The Centre Henacat, - THURSDAY, MARCH, 19,1801, EDITOR CHAS. R. KURTZ LOCAL DEPARTMENT. Wn— ~*Only a Farmer's Daughter” in the opera house Monday, March 23, —The Zion band was in town Mon- | sembled in Sheriff | day evening and serenaded Ishler, —There was an abundance of green ribbon afloat on Tuesday—it was St, Patrick's day. HELD FOR TRIAL. RESULT OF THE HABEAS | CORPUS HEARING. | In the Court House on Monday morning A Large Crowd Present Crossmirs and he Pro | Frank Charles held for tein) coedings, Monday forenoon, when the bell in the tower of the court house struck ten, a large and anxious audience had as- the court room. That was the hour set for the hearing of the three | Young men wrrested upon the charge of wrecking the passenger train at Miles | burg on the 23rd of February. { the audience was from Milesburg and 0 —Mr. L. L. Brown arrived in town | Vicinity and they were extremely anx. on Monday and is spending a few days | fous in regard to the fate of the three in this section. ~The second trial of Charles Cleary will take place at Lock Haven, April f ( 27th where a special term of court will | be held. —Mr. A.J. Cruse, the cigar manufact- | urer, has been confined to his house past week and is not enjoying the best of health. —An attempt was made to break in- to Joseph Fox's residence last Thurs. day night but the thieves were fright. ened away. Hon. Chas, 8. Wolf, was in Bellefonte on business trip. He energetic as ever. of Lewisburg, Tuesday on is as vigorous an ~Subscribers who will change the postoflice address this Spring, that we are properly notified and in tim should cause no delay. Jellefonte YY. M. C. 80 as to - 1'he A. ism an embarrassed condition and the sheriff has | : levied upon the same. The continuance of that organization seems doubtful. -Mr. Frank Morrow, of Tyrone, has organized a class at this place, and giving instructions upon the banjo. He is a fine musician and an expert upon that instrument. —There are several fine paintings on exhibition in Bros. window that attract attention. They were exe. cuted by Miss Lou Hensyl, of Howard. —(e0. W. Jackson & ( will make some extensive changes in their plant at this place this spring. The capacity will be increased and im- proved machinery added. —The horse sale on last Saturday brought a large number of people to town. They sold quite a number. The $20 license levied upon them by the boro was refunded by council on Monday. Je seph ~The vernal equinox this year will | occur on next Friday, March 20th, the paschall full moon will be along on the 25th, and Easter Sunday on the 20th. A cold spell is predicted for that time. ~Tuesday evening the Bellefonte were as dark as hades. streets of furnish light when it is needed. Why there was no light on Tuesday we can- not say. ~Prof. Geo. I’. Bible is making quite a success of his school of elocution and oratory, organized recently at Williams port. should send to him for a descriptive cir cular of the same Persons interested in that study ~"*Under the Palms, or Feast of Flow- ers,” a grand oratorio cantata, will be rendered in the Centre Hall Lutheran church. Satarday evening before Easter. March 28 best yet gis It will be a fing n there H wrbrid i man who recently ginia from this county. pneumonia one day last body was brought to Jr., a young » West Vir. lied of typhoid week. His his father's home at Julian Furnace, for interment. went Le ~The borough authorities have given notice to the effect that fast driving ecross the bridges must be stopped. The first offender was a down-town perchant who was “pulled in" by the police and fined a V by the burgess. -Ex-Commissioner Wolf, of Miles township, was in town on Satur. day last and attended the horse sale. and purchased two fine animals. This was Mr. Wolf's third visit to Bellefonte since his official term as commissioner has expired, ~The largest county in this State is Centre, with 1.227 miles of territory ; Lycoming comes next with 1,213; Brad- ford, 1,162 ;: Clearfield, 1.130 Tioga, 1. 24; Somerset, 1,102; Potter. 1.071: Westmoreland, 1.046: McKean. 1.007 : Crawford, 1.005: Bedford. 1.008, Al the other counties are below 1.000 miles in territory John If you want to insure a boy": rulna. tion give him unwatched liberty at night, mother. But watch him where? on the street? No: by the fireside. If it were not for the runious influence of the ‘night school on the street.’ the day school would Lelp many a boy in the formation of good habits, ~A puzzle for the school scholars 1s thus given by an exchange. A clerk counted a basket of eggs. He took out twoat a time and one remained |; he took out three at a time and one remained ; hie took out four at a time and one re- mained : hie took out five at a time and one remained, but when he took out seven at un time none remained. How many eggs were there in the basket? millers, | illers, The | electric light company are supposed to | affair, the But who Is to wateh him at | night? the teacher? No: the father and | | Young men of that town, who were ar. | raigned such crime, | which resul in the death of Edward | upon i “rious ted ‘asset, the fireman of the train. His Honor, A. O. Furst, i Rhoads and Riley, were in District Attorney J. appeared for the commonwealth | Messrs, W. F. Reeder, Col. Spar and Ji hn Keichl | Mes I's. | Harry Charl first witness ¢ A. A. Fall and J 1 Craig Cros Frank and sire, es. all of Milesburg. wlled was ; Witter, Tyrone, sw 1 master of the Tyror ¢ SONers were empl sion on a4 work tra Henshey wa t information y last 4 against iin that run over the Kil Henshey, MOOLIVO engine a construction train last 4 summer, Crossmire was flagman. Cross. mire neglected his duty and I was or. Frank and Harry oved on dered to remove him : Charles were empl train same { and were discharged. at Milesburg. The engine struck th switch at 5: 27a. m ; was running {rate of 25 miles an hour. Casset | fireman, was thrown or jumped from | the engine. I remained on the engine | until it stopped. Went back and found | Casset under the trucks. The engine | was derailed by a stone wedged in the guard rail of the switch. About a week before this wreck oc. curred Fireman Blair notified me t) | he had heard threats made at Milesburg. were discharged for breaking a Frank and Harry Charles ar | Miss Clara Ciark, Snow Shoe sworn | Heard Crossmire say he would get with even Like fifty of the bruary rr erated ed IX IE would She informed Henshey On Saturday e Heunshey Years, | threat. arrived at Milk mire at the de pot we Hen flernoon,” erode, train wrecked ening Fi =1st, burg. Saw Rs. sald that see went dow hw -— Ley M 3 the stone in the switch, looks much like the operator al fe DUR: saw Lhe SAW stone on the table there. Several days wreck found a platform at t after the note on tle he station; (note identified) MilesBurg. Pa feb 28 1801, SS Blair We see shey on the 14 ni that you have Jim Hen. early train, If he is not you can expect to hear of an- other wreck we are getting tired of this and as long as vou have such men your employ you must abide by the He DE 18 A Neti 8 —. W¥ will get him some time don’t think this an idle threat for the Result will worse than the last one here Put your detectives out fear them. taken « sult, be we don't We three A note from Frank mother for clothes was Isaac Mitchel to h next offered, | testified that there some similarity in the crossing of the “18” and the space between the words, | Jas. Hughes testified that Frank Ct les sald he did not like Henshey The court decided to hold Craig Cross. mire and Frank Charles as defendants and Harry Charles as a witness, hast Charles wa AT Will make Another Seareh. Last December Mr. Newton Graham. of Clearfield, went deer hunting with a | party from that place. The first day Mr. Graham failed to return to camp and | was never heard of or seen since, It was supposed that he suddenly took ill and perished in the woods and the heavy snows covered up the body. of searches were made but no trnce was ever found, We are informed that Mr, Alfred Gra. { ham, of Zion, a brother of the missing man, will go to Clearfield this week and [organize a searching party of several { hundred men to go over every foot of | | ground in the mountains where he was | missed, ! A Painful Accident Noll, plasterer, was holding a piece of timber for another man to nall fast, the hatchet glanced and the suil, which had | not yet become firmly fast, flow away {and struck Noll fair in the eye, It was first thought he would loose his eye but late. It was reported that the oye, as well as the sight, can be saved, Most of line for the young men, I was engineer of the train wrecked | the | at the | A number i | On Saturday morning while James | DESERVEDLY PUNINHD, | A Boy Canses Some Execltement ins Church | in Huntingdon County, | The Brush Ridge schoo house in Mil {ler township, Hu tingdon, county, has | been the scene of one of the most sue { cossful religious revivals that have ever The meet ings, which have been in progress foi { nearly a month, are conducted by Rey. (J. R. Eberly, a United Brethren preacher, of Lewistown, who has taken place in that county, HE {quired considerable fame throughout the section us wo stirring exhorier and | evangelist. An unusual event ocenrred at last Saturday night's meeting, which threw the congregation into ungovern. able excitement, and gave a temporary check to the tev, religions s«1 vices, Eberly hax shown in all his prayers a phase, blessings decided preference for the Lord, On us. 4 shower down the Last night after nearly a tents had assembled at the the that period of when whl i at his opening praver wher ble Wort altar railing, and Vener vie ive minister had ar he invoked downpour of divine oiven } given wo nis Wis ff water from th the attie JUS 10OWel (2 wile? ADO 1 APPOare Mrs if the unus John pro Smid Her ig in a furtl The young oker was lowered to the y year-old lad, hidir of its dusty confines meet nt in the presence of the f Sie Rothe Tob ling victims of his little jokes, Hanged Himself, Micheal Fenstermacher, of George- | town, Northumberland county, tired | of this world’s vexations, deliberately hanged himself in one of the rooms up i stairs in his house, The way he did it He took a rope and threw it over the rafters, tying the end around He theq laid down on the rope drawing his head about ball a foot from the floor, and in slowly strangled to afterwards his wife ) use and the doors were | broken and his body found. The suicide | caused great excitement in Georgetown. | was thus neck. « Lhe only Sheared them to Early We don’t know anv too but Meadville March Sth said : “Gustavus Bently, of Randolph township, armigned a charge of cruelty to mals in having sheared 175 sheep in Bently claims that he g them for the market, and wry are easier to keep and increase ght faster when short of thei: he accused waived a hearing and was bound over to answer at the tern of court. Bentley was a ate for sheriff in 1878." much about sheep, a dispatch of WAS on is Hl We 3 Wool. next candids Seriously Hurt moming Engineer Bald Eagle Valley miiroad, b is freight train up from the |} yard to the at Haven, where waited for or. fireman man on a little irday the Early Sat le ok Ker, of : Ww station | Lock he | ders, while the {distance up the track with the engine. | When he was ready the engineer started to regain the engine on foot, but fell in the culvert at the nail mill and was badly injured, among his other hurts be. ing & broken nose. He his home at Milesburg was taken to where his in juries were atiended to. Consclence Money On Monday morning Treasurer Gram. ley received #12 from a party living in | Pennsvalley which under the circum. [stances should be termed conscience | money. The parties paying over this | money had been out hunting and killed | game out of season. So strong were [ the pangs of concience that they only | found relief by voluntarily paying the {full amount of the fine to the county Treasurer. Death of Mrs. Downing { On Sunday night Mrs, Geo, Downing {died at her home, on East Bishop st. | The deceased was about 53 years of age {and leaves a husband and five grown | children to mourn her death, The in- | torment occurred on Wednesday, New Front Parish, the druggist, is happy as his room will be remodeled and a new front with large plate glass windows will be put in. Mr. Parish keeps a first class store and when the improvements are completed will be up with the rest, Last Thursday evening Mr. Calvin Weaver and Miss Dora, daughter of Mr, Mrs, Thomas Edmunds, were mar- ried at the residence of the bride's parents, at Aaronsburg. The ceremony | was conducted by Rev. Geo, E. Adams. AN OLD OFFENDER, Andrew Tims Arrested und Placed in Jail for Next Court Last Friduy Andrew Tims was shed aut by officer Harry Sim, ler, of Philip<bare, to! I next iar- RAE taney, atid brought hie Bellefonte Jat! to await trial a Phe warrant for “Andrew Tins. Laborer, of Ferguson { township, Centre county, did on the court hie arrest was { ao » : i 20rd of February, in a willful munner, | { assault Nancy Potter, between ten and | eleven years of age child of George W, Potter, by catching her and throwing | | her down on the ground. with intent to | commit a rape,” | | The fellow almost made his escape at breaking from and afterwards drew a revolver which Laken him. He nded in jail and w Ha Wii 1 Ose olin by the officer Wits from wis safely 4 just dues Beformed Chareh News. Married At the reside brides rarent in Zi 1. OH evening M aren Noll, Mr. Linco more, to Mi the Thursday y Rev. M. (). fusser, of Fil. of Zion, nee of nH. (rertrude Solt Nas Lo have taken place ormed church, dellefonte, or and Wis post p med becan { ! ness « some of the members will take pl Ce next Su Prof, W us thoroughly tra for t Panna. , the even uvited to atten The follo Harr cents, wit from the burg some id the 1 Club “The Franklin and (zlee and Mandelin large and appreciative audience at Asso. ciation Hall last night. Their combinad A rid AT Marshall College clubs | efforts in a fine program delighted every. | body. No glee club that has ever ap. | peared in Harrisburg was so well bal anced and were concerted work was 80 effective. It was a great treat from beginning to end. and the encores were 80 frequent as to more than double the set programme.” Farewe|] Sarprise Mr. A. Sternberg, on High street. was the scene of quite a happy gathering, As all are aware, the above gentleman and family will leave soon for Seattle, Wash. and their many this occasion to give them The party assembled consisted of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bower. John Bower, Miss Molly Snyder, Miss Ella Woods, Mr. and Mrs L. Fabian, Col. Tuesday evening the residence of friends assembled on Lewins, Wm Samuel Spangler, man, Miss Maggie Mever. Olle It and others, a jolly they made * use] to be WAS The ing was when the guests served elegant refreshments and the and hostess became guests in their own home. The party broke up at 12 o'clock when in | parting they all an bid adieu ing Mr. and Mrs. Sternberg and family | a safe journey and a happy and pros. | perous future in their western home. Mr | Sternberg has been a resident of Belle. | fonte for some thirty years and he mn surprise of the even host | doubt feels sad upon leaving his foany | warm friends | that period. Saw logs Six Feet Through Fhilipsburg Ledger George Blanchard, of Tacoma, Wash. | ington, was the guest of Mahlon Fry | berger, on Wednesday, Mr. Blanchard is the son of Dudley Blanchard, who was formerly a citizen of Philipsburg and Lock Haven, and was a prominent lumberman on the Susquehanna river and its tributaries. But his lumber operations in Pennsylvania were in- significant compared to his vast opera tions in Washington. Think of saw logs six feet in diameter, and trees that cat from five to seven twenty.four feet logs whithout a knot. George Blanch. ard told the writer that he had seen a saw log that was fifty.one feet in circumference. The logs are skidded by means of a steel wire rope and a portable steam engine, “As iy Fire” Anexchange says: William R. Bierly, formerly of Williamsport, where he was connected with the press and afterwards a member of the State Legislature, and who is well known burning down of his newspaper office at Grand Forks, South Dakota, called the Northwest News, Mr, Blerley's loss is sald to be about $8,000, on which there is an Insurance of $3,000, Mr, Bierly formerly was of Miles twp, this county, where some mem bers of the family reside, “The reappointment of Rev, Houck, as pastor of the M, E. churcly of this place was well received, During the past conference year the membership of the congregation was increased 33, and 76 probationers were admitted, captured a | a farewell. | Singer, | James Noll, Mrs. Page, Miss Julia Dor. | Meek | party and Sterny” feel as young as he | by wish" | and a cquaintances, of | here, has met with a misfortune in the | a MB APPOINTMENTS. MADEATSUNEBURY ON MON- DAY. The Next Session will be Canferencs Held st Yors; vin. Some of the Reports nnd Other Proc: vdlings assenbled at Soubury adjourned on Monday of this week, The tollowing « ports were made at that The report of the ir ne bond of stewards Ww adopted, $10,000 the next Altoona 82,100 t, #2100; Juniata submitted and the | year, apportioned as follows: | district, 82,000; Danvite district, wus amount asked for distri Harrisburg dustriet, 81.700: William §2.050, "os . h Ihe statisticia de the following Cpairs, A114 531 ! | report present tote) indebtedie number « 10 ClOCK. The af | bearing WITIOON SesRien WAS “ reports from committe | which conf { erence adjourned to meet at the | ference adjourned sine die. | nounced appointments, and co the The following are | for this, the Altoona district {| B. B. Hamiis residing elder { Tyrone, Pa Allegheny, L. 1 ¥ A SOona appoi e Logan, supply A. RK Fifth n Chestnut | Bighih Avenue, H. RB. Bender IR. H First ehureh North ¥. Smith R Avenns Miller Avenue D Monroe Bimpson church Colburn Al.oona, 1 KE. Wilson Bellefonte, W. A. Houck Bellwood, J. B. Stein Birmingham, J. B. Brennema Clearfield, G. D. Penopacker Coalport, 6G. KE King G.1T e. H.N Minnigt Glen Hope, Job Treax, supply Half Moon, A. FP. Wharton Hastings. WW. H. Closson supply ET ¥ Curwensville Gray Duncansvyi Idarsburg Swarts: outzdale W I). Noble Howard, N. } (3 Irvona, G. P Lumber City, C. A. Biddle Martinsburg and Woodbury, A. W McK ees Gap, Bruce Hughes Milesbur niomy Morrisdale, R. J. Dlingworth Mountaindale to be supplied New Washington, George Trach Osceola, M.C. Piper PFean's Valley, Elisha Shoemaker Philipaburg. J. H. M eGarrah Fine Grove, A. L. Miller Pleasant Gap, ¥. W. Leidy Fort Matilda, J.C. Young Ramey, F.8. Vought Roaring Spring. ¥F. M. Welsh Sharmut, C. W_Rishe! Snow Shoe. W. WW. Cade Tyrone, BR. H. Gilbert Tyrone, Second church, Wm Wallaceton EW. Wonner Warriorsmark, J. W. Ely West Clearfield, E. HH. Witmas Williamsburg, L. M. Brady Woodland and Bradlord, J. ¥ Sarvis, stipply Guyver He, G. W, Bouse g and 1 Anderson Cheesy Problem The problem that is now ocx upying the attention of all persons who are good at figures is the following: A man who is about to give a banquet, has a piece of cheese 24 inches square and makes up his mind that he will send out as many invitations as he can get #.inch square pieces of cheese out of the piece of 24 inches square. How many invita. tions does he send out ¥ Who can guess it ¥ | Lucky Girl, The daughter of the editor of the Clearfield Rartman’s Jowrnal. Miss Alice MeQuown, was one of the lucky [prize winners in the Canadian word { contest, and she was delighted to re. ceive a beautiful #35 silver tea service. This shows that good rewards attend those who are not afraid of mental work. Death of Mrs. Thompson, On Monday evening, Mrs. William Thompson, died at her home in Houser. ville. She was in her sixty.ninth year, and leaves a husband and two sons, C. A. Everett and Henry Thompson, both residing at Lemont, Mrs. Thompson was a ssember of the Presbyterian church of Lemont, and was an active worker of the Woman's Missionary Society of the charel. The funeral taxes place today; Interment in the Branch cemetery near Lemont. «We would like to hear from some The Methodist conference which had | after | 8 o'clock, at which time the Bishop an. | MARRIAGE LICKNOES tasued Daring the Past Weeki Tuken From the Docket ston Pout, Colm and Mugee, of Gralnville, Pa. Arthar A. Morris Wis both of Harry Waooun Aunie Dixon, of John Swift and Miss Elizabeth West, both of Philipsburg, Pa. and Mi Pa. and Miss Dora M Anronshurg, wil Det hinrivilie, and Ved : ’ Mi ibis fan Tyrone, (dsewnilu, Pa Andy Broosh Agnes Hollas both of Enter ne Calvin A. Weaver, Edmunds, both of J. C. Messe, Philipsburg, and Miss Emma Peters, Port Matilda, wil Aju Heckman, both of Asherof county. Elizabeth Clearfield lism Wilson, and Asherof and Miss Philipsin ry and M. H, Milk Louis Youngdale, Mary Melngrew, J H I» ibler Millhe bot {ser ch Dastardly Trick ung last week, while were fuming ¢ 7 to track in It was 8 known as Weaver's “ 4 rail “ Palle reached Are us ir indrict way ane { any further unable particulars. Persons guilty should be the | of such Wor to | engaged in such work is no quartered and winds. A man ¢ fit to seatterad four 1IV@ side of 0 0 i 1 € penitentiary Beliefonte Grain Market. VAG Werkily by Ge Ww Jackson &Co White wheat, per bushel | Bed wheat, per bushel | Rye, per bushes Corn, ears per bushel] ts 5 £4 a $4.00 10 PR 00 yw WERIES r RCo 8c as oporrecled | week hy B Al piles ed Cherries dried Dried Currants New Raisins, per Beans per Om BP Cheews Tallow Country Should Kides Hams Hams sugar « Breakfast Bacon Lard, per Eggs per d : Potatoes per bushel Dried Reef eb pped Canned Reef per ean Canned Tomatoes per can Canned Corn per « Lemons per doz Dried Sweet Corn per per pos OT 1 pr ’ per 3 pet Guart ONAN. De b ter i] an ANTED Ladies to their homes Address with 0 Fourth Ave make fancy wy - pe week only stamp, J. M. LEMAR Wood, Pittsburg { : aH Pa IN oT ETO STOCKHOLDERS The annual meeting of the stockno | Phe Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company. is called for Tuesday April 16, 1881, at 11 o'clock A. I. at 255 South Fourth street, Philadelphia | Election for President and Directors same day and place dors « Hewsox K|eeretary ALpEnTt April sth. $00 ACHES Mth RAK ALESMEN WANTAD-To represent one of the largest Nurseries in the country. We guarantee satisfaction to all customers. No previous experience necessary Salary and expenses from start. Address, stating age. Hoores, Eno. & THOMAS, Maple Ave, Nurseries, West Chester, Pa Aprils Pablie Sales, All sale bills printed at this office will receive a free notice of the same under thisheading. Parties having bills print. od at other offices can have a notice in- serted in this registry for fifty cents, FRIDAY MARCH Ih At the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Cettig, two midleg wost of Tus seyville, a large lot of stock and implements £ Horses, ¢ Mileh Cows, d Head of Young Cat te, Osborne Binder, Mawer, Farquar Separator Wagons, Sleds, Harness, and Household goods SMOKE ! SMOKE !! Over 100,000 cigars to sell below cost to reduce stock, owing to a con- templated change in my business. Storekeepers and smokers generally, will do well to write or call on A.J. CRUSE, of our delinquent subscribers this week
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