~The 5. A HR KURTZ Proprietor. CH TO NOVEM “R \ - a — : Report of Proceedings From Last Week CASES TRIED AND VERDICTS List of Cases Continued or Settled Sentences Imposed on Crimnals Cases Disposed the Second Week Reported by S. D. Gettig In the case of McCalmont & Co. vs. J. Rishel, which suit was originally brought | to recover a book account and for a binder, which the plaintiffs allege they | sold to the defendant. The defendant tendered the balance due ou book ac- count and the case was narrowed down as to whether or not the defendant had | bought the binder as alleged. The plain- | tiff alleges that their representatives sold a McCormick binder to the defendant on the morning of the oth of July last and in the afternoon delivered it with their own team, set it up and operated the same during the afternoon, with their own team. he did not buy the binder, but that he had given permission to plaintiffs rep- resentative to bring their machine and try it with the Deering which was operation in the field at the time and he would buy the one that did the best work and that he had telephoned the same to plaintifi”s store, that both machines were operated in the same field that afternoon and that it was a trial as to which would do the best work. That the machine was again tried the next morning in the damp grain, similar to the Deering the morning before, and that about 1: o'clock they unhitched satisfied that the in \g Peering was the best machine and that | plaintiffs were so informed; but plaintiffs allege that the McCormick did its work allright, and that the machine was sold and that it was not there as a test be. tween the two machines, which the de- fendant denies and alleges he never bought it, but afterwards bought the Deering machine which had done the best work and hauled the plaintiffs ma- chine home, and they refused to receive | it, and this suit was instituted. Verdict on Thursday afternoon in favor of the plaintiffs for one hundred and twelve dollars and sixty-nine cents. The following sentences were imposed on Thursday afternoon : Calvin Stiles who plead guilty to ag- gravated assanlt and battery upon Jerry Roan, on Tuesday, was sentenced to pay the costs, one dollar fine and to the penitentiary for four years and four months. Harry Bottorf was on Moaday convict. ed for an assault and battery on his wife: to pay costs, $25 fine and to the county jail for 4 months. Court adjourned on Thursday evening until Saturday morning at 10 o'clock to Jiear an application for appoiatment of guardian, Other criminal cases on this week's list were disposed of as follows Com. vs. Harry Eminhizer, charge be. trayal ; prosecutrix Susan Walker. Nol. Pros. Com. vs. John Iddings, charge defac- ing, destroying and dispiriting public records; prosecutor J. M. Keichline. Settled. Com. vs. Harry Porter and Sarah Hoy, charge fornication; prosecutor Robert Jackson. Nol. Pros. Com. vs. Clyde W. Jackson, charge betrayal ; prosecutrix Sarah A. Shuey, Continued, Com. vs. Wm. Lucas, charge betrayal: prosecutrix Hattie Barto, Continged. Com. vs. Batsey Care, charge threats fo rob, steal and shoot; prosecutor Kd. mund Blanchard, chief burgess. Nol. | Pros. Com. vs. Charles Rickert, charge cheating and defranding board bill; prosecutrix Mary A. Blake. Nol. Pros. Com. vs. same, charge larceny by baillee, prosecutrix, Helen Lewin. Nol. Pros. Com. vs. John Tomshaller, charge mis. ‘demeanor; prosecutor John Zatek, Nol, Pros. Com. vs. Harry Brown, colored, charge assault and battery; prosecutor Kdmuand Blanchard. Nol, Pros. Com. vs, Geo. Shuey, charge betrayal, | prosecutrix, Bertha Johnson, Settled, Com. vs. John Erb, charge assuult and | battery, prosecutor Jacob 8. Herman. Bill iguored and prosecutor to pay the Costs, Com. vs. Orie Showers, charge carry. iog a concealed and deadly weapon, prosecutor Frank Irvin, Settled, Com. vs. Isaac Reese, charge violating pure food laws, prosecutor James Faust, Settled on payment of costs, Com. vs. Jacob Swires, charge violat. ing pure food laws; prosecutor James Faust. Settled. Com. vs. H. 8. Stuart, charge violating pure food laws; prosecutor James aust. Settled RT NOTES The defendant alleges that | | Com. vs. Wilbur House!, charge be | traval, prosecutrix Lydia Reed. Settled. | Com. vs. Jake Herman, charge assault | and battery, prosecutor John Erb ignored and prosecutor to pay the costs | Com. vs. Levi Sparr and James Sliker, | charge malicious | Michael Confer. Continued. { Com. vs. Harry A, Tressler, charge | betrayal, prosecutrix Dora M. Stephey. | Nol. | Com. vs. Sam'l I. McCloskey, charge { betrayal, prosecutrix Gertrude E | Settled, mischief, Pros. Cox. i SECOND WEEK i at g o'clock, with President Judge Love on Court convened on Monday morning the bench, and after bearing a number of umotions and petitions and the calling of the list of jurors and noting of absentees | the list of cases was called over and the following cases disposed of A. D. Potts vs. A. McCoy McCoy, trading as McCoy & Son, sum- and |. Frank it wouned in assumpsit, piea non assumps Being six cases in which judgment notes had been entered up and afterward opened by the court on ition of the de fendaots. Continue tiement Mary |. Odenkirk ' John O lenkirk execulr of Jas. P Sh AWYET, Wm. B of kirk, defendant, Isaac Calvin Mingle, Oden P. Odenkirk, of el Yonada, R administrator dec (reorge kirk, 'd, and Nancy Beanuer, or other persons as garnishees, judgment Plaintiffs suffer a pened, plea non assum psit voluntary non suit Lehigh Valley Coal Co., vs. Jacob F, Folmar, administrator of etc. of Patrick Ward Sr, Gunsallus and Patrick Kelley, dec'd., Patrick Ward Jr. John sammon- ed in assumpsit, plea von assumpsit. Con tinued, the case being special to Judge Love, Lilly Fleck vs. Valentine A. summoned in divorce. Continued. W. C. Farper, D. |. Tressler and Wm. Boal, trustees for the Centre Hall congre.- | gation of the Evangelical association vs, { Joseph Alter, J. 8. Dauberman, |. H. { Krumbine and J. FP. Smith, trustees of | the United Evangelical church of Centre | Hall, summoned in ejectment, plea not | guilty. Continued. Schmidt & Schwanenfiengal vs. George E. Lamb, summoned in assumpsit; plea non assumpsit. Defeudant confessed | jafgment in open court in favor of the plaintiff for $255 64 Laura S. Kephart vs. Harry M. Kep- hart, summoned in divorce. This action is brought to procure a divorce from the defendant, the plaintiff and defendant having been married on March 3rd, 1884, at Unionville, in this county, and lived together as husband and wife until some time on or about Nov. 1, 18¢6. The ground laud for the annulment of the marriage was desertion and cruel and barbarous treatment Fleck, by her husband, which the defendant denied by an answer There Verdict filed to the subpoena in divorce was no defence made in court, in favor o) the plaintiff, Lehigh Valley Coal Co., vs. Samuel Marsh, Jacob Quiggle, George Merrill, N. Shaw, Robert Newberry and Adam Squires, summoned for trespass; plea not guilty. This case is brought to recover damages for cutting prop timber on land in the warrantee names of Charles Risk and Walter Stewart in Rush Twp, and owned by plaintiffs. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $194 72. Oa Monday afternoon the court made an order dividing Potter Twp. intothree election precincts to be known as the North, South and West precincts instead of the two precincts as heretofore, fixing the polling place of the new precinct (the West) at Meiss' store at Colyer, the others remaining same as heretofore. The election ofhcers of the North pre. cinct are not disturbed by this decree, and the following election officers were appointed to hold the election in the pre- cincts at next February election: The South precinct, F. A. Carson, judge, and J. W. Foreman and J. R. Bible inspectors; West precinct, C. W. Swartz judge, and J. B. Spangler and J. W. Stump, mspec. tors and David F. Portaey was appoint. ed registration assessor in the new pre. cinct until his saccessor shall be elected. The following lines establish the boun. daries of the new voling precinct in Pot. ter Twp., as returned by the Commis. sioners and approved by Court : “In accordance with our finding we | have run the following precinct lines : Beginning at a polot on the southern line of said Potter Twp., thence by a line to leave Sam’l Slack in the South precinct, and Perry Krise, Levy Stamp, Poster | Frazer, Geo, Spangler and others, in | the NEW precinct, north 30 degrees west | four wiles and twenty rods, to the public road leading from Centre Hill to Linden Hall, at a point about ten rods east of the farm buildings of Dr. George lee; thence following said public road west as far as the cross 10ads, and then to the south of it, south 82 rees west three nilles and four rods to Harris Twp, line, to a polat about eighty rods south of sald public road leading to Linden Hall.” The West precinct takes a small strip from the North and practical] divides the a ———— J Continued on page 4, prosecutor | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901. JAIL BREAKER | CAUGHT Bill | |A Clever Scheme to Escape the Penitentiary SHERIFF BRUNGART WARNED | | dealing with the surplus | mg it, Was in Danger of Being Struck Down-~ Prisoner Sawed an Iron Steeple With Table Knife—Put a my" in Bed Some weeks ago Charles Stiles was ar. rested for committing an assault in Phil. ipsburg upon farmer Jerry Roan, of Ben. At ger Twp convicted and sentenced to four years and | As is in four moaths in the penitentiary iff 8 on customary, the she: locked Stiles one of the steel cel the second floor for safe keeping, until escorted to the ‘ny penitentiary. urday evening Sherifi Brungart ooked in was in As he § but there BOL In there was a’ 10 deceive him and that Stiles wait down stairs to koock tl wn, take the keys and effect an scape. He took adv offered and cautiously stairway ‘and at once uni prison door, Keeping an eye on the sur roundings, and got out without any at The sheriff hasten ed to the office and got his revolver, re tempt of an assault, entered the prison and called upon Stiles lo step out. Stiles at once emerged from oue of the empty cells on the first floor | | and made some apology that he did not intend to harm Mr, Brungart. He was immediately searched and in his pockets were found a fork, an ordimary table | knife with the edge nicely nicked so as to | form a crude saw. In owe of his coat | pockets be had a lunch nicely wrapped | {in paper, that being saved from his meals | duriag the day. The sheriff then put {the heavy steel hobbles on him and marched the man back to his cell. Upon examination of the cell it was found that he had executed a clever scheme to escape. With the notched knife blade, by reaching through the loophole of the solid iroa door, he man- | aged to cleanly saw open the steeple of the door and thus get out in the corridor. With a rubber band he kept this steeple in place, 50 that when the shenff came along everything looked secure, every thing in place and the prisoner apparent- bed. That part of the scheme worked like a charm, bat he made a mis ly in take by confiding his plan to “Brownie,” who feared the sheriff might be killed and wisely informed him of the plot In where Stiles had been hiding, an iron bar gbout a halfiech square and two feet long was found which he had wrenched from his bed fa the empty cell on the first floor, It was his purpose to leap on the sheriff and strike Rim down, prob. his at. tempt to escape, but Mr, Brangart bad been forwarned by “Brownie ably brain him in desperate Stiles afterward wrote a letter to the sheriff stating that the plot was planned by “Brownie,” who was also to be releas- ed. Oa Moaday Deputy Harry Jackson and District Attorney Spangler escorted the gentleman to the Western peniten- tary. This was a close call for the sher. iff and a shrewd, desperate plan of the prisoner that was only thwarted by time- ly warning. On his way to the penitentiary he de- | clared he had no intention to strike the sheriff but expected to dig out through the wall with the tron bar. Took His Own Life, Monday morning as the janitor of the Philipsburg Club, in the Hale building, | entered the reading room he found the lifeless body of Thomas I. Emerson, a | well known citizen, of that town, with a revolver lging on his breast, Iving on his back, with a chair cushion under his head, he had presumably | been dead for four or five hours, the re. | sult of a bullet wound that had penectrats ed his heart, with every indication that he had brought his life to an end by his own band. His motive in committing the rash act = unknown. He was last seen leaving the Potter house about 1 {o'clock that morning. The deceased | was about fifty years, He had been in | the employ of Hoover, Hughes & Co. up until the firm went out of business, and since then has been chiefly engaged in seitling up some interests of the firm, Williamsport Milkmen Fined. Judge Mitchell has accepted pleas of guilty in the cases of six of the thirteen milkmen of Willlamsport, indicted for selling adulterated milk and imposed fine of $50 on each. | { with several theories, | an aunual surplus of $130,000,000. “Dum- | average | enough, ! isthmian canal, last week's court he was | {| which all | like? He, was through Sugarvalley, and knew many of | the hovest, industrious farmers in that CONDITION AND VARIOUS THEORIES entre Zemocr OUR HISTORICAL When Congress assembled on Tuesday | a condition and The it was confronted with condition is The theories relate posal, A considerable number of men in office favor the shortest and easiest way of that Spending other people's money is spend. is always an agreeable occupation to the politician. There are ways of course. Ship subsidies, an more pensions, bigger river and harbor appropriations and new public buildings to re-elect Congressmen can easily abrwrb the But nearly all the State surplus there are important elections in next year, and the wise and prudent leaders of the party in power do not look with favor upon a new carnival of extravagance The head, are 1, with the President at their i iKely 0 recommend a further reduction of the war taxes But what are the war taxe When the war f tion When the revenue war with Spain made more RECCSSAry inlernal taxes were again voted. Last year, when the sur. plus became troublesome, a part of these taxes was repealed. And sow posed by the Republican leaders still further to reduce the taxes on whiskey, itis pro beer and tobacco-vices or indulgences the basis of the revenue—ard to leave untouched the worse than war taxes on the necessaries of the people, their food, fuel, clothing and shelter ; taxes, too, which promote monopolies and permit | their beneficiaries to sell cheaper in for. | eign markets thao to howe consumers. This would be better than to continue taxation for a surplus or for gance. Butisitjust? Is it statesman. it safe in a country, where, atter all, the peuple rule ? — World - CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA extrava. Is F. Antes Canfield, a physician. of Necadah, Wis., a regular reader jof the Centre Democrat, and a former resident of Nittaav valley, sends us a receipt that is fworth trying by farmers who have any trouble with hog cholera The question of combatting this disease has received more attention in the Western States, where large quantities of pork raised thas in Mr following this section. the receipt, having voticed that many farm- Nittany sing their porkers ars Canfield kindly sends ers in and Sugarvalley were GOOD FOR HOG CHOLERA. Gel some good charcoal (maple wood coal preferred), break it up in pieces size of hulled walnuts or hens egys ; have a good sized trough iv the pen and put in bal! bushel or more of the coal. If they don’t eat freely of it sprinkle over the coal a little wheat bran and let the hogs eat all they care to of the coal Keep plenty of it in the trough. Along with this, get “Flour of Sulpher” or powdered sulpher, {and give about a tablespoonful 2 or 3 times a day to each bog, by mixing with a little wheat bran dry or damped with a litle warm water. Have another trough in opposite side of the pen from where i the coal is and in this trough put a peck of common sait so that the nogs can eat | all they care of the salt. 15 years ago we had an epidemic of hog cholera here, | and after exhausting all remedies with: out favorable results, an old farmer came | in here from Illiaols, and recommended what | bave just written and while the treatment seems very simple io a short | time the epidemic was stamped out and | hog cholera has been a thing of the past in this section ever since, Yours Respectfully, Necadah, Wis , F. Axes CAxVIRLD, Nov, 25, 1901, P.8. Fifty vears ag for trout in the stream t I used to fish t courses down locality most of whom are gone to join the majority or the other shore, but if what | bave said will be the means of re. lieving their posterity of the ravages of hog cholera that is raging in that quiet littie valley or has been for some time, shall be pleased indeed, Fire Near Howard. Alfred Bechtel's barn, near Howard, was destroved by fire last Friday night. The origin of the flames is a mystery, The flames broke out about midaight, In taddition to the barn, all the other outbuildings except the ice house were bursed, All the season's crops, farm implements, a colt and a calf burned. The barn was one of the est in the Bald Bagle tel's dwelling was to its prevention or dis. | civilized governments make | REVIEW Sketch of Noted Pioneer Union County, a HISTORY OF HIGHVALLEY Methods of Marketing Grain and Lum- ber from this County—The Con- struction of Arks on Penns Creek. Some Interesting Episodes XXXX John Kelly was a native of Lancaster county. He was born in February, 1747. After the purchase from the Indians, the prog 1768, he by rietaries of Peunsylvania, in set Here he endured eft Lancaster county and tiled ie Buffalo valley. the hardships common to all settlers in new countries He was well ctliement be could pot order another 1 some would say he was afraid to do him. self ; he would down the bridge. | the logs on which the bridge he within the range of the British fire, and cut Before a lay were cut off, was completely several balls struck the log on which be stood. The last log broke down sooner than he expected, and he fell with it into the swollen stream. Our soldiers moved on, not believing it possible for him to make bis escape. He, however, by great exertions, reached the shore, through {the high water and the floating timber, and followed the troops. Euscumbered as he must have been with his wet and | frozen clothes, he made a prisoner, on his road, of a British scout, an armed soldier, and took him into camp. History mentions that our army was preserved by the destruction of that bridge ; but the manner in which it was done, or the same of the person who did it, is not mentioned. It was but one of a series of beroic acts, which happened every day ; and our soldiers were then more familar with the sword than the pen. After his discharge, Major Kelly turned to his farm and his family, during the three succeeding years the In- troublesome then frontier settlement. He became colonel re. and to tnis dians were of the regiment, and it was his duty to keep watch against the of hostile Indians, through our mountain At one lime our people were too weak to resist, and our whole incursions passes beautiful Kelly to return. For at took their rifles to the fields, and some of the com. pany watched while wrought, Col. Kelly bad the principal command of scouting parties in this valley, and very often he was out in person. Many and many nights has he laid among the limbs of a fallen tree, to keep himself out of the mud, without a fire ; because a fire would indicate his position to the enemy He bad become well skilled in their mode of warfare, One circumstance de- serves particular notice. The Indians country was abandoned. Col was among the first two harvests, least reapers others seemed to have resolved on his death, | without choosing to attack him openly. One night be had reason to apprehend they were near. He rose the next morn. ing, and, by looking through the crevices of his log house, he ascertained that two | at least, if pot more, were lying with their arms, 50 as to shoot him when he | should open his door. He fixed his own rifle, and took his position so that, by a | string, be could open the door, and | watch the Indians. The woment he | pulled the door open, two balls came | | into the house, and the Indians rose to advance. He fired and wounded one, and both retreated. After waiting to satis(ly himself that no others remained, be followed them by blood ; but they es. caped. For many years Col. Kelly held the office of a magistrate of the county, In the administration of justice, he exhihit- ed the same anxiety to do night, and dis. regard of self, which had characterized him in the military service of the coun. try. He would at any time forgive his own fees, and, if the parties were poor, pay the coustable's cost, to procure a compromise, There is 3 monument in the Presby. amid a solemn of L. FACT, ssm— VOL. 23, NO. 48. FUN AND FANCY. ling Paragraphs— Selected Bright Spark | and Original. Love is 4 wound that keen And double For ere a mas may He first must doth smart is the dread ose his ne naked hills Nude roves unfrocked And bare are the | » of ti sl y the breeze wre the fields Vering trees ; 8 shocked reason Some drink when they a bargain maks, Some when money they cay Both when they bay and when they sell They drink—good healt) W-day Some sav they drink for pleasure And some they drink for pain Some say "Lis good, some very But never once refrain Yet all must own the Proverd true When iron's hot to strike it I've just found the reason why All drink because they like it Haviog ears, vet bear not, A pews cent er—the penny paper. Turviog up again —coat collars, Too many friends spoil a bank ac. count Helmets caps The blind asylum may have a good site. Wheels io the head give one that tired feeling In a divorce both parties take their own part A wig that looks perfectly natural is a tip top thing are old-fashioned knights Trapeze performers mast be graduates of a high scnool The fat man haga decided tendency waist his substance When his horse is a favorite, does the hostier curry favors ? In the witness box, the organ of speech is one that has to be pumped As the the “Take plenty of time." burglar in ewelry store said When we speak of the infant industries we do not refer to baby farms When aman wins a hat on a bet his bead is usually 100 big to wear it Americans choose their own country, but at times they seem to pick Turkey. The teacher of Spencerian penman- ship aims to do a flourishing business. Paradoxical as it may seem, the girl with a graceful carriage prefers to walk, Provably more human nature crops out at a dog fight than at a prayer meet ing. Fever and agus medicine doesn’ need to be marked “Shake before tak. ing." | Ittakes a lot of “dirty work’ some times for politicians 1c make a clean sweep, When the undertaker encounters at | young man with a cigarette cough he | picks out a coffin. | You're in {t* sard the soup to the spoor. “Don't talk,” was the reply, { “you'll soon be dished.” The people who have conscientious scruples against games of chance are usually the ones who have had bad luck. An optimist is a man who believes that all women are angels, and a pessimist is a man who believes they are the kind of angels that have asbestos wings, The wan who trots arvand the room all night with a crying infant in his arms and happend to remember that of such is the kingdom of heaven is apt to back: slide, “Don’t Tell My Wife.”
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