§ Vrup “Toavag lor Vol, 32. No. 22 es — BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1809 | MANY BIDS OPENED The official of the Central | Pennsylvania league as arranged by the | schedule committee and adopted by the | four clubs of the league, has been made public and 1s printed below, The clubs of the league have all been | No permanently organized, officers elected | and captains* chosen, Local players | have been selected in all the four towns, | but in the roster are some fine players | Circulation Over 5,200—Largest in Centre County, MEMORIAL DAY FITLY OBSERVED at All Large. GRADUATION WEEK FACT, FUN AND FANCY BASE BALL SCHEDULE, 1 GAT FOR ELECTRICAL PLANT mz. i dent Spark Frida soenian | BELLEFONTE IN THE YEAR 1832 Auditorium. : ’ phon Id Volume O01 ( entre Demos at That Containg Much News che Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Selects ed and Original, Penns announ f 1 as follows at been E PERFECT M y 3, at Saturday Cemeteries Contract Has Been Awarded Up to This Time Attendance Sophomore vs i, 10 Beaver held, — 3 J.L. SPANGLER AND J. HEWITT Make Stirring and Patriotic Ad- dresses—The Memory of Ex- Gov. A. G. Curtin Honored by All. rn ral Sunday morning Gregg Post, No. ne A. R., marched to the Lutheran church where the annual Memorial ser- mon was delivered to the old comrades by the pastor, Rev. Fred Barry, who made a deep and favorable impression on the old veterans, It was with many excellent thou in which he reviewed through which vouchsafed most pros In closing he made lea for the old King Emanuel’s bs they did under the and st They were fast passing away, anc is the time tv make and election tastily decorated with and during 1 Doughty sang a beautiful Monday Day and w with members of Gregg On J L&I filled its of patri they passed 10 our peopie one Pp rous stars r in their peace, call nj sure tary salute ( f respect to the Vii loyal to the parade 1e direction of Capt line consisted forn 1 is 1 of automo! disabled soldiers and the day. Rev. John Hewitt Spangler. Then drum corps, Co No. 935, G. A. Undine Fire Co,, and They marched to where services were conduct 1- mander Thomas Donachy, assisted by S. B. Miller and Emanuel The inspiring music was furnished by a quar- tette composed of L. A. Schaffer. C. C. , Jacob Smith and A. Lukervwehr ng the services under the pine trees the distribution of flowers took place after which taps we + sounded and two volleys were fired ov ¢ the soldiers’ graves by member of C the Noll NOR, soldiers and peo speaker here was whose el t historica Was =a that unsha brought peace, progre to this great United ; , i Lea RAV 1 prosperity : where from the log cabin or the towpatl can ascend the Colonel related some history the life of this great man that the majority of his hearers knew e about, After wards a volley was fired over the graves of the veterans. Just here we would add that the Union cemetery never presented a more beautiful appearance than on Monday. There were hundreds of roses, lillies and pansies and other flowers on the graves, while the touch of red, white and blue tint of flags played an import. ant part in making the surroundings Attractive, At 4 o'clock the Memorial meeting was held in the court house which was pre sided over by Commander Donachy After a selection by the quartette and the reading of Lincoln's address, by Miss Sarah Shuey, Rev. John Hewitt, rector of the Episcopal church, delivered the Memorial address. During the war he was a Confederate soldier but today stands and strongly advocates that the North was right in the great struggle from Go to '6¢, On this occasion he de livered a masterly discourse, in which he reviewed effects of war in bringing to this nation peace and pros perity. It was filled that with much was both interesting and profitable y "4 AL man The 1AaYy 10 to preside ncy itt 14 the the There was also a tinge of humor running | through the entire discourse which kept everybody in good humor. Before he ©! Wednes« 11 "mm who boarder on the professional. The clubs it is hoped will be evenly matched, thus making the games doubly interest. | ing. There is one thing assured, our people will have an apportunity of wit | nessing semi-professional ball during the | season as the local club in addition playing the schedule expects to go to up against the strong independent clubs in | | this section. Read and preserve ficial schedule: Saturday, June Bellefonte; Renovo Wednesday, | Renovo; Jersey Saturday, me | Haven; | lay, the following of- at Shore, ~l.ock Haven at Jersey g—lLock Haven at Shore at Bellefonte. 12—-Renovo at Lock Jellefonte at Jersey Shore. June if Haven jerse Renovo, — Lock Jellef | daturday, novo; Bell nesday, J Shore; y Shore at 19~Lock Haven at ‘Re- Wed at Jersey Saturday, Lock Haven: Wednesday, Lock Ha Saturday, July 8 23—-l.0ck Hav 0 at Bellefonte, lefonte Rend ven wk Haven at fonte at Renovo, ber (Renovo at Shore at Bellefonte. Saturday, Septem. { her ok Haven at Belle 190 at Jersey SHOE. MLOARy, Septem- iber 6 a. m.—Lock i Shore; Bellefor at p. m Bellefon 2814 Jersey Shore; Belle- Wednesday, Septem. Lock Haven Te rsey ' Havea te Septem be r oO rs. Corman Out All Night Mrs. Westley Cor ve low “a Curt unable t ind assurance that it was not her intention to drown herself, but she had a great desire to know what was going on at the camp, although nobody was there. Mrs. Compaan is the daughter of William Witmer, and when in her health is the very best of women. Her many friends thus sympa- thize with her in her present ailment, and hope the time may soon come when she will permanently recover was her a bridge ' aT ha gave friends tie Heiress a Mar Hater Inheriting $100,000 Miss Sarah Leas, a milliner's trimmer, at Bellwood, will not leave her work bench, nor will she get married, She is a'*man-hater,” she says. Miss Leas and her four sisters, a'l daughters of Mrs, Leas, matron at Conway hall, a Dickinsun college | dormitory at Carlisle, are to get $100, | 000 each from their uncle, |] Silas Leas, lumberman, who died at Rock Island, Il., May 10, leaving $1.500,000, The sisters live in Harrisburg, Scranton, York and Lock Haven “I am a man. hater.” Miss Leas declared when it was pointed oyt that she might be impor tuned with offers of marrage, and when it was suggested that she might give up her work she replied: “I don’t see wh I should I am in love with my wor | and would not kuow how to putin my time.” was through he paid a glorious tribute to | the memory of Ex Governor Curtin A Watchman Stricken, I: H. Leitzel, aged 56 years, a Penn. sylvania night watchman, was found lying insensible alongside of the tender of a locomotive in his charge, by the crew of a passenger train reporting for duty at Tawi on Thursday morn- ing 4 o'clock. The man was badly bruised and had apparently fallen from the tender during the night. He was still unconscious when taken to his home in Lewisburg, Information received at the Petisyivasia offices in Lewisbu has so far failed to disclose the cause Leitzel's mishap, but he is believed to have been overcome with vertigo. He was known in Bellefonte, Successor to James Kerr t the annual meeting of the Beech { Creek Railroad Co., in Philadelphia, a few days ago, Rembrandt Peale was elected a director to succeed the late James Kerr, and William C. Brown replaced W, K. Vanderbilt on the board. The other directors and the oid staff of officers were re-elected, Sa —— Roadmakers Find Cannon, The new mountain road along by hfield and Blue Ridge Summit, at tysburg, runs right on the mountain ade. The men working up there Sat- urday came upon a queer find, nothing less than a brass cannon buried down about three feet under the soil, ) i | { fonte; Reno: | RUN SFROM $35,000 TO $66,000 Estimates Differs Too Widely—| Council Must Be Careful! Not To be Humbugged—Minor Bids to Receive Attention 14 proposed ' A iarge his is soon heralded 1é roposition al wer the al 10 ocean . hears of it at’ present H are doing and makes brighter light, T if ii doesn’t lose any of its force after i has been used awhile. a fie lamp i% & goo 1 one t i Day Current, of th meeting Dizzy Drop From Fifth Story Window The slephone service Hot Ipdegraff, Willian out of : Aa Mmorging as a resu fr at el 1 *es Was iiss 14] {Oo me Sat 3 of the wires bei ions by the per. son of George Biehl, | boy, alighting upon after a wild plunge from a fifth window. George commonly known as Tuby, finding the key to one of the fifth floor rooms was missing and desiring to gain admission to the same without bothering the office with the re quest for avother key, entered the next room and with the help of a piece of rope attached to the window ledge at- tempted to swing himself upon the ad. joining window, The height to which he was elevated made the lad dizzy and releasing his hold on the rope he plunged headlong toward the skylights in the | | hotel court. After falling four stories | he struck the extending telephone wires, | | which broke his fall so successfully that {the venturesome youth escaped unin-| { jured. Although badly frightened young | | Biehl resumed his duties at the hotel | A Once Madisonburg Boy, Alfred Bierly, of Chicago, Ill, was a caller in the DemocraTr sanctum, Friday | last, He is in from the Windy City to visit his native town of Madisonburg, where he spent his boyhood years and afterwards went west and pitched his tent in Chicago, where he became the | founder of a house for musical publica | {tions which now ranks among the large | | houses in that line in the country, Betog | a scion of the noted musical family of | Bierly's, he became the author as well as | publisher of musical books and sheet | music that found sale in all parts of the | country. Mr, Bierly's establishment is} now one of the important business | houses of Chicago, and Madisonburg may well feel proud of the distinction gained by one of its sons. Among the | early bands of this county was ono at Madisonburg every member of which was of the Bierly family—music seem: ing to course the veins of all in the con. nection, Mr, Blerly, of Milesburg, was also a prominent teacher of vocal and instrumental music, ———— of Eibimibe that 40d Aula Hatwhise, ve - gates to the District Epworth League convention which meets in Altoona on their cor 2 torn mn e them story | : June 10 and 11. homor ophnomore ph torium, 9:48. Sunday--Baccalaureate Rev, Walter M, of Penn Avenue Auditoriun cert by Cadet band, M. C A. Lon Wy. | Sacred concert, £ Farmers' Special Train burg, Pa This State | Z faniners in whch. if appl of the farms. Fo ug Spxia’ the railroad will j in excursion from points between dontands and Lenhm sive rm. lege. I “W afford the fa w Farmers : une ar OW r Lhe on toth Memorial knew D IANY Year the Confederate war and represents a { the North and an escort to the colors at the head, and proceeded to the grave of Dr. Atherton, where ‘‘taps” were sounded, salute fired, and the class wreathes placed upon the grave, The various GA. R, posts of the county and Sons of Veterans had been asked to participate in the exer. cises. The custom of remembering Dr Atherton on this day is so praiseworthy that almost every student and citizen of the College freely gave an hour for this purpose, a . Ladies of the Maccabees Bellefonte Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees held an enjoyable social and the installation of their officers Friday evening, Mrs, Belle N, Doughty, Deputy tirand Commander? acting as the instal ling officer. The fine hall of the Knights of the Maccabees was tastefully decorat ed with flowers, and the ladies of the guard made an imposing appearance with the colors of the order as they gave the beautiful figures, of the drill, clearly demonstrating that they have worked well and faithfully since their organiza- tion, A number of invited guests were pres ent, several of the Sir Koights made some fine speeches long the worth of fraternal insurance, Jainty refresh ments were served by the ladies. All united in declaring the new Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees a success. They will meet regularly upon the first and third Thursday evening ot each month in the Knights of the Maccabees Hall. For Killing his Wife. George Schreckengost, of DuBois, convicted by a jury at Clearfield on Sunday of murder in the second de: gree, on the charge of killing bis “wife sentenced by Jigs Smith to sixteen years in the Western itentiary and ordered to pav a fine of $500. John Sebring, Jr., recently delivered to John Robinson, of State College, a small Oldsmobile touring ear, 1909 Will be Valuable in Carnegie ia State Pla ed Among Historical Lil Colle ri vat H t that Rebersbu At that KE mas Ba a time 1 rosid { the Bellefonte council atanoeierie - Fhere™s passed {or the § > Ho H ne Of ! Ne reservoir which had ih aq h was held Hous . ot ney ia § Pp August lasted 10 days seem to have had great trouble ing ** John Barleycorn” off the grounds Often speakeasies were found in close proximity to the place and then a raic would be made on them when somebody would be punished in one way or the other. They either got a black eye or went to jail. That year the nominations for sheriff were made, and among the candidates were George Leidny, of | Spring township ; William Guthrie, of | Potter township ; George Eilert, of | Haines township ; John Letterman and [ juha Taylor, of Spring township ; Joho | Liggett of Howard township ; A. A. | Meyer, of Bellefonte ; Samuel Ream, of | Gregg township and John Camp and William Bell, of Harris township. The volume is thus filled full of infor | mation of an interesting character but tume and space will not permit us to go further into details, | mm kK Sundav School Convention Thursday evening the goth annual | session of the Centre County Sabbath School Association convened in the Pres. byterian church at Plulipsburg, and con- {tinued until Friday evening. The |presiduy officer was Prof, C, L. Gram | ley, of Rebersburg. Among the speak. ers on Friday were Rev, Fred Barry, Dr. Ambrose Schmidt and Dr. Alison Platts, of Bellefonte, who made interest. ing and instructive addresses, There were a number of other speeches made that no doubt will be productive of great good, Oa Friday the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, C. L. Gramley, vice pres ident, | E. Wagner; secretary, L. W. Nuttall ; treasurer, A. Luckenbach ; mary superintendent, Mrs. B. F. weber ; home department, superintend- ent, B. P. Homan ; normal superintend. ent, Rey. J. McKendree Reiley. Church Festival. On Saturday evening there will be a festival at more under the a of the E h E cordially invited help cause, to go and <A how he first f are she over Herr Backs Down £5 ivy 4} cation of in Clinton ient John A. he State Board | day, were neeting of the wdopted ex- s+} Lad + work of Board Cc in nfidence Give Half the Road vy who anerats travel ug pu Pe 43 that : road a penalty attached this act that it would be } Peme Ww Altoona, took es parents, East Beaver nesday evening, May 26, at ceremony being performed McKendree Reiley, of the M. E. church, in the presence of immediate relatives of the contracting parties. The bride was attended by her sister, Esther, and the groom by Frask Shilling. The groom is an electrician and is employed by the Altoona Electric company. The bride has been living in Altoona for the past three years, LT 4 W land and fe, on aven 8 0O¢ ie wK . y by the Rev, James Teacher's Examination Teachers examinatin= £5r Ceatre Hall borough. Potter and Gregg townships, was held in Centre Hall recently, he applicants were as follows Charles W, Horner, Bertha Tressler, Linden Hall; E. M. Miller, Mary E. Bartges, Theresa Rachau, Viola Harter, | Ruth Bower, Charles C. Beck, Gertrude R. Musser, Bruce W, Hagan Grace B. Grove, Paul |. Leitzel, George W. Harter, Cora M. Brown, Wm. H. Haney, Robert C. Musser, Spring Mills; Lester F. Baird, John C. Bailey, Lena M. Eme- rick, Clayton Homan, Isabel Rowe, Anna M, Stover, Mabel F. Aroey, Cen tre Hall Elizabeth Tusseyville, You are Wanted. We mean down at Hecla park to ate tend a festival to be given there on | Saturday afternoon and evening June 12, | under the auspices of the Hecla k Ase { sociation, and a fine time is in store for those who will attend. In the evening there will be dancing in the pavilion, the music to be furnished by itrich's orchestra. In the afternoon there will be an exciting game of base ball be. tween Hecla and another good team. There will also be boat races, swimming races and other sports, The refresh. ments will consist of ice cream, cakes, fruit and other delicacies of the season. Everybody is cordially invited. The ment of Elizabeth Stuart, Shuttack Bitner, Ruth Rossman,
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