CIRCULATION FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS OF 1907 5190 COPIES 3 fi woek > 4 a a > Io Lm a ——— THE, 3T ANNUAL 1.SCHERS' INSTITUTE In Session this Week In the Court House | Bellefonte. Ra | : | INTERESTING SESSIONS HELD The Attendance is Large and the Insti- | tute is Pronounced a Success--Good | Instructors and Fine Entertainments | «A Brief Account, =) -1 ih Although Monday was a gloomy, un- | pleasant day, yet a large percentage of | the teachers of Centre county wended | their way to Bellefonte for the sixty-first | teachers’ institute; all anticipating a feast of good things educationally. | The first session opened on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with a very inspir- ing song service, led by the efficient | musical director, Prof. P, H. Meyer, fol- | lowed by prayer by Rev. F. W. Barry | of the Lutheran church, Dr. Chas. Miller, of Lima Ohio, was the first speaker, ging talk on This Busy World of Ours’ which he pointed out the importance following closely the cour current events which He said all these ir be noted by teacher attention explained in de Dr. Wil Lou Ky ed ducational 4 College, a in | of | of important go to make history, tant events should Psy fartar tole foriunately t. He said be proj f each day . to sleep. we may al nerves” and ous, and natural : Dr. C. H. Gordinier,Dean of Kee Marr | Coil n, die. gave the | second talk of the Morning. He took for his subject “The Art of of During the intermission the was rtained by clever recitat Miss Bet Heinle Dr. Chas. ( dres two "ly if we are not well | § own fault, in not observing the laws of hygiene there wasn't the proper attention given to light in school rooms ; that teachers should know the use of disinfectants, sunlight being the best of them. He further said that to be well we must not live too warm, keep cleanly have tem- panate habits, abundant sleep, and suita le food properiy He said Miss Betty Heinle then again enter tained the institute with two very pleas- ing recitations, i Jr. Miller gave a talk on the “Great | Duels of our History,” among which are those of Hamilton and Burr ; Baron and Decatur ; Clay and Randolph ; Broderic and Terry, and stated that after the last one mentioned public sentiment became 80 strong against it that congress passed an act prohibiting dueling The last period was occupied by Dr Gordiner, his subject being ‘Words.’ He advocated a method of spelling. He said attention should be paid to the derivation of words and note the difference in the present and original meaning of words ational WEDXS N. C DAY AFTERNOON Dr Schaeffer, ucation state superinten- dent of ed gave the which was on the “Future of War said the sentiment now seems to be set apart the 18th of May as a school hol day, because the first peace conference | of The Hague convened on that day Through the efforts of this conference the sentiment of the public to settle dis putes by arbitration rather than by force of arms is increasing. He said teachers could help this sentiment of peaceable settlement by yoyiog more attention to | the victories of peace than to the victor. ies of war Dr. Willis next gave a talk on “Man. agement.” He said discipline was not so | much something the teacher does, as something he possesses. [He thinks that a teacher should not allow any communis cation at all during hours to have an first talk He to CQ © tion Over 5,200—Largest in Centre County. Annual Statement. 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A he Hazleton perated tal Zeigle i Pa upon in a Pt an abscess on the \ ‘ for s recovery home is at f of 1% expe 1 Wolfs imber years was a prom inent it tor in vanious schools abo the county, He has been with the schools at Hazleton for several years where he soon was advaoced to principal. While home on his vacation this summer he was complaining much and grew worse 5 Store and for; me Captured at Last A telegram announces that David M Wolf, formerly of Tyrone, has been ar rested at Tacoma, Washington, Six ears ago he disappeared from Tyrone eaving a shortage] of approximately $12,000 in his accounts at the First Na- tional Bank of Tyrone, where he was employed. Theloss to the bank was made good by the American Surety com. pany. Wolfs bondsman, The prosent arrest follows from a long search by the bonding company to locate the young man License Not Necessary If the agent carries with him the arti les and delivers them to the person who buys them he must have a license, but if he merely sells by sample or order and the goods are sent direct from the fac tory or place of business outside of the state without breaking bulk and without him handling them, he Is a mese drum mer salesman, and does not need a license le or Tur Alabama legislature on Tuesday The It goes in force passed a general prohibition ll “dry 1909 Dlate now goes after January, The Riley party, of Boalsburg, got a pice deer, in the Seven mountains dub ing the past week The Modoc party, of Boalsburg, on Friday got a fine deer, shot by J. L Yoder It is quite possible to study harmony without being musically inclined, connected | BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2I, 1907. TWO INP ORTANT | OPINIONS FILED | Defining the Duties of Township and Boro Officials CASE CAME FROM SNOW SHOE The Creation of a New Borough Causes Uncertainty Between Officials--Dis~ pute as to Who Had Authority to Act--Opinion of the Court in Full. ! | } i i | On Saturday Hon. Ellis L. Orvis filed | twoopinions in all important controversy that has attracted some attention, On | August 17th the | was duly erected out of a part of the | territory of Snow Shoe township | this situation there arose an important { question, as to whether the school direc» the tax collector, and road su. in the had any authority in that boro during the bal lance of their fiscal year. In order to ettle the point injunctions were obtained yw the against t the township, and proceedi n equity were instituted and the va contentions | were argued before The in support ions of Judge Orvi neral 1n- ished in | tors the | pervisors township fur Ur ¢ officials of Kl i nro h | ua nn t ourt opin if the town ) IAation seems to be no legisial of exer levied his office ough. But the taxes the duplicate of 1907 were assessed an determined by the township authorities, | to whom alone the tax collector is liable for sn accounting by virtue of his bond The taxes of 1907 as soon as they were assessed and the duplicate in the hands f the defendant, became an asset of the township, and whether or not all of the said taxes were actually collected and paid over has little bearing upon this fact embraced {no doubt has received some and was | protected forthe balaoce by the defend. |ant's bond. But the taxes represented | by the duplicate in question is only one {of the township's assets. No equitable | division could be made of this one item | between the new borough and the older | township without a careful considera. | tion of all the Habilities, assets, taxable property of the two municipalities. It | will be conceded, no doubt, by the coun. sel of the plaintiff, that the Legis'ature has pointed out a method by which a oper settlement can be retween the two municipalities, and that | this legislative method must necessarily be the exclusive one. Assuming this to be true does not the plaintiff's conten. tion in the present case in its ultimate | analysis attempt to effect a partial divi. | sion of the assets contrary to the exclu sive method pointed out by legislation | We cannot escape this conclusion While it may be argued with some force that the new borough is entitled to share in the taxes of the present year for ita immediate needs, and that | legislative method would in this parti cular case work a temporary hardship, nevertheless it would be but a tempor ary one and the borough will eventual ly and necessarily be fairly treated He. sides the borough has harfow ft capacity and can in that way temporarily bridge the difficulty without | citizens 10 the vexation of dual taxation, And now, to wit, Nov 16th, 1907, the | preliminary fojusction heretofore direct. the boro of Snow Shoe From | If the township did not have the | | actual cash equivalent for the taxes, it | adjudicated | subjecting her | | ed t issued in the above stated case against the defendant at the prayer of the plaintiff, is hereby olen and the | prayer of the plaintiff for equitable re- | fet is hereby denied at the costs of the plaintiff, By the Court, Evvis L. Orvis, | P. ]. | ——— | ! In the Court of Common Pleas of Cen- No. 1 December Term, 07. | tre County. | In equity. ough, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Plaintiff, VS, Bush }. WW. Neff, J. Calhoun, H. L | The School District of Snow Shoe Bor- | Yeager, A.A. Grove, (or Groe), Rob- | ert Cooper and Robert Malone, De- fendants. OPINION AND DECREE} The plaintift became a separate school | district by virtue of a decree of the Court | of Quarter Sessions, dated Aug. 17th, | 1907, creating the borough of Snow Shoe lout of a portion of the Township of Snow Shoe. The defendants the board of | directors regularly elected and s fice as school directors of tl Shoe 14 of Snow Shoe constitute rior t the said defe and of the t« for teac! yWDSsig of the new bore a ’ re C ae man cy of the same 10 school : old directors cease to have any voice coutsol over the schools of the new. dis 14 t not necessarily follow th AK Made or tri ial he several teachers cease and de e wa of the passin f this were earned « If the new dire before the expira- nt school year, public juired that the direc tors should complete the term which had enced, and for which they had as sessed taxes and made contracts; while the new directors were authorized to levy a tax and make all other preparations for the commencement of teaching for the | ensuing year Again as late as 1903 {our Superior Court recognized the au. thority of the legislation of 1854 and 1862 now under discussion See oid | | Forge School District & Indebtedness, 22 Sup. Court Reports. page 239 We can- | not see how the Act of 1901 or any of | the other more modern acts, either by | | their title or by their provisions repeal | | directly or by inference that portion of | {the Act of 1854 and 1862, which provides for the continued exercise of the func. tions of the school board by the old di | rectors until the close of the year even in r of a new school district ly. for this reason, we cannot | \ old convenience re | the territor | Consequent | see our way clear to continue the in jun | tion, And now, to wit, November 16th, 1909, litis hereby ordered, adjudged and de | creed, that the prayer of the plaiotiff for | equitable relief is hereby refused, and | | preliminary injunction heretofore grant. | ed in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants in the above stated a tion is hereby dissolved at the costs of the plaintiff By the Court, Eos LL. Oxvis, ™ J. ! In the case against the road supervisor of the township, the Court enjoins him from meddling or any way interfering | with the streets, alleys, sidewalks, ete, {in the boro of Snow Shoe, but there is nothing to prevent him from giving {them aid in that direction that is ap { proved by the boro officials. The boro, | the Court explains, can borrow money {to make any immediate repairs *or im. | provements on their thoroughfares The questions involved in the above proceedings are practically new ones in this state, In this difficulty, the county Continued at bottom of next column, { mm, | Sunday morning, | Paradise; Sunda |B | sleigh ride | fares in a sleigh The Centre Democral. BOALSBURG TURNPIKE HAS BEEN CONDEMNED Case Tried Before J C, Meyer, Esq., | as Master. | THIS MAY END THE CASE. The Road in Dispute Begins at Humes | Mill, at Axemann, and Terminates | at Lemont--Petition Signed by Many Prominent Citizens Thursday and Friday an interesting case was up before |]. C. Meyer, as mas- ter. The question involved the con. demnation of the Bellefonte and Boals. burg turnpike which intersects with the Bellefonte and Lewistown turnpike at Axe Man and goes to Lemont, recently a petition wa signed by citizens ask ] pike be con ssentation of the John 519 inted A HN 1omon master to nh on as best halters also ng without the halters when fore Jeads them ln she sonolesion that they certainly were takes by some one who fearing roed them loose | started home- maxes Le 1 lertaking miss Again anu ree these Rev. Benj Hengst rends of Kev Eng sh. ar at the York « He ives ’ MArrie g residents of Lew Baltimore Ue Le Was heir terment at More Honors for James Scarlet Scarlet, Es 5 y Att al counsel t . James Jat been named orney Gene parte as spec powder trust. The appointment has been pending for some Liflhe and upon his re turn to Danville, Saturday evening, Mr Scarlet found his commission awaiting him. Mr, Scarlet was recently called to Washington, where Attorney General Bonaparte went over.the matter with Mr. Scarlet’'s appointment js in recoguition of his ability as a prober made manifest during the capitol inves tigation prosecute the Church Appointments The Spring Mills charge of United Evangelical church will hold a rally ser. vice over the field beginning Saturday evening Nov, joth, 1907, at Locus Grove Dec. 1st, 10 a. m,, at] y afternoon 2 30, at] thesda or Swamp; Sunday eve, Dec. | 7 o'clock at Spring Mills church. | Bishop R. Dubbs, of Harrisburg, will | be in charge of all these services, All| | are invited to attend. W H. Warburton, Pastor An Early Ride. Tyrone had snow enough on Monday to permit W. Fisk Conrad enjoy his first | For years Mr, Conrad has been earliest and foremost to appear each season upon the Tyrone thorough. He is again abead There wasn't much snow but it served | | for Mr, Conrad's opening just the same : Must bs at Drill, i Philip F. Garbrick, Capt. of Co. B, N. | |G. P, of Bellefonte, has issued orders | that there will be a drill every Friday night at 7.30 o'clock, Every officer and enlisted man must report for these drills and prepare for inspection i commissioners were placed in a difficult | position as the officials of the boro and | township demanded the duplicate for Snow Shoe boro to collect the taxes, The commissioners finally gave it to the tax collector of the township and their action has been sustained by the Court, CIRCULATION FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS OF 1907 5190 COPIES per week Vol, 20. No. 468 FACT, FUN AND FANCY Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs Selec ted and Original. THE SIMPLE THINGS Seemed that mother only cared For the simple things of Seemed that mother never shared In the turmoil and the strife Simple things were her delight Closer 10 her heart, | guess Tears would fill her eyes at sight Of a little baby's dress Mother never cared for show She was satisiod to dwell in her humble way, and know Those she loved were doing wel Many keepsakes mother kept Always simple things she'd choose ; Many times has mother wept O'er a iittle pair of shoes DOs were worn Threw trate with one Apart with yiece of 3 pros Forbiddea Fruit i Adam almost fainting w and horror at e Sin swallow it; where: Nose, and Made _ us ith exhaustation refused to pon Held His y Down To ren- bie to pain we must of pleasure th still she Jer receive al forfeit the y Big Wreck at Montandon., ad hel freight w Mon- road for 1 freight wiween the two ff the siding the wrong and nort freight run- h , came freights crash- force, and cars e tracks were several Two was re- yutright ng a ver the A Or W man the a he thre eng wk Nes . opened nd it killed Dr 1s the wagon R. G. H. Haves came along with automobile. The horse frightened and upset the wagon, Mr, Mendis was thrown out on his bead and dragged a short distance under the bed of the wagon. William Sowers was present and caught the animal, and afterwards succeeded in getting Mr Mendis into the office. In a few minutes Dr. Hayes returned and gave Mr. Men dis the necessary medical attention. He vas badly bruised about the face and breast )r. Hayes finally took the in- jured man to his home on east High street where he has been getting along as well as can be expected, Clinton County Soldiers Monument. At a meeting of John S Bittner Post G. A. R., held in Lock Haven, $500 was voted to be appropriated to the soldiers’ monument fund It is the intention of this association of old veterans to put forth every effort to raise a sufficient sum of money to meet a like sum which the gounty com. missioners have indicated that they will contribute, so that the sum total, say $10,000. will be available to erect a suit. able monument which will be placed in a public square of that city, to the sol diers and sailors who took part in the great struggle of the Civil war, Milk Price Down Again, The milk trust in Clearfield has been “busted.” and dealers have agreed to reduce the price again from 10 to Scents ser quart, to go into effect to-morrow. ‘he objection to the raise on the part of | consumers was so great, that it became absolutely necessary to restore the old price Look Out For Him Dr. Kalbfus, secretary of the state game commission, is off on a hun expedition, in Centre county, and remain in the woods until after the deer shooting 1s over to see that there are no violations of the law.
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