VOL. LXVIIL.
A COUNTY FAIR
OLD CENTRE SHOULD HAVE A
COUNTY DISPLAY.
of the Best In the
in the Front Ranks In
We Can Have One
State-—~We Stand
the State,
Since attending the magnificent fair
held by the farmers and business men
of little
week, our enthusiasm for a Centre Co.
Union, at Lewisburg, last
Fair has grown fifty per cent.
It is too bad that our thrifty farmers
and enterprising business men do not
have an opportunity to exhibit their
products and manufactures at a live
fair, when we rank among the best
counties in the state, in an agricultu-
ral, mining and manufacturing sense.
We have farm products to be proud of ;
mineral wealth inexhaustible, and
skilled mechanics—all these, and oth-
ers, are ready, if they are given the
opportunity, to aid in making a dis-
play that would be the envy of any
All that
push with vigor for a County Fair.
county. is wanting is to
The foppery and snobbery that of-
ten disgusted farmers, business men
and visitors under our fairs years ago,
must be kept off’ of the program, and
of the
county must run it, without red-tape
the farmers and business men
that simply sucked up the income.
The great grange pic-nic is not a fair
but an af-fair for grangers to have a
social good time in their own way and
to enjoy an intellectual and educution-
al feast, of a high order, for a week in
their own way, and they welcome vis-
itors that will behave themselves,
Hence a real County Fair will not
in the least interfere with this grand
annual social gathering of the gran-
gers, who never have any of their
farm products on exhibition at their
pic-nie, and would encourage a County
Fair properly managed, as do the gran-
gers, farmers’ alliance and business
men of Union county, who vie with
each other to make their County Fair
a success —selfishness and narrowness
not entering into their labors, but glo-
ry for home, and home-pride being
their platform that ensures success for
their fair. For a successful fair, all in-
terests must be joined and consulted.
Centre county is three times greater
in wealth and population than Union,
yet such a fair as was held near Lewis-
county, yet we have resources to do
far better.
rf ——
Only Two Backtalls Left,
Only two members of the original
Bucktail regiment, the famous 49th,
(Kane Rifles) attended the reunion at
Louisville, and one of the two was our
old and esteemed friend, David M.
Glenn, of Bellefonte. He is one of the
faithful and greatly enjoys the distine-
tion.—Gazette,
There is another of the Bucktails liv-
ing, who, we suppose, is not counted
as one the two; we allude to captain
John H. Harter, of Osceola, Ohio, a
native of Aaronsburg and a brother-in-
law of the editor of the ‘‘Reporter”
and a brother of the Gazette editor.
tea attire
Change in Officers’ Dress,
Adjutant General Stewart issued
general orders designating the style of
uniform to be worn by the officers of
the National Guard. The orders go
into effect June 1, 15896, and provides
that the uniforms shall conforma with
those worn by United States Army of-
ficers, The only change from those
now worn by the officers of the guard
is the wide braid across the breast and
up the back of the undress coats,
which will not be worn under the new
regulations,
Ao
A Polater,
When you are considering making a
purchase of clothing, the latest style
and best goods for the least money are
first considered. At Lewins, Belle-
fonte, you will find everything to your
advantage. All clothing is up to date,
and not a shop worn suit on hand,
All clothing guaranteed and you are
bound to be pleased.
Raised the Tax,
The commissioners have raised the
dog tax in this county this year, Last
year the dogs were assessed at fitty
cents for a male, and one dollar for a
female. Now they are rated at seven-
ty-five cents and one dollar and a half
respectively. The law has placed the
limit at $4.00, and it only needs a few
more jumps to be there,
LIST OF JURORS.
Jurors Drawn for the Next November Term
of Court.
The following list of jurors were
drawn for the term of court to convene
on the fourth Monday of November,
24th:
GRAND JURORS,
J. H. Boring, Philipsburg.
W. T. Harper, Taylor.
8. M. Campbell, Millheim,
J. H. Holmes, College.
David Fulton, College.
Wm. Vonada, Walker.
C. O. Whippo, Halfmoon,
Wn. F. Peters, Boggs.
BS. 8. Lyon, Bellefonte.
Chas. Stover, Haines.
David Thomas, Patton.
Daniel F, Wieland, Harris,
js A drew Gregg, Potter,
Wilson Haines, Haines,
Jno. M. Thompson, S.
John Roush, Gregg.
James Ott, Bellefonte.
Thomas B. Potter, Philipsburg.
James McCalmont, College,
Albert Schenck, Liberty.
A. T. Boggs, Milesburg.
Peter Robb, Curtin.
P. F. Bottorf, Ferguson,
W. L. Zellers, Bellefonte,
TRAVERSE JURORS-—FIRST WEEK.
Philipsburg.
C. B. Hess, Ferguson.
P. B. Hartman, Beuner.
J. L. Shope, Boggs.
Michael Zeigler, Marion,
M. F. Riddle, Spring.
Geo. Zettle, College.
H. E. Zimmerman, Benner.
Wallace Walker, Miles,
Wm. H. Williams, Worth.
J. G. Hess, Ferguson.
Wm. 8. Gray, Halfmoon.
Thos. Frank, Ferguson.
David L. Lutz, Philipsburg.
Harvey Crouse, Haines,
Wm. Gramley, Miles.
J. C. Auman, Miles,
Philip Spotts, Worth.
J. Linn Baylor, Spring.
John Woomer, Boggs.
Jacob Bartlett, Bellefonte.
R. J. P. Gray, Halfmoon.
Wm. B. Rankin, Bellefonte.
Isaac Woomer, Harris.
L. A. Schafler, Bellefonte.
Louis Wallace, Boggs.
Daniel Drieblebis, Ferguson,
Harry Dukeman, Boggs.
R. A. Bumiller, Millheim.
se aron Detwiler, Potter.
Jno, Kennedy, Rush.
A. F. Bower, Haines.
Wm. Grove, Penn.
J. A. Confer, Boggs.
Jno. A. Hufl, Burnside,
Samuel Strohecker, Miles,
J. H. Ross, Harris,
Jos. Hoy, Sr., College.
W. E. Burchfield, Philipsburg.
Samuel Harter, Gregg.
Geo. B. Johnson, Bellefonte,
Oscar Adams, Philipsburg.
angler, Potter.
Harris Calhoun, Unionville.
J. C. Buook, Penn.
Wim. Stiner, Liberty.
NB. B. Rowe, Philipsburg.
C. D. Krider, Bellefonte.
John Walk, South Philipsburg.
TRAVERSE JURORS—SECOND WEEK,
John A. Daley, Curtin.
Geo. Derr, Boggs.
Austin Dale, College.
Alfred 8. Smith, Milesburg.
Willard Iddings, Union.
R. 8. Ardery, Huston.
J. J. Gramley, Bellefonte,
ws. A. Ishler, Potter.
Wallace Kreider, Miles,
Nathaniel Boob, Haines.
Thomas Longel, Howard boro,
B. C. Achenbach, Bellefonte,
Anthony Dusling, Spring.
Sam. B. Leathers, Howard twp.
Benjamin Edmunds, Haines,
Hunter Knisely, Bellefonte,
James Kimport, Harris.
R. H. Reed, Patton.
M. 8. Graham, Bellefonte.
Cyrus 8S. Meyer, Haines.
Robert Cooper, Snow Shoe,
David Bartley, Bellefonte,
CGieorge Cole, Philipsburg,
mW. J. Mitterling, Potter.
T. B. Johnson, Spring.
Daniel M. Stover, Haines,
Jacob Deitrich, Miles.
Wm. T. Meyer, Bellefonte,
Fred Carson, Burnside,
Mesh Williams, Patton,
Ed. Meese, Spring.
C. D. Weaver, Miles,
James Harpster, Ferguson.
James Guisewhite, Haines,
Frank Fisher, Gregg.
Win. Hoover, Harris,
Miia County Deaths,
In Menno tp., Bep. 16, Jonas Yoder,
sr., aged 70 years,
In Lewistown, Sep. 22, Mrs. Julia
Adams Breneman, aged 35 years,
~A new overcoat will be needed for
this cold weather, you will want to
keep warm, and that can easily be
done by making your purchases at
Lewins, Bellefonte, He has every-
thing in the clothing line,
HARRIS TWP
A CHAPTER FROM LINNS' HISTORY
OF CENTRE CO.
Early Settlers -Surveys—Interesting Inel-
dents, and Historleal Data of this
District,
The arable portion of Harris town-
ship was taken up principally by war-
3
after the revolution settled upon lands
one mile west of Boalsburg; Adam
Miller, father of William H. Miller :
Daniel Moser, who first located near
ing.
Henry Meyer's ancestors were na-
tives of Germany. He was born
Lebanon county and in 1820 came to
Harris township.
rants belonging to Reuben Haines sur-
veyed in 1767, running from Gen, Pot-
ter's land west of the manor of Not-
tingham, as per Linn’s History. The
major part of the early settlements
were made in that part of the original
township constituting the township of |
College. The erection of the latter in
1875 curtailed Harris of considerable
territory. One of the earliest settlers
and one of the most distinguished, as
well as self-sacrificing to the interests
of his fellow-creatures, was the Rev.
William Stuart. He was a native of| .¢
Ireland born in a small village near | Among Shei Were Edizabeth Byers,
Londonberry, on the 18 of July, 1759, | aged 103 ; Priscilla Spooner, 102 ; ath-
At the age of 17 he emigrated to the TRE Hooble, 101; Letitia L. Walker,
United States, and settled in Delaware 100; James R. of W serio
and engaged in school-teaching. The | A Robt.
feelings which he experienced relative | « Lot} But] ot. : : Sesaiies,
to the spiritual welfare of his fellow- |’ at gE Hauler, 4; Augusiue al.
beings induced him to turn his atten- | den, 93 ; Jonathan King, Ye} Dr. Jost
tion to the ministry, |ah Bebout, 92; James Bayils, 91 ; Eliz.
In 1801 he visited the precincts of [20280 W are, g1 hy mn, BW are, on) +
the Huntingdon Presbytetr oo ca. | tev, John Schoffer, 90 ; James Thomp-
. g resbylery as a can-|_ #0, Not than
didate, and preached to the congrega- | Sons
tions of the East Penn's valley, Sink-
ing Creek, and Spring Creek churches.
He accepted their call, and was or- . An Und Plow,
dained as pastor Oct, 6, 1801. The fol- | At the Union 15.1 53
lowing year, concluding to take up his | there was on exhibition a plow 100
residence in Harris township, he pur- | years old, made away back by Mr.
chased of Henry Falls 145 acres of land | Bingaman, an early settler and far-
where John Leech lived in later years, | 0¢F of Buffalo valley, and made quite
In 1804 he severed his connection with {an interesting relic, which is in the
the East Penn's valley congregation, | Possession of one of the kin of Binga-
and divided his time equally with the nan who died some ten years ago and
Spring Creek and Sinking Creek con- | had built the plow. It serves to show
Linden Hall was founded by Daniel
Hess, retired merchant and still living.
Joalsburg was known as Springfield
up to 1820, when it was named Boals-
burg, in honor of David Boal, esq.
A
The Aged, 75 to 103, Dine.
was held at the home of Dr. C. Rice,
in Alliance, Ohio, the other 3 A
dinner was served in the M. E. church
at which were seated 80 of the aged
guests,
Cireen,
ame, 98 ; Sarah Greenawalt, 97 ;
Hutchinson, 9: Maria
one was less
| years old,
!
|
a
county fair last week
gregations. He continued to serve the |
latter charges for a consecutive period |
of 33 years. By a kick from a horse
he sustained a broken leg, which inca-
pacitated him from all further pastoral |
duties. He died March 30, 1848, in the |
89th year of his age.
His family consisted of two chil-
dren, David and Isabella.
died June 4, 1848,
Jacob Jack died in Harris township,
then Potter, in 1812. He was the fath- |
er of Michael Jack and Mrs. Eve Me |
Fadden, |
Michael Jack came up with his bro-
ther-in-law, Alexander Dunlap, from
Lancaster county, about the year 1780, |
and purchased of Reuben Haines the |
lands afterwards owned by William |
McFarlane, B. Stem, and George Jack, |
esq. He served a short time in the re-|
volutionary war. In 1791 he built a
grist mill a mile of Boalsburg, near
what was McFarlane's mill. He also
carried on a distillery. He had twelve
children, his youngest, George, died
at Boalsburg. Michael Jack died in
the fall of 1829,
James Watson also settled In Harris,
(then Potter) as early as 1759 : died in
the spring of 1822 ; he had 13 children.
The land owned in later years by
the venerable Robert Galbraith was a
great many years ago known as the
“Banks of Jordan,” deriving its name
from Benjamin and John Potter Jor-
dan, who in 1787 owned that tract,
containing 165 acres. In the latter
part of the same year they disposed of
it to William Young for the sum of
ninety pounds. During the thirteen
years following it increased wonder-
fully in value, On the 16 day of May,
1800, Young sold it to James Galbraith
for 620 pounds, who settled upon it the
same year. He had a family of nine
children, six sons and three daugh-
ters, one of the sons was Bertram, at
Bellefonte.
Robert, who resided upon the old
place, was married to Rebecca Hersh-
barger.
James McFarlane came from Mifflin
county about 1818, and settled on the
Slab Cabin Branch, where later W. H.
Miller lived. His father was a revolu-
tionary soldier, and at one time was
taken prisoner by the Hessians, at
Fort Washington, and, being a black-
smith, was obliged to manufacture ax-
es for the British. Shortly before the
close of the war he was released, and
afterwards rose to the rank of colonel
of militia. He had two sons, James
and Robert, both died only a few years
Ago,
James Larimer, of Bucks county,
settled in what is now Harris town-
ship. On the state road, known as the
Lancaster and Pittsburg road, Hugh
Conley had the previous year put up
a tavern at what was known as Lo-
gan's camp. He was the father of J,
G. and A. V. Larimer,
Barnabas Hasson, in 1800 settled on
Cedar Creek. One of his sons, John,
in after-years attained a prominent po-
sition in public affairs, as a legislator
and associate judge,
Other old settlers were Isaac Temple
who lived where B. F. Brown lived
i
1
!
:
11
how the early settlers of our vallies
did their farming.
The plow is inscribed 1792" : has
mold-board made of wood, on the side
of which is a thin iron lining not over
about five inches wide; a metal point,
and a slender iron sod cutter extend-
ing down from the beam. All
were forged by hand in the
smith-shop.
Alongside and in striking contrast
with it, stood the stately, handsomely
finished plow of to-day with the mod.
ern improvements,
a
these
home
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Loeals Serio Comic
Be-jimminy, housecleaning is here
already !
Apple-butter bilins are here but do
not have much blum-sock thrown
in as is in good old forty years ago,
as
Tuesday night's frost sprung the
chestnut burs. Where will you go
next Sunday, for chestnuts or to Sun-
day school ?
Buckw heat cakes always follow sO0OnD
after the October frosts, ‘with mush,
pon-haus and sausages looming up a
little farther out.
We are still panting for our stolen
pants, but we're glad that fellow will
for a
good, stout fan.
What's nicer than a delicious pump-
kin pie, now in season? Fair lady
reader, when you can bake one of this
description, then look around for a
husband to enjoy it with you.
Next week we expect to take our an-
nual bass fishing, if the governor does
not head us off by calling a special
session of the legislature to prevent the
depletion of the Susquehanna of game
fish.
mami a—
Pay of Election Offloers,
Hereafter election officers will get a
fixed sum for conducting an election,
and it will be just so much—no more,
no less. The legislature enacted a law
which says that “the pay of the judg-
es and inspectors at all elections here-
after shall be three dollars and fifty
cents each at each election so held
without regard to time, and the pay of
the several clerks to each election board
shall be three dollars each without re-
gard to time. Hereafter according to
this law, the election boards which are
compelled to work far into the elec-
tion night and mayhap into the next
morning, will get pay for the one day
and no more,
—— I A SY T————————
Coming Home to Centre Again,
Miss Emma Jordan, says the Jour-
nal, has sold the house and one square
of land in Aaronsburg, to her brother,
W. F. Jordan, for the sum of $1550.
He and his family expect to leave their
present place of residence, in Chicago,
beginning of this month, He is a na-
tive of Potter.
A peculiar penalty was inflicted up-
on three men at Norristown. They
were acquitted on the charge of assault
and battery on the promise that they
would accompany the prosecutor to
later ; David Barr, who a short time
church for the next twelve Sundays,
1895.
|
- CAPITOL NEWS
PRESIDENT HARRISON NOT A CAN
| DIDATE.
| He Is Counted Out of the Koll and Cuts no
Figure
to Say as, to Who shall be Nominated,
Quay and Platt will have mueh
Secretary Carlisle returns to his desk
{ today, much benefitted by his visit to
!
| President Cleveland. He
| less he changes his present plans,
turn to Washington until about
{ middle of October. In that
care
sition on the 22nd of October.
While not disposed to do any blow-
ing over the fact that
g
the government for the month of Bep-
KB
the receipts of
tember were some $£2.000.000 in excess
| of the expenditures, members of the
| administration are much gratified at
this indication of an Laprovement in
government finances, which they hope |
Lo see continue,
Noone in Washington was
ed at the
lished Saturday,
BUrpris-
interview,
Col,
authorized
it}
in
John CC.
Mr.
Harrison not to be a candidate for the
w
New, of Indianapolis, declaring
Republican Presidential nomination,
that Mr.
favored neither McKinley or Reed as
nor at his adding Harrison |
| the candidate. Ever since Quay and |
their the
| Republican machizziy of Pennsylva- |
| nia and New York Mr. Harrison
been counted out of the running, by |
alike. Mr. Harrison |
never &
Platt renewed grips upon
has
{ friends and foes
and Mr. Reed
neither made any pretense of
ig, and
hid
i .
3
got Rion
ing
when «
the
dislike of
his dislike for the other
Speaker of the House and
President. Mr. Harrison's
McKinley is of later growth and prob- |
fi¢
made be-
was
other |
ably has some connection with
deal said to have been lately
ends of Reed and McKin-
ley to keep Harrrison out of the nom-
Mr.
Harrison doesn’t wish to be the nomi-
foi
iri
tween the
ination. The onls ;eason that
at
nee is that he knows the he oi
President Cleveland has d
no successor to Gen. Schofield, who re
tired from the command of
an active
service in the army yesterday, by rea-
i
son of his having reached the age lim-
I
it. Becretary Lamont is now Acting |
Commander, i
Hon. W. E
State for West Virginia, and chairman |
of the
tee of that state is very deeply interest-
the Maryland campaign,
which he says: “I look upon ti
{ of Maryland as a great factor our |
politics at this time. West Virginia
adjoins Maryland and our people are!
vy 2 :
Chilton, Secretary of |
Democratic Executive Commit- |
ed in of |
1 vole
in
80 intimately connected socially and |
politically, naturally and from: habit, |
with the people of Maryland, that one |
might reasonably expect similar con-
ditions, and hence similar results on |
Senator Gorman has been
| very close to the West Virginia De-
| mocracy, and has so long helped our
party there by his counsel, and even
| personal presence, that the Democracy |
both states.
{ of the state would look upon the de-|
feat of the party in Maryland as a par- |
| ty calamity. We know little of per |
| sonal politics in our state, We are di-
| vided upon political issues. We only
| know that the Democrats and Repub-
| licans are fighting for political suprem-
acy in Maryland; and, whatever may |
| be the effect in Maryland, a Republi-
can victory there would inspire and
{ enthuse the Republican party in West
Virginia more than would a Republi- |
can majority of 50,000 in Texas.” The
average Democrat who comes to Wash-
ington takes a similar view of the Ma-
ryland campaign, and believes that
the loss of the state by the Democrats
will greatly lessen the party's chances
for electing a President in 96,
Surely the prospect of Democratic
victory in Kentucky may be consider
ed good when Senator Blackburn, and
Representative Berry, one of his prin-
cipal rivals in the race for the Senator-
ship, both of whom are now in Wash-
ington, speak of it as being only a
question of majority. Mr. Berry says
Hardin's majority will not be less than
20,000 and may go 10,000 higher. Sen-
ator Blackburn, who is here to attend
the marriage of his daugliter, Miss Lu-
cille, to Mr. Edward Lane, a promi-
nent young newspaper man of New
Jersey—a Democrat, too—says he has
no doubt of the election of Hardin, nor
of his own reelection to the Senate but
he didn’t care to express an opinion of
what Hardin's majority will be,
That is a beautiful fairy story, which
comes to Washington via the columns
of a Spanish newspaper published in
Cuba, to the effect that Spain is to ve
backed by England, Italy and Mexico,
in making a demand upon the United
States for the payment of §500,000,000
indemnity, because of the failure of
this government to prevent the de.
parture of filibusters, Spain has be-
fore this been guilty of some very fool
“3
. 2)
NO. 39
ish things, but there is very little prob-
ability that its government will be sil-
ly enough to make such play into
the hands of the Cuban sympathizers
in this country.
a
The story was prob-
ably written solely for Spanish read-
The feeling in favor of free Cuba
is already making itself felt in Wash-
ington, and with a demand for indem-
nity from Spain it would speedily
and would
there is every reason to believe, gquick-
ing.
bese
be,
ly responded to by the administration,
regardless of
might have,
what backing Hpain
- - > -.
CATARKH DESCRIBED.
A Short History of Sad Malady
Eminent Medical Authority
“ by an
This is the way chronic catarrh us-
ually begins: A person catches
long
asl
COoid,
4 than usual.
hen follows a sensitiveness of the air
which hangs Of r
’ Gq 1 Sov sev] » wa}
mssages, which inclines to cateh enld
very easily. has a
At last the person
cold all the while seemingly. Moreor
iess discharge from the nose, hawking
from the throat, stopped
full feeling in the head, ane
in the Cars, 1 he
1
ior t lisease
4 i! ¢ 3
HOsSLriis up,
1 cracking
treatment
treatment
of
Pe-ru-na
ir this « is the only
tood the
i be
rruption until ever
“we $4 :
il has withstos time,
test
ru-na shoul Een without in-
ts
y symptom disap
pears,
mend to the ag y
i-na Drug
of (
Manu-
olumbus,
fact
Ohio, for ¢
any
rs oof ie ’
Of their latest book
on
chronic catarrh. This book is s
y 3
tote « 3 $5 f 11
plete guide to the cure of all for:
staves of thi ad fil dic
tages of this dreadful disease.
To
COUNTY NEWS,
Clipped and Condensed for the
The Bellefonte
leader
with no move
started.
}
» !y % r < 5 } 4 1 . tt
ohn Brown and ais uncie sami
ror
!
, of Madisonbu g, leased
lumbus Hotel, of Lock Haven.
will harge of the
the
d
Alf
take ¢ same at once.
Andrew Houseman, an old
Mills,
His remains were tak-
for burial.
citizen
of Pinegrove
red
ag
died last
week,
Ne VEArs,
to Altoona
Two Miles township men, George
eft on
Haines and Thomas Royer, | a
trip to Iowa and Kansas,
Fmeline Gates, of ( ratesburg, while
ot
g the grange pic-nic, had her
$5.
purse stolen containing some
BA tl
New United Evangelical Churches.
The Bwissdale United Evangelical
i
3th. Rev. H.
. Hartzler, D. D., of Harrisburg, and
H. A. Benfer, of Haven,
The
oun
B
Lock
in SETVIOes,
the
§
of the finest
The Loganton United Evangelical
Rev. A. Buapleton, P. E.,
will have charge of the services and
other
United Evangelical
This church is built of brick
by prominent
uable church in Sugar valley.
On October 6th the
church at
new United
Woodward,
Rev.
pleton Presiding Elder.
A os —————
N\
Two telephone companies operating
in Altoona began a war rate on Mon-
A new company, the Phoenix,
has put hundreds of instraments in
Altoona, Hollidaysburg and Juniata
at the rate of $2 per month for busi-
ness houses and $1.50 for residences.
Monday the Bell company annouced
a cut in their rates from $4 to $1.75 a
month for business houses and from $3
D Long distance
War of Telephone Companies
to $1.25 for residences,
"phones have been cut from $100 to $50
a year. Itis expected that the new
company will meet the cut.
A A ATA
Accidentally Killed.
William Duval, an axworker, was
accidentally killed by the premature
discharge of a shotgun Tuesday after
noon near Lewistown, He had been
out hunting and was returning when
he attempted to crawl through a fence.
He put the gun through first, grasping
it by the muzzle. In setting it down
he dropped it hard enough to dis-
charge it and the load tore off his
right hand and entered his neck, caus-
ing instant death. He was about 50
years old.
Kicking on Their Assessment.
ON Monday about a dozen property
holders of Bellefonte had their appeal
argued before Judge Love, claiming
their valuations were too high. Will
any of them sell at the assessed valua.
tion ?
~learance Sale.
One Price.
Cash,
MONTGOMERY &
Co.,
Merchant Tatlors,
Bellefonte.