4 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., FEBRUARY 19, 1903, Che Contre Democrat. GHAS, R. KURTZ, - - - PROPRIETOR FRED KURTZ SR: | gpiTORS. CHAS. R. KURTZ, } UIRCULATION OVER 3500. — TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION SUBSCRIPTION - - $1.50 PER YEAR Persons who send or bring the money to the office, and pay in advance, 1 per year, The date your subscription expires is plain. ky printed on the label bearing your name, All oredits are given by a change of label the first sue of each month, Wateh that after you re. mit. We send no receipts unless by special request. Watch date on your label, Subscribers changing postoffice address, and Bot notifying us, are lable for same, Bubseriptions will be continued, otherwise directed, We employ no collector, You are sxpected to send the money to this oMoe. unless EDITORIAL, that sounds BURGESS WALKER, quite well, Goon reading : beginning of chapter 5, Acts of Apostles, New Testament. Tar election of J. Kennedy Johnson tax collector, was a good act. He is a clever and obliging fellow and will ap preciate it very much . : Frou the result of the election in Bellefonte, Tuesdey, it as though the Ministerial Association had been reversing of events, If they PRACTICALLY wealth of India’s 300.¢ is in the bands rajahs. the same direction on looks the order didn’t ———— political do who did? the entire commercial ),000 inhabilants of go.oco Parsees and We are making rapid strides in in the United States. -> to the imes ACCORDING Lock Haven T Wayne township in Clinton county, got into a singular fix —that township used a the nomina- 1 at too late to go on the blank baliot on Tuesday, tions having been receive the com. missioner’s office ticket, write the names of the candidates they The voters were compelled to wished to yote for on the ballot, THERE are forty-four applications for liquor license this year which at, the price paid others, would have amounted to $44 for advertising. That amount would have been contributed to our hos- pital fund had Mr. Gardeer been only fair, or have kept his word. The hospit. al will not get the money, but we pre sume when Mr, Gardner subscribes to that charitable fund it will be more than $00. We shall see. THRRE, was;much noiseless electioneer- ing iu town for the boro offices, the week preceding Tuesday's election, but it was all on the quiet, very little above a whis. per and pot the usual “here's wishing you success'’ at the bars, There is noth. ing uncommendable in decent election. eering, but tbe bog methods that had taken deep root, and the hoodie “stimu. lants,”” were a blot upon politics, which, when properly conducted, is honorable and a duty that no good citizen should neglect, example, Let Centre county set a good = ANNUAL STATEMENT. This we are able to | copy of the “annual receipts week, after considerable delay, urnish oar readers with a statement’ of the of Centre year, 19952, iast year of the recent democratic board. We believe all expenditures were made with care and in the and that jealously guarded ing is that the a ties amounts t and expenditures county for the past the nterest of the tax pavers, public interests were always The principal show setls in excess of liabili over $25,000 00 This is a compli Messrs Heck man and Philip Meyer, the former demo. cratic board, The present Republican board have generously allowed us 2900 statements to ment to Daniel distribute among over 3400 readers. How to do this without s ighting any one, is an impossibility. If you don't get a state ment in your Centre Democrat this week itis not our fault. The Commissioners keep an extra supply on hand and if you call at that office or telephone them we believe they will sup ly you with one, Farmer Bound and Gagged. Beneville Mensch, a bachelor farmer | living about a half mile from Mifflinburg, Union county, was bound and gagged by | five men on Thursday night rath, | Mensch had been to the farm and return. Ing to his house he found the doors lock ed. Forclog his way into the house he | was demanded his money, He toid the | robbers that he keeps his funds in bank | but they refused to believe him. A fearful struggle ensued. Mensch was bound and gagged, carried up stairs and tied to a bed with a rope. The rob- bers searched the place but secured only fifty cents which they took from Mensch's trousers. The intruders made their escape by a horse and buggy taken from the bam. Mensch was beaten about the head and may die from his injuries. He was released in the morning by neighbors who found bim in an exbausted condi. tion, Quite Natural, There are few weak children who not are benefitted at once by Scott's Emulson, There is something about the remedy which taks hold on children in a natural way and brings surprising results, | wife toa Philadelphia hospital for treat. ment. ADJOINING COUNTIES. Hon: Alex Patton recently took his | Her condition is reported fa. vorable, Burnham, near Lewistown, is having a | building boom, it is the seat of the steel | | works. Quite a number of Penns valley | families have moved to Burnham, | also single men, where employment bas been obtained, The county commissioners awarded a contract to the King Bridge company for furnishing the So foot span steel bridge | at the Creighton farm in Lamar town. ship. The bridge is to be delivered on | the ground by August 1st, Constable Jacob S. Hoffman, of Perry county, some time ago lost two of his turkeys, A few days ago he found them in a box in his barn where they had fallen. One of them was dead but the other survives and is getting all right, after being in the box without food or walter for forty-two days. The Italian laborers, who were arrest ed on the charge of being concerned in the cutting affray at the stone quarry on Monday were given a hea at Lock Haven, held f1000 Salona ring Two of the for men were in bail court and the respec ed George W. Metzgar, a en of Alloona, died o'clock on morning of 11, at vania Railroad company’ stat oa in Altoona, while Harr tended sburg accommodatic going to Middle the wed Met The blade had he re the axe pearly pene It isthought he will re out an operation fre Superintendent H. W. Renfew of the Altoona hospital bas on file the applica- tious of tifty five young ladies from all parts of Perniyivania, who desire to en. ter the training school! for nurses. Almost half of the requests are from Al toona. As tbe hospital pursing staff is now as large as needed, it will be en. larged only upon the completion of the proposed annex to the hospital. Bishop Stephen M. Meril, D D, L. L. D., of Chicago will preside at the Central Pennsylvania conference at March 25. The conference promises to be full of interes’, enthusiasm asd spiritual vitality. Last year at Belle fonte there were 273 names on the con. ference roll, 20 absentees, six deceased and one transferred, thos making the toona on total mamber present 246 Lewistown Sentinel, 11 Quite an ex- citement was created here one day last toth came to this place in company with a married man and drove through to Mil. it seems that the husband of the former being apprised of these facts fol. week when two women, married, roy. lowed o this place and waited until they returned, when a the trio lively com. bat took place in the vicinity of the rail road station, the younger woman thrash. ing her husband so severely that it was them. Ar rests have been made and a hearing took found pecessary to separate piace ou Monday evening - Railroad Company held Responsible The Coroner's jury appointed to fix the t by which Mrs Charles Kline ife in the ag to the ame for the accident ost her ident omnibus at the railroad at Lewis town on 2nd, decided after preliminaries that “this is a railroad crossing of foar tracks and about 100 feet in width orer a public highway, that there was no watch. man there, that the view approaching Crossing was obstructed both sides by railroad cars standing on said track, that the accident and death could have been avoided had there been a gate and watchman at said crossing, and therefore we find the said Ratlroad com- pany gutity of gross negligence in not providing protection for the lives of the public at this dangerous crossing.” said on — A —— A ————— Organizing a Water Company. met in the office of D. L. Zerby, Esq. | for the purpose of taking steps toward organizing a water company to furnish water to the town. Prof, C. R. Neff was | made chairman and P, H., Muscer sec. | retary. The chairman appointed the following committee to secure the charter members, viz: D. L. Zerby, P.O. Hos terman, J. Spigelmyer, Jonathan Harter and A. J Gephart. The stock was fixed at ten dollars per share. Another meeting is to be held at the same place this Thursday evening to which all citizens are invited to attend, — Journal, a ——. W. C. T. U. Star Course. The following is the list of entertain. | ments, comprising the Star Con ree, to be | given in Petriken Hall, under the direc. tion of the W.C. T. U. season : Patricolo oe Caron Hs season 2" Coit Novelty bat ojo Mat. 3 Course Tickets, $1.25; single ad sion, 50 cents; reserved seats 15 cents, ar I A AI— ~~Mrs. Maggie Daley, a seamstress living in Krider's Exchange, {11 for som e time, her condition this morning is qu ite serious, | of Bellefonte, died at Seattle last | Mr. Weish was the son of George Welsh A number of the citizens, of Millbeim, | RECENT DEATHS. CuArrLes G. WELSH :—a former col izen week. at oue time proprietor of the Bellefonte foundry. Mgrs Crousy (died at ber home at | Smuliton, on Sunday ni ht, aged ahout | y K 60 years. Surviving her are Mrs. Adam Brougart, Mrs. Clate Brungart, Mrs. Newt Weber, Mrs, Scott Walser, and a son George Crouse, Mes. GRORGE W. Lyon: residence in Tyrone on Sunday morning after a lingering iliness, her age being 6g years, died at her The deceased is survived hy ove son, John Porter Lyon, of Hearts ease. Intermentat Alexandria, Tuesday. Hox Jounx W. SiMoNTON : the of Thursday morning 12th at his residence judge of courts Dauphin county, died in Harrisburg, aged 72 years, the cause belug grip,” aggravated by a complication of of his death an acute attack of diseases PorLLy Wile of Swartz, died Saturday at her home, miles south of Loganton, aged 315 yeurs Mrs LOn ica SWARTZ Daniel two with Swariz bad been | ump for aboul a vear child She leaves her husbavd and one to mourn her loss, MRS Charles B HANNAH Miller was born in 75 years of age. When young she came to this country, her folks in Bellefonte, where, | Novem 8552, she was married to BE She is survived by her husband one son, Edward Arthur, Funeral Brown, Jr Oge SOD, died about ten years ago. took place Interment in the Catholic cemetery. REUBEN GRAMLEY an aged and re spected citizen of Rebersburg, died on Friday, 6th. Mr. Gramley was a son of Philip and Barbara Gramiey and was bors December 7, 18 avd 29 days D. 8. Tobias, avd leaves a widow and three children, viz Rebersburg ; Mrs. Luther Guisewite, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. George Ocker, of Lewisburg, to survive him pastor, Rev, C. B. Harmon, in the Union cemetery Grong C. ZeTrie:—Died at howe near Shiloh church, Friday after noon, of infirmities of old age. born ix Penns valley and was 88 years f age in which he viving him are the following children W., of Milesburg ; David, nett, Neb; Mrs. Emanuel Peters of Oak Ha Mrs City, Ill.; College : of Shiloh the community lived. Sur Geo of Ben Shuey, of Thomas Emanuel Mis. Clyde Mrs. Wm Mis. Wm John Shadel, | « 1 Slate Mrs The funeral Musser and of Bellefonte took place Monday moming at Shiloh cemetery MRS, MicuagL FP home, near Fiedler Hess y in Haines township on Monday, from the effect of a para Iytic stroke she had about a week ago Ske was a daughter of David Neidigh, deceased, of that place. Her age was about 65 years. The deceased was born and raised in that vicinity, and with her busband lived there all their lives, with the exception of a few years in Illinois from which state the family moved back to their native place some ten years ago. She was a member of the Evangelical church. She leaves 10 mourn her de. parture a husband, five sons and three daughters, namely, Calvin and Scott in | Wisconsin ; Allen, in Veagertown; John and Newton at home ; Mrs. David Win. kelblech, Mrs. Lewis Winegardner and | Mrs. Milton Barner. Funeral on Fri | day forenoon; burial in the cemetery at | Woodward-«all the friends are cordially invited to attend. This Maa Over 200 Years 014. A man who is more than 200 years old, already ia third century of his life, is sald be in a hospital in Tomsk, the capital of the far-away province of that name in Western Siberia. He 15 a small peasant farmer, bed.ridden, but stil) sound in his mind. He remembers seeing Peter the Great and Catherines, Among the documents given as proof of this extreme age is a passport bearing the date of 1763, In which he is described as a man 60 vears of age. He has been a widower 123 years. The certificate of his wife's death shows that she died in 1780, after 47 years of married life. His son, who died in 1824, was said to be go years old. A heart without faith is fertile soil for the seeds of despair, | ment 1 aft ward ! | The {| een { to Monday morning, | § Samy | Spigelmyer, | Cobar SPECIAL 10, making his age at the time of his death 72 years, 1 month | Clark Gramley, of | { w well the lollow | LIVE Funeral | services were held gth, conducted by bis | Interment | He was He was held in high esteem in | Dalton | Interment | Died at her | - { das POSTOFFICE CONTEST. The Clearfield postoffice fight, which was supposed to have ended two weeks #KO in the recommendation of John H Martin by Senators Quay and Penrose, The of John M. Chase, present incumbent, who was the only other competitor for the place, say it is “on’’ with more intensity than ever, and that they will force Quay and Pen their is still on backers recommendation Hall, representative rose to withdraw Martin, erat, would still Demo- at of Congressman be its Washivgton had he not resigued to take from the Twenty-eighth Senatorial district, his seat in the State Senate DRESSERS INDORSEMENT VOID Last November Solomon R. Dresser, of McKean, was elected to Congress from the Clearfield county frst district, of which Mr ol Cougre new Twenty 15 part Dresser does not assume the dutie man, draw pay, recommend for appoint. or distribute garden seeds unt r March 4 nd the « ! of the present postmaster st next, i Vi tn ission carheld Before he expire bruary 14 d Saturday, Fe Dresser was elected last promised to back the | John M Chase, for Az 0 reappointment, wwn and nator M. 1, EVERY CHURCH iy Of Lhe Paint Yen a era xX Martinez rant whenever sears Tens of millions of Ka (dpneariy two mil) pnaer 10 repaint if pal wears jor periods must two won house Painte ruarantes not satisfactory eight be added y 10 YERATS Linseed of the paint, (dome in ming Actual cost then about $1295 a gallon es free. Sold by our agents, G. EK, beliefoutle; W. Giasgow., ies), SALE REGISTER. He was married December | 18, 1886, to Miss Anna Wolfe by the Rey. jo east of Wm The farm of Geox (tne m ownshiy TUESDAY. MARUH ni Iacksonville in Marion PD. Glen er TOCK bis | | = IMPLEMENTS Kyra Grove and Samuel, | * wm and ot Airs, Carpe mach meal sta bow is, ¢ Ww wing ih nds and ooks and pails mbt { » $2 and hot coffee free on day GEO. D.ULUOSSKER Ham of sa © One mile southwest of Fine Grove Mills In Ferguson township on the Irvin Koss farm on THURSDAY. MARCH I™mhat vam Will sell the following LIVE STOCK work horses, a span of mules four years old, well malted, seven milch eows, one large well bred short horn bull 1¥ head young oattie, { - = brood sows will have pigs be fore sale, 2 head of sheep IMPLEMENTS, RTC Plows, barrows, 2 two horse cultivators, wagons, new Champion binder and mower ma chine, new fertilizer, superior grain drill] Evan's double row corn planter, land roller, globe hay rake pak of hay ladders, danaing mill, manure and lime spreader, harness ¢ All kinds, hay fork and rope and many other articles too numerous to mention ‘11liam Goheen, auctioneer F.P. FISHBURN At Nittank. Pa. In Walker township, on the Central BR. R, of Pa. TUESDAY, MARCH 24th, 1008, At 10a. m. the undersigned will sell LIVE STOCK: 5 horses~bay mare 7 1400 Ibs; brown mare, 11 yrs, 1180 Ibs, and Is heavy with foal, single leader: mare 16 yra. roadster: Roan mare J yrashows speed and endurance ; vrs, 7 very good cows, all hg time sale, 4 youn, cattle, Durham bull, § mo; hogs, {mporied from lows ¥ mo. fine: sow with pigs—~these hogs are pure Poland China, FARM IMPLEMENTS: 22h wagons, 4h wagon 3 asprin ons, road wagon. cart, Dobeled, ropaloy. hr x sleigh, Champion binder—good as new, 2 Syra. couse, one Oliver and one metal beam plows, spring tooth harrow, Osborne 30 pegont har w ft wide with levers and steel frame, Kraus sulky ealtivaor, 28towell plows, Centre Hall corn planter, walking cultivator, » nele eunlt! L land holler, mower, hay ra poon Ww Tope a mill, corn sheller, “Try der, forks ete. Tug harness for X set of ohain harness, pair of new driving har: ness, 2 set single driving harness other harness, , ote, Set of blacksmith tools, complete, other and stock, seed potatoes, hay Bi the ton, corn, HOUSEHOLD GOODS: . 2 cutter, Lettie. G00 wALC dof and Seber 0 po of sale on t ] ous year * rn", colt fresh Spring Shapes ) IN HATS \ LO Bho BOTH SOFT AND STIFF STYLES It is a trifle Most hatters will more of too early Ww the new these blocks | Ol winter stvies ' Keep until they DUsiness ont Fy Of portunity to) fig t a Bpring | hat men and do it so well VE nen every «das . } : J Hawes heat Whe b ocks. Ix rh ips, AEN ——— BOTH SOFT AND STIFF STYLES get a month Men’s Shirts pe op 4 , Spring Goods. The $1.00 Shirts, G pa ANC neat The 50c. Shirts, Heorent iy JI AVY hall ter, with none of those little tricks ai pocket, conservative patterns on printed madras madras, with mercerized stripes—separate cuffs down collars, some with co d cuffs ars an bh the eye some with 2 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY Sim, the Clothier, TEMPLE COURT CIIITSISS GIESSEN IENID CLL T ITNT TTR NTTINTITTIIINTAT A {ur February Record-smashing Sfoe ole has been a “hummer” from the word go. Centre countians are pretty well acquaint- ed with the character of the Shoes we carry in regular stock. They know that our stock is the very best in every par- ticular that can be bought anywhere at the same prices, and now that these very Shoes are being sold at ONE-THIRD THE REGULAR PRICES it is not at all sur- prising that there is a regular stampede for them. Quantities have diminished, of course, but Every Pair of Winter Shoes on fland Must be Sold 80 there are still plenty of every kind to choose from; but it isn't safe to delay buying too long. Come as soon as you YEAGER & DAVIS, THE SHOE-MONEY SAVERS. can. Ladies’ $3.00 Shoes now $1.75. FETTER TTT NINISy La TESTI ITITINg.
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