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P. GRAY MEEK, - EpiTor.
Democratic County Convention.
To Ellis L. Orvis, president of the Demo-
cratic county convention of June 11th, 1895.
Sir :—As the presiding officer of
the Democratic county convention, which
met at the court house in the borough of
Bellefonte on the 11th of June, 1895, you
are hereby requested to reconvene said con-
vention, and have the delegates elected to
the same on the 8th day of June 1895, in
the various boroughs and townships of the
county, reassemble at said court house at
11 o'clock a. m. Sdturday, the 18th day of
of April, 1896, for the purpose of electing
five delegates to the Democratic state con-
vention which meets at Allentown, Pa., on
the 29th of April next, and to transact such
other business as may come before said
county convention.
H. J. JACKSON, Sec., N. B. SPANGLER,
Chairman Dem. Co. Com.
Bellefonte, Pa., March 30th, 1896.
To THE DELEGATES ELECTED BY THE
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF CENTRE COUNTY,
JUNE 8th, 1895 :
As the Democratic state central commit-
tee which met in the city of Harrisburg on
the 12th day of February last, fixed the
time and place for holding the Democratic
state eonvention, to-wit, ‘April 29th, 1896,
at Allentown, Pa., prior to the time fixed
under our local rules for holding our coun-
ty convention to make nominations, it will
therefore be necessary that you reassemble
for the purpose of electing delegates to said
state convention, and to transact such other
business as may come before you.
In pursuance of the foregoing request
made by the Democratic county committee,
through its chairman, you are hereby noti-
fied to reassemble at the court house, in
the borough of Bellefonte, on Saturday, the
18th day of April, 1896, at 11 o’clock a. m.
for the purpose of electing five delegates to
the Democratic state convention, to be held
ab the time and place above mentioned,
and to transact-such other business as may
eome before you. .
ELLIS L. ORVIS.
Pres. Dem.Co. Com.
of June 11th, 1895.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Bellefonte—North ward, Ellis L. Orvis, M. I.
Gardner ; south ward, W. C. Heinle, A. S. Garman,
James Cornelly ; west ward, James Schofield.
Centre Hall—Frank Foreman,
Howard Boro—H. A. Moore.
Milesburg Boro—John Martin. |
Millheim—J. C. Smith, Cyrus Brumgart.
Philipsburg—1st ward, W. H. Denlinger; 2nd
ward, Jacob Swires, Daniel Paul ; 3rd ward, S. M.
Graham.
South Philipsburg—S. T. Johnston.
Unionville—A. J. Griest.
Benner—North precinct, L. C. Rerick ; south
precinet, Adam J. Wagner.
Boggs—North precinct, William Brown ; east
precinct, R. C. Irvin ; west precinct, Daniel Poor-
man, R. F. Holmes.
Burnside—James Sankey
College—North precinct, Jacob Bottorf ; west
precinct, R. M. Foster.
Curtin—N. J. McCloskey.
Ferguson—East precinet, J. Fred Meyers, Jacob
Keller, Joseph Hoy ; west precinct, R. T. Gates.
Gregg—North precinct, James Duck ; east pre-
e¢inet, J. C. Condo, H. B. Herring ; west precinct,
J. B. Heckman, W. H. Smith.
Haines—East precinct, Thos. E. Smith ; west
precinct, Adam Bartges, E. G. Mingle, G. W.
Keister.
Half Moon—David J. Gates.
Harris—John From, Chas. Moore.
Howard—William Butler.
Huston—W. N. Irvin.
Liberty—W. T. Harter.
Marion—John W. Beck.
Miles—East precinct, Ira Brumgart ; north pre-
cinct, Sidenham Krumrine, J. W. Zeigler ; west
precinct, Uriah Shaffer.
Patton—David Thomas.
Penn—Jacob Kerstetter, A. P. Zerby, Alfred
Stover, Henry Swartz.
Potter—North precinct, D. W. Bradford, J. W.
Runkle ; south precinct, G. I. Goodhart, D. J.
Decker, J. B. Fortney. r
Rush—North precinct, J. B. Long, Jas. Dumble- |.
ton ; south precinct, R. O'Neill.
Snow Shoe—East precinct, M. T. Kelley, Robert
Gilliland ; west precinct, John F. Lucas.
Spring—North precinct, T. M. Barnhart,
Spring—South precinct, J. A. Hazel, Jas. Lons ;
west precinct, P. F. Garbrick.
Taylor—Thomas Fink.
Union—Samuel Emerick.
Walker—Michael Shaffer, S. C. Hoy, H. D. Von-
ada. =
Worth—W. M. Cronister:
The Chief Use of a Tariff,
The EDGAR..A. THOMPSON steel works
of Pittsburg has filled its contract to sup-
ply the Japanese government with 10,000
tons of steel rails. This is an interesting
fact, coupled with the other interesting
fact that the contract was taken and filled
since that tariff has gone into operation
which the supporters of MCKINLEYISM
declared would ruin our industries, and
particularly the steel and iron trade. When
were there any contracts to send steel rails
abroad under the highest Republican tariffs ?
This Japanese steel rail contract is in-
deed an interesting fact, but connected with
it is another fact still more interesting. An
English trade journal states that English
mills bid for these rails for Japan at $23.-
08. The American bid, which secured the
contract, was $21.26, or $1.82 less than
the English. .
In view of these figures what is to be
thought of the Republican argument that
English labor is furnishing its products at
such low rates that American labor must
be protected against it by high tariffs ? It
is seen that the Americans can furnish the
Japanese with steel rails at lower rates than
the English. What use then is the high
tariff to that industry ? No use whatever
except that the $7.84 per cent duty on steel
rails enables the manufacturers to compe]
the American market to pay from $28 t,
$29 per ton for an article which they can
afford to export toa foreign country for
$21.26. Its chief use is toassist in robbing
our own people.
A Comparison.
When it comes to figures the WILSON
tariff more than holds its own in compari-
son with the MCKINLEY measure.
One of the charges-of the high protec-
tionists is that this Democratic tariff en-
courages foreign manufacturers by increas-
ing foreign importations. A table giving a
statement of" the imports of merchandize
from other countries for the last five years
shows that during the first four of those
years, which were under the MCKINLEY
tariff, the average of importations was $787,-
297,481 per year, and during the last of
those years, which was under the WILSON
tariff, the amount was $731,162,090.
It is thus shown that in the year of the
Democratic tariff the importation of foreign
merchandize was $56,135,391 less than the
average of the MCKINLEY years.
This is clear enough proof that the re-
duction of duties by the WILSON measure
has not had the effect of injuring the Amer-
ican workingmen by exposing them to
foreign competition, but the fact that the
imports are over fifty millions less shows
the effect which free raw materials, particu-
larly wool, have had in enabling our labor
to hold its own better under the WILSON
than under the MCKINLEY tariff.
This is theshowing in regard to impor-
tations of foreign merchandize. Last week
we gave the figures which showed that the
exportations of American manufactures in
the WILSON year of 1895 were $32,558,-
767 more than in 1891, the best MCKINLEY
ear.
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Another Fight in Cuba.
Government Battalion Comes Up Against the Insur-
gents.—The Former Badly Defeated.—Of Course
Spain Claims the Best but at the Same Time the
Patriots Captured the Convoy Train of Army Sup-
plies.—An American in Trouble.
HAVANA, March 31.—Intelligence has
reached here of a bad defeat of government
troops, on March 24, by an insurgent force
of nearly 2,000 men in the province of
Pinar Del Rio. The battalion was convoy-
ing a train of army supplies. After a hot
fight the troops were compelled to retreat.
They lost many killed and wounded. The
greater part of the convoy fell into the
hands of the rebels. The official report
says, of course, that the troops won the
fight and that the rebels lost thirty killed.
The same battalion had an engagement
with a rebel force at Lazo Fajado, on March
14, in which the rebels are said to have
lost twenty killed and wounded.
No information has been made public
concerning the movements of Maceo, who
is still in the province of Pinar Del Rio.
General Barges reports that he has cap-
tured a rebel camp near Guantanamo, pro- |
vince of Santiago De Cuba. In the fighting
the rebels lost six killed and wounded.
Twenty-five prisoners were taken, twenty-
one of whom were women and four men.
The women were acting as nurses. The
troops destroyed all the equipments, medi-
cines and effects found in the camp.
Insurgents are said to have blown up
the cable station near Cienfuegos with
dynamite.
It is stated to-night that Walter Grant
Dygart, the young American who was ar-
rested some time ago on the charge that he
was ‘‘Inglesite,’”’ a notorious bandit, will
be treated as a prisoner of war. The au-
thorities appear to believe that they have a
complete chain of evidence showing that if
Dygart is not ‘‘Inglesite’’ he is a rebel. He
is now in jail at Guines.
Five negroes were garroted here to-day.
They were not rebels, but have been sen-
tenced to death for crimes committed prior
to the breaking out of the insurrection.
It is again reported here that Gomez, the
rebel commander-in-chief, is dead. Proof
of the truthfulness of the report is lacking.
Big Storms in the West.
DENVER, Col., March 31.—This city was
in the midst of a blizzard all day. Eight
inches of snow fell, accompanied by a high
wind.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 31.—Minnesota |.
experienced the worst storm in its history
to-day and to-night. In sixteen hours it got
every kind of weather in the category ex-
cept a torrid wave. At many points the
snow fall reached two feet.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 31.—Telegrams
from all over the northern and northwest-
ern part of the State tell of a storm reach-
ing the proportions of a blizzard, which has
raged all day. If it continues any length
of time the loss of stock on the ranges will
be heavy. It is regarded as the worst storm
since January 12, 1888, when cattle were
frozen to death by the hundreds and many
lost their lives.
Stoux FALrs, S. D., March 31.—The._
worst storm in years is raging in South’
Dakota. The wind is blowing sixty-five
miles an hour. Some counties report a foot
of snow since morning.
A Case for Physicians.
HUNTINGDON, Pa., April 1.—A case that
is most preplexing to medical science and
one which has baffled physicians in this
section, is a strange affection that has late-
ly developed on the person of Luther Chil-
coat of Cole’s Summit, this county. A few
years ago the young man was badly crip-
pled as the result of a fall from a wagon
and the additional agony of the vehicle
passing over his body. Now he endures
the unpleasant and unheard of sensation of
constantly perspiring from the top of the
head to the waist and on the entire right
side of the body, while the left side and
lower portion remain perfectly dry. The
young man enjoys the best of health and
the peculiar affection cannot be accounted
for. His case is attracting some attention
in medical circles. *
Confederates All Right Now.
WASHINGTON, April 1.—The President
has approved the bill to repeal certain pro-
visions of the revised statutes relating to
the appointment of officers in the army and
navy of the United States. This is the
measure removing the disabilities of the
United States army and navy officers who
served under the confederate government.
Also the bill providing for the disposal of
lands lying within the Fort Kismath Hay
reservation not included in the Kismath’
Indian reservation in Oregon. A private
bill for the relief of Michael Ray has be-
come a law without the president’s signa-
ture.
The Bermuda Captured.
Dons at Last Run Down the Fili-Bustering Steamer.—
Vessel and All Her Cargo Now in the Spaniard’s
Hands—The Fate of Her Crew Is Uncertain—A
Charge That There Has Been Treachery Somewhere.
Placed Under a Close Guard.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.—A private ca-
blegram received here to-day states that the
filibustering steamer Bermuda has been
seized at Puerto Cortez by the Honduras
government, with all the munitions of war
aboard with which she sailed from New
York for Cuba. :
The vessel is being closely guarded,
awaiting the arrival of Spanish agents, who
have been sent to Honduras with evidence
to have the steamer and her cargo condem-
ned as contraband of war. Captain O’Brien
and the crew of the vessel are known to be
aboard, but the whereabouts of General
Garcia and the 170 men who went out on
the steamer is in doubt. It is said that
there has been treachery somewhere, and
that the exact destination off the Cuban
coast of the Bermuda was known to the
Spanish officials in this country, and that
Captain-General Weyler was fully inform-
ed of the place where an attempt would be
made to land the cargo of the vessel. At
any rate, the attempt to land was a failure.
The attempt was made at night, near Cape
Corentes. The Bermuda was showing no
lights, and preparations had been made for
the landing. Suddenly several Spanish
gunboats were sighted bearing down on the
Bermuda. They also had concealed their
lights, and were close at hand when seen.
The Bermuda made all steam and escaped.
Garcia and his men may have landed at
this time, before a start was made to land
war material, and again, they may still be
aboard the steamer. The Cubans in this
city say that Maximo Gomez, the Cuban
commander-in-chief, is now on his way to
Philadelphia, to receive medical treatment.
This may be true, but from reports here the
contention of the Spanish that Gomez is
dead is not improbable. The wound in
Gomez's leg has never healed, and has be-
come an ulcerated running sore. The wound
in his arm has also given him much troub-
le, and he has been physically unfit to re-
{ main in the field for fully three months
past, and, it is said, that for the past menth
he has relinquished the active command of
the Cuban army.
ST. Lours, April 1.—Col. Placca Jarez,
of the Cuban rebel army, died in the hospi-
tal here of blood poisoning caused by a
wound received in escaping fron¥8 Spanish
prison a few months ago. b>
HAVANA, April 1.—It is reported that
the boy, Walter Dygart, is doomed to death
by the Spanish.
Bismarck’s ” sist Birthday.
Emperor Willliam's Present to the Aged Ex-Chancel-
lor. .
FRIEDRICHSRUHE, April 1.—Prince Bis-
‘marck was 81 years old to-day, and in his
honor bands of music played in the Schloss
park all the morning. Representatives
of the Hamburg Senate and several friends
waited upon Prince Bismarck, who also re-
ceived many floral tributes and presents,
and a large number of telegrams, including
one from Prince Henry of Prussia. Em-
peror William's present to Prince Bismarck
was a photograph of the imperial family, in
a group, enclosed in a handsome frame.
Prince Bismarck entered the salon at
11:30, and was affectionately greeted by his
son, County Herbert Bismarck, and by his
daughter, Countess Bantzau. After dinner
the prince appeared on the balcony, and the
assembled bands played a choral. Prince
Bismarck said he was pleased at having en-
joyed the constant sympathy of the Ham-
burgers, which he had never lost, as he had
several other sympathies. In conclusion, he
called for cheers for Hamburg and its rulers.
Then followed a brilliant torchlight pro-
cession, which occupied 45 minutes in pass-
ing. Prince Bismarck stood most of that
time, continually expressing his acknowl-
edgments to those passing. He observed
that he was no longer able to move as they
did, but that his heart went with them.
Plunger Pardridge ‘Retires.
He Buys 4,000,000 Bushels of Wheat to Cover Shorts.
CHICAGO, Ill., March 30.—Ed Pardridge,
the millionaire plunger in the wheat pit of
the hoard of trade and the most conspicu-
ous figure in the speculative line since the
days of “Old Hutch,” bought 4,000,000
bushels of wheat to-day and says he will
now retire from the market, having no
further interest in it.
He said he was a sick man physically
and would have to give up speculating.
His appearance bore out his. statement as
to his ill health.
His buying of such an immense line of
wheat was merely to cover his short sales,
so that he could quit the market even.
The market in consequence, was very
much agitated and the price rose from
63% to 643 cents a bushel. While the re-
tiring plunger’s brokers were clamoring for
his four million bushels of short wheat.
When they had secured all they wanted,
the price dropped to 633.
Cleveland a Whistler.
His Favorite Tune is an Old.One Which He Tried to
Sing to the Babies.
WASHINGTON, April 1.—An attache of
the White House says that President Cleve-
land has become very fond of whistling and
that the touching old song, ‘Silver Threads
Among the Gold,” is his favorite tune.
The attache heard him try to sing to the
babies in the nursery one morning, but as
a singer he is a failure, being unable to
catch a tune. Asa whistler, however, he
says the President is a great success.
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Cannot Come Too Soon. :
WASHINGTON, March 31.—Representa-
tive Dingley, of Maine, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, stated to-
day that from present appearances Congress
could adjourn by the 15th of May. He was
not prepared to say that an adjournment
would be reached at that early date owing
to possible contingencies, but heZsaw no
reason why adjournment should be delayed
after June 1.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The snow, yesterday afternoon, made
the fellows who got that tired feeling on
| Monday and Tuesday, hastle a little.
CEL
——Fine, all wool, pin striped dress
pantaloons, in all the new spring shades,
at LyoN & Co's, from $1.98 up to $6 per
pair.
——The money has all been subscribed
for the Weaver gospel tabernacle, the con-
tract has been awarded and it will be built
soon. Ft
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——To see the nobbiest designs of new
spring and summer cloths made into the
best fitting suits look at LYoN & Co’s new
stock of clothing.
—— Robert C. McNeil, of this face, has
been granted a pension of $6 per month.
——Joseph A. Bing, a former Unionville
boy, has been appointed postmaster at
Jeanette, Westmoreland county. It is
quite an honor for the young man, but one
properly bestowed.
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——Bellefonte or Renovo are to be asked
to furnish a club for the new Central base-
ball league. Williamsport, Lock Haven,
Mt. Carmel and Sunbury are already in
the league.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by
orphans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumberger,
during the past week : .
Harry E. Viehdorfer, and Mary E. Hip-
ple, both of Burnside township.
Robert Orwick, and Harriet S. Beckwith,
both of Taylor township. :
David E. Holter, of Howard, and Emma
L. Long, of Nittany.
FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING.—The frame
dwelling on Half Moon hill, this place,
owned and occupied by Samuel Fisher,
took fire at 12:35 yesterday morning and
was entirely destroyed before assistance
could reach the place. All of the house-
hold effects were consumed, the- family
having barely escaped with their lives.
The fire was discovered by the choking of
one of the children.
Loss partially covered by insurance.
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ACADEMY TEACHERS.—In another col-
umn of this issue appears an advertisement
of the Bellefonte academy which will doubt-
less prove very gratifying to many families
in Centre county as it sets to rest the specu-
lation as to the teaching force at the acad-
emy next year. The management an-
nounces that all the old teachers will be
retained and that they will positively be at
the institution.
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A Lock HAVEN SuICIDE.—Daniel Gunn,
a native of Nova Scotia who came to this
country about ten years ago, and had work-
ed in the vicinity of Lock Haven ever since,
drowned himself in the Bald Eagle creek,
near that place, Monday afternoon.
Gunn had latterly been working at Wilk-
inson’s lumber camp, on Pine creek, but
went to Lock Haven about three weeks ago.
He was boarding at the Custer house. On
the afternoon that he destroyed his life he
induced Hugh McLeod, who was also at the
house, to walk over to Castanea with him.
When they reached the town Gunn wanted
to walk on up the rail-road track but his
companion complained of being tired so
they returned to the bridge that crosses
Bald Eagle creek. From it they watched
some men fishing for awhile then went
down to the water's edge. It was shortly
after that Gunn said to his friend : ‘‘wait
a minute’’ and disappeared around a knoll
on the creek bank. When out of view of
the men he took off his coat and vest, fold-
ed them up and laid them on the ground
placing his hat on top of them. Beside the
clothing he placed a note addressed to
“Hugh McLeod’ and, right below, the
words :”’ “and may God have mercy ‘on
my soul.” According to the story of Mrs.
Peter Fabel, who saw the whole thing from
a window of her house, he gave several
plunges into the swollen stream and disap-
peared.
She had no idea what the man contem-
plated doing until he had done it, then she
ran and told the men and they started to
recover the body, but it was not dragged
from the stream until 10 o’clock Tuesday
morning. It was found lodged against the
limb of a tree that extended half-way across
the stream. The suicide had money, was
unmarried and never seemed melancholy.
He had been initiated into Grand Island
lodge, I. O. O. F., only the Thursday even-
ing before his death, papers received from
his home proclaimed his family one of good
standing and there seemed to be nothing
that could have driven him to such a rash
deed. That it was contemplated is proven
by the note of directions to McLeod which
had been written several days before.
Port Matilda Pointers.
Miss Susie Osman, who has been residing
with her sister in Tyrone for nearly a year,
has returned to her home at this place.
As the public sale season is about over the
sale dinner gourmands in this vicinity will
have to look elsewhere for the appeasing of
their appetites.
Rev. Minnigh, the new Methodist minister,
arrived with his family, on Tuesday, and
was tendered a grand reception by the mem-
bers of his flock.
Mud, candidates: candidates, mud, seem
to loom up before us whatever direction we
turn now-a-days. And there isa number of
their party conventions have met.
On last Saturday night there wgs quite a
gathering of young folks at the ome of W.
G. 8. Crain, foreman on the rajiroad. They
had plenty of fun, and an ‘yster supper
ended up the evening's entertainment. P.
W. Young, our very obliging post-master,
was one of the participants and if we are to
judge from what we learned of the affair he
would be able to advance the price of oysters
in a very short time if he would stow them
away as he did that night. We hardly
knew him Sunday, for he looked puffed
up like a rye straw.
Rev. J. C. Young, late of Pleasant Gap,
who was transferred to Three Springs, Hunt-
ingdon Co., by the last conference, spent
Tuesday night in our town while on his way
to his new appointment, where they have a
fine parsonage already furnished for him.
Such a luxury is not much enjoyed by a sin-
gle man, but if dame rumor is to be believed
there is one of our worthy young women who
is to be mistress of the aforesaid dwelling he-
fore very long. He deserves the very best of
good luck and we will explain more fully in
| the future.
Spring Mills.
Mr. Boyer, a farmer of ncar Spring Mills,
has moved to Coburn with a view to opening
a confectionery store.
James McCool, of Tusseyville, will move to
our town the coming week. He will be en-
gaged in lumbering on Egg Hill and will
give employment to several men.
W. R. From retired from the mill firm of
Allison Bro. & Co., on the 1st inst. Mr. F.
will still continue to reside in our village, but
what he will engage in we cannot say. Z
Jacob McCool, of our village, will move in-
to the residence formerly owned and occu-
pied by sheriff Condo. Mr. McCool is one of
our supervisors and of course a sound Demo-
crat. ol
Miss Ida Grenoble, of Gettysburg, the
accomplished daughter of I. J. Grenoble, form-
erly a very prominent merchant of our vil-
lage, is visiting her many friends in this
neighborhood.
I notice that so far, we have forty-five can-
didates for the seven offices to be filled in the
county this fall—over a half dozen for each
office. Evidently some ‘‘patriots” will be
disappointed, but then political parties, like
Republics, are often very ungrateful.
Public sales are about over for this season.
In Gregg township we have had quite a
goodly number, and the prices realized were
fair. Jas. Runkle’s, of near the Old Fort, was
about the best attended. Mr. R., I believe,
moved to Freeburg, Snyder county. We
regret losing him.
Business in our town through March was
about fair, some days quite brisk, and some
days quiet, so on an average .it might be
called fair. Commercial agents report busi-
ness through their several sections as being
normal. Presidential years the business out-
look is never very encouraging, so a sluggish
drag sort of business may be expected
during the next eight or ten months.
we gave a history of its years and thereforw
will not enter into details again.
Recently, president Frazier and several of
the railroad officials inspected the road bed
between this place and the College.
said that work will soon be resumed on the
road but how true it is we cannot say ; but
we do know the lease of the Red Bank
branch will soon expire so that it is very
likely the ties and rails of that road will be
uscd for the completion of ours.
It is
William E. Meek, of Fairbrook, has in his
possession a relic of the last century, which
grows more valuable every year.
ernment “‘shinplaster’’ issued the first year
of our national independence and bears the
date of 1776. On the reverse sidéis ‘‘to count-
erfeit is death.”
his family from generation to generation but
is in perfect condition, which no doubt is ow-
ing to the fact that the present owner pre-
serves it in his Bible.
It is a gov-
It has been handed down in
Mrs. Lazarus Wieland, of Spruce Creek,
died on the 24th, after a lingering illness of
consumption, aged 37 years. She was well
known in the community in which she lived.
The body was brought to her father’s Thomas
Tibbens, home near Houserville the follow-
ing day and buried at Boalsburg on the 26th.
Her aged parents, her husband, a little
daughter, her brothers William and James,
Tibbens and several sisters mourn the death
hof one whose place in the home can never be
filled.
The following persons are those who
changed their place of residence on or about
April 1st: A. S. Walker moved to the Capt.
Hunter farm near Stormstown.
Nideigh, who for years has been’ connected
with the experiment station at State College,
moved onto the Krape farm, which no doubt
will yield prolific crops for it will be tilled in
a scientific manner.
vate the soil hereafter, on his own farm on
what is known as the sheriff Walker farm
Mr. John
Wm. Marts will culti-
below town. Mrs. Maggie Gates moved
Unquestionably C. P. Long, the enterpris- | to Water street, where she is snugly loca-
ing merchant of our town, is a very popular | ted in part of ex-judge Smith’s house.
young man in Gregg township, and if he
stands as well west of the mountains as he
does east of them, his nomination for county
treasurer by the Republican convention is
hardly problematical. Of course an election
isanother and entirely different matter. Un-
fortunately for Mr. Long's aspirations a
sound money Democrat will succeed the pres-
ent incumbent, so he need lose no sleep nor
have the least apprehension that he will ever
be called upon to take charge of the treasury
department of Centre county.
"All Through Brush Valley.
The snow is gone and the mud has come.
Mrs. Betsy Stover isquite sick with dropsy.
Hosts of candidates are infesting our pub-
lic sales.
Mr. Lewis Trump has moved from Wood-
ward to Kreamerville.
Mr. Daniel Colby and family moved east of
Kreamerville.
The sheriff had public sale at the home of
Benjamin Beck last week.
Mr. McMullen, of Millheim, is reported to
be the new miller at Centre Mills.
Mr. Reuben Bierly will build another new
house in the Rebersburg Annex.
Mr. George Bierly, of near Hublersburg,
was at Madisonburg on Monday.
Mr. Charles Smull, the Rebersburg primary
school teacher, has moved to Kreamerville.
Mr. Hough, of Kreamerville has been se-
lected by C. C. Lose for his lumber job near
Laurelton.
Mrs. Maria Kreamer will come back again
from Millheim and start housekeeping as
usual.
Mr. Newton Crider, of Irvona, was circu-
lating among his Rebersburg friends last Sat-
urday.
Mr. Edwin Bierly, of Rebersburg, went to
Dickinson seminary, at Williamsport, on Tues-
day last.
Rev. Harris Stover preached to a crowded
congregation, last Sunday evening, at Rebers-
burg.
Rev. Faus, the new Methodist minister,
will preach his first sermon at Kreamerville
Sunday morning. To
Ex-commissioner John Wolf, after a trip
into Union Co., brought home with him a
supply of very fine horses.
Mr. Norman Stover, a student of the Cen-
tral Normal school at Lock Haven, spent his
week’s vacation with his father Rev. Stover,
of Rebersburg.
We learn that this year our quiet and
healthful valley is to become quite a summer
resort for ladies of various educational insti-
tutions. No objections at all, so long as they
are as pretty as our own girls.
Miss Mollie Emerick, of Wolf’s Store, came
home last Thursday eve, having spent sev- 4
eral weeks visiting Mrs. Rose Harter Mackey,
of Williamsport. She was unfortunate in los-
ing her baggage on her way home.
Pine Grove Mention.
homes.
Samuel Markel, for a score of years one of
Spring township’s successful farmers, moved
to the J. K. Rider farm at Gatesburg, where
Mr. Bressler made sale of his stock and im-
plements and now lives retired near by. Mr.
J. C. Bolinger, a Penns Valley farmer, moved
to the Gates farm on Tadpole vacated by J.
C. McCool, who has retired from active farm
life and moved to the Merryman house in
the eastern part of town.
enlarged his sphere and moved to the Dorsey
Green farm, where he will not have to lay
awake at night wondering what he will do on
the morrow. Mr. J. B. Frontz, moved to the
Jas. H. Mitchell farm near town.
to say never in our recollection were there so
few changes made in our town. Not a sin-
gle flitting took place on the first when most
of the country folks were going to their new
John A. Kline hax
Strange
State College and Vicinity.
Mr. J. L. Homes has sold his bakery and
confectionery to Ferron Harrison, of Belle-
fonte.
Mr. Bartholomew’s new house and farni-
ture shop opposite the station, are being rap-
idly completed.
The winter term of The Penna State Col-
lege closed on Wednesday noon. On account
of the short vacation many of the students
and nearly all of the professors and instruct-
ors will remain here.
We have noted the following candidates
within the past few days : John Noll and R.
Gilliland for sheriff ; Fred ‘Kurtz, for treas-
urer ; and Wm. H. Frye, for commissioner.
May they all meet with the success they
merit.
The many improvements being made along
Highland Ave., is destined to make it one of
the finest of our streets. Many new walks
have been laid, the shade trees neatly trim-
med, gutters cleaned out and the street filled
in many places.
The motive power of the Bellefonte Central
R. R, Co., is to have their water supply from
the State College water company. We were
pleased to
authoritative source, that the road will be
completed to Pine Grove Mills shortly and
we earnestly hope it is true.
hear the report, from an
Harry Edmiston has resigned his duties as
Janitor of the Experiment station building’s,
and his predecessor, John Neidigh, has gone
to farming near Pine Grove Mills.
cess to you Johnnie in the ranks of the grang-
ers.
All suc-
W.S.N. E.
' Books, Magazines, Ete.
In a little dark room in the sub-basement of the
state, war, and navy department building in
Washington are stored many of the relics connect-
ed with the assassination of President Lincoln.
These include the fatal bullet, the many pistols
and daggers carried by the different conspirators,
Booth's boot that was cut from his broken lag by
Dr. Mudd, his diary, with its theatrical statements
and its many errors of fact, and the little compasg
that was used to guide his flight.
not open to public inspection, and probably have
not been by more than one hundred persons dur-
ing the thirty years they ‘have been in- possession
of the government.
These relics are
By special permission of sec-
Mr. Wilson Gardner isa very sick ma
with cancer of the stomach.
Miss Mary Meyers is under the doctor’s
treatment for cancer of the breast.
Squire Miller who was unable to dispense
justice for several days on account of a sore
neck, is now better, and able to be out.
candidates whose names will be mud after
retary of war Lamont, the relics have, for the firat
time, been photographed for use in the Century
magazine. They will accompany an article in the
April number on “The Four Lincoln Conspira-
cies,” by Victor Louis Mason, an attache of the
war department. The portraits of the conspira-
tors were made from plates now in the possession
of General Albert Ordway. By the latter's permis-
sion the author had the only set of photographs
Our agricultural friend T. A. Frank, who
has been confined to the house for the last
month with iritis, is improving but slowly.
proved so much that he was able
walking but a relapse put him back
ever struck off from the negatives.
The General of the army, the General com-
manding the U. 8. corps of engineers, vice Pres.
Webb of the New York Central, and John Jacob
Astor, compose The Cosmopolitan Magazine's board
of judges to decide the merits of the horseless
carriages which will be entered in the May trials,
Mr. Samuel McWilliams, a Lock Haven
Normal student, obtained a short leave of ab-
sence and came home to learn just how many
changes of residence would be made along
for which The Cosmopolitan offers $3000 in prizes.
This committee is undoubtedly the most distin-
guished that has ever consented to act upon the
occasion of the trial of a new and useful inven-
tion. The interest which these gentlemen have
shown in accepting places upon the committee is
Tadpole and Fairbrook on Avril 1st.
Ex-commissioner H. C. Campbell and J.
G. Bailey, this township’s candidate for com-
missioner, are away down in Penns Valley,
where Republicans are few and far between,
finding out what Mr. Bailey’s chances are.
The old gray goose is dead, the one Aunt
Elizabeth was saving to make a feather bed.
It died in J. H. Miller's poultry yard last
Thursday and according to tradition was forty
years old. By thewmeighbors it was regarded
2) a perfect weather bureau. Some years ago
indicative of ti
that the'conte:
interest on both sides of the Atlantic.
importance of the subject, and
tself will be watched with marked
I'LL START ror Home To-morrow.—We have just
received a copy of the above named beautiful
song and chorus.
Composed by Walter Coleman.
It is now being sung nightly at all the principal
theatres in New York, with grand success.
Price 50 cents per copy. All readers and sub-
scribers of this paper will receive a copy at half
price, by sending 25 cents in silver or postage
stamps to Union Mutual Music Co., 266 8ixth Ave-
nue, New York.