Terms 82.00 A Year,in Advance
P. GRAY MEEK, - iii
No Protection for ‘the Poor Man's
Cow.”
Whea the fence law of 1700 was re-
pealed by the Legislature in 1889, we
contended that it was an injury to peo-
ple of limited means who owned a few
head of cattieand pastured them on
the highway or in the unenclosea
woods which are of such wide extent
and of so little value for any other pur-
pose in this region. That act provided
that if fields or woods were not enclos-
ed by such a fence as was therein
prescribed, cattle going upon such un-
euclosed or insufficiently enclosed pro-
perty were not trespassing, and that
their owners could not be held for
damages on account of. such intrusion,
and further that if they-were injured
by the owners of such property on ac-
count of such intrusion their owners
could recover damages for such in-
jury.
This protection to the interests of the
poorer class of people owning cattle
and depending upon chance pasturage,
continued from the year 1700 to the
year 1889, when the Legislature repeal-
ed the act of 1700 by passing a law
which makes the poor man’s cow a
trespasser whether the land upon
which it enters is enclosed by a fence
or lays as open as a common, and it
makes its owner liable for damage, and
the animal may be killed or injured
without his having any right to re-
dress. .
At the time this act of 1889 was
passed repealing the fence law of 1700,
we spoke of the hardship and injury
it would inflict upon the persons in
poor circumstances and the small
tenant farmers who had a few cattle
that picked their living by the wayside
or inthe woods. The loss to them
would be particularly felt in the wood-
ed localities of this region where unen-
closed tracts afford abundant pasturage
for cattle and have always been of
great advantage to cattle owners of
limited means.
When the act of 1889 made the own-
ers of cattle responsible for damages,
considerable feeling was excited in this
region among the class of people
affected thereby, inasmuch as it
shut off their stock from an accus-
tomed source of subsistence. This feel-
ing, however, was allayed by the dis-
covery, as was supposed, that while
the act of 1889 repealed the fence law
of 1700 which had favored the
poor man’s cow generally through
the State, it did not repeal the
act of 1784 which was passed specially
for the counties of Bedford, Northum-
berland, Washington, Westmoreland
and Fayette. It was held that this
special law still remained intact and
held good for Centre county on ac-
count of its having been formed out of
part of Northumberland county.
But it now appears that this special
ct of 1784 is no longerin force. Judge
Kress, of Clearfield county, says that
the Supreme Court has decided that it
was repealed by the act of the 11th
of April,1862,and has not been in force
since that time. Therefore the effect
of the fence law of 1889, all over the
State, without any exceptional local
ties, Judge KRrEBs says, is that “the
“owners of all horses, cattle, swine,
‘ or other domestic animals must now
‘ fence them in; or if he permits them
“to run ac large and they trespass up-
‘on the land of another and damage
“the owner thereof, he or she is liable
* to be sued for the damage thus done,
“and itis no longer a defence in such
‘action to show that the owner of the
damaged property had bad fences or
“ had no fence at all.”.
This settles the question. When
the act of 1889 was passed we said
that it would destroy the benefit which
the poor man and the small tenant
farmer derived from the pasturage by
the wayside and in the woods, a benefit
of much importance to many worthy
people in this region—none the less
worthy because they are poor. But
those who upheld the action of the
Legislature in this matter represented
that it did not affect this region, as the
at of 1784 was not repealed thereby,
Tis deception is clearly dispelled by
Judge Kress's declaration that the
Supreme Court has decided that the
special provisions of that act were re-
pealed as far back as 1862. The poor
man’s cow and the little herd of the
tenant farmer can no longer subsist up-
on the herbage growing along the roads
and in the woods without the danger of
subjecting their owner to an action for
damages.
RII APE. .
The Senatorial Apportionment
Bill introduced in the Senate on Wed-
nesday by Mr. Meek, of this District,
is pronounced to be a very fair one,
and should give satisfaction to both !
parties.
The Tax Bill.
We call attention to an article in an-
other column in regard to the tax legis-
lation now pending in the L-gislature.
The necessity for a more just and equal
system of taxation in this State which
it urges cannot be questioned, and if
the bill now under consideration shall
equitably and fairly distribute the tax
burden among all classes of our citizens
capable of bearing their just share, it
will be a consummation greatly bene-
ficial to the general interests of the
State and promotive of the welfare and
contentment of ite people.
The bill as originally reported has
been subjected to severe criticism,
much of which no doubt has come
from misconception, and many of the
objections may be removed by
amendments that are likely to be made.
The bill is the result of a compromise
between the representatives of the
County Commissioners’ association and
the State Grange, and its purpose is to
make the tax on real estate and other
forms of property more equal, for state,
county and township parposes, and
to subject to taxation property that
is now entirely exempt. While the
main object is honestly conceived, the
bill as it stands is by no means perfect;
but there having been so long a desire
for a tax system that will be more
equal and impartial in its burdens than
the one provided by the present law, it
is to be hoped that the measure now
before the Legislature will come as
near as possible to an equalization of
taxation, and if this object is fairly em-
bodied in the bill, without any ulterior
purpose of favoritism, we doubt not
that it will receive the support of the
Democratic members.
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The wires are being quietly laid
by the office-holders for the renomina-
tion of President Harrison, a move-
ment that receives the heartiest en-
couragement from that individual. The
National League of Republican Clubs,
which is largely under office holding
influence, has earnestly taken hold of
this work and is capable of doing
much in the way of electing delegates
that will be for Harrison. But to the
majority of the party Harrison is
not acceptable, BLAINE evidently being
preferred as the Presidential candidate.
Considering the power of administra-
tion machinery, HarRRIsON has the best
chance of being nominated.
mr er——
Last week a remarkable event
occurred in the far south sea in the
formation of an Australian confed.
eracy. The representatives of the de.
ferent colomal governments of Austra-
lia met at Siduey and united the whole
island continent 1n one confederation to
be called the Commonweaith of Aus-
tralia, imitating the union of the Amer-
ican States and adopting a constitution
similar to the American constitution.
The new commonwealth will be more
independent of the British government
than Canada is, the only tie that shall
bind it to England being a governor
appointed by the Edglish sovereign.
Thus peacefully was established what
in time will be one of the great na-
tions of the earth.
——BLAINE certainly has reason to
be mad. He invited Canadian dele-
gates to come down to Washington
and between them they would do a lit-
tle reciprocity business. Bat Bexia-
MIN heard of Jiv's arrangement, and,
as he was about starting for the West
on a political trip, and didn’t want any
reciorocity scheme concocted without
having a hand in it, the arrangement
had to bedeclared off and the Canadians
returned home with nothing to
show for the expense and trouble of
their journey. Itisn’t unreasonable to
believe that BLaiNe will be doing some
suppressed swearing in the privacy of
the State Department while HARRISON
is “swinging around the circle’ receiv-
ing the plaudits of the office-holders.
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—The Sligo election in Ireland
last week was another test of Pag-
NELL'S strength, and like that at Tip.
perary some months ago, resulted in
another crushing defeat of the leader
whose misbehavior has ruined his re-
putation and destroyed his influence.
The contest was a hot one in which
blackguardism and bludgeons play-
ed the leading part. It 1s evident
that PARNELL has become obnoxious
to the Irish people, and he should have
decency enough to desist from trying to
keep himself at the head of the nation-
al movement,
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——Mr. CARTER, ex-Representative
from Montana and ex-Secretary of the
Republican Congressional Committee,
knows how to speak the right word at
the right tme. A week or two ago he
was in New York and told a reporter,
with confidence that he would print
it, that he thought HARRISON would be
nominated by acclamation. A few
days thereafter the President appoint-
ed him Commissioner of the General
" Land office.
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Advancing Enlightenment.
Governor Hiv wrote a letter to a
meeting in New York last week in
which he declared that he was not a
free trader. In this he was in accord
with Democratic protession and policy.
The Democratic party does not favor
free trade, but it is earnestly desirous
of reforming a defective tariff system
by reducing oppressive duties. It
has been a part of the deceptive tactics
of the Republicans to represent this as
being free trade, a falsehood that is re-
sorted to for political effect.
Grover CLEVELAND is the great
apostle of tariff reform. He was the
first American statesman who in an
important public document deliberately
and circumstantially pointed out the
evils and injuries of excessive tariff tax-
ation and recommended the reduction
of exorbitant duties. But he by no
means advised their abolishment,
which would be free trade. He show-
ed how under a tariff unnecessarily
high trusts were brought into existence
and the people were being oppressed
instead of being protected. The reme-
dy would naturally be the reduction of
such a tariff. This was dishonestly
construed by his enemies as meaning
free trade. On this subject, however,
there is more enlightenment than
there was when CLEVELAND issued his
tariff reform message. Enlightenment
dispels the impression which falsehood
has temporarily produced.
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The Italian Flurry.
The flurry over the Italian difficulty
has subsided,it being apparent that the
disposition of Italy was not as hostile
as the incident of her Minister's with-
drawal indicated. Notwithstanding
its diplomatic importunity, the Italian
gavernment is convinced by this time
that the American government can not
proceed any faster than it has proceed-
ed ina matter with which one of the
State governments is connected, and
that it damages are due it will require
some time to ascertain the facts, It is
evident that the Italians tried to play
a game of bluff, and that for its success
they depended upon the strength of
their navy as compared with the naval
weakness of the United State; but not-
withstanding this advantage they have
no inclination to go to war with a na-
tion whose vast resources would over-
come in the end the disadyantage it
would suffer in the beginning of the
contest.
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The Judicial Apportionment.
The Judicial Apportionment Bill read
in place in the Senate on Tuesday by
Mr. WILLIAMSON, proposes to divide
the State into Fifty-oue judicial dis-
tricts. By it some of the districts are
diminished in territorial extent, while
others are enlarged,with an increase in
the number of their judges. It makes
Centre a separate district, number For-
ty-nine, with one President Judge, this
of course dispensing with the Asso-
ciates, who would drop off as their
terms expired. Judge RiLEY may be
the last Associate Judge in this county.
Clinton and Elk are put together, with
one Judge; Northumberland and Un-
ion together, with two Judges. We
give these as samples of the changes it
would make. The people are to a con-
siderable extent interested in the com-
position of judicial districts, but it is
chiefly interesting to lawyers who are
judicially ambitious.
——=See how business is booming for
‘the workingmen under McKiNLEY's
tariff! It fairly makes them dizzy to
look at the impetus that has been giy-
en their industry. There is the Shel
don Axle Works, at Wilkesbarre,
which has reduced the work of its 900
employes ten hours a week, lack of or-
ders being the reason. There are the
Reading Iron Company's employes
striking because they won’t accept the
reduced wages offered them ; and then
there are the puddlers of the Pottstown
Iron Company, notified that a reduc-
tion of 25 cents a ton must be made
on their wages. Who says that Major
McKINLEY hasn’t made things hum ?
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mC ————
——When Mr. Ross in the Senate
the other day moved an amendment
that would add the Attorney General
as one of the auditors provided by the
bill directing the settlement of Govern.
or Beavers accounts in the expendi.
ture of the State money for the reliet of
Johnstown, the Republicans acted” in-
judiciouslv in opposing and defeating
the amendment. We have no doubt
that the Governor honestly and con-
scientiously dispensed the State's char-
ity in that calamitous instance, but the
Republicans acted of if there was some-
thing which they wanted to conceal,
———
——The Bill introduced by the rep-
resentative from this Senatorial dis-
trict, as an amendment to the Brooks
law, providing for the granting of li.
quor license upon the basis of popula-
tion, passed the Senate finally on Tues-
' day.
If municipal
anything, the Democrats have no rea-
son to be discouraged with those which
| within the past week have come off in
Illinois and Ohio. In Chicago two
| Democratic candidates for Mayor were
| running, and yet, according to latest
| reports, the regular Democratic candi-
date, CREGIER, has been elected by a
( small majority, If there had been no
| division the usual Democratic majority
would have been rolled up. Cincinnati
and Cleveland were carried by the Re-
publicans,but not to an extent that can
| be encouraging to the m, while in Col-
umbus the Democrats gained a sweep-
ing victory,obtaining control of the en-
tire city government for the first time in
fifteen years.
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|
Lively descriptions are given in
the papers of the activity that prevail-
ed in the cities on the Ist inst. among
the sugar men in shipping cheap sugar
to all parts of the country. The
duty had been taken off and ev-
ery body was being supplied with the
sweet stuff at a reduced price. The
tariff on it having been removed, the
cople were being allowed to have the
benefit of its removal. Whoever says
that the tariff isn’t a tax hit him over
the head with a sack of sugar.
At the State election last week
the Democrats again carried Rhode
Island, gaining a plurality of the votes
for their candidate for Governor; but
as there is a clog in the State counstitu-
tion requiring a majority over all, the
State Legislature will give the office to
the Republican candidate who wasn’t
elected by the people,
The Revenue Bill.
Erie Morning Dispatch.
Within the past few days there has be-
gun a most vicious, unfair, unwarranted
clamor against the so-cailed Grangers’
tax bill, or revenue measure, now pend-
ing in the Senate at Harrisburg. The
bill has passed the House by a decisive
majority and as the Legislature is not
in session this week the recess is an op-
portane time for study and reflection
upon the measure. Ifitis a bad bill it
should be defeated ; if a goed measure it
ought to be enacted.
Having the sanction of a large majori-
ty in the Assembly, the presumption
arises that the measure is in the main a
good one, and the burden of proof is up-
on those who assert the contrary. Thus
far attacks upon the bill have been too
vague and general in their character to
command serious attention. It is true
that the state has been flooded with
posters and handbills, setting forth in
part some features of the measure and
condemning in unmeasured terms those
portions thus reterred to. But after a
careful and unprejudiced review of the
entire act as it passed the House, the
Dispatch is bound to say that the bill as
a whole is fair, that the object it seeks
to attain is a worthy one, that the in-
justice it will correct is admittedly grave
and that its provisions are not so inimi-
cal to the people’s Interests as its ene-
mies would teach the public to be-
lieve.
It should be understood, at the start,
that this is a measure “to provide rev-
enue for local purposes, by the taxation
of real estate, personal and corporate
property.” It does not interfere with the
levy and collection of taxes for state pur-
poses, but aims to relieve the burden of
local taxation, which is confessedly too
heavy upon real estate.
The peope are clamoring for the
equalization of taxation. Nobody claims
that our present tax laws are just or
equal. Real estate now bears an unjustly
large portion of the cost of maintaining
schools, courts, jails, hospitals, city and
township governments, ete. The only
way to equalize this burden is to extend
the taxing power to other forms of pro-
perty. And if, therefore, personal pro-
perty is made to bear a small share of
local expenses,as no one doubtsit should,
the law must be so framed as to make a
fair and full return of taxable pro-
perty.
Tax-payers are generally honest, but
a tax law which fails to secure a full re-
turn from dishonest tax-payers-s unjust
to the honest portion. A law which com -
pels an honest return of taxable property
must be somewhat inquisitorial, as are
all tax laws, more or less. The proposed
law is no more inquisiterial than the
present law. The clamor against it is
raised by those whose taxation it in-
creases. That is selfish, although natu-
ral. Man is a selfish animal at best, and
would much rather have his neighbors
pay the expenses of government than to
assist with his own money.
Take the railroads, for instance. The
proposed law imposes a tax of four mills,
to be paid directly to the several coun-
ties, upon the average value of each
railroad, telephone, telegraph and other
transportation or transmission company,
apportioned per mile upon the line,
buildings, lands, rolling stock ete., in
each county. Such a tax would reduce
the county levy in Erie county by at
least one half, probably more, and this
lightening of that burden would be felt
by every property-owner, whether farm-
er, mechanic or millionaire. It would
be especially welcome to owners of small
properties, whether in city or country,
who find it hard work to support their
familes, pay their taxes and hold their
little homes clear from incumbrance.
The school revenues are proposed to be
helped out by a two-mill tax on mort-
gages, bonds and other interest-bearing
securities, and by a ten-miil tax (less the
state tax) upon the gross earning of all
private bankers and uncorporated banks
and savings institutions. The bankers
vision, of course ; but the hard work-
ing mechanics and laborers, the toiling
farmers and small property owners of
every class will be glad of a law which
provides new sources of ravenus for
school support, and thus lightens the
burden of taxation for that purpose.
Tangible personal property of every
description is made taxable at the same
| present rate.
accomplishment of this result is not a
| emptions.
| pal property, public institutions, hospi-
| tals, schools, churches, parks, cemeteries,
answer and the order to fire
rate as real estate, for local purposes,
except that $300 worth ic exempted.
Those who own less than that amount
of personal property will not be taxed
for it. Those who own more are able to
pay the small rate that will be necessary.
Under this provision of the law it is en-
tirely probable that the county levy in
Erie will be reduced to one mill ; that
the city levy will drop to half its present
rate, and the school tax to one-third its
Who dure assert that the
positive and substantial gain to the
people at large ?
The proposed law is liberal in its ex-
All government and munici-
public monuments, benevolent and
charitable institutions, with their furni-
ture, apparatus, books, ete., are exempt
from taxation for all purposes named in
the act except for lighting and paving
the streets and building sewers in cities
and boroughs. Nothing more could be
asked under this heading.
Penalties are provided for fraudulent
returns by the assessor or tax-payer,
and the usual machinery of the law
made ayailable for the enforcement of
all the provisions of the act.
Now what is there in this to kick up
a great row about ? Corporations must
pay more taxes than before, if this bill
passes —but that is only simple justice.
Money loaners and bankers must pay
more tax upon their “moneys and cre-
dits,” but the load upon their real estate
will be lighter. Manufacturers, mer-
chants, and other business men pay
more in one direction and save it in an-
other. No more money is collected
from the people than before—less,in fact,
by the increased taxation of corporations.
Is this a measure to be scoffed at and
ridiculed ? Is it not rather just what
its framers sought to make it-—a law to
equalize the burden of taxation, to shift
some of the load from the weary shoul-
ders of certain classes to other and abler
support ?
The Dispaich wishes to hear from
its readers upon this question. Tt is
timely and important. Our legislators
want to know the public sentiment to-
ward tax equalization, as attem pted in this
bill. Talk up the situation, tax-
payers !
———
Bloodshed in the Coke Region,
Nine Riotous Strikers Killed and About
Forty Wounded.
About 3 o’clock Thursday morning of
last week a mob about 500 Hungarian
and other foreign strikers began rioting
at the Standard Works near Mt. Pleas-
ant, Westmoreland county, known as
the Morewood plant, belonging to Frick
& Co. They destroyed some of the
company’s property and then proceeded
to cut the telephone and telegraph lines
of the eoke company so that no warnings
could be sent to the peple at More-
wood. About three o’clock a party of
rioters between 400 and 500 strong
marched to Morewood.
In the meantime the company’s emn-
ployes at the Standard works hurriedly
repaired the telephone lines and sent
word to Morewood that the strikers
would attack the works in three places,
and had a well laid plan to destroy the
whole plant. The deputy sheriffs were
soon in readiness to receive the attack.
The men were divided into three parties,
Captain Lohr having charge of the
party that was placed behind the big
gates of the barn and stable inclosure.
As the rioters passed the company’s
store they made an attack on it and raid-
ed it as far as they could in a brief time,
breaking the windows and doing other
damage. They then marched to the
barn inclosure and attempted to break
down the gates.
When the mob advanced towards the
fence an order to halt was given, but
tLe only attention it received was the
firing of three shots by the members of
the mob, who turned and made a dash
toward the stables. The guards follow-
ed and the command to halt was again
given. This was answered with yells
and threats. Again was the command
given and again came the mocking
was given
by Captain Lohr. The volleys from the
Winchesters were well directad, and but
a few rounds were nec gsary to drive the
frightened rioters back into the hills,
where hundreds of tkeir fellow strikers
had gathered in anticipation of assisting
in the raid, but not in a battle with such
a determined band of guards. The fir-
ing on botk sides continued hardly three
minutes.
The volleys from the guards had a
terrible effect on the compact mass of
strikers, while the latter made an at-
tempt to return the fire with the few
weapons that they possessed, but with-
out effect. The dead, amounting to seven
in number, were left lying in the road,
while the wounded, ‘estimated at be-
tween forty and fifty, were either assist-
ed or carried into the hills by their fel-
lows: It will be noticed that all the
men killed bear foreign names and it 1s
a fact that none of them were naturaliz-
ed citizens of this country. Two of the
wounded are reported dead, making the
number killed nine in all.
On Saturday the bodies of the seven
dead rioters were buried in the Catholic
cemetery ut Scottdale, the funeral being
attended by a crowd of their sympathiz-
ing friends which was estimated to num-
ber more than 10,000. Intense excite-
ment prevailed, but an outburst was
prevented by the influence of the leaders
and the priests.
TROOPS SENT BY TH® GOVERNOR.
Upon the call of the Sheriff of West-
moreland county, stating that he was
unable to preserve”the peace and sup-
press the disturbance, Governor Patti-
son ordered the Tenth and Righteenth
Regiments of tha National Guards to go
to his assistance and to maintain order.
They are now upon the scene of the
riotous proceedings ‘and order has been
restored, but the feeling is still intense
among the striking foreigners and their
| sympathizers.
and money-lenders object to this pro- |
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ADDITS ONAL LOCALS.
MILLINERY OPENIN G.—Thursday
of next week has ben settled on as the
day on which Mrs. Rob’t Gilmore will
hold her grand spring opening. All the
latest styles and shapes in hats and bon-
nets will be displayed on her counters,
and an exceptional feature of the day
will be the exhibit of the many beauti-
ful laces which Mrs. Gilmore has been
collecting. Tt is the finest line ever
brought to Bellefonte.
FesTivaL ar MiLespura.—The La-
dies’ Social Circle connected with the
Milesburg Baptist church, will hold a
fair and festival in that place on Friday
and Saturday evenings, April 10th and
11th, in the basement of the church. It
promises to be a grand event. The pro-
ceeds will go toward paying the balance
of the debt on the parsonage. The pas-
tor, Rev. T. B. Cross, assisted by his
congregation, has been working hard
the last year to get a nice parsonage, and
the people of Milesburg should give
them a helping hand.
SHEPP-COXE.—The great ejectment
case which has been trying at Pottsville
for the last seventeen weeks has been
closed. The jury brought in a verdict
for the defendant on last Friday morn-
ing. More than usual interest was
taken in the case by people hereabouts
owing to the fact that ex-Judge J. H.
Orvis was ome of the leading attorneys
for the plaintiff, and as there was such
eminent men employed on both sides it
was hoped that the decision would have
been just the reverse of what it was.
The case was over a property valued
at $10 000, and its trial—this being the
second time —has cost about $30,000.
CuurcH CoUNCIL.—An ecclesiastical
council met at Port Matilda, April Tth.
1891, at 10:30 a. m., for the purpose of
recognizing the Baptist church of Port
Matilda as a regularly constituted Bap-
tist church. The council was organized
by electing Rev. S. L. Forgas, of Bell-
wood, moderator, and Rev. C. H. Fitz-
williams as clerk. The following
churches sent delegates : Logans Valley,
Tyrone, Evert, Unionville, Bald Eagle,
Liberty and Port Matilda, enrolling
fourteen delegates.
After the organization the council ad-
Jjourned to meet al 1:30 p. m., at which
time the council reassembled. After
singing and prayer the following resolu-
tion was offered by Rev. T. B. Cross, of
Milesburg .
Resolved, That this council recognize
this as a regularly constituted and or-
ganized Baptist church,under the name,
right and title of Port Matilda Bap-
tist church. This was unanimously
adopted ard the following were appoint-
ed as a committee of arrangements : Rev
T. B. Cross, S. S. Miles and John Crid-
er, who presented the following as the
order of services which was carried out.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer by
Rev. Cross, of Milesburg ; sermon by
Rev. Fitzwilliam, of Tyrone, who
preached from Cal. 8:3, “For ye are dead
and your life is hid in Christ with God,”
It was an eloquent and faithful presen-
tation of the inner life of the Christian.
Rev. Bargas, of Eagleville, offered the
prayer of recognition ; Rev. M. B. Lan-
ning gave the right hand of fellowship,
and S. T. Forgens, of Bellwood, gave
the charge to the church. After which
it was resolved thata copy be sent to
the Bellefonte WATCHMAN and :Gazette.
Adjourned with the Benediction by
Rev. Bardens.
We Pusrisa Tuem.—Contrary to
the expectations, and, we believe, the
statements of some members of the
Bellefonte Temperance Society, we pub-
lish the resolutions passed by that order
at its last regular meeting. It is no in-
terest of ours whom the society may cen-
sure for the granting of licenses in thisor
any other county, nor do we propose ar-
guing their justice, bur as a matter of
news we take pleasure in appending the
resolutions :
Resolved, That whilst we do not pre-
sume to be either lawyers nor judges of
the law, yet we do feel constrained to
express our disapproval and regret at
the action of the Court of this Judicial
District, in refusing to exercise that wise
discretion in the disposition of licenses
which the law permitsand the Supreme
Court has conceeded to them ; and furth-
er, that we fail to see any good reasons
given for the same in the gratuitous ar-
ticles promulgated by the court through
the public press. We especially regret
the action of the court in reference to the
granting of licenses in Centre county, as
the county has always, when the oppor-
tunity offered, expressed itself at the bal-
lot box as opposed to all liquor license
by a large majority.
And whereas we, as temperance peo-
ple of Bellefonte, are forced to endure
the evils of three drinking places, we
particularly remonstrate against the
granting of more within the limits of
the borough.
And be it further resolved, that we
tender to the temperance people of
Huntingdon county our sympathy in-
asmuch as they have lately been com-
pelled to suffer the same affliction as
ourselves.
—A Philipsburg girl was married to her lov-
er as he lay in bed suffering from the grippe.
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