Es ——————————————— em ————— The Centre Democrat, | FREDKURTZ, SR -—iia CHAS, R. KURTZ, W. FRANCIS SPEER, - ASSOCIATE ED. AAA EDITORS. UIRCULATION OVER 5200. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: SUBSCRIPTION - - Persons who send or bring the money to the office, and pay in advance, $1 per year OENTRE DEMOCRAT clubs with N.Y. 30-W WOrld fOr. ..oi sosoasssnrsssnssnnsrins $1.60 Pittsburg Stockman for $m sonnini $1.80 The date your subscription expires is plainly printed on the label bearing your name eredits are given by a change of label the Avat issue of each month. Wateh that, after you remit. We send no receipts unless by special request. Wateh date on your label. Bubseribers changing postoMee address, and mot notifying us, are liable for same. Subseriptions will be continued, otherwise directed We employ no collector. You are expected $0 send or bring the money to this ofMce. unless EDITORIAL. CHRISTMAS. 1, ad de- and poor, All over the civilized world, the vent of Christmas is hailed with light—old Saint and young, rich Sinner, to all is Christmas and welcome. All celebrate and are glad it commemorates the greatest event in birth the world’s history, the Savior, who came to redeem a sinful world, was crucified upon the cross that through His sufferings and death every ioht sinner might be saved, free and without price, if the means of salvation, offered by washing in the blood of the Crucified One, are accepted. History does not, and never will, record a parallel to the birth ot the Savior and His great work, nd in miracles, teaching, and sufferings up- on the cross that unworthy mortals might attain salvation We gift from give gifts because Christ was § that that the the way to might be gained to mankind, Heaven to free all who would tread therein Wonderful Gift! Wonderful! by the Son of God. brated becomingly, istmas then be cele Let Chr holy by rejoicings appropriate gifts, significant and typi cal of the Father's great gift to His dren. Unseemly hilarity, sinful pleasures, oft set apart an insult t mas, these are 0 great holiday commemorates a great lesson in all this—let its “be impressed vpon-the mindaci young + and old ' Centre Democrat ‘A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year The readers of the have our best wishes for Tue Chicago Tribune rightfully Mr ideas from ved Mr. Bryan noounces that Roosevelt the best of his rece Axorser idiot has been discovered in the person of a congressman who favors the making of a new legal holiday for SCOVery 4 - for the d of America. The } 1 1 haalid - 3 a | sovr lym legal holiday business has beea overdone already and is within a stone's throw of being a score. One balf of the legal holidays can well be uld The aiscovery spared be elimanated | scovery of Ameri ca andl the of anothe: fool ONgEress, are | Ji ST NOW ning over the co Ist 515 years apart A temperance wave is drowning out many saloor some states Ing wave out of Prohibition, and the prospect of having the "whistle wetting’ business within the past year, has carried largely in states where it was least expected-—which is portentious of what may be coming 1n other common. wealths. The class saloons and badly kept licensed taverns of the scum class, and the harm they do in making drunkards, has been the cause of this awakening in public sentiment to curb the evil through the ballot, low | Tux State Grange was in session at | West Chester last week. As usual, they | ask for considerable legislation, mostly | of a needed character, and to which i grangers, and many not grangers, will | subscribe as wholesome. The grangers | for years have demanded legislation on | the same as well as on other lines, but | the fast is that when it comes to voting | their tickets are cast for the party that has enacted all legislation in the past quarter of a century; and in spite of the demands of the grange, the gangsters, | whom they have been supporting from | year to year and aided to keep in power, | have given them a stone instead of bread. who complain they get no recognition from our lawmakers, The grangers, to a large extent, did not support Creasy when he was on the state ticket, although he has been the solic brains io all grange demands, and largely to be credited with what good was accomplished, Last Case, At time of going to last week the jury had not returned its verdict in the ot A W. Gardner va. Burdine But. The yardict wan ) Jor the plaintiff, . Gardner, in the sum ag $1.50 PER YEAR | All | | timber on C. H, Creb's tract {farm i Blindly the gangsters have been | kept in power by the aid of grange voters | | roliment OVER THE COUNTY, M. H. Confer has flitted from Yarnell to Peale where he will follow teaming. The venerable James Hasson. of Har- ris township, fell on an icy sidewalk last week and received painful injuries. A hog was killed recently by Amos | Koch, of near Boalsburg, that weighed | 61s pounds, Where is there a man who {can beat it? Samuel R. Gettig, of Aaronsburg, has been appointed postmaster at Madi sonburg and will move his family there in the near future, Lester Musser, who for the past year has been employed at Greensburg, is spending several weeks with his parents, Mr, If you are having sale this season now is the time to have your date announced in the Centre Democrat's Sale Register $0 that no one else will interfere in your | section, Mrs, Boal, of Boalsburg, had some of her household goods shipped to Washington, D. C,, where she expects to reside after the holidays, and until spring time (re0, The residence of Peter Zones, at Shin. town, ca fire from an over tovepipe one night recently for the efforts of a bucket would have been totally vl git destroyed. round out his existence He was formerly and wi her borders. valley. nberman W, J. Smith, of Madison burg, purchasd all the and hickory of land in into be Oi 1 OAK y, and will convert i can Miles townshij lumber soon sawmill placed on the tract, as as A Miss Helen Beck. a stenographer from State College, and Andrew R. McNitt, of the McNitt- Huyett Lumber firm were two of the several guests entertained at dinner recently by Mr. and Mrs. E. M Huyett, of Centre Hall Hon. Leonard Rhone has leased the Rhone homestead, near Centre Hall, to Cloyd Brooks for a period of five years Mr. Brooks is a young promising farmer who spent two years on Prof. H. F, Bitner's farm near Boalsburg The Keller property in ( G. Rearick, was L. Moore, f Was Moore expects t after vey cn s ox cupied by L. D. C. Keller to Thos ‘he dwelllng house 1 Mr, pos SeS8100S ing Floray 118 Dew James W, Stover, wife and daughter Beatrice, of Berrien Springs, Mich., visiting relatives and fr twenty-eight Stover went west, b f for heim It is years since twelve years he came east a short visit ¢ me, R. Neff, of near Potters Mills, has his hands full these days stocking a saw ] ng the lumber to market ntly sold a small tract of timber Treaster, and re tained for | the hauling Mrs, James H. F ter James, of Amboy, Illinois, are v ker parents, Mr. and Mrs, A. G. Noll.on Nittany mountain. Mrs, Fortney and Tamily went to toatl state thirteen” years ago, and this 1s her second trip to Pean- sylvania since west SON Mas iting rtney and going The real estate and pe Jacob Brungart, deceased, was l Mrs ce Sholl, widow b Sholl A lot co rsonal property 1] sold sale : : r wy Mrs | stove used at the at Spring IM'vesday n spr periy Was il for g160 to heat ar residence of Mills, got Mr. Campbell it out the window flames it bad s hands severely or = Sh up _ Wn beyond ight throwing shing the med hb trees wood nis tmerick, of for fire Centre Hall severe ’ ’ . : pniury to one Em odge and a severa leet from t : ‘ on when 0 fICK Emerick | Darter ’ 5 Ha 5 ye of the preces st ’ ' : gs held a s for farm i BF Feb commit 1 Vantrise Goheen and McWil the W. §. Brooks been cut timber tract on in Pent all and manufactured into lumber, and now Charles Bilger, who operates the mill has moved it to the timber tract pur. chased from Miss Mary Potter, a shor distance west. The mill 1s being stocked by Jacob Walker, who also hauls the lumber to Linden Hall for shipment, svalley. ha Union Evangelistic services were com. menced at Rebersburg on Sunday. The initial service was held in the United Evangelical church in the morning at 10 a.m, Services were held every evenin during the week, Evangelist B Campbell, of Catasauqua, preached at these services and will continue to assist each evening for the next two weeks, | Last spring Mrs. Nancy grutphl with | het daughter, Nancy, moved from Brook. | lyn to the farm up Buffalo Run valley | with the expectation of making it their rmanent home, Their eight months | residence there, however, proved entirely too lonely without associations of Linn | and his family and last week they moved | from Buffalo Run back to Brooklyn What promises to be a successful de parture in the work at State College this year is a short course in home economics which will be opened on Jan. 7, and last | 12 weeks. The subjects to be taught both by laboratory work and lecture will include cooking. sewing, household man agement, laundry work and others Prospects appear bright for a good en : St. Johns Reformed church in Millheim | was re-opened Sunday evening, with ap- | ropeiate services The sermon was de | ivered by Rev Frank Wetzel, of Re | bersburg, This church has been under. | going repairs for the past two months and the members are very much pleased with the improvements, The whole in. side of the building has been newly faked. painted and varnished; the pulpit heen raised and a railing put around it, the platform for the choir has also been raised and chandeliers have been and Mrs A. C. Musser, at Millheim, | remain | : {the body of A. W., Fahs, of Sell Claude Jodon, of Flemington, who had been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Geo, Jodon, of Coleville, left on Saturday for his home, The AaronsWusg Reformed Sunday school will have an entertainment in the church on Christmas evening, and with it | a distribution of gifts, Miss Anna Rich, of Unionville, was a | guest recently at Tyrone, at the McCann home. She afterwards left there to visit | friends at Philipsburg. | Miss Helen Potter, daughter of John { F, Potter, Esq., of Milesburg, who has been seriously ill with typhoid tever, is much better, and it is yught she will | recover, hh i tute A teachers’ local insti of the dis- trict comprising Millheim borough, Penn, laines, Miles and Gregg townships, will be held at Millheim Friday evening and | Saturday, January 3.4. Kyle Osman, who has been working in { Tyrone, went home to spend the balance of the winter with his parents at State College. Work at his trade rather scarce this time of the year Bovd Noll, of Z 1] the cast jon, has bought double frame dwelling house Lamb street from Mrs Josephis The paid was $2 300 Mr, tiefonte In spring. evening, Mrs, John Breon, at Rhoney in Pennsval 1 as on the second floor of the house ruse, Nell Price avOh prec ts to move to Be The other vho lives ley, and neae, Ww W on crossing the hall from one to another | ner deanng, an r. Dale was } bones 3 lady a stairway D found unfort who no wroken, unate was oblige in bed for s It Joalst isher, of the Har- risburg i se C he legislat. tive bee his ear, promising republican, but political aspiratic wd he had better get that notion out of his head and stick to the casket business, Everything, from the pregdent down, is going democratic next fall and Charles's fri s would dis- like very see h ost in the shuffie. This may not be very encourag- ing, but it's the plain unvarnished truth, The better business proposition young political friend would be some other rep ATS loesn't qoesn 1 nipped in ms mucha to ) On the and 1 Yas . ren . » and afterwards sell him a caske iblican g last week's eddi re Democrat in regards far killed Qarah 1a SAran jam / total of 1107 Observing an item in tion of the Cent to the biggest porkers thus in Gregg township by Mr son weighing 514 and sg Ibs., a reader at Yeagertown writes tl “the mates to those hogs were kill W. H. Madara, of Yeage county, dressing a t \ ibs., one weighing e this 1s tal £72 not one hog. b the greater advantage h raising with living in town it considered very good argest heard of in i n Ar, an i paring Country people those ve is hogs, | be They are the county, from should would like 4 pork 80 some of the other in Centre county Masons Elect Officers Tuesday evening the Masonic nity, of Bellefonte, held n ADD tion of officers in their Frater elec. odge its sal handsome room. in the Masonic Temple, on gheny street. The odor of those big (at turkeys must have penetrated every nook and corner in the town and « unusally ficial Iw Was members room where was served direction After the election repaired to the large dinn a regular turkey dinner It was gotten up under Mr whose main life the Rox It was A yed by t} the oun : » thing ” Olewine is 10 OC AION eo resent prese Buying a Piano for Christmas Jur large and varied stock of Kohler & and others, Fine case design and great range of Joc Our prices are not startling, and our easy payment plan will appeal to you if you do not hove the ready cash. Uppianos, slightly used, at bargain prices. Square pianos, from $50 upward, We carry a full line of sheet music, from the best publishers in the country. Receiving monthly. Prices 1§ to 25 cents. We invite you to call M. C. Gephart South Allegheny St, Compbell rns : First Body At Bridge Found Pinned under the heavy motor and a piece of false work near the second pier, the first of the seven victims of Mifflin. ville bridge disaster, was taken from the river Monday. There were no marks upon the y. with the exception of one small blue spot upon the cheek. It is thought that Fahs was shocked into insensibility by electricity when the bridge went down, and was unable to help himself, fupatitineal of Construction Sutton has ided to dynamite the stream in the hope that some of the other bodies may be brought to the surface Large Porkers Probably the largest porker reported thus farthis season was killed by W. W, Vonadg, of near Sober Station in Penn twp, It drefised Got pounds, Mrs Sarah Jameson, of same place, killed two that weighed 1107 When it comes to raising large porkers those farmers over in Pennsvalley seem to know how to do the trick MOYER BMEARRER, Peter Moyer, a retired merchant of Kylertown, Clearficld county, and a brother of Adam Moyer, of Philipsburg, and Mrs, ew Shearer, of Kylertown, came to Hellefonte recently and were iy married by Rev. Wm. Laurie, .« AL his heme on Spring street. Mr, and Mrs. Moyer will continue to make their home at Kylertown, SN OE Sa AA Witispuipors Commercial vy i | Whom She Saw. {| Four.year-old Marjory, the minister's with a cold, Bhe company “I want to see papa,” she sald, “Papa's busy, dear,” sald her moth er. Presently the pleading little voice was ralsed again. “1 want please, mamma!” “No, dear,” was the answer be disturbed.” fow parishioner began to pine for to see papa ever so much, “Papa cannot Sllence for a four-year-old question of privilege “Mamma,” she sick ster!™ she did moments, and the 10 rose said and 1 woman, want to see ily Hil Restitution. years ago there Generous A few the paper ng went to om of northwestern ts an Boston sin new in whose to “write up” although execution In iynching there [ERLE the United Sta “Don’t these lynching Bostoniar lynch the wro “That | one it “Indeed!” "Yes crowd piocotl s Struck Blind. After acquir amount of u a nie and de ded 1 give | Ou : Hu treat by taking hi: » London. The father be fore nt ing a cousiderable mey in the United States young Eng ima 38 or Acknowledging a High Honor. Archb Patrick J ff Phil iia once was Invited to speak be + Phllopatrian society which Include nent Irish- Ameri nowledgment of shion 10] Ryan « the mem which greeted p sald reeting Wd 1 tha the heart Permit me uj asion to “Erprese mre gratitede de-vou-for--your st In me In naming 3 10 society K f rovey irom this 1 fot MOK you, my irenas too oh oc our society It Oo-pat-r The Anxious Mother The talks tele rit 4 friend After ’ } v 4 gion ciamat “= friend iter?’ hatl's “Oh ne of those doting She has a daughter here whom she idolizes, and she has just explained to that 1 ' gir! Is engaged to be mar fous about her me ried and she | ry anx health Heard + rainy sus and had poure 1 here this mor 13 whe ng she calm asked me to call her daughter and feel of her feet if they were wet. And the girl Is twenty-three!” — Ladies’ Home Journal aS Baying “Something Nice’ The young of the Thompson Dry Goods company Invited us in the other afternoon to drink lemonade with them, prefacing the invitation with the remark that we must say something nice about them in the pa per, and of course we could not do otherwise, for they are all, without a single exception, Just as nice and sweet as they can be, and our only wonder Is | that they have been allowed to remain | single so long--and some of them, ob, so long. Marion Record Heavy Weight Porkers Millbeim and vicinity is still holding its reputation for killing large bogs. As the butchering season is about closed the Journal publishes the following record of the weight of a number of hogs killed and the persons who killed them Millbeim Isaac Shawver 1 Stover, 1, 458; C. Garrett, 1, 407. W F. Colyer. , 2111; P. P. Leitsel, 2, 912 M. 8 Fiedler, 2. 42; F. O. Hosterman 2, 084; 1. E. Duck, 2, 943; L.. E. Swover, 1, 404; E. 1. Masser, 2, 841: W. H. Reif snyder, 2.951. KE. H. Zimmerman 2, 519 soburn, «LC, Meyer, 5. 1860. Jacob Kerstetter, 2, 843; Wm, Musser, 1, 627 James Harter, 1. 1367; Jackson Stover,1, soo; Danlel Geary, 1, 160; F. Hacken. berg. a, 860 Jan Auman, 1, 468; Frank Bariges. 2. 900, Henry Kahler, 1, 468; Wm, Vonada, 1; tot Smithtown. H. Frankenberger, nt 54 |W. H. Musser, 1, soo; W. F. Smith, a, Indies i. NR LFTH fi there is any other community in the state can give a better showing we would like to see it, Last Fiscal year's production of distilled ar 608,000 gal: THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, DECEMBER 19, 1907. | | daughter, was confined to her room | THE FIFTH REGIMENT, The Fifth Regiment, Second Brigade, National Guard of Pennsylvania, it is reported will be disbanded after the in- spection of the guard in January, unless one of the other regiments shows even worse condition. The Second Brigade has five regiments at present, and one must be mustered out to comply with the new bill which allows but four regiments to a brigade. The Fifth is re ported be in very poor shape, and the quota men is far below the average good drill halls has hurt the F Companies of the Fifth Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Be diana, Blais Huntingdon field to of Lack of ifth much located ip Of are Hefonte, ville ant I'he nbove is the le that has appeared in the the past While 168 in weeH the ¢ | instead of disbanding organizations in the sth Regiment new companies more likely will be organized, Further as surance is given that no organization in the guard wiii loose ns identity and no headquarters will be disturbed, Another straw showing how this plan is looked on with favor is, that the efforts are making to have companies organized in Somerset, Ligonier, Johnstown, Lock Haven and Punxsutawney to bring the Fifth infantry up to the full strength of a regimental organization, Pauline, the Hyptist, t} } A Po ‘ RC I 2 I A a A a a a a 2 a A 2 a Hh 2 A a ne Pe Ph PP Ph hh a ah J a a a a ah a a aa ah a a ad MERRY CHRISTMAS, ad ES eh a hb ba 4 *% EVERYBODY tact sensinie and of the Family, MaKe a ore member iro useful Christ m Crrandpa down to Babv. m our attractive line of Holiday Footwea I A that theres ne IAS NT eR A IAN Ww nice of ood 3 A Christmas i RAKE A eal of love and 1 Spd Phed Salad ’ FINN 2EPPPL SESE EFF E LPI PILL PP LPF P PPP P PPP IPT Storm ne anda E44 PE SE & Sa a hh ah hh tn hE a OL Rl a. eet Em id MINGLE’S SHOE STORE, BELLEFONTE, PA, AAAS AAAS AAA ALAA RAR RRR AR EE EERRR TEEN Ents. Lb ah a AAA RASS a a a bo 8 fa aa nn | — iE, A a. Ad En mE Na Eas A Aaaaa aa AA AAA AR SS Holliday Gifts and gems, BL prec OUS WCAKIOT y for personal use or personal adornment ’ ant presence o : 18 element « LYER Al n fre Hat "ins i Beit Pine ar Book Marks Praceles oe Notties, Combs. Cu Buttons Hair Brushes, Hair Pia Trays. Lockets Cutters, Parasols, Pencils. I’ hotogreapt Knives. Puff Boxes. Salts Bottles n kien BO Tea Strainers. Thermometers. Tolley Sets Thimbles. Glove Hag», #e ARTICLES FOR MEN Hones ce Ouasos and in Rings. Brooches, Mins, Necklsoes, ste gol filled silver and silverod Frolt Dishes. Matenns. Beesd Tears la a a a a a a a a a ARE AR RR AA A a a Aaa a EER SS aaa AA Sa Rattles. HH Mas and Holders Forks, Spoons, Dress Bations and ios ole lar fancy and odd Meees on hand liable parties at our expense, Both 'Phones. Aaa AE DO , rern n Brooches Faner Sonrfs and Grape Scissors. Seals, Shoe Homa Soap Boxes Trave ver Brashes, Vinaigrettes, Watches Tooth Powder Boxes so bottles, Salve Jars, Pray er Book Markers. Tooth Brush Holders. Desk Seta. Pens and Peon Holders, Ord Trays Handkerchief Boxes, Jewel IN STERLING SILVER. SILVER PLATED SILVER MOUNTED Ash Trars. Onrd Cases, Card and Mateh Holders, Clpar Cases, | makins outfit. Cigar Trars, Combs. Cork Serews, Cuff Buttons, Flasks Hair Broshes, Fiat Brushes. Hat, Cost and Key Chain Markers, Ink Stands. Key Chains Key Rings, Lockets. Charms Manicure Articles. Mateh Boxes, Military rushes, Shav ing Mirrors, Paper Cutters, Pencils, Pens and Trays, Pocket Knives, Rasors and Strops Soar! Pins, Shaving Breshes. Shaving Cups, Shaving Sets. Shoe Hooks. Shoe Horns Smoker's Sets, Soap Bowes, Tollet Articles. Wateh Chains & Fobs, Whisk Brooms Whist Counters, Pipe Cleaners, Stamp Boxes Memorandum Books. Protectors. ete ARTICLES IN GOLD Braceletts. Brooches. Ohalne. Oollar Buttons, Cuff Pios, College Pins, Fobs, Hat Pios. Lockets, Match Boxes. Neckisoes, Pencils. Pet Holders, Rings. Soar! Pins, Shin Studs. Sleeve Links, Thimbles. Wateh Chains. Soar! & The Holders, Fraternity Flos, Vell Pins. Delt Mos and Bockies, Hat Pos. Knives, Clocks. Thimbels ste DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES We carry a large assortment of precios, semi-precious imation Swoes mounted WATCHES We carry nothing but thoroughly reliable Watches of American make, cased in Fou TABLE SILVER WARE STERLING SILVER AND PLATED Spoons, Knives Forks in sets or singly Napkin Rings. Tea Sets Oundle Se Candelabras. Metter Dishes. Coffee and Chorolate Sets. all fancy serving Knives and Spoons, singly or in seta Oarving and Game sets oo GIFS FORTHE BARY CUT GLASS We control the sole agen vy for the Celebrated Waterman Fountain Pen We solicit your patronage, Selection packuges sent to re. F. P. BLAIR & CO, ve Stretohers Articies. Paper ve Hooks Gl firrors. Mas Ire Pin Cushions. Fin Tors, Pocket Pins, Masieure, Embroidery and ape Measures. Tes Balls Tea Oaddies ng Cups. Ink Stands. Umbrellas, Ve Casca. Oroamental Clocks. Hand WARE AND uch Broshes. Cigar Chafing Dishes Pitchers Raning Dishes, . Powis Powder Jars and Poses. Mates, Kaives Drinking Cups. Fiager Rings, Food Pushers We onrry 8 full tine of (he intest patterns 16 the Aiferett articles in this line, rege A tell Tine ® | a aa te eaaaat aaa A aaa haan a
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