4 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, AUGUST 28 1902. The Centve Democrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, - - - PROPRIETOR FRED KURTZ, SR. ! CHAS. R. KURTZ, CIRCULATION OVER 3000.) oi E TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : SUBSCRIPTION - - $1.50 PER YEAR Persons who send or bring the money to the office, and pay in advance, §l1 per year. EDITORS. The date your subscription expires is plain- ly printed on the label bearing your name, All eredits ure given by a change of label the first issue of each month. Watch that after you re. mit. We send no receipts unless by special request. Watch date on your label, Subscribers changing postofice address, and not notifying us, are lable for same. Subscriptions will be continued, otherwise directed. We employ no collector. You are expected to send the money to this office, unless DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Governor—RORERT E. PATTISON, of Phila. delphina, Lieut. Gov—~GEO, W. GUTHRIE, of Alle gheny. Sec. Internal Afairs—J AMES NOLAN, Berks, Senate—Wx, CO. HeiNLE, Bellefonte, Congress—D. E. Hinxgr, DuBois, Pa. y J. H. Wetzel, Bellefonte, degisiature— | 1" W KegpLER, Ferguson. Sheriff—H. 8 TavLOR, Bellefonte, Register— A. G, ARCHEY, Ferguson, Recor der—Jxo0. C. Rowe, Philipsburg. Treasurer—W, J. CArLIN, Miles § P. H Mevexs, Harrls, Commissicners | pg A Howprox, Snow Shoe. y J. H. BECK, Walker, Auditors | w "5 Tinsess, College. EDITORIAL, BELLEFONTE bas half dozen applicants for postmaster—yet there is no announce, ment of a contemplated removal or change. When Hanna says ‘‘let well enough alone” we suppose his followers think that is only to be applied against | democrats. —— IF it is his “surplus’’ that the Ameri. can manufacturer is selling abroad at “cost,” which means for 35 per cent less than in America, the American consum- er would like to have him change about | and sell to him at cost while he makes his profit off of the foreigner. THE real difference between the par. ties now is, the democrats favor the in- terests of the masses, while the republi- can party 1s bossed by the trusts and is being run in the interests of the bloated millionaires at the expense of the farm. ers and laboring classes. That is the situation in a out shell and it cannot be successfully refuted. Tug republicans are claiming ‘“‘that the friends of the tariff should be en trusted with a modification of the same.” This is an admission that the tariff is working injustice to the people. But as the trusts are owning and running the republican party and are the stubborn “friends of the tariff’ it is plain that the tariff will not be modified no matter how great the wrong suffered by the people. A. J. Davis, who was principal of the Clarion Normal school at the time the appropriation of $27,000 was passed, has made affidavit that Senator Neely told him that the $2,750 “rake-off’ was sup posed to go to ex-Senator James G. Mitchell, of Jefferson county, secretary of the Senate Committee on Appropria- tions ; and to Ward R. Bliss, of Delaware county, chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representa. tives. AX act passed by the general assem- bly, and approved by the governor on July 5, 1901, provides that any person who shall transplant any fruit, shade or forest tree of suitable size aloog the high. way on his premises shall be allowed one dollar in abatement of his road taxes for every two trees, The same allow ance shall be made for trees transplant. ed in place of those that may have died, and also for those that may be growing by the roadside through cultivated lands. The abatement in no case, how- ever, is to be more than one-fourth of a person's annual road tax. The law further provides that any person who shall cut down, kill or injure any living tree planted or growing naturally, or who neglects or carelessly suffers any animal to be driven 50 as to injure any such tree, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar or more than five dollars for every tree injured, such fines to go to the road fund of the township in which the offense is committed, Iv anything is wanting to convince a sceptic of the debauchery and corruption of men, we take one sample-—the last Legislature of Pennsylvania. To it were elected some men on plain pledges, men who were poor financially, These men sold themselves for sums of money up to ten thovsand dollars and over, to vote for a corruptionist for United States Senator, and for measures that rob the people of Pennsylvania of millions of dollars, for the benefit of monopolists and millionaires. The simple proof that there were such corrupt members of the senate and house, Is the fact that some of these traitors to their pledges have since bought farms and fine bouses and made other valuable purchases and in. vestmenis, But, Pennypacker says, “Pennsylvania has no {lls worthy of men. tion.” In the opinion of Quay’s cousin, corruption, venality, debauchery, bri. bery, ballot box stuffing, false registra. tion to cheat the masses out of their rights at the polls, and ripper bills, are no ills, and if he Is elected governor these crimes can be repeated and he will A VOICE FROM GREGG TOWNSHIP, For the Centre Demoerat : Our present member of the Legislature, W. M. Allison, told numerous of his friends that daring the session of che last Legislature bribery and corruption ran rampant, that a member need only to ‘hold his hauds behind his back and they would be filled. A delegate atthe late republican convention remarked, that he pitied Allison, as he made nothing out of being a member of the Legislature. This delegate represented Gregg township at the convention and is a typical Quayite, Mr. Allison didn’t tram with the gang, his vote was always on the other side; be has a clean, honest record, He was rewarded for his honesty, by being left off the ticket. How will it be with the barmony can- didate, the everlasting office seeker, will he march to the tune *‘they tied my bands behind my back?’ He endorsed the corrupt legislation that was passed, and commented on Mr. Allison's course as unrepublican. We will stand by our neighbor, and will speak in tones that cannot be misunderstood. GREGG Twp, REPUBLICAN. DRUNKENNESS AT COURT. Not in our recollection has there been such a disorderly lot of people in attend- ance at court as the past week. Every day, since Monday, blear eyed, besotted, maudlin, staggering, jeering crowds have hung about the Court House, crowded the hallways and steps. Their appearance and conduct was disgusting and revolting, and a disgrace to the county aud a reflection on onr session of court. As men are summoned here by the authority of court and paid usually from the county treasury to at. tend these proceedings we Qelieve that the court has some jurisdiction over them our until they are discharged, and that they should be held accountable for such dis- graceful actions His Judge Love, sitting on the Bench, is hardly | aware of these scenes, as they do not Too many Honor, come under bis observation. men come to conrt to have a good time — get on a drunken here to teach such a lesson. ——————————— WHERE THE GREAT WEALTH IS. spree—the time is The paltriness of individual wealth, though it be the wealth of the “mull millionaire," appears strikingly when we compare it with the majestic volume of the aggregate wealth, A Census Bulletin lately issued, giving | bushels to an acre { that ? a summary of the agricultural statistics of the United States, enumerates the farms of this country on the first of June, | 1900, at 5,738,657, of an aggregate acre- | age of 841,201,546 acres, | Now read these statistics asto the vaine | of the farms and their products : 1890 en | 4.564.541 5.788 657 BAA MLILSE $18,279, 252.540 $1604.00. 247 | Number of farms, Total ACreage ue value farm prop'ty Implements and live stock L708 015080 AA 311.001 Value farm prdts LAOMT 4 THAT | In 18gg, the percentage of “gross in. come on investment’ in agriculture, for the whole United States, was 18 3 per | cent, rr - ROBT. E. PATTISON COMING. | That announcement is sufficient to | arouse attention and attract alarge andi. | ence. We have been reliably informed ! that ex-Gov. Robt. E. Pattison, demo. | cratic nominee for Governor of this state, | has accepted an invitation to attend the | Grange Exhibition at Centre Hall, | Thursday, September 18th, where he | will have a splendid opportunity to meet | the people and discuss the important is- sues of the campaign with them. Gov. Pattison is an able and convincing speaker and we urge all who possibly can to attend the Grange Picnic on that date. Remember the time, Thursday, September 15th. There likely will be other men of prominence present who will be worth hearing. More definite information will be given in a later issue, NO CANDIDATE FOR CORONER. At the last meeting of the Democratic County Convention, by an oversight, no one was nominated for the office of Cor oner. The county committee was re. convened for that purpose on Monday, but after consulting the rules of the party it was found that there was no authority for such action and if assented to at this time might occasion difficulties in the future by an irregular precedent, The former county convention will be reconvened during the meeting of the Centre County Fair for that purpose. The republicans made a nomination for coroner at their county convention, LAST year the manufacturers of agri cultural implements exported over f16, 000,000 worth of implements to foreign countries. As far back as fifteen years Ago a prominent harvesting machine manufacturer acknowledged that he sold his machines cheaper in Bogland than he did here, Are the American farmers willing that after they have given these infant industries the protection, and sanction a repetition as being *‘no ills.” Bel Snr VARIETY OF LOCAL NEWS Gathered from Centre and Ad- joining Counties. SHORT AND TO THE POINT Events that Have Transpired Recent ly and Worthy of Mention—Items of Interest for All—Doing of Neighbors OVER THE COUNTY. No early frosts setting in, the corn crop will be a large one, Lucy A. Kline has been apoointed postmaster at Oak Hall station. Edward R. Robb, of Romola, was ap- pointed, Aug. 19, to be postmaster at that place, Thunder gusts, while not as frequent as in July, still keep coming with short intervals. A freight wreck on the Bald Eagle Valley railroad near Howard, Monday, delayed traffic two hours. Prof. J. Q. Adams, of State College, has been elected an instructor at Frank. lin and Marshall College, Lancaster, The Sunday school of Emanuel's church, at Tusseyville, will hold a picnic pext Saturday, on Zion Hill, The State College band will furnish music at the soldiers’ picnic, at Hecla Park, Sept. 6 Last week one day, W. A. Tobias, George Ulrich and J. H. Reifsnyder viewed and located a new road at Smull- ton. Rev. R. M, Campbell, of Port Royal, bas accepted a call from the Spruce Creek Presbyterian charge and is mov- ing there this week. A valuable horse belonging to Samuel Hosband, of Unionville, dropped dead Monday while standing tied in front of Greist's store at Unionville, There will be a festival on school house grounds at Blanchard, Saturday evening, Aug. 3oth, money place a fence around the burial grounds to raise lo Christian Buck, of Unionville, has just finished harvesting 190 bushels of oats from 3 acres of land. This is over 60 Can anyone beat The U. Ev. bush meeting held at the end of Egg Hill, above Spring Mills, was largely attended on Sunday. The meeting began on Friday and closed on Sunday evening. J. M. McDowell, formerly chemist in the experiment station of State College, bas accepted a position as traveliog salesman for a company with headquart. ers in Philadelphia. R. D. Wilson removed to Lewisburg from Howard, last week, with his family. Mr. Wilson is an expert butter maker, and will take charge of the creamery near the fair grounds. News was received by friends, stating that Mrs. Malinda Bower, wife of D. 0. Bower, died on Tuesday, at York, Pa. She was a native of Aaronsburg, and a daughter of Daniel Loug, dec'd. On Wedoesday morning while work. ing at the beating furnace at the tool works below Howard, the fire came out at the door and burned George Bechdel about the breast, face and head Alpha Fire Company, of State Col- lege, at a meeting held Aug 14th, in. structed a committee to buy them a $400 lot, situated on High street, also on the alley parallel to College avenue. It is estimated that 1,000 bushels of berries of all kinds have been picked in Sugar valley this year, including buckle. berries. Mauy families make from f$so to $1as each season. The average quantity gathered by a picker tn a day is 25 quarts, On Tuesday morning while working at the Jenkins Irom and Tool Works at Howard, Jesse Lucas met with an acci- dent. While handling 300 pound fagots one of them dropped on his foot cutting it pretty badly, which will prevent him from working for the next few weeks. Mary Felty, the 4-mounthold child of Mr. and Mrs. Woods Bathgate, of Al toona, died at the home of its grand. mother, Mrs. J. C. Bathgate, at Lemont, Tuesday 19th, of indigestion, The fun. eral took place last Thursday. Inter. ment at Slab Cabin cemetery. Rev. Hepler officiated. The engagement of Dr, Mary Irvin Thompson to Dr, O. H. Shaffer has been announced, Dr. Thompson is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Thompson, of Lemont, and has been practicing her profession at Altoona for several years. Dr. Shaffer is also a prominent physician of the Mountain City, 8. H. Shafler, of Zion, was in town the other day, and informs us that the pump. kin crop will be immense, and the sizes of the vegetable unusually large too. This Is good news for the lovers of pump kin ple, avd all of us have a weakness in ance and a general good time is ex- pected. The jury appointed by the court, con sisting of H. B. Herring, of Gregg town. sbip; F. O. Hosterman, of Millheim; R. D. Bierly, of Miles township; A. P. Zerby, of Penn township, and John C. Stover, of Haines townsnip, to view and assess the damages, if any, in the case of the Millheim and Coburn turnpike company vs. The Citizens Water coms. pany, of Coburn, performed their duty on Monday. They awarded the turn. pike company $75 damages There are several cases of typhoid fever in the vicinity of Spring Mills. One of the patients is Miss Maggie, daughter of ‘Squire John Grenoble, whose condi. tion the beginning of this week was criti. cal. Inthe family of Francis Gramley there are three cases of the same disease, One of these is John Gramley, a son of Francis; avother afflicted is a daughter. The third is Mrs. McMuttery, who makes her home with the Gramleys., Last Thursday while Mrs. Nicodemus Loose, of Haines township, was milking, the cattle in the barnyard began fight. ing. She was knocked over and tramp- led upon resulting in serious injuries, Wheu rescued she was unconscious. Her injuries were a broken arm near the elbow, leg injured and bruises over the body. Mr. loose informs us that he will move from the Adam Weaver farm, two miles west of Woodward, to the Bar. ney Wagner farm near Centre Hill, next April. Mr. Loose moved to this farm with his parents when he was 13 days old and remained there continuous. ly for 53 years to the present time—a long time indeed. but We have been informed that parties supposed to be from this vicinity have been fishicg in Bald Eagle creek by the use of dynamite, killing bass and other fish, big and Iittle—bass being the object. There is a heavy penalty against using dynamite to capture fish and sometime there will be a and the Judge will undoubtedly give the offend. ers the full of the A boy is said to have witnessed this pefarions work prosecution extent brought before law when him but Fish that bore every evidence of having been did pot comprehend its meaning obtained by dynamite were said to have been seen in the possessson of some par ties, and, we believe, offered such bass for sale. IN ADJOINING COUNTIES The business men of Mill Hall are agitating the project of establishing a National bank at that place. J. Edward Mav, a former resident of Altoona, died Wednesday in the Cooper hospital, at Camden, N. J., where be re. sided, of hydrophobia. Five new cases of small-pox have been discovered in Morrellville, a suburb of | Johnstown, and pow the dogs acd cats which reo at large in the infected dis trict are to be killed. They are blamed for being the cause of the disease spread. ing. Mrs. Jennie Hale bas instituted pro. ceedings for $310,000 damages against the New York Central railroad company for the death of ber husband, who died from iojuries received while repairing cars in the Jersey Shore Junction yards last August, The Lycoming county fair will be held at Williamsport September 2, 3, 4 and s. It promises to be a good one, especially as regards horse races. The association offers purses aggregrating $4,500. An. other feature will be "Oliver W."” the racing ostrich. The news from the oil well on the Wil. liam Gummo farm is highly encouraging. The last measurement made showed the well to be 2087 feet deep and it is thought that the depth is over 2100 feet. It is confidently expected that oil will be found at about 2200 feet. Frank Harder, the expert safe opener, was called to Loganton to examine the lock on the safe of the Sugar valley In. surance company, which had refused to work properly. In less than 20 misutes Mr. Harder had the cranky lock work. ing satisfactorily and the safe open. The coming term of criminal court in Northumberland county promises to be one of the Jongest sessions ever held in the county. There will be about five hundred criminal cases for trial includ. ing a murder, without which a session in that county would be void of interest, John McDowell, one of the best known farmer citizens of Mifflin county, was found dead ii hie bed on Saturday morn. jug 16th, at his home near Milroy. He was going about on the preceding day, apparently in his usual health and his death was no doubt due to a sudden stroke of appoplexy. Edward Cox, a woodsman, aged ss was found Friday drowned in Sandy Lick creek, Clearfield county, in water only 18 inches deep. Cox deliberately took his own life. His body lay face downward in the middie of the stream, which is about 25 feet wide. His coat and vest, hat, collar and tie and shoes lay on the bank of the creek, Postmaster U, 8. Boyer, of Clarkstown , Lycoming county, Thursday left his 8 year old son Chester on the mower in the hay field, while he went to an adjoin. ing field. When be returned he found his boy screaming, with both feet severed at the ankle, they having been cut off by the knives of the mower. The legs were | now vo room suitable for that purpose we respectfully recommed that the pres. ent Grand Jury Room be set apart and have taken leave of the Perry county jail authorities, and it has not been in the manner prescribed by law, They have . ig equipped specially for a Law Library, literally flown, in the pbraseoloy of their | 454 that the present Arbitration Room kind, they have “flewed the coop.” | and the room adjoining be flirted up for Henry Smith, charged with grand lar. | 'be use of the Grand Jury and witnesses ceny, was the fortieth man to escape. He attending that body, 3 a, ‘ |. We further recommend th departed suddenly Friday and the au. | closets connected with the Ghat the water thorities know not where he has gone. | enlarged, changed and remodled so as to The new jail is now ready for occupancy. | accommodate al) persons attending : : | Court, especially ladies for w i The Lycoming fair this year, which | now no provision, Bich there is will be beld on Sept. 2, 3, 4 and §, prom | Your body further recommends that a ises to be one of the best ever held in the | airway be made from the lower floor to city since the organization of the associa. | '2€ UPPET room which stair-way ought to | | open in the rear of the Jud ani | : udges Beoch and tian. The association offers $4,800 in | which shall be private. purses, One of the features of the fair,| We respectfully tender our thanks to and which will prove a big drawing | ‘Pe Honorable Judge and District Attor. card, will be “Oliver W.” the racing | ey for vugit courtesy and assistance . ‘ | Téndere | i ostrich. This bird is a wonder, and | A cl iergticn,, hitched to a vehicle he will “go” n | Dated Bellefonte, Pa., August 27th, 1902. races with fast horses. { Com. vs. Emanuel Beightol and Mar. George Strobert, of Sugarvalley, re. tha Albright indicted for adultery; lated recently a snake story that is out | prosecutor Richard Fink. This case is of the ordinary in that line, The special from Tavior twp, and the defendants save during berry season Mr. Strobert | were charged with having illicit inter- devotes his entire time to the gathering | course with one another at different and selling of berries. This year both | times during the present year, both being berries and snakes were particularly | married people and the wife and bus- plenty, rattiers, six of them having thirty two and saw five deer. Strobert offers to story. on his way home from Houtzdale in a buggy on Tuesday night, two men met him and asked if they could ride along. Mr. Long was kind enough to take them in, and when they came near Kendrick, something bappened, and what that was Mr. Long is unable to say, but he be. came unconscious, and about 4 o'clock awoke, lying near where the horse was hitched to a tree. Strange as it may not tramp on him, | He was lying so near that it was a mir. He had with cash, which was miss. but the robbers did not | seem the horse did | acle he was not injured. { him about $20 in | ing, take his walch or ring, as both bad private marks jon them. They did, bowever, take his pocket knife, He was quite ill from the | effects of drugs or whatever was used to make him unconscious AUGUST COURT PROCEEDINGS Jontinued from page ) | This is the libel suit against the Mill. | beim Jourmal. Bill ignored and the prosecutor Lo pay the costs Com. Enoch Hugg and Com. vs. Mary McKinley, two cases and indict. ment in both cases adultery, and prose- cutor W. B. Miles. The cases are from | Milesburg, and both of the defendants are married people. The defendants ruled the Commonwealth for a bill of particulars and bills were accordingly filed, fixing July 22, and Aug. 6 and 5 of the present vear, the Commonwealth alleging illicit intercourse between Mr. Hugg and Mrs. McKinley and the de. fendants denying it. Verdict on Wed. nesday afternoon of not guilty and the defendants to pay three-fourths of the costs and the county to pay ome-iourth of the costs. Com. vs. Martha McKinley, indicted vs fornication; prosecutrix Carrie Shield, This case is from Milesburg and the testi. mony is of a character tnat is improper for publication, and one dollar fine, Wednesday afternoon thirty accounts filed with the Register were read in open | court and confirmed nisi by the court, | and will be confirmed absolutely within | four days, unless exceptions be filed to | same or anyone of the accounts, The grand jury made their final report at this time, which is as follows : REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY, The Grand Inquest inquiring in and | for the County of Centre, in all matters relating to the same at August Sessions, | 1902 : That they have acted upon twenty. three bills of indictment of which eigh. teen were found trae bills and five were ignored, We beg leave further to report that we have visited and inspected the County buildings aad find all in splendid condi. tion, everything being kept clean and in good sanitary condition. Aud further report that inasmuch as the law library in the Court House near the Court room is very necessary for the | : ] i Strobert says heshas killed this | band being alive, summer, and up to date shows the tol. | lowing: One hundred and twenty-five | rattles; twenty fire blacksnakes, seven of | them six feet long; two copperheads, | He also killed a score of groundhogs, | make affidavit to the truthfulness of his | Shaffer, at burg, measured five first count open lewdness, second count | Noticing that the reptile made no attempt Verdict on Wednesday | had killed. afternoon of guilty on the second count, | be a live black snake, measuring four Sentenced to pay costs of prosecution feet two inches Che Centre Democrat, | of 192 has been OVER 31 WEEK. transaction of business aud as there is much smaller price. The The testimony is of a vile character and not fit to be published. Verdict of not guilty, but pay one-third of the costs and the prosecutor two-thirds of the costs. Com. vs. Richard Pink, indicted for foruication ; a presentment by the grand jury. This case is from Taylor twp, and the defendant plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced to pay costs of prose- As Thomas A iovg, of Leeland, was | cation and a fine of ten dollars. « Com. vs. Jno. 8. Bathurst, indicted for cruelty to domestic animals ; prosecutrix Nancy J. Leathers, This case is from Howard twp; and it appears that on July 2g, of the present year, a sow belonging to the prosecutrix was on the premises of the defendant and as the defendant al- eges rooting out his potatoes, and he shot one shot at ber and one to scare her The eging that the sow that she had come through the fence and that prosecutrix had been noti oul and that she did then rum out. defendant further al was breachy and fied of the damage this ani. mal was doing. The animal was found in the lave leading to the premises on the 31st day of July and according to the prosecution bad fifty-one marks. It ap- pears that the animal had not been seen from the evening of July 29 until found on the 31st, and it appears it was on its way bome when it died, but was not there | on the 30th of July, and at the time of the shot there was no sign given by the ani- mal that it was hit. Verdict on Thurs day morning. The Beckwith homicide case goes to trial this Thursday morning, Boy Cured of Colic After Physician's Treat ment Had Failed. My boy when four vears old was takes with colic and cramps in his stomach. I sent for the doctor and be injected mor. phine, but the child kept getung worse. I then gave him balf a teaspoonful of Chamberlam’s Colic, Cholera and Diar. rhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he was sleeping and soon recovered. —F. L. Winxkixs, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr. Wi. kns is book-keeper sor the Shell Lake Lumber Co. For sale by Green's Phar. macy Two Snake Stories. snake, killed, by Charles Turkey Hill, near Blooms feet six inches A black to escape, be examined it closely and found the end of avother smake’s tail projecting from the mouth of the one be Pulling it out he found it to CIRCULATION STATEMENT : BELLEFONTE, FPA. July Ist, 1902: The following is the Press Record of Tae Ons. TRE DEMOCRAT during the past § months, 1902: Total for 26 issues | Average number of copies per issue. . 3144 ANDREW B. YOUNG, Foreman. 1 Charles BR, Kurtz, publisher of Tae Cexras DEMOCRAT, & weekly newspaper published at Bellefonte, Pa, being duly sworn according to law, say that | know the above statement to be correct and that the average circulation of this paper during the past six months COPIES PER CHAS. BR. KURTZ, Centre County, | State of Penn's. Subseribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of July, 1s2 WW. 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