PBQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, OF WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL." TERMS : $1.50 per Annum. ————————————————————— VOL 10. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, MAY 31. ———————— ———— A ———————— NO. 28; The Centre A emorrat, ——— , Ter : , $1.50 Per Annum in Advance. "FRANK E. BIBLE, Editor, 1888, Democratic County Committee, Bellefonte "0 L. Meek. wd. W. McCormick. Abe Weber Samuel Welser, JA. M. Batler BR. BE. Munson, JO. A. Faulkner Jackson Gorton, «. 0 Bmith ~Ooroelius Hazel. ~Henry L , Barnhart. F. Adama Centre Hall. coivienn Howard Boro . Millheim Boro... Philipsburg { Unjonville Bore.weme Beuner twp om Boggs twp EP. do twp BP... College twp... Curtin twp Ferguson twp. KE do twp, W_ Po. Gregg twp. N. Po... do twp, 8. P... Haines twp. BE. P... do twp. W. P.. Half Moon twp Harris twp Howard twp... Huston twp... Liberty twp... Marion twp Miles twp... Patton twp .- Potter twp. N. Pom do twp, 8 Poiciiiinnns Ponn EWP .ciessssssmnencrorsnns Haines twp. BE. P Rush twp. N, P . do twp 8. FP RE Sonow show twp. K.P dotwp W. P David Brickley. wD. W. Miller, Sami, Harpster Jr, William Lose wu William Hanna John C. Orndorf, wo Onivin Weaver H. Griffin, C. CO. Meyer wOvorge D Johnston wing twp lor tw n twy wp NOTICE. On and after June 1s scription price of the CexTri irom OCRAT will be reduced per year to $1.00 payab'e in All accounts in he vance. will paid excess of £3.00 the same basis if days from this notice going outside the st: in the price wi!l be ma GEN days has Monday Does olf on and QGuare presi 19 Td if iy Centre « to be an Pi AKE, { Anderson plead guilty to The wn BARCLAY Kati: murders in the second degree plea of “not guilty” was withdr and the plea of guilty of murder in the second degree entered by ar. rangement with the Court Much surprise and indignation was mani- feted at this turn of the case. Peake will be taken to Trenton and senteoced by the Bupreme Court of the state. The maxinum term is twenty years, Tue Convention of Democratic Clubs organized as the Democratic society of Pennsylvania, Hon. Chauncy F. Black was elected president and Maj Joo. D. Worman secretary. An executive committee of fifteen was appointed. J. L Spangler is the member from this county. Centre county had three ¢lubs represented Bellofonte, | Millheim and Philipsburg. The so- cie'y will work in harmony with the State Cammittee and much good is expected from it. Let the other villages and townships of the county organize, A GRAND OVATION. To Ex. Gov. A. G. Curtin. Wasnixarox D, 0, May, 22d 1588, Anything relating to Gov. Cur, tin, the Great war Govenor of Pa, never fails to awaken the greatest interest in the breasts of all Penns sylvanians, especialy in those the 20th whom, when in Congress, he served so faithfully and so well, To show the high appreciation { and esteem in which he is held and Congressional i . . * {admired for his patriotism and | great abilities. I will furnish your | readers with a very pleasing episode | to which I was fortunate enough to | be an eye witness. | At the here to Hon. Indi: f unace Democratic Many genticmen tion v st rece given re D Ww orhees, Daniel of the Pension he Patent & i Gil wernor Curtin who was seated the plat m was vociferously 31 ment pad been have a vo rl Ine s ory tfviner te hi i giy grat ng n : 0n an fill I'he mind pleasurable emutions mn wrought upon hi aston will undou bt IMMpressid on this o« edly ever remain [resh in his ory. MCh= X. = 5 JUDGE MoCOLLOM —— From what we can learn of our candidate fur Supreme Judge it is certain that the convention made a wise selection in its standard bearer, Judge McCullom is yet a young man, has had ten years experience on the common pleas bench'of the Susquehanna district and is consid- ered one of the ablest young judges in the state. He was elected in a republican district by a large ma. jority and has gained the respect and confidence of the people of the northern counties. He is a grest lend lawyer and will poll much more than his party vote, ————— TwoMas McCamaxr has been : : by the death of Col. Norris, The Pennsylvania Domocracy The essential advantage to sny { political party of possessing a leader land a policy was well illustrated in the straightfoward action of the Dem- | oeratic Convention at Harrisburg, and {in the fervor and enthusiam | the delegates desplaye.. It was the of | first time in many years that the district, | which Pennsylvania Democracy has got en. |tirley away from persooal aod fac- | tional wrangles and maofiested w def. inite and united purpose: As Senator Wallace expressed it in bis opening | address, they" gol off the fence, ;or in Mr. Hensel’s more rhetorical lan- guage, “ laggards as they may have been in the past, the Democrats of with banners thrown to the breeze.” The contras® it affords to the certaioty, confusion and wrangling to been they ha ve makes this action of the Penusylv: which so long used Democrats especialy significent, promptness with which the pre-ar ranged programme was put through was not so much the result of organi- scattered ntaneously and orga: es, It that | £ gave lorce and directness t wis the thi the Republican party in its days, but ’ which the Democrats have been with- out. After all the petly contentions of rival leaders the delegates were but too glad to unite under a real leader whose courage and firmness all could The Liquor License Decision Not only the liquor dealers but Niseteenth District J. Herman Bosler, Twentieth District — William the general public, says the Valley | Garman: Spirit, are interested in the decision of the Supreme Court affirming the power of the Court of Quarter ses Tweaty first District— William Maher, Tweaty second D strict si onsto exercise a qualified discre- | gH. Bailey, | | tion in granting or refusal of app'i- | | cations for liquor licenses. | In its opinion, which is generally Twenty third District Johs Huek- | enstine. | Twenty fourth Distriet— William accepted as sound, the Court insists | P. Lanze that the plsin duty of the Court of | Ouarter Sessions under the act of Assembly is to so exercise its | | increase the sale of liquor. un- | cense, although every one of | applicants is a cretion as to restrain rather than if a ward has one hundred public | houses where only fifty are requir- | i odd . $4 { : . , ed e 1 Cc wants, it i ait Pennsylvania will now go to the front | * by th public wants, it is pl iH | | that fifty houses must be denied li the | worthy man keeps a respectable house. { license trust and who had clearly pointed | must out the torward path the sake. And weered the party #0 he is a galn heaitd for cs here and everywhere to ha P 8 gority party ready with earnest. the forward frankly and neet the living issues of ti Ther Democrats who will have difficul- Are sOme eslima ve ry hl ty in fo new banners, preferring their old por lowing the party under its sition on the fence; but if the spirit apparent in the convention is that of the party throughout the state, the laggards will soon be found exerting | themselves to keep up with the pro- | ' cession, Times ——— - w— Concressman Scorr, the cham pion of free trade, believes in com pany stores. The company store is | an institution by which employers | of labor make the laborers bill for families so large that at the end of the month there is no money left for the laborer. Indeed, he is lucky if he does not owe the com. pany a net debt as a result of char ges twenty to forty per cent. bigher than any other stores make; but he has 10 deal at the “pluck me” store all the same. Oh, yes, let Scott run Cleveland's campaign. — Expres. What a short memery our repub- lican friend has, Itis less than a year since the Republican Gover appo.nted Auditor General by Gov, | nor of Pennsylvania was a partuer Beavir to fill the vacancy caused in a “company” store. Doncher | know ? THE STATE ELECTORS Men Who Will Be Voted For . embe 2 in No. Following are the names of the dis- | electors chosen First Distr ¢-~ David W, Sellers. Second District Michel Megee. Tuied Distriot— A. H. Ladoer. Fourth District — W. J. Latta. Fifth Distriot— John Taylor, Sixth Distriet—— Franklin Walden: Seventh Distriot— George W Pawl- ing. Eighth District— James Smith, Nioth Distriot— Daniel H. Schwey- er, Tenth Distriot— WW: B. Given, Eleveoth District—Charles Robio- sam. Twelfth District— John B. Storm, Thirteenth District Edward B, Gay- nor, Fourteen)h Distriot«~ Simon P, Light. ) Fifleonth District Alvin Day. Bixteenth Distriet— William Dent. Sevauteenth Distriot— Rassle Karnes, Eighteenth Distriot— H.H, Woodal. H dis- | Thus, | | Morris, T weoty sixth District— James H | Caldwell. Twenty Neill: Twenty eighth seventh District Didar jrown, Tue Republican $0 much worried by “pernicious the § rascals I hey ought cou py Lhe atlend and the more they broader becor DOSNT LI is apparent ph aphs can Mr. Edison and hi: aso MOgTr utilized. ates snd strument in practical ope a all those who have seen Lhe ration have 1 ' . you : h . ; 10 Wihials i _ Lenng - be gone when Feuera sy HOW uni he ra IRKen, and 8 posed about ems, Mn hail a « Mr. Waits what iumuon : 1 no dull and repr A similiar uge is pe foun in hearing was ssid du Lin type Lion this liusire- ol ing of particular the phonograph was given at the reception | {in the evening, As it was in a some | what remote room, and no announce. | ment was made of so interesting an experiment, comparatively few of the visitors saw the phonograph in con. Junction with « com r. Mr. Edison was delighted. * Well," mid be, when he saw Mr. Waits set. ting type withoot “copy,” “I'm behind the age, for this use of | never occurred to me, Lr ir compositors like that? won't bave to grumble about bad copy now, will they?" New York World. - Tur Democratic y of Penn. sylvania no longer follow the lead of Samuel J. Randall on the Tariff guestion For years and years what r. Randall said on the subject was law unto the Democracy and and we verily believe that Democrats voted with Al Jubn | Twenty filth District David 8, | - Brief Notes. The Altoona Times is five years told and brighter than a new silver | dollar, | The reason so many do not suc- | ceed in life is because they want to i | be rich at the starting point. | Electaic | ha | ersburg. 8 | ih ot St cattle Pet- instantaneous. sloughtering proved successful in Death is 8 is the time of year when a | man is apt to go to sleep during the | sermon and dream of going a ithout d hé oubt carth. Every job of work, he form, | | \n recently : surca i CTLs ing gii ty-five of them appeared in the other morning clad in a very preity uniform consisting of a short skirt of navy blue cloth, with blouse waist, shirt and waist being elabor ately trimmed with gold and brass buttons. A natty red zouave cap capped the climax. The girls pro- pose forming a military organiza. tton, and hired an old soldier to teach them the manual of arms. Curiosities in the development of crime keep pace with the progress of the century. Heary Miller, an Illinois farmer, last week killed two men, and then went home, fired his own dwelling and committed suis cide, as supposed, in the flames, It now transpires that Miller is still alive; that he merely, in addition to the deuble murder, robbed a newly made grave in the neighbor. hood and threw the corpee into his burning dwelling, where di and charred, it was believed to be the murderer's remains, Miller has not yet been arrested
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