Circulation + 5,200—Largest in fev (, JOHN M. Hinr COMMITS SUICIDE Morning Near Blanchard Occurs on Sunday His Home at GUTS THROAT WITH RAZOR Despondent over Domestic Cares and Discouraged Over His Lot He ends all in Rather a Tragi cal Manner. On Sunday rning the will of Blanchard and Beech Creek were thrown into a fever of excitement over the re. port that John M. Herr, a well known citizen of that community, had com: ed suicide by cutting ear to ear He was a Civil war ar¥l resided near the Hubbard bridge, three Beech Cr in Centre cot About Mr. the spring w pose of bring distance of 100 v it is sup longing to one of his sons. to the trai izes itt iss his throat from veteran the ol les west of he JUSe ¢ bucket I In the meat had secured a razo According 1 | : » ’ 1" of blood leading to the spring, sed he point foun ney and had feet, wi tion, due have expired On missing members of the f for him, and alone the He had the cu severing th body stood water into wh d, as he fell NV. McEatire puty coroner vtho aj of the Peace Milford Ple chard, forman of a jury to ur the cause of the death. The dered a verdict ef the deceased ¢ death own hand ia manner as described above The unfertunate man had been spoundent for some time past, owing domestic trouble, health and his in- ability to earn a livelihood. The wife .became demented some years ago and to the ame to tis was taken to the Danville hospital! for “treatment; and as her conditién Decame | greatly improved, she was released and | returned to her home. Ina short tim however, her mind ed which caused th band to become discon dent. All his time was ing for his demented Overseers were slow in the burden by tunate won i threatened to 'eave home and daughter in the west, that the authori if he did so tached and maintainis even to le time. apd br life, Herr in residents furnish paper: 71 Years, wife ma jority points Mr Herr tany valley, Salona was of late ye he led A he ser pany D mfantry, soldier ir a gunshe which it is thought covered After the he located in the took his life, and who knew The funeral nducted in chur g ruclay Was again sendir man to the hospital JIT some where a shoemaker ved ne hb IK i wou ne AY Ose Of Lhe Tex i neighborhood where he was respected by all M E. o'clock forenoot made Maclay Monument The commission recently appointed Governor Edwin of Professor George G nell university; Professor D. P, Stap! ton, superintendent of the Union ty schools, of Lewisburg, and Horace Glover, of Miflinburg. to erect a monu. ment at the grave of Samuel Maclay who 15 buried in Buffalo valley, one mile west of Lewisburg, has awarded the contract for the struction of the fon nment to the FE. C, Rogers Sto pany, of Samuel served oS. Stuart, consist Groff, of Buck e. yur ot com Ye ns : Pennsylvania was a brother vania's it Ut | T™ he mot 15 : | 808 Maclay, Pent State senator ument w he x feet sq at the base, and about twenty-two high, and constructed of the Dest granite. The monument will be ¢ pleted by October 16, at which ti unveiling ceremony will take place Are feet larre mn the me GROVER CLEVELAND DEAD By telegraphic dispatch at the hour of closing the forms, the information comes of the sudden death of ex Presi. dent Grover Cleveland, at his Princeton N. J. He had been ser. fously ill for over a month and was re- ported much improved. He was the only surviving ex-president, having been eleted and served from 1885 to 1889 and from 1993 to 1897. dome, | Centre County. pen SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS I'he Undine Fire Company of Belle fonte tractions have engaged for their on the 4tl programme sued there 1s have more than enough vast crowed with a varied line During the past week th pleted a contra which Milton and the Watsontown ams for two gan 'l game ine ing : tions } the base ball » first the morn rnoon. the Susq ition for \ i attractiv atten jelletonte lance accompanie of the sth R corps give an exhibition this occasion will wat will people 0 | pany will supply excursion m the park at th seas [here is health water, and at less expense fashic Ww than a mable resort Wa i own county - | ties, easy of access r conveyance. A provised at little expense and fortable; fuel free mn from wood that would [ry “camping ot October, and you enjoyment, wil can tarow th ou ol aun and otherw ' for the season rill have real needed that Nat Salvation free 1 Hospital Notes Minnie Beaver, Mulbeim; Mrs. Lingle, Aaronsburg; Ellis Beerly, Milesburg; Mrs. Robert Woodring, Bellefonte; Mrs, Foreman, Howard, were dis past f Centre De Bryan Wants Berry it h roe 1a ndepen he Den Sadly A Micted rs of the family at Carry Run, ( number embracing Witherig! t, died y In ad the parents of Mr the hosp of Car men : ition te Withe Clear 1. n ” 1 He Sa e MAAKGY tal in are n suffering rw mn fe right field on t while in attendance The Withe right family stricken with disease something over a month ago having contracted pon the son's family. were the Hecla Park Concerts, first of this season s concerts and Hecla P rx, ty afternoon and evening. June 26th h Christy Smit the stand. The th ss will be given at und his musicians in se concerts will continue n : July 14 roughout the season each Friday e ng. with the exception of Friday | I be rates cents tidren ilefonte to park i pa He's After Them, of Lock Haven, has Sunday Mayor decided that be maintained | instructed Chief serve notice stores Stevenson observance He 1ker must that city has { Police We to the proprietors of cigar confectionery and ice cream em LL that they must keep their places of business closed on Sunday. Those who disobey the mandates of the Mayor will be sub. jected to a heavy fine, " 0 On poriums, small grocery stores, « On The Water Wagon, The Clearfield Daily Spirit remarks that the moving picture shows are taking in hundreds of dollars week that the hotels used to get, This would in. dicate that has an unusvally large number on the water . About the same is true in Bellefonte, made BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1908 THAT MAN BRYAN'S REMARKABLE CAREER ts in His Early Ca reer are Recounted IN CONGRESS M uden \tten at A SENSATION | Nebraska, of 1 ( i afternoon Over the New York headlines ‘Bryan ‘Nebra Scores & 1 ‘His for Tariff RE i ‘Mr. Raines Mckenna ith Ue ha p Re Pi ‘Party 1. plaud the Orator l'alk of Washing Coneerning from the re; World, the ton Post, ti The New ler ort vert * ng 1 New York Speaser Lrisp a ws Worl DDo Pl one « tt Mean Ways and made on the islation three -hours' hit of the d Speaker's irama No y PH ' the young match. '{ Bryan arg add, | attempted | the | proved honest | tho igh | iasize | cal career | f com- | for! i i ave made | careers before now, | ) i when all he i made a few political career ithcrenti honest Bigge been empted to descnl i i tis the explanatign of Bryan?” | asked the Pittsburg man, “Is it honesty? There are many honest men in the nas | tion who bave not his wonderful bold | onthe hearts of t His is no Is it his intel- | the most powerful in- strong though it ne people 1 We Tf Wi ind upon man said that o Mr. Bryan nhidenon in n the his ‘as thelr his he Ss Own y and fulness to knowledge and in b rut MAY have yg question ANswer If, however, the Pittsburg writer yet finds it difficult to the explanation of Bryan,” he might approach the solution of the problem with higher hopes for results if he freed himselt we of the newspaper. sconceptions concerning Mr It hardly fair to Bryan was naminat 90 he was and writer Six years Defore his nomination for the pres dency minated or inderstand what 5 } from son m Bryan's career say that when ed for the ‘an obs » Mr presidency i in 1 ATE IAwWYer! he had been ne by the date | De A ope Rsiy re In 1588 1he republi id carried that district irality. In 1590 Mr. Bry district by 6,700 plur- gh he had a populist oppo nent who received 11.000 votes. | think it is admitted in Nebraska that this re sult the tact that Mi | iy engaged ina While the republican able at d resourceful lawyer and wnmitted himself to some of the reforms then ‘growing in popular favor, Mr, Bryan plainly won the honors in a debate noted alike for its vigor and good humor, In 18g2 Mr. Bryan was reelected, although his congressional district had been rearranged leaving it composed largely of republican counties. During his first term-—on March 16, 18g2--Mr, Bryan made his great tariff h in the House of ves. And on that occasion—as will hereafter be shown by witnesses that demo rats as a ongres wha can cand by a large pl an ality, althe carried that vas largely due to Bryan int debate candidate was an bad « LAnd he has a voice which directness thusigsm of applatise Bryas finished for fully five and republican shook his hand bas been a revels n new member has received han ovis m in Mr. Brya: 's speect town tonight The Washivgtor Byron, Congressm ka, does fiod hima. i that were passed on h ¢ ridord were meaniogles I'bere bardlv anything else talked about ex the wonderfully brilliant speech of ye - Nebraskan of the House ” "Now York Sun said: William enmags Bryan, the young Demo ratic leader from Nebraska, whom Speaker { Pp placed on the Ways and Means ’ M Mf a large Year Ww as eDt do the : » fine orator \ nem aus LAr uport recetved : ber dressed the House t question h attention whic Nebraskan Although Mr ponents have t braska has often against him, they the testimony that will borne by any reputable state: That William J met with political he was accompanied men who, having had every « portunity for the study man trusted hin implicitly and red him for philosophy he met the Re the battle and with i he defended ) wt And these wil day Mr. Bryan than at any He has won Nebraskan r judice If | were asked to ADS tion, “What is the explanation of an?" | oR 1 quote the concluding pa agraph ofa editorial that appeared in the Omaha Daily World Herald dur K the closing hours congressional campaign of 1890, It was good then; it iN good now tariff the was accorded the Yan s Mit 1 the world Br ! old recorded vole SJAYEe Dot be itisen of th Bryan has never revet but that by yusands heer! is cant the of He ’ of the the leteat ViROr with wage Wha honesty of hat {+ ) tha ’ Nt his to the hearts f polit » : 1) Ais tay anger in 18 wraska CATeeT “ , other time n the way egardie | yer the of the “Nature has gifted a remarkable face As could be carved on a coin and not be out of place. He has a physwcal vigor which makes his unstudied gestures forcible and emphatic. He has an eye which is by turns commanding and humorous is equally adapted to tenderness or to denuncia- tion. All these natural gifts has Wil lam J, Bryan and to them is added a talent for research, a genius for accuracy and a bature for truth, Let Nebraska te herself on the fact that she has an orator who possesses the physical Continued at bottom of next column. Mr such ryan with a face BACK lie + iT « WARD STEP TAKEN AT CHICAGO is ROOSEVELT IDEAS REJECTED and wi SDeaxe 1 czar over ti half the would sledding. Still and it is possible it would be a calamity to the nation were to become chief exec event De & high 3 MY mon e ad iegisiat of Masses WY sy tive a Lhe Be FIft In a speech frau It is a pon w th P ide an ON8OLA YMC ann A. Bible Conference v 4 D8 the al Bible conference of Men's Christian As Il be held in the auditorium at Eagles Mere July 2to 11. This con ference the features of the as sociation that is always looked forward to by many of boys Among the speakers and leaders secured are james M. Gray , D. D., of Chicago; Thomas R oburn, D. D. of Ene; Dr, A. T Clay, of the University of Pennsylvania Rev. Charles E. Harlburt, of the Afri ca Inland mission, and Evangelist Ches the ace mplished Musician, ve arge of the singing that a number of voung esent from Bellefonte siate Young SOCIAation w is one the Gets Carnegie Pension, At State College Tuesday, word was receive that the commission having the matter in charge had placed State College on the list of colleges entitled to share in the Cardhgie retirement fund peasioning college professors who taught a certain number of years Thorton Osmond, dean of the of mathematics and physics and lest prodesser in the college, was { samed as being entitled to receive a pension, The news was gratifying, as {1t was feared State would not be placed { ont the list at all : TOM the ol and mental qualities to make him a re- markable man in the history ot this na. ton, And if She hogs erab} reads t aright, time come when W, |, Bryan will have Aref tiation which far beyond Nebraska formance of good deeds” R. Ln M. have hard | i ship Centre Democrat. Vol, 31. No. 26 FACT, FUN.AND FANCY Sparkling Paragraphs ted and Original. Selec vi adva need the ay 1 A G attendant + Jost his reason Ihey hin stole « be them amate This 1s? inquired the visitor repeated the tlendant ‘This is the other man” Tatler Chicken Eccentricities. ‘rank G. Harris, of Clearfield, says : has had a novel exper- in his cken raising this spring. biog and ste bs 3 Cal hen early eft } eps hat time uttie i Weeks ago themselves Fyre | WTO g the abou K &s A gOOse egy Maccabees Officers. N the en Laird ymmander Mitchel Harry Gehret; Chaplaia, Chas. Moran; Sergeant, Samuel N. Ray Record Keeper, Geo. T. Bush; Master at Arms, Cartin C. Taylor; 1st Master of the G Samuel T, Cherry; 20d M. of ir Be 3; Sentinel, Harry Brous This new members comparatively a They bave fine property rooms and a hustling membership and are of debt but the rooms are not furnished completely as they hope to have soon; The new ritual is very fine and the work of the same is attracting msiderable interest, Mother of 30 Children N rs. Abraham Galofsky, of Troy Hills N. }J., became the mother Thursday of four baby boys, all of whom though small, are apparently perfectly formed n good health. The combined the quadruplets is sixteen four ounces Sirs (olofsky, y thirty-two years old, is the mother of thirty children, fourteen whom are living 1 : i Com " salt smal 108% ont of Rewarded Scholarship, E. L.. Royer, of Rebersburg, who graduated from Bucknell University al the recent commencement, in com. petion and as a reward for high scholar was awarded a scholarship at Medico-Chirurgical Medical college, Wednesday two interestihg games of ball were Rlayed at Howard, with Woolrich. The first game was won by Woolrich the score being 710 6. How ard won the second game This leaves Howard third in
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