Co. EDITOR "| a LOCAL DEPARTMENT. ~ Francis Speer’s whiskers leak. ~The Stemn Heating company are not complaining of the weather, ~Four horses have been stolen in and near New Jersey during the past three weeks. -Mr, Jonathan Harper has been fuite ill the past week and is confined to his room at his home, -—Rev. Chas, Steck, of Williamsport, formerly pastor of the Lutheran congre- gation of this place, was here on a few days visit, the past week. =Mr. J.0. Deininger, of Centre Hall, is having his property near the railroad station at that place completed for a new hotel and storerooms, —Mr. J. C. Gates, of Pine Grove Mills concluded to be happy, the re. mainder of the year and subscribed for the DEMOCRAT, one year in advance. ~The lecture in the Court House on Friday evening was well attended and: atteuded and all were well pleased with the entertainment. Dr. Wourse is an able and pleasing lecturer. —Coal operators growl. They claim g. hat the fine weather saves, in the U. nited States, 100,000 tons per day. A pre tty high figure, but this figure con- tai 98 a good many acres, — “T'wo of the triplets born to Mr, and Mrs. G. Joneberger, of Centre Hall, J 8 earago, 2° dead—one the 270%, otheron the 28th ult. The Aird was ill but is recovering. —A musical convention will be held in tne Evangelical church one mile east of Penn Hall commencing Monday even- ing Jan. 27 and to be under the direc- tion of Prof, J, 8. Meyer, of Penn Hall. —Hon. John J. Metzger took the oath of office as President Judge of Ly- coming county Monday noon in the offices of the clerks of the court, and will eonvene court on Thursday of this week. —Harry Push, wno spent the past four months attending the University of Penna. Law school is home. He has been troubled of late with poor eye sight and may not be able toresume his studies for some time. ~The trustees of Dickinson college held a meeting in Philadelphia and elected Rev, George E. Reed to the presidency of that institution. Helis aman of remarkable abilily and power in the pulpit and on the platform. — Prof. P. H. Meyer, the popular mu- sical instructor was in town Saturday. He reports the Linden Hall convention as a success. This week he will have a lass at Lamar, Clinton couuty and a. week after another at Zion this connty ~We regret to learn that the health of Col. W. R. Teller, proprietor of the Bush House, has lately become so much impaired that he has been com- pelled to take a trip to Cuba. The gen. tleman left on New Year'sday, accom- panied by his wife. —Centre Hall, counts seventeen widows all well fixed and good-looking, The aggregate wealth of these ladies wil! equal, if not succeed, that of a like number of its male citizens. They are 80 contented with their situation that they don’t care to make any other fellow happy illiam H, Wigton, one of Philips burg’s prominent citizens, met with a serious accident last week on Thursday by being thrown from his buggy by the sudden starting of his horses when he was standing up in the vehicle. By the occurrence the large bone of his left leg was broken about four inches below the knee. -— Chill Hazzard who knows something of what guns will do, even when not loaded, has the following ad- vice to give : “When a man points a gun or pistol at you knock him down. Don't stop to ask whether its loaded, but knock him down, and don’t be at all particular what you do it with, If there's to be a coroner's inquest let it be over the other fellow—he won't be missed. ~1It is reported that another love sick youth distinguished himself at Miles. burg last week. This time it was a From the Orange County Farmer published at Port Jervis, New York, we learn that Hon. John A. Woodward, of Howard this county, was in ‘atten dance upon and took part in the discus. sions of the Farmers Institue held at Depoint, No Y., in the Iatter part of December 1888, Mr. Woodward is a great favorite at all meetings of farm- ers, held for the discussion of questions relating to the industry of agriculture His speeches and essays are well p pared, listened to with, great inte and are always on practical § At the [nstitute mentioned Woodward was called upon to the question * Will it pay to en cornstalks for cattle ?” “Of will pay. It is a great wast not to cut it.” And ve nis reasons for the faith that him, He also read wm cash value of cave to the farmer,” “This paper” says the Orange County Farmer, showed evidence of care in its prepar- ation and was replete with useful hints and ideas, Mr. Woodward is a terse writer, a goa! speaker and i most useful utes, His paper was lis the greatest attention.” dward is one of the brightest, ldcated and most practical farm. ers inthe State. Well posted on any subject relating to the great industry in which he is engaged. He is one of the editors of the Furm Journal, the most instructive and pithy agricultural paper in the country, Kissed for Their Lives, When Mr. Cole, a well known eircus proprietor in the South, sold his stock in New Orleans, three dun ring-horses that he had owned for years went with the others by mistake. Mr. Cole at once bought them back saying that he would never consent to have the horses become the property of any one who would make them work, and he had decided to put them to a painless death. He proposed bleeding them to death but W, B. Leon. ard, a liveryman suggested that the use of chloroform would be a betterand less painful mode. This was finally decided upon, and a reliable man procured, who was to have performed the operation. They were all collected at the circus tent. There was Cole, Leonard, the rid- ers and the clowns, the ring-master, the tumblers and the leapers, and the three pet duns. Calling the little mare by name he told her to kiss them all good. bye. The intelligent animal stretching forward her head, Kissed each one. This was more then they conld stand, and the sacrifice was put off. Cole had no place to take them to, so Mi ised to find some one who would assum charge of them, under a guarante: er to work them, but to Keep them in good order until death should them for the grave. Loenard prom. Dogs Cansé ou Hananay, On last Tuesday afternoon as Rev, VW. E. Fischer and Dr. Chas. Emerick, both of Centre Hall, were along the pike near the station at that place they had quite an accident. They were passing Mr. Lee's farm house when two large dogs came running to. wards the horse and one of them bit the animal in the hind leg. The horse was ayoung one and became excited and commenced to run and came near upset. ting] the occupants intoa pile of prop timber, and then turned for Bartholo- mews store where they came in collision with another team and their buggy wa badly smashed. Dr. Emerick jumped from the buggy and caught the horse be. fore he got away, and Rev. Fischer who is still nursing a broken arm and injured knee escaped fortunately, without any additional injuries. driving Wo lte Caps st Lock Haven. The Seventh Division of Pennsylvania White Caps has been organized and es. tablihed in the vicinity of Lock Haven and several gentlemen of this city have received warning notices, One gentle. man informed a reporter for the Ezpress ont morning that he had receivid two notices—the second one informing him that a visit from the band might be expected at any time, He is not terror, ized in the least by the warnings and will give them a warm reception when they come. The probability is that the warning notices are the work of practical jokers, and there are no White Caps in this section.— Express. Mary Henchey, aged seventeen years, wearing a green cloth dress, hat or hood, and a coat tied in front with black rib- bon, weight 150 pounds, dark brown eyes, hair dark brown with bangs, left her home in Tyrone a week ago, in com- pany with another girl who is short and ron on His The Thomas sidg alluded to in the following extract if the Pittsburg Times is a brother gf Cameron Burn slde, of near Bell Judge ‘James county, No wag killed many years ugo, and whose wife was Rachael, daughter of Simon Cawieron, The Times says: “Thomas Lgivnside, grandson of Gen- eral Ca » Who has been in England esiran rom the general, has return: psult of the meeting, when the wis in England, after a coldness enteen years, Burnside is on his outh America as the representative a mysterious syndicate, His project. xd route of travel will take train to Panama, Aspinwall, Guisquil, Val. paraiso, Buenos Ayres, Lisbon, and thence back to London, It is a striking gvidence of the interest being taken by Englishmen iu American investments that while on the journey Burnside will represent three of London's financial publications,” ~{z0v,. Beaver spent last Sunday at Bellefonte. ~Chief of Police Henry Montgomery, was granted an increase of pension re. cently. —Mr, and Mrs. James Plerpoint, took passage on the steamer Umbria, on Sat. urday last for Fngland, where they wil! remain sometime, ~A new swindle with '* South America corn,” something like the Bohemian oats fraud, is at present being tried upon the farmers in this State. ~Prof. W. A. Krise, of Spring Mills, one of the county auditors is at work with his associates on the county's ac- counts, The work will take them about two weeks to complete. ~— Robt. Whitmer and sister, of Sun- bury, spent Friday and Saturday of last week among friends and acquaintances at this place. Of course, Bob took in the assembly at the Bush House on Friday evening. — Don’t fail to read the inside pages of the DexocraT. We give you more reading matter than any other paper published in the county. We ask you to compare it with the other papers and TIOGA WHITE CAPS, As Frank Copp Lawrenceville was re- turning home he was met in front of the Erie depot bya party of men and treated ton coat of tar and feathers. The just indignation of many citizens has been uronsed by the treatment Copp's fam. ily has received at his bands. He is a well, robust man, in the prime of life, and prefers to lounge around the pub- lic places while his wife and family eke out a miserable existence from the scant charity extended by their neigh. bors. His wife is now 20 low that the County Commissioners dire not venture to move her to the poor house, The parties who did the job are unknown, but it may be said that they were tho. rough in their work, as they devested their victim of every stitch of clothing he wore in applying the coat, Knights of the Golden Eagle, The following are the officers of Com. mendable Castle, No. 280 of Snow Shoe, "a. the ensuing six months term : Past Chief, R. H. Havnes, Jr. : Noble Chief, C. L. Pownell ; Vice Chief, E, E. Millard ; High Priest, Robert Cooper; Venerable Hermit, W. P. Thomas ; Master of Records, J. DD. Brown : Clerk of Exchequer, J. 1. Yarnell; Keeper of Exchequer, J. 8, Euing; Sir Herald, W. G. Kesling : Worthy Bard, G. B. Uzzell; Worthy Chamberlain, T. A. Duey : Ensign, J. Haines ; Esquire, W, Davidson ; First Guardsman, E, Seyler; Second Guardsman, E. Harnish Trustees, J. I. Lucas, W. P. Thomas : Representative to the Grand Castle, J, I. Yarnell. The membership is, 62; Amount of funds on hand and invested, $250.32, Horse Stealing. : On the night after Christmas a thief Logansville, stole Thos. Weaver's his best horse, Early next morn. ing while it was yet dark the thief came riding through town at breakneck speed. A Harter observed him coming and stopped the horse, when the rascal jumped off and skipped. Death of an ex-Legislator, Hon. Jacob Burley, of Tyrone, died at 3 o'clock Monday moming after a lingering illness. He was one of the oldest residents of Tyrone, and repre- | | teach your own conclusion. — Representative Holt, of Snow Shoe | was in town Monday evening, on his | way to Harrisburg for the reopening | session of the Legislature. Mr, Holt | occupies seat No. 82 and can be found at | the Bolton House headquarters, offices. The Sunbury office was entered Wednesday night of last week, but the robbers secured but seventysix cents, at that entered and all they secured place was twenty-four cents. fortably located in new quarters in Criders new building, Allegheny street. He has two rooms on second floor and has every thing neat and prim, and is r ady "0 assist the oppressed and down ¢+ doen with his legal attainments, {aniel Garman is an admirer of fine horse flesh and knows a good ani- mal when be sees one. At the sale of the Thos. leynolds, deceased, stock he purciused the team of blacks which are considered the finest span of drivers in thissection. The price paid was between four and five hundred doliars but would take double that amount to buy them now. He bought the gray horse also this week. ~Miles Gephart, of Unionville, was a privileged character the other week, he was the guest of Matt Quay, Beaver, Pa. Itseems that Miles and Matt used to know one another when boys, played marbles and made mud pies with ene another. Matt has stopped playing marbles for a more accomplished game and can mix up a mighty good political pie. Miles says he got a good many pointers, has the next cabinet down fine and other interesting matter ; he is ready for an interview. ~My. Wm. Neyman, of Roland, Pa. was a caller at our office on Tuesday, Mr. Neyman informed us that diph. theria was quite prevalent in and about that place during December last, at one time seven members of his family were down with the dread disease and Ar. thur, a son, aged about five years died. Nancy, wife of John {Neyman and their daughter Hammah also died from the same disease. The disease has about disappeared from: that section after taking away a number of inhabitants, =A reformed gambler by the name of Rev. Ned Forest, in holding a series of revival meetings at Lock Haven. He is a Western evangelist; while play ing a game poker his comscience smote him dropping the cards he there resoived to lead a new and better life, His une usual methods, his decided convictions and positive statements, illustrated by events in his own life, all contribute to make his talks interesting. "It is said that upon hearing of this ungodly city he started East and is now trying to where he has his | . * 1 place July 8, within 200 miles of New { Orleans. —It doesn’t seem to pay to rob post- | The office at Northumberland was also | E. R. Chambers, Esq., is quite com. | sented Blair county in the legislature at | Harrisburg for several successive terms, He leaves a widow and son, besides a | Munson, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jackson, Mr large circle of relatives. Sallivan.Kilrain Fight The Sullivan-Kilrain fight will take Kilrain has signed blank articles which was filled up and signed { by Sullivan, -Miss Ada who visited her friend Miss Aikens last week departed on Saturday | | for her home. { =The butchers of this state will make to restrict the shipment of { an effort | dressed beef from the West into Penna. | bill to that effect. | =The “White Cap” notices sent to different persons of this town have had a good effect on the undgodly. Why it has done more good thana revival season. During the past week an ad. ditional batch of notices were served on parties of this town, but as yet no one has been called upon personally. —On Tuesday morning, at 1. p. m, Mrs. Emma Curtin, wife of A. G. Curtin, Jr., this place, died after a brief illness of about ten days. The cause of her death wasan affection of the heart. Mrs, Curtin was formerly from Philadelphia, her name being Kimball, where a num- ber of her relativesstill reside. The in. terment takes place to-day, Thursday. ~List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Post Office at Bellefonte, Centre county, Pa., Jan. 7, 1880, Miss Annie M. Dunkle, Miss Annie Hoover, Miss Maggie Lucas, Mrs. Jane McCarthy, Jack O'Donall, Mrs. Viola Schaffer, Mrs. J. Walker, Mary Walker. Persons inquiring for letters named in the above list will please say advertised, ~Perlstein’s Bore, in the Bush Arcade closed on last Friday, on account of financial embarrassment. An assign- ment was made by Mr Perlstein in favor of Geo. T. Bailey, of Philadelphia and other creditors and is expected that the stock will be sufficient to settle all claims satisfactorily. Mr. Perlstein was an energetic young man and we expect to to see him pull through the difficulty, and resume business in a short time, «There seems to be an epidemic in this section to chance off something or another ; almost every other fellow you meet has an old, rig-boned, sparened horse or a worthless runt of a pony that he can’t drive and wants to get rid of and asks you to “take a chance,” on it, If it ain't a horse it is likely to be an old porker, of the male persuasion, not fit to eat, and wants to get rid of it at a fancy price by the chance system. This busi. ness is being run a little too strong and is a nuisance anda bore. This we know is nothing else than ‘what might be MecOmbre, of Tyrone, | Lilie Switzer | art, Snow Shoe ; Harry Shively, Phlladelphia ; | | | i ’ ! | interesting entertainment on the even. | ing of December 24th, at the close of | which gifts were disstributed to the lit. | tie folks. | and will ask the legislature to passa | zg {| J. M. Bullock, 6G. 7 A BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY, GIVEN AT THE BUSH HOUSE FRIDAY EVENING JAN, 4. { { i { ! Tho Society Event of the “acum, A Grand Suveoss, Largely Attended-Muny Visitors | Present and Where From. On last Friday eveniug a number of the young gentleman of Bellefoute, pro- | minent leaders in social circles of the | town, gave an assembly hop at the Bush | House to their lady and gentlemen | friends of this and adjoinining towns. In response to the invatations sent out, | a large nuwnbér of young folks from Lock Huven Philipsburg, Tyrone, and other points arrived were royally entertained by hospitable | friends and acquaintance of the place, | It was the first visit of some but they | soon became acquainted with font and its social circles. At 9 p.m, the parlors of the House were thronged with a brilliang | gathering that had assembled to partic- | ipate in the evening's festivities, The | ladies were handsomely attired in rich | dress which only a “Worth” could de- | scribe with accaracy. To say they look- ed beautiful and handsome would be an | unnecessary remark, The gentlemen | nearly all wore the conventional full dress, It was a congenial gathering in full sense of the word, Stopper and Fisk's orchesira of Wil. | on rriday and | Delle. the | Hamsport was present and furnished the | music for the evening. The spacious | dining room was cleared fer the hop | which enjoyed by all During the evening an elegant course of | refreshments was served. Dancing was | continued until 2 p. m, when all depart- | ed after having spent a most enjoyable evening. i was present, | | | The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Brew, Ridgeway :Mr.and | Mrs. Liceul. Page, State College : Mr. and Mrs. | J. N. Lane , Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Dale , Mr Burnside, | Ars. L and Mrs, W. ¥. Reeder, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lingle Mr. and Mra. J.B. Lane, Mr. and Mrs Callaway, all of Bellefonte, The Misses Carskaddens Lock Haven and Miss Murphy, 8t. Paul, M.; the Misses Minnke and Beatrice Weldon, Lock Haven and Bessie Clark, Cresson ; Isla Hayes Pittsburg Mand Hale, Philipsburg iss Whitmer, Sunbury ;: Bessie Gran, Reading ; Miss Moneghan, West Chester ; Ada MeOmbre Tyrone ; the Misses Bessie Muffiie, Mary Thomas, Aunje Orvis, Lillie Alkens, Mary Brockerhoff Louise Comerford, Sue Jack amd Minnie Brew, all of Bellefonte, The gentlemen from a distance were : Perce Carskaddens, Ed. tall and Maurice Weldon, Lock Haven ;: Tom Philipsburg : Wl Achenbock, Wl Hamsport ; John MeConkey, and-—Roarer Altoona ; Eobl. Whitmer, Sunbury ; Mr. Stew Hard Harris, J. L. Montgomery, W. F. Harris, W. H. Gallway, C. FV. Richards G.F. Bush, T. A Shoemaker, Walter Graham, W. FF. Reynolds Johnston, Chas, BR. Kurtz, G. L. Jackson, Geo. Meek, W. W. Moyer, 1. N Gordon, and others of Bellefonte Spring Mills, The M. E. Sabbath Scheol had an On Christmas morning the Reformed School held an excellent Christmas ser- vice which closed with the usual gifts to the members of the school. Rev. D. M. Wolf, addressed the Metho- dist school ana Rev. Land, the Reformed school at their respective eilertainments, The children of the Union School were treated to New Year's gifts on last Sabbath at the close of the session. R. G. Eisenhart, left Monday morn- ing for a week's visit to Shamokin and other neighboring towns, A couple patent right men were here last week and succesded in selling to Philip Frank for #1,50 the territory of Centre county for the manufacture of a patent churn. George Krise, William Stover, Will. fam Gettig and Ida Grenoble took in the musical convention at Rebersburg last week. Messrs Smull, Haines, and Krum. rine of Rebersburg spent Sunday at this place, The Spring Mills Creamery Co., wily build another Creamery; it will be lo. cated at Kreamerville (Smoketown) near Rebersburg. C. O. Mallory, will take charge of it. Several young ladies from Filmore spent several days lately in our oity vis. iting the Misses Ziglers and Miss Carrie Secrist. The Methodist Episcopal church at Mackeysville, Clinton county, was dam. aged to the the extent of 825 by fire on Christmas eve by the snow-house com. posed of cotton, igniting. A Geod Newspaper. This is about the time of year when newspaper readers make up their list of papers for the ensuing year. No such list is complete unless it contains the name of The Pittsburg Times. The Times should be found on the reading table of every household. It contains the United Press news from all parts of important per and full and accurate market re. ports are aspeelalty. It is the best and | foundry of the | Clinton county, { fire, will be rebuilt, | Union township, 57, a PS ol IN ADJOINING COUNTIVS, The cholera is cacrying off many Hogs in Woodeock Valley, nn! ty. A pather on Jack's Mountain, bead sight ‘ 1 » INEAON COU Deville, Milian county, tikes hideous wich its vells. { Episcopal church garfield conunty, willbe The new Melo at Utahville, C dedicated dunuary 13 next, It is thoueht that wor yt] rallroad from Clearfield to Ih De commences) next oH proposed v3 will : IF John Elliot, of Olives flin county, died ti f Blood POisOlnE, cau solinter into one of Lis Because of dali trade tl 2am Ader Reading { ghut down indefinitely ve " Bush | 18 was drowned on the 201 ing through the i field creek. faze NOCTISL. Ago of Hen. derson town hip Huntingdon | leg broke had her right 1 day while sliding down 2 The Luthern church recently gl 000 having | been subscribed towards that object The toy steam engine is anot gerous thing to lessen or crippie ing generation. One exploded at isonia the other day, scattering the frag- | ments, but fortunately doing no injury. Kauffman of Menno township Mifflin county, made 21,98 gallons of dros. | cider on their hydraulic press the past | season making 708 barrels, and Abram Z.Peachey made 37,000 gallons on his improved press. Polly Beatty, of Mc Vevtown, aged 62; Joseph Hartzler, of Menno township, ‘| aged 78; William H. Hassinger, cf Sigler- ! wille aged 71: and Jacob Finkle, of Un- ion township, aged 80, are recent Mifflin county deaths. Peter Owens, of Lawrenee township, aged 69; F¥. Valliamont, of Frenchville, aged 87: Mr. John Cariise, of Brady township, 83, and Regina Sheeser, of are recent deaths in Clearfield county. The Episcopal rectory at Orbisonia made a narrow escape on the 30th wuit., from destruction by fire by the bowl of a hanging lamp falling to the floor and igniting the carpet. The flames were extuinguished before much damage was done. Indiana county has a fiend in human shape who delights in wutilating horses. Ie recently visited thie bamof M. B, Wyneoop, in East Mahoning, and cut the tongue out of a fine stallion. This is about the fortieth victim, The scoun- drel noeds Judge Lynol's servipes badly. ‘White { been posted up in the mill of the Cala sauqua Manufacturing Company at Ful. lerton, Lehigh county, warning a num- ber of persons to leave by January 5th The town authorities have offered $25 reward for the arrest of the persons who posted the notices. v. ag : 3 * have Notices sighed OY aps NAVE BELLEFONTE MARKET. Grain. as corrected weekly by Gerberiek, Hale & Co. dick ousieas Koh os JE——— » Jd ROKK cans svasnnrs sesnesper ves mere Flake hour - ed Pe. had fyreEEsERy § COURT SALE. By virt- Orraa N S Lous of the rove Court there will be sold at Public Sale on the Premises SATURDAY JAX. 26, 1888, * at 1 o'clock, p.m. the fellowinng described o)+—REAL ESTATE: ——(0 A DMINISTRATORS NOTICE. — tors of at : \ off Ld estate | hd A HRS
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