AxorugEr Victim oF Gas.—Thurs- Demonic ye = TTITIITE Friday Morning, January 10, 1890. To CorrESPONDENTS. — No communications sublished unless accompanied by the real aame of the writer. Mr. M. H. Guisg, of Penn Hall, is the duly authorized agent of the Warcuman for Gregg township. THINGS ABOUT TOWN & COUNTY- ——The County Auditors commenced auditing the county accounts last Mon- day. After a two weeks holiday the Bellefonte Academy was opened last Monday. The apparatus for gymnastic ex- ercises have been received at the gym- nasiumof the Belletonte Y. M. C. A. The County Commissioners have appointed Henry G. Royer, of Miles township, as Mercantile Appraiser for 1890. County Treasurer Goss has had trouble in his family through the serious illness of a young son with intermittent fever. ; General Hastings has accepted the invitation to act as the biennial orator of the Goethean Society of the Franklin and Marshall College at Lan- caster. On the 2nd inst., Pine Glen, this county, lost one of its oldest citizens in the death of Capt. William White at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 9 days. ‘He was buried on Sunday. The public schools of Centre county have contributed $102.41 to the fund for the assistance of theschools of Johnstcwn and vicinity, of whish amount the Bellefonte Schools furnished $37.72. ——Samuel Stamm, a merchant of Loganton, Clinton county, was in Lock Haven on Monday and had the misfor- tune to lose his pocket-book containing $681 and some cents, and some valua- ble papers. About a hundred friends, on the recent 80th anniversary of his birth, vis- ited the residence of Mr. P. B. Waddle, of Buffalo Run, to pay their respects to the oll gentleman, and to tender him their congraulations. Prof. D. M. Lieb, the accom- plished and efficient principal of the common schools of this borough, also does good Sunday school work and at the holidays received several appreciable gifts from his class in the Methodist Sunday school. ——1It is now definitely promised that Rev. Dr. McGlynn will bein Bellefonte on Tuesday evening, January 14th inst., and will deliver in the Court House his “Land Tenure and Anti-Poverty’ lec- ture. It is something that most of our people will like to hear. ——The trial of Charles Brown for the murder of William Lovett near Lock Haven, the particulars of which we pub- lished some weeks ago, was commenced in the Clinton county Court on Mon- day, but the proceedings were deferred until Thursday on account of the indis- position of one of the prisoner’s counsel. The newly elected officers of the Philipsburg Methodist Sunday School for 1890 are as follows . Superintendents W. H. Sandford; assistants, J. B. Childs and Mrs. L. G. Kessler; secre. tary, Thomas Piper; treasurer, Dr. G. H. Ashman ; librarian, Lorenzo Runk i superintendent of infant department, Mrs. J. S. Gray. ——The time of drawing for the bed- room suit which was to have been chanced off by the band in Milesburg on December 81, 1889, has been ext:nd- ed until February 22, 1890. A!l per- sons holding tickets will please preserve them until that time. This will give the band a chance to sell more tickets, as they have not sold enough yet to in- sure them success. ——We are pretty sure that there will be a great demand for tickets to Dr. McGlynn’s lecture, which will be given in the Court House next Tuesday evening, as most people sympathize with his subject. The price of the tickets will be 25 cents, 85 cents for re- served seats within the bar, and they will be sold at Keichline’s, next door to the Brockerhoff House. —— Last Monday evening the follow- ing officers of Gregg Post, G. A. R., of this place, were installed for the ensuing year: Commander—T. R. Benner; S. V. C.—Charles Kckenroth; J. V. C. —Thomas Donachy ; Surgeon— William Gehret; Chaplain—E. P. Green; Q. M.—Wm. Jones; O. of D.—A. V. Smith; O. of Guard—S. H. Griffith ; Ord. Officer—C. A. Glenn. ——Shamokin editors recommend the following to knock smithereens out of La Grippe: Take a twelve ounce tum- bler, put in two ounces of sugar, one ounce of butter, one ounce of the best brandy, fill the tumbler with betting water and cover top well with grated nutmeg. Take two or three times a day, stay in the house and take one dose before going to bed. This might be CA, day of last week Ida Lowe, aged 19, went from Petersburg to Huntingdon to take service in the family of H. D. Reiners. At 2 o’clock next morning groans were heard issuing from the room occupied by Miss Lowe, and upon examination the room was found to be filled with gas. The girl was removed to another rcom and every effort made to resuscitate her, but without avail. CLEARY To HANG.—On Monday af- ter hearing arguments on both sides Judge Mayer, at Lock Haven, denied Charles Cleary, convicted of killing officer Paul, at Renovo, a new trial, and ordered him into Court for sentence. Upon his appearance, after some re- marks of a kindly nature to the young man, the Judge said: “Charles Cleary, the sentence of the Court is that you be taken to the jail from whence you came, and on the day appointed by the Governor, you be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God haye mercy on your soul.” Cleary received the sentence calmy, showing no emotion whatever. Ilis face flushed, perhaps a little more than usual, but that was all. He walked out of the court room with the Sheriff as composedly and independently as ever. If his punishment is not commuted to imprisonment by the Board of Pardons the young Renovo murderer will have to hang. GRANGERS’ P1cNIc AND EXHIBITION FOR 1890.—At the late meeting of the County Grange the following commit- tees were appointed. On “The Patrons’ Picnic and Exhibition of Central Penn- sylvania” for 1890: Messrs Leonard Rhone, John Dauberman, G. M. Boal, George Gingrich, J. J. Arney and George Dale. / The committee met at Centre Hall on Tuesday, 81st ult., and organized by electing Leonard Rhone Chairman, Capt. G. M. Boal Secretary, and J. J. Arney Treasurer. The Chairman appointed the follow- ing heads of departments. Superintendent of Improvements and Buildings, John Dauberman ; Supt. of Camp and Tents, G. M. Boal; Supt. of Machinery and Exhibits, George Dale; Supt. of Stock Department, George Gingrich ; Supt. of Amusements and Sutlers, J. J. Arney. Merry WEDDING BeLLS.—On New Year's evening the country residence of Mr. J. M. Bunnell, of the firm of Bunnell & Aikens, of Belle- fonte, at Milroy, Mifilin coun- ty, was ths scene of a happy wed- ding in which his daughter, Miss Sarah M. Bunnell, and Mr. T. E. Mayes, of Philadelphia, were the principals. A large number of their immediate family ard friends were present to witness their marriage. The ushers, Dr. J. L. Gal- breith, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Clyde Roper, of Lewistown, escorted the guests into the picturesque parlor to t strains of Mendelssohn's ‘Wedding March, played by Miss Aikens, of Belle- fonte. Then came Robert L. Bodine, of Philadelphia, as groomsman, ard Miss Catherine Kassler, of Milroy, as bride’s maid, after whom came the bride and groom. They proceeded to one side of the room, where an arch of pines had been previously made, taking their posi- tion under a horeshoe covered with mis- letoe. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. W. White, of Milroy. Excellent music was rendered by Prof. W. T. Meyer, of Bellefonte. The bride’s dress was of cream corded silk, trimmed in ribbon, with veil, and she carried a beautiful bunch of Mare- chal Neil roses. The groom was attired in conventional black. The bridesmaid wore a pink and Nile green satin, trim- med in pearls and beads. The bride wore diamonds, a present from the groom. The ladies in evening dress were Miss Lillie Aikens, of Bellefonte, silk and flowers ; Miss Emma Aikens, white silk mull and orange tips; Miss Pearl Rice, of Reedsville, cream albatross and blue plush ; Miss Ellis, of Philadelphia, black silk and lace; Rhoda Henry, of Reedsville, cream albatross and pink plush ; Miss Taylor, of Lancaster, light blue albatross; Miss Grace Hamilton, Altoona, chocolate colored silk ; Miss McGlathery, of Altoona, black and pink silk ; Miss Orpah Schaff, Cham- bersburg, gobelin blue plush, trimmed in white surah, ornaments garnets; Miss Grace Powling, Bedford, cream albatross and garnet silk; Mrs. J. S. Houts, black silk and lace, with an illu- sion front, Others from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. McDowell, of York, also Mrs. Frey. The bride was a former student of Wilson College, where she made rapid progress in art, and is quite ac- complished in other respects. The groom is a promising young druggist of Philadelphia. A birth in the family of Seymour Russell, of Curwensville, the other day, makes the fourth generation in the fam- ily: Mrs. Judge Foley, of Clearfield ; Mrs. General Patton of Curwensville ; her daughter, Mrs. Russell, and now the William Brown, brother of Charles Brown, had another hearing before Judge Mayer, which resulted in his being discharged from further custo- dy on account of the Lovett murder at Lock Haven. ——The Court has appointed James H. Rankin, Esq., auditor te examine the accounts of the Prothorotary, Regis- ter and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, and Recorder, and make a report there- of to the Auditor General at Harris- burg. ——Mr. I. J. Grenoble, of Spring Mills, has gone to Frederick, Md., where he purposes making his future home, Mr. G. takes with him the sympathy and best wishes of our citizens, who hope he will find his new home all that he anticipates. A meeting of the Pomona G range of Centre county, will be held in the hall of Victor Grange, at Oak Hall, on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The meet- ing will be called to order at 10 a. m., sharp, when it is hoped a large attend- ance will be present. Last Monday two accidents occur- red in Tyrone, one proving fatal. A scaffold from which workmen were try- ing to raise a heavy irom pipe broke down, seriously injuring James Swin- del, of Pittsburg, and A. Porter Thomp- son, a laborer of Tyrone. In the rail- road yard, yardmaster Adam Wolf- gang was run over and killed by an engine that was doing shifting work, | and Robert Worley,local freight conduc- tor, was badly injured. In connection with an editoral we give on the subject of school sav- ings banks we would state that Potts- | | ville has adopted the plan, and it is | announced that on the first day of the | scheme, out of 2,200 pupils about one- | half made deposits. The children brought in their pennies, dimes and quarters, altogether aggregating nearly $500. It was considered a great suc- cess. Of course it is not expected that the deposits will be kept up at this rate, but none fear that the plan will not work. It should be tried in Bellefonte. —— We learn that J. R. Saville, of Philadelphia, one of Pinkerton’s detec- tives, has been employed in the interest of the commonwealth in hunting evi- dence to be used in the trial of Albert Andrews for the murder of Clara Price. He is visiting the lumber camps and other points where Andrews frequented, to discover such points of evidence as will bear upon the case. time Andrews’ counsel are busy in pre- paring the best case possible for their in- culpated client. The trial will be com- menced the last week of this month. ——That the Methodists are making encouraging advancement in Penn's Valley is indicated by the following in the last issue of the Conference News: Methodism is moving along steadily: Atv Spring Mills and Aaronsburg the church has been quickened. At the former place a young man was convert- ed and united with the church. At the latter place our church loses a large Methodist family, Bro. S. H. Deihl hav- ing sold out and is moving to Colorado. Millheim is in the midst of a refreshing season, several have been converted, and the pleadings of the penitent are still heard at the altar. ——A cow belonging to Joseph Al- bee, of Flemington, a couple of days since gave birth to a calf that wus per- fectly formed in all respects but one. Nature Lad neglected to put a tail on it and had even been so stingy of her fa- vors in that line that there was not even a stump or any sign of a place where the tail ought to be. This absence of tail don’t seem to interfere at all with the calf’s appetite, although it must nec- essarily feel somewhat embarrass.d when visited by the curiosity seekers. —Lock Haven Democrat. That is not the only embarrassment that will result from its peculiar forma- tion. ‘Wait till fly time comes. That tailless calf will then think that life isn’t worth living. ——The Lock Haven Democrat pays tha following tribute to the good land- lord of a good hotel: The Bush House at Bellefonte is still kept by Col. Te ler, the geriul and generous Southerner who has made the house what it is—one of the best hotels in all Pennsylvania ; an excellent table, fine beds, handsome rooms and genuine comfort everywhere: ‘We can recommend the Bush to Lock Haven patronage conscientiously. Col. Teller is in much better health than we expected to find him and looks fresh and well. He was at the Bermudas at the same time ex-Senator Peale, of this city, was there, and the two gentlemen grew to be fast friends, the esteem on either side being mutual. The friend- ship there and then formed has contin- ued ever since and is likely to last a lifetime. Those who want to be treated courteously, who want nice meals in a scrupulously clean dining-room, and who desire to enjoy all the special de- effective for the latitude of Centre: baby, all doing well. —Clearfield Re- I lights of first-cluss hotel life, should call county. publican, on Col. Teller at the Bush House. In the mean- | | | dead. INxstaLLATION.—Matilda Castle, No. 219, Knights of the Golden Eagle, of Port Matilda, hes installed the follow- ing oflicers for the first six months term of 1890: Noble Chief— A. J. Johnson; Vice Chief—Martin Cowher; High Priest— | W. G. L. Crain; Venerable Hermit— William Lewis; Master of Records—R. D. Archey; Clerk of Exchequer—G. J. Woodrirg; Keepar of Exchequer—A. Y. Williams; Sir Herald— Adam Cow- her; Worthy Bard—H. C. Woodring; Worthy Chamberlain—A. R. Wood- ring; Ensign—Wm. Daughenbaugh; Esquire--Wm. Vaughn ; First Guards- man—A. 8. Williams; Second Guards- man—Wm. Shay; Trustee—W. J. Wis- er; Representative to the Grand Castle —S. U. Harshberger. This Castle is enjoying a reasonable degree of prosperity, with a member- ship of sixty-three, having taken in 4 members during the past six months, in which time it paid out $55.50 in relief and has $297.07 on hand. SerLEY HoPKINS' DEATH WARRANT. —Next to the last act in the Hopkins tragedy was the reading ot the death warrant which reached Sheriff Cooke from the Executive office at Harrisburg last Friday evening and was immediate- ly read to the prisoner by the Sheriff. The following is a copy of the fatal do- cument : PENNSYLVANIY,s. 8. J. A. Beaver, to Rubert Cooke, Jr. Esquire, High Sherif’ of the County of Centre. or your successor in office, sends greeting, Waereas, At a Court of Oyer and Terminer and general jail delivery, held at Bellefonte, mn and for the county of Centre, in November, i889, a certain William S. Hopkins was tried upon a certain indictment, charging him with the crime of murder in the first degree, and was, on the twenty-eighth day of November, A. D., 1889, found guilty of murder in the first degree, and was thereupon, to wit: On the thirtieth day of November, A. D., 1889, sen- tenced by the said Court that he, the said William S. Hopkins, be taken hence to the jail of Centre county, whence he came, and from thence to the place of execution, and that he be Langed by the neck until he is Now, therefore, This is to authorize and re- quire you, the said Robert Cooke, Jr., High Sheriff of the county of Centre, as aforesaid, or your successor in office, to cause the sen- tence of the said Court of Oyer and Terminer and general jail delivery, to be executed upon the said William 8S. Hopkins, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p.m., on Thursday, the twentieth day of February, A.D. 1800, in the manner directed by the seventy-sixth section | ofthe Act of the General Assembly of this | Commonwealth, approved the thirty-first day of March, A. D., 1860, entitled “An Act to con- solidate, revise and amend the laws of this Commonwealth relating to penal proceedings and pleadings,” and for so doing this shall be your sufficient voucher. Given under my hand and the great seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this second day of January, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and ninety, and of the Commonwealth the one hundred and four- teenth. CHARLES W. STONE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. In this unpleasant call upon the doomed man Sheriff Cooke was accom- panied by Dr. Smith, of Howard, as a witness, and in reading the warrant he seemed to be more affected than the one to whom it imported such direful consequences. Hopkins stood it with his usual indifference, and is said to have made a derisive remark about the great seal of the Commonwealth attached to the warrant. For several days after this incident he kept up his usual bravado. Hesaid that he wanted his body to be taken to some public place where he desired everybody to come and see it except the Meyers family of Phil- ipsburg., He also expressed a wish that the Sheriff should provide a good turkey dinner for him on the day of the execu- tion. He boasted that he proposed to enjoy himself as long as he could and did not intend to worry about anything. His intention was to make a speech an hour long from the scaffold if the Sheriff would give him that length of time, and he claimed to be engaged in writ- ing a true statement and confession, which he said was nearly completed, and which he would give to the newspa. per that would pay the highest price for it. This reckless demeanor was con- tinued until Tuesday when he broke down and gave way to grief over his de- plorable situation, expressing a desire to commit suicide. Itissaid that his two sisters will be on from Rochester in a few days and re- main here until atter the execution, and that his brother will be here at the time of the execution and take the body to the family home at Rochester. The warrant directs that the exccu- tion shall take place between the hours of 10 a. m., and 3. p. m., but it is likely that the Sheriff will get the unpleasant duty off his hands as early in the day as he decently can. The legal number of persons will be admitted in the jail yard to act as witnesses of the execution. If admissible the yard would be crowded as it is said that applications for the privilege of seeing it already number over four hundred. ——Judge Thomas E. Riley, whom a big majority of the people of this county last fall elected to the bench as Associate Judge, was sworn into office last Monday and performed his first judicial duty at a special court this week. We know enough of the Judge to believe that the people will be sat- isfied with the ‘choice they made in Tae CURTIN FATLURE.—There were sore inaccuracies published in some of the county papers last week in regard to the Curtin failure. There was no as- signment made to ex-Gov. A. G. Cur- tin and Constans Curtin, or to any one else, nor do the liabilities amount to $200,000. The claims having any mag- nitude have been entered on the judg- ment docket, the judgments being thre e in number, the first in favor of John P. Harris, trustee, for the First National Bank of Bellefonte for $12,200; Wm. Shawley, collector, $300; J. A. Confer, collector, $558.16, and Beaver, Gephart & Dale, $1000—in all amounting to $14,058.16. The second judgment is in favor of John M. Dale, trustee, for John Curtin, $10,000; Roland Curtin’s es- tate, $8500; James A. Beaver, $1000; Mrs. Jane Whiteman,$300, and John L. Potter, $200—in all $20,000. The third judgment is in favor of John M. Dale trustee, for 76 creditors in this county, Philadelphia and elsewhere, amounting to $41,590.42. These entries of judgments, footing up $75,648.58, in- clude the liabilities of the firm, except some minor claims among which are said to be about $1500 due to hands that had been employed at the works. The Sheriff on Tuesday put up the bills for a sale of such effects of the firm as he may be able to levy upon under the execution. The failure of the Curtin Company may be considered an industrial disaster to the neighborhood in which its works were so long operated. In it descent from the elder parties its was one of the oldest establishments in this region and gave employment to many people through a long course of years. It was in 1810 that Roland Curtin, an immi- grant from Ireland, father of ex-Govern- or Andrew G. Curtin and progenitor of all the Curtins of this county, built a forge on the site of the present works 1n Boggs township in the Bald Eagle Valley. In 1818 in connection with this forge he erected a furnace for the making of charcoal iron which he named the Eagle furnace, and these two plants afterwards grew into the Ea- gle Iron Works of Curtin & Co. as they now exist The village that grew up was called Curtin and the post office Roland, and the elder Curtin moved his residence from Bellefonte to his works in 1821. In 1830 he built the rolling mill for the manufacture of bar and rod iron and also the flour mill. The same year he built the Martha furnace, the old Fagle furnace being abandoned in 1836. His sons James, John and Roland, jr. were associated with hin in business in 1828, the old gentleman retiring in 1842. The Martha furnace being abandoned in 1849, in that year the old Eagle furnace at Curtin was rebuilt, which continued until the present time to turn out large quantities of charcoal iron most of which was converted into blooms by the forge and into bar and rod iron by the roll- ing mill. The present firm, which met with the recent reverse, was composed of grand- sons of Roland Curtin, sr., and consist- ed of A. G. Curtin, jr., James B. Cur- tin, John G. Curtin and H. R. Curtin. They took charge of the works in April, 1877, and conducted them under the various vicissitudes of the iron business during that period, up to the time of their failure. They labored under the disadvantage incident to charcoal iron being in many of its uses ‘superseded by Bessimer steel. They honestly believed that the protection afforded by a tariff would help them out of their difficulties, but in this they were grievously disap- pointed. Whether the works will be started again and by whom is entirely problematical. BroomiNng IN WINTER.—Mrs. Kd- ward Clark presented us this morning with a handsome bouquet of jessamine flowers, which were taken from a bush in the yard at Mr. and Mrs. Clark’s resi- dence, East Water street. The jessa- mine bush is on the north side of the house and is covered with flowers on this the 8th day of January. The most remarkable thing aboutit is that the flowers are more perfect and healthier looking than they were last spring. It is not likely that such a sight was ever seen before in this city.—Lock Haven Express of Monday. ——The following have been installed officers of John W. Geary Post, G.A. R. of Phihpsburg for 1890: Com., C.T. Fryberger; 8. Vice-Com., C. C. Cro- well; J. Vice-Com., S. Mitchell ; Adjt., George Kerns; Qr.-Master, R. Kinkead; Surgeon, Dr. J. H. Pierce; Chap., Rev. B. B. Henshey; O. Day, John Fish; 0. Guard, D. C. Davis; Sergt.-Major, George D. Parker; Qr.-Mr.-Sergt., S, M. Rhule. The installation was follow- ed by asumptuous banquet | ——Captain Wm. White, one of the oldest, best known and most respected citizens of Burnside township. died on the 2nd inst. He had been ailing for many months] from a stroke of paraly- sis. He was aged 79 years and some months. The new officers of Dr. George L. Potter Post, No, 261, G. A. R., at making him one of our Associate Judges. Milesburg, will be installed this, Fri- day, evening. Hon. Leonard Rnone was this week bronght home sick from Phila- delphia where he had gone to attend an important grange meeting in rela- tion to taxation. We trust that it will not prove serious. ——Mr. J. B. Gentzel, of Spring township, is now in Illinois after a car load of extra farm and work horses. He expects to return in about three weeks with some of the best stock ever brought to the county. ——The publishers of “Southern Society and Drama,” No. 60, Main Street, Norfolk, Va., desire a correspon. dent in this section to attend theatres and society meetings and forward reports of same. Credentials for admittance furnished. Address with stamped en- velope for reply. ——1In this issue of our paper, in which we publish the death of Miss Lucy Burnside, we are called upon to announce the decease of her sister, Mrs. Frances Boal, widow of David Boal, esq., which occurred at her residence on Spring street at about noon, on Thursday last, at the age of about 68 years. We un- derstand that she had been ill for some time with dropsy. Mrs. Boal was the youngest daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside by his second wife, Miss Lucy Burnside, one of the well known old residents of this place, died on Thursday of last week at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Boal, on Spring street, where she had made her home for years. She was a daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, one of the judges of the supreme court of Penn- sylvania, by his