00000000000000000 MOST NEWS.......8 o LEAST MONEY 000000000 RS _ CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. w DOWN IN A Pleasant Trip of Flori MANY INTERESTING SIGHTS. IN WINTER When we left home the near r wi r for sightseeing opportu 15) by the approach of dusk, and many inter. esting points were obscure l by darkness 1 iy ¥ Richmon was reached late ui the evening and short given for supper a pay this historic the seat of the Conf ing the war, and ar DOWN IN At early dawn, Saturd A body was astir to 1d the farious city of Charleston, on railroad, Th h tion and not many the Plant S ystem heading fo Savannah, Georgia. is line is located along the eastern ses miles from the coast. 1 Ow, nse growth of low ferns, marsh grass d pines. This was our first glimpse of by of It passes through marshy, sandy soil covered with a “Dixie’" and no means inviting-—but to the credit the country it is their poorest territory, as fertile hills and rich soil are said to lie in the interior. The first thing to attract attention was the moss-like plant that seemed to cover the trunk, branches and foliage of most of the trees, and especially the pines. It hangs like drapery in folds, and festoons that at first sight is pleasing and gives an enchanted appearance to the forests. This growth was explained as a Spanish moss that thrives throughout the tropics, is an air plant gathering its entire sus- | tenance from the atmosphere and grows more extensively as you go southward For miles and miles it was the same— traveling through a vast ‘strip of waste land, with here and there a fertile area ou which rice is successfully cultivated, later in the season. WOOD-BURNING LOCOMOTIVES Another iateresting feature attracted | attention and surprise to many of our party, at one of our stops railroad system, and it is one of the best in the South, uses wood-burning engines, as coal becomes too expensive and rich vich pine abounds everywhere. Larger } fire boxes are necessary and the firemen informed me that it required less la- Pr to keep up steam than by shoveling coal. The only trouble being that the flues are frequently filled with the heavy, pitch soot, and must be cleaned oftener, POVERTY AMONG THR NRGRORS. Traveling through this district one could not fail to become interested in another sad spectacle, at least to us, from the North. The wretched little hovels and pens, often less than ten by twelve feet, built out of old weather beaten boards, a crude chimney at one end of the building or an old stove pipe protruding from the side, one-story high and the roof covered with old slabs, no windows, only a hole cut in the side with a shutter hanging on leather, and often not that to let in light or fresh air, These huts frequently appear in the for. ests, have an excuse of a fence enclosing 8 few feet of ground about it. There are hundreds of these scattered through this desolate district aud therein lives a ne- Sd His This entire | | ympathy of the Confeder found a with the snov clad streams of our n shrewd real iwance famous n passed wiiman 3 oaches for this famous hostlery, one of the finest in the land. entrance, an the men's ¢ afternoon, for gentlemen only was awfully aud es- the al layed when another gentleman made it a point to present a card bearing an in. vitation to attend services shocking to oar good people, pecially on Sunday morning. In hotel our feelings were somewhat in the Episco- This bit of rivalry in business was quite brisk, and it is not very hard to tell which drew the largest and most You know you can any time in the North, but pal church that morning audiences attend services attentive at a cock fight is not so frequent. With this apology, the kind and indulgent reader must not take too much for granted AN ELABORATE HOTEL In regard to the Tampa Bay hotel a The struct. ure is designed in imitation of a Turkish Mosque or Mohammedan temple and is over 1200 feet in lengt The glittering brief description is in order | crescent tops the many domes and tow. | ers. The interior furnishings are gor. geous. Costly velvet carpets, rich tap- estry, the finest walnut and mahogany | furniture, rare bricabrac, pieces of fur- aiture of great historic value gathered from the courts of Europe, master pieces | | of art in various forms are assembled in | this vast structure, evidently regardless | of expense and at a cost of over a million | dollars. After traveling over miles of | desolate country it seemed like a dream to be suddenly transpasted into a palace of such rare beauty. Jt was not expect. | ed and can not be appreciated untill | seen, The beautiful grounds, with many blooming flowers and rare tropical | plants tastefully arranged, created a de. sire to remain permanently, but then the thought of having received a special rate of #4 a day, quite a concession, had | A necessary depressing effect. The | wealthy classes from the North can af. | ford these prices, desire the luxury of | their own homes and are the ones who patronize such elaborate hotels and ney. er care for the expense, TAMPA, A PROSPEROUS CITY, Tampa is an interesting town of re. | i BELLEF¢ a ne growth in the past ten years St cigar factories in th An wind labora Cigars, other thing enjoyment of the tr the part Pennsy! ARRIVAL The editorial tine on the ners were conspi The uous Iver advocates from the West their argument * the body amd elaborate pen convention was a notab! many respects A PENNSYLVANIAN HONORED. At the conclusion the convention of over banging | honors were heaped upon Pennsylvania. | There rom the nsuing year, Then taken it d that Col. R. riend, of Me H + and a prominent Gran- lot was was our on first ballot ianimously declared § quite honor and ely worthy. Many of Centre county are per. acquainted with Mr, an iu Thomas one of vt entir is our readers in soually and join with us in extending congratu- lations. wv DCITY A QUAINT OL! It would be a mistake to pass by the city of St. Augustine without especial mention. This is a most int ing point and of rare histori enjoys the reputation of being the oldest town in the United States. At this point Mendez landed in 1565. That deluded old Spanish cavalier Ponce De Leon ale 50 landed in 1512 with a large retinue in search of the Fountain of Youth that he might bathe in its limpid waters instantly endowed The old gave up the object of his journey ed but though still value and be with immortal youth. fellow , after a long turn home sadder the cherishing his visionary dreams. Among the points of historic in. terest are old Fort Marion, built by the Spaniards in 1756. It is a mammoth | piece of masonry constructed out of co- quina shell rock at a great cost. Many stories are told of this old structure, that are quite interesting but not authenti- cated. Theold City Gates is all that re. mains of an extensive stone wall that had been constructed around the entire | Spanish settlement to protect them from an invasion of the, Indian or any other enemies. This remaining gateway is sacredl y guarded by the authorities, and is visited by all tourists. St. Augustine has the claim of the oldest Catholic church and oldest residence in the Unit. ed States, Atleast more than a half century before the Pilgrim Fathers land. ed at Plymouth Rock on the Mayflower and offered up the.. prayers for deliv. erance from oppression, devout priests passed through the old cathedrals and black-robed nuns dwelt within the con. ventwalls at St. Augustine. In the pub. lic square are found the old Spanish slave market, Confederate monument, Spanish monument and a number of very old buildings of historic associations. St. Augustine is a quaint old city, There are no industries about the place, except the gigantic hotels, for boarders during the winter months. The streets are narrow and without sidewalks or pavements. The old residences, with * - ’ H. Thomas, | CMOCY E, PA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1896. balconies, usually sur g beauti- at vi vi 4F | i con sembly by th mous Ponce gantic hotel thousand gue | growth; i two lt Con thousand ulation seemed rival i placed at our d those who could ! | of her twenty miles of fine | Thomas | roaq asphalt pavements hese made of ground oyster shell a substance from the swamps | that soon packs and becomes stone. Nearly everybody rid ladies, here and all the propor i tions, have adopted g. This is no joke, | Suuday was spent at Ormond oun the Flaglers elaborate Halifax, at one of ning forty hotels. Sunday ning were in attendance at worship and seven. only | teen were of our editorial party-—and | | another elaborate | time | i ] | Flagler this country was comparatively {| unknown, { extended to southern eight Of the | own Ilvanians at our of these were P "THEY COusy twelve persons in the barroom same time, seven were from state, which alwavs leads the procession OUR STAY AY PALM REACH A long journey along the ¢ to Palu in the ! t south. ern part of Florida, where we remained at the Royal Poncianna, hotel with a room capable of seating 800 guests at one This was over crowded last scason several days dining and an additional hotel {0 JWocommodate 4uo more was built for the overflow and | the rates were £5 per day and upwards. To our party a liberal concession was made. Before the east coast line was | Florida Mr. by In the past few years there | { has been remarkable activity in build. | | | ing homes, winter resorts, opening up | farm land for growing vegetables, pine- | apples and other tropical fruits. | Down at Palm Beach we found a warm climate and a more pronounced form of tropical growth. Here the cocca nut trees grow in great profusion. Also found banannas growing on stalks about ten feet high, Among other fruits seen were coffee trees, pepper plants, rubber trees which exude a white fluid like mucilage by cutting the bark, Orange trees bearing the golden fruit were first seen at this point. Lemon trees, lime fruit, and many other rare forms of trop. ical vegetation grow luxuriantly in this climate, The Pennsylvania delegation became the guests of Dr, Harry Stites, formerly of Harrisburg, at this place, who charter. .————— [Continued on ith page. | snyder, plea assum psit, JANUARY COURT PROCEEDINGS Cases Duar ter Sessions. of Disposed the REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY pica assum 0 reCover on hed to tl R. Holmes vs nd J. Haley, Hall, , George B Jer, Milton E. Dunsmore and Charles the Manhattan plea assumpsit. The case ued on Saturday morning on the appli- cation of the plaintiff, at the cost of the plaintiff, Hanover Shoe Company, use of D. R. Foreman v8. Jacob Smith, administrator of Jacob Miess, deceased, plea scire fa- cias sur judgment No. 6 January 7, 1801 Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $367.- John Suyder, J McDonald, James G trad- Atherton, ing as Boarding Club, was contin. - ih | 82 P. B. Jordan, use of Henry Stover, vs. Jacob Smith administrators and ete., of Jacob Miess, plea scire facias sur judg- ment No. 187 April term 1893. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $217.97. Jason Underwood vs. J. Willis Hoover and John C. Rumberger, plea assumpsit. Settled. G. W. Campell vs. William Wolf plea assumpsit. Settled Elias Walk vs Vinton Beckwith, plea assumpsit. Plaintiff suffered a voluntary non-suit. Isaac M. Bernard Bernheim and Bernheim, trading as Bernheim Bro's vs. William Parker. The Jefendant | confessed judgment in favorof the plain. | tiffs for £204.58. Overseers of the Poor of Bellefonte boro, va. Overseers of the Poor of Spring twp., plea assumpsit. The defendants | confessed judgment in favor ofthe plain. tiffs for $115.41. Joseph Shaffer vs. Central R. R. Co, of Penna., plea assumpsit. Settled, The boro of Millheim vs. J. H. Reif. Settled. T. B. Buddinger vs. John Gunsalus, plea assumpsit. Settled. Hannah E. Grove administratrix of ete, W. C. Grove, deceased, vs. D, P, Shope, who survives J. B. Shope, de. ceased. Plea assumpsit. Contintoed, Harry Rupert vs. Samuel Hagan, plea assumpsit, Settled, Paul Wurshtoff, William Dewalt, and Walker Wurshtoff, trading as Dewalt & Co., v8, William Parker, plea assumpsit, Defendant confessed judgment in favor of the plaintiffs for £33.61. Mary V. Hale and Ellen H. An. i : RURAL KOTES VOL. 15. NO. 6. | Howard Lingle, the cost I y hay 14 of 11 rged on t le their Thomas » mah ry Brows, ils and hs gnored. the petition from hij a coumty it Housers 107 divided , we hawe the county ] > thereto: ces and the jail wee wm, want of Sop. 1 places and we ing: Improved cwerage in jail removal of the fence around the jail park. We recen new soof the Court House and repairs to fhe District {torneys office, Arbitration room, Grand and Traverse Jury rooms. We respectfully tender our thanks te the Court, District Attorney, and other county officials for their courtesy aud assistance during our deliberations. Bellefonte, Pa. S. E. Troy, January joth, 1864 Foreman. Grand Jury discharged with the thanks of the Court. le in sever: the ‘a , Closets and ver (1 na i L& for SECOND Court convened on Monday moruing W. F. Reeder, executor of etc ,of Mary Joseph Muffiey, plea of as sumpsit. Verdict for plaintiff of $664.5. Hezekiah Ewing vs. G. W. McWdal jams, plea, trespass. Settled, Michael Canavan vs. O. L. Schoonover and Jacob Sancroft, trespass; continmesd at cost of defendants Michae! Canavan vs. O. L. Schoonover, trespass; contidued at cost of deft. W. J. McGowan, admr. of Martin Me Mary Donovan, assumpsil; WHEK Gordon vs Gowan, vs. { continued. | W.S. Bigelow vs. the Overseers of the | Poor of Philipsburg boro, plea assumpsit | Continued. | William P. Rishel and Rachie C. Ock | er vs. the American Fire Insurance Oa, | of Philadelphia, plea assumpsit. This | suit is brought to recover from the Jn. surance Co., for a house known as She | toll house on the turnpike leading from Millheim to Brush Valley, which sail house was insured by the defendasit company. After the plaintiffs clossll their case defendants counsel! made m motion for a compulsory non suit wiih was sustained by the court. The first case on Tuesday morniag was William A. Hartsock vs. W. Reeder, Anna Meyers, Joseph Meyess, Joh Meyers and James Meyers, plea ejectment, Mr, Reeder disclaimed ownership and the juty were SWwornas against the other defendants, The seit is for a tract of land in Huston twp.
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