a b 4 uvuIoIe \\ Circulation, Over 3500 REPUBLICAN C0. CONVENTION Met in Bellefonte on Tuesday and Was Harmonious. BIG INJUNS BURY HATCHET Some Embarrassing Scenes as They Anointed Each Others Political Wounds—New Set of Party, Rules Reported and Adopted, The regular republican primaries in Centre county were held last Saturday and the county conyention on Tuesday. Owing to the fact that but one local office is to be filled this year, that of Jury Commissioner, little interest was aroused in the event and it is a wonder that the attendance was even as good as it was. There was no contest among the leaders, or evidence of factional strife— everything seems to have been amicably adjusted prior to the convention. At 11a. m, County Chairman Reeder alled convention to order. Harry Kel. 1dr, Bsq., read the call. The convention was organized as follows: Chairman —John M. Dale, Esq. Secretaries]. B. Strohm, of Potter, and H. S. Stewart, of Rush. Reading Clerk—Harry Keller, Committee on Resolutions—W. 1. Flem ing, C. T. Fryberger, J. P. Jackson, M. S. Betts and Harry Gross. | | i | { | | | | | | i | of the political conspiracies, invoking the power of his office to compe! certain in. | by him in his effort to | from | fluences to rally humiliate a former Governor Bellefonte, who made that heroic strug- gle against a corrupt Legislature and political machine. It is not forgotten how Judge Love and his crowd tried to have a Governor repudiated in his own home, and yet he would say he is ex- cluded from politics. He should be; the sanctity of our courts demand it, to enjoy | But who | more grossly violated a public trust? | The Judge is diplomatic, for he said “let the dead bury the dead and the past be | He expects to be re-nomin- | the confidence of the people. forgotten.” ated next year and then wants every. body to be good. But set the example in the past, Col. W. F. Reeder was called, amid much applause he appeared, ed to be exercised greatly and lacked his usual self poise, he should have He seem: brief address he promised redoubled ef- forts for victory, and then “flew off the handle’ by scolding some bad democrats in the rear of the room who innocently laughed at the Col's apparent embar- rassment. Itseems that he is still hesi- tating between the judgeship or some- thing better. Some remark of Judge Love may have recalled the past, Col. Coburn next contributed to the feast by swelling up over the greatness republican party-—he forgot to flaunt the bloody shirt and in conse | quence was quite docile, The following nominations were made by acclamation, there being no opposi- tion : Jury Commissioner —John D. Decker, of Potter. Delegates to State Comvenlion—El Townsend, of Philipsburg, and. T. H. Harter, of Bellefonte, County Chairman—W. F, Reeder, Esq., Bellefonte. W. 1. Fleming then read the report of the commiltee appointed a year previ ous, to formulate a set of rules for regu- lation of the republican party is Centre | county. The rules introduce some new features in the politics of our county, and for that reason we publish them en. tire. The rules were adopted as read. Mr. Fleming then read the report of the Committee on Resolutions, as follows : Revologd Ly the Republicans of Centre county tn Convention assembled Finar: That the National Admis estly commend the thorough patriotism velt in earrving out the po ” a tea t heartily istrationand 1 Os ve bestowed upon inmexampled prosperity benefitted all classes, but 1 the wage an ] degree of prestige to this the great nations of the earth. SBOOSD That the successful tion of President Theodore Hox its and demands at the hand Republican party of the Nation not only | renomination but trinmphant election to the Presidency in I" and to that end, we pledge the united supports of ¢ He pubiicans of ( inty. Tain: That we heartily action of ovir United States Senators Representatives in Congress for the al and effi manner in whic t } looked after 1 cared for Our great commonwealth, Forrriu: That t? Admis merits our warm approval as ou benevolent, charitable and thrupie institutions generously and the best inter taken The is to eRrNers 1 have oO is of th via entre co endorse fent oy the interests ¢ State stration we have seen Ane cared for 8 well the Con outs of the State care of, overnor of fit eat improvemer out the length § i Fir and ton w dva y i } readth thereof TH most heartily commend the co of eur State Hon, A. Patton, for the efficient manner in which he and cared for the varied constituents T? irse oo ke interests of bh Sry at wo pledge ourselves te port the Reg lean county ticket t nominated Repulican ticket to be nominated by the Repul State Convention on the Ith prox use our best endeavors to secure th gion by the most decisive majority, in day niso the State {ean an otr elec. 1 te At this point all business having been | | Nees are nominated transacted on express time, and there Git-there-Eli Townsend, the natural born orator who can speak on the slight: est provocation, waxed warm under the collar and his eloquent periods hypuo- tized the andience, and almost asphixi- ated those vear by. Oh El, you should have gone to the Halls of [legislation where your ringing tones and fierce ges- ticulations would have won for you en. during fame, instead of wasting all your sweetness oun deserted coal caverns and cussing stupid mule drivers. Eli, you have missed your calling as mine boss, Tom Harter, who at a former conven. tion distinguished himself and highly en. | tertained the populace fu his remarkable feat of straddling, spoke on this occasion with less embarrassment. Barring his customary allusion that ignorance ac- | counts for the existence of the Democra. cy, and presuming that be has been more | favorably endowed by Providence, his being quite an intermission until the | dinner hour, and in order probably to | | man, it shall be the duty keep the delegates from whiling away their time at the refreshment counters, brother John the (political) Apostle, re- cent chairman of the famous Union Party, and the presiding officer of a former republican convention where the life was almost ground out of the local Quayites, arose and in that bland, suave manner urged that the remaining time be devoted to an experience meeting and hoped that all the brethren would join in heartily, While the suggestion was appropriate, it was more noticeable that Brother John, since he failed to beat Harter for delegate to the State Conven+ tion, wanted to figure somewhere in the proceedings as he is aspiring for an ap- Gore ment from Gov. Pennypacker as egate to the St, Louis exposition, and we hope he will get there, Hon, John G. Love was in the audi ence and (according to schedule) was called on for a speech, He very cheer. fully came forward and in the opening remarks said his official position pre- vented him from participating in politi. cal events—ye Gods and little fishes! in the face of the fact that for the past six years he devoted more of his time to stories amused the andience much. He apologized for Gov. Pennvpacker's mis take in signiog the libel law, but assured all that the silly old man was honest Fearing that some fool. remark might be thrown io the proceedings to ignite smouldering the a motion to ad journ, and the agony was over embers, chairman thoughttully called for £O hime » the Con vention at which « county of. Ar 1 » shall begin the first Monday lowing, and eontinne for o ony In case of a vacancy in the ofMee of County Chair iis term of ofMee of January fol ne y of the Executive Committee to call a meeting of the ( ounty County Chairman, such meeting County Committee shall he of ex ofMelo, a member of all Conventions, The Chalrman shall eall the County Committee together at least once during each cam paign, and at such other times as he may deem expedient, and advise with them in reference to the conduct of the campaign, and pursue such ecurse for advancement of Republiean principles as may be approved or recommended by a majority of the Com- mittee, Secretaries to attend to the elerionl work of the Connty Committee shall be ap. pointed by the County Chairman, 6 An Executive Committee shall be ap- pointed each year by the County Chalrman, which Committee shall consist of ten in ad. dition to the County Chairman, who shall be, ex officdo, a member thereof, The term of oMoe of such Committers shall begin on January first following their election and shall continue one year, The Exeentive Committee shall be ealled together from time to time by the County Chairman to de vise ways and means, direct the condnet of the campaign and adopt such mensures as shall entire to the best Interests of the Party and its candidates, In onse a vacanoy on the ticket nominated by a County Convens tion, by death, withdrawal, refusal to secopt # nomination or any other cause, the sald Continued on Page 4, column 4, Several times in his | { Thos 'G BELLEFONTE, PA. OUR HISTORICAL The Call for Men in 1863 was | Promptly Met. Company C Under Capt. A. B. Sonyder— Capt. John Boal's Company from Pennsvalley—Campaign in Somer- set County Not Arduous, NoTg : ~The following note has been banded Hist. Review : Martin Grove, son of John and us for insertion in the Louisa Grove, was born in Gregg town- ship, Dec. 31 1842. in Co. A. 145 P. V. Died 15863 in front the hospital, southern Virg He enlisted about Feb. 15 inia, | aged 20 years, 1 month, 15 days; buried in Georges valley cemetery June 15 1863 for 100,000 men, President Lincoln called to serve six months, Goverpor Curtin at once issued a pro clamation for 50,000 men from Pennsyl- vania, the invasion of the state by Gen. Lee's army being threatened and within twenty-four hours, June 16, a company Austin B. responded was organized Sayder, with a company John Boal ROLL under Capt. and Penns valley commanded by Capt. INVDER'S OF CAPT. A PANY ( B Austis { Crawford First Lieu Lieut, A. ( Daniel Seyden, Frank 8. W Mark McKean, Bd: Ban) Capt Second Sergts., M ard Valentine Corps amin Rice, Pe Moran, H. B. Hall, George F est. James Rosanstesl, Wm ian, John McKinley Privates, rry Campbell” Harris, A SAVage Mus John M. A Apt, J. Antes F.B Armor Armor, J. WW. Bollingnr Edward Brown, Henry L. Crist, W_§. Cadwals der, The OQ Croft, B Carter, Calvin Cheeseman, J. ¥ Davis, Wm. Echart. D. W Eckley, Jonathan Folk, W. PF, Farny, John Folk. 8. H. Free, C. HH. Griffith, John Good fellow, W. R. Griffith, Joseph Greist, Penn Greist, Charles Greist, H. P. Haupt, Frank Hillibush, Enoch Hastings, Charlies Helehell Sat unl Hicklen, James Hall, ison, Joseph in James TAS Comley Dale Eugene WwW. ( Eberhart, John Harlan M. Hoover Harris Hinton, Norman Hoover, W. A. Hartsock, Hickman Ingram, Thos. J. Kurtz, W. W. Kephart, J. I, Keys Robert Keys, Joba Long, Andrew Loneberger, Edward Lipton, Isase Mitchell, John Mowrey Miles, Jacob Meyers, Richard Miles Gratz Mites, Frank M Frank Miller McBride, ti, H. MeGuire, Wm. McCulley Henry MeAllm or, D. MeClelian, Wm. Me Mallen, ©. C. Proudfoot, Marion Parsons Bavid rarsons, Byers Thos, Rothrock John T. Reeder, Jolin of, Wm. R Isang Ktro WwW. H C. C. Shirk Lay WwW. 8h Stover, John R. A. WII Mesback Wi Geo (ino we Geo rice. eh. Tames Alfred ng. Schnell Smith, J Geo. Sharp itledge, Joseph Smith, Iacob James PF. Wi H, Weaver lacot Treaster Valen lames fine, Ame Ams, :00 PENN 8 VALLEY INFANTRY. Sworn into th Co ane 24h Capt. John Boal, ist som; 3d Lieut. And W.P. Palm Mortimore Longwell ith Sergt # serviee at Berlin pany D Lieut Johan B fsrege. Jr Alfred Dale th Sergt. J Somerset anf Hated ist Sergt in row or st ol Serg M Sergt M. Clayton J.T. Parner ; 1st Corp. John Barber a Corp. John A. Montelins Thomp. Barr: 4th Corp. John F. VanValzah : 4b John i th Corp. Thos B. Halla th « K. Forster Corp id Corp son Corp han John 1 Potter orp iT] LL 8 Thompson Privates WM Joht Hiram Theos. BR Gen, CO Atkinson Hates Baker Raker Faker hard Conley, Alex Demuth, T. R Duncan, 1. A Hiand, Owsear lohn Goheen, Theodore A. Boyd Henderson Sam’! Hamer, Thos, § T. Johnson, W. M 1.C.Johnsonbasugh. J. K H. Lee, James 1, Lytle F lackey, John H. Miller, H. W. Morrow, Wm. Marshman, J. E Murray, Sam’! Mayes J.A MeUlay, J. L. MeClanahan, 8. 8. Myer Grank Milliken, B. A. Newhall, i. Osman, J Osman, Wm. 8. Palmer, 8. PF. Palmer, Jr. W W. Parry, RC. Patterson, John Peters T.F Russell, Jacob Ron, A.J. Shires. J A. Seidle, J. W. Sweetwond, Henry Y. Stitzer, Stewart Reuben D R Campbell Hrant Tames iB John st, KEK. H D4 % W Balley Day s TT Oe Cadwalader A. Dubbs. 4 Aaron Dur John Eaton R. Galigan Gordon, James Hark Thos, W. Butehinson Irwin, Frank 8. [sett Crane, J Davis Elder Green, © iL John sonbangh sterboek Letterman, J Wi | Saylor. A. C, Smith, John Shoop, R. A. Sankey, Sam’l Tresisr, M. Tressler, J. M. Thompson, | | surgeon, T.C Committees, who are authorized to elncot a! John Young, H. H. Yarnell, FORTY-SIXTH RHOT. (COL. JOMN J. LAW: RENCE). COMPANY A, Capt. Wm. PF. Dale; Ist Lieut. James I. Ross’ 2 Lieut. B. J. Lapute ; Sergt. W. N, Mayes, T Weaver, Hugh A. MeGonigle, Henry Bridge; Cosps. D. KR. Stonebreaker, K. W. Erb, Joseph Ward, Robert Cox, Sam’l H. Bailey, J. M. Cooper ; Musicians, A. E. Olempson, Joan G, Hess, W. B, Glenn, Wilsen Gardner, Thomas Gates, G. W, Harpster, @G. Harpster, N. H. Irvin, 8. ©. Kaompfer, Patrick Laughlin, J 8. Lytle, Kills Lytle, Miles M. Mayes, Martin L. Miller, Joseph Myers, John 8. MeOurdy, New. ton HB, MeMurray, C. B. McDonald, Jacob Nicholas, Solomon Palmer, Kills Poust, David N. Rhodes, Sidney EK. Thomas, Simon Ward, RK. L, Williams, J. M. Worts, John M. Barr, Whi. Coie, John Ohase, Jos. B, Erb. Jesse Ib Flora, Thos Glenn, COMPANY 1, Capts, C. F. Huston, W. A. Thomas: ist Lieut. O.M, Kephart; 20 Lieut. John F. Weaver; sergts, John R. Tate. James OG, Marshall, J R. Irwin, Bond Vatentine, Simon Losb ; Corps. W. 5. Tate, P. J. Halnes, Levi Miller, J. 8 Harding. W. R. Jenkins, David W, Weaver, I’ F. Hinton, H. Holter, J, H. Huston, musicians’ 8. 1, Cook. Wm. Hoy. ’ Privates, Thos. Askey, Robt. Adams, 8. T. Askey, REVIEW TWO COMPANIES SOON FORM | VanTries, Geo, Wasson, FP. R | ‘ | Wilson, Wm. Worl, J. Weaver, J. J. Williams, the | held after five | days notice. The County Chairman shall be, | THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1903 Dezra Billot, GG 8, Barnett, A. L. Betts, Bam’'] Bike, J. H. Brown, 8, Bamboough, F. W. Car. John A, Close, J. A. Callahan, Dunkleberger, R. Fishburn, E | John Fye, J. N. Frazier, | salus, B. ¥ Hoy, A. B. Hughes, P. L Edward Ide, Alfred Kinsloe, Adolphus Loeb, son, PF. Foresman, John Long, D, E, Little, Geo. W. Morris, John | | Milter, J. W. Miller, Wm Martin, Isaac Midlany, Thos | Powers, Michael Packer, Wm | Pheasaut, D, W, Pletcher, James Rowan, | Bimon Roush, Thos. Reed, John Kossman, Jesse Btewnrt, Mallan Baylor, 8. P. Swartz, | Jacob Bizer James Stine. Isaac Thomas, Jos. R. Miller, John Packer Wm, P. Thompson, Geo, W. Weaver, Ellas Wallizer, | {| John A. Yeager, Our soldier boys who went to Somer. | set county, had some experience, that | afforded them opportunity for telling numerous incidents, among the chickens, | etc., and the boys yet have # good laugh when goiog over the same. The farm- ers, while somewhat annoyed, made no complaint because it ‘was all for the sake of the Union,” and to prevent the rebels from roaming through the ) maple sugar and and of the hen coops, smoke houses, spring houses, ete. depleting Our boys fared well, and had an eye to good living, to which they were entitled, and all was forgiven for the good of the cause, The Fruit Crop. J. H. Murphy, of Bald Eagle valley, says the Tyrone Herald, is easily the most observant calturist of fruit and other growing things about the farm, of all the experts in fruit and ing hereabout. His observations upon the prospects for this year's crops are therefore Mr. Murphy has intely taken accurate account of the fruit conditions produce rais- valuable, n sheltered locations on ridges and highlands there will probably be a crop of peaches, except He finds that | one fourth normal Plums promise well, the Japanese varieties which bloom early and were caught by the frost. Pears are bound to be very scarce, only a few locations being likely to pro- duce. Few injuries have been suffered in apple orchards and a good crop of the favorite fruit is altogether likely to please its devotees. The sweet cherries have been frozen to death and there will not be sufficient of them to pay for the picking, except in a few instances where the trees were so thick as to exclude the frost. There will be a one fourth, may- | be a one half crop of sour cherries. The prospects are excellent for full crops of quinces, strawberries, raspberries and currants. A Day Later. We have received numerous com- plaints from subscribers living in Penns valley, who are aloug the new Rural Free Delivery, from Spring Mills, say ing that they now receive this paper on Friday, instead of Thursday. This can pot be avoided, for the following reasons The Centre Democrat is printed Thurs. day forenoon. The press starts at g a. m. and the papers are delivered to the postoffice by noon and leave here on the 2:15 afternoon train reaching Spring Mills about 1:30 and remain there until the next morning, when the carriers on the different routes start out. The paper reaches other parts of Pennsvalley, not on this route, Thursday evening. This can not be avoided by us as long as the carriers start from Spring Mills in the morning We would have to publish the Centre Democrat on Wednesday in order to reach our Spring Mills patrons on Thorsday, who are served by carriers. No doubt persons can get their Centre Democrat at the Spring Mills post office Thursday afternoon by calling for it, mr—— $3,000 For 1,210 Kisses COST OF A KISS. 1,236 kisses cost... .. Market rate for a sing Did Miss Frances $3,000 00 2.41 Pettit, of Ballston Spa., N. Y., have a trolley-car fare regis. | ter concealed about her while james P. | Tittemore courted her ? Did she ring up | a kiss every time Tittemore kissed her} | If mot, how did the lady know that Titte. more kissed her 1,236 times daring the fourteen years of their courtship ? Miss Pettit says Tittemore kissed her that number of times, and Tittemore does not deny it. A jury in the Supreme Court believed Miss Pettit, and assessed Tittemore $3,000 of the §5,000 damages asked for or $24: for each offence; comes high. “I always kept an accurate sccount of everything,” said Miss Pettit in court and no one doubted her. Now Tittemore must pay the woman he court ed so long and whose meals he ate, $3,000. Smallpox Cases. The smallpox epidemic that broke out in the vicinity of Pine Glenn, Burnside township, is under comtrol. Only one new case developed In the past week, and that was Hdward Kreamer. The other cases are all improving, no deaths occurring thas far, Some people gues. tion the the nature of the disease, but Dr. W. R. Batt of the State Board of Health is there and has pronounced it smallpox and it is reasonable to suppose that he knows what is afling the people. Sam'l Gault, T. Gun- | Haines, | Norman, D. W | ‘THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN A Few John | Pointers in Regard to Our Schools SCHOOL DIRECTOR ACCUSED { Things Done to Elect a Couiiy Super- intendent—Prof. John Harrison Approached —School Directors are Often Crooked | To THR EniTor OF THE DEMOCRAT ! In the issue of the Democrat of April gth, you broadly intimate in the article on “School Corruption’ that the evil of corruption exists among school boards in | this county, in the same and other forms as stated in the article; we do not know of this, but have been making some in- quiry, and later may be able to say something more definite. Then in the issue of the Democrat for the 16th of April ult., in the article head. ed ‘Institute at Philipsburg,” you insist that if the institute goes there, it would do s0 in consequence of a deal made be- fore the last election of a county superin tendent, In the first article you insist that men boasted publicly how easily they chang. ed the votes of entire school boards with { the use of the “long green,” but you give no results, However this may be, we do not know, the give definite information. If you had said you knew of a director who, a day or two before the meeting of the dire tor's convention, offered to pay one of the candidates for the office of Superin. tendent all the expense he incurre his canvass if he would withd then you had said that on the day of the convention, early in the forenoon, that same diréctor offered to pay this candi- date $75 to withdraw, and stil the same director offered the same candidate $100 if he would withdraw; and if you had further said that while the bell was ringing for the meeting of the conven. tion the same director said to the same candidate “I will give you $125 oo cash if you will not allow your name to go into the convention,” you would have had something more definite and have said the truth The candidate was poor, he had spent considerable time and money in making an uphill caavass, but to his credit be it said be manfully refused every offer, and because he refused to be bribed, be was knocked out of a school later in the sea. son by connivance of this same director, If then you had further said that the di rector who made three repeated offers, to this man to withdraw, is now the presid. ing officer of the School Board in this borough and next week he will address the young people who will graduate and urge upon them the supreme duty of leading virtuous, honest, upright lives, you would have had something still more definite. It is to be presumed that no reference, in the address, will be made to bribery or the effect on the morals of individuals, who attempt to bribe under cover of the payment of expense in. curred in making a canvass. These are definite, tangible facts, and occurrences and if you have anything in this line we would be pleased to have you give it to the public. If our school boards given to corruption, or if the Saperin- tendent of the schools of the county is elected by corrupt means, it a foul stroke at one of our most sacred and best beloved stitutions. i in If inter or any of them is is A Cirizes We cheerfully give space to the above communication, as it touches upon some timely topics. Free discussion by a free Press of the conduct of our County Suap- erintendent, in securing his re-election, of his manner office, the good of out conducting his to i= will be conducive school system, It openly and fre. charged that present County Superintendent, in making his visits to schools over the county pays too quently our mach attention to securing pledges for is re-election from Directors, and not enough to his duties. Examination of teachers avd awarding of certificates, it is complained, suffers from the taint of favoritism. We constantly hear this complaint from substantial people. We know that school boards are fre- quently corrupt. We have heard school | teachers in Centre county say thai ney, | in the past, were approached for a ‘rake | off” for receiving a school. heard school book agents boast how easy it is to work the average board with presents or money. This information is not exclusive or copyrighted with us. exist, but convictions are almost impossi- ble. Wehbeard John Harrison, of Bellefonte, candidate for County Superintendent, say that he was approached with what be considered a bribe, to ‘sell out” or “pull out" of the race for the advantags of Mr. Gramley, the day the directors met and elected a County Superintendent last year, § Yea, verily, we believe that the public is not aware of one-half of the pernicious. ness of many school boards. For that reason, the greatest care is necessary that only honest men secure positions on our school board, Wien machine courts refuse to punish public plunderers and bribers, and a machine Governor seeks to muzzle the press and prevent it from exposing the rascals, it is time for the public to ask, Whither are we drifting. We have | Many readers know that such things | The Centre democrat, VOL. 2 NO. Ne “« FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Select ed and Original. MINT JULEP TIME | You kin talk about yer fancy drinks, Yer pussy cafes an’ sich, Yer champagne wine that's only drunk By people wot is rich {| Yer beer that's fer the Germans that I allus passes by But Uncle Ben is happlest when The mint is in the rye It sorter gits up in yer nose An’ trickles down your throat, | An 0 makes you feel as ef on bed flowery ease you fi it in the Nor in the heavens high, Yer Uncle The mint | There's nothin’ like en is happiest 120 to chureh an # I ehip luto the p An Finds me very ate We'nsday night prayer me als Except when The nu An’ The mint t smell makes me dry Uncle Ben is happiest whe There's no u Likewise there is 3 When every Chr Tot An No matter ho imble down fron when mint jule Yer Uncle Ben ind The mint is Democrat does not | Some men have a large following —of creditors. Some men {mpress us as being too good to be true, A frieze on the wall in the head. Never tell is worth two colds man that he doesn’t know beans Even the fat man doesn’t rejoice when his hair grows thin. A girl can’t even blush unless she has considerable cheek. It doesn’t make a fireman mad to tell him to go to blazes. A boneymoon geuerally lasts as long as the money holds out. When a poet's verses come him he meets with reverses There are fellows who would rather get married than go to work for a living, That when a soldier is shot he be. comes a hero, but when he is only balf shot he is disgraced, yet who of su wouldn't prefer to be a disgraced half shot to a dead hero. - back to Destructive Forest Fires The forest fires which have been rag- ing west of this place for the past three weeks says the Lock Haven Express, burned over an immense territory, very little of the "Scootac or Big run regions escaping. In many places the fire burned so rapidly, driven by the high wind, that little damage to standing timber resulted. The state lands did pot escape and more than a third of the reservation bad been burned over upto a few davs ago. The men comprising the fire guard worked hard to arrest the course of the flames but only partially succeeded. Wide paths had been clear. ed around the preserve and burned but the high wind caused the flames to leap over. The men worked until 2 a. m., one night in an effort to check the pro- gress of the fire. The rain on Monday, which was heavier in that region, will check, if not extinguish, the fires. - —— A Wireless Telephone. Damel Drawbaugh, the aged inventor, who resides near Harrisburg, is about completing a wireless telephone. He is now able to converse a distance of one mile and, after the completion of the new armature, of which he is the inven- tor, he says that he will ve able to talk for five miles. Mr. Drawbaugh is 76 years old and says that he is anxious to show 10 world a complete wireless telegraph and tele- phone syste before he dies. His work is being closely watched by Dr. Ward, of the University of Pennsylyania, who represents the United States signal corps and who bas been with Mr. Drawbaugh | since last August. Dr. Ward will sot | explain his presence, but it is under | stood thet be s the inventor inthe mter | est of the United States government, | | Home of Mrs. M. Gunsallus Barned. The frame dwelling house occupied by Mrs, Martha Guasalius, widow of the late John Gunsallus, at Beech Creek, near Loomis’ was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. Sparks set fire to the barn and smaller buildings nearby and they were also burned. Mrs, Gunsallas was spending a few days with her sister Mrs. Eliza DeHaas of Mill Hall street and no person was in the house for two or three days previous. The origin of the fire is believed to have been incendiary, Mrs. Gunsallus’ loss was very heavy, having no insurance on ber furniture or other contents, all of which were burned, including all clothes excepting what she wore away from home. Several hundred dollars in notes which were in the house are said to have been destroyed. There was no insure ance on the barn and lesser buildings.
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