“EQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, OF WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL ~deferre, TERRS : $1.50 per Annum, in Adva ®. E. & G. P. BIBLE, Proprietors. F7OL 9. —— NO. 1 The Centre orms’l.50 per Annumin Advance Editor. FRANK E BIBLE, i 1887~Vol. 9. With this issue we begin volume mber'd of the CeNTrRE DEMOCRAT. e do not wish to review the history the past, to make promises for the ature, or to speak of ourselves. The ew year dawns brightly on our com- &on country, peace reigns within our borders and “prosperity” which last year but for “strikes” “lockouts™ and *poyeotts” would have been with us, is now in our midst, This is peculi- arly «0 with Centre county. From every section comes reports of increas- ed business, railroads are being pro- jected in almost every direction, and manufacturing establishments are go- ing up in many of the towns outside of Bullefonte, which though not very extensive, still indicate energy and activity in business circles, The Belle. “Sate and Buffalo Run Railroad is completed and ore is being shipped over it. It is asserted as a positive fact that the Deleware, Lackawana and Western railroad will be in Belle tonte this year, corps of engineers are now locating a railroad through Brush Valley, said to be a through line to the west and another corps is running a line west by way of Marsh Creek. Lying in the geographical centre of the state, with the easiest route to the west through our borders, it is not surprising that our valleys are full of surveyors. The west must be reach- ed by the easiest, cheapest and best route. Two immense iron establish- mepts are now in course of erection Ap — 7 4 and & third as large, perhaps larger, and with more varied interests is pro- jected and by the time this reaches our readers the negotiations may have reached a successful conclusion. The Glass Works are rapidly approaching completien, ihe Nail Works are run- ning night and day, Wm. P. Duncan & Co's. machine shops are run to their utmost capacity and Buck and Bash of the Logan Foundry and Machine shops are turning out large quanties of their manofactured articles. All our manufacturing establishments are doiog & flourishing business. It is estimated that next year will see an increase in the population of Belle fonte and snburbs of 2500 or 3,000. Philipsburg is rapidly and surely - ae- suming the proportions of a eity, Lemont, JCentre Hall, Spring Mills Millheim and Asronsburg in Penns Valley are rapidly growing little towns. Millbeim bas as Knitting which will soon supply our merchants with their stockings. Spring Mills has a creamery which tarps out large quantities of golden butter each week. Asronsburg will build ten additional houses, each owned by & thrifty young man of that ancient burg. Port Matilda may be enliven ed by the pick and shovel of the rail- roader Usionville, Milesburg, How- ard and Blanchard towns in the Bald Eagle valley are flourishing and will be benefited by the improvements that will be made powible by the return of proeperity and good times. Should a rafirosd come up throush Brosh Valisy that section of the county gould market its lumber to great ad pate is healthy and the air The schools of the eounty A emocrat, | ufnoturing industry will & mere manufacture of pig iron, blooms and pigs, bars ete., much of it at least, will be manufacturad into | icles of use. If we @an manufac | e pig iron cheaper here than it done in the east we can work | up the product of our furnaces as cheaply. The year 1887 promises for us, to be the dawniog of a new ers. In the prosperity, progress and growth of our county the Damocnar takes the liveliest interest. We feel like polishing up the “old fossils” that abound in every section of the county and use them for “danger signals.” But father Time will gradually gath- er them to his bosom, and they will sink out of sight like a shot in a bucket of water, makiog no commo- tion, and leaving no remembrancer. 1887 stands on the threshold of the wew epech, with a cheery greeting to all. A John, goon Dying. New York, Jaopary 3.—It is known that for some weeks John Roach the great ship-bailder, who has bean confined te his residences, is grad- ually failing in health. According to his own desire that his friends should not be needlessly alarmed, and appre- hensive of the effect upon him of learning the real nature of the disease from which he is suffering, his family and physicians have been reticent in regard to his condition. Mr. Roach, however, now realizes fully the impossibility of recovery and the reason for. concealment no longer exists. In view of this fact a repre sentative of Mr. Roach’s family has to-night made the following concise sod authoritative statement of the in- valid’s condition : “Mi. Roach is Lojuintiibes i Cavin of medical hnalp, save in the alleviation of his suferings, which have long heen incessant and intense. His disease is epithelioma and its development has been very similar to the case of Gen. Grant, the location, however, being the roof of the mouth instead of the throat. All efforts to arrest its pro- gress have failed and only his power ful constitution has sustained Mr, Roach so long. He has never seen a well day since the entire nervous prostration consequent upon his ae signment eighteen months ago. From that crushiog blow he could not rally aod the cancer began to develop last Jaltusry. In March ao operation was performed, in the hope that the disease might be eradicated. Ir the summer the trouble returned, and it became evident tothe physicians that there was no hope. Mr. Roach is now fail ing gradually, his agony relieved only by anodynes.” Ture last two yeyrs have been fatal to the men who have competed for the offices of President aad Vice President, Grant, Hancock, Davis, Tildeo, Hendricks, S8symoar, Arthur, Gratz, Brown and General Logan have all passed away within the period men- tioned. Lhere lives bat one man who has ever occupied and retired from the Presdential office—Mr. Hayes and there is but one man who has been elected Vice President—~Hanpibal Hamlin, Of ansuccess/vl candidates for the Vice Presidency, there is {speakiog of the great pariics) pone living, and of such candidates ior the Presidency Mr. Blaine is the only one. A —— No oraxper tribete could be paid to the memory of Edmund Blanchard by the citizens of Bellefonte than to name one of its prominent streets after him, “High” street is neither expres sive nor euphonious, but “Blanch ard Streei” would be both. Why not re-name it “Blanchard Street 1” — A A———c 80 we are to have another his- tory of the war. The Mulligan A useful and honorable life ended. Be On Monday of last week at 9.30 a. m. after a short confinement to the house Edmund Blanchard died. Mr, Blanchard's death was not unexpect- ed by those who knew the nature of his disease, He was born in Bellefonte July 1824 and was in his 63rd year. He was ot least ten years older than his personal appearances would indicate, M:. Blanchard comes of a race of people who have figured largely in the history ot the world and of our own country. He was of French Hugenuot descent, and was the eldest son of John Blanchard an eminent attorney of Bellefonte. He graduat- ed from Dartmouth college in 1546, where his father had taken collegiate honors in 1812. On his retarn from College he entered the law office of Curtin & Blanchard as a student and in November 1840 was admitted to the bar. His father having died in March preceding be took his place in the firm and it continued “Cartin & Blanchard” until Mr. Curtin was elected Governor of the state. Mr, Blanchard was one of the fore most members of the Bellefonte bar when the nawes of Curtin, Hale, McAllister, Boal, Petrikin and Barnside were found on the rolls and in its more modern but not less brillisat days he stood among the ablest aad maintain ed the position be had wou in his earlier years, Edmund Blanchard has made for himself a place in the history of Centre county peculiarly his own. The labors of his life sre about to bear fruit which be, far seeing a8 Ge was, never rescis i ‘but in his dreams. Edmund Blanchard stands to-day the colossal figure in the developement of the vast resoarces of our county. There is uot an enter prise of say magaitade that does not bear the impress of his genius and enterprise. He has always been to the front in every movement that tended to benefit his town or county. Among the latest and most impor- tant enterprises which were carried to a successful termination were the sale of the Saow Shoe coal lands to the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. and the purchase of the Bellefonte & Snow Shoe Railroad by the Bald Eagle Valley Co. The Bellefonte lo Run Railroad is the result of his energy. The Bellefonte Nittany and Lemont railroad is another, The sale of the Valetine Ore Lands is another aod the last of his great works for his native county. Each an enduring monument to his gpmory, grander than any shaft that could be erect ed. If Bellefonte shall become the centre of a vast iron industry, a city of faruaces, forges and rolling mills; if the ore fields of Nittany and Penns Valieys shall be developed and the earth made to yield ap the wast wealth which now lies buried useless and almost noknown, it will be due to the energy, ente and foresight of Edmund Blaochard. If our town and county shall fail of all this it will be beckuse we are uodeserving of the sacrifiocs which he hey msde. Ther: are many sides to the checacter of every buman boing aud (hose which strike us most forcebly are those which stand out in the boldest relief. The deceased was celebrated among his fellow citizens as a tireless, consoles worker. The amount of work he did each day would have appalled an ordinary man, His brain was con- stantly at work, no rest day or night. Ho literally worked himself to death. Underneath a calm, and at times ap- parently a cold exterior beat a great always find a (28 Ty 1840, and to the Hw of Centre the afflicted , and the sorrowing couid | little children, human happiness, Through position as solicitor of the Peousylea- nin Railroad for this county, he sceur | his { . ’ : i were afllicted with diseases and sont them to Philadelphia dor treatment, | developed to sn immense extent the never forgetting to provide a pass for | an attendant, nothing was considered | 8 trouble to him if he eould help the needy. In his business relations he was uniformly kind snd ecourtéous Io the past four years during which | his greatest work was due for his | : county, the writer of this article had | intimate business relations with him | growing out of his great work and | among the pleasant memories Lhat | health and it was evident to many of | will linger while life Insts, will be the | us that the powers of the other world | kindoess and consideration shown us in that time. He mould of natures noble men, and grew | constantly in stature. We have a model citizen whose place in the! was cast in the | community will long remain vacant | County of Uentra ura judebted to Bd- 3 : | mund Bl:nchard, Esq, for taking the initiative in, and steadily holding on 10 ed passes for many poor persons who { their noenmpl ishment of railrond, esl, centre of our Sate, distinction ss 8 member of the bar and of honorable service to his native town { and county, spirit into {given him. i n * { complalat, osly regrett iron snd lumber enterprises which have msterial resources of our county, snd mill in time make Bellefonte the iron He has ncocomplished a career of high He bax always preserved tion was not such as to give any hope of ultimate recovery, Dr, Baxter re- lieved Dr, Hamilton at the conclusion of the consultative and eontinued in constant attendance until the Genersl’s dexth. The physicians sgain met in consultation at 1:30 p. m., at which time it was apparent that the patient was rapidly sinking sand could live but a few hours, At 2 o'clock he revived sufficiently to recognize his wife, who had been at his bedside night and day during his entire illness. As the spoke to him he looked up into her face and the high standard of our profession, and an ancestral character for honesty snd integrity, For some years he has been in failing were slowly and sarely drawing bis ) y Eg their vilent fellowship, but he held bravely on while strength was | Aller severa: weeks of ill. fom i " on} Mness during which he suffered at times : intensely srithout a word of murmur or | ing the trouble | wll who were present knew that he re- joognized her. This was the last mani- | festation tie then wearily closed bis eyes nnd sank again into a lethargic sleep, from which he sever woke, John Alexander Logan was born in | Juekson county, 111., February 9, 1826. of consciousness, { He received a common school eduos- tion, aud subsequently graduated at the | Louisville University. He enlisted ae {& private in the [llinois Volunteers, and | became quartermaster in the war with y . la 1 + ine " 4 g : i i : : 3 The srrow of our pe ple is genuin | De th ght he gare Lo his sttend og i Mexico. in 1849 he was elected clerk their into and heartfelt and sympathy | reaches warmly the charming little home circle #0 sadly bereft and | could a buman band Jif from thos: | : the load which | sorrowing hearts weighs them down, thousands would be outitreached in an instant. He was friends, illumined by the sue hope of an eternal reunion. in Heaven with those he, parted with here, he passed tranquil ¥ away on the morning of Dee. 28th, 1836. The adoption of the following resolutions : The Bar of Centre Connty, having commitiee recommend the { of Jackson county, and later began the He was a member of the i856, twnd 1857, and wes prosecuting attorney |of Jaokson county from 1853 to 1857, { He was also a presidential elector in 1856, and in 1858 was elected a member {of congress by the Democrats of the {study of law, «9 ot iHinois legislature in 1852, 18 » a christian gentleman a member of |lesrned of the death of their fellow | Ninh [illinois district. He was reeleet: the Presbyterian church and died | feeling that he had a ‘safe hope” of salvation in the pext world. The funeral took place on Thursday from his late residence on High stret and | was very largely attended. Special trains were run from Penns Valley and Lock Haven, Nearly the entire bar of Lock Haven stiendglggthe funeral. A weeling of she Centre County bai Associmion was held in the Court : room at 10 a. m. Dees 30'with Judge Hoy in the chair. Judge Hoy stated the object of the meeting and in a few well chosen remarks paid a glow. | ing tribute to the memory of the de ceased, The committee appointed to draw up a suitable memorial and resolutions, then reported the follow ing. MEMORIAL AND RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF EDMUND BLANCHARD ESQUIRE. The committee sppointed at the meeting of the Centres County Bar Association beld on the 28th, of Decem- ber, 1880 10 prepare a suitable memorial of the late Edmund Blanchard, Esq, and to present resolutions exprossing the regret of its members at the lom they bave sustained by the death of Mr. Blanchard :— Report the following memorial and resolutions : Edmund Blanchard, Esq, was born in Bellefonte in 1824. His father Hon. John Blanchard was a prominent mem- ber of our bar from the year 1815 until his death in 1840. On his mother's side (Mary Miles) Mr. Blanchard was a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent families of Centre County, He received his earliest literary train. ing at the Bellefonte Academy, whence he was transferred to Dartmouth Col- lege, New Hampshire where he gradast. ed July 20th, 1847; Lis father having graduated at the same institution in 1812, From College he was sent to Ewton Law School sed in comsequence of his iraining thers, wis admittod to the Bir of Northampion ‘ounty, Sept, County, November 20th, 1849. He took his deceased father's place as law partoer of Hon, A, G. Curtio in up to the day of hisdrath, He bad qualities of mind and heart member, E imund Blanchard, E q., do Resolve. That in the deceise of Mr, Blanchard the community has valued citizen and the Bar an ables fost a honorable and esoscientious advocate. Resolved. That in his professional re- lations Mr. Blanchard won the respect snd esteem of his associates by his kind snd genial nature, his patriotic devo- tion his generous impuloes and unewerv- ing integrity of character, # y a # 1 $ A Le a A wr if Avy Br . | ad bereaved family of our departed associ- ate and to his brother Evan M. Blanch- ard, Esq , our most sincere sympathy, and that a committes of the Bar bo ap- pointed by the chair to communicate to them the sentiments of our meeting with 8 copy of these resolutions, Resolved. That the chairman of this meeting direct the presentation of the forgoing memorial and resolutions to the court at its next session for entry upon the records thereof, Respectfully submitted by Joux B. Lixx, Joux H, Ozvis, D. 8. Keuiee. Addresses were made by Judges, Orvis aud Farst; Jas. P. Coburn, Esq. Geo. W. H. Blair, J. L. Spangler, Jas. H. Rankin, J. W, Gephart, and J.C. Meyer. The memorial and res olutions were adopted and Jno. B. Lino, Joo. H. Orvis and D, 8. Keller were appointed a committee to present the same to the family of the deceas- od. The bar met in the afternoon at the office of Judge Hoy and with the County officials of Centre County, the bar of [Clinton and a delegation from the Lycoming County Bar viewed the remains. The funeral was very large and many people from a distance were present. Eh _. A... A Heroic Life Bonded. GRNERAL JOHN A, LOGAN PASSES AWAY PEACEFULLY ON SUNDAY, Wasnivarox, 1, . Mh, |, ~The pub; | lia was proloundly shoziked by the ane poanceraont on Saaday afternoon that General John A. Logan had expired at threr. minutes before three o'clock. His death, which came with startling sud. denness 10 his family and friends, had g ] i Hi | i H I led in 1860, and resigned to enter the army as colonel, having raised a regi- He wae wounded atl Fort Donelson in February, 1862 and a month later was made abrigadier gen- Before the close of [the year be He served { with distinction in the campaign againat Vicksburg, which ended July 4 1863, in Ostober of that yesr be obisined command of the Fifteenth Army Corps with which he aontriboted two victories ment of volunteers, eral. was made a major general, ga and Atlanta sfter MeoPherson was killed. He commanded the Army of Tennessee in a battle near Atlan July 22, 1864. Healso leds corps o Sherman's army in the march from Sa vannah through South Caroline sad North Carolina in February and March 1865. After the close of the war he was appointed Minister to Mexico, but de- citned. In 1866, and again in 868, be was alected to Congress, and was vae of the seven members elected March 2, 1860. as managers to conduct the im- peschment of President Jihnson. He entered the U, 8 Senate as a member from Illinois March 4, 1871, and Cerving a full term, resumed the practice of law in Chicago, which he since regarded as his home. He was elected to the Sen- ate again in 1879, succeeding R. J. Oglassby, and in March of last year be his third Senatorial term, having . slocted to Succasd himself, ra. Logan was utter trated the avant, the news of which <4 messages of condolence from every of the country, Many hie A Emi friends calied at the house and mani festations of sorrow were visible every- where. were placed at half-mast and resolu expressive of regret were passed by militsry and civie izations in every of the U States at the moment. Cleveland sent a tender letter to Logan, lamenting that the rheumatism prevented a Mrs, Mrs: Senator Culiom, of Hlinoie took of the burial dead, and the faneral procession yester- day was most imposicg. Gon. Simom Camercn, Hon, Rosove Conkling, Hom. Robert Lincoln, Mr. C, 11. Anicews, of Youngstown, (; Col. Fred. Grant, Gen, Lugius Sainthild, M D. Cleveland, 8 . aremiash of Wisconsin; Gen. W. T. Willism guiaed by Sherman between Chattanoo: See”
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