Circulation Nn Over 5,70 is Both Phono" S The Centre Democrat, Best Advertising Medium la Centre County Everybody Reads It A Centre county. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURS erm - Circulate Over 5,600—Largest in DAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 1913, PROCEEDINGS OF | SEPTEMBER COURT REPORTED IN FULL EY S. D. GET: | TIG, ESQ. ROUSH'S ASSAILANT IS GUILTY | | ed Grand Jury Make Report on Wednes- | day—Inspected County Buildings and Find Number of Repairs Nec: | essary, of court conven- morning at ten o'clock The Grand Jury called and sworn, and | Chas, Bilger, lumberman of Spring township selected as foreman After being duly ch Co the retired to their pre bills them by qu September sessions ed on Monday irt on mitted wrged room indictment District pass the " of the the constables Before vdrenniel irt specificiall tion to the arette lation pressing report COL \ use o paper ering upon the mind the con of Cov stables | suffered a | called ity and in the paper at plead Rui the facts in this currence In the Penna being was case the and published of the sentenced, fully time 0C- case of Charles Peters R. Co., A. G. Price, appeal Plaintiff on voluntary non suit, privilege to move to strike off the suit for any legal reasons Comm. v8. Frank Finnegan, est Shelie and Earnest Nelson: with larceny; prosecutor, Rogers. This is from burg and the three named plead guilty and were jail until such time they would for sentence Francis other defendant, not VS, agent, motion with R an Earn - charg- Samuel case Philips- remanded be Or- as up wig, the arrested Comm. vs indecent thew W. 8, Erb, charged with exposure; prosecutor Defendant grand jury, sentenced pay f $100 Jose] Wade, charged waived the plead guil- the costs Hemmes, finding of L and was the 1 fins ‘omm ecutor pros with assault thelr | cement | Pil appeal, Same vs peal; contir Samuel Mar} R. Comp Samuel Grant Coal Compan pass; contir Ww replevin; There for trial of Dr. G. 8 the Poor of CaASe ETOWS out ner Stover Miles plaintiff to attend his son the 13th day of April, 19811 tor attended the boy until the 19th of April, when he discovered that the boy had an acute case of appendicitis, and an immediate operation was essary. The father being a laboring man, claimed he couldn't pay for this, but the plaintiff proceeded, and had two physicians come from Bellefonte The operation was performed on the 21st day of April, and the doctor con- tinued to attend the patient until he had recovered. On the 22nd of April the Castor mwore. st an ardor of relief which was served on one of the over- seers of the f Miles township whe never informed the plaintiff t ’ Ln} S. Bud being no crim the first cas Frank Miles of The doc- nec. poor o 1€ D “ bi : : 5 and when the trial he plead count Remanded will ed later Comm. vs. Steve Sick, Joseph Rishell; charged and batter prosecutor not appear ing in court, the District Attorney suf fered a voluntary noll. pros Comm Erma Edmunds; ed with assault and battery cutrix Lottie Relish; bill ignored the county to pay the costs Comm, ve, John Konos, charged + assault and battery prosecutrix Kobos; prosecutrix requests a pros Comm. va. W with desertion Bowers; defendant of the grand jury Wan sentenced prosecution, §1 fine, and $12.00 per month to the prosecutrix, and enter | “Into a recognizance in the sum of $500 to carry out the decree Comm. vs. Frank Hanna: charged with larceny; prosecutor Harry Duke man. The facts In this case were stated In this paper at the time of the occurrence and when the defendant was arrested for the taking of the bleyele, walved the finding of the grand jury and plead guilty, and was sentenced Comm. va. George Miller: charged with larceny; prosecutor, BE. BE. Hev.- erly This defendant walved the find. Ing of the grand jury and plead gull. ty and was sentenced sometime ago, at which time this paper gave a full account of the facts, Comm. va. FF. R. Btricker charged with larceny; prosecutor, Harry Dukeman. This defendant waived the finding of the grand jury and he Benten utor assault Prose with charg pPross and noll, Bowers ix the charged | Mar finding plead gullty the costs of Ham prose walved and pay utr to nH | the for at t} r horse om the appears T message r from State tor arrived and patient, who was to jellefonte The defendant al- to Bellefonte on of the 15th of evening traded from Spring the horse to ame Friday evening August, and on that horses with a farmer township, had brought Bellefonte and placed it in the Hotel stable, and that he slept on the loft of the stable himself; that the next morning (Saturday) he had taken the horse, tied it at a telephone post in front of Blackford's restaurant, and while in the restaurant getting his breakfast he and a stranger had trad- ed horses without seeing the horses, and that he had directed this strang- er. tocpat his boise th the Motel stns ble and get the horse he had traded : 3 $ » it was tied: when ! i the the (om 8 From this defendar seen along the | aquring heim defendants | to | being Mat- | e—t PAY SHOULD BE $5 SAYS ALLEGHENY JUDGE | | DECREE THAT WILL INTEREST | ELECTION OFFICERS. non | QUESTION FOR HIGHER COURTS | Judge Frazer Holds That All Election Officers Should Be Paid for the Primaries Under the New Acte-it Should Determine Compensation. courts sustain the de- down Judge Robert Allegheny county, the of Centre county will to $1.60 in addition already paid them for primary election last If the higher cision handed 8. Frazer, of election officers be entitled amount the by each to the onducting Tuesday Some Auditor General A. attorney gener- whether the time ago I asked the al pinion wet of 1913 fixing the pay of election officer: A ] primar ruled ted before their pay | However il election t! prim- the irtment 48 the ficers VET ole primaries | hours of 2 p ges, inspectors ed $195, one ved for a gen- were op- Under the irs are the election, and election of- same amount eral election wr the day, f the board PL Vacancy he was day The ther couns | Allegheny i osed to pay rate of 35. lection officer restrain the and county from paying the $5 mie case wns argued before Judge Frazer, who decided in favor of the 5 rate. His decision reads: “Whats ever restriction there may be upon the | power of the legislature to change the pay of election officers for their ser. | vices at elections provided by the eon- { stitution, the prohibition of the con- i stitution ‘does not apply to a case {where a new duty of holding prim- jaries Is imposeed upon the persons, land therefore the act above mentioned (1913) determines thelr compensa { Should this decision be sustained polis assed Tt equity Juit rommissioners {and Centre county. election officers in to this fall's | that | inist upon being paid the $5 rate will mean an additional expense al t $450 for holding ¢ primary ale lor » this nt 1 eXDense i of 3; 3 ! ’ rm py . how Special Meeting of Council Fa"mer's Silo Makes Whisky, Whethe A e de \ Big Engineering Feat Successfully Ac- complished or Sunday. The moving of a three-hundred-t bridge near Curtin Sunday morn ing proved a novel gight to many gathered to watch the glganti the success of which depended modern engineering knowledge bridge Is known In railroad cir No. 45, and spans d Eagle Creek about fourth of a mile we Of Curtin station It is to replac fd by a new bridge, and pending the construction of the latter It was Cided to move the old structure fifteen feet to the side of (ts Cation f temporas Ircks were changed Master carpenter John Fyrone with a crew ™ and one h d chargy f the moved on on 0 lask, upon I'he Cles as Hal on« he de about old or and indred th striking ox it ners Barry, Harry | man ang ih Bottoms ol the thubs, and = six big fellows experier wd f 1} Repairs to Presbyterian Church. a Al a meeting of the Presbyterian cOnRregation held in the chapel Wed- nesday evening, after prayer meeting decided make nme exter pairs to the rob. made was re ne Ar eu y | Ww Deputy Commissions he state Mighw n Appoint reanization ‘a i John CENTRE GOUNTY CAST AT PRIMARY ELECTION LAST TUESDAY. 4 CANDIDATES FOR GORONER John W. Kephart Led for Superior Court Judge, With Webster Grim a Close Second—Zerby's Majority Was 403-—Adam Hasei Ahead by 644, The (ey following Is the offi unty at the primary September 16th, as show mad the Count tre « held 1 in er. Reg } cialist Coroner-—Dr., 8 M. Huff, Rep. Dr Sebring Jr., Dem. Dr. M. 3 Locke, Wash, Samuel Wikisson, 30. clalist John W. Kephart Fmna ra carries the county the n ’ - ket for 8 Exceeding the } WW 5 | with a heavy urinal TS. ade at Greensburg Conference Last Week, 1¢ ministerial Bishop W. M Weekley at Ng session Bunday of the Ale conference of the United Brethre n church were following: uperintendent, J 8. Altoona First Hendrickson; Altoona 8B. Wilson; Altoona Bellwood, CG. Baw Amon Lele by g th assignments m the clos iegheny the { nferencs Altoona A. RR. FP. Orner; Tyrone T Ralston; Bliger, la, J. A. Mills; supplied Clearfield, J. H. Bridigum; Ressler: Cone Fay J. BE. ton; Greens- burg, Emeri- elle, State's Elks on the Rampage. Fe f n ints received by mm r om central mals have ch the Patient Attacks Williamsport Doctor. Edw pson while suffering the William - night, made he physicians, killed him terfered at the had been but had about, attacked defend ard Sir recovered fficienth to bw Sunday night he suddenly the doctor before he could ihimeelf, strik’sz him ver head The yacian felled to the floor and renderad wns TT, No Driver Under Sixteen. ef x An AppTeciable Donation. ¢ t and generously to Be World's a S| Record. | race ‘ompany Five a The above photograph Is a repro- duction of the original architectural drawings of the proposed new West. ern Penitentiary, which will be erect. ed In Contre county, Nearly all of our readers are familiar with the lo- cation of the new penitentiary site in Benner township, hence it needs no further repetition at this time. It will be interesting to note, however, that the group of massive bulldings will be erected by the Inmates of the Western Penitentiary themselves, as far as it Is possible to do so, and when completed will inaugurate a new era in practical prison reform During the past year 132 conviets have been transferred from the old Western Penitentiary In the unsani- tary Ohlo river district of Pittsburg, with its smoke and fog-laden atmos- phere, to the new prison site. These prisoners have been working diligent ly and faithfully, making preparations for the actual construction of the new moflern home for the commonwealth’'s | derelicts, which will soon begin arise, Arrangements will soon be perfected for transferring an addi tional large force of prisoners from to | tary, and George BE. MeCaguo A ASA ry + w i " gs Be the new site, and with this reinforcement work on the construction of the great stone wall which will enclose 238 acres of ground containing the penitentiary proper and several accessory bulldings, will be erected. The board of Inspectors and Warden John Francies of the Western peniten- tiary are working untiringly towards pushing the new penal enterprise to completion, The Inapectors are Col C. A. Rook, president; William Price, treasurer: Willlam KE. Sankey, tre, an the old prison to Courtesy Pittsburg Pres . a « i SIT 1 Fl + Thomas BB. Foley. Warden Franclies is superintendent of construction of the new bulldings and It was he who designed to alle viate the mental and physical distress of the Inmates of the old prison by turning them out in the pure air of the sunlit mountaine to build for themselves a home that will surely prove conducive to thelr reformation to say nothing of their restoration to health, Much has already been accomplish. od during the t year on the new prison farms, onds have been cone structed, a number of old farm houses have been rebuilt, temporary prison buildings fitted up, a dam constructed to eatch a mountain stream that will supply the new institution with water, and a quarry has been opened and reveral power houses and work shops have been built Sealed proposals are now bel BO~ licited for the erection of a th house on the new penitentiary sai ag provided for by a recent act legislation. In this bullding all mur derers condemned to death in Penn sylvania will be executed
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