ephartY Democrat. VOL. 15. ar — BELLEFONTE. PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1893. NC. 50 The Centre Democrat, SHAS. R. KURTZ, - EDITOR TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 per year, $1.00 Vi Regular Price . * » when Pald in Advance When subseriptions are not paid inside of three 00 will be charged CLUB RATES, Joars 82 fhe CEXTRE DEMOCRAT adel Iphia Weekly Times one y The CENTRE DEM "RAT and ’ New York Weekly Wi one year for and Phil year for $1.75 Fditorial. convention at licated that week, ind ir aha for the their choice {x honors. Tue Grangers, in Harrisburg, Gen. H republic last ASLINES Was 1 gubernatorial - f lect! of a y fill the vacaney ¢ aused by v., will take place Tha: is Spring Congressman a the Li m large, U death of William Lill lay. Fe the date for ! elections bruary 20th ding the regular — -> THE WILSON BILL There are several reasons for he consideration of the Wilson bill, un- | after Christmas recess. Many demo- ¢ home to had ave already gon f the 3 ts h Christn held thi have been 18 and : been 4 week slimly those who spend { an opportunity Wilson bill by their constituents which will enable al holiday to been heir ' will get earn how the has recel caucus any « o- t is in fact them to lay before the jections which may exist. very fortunate toat the bill has been de- layed. It do what has never been done before details will enable the democrats to consult the people about the a tariff bill. - - Important to Shippers Commencing Monday, December 18th, Bellefonte car will loaded week by the Philadelphia and leading R. at their Willow and Noble Freight Station, Phila. delphia. to Newberry Junction (Williamsport) in a through Western express train, ar- riving at that point at an early hour the following morning and reaching Belle. fonte at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the same thus giving to our people a freight service that will in the matter of time be nearly Express companies, Freight from New York is to be for. warded to Newberry in a solid car that insures prompt and quick movement of freight from that point. On Monday Dee. 18, the regular freight schedule a be day R. streets day. equal to that of the goes into effect when freight tring will | be moved at stated times. The local freight leaves Bellefonte an 6.25 a. m., on the return trip, departs from Mill Hall at 1148 a. m. reaching this point at 2p. m. -_— To Found a Home The members of the Brethren of the Dunkard church in Central Pennsyl vania have decided to found a home for the aged any indigent of their denomi.- nation. They have purchassd fur this purpose the comodious buildings form. erly used as a young ladies’ seminary at Shirleysburg, Huntingdon county. The buildings are picturesquely located and splendidly adapted for the purpose. The Dunkards are strongly numerically in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, and a1 it has been their custom not to allow the poor of their church to the public almshouses, upon a denominational A Queer Case to be sent they decided home for them, Williams, of walking along the Philadelphia & Erie rallroad and saw a cask lying at the foot of an embank. ment, Outof curiosity he broke it open, and to his astonishment found a living man, half naked and tightly bound with ropes. The man was nearly dead, but was resuscitated. He gave his name as William Hummel and said he was kid. napped in the woods near his home at Monteville, Vernon county, Mo., and thinks he must have been drugged and then put into the cask, A few days ago Henry Williamsport, was Lonsin g 1] por Gas Lands The Standard Olt Company is about to begin oll and gas operations in new territory. It has leased a three corner. ed strip, extending from Bradford, in McKean county, to Brooklyn, Susque. hanna county. This will include Jeffer. son, Elk and Cameron cunties, and a part of Clearfield, Clinton, Lycoming and Potter, a strip of Sallivan and all of Bradford county lying south of Towan. da. - ~All of poster work done julckly and in the very best of style at ye ( entre Denioerat offices, Kinds $1.45 | | matery | tion, | Intendent, 'y OL each | This ear is to be run through | THE C. R. R. OF PENNA, PASSENGER TRAINS MOVING REGULARLY. The Formul Opening of the load To Day Special ExcarsionDistloguished Rall road Men Present ~The Banguet Pa ' ’ . a toa I'he Central Railroad of Pennsylva of whic much h been read g Lhe past and in full opera nia, h 80 and spoken durin nmamer, has ized —it is here Mr. Gephart, the General Super spring Bellefonte predicted last this new road from Hall would be built | before the end of the 3 time, As 50 ma mds about Bellet n the past f have run lad ie EH Le accompany and retur y tha lit 8 ie in T. Munson, by through, the various RIOT distributed en} er Crain was rut tickets at the various Ve Hovees to Gistribute stations I th) Anos order to be prepared for the opening for pas. senger traffic on Monday moming. The first passenger train left, schedule time, on Monday morning 7.10, m. The : Charles Gilmore, engineer fireman: J B. Hall, barg, conductor; Harry Winton, « Bellefonte, brakeman; Harry Fritz, Williamsport, American er. The train Soubination { at F. Mann, of thi oY first ticket from Mi large number of people were at crew consisted of Ed Bro wih, formerly of | a EXPress mes seng Was composed of ; AT tion to see this train pull out The favorable conditions, but befell it later, first train star misfortune When in the vicinity of Mackeyville, not far from Mill Hall, the engine left the and went over an embankment of about in height. The engine was running with the tender ahead, which likely eft dhe track | Lon, aS fick six feet of an obstrue. the soft irst on acoon ed pled over, The engine plov into ground and top were der The coaches alled also but remained on the road bed. No one was injured ately, and in very short engines and a wrecking Beech Creek road, were on hand and by the afternoon the track was cleared and the afternoon train made its regular trip over the line. The ine may need ome few repairs and is not serious. ly damaged. FORMAL a time two crew, eng OPENING Just as we went to press, the announc- ment was recelved that the Formal Op ening of the road Lad been postponed, This was deemed necessary at this late hour on account of the unforseen delays in the completion of the construction work and the shortage of motive power, The excursion to the Board of Trade is some futuredate the local Bellefonte and also postponed to Until Dee, 256th, dations will leave Hall at 7.108. m., on and after that date at 6.30 a. m., and returning will leave Mill Hall at 0.30 a. m., and mrive at Bellefonte at 12 m The Banquet to be held at the Bush House, in the evening, promises to be a fine affair. Distinguished rallroad men from Philadelphia and other points, with which the new rallroad counects, have announced their intention of be. ing here. The banquet hall will con. tain 106 chairs and every! place will be occupied, and on account of limited space, many subscribers, who came late, were refused, The committee have completed all arrnugeroents for giving the distinguish. od guests nroper slention while here. During the Hecomimao. for Mill a ny they will be the guests ! Bellefonte and fortun. | of the | of some of our prominent citizens and | in the afternoon will shown about | The collection be vicinity. will banquet, of enterpris- railroad Belle- in the ing, be a prominent business ing citizens to manner even men and entertain our guests in a becoming fonte. LABOR NOT PROTECTED Mr. J the gn, the new head of | 5 in Washington, of | Bi- | Knigh ference committee of the League, with which he is in the tariff he ut free trader, of American in attendance the con the Executive upon metallic sympathy, said S Speaking { son 8 fully accounted for, | ties | camps to soft . coal burning, and thriving towns now mark | A AR - i TRUNK LINE If the Vanderbilts earry out their in. tention to convert the Beech Creek rail. | rond into a trunk line connection with | the west a new and very important out. let will be given to the vast bituminous coal flelds of Clinton, Clearfield and | Jeflerson counties, This field has be- | come one of active development in the | past five years, When this single factor is considered | the 62 per cept, increase in population { in Clearfield during the past ten years, | and the 57 per cent. increase in Jeffer- Both coun. exhausted lumber mining and coke turned from { the country that had no name a decade | ago. 8 certain 1 from the point WARS “ea’rner. Raw material st means in A basis The Beech Creek and its feeders were the means to productive ends, and pow that it has been abont decided to trunk this paying short line from Williams. poit to DuBois and thence westward to Eve, an impetus will be given not alone to every interest represented, but also to a further investment of capital in very fertile and fuviting territory. Evidently the Vanderbilts take no stogk in the fictitious distress charges | founded on the Wilson bill, plain business venture in It is which th 4 very bright fat year comes 1o time, — Tinizs. - —-——— - ADIMTIONAL LOCALS «if vou have any family in a distant state send him or her the CENTRE DEMOCRAT, | from home is always appreciated. Five Deer luckiest hunting from | that we have heard from was the Spring township nimrods: Benjamin Gentzle, John Horner, John Brown, David Moyer, and Si IRON d Schindle The y were out | for five retur The party Centre county this SEASON days five one for | Mr. Gentzle of Mr. Homer # That wel puts them at ned with large deer, each hunter shot two them and ree was doin o 5 the head of th | and and e list. — Wedding Anniversary. Saturday, December crystal ; Mr. and of i nniversary he marriage of "iret HIss, and a number anned ¢ surprises by callin g upon (lass Ware, Was proper | ff po the ving and, of for presents, amot were ! frie nds : i lever em the ourse, it 4 monstrous diamonds Mrs. Furst enjoyed t} preciated this token of respect from their many friends a WAR whick two | The Judge and ! ¢ surprise and ap- igh Sehool Exareless t the hiterary exercises in the Delle foute high school wt Friday the graduating through spokesman, J. C. Meyer, their instructors the pressions of appreciation Wright, a bound volume perre; Prof. Ammerman, Prof. D. 0. Etters, Lew “Prince of India; Prof. baugh, an easy chair alternoon, ch their Esq. , following ex. Miss Laura of Shaker. a picture, Wallace's gave Johnston .——— Deserves the Reward Alfred is entitled to Lucas, of Snow a award of 8300 for Constable Shoe, | the detection and arrest of a Hungarian Lesko, who committed an outrage upon a little girl near Punxsu. tawney. Lucas captured the man soon after and lodged him in the Clearfield county jail. The county offered the reward and Mr. Lucas went to Clearfield last week look after his known as cons to claim, A Preacher Santenced Rev. R. H. Singer, was tried in November in Somerset for an attempt. ed criminal assault, on a charge prefer. red by Mrs. Alice Jeffreys, He was convicted of assault and battery. Judge Longenecker sentenced Singer to pay a fine of five dollars and to undergo an imprisonment of threo months, The same gentleman is wanted in Clinton county upon a like charge. ile must be a daisy. . ~Fine job printing, at reasonable rates ab the CexTRE DEMOCRAT office, «Merchant talloring Is one of the specialties at the Philadelphia Rranch. If you can’t buy a suit that wil] fit they can make one for yon on short notice. 1 form |} ! address, ! distinguished borough | such great Hid colored friends ure quite proud of | | leense of #1,000 is flest paid, ~The citizens of Lock Haven are! scheming to have an electric railway bui't from Mill Hall to their dwn in | order to cateh Nittany Valley custom. They will come to Bellefonte in spith of such a project, Crs, ~ Last week Lewis Miller son of Jumnes | | Miller of this place, was coupling dump | | Oars of the - R.R.of Pa. in the vicinity of Amor's Gap, bie fell on the track and brok@ tis collar bone. The whesla came DEA passing uver Wik body. «Mr. John Q. Mi the treasurer 8 nf the Green Woods, and | 8a nis. A pastor orth of State College’ mnged palpits with Rev. Houck ) last Sabbath. Rev lllingsworth is a ler umd de vere tan av, The Congrega* highly pleased with his dis ¢xlent tions COUuITeN Prof Washin JYEermons here Were John Heston, of Seattle, gon, was in Bellefonte on Monday. He was formerly a member of the State College faculty as Principal of the preparatory department, but now is Presi of Agricultural College Washington State I'he hop in the skating rink, last | Friday evening, was a grand social suc cess. Colonel Calvin Pifer acquitted himself nobly in making the opening It was a masterly effort. Many people were surprised to hear ous ficial display ability and rare learning. him The specialty Branch childrens makes a clothing this brands="The Little Litle Czar,” “The “The Little King.” Allof them have double knees and double seats. You get double wear therefore the best value. This is posi. tively the finest and best line in the market. SORsOn., F General,” “The Little Senator.” LH .——— Tax on Theatrical Companies Judge Doty has decided, burg, must pay to the treasurer of the county A license of 850 before a performance can bv given therein, unless a state at applies to all counties in the state ex- cept All egheny and Philadelphia. a ~1f you are thinking of buying win, ter : clothing be sure to call on Lewins and see his stock. His prices always sult, al ey | are engaged, and the soft coal trade has | ure before it as the new | News | Greens. | that the theatrical companies | This law | still in sya on DUNCAN AND SPANGLER. AN IMPORTANT COAL OPE- RATION. Sterling Conl mentCol, Company changes Manage J. L, Bpangler and W, P. Duncan Operators In our last issue a statement was made that the Sterling Coal Compuny had been dissolved. The following fully: went into effect on December 1st, when Duncan & Spangler acquired possession | | of the entire | the Sterling Coal Company, one of the | largest concerns engaged in the mining { and shipping of bituminous coal in the | State of Pennsylvania. The new { is composed of W. I, | of the Philipsburg N | Col. Jackson L firm ational Bank, and Mr. stockholders of i Company. Duncan is one of the i principal the Blubaker { Coal Company, and has a wide knowl edge of the coal busi as great wealth, Col. Spangler is t nown to the people of this need apy introduction, as he has | years an and dose more { haps, than any other man to vell as HERR, O00 Weil wong them, advance the wonderful development { sources of Northern Cambrian county, the successful management of the enor ! mous property they have acquired, and | 3t is the opinion of people well informed { on the subject that the change will be a great benefit to the operations affected t by it. I'he property affected by the new deal is of enormous value, embracing nine mines of large capacity, with all the ex- | pensive equipment necessary for their | operation. The Sterling Coal Company, by the | ehange, becomes sunply a great coal agency instend of an operating conoem, Lat will sti wandle the grader. porlion of the coal mined by Duncan & and increase the large volume of busi. has done line fi The m will be at Hastings, tt DEATH RECORD ness it i SOI time past headquarters of the Pa new Lr Robert ¥. Glover, a well known merchant of Hartleton, Union county, Pa., died at his home on Dee. Sth, Age 72 yeurs and 7 days, 1868, 10th, Mr, William Lis home neat He was 78 years, 7 months and 23 fage. He died suddenly from th fect of a spell of violent coughing. December ied at 1] SUnGay, Ishler d Tusseyville. days eef- Mrs, home, December Mary LL. Hasson State College, last Thursday, 14th, 1883. She suffered | from a complication of diseases ard for | the past few years was subject to per. iods of melancholy. Her age was about 5% vers Phe decagss deceased was a me mber of the died at her Presbsyterian church, Mrs. Rebecca McKibben, wife of W, L. McKibben, died 7th at ber home in Cedar Springs, Clinton county, Pa. Her death caused by pneu- monia. Her age was 54 years, 7 months, 10 days. Being a devout christian she expressed herself “I do not fear to die.” She leaves to mourn her loss a husband, one daughter and two sons Dec. was Michael Wolf died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marlen Gates, at Mt, | Eagle, on Sunday morning at vanced age of 81 years. is survived by Mill Hall: Alexander, and Gideon, of Dubwiis. His daaghters are Mrs. John Smith, of Berwick; Mrs, Jane Bartley, of Mackeyville, and Mrs, Marlen Gates, of Mt. Eagle. The funeral occurred at 10 a Tuesday. a the ad. The deceased Robert, of of Tennassee, three sons m No Yaper This will be the last issue of the Cex. {TRE DEMOCRAT for the year as we expect to take a brief respite dering 1888, the holiday season, which is customary | During | the week the office willbe open to at. | with the newspaper fraternity. tend to business or deliver job work, To one and all of our many readers and patrons, scattered far and wide, we wish A Merry Cnnisraas and A | Harry New Yean, » . He was an “M_I» Ww. of BR. B, Wigton & Sons, began life by drivisg a mule in a mine at Morrisdale, and every time he comes up from Phila. delphia he goes to see Die k," who is Weiidy years "of age. from | the Hastings 7Tvibune will explain wore | “One of the largest deals in the his | tory of the coal business in this region | operating department of | Duncan, President | . Spangler, of Bellefonte, | { General Manager of the Sterling Coal | | Both gentlemen are eminently fitted for | member of your | Spangler, | B. Wigton, of the great coal flim | MINGLE’S. DISHONORABLE TH EV There is un old and trite saviug to the effect that there is some Bomnor among thieves; but there are exceptions to sil things, and one has come to notice. M. L. Thal is the name of the young gen. teman who conducts a confectionery and fruit store on Allegheny | The young man is unfortunate in bei | & cripple in an arm and a foot and | thost disabled so that Le moves with some difficulty and is at a great | disadvantage in attending to any form { of business, Notwithstanding this dis. CREEL about { tress, he always was industrious and { frugal and by his own ind ividual efforts | bas for years past supported himself and saved enough money purchase this store and go into business for himself. {| The community always the | young man’s course and he gan to pick up trade. in admired soon be Last Sunday evening Mr. Thal went to his store to attend to When he opened the door some matiers, be found the rear window His entire stock bad ran. {sacked and about #100 stock, i such fruits, missing. room in disorder and the open. been worth of candies, TAWwWer. as cigars, in the « nuts, cash ole ef ey was i | The entrance was ted the rear window by forci tor a and a large i 3 | in bulk, of goods were taken Who the offending parties co there is no clue as vet to follow quantity out through j IL. iid be The person or persons, who committed this deed inust be some depraved, less wrets oh, 0 has peitl {Or man in him, that } dal De sb soul- wer fear of God and of such low instincts ate in He must be a { in the disguise of a human being. The loss to Mr. Thal isa serious one and be has the sympathy of the people i in thus community. ot it 10 asso A ¢civik | feed community. brute — Married Through the | indow Rev James M. Runkle, pastor of the 8t. Paul's Reformed church at Mechan. lesburg, Pa |, performed a marriage cere | mony the other day under difficuliss which very rarely occurs when a wed. ding takes place, arry Wein, of Mecha: | was confined to his Miss Li f 3 ] faithful csburg, who KR. by shail pox, hone } Baker, = dant, and zie has bes his aller Ling parties performed by {outside of the and the o Ru dwe no welling them trough the window Rev. Runkle recently brad Rev, is a Pens taught Severn at Hul -—— summer school A Christmas Gilt Many persons are in a stu buy for a gift. If some friend or relative former | ] dy what lo suitable you have y of this county living in some dis tant section, | send 1 him the CENTRE DEMOCRAT for one year. He will get fifty installments Fregularly, giving a complete and in- { teresting resume of all the important ! happenings during that time. #1 cash is all that is necessary to have a new name added to our list. tp Important to Ladies A general reduction has bee made on ladies counts, wraps, ete. , st J. A. Aikens south Alleghany st., Dellefonte The prices are from 83, #6, 85,810, $12, on up to the finest at #25 and 830, The assortment embraces all grades of goods. This is a rare opportunity for the ladies to purchase a styl garment at the rates will prevail for one mont! store, ish and serviceable lowest price ee WE HAVE THEM! Fancy Slippers for Christmas. You cannot find anything more economical or more appreciated, Our stock is larger than ever—- better selected and cheaper, Ladies’ and Gents’ Shoes and all different warm lined goods, Slippers and the We are the only party in Belle- fonte selling the celebrated Alfred Dolge’s Felt Shoes and Slippers and the Lambertville Duck Gum Boot. ... SHOE STORE.
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