie favorable comments ty who chance to come wi hin Philipsburg will have =» important industry, if the Daily Up. usl oan be believed. The Wor d sip al Compauy, capitalized at §1,000 000, is being incorporated, the jvcurporaiors being Charles H. Rowlaod, PhLilips- burg ; Lawsbe Baird, Osceola, and RK. C. Seamor, of Camden, New Jervey., A new railroad signal is the article to be manufactured, The PINK Iabel on the Re porter this week indicates that credits were given for subscription paid be. tween December 10 and January 21, Of course, all labels this week are Pink, but those who paid subscription are requested to compare the Pink label of this week with the label ou a previous issue snd note whether or not proper credit has been given, If an error has occurred, call sttention to it immediately. © ail strap is Walls, d ow “ i w were called to the wreck Wednesday evening, and spent the entire night in cleaning up the track. Messrs, John H. Puff and John A. Martz responded from Centre Hall, the former having Just taken the last look into the mir ror to adjust his toilet for the Odd Fellows’ banquet, when the news came to him. J. W, Whiteman was on the sick list that day, and consequently escaped the night call. A. P. Hosterman, who now lives in one of the prettiest of Potter ; farm houses, is not al ail
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