VOL. 17. NO. II. The Centre CHAS. R. KURTZ, democrat, ED. & PUB. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Regular Price If paid £1.50 per vear In ADVANCE $1.0 CLUB RATES: DEMOCRAT one a-week World one ye Tue C EXTRE and the twie oly ars THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT one year} § and Phila. Weekly Times one year 4 REditorit al. Tue departments at moving along nicely. they: they were well | Harrisburg Yes why sholdn’t | are ubricated recently, Rev. Houck should burg at once and pray ag guidance for It is needed. — -- GEN HAsTINGS did monopoly oil bill and it is hear the party org: for his course. Harris. Divine go to ain for our present executive, sign the great amusis furnish exense ns THE house comp has accepted the Atherton. of the the in State ( Thurs - eo ur Dan" OW stitution nex cannot sending postal - AMERICAN wooles sold in England: American vancing in American are felling higher to.day t} under » MeKi Ad t. So favor of the dem » tariff tinkers i rouls wool is price — lm After an hour's courtship, George Whitney, a drummer, wedded Miss | Grasse Grant. an Indianapolis belle, That fellow was a diplomat. and a prae- tical business man. He saved mue! the line of ice cream, | bons ete. by bringing matters toa cr the first ivery hire, | on assanit AT the public sales held in our con this vear farm stock } are Cows and live stock are selli than Tt couraging news for our far bringing unusuall for many vears 8 is midst of all the calamity been having. - -- Two bills 1 now before the propose t judges 1's court legislature 0 creat © -adding and erecling a su a membership of five—while a bill for $1.75 | r $1.45! } v sheep | lines under ¢ law, and sot of | MONOPOLY RULE. FAVORABLE ADMINISTRA. TION AT HARRISBURG he Oil Landard Hastings Clgmpany and need Every The on Pres after thi word was Last week, s paper had gone that famous , Lhe received Hasting | Mi ushal Pi Lhe S wd to pt Cry come Almost nia, regard | tested nga For years th pany has i at Har Os Ww ne Dil is a measure every fair-minded nu is butenaed i to permit wus lis ur pose is clear. It Ajadard to make war upon hes and force fhem ha " ie |b Many an industry ‘by the meanest of methods in 118 Jong and inlguitous career, and now it woul { Pp iition ia compet od sh p all pipe COIN ia it cannot Tine * ennsylvar ng fward to have pu ers have produ Senator Grady wants to add three more | « common pleas judges. The passage of these several measures would —provided | the constitution could stand the -—supply ten honorable and comfortable | positions to as mahy men learned in the law. Creating new offices, the surplus and favoring the Standard Oil Company, is the extent of t} at Harrisburg. ————— The bill to establish poor houses in each county is likely to eome up for the thira reading in the legislature this weeks The Patriot says: Representa. tive Gould, of Erie, will call up his bill |! this week changing the poor system of | | OF AVArice, of she people t of the state so as to abolish the practice among counties not having poor houses of “farming out” their poor. ral members and Mr. Gould is anx to amend it to meet their objections. He will have a conference on Thursday ious at Philadelphia with ex-Representative | Morrison. Dr. James Walk and intendent Lawrence, of the almshouse, who assisted in the prepara tion of the bill, to get their the changes necessary to jections, Super. views as to meet these ob —— - Folve This Problem A discussion is ragiog in Erle, the Dispatch, pounded Ly a school teacher to her elnss: “If a tree located in a forest should fall and no one should see it, wonld it make a noise?” The question has created much discussion wmong the pupils to whom it was presented, and it has spread into older and wider circles, The debate turns upon the theory sound exists only in the ear, and that there can be no sound where there Is no ear to receive and respond to the almos. pheric waves, SAYS > Fon fine job work call on the Denmoerat strain | spending ie work [1s ] and the ( | ed. of our commonwealth the present exer commonwealth has be 3 : { ance and found wanti much objection to the bill from the ru. | | There is | | or respect of her extracts, | were again in p | had a strong | lators and governon over this question, pro. | that | lie indignat on meeting rOVernor The fo 1 HIOW | resolutions passed deplore ition ! That we f adalrs that eaves the rights and erties of the eit y the tender mercies of itive, who, through we has pi wen mself the servant, rporate and ens AKness not H money | power tof the land. That in our opinion the executive head of this ighed In tne bal And that he Is no Ader nee and support * contrary west eiti longerentitied tot he nu deserves the condemn mnat I her | zens everywhere and for all time, led similar Some of the foremost repub- Colums eould be with { liean papers are silent while others offer Hockley | the best apology that can be made under the circumstances It looks as though the monopolies at Harrisburg and advocate the present Democrats Wel in republican administration. | who voted last fall for republican legis. | can now see the | fruits of their choice undo this work, but let them profit from this example in It is too Inte now to {the future. oo Jolly Bat Awfal, Onion socials are becoming popular in some parts of the country. Six young ladies stand in a row, one bites a piece out of an onlon and the gentle- men pay 10 cents apiece to guess who bit it. The correct guessers kiss the {other five girls, while the unsuccessful Kiss the one that bit the onlon. "here are no blanks in this lottery, Our Goods Ib | { Chal | being sold at a from | Live ol Clark's Ferry, thumberiand, ven and penetrating {day April 14th. WOOLENS IN ENGLAND wt the British Product on Own Ground remarkable fact is reported by FR Meeker of Bradford, American Woolen mant protit in that which is the greatest woolen England, I'he Consul finds that a York mercantile England, a New lishment, now in : oth of a certain grade United American cloth in Great A Bradford Consul States Britain. merchant showed of American woolen samples clouvh suitable Wi yard, rchased for 50 and 60 cents g ib a superior grade, be. and ort wool, tonished that they could be 80 n America and sold at | v York tor stated had placed orders for the goods in (las- and Aberd in London. ROW expected to sell them Cot sul Meeker, who will co matter, s i! done company. serviceable I'he total £160,216, rs the canal il it Start. IRNNAa branches out rtheas to Newton Hamilton, Nor- Nanticoke and Lock Ha- . 1 ISON JOSS Susquel vy. extending Wioming coal region. eS -— - Clearfield Attarue ys fact practicing Clearfield the files Wo been Ww. lobert Barret thus i, Run. v \ of Lick Tames Fe, « gusol Evangelical Associatg Appointments The following appointments by the Central E-« min Hamsport Young, port Rae Liberty, session at Wi Williamsport District—J presiding elder; Williams street, J. E. Heberling: Hammett; Waller, J. I. coming. J. P nd Nittany V ply; Cer W.S Fenster Associatic Freed ale, Erd bre ire White > Doth maker nyer. .-—— Cheap Wines may a big sale the California wine as. What a cheap thing good wine bz is shown by the report of at San Francisco a few days purchaser being the The amount gallons at a nniform price of 124 cents a gallon, and the contract further pro. for the amount a year for the next three years, the price to be determined by future markets, The use of California wine Ago, sociation, was 5.000.000 vides is steadily increasing and the price is | cheapening to eastern consumers, ——— An Easter Ball, The Undine Steam Fire Engine com pany is making arrangements for the | holding of a grand Easter ball on Mon. The best of music will be provided and the best of order will be maintained at all times, —— Passenger TiafMe Last year the Pennsylvania carried 00,823,067 passengers over its various lines ipeluding the ferry service, an average of about 265,057 per day, “Mr. Arthur Kitson, of Philadelphia, will give a concert in the Preshyterian church on Friday evening, March 15th, al 8 o'clock. Mr. Nowinski, the cele. brated violinist, and Signor Spaghetti, a well known baritone, will also take part. Tickets, 50 cents. Its England, ifactures are place, market in MORE LICENSES At this session of license court privileges. Last week the court disposed thirty-eight as follows various Gragted 18 tavern, 3 wholesale liquor, 12 licenses were be disposed later, refused, Many leaving 15 to of those representa- | over were due t estab. is buying to sell ana is selling | ent, of in the following manner : the | for men’s clothing, which The Bradford expert stated that | ¢ Brodf exper ited hat | =o. B. that he pro- low a | William Pa purchase of the same | | moreover, a most ready and obliging { word | | class once and was on its second trip, On Tuesday argument court was held and His Honor John G. Love and | sociates Faulkner and Rich were pres. | Thirteen licenses were di posed LICENSES GRANTED. Tavern: James Reish Lawrence Reading.. Uzzle... 218. oivveiee Potters Mills larence John GG John A, Erb.. Michael McCabe Richard Bowen rkex Richard Miller.. Wholezale Riley. Haynes Re holesale De Samuel Rodge Irs Snow Shoe ~ Phil Snow Shoe twp psburg psburg Philipsburg Philipsburg Wm, ’ lingYin I hilipsburg The deci over will be wi session of Apr date 88 season which is « crease oa the tH) wm Hcenses have b grants onsiderable of an former number, Presidential! Bee Hastings’ 1 mentioned in monster v Gen. Jame presidential pol great attention an The folloy a political article shape, Harrisburg | Patriot the important "we th the party working in harmony with him secure the solid Pennsylvania elogation to the next national conven. on, il Elis i 1 } nim a very ' t forms \ dite foi ie nomina i ’ th. a leaders he can de chanes L ¢ ¢ ompromise cand] date. sid As we should Le would be 1. D. Thon ) | f B. WW. I, © yard, fled court a hill ham, F. S Dunham, vinst D.S. D " ' nary injunct. Jssuing a perlim th orbidding them from ing to do's with I H net was published on against em having anvtl hie printing the Ho Of o thelé ] I weedings weve: right along parties bring were but two who had any interest in the plant, D. E. Holter having but $131.75 and Mr. Wetzel about 2310. the balance being owned by inhams, Last Saturday the matter came up for a hearing, the injunction and other pro. ceedings were withdrawn and dismis ed, which leaves the Dunham's the owners of the Hy Howard. » -— - He Could Spell Abraham Lincoln in days was a champion speller his schoolboy and was, prompter, consequently when an unus. recited the future prssident wal excused from the room. On the “defied” had been the one occasion around | the class being a unit in the opinion that it was spelled with ay a little frvorite of Lincoln's he looked at her through a rear window, caught her attention, stuck hie finger in one eye and winked with the other. The quick wittid girl understood, spelled it correctly and Abe was never suspected of helping that spelling class. .——— A Qoteion For Young Mon Some one has said: “He who marries for love, gets a wife; who marries for Po. sition, getsa lady; who marries for for. tune, gets a mistress.” If you are sick your wife will nurse you; your lady will visit you and your mistress will inquire about your health. If you die, your wife will weep for you; your Indy will lament and your mistress wear mourn. ing. Which of these do you prefer. | fifty | | three applications were presented for the 2 wholesale beer and three distilery, and | held | 0 defect in their bounds. “us | est in that community. | of the case in | portant one, | a Boggs tow: * | proved by sume | new district, | would give | has unjustly | urlly difficult spelling lesson was to be | the bill of costs returned thus far | is an item of 820 paid him as chainman | As it neared | {of viewers, they were entertained at the house of | THAT NEW TOWNSHIP. AN ARGUMENT FOR THE CHANGE. Some of the Advantages to ved.—The Election ie di on spute, new move Lo oreale a The out of the Nort | township and the southern end of Snow Shoe township, is attracting some Inter The was tatement our last issue but iship citizen were n- by the opinions given not ap- living in the proposed The following communi. cation was sent us for publication giv ing some views on the other side Editor CEXTRE DEMOCRAT Some of the county papegs last contained arti les on the proposed new township in Centre county, we observed, tl wey all dy on ly, that tx ing in o | new "township. In mi there are two sides and LLis one is nol ar ception to the rule. The writer articles spoke of the neck conta Snow pike which would an awkward appearance and be convenience Boggs Cltizens « week but so far as on ous J! 8 L questions ? make an il part Shoe Ww towns! k yw, would not f the West pre of Boggs Lier « T in their pan with a han. + Clilizenus Hew the weslern be {ar be in Lhe nt of ea two pans her Ww use one f Wallace Run [§ WES Lownsh Pe 4 taken into the new reasons. They are munity, c¢ and their 1 piace of voting is down the Wal lace Run. The 1 road they have lo Keep MD Posie nan o valiey o (nes } Lo al iT Ww shoe Pp nt » thie up, and F right 1 i the road than thos Ho use iL? The proposed new keep up township wil ave Tully as wany roads Keep up as ihe balance of Boggs township has. [tis claimed that the new township w a get | the advantage of some unseated land has presidential aspira. | = feo | tons and elieves that wi tax which would be tri Boggs township. That would a material loss to Boggs, f half of the ownship wn Ship. of the Lages or neil from not be i more than unseated land is he new would come off of Why sh t new townpshii means of ! aepend art products, ar from market and al es which attend a railroads, 1A WV) Ocala neat etc. Cr ment ax townshii Pass over Wallace present div the dividing between Llaking and addi Run and school district to B WES. By Ox} O oe nu Wito Wasox THEGROUND ——— COTHELLOY THE MOOR the this New and it aay A communication Dai News, Township, signed be *A Moor for know, but from the long ears that crop out we think we discover the identity of the liv Walker, the instigator and agitator of this Irv. siderable of a statesmen, Appears in to Othello all we relative writer in nove 18 CON- and it is no little kingdom of his own up there in Bogas township We dont blame our friend Walker for wantinga new township, as it him a chance to get an something the republican party denied him these many wonder that he wants a office, years. Up to this exceedingly Walker in date well, fared In there has the project, and #20 paid to his son W. DD. Walker, as axeman, 840 in all. Then a bill of £22.50 was refused by court for board and we understand that this same statesican who was the most interested party in this project. That in itself is suMcient to set aside the re. port of the viewers, This is an estab. lished legal principle. For our friend’s sake we quote from: No & County Court Reports, Where road viewers are entertaload at private house of one of the petitioners, proceeding to discharge their dutie port will be set aside before 8, their re We publish the above to remind our | friend Walker that we are editing our | own paper, and to inform the people of | Boggs township why Walker was so greatly interested, He got some pocket money, anyhow, for his trouble aflidavit | | terine exl | ary Lond prize as butter, was really butter- affidavit that the butterine ser | plac £4 {014 h nl wownsnip h precinet of Boggs | |S, Harris, the | | These goods are of STA NDARD WAN IT BUTTER Editor Palm senger,”’ Meadville * ‘Mes. front with the that the but ubiled by bim at the Febru. Meadyill BC h took He s with his own it him was di sproof msidered to have | i$ offered Mr. Paln 1 § cannot od 1; ry-made butter from cow’s but ariment has report ion of Rep Lotad resentative Lawrence kin FT SUMS appropria to the ‘ennsylvania Belle stitution Sinoe $757,190 s college has D and $55. ion. The 000 annual appropri. Massa $600,008; in, 1.000. £300 000 £30 000 resour objec ne some Centre tale e ver - Postmaster at Hote 15 been appointed post nity, to BN leath of Mr. letters remain in the 1 for Mach Mrs. E. J. Miss Lite srindstone, Mr. W. Lawrence [Hile, Mrs. Kate Ruth Lytle, John Lenting Calista Miller, Frank Rav, J. G. Shank, H. Weaver, Mrs. F. W. Wilkison, Mrs. Ida White When called for please ivertised. D. F. Fon BY, P.M. AV Aa 1 Je Jas, I ri ing Mary Jane Mrs, Grove, Hile, Belle day Joa time. af I So thal ning March Bellefonte Grain Market. kson 80s: new per rb per bus Buckwheat, perbushe I Groundpiaster perion PROVISIONS, GRO weekly by Bauer & Co Apples dried, perpound Cherriesdried per pour Beans per quart Onions, per bushel Butter, per pound Tallow, per pound Country Shoulders Sides Hams Hamssugar cured BreakfastBacon Lard, per pound Kegs per dozen A Potatoes per bushel new . DriedSweetCorn per pound ann. (GREATEST SALE d. seeded . OF FINE FOOTWEAR N (rem This Is A chance of a life time to buy Good Shoes AT— Poor Shoe Prices! M AKE S and in the heighth of Fashion: Prices cut to ouehalf half their value at Mingle’s Store.
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