VOL. LXXI1V. HISTORICAL NOTES. By MR. J.D. MURRAY. ENOTE~Ia the historical notes in last fssue of the Reporter in reforenc vin ss andidate fr Governor on the Whig si lo in opposition t- F should have been 1517 instead of 1849, wrier yt General James Ir "ranoes Shunk, Democrat, the date ois was a typographical eccor and not an error of the Another of our oldest inhabitants was Levi Murray, who was a tanner by trade, who settled on th bank of Penns Creek, Union county. He was fre- queatly annoyed with inundations and made up his mind to leave the Creek, At that time there was no other mole of travel except that of a pedestrian or equestrian, He chose the latter and mounted a horse, taking a roll of leather behind him and wended his way to Centre county, where he made a purchase with no fears of ever having an overflow of water. He made his choice on Nit- tany Mountain, on what is now known as the Peter Hoffer farm. There he Innded with his family April 20d, 180i, and remained there until his family had grown up and left the parental roof. He had acquired a ¢ ympetency and wus getting old; he went to Brush Valley and died a very old mau. Samuel Huston was an old residenter of this valley. He owned and | lived on the farm Perry Breon now occupies, (one of the most valuable farms in the valley,) and belonged to a very ancient family. His mother was at one tim captured by the Indians and had to remain with them quite a while: she was but a young girl at that time. She and her husband lived on and improv- ed what is known as the old Samuel Huston farm. We know of them having but three children, Thomas, Samuel, and Catharine. Samuel Catharine remained at homes with their parents. Mrs. Huston was the ruling spirit iu | the family, and ruled with an iron hand. and MRS, ELIZABETH FROM Mrs. Elizabeth From, of Tusseyv died at the home of her I. Rockey, at that evening. Mrs, From had been ie, William Saturday sO, place, ailing with various diseases for some weeks, which finally calminated in neuralgia of the heart, direct cause of her death, was tenderly eared for by her son and his w ife, with which was the She whom she made her home fora nuw- ber of years. wu The deceased's maiden name Her | riage wus to Jacob R WReY, nm Elizabeth Rossman. irst mar- The viviog ehildrea to thisunio iam I, Tusseyville; Catharine John Ungert; Mury, Wilson J. Ross, of Jor- wif { i Wile Of Jol Ps rl wife of Kline, of Lakewood, Ohio: Clifton Park, Ohio: Mrs don, Lewistown: Maggie, Samuel u Davis, Altoona; Mrs. Flora tockey River, Ohio. Samuel Huston died first and was buried on the farm. Samuel, the son, | was at this time a young boy but they continued to farm. T hey trious and frugal and prospered accordingly, but, like people of all ages and gen- | erations, they made mistakes to their financial detriment: pennies at times and allow dollars to full, This, how a frequent occurrence with Mrs. Huston. To iliu for sale und sent her Hn Samuel to the tanners wit i sa hide, and not knowing the value of a hide of the kind she put entirely too high a value on ic. The tanner could not pay the price; Samuel's orders were, not to take any less, so he took it home. The next year she sent it again: by this time the mice had almost ruined it, but his orders were, to take what he could get, and he got one shilling. Mrs. Huston died and Catharine and Sam- | uel remaived on the big farm. They continued to save money and were called | rich. Neither of them ever appeared to have any particular love for the oppo- | site sex; they believed in celibacy and carried it out through life. The institu- | tion of marriage had no charms for them; they even disliked the idea in other i were indus- grab at could not have been | had a calf hide | they would 4 price ou the people, aud as there were no direct heirs the property went to the next of kin In order to show their opposition to marriage and dislike for children, | they, during their long life of single blessedness took but one child to raise and | this was when they were pretty well advanced ia life Rhodes; she was a likely child and grew up to be and kiud to uncle Samuel, and they became attact About the time she was budding into womanhood, the young m uncle Samuel had | about him on his farm seemed to notice Sarah more and more each year. Aunt! Catharine was not suspicious herself and therefore was not apprehensive; she thought her sex were all constituted very nearly alike, and she was very sure | Her name was Sarah | obedient to aunt Catharine | 12d to her. a whom Ve love bad never swelled her veins and as Sarah had grown up under her train- ing she felt very sanguine that a word from her now aod then would be suffi- | cient to settle the most profound love case in which Sarah was ever likely to | become engaged. When fall came and most of the farm uncle Samuel could dispose of most of his hired tel work was done and as a rule, retaioed only one man, a married man,) Catharine would have been resting Very secure had it not been for a few of her lady friends who kept whispering something | in her ears about a young man by the name ot Jacob Working, who had work- ed for them daring the past summer. Catharine was of an incredulous di=po- | sition, but she was not entirely void of evil apprehensions and began to thiok 4 little circumstance hap- Pp, (he, this man Working might make her some trouble: pened that greatly augmented her fears, One evening while Samuel and Catharine were sitting in the house, sup- » Working was no mistaking the thought | the | the | i ! must be stopped, I don't posiog all was quiet along the line, this big six-footer of a Jacol came in. They could easily se» what that meant, there sound, but “aunt Katie,” (as she was called by almost every person Jacob ex pected to work for comiog summer but Catharine made up her mind to nip bud: her idea was to say to Samuel Huston, want you to hire Jacob next summer and that will up this iotim acy which seems to be growing between he and Sarah; I want to nip it in the bud | aud that is the way to do it.” no experi- ence in love affairs aod bad no idea how deep rosted such matters will become | and bow hard they are to eradicate. This bud was not nipped; it bloomed and | brought forth fruit; matrimonial fruit. she was equal to the occasion. uncle Samuel this business in ipod SEINE break Well, of course, Uncle Samuel had Sarah was pot an adopted child and therefore could not have any legal | claims on the estate, and she had been taught this. No Vv, would to | marry Jacob, and not displease uncle Samuel and aunt Catharine. This she | could not do and she was at her wits end to know how to get away at all. She found aunt Catharine was contemplating a visit to some of her relatives: here was an opportunity; they did not fear Samuel so much: they could | get away without him noticing them, but they came back the same day and! told uncle Samuel, she like In afew days Catharine returned feeling glad to get back to the old stone | mansion. Bhe reined up her noble steed in front of the door: the steed by neighing and pawiog appeared to be as glad to get home as Catharine herself. The first persou to appear at the door was Samuel, with a very downeast coun- tenance. Catharine's discerning eye soon discovered there was some trouble, and at once asked, ‘are you sick ?"' “No, Katie, I am not sick.” “Well, what ails you." Poor Samuel was slow to communicate the terrible news, nt last he gathered courage and said, * Katie, Sarah is married.” This almost kK nock- ed Katie from her restless horse bat as quick as a flash she burst forth, “now Ham. Huston don't tell me that.” Samuel, with his head on his breast ex- claimed, “Ah, indeed Katie, it is only too true.” They seemed however, to be able to overcome this great calamity, but the consoling, flattering and soothing words of Dr. George Irvin had mueh to do in the way of mitigating their sorrows. This Dr. Irvin was a youug man who came from Mifflin county about the year 1844. He was a man who had a faculty of being able to ingratiate himself into the good graces of many per- sons. At that time there was no Centre Hall, and Dr. Irvin settled on the Huston farm north toward the mountain from the Huston homestead, about a half mile, and enjoyed quite a lucrative practice for a number of years, It is to this doctor we are largely indebted for information concerning the Huston family and their peculiarities. Dr. Irvin was not the first man who practiced medicine io this sparsely settled country, The first doctor of whom we have any knowledge was a man by the name of Dobbins, who traveled many a mile up and down and scross the plains, as the country was then called. He did not spend all his days in this valley but went to Bellefonte and gained quite a reputation as a doctor of the old calomel, jalap and blood letting school. He died in Bellefonte and was buried there, and as a token of love and respect there was 8 monument erected over his grave with proper inscriptions. The next doctor who settled here on the plains was doctor William J, Wilson, who came from Lewisburg, Union county. The correct date of his coming and settling at Earlytown can't be given but approximately 1808 or 1810. He had his office opposite where Samuel Durst now lives; there was a hotel there at that time kept by a man named Walter Longwell, At that time the townships as well as the counties must have been very large; the peo- ple in the neighborhood of Linden Hall, Oxk Hall and Boal sburg went io Ear Iytown to vote. Abel Moor, who lived in a house one mile wes: of Linden Hall, lived in three counties, and in the same little log house all the time, Tradition tells us how Samuel Huston came in possession of that fine body of land that is still in the hands of (he Huston descendents. Samuel's fatherwas the owner of two slaves, man and wife, and traded those two cole ored people and forty bundles of straw for the land; that was all he paid for it, T= CENTRE REPORTER is becoming more and more appre: The funeral morning, lolerment Rev. Kershner, church, pastor of the Her age three months and nine days, r (19% Look placa tesday at T he Reformed deceased, offici- sixty-six g He ey vi of uted, Wis years, After husband the de. % the death of her Hirst ceased married William From, whom she also survived, Mrs, Ross AM all J arrived Kline and Oho, g for With the « Perkins, t! Ungard, 8, of Tuesday afternoon, havin Rockey, RONG p= remaining reason been delayed. tion of Mrs members of the family reac Jennie Morrow Xo ie home, Davis, funeral. of Alto Mla, ls atlegud The fi SUrvive: i » HIOWIDL Calvin Siglerville; Henry and Michael THURSDAY, APRIL man, Tusseyville: Mra. MeAlevy's Fort, Thompson, o of geetrred portion wunty., Ti e aeath His condition until previous to death, sarily Was garded seri within a stl 4 ¥ i tt " { aptain Hreon va Mills, Centre ( Dora in Moa unty, yeurs he re LO WOrk | BRIEF LOCALS Dr. 1. FP. to Philad Mrs. daughter, of Centre } Monday. Edward Riter has employment Alexander Monday we: elphia for medical treatm § &» ty jowersox, and fill, pret callers wire h ne wit the Commercial tele phone company J called i) The skilled mason. R. Strong. of Potters Mills town, Mifflin county, te was Yeager » do some fine mason work. Prof. E. WV. a ciass io music Crawford mie heran chureh of the Lut Andrew and OT. Cor Mitls, were in Centre Hall Monday on business, and paid this office a visit Mra. H. H. Miller and Mrs. > J. Meyer, of Rebersburg, Mra, D. J. Meyer, ia this Sunday. We Mrs. James Armstrong an rahi Foust, of Potters Mills, #; Fhursday with t Mrs, abeth Love, at Centre Hall. E heir sister, Samuel Shoop and John Puff, prom- inent Odd Fellows, have speeial invi. order in Williamsport Friday The first car on the Lewistown and Reedaville Electric Railroad 3 : i 5 i Prasad in Mann's Narrows, Wednesday of last week, opening the road to Reedsville, ifs : Clayton MeKinney, wife and hand. some little daughter, after week with Mr. McKioney's parents, at Potters Mills, returned their home in Altoona Monday, spending a io C. H. Splitstone, of Crawford coun ty, a student at Peonsylvania State College and member of the sophomore class, spent Sunday with his friend, Miles Aroey, in this place, Twenty-seven girls, students at the Holidaysburg Female Seminary, were poisoned Saturday by eating rheubarb that had been stewed in a kettle in which the Inner lining was worn, Frank Lee, of near Bellefonte, is the owner of a fine Guernsey cow that gave birth to a calf which at the age of one day weighed within a fraction of one hundred and twenty pounds, J. H. Miller, of Millheim, and J. F. Harter, revenue collector and dentist of State College, were in town Friday. Mr. Miller made the rounds of the town and called on his old friends be- fore leaving. Orie Weaver, of Woll"s store, last week Killed an eagle which measured five feet from tip to tip of wings. The. bird flew on a tree near the dam, and on that perch it was killed by the young marksman, 'Bquire M. L. Rishell, of Farmers Mills, found time to spend an half hour | in the Reporter office Thursday of last week. The Squire spends much of his | Henry Meyer and Fred Weber, of acting business of considerable impor. engaged in farming near Boalsburg, and belongs to the class of soll-tillers ciated as an advertising medium. Why should it not who make farming pay. CHECK FORGED An Unsaccessfol Effort Made Feon's Valley Hank. fi nd later for identific man wan years ago {wo checks N00 were forged on al the forgy ¥ el y fi, not suspected unt hed the Millheim bank. bsmt ia Lie i same pal the making of all (®, r were identical make up except as to amounts, - ~~ -> - Democratic Coant'y Commiltes, The Coun met Monday in firmed the A resniution was fats D. F. Fortne central committee on tv Democratic Committe Bellefonte and con apportionm ¥ commend State Chairman Creasy; discount ing the of sisted Quay in his election to the UU action Demacrats who as. = . Senate; and commending of Senator Heinle in the State Senate. A A AA Transfer of Real Estate guson township; consideration, Ella M. Ivey, at, al. to John Bower dated March 20, 1971; 5 town Haines township, Asronsburg; consi 257.50, Elia M. Ivey, et. al Bower, dated March ’ lols 1 eration § to 0 d “iy consideration, £287.50, Julia Aun Corman, et baron, to Ja- cob ¥. Musser, dated April 1, 1901, for 138 acres, 52 perches In Gregg town. hip; consideration $2750.00, Samuel MeWilliams to Jolin P. Tay- lor, dated Jan, 27, 1900, for 162 acres, i2 perches in Ferguson township, con. sideration $6000 00. ainsi aise Mr. and Mrs. Harty Condo wero guests of friends in Centre Hall this week, Mra. James BB. MeNitt, of pear Mil- roy, whose health has been failing for several years, died last week. The board of pardons at its meeting the pardon of James Connelly, of Bell fonte, serving five and a half years for burning the wrmory, SCORED ONE The reme court M onda ernor | BCHOO ituted pro He townsh NO. 16. OVER INSURGENTS. 4 stained the constitut %1.000.000 vests who board in- was lost to Judge * Was 1m 4 would ated #¥11.- 11.0 1,000 and Conll~ valid, what do governor governor ap- of out ale want paid i . . 3 1¥y3¥1 g titutional Vernors REN WHAT WAS DONE IN hi ford remainder of | of Tuesday morning was suit Tay i in regard to rental 4 John A. Hunter: 9.45 a Verdict for defendant. £ ve. Martin Hayes, charge assault and battery, the ue the land! evidence closed Hi. in the case of Oa. hed fo iis Lem ehdant plead guilty and was sen- d to pay a fine of $40.00 and costs of prosecution, follow- s after they bad been amended striking out the terre tenants: 1. Gerbrick va. Anna H. Tipton, ; verdict $688.75. Verdicts were taken on the Cas al ii Ciement Dale, va. iB. J. Tipton, et. el.: verdiet, $522 2 ’ I'he followin ivii wits were set- 1 - Hgie; Con farob Q ig tinued, DD. W. Clark, vs. James L, set tied, J. ery; settled, The followi Tibbens: y » NS. MeCarger va. R. B. Montgom- ig criminal cases Mark snd John Hartsoek; charge, assault aud battery; settled Coin, vs. Elmer Lyle; charge, inde- Coni, ve, cent assault; settled. Com, va Tobias Wetzel; charge, fel ones rape; settied, Rodgers: Com. vs, Charles charg 5 9 Com. va. J. W, Kitehen; charge, vi- Com. ve, Uyrus Shoope; churge bee trayal. Verdiet, guilty; usual sentence, The ficet case ealied on Tuesday aft. ernoon was that of Com. va Jonas Au- man and Saauel Hoover; charge, larceny. Bamuel Hoover plead guilty; Auman plead not guilty and was tried by the jury, The facts in the case are that a belt was taken from the saw mill of Mr. Ertle last January and alter said the belt was given him by Jonas Auman, Op motion of N. B. Bpang- ler a nol pros was entered for Jonas Auman, Hoover was sentenced to the Huntingdon Reformatory, Com. ve, George Sikora; charge, ase ssult and battery; defendant plead gully to the assault; sentenced to pay a fine of $20.00 and costs, Com. ve. Charles Schad aiid Milton JUSTICE. nol pros was Com. testi- he cost of ree- . » THE TEMPLE OF to be charged. Melntire; commit a 1901, Meln- in Philips- money directed to had in money in to etitered a store fro through Hn itg and went the drawer, uspicion was Mclotire by the fact that he His possession an amount of E. L ‘abortion, Irvin; ut- causing the Eight counts, Was at the greater part of the day was occupied in charge, d Iie woman. above slated case called } Wednesday afternoon and empaneling the Reeder and quash the indiet- The Court re- motion. At the time of C had heard only a small portion of the testimony. of jury Juigly moved to ment after argu: peed thie ing the Ms. Chis ease will probably Pbursday and part occupy all of Friday. — Stepped from a Bridge Witmyer the re, while Ureek bridge at f *ahiirn Of Coburn, Penns ight dentally stepped off the crossing i i that one n acci- and was precipitated a distance of about feet. lace ' piace recently, ’ Lirid » ge, twelve Her shoulder dislo- cated by striking some object in the de- Dr. Frank, of Millheim, ren- dered the necessary aid to the injured lady. Was scent. iif — Marder and Saicide, Attempted Jert Painter, alias Harvey Spang- was arrested for non-support at Col. Fred Reynold’s farm near Belle- fonte, by a Lewistown woman, who wife, Paioter lived wilh & woman, to whom he was sup- posed to have been married, and when she heard of wife No. 1, she attempted to commit suicide by the use of a ra- zor, but was prevented. She also threatened to kill her ehiild, iil —————— John Snavely, of Spring Mills, is putting out a circular calling the at- tention of property owners to the ad- vautages of having their buildings | properly rodded, thereby protecting the same against destruction by light- | ning. Mr. Snavely is offering to do | business on a small margin, and aay one contemplating having their build. | fogs rodded will do well by calling on him, | Few people are aware that inthe | mountains of North Carolina there ex- ists an Indian republic whose govern ment is quite outside the jurisdiction of the state or of the United States, Mr. | Landon Knight hss visited this 19g republic in the interest of the Won Home Comession, and bis desoript) [of it will appear in the Jupe ny fully illustrated with photograp) | An order permitting mail 1 ier, claims to be his i ' * to | wear shirt waists during bot weather has been sued by the Post’ Office De- partment. Tais fmf 0 is given here especially for thie benefit of | Messrs, D. A. Boozer and James | Horner, who uo doubt will take ad- | vantage of the new ruling. | On Hoffer street th Carond » | morag today 0 inil and the street en little attention before
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