—— 5 The Centre Demon, THURSDAY, MARCH, 5,1881, CHAS. R. KURTZ EDITOR LOCAL DEPARTMENT. — A small goat ate a tomato can And then eight pounds of nalls, He finished his meal, by way of dessert, By consuming four large fence ralls. He said to himself with a jovial smile, As off to his home he ran; “I'm sure the nails can’t disturb me, But I think the tomato can.” —(On Wednesday morning we had a surprise in finding almost a foot of snow on the ground. —Some of the farmers in Nittany Valley did considerable plowing before the present cold spell arrived. —Burgess Reeder spent Sunday with his family, visiting at Mrs. Reeder’s parents home, Berwick, Pa. who are Pa., commissioner John of Jul —Ex-county Henderson, merchant, was in town this week, —Mr. J. B. sheriff, will not move to Bel the family will remain at Spring Mills at Hol- account thi the deput v lefonte, Crawford, ~Two large blast furnace lidaysburg have closed down on of the scarcity of coke strikes in the coal regions. caused by recent -A that can be hele not stated whethe or brunette type. —Messrs Harry Quigley are hard at work on le preparing for admission in our courts. Success new type writer is 1 on the Kknes ritis oneof the Harry | ¥ Kal 1050, Keller to Prd tice Jaw * WO YOu. A (00 attend Gen. the -Don’t fail to Sheridan's lecture in pera on Sati Proceeds for the benefit of — Mr. at his home in Milesburg day morning. His and was the oldest membes E. church, of that place. —When Bellefonte gets the extension the Beech Creek road don’t be sur. car works, cutlery other in. Jacob Comelly, wa age of prised to see new works, large glass plant and dustries locate here. —(ur merchants are very much posed to seeing traveling salesmen come to Bellefonte and supply the ladies with dress goods. They think the Burgess should refuse to grant such licenses. ~Mr. Frank Basset, formerly con- nected with the Bellefonte furnace com. pany as chemist, has accepted a similar position with an iron company in Pbil adelphia. ~Dr. J. W. Rhone, is slowly recover- ing from the effects of his severe fall some time ago. He occasionally rises from his bed, and is able to move about in his room by the use of crutches, — When candidate, the same.” In Boston it they say : “He notwithstanding.” Mr. Ellis I. op- we say : “He got there just | is different, Orvis and family, and sister Carrie, spent Sunday with father, Hon. J. H. where he is retained as counsel in famous Shepp-Core ejecument case, —Ex-Com. Henry Mingle, of Aarons burg, is said to be in poor health of late, his pi ing. lle is Mingle of th —~One thousand wives will partic Conference to be held in Sunbury, week. All the large hotels have agreed to take fifty each, and those taken care of by families throughout the town will | reach fuliy seven hundred. Orvis, at Pottsville, $ t HOR of sent condition is mn father is place. encourag Mr. A. C | the and their Methodist ministers in the ipate ~One of the coldest spells of the year | came last Saturday with a slight snow | fall. Sunday some say that early in | the morning | 15 degrees below zero. A great many | walter pipes were frozen up and plumb. | ers were busy this week repairing. —Mrs. Albright, widow of Samuel Albright, of Millheim; Mr. Henry Royer, a well known citizen of Potters Mills ; Charles, the 16 year.old son of | Howard Fetterolf, of Centre Hall, and Mrs. George Nearhood, also of Centre Hall, are recent Pennsvalley deaths, Samuel died at the home of his parents at Buffalo Run. His illness was due to consumption which finally caused hisdeath., He was a young man about 10 years of age. He isa brother of Wm. Gray, Esq., of this place. Isaac Crotzer, a mail carrier at Lock Haven, was arrested last week by a postal detective, for opening letters that contained money, He was given & hearing at Willlamsport where he confessed his guilt. He will be placed on the retired list, for a several yeurs visit over the mountains, «A tax payer of Bellefonte is anxious to know in what way Assistart Burgess Swoepe accounts for the money that came into his hands in the shape of street license, fines, ete, He does not say that Mr. Swoope would pocket it, but he does not see it stated in the re- port. Mr. Swoope no doubt can ex. =n Monday morning Mr, Gray, Jr. but | speaking of the successful | ittained his destination | their the | Store: ] this | i | ] ! the thermometer stood |« FIFTY YEARS AGO EXTRACTS FROM “CENTRE DEMOCRAT" OF 1841, Who Were Doing Business ut That Time In Bellefonto~Other Interesting Para grahps for Our Roadors The other day our genial friend Mr James Derr, who no doubt realizes that newspaper men are often “‘in a sweat’ to ind something mini to give to their readers, brought us an old paper and said we might look over it and seo if there was not something in it worth noting. A paper fifty years old is nothing but at the same time there is much in such a paper to interest both the old and the community. The paper handed us was the CENTRE young of onth is which on the 27th of this m will be fifty years old. The paper Vol. 9, No. 24, and was founded in the Summer of 1831. It was edited and published weekly by 8S. T. Supscription price, | 82 in the a paragraph which explains the pos i 1541, Shugert, still living at this place. advance. Following terms regulations of those times, It read “Letters to the editor, | tention, must be post paid.” In those days the paid fo Insure per SON receiv | letter usually the postag writer. head of th | of the { On the | | this candidate ¢ editorial 1 “Democt GEN. D. he Dem ANDOU 101 Porter,” which shows is CrOvernm that t | racy, it OILY years ago, Was O1 reinains., $11 Lill Down the editorial column an arti gins thus: ‘The Federalis to dd over their nomination of 1 Banks for Governor, * * * * { opened the | commenced their defamation. The are ) ure material to | be {8 seem od | at oh [5a ! have campaign work SEW Of SCan eto! do . ’ y DIK pw From the reading of tics has undergone hen, H ist paragraph and the i low. this paper editorial appropriate ry repeats itself, fag taken ald be inserted week from o col- in our umns this and be for 1801: President Harrison has (may called an extra session of congress, meet in May, this if the Federalists can succeed in establishing . a high tariff and the distribution of the public funds among themselves.’ LOCAL NOTICES, local page the following call to (Republicans) a On the notices appeared for meetings in fonte and Spring twp Temperance society terian church A meeting in revive military the Jellef Among the ot} familiar wpe ai, wh in the +A the Court a nite er | man n ature J ha sD 1d sine old I | pu blishe £&¥ “Can { Upon to pay by our friends be 1 the small i ubscription and ads ¢ of paper us Mi them for s r ix ing. Ours hausted.’ AMONG IE) ADVERTI the pap ing firms were do {18 vicinity Wm. G. Williams, Vet. H. M. ner THE over SEM ED ! y Grillilane sl Surgeon Humes & Hale, merchant she Jas, (¥ . Johnson, 'S ombstones : J. Brockerhoff, James Logue burg. Nicholas Hili eto, Hesser ant. coach bish, hardware, tinware, & Weidman, | retal dealers in copper, tin, iron, « Dr. John Harris, druggist. Clement Beckwith, general store. William Ward, proprietor of Washington® hotel, north corner of the diamond. The Bellefonte Academy under the principalship of Jno. ston. From the whole Ui te. “xen. west then Living. wis legal notices John Toner was then Clerk of Court, and John G. Lowrey, treasurer of Centre county, The CeExTRE DEMOCRAT in days taught the soundest democracy record as a citizen of our munity Is so well known that it necessary to add any comment, com- is un- Will Restriet License afternoon that the aim and object of the ber of licenses and place the sale in th: hands of 3 few men. That it was easier to control two or three licensed houses than a dozen. As a proof of itsgood results he pointed to the few violations of the law in this section and the better regulated bars, He says the spirit and intent of the law was {0 make license a monopoly. From this disposition of the court the number of licenses in Centre county will never be increased under the pres. ent administration. Miss Jossie Sal tzman now holds a position in Hastings & Reeder's law plain, office as stenographer snd typewriter, exceptional or even very remarkable, | DEMOCRAT published on March 27th, | } then | *%* But what signifies | and | the | and was edited by 8S. T. Shugert, whose | Judge Furst said in court on Tuesday | Brooks license was to restrict the num. | ponsible and reliable Gone, On Thursday evening 26th, inst., the shades of night brought nearly fifty { cheerful and happy neighbors and rela tives to the brick mansion of Mr, Swartz, | near Pleasant Gap, to witness the oar. { riage of Lis youngest daughter, Maggie. { Miss Maggie 5. was the only unmar- | ried of the whom | Thursday evening's occasion gave in { marrisge to Mr, Robert E, Kline of Bellefonte, Mr, and Mrs, Swartz are now alone. The whole family is mar- ried, The oceasion was one of the most { pleasant and social of the season, Just at the hour, 8.00 P, M., every thing was (in readiness, and as he symphony of daughter house, | the wedding march, admirable executed { by Miss Annie Kline, greeted the listen- the Kline {ing ears of the waiting couples, march began, Mr. Daniel M. acted as groomsman and Miss Alea Kel ler a8 bridesmaid; but were required for Rev. Trostle, to say the words, ratulations were then which Cong accepted after the inviting and laden tables were surrounded. The fe every sitive board was furnished with thing and from the palatable nourishing fruits to the To evening luscious tropical enhance the Zion invited in, substantial viands, 3 of the appeared, more the enjoyment band and Never were ul fine pieces of music were then rendered After the inoer man of the members of the flowed fre ely band was strengthened. mus from their well managed nstruments My band de Gensel and the mem for thelr I'he eader in vers of the IVE praise ability in res I'he eveni having viewed dering good musi ig passed rapidly and the ted presents in AWAY s iuany valuable and well selec Another hdrew | the room, | the happy people wit their rood LOH eaving newly married . wishes with Had Some Fan with Him. days ago Andrew Weaver, Ji of Fletta Weaver ned from fr Coburn, per home, who was re 3 iM western peni- wn h and me out mountain. elated the secution of her turn He said his coat with a butcher knife ndeavored to use | 4 him oH she slit she nee Ie which ¢ upon his person during a heated dis { cussion, and afterwards threatened to i hew him down with a double bitted axe. | He said he is having a hard time of it | as he was pot allowed in the house over night. No doubt Fietta received some | pointers during her incarceration as to | the breaking in of a husband and | putting them into practical use. — Re. : po , |A8 an argument is Joseph Gottman On Sunday February 22, the ceremony was performed that united Mr. Emil {Joseph and Miss Bertha Gutman, of | New York city, in the bonds of mar. riage. The marriage occurred at four A sumptuous 1 § i o'clock in the afternoon. juet was next served and at 8p. m after «which the ir wed. a grand hop followed, ide a nd groot departed on the A a Harry Holtz and iis place attended Emil Joseph and to Bellefonte this upy one of those hand n Curtin street Joseph, f 1 " i Mr all NO snow Worms phenomenen has been ntly ‘alley Be a” District. this Ow D witl = tandolph county winter. The crust #1 8] covered two or resembling the Where they hey fall with The crust 15 been ree mes I Worms, Ary cutworms, come Ww, feet for {f the ground the sn two strong MI, Unless ine xplical le, the to have come up ou Show is Loo deep and them is t 0 A square foot of snow can without carcely be of days dozen | these wortns on it. | found some fn Large Faneral The funeral services at the interment of Mrs. David Boozer. at Centre Hall, { on last Saturday morning were so large. { ly attended that many people could not | gain entrance to the church. She was | 8a woman who won friends wherever she {went and was admired by all, Our sympathies are with the bereaved family | in their aMiction. those | Going West A. Sternberg, is actually | going to leave us. He will dispose of this household goods March 21, and { soon after will puck up and strike for | Seattle, where two of his sons are now | located and engaged in business, Stern. berg is most too old to grow up with the country but will leave that for his boys. Our friend, 3 cont pieces Plenty Last Saturday was pay day at the Nall Works and the pay roll of over $1,500 was paid off In nothing but silver quarters. The result is that dur. ing the past few days there is nothing but quarters circulating among the business men. At od Point © omiort. The Philadelphia Ties says: A. G. Curtin, accompanied by Mrs, Curtin, came down from Bellefonte Thursday and is at the Strafoyl. Ex-Gov, Cur. tin is In the enjoyment of axcellent health and may extend his trip to Old Point Comfort until the spring opens. a few minutes of the | or. | They Don't Read the Papers, Philipsburg Ledger. The cashier of one of our bunks had a melancholy interview one day recently with a Decatur township farmer and wife, who had signed a judgment note under the impression that it was an or der for agrienltoral implements The swindle was perpetrated by a slick tongued rascal who “done up” a num. ber of other honest but guilible farmers in Decatur township, cirsing the day they write, and making frantic forts to avoid paying the notes. farmer's wife told the eashier. Lears in her eyes, that she and her * didn’t want to sign the * “Feller jist talked an’ first Our names, | their forlorn condition, { “push the note for awhile. granger could “*dicker off the the sorrel colt,” and raise the off darned some io who are learned to but vain ef. The with ‘man”’ ' but the the had signed in pity for agreed not until the Spotty | ever ‘order’ talked, thing we knowed we "The an’ cashier, heifer ans | wind to pay the hirt tall note,” Will the ho never learn to Jo drels who go aroun | Into signing indgment not Boalshurg Happenings day this week Mr. James He man w the ilumbermen ping dead “us severely Mead Mr. down trees { Bear limb fell i his skull, At this that his injuries Mr. Geo The W Reformed chureh on last Thur Boalshu { for holding conventions of the | i IAY ni rye Rot 8 LO Lhe Ie most some dissatisfact obtal church, ning a Comfart Sentenced From Thursday's Middleb ‘Adam ( ing of John Sny on Thursday night. des at Ja cupied the court from Monday to Tuesday evening of this week the jury retired and in about returned with a verdict manner and form as he Shams ki Dam, 15th, ever nuary f 5 Hine Hg an of gu indicted, stood viz: Ist, assault and battery with intent to kill; 2d, aggravated assault and tery: 3d, assault and battery: 4th, sault, bat. ak. - . | Yesteriay (Wednesday) afternoon, he | was sentenced by Judge Bucher to three years in the Eastern hard labor, 8200 fine, cution.” Penitentiary at and costs of Prose. Young Ladies Club young gents of Bellefon have taken to organiz them a place to meet and sp nings with their com; been raised in another direction a. Since the a i | ing clubs to affore Mons, Their | Indy friends feel that the boys are RTOwW. in some parts of | | | | is | his time between ing indifferent and selfish. To keep even the girls, who fee] slight- wont let anyone come ings unless that coats. near their AT person wears petti These dear girls, these giddy girls are getting desperate, Branching out Mr. Chas. P. Long. merchant. State College, Pa. This establishment | will be managed by Mr. J. F. Condo. It is Mr. Long's intention to keep his store at Spring Mills also and will devote the two. Mr. Long meeting with great success, Keller Kline, This Thursday evening the mary lage of Miss Alea, daughter of E. K. Keller, and Mr. Daniel M. Kline, will occur at the home of the brides parents near Axe Mann, A large number of invited guests and relatives Join in the festivities of the occasion: Rev. Trostle, of Boalsburg will officiate. Special Service, music should attend church at this place, will be given in seamnon., nied by the Sunday school orchestra, under the direction of Prof. W. T. Meyer. A collection will be taken up for the benefit of the choir. the Reformed A song service | place of the Sale of Mouschold Goods There will be sold at auction, on Sate urday Murch 21. All household goods of the undersigned. consisting of bed room, dinning room and parlor suits, Two double heaters. tables, chair, dishez, ete. A. ¥TERNEERG, 120 East' High St, A White Bagle Seon, The Philipsburg Jowrnal says res. Idents of South Philipsburg were exeit- ed on Sunday over the appearance of a large white eagle, which scared over that neighborhood for quite a awhile. It is said to have been as white as snow. now | oc. | when | hour | ity in | ud the eve. | acry has | ~~ SWINDLER CAUGHT. A PHILIPSBURGERBEAT OUT OF $2,200 2 $2, Endorsed for uw Friend Ten od His Great t end be Ralsed Him How Our County De eetive Display “fulness I s net Mr. Edward Philipsburg, Pa the name of MeCormick, “young of man by Liaw In. Baxter, about a ' Baxter by his genial ways of Mr. McCormi Myr. MeCormick for from a year ago at Berwic ing buggies and won the friend He later endorse could buy Cincinnatti, burg and » wus sell. K. to hie in Lf] MIs. Hin induced Wo notes him so that buggie He ld a jot new firm + later arrived at of buggies and the supposition that the were settled Mr, Med ARID assist hs 1riend by former notes Wick ay ¢naorsi the amouny M; knew he was tapped an offi ! had ore ens, who held him in {trial | on i under Magistrate 83000 ball & and was hk cer and wa a hearing bef await ir forgery, t bail as he couldn eked up ormick feels very grateful to k for the way , for he urnish he { Med l in which reer i Fra supper WAS A Spring Milks David elk dames Kennelley, Dan Keunelley . Kennelley, and W, { B. ip niki the encampment of [the G. R.,at Altoona last week. ( Hedi Cummings is spending woeks at the home of } wife, {are th The | the | bad weather, | peated next who never to | jel a few iis There rec of them now. Jurlesque’” entertai Golden Eagle was, considers ing It Nat urday evenin nment i A SUCCESS, will be aw a candidate how wagh as goal ng ng 8. which the its rider must travel | moved meet- | { his aged and invali ed, have organized a social club too and i Robert Mille {to of Centre Hall, hs ng Mills to take care of d parents JAllian Krise, Spr Mrs, 1 township, spent teacher in Marion Washington's birthday with her parents | ! of | Spring Mills, has opened a new store at | Paternal ! | : i an enterprising young man and is | | casion of his 55th | took place last Friday. | ) | handsome Jot of presents, 1 C. P. Long has opened a store at State young | College. It will be operated by Jonathan | | Condo. Emanuel Zeigler. who ~ that teaches « to wre lake, at the spent Sunday mansion, w A number of the neighbors of Pavid Burrell gave him a surprise on the oc- birthday, which event He rece ive a G. Powdered Halr and Patches It is now predicted that there will be | | a speedy return to powdered hair and | will be present to Next Sabbath evening all lovers of | regular | The singing will be accompa. | patches. Many French women fashion are now wearing the front hair rolled over a cushion and sprinkled | with white powder. Powdered hair is always becoming to young faces, and doubtless our clegantes will realize this | fact and lose no time in adopting this charmiug accessory of | 5) liny bits of black court plaster, which | serve admirably to call attention to | { dimples, rosy cheeks or flashing eyes. House Burned Last Thursday morning a fire was dis. covered ina tenement house ocoupied by Frank Holt, at Curting Works, It originated from a defective flue and gained such headway that only the household goods could besaved and part of that wasburned, “There was no in. surance on the building which was own. ed by the Curtin heirs. Mr, Hoit's loss will be considerable as he isa poor man and has a family to Support. Speak Raster, Judge Furst remarked in court, on Tuesday, that he was told that as high as ten “Speak casies’ existed in Belle- fonte. He said that his informant claimed to belong to three of them and exhibited kees for the same. Some one must have been stuffing his Honor in | great shape. their toilets, | With powder very naturally goes the | MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued Dering the Past Week Taken From the Docket Hartman, Mins Surly KE Loy Edward C, Rile beck, 1 iY of Be Joseph R. Cond Ripka, both of Gregg twp Ira B, Bartley and Miss chau, both of Wi. E. Boyer and Miss struble, both of Spring twp. Wm. Shows Mins 1da | both of Nittans Daniel M. Kline and Miss eller. both of Oring P 1. Benner twp., and e, Lemont, Miss aisburg. v aud Emm» M. er ut Currie Lizzie Rau- Ci sad Py K 4 Fioods in the Past, fhe a | port mmit- th the di. ent Ww } experin Jumbo, now Sexton, Mr. t,at his farm in (gomery coun. 2 Qo ad V 11i¢ largest ! by exhibi Species is P eunsylvania and Exposition Nana Ad Celebrated Seotehh Cholr from OG angow to 1 ris to be given | clue he court week, tch 1 Belle- holrs ~~ Beliefonte Grain Market. eo, W. Jackson &Co: ES Rye, per Coste | Oats | Barley IB { i 3 ick wheat per bushel overseed per bushel round plaster, per ton RIONE, GROCERS & Co Apples Cherri 1 New Raisins per § und | Beans per qua | Onions, per bushel | Butter, perpound Cheese, perpound. | Tallow, per pound | Country Shoulders 3 Sides Hams Hames sugar cured Pre Stal Bacon per pound | ied per dozen. 15 otatoes per bushel Dried Be nef chipped Cahined Beef per can Canned Tomatoes per can Canned Corn per ean { Lemons per dor . | Dried Sweet Corn per pound... dried, per pound ex dried per po od Currants, per pound Pablic Sales, All sale bills printed at this office will receive a free notice of the same under { thisheading. Parties having bills print. {ed at other offices can have a notice in. serted in this registry for fifty cents, | WEDNESDAY, Manon 18-W., H. Taylor, on farm one mile east of Bellefonte, in Spring | twp., will dispose of his entire farm stock, con bol + of a pair of mules, horses, cattle, ote. and a valuable assortment of all kinds of farm implements, THURSDAY, MARCH 12-Wm, A. Isher, Kher. If, at his former residence in ne twp. on the Robert Valentine farm, a la lot of implements of every descript Mam of dapple grays, heavy welght' foam of b draft horses, two bay mares and two oolts, 10 head head 4f you ng atte, T mich cows, & brosd sats. Also a lot household goods, NO SUNEADAT, Manon 11 At the Residence of of Daniel Lesh, near _— jon, the following 4 cows, 10 head of young cattle, hen of shee and large jot of implements FRIDAY, Manon BB At ments, TOBSDAY, Manon 10th A Charles 8 Beek, AF Niu Yay! yey a arm implemen mileh Sows, Short Horn TER Yo MACH Eh, ET cit : 3 i?
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