oy @ 5 & -~ 3 3 2 R~ CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY \ Grand Celebration by the Three- Link Fraternity A SPLENDID DEMONSTRATION Thousands Assemble in Bellefonte to Witness rand Pag The Holi Attire Elements Unfavorable ‘rogram of the Day. the G cant Town in day Wednesday Bellefonte was thronged with thousands of Odd Fellows and their friends who came from the central part of the state to celebrate the 15th annual a. Odd Fel- and the convention of the Central lows Anniversary Association Soth anniversary of the order in America. Our town was equal for the occasion by extending the visitors a welcome that The main private was appreciated. avenues, | 1 welling business blocks and dwellings were in holiday Bunting patriotic emblems, | colors were used to ornament our sautiful city for this 4 AL owing to several delayed until over our prin ing order PARADE. Chief Marsha i and the following Danville; H. K. Miller, Sunbury Conley and S. D. Head of Column Capt. Hugh S. Taylor, aids: J. Sweishfort, Hoy, Altoona ; Jobn L FP. E. Naginey, J. W. : Gettig, Bell efoute, with R. A. Beck, a bugler. Undine band. Company M, 2 Regiment, N. G. P. Respasz band, Ww liamsport. C H. long and St ff Fourth Regiment, Patriarc 1st Batallion Cs Ri antor ol. llamsport, ( Renovo, Cant yu : Canton Will Haven and Canton on H. K. Corson, burg Lodge, Colevilie band, campment, Renova Eucampment, wood band, Bellwood Lodge Second Division: Color, shal. W. M. Cronister, Bellefonte. Aids H. A. Moore, Howard ; S. 8. McCor- mick, Hublersburg. State College band, State College Lodge, Pine Grove Mills Lodge, State College Enc campme nt, Cen- tre Hall Lodge, lLemout Lodge, Zion band, Nittany Valley Lodge, Milesburg K. G. E. band, Milesburg Lodge, Blauch- ard Lodge, Lick Run Lodge, Half Moon Lodge, Renova band Third Division. —( shal, John G. Dubbs, Bei i.. T. Eddy, Nfiesteg Fry, Pine Grove Mill Renova lodge, Dexter Encampment of Renovo, Rebe burg Lodge, Bellefonte Lodge, Bel lefont e Encampment, Officers of Grand d Lodg and visitors in carriages. Altoona En- Bell Mar. blue. scarlet. Mar lefonte. Aids Capt. W. H olor, At the conclusion of the parade, pub lic exercises were held on the dis Hon. John G. dress of welcome to which Mr Other prominent mond the ad. H. Keiss members love delivered responded. of the order also spoke line, the been There were about 1500 men in and had not the shower came up at formation the parade would have much larger. The brilliant uniforms of the cantons and handsome regalia of the various encampments, and their fine marching attracted much applause along the route. The representation from Altoona, Renova, Lock Haven and Williamsport was especially large Several local lodges, especially Blanch. ard, State College, Pine Grove Mill Centre Hall and Rebersburg were out strong in number, There were about 8000 visitors, in all in town yesterday and it naturally made a noticeable difference iu the appearance of our streets. The local committee of the order are deserving of much credit for the success. ful manger in which the affair was con- ducted The Local Executive commitice were the following Dubbs ch.; Chairman. John G Finance. A. C. Mingle, Olewine, J. C. Meyer, Decovation:—)]. W, Conley, ch., W. H, Derstine, W. H. Miller, W. H. Kochler, C. K. Hicklen, Entertainment —]. C. Meyer, ch. ; B. Pootiva, C. T. Gerberich, Eberhart, Reception: —~W, B, Rankin, ch.; % 8. Car. John 1 H Harry | Harrison Walker, W.G, H. Knisely, John G. Dubbs, Music: ~H. B, Pontius, ch.; A. Luken. bach, J. P. Smith. waniie, W, Haron Keltiline, ih, w. 18. At 7: m., HAAS oe of Grand se at ball of Centre Lodge No. 153. At 7 p. m,, there school of instruction in lodge room, was a | Both these meetings were largely at. tended. w During the evening the Respas: Jand, of Willia air concert on the tained the * Visi nous open vast crowd Ors were gre town was de ches were TT} " iie ne ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Reuben Frantz, Charged with Barn Burning Tried to Kill Himself 1 Tuesday morning a rash deed was | his committed by Reuben Frantz, at home near Port Matilda, in which he failed to take bis li A short U were fe by shooting Reuben arrested on me ago and John the charge of ristian ran into the workshog aw th head ather ben had shot himself i to brother back. hastenes summon Ent they found that the young man had fastened a Wi a string to the trigger by ering the shop nchster rifle in a vice and attached which it was discharged when holding his head close The ball entered and tl at this to the muzzle the eo between the temple he left The young man, writing, i has some 24 year f the gun 4 1. Atint hie is conscious but his eyesight the Je the shop in the ya as it is thought ball head nerve CONFESSION MADE By George Brungard That He Set the Bara on Dorab Fire to later Farm The destruction by fire of the barn on the Dornblazer Clinton « been the has but ounty by greatest su attended » was sprung last Friday that on the farm when it became known George C A Brungar a confession, tenant , had made h be admits that he was the man who set the building on fire. Is It is understood that in wh in the confession Brungard that had stolen a which be ed bh he had stored states he large quantity of wheat, long ther parties and whi and also that he bad stolen large pl have the 1s wiped out and Ie several ank in order to the traces of partially in a spirit {| which he had of revenge for a spite against the coming owner of the property at that time, he set fire | to the interior of the barn by means of a lighted lantern, Before he started the | fire, he removed the greater number of his horses and cows and also some of his crops a short distance away from the | and when the neighbors re. to the a building, sponded larm shortly after Brun. gard was seen making strenuous efforts to save the remainder of the stock. In view of this confession, Brungard and a plea will be made to court to have his bail increased. will be re.arrested, George is Brungard, the man who d to have confessed to having burned the Dorublazer barn a short injured himself to such an extent recently by butting his head against the side of a barn, that the services of a doctor | required Dr see sal time ago, were Hollaway, of Salona was the injured man. think that a plea of insanity will be made iu his defense. called to Some Wm, Zimmerman, of Burnside town. ship, while attending court, on Thurs. | day morning tripped and fell down the | stone steps at the court house falling on | his face. His head is badly cut and be bled freely from a gash in his scalp. He was carried to the Garman House where be received proper attention, Some of our correspondents must have an attack of spring fever, Ouly half responded this week, Over 23000 copies each week means that this paper is read by about 10,000 persons every issue. That is worth con. sidering if you want to reach the people, Do you pay for the paper you are | ander Cheney, | sixteen years of age reading? Sowe persons don't, BELLEFONTE, PA.. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, APRIL TERM OF COU RT}. A Large Number of Commonwealth Cases on Trial PROCEEDINGS AS REPORTED A Large Attendance Lases il Cases Settled D ind Continue Liv Reported by 5 Gettig Mouday m love Court called on Hon. the bench uing John G President Judge, > greater pi the fore- noon was in hearing petitions and motions presented by the several members of the bar, led ection of and grand Alex- mer. List of grand jurors cal jury afte sworn, imberman and Worth y Honor at Port Matilda, foreman chant township as nl " i Yeon plained the Lehigh Beaver Ld 4 * afternoon afllernoon, metime in hearing on hes the Orphans Court Last answered The first ca land, indi of traverse jurors except three sc called was Con ted f v5 Gil r betrayal | prosecu trix, Fannie Fogleman from College townshis plead guilty and the such cases was imposed Mrs. Annie dicted for assault and battery Huey All ein Mi the streets of March, accused Nora Huey Com. vs Stevenson, in prosecu- trix, Alberta the the parties to suit liv heim, and the trouble occurred on f that town on the eleventh day last, when the defendant a sister of the prosecutrix to be the author of cer letters, tain when the prosecutrix made an unladylike remark, and was either and Verdict slapped or pushed about roughly, resulted this guilty Com trayal case came from Mi) but the prosecution, mn prosecution vs. J prosecutrix Mary E Iheim, defendant Funk Verdict, to not the by guilty ; of the Court accordingly pay costs and sentenced vs. Harry Lutz, indicted for statu. Dortha May The parties in this suit are Com tory rape ; prosecutrix, Courter from Marion township near Jacksonville, The prosecutrix is a young girl under Verdict on Toes. day forenoon of not guilty Com. vs. William Gomer, indicted firs! count larceny second count, red civing Bad. The defendant was indicted for stolen goods, etc., prosecutor T. B inyger taking from the store of the prosecutor in Snow Shoe, about on or February 23, 1899, sixteen pairs of shoes, six pair of gloves, three shirts, one fascinator, one muffler, one box of paper, bose, braid, garter gum, over shoes, elc., two butcher knives, | ninety. seven cents. The defendant plead guilty. Com, vs. George C. Pifer, indicted for false pretense ; prosecutor W. H, Cor. | man. The circumstances of this case are about as follows : W.H. Corman had a note to the use of the Millheim Banking Company for collection, against W. H. Pifer, defendants brother, for seventy some dollars. On the 3rd day of Septem. ber 1587 this defendant came to Mr, Cor. man, at Rebersburg, and as the common. wealth alleges said to Mi, Corman that be came to redeem his brother's note, that be would give him his note for the face was | tions and | t Al. Scholl, indicted for be- | This | 15800). value of the W. H, Pifer stating that his brother note, but no in. terest, was in- solvent and that nothing could be collect. ed from him, and that he, George, was any he W, note, Mr she: H.] w hic Pifer if of ( note, taming (»COorge s not paid at maturity. aving the n county in the meantime been sold out by and a large number of judgments entered The defendant admitted calth ave that h statements tu up @ the common w New York $s fleet, having paval battie at At the Unik hot mor great ia a year ag wm League juet in his Captain Coghlan 1 told a story about Dewey's re officers of the German fleet bay at the time of the blockad nk she don t a Myself 1 Gott She ¥ not dare to fn agal But if she shouldt show her bia Dot Elsass und (in French Lorrain Are mein-by Gott! Dere's grandma dink’'s she nicht sma Mit Boers und such she interfere She'll learn none owns dis hemispheres But Me—und Gott! She dinks, good frau, fine ships she's g Und soldiers mit der scarlet goat Ach! We could knock them ' Foul Myself mit Gott In dimes of peace | brebare for wars I bear the spear and helm of Mars Und eare not for a thousand Crars Myself<mit Gott pin fact, I humor sfery whim With 4afhaet dark and visege grim Gott pulls mit Me, und I mit him Myself-und Gott -—— Ww. 8S. Bigelow's Barn Burned Dr fr W. S. Bigelow, a short distance south of The large new barn on the farm Philipsburg, was totally destroyed by fire | Friday morning about 2 o'clock, together | with all the contents, consisting of ten tons of hay, fifty dozen sheaves of oats, farming implements. a surrey, new sleigh, harness, etc. A fine sow and seven pigs were also burned The loss will reach | about $1000, on which therelis an insur. one pair of pants, three pair of | ance of $500. The fire was the work of an | incendiary, or carelessness on the part of all of the value of twenty-six dollars and | some one engaged, perhaps, in stealing | chickens or staying in the barn. Singular Accident, Wm. Kidder, a Madisonburg carpen. ter, met with rather a singular accident on Wednesday, while working on the house of a Mr. Fallmer in that place. Kidder slipped in some way and in fall. ing he struck his hand against his hatch. et, almost cutting it off. It is feared that the unfortunate man's arm will have to be amputated in order to save his life. «If you want to buy or sell a horse in quire at Geo. Beezer's exchange stable ————— —— Bellefonte, x22 FATAL FIRE AT BOALSBURG Mev Cremated Her Own House Wm in rs RESCUE MONE) widow Meyers, who died about | th her son Wm frame house about cast of Boalsburg ed remau undertaker flames where ie! fire orig way nain house, a few feet apart the wal ough the cast w cas begging her not iiding, intending to thr to enter she went uj then } yw out a few wal. gables that was in the house, her gran son had all h and his good clothes, a wat about §15 of money up stairs ar she had some money there -—-——— Al80 Kev. Dr. Furbay Deposed at one church pastor of the church, Phi phia, was deposed from the ministry Rev. Dr. Harvey GG. Furbay, time pastor of the Presbyterian at Tyrone, but afterwards Oxford Presbyterian lade! Monday by the Philadelphia Presbytery The sioned by the alleged conduct of the pas to which the officers of the Dr. Furbay church in ly, three the vi charge grew out of trouble occa- church eft tor, took exception the Oxford Presbyterian 1507, after months a pastorate of but He is now residing in cinity of Chicago. . o-——— Added Another Plant to have a ing the Centre Hall and Howard creameries, The Wi Bros. are likely sort of a Creamery ison trust, besides own they have purchased the Coburn cream ery, is said are negotiatin | Spring Mills creamery, stations in different localities and it g for the and have skim Boyd B. Wilson, who was recently married and moved into the C /. Luse property, will take charge of the bh plant and re move there with his household goods Thomas Wilson will remain here and operate the Centre Hall plant. Reporter ——— Largest in the Country The Cambria Iron company has de. crded to erect at Johnstown the largest furnaces ever built is the United States, Three furnaces will be constructed, two oun a mammoth scale and the third | smaller, The capacity of the large plants is 500 tons a day each, while the smaller | one will produce about 100 tons less, Work will begin dariog the coming sum. mer. The date on the label shows whether | it ts paid or not. Look at it, VOL. NO, 17, / FACT, FUN AND FANCY Snark! pars fv v1 reelty rom getlin g Loo ga of our famous artists has made U ting of cats her life's purr- should of the takes of the pas ’ avr boards tolerate man Wil to hold wrong views sometimes that has lepartment sworn may be brand ig the analysis of , 84 samples { dissolved analysis the per ton at the lizers were selec t list shows the selling price he 1 the comparative ( int at which t fert ed ar ommercial value mixing the ma making the sales according to the schedule established the De. partment of Ag thus enabling the reader to "wo At a glance of the comparative value of the different fertil per ton, or the cost of terials and by cul ture, fzers of the same grade and showing which, by this test, seem to be best worth the prices asked for them lasts be sent free to any address on Agr As long as the supply COpIes wi } } ication Har. v Ll to the Department of risbarg, Pa .-—-—— A Heavy Assessment the potice from a A nu Salona, bave Mutual Pittsburg mber of persons in vicinity of ceived urance « re of ire ibs that per cent mpany, another assessment of about & of the amount of their has been levied, About a year > nicies Ago levied an assessment of 6 per cent was Some of the policy holders are asked to pay as much as fi00, --—- CAPTAIN COGHLAN, the Raleigh, who poked so much fun at the Germans, by a toast in New York, will only re. ceive a sluget reprended from the presi. of | dent, The corkscrew evidently believes in the motto: “Ose good turn deserves an. other," A bird in the hand wouldn't be of much use to the fellow who is trying to fll out a flush, A bhardbearted Frankfort boarding house mistress has evicted one of her boarders who recently lost his position because she doesn't trust idle roomers., Over 2300 each week and growing won't stop—the circulation of the Centre Democrat.
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