The Centre Democrat, Thursday Mornins; September 17, 1885. ’ 1 Editor and amo. P. BIBLE, {Goat Busines: Manager, ConRERroND EN ¢. containing {roportant news, solicl of from any part of the county. No communications pected unless accompanied by tire real name of the writer. Local Departments Neorice,— Mr, George H. Knicely, is the only authorized collector for the Pemecnar. —@rangers picnic to-day. — Tuesday last was flower day. -~The (Glass works will start up next month, Norfolk, ~{(iarman’s. Pleated and University shirts Daniel Brown of Gregg township, died on the 7th inst, A fashionable wedding will occu, this evening at six o'clock. Attend the Orchestra Concert to: | morrow (Friday) night. Benefit of W. | 2 Ry) —Mrs. John Hess of Haines township dropped dead on Friday last, while in the garden, —The funeral of Mr, John Dunkle’s little child, took place Tuesday after- noon at 3, rv. M. Veteran Assocrarion Re-uxion,—On Saturday last the Centre County Veter- an Association held its 12th annual re union on the fair-grounds, The weath- er which for two or three days previous had been wet and disagreesble had not improved on Saturday morning, and many were kept away on that account, About dinner time the clouds began to break away and the afternoon was glori- ous. Notwithstanding the threatening weather there was an immense crowd of The address of wel- come was delivered by D. F. Fortney, Esq., and while it was our misfortune people in town, not to hear it we heard it highly com- mended, Mr. Fortney is one of the most forcible speakers in Central Penn- sylvania, and is always listened to with | tended, attention. He is brim full of facts and has a way of stating them that compels one to listen. get in the old display building of the defunct Agricultural Society, and where | every thing in abundance was to be had, | | the winter, we predict a successful sea the association was called to order by Gen. Beaver, its President, and the rou * . | tine business gone through with, officers for the next year were elected, al Beaver wanted the next meeting of the association to get back to the origi nal idea of a basket picnic, as there was not so more sociability about it and much of a drain on the community held. where the meeting is —Clearfields encampment was an oc- casion never to be forgotten. Heavy | rains, big “mud” and crowds of people. | —There is going to be a new industry town but till it miles from it. Wait pot a hundred can’t say much about comes, Waxten.—A good girl to do gener- al house work, good wages. Apply at | the residence of Frank E. Bible, East | Curtin street, ~The new ( the way, is nominsted sud consent” ~—It is rej new grocery bays advertise and le where your place of | ~The Dexocrar is to Gov. from this Curtin, (20th set of the Congressional Ree ~The Cen! Reporter was cleaner and newsier last week have seen it for a long time. Freddie was away from home, —Bellefonte's ten years to wait, | 13,000. if the railroad built. The Philipsburg brass band Centenn al, opulation You can cut off the to Beech Creek te visit Bellefonte on Saturd when we can expect to hear some music. —Oh, golly, what a gam e Hall, bs aronsburg n was that at Centr home club and A 3. It was like the handle of a om one side, ~The morning brought to town large numbers of pec ple to attend the Lemont train had five coaches, n all of which were filled. ~The man who does not bis business connot be trusted. He is bound to beat his customers. We er think of patronizing a firm that is too stingy or mean to advertise. —~8. V. Wilson, Esq, nomination for Cleszfield county. Smith is a deserving young fellow and an sble lawyer. We hope he will catch the golden opportu- nity. ~The Roland aod Snow Shoe farnished the music for the Saturday. Both are good organizations. Both the Know Shoe and Curtin favored Gov. Curtin with selections during the day. —Rroprietor John G., drum major of the Snow Shoe band, led | the boys through “thick and thin” on Saturday, in a manner that showed he | understood his business, John doses anything by the halves, —To those who have so kindly tend- ered us their congratulations on our marriage, we would return our thanks, butas that happy event occurred over eleven ears ago, our friends have been alittle tardy. However it is better late than never, ~Netwithstanding the fact that the Vielmrns conducted themselves as gen tleman on Saturday, many visitors and others made the day one on which to get “gloriously full.” The result was several fights occurred, and the partici paats were locked up, ~~A little two year old child of Mr, Iddings of Wallace Run, was killed on Wednesday afternoon, by the local freight. The little child followed its father to the cornfield and in crossing the track of the Bellefonte & Snow Shoe Raiload was killed. ~The body of Mrs, Hugh Glenn, an estimabie lady of Martha Furnace, and a sister of Mr, William Clark, of this place, who died on Thursday evening, was brought to Bellefonte for bur- isl on Baturday morning. The funeral om Saturday evening was Inrgely attend. {D8 Satur picnic, advertise nev received the District Atlorpey of bands picnic on bands several fine Uszzle, who is never { rule had been entirely broken by | Lock Haven was | when | them, the hospitality of Unionvillesome years ago | and they desired to get back to the or (Gen. Beaver Wo iginal idea in the future. J. A. in a neat livtle speech, Senator was followed by yeock Peale of next in introduced. who had gone forth to battle cause of union and liberty, and said the | grand host was still marching on, that dead heroes echoed in ternity and their pages ntroduced Hore veteran v TH 1 juipped three ration, CU ler's Siamess the aud ene, uproar of laughter nd applagse tty say ampaign lie" n An his -w itra stories, a Was ay character Com taller dip, to the electric light of the Col's lies Det I's. 1 Department art mander Curtin made a few the war Governor of Pennsyl It a description of Gov. Cartin's speech. ft vAnDIA arose, All the eloquence and fire bas not le him yet, and what remains of it, is kindled into burning coals of patriot-| 1.0 ira home That | ism by such occasions as these | he takes pride and pleasure in talking to and of the soldiery of Pennsylvania is not to be wonderad at, Six of Lest years were devoted to the cause as Governor of the State his hand has been outstreached to help the men he sent to battle. They never dishonored their State by cowardice or | treachery. On every battle field of the South sleeps her moble sons, and her own #0il is soaked with the blood of her yeomanry, What is pleasant in thesg gatherings is the entire absence of any feelings that might ordinarily be engendered by the war. All the speeches had ref- erence to %he glorious result, a united people, a flag without a single star erssed, ‘The meeling was very enjoyable, The association meets next year at Le mont, ~The Bellefonte Orchestra, assisted by some of our best musical talent, will given Grand Concert in Humes’ Hal} to-morrow, (Friday) evening, for the benefit of the W.C. T. U, Let every lover of music, who desires a rare treat, go. The admission fee is within the reach of all, and the onuse is a grand one, We owe a debt of gratitude to the W.C.T. U. for the drinking founiain and the public should generously patronize the concert. Don't forgel. To-morrow evening, ~Milos township is minus its “lone pauper,” Ho died Inst week, walophyrs, Saxony and Germantown, w(iarman’s, | where he became ill, and was After dinner, which was | @VeRIOgE, { nished unexceptionable musio, and an Gener- | That the | | Herald force, was a v | CRAT office, Wednesday. | WAS Iu He spoke eloquently of the brave men | for the | remarks is useless to attempt his | and ever since ! ile should feel a just pride in | Of ~The appointment of County De- tective was promised Mr. John Dunkle: Why did the District Attorney go back on his promise ? ~The Curwensville Review put in an appearance dressed up in the best qual ity of brown wrapping paper. The edi tor of that sheet wants to give it an ap- pearance of age, —~ On Wednesday evening Mr, Free- man Gettle, a young man aged about 21, of Pleasant Gap sank into the sleep which knows no earthly waking. It appears that he had been in the West, brought home to die.— News, , ~The rink opened on Saturday even- ing, for one night, and was largely at- first The management was | class, good order being maintained all The Zion band as usual fur enjoyable evening spent by all, If the present management continues during | | 80nN., H ried the delegates of Clearfield for sheriff, Mr. Wooden is a in-law of Charles Smith, or (ieo. Wooden of Houtzdale, car- county brother- ir Treasurer, and for the last two days has been hour {ly expecting the death of his beloved | daughter, who perhaps at this writing | | | is no more. Nothing can compensate him | for his loss and the glory of his victory will be swallowed up in the grave, L. J. LaPorte, of the (‘urwens the Ds Mr. L itor at al | is a bright genial young gentlemen, h pleased with Bellefonte he n all strar re, tifnl is Laken v dences. a griests gues ern Associat made a sh Hu vho resides lied on Thursday altern aged about seve less then a weed f des ng little girl ath called het beloved by all who knew her laea she once held in the heart ates ly be f her playn annotl easy and waa largely atiended f Bishop L. Wallabe, youngest son of Will serious accident at an early hour Fridey He socisl gathering Hon am A. Wallace, met with a morning had been attending a at Curwensville and uj fall ell from the father's office, Ris pr n front of his striking his head against the stone curbing, cut- f ting a frightful gash on the top of his extending almost it At scious and the particul head entire length. this hour he is yet uncon the ac Ars OI dent cannot be ascertained, it having occurred about y'elock in the morn- ing, shortly after g, arrival of the train from the south, and nobody hav- the ing seen him fall. sician hopes for his recovery, The attending phy- Wallace has been telegraphed for and will be at home by the time this is in print, Ida May Wooden, the only child of George H, Wooden of Houtadale and niece of Treasurer Smith, died after an ilingss of three weeks, on Monday night stout 10, o'clock, Ida was just on the threatold of womanhood, a bright, intel- ligent, loving daughter, the idol of the household, and loved by all who knew her. Death stole upon her unawares, and before her parents could realize it had wrapped her in his stern embrace, The blow was peculiarly severe on the father, because entirely unexpected, The hopes of a Stuedy recovery, were held out to Mr, Wooden, by the young girls physician, and Mr. Wooden was in the heat of an exciting politioal canvas, and nooessarily absent from home, a good portion of the time. When call od to yo bedside, it was as a heart broken father. Death is the inevitable visitor to whom all homes are open, Only time, and a firm belief in God who “doeth all things well,” can cure the heart-ache of the bereaved, We deep- ly sympathize with Mr, and Mrs, Wood- en in their irreparable loss, ‘Whoever ix ap inted (County Detective) depend on it, he will be a Democrat,” Distr. Arey, Huns, Senator | | that direction and { of board of directors had Tue scuoor quesrion.—The vexed question of the admission of the colored children to the public school building hus been amicably settled, by a confer ence between the committee appointed by the colored people and the commit tee from the school board. The agree- ment reached by the two committees was substantially this: The colored people are to have their own separate school with acolored teacher and when any of the pupils became ‘0 far advanc- admission to od as to gain the high school they were to be admitied, Thus peace reigns in Warsaw unless agi- tators and demogogues stir it up again. It is perhaps just as well for our people to know that under the law of 185] the | section of the act of 1854 establishing separate schools for colored children | where there were twenty or more, was | repealed and distinetive schools entire When the of the eolored people for admission to the ly abolished. demand public school building was made every | person at all familiar with the law knew | that if they insisted in the demand the | to do There was no dis With this knowledge the board simply heard the " . committee and took no acti nothing but to admit them, eretion in the matter at all, m on ii | distinction « They then discussed the matter among themselves with a informally Yifew to affecting a compromise with the col ored people and worked assidously results, board their | if the with good It is felly to condemn the directors or to find fault with action [he law was plain and Je insite Re } He were vhil ' ort ci 1. 1066 Couris compel the board to admit them. now happily settle it wil » much better for all \ ' There was only a certain red people who were dem and tho would | mis n, auld not sj igh by 8 Ihe am measure osier : \ | N Ap IAID Mulien, I Brigade. The marchir g was a splendid sight | witnessed by hu de, of pe ple. and waa The firing by file represen attracted the veterans of the} ire battle and old were pic-ni ed a miniat attention of the ing on the oll and er late war who The was present numerousiy grounds, inevitable sm boy yed the sport, a regular little army of them | following the company in its ev VMutions Mr, room re-modeled. A his store office ha: been placed near the front entrance, ac fr the if Sechler is having box cessible from meat market and grocery, new shelving is being pul in being made, give the Hammond and other improvements which when completed will place a neater appearance, is always up with the times. ~Centre Hall is a borough now, all she wants is a “borough debt’ and her We nominate i people will be happy. | Hon. Fred Kurtz, of the Reporter, for Chief Burgess. Now Freddie don't de- cline, { 8, 18K1,"” first sec The School Bosrd and Children The undersigned desire to correct the errors which the last Fri- day has made, in reference (0 the ad- Watehman of mission of the colored children into the | Public Schools, Complaint is made that the Board has not seen fit to fur- nish the town papers, for publication, the minutes of its proceedings in this matter. The truth is, there was no ac tion taken by the board, All the show, and they show exactly what was done, none to take. minutes is “that a committee of colored citizens consisting of Wm, Mills, Charles Gar rer, Jackson McDonald and Rev, J, J. | Norris came before the board and ecom- plained that the colored children did not enjoy equal facilities for receivir g instruction with the white children.” I'he board anxious as they were to keep up the colored school, had noth Mer. i tance “if their ing to do but submit. Norrie, in his remarks, said in sul children were not admitted Publie they would have to ny I 1 schools in hool bu ding ) ; | to the law The Act of Assemb y entitled a “fur ther supplement to the sche laws of this Commonwealth ani to abolish all race or color in the i ub. 1 \ J ‘ HE BCHO0IN éreol and approved June provides “That hereafter, it shall be ] school teacher ever, the teacher was Harris and at the meeting F. FortNEY W. Moors. r Mr. ux IL Owewine, B. Poxtit r MAR, Raxxis Bri ; The undersigned comm , set the citizens of regard to our appeal to the Bellefonte board, that they have misunderstood our design in ssking that our children have the same advantages in school rights with other children of the borough. In the first piace, we did not ask or make any de- mands that our children b« placed in the public school with white children Neither was it the design of Rev, J. J. Norris in his remarks, nor the commit toe in full, but on account of the nun ber of pupils in our school we claim that one teacher cannot do Ky 1osite this bor v} . igh n in a : " ! school whereas it seems ustice to all the pupils having the studies required, | whereas we have 43 actual scholars Another reason why we made the ap peal is that many of the studies that | | are being taught in the other schools of | this borough have not been taught in | the schoo! on the hill. We do not want Personal James A. McClain made a fiying trip to Altoona last week, Mr. John Fox, of Renovo, is visiting relatives in Bellefonte Miss Jennie Seltzer, of Lock Haven, is visiting at the residence of Emanuel Brown, on Bishop street. Mr, Robt, Hudson, one of Philips burg's jolly Veterans, attended the re- union in this place, on Saturday last, Arthur Pearson and family on Monday morning started for Toronto, Canada, where they will visit during the next three weeks, Mrs. 8. T. Shugert, accompanied by her grand-daughter, Miss Katle Shugert, de. parted for Harrisburg Monday to sttend that city’s centennial celebration, Mr. James Murphy of Renovo, who is interested in Valentines Store Co, spent Wodneeday of last week in town, Mr, Murphy Is one of Removo's most solid business men, and besides being a gentle. man in every respect, is a Demeorat of the old family, | to foroe our children into the public schools with the white children, al- though the law of Pennsylvania knows no colored school; but we do sak and demand that our children be taught all the studies that are taught in the pub. lic schools of this borough, and each scholar have the proper attention that he should have. There were times last winter that the younger scholars of our school did not Lo the attention that they should have had on socount of the teacher, though an excellent one not having the time to do justice to them all, Now we desire that our children who are competent of being advanced to the higher branches of public school studies be advanced. This is all we ask or desire, In reply to a question or two asked by the Watchman, we believe that the colored citizens are entitled to all rights that the white citizens have un der the laws of Pennsylvania, and once io a while one of them pays a little school tax, Cuan, Ganxen, J. MacDoxxe,: J.J. Noun, Wa, Minis, Committee, They bad | to oa i— the Colored | Ar Tue Cave.~On Thursday, Au- | gust 27, a party of Unionville ladies and namely; Miss Tompson, | Hoover, and the two Miss Rumbergers, ! Mewirs, larton, | gentlemen, Sruggar, Griest, spd | Lucas, started at six o'clock a. m: to | explore the Penn Cave, which is twenty- | one miles from their homes. The par- ty arrived at the cave 10:20 8. m., and after taking refreshments which con- | sisted of cakes, pies, chicken, turkey, mutton, and various other things, (slit tle fun throwed in) The party pro- | ceeded to descend the hill and steps, which leads down to the cave. The im | mense rock has formed an arch which is § mile long, 6 to 40 feet wide | and 40 feet high, The water from 1200 17 feet deep and very cold, When is about § way in the cave there is what is kpows as the Dry Cave which is 150 When passing through the party interest, feet long. ve the BAW many wonderful ox of The water dropping down over the rocks, has w rn them into many curious shapes, appearently looking like statues of and beasts, Rocks projecting from the sides, which re of the most beautiful color, ( oming get the people out of the cave when you frst the the cave wait hill behind ne side and resents the and arriv- supper, clock res VEATrs Hu Wes Anville in, departs this 3 ity, to take charge of the financial affairs of the Lebanon Valley College. We are very sorry to know ! at Mr.Stahl is leaving the county, but hope it may be betler for him fivancially aM we are sure it will be for the good of Mr. 8 made ring his pastorate in tabl bas the Col oge, | hosts of friends s county and their good wishes = » Bl n : pointed Detective, Capt. Amos Mullen County vice N¢ n ison A. Lucss resigned, and the appointmen’ was confirmed by Judges We understood that bad Bay ard, but Furst and Smith tendered declined the appointment been (Geo. A it. We supp Col he we some people will be so inquisitive as to want to know why Mr_ Heinle didn't appoint some good Demo Wate i it erat? Of course the will kick" and Pattison appointed Higbee, “squeal” as lid when One dollar dress cloth for 75e.~— Garman's, We regret to announce the death of Bishop Wallace, youngest son of Senator Wallace, which oecured some time on Sunday. Io another colvmn we gave a notice of hisinjury but hoped that if wonld not prove fatal. A Tele- phone message from Treasurer Smith, who is at Houtadale, to Mr. Rumberger announced the young man's death. ww All the new styles in men's hate Garman's, s— «8. A. Stover of the marble works, although still unableto do any work himself, on account of his recent illness has regained health sufcient to wail on customers, and attend to the busi nos part of his trade in general, and invites all who desire anything in his line to call and leave their orders whi will be promptly Blled by competen | workmen under Mr. Stover's own super vision. «Brother Kepler, of the Forest Domo. erat, must have been away from home of that paper, ~ Embroidery materials—Garman's, WAY, last woek by the looks of the “inards” Mw
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