The WarcaMaN will do every-
SSE PEERY.
x oy ¥. C Xoiereeq | enlist the deepest study from every tax
Demorralic atc
germs 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Railefonte, Pa.,Jan. I8, 1895.
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EpITOoR
P. GRAY MEEK, - - =
Are You for a County Poor House ?
Next month the voters of Centre
county will be called upon to decide
whether or not the overseer system
of keeping the poor is to be done away
with and a county house erected for
paupers. As to whether a change
would be advantageous, the voters will
pe able to decide best for themselves.
Fhe question is entirely removed from
politics and should be viewed from a
purely business standpoint. Every in-
dividual should study the matter
thoroughly and then decide for himself
which would be best; to continue as
we are doing in the county or merge
all the poor duplicates into one and
erect a general home for paupers.
There are many reasons why a home
for the poor would be an advantage to
the county at large. Tt would tend to
decrease pauperism, for many indi-
gents, who are now drawing help from
the precincts in which they live, would
get to work rather than go to a public
alms house. Reducing the supervis-:
ing officers to a minimum would les-
gen the expense of managing the poor
departments of the county. The house
could be made almost self supporting
if properly managed.
Then their arises the question as to
whether it is right to tax some of the
precincts, where no poor tax is levied
to sustain the others. And those not
in favor of the plan declare that a coun-
ty house could not be a8 economically
managed as the affairs are under the
present system; that it would be a
continual cause of wrangling between
the townships and that the taxation
and help returned at present is 60 low
as not to necessitate any change.
However this may be we publish a
list of the counties of the State giving
those that have poor houses aud those
that have not with a corparison of
the cost of keeping the poor. From
this you can draw your 0%u deduction,
as to what way you think you can best
subserve your interests in voting.
Per
Pop. Cost. Cap.
Adams..........Poor House.. 33.486...$14,000 €0..19
Armstrong....Overseer...... 46,747... 21,463 51.59
Beaver......... Poor House.. 50,077... 17,615 00.35
Bedford........Poor House.. 38,64... 10,060 00..26
Berks. Poor House..137,327... 55,000 00..40
Blair... Poor House.. 70,856... 16,449 69..23
Bradford......Poor House. 59,233... 22,097 06.37
Bucks........ ..Poor House.. 70,615... 10,500 00..15
Butler... .Overseer..... 55 339... 21,321 59..39
Cambria "Poor House.. 66,375... 15,000 00..22
Cameron......0verseer 33... 2,744 09.38
Centre Overseer .. 32,429 00.77
Cheste ..Poor Hou-e.. .. 30,493 00.34
Clarion.. verseer .. 21,031 12.57
Clearfiel verseer .. 46,759 75..67
Clint n.. verseer .. 16,466 44.57
Columbia. yerseer. .. 33,445 71.91
Crawiord...... Poor House.. 65324... 34,790 68.63
Cumberland. Poor House.. 47,271... 14,000 00..29
Dauphin....... Poor House.. 96977.. 37,358 00.38
Delaware......Poor House.. ... 28,900 00.38
Elk.... Overseer...... 22,239... 12,866 00..58
Erie.. Poor Hous .. 18,500 00..21
Fayette Poor House 25,000 00 31
Forest. QOverseer...... 2,850 31.34
Franklin......Poor House 17,487 08.34
Fulton. os 1,782 87.17
GTeeDaeeeersen 9,334 80.....
Huntingdon.Poor House.. 12,000 00..33
Indiana........ (verseers..... .. 25,546 18..61
Jetferson......Overseers..... 5... 19,576 72.44
Juniata......... Overseers... 16, .. 12,446 45.75
Lackawanna Poor House..142,088...105,753 85.74
Lancaster..... Poor House..149,085... 46,000 85..31
Lawrence.... Overseers..... 37,517... 16,411 83.44
Lebanon....... Poor House.. 48,131... 12 200 00..25
Lehigh ..ceee Poor House.. 76,634... 23,000 00 30
Lycoming....Overseers..... 70,570... 35,044 14.50
METrCer...oenee. Poor House.. 55,744... 24,138 00.43
Mifflin. Poor House.. 19,996... 4,114 00..20
McKean. Poor House.. 46,863... 13,805 72..29
Monroe........Qverseers..... 20,111... 8,759 00.44
Montgomery Poor House.123,471... 29,471 00..2¢
Montour... Overseers..... 15.645... 10,238 16..66
Northampt'n Poor House.. 84.220... 18,000 00..21
Northumb’d Overseers..... 74,698... 55,916 92.75
Poor House.. 26,276... 7,755 00..29
verseers..... 3,794 00.40
.. 8,462 00.33
.. 10,000 00..27
Susqueha! 093... 21,985 00..55
Union........... ... 14148 89.79
Venango.... .. .. 17,000 00..36
Warren......... .. 37,685... 4,750 00.12
Washington.. Poor House.. 71,155... 21,976 00..31
Wayne......... Overseers..... 21,01
Westmorel’d Poor House..112,819...
Wyoming....Overseers..... 15,891...
YOrk...... oo Poor House.. 99,489... 20,000 €0..20
Taking the five counties adjoining,
and Centre, three have poor houses
and three bavenone. It will be eeen
from the table below that Centre, with
only 7,508 more people than Huntiog-
don, pays nearly three times as much
to keep her poor.
16,551 00..79
26,000 00..23
5,000 00..32
Per Capita
Pop. County. Poor Tax. Tax.
66,375...Cambria.......$15,000.00..22..... Poor House
70.866... BIaiTsveeseese.rs 16.449.69.23..... Poor House
35,751... Huntingdon 12,000.00..33.....Poor House
43.269...Centre. 33,429.00..77 No Poor House
Clinton : 16,466-44..57 No Poor House
69,525...Clearfield... 46,759.75..67 No Poor House
The following is the millage levied
in the various boroughs and townships
in Centre county for poor purposes for
the eurrent year.
Bellefonte BorO.ciccsereeeimnnisesaanisseasens
Centre Hall *“ ..
Howard i
Milesburg **
Millheim "
Philipsburg © ae.
‘South Philipsburg Boro
Unionville Boro........ HN]
Benner...
Boggs......
Burnside
College...
Curtin..
Ferguson
Worth sees
The question is one which
thing in its power to render assistance
in this and will publish all communi-
cations on the subject that are sent in.
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The two Republican representa:
tives from this county at Harrisburg
have been named as members of the
following committees: 'W OMELSDORFF :
centennial affairs, constitutional re-
form, iron and coal and labor and in.
dustry. CurriN.—Counties and towa-
ship, congressional apportionment,”
manufacturers and municipal corpora-
tions, As there are usually but one or
two meetings of each of the above
committees during the session, itis evi-
dently not intended that tbe states-
men (?) who represent our people in
the Legislature shall be over worked
in preparing legislation.
The condition of municipal af-
fairs in Bellefonte calls for an imme:
diate investigation upon the part of the
tax-payers of all departments of the
borough. Thetax duplicate, two-thirds
paid already, bas been consumed and
the treasury is empty. The Danville
asylum has refused to receive in-
sane CARTER 88 a patient, because
«Bellefonte borough does pot pay
its bills”. The poor department is
rotten {o the core, as are most of the
others, and a halt ehould be called at
the polls next month. A change of
administration will do the borough
good. Let the voters make it.
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Pattison for the Mayoralty.
Nominated by the Democracy of Philadelphia
on Wednesday. Named on the first Ballot. In
the Convention he Received a Vote of 828 to 79
for Colonel Charles H. Banes—The Domina:
tion Was Made Unanimous—1he Democracy of
Philadelphia Are Now United—There Was
Considerable Disorder in the Convention,
PrILADELPHIA, Jan. 16. — The
Democratic city convention to-day was
turbulent in the extreme. It was call-
ed to order in Warner's hall by Tew po-
rary Chairman David W. Sellers with
one third of the 900 delegates standing,
the seating capacity being inadequate,
and a movement was started to adjourn
to a larger ball, but it was squelched]
1t required an hour for the noisy dule-
gates to elect A parmanent chairman in
the person of William F. Belsterling,
who is identified with the regular
Democracy, Michael J. Ryan being the
ansuccessful aspirant. Another hour
had elapsed when ex-Governor Robert
T. Pattison was nominated for mayor
over Colonel Charles H. Banes by 2
vote of 828 to 79. The nomination was
afterward made unanimous. The con-
vention nominated Colonel Sylvester
Bonnaflon, jr. for receiver of taxes, by
acclamation, and also nominated seven
candidates for police magistrate.
The hour fixed for the convention,
which was the first held since the regu-
lar wing of the Philadelphia Democracy
and the minority faction, styled the
Pennsylvania Democracy, have appar-
ently become unified, was fixed at 10
o'clock. At that time the hall was fiil-
ed to overflowing with an intensely
boisterous crowd, and when Temporary
Chairman Sellers tried to call the dele-
gates to order his efforts could not be
heard ten feet away.
Every man in the hall was on his feet
declaring his right to this or that seat or
disputing the political merits of some
well known leader. It was clearly ap-
parent that the unconventional throng
would get into & row so heated were the
unnecessary epithets that were being
passed, but this did not occur. Just
why disorder should prevail was not
evident to the slim conservative ele-
ment.
At 10.12 something like order was ob-
tained in the front row. The chairman
named the other temporary officers and
and then City Chairman Wilhere, on
behalf of the ‘Regulars,” nominated
Williaa F. Belsterling for permanent
chairman. Dallas Sanders, as sponsor
for the minority delegates, nominated
Michael J. Ryan. The vote of 684 for
Belsterling and 218 for Ryan showed
the respective strength. of the wings.
Mr. Ryan furthered harmony, however,
by moving that the selection of Mr.
Belsterling be made unanimous and this
was done. The vote was cast amid
great confusion. Delegates alternately
cheered and hissed and Candidate Ryan
went so far as to accuse the chair of
“gag law”.
The nomination for a candidate for
mayor being next on the card a half
dozen and strong lunged delegates
shouted “Pattison.” No nominating
speech was made but several addresses
followed in seconding this selection.
When the Pattison boom had some-
what quieted, Mr. Ryan placed Colonel
Charles H. Banes in nomination and
William Findlay Brown made the sec-
onding speech. The vote resulted :
Pattison, 828 ; Banes, 79, and the nomi-
nation of the ex-governor was made
unanimous.
The convention, after nominating
Colonel Bonnaffon for receiver of taxes
by acclamation and naming the seven
candidates for police wagistrates ad-
journed.
Colonel Bonnaffon is a well known
Republican and he was placed upon
the Democratic ticket in deference to
the endorsement of him by the Munici-
pal league and the citizens’ committee,
reform bodies.
PATTISON LIKELY TO ACCEPT.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.—Ex-Gov-
ernor Pattison will not say whether or
not he will accept tho Democratic may-
orality nomination given him to-day.
All that he would say upon the matter
was that he would carefully consider it
before deciding. Nevertheless it seems
to bo the general opinion that Mr. Pat-
tison will accept the nomination. The
position of the Pennsylvania Democ-
racy, the faction opposed to the regular
organization, is largely problematical
as yet, but the action of the executive
committee of the Pennsylvania Democ-
racy of the Twenty-ninth ward to-night
is significant, and seems indicative of
peace in the party. The ward is the
stronghold of the Pennsylvania Demac-
racy, and when the committee met this
evening its first action was a hearty en-
dorsement of Pattison.
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Another Governor From Bellefonte.
Citizens of Varying Political Faith Make the
Inauguration Memorable.—Great Crush of
Visitorse— Harrisburg Has a Day OF to
Witness the Show.—The New Execulive's
Address.—The Home of Curtin and Beaver
Again Honored.
HarrisBURG, Jan. 15.—Governor
Hastings went into his office with suf-
ficient uproar to-day. The diligent ef-
forts of Republican leaders, Republi
can office-seekers and generous-minded
Democrats were ample to make the in-
auguration memorable. There was a
great crush of visitors to the state capi-
tal, a goodly number of the national
guard, a profusion of gold lace, plumes
and swords, and a multitude of mor-
tals who constitute the civic and polit-
ical organization.
Philadelphia Republican clubs, find-
ing railroad fare cheap, came into the
city to the number of more than a doz-
en, with a thousand or so individuals
comprising them, and not a few of
them wore, with an air of bravado the
Penrose colors, and openly predict-
ed that Governor Pattison would be
the next mayor of Philadelphia. In-
deed, this Pattison boom was a unique
feature of the inauguration, and it was
curious to note the greeting the Phila-
delphians gave Mr. Pattison whenever’
they got a glimpse of him.
As inaugurations go, this one was a
success—a big and variegated parade
and a rushing mob of people to see
the new executive take bold of com-
monwealth affairs, Harrisburg closed
its schools and many of its business
places, and decorated itself with prop-
er gaudiness. Then it waited for the
show. First it saw early in the morn-
ing the incoming crowds, earliest of
which was the Tariff club, of Pitts-
burg. The legislature having with
proper gravity met and appointed the
necessary committees to escort digo1-
taries out on the reviewing stand.
"hen the Senate adjourned, a8 did
also the lower House to witness the
inauguration of Governor Hastings.
The procession from the executive
mansion to the capitol started promptly
at 11:30 o'clock, Capt. F. M. Oit, com-
manding the Governor's troop, Was de-
tailed to assist Chief Marshal Olm-
stead, Brig. Gen. P. S. Gobin and staff;
Cougressman John E. Reyburn, mar-
shal second division and staff; Maj.
I. B. Brown, marshal third division,
and staff; Charles F. Deikr, mar-
shal fourth division, and staff; State
College cadets, guard of honor, Lieut.
E. W. McCaskey commanding, escort-
ed from the executive mansion to the
the capital the Governor, Governor-
elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant
Governor-elect, justice of the Supreme
court, joint committees of the Senate
and House of Representatives, heads
of departments and other invited
guests in the following order.
Governor Robert E. Pattison, Gover-
nor-elect Daniel H. Hastings, Rev.
William A. Honck, George Handy
Smith, chairman joint legislative in-
augural committee, in the first car-
riage, drawa by four horses. They
were followed by other officials and
guesis in the following order :
Ex-Gov. James A. Beaver, ex Lieut.
Gov. L. A. Watres, Lieat. Gov. Walter
Lyon, C. Wesley Thomas, president
protem of the Seoate ; James P. Ster-
rett, Chief Jastice of the Supreme
court of Pennsylvania ; Henry Green,
Henry W. Williams, justices of the
Supreme court : Edward M. Paxson,
ex-chief justice of the Supreme court.
J. Brewster McCollum, James T
Mitchell, John Dean, D. Newlin Fell,
justices of the Supreme court ; John
W. Simmontop, president judge Court
of Common Pleas of Dauphin county ;
John B. McPherson, additional law
judge ; Henry Walton, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and C. Har-
ry Fletcher, secretary of the Inaugur-
al committee.
D. McM. Gregg, Auditor General ;
Amos H. Mylin, Auditor General-elect;
Col. Samuel M. Jackson, State Treas-
urer ; B. F. Gilkeson, chairman Re-
publican State committee.
Col. Thomas J. Stewart, the new
Adjutant General ; Geo. William J.
Latta, Secretary-elect of Internal Af-
tairs ; William F. Harrity, Secretary
ot the Commonwealth.
W. U. Hensel, Attorney General ;
H. C. McCormick, the new Attorney
General ; George B. Luper, ex-Insur-
ance Commissioner ; Col. James H.
Lambert, Insurance Commissioner.
Charles H. Krumbhaar, Superinten-
dent of Banking ; A. L. Tilden, deputy
Secretary of the Commonwealth ;
James A. Stranahan, deputy Attorney
General ; Prof. Nathan C. Schaeffer,
Superintendent of Public Iostruc-
tion.
Senators William Flinn, Charles A.
Porter, Samuel J. M. McCarrell, J.
Henry Cochran, members of joint Leg-
islative Inaugural committee.
George Kunkel, Samuel Peltz, Em-
mett BE. Cotton, Stogdell Staples, mem-
bers of the joint Inaugural committee,
Maurice. C. Eby, mayor; C. C.
Schriver, president of Common Coun-
cils ; H. A. Walkemeyer, president of
Select Council.
Walter W. Greenland, ex-Adjutant
General and staff; Maj. Gen. George
R. Snowden, division National Guard
of Pennsylvania, and staff ; Brig. Gen.
John A. Wiley, Second Brigade, Na-
tional Guard of Penusylvania, and
staff: Gen. John W, Scholl and staff,
First Brigade, National Guard.
Upon arrival at Capitol park the
Governor-elect and the members of his
Cabinet, Gov. Pattison and his Cab-
inet and ex-Judge Paxson entered the
main building at the State street en
trance, thus reaching the platform,
without passing through much of a
crowd. It lacked a minute of 12
o'clock when the party stepped on the
platform. Gen. Hastings walked with
uncovered head, at the left of Gov. |
Pattison, and they were followed by
the Justices of the Supreme court, tbe
outgoing and incoming Cabinets and |
guests, Rev. William A. Houck, of]
azleton, formerly pastor of the Belle-
tonte Methodist church delivered an
impressive prayer. It was 15 minutes
in length and was followed by Clerk E.
W. Smiley, of the Senate, reading the
certificate of election.
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IE TE NER SRR
A MiLesBURG TRAVELER IN A
Wreck. —The following letter, which
Gen. Hastings then stepped to the | was received here last week from Miss
front and Chief Justice James P
rett administered the oath of office,
followed by the Governor's salute from
Battery C.” Theo Gov. Hastings in a
voice that rang out, distinctly over the
immense gathering, delivered his in-
augural address which can be tound
on page 6 of this paper. Then follow-
ed the benediction, and after that the
inaugural parade, which was reviewed
by the new Governor and his guests at
the Executive mansion,
The military, civic and political pa-
rade, following after the inauguration,
was indeed, a magnificent affair. The
glitter and pomp of the citizen soldiery,
the rivalry of the several local fire
companies and the dignity of the polit-
ical organizations trom the East and
West combined harmoniously in the
successful display, and formed the
most attractive parade ever seen here.
The First, Fifth and Eighth regiments
of the National Guard, in command of
Gen. J. P. S. Gobin, represented the
State militia. The Pennsylvania State
College cadets, 235 in number,
and handsome, bright young fellows,
acted as a personal escort for Goveraor
| Hastings and was probably the most
attractive feature of the parade.
Philadelphia and several eastern
towns sent many clubs. but none ap-
peared 80 natty and handsome as the
Young Men's Tariff club, of Pittsburg.
There were 150 of the tariff boys in
line. Each wore a Mackintosh, with
the flaming red lining of the capes
thrown back over the shoulders. Each
also wore a silk badge with the name
of the club in gold letters, and bear-
ing an accurate likeness of C. L.
Magee. All along the line from the
capitol to the reviewing stand, the
crack political organization of Pitts-
burg was liberally applauded, and
many of the members are now suffer-
ing with sever colds, consequent upon
their continually uncovering in recog:
nition of their generous reception,
To-night Governor and Mrs. Hast
ings gave a reception at the executive
mansion, which was attended by per-
sons of prominence from all over the
State. It was a-delighttul affair, Pri-
vate Secretary Beitler introduced the
guests to the Governor who in turn
introduced them to Mrs. Hastings.
Lieut. Gov. Lyon and Mrs. Lyon, and
the members of the cabinet and their
wives assisted in receiving. Earlier in
the evening the Goveraor entertained
his cabinet at dinner. An elaborate
display of fireworks was made on Mar
ket street to-night. :
Ex Governor Pattison left Harris:
burg immediately after the inaugura-
tion, to join his wife in Philadelphia,
who is suffering with rheumatism.
The ex-Governor was accompanied to
the train by a number of personal and
political friends.
The Disaster at Butte.
Burre, Moat, Jaouary 16.—Batte
is slowly recovering from the stupefac-
tion of terror and horror into which it
was thrown last night by the explo:
sion that cost at least three score of
lives and injured and mangled a huo-
dred people besides. So far the man-
gled bodies of forty seven persons have
been recovered and the total will un-
doubtedly beswelled to sixty or seventy
when the ruins of the burned and shat-
tered warehouse have been searched.
The dead are so horribly mangled in
most cases as to be unrecognizable,
but twenty-six have been identified by
their clothing and articles found op-
on them. The exact number of
wounded cannot yet be learned, as
they are lying at different houses
throughout the city to which they
were hurried. The terrible calamity
was due primarily to a slight fire that
started about 10 o'clock last night in a
storage shed near the track of the
Montana Central railroad. From all
that can be learned the total amount of
explosives that went up in the three
explosions was nearly thirty tons. The
money loss will be about $1.000.,000.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
AN INFORMAL FAREWELL To HAST-
1Ngs.—Last Friday night about one
thousand residents of Bellefonte and
vicinity visited the new Armory where
an opportunity was afforded to say good-
bye to General Hastings and his family.
The Undine band was there to make
music and it fulfilled its part of the pro-
gram to perfection. A large number
of students from The Pennsylvania State
College, with many members of the
faculty. were in town for the reception.
Speeches were made by Gen. Beaver,
Judge Love, Dr. (Geo. W. Atherton
and others. Gen. Hastings having re-
sponded in a pleasant way.
re
CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.—
Amassa Winchester, the Clinton coun-
ty murderer, has escaped the gallows,
the jury in his case having returned 8
verdict of manslaughter. The extreme
penalty for which 18 twelve years in the
penitentiary, though Judge Mayer sen-
tenced him to pay $1 fine, costs ot prose-
cution, snd undergo an imprisonment
in the western penitentiary in solitary
confinement and at hard labog for the
period of eight years and six manths.
The trial began Tuesday morning of
last week and ended Friday evening
about 5 o'clock. It took the jury only
about an hour and a half. The first
ballot stood : 10 for manslaughter and
2 for acquittal. The next ballot was
unanimous for conviction of ; man-
slaughter. The verdict gave general
satisfaction, though some were inclined
to think he ought to hang while others
were of the opinion that an acquittal
would have been the proper verdict.
‘Winchester was congratulated on
every side and he and his father, togeth-
er, shook hands with all of the juriors as
they filed out of the jury box.
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. Ster- | pestie Potter, whom it was feared had
been injured in a railroad wreck in Ari-
zona, will set at ease the trouble in any-
one’s mind conceraing her. She had
been on her way to California, as &
companion to two Boston, women and
up to last Friday nothing bad been
heard from her, though she was known
to have been in the wreck.
The letter;! gives a j graphic sc-
count of her trip and of; the wreck”
Miss Potter is the oldest daughter of
John F. Potter, Ezq., of Milesburg :
My DEAR ANNIE :—
I left home December 24,
1894, at 6 a. m., from the Bellefonte station,
via. Lewisburg, Montandon and Harrisburg
to Philadelphia, arriving there at3 p. m., in
Broad St. station, took Market St. car for
Camden ferry—leaving Camden at 4 p. m., on
the P. & W. J. Express train, going at light-
ning speed across the State of N. J. in a little
over an hour, to Atlantic City. Remaining
thera all night and enjoying myself hugely at
an intimate friend’s house on Atlantic Ave-
nue, with Cousin Carrie. We sighted for a
short time the ocean’s downy billows, the
points of interest along the beach, and satis.
fied my oft expressed desire to see the briny
deep. After taking a short sleep we arose at
5 a. m., Christmas morn, and attended church
service at 6, in the M. E. church. After break-
fastat 7 we again viewed Atlantic's raging
waters as a storm was making its advances»
and at 9-20, took our leave of the beautiful city
and of friends for Philadelphia, arriving there
before 11 a. m. walked up Chestaut :St. to
Broad St. station admiring the attractions:
After resting there awhile I walked to 1718
Walnut St., and there ascertained that my two
Boston friends were at the Aldine hotel be-
tween 19th and 20th, Chestnut St. I repaired
there at once and was taken up the elevator
to their room, and met for the first time my
long anticipated Bostonian friends of educa-
tion, wealth and refinement; in whom I was
delighted and with whom I was to travel to
Cal.
After spending an hour pleasantly with
them, I went to Fairmount Park water works,
the old State House, the tomb of great grand-
father and mother Benj. Franklin and other
places of interest, and then returned in time
to leave Philadelphia from Broad St. Station
at 6:55 p. m., for Cal. on the “Sunset Lim-
ited.” Our train was elegantly equipped and
makes the trip in 4 days from N. Y. or Boston
via. Phila., Washington, Atlanta, New Orleans
and Houston, Texas, to San Francisco.
I greatly admired the scenery through par t
of Georgia and Louisiana, also the Gulf of
Mexico. I saw the beautiful orb of day tak-
ing an early rise out of his deep and foamy
waters. The Crescent city is a lovely place for
pleasure seekers. We crossed the Miss-
issippi river at this point, on an immense fer-
ry boat, and then took one of the grandest
and most elaborately furnished trains that
runs to. the Pacific coast, composed of Pull
man vestibule sleepers, dining car, library
car, barber shop, baggage car ete. We
stopped scarcely long enough to take breath.
Somewhere in the wilds of Texas, early on
Friday morning, I was awakened by almost an
instant stop of the train. Some one soon
sounded the alarm that our engine Lad brok-
en down. We were almost forty miles away
from where we could get anotherand were de-
tained over three hours before we started
again. At lightning speed they tried to regain
lost time. The first stop after that was Houston,
Texas, depot, a very ordinary looking build-
ing. We crossed the second largest bridge in
the world, spanning the Rio Pecos river in
Texas, the train stopped in the center five
minutes, Miss Faulkner and I walked the en-
tire length of it, then we entered the baggage
cars and passed through them; the library
car, the dining car, barber shop and Pullman
cars, until we reached our own. They were
all handsome and inviting. On Saturday
morning I awoke about 5 o'clock, and watched
the king of light take his first peep at us, it
was a fascinating sight, I then thought I
would arise and dress for the day. After hav-
ing done so, I placed all my articles in my
grip and strapped it, I had my comb, shce
buttoner and knife in my handkerchief, in
one hand and my hat in the other one, and
started for the toilet room at the opposite end
of the car. As I walked down the aisle, I won-
dered why the train rocked so badly, as I
could hardly walk. Just as I opened| the toi-
let room door I could hear something break-
ing. I felt as though I was going down, down,
Ilooked out of the window could see flames all
around and hear the roaring and burning of
the fire, it sounded as if everything was
breaking and smashing to pieces. 1 shall NEVER
forget the sicking horror of that moment, as I
thought, and it looked as though I was going
down through a burning bridge. I opened the
door onto the platform and saw the door open
in the next car and people running out of it,
Then I jumped oft down about six feet and
was safe. Isaw others jump, most of them
had nothing but their night clothing on, bare-
footed and bare-headed. I was on the end
that went down through the bridge first. I
felt the floor hot through my shoes and had I
been a moment later I would have been
burned to death, the bridge was about as long
as half the length of the train, I was the only
one that was fully dressed and had everything
in my grip. Two sleeping cars and a com-
posit car were burned. It was expected that
all of our baggage was gone; but we after-
wards learned that some was saved. My
trunk was badly smashed, had it not been
well roped, it would have been lost. A
young Scotch gentleman took from his trunk
and re-roped it. Nearly all of the passengers
lost most of their baggage in their State
rooms and their daily clothing. Men helped
uncouple cars in bare heads, bare feet and
with no wearing apparel, except their night
clothes. One private Pullman escaped unin:
jured and the dining car, we had to repair to
until we got one Pullman from Tucson, about
eighty miles from the wreck. We did not get
started until 5 p. m., we were all day on the
desert plains of Arizona, without a drop of
water to extinguish flames or cool our parched
tongues. There were only two berths made
up for Saturday night, no one seemed to want
to be found sleeping again, lest they ioose the
balance of their wardrobe. We spent most of
the night in sober thinking. Arrived in San.
ta Barbara at 8 p. m. Sunday, feeling some-
what extinguished. More anon.
Adieu,
Mrs. Esther a Baney, wife of
David Buney of this place, died at the
home of her son Frank, on east High
street, Thursday night at 9 o'clock.
Deceased was G8 years old and had been
in poor health for along time. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternon at
2 o'clock.
CHESTIE.
Pine Grove Mention
That dreadful malady whooping cough
is expanding the lungs of many of our
little folks.
Emanuel Sunday Esq., who has been
confined to his room for some weeks with
pleurisy and rheumatism, is improving
slowly.
Robert Gardner, a dry goods salesman
representing one of Phila’s. best firms, is
laid up with pneumonia at the home of
his father, Wilson Gardner, at Rock
Spring.
J. C. Kanode, of Alexandria,’a promi-
nent salesman in this section, was
pleasantly entertained at the home of his
brother-in law, W. J. Meyers, Main street,
the latter part of last week.
The cold blizzard that struck this sec-
tion last Saturday night blockaded many
of the roads. Mercury fell 420 from 10
o'clock Saturday evening to7 o’clock Sun-
day morning, when it registered 12° be-
low zero.
Mrs. D. G. Meek is in Bellwood seeing
her only brother, who is ill with a com-
plication of diseases. He has not enjoyed
good health for years, but his many
friends here hope that his life will be
spared for many years to come.
Last week D.D. G. Master Weber of
Boalsburg, paid Elizabeth Ishler, widow
of the late Samuel F. Ishler, the snug sum
of two thousand dollars from the Odd
Fellows endowment association. Une
half of the amount goes to the children.
Mrs. P. F. Bottorf, who while not
seriously ill, has been in failing health
for some months with stomach and
asthmetic trouble and whose indomitable
will has kept her out of bed, was the sub-
ect of a consultation between Drs. Sei-
bert of Bellefonte, and Woods of this
place, on Thursday last.
On the 4th inst, the death angel entere da
the home of James Hilliard and claimed
for its own the little son, who had lived
but one year. He was buried at Gates-
burg on the 6th inst ; but on account of
the inclement weather the funeral ser.
vices were postponed until Sunday the
13th, when Rev. C. T Aikens conducted
them in the Gatesburg church.
The many relations and friends of Mrs.
Matilda Musser, of Altoona, SO well
known in this County, will be grieved to
hear of the serious accident which befell
her recently. She fell on an icy pave-
ment breaking three ribs and sustaining
other injuries which her medical attend-
ant says will require much careful treat-
ment.
A teacher's district institute will be
heldin the Academy Hall on the 25th and
26th, when our town will be thronged
with pedagogues from a half dozen
neighboring townships. President A.J.
Tate is working hard to make it a suc-
cess, and we hope to give them a hearty
welcome. Prof. Sparks of the State Col.
lege will probably lecture on the evening
of the 25th.
Mr. Wm. Hess, one of Philipsburg’s
solid business men, accompanied by his
excellent wife, sleighed across the Alle-
ghenies this week to pay a brief visit to
his old home. In the quarter ofa century
since he left the “Branch” his beard has
become frosted and his head almost hair-
less, physically he is stouter than ever:
but his other half has retained all her
youthful good 100ks. They are a whole-
some jolly couple.
Mr. Henry McWilliams left for Phila-
delphia Wednesday to bring his father,
Mr. L. W. McWilliams, home. Mr. McWil-
liams is in a bad way, he has been in
the Jefferson Hospital for six weeks.
His one cye has been removed
entirely and the other is only a very lit.
tle better. It is hoped that surrounded
by friends and home comforts his general
health will be much better, and that his
eye will improve with his body.
In our last letter we mentioned the
death of Mr. Albert Martz. We heard he
had died from the effects ofan explosion ;
but a letter from the steward of the Pitts.
burg hospital to Mr. Martz states that his
son died of typhoid fever, and therefore
his body could not be sent home. He was
given a respectable burial in the Alle.
gheny cemetery the particulars of which
were more or less satisfying to his sorrow-
ing parents, brothers and sisters.
We sadly note the death of little Helen
Keller, youngest daughter of Squire and
Mrs. Keller. The little seventeen months
old child with its parents were in the
Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, where
they were awaiting an opportunity to
have an operation performed on its lip
and palate, when the child took cholera
infantum and died. On the morning of
the 15th the heartbroken parents brought
the little body home by the way of Oak
Hall, where they were met by undertaker
Heberling. Kind neighbors did all they
could for the comfort and consolation of
the bereaved ones, and at 10 Wednesday
morning the burial took place.
Dear mother stay thy tears,
And father grieve no more,
Your little darling is free from sin
with Jesus now,
And will be evermore.
Tre Opp FELLOWS ANNUAL BANQUET.—
The fifteenth anniversary banquet of the
Boalsburg Lodge was celebrated at the
comfortable home of Brother Charles
Kuhn on the Branch, Early in the , eve-
ning the guests were received by Mr. and
Mrs. Kuhn in such a cordial manner, that
soon was forgotten the cold and Snow
through which they had come. Conspicu-
ousamong the guests were ex-Sheriff Ish-
ler and wife, who had sleighed up from
the county seat to have a share in the
good times and to partake of the spirit of
the occasion. Members and guests con-
gratulated each other on the condition of
the order and many were the wishes ex-
pressed that its growth and success
would continue tndefinitely. At ten
o'clock the guests were invited to clear
off the festive board and not until one
o'clock was that accomplished —and for
all we know, those old patriarchs, 1s.
Condoand W. J. Meyers might still be
there, calling for oysters. Sheriff Ishler,
W. J. Meyers, John Fortney, D. W. Mey-
ers, D. D. G. Master Weber and others
responded to the toasts, and eyerybody
returned to their homes delighted with
the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn,
who in their turn, were pleased with the
social side of the 1. O. O. F. A lodge
which always uses discrimination and
precaution in the moral and mental fit-
ness of applicants, and which never
looses sight of the fact that numbers
alone do not guarantee worth.