Dena ida Terms $2.00 4 Year,in Advance Bellefonte, Pa., October 17, 1890. Ebprror m— P. GRAY MEEK, a STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Governor, ROBERT E. PATTISON, Of Philadelphia. For Lieutenant Governor, CHAUNCEY F. BLACK, Of York County. For Secretary of Internal Affairs, WM. H. BARCLAY, Of Pittsburgh. er —— DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET, For Congress—GEO. I, KRIBBS, of Clarion. For Senate—P. GRAY MEEK. i $3. H. HOLT Representatives $ Jom T. MCCORMICK. Sheriff —WILLTAM A. ISHLER. Treasurer—~JAMES J. GRAMLEY. Register.—~JOHN A. RUPP. Recorder.—W. GAYLOR MORRISON. GEO. L. GOODHART, T. FRANK ADAMS. ; JOHN B. MITCHELL, Auditors. {z H. CARR, » Commissioners. Cononer.—DR. H. W. BUCKINGHAM, The Democratic Candidate for Congress, The Democratic nominee for Con_ gress in this District, Groree F, Krips, Esq, of Clarion, was in Belle- fonte this week and madea very fa. vorable impression upon all with whom he came in contact. He is a substan- tial man, having the bearing and ap- pearance of one who will make a Re- Presentative upon whom a constituency may depend for useful and faithful service, and who will creditably fill the office for which his party has nom. inated him. Mr. Krisss is a prominent attorney of Clarion, and in addition to the expe- rience which his profession has given him, he has come in contact with the people and been publicly and political useful as the editor of the Democratic organ of his county. There is no cit- izen of Clarion who stands better with 1ts people than he does. His excellent personal qualities and good character have won their esteem, and that he has the full confidence of its Democra- cy is shown by the way they stood up for him as their choice for Congress. Heis a gentleman of very fair ability and will make a worthy successor to our present efficient Representative, Mr. Kerr. Whatever may have been their lo- cal and individual preference previous to the final action of the congressional conference, we are assured that the Democracy of Centre county will give Mr. Kriss their cordial support. . They recognize the fairness of his nom- ination and have confidence in his fidelity to Democratic principles, ee ———— The Result of the Senatorial Confer- ence, The Senatorial Conference for this district which had been in a dead-lock for the past four weeks, succeeded mn making a nomination at Clearfield on Tuesday night last—the conferrees of | Clearfield voting with those of Centre for the editor of this paper, thus mak- ing him the nominee by a vote of six, to three for Mr. Hirer, of Clinton, During all the sessions of the confer- ence the best of feeling prevailed, and it is hoped that the result will prove satisfactory to the Democracy of the entire district. It would be out of place and unbe- coming in the writer of this brief notice, to say more than to simply return his thanks to the conference and party for the honor they have conferred, and to pledge his best efforts, when elected Senator, to try to so represent the De- mocracy and every legitimate interest of the district, that those who will place this important trust in his hands will neither have reason to regret their action, nor cause to complain of mis- placed confidence. : — ——DELAMATER'S backers have cap- tured a workingman whom they repre. sent as declaring that he is going to oppose Parrison, and they are mak- ing the most out of so poor a subject. His name is given as Captain Sam Carg- NEY, who says ParTisox shall not have his vote because he refused to pardon twenty-four miners that were incarcerat- ed in the Allegheny workhouse, The politicians who are making use of this man know very well that the pardon- ing power does not belong to a Gover- nor, who can extend clemency only upon the recommendation of a Pardon Board. They know this, but their purpose is suited if they can get the ig- norant to believe that Governor Parrr- SON was responsible for those miners not being pardoned. ———— If you would have able and ef ficient officers vote the Democratic ticket from ParmisoN to Buokingman, A False Statement about Gaylor Mor- rison’s “Properties.” The claim made by the friends of W. Gavror Morrison that his being a poor man appeals to the sympathy of the voters, is slurred by the Keystone Gazette which contemptu- ously calls it “a poverty racket,” fol- lowing up its unfeeling slur with the false assertion that Mr. Morrison is a man of means—‘“the owner ot two val- uable properties and other effects.” This falsehood has stirred up the an- ger of Mr. Jesse WooDRING, a Repub- lican himself, who, as a recent as- sessor of Worth township, knows something about “the two valuable properties” which the ring organ says are owned hy Mr. Morrison. Mr. authority, that one of these properties, consisting of a small house and lot¢ was assessed by him at $200, while the other is a small lot assessed at $25. These are the humble possessions which the Gazette falsely represents as making Mr. MorrisoN a.man of means. Considering the disadvantages under which he has labored, a cripple strug- gling from his boyhood to support him- self and dependent parents, it is remark- able that he owns even these small possessions, but, small as they are, it is creditable to him that, under the cir- cumstances, he can call them his own, But how will they compare with the magnificent $2500 residence which his opponent, Dr. Harter, has just com- pleted at Millheim, finished in the handsomest style, with apartments and appliances necessary for the practice of his lucrative profession? Itisa palace, indeed, in comparison with the humble dwelling of W. Gavror MorrisoN up- on which the assessor hadn’t the heart to put more of an assessment than $200. But it is false that the friends and supporters of Mr. Morrison depend upon the “poverty racket’ to elect him. They do not claim that because a man is poor he is entitled to an office, unless he possesses the necessary qualifica- tions. On the point of ability to per- form all the official duties there was never a candidate for the Recorder's office that was his superior. To say that Dr. HarTER is his equal mn quali- fication is to pay the Doctor a compli- ment which perhaps he does not de- serve. Mr. WoobriNG, who gave us the facts concerning the value of Mr. Morrison's property, was incensed at the Gazette's misrepresentation about it, and he said that he and other Re- publican neighbors of the Democratic candidate for Recorder are going to vote for him. — The Republican candidate for Governor gives a laughable excuse for not prosecuting Exery for libel. He says that the “offense” is technically of such a character that he couldn’t recover a cent’s worth of damages from the de- fendant. But if he isinnocent, couldn't he establish that fact by a suit, which is of more account in the question than the recovery of damages, and the only thing in which the people, whose votes he asks, are interested? The reason he gives for not prosecuting Emery is a very lame and transparent excuse, SE Kune’s Sharpness. It is alleged against D. B. KunNEs, one of the Republican candidates for county commissioner, that when he was assessor of Liberty township he raised the valuation of timberland in the township in almost every instance, put- ting a tax valuation upon it far beyond its real value. This he is said to have done after he had gotten himself ap- pointed assessor upon his representa- tion that the taxes on such property were too high and that, if the assessing were given to him to do, he would low- er the valuation. His increasing the taxable value of timberland after he got the office of as- sessor, instead of lowering it as he had promise to do, is said to have been prompted by a selfish motive. His ob ject was to make its ownership so bur- densome on account of high taxes that the owners would be willing to sell it at almost any price, and he would be on hand to buy it in at the lowest fizures, This was a very sharp game, showing that Ku~es has a great head for speculating on the distress of other people which he is not a bit too good to bring about by his own sharp man- agement. Such a genius as this in the com- missioners’ office would be likely to make the office pay him a good divi- dend at other people's expense. He is by far too sharp to manage the coun- ty’s affairs for the tax payers’ benefit. The present Republican commissioners have been detected in raising valua- tions on lands to make up for tax de- ficiencies, but with Kungs at the head of a Republican Board who knows but that they would go in for increasing the tax valuation of lands, timberlands | particularly, as a means of private speculation. Wooprine directs us to say, upon his | Fiedler's Foolishness. That is a silly charge which the ring organ brings against Mr. Apawms, one of the Democratic candidates for commissioner, concerning his treat- ment of a lady customer at his store. The harrowing Jetails, as stated by the Gazette, are that a lady customer, who “had been awake all the previous night,” sat down on a stool in Mp. Apans’ store and fell asleep. While she was in this situation the total de- pravity of the proprietor led him to wake her up and say to to her: “Ma. dame, let me move the stool out on the porch, as I must close up the store and go to dinner.” . Now, to FiepLER's refined and polite comprehension such conduct on the part of Mr. ApaMs may appear outra- geous, but what would he have had the proprietor do under the ecircum- stances? Should he have locked the door and gone away leaving the lady alone inside, sleeping on the stool? Or should he have waited until the lady got her nap cut, and lost his dinner? Or would the lady, with the delicacy of feeling belonging to a lady, have been willing to be left alone in the store while the proprietor was away? Ac- cording to the Gazette's own statement Mr. Apaws displayed politeness in tak- ing the stool out on the porch for her, where she could continue her rest dur- ing his absence, and we suppose the weather was fine, as the date was in August, and therefore it was as com- fortable on the porch as in the store. May be, under the circumstances, Figp- LER would have turned her out with- out furnishing her with a stool to sit on. This silly kind of slush against Democratic candidates is hardly worth noticing, but we refer to this particular case as a sample of the campaign fool- ishness indulged in by the ring organ, re — Used for Sample Purposes. “What offices are Romerr Cooks and JouN Hexbprrson ranning for?” asks the Republican, intending to slur the frequent allusions by the Democrat- ic papers to those officials. They are not running for any offices this yeat, and it is well for them that they aren't. Yet in this contest their names serve “to point a moral,” even if they can’t be made “to adorn a tale.” Three years ago Cooke was present- ed to the voters as a “reform candi- date.” And what beautiful “reforma- tion” he brought about in everything pertaining to his official conduct. Of fically, politically, morally—what a nice reformer he has been. He being a good deal of a sporting man, his name can be made useful in this cam- paign in warning the people against filling the Sheriff's office with incum- bents of that disposition. Steady, intel- ligent farmers are more reliable. And there's HENDERSON ; he too was a ‘‘reform” candidate three years ago. His management of the county affairs, and an empty county treasury, tell what kind of reform he helped to bring about. Cooke and HeNDERsON are not now candidates, but when the ring mana- gers are asking the people to elect their men to office this year, it isn’t out of place to give Cookr and Hex- DERSON as samples of the kind of of- ficers those managers furnished three years ago. ——— ——The welcome given to Governor Parrison ac Williamsport last Friday evening was one of the most cordial and enthusiastic greetings ever extend- ed to a public man in that city, and wag clearly an indication that Lycom- ing county will do her fall duty in November. A significant feature of the meeting was the fact that among those who met Governor Parrison at the railroad station and escorted him to the hotel and court house were many of the most prominent Wallace Democrats of the city. At least 3000 listened to the speakers, many of whom were Republicans who sympathize in the movement for the overthrow of boss rule and the restoration of purer politics and honest State government in Pennsylvania. EE —————— —The silk weavers of Paterson, N. J., are not showing REED and McK1x- LEY proper respect as champions of la- bor, in beginning to talk about striking so soon after the passage of their tariff bill. Fiercer Than a Tiger. NEw York, Oct. 11.—The steamship Managua, which is lying at Pier 6 in the North River, brought with her from Greytown, Nicaragua, in addition to cocoanuts and bananas, a tiger cat, one of the worst tempered passengers ever carried on shipboard. He is about three feet Jong and two feet high, and is not full grown. Hehas brilliant black and yellow markings, just like a tiger. The pattern of his coat is a mixture of stripes and spots. Tha tiger cat is more un- tamable than the tiger. A little one may be kept tame for three or four ' months, but as soon as it tastes raw flesh it will become irreclaimably savage. es —— Delamater Sacrificed a Crippled Vet- *eran to Secure Bank Deposits. MEADVILLE, Pa., Oct. 23.— Captain John Morris 1s a crippled Union soldier, Eversince the war he has been compell- ed to walk with a crutch and a cane. Six years ago Captain Morris was noni- inated by the Republicans of Crawford county for county Treasurer. The county then had 1500 Republican ma- jority. Captain Morris tall just after his nomination and was confined to his bed for three months. During his con- finement Senator George Wallace Dela- mater, now the Republican nominee for Governor, called upon Morris and | asked whether, if elected, he would de- posit the county money in the Delama- ter bank. “I cannot lay all the eggs in one nest,” was Captain Morris’ reply. “Very well, Captain Morris, I cannot support you, then,” was Mr. Delama- ter’s response. DELAMATER’S DISGRACEFUL DEAL, He then left Captain Morris. The same day he called upon Daniel Nash, the Democratic candidate for county Treasurer, and got from him the pro- mise, and put enough money in the con- test to defeat Morris and elect Nash. The county money was during Nash’s term deposited in Delamater’s bank. Cap- tain Morris went South after his defeat. However he recently returned to Mead- ville, when the story of his defeat by Delamater was started after his arrival here, and the Delamater people have of- fered every possible inducement to Cap- tain Morris to deny the story. A com- mittee of Delamater’s friends, headed by James E. McFarland, called on Cap- tain Morris last week. They told him that all but 10 of the 400 soldiers in the Soldiers’ Home at Erie were opposing Delamater on account of Morris’ defeat, and they there and then offered him money to go to Erie and fix the old sol- diers. Other friends of Delamater pro- posed to send him on a tour of the State on a salary $500 a week to deny the statement that Delamater had defeated him. Captain Morris 0 spurned these overtures, and has pared the following statement of case: CAPTAIN MORRIS’ AFFIDAVIT. MEADVILLE, Pa., Oct. 11th, 1890. To My Fellow-Soldiers of Pennsylvania: My attention has been called to a statement made by Senator Emery in a public speech delivered at Bradford, Pa., on the 26th of September, in which he stated that Senator G. W. Delamater, now the Republican candidate for Gov- ernor of this State, had been guilty of gross treachery to meas a candidate for County Treasurer of Crawford county in the year 1884. In answer to this, and in reply to many communications I have received from comrades throughout tho State, I desire to make this public statement: I went into the army as Captain of Company B, Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Colonel John W. McLean, of Erie, Pa., on August 23, 1861. On the 27th day of June, 1862, at the battle of Gains’ Mills, Va., I was severely wounded and taken prisoner and incar- cerated in Libby Prison. After my ex. change I was brought home, and from that time until the present I have been and am now a hopelass invalid and crip- ple solely from the result of those wounds. I now walk with a crutch and a cane, and am a continual sufferer from the result of those wounds, and I have been and am incapacitated from any labor to gain a living for myself and family. DELAMATER SEEKS A BARGAIN, In 1884 I was a candidate for Coun- ty Treasurer of Crawford on the Repub- lican ticket, of which party I always was and am now a member. Some weeks before the time of the nominating convention Senator G. W, Delamater, now the Republican candidate for Gov ernor, who was at that time and now is a banker in this city, came to my house and demanded as the price of bis sup- port that I should agree to deposit all county and State funds coming into my hands as County Treasurer in his bank: I objected to this, as it would involve my committing purjury in case I had to take the oath of office. I told him, however, that in case of his active sup- port I would treat him fairly in the dis- tribution of the deposits. In accordance with the above understanding he agreed to and did procure the withdrawal of one of the prominent candidates for a consideration, as hesubsequently inform- ed me. I was subsequently nominated as the Republican candidate for County Treasurer of Carwford county, and Mr. Delamater promised me his activ e, per- sonal and pecuniary support. At this time I was confined to my house by reason of an accident resulting from my crippled condition. I had reason to believe and did believe that Mr. Del- amater would give me his active, per- sonal and financial assistance in my campaign as his party candidate. I soon, however, discovered that Mr. Delamater was interested in my Democratic oppo- nent, and was playing me false. He re- fused my request for pecuniary assis- tance while I was unable to make any active canvass owing to my inability to leave my house. I was the only candi- date defeated on the Republican ticket, and my defeat was caused solely by the treachery and bad faith of G. 'W. Del- amater to nme, an old soldier, who had reason to believe by his repeated prom- ises and pledges that he wasa friend. Mr. G. W. Delamater and his father became the bondsmen ot my Democratic oppo- nent, which is of itself evidence that Mr. Delemater supported him. By rea- son of my defeat, brought about by the treachery and bad faith of Mr, G. W. Delamater, I became 30 pecuniarily in- volved that my property was sold by the Sheriff, and myselfand family now left destitute, and I have nothing left for their support but the pension I receive from the Government. ATTEMPTING TO PATCH UP A PEACE. pre- the I have baen repeatedly importuned by a near relative of Mr. Delamater and others of his friends to sign a statement prepared by them denying the state- ments of Senator Emery, which I refus- ed to do; but I had no intention of mak- ing a public statement of my wrongs until I learned from some member of my old | company that Mr. Delamater had add- ed insult to injury by stating that Sen. ator Emery’s statement in reference to m2 was a lie, and that I had defeated myself by drinking pretty heavily. In answer to the above I will say to my old comrades that I was rota drinking indignantly | ER RAP I I AMAR man, but was confined to my house by reason of the breaking out of my wounds, and never left it only a part of two days between my nomination and | my defeat for County Treasurer. I { have made this statement in justice to | myself and my family, as well as to my jold comrades, and in answer to many { communications I have received froth old soldiers from all parts of the State, and I leave it to their judgment as to { whether Mr. Delamater is worthy of the | support of an old soldier. | JOHN F. MORRIS. | State of Pennsylvania, County of Craw- | ford. Personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Third ward of the city of Meadville, county aud State aforesaid, John F. Morris, who, after being duly sworn, says that the above statement is true- Witness my hand and seal, this 13th day of October, 1890, [Seal] W. A. Doucnax, J. P. |. Captain Morris has always been held {in high esteem in Crawford county. He | Is especially popular with the old sol- | diers. They know that he is telling the | truth in his statement, and he has now | in his possession a hundred letters from old soldiers throughout the State pledg- | ing their support to avenge the outrage. | Captain Morris is terribly wounded. | He spends, on account of his crippled I condition, more than halt of his time in | bed. EE ——————— Charley Wolfe Talks for Patuson. Last Friday Governor Pattison spoke i to thousands of farmers and others who | had assembled at the Uninon County | fair at Lewisburg. He said the values {of all the farms in Pennsylvania, as | shown in the census of 1880, was $924, 1 000,000. This great interest, he declar- led, was taxed beyond its fair proportion. | The remedy laid with the farmers, as they had an opportunity to correct the {evil. Not once did he touch upon | politics, and it was apparent | that he had made a deep 1mpres- rion. After the other candidates had spoken there were loud cries for Charles S. Wolfe, one of the first men in Penn- sylvania to raise the standard of revolt in the Republican party. Surrounded as he was by his friends and neighbors¢ Mr. Wolfe could not help responding and his speech was characterized by the man’s independent spirit. He said : “I congratulate the Democratic party on having secured as its candidate for | governor one who was made such in response to the great, honest, popular heart throughout the party. I congratulate the Republican party to the extent that there are those within its ranks who yet appreciate the value of popular guv- ernment to such an extent that, if they cannot secure a candidate of their own, they will vote for one offered to them by the opposite party, who is worthy of their suffrage. PATTISON’S RECORD REVIEWED. “The man who spoke to you this | afternoon,” Mr. Wolfe continued, “so entertainingly on agricultural matters, | and who modestly abstained from any | reference to politics, has been faithful to every trust that has been placed in his hands.” A hearty shout was evoked | by this declaration, and Mr. Wolfe con- tinued : “As controller of the city of Philadelphia he cleaned out the nest of scoundrels who had been fattening upon the substance of the taxpayers of that city. The people of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania then said. ‘Well done, good and faithful servant,come up high- er.’ Because of iis fidelity and respect for the popular will, and his moral courage that defied the array of corrup- tionists, he has again been honored by being made the standard-bearer of his party. Hight years ago some of you en- tertained hard feelings against me for the part you conceived I had taken in | bringing about the election of Mr. Pat- tison at that time. Much as I regret not to have your approval, I have not the slightest regret now as to my course at that time. It has been clearly justi- fied by the result.” Raising his voice to its highest pitch and giving emphasis to his remarks by striking gesticulations, the speaker went on : MR. WOLFE'S FERVENT WISH. “Would to God—and T say it rever- ently-I bad it in my sole power to say whether Mr. Pattison or Mr. Delamater should be governor of this State. My choice would be emphatically and un- equivocally Robert E. Pattison, the honest, faithful officialand courageous champion of the people.” A shout of applause followed when Mr. Wolfe had concluded, and then, af- ter a few remarks by Thomas Baker, an eminent member of the Union county bar, the candidates took their departure for Milton with Mr. Wolfe accompany- ing them. At the latter place the meet- ing was held in front of the Hagg hotel and lasted from 4 until 5 o'clock. There were about 1,000 people present, many of the workshops in the place being practically deserted during its progress. After the candidates had spoken Mr. Wolfe was again besieged to talk. He set out with a bold strike from the shoulder, and in bitter terms ex posed Quay’s pardon board record, and said the Republican party of Pennsylvania had lowered itself when it made him State treasurer and subsequently United States senator. If this were not enough, they bad in their platform defiantly indorsed Quay and all his methods, and “now,” he continued, in tones that rang out clear and loud,‘‘they ask you to vin- dicate that public plunderer and corrup- tionist.” THEY WANTED MORE YET. Mr. Wolfe was applauded and cheer- ed in ture and when he finished the peo- | ple pleaded with him to continue, but | as it was time for the travelers to be mov- | ing the meeting was abruptly adjourned with three rousing cheers for the ticket. The candidates were driven to the sta- | tion and were followed by two-thirds of | the people present at the meeting. The governor was kept busy shaking hands | until the train moved off and then there | rang out a volley of cheers that seemed to confirm the statements made to the | governor that Northumbelrand county f would return to its old love this year | ‘and be found in the Democratic column. On the ran to Williamsport a five- minute stop was at Montgomery, Ly- coming county, where only the gover- nor spoke. The meeting was composed entirely of workingmen employed in the rolling millsin that vicinity, and | was aranged especially for their benefit. i ———— ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ——Life Scholarship in business or shorthand at the Williamsport Com’l. Coilege & School of Shorthand, $25.00. Z. Settle’s great “World” will be here. The scenic effects of this company are said to surpass those of any company traveling. —The Pennsylvania State College foot-ball team played at the University of Penna., at Phila. on Saturday, the 11th,and was defeated by the score of 20 t00. On Monday it played at Frank- lin and Marshall college, at Lancaster, and again went under to 10 to 0. Both games, however, are highly spoken of by the papers of those two cities, and the boys from P.S. C. are given the name of not only good players but also of being thorough gentlemen in every respect. We congratulate them on their fine showing. We would call the attention of our readers to a very interesting-and timely letter, on the Canada Thistle question, which you will find in another part of the paper. The letter is from Prof. Wm. A. Buckhout, Botanist to the Penna. Stare Agr. Exp. Station, at State College, and is the sound discus- sion of a subject which should interest all, by one highly educated in botanic- al matters. The Canada Thistle has come to be a very serious pest, and noth- ingbut an organized effort can break the foot-hold it has gained in our com- munity. ——At a meeting of the Huntingdon Presbytery last week a call from the Philipsburg church for the pastoral serv- ices of Rev. Edgar F. Johnson was read, placed in his hands and by him accept- ed. The committee appointed to install Rev. Johnston at Philipsburg, Oct. 28, are as follows : Rev. A. H: Jolly to pre- | side and propose the constitutional ques- ticns ; Rev. R. A. McKinley, Ph. D., to charge pastor ; Rev. Chas. Herron to charge people; Rev. J. T. Gibson, of Allegheny Presbytery, will be invited to preach the sermon, ——Manager Garman is certainly to be congratulated on the class of en- tertainments he has been securing for his "new opera House. The Marie Greenwood Comic Opera Company which sang Boccaccio here on Wednes- day night last, was, without doubt, the finest operatic organization that has ev~ er sung in our town. The chorus was strong and well balanced, the comme- dians were excellent, and the two leading ladies, Miss Marie Greenwood and Miss Mamie Taylor, took the audience by storm. Everyone of their solos and duets were encored, Miss Greenwood being re-cailed four times on one rendi- tion. So good an impression did the company make that if they return the house will not begin to hold the peo- ple; who will go to hear them. SUDDEN{DEATH.—On Thursday morn- ing we learned that Mr, David Behers, an old resident and farmer of Patton township, died suddenly on Wednesday afternoon. From what we can learn of the circumstances, he was engaged in husking corn and was overtaken in the fieldiby what was'probably an apoplectic attack. zs Upon being carried to his resi- dence he died before medical assistance could be obtained. His age was about 65 years. Deate or Ex-JUpeE LinN.—Hon. Samuel Linn, formerly President of this judicial district, and a native of Belle- fonte, died at his residence in Williams- ort last Tuesday morainz, at the age of 70 years. The disease which caused his death was diabetes, from which he suf- fered for years, but for the past year, al- though confined to his house, he was comparatively free from pain. - The deceased jurist was the fourth son of Rev. James Linn, D. D., who for more than half a century was pastor of the Bellefonte Presbyterian church. He was born in this place on the 20th of February, 1820. In his youth he turn- ed his attention to civil engineering, finding employment 1n that profession in the construction of Pennsylvania and Ohio canals, but when twenty years old he commenced reading law with Bond Valentine, esq., of Bellefonte, finishing his course of reading with Judge Hale and at the law school of Judge Reed at Carlisle. Upon his admission to the bar of Centre county in 1843, he opened an office in this place, going into partner- ship with James T. Hale and afterwards with W. P. Wilson, esqs. In 1859 he was elected to the judgeship of the dis- trict composed of the counties of Centre, Clearfield and Clinton. In 1868 he re- signed his judicial office and went into co partnership with the present Judge Furst which was continued until his removal to Williamsport in 1869 where he con- tinued to practice with great success and distinction until failing health compell- ed a cessation of his legal labors, He was & man of peculiarly pure character and sterling integrity, and his ability placed him among the ablest. lawyers of the State. ——Life Scholarship in business or shorthand at the ‘Williamsport Com’l. College & School of Shorthand, $25.00.
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