VOL. 16. @he Centre Democrat, ED. & PUB. | SUBSCRIPTION CLUI RATES: Hditorial. HOUR DAX" is Davip RB, for 1896 | time, death bl sation. A GREAT ID county now fi plimentary voting 1 ¢xamp! or FO 441 THE w promises to They will mak their fireworks by that George this country, and that he ni . George must have been a really bad TTR To tate toor-boyeott him now, to buy voles The democra they still hold offices; that they su democratic tar several years; the election is ov ty howlers country things we can be d are will | IT looks now can party will be question. Leaders South and West will force free silver in platform. That willl and will attrac tariff the country is pleased with tariff bill. discussion. -— of repuoiican number her tha r Les A this and ot Hastings as presidency in 1896, tions. In that event gee Gov. Pattison p ticket, He has the « masses for and that after all is Let Pattison be the next nominee any- | how, he is a winner and would make an | ideal president, urging Gen. for lates are ] candidate uld like t the democratic we Ww ut on miidence of the and integrity, what his honesty wins voles, a, - GEN. HAasTIiNGs is still hiding A on must from the professional office seeker, man of the General's genial dispositi be greatly the importunities of his many friends who gre after places, either for themselves or their friends; and it is not surprising that he keeping out of the way. What a difficult task it must be to dis. pose of the claims of his so called dem. ocratic allies, so as not to offend the genuine republicans. The lot of a poli. | tician is certainly not cast in pleasant places, annoyed by constant 18 - AT the regular election, on the first Tuesday of November, the republicans carried Hamilton county, Ohio, by 22,000 majority. A week later special election for judge of the ins venay court, McNeil, democrat, was elected by 3,300 majority, a flop of 25,000 in seven days. This is a remarkable change in so short a time, and shows how soon people will change their po- litical views. It also shows that no particular place is either safely republi can or democratic. The independent voter is abroad and he has very little respect for party lines or party politics, It is true thil a large portion of our people are firmly rooted in their party faiths, but enough to hold the balance of power are ready to change from one side to the other upon the slightest pre. text, Oar defeat does not discourage us, | Tiis majority f Demoera 1 ithe lowest n papers in This compared | the democracy | state ticket LARGE MAJORITIES. HASTINGS LARGE COMPARED. Slumyis AL Decided Viet ted Joh NET. Governor : ive, L majority ever re. governor of over , Was ot ceived by any this wris Longstreeth, 207%, and his piuras- : f Yariv ne 1 OF DAVIiDg re. 18 over Si Mi I) 1 Mr. Grow IKeTiy the ad 623, au the |: We have no objec | 1} with the cast exceeds Hastings’ 1804. In ed canal commissioner by 1 plurality of 1854 Henry S. Mott was elect. 743 jority, majority compared that of A wds tl Hastir democrats should be d ma a with AL « f General y 8 no reason why scouraged by the immense republ 1504, In 1872 Pennsylvania by an majorities of General Grant carried 147,000 majority and seemed totally demoral- In 1874 was el ized. democratic ted and again in carried the state by the entire 1578 the democrats 10,000 majority. In ried the state by an immense yet in 1852 Robert E. elected governor What of leveland 1880 Garfleld majority, Pattison was is true of Pennsylvania is also every In carried New by in 15884 he only 1,100 majority true other 1882 192, 1e stale by four he republicans were defeated in nearly every the Union. the country by as large a vote and their yietory is equally as sweeping as was that of the demo. erats in 1800, state, York 000, and carried tl Only yOArs ago state in Now they have carried .o-—— Fire al Milesbhurg On Saturday evening a fire broke out in A. Kohlbecker's hotel stable at Miles. burg and the building was destroyed, All the vehicles and live stock were re. moved, and corn were lost, There was no surance on the bullning: the loss about 8500, The origin of the fire unknown. in. in is VOTE | roun state | SWaLe, Car- | A large quantity of hay, oats | 11) i ciled al Hable, thelcor USIONS Aare a little hi wd on i Dehorning Mileh Cows ® | horning and the wing day. | Joss of 227.000 pounds of butter fequivaiant to 8 3.100 per cent : . ’ | yield for the two days. A Hastings’ Cabinet all th On Tuesday ing | morni that claimed ements of be | dailies had articles official announ Grov is as follows of eC Reeder, : attorney Henry Cl McCormick, of Williamsport; adjutant general, Thomas of secretary, Louis E ings’ cabinet, whicl Secretary ymmonwealth Frank general AY Norristown Ritter, who privatesecretary to Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia, The incumbent of the position of superintendent of banking James Henry Lambert, of Philadelphia, political edi. tor of the Press or J. Stewart, private is now | has not yet been chosen, Lasurance commissions - -- A Polot on Yoting Two voters in another county, who simply marked their ballots with a dash (=), lost their votes, the court ruling, when the case came before them, that “where a voter has marked his ballot with a stroke instead of a cross (X)as i directed by the act of June 10, 1868, it should not be counted by the election Lofficersn.” The evident intent of the voter, one would naturally suppose, would be allowed to govern such a case, but the court ruled otherwise, The law calls for a cross, and nothing else shall | be counted, - .—— Ah Anniversary On Tuesday evening a number of friends assembled at the home of Mr. | and Mrs. Gottlieb Hagg, at their hotel | on Bishop street, to celebrate the 40th "anniversary of their marriage. Hast. | CHEAP NOTORIETY Governor-elect Hastings ind riends in Bellefonte to call off the Pro- He , | threatened to leave town if the jollifica. | po ed demonstration in his honor. tion was carried out He ve ry sen suggested that the mone y such a demo | stration would cost would be applies | & better purpose if it to the relief of | Bellefonte I'he demonstration | and all that thes were apt the pool Money was county chairman R sented with a Royal Dres Last Thursday | Reese was presented with { cane, We presume Georg | Reese played the joke on then Reeder I the As to returns who nes and id like to kno ation fund anty probally to thelr advantage nan Reeder, of the po 1% Met . Ee Bashiful Your ur town ar with nls and the rreater Hi ere “IBY 14 { these ga Bankerh he 638 went! uo dieinis) roger tempt is! Joh -i§ will vider & Square § foesh so ramels, main listrnck thw will 4 WW y | twent ying iS Any young man cap | * {do the elegnus in an [| w ith his fairest, but | he will be Jost ice cream parlor ina candy factory she will want to & | the establishment ar - -_—— What the Schools Cost Stewart, deputy suj lie instru fiery gures 5} wing he stale apg Iu the 80 last LY from imped CIREL to YEAar. In 1542 it was $250 000 annually. 1 for 10 years after Then it began to 4, 10 was 81.000.000, { it remained {i r on ly $200,000 a climb, until at which figure r 13 years. In 1887 it was ven this ! A magnificent AKLOOO & Year it 81 twas gl aggregate is #28 Governor Beaver's aduninistrati ) 1 ppropriated to 100s and during the second 8 .—-——— 000 000 were apo tho sot ¢ $ pat adminis ration | of Governor Pattison 1.005 (0x) } Teachers Institute ] The 48th annual session of the | ers’ institute of Centre county will be | held in the court house Bellefonte, dur. | ing the week of December 17 to 21. The following instructors have been ¢ ngaged { for the occasion Henry He uch, deputy { superintendent of public instruction: { Dr. A. 8, Draper, president University {of Illinois; Dr, A. E. Winship, editor of the “Journal of Education.” Boston. Mass; Dr. G. W. Atherton. president | Penna, State College; Prof. Chas. H. | Albert, State Normal school, Blooms. { burg; Prof. C. J, Swift, ex-superintend. {ent of Elk county; Hon. Stockton Ax. son, representing the American Society for the extension of University teach. ing, and Prof. Chas. Lose, of Philadel. phia. Lectures have also been arranged | for. . Marriage License Law The marriage license law of this state { Is all right despite the attempt to create {the impression that the error In the | supplement invalidates the entire stat. ute. Ministers or others authorized to { tle the knot should not forget this when { approached by loving couples, for there [18 a severe penalty clause in the law. | | The mistake which led to the impression | that the law is inoperative until Octo. ber, 1805, applies only to the cupple. { ment, which permits a license to be | taken out fn ome county and used i another, n MATTERN REUNION, WILL OCCUR AT WARRIORS- MARK. Preparations Being Mude for a Large Gath. | ering-—An Organization Affected Au In teresting Family New Freight Basinoss ntrant niract | ry thas rs Term nN : | g ¢ ore from ulfiaio to Clear { for the Bellefonte famnace. The concern uses Lake Superior ore, which is brought! by water to Buffalo. About 400 ca: re expecied at Buffa ) § i A week Was there two Centuries Clearfield working in the Clearfield i under Sin pine tree al embedded 3] Below the ly discern. other marks Without | which cannot be made out. { doubt the knife was | by TH IRS stuck ir some white person, presumably a Mary — The Gov, Cartin Monament A committee ox msisting J. A. Miller, S. { H. Williams, James Harris and Wm, T.JFitagerald were appointed at | lar meeting of Gregg Post, No. 8 | Saturday night, to take charge of and push the Curtin monument movement. f Lr Beaver, chairman; John ( A regu. held { The fund has already been started with | a 8500 subscription by the Centre county | | Veteran club and the above committee | will take immediate steps toward | soliciting aid from all soldiers’ organiza. tions and societies in the state desiring | to contribute, A fund desired. ly Pennsylvania's Two Governors Governorelect and Mrs, nor and Mrs. Pattison to be their guests at the Executive mansion on inaugura. tion day. | return the compliment by entertaining | Governor Pattison at his home at Delle. fonte on the occasion of his visit to that place to attend the dedication of the armory of Company B, December 14, - .—— Sehonl Appropriations The warrants for the State appropri. ation for the public schools are now being sent ont ab a rate of 200,000 a | week, The whole amount of 85,000,000 will have been disbursed before the close of November. "N § 8 | of £25.000 is | Hastings | have accepted the invitation of Gover. | The incoming governor may | NO. 4 i —— 6 — FREE AGRICULTURAL INST LCTION, y Hustrat. Agricul. vivania State ( We are in receipt of a neat OUT Hinge, Hegiate + wok" } Lhe regu geoflersa tw ii. Wlapted rs two n, one to and one Ha the county 1ly ar- n agri- is free wt for State Beaver should ing farmers ter and “re yunrse s Catarrh : very the head, is its other mong The Louk vant - head into brockial tulses ead to tendency to de VEIOP Into some rious and dangerous disease ler dropping from the F lungs is very Fle a ! cot Bellefonte as corrected Hams sugar Breakfast Bacor Lard per p | Eggs per dos | Potatoes per Dried Sweet ( BERNER HURER ito the tree | Don’t Scold The Boy, good, lively wy, and you int change him if {i} a lot of course The ing to do is to oos that are had to “kick out." got sl nd you'll save ont one pair in four possibly a little more, All sizes for both boys | i (ret tl school he re. | ! al Mingle’s SHOE STORE
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