VOL .LXIV.
THE CENTRE REPORTER
FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR
The state legislature will adjourn May
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While Blaine is down with the rheu-
matism, Harrison goes about with a big
spe'l of roamatism,
This State has received the sum of $1»
642,711, the amount due the State under
the direct tax act passed by the last Con-
gress,
Some political wise men predict that
Blaine will the next Republican
nominee for President. What further
use will Ben have for the big hat, then?
Oat in Ohio Farmers’ Alliauces are
growing rapidly, and the politicians of
both parties have come to the conclusion
that these Alliances are going to be a
very important element in the coming
fall election.
The Bellefonte Daily News, of Monday,
charges that the articles which
time ago appeared in that paper lauding
Fiedler of the Gazette, for his post office
management, wera all written by Fiedler
himself, and paid for by bim. Whew!
but we are not surprised at all,
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A hero may be on the stage within a
few days. If the commander of the U.
8. war ship Charleston finds the Chilian
tata and sinks her, America
will have a new naval hero. If the Es.
meralda or the Itata can sink the Chare
leston and prevent the capture of the
Itata, then Onili will boast ofa new na-
Circumstances often make
WAr vessel
val hero.
greal names.
Dispatci es received from all points in
Western Virginia and pear points in
Ohio aud Western Pennsylvania are to
that Saturday night's frost has
almost totally ruined the fruit and veget,
Strawberris end grapes have
been the greatest sufferers, many small
fruits bave been entirely destroyed. The
frost was the most severe for this season
of the year since 1861. Soow fell at vari-
ous points.
The Patriot says: Another road bill
is to be introduced in the house to take
of the vetoed commission
measure. The main features of the new
bill wilt be cash for road taxes instead of
the present system permitling them to
be “worked out” on the roads, and a pro-
vision allowiag townships to issue bonds
for the improvement of roads, This bill
will take the place on the second reading
the effect
able crops,
the place
calendar now held by the road bili of the
which
for
be sub.
Western Eagineers’ association,
has been recommitted to committee
amendment. The new bill will
stituted.
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The American Legation at J.ondon,
tired of answering let'ers on the subject,
now sends oul printed circalars to peo~
p e on this side of the water wanting to
know about immense estates or big pots
of money in the Baok of England to
which they themselves to be
heirs. Thousands of such communicas
tions are received in each month, show-
ing that the swindlers who advertise tor
American heirs to English estates are
reaping a rich harvest. The far West
furuishes most of the victims, There
are no estates of any account seeking
ownership, and people ought to know it
by this time.
Black Forest is an extensive lamber
district in the Pine Creek regiom, says
the Potter Enterpriee, Three weeks ago
there were two feet of snow in that re
gion, bat to-day it is a blackened, desols
ate waste, ravished by fierce forest fires
that have raged the past week. The
lomberm:n fought the fire between
Gaines and Ansonia, bat no human
power could quench it, J, B, Weed &
Co., the’ Binghamton Ilnmbermen, have
been very heavy losers. Over 700,000
feet of logs at Blackwells, together with
houses and fences, have been destroyed.
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At Beottdale the sitaation is becoming
serious for the miners. Operators are
making a most determined effort to force
the men at the miners’ convention to
abandon the strike, while labor leaders
on the hand have been among them and
say they are practically unavimons in
their desire to continue out, The Frick
aod McClare companies started four
plants with a few men and say that they
will start five other plants this week.
Men are coming into the region in car
loads and it is doubtful it the strikers
can stand the pressure mach longer.
They are suflering for the necessities of
life, and handreds have no roof to call
their own. Altogether, if the men do
uot vote to xo back it will be because
they are over-persuaded by the leaders,
or because the independent operators or
some powerful labor organization pledges
the greatly needed financial support.
believe
CENTRE
Now Tax Measures.
Senator Grady offered a resolution in
the senate which was laid over to be
printed, recommending as a relief of
local taxation an increased taxation of
corporations and the relinquishment of
a part of the State revenues for local pur-
poses, The recommendations are:
First—The passage of house bill No.
210, by substituting house bill No. 408,
amended, with such a rate of taxation
upon the actual value of the capital stock
of corporations as will yield not less than
$4,000,000 of capital stock tax.
Second—An amendment to the State
revenue act of 1880 so that the tax on
personal property, bonds, mortgages,
moneys at interest, etc., shall be raised
to four mills, and that three-fourths of
the amount thus realized be returned so
the counties for the relief of local taxa
tion, which will in effect be the levying
of a three-mill personal property tax for
local purposes. Consequent upon this
will be the raising of the rate of taxation
on banks from three~mills to four, and
the optional rate upon the par value
of shares from six mills to eight.
Third—The appropriation of not less
than $4,000,000, annually for the support
of the public schools,
Fourth—The passage of house bill No,
133. providing for the distribution among
counties, cities, boroughs and townships
of all the moneys received from retail
liquor licenses,
Nr, Grady also reported as a substitute
for the commission revenue bill the Boy-
er bill, referred to in his resolution.
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What the Grangers Like to Hear
The report of the Statistician of the
Department of Agriculture, now in press,
shows an increase since April of last
year of more than 100 per cent in the
price of corn and oats, 30 per cent and
more in wheat. and advanced values of
all cereals and meats, A hopeful and
cheerful feeling is noticed, says the re
port, in official correspondence from all
parts of the country. The elimination of
the surplus of corn and oats, through the
under production of last year, insures
good prices for these crops, and the short.
age of the wheat of the world for two
years, with the low foreign prospect for
the growing crop, promises the largest
foreign demand for 10 years at remuner-
ative prices. Fortunately present ap-
pearances indicate ability to meet such
demand with case. The opinion is ex-
pressed that farm land at present prices
are promising investments,
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The census bulletin on the indebted.
ness of different nations makes an ex
cellent showing for the United Siates
compared with other countries. Oar
pational debt, Federal, State and county
is $1,281,020 840. This makes a per
capita debt of $20 46, while the per capita
debt of Eogland is $87 79, of France $116
35, of Italy $76, and of Spain $74
France has the national debt and Russia
comes next, but the larger population of
the latter makes the per capita but $30 70,
Yet it is not the size of the debt that is
of so much consequence as the ability of
the people of a given country to pay it:
Our own per capita debt has been reduc.
ed since 1880 from $46 50 to 820 48 in
1890, because the country has been reas
sonably prosperous and its resources
are easily equal to the extinguishment
of the indebtedness. But this pleasant
prospect changes with the adveut of the
Billion Congress, with taxation that re-
duces revenues and expenditures that
exceed receipts,
The pension bureau has been under
suspicion ever since the Incoming of the
Harrison administration. Corporal Taan-
ner had to go because of maladministra-
tion and corrupt conspiracies on the part
of his subordinates. General Raum, his
successor, was investigated, with some
ugly disolosures, by the last congress .
aod now his son and chief clerk has
been inyited “to resign with 30 days
leave of absence on pay,” the proof being
incontestable of his traffic in offices and
appropriation of public moneys. He
goes out with all the honors while a few
weeks ago an efficient clerk who had un-
wittingly told a newspaper man of cer
tain facts regardiog the conduct of pen~
sion business was kicked out without a
day’s delay. An honorable resignation,
with the gift of a month's pay, is the
punishment awarded rogues.
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The Siecle of Paris states that advices
bave been received at Marseilles from
Trebizonde to the effect that & new vol-
cano has appeared in Armenia at the
sammit of Mount Nimpred, in the dis-
trict of Van, vomiting forth flames and
lava. The villagts at the foot of the
mountain have been destroyed and
many persons are said to have been kill-
ed or injured, The fugitives are cams
ping outside the ranges of destruction,
They are entirely destitute, and the
greatest misery prevails among them.
The Turkish government has taken meas-
ures to aid the sufferers,
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The War In Chili,
Late advices from Chili by way of
Buenos Ayres, state that President
Balmaceda is concentrating his forces
for an advance upon the revolutionists,
and that as soon as he receives the war
vessels built in Frapce he will attack the
insurgents by sea.
The country from the Atacama desert
to the straits remains faithful to Balma-
ceda, while the insurgents are concens
trating a government in the districts
taken from Peru in the late war, They
have practically established a new res
public, with Iquique as the capital, while
old Chili remains true to the Balmaceda
administration.
All the officers captured on both sides
have been shot except in the case of a
captain named Velasco, who was aconsed
of betraying his post in Atacama, and
who was hanged after a brief court~mar-
tial. Balmaceda now has 40,000 men,
not including the militia. Nearly all
the volunteers are from lower class popu-
lation, who favor the President, while
the wealthier class are for the most part
in sympathy with the insurgents, The
latter have about 60,000 troops and would |
have more but for the lack of arms and!
ammunition, i
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A Royal Pauper Dying.
The marriage of the mother of Miss
Caroline Guelph, who is now dying in|
the workhouse, to George IV, has been
shown to have tiken place, as the re.
cords of the church at Kensington bear
mention of it, but it was never legally
recognized, owing to the law that was
passed at the direction of George III
that none of the immediate children of
that monarch be allowed to marry a sub-
ject of Great Britain,
It will be remembered that this law
expired with the death of William IV.
the last son of George III. Had it not
been for the existence of the act of Par-|
liament, the marriage would have been!
daly recognized, and Miss Caroline, is|
now dying of poverty, might have oc!
cupied the throne pow filled by Queen]
Victoria. This unhappy condition snd]
circumstance has made the situation very!
difficalt for Miss Caroline to bear, Until
taken to the workhouse she had lived!
at 41 Parkhurst Bow, Eye Lane, Pecks
bam.
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The deciston of Judge Wallace of the)
United States court, in New York, on the]
Stewart will case last week was imports |
ant in determining the rights of aliens!
to inherit in that State. Judge Wallace |
is clear that under the laws of New York
property cannot pass by inheritance
through one non-resident alien to anoth-
er. He seems not quite so clear that a
non-resident alien may not inherit dire
ectly, though he is inclined to that
opinion. The judge said of the common
law principle:
It is a familiar rule of the common law
that an alien has no inheritable blood
and can neither acquire land by descent
por transmit it by descent to another, At
the death of the alien the land which he
may have acquired by purchase instantly
escheats and without any inquest of
office vests in the government or State.
This rule, however, has been modified
by the statute law of New York and oth-
er States.
Letters and papers recived the last
mail from Bouth America containg some
interesting facts concerning the trouble
in Chili, There seems to be no probabil.
ity of an immediate ending of the war.
In Valparaiso business is at a standstill,
Many leading families are leaving Santi.
ago for Baenos Ayres, to avoid perseca-
tion at the hands of the dictator,
Balmaceda’s army is said to consists at
present of 30,000 men,
The principal business portion of
Iquique has been, destroyed, but the
rest of the town escaped serious damage ,
The practice of spending large sums of
money by campaign managers—or keep.
ing large sums of it — is attracting attens
tioh as a growing evil, in every section.
The boodle is obtained by bleeding can.
didates and others, and very litile goes
towards legal or legitimate campaign ex-
penses, The evil has crept down into
county organizations, and has been
made a heavy load for local candidates,
who wonder where it all goes to. This
boodle game will need the condemnation
of the press and the public, if a check is
to be put npon corruption funds of the
lowest order,
And now another good man has gone
wrong, it is ex-cashier Percival, of the
Lewiston, Me,, bank. The bank cashiers
is seems, with some exceptions, are a
wrong-doing set —swindles, frauds a
defalcations are their practices
«= Cabinet photos $1.50 per doz at
Shaeffer’s gallery, Bellefonte,
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Rew Train,
On Monday, May 25th, a new passens
ger train will be placed in service by the
Pennsylvania Railroad company on the
Philadelphia & Erie Division, This
train will leave Williamsport at 3.50 p.
m., arriving at Sunbury 5.20 p. m., Har-
risburg 7,05 p. m., making connections at
Sunbury for all points in the coal re
gions, arriving at Wilkesbarre 7.50 p. m.,
Scranton 9.01 p. m,, Hazleton 7.56 p. m-
Pottsville 9.05 p. m., Shamokin 6.20 p.m,
and Mt. Carmel 6.50 p. m.; and at Har~
risburg for the east, south and west, ar
riving «t Philadelphia 10.565 p. m,, Balti
more 10.40 p. m,, Chambersburg 9.25 p.
m , Pittsburg, 2 a, m.
The afternoon, 2.45 train, from Belles
fonte to Montandon, is likely to be
changed to 2 p. m., iu order to connect
with the above train, landing passengers
in Philadelphia at 10.55 same evening,
We think the change would be approved
by neerly all.
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Stolen by Gypsies.
A 10syear old girl traveling with a
band of gvpsies now located near Phils
ipsburg, while begging along the street
in company with an old gypsy woman on
Simler, and stating that she had been
stolen by the gypsy, was taken in charge
by the overseers of the poor, awaitiog
farther developments.
A dispatch from Harrisburg corrobor-
ates the child's story as to their being
there at the time stated, but conveys the
idea that the child was given the gypsies
by her sister, the parents being. dead.
The child's body bears marks of extreme
cruelty and she refuses to accompany
the gypsy further. Investigations will be
made.
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Transported By Wagon.
The plate glass for the windows of the
pew Hepburn House at Williamsport
New York by railroad to Williamsport,
will be bauled by wagon. There are
three panes to be transported, two 24x11
and ope 16x11. The wagons will attract
much attention going through the coun-
try by covering it with advertising cards.
The whole of the Hepburn House front
of first story will be of plate glass,
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Prevent Baldness.
It is recommended for prevention of
baldness that the bair be kept pretty
bathed frequently in salt water and in-
bricated occasionally with a very small
quantity of yaseline, Two teaspoonfuls
of salt to a pint of water will make a
tonic of the proper strength, and with
this the head should be bathed three
ties a week,
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Horses Died.
On Friday night, a valuable gray horse
belonging to Perry Breon, near our town,
died from inflamation of the bowels,
The horse was a good one, having cost
Mr. Breon $165,
On same night a horse be longing to
Mr. Neply, of this place, became sudden -
ly ill and died in a few hours.
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Where Lutheranism is Strong.
Onesfifth of the Lutheran population
of Norih America is resident in Pean-
sylvania, Their number is given as
211,873 confirmed members, They have
723 pastors and 1271 churches, Their
united contributions in Peansylvania
last year were $12,127200; for general
benevolence, 782,507,
mmm fb etmpaarseiaus
Lawn Fete,
The Presbyterian Aid Society of this
place, will hold a Lawn Fete at Rev.
Baskervilles home, on Main street, on
Satarday evening, May 30th, Ice cream,
cake, coffee and lemonade will be served,
All are cordially invited, Proceeds for
the benefit of their church.
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Marriage Licenses.
Following is the list of marriage Li-
censes issued during the past week from
the register's office Bellefonte:
Geo, W. Wiley, of Clearfield, Pa., and
Marjorie E. Woomer, of Blair county.
Julius P. Files and Mattie Hamer
both of Philipsburg.
Geo, M., Bratdorfand Annie M. Deob~
ler, both of Rebersburg,
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Two Sarpints Less.
One day last week Col. And, Gregg
and one of his boys came across two
black snakes in ous of his fields about a
mile from here, lying close together,
The two serpents were killed, each
measuring over five feet in length.
A Rolling Stone
Gathers no moss; neither does the dost
light on the Philad. Branch’s new stock
of clothing for spring and summer, as
customers keep it moving at figures
which captivate all,
Woodland Coal,
¥ Two car loads Woodland coal jast re-
ceived at Karts & Son's mill,
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The Way Te Do.
A stranger called upon a farmer in
Batler county a few days ago, and for
$25 painted the roof of his barn with a
mixtare which he said would make it
last longer than the stone foundation,
The first rain washed all the paint off,
Last;week he reappeared and wanted to
sell the farmer a patent corn planter,
The latter was still hot about the paint,
and said he would not bay a corn plans
ter, but he would do a little painting at
the agent's expense. The agent offered
all sorts of explanations, but they avail.
ed nothing, The farmer sailed into him
in the real Butler county pugilistic style,
and in a few moments painted the
agent's nose a beautful blue<black. The
colors will last longer than the paint on
the barn,
That's the way the farmers should get
even with the swindler. Pity it was not
oftener practiced in the past 10 years,
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Beaver Dead-
Thomas Beaver, the millionaire phis
lanthropist, died at his residence, in
Danville, on Tuesday evening, in his
seventysseventh year. He was formerly
engaged in business in Philadelphia,
but for more than thirty years had resid.
ed in Danville, where he was largely in
terested in coal mining and iron manu-
facture, He had accumulated an im-
mense fortune, which he dispensed lib.
erally in philanthropic work. The Bea-
ver free library and Young Men's Chriss
tian association building at Danyille, and
the Beaver Memorial church at Lewis
burg, and numerous churches have been
the recipients of his bounty. The de-
ceased was an uncle of ex-Governor
Beaver. He will be buried at Lewisburg,
Thomas
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Death Near Centre Hill
Mr. Wm. Aikens diedon Monday even-
ing last atthe home of his nephew, Mr.
Joseph Gilliland, near Centre Hill. Mr.
Aikens had been an invalid for many
years back, being a victim of paralysis.
and was quite feeble, and on Monday
evening he breathed his last, at the home
of his nephew, with whom he resided
for years, He was aged over seyenty
years. His funeral will take place this,
Thursday morning, Rev. Jaskerville, of
the Presbyterian church, of which he
was a member, conducting the service,
Interment will be made in the Cemetery
at Centre Hill,
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Enveloped in Smoke.
Williamsport has been enveloped in
smoke since Sunday night, the condis
tions being the most remarkable ever
experienced there. At midday it was so
dark that artificial light was necessary
in offices and stores, and the electric
light companies were compelled to tarn
the current on their commercial circuits
in the middle of the afternoon, Exten-
sive forest are still burning to the west
and north, they were fanned into fresh
fury by the northwest wind, No rain
has fallen west of that city for three
weeks, and bay and grain are rapidly
withering and turning yellow,
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Barn and Sawmill burned.
The barn and saw mill on the property
of J.C. Motz, about two miles north of
Woodward, was destroyed by fire on
Monday. The fire also destroyed several
hundred thousand feet of lumber near
the mill, Loss about $5,000. A spark
from the engine used for hauling logs is
supposed to have set the barn on fire,
and it rapidly communicated to the mill,
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Classis at Madisonburg.
The Classis of the Reformed church
meets at Madisonbarg this week, com-
mencing on Wednesday evening, and
continuing until Sunday. Rev, Eisens
burg,of Centre Hall is in attendance,
but were unable to learn who the dele-
gate is from this charge.
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In & Nutshell,
Here's a human being’s history in a
nutshell: Born, welcomed, caressed, cried,
fed, grew, amused, rared, studied, exe
amined, graduated, in love, loved, ens
gaged, married, quarreled, reconciled
suffered, deserted, taken ill, died, mourn.
ed; buried and forgotten.
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The Signature Unnecessary.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany has issued an order that commenc®
ing May 16, persons using mileage
books will not be required to put their
signatures on the back of the tickets, as
has heretofore been the rule,
Attention!
A meeting will be held in the G. A. R.
hall, over Murray's drug store, on Mon-
day evening mext, to make final arrange
ments for Decoration Day ceremonies,
All are invited to attend, especially the
ladies. Let there be a good tarn out
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Additional Locals.
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~——{3eorge Ocker is erecting a stable
on his lot.
~=Charley Meyer, of Bellefonte, was
home over Sunday.
~—John Breon is erecting a barn on
his farm in Penn township.
~—Mr. James B. Spangler, of Tussey-
ville, was in town yesterday.
~The trick match is the latest gag
sprung upon the guileless public.
~The Lutheran Mite Society will
hold a festival at Coburn, June 20.
——Frank Crdwlord, clerk at Wolf's
spent Sunday at his home in Laurelton.
——Mr, Himes and family, of Osceola,
are vigiting at Daniel Hess’ Linden Hall,
~— Wil] Barr, of Tyrone, spent sever-
al days in this section visiting friends.
———iad a fine shower last evening,
although the storm gave us the go by.
~~——A destructive fire is raging in
Pine Creek hollow, in Haines township.
—There is a big fire in the Brush
valley narrows, doing immense damage
to timber,
——Mra. Daniel Kramer, of Rebers-
burg, mother of our neighbor, Mrs, D. J.
Meyer, is quite ili.
~Mra. Jacob Harpster is on the sick
list, having been the victim of an attack
of pneumonia.
—Several persons of this place at-
tended the Johnston-Aikens wedding at
Bellefonte last evening,
——John Arney, Executor & Admins
istrator, advertises sale of personal props
erty of Arney estate, in Regronres.
~—No new cases of the grip are res
ported and those still suffering from it
are reported as not dangerously ill.
~—Mr. Daniel Keller, the stock deal-
er,ships & very fine car load of milk
cows to Eastern markets this morning.
—A Centre Hall butcher removes a
beef head similar to that of a hog’s.
There is nothing like experience,
The hill near the station has been
cut down about three feet by a gang of
men under street commissioner DD auber-
man.
~The family of Mr, J.J. Arney has
about recovered from their recent attack
of the grip and are able to be about
again.
~—Thirteen thousand dollars have
been appropriated by the State Legisia~
ture for the support of the miner's hos
pital at Philipsbarg.
———Moses Richard was up at Renova,
visiting at John Mallen’s & few days of
this week. He reports immense forest
fires in that section.
~~Several of our young men have
kad the lot aside of Bushman's jewelry
store on Church street scraped and rolled
for a croquet ground.
Mr. John Kennedy, of Johnstown,
Pa, is sojourning in Centre Hall this
week. Heo is at present engaged ia lay-
ing concrete pavements,
~The commissioners have put new
locks on the doors and new fastenings
on the windows of the court house since
the recent attempt to burn it.
Wallace's show at Bellefonte on
Toesday did not attract a great many
from this section, but those who did
take it in say it was very good.
~The east end of Brush valley, at
the narrows, has a new post-office, namad
Liroma, as we #ee from the post-office
record. I. H. Delong is post master.
Reader if you send us the name of
one new subscriber, with cash for six
months we will send you The American
Farmer one year free for your trouble.
~-—ne of the happiest moments of a
young man's life is when he notices for
the first time that his mustache bas
grown 80 long that he wets it when he
drinks.
~—Mrs. D. J. Meyer left last week
for Rebersburg, being called thither by
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Kreamer,
who at the last reports was not improve
ing say.
weed, W. Dashem, one of our farmer
friends of Centre Hill gave us & call
His aged mother is helpless from several
recent strokes of apoplexy, as Mr, Dash-
em informs ns,
Mr, E. H. 8hook, of Bpring Mills,