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VOLUME 106, NO. 22 BEDFORD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1912 ESTABLISHED IN I805 OLD HOME WEEK Celebration Determined Upon at Public Meeting HON, LONGENECKER LINCOLN DAY EXERCISES Addresses and Music Make up Program at Assembly Hall. Too small an audience was presen Elected President of Organization- Other Officers Chosen--Committees to Be Appointed. The meeting called by the Board of Trade for Tuesday evening at the Court House to determine whether or not an Old Home Week shall be held this year was fairly well attended. The meeting was called to order by J.

Roy Cessna, a member of the Board of Trade Committee. A temporary organization was effected by the selection by acclamation of Capt. Levi Smith as President and S. A. Van Ormer as Secretary.

A motion to hold an Old Home Week celebration called forth considerable discussion as to the advisability of such a celebration this year. Views pro and con were freely expressed, following which a vote was taken which showed that a decided majority favored the celebration. A motion providing for officers of the organization was presented and carried and the election which followed, resulted as follows: President, Hon. J. H.

Longenecker. Vice Presidents, Hon. J. M. Reynolds, A.

B. Joseph T. Alsip, A. C. Blackburn, Capt.

Fred A. Metzger, Moses Lippel, B. A. Barnett, 3apt. S.

F. Sfcitler, Burgess M. W. Corle and Ross Stiver. Secretaries, J.

Roy Cessna and George Points, Esq. Treasurer, Simon Oppenheimer. Chairman of Executive Committee, John L. McLaughlin, President of Board of Trade. The President and Chairman of sembly Hall Monday night.

The meeting was presided over by Dr. Americus Enfield and the instru mental music was furnished by th High School Orchestra. The exercis es were opened with prayer by Rev H. E. Wieand and closed by Rev.

Dr Houck of Carlisle. The principal address of the even ing was made by Rev. J. Albert Eyler, who recited the greater par of M. Tarbell's "He Knew Lin coin," in the vernacular of the Springfield druggist who was Lin coin's friend and associate.

Though novel on such an occasion it was interesting in the extreme and had good effect. The Gettysburg oration of President Lincoln was recited by Russel McMullin and a brief address was delivered by Rev. Dr. Houck who was present when Mr. Lincoln delivered the immortal speech.

I U. Grant Dibert U. Grant Dibert died at his home at Yont's Station, Bedford Township Tuesday morning, February 13, of typhoid pneumonia, aged 45 years eleven months and twenty days Besides his wife, who was Miss Sadie Yont, he is survived by two children Charles E. and Margaret. Two brothers and two sisters are also living: William Christopher Mrs.

Shannon Dibert and Miss Annie Dibert, all of Bedford Township. The funeral services were held yesterday morning at Pleasant Hill Reformed Church, Imlertown, and were conducted by Rev. E. A. G.

Hermann. Interment was made in the Bedford Cemetery. Mr. Dibert was one of the Dibert Brothers, the well-known contractors and builders. He was an elder in the the Executive Committee will name Reformed Church and was held in the chairmen of- the sub-committees.

The Executive Committee will consist of all the elected officers and the committee A motion to adjourn to meet Tuesday evening, March 5, was carried. time 'the-'several committees will be named. Biven Middleton Biven R. D. Middleton died at his late residence, Pitt Street Saturday morning, February 10, of pneumonia.

He is survived by one 'daughter, Miss E. Gertrude, two sons, Charles E. and Percy W. A. Middleton, and one brother, John Ci'Middleton, all of Bedford.

Funeral services' were 1 ''conducted Monday afternoon at -2 d'clfack by his pastor, Rev. Albert Eyler, of St. John's interment was made in Bedford Cemetery. Mr. Middleton was a member of the Reformed ChWch was the third oldest member of Bedford Lodge of Odd Fellows, having been 3, 1865'.

He was a carpenter by trade and was in the employ of the Bedford Division, P. R. for 20 years. He was quiet in disposition and an excellent citizen. high esteem by -all: Mrs.

Emamiel Beegle Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Emanuel Beegle, died at her home in Friend's Cove, Sunday night, February 11, aged 81 years, five months and 12 days. Besides her husband; she is survived by three daughters and one son: Mrs. Peter Bowser of Gibsonburg, Mrs. Scott Fickes, Mrs.

Samuel Naugle and Shannon Beegle, of Friend's Cove. The funeral services were held yesterday morning in St. Mark's Lutheran Church and were conducted by Rev. D. S.

Weimer. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Beegle was a member of the Lutheran Church. She was a resi- Elizabeth M.

Shriner Elizabeth Milton Shriner, three- year-old daughter of Professor Elmer and Mrs. Edith Porter Shriner, died at Akron, ix, nesday of this week. She was a grand niece of James Kegg of this place, at whose home she spent some time several months ago. She was a very attractive child and was loved by all who knew her. Funeral services will be conducted in tomorrow at the home of Mrs.

Sarah C. Porter, grandmother of the child. A. White William Abner White died at his nome in Cumberland Valley early Tuesday 1 mbrning of a complication oi" aged 79 years, five months and 28 days. White was born near Norfolk, on August 15, 1832.

He was a son, of Nicholas Abner and Annie (Pendergrass) White and a cousin of the, late Senator Pinckney White of Baltimore. On August 19, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Haney by Rev. Father Thomas Hayden. He is survived by four children, as follows: Gregory Asphy White of Pittsburg, Mrs. Annie B.

Turner of Davenport, William Pinckney White of Six Mile Run and Nicholas A. White of Cumberland Valley. Mr. White was a ship builder by trade. He was drafted into the Confederate army at the outbreak of the Civil War and served as a spy for some time within the Union lines.

As such he was captured and imprisoned at Columbus, for six months and and was later transferred to Cumberland, where he served three months, after which he was released, having taken the oath of allegiance. Having been released he never re- iTON LETTER Tariff to be the Issue in Coming Campaign CROMWELL AND PANAMA AVitness Testifies Was Used to Finance Revolt--Roosevelt Withheld Facts. Washington, February 13--With the dates for the assembling of th national conventions of the two grea political parties only about ninetj days distant, interest of anticipation in their developments grows apace along with livelier activities of th advocates who got into the field early. So far the president-making industry has mainly been confined to disseminating literature in which the aspirants loom heroically, but al that will be forgotten when things begin to happen in primary elections and conventions which choose delegates to the national event. Un biased, sensible people, are only amused by straw votes and vociferations as proceeding from some other impulse than interest in a wise conclusion.

The next few weeks will see something of this sort which will afford the one reliable evidence preferences. It now looks as though the coming campaign will be fought out for the most part on the tariff, or questions closely related to methods of handling moneys derived from' the people by a vast system of taxation The Democrats have tackled tariff reformation with an energy that will be productive of interesting results, contending for revision and reduction solely with regard to lowering the cost of living and at the same time producing sufficient revenue. President Taft and his following have accepted the issue of contention against the recognition of the protective system and will not shrink from waging the campaign to a finish with as a paramount question. The Panama Revolt Henry N. Hall, a correspondent of The New York World, continued-today Foreign Affairs his testimony relative to the.

revolt of Panama from Colombia, which, he asserted, was planned in New York and Washington, the re- dent of Friend's Cove for many yearb turned to the South. He came here where she was well known and high- in July 1864 and settled in respected. Mrs. Mary E. Gracey land Valley where he has since made his home, being engaged in farming and at carpentering.

suit being the acquisition by the United States of Canal strip. The methods employed in this acquisition are being investigated the committee. Hall told yesterday of incidents supposed to connect William Nelson Cromwell of New York with the fomenting of the revolt, Cromwell being the counsel of the French New Panama Canal Company, which held the rights of the old De Lesseps Company and which was vitally interested in selling out to the United States dissuading the latter from taking an entirely new route through Nicaragua. Yesterday Hall testified to the payment of $60,000 by Cromwell to the Republican campaign fund in 1900, following which the route was chang- jd in the Republican national plat- 'orm from Nicaragua to Panama. Today he told of the alleged plans of iromwell and his agents for carrying out the carefully preconceived, New York made revolution.

Financing the Revolution Hall testified that Capt. James R. Beers, freight agent and port captain for the Panama Railroad, acted as agent of Cromwell in the latter's efforts to incite the revolution in Panama. Captain Beers had. come to the United States to confer with Cromwell on the revolution, 'he said.

"Captain Beers," continued Hall, "acted as Mr. Cromwell's agent on the Isthmus. It was through him that the revolution was fomented." Hall then read from the records in the Navy Department to prove that the Secretary of the Navy had given orders to our ships on. the Atlantic PERSONAL NOTES People Who Move Hither and Thithe in This Busy World. Mr.

Neilson R. Home spent several days this week at Mechanicsburg. Mrs. W. Clay Lutz and Mrs.

E. Forney, of Everett, visited friends in Bedford this week. Mr. Joshua Points of Beldeh was among the week's callers at our sanctum. Mr.

B. F. Wilson of Pittsburg spent several days this week at his home here. Mr. J.

C. Howsare of Cumberland Valley called on us while in town yesterday. Mr. Thomas Bridenthal of Wolfsburg, Rt. 1, was a Bedford visitor yesterday.

Mr. Weaver B. Cessna of Cumberland Valley was among Monday's visitors here. Mr. F.

E. Grazier was the guest of his parents at Warrior's Mark several days recently. Alexander Ickes, of King Township made a business visit to town on Wednesday. Mrs. F.

W. McGuire of Saxton is visiting her uncle and aunt at Pequea Creek, Lancaster County. Mr. John W. Dibert of Pittsburg was the guest of his mother, Mrs.

John Lee, several days this week. Mrs. S. S. Meteger and daughters, Misses Margaret and Elizabeth, left Saturday on a trip to Philadelphia.

Mr, Harry Spidel, a linotype machinist of Chicago, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Spidel, East Pitt Street.

Mr. Herman Barkman of Chapman's Run was a visitor this week at "the home of his. brother, Supt. Victor P. Barkman.

Frank McCoy of Speelman was in town on Tuesday attending the monthly meeting of Maj. William Watson-Post, G. A. R. Master Edward Pate was in Cum berland last Saturday, visiting Mr W.

S. Lysinger, who was a patient in the Western Maryland Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. O.

P. Bricker and daughter Catharine and Mr. Arley Miner, of Cumberland, were guest of Mr. and Mrs. H.

E. Miller on Sun day. MlV-'Bird. "Mrs. JEtalph Detwiler, Wiliiamsburg, and Mr.

andlilrs. Isaa Blackburn, of Spring Meadow, spen Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs A. W. Fletcher.

Rev. W. V. Ganoe, pastor of Bed ford M. E.

Church, who had spent the past week with his daughter at Jer sey Shore, was expected to return to Bedford last evening. Messrs. F. G. and Cyri Straub and Norbert Topper, of New Baltimore, and John Faint of Fish ertown made a business trip to Bed ford Wednesday evening.

Rev. Dr. C. J. Musser, of Philadelphia, editor of the Reformed Church Messenger, and Dr.

William Mann Irvine, president of Mercersburg Academy, were Bedford visitors on Mr. Gregory A. White of Pittsburg who was called here this week on account of the death of his father, is spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Diehl in Pleasant Valley.

Messrs. H. C. Mock and Samuel lellers, of Bedford Township; J. A.

Perdew of near Centreville, J. H. Miller of Fishertown, M. C. Mauk of Edgeworth and J.

J. Hershberger of lessna were among the visitors at our office the latter part of last week. and Pacific coast to prepare for a Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gracey, widow, The funeral services were conduct- revolution in Panama, of the late Capt. William Gracey, I yesterday in St.

Thomas' Catholic He was asked by a member of the Bedford Boy Honored Robert M. Gibson, assistant U. S. District Attorney of Pittsburg, has been appointed assistant to the Attorney General of the United States. The appointment takes effect at once and Mr.

Gibson will start for Alaska today or tomorrow. During the absence of Mr. Gibson his place in the office of the U. S. District Attorney will be filled by Attorney William A.

Jordan, who has been appointed special assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Jordan is a son of S. District Attorney John H. Jordan and has been prac- ticing law in Pittsburg for the past 12 years.

died at her home in Altoona Friday morning, February 9, death being due to a stroke of apoplexy. She was in her 76th year and was born in East Providence Township. She is survived by three children, three' Church by Rev. Father William E. committee whether any money had Mr Tordan is a young man of far Downes and interment was made in I been paid to encourage the revolu-1 re a ordinar ability and will the Catholic Cemeteo west of town, i i no prove an able assistant to "There was $100,000 telegraphed Albert Marshall by the new Panama Canal Company Albert Marshall, colored, died of to the instigators of the revolution," Henry H.

Bagley of near town has even hens, five White Brahmas and wo Rhode Island Reds, which have good record. During the months December and January they laid 33 eggs, one Rhode Island Red lay- ng 52 of these. George P. Willet and family of Louisville, moved into the Brengle property, corner Penn and Bedford Streets, Monday Mr. Willet is an expert candy maker and will have his father.

We congratulate both. charge of the candj department in H. C. Heckerman's peanut factory The members of the Ladies' AiJ Town Talk and Neighborhood Notes Tersely Told MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST Gleaned From Various Sources-Little Points Picked Up By Vigilant Reporters. Hall W.

Carney is seriously ill with pneumonia, at his home in Bedford Township. Deputy Revenue Collector David Price is ill with pneumonia at his home. South Juliana Street. Railroad Officer C. D.

Beegle has been confined to the house this week with a severe cold. The County Auditors completed their report yesterday afternoon. It will be published next week. The C. D.

and P. Telephone Company is distributing new local anc long distance directories this week If you are not reading the articles now running in The Gazette on paper bag cooking you are missing valuable information. Liveryman R. A. Stiver shipped a carload of fine horses to the Blue Front sale stables, Newburg, N.

Y. last Saturday. The Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church of this place will hold a social at the parsonage next Thursday night. A chicken and waffle supper will be held in the basement of St. Thomas' Catholic Church Tuesday evening, February 20.

R. A. Stiver recently sold his fast pacer, "John record and purchased King Cadmus, a trotter with a record of 2:20. John Francis Attig of Altoona and Clarice Elizabeth Boore of Bedford were granted a marriage license in Cumberland this week. The concert to be given in Assembly Hall by the Glee Club of Franklin and Marshall College has been postponed until after Easter.

Councilman Sylvester Rinard, whose illness was reported several weeks ago, is still confined the hpuse and does not improve much. On account of the death of Elizabeth Milton Shriner, little grand niece of James Kegg, the Farmers' Exchange will be closed on Saturday. Rev. Dr. Houck of Carlisle, who occupied the pulpit of Bedford M.

E. Church last Sunday, will preach again this week, both morning and evening. Pennsylvania About 11:30 yePterdf-y zooming the Pennsylvania Limited -p, as wrecked near Warrior's Ridge stsJioa Reports are that four killed and 25 injured. A broken engine? truck was the cause oJ Clarence M. Cuppett, who recently had his eyes operated upon at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital, Philadelphia, is again at the hospital for treatment.

The Gray Concert Company will give an entertainment in the School Auditorium at Mann's Choice, Saturday evening, February 24, beginning at 8 o'clock. Dr. S. Howard Gump of Everett was elected President of the Main Line Association of the Royal Arcanum at a meeting held at Huntingdon Tuesday evening. Last Sunday Rev.

E. E. Snyder took up his new duties with the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Harrisburg. Mr.

Snyder is a son of Baltzer Snyder of Chapman's Run. William S. Lysinger, who underwent an operation in the Western Maryland Hospital, Cumberland, some time ago, was brought to his lome here Monday afternoon. Mr. is recovering nicely.

We call the attention of the lum- ermen of this vicinity to the adver- isement ot the Raystown Water ower Company of Huntingdon, or poles for use in their transmis- ion lines, which appears in this is- ue. Court Notes A session of court was held Monday morning at 10 o'clock Dy tne Associate Judges, when a petition for the appointment of a eiamiKSion to inquire into the alleged -insanity of, Nicholas Garlick and Mis. Daniel C. O'Brien was presented. Dr.

Walter F. Enfield and W. McClintic were appointed The commissioners met and reported the parties insane, and Deputy Sheriff Andrew Dodson took them to the state- hospital for the insane at Harrisburg: the same afternoon. At a session of comt yesterday, Judges Brice and Huff being present, the following matters disposed of: Petition of the Council of Pleasantville Borough fo the appointment of a. Chief Burgess presented and John B- Hammer appointed.

In the estate of AJesander BoV- linger, late of Bedford, deceased, report of Daniel S. Horn, auditor, filed! and approved. Petition of minor children of Andrew Foor for the appointment of 'a. guardian presented and filed ancE George Wilson appointed. Rule granted as prayed e-r in' petition to open judgment in- the- estate- of Sarah Jane Smith.

Petition of John Edwards for discharge from jail under insolvency laws was presented- and granted- and bond of Mary and Waeh Lynn filed and approved. In the estate of Carrie Dibert of Everett, a lunatic, bond of Jacob Stayer, committee, filed, and approved. Company Inspection In pursuance to General Order 1, Brigade Headquarters, Philadelphia, dated January 15, 1912, Company will be inspected, by a of the U. S. Army Monda February 26, at 8 o'clock.

Atf bers of the company are directed to' assemble in the Armory that day at 2 o'clock p. m. and are requested to. appear in dress uniform- -(bkiej, black shoes and white gtovs'. The company has Its regular urill Friday night.

Marriage Lloyd F. Eichelberger and Alice It. Warsing, of Hopewell. Oval Paul Biddle and Kathrjn Parks, of Six Mile Run. James E.

Burket and Mrs Amanda. McCune, of Union Towns-tup. Jacob R. Davis of New Paris Iffie Pearl Clark "of Mannls Choice. Deeds William M.

Hall to Wesley Brumbaugh, lot in Bedford; $276 25. Wesley Brumbaugh to Sutan Bagley, same in Susan Jane Bagley to Rebecca: Drenning, same in Bedford; nominal. Henry H. Baker to Geol-ge W. irose, half interest in Uvo lots! in Hyhdman; $750.

Cove Lodge 368, by rustees, to Samuel B. I lot in Woodbury; $1,000. Samuel B. Fluke to Marj lot in Woodbury; $1,100. John A.

Mench to Frank 2 lots in West Providence, $110. George W. Deremer to Svitts Creek Water Compan; 2 tracts in Cumberland Valley; 4 Samuel Bagley, t. 4 M. lot in $195.

Edward M. Penntll to Dora Bagley, lot in Bedford; 2 0 0 Thomas A. to Mabala Burley, 2 lots in $1,200. and H. H.

Fisher, of Loysburg. One day, February 10, aged 49 step-son, Alfred Gracey, lives in Ev- three months and 13 days, erett. Mrs. Gracey was a niece of the late President James Polk. Birthday Party Mrs.

William A. Weisol i Society of the Methodist Church were beSidS 00 000 entertained a of friends i entertained at the home was borrowed from the Bowling, Monday night of this week, It being Green Trust Company of New York an anniversary of Mr. Weisol's i He was born and raised in Bedford City, on securities furnished by Mr. Numerous fame single. He is survived by Cromwell.

of Mrs A. Steiner, West Pitt Street, Thursday evening of last, were en- week Following the regular busi- Mrs. Joseph A telegram was at Point: on Wednesday announc inp the cteatb- of Mrs. Joseph Rue of near CreweiL formerly of Poijat The body was brought to Point Particulars ne( eek fnsnrance Sold On Saturday of last week a Miller, agent for a of insuv- ance companies, both and sold his business, to Postmaster Wit-' liam J. Minnich and John Esq.

Mr i hab siucet-hfully on-darted the business for about six- Success to the new fim nnrtl Miller in his Tirty field. to Mr If joti contemplate yureha-dnj; raf-- cndars for 1913 call sind our skm- The funeral services were held one sister here, Mrs. Tenie Barres. Sunday evening in Altoona. On Mon- The funeral service was conducted President Roosevelt, in his corres-! were to Ray's Hill, where interment was made in the Lutheran Cemetery.

KWSPAPLRl Imaged in, the winners receiving ness session many novel features in ipies We am calendars at eS At a were KMy a arc as- we do not" a Kees, on Wednesday by Rev. S. T. Whiten. to hp i i i (Conthinctl I on Fourth Pa Republic tertaininent of a-very pleasant even- liappj climax to the evening's pleas-, pies to selei from.

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