Terms $2.00 4 Year,in Advance " Beliefonte, Pa., February 13, 1891. FP, wha¥ MEEK, - -~ | mow Will It Be a Disgrace? The committee that hasin charge the ways and means of the Chicago Fair, proposes to ask congress for an- other appropriation of $5,000,000. There is danger that the Columbian Exposition, so called, will turn out to be a national disgrace. The city whose overweering ambition secured the lo- cation of the fair seems to be incom pe- tent to meet the requirements of so great an undertaking. Every hour, from the time 1t was selected for the site, should have keen employed in the necessary preparations, yet, so far, nothing definite or substantial appears to have been done. There is a defici- ency in the money which the swagger- ing city -led the country to expect it would advance without stint, and the government will be asked to make a further contribution. With all its brag Chicago's imbecility and incom- petercy in this enterprise are in marked contrast to the vigor, liberality, intel ligence and public spirit with which Philadelphia assumed and discharged the responsibility of the Centennial Ex- position. General Hastings’ Accounts. Some excitement was caused ‘in of- ficial cirgies at Harrisburg last Mon- day by the report that there was a de- ficiency, of some $90,000 im the ac- counts of Adjutant General Hastings. The Adjutant Gereral’'s administra- tion had been in every way so efficient and acceptable that this rumor was a great surprise, but it had such an ap- pearance of improbility that tew believ- ed it. Adjutant General McCLELLAND promptly denied that he was responsi- blefor any reports as to an alleged de- ficiency in General Hastinas’accounts. Governor ParrisoN is said to be per- fectly satisfied that the accounts of the late Adjutant General are straight, the latter having shown that a deficiency which had been accumulating from one administration to another had descend- ed to him as a legacy from his prede- Cessors. General Hastings made so credita- blea record at the head-of the military organization of the State that the peo- ple will be pleased to hear that he left it without any flaw in its financial management. Adversely Settled for the Present, The Silver Bill, authorizing the free coinage of dollars, is to all appear- ances dead for this session. It passed the Senate, but it couldn’t surmount the obstacles presented to its passage through the House. It was handicap: ped in that body by the opposition of the Speaker who was ready to rule against it, and also by the hostility of the chairman of the coinage commit- tee who managed to prevent it from being reported. Last Thursday the silver men, rest. less under the restraining power of a hostile commitiee, attempted to get their bill before the House by moving that it be made an amendment to the sundry appropriation bill, but in this they were defeated by a vote 135 to 127. All the Dsmocrats bat seven voted to bring the coinage bill before the House as part of the appropriation bill; all but ten of the Republicans voted against it. If it;had been submitted to the ac- tion of the House in the shape propos- ed, there can be no doubt that it would have passed, and as a rider to an portant appropriation bill it wonld in all probability have precluded an anti- silver veto from President ITARRISON who is said to be opposed to free coin- age. im- nr ———— They May Not Hurt Him. Itlocks as if Governor Hinr had overreached himself to some extent in grasping the United States Senator- ship. He has made enemies whom it would be better for him not to have. The hostility of Smite M. Weep and his friends has been excited. They say that Weep's candidacy was instigated by the Governor, who, when the time came for election, treacherous'y defeat- el him for his own political purpose. This may be an exaggerated charge, but, at all events, Wgrp's friends are making it, and are whetting their knives for the removal of the Gover- nor's hairless scalp upon the first op- | portunity. Weep, who was one of TiLpex’s most efficient lieutenants, is a tremendous worker, andis able to put obstructions in the channel of the Governor's ambition, But putting the question of treachery out of sight, a monopoly tariff man like Syren M. Weep, who aeted and lobbied for the McKinley bill, would be out of place as a Democratic Senator. dpa. Ba IA Bill to Make Unnaturalized For- eigners Pay Poor Tax. The Tollowing bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator MEgR and read | 'in place on Tuesday : | An Act authorizing the assessment of an annual poor tax upon unnatiuralized persons within the Commonwealth, providing for its collection, and fixing a Jpenalty upon employers refusing to make a return of such persons in their em ploy. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senste and House of Representatives of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania in general assembly met, and itis hereby enacted by authority of the same : That from and after the passage of this Act, in the different poor districts of this Commonwealth, there shall be assessed upon and collected from each unnaturalized person over theage of eighteen years, within the re- spective districts, an annual tax of three dol- lars, which sum shall be used for the mainten- ance of the poor within such districts and be col- lecvable in installments of twenty-five cents per month. Section 2. That the provisions of this Act may be fully enforced, it shall be and is hereby made the duty of all individuals, firms, com: panies, associations and corporations, employ- ing within this Commonwealth unnaturalized persons of the age of eighteen years or over, to make report monthly to the overseers of the poor, or the legally constituted authorities of the poor, by whatsoever name they may be designated, of the districts in which such unnaturalized person or persons reside, the name or number by which they are known to their employers, and to pay over to the poor authorities aforesaid of said districts, the sum of twenty-five cents per month for each and every person employed, whick sum shall be deducted from wages due such uanaturalized persons on each monthly payday. S8EctIoN 3. That it shall be the duty of the legally constituted poor authorities of the dif- ferent districts of this Commonwealth to far- nish to all individuals, firms, eompanies and corporations employing unnataralized persons of the age of eighteen years or over, properly printed receipts setting forth the name’of the district, the amount of tax payable each month and the purpose for which itis to be used, which receipts shall be filled in with the date of payment, the name or number of the person, and be sigred by the individual firm,company, association or corporation, and be given to the individual from whose wages he or they deduct ti.e monthly tax-payment authorized by this Act. Section 4. In case any individual, firm, company, association or corporation refuse or neglect to made such return tothe overseer or poor authorites aforesaid, of the names or numbers of unnatur:lized persons of the age of eighteen years orover in their employ, or neglect orrefuse to pay over monthly the amount taxed by the second section of this Act for each aud every person employed by them then such individual, firm, company, associa- tion or corporation shall pay to the overseers or poor authorities of such district,a sum equal to 60 cents for each unnaturalized person of the age of eighteen years or over employed by them, for every month he or they neglect orrefuse to make the return and payment re- quired by the second section of this Act, whizh amount shall be collected as other taxes are. Provided the provisions of this Act shall not estate or other taxable property,valued for tax- able purposes at or above $200, and situated in the county in which he may reside or is em- ployed. The provisions of thisbill are intend- ed to make unnaturalized, and hitherto untaxed foreigners contribute some- thing to the poor fund of which they are the frequent beneficiaries, and to relieve to some extent the communities which must support and care for them when they become sick or disabled, or otherwise require public assistance. This is simply justice. It exacts from this class no more than can be right- fully required. ously employed they area heavy ex- pense to the poor anthorities. Com- mon humanity requires that they should be cared for in cases of sickness or bodily injury, but it is no more than right that, when in health and earning wages, they should be made to contri- bute to the fund from which they re- ceive relief in the hour of need. As a class they are in the habit of sexding their money to their relatives in the old country, and many of them go back home with enough to make them inde- pendent for the balance of their days. Then, why should American and na- turalized laborers be taxed to relieve them as public charges and they be entirely exempt from any pecuniary re- sponsibility in a matter in which they are benefited? Such exemption is aa imposition which this bill is in some measure intended to remove. rsm————— We see in the State legislative proceedings that the House has passed finally the bill to’ prohibit mining and manufacouring companies from carry- ing on company stores. It is to be i hoped thatit may be more effective | than similar measures that have hith- | erto been passed for the protection of workingmen against the greed of em- ployers, the defect of which was usuaal- ly the want of a penalty to ensure their enforcement. “rev —————— It Is Sure to Come. Free raw material is one of the lead- | Ing points of Democratic tariff reform, and especial insistence is made upon {having wool free, as something that i would tend more than anything else to | promote one of our greatest manufac turing industries. Singularly most of the woolen manufacturers have been led by their general sympathy for high tariffs to oppose a special benefit in free raw wool that would be of such great advantage to them. But they are getting more correct 1deas on this apply to unnaturalized persons owning real | In localities where they are numer- | A IOC Er I STKITNA subject as they discover that the gener. al effects of protection do not coun- terbalance the disadvantage of heav- ily taxed raw materials. Thus, the Wool Consumers’ Asso- ciation, embracing most of the New Eagland woolen manufactories, has issued a bulletin which staris oat with the declaration that the last election meant free raw materials and relief for the taxed necessaries of life, ard then goes on to say: The Democratic party will be under the necessity of putting wool on the free list. That party is thoroughly committed to this, and the economic arguments in its favor are over- whelming. The wool growers, really few in number, have proved of no avail against the voice of the people, “educated” by the mere beginning of the tariff discussion. Itis for the interest of more than 60,000,000 of the people of this country that wool should be free. The cost and the quality and the real value of their clothing depend upon it. It is wiser not to ar- ray one’s self in opposition to such an over- whelming interest. Free wool is not only sure tn come, but it is the surest and only perma- nent foundation for the prosperity of the wool manufacturer. Every manufacturer knows it and would have said so if he had dared to. It is safe for him now to express the courage of his conviction ; it is a matter of business ; let him take it out of polities. The case couldn't be stated more forcibly. Free wool is bound to come. It is atrocious robbery to make 60,000, 000 of people pay tribute to the com- prratively few wool raisers who are benefited by a tariff, and it is the worst kind of public economy to cripple a great industry like that of the woolen manufacture’ for the sake of a few pam- pered Buckeye flock-masters of the Delano and Herpster breed. What it Cost. The recent Indian difficulty has cost $2,000,000, according to the bill of ex- penses that is being handed in, and it wili be necessary to grant a deficiency appropriation to cover that amount. Since the close of the trouble a number of the late rebellious chiefs have been brought on to Washington to have a talk with the Great Father, a term that absurdly misfits the little fellow ' who occupies the Presidential office. | In an interview they had with the | Washington authorities the other day i the chiefs said they had been starved into hostilities. The rations due them from the government were so meager { that hunger made them fizht. Like so many aboriginal OLiver Twists they ' wanted more victuals even it it shoald cause an insurrection in the govern- | ment poor-honse managed by the In- dian agents. It would have been a | saving to the government if the Bum- "BLES who dispense the Indian charity bad been less sparing with the rations. Two millions of dollars spent in put- i ting down the rebellious Indians would have supplied them with tenderloin steak for a long while. ——T'he people upon whom devolves i the duty of sending children to the pub- lic schools should be relieved from the extortions of the book trust. Governor Parrison promptly signed the resolu- tion for an investigation of this oppres- { sive combine, and a joint committee of the Senate and House was appointed | to make the required investigation, but there is something suspicious in the circamstance that Senator Rosnins, the original mover of the resolution, who by all rights should be on the investi- gation committee, was left off; and that | people who are said to be opposed to {the object of the investigation have | been placed in control. It is said that | active lobbying is being done by agents of the pnblishing houses that compose the trust. nem sr — ——There was a report last week that 50,000 men would go oat on strike this week in the bituminous coal re- gions of the State. It has not proved quite so extensive as that, but the 15.- 000 miners and cokers who struck in the Connellsville region on Monday don’t present a favorable showing of the condition of labor in these high tarifi’ times. The New Road Law. The Commission Decides to Let Each County Act for Itself. HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 80.—The Road Commission, which has for two vears been considering a reform in the Road laws of the State, to-day completed its work and adjourned sine die. The Commission agreed upon the draft of a bill which will be presented to the | Legislature as soon as it car: be written out. The Commissioners called upon Governor Pattison this afternoon and informed him of the completion of | their work. Senator Mylin, who was | Chairman of the Commission, said that | they had been unable to formulate a measure which could be applied un- | iformly to the whole State. The condi- | tions prevailing in the various sections | of the Commonwealth and the conflict- | ing demands of the peopleof those Sage | f | tions made a aniform law an 1m possi bility in the opinion of the Commission. Tt was therefore decided to recommend a law which would allow counties to act in this matter as their people desired, | and if macadamized .o0ads are demanded the counties or townships will be allow- ed to borrow money for that purpose, always keeping their debt within the | constitutional limit, The Pension Grabbers. “No standing army in the world,” says Senator Carlisle in his Forum article on the vanished surplus, “costs so much as our army of discharged so!- | diers. Great Britain, with a regular army of more than 225,000 officers and | men, ‘and a total force, effective and non-effective, of 618,000, pays annually less than $75,000,000 ; and France, with | a regular force of 580,000, besides an | enormous reserve, pays $111,000,000. The army of the German empire, the | best appointed and best equipped mili- | For the WATCHMAN. Something for the Property Owner to Read and Study. The Gazette is again setting up its own pets for borough officers. A week or two ago it highly commended James MeClure for re-election to the office of overseer. This is done because Mr. Me- Clure has run his part of the overseer business as the post-office part of the Gazette wished he should, and not in the interest of the people, as was his duty. It is time for the people to think over tary force in the world, consisting on a | the business, and at the coming caucus peace footing of 420,000 officers and men, act vigorously and nominate a man for zosts annually less than $92,000,000 ; | overseer who will run the office in the while the actual field force of Russia, ' interest of the people and not a clique. numbering 814,000 men, is maintained : If the people of the borough will tor at an expense of less than $94,000,000.” | a moment reflect on this matter, they Within two years our pension appro- | will come to ths honest conclusion that priations, aggregating $200,000,000 a | year, will nearly equal the total military expenditures of both France and Ger- many, with an effective force in the field | of over 1,000,000 of the best disciplin- ed and equipped troops in the world, It is the boast of our country that it maintains no great standing army to eat up the substance of the people. But the fact is our army of discharged coldiers costs as much as the combined expendi- tures for the great armies of France and Germany. And the worst of it is fifty per cent of this expenditure is believed to be on fraudulent claims, or to pensioners that have no just claim on the bounty of the government. That is what hurts—what has demoralized the old soldiers. It is not the money that goes to deserving | veterans any one complains of. It is the swindles and frauds that permeate the whole system. Want Money at 2 Per Cent. Alliance Men Demand Equal Rights | With Bankers in Borrowiug. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 30.—Yesterday afternoon’s session of the National Farmers’ Alliance was devoted almost exclusively to bebate on this resolution, | which was finally passed : “That we,land-owners of the country, pledge ourselves to demand equal rights with bankers and others who borrow money from the United States ; that we | demand that the government loan to individuals upon real estate securty an equitable sum of money ata rate ofin- terest not exceeding 2 per cent. per annum, in sums not exceeding $3000 to any one individual, and that the amount loaned be apportioned among the States, counties and townships according to population.” This resolution, which had been intro- duced by President Powers, was defeat- ed on Wednesday, and was reconsidered at yesterday's session after nearly all its opponents had left under the impression that business of the Convention was over, The Return of La Grippe. The disease of last winter has returned | but in a much milder form. It bas been general in the South commencing some time in November, nearly ali the towns in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carnli- na and Tennessee have had their turn this winter. The disease is now rapidly abating. WasnaineToN, D. C. Feb. 8.—-Many people who had the grippe last year have some symptoms of it this year, but there is apparently no epidemic of it. ALLENTOWN, Pa., Feb. 8 —There are about 200 cases of grippe here, the most of which is of a mild sort. It reap- peared two weeks ago. WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 8.—No town of any size in the State has esc ip- ed the second visit of gripps. There are many cases here, but no fatalities have been traced to it. Prrrssura, Pa., Feb. 8.—People have been suffering here all winter with the grippe. Statements from physicians show that those afflicted are snffering chiefly from aggravated colds and influ- | enza. There has been and is a large amount of sickness which comes under this heading. LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 8.—The grippe has reappeared in this vicinity. The disease 1s of rather a milder type. 'I'here have been several deaths recently in this city of persons who were attacked with the disease a year ago and who never recovered their strength. At the last meeting of the Medical Society the opinions of the physicians were that the prevailing disease was due to the fre- quentchanges in the weather. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 8.—The grippe is prevailing in its worst form in some parts of Luzerne county. Last week the mines at Maltby and Forty Fort were compelled to shutdown, ow- ing to the prevalence of the disease ! The disease has all | among the men, the symptoms of the epidemicwhich pre- vailed a year ago. Dr. Butler, of this city, says he has had many case: within | the past month, The symptoms were not so violent as in cases under his care . a year ago. People who were afilicted with the disease last year havethe disease this year, only 1n a mild form, but it was very distressing. Dr. Smythe, of Ed- wardsville says he was called upon to attend many cases recently. Generally the people who escaped the disease last year caught it this year. deaths recently occurring in Luzerne borough are traceable to the disease. ‘anada Would Not Help. In Case of War With England the Do- minion Would Remain Neutral The full depth of loyaly of the an- nexation party in Canada may be gaung- ed by the folowing editorial remarks of the Quebec Telegraph : “Great Britain may as well under- Istand that if there isa war with the United States it will have to do the fighting all alone, at least so far as Can- ada is concerned. If we understand the views of the people of this country aright they will not fight against their nieghbor. They do not believe in taking Yankee gore for the sake of any number of sealskins. “Once war was declared, the reform party of Canada would, we believe, de- clare for the annexation, to a man; that is, if the Americans conducted their business prudently, and all this would be done without the slightest feeling of unfriendliness to Great Britain.” | | i | | i A number of it would be much better to elect a {man overseer who would conduet his office ADDITIONAL LOCALS. The Daniel Boone puarace, on Thursday, was quite a showy affair, The Company carries an excellent band. ——Tyroners have grown tired of both the leading parties and have been making strenuous efforts to eomcine on a cit!zens ticket for the coming election. ——Valentine day is at band, and if vou haven't already selected a pretty re- minder ior your best girl, you should do so immediately, so as to be on band in time. A bill providing that the term for Chief Burgess shall be for three years, instead of one, has been introduced in the Legislature. Such a provision would be all right under ordinary circumstan- in harmony with the other overseer, one who would act and consult the other officer in the discharge ot his duty, and not ran around town and solicit people i to come and get orde_s and pay rent for others. . Itis well known that because of the | conduct of Mr. McClure the expense for { keeping the poor costs the borough at + least $1,000 more than itshould, There | is no earthly use in two men acting sep- “arate and apart. Give us a good, hon- | est Republican who has sense and hon- testy erough to act for himself and not | as heis dictated to from the post-office. | If our Republican friends can’t do that then let the voters elect a Democrat who | will discharge the duties of the office in | the interest of the taxpayers and no one | else, The truth isit is all folly to have two | acting overseers in any borough at the I same time, but as it is the law they | should in all conscience actin harmony i and consent with each other. Unless | they do this the taxpayers always suffer. It was Mr. McClure’s business, as he { was the youngest in office, to go to the | other overseer and try and act with him. | Instead of this he took all his pointers "and advice frem the post-office and has ' not run his office in the interest of the | people. : It is well known to the voters of the borough that Mr. Schofield offered to let Mr. McClure do the business of the office last year, and he would not under- take it. This proposition was made in the office of John Kline, one of the bor. ough auditors. Mr. Schofield made this offer solely on the ground that it would save to the taxpayers much ex- pense. Upon Mr. McClure’s refusal to act alone, Mr. Schofield further pro- posed that they would then act in har- ony. If McClure would have done his it would have resulted in much good to the taxpayers. Asit is, remov- i als are not made that ought to be made, and relief is given in many places where not needed, and at the same time the debts of the poor district are accumula- ting with no effort to meet them. Mr. Schofield hus one year yet to serve. If the people would have only one overseer to act they should elect a good man who can and will fill the of- fice in harmony with the one who now holds over. “COMMON SENSE.” Bad Tax Collecting. ! For the WarcHMAN. S. D. Ray, tax collector, made a statement in the Daily Newson the 9th of February, 91, that he had paid over to the proper authorities of this borough almost $34,000, and also stated that the balance due on his duplicates only amounted to $6,000, and that the dupli- cates of 1890 only amounted to $40,000. The tax payers are anxious to know his reason for making this incorrect state ment. There is a deficiency in hisstate- ment of $6000. The valuation of this borough amounts to $1,050,221. Mul- tiply this amount by 35 mills, which is the millage of this borough, you will then have State tax, Water tax, 2,725 00 6,500.08 $45,982.73 Am’t col. by Ray to Feb.1,91 33,656.65 Balance due borough $12,336.08 Mr. Ray, I advise you to go back to | school before you undertake again to | fool the tax payers of this borough. Mr. | Ray, vou have over twelve thousand dol- ars yet to collect on your duplicates, | It is nothing but simple addition and subtraction that will bring the result. | Add all your duplicates together and ‘from this amount subtract the amount | you have collected, and the balance will be the result, over 12,000 dollars. I have not up to this time received a statement from you of my taxes, but I do know now that you have now added five per : cent on all the taxes in your hands un- paid. I haveone consolation which isthis: I am not the only one that owes you. You have our 12,000 dollars yet to col- lect instead of 6000 that you tried to | : ! 1 { | make the people believe. Iam in the flock of the sufferers of $12.000. CITIZEN. The Pattison Programme. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-—-What will attract the attention of the searcher for straws that show the direction of the wind currents, is what Pennsylvania Democrats are saying, and how they say it. 1tis Governor Pattison they are talking about, and there is no doubting how well convinced they are that the ! logic of events is strongly in favor of "him as the coming man. Should Penn- sylvania, as Governor Pattison’s sup- porters believe it will and intend it shall i next fall elect Democrats to fill the two State offices that are to be competed for, ‘ there will be good grounds, as any one can see, for setting up the claim that, with Pattison the cundidate, Pennsylva- nia will go Democratic. This, with the claim that will be set up for bim of his being not less able to carry New York, bis nomination would not be an impro- bable event. At least that s the way Pattison’s supporters are reasoning. That he is regularly on the list of can- didates, that his supporters are in dead earnest and organizing to make the most of their case, that they have con- vinced themselves that their favorite is by no means lowest on the list, is plain enough to see. —-- A hospital for consumptives will be built at Denver, Col. A large supply of Koch’s lymph is on the way. $36,757.73 4 ces, but there are at times when it would have its disadvantages. A very preity wedding was cele- | brated vn Wednesday, at Centre Hall. It being the nuptials of Miss Heckman, the accomplished daughter of Mr. Wm, Heckman of that place to Dr. Smith, a promising young physician of Freeburg, Snyder county, Pa. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a large party at the home of the bride. May happiness and success be theirs in mortal life. ——1In an old log cabin about half a mile from Wernersville, Pa., live four brothers, old men, who have been “wo- man haters’’ all their lives. They live together and never allow a woman to enter their home. The are aged respect- tively 78, 71, 65 and 61 and do all the work of their house and farm. They are regular attendants at church and always sit together. They hold themselves aloof from the rest of mankind as much as possibles. Extension or THE BEECH CREEK R. R.—The Vanderbilt people are now lo- cating a railroad from Kermoor to La Jose, this county, where they will con- nect with the Westover branch railroad running to Hastings. They have pur- chased the latter road, giving them a line of their own to this important field. Work will commence on the construc- tion of the new piece of road in abcut a month. We have this from a reliable source.— DuBois Express. Tue BAND AssocrarioN.—Secretary Marks, of the Central Pennsylvania Band Association, reports that a large number of the bands in the counties of Lycoming, Elk, Clinton, Cameron, Clearfield and Centre, have been heard from on the question of organizing such an association and that all approve the plan and promise their ¢o-operation and support. The Renovo News says, from the enthusiasm exhibited by the vands in the district named, the success of the association is assured. MARrrIAGE LicENsEs.—B. H. Shaf- fer and Catherine Morgan, both of Bellefonte ; John Ayers, of Spring twp. and Carrie Walker, of Bellefonte. Personals, —J. C. Weaver was on a business trip to Lock Haven on Tuesday. —Mr. Tom Collins left his railroad contract. near Havana, N. Y.and came down to spend Sunday, at his home, in this place. —Mr. Eustace Grimes, the stenographer who was employed by the Bellefonte Furnace Uv. in this place, has secured a nice position under Secretary Harrity, at Harrisburg, — Mr. Jas. R. Muflly, of Virginia City, Mon- tana, whose late mining ventures, in that state have received so many flattering notices in western papers, is home on a visit to his daugh- ter Miss Bess. It is reported that he will take her with him when he returns. —Mr Hammil Boal, surveyor and draughts- man ,jof this place,left on Thusday morning for Havana, New York, where he will run a corps for Mr. Thos. Collins, on the new, railroad he is building up there. Mr. Boals family will join him in a few weeks. —Harry Keller, oldest son of D.S. Keller, Esq., of this place, is one of the directors of a new Lime company which has lately been in- corporated to operate in Snyder county. Har- ry will retire from his position in the Adjutant General office soon and come to enter the Cen- tre county bar. He knows that there is lots of room at the top and has the snap to put him- self there, in a short time, too. A happy occurrence was solemnized in the presence of relations and friends most of whom have passed over to the other shore. The event was the marriage of Wm. B. Me- Williams and Elizabeth Sample at the country home of the bride’s uncle, Hugh Larrimer by Rev. Strrett, February 6th, 184tat 2 o'clock P. M. just forty-seven years ago when girls wore woolen dresses and hoys wore pants of tow. This well preserved couple cel- ebrated their forty seventh wedding anniver- sary at their well known hospitable home last Friday, the 6th inst. at 2 o'clock, p. m., in the presence of” all their surviving children and grand children, but one of whom, Wm. B. Jr., of Illinois, was not present. The groom is a genial, well preserved man, with full face and gray beard. Blessed with a degree of intelli- gence and originality not often met with, and one at whose hearth aud table everybody is royally entertained. Mrs. Mc Williams is a fa- dy of remarkable energy of character, with a warm aud impulsive heart. At her t:ble many a good delicious meal is served. The anniversary was a pleasant gathering. Old memories were recalled and heart was drawn nearer to heart as they met at the family home. When parting time came it was with a hope of seeing the dawn of the golden morn to enjoy anoth er such meeting, and with the faéling that brotherly and sisterly love should be cherished in family groups. Sn ee ar: vam Praise from Old Kentucky. Louisville Courier. Governor Pattison ha: saved Penn- i sylvania from the disgrace of a legisla- | tive approval of the Force bill. The | Keystone state made no mistake when it made Pattison its gcvernor, A
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