VOL. 1LXXXI. Qol, Fortney aud Lawyer Davis Spoke on the Sabject Thursday Evening in Grange Arcadia, Grange Arcadia was well filled on Thursday evening by an earnest, ap- preciative audience in response to a call from some of our leading citizens for a meeting in the interests of Local Option. On motion of W. B. Mingle, Esq , W. W, Bpangler was appointed chairman of the meeting, and called upon Rev. Daniel Gress to offer prayer. Col. D. F. Fortney, of Belle- fonte, chairman of the County Local Option Committee, was then intro- duced and spoke clearly and forcibly on the political side of the question. He explained the nature of the prim- ary election, and urged that each voter on the eleventh of April, cast his bal- lot for that one of the several candi- dates in his own party who, he had good reason to believe, if elected to the legislature, would work and vote for a law allowing the people to decide for themselves whether license to sell in- toxicating beverages in their midst shall or shell not be grantea. If possi- ble the friends of Local Option in each party should concentrate their votes on one strong candidate, The argument that the government needs the revenue from the rum traffic was met by figures showing that the revenue is a mere fraction of the actual cost to the country in cash. Of course the cost in manhood, in sorrow and in heart cannot be estimated. It is not the drunkard alone who suffers from his sin—his family are deprived of food, clothing and shelter. But the curse does not stop even with the drunkard’s family—everywhere his power to hurt and destroy is felt; everywhere he is a menace to comfort and safety ; everywhere he lowers the standard of manhood. H. A. Davis, Esq, a prominent member of the Blair county bar and attorney for the Anti-Baloon League of Pennsylvania, was then introduced. Although a comparatively young man Mr. Davis has made a name for him- self by his cool, steady, persistent work in the interests of temperance. An elder in the First Presbyterian church of Altoona his christian citizenship | bas kent pace with his marked success in Lis chosen profession. Bioce the beginning of the present agitation he has been in grest demand as a clear, forcible, fair-minded exponent of Loeal Option from a Christian stand. point, Mr. Davis is gifted with a clear, magnetic voice and attractive manper and bad his hearers with him from start to finish. His arguments were grouped under three heads: First, i Loeal Option means Home Rule We | glory in the fact that we are = free people ; what, then, is more resson- able than that the msjority in any | locality should have the power to de- cide whether they shall or shall not have a saloon in their midst? We believe in the rule of the majority al. though it sometimes works ill to the minority. Becond. Because the best efforts to control the sale of liquor—notably the famous Brooks law —have failed : those interested in the manufacture and sale of liquor are wonderfully adept in making the law subservient to their interests and they have no scruples about resorting to polities] trickery and intimidation to gain their ends, The third, the best, the highest reason for securing Local Option fs that it isa long step toward Proli- bition. The history of the movement in other states showes us what can be dove in ours—but for this dark blot the noblest of them all. Seven states now rejoice in state wide Prohibition, but in no state was this sccomplished without mighty effort in the face of bitter opposition. Many other states are moving swiftly toward the same happy condition and indeed already enjoy exemption from the rule of King Alcohol by means of Local Option, In some states they have the righteous law that po saloon can exist within three miles of a #chool house or chureh; then where the would-be destroyer has carefully set himself down just beyond the prescribed limit he wakes some morning to find a school or a little chapel close by and he must move and 80 they chase him out of the state. “1,” said the speaker, ‘‘ am one who believes that ‘a half loaf is better than no bread ;”’ if I can’t get the whole losf ~Prohibition—I will take thankfally the balf loaf—Local Option—in the fall assurance that the larger blessing is only a little way farther on.” Both speakers made it clear that the present Jesue is not prohibition or no li- cense, but simply an effort to secure for the people the right to decide for or against license. This should be kept in mind, for the liquor trade is making great efforts to confuse voters. It ar- gues as If we were now called upon to vote for or against the saloon. That cannot be till some time after a local option law is enacted. When under A DISASTROUS UUONFLAGRATION, co so The Dempster Mosk Barn at Waddie Burn. od With Great Loss to John B, Hockey, the Tenant, The following is from the Watch. man : One of the most disastrous fires and biggest losses in the destruction of a farmn building was the burning of a large barn on the farm of Dempster L. Meek, on Thursday night of last week. On Thursday Jobn B. Rockey, who rented Mr. Meek’s farm for the com- ing year, moved his family and be- Inngings there from the Divide in Cur- tin,township. One of his old neigh- bors, Harry Johnson, assisted him in moving while several young women accompanied the [flitting in a buggy borrowed, from a Mr. Schenck. About ten o'clock Lester Meek, the young son of Mr, Meek, went out on the porch to see what the weather was like and was horrified to see the west end of the barn all in flames. He im- mediately gave the alarm and all the men hastily turned out to save the stock, If possible. Beven head of horses belonging to Mr. Meek were gotten out safely but by that time the flames had spread so rapidly and the big straw stack in front wes sll ablaze that the men were compelled to flee for their own safety. Mr. Meek lost one two-year old colt, Mr. Rockey three horses, Harry John- ston his team of horses, for which he had just been offered $500, his wagon, ete., and the horse and buggy belong- ing to Mr. Schenck were also burned. In addition Mr. Meek lost five hun- dred bushels of oats, seven hundred bushels of wheat, one thousand bush. els of corn, from forty to fifty tons of hay, five wagons, sleds, buggies, all his harness and ail his smaller imple ments, The big farm machinery was about the only thing saved and it was in the regular machinery house. It is rather difficult to figure the loss accurately vut Mr, Meek estimates his, including everything, at about $6,000, on which there was an insurance of less than fifty per cent. of that amount in the Centre Hall fire insurance com- pany Mr. Rockey's loss is from $1,000 to $1,600, and while he had some in- surance at bis old home he is not suse whether it would hold after having moved to » new location. Mr. John son's loss is sbout $700 while Mr. Schenck’s is over $200. It was one of the worst fires of the kind ever ocear- ring in Centre county, with the biggest general loss, —————— First aM by P. BR. R Employes. The Penvsyivania Raiiroad has un. dertaken a comprehensive plan of in- structing ite employes in the art of renderiog “First Aid to the In ured.” Lectures are to be given to employes all over the system, sod thé men have lectures and the interest shown in them will be considered when they are up for promotion. The “First Ald” box, which has been adopted for general use, is made of tin, containing six first aid packets ; the box is sealed by adbesive plaster to prevent dust aud other foreign matter from gaining sccess to the contents. Esch packet contains one large triang- ular bandage, one ordinary roller ban- dage, two compresses, and two safety pins. No drugs or liquors are provided, In order to insure the contents of the packets being mseptic, provision is made that whenever any of the con- tents of the tin boxes are used, the box is replaced at once by a new sterilized and aseptic one. A — To Revise Constitution, Referring to the Bellefonte Hospital, the Keystone Gazette says : A committee hasbeen appointed to revise the constitution and by-laws of the Bellefonte Hospital, which work will be done in the near future so as to make them cover the conditions under which the institution is now conduct. ed. With this end in view a petifion is being circulated in Bellefonte to be placed before the committee on revis- lon which will have an important bearing upon the future control of the hospital, Chis petition, in brief, is to have the constitution and by-laws so changed as to give actual and direct control of the institution to the busi ness men of Bellefonte and vicinity. It would direct that no physician be elected to any office in connection with the hospital, nor to the board of magn. agers, but in their stead the business men of the community occupy these places. This would make the latter re. spousible for its conduct and control in the future, which is thought to be the better plan. The movement, Judging from the number who have endorsed it, Is meeting with popular approval, (Continued from Previous Column, ] such a law the le come to vole, then wiil be the time to show whether license Is a good or an evil, The to be done now Is to send to Harris burg men who will permit the people to say what kind of influences shall ( Continued on next coltimu,) surround their homes, good or bad, EPECTATOR, at the battle of the ballots, the real importance attaches to the contests. duty at the primaries. part in nominating would like to eee of- agement to the faithful and lend him It is ald to remain the place to give encour- in office, AFTER THE FARMER, The Whiskey Men Try to Decelve the Farmer io a Clrcular Mailed from Fhilipsbarg. The men who manufacture intoxi- cants and the men who sell the stuff are after the farmers. It is the old trick. These men—the whiskey men— are trying to deceive the farmer ; they think he is too ignorant to reason for himself, and consequently the farmer is receiving a circular from Philips. burg, published by the Manufacturers and Dealers Club for the Brewers and Bottlers Trade, 192 & 194 E. Washing- ton Btreet, Chicago, Illinois, telling him ( the farmer ) that if Local Option carries there will be no market for his corn, barley and rye. What a falsehood ! The truth Is, if every brewery and every distillery in the United States to the farmer.’ would have no more effect on the price priee of hemp will permit themselves to be deceived halftruthes. ducted behind screened windows aud screened doors telling you your duty ’ and its hideousness will be apparent. sertion that farmers will lose money if ite falsity will be apparent, to do away with the liquor trafic, what concern is it of the Manufset- urers and Dealers Club for the Brewers and Bottlers in Chicago ? Mr. Farmer, which would you rather do : Raise corn, barley and sons, and your neighbors’ sons, and make hogs of them ; Or, feed the corn, barley and rye to the hogs in your pen ? The one is killed when fat, sold in the market, and you enjoy the profits. The other—sometimes fat and some- times lean—dies and goes to hell. Not very elegant, but the truth. AA A Pleas For sapport, To the Demorvatic Viders af Combes Canty Owing to the fact that no other per- son seemed to aspire for the Democrat. ic pomination for the office of Record- er of Deeds until a few days ago. | bad deemed the ususl preliminary can- vas of the voters of the county unnec- essary. But since it has been the pleasure of others to seek at this fate date, the nomination for the office for which I am a candidate, I realize that it will be impossible for me to call per- sonally upon all to present my clsim, I am, therefore, obliged to make this public appeal for your earnest co-oper- ation to secure my nomination take the place of a personal visit, and I will Assure you if nominated and elected my highest aim shall be to perform the duties of the office with fidelity and credit to myself and to the people, as well, who kindly elect me. As to my fitness to acceptably discharge the duties of the oitich, I most cordially nest you to call upon ex master Dy F. Forney. of Bellefonte, under whom I had the honor of being his assistant postmaster during his entire administration. And, also, Messrs. Jared Harper and Paul D. Sheffer, in whose etuploy I was aud have been for many years. Three ago I was to the office of Overseer of the Put of Bellefonte, and my adminis lon received the endorsement of the Jopis by re-electing me by a largely increased majority, My object always has been to be a credit to the people whom I serve ; and I trust I will be used fairly in this contest. If, after you are satisfied that I am com- petent and worthy of the trust I now seek, I sincerely hope you will kindly give me your vote for pon onal] foal earnest su w 8 very arty I remain, Yours very truly, Tros. HowLry. Hen Food and Ohloks Feed, Hen Food and Chicks Feed is a and contains a variety of pracked grains suited for chicks and hens. No better mixture to be had. Bold in any quantities from 10 pounds iw LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Faragraphs Mloked from Exchanges of Interest to Reporter Readers, Democratic Watehman— Information comes from Youngs town Ohio, in effect that Jacob Runk- le, formerly of this place, is so ill of Brights a isesse that he cannot recover, and his death is only a question of days. In putting down a shaft near Phil- ipsburg the other day the Monarch Coal company struck a flow of natural gas at a depth of 250 feet and now memoers of the Allegheny Oil and Gas companyin which Col. Taytor,of Belle- fonte, and Christ Sharer, of Hannah, are interested, are beginning to see | visions of millions coming their way. Four well known young men, James C. Furst, John Cartin, and Edward | Harper, of Bellefonte, and H. Laird Curtin, of Curtin, bought out the firm | of Morrison & Glen, general merchynts | id organized a stock com | pany Lo be known as the Bald Eagle | Supply company, under which name the store will continue in the futare, with Edward Harper ae general man- | mger. i Announcement has been made of | the engagement of Charles E. Fisher, of Boalsburg, to Miss Emma G. Gear. | heart, of Danville. The young lady is an instructor of music at Bucknell University. The prospective groom is well known in Penns Valley, being | the salesman for the Harrisburg Cas | ket Co., and also aspirant for the Re | publican nomination for assemblymasan, It will be an abwurdity for our citi. | zens who favor local option to remain away from the Legislative primaries ion April 11, and thereby permit the | Mquor candidates to secure a place on | the tickets for the fall election. The | time for intelligent sction is on April | 11, and all agitationsl and organization | efforts must be directed toward getting j out the decent citizenship of the state | at thet time, Millheim Jouwrnol— Miss Marah Beirly, a trained nurse of Philadelphia, is visiting at the home of her siter, Mrs. William Swartz, Prof. 8. Ward Gramley, principal of | the Wilkinsburg schools, arrived in this piace Wednesday morning. Mrs. W. 8. Shelton and two dsugh- ters lef for Towanda Tuesday, where they will spend several months with relatives. William Duck, s studént at SBusque- banna University, Selinsgrove, is spending his spring vacation st his home in this place, T. J. Geist, who was principal of the high school of Millheim, closed the term Tuesday, and left for Perkiomen, Where he will teach » Summer term. Mre. W. H. Weaver, of Philadelphi spent Thursday night in this place, on ber way to Wolfs store; where her fath- er, Daniel Hoy, is lying seriously ill, David Stover, of Tusseyville, spent a short time in town Tuesday, visiting his father, John Btoner, who has al- most recovered from a severe injury from a fall several weeks ago, Daniel L. Geary and family left Wednesday morning for their new home at New Port, Pa. Their many friends were sorry to see them leave Millbeim, as they had been residents bere for many years, - Last Thursday evening the first mar- tin of the colony that every year comes at once took possession of the nesting place. The bird mast have flown from a great d stance and seemed very tired, for as soon as it alighted it remained at the place until it was too dark to see it. The balance of the colony will be here #00n Bellefonte Daily News— A.J. Cook, a distinguished fellow townsman, has just returned home in hesith, year. Mies Nettie Shops: the ff old daughter of r. and Mrs. WwW, nolds Shope, was severely burned st home on Thomas street Thure- day night. She had it s match in the cellar and had thrown it behind her, thinking it was out. However it caught fire to her clothing and before TRAIN ANDO VEHICLE COLLIDE At Rhone’s Urossing, West of Qentre Hall— William Walker and Two Ohlidren In. Jared, William Walker and two children, Miss Florence, aged about seventeen snd Raymond, aged thirteen years, narrowly escaped being ground to death by the west bound passenger at Rhone’s crossing, west of Centre Hall, on the Lewisburg & Tyrone railroad, Friday evening. There was a miracu- lous escape of life, but each of the three was injured to some extent, the great, est infliction falling upon the father, whe is in the prime of life, being thir- ty-five years of age, and may eventual- ly recover from them. The trio were returning from the Frazier sale in a closed buggy. There was a terrific wind blowing, and on reaching the railroad crossing neither of them observed the approachidg train nor heard the regulation whistle warn ing. The vehicle had almost cleared the track, when the engine struck the rear wheels, crushing them, and hurling buggy and occupants over an embank- ment. The occupants were thrown from their seat, the boy landing some ten or twelve feet distant, and between him and the father lay the sister, who was the first to gain her feet. She went to render assistance to her fath- er and found him lying on his back over an old railroad tie, but her strength was insufficient to raise him to his feet. Frank Mayes happened along just then, and by his efforts the injured man was lifted up, when it was discovered he was able to stand. The unfortunate ones were then conveyed to their homes by friends, and since Mr. Walker has been confined to his bed. His ipjury is in his back, and the resuits are problematical, Mies Walker was bruised on many parts of the body, and the boy had a tooth knocked from his lower jaw and was also severely bruised. Dr. Robison, of State College, hap- pened to be on the train, and made a hasty examination of the trio immed. iately upon alighting, and when the Walker home, west of Centre Hall, was reached, Dr. Allison was summon- ed, and the following day Dr. Harris, of Bellefonte, the Pennsylvania Rail road physician for this district, also examived the patients, When the engineer saw the obstruc- tion on the track, the engine was re. versed causing the ponderous machine to rear ‘in the air, but landed on the track again. The train was backed, aud every possible assistance rendered to the injured persons, offering st the same time to take them to the hospital and there see that they were cared for until well. A A —— State Gradaates Dine, Living in and around Bellefonte there are 60 graduates of Pennsylvania HBtate <ollege. These have banded themselves together into what is known as the Sellefoute Alumni Asso- ciation of this institution. Friday even- ing they held their first banquet at the Nittany country Club at Hecls Park. A special train carried the plea sure-seekers to the park. Kansas City a Dry Oty, An increase of millions of dollars in bank deposits, an unparalelled activity in building, a population greater by 11,000, su unprecedented prosperity in all lines of business, a marked decrease in the debt of the city, a falling off of nearly 30 per cent. In the number of homicides—these are the remarkable results obtained in Kansas City, Kan, in the twenty-one months since June, 1906, when every saloon in it was closed. ' Kind Words for a Candidate. Speaking of the candidacy of F. P, Musser, for the office of Recorder, the Philipsburg Journal says : Mr. Musser was born and raised in Millheim, and comes from the genuine old Democratic stock, and Be a spent all his life in Centre county. He was and also an alumous of the Franklin and Marshall Co of ty, in the community where is best known stands h TOWN AND: COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Mr. Davis set the people thinking. And that is what is needed, The open season for brook trout be- gins April 156 and closes with the night of July 31, An occasional’ industry is opening after a shut-down of some months, Very welcome news this, Adsm C, Ripka signed a contract for a Bell telephone to be placed in his farm residence, near Centre Hill The senior class of the Centre Hall High Bchool will hold their graduation exercises in the Grange Hall, Monday, 13th inst, Dr. J. Wireback, of Monessen, brother-in-law of Dr. P. 8. C. Fisher, of Zion, died recently from the effect of burns, J O. Deininger relates that April 17, 1854, snow fell to the depth of twen- ty-one inches, and two days thereafter it disappeared entirely. Andrew H. Stahl, father of the wife of Dr. C. P, Leitzel, of Dakota, Illinois, died at her home, aged eightyseven years, Mr, Btahl was born in Liver. pool, this state, At a special election Lewisburg voted to increase its indebtedness $25, 000. The funds will be used for the extension of the sewage system, en- gine house repairs, ete, The primary election will be held for both Democrats and Republicans, Sat- urday, April 11th. Every polling place in Centre county will be open from two until eight o'clock. The dwelling house of Harry Horner who lives in High valley east of Co- burn, esught fire and was totally de- stroyed. This is a heavy loss to Mr, Horner as there was but little insuz- ance on the property. Miss Grace Boyer and brother E, W. Boyer, of Hartleton, were guests of Mr, and Mrs. Clayton Wagner, last week, They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Boyer, well known on the south side of Potter township. The Presbytery of Huntingdon holds its Bpring meeting in the Broad Aven- fe church Altoous, bezinning Mon- day evening, April 13th. Rev. W. H. Schuyler and G. L. Goodhart are the commissioners from the Sinking Creek church, Pensions have recently been granted to the following Centre county soldiers: Patrick Fitzimmons, Bellefonte, $10; John B. McKean, Howard, $15; Lewis Mensch, Asronsburg, $20: David M. Lave, Sandy Ridge, $12; John E. Emel, Bellefonte, original, $8, Mr. and Mrs Calvin Osman, of Glen Iron, were in town Wednesday of last week, and while here were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Crawford and James W. Runkle. From here they went to Curtin to attend the wedding of their son, John C. Osman, mention of which is made elsewhere in this issue, A “Juvenile Court” has been created in Centre county by President Judge Ellis L. Orvis. There are now pend - ing a number of criminal charges against boys under the age of sixteen years, and these will be heard, most likely, at a sitting of tbe court. The Juvenile Court was established under an act of May, 1903, W. H. Bmith, of Madisonburg, was a caller Monday, having just recovered from a nine weeks iliness. Mr. Bmith’s son-in law, Evans Yearick, took pneu- monia at the time of his moving, but is also up and around again, leaving Anna Bmith, a daughter, the only sick person ia the family. The young lady has been in delicate health for three Or more years. J. C. Harper, the Bellefonte insur. ance agent, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. George H, Emerick, east of Cen- tre Hall, Friday and Saturday, having proaching primary election, and the success of * The constitution governing the
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