g O07 Gen * A= peav ex, oo Whe Centre Lemocrat, Circulation Over 4,800.—Largest in FOR CENTRE GOUNTY| Part of an Electric Trunk Line from New York to Chicago. GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE A Will Compete With the Larger Steam Roads--Easy Grades and 108 Miles Shorter--Taps the Bituminous and Anthracite Coal Fields. fF D been busy 11% uri ng the past locating lines thre Ss county, and all the time the + exercised as to the had opinion that the work was be the Wabash railroad I NII: Pittsbur much Everybody a Generally ZUess the the was done for who were seeking a short route from the seab ard, Now the op i Ww Lhe { y olectrt ties who wish t . th 108 miles shorter 1 th est line between It will through Pennsylvania, the summit of the Allegheny ntains 400 feet lower than the Pennsylvania, and will have easy curves and remarka- ably low grades for a mountain line. THis to operate electric locomotives, and as the surveys give the new line a maximum grade of twenty feet to the mile in comparison to the maximum grade of sixty.five feet to the mile on the present Pennsylvania system, the locomotives will be able to develop high speed. The new line will run bituminous and antl F of Pennsylvania, anc % e present k and Chi shortest not oniy i mou branch lines Pre imin . on the new j the We expe : and beg mle ) } I'S: wt wre NY . : complete the iin burg and WOrk 10 gin The cost and ana New York wi of the line between York is estimated 000,000 and $100,000.00¢ all has been pledged, the bulk of it by eign capitalists. It would wise for me to give details and names now, “The line is not merely a preliminary survey, but a final location that has revised three Three been busy for three years, t is the intention to begin use of electric locomotives from the start, as it is believed that by the time the road is ready for operation electrical transmis- sion for railroads will have been perfect ed. Bridge and tunnel companies orga- nized recently in Pittsburg are said to be past of the Ramsey plan for the Pitts. urg terminal Itis a foregone conclusion that the new road is back of the Schuylkill Coal & Iron company and the Shanferoke Coal company, both of which have in. vested millions in coal lands in the Schuylkill region during the past year. The investment of such immense sums would not have been thought of if the projectors had not seen their way clear to secure the transportation profits for themselves. Pittsburg to be between of not be been rps have If this road should be built, as predict. ed, the project of an electric road from Bellefonte to State College, in which some Bellefonte people are interested, would quickly be taken up so as to tap the road beyond that point, Centre County KILLED AT SNOW SHOE. Freightful Accident in the Mines on Last Wednesday. Harvey Lorrah, of Snow Shoe, last Wednesday, Aug, 8 Pa., { met with a hor- rible death in Kelly Bro's coal mines, While bringing a string of eight loaded cars out of the mines, in some way the r of the string left the rails and cked the props out from under overhead which let several tons of dirt The fall pinned him le of the car so that he was Other employees in the cries and summoned for they eight hours working sO that y could reach an another fall of abont ons of 40 t dl and cru l r. Welch Elected. Ww, “rin D vy er of Bellefonte chosen president pro +, and John Hamilton will be made the trustees at their board meeting in Har. These selections wer by i lege for teachers, anc having received i the resignation of Professor Leete as registrar, there were two new positions to fill, in addition to those of vice manager, whi Welch. 1 pegretary, presi- business h had ndered to Dr he trus. H s board of Pastor Resigns. , Lathrop ’ BE ed the Di : All Out For Loganton. the White Deer now being graded bed for and 1. railroad for and the ir miles of Loganton substantial work that is being done indi. The r in width and cates its performance, ight of way secured is sixty feet it has nearly There is 1 all been granted no 1bt that withi the toot of the engine will announce the in- and the conductor's yell, **All out for Loganton,' The Sugarvalley friends over this coming im. n a very short time coming outgoing trains, and Centre Democrat rejoices with its provement, since we lent an untiring, and successful, hand to the construction of a railroad through Pennsvalley and have seen its inestimable benefits to those people. Two Fishing Rods Unlawful, Fish Commissioner Meehan has stirred up some of the anglers in the state by a letter he sent tosome Norristown | enthusiasts who were in doubt and trepi. | dition about the aumber or rods or hand | | lines can be used in fishing when he is {doing a lone stunt, There, was some question about the matter among the fishermen of Montgomery county, and {as the fish wardens have been active they concluded not to run any risk. risburg. At that meeting it was decided | ‘the line with | to ingtitute semmer schools at State Col. | BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 19086. FIREMEN COMING TO BELLEFONTE It Will be a Lively Time For Several Days. ‘MIDWAY IN THE ARMORY the | Magnificent Parade on Thursday--Some Interesting Contests--Fun Galore at the Midway--Come to Bellefonte and Enjoy Yourself, can poke a stick at, It we whole column to tell all the funny stunts and nonsense-—it will be an “off time” for everybody for the benefit of the hospital everybody will help to make the scheme a howling ome and I be succes 5 great street pars free wil I. 0. O, F. Picnic. Fellows’ P t Ni ne weather Oda parts ot and the « A very pleasant social intercour wt rowd present is ¢ : time was we of the members order was enjoyed, The addresses were appropriate and pleasing. The next coun of the will be held at 7 1 was elect order ty the prenic same place in August, 19 L. Gramley. of Spring Mills, ting Ning Bellefonte ed president for the enst and Mrs president year Thomas Hazel, of vice Rattler Burnea His Bridges. A rattlesnake found it an easy matter to get through the meshes of a wire screen and into a rabbit cage built by the chil dren of K. D However, after he had eaten two small | rabbits and Packer, of Monesytown, dimensions considerably, the reptile could not make | his escape and was killed, increased his The snake had seven rattles Rev. Fisher's Return, Right Rev, Monsignor Nevin F, Fish. er, rector of the Roman Catholic church of St, John the Evangelist, Thirteenth | | street above Chestnut, has returned to | | his church in Philadelphia after a five | months’ trip abroad. Monsigner Fisher | bad several audiences with the Pope. | Rev. Fisher is a brother of Dr, P. 5. Fisher, of Zion, | Instead, go to some agent in your As the Midwey is gloentin, A WARNING | ] During the past few years Bellefonte been an easy mark for At the outstart i to understand » enen of the insti F Ct ritain st companies pa . men t} € llagran are sat:s! lifetnsura fakirs and dish out get-r this stock -—~th qu oy are own community first, in whom you think you confide, tell Hm what you want and thew take about only one-half what be | insists you need Life insurance 1 ctously the ¢ Fish Being Poisoned S re Hera to these A Lucky Stroke. The Penna. R, R, Co : " e large vards an expe is to repair SNOPSs Aa ’ near Selins- Oss e river It ment and will give employment to Recently the from Sunbury, grove will be an expensive over Boyd A commissioners a thousand hands Musser, formerly clerk of this county, successfully finan. ciered the building of a river bridge at that point which now will prove a bonan za in itself. We also take the following from the Phila. Record in this connec tion York capitalists, with other outside financiers, will build a trolley line from Selinsgrove to Sunbury. The following persons have been elected officers of the corporation : Presinent, L. G. Brown, a former Pittsburger; secretary and treas. urer, Boyd A. Musser, of Scranton; di. rectors, W, H. Lyons, Harrisburg; Phipps M. Harrison and G, W. Drury, both of York Minister Preached in Shirt Sleeves. The Rev. Thomas Cooper, of the Methodist Protestant church, of West Berwick, Pa., preached in his shirt sleeves, Sunday night, in order to in. duce the male members of his congrega fortable as ‘he weather would permit, While that may have shocked some there was a whole lot of common sense in the idea, | tion to take off their coats and be as com- i other, PASTOR'S ADVICE TO PROHIBITIONISTS “*A Vote for Castle Is a Vote rose and the Gang.'’ for Pen Rev. R. H. Crawford Comes Out Flat- Footed Fusion--Asserts That Swallow Played Into Hands of Cor- ruption--Cannot Elect Castle, for “1 believe Prohibitionists should | practical wisdom. | fore us, i" i" if we accept anything let D ping stone to t or Emery is to Railway Co. Deprived of Charter. : HM aa : } b f A Bellefonte Boy. Walter | Lem 1 States bkey. chie "nite government Alaska, w and fisheries in seal the recent capture shooting of sev. eral Japanese poachers on Attu Island, formerly was of Bellefonte, He is mar ried to an Altoona girl, Miss Grace'H urd, ‘hey were married some thirteen years ago and since then have made their home in Alagka. Lembkey was former Bellefonte, but for ocated in the far west and Alaska. Chief Lembkey and family reside on St ly from years has : been | Paul island and he is held in high regard by the government authorities. It is his duty to look after and protect the seal fisheries in Alaska A Good One, Paul Carner, at Mill Hall, has three chickens, a rooster and two hens, hatched the third week in March, out of eggs re- ceived from Charles Taylor, of Mackey. ville. The rooster crowed the first time June 1st on Mr. Carner's wedding day. On August first the one hen laid her first eg. On August seventh she laid an egg, and five minutes later she laid an. In all she has laid six eggs and at present lay one egg every day, When a man marries a widow he must expect her to be the captain, at any rate he's only second mate. learn But keep the j7oal be- i us go up step by step and] be the step- he realization of our hopes —— Vol, 28. No. 32. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Se and Original. wa wer | STRONG CAMPMEETING SERMON ta Bn d SR Rc te CAN'T GET NOTHIN DONE. Winter is 100 cold fer work: - Freezin' westher makes me shi finds me wishin’ ’ * a-fishir e of a sO Pp skey a bunghole, blew the the cracks wind out wT wi blew the staves out of a barrel and left i changed t mortgage off of a fence and an John Kendrick Bangs moving roods and chattels from home in ¢ N. Y. It wasa rainy day and before the house stood three large mov ing vans and the lawn was covered with furniture of all sorts Mr. Bangs stood in the downpour expediting the movers when a lady, a neighbor with whom he was acquainted, passed and smillingly asked “Oh, are you moving, Mr. Bangs “No, indeed, Mrs, =," replied the humorist “You see, it is such a beay- tiful day that I thought I would get all furniture out of my house and take it for a ride he day A farm out KD of a politic was his mers The stork disappears and we look into the cradle and behold a male child. Af. ter Futging the gauntlet of measles, mumps and chickenpox he enters school, at the age of ten he is the terror of the neighborhood. At twelve he is an ap- : | : i i : | twenty he is married, At eight. uired two cases of long » and an army press and is A country news rr. At At thirty he is baldheaded, stoopshouldered and is the father of a large family. At forty he is a co! in cheap pine coffin, and as soo delinquent subscribers file past his bier for the last time they are heard to say : “He was a goodjfel ow, but he couldn't save his money. pre ntice in a printing office, teen he has primer ty editor o
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