, or i ¥ r ua “Taavog THE BELLEFONTE BOARD OF TRADE Hold an Ethnsiastic Meeting Fri-| day Evening at Court House THE YOUNG BLOOD INTERESTED W. A. Moore Speaks in the Inter-| est of our Future Prosperity —A Resolution Adopted in Accord ance with His Argument. i For the past three or four years the] eneral impression was that the Belle- | fonte Board of Trade had died a natural | death, and any effort to resurrect it| would prove in the end a failure. By all] appearances this was true but it was] proven a fallacy when a meeting of this organization was called for F riday | night for the purpose of having W. A. | Moore, president of the Nittany anc Bellefonte Furnace Co., submit a propo- | sition to our citizens. The meeting was | held in the arbitration room in the Court | House, and it was astonishing to wit. | ness the interest and enthusiasm mani | fested, especially by the young business | men of the town upon whose shoulders | the future prosperity of the town rests. It was very evident that the Bellefonte | Board of Trade is not dead, but rather someday it may become an influential | factor in bringing forth good and per manent results. Edward K. Rhoads, the president, and Clement Dale, the secretary, were on | hana and were pretty live corpses. Mr Moore made an address i If legislation in both State ar that would benefit th lead to a business passed to 11 11 of e CO further demoral A resoluti th Lal 5 1S 4s follows, WHEREAS. The raliroads purchasers of iron and steel in th are consumer ) exceeding any States; and WHEREAS and legislative ously interfere financial problems in maintenance and exis therefore be it Resolved. That the Board fonte, with the idea of permittiog the lishment as quickly as possible of pormal con ditions where the trade sod manufactures of the country are conoe roned, earnestly requests Congress and State Legislature to refra further restrictive enactments referrin roads, except such as are caloulated SCOpe to protect the public yd insure eclent control of public utilit wi nsion RHOADS President CLEMENT DALR, Secretary Company B Alright he Inangurati af W f) u ; pul As agitation has been going oh with refer ence to the misbehavior of the <th anc 6th regiments while at Washington. Col, Hugh 8.7 Taylor of Fifth Regiment was pot there himself but sent Co. B. of Bellefonte, the yen he fe “ depredators To confirm Carpenter Barre, w a thoroug From all t glean, an made nia of Nati as States than tt sylvania been sl qua the Unit ties : CATE Was exer officers of Wash ng ing Early Morning Fire 1 . sday r i the large frame house owned and o« pied by Thomas Wilson and his law, Samuel McKinley, located along the mountain between Bellefonte and Miles. burg, was burned the ground It caught from a defective flew and before any assistance arrived the flames were beyond control. Mr, McKinley succeed ed in getting most of his household goods out but they were considerably damaged by rough fending “Tommy” | Wilson, as he is known among the old comrade, lost practically all he bad, The house belonged to him on which there was no insurance. In addition to| this the old gentleman lost $105, most of | which was pension money, His clothes, | bedding and household goods also went “b in smoke, Mr. Wilson is one of the oldest men in Centre county, and the trying circumstances in which he has been placed by the unfortunate affair | has created considerable sympathy for him among his many friends, Mr. McKinley was a little more fortunate as he had $400 insurance on his household goods, jorning about 6 0 Son to The Largest. A recent survey made proves Centre| to be the largest county in area in “the | state. Lycoming formerly took that] rank, but our own county was found to| stand at the head with good old Lycom- | ing second. Centre has an area of | 1227 square miles’ Lycoming comes next has an area of 1213 square miles, and 770,320 acres. Drank Twenty Straight Whiskies. Walter Walcott, the young negro who is alleged to have drank twenty drinks of whiskey in a hotel on Thursday morning, died at the Altoona hospital at 4.28 oclock Friday afternoon, His seemingly unquenchable thirst and his effort OE tari an alleged wager re. wore a fow sulted in his end, he Circulation Over 5,200-—Largest in Centre County. | ACADEMY BANQUET. { Friday even.ug James R. | Hughes, of the Bellefonte Academy, | gave the annual banquet to the foot ball and basket ball teams at the Brocker- hoff House. As usual it proved one of | the most enjoyable affairs of the entire school year. The dining room had been | beautifully docorated for the occasion, | and thus the environments were most inviting, The toastmaster was Prof, |, R, Hughes who again proved his ability | in a position that requires so muc tact, The principal speaker was Dr. E, Sparks, of State College, who is E. an | eloquent speaker and his addresssparkled with wit which made a favorable im- pression upon those who sat around the festive board, During the evening | { John South and W., D. Crooks, both | seniors in the institution.paid a pleasing | tribute to Prof, James R. Hughes and | bis father, Rev, James P. Hughes, who | spent the best part of their lives in| building up the Academy to its present proficiency along the lines of the social, | mental, physical and moral develop- | ment of the student. They expressed | themselves well pleased with the condi- | tions as they exist atthe Academy, and | lamented the fact that Prof Hughes and iis father were about to sever their con nections with it, They expressed the hope that something might be done that | would induce them to remain. Other| i i | toasts were responded to in a pleasing manner by John Blanchard, Smith, captain foot ball team ; Paul M, McCandless, Charles E. Hall, Prof. A. | H. Sloop. Edmund Joseph, Prof. Sher wood E. Hall, Col. H. 8. Taylor, George R. Meek and Rev, James P. Hughes. | Wayne | Social at Port Matilda. On last Wednesday morning, 10, after t arrival $5 people began to gather with large bas- kets at the Methodist Episcopal parson- age, at Port Matilda, surprisin Rev E. S. Bierley and wif March f he R train oF ul vain e, until eg peopie ma i ated the oraatar sate of om ) spen i LE greale part oi day Ihe gathering iominational, hes in town and vicinity, ir people from Martha and Bald All ith sociable Was ni OW were present, of DAVIDE A when people « in a good and jolly spirit, as \ ame Wednesday morning, there can be no other way but have a good sociable time had partaken of the good were brought, the sweet si seously gathered around sang hymas appropriate { The music was followed by a f of prayer by the which the Rev. Beach, of church, made a very interesting addre on the subject of socialism, that the people of all demominations should be | Ve came they on After all ines whicl ngs which Rev, Bierley, the in ught to a « Mildred Price. wh program was address Remember, we said this is only a de by Mr, Cole have thus far done no more than to look at the plans in silent approval. What they may do, remains for the future or a plan, submitted the 5, and commissioners 3 Bellefonte Masons to Entertain the {dollars the ‘Grand Lodge of Pennsylva- | cost | they BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18 1809 GRAND MASONIC PROPOSITION Will Expend Three Millions Dollars in a Home and School of 'CENTRE COUNTY BIDS FOR IT) Grand Lodge Committee — Will Offer the Moses Thompson Prop erty as a Site, One of the oldest and most popular | organizations in the world is that of Free | Masonry which had its origin back into antiquity, Its membership is composed of men possessing noble, warm hearts, | especially for those within their gates locks have been whitened by the frosts of time, and who | have become dependent, Millions of dollars have thus been spent for the | g of others and the excellent work is still advancing. Through amounting to hundreds of thousacds of solicitous whose good bequests | nia has in contemplation the erection of a magnificent home for aged and feeble | Masons and their wives, a place where ' they can spend their declining years in | peace and home will | $1.500,000 with an endowment of fa jon dollars | juietness. This half 1al . prospec : chool orphans 1 they ar project | as the l Il of which money been pros three ons of site r+ Spe Krou Waters of Phila of 1 ompson f Erie; W. T. and John Goft nittee 0 the si We " will hav em, and within th < Bellefonte Lodge, No. 268, have been busy considering a number of sites in The commities for this | of: § _ Joba Pp, OO * ey 1 M.S McDo Q ’ le De Narnessed that t would « IrWIS » d means I'he try is such that five hundred a the work hools tha ne by other tour he coun of Lhe fertile land could be secured with out trouble. The greatest advantage, however, its closeness State Col lege, being only a mile from this popu- | most 1s : 0 | lar institution which is destined to be Huntingdon Presbytery. The Presbytery of Huntingdon will hold its next stated meeting in the | Presbyterian church at Mount Union, | opening at 7.30 p. m., Monday, April 12, 1909. Commissioners should notify the | Rev. Harry M. Campbell in due time of their intention to be present. One| feature of this spring meeting is the | election of commissioners to the general | assembly which body meets in Denver, | May 20. One week before the meeting | of Presbytery the annual reports of all | the churches are to be sent to the stated clerk, Rev, J. E. Irvine. Altoona Surveying Air Line A corps of engineers has been at work in the the western end of Union county | the past three weeks surveying over | the route of the Propased air line be- tween Chicago and New York, which scheme persists 1a bobbing up right along and persists in not staying down. This is the electric line that enters Union county near Weikert, followin Penns creek from Centre county, anc runs close to New Berlin, crossing the river near Selinsgrove, i Gen. Beaver to Speak at Blanchard. Gen. James A. Beaver, of Bellefonte, one of the honorable jud of the superior court, has promi to make the address to the graduating class of the Liberty district high school at Blanchard on the evening of Friday April 9, which is the date of the annual commencement, | numbered among the great colleges and | universities of this country, Should the Mason's home and school be located | here the students could go from there | into the College and pl. wig thus se- curing a more thotough education, Fre- quent entertainments would be given at dtate College that would naturally be | interesting to those atthe home, Every-| thing could be so arranged to make ita! very desirable place for both institutions, | The home and school would be located in the midst of a broad rolling valley, with Muncy mountains on the North, Tussey mountains on the south and | Nittany mountains on the east, securing | a varied and beautiful landscape and healthful climate. It is to be hoped the distinguished visitors will be sol thoroughly impressed with what we have to offer thatthey will say thisjis | the place, Free Delivery Now Assured. Postmaster Stuart, of State College, was informed by the postal department that the recent appropriation made by congress carried with it a proviso that a certain sum was available for the city delivery in districts under consideration by the department, The system will, therefore, go into effect on April 1, The town is divided into two districts, One carrier will have the campus mail, while the other will cover all that section lying south of the campus. This plan, no doubt, will be subject to chan after it has been given a thorough t by the carriers, | plaint and was resigned to | ceased was age d 12 | both | undergone | caused her | was Mollie Walker, the daughter of | and | aged 4o years 6 months and | McCloskey, of Mill Hall | Mra, En | weeks, | kind and | especially in his younger days. RECENT DEATHS. Ray Wenrzet only child of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Wentzle, who reside near Loganton, died Monday pueumonia, after weeks’ duration, aged 16 years AN Bit Mus. ¢ {GARD Brumgard 1 at her at 10 o'clock Friday morning of after a which she bore without com. the | years, 1 month and 15 days. She was twice married survived by her husband and two ds ters, Misses Laura and Jennie of Altoona, The remains taken on Monday morning t of for interment, afternoon of ness three an 1} die home, it cancet in illness long time her sufferings ! end )e ana i 0 Logantor Mrs. Morrie A. PoorMAN ! of Isaiah Poormrn, died at her home ir West Clearfield, February 10, She had the third th operatic 4 il death, Her maiden 1 at ame Mr Yarnell, She of 7 days and ia Mrs. A. G. Walker, is survived by her husband who i8 77 years of age, and the follow ing brothers and sisters Mrs. Jane Mrs. L. Fet Owens, of Clearfield Snow Sh ed ther, zer, Mrs, Sadie yma Poorman, George, of Yarnell. Mis, Ei her hor March IZABETH in York after an aged seventy months and one 3 was born daughter of For pearly her hot iristia ber of The fol Andrew Kuhn Campbe Bradford; } Stump, Centre Hall; Wm, Los Angeles, Cal; Robert S Mrs, Shetter, Y leaves . eng geral ser 10100 1D Years, day, Mrs near Centre Rot George ther and Wn | near B an On Saturd fered a his Bors sSCi1ous sixteen Wilsen the harne mal was in! ide ous | § o'clock Satur nti 8 o ' expostirs to the cold caused pneumonis and hastened his death. He seemed to sizant of those around him before ue Mond fis a: % % lay wk Sunday mor years. His wife died about 18 months [ Wagner B. Awl and Isaac May. In August Mr. Musser enlisted in Company isth Pennsylvania Cavalry, better as the *Anderson Cavalry Promotions came in regular order, and at the time his discharge at Nash ville in June, 1865, he held a commission of second heutenant. He never bad a general store ef David Tow 1862 K, known of leave of absence, and never lost any | time through wounds or sickness Shortly "68, be was married at Farmers Mills to Catherine Fisher, of Gregg Twp. The following year Mr. Mus ser located at Farmers Mills, purchasing a store from his father.in.law, Adam Fisher, and in 1867 he moved to Aarons burg, where for years he kept store and was one of the most prosperous mer- chants in that valley. In the fall of 1804 he became ill and sold out his stock of goods and since then he has been living a retired life. A couple of years ago he left Aaronsburg oul State College. Mr. Musser possessed a courteous disposition which made him many friends, His wide | reading kept him informed on all cur rent topics, His judgment was sound and he wielded considerable influence, | In poli- tics he was always a Republican and an influential worker of the party, He was A member of the Lutheran church and held every office except that of minister, He assisted in organizing the Grand Army Post at Millheim. He was a stockholder and director in the First National Bank, of Bellefonte, His wife died about twelve years ago at Aarons. burg but he is survived by the followin children : William of Northumberland; Charles and Edward, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Mary Edwards, of State Col- . This morning the remains were en to Aaronsburg where were held in the Lutheran church, terment at that place, In- after returning from the war, in | located at | T0 THE INTEREST OF THE FARMER ( ollege Professors On g Instructi State Special [Read in n Train THEY ARE HEARTILY RECEIVED Wyneote Man Say He Makes £30,000 a Year From Two Acres of Land Much (rood Has Re gulted From the Trip. ties, For ti » days the Reading's :n calied ) l instruction t The men aboard the special were in nsylvania State Col iture, including , dean of the school Ticuiiiu ) res i «oh Hancock, of A% One markets Racket Store Assignment. | A surprise was sprung on the business | ac Mz, Scantlin was aged about | circles ol our wwa Monday moising by | town Thursday evening. the announcen of BEd. P. Ire tof the assignment me Years uronrietor : | wn Crider Surprise Party Ma taxi al was understan they so ¥ “yt via birt jolly disposition was I'o say the supper that was serv fine, would be putting it mildly rey also had some very fine music. All had a pleasant evening, taking their depar ture at a late hour, wishing Mr. Sune many more happy birthdays. Those | resent were : George Clark and wife, | ). R.Thomhs and wife, John Stine Esq. , Charles Hartsock and wife. Amiel Lau fer at K1 and wife, and son Harold, Bond | | Mattern and wife, and Hubert Mattern, | |of Buffalo Run, Lloyd Shuey, of State! { College ; W. D. Stine and wife and son | Virgil, of Benore. Say Nation Must Borrow. | “We are going to have a bond issue, | AS sure as you were born,” said congress- | man James Tawney, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee “How soon? By July 17 “Well, 1 wouldn't say that “This year? | | “It's coming and that's all there is] a $137.000,000 | to it. They talk of | working balance in the Treasury. | have no such balance “For three years,” he said, “I have | been standing on the floor of this House | predicting bond issues, pointing out the political effect of extravagance and preaching against it. Now it's got to come,” Visited the Grave of James Kerr, During the recent trip of William Jennings Bryan to Clearfield, while a very busy man, he took time to visit the grave of his friend, the late James Kerr, upon which he placed some very beautiful flowers. —Dteehg Dodd patent colt button shoes $3. At Yeagers, We C aunty, who always tell the truth have MLL thy ” Centre femocrat, — Vol, 82. No. ll ES———— FACT, FUN AND FANCY Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Select=, ed and Original. here there's a } ou make a pr we have he bottle is RUNVILL RUN EN “nN W £, Was guest JAD AD Wednes- Steere H of D.F. P day Elsie Bottorf who has been attending hol at Milesburg, passed through ovr a gate, ITI family, Witherite and a pleasant! visit at Mrs. H. A Eva after BENORE ywn, is Markley rip © ing at the b Ast E Hicks mad fly lefonte Satu ng Be John, Curry were enjoying report raay 0 : "aul ana a lew beer Andrew Tomko weeks’ visit in Elk is only 3% cts, per glass Prof. G. A Bottorf, dog * Lion" to carry pasesis home, gave the dog his diamond ring to carry and while 1a the act of putting the valuable in Lion's mouth, he jumped and swal- lowed the ring. Its value is two hun. dred and thirty-four dollars and gets, and now Mr, Bottorff wouldn't take any- thing for his dog. Wm. Gates, wife and family spent Sunday with friends at Port Matilda. David Shearer, of Bellefonte, speat a few days at the home of P. E, Hicks, Charley Ghaner spent Sunday at Port Matilda; what is the attraction thereof, Melvin Lykens spent Sunday with his friend, Henrietta Confer, while teaching his PORT MATILDA To show their appreciation for the | ministerial labors performed by their pastor, Rev. Wm. Beach, the members of the Centre Line appointment of the United Brethern church, in a body, through rain and snow, on March 3rd, traveled from their home at above stated place, to the U. B. parsonage, in Port Matilda, to surprise Mrs. Beach on her s4th birthday, The delighted lad received many useful presents, as well as a sumptuous dinner, provided by them for the occasion. ' Mrs. Knox, of Houtsdale, was a visit. or at the home of Perry Reese, a few days this week. jel Gross moved from the cross- roads to the Thomas Beckwith house, near Hannah Sta, *..Ladies' golden brown vici oxfords. At Yeagers,
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