he Gow Hemocral, 0 Y Circulation over. DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLE Re-convened County Convention Proceedings. SEVERAL LIVELY SPEECHES | Delegates Elected to the State Conven- tion—]. C. Meyer, Esq, For Na- tional Delegate—~Col. Spangler Makes Some Timely Remarks. Last Saturday there was a gathering of Democratic hosts in Bellefonte from all parts of the county. The occasion | was a meeting of the County Committee, which was held in the Arbitration Room | in the Court House, to attend to some im. portant matters connected with the or- | ganization. After that was over the | meeting in the main room of the court house took place. convening of the last Democratic County Convention of 1903. In the absence of W. Miles Walker, who was chairman of | that convention, Col. J. L. Spangler was selected to preside. Upon taking the chair the Col. made one of his stirring | speeches. His remarks evoked much enthusiasm ; in one instance he strongly pointed out the weakness of the present administration and the manner in which it violated national traditions. Coming down to local affairs he alluded to the fact that this comiug year the people of this county proposed to place upon the Bench in Centre county a man who was clean, able, learned in the Law, impar- tial, and above all who the judicial ermine by posing asa polit ical boss and peddle political favors from the bench. He next referred to the | shameful method of awarding liquor li- censes for political profit, and gave as an instance the granting of a license toa man in Osceola who was refused in Clearfield county as unfit for such a wouid not soil privilege, but when he moved across the | line he got it apparently for the reason | that he was recognized as one of Judge Gordon's politica) heelers and mightibe of service to the aspirant in Centre county | this year. The remarks met with the | Capproval of the assemblage, for It is | clear that the people of this county re- | gent such methods as unbecoming the | dignity of our court. H. D. Rumberger, | of Philipsburg, then read the call for the convention aud the roll of delegates, which showed that comparatively few districts were not represented. The selection of delegates to the State Convention was made by acclamation, the choice being Dr. F. K. White, of Philipsburg and Hon. R. M. Foster, of State College. A resolution was then offered by John J. Bower, Esq. , endors- ing J. C. Meyer, Esq., for Delegate to the National Convention from this dis. trict, pledging hearty co-operation of the | Democracy of Centre county to have Mr, Meyer selected iu the district conference, | This received the approval of the con- | tion. Joseph Peters, one of the loyal democrats of Philipsburg, spoke of Mr. Meyer's fitness to represent the party in such a capacity and his elo- | quent remarks evoked rounds of ap- plause. No one suspected Joseph of be- ing an orator, but he demonstrated the fact. Mr. Meyer was called upou and responded in a short speech that was to the point The Hon. Robert M. Foster followed in a pert talk that aroused en. thusiasm The noon hour having arrived, and there being no further the convention, adjournment followed As there Htlle ness to be transacted business before WAS very important busi. on this occasion, the attendance demonstrated there a Democratic Party in Centre county and that the fight was on this fall there would be something doing all along the line, The manner in which Col. Spangler flayed the republicans of the county for that was live, wide awake when running to the Judge of our court every | time some postmaster was to be appoint- | ed or a political favor granted, made a deep impression upon those in the audi ence. There was food for thonght in his remarks that appealed to men who wore po political collar and thought for them- selves, Rural Carriers to Get $1: 20, The rural mail carriers of this section will be pleased to learn thal congress has decided to lucrease their salaries to $720 a year. Under the new law they are also permitted to carry merchandise for hire and receive subscriptions for and deliver newspapers and periodicals so long as this occupation does nol interfere with the proper discharge of their duties. The Blanchard Y. M C. A. Rev. J. Stanley West, of Blanchard, is making efforts to raise by subscription, $400 to pay off the indebtedness of the Young Men's Christian association at that place, He has now raised over f200 and expects to secure the balance ina short time, ’ | the organist, This session was a ro | er | vant,” Mir. | been in until arose and | | toona, | aflame the forests on Brush Mountain on | an area of 10 | rquare miles, threatening several moun- FINE ENTERTAINMENT. A pretty and interesting entertain- ment was held in the Lutheran church | “The | Resurrection: the First Easter Day.” The | program was entirely original and es. | The | characters were members of the Sabbath | last Sabbath evening, entitled, pecially prepared for the occasion, school, and represented all the incidents | connected with the burial and resurrec- | | tion of the Savior, The audience room | was crowded to the utmost, and part of the Sunday school room appropriated. | The music was fine and specially order The choir | ed for the entertainment. consisted of Mrs. Wm. P. Kuhn, Misses Maud Miller, Blanche Smith and Alice Ishler, the male voices Messrs, 8. EK. | Showers bass, and Bert Bayard a fine Miss Minnie Showers presided as The principal characters were the following: “Pilate,” A. A. Dale, Esq.; **Centurian,’’ Harry Smith; “Guards,” John Kreps and Frank Ock- : “Jesus” A. A. Dale; *‘Pilates Ser. Ferry; ‘Joseph of Arma. Thomas Hazel; “Mary Magda- lene,” Miss Kate Armbruster; **Nicode. mus,’’ Haryey Schaue:; “Three Women at the Tomb,” Roxie O'Brian, Mulbarger and Helen Robb; ‘Chief Priest,” J. F. Garthoff; ‘'Disciples,* W. P. Kuhn, Thomas Hazel; ‘‘Thomas,”’ H. Schaffer; "The Angel of the Tomb" Mrs. Chas. Hazel. Thecharacterstaken by Miss Ambruster, Mrs. Hazel Mr. Dale were quite difficult, but de. jit for the which they performed their parts the tenor; "” thea, and they manner in All costumes served much cre the characters apreared in of the days of Christ, and the rendition of incidents was strictly religious, being instructive and uplifting to a degree highly pleasing to the audience, The recitations and readings by the chilaren were executed in a splendid manner and they carried out their part on the pro- gram to perfection. was pronounced by all one of the Guest | yet given in this place. a RATS —FIRE. The entertainment MATCHES There might have been a destructive fire in north Allegheny street, It ap- pears that Mrs. Maria Batts living three | anese scouts just as the latter Florence doors this side the Episcopal church, bad | { placed a box of malches on (he clock | mantel in the dining room. Rats, or a rat, out foraging Monday night managed to reach the mantel dropped the matches on a cane seated chair where they ignited burning the seat of the chair clear out and fire dropped through upon the floor, the matting was set fire, fortunately part of the matting was damp and prevented the fire from spreading leaving a burned space. The Butts fam- ily did not discover the dauger they had morning, Tuesday. That section having a namber of wooden dwellings built close’y together, a de. structive fire might have resulted but for the above fortunate circumstance. — and on next Wouas Ablaze Fires Forest. Mrs. Caroline Prough, a well connect. ed woman, residing at Good, south of Al- was the living torch that set Sanday, raging over tain towns. Mrs. Prough raked the country residence, and it lawn of her appeared dry enough to burn, While she was attempt: ing to use gasoline to start the fire the can exploded. Blazing head she ran in agony forest, where she finally fell leaves and twigs quickly caught fire from her burning body, from to the a mass of flame. foot, into Dried and before help conld Wil. roaring arrive from the neighboring town, the mounta The body was | llamsburg, in was with flame of the unfortu pate woman ound Sanday after. noon burned into unrecognizable mass Millions of feet of lumber have been destroyed by the forest fire, which 50 far has not even been checked - an Rather Young. . Sunday, April 3rd, some one | window, released the latch on the door ! and gained an entrance to Henry Brown's | store, in the basement of the Aiken's building. Four revolvers were taken also some small articles. information before Justice Keichline that resulted in the arrest of two small boys Karl Freeman and Willlam Wolf, aged 10 aud 12 years, The boys confessed to committing the deed and owing to their age the case was continued provid. ing the parents pay costs and give bond for thetr future behavior, An Honest Weman, A Chicago club woman, in the course of an address recently, said : “There is so much that is bad in the best of us, and so much that is good in the worst of us, that it doesn’t behoove any of us 0 say anything about the rest of us.” Rev. Dr. Edward J, Gray, of Willlama- port, was operated on Friday at the John.Hopkins hospital at Baltimore, On Monday morning Mr. Brown made | BLOWN UP The Russiam Navy other Loss. STRUCK SUBMARINE MINE All On Board Were Lost—RBig Battle Reported In Progress—Fifty Japa nese Scouts Killed Heavy Fight ing Expected, The war news is not startling; on the { night of April 8th, a detachment of Rus. sian sharpshooters crossed the left bank of the Yalu, opposite Wiju. The sharp- shooters landed on the Island of Samali- land and surprised a patrol of fifty Jap- were ap- island in lowed the proaching the east side of the three boats. The Russians al | Japanese to land and then fired on them. Nearly all the Japanese were shot, sunk. The Russians sustained no losses. On the following day the Japanese lowered their flag at Wiju, and their out. posts, which lately have been seen, fell back. tis believed at Teng Chow that the long expected sea fight among the Mia. otao islands has taken place The battleship Admiral mine in Petropavlorak, with Makaroff on barbo board, struck a Arthur, Japanese ral Makaroff was outer Port ng fleets and sank Un ol while gol to meet the Admi y four out drowned. officers were saved including Grand Duke Cyril, who was wounded Between 600 and The according first 700 men perished paval battie is still in Progress, The said Marakoff had been captured by anese, latest accounts. that the Jap- later advices say that he was report received but drowned while attempting to escape from the sinking ship. The Petropavolovak was blown up by one of the Russians’ own mines during an engagement wit the Japanese, two other ships besides the ’etropavalovak were seriously ed, and that the czar's Cyril, is probabil Minjured. Tokio, April 13 —Severe Sghting has occurred at the Yalu river, which the Japanese forces are prepared to cross al various points. damag- cousin, Duke Gave the Constable the Slip Constable James 1. Paul terday 11, returned, yes. from Bellefonte with a young ¥, who was placed in into his mental condition. Last week Constable Robert Martin brought him from his home to Alderman Smith's office. He suddenly jumped up and told Martin to look down the street, as something was wrong. The unsuspecting constable looked, when the young man darted away and escaped to Bellefonte, going man of near this cit jail pending an investigation | that the transfer | tion of | legislation. _ BELLEFONTE, FA. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1904. WASHINGTON NOTES. Legislation in Cougress proceeds slug. gishly again, but it 18 probable that by | May 1, there may be effected a round up Suffered An- | of ‘“those cattle," as the president faceil ously calls the law makers at the other end of the Avenue, of the Pavama canal property to the United States shall take place at our embassy in Paris on April 25th, if the stockholders agree The labor organizations here and their representatives from other paris of the country have been thrown into a condi- rage the duplicity and hyprocrisy of inextinguishable by what they call the republican party in relation to labor Mr. angry Gompers is so | that a republican Congress has promised | to pass an eight-hour law and an ast | injunction law, | the land. | bayonetted or drowned and their boats | | elders reported | most of the distance on foot.—Lock Hav. | | en Demoes at. c—————— ——————— OVER THE Cov NTY. The wholesale grocery house of Platt. Barber is about to increase their capital stock $200,000. C. O. Mallory, who moved from Re. bersburg, into the east ed of the Union Hotel building, has opened a grocery store in the room lately occupied by Mrs. 8. A. Hingston as a mtilinery estab. lishment — New Berlin Reporter The Centre county teachers’ institute will be held in November this year in- stead of December, as usual. his change in date is made in order to se cure the best fastructors, and should be a guarantee of the excellence of the institute We understand that the inventor, D. F. Luse, Supt. of the Luse Mit'g Co. of Centre Hall bas about completed a double row Centre Hall planter, using | the celebrated droping and fertilizer de. broke a | | vice of said planter, and using as a fur. | monament and parted | missioners all on the other, for the protection of the mechanics and other manual laborers of But every year ou the ciose approach of adjourment they have switched the industrial train off the track. This week the trick has been turned again. Ex-Senator Charles A. Towne, ichigan, Minnesota, and New York, i OUR HISTORICAL REVIEW | How Clinton County Was Taken It has been arranged | IT WAS STRONGLY meeting was of g | beld for considerably talked of in the dark horse | category of democratic candidates, He was a member of the Senate three weeks at- tracted much attention, against the sub. the Fili At the con- gratulations Senator Depew sidl and made one notable speech which jugation of pinos. ed up lo the hand, “‘Mr. Depew, with ion, “I congraty Your delivery fine, superb, bim and took him by Towne,” said Senator & The ap ropriate condescens ate Pp Yi 1+ Y was your dic your peroration ion elegant t | and your argument damnable. Sena. “Mr, that Towne instant del of the tor ly replied, Depew, 1 am ighted to know features of it The repeated you approve only you could comprehend *’ willy re- fy st tort is still 3 Capit neasantly at the ol. Huntingdon Presbytery. The annual meeting of Huntingdon Prebytery began its sessions in the First Presbyterian church of Tyrone on Tues Nearly seventy preachers and The retiring moderator, Rev, Bdgar ¥. Johnston, of Schelisburg, oneped the session. After the sermon the roll was calied and a list of those present made up. The following from Centre county are day there : Bellefonte Rev. William Laurie, D. D. Centre Hall—<Rev. W. H. Schuy- ler, Ph. D., Elder G. 1. Goodhart. Philipsburg -~Rev. R. P. Miller, Eider Robert Shipley, State College—Rev, James O. Deoniston Moshannon Eider T. B. Weaver, Pine Grove—-Rider D. Louder, Rey. William Gibb, of Irvona, was elected moderator. Jail Yard Shaft to Soldiers. The County Commissioners and the Grand Army posts of Sayder County met in joint sesgion at Middieburg on Friday to select a site for the soldiers’ with the Grand Army men all on one side, and the Com- The latter | wapt the monument in front of the Court House, and the soldiers charatterize this | #8 ‘a scheme to immortalize a nation’s | tow opener a new and novel device in. vented by himself, whereby the plow can be changed in a shoe or sled, and | | from a shoe to a plow in 15 minutes, at | the option of the operator, a — ADJOINI) G COUNTIES. Lamar’s oldest inhabitant, Mrs. Mary Willlams, aged 8g years, died Saturday morning at the home of her son-in-law, Isaac Loveland. She was buried in the cemetery at St. Pauls church. Mrs. Catharine Gardner, widow of the late Irvin Gardner, died yesterday morn. ing at the home of her son, R. A. Gard: ner, at Mill Hall, after an {llness of 12 weeks of complication of diseases, Had she lived until June she would have been 73 years old. Bishop Charles H. Fowler, D. D, of Buffalo, declined to administer the sacra. ment of the Lord's Supper at the opening session of the New Hampshire Metho- dist Episcopal Conference because in- dividual communion cups had been fur. nished. As no other cups were available the sacrament was postponed. heroes in connection with a jail-yard shaft.” And the Centre Democrat thinks the Grand Army boys are right, and properly resent such an insult. Say- der is one of the darkest of republican the taken counties in which proper respect for heroes of the civil war has not deep root. Another Wild Goose Hunt. Sheriff Torrence John Brendel , of Loc Officer returned Shearer and k Haven, Monday evening at 8 o'clock from Wolfe's where they had gone to investigate a re- be yond store in Brushvalley, port that Sherman Jamison was working They arrived 10:30 after driving for in a lumber camp there at the place at | over six bours and waited until the fel. low came in for dinner. He was taken in a roem and after questioning and ex. amining him the officers were convinced he was not the muchly sought Jamison. | About 70 miles were traveled on the trip, | but teams were changed at 1oganton. ————— Salvation Army. Major Frank Waite, of Buffalo, will conduct a special service at the 8. Army Hall, Spring street, Tdesday evening, April 19th. Refreshments will be served at the close of the service. An admis. sion of ten cents will be charged to help defray the expenses of the Major's visit, The Major will also be at the Army Hall, Wednesday evening, April 20th, An April blizzard, bringing with it from two to two and a half feet of snow and sleet, has practically isolated West- ern Minnesota and a large section of North Dakota. The storm not only com pletely blocked the railways with huge drifts, but so prostrated the telegraph service that is will be two weeks before it can be restored, The section of the country around Fargo, N. D,, {sshut out from all communication, From Centre, OPPOSED The Act Was Approved By the Governor June 21 i839-—~Were Patriotic Those Days On the 4th of July Big Time In Bellefonte, MN In 1839 the agitation in favor of a new county to be called Eagle,” with the Lock Haven, contemplated county.seat at was early The bermeunt of Centre county was earnestly opposed repewed dismem- in Centre county. A held presided hii public also at Bellefonte, over March sth, and by by Gen George Buchanan and James Gilliland, Joal, resolutions offered embodying the reasons for opposition to the new county. On the same day a special election was state Irvin, resigned. senator, vice Alexander Parsons and Maj G. 8S. Armstrong were candidates, J Anson V. Parsons Centre was eleven hun. Armst hundred and fifty-four. vole in dred and ninety-two; rong’s three Aeantrong was considered the candidate of the division as well as of the Whig party. Senator Parsons had hardly gotten into his seat when the House Dr. Strohecker's exertions, passe | for the erect t ty four The Democrat of March 26th, «¢ menting on tl a ) SAYS, he majority of the members of the House have acted without reflection, and have done the people of Centre county a direct » and unmerited injury. Our territory is compact, bounded by a natural bound ary, and the only citizens remote from the seat of justice are in Logan township, a few of whom have to travel from twenty five to twenty eight miles and are inst it ER ¢] i unanimous A gentleman {Jeremiah Church), different parts of the United States lay- | ing out owns, bas laid oat one on the Susquehanna, and desires to enhance the value of his lots and make a specaia- tion ; clipping Cen- hiag himself! at the in remonstrating aga from away down cast who has traveled in hence the project of ¢ tre county and eari expense of her citizens.’ A foute, April 234, presided overlby Samuel Hays, of Bald Bagle; A John Henderson, of Lamar, Col. Anthony Kieckner, of Logan, and John Emerick, ounty meet d at Belle. ig was hel David lison and of Walker, Vice-Presidents; William Smyts, Jr., and Johan Brumgard, of lamar, secretaries. This meeting adopted a strong address, embodying opposing the new connty, and appointed a commiltee, consisting of Gen. William W. Haston, Hon. Jacob Kryder, Bond Valentine, Esq., and Col. Anthony Kieckner, to take charge of the subject. The act erecting Clinton county was approved by the Governor, June 21, 183. It passed Parsons’ the reasons for utmost endeavors, all the op | position except Mr. Bell, of Huntingdon, voting for it, and the democrats ali op posing it except Frailey, of Schuylkill vote was eighteen for to nine against, The F this bled Potte was the Dex B. Ca two militar vitation ceeded to The Cen liam Armor's yarth of Jaly celebrated year by the yonug men, who assem. the house, Hon presiding; John Hoffman, E«q., James Burnside read was at court v the orator, Co laration of lodependence, Charle The present by 3 alan acted as chief mashal. y Companies were The I. M tre Guards young men then pro. Bennetr's hotel for dinner. wil. From the names of those took dinner at giving toasts we gather some of the sold fers connected with this organization: George | VOL. 26. NO. 1s. FACT, FUN AND FANCY, Bright Sparkling Paragraphs —Seleoted and Original. INDOUBLE HARNESS, When hie asked the mbing maiden, Whom he wished to make his wife “If she'd trot in double harness Down the rocky road of life,” Bhe, It seem 4 ¢ ¥ {& Vi ip Quick they g 1t J And } tri ay ¥ ‘ ‘ ap A man's wi a sort of dead give. away No one is so slow that be can’t go fast asiecp. Many a painting is bung that is not well executed, Married people can't preserve peace in family jars The auctioneer runs things up only to knock them down. that you can’t trust If you feel a man | make him pay cash. i8 en When a girl ngaged she thinks a lot about saving gas. The only man you can really judge by his cl Some people never grow wiser without othes is a tailor. ¥ a | also becoming sadder. ight.-headed without being feather-brained. Lot A blonde may be | 's of men re on the put nor on the The dentist ins money horses than ir Wives. pi fanity when he Christianity It's ba but £00 ay pr, 1 ore N Good 14 grow cold if hell The man never made an elly- fish It human nature swallow the camel of flattery and u at the gnat of truth. To flatter a woman tell her she is beautiful; to flatter a man tell him he is working too hard. - ANOTHER FROM HOWARD. Mister Editor Yure paper with mi eter inet, kreated a grate eal uv exhite- ment down bear ; a man cooda den reel wel, jest londin his Ceutre Democrat. {tel yu tha people bev gud tast doun bear ; tha no a gud thing wen they sea it; it wuz so gud, thet a fello stoal sam uv et, wich I think wuz a gross breech av eteket. A man kum an wonled to botrro our paper til the next moarniug, he wonted tu sho et ta his wife tu putt her gud youmer soe’s she wouldn't fie obiecshons to his bein ont so lait I | the senate against Semator W. | [pc tha fiar compny hed a spred Capt. A. G. Curtin, Lieut, Hess, C. B Callahan, John Dale, Robert McClain, Jobn Watson, George Ross, Filliam | Swyers, Samuel Lipton, J. 8. Proudfoot, | William Refile, J. M. Hall, Samael | | Dixon. A i— | | Big Pay at Altoona. The Pennsylvania Railroad company will pay out to its Altoona shopmen this month the sum of $612,000. It is the biggest pay in the history of the com- pany, exceeding previous records by al. most $50,000. The big pay is the result of the rush to get much needed work out fn many of the departments the men were compelled to work overtime and in this way swelled their checks by many dollars. Beck-Harris, Charles S. Beck and Miss Sadie E. Harris were married Tuesday sth, at Nittany at the home of Samuel Tweed. The ceremony was performed im the presence of over 30 immediate friends by Rev, H. Willis Hartsock, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Glen Hope, Pa. 1 impossible thet evry fue in tu read it but ef de it oaver Jur 8 uv the toaid him et wu minuits people cum he wonted tu, he cud re times, an I wood kepe the rest crowd back, til he was thru. Finely I coran-teened it fur feer sum wun wad embezie et. I wuzn't agoin tu hev my furst bourn treeted thet away fur [ hed a verry bad spel with that.un. Thet Joe Diehl must du a deel av bizzyness. I think be’s the dealishest felio I ever bed eny dealins with ; wy ef [ want tu tell a fone ur tell a man anythiog, the gurls et the swich off, say Mr. Deihi is not thru yet I heered a man sa, thet es sune as Diehl avridged 2 more krates uv aigs |a weak, be wud get a line uv his oan. | Then no dout we wil hev a sqaair deel, Hen Hoiter's family wuz coran-teend | an tha wer ta git out last Saturday but { Jaik Rob's family uv bens got a bed uv | Hen’s famly ; ez tha hed tha mashioe out | at Jaiks, perfumigaton his aigs; an | culdn’t git et back m time, Hen's family | hed tu wate til Sandy. Hen wuz so mad, be went an killd tu uv his oan heas ; alter he got oaver it, he cleaned em, an tha had em fur dinner. Dockter Fisher an his wiskers cum doun to dige nose a kase ast weak. Dock is a grate dige-noser He sez he ken smel small pocks 30 feat off He sez et bez a peakunliar flavor that is not pleas: | ant Ez suoe ex he sean tha kase, he sed et was a kase uv pimples, uv tha most indiguant lipe: an tha _pashent shuida’t be aloud tu kry moran 3 sales a weak, hens forth fhet 3 ef he hada kry'ed moar sails ealier in tha season; he wouldn't a hed thet braken ont : thet it wuz bouu to kum out Last week wun nite, tolen, an I maid inguiree sumplace. I heerd a bel an was toled, I idn’t no wot thet wuz, an so I went tn sea : wen | got thare, not hevin a kee, | | lookd in tha winda, an sich a spread I pever seen: thare wuz! Piekalily, sourkrout, Pigs feat, an liver wurst, Lams tungs, an kaf branes, An sumthin to stop ver thirst, 1 allso seen eys kream, sponge kaik, an poun kaik. I think wen mixd to gether they'd maik a vera gud stuns ning—kaik Jest then aman kum out an I ast him if I couldn’t be alekted a ornery member an be sed not much, we hev tu blamed meny uv thet kind all reddy. So you see | wuz agen at sea. Aur WIDERSEHEN, Certainly a Mistake. Oa Wednesday two packages were re. ceived by mail from the "'3C. Louse Killer” Aaronsburg, Pa. [tis a famous remedy for cattle, sheep, cats, dogs, anything that is lousy or infected with vermine. As the Centie Democrat has moved to new quarters, where every. thing is clean and pure, the remedy is of no use, No doubt it was intended for some other print shop. Spear, of the Ga- gette, can have the sample, for the ask. lng. Itis a good thing. :
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