VOL. LXXXIT.
nme gm ———
Wants to Tar and Feather One of Its Looal
Politicians. Whom it Denounces =
Slanderer,
The Bellefonte Republican con-
tained this article in the first column
of its last week's issue :—
* One of the mesnest and most con-
temptible acts to come to our atten-
tion in many a day is that of a man
who haa been traveling over Centre
county and asserting to farmers and
others that the officials at the Court
House here are a set of crooks and that
graft is rampant in the conduct of the
couuty’s business, The author of
these despicable slanders deserves a
coat of tar and feathers.
“ Visiting the homes of several
farmers at Pine Grove Mills in the
cipacity of an agent selling trees the
man io question made it a point to en-
gage the women members of the
family ia conversation and finally
brought up the subject of the work-.on
1 theextension to the rear of the Court
House. In the most reckless fastifon
he declared that there was not an Hou-
est official at the Court House, that
the entire group were crooks aud that
the public would be amez:d if it once
became known how much graft exist-
ed. * The pity of it is that thoeé to
whom the man made the statements
did not kick him out of their homies
*‘ The Republican gives puolicity to
the matter in order that the public
may not be misled by the assertions of
irresponsible persous. Ia the last few
years it has become quite fashionable
to charge graft at random and to view
with suspicion the acts of men in
public office. Sensation mongers
have employed their arts to excite the
public mind and direct suspicion to-
ward the conduc! of honest men.
Few men in public life have escaped
during this hysteria of suspicion. No
matter how honest or bow able, they
have been held up to suspicion.
** It Is 80 easy to cast reproach upon
one’s good names, but ounce done it is
#0 much more difficult to undo the
wrong. Woe need bil to refl set a little
to recall how many public officials
have been accused or suspected of graft
in recent years and how few there
were, comparatively speaking, who
proved to be dishonest or corrupt. [a
Justice to those sccueed or suspected it
is but fair to say that they were the
victims of a condition created by reck-
less statements,’
“ The preseut instance of casting
suspicion upon the sc's of our Court
House officials Is in keeping with
similar cases io other counties. 1f
* The Republican ” beileved that any
one of our county offi cials was vorrupt
or guilty of graft we would not
hesita’e a minute to denounce him
regar diess of what might be his polit
leal affiliation, We are just as ready
todenounce the slanderer and fault
Hioder. We have no respect for those
who spread false statements and do it
in such a way as to hold themselves
free from an accounting with the law.
** There are Republican and Demo
.eratic officials at the Court Houss.
We believe them to be thoroughly
honest men. Thus far no act of theirs
kiVes to any man the right to speak
tf dishonesty or graft. We repeat, the
atithor of the malicious statements in
Yuestion deserves to be publicly brand.
ed even though it would be a pity to
Waste the tar apd the feathers.’
The Republican might have been
more explicit, A msn whos will
slander public officiale in such a way
that he deserves tar and feathering,
ought to be called by name.
EA fans.
LOCALS,
Mr. sod Mrs. H. A. MoOlellan, of
Tasseyville, visited Mr. and Mrs. H.
A, Fleisher, the latter's brother, at
Yeagertown, the latter part of last
week.
| Mr. snd Mem. lesa Walker, of
Bpriog Mills, bave been visiting
friends at Guyer and Hall Moon and
hasisted thelr son, Milton, in moving
to the Ebbs farm.
County Buperintendent, D. 0. Et.
ters, of Btate College, was in Centre
Hall the Iatter part of Inst week on
one of his tours through the southern
portion of Centre county visiting the
public schools. The editor regrets
that he was out of the office when the
well-known man called,
The fine weath er during the months
of October and November made It
possible for the farmers to do much
work other than routine farm work,
Many fields have already been plowed
for corn and osts, which will give
more time vext spring to devote to
other affairs on the farm than
plowing.
This from Thursday's issue of the
Lock Haven Democrat : Rev. Jacob
BB Se
tre county, where he will remain
unit Basan ud Soom thre be wi
go to Newport, Perry county, w
preach on Sunday in the .
of that etarni:
Albright-Hoy,
Walter W. Albright, of Bpring
Mills, and Miss Emma E. Hoy, of
Pine Hall, went to Pine Grove Mills
and were married at the Lutheran
parsonage by Rev, J. 8B, Bhultz. After
the ceremony the young couple re.
turned to the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. G. W. Hoy, whera they
were given » wedding supper and re.
ception. Both young people are well
known and quite popular in Ferguson
township, Mr: Albright being one of
the wide-awake young farmers of that
community. For tne present they
will reside at the Hoy home,
rp A — o>
Little Girl's Birthday Party,
Wednesday evening of last week the
parents of Margaret Emery invited a
number of her playmates to enjoy with
her a parly on her ninth birthday.
The children bad a most delightful
evening together, enjoying themselves
ag only children free of care can do
The children present were: Grace
Armstrong, Fred Armstrong, Carrie-
bell Ewmerick, wklizabeth Banders,
Shasnoon Boozer, Carrie Mitterling,
Harold Musser, Ida Sweetwood, Jef.
ferson Blick, Elsie Slick, Luella Ruble,
Cathryn Rable, Pearl Ruble. Marga-
rel was very much pleased with the
presents presented.
y/ Two Homes Sold Saturday, -
Two Centre Hall properties were
Saturday.
em ftp
sold at public sale The
house and lot off:red at public sale
by Msssrs. W. B, Mingle and A. W,
Alexander, executors of Liza
Hoyder, deceased was purchased by
J. H, and 8, E. Weber. The price
paid was $927. The property after
the first of April, will be occu.
pied by Harry E. Lu'z, the miller
in the Weber flouring mills. The
purchase was made because of the up-
certaloty of being able to rent a house
next spring.
Perry W. Breon was a bidder on the
property named above, and after the
sale he at once began negotiating with
Charles W. Black for his hcuse and
lot in the borough. The sale was
finally consummated, the price paid
being about $1150. Mr. Breon will
wove to Centre Hall in the "Privg uy
RE Ee
Trausler of Hea! Estate.
Ada Febl, et bar to B. F. Btover,
tract of Isnd in Haines twp., June 11,
1808. $255
James Passmore, et ux to Peunsy’-
vauia Fire Brick compeny, tract of
land in Rush twp., Bepiember 4, 1908,
$50
Tyrone Miniocg & Manufacturing
company, to Imac Harpster, tract of
lsnd io Ferguson twp, August 7, 1908,
$100
C. N. Decker admr. to W. G. Rape
kle, tract of laud in Walker twp.
April 20, 1009. $4500
C. N. Decker, admr. to W. G. Run-
kie, tract of land In Walker twp., Dee,
12, 1908. $4000,
W. L. Foster, etal to J. G. Patson,
lot In State College, Nov, 11, 1009,
$30",
W. G. Runkle to C. N. Decker, tract
of iand in Walker twp., Dec. 14, 1908,
$4000,
W. G, Raokle to C. N. Decker, tract
of land in Walker twp,, April 22, 1908,
$4500,
Harriet Bhamp, et al to William A.
Thomas, tract of land in Potter Wp.
July 1, 1909. $300.
SA ————
Another Contract Awarded,
Speaking of the improvements st
the Centre county court house. The
Keystone Gazette says :
Last Friday the contract for front
and back stairs, marble in the eorridor
in the old and new building, marble
wainscoting lo corridor and stairs in
the old and new bullding, and land-
ing on stairs, and for the marble en.
trance to court room, with partition
entrance of plate glsss, was awarded
by the County Commissioners to con-
tractors Gebret sud Lambert, for
$11,900.00,
This contract practically finished
the work to be dome In the recon.
struction of our court house, and will
be the finishing touch to one of the
best court houses in the state of Peon.
sylvania. The stairways are to be of
ornamental iron, with marble stairs,
and landings of marble. The cor
ridors will be of marble, with wains-
coting of the same material, and »
partition will be bullt scross the
rear of the present court room at
the offset where the seats end, This
arrangement will leave a commodious
corridor in the back of the court room,
divided from the msin room by the
partition, which will be ornamental
In a bigh degree, and set off by heavy
plate glass with wide doors leading to
the court room, thus setting off the
improvements made to the
and at the same time being a decided
advantage in the arrangement of the
congregate in the rear corridor
, w ”
business
sutried vo 19 room,
THE BTATE GRANGE,
Sessions Will bs Held at State OQollege
fom the 21st to the 24'h, The Pro
Eram,
The committee in charge of the ar-
rangements for the annual meeting of
the Pennsylvania State Grange have
been untiring in their efforts to make
ample provision for the proper accowm-
modation of this greatest of all Agri
cultural organizstious in Pennsyl-
vania, which will be attended by
thousands of people from every ec uan-
ty in the state,
Everything is ready for the biggest
and beat meeting the Btute Grange has
ever held, and those who have been
hesitatiog about attending, had better
make up their minds promptly
and share the {ospiration that will be
there. The program for the public
meetiog on Wednesday evening has
charge and is as follows :
PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC MEETING
Musie
Address of welcome (a behalf of the Centre
ty Pomona Grange, No. 13, by Hon, Leonard
Rhone, Past Master of the Pennsylvania State
Grange,
Response by State Master W. T, (
Dramatic recitation, Miss Willlans,
Address in behalf of Sate College
Response by the State Secretary,
Allman,
Address in behalf of the Bate College
Edwin E
oon.
TORNY.
Alderson
own.
Hon
1. 1
Sparks
of the State Grange, John A. MeSparran,
Music,
PARTIAL PROGRAM
TUESDAY
Appotuiment of Bpocial Commitios
Worthy Master's Addr
doors,
wes with
8
ting
WEDNESDAY
Reports continued and
Trips through t }
goands and Experimental Farm
of the Pen
HEFivVania M1
Exemplifi !
1.950 P ation o
530 P.M.
845 A. M.
15.09 A
1. PF M
TBP M
Reports of Speci
tigued,
1900 P. M. Closing of the Grange
EXHIBITS A FEATURE
A large exhibition of agricultural
products, electrics! applisaces and |
agricultural inveations will be open |
to the public during the entire week. |
We want to cali especial
to the exhibits that will be u fasture of |
the week. There will by Ga ox hie |
bition many articles of foterest to the |
farmer: aad ths farmer's wife. such
machines ss make ths bardea of
bouseRespiog less irksome. Many of
these machines will ve displayed in
thearmory, whils others will bs nn
exhibition in machinery hall and the
dsiry baliding. Among the exhibits
will be;
DeLaval, Bharpless, Uaited States
Crean separators ; the Stromberg.
Carlson, the Kellog aud the Western
Electrical telephones and rural line
equipment ; the]Daming, Fold Foros
Goulds snd Niagra sprayiog ms
chines ; the General Chemical Co, the
Grasseill Chemical Uo, B. G. Pratt
Co., Chester County Chemical Co., in-
secticldes and fungicides, The 1800"
Washer, Enery oll, Advacce and
Quincy gasoline engines, Wood ward's
groceries, ete,
The butter scoring contest and the
borticultural show wilijbe big and io.
leresting features. Every Granger
and farmer who makes butter or grows
apples should enter these contests.
The dairy busbaudry departmisat of
the Pennsylvania State College hins are
ranged for an educational butter score
lng contest to be held at State College
duriog the Sta'e Grange mesting.
All who wish to take part la the
contest should bring a pound of but
ter. Esch sample will be carefully
Judged by experts, who will besides
giving the score, also polat out, as far
8s possible, the reasons for. the defects
and make suggestions as to lmproviag
the quailty. Ut isthe purpme of the
department fo make the work entirely
educational,
Carefully wrap one of yoar best
prints sad briog It with you. Bam-
ples may ba sent by mail,
The butter should be plainly mar
with the name and address of the
maker, aod left In the dairy building
mot ister than December 23. Butter
sent by mail should be addressed to
the Dairy and Husbandey Depart.
ment, State Col :
The dairy butfding, which Is one of
the floest and best eqaippsd balldiags
of the kind in the United States, will
be open to the Patrons. The studsats
will be busy at work making butter
and cheers.
hibit of the 1 of Hortlcui
DEATHS,
Caleb H. Kephart died at his home
nesr Filmore, at the advanced age of
eighty-five years, nine months and
twenty-five days. He retired the
nizbt previous to his death in sppar-
ently good health, but the next morn-
ing be was found in his bed cold in
death, He hee lived at Filmore ever
since he wes & boy, and on attaining
manhood engaged in farming,
which occupation he followed during
the whole of his life.
About sixty years ago he was united
in marriage to Amanda Gray and to
{ then were born five children, all
{ living, unmarried sod at home, They
fare Doras M., Sumuel Gray, Philip
| Be noer, Harriet Eva snd Lesurs,
{ Hig wife also rurvives, and Lis is the
first death in the fawi'y.
he
William Krspe, one of the oldest
land best known residents of Benner
township, died at the home of his gop,
N. B. Krape, of gevers! ivfirmitier,
He was boro in Halves township and
was eighty five yéare and three
wonths old. He followed farming all
| his life and for thirty-five years lived
in Benner township. His wife died
iwenty-seven years ago and his ove!
son is his coly immediate survivor, |
i ma A fo ————
Watres Jon or Grand Warden,
At the sunusl cosveation of the
| Grand Lodge of Mons of Peonsylva-
nia, in Philadelphia, ex-Lieutenant
| Governor Louis A. Watres, of Beran.
| ton, was elected grand junior warden,
More than one thousand balicte were
DE MEAD's LEUVIU RE,
W. 0. T. U, Farnishies Frise Lecture by
Able ‘cemperance Advocats,
This community is indebted to the
loeal W. ¢!. T. U. for « rich intellectusl
treat and for a mighty impulse for
good. The W C.T.U econld not, ss
was cheerfully scknowledged by the
president, Mrs, B. A. Buyder, have se
cured the presence of Dr, OC, H. Mead
without the financial sid of the many
citizens deeply interested in the moral
welfare of the community ; but IL was
after all because they took the matter
up with zeal aod earnestness and car.
vaesed the town that the project to
have this able lecturer speak: Wednes.
day evening on “The Mills thst
Grind” was carried to a successful
lesue,
Grange Arcadia hase seldom been
crowded as it was on this ocession.
Many stood for pearly two hours snd
some coud pot get into the ball at sll,
but not withstsnding this crowded
condition the best attention was given
throughout,
Taking as his text 8 Conps ot cut |
story of eels that had been skioued so |
often by some boys that they came to |
like it and even begged to be skinned, |
Dr. Mead saw in this an illustration « fi
‘
i
They have been skioved so fre. |
qently by the manufacturers and sel. |
lers of intoxicating beverages that they |
have become iusersible to its evile, |
even if they do not really like the flay-
ing process,
First the rum trade skinned the peo-
ple of their dollars. He drew a vivid
cast, There wes appropriated $150,000 |
. . S42 i
ed, ss follows : Bpepeer OC. Glibert, |
Krause,
The officers of the Grand Lodge for |
| the eneulog year are : Grand Master, |
Gutbris ; dejuly grand
William 1. Gorgss ; senior
{George W,
miss’ er,
{junior grand werden, Louis A. We.
{tres ; grand tressurer, William B.
| Heckenburg; grand secretary, William
| Elion,
Rev. E. G. Foust, of Fort Louden,
ipreached in ML Bethel Reformed
i church in Porter township, sod in the
i Salons isst Buaday, with a
| view of filllog the charge permanently.
The former charge, having grown too
large for ove minisier, was divided,
Rev: H. I. Crow remsiviog pastor of
the churches at Z on aod Hublersburg,
church
state will ba reprasented and that
Grangers, fruit growers and farmers
will e*~operatls to make it a success
From two to three thousand people
will see the exhibit and it is a splen.
did opportuaity to show ths orchard
and garden prodaocts of Pennsylvania.
Can we count on your assistance? You
can help la three ways, viz: (1) Send
specimens growa on your own farm ;
{2) ¢iliect and forward specimens
from your neighbors, (8) come to the
Grange meeting and to Farmars Week
and see the exhibit.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Apples, pears, grap nuis, sad
vegetablas or other horticultural pro.
ducts that will keep In old storage
until Dscember 21 will be valuable for
the exhibit
2 Not less than tea specimens
should be selected when the crop Is
picked or harvested. The specimens
should bs perfect If possible, 1. e., of
proper siz, form and color and with
stems.
Parties expecting to attend the
meeting of the State Grange should at
oace make application for rooms and
boarding to Miss Florence 8. Rhone,
Secretagy of the Committee of Ar
rangements, State College.
Heveral thousand people are expected
to be in attendance st the meeting
duriog the week and it le therefore
important that rooms be engaged lo
advance so that every one may be
carefully provided for. Already up
wards of a thousand people have en-
gaged rooms and applications are com-
log in every day. It is Important
that you write to the secretary as to
when you expect to arrive at State
College and the number of persons
wantiog rooms,
Patrous golog to the Btate Giange
meeting by ralirosd should buy round
trip tickets to Bellefonte. At this
point they will bs transferred to the
Bellefonte Central railroad and be
taken by speelal train to State College,
Fares will be collected from Hellefonie
to Slate on the trata, which
will ba about fifty cents for the round
trip. j
All persons sending exhibits to State
College should
tare will bs hedd a® Sate Colleges dure
ing the meetin g of the Bu e,
vm 10 C. Lr. nolitog, Bere tiny
picture of the immense ¢ st of the bu: -
ipess, tLe meager reiurns in dollars, |
and of the impulse to true prosperity |
business could give, Bull if it skinned
us of nothing but our money it might
be borpe ; bul it skinned us of our
boys and our manhood,
In ruoplog » mill of any kicd
thre things ware in evidevee ; the!
raw material, the product, the power,
Is wheat, the product flyur wort mueh
more than the raw mstorial, sud the
power waler or stestn ; in a saw mill
the raw material Is loge, the product
lumber with an locrease of value, pow-
er walter or steam ; in a paper mill he.
raw materisl is wood pulp, rags and
siraw, the product paper, and here
there is an increase of value, the power
the samé as before: but in a gio mill |
the raw material is boys, the product
is drunkards,” and the power voters,
but there is no {ocresse of value, only
ioestimable Jose. Who can describe
the anguish of the mother a+ she sep
her boy slowly grouad up toly and
soul in the gio mill ?
It csnnot be otherwise than that
some mothers will thus lose their boys,
Liceosed bars cavnot long continue
without boys, and while some boys
who patronize them MAY not become
drunkards, some are sure thus to end ;
aud whose boys shall they be ?
(fit lem alo to get drunk, itisasinto
sell as a beverage that which makes
drunk; If it is a s'n to sell intoxicating
drivks, it is a sin to license places to
sell. That briogs thesin bom» to the
voters who permit the ilcensiog and to
all cit'ssus who will not do what they
Can to abolish the busioess.
All this was made so vivid with
illustration aod anecdotes that the
dullest could eee the truth, snd the
sudience vibrated batween laughter
aud tears. Especially impressive was
his contrast between the condition «f
mother sod son when the latter grew
to be a drunkard snd when he became
a noble true man.
Ia closing he appealed to all voters
to sign a petition that would shift the
responeibility for the continuance of
licensed liquor selling in Centre Hall
from their shoulders to the court
which, ander the present law, bas the
final word in this business.
No brief report like this can jastly
eet forth the strength of the lecture or
the great oratorical power of the speal +
er. It must be heard to be appre
ciated,
One remark may be added by the
reporter. A very distioet, definite
ive Is being ran at this tims ta Cen
tre Hall between righteousness and
unrighteousness, between order and
disorder, between happiness and une
happiness, and all citizens, whether
they will or not are taking their places
on one side or the other. They must
do #0 ; they cannot help themselves ;
there is no neutral grovod. Moreover
one cannot get on the right side with
out doing something, but doing both.
ing will put bim on the wrong side.
Where do you wish to be found, Mr,
Citigen ? er
a IAD 1 MAIR.
‘J. Hol. Crouse, of Asronsburg, In
company with his Sanghi, Ruth,
made a business trip to Mifflin county,
While away Mr. Crouse putchased
* Dick." the gray fa
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The late sown grain—bith wheat
and rye—is in very fair condition for
wintering in.
Howard Darst will move to Centre
Hall the beginning of next week, from
near Lewisburg,
Rav. B., F. Bieber made a trip to
Northumberland county Tuesday, re-
turning the next day,
Dr. and Mrs, 3, W, Hosterman have
returned from 8 two week's visit to
their son in Montrose,
A regulsr meeting of Progress
Grange will be held Faturday after.
noon. At this meeting the annual
elceion will take place,
Misses Grace Dale and Graces Fete
terolf, of Pine Grove Mille, were ia
day afternoon. The former visited
Mrs. Kate Sanders and the latter Wu
st her home,
Mrs. Neff, wife of Joseph 1. Neff, of
Curtin, bad the mi-fortune to fall and
fracture her hip, and sincs has sufler-
ed much pain. The lady is well nd-
vanced in years, but her many friends
covery.
The new dwelling house b sing erect
ed by A. P. Luse and Son, on Hoffer
#ireet, ie now under roof, aud has one
coat of paint, The hcuse will be
ready for a tenant by the first of April.
They have had several applicants who
wistied to rent.
Samuel Bhafler and daughter, Mre=,
Lodie Blerly, of Reber.busg, were
iI Mra. W, J. Mitter-
ling, of Centre Hall, over Buoday.
Mr Bhsfler assists Mr. Mitterling in
buying cows. He was formerly land.
lord at the Old Fort hotel,
The fine weather continues. Bare
riog the fact tha rain is much needed
to supply farms, tow os and cities with
Wailer, the weather conditions since
[o some portivns of ‘he
tnow has been pile
disagreeable tn
A story is afloat that Messrs. Meyer
and Ulrich, of Spring M lis, had
lessed the store room snd dwelling
from Clement Luss, aod that they
propcse] open’ng a mest market ig
thet p ace, snd siso do a general hock-
stering business, Mr. Lue states that
the place has not been rented to thew,
but that they had made Inquiry for it
some Lime sgn.
William Dale, of Pine Grovs Mil ®,
is negotiating for a small farm in the
vicinity of his present home, The
purchase will be made provided ss ne
legal points can be adjosted in ad-
vance. Mr. Pale formerly lived at
Pleasant Gap, bu! some tims ago soll
both his house and lot and later his
farm, mention of which was msde in
these columos st the time,
The Garman opera house is now in
new hands, Unders lesse td cover a
period of three years, Mess. W. H.
and A D, Maire, of South Fork and
Washington, respectively, will be n
charge of this play house, They ne
experienced man io the business. The
former will locate iu Bellefonte, and
have dircot control of the house,
Centre Hall was largely represented
ia Beliefonte Saturday. More than a
dou people were In the conuly seat
on that day, and each went there vn
some particalar business. Among
them were these 1: William D. Strunk,
W. F.8hatt, H. G. Strohmeler, Les
Baird, Clayton Homan, Mr, and M &.
BR. D, Foreman, B. D, Brisbin, Miss
Roxanna Brisbio, Miss Clara Krape,
Harry C. Relish, Mr. and Mrs. D. W,
Bradford.
Hereafter Wallace Blerly will bes
lieve that misfortunes do not come
singly, and for this reason : He is the
mail owrrier between Reversburg and
Coburo, aud on crossing the bridge at
Bwarts's, at Miliheim, his horse
through one of the planks of
bridge, and received an injury, which
while seri~0s was no® regardel ss 0'a
that would terminate fatal to the ane
mal. The horee was driven on, snd
on reaching the narrows north of
Millbelm, the animal fell dead.
s'ale much
iy sud roads
travel,
work, and takes delight in she
St \Nzgayee in the county the
provements aud explain Jas ho
new portion will look on
i be dosh ln