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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
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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
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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.