VOL. LXXXIL_
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE,
Sessions Held at Centre Hall Wednesday
and Tharsday of Last Week,
The following is a report of the sec-
retary, Miss M. Byrd Stover, of Re-
The Fourth Annual Conference of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
slonary Boclety of the Central Penn-
sylvania Bynod of -the Lutheran
church was held in the Lutheran
church, Centre Hell, June 3 and 4.
First session opened Wednesday even-
ing with devotional service conducted
by the pastor, Rev. B. F. Bieber.
A warm welcome was extended the
3
Miss M. Katharine Furst responded.
The address of the evening was in a
very able manner delivered by Rev.
A. A. Parr, of Lock Haven, and was
greatly appreciated by the audience.
A beautiful duet eniitled, ** Rock of
Ages,” was rendered by Mrs. Bieber
and J. Frank Smith, after which meet-
ing closed with hymn and benediction.
Thursday morning session opened
with devotional service led by Miss
Anna E, T, Bahm, followed by enroll
ment of delegates and report of officers.
A paper was read on *‘ Methods of
securing service,” by Miss 8B. Maude
Grieb, After the singing of a byman,
Miss M. Byrd Stover read a paper on
“ Mission Bands,” The members of
the Centre Hall Mission Band render
ed a beautiful song which was much
appreciated. “The importance of
Home Missions and the dissemination
of religious literature ’’ was the topic
presented by Mrs. C. H. Gramley.
The following officers were then
elected for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, Mrs. J. B. Guiney ; secretary,
M. Byrd Btover ; treasurer, Mrs. Wm,
Rearick. Adjourned after prayer by
Rev. F. W. Barry.
Thursday afternoon mesting opeced
with praise service conducted by Mrs.
Wm. Rearick. The subject, * Can
there be a true christian spirit without
a missionary spirit? 7 was discussed
by Miss Anna Keiser. A very able
paper on * Tithing’ was read by Miss
Katharine Furst. On motion it was
decided that Miss Furst’s excellent
paper be published in the form of a
tract for general. distribution. Little
Miss Miriam Huyett sang a beautiful
solo entitled, * Blooming sll over.”
Then Mrs. W. H. sSchoch, the worthy
president of convention, gave an inter-
esting talk on '* I'he benefits of the
Conference.” On motion & committee
was appointed to send a message of
love and sympathy to Mrs. Julia
Deininger, chairman of the Literature
Committee, and one of the most de
voted and consecrated workers, who
on account of illness was unable to at-
tend conference. Adjourned with
prayer by Rev. Bieber,
The meeting opened Thursday even-
ing with aselection by the choir, serip-
ture reading, a hymn and prayer. The
speaker of the evening was Rev. F.
W. Barry, who delivered an able and
appropriate address. Miss H. Romelia
Van Pelt sang a beautiful solo, ** After
toiling.” The various committees re-
ported and conference closed with
bymn and benediction.
Delegates :
Mrs. J. B. Guiney, Loganton
Mrs. Wm. Rearick, Miffinburg
Anna Sweeney, Boalsburg
Mrs. 8. W. Smith, Centre Hall
Clementine Miller, Lewisburg
Mrs. Charles Moyer, Hartleton
Mrs. 8. T. Minary, Lock Haven
Erma Stahl, Mazeppa
Mrs. Groff, Millheim
Anna E. T Sahm, New Berlin
Mrs. Beck, Nittany
Mrs. E, A. Herring, Penn Hall
Mrs. J. M. Rearick, Salona
Mrs. J. B. Strunk, Mill Hall
8. Maude Grieb, Mrs, O. F., Shaw,
State College
Mrs. Wi. Bitner, Tusseyville
Mrs. Alfred Dennis, White Deer
Mrs, H. D. Mark, Loganton
Mrs. A. R. Gilbert, Mifflinburg
Mrs. I.. Gettig, Bellefonte
Mission Band :
Freda Bailey, Jennie Stahl,
Hall
Miriam Auman, Rebersburg
Elizabeth Quinn Lock Haven
Anna Keiser, White Deer
M. Byrd Stover, Rebersburg
Rodah Frankenberger, Millheim
Ruth Rossman, Tusseyville
Young Peoples Socleties .
Rebecca Boyer, Mifflinburg
Elizabeth Quinn, Lock Haven
Visitors :
Mrs. W. H. 8choch, New Berlin
Rev. F. W, Barry Bellefonte
Rev. A. A. Parr, Lock Haven
Katharine Furst, Salona
Mrs, C. H, Gramley, Rebersburg
Mrs. J. C. Smith, Mrs. R. L. Haines,
Mn. Dick, Mrs. 3 Miller,
Mm. L
ver, Mrs, Me Won gy; Mod
Grace Crawford, Bellefonte
Mrs. J. B.
1, 040. ¥. ANNIVERSARY,
Fifth Anniversary Observed With Appro-
priate Ceremony by Spring Mills Lodge.
This month marks the fifth anni-
versary of the I. O, O. F. lodge at
Spring Mills, it having been instituted
five years ago on the 19th inst, open-
ing with twenty-three charter mem-
bers. On account of securing the ser-
vices of the speaker desired the anni-
versary services had to be held on the
4th, last Thursday evening.
The address for this occasion was de
livered in the Lutheran church at
Spring Mills by Rev. B, H. Hart, of
Harrisburg, who is now the youngest
Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of this state, he having just completed
his term as Grand Master last month.
That he is peculiarly adapted to mak-
ing addresses for such occasions is un-
disputed, for he was given the rudi-
ments of an education, along with
five brothers and sisteirs, by the I, O,
O. F. lodge to whizh his father had
been attached ; he joined the order as
soon as he had reached the age at
which hé could join, and has made
the work astudy from boyhood, be-
coming one of the most real living ex-
ponents of the principles of the order
that can be found anywhere, His talk
was exceptionally instructive, especial-
ly to those who oppose & fraternal
secret organization simply because it
is a secret organization, and they are
not able to learn a few secrets that are
only for the protection of the members
and which they cannot learn without
joining a lodge of the order. Every-
one present, a large audience, would
have been pleased if this eloquent
speaker had continued for hours long-
er than he was privileged to speak.
All departed for their homes, hoping
that they would have the privilege of
hearing him again in the not far-dis-
tant future,
Rev. Lantz, of Bpring Mills, ably
assisted the Rev. Hart by offering
prayer at the opening and closing of
the services. The attendance from
the home lodge was quite large ; be
sides, a large number of visiting mem-
bers from Bellefonte, Boalsburg, Cen-
tre Hall, Rebersburg, Millheim and
Uniontown lodges were present.
A yuartette composed of Will Ream,
CU. C. Bartges, Mrs. Margaret Ruhl
and Mra. BR. G. Kennelly rendered es-
pecially fine vocal selections, while an
orchestra composed of « , E. Zeigler,
Calvin Meyer, Cleve Gentzel, James
Osman and CO. C. Bartges rendered
instramental music of the highest
grade.
Bpring Mills lodge is composed of
good material—good stufl—and is in-
creasing rapidly, the membership at
present being well up in the eighties.
By the end of the year they hope to
increase the membership to one hun
dred, be” hs
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Law Says Index Boards,
The failure of supervisors to comply
with the law relative to the erection
of index boards at the intersection of
all public roads isnot only neglect of
duty for which the law provides a pen-
salty, but is also an annoyance to trav.
elers and often times causes them a
great deal of inconvenience and trou-
ble. The act of Assembly, June 13,
i886, says: “The supervisors shall
cause posts to be erected at the inter-
section of all public roads within their
respective townships. If a supervisor,
after ten days personal notice, neglects
or refuses to put up, or keep in com-
plete repair index boards as aforesaid,
such supervisors shall, for every such
offense, forfeit and pay a sum not ex-
ceeding ten dollars’,
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Like Finding Money.
J. D. Murray, the popular druggist,
is making an offer that is just like
finding money for he is selling a reg-
ular 50 cent bottle of Dr, Howard's
ceiebrated specific for the cure of con-
stipation and dyspepsia st half price.
In addition to this large discount he
agrees to return the money to any
purchaser whom the specific does not
cure,
It is quite unusual to be able to buy
fifty cent pieces for a quarter, but that
is what this offer really means, for it
is only recently, through the solicita-
tion of Druggist Murray that this
medicine can be bought for less than
fifty cents, he urged the proprietors to
allow him to sell it at this reduced
price for a little while, agreeing to sell
a certain amount, The result has
justified his good judgment for the sale
has been something remarkable,
Anyone who suffers with headache,
dyspepsia, dizziness, sour stomach,
specks before the eyes, or any liver
trouble, should take advantage of this
opportunity, for Dr. Howard's specific
will cure all these troubles. But if by
any chance it should not, Mr, Murray
The specific Is very pleasant to take,
coming in the form of small granules,
and there ere sixty doses in every
ANOTHER t FARMER LIN.
West Brush Valley will be Connected by
Wire with Spring Mills Bell Telephone
Exchange,
The prosperous, and consequently
industrious, farmers in West Brush
Valley finally got down to business
and organized a Branch Compsny of
The Patrons Rural Telephone Com-
pany, at a meeting held in Hoy's
school house, Saturday evening, and
nine signed contracts for telephones
The line will extend from the resi
dence of J CC. Rossman, near Penns
Cave, to near Madisonburg, and there
will also be several side lines with two
or more telephones on them. The
pole line will ¢croes the mountain below
Murray's school house, and be carried
from Walker's on a pole line being
erected by the Georges Valley-Spring
Mills-Pean Hall company to Bpriog
Mills, where the Bell company will
establish a new telephone exchange to
accommodate its rapidly increasing
trade in Penns Valley,
This line is mapped out so that it
can be extended as occasion demands,
and be able to accommodate a large
number of farmers in the vicinity of
Madisonburg, and section west of that
point.
Toe orgavization was
electing F. P. Duck, president; W,
H. Weaver, vice president; J. C,
Rossman, secretary, and Israel Spayd,
treasurer. Other stockhiders and
telephone subscribers are J. W. Beck,
H. B. Haugh, Clyde E. Duck, George
D. Orndorf, Benjamin Limbert. There
are, of course, a number of others who
will jin io the movement from the
begiuniog,
The section of country covered by
this telephone route Is somewhat
isolated, and is one in which telephone
connection is needed, and once estab.
tablished those fortunate in being on
the wires will just begin to realize the
real benefits and conveniences of a
telephone in the country districts,
effected by
Our Overtaxed Farmers,
By gathering the American farmer
and bis products into a collective heap
the statisticians are ensbled to make a
great showing. A writer In The
American Review of Reviews declares,
for example :
What our farmers earn ia seventeen
days would buy out the Btandard Oil
Company-—water, oil, good-will and
Mr. Rockefeller, Ooe harve-t would
purchase Belgium sod leave a good
desl io the bank for running purposes.
Two would buy Italy, three would
buy Austria snd four would pay cash
for all of Russia.
Bat out of all the billioas of dollars
wealth the farmers get out of the
ground every year they are only able
to keep for themselves a very modest
allowance. They are taxed within sn
pay dearly in a * protected’! market
for all they buy, and are at the same
time compelled to compete in the
open market with all the rest of the
world in making sale of their pro-
ducts. The farmer is the mainstay of
the ration, but he doesn’t have a fair
show. He will wake up one of these
flue days and turn the tables on his
plunderers,
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Latter from fowa.
Thue following note was sent the Re
porter by Mrs. William Bressler, of
Colo, Iowa, formerly of Altoona, in
connection with a remittance for sub-
soription : After selling all our be
longings but what we needed most,
we left Altoona on Thursday, May 7,
and reached here Saturday morning
following, baving taken a through
train to Chicago. We had a very nice
trip and are now at the home of Mr.
Bresslet’s brother, Frank Bressler,
who bas given him employment,
I do vot like it very well but, of
course, have not been bere long enough
to know ; will probably like it better
after being here awhile. There has
been very cool weather here the last
few days. The wind blows a great
deal, and we have had very hard elec-
tric storms. I think I never before
saw it lighten like it did last week one
night. It kept at it so continuously
that it looked as if there was fire.
We live four miles from "Colo. This
is a nice country, only it seems lone
some. The farmers do not live very
close together and it is not very thick.
ly settled,
They have some thirty hea | of cat-
tle on this farm, and are now milking
twelve cows. They do not have all
their corn planted. The children and
the rest of us are well,
AA ASA SSh
The Belipse of the San,
Bupday, June 258th, the moon will
pass between the earth and the sun
causing an eclipse, which will be vie
ible throughout the entire United
Btates snd also in Central Amerios,
nothern South Americas snd south. |
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Paragraphs Picked from Exchanges of
Interest to Reporter Readers,
Miltheim Journal—
Ellis 8B. Bhafler, who Is manager at
the Ward House, Tyrone, spent sev-
eral days during the past week visit-
Ing at his home in Madisonburg.
D J. Nieman will renovate and re
model the suite of rooms on the second
story of his building and they will be
occupied by Dr. and Mrs. Joho Har
denbergh
Rev. B. B. Uhl, pastor of Bt. Marks
Lutheran church, of Mansfield, Ohio,
tarried a day and night this week with
Rev. B. R M. Bheeder, at the Luther-
An parsonage at Aaronsburg,
Mise Minnie Beaver, daughter of
Henry Beaver, who has been suffering
with an attack of appendicitis, was
taken to the Bellefonte hospital Tues.
day afternoon, where an operation will
be performed,
A large class of teachers, who ex pect
to leach next winter, were examined
by County BSuperincendent D. O. Et
Lers, at this place Monday. Those who
took the examination were—Roy H.
Musser and Ammon P. Mingle, of
Woodward ; Miss Nellie C, Mingle, M,
T. Eisenhsuver sod Miss Helen Stover,
of Aarousburg; Miss Estella Brungart
sud H. Thurston Diehl and Harry
Musser, of Rebersburg; Misses Eleanor
Long, Clara L. Condo, Ella V, Condo
and Grace B. Grove and Bruce W. Ha-
gan, of Bpring Mills ; Miss Jessie Ad-
sms and H. E Stover, of Livonia ;
Misses Auna M. Stover, Cora Brun.
of Centre Hall ; Miss Bertha Braucht,
Irvin A. Moyer, Thomas A. Hoster-
Adam Martin and Warren Mar-
Uo, of Coburn, aud Misses Mae Musser,
Helen Kister, Grace Throssell, Lyda
Musser and Catherine Stover and
Harry Shires, Harry B, Blair, Gay P.
dprioger, Robert Breon, Ernest
Behreckengast and Dale 8. Musser, of
Millheim.
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LOCALS,
Mr. and Mre. John E. Rishel Satur.
day went Lo Helios Grove and returned
Monday.
Mr. Zigler, the Pleasant Gap paint
er, and his assistants, are painting the
new United Evangelical church, in
Centre Hall,
Gecrge H. dmerick is repainting
bis dwelling house, east of Centre Hall
and when completed will rank smong
the preitiest country homes along the
Brush Valley road. The palotiog is
being done by Daniel C. Rossman, of
Centre Hill
The Centre county people living in
Stephenson county, Illinois, have ar
ranged to hold a picnic June 25th.
Ibe early setilers of that county were
largely made up from Centre and ade
Many of the old
settlers are yet living.
Ashbury Plelcher, of Howard, a
young school teacher of this county
and a wember of Company B, Fifth
Regiment, N, G. P., was riding a
freight from Tyroue to his home when
He was taken to Tyrone and later to
to the Altoona hospital where the
fracture was reduced.
Fue Centre Hall hotel is being ime
built, and when completed will be
full two stories in height. The lower
portion will ve used for a kitchen, and
also will permit the enlarging of the
dining room, and the second floor will
be fitted up for sleeping apartments,
In this issue appears the floancial
statement of the Centre Hall school
board. The statement is presented in
detail, with a view of acquainting the
tax payers of the actual conditions of
the finances of the board, The state.
went shows two items $175, for in.
crease in salary and $150 for roofing
the school house—that will not recur,
The former will be covered annually
by appropriation and the latter ies
permanent improvement,
If you have enemies go straight on
and don’t mind them. If they get in
your way walk over them regardless
of their spite. A man who has no
enemies is seldom good for anything ;
he is made of that kiod of material
which is 80 easily worked that every-
one has a hand in it. A sterling char-
acter is one of those who thinks for
himeelf and speaks what he thinks ;
he is sure to have enemies. They are
as necessar, to him as fresh air. They
keep him alive and active,
The supplanting of the “worm’ and
post and rail fens by the various
inds of woven wire fence, adds much
the appearancs of the country die
tricts. There is also a tendency, where
the modern fence is built, to keep the
traveler, cleaned
1908.
WON BY HIT.ING,
Ceutre Hall Defosts Miiasburg for Fecond
Time —Seore, 14-13.
Base hits were plentiful in the ball
game at Milesburg Saturday afternoon,
aod by bunching them at the op-
portune time Centre Hall came out in
the lead by a score of 14 to 13, It was
a see-saw game all the way through,
and when Milesburg came to bat in
their half of the ninth inning the score
stood 14-10 in favor of Centre Hall
the visiting team * up in the air,’ and
although Milesburg scored three runs
in that ioning and came near tying
the score, their hopes were blasted
when a too bold attempt to stéal
second resulted in the third out,
pitcher to second baseman, «
The Milesburg boys are a jolly set of
fellows and took thelr defeat good
oaturedly. Centre Hall received the
same Lospitality from them as was
shown Milesburg on their former trip
here. :
Following is the score of the game :
CENTRE HALL
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Bhatt, if
Mitterling, cf
Bauers, ¢
Jacobs, ib
Smith, 3b..
Stahl, 2b ....
Balley, p ....
Totals .........
+ 52 $s 23233
55 het €3 4k 2 03 pet 3 0 TO
Chm OE
Na pOQmORmdy,
CROMIMOOM
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MILESBURG.
pet
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Rittenhouse, ¢ .........
Johnson, s..
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CHRON OOWES
Jodon, 3... Pp —
Shope,
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Totals ....
Centre Hall.
MUSSER ....covonnrensinns
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Will Start on Big Timber Tract.
The Goodyear Lumber Company
has begun a march upon the last large
tract of timber in Clearfield county,
snd is establishing nine camps of 75
men each on its 20,000 scre tract on
the Upper Medix run. It is estimated
that there is 90,000,000 feet of hemlock
and 20,000,000 feet of hard wood on it.
The combined force of wondsmen en-
gaged on the job will be about 700 and
these will avers ce a wage of $2.50 per
day and “found”. Already there are
three applicants for every job.
The Goodyears have contracted with
the jobbers to cut 40,000,000, feet this
year and 50,000,000 next year. This is
the hemlock and pive, snd the hara
wood has been sold to a New England
paper manufacturing company. This
tract has been owned by the Goodyears
for the past fifteen years but they were
operating in Poulter county and the
Clearfield field was left untouched.
If the present prices are maintained it
is estimated that the profit on this
tract will reach $1,000,000,
Et
The Climax Reached,
The institutional church is perhaps
to reach ite limit in the establishment
of the * courting-room’’ promised as
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Church in Chicago. Cozy-corners,
screens, dim lights and chaperons—
Chaperons !—are to be provided. Bat
even with these careful and approved
to have been made in the proverbial
and celestial regions?
Worth Keeplag,
Fine pictures of all the Governors of
the State of Pennsylvania since ite
foundation. They are as good as
photographs. Two full pages of the
haif-tone section of the Pittsburg Dis
patch, Bunday, June 14. The Dispatch
is the best paper published in the
United States,
Farchased 8 House,
James B. Btrohm purchased the
dwelling house occupied by John Puff
from Rev. CU. W. Rishel, and next
spring wilt occupy it. It is a very
neat and cozy home,
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Traunstor of Real Estate,
Isanc Gray et. ux. to Frederick Robb
Feb. 22, 1868, 150 acres in Liberty twp ;
consideration $1950.
B. Weber Thomas to Frederick Robb
Dec. 5, 1908, lot in Howard boro ; cone
sideration $200,
Thos. Foster et.al. to Frank Pen-
nlogton, April 1, 1808, lot in State Col.
lege ; consideration $300.
Robt. F. Hunter admr. to livin Is
Drusses May 39, 106, praiuites i Bene
ner twp ; consideration $5850,
Win. Le, Joust wale. 7. Gees
ham, May 15, 1908, fu Culiegs twp
consideration $400
NO. 2%.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
. Awson was born a few days ago to
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bharer east of Cen.
tre Hall.
The corner stone of the new Presby-
terian church at Philipsburg will be
laid Bunday, 15th inet,
The commencement exercises at
Juniata College will begin on 14th
and close on 158th inst.
Jacob Walker, west of Centre Hall,
has excavated the foundation for an
addition to his barn. The improve.
ments will include a large straw shed,
Mrs. Mary Auman, wife of Jonathan
Auman, of Wolfs Btore, while walking
in the yard at her home accidentally
tripped and fell, breaking her right
arm at the wrist.
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Alexander and
son Harold, Saturday drove to Mifflin
county and were the guests of Mr, and
Mrs. Porter Odenkirk and other
friends for several days.
The early planted corn has made a
remarkable growth, and much of it
hes had one or more cultivations. The
late corn planting is sbout ready to
coms up, or is just pushing ite stem
through the top soil.
Not in a long while have as many
improvements to properties in Centre
Hall been under way ae at the present
time. The panic has not crippled the
people in this metropolis, all of which
it is a pleasure to note.
David Rhbinesmith, of near Belle
fonte, is on a western trip. He will
spend most of the time in Ohio and
Illinois where he has many secquain-
tances and relatives, Thies is his first
trip to the states named.
Although able to be about, William
Walker is unable to do any or.
dioary labor. The injures received
on the railroad crossing last March are
slow in mending, snd give Mr. Walker
more or less pain all the time,
Deputy Prothonotary D. R. Fore-
man, of Bellefonte, came to Centre
Hall Bsturdsy and remained uvntil
Monday morning. While bere he was
entertained by his brother, R. D.
Foreman, sud also spent some time
wi'h his mother,
Mrs. F. M. Crawford and dsughter,
Miss Grace, of Bellefoute, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Brisbin, for
several days lset week. Miss Craw-
ford just grafiuated from the Bellefonte
High Bchool, but intends pursuing
her studies in some Institution of
learning.
Mr. and Mrs. Bamuel Weber are re.
Joicing over the birth of a daughter,
who ls now about ove month old. It
is the cutest, prettiest and sweelest
baby in all New York, sccording to
reports, and has had the eflect of mak-
ing iis grandparents, Mr. and Mrs,
John H. Weber, of Centre Hall, swell
up just a bit.
Rev. J. Max Lantz, sccompaunied by
Mrs. Lantz, and their interesting little
inst week. Rev. Lautz is highly
thought of as a pastor, and his church
members ¢an rightly feel proud of
baviog him for a pastor. Under such
Friday the District Bunday school
convention will convene ia the Union
church, at Farmers Mills. These con-
ventions are of great interest to Bune
day school workers, and the results
are for goods The convention Friday
undoubtedly will not be an exception
to the rule, and should be uttended by
all who possibly can spare the time
to do so.
‘Squire Bhafter took a walk for his
health Thursday of last week that just
covered eight miles. He is eighty.
four years old, but hale and hearty,
and has a clear mind, He keeps post.
ed on local and national political mat-
ters, and is capable of keeping up his
side of any argument-—politieal, re-
ligious or otherwsise—that is put up
to him.
A freight wreck occurred on the
Lewisburg road Wednesday afternoon
of last week, at Pardee. The train
which leaves Bellefonte at 7 o'clock
was derailed in some way at that place
and the engine and three cars were
badly damaged. [he passengers on
the afternoon train were transferred
and the train going east was backed
to Bellefonte, reaching here about six
o'clock. Oane of the brakemen on the