VOL. LXVIL : ’ COURT AT WORK JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS SINCE WEDNESDAY 5TH. The Cases up for Trial and Disposed of by the Judicial Body.—Court Well Attended, Wednesday afternoon court called with all the Judges on the bench. Com. vs. Zenas Hoover tried on Wednesday forenoon; the jury return- ed a verdict of guilty. Com. vs. Adam Oswalt, who plead guilty to the charge of larceny; was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar, costs of prosecution and undergo an imprisonment in the county jail for four months, Com. vs. Lewis Lose convicted on Tuesday morning of assault and bat- tery, was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar and costs of prosecution. The Register offered his accounts for confirmation nisi. Com. vs. Charles Johnson; charge, rape. Prosecutrix Mrs. Hannah For- sel. The defendant is a Swede and Lewis Anderson was sworn as inter- preter. The case was tried in the Oy- er and Terminer. The defendant was charged with an attempted rape on the two or three year old daughter of the prosecutrix in Snow Shoe township on the 21st of August. Verdict on Thursday morning, guilty of assault and battery; sentenced to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars, costs of prosecu- tion and three months in county jail. Com. vs. Eugene Strunk; charge as- sault and battery. Prosecutor E. T. Gardner. Grand jury ignored the bill and directed that the prosecutor pay the costs. Sentenced accordingly. Com. vs. Jerry Bland. Charge lar- ceny. Prosecutor Orin Miller, The Other cases on the civil list for this week were disposed of as follows: A, Walter, trustee for Hosiery or Knitting Works vs. W, K. Alexan- der; plea assumpsit; continued. W. C. Heinle vs. John Swartz and Justus Powell; plea assum psit; discon- tinued. E. 8. Dorworth use of W. R. Jen- kins vs. James McMullen; plea assumpsit; continued at costs of de- fendant., Barney Meddleman vs. J. T. Lucas and son; plea assumpsit; Reeder for plaintiff, Keller for defendant. De- fendants confessed judgment in favor of plaintiff for $81.08 with stay of exe- cution for two months, John Nestlerode vs. Wm. James; plea assumpsit; Reeder for plaintiff, Dale for defendant; defendant confess- ed judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $30.00, George W. Campbell vs. Hannah Groves admr'x of Dr. Wm. (. Groves, dec'd.; plea assumpsit, will be tried on Monday morning next. Joel Tressler vs. Charles 8. Beck; plea assumpsit; continued generally, Other commonwealth cases not al- ready mentioned. Com. vs. Edward Wyland; charge desertion; prosecutrix Sarah Ellen Wyland; case dismissed and county to pay the record costs, Com. vs. Wm. Soper; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Jennie V. Brown; set- tied. Com. vs. R. A. Ygtter; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Kate Gingerich; recog- nizance forfeited and respited until next term. Com. ve. Wm. H. Jacobs; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Rosa Holter; true bill. Com. R. St. Francis Radin; charge vagrancy; defendant admitted VE, defendant was indicted with William Hanna for stealing meat from the smoke house of Mr. Miller. Mr. Han- na plead guilty to the charge of receiv- ing stolen goods at April sessions, and sentenced to one year in the county jail. Mr, Hanna informed the District Attorney that Mr. Bland was equally guilty with himself. Verdiet on Thursday afternoon of not guilty. Thursday afternoon the sheriff of- fered deeds for acknowledgement. Com. vs. Miles Walker alias George Rown; charge horse stealing. Prose cutor Jacob Keller. Defendant was indicted for stealinga horse from J. F. Holt, in Union township and was ar- rested in Lock Haven and the horse was recovered. Defendant plead guil- ty and was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar, costs of prosecution and un- dergo imprisonment in the western penitentiary for a period of five years, Com. vs. John Hogancamp, charge rape. Prosecutrix Florence Morris. Defendant was indicted on four counts for rape on the five year old daughter of the prosecutrix to wit: First count assault and battery, second count in- decent assault with intent to commit rape, third felonious rape, fourth felon- ious attempt. The defendant is be tween thirteen and fourtean years old. Verdict guilty on first and second counts, Com. vs. Andrew Weaver, Jonas Au- man and John Mullen; charge larce- ny; prosecutor Jacob Witmeyer. Ver- diet Jonas Auman and John Mullen not guilty; Andrew Weaver changed his plea from not guilty to that of guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of ona dollar costs of prosecution and undergo imprisonment in the western penitentiary for a period of two years. Com. vs. Burdine Butler, charge ma- licious mischief; prosecutor John Ha- gan. The defendant was tried on three indictments for cutting down the sll gate on the Bald Eagle turnpike lead- ing from Howard to a point near Jack- sonville. The three indictments were tried in one; verdict not guilty but pay one half of the costs and the prosecu- tor the other half. This ended the ju- ry trials in the quarter sessions and the civil list was taken up. The first case called was A. Baum agent vs. E. J. Swavely; plea assump- sit; Meyer for plaintiff and Reeder for defendant. This case was brought to recover pay for twenty-one days horse hire from the livery stable of the plain- tiff in 1893; verdict $22. for plaintiff., B. R. Pringle vs. overseers of poor of Taylor township; plea assumpsit; Reeder for plaintiff and Meyer for de- fendants. Mr. Pringle, who is an un- dertaker at Port Matilda brought this suit to recover from said poor district for the coffin and burial robe for Chas. Cowher a poor person; verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $41.81, 8. R. Pringle vs. Vinton Beckwith; plea assumpsit; Reeder for plaintiff, Mitchell and Spangler for defendant. This suit was brought to recover from Mr. Beckwith, the constable of Taylor township for failure to carry out the commands in a certain writ of exeou- tion from Thomas Weston, J. P., in suit of 8. R. Pringle vs. Elias Walk before squire Weston; verdict on Sat urday morning in favor of the defend- ant. to Warren asylum for the insane in July last. Com. vs. Wilbur Fetzer; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Ellie Oswalt; true bill. Com. vs. Robert Miller; charge horse stealing; bill ignored. Com. vs. E. D. McElarney; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Clara B. Spicer; true bill. Com. vs. Bruce Warner; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Annie M. Estright; true bill. Com. vs. Thos. Johnson, Roy John- son and Lemuel Poorman; charge ma- liclous mischief; prosecutrix Amanda Rote; true bill, Com. vs. O. J. Spotts; charge misde- meanor in office; prosecutor W. M. Scholl; settled. Com. vs. Joseph Iddings; prosecu- tor David Hampton; settled. Com. vs. Chas. Daywalt, Harry Bot. torf and Boyd Garrett; charge cruelty to animals; prosecutor Geo. Beezer: settled. Com. vs. John A. Whitehill; charge assault and battery and threats; prose cutrix Bertie A. Cox; defendant com- mitted to the Warren insane asylum in July. Com, Frank Cunningham; charge assault and battery; prosecu- trix Jennie Cunningham; recognizance forfeited and respited until next term. Com. vs. Augustus Armor; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Lulu Wells; settled. Com. vs. Andrew Weaver; charge larceny; prosecutor Wm. V. Gentazell; bill ignored. Com. vs. G. J. Woodring; charge vi- olating liquor laws; prosecutrix Mil. drid Richards, “nolle prosequi” filed. Com. vs. Lann Smith; charge larce- ny; prosecutor John A. Hagan: bill ig- nored. Com. vs. Henry Vanderpool; charge assault and battery; prosecutrix Mat- tie Turner; bill ignored and the coun- ty for the costs, Com. vs. Henry Vanderpool and John Vanderpool; charge assault and battery; prosecutrix Sarah C. O'shell: bill ignored and the county for costs, Com. va. Martin Garman and Geo, Cunningham; charge cruelty to ani- mals; prosecutor Frank Bosch; recog- nizance forfeited and respited until next term. Com. vs. Daniel Daywalt; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Lide Kellerman; true bill, Com. vs. Frank Davis; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Annie Simpson; true bill. Com. vs. Theodore Bhawley; charge f. and b.; prosecutrix Effie Wilson; true bill. Monday morning court called at 9 o'clock with Hon. A. O. Furst on the bench. Associates Riley and Faulk. ner came in later. The first case called was an equity case tried before his Honor Judge Furst; Robert MeCalmont vs. the bor- ough of Bellefonte. Bill in equity to restain the defendants from cutting oft the water supply from the house of the plaintiff in Spring township. Af- ter the evidence closed the t of the case was put off until a later date. + George W. Campbell ve. Hannah Groves, adm'rx of Dr. W. C. Groves, dec'd. This was brought on a book V8, account against Dr. Groves. Verdict for plaintiff of $3.50. Carrie V. Wilson vs, ley, settled. W. L. Wilson vs. W. L. committee of Jacob Daniel, No defense and verdict in plaintiff for $1060.97, W. E. Church vs. Julia D. Kitz, ex- ecutrix of W. R. Miller, dec'd. action was brought on contract for wages. Verdict in favor of plaintifl for $244.40, James E. Bolt vs. Bellefonte This action was brought to damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff on a defective boardwalk at the corner of Allegheny and Logan st. by tripping and falling on the morn- ing of Aug. 19, 1802, while on his way to work, the result of which was that the plaintiff was laid up for a long time. Case submitted to the jury on Wednesday morning. Isaac W. Raven vs. Millheim Turn- pike Co. This suit was brought to re- cover damages for injuries to leg ocea- sioned by drivingon a rock on the turnpike between Millheim and Co- burn on April 16, 15802. Mr. Raven was the inspector and shipper of lum- ber for 8. F. Craig & Co., of Philadel- phia, at Woodward. The still on trial Wednesday. Harry MecAu- lunatic. boro, Cling ff ——— MADE IT PAY. nic Last Tharsday, ors of the Hecla picnic, on Thursday If this is a fact, we think they should | tender pay for the free advertising| given them by the CexTRE Reron-| TER, Centre Democrat, Walchman (fazetie and News, whose columns they drew liberally, | and to which the success of the affair! was owing. Printer's ink did it, it costs money, along with the labor, | paper, ete., ete. We do not object to | contributing, through our towards that which is of a charitable nature, free and for the general good, but when it comes to advertising mon- | ey making affairs, in which there is personal benefit for the projectors, we | ' Journal upon ’ and | columns | are as much entitled to pay as the mer- | chant, whose goods goes there, the la- | borer who gets his hire for work put! in, and the railroad company which | ried to those gatherings, or the livery | proprietors who get pay for their rigs. | None of these named asked to work for nothing, nor should the ¥: and it is just as unreasonable to ask | that newspaper ink, labor, paper, ete., should be given for nothing, and oth- er parties pocket the benefits arising | therefrom. Our contemporaries should | give this matter some thought. are sp — i Wheat as a Food for Anbmals The second of a series of circulars of | information prepared by the bureau of | animal industry has been published | by the department of agriculture. It] is a discussion of wheat as a food for! growing and fattening animals. Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau says: “During the past year there have been numerous inquiries in regard to the chemical composition of wheat as compared with corn and oats, its rela- tive value as & food for growing and fattening animals, and the method of feeding which would produce the best results. These inquiries have doubt. less been suggested by the great change in the comparative prices of the grain just mentioned.” As a result of the ex periments made, and shown in tables given in the cir cular, it is stated that “equal parts of wheat and corn should, therefore, prove better for fattening animals then either of these grains alone. For grow- ing animals corn is plainly not so suit able as is wheat or oats, When wheat or corn are the same price per bushel, it is preferable to feed wheat and sell corn. The best form in which to feed wheat is to roll or grind it into a course meal. It may then be fed alone, or mixed with corn meal or ground oats. It should, when possible, be mixed with some other grain, and care should be taken to prevent any one animal from getting more than the quantity intended for it.” ] Senatorial Conference, On Friday, September 7th, at 10 o'clock a* m,. the Senatorial conference of the Clinton—Centre—Clearfield dis. trict will meet in Tyrone to name the candidate for Senatorial honors. Each county has a man in the field. Clear field presents a candidate in the person of Mr. Matt gavage; Clinton county puts forth the name of ex-county treas- urer 8B. Woods Caldwell, while Centre county is championing J. Calvin Meyer. ~Whether you want a suit made of order or one ready-made, you will find Lewins $3 to § cheaper than elsewhere, Has new spring styles just opened. Largest assortment in Central Penna from which to select. : OFF ON A VACATION. A Clause Which will Conflict with the Su- gar Trost. —An Interpretation of the Law Wanted, WasHINGTON, Bept. 3. and most of the other members of the Cabinet pecking the recreation they earned by their hard work dur- ing the long session of Congress, It is the administration of the new tariff are in Washington and working him so hard. Every hour brings telegrams stating questions that must be submit- ted to the Secretary before being ans- wered and every mail adds its quota. Few of these complications are impor- tant to individuals and must be care fully straightened out as the Becreta- ry’s decision will set a precedent which may involve the gain or loss of thous- ands of dollars to the that Secretary Carlisle has yet made was that stopping the payment of the This decision principally affects the best makers, claim that they should be paid the bounty upon all sugar made before the repeal of the bounty law went into effect, and who sugar who are making strong efforts to Secretary 8 interpretation it this Years crop of maple sSUgZar, Upon this whether about $500,000 remains in the Treasury . wl 3 Carlisi of the + Lid ¢ to change hi law, although also catches decision will depend or is paid out to the sugar people. Speaking of sugar, there is a belief here that a clause in the new tariff bill opens a way to keep the sugar trust from raising the price of sugar to an The bill provides sugar and an additional one- eighth of a cent a pound on all sugar 16 Dutch standard in | disrolored fined sugar. But in the next para-| is provided that the duty up- ‘tinetured colored or in any way adul- terated’’ shall be 35 per cent. ad valor | em. Under this last paragraph it is believed that sugar can be brought in, as it would be easy to col- | If it | would compel the sugar trust to kex pi refined in some harmless manner. this shall turn out to be correct its prices within bounds for fear of the foreign competition, Of course it will i depend largely upon the construction | put on the last named paragraph by the customs officials of the Treasury The difference was in- tended to be made solely for the bene- department. fit of the confectioners who desired to use foreign refined sugar, and the offl- vials may interpret it to mean that on- can be imported under it. The departments are all closed to- ber a legal holiday, to be known as Labor Day. The day was celebrated took part in a big street parade. Lots of tomfoolery is being sent out of Washington concerning the alleged discord among the Democrats who compose the Congressional campaign committee, There is no discord in the committee, which is doing all that it was expected to do in the campaign. Secretary Gardner, who is constantly at the committee headquarters, said when asked what he thought of the outlook: “It all depends upon the tariff bill. Nearly every Congression- al district in the U. 8. is interested in some way or another in this tariff bill. A paragraph which will please the people in one district will not please those in adjoining districts. What will suit the voters of an eastern state will not be satisfactory on the Pacific coast. Bo you can see how difficult it is to forecast results until we know more of how the tariff bill is being re- ceived by the rank and file of the vot- ers. We do not expect to retain our present large majority in the House, but we do expect to elect a majority of its members.’’ It has just leaked out that ex-Speak- er Reed, before leaving Washington, certified, in accordance with the old rule revived during the last session, the number of days he had been ab- sent without leave and not on account of sickness, had it signed by Speaker Crisp and collected the money due him from the Bergent-at-Arms. The Joke is that Mr. Reed had at every op- portunity ridiculed the revival of the old rule, docking inembers for being absent without leave, and intimated that he would not obey. Whether it would not pay him without it that Mr. Reed prepared that certificate or 971, by which he was last elected, too small to be monkeyed with, is not known, but probably both had some- thing to do with it. At any rate he made out the certificate and he will not be allewed to forget it at the next session, Chairman Wilson leaves for Europe this week. He goes in search of health, and will only remain four or If strong enough he will take an active part in the campaign in his district when he returns. sift om cuiiasinsn w— VETERAN RE-UNION The Day Fine and a Large Number in At. tendance, The Veteran re-union, at Hunters ed. The day was fine and the soldiers with their families put in a pleasant time. Three or four bands were present. Gen. Beaver was the principal speak- er. A poem, read by Mrs. Thomas, of near Centre Hall, was well rendered, The next re-union will held at the same place, be The committee on officers named the following, who were unanimously elected: President—Gen., James A. Beaver. Vice Presidents—Geo. M. Boal and Wm. C. Patterson. Secretary—John C. Miller. Treasurer—John Hamilton. The president to have power to name the executive committee, Treasurer Curtin reported the finan- oes as follows: Balance in treasury Mept. 1863 - $510.92 Receipts up to Sept. 1808 - - $532.67 21.65 ah Total amount Expenditures . lalance in treasusy Sept, 1893 $511.02 D. FF. recommending the erection of a sol- diers’ monument at some central point in the county, and appropriating for it the balance $511.02, which was unan- The monument to of Andrew (GG. Curtin, Fortney, esq., read a paper imously adopted. tions to the amount tained. of £10,000 be Ob ———————— THE CAVITOL IN NEW ATTIRE. Splendid Quarters for the Legisintors Pennsylvania The improvements on the State Cap- The Board of Grounds and Buildings last evening did the work. The interior of the sides of the main room being covered with Mycenian marble and decorated in an elaborate manner. The gallery has been changed, and now visitors must go to the second floor of the build- ing to reach the hall The floors of all these improved rooms are marble, while the sides and par- titions are Italian marble. The desks and carpets will now be placed in the building, and all will be ready for the Legislature when it meets next Jan. Work on the new Libary and Execu- tive building is progressing rapidly, and the contractors expect to complete it by Christmas. The mantels are now being erected and the $75,000 hallway is nearing completion. Longevity of Females, The Medical Record says woman has the advantage of man as regards longe- vity; she suffers less from accidents, injuries, and many forms of disease; she is, in fact, more tenacious than man of the limited enjoyments allowed her. Dr. Brandreth Symonds has col- lected and studied a large number of statistics to illustrate this interesting fact (American Journal of the Medical Sciences). The comparative mortality of the sexes at different ages shows that in the first year of life the morta- lity of the females is much less than that of the male, being at birth 92.64 per 1,000 as against 11280, and at the end of the year 31'87 as against 3580, This difference continues up to the fourth year. From 5 to 12 the female mortality is greater than that of the male, being at the latter period 356 for males and 4°28 for females. At the age of 48 the male mortality equals that of the females, the latter having been up to this time slighty in excess, During the years 46 and 56, the period of the climacteric, the male mortality gains rapidly on the female, being 6:32 per annum for the one and only 347 for the other, Hence the climacteric is really a mach more serious time for man than for woman. After 56 the female mortality gains on that of the male, but is always slightly below it. Woman has not only a less mortality, but a greater longevity than man, births. —Soientific Amerioam. A i sel Bellefonte, will do much PLAYING CARDS TAXED. Dealers Must Take sn Account of Packs on Hand, Under the provisions of the new tar- iT law that went into effect on Tues day all playing cards in stock on and after August 28 will be subject to a tax of two cents per pack. All dealers will be required to take an account of the number of packs they had on hand that morning and have them ready to report to Deputy Revenue collector Brosius when that official calls, This additional tax will not meet with favor by many of the dealers, es- pecially those who have a large stock unsold. The pew law will have the ef- fect of temporarily decreasing the num- ber of dealers in playing cards, but when the measure has been in effect long enough to give the manufactur- €rs an opportunity to pay the duty be- fore shipping their products, many of those who are now reluctant to pay the tax will probably restock. From the day the law goes into effect the manufacturers will be compelled to place a stamp upon every pack sold by them. Owing to the introduction of this clause in the tariff bill it will be seen that much extra labor is being placed upon the internal revenue officers, m——————— — Legal Holidays. There are nine appointed holidays in this state, besides half holidays on Sat- urday afternoons thoughout the year, to all of which the law respecting The nine ington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Me- morial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, election day (November), Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. When the 1st of January, the 22nd of of December occur on Sunday, the fol- lowing Monday becomes the holiday, and drafts, notes, ete, falling due on that day become payable on the Tues day following. But when the 30th of May occurs on Sunday, the preced- ing Baturday becomes thc holiday, and drafis, notes, etc., due on that day becomes payable on the following Monday. The holiday laws, having been enacted from time to time, used to be somewhat confusing, but last year the legislature enacted a general law on the subjet, preserving however, the {peculiarity respecting Memorial Day. Itis quite likely, now that a ed, that an effort will be made to am- thus changing Labor Day from the first Saturday to the first Monday in September, as Saturday would in any event be a half holiday, and the ten- dency has been for a long time towards an increase of the days of rest. s———— AARONSBURG, Interesting News of the Past Week as Gathered by Our Correspondent George Schnure and his mother from New Berlin, are visiting at Thomas Yearicks. John B. Holloway and wife, of Ohio came to town on Tuesday. They left this their native place some twenty- five years ago. Schools will open on the 10th inst. William Keen will teach first grade, Mary Bollinger intermediate and Cor- delia Acker primary. Rev. Wolf has gone to synod and Mrs. Wolf to Cumberland valley to visit at the old home. James Lenker, merchant at Lemont is visiting his parents. James is too busy and seldom gets home. Joel B. Ettinger, a former Aarons. burg boy, was one of the judges at the band contest. Persons who knew Joel twenty years ago, when he was a little red headed fellow would not recog- nize him for his hair has changed to black. Helis a bright active fellow and is trying hard to “get there.” Mrs. Joseph Meyer is slowly regain- ing her health. She is now able to go out riding occasionally, and also assist in the work about her home, Aaronsburg was represented ati the Hecla picnic; James Weaver having taken a four-horse load of young folks and Will Guisewhite a two horse load. One of Tom Hull's hogs died with cholera last week. First one to die this season of that disease. a SA A AAA: A.M. Bailey, a well known citisen of Eugene, Oregon, says his wife has for years been troubled with chronic diarrhoea and used many remedies with little relief until she tried Cham- berlain’s Colic, Cholera and diarrhoea Remedy, which has cured her sound and well. Give it a trial and you will be surprised at the prompt relief it aftords, 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Wm, Pealer, of Spring Mills and 8. M. Tussey ville.
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