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The Commissioners’ Treatment of Fer-
guson Township Tax-payers.
Farms valued higher than they will sell
for and 8 per cent added to this valua-
tion. Legal robbery to cover extrava-
gant and ignorant management of
county offices.
FEerausoNn Twe., Aug. 5, 1889.
Eprtor DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN. —
Dear Sir: We notice a brief account
in your last issue of the injustice done
us by County Commissioners Hen-
derson and Decker in the matter of the
assessment of farm property in our town-
ship. We had two men for assessors
whom we all-know to be honest,upright,
conscientious citizens, men of good judg-
ment, who performed their duties as
officers with credit to themselves and
their constituents. The valuation of
our Township has always been too high.
In 1886 it was reduced sixty thousand
dollars, which proved, by the sales of
farms sold since that time, to be higher
than land would sellfor. Therefore this
Spring when the assessment was made
many of the farmers claimed that their
farms were assessed higher than they
would ask forthem if offered for sale,and
asked that they be assessed at no higher
figure than they were worth in the mar-
ket. The assessment was completed ;
some were reduced,some left as they had
been, and others were increased in the
assessed valuation. The assessment was
returned by the assessors, and to the
great surprise of themselves and the
citizens, the commissioners claimed
the valuation was too low, that at least
eight per cent must be added to the
assessors’ return to bring it to what they
wanted it to be. Henderson and Decker
had instructed the assessors to keep up
the valuation ; that they should advance
rather than reduce in order to make a
good showing for our county.
They added the 8 per cent., and made
the appeal day on the 2nd of July at
Scotia in Patton township, thinking we
would be too busy making hay and har-
vesting to attend, which was another in-
justice. They gave Halfmoon township
one day, Ferguson and Patton one day,
and asked Ferguson, with fifteen school
districts in it, to go over the ridges to
little Patton, with five school districts.
Ferguson, however, turned out in good
shape. Leonard Grange sent a commit-
tee to ask that the additional eight per
cent be taken off; Washington Grange
did the same; Centre Grange instructed
her committee to ask two per cent off of
the assessors’ valuation in addition to the
8 per cent, claiming that the assessors’
valuation was too high. Henderson
gave all present to understand that the
8 per cent must stand regardless of any-
thing we might advance.
To show you that we are imposed up-
on we will state a few instances: The |
‘Wm. McBath farm, lying along the line |
of Patton township and adjoining
the farm of Prof. Hamilton, is assessed
by the assessor at $1.40 per acre more
than the Hamilton farm in Patton town- |
ship, while any person that has any
knowledge of farm property will say
that the Hamilton farm is worth five to
eight dollars per acre more than
McBath’s farm. McBath in Ferguson
gets 8 per cent additional, Hamilton in
Patton is left as the assessor of Patton
valued him. Another instance is ex-
Sheriff Walker's farm, which the assessor
valued at 45 cents per acre more than it
sold for at public sale and had to reduce
it $5.50 per acre to do that, valuing
farms adjoining at from $3.00 to 5.50 per
acre more than Waiker’s. 'L'o this 8 per
cent is added by Henderson and Decker.
Is it any wonder that we appeal to
court for justice. It is plainly to be
seen that Henderson and Decker, who
claim to be the custodians of the county,
are incompetent to fill the positions they
hold unless they have barrels of monéy
to keep up their extravagance. We
would like them to account for the dis-
crepancy as per the Auditors statement
last January. Henderson says he owes
Ferguson nothing. Neo thanks to him.
A man who publicly declares that he
would not give a d—m for an oath is
not 2 fit man for the position he holds.
He wants to make himself a reputation
as Boodle Commissioner. We demand
justice, and will have it if we have to
go to Court for it.
MANY CITIZENS.
Under the reforming hand of the
Cleveland administration, so says th:
Hartford Times, the incidental consular
fees at London, Bradford and other
laces were cut down. Governor
Waller's fees at London, as compared
with the previous fees, were reduced at
the rate of $14,000 a year, but now Mr.
Harrison’s administration has restored
the fees, “so that Mr. New at London,
Colonel Tibbits at Bradford, and others
can gét the old fat rates. New is from |
Indianapolis and the extra $14,000 a |
year restored to him—reinstating an
old abuse and extortion-- is an especial
mark of favor for services rendered in
superintending Dudley’s block of five
i spend the time between this and the com-
ry
business.
During an examination of the ar-
chives of Holland at The Hague, a short |
time ago, a letter was found addressed
to the States General of the United |
Netherlands, announcing the purchase |
of Manhatten Island by the Dutch West |
India Company for the sum of $24. A
few days afterwards the original deed of
the purchase was also discovered, after |
having lain hidden and unknown for 263
years. Did ever any other $24 since
the world was made grow in value to '
the same extent as these paid for the
site of the greatest city on this con-
tinent?
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Philipsburg Pickings.
William Duncan and family are sojourning
at Bedford Springs.
Don’t forget that the Watchman now gives
all the Philipsburg and surrounding news.
A band of genuine gypsies are camping near
town. Keep an eye on your chicken houses.
Rev. J. H. McGarrah, pastor of the M. E,
church of this place, has been granted a
month vacation, commencing last Sunday
evening.
John Clinch, ex-miner’s agent for the Clear-
field region, has moved from Chester Hill, to
this place. We understooa that he hasan eye
on the position of Chief of Police.
A lawn festival, given by the ladies connect-
ed with the Mite Society of the Lutheran
church, wes given at the residence of H. O-
Hoffer on last Tuesday evening.
The young members of the Episcopal church
had a concert in the new parish building on
Thursday night of last week. It wasa genuine
“old folks concert,” and was a grand success
financially.
A lawn festival was held at the residence of
Benj. Jones by the young ladies of the Presby-
terian church on last Friday night. The pro-
ceeds went for the benefit of the church, and it
was a grand success.
The foot-race on last Saturday evening at the
Driving Park between Nikirk and Kephart was
easily won by the former. The latter got ten
yards of a start of Nikirk. The race was for
$200. a side. *
Mrs. Cardon, mother of Frank Cardon, one
of the proprietors of the Potter House,who has
been ill only a couple of wceks, died at her
home in Clearfield early Tuesday morning,
aged about seventy-eight years.
Prof. J. B. Ritchey, Principal of our Public
schools, whose Mome is in Meadville, was in
Philipsburg last week. He was well pleased
with Philipsburg and its new school building.
The schools here will open on September 1st.
Maj. Jno. A. Wolfe, S. S. Crissman,Capt. C. T.
Fryberger and Tom Switzer were delegates to
the County Convention, which was held at
Bellefonte on Monday. We understand that
Crissman was selected as one of the State
delegates.
Harry Simler, who is employed at the com-
missary in Johnstown, spent a couple of days
at his home in Philipsburg last week. He
tells us there is not a day passes but what sev-
eral bodies are found, but all so decomposed
they are mone recognizable.
We are requested to state that the benificial
organization, known as the Royal Arcanum,
will shortly hold a picnic at Bilger’s famous
Arctic Spring. The committee having the af-
fair in charge are sparing neither time nor
money inmaking it a brilliant success.
The Bigler Campmeeting will commence
next Sunday and will continue over the next
Sunday. Special trains will run on both the
Beech Creek and Pennsylvania railroads, at
greatly reduced rates. This campmeeting is
expected to be one of the most successful held
yet. >
Hoover, Hughes & Co., are making great im-
provements to their office and its immediates
surroundings. They are having the office
completely overhauled, and are building pave-
ments, fences, sodding and flower bed, and a
great many other improvements too numerous
to mention.
Messrs. Neal Davis, Jerre Sankey, David,
Enoch and Andrew Gearhart, accompanied by
their families, left Monday morning for New-
ton Hamilton, where they have rented tents at
the Juniata Valley Campmeeting. They will
mencement of campmeeting fishing, and of
course they will all have a delightful time.
Grant Davis, son of William Davis,conductor
of the work train on the T. & C. railroad, me
with an accident on last Sunday afternoon, by
which he had his right hand so badly mashed
that it had to be amputated that evening. The
young man had been employed helping to
clear up the wreck at Mapleton intersection,
and in hoisting up one of the cars, and before
he had time to pull the hand out, it came down
with the above result.
Hope Fire Co., No. 2, are now selling tickets
at 10 cents each for a gift entertainment for*a
gold watch valued at $75. and a gold headed
cane, valued at $10. The entertainment
will come off at their head-quarters in tha
Public on Saturday evening, November 2
They will issue three thousand tickets, and at
ten cents each the entertainment will neb
them quite a snug little sum, which will go to-
ward paying off the balance of their indebted-
nesson their engine.
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The electric light was first put on our streets
on last Saturday night, after an absence of two
years. They did not work quite satisfactorily
if we are a judge of electric lighting. Some of |
them we noticed did not burn half the time,
and a few others all right atjtimes, but at inter-
vals they would almost go out. Of course, we
won't condemn the lights just yet, considering
Saturday was the first night. We hope, how-
ever, we won't be compelled to tell of the in-
sufficiency of this system of electric lighting,
and that everything will hereafter move off
satisfactorily, and the streets be brilliantly il-
luminated every night.
On Thursday of last week Mr. Chas. Beatty,
one of Clearfield county’s oldest and ‘ost re-
spected citizens, died of old age. He was 88
years, two weeks and three days old. He
lived at Hawk Run for quite a number of
years, but after his son, Joseph Beatty, was
killed by the cars last winter he removed
near Bigler. He has been on a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. Walker, at Hawk Run, during
the past couple of weeks, when he gradually
began to waste away and died. His remains
were taken to Bigler for burial, and the old
old landmarks continue to pass away, and it
wont belong until all the old settlers of this
section will be numbered with those who have
gone to their rest in the grave. Peace be to
their ashes!
On Thursday evening of last week, Charley
son of William Yingling, met with an accident
that resulted in his losing his left foot. He»
in common with a number of other boys, have
been in the habit of jumping on trains coming
in at the Beech Creek station, and Jupon this
occasion the conductor chased them all off
and after he had done this he proceeded on
up to the front portion of his train, and in do-
ing so, the boys watched their opportunity and
jumped on the rear end of the train. Another
young boy threw|Yingling’s hat of,and in jump-
ing off to get it his foot slipped and went un-
der the wheels. He was taken home and
physicians sent for, and upon seeing how badly
it was smashed, they concluded it must be cut
off; so the next morning Drs. Allport and
Harmon amputated the foot above the ankle.
Young Yingling’s father is a brakeman on a
passenger train on the Beeeh Creek railroad,
and he generally takes his father's meals
down to the station and has it sent to Munson’s
station, where he gets it. This 1s not the first
warning these boys have had, and none of
them will heed until they have a leg or arm
cut off. :
Sandy Hill is on the Six Mile Run road,
about the same distance of miles from Philips-
burg. It is also on the Bellefonte pike. A Mr.
Kelley, accompanied by his wife, who lives in
the vicinity of Port Matilda, while on their
way home from this place one day during the
latter part of last week, met with an accident
at this point that nearly caused Mr. Kelley to
lose his life. If we understood the story cor-
rectly, his horses had been sweating consider-
ably, and while in the act of throwing the
blanket over one of the horses they both be-
came frightened and threw both occupants of
the wagon out. In falling out Mr. Kelly wag
thrown under the wagon and one of the hind
wheels ran directly over his stomach, break-
ing four ribs and otherwise severely injuring
him. Mrs. Kelley escaped being hurt. The
horses ran on until they got home, and those
of the family who were at home, seeing the
team coming home alone, and everything in
the Jwagon knocked “helter skelter,” knew
there had something dreadfully happened to
their parents, and hitching up anotherj,team,
went in search of Mr. and Mrs. Kelley, and
found both at the point where they had met
with their misfortune.
Alfred Leiter, of Bellefonte, came over the
mountain to Philipsburg the other day, driv.
ing a fine looking horse that contracted wind
colic on the way. He drove up to the Central
Hotel livery stable, and put him up while he
went in search of a veterenary surgeon. A man
by the name of Stine,who keeps the Swan Hotel,
told Leiter that he could cure the horse, where
upon he gave him a dose of medicine. They
waited, and waited for quite a long time, but
the animal did not get any better. The horse
was then taken over to Stine’s own stable,
where it was given another dose of the doctors
“kill me quick.” In the meantime John Howe;
the ice man, came along and offered Leiter
$5.00 for the horse, which offer was readily
accepted. The money was paid over and the
horse belonged to Mr. Howe. Stine thoughtthe
horse ought to be topped, whereupon he open-
ed the horse’s stomach to let the foul gas es-
cape. He then gave it another dose of his
“guaranteed to kill or cure” medicine. This
he did, and with a snort, a puff and a grea
leap, the horse arose to his feet and jumped
almost up to the ceiling and threw himself in
among some buggies, and died: We are told
Johnny lost about $20.00 in the speculation.
A six-month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Rus-
sel Bigelow died Friday morning and was
buried Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. * *
An infant child of Howard Simler, living on
Ninth street, died, Saturday morning and was
buried Sunday afternoon at4 o'clock. * *
A two-year-old Hungarian child was buried in
the new cemetery Saturday. * * Mr, and
Mrs. August Benchey, living on corner Sev-
enth and Locust streets, lost one of their pret-
ty little two-year-old twins, the boy, on last
Friday evening, of pneumonia. The funeral
took place Sunday ofternoon at 2 o'clock. * *
It is with regret that we are compelled to an-
nounce the death of J. Irwin, the promising
young son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rook,
which took place on last Friday afternoon at
about half-past two o'clock. He had been ill
for about seven months, and up until about two
months previous to his death, livea at Ber-
wick, Pa., and at that time he made the re-
quest for his father to bring him back to Phil-
ipsburg where he might die, which was done.
At first the boy was terribly troubled with
heart disease, gwhich finally :terminated in
dropsy, from which he died. He was aged 14
years, 7 months and 1 day. The remains were
interred in the new cemetery on Sunday after-
noon at 3:30 o'clock.
It will be remembered that in our letter to
the WarcumaN last week we made mention of
five empty coal cars coming down the Maple-
ton branch, and that a gentleman coming up
to Philipsburg, from Osceola, noticed that they
were coming down without any person upon
them. Turning the switch, he let them run
onto the main track, and were stopped in front
of Wigton’s fire brick works before any dam-
age was sustained. Sometime during last Fri-
day night a more serious affair than that oc-
curred on the same branch. Thirteen cars
heavily ladened with coal, came down the
branch and coming to the switch they all run
off the track, and were all piled upon each oth-
er in a terrible mass. The cars were more or
less wrecked, piles upon piles of coal were
scattered pell-meli every where, and about two
hundred yards of track all torn up. The
wreck delayed the early morning express,
9:40 mail, Day Express and Houtzdale accom-
modation, and it was almost one o'clock be-
fore the debris was cleared away sufficiently
for the passenger trains to pass through. That
the work was that of some malicious scoundrel
is quite evident, and if he is ever discovered
at his nefarious work he should be severely
dealt with.
Pine Grove Pickings.
Post Master W. D. Port returned from a
short visit to Williamsport with the latest
style “Katy,” also, attired with a becoming
new suit. Much dissatisfaction exists along the
mail rout, especially in our town and vicinity.
Under the present mail system it requires four
days to get a return letter from Bellefonte
east, or Altoona west. Petitions are being cir-
culated and largely signed for a change to the
former schedule, the the mail to leave this
place at 6 a.m. and make connections with
mail trains east and west, and return about 6
p.m. This is about the former schedule
which gave general satisfaction for the last
pal business men of Bellefonte is also in cir-
culation asking the Post Master General to
establish as formerly a mail route via Penn’a.
State College, and vacating the route from this
place to Boalsburg. It is hoped by the aid of
our Bellefonte friends that the change wili be
speedily made,
Thursday of this week found matters at the
i old home of Albert Hoy all “‘topsy turvey,” it
i being moving day to their excellent new home
' recently completed at Penn’a State College,
the remainder of their days away from the bu-
sy cares of farm life. As a good citizen, oMlig-
ing neighbor and one of Demoeracy’s old wheel
horses, we are sorry to lose Mr. Hoy but our
- loss will be College township's gain.
The game of base ball played on the grounds
at Greenwood Furnace on last Saturday, p-m.,
was full of excitement and interest. As the
Greenwood club has heretofore wiped up the
dirt with other clubs that dared to antagonize
them, our boys accepted the challenge and
crossed the mountain with the express pur-
pose of winning, which they weuld have done
on their own grounds. After a hotly contested
! where Mr. Hoy and family will likely spend |
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game of ten innings the Pine Grove Club by | . DE
| thing when he gave her a position in the
a score of 15 to 16 laid down the bat in honor
i of their antagonist. After enjoyingan excellent
| supper served at the hospitable home of man-
ager Woomer, our boys recrossed the moun-
tain, not at all dispondent over the result.
SETI —— ———————
Married.
WILSON—PRINGLE.—At the residence of
Mr. W. L. Wilson, Stormstown, Pa. on Aug.
1st, 1889, by Rey. A. Parker Wharton, Mr.
Harry L. Wilson and Miss Llsie Pringle,
both of Altoona, Pa.
A Panther Story.
Punxatawney Spirit.
John Potter came to this county
about 1844, and settled on the banks of
the Sandy Lick, on what is now known
as the Gary farm. John was a large,
sinewy man, with any amount of cour-
age. One day in the early spring, while
the ground was still white with snow,
John and his wife and dog started to
walk to Punxutawney. They had tra-
veled only about two miles when a pile
of snow beside the road attracted John’s
attention. Going up to it and kicking
it a little he discovered a dead deer bu-
ried beneath it, and just then a large
panther, which had no doubt killed the
deer and covered it with snow, sprang
from behind a log and ran up anadja-
cent tree. John told Nancy, his wife,to
hasten back and get the gun, while he
and the dog stood guard under the tree.
She did so, but scarcely had gotten out
of sight when the panther began to ex-
hibit strong symptoms of restlessness.
It eyed the dog and snarled savagely.
Potter had no weapon but a jack-knife,
and he had some anxiety to see the pan-
ther remain where it was until Nancy
returned with the gun. But the panther
did not like his quarters, and, with a
tremendous spring, bounded from the
tree and immediately attacked the dog,
which, with true canine courage, gave
the beast the very best he had in the
house, and, being a large active mastiff,
he made it so warm for the animal that
it retreated back up the tree. But the
dog had the worst of the battle. He
was torn and bleeding, but still stood
his ground with magnificent heroism
and was furieus for the fray. Ir the
meantime Potter had cut a hickory club
with his jack-knife and was prepared to
defend the dog. He had not long to
wait. Again the huge beast sprang
from the tree and began a life and death
struggle with the dog, who was greatly
inferior to it both in strength and activ-
ity.
But while the fierce fight between the
Danner and the dog was progressing,
otter rushed in with his club and bela-
bored the animal over the head with all
his might, and soon succeeded in crush-
ing its skull, when it keeled over and
Zjstden up the ghost. Then John sat
im down upon its lifeless carcass and
waited for Nancy. The dog was
thought to be finished. He was unable
to walk, and the noble brute was left to
die in silence on the field of battle, but
to the surprise of friends he came home
two weeks afterward a thoroughly emac-
iated but convalescent dog. The pan-
ther measured nine feet from the nose to
the tip of the tail.
Literary Women’s Ages.
Here are the ages of some of the well-
known literary women: Sarah Orne
Jewett, who writes the charming little
sketches of provincial New England
life, will be forty this coming September.
Mrs. Humphry Ward, like George Eliot,
only achieved her fame late in life, or
rather after she had passed her first
youth, for she is thirty-eight years old
now and was a little over thirty-six
when she began the famous “Robert
Elsmere,’”” which Alice Wellington Rol-
lins,who has just returned from a voyage
to Brazil, said she found just as widely
read and discussed there as in the United
States. Lucy Larcom is sixty-three.
Harr'et Prescott Spofford is fifty-four,
and has been famous a long time, for
she was a woman of only twenty when
she set all the world talking about her
and her books, which made as great a
sensation in their day as have those of
Amelie Rives latterly. This young wo-
man, by the way, is only twenty-six
years old and does not look even that.
Edith Thomas, the poetess from Ohio,
who has lately come to live in New
York, is thirty-five, and Marion Har-
land, with whose name every good house-
wife is familiar, is fifty-nme. Her
daughter, Mrs. Herrick, isalso a literary
woman, who has grown up married
children. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett, the author of ‘Little Lord Faunt-
leroy,” is only thirty-nine, which is
very young when one considers all the
work she has done and the fame she has
achieved. Celia Thaxter is fifty-three;
Jenny June Croly, so long presid:nt of
the Sorosis and editor of Godey’s Lady's
Book, is fifty-seven. Blanch Willis
Howard, author of “Guenn” and of
“One Summer,” against whom Mrs,
Harriet Hubbard Ayer madesuch strange
charges while giving testimony in her
recent lawsuit, and who now refuses to
return Mrs. Ayer her child, placed in
her care some time ago, is forty-two
years old. Miss Braddon is fifty-two,
and Rose Terry Cooke is sixty-two.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps will be forty-
five in August, and was married only
one year ago. Louise Imogen Gulney,
one of the most gifted of the younger
female poets, is just twenty-seven. Con-
stance Fenimore Woolson, who is one of
the two or three literary women in the
: 3% 1 world who have never had a manuseript
twenty years. A petition signed by the princi- |
rejected, is forty-one years old, and is
very delicate. Mrs. Margaret W. De-
land, the author of ‘John Ward Preach-
er,” which had a success only second to
that of “Robert Elsmere,” is thirty-one.
Mary Mapes Dodge, the editor of St.
Nicholas, is fifty-one,and Gail Hamilton,
for all the fire and spirit which she
writes, is growing an old woman and is
nearly sixty years of age.
Mary Ann Dougherty Again to the
Front.
Iv will be remembered that a great cry
was raised against President Cleveland
a year or two ago for vetoing a pension
granted to Mary Ann Dougherty, and
the Republican press undertook to make
the case a question of national import-
ance. The woman alleged she had been
injured in an explosion’in a government
arsenal. The president was pretty weil
convinced that she was lying, as her
proof was very flimsy, and besides, she
was a woman of notoriously bad charac-
ter. Secretary Rusk did a very small
department of agriculture recently. He
has been repaid just as he deserved.
The woman was arrested on Friday
for being drunk and disorderly and spent
the night in a cell. The judge warned
* her that another offense would send her
to the workhouse.
Sixteen tramps were captured at
Clayton the other day and landed in Do-
ver jail.
Democratic Delegate FElection and
County Convention.
The Democratic voters of Centre county will
meet at the regular places of holding the gen-
eral election for their districts on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1889,
to elect delegates to the Democratic County
Convention. Under the rules the election will
open at 2 p. m., and close at 6 p. m., The dele-
gates chosen at the above stated time will
meet in convention at the Court House in
Bellefonte on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1889,
at 2 o’clock p. m., to nominate one candidate
for Associate Judge, one candidate for Pro-
thonotary, one candidate for District Attorney,
one candidate for County Surveyor, and to
transact such other business as shall properiy
be brought before it and the interest of the
party may require. The number of delegates
to which each district is entitled is as follows :
Bellefonte NW .. .2|Haines EP . 2
ft SW.......3 SL WP 3
4 WwW .1/Halfmoon.. «1
Howard Boro, ... .1|Harris...
Milesburg Boro,.. .1{Huston....
Centre Hall Boro,.......1 Howard..
Millheim Boro,.... 2| Liberty...
Philipsburg 1st W ......1}{Marion .
* 0 ond W 3|Miles...
o .1/Patton..
Penn....
Sra WwW ..
Unionville Boro,.. .
Potter N P
1..% 8p.
nen )
oggs NP ..
8 wp,
“ EP.
Burnside..
College.,
Curtin........
Ferguson EP...
: wp,
Find i 35 E01 80 10 i 0 He 0 © 10 10 £0 Pt 80
reed
Total .....
The delegate elections must in all cases be
held according to the rules of the party, a
copy of which will be furnished each election
board for the guidance of the board and the in-
formation of voters.
At a meeting of the Democratic County Com-
mittee held at the committee rooms at Belle-
fonte on Saturday, July 27th, the following
persons were named to hold the delegate elec-
tion on the 10th day of August, 1889:
Bellefonte, North Ward, C. M, Bower, W. J.
Singer, H. Y. Stitzer. :
Bellefonte, South Ward, Patrick Garrity.
Bellefonte, West Ward, Joseph Gross, O. L.
Meek, S. A. MeQuistion.
Centre Hall Boro, J. W. McCormick, D. A.
Boozer, Simon Harper.
Howard Boro, M. I. Gardner, A. Weber, Jno.
Loder.
Milesburg Boro, J, Willis Weaver, E. H. Carr,
A. M. Butler.
Millheim Boro, C. W. Hartman, J. H. Reif-
snyder, Adolph Miller.
Philipsburg, 1st Ward, J. D. Ritter, Robert
Kinkade, Elwood Shiffler. .
Philipsburg, 2nd ward, J. H. Riley, C. A.
Faulkner, Dr. H. Alport.
Philipsburg, 3rd ward, Jackson Gorton, Wm.
Hess, J. L. Dougherty.
Unionville Boro, L. G. Bing, F. T, McCoy,
R. E. Cambridge.
Burnside, Wm. Hipple. H. R. Meeker, Oscar
Holt.
Benner, John Meckley, Henry Hoy, R. H.
Hunter.
Boggs, N. P., Philip Confer, Andrew Fetzer,
Jas. Op aly,
. P., T. Adams, Geo. Harvey, James
Boggs,
Lucas. : ;
Boggs, E. P., H. L. Barnhart, David White-
man, Miles Lucas.
College, Daniel Grove, Dr. W. S. Glenn, Wm.
Tibbens,
Cartin, T. S. DeLong, John McCloskey, Con-
rad Singer. :
Ferguson, E. P., John T. McCormick, H. R.
Smith, Wm. Stover.
Ferguson, W. P. Samuel Harpster, Jr., B, F.
Bowersox, Isaac Gates.
Gregg, S. P., Geo. B. Crawford, Hiram Grove,
Wm. Pealer. 2
Gregg, N. P., J. C. Rossman, Frank Yearick,
A. H. aver,
Haines, E. P., J. A. Bowersox, T. C. Weaver.
Thos. E. Smith.
Haines, W. P., C. A. Weaver, Jacob Wyle,
Geo. Keister.
Halfmoon, William Bailey, Emery McAfee,
John Ward.
i Harris. C. C. Meyer, S, F. Ishler,D.T. Wei-
and.
Howard, Frank Deitz, Joseph Dunkle, Brit-
ton Packer.
Huston, John Q. Miles, Chas. Wilson, R. D.
Ardry.
Liberty, D. W. Herring, Frank Brown, Wm.
Harter.
Marion, J. A. Henderson, Henry J. Tibbens,
J. J. Hoy.
Miles, J. J. Gramley, Henry Meyer, W.J.
Carlin.
Patton, D. L. Meek, R. H. Reed, P. A. Sellers.
. Penn, W.F. Smith, W. H. Kreamer, B. F.
Frankenberger.
Potter, N. P., B. F. Arney, R. D. Foreman,
John Carper.
Potter, S. P., G. L. Goodhart, Henry Ross:
man, W. A. Kerr.
Rush, S. P., Hugh McCann, James Peedan,
Wm. Hutton.
Rush, N. P, R.C. Wilcox, Geo. McClellan,
John Beamer.
Snow Shoe, W. P., William Kerrin, A. T. Lu-
cas, Patrick Ward, Jr.
Snow Shoe, E. P., R. J. Haines, Jr., Jas. To-
bin, Jr., John BatterbA4.
Spring, J, N. Brooks, G. P. Gentzel, L. E.
Wian.
Taylor, W. T. Hoover, Vinton Beckwith, Wm.
Calderwood.
Union, Aaron Fahr, D. Peters, Alvin Bish.
Walker, J. H. McCauley, Joseph Shaffer, A.
G. Cramer:
Worth, Levi Reese, G. J. Woodring, Ormsby
D. Eberts.
Ww. C. HEINLE.
Chairman.
New Advertisements.
HE PENNSYLVANIA.
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specialty. Send for Catalogue.
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\ V ILLIAMS & ROGERS
OCHESTER BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
A Leading, Popular, Practical Com-
mercial School. Commercial, Short-
hand, Practical English and
Military Departments.
Presents an opportunity for securing prepa-
ration for the real work of life, which thousand
of Young Men have found a stepping stone to
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MILLIAMS & ROGERS,
34-31-6t * Rochester, N. Y.
EGAL NOTICE.—Notice is here-
by given that the following accounts
have been filed in the Prothonotary’s office, of
Centre ~ounty, and will be presented at the
next te. m of court for confirmation :
The account of Dr. P.T. Musser, assignee of
Jacob W. Snook, in trust for the benefit of
creditors.
The first and partial account of GC M. Bower,
committee of Margery C. Wilson, lunatic.
The account of Daniel Irvin, committee of
Joseph Kelso, lunatic.
L. A. SCHAEFFER,
34 31 3t Prothonotary.
IFTY DOLLARS FOR LIFE-
SCHOLARSHIP.
PALMS’ BUSINESS COLLEGE
1709 Chestnnt street, Philadelphia.
Positions for graduates. Time required 3
to4 months, BEST Equipped. Best course
of study. Circulars free if you name this
paper. 34 27 3m
TONE CUTTERS AND MASONS
WANTED.—At West Creek on the P. &
E. RR. ten miles west of Emporium. Compa-
ny work. Wages $3.25 per day. Come with
tools. JOHN W. O'CONNER,
34.29-3t. Foreman on Work.
ALL RT RI cl CL 6 TER
New Advertisements.
EGAL NOTICES.—Notice is here-
by given to all persons interested
that the following inventories of goods and
chattels set apart to widows under the provis-
ions of the act of 14th of April, 1851, have been
confirmed nisi by the Court, and filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the Orphan's: Court of
Centre county, and if no exceptions be filed on
or before the first day of next term the same
will be confirmed absolutely :
1 The inventory and AppTAfsement of the
personal property of W. R. Mattern, late of
nionville Borough, deceased, as set apart to
his widow, Martha Mattern,
2 The inventory and appraisement of the
ersonal property of Adam Shafer, late of
Miles township, deceased, as set apart to his
widow, Mary Shafer.
8 The inventory and Spyraisemant of the
personal property of John W. Ellenberger late
of Ferguson township, deceased, as set apart
to his widow, Susan De .
The inventory and appraisement of the
personal property of John Hoy, late of Spring
township, deceased, as set apart to his widow,
‘| Mary Ann Hoy.
5 The inventory and appraisement of the
real estate and personal property of Jacob
Showers, late of Spring township, deceased, as
set apart to his widow, Alice Showers.
6 The inventory and appraisement of the
personal property of Frederick Harpster, late
of Union township, deceased, as set apart to
his widow, Lucinda Harpster.
7 The inventory and Apprasenient of the
ersonal property of Jacob Nestlerode, late of
iles township, deceased, as set apart to his
widow, Mary A. Nestlerode.
8 The inventory and appraisement of the
personal property of D. E. Sellers, late: of Pat-
ton township, deceased, as set apartto his
widow, Ada C. Sellers.
9 The inventory and appraisement of the
Pesan roperty of Jacob Bower, jr., late of
aines Township, deceased, as set apart to
his widow, Christiana Bower.
10 3 The inventory and appraisement of the
pers property of Wra. F. Kline, late of Col-
ege township, deceased, as set apart to his
widow, Adaline V. Kline.
11 The inventory and appraisement of the
personal property of Rev. W. H.C. Snyder, late
of Bellefonte Borough, deceased, as set apart
to his widow, M. Naomi Snyder.
JOHN A. RUPP,
34-3t C.. 04 €.
XECUTORS .SALE OF VALU-
ABLE REAL ESTATE.
The undersigned executor of the estate o
Michael. Morrison,jlate of the Borough o
Bellefonte, deceased, will offer at Public Sale
on the premises the following described real
estate situated in the Borough of Bellefonte.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23th,
at 2 o'clock p.m.
SEVEN DWELLING HOUSES
now occupied by First Class tenants.
Bounded and described as follows, begin-
ning at the corner of Ridge street and fey
thence along Ridge street S. 11° E. 150 feet to
Burrow’salley, thence along Burrow’s al'y S.79°
W. 122 feet to the comer of lot of Anno Cona-
way, thence along said lot N. 11° W. 57 feet,
thence Alpe same S. 79° W. 48 feet to lot of R.
M. Magee, thence along said lot N.11° W, 93
feet to alley, thence along said alley N. 79° E.
170 feet to Ridge street, the place of begin-
ning.
Reserving out of the above described lot of
round and houses during the life time of
Mary Flynn and Anna McQuillian, 2 houses
now occupied by them adjoining house and
lot of Anna Conaway. Bounded on the south
by Burrow’s alley, and at their death the pur-
chaser will take title to the reservation.
Persons desiring to Sahised the property
above described will find this property a good
investment for renting.
Terms.—One half the purchase money cash
on conformation of sale, one half in one year
with interest. Deferred payment to be secur-
ed by Bond and Mortgage on the premises.
J. M. KEICHLINE,
34-30-3t Executor.
EiieAY COW.—Came to the resi-
dence of the snbseriber 2 miles north of
Zion, a brindle cow, with white face and tail,
and a calf about 10 days old. The owner iz re-
quested to come forward, prove property, pay
charges and take them away. Otherwise they
will be disposed of as the law directs.
34-30-3t.% JAS. M. JOHNSTON.
OR SALE.—150 bushel of red
Seed Wheat excellent quality and ab-
sulntely free frem noxious seeds. Address or
call upon.
WALLACE C. CHADMAN,
Pine Grove Mills,
34-30-3t Centre Co., Pa.
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.—
Letters of administration on the estate
of Patrick Kelly, deceased, late of Snow Shoe
township, having been granted to the under-
signed, 5 requests all persons knowing them-
selves indebted to said estate to said estate to
make immediate payment, and those having
claims against the same to present them duly
authenticated for settlement.
: MICHAEL KELLY,
34 27 6t Snow Shoe, Pa.
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. —
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Henry Markle, deceased, late of Potter
township, having been granted to the under-
signed, Bs requests all persons knowing them-
selves indebted to said estate to make pay-
ment, and those having claims against the
same to present them duly authenticated for
settlement. EMORY McAFEE:
. 3% 27 ot Stormstown, Pa.
RPHAN’S COURT SALE.
Pursuant to an order of Orphans’ Court
ot Centre county there will be exposed to pub-
lic sale, at the Court House in Bellefonte, Pa.,
TUESDAY, THE 27th DAY OF AUGUST, 1889.
. at 1:30 o'clock p. m., the following
VALUABLE FARM
situated in Ferguson township, Centre county,
Pa., 2% miles north of Pine Grove Mills, bound-
ed and described as follows: Beginning at a
stone, thence along lands of John Archey north
3314 degrees west 229 3-10 perches to stones,
thence along public road north 6614 degrees
east 151 1-5 perches to stones, thence along
lands of David Fye south 334 degrees east
229 3-10 perches to stones, thence along lands
of rns. L. Dennis south 33} degrees west
151 3-10 perches to the place of beginning, con-
taining 230 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
Thereon erected a two-story dwelling house.
bank barn, new corn house, wagon shed, goo
Pig Pen and other necessary outbuildings.
Two good Orchards. Plenty of water; 2 good
wells and 3 cisterns, all near the building.
About 40 ACRES OF GOOD TIMBER, such as
is necessary for the farm. The farm is in a
ood state of cultivation, and the prospects of
fRON O RE are good.
Terms oF saLE—One:half of the purchase
money to be paid in cash on confirmation of
sale; and the balance in one year thereafter,
with interest, the deferred payments to be se-
cured by bond and mortgage on the premises.
M. L. RISHEL,
Administrator.
ORVIS, BOWER & ORVIS
Attorneys. 24-29
REE—$93 Sewing Machine. To
at once establish trade in all parts, by plac-
ing our machines and goods where the people
can see them, we will send Free to one person
in each locality, the very best sewing machine
made in the world, with all the attachments.
We will also send free a complete line of our
costly and valuable art samples. In return we
ask that you show what we send, to those who
may call at your home, and after 2 months all
shall become your own Property This grand
machine is made after the Singer patents,
which have run out, before patents run out it
sold for $93, with the attachments, and now sells
for $50. Best, strongest, most useful machine
in the world. All is free. No capital required.
Plain, brief instructions given. Those who
write to us at once can secure free the best
sewing-machine in the world, and the finest
line of'works of high art ever shown together
in America. TRUE & CO., Box 740, Augusta,
Maine. 341 1y
REE—$85 SOLID GOLD Watch.
Solid for $100 until lately. Best $85 wateh®
in the world. Perfect timekeeper. Warranted.
Heavy Solid Gold Hunting Cases. Both ladies’
ahd gents’ sizes, with works and cases of equal
value. One Person in each locality can secure
one free, together with our large and valuable
line of Household Samples, Thes samples, as
well as the watch, we send Free, and after you
have kept them in your home tor 2months and
shown them to those who may have called,
they become your own property. Those who
write at once can be sure of receiving the
Watch and Samples, We pay all express,
freight, ete, Address Stinson & Co., Box 812,
' Portland, Maine. 34-1-y