Vol. I3 BELLEFONTE, PA.,, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 189I. NO. 3 The Centre Democrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, - =~ EDITOR TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Regular Price 5 per when Paid in Advanee $1.00 When subscriptions are not pald inside of thre vers $2.00 will be charged. year “ Hditorial. Trose Feidler-Hutter commissioners. - Wie Delamater was arrested for embezzlement it no doubt occurred t him that “There after me.” WaiLe Pattison was inaugurated on Tuesday, Delamater must have been impressed with the fact that he was not in it -— Gov. Beaver signed the warrants for the executions of David and Joseph for Thursday, April 2, 1891. 1 IT is reported that the Gazette will begin the publication of mencing next Saturday. of Ed embarrassment t ing advantage o crush hi - BErorEe John Decker he fired Feidler right on Decker when he makes up his mind missioners office hit Jimmy the back of the neck. “Oh, not very bi is my" A¥TER three years of republican rule in Centre county the treasury is bus Great His two tax made campaign thunder but m was Henderson! a mighty poor showing on the count) financ'al standing. - - Iv Jimmy Feidler doubts the authen. ticity of the Johny Decker letter we can furnish him with he desires. We are still located in the the original any time Conrad building where he passes several times a day. Come and see us, Jimmy -— OuT of every #10 paid toa man who commands high pay, 81 is for what he does, and the other #6 for what he knows. | It that is valuable. is the knowing how that costs, and The a man works is consideration * number of hours 0 importance, when salaries g Us - figures. — Rochester " SENATOR Faulkner goes to the front for long speeches, he held the floor in the U twelve long weary hours and did not One day last week appear fatigued when he stopped ought to be sent to the frontier to quell the Indian war with one of his tirades, He could talk every red-skin to death. - IT is rumored that Sepator Quay is thinking of resigning for the purpose of receiving a reelection, as a vindication. He can’t vindicate himself and the leg islature can not wipe out his disreputa- ble career by returning him to the U 8. Senate. That would only revive dis. cussion, which is m st damaging to his character. - Tue taxpayers of Clinton county find that they have been badly fleeced by E. T. Gallagher, the bridge contractor. This same fellow had two bridge con. tracts in this county and we expect to throw some light on his operations in our next issue, Clinton county were to blame, and our The commissioners of former officials are not above suspicion - Mone talk is being indulged in of the unfairness of the present system of elect. ing the President by means of the Elec. toral College. This subject seems to re. cur at periodical intervals as a topic of discussion, but it never gets any further than an airing in the colums of the pub lie press, The strangest part of the mat. ter 18 that while everybody seems oppos. ed tothe Electorial College no movement is maade in Congress to amend the Con. stitution in that particular, The Electorial College is not a good method for fulfilling t' e will of the mojority,— Kx. - Wiex a Governor of Pennsylvania retires from his exalted position he is always presented with his desk as a relle. A new desk is furnished each in. cumbent upon entering his term of of. | fice. 'Wiih this idea In view John Hen. derson called at the commissioners office the other day and asked for the chair he occupied during his term of six years, As the former board left the county in debt there was no money left to buy a new one and the favor could not be granted, He might be able to get a relie from Mr. Blackford in the shape Harrishurg thronged With People Laugurated gov i . fe blanks have | FUnnsyiy not been accepted yet by the county | { imposing kind tov | | bunting and nat { thropged with vis | began arriv {and | unt felubs | the delegations b Nicely, the murderers « f Somerset co. fo 0 poe 4 . NR. Senate for He | PATTISON INAUGURATED. THE DEMOCRACY REJOICE ON TUESDAY. An Im posing Demonstration A Mugunificent Farnde and other Information of the Inauguration Pattison X of 2 for the six Tuesday Robert E. Wit no the state ni ond time in 11 I'he ceremonies incident induction into office were of the most 1 1 ME In every parti wis indeed nt The city nifice fT ular. . : ) wis gally decorated wilh ional enlors of the oceasion., and the streets tors from every town Delegations Monday and hamiet In the state, evening every in an in and visitors wan Tar EP Man Lo pour me until the commen of the inauguration cersamor | streets were anid visitors LrOvVeIrnom PP 111 Watre | $ senate | dark blue o to his throat woke in loud tor His address oud At the conclusion of the address and very cheers, the frequently interrupted by | governor and his party repaired to the of- sutenant oath of to Li Governor-elect Watres and Secretary of Internal Affairs Stewart Promptly upon the soundin wnate chamber, where the fice was administered signal guns the inaugural parade mov Chief Marshal Awl ff aides 1 he parade tained five divisions, ed, under and a large sta iT the military Cg sisting of the governor's troop and the eighth regiment; civil associations and | political clubs, divided into three divis. ions, and the firem:n. The parade was by the governor staff from a stand at the steps leading from the grounds down to the level of State street. After the parade the governor was escorted to the executive mansion. The display of fire works in Market House square in the evening closed the open alr demonstration incident to the inauguration of Governor Pattison, They were witnessed by incoming and {outgoing governors and their wives with the legislative committee and | guests at the Commonwealth hotel and by the great crowds in the streets from fto 11 o'clock. In the evening a con stant stream of people passed through the doors of the executive mansion and | were presented to Governor and Mrs Pattison. After the reception Gover. nor Pattison was driven to the armory and spent a short time at the inaugural i ball. reviewed and .-—— DuriNG the present season oysters | have been scarce and high in price and | of an inferior grade. This condition of | things Is explataed by the statement | | that whereas in 1888 there were 4,000. | 000 bushels of oysters received at Baltl | this season the receipts to the same | date have fallen below 2,000,000, The | decrease in the supply is said to be | owing to the violation of the culling | law, and the consequent destruction of the young oysters, a «The citizens of Bellefonte should be careful in the selection of council. : more from the Shesapeake Day beds, 0%, 082, 2060, Above isthe exact official return of the total population of the United States in 1800 necording to the latest bulletin issued from the Census Bureau. For the sake of making comparisons, which are neither interesting nor important, Superintendent Porteg arnitrarily divid- es the United States into five groups, namely, the North Atlantic division, the | South Atlantic division, the South At. lantie division, the Northern Central the Western is put Atlantic division and division and Pennsylvania into the North Wed sonth Virginia Atlantic group included almost clear, 1 the while Ohio might the much propriety. A authentic, the iy the United States duri YOArs 18 not very ranged in have been in same division with an epting these official returns as an ulation the an increase ICI in ng Inst ten against i185 24.8 per cent i) per cent. in roceeding census a1 6 F 1800.70 . in the censg® Lé pet Wher foil “1 1 returns of hm. and it the fon are ded accounted normal HEUres snow be a arrest the : tesman and But there iS He in OLAS COIN IW ee Maan y started out on i chase in t} Woods ar after that It @ Lrreen i the } Was Never seen PT jhe] in the wousd i me sudden tment and the body was covered over I've following appeared eld papers last week iA A Card of Thanks ember permit ALFRED GRAMAM -—— Asking Sate Relief nt Pennsylvania - Te } Severely Dy The con a] n central flood In the portion of that disaster.. ny hundreds of which suffered so June, 1880. will unite in asking State to the Bridges worth relieve them of a imu yaew | by burden thousands and the as hnposed were AWAY, them | burden on some « of dollars cost of replacing v 14 wep heavy oun was this true along the Juni Branct and Womds, Mifflin county, is at ably West ys ait \ jie nanna of the Senator head of the introduced A proposing th movement, and Thursday County Commissioners shall certify when the to at the cost of bridges replacing those de by flood the Treasurer shall pay them the amounts so ex) ed, strove State .-——— Practical Lessons in Banking save the The Philipsburg Journal sult of the second weeks deposit re. mn more encouraging than the first, and there were 87 new depositors or 50 per cent, of the whole number of pupils, There was $07.52 deposited on Wednes. day, making #208.30 for the two weeks the system has been in operation. The largest deposits are made by the pupils of the lower grades, and many a parent have to rejoice that the practical lesson of taking care of cents had been taught in the schools, > —— will cause Wanted Appointments The announcement of 120 scrub.-wom. en was made the other night by Ed, Householder, the elevator man at the Capitol, Harrisburg, Chief Clerk Mor. rison remained until Saturday making out his list and then fled, leaving it behind him. There were more than 700 applicants and but 120 to be appoint. |ed. It is curious to relate that in mak. | ing Investigations to this end he dis | covered that one of the applicants isthe owner of three brick dwelling houses {and a farm of sixty.five acres, yet she | wanted a plece that pays but #1 a day. “Hello! Ts that you Feidler?” | “Yes; what do you want?" “Have the commissioners relieved you of a table spoon and soup plate, from | men for the ensuing year. Our taxes | of that $400 lot of blanks?” which he derived many a square meal. are entirely too high. » “Go to thunder, will you?" division, | Delaware in the | South Atlantic division, although the | geographical reason for this separation | Lewistown, | bill on |, the | schools savings fund of that city was | Ld BITTEN BY A PET COPPERHEAD. { Torrible Death of Miss Katie Wilkins, st Freedom, Death from the bite of one of two pet {copperhead snakes is the fate that has | befallen Miss Katie Wilkins, of Free- dom, Pa., 18-year old daughter of Dr. J, B. Wilkins. The snakes were last fall presented by a tramp to Dr. Wil kins, who intended to send them to the | Zoological Gardens at Philadelphia. The snakes were put in a large glass jar, the top being secured by a covering { of wire gauze, and the jar was placed on a bracket in the corner of the Doctor's office in the village. This jar was most fessional visit. It was done by a large owl flying in at the window and dashing about frantically in the room befor Doctor or his daughter could light a match to see what was the matter, Katie's screams as she fell fainting in her father’s arms, brought others of the | When insensible household into the Indies began to care for room. the girl they were terrified to find one of the snakes wound around one of her legs. All drew farmers snake back with horror except a n i homas ul choked it t bitten the amed 1 4 between thal 8 Khe fice 10 the taken from the of. use immediately, and every known mi it) antidote for poison was ad istered by her It was avail for at 7 o” died. Alter taking the girl the men, knowing the snakes, returned to the office and killed The body of the Worn was swollen spotted, 1 had bee hotne Had SOE of re been two young and dead gir One hed qui ie ating the Snakes and had been in the habit of feeding them. They knew her voles and her presence seemed known to them She y ROPTNEY fear of them -— One Hundred Years OM John ¥. Meginness of the venerable John Callahan, lives on the west side of Pine Creek at Colag Run, nnd who oh last Saturday eriebrated the one hundredth anniver. Mr. Callahan is still well preserved] gentle ives an a mint w ho sary of his birt} $ hearing is somewhat ] f the { War 1 4 HAIMSPDOTL Ww but a soldier in the nen thre } 4 I Was war and served in du Ariny au ated Ley : ring the The subject of this notice remer wis distinetly and talks intelligently about persons and events he saw and He posed to be the oldest man in Lycoming heard 75 and 50 years ago. is sup. ounty. -—_— A Babe With two Faces Mm. William Fra feounty, Ky | d shih y & ma of Jessamine gave birth to a female two perfectly formed which In no way ire located at right le of the front of Larne the Lime exhibit | Lhe same sig the child's feel ngs, | however, hot as the child's crying or being in repose When heard fro the loing vend. | -— CoxonessMax Kerr has been highly honored by hay ing Toe n on the National given a place Executive Committee Mr. Kerr was asked for his views to an effective plan of campaigh for "92 which in a neat speech. The World followed the next day en. dorsing the plan editorially and com. mending the same to the consideration of party lerders everywhere, -— The Inds Jen ley i, of New York. hav ing asked members of Congress ns were given Good. House and Senate-~whether they would close the World's Fair on Sunday or leave it open, publishes over one hundred replies, wherein it appears that the respondents matter, those opposing opening, howey. er, being abont ten in the majority. in their replies, while the many that must be recorded in the affirmative take that stand with varions qualifications policy, the majority pleading the cause of the workingman, and some arguing that only certain partaof the fair should «be open that day, ~~Uneclnimed letters: Wm. Bassart, Annie Breon, Edna Campbell 2, R. F. Curley, Wm. Duey, Sabilla Frederick, Thomas Graham, J. P. Herman, Mrs, Sallie Sot, Mrs. Adaline Kline, J. A. Lewis, Stephan Wagoner, When called for say advertised, . - remarkably overturned and broken on | Thursday evening, after the Doctor and | his daughter had got back from a pro. | the | The | are very nearly equally divided on the | Some eight or ten were non.committal | to thelr indorseraent of an open Sunday | HE BOUGHT HIS GRANDSON. A CENTER CO.FARMER PAYS $50 FOR A BOY. { The Misery That Followed a Young GirPs Was Entineced Home bys City Youth Whe Afterwards Flopement-She from Became a Drankard, The followiug article appeared in the | Pittsburg Times of Monday. As it re | lates to a former citizen of this county, [it may be of interest to many of our | readers who are acquainted with the case. “I gave #50 for that boy, but I wouldn’t take a fortune for him,’ | an old man who had an S-year-old boy said | in charge at the Union depot, Pittsburg | Saturday alternoan., The | was a strange oneand led toa | able story. Robert Anderson | man’s name and the lad with his grand son. The chil died two weeks ago, an drunkard of the ed 850 for his son. Lf AE] me nt remarks was Lhe hin d's m lowest type There Was a sadness in Mr. Anderson's voles | rehearsed the even of h made her proud, | cause of subsequent f of misery y/orst husbands, One that oung Fr uncle ’ met } her man from ank McCauley. near our home Was name, a ga) hiladelphia named siting and the fact 1 » vo 4 Wis * Was ¥v seemed ris in the ne number i McCuley were soo dai % disap. f fast friem 1 I did not like him i KDOWnD, 1s almost and let my | probation be Perhaps 1 little judgement in dealing with. the voung couple, but, be that as § mag, shock 1 even sed the result was the worst received 1 hey eloped, I heard The tion and led me to belie CisC0 otter gave her marrisd I I answered id her 1 g for I could but she was plucky and would ask for nothing. We continued | writing at Jong intervals. Finally they | moved to Pittsburg, That was in 1887 They have been here since. | ve Vif life no WAS A smooth one. and 4 would do anvihin her visited them once He was in Lindsay & McCutcheons mill and k. 1 tried to get my daughter to go home with me, ot refused to take money. From that time I sel. dom heard from her. 1 knew having a hard time of it, but did not know the week 1 got a | postal cand from my son.n-daw. It was McCauley would not speak | to me. working as a laborer spent his money for drin but she would She even she was worst. Last sent from New Castle. It read ‘Lizzie died last Tuesday. Her funeral took place the following Thurs. day.’ “To think that my daughter had died without me knowing of her sick. ness was terrible, but that I bad not been given an opportunity to take a last look at her dead form was a great. | or sting. 1 went to New Castle at once, "determined to remove the remains to Bellefonte, but that was refused. | found McCauley had moved to Pitts. burg after his wife's death, I found ‘him in a hotel above Second avenue on the bluff. He refused to let in the house and 1 saw he was trunk. ! This little boy came to the door as we were speaking and 1 asked the privilege of adopting him. I told him I would educate him and give him a good home { but he still remained firm. Finally be | sald: | “Gimme #0 and You cannot guess how quickly 1 count. | ed out the money. [am going home now | and will take the boy as my son.” | + A visit war afterwards made to Me. Cauley’s house. His home Is one of | the most miserable in the city. A mp | falled to bring a response. I“ RBoozy Mack's full again,” said a | dirty urchin who was playing in the snow on the street, and the use of the #50 had been put to was evident. The neighbors said “*Boozy Mack,” as he is called, is a tough character, ~The Centre Demockat and the Fullelyhin Weekly Times one year wt me take the kid.” | Almost 8s Murder | The Sunbury Daily of Friday { that Shamokin Dam was the scene of | another tragedy Thursday » A dance or an amusement of sone kind was being held at Aurand’s Hall, and while it was ju progress Adam Comfort. a boatman from MATH rit L411 Juniata county, whe has been residing at the dam for some time, became violent and abusive and brandishing a revolver he would shoot somebody. Ulysses Helser, John Michaels and John Snyder tried to quiet they at In Che attempr, abdowen. said Comfort tempted to quiet which Comfort shot Savder in him. resisted ana him Ly force. followed tl melee, His the into the 1 A issued by Squire G rier Snyder was carried hotel and medical ald summons warrant WAS for Com and thisw fort's arrest by Constable Heiser, ant was served Ott bed and he fort in and took him wo erin i ng ontinge townships Miles, and persons in. r schools Yio ft $4 bi THs STAN {at the first fers be present Fortney has rn store for Mever and active sesso, ROTA Hn portant INE Bi 8, it is our In- tend with the 1 A SUCOBSS.* Morris, C. BR. *. Edmunds, W. A. Kennelly, } Keen, Programme. Gramies 1.4 —— Tours to Washington, Ix C. The first tour of the series over te Pennsylvania Railroad from Plittsbong to the National capital, left on Thams- day last. The dates for the next two are fizell for February 5th and March 5th, Ex cursion tickets, for ten days from date of sale, admitting of a stopover in Baltimore in either direction within the proper limit, will be sold from Pittsbeng at #0 and at correspondingly low rales from other stations in Western Pemn- sylvania. The tickets will be good for use on any regular train of the dates above named, except limited express trains: and in addition to the regular service a special train of parior cars and day coaches will leave Pittsburg at Sa. m., and run through to Washington, stopping at principal stations. The re turn coupons will be valid for passage on any regular train within the return limit, except the Pennsylvania Limited. The rates are unusually low, and the limitation of the tickets ample for a most pleasurable trip — ig Sermon Inu few Sontenons, From the Greensburg Press An exchange quotes a minister =s saying that “no newspaper which look truth for its standard would make & The press might return the compliment by remarking that no minister who told the truth about his congregation, alive or des, | would occupy the pulpit more than one Sunday afterwar?, The press and cle gy go hand in hand, each with | whitewash brush, covering over the dark spots and ooking through rosy spectacles, magnifying little virtues, and me partners in saint. making. services at the Helormed Chareh, Special services will be held at the | Reformed church, beginning with | Wedneday evening, Jan, 21, at 738, Land continuing each evening during Use remainder of the week. Preparatory service on Saturday afternoon at 280 o'clock. Communion Sunday morning Jan. 25, at 10:30, All are invited to at. tend any snd all of these services. good pecuniary success
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