A ———. The Centre Demorrat,| DECKER OTOP THURSDAY, JAN, 8, 1801, CHAS. R. KURTZ LOCAL DEPARTMENT. —Did you have a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year? 1 | | | | EVENS UPOLD SCORES WITH | HENDERSON AND FEIDLER. EDITOR | Com, John Decker would not be a tool Henderson's high-hunded Course Ro. buked sGuazette’ offloo refused «Chickens come $400 worth of Blanks from the Home to Roost” ' There is an old, yet homely, saying: —Musical convention in session at [ert isa long lane that has no turn,” Centre Hall, this week, in the Reformed | 414 much similar to it another expres- church. —JHow many new resolutions did you | roost.” to old home these “Chickens And never come were sion that make at the begining of the year, and | truths more forcibly illustrated than by how many remain unbroken. ~The county commissioners elected | Mr. Haves Schenck, Howard, as mer- | cantile appraiser for the year 1891. | —Sleighing is said to be in the finest | condition. The roads are well beaten down and as the girls say “it lovely.” —Postmaster J. A. Feidler was pres- ented with a gold watch chain on Christ. 1 mas by employees of the post office, at this place. —Prof. Wilse Reitmeyer, of burg, was a pleasant caller at our office | on Tuesday. He has been spending the past two weeks instructing the band. — Mr. RR. his grocery store, Crider Exchange, Mr. W. Gheen, of Jersey Shore. Erhard will manage the business for Erbard has disposed of to L. time. Por Wers shoe loors to the west two « one of the large A i reaae underge rooms building. he ) TEpAirs. | Geers Ww ch bad by fire Friday 1 Yereg | partly ¢ A ccordin Yel one hundred a wentyv-nine applica. tions for 1 fied of that sve been ini ' ary. here on exception of pany black Printers bew Mon weeks Was guard day Ww over the Centre building sumed on edn us a sho on Wednesday he has pay During the past } eighteen institutes and of engagements ahead. CASON attended has a long list He ing more popular in his line every year ~The still banked Centre Iron Company's furnace MH is ex OI fires are at the From j the amount of steam and smoke issuing | from the stacks everything must be in readiness to start It will be in operation, without a doubt in a few weeks, i ~Robert McCoy Jr., son of Gen. | lobert MeCoy, cashier of the Blair county Bank of Tyrone, died at the age of 23 years, Mr. MeCoy contracted a severe cold which rapidly developed into pneumonia and the fatal disease, on short notice, : : : he to succumbed «Ed. R. Chambers, Esq. has moved his law office to the first floor of the new Hale bmlding opposite the Court House M. 1. Garduer. located in insurance agent the same room also. They are comfortably fixed and prepared to attend to has business in first class style, | ~Prothonotary Shaeffer and Dist. Atty. Meyer are boys again. They had a large conster built and often at nights can be seen out with the little bovs taking a slide. The first trial trip Shaeffer acted as pilot; the sled struck asoag and in a rather unceymonious way he continued his journey alone down the hill, «The Scientific American, referred to in anpther column, under the head. ing of *' Patents,” isthe very best publi. cation in this country for those in’ terested in science, engineering, me. chanics, inventions, ete. A copy of the Helentific Ameriean may beseen at the office of this paper, where subscriptions is just | Lewis- | Zion | ! | paid back these political traitors in | for Peonsvalley | Johny clean down to the station and | begged of him like a child, to reconsid- will le received, | some of the proceedings in county com. missioner’s office, during the past three weeks under the old board. To explain the situation, we need on- ly recall to the readers minds a part of | last fall's campaign, While John Deck. er, of Potter twp., served as cominis- | sioner he was known as a man possess- will and strong He could not be easily ling an indomitable | de termination handled by the republican politicians to award fat jobs and steals to political | heelers and treasury which Editor Feidler, was always the foremost looters, of the to wring hun. of dollars treasury to pay for ex. Whenever Deck- Henderson pulling the steal for the Gazelle, his foot, kick had staying among (fazelte, dreds and even thousands from the county orbitant printing bills. Johnny and say great POW. nvineed that he ithe will on unt AT {0 Sti } shie0Oie Clearfield papers | ng stall; never ordersd to leave it there The him up and his features news ave been grow ing ing upon hea longer every day since. Henderson ring of this raved and caved, and kicked out behind He implored Com. them tors tid swore, i nl y : he ike a ack. Feidler to Aas ’ accept refused. was right, | They then used other tactics, Feidler supplied Henderson with boodle Joh feast him usually accepted these tokens of friend ship but to (reat ny and Johny ’) in a practical way contin ued to think more During all of last week coaxed and petted but it availed not. Last Saturday was the final session of that board and every influence imaginable was employed to conciliate Decker. but he still kept firm and refused to accept | the blanks, they His time had come: he When the Henderson train left | followed double measure. but he would not, As the train pulled out we could seen er great big smile of satisfaction illuminate Johny Decker’s countenance for the | first time since the republican county convention, which in his familiar ex. pression meant “now I up dem dangt boggers,” As Henderson slowly dragged his frame back to the Court House his face bore a more serious and dejected « pression, evidently debating in his mind | us to how much of those $400 he would | : am wig have to pay, as the new democratic | board will not neccept the blanks, i For three years it was a pitched bat. tle between them: and in the last round | the “Craker Statesman,” from Julian, and the editor of the Kurbstone Gaajel | : were knocked out for $400 by the little | "and | Decker is on top. ' sprinter from thie Tm's, “Chickens come home to roost, Editor | 1 | will be at Lamar, | Goo, ( | F. Fortney | John A. Woodward, Howard are among CRUSHED TO DEATH, The Sudden Death of “Mac” Whiteman, Hrakoman on the Snow Shoe train, On Saturday morning December 27th, a sad and fatal accident befell Mr, Me. Clellan Whiteman, while attempting to couple cars of the Snow Shoe train, near the Bellefonte station: He had been employed but two we-ks as a brakeman and was in the set of connecting cars when he was caught between the bump. ers and wus horribly crushed, No one sw the accident but a moment later was found lying on the ground uncon scious, He wus taken to the Bush House and medical assistance was im. mediately summoned but it was of no avail and he breathed his last at o'clock that afternoon. An examina. tion indicated that his chest and a num- ber of his ribs were crushed and sustain. ed internal injuries, The deceased was about 27 years of age ih young nan resided with his aged parents, Mr, und Mrs. Samuel Whiteman of Snow The fact that his father is blind and he was the only support to his parents makes the accident all the more distressing. and Shoe, In a Swent Last week a package was received by mail at th that this office endar mounted on a card with a beanti. contained a cal. ful lithograph, representing old “Santa caught” by children in the act of filling ther stockings with Xmas presents hie It was sent by t © our fancy that it was “Onann?’ alt Queen Publishing o.. of Ontaro. The ealendar at once hung up bachelor i in a prominent place of om apartments, as ent to the sur. roundings Imagine om TAPPEr we eLiers, New lee Vien leas Vocilerousness t and sell e church festival Cleary Trial Vostponed The counsel i i Cleary defense ff Chas granted a new trial for che murder of Policeman Paul, of Renovo, made application to the ( 1 ’ ton county tt courts for a postponmen the 4) February and same was granted his course are jons are that ( Farmer's Institutes armer's Institutes will be held The 12th and 13th; 14th and 15th geologist, Prof. D in Clinton county this year Jan. Hall, Harvey, Butz, Penna State College, and at M Jan, Prof | maaan Ewq., Bellefonte, and some of the principal speakers for these | two meetings A I self feeder f nickle trimings, fo Are patior stove it a bargain, Inquire al this office Chat” an illustrated paper publish. formerly of Dellefonte, as editor, is on our table. It is a spley paper brim fall of humor, wit, society notes, ete., and is a very creditable publication, Tibbens is a young man of marked ability and is forging to the front inthe editorial line, wn ast Saturday afternoon as Mr, | and Mrs, Wm. Jyons and child were passing by the Centre Iron Company's works their sled struck a large stone {on the side of U)e road and were upsey “he lines slipped through into the snow Mr. Lyons hands and the animal got away and run into town where It was easily captured, The horse was slight. ly cut, and the driver was frightened much more, 0 - of first | Hon. | : ELABORATE CHRINTMAS SERVICE, by the Lutheran School of Centre Hall, of the prettiest snd most im- f the past Rendered Sabbath One pressive Christmas services o senson wus rendered at Contre Christinas evening, by members o Lutheran Sabbath wWilys observe Lhe chiool i | 8 this festive oo 3 1 vy elaborate exercises, This year rendered a cantata entitled the “Frost Queen,’ were roast Queen,” santa Clause,” “Will of the Whisp”’, little girls dressed as “Falpees,” Chinewan, Indian, Bur- mese and other eharact attired in native arranged in every detail, feature, the ng wis admirably mired thelr This & much I's, ull being carefully The principal by the children Cosbiimnes, Sine HE Ha tl it done tha performance, sabbalh school is de serving of for efforts his $ prajee Mm i direction. then Fietta Weaver | After we had gone to press last issue the new Pardounod with our here of the Weaver reached pardon grant Fietta was taken to ntinry A 11 veurs fo killing ing to serve three her father-inJaw The p | Christmas morning and Andrew on w Anno nesd t no dou | month the pis 80 took |’ MARRIAGE LICENSES Weel Taken Vr That we extend \ ¢ tothe wife of de she has lost an af ] be his i WE NaN resolutions be and a copy pubiication in the « i furnised pra = iL lution wife o of thes the hat a JOS nied Copy een 2 to In reaved R. B. Loven W. H. Heres W.N. Nem» Hall, on they | In it the principal characters | all ad. who | ounty | | from office In | will and high esteem of all JANUARY TRIAL LIST, Numes ot the Men Who Will Meet In Legal Combut, Following is the trial list for the first | week of court: i. B. Weaver va J I "it st A Band { Ouper . National vs W. E. Lan. L. F. Wetzler use of Win, Harper v8 M. Bower and John Fetzer, Conrad Immel vs Beecher & Sober, & Marshall vs Ww Georg . Watson & Co. vs same. J. wfliis Mussz= v8 Adams Ex. Co, First Nat'l Bank of Lock Haven vs John W. Cooke. End. C. M. Sellers vs the B. BR., B. & B. E. V.R. R. Co. Dr. J. H. Mullen v8 James Caldwell. SECOND WEEK. A. C. Hopkins vs A. Moyer, Jr. Lehi Valley ( 1 Co. CRN, th ve James { L | Jane Hackman vs Geo, Lehigh Valley Cos W. Meyer. yl Co VR Isaac E. s Robert Cooke. Ji Kate Batl Clearfield ( Lavy ' Was next g of fruits and mposed Halo assemb Lhe emergency ’ banquet The oth a was Appropriate for t was Mr. Harter's As he retires satisfaction another reason HM birthday anniversary has the departing with a clean record, that of faithful and official, who discharged his trust with fidelity an hopest conscientious : and above all retains the good irrespective { of party or class, 6,000 Miles in ten Days On Monday evening, December 15th, | Postmaster Feidler, of this place, start. | ed a letter via, Washington and South Lorn mall route to San On Tuesday, the 16th, he another, via. Tyrone and Northern mall route, { His purpose was to test the rapidity of the United Saates mail, Both letters arrived in San Francisco on Sunday, the 21st, at 1.30 o'clock, p. m. They were started on the return trip ot 5 o'clock that evening, and arrived in | Bellefonte on saturday morning, having F rMncisco started {ed at Altoona, with Harry U. Tibbens, | made the trip of 5,000 miles in about | ten days, or at the mate of 57 miles {every twenty.four hours. This is in deed fast mail facilities, and when com. Mr. | pared with the rte of mail transprta. { of | miraculous, News, “yo olden time,” soos almost A Doc With Horns In our issue of last week we made { mention of the fact that John Carns had killed five deer during the hunting sea. son. We have since loarned that one of then was a doe with horns, one of i which measured five inches and the other six inches In length. We never heard of does having horns this size, but John has the hors Yor proof, Clearfield Republiwan, New Year Party On Wednesday evening, December 31st, a large sled drawn by four horses stopped at the residence of Mr. J. Kyl® MeFarlane,and a party of some twenty persons, all from Lock Haven, con Ind od tarry with Mr, and Mrs. McFarlane to usher in the new year, It was a real jolly erowd and they greatly enjoyed the hospitality of the host and hostess wl entertained and feasted them inroyal style. As the wee small hours began to increase they bid all adieu and started on their journey homeward. 24 Rebersburg Convention Last week music had possession of Rebersburg, over 150 singers from different parts of the [county at’ tended the convention held in the Evan. gelioal church at that place, by Prof. I’. I. Meyer. Saturday evening the build ing was packed to its utmost to attend | the closing concert, The proceeds net. ted aver ROK, Lock Maven's New Bank On Friday morning January 24, the doors of the Tock Haven Trost and Safe Deposit Company's banking house were opened. The general business of the company began on Monday. Patrick | of 1° i pries list and i SHERIFF BALE~By virtue of a certal@writ of Levarl Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county, Fenusylva nin, and to me directed, will be exposed Lo pub Hie sale at the court house, in Bellefonte, on FRipay, JANUARY 28, A.D. 1801, at 1:80 o'elock p. m., the following described real estate: Kao. All that certain joessusgs, fenement and tract of land situate In spring township, Cen tre county, Pa. bounded on the east by lands of Robert Valentine. #1 ai; on the south by junds of Charles MeCafterty and John Musser etal: on the west by lands of John Musser, the heirs of Reuben Valentine et al, and on the north by lands of William ¥, Beynolds snd sundry town lots lu the Borough of Bellefonte ; containing 172 acres and #2 perches, more of less, Having thereon erected a large, modern, improved, hot blast coke furnace, together with all the engines and machinery necessary to operate the sume, with brick engine and canting houses, boller house, ofl, ware and stock 4 large frame foundry and machine shop, a large frame rolling ana pudding mill with puddiing furnaces fully equipped, a larg two-story stone mansion house, stables, sione office ballding, 12 frame tenement houses and KR xinall stone tenement houses, one slone ware house and a number of stables hapten No 2 wage, te ement or tract e township aforesaid a marked corner in the Souiher ) Harris survey ; thenee north sill degrees east to 8 corner i George Valentine ; thenes eventy seven and one-half de hundred and twenty perches line of the Samuel Miles Nathaniel Johuston to the place of be Hae Oo that certain mess y Spriug forty four IA the IrVeys 1y Of hereon erected a frame en nery fon uf ! AUTEN wach wd two This tract known as pire Jron Compan oplaining ax the waa) fame | the prog { ¥. Bla ds i stituted Blanchard, and also with no Irom Company rre-tenanis Terese No dead will be 3 fi] the money be paid o fall ead of sald ¥ 1 tot as le Chane ISHLER Sherif! WM. A efonte, \ sift s Office, Pel Jan. 8, 1a fn {le stimulant has often saved 4 he season of malaria and bad coos | A 1 Yeu even lite has been saved by of sational repulsion Ww Age Rye Whiske) within the reach of the poorest It gl. 0 everywhere, If your drags wt or ligaor stores do net koeDd it w nd Max Kien for it, or anything ) the Viqu He keeps a full and eamplete stock of § sells all Pennsylvania Kyes. six yea #100 each or ain quarts for ¥ V is f samplote eats wes Wh o write to Bim for 1 He charges nothin vesit home by eLpiress Hin address is Max Kumi & Federal street Allegheny, Ps cians eins Silves He am his wen nd men sok Hels 1 to you free, If tiem this paper ing and oh 1 reliable and trastworthy LR A Toe Conard, UDITORS NOTICE — Jontate of John Sanbey de od auditors appoimtea by the of Centre Connly, io hear 4 i determine the amount fo be paid ¢ Ex ecutor of Uv deceased ta the widow of Laid decedent, will attend tn the duties of his ap sointment at his office Mm Rellefonte, oh Wednesday {he Eleventh day of February A 1. 159), at ten o'clock. 4.1 When An A whe all parties interested ¢ AN - i they we oO v ahs Anditor Orphans § varies ol a" SA IS A WY es HALE PARLOR STOVE v ¢ BALES A arlor beater, Invineibie pattern stove, wei feader, nlokle rimming, as good Ax new, will be sald far less than ong. hall sion, Any one desiring such shold oall at thie office Shaeffer. the photographer, has bution extension to his gallery the past week which will enable him to turn oul work more Tepidly tha heres tofore. a largain
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