GST
27, 1908.
New Laws to Govern Demooratic Party In
Centre County
The new primary laws enacted a few
years ago by the state legislature ne-
ceesitated the adjusting of the party
rules to conform with those laws, con-
sequently Chairman W. D. Zerby
nasembled the Democracy of Centre
counly in mass meeting, to formulate
a new set of rules. The rules are re-
printed below, those of less conse-
quence being reduced to the substance
of the clause, and the more important
ones appearing in full,
PREAMBLE,
In pursuance of the provisions of the act of
assembly approved the 17th day of February A.
D. 1906, and known as the * Uniform Primary
Election Law,” which has practically sét aside
and annulled the rules heretofore governing the
party in Centre county, and in conformity with
the rules of the Democratic party in the state, the
Democratic party of Centre county in mass meet.
ing assembled adopt for the government of the
party in said county the following rules :
1. The organization shall consist of one person
who shall be known as, exercise the office of, and
perform the duties of chairman of the Democratic
County committee, and one member from each
election district, whether township, ward, bo
rough, or election precinct in the county, The
chairman of the county committed shall be elect
ed by the Democratic electors of the county at
the spring primary election in 1909, and at the
spring primary annually thereafter,
ss All candidates for chairman of the county
committee shall file, or others shall file for him
or them, with the county commissioners at least
three weeks before the date of the spring pri.
mary, his or their petition with the names of ten
or more qualified Democratic electors, recom-
mending his candidacy, so that the name of each
candidate for chairman shall be printed upon the
party ballot as required by the alforesald act of
assembly,
2. Members of the county committee shall be
appointed annually by the chairman.
8. Incaseof a vacancy in the chairmanship
of the county committee shall ili the vacancy.
The term of office shall begin on the second
Tuesday following the first Saturday in June of
each year, and shall continue for one year,
4. The chairman of the Democratic county
committee of Centre county shall be the chief
party officer during his term of office, and shall
have charge of all campaigns for the election of
county candidates and shall at all times, in con-
junction with the distriet, state or nat onal com-
mittee, aid in the election of district, state or
national candidates,
5. An annual meeting of the committee shall
be held on the third Tuesday of August of each
year ; other meetings may be called by the
chairman,
6. The officers of the committee beside the
chairman shall be one or more secretaries, and a
treasurer,
7. The chairman shall decide all tie voles,
8. The chairman of the county committee
shall have power to appoint sub-committees 10
perform party duties, to settle difficulties or dis
putes, to investigate charges and hear evidence
concerning same, Such sub commitiee or com-
mittees shall report to a meeting of the county
committee and the action of the county commit.
tee on any such matter shall be final,
All elections aud nominations by the county
committee shall be by a majority vote of the
members present. Twenty-five members of the
sald committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
9. Members of the committee shall have pow-
er to substitute 8 Pemocratic elector, but for that
meeting only, and such substitution must be in
writing.
10. In a permanent record book all rules, reso
lutions and actions of the committee shall be
recorded.
11. The school district commitieemen shall be
appointed by the chairman upon the recommen-
dation of the county in the several election
districta.
There shall be at lesst one committeeman in
each subachool district, who shall act in con.
junction with the member of the county commit
tee in his election precinet. The member of the
county committee in each precinet shall be
chairman of the subschool district committee
men and shall call a meeting of the said commit.
teemen when the interests of the party shall re-
quire it, or be shall be requested 50 to do by the
chairman of the county committee.
12. Incase ols vacancy or vacancies occur
ring from eny cause whatsoever after the county
ticket shall have been nominated, or in the office
of any state delegate, or that of any district nomi-
nation, the county commities shall have power
to fill sid vacancy on the county ticket, or in
the office of state delegate, and to appoint con-
ferees in the case of a district office to meet con:
ferees from other counties to nominate a candi
date or candidates to fill a vacancy in a district
office. For such purpose the committee shall be
called together by the chairman as occasion may
require,
Th county committee shall have power to
nominate candidates to be voted for at any spe-
cial election in Centre county, ordered bLy the
governor of Pennsylvania or other authority
under the constitution and laws of the common.
wealth,
13. The present chairman and sub-committee
men shall be governed by these rules,
14. These rules may be amended upon the
recommendation of a majority of the county
committee, which amendment shall be submit.
ted to the Democracy in mass meeting assembled.
15. These rules shall go into effect at once, and
all rules heretofore adopted are repealed,
RECOMMENDATION,
For the purpose of establishing uniformity we
recommend to the Dessocratic electors in all
townships which have been divided Into two or
more election precincts, to meet In caucus in
each of the said election precincts at the place of
holding the election in and for the sald precinct
on the third Saturday before the day for holding
the February election at such time as shall be
fixed by the members of the county committee
and nominate candidates for the precinct offices,
and that the Democratic electors of the said
townships shall on the same day between the
houm of two and four p. m. meet in general can
cus at some convenient or central point and
nominate candidates for the various township
offices. ———— A
Fire nt Gum Stamp,
Wednesday noon of lust week, while
the family of Orvis Poorman, of Gam
Stump, were-eating dinner their home
was discovered to be on fire, presum-
ably set on fire by a spark falling onto
the roof from the chimney, and owing
LETTER FRuM MINSOURI, i
Newspaper Mau Pours Oat His Spirit on |
Account of the Penn Hall-Spring Mills |
Academy Alama! Reunion. !
The following was received from E.
8B. Garver, of Grant City, Missouri,
editor of the Worth County Times,
and senior io the firm of the Garver
Printing Company. Mr. Garver is a
native of Potter township, and has
been very successful in both political
and busivess matters since locating in
the west. Mr. Garver writes thus :
The uccount in your paper lasl weék
of the meeting of the Penn Hall Acad-
emy Association at Bpring Mills re-
cailed to my mind the sacred memories
of the long agn. The picture of the
old Penu Hull academy building was
as welcome as the face of a friend.
Thirty-five years ago (his summer I
was a student within its friendly walls
and received instruction from Rev. D
M Wolf, whose name I have often re
called with genuine pleasure, Had it
been at all pxsible I should gladly
have attended the meeting of those of
my former companious who are left.
And above sll it- would have afforded
more ple. ure than I can describe in
words to have taken Rev. Wolf by the
hand, no: «ious in the spirit of friend-
ship, but iu recognition of what he
did for me whiis I was under his care
as a stu lent. [ have been fairly sue-
cessful in life, and as my mind reverts
to the trisls and viciwitudes that beset
me in my earlier days, [ can but look
back and bless the day when my feet
first crossed the threshold of Penn
Hall Academy and I gave my name to
Rev, Wolf for enrollment as a student
His watchful care, his honesty of pur-
pose, the high ideals he instilled into
the minds of his students served as an
inspiration and turned my mind into
thoughtful channels and marked out a
destiny for me that I Lave followed
with uoflgging zeal mgd it hes
brought gratifying success to me,
There is a certain peciod in the life of
every young man where his career be-
gins—be it for good or for bad. What
au inspiration it is io older age to look
back to the startibg point ofa worthy
and successful life whose enjoyment
brings peace aud happiaess to the in-
dividual. I date the real starting
poiut of my life to the day I entered
Peon Hall Academy and began im-
bibing the rich moral and intellectual
trainiog under the tutorship of Rev.
D. M. Wolf. Ag I sm quite cettaln
that many others stand ready to verify
this statement by their own personal
experience,
As I sit at my desk writing these
lines my mind goes back thirty-five
years and I try hard to recall the
names of the boys and girls who were
students at that time. But memory
fails to serve me. Where are they ?
They have scattered to different parts
of the country and are filling every
avoeation of social and Indastris] life.
Some of them have atilwered the call
that fi comes to all sod are sweet
ly sloeplifg in their beds of clay, un-
mindful of the call that would bring
them "back and re-embody them in
their form and animste them with life
as we last saw and knew them, What
a vanishing fate tinue has in stoie for
us. At Penn Hall we were all boys
and girls together. The hair was
black, the eye was clear, the cheeks
glowed with the rosy” hue of health,
the step was lithe and the spirit buoy-
ant with the misunderstood hopes of
callow youth. Can that be said now
of the little army of students? All of
us are pow standing gazing at the ho-
rizov that is gilded with the golden
glow of life's sunset, Soon the sha-
dows will fall around us and our
friends will inquire what became of us
just as we now inquire after our for-
mer friends,
I m——— SR ———
The Business Man sad Grange Falr,
The local business men should be
wide awake to their interests in exhib-
iting at the Exhibition and Fair at
Centre Hall, Beptember, 12to 18. The
occasion affords an opportunity no
where elve presented to exhibit srd
call attention to their merchandise
aud wares offered for sale. The local
business men should preempt one of
the various buildings, and build ap an
exhibit that would reflect credit. The
building could be cut up into sections,
aud a salesman placed there Lo repre-
sent the firm and take care of custo-
mers.
The farmers are doing their share to
keep up the credit of their exhibition,
but there remains sotion to be taken
on the part of the merchants and busi-
ness men. a
Horse Show at State,
October 8st a horse show will be
held at State College, in which Centre
county horses will have an opportun-
ity to step high, and horse breeders
and owners an opportunity to show
The Bryan League was formed ori-
gioally for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the Democratic National
Convention in the interests of Mr.
Bryan, and who at the same time
would vote for 8a member of the
Natiopal Committee from this state
that would support the candidacy of
Mr. Bryan. This league exerted great
influence in the Denver convention
and did very much to cause the dele
gation from this state to cast almost
its entire vote for Mr. Bryan in that
convention, It did very much more
than that. It was through the influ.
enc and power of the Bryan League
that Hon. James Kerr was made the
member of the Democratic National
Committee for Pennsylvania, and pull
the party in the state from the evil
influences which has convrolled it for
years past,
Biuce the ticket has been made the
Bryan League has turned iu to form
an organization in each county in the
state with the determination to poll,
for the first time in many years, the
fuli Democratic vote in the state,
It is 80 earnest and enthusisstic In
this purpose that it «ill poll thousands
of votes more for the ticket than any
presidential ticket has received for
many campaigns,
The League stands pledged, in this
contest, to aid in every way through
its organization the election of Con-
gressmen, State Benators, Assembly-
men and all local candidates in each
county where there is any possibility
of success. It proposes moreover to
act in good faith with the rank and
file of the party, What promises it
makes will be kept,
At the head of this organization is
Jere 8B, Black, of York ; James Kerr
and Wm. E Waliace, of Clearfield :
Howard Mutechler, of Easton ;: Hon.
W. T. Creasy, of Columbia County ;
Ex-Treasurer Berry, of Chester : War
ren W. Bailey, of the Johnstown
Democrat, and many others, young
and able Democrats of the state. In
the bands of these men and their like
the Democrats in every part of the
state rest their faith, with the assur
ance that they will not, in the hour of
IF FARMERS WOULD PULL TOGETHER,
The Philadelphia Record editorially
The granger picnics in various parts
well attended, and there seems to be
The
if the farmers would pull together,
mig at easily dominate the situstion ;
but as a rule they have been content
to let other, and somelimes antagonis-
tic, interests dominate their politics,
fix their lax rates and make their laws.
Because they pay no direct taxes for
the support of the State or Federal
their lamber, their fuel,
mercy. They are bond slaves of an
iniquitous system who go about blind.
a — AM,
The farmers, who bear the burden
of Democratic vounty commissioners,
who have during the past three years
been watchful of the interests of the
tax payers. True economy is that
which brings one dollar's worth for
every dollar expended, and this has
been done by Messrs. Dunlap and
Weaver.
AM isin.
John D, Miller, of Walker township,
is widely known among all classes of
people in Centre county, and especially
among the farmers, having followed
that occupation for many years. He
belongs to a family of the strictest in-
tegrity, ! :
quality, and socially is a man wne
likes to meet. Mr. Miller is the DD
eratic candidate for the office nty
treasurer, and is peciliarly fitted for
that office. There are no on
John D. Milter that do not reel, f
manhood, :
AIA AH — oo
If the farmers really mean to elevate
one of thelr number when an
success, ve betrayed or fold out.
What is designated as the “ Bryan
Party” is not a separate organization
a8 now understood from the League.
In the divided condition the party
was in immediately after the Denver
Convention, it has been thought best
to preempt the title of both the
‘ Bryan League’ and the * Bryan
| Party.” It is not the purpose of either
to put a ticket in the fleld separate or
different from that which has been
| nominated in the several counties ex-
{cept in Philadelphia where through
| the meanest of combines Republicans
| were put on the Democratic ticket,
The * Bryan League " is putting the
‘old state organization, which has
| taken great offence at the action of the
Denver Convention in selecting Hon.
James Kerr for National Committee-
man from this slate, to shame and
they are hustling to sive themselves.
Home of them lately met at Harris
burg, aod If they will do as they
declare, great things may be expected
of the Democracy in Pennsylvania
this fall. Oae thing, however, they
should remember that the Democrats
of the state are tired of being sold out
by the Ryan-Donunelly gang of Phila-
deiphia at every opportunity and
desire that this element should no
longer receive recognition from the
Democratic party or organizations,
It Is the purpose of the * Bryan
League” either under its own name
or that of the ** Bryan Party '’ to give
| the Democrats of Philadelphia an op-
| portunity to vole for Democrats in-
(stead of bog forced to vote for Re-
publicans who have been placed on
the Democratic ticket by a combina-
tion of the followers of Ryan and
Donnelly with the Reyburn and
McNichol gang in that city,
There is, therefore, great need for
the " Bryan League.” The young
Democrats of every town snd town-
ship in Penns Valley should join in
organizing " Bryan Leagues.” Bach
| organizations will help, not only Mr,
| Bryan's candidacy, but the whole
Democratic ticket. The contest is
{now on, and there are many indies
tions in all parts of the country that
| Bryan and Kern will win,
Miss Pig Ate Sots
A peculiar and lsughable incident
is related by Charles B. Neff, one of
the progressive farmers west of Old
Fort, to his neighbors but not for pub-
lication, so the reader is requested not
to mention the matter to him.
Without regard to the price of grain
Mr. Nefl is keeping at present one
Lundred or more hogs on his farm,
and one day recently one of the pig-
gles got into the house yard, and in
enooping through a window fell into
the cellar under the kitchen. Mrs.
Neil had just secured an extra supply
of yeast from her neighoor, Mrs. Alvin
Stump, and this was placed in the
cellar to keep cool, but the piggy had
no regard for the inconvenience she
might put Mrs. Nefl to by eating the
| yeast, and at once proceeded to do so—
‘and with a relish. Hog-like, piggy
{soon found a few other choice bits of
food in other parts of the cellar before
| her whereabouts was discovered.
| All this time the family was seated
in the Kitchen above, and finally »
| series of deep sighs were hemrd. In-
gY iu the cellar, which was ejected, of
‘course. And piggy's troubles just
(now rightly began. It was a warm
penetrating her sides set the
| was a gradual expansion, limited only
of an inverted top. It was pain, no
doubt, that made piggy wiggle to her
feet snd lie dwn agaio—the nether
side up, apex down, There was a gen.
tle breeze, piggy began to twirl like a
top, ber legs drawn close to her body,
aod tail drooping. The centrifugal
force soon began to extend the limbs
first, and then the appendage, and
once it assumed a horizontal position
there was an imitation of a steam
thresher whistle. The lines of distress
disappeared from the piggy that ate
the sots,
Growth Removed at Hospital,
The Beiiefonte Hospital is becoming
wonderfully popular with the peop le
on the south side of Centre county,
{snd the prejudice once displayed
againet the lostitution 1a disappearing,
or probably has done so entirely,
Among those who most recently were
treated at the hospital was Miss Anns
J. Bmith, the fourteen year-old daugh-
ter of Robert M. Smith, of Centre
Hill. Beveral growths were removed
POMONA GRANGE,
Met at Oak Hall Thursday Farmers to
Ask Legisiative Uandidates Thelr Posi
tion on Question of School Appropria.
tion,
The third quarterly meeting of the
Centre County Pomons Grange whs
held at Oak Hall Station, Thursday of
last week. The attendance was quite
good, and extraordinary interest was
shown by the members in the various
movements in which the Order is in-
terested. :
James A. Keller, secretary of the
fire insurance company, made his re-
port, which indicated that the busi-
ness of the company was on the in-
crease, and that the losses had been
moderate,
The Grange Encampment and Fair
was discussed, and the chairman of
the committee stated that everything
auguers for a great gathering in Bep-
tember. That tenters would be there
in large numbers ; the exhibit of ma-
chinery larger than for a number of
years, and smmusements on the
ground and auditorium superior to
any heretofore.
The Patrons Rural Telephone Com-
pany, through its secretary, reported
the business of the company steadily
growing ; that new lines are being
built, others extended and some forty
new subscribers added since the last
report,
While discussing the subject of a
fairer distribution of taxes, Willard
Dale, the Lecturer, presented the fol-
lowing resolution :
At a meeting of the Pomona Grange
held at Hublersburg, in May, the fol.
fowing resolution was adopted :
Resolved, that we appeal to the real
estate owners of the state to join with
the Patrons of Husbandry in Pennsyl-
vania in petitioning the state legisia-
ture to amend the public school laws
#0 that the state be required to pay the
entire wages of public school teach-
ers, which sum is $15,141,652 annually,
aud thus reduce local taxation $10,000, -
000,
FROM AUDITOR GENERAL'S REPORT,
Cost of school houses, bulldings,
rent, etc. - J
Teachers wages,
Text books ———
Fuel, contingencies, fees of ool
lector, ete
6108.741.48
15,141 652.56
mn
TABLEX 84
Total expenditures for 1906. $30,280 037.77
Therefore, be it now resolved, that
the Master be authorized to appoint a
committee of three to obtain from the
various candidates for the General As
sembly of the Legislature, to be voted
for at the next general election, their
position on this question, and forward
their replies to the various members of
the order,
The resolution was adopted with an
unanimous spirit.
The Master appointed under this
resolution the following well-known
citizens : George Dale, George L.
Goodhart, D. M. Campbell.
tl cree: Gap, 13 ; Forge, 5
Pleasant Gap defeated the Forge, of
near Bellefonte, last Saturday sfter-
noon on the former's ground to the
tune of 13to5. The Gap had their
eyes on the ball, no less than sixteen
safe swats being registered under the
hit column, four of which went for
two bases. The following is the score.
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Brant house, was arrested on Monday
evening and confined in jail on the
man was caught in the act in a small
building in the rear of the Bush Ar
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
F. C. Edwards, M. D., of Glen Cove,
New York, last week was the guest
of the family of Rev. J. R. Bechrist,
David R. Btover, formerly of Boals-
burg, who had been located in Byia-
cuse, Kansas, is now at Lamar, Colo-
rado.
James Lingle, son of Mr, and Mrs,
L. R. Lingle, of Earlystown, Is visit.
ing his uncle, Robert Lingle, at Miles-
burg.
Mrs. Mable Pletcher, of New York
City, is in Centre Hall the guest of
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. BR.
Sechrist,
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Bieber returned
from their vacation trip Thursday of
last week, arriving on the first anni
versary of their marriage.
David Barr is the newly appointed
postmaster at Pine Grove Mills to suc.
ceed Mr, Hess, resigned. The latter
has been postmaster at that place dur-
ing the past twelve years.
Mrs. Anna Bpangler, of Centre Hall ’
passed her eightieth birthday Batur-
day. Bbe is among the oldest inhabi-
tants in point of age and residence,
and carries the respect of her acquain-
tances,
While playing about an automobile
Wednesdsy evening, Philip, the little
son of Mr. and Mre. W. Gross Mingle,
fell in such a way as to break the bone
in one of his arms. The fracture was
between the wrist and elbow, one bone
only being broken.
The little three-year-old son of Mrs.
H. E. Btover, of Bmullton, was severe-
ly burned on the soles of his feet by
tramping on live coals that had been
thrown into the yard together with a
pan of ashes. The burns were dressed
by Dr. Hardenburg.
Mr. and Mrs. George Condo and
family, and Mr. and Mre Milton
Bayder and family, the former of
Jeannelte and the latter of Greens-
burg, arrived in Centre Hall Saturday
baving been called here on secount
of the death of Mrs. Philip Durst.
The neighbors and friends of Mrs,
Ira Grossman, of Potters Mills, cone
gregated at her home Friday night,
to celebrate her birthday, There were
a number of people present, and be-
sides having a pleasant social gather-
ing, there was an abundance of refresh-
ments,
The Idaho 200-bushel-per-acre wheat
story bas all been exploded. It is all
a fake, and the object was to sell seed
wheat to unsuspecting farmers at the
most extravagent prices, Stick to the
fultz, fulcaster, or any of the standard
varieties, Mr. Farmer, and you will
come out all right.
In buildings, equipment and reputa-
tion, the Lock Haven State Normal
School is the equal of the best, Its
graduates are ita best advertisement.
To those who are thinking of becom-
ing teachers, it is an ideal school, The
Fall term begins Sept. 7th. Send for
its catalogue to the Principal.
The Asrontburg band has secured
new uniforms-—-blue coats and white
pautaloons—and are now dressed in
the latest fashion. The band will sc-
company the Bellefonte Castle, K. G.
E., to Jersey Bhore on the occasion of
the Busquebanna District Association
meetiog to be held on Labor Day,
Beptember 7th,
The editors of Everybody's Magazine
adopting sn ingenioas method of get-
ting the Venezuelan row before the
public, bave selected an advocate for
the prosecution, and one for the
defsnise, and have appointed their
readers the jury. George W. Crich-
field opens with a startling array of
charges backed up by great eloquence
snd fervor,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hockman and
child, of Freeport, Illinois, are in the
east and will remain among friends
for several weeks. Mr. Hockman is a
son of 8B. Peter Hockman, of Mingo-
ville, and has been in Illinois for some