VO L. LXI1V. THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, - - EDITOR Amid ull this fuss Dan Hastings ie ly- ing low and in theswim at Atlantic city, trying to watch the current. Cameron is for Blaine, Quay is for Blaine, which means the entire Penn sylvania machine is for Blaine, —now we would like to know who is for Harrison ? We have accounts from all parts of the conntry of great suffering on account of the heat, damage by heavy rains and lightning, and deaths from sunstroke. The strongest point in favor of Presi~ dent Harrison is the fact that he never makes a mistake, says 8a Republican ex change, Well, that is not quite ro blaine to the party leaders, Judge Orvis’ resolutions for a change in the representation of counties in the congressional, senatorial and jadicial conferences, adopted by our convention on Taesday, are sound and jast, and withal Democratic. Each county should be represented on the basis of it« Demos cratic vote, RE — Governor Pattison has demanded of Secretary of the Treasurer Foster that experts be employed to examine the books of the broken Keystone bank in order that the state may be able to re- cover the money due it through Bards ley's defalcatione, if that money can be secured. The governor is right, Secre tary Foster has granted the request, I'he Bill introduced into Kansas City ‘ommon Counpeil, which provides that living within the city limist must purchase a license from the city, to vary in cost from $20 to $50, ac- cording to the expensiveness of the lignor which the purchaser drin's, is probably the most unique thing in the way of proposed legislation which bas yet emanated from the wild and wooly West, every drinker TT — I'he Watchman speaks in favor of a con- ional convention, Most papers are a little inclined the other way, mainly for the reason, that under the present condition of politics it is feared by the honest press of all parties the bosses might get control of the convention and make that which needs amendment in the present constitation far worse. This is oue of the reasons why the Reporter doubts the wisdom of the move at press ent, IE, The Protectionist organs would have us thank Mr, McKinley for the big crops. Bat Heaven seat the crope: all that Mee Kinley did was to increase the tax on the farmer’s plow, hoe, harrow, seeder, reaper, aud every other implement, con~ veulence or necessily with which he was obliged to supply himself when he was putting the crop io the ground or hare vesting it afterward. Oh, yes! the farm« er will thank McKinley; but he will pro- bably put it oft till November, The total wealth of the United States is now said to be more than seventy one thonsand millions of dollars or an in. crease of about forty two per cent. in ten years. This exceeds Eagland’s wealth by about twenty-one millions of dollars, and amounats to about twice the wealth of France. Nor are we so highly taxed us the Eaoglish, who are compelled to pay an average per capita tax of twenty dollars, while we pay bat twelve dollars and a hall. If these figures are cor rect, our wealth, if equally divided among our entire population, wounld give abont one thousand dollars to every man, woman, aad child in the country. Who wants to divy ? The platform adopted by the People’s State convention of Ohio has very few good features, and a number that are radical, nonsensical or revolutionary, A demand is made for the issue of treasury notes to be loaned to the people “on real estate or other ample security” at 2 per cent. This would make the government a banking shop, Another demand is that the government shall conduct the importation, manafactare and sale of liquor at cost. This would make govern« ment the greatest saloonkeepar in the world, Then it is demanded the govern- ment shall own all means of transportas tion and communication between the people. Bapposing all this done, with the hundreds of thousands of officials and employes necessary, and administra tion in the enjoyment of the power could never be tarned out. The re- public would be changed to a despotism and the People’s party would be the first to rebel. These propositions sie as far away from the American idea of govern. ment as it is possible to get. Democratic Convention, The Democratic county convention met in the court house, at Bellefonte, on Tuesday, at 12 o'clock noon. About eighty delegetes out of the 105 to which the various precincts of the county are entitled, were present. The convention was called to order by Chairman of the Co. Com. L. A.Schaeffer, and the roll call of delegates made. The convention organized by electing the following officere: President, John Blanchard, Esq, of Bellefonte, unani- mously, and on taking the chair deliver- ed a brief but appropriate address. Bec. retary, J, C, Noll. Tellers, A, D, Everts, of Worth township, and James Swab, of Harris twp. The delegates present were as follows: LIST OF DELEGATES, N. W.John HOrvis, John Blanche ard, 8, P. Gephart; 8, W.—Wm. B, Heinle. Frank Waltz, D. F Fortney, A 8 Garman; W, W.~John L Dunlap, 3 A Kirk Centre Hall-Simon Harper, W R Camp, Howard ~H A Moore, Miesburg-C H Essington. Miltheim -Wm A Tobias, D L Zerby. WK Alex- ander. Philipsburg 1st W~N A Kemp; 20d W—Chas, E McGirk, FK White, John E Homer: 3rd W.— Frank W Hess, Wm Howes, ionville-R E Cambridge. Benner—Heury N Hoy, H H Renner, Boggs W P-Simon Nighhart, Louls Alkey, TF Adams; E PH I. Barnhart. College BE P—W M Mokle; W P~Wm Foster, Ferguson E P-Wm A Tanyer, Wm Smith, Jerry Mowery Grego, 8 Pd deilofesnte Bellefond ' W Fisher, Wm Pealer, John Grove, Geo. B Crawlord, N P-John B Hoy, Chas A Rachau Haines W P~Adam Bartges, Geo W Keister, Half Moon—A C Thompson. Harris~James W Swabb, T F Riley, Geo Ishler, Howard tup ~£i00 B Lucas, John Leathers Huston~W U Irvin, Libert Jas 1 Delong, W W Spangler. Mario J J Hoy, John Hoy Jr, Pation—-FE H Mamball Ephran Glenn. Pean—Ellas E Smith Wm F Smith, John Bower: sox, John H Stover," Potter N PW M Grove, Joshum T Potter 8 P ~W G Runkle J B Fortney 1G L Goodhart Rush 8 P-Wm Hutton, Jacob M Clarr Snow Shoe W P~J H Holt Spring S P~Jas C Noll, Samuel 8 Hazel JW Hepbum 7 ~J T Merrymen iC H Rusa, J H Stover Jas Ammerm an Henry Bartholomy, Jacob Dunkle, A G Kreamer, Samuel Martin Worth-O D Everts N P~ Walker The committee appointed to draft ress olations were, W. OC. Heinle, J. H, Orvis, John Grove, Dr, White and Jacob Dunk. le, The next thing in order was the nomi- nation of one candidate for Jury Com missioner. The following nominations were made: Perry Condo, G. H. Lyman, George Bower. The roll was called and the first ballot resulted as follows: Condo rn — > Lyman.... aR iv Tota! number of votes cast, 79: neces sary for choice, 40, As the required nomber of votes lor a choice were not cast on first ballot, a second was neces- sary. Mr Lyman's name was withe drawn and the second ballot resulted as follows. BOWE voices se irnmsivicas Condo The resalt of the ballot being the nom- ination of Mr, George Bower, of Haines," the present Jury Commissioner, Nominations of delegates to the Con stitutional Convention: DD. F, Fortoey nominated E, L. Orvis, and Michael Grove nominated Col, James F, Weaver, The roll call of vote resulted as follows : OPVIB. comms sissies bs Weaver 18 The nominatioa of Mr, Orvis was then made unanimous, For delegates to the State Convention in 1892, nominations and vote were as follows: EB RBI ssinees sessions sonia a Wik PORISE...coe einen. W A TObIAS vescans. Pat McDonnell... i UE. WI cpg cree cosisssnmcsrocinsins R McKnight... A Lukenback r Ere Nominations were made unanimous, viz, Noll, Kurtz, Pealer, McDonnell, and Riley, The other candidates receiving less than forty votes, Hons. John A, Woodward, W. K, Alexander and J, H, Holt were elected conferrees to Coastitational Convention conference, George Megafly was elected delegate by acclamatian to the Democratic State Convention, 1891, L. A. Bchaeffer on motion of Jadge Orvis, was elected chairman of the coun. ty committee for 1892, Mr. Heinle, of the resolution comm ite tee read the resolutions, denouncing the corruption of the Republican party, and especially the wholesale robbery as prac. ticed in Philadelphia. Also endorsing the honest and economical administras tion of Gov. Pattison, Judge Orvis offered a resolution which proposes a change in the representation of congressional, sevatorial and judicial conferences of this district, demanding A representation based upon the votes of the respective counties—one conferee for each 500 Democratic votes cast at the preceding presidential election, The resolutions were unanimously adopted after en explanation by Mr, Or- vis, of the evils arising from the present system, which has caused dead locks and party dissatisfaction. All business of the convention having been transacted a motion of adjournment was made and passed. Attempt to Rob the Grave of John 5. Packer An attempt was made Monday to rob the grave of John B, Packer, at Sunbury, with the intention probably of demanding a ransom for the return of the body, if the venture proved successful, Fearing such an attempt, the family of the ex-Cons gressman placed a guard over the grave, but for some reason the watch was res moved on the first of the month, George Myers was walking on the rails road track yesterday, just opposite the cemetery, when he thought he heard a noise that sounded as if picks and shoy- els were being brought in conta ct with the earth, He entered the cemetery, and as he did so, the noise ceased, and two men were seen to rnn from the bary- ing ground and disappear in the dark. ness. Myers gave the alarm and a nam- ber of railroaders, who were working in Shot Before Her Lover, The quiet little town of McVeytown, situated along the main line of the Penn- sylvania railroad, twelve miles west of Lewistown, was thrown into a fever of excitement Sunday over the tragic end- ing of Mary Williams, a beautiful young lady. A party of young men were stop. ping at the house of Mrs, Wilson, a short distance out of the town, and one of their number was the possessor of a res volver. The young man remarked that the weapon was badly in need of clean- ing and handled it in a careless way, af« ter which he laid it on a table. Mrs. Wilson came into the room pre- paratory to getting the noon meal, and spying the revolver on the table, remark- ed in a jocular way that she had a mind to shoot somebody, She first pointed the weapon at one of the men, then at herself, and lastly at the young girl, who was seated on the door-sil. To the hors ror of those present the weapon was discharged, the ball striking the girl in the eye and lodged in her brain, causing almost instant death, The young lady's lover was present at the vicinity, were soon upon the spot, Going to the Packer burial plot, they | discovered that ghouls had been at work but had not taken more than three feet! of earth from the grave. - Old Lawyers Going Out, The Bellefonte News alludes to the fact that all the old time lawyers there are going out of practice and being suc ceeded by younger practitioners, The reason is that the older fellows have all got so rich that they don’t have to work for a living any more, But this does not show much love for the profession of the law. The News says that exs« Governor Beaver is now only a figure head in his firm, Hastings bardly ever) goes into his office; Spangler’s principal! business seems to be in the coal regions of Cambria county; and Judge Orvis rolls in the big fees in big cases away from home. a Arrested for Embezzlement. William B. Hamilton, late teller of the Houtzdale bank, was arrested on oath of the recent owners of the bank charged with the embezzlement of $15 000. Tbe trouble originated with the sale of the bank to William H. Dill last May. - a - $198,000 Paid into the Treasury The Pennsylvania railroad company, paid into the State treasury $198,000 as its corporation tax, The total annual taxes paid by this company to the State amount to about $1,300,000, The Democratic county conveution on Tuesday did its work well and in the best of harmony. In proposing Ellis Orvis for delegate to the constitutional | convention the district would do well to endorse Centre county's choice. The delegation to the state convention is one of the best that could have peen chosen, every ome being a true Democrat, and in favor of honest men and honest gov- ernment. Festival, The Ladies Aid Society of the Evan. gelical church, will hold a festival in Wolf's park, Centre Hall, on Saturday evening, August 25. All are invited to attend. Proceeds for benefit of the church. . .-——— . {J=—Mike Condo, the butcher, was un- under the weather a few days this week, but is able to be about again. ~~ New clothing, new hats, new fur nishing goods, everything new for the coming season is now opened and ready for your inspection at the Philad, Branch, Bellefonte, ~—=No shelf worn stock is thrust upon customers at A. C, Mingle's shoe store, Bellefonte. His large trade enables him to constantly keep new goods, and als ways of the latest styles and at very moderate prices, as all customers admit. ~ A full line of spring clothing has been received at the Philad. Branch, Bellefonte, and can be purchased at very low prices, One of the best cutters is in the employ of Lewins and a perfect fit guaranteed. ~The goods of the Lutheran Bazaar will hereafter be on exhibition in one of the rooms of the church. The goods are for sale all the time. The goods can be seen on Thursday and Baturday of each week, Mes, W. E. Fisonzn, Treasurer, ~W.T. Bell, while returning from Lewistown to his home in Dry valley bad en adventure the other evening w hich be will remember for some time. He was driving along the pike between Lewistown and Reedsville when two, rough characters ordered him to halt. Instead of doing so he whipped up his horse and escaped, although several shots were fired after him. the time of the shooting and his grief over the loss of his sweetheart was pitis Mrs. Wilson is al- most distracted over the awful affair and is now under the care of a physician. The Company Store Law to be Tested, The miners in the Panx sutawney dis~ trict are preparing to move against the company stores, A meeting was held to consider the Saturday halfsholiday and the recently passed Farrell store bill. I3 was unanimously decided to observe the halfsboliday even after the time stipulat- ed by law, which is during the summer months. A resolation was also adopted instructing Miners’ agent John ID. Davis, to notify the Berwind White Coal Min~ ing Company that on and after August 15th, there must be no dedoctions from pay for store goods. It the company does not heed the notice, a test of the Farrel] law will be made, Photographer's Car, The Pennsylvania management is about to sdd to its rolling stock a phoe tographer’'s car with all necessary appli- ances. The work to be done by this car will be a photographic survey of the country along the line of road, and while picturesque scenes will principally be taken the work will also be of such a character as to be serviceable to the engineering and road department. The Jail is Fail The tramps have recently learned a thing or two concerning Altoona. They have no fears now in riding into town on the through freights as the jail at Holidaysburg is filled to overflowing, and when they are arrested there is no place to lodge them, and they are pers mitted to go free, Grange Meeting, The Centre County Pomona Grange will meet in the hall of Bald Eagle Grange, on Tuesday, August 18, Busi- bess appertaining to the picnic will be transacted, also of the Insurance Co. A fail attendance of all members is desired at the meeting and ie important that they should be there on the date above designated. - —— Serious Degbite Mr. Wm, Soyder, keeper of the toll~ gale near the station, was bitten in the end of the thumb, by a pap which be was chastisiog for chasing a chicken, a fsw dayssgo, The bite bas caused a very sore hand, and a swelling and pain of the arm up to the shoulder, A fow days may tell whether serious conses quences will result, Prohibition State Convention. The Prohibitionists will hold a state convention at Harrisburg on the 26th of August next, to nominate candi lates for State Treasurer, Auditor General and eighteen delegates-at-large to the pro- posed constitutional convention. Get Registered. Democrats, do not fail to get registered in time to vote, Remember you must (be registered prior to September 1st, and you haye not much time to lose. The lists are now hangiog at the voting places. Better attend to the matter at once, - o-oo. Mill Burned. The mill of Brinton, Duncan & Barnes, at Philipsburg, was damaged by fire on Tuesday moroing last, to the extent of $10,000, No certainty as to how the fire originated, . nas A I MI A RA Donth By Drowning. Wm. L. Mowery, of near Adamsburg, Bayder county, was drowned on the 20th of July, while bathing in Beavers mill dem. Me was a stadent in the Sayder county Normal school, at Middleburg, and was 19 years of a ge ET ————. Veterans’ Day. The Soldiers’ Reanion will be held in Grange Park this year, on Friday of the coming. Let it come, ifit intends com. ors, a parade and Camp fire in the even ing that comet, ing. 1891, BY THE WAY. The running of steam engines and threshers through the principal streets of a town is a nuisance for which there is seldom an excuse, save the desire on the part of the manipulator tomake a die play. Few horses will not frighten at these contrivances and the damage that is often done in this way is very consid- able. It seems to me that the people who run the traction engines are im- mensely pleased with their lot, and iue pomposity that is displayed cannot fail to excite laughter, if not contempt. There is no cause for running tractia= engines on Main street. Hoffer street will do just as well and the people wiii endeavor, in a true religious manner, to deny themselves of the pleasure of sea« ing them, Children probably will suffer a little, but the older ones will try to stand the sacrifice, Traction engines and the labor-saving threshers which they drag and propel are modern im- provements, a fact which no one will deny, but I believe I speak the senti- ment of the town when I say the display has been large enough, Besides, “there's law for such things.” > Epanking as a means of punishment for children has more merit than it has ever received. Excessive anger draws the bloodto the brain and spanking by producing local irritation and congestion acts as a neutralizer drawing the blood down from the brain, reducing the tem- perature, cooling the anger and quieting nervous exciternent. This diagnosis of spanking is based on scientific principles and ought to be of sufficient weight to give the old-fashioned remedy a renewal of popular favor. Civilization will not be complete until we shall reduce cor- poral punishment to a profession and create the office of Public Spanker, . » » No one will dispute that Montana journalism is brimaful of backbone and originality, The Striking Water Pros- pecior, at home on the banks of “Striking Water,” a well known tributary of the upper Missouri, is the name of a new journal just started in that state, It gives promise to outstrip in realtty what the Arizona Kicker is in myth. The brave man who will edit this paper or die in the attempt and who, in his ssalus latory, greets Lis readers with the ferris ble words that follow, is Eli Shelby Dil lord. He says: “ We recognize but one God and are no man’s man, and will not be a lackey for no political crossroad charla- tan or tinhorn statesman in Montana, as we are not built on a truckling or brass. collar hypothesis. If there are any beavy-weight or pudding-beaded polities cal scrubs in this State who think they can intimidate or bull-doze us by scurril- ous remarks or base fabrications they are bold, brilliant, blooming, meteoric and picturesque liars in every mark of the road.” Ifhe can make the blood- thirsty frontiersmen swallow such words as these he should be sent to Congress. I am much afraid however that before be shall have issued many sheets his earthly usefulness will cease/to be appre- ciated and that he will be laid to rest with the epitaph on his stony tomb, “Too Fresh.” .y THE WAY THEY DRESS. “Twas dark upon the beach that night, We'd never met before; She sat down promptly by my side, And asked me for the score; She wore a lovely percale shirt, A collar and cravat, And on her dainty little head There perched a sailor hat, We talked of tennis and baseball, Till things got very slow; And when a cloud obscured the moon, I said, We'd better go, We went, and now I weep to think What might have been my joy, Alas! if] bad only known That she was not a boy! «Tom Masson in Cloak Review, *. =» » Church indebtedness has long figured as the object of beneficiary festivals and catch-penny schemes. Bat to England belongs the glory of providing a means for the proper effacing of church debts, which has every claim to uovelty and originality, A magnificent structure, complete in every appointment, in fact the “finest church in town” is built, and the war dens insure their lives for its benefit, the premiums being paid as they fall due from the subscriptions and weekly cole lections. As the wardens one by one, are summoned from their terrestrial pilgrimage to the “mansions on high,” policies are paid and the church rejoices in consequence, not at the demise of the warden, but at the “windfall” Debts are thus paid in a manner comparative. easy and the death of a pillar is no long or looked upon as a calamitous event but as a Godsend, The scheme is not fadous for its hue mane spirit nor do I say it is one in which the Lord delights, but we are all “sick unto death” with festivals, lawn fotes and similar afflictions when we pay for much and get little-so what is the "NO. 3 Centre Hall? We have church debts in this borough, (whose chief industries were once said to be that of building churches and laying water pipes) larger probably than good horse sense and sound judgment would have dictated and while I emphatically disown any hope of reward from any insurance com- pany. I propose that England's plan be embraced, lovsaes. —————————— . The First8 tept, Perhaps youare run down, can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t think can’t do anything to your satisfaction, and you wonder what ails you, You should heed the warning, you are taking the first step into Nervous Prostration., You need a Nerve Tonic and in Electric Bitters you will find the exact remedy for restoring your nervous system to its normal, bealthy condition. Surprising results follow the use of this great Nerve Tonic and Alterstive. Your appetite returns, good disgestion is restored, and the Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action. Try a bottle. Price 50c. at J. D. Murray's Drug Store, Babscribe for the Reporter, ~——Miss Kate Reesman is housed up with an affection of the lungs. ——W. W. Royer, one of Centre Hill's most worthy citizens gave us a call. ~—Wit McCormick, of Tyrone, arrived in town on Tuesday evening. ~The Methodists realized about $35 with their festival on Saturday evening . ~—Charles Mensch, “devil” of the Middleburg Post, spent Monday in Cen. tre Hall, ~——Chas. Noll, of Bellefonte, spent Monday in town adjusting the various ‘phones, Mrs. Wm, Ettinger, of Milton, Pa. is visiting her brother, the editor of the ARPORTER, ~—Any one wanting those fine $3.00 cabinets for $1.00 had better come at once. —Lenney’s, Centre Hall. — Our young friend, Prof. C. R. Neff, bas been engaged as teacher of the Mill- belm grammar school. ——Agronsburg has two rival bands— No. 1 and band No.2, Both claim to be No. 1 on a blow, ~—New Top buggy, never in nse, will be sold cheap. Apply to, or address, S. W. Smith, Centre Hall, Pa. — Will Runkle just received a fine lot of sweet potatoes, at his meat market and is selling them very cheap. ——{abinet photo’s at Lenney’s gale lery, Centre Hall, only $1.00. Remem- ber you may not get another chance. ~—Dr. Fank, of Harrisburg, joined his family Saturday, who were visiting at the residence of Mr. Wm, Wolf. ~Mr. VanPeit, of Ithica, N. Y., fath- er of Garey VanPelt, arrived in town on Wednesday for a visit with his son. —Beiicloute is agitated over a stands pipe for their water works. Well, com~ promise the maiier by tak ng a “horn.” ~-Asronsburg Lutheran congrega- tion will hold a festival at their church, Saturday afternoon and evening, Ang. 156th. ~—Do you want to secure genuine bargains in clothing and gent’s furnish ing goods? Lewins, at the Philad. Branch, Bellefonte, can save you consid erable money. ~—Mr, John Shaffer, of Madisonburg, aud Mr. Jeme Wert, of Asronsburg, dropped in to see the Rxrorrzr Tuesday They were on their way to the county seat and stopped off at Centre Hall for dinner, ~(Good shoes, at very low prices can be found at A, C. Mingle’s shoe store, Bellefonte, and a very large assortment to select from. He handles no shoddy goods and full return guaranteed. ~—To give our readers an idea how plenty and cheap berries are in our sec~ tion, we note that last week we bought one bushel of black berries at 3 cents per quart. Huckleberries are 4 and 5 cents per quart. Apples can be had by some for the fetohing. A traveling band, composed of an entire family discoursed music on our streeis last week. They were “busted” and wanted only a few dollars to enable them to arrive at their home, From the quality of music it wonders us not a lit« tle that the thusness was thus. —eBStroet commissioner Dauberman bas appointed D. K. Geiss as assistant, Mr. Dauberman had sent in his resig- nation to the council but was not accept. ed by that body, and he was authorized to appoint an assistant. When Raby was slek, we gave hor Onstortn, When she was a Child, whe cried for Castorls, When she became Miss, ahe clung to Castoria, When shehed Children, abe gave them Costorta, .
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