The Centre Democrat, Thursday Moruiag, August 20,1685, GEO. P. BIBLE, {Lacal Editor and CoasgsroxpeNok, containing important news, solicit No communications nsarted hve. £14 scoopunied by tie real name of the ed from any part of the county, writer. Local Department. Norio. Mr. George H. Knicely, is the only authorized collector for the DEM- OCRAT, — { atydids are singing. ~Next week is Court week, —Many of the farmers have begun seeding. —Between forty and fifty rigs were at market, on Sturday morning. —A great many Bellefonters go to the Sea Shore during the warm season. —Qune of the handsomests stores in Bellefon ve, is that of 8. & A. Loeb’s, ~Tue fence around the Court House yard has received a coat of fresh green paint. —The Ore banks, at Scotia, are now in operation, having started on the 11th of this ~All the offices in the Court House month, are being newly papered painted and otherwise beautified, —We frequently read of people being poisoned from eating toad stools, yet they will presist in gathering them, — Another horrible attempt of rob- bery and murder was perpetrated the vicinity of Lewistown last week. —Why are Bellefonte girls like lem- | ons? — Daily News. Because, when squeez- ed by Bailey, they are naturally sour, - A little 2 year old child of Mr. and Mrs. James Bryant of Roland died on Saturday last, sod was buried on Sun- | day. —The High School opens on the Sth of Sept., the Public schools proper on the 9th, and the Colored school on the 10th, —On Friday morning the Snow Shoe train ran off’ the track near the house. The train men soon managed to get it on again, —The campmeetings on last Sunday | at Clintondale, Newton Hamilton, Mill- | heim Wallaceton and other places were | very largely attended. —General Handcock bas issued a gen- | eral order in which he acknowledges | his obligations te all who took part in the funeral of Gen. Grant. —+At Lemont a first class passenger and freight agency has been established and Irvin J. Dressie appointed as agent to date from August 15th 13885, ~The sons of Veterans met vention in this place on Tuesdsy an Wednesday. A business meeting was i progress on Tuesday afternoon. —Joe Furey says that Cal Mallory's d n “delivery horse backwards.” A deliv- ery horse backwards is a new animal to us. — arpet rs arty at Mr, | . ‘ | There was a carp hg parly iat a premium, and the old established | . | ant manaer, Ephram Glenn's, near Filmore on last Friday evening, at which some of our young ladies and gentleman participat- | ed. —On the 27th of July, before Justice Foster of this place, Mr. Robert Cart, rite was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Tate. Both parties were from Fil- more this county. ~The train on the new road, ran to a large rock that had fallen upon the track near Spring Mills night, and considerably dilapidated the front part of the engine. ~The Miilheim merchants are adver. tising more extensively than many of our Bellefonte merchants. The Journal bas several pagesof advertisements from those energetic fellows. in on Thursday ~ An original poem appeared in Tues. day's issue of the , Daily News entitled “Post Office.” If the effort not killed the author, a handsome reward awaits him at the Post-Office, ~The $27, which a Lock Haven al- derman “skined” out of Cole's tattooed man, has been raised by subscription and returned to the wronged showman. This was mainly accomplished through the efforts of the Lock Haven Democrat, Good set. ~The President has appointed John Bing postmaster at Fleming, vice Abel N. Russell, resigned; J. C. Dole, at Farmers Mills, vice John 8. Auman, resigned; Guire Mattern, Benore, (In- tersection,) vice Wm. Thompson, Jr, resigned, ~A little son of Mr. William Briggs, of Orbisonia, Huntington county, was drowned in Etnier's mill dam, at Mt, Union, on Tuesday last, while bathing, He got into a hole fifteen feet deep and was unable to extricate himself, His age was nine years, less one day. «In speaking of the Logan Machine and Novelty Works, we neglected to mention that Mr. Harry Bush is now an oquel partner with Mr. Buck, hav- ing purchased H, K. Hicks’ interest. Harry his entered into action service in the management of this new estab lishment, and we are confident the young and enterprising managers will make it a success, has Business Manager. in | : | police helped them to get home before | round | in con- | ~New wheat 85 cts. per bushel, — Editor Williams of the Philipsburg Ledger, was in town on Wednesday, ~Mr, Keloh is in town again after an extended visit, to his home ia Phila- delphia. ~Prof.D. O. Ettors was married toMiss Lillie Musser, on Tuesday evening, and are now located on Curtin street. He is Assistant Principal of tho schools here, and will begin teaching on the 8th of Sep- tember: ~=A recent act of the Legislatnre re- quires justices of the peace in every case where the defendant is charged with a felony to make their return to the clerk of the court of quarter sessions within five days after the binding over or committal of the defendant, A fine of $300 is provided for a violation of the provisions of this act, The farmers of Bedford, Fulton, and Somerset are thoroughly mad about the South Pennsylvania Railroad's al leged sell out, and they the right of way on condition that a com- peting line should be constructed they as gave intend to organize and resume possess— | ion of the land which was conveyed for this purpose, | day night. Between 10 acd 12 o'clock | they assembled in the neighborhood of | | ful music and sung “we won't go home | | till morning” much to the discomfort The | of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Kitzmiller, | mornipg. L.. B. McEntire, and Noah Musser, | both of Filmore, thanks of the editors and employes of the Centre Dawocrar office, for the | nice lot of apples presented to the es We don’t know whether | the people of Buffalo Run are more | tablishment. not, but they frequently prove themselves to be generous than elsewhere or a very generous set, of fruit donations come AS most our rom there, Two Grand Army excursions from this place will occur during the month of September, the first to the soldiers { renaion, which will be held under can- | vas at Clearfield, on the Sth, and the second to theunveiling of the soldiers on the 25th. either | above excursions will please give their | monument at Hazleton Persons wishing to join names to the committee of Gregg Post, | composed of James H, Rankin, Amos | Mullen, C. P. An informal | meeting of the Post will be held Satur- day evening at 7 o'clock. Stonerod, | | ibis again rumored that a | Robt. Cassidy of Canton, Ohio, and a | Philadel | ing another Republican paper in Belle fonte. If it starts at all, it will be Robt | Cassidy and a Mr. Feidler now city edi- hia gentleman, propose start- I E prog |adelphian, as purported. If this i* aa effort to freeze out Mr, Tuten they | | for Yankee grit and push will then be | Republican will hold its own, despite | their efforts to do it harm, | ~The Gypsy camp festival held on and | Wednesday evenings by the members { the school common on Tuesday of the Episcopal church, was decidedly | Under the bright rays of the electriot | a successful affair, so far as personal artistic decorations go, The lawn was illuminated with Chinese lanterns, and a number of large headlights. Tents | scattered here and there with the oocu {and other wandering tribes, were feat- | | ures of special interest, and the repre- | | sentatives received due gaze and atten- tion. In one tent Misses Brew and Lari and In the tent known as } mer dealt other things, out eandy EW oe the { zaar Mrs, James Line was dressed German while handsome cos- represent a Peasant, | Miss Anna Valentine's {tume betokened an Armenian. The | | red costume of Miss Carrie Valentine | was an excellent representation of a | Turkish Peasant, while Miss Jennie Valentine tastefully represented the French Peasant, The Gypsy maid was personated by Miss Kate Jackson who correctly represented the Gypsies of ancient days The young ladies who waited upon the tables and dished out the ice cream and furnished the cake, attracted as much attention by their neat dress and pleasant ways as any upon the ground, When they said “I am sorry Mr, — but the cream is all.” A look of disap pointment came over his face until the fair damsal said, “But can I serve you with cake or lemonade at ten cents a glass?” Then the wistful expression was changed to a broad grin, and he took lemonade, ~The followitg ell for a railroad meeting to be held in the Court House yard this (Tharsday) evening has been issued, All citizens who deem it im. portant to the business of the commun. ity that the Beech Creek, Clearfield & Southwestern Railroad retain its pres ent connection with the Reading il road system ate hereby invited to attend a public meeting ‘in the Court House yard on Thursday evening the 20th inst. [axy Citizews, ~The Calithumpian Band of Belle- | | fonte made “Rome howl” on last Mon- | | the skating rink, and began their woe- | will please except the | of the | | son of | Be into by Valentine Smith's | tor of the Sun & Banner, and not a Phil. | ree was run into by Valentine 8! lawn, to | ~One of the large glasses in the door of Alpha Corman's Novelty store, was accidently broken on Monday evening. ~A Lancaster Judge has decided that it is not for a landlord to deter mine whether it will suit his conven. ience to entertain a person applying for accomodations, and that within reason. able hours he is bound to furnish susten: ance to travelers, although it may not be at the time fixea for serving meals, [tis now s settled matter that the railroad up Tipton Gap is to beceme a fixed fact. Work has already commenc- ed, and our friend, Mr, Emery, certain- ly deserves credit for his perseverance in pushing his part of the business to a successful conclusion, in the face of con. siderable opposion., He has steadily maintained that there is coal there, but Herald, A well dressed young went staggering out along the walk [leading to the spring, on Tuesday, and had it not been for man board the railing along | the creek he would have likely ended his days, in the bright sparkling water | It will do very well | of Spring Creek, | suit the young fellow for drinking. The grave, | for an excursion from Coburn third of { This will be a most delightful trip and to Snow (Shoe on the | embrace this opportuniiy to see the | mountain city, and the engine climbing | the mountaips. The scenery all along 1s unequaled by any other in the same | distance, on any line in the state. It isvaried, picturesque and magnificiently grand. Excursion tickets will be sad at | all starions along the route. -On Friday morning the 14th inst., | Mr. Reuben years of age and a well-to-do farmer re- siding a short distance from Port Matil- | da, committed suicide by shooting him” r Reese, a man about 35 { self through the head with a shot gun, | He arose about six o'clock, and while | his wife was out milking he committed {the deed. He was a highly respected { citizen and well known in that commu. [ nity. Financial trouble is supposed to | { have been the cause, as his farm was | not free from debt. This is the fifth | suicide committed in | county within the past 10 months. Four case of | of which have proven fatal, and one is | | used revolvers or guns and one drugged | Dims elf, | —On last Thursday evening Miss | Sadie Malin, oldest Telephone Company of this place, cele- brated her 13th birthday in a very pleas About forty little boys and girls and a number of grown folks | assembled at the residence on Howard street to enjoy themselves, at the party furnished by their much respected and | admired little lady playmate Miss Sadie. light which lighted up both house and with music and other amusements the evening was spent in a games most delightful way. An elegant sup | per consisting of everything good was pants costumed to represent gypaie life | gotten up by Mrs, Malin, and the little fo o'clock closed visitors soon learned how manage the supper. Ten this happy scene and Miss Sadie is busily | engaged in arranging her many beauti- | ful presents which are mementoes of j of this occasion, eld Dem gives the following account of a horri- The Clear! ratof last week Knox tow nship was the scene of the A farmer named Samuel { Hoover lives in this township, about {eight Curwenaville, last horror. miles from Last Thursday morning at about seven o'clock, while Mrs, Hoover was milking the cows she was told that the house | was on fire in one of the up-stairs rooms. | She rushed into the building, procured a bucket of water and proceeded to the | room with the intentions of putting the fire out. Her husband quickly follow- | ed into the house and attemped to go up stairs, but the flames prevented his entrance, He then ran down to the outside of the house and called to his wife to jump out upon the porch roof. Receiveiog no reply he attempted to climb upon the poreh roof, but did not succeed, Ie was obliged to stand out- side with the horrible knowledge that his wife was being burned to death within a short distance of him, It is supposed that the poor woman was suffo- cated by thesmoke shortly after enter. ing the room. The terrible catastrophe must have made her husband frantic, The contents of the house were all de- stroyed. The community sympathises heartly with the bereaved husband, Mra. Hoover was about 45 years of age. She leaves four young children, The entise of the fire is as yet unknown, he does not venture to explain how it came to be in that position. — Tyrone | for drowning purposes, if it does not | fence along there has saved more than | one drunken individual from a watery | —Arrangements are now being made September . many people living in the country, who | have never visited Snow Shoe, should | | the route from that point to Snow Shoe | | Centre | | n | | now in the Danvile Asylum. Four bave | ! daughter of Mr. | \ {and Mrs, Wm, L. Malin manager of the | { will find it rather » costly undertaking | BeF of A ble affair which occured on the 6th inst | Personal Edward T, Cole, of Ziom, inspected our office Tuesday, Mose Montgomery and John Bullock spent several days at the Sea Shore, Mr. Jacob Wagner of Houserville, was visible on our streets on Monday, Miss Carrie Burnside, of Philadelphia, is visiting at the residences of Harry Valentine, on Curtin street, Miss Lizzie Shortlidge and her sister attended the Clintondale camp-meet- ing. Mrs. Habgood and her daughter, May of Renovo, are now visiting friends in this place, James P. Coburn, Esq., of Aarons burg, arrived in town on the noon train on Tuesday, Mr. George Jack, of Boalsburg, wns a passenger on the noon train from Penns Vailey Tuesday. Mr, Howard Mitchell of the burg Journal was in town on Philips. Friday in the interest of that paper, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kitzmiller returned from their wedding tour on last Th | day, having been gone one week, turned from a two weeks visit to Phila delphia and the Sea Shore, day We see by the News, that our friend, friends in Chambersburg, is enjoying himself in the fullest extent, Miss Mary Waddle, one of lar teachers in the Lock Haven public schools, is visiting her grand parents in Houserville, this county. Prof. Jno W. Heston of the Stats | Huntingdon county near Saltillo, a por tion of his time be will be the guest of A. Wirtz. Rumberger of his friend Rev, D, Mr. T. brother of Commissioners’ Clerk Philipsburg, , W, Rumberger spent Monday in town, Tine is one of the veteran fifers and still has a love for the old war tunes. Es Robt, Cassidy, of Canton, 0. is | visiting friends in Bellefonte and this | county. Mr. Cassidy is one of the wid: | awake citizens of Canton, sad is en | gaged in the printing business, H- Solt of Spring Mills, arrived | day with a portion of his saw mill en- Jine for repairs. Mr. Solt lin sawing lumber 18 engaged down in the narrows | { | | tent was | standing near the tree insensible for awhile but soon Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery re- | her limbs. on Wednes- | },, power of theLord was only exerting | itself. Camp wi NITTANY, Mr. B. F, Bhaffer, nothing daunted by hard times, is busily engaged repair ing his house at this place, The ex- Sheriff has about concluded to retire from his present vocation and enjoy the fruits of his hard earnings. Rest thee in peace “vir la roi" Sheriff. A terrible thunder storm passed over this place Thursday eve, The heavens were ablaze with lightning, peal after peal of thunder shook our staid old mountains to their centre and echoed back from their deep caverns the long roll of hess ans advancing artillery, the rain fell in torrents everything was de- | Longfellow, luged, and we began to think about good old Noah and his ark, but, happi ly the storm passed by, and we came out of our scare all right and more for- tunate than our Clintondale eampmeet- | ers. J, P. Harris' family of your town the Two trees had just moved on ground the storm came on. one the front and one in the rear of truck, stunning the and knocking down the cook who was he remained ed, though still feeling a numbness in Don't be alarmed 1 Le wel | atiended, | tents are all Mr. Francis Speer who is now visiting | ing to meet the the popu. | { future supplies, unless be done to Mr. H. Robb hotelist is busy prepar wants of all who may A call, We are becoming alarmed for our something can hucksters, stop the herd of { who invade our valley. College is spending eight or ten days in | The old cluck is afraid to lift her head abova the tall grass, ld H—will sg her brood be! Ire 1CAr SOMOS Wary ounce upon feath- | ered, in | town on the early morning train on Fri- | C. M, Bordner, of the Dental Depart. ment of the University of Pa. at Phila- Haffer r | delphia, is now assisting I in { his dental ro Hafler has all the work he and hi | sistant can do. T me ) as Our aged grandfather, Mr. Daniel Bible, who has been visiting in this | county for two months past, is now tar rying in Bedford county among rela { tives. He will return to Philadelphia | some time in September, | Rev. Gemmill, of Ramey, Clearfiel county, in company with Col. | of this place, gave us a call on Tuesday, Keller, | Rev. Gemmill has charge of the Presby. { terian church at the above place and | Houtzdale. He is an old soldier and belonged to the 145th, Reg. Miss Ettie Mattern, one of the popu lar young ladies who is operator at the | Bellefonte Telephone Exchange, is now visiting friends in the Monumental City of Baltimore. During her shsence, Miss Jarrett and Mrs. Emma Armetrong will | attend to the “Hello’.” Mr. Cal. Brac bill, of Son's furniture store, returned from Philadelphia, New York and the Sea Shore on Thursday. While this was Brachbill's a pleasure trip, Cal. made it pay as a busi. of new and elegant furnture at a bargain, WI Dukeman, the gentlemanly | and efficient Deputy Sheriff, of Centre ness trip also having purchased a lot county, was united in marringe on last | Thursday, to Miss Snyder, of Eagleville. | cermonies. Their trip extended to in this place, Dr. | blacksmith shops in town trying to | he remarked Rev. Blair of that place performed the | Harrisburg and elsewhere. The Deputy | and wife have the congratulations of the DeMocnar. Mr. Edward McEntire expects to leave Centre county the latier part of | | this month and locate in Aurora Springs, Mo., where he will enter the law office of ex-congressman, J, H, | Stover, a native of this county, now lo- cated at the above place. Ed is very apt and naturally bright, and we predict a promising future for him in the West. Fd Speer, the gentlemanly and eof- ficient operator for the UnionTelegraph Company, at this place, will resign his positun in this place presently and eave for the West on the 9th of Sept. He has several positions offered him, one at Forte Kearney, Neb., and one at Norton, Kansas, Should he Szoept & position at the former place, it would be in the real estate business, The manner in which Mr. Speer has con: ducted the business of the office here, is evidence of his future success in the West or wherever he may locate, and we wish him the same. To Tux Lavres.—M agents will be pleased to have you ell at Mrs, White- man’s Bazaar of Fashions and examine a complete nesortment of artistic hair work. Your own hair made u lin any style. Waves rodrossed, Special attention given to Sige and halt-wige. Satisfaction guar. anteed. Respectfully, stl Mus. J. F, Havyes 94 Maine st, Corry, Pa, Mr. Th some briars from hi ceived an injury to which has formed resulted in total blindness This ror { vd affliction, as he has a large family TE ; his daily labor almost for Mr. McCaleb had one eye years ago by ar dependant or a subsistence, lost accident. Hion. i Locust street, is far sireot, the finest lots | this street. the nd 8 basket Ww ut iden if Parties ab c-¢,”' a gentleman slow. F ) { ly spelled out, with an upturned nose, and | exciaimed, “Eareks ! I've been in all the find snd seeing noth. this office Stepping in [ing but stoves and linware, be continued { “And darned if I didn’t miss it again.” | He returned to the other end of the store and found the waited on very politely. however, office, and was On his way out 0 like Cu bes a good posi-master, n an office! A pleasant po doubt, but such this shou wn d have a nest and re office ne } an office { at 3 the place A gentleman of this Juty, on bis way A pt ! keeper said that exen ne Was permitiad to phase w thout paying, except a hearse, car rying a dead b dy and through «¢ irtesy funerals. He paid his eight cents, but told the keeper he was exncting illegal toll and “No person #0 be was. Purdon's Digest says be passing and repassing toll shall demanded from any from one "part of his farm to any other part of the same ; and all persons, with their vehicles or horses, going to or from funerals or places of pub. lic worship, or of military training, er Ww from the H elections, shall be exempt pay ment of toll.” Stick a pin there B Vital power is infused into the sys tem, every organ regulated, every sec- retion purified, the nerves of and sensation strengthened, the brain refreshed, the apetite renewed, the di gestion improved by that irresistable Vegetable Restorative, Dr, Walker's Vinegar Bitters, kills disease. Mra. Louisa Keishing, of Teleford township, Montgomery county, has been arrested for breaking into the house of her husband, from whom she had separated, and abstracting certain goods, Miss Emma Hartzell was arrest. ed for assisting her in the robbery. The woman subdued Keishing's father by threatening him with a pistol when he attempted to resist them, — ~The following from the Altoona Times shows tho good use the tramps in Blair county are put to: Fifteen tramps, who had been caught trespassing on the Company's property in this city, were hustled off to Holi. daysburg yesterday evening by Police. man Houck and Constable Stains, Eight of them were sont over for sixty days and seven for thirty days, with ball and chain accompaniments. Seven others of the fraternity, who hed been captured and caged in the lock-up, managed to make their escape from durance vile by way of the cellar, mmates recover- friends , The Worse than Murder, Lewistown, Pa, August 15.—~Oane of the most brutal sand fiendish outrages that it has ever been our lot to chroni- {cle was perpetrated upon Reuben C. Kreps, of Granville, this county, om Friday might, between 5 and 9 o'clock. Mr. Kreps has been a trackman for a number of years on the Fsterline divi- |#ion, in the vicinity of Granville, buy on last Monday, August 10, was pro- moted to the formanship of the division adjoining that of Mr, Esterline on the when | in | y the | motion | It does not change | | disease from one form to another —it | man, came | his | every essential of | mentioned and st west, lying between Anderson and On the above mentioned | evening, after his day’s work had been done, Mr. Kreps started for his home at Granville, the shades of night falling {upon him when a short distance above Anderson, as did also three murderous | villians of the deepest dye, The attacked man was soon overpow ered and gagged by his aseailants, who after robbing him of his pocket-book, | containing his railroad check calling for | someth ng like $45, laid bim across the north track a victim for the first east | bound train, His feet were tied to the and his left arm and band peralled with the north rail, while bis south rail, right arm was tied to and paralled with his right leg. The brutal wretches then | dec imped, supp sing that the approach - ing train, which could alrea ly be heard rumbling in the distance, would eom- { plete their fiendish work, and end the helpless man's earthly career. But a kind providence ordered The boots larger ise, other worn by Mr. Kreps were than were necessary and by strenuous efforts he succeeded in free- of his feet and wilh WA his freed one he was enabled to the ot} her, ing one ie assist ANcy { extricate leaveing the boots tied to the rail, ') haviog thus freed his eet he worked his body around and off t was powerless to free | rotten his body off the track utes when a freight train ong, and | ut off the | the The injured man remained in his help JAKE and mashed one adjoining. lessness until Mr. Wagner, track watoh al aiong and discovered him in condition, The intended vic- fright and Wagner perilous and prostrate and liberated him. tim was so exhausted from Mr. Anderson, exertion § that panied him to accom where he re- mained until Saturday evening, when he went to his homeon mail train. In conversation with Mr. Kreps on the train, the above facts were elicited from bim by the editor of this paper. Mr. Kreps says he was enable to des- eribe his robbers and would-be murder ers beyond the fact that they were at- tired in very ragged and rough clothing. | The villians may or may not have been tramps. Further developments may reveal this fact Frex Press, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Spe a' Ex re the Seaside The coast of New Jersey is the favorite rf region, this season, for those who would enjoy the benefits and plessures of the ire, and the most popular of all the ints of this sectio tlantic City n are Cape May and wo cities possess seaside life thet could be demanded by the most exscting visitor. These Not only is there the best bathing, sailing » but form of amusement and recreation is provided ic a most liberal manner. Daring the and fishing, every other present season the temperature has been delightful, ] the Atianti re agreeable ol and there is no section ¢ Coast that enfoss am mate in the later dave of summer. of the who | already taken advantage of the seashore In order that those people of western Pennsylvania, bave not trips, may have an opportunity to spend a | vacation at the shore the Pennsylvania | Railrond will run the fifth of its series of | excursions to Atlsntic City and Cape May {on August 20th. Excursion tickets good for ten days, good for use only on spacial train, and to return by any regular train within the limit, will be sold from stations the rates quoted, and special train will run on following sched- ule ee Pitsburg, Irwin, Butler, ee.vessi vis Scotdale, Uniontown... coun ciann Connellrville, Greensburg, SO00A M. 940 $10 00 10,00 0m 1000 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Blairsville, cvvivniiin 10,00 LRrobe, ....vi. ei snsrsainin Johnstown ...oovvvviiiin ‘ Cresson, Altoona... Tyrone,..... Huntingdon ——- Cumberland, .........onn “ “ ““ “ “ “" “ “ “ “ mrreZen SEREEZRES McVeytown, wy Lewistown Je. une Mifflin, Port Royal, cesses 550 8. Newport, ha 500 8.45 Excursionists can spond the night in Philadelphia and proceed to the shore by any train of following day. The generous patronage heretofore ex tended to these excursions show conolu- “ = 4300 40 “ ad -— w fw . | sively how heartily the people appreciate the advantages they afford. EN Novice ~-dnmes Harris & Co. will not be beat on prices, Ld \ \ A ~~
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