ia atace College ( w Atherton BELLEFONTE. PA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1895, NO. 7 The Centre Democrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, ED. & PUB. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Regular Price $ If pald In ADVANCE : CLUB RATES: Tie CENTRE a vy DEMOCRAT On and the twice-a ek BW 1€ year THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT for $1 45 and P 3. Week 1" (107 § 1.4 Democratic County Committee for 1805 DISTRICT Jellefonte ward i south ward... g west ward... Centre Hall......... Howard | nortt ony South P Philipsburg, hilipsburg st ward 2nd ward... 3rd ward Jenner, north precinet sout } nort h precinct. isi? yrecing Editorial. A vote for a unty poor b the direction of lower taxes w- - IN other counties i n the state ¢ poor houses have reduced the poor shout one-half. What better argun do you want for supp i re nie, Dox council unles and expenses, ward should | tion day. Lie that all are squandered on and other like jobs, out of office and lower our taxes ymbine Every. 1g this Dr ve the { body is interested in accomplisl - 29 000 This [T costs us now keep our rth water poor of Bellefonte, igh mark indicates extravagance, if something Elect | Robert Hepburn and he will take care of the deserving and thousands of dollars of the people's money that is now uselessly squander ed. not more Serious. Onest poor save -> THE annual statement published the commission expen for with unusual approval. ditures three.mill rate and a nine thousand dol. lar surplus is a showing of which every tax payer can well feel proud. From every section of the county hear words of approval, since the lastistate. ment was issued. we -. | v } for $1.75 i | were reduced | and kept at that fig BOROUGH FINANCES. RESULT OF REPUBL MANAGEMENT. N | IA the Lrst year, The people of 1 ¢s 2 ure, | this town can well afford to try another IT is to be hoped that the bill before the legislature making every county a poor distriet and the erection of pass, Every person who can see how such a measure would our people should petition Messrs. Womelsdorf and Curtin to give their full support to this bill Public sentiment gradually disproving the abuses prac. ticed under the township system, -~ - NEXT Tuesday the people of Centre county will vote on the poor house question. On this there much prejudice. Assoon as it was ag. itated many were pronounced against it and will remain so without ever giving it any serious consideration. County almshouses invariably prove a better and cheaper method of caring for the poor, yet in spite of this they will vote against the measure, The trial of an almshouse is all that is necessary-.other counties have profited by the experi. ment. authorizing poor houses will benefit is question in fice, and follow it wit) good | To Tue DEMOCRAT For the life understand why our town pitching into the present town council 80 vigorously, We are sure it is not papers are done maliciously but perhaps they have not g ible t the work of the incl carefully. The present council is made up of better citizens than we the council. Take a look at some them: Henry DBrockerhoff, Al Garman, C. T. Gerbrick, Gov. Beaver, 4 if? lar owners of, largely interested, in very valuable real estate, it the class of men who are likely to be extravagant either one to the tre ) inquire into usually have in of - oe (eo. Jush, all ge or 1'hey are ne with their own or other peoples’ money. But the particular objection we hear urged against them is the improvement of Curtin street. The improvement of this street was much needed, as it was, at certain seasons of the year, only a mud hole. As we now have it, it is well graded and built upon a solid bed and of good crushed limestone, It will not need repairing to any extent for fifteen to twenty years, Curtin street has been made like all | A few years ago | our streets should be, we had a council which spent much money in hauling slag on many of our streets, This was in 1888, in 1880 all this work went down the creek. was spending money foolishly. money put on Cartin street in 1804 was well spent. The improvement is per. manent and lasting. 50 are all the improvements made by "the council of 1504, whether to the f o'cle ck, That | The | give $ NOCeSS st like the momical manner and done our present coun has done it, in most nent Wei perm | possible. it was good | '1l to put tl ul policy on men wi om 1 [ nto (re \ Hefonte, begging t wind help us, Y 14 + wv 1 y Supply of any town in When we oro 4 t there Died in Altoona i at 6 on Sutdarday evening. The a Le resa OL SUS juries, ' ms was taken body many thousand dollars, and so doll will be very difficulty to reproduce. will also greatly delay the circulat dent’s report .— Tours to the Golden Gate 3! Apart from the rare pleasure of and Ie nnsylvani a to Californi: ing wilnes new p the Company's Nees WCenes., £ prove better ed Irs icators than any ber of lectures or books on travel, These tours have been arranged der the company’s renowned personally. conducted tourist system, and cent Pullman magnifi. trains will leave New York and Philadelphia on February 20 | and March 20, 1895, Detailed itinerary will be sent on ap- plication to Tourist Agent, 1196 Broad- way New York, or Room 411, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia -— Wild Pigeons Disappearing - . The wild pigeon, which was once so plentiful in Pennsylvania, has almost entirely disappeared. A nnmber of the roosts to which they flocked in countless | { numbers and where they were killed with elubs, have been entirely deserted by them, and the flocks of these birds that used to blacken the sky are no lon. | ger seen, The cause of their disappear. | ance has not been explained, - .——— Extensive Improvements | The Bush House is undergoing ex. | tensive improvements at present, The | halls and parlors are being refurnished {in elegant style. The business office | will also be considerably improved. AN IMPORTANT CASE 4 He aginst Way ried 34) L week attention Hnportant ie fectiy he Weil he Was 1 rug or feiging sickness, HEN $The plainti§ wet reprementad hy Col. | Zeigler, F. Reeder | Ww. Judge Furs ower. Ju ar {6503 Ww. Tor it .——— Don't Forget Dont f ge soldiers. D aman in the Grand Army public inder 47 vea the organiz afew years more eligable to memts Christian Endeavor Officers AL the session of the ( {| Chri county stian Endeavor convention at State week the were elected College last following officers ir the ensuing Year President, J, Bellefonte, Secretary, Robt Mal olm Laurie, of Irvin, of Bellefonte its, J. L. Holmes, of College: John Russell, Philips. Budd Thompson, of Port \ Hi e- Preside; State | burg, and Matilda. Sec. Treas. , Milesburg. The ngt county convention will be held in M™hilipsburg in February, 1806. - Miss Rose B. Levy, of . Who Wins the Plane A.B. Weed, of Reynoldsville, won | the 8450 Shaw piano given away by (Grit. He guessed the exact total of | guesses, 80.497. Mary E. Till, No. 870 | { Walnut street, Lock Haven came near | winning the prize, her guess was 80,240, | Ed. 8. Moore, of Flemington, was also | among the close guessers, his number | | being 89.412, | s————— Tue contest for the post office at | Clearfield isover. On Monday Presi. [dent Cleveland sent the name of J. M. | Bloom to the Senate for confirmation. CHURCH WARFARE »|AN INTERESTING LEGAL CONTEST. as the | | Harvev<(; Al { the ¢ { 4 given Sunday | appeared on the scene with Rev. Mr. | Noble, of Lock Haven, and held res. The next Sunday they tried same thing, but the other servi. the | fused tos lar fendants to cision. hn apps al. | ed by the defend Supreme | Court to be tried on its nd 8 ! I | . A the outcome is erish | terest nad Ve 1d. efendants he pro. lemma to know wethe An Ser his writs or n ing him to do so yd ing t K ffs demar Oo make trot if coeds .——— Horse Freezes to Death William FP. Bubb, residing near New berry Lycoming county, while driving a sled load of ¢oal from that place to his home Saturday after: a snow drift yor It required some time get assistance and dig the team out. during which delay of the horses froze to death one bo By voting fora county poor house you show that you do not believe in auctioneering out the dependent ones to | the lowest bidder, who will take care | not to lose any money on their invest. ment. Ina county poor house every | | charge would be decently: clad and and properly fed and all treated alike. For the benefit of the unfortunate we { believe a county poor house should be | established, ’ - Exovan money is spent throughout Centre county in doctor bills and at. | | torney fees to support almost all the | | poor, Doctors and lawyers naturally | are against a county poor house. There | Are a great many soft snaps in the old system. THE COUNTRY SAVED the follow- jate remark ut Harrisburg otl day. had up a the every wealth an other things 4 flag shall ning, man- grown a an lumber.” ttsburg FV er ter { £ 10r from nd have nerican wool and it gh hint is L throu office ne down L-abused heights. that leged priri- 181 18 i good deal men dis- . hot their the quality .—— Bellefonters, Take Notloe Bellefonte wing resolu f£ 2 Board tion was panaed: — ration of it in the use 2 ics from WAVE, } m ™ A 0 WHEREAS is a Bary Health ee ans & Came ned from nbalming the head of lead and What right ™ ner ng fow yr fowl] of There am te than that feathers om GREATES] SAL OF FINE FOOTWEAR Good Shoes These goode are of STANDARD MAKES and in the heighth of Fashion: Prices cut to oue half half their value at Mingle’s Store.
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