CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET WM. F. sMITH WM. J. SINGER N. 8 For Prothonotary For District Attorney SPANGLER Chafrman. Editorial. Gov. HASTINGS is making the fight of his life—so is Quay. Some think that the advent of the third baby-girl in the Cleveland home is a foreboding that Grover will be after a third-term in the White House. TH1s will be a season of plenty. The barns will be "filled to overflowing and yet this is not due to the democratic ad- ministration. We dont claim everything in sight. - Tug Bellefonte started up on Monday The country is going under the democratic administr puddling furnaces full blast, to the ation in not dogs as was predicted one year ago. + 0 rl was added This and none of them Ox Sunday a little gi President Cleveland's makes three of a kind, family. will ever be able to vote. This is almost a calamity. - Christian IT is expected that 65,000 Endeavors will be in attendance at their convention in session in Itis a moved along national Boston. wonder how the world so nicely during the centuries, when we had no such kind organizations. “BRADSTREET in its last that the grown the resourcesof statistical bureaus that have endeavored to keep track of and that “the latest advices are that more than one million workers have received an advance of wages, averaging about ten per There is no politics in this issue says increases of wages have ont- them, industrial cent.” ONE year ago Coxey's army of tramps were marching towards Washington, There was general depression in busi. ployment. it was due to Wilson tariff. find the country the One year from then, we now prosperous, labor employed and wages being increased; here and he have the same Wilso the prosperous It is well to keep these things in mind -— - The Peoples’ Party Nominates The people's party state met at Williamsport on July nominated the following ticket Treasurer, Geo. N. Dawson, judges of the Rheem, of Fr of Pi tsburg I. Allison, Erie, er Ww Stevenson, Jeaver, J. W Lu was court, D. anklin; J. W Young, | D State chairman Thompson The Omaha platform endorsed and the republican and demo- supreme 0. Coughlin, zerne, re-clected. was cratic parties denounced T. P. Rynder, of Erie, Milesburg, was present and kicked up a formerly of rumpus in the proceedings by accusing the leaders with having sold out las fall. but the reason of his kick, for Rynder may have been correct no doubt, of Was that he did not get in part the divy .—-—— A Handsome Church The Reformed congregation of Centre Hall has decided upon the plans sub. mitted by Architect Robert E. Cole, of ol Bellefonte, for their new church build. ing and on Monday of last week ground | was broken for the foundation on a cor- ner lotalong the in Itis a handsome design with a main street, the grove, main audience room 40x50 to seat 300, a Sunday school annex 26x43 and an in. faut room 26x17, all on the ground floor and all arranged so that the entire floor can be thrown into one room. The exterior will be finished in brown | stone, cased. A large ornamental tower on the corner is a handsome design. The bullding when completed is to cost about $6,000 and will be one of the handsomest structures valley. Their present Church street will be torn down and much of the material can be used in the new cdifice. Rev, Eisenberg is the present pastor of the Sougtegtion. .-—— in the Tennis Association The young people of Bellefonte re- cently organized a Lawn Tennis Associ. ation withthe following fofficers; J. R. Hughes, president; Maurice Jackson, secretary and treasurer; executive com- mittee—Harry Keller, Scott Harris, Will Kelly and James Harris, sociation have secured the public school ground for their couris. The association numbers about fifty young men, ~Clearance Sale, One Price-—~Cash, tf MoxrcoMury & Co, Then the republicans said | house of worship om | The as- | THE ARMOR WILL CASE. The usual style, Gazelle, in its last issue, in startling about the Armor will scutations and undoubtedly written for | the purpose of boosting the fortunes of the one person who has been the cause of all the trouble in this unfortunate es- tate. When Mrs. Armor died survive her five children. she left to All were ad- Immediately after her the the Register of Centre he to be Mrs. of the five heirs in- vanced in years. death D. M. Butts, bated before county son-in-law, pro what alleged Armor’s will, Four stituted proceedings to contest the will. at turu by Mr, made a desperate cffort to the al- President They were met every Butts who the estate, The twice retain the grip upon leged will Judge against Court love, gave him. | of the court below decided the contestants, but the Supreme court below. Judge he heard a motion reversed the shortly after assumed the for a He 1 judgment was duties of his office, new trial which was still pending refused a new trial and ' 1 entered upont the verdict This order r ol Judge Love refusing a new trial and directing a judgment on aside the will the verdict set fur- the and there can be no ther controversy about it During will the Pres Judges dis- decrees, controversy over the ident Judge and agreed and they the Associate in turn made and in one of these decrees the Associ be issued to ates directed letters to the t of kin. Supreme Court afterwards reverse set aside letters issued in pursuance of the dex etters were issued, but th these de all of rees ree of the Associate Judges were afterwards sct aside by filed set forth plainly that Judge love. The decree these letters | were set aside because the decree, under re which they were had been versed by the because the security | nor did Judge boud should issued, Supreme Court and not was not sufficient, love direct that a larger be given Letters were afterwards issued to two of the heirs and two others became sureties. No action has bes taken by any one to have these aus Four- fifths 1 une up the suffic dency of this ond. of the estate on this entire is represented and the other side Why entire estate be sufficient boud repre- one-fifth should not fifth of the would be ) secure one fo Is estate it enough for the Gazelle to, at least 1on ¢ filed his Whatever finally settled when decree refusing an has occurred since car in the future will simply be retreating snarls of a defeated schemer A Horrible Accid ent On Wednesday, July while return. ing from the funeral of Mrs. McKinley at the Advent cemetery, near Milesburg, the horse driven by William Bloom ran Mrs. Bi thrown out, the woman alighting on the away oom and the child were her head on a stone, sustaining a Mr horse back of was thrown the an crushed skull Bloom forward by the and one of shaits penetrated his side, tearing ugly gash. Miraculous as it may seem, the child was not injured in the least. Although their tremely dangerous and critical one, the physician recovery condition now isan ex- states that there is chance for .o-— Severely Injured One day last week Mr. Morris Cow | drick of Bellefonte was mowing grass in one of his fields near town the, seat gave the end of a bolt, way and he fell on It entered the flesh on his back, near the | | spine, caus'ng a very painful wound. He managed to tie the horses and rode | | one home. He was in a weak and faint condition when he arrived and was un | der the attention of the physician for | several days. Had the team frightened when the seat broke his injuries would | have proven serious, PER Elected to a Professorship Rev. Jacob Yutsy, some years ago pastor of the Boalsburg and Pleasant ed to the professorship of Greek and University, at Selinsgrove, last week re. signed his pastorate of the Lutheran church of Selinsgrove, a position which he has held for thirteen years, -— —— Died in Milesburg On last Monday, July 1st, wife of J. G. McKinley, died at her home after a lingering ilness with asthma. | She was aged about 56 years and leaves | a husband and six children to mourn | their loss. She was a member of the Baptist church. The funeral occurred on Wednesday, services being held in the Advent church, its | undertook to say something | case. | The entire article is a tissue of misrepre- | station and escorted to St Gap Lutheran charge, having been elect. | Oriental languages, in the Susquehanna | Christina, | re Ee A MERRY TIME ON HAND: A Strong Anti-Hastings Sentiment in Centre County. THE LEADERS ARE ALARMED. Considerable Dissatisfaction Exists in Philips burg Bellefonte other Points Runners are Scouring Milesburg, and Hastings the County Joodle Being Put Out, The republican county primaries will be held on Saturday July 20, and the the following Sometime ago the fight the prothonotary candidates to be the only attraction. county convention on Tuesday. among scemed then other issues are at stake wants to be sent to the next Republican from ention he y, and State Convention as a Centre In that wants to get Senator Quay's delegate county. cous scal Quay is fig r | 1to get Go Juay is hguring hardto g Ov ings scalp and hide, as well, to nail up on his w igwam there dev county Hast~ To the surprise of many, is a strong anti-Hastings sentime clope ing that has thoroughly al: mg he Ci acti measur in various sections ol the lers and some that, ve es are employed, might get ablack-eye [rom hisown home. From P Milioabur comes warning notes ofd i of th scontent, and some more ite dependent republic : they will | eceder cols Right ‘le. ments of discord Member politicians, lar stroug nee. known astute are dissatisfied. in Spring township there is trouble | and some fences will have to be repaired. al cause of all this dissatis. campaign ple people claim that and even the Bel leaders always “hog” that they have ed nothing from the present Hastings administration, while the Bellefoute favorites are getting thick at Harrisburg. Here ares few pon whi argument 1s founded. Wh The princij faction 1 iges unkepl. th poll is Philipsburg as mauy, more votes, but publican all the offices, and | iefoute re rece went away with the best confidence, and was told to get to work. Since the election is these Centre over many, all over have They ymething county, manding a reckoning kept faith and expe rold hopes like golden les of promise prove only ashes on their Many an honest, faithful republi. counted by the plaints fr their com That is shout . heard rown mouths the reason them are not ing themselves hoarse for “Our Dan,” but are liable to go to the primaries and vote for delegates favorable for Senator Quay. Wi in Hastings own home th the Quay-Hasting ight on board we can look for ’ some lively skirmishing in the next few The Quay They know weeks men flooding the m circulars that will this citing Abraham Miller, otary, for Last fall he was crooked; now, for both 1et the band play—the fight is on .o-——— not tell whether yr Prothon Quay we can candidate fc will be Hastings or we pre. he will sume, be Bishop M Govern Coming Home Bishop McGovern located at Harris burg, formerly at Bellefonte, will be given an enthusiastic reception by his parishoners when he returns next month from Rome. This the visit to the vatican since his appoint. ment. He will arrive at New York on Saturday August 6 The bishop will be met at the Union Patrick's pro- services will be is Bishop's first cathedral, Here brief | held. At the close of the services Bishop McGovern will be escorted to his episco- pal residence at Sylvan Heights, where | a reception will be given in his honor. .—— Must Give Numbered Receipts A recent act of Assembly makes it | obligatory for the county tax collector to keep a book of numbered receipts | be filled out in | lic school grounds at the stone building. | the same must A numbered stub and ink. must also be kept, from which a report is made to the | county commissioners. The latter are required to furnish the collectors with | the necessary books. Mining Firm The Snow Shoe Mining Company is the name of a new business concern, whose mines are located near Snow Shoe. Offices have been opened in the new Bush Arcade in care of C. Scott Harris, The company is represented by M. D. Kelly president; C. Scott Har. ris, secretary; and 8, M. Buck treasurer, | prominent citizens, Since | { He thinks the democratic prospects, grow Hastings | ing brighter. Haste | unless | the Gov, | republican | Tastings | was a candidate everybody who applied | . : | asssurance, m | been de. | ap. i a - BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 11, 18¢s, er ADDITIONAL LOCALS. J. “Mont.” Ward, the ball player, spent the past weck in Bellefonte. in Bellefonte . except Saturday. ~The hardware stores close vow at 6 p. m =(en. Beaver has resigned as a mem- ber of the Bellefonte boro council. His new appointment conflicted. ~The new iron bridge across Spring creek, at Lamb street, was finished week and appears to structure, lee B. Woodcock will spend the summer at Cape May. This Fall he twill enter the University of Penna. as a medical student. ~Mr. Jacob Bottorf, last be a firstclass one of Lemont's called on Monday Company B for their coming ber of the have re are drilling regularly A num- members cocampment, former dismissed «<nlisted. i wd JUT ( ttee closed uj | their affairs with enough money over to pay cach band $15 that took part industrial parade Prof. G. W lehem, Pa., principa ing fri -(, republics | has | wen | | foute during t centennial comm ) Johnstonbaugh, of Beth- * holds a position as {a | Parker, | Central { ling pin | ha RI Jol ; | day or New for a tour of several months in | He expects to | The | street rermany ne until Octob new residence on East Lio Mis | i to be a handsome structure and iguite an improvement [town i Francis S es his Atlantic being erected by Byysol to that end of the peer has about recovered vaca City , dissipation rather, at last week is very much interested, Mis. S. H. Will had oue of be r fin State gers badly la ams, of lege, ated 1 by racker ou the racker explod hand the fl esh from her y Last burg, « near C . pap. pounus these waters | pulled it cut he J. Mal new steam | ! under the most street so far moved of his machinery the 2 week or two more he his old stand to new building, and in expects to be full operation Fleming, sliefonte, re. n the rimes, of Philadelphia, « brivale secretary under ex Secretary of Commowealth W F. Harrity, of last week to Miss Annie B The in Phi lefonte formerly of Be Bergstres ser, of Harrisburg newly wedded couple will reside ladelphia. «On Tuesday the the Pruner building laid down their tools and workmen on The trouble was Pruner and the men. He thought they were killing too much time, and told them so. This the men did like and they quit work The new Pruner building, gheny street, stopped operations between Mr not Alle. roof and on is now under adds another handsome business block | | to our already beautiful town. The ad. dition of a third story and mansard roof | with corner tower makes it an architec. | tural design of good taste. The plans of the building were furnished by Robert | Cole. ganized a lawn tennis association and | fixed up several nice courts on the pub. | Every evening large crowds gather at that point to witness the games in prog. | ress. There are several good players in | Bellefonte, A tournament will be the | next thing on the programme, | On Saturday evening the Valentine Iron Co, received a brand new “dinkey” engine from the Baldwin locomotive works, Philadelphia. It will be used at ing opened about one mile distant, and will undoubtedly give satisfaction. { ler, hari} | a |B id ; ried cd_seve read ral days longer i . For some years oe weirbe aa further in formatorapply to tek his Ls at Middleburg, where | aveiaged ALOU § the Es {et agent; or 15 Mr. Thomas E. The young people of town have or. | ‘MENNONITE CHURCH AT HOWARD. Oldest Buildings in our County. One of the WHO WERE THE FOUNDERS? A Once Disappeared. —Several Flourishing Congregation that has of juilding the Surviving Members—The now used as a Dwelling House The Mennonite congregation of How- ard township, this county, of the first, if not the was one very first, religious societies organized in Centre county. hav- ranized 86 Daniel families ing been org about the year 1795 In 17 Kunes and some Ger man from Lancaster county scttled in Howard township. Several the neers, nearly all being members other families followed early pio of the ling the needof Mennonite society. Fee 1 spiritual friendship Daniel Kunes and Samuel Pletcher organized the first con. gregation, mselves, Fred. n famill the 8 in the Lae of Frederick Schenck, Anne Pletcher, consisting her and log meeting house was erected owned by Jacob and Auna deeded to letcher was the fi and minister lected the offi since that time following have selected and jated: Daniel Michael John Pletcher and Henry the latter dying mn 1857, been Kune Pletcher, Schenck ‘rederick Hol- since which time there has been no service gular grew up and married into other denomi. nations the decreased, 18¢31 men bership The meeting house was sold in to Rudolph Pletcher. who now ocx | the cong as a dwelling, ar ydustry erable property ' : pes of the fact tha mut few 10w in possession of what their ances tors left them, which the fact that the rel is the best for their chil . Entertaining Friends Among the visit Mr are Mrs. Herman | IN., and her pach; Miss Francis sister Miss FI Mrs. Nathan Reis 1 Miss Sarah ade her hom the at home, rs who are and Mrs. Baum's home Anspach, of Metrop Mr Ans. Loenstein Wri or " 18s ug cn tertained at is, son Nathan ban man, mee Miss Baum, an has for remain Baum, Mrs. Reism Sarah expects to Jake som of Mr e with an last year and Baum, who after a pleasant visit of nine davs, am y... | took his departure Monday in was married on Wednesday | . “ | with Mr. Nathan Anspach company .——— Ue get it for 8 at The Racket ~On Wednesday mornin New Wn g there was a decided drop in the temperature, as low as 60 degrees On next Wednesday, July 17th’ the Reformed Sunday school, of Bellefonte, will hold their annual picnic at Hunter's Park John T. Fowler's home at Fowler. | ‘Reduce It was destroyed by fire on July 3rd. He expects to locate at Tyrone in the fu. ture Editor H. C. Williams, of Philips. burg, was in Bellefonte on Saturday and visited our sanctum while the writer was out celebrating, Mr. A.G. Archey and N. T. Krebs, of Pine Grove Mills, were in town on Wed. nesday and paid their respects. They | report everything growing nicely in their | Sorry we missed him. | Section. «On the 4th of July the woodecock sea son opened. Hditor Harter and George | (ross captured four, and Messrs. War. | field and Ward succeeded in placing one | totheir credit, That is not a very good | record for the opening of the season ~There will be a “Shingle Social” at Refreshments, consisting of ice | Admission, freshments only one dime. music and a good social time may be | expected. including re. Plenty of | Tyrone KO. 21. VOL. Look at the Label. Recently a change was made in om | office in the method of keeping subserip- The name of the sub scriber formerly was printed om The margin of the paper and the acoomst was kept in a ledger in the office. By looking at the name slip or label of your paper you will find that the name, with the date of the expiration of your ssib- scription, is printed on a colored slip Ia this of your ssi cach week, which satisfactory than by tion accounts. aud this is pasted on the paper. way you get a statement scription account should prove more the former method. At the end of each month we make all corrections and credits so that when you will note follow - send money to our office you the change the first week of the ing month, Considerable care and attention was its correct, and if any of our patrons find that any mistake notify us at taken to get all accow has occurred they should once. Look at your subscription label this week PRB Seashore Excursion can compare with in seaside resorts, or excellence popular resort May, Sea Isic Avalon, Anglesea, ach do not fall standard r jer n point tic ¢ City is the _ of number most Cape Ocean ( and Holly Be ny. ity's high ) iilroad Company, 1as arranged for a series of excursions ilar tofthose which The ex urg July 18, and 2g, and the rates will last season a“ ¢} and s stated below The tickets will permit a stay of near choice of either of named above will ly two weeks. and a the scashore points be allowed Rate 00 Train La 8 50am 1245p mm 9 3am 1014 * 0 og i OF p.m. 6 40 Pittsburg... . 1 Altoona Clearfic Philipsburg Bellefonte 1d Philadelphia, arrive Watt, District Passenger Agent Pittsburg. - -_—— Found a Pocketbook While in les Shearer jast week ‘illiamsport ad | Chaz: pocketbook containing oy i t k containing ov »d dollars. A « apers enclosed d some other gave the name of the and Mr. Shearer wipe ng a description of the property 3 ACCK an 1 supposed owner him aski His rej ll za won ly was very satisfactory and om forwarded receiving as « sum of fifteen fat pocketbook in the men day the pocketbook was Mr reward for his honesty by express, Shearer the dollars. Such a hands of many would have neves been re POSSCEESO but Mr class. I is needless to say the owner was rejoiond to recover his property .—— turned to the rightful Shearer is not of that Destruction of Herculaneam, This was one of the finest features do Will during their centennial. It is the production of Ms: Wise, scenic artist of Tyrome, ma was pronounced best displas yrotechnic display a» ¢ of admission. be seen at iamsport the one of the of the kind. The § alone worth the pric Ninth Semi-Annual C Sale at The New Racket, July 12th Clearance Sale, One Price-Cash MoxtocoMeEry R00. Your Shoe Bill Is a big item of yows You ean learaner WEIN On tf ex pense. By with wa From baby to grandpe can find suitable trading Footwear We have all SIZOR, all styles, all prices for all people A Yes Here. Special Thing [the ¥. M. C. A. Thursday evening, July | Nigh bank on a narrow guage road now | 11th being constructed. New mines are be- | cream, cake, coffee and cocoa, will be | | furnished, the ore will be hauled to Nigh bank to | be washed, The engine is a dandy and | Buttem Is our Ladies’ and Lace. Mingle’s Store. Rd
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