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Bellefonte, Pa., Aug. 14, 1896.
A Letter From the Black Republic.
An Interesting Story of the Life and Customs on
the Island of San Domingo as Told by a Centre
County Boy.
Dear WATCHMAN :(—
PUERTA PLATA, R. D., July 19th, 1896.—
The Island of San Domingo, the second larg-
est of the West Indies, is divided, politically,
into two parts: The western and by far the
smaller, being the Republic of Haiti, the
“Black Republic.” The language spoken is
a ‘‘patois,’”’ badly corrupted French. As your
readers probably know, the whole island was
for a long time alternately under Spanish
and French rule.
Back in the days when a man’s sword was
his fortune, and “might ‘made right,” when
the ‘old buccaneer of the Spanish Main,”
was a menace to all shipping interests, as
well as to the peace of Europe, when Spain
was a first-class power, and knew how to
fight; I say, in those olden times, if the
chroniclers can be believed, this island was a
perfect bonanza to Spain.
For long years it was Spain’s great re-
cruiting ground. We have every reason to
believe that she took enormous quantities of
gold from here. But the island slipped away
from her, just as Cuba is surely doing to-day.
‘The population of San Domingo is about
500,000. On the 16th day of August, 1851,
they gained their independence from the
Spanish and have since been a Republic.
During the Napoleonic wars a black slave,
styling himself the “Black Nepoleon,” raised
an army in Haiti, fought the French and
made the island free. The inhumanities
and cruelties of the man are facts of history.
He was a tyrant in every. sense of the word.
His tyrannies and cruelties made his position
so insecure that he had a castle built, high
upon a mountain peak, about twenty miles
from the coast, near the city of Cape Haiti.
Up this almost perpendicular mountain side
he made his slaves draw all the material for
building, furnishing and defending the cas-
tle. : :
He would put a certain number of men to
draw up a certain load. If there was any
grumbling or complaining, he would order a
certain number to be shot, with a promise of
a like fate for the balance if the load was not
up by a given time. These extreme measures
generally produced the desired results. He
ruled over the people for some time, but it
finally came to be a question of capture and
death by his enemies, or the taking of his
own life. He chose the latter, quicker, less
costly and less troublesome manner of end-
ing his career, and killed himself.
When still far out at sea, the ruins of the
old castle can be seen. If an opportunity
presents itself, I want to take a trip ‘to them
on my way back. 2
Cape Haiti is the only Haitian port at
which we stop on the way from here. We
left Turk's Island, an English possession,
where the only thing manufactured, raised or
sold is salt, at 5:30 o'clock. p. m., April, 27th,
1894.
When I went on deck, about 4:30 o'clock
the following morning, the scene spread out
before me was one of the grandest I ever saw.
A semi-gloom hung over sky, earth and
sea. We were then about 6 miles off shore.
Away off to the right could be seen one soli-
tary peak. It was the island of Tortugas.
Behind, and to the left, nothing but water,
not a ripple breaking the smoothness of its
surface, while in front of us, rose the moun-
tains of Haiti. How peaceful and quiet they
Iooked! The sun had not yet risen to drive
away the mists that hung over them.
There they were; range beyond range,
and peak above peak, all waiting to be kissed
by the sun of another day. And there they
had stood, for ages and cycles of time. Grand,
mystic, immovable, witnessing the struggle
of man and of nature. The puny efforts of
the former, they laughed to scorn, but when
nature gets down to business, it is no laugh-
ing matter. Even the old hoary headed
mountain, with its feet in the sca and its
head piercing the clouds, must succumb.
"Tis true it shakes its side, but not with
laughter. Earthquakes are not mirth pro-
ducers. 7
It was while drawing into the harbor, at
the Cape, that the purser pointed out the old
castle to me and told me the history con-
nected with it.
But 1 change comes over the scene, the
mists are being dispersed, the shadows on
the mountain sides are moving down towards
the valleys. Now one peak is bathed in
light, then another, and still another, like
the signal fires in the wars of old. There is
a harmonious blending of light and shadow.
At last the valleys, too, give up their dark-
ness and the “day God’’ rises as fresh and
smiling as ever, and the boat drops her
anchor in the harbor of the dirtiest city on
earth. The Cape has a population of 35,000,
so I was told. Where they all live or exist,
I don’t know. It is proverhially dirty.
There is a large soap factory, where they
boil up enormous quantities of lye and tal-
low, but the supply does not meet the de-
mand or, rather, the demand is far below the
actual requirements.”
I spent the entire day ashore. If was Sat-
urday and market-day. If any of your read-
ers doubt the biblical account of the confu-
sion of tongues on the plains of Babylon, let
him stand in the Cape Haiti market for a
couple of hours and become convinced of the
possibility of such things. If he i, an honest
man he will tell his friends that “the ancient
writer drew it very mild.” -
Going to the post-office to mail a letter I
found the office locked up. After waiting
for some time the P. M. putin an appearance,
On learning that I wanted a stamp he in-
formed me that he only had a few and didn’t
care much about selling one. He, however,
changed his mind, and concluded to let me
have it. When he went to get it he found
the box he kept them in was locked up and
that he had left the key at home. I drew two
conclusions ; First, that a man might make
some money at the Cape by selling key chains
and, second, that the P. M. must get a salary,
and not a percentage of the money taken in
at the office.
We left the Cape at noon, on Sunday, minus
one-af the passengers. He went ashore, os-
tensibly to sell Bibles, and remained there to
serve out a sentence for smuggling diamonds.
Prison life, at Cape Haiti, can’t be likened to
a Sunday school picnic in the country, where
you get plenty to eat. The government fur-
nishes no food to the prisoners. If you have
friends, they are supposed to keep you in
clothing and provisions. The soldiers take
half of everything given to you. 'If you
have no friends you ave allowed to go out
during the day and skirmish around for
something to eat. But the government, in
order to prove that it has no hard feelings
towards you, furnishes you with sleeping
accommodations. They crowd men and
women all together, in the same room.
Sometimes the prisoners know what they are
in for and sometimes they don’t.
Foreigners arc tolerated because there is
possibly a “man of war,” or two not very
far off, but the Haitian doesn’t, as.3 general
thing, fall on his neck and call him brother.
I have been told that a white man can’t own
property there. It is their country and they
want you to know it.
The millennium will have a hard old tussle
to break through the ignorance, superstition
and bigotry of the Haitians. I have been
told, on good authority, that hoodism, voodoo-
ism, cannibalism and all the ether ‘isms’
are still practiced in some parts of Haiti.
I li Ii I I
The next stop was made at Monte Cristo, a
small port in the Republic of San Domingo.
The harbor is a very poor one. The ships
being compelled to anchor a mile from the
shore. The land, thereabouts, is very poor,
the only thing that seems to flourish are
goats. (Great quantities of logwood are ship-
ped from there. .
General Gomes, the leader of the present
Cuban rebellion, who had been a passenger
from New York, left the hoat at Monte
Cristo.
Monday, at 9 a. m. we left Monte Cristo
for Puerta Plata, my stopping place. Between
the two places we passed Point Isabel, where
Columbus is said to have made his first land-
ing on the island.
About 3 o'clock, p. m., we dropped anchor
in the harbor of Pueta Plata. It was the 1st.
day of May and a feast day. The year, here,
is divided about as follows :—four months
feast days, four months rain, four months
rest, and the balance of the time work—one
day in every fourth year. -
I was very agreeably surprised upon going
ashore. Judging from the other places, at
which we had stopped, I expected to find a
dirty little one horse place, with mud and
water in the streets knee deep, and a stench
that would put a phosphate factory toshame.
Pueta Plata is a very pretty place of about
5,000 people. They are refined, cultured and
intelligent. There are quite a number who
were educated in the ‘‘States’” and who, of
course, speak English.
That they take a great deal of pride in
their city is evidenced by the neat and sub-
stantial public buildings, the well paved
streets, and the public park, tastefully laid
out and well kept up. In the latter the gov-
ernment ‘band’ gives an open air concert
every Sunday and Thursday evening.
Puerta Plata is the home of the President
of the Republic, Ulysses Hereaux. His fami-
ly lives there, although he spends most of his
time in San Domingo City, the capitol.
That he is a great man is proven by the fact
that he has been President for four successive
terms, while the constitution limits him to
one, also that he is able to keep these people
down. There have been several attempts at
revolution since I have been here, but he is
too well posted to allow them to get much
headway.
The cannon at the Fort in Puerta Plata, are
not pointed seaward but are turned toward
the city. I paid a visit to the Fort, not a
compulsory one. Once was enough for me,
it smelled like the ‘double distilled essence of
decayed cat”* There the brave soldier boys
go bare-footed and carry rusty guns.
But they can fight, as is proven by the fact
of their having two Independence days here.
The 27th day of February commemorates |
their freedom from the Haitians, and the
16th of Aug. from the Spaniards. They shoot
people for stealing and put them in the Fort
for murdering. At first it looks like pervert-
Justice, but after visiting the Fort you are
compelled to admit that ‘‘the punishment
fits the crime.”
The language spoken is supposed to be Span-
ish. If Isabella, queen of Castile and Arra-
gon, had known how the Castellano would be
butchered up by these Dominicanos I be-
lieve that she would have hesitated before
putting her jewelry in ‘hock’ to supply the
money for Columbus.
It is a little mortifying, at least, to a Penn-
sylvania Dutchman when, after spending an
hour or two over a Spanish grammar and
thinking you have it down so fine that Gen-
eral Weyler, himself, would bow to you, you
go out and triumphantly spring a newly
learned word onto the first native you see,
simply to have him stare stupidly at you for
awhile and then say ‘‘yo no entiendo’’—I don’t
understand. I don’t understand myself,
their language I mean, and not the fact of
their not understanding me.
One instance to show how anxious they are
to make people feel comfortable then I am
done.
A couple of months ago I had occasion to
go to Bajabonico to meet the chief engineer,
I went on horseback, and as usual, without a
coat. I got there just as they were sitting
down to breakfast. As the Governor of
Puerta Plata was in the party, I refused the
invitation to breakfast on the grounds of
having no coat on. The chief insisted and I
accepted. After we had sat down the chief
told the Governor that I didn’t feel like
taking breakfast with them in my shirt
sleeves. He immediately got up, took off his
coat hung it over the back of his chair, sat
down and enjoyed his beans and rice I did
the same.
I am anxiously awaiting the next boat
from the States to see what we Democrats did
at Chicago. Just found out what the Repub-
licons did, at St. Louis last week.
H. M. W.
* Borrowed from an article written by Joe Fu-
rey, some few years ago, for the Wvrcamay, on
the phosphate nuisance at the Pennsylvania de-
pot in Bellefonte.
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Travelers Guide.
Excursion to St. Paul.
That all members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, together with their families and friends,
may attend the annual encampment, G. A. R. to
be held at St. Paul, Minn., September 1st to 4th,
all eastern lines will sell excursion tickets, Au-
gust 20th, 30th and 31st, via Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railway, at rate of about one cent per
mile, good to return until September 30th.
For further particulars call on the nearest
ticket agent or address John R. Pott, district
passenger agent, Chicago, Milwaukee and, St.
Paul railway, Williamsport, Pa. 41-32-3t.
New Advertisements.
A BELLEFONTE MAN.
MAKES A PUBLIC STATEMENT ON A SUB-
JECT OF INTEREST TO OUR CITIZENS.
Mr B. Steel who is now selling
books may never occupy the presi-
dential chair. He may never as-
ire to be Mayor of Bellefonte but
ne is none the less an honest em-
ploye, none the less active. and
none the less intelligent. No one
m the city would deny that he is
not an authority on Mon and
every one after reading his state-
ment must come to the conclusion
that his opinion of the old Quaker
remedy is backed up by positive
personal experience. Read his
statement carefully. “I, like a
reat many other people went to
. Potts Green's drug store and
rocured a box of Doan’s Kidney
ills for my back. [had very little
faith in their virtue for nowadays
advertisers will do anything and
say anything to get their mixtures
on the market. However. in spite
of the feeling, I tried them. In
. fact I had to try something. Iwas
struck in the back eight or nine
Join ago while helping to build a
use for a cousin. Ever since
then I have had trouble with my
back, not continually but at inter-
vals, it always seemed to pass away
of its own accord and return just
as mysteriously. A cold some-
times caused a recurrence and this
may have been at the bottom of the
last attack. The trouble was cen-
tered in the right kidney and I
could feel the shape of it, as [ im-
agined I could from the soreness,
I could press it with my thumb and
it would cause increased pain.
When my back was at its worst I
was troubled with urinary trouble
that lasted three or four weeks.
Well, Doan’s Kidney Pills helped
me from the start. [ must confess
they relieved me in such a short
time that it surprised me to find
them act so quickly. You are at
liberty to make these facts
known.”
Doan’s Kidney Pills are sold by
all dealers, price 50 cents per hox,
or six boxes for £2.50. Sent by
mail on receipt of price. Foster-
Milburn Co., Sole agents for the
U. 8., Buffalo, N. Y. 41-7
OURT PROCLAMATION.— Whereas
the Honorable J. G. Love, President Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas of the 49th Judicial
District, consisting of the county of Centre and
the Honorable Corlis Faulkner, Associate Judge
in Centre county, having issued their precept,
bearing date the 1st day of August to me directed,
for holding a Court of Oyer and Terminer and
General Jail Delivery and Quarter Sessions of the
Peace in Bellefonte, for the county of Centre and
to commence on the 4th Monday of Aug. being
the 24th day of Aug. 1896, and to continue two
weeks, notice is hereby given to the Coroner, Jus-
tices of the Peace, Aldermen and Constables of
said county of Centre, that they be then and there
in their proper persons, at 10 o'clock in the fore-
noon of the 24th, with their records, inquisitions,
examinations, and their own remembrance, to do
those things which to their office appertains to be
done, and those who are bound in recognizances
to prosecute against the prisoners that are or shall
be in the jail of Centre county, be then and there
to prosecute against them as shall be just.
Given under my hand, at Bellefonte, the 1st day
of Aug. in the year of our Lord, 1896, and the
one hundred and twentieth year of the inde-
pendence of the United States.
JNO. P. CONDO,
41-31-4t Sheriff.
HERIFF’S SALE.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias, Levari
Facias and Venditioni Exponas issued out of the
Court of Common Pleas of Centre Co., and to me
directed, there will he exposed to Public Sale, at
the Court House, in the borough of Bellefonte, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 1896,
at 10 o'clock a. m., the following described real
estate.
All those two certain lots or pieces of ground
situated in the Boro. of Milesburg, Centre county
Penn’a. adjoining lot of Jonathan Bullock, an
fronting on Turnpike street, bounded and de-
scribed as follows :
aid lot of Jonathan Bullock on Turnpike street,
thence by said street north 115 feet, thence 200
feet or there ahouts to a 16 foot alley 115 feet to
line of lot of the said Jonathan Bullock, thence
along said lot to the place of beginning, contain-
ing about 34 of 1 acre.
Thereon erected a good two story frame dwell-
ing house, stable and other out-buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to he sold as the
property of Tobias Gireen.
ALSO
All that certain tract of land situate in Fergu-
son township, county of Centre and State of
Penn’a., bounded and described as follows to
wit :—Beginning at post corner of lot No. 24 as
laid out by John Lyon, thence by the same north
34° west 180 perches to a post, thence south 56°
west 135 perches to a post corner, thence south
34° east 180 perches to a post corner, thence north
59° east 135 perches to the place of beginning, he-
ing bounded on the west by land of Samuel Tyson
and others, on the north by lands of Penn'a. Fur-
nace Co., on the east by lands of Albert Hoy and
others and on the south by lands of Humes and
McAlister, containing 151 acres and 140 perches,
about 100 acres improved and balance well tim.
bered with young thriving chestnut.
Thereon erected two 2 story frame dwelling
houses, 1 large bank barn, stable and other out
buildings. .
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of George Kustenhorter.
ALSO
The following two tracts of land situate in Miles
township, county and State aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows to wit: The 1st tract
beginning at a stone being also a corner of Daniel
Baney’s, land : thence in a lane and other land
of said Andrew Ocker (party hereto) north 25340
ead® 149.5 perches to a stone or point in public
road : thence along in said street or road sonth
7214° west 21.1 perches to a stone or point : thence
a'ong land of B. W. Royer (party hereto) south
erches to a stone in a lane on line
of land of D. Baney : thence along said Daniel
Baney's land north 63° east 21.1 perches to the
place of beginning, containing 20 acres neat
measure,
The 2nd trget being timber land, beginning at
a stone corner being a corner of some other land
of said Andrew Ocker : thence along land of said
B. W. Royer, south 25° east 14.6 perches to a stone
corner : thénce south 14° west 41.3 perches to a
stone corner: thence north 724° emst 72% per-
ches to a pine tree : thence along tim land of
said Daniel Baney, north 14° east 38 flerches to
stones : thence along lands of said Dafiel Baney
and Andrew Ocker, south 84° west 75 perches to
the place of beginning, containing 20 acres and 25
perches, neat measure. No buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Andrew Ocker.
ALSO
All that farm and tract of land situated partly in
Huston and Darnty in Worth township, Centre
county, bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning at a post corner of John P. Stephens land.
Thence by land surveyed in warrantee name of
Sharp Delaney, south 320 west, two hundred and
twenty-four perches to stones, corner of George
Williams, improvement, south 39° east, eighty-
one perches to a chestnut oak. Thence south 29°
east, fifty-seven perches to stones. Thence north
32° east, one hundred and thirty-three perches
more or less to small black oak, corner of land
sold by Hugh Glenn to John P. Stiver. Thence
by same north 22° west, one hundred and fifty-six
perches to the place of beginning. Containing
one hundred and twenty acres more or less. It
being the same tract of land this day conveyed hy
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beginning at the corner of
said Hugh Glenn to said George M. Brown, and
which deed is intended to be recorded.
Thereon erected one two story frame dwelling
house, bank barn and other out-huildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
3 erty of Kate M. Brown Adm’r. of &e of George
M. Brown, Dec’d.
ALSO
All that certain lot of ground situate in Sprin
township, Centre county, Pennsylvania, hounde
and described as follows to wit: Beginning at a
point on the south side of Valentine street, where
the eastern line of lot No. 67 is in what is known
as Bush’s Addition to Bellefonte, intersects the
same. Thence northeast along said street about
sixty-five (65) toa point that was designated as
Pine street in said plot or plan of Bush's Addi-
tion. Thence south along what was intended for
said Pine street back to the line of Valentine :
Thence southwest along line of Valentine sixty-
five (65 ft.) to the east line of said lot No. 67.
Thence north along line of lot No. 67 in said Val-
entine street to the point of beginning, bein
what is known as lot No. 66 on the plot or plan o
Bush's Addition to Bellefonte, and including fif-
teen (15) feet of that part of Pine street extend-
ing from Valentine street to line of lands of said
Valentines. Together with all and singular ways,
waters, water courses, rights, liberties, privileges,
improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances
whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining and the reversions and remainders,
rents, issues and profits thereof.
Thereon erected a two story frame dwelling
house and other out-buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of J. L. Murphy with notice to
Charles H. Schreyer, Terre Tenant.
ALSO
All that certain messuage and tract of land
situate in Huston township, county of Centre and
State of Penn'a., bounded and described as fol-
lows : On the east by land of John Campbell, on
the northeast by land of Mills Alexander, on the
north by land of John Turner, on the west by
land of Oliver Wilson and on the south hy land of
John Kline and Thomas Harbridge, containing
106 acres more or less.
Thereon erected a two story frame dwelling
house, small barn and other out-buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be scld as the
property of E. ¥. Henderson.
ALSO
N All that certain tract of land situate in Marion
ii bo county of Centre, and State of Penn’a.,
bounded and described as follows to wit : On the
west by lands of Robert Henderson, on the north
and east by land of ‘Wm. Johnsonbauch, and on
the south by lands of Mrs. Reuben Valentine.
Containing 160 acres more or less, 130 acres being
clear and under good cultivation. .
Thereon erected a two story frame dwelling
house, bank barn, and other outehuildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to he sold as
the property of Thomas S. Lewis.
ALSO
All that certain real estate of the St. Marks
Lutheran church, Pleasant Gap, bounded and
deseribed as follows to wit :—On the north by lot
of John M. Furey, on the south by lot late of
Jacob Rapp, deceased, on the east by Bellefonte
and Lewistown turnpike and on the west by
cemetery’ containing 14 acre more or less.
There erected a two story frame church,
known as the St. Mark’s Lutheran church of Pleas:
ant Gap.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of the trustees of St. Mark's Lutheran
church of Pleasant Gap.
ALSO
All that real estate of Washington Camp, No. 618
P. O. 8. of A. of Julian Pa., bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at a post at corner of end
of Furnace street, west along Josephine Alley 50
feet to the post : thence north 30 feet to a post :
thence east 50 feet to Furnace street: thence
30 feet to the place of beginning, being part of lot
known and designated as lot No. 7 in a or plan
of the said village of Julian.
Thereon erected a two story frame hall known
as P. O, S. of A. hall ete.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of the Washington Camp No. 618
Patriotic Order Sons of America, of Julian Pa.
ALSO
All that certain piece or lot of ground situate in
Boggs township, county of Centre, Penn’a., bound-
ed and described as follows to wit : On the north
by public road leading from Mileshurg to Cur-
tin's works, on the north side of Bald Eagle creek,
on the east by lands of Mattern, on the south
by Bald Eagle creek, and on the west by public
road leading from Milesburg to Marsh Creek, con-
taining six acres more or less, Save and except
certain lots owned by the estate of J. M. Wag-
ner deceased. Lew Bullock, Anthony Dussling,
Benjamin Hoffman, Mrs. (George Taylor
and Adam Schroyer together with the
heriditaments and’ appurtenances, and he-
ing the same premises which James A. Beaver
and Mary his wife by deed dated the 2nd day of
June 1875, and recorded in deed hook “K’ No. 2
page 491 granted and conveyed to Elins Zimmer-
man.
Thereon erected stable and other out-buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of David Krape, with notice to Susan
A. Stump, James A. Keller, and J. Will Conley,
terre tenants.
ALSO
All that certain tract of land situate in Boggs
township, Centre county Penn’a., bounded and
described as follows to wit : Be inning at a But-
ton Wood on the bank of Bald Eagle creek :
thence by land of Austin Curtin Dec'd., north ten
degrees west 81 perches to post on line of Bald
Eagle rail-road : thence along land of said rail
road south 67° west to land of Jas. F. Weaver :
thence along land of said Weaver south 31° east
to Bald Eagle creek : thence down said creek by
its several courses and distances to the place of
beginning. Containing forty-one acres and 80
perches of land being the same tract of land the
title to which hecame vested in said Jno. A.
Woodcock, the present mortgagor, by deed of Jas.
Zimmerman and wife dated the 27th of Oct., 1892,
and duly recorded in book volume 66, page 176 as
hy reference. Hereto being had will more fully
appear. Together with all and singular the build-
ings improvements streets, alleys Janes passages
ways waters water courses rights liberties privi-
leges ete.
- Thereon erected a two story frame house, bank
barn and other out-buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Anna C. Woodcock, executrix of
&e of J. A. Woodcock, deceased.
ALSO
All those two certain- tracts of land situate in
in the township of Potter, county of Centre, and
State of Penn’a. The first thereof bounded and
described as follows to wit :—Beginning at a stone
corner on lands of George Crossman, thence north
18340 east 14.5 perches to stones, thence along
lands of William Colyer south 10° east 75.6 perch-
es to stones, north 664° east 24.4 perches to
stones, thence south 2314° east, 18.2 perches to
stone, thence north 66° east 20.5 perches to stone,
thence along land of Samuel Slack south 284°
east 35 perches to stone, thence along land of
Moyer south 66° west 60 perches to stone, thence
along land of William Ishler, north 814° west 5.3
perches to stone, thence along same south 6534°
west 21 perches to stone, thence north 12° west
21.4 perches to stone, thence south 6614° west 16.3
perches to stone, thence north 314° west 20 perch-
es to stone, thence by lands of Jacob Royer north
78° east 11 perches to stone, thence by same south
20° east 1 perch to stone, thence north 80° east 3
perches to stone, thence north 11° west and .4
perches to a stone, thence south 75° west 12.4
perches to stone, thence along lands of Geo. Reib-
er north 314° west 39.2 perches to stone, thence
along lands of Geo. Grossman north 81140 east 13.4
perches to stone, thence by same north 814° west
43 perches to the place of beginning, containing
33 acres and 26 perches and allowance, (less 1 acre
and 98 perches sold to G. M. Cooney.)
Thereon erected a one and one half story house,
stable and other out-buildings.
The other thereof being hounded and described
as follows to wit :—Beginning at a post corner,
thence by lands of Jonas Rossman dec’d south 30°
east 25 perches, thence north 68° east-21.5 perches
thence by lands of W. Coyler north 30° west 78
perches to stone, thence by lands of Jesse Boyer,
dec’d, south 60° west 21 perches to the place of
beginning, containing 3 acres and 76 perches and
allowance.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of Jacob F. Royer.
ALSO
All that certain messuage tenement and tract of
land situate in Huston township, Centre county,
and State of Penna., bounded and described as
follows : Beginning at a post on the Bald Eagle
valley R. R. Thence north along Loe of J. W.
Richards heirs to line of land of J. Williams (form-
erly Scott Williams). Thonos along said line south
to the Bald Eagle valley R. R. Thence along said
R. R.to the place of beginning, containing 60 acres
more or less.
Thereon erected a two story dwelling house,
bank barn and other buildings.
FS hngand reserving from the heirs of their
mortgage, the following lots included in the above
descriptions viz: Baptist church lot, J. S. Par-
song’ lot, James and George Williams’ lot, George
W. Miles and James F. Williams, containing in all
about 3 acres. 2
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Howard M. Stuart Adm'r of &ec. of
W. Stuart and Patience Stuart dec'd.
ALSO
All that certain messuage, tenement or lot of
ground situate in the borough of Bellefonte,
Centre county Penn’a., boiinded and described as
follows : On the west by Penn street, on the
north by lot of D. K. Tate and others, on the east
by the Hale estate and on the south by an alley,
being Sty feet in front on Penn street and ex-
tending back in depth about one hundred and
eighty feet. 2
of erected a two story frame dwelling
house, stable and other out-buildings.
a
"| land south 5414° south 20614 perches :
Seized, taken in execution, anid to hé sold as
the property of John I. Rankin and Fannie E.
Rankin.
» ALSO
All that certain messuage, tenement and tract
of land situate in Huston township, Centre coun-
¥ Penn’a., bounded and described as follows :
eginning at stone : thence along land of Wilson
Williams, south 58° east 187 perches to stones :
thence by land of James Ardery, north 5046 east
29 perches to stones : thence north 704% east 45
Petchien tostones : thence by land of J. F. Wil-
iam’s heirs north 66° west 50 perches to post by
pine : thence by land of same north 3814° east
196 perches to post: thence by land of J. W.
Stuart, north 524° west 9 perches to White Oak
stump : thence by same north 56° west 52 per-
ches to stones : thence by same north 83° west
53.9 perches to oak stump: thence hy land of
William Steele, south 4314° west 74 perches to
stones : thence by same north 52° west 37.3 per-
ches to hickory: thence by land of Samuel
Gingery, south 4314° west 161 perches to stones.
the place of beginning, containing 228 acres ands
72 perches.
1ereon erected a one and a-half story house,
stable and other out-buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to he sold as
the property of Samuel Steele.
ALSO
All that certain messuage, tenement and lot of
ground situate in the township of Spring, in the
county of Centre and State of Penn'a., hounded
and described as follows : On tne west by lands
of Mrs. Mary McA. Beaver, on the north by the
road leading from Bellefonte to Jacksonville and
lands of the Brockerhoff estate, on the east by
lands of Cameron Burnside, and on the south by
the Nittany valley rail-road, containing two hun-
dred and fifty acres more or less.
Having thereon erected a dwelling house, barn
and other out-buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
fie propery of Eliza J. Curtin, Andrew G. Cur-
tin Jr., James C. Curtin, defendants, Eliza J. Cur-
tin, sherif’s vendue of Austin Curtin, W. W.
Curtin and John Blanchard executors of the last
will and testament of A. G. Curtin, Dec'd. sherift’s
vendue of John Irwin Curtin and Eliza J. Curtin,
heir at law of Wm. I. Curtin and Orlanda W. Cur-
tin terre tenant.
ALSO
All the following described tract of land situate
in Huston township, county of Centre and State
of Penn’a., bounded on the north and west by
lands of George Steele, on the south by Samuel
Gingery, and on the east by Samuel Steele, con-
taining about 20 acres. Beginning at a Spanish
oak : thence by land known as Gratz lands north
86° west 1114 perches to a hickory: thence by
last named lands north 601° west 20 perches to a
White oak : thence by same lands north 49° west
92 perches to a Black oak : thence by same land
north 44° west 94 perches te sugar: thence by
Gratz land south 36° west 94 perches to stones
(formerly White oak): thence hy other Gratz
thence by
land of Jos. FF. Williams, north 411° east 77 per-
ches to the place of beginning. containing 100
acres and allowance more or less.
Thereon erected a small house and stable,
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Fred Williams.
ALSO
All that certain tract or piece of parcel or land
situate in the township of Bos s, county of Centre
and State of Penn’a., bounded and described as
follows :—Beginning at a post near the Bald Eagle
valley railroad thence by lands of Jane F. Weav-
er, thence north 22° west 37 rches to a post,
thence south 74° west 18 Dorehon to post, thence
south 80° west 12 perches toa post, thence by
lands of D. D. Shope south 24° west 42 perches to
a post, thence south 66° east 10 perches to a post,
thence north 31° west 10 perches to a post, thence
north 36° west 30 perches to a post, thence north
3714° west 31 hes to a post. thence by lands of
David C. Poorman north 20° east 139 perches to
stones, thence by lands of John Shope south 39°
east 234 perches to post, thence north 80° east 12
perches to post, thence by lands of Curtins south
9° east 38 perches to post, thence along the Bald
Eagle yalsy railroad south 67° west along the said
railroad to lands of James F. Weaver the place of
beginning, containing 174 acres and 9 perches and
allowance or 184 acres and 80 perches neat meas-
ure, (excepting there-out however 10 acres or
there-about, adjoining line of A. Curtin sold and
conveyed to Thomas Taylor, also 4 acres adjoin-
ing James F. Weaver sold and conveyed to Ellen
McCollough, and 1 acre or there-ahout sold and
conveyed to Martha Shope adjoining David C.
Poorman.)
Thereon erected a-two story frame dwelling
house, bank barn and other out-huildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Julia A, Shope Adm'r of &c. of Ja-
cob B. Shope Dec’d and D. P. Shope.
ALSO
All that certain messuage, tenement and lot of
round situate in Bellefonte Boro,, Centre county,
enn’a., on the north side of the alley extending
east from the late residence of James T. Hale
dec d, bounded and described as follows to wit :—
Beginning at a post 100 feet east from south-east-
ern corner of lot late of Alexander Carney, dec’d,
thence along alley above mentioned east 50 feet to
a post, thence north along lot of James Healey
150 feet” more or less to an alley, thence west
along said alley 50 feet to a post, thence south
along lot now belonging to Oliver Witmer 150 feet
more or less to the place of beginning.
Thereon erected a two story frame dwelling
house.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of John Garman.
ALSO
All that certain messuage or tenement and
tract of land lying and being in the township of
Rush, Centre county, Penn’a. bounded and de-
scribed ax follows : “Beginning at a point on line
of J. N. Cassanova and on the centre line of a pub-
lic————as located August, 1839, from Moshan-
non Creek through the point to the old N.Y. R.
R.; thence by centre line of said public road—
18° west, 172 feet to an alley, thence by said alley
north 54°.45 west 94 feet; thence by other lands
of the grantors south 359.45 west 164 feet to said
Cassanova line, thence by same south 34°.45 west
146 feet to the place of beginning, containing 45-
100 acres, be the same more or less,
Thereon erected a two story frame dwelling
house and other outbuildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of John T. Williams.
TerMs—No deed will be acknowledged until
purchase money is paid in full.
JNO. P. CONDO,
41-31 Sheritt.
Travelers Guide.
EECH CREEK RAILROAD.
N.Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., Lessee.
Condensed Time Table.
READ DOWN.
Reap Ur.
EXP. MAIL. May 17th, 1896. EXP. IMAIL
No. 37 No. 33 No. 30/No. 36
Popo AM | Poa
{ 1 55({Ar.........Patton Lv +3 30
a 134 seen . MLL : z 352
D251 1 T00eersrse river .Mahaffey.. Ho 415
9 00 .Kerrmoor, 525 442
8 50) 12 2 TB 3 452
TR 4312 <..... Kerrmoor... 15
8 38 12 13]........New Millpor! 5 03
.Olanta... 552 509
Mitchells 558 515
Clearfield Junc....Ar| 6 13] 5 34
CLEARFIELD.......| 632 {3
ee I
7 45, 11 21!Ar..Clearfield Junec....Lv 635 619
3711138, .Woodland..........| 6 45 ¢ 20
V 3H 17 03] -c0rinrrooe Bigler... 6 52) 6 34
7 23! 10 58). Wallaceton .| 657 640
7 15! 10 50}. lorrisdale Mines....| 7 06] 6 48
7 07| 10 41|Lv.......Munson......... Ar] 715 657
6 35| 10 16{Ly ref Ar] 740] 721
7 27] 11 01 A} } PHILIPSBU afr 655 635
05 700
703
12
T4
7 52
8 42
8 53
8 58
907
918
9 20
9 55
P. M.
M.| P.M,
*11 30
8B 3 508 710
+4 30 lv... N. 6 00
#7 30|Lv..N. Y. via Phila...Ar(b 7 25| t9 30
A.M. | A.M, P.M. A.M,
*Daily. {Week-days. 26.00 r. m. Sunday. 110-55
A.M. Sunday. “b’" New York passengers travel-
ing via Philadelphia on 10.20 A. M. train from
Williamsport, will change cars at Columbus Ave.,
Philadelphia.
CoNNECTIONS.—At Williamsport with Philadel-
Pola and Reading R. R. At Jersey Shore with
all Brook Railway. At Mill Hall with Central
Railroad of Pennsylvania. At Philipsburg with
Pennsylvania Railroad and Altoona & Philipsburg
Connecting Railroad. At Clearfield with Buffalo
Rochester & Pittsburg Railway. At Mahaffey and
Patton with Cambria & Clearfield Division of
Pennsylvania Railroad. At Mahaffey with
Pennsylvania & North-Western Railroad.
A. G. PALMER, F. E. HERRIMAN,
Superintendent. Gen'l Passenger Agent,
Philadelphia,
ENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AND
BRANCHES.
May 18th, 1896.
TYRONE AND CLEARFIELD, R. R.
NORTHWARD. | SOUTHWARD.
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£ if 3 May, 15,1896, E == | 3
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= = 4] = |
1
POL: P. M. | A. M. [Lv. AML PL,
730] 315 820... Tyrone 11 20,6 12
736 321 11 14/6 06
738 323 J 11 146 04
74 326 50 11 09/6 01
751 336 11 02/5 53
7 55 340 51 10 5915 50
804 349 10 51/5 41
811 355 10 44/5 ¢
816 359 10 38/5 27
818 401 10 35/5 23
$19 402 10 33/5 21
821 408 10 23/5 10
ny 411 Sedurembis trains 5 OG
8 .Boynton...... 535 10 195 03
8: 995 ......Steiners.. ...| 5 31] 10 154 58
8 36. 423 9 42... Philipsburg. 530 10 14/4 57
841) 428) 947 sraham...... 5 26) 10 094 52
846, 433] 952 Blue Ball...... 521] 10 04/4 46
8 52 439] 958... Wallaceton . 5 16) 9 58/4 39
857 444/10 04 ........ Bigler ...... | 511] 9 53/4 32
903 450 10 10... I 506! 94714 27
0 08] 453 1013... 505 9 44/3 24—
9 10; 457 10 17,.. 501 9404 20
915 502 10 22 456 935/415
919 506] 10 28 452! 931/409
924 511] 10 34... Riverview.....| 4 58/ 9 26/4 03
930 517) 10 41 ...Sus. Bridge...| 443 9 20/3 56
935 5 22 10 46...Curwensville..| 439 9 15/3 51
ent 10353... Rustie,...... :
I + 11 02... Stronach.
| 11 06 ....Grampian...
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BALD EAGLE VALLEY BRANCH.
WESTWARD. EASTWARD.
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£ & g iavrnmel a g | £
a a i = a =
jo # = | = » | »
= = - -
P.M.| P. M. | A. M. ArT. Lv. a np om [P01
617 240 1110... ..Tyrone.......| § Tol 12 35i7 25
611 2 34] 11 04/ East Tyrone...| 8 16/ 12 41/7 31
6.07] 230 1 00......Vail.... 12457 35
G03, 226 !...Bald Eagle... 12 49,7 39
557] 220 1049'........ Dix | 12 557 45
5 54) 217] 10 46! p 12 58/7 48
552 215] 10 44! 1.00[7 50
5 44 2 07( 10 36'..Port 1077 57
5 360 200] 10 28! 1 14/8 04
528) 153] 10 20 1228 13
519 144] 1011 1.308 22
512( 137 10 04 { 1 37:8 30
500! 133 10 01... Mileshurg.....| 9 18 1 40s 33
5011 124 9 53...Bellefonte....| 928 1498 41
449) 112 9 41)... Milesburg 941) 2028 53
44} 104 9 3H.....Cortin........ 949 2119 01
4371 100 9 30.Mount Eagle...| 953] 2159 05
4 31 12 54| 9 24'....Howard....... 959 221911
4 22 12 45] 9 15 .....Eagleville. 10 08) 2 30|9 20
4 19) 12 42) 9 12/..Beech Creek...| 10 11] 2 339 23
4 08 12 31! 9 01}....Mill Hall......| 10.22] 2 44/9 34
4 06) 12 20) 8 59 ...Flemington...| 10°24] 2 469 36
402 12 25 8 55...Lock Haven..| 10 30] 2 50.9 40
P.M. P. M. | A. 0. |Lv. Arr] Ao | Poa, FR
LEWISBURG & TYRONE RAILROAD.
EASTWARD. May 18th, 1896. WESTWARD.
MAIL. | EXP. EXP. | MAIL.
ns STATIONS.
P.M. | A. [Lv. Aram pom
20). ...Bellefonte........... 55 415
.Axemann.
Pleasant Gap.
LEWISBURG & TYRONE RAILROAD.
WESTWARD. UPPER END. EASTWARD.
z T T rT
# 2 | May, 18, 1896. > ! 5 | }
| 215 Z| 2]
. M.
4 40
423
417
411
405 845... Hostler..,...
3 50 8 39 ...Marengo......
35) 8 34) ter Loveville. ...| 10 51,
3 49] 8 29/.Furnace Road.| 10 5
3 46] 8 26/....Dungarvin...| 11 01
3 33) 8 18 Warrior's Mark| 11 10,
3 200 8 09....Pennington...| 11 20
3187 738]... Stover....... nn
a | 310! 750. "Tyrone....| 11 4 © 2
| P. M. | A. M. [Lve. Ara. a |prom
BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE BRANCH.
Time Table in effect on and after
May 18, 1896.
Leave Snow Shoe, except Sunday... 3 61 p. m.
Arrive in Bellefonte........... essses .546p. m.
Leave Bellefonte, except Sunday. 9 58 a. m.
Arrive in Snow Shoe.............. 149a.
m.
23TRAL RAILROAD OF PENNA.
Condensed Time Table.
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No 1 No 5 No 3
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May 18, 1896. | TT
{Ro 6 No 4 No 2.
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a.m. p.m.
+7 20 % 30
-m. Lye. Ar. p.m, p.m. ja. m.
3 45 BELLEFONTE. [10 04 6 10/10 10
p. m.ja. m.[Arr.
734 7 44 357/.......Nigh 49' 5 57 9 56
7 41 7 50] 4 03. 9 43 5 51] 9 50
T 46, 7 55 4 08... | 9 38 546) 9 45
748 757 4 10f...... Dun kles......| 9 36 5 44] 9 43
752 801] 4 14). Hublersburg. 32! 540 9 2
7 56 8 05 4 18/...Snydertown.....| 9 28 5 37 9 35
7.58 907] 4 “ ‘ittan | 925 535 933
8 00 8 09] 4 22. 923 533 931
8 02] 8 11] 4 24/.. 921 531 929
8 04 8 13] 4 26).... 919 529 9 2
8 00/ 8 19| 4 31]. Krider's Siding.! 9 14 5 24| 9 21
8 16| 8 25( 4 37|...Mackeyville....| 9 08! 5 18! 9 15
8 23/ 8 32| 4 43...Cedar Spring...| ¢ 512) 9 09
8 25 8 34] 4 45..........8alona.... 859 511 9 07
8 30] 8 45 4 50 ..MILL HALL... $8 53,+5 05.40 01
930 9 iY iii Jersey Sore iu 430, 755
10 05) 9 55/Arr. Mo ve! 400 +71 25
+10 20111 30 be) WMs'PORT } Arr. 2 40| *6 55
508 710. PHILA. -| 18 35%11 30
6 45 NEW YORK.. 14 30)
a Tamaqua.)
7 25] 19 30,........NEW YORK. cress
£71 30
(Via Phila.)
Mio m.ip. m.
*Daily.
bound train from Williams
West-bound from Philadelphia at 11.30 P. M.
tWeek Days. £6.00 P. M. Sundays.
110.10 A. M. Sunday.
. PHILADELPHIA SLEEPING Car attached to East-
rt at 11.30 P. M, and
J. W. GEPHART.
General Superintendent.
BELLEFONTE CENTRAL RAIL-
ROAD. :
WESTWARD EASTWARD
read down read up
= . io
tRo No. 7|tNo.1| = STATIONS. tNo. 2 No. $Me
P.M. A. ®. | A.M. Lv. Ar, A. ml poo (Pom.
4 21| 10 30{ 6 30|....Bellefonte ..... 8 45] 1 10(6 3(
4 26 10 37) 6 37|..... Coleville......| 8 40 1 02/6 20
4 30 10 42] 6 40|...... Morris.......| 8 37] 12 586 15
4 331 10 47) 6 44|.....Whitmer.....| 8 33) 12 54 6 10
4 38) 10 53| 6 50. Hunter's Park.) 8 31! 12 496 05
4 42 10 56] 6 53|...,.Fillmore......| 8 28! 12 466 02
447 Briarly.......| 8 24] 12 4I|5 57
4 52 11 05] 7 05|.....Waddles.....| 8 20| 12 37/5 53
4 54| 11 08] 7 08/Scotia Crossing| 8 18| 12 35/5 50
503 11 2 7|.... Krumrine.....| 8 07] 12 26/5 36
5 06) 11 24 Strubles. 8 04] 12 24/5 33
5 08] 11 28 Univ. Inn....| 8 02] 12 22/5 31
5 10! 11 30| State Coltege..!| 8 00 12 20/5 30
Morning trains from Montandon, Lewisburg,
Williamsport, Lock Haven and Tyrone connect
with train No. 7 for State College: Afternoon trains
from Montandon, Lewisburg,
from Lock Haven connect with with train No. 11
for Stato College. Trains from State College con-
nect with Penn'a R. R. trains at Bellefonte.
+ Daily, except Sunday.
'yrone and No. 53
F. H. THOMAS Supt.,