Vi 1... LXXXI.
© LOCAL OPTION FIGHT ON,
Anti-Saloon Lexgas Confident of Victory. —
it's Up to Boise Penrose to Decide Be-
twesn High License or a wocal Option
Submission Law,
A vigorous fight fn the legislature on
the loeal option question is fore-
shadowed by a statement issued from
the headquarters of the Anti-Baloon
lesgu= in Harrisburg, The statement
fol ywe : ** Phe results of the election
in Pennsylvania are highly encourag
ing to the cause of local option. The
returns indicate tremendous gains in
the popular vote for candidates pledged
to local option, and almost universally |
these men ran ahead of their tickets by |
from a few votes up to the thousands. |
Generally the men, outside of Philadel. |
phia and Pittsburg, who were known |
to be supported by the liquor interests |
made a poor showing, running io |
many instances far behind the ticket,
But for the great mwjorities given |
Taft in the state practically every man
supported by the Aunti-Saloon league
would have been elected. Far more
members of the legislature have been |
elected on the local option issue than!
ever before, and we believe that we
have more votes now for local option |
than the liquor men can erunt of those |
who are certainly against local option. |
“ The immense vote ¢ast for local
option men in such cities ss Philadel
phia, Chester, Norristown, Reading,
Harrisburg, York, illiameport, Al-}
lentown, Altoona, Johnstown, Greens. |
burg, Washington, Milton, Sharon |
and other cities and towns is highly |
significant, for thi+, taken with the]
overwhelming vote in hundreds of]
precincts and smaller boroughs and
the townships, marks local option a
winner in Pennsylvania. The defeat
of Representatives Habgood, of Me-
Kean, and Troxell, of Lyc ming, and |
Mr. Greer, of Mercer, are ivdicative of
the growing favor of the local option
movement. The AntvBaloon league
will renew the fight in the coming
Legislature for an effective loeal option |
law with a confidecce that has never |
been warranted before, and believes |
tnat the high tide of the local option
movement thus far will be witnessed
during the pext five months in a
mighty groundswell of public opinion
in behalf of a local option law. If the
people are heard, Pepnpsylvania will
bave a local option law this wioter. If
local option is defeated the respousi-
bility will lie wholly sat the door of
the political leaders,
* The liquor interests aud hotel men
who favor the present high license
enactment, and a strict enforcement of
the law, as the best ni®ans of curbiog
drunkenness and in fact promotivg
temperance, are lining up for the fray,
and some lively times are expected at
the next session of the legislature,”
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DEMOURALIU OPP IRTUNILY.
Goverpor-elect 8. C. Shallenberger,
of Nebrasks, on returning from a con-
ference with William Jennivgs Bryan,
was asked what lesson he would draw
from the election. [be Democratic
Governor-elect said :
“ The Democratic party has won
entire control of the State g 'vernment
or partial power through the election
of a Governor io a pumover of the
important Northern States,
“ Democracy hss a great oppor.
tunity for the future if these adminis.
trations result in good government
and are satisfactory to the people. If
suce: seful they should make stepping:
stones for parity success iu uation
when the people shall learn through
them that Democracy can be safely
trusted with legislation and with
power.”
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It looks as though the Joseph
Ramsey Air Live railroad is masiog
an effort to run i's preliminary survey
close by State College, but so far it
has only reached a point two miles
west of that important Centre county
town, that point beiug at Washington
Grange Hail, at White Hall. From
there the latest survey leads across to
the foot of Tussey Mountain where it
strikes the survey made seversl years
ago.
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With Governor Stuart's term of
office but half expired, at least two
candidates are in the fleld, Congress.
man Daniel F. Lafean, of the York.
Adams district and Lieutenant Gov-
erpor Murphy are the aspirants. Hen.
ator Bprouly of Delaware county, Is
also looking toward Harrisburg.
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A word from the Altoona Tribune,
Republican : If the next congress con-
tains apy Republican members who
are brave enough to do the right thing
regardless of committee places or fa-
ture favors, they will vote against
Cannon’s renomipation in the Re-
publican caucus.
Portage County (0.) Dry,
Portage Is the forty-fourth Ohio
~ gounty to vote dry. At a special elec.
tion held on 10th inst, ‘the drys
Thirty-nine
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE,
Should be stamped Out at Any Cort
Animals on Four Farms Affected,
OfMecial investigation by practiced
veterinarians, acting on behalf of the
Hiate and Federal Governments, veri-
fies the reported breaking out of the
dreaded * foot and mouth disease ”’
among herds of eattie in Montour and
Northumberland counties. It is stated
in the Danville News that the disease
exists in its worst form on four farms
in the two counties. The farms have
b en quarantined and energetic meas-
ures adopted to prevent the spread of
the infection, but the fact that the di
eased animals with fodder, straw,
stable utensils or the hands and c¢cloth-
ing of persons having them in care,
creates justifiable alarm,
The disease is reported to have been
ped from Buffalo to Danville It is said
to be crymmanicable to other cloven-
footed animals such as sheep, goats
and swine and in some authenticated
instances to human beiogs through
It is alleged
that this is the first time this worst of
cattle plagues has obtained a foothold
in Penosylvania. There is no pro-
ff taw (ar
whose herds mint necessarily be killed;
but the extent of the danger involved
whatever vigorous measures
may be adopted by the State authori-
ties to stamp it out,
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Traasfeor of Heal Estate,
I. F. Stoner, et. al, to Barbara C.
<“toper, April 22, 1908, lots in Haines
twp. $10
Hattie F,
premises io
Mrs. sidney Henson to
Oat. 22, 1908,
Bellefoute. $500,
HB. WW. Waite, et. ux., to Margaret
Ella Baumgardner, Feb, 9, 1905, lot in
sprig twp, $40
J. E Paul to Michas]l Bodeneclak,
B. Frank Royer, et. ux., to Hattie
UU. Leaster, Sept. 19, 1908, land in Pot-
ter twp. $410
William H Stoner, et, ux., to John
U. Stoner, Jan. 25, 1889, land io Haines
twp, $1200,
Lebigh Valley Coal Co. to J. E.
Paul, F- b. 17, 1908, lot in Boow Bhoe
twp. $35.
Jacob Winklebleck, et. ux., to Sam
uei W. Sityers, Nov. 30, 1888, } acre in
Harris twp. $10
B. Wever Thomas to Geo. L. Wil
lisms, Oct. 28, 1908, lot in Howard.
¥25.
Milton Pard, et. ux, to United
Evangelical church, Oct, 28, 1908, lot
in Haloes twp. $35.
Fhanksgiviog Day, as an institution
is not obwerved in every state of the
anion, but the spirit which prompted
its birth and which it was designed to
promote prevades Lhe whole nation,
Aud there is every reason why it
shouid. There is not one of us but
bas good cause 10 be thankful for the
blessings bestowed upon us. To be
sure there are dark days—days of
sorrow, trial and bLere.vement. But
take life as a whole, year in sod year
out, nod it will be seen that the sunny
days are far more numerous than the
dark, avd that the joys of life far out
pumber its sorrows. Of course this
is true only of the life that fis
spent wisely, using to the best advan-
tage the facujties with which God en-
dowed it and recognizing in Him the
Giver of all good.
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Score One for kditor Lebo,
From the New Bloomfield Times
To +l persous who do not wish to
read their names io priot a8 a hotel
license signer next February we would
say stay off, as the entire list of signers
of all the whole sale and retail licenses
in the county will be published in The
fines when they have once been fired.
We make this statement so that if any
man who might ‘hiok it a plete of
secret work, will not be deceived.
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Sixty-nine thousand voters in Phila
deiphia made their x at the head of
the electoral column on their ballots,
snd thus voted for the electors and not
for auy other candidate on the ticket,
[t looks very much as though the
voter needed schooling,
Remember all ballots were printed
to conform with a sample prepared by
the State Department at Harrisburg,
I'here was no choles as to form by the
local printer.
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The prompt and impartial enforce-
ment of law, without reference to the
personality of the offender, Is what
this Republic needs to put into gen-
eral practice,
The first snow of the season of suf-
ficient importance to be recorded fell
Saturday forenoon,
EL io ony
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And the First Methodist Episcopal Chorch
in Penns Valley,
We are glad that public attention
has been directed by The Centre Re-
porter to this early land mark of
Methodism and to the pioneers of the
church in Penns Valley. Asin that
early day it must have required hero-
ism and great devotion to the cause of
the chureh to bring about a chureh
organization and to erect a temple for
the worshipof God in a co nparative
wilderness, kuch achievements should
be faithfully recorded in history and
the places properly marked, so that
future generations may do honor to
the names of those who laid the
foundation of the church in this new
country of our fathers.
It is declared in holy writ : * Honor
thy father and thy mother : that thy
days may be long upon the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thea”
Therefore those who have relatives
and friends buried here should join in
the effort to restore this early cemetery
of the Penningtons, and the site of the
first Methodist church erected in
Penns Valley ; and not only the rela-
tives and friends, but the community
and members of the church should be
interested.
For several years the writer has been
urged by some of the descendants of
the Penningtons ( most of whom are
gone } to undertake the saperinten-
oy of restoring the grounds, which he
finally agreed to do, on account of the
memory of Mra. Rhone, who was a
descendant of the Penningtons, her
mother being Rebecea Pennington,
wife of James Sankey, and early mem-
bers of this church. I have only un-
dertaken this work with the distinet
understanding that I be permitted to
do the work for gnod will and the in-
terest I Fave in restoring the historic
place
The improvements made will be gov.
erned vy the means that will be do.
nated, The only money to be expend.
ed will be for hired labor and for
necessary material, for which itemized
bills will be rendered. Necessary
means to do the work must come from
voluntary onntribations Heventeen
dollars, which have already been con.
tributed, have been placed in the
Penpes Valley bank, to the eredit of the
Pennington cemetery fund. An op
portunity is hereby given to all who
have friends buried there, to the peo.
ple of the community, and members of
the Methodist chureh to contribute to
this fund. It is not intended to send
out solicitors, but all who desire to
give toward this purpose should send
their contributions to the Penns Val
ley Bank, Centre Hall, or Mrs. Isase
Miller, Bellefonte,
Work has already been begun : the
Pennington lot has been cleaned and
remodeled and the tombstones reset,
Other work hss been dove, but it ean
not be completed until the weather
opens in the spring.
There are probably one hundred un.
known graves which are plainly viel
ble. These graves have no tomb
stones, but they will all be mar¥ed in
an orderly manner and the graves
filled.
The old church site will be distinctly
marked, and the entire grounds ( 16x10
rods ) fenced with a suitable fence,
with necessary gates, so as to make ite
appearance acceptable,
When the work is completed a
public statement will be made of re.
ceipta and expenditures, which will be
submitted to a committee of auditors
selected by the friends, for which a
suitsble conference will be called,
We feel sure that this laudable un.
dertakiog will not on'y receive the
cordial support of the relatives and
friends but of the entire community.
LEONARD RHONE
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Funishsd Mountain Fire Hag,
James Behrman, of Mifflin, convicts
ed of setting the mountains on fire in
Lewistown Narrows on September 15,
bas been sentenced by Judge Woods to
pay a fine of §10, costs of prosecution
and undergo sun imprisonment of 30
days io the MiMin county jail. The
fire thus ignited burned over -several
bundred acre of timber, the greater
portion of which was the property of
Judge Woods himself.
The State Forestry Department
would have punished a man for hav
fog fired Nittany Mountain if it could
have gotten the prosecuting machinery
in Centre county to act.
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He Bhould Locate in Philadelphia,
J. C. Murphy, who was convicted In
the Westmoreland county criminal
oourt some time ago on a charge of
violating the election laws of the state,
was given a sentence of t#o years In
the work house and will have to pay a
fine of $1 and the costa of prosecution,
Murphy was the judge of elections for
the Port Royal district at the primary
election lest spring and was also the
return judge, The returns ae present.
DISCOURSE ON LOCAL OPTION,
Heformed Minister In Centre Hall Treats
the Sabject With Al’ Falrness,
[By Rev. D. Gress.|
( PART IIL.)
Local option is not prohibition, as
many suppose ; but applied to the
liquor question, is a law enacted by
the state legislature granting the voters
the right to say for themselves, by
their ballots, whether they desire in-
toxicating liquors sold as a beverage in
their respective localities. Bimplified,
loeal option is this : If a majority in a
given locality voted for the saloon {it
would be granted them. On the other
hand, if a majority voted against the
saloon, then there would be no saloon
in that locality. And do not forget
that the man who votes to sustain the
saloon is as much a local optionist as
the one who does not. It is not
necessary to believe in abolishing the
saloon to believé in local option ; all
that is necessary is to believe that a
msjority of the voters of a commuuity,
snd not some one individual, should
decide the matter. Local option grants
the sale of intoxicants where wanted,
prevents their sale where not wanted,
and gives the people the liberty of
choosing that which they think best,
That is local option ; that is the form
of local self government ; that is the
right of the msjority to rule, and that
is nll there is to the question of local
option. Ia it fair ; is it reasonable? It
gives every voter an equal footing in
freing the saloon problem.
Lineal government is both
Republican and Democratic doctrine.
In fact all political parties ean sub.
scribe to the principle of the rights of
the ms jority to rule ; and while the
majority may not always be right, it
gives them a chance to legislate ac-
cording to their own ideals and prin.
ciples It formulates government
sccordiog to the ethical standard of
the people. Every state east of the
Rocky Mountsine, except Pennsyl-
vanin sand New Jersey, has local
option. Why not Pennsylvania? It
is time for her to awaken, and be a
little more modern, take an advance
step. Again, I repeat that voting for
local option is not voting for or against
prohibition, but that it is simply a
declaration on your part that you be-
lieve the people have the right to
determine by their own individual
voles Lhe character of every public
policy And the only just solution to
the liquor problem is to submit it, like
all other public questions, directly to
the votes of Lhe people.
To maintain the present legislation
that denies the right of the people to
determine such a question, is to pro-
cisim an sutocracy of rum that forces
saloons upon a community in defiance
of the popular will. Such a policy is
unamerican, undemocratic, and vio-
intes all true priocipies of the freedom
of the people.
[ Here the speaker urged his hearers
to vote for legislative candidates who
would support a local option messure.
We must all hope much from the
gradual increase of practical knowledge
aud of brotherly lovee. What we
desire Lo see, and may die without see-
ing, perhaps our children’s children
will ace mplish. It is for us to stand
for practical measures, and do the
duty that is nearest to us, and be con-
teut to take one step upward at a time,
For you youog meq, the lesson of the
boar is, run your physical body with
great care, guarding against undue ex-
citement. Keep close to bread, meat,
sud milk abd water. Waste no
precious nerve force. Do not deceive
yourself through the use of stimulants,
If you use this physical machinery
right, the mechanism will hold to-
gether for four soo e years. Lead a
clean life ; keep your brow white, and
your breath sweet. Don’t go down
through the god-like temptati ns, as
many of the great ones of earth have
done,
Remember the warnings of Solomon.
Remember that liquor cost Scotland
her greatest poet, Burns ; cost Eog-
land Yer greatest all-roind wan, Cole
ridge ; made her two greatest orators
gamblers and paupers and inmstes of
a jail ; dimmed the glory of our Web
ster ; quenched the torch committed
to the hands of men like Stephen A.
Douglass. Oh, the ravages of strong
driuk have been more terrible than
the ravages of parssitic diseases that
are destroying half a dozen nations of
the world.
On, read widely upon this subject.
Discuss the problem with good and
wise men, and then use your influence
in your own little circle for good
citizenship, patriotism sod & happy
home. Carry with you an atmos
phere of good fellowship. Balance
your dignity by the spirit of broth.
erliness, ber the warnings of
Nolomon, snd keep the evil fire out of
your e,e, and your face and
heart, nnd when you
death, meet It with
option
19, 1908,
STOVER REAL ESTATE SALE,
Who the Parchasers Are and the Sums
Paid for the Various Properties,
Thursday of last week the adminis.
tratrix, Mary Elmira 8. Motz, of the
estate of George W. Btover, late of
Penn township, deceased, made sale of
the real estate of the decedent, at the
Coburn House, Coburn, The attor-
neys for the administratrix were
Messrs. Gettig, Bower & Zerby.
Fifteen tracts of land, all that were
offered, were sold. A brief description
of the properties, the price paid for
sach and the purchasers, are appended:
The George W. Btover residence in
Penn township, containing two acres,
house, barn, ete., $697.50. Purchaser,
A. W. Ulrich.
The property known as the George
W. Btover farm, near Green Briar,
containing fifty-two acres, with bulld-
ings, $262000. Purchaser, Elias
Bressler,
Farm in Penn township, on Georges
Valley road, containing ninety-six
acres, with buildings ; also what is
known as the Geary farm, adjoining
the former mentioned tract, contain-
ing forty acres, $6500.00. Purchaser,
Samuel Ulrich,
The property known as the P. H.
Blover residence in Coburn, being two
lote, $1950.00. Purchaser, Eliza J.
Stover.
The Coburn House, at Coburn,
$2325 00. Purchaser, Lewis E. Stover,
the present landlord,
The Zerby meadows, slong Penns
Creek, in Penn township, containing
eight acres, $325.00. Purchaser, I. B.
Motz.
The ** distillery property ’ in Penn
township, containing two acres,
$175 00. Purchaser, J. P. Keen.
A tract of two acres, adjoining the
distillery property, slong Penns Creek,
in Penn township, $11.00. Purchaser,
E. R. Auman.
A tract containing one acre, adjoin-
ing lands of C. A, Weaver and the
PR R in Penn township, $12500
Purchaser, T. W. Hosterman.
A tract of 130 acres of timberland,
adjoining the last named tract, eight
acres clear, $000 00, Purchaser, SBam-
uel Ulrich.
A tract of woodland adjoining the
last two tracts named, containing 133
acres, $558 00. Purchaser, C. H. Meyer
& Co,
A tract of mountain land in Penn
township, containing 25 acres, $650.00.
Purchaser, 1. P. Korman,
Twenty-five acres of mountain land,
in Penn township, $625.00, Purchaser,
Daniel Meyer.
Twenty-six acres of timberland, in
Penn township, along P. R. R., hav.
ing on it good hemlock, pine and
chestnut, $2510.00, Purchasers, C. H.
Meyer & Co.
The total of the sales sums up
$20,004.50.
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And More, Too.
From the Watchman,
Messrs. C. C, Bhuey, John M. Shau-
gert and George R. Meek represented
the Bellefonte hospital before the
Board of Charities in Harrisburg. This
institution is asking for $8000 for main
tenance and §12000 for the completion
of the new building and deserves every
cent of it.
From Milihelm Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. George Musser and
children, of Yeagertown, are visiting
relatives in this place and vicinity.
Mre. Mae Loose, of Bellefonte, spent
Buonday at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hartman, of this
place.
Harry Sholl, who for the past two
years has been living in Freeport, Ill,
returned to his home in this place
Friday morning.
Rev, and Mrs. E. I. Confer and two
children, of Lewistown, are visiting at
the home of Rev. Confer's parents, Mr,
and Mrs. H. F, Confer,
G. W. Harter, of Harter, W. Va,
spent several days in this place the
past week, He was called here on
account of the death of his brother,
Pzoben Harter.
5 MMA ASAI.
Men, you canno! afford to buy your
lumberman gums until you get prices
at Yeagere,
{ Continued from previous column.)
end the note of victory.
These great movements today for
the betterment of life are in harmony
with the divine economy and purpose
and that is the assargnoe of their tri.
umph. God Is in his world and God
Is working. There never was an age
in which so many people were work.
ing for the betterment of life.
With an all-controlling purpose,
begotten of faith in God and nurtured
in love of mau, multitudes are working
to better the conditions of life. And
that Christ, in whom God is recon.
oiling the world uote himself, is
drawing men Into the circle of His in.
floite love, wi bth, away of His ben.
them
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Men's heavy aretics, §1.19—Yeagers,
Friday is Pennsylvania Day at Penn.
sylvania State College.
Charles D. Emerick Is back from a
sanatorium, and his friends think he
is improved somewhat.
George Kline, of Btate College, went
to White Haven to enter the sana-
torium for tuberculosis,
Mrs. Aaron Long, of near Penns
Cave, who hss been seriously ill for
several weeks, is not improving.
Mis. Mary Dinges is in Willisme-
port and expects to remain there for
several weeks, probably during the
greater part of the winter,
A new five-dollar gold piece is being
coined. The design is depressed be-
low the fleld or surfae of the coin.
The motto “In God We Trust?”
remains,
Mrs. Abram V. Miller and dsughter,
Mre, James Blythe, of Bellefonte, st-
tended the sessions of a national con-
ference of Lhe Bociety of Friends, held
in Baltim re.
Dr. 8. M. Huff, the Milesburg phy-
sician and Republican coroner-elect, is
now the owner of a Franklin touring
car. This indicates that the doctor
has been prospering.
Mrs. Edward Foreman and children,
who have been east for the firet time
since moving from Centre Hall to
Youngstown, Ohio, several years ago,
expect to start for their home today
{ Thursday ).
George R. Meiss, of Colyer, is in the
butchering business over * head and
heels.” Last week he slaughtered, for
the Lewistown district msrket, nine
teen hogs, and this week twenty-two
were put on the gambrels.
R. B. Bpangler, of Barnesboro, was
in town last week, Lo visit his mother,
Mrs. Annie Spangler, and niece, Miss
Romie Van Pelt. Mr. Spangler is en-
gaged in operating a feed mill, and is
bandling feed on a large scale,
While chopping up corn ears for
chickens with a sharp hatchet, Mrs.
Fred Yocum, of Hublersburg, almost
severed the index finger on ber right
band. She dressed the wound herself,
and expects the member to again
unite and be as useful as ever,
Dr. W. O. McEatire is building an-
other dwelling house in Howard, and
expects to have it ready for occupancy
by spring. Heretofore Dr. McEntire
bas built several houses at that place,
which indicates that both the doctor
and Howard are prospering.
Among Friday's pleasant callers was
Andrew J. Bhook, of Bpring Mills,
#ho bad come to town to transact a
bit of business. Bome people would
say that Mr. Bhook is living retired,
but he states that he and work have
oot dissolved partnership, and that he
Is not contented unless doing some-
thing.
Today ( Thursday ) applications for
liquor licenses will be filed with the
prothonotary. Later the names of the
persons and the character of the li-
cense applied for will be advertised in
iwo or more newspapers, but to sscer.
tain the names of the twelve or more
signers attached to each application
the application itself must be in.
spected.
To give an idea of the great number
of bushels of clover seed harvested this
fall, the results of hulling by various
parties need only be mentioned. Three
machines operated by Messrs. W. K.
Corl, Charles Corl, and H. A. Garner,
who did business in the south western
portion of the county, hulled a total of
3250 bushels. Their fleld of operation
represents but a small portion of the
total territory in Centre county,
Wild turkeys that are onto their AN
will keep quite shy of Leroy @G,
Rearick
tion of the 1 juries,
sll superficial, aod when