A Deceptive Comparison.
A dishonest attempt has been made
by a high tariff organ tc make it ap-
pear that while the McKINLEY tariff
promoted foreign trade, the WiLsoN
tariff has been a commerce destroyer,
Chto. and it tries to make this appear by
comparing the first 17 months of the
former with the first 17 months of the
. latter. By this showing it claims that
There wax not much promice of a the McKINLEY exportations were
brilliaut out come to the movement $227,000,000 in excess of what was ex-
that was started in Pittsburg some days ported during the WiLsoN period.
ago for the tormstion of a new political Any deception seems to answer the
party. The couference held for this purpose of the high tariff supporters.
purpose was lar from being. numerous | Tye organ in question forgets to men-
in its attendauce, although it was in- tion that the 17 McKINLEY mouths in-
tended to include representatives from cluded the year 1891 when there was
all parts of the country, voicing the | 3 4imost total failure of crops in
diecontent of those who are dissatisfied Europe and animmense harvest in
with the present political parties. The | ip; country producing a condition that
attendance was largely composed of | gant abroad the largest amount of
women ard a choice assoriment of | 4 oii0an breadstufls that was ever ex-
cranks who desire to reorganize and ported in any one year. It amounted
reconstruct the entire political situa |, po extraordinary figure of $750,000,-
tion.
Mr. Stewart, the national chair-
man, read his address, urging the Pop-
ulists, Prohibitionists, Silverites and
others outside of the two old parties, to
“unite and effect a radical change in the
government of the country. It is
characteristic ot the movements of such
political reformers that they invariably
propose to be radical. Their intention
ie always to get at the root of things,
The financial report was read by
chairman STewaRrT, showing a balance
of twelve cents, but to reinforce the
finances of the movement six hundred
persons were invited to give one dollar
each for immediate expenses. Even
those who may sympathize with this
new party must admit that there is too
much woman and not enough cash in
it to make it a success. A scarcity of
cach is a great drawback to any polit
ical party, particularly at this time
when it is necessary to buck up against
McKiNLEY's boodle. What would
chairmar STEwARrT’® poor little bal-
ance of twelve cents, with the doubtful
proepect of a dollar apiece from a few
hundred followers, amount to in com-
petition. with the thousands of dollars
which the tarif-fattened beneficiaries
of protection are contributing to the
McKINLEY fund for the restoration of
his system of spoliation, and which
enables MARK HANNA, the traveling
agent of the high-tariff crusade, as Tou.
Prat alleges, to throw money righ
and left from the tail end oft a palace
car as he travels through the country
working up the MoK1NLEY boom ?
It the people who wet in Pittsburg
for the formation of a new party would
properly consider the situation they
could not come to any other conclusion
than that the greatest benefit to the
politics of the country and its general
interests, would result from the defeat
of that party which by a quarter of a
century of bad legislation and adminis-
trative action depleted the treasury, de-
ranged and impaired the monetary
system, and disordered the gen
business conditions of the country, an
by 1ts corrupt methods of politics, and
boodle practices in the elections, has
demoralized the elective franchise and
tainted the expression of the ballot box
with political leprosy that endangers
the very existence of our popular in-
stitutions.
The Democratic party is the only
agency that can prevent the calamity
of the government again falling under
the control of that corrupt and danger-
ous organization.
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., Mar. 27, 1896.
P. GRAY MEEK,
No Need For a New Party.
whatever to do with producing it, as it
wag caused by the necessities of Europe
4 which our abundant harvest was able
to supply. During the WiLson period
the conditions were reversed, there be-
ing short harvests in this country and
a plentiful yield in Europe, so that our
agricultural exports. fell off nearly
$200,000,000 in value in a single year.
A dishonest comparison is as bad as a
lie, and it is by such comparieons that
the McKINLEYITES attempt to bolster
their policy.
But what bave they to say of the ex-
ports ot mauufactures under the Wir-
8ON law, as compared with the McKIn-
LEY exportations of the same kind ?
During the past year, 1895, the exports
of manufactured goods amounted to
$201,152,771, as against $168,593,804
in 1891, and $152,397,392 in 1892, they
being the best two McKINLEY years.
Does this not show that under the
Wirson tariff American manufact-
ures are in a more flourishing condi-
tion than under the McKINLEY tariff ?
A Great Mining Disaster at Dubois
Monday Morning.
At the Berwind-White Shaft.—There Was an
Explosion of Mine Gas—All of the Dead Men
Except One Have Families—About a Thous-
and People on the Scene an Hour After the Ac-
cident—The Mine Was a New One and Yet in
the Early Stages of Development,
Dusors, Pa., March 23.—The first
great mining disaster in this neighbor-
hood in all of the fifteen years since
mining became an industry of magni-
tude, occurred at 8:20 o'clock this
morning, at the Berwind-White shaft,
just east of town, It came in the form
of an explosion of mine gas and result-
ed in the death of thirteen men, all of
Dubois.
All of the dead leave families, ex-
cept James Graham, jr
As soon as the.explosion occurred
and before the extent of the disaster
was known, messengers were gent into
town to summon all the physicians
who could be found. “When the news
reached Rochester mines, . which are
three miles from tbe shaft, the men
working there rightly divined that the
ervices of good, practical men would
be wanted under the ground, and
about forty at once came out and started
to the shaft. Conveyances were found
for some and others went as far as they
could 1n the street cars and walked the
remainder of the way. Superintendent
Reed, of the Rochester mines, follow-
ed and, as soon as he arrived at the
shaft, went below with a cage full of
his own men.
The air was so bad below that the
men, who went down in gangs of about
tee, could not stay long at a time, but
the opening seemed to clear up later on
and better progress in getting to the
scene of the disaster was made.
About a thousand people were at
thescene in a hour, including many
friends of those under ground, but, as
far as possible, the reports were kept
from the families of those who were
dead until the bodies could be recov-
ered.
Seventeen men went down the shaft
at 7 o'clock in the morning, thirteen
going into a heading north of the shaft
and the four others in the opposite di-
rection and the latter, with the mine
boss, were the only ones to escape the
terrific shock. The four men were
half a mile away from the shaft and
shortly after 9 o'clock they felt what
they believed was the shock following
an explosion of gas. Immediately after
mine boes Harvey came running to-
ward them and directed them to hurry
to the foot of the shaft.
When they came to the shaft they
ran into a hody of gas and knew that
there had been an explosion. Their
first effort was to put up some brattices
which had been blown off by the ex-
plosion, hoping that it might possibly
have the effect of turning an air cur-
rent to their comradey in the other
parts of the mine, but before they had
accomplisbed much they were being
overcome by the gas and had to be
taken up in the cage, one of them be-
ing in a very serious condition him-
self. Then it wae that the news reach-
ed the outside world.
The shaft is close to 300 feet deep
and for some time there has been
known to be traces of gas in the cham:
bers, but precautionary measures were
observed to avoid a disaster. The
mine is a new one and ie yet in early
stages oi development, and for th%t
reason there were no more men at
work at the time of the explosion.
The Congressional Fraud.
# The venerable United States Senator
from Illinois, Hon. JouN M. PALMER,
made a moet truthful and timely re-
mark, some days ago, when he said :
“The Congress of the United States
finds it an easy matter to attend to the
affairs of other nations, but has shown
itself utterly incompetent to deal with
our domestic affairs.”
The correctness of euch a stricture
on the conduct of the present Congress
is obvious. It is a thoroughly do-
nothing body in matters relating to the
interest of the people of the United
States, while it* shows a pernicious
eagernees to mix in foreign complica-
{oos. There is disorder in the public
revenues, the currency is in a crippled
condition, business struggles to recover
from the evils of bad fiscal and mone-
tary legislation, the legacy of! thirty
years of Republican rule, but this Con-
grees will not turn its hand to remedy
the defects of this situation, rather pre-
ferring that they should continue for
political effect, while, as Senator Par.
MER 8ays, ‘it can reach out and settle
the affairs of other governments with
ease and dispatch.”
It is not difficult to comprehend the
object of such a congressional policy.
It is intended that nothing eball be
done for the relief of the financial sit-
uation, nor anything that might con.
tribute to the restoration of business
prosperity, while the discussion of
Jingo resolutions will belp to kill time,
every respect it is the greatest con-
greesional fraud that ever assembled
at the national capitol.
—If you want printing of any de.
scription the WATCHMAN office is the
place to have it done.
000. McKiNLEY's tariff had nothing
Samuel P, ‘Langdon in a Prison
Philadelphia.
A Case of Illicit Love.—By it the Old Story Was
Revealed and the Man is Now Under the
Shadow of Doubt.—He is 50—She Only 18.— i
The Police Mystified But They are of the |
Opinion That the Dead Woman was Poisoned
by Her Paramour.
PrivapeLpHiA, March 24. —The
finding of the body of a young girl yes: |
terday evening revealed the old story |
of the illicit love between a mau and
woman, and has brought a man with-
in the shadow of the accusation of the
terrible crime of murder. The body
was that of a young girl named Annie
McGrath, and the man, with whom
she lived as his wile, is'Samuel P.'!
Langdon. Langdon is a man of about
50 years of age, and occupied a posi-
tion of considerable prominence in
financial and business circlesin Phila-
delphia and the state. He is presi- |
dent of the United Collieries company, !
a bituminous mining company ; presi-
dent of the Altoona and Philipsburg
Cobnecting railroad, and was formerly
president of the Altoona, Clearfield
and Northern railroad. Besides these
companies he has other varied inter-
ests 10 tne bituminous coal regions of
| Pennsylvania.
Although he lived with Miss Mec-
Grath as her husband, Langdon has a
wife and a grown son and daughter,
but he has not lived with his legal
wife for some time.
About six weeks ago Langdon rented
a comfortable little house at 2926
Girard avenue. The house was fur-
nished in an expensive manner, and
then Langdon took up his residence in
it with ao exceedingly pretty girl oi
about 18 years of age whom he stated
was his wife. Langdon looks fully his
50 years, and the youth and beauty of
the young woman caused the couple to
be considerable talked about in the
neighborhood. They neither sought
nor seemed to wish to make any ac-
quaintances, and they were variously
known by their neighbors under the
names of McGrath, McDonald and
Langdon. The couple were frequently
absent from the house three and four
days out of the week, and it was un-
derstood that the man had business
interests that took him away from the
city frequently and that his wife went
with him,
A colored girl named Bertha Stewart
was employed as a servant. ‘Mrs.
Langdon” came dowa to breakfast on
Sunday morning in her usual good
bealth. At dinnershe complained of
feeling unwell and later in the after
noon the servant girl heard her moan-
ing in her room on the second floor.
Langdon told the girl that there was
no occasion to disturb his wife, as she
was suffering only from a bilious at-
tack. Atter this the servant did not
20 near her mistress’ room again that
day. About 5 o'clock yesterday after-
noon Langdon came down stairs with
a valise in bis band. He told Bertha
that he was going to New York and
that she need not worry about his wife,
who was still unwell from bilioueness.
Langdon then left the house. About
8 o'clock last night Bertha became
alarmed at Mrs. Langdon’s quiet.
Going to the room on the second floor,
she looked in. “Mre, Langdon” was
lying on the floor, full dressed. Her
feet were crossed. There was a towel
over her face and her attitude \was so
auiet that Bertha was frightened), She
enatched the towel from the girl's face,
and even to the colored woman’s un-
trained eye one glance ‘was sufficient
to show her that she looked upon
death.
Thoroughly scared Bertha fled from
the house and went to the home of her
brother, with whom she returned to
the Girard avenue residence. A physi-
i
cian was then summoned and he, after
an examination of the body, gave it as
his opinion that the woman had been
dead fully twenty-four hours before he
was called in. The police were notified,
and from some letters and other things
found in the house they easily learned
the identity of the couple. The girl
wag the daughter of a pressman on one
of the daily papers here. Itseems that
when she was supposed to have been
traveling with Langdon she was really
at her father’s house. To her parents
she had some plausible tale of a situa-
tion that required her absence from
home, and thus she was enabled to be
with Laogdon. She was also careful
to never appear at her father’s house
arrayed in the handsome dresses and
Jewelry with which Langdon supplied
her. Just when and where the girl
met Langdon and how long her con-
nection with him has existed, is known
only to the man at present.
An analysis has been made of the
girl's stomach by an expert chemist,
but the result is known only to the
police, :
Samuel P. Langdon is the son of
Richard Langdon, who, in his life-
time, was the wealthiest bituminous
coal operator in Central Pennsylvania.
Samuel P. Langdon was born in Hunt-
ingdon, Pa., aod was ‘at first in busi-
ness in this city with his father, but he
early in life branched out in the coal
business for himself. When his fath-
.er died he received a considerable for-
tune aod controlled large coal inter-
ests. In 1890 he organized and in-
corporated under the laws of New
Jersey the United Collieries company.
The company had an authorized capital
of $250,000. The plants of the com-
pany are located in Clearfield and
Bedford counties. Langdon was op-
posed to the Pennsylvania railroad
company and some time ago organized
and built the Altoona and Philipsburg
connecting railroad. This road con-
nects with his mines and the Beech
Creek railroad, and gives the product
of his collieries an outlet to tide-water
over the Reading railroad. Langdon
was thought to have lost considerable
money in recent years, and his finan-
cial standing is said - to have been not
good recently. He was brought into
unpleasant prominence a year or so
ago through the wild escapades of his
gon. The young man was very ex-
| travagant and his careless use of other
in matory. Langdon is separated from his
legal wife, and she and her daughter
are said to be living near Pittsburg.
Since his separation from his legal
wife Langdon bas had no fixed resid-
ence in Philadelphia. When the
corover will hold his inquest in the
case i8 at present unknown,
Despite the efforts of the police at
concealment, enough leaked out to
show pretty conclusively that Miss Me-
Grath was killed by posion. Whether
this poison was self-administered or
inot Langdon probably only knows,
unless he hss told the police the full
story. That he watched the girl
during her death agonies is brought to
light in rather a peculiar way. Lang-
don. bas alwaye been a precise and
methodical man and this trait of his
life eropped out even in the face of
death, for he made a menorandum of
the exact hour of the girl's death.
This menorandum was found upon
him. }
Now that the exposure has come it
is hinted that behind the honorable
front Langdon presented to the world
he was a man of dissolute habits and
‘that he was intimate with other women
beside the McGrath girl. Langdon
last August went to the Indian Terri-
tory and procured a divorce from his
wife on the ground of incompatibility
of temper. Mrs. Langdon is now liv-
ing with her parents near Pittsburg.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
—Old “Grand-mother’” O'Donnell,
of Milesburg, has reached her ninetieth
year and is still very active.
——The fifth annual convention of
the Epworth League of Pennsylvania,
Maryland and West Virginia, will con-
vene in Harrisburg from June 25th t>
28th, next.
A Suir ¥OR DAMAGES. — Dr. M.
Salm, a specialist whose head-quarters
are in Columbus, Ohio, who spends one
day in every month in this place,
brought suit against the Pennsylvania
rail-road company, on Saturday moro-
ing, to recover for the non-delivery of
his trunks. The suit was brought be-
fore squire Keichline and the doctor
thought he had suffered to the extent
of $225. The case was held for court.
Dr. Salm makes monthly visits to
this place, having his dates advertised
two weeks in advance. All his ap-
pliances being carried in his trunks of
course when they did not arrive with
him his patients were required to leave
without treatment. .
——Read the WATCHMAN.
Port Matilda Pointers.
Mr. John Bailey, of Ferguson township, can-
didate for commissioner tarried over-night
-in our town this week. Heis a very p leasant
man fo meet.
We are still having quite a lot of snow in
this section of the county. Farmers haul
ing to Philipsburg, from thie side of the moun,
tain, report the sledding never better than
from Flat Rock to Philipsburg.
The M. E. conference having closed our
Methodist brethren are anxiously awaiting
the arrival of their new pastor. Rev. C. P. Sar:
vis, having been appointed to another charge
n Fulton county, will remove to his new field
of work in a few days.
We noticed in"the WAT cHMAN of last week a
report of two men being taken to jail from this
place suspected of robbing the camp of Gil-
bert Eller in Taylor township their names
were Richard Fink, about 47 years of age, and
not William, as stated in last week's paper
and Samuel Walk, aged about 18 years. It is
hoped that the accused may be able to pro ve
their innocence.
Another old veteran has answered the last
roll call in the person of Alexander Burnett,
who died at this place on last Friday night
aged 63 years, 9 months and 5days. He was a
great sufferer for about five months previous,
to his death and leaves a widow with three
sons to mourn their loss. Rev. Maywell
preached his funeral sermon in the M. E-
church, on Sunday afternoon, and on Monday
morning his remains were taken to Curtin sta
tion where they were met by the G. A. R. and
consigned to their last resting place.
Our quiet little burg was greatly excited, on
last Sunday, when a mad bull came running
through our streets not paying heed to any
oneor thing. It was not safe for any one to
venture too close to him as he would makea
dash for them. After considerable manou ver
ing around he was captured in the barn of
Chaney and Thompson when Mr. Alex Adams
procured a stout rope and climbed up over
head anc lassoed him. Then he almost tore
the barn down in his efforts to free himself
and at this writing if anyone approaches
nesr him hewill jump and try to get at them,
He was purchased by a butcher of Philipsburg
from Mr. George Gummo of Half Moon and
when they got him to the foot of the mountain
he got away and has been roving over the
Allegheny, which has been covered with
snow, for a month.
Spring Mills.
John Minnich, one of Penns Valley’s prom-
inent citizens, was here last week disposing
of his real estate.
Charles Dillett had a sale of his personal
property here on Monday last. He will move
to Marvland where he has secured a good
position at lumbering.
R. G. Kennelly and wite will be engaged at
the Keller house, in Bellefonte, after the
1st. They are both very clever and pleasant
people. Wie are sorry to lose them.
Fern Clark, a very promising young man of
our village, a.grandson of Isaac Strunk, died
after a short illness of ten days or three weeks
on Saturday night last. He was buried in the
Spring Mills cemetery on Tuesday.
D. H. Ruhle, our jolly landlord, made a
flying visit to Bellefonte last week. Mr. Ruhle
is doing quite a lively business here. Nearly
every night every room in his hotel is oc-
cupied, sometimes he is puzzled to know
what to do with his guests—enlarge your hotel,
Mr. Ruhle.
In looking over the political announce-
“people's money landed him in a refor-
mente, Inotice that the Democratic column
numbers four candidates for treasurer, seven
for sheriff, six tor commissioner, one for
recorder and three for assembly. ‘I'he Repub-
licans have six candidates for treasurer, six
for sheriff, two for commissioner, one for
recorder and two for assembly. Quite a for-
midable array of candidates, and yet the
*‘erop” is not all in. Some of these gentlemen
are very favorably received down in this vil-
lage, and some rather roughly, of course so
early in the season this indifference really
means nothing. By the time the convention
meets théy may be the favorites. The Demo.
crats in this section say they mustand will
have a good ticket, no doubtful candidates
will answer, while the Republicans are so
confident of sweeping the entire country this
fall, they say that simple “*broomsticks” would
defeat the Democracy. A little more of the
present imbecile Congress is all the Democrats
ask, for the Republicans are doing all that
is necessary to defeat themselves. The obitu-
asf of the Democratic party is an old song
but the party still lives and thrives. ?
RA Aa,
Centre Hall.
Dr. W. A. McGeehon leaves for his new
home in Pittsburg, next week. Every house
in Centre Hall is occupied at present, and a
number will be compelled to live double until
new ones can be built.
Julian Fleming, whose wife died so sudden.
ly recently, will devote his whole time to the
sale of binders ; his two sons will stay with
relatives, the oldest goes to Philadelphia, and
the other will make his home with his grand-
father, Daniel Fleisher of Centre Hall.
Prof. E. T. Wolf is making a cauvass for
county superintendent. He is able—every
way, and believes he could always tell the dif.
ference between laiie and lath, no matter
whether he saw the lath on a wall or a lathe
in a machine shop, or saw the two words in a
spelling book in mid-winter.
E. G. Van Pelt, Esq., and wife, will move to
Ithaca, N. Y., the beginning of next month.
Mr. Van Pelt came to Centre Hall during the
year of 68 or '69 and engaged in the manufact-
ure of machinery, his brother H. D. Van Pelt,
deceased, being a pariner. He has been a
useful and much respected citizen, his busi.
ness giving more employment than any other
concern in the town. At Ithaca the family
will live retired, their future home being with-
in easy reach of Cornell University where
their only son is being educated.
Candidates, candidates, candidates. It
takes more than your fingers and toes to count
them in a day. Indeed, it is getting just a lit-
tle tiresome, since no one likes to be bored at
the best. Farmers can yote, even if they do
have only a suit of overalls for second dress,
and a hard and heavy hand that is irritating
to the soft hand of the sleek candidate, who
only has a faint idea of good common sense
and courtesy for a few months preceeding an
election. Give us a rest, men. We know who
is capable uy past deeds.
m———
All Through Brushvalley.
Ex-Squire Harvey Corman will move to the
Rebersburg Annex.
Mrs. James Stover, of Rebersburg, is qui te
sick with dropsy
Mr. Cyrus Royer, of Loganton, was in the
valley this week.
Nearly all the public schools of the valley
will close this week. :
Mrs. Bartoff, of Madisonburg, moved to
North Bend last week.
Mr. Franklin Vonada, of Madisonburg, has
gone to Lock Haven to work.
Mr. William Losh, of Hublersburg, was at
Rebersburg last Saturday.
Mr. Charles Haines, of Rebersburg, has
gone to Baltimore to clerk.
Mr. George Vonada, ot Rebersburg, went to
Clintondale on Monday.
Miss Grenoble, is a guest of Mr. George
Krumrine at Rebersburg.
Mr. Edwin Bierly, of Rebersburg, went to
Lamar on business last Monday.
Mr. A. N. Corman, of Rebersburg, had pub-
lic sale last Saturday afternoon. “*
Mr. C. C. Loose, our lumberman, went to
Lewisburg last week to start his mill,
Mr. Adam Jordan, of near Madisonburg,
will be the future miller of Centre Mills.
Rev. Harris Stover, the Dubbsite preacher,
came to Rebersburg, his home, yesterday.
Prof. Henry Detwiler, of Rebersburg, was in
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Custard, of Williamsport, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. Daniel Harter,
near Wolf's store.
Mr. John Price and Mrs. Polly Price, his
mother, both of Loganton, were the guests of
Hon. Henry Meyer on Saturday.
Mr. Isaac Frain, “the great grange and
horseman,” was busy circulating among his
granger brothers last week.
Rev. Mumma preached an exceptionally
fine sermon last Sunday a. m. in the Rebers.
burg Lutheran church.
—Miss Elizabeth Moyer, of Centre Mills,
was another unfortunate victim of the grippe
this and last week.
Miss Bird Stover, one_of Rebersburg’s es-
timable young ladies, was severely en-
tertained by the grippe last week, but is now
very well again.
Mr. John Long and Mr. Jack Limbert, of
Madisonburg, Mr. Wes. Hartman, of Millheim,
and Mr. Douty, of Wolf's Store, were at Re.
bersburg last Saturday.
Supt. C. L. Gramley was in Bellefonte, on
Friday and Saturday, assisting in conducting
the teacher's examination for permanent cer-
tificates, for whichthere were four candidates.
Mr. James Corman, of Wolf's Store, will
will move to Rebersburg, Mr. Cyrus Zeigler
into the house of Corman and Mr. Wolf into
the house of Zeigler, Mr. Henry Gilbert into
the house of Franklin Bierly.
Mr. George, a theological student of Frank-
lin & Marshall college, preached a trial ser-
mon at Rebersburg, last Sunday evening, in
the Reformed church to a‘crowded house.
He possesses a clear, forcible and earnest de-
livery. The sermon was practical and: illus-
trated with touching incidents with the de-
sired effect. He is dignified and courteous,
and would make a very satisfactory pastor
and preacher for our people. Rev. Brown
will leave in May for his new congregation
near Reading.
Lerf THBVALLEY.—Mr. Philip Gramley, who
is known as “Old Philip,’ had a public sale
last Saturday, He and his daughter, Mrs.
Fairfield, left for Indiana last Tuesday noon.
There he is apt to spend the rest of his short
life Mr. Gramley is an old Christian hero
who already wears the white crown, who was
loved by all, and for whom the leaving of his
home where he was born, is sad, and es-
pecially so for an old man. Many people
called on him, giving him good by, and say-
ing to themselves, “it is too sad that he must
go out West to die.”
Bellefonte on business on last Friday and.
Pine Grove Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weiland, of Linden
Hall, are sorrowing over the death of
their little three month old daughter
Leonora Catharine.
Mr. Frank Bowersox, our candidate
from Ferguson township, hasjust return -
ed home from a three weeks electioneer-
ing tour down Penns valley, well pleased
with his success.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Straw are mourning
the death of their little daughter Minnie.
She was a lovely child only four years
old and had been sick but a short time
with measles and tonmsilitis. She was
buried on the 23rd in the Boalsburg ceme-
tery.
Last Tuesday Mr. Jared Mowery and
family moved to Centre Hall where Mr.
Mowery will follow his trade of wagon
making. The Centre Hall Democracy
can add his name to their list. We are
sorry to lose him but commend him and
his family to the people of that prosper -
ous town.
Mrs. Van Hirst, proprietor of the hotel
at McAlevy’s Fort,attended the funera)
of her cousin, Mrs. Lucy Felty. She re-
mained several days among old neighbors
and was much pleased with the improve -
ments made in our thriving town dur-
ing her absence of a score of years. While
here she was the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Fred Bottorf, on Main street.
Last week Messrs Weiland and Meyers
took Samuel Grove to the Danville asys
lum. Mr. Groveat qQne time was one of
Harris townships most prosperous farm.
ers but for a year has been failing men.
tally. Lately he became so violent that it
was thought best to separate him from
his family. The authorities had quite a
time to get him admitted to the asylum
as it is already overcrowded.
“On the 18tn several sled loads of jolly
passengers took Andy Lytle and his good
wife by surprise as they alighted at their
door. There was no lack of warmth in
the welcome though and no lack of fun
throughout the eyening. The Shingle-
town orchestra did its best and the
dancers did the rest until way into
the midnight hours. At the supper tur’
key and chicken were wanting but bread
and coffee werenot and those who were
not satisfied with that were given milk in
plenty and the feast was fit fora king.
Public sales in this end of the county
are not so numerous as in former years.
Consequently they are largely attended
especially by the politicians. A large
one recently was of Mr, Showal-
ter’s on the Dorsey Green farm.
The day was unusually disagree.
able but bidding was spirited and quick.
Everything sold at war time prices, farm.
ing implements sold well, stock of all
kind was in demand, horses brought $100
per head, cows as high as $43.00, and sheep
and young cattle were quickly picked
up. The total summing up to $2200, and
under a Democratic administration.
ANOTHER OLD RESIDENT GONE.—On Fri-
day the 20th William Myers, of Harris
township, died of dropsy at the home of
his daughter Mrs. Frye near Centre Hall.
Over 74 years of age he had been break-
ing down for some time ; but was able to
be up and about and insisted on going to
visit his daughter. He seemed satisfied
on reaching there and the next day fell
asleep in the last long sleep from which
there is no awakening. He was respected
by every one and was liked for his plain
and kindly ways. His second wife, and
his three children, Mrs. John Kline, of
this place, Mrs. Emanuel Frye, and Wil-
liam near Boalsburg, are living. He was
buried in the Boalsburg cemetery on the
24th at 10{o’clock, with his pastor Rev.
Black officiating.
ANOTHER SAD DEATH.—On Thursday the
19th Mrs. Adam Felty died at her home on
the Branch, unexpectedly but not sud.
denly for she had long been a sufferer
from asthma and lung trouble. A kind,
good woman, she was a devout member
of the Lutheran church and by her gen-
erous, unselfish disposition won the affec.-
tions of the entire neighborhood. Lucy
Ann Bottorf was born May 15th 1838 in
Potter township. She was a daughter of
the late Jacob Bottorf and when quite
young married Cyrus Duffey, who
died several years afterwards. Some
years later she married Adam Felty
who with her eight children sur:
vive her. 8he wasa sister of P. F. Bot-
torf of this plaee, Jacob, of Lemont,
Mrs. Emanuel Musser of State College,
and Mrs. Reiling of Eldred, many peo-
le attended her funeral Monday morn-
ng at 10 o'clock at which Rev. Lescher
assisted by Reverends Trosel, Aikens and
Black officiated. Interment was made in
the Boalsburg cemetery. Death has been
unusually busy in this neighborhood
lately. In nine days eight funerals have
taken place all sorrowful and sad but yet
with hope of immortality.
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Death of An Excellent Young Man.
Charles Henry McLanahen, died Thurs-
day March 19th at the home of his
parents at Mill Hall, after an illness of eigh.
teen months, from that dread disease, con-
sumption. He was well known in Bellefonte,
and made many friends wherever he went’
being of a kind and loving disposition.
During his illness he was patient and sub-
missive, knowing and realizing thst it would
not te long until he would meet the Savior
unto whom he had given himself. He waited
patiently and calmly for the end, telling the
anxious ones around him, that he was ready
and willing to go at any time the Lord would
call him.
At one time he was a member of Co. B. 5th
Reg. of Bellefonte. A special train conveyed
that company to the funeral on Sunday, and
also many more friends from this place, who
took advantage of paying their last respect to
a friend who had once moved among them,
The deceased was 30 years, 8 months, and 28
days old. He leaves to mourn their loss. A
father and mother, two sisters, Mrs. A. Raff
and Mre. W. Flanigan, four brothers, Edward
and Roy McLanahen, and Richard Bollin-
ger, all of Mill Hall, and John Bathurst,
Beaver Falls. The bereaved parents and
friends have the sincere sympathy of all in
this sad afliction.
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled :
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recslled
The boon His love had given ;
And though the body moulders here,
The soul is safe in heaven.
B. A. McC.
Marriage.
HOLDERMAN—LOWERY.—On the 20th day
of Januasy, 1896; by J. F. Kelly, pas-
tor of the U. B. church of Wallace Run, at
the residence of Alfred Witherite, Mr. John
H. Holderman to Miss Ida Della Lowery,
both of Benner nr Centre county Pa.
May their married life long and happy.
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