. The Centre ny Wn — - Circulation Over C6 MMENCEMENT EXERCISES Program For The Bellefonte High School, DURING THE COMING Members of The Graduating Class and Subjects—Address By Prof. Ben. jamin Gill-—Alumni Reception In The Artory-—Other Events. The pupils of the Bellefonte public schools are now closing up the work for the term and the annual commencement exercises, which take place next week, will be of special interest. The follow ing program is announced: Sunday evening : Baccalaureate Ser. mon, by Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt, St, John's Reformed Charch, Mouday evening: Junior declama- tory contest in Petrikin Hall for the Reynolds prize in which the following will participate : Pyramids Not all E. Underwood. Barnhart. The Old Musician—M. Louisa Brachbill, The Rosicrucian—~Goldie D. Uain, The Scholar in Publie Life~James B. Harsh barger, and Revolution—Wm. B. Kuhn. Malbran and the Young Musiclan—Edna E. Meyer. Our English Language—Arthur C, Thomas, in the Wilderness—Mary A. Garthoff, lon of judges, Wednesday evening : tion in the Armory. Thursday afternoon : Commencement exercises in Petrikin Hall. Thursday evening : Commencement address in Petrikin Hall. Egyptian—Chapman The principal event is the commence. | ment exercises May 19th, in the after. noon, 8 announced : Salutatory and Oration —- A Remarkable Series, A. Trood Bidwell. Essay—An Ele ment of our National Character, Florence A. | Tanner, Essay-—Two Pletures, Jessie D. Etter Class History, Walter B. Rankin. Musie. Essay—The Hero of Quebee, Edith N. Graham, Oration—Our Territorial Development, Arthar | ] J. Brown. Class Prophecy — KH. Elizabeth Brouse. Music. Oration—The Post Office an Ald to Commerce, G. Harry Wion Eulogy Women of the White House and Valedictory, Alpha G. Hater, Essay—Herolsm in Well Do etme het EC ATdery Ee y ea Tow ers, Elsie M. Bible. Essay-Brook Farm, Helen G. Ceader. Oration—Commereinl Crises, W. Jesse Derstine. Essay Ideal Womanhood, Laura C. Faxon. Essay-—The Eldorado of the West, Mabel Garbriek. Essay--Climatic En- vironment, A. Augusta Smith, Oration Japan, John A. Wood, Jr. In the evening the commencement ad. dress will be delivered by Prof. Benja. min Gill, of State College, after which the presentation of diplomas and award. ing of prizes will be made by A. C. Mingle, President of the school board. This is the 21st annual commencement of our High School and the program in- sures some interesting exercises, Dar ing the past year the made decided advancement various lines which is largely due to the efficiency of the corps of instructors. ————— school has in Treated Smallpox for Scarlet Fever. Several cases of sickness at the home { Calvin H, Weston and family at Ty- rone, treated as scarlet fever, upon ex. amination by the board of health phy- sician and the state health deputy, Dr. W. N Finley, of Altoona, has been pro- nounced smallpox. A sister of Mrs. Weston who a short time ago visited at the Weston home after returning to her home at Loveville, Centre county, took k and it i ted t : i } nd) : ale 3 yepore hat she is now | gaiity to two charges at Huntingdon, suffering from a severe attack of small pox. - Lutheran Conference. The Central Pennsylvania Lutheran Conference will convene on Monday, May 23, in Emaouals Evangelical Luth- eran church at Tusseyville, Centre coun- ty. Rev. J. M. Rearick is pastor of the Tusseyville church. Those who go to Tusseyville by rail to attend the synod | | wedding anniversary 4'h. Mr. Leathers Is in his Soth year and his wife is in ber | great numiliation to the Czar and he has | 100,000 reinforcements to proceed at once to the front, with | will buy their tickets to Centre Hall, where they will be met by private con- veyances., and will close Wednesday evening. Her Grandfather Fought Indians. Mrs. Katherine Messimer, aged 84 years, died at Jersey Shore last week. Deceased was the oldest living member of the noted Antes family, which is so prominently identified with the early history of the West Branch Valley, Her grandfather, Col, Henry Antes, settled in Lycoming Co., and in 1770 he built Antes Fort, which he defended against the Indians daring the Revolutionary war. Hatched Eggs Taken From Snake, A vouched for story from Gates county, N.C, says a black snake, nearly ten feet long, swallowed 14 eggs which were taken from a setting hen and shortly afterwards was killed. The eggs were removed from the snake and placed un. der the hen, and in due time each egg batched, Perhaps this snake story is WEEK | at | The Young Engineer—Myrtle E. | Ray's Ride—Mabel E. Wagner. Riot | Hagar | Deels | Alumni recep- | for which the following program | | mother is may remain a mystery. { was murder, and the mother had better The synod opens on Monday | | and a dinner was served for all in atten. dance. Mr. and Mrs. Leathers received ONE TROUBLE SETTLED. bas annoyed the publishers. Democrat several years ago, statesman on the water committee ad- vanced our rate, apparently on the basis | that we could pay, { willing to accept any information or ex. planation uses were made what i i : { to change his ponderous mind. | up our case, seeing the unfairness, and the was reduced. Later meters were installed, the contention of the publisher was fully upheld that using only about water as other printing offices, be- a gas engine drove our newspaper folder, rate | We were much | cause press and Since we have been in our new quar: ters, our machinery is being run by a 2/4 { horse.power Fairbanks gasoline encine, which about twice as much power | al tests were made as to the expense of water moters at § cents per 1000 gal lous, and our engine using gasoline at 12 cents a gallon, At the Watchman office, where the pressure is the best, to priut and fold 1000 papers 2121 gallons of waler passed the motor costing about 11 cents. work, a littie over 3 cents worth of gaso | line was used to print and fold papers, supplies as necessary. 1000 That means that watermoters are about four times as expensive as | gasoline engines, will bave to pay about fi00 per more for water power, would cost them. There can hardly be a mistake in the tests as the calculations were made on | four different occasions. Further, we | ind our gasoline engine steadier than water and about as easily controlled. TUE — BABE DROWNED. The body ofa sewbors babe was found | lin Puffalo Run, near Hastings station | | about four miles west of Bellefonte, on | | Sunday morning by John Launon. There were evidences on the banks of the stream that the ahild was bors there the night previous and thrown info the creek. A | physician who examined the body of the | little innocent asserts that the child was alive when it was born. Who the guilty This outlived her shame rather than commit so heinous a crime to hide her error. District Attorney Spangler, Coroner 8. M. Huff and Detective J. W. Rightnour went up to investigate the affair. The body was at once removed to land and Coroner Huff empaneled a jary composed of the following gentlemen: John Lannon, Harry Young, Lowery Justice, Ed. Gill, David Hampton and Herce Corman. The body was turned over to the Overseer of the Poor of Ben. per township, Wm. Wi Jr, burial. ter, for cs fs — Four Years in the Pen. The foar men, Oscar Gardner (white), and Edgar Rhodes (white), of Camden, and New Bruswick, N. J., Wm. Atkins {colored) of Jersey City, and Thomas Barnett, (colored) of Kentucky, who were impheated in the attempted mur. der of Harry Heinmann, near Warriors: mark, Wednesday, April 21, when Hein- mann Jost a leg and was robbed, plead The first charge was assault and battery with intent to kill, and the second high. | way robbery. The court sentenced them each $25 fine and four years at separate and solitary confinement in the Western | penitentiary. Celebrated Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B, Curtin Station, celebrated their golden 76th year. About 80 guests were present many presents as remembrances of the occasion, one of the gifts worthy of special mention being $85 in gold coin. Mr. Leathers was born on the site where he now resides and has lived there ever since. The third generation was repre. sented and the occasion was a bappy event for all, Y. 8. C. A. Contract, Foralongtimethe ¥, M. C. A, of Bellefonte has contemplated the erec. tion of a modern gymuasiam and at last actual operations haye been begun. Wednesday morning ground was broken for the bullding which will be erected on the association property known as the Irvin home on High street, next door to this office. The structure will be at the rear of the present stone building. The contract was awarded to Samuel Gault, of this place, and calls for the comple. tion of the bullding by October 1st. For some years the question of waler | power in the Bellefonte printing offices | Especially | 80 was the experience of the Centre | when a | or | quantity used for fear he might have | Some | | time later a few decent councilmen took | one-third as | Last week sever- | In this office, doing the same | and other publishers | year | than gasoline | Leathers of | ocrat, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, RUSSIANS RETREATING Japanese Army Manchuria PORT ARTHUR BOTTLED Up The not knowing nor | | The Russians Hove Abandoned Danly, Niuchwang and Other Strongholds —Port Arthur Likely to Fall—De- termined to Win, { During the past week some lively work | water | has been going on in the far East, which the Japanese have won important | victories.’ war department as to the movement of their troops, so that not the of their enemy be aware plans, time many thousand troops were trans ported from Japan, westward across the Korea landing Sea of Japan, down the coast of and then up the Yellow Sea, mostly in the vicinity of the Yalu | which is the boundary between Korea, | and that part of Manchuria recently oc- cupied by the Czar’'s army. Last week { several fierce battles were fought there, the Japanese effecting a the river | resulting in crossing of this river and | Russian army before them, driving | forced from every position taken, The * | Russians are now thought to be retreat- ling far In the joterior to Mukden, a | stronghold on a branch of the Siberian down to Port Arthur, the Russian seaport. { railroad that leads from Harbin, | Arthur to the Yalu river | bardment of Port Arthur is in progress | defeated at Liao Yang. Port Arthur is on the end of a peninsu.- | la west of Korea that extends down into {the Yellow Sea, and great numbers of | { Japanese have landed on both sides of | { this)peniosala. Danly, the “Magic city” | on the railroad above Port Arthar, | magnificent modern city built recently | by Russia, but they had to flee from it. | | Above that, Fort Adams was also taken, | and the Japanese also captured Newch- wang “07 raf! the Rasil.cs sElpped their artillery to the north and the army | | is moving the same direction; at New. | chwang hordes of bandits surround the | city ready to pillage and plunder when | the army leaves, It looks as though the retreating forces from the Yala river and those of the Port Arthur peninsula | were movicg to concentrate in one im | mense body at Liao Yang, Mukden or further north at Harbin which is the junction of the branch railroads connect. ing the two Russian sea ports, Port Ar. { thar and Viadivostok, PORT ARTHUR DOTTLED It seems certain that the Japanese suc. ceeded in closing up the entrance of Port Arthur which holds the Russian warships. In addition, the Japanese have landed above Port Arthur at Pits. ewo and other points and have cut off Port Arthur from all communication by rail or wire and that a siege will be in. stituted against this famous Russian stronghold which bas a limited supply of food and a very small garrison. The downfall of Port Arthar seems cer. tain. As the Japanese have crippled the Russian navy they have no trouble in transporting their army which is swarm. {ing into Manchuria by the thousands, driving the enemy before them. Many engagements have taken place in the past week and losses were heavy on both sides, but the Japs keep pushing after the enemy with increased vigor, The immense Japanese army landing in such a short time, was a complete sur. | prise to the Russians, who have been | ontwitted in every movement as well as suffered a humiliating defeat in every | battle. issued a call for more to follow, determined not to stop until they have driven the Japs back to the sea, even to their native land and not to stop until they have completely conquered them and exacted an indem- nity that will be of enormous amount and dictate terms of peace that will in. sure no future interference with Russia's policy of expansion in the East. That is what Russia declares will be done be. fore the war is over, and has warned other nations that no interference will be tolerated until this end has been attained, When it ls remembered that Russia has a war footing of 5000,000 men the end of the war may not be as close at hand as the present victories for Japan in. dicate, Mrs, Confer, wife of the tenant on the farm of Rev, Samuel Creighton, near Mackeyville, died suddenly Saturday night. Invading | in | During the past month great | secricy was maintained by the Japanese | might | In that | which was | The Japanese are in possession of the entire Mauchuria coast from near Port | Asother bom- It is reported that the Russians were | is al | The defeat of the Russians bas been a | vA bd) MAY 1904. COL. REEDER AHEAD, The fight that | chairmanship seems to have been am. icably adjusted, and Col. Reeder wil without a contest. Last week we an. nounced the fact without any commen The other candidates have their announcements and given various reasons for so doing. Col. says, | ment as an assistant to the Auditor Gen eral, under Wm. P. Snyder, he is satis- | ied. Edward intimates that he had to 3 at home, to get his stir np some fellow Clement he surveging old position, Not a bad idea. Dale, Eeq., gives us his reason, ti:« was entirely too with this spring to give any attention to poli That for we know that he has the work to engage his time, busy tics, seems quite plausible, Henry Quigley, Esq., seems to have gotten out of the road because he would have been lonely, the had fled. Now the fact of the matter is, Judge John G. Love is credited with straighten: ing up matters. He does not more trouble than possible this fall, and especially in his own party, { that there will be sufficient from other sources. His Honor realizes that all pot lovely, and no doubt the shades of a when all others departed Governor haunt his dreams to | remind him of the past, and that others live who will have a | proper time, —— m——— DANIEL BOONE. reckoning at the A RELIC OF | possession a block taken from a beech | tree which has plainly cut on the bark | the following : “'D. Booue, 1754." { tree was cut in Georges valley, this coun- ity, by Mr. Harter, who further stated | that close by stood another tree with this “D. Boone, Jan. {unary 2, 1754, t Deer 1 Large Elk.” There is no doubt from the date of the | inscriptions that they were made by the | great hunter himself, as Abbot's Life of | | Boone states that at that time Daniel | | lived with his father iu Norththampton {Soleo and spent mostof his thee bunt. | lin He would make long excursions ry the central parts of Pennsylvania | and stay for months at a time. Boone must have been one of the pio | veer discoverers of Penns valley and it | { inscription cat on it: may have been his descriptions of the | country that induced so many from Nor- thampton county, shortly after the Revo- lutionary war, to emigrate to Penns val. ley. values it very highly ¥ - CHURCHES CHANGE THE Journal, SIR FAITH. At an ecclesiastical ¢ council of the Con. gregational churches held at Milroy the Free Presbyterian churches of Milroy and Siglerville, founded by the Rev. J. | M. White, of Milroy, and officiated over by him duriog bis life, were admitted. Pastor White, who was a brother. in. law of former Governor Beaver, was convicted by the Presbytery for heresy, but he refused to renounce bis convic. tions, and established the church at Mil. | many years! roy, which was known for as White's Free Presbyterian Charch Later Mr. White established another church at Siglerville. Upon his death, four years ago, these parishes were unable to obtain suitable | ministers, and at last decided to join the | Congregational deusomination, which was close to the doctrine preached by Pastor White, The Rev. Raymond C Maine, was on 20d inst. minister of both churches. C. L Kloss, of Philadelphia, Drisko, of jnstalied as The Rev delivered the installation sermon, and many pas | |tors and delegates from Johnstown, | Ridgeway, Wilkesbarre and Mt. Carmel | attended the exercises. CLEARFIELD OBJECTS. The political wholesale license located along the Moshannon a few weeks ago by Judge Love will be compelled to live up to the laws of the State and to Judge Smith's rules as far as their business in the county is concerned or Judge Smitk will know the reason why. The con- stables of the districts affected were all ordered to investigate the methods pur. sued and report to September court, Selling off cars in this county and using private cellars in Clearfield county for storage vaults are flagrant violations of law, ~ Clearfield Republican. A New Street Car Line. A charter has been granted to the Clearfield & Curwensville Street Rail. way company. The proposed line will be 12 miles in length and will extend through the borough of Curwensville, follow a route along the river, pass through Clearfield, and will be construct: ed at once with all the improved meth ods, . | be | accorded the leadership for another year | withdrawn | Chambers | since he secured his re appoint. | want any | knowing | is Abs. Harter, of Millheim, has in his | The | HISTORICAL was brewing among | | local republican leaders for the county | About the Buren Campaign. CELEBRATING 4th Notes OF JULY How Various Parties Observed the Day Over the County—The Fiedler Homestead In Haines Township of Some Interest. In} ty was 20.492, of whom 290 were colored, The of Bel | alone now is sai 600. 40 the population of Centre coun- lefonte The 1540 was and of colored population ito population of the the be over borough in 1032; last cen sus, 4216, 42,864. 1990, the county, The Van Buren and Hari paign in Centre county by a large meeting, held April 28th, at Belle- fonte Col William presided, with Andrewdiunter, of Potter, Cornelius Dale, of Harris, Anthony Wolf, of Miles, | Samuel H. Wi of Potter, Maj Henry Barnhart, of Boggs, vice presidents; Sec: Dr, Jacob Foruoey 8. T. Col. James Burnside and James Esq son cam- was opened Smyth sOn , | retaries, and Shugert. | Macmanus, The Harrison men evening; Dr. , were the speakers, beld their meeting John Harris and James T. Hale were the orators, One of the Democratic was, ‘““We dare the Federalists to deny that William { Henry Harrison was, in the days of the | Reign of Terror, a Black Cockade Fed. | eralist.” Auother declared that Richard | M. Johnston was the real hero at the Thames. The Democratic young men celebrated [the Fourth of July in a grove om the banks of Spring Creek. Hon. George | Kremer, of Union county, was present | by special invitation and addressed the | meeting Capt. S. | chief marshal, and Hon. Thomas Burm: | ide presided. [H.N Mc Hater, E#q., Col. James Burn. | side, and E. Everhart. Dinner was | | taken at the hl House, W. D. Ran- { kin, proprietor, | the next resolutions The citizens and soldiers celebrated | the day at Guards were | command of Capt. A. G. Curtin, Henry | Barnhart presided, assisted by William Iddings and George Grafius; Constans | Cartin and Zachariah Miles, secretaries, The Declaration of Independence was read by John Watson. Capt, A. G. Cur. tin made a patriotic address, and a din- ner was served up by James McMasters, Mr. Harter takes great pride in | this relic of the celebrated pioneer and | The Democrats of Miles and Gregg | townships also celebrated the Fourth at | Aaronsburg; John Hosterman, president; | Adam Sunday, John Homan, and Feter Zeigler, of Gregg, Anthony Wolf, of Miles, Philip Dinges, Jacob Lutz, George Hubler, and H. Gentz2l, of Haines, Leidy, of Gregg, Hailoes, Thoma The vice. presidents; lronard Jacob Wolf, of | Wolf, of Miles, | mittee on resolutions and secretaries Com + cousisted of Dr. Philip B. , and Henry of Greegy Adam Harper, Jr.. T. Hubler, Leonard and Thomas Harper, of Haines, and George Shaeffer, of Miles |B. F. Swartz, of Lewistown, addressed | the meeting, Ancient Federalism, Bank. ism and Abolition were condemned, and log cabin, with hard cider heroes, at a discount | Jacob Forney, of Aaromnsburg,; ! Musser, John Shook, finkieman, Sr | 2. tava Adam Stover, Kerstetter, were FIEDLER HOMHESTRAD, In a recent issue the Democrat gave a | history of the occupancy of the George | Wolf farm in Haines township. Follow ing we give a brief space to the Fiedler family history in Penn and Haines town. The great grandfather of J. J. Fiedler and ex-commissioner Michael Fiedler, was Jacob Fiedler who put up ine buildings on the old Fiedler farm in Penn township and occupied the place a | number of years. He was followed in | the occapancy of the farm by his son ships forty years; Michael, son of Henry, one year, pext occupant of the farm was Jacob Kerstetter, son-in-law of Henry Fiedler, who married Harriet, a daughter of Henry Fiedler, Next it was occupied by J. W. Kerstetter, then by a Mr. Rishel, of Georgesvaliey. The farm is still in possession of one of the Fiedler family, being in the name of Mrs. Jacob Kerstetter, nee Fiedler, and Is occupied now by J. W. Kerstetter, son of Jacob Kerstetter aboved named. Henry Fiedler afterwards purchased the John Hosterman farm in the lower end of Haines township with which there is also some interesting history connect. ed. There is a large brick house built on the farm, A board on the barn bears the initials "J. HM. 1811," indicating that the buildings were erected in 1811 by John Hosterman. The house, a large brick, is still in good condition, Reliable Continuad on page 4, Bright Sparkling Paragraphs REVIEW Harrison-Van | Milesburg. The Centre| in attesdance, under the | { territory of the or | ies, | was opposed and derided by his polit VOL. 26. XO. 19. FACT, FUN AND FANCY, ~Seleoted and Original. GOOD CHEER Have you had a kindnes shown ? Pass it on "Twas not given for you alone 5 A Pass it al down the years, on fet it tray Let it wi Ti! in Heaven the deed ap pe another's tears, PEATE In days long ARO (in the six ties you know) when grandmas went walking she held her skirts » The ing manners, The doctor tooth cuts quite a swell. K tn tell boy that he to anything and he generally leap year girl 8 who land an ulcer ing a will never amoun won't. The leap-year girl should realize that four years is a long time to wait for an other chance, Generally when people are too proud to beg and too honest to steal they are also too lazy to work The same play that brings tears to a woman's eyes will cause a man to sneak out between the acts for a ‘smile.’ “I've come to kill a printer,” said the little man, “Any printer in par. ticular 7’ asked the foreman. “Oh any one will do, I would prefer a small one, but I've got to make some sort of a show i at fight or leave home, since the paper Hunter Wilson was | called my wife's tea party ‘a swill affair.’ Addresses were made by | The editor of a southern exchange Says: “Let the young man in town out {of a jobtry a year on the farm. Plowing | behind a brindle male will take the kink | out of bis top knot, the frog out of the the gass off his stomach, the | weakness out of his legs, the coras off { hit toes, and give him a good appetite, an honest living and a otal of heaven.” | throat, ————— ——— HE GREAT EXPOSITION. The St. ola fair, called also the Louisiana Parchase Exposition, cele- brates the Centennial of the purchase of the vast domain from France known as the Louisiana territory, in 1800, under the Jeff 2 oa. It willbe of interest to the readers of the Centre Democrat to know what that means. The $15,000,000 The conntry embraced all land between the Mississippi riv the Mountains, the Mexico line, son admiaisirati purchase price was and Rockey Gulf of boundary lion and Sud the Cana being more than a Man mi this worth » worth square miles in extent. In 1920 territory produced $152 of wheat, and $374 of corn—in all $775,000, 000 of wheat, corn, oats, barley rye, patatoes, colton and hay. This territory embraces the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, the Indian Terri. tory, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkaan. sas and Louisiana, This Louisiana ter. ritory is about one third larger than the ginal Thirteen Colon: 000 OO 0 now This was the act of the Democratic administration of Thomas Jefferson, and ical these same elements opposed the annexation of Texas, the acquisition of California and the great North west Territory embracivg the Ohio valley. By the St. Louis Fair, therefore, is celebrated one of the brightest pages in enemies—just as | the history of the Democratic party, by | { which this country has Henry, who lived upon the farm about | it was them occupied by | The | been raised to one of the greatest powers of the earth, and 75 000,000 of people have been made weaithier and happler than those of any nation since Adam was created. This sets in the shade all the tariff ac. quired wealth of the few, the Carnagies, Morgans, Rockefellers, and a score more of the like. Had the opposition to Jefferson been able to defeat his measures, and the measures of succeeding Democratic Presidents, the United States proper would to day be only the narrow strip of land along the Atlantic coast that mude up the thirteen original colonies. The St. Louis Exposition, the greatest of the kind in the history of the world, celebrates great deeds of the Democratic party-~for the general good-—that alone have made this country great, powerful, wealthy, happy, beyond what any nation upon earth ever could boast of, Reader of the Centre Democrat, when you go to the great celebration at St. Louls, don’t you forget it,
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