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Terms 2.00 A Vear,in Advance,
Bellefonte, Pa., February 5, 1892.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - _ Eprror
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The Need of Intelligent Election
Officers.
We have frequently called attention
to the complicated character of the new
election law and the trouble and cost
it will be to the public to put it into
operation. A week from next L'uesday
the spring elections will take place,
and we want to impress upon our read-
ers the necessity of selecting, as election
officers, the very best and most intelli-
gent men who ‘will accept the positions
in the various districts of the county.
Under the new law, and until the
public has ‘become educated to
vote in accordance with its provisions
there will be a vast amount of expla’
nations to be made and overseeing to
be done, that was unnecessary under
the old system. To do this properly
will require men of intelligence and
good judgment, who will not become
“rattled” if voters are slow, and who
will have the disposition to aid those
who will need assistance or information,
without becoming irritated or offend-
ing the voter.
The future success of the new elee-
tion law very largely depends upon the
manner in which the public is impress-
ed with its workings, at the first elec-
tion. If there is delay, trouble and
vexation about the voting, it will have
an influence upon the voter that will
eventually crop -eut into a sentiment in
favor of its repeal. If the elections
pass off smoothly, with prompt voting
and but little waiting for returns, a fa.
vorable impression will be made, and
any changes in the election laws that
may be demanded, will be simply cor-
rection of errors, or ‘amendments
that will simplify it. Whether the
workings of the new law, which will
cost 80 much money to put in practice,
and from which such good results are
expected by its originators, will be
satisfactory, depends to a great extent
upon the intelligence with which the
first election officers putit in operation.
For this reason and that there may be
no trouble arising trom the ignorance
or stupidity of election boards, the very
best men in the different districts
should be selected for these positions.
It will be a difficult matter to have
these elections pass off smoothly even
with the most intelligent and best
qualified citizens in charge, under this
cumbersome new law, and to elect as
officials, person not qualified for this
important trust, is simply to make in-
terminable trouble and unknown costs
to the districts. See to it then , tax-
payers and Democrats, that you select
your very best men for election officers
for the ensuing year.
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For Assessors.
We have elsewhere brought to the
notice of our readers the im portance of
choosing intelligent men for election
officers, and in this connection want to
remind them that the tax assessors to
be elected on the 16th inst., will make
the triennial assessment in this county,
Under the present tax laws, but one
assessor will be chosen, the position
of assistants having been abolished by
the act of February 1880. With the
sole power to put a value upon all the
real estate, in the district for which he
is elected, placed in the hands of a
single individual, aud that valuation
tostand as the basis of taxation for
three years, those who have an inter
est in seeing that taxes are equitably
distributed, and that each individual
pays his proportionate share, will real-
ize the necessity of electing men of
good judgement and who have the jn.
dependence and courage to do what is
right under any and all circumstdn
ces. The time to secure good men for
the local offices, is when nominations
are made. In townships where cau-
cuses are held to nominate tickets, |
those who are interested—and every
owner of real estate is—should be
prescut and see that fair-minded, hon.
est, intelligent persons are named as
candidates. A little attention to this
matter now will save trouble in the
future, and secure valuations, that will
be just and equitable,
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It will be a matter of great grati-
fication to the many friends of Adju-
tant Geveral McCrLeLnanp who has
been dangerously ill for some months
to know that he is now gradually im-
proving and that his physician has
strong hopes of his recovery. The
General is one of the most pains-taking
and popular officials the State has ever
had, and the fact that he wil] soon be
able to resume the duties of his office
is news that everybody will be glad to
read.
——3Subseribe for the Warcmmax.
| question of the constitutionality of the
BO co SO i en 5
Should Be Determined.
The prohibitionists who carried the
new election law, to the Supreme Court
received a set-back, on Monday, that
will cause them to change their entire
procedure, or abandon the effort to
block[the law. That tribunal decided
that it had no original jurisdiction in
the matter and that the case could
only be gotten before it for determina.
tion on an appeal from one of the low-
er courte. Just how they are to take
an appeal until the law is put into ef-
fect, and they bave something to ap-
peal from, is the question that is now
bothering them.
One thing in this connection, is
certain, however, and that is, that if
there is any question as to the consti-
tutionality of the measure, it ought, in
justice to the tax-payers, be determined
before the expense of putting the law
into operation is fastened upon them.
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The Nebraska Muddle,
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Boyd, the Democrat, Eligiblefor the Governor -
ship. His citizenship Affirmed.
WASHINGTON, Feburary 1.
The United States Supreme Court, 1n
an elaborate opinion by Chief Justice
Fuller, to day held that James E. Boyd
isa citizen of the United States and was
a citizen for two years preceding his
election as Governor of Nebraska and
that, consequently, he is entitled to the
office, and that John M. Thayer, the
hold-over Governor, who denied the
right of Boyd to succeed him, must give
way. All the Justices of the Court ex-
cept Justice Field united in the conclu-
sion that the United States Supreme
Court had jurisdiction of the case.
Justices Harlan, Gray and Brown,
while concurring inthe conclusion of
the Court that Boyd was a citizen of the
United States, did so on the ground
that the exercise of all the rights and
er, a resident of Ohio as shown on the
record, established the aesertion made
by James F. Boyd and his father that
the latter had, in 1854, taken out his
final naturalization papers, uslthcugh
there is no documentary proof of the
——The men and papers that are
generally the ones who cannot control
a single delegate, or who if asked,
could scarcely tell you how many Dem-
ocratic votes there are in the district in
which they have their habitation.
These are the people whose eternal
and everlasting blowing about what
ought or ought net to be done, gene-
rally manage to create trouble enough
to keep everybody else busy all the
time fixing up.
A New Democratic Committee,
From the Philadelphia Times.
We now have a Democratic Couuty
Committee in tull swing in this city,
and embracing a conciderable number
of highly respected names. In 1872
when President GrRaNT was informed
that the Cincinnati Liberal Republi:
can Convention embraced a number of
able and influential members of the
party, he answered in his terse, unemo-
tional way—*“Yes,they were all there.”
The same remark might be made with
reasonable justice about the Democratic
Committee just organized with Ex-Rep-
resentative McGowan as chairman,
We regard it as unfortunate that this
new organization did not respect the
honest advice given it by the
Times to simplify matters by making
Davip MARTIN its Chairman, Mag.
TIN's close relations with Chairman
Porter, of the Republican Committee,
and his past skill in handling the
Democratic element it is presumed to
represent wnenever the endangered
machine needed its votes, seemed to
qualify him in an eminent degree for
the Chairmanship especially in the
coming campaign,when the vote of this
Democratic element will be needed
for Roney and Hacker as it was
needed and given for DELAMATER in
1890 and McCrEARY in 1891. The
Committee, however, in the exercise of
its own sovereign authority, has chosen
to set Mr. Mar1IN aside for the pres-
ent and put Mr. McGowaN in charge.
It may have been best to do 80, and we
can only await the solution of the
problem,
The most grotesque suggestion that
has come from the new Committee
is the one proposing a conference with
the Republicans who are seeking the
defeat of RoNey and Hackerr, avowed.
ly with the yiew of adopting some
policy for united action. As the rank
and file of the the new Committee will
vote for Hackerr and Roney because
Quay, Porter and MarTIN shall com.
mand them to do so, it seems para-
doxical that the new Commitee should
propose to confer with: the honest Re
publicans of the city who are acruated
by the single burpose of defeating
RoNey and * Haexmrr. This shows
that the new Committee has started
with a prodigious tlunder, and it Mag-
TIN had been made Chairmau, as he
should have been, no such blunder
could have been committed. He
might have played the game that way,
but lie would have kept the ecards up
bis sleeve until he was ready for action.
No matter what this new Democratic
Committee shall do in the nomination
of additional candidates for Magistrate,
or in proposing co-operation with any
tepublican element, the one thing that
now engaged in President making, a
issuance of those papers.
THE POINTS AT ISSUE.
The Court. says that on January 13,
1891, leave was granted to John M.
Thayer by the Supreme Court of Ne-
braska. The Court then reviews the
charges contained in the information
filed by Thayer, the pointasis well
known being that Boyd's father, as
though he had declared "his intention to
become a citizen of the United States,
and had in Ohio exercised, unquestioned,
the rights®of voting and holding office
had, in fact never taken out his final
naturalization papers, and was, there-
fore, not a citizen, and that as James E.
Boyd himself had never been naturaliz-
ed, buthad voted and held office under
the belief that his father became a nat.
uralized citizen while he was a minor
that therefore, under the Constitution
James E. Boyd was not a citizen, and
therefore, not eligible to the office of
Governor of Nebraska.
The Court first devotes some space to
an argument in support of iis right of
Jurisdiction under the mode of procedure
under which the case comes before it,
reaching the conclusion that, while the
Attorney General of the State refused to
institute suit against Boyd, Thayer, as
the agorieved party, had a right. to
bring the suit in the nominal name of
the State, and that the question being
one of adenial of a constitutional right
Boyd has made a Federal question,
which could be reviewed here,
RIGHTS OF A STATE.
Reference is made to the Northwest
Territorial ordinance and the acts under
which Illinois, Indiana and Ohio be.
who were empowered to take part in the
creation of these new political organiza-
tions and who continued to exercise pol-
itical functions 1ncluded others than
those who were originally citizens of the
United States,
The question is not what a State may
do in respect of citizenship, but what
Congress may recognize in that regard
in the formation of the State. The ap-
plication of this doctrine is then made to
the case of the State of Nebraska and its
various proceedings looking to admission
are considered. One clause of the State
Constitution adopted provided that
white persons of foreign birth who had
declared their intention to become citi-
tion or account of color,
But, says the Court, it is argued that
James BE. Boyd had never declared
intention to become a citizen of the
United States, although his father had,
and that because. as alleged his father
had not completed his naturalization
before his son attained his majority, the
latter cannot be held to have been
made a citizen by the admission act ot
Nebraska. On this puini the Court
quotes from the aets of 1790, 1795 and
1802, that minor children of naturalized
parents shall at the age of twenty-one
vears be deemed to be citizens.
A VICTORY FUR BOYD.
Ordinarily the minor makes the appli-
cation, but it does not follow that an
actual equivalent may noton occasion
be accepted in lieu ofa technical com-
pliance. The history of Boyd is then
traced, his voting in Ohio under the be-
lief and assurance from his father that
he, the futher, had taken out his final
papers. Then is traced Boyd's long
career in Nebraska as a voter, office-
holder and soldier
with the view os showing that for over
thirty years Boyd had enjoyed all the
it is certain to do is to support RoNEY
and Hackerr at the polls under the
orders of Quay, MARTIN and Porter ;
and anything that it shall do beyond
that will look solely to the defeat of
Mr. DonxeLLy, one of the regular
Democratic nominees for Magistrate,
who seems to be particularly offensive
to the new organization.
Whatever reasons may exist, if any,
for the revolt against the Democratic
organization of this city, no reform can
be accomplished by an organization
that starts out in the obvious political
way of obeying orders from the oppos-
ing political camp to elect such men as
Roney and Hackerr, If Harriry is |
not acceptable “to the Democrats of
Philadelphia as a political leader, the
Democrats have an unquestionable
right to make manly, honest effort to
depose him and put another in his
place ; but it must be done in some
other way, and by some other leader
ship, than by obeying orders from the
most corrupt of of the machine icaders
in the Republican party. Honest
protest and honest independent action
ed, but revolt in the interest of corrupt
command respect or co-operation from
any bonest community.
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Chili Compliments the People.
From the St. Louis Republic.
Chili's offer to accept the decision of
our Supreme Court Judges is the very
| highest compliment that could be paid
{ the American people. It shows among
! other things that Chili knows the differ.
{ ence between Pat Egan and Ben Har-
rison on the one hand and the American
people on the other.
In any party is always to be commend. !
leaders of the opposing party can never
rights of eitizenship.
Under the circumstances, James HK.
naturalization before his son had attain.
ed majority, the son cannot be held to
have lost the inchoate status he had ac-
quired by the declaration of intention,
The court’s order. read as follows :
“The judament of the Supreme Court of
Nebraska is reversed and the cause re-
manded to be proceeded in according to
law and conformity with this opin-
jon.’! :
Unless the Nebraska courts should of
their own accord depart from the usual
reinstated in office before March at the
asked for a mandate from the Court this
afternoon, but Chief Justice Fuller said
that the Court could not depart from its
usual custom, and would not issue a
mandate before the usual time unless
notice of intention be given the other
side. The motion of Mr. Garland was
therefore denied. As
adjourns until Feburary 29, this action
of the Court will have the effect of de-
laying the issuance of the Court's order
until a'ter its reassembling.
Banker Dill Indicted,
| . CLEARFIELD, Pa. Feb. 2.—On eight
{ different counts, William H, Dill, was
| to-day indicted for the embezzlement of
{ $20,000 from the Houtzdale Bank, The
| trial will be corhmenced to-morrow, be-
| fore Judge C. A. Mayer,of Lock Haven,
{ who is presiding in Judge Krebs’ place
[ this week.
George Orlady, of Huntingdon, has
| charge of the prosecution while ex.
' Judge Orvis, of Bellefonte, will conduct
the defense.
privileges of citizenship by Boyd's fath- |
came States, as establishing that people :
zens should rot operate as a diserimina- |
his |
against the Indians, |
Boyd, the court says, is entitled to claim !
that if his father did not complete his |
custom. Governor Boyd will not be |
earliest. Ex-Attorney General Garland |
the court to-day |
The Governor Appeals for Aid for
Starving Russians.
On Monday last Governor ParTIson
issued the following appeal to the citi-
zens of the State, for such help as they
could give tu relieve the great distress
now so wide spread throughout Rus-
sia:
WHEREAS, Information has been
brought to the attention of the execu-
tive that the famine now prevailing
among the peasantry of Russia is so
widespread as to embrace fourteen great
provinces with a population of from 20,-
000,000 to 25,000,000 of people, multi-
tudes: of whom must perish ‘unless
promptly relieved; and
WHEREAS, It has been finally deter-
mined that thecongress of the United
State is not prepared to appropriate
money for the transportation of supplies
so that the question of relief is left to
the §3oerous impulses of the peoplé of
the different States :
And Whereas, The people of Penn-
sylvania, in their recent experience of a
great local calamity, were the subjects
of generous philanthropy from every
quarter of the civilized world 3
And Whereas, During the year just
closed they have been blessed with abun-
dance and prosperity ; .
Now therefore, I, Robert E. Pattison,
governor of the said commonwealth, in
-| answer to the appeal from the organized
agency for relief to the sufferers in Rus.
sia, do hereby issue this, my proclama-
tion, recommending to the citizens of
Pennsylvania a prompt response to this
appeal and generous contributions for
the cause in which it is put forth.
Aud I do turther request and direct
all citizens, societies, committees and
agencies desiring to aid in this work to
put themselves into communication
with he Russian famine relief committee
of the United States, at No. 732 Four-
teenth Street, Washington, D, a.
which is acting in full harmony with
the American National Red Cross 8s80-
ciation, and which associations have ar-
ranged for the prompt and expeditious
transportation to the afflicted districts
of Russia, and for the systematic and
judicious distribution among the suffer.
ers of all grain and other supplies which
may be received,
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Harris Found Guilty,
New York, Feb. 2.—The trial of
Carlyle W. Harris, charged with having
poisoned his wite, Helen Potts, resulted
to-night in a verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree. It will be remem-
bered that Harris was the young medi-
cal student who married the beautiful
sckool girl clandestinely and afterwards
prescribed for her while sick, It was
charged that he put arsenic in her qui-
| hine capsules.
When the words of the foreman
| “guilty of murder in the first degree”
were uttered Mrs. Harris, mother of the
accused, shrieked and fell to the floor.
“My God” she cried “where is jus-
tice? It’s a lie.”
The convicted murderer turned to
comfort his mother. Carl is al] right”
he whispered to her. “Thera mother,
it is only for a time. This won't
stand.”
“The Recorder did it,”” said Mrs. Har-
ris. The woman was utterly overcome,
Stolen Like Charley Ross.
Eight Year-Old Ward Waterbury Carried oF
and $10,000 Demanded Jor His Return.
NEw York, Feb. 2.—Information
has been received here of the kidnapping
of Ward Waterbury, the 8-year-old son
| of wealthy farmer Charles T', Waterbury
i residing ten miles from Stanford, Conn.
| Oa Monday morning Ward started for
| school, a quarter of mile away. He
| was picked up on the road by two men
| and carried off,
To-day the parents of the lost boy re-
ceived a letter stating that unless they
| paid $10,000 to the kidnappers they
| would never see their child again.
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| The Beaver Editors in Jail.
Pirtssure, Feb. 1.—A Beaver, Pa,
special says the defendants in the Quay
i libel suit were sentenced to-day to six
| months imprisionment in jail. a fine of
[ $600 and the costs of prosecution,
After sentences had been passed Mel.
I len and Porter were taken to the coun-
ty jail to serve their terms. It is suid
| after a short incarceration application
| will be made to the board of pardons
{for their release. It is also rumored
| their fines will be paid by the Demo-
| cratic state committee.
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Fitzsimmons the Noted Murderer and
| Robber Caught.
| Prrrssurg, Febuary 1.—-Fred C.
| Fitzsimmons, the murderer and robber,
I who escaped from tke county jail in this
; city last September, has been arrested. in
| New Orleans, and will be brought back
| to. Pittsburg to be tried. Fitzsimmons
is regarded as one of the most desperate
| eriminals in the country. He killed
| Detective Gilkinson and seriously
| wounded Detective Murphy, when they
attempted to arrest him for a jewelry
robbery, and, as he swore he would nev.
er be taken alive his capture was 4 haz
ardous undertaking. Particulars of the
, arrest, however, have not been received,
but it is believed,and it is understood he
was taken unawares and was overpower-
ed before he had an opportunity to use
| his weapon.
memes sin cm rn se.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
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The performance of the ¢Mid-
night Alarm’ next Friday night will be
given for the benifit of the Knights of
the Golden Eagle, of this place. A
large house should greet the attraction.
——The DeMoss family will appear for
, the benefit of the Evangelical church,on
Willoughbank street, on Monday even-
ing Feb. 8th. They are known as the
Oregen lyric bards and the concert
they give is unique and highly entertain-
ing. It will be an evening well spent,
especiaily since it is for the bansfit of
the new church.
~——Fine job work of ever discription
at the Warcnman Office.
How m0 SECURE Trout Fry,—A
Harrisburg dispatch says the Pennsyl-
| vania Commissioners of Fisheries are
prepared to receive applications for
trout fry. One can containing 2,000
young will be sent free of expense to the
nearest railroad station of each appli-
cant. Application for trout fry should
be made to the following Commissioners,
Henry C. Ford, 1823 Vine street, Phila-
delphia; W. L. Powell, Harrisburg ;
H. C. Demuth, Lancaster; S. B. Still-
well, Scranton; Louis Streuber, Erie;
G. H. Welshons, Pittsburg.
A New INpustry.—A project is on
the tapis for a new industry in Belle.
fonte in which Willian Burnside and
other Pittsburgers are interested. They
propose renting the foundry building at
the Valentine Iron Co’s, works and op-
erating them as general novelty works.
We hope that the scheme will materia-
lize and that Bellefonte business will
receive a boom thereby. Er'ght pros-
pects are beginning to show up for an
early resumption of some of our idle
plants, but we prefer to wait until
something definite can be given before
informing our readers of anything on
which they cannot implicitly rely,
A CLEARFIFLD COUNTY MURDER.—-
A murder is reported as having occurred
in Bigler township on Saturday night,
in which Jack Brown, an American
citizen, was riddled with bullets from
the revolver of a Hungarian miner, who
it seems, has up to this time evaded the
officers. There was some dispute be-
tween Brown and the Hungarian as to
the use of mining cars some time ago,
when the Hungarian threatened to do
what he did on Saturday night. The
community is in a fearful temper and
the woods and buildings are being
searched by armed posses, who declare
that if heis discovered the county will
not have to pay any costs for his trial
Five bullets entered Brown’s body and
he never spoke.—Raftsman’s Journal.
A New Firm.—Business circles, in
Bellefonte, were given a surprise dur-
ing the fore part of the week when it
was announced that Archie Allison had
associated himself with S. M. Buck and
become one of the owners of the Logan
Machine Works. The new member of
the firm has been a resident of our town
for some years and for a time was a part
owner of the Mann Axe Works, at Axe
Mann, but when the National syndicate
bought the plant Mr. Allison retired
and has since been connected with Jas.
Harris & Co.’s hardware on High street.
He is a young man of good judgment
and tact and with Mr. Buck will un-
doubtedly make a success of his career
in the new line. The WATCHMAN
wishes the new firm continued prosper-
ity.
Mzs. Davo M. Burrs.—Many pec-
ple were surprised to hear of che death
of Mrs. Eliza Gregg Butts, which oc-
curred Wednesday morning after an
illness of but a few days. Oa last Fri-
day she took the grip, and although
she had not been well for several years
there was at first no apparent cause
for apprehending so speedy a termina
tion of her last illness.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James
Armor, she was born nearly 54 years
ago. In ’63 she married Mr. Butts,
who with four sons Lawreace, William,
Edward and Fred survive her.
Mrs. Butts was a consistent member
of the Presbyterian Church and al-
though of a quiet and retiring disposi-
tion those who knew her best will say
that it is impossible to exaggerate the |
beauty and consistency of her daily life
—and those who have been so deeply
bereaved, find solace in the
thought that her last hour was peace-
ful and marked by perfect resignation
to the Divine
will
and entire submission
will.
MARRIAGE Licenses —Issued during
the past week—taken from the docket:
James I. Houtz, of Ferguson twp.,
and Birdie R. Dunning, Poit Matilda.
Joseph Wise, and Ella O’Leary, both
of Bellefonte. :
Joseph Poorman and Anna Foringer,
both of Curtin twp. :
F. R. Womelsdorf, Logantown, Pa.,
and E. J. Houtz, Rebersburg.
M. H. Grove, Marion twp., and Ida
M. Poorman, Spring twp.
——On last Friday night David
Lewis, of Empire mines, was killed by
a shifter on the Beech Creek R. R. ©Y”
at Philipsburg. The accident occurred
between eleven and twelve o'clock and
when picked up young Lewis was
found to be terribly mangled. Both
legs and an arm were completely sever-
ed from the body.
To Mer IN NewrortT.—The fifth
annual reunion of Old Boatmen, Por-
tage Railroad and forwarding men will
be held at Newport, Perry county, on
Thursday and Friday, February 18 and
19. Capt. Thomas Palvey, of Wrights-
ville, will deliver the address and it will
be an interesting event.
——If your sale bills are printed at
the Warcuman office you will get u
free advertisement in our directory and
notes for your sale also.
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—“Midnight Alarm,” a thrilling
play of the fire man’s life in a great city,
at the opera house, on Feb. 12th.
KILLED BY Roving LoGs.—On last
Saturday Allen Tipple, the son of Mrs.
Kate Tipple, of Howard, met an un-
timely death while rolling logs, at An-
sonia, Pa. He was an honest, indus-
trious young man and leaves a mother,
a sister and a brother to mourn his sud-
den death. His remains were taken to
Howard on Monday and funeral services,
conducted by Reverends M.S Blair, of
Beech Creek and U. B. Smith and TA.
Long, of Howard, were held on Tues-
day. The funeral was largely attended
as the deceased had hosts of friends and
all were present to pay a lastsad tribute
to the memory of 5 loved friend,
Work ar Courr.—In our last week’s
issue we gave all of the proceedings at
court up to Thursday afternoon when
the case of John Iddings vs. J. I.
Wagner was up. A verdict for defen-
dant was rendered.
James Duck vs, Heyette & Meyer
to recover $45 for feed furnished the
lumber operation in Haines township.
A verdict of $40,65 was rendered for
plaintiff,
In the case of Frank Reese vs.
Thompson Reese, a claim for board,
the jury returned a verdict of $54,34
for plaintiff and in the cross suit enter-
ed to recover personal property a ver-
diet for plaintiff was returned.
David Hampton vs, J. I. Wagner,
claim for wages, verdict for defendant,
W. F. Reynoids vs, Grenoble store
Co., to recover am’t of 5 note for rent
of building, Verdict of $274,34 for
plaintiff.
J. A. Stowell & Co vs. W., H. Wilk-
inson & Co. Verdict for defendant.
D. M. Herring ve, A. M. Hoover et
al to recover damages caused by a
mill dam's overflowing, Verdict for
defendant,
Wm. Colpetzer vs, H. J. Tressler-
slander—continued until next court,
Andrew Osicken, the Hungarian who
was found guilty of furnishing the liquor
which caused the riot in this place sev-
eral Sundays ago, was sentenced to a
fine of $50, costs of prosecution and
twenty day's imprisonment,
Court convened yesterday morning,
but adjourned sine die, after a few
questio ns were argued.
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A HorrisLe ACCIDENT.—On Mon-
day the news of the tragic death of
James McCafferty reached this place
but nothing definite as to the particu -
lars could be obtained antil the body
reached here on Wednesday morning,
Then the following account of the aw-
ful disaster wag gleaned. On Sunday
he, accompanied by his wife, went to
Watsonville, a small place nea,
Bradford, to visit a sister of Mrs.
McCafferty whose huzband was super-
intending a log job. During the after-
noon it was proposed that they take a
tripon a tramway locomotive which
was designed to haul logs. Accordingly
Mr. and Mrs, McCafferty with their
brother and sister and the fireman and
his engineer entered the locomotive
aud made the tip to the end of the
road. They cams on the homeward
trip when rounding a sharp curve
the brake broke and the locomotive
ran off the track and was upset. Mr.
and Mrs, McCafferty were thrown un.
der the locomotive. A stump near by
prevented the heavy engine from com-
ingupon them with its entire weight
but nevertlaless it terribly mangled
iheir lower limbs and both of them
were frightfully scalded. Tt was
over an hour before James
could be removed and his intense
sufferings can be imagined. He lived
until 3 o'clock the next morning. It
was at first thought probable that Mrs,
McCafferty might revive and arrange-
ments were made to bring Mr, McCaf.
ferty here for burial, She, however,
failed to rally from the shock and died
at 1 o'clock on Tuesday. The body
of the deceased reached here at 10-30
o'clock Wednesday morning and was
taken to the Bush House, the funeral
services taking place in the parlor of
the hotel at 2 30 in the afternoon, °
The place where the accident occur-
red was so isolated that medical aid
could not be secured until it was too
late to render any assistance.
James McCafferty was the oldest
son of Charles McCafferty, formerly of
this place, and will be remembered as
an intelligent and industrious young
man. Nearly twelve years ago he en-
tered the First National bank, of Brad-
ford, where Le has ably filled the posi-
tion of book-keeper ever since. De.
ceased was 36 years of age and the ex.
tremely sad death is a great shock to
his parents and brothers, all of whom
were here. The short service of the
Methodist churci was condaced with
beautiful solemnity and the many floral
offerings were fitting tributes to the
memory of one who was universally
honored and admired.
It is sad to think that two young
people should be so suddenly stricken
"Just in the prime of their lives.
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