VOL. LXX.
MURDERED AT ALLEGHENY,
A NATIVE OF PENNS VALLEY
MEETC A VIOLENT DEATH.
Samael formerly of Near
Hall,
Sprow, Centre
is Found Lying Gutter with
Many
A Drover,
Hands a:
in 8
Wounds and Dies Soon After
with Blood Stained
id Clothes Held for
uw Hearing
Samuel Sprow, a native of Penns
and a brother of Jacob Sprow,
H atl:
irday
valley,
a violent
Alle-
a drover named Henry Dy
near Centre
ith last
and
mel
of
de:
gh
Natt evening in
ny,
sert, is held for the inquest
yesterday afternoon,
two o'clock.
we have learned
papers
form
The particulars
from the Pit
Sprow’s unconsci
is
tsburg are
Mis Was
gutter tor nia
the F
W Saturday
d to th
sition by ti
ie Northside
theory,
on Cal
away from Ht
about 7 night
being remoy yh mspit id
12
on
n of knowing something regard
's death Henry Dysert,
Ft. Wayne
Nprow a forme
railroad,
Mougn
thing
were
tf
Lis
ofticis
aflterwar Wo
where was four
Sprow
ton's
fost
i i «
FOUL play,
igation ie
Detect
Steel and MeDonough
At 11
Was
invest
and
were
irday
in Cent
0 lower ”
locked up
the office
the
Thornt
Pp wed ROCCE
rs. Then the police g
following statement
wn visited the
d '
ent and quest
In
chilagle, Cal
ber of people the saloon
ifornia
gust =
Sedgwick
avenue,
thint
tog
treet learned
had
he
and
They had started ¢
loon,
sert Sprow been
it was learned, b
Bot
The persons in
by the propietor.
together,
next heard of Sprow’s being
the gutter. They
quarrel be and Dysert
remarke
had com
ed, and one Bri WII, an
tot’ apta
to find the
find Heury
“ete
Donough complete
carpenter, said
H1f
struck
in Thornton: you want
car which
Dysert.”’
tives Johnston
Nprow,
; Steel and Me-
sd the investigation.
From several persons in the neighbor-
hood of the saloon and the foot bridge
they heard that Dysert and Sprow had
been together. Ope
they sts toward the f
From another we learned that a
minutes later Dyrert was found
at the other end of the
carried a basket which
Sprow, and had it in his
when arrested. After leaving the sa- |
loon Dysert was traced to several oth-
er places and finally arrested on Preb-
le avenue near the Stock Yards hotel,
where he boards. He denies having
fought with Sprow and explains away |
the blood which was on him by stat- |
ing that he fell and cut his hand
Considering that large spots of blood
are on his shoes, both coat sleeves
on both lapel and the shoulder of his
cont, as well as both hands, and
that the cut on the knuckles of his
right hand is a mere scratch, we place
no credence on his explanation,
“Beveral conflicting stories are told |
by Dysert. To Captain Thornton he |
said that he lefc Schlagle's saloon |
alone; to Detective Johnston lie said |
that he and Sprow went out together; |
to Detective Steel he said that Sprow |
first left the saloon and then started
down California avenue toward his |
home, aud to Detective McDonough |
Dysert said that he and Sprow started |
together for the foot bridge. Upon
seen “aif d |
Tan
sried wot bridge,
few
alone
He
to
possession
bridge.
belonged
on
started home. In explaining how
sert said they had been together
had taken turns in carrying it.
“We learn that the
early morning;
two
that
entire
men
they
day,
in the
together during the
that
company
they visited several
Al s
and South
veral places on
Diamond
purchased liquor,
had
was found in
eral sireets
and SProw I Tre Pp wir!
ed to have
about $50. Only 4
nocket When
i
his
il
rested Dysert was intoxicated.”
pol ©
i had
SProw
+ dispute
iniday Dyse
dead
Marriage Licenses,
The following
were issued di ring
Cieorge W. ido
Durst,
Wi,
. Grerbirick,
+. Ri ny Morg
mma N.
1
marriage He nses
thie week:
and Minnie
both of Centre Hall,
lellefonte,
past
M.
Struble,
Jae
gan,
and Bessie
ksonville
State College, and
Kuhn, Centre Hall
E. Casher, Sandy Ridge,
and Agnes J. Haddock, Snow Shoe.
Phil MeGinley, Loraine, Ohio, and
Laura Caldwell, Milesburg,
Nicholas Lucas and Lulu B.
both of Boggs township.
John W. Bryan and Laura
| ger , both of Boggs township,
WwW. F. Musser and Della B.
both of Penn Hall,
A A ASA
A Family Dies on,
Charles
Miller
B. Bar-
Bartges,
The male members of the Donaldson
family, of Homestead, have all
Donal
was the last victim, being killed
at the Homestead Steel Works, on 18,
His father, two |
| brothers and a brother-in-law met sim- |
| ilar deaths within the past few years,
AAs —;
~Jf in need of a stylish and dressy
| suit, it is wise to consult Lewing, Belle- |
| fonte, and have him fit you out,
i fs
Pocket Books, Cards, C nses, &e., at
Kurtz Bro's, Bellefonte,
opposite Brockerhoff,
Rs A A
Head quarters for holiday goods,
C. P. Long, Spring Mills,
George Donalson, son of Ann
NTRE HALL, PA.,
ALIFORNIA
| Personnlly- Conducted Tour via Pennsylva
| ala Hallrond,
is a great
| America country,
{ riety and grandeur of natural
| it valed., Its
¢ unri wooded
{its fertile valleys, its boundless plains,
is
its rugged and rocky mountains, its
To
great country, to behold
{miration of all mankind,
this
Hil
ies and its wonders, is a liberal edu
: immured
Pers
‘wlifornia
Pennsylvania
AVES N
lion, a rey i the
i
Ti itizen, The
tropolitan ¢
Condue
onally-
under
Ww
CIETY VIGHY ¥o FOOD
refresd
Western (°
hay
edd
and
Ian once, who, ing receiv
t100 Loy . went
fr Ya 4 11
irienads 3 rae
tions
I'he ¥
are
si ppose
the crowds will be much less n-
merous if no refreshments ovi-
ded.
“You have doubtless
are pr
heard stories of
instances where guests, after disposing
of the contents of one plate, would |
hide it
feceive
chair and |
another. I think that
lady of the last Cabinet had
queer experiences of this kind,
been told of receptions 1n Washington
under a curtain or
more
than one
I have
and
candies
where refreshments were served,
men put salted almonds and
into their pockets. There
case where a woman was seen to slip a
| piece of eake adroitly into her pocket
handkerchief, and on perceiving that
{ ber action had
| dropped in on the floor,
We have some of these Washington
| performances at some of the feeds at |
i « entreconnty public sales,
A li
I had the rheumatism so badly that |
| I could not get my hand to my head, i
I tried the doctor's medicine without
the least benefit, At last I thought of |
Chamberlain's Pain Balm: the first
bottle relieved all of the pain, and one
{ half of the second bottle effected a com- |
| plete cure.—W. J. HoLLAND, Holland; |
| Va. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is
equally good for sprains, swellings,
Land lameness, as well as burns, cuts,
| and bruises, for sale by J. H. Ross,
| Linden Hall, B. M. Swartz, Tussey-
| ville, F. A. Carson, Potters Mills, and
{i H. F. Rossman, Spring Mills.
i
~ Ladies’ gold pen, in five plush box
was one
been noticed, she
$2.50, at—Bushmans.
DAY, DECEMBE
CENTRE COUNTY SCHOO!
HELD
This County
for the
the First in the State to
Appointment of nu Su
perintendent,
in whic
of tl
This being the season
the public school te achers
eral counties com? together at
well appointed place throughout
district of ti}
Id their
under the
the
institutes
commonwenlt!
bin
11
ho annual
directi
manty
tial fe
Ciate
thei
f the
them.
and p
ventious
and que
where and b
flit
noon,
meeting =»
Hunter
John H
a8 orga
Was elects
Hahn,
nd th
elect 3
H Rankin
W. Haines
Viee-Presidents:
resp iding or
the ensuing Vear were
John
President: {roOrge
Robert Waring,
M. Blair, C
Wm. G. Waring, Recording »
J. M. MeMinn, Libr
Hahn, Treasurer.
On the ev
as follows
Arian,
ening of this day
ed and most enthusiastic
held, and addresses were
President and Messrs, H vohan,
Minn, Rote, Blair, Haine: and He
Howed ny
endorn. These were {oll
immed
the citi
and on motion of Joseph
Ker, Faq . ynded by Christian Dale,
the resol adopt
and incorporated in the proceedings «
the
mecling w
made by
other citizens and
eral
thereafter a meeting
of
was held,
Say
following ution was
Institute:
th
That we Feaclier
stitute formed in this place me
approbation; and beliey tha
calculated to do mueh good we
recommend it to the
RESOLVED,
ing ti
hig!
of
citizens
and encouragement,
A resolution was also passed recom-
mending the formation of district
sociations and to hold monthly
maet-
A vote of thanks was then giv-
in
ciation of the polite and hospitable at.
Institute then adjourned to meet
(now
at
Earleystown
The Howard { District
it was organized at Howard, Januar
18th, 1851, with Orin T. Noble, Presi
dent, and Ezekiel Pletcher, Secret
The annual sessions of the Institute
had now been held at Oak Hall, E
leysburg, and the third was called to
AT
haps on account of the great election
excitement was not held. The meet
ing was now called for Dec. 27, 1852,
at Mechanicsville (now Mount Eagle)
by the secretaries, W. G. Waring, and
J. D. Wingate. This meeting was
held and it was a grand sucoess in every
way. The generosity of the people of
that place was unbounded, as sn incen-
R 23 1897.
ors resolved to add
one dollar
tending Institutes,
The fourth annual of
County Institute, Orin T, Noble,
ident, continuing four days,
t Pine ( Mills,
=H, 1853. Messrs. E.
Dale, A. B., were the
J D Wingate,
egates elected to the
Orin T.
Wingate and John H. Orvis,
IK 4,
Miss Nancy
Allen, Vice
Recret
session
Ws
i commencing Dec,
Blakely,
Vice
ary,
(rove
and
© Len
Noble
ferred
sia LIers
g ols
wialion were,
Wr.
M.
Preside
ted for
ng, Pres.
1 Wm
Dale ary
Becretary; Miss A
J. Wingate,
Blakely, C
Heers elec
were
{ +020 Living
and
i
Swartz,
Bl on
Wheat Supply.
th no de
Now, however,
badly by Cot
the
summers that
calling for delivery can stand
We sh proba-
tight 1
en HIIes
5. 1
already has expo
which
May © as
'mber whea
antry
soon need
and
uy
it will
mstumption that the
not by a means
of oy -
The New York Bicycle Contest,
wounts of the six days’
ind it to
The
recable
agree eclaring be a
sive spectacle riders
sublets
ning haggared, be-
many
‘ begone
m out of their heads through ex-
creatures,
¥
mn and loss one of them
id by the
had
m looking more
of sleep,
to retire
crazy, and
like lost
ng penance in an inferno than human
b The itself, with its |
tobacco smoke and reeking |
ors, is indeed not unlike an inferno.
As tests of endurance these contests
if,
of |
The people of Chicago |
because
of
police
© gone raving all
ft Hae souls do-
ings place
clouds of
ceased to have any real value,
indeed, they ever possessed much
took place in that city last January,
that they had a bill passed by the Le
state. Evening Post.
lat smi
The Trouble Over
said the
“My wife has been wearing |
A prominent man in town
Her case baflled the skill of our best!
physicians, After using three pack-
wes of Bacon's Celery King for the
your blood ina healthy condi-
compound. Call at G. H. Longs,
Spring Mills, sole agent, avd get a tri-
al package free. Large size 500. and
InBe
rls ir Mn MY SD 50 A ANS.
«The new Fall styles of dress suits
have been received at the Philad.
Branch, Bellefonte, and a more com-
plete stock you will not find. If you
seed a new dress suit, hat or any fur
niishing goods, see their stock.
sales and swall prodits is the way the
“NO. ol
LOCAL ITEMS,
ri
‘ullings of More
from Every
than Ordinary Interest
where.
3 i,
’ banish EI00T0 fate
Banish grief and care
Jd bright i
Weloonge ev'r
ry burden
Sorrow
r Chri
must
SLIIHs OVE »
Ev'ry Christian
“Christmas, happy
Herald of good
Come 3
Bright
Pea
0, bas
matism of the
Have Yi ug
whether you
"98, to say, My
wish you
Don’t
years back
New Year
means, whi
a me
Jet
have
ble Christmas gif
Am
{ iege
n {rot we te a col
i wanting to know if his
sOn I+
i
adin,
football’
Spring,
ywed 53
again
Henry
, in spite
Lock SAYS :
Mrs. A.
children with-
in a week. Johnnie died Monday,
Ray expired Wednesday night. and
{ Thursday night the remaining daugh-
[Set 6 years old, died.
The roads are frozen
| some places it is icy,
all thei
and in
exact
makes it
hard
aud is just
ly the kind of weather
{ lively around a blacksmith shop. Our
| smithies have this week
| shoeing horses, and ( Shearer,
at the station tells Monday he
| alone drove
Farmer George Glace, west of town,
8 a man of resource, and will not al
| low any little thing disturb the
calm tenor of his ways. A day or two
| ago, he was butcheri ing four hogs,
| When it came to killing the porkers,
‘he had a gun but not a cartridge could
he find about the place. Those hogs
| Were on the bill to die that morning,
and if they could not be shot he weald
try another method. A good sound
club was handy which Mr. Glace arm-
ed himself with and stepped foto the
pen. Gelling his bearings he swattted
each of the porkers back of the earand
they dropped like logs. The club was
as effective as a 30-pounder, and the
butchering went on. J
Aa san.
Books, nicely bound in cloth, at
14e per volume, at Kurtz
opposite Brockerhoff, Nebel
hat
been busy
barley
us on
76 shoes,
{io
nh HO, A A 5 Sr A AS
~Gold and silver bracelets al—
Bushmaus.