Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, December 08, 1881, Image 8
the Cnitre Democrat Thursday Morning, December 9, 1881. CossasrosßSXOS, containing Important n.w., • >lldt •4 from snjr part of the county. No ooaunanlc (!< u tnmrud unlaw nccompanlsd by the rsal oatus of tbs writar. Local Department. —Holiday Goods at Zellert Drug Store. —Dreaa goods, silks, velvets, plushe* and tinsel plaida and stripe* in all shades and effect* at the Bee Hive. —The Philadelphia Branch clothing store shows great enterprise and deserve* to proaper. —A small sum of money will purchase a serviceable, gontoel suit at the Philadel phia Branch. —Young lady, does your sweetheart ■moke? If so, buy him a box of Harry Green's cigars for a Christmas gift. —We don't ask you $lO for an article when It Is worth only $5, but we give you our lowest price at once. Lyon A Co. —Ladies', misses' and children's dol mans and coals in endless variety and very cheap at the Bee Hive. —lf the result of your suit in court this week is not to your satisfaction, you can probably procure a suit that will please you at the Philadelphia Branch. —Our friend Jacob Runkle, Esq., of Walker township, offer* the valuable farm of bis deceased brother for sale, which also offers extraordinary induce ments for investment. —We are sorry to learn the Dr. E. W. Hale has been confined to the bouse with a very serions attack of something like bron chitis. At last advices be was better, and we hope soon to bear that he has entirely recovered. —We are requested by Mr. Leonard Rhone to announce that the Pennsylvania State Grange will convene in Williams port, at the Park hotel on Tuesday Decem ber 13,1881, and will continue in session for three or four days. —The irrepressible Samuel K. Faust, Of Miles township, is dancing attendance upon the court this week, having an important case upon the trial list. Samuel called as usual to pay his respects to the DEMOCRAT, and bis smiling, good natured face Is al ways welcome. —All persons on the loo* out for holiday goods should read the advertisement of Frank P. Blair, to be found in another column, and then visit bis store. Hi* stock of novel, beautiful and appropriate goods for Christmas presents, now on ex hibition, has never been excelled in Belle fonte. —Mr. Edward Powers, ton of Mayor Powers, who has lately been very ill from an attack of infiamation of ths stomach, Is again able to appear upon our streets. Eddy is a popular young gentleman, and we are glad to know that he is once more on the road to good health. —D. H. Chandler, a popular and well known citiaen of Julian Furnace, died very suddenly at that place yesterday eve ning. Mr. Chandler was an enterprising lumberman and will be greatly missed in the community in which he lived. We have not learned the cause of his death. Messrs. David Sharer and Christ Decker, administrators of the estate of the John 8. Rockey, deceased, offer for sale in this week's DaxoraaT a very valuable and desirable farm in Walker township, to which we call attention. It is not only conveniently eituatod but Is first class land and in a very high state of cultivation. —The holidays are drawing near and the appointments of Sechler A Co's gro cery store grow correspondingly more at tractive. It is the place to buy all your holiday groceries. They also keep con stantly on hand the largest and cheapest array of candies, fruits, Ac., to be found in Centre county. You never go wrong in calling upon them for what you want. —You will shortly be compelled to buy your winter clothing. Before deciding on what you will buy see what the celebrated Rochester manufacturers, Messrs. Stein, Adler A Co., bava turned out this season, equal in At, workmanship and trimmings to aoy custom made goods. Prices very reasonable. To be had only at 8. A A. Loeb's who by their square dealing have did much to build up the lai<ge demand of this very superior grade of clothing. —Cel. James Gllllland, at present a resi dent of Montgomeiy county, Maryland, has been spending the week In Bellefonte, having been called here as a witness in one of the land suits pending in court. The Colonel has met many old friends and has been kept very busy swapping stomas with the story tellers who congregate at the court house. Mr. Oilllland, we are glad to say, is in the enjoyment of good health, and has received hearty greetings from friends and acquaintances. —The election for oflioers of Gregg Post, G. A. R., for the ensuing year, sras held at ~~ the post room on last Saturday evening and resulted as follows; Poet Commander—Amos Mullen. Senior ViceCommander—U. H Bonner. Jr. Vice Commander—W. 11. Smith. Surgeon—Hick Ingram. Chaplain—James H. Rankin. Officer of the Day—S. H. Williams. Officer of the Grand—William Jones. Quartermaster—D. M. Glenn. Ordnance Sergeant—A. J. Draucker. These officers will be inlalied at the nest regular meeting of the Post. We un derstand the Post still continues to be in a moat flourishing condition, and under the new officers just elected will no doubt main tain the good record H has made in the past. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH**.—One of the interesting and valuablo feature* of Kvarta' forthcoming history of Centre and Clinton countie* will bo the biographical iketche* of the old settler* which the volume will contain. As specimens of entertaining reading of local interest with which the book will abound we select a number of sketches of the pioneers of Brush Valley, prepared by Prof. Henry Meyer, of llebers burg, having been kindly furnlshod with the manuscript for that purpose : ANTHONY BIERLY was one of the ploneor settlers of Brush valley. He leased a tract of throe hundred acros, on part of which Rebersburg is now situated, from Colonel Samuel Miles, in 17SJ1, and it is probable that he brought hi* family into tho valley in the spring of the same year. They came from Mahanlango crock, now Sny der county. Mr. Biorly and his son Nich olas had been up during tho previous fall to clear and put in grain a small piece of ground for tho family's subsistence. A Mr. Strawbridge had cleared about half an acre and built a hut on this tract when Mr. Bierly first came,- and there were a few huts standing in the woods through other part* of the valley. Mr. Bierly's bouse was situated about midway between the present homes of Peter S. and Antho ny Bierly. There are several apple treos around the place which were brought from below, one of which measures 13$ feet in circumference. During the Revolutionary war Anthony Bierly served in the militia, but it is not known in what engagements be took part. On one or two occasions he, with other parties, followed Indian* who bad murdered while families. This occur red while he was still living along the Mahanlango. He came to the valley with bis family through Brush valley narrows, over the road which Samuel Miles had opened but a short time before, and waa the first man that traveled it in a convey ance. Anthony Bierly was a native of Bavaria ; his parenU and an only brother, whose name could not be ascertained, came to America at the same time probably, but in what year is not know, nis brother settled in Ohio somewhere. Ills father's name was Melchoir, and he lived along the Mahanlango also until the Indian troubles of 1778, when be left with the "Qreat Runaway," and never returned from the eastern part of the State. II is wife brought along a beautifully orna mented bottle from the old county, which is to-day a cherished relic in the family of a great-grandson, Melchoir Bierly, of Re bersburg. Anthony Bierly was married to a Mis* Warner ; be died in 1826, and was eighty two years of age ; both be and his wife lie buried in the Lutheran and Reformed grave-yard, Rebersburg, and neither grave has a tombstone with an in scipllon. Children: Nicholas, John, Anthony, Margaret, married to John Philips; Mary, married to Michael Kebl; Sarah, first married to Henry Urenninger and after bis decease to George Leash ; Anna, mar ried to Philip Glanta; Bartsra, salaried to Frederick Homeldorf; Rosina, married to Christian Gramly ; Elisabeth, married to Peter Berry; Eva, mart led to Michael Reiner; Catharine not married. All the children are dead. JOHN BRECHTEI. came to Brash valley with Anthony Bierly or toon After, proba bly in 1701 or 1702. Both came from the region of Mabantango creek* end McKees' Half Fall*. But originally Mr. Brechlel, like Mr. Bierly, came from Germany. They may have been neighbor* in the old country. Brecbtel owned the tract in|which U now included the old Hubler farm. He wax a cooper by trade and an excellent mechanic. He devoted much attention to the science of a*trology and wat deeply versed in all it* lore. His attainments in more useful branches were also of a high degree. Mr. Brecbtel died about the year 1800, and his widow and bis children all moved to Ohio about the year 1812, except Lucy, who was married to Nicholas Bierly, seoior. Among the sons are remembered John, Solomon, Martin and Peter. Mrs. MART HARTXEL. This sketch was kindly furnished by Hon. W. A. Bierly, of Williamsport, who received the facts from Mrs. Hartxel several years before her death. "Jacob Geis (Guise) one of the early settlers of Penne' valley was a son of a noble family of refugee* from the AI sac district on the Rhine. He came to Penn*' valley In 1708, from Tulpebocken creek, Berk* county, where they bad first settled. Anna Mary (Mrs. Hartxel) was born April 28, 1708. When they came to Penns' valley there were but a few clear ings where Millbeim and Aaronsburg now are. The houses they lived in then were built In the woods, without window lights or floors except loose slab*. Sometime* unwelcome visitor* of the soake kind would come |n and sleep In the beds. At night the wolvee bowled around the doors and their eye* gleamed through the cracks of the cabins. The little children would hid* under the bed*. Once when her father Jacob was away from home, the wolves cam* and her mother Kllsabeth took down the rifle from the book* and defended her flock of children Ilk* a man. The family was ten In number. Catharine Barbara was the oldest. They had a Ger man school at Aaronsburg and studied the A B C's, Psalter and Testament and ciphered. The pastor of the church at Aaronsburg was Reverend Ilgen, a Lutheran. The first settler* in Penes' valley had haba driven off by the Indians, and a few were massacred. Wben the wa* young (Mrs. Hartxel), women worked UN the men. At twelve years of age she reaped grain making a full hand and con tinued to reap up to 1860, working from fifteen to twenty days each harvest. The women pitched bay in the field and broke flax, spun and wove. Bho followed weav ing for profit. She once won a wager as the best reaper over a lot of Buffalo valley men who came up to Brush valley to show thoir agility in handling the "sharp sickle." Her mother lived to be more than ninoty-flve years and was a very muscular woman in ber last day*. "Aunt Polly" kept boarders during the session* of the county Normal at Kebersburg, up to within a few years of her death, and is a character well known to many of the educators of Centre county. The Oeise* and Kreamer* of Penns' valley are descendants of Jacob Goise mentioned." Mrs. Hartsel died Juno 16, 1878, aged eighty-two years. ller husband died sevoral years before. HENRY METER (colonel) immigrated into Brush valley in 1707, and located on the tract of land which now constitute* the farms of Reuben and Henry Meyer, sons. Hi* cousin, Philip Meyer, bad been sent as early as 1794 to occupy and improve this tract. Tb* first house on the place was situated in the "old orchard," near Klk creek, halfway* between Henry Gor man's and Henry Meyer's present homes. Among the old apple trees in thia orchard is one measuring 11| feet in circumference a foot above the ground. It is still flour ishing and was laden this summer (1881) with apple*. It is a giant among the tree* of its kind. Mr. Meyer was a millwright and built Tobias Pickle's mill in 1802 or 1808, as seen by entries in his day book he did some repairing In Mr. Pickle's log grist mill in 1708, and also in John Motx's mill at the lower end of Penns' valley in the same year. This shows that those mills were put up some time prior to 1798. See grist mill*. Mr. Meyer was commis sioned Justice of the Peace Jan. 6, 1814. He was colonel of the 181 st Kgt. Pa. mili tia, which title is applied in these sketches to distinguish him from other persons of the same name. He was a man of large frame and greet strength. Mr. Meyer came fr-.m Middlo creek, Snyder county, where his father, Jacob Meyer, had his borne. There were six brothers: Philip, Jacob, Henry, subject of this sketch; Michael, Stephen and John. One sister, Barbara, who was married to Michael Mots. The grandparent* came from Ger many soon after William Penn founded hi* colony In Pennsylvania, and settled at a spring which they named Millbrook, now within the limits of Lebanon county. They carried their earthly possessions in a bundle and began life in the new country under a tree in the forest- Their descend ant* are numerous, some living in the vicinity of the place just mentioned, others are found in Snyder, Centre and Clinton counties and in every State of the great west Henry'a brother, Philip, the oldest of the family, buried on a farm about a mil# earl of Wolf'a store ; be bad been a Revo lutionary soldier, in Captain John A. Scbaetfervj company. Michael, another brother, was a blarhjmitb by occupation, and U aaid to hare been the first amitb in the valley ; be lived in a mall bouse, (till •landing, back of Colonel Royer's boute. Philip died in 1831. M ichael moved away. Henry Meyer waa twice married, first time to Mary Hteea, daughter of Jacob Suae near prevent town of Freeburg. She died in 1801, of rome malignant fever, and waa the Brat victim in the valley of tbe dread ed di*eaae which carried off eo many of the Brat aettlera. Hit aeeond wife waa Mar garet, daughter of Judge Harper, Penn'a valley, and a sister of Mra. Anthony Wolf. Children: Henry, living eaat of Keberaburg about three roilea, on pmrt of the old farm ; Jacob and Benjamin. Tbe laal two are dead, in three juft named are children of the Brat wife. Tbose of tbe aeeond are: Judith, who ia married to Philip Walker, Xiltany valley; Suaan, who waa married to Grifin Rote, Niltany valley—her buaband ia dead ; Abigat, who died aingle; John (Major), who Uvea eaat of Reberaburg three milaa; Reuben, wbo Uvea in Sugar valley; William, wbo died when about twenty; Jonathan, wbo waa for many yaaraa phyaician of Loganaville, he died a few year* ago. Colonel Meyer waa born, October 16, 1764 ; died, May 17, 1830, and llec buried In the Lutheran and Reformed cemetery, Reberaburg. lIU aee ond wife died, February 27, 1871, aged nearly eighty-four. TOBIAS PICKLE U BO early settler but not Among the Brut. Thorn worn three Pickle brother* who come about the Mine time, prior to 1797 probably: Thome*, who owned what is now the Scholl farm near Wolfe store; John, who owned the tract which is now known as the SmelUer farm west of Madleonburg ; and Tobias, the subject of this sketch, who purchased a tract containing nearly a thousand acre* excellent soil then called Proprietor* Man* or, and including the land which now con* •litotes the following Barm*: William Poin ter's, Emanuel Barter's, Samuel Louse's, H. W. Kreamer's, Jarred Kreamer'*, and Klsbel*. Barter's school house, Centre Mills and Spring Bank are on this tract. There was a small log grist mill on the property when Mr. Pickle bought, but in 1807 or 1808 he put up the present mill (eee Grist Mills). Tobias and John had each a number of big boy* who were wild and rough. FtgbUag waa an accomplish ment in which they excelled. Recently the writer paid s visit to the aged Mr. John Ilojr, near whose houM ere the ruin* of an old uf mill which bad been built by John Pickle, and, noticing the enor mou* ditch which had belonged to the mill, Inquired the reason why the building •at put in a place where it required so much digging. Mr. Hoy replied in sub ttance that the Pickle boy* were great fighter* an in order to worry out of tbom come of their exuborant strength and pa gilistic spirit* the mill-wright located the mill on a site whero it required a long tail, race twelve feet deep I Tobias Pickle bad six sons whose exploits would fill a small volume. On a certain occasion Benjamin Strawbridge, a tenant, near Mr. Pickle's mill, not feeling well put some straw into a heated oven and crept in after to 'sweat' himself; the Pickle boys closed up the mouth of the oven and set fire to the straw I Mr. Strawbridge who was a big, muscular man, escaped from the fiery fur* nace by bursting through the vaulted roof. Driving down a steep hill or mountain with a big team at full gallop was a mere past time far the Pickle boys, and one of them used to say that it must be a poor team that could not keep ahead of the wagon. They sometimes came in contact with the Bucbtel boys, and usually got fearfully pounded. John had six sons: Jacob, Simon, Tobias, Andrew, John, Christian ; these had divided among them the six farms into which the Manor was cut up containing from 137 acre* to 160 acres each. But it appears the boys did not all own their farms, for their father sold a large tract and the mill property to Mr. Paul Wolf. This was in the spring of 1811. Mr. Pickle and hi* wife remain ed on the property however until their death which occurred in 1818 or 1814 ac cording to recollection of Colonel Henry Koyer. They lived in a small log house which stood back a few pace* of the place where now stands the stone bouse, Centre Mill*. Mr. Pickle bought tuck from Mr. Wolf, in 1812, a small plot for a burial g~ound. This lies directly south— across the first field—oi Samuel Loose's residence, and there are buried the old folks. A stone wall used to enclose the spot, but it ha* disappeared, thorn* and heap* of stone* mark the last resting place of a man and wife who onetime were the wealthiest couple in the valley. One of the daughters was married to James Miles, a nephew of Colonel Samuel Mile*; they lived at the western end of Brush valley. The son* all left soon after the sale of the Pickle property and at present there is not a citixen in the valley of the name. Axthomt Woi.r moved from Peon'* t1- ley into Br uh valley, but come originally from Lebanon county, lie purchased • large tract of land from hW father, George Wolf, Penn't valley, in 1803, which now formi the farm* of hi* *on, David, Henry and Tboma*, and the parcel on which are located the gritt mill and mw mill. It i* thought Mr. Wolf come into the valley in 1799 or 1800. The brick houte on hi* larm wa* built in 1818, the aw mill about tbe year 1812 and the gritt mill In 1834. There wa* an oil mill lituated near the grUt mill, which wa* operated many year*. Mr. Wolf wa* a man of influence in the town*hip and bi* name U frequently found aimociated with project* of public Improvement*. l!e wa* one of the com miwionert that located the Brutb valley narrow* road in 1840, and it wa* through bi* and Colonel Henry Meyer'* effort* chiefly that the road from Wolf* mill to Penn'i valley wa* made. Mr. Wolf and Colonel Henry Meyer were brother*.in law, both being married to daughter* of Judge Adam Harper, of Penn't valley. Mr. Wolf wa* born, November 10, 1776; died January 21, 1862, and lie* buried at Reberiburg. Son* : John, Jacob, David, Tboma* and Henry. The firtt two named are dead. Daughter* : Catharine, married to laaac Long ; Lydia, married to George Scbaefler, M*di*onburg ; I'rUeella, wife of John Bierlv. near Reberaburg, and Ann, married to Henry Rolbrrmal. The daugh ter* ara all dead except Pritcilla. THE Daaa SLATS**.—'Tbe Boaiaburg party of buntera known at tbe "Modoca" returned laat week from tbe aeven moun ulna after killing aeven Bne deer. At tbe camp of 'Squire Heine* and Bar btaon Holt, of Snow Sboe, tbe hunter* were alao quite aucceaaful in bringing down the fleet footed game. On laat Saturday even ing tbey had nine deer hung up aa tbe re ault of eight daya hunting. Judge Orvta and ProtbonoUry Harper are apending tbia week in the wooda at tho camp of Mr. George Boak. We hope tbey will alao be successful in aecuring game. —The largeat atorea, that do the largeal buaineaa In the elty, and that have the confidence of everybody ; mark their gooda in plain figurea and a*k only the lowaat price from the aUrt, and that ia juat tbe way we do. Lyou A Co. —We don't bait you on one thing—give you one article leea than coat and charge you double for tbe next. You can buy with confidence of ua. All gooda marked in plain figure*. Lyon A Co. —Tbe largeat Block of dreaa goods, cash merea, flannel* and dreaa flannel* In all tbe latent sty la* and shade*, and marked down to the vary loweat price, at Lyoa A Co.'a. —Boot*, ahoea, the heaviest driving boots, til* finest boots; the cheapest shoes, from tl a pair; the finest warranted ahoea, from $8 to $6 a pair, at Lyon A Co.'a. —Strictly one price, honest dealing, no overcharging, at Lyon A Co.'a, —Thst perfect baking and cooking ttove, the "Pioneer," U for iale only by Wllaon. McParlane A Co. All auperfluoua orna mentation bai boon dispensed with to ss cure a first-clai. kiuboo .tore. Por weight, .trongtb and durability it cannot be ur pawed. In purcbaaing tbi. .tore you are not paying for nickle trimming, and beau tiful finish, but you are getting what l( far better and what you need in a good cook .tore—a good, reliable baker and cook. —The target tock of dolrnan. from $6.60 up to $26; the largeet .lock of la die.' coat* from $2.26 to $l6; tbe largest •lock of children', coat*, light and dark, and all marked in plain figure, at only tbe lowest price we can afford to Uke, at Lyon A Co.'a. —Call and examine the .tork of range, and cook .tore, at Wilton, McParlane A Co'* ; aUo their line of tingle and double beaten. Tbey have for .ale the Welcome Hume doublu beater, wbicb ba* been thoroughly and ..li.factoriiy letted in tbi* community. We take all kind, of country produce —butter, egg., lard, meal*, potatoe*, Ac.— and give you our good, at tbe lowet ca*h price., asking you only tbe lowest cent from tbe .tart. We don't aik you $3 mure on a .uit or a drea* o • to come down $1 at Lyon A Co.'*. —Tbe very bet production that can be bad from fir.l class .lock and excellent workman.bip in boot* and .bow, at price, no higher tban common eastern tra>b, are now open and for ule by 8. A A. Loeb. —When you buy anything of ut you need nut be afraid that you are paying more than your neighbor. We treat ail alike. Lowcl price for all. Lyen A Co. Ladle* coat*, jacket*, dolman., circu lar. and ulalerelUw, in endleM variety, .lyle* and color., and price* lower than eltewhere at B. A A. Loeb'*. —lt i* not Decenary to dicker and bar gain two hour, when you wish to buy any thing of u. We ask ju.t what tbe good* are worth and no more. Lyon A Co. —Lace., fringe., gimp., button*, Ac., in all the latest deign, and at unrivaled price*, at the Bee llive. Loeb'. i* the place to buy dry good*. Large assortment, low price* and good good, at all time*. —The new advertisement of the Bee Hive one-price .tore* in tbi* week'* paper will repay a careful perusal. —The largest stock of dra* good, ever brought to Centre county is now opened at Loeb'.. —All good* marked in plain figures and strictly one price for all at Lyon A Co. '*. —lmmense bargain* in gent's under wear, glove*, bats, Ac., at the Bee llive. —<o to 8. AA. Loeb for bargain* in anything. —Buy your blanket* at Loeb*. —We have given tbe rtclusive agency to Lyon A Co. for tbe ml* of Rlkin'* cele brated fine shoe*, every pair of which we guarantee. They are of tbe finest *tock and workmanship, and we will make our guarantee good if any pair doe* not give ati*faction. M. KI.KI* A Co. WI*TO*, Fonevru Co., N.C. Oenit -I deeire to eiprew* to you my thank* for your wonderful Uop Bitter*- 1 wai troubled with dypep*ia for five year* Breviou* to commencing the u*e of your [op Bitters some *ix months ago. My cure ha* been wonderful. lam |*tor of the First Methodist Church of this place and my whole congregation can testify to the great virtue* of your Bitter*. Very respectfully, lUv. II Fmtil. —The largest a**ortinent of fall and winter suiting* and overcoating*. Leave your order* now. 44-tf Moktoomkhy A Co., Tailor*. Philadelphia Markets. NlUianu, Penes-her . (Ml. IMeah WW* rinlj, end Boar, wheal and (111* " rtocmtrSell Mi rather wash. Bala* *f 1.000 bar mi*. iaclodl** Mlawaola, extra*. al tJ farttwr. asd t~ .tw straight! haanlnab e* Ira lan-tty al to WW*JO. wMtorw do. da Be: a*, asd ten* toal g)JW#ILM. B-* la |IM Wr ynotr al (hJTUBBAa. Vaul -TWn was bet lltll* aweewaal la wheat, end Mien war* weak Tb cleata* team w*v: || Mil bid. II 37 **kd f..r *o. t fad, Decern brr; fl -WUbid. pi to naked for Ho trad. January; aad fit.d't bid.aad tl ifV,**k~l fordo. r*bn**ry. Bella feat a Markets. Inunm. linsiw I, latl. QUOTATIONS. (ltd wheal, per l'ab*l At 9 Red wheal... .(sew) I SB R) e. pel baabel t* oS*i dwihir.i...i.-im u pl—ir. retail, per ba*Tal...._ .......... ......—. T M Ploar, wholwal* t W Pr*vi*i*a Market. Corrected weakly by Harper Rrolben. Applaa.dried, per peoad * Cherrtee, dried, per pewwl, seeded M Raaa* pi* avert. - 10 Pmh batter per paved - I* I lOrk .a* per paead.... * Char** per pvae* W Onaetry ban* par paved It Han*, near *erv.— —. IT Lard par ! It tpi par do* . ** dried bJ?T.._ It MARRIAGE* WOU-ROmUkS-lr aeneabaia. Noma bar 13,1M1, by In. R Stan-back, Mr. Oharin V. Wolf, •a Mb* Rnna M. II Artec**.* *f Aam**tom>. Sliri.Tf. KI.INBrRLTKB-lo AMD—bera. *n meter at. IMI. by He. R Sua back. Mr. William J. jboltab> Mba Jaeal* KRavfeimr, batter Mlln WIKTMIta-MAR* -Oe Die. 1. IWI. At Ibe B* fi-rated petvunaaa. Jastoeaeill*. by go Qeory* P. Harwell, Mr. Wren M. WhiUaim, ef Berwick, (V Intohfenmnty. and MM dalle M. MARS, of Oartta tuwattfc. Onto rwanly. nrtt-iTI-*l Ibehoo** at tb* brkfe'* pan-ato, near dim Orwt Mill* Dev. t. by In J, A Knar, Mr W.m.n HPlttr, f lleward, and tt* teem A Qefes, at ftepewe tovsshlp. DEATHS. LIN (MUT—Ob V<a.MdarUlmoM, Hwwaber *>. Mm, daaghlor of Mr. >o* Mm Harrr I liutmj. A tbi. I*l*o., ef * yrnmn. 3 month* w>4 Jo Smy*. Sew Advertisements. CIRCULA It. AU who have kindly visited my store in the last few days say that the dis play exceeds any of my farmer in this direction. This is certainly very satisfactory, for I know that my stock for the last few holiday seasons has not, been excelled in this or any of our neighboring towns. It requires little effort to select goods for a trade which regards prices as a secondary eonside. ration, but when you cater to customers who are very exact and critical in their tastes <as mine are), but who don't feel like submitting to exorbitant and out rageous prices merely to confirm an idea that because an article cods a large sum it must necessarily be fine. It is a somewhat difficult matter. I have sought, and I think I have suc ceeded in being able to place before my customers a line of holiday goods uhich will satisfy the most exacting, and still be within the reach of all as far as the prices are concerned. Don't you think that Twenty-five Dollars for a lady's Gold Hatch is a popular price t (No 10 or 12 karat watch, with plated cap either.) There are very few people out side of the trade who can tell a 10 from a 14 karat watch, a plated cap from a solid gold one. But wait till they are worn a while then it takes a good judge to tell whether they are gold of any kind or not. You likely never saw as complete an assortment of Bracelets as 1 con show you, ranging from two to fifty dollars a pair. In Chains I have more than the combined stock in the county. In Rings I can sujtply Gen tlemen , Ijadies, Misses, Boys, Children and Infants. In silver-plated Spoons, Forks, dec., I keep none but the highest grades. I sell no single-plated goods. Every thing engraved in the bed man ner free of charge. I have some ele gant Glove, Handkerchief and Jewel Boxes, Bread, Fruit and Cracker Trays for twenty-fire cent*. If you think of presenting a pair of nice glove* would it not be worth a quarter to have a fine box for them t If sent by mail enclose one 3-cent stamp extra; if a handker chief box tico '.usent stamps extra. I have Mustache and Ilain Cups from 25 cents to $2.50; some splendid ones for 50 to 75 cents, and every thing else in the same proportion. Call and see me, or rather my goods, which are ail marked in plain figures, which it the absolute price. If we are crowded you can wait on yourself. ' Fours, FRANK P. BLAIR, No. 2 Brockerhoff House. Orphans' Court Sale. "PURSUANT to rq order of tbe Or a pbae*' Onert af Oretrw envety, will be npowd to public aalr, as tbe pnwl*n. oe Thursday, the 291A of December, 1881, at t o'clock, P. M, Ibe Mlewtay real aetata, late the property at JOUR I-I KE I.E. <l*re*t*rd. te wtt. All thai carteln mrveuagr, tenement and tract of lewd rtteato la Walker towaohte, bovaded and d*anlli*d nAd low*: Oa tbe north by tbe ntate *f Aden decker, dee'd- oe lb* *a*t by laada of dartd Marabbar**r aad A. C. Oaary; on tbe anatb by A. C. Oral!. and on tb* wnt by land ef Jacob nankin, con tain!** R* ar-m and ll* pri tke, about 7* arm clear ed and In n bt*b elate of ml tl ration—lbarann mdrd a gond twoatrey dual liny bona*, with a n*m-fhllta( Rpvtey of -rarer al tb* door, a conmodtnaa lay barn, and all tb* *inanry aatt-alldinye. Tbare at* tea apple on bard* as tbr preuun* of choice frail, a pood rider preaa, aad all tb* wnlwa dcairabU far a I—rnft 1 —rnft tfikft T * ImM*. T>** or Rah*—One-third of tb* parrhaa* wonry In band on onnßrmetk-n of aalr ; oaedblyd la on* yanr. aad ttw balann la two year*, wttt lalatat oa the de ferred payment*, to baarrared by boad and mortyny*. Too per cent of the M parrhwi money will b* rw aelred oe day of enl* di-3w _ JACOB MXNEI.E. Adtolnfatrnt-a. _ Or pliant' Court Sale —or— VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. PURSUANT to an order of tbe Or* I |b*n' Onert of Centre ninety, H, will be **- powd W pahUc wla, as tt* pnwdM*. <• Friday, tbe 30fA of Demeber, 1881, alt o'atnrh P It , tbe fbOnwiaa deirltel real aw* of JOttlt L ROCKET, late at Walk** township, da- No 1. All that plantation or tract of land annate w Walker t-.wnehip, k— a did and da •rriled a* fadtowa: Oa tbe want by land* ef Jabs IWker and oe*td fa-It, n the north by * b*M Shaf fer and Martin Irinpfd, oe tt* emt by land* at* Adam Vi nodi, and oa tt* Mb by tt* poMk Mad I What from MMbnte te Lock Harm, onetateaat la ACRES, In n btgb Mate ef toH-Wm, apna which I* wartoi a tare* PRANK BAM, a fer*ellAßß RAM, all ta manpirt* repair, wttt two ilWiw of wnwr al the ham. and par lot* ra and a Weil ef Read eater al tt* boa**, afcwtwn Appi# Orttard, ef enad kwribf frntL TM* fane, wbfeb la a ww ddnibl -oa, fe Mini Sid oe tt* greet pnMir mad. sheet Br# aad a half wile* fma Bel IrA-at* sed abost a half s*tt* fivw ttev. No. S. A tract of Mountain l,d. cm. tatnln* WIBCTRM ACERB. wvR Uwbwvd Witt b*tt aot. rack oak aad whHe oak. Tree* or S*u.~Oefbtrd of tb* fwnfasw wemy to b* paid *S weßrwaMiw ef wla. tta b.kn ri to ta„ apesl oooaal payvneetk. to h* wemvd by bvml aad DA V,D BHARRR. CHBOrr. dWRRB. tm Alniklmtntift, A DDITOR'B NOTICE. 1V lo Ibe asttar of tta Amu sal ef Jama* T. Lmnard. Imwm af * '•*; a tit* Omrt of<W wm Ptow ef Chatrv weety. Re. DM Abr t, IBM i The oetlvrylgord, an Auditor appointed by tta wM Onert. I* dhpeae af tta etrvpttaM tied. -TT- lh* arvoaet and make dtonhvtineaf the b*|. asm in tb* rf mid Trertm, aweec ttwv tarmllr eotftled ttrwrto, *lll Attend to the tort** of hi* ate prtotawM, nVTCIBIUT. JAM!) ART IS*4 at 10 O tdrwk A M.. at hi* dfer Is Rellrfawts, when *ad Mi-en— a—Wgßlb; . - ;