~ ®he Centre Bemorrat, amin fy THURSDAY, December 13, 1888, —————— A nt a it Published every Thursday by the “CENTRE DEMOCRAT PUB. Co.” ten ——— CHAS. R. KURTZ ————— EDITOR Loeal Department. Teacher's Institute next week, -=Will Carleton, the poetandauthor, will be the next lecturer, ~The Bellefonte hunting party came back withont a bit of venison, =The Jury Commissioners. according to instructions, are busy filling the jury wheel. —Seott the book man of Williams. port was in town this week looking after his interests, —(). W. Hoover, express agent. was suddenly taken ill on Monday forenoon at the office and had to be carried to his home, wr. W. A. Jacobs, and J. Wes. Henny, both of Centre Hall climed up the “golden stairs,” on Tuesday after- noon to pay the Democrat a visit, ~Willard Kyler, Thanksgiving Day shot and killed a valuable cow belong. ing to Jacob Shunkwiler, in the woods beyond Philipsburg, Centre county. He claims to have mistaken it fora deer, —Editor Rienhart of the Grit w town the early part of the week looking after the murder and with a bushel of blood and thunder to be spread broadcast in his next issue. as in case returned —Adams Express employees areall to be uniformed in the near future and the suits are now being made. The already on hand, or rather on the heads of those who work for tl Caps are Ie company. +—A bachelor of the legs the other evening was aske lady why he did not marry. “Marriage is a lottery: legal; therefore I simply obey the law and keep single.” | profession | by a young He replied lotteries are li- The Germania Orchestra, of Lock Haven, will be at Bellefonte on New Yearseve., to furnish the music for the ball of the Logan House company. The fame of this organization is becoming known far and wide. ~Robert Nefl, of Howard, some even- ings ago jumped from a freight train at Mill Hall and landed in Fishing creek mistaking the creek for the platform, and came very near being drowned fore he was rescued. be. ~(:ilmore and his band will be in Al toona Thursday and at Williamsport on Friday evening. What is the matter with having them play us a tune at our station on Friday as they pass through on their way to Williamsport. — Mrs. Andrew Conway, of Bellefonte; Miss. Ella McKiviston, aged 60, of Pot- jeftownship; Michael Stiver, of Potter ownship aged 78; Mrs. Johana McKean Hillibish, aged 68, of Bellefonte, and Mrs Jane Ferling, of Union township, aged 70, arerecent Centre county deaths —A Mississippi woman fell into a mill pond, and when she was rescued a ten pound catfish was found to be en. tangled in her bustle. Her husband wanted to set her again, but she could not see where the fun came in and re. fused. ~The skating rink is the popular place of amusement for the young folks at present. The managers in charge have everything in good trim and main. tain the best order, Saturday afternoon = for the ladies and éhildren exclusive. y. ~Mert Cunningnam received letters patent last week for a new pavement which it is claimed is a first class thing and will be a source of revenue to the inventor. Bellefonte will soon become famous for its list of inventors and es pecially in the line of pavements, ~H. C. Allison, a farmer on Cedar Run, in Nittany Valley, has been rather unfortunate this fall, having lost thirty young pigs and six large hogs, through hog cholera, and strange to say there was not another case of the disease in that section of the country outside of his drove. ~J. N. Cassonova, of Pilipsburg. one of the most prominent citizens of that place, in fact, came home from Cuba re. cently for a few days, but is now on his way back where he is getting a sugar making plant into operation. Mr. Casa. nova lives in three places, Philipsburg, New York and Cuba. ~Robert H. Crum, the manager of R. G. Dun & Co's mercantile agency at Williamsport, plead guilty Saturday to the embezzlement of #2400, He was sentenced to pay a fine of #800 with costs, and to undergo an imprisonmentlof Af. teen months in the county jail. Crum was arrested on Monday night previous and at his own solicitation the case was hurried before the grand jury, _ =dohn Wagner of peur Tusseyville was (quite fortunate one day last week, He heard dogs chasing a deer along the mountain above his firm and shortly af- “his cornfield. The animal laid down for cost and Mr, Wagner soon wis on GEN. BLAIR'S DEATH. A PROMINENT CITIZEN SUD- DENLY EXPIRES. The Bar Association Draft a Minute of Re spect to the Memory of Gen, William HH, Blair -Skote’s of His Life, It is our sad duty to chronicle the sud- den death of one of Bellefonte’s most prominent citizens, one of her bravest of soldiers and statesman and a peer among the members of the Centre couuty Bar, The community was startled on last Friday upon hearing of the sudden death of Gen, William H, Blair of this place. What made it all the more startling was that he apparently had been enjoying good health and was in the best of spirits almost to the time of his death, which was due to an affection of the heart. He was about 72 years of age and had the appearance and energy of a man of oh, General Blair was a man who impress. ed his usefulness upon the community and was a leader in all undertakings for the benefit of society and the elevation of his fellow men. He was a man who had convictions and always expressed them when the proper time arrived; he was firm and courageous when battling for a principle, while his sympathies of- ten displayed the tenderness, of a child upon facing many of the sad realities of life. The death of suth a man is a loss to the community, for which heflabored and lived. MINUTS OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Bar Association was held in the Court House at 9 o'clock on Monday morning. James A. read the minute to the memory of thei deceased member, Gen, Wm H. which is as follows “The committee appointed by the A S80 ation to draft a memorial of Gen. eral Willismm H. Blair, whose sudden and | unexpected death ha al grief and regret t report the following minute accompanying resolution: General Blair was born in Milesburg Centre county on the 16th day of July, 1821, Blair, and the family removed to the neighbor. hood of Unionville, where boring public schools. Early evincing a desire for an education and thereby in the support of his father's family, he went to Allegeny College at Meadville, Pa., where his limited means only allowed a short stay. tO assist On his return to this county he com. menced teaching school and acquired such. a reputation that in the year 1842 he was engaged to take charge of the High School of th ough of fonte. This he conducted for terms to the satisfact 1 | i fhe of the people of this Belle. We SeVara) ion and gratification rah i history has been associated with Borough of Bellefonte and ths Centre ever since. On the 5th of Febuary. came connected with the j the Centre Demo September of the same yi editor and proprietor by purclu the venerable S. T. survives, Gen. Blair edited this with great ability May when he severed his connection tho printing business, Meanwhile in October 1851. he elected to the legislature from Centre county by a large majority leading the state and county ticket. He served one term and refused a renomination for a second term. He was at this timea re. cognized leader of the Dem@ratic party in this county and largely directed its policy without any personal desire for office. From the year 1852 to 1845 he was as. sociated with parties in the lamber business at Snow Shoe, meanwhile pre. paring himself under the tuition of the late Judge James T. Hale for the pro fession of law. He was admitted tofthe Bar June 1, 1845. In 1862 his name was placed upon the ticket of both political parties for the office of district attorney, and he was unanimously elected. By his ability, his industry and integrity he adorned his profession, and he was engaged in the trial of a case in the last week but one of his life, On the breaking ont of the rebellion on April 12, 1862, Gen. Blair promptly took side with the Government, sub. scribed #100 for the support of the fam- ilies of those who volunteered, then went to work to raise a company, being of the first to be enlisfed, and within one week, April 19, was mustered into the service ns 1st Lieutenant of Com- pany H, 4th Penna. Regiment, coms manded by Col. John F. Hartranft. After three monthaservice, the company Oct. 17, 1881, reinlisted as company “G" of the 5ist Pennsylvania, under the same Colonel, and February 12, 1802, Wm, H. Blair was captain, LOO COHUnLY 1845 he ublication of nthe 1 th "al anda v } MD 3 Lo Sugert, until Was Rankin, | Esq., presided and Hon. Jno. B. Linn, | Blair, | | dar | § come with person. | o usall, respectfully with the | | were present and assisted in the | The Bar also members of He was a son of John and Rachael | While yet a child his father died | | while many followed on foot. the General received his sarly education in the nelgh- | | his life work will remain fresh { hearts of the people. | es ape from the Lock Haven jail last i Aug {| About four o'clock in the afternoon he Blair’s command the 179 because a first class regiment, was prompt and ready and always well in the lead, A pecn- Harity about his command was that it never had a straggler.” The 176th regiment wis a nine months regiment and when its time expired news arrived of Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania and by an unanimous vote of the men by companies their further gervices were tendered by Gov. Curtin as long as he should need them for the defence of the state, which the Governor accepted. With the muster out of the 179th, July 25,1863, Col, Blair's servicesin the field terminated, He was then made provost marshal of this district, with at Williamsport, in which he displayed great executive ability and stern in- tegrity. After the war he was brevet. ted Brigadier General for gallant ser vices, as expressed in the brevet, at An- tietam, It is to the credit of General Rlair that from boyhood even he was a strong ad. his office voeate of the cause of temperance, of in contributing of his means for the ad- vancement of the cause, He was a man of perfectly indepen- dent thought, and he never failed to ex press his conclusions in plain and em. phatic language. He was not afraid to do his duty as he understood it, and when death came so suddenly on the 7th day of December he met his last fos without fear, calmly gave up his spirit to God who gave it, leaving in the now darkened home of his wife and son the unsullied name of an honest lawver, The committee report the following resolution : That we do hereby express to the family of our deceased brother our heart-felt sympathy in t reavement, and that the officers of this heir sad be- meeting be a committee {0 convey a copy of this minute and resolution to the wife and son of Gen’! Blair. Respectfully reported by B. Lin “ PANY Jxo J. 1 LER CLEMENT DALY uneral services Look place at the N : The { resideace of thedeceased on Monday at =p. m. All the clergymen of the town #rvice Association attended in a body t} Post wae The | cemetery was Gregg and many citizens of the town. ol carriages to Ne 2 i the arge Gren Blair has answered the summons of the great Leader, yet the memory of in the A Jail-Rreaker Captured. Charles Smith, a colored man who was one of the six prisoners who made their 1st, was arrested a short distance of Mill Hall, by Detective Jacob H. Keller, Smith ventured into the city west and Kelller very soou was on his track, that Smith had gone up the ahd immediately started in pursuit of him eapturing him as above stated, and returned with his man shortly after dark. Are d E Baid agle railroad Mennest Man Yet, The head of a large dry goods estab. lishment says the San Francisco Call, has forbidden its saleswomen to wear Un being Interviewed on the sulgect he explained his action as fol- * Every woman wearing a bust. justs i al least five times aday. It takes her a minute each time, and she thus loses five minutes a day. One hundred and twentyfive women will consequently lose 625 minutes, which is over ten horrs. These ten hours I have to pay for, and we are consequently out of pocket to that amount.” DUS lows: : ELAR LES Remedy for Rheumatism. Thomas Hughes, of Baltimore, Md., writes: “I used to suffer torture from it and tried everything for it. The Hot Springs of Arkansas relieved me, but it came back on exposure agam. | read a card published by a Sister of Charity that flour of sulphur was a cure for it, and of course was willing to try anything. Sol bought five cents worth to try it, and before that was used I felt much relieved as I bad not had for years. I have just used ten cents worth and am entirely free from pain, when before I used it 1 was a regular barome- ter days before a storm. The sister said to put it in the shoes, but I put it in my stockings, and a good sprinkling of it." I ——— tH GRA fehool Directors Meoting., The annual meeting of the School Directors of the several districts of the county will be held on Thursday De. cember 20th 1888, The session will be held in the New Public School Building (High School Room) begining promptly at ten o'clock. The afternoon session will be held in the Court House, The following programme has been prepared and directors selected to open the discussion of each question. +1. Are our schools a snccess ¥ 2 Claret district supervision. how shall we have it ? ful nature. Isphther a at Eagleville, The vicinity of Eagleville this county is severely aflicted with diphtheria and some siXLy eases are reported, A num- ber of children have died in the past week and a number are dangerously ill. A Mliionaire Ron the Engin, Robert H. Coleman, the millionaire owner of the Cornwall ore mines, who is an expert mechanic, ran the 11 o'clock train on Thursday of Inst week on the | Lebanon Valley railroad from Lebanon | to Harrisburg, He did it for the pur. pose of making a test for a spark arres- ter of which he is the inventor, He | handled the throttle with skill. and the sight of a millionaire engineer attracted a great deal of attention to the train. That Sunday Train. Along the line of the Lew Tyrone vailroad there is sburg and | considerable agitation in regard to the of a Sunday train, Every taken action in the matter running station | bs § along the | ime ha and | petitions representing the sentiments of | } ave i been sent to the com pany 's offlee praying for and against it. the list with a petition, while one of con the people ¥.1 . : 4 v3 ellefonte heads trong derable im. portance agaist i being prepared. Yuk alee ad ay : | Petitions along the road are almost ] + } . * "| | if with an occasional the passenger unanimousiy kick, It isa known fact that ning of a Sunday mail train o1 was for run, | and | with | as thoy } other received but 3 : realized the results of such a movement | lines the same bitter opposition, they soon became reconciled and would | 1 svritl n Yer not do without Haanagers of | ¥ ’ the road are satisfied that such a train | ded on this Hine ane he traflic it, the 4 forth- | I'he sentiment of the ain will will warrant CHINN ere long. it and why not have it, | An Inconvenicnce, The arrang: on of 4 approach on t wagons interfes one portion erected while the and persons are quite the train and take a dip in the stream before he is aware of his Another danger is that no light plied at the night trains and passengers | find difficult matter away as they must cross the tracks while | It | is 1 wonder that no one has been crush- | 1 It ™i if the mom. is sup- | it a very to gel and switching, under the wheels already would i be a great convenience also ingtrainonthe L.& T. allow passengers to alight at branch would | the High | streel crossing instead of taking them down to the old depot and making them walk back through the mud Better | accommodations are needed, that is all, Conwell's Lecture, On last Friday evening a large and appreciable audience assembled in the Court House to hear the Russell Conwell deliver his lecture, “ Acres of | Diamonds.” The principal theme of the discourse was an effort to impress upon the minds of his hearers the idea that at home in your own locality was the place to search for * Acres of Dia- monds,”” i. e.: golden opportunities of life, financial prosperity, great achieve- ments, literary fame, distinction and in. fluence; that all these things were about us only they need to be sought out and obtained by an honest effort. His style of speaking is pleasant and entertaining, and at times intensely eloquent. MWe are not ready, like one of our con- temporaries, to say that Russell Con. well is the greatest lecturer who ever visited Bellefonte. Beecher used more subtlety of argument, and was greater grander and nobler in every phase of comparison; Col. Bain employed finer word-painting, was more eloquent and pathetic. Francis Murphy could reach agrander climax, wasgmore reasonable in his predictions and had nobler ideas. Russel Conwell is a good speaker and lecturer; but a man of exaggerated ideas, possesses a wild and vivid imagination and can please the popular audience by startling facts and striking fancies. A moral tone pervaded the entire discourse which no doubt will be productive of much good. ~Conductor Haupt of a passenger train on the Bald Eagles railroad met with an accident the other day. While at Portage, Cambria county where he has an interest in a general store, was driving in a delivery wagon with his brother, Herman Haupt, when the wag- on encountered a breaker or rough place in the road. He was thrown violently out on to the tonghe and from there to the ground just in the rear of the feet of the mules attached to the wagon and immediately ju front of the wheel which ran against his side and fractured two ribs, He.was able to return to his home in Tyrone amd Dr, G. W. Burket was called in and rendered all the attention poesible, His injuries are not thought to be dangerous but are of a very pain- tev, FR a a sl | from a pistol shot, fuaintance ! Were | ments { The day was i as the 1 ond engagement followed, { he made threat | anxiety and fear and the family HE SHOT 10 KILL JOHN 8. BAGLEY, CREATES A STIR AT MILESBURG, | Being Disppointod In a Love Affair, Seeks | Hevenge with Two Pollecewan Butler, Révolvers—M ools The community of Mileshurg was thrown into great excitement Thurdday evening by the Pa. 1st antics of a | desperado whose actions occasioned considerable disturbance and 1 in an slightly The cans suited | ul { al | ny vi | officer being won nde of this disturbance was John 8. Bagley, photographer of Snow Shoe, formerly of Philipsburg IL seems that some years avo Bagley | became acquainted with a young lady, | Miss Kate ampbell, « Campbell, of Mil £801 anghter of James | This MN. ig. AC griviually tronger affection the and result engagement of young « hha A 1 % is seit 3 : { Wo souls Wilhh bu ngle thought ba § , two hearts that bea one,’ | u after the engagement Lheir all aiTange i were made for Wi and preg were made, but Bagley failed to re spond They their acquaintance soon after and a see. | ding. | wed ations | thine was near, renewed The young | lady placed her confidence in him x thelr wedding day grew near- false to his word and honor. of earned in regard to Bag te On account this deception other facts character and doings of la the voun lady refused to have anytiung mors { do with him and was justifiable in he Course, HE WILL The re peated HAVE REVENGE solicitations to ar acquaintances being cast infuriated the young man i¥ when he saw that all h Pe WES 8 of violence and revenge That as she had blasted his ho made him miserable, venge only, and that woul her 1ife dou Ivy mise rable the these caused young constant dread of having to face a trae. | | ey most anytime. TRIES TO CARRY OUT HIS THREAT. On last Thursdry evening Dee. 6, while Mr. Campbell.and family were seated al the supper table a knock was heard at the front door, Mrs. ( ampbell and received reply that it was Sam. Mr. Campbell knew at once that this Was untrue and got up from the table, {| when with a crash the door flew open and Bagley rushed in with TWO FEVOLVERS IN HAND. Mrs, Campbell and daughter Kate disappeared before he sawthem and he threatened to shoot Mr. Campbell if they did not return at once. Mr. Camyp- bell requested him to keep oool and be. gan to reason with bim. In the mean. time word was sent for assistance and officer Butler appeared on the scene. When Butler entered the room Bagley drew his revolver and fired twice, the first missing Butler and the second striking him in the breast inflicting a sight wound. The young fellow was soon disarmed placed under arrest and brought to Bellefonte to await trial in January court. He says be tried to kill the officer and would have killed the girl who de- ceived him had he found her. He further says that he is not satisfied but he will have revenge someday. He no doubt willl be in a more reasonable frame of mind after be is through with the court and finishes a long period in the western penitentiary. Grand Army Day a! Bellefonte, Tuesday was Grand Army day for thisdistrict. The morning trains brought loads of veterans. some of the prominent ones being Thomas R. Stewart, adjutant general of the Grand Axmy of the Re public and secretary of internal affairs; Post Department Commander Chill W. Hazard, Department Commander Frank Magee and others. Blue coats and brass buttons were visable everywhere, a large number of veterans were present from the diffirent posts througout the county and adjoin. ing counties. At 2p. m. metting was held in Gregg Post rooms. The was attened only by the members of the order as business pertaining to the organization was transacted. In the ¢ the veterans assembled in the Court House to hold another annual camp fire. Short. lyafter the opening the building was thronged to its utmost capacity by citizens of the town and many from a distance. A choir composed of voices several choice selections. The exercises alithrough were intensely interesting and the speeches and short talks and storfes Leld the audience until a fate hour. When did a camp fire burn more briskly or was u maeting more enjoyable only we did not go into detail, | Cassidy, did carry | IurGer and an eC uon | YORver 3 | realizing { ond time only to be sadly deceived as | | freedom are meagre—he { sad. i 8 at CAT ON i 4} | for the counts i nothing will be left i Inandates E.R Ch { Gray. sg | Frank Akeley much 1 om Was in | i station ! Frank Akeles being suspicious asked who was ther | Fra 3 ; drawn off by the con The Marder Cane, : There are no new developements in the Buranoski-—Cassidy murder. The facts ax published in the Desocnar last week are correct in every particular Cap- tain Thos, BE, Clark was in town the day after lodging his man in jail and kindly furnished us with fall particuars which ‘were same as published. By way of further information we might — | add that the Hun and Cassidy had a dispute in the mines three weeks before the fatalaflair, Cassidy was a track layer, and the Hun wanted a switeh laid at once into his section, Cassidy refused becanse others were aliead and told the Hun he mast await his turn, which made him angry and wanted to fight in grappled the Hun and threw him down and left for his worl The Hun got up and was in I afterward said “My Me kill ( dy, 3 idy M out ms threat. who, LL kill Cas And he the above stand it premeditated Ww. L Wis bediningly ini. Urry ane ass if Can be proven on Lie VILhOES will foll The prisoner at fis different and the is another story the re assidy and He bas harmonize with the facts of the case. The man is the of affairs and knows that his chances of ever gaining moody and up at next uary session but will more likely be il Aprilterm. District h : ¥y | Meys I, sal Lae denied having done SUOOting. a y LE and says it v was accidentally discharged. to other stories which fail situation The trial may Cone : 2 . Hf o WOK on has. P. Hewes, with C} Atlomey @ CANE aliorney They will see Chat ue to have the For the Reader, § ASSOC ate, 1 over » sreet ts 11s 5 #1 every thing careia iY and : TG £41 of Lh law enforeed, defences ATRDERS, KILLED BY THE CARR of J tn prs Freight Train and is Crashed to Death, Milesburyg, an ng another acci. repeats the same Ww victim every lime Many of the | are in tl wys about Central City we habit of playing around the ;climbing ears and jumping on and off moving tn expert at the business and will not heed a timely warning. On Tuesday morning of this week jumped a freight but was luctor of the train when they stoppsd at the water tank. When they started again and were mov speed the boy attempted to his hold and fell under is passed over his ving, and some become ing at a fair jump on but lost the car and tix head and shoulders crushing life out in- This is another warning to about railroad stations whe stantly. boys who play and jump woving trains, MARRIED, At the Reformed parsonage, Centre Hall, Nov. 20th 1887 by Rev. Thos, 8. Land, Mr. Irwin H* Winkleman of Nit. tany Hall to Miss Rose E. Weaver, of same place, On 20the, by Rev. W. P. Groh. Mr. J. F. Welby of State College and Miss El. len Mc Bath of Ferguson township. BELLEFONTE MARKET, Grain, as corrected weekly by Gerberiok, Hale & Co. Rd Wheat, new, por bushel, ... . «coon crs dLID Mixed Wheat, hew Country Hams per pound... ...orevopomrmmismn Humes sugar cured. Ehouldors.. ave oo i a. = t—— a] i 4 : eT rT i - Hi Til \ GOOD CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY THIS WINTER. We | snore ox men to sell our to name " ay L, and ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE — ; of administration on the « i =D, Herlacher of New Berlin, Pa, was well known ruphout this
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