The Centre Democrat, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1894, ED A\CRKRET. IBLLEFONTE, PA. CHAS. R & PUB. THE NO. 8, ( KURTZ R. ER EB RIDER -{ NEW IDEA PATTERN i Only Ten Cents. l'asty, Perfect in Fit 264. LADIES’ HOUSE DRESS. Sizes 32, 34, 9, 38, 40. prove a yellow and THE MILL HALL FIRE. $50,000 GOES UP IN FIRE AND SMOKE. A total of Forty-three Bualldings Destroyed On which there is an Insurance of 8140, O00 Other Particulars of the Conflagra tion | From Lock Haven RKrpress The fire centre of Mill Hall noon left ruin and wake, and the settling | blackened territory on that the after. swept last through Friday desolation in sun shown on a which beautiful valuable the At the hour of noon Was homes. store rooms and other before buildings had stood con flagration started. the heat of the sun high almost the velocity of a gale. intense and a times being When at the fight works wind prevailed, at fire opulation turned out to 12:30 the alarm of whole | Was given + fire. Mill Hall has no water i nO organized fire department, con. | sequently a fire in the borough when a high wind was | lowing was a serious matter. The fire woen first discovered was in the stable of Frank Welch at ide of A few minutes after of the whole stable 11 Ww t Lie WED the town. fire broze out loped in flames, and the efforts bucket brigade to prevent the om spreading ineffectual. The pr flames leaped from 1:4 pidity, a were building to building nd it was evident LE} help C 1 Lock Haven 1 OwWnea ed. Stables in the rear of The ! easterniy ings were also burned. fire i an dings of Mrs Lie Hall estat tinned to spread in the bn illmore and | wr the bene. | be served. ‘illiams formerly of Belle- | re familiarly known Jen the Agitator,’ sper at Mehafley, which we hope f 11 like a high billow on to success. f Hublersburg, hold their picnic at Hecla Park on jon tickets will be sold R. R. that day to that point. A large gathering is expected on that day, Ww Saturday next. Execwr the Central along —On Friday the election of officers of | the 5th regiment will take place at Altoona. Amos Mullen, of this place, is an aspirant for re-election as Lieuten. ant Colonel, and Capt. W. F. Reber is mentioned as a probability for Major. -Editor A. Scott Currin, of Mill Hall was a pleasant caller on Saturday. His destroys «a : fice the Valley Chief was entirely with 3 ure no insurance He expects to resume the publication of his paper in a short time. of Zion, Rover, Miss Vangie Rover ed by M Netti were calles M las ’ yaniel weom of Spr at our office on Nottie is a daughter of Hoyer They are botl Dr, MeCormick and Merchant Geo, ¥. Hoy, both of Hublersburg, dropped Monday. They declare to be held Heelan Park, will be i They are making extensive preparations to properly en. tertain the throng. in to see us on i 1d Fellows picnic, satus il a booming success, formerly of | service and at under control. To a northernly | i : | stay the progress of whed by | After it | port on of the town | : <3 1.4 {the remova hou 10id 1 their effects to st would be rey wig People carrie ipposed s of safety only to see them burn. she The wind ntinued to 1 strongly and when { darkness came on there was not a parti. | place ed a rt time afterwards, ow Nothing but the stone foundations re. mained to show that buildings had ever stood on the burned district. The excitement was intense and there were many narrow escapes from death or serious injury, but no fatal casualties occurred, Forty.three buildings in all, includ. ing houses, stables, stores, shops, Brady Hall and the Disciple church, are in ashes, The total loss is variously estimated at from 230,000 to 850,000, Freeman Brady who owned Hall and five other | his loss at £10,000 with no Insurand £5, uly buildings estimats The total insurance placed with the 14 follo (roUrhng Salter & Wall & MeCormick, total of §16.555, There were families in the borough that night, but « : { WH twenty-three homeless their hospitable and all were cared for, i families burned out were those of W. 1, Watson, D. H, Stoner, Smith Marshall, W. I. Mann, Charles Packer, Mr. Call, Liu is Wis more fortunate neighbors were | Joseph Bartholomew, Dr. J. B. Me. Closkey, John Lannan, A. Wilt, Mr. Jackson, Bressler, Frank Welch, J. M. Ewing. Geo, Hickoff, 5. D. Brady, - (00), Freen Bra Hall house The oflice burned. of the Valley Uhaet Editor Currin states was his los is 83,000 and no insurance. BELLEFONTE RESPONDS, The news of the conflagration was re- hort time the ff Logan steamer with a lot of hose and ceived early and in a hose © we Undine company were ol ir A to the Central B. RR. depot special train the Bellefonte firemen Lo wep. mM, readiness to take number of volunteers They left A al and a large Mill Hall. the run, here al tance of miles, wa made in 87 minutes over the rat new under control when Thi road. The fire was the Bellefonte boys id g od servied firemen arrived. by laying bi and in the evening were irning remnant FT it member of a well An Improysment F. Hunter, who has an age: swriters ww, recently bre nograpi ye a Private secre. instructions t tary, dictate correspondence and other of matters all chronicled on a wax cylinder and can which § | be reproduced and carried out by an ele of wood left of the burned bulidings. | 4eqistant ed an ald predicted that in a few years they will be found in all business offices where improved methods are adopted, Gigantic Scheme Last week a milroad boomer repre. senting the Atlantic and Pacific railway company, which contem- plates building an electric or span alr railway line between Jersey City and d Lock Haven and construction San Francisco, visil stated that the lin § i" il entire 10a i i i is to cost 400 millions. Lhisis whal we Wind Line.” Mil Barned 11 of Nathan Ha Villey wns destroyed by lire The loss is placed would consider a 5 Wh on Tuesday night. at 83,000, u Renee, iM they had | 1 | 8 accurately The phonograph is consider. | to a typewriter and it is | TROUBLE IN C0. B. A LARGE NUMBER OF MEN | Taylo DISCHARGED A Protest from the men to Arbitrary EK if Amthiority-\Wheoe nt Fault Isit nu Politienl Scheme? There | commotion considerable was 1 L Keystone, ol wen high them perfect or ! y Lit prive He claimed that hi ye £ +3 FARE ted no seri bey had it ge of higher a like example for | was done with the knowled | « WHO even sal Was rs of company B. arrived | Burchifi » company Ya) mm Col. new me ted in m pref 8 apparently nh nada § made for we of social rank. Sowe who were informed | that they could enlist for a short time, { that dismissals could be had likely after | encampment. | Ibis estimated that about thirty men | will be discharged in all. Their papers { are being made out now and no reasons, we are reliably informed, will be | signed for their dismissals, They will | be given “honorable discharges’ which, in fact at this time, will be looked upon in a different light—a polite method of being disgracefully fired out of the com. pany. | Wm | Kya approached sald they were as The following is a partial Rider, Harry Eberhart, Frank Taylor, Harry T. list Harry Miller, , Miles Osmer, Jas Rider, mith, Albert ar chadd, William Miller, Jas, Morrison, K. MeMulien, Frank McMullen. arry MoeMurtrie, Frank Scott, If. F Taylor, Sam Leitze], see Musser and Lt} H er} ENOUgn recruiis Af MULES about 35 it is d stad to take their place and O11 up the company, and will parti- cipate in the election of officers next Monday evening. The above is a careful statement of i ase as we found it after much in- : Ww {| In ©“ quiry. The members of the company who t] | have been discharge ih Lthesa | ’ « ADAG ALY company, a proceeding would {for the place, armory made som authority Ww templibie { that we ever knew. 3 } Aer: } $ SHOTHG SLANG § i investigal statements have beer Il be given fo signed by | A Full House ome | EX n led with has been an average nmates during that time record and Sherif] | says it keeps them busy cooking { such a large list. During Sheriff Ish. ler’s term there were very few prisoners An unusual in the jail at any time and often only one or two, It looks as though erimi. nals were getting plentier in county or else the officials were becom. ing more vigilant, Centre Notice Commencing with Friday evening July 20th, during July and August, a spec ial train will be run to Hunter's Park, on Tuesday and Friday evenings of every week, leaving Bellefonte at 7.50 pam, returning, leave Hunter's Park at 10 p.m, Music, suitable for dancing, will be furnished by the company at reasonable rates, on application at their office F.B Belleonte, July 17th "4 Tnowa sapt Telephone to Stormmtown the of of telephone of Stormstown will In irae ™ short time have a ling tablished from that place to what is known as Red Bank, in the Buffalo Run valley, It will connect with and become a part of the Dellefonte ex. change. The line is Leing built by public subscriptions and after that Half. moon township will be in direct commu. nication with the ontside world. ‘ The community | nt ho | wonths the coun | boarders, | MARRIAGE LICENSES Vast Weel Docket fhe rote the A “ 1 N42 Ui FOR CLOTHES. OINTL Beliefonte Grain Market orn per mp GARMANS. KEEP COOI .es HEY ARE HERE, Irish Scotch Dimitys Tella Vella Duck Jaconette Duchess Dotted Muslin Muslin Lawn Lawn Venetian Bishop Victoria Lawn India Linen Linen De Indu is Straw Heats Window Screens Mosquito Nets Base Balls and Bats sf mi GARMAN'S STORE.
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