1911. J. Frank Smith For Register, Mr, J. Frank Bmith, whose name upon the Democratic ticket for register of wills helps materially to strengthen and popularize it, is a native of Penns Valley, and one of its representative citizens, He was born in this valley and has passed his entire life among its honest and industrious people. His father Jacob Smith, Esq., was also a life-long resident of Penns Valley and was one of its best and most re- epected citizens. Mr. Bmith, who is now asking the support of the voters of the county for register, followed the occupation of farmer until fourteen years ago, when he entered mercantile pursuits. During these fourteen years he has so conducted his business that he now erjoys the esteem and confi. dence of the entire community. He has earned that esteem by his prompt attention to business, his gentlemanly treatment of every one, and his strict honesty in all transactions. He has been liberal in his contributions to de- serving charities, helpful to the full extent of bis time and ability, to those in need, considerate with all, and has built himself a reputation for real worth excelled by few in any community. Mr. ®mith has always been a Demo- crat, but never an offensive partisan. While be has always given of bis time and efforts for the success of the Demo- cratic ticket, it has not been in an offensive way to those who differ with him. For this reason his Republi can neighbors hold him in just as high esteem, personally, as do his Demo- cratic friends, and but few of the form- er can be gotten to oppose his selection for the place for which he is a candi- date. His entire fitness for the place, intellectually, morally, in a business or any other way, is beyond question and is a matter that every neighbor be has, or any man who knows him, whether Democrat or Re- publican—will be pleased to assure of. Mr. Smith will be favored with =a tremendously large vote on the South side of Centre county and when he is elected, which he is sure to be, the people will find ic him one of the most efficient, courteous and obliging public officials who has ever been chosen to public office, When Josiah Prichard’s friends out in Philipsburg gave testimony that the candidate for county treasurer was ac- tually a citizen of Centre county they ought to have gone into detail and named not only the years—but the months and days. On such a short time the months and days would be an item worth considering. Now with Comly, Dale and Musser it is different, the careless general state- ment that they were life-long citizens would do. Josiah is just a baby in citizenship compared to that of the trio named. D. R. Foreman, the Democratic candidate for prothonotary, never got a cent from Centre county in the shape of salary. His earnings come out of the funds that would otherwise be paid to the prothonotary were it possible for him to do all the work pertaining to the office. His salary is a private matter between himself and his chief, and is not paid by :he coun- ty as is the clerk io the commissioner's office. ———————— A A ATA History will show that every Re- publican board of county commission. eis lefs the county in debt. More money under their management was squandered than they could gather in taxes. History shows again that every board of Democratic county commis sioners cleaned up the indebtedness, and left the county finances in good condition. If you want the county debt paid, vote for Noll and Grove. ———— A A A———— Who knows what scheme the Bellefonte bar will have to put up to Woodring sod Zimmerman if they are re-elected. It might be the re- building of the jail, the purchasing of Bernard statuary, or a boulevard from the court house to the Stale pen ftentiary—no telling! If Noll and Grove are elected no taxpayer need fear of his money being foolishly spent. ——— A —————— Every bit of real estate in Centre county is mortgaged and will be for ¥ thirty years, thanks to the Republi can board of county commissioners who remodeled the court house, for the consideration of having the ‘bar’ give thelr support for their re-election. If this is not true, let the commission ers speak for themselves, It will take some fine figuring to make ends meet In the county fi- pances with a big interest to pay every year, that Is unless the county tax is raised. If you dot’t want the taxes raised vote for Noll and Grove. —— A ——— What will the locating of the state pen in Centre county do? Hurry the Making a Great Campaign, In referring to the candidacy of A. B. Lee, the Democratic Watchman makes these expressions to which not ouly the Reporter, but all those ac- quainted with Mr, Lee can subscribe : Word comes to us that Mr, Arthur B. Lee, the Democra'ic candidate for sheriff, is making the best and most promising campsign that has been witnessed in the county for years. And we don’t wonder. Mr. Lee les the kind of a man who can do that sort of thing. He is a gentleman whom to know is to admire. To shake his hand, crisp and strong from work at the anvil, to look Into his clear, bright eye, and recelve his kind- ly, honest greeting, is to make one feel that he has known him for a life time, and known him as the good, manly map he la. It is to tie you up to him for good and make it a pleasure to do for him what you can. And beside being a good fellow, he is the kind of a man the people want for sheriff. No blaster, traggsdocio, bullying or prejudice about him, The unpleasant work that falls to the lot of that office, will be done by him in a kindly, unostentatious and sympa- thetic manner. The unfortunate will be shown every oonsideration that official prudence will permit, and he, poor fellow, whose property goes up- der the hammer will be given every chance that an officer can extend. Besides, Mr. Lee has earned the good will and hearty support of every Democrat, by his own work and ef- forts in behalf of his party. He has not been a drone, but an earnest work- er for his party's success at all times snd under all circumstances. Nor has he ever been offensive to those, who as Republicans opposed his ef- tort. He has treated them In =a gentlemanly manner, always recog- pizing their right to differ with him, in a way that brought po bitterness or cast no reflaction on their honesty or intelligence. rr ff A In the candidacy of Daniel A. Grove, of College township, one of the Democratic nominees for county com- missioner, the people have a man who as a citizen, in public and private life, possesses those characteristics which are bound to insure to the taxpayers freedom from further high taxation. He is a capable gentleman, always in- aspiring the confidence of the people who know him best. He comes from one of the old industrious families of the county who have always earned their bread by the sweat of their brows, toiling day after day in the flelds as farmers. While this is true, Mr. Grove has been a constant reader, and as a business man he has few equals. Few men are beller known through ut the county as for years he has been dealing in horses and stock in connection with his farming which has brought him in contact with a great many men who have found that he is a good, clean and able man, Mr. Grove's thoroughneas for detail, his capacity for work, and the painstaking manner in which he performs all duties that devolve upon him, com- bine in making for him an equipment in the performaice of the people's business that insures to the important office of county commissioner, an in- cumbent of whom Centre county will be proud. He has been successful in his own business which is a guarantee that whatever he does while in office will be to the best interest of those whom he will represent. The value of such an efficient man in the commis sioners’ office cannot ve overestimated, Those who will take the trouble of looking up his record will find that his trained familiarity with business in general makes him competent to fill the office to which he is aspiring. He therefore should meet with the hearty support of all taxpayers who believe in the practice of economy in the aflairs of the county, ——— A ——————— If the reason given by the Bellefonte Republican newspapers why Meears, Woodring and Zimmerman spent $255 000 for remodeling the court house is true they could not take the oath of office, even if elected. Their party or. gans positively state that the agree- ment entered into to remodel the court house was made for a consideration the support of the Bellefonte bar and the county officera for renomination and election. The wider the publicity of this statement the better, as it clear: ly shows the extent to which thess of- fliers would go to reelect themselves. The one thing they did not consider was that the parties to this agreement represented but a small fraction of the tax payers whose money was spent, Josiah Prichard, the Republican candidate for treasurer, has been a cit. zen of Centre county for eight years, Two months and THIRTEEN days according to correct caloulstions. He is considerable of an infant compared with the candidates be defeated who building of the state roads through the gounty, LETTERS FROM SUBSURIEBRRSY, Reporter Subseribers’ Correspondent Col umn-New Department. A contribution to this column comes from J. M. Keener, town clerk of An- aconds, Colorado, Mrs. Keener before marriage was Miss Nannie Corl, well known about Boalsburg and Pleasant Gap, at which latter place she lived when married, a few years ago. After referring to a remittance for subecrip- tion, Mr. Keener says : A few lines from this section might prove interesting to eastern people. In this particular community we canpot boast of great accomplishments in ag- ricultural lines, but we can say with- out boasting that we do havethe great- est gold mining camp in the world, Gold—what the poor man works for and the rich man fights for! We must not be understood to convey the idea that all who undertake mining make a success of it, for some make large fortunes while others go broke, the same as in all business undertak- inge. Tobis camp, until 1891, was known as a cattle range, but since then as the Cripple Creek district. The lowest wages pald for labor around a mine is $3 00 per day, and from that up to $5 - 00. There are some workings that are as much as from 1600 to 1700 feet below the surface, and have fine and exten- tensive machinery. Tosome this class of mining may be thought hazardous, but where good care and judgment is exercised there is little or no more dan- ger than in other occupations, To carelessness is attributed nearly all the accidents at mines. Io quartz mining the formations are nearly always pret. ty hard, and there is very little danger of the ground caving. When you become interested in gold mining you are always making esti. mates of the size of your future roll or bank account, We have a few con- cerns that flod good values at grass roots, and we call them * sunshine "’ miners. To those not accustomed to seeing gold mining the mines and ma chinery are a wonderful sight, and while many thousands from the east yearly visit Cripple Creek camp few of them see the detalls of gold mining. We invite the Reporter readers to come and look over the mines, believing they would be pleased with what they could see here, The climate in Colorado cannot be beaten anywhere. The evenings and nights are nearly always cool, and during the day it is pleasant, From the Pacific Coast comes a message from David B. Kline, He is located in Los Angeles, California, and is interesied in the Pacific Sash and Door Company, a large maoufac- turing concern that ia proud to say it manufactures everything it sells ex- cept the raw material. Mr, Kline says this : My wife says her subscription to your newsy paper expired in Beptem- ber, aud she says having had it regu- iar she must still have it. Then, too, this is election day to decide whether or not women may vote. I think they won out, and I am glorying over it, so I guess I would better send you the subscription. Mis. Kline was Ella E. Roes, daughter of David Ross, of Linden Hall, and is just as bright and besutiful as she was when we we were married, forty-two years ago, only mature, motherly and a noble women. Your paper is fine, and is enjoyed by us and other Centre county friends living near us. LA fp Cost of Unmpaigaing, The sum total spent by the Republi- can candidates in the preliminary cam- paigo is considerably more than was ex- pended by the Democratic candidates. The candidates not mentioned below spent less than fifty dollars. DEMOCRATIC A. B. Loe, Bherifl...........coounsvin D. J. Giagery, Shetifl......onsvirinnns James Schofield, Treasurer occ. John D. Miller, Treasurer. ........couue Frank Grebe, Treasurer ... J. Frank Smith, Register..........cco.n - W. H. Noll, Commissioner. .....o...coue D. A. Grove, Commissloner............ W. A. Stover, Commissioner C, U, Hoffer, Prothonotary... R. D. Foreman, Prothobotary........ - D. Paul Fortney, District Attorney 1. Kennedy Johnston, District Att'y 8, Kline Woodring, District Atty J. M. Keichline, District Attorney... Pow a Total... wr REPUBLICAN, George H, Yarnell, Sheriff... cui inn R. T. Comly, Treasurer.......... John 8, Dale, Treasurer......... E J. Willinms, Register.......c..crvmein G. Willard Hall, Register...........cc. FI ER ra of the county. Bathgate -Noesg, At the United Evangelical parson- age, in Centre Hall, Wednesday of last week, Willie B. Bathgate, of Lemont, and Mies Amanda M. Neese, of Belle fonte, R. D., were united in bonds of matrimony by the pastor of the bride, Rev, B. A. Boyder. The groom is a student in the Pennsylvania ralirosd station at Lemont, and the bride is a daughter of Mr. aud Mre. James N cese and ie a seamstress, The young couple will start housekeepiog lo the near future, Stale Urange to Convene. United Btates “Benator Robert M. LaFollette, of Wisconsin, has accepted an invitation to speak at the opening session of the convention of the Penn- sylvania State Grange in Scranton on December 12. Other speakers at the convention will be Congressman Dav- id Lewis, of Maryland, and Obediah Gardoer, recently appointed United States Benator in Maine, The conven. tion is to be in session from December 2th to 15th. J Instalintion of Rev, Barry, “On Bunday Rev. Fred W. Barry will be installed pastor of the Centre Hall Lutheran charge with appropri- ate ceremonies. The charges to the people and the pastor will be deliver- ed by Rev. W. D. E Beott, president of Central Pennsylvania Bynod, Loys- ville; and Rev. D. R P Barry, of Hartleton, the latter the father of the pastor. The time for services is an. nounced under the head of church) appointments =~ tic — Transfers of Hen! Estate. Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to John Bodensak, Heptember 19, 1911, tract of land in Snow Shoe twp. $50 Lehigh Valley Cosl Co, to Janes I. Yarpell, Beptember 16, 1911, tract of land in Boow Shoe, $100. H. R. Fulton to R. L. Walls, August 31, 1911, tract of land in Col- lege twp. $1. Leot W. Jones et ux to Abram E. Habm, December 25, 1885, tract of isnd in Philipsburg. $1. / George M. Boal exr to James W, Bwabb, January 25, 1611, tract of land io Harris twp. $2000, / Robert SBaith to Ervia E. Zsttle, pril 1, 1811, lot in Gregg twp. $1 50. Matilda A. Dale to Maude E. Bhuey, May 2, 1911, tract of lsnd in College twp. $150, William L. Foster et al to Bamuel E. Weber, Baptember 15, 1911, tract of iand in State College. $600, Robert B. Hosterman to Luther Weaver, May 29, 1011, tract of land in Haines twp, $50 John B. Bumgardoer et ux to C. A. Miller, October 14, 1911, lot in State College. $7000 Harry F. Chaney «t al to Badd Thompson, October 6, 1911, tract of land in worth twp. $5600 Laurence L.. Miller et ux to William M. Btevenson, October 12, 1911, tract of land in South Philipsburg. $300, Harriet T. Kartz to Michsel F. Hsz- el, October 3, 1011, lot In Belle fonte, $1200 ’ v Aaronsburg, Charles Hosterman and sister, of Co- burn, spent Bunday with their uncle. Bara B. Kline, one of the aged ladies in town, was to Loganton, last week. Mr. and Mrs Siam spent Sunday with the latter's brother, John Halves, Mrs. Wilmer Stover and daughter Mary spent Saturday at Iogleby with a sister, Mrs. Emma Beaver and daughter Delva, of Millheim, called on their many friends on Saturday, Nevin are spending their month's va- cation in Reading, Bedford and Jon es- town. Mr, Tiddle, of Akron, Ohlo, is spend- ing a few days with his chum, Roy Stover. From here he is goiag to vis- it his parents at Mifflinburg. Lizzie Yarger, after spending a few months iz Harrisburg and West Falr- view, is back to Aaronsburg and will be at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Wolf and children Walter and Estella, and Mrs, A. Kessler, of Hollsopple, were Bun- day guests of Mrs. Luther Wert and Mrs. Effie Weaver. I ——————— A —————— There is no couaty office to be filled at this election where experience counts for so much ss in the office of prothonotary. It would be almost im- possible for any man unacquainted with the work to take bharge of the prothonotary’s office, and that wso- counts for the reason that so little is said about candidate Diehl, because it is well known that no one who hag bus NO. 42. YX nmorHy LADD. jul : AT acher Early in Last Century-—impres- sions Left from Accounts of a Mother. How many readers of this paper can recall or have ever heard of Timothy Ladd ? Yet if Penns Valley ever bad a man worthy of a monument, that man’s name heads this article. When a boy'l often sat at the hearth fire and listened to my mother as she related incidents in the life and work of this molder of char- acter, a teacher far in advance of his times, He was of New England birth, well educated, being a college graduate. 1 cannot give the exact year of his coming to Penns Valley, but it must have been about 1820. He was in every sense of the word a teacher, a man of high moral character. From childhood he was a aripple, and was unfble to stand up- right. On his hands he wore heavy buckskin gloves, or shoes, and walked on his hands snd feet. His school was in Potter township, about half way between Potters Millis and Centre Hill, in a log school house on the bank of Sinking Creek, near what was called the * red bridge,” just west of the bridge now also known as the “red bridge.” Ag was the custom then he boarded around with the patrons of the school. of the scholars lived three or four miles from the school house. A winter and summer term were taught—the winter for the larger boys and girls, and the summer for the smaller ones. In bad weather horses were used to transfer the children to and from the school, and my mother re- lated that it was an amusing sight to see an urchin astride a horse holding the reins, and Ladd perched on behind, looking more like a big toad than Some a Yet it was & great pleasure and considered a great honor to tote the teacher. In that day school books were few in number, but Ladd's big bushy head was a store-house of koowledge and information, and in the school house or home he never lacked for sub- jects or material to use in his teaching. My mother sald it was their allotment to entertain the teacher one month in the term, and that month all the members of the family were scholars, and Ladd the teacher. In the long winter even- ings, from far and near, neighbors would gather in to hear Ladd talk, sing and play the fiddle. He was a great student of history, especially of Revolutionary times, and back to the early days of our country. His personal experiences were often very amusing. He was in no way sensitive as to his deformity and would often tell of his being taken for wild animal by children and their fleeing from him. He was always cheerful, gentle and kind, * him but to love him." It is related that at a public gather. ing Ladd was called upon to make some remarks, and on taking his seat on the platform he forgot to remove his band- shoes, and until he discovered his mis- stake appeared as if he was standing on his head while addressing the audience. My mother said he had a fine delivery, a rich, clear voice. He was very fond of music, and his violin was a source of great pleasure not only to himself but to his friends as well. It is said when moving from one place to another his fiddle was always strapped onto his back as were many other personal belongings. Timothy Ladd's school was always opened with prayer, reading the Bible was a daily exercise, the teacher giving a short exposition on the passage read. Who can measure the influence of such a life 7 The impress of this good man’s character upon all who came in contact with him could not but be stamped upon other Lves, and thus transmitted to generations yet unborn. J. M. GOODHART, Lewistown, Pa. —————— ———— Pennayivania German Sceolety, Rev. L. Kryder Evans, of Potts- town, is 8 member of the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Ger. man Society that held a meeting in Harrisburg on Friday, Addresses were made by ex-Attorney General W. U. Hensel, Lancaster ; Secretary of Internal Affaire Henry Houck, Lebanon ; Public Instruction N. OC. Bchasefler, Lancaster; KE. J. Btackpole, man, Bone none Knew foal Boclety, both of Harrisburg. vania Germans for the advancement of the state especially that of Governor George Wolf in founding the state school system through his approval of the school sot in 1834. Other speak- ers were Prof. H. H. Reichard, Buffalo. A A PA. the corridor will principal to the receives it. ® wo TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. The little babe of Mr. and Mrs, Moyer Gentzel, in Decker Valley, is a sufferer from whooping cough. The child is but two months old. Mrs, Nancy A. Bummerson ls back to Cross Forks, and is now with her daughter in that place. For some months she had been in Galeton, An item in the Orangeville (Illinois) Courier makes mention of a publie sale where corn shocks were sold at ninety cents each making an average of $39 60 per acre. Ex-prothonotary W. F. Bmith, of Millheim, is acting clerk in the pro- thopotary’s office while clerk Fore- man is campsigniog, and that iosures good service in that office. William Ra2ish, of Balona, and Mies Annie Neff, of Avis, were married re. cently. The groom formerly lived with his parents in Centre Hall, and is a nephew of Frank Relish, of this place, The Peunseylvanis grand jodge of Odd Fellows has already eontributed $1000 to the Au