Centre Circulation Ow SHOOTING AFFRAY ~~ | AT COLEVILLE Young Man Gets Himself In a lot of Trouble. SHOT TWICE AT HIS BROTHER Only reason Was That He spoke to Him -Both Shots Missed the Mark --Placed Under Arrest on Tuesday-- Hearing on June Ist Coleville all subu town, fi lay evening Coleville where two © serious altercation we WAS & ( wo boys, James at works and was he while J: store in C« rnished a real sen George smployed evening, by the brother wh a young lady orother Dy saying angered Ollie young lady home where he procu pursued James who with some young 1 store Ollie drew ately upon James ar the caused side and in consequ A lie 4 very mu . and went direct] odd a Was 1 ” tal MOoTWAl esd aped a passed between second shot f aimed lo he esc aped ! James at ‘uesday hile working 14 pu in aii O await after eleased on SOON Was r young men about of away from > It i L Seems Year James has been home much of L arried oT a common his b James hearing has been set for Saturday, June ist, when the correct | story will be told. What we have given comes from indirect reports, and presents | a serious situation for the young man who so recklessly used Asanon towards His brother, who simply him the time of day in a customary and cordial | manner quently t The time f a a High School Alumni Reception, Hel we fifth annual rece of Lhe e al John C. M und : inqGou ler’ nesday started wt reat ond to overtake t iue in A great get water i pe ! . er Pp A Lovig Cup At a banquet We last week at the re, the twenty gineers of the coming {i Dr. M. E dean State Colle beautiful loving cup the anniversary sixtieth birthday, and speech was made by famou 0 this leg fou presente of State s reason of ance t made a groat ng A sractis lepartment of mini : egisiature ie » Md : il him ly nothing to aid him has done | Reptile and Rat in a Duel A blacksnake and a rat fought a duel to the death in Abraham Stoneback's, granary at Allen Stoneback, up in the haymow, lobed 0 fascinated he rat, eluding the snake's first lightning like spring, leaped on the serpent’s back and bit it as savagely as possible Then the air seemed to be full of snakes and | rats, so rapidly did the serpent writhe and hiss, and the rat leap and squeal, | The snake, bleeding from a dozen | wounds, at fast caught the rat in its coils | and squeezed the life out of it; then, with | a hw convulsive struggles, expired it. | self, A dozen measly weddin come innumerable gifts w about it in the paper, presents be- you read ,000.—Largest in Centre County. A GRATEFUL TROUT. Freed Froma Snake it Does its Best to Return the Favor. Hearing a great splashing in a brook that runs past bis place Thomas Van Trump, a , of Karttellville, N. Y., investigated and found a big black snake on the bank close to the water with fair sized trout in its mouth. the f farmer 1] The snake hae *|GANDIDATES ON THE BALLOTS h was trying to swallow 1, but not vet ucceeded Seizing ¢ the snake : lit 1 farmer erated the fish, whicl though wo ed managed toswimjaway I'he farmer told the story, 1 the Court Next Week. of Mav ( y \ A Mysterious Disappearance 1e : f _— the ast Jaracter, anc have been’pec reasonable nel and to return after a wife s, who need his i why he acts so indifferently | them is a mystery, Monday morning George A placed in charge of the stable, the place of Mr. Rinesmith Forced to Beezer WAS taking ed by a Sunbury mill, who is alleged to have called the United States flag ing more than a dishrag was 1 by an angry wd to salute He was ade 1 . several! miles : noth Cre then Claim They're Losing 0 Tuesday wad raw A nun i and other connected and mw enter there the new 1 ies nw by wil Tan time passe rularly rr ty Ie ANS Badly Done Up. Last week Sidney won of Mt jellefonte w wreck, which Lhe allroad « Barlett had h took we wound aw 50 badly ive 4 Clome His h oR : Al the vo ip the were also it an there mans along Ww be first ng getting He How expected home today GrrOwW Maryland Crops Ruined Most unseasonably cold weather was experienced throughout Maryland, and from many of the state come reports of damage to crops, especially strawberries, tomatoes and early pota. toes. While this is particularly true of the western and mountainous reports of frost and damage from the eastern shore com. A ectians sections, come also £ section Rural Carriers’ Pay After the first of ed the salary of rural mail carriers will be increased from ten to twenty-five per cent, The sched. ule follows 16 to 18 miles, $630; 14 to 16 miles, $s40; 12 to 14 miles, $504; 10 to 12 miles, $408, 810 10 miles, $432; 6 to § miles, $308. Routes of 24 or more miles, | [$900 per ‘annum; 22 to 24 miles, $86; | 20 to 23 miles, $810; 18 to 30 miles, $720; | : 3 ai Apologize. | Teorge 1. Popy, a Canadian ‘employ. t 0 : BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1907. NEW UNIFORM PRIMARY ELECTION will Be Held On Saturday, June Ist, | 1907, In Centre County. Some Important Provisions of The New | IT WILL BE INTERESTING 4 | 3 1" Lhe following I ng “Key October 11. 19006 article was i tone Gazette [ Pe nrose's 5 . place, | sen f { comment, on the ij ed 50 i awarded op The State Tre ’ 1 A ana down | WOT about the Law--Expenses Paid by The State | Treasurer--All Parties Vote at Same Time and Place total : 5 wh +t of t ‘shall Reey HH election general sod f r ama { the candidates ballot he asks returned to the before the next til same is completed; aud the of the party for whose The vote as cast is (f- Li + 4 dates “who receive a plurality of votes | of any party at a primary meeting, shall be the candidates of that party.” Numer ' ’ : prescribed for fra ua Ate last Republican Primary Ballot eaten iate { Ve : Democratic Primary Ballot Delegates to State | ation of Bellefonte OLAry one Bellefonte wr County Chairman, hambers has announced ll not accept the nomina- t Attorney on the Repub We have also been in- hat the name of Charles A. Mc State Delegate, on the same will withdrawn candidate for County Chairman is Democratic ballot for the reason i ight the party rules conflict Act, and that the rules w amended later to over Clure for ticket be No Lhe ¥ ¢ bey it ght with the Primary il have to | come this point w Valuable Developments Isaac A. Harvey. of Lock Ha. making an ation of 35,000 yen, ! nvestg lin Rus) Fownship, Cen. ACTER ¢ tre county, for coal and clay; being in three bodies, belonging to Harris & Gray, of Bellefonte, Houry Prentiss, of Banger, Maine, and Christian Sharer, of Port Matilda. Mr. Harvey has made some valuable developments on portions of land of these properties, and expects to locate | | other important coal and clay de its This region was formerly supp devoid of minerals of mining value Family of Fourteen Sets of Twins, The father of eight sets of twins/E. R. Brown, of Ravenna, O., is the grand. father of six sets of twins, the n of hisson in St. Louis. The last set was born to the young couple just re cently. to be | ty in the sis bligh ed | published ] decided THE NEW GAME LAW, The new game law red by Bn April 15, makes season for woodco k and | October 1 to December 1. i ber #10 December 1. a 10 SUOOt or injure quail when bunch Te appro governor on the open Quail, No v of J ol the game 1 f the n kill an protecte i i time x Wheat Touches. $1. sati wheal tember mber o Reformed Missionary Meeting The sixth nual tion Woman's Missionary society Susquehanna classis of church will be held in Mill and Wednesday, May 21 ings will be hel i inthe'Reformed ch An interesting and er taining program has been provided, and the meeting should be largely attended. There will be special musi an nven iter No Reason Necessary In the Superior ( rt. on Monday riamond Distill from oon in 4 ‘ the case of the Black | n Company, wh appealed decision of quarter sessions Clearfield county in red lgment yd of ir “ of ising a distillers the lower court is affirmed I'he court states that the adge setting in license court need as sign no reason for refusing a license license, the Team Poisoned. A fine team of gray horses owned by ! David Chambers of Clarence, took sick last wook and died in a short time. Al first it was thought to be colic, but since then it is thought they were poisoned by some evil disposed person. The team wis procured from Alf Baum, of Belle fonte, June 14 is to be Flag Day. Warren Lee Gross, national patriotic | instructor, G, A. R, has issued a procia | mation calling for a general observance | of Friday, June 14, as Flag Day. Man a man becomes a jailbird throug his nest his strenuous efforts to feather pheasant from It is unlaw- ed upon the ground; or to hunt for or LARGE INCREASE OF EXPENSES All State Departments Cost the Peo- ple More Than Ever, WHY OUR TAXES ARE HEAVY Those That Enormous Sums are Paid to Holding the Offices Figures One to Think--Arrests Made at the Capitol. Cause S on be expa Nhe anne . y es 4 i Oe Appt a ¥id oO lal, a Gecrease sinoe {is the only department th has been decreas+d at all, THER VAST INCREASES acrease is 10 ei y lospe is year tment of and stands INCTrease Depart: one at won rowning imiquity wed up $74.50 while 100 this year amounts t $277,500 and as a Sity mi al . ’ of Was trying to get L INSTRUMENTS OF The Highway Departmegt, the Health and Dep t of ¢ are the political instruments Department State Poli of the Penrose machine and way to accurately ality, The road builders hosts of others the nent there in measure the Highway Depart inspectors, engineers, and under trol, The Health Department can muster even a more numerous army of dependents | through its varioubureau of Vital Statis tics alone for example, there is a chance for three men in every township, all of whom will be required to earn the favor that is bestowed upon them, The State | Police could achieve wonders, moreover, [if “things were as they used to be There was a stenuous effort made dur ing the to doub writing it seems to have failed irretriev. ably, thece is nothing absolutely certain in this world but “death anc I notice, however, that thereis a suspi. clous item in the General A ation bill under the head of the De- mont. Amountof the a tion or the department is one “for the pay. Continued on page four pote 5 ment men by ARs ins ¢ ® ares + bal taxes.” | Vol. 20. No. 20, FACT, FUN AND FANCY, Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Selected and Original, ¥ ri v ot regard Cal Kale, York woman, who was arres- {od for overspeeding, deposited a $5,000 Where [ some In 4 ooliateral, Fei S braselet Tel as was “ Ce Yo ou more ways That Game of Base lay {tore in as Bellefonte ne from . IAL tt e the di ne as ext 1 appear on as well would have tied Belle Knot The 5S we State gel weak in their of the Academy. beg ver home plate. Th him out ED ness with licorice, doing it ) % been given a sq in. stead of being 9 to or of state might have been } n vor of the Dome team. a l bovs made some frightial errors ch were : n Dodge, of 81 ey ite in & from began to when Fullerts ball put the BOAT bad 3 +) 8. Knees isd at ne thou wh enough tojgive a severe p the College, umpired game, and some of his dicisions seemed te be so badly warped that it prompted the little boys along the line to throw a lemon on the diamond, Taking everything into consideration it was a nice outing, and the boys who furnished the amusement are to be commended. The receipts amounted to $110.30 which sum will go toward the better equipment of the surgical and operating room at the hos ‘ the | pital, rosant session of the Legislature | this force and though at this | The Wheat Crop While it is probable that the wheat yluction of the year may be somewhat Riminished because of the cold spring, y , and
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