Democrat Atco
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 28, 1894.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Eprror
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STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor,
WILLIAM M. SINGERLY,
of Philadelphia.
For Lieutenant Governor,
JOHN 8. RILLING,
of Erie.
For Auditor General,
DAVID F. MAGEE,
of Lancaster.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs,
WALTER W. GREENLAND,
of Clarion county.
For Congressman-at-Large,
THOS. COLLINS,
of Centre county.
HENRY MEYER,
of Allegheny county.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Congress—AARON WILLIAMS,
For State Senator—MATT. SAVAGE.
For President Judge—C.M. BOWER,
: JAMES SCHOFIELD,
For Legislators, { ROBERT M. FOSTER.
Foy Jury Commissioner—JOSEPH J. HOY.
For Associate Judge—THOMAS F. RILEY.
The Third District Situation.
The few Democrats who are wasting
tears, and showing their discourage-
ment over the condition of affairs down
in the third Congressional district must
have very short memories or a very
limited knowledge of the political re-
cord of that district to allow its present
distraction to disturb them for a mo-
ment. They seem to forget, or possi-
bly do not know, that for the past
twenty years, the same quarrels that
now distract it; the same divisions
that now weaken it, and the same dirty,
dishonorable, tactics that now diegrace
it, have characterized the actions of its
leaders and leftits voters without the
sympathy, respect or eonfidence of any
one.
It hae been the trading post of the
Republican party ever since it was a
district ;—the one locality in Penunsyl-
vania where Republican debauchery
could always sucoeed and where Demo-
cratic ' treachery could always be
found.
It is no worse, nor is its political
demoralization any greater to-day,
than it has been for the past dazen
years: It long since reached the limit
of its power to work injury to
the Democracy of the State, and
the only difference we can see be-
tween the present situation, out of which
Republican newspapers are trying to
take so much comfort, and over which
unthinking Democrats are making an
ado, and its usual political condition, is
that to-day the traders and traffickers
of that district are left without excuse,
or opportunity to betray friends or to
sell out the party.
Excepting its representation in Con -
gress, it has been as solidly Republican,
for the past eight years, as any district
in the State. Its councilmen have been
elected at the dictation of Republican
bosses ; its members of the Legislature
and its Senators have been tools of the
Republican State ring ; and its vote for
State officers has invariably been cast
for the creatures of Quay, Cameron
and Dawe MarTIN,
It sold out the Democratic State,
ticket when E. A. BIGLER was its nom-
nee for State Treasurer ; it betrayed
and defeated the lamented Bo Par-
TERSON, when a candidate for Register
of Wills; it traded off a Democratic Sen-
ator four years ago, and at the same
election, when the Democracy swept
the State, in place of giving to the Dem-
oeratic ticket a majority of 4,000 it
came within a few hundred votes of be-
ing placed in the DELAMATER column.
What more can it do this year ?
When we get down to the real situa-
tion in that district, in place of its be-
ing a matter of discouragement to
the Democracy oft the State it is
one for congratulation. Its weakness
and disgrace has been because of its
trading and treachery. The excuses
and opportunity for those have been
taken from it. There is nothing for its
traders to trade for. There is not a
man upon the ticket that the Republi-
cans can or will offer to assist in return
for votes for the balance of their ticket ;
consequently there can be no trading
and the Democratic candidate will es-
cape the treachery that bas heretofore
brought defeat to so many worthy
men.
Such being the situation, the efforts
of Republicans to discourage the Dem-
ocracy of the State by pretending that
the want of harmony among these traf-
fickers—a condition of affairs that has
always existed in that district—will
keep honest Democrats from the polls
in other sections, is such a work of
political assininity as to deserve only
the scorn and contempt of Democrats
everywhere.
This 1s Business, Not Bluff.
If there is any Republican politician
or Republican newspaper, that is now
blowing so lustily about the over-
whelming majority that Hastings is to
have in consequence of the condition
of affairs in the third Congressional dis-
trict, anxious to wager $500 that Mr.
SineerLY will not have a larger major-
ity in that district than was given Gov-
ernor ParrisoN, when he was elected
four years ago, he might find an op-
portunity of having that amount, or
more covered, by addressing this office.
If this district, that is looked upon
as the discouraging point in the Dem-
ocratic situation, does better for the
Democracy than it did when its candi-
date was successful, what ehould be
expected of other parts of the State
where political demoralization does not
exist ?
ES Sr m—
All the Democrats Need to Carry the
State.
Chairman Stranahan’s Advice—The Hope of the
Republicans is in Democratic Default—
The Meeting in This City Next Month
Will be One of the Greatest Political
Gatherings} Ever Held in the State—Demo-
=crats from All Parts of Pennsylvania Will Be
in Attendance.
Chairman James A. Stranahan bas
issued an address to Democrats, in
which he calls forcibly to their atten-
tion the meeting of the state Democra-
tic clubs to be held in thie city on Fri-
day, Oct. 12. The address follows :
Attention is called to the following
resolution of the Democratic state con-
vention : “That, in accordance with
the recommendation of the national
Democratic committee, the Demoera-
tic state, county and city committee are
advised and directed to further by any
means in their power the organization
of regular Democratic societies in every
district and the union of such societies
in the Democratic societies of Penunsyl-
vania and the National Association of
Democratic Clubs,”
The duty imposed by this resolution
rests upon every committee and every
Democrat in the state. The Democra-
tic party needs only an efficient organi-
zation to briug its voters to the polls to
carry the state for our excellent state
ticket and to hold our own in all con-
gressional and legislative districts. The
hope of our political enemies: is 1n
Democratic default. 1f, therefore, the
Democrats will organize in every dis-
trict to discuss the issues, to arouse the
people to the danger of recalling the
machine Republican managers to pow-
er in the state, and to poll the Demo-
cratic vote; great results will be
accomplished.
The Democratic societies have be-
come an acknowledged part of the
Democratic organization. They co-
operate cordially with the committees.
Recruit the Democratic societies | Get
out the Democratic vote !
Chairman of city and county com-
mittees are urged to get the Democrats
together in their several localities to
organize societies and elect deputies to
the approaching general assembly at
Altoona, Oct. 12, 1894. It is expected
and desired that this meeting will be a
prominent feature in this campaign,
and one of the greatest political gather-
ings ever held in the state.
Where there are are no Democratic
societies et them be promptly organiz-
ed and deputies elected. Many of the
larger and older clubs are expected to
attend in a body. Prominent Demo-
crats from all the parts of the state
will be present.
For railroad rates and other general
information apply to John D. Wor-
man, esq., secretary Democratic Socie-
ties of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pa.,
and for hotel rates and accommoda-
tions, to Thomas J. Burke, esq., chair-
man local committee, Altoona, Pa.
SS ————
David B. Hill for Governor.
Unanimously Nominated by the New York
Democratic Convention.—Amid the Wildest
Enthusiasm.
Sararoea, N. Y.. Sept. 26.—David
B. Hill will lead the Democratic forces
of the Empire state this fall. The con-
vention, which started in to carry out
the wishes of the party leaders, broke
away from all control, and amid scenes
of wildest excitement, nominated its
chairman in epite of himself. The
ticket nominated is as follows: For
governor, David B. Hill ; lieutenant
governor, Daniel N. Loekwood ; asso-
ciate judge of the court of appeals,
William J. Gaynor.
Senator Hill did not accept, but as
he did not decline the Democracy has
as its standard bearer the man who
has twice carried the state by big ma-
jorities and has added to his laurels by
his career in the United States senate.
The rank and file of the party have
called him to lead them in this, the
critical year for Democrats, and he
will obey.
Democrats who entered the hall
with apathy written on their faces
went out with smiles and hugged each
other for joy: “We have never nom-
inated a stronger ticket.”
There is coneiderable doubt as to
Judge Gaynor's acceptance of the
nomination of the judgeship, but the
leaders here are confident that, like
Senator Hill, he will bow to the will of
his party.
——The foot-ball game at State Col-
lege to-morrow has been postponed.
Washington and Jefferscn canceled
their date last night.
McKinley Answered.
The Questions Asked in His Bangor Speech An-
swered by the Looms and Spindles of Our Tex-
tile Factories.
From the Syracuse Courier, Syracuse, N, Y.,
THE QUESTIONS,
Better in which particular ?
Whose factories will it set to work ?
It will not increase the demand for
labor at home.
It will not start a single new facto-
ry at home.
THE ANSWERS.
The following exhibit is a sample of
the uniform replies to the above ques-
tions made by the industrial enterprises
of the country. The following items
relate wholly to the revival of business
in the textile industry, as reported
mainly by the Textile World, a trade
publication :
The Providence Worsted Mills,
Providence, R. I., are now running to
full capacity and on full time, and have
orders ahead for a period of two
months.
The woolen mill at Niantic, R. I., is
goon to be operated after a shut-down
of several years. It has been leased
for the manufacture of yarns.
The Gregory Woolen Mill, Wickford,
R. I, which is now running on full
time, is crowded with orders for new
goods.
The Stonewall Cotton Mills Com-
pany, Stonewall, Mase., is putting in
new machinery.
The Ruddy Thread Company,
Worcester, Mass., will erect a 100 by
50 feet dye house, two stories, with
boiler house attached.
Bliss, Taft & Co., of Norwich, Conn.,
woolen waste manufacturers, have ar-
ranged to locate a branch office at
Niagara Falls,
The new Dilling Cotton Mills, Kings
Mountain, N. C., will be in operation
in about two or three weeks.
The Baltic Mills Company, Enfield,
N. H., has enlarged its plant.
The East Pond Manufacturing Com-
pany, Newport, Me., is to add ten more
looms to the woolen mills, which will
give an output ot one-third more ca-
pacity than now.
The Nemadji Woolen Mills, a new
corporation at Superior, Wis., is capi-
talized at $20,000.
The machinery of the Riverside
Woolen Company at Lebanon, N. H.,
is being increased.
At a recent meeting of the stock-
holders of the Modena Cotton Mills,
Gastonia, N. C,, it was decided to put
on 70 more looms and 3,000 spindles.
Hurst & Rogers, manufacturers of
tapesiry carpets at Philadelphia, con-
template putting in additional looms.
The erection of a cotton mill is con-
templated at Tifton, Ga.
The Hartwell Woolen Mill, Old
Town, Me., will be improved and new
machinery added. A addition 20x12
and another story are being built.
The Lowell, Mass., Machine Shops
has orders on hand for 300 ring spin-
ning frames from the Tremont and
Suffolk, and one for like machinery
for the Duffie Mills, of Fall River.
Enlargements are being made to
Rhodes Brothers’ factory at Aston
Mill, Pa.
The Edgemount Company,of Omaha,
Neb., is building a woolen mill at
Edgemount, Neb., and will begin pro-
duction in three months.
The Linden Manufacturing Com-
pany, Davidson, N. C,, is making plans
for enlarging its mills by the addition
of more looms and other machinery.
A movement is in progress at Tocoa,
Ga., indorsed by the city council, to
build a $200,000 cotton factory. For-
eign capital will be interested.
A company has been organized at
Sank Centre, Minn., to manufacture
woolen goods. J. A. DuBoise is presi-
dent; M. A. Scheldrup, secretary, and
C. M. Sprague, (treasurer.
The Nonotuck Silk Company in-
tends building an addition to its mill
at Hartford, Maes.
The woolen mill at East Lyon, R.
L., which has been idle for several years,
has been leased to Alfred Burdick and
George Lawton, who will manufacture
yarns. It is understood that they have
orders ahead for a year and that they
2 start up the mill as soon as possi-
e.
The Pineville Cotton Mills, Pineville,
N. C,, have been sold to Stephen A.
Jenks? of Pawtucket, R. I. The mills
will be doubled in size.
The Globe Mill, Clarke & Co., pro-
prietors, Augusta, Ga., manufacturers
of yarns, have lately put in forty looms,
and will manufacture drills, sheeting,
etc. The expect to commence opera-
tion in three weeks.
A new mill, the Tuckapahaw, is be-
ing built near Wellford, S. C. It will
be five stories high, 300 feet long and
100 feet wide, with a capacity of 30,-
000 spindles.
Nearly all the stock ($100,000) in
the new Melrose Cotton Mill, at
Raleigh, N. C., has been taken, and
the work on the factory will probably
commence this fall.
The new addition now being built to
the Odell Manufacturing Company’s
mill, Concord, N. C., is to be a cloth
and slacher building, two stories high,
65x30 feet. Fifty-four Whitin looms
will be put in and 1,8000 more spindles
for manufacturing white cloth.
Hertzler & Donjes are building a
uew hosiery at Meyerstown, Pa.
J. W. Wagley is about to start a
Salt knot goods plant at Hannibal,
0.
A new company has been incorpora-
ted at Baroesville, Ga., to manufacture
knit underwear. They commenced
manufacturing September 1,
New hosiery mills are reported as
about to be built at Reading and
Womelsdort, Pa.
The Nazareth Manufacturing Com-
pany of Nazareth, Pa., has let the con-
tract for additional buildings.
The Globe Knitting Mills, Norris
town, Pa., have completed a three s‘ory
addition, and new machinery is being
put in and will be in operation in a
few days.
About $25,000 are bein
expended by
the Kilburn Knitting
achine Com-
pany in enlarging its plant at Martins-
burg, W. Va., and erecting a dyeing
plant.
The Forsyth Dyeing Company of
New Haven, Conn., is adding knitting
machinery for the manufacturing of
hosiery.
Kelly & Elser is the name of the new
concern running a knitting mill on
Wakefield street, Germantown, Pa.
The Roxford Knitting Company,
manufacturers of men’s and women’s
underwear, has been incorporated at
Philadelphia, with a capital stock of
$50,000.
A movement for the establishment
of a knitting mill at Madison, Ga., has
been inaugurated. A proposition from
Colonel Becker, of Snapping Shoals, for
the removal of his plant will probably
be accepted.
The Patent Knitting Mill is a new
concern just started in Towanda, Pa.
J. Taylor, of No. 835 Arch street,
Philadelphia, reports the sales of knit-
ting machinery to James A. Parr, of
Amsterdam, N. Y.; A. Boyle & Bro. ;
John Meir, of Valdese, N. C.; Joseph
W. Durbin; the Patent Knitting Mill
of Towanda, Pa.; the Forsyth Dyeing
Company of New Haven, Conn., Kelly
and Elser, of Germantown, Pa,, and
Pfeiffer’s Mill of Riverside, N. J.
The Star Knitting Company and H.
Strauss Knitting Works, Chicago, have
put in a full line of Nye & Tredick au-
tomatic knitting machines for ladies’
and men’s ribbed underwear.
Mr. James A. Parr is starting a new
mill at Amsterdam, N. Y., for the
manufacture of hosiery.
The Valentine Iron Co. Proclaims An
End of Hard Times.
The Iron Industry Which the the Wilson Bill
Was to Have Killed is Better than for Months.
— The Big Bellefonte Furnace that Lighted its
Fires the Very Day the New Law Went Into
Effect Sees Brighter Times.—A Great Con-
cern That is Making Money While Others
Howl Calamity.
In the Nittany Bulletin, the trade
publication of the Valentine Iron Co.
of this place, a concern that employs
800 men in all departments, we find J.
W. Gephart, the president, giving his
opinion of the trade under the head
“Speculation,” as follows :
“Under this head we have decided to
treat only of the iron market and prices.
These, for some time past, have been
the best field for speculation. You
could always feel sure whatever you
said to-day, you could say something
else to-morrow. This is a great mat.
ter with us editors, to keep up the law
of supply and demand. We must keep
up the supply of news, or else your de-
mand for our paper will cease.
Just now all our trade papers are
speculating themselves into the belief
that the undoubted advancing tendency
of the iron market is only a spurt ; that
the demand will not keep pace with the
increasing supply ; that the production
of pig iron will soon again be in excess
of consumption. This theory is mere
speculation. Don’t take any stock in
it. Through tariff agitation, financial
depression, and fuel strikes, covering
nearly two years, furnace stocks have
reached the lowest accumulation in
years. Numerous furnace plants have
goue to the wall, and will be perma-
nently out ot the race. No new plants
have been added. The country has
not stopped growing. Demand is and
will be increasing daily. During the
strikes, panic, and depression, stocks in
foundry and mill yards (of which there
are no statistics) have been exhausted.
For the same reason the jobber has ran
his stock of manufactured products
lower than in twenty-five years. Don’t
be fooled by the speculations in trade
periodicals, What does your own yard
and warehouse show, and that of your
neighbor, which you are familiar with.
Now in the nature of things these ware-
houses must be replen‘shed, the yards
restocked. To accomplish this will re-
quire an extraordinary and abnormal
demand for pig iron. To supply this
demand the furnace capacity is from
ten to twenty per cent. less than for
several vears past, on account of re-
ceiverships and other complications.
By the time this abnormal demand is
met business will be back on a settled
basis, the country begin to grow and
expand once more, and ready to con-
sume easily at fairly remunerative
prices all the iron that is likely to be
produced. This is our speculation on
the subject. Good foundry and mill
iron are now scarce. The demand is in
excess of the supply. This will con-
tinue. Prices are at their lowest. The
only change will be upward. Not
rapidly, but slowly, surely, steadily.
We see no occasion to weaken, only to
stiften our Nittany prices.
We show our faith at our works.
The same day on which business once
more became established on a stable
bas’s we relighted our furnaces. In
the past two months our experience
has been a greater demand than in the
preceding six months. Every one is
gtarting, or preparing to start. Before
beginning they must have iron. Stocks
they have none. Trade papers have
been surprised for three moths past
at the increasing capacity and decreas-
ing stocks. If they keep on ignoring
the rock-bottom facts we have alluded
to, their surprise will continue tor one,
two, and perhaps three years to come.
If they faced the situation, and accept-
ed and admitted the conclusion warran-
ted by the facts—that good standard
irons are scarce and likely to remain
80, every foundry and mill man in the
country would try to cover and stock
up. This will soon begin. The
shrewdest buyers are now hedging;
and the buyer misled by the specula-
tions of the trade papers will soon re-
gret his mistake.”
—
Taking for granted that every
earnest Democrat has been assessed,
his next duty is to pay the State or
county tax that will enable him to
vote at the coming election, which
must be done before October 6th. His
A
vote is required not only in behalf of !
important State issues, which have so
long been ignored by the ruling party,
but it will also be an endorsement of
tariff reform and cheaper living.
Fought to a Draw,
Billy Plimmer and Johnny Murphy, Bantam
Weights Fight Twenty-Five Rounds for a Purse
of $2,500.
NEw OrLEANS, Sept. 24. —Billy Plim-
mer and Johnnie Murphy bantam
weights, fought here to-night for a
purse of $2,500. Mr. Eckhart of New
York was referee. Time was called
at 9:20 p. m.
The fight was a red hot one from
start to finish. Murphy shows the
most signs of punishment received, his
face and body being cut and bruised.
Plimmer’s lips were badly swollen, but
outside of this he showed scarcely a
mark. They fought twenty-five rounds
ending in a draw.
——Fitz and Webster’s fun makers
will come to Garman’s Tuesday night,
Oct. 20d. They are playing “A Breezy
Time,” a crisp and entertaining mus-
ical comedy, which is sure to please
everyone. Take our word for it, this
will be a good show. We do not in-
tend advising our readers to go unless
we are sure they will have an enjoyable
evening.
——Underwear, corsets, laces, real
hair goods, neckwear and buckles at
Mrs. Gilmore's.
——Among the new advertisements
that appear in this issue none contain
more interesting news than that of
Louis Doll, the Bishop street boot and
shoe dealer. He is abreast of the times
and makesargument when it is forcible.
Now is the time when parents want to
look after their children’s footwear and
his special drive in school shoes shows
plainly that he is a progressive dealer
who knows that the people must be
found in want before they will buy.
School shoes are what most of the little
ones need now and Doll’s 1s the best
place in town to get them.
——No matter how eritical a judge of
values you may be. No matter how
intense your desire to economize, our
stock makes you its firm friend, by the
power of honest quality, perfect assort-
ment and low prices—Samuel Lewin.
MARRIAGE LICENCES. —Issued dur-
ing the past week—Taken from the
docket.
William E. Garman, of Sunbury,
and Sarah J. Allen, of Coburn.
Geo. Bridge, of Jersey Shore, and
Clara M. Neff, of Roland.
Harold H. Roan, of Boggs Twp., and
Matilda D. Everett, of S. Philipsburg.
Martin Fleck, of Huston Twp., and
Hannah Tate, of Culp, Pa.
Lot B. Thompson, of Liberiy Twp.,
and Mamie K. Holter, of Howard.
Aaron Homan and Dalla Leonard,
both of Philipsburg.
Andrew Pachlah, of Philipsburg, and
Maria Frank, of Osceola.
HowArRD Was Once KNOWN As
STRIPTOWN.—The borough of Howard,
Centre county, was incorporated in
1864. The Hornet says: “Before the
town was incorporated, it was called
Striptown, the name originated from
the act of a lady whose hired girl bad
stolen her clothes, dressed herself in
them and skipped out, the owner fol-
lowing and caught her near where the
M. E. church now stands, took the
clothes off her and left her standing in
the street nearly in a nude condition.”
FATHER AND DAUGHTER RE-UNITED
AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS. — William
Laird, a Pennsylvania Farnace carpen-
ter, recently met his daughter, who is
now Mrs. A. W. Loabrine, of Lock
Haven, after a separation from her of
eighteen years. Laird married Isabelle
Wilson, of Lock Haven, in 1871, much
against her parent’s wishes. Three years
later she died, leaving her husband with
a two year old daughter. He did not
know what to do with the child and was
glad when a Mrs. Smith offered to take
her. The foster mother later moved
away and Laird never saw his daughter
again until last Friday, when as a re-
sult of mutual letters and advertising for
each other they were reunited.
Mrs. Smith had taken the girl to
Buffalo, where she brought her up ss
her owa child, but when the girl was 14
years old Mrs. Smith died.
THE BEECH CREEK TO BE MADE A
TRUNK LINE.—A special dispatch to
the Philadelphia Times from Pittsburg
under date of Monday says : A big step
was taken Monday in the work of push-
ing the construction of the new Beech
Creek trunk line from Pittsburg to the
east. Fifty-five deeds of right of way
were filed in the Indiana county courts,
and the work of construction will now
be pushed.
Jobn Pitcairn, an eastern capitalist
and a brother of Robert Pitcairn, sup-
erintendent of the Pennsylvania rail-
road here, is at the head of the new sys-
tem, which will be an aggressive com-
petitor of the Pennsylvania. It will be
formed of branch roads, the whole mak.
ing a great system. The right of way
deeds were filed by the Philadelphia
and Pittsburg railroads, which will run
across Indiana county, connecting Ma-
haffey with Punxsutawney, and passing
through Little Mahoning, Cush Creek
and Black Lick.
This is & rich coal and lumber terri-
tory, now almost inaccessible, and the
road will be an important feeder to the
trunk line. The work at this end, where
the company will get into Pittsburg
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over the tracks of the Pittsburg and
Shenango railroad, is also being push-
ed. The people back of the scheme say
there is no question but that the new
line will be opened for business, not-
withstanding the opposition of the Penn.
sylvania.
Pine Grove Mentions.
Next Monday our public schools open
for a six month term.
Last Thusday night jack frost laid his
icy hand on vegetation heavily.
Miss Hattie Kanode one of Alexandria's
graceful young ladies, is the guest of W.
J. Meyers on Main street.
J. B. Archey esq., one of Ferguson's in-
dustrious farmers, 18 boasting of a bran
new girl baby at his house.
Corn cutting is well on the wane and is
proving to be better eared than former
statistics would have it be.
The potato crop is mostly out of the
ground and is a light yield. Many farms
ers scarcely have their seed.
The early seeded grain fields are look-
ing green as meadow ground, while some
of the afternoon farmers are not through
seeding yet.
Some of our sight seers are taking in
the Lewisburg fair this week. Our Union
county neighbors are fuliy abreast of the
times, and all who may favor them with
their presence will get the worth of their
cash.
Mr. James Davis, one of Tionesta's
solid business men, was the guest of his
brother-in-law W. J. Kepler, the early
part of the week. Jimis a good clever
fellow and it isa pity that he is an all
dyed in the wool Republican.
This week an additional force has been
put to work on the new railroad, next
week the laying of the track will be com-
menced and the completion pushed to a
finish. Soon our town will be bound to
the outside world with two iron bands,
which will be followed by the telephone.
Mr. W. H. Bailey is quite ill with dysen-
tery which has prostrated his sprightly
form. Mr. Bailey was a Vet. and had ar-
ranged to attend the G. A. R. encamp-
ment, but was so indisposed at the time
that he did not venture, and very fortu-
nate it was that he remained at home for
he isin the hands of one of Pennsylvania's
most eminent physicians, Dr. Woods.
Mr. Isaiah Zimmerman, one of the well-
to-do farmers of the Sunflower State, con -
tinued his eastern trip from Pittsburg’s
G. A. R. gathering to visit Centre county
relations. Hearing of hisaunt’s illness at
Jacksonville, he went directly there in
hopes that he would get to see her alive,
but sad to say she died just ten minutes
before his arrival. While here he was
the guest of ex-Treas. J. B. Mitchell.
Twenty years he has been absent and al-
though time has dealt kindly with him ,
his hair is so white that few of his old
friends recognized him.
[Two weeks ago the Pine Grove man
wrote us from Pittsburg that he had ar-
rived safely with four or five comrades
from home, who were going to keep him
straight. Did they succeed or not that is
the question ? for his “Mentions” did not
appear last week ’til the eleventh hour
and the following G. A. R. news was
crowded out altogether.—EDp ]
The reunion of the fighting 45th Regi-
ment, that was close to Gov. Curtin and
produced Gov. Beaver, met in Pittsburg
court house at 2 o'clock on the 12th.
The regiment was noted for its bravery
and daring—indeed every man of it de-
served a’medal. In point of losses 1t was
fifth. It placed the powder in the mines
at Petersburg and lost at that time 80 per
cent. of its whole, from the very begin.
ning of the war ’til the surrender at Ap.
pomattox it was famous for its courage
and deeds. Itsoriginal officers were Col.
Thos. Welsh, who had lost an eye and a
leg in the Mexican war, and who was pro-
moted to Brigadier General while on the
Yazo river expedition where he died,
commander ; James A. Beaver, Lt. Colo-
nel ; H. F. Kilburn, Major; Austin Cur-
tin, Quartermaster. When Beaver was
given commaud of the 148 P. V. Regt.;
Captain John I. Curtin took his place
and Captain Hill of Co. D. succeeded Cur"
tin.
At the reunion Captain W. Ww. Tyson of
Co. A was chosen temporary chairman
and he made a rousing speech recalling
the achievements of the men. Capt. C.
T. Fryberger of Co. D. was elected vice-
president and W. H. Fry of E. secre-
tary, Lt. Governor Richards of Ohio,
formerly Capt. of Co. G. was present and
gave the old boys a hearty handshake
and a brief speech; Rev. Audley R.
Brown, chaplain of the round heads, was
another of the speech maker. The chair
then named the following comrades ga
data committee with a view of obtaining
the necessary historical information of
the command, giving post office addres ses
80 as tocnable the committee to commu-
nicate with each other. John A. Daly Co.
A., Roland; B. D. Hersey Co. B., Colum-
bia ; J. B. Platt Co. C Milroy; C, T. Fry.
berger Co. D., Philipsburg; W. H. Fry
Co. E., Pine Grove Mills; Capt. W. F.
Lord Co. F., Honesdale; Eugene Benger
Co. G., Wellsborough; Eugene Herring
Co. H., Rockville, Iowa ; Jos. O English
Co. I, Wellsborough ; Amos Mullen Co.
K., Bellefonte. General J. I. Curtin was
elected president, and Eugene Benger
secretary of the association. Williams-
port was selected as the place for the
next reunion of the regiment, time and
place to be designated by the chairman.
The following named members were
present: J. K. Maxwell, Washington ;
C. T. Fryberger, Philipsburg ; W. H. Fry,
Pine Grove Mills ; W. S. Williams, Julian ;
David Mattes, Marietta ; J. E. Tyler, Co-
lumbia ; J. A. Kaufman, Pittsburg ; S. B,
Clapp, Columbia ; Jas. 0. English, Wells.
borough ; Jas.. English, Quinsey, Kan. ;
Col. McElhoe, Rignolas, Ind.; Jas. C. Da-
vis, Huntingdon ; J. B. Platt, Milroy; J.
A. Pressler, Westmoreland, Kan.; Robert
Hall, Columbia ; J. T. Lucas, Moshannon ;
L. L. Ridabaugh, Marshelsville, 0.; G. G.
Lindsey, Marietta ; W. A. Poorman, Du.
Boise ; Eugene Herring, Rockville, Ia; J,
W. Hughes, Elizabethton, Tenn.; J. S.
Breneman, S$. 40th St, Phila.; I. S. Christ, M.
D.,, Lemont ; L.W. Lord, Honesdale : W. IL.
Hershey, Chickels, la.; John Bookman,
Columbia ; J. W. Meyers, Julian; W. G.
VanValin, Fleming ; B. F. Holter, How-
ard; J. G. Rider, Gatesburg; C. E. Far.
rar, F. 8. Leonard and Moss Gardner of
the 36th Mass. Regt. which was brigaded
with the 45th, were present, and were
elected honorary members of the oc*
casion,
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