4 % % 2 he Centre Democrat, tion, ATTEN AT TO BREAK JAIL Centre County's Postoffice Rob- bers Caught in Time COULD SAW STEEL BARS Saw Found in James Ryan's Bed—Was Furnished by a Woman —Close Over 3700. Guard Being Kept Over the Crimi- | nals—They are Gamey Birds The noted postoffice burglars who were captured in the Seven Mountains last June, by Sheriff Taylor and his posse, who mow are in custody of the U, 8S, authorities at Williamsport, came near effecting an escape on Monday. We secured the following facts from the Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin : Sheriff Harvey G. Milnor, of Williams- port, on Tuesday checkmated four des- perate men who are prisoners in the Lycoming county jail, who were ready to saw their way to freedom. They were Lewis, Sherman, Parmar (Parker) and Ryan, who were captured in Cen- ter county after a thrilling encounter with the Sheriff's posse, and James Lewis was wounded in the battle. The four were sent here from Bellefonte, after having given Sheriff Taylor no end of trouble by frequently trying to escape. SHERIFF POUND SAW, Sheriff Miltdor got onto the fact that his four dangerous charges were up to mischief just in the nick of time, and at once set about to balk their desperate game. The men are in the steel cell, the need of placing them in the most secure place possible, having been recognized when they were brought here, and the sheriff instituted a search of their quarters. ‘You would find it any- way,”’ said Ryan, and with these words he drew from his pillow a saw that was to baye been the instrument of escape. The saw was confiscated by the sheriff Tuesday afternoon. SAID DIDN'T USE IT. “We didn’t use the saw, but would have done so had we been given the chance,” Ryan informed the Sheriff, They did, however, try to use it, as the lade, a portion of which was poorly | tempered, indicated. The prisoners re. fused to say how they came in posses. siov of the saw. BOUGHT BY A WOMAX An investigation was begun by the sheriff to determine who gave the pris. ouers the saw. He learned that the saw was purchased at the Neyhart hardware store by a young woman, who said she lived in Jersey Shore and was buying the instrument for a man named Martin. QUICK JOB WAS POSSIBLE. A Reading Railway man told the Sheriff that with similar saws heavy steel rails can be sawn through in ten minutes. Without doubt the men could have gone through a single bar in the cell door in two minutes and the whole job could have been quickly accom- plished had not the Sheriff foiled them. GUARDIRG THEM CLOSELY. The wife of the Centre county Sheriff, who was here Tuesday from Bellefonte, dropped in to see Lewis, whom she knows. She stated that since the prison. ers have been removed from the Belle. fonte jail many things have been found, indicating that the four men were con. stantly following up efforts to escape Sheriff Milnor is determined to guard them closely while they are in his keep- ing, and the chances are they will not get away. LATER : The Williamsport Sun says : On the confession of Tom Gallagher that he had furnished the four United States prisoners in the jail with a saw, Shen Milnor searched the cells of the four men and when he reached the third cell occupied by Ryan, the occupant handed the saw to the sheriff, with the remark that be knew that be would find it any way. The men had been in possession of the saw for nine days, according to the estimate of the sheriff. Inasmuch as the offence is against United States prisoners, it is understood that the gov. erument authorities will take up the matter, and prosecute Gallagher. The offence is a yery serious one. The Moser Estate, The Moser heirs, not discouraged by the loss of thelr first suit, have again be. gun action to obtain possession of coal land in Rahn township and vicinity, in Schuylkill county, valued at millions of dollars, and now held by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company. The at- years, and gladly would we see a plum fall into the lap of each, th THE VETERANS’ REUNION, |ed. The day was a fine one, the com- munity showed its old time hospitality, time. | county were in attendance, and comrade | joyously greeted comrade and spent the \ | AN The Veterans’ Reunion held at Pine | | Grove last Saturday was largely attend. | i | bours in telling of the days when in the | | tented field and experiences upon the | battle field. Capt. Fry called the meeting to order, | | and announced that in absence of Cen, | | Beaver, president of the club, vice presi. | dent Patterson, of State College, would | | preside until the arrival of the presi. | | dent, Rev, Heckman, of the M. E. | church opened with prayer. Mr. Patter. | son then made the announcements for | the day, when Rev. Aikens, pastor of the Pine Grove Lutheran charge, delivered | the address of welcome replete with warm expressions of honor and esteem | fonte, for the veterans for their heroism in the | time of the country’s need. Adjourn- ment until after dinner was then an. nounced and many tables were groaning with the best of that good country, pre- pared by the good wives and daughters thereof. Squads of families, and com. binations of families, squatted under the trees of the pleasant grove and with in. vited guests, did the handsome for the inner man. The writer was draft ed by Capt. Fry whose estimable wife had a large table richly laden with the fat of the land and in company with others we did all we could to make the good things vanish, but they just came piling in on all seated around the board. by the vigilant hands of Mrs. Fry and her pleasant attendants, that, when we left, there seemed to be as much more, and more, for guests that followed, and yet “ten baskets full” were left. After dinner, General Beaver having arrived, he called the meeting to order and introduced the speakers. The first was an old veteran, Richard Price, of the Sist Reg, of Clinton county, who kept the old boys in a happy mood of the days gone by. Rev. Dr, Holloway was called upon and gave some interesting reminiscences of the battle of Gettys. burg, he having been a student at the college when the cannon roared there, Jolin A. Daley of Co. A, 45th P. V. ks recited dn interesting poem for the boys, which was well received. Comrade John G. Love, of the sth P, V.eavairy, was the next speaker, patri. otism and valor being his theme. Col. Austin Curtin spoke briefly, and moved that a vote of thanks be extended to Capt. Fry and his assistants for the elegant arrangements, the citizens for their hospitality and the speakers for their interesting addresses and to A. G. Archey for the use of the grove, Comrade D. F. Fortney was called for but owing to the lateness of the hour was brief, President Beaver made a verbal re. port of the Curtin monument and Soldiers Memorial committee stating that the mat. ter was still in statu quo, Jnothing definite as to the design of the monument having been agreed upon, Comrade Patterson moved that a joint committee of the Ladies Rebecca Daugh. ters of the Revolution meet the commit | tee at the first joint meeting to devise some plan along that lige. | The venerable |. J. Goheen AWAY up | in the eighties was present and beat the same old bass drum that he played for Co. E, 45th P. V. I., when that company left for the front over 43 years ago. The officers for the ensuing year were then elected as follows : President, Gen, | James A. Beaver; vice president Capt. | W.H. Fry; 2nd vice president, W. C. | Patterson; treasurer, Capt. Geo. M. Boal: secretaries, W, H. Musser and 8. 8. Miller, corps headed byjAl, Roberts, furnished excellent music, Next Reunion will be held at Hunter's Park, A Great Scare, ""Burglars tried to enter the residence of Oscar E. Miles on Pike street, Miles. burg, Monday morting about 1 o'clock. Miss Odessa Confer heard them drop a window and gave the alarm. Messrs, John Miles and Edward Grove searched the house but failed to find the nocturnal + In a short time the near neigh. around the dwelling but by the hence their attempt The above is from the Daily News. We are told that there was no reason to think burglars were in the house, as only an unsupported window dropped. But their screams for help startled the whole seighborhood a screaming, Some men shot revolvers in the air, women screamed and some of them in thelr went tearing through the streets in thiermight clothes and since then everybody has been enjoying a good laugh over the fun and fright, A criminal Is a man who is found out, BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1903. INTERESTING ~ OLD PAPER | of “The Centre Democrat” and soldiers and visitors had a good | Copy of *The Veterans from all parts of the | Issued in 1829 —— EXPENDITURES OF CENTRE County Were Then Insignificant With that of the Present Time—Some Local Items of Special Interest— Peculiar Advertisement A friend has left upon our desk an ancient paper, *‘Centre Democrat, Belle- Pa., Saturdav, Feb, 14, for Philip Beunner—Proprietor,” per annum, On the first page, the first column is given to poetry, “The Gawbler,” and an “Indian Hymn." The balance of of the page is taken up by a tale, “The Cloak,” and congressional proceedings. The second page furnishes doings of the state legislature, foreign news, and | news of the state. Oa third page the market reports quote butter 7 cts per 1b., flour $38 50, hams 07 cts per Ib, lard 08; cloverseed £4 25; timothy seed £2 50; tallow 07): per ib., and deer skins 15 cents per 1b.—these were Philadelphia prices, and no doubt, the bome prices were lower. The estab. lishment of a pew postoffice at Cedar Springs is anvounced, with Samue! H. Wilson, Esq., as postmaster. Also a patriotic “address by Samue! MK ysson, Esq., on the 26th ult, to Logan township volunteers,” Thos. Burnside, Prest., adveriises no. tice of election by the stockholders of the Bellefonte and Ph psburg Turnpike Road Company to be held at the house of Evan Miles, in the borough of Belle. foate, on the first Monday in March, be- tween the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock, to elect three masvagers. A farm on Bald Eagle Creek and Wallace Run, 350 acres, 180 acres clear, occupied by Rudolph Mulboliand, also a farm in Spring tows. ship, occupied by William G111, 460 acres, 75 acres cleared, are advertised for sale by James D M'Clanaghan, John Potter, Treasurer of the Centre and Kishacoquillas Turnpike Road Com- pany, adyertises notice of an election to be heid at the house of John Coverly, at Potters Mills, first Monday in March, A dissolution of partnership between Jacob Geist and William Faith, Gregg township, is advertised, On 4th page is advertised the Receipts and Expenditures of Centre county for the year 18:8 Names of Collectors of 1828 vious years, who paid treasury : al and pre. funds {unto the BalDEsGLE~W]I lector, Henry Packer, George Haagon George Bressler Rusu—Hardman Pail pa Aires, David Adams, SPRING-=Richard Collector, Benner, Martin Willams, M'Bride, James Smith Reuben Valentine BrLievoNTR ~fieorge Loneberger, Oo! James Williams, Janes Stowe] M. Benver, Robert Hays HOWARD Michael Smith, Jolin Shenk tin, John Shenk PoTran-—Moses Felmley Ian Bavyder Moore's adm'rs Fhillp Berry Col Lev] Collector, Ham Altres Carey Meese Jacob Philip Geo John lector, Evan Miles J. Meese, © John M'Gee, John ollector, John Askey, Roland Cur Liggit, Frederick Collector, Jacob ; Keller, Henry M wer. Joann Dubberman MiLgs~John Rhule. ( ollector, Geo. Brumgard, John W alker LaMAR-~ John M' Ghee Johan Robb, James Thompson, Thomas Foerster HALFMOON Samus] Stein, Collector, Jesse Richards, Joseph Yader, Thos. W Asson, Sam'l M'Glathery, BOGGs =P Henry Royer, John Shefer, Collector, Peter Best, H. Teirney, Collector, Joseph | Green, Enoch Passmore, Lawrence Peters, The State College band, and a drum | Frederick Malone, Frederick | Antes, WaiLkEn~Hugg Neill, Collector, Henry Hoy, R. D. Macbride, John Beck. FrrOUvsON~Heonry Hubler, Collector. En Hastings, Robert Weitehill, James Glenn, Harxms—~Jaocod E. Btober, Collector, Jasob Kryder, John Neldigh, John Wise. Parrow—William Turner, Collector, Adam Gray, John Gray, Andrew Shivery, John Glenn, LoGaN-—John Sehrock, Collector, Michael Kitner, GREGO—Phlllp B Musser, John Kelley, Orders drawn by the Commissioners from the Wh day of January, 1589, to the A day of January, 1599, Wolves and Panther seal , Auditors pay, a Commis - John D. M Malian. wy *bergor, “28 oF Wililam $'Kibbon, 1 ‘ Jacob Herring, “3 Costs on sundry | rebel a ndictments—offioers Constable's returns, and attending Towsabiy apervincrs, road tax on ener: costs, Hid 50 aw Fortis roads, i {EE St J and Clerk a vers Jurors, pay and Freder k Bhenk for Baldeagie Bridge, (Howard) James Williams for Bpring creek bridge, Jall expenses, boarding prisoners, &e. Robert Tate, Sheriff, conve ing two convicts to the Penitentfary, Justice's costs on Sundry prosecu tions, &e, Thomas Hastings, ir., late sheriff, fees and fall expenses tor boarding pris- oners, &c. due him at settlement, Willtam W. Potter, counsel for Com- missioners three years, James M. Petrikin, Qo in one case, John D, Petrikin, in part the balance due him, Supporting eonviots ‘enitent lary, Commissioners Clerk 182% and 18a Henry Petrikin, election notice. 1827 Adam Gentzel, printing and election notice, 1827.8, Ephraim Banks Prose'ting Att'y fees, James Kinnear, Esq. Inquisition on a dead body, John Weaver suberintendant Brush valley road, William Pettit, a book for Registers in Philadelphia 1829.” | Vol. 2, No. 18, age-worn in appearance, | five columns to a page, four pages.” | | "Edited and published by John Bigler, | The | | terms are two dollars per ansum-—for a weekly paper not half as large as the | present Centre Democrat, which is $1 | | bin, Jacob Herring, and Anthony Kleck- office, 10 06 Pavement before door, ? Amount of payment ‘ Treasurers compensation Allowance per cent, on collecting and paying out § 40 ow Balance in the hands of the Treasurer #7010 The report is signed by Wm. M’'Kib- TOTAL ner, commissioners. Attest—Samue! { Petitt, Clerk Centre Troop is ordered for drill, by 8. H. Wilson, Captain, at the house of John Suvder, Innkeeper, Walker town. ship, Monday, Feb. 21 Phillp Benner advertises for rent » story brick tavern stand south west cot per of the Diamond also W. Potter, sawmill, Bellefonte: Ww. c., and store house aud occupied by mill, & Logan's Branch fulling on D. F. Pruner advertises a ranaway Six Cents Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber resid- ing in the borough of Belifonte on the 21st lost. an indented aporentice to the Carpenters business, named John Amahiser, Auy person taking up said runaway and returning him to the subscriber shall re- ceive the above reward, but no charges paid. All persons are forwarned against trusting or harboring him on my ac. count, wt September 24, 1825 Smith & Harris, their curd: oe OF ey . H druggists advertise HARRIS & SMITH. SAP Whe Have just opened a shop on the cor- ner of High and Spring Streets, in Belle. fonte, where they wil constantly keep for sale, ou the most reasonable terms, an assortment of Drugs, Medicines, 1 caries and Druggists, r dve Stufls, Paints tT Amongst the articies are the following, viz wow on hasd, sulphate of Quinine, Manufactured by Pelletier — Crofon Oi, Swaimes Panacea. (ives and Capers Small and Frost nes, Sperm Candles, & Winter sty ed Sperm Oil, in a - — A NEW LOCATIO \ This week the Frank B. Stover prop erly on High street, Bellefonte, next to Olewine’s hardware and adjoining the Crider stone building, consisting of a res. idence and meat market, was purchased by the pablisher of this paper. Posses. sion will be obtained April next, when i the meat market, after some alterations, will be used for the office of the Cuxrasn DEMOCRAT, and our residence will be in the other portion of the building. Ow. ing to the present crowded condition of our business, for want of more room, such a change was necessary long ago, and we were exceedingly fortunate in securing such a desirable location, so well adapted for our peculiar needs. Remember, the office remains in the Garman Block until April 1st, 1904. The property secured was owned by | Col. J. G. Kurtz, in 1860. The present | building was erected by him at that | time for his residence and for the office of | the “Central Press” which he edited and { published for a number of years. Mr. Kuriz sold the property to Mr, Tyson and in 1881 it was purchased by Frank B. Stover, who resided there and also conducted a meat market in it since. Mr. Stover will continue his meat mar. ket as heretofore until about March 1st, when he contemplates having sale of shop furnishings and personal property, He bas no definite arrangements for the future, The first steam engine operated in Centre ccunty was bullt by our towns. man, W. R. Jenkins, in 1860, when work. ing as an apprentice in the machine shops at Bellefonte. He devoted his spare time to constructing a 4 horse power steam engine which he sold to Harry Landis, and Mr. Landes placed itin the “‘Central Press’ office to run Mr. Kurtz's machinery, and for years it was considered a great curiosity, Peo ple came from all parts of the county to see It work. Mr, Jenkins Informs us “LOOK OUT FOR THE TROLLEY!” *! That May be the Next Disturh- ance in Bellefonte A LINE BEING SURVEYED | To Connect Mtlesburg, Coleville, Axe- mann and Pleasant Gap-— Assured to be a Certainty as Soon as Right of Way can be Securzd Bellefonte is to have trolly cars—so “| they say. The ideu of having a street car line to connect the metropolis of Centre county with the surrounding thriving suburban towns has been talked over by local capi. as by the the and The een thoroughly ventilated, talists and promoters, as well loafers at the frequenters of the hotel grocery court house steps or corridors store box ornaments. question has ! and the that it would be a good thing. capital and universal! verdict rendered is Up to this willl time local lake no the risk, was ug to now it seems that some outside come and equip such a pl profits. the past, several granted for an eclectrical rai territory, the last one being t foute ical Railway sued whose charter ganized To be more definite Pruner of Tyrone W. Bedford, of Wilm were in and Col. Wilbur F. Reeder, is local torney for the company, drove by F. Delaware, wmpanied Bellefonte in company with at. over the who proposed route from Milesburg to Belle forte, out towards Pleasant Gap, with a line to Coleril Monday Mr. Zerby and Will Reese, started to make a survey of the route. proposed road, negotiate with the boroughs of foute and Milesburg side le Oa Bedford, assisted br = be bui If they decide to next step be Belle aud other owners for the right of way, which usually con. sumes time, will They bave anpounced that work on the route should commence about next March, and that the operation by July 4th The location of the power house has not been determined, some think it would be at Milesburg, while others claim that the Bellefonte electric light plant would be enlarged for this Much of the above and give it only such, but at the same time there i that aud the line might be in ye IS Tumor, ficent evidence to assure us serious Eolng trolly line may soon materialize some figuring is on, KATZ-BAUM, The bome of A. Baum, on Bishop street, was the scene of a happy nuptial event on Wednesday at 11 a ma when his | daughter Selena and William S. Katz, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Katz of this place, bound The Rabbi were in matrimony. mony was condacted by Kline, of the presence of only the immediate friends, as the death of the bride's mother, cere Henry Altoona, in several mouths ago, has made a deep impress upon this home. The bride and groom were at tended by the bride's sister, Mrs. Hilda | Reisman, of Princeton, Ind., and Joseph { Katz, the groom's brother, with two lit. {tle flower girls Miriam Riesman, o | Princeton, Ind., and Hearietta Hassel | being nieces of the bride. | was that of the Hebrew church. Fol. | lowing the congratulations came the | wedding breakfast after which they de. whither no one definitely knew, destined to be “at home’ at the Brockerhoff Homse, this place, after September 26th, “Billy” Katz bad some inclinations for bachelorhood, but like others, his better judgment finally prevailed, when he learned to know and appreciate the value of a noble woman as A companion, Mr. Katz is connected with the well known firm of Katz & Co., merchants, Bellefonte, and is ome of our hustling and successful business men. We con- gratulate him on the wisdom of his course and good fortune in winning such an estimable young lady. | James Kerr Buys Coal Land. The executors of the estate of John M. Chase have closed a contract with the Hon. James Kerr for the sale of over 300 acres of the Boardman vein of coal which will be operated through the mines at Boardman of the Potts Run Sand com- pany, of which Mr, Kerr is chief owner, This gives the concern over 500 acres of a fine coal and assures Boardman of a good long existence. This town now has a population of 350 and is about two years old. It is at the terminus of the Clearfield & Southern rallroad. | Hustle him us soon | of Washington Court House, Ohio, both | The ceremony | parted on the noon train eastward bound, | | | Lake Erie Water company. YOL. 25. KO. 37. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Selectr ed and Original. MAKING A MAN braln as hie ’ Into a grammar school tn with talk Fill lils poor head full of figures and facts Keep on a jumpin Once boys grew ip A 4 Now we develop a man i walt Bush him Of every kno through coll I him 10 grad ee iadad Get him io t All by Lat him forget } Make g Keep Cash 2 Coa Great aches from litt The best ; it afterward 11 oper joie ling ¢ toe corns grow art of fishing lying about nour township, was the youuges where he died when Sampson three years of age au education as four little over ter received such months in each year spent in a country schol oue term at the Aaronsburg academy, where he the fires and swept the rooms to pay for his tuiti He spent several years of his boyhood in Aaronsbur He started out to seek a situation with all he possessed in the world tied in a bandkerchief. He went to Lock Haven, whither be made his way oa foot and by stage coach, and secured a position in a do the rough and dirty work of Here he met and Bowers, a daughter of lowers, one of the $s a afforded, together wit made a. store t the establishment, married Rosa Joshua and Frederick | pioneer families of the West Branch val- ley. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mingle—Bertha, Lizzie and Harry Bowers—all of whom, with the widow, survive the hasband and father. After working several years as clerk Mr, Mingle formed a co-partnership with Dr. John 8S. Mader, the firm conducting a dry goods business in Lock Haven, December, 1877, Mr. Mingle re. moved from Lock Haven to William. sport, For three years after going to that city, he occupied the position of manager of the Singer Manufacturing Company. Later he embarked in the piano and organ business, duricg which time he was also engaged in the real estate business on an extensive scale. He was the projector and proprietor of Cottage Place Heights. In 1597 be located in New York city. In 18g6 he purchased Youkers Park, at Yonkers, N. Y., and successfully placed it upon the market. Two years later he sold it to the Realty Corporation of North America. In 1895 Mr. Mingle was elected man. ager of the Depew Improvement com. pany, at a salary of £19,000 per year. He then organized the Depew and Two years ago he purchased Weehawken Heights from the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, and sold it to a syndicate for $750,000. Last year he organized the Rochester and Lake Ontario Water Company with a capital of $2,500,000 and was its Presi. dent at the time of his deuth. in An Important Opinion. Attorney General Carson furnished Forestry Commissioner Rothrock with an opinion to the eflect that he cannot lease sate forestry land to a water company for water purposes, nor can he build cot. tages or lease land for grazing purposes on state lands, Jacob Lauver, of Kreamer, Sayder county, aged gr years cut grass with a scythe Thursday of last week, He did it with the same even steady movement of much younger arms and legs. Some time ago he cut quite a quantity of wood for domestic use. He is a well preserved man and one of the oldest men in Suy- der county, The girl with holes in her stockings doesn’t care a darn about how she looks.
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