The Beaver & Gephartvl ov moc ” he Ld Vol. 14 BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1892. NO. 6 @he Centre Aomori, CHAS. R. KURTZ TERMS OF St DBSCRIPTION L y ent 1 1.00 Regular Price {pet when Paid in Advance When subscriptions are not paid of thi inside years $2.00 will Democratic County Committee 1809 N.W s5. W WwW. W... Centre Hal all | Boro gh Bellefonte L. A.SCHAE} YFORD, 8¢ Fditorial. BELLEF ONT debt every vear. - 1 y be PAS r new naner men fo g Aper men were last week ad learfield of libel McKenrick, ing i) i 4 at ( ing ex-District torney charged with tak whom thes DING to recent dis ACCOR h appeared papers Centre legislative more to follow I'l being willing ve county ha candidates on ere 2 nothing th to serve the dear peot - has formally annound that he will not allow name as a candidate for any one to use hi the republican presidential nomination. If Blaine is out of the contest , there is a strong sen. timesnt Harrison his nomination is a great uncertainty. a against and re . Tue money spent by the state for holding Farmers’ Institutes is produc tive of much The various ses sions in our cour last week, attended good. ity by large andiences and the instruction was of the most useful nature to oar farmers. - controlled by a strong republican majority and it head and heels in debt, Centre county, on the other hand, is prospering under democratic rule and is out of debt and with a very low rate of taxation. What Bellefonte needs is new officials. BELLEFONTE is 19 Ex-Senator George W. Delamater and his father and brother have return. to Meadville to stand trial on the charge of embezzlement made against them after the failure of the Delamater bank. The cases are set for trial this week. It is understood that the defendants will seek another postponement, - The Soors for the vaults in the court house are being put in this week. It is a patent stone composition that makes a good even surface and will endure for years. The floor is being put in by a company from Lock Haven. Many people are under the impression that the famous Gallagher is the contractor but | such is not the case, he has nothing to do with it. -— Since Blaine has declined to allow his name go before the next republican con- vention for the presinedtial nomination | of his party there is much comment as who the choice will be, The Gasetle in. terviewed a large number of republi- cans in this section and from their can- | vass the sentiment seems to be for the re-nomination of Harrison. President | wants it to put around his wife's neck | Harrison, though, may have very strong opposition by the time boss Quay sends forth his edict. Our republican leaders | here are like weather.vanes, they turn | which ever way Quay directs, | EDITOR | | | WHAT IT COST [ Betetont for the Blection of Jim MeClure (Overseer of the fom they se | | ne 1) | I'he following S ¢ best, items, as published in | former boro statements, are set out to publie [|] xpen A) the defeat Jim McClure | show the how much extra and "il +1 inetrrea of UN DECOSS by owdrick Overs y @ xtra wit WATE Koeps ney it Loman ant vO pauper Feidl m Jim Eligibility of Tax Collectors A tax eolls r who has not settled his for $f ele “ion sr duplicstes is not eligible for re. wal Ay wil 1799, ion 18 ie act pa set 24ys NO person lector who has 1 paid off the hall be reapp inted a col. wt finally settled and whole amount of the bal ance due on former duplicates.” Act of 18th of April, 1834—"" No per son shall be reap pointed a lector of county or township rates and levies who shall hot have finally settled and paid over the whole amount received by him on former duplicates.” Act 28th of Feb. 1835—""No person shall be appointed collector of county rates and levies who shall not have paid over the whole amount of his former | duplicates. The acts, above mentioned, are repeal led, by the act of 25th of { 1885, under wnich the present tas lectors are elected, which reads as lows “The collector of taxes shall have all the power for the collection of said tax- es during his term of office heretofore | vested in collection of county taxes un. 3 col not June, col fol- same liabilities and penalties for neglect or violation of the duties of his office.” — Avoid Detective Agencies. Shyster agents are at work in several | sections of the country swindling the gullibles on a World's Fair Detective Agency scheme. By the payment of $2 the victim is given a brass shield, on re. ceipt of his credentials in red morocco, #3 more to be forwarded to the mana. gers in Chicago. The victims are prom- | ised transportation to Chicago, hotel | and street car expenses, and a salary of | 865 per month during the fair. very taking swindle. .-—— New Cure for Fits An old man in Williamsport has ap- | plied te Deputy Sheriff Joe Milnor, at the jail, to borrow the rope with which Wade, the murderer, was hanged. He | “to cure her of fits.” The deputy says | he'll let the old man have the rope. ~()vercoats are selling at t cost at the Philad. Branch, { Gallitz | near by ran out der existing laws and be subject to the | middle Itisnl FIVE MYSTERIOUS MURDERS In the Vicinity of Johnstown, Bat as yet no Clue can be Obtained Nothing spring of 18 i i the o much alarm that a radius of awful flood in aused series of murders have been com vithin twelve mile Wf Johnstown Apparent. imrders were done by one have been On De dressed the woods neat t hole in his head" e remains were those of a prosperous The of suicide, prevailed dispelled detectives to discover the {i the body of was found in hand, but so far unable owner. cemben a well man in with a bull Tl man. theory at first by the conditi found, Noel to ) his identity A week was found with a bull this time which was which the ald be ob he was buried, body nother miles m in body was tained as 16 ( and | later the of a man about twelve AWay, About head. learned that itizen of etithrough his it Was . -— wnty Stateme manner Cheering News for Raslroad Men, An the board increase of wages has been « by f directors of 1 sylvania roa COMPpansy Lew schedule LK brakemen, 8 parlor crease of 25 oer $1 95 aday, wm baggagemen, Ma cents; an i ga cents gemen local hy an increase of 20 cents a In the Mad ” On Wednesday evening of last week nine Hing after the eve session of the Farm. Institute had at Boals- burg and all of the peaceable and good citizens of the community had retired, the who seemed to be in danger. A lad who lived in the darkness and by | following the direction of the sound he came to a large mud puddle and in the stood a bewildered man, who ers’ adjourned several persons were startled by loud cries of one distress or asked to led home and offered 25 cents for the service. The lad led the stranger to his boarding house: when he opened the door the man was all bespattered | with mud and to his surprise when he | looked in the man’s face he found that it was none other than our own Francy Spear. He must have been drinking again. .-——. Methodist Chareh Buroed Tuesday morning at about two o'clock | the newly finished Methodist Episcopal church at Alexandria was discovered to be on fire, and though persons gathered | on the scene for the purpose of assisting | in extinguishing the flames, the hand. some structure was totally destroyed, [T he fire is supposed to have originated | from a defective flue. The total loss is | | estimated at 811,000, with an insurance | of 2.500, «Don't forget to call at CENTRE DEMOCRAT office if youwant to have | sale bills printed. We carry a complete line of type and can ll orders on short notice. Jur prices are reasonable and | will suit you, wwdered ’ an | Lenn- | THE LOTTERY SHARKS SURRENDER. of the nited States affirming the the Act of Cong gress of lottery circulars The recent deci Court of the U constitutionality of for the suppres and corresponds nee, s the to break the State lax $101 $10n to have been back terry, sed for struggle between eens Inst straw of the [Louisiana has been of the ers and opponents monopoly that has so poi nontl LOusiana months past by support. of the powerful lottery nvul great the 1 ong controlled that it State has vet tw tical campaign, to run, threat 1 Mt violent wh b it mgratulated or 1siana the be of has been gained over the wil dat or y oF ERY ANG GenoTaIIng swine. leading wr} commenda. who should y» cherished leserve speci nn. and | grateful memory by every friend throughout izens of | go wl! government are the heroie © the lar hraved auvarent ly omnipotent for their grand They are the real 1 an honest Comme name nwealth, rows of this victory, and itis to them ¢ indebted] for the efface. nteheon, «== -——— - Temperance Hevival deliver a series the court Feb. 14, is without will addres We in LL COmmmencing Sund p.m. Mr. Woolley doubt, the most popular | temperance Evangelist at the present time promise to be the most instructive entertai 3) at a suecessfal ' 30 and in the country n Ti meetings interesting and Re of the sea. Woolley is T. nments and are free to all, M1 here under the auspices of the W._ ( UU. which is a vouch that these lectures | will be of high order. Hear what those who have heard him, say “Mr. J. G. Woolley, a former lawyer Minneapolis, who has been saved | from the horrors of drunkenness, deliv. ered] an address in Stone Hall last even. ing by request, which resulted in the inauguration of a new and important | temperance movement. Mr. Woolley is a wonderful speaker, imagination are phenomenal, his lan. gugage elegant, his manner profoundly impressive. He seemed to weave a magic spell over his auditors, Boston Journal, - At Troutville, near DuBois, the teacher of the grammar school uses a buggy whip in administering punish. | | ment to his scholars. There is proba. bly no other place in where such a thing would be permitted, ~The republicans in the South Ward ! think they can capture another council. man by placing J. 8. M'Cargar on their ticket. Mae. is a royal good fellow, but then there are too many democrats n { that neck of woods and for that reason ! he may not be in it. Be sure and see the “Midnight | Alarm” at the opera house next Friday evening. It is an elegant production. [ ==(iet your sale bills printed at this i office. We do satisfactory work at very | reasonable prices. son a of Supreme power | and defiled the blandishments of fortune | and his powers of | "The | Pennsyivania | BOROUGH FINANCES If thers of Bellefonte thai of and Tt e¢ Poor departinent $a time L 1 14 i re is finances managemen i 20.000. and the 1 I ian i are w hia ve The depar partment parties are 15K Peter Ash Wm rofl, Louisiana who | Odenkir (:. B. D. Garman John G. Uzzle Ww Musser. D. L. Bartges, { Henry Robt The above Brandon, SHOW Shoe, Mill ent Walker id license dur- Hal twp. ro I applic Year The do not hold liquor ing the past asking for a renewal. following ten persons ood license and have g claims to present for the same Gotlieb Haag, Tavern 3 Tattersall Ingham, A. Decker, Thos. Gleason, Simler & M'Cormick," Philipsburg. George B, Uzzle, Snow Shoe, Wm. P. Brown, n uy Anderson, Wh Bellefonte, Jos, Lehman, Philipsburg. W. R. Haynes, Snow Shoe. -— . Weighing Mall ellefonte, Philipsburg. Ferguson Snow Shoe, Jas, : 3 JOSAIe, The weighing of the United States mails, which takes place every years, will be commenced about the middle of February, and will be con. tinued thirty days. The purpose of this { weighing is to form an estimate on | which to base the contract with the railroads for the mail. The time mentioned selected as being about the average, the heaviest period being during December and January, and the lightest during August, Weigh. ers are employed by the department | who weigh all mail handled. -——— Yuture Attractions four CAITYINR Is Manager A. 8S. Garman informs us that all the attractions he has booked for the balance of this season are the following : The Midnight Alarm, on Friday. Feb. ruary 12th, Bristol's ruary 20th and matinee, Grime’s Cellar Door, on March 4, Annie Mitchell Comedy Co., one week Solimening March 7. ments now gheing Ha the G. t. and High Lehool | to give a i entertainment on Feb, | Washington's birth day. Eques-Cuarricalum, on Feb. March 1st, with one Onur Opinion of Hazing has been that tudent 4 DHothe ¢ effects lents of iil rounds of t papers of Harrisburg, a the amaony wn skiff en. It ng men at be LO use in his tn 1 Ho gest steel mills ol gas plan and Gen. dock ar nestead, the | in which ex-Gov. B Hastings are W. A. IN town on 1 Rv nterested. ybias, of Millheim, was in It was reported thal ) New Hampshire owing trip there was de. il spring. he Philadelphia ig the ten days 1 sales covesnd for the lars undera nesday. he had gone 1 " to a spell of illness his layed and h os unt E 15% hn Wanamaker, t nt, jous to Christmas, | e will not mercha savs thal dur prev $100,000 a day, so that the total ten days was only a few d He advertising ful man 8600 a Advertising is the leverags this store has bes 1" milling: [AERRRLLE IE ASIEN: a a skill adds: “1 spend week for , and 1 pay it for me. ith which [ do ak bus adver. month to do "w n 4] raised u) see how any large and successiul ness can be done without liberal tising."”’ ~The pupils of the Dellefonte High School expect to give an entertainment in the Garman opera house on Monday evening, February 22nd, Washington's Birthday. The proceeds will be for the benefit of Gregg Post. ~Mr. Wm. Hendrixson and wife, of Sunbury, are visiting friends in this section. Mr. Hendrixson is engaged in the insurance business al that place and 18 prospering. For severe cold on the lungs use the following excellent remedy: A teacup ful of strained honey, one-half teacup of olive oil and the juice of one lemon, Cook all together and take one tes spoonful every two hours, ~W. R. Haynes, of Snow Shoe, has made application to court for a whole. sale liquor license at that place. It 8 said that there isan immense amount of liguor shipped into that country to private parties and often to minors and bad characters, It is claimed that a | wholesale agency there might just as well receive the benefit of this trade, and at the same time conld see that | liquor is not sold to dangerous charno- | ters. A wholesale license at Snow Shee | might be the proper thing.
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