Circulation r 4,600.—~Largest in CONCLUSION OF AUGUST COURT Many Criminal Cases Were Tried This Session. $5000 FOR THE MONUMENT Recommended by the Grand Jury--A Number Sent to the Western Peni- tentiary-- Synopsis of Important Cases--Busy Week. ceedings Commonweath prose Cur first cou he iands of anoth Co Dale. This case is tun ber 1 Prosecutor, J Ns 1 Potter t ees on Prose in Centre Ha a0 ond barn; This ci is the Union t son for this fir was di commonwealth alleging had made threats on orf about the time of the settlement, that he the defendant, was at or near the barn in the evening of August 13th and further showed that the defendant had boarded a frieght train which passed by Snow Shoe Inter- section about one o'clock of the same night and rode with the crew’ to Lock Haven, whete he was put under arrest yursuant to message, and lodged in the ck Haven jail It was discovered about the time of the fire that one of the horses was missing, which shortly after. wards returned with the bridle on it, showing the evidence of having been ridden; the tracks of the horse were fol lowed which led in the direction of Snow Shoe Intersection, circumstances indi- cating that the person who fired the barn had taken the horse and ridden in the direction of Snow Shoe Intersection, to take one of the freight trains which usually stop there for water, and this defendant was first seen on the freight train at that point, The defendant ad- wm early it nl CArly n ’s i 1] } ’ W ssatished with the set ment, the 3 | W ; ne Continued on page 4 Centre County ANNOUNCEMENT For th its mat CRAT Li tion of as a Ly A : a lito the Centre Democrat | Mr, Speer bas been connected with the fey (76tE PIP Fhe nad? dieteen Tears a ALC € vel Ho ee Deiatrihe nephew to play ’ Generous Gifts, letter written “h het Of iNew Y OrK « nresponse to a by Haves ity heck for $1,000 towards, re- ng the mortgage on the local Y. M A. property, Mr. White had previ ously given $500 toward the erection of the Association building When the annual report is printed credit will be given to all contributors and will show a goodly number of sub scriptions of the $100 class as well as $50, $40, $30, $25 and less. The goal of $6,127 is lacking now by only about $600 s0 a few more generous gifts will replace the local association on par with many city associations, As practically all out. standing amounts have been cared for, Dr he attention is now being given to the se-| lection of furnishings. Tent Meeting. A tent meeting will be held, begin. ning Wednesday evening, Sept. sth, at Colyer, near Meese's store, in Mr, Moy- er's grove, All are invited to attend these services, There will be meetin all day on Sabbath, Bring your lunch and stay all day, J. K. Mumau will be in charge ministers will help; come one, come all, used to worry about, Other | | WILLIAMS’ 7TH ANNUAL REUNION Proves One of the Most Successful Gatherings Held by Them. ced newspaper mun, of marked SEVERAL THOUSAND PRESENT Able Addresses by Prominent Speakers --Held In Miles’ Grove, Near Mar- tha Last Saturday--Becomes a Popu- lar Holiday--Royally Entertained. € 1x The response t t : was made by Rev, o during vacation tys® address of welcome G. A. Williams, wh el re : ® ! r “a WAS A Dread 4 WAS a Dread MKEr of me y anon In the after: wn eloquent addresses were 1 1 grounds by Col. D. F Fortney J.C, Young, W.C. Heinle, Rev W. Downing, Francis Speer, and District Attorney W, H. Runkle the latter making a strong and vigorous plea to get into the family The Williams family is among the old est and best in Centre county. About 1780 Jesse, George, David, Job, John and William Williams, all brothers, emi- grated to Centre county from Chester county, They located in Bald Eagle valley, then a vast wilderness, and then for the first time the sound of the wood: man's ax echoed through the dense for. est. They built homes, churches and school houses, Soon the shrill noise of the “up and down" saw was heard, con. verting the tall oak into building mate- rial and thus the progress has been kept up all through the succeeding genera. tions until Bald Eagle valley is teeming with life and industry, wade on t aL Rev (se0 Died at Williamsport. Mrs. Anna Heileman, of Williamsport, died Saturday morning, aged 86 years. She is the grandmother of J. C. Hamm, of Philipsburg. who left Saturday ‘even: | To-day is a part of the future that we | ing for W flliamsport to attend the funer- ————————— BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1906. A PRETTY NUPTIAL EVENT, Miss Jane Sanderson Furst the Wife of Johr venine M 1 RY ua ko 1 mer WW edine Ly evening vi 1A Bec omes y Curtin PR. HOSTERMAN SENTENCED. Recently a sensational trial took place n the courts at Washington, Pa, in atu ery wr A . R SEE 5 ec Ne sug. WAR tried and convicted of i I Wi nr. Stabbing Affair A them to 1s hev were Bellefonte t midnight lodged in Fe Kl ing in front of his cabin wh ped up behind hit t is alleged th brought M md iy ne, Santo and and n Starr sl int was st D him taking INAWAres at Starr had ar dge against Santo and took this opportunity to get revenge It has since been learned was not fatally injured and hopes for his recovery, n A ua Ola BT that Santo there are Coming--Big Show, The Walter L.. Main circus and Colo- nel Cumins Greater Wild West and Indi. an Congress, which comes to Bellefonte, Friday, Sept. 21st, is one of the most noted of all educationad, historical and ethnological exhibitions in the world The success of three great World's Fairs, it has been augmented this year with a stupendously impressive Fire and Flame spectacle, reproducing with full sized buildings of steel construction through. out the devastating Baltimore fire of a couple of years ago, Also there]will be exhibited one of the largest menageries of trained animals in existence and which have been trained to appear in one cage, something unprecedented in the! history of educated wild beasts, In this collection there will be seen the terrible Cola Camba, the offspring of the chim. | : | nzee and gorilla, and which 1s more | | al, which took place Monday afternoon. | ferocious than any of its begetters, i in the most which Dr. Thomas C. Hosterman. a den. | 00D ADVICE TO PROHIBITIONISTS why Corey Will Not Follow Swallow and Castle A HYPOCRITICAL ATTITUDE Prohibition Com. Composed of Super- Men--Se ~~Homer Castle Se annuated Principles for a Nominatior verely Rebuked. RIG ID Pia i Keystone State in the | Bt party ever was pisced im. A Tan Foie ta ray tha form niri% ite or vote for such a man? Veterans to Picnic I'he 11st annual i County basket Veteran Club of Centre i d Saturday, September 8th at Hunters Park which is beautifully located along the Bellefonte Central ratlroad. Ad« es will be delivered by prominent bers of the order Y Bie old soldiers with their families and friends expect a day of enjoyment. Itis a basket picnic and everybody is invited to be present There will be coffee for all soldiers and families. Trains leave Bellefonte for Hunters Park at 6:30 and at 10 o'clock Trains from the park will connect with all regular trains at Bellefonte bead el ress mem Railroad Notice. On and after Saturday September 8th, the Bellefonte Central R. R.. will resume the full schedule of trains between Belle. fonte and State College Trains wil leave Bellefonte at 6:30; 10:15 a. m,, 3 pm From State College 8:00; 11:50 Am 20pm C. E. Convention. The 14th ansual convention of the Centre County Christian Endeavor un- fon, is being held at Port Matilda, Sept sth and 6th, ers are engaged. Every session will be interesting and instructive, attitude any A list of competent speak- | edifice, which was erected in 1 No. 35. FACT, FUN AND FANCY, Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Selected and Original. EPIDEMIC AT BLANCHARD y, Sadly Afi of Typhoid cted with Fever | who ile two nurses, one from W ie was Towne Cen Lhe ba LTE sn the Dats pon t pa ¢ ‘ ents tendance y mal op. 1 A esteemed young man, employed at I'he bride is a talented young lady. possessed of many virtues ving with her parents near Yarnell Mesy friends wish the happy couple unbound. ed success and prosperity in th ney through life rnmony he groom is an indy wus and a NAD. 14 tvizlo r sr ir jour. Wreck at Snow Shoe Intersection, Wednesday evening a freight on the Bald Eagle Valley going west collided with the Snow Shoe freight at the Inter section, above Milesburg, It was a head on collision and a bad one. Both engines are smashed, 17 cars were derailed, 10 cars smashed and traffic suspended, but fortunately no one was injured but Herb Cheany, conductor of the Snow Shoe freight landed under the wreckage, but crawled out uninjured. The air brakes on the valley freight failed to work and caused the trouble, Struck By Lighthing. During a terrific electrical and rain storm last week, the spire of the United Evangelical church at Woodward was struck by lightning. The belfry of the , Was badly shattered, the damage being in the neighborhood of $100.
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