4 "a % he Centre Democrat, Circulation, Ove 43700. BELLEFONTE “MORGANIZED” Our Capital Going to Wall Street Promoters. MANY LAMBS WERE SHORN Have no Time for Industrial Enter- prises—Shops and Mills are not laviting—*“Get Rich Quick” Plan —Young Mean Leave, The rapid decline in the price of Unit- ed States Steel stocks, in the midst of all the glowing prosperity, is bringing the average investor to his sober senses. This gigantic corporation has accom- plished two things: First, formed a combine or trust of the steel plants in our country and then advanced the prige | of their product beyond legitimate rates. | Next, they ‘‘Morganized’ the public: | the value of all their properties was fully covered by the issue of bonds, and perferred stock, which in the minds of many represents already more than the actual value of all of their plants. Then | they placed on the market millions upon | millions of common stock which the pub. lic bought at from $40 and up per share | —all wind—nothing but profit for Mor- gan, Carnegie, Frick and the few others, In a comparatively short time this com. mon stock has dropped to $17 and many predict $10 will soon be reached. The reason for this is that the property of the United States Steel is practically owned by the bound holders and preferred stock, while the common stock eventually will be wind. It is said that in Bellefonte alone over £100,000 worth of common stock is held, | aud other towns hold about the same. This means a great loss—no, not a loss, | but a smart scheme for inducing the pub- lic to turn over to Wall street promoters, | trust boomers, several bundred millions | of cash. The public was ‘““Morganized."” Following the same principle, the | “Consolidated Lake Superior,” an im- | mense copper mining concern that a year ago was quoted on the market at $40,000,000 has gone to smash and this week its preferred stock was quoted at 2'4 or worth a total of only £1,000,000, a loss to investors of almost the entire | amount. Just where the cause for this | exists is not certain—somebody got it— | not the small layestors but the promote ers. We hear of many thousands of Bellefonte capital being poured into this rat hole, If all the money that has fone out of Bellefonte in the past ten years, chasing the ignis fatuus profits on the stock mar. ket, were compiled it would be a stu. pendous sum, startling and amazing. We venture to say that if one-half the | amount bad been invested in upholding | local enterprises that languish for want of capital, or vur natura! resources of lime stone, iron ores, coal fields, valua- ble deposits of clay or sand were devel. oped and converted into marketable pro- ducts, real estate would not be taking a breakneck decline in Bellefonte, and bundreds of our bustling, ambitious young men would not be leaving our town to win success in more active in. dustrial centres, leaving with us only the sapheads who loaf around the streets, utilizing their time rolling *‘pimp sticks’ and stand erect all day long for Tear of | deranging the crease in their thread. | worn trousers. With the capital that has been shorn from Bellefonte “Lambs” in such specu. lation—as big returns are the tempta- tion—we could be building several mod. ern tank glass factories, revive the nail works, open up more stone quarries, re- vive our rolling mills and extinct axe factories, secure new enterprises until our town would enjoy the reputation of being a prominent industrial centre, where young men would find inviting and profitable employment, The trouble with the bulk of our peo- ple of means is that the clatter of the mill and the odor of the workshop is of. fensive, beneath their inclination and tastes. The ‘“‘get rich plan” is the only mode that appeals to them —they become Morganized, and soon are shorn of their fleece, Some will criticise these comments, but they are made from observation and deliberation, Bellefonte needs an awak- ening in industrial lines. There are too many ‘‘go easy’ drones ; too much time wasted on political and social Ife, in- stead of legitimate effort to earn a living, and not live on what somebody else has earned. Bellefonte has attainted marked distinction, but if we are not careful dry- rot will eat out our industrial lite while mildew and cobwebs will gradually en. velop our business centres—there is some danger. John Philips shot and seriously wound ed Lios Philips, his nephew, at Parson- | magazines like the “Oatlook,” | er's Weekly" and others. | Morrison, ANOTHER CHANGE. For many years, on pages 2 and 3 of the CENTRE DEMOCRAT, there appeared from four to six columns of general news—covering home and foreign events, In many instances this telegraph sum- mary, while better than that furnished by other local papers, was not satisfac: tory ; was incomplete in that news items, without any relation or connection to preceding events, often appeared and could not be properly appreciated or understood except by those who had ac- cess to daily papers. To overcome this an entirely new ser. vice will be supplied in the future, It will be in the form of editorial review or | | analysis of the important events of the week explaining the connection and re. lation of one event to | future event, so that the average reader | | can readily grasp and comprehend more | fully the world’s important happenings. This method of publishing the news happenings is followed by high grade “Harp- The service | proves an expensive one, as much time and labor is necessary to prepare it, but nothing is too good for our patrons. special tion to the change in the hope that it For that reason we call atten. will increase the value of the CENTRE DEMOCRAT in the extimationtion of its numerous patrous. Another meritorious point in this ser. vice—it is non partisan, non political. No matter what the political views of the | Centre Democrat are, they have no con- | sideration in this report, therefore our readers have the assurance of a reliable | service, that should prove of great value, | RECENT DEATHS. Mrs. WiLL WAGNER :—of Por Matilda, died on the 10th with fever, and was buried on the 12th. She leaves to mourn their loss, four children, a husland, six brothers and three sisters, father and mother. Mires Lewis died Bald Eagle valley, Saturday evening, while sitting on the porch talking to some of the members of his family ; he suffered on attack of peuralgia of the heart and expired almost instantly, He was aged so years, 11 months and 15 days. His wife, Mrs. Eliza Lewis, died on the sth of April of last year. He is survived by five children. WILLIAM ToNER died Sunday evening at his home, Axemann, of heart failure. He was a son of Jobn and Mary Toner and was about 16 years old. He is survived by his father and mother and following brothers and sisters: Mrs, Mary Curry, of Waddle; Mrs. Robt. Lrzzie, of Elizabeth, Thomas, of Axemann; James, of Belle. foute; and Andrew, of Clearfield. Ia- | terment in the Catholic cemetery Tues day. CHARLESBLOoOM: —died at in Portland, Mo. dent of Ferguson township. his home Mr. county when quite a young man. He is | survived by a wife and two sons: his | mother, Mrs. D. 8. Erb, of State College; | | one brother, John, of Col., and two sis. ters, Mrs. |. B. Heberling, of Pine Grove | Mills, and Mrs. G. W. Campbell, of Kau. sas. Edward 8S. Erb, of Bellefonte, is a | hall-brother, Interment in Missouri. Dorsey Orvis Jongs :—died at his home in Bald Eagle, Saturday, Sept. 19, from cancer of the bowels. The de. ceased was a son of Edward and Tabi. tha Jones, and was 55 years, 8 months and 22 days of age. He is survived by his father and step.mother, of Port Ma- tilda. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Susan Jones, and children, Philip aged 10 years, Lillie aged 8 years, Tabitha aged 2}, and Mary aged one year. The re. mains were taken to Port Matilda where interment was made in the Presbyterian cemetery, MRS. ELizA ANN BAILRY :—dled Satur. day morning at the Bailey home on Bast Lamb sticet, She had been In falling health for several years past and had been bedfast since last March. Deceased was 84 years old. Her husband followed the printing trade for over fifty years and died at this place August 3, 1882. Surviving this union are four children, namely : William F., of Galva, Il; rs. Wm. B. Raa. some former or | at his home in | Pa.; | He was a former resi. | Bloom | | was aged about 46 years and left Centre | BELLEFONTE, PA, THUR REUNION AT PENN CAVE The Shaffer and Hazle Families Hold a Reunion, ORGANIZATION WASEFFECTED Largely Attended on Weduesday—From All Sections of the County and Distant States—Some Family His- tory —0Officers Elected. The first Schaeffer-Hazel reunion was | held at Penn Cave yesterday, The day was a delightful one, and about | members of these families with some | | visiting friends were present, The fore. noon was spent in social greetings and | | chat, and | dinner. It being a basket affair cloths | were soon spread throughout the park, | and the good wives and pretty daughters began to set out the good things they | had prepared in abundance for the oc. | casio. And it was a feast fit for princes. The dinner hour being over all assem- led in the pavilion, and the meeting was organized as follows : The meeting was called to order Ly Michael Shafler, Esq., of Potter, and the following organization effected : Chair: man- Benj. F. Sha ffer, Nittany, responded with a brief and appropriate address ; secretary—A. J. Hazel of Madisonburg ; treasurer—U, 8. Shaffer, of Madisonbarg, The above officers chosen were clared the permanent organization for the ensuing year. Prof. C. IL. Gramley was then intro. duced and spoke at jength giving data of the ancestry of the Shaffers and Hazels, Senator Heinle followed in a deserved culogy of the Shaffers and Hazels, their | usefulness, and probity of character from | the earliest settler to the present day. | Fred Kurtz, of Bellefonte, was next introduced and spoke briefly of these families of noble pioneers | Ammon Shaffer was called upon and made some fitting remarks. With a vote of thanks to the speakers the meeting adjourned for social inter. course. The re.union was a success in every respect and enjoyed by all present, HISTORICAL NOTES. of who de- The following data is of special inter. est to the Shaffer and Hazle families at this time : What the early settlers accomplished with the help of their wives is what made Brush valley a paradise. In this the Shaffers and Hazels played an important part. Among taxables in 1797, we find Barnet Hazel and Jacob Hazel, with Nicholas Shaffer and Jacob Hazel on the single list. Costemporaneous with these were Spanglers, Gramleys, Wolfs, mans, etc The Shaffers always took a terest in public aflairs In 1801 on assessment appear the names of Bernhard Hazel, Jacob Hazel, Adam Shaffer and Nicholas Schaffer,and i on the single list Jacob Hazel. In 1813 Capt. Geo. Records’ in the war of i812, Michael! Shaffer. The name of Hazel we find was ed originally '‘Hassel” the german for Hazel. Jacob Hazel came fiom Germany and was one of the first settlers in 178¢ { He bought a tract of land from Col, ' Miles in 1794, most of it included in Jos. Bierly's place near Centre Mills. So far {as known he had only two children | Bernbard and Tacob Bernhard Lore lively in- Company has the name of - spell. lived on what was after | | wards known as the Benj. Royer farm, | near Madisonburg. He moved west | about 1826: Bernhard's children were John, Jacob, Philip, Peter, Bernhard, Henry, William, Susan married to Jno. Carner, of Hublersburg, Catherine mar. ried to Mr, Camp. All these sons left the valley, some going west, except Jacob, who is the ancestor of the Hazles of Madisonburg, of whom many are present at this reunion, Capt. John Adam Shaffer came into Centre county in 1801 and purchased Valentine Ertel's Interests in a lease for the tract on which his son John Adam Shaffer had lived, }§ mile east of Madi. sonburg. Part of the barn which he built in 1804, was still standing a few years ago, and may still be standing, During the campaign of Trenton and Princeton, im 1776.77, John A. Shaffer was 20d Lieut. in a command under Col. James Potter. Lieut. Shaffer was a man of powerful frame, and said to have been the strongest man in the company, Nicholas and John Adam were broth. ers. The latter was born in Berks coun ty in 1753, died Jan. 14, 1840, and is buried in Madisonburg, We find the Shaffers taking an active part in public affairs, upon all occasions, as watchful citizens, In 183: Michael Shaffer was appoint: ed a member of the Jackson Democrat county committee; and John a delegate in making preparations for | SDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903. {hom Miles to Jackson Democrat county | convention, In 1839 Andrew Shaffer was a Miles | vention, In 1855 the Penns valley cadets chose Capt. Shaffer as their captain. Capt. Shaffer's children were: Hon, John Shaffer, associate judge 1841 46, | born Jan. 31, 1780, died Sept. 21, 1851; George, Michael, 1796, died some years ago; Jacob and | Samuel, Barbara, Lizzie, Eva and Madaline. The Hazels and Shaffers | the same neighborhood, | 1791. Nicholas Shaffer owned the Fied- 150 | | ler farm; when he arrived his household | goods were unloaded under a a large oak | tree until a cabin could be built. His { land was purchased from Col. Miles, Nicholas Schaefler was born in Berks county, in 1750, { died in 1825, aged 75 years. He was twice married. There were i4 children: Jobu Nicholas, Ad. { am, George, Jacob. Julian, Catharine, Eva, Rebecca, Susan, Mary, Sarah, Ra- chael and Nancy L. A. Schaeffer of Bellefonte, is a well. known citizen of our county, and was eiected Prothonotary for two terms— Years, Six The war record of the Schaeffer's is one they may well feel proud of: Shaefler was 20d lieut. iv Co. A, promoted serg't Nov. 15th, 1863; died at Madisonburg, Sept. 12, 1564 Isreal B. Shaeffer chosen captain of Co. E, 7 Pa. cavalry, Michael! S i812 Capt. Shaeffer, chosen commander of the Penns Valley Cadets, in 1855 John Adam Schaeffer, the war of the Revolution. Nicholas Schaeffer, war of the Revolution, Thus it will be seen the Schaeflers have made history for their families—ci- vil and military—=of which their descend. ants may well feel proud. Time and space do not permit us to print in this issue of the Democrat the names of those attending the Re-union, bence will appear in our next issue, Mrs. Adam Carter, nee Hazel, daugh- ter of Michael, of Madisonburg, attend- ed the Schaffer her bowme in 21 years. In the family of Michael Hazel, dec’d, of Madisooburg, there were eight child. ren, and all these, six sons and two daughters, were present ——— Danie! E in the civil war chae ffer served in the war of a 20d lieut. in a private in the reunion, first visit A Prediction. “Ss Blair, the veteran superinten. dent of the Tyrone division of the Penn. sylvanpia railroad, with beadquarters at Tyrone, is to be retired October 1, when he will have reached the age limit of 70 years. He ove of the best known railroad men east of the Alleghenies, and his acquaintance on the other side of the mountains is quite extensive. He bas heid his position since 1573. Mr. Pa., in 1833, S. 1 Blair was born in Esterton, and entered the service of the Pennsylva. | nia railroad at Harrisburg, June 13, 1853." Tyrone Herald. A prominent citizen has made the pre. diction that some important changes will follow the retirement of Mr. Blair, among them will be the doubledracking of the Bald Eagle Valley railroad and the running of through freights between Sanbury and Tyrone over the Lewisburg branch. Blair may have been a good railroad | man, but has the reputation of always | showing a hostile spirit towards Belle. | fonte. As an instance, the | part of his work, Very few courtesies or favors were | ever shown this community through his | | department, We have no personal ex. perience, but speak of the geseral com. plaint heard in years past. Hope the change will be a good one. It is reported that Mr. Blair will be succeeded by C. P. MacArthur, now principal assistant engineer of the Buffa- lo division of the Buffalo and Allegheny Valley. Mr. MacArthur is a nephew of General MacArthur, as well as a nephew of 8. M. Prevost, third vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad. Jack Frost Around. Frost Saturday morning at Julian, State College, Potter's Mills sharp; Ea- gleville very sharp; other parts of the county report about same. A Lock Haven paper says : The mer. cury dropped daring last night, 15th, to the 40 degree mark in this city. In Su. gar valley and other highland districts there was a heavy frost this morning, but the fog that put in an appearance shortly before daylight prevented serious injury to vegetation. Ir most localities heavy fogs set in early in the morning, thereby much harm was prevented, New Service, Please note the new method of re. porting the general news on pages 2 and 3 of this issue. It is an editorial review, » twp. delegate to democrat county con- | The daughters were Catherine | located in | arriving about | little hen. | | coop passenger station at Bellefonte was | HARNESSING W ATERWAYS A Gigantic Scheme to Develop Electrical Power. | CHEAPEST POW ER KNOWN] Would Light Trolly Utilize Water Power for the Same Purpose. Adam, born Nov. 22, | Many “Towns and Run | The Sunbury papers tell scheme to harress the Susquehanna river and to centralize the generating power of the electric light systems from Sha- mokin to Lock Haven. Behind the project ic the West Branch Electric incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, with a capital stock of §3 zi fathered by men of immense resources, While the scheme is gigantic in its proportions, yet it is claimed to be thoroughly practicable by those interested, At Sunbury a central light plant will be erected and its power will be supplied by the Sus. The new company has ions on more than 20 electric plants and if the is carried to a successful issue, be mate- rially decreased, as the cost of producing the current will company, 000,00C, electric quehauna river, secured opt light scheme systems and the cost of electric lights will be lessened by about So of the ing absolutely nothing. per cent. on account power 10 produce cost The project was firs little ov a ago and much color to the venture by the knowl. t talked about a er year was given ! edge that engineers surveyed the Muncy dam and even selected 3 gite for a power station The Williamsport ascertained from a reliable source that fire of the options held by the proposed company on electric light systems in the | towns along the river will expire within a day or two. As a consequence, it is | expected that something definite will be done before the week is over by the pro. moters of the enterprise. There has been some hint that the Pennsylvania Railroad company is be. hind the venture, News claims to have NEW ELECTRIC STATION The Bellefonte Electric light company are considering the idea of renting the water McCoy's for the purpose of generating additional The plant its full capacity, power would enable them to tsupply a day current at very little ex. pense, and at night relieve the ad. priat. power at chain works electrical energy. in town is now running at and this water would much of its over} It also would be a great relief to present plant of small te le who the ers and other peop use Bellelon hole, wasted motive power Water Works where thousands of agant management, the water is being doled out by spoonfuls, at all motors in be abandoned as soon as there would be an | apsurance of Since has become a ral goilars are in extras and experiments mis frightful rates, the water town would ical motors the boro 1 the fel. less to do securing elects al reasonable rates. Of course would lose this patronage, and lows at the works wouid have ~whiie drawing the same salaries If the McCoy plant secured, an | electrical station will be installed at that | point by January 1st, is Large Pumpkin Stalk. W. 8S. White, of Axe Manon, has the {largest yield of pumpkins ; it is a sur. | prise to all who see the vine and pump- kins. The vine bears the entire lot, and | an estimate has been made of the length | | of the vine, which measured soo feet | and has produced up to date 23 pump- kins weighing from two peunds up to 52) pounds, and has had 15 pumpkins that weighed not jess than 15 pounds each, and upward to 52/4 pounds. This is no doubt the largest vine of the sea. son, and has surprised many who wit. nessed the same. The stalk is of Volun. teer variety stock and is a sweet pump. kin, ’ Benner Miles, Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Miles, near Martha was the scene of an ime portant event, a wedding ceremony, provbunced by Rev, Lathrop, of Miles: burg, which united their daughter Miss Margaret J. Miles in marriage with Geo. O. Benner, of Centre Hall, Only mem: bers of the immediate families were present. The couple are now in the eastern cities and will be at home after October 1st, at Centre Hall where they will occupy their own home pear the Centre Hall station, where Mr. Benner for some years past has been successfully conducting a mercantile establishment, Many a man’s life hangs by a thread, but the condemned murderer's usually bangs by a rope. Systems— Bellefonte May | of a gigantic | { on his bologna sausage recently. YOL. 25. NO. 38. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Select- ed and Original. Autumn comes before autuma leaves. It doesn’t improve a bad temper to | lose it. | The man who knows it all can seldom | prove it, The moth can grow fat by merely eat. | ing holes, Even a light sleeper prefers to sleep in the dark. | Itis possible to be knowa by the com | pany you don’t keep. A man is often born to command and a woman to countermand. Some people waste all their strength patting themselves on the back You can’t always judge a woman by her sighs, nor by her size either. Lots of men get stoop shouldered from carrying around their self-conceit. The reason some people get religion is because it doesn’t cost them anything, Some people are too proud to beg, too bonest to steal, and too lazy to go to work. It a man wedding that he full nificant he is isn’t unti) attends his own y realizes how insig- A Sunbury man found a piece of bark Now is looking for the balance of the dog. Bill Nye once went to a phrenologist to have his head examined. After ran~ ving his hand over Bill's bumps the hastily crossed the room and the safe door, i? showed a powerful he phrenologist and shut “That,” said foresight.” locked Nye, — 61st BIRTHDAY. There are publications that are older, but the Pittsburg Post certainly has oc- casion to celebrate the 61st anniversary of its existence and usefulness. We al- ways liked the Post because it is a clean, reliable publication, with plenty of en- terprise to keep at the fromt rank and most of the time is setting the pace for its competitors. The editorial depart- ment is ably edited, and the news ser. vice is the best. That is why the paper isa succes and generally pronounced the best in Pittsburg. It is free from political clan or factions and therefore is a useful publication. Wettest Summer on Record. The "good old summer time" of 1903 which closed, according to the popular opinion last Monday will go down In weather bureau history as the coldest and wettest on record. And for sudden and unexpected change the weather conditions, together with climate rarities and oddities, the months of June, July and August, this year will be long re. membered. June and August were par. ticularly cold and wet, July was with a few hot spells During these months Dame Nature, faise to her artistic tem. developed an inclination to ex- periment and to attempt new things and trying to appease this apparently insatia- ble desire, juggled out al perment, kinds and sorts of weather hitherto unknown even to men who make the study of climate a business, That Monument. Mach among old soldiers because so dissatisfaction is expressed little has been done thus far towards the soldiers’ monument, It is nine vears since the death of Governor Curtin and probably over $15 000 has been assured and noth ing done For this delay General Bea- | ver is generally credited, and there is some merit in the criticism. Nine years more and only a mere handful of old soldiers will be lef. We believe that if General Beaver were aware of the sentiment of the com. | : | : i | : | munity as well as the old soldiers, he | would take a different course. The State Game Laws. Sportsmen would do well to clip the following summary of the game laws and paste it in their hats : The open sea- son for game in the state is as follows : Elk, deer and fawn, 2 in one season, November only; Mongolian pheasant, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15; rufied grouse, 10 in one day, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15; hare or rab. bit, Nov. 1 to Dec. 15; reed birds, Sept. 1to May 1; wild turkey, 2 in one day, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15; woodcock, Oct, 15 to. Dec. 15; squirrel, gray, black and fox, Oct. 15t0 Dec. 15; plover, July 15to Jan. I. One Kiss, Six Lashes. Alleging that W. Charles Buckmiller
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