teva vloBBwy h fu p 050.2 Month _o» # The Centre Demoernt will M be sent to any new address than for nik ve than 6 months é at these terms, in Centre county, during the ta avadeseaend campaign for d ets a month. No stibser), “ton taken for less CHAS. R. THE SURVEY ACCOMPLISHED. For the Railroad From Bellefonte to Clearfield. GRADE KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. AN EASY SECURED. Will Follow the Dick’e Run Survey to Philips. burg—Distance 36 Miles—Tunneling will be Necessary—The Link Lonnecting to Pittsburg, For some months past a gang of sur- veyors bave been at work locating a road the from Bellefonte to Clearfield, or rather an bed for proposed connecting link Railroad of Pa., the link for a system from New York extension of the Centra hat place. It would mean con- necting to Pittsburg, of which consider: has been said in the papers of W. Gephart, Esq., engaged in interesting capital. the which J. Last week Surveyors it would cross the All the course of Dick’ make a good line ac As to what will be the 2 road Beilefonte to Philips. is considered the best and easiest e across the All he pee con VOCREC Spee before that at St. will deliver the oration Memorial day, and will battlefield dedic ments of Jun ation and unveiling of the monu. Generals Haucock and Meade under the auspices of the Pennsylvani Gettysburg battlefield monument com- mission, Governor Hastings’ engagements have interfered with his plans to spend the residence at His original intention was to close the summer at his Bellefonte, executive mansion next week and take his family there until early in October. He has decided, in Harrisburg until the latter part of June and then go to Bellefonte. He and Mrs. Hastings will likely take a trip after the division encampment of the National Guard at Lewistown however, to stay ——— Serious Fall On Sunday evening a young man, by the name of Farrel, from Shamokin, had a serious fall while riding along the mountain road He took a header that sent him over the side above Centre Hall, of the road and when his companions found him he was unconscious. They remained at a farm house that evening and Monday morning continued their trip to Bellefonte, a - Prohibition Convent on, For the National Prohibition Conven- tion to be held at Pittsburg, Pa., May 27, | 28 and 29, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell from May 24 to 26, inclusive, excursion tickets from all points on its system to Pittsburg and re. turn, at a single fare for the round trip (no less rate than 25 cents), These tick- ets will be good for return passage until May 30, inclusive. a————— Death Of Clara Dale, Clara Dale, daughter of George Dale, of near Lemont, died on Monday mor. ing at Atlantic City, She had been in Philadelphia for several weeks for medi. cal treatment, and had gone to Atlantic City in hopes that the ocean breeze might benefit her. Interment on Thursday, at Shiloh, A Good Sum, On Friday evening a business meeting of Company B. was held in the Armory to audit the receipts and expenditures of “Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” It netted $254. This money will be used for the purchase of a mess tent and stove for use at their annual encampments, AN IMPORTANT CASE. Orvis, Bower & Orvis Secure a Verdict for $1200 for Their Clients, 1 + ass Among the cases tried, during weeks court, was that of Jenkins & Lingle ve. Dr. B. W. resulted in a verdic The wtricate legal questions and, on account Hale's executors, which the plaintiffs, case involved many of the prominence of the parties, created a great deal of interest. The plaintiffs, Jenkins & Lingle, and their have predecessors, for years owned and operated the extensive machine the shops located near Pennsylvania railroad depot, obtain. ing the water power from the race that furnishes the water power for the Belle- fonte mills now operated by Gert Hale & Co. between North of the Bush House, water rights connected Owl d These mills, wit the race and together with theres are now by the estate of Dr. B. W Hale deceased, who became s owner by purchase from the t: A. Thomas deceased. ary Uusices lease was renewed enewal occurring he shops were star 4 i6T utmost to win Tuesday afternoon Repth *e'e not closed unti wrsday evening, day morning the case was argued and submitted to the iry just before noon adjournment, o'clock that a verdict known sably represented the four afternoon the | ried for the plaintifis. The well firm of 'N Orvis, Bower & Ory plaintiffs and ler and Quigley care- fully guarded the defendants interests. The case was sides, and many tried on both interesting questions of law had to be determined in the submis- sion of the case tothe jury, The result, sc far as we have been able to ascertain, the carefully verdict is generally ac cepted as a just one. There are other cases pending between the part involving the same question, but we believe that the result in this case will | solution of the entire dispute. We have been informed since the trial, that an ¢° fort is beingmade to settle the other cases still pending i. Council Meeting, At council meeting, on Monday even. | : ing, there were a number of requests for street crossings, and nuisances reported, The water committee reported the Bishop | street mains laid and that the boilers at |the spring had been repaired. The | street committee reported new crossings {and general cleaning up of the streets, The ladies Village Improvement. Com. mitte made complaint in regard to bill boards along Water street and the prac. tice of throwing paper on our streets for advertising Piposes. Mr. Wetzel, the borough engineer, who is making a gomplete survey of the bor. ough, reported that he was encountering some difficulties. He found that the poor house and other properties, by his survey, were outside the borough limits, A large number of bills were approved, ——————————— The Second Game, The base ball enthusiasts of the Belle. fonte Academy and High School bad their second contest on the ball field last Saturday, The game was played at Hunter's Park in the afternoon and re. sulted in a victory for the Academy by a score of 18 to 8, of $1200 in favor of ; about an amicable | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 2 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. Class of "96 of the Bellefonte High School, THE COMPLETE PROGRAMME. The List of Graduates and Honors Awarded. After Gar. Program of Exercises on Thursday noon and Evening, May 25th--In man’s Opera House, The graduating exercises of the Senior class of the Bellefonte High school, will take place in Garman’s opera house, on Thursday, May 28th, afte i it D arrangements for this and ruoon Superintende: QO. leted all iisabeth B. srwood, have ibilities, ife worth ra cs Fauble "gy “Garfield, dicto arian missions, $18 ; teachers of elocn.- current expenses Theologica $36; college, $18; classical conting seminary, church buil Calvin £2¢0 Lt The committee on state of religion and morals presented their report as to the the classis as 15; members, aced in Minsters, 16 congregations, nember follows 3 f pumber of : charges 59 1; additions, confirmed, 264: addi- 125; total, communed, 4,703; baptisms, infants, 302, baptisms, adults, 43; total, 345; dismiss. ed, 58; Sed tions by certificates, 359, deaths, 123; Sunday schools, 57; and school scholars, 4,18¢; students for the officers teachers, 659; Sunday ministery, §, contributions for benevo. lent purposes, £5,395; contributions for congregational purposes, £22,870 ; total, $28,265. The following named were appointed a committee on the reconstruction of charges: Rev, 8. I. Whitmore, Rev. J. R. Bergey, Rev. H. A. Haas, Elder | Joseph Neagley, Elder Transeau. So ——— _- - From California, On Friday, of last week, Mr Henry Boozer, of Centre Hall, returned from a six months sojourn in California. On his trip home he was accompanied by two of Dr, J. F, Alexanders’ daughters, who also have come back again to Centre Hall, where their father has taken up the practice of medicine, They liked the climate of California, but consider, Pennsylvania the best state of all, Mr Boozer is much improved in health and thinks the trip was quite beneficial, ® Djed at Principio, Mr. John Trafford died at Principio, Maryland, on Tuesday May 12th, He was in Lis 68th year. His remains were taken to Tyrone for interment, Mr, Trafford superintended the building, and for a number of years the running of the Forge at Howard operated by B. Lauth, He also had charge of the forge depart. ment of the Tyrone Iron companies plant for several years. The deceased was the father of Mrs, Wm. J. Singer, of Bellefonte, He was well known in this RE He | were felt | spent most of his time at Los Angelos, | | where quite a number of Centre county | | people are located. 1500, ) PLATT'S OPINION, Ex-Senator Thomas C. publican boss in New McKinley will not 1 Louis. He say McKinley pr my belief that he will 1s that * nominates at St, "My opoosition to Go > party int turmotl and trouble isnot a well balanced man Gov, Morton . Reed ucated He i | leader, as Senator wr gentle- office, happens to have thes thie iat he would ion that could be got t arouri nts will be go minated at St. Louis AGENT OF BANKRUPTCY, of agent Harper's Weekly offsets this by styling him the “advance a of bankruptcy.” In a few their AcKinley's candidate sPpeax as the “advance of prosperity.” and editorial giving a record it says McKinley was the leader of the House of Representatives from 188g to 18¢1 During this time he secured the enact- ment of his tariff law. He also took an active and a leading part in the passage | of the so-called Sherman Silver.purchas- ing Act, which added $£200,000,000 to | our stock of silver and nearly $150,000, - 000 to our demand paper. He was the { leader of the House when the expendi. tures of the Government were so greatly | increased that that Congress was called | the *billiondollar Congress.’ His boasted tariff law began to oper- ate in the fiscal year 1891, and its effects until the fiscal year 1804. Under this Act the rate of duty increased from 44 41 per cent. to $0 06 per cent, The value of the foreign commerce of the country fell from $1,647,139.093 in 1890 to $1,547,135,104 in 1894. The values of our importations decreased in the same period from 780,310,409 to §645,094,622. A falling off of nearly $195,,000,000 in the annual importation: must affect the public revenues, and accordingly we find that while this “ad. ’ vance agent of Fromperty was at the head of the Ways and Means Committee he succeeded in reducing the govern. ment's yearly income from customs duties from $229,668,585, the customs receipts of 16go to $131,818,831, the cus. toms receipts of 1894. . An Appointment. Colonel Austin Curtin was in Harris. burg Monday on his way home to Roland from Chester Sprngs soldiers’ orphan school, of which he has just been chosen superintendent. Colonel Curtin’s new position will not interfere munch with his duties as division commissary of the National Guard of this state.—Patriot 4 Tan A. P. A. association is giving Mc. DEMOCRACY'S CENTURY MARK. It has Stood the Test of Gener- ations, SERVED ONE HUNDRED YEARS 4 15 Stood by This priately Obeerved by the County And b ponents Adve Should be all its saries an Appro- Democra- Event cv-Let us Celebrate. Let us celebrate this event —— .—— Memorial Services. of the Uni Camp No 59 Legion held its annual mem at Gregg Post Rooms Thursday 14th and a special service in memory the late Captain Christian Dale Col. presided. The John Steward, of State College services were opened with singing an appropriate piece entitled “One By One'’ by Messers Shuey, Whippo, Musser and Smith with Miss Johnson at the organ. The memorial ceremony for the late Captain Christian Dale was then gone through with, during wreath of greens was placed in a chair draped in black denoting vacancy caus. | ed by the departure to the great beyond of one whose memory shall ever live, | At the conclusion of the ceremony, { Lieut. W. M. Irvin, of Williamsport, late | of the goth. Pennsylvania Regiment, was | introduced and delivered the annual oration. He paid a beautiful tribute to his late friend Capt. Dale. ————— Sudden Death, Last Friday morning a sudden death Leyden was standing on the front porch when without a moment's warning he fell forward on his face. His son seeing him fall quickly ran out and picked him up, and in a few seconds his father was dead, The decased was nged about 73 years, he was a foundryman by’ trade and at one time conducted np large foundry in Bellefonte, During the later years of his life he had been an agricultural agent, Three sons and one daughter are left tomorn his death. They are: James A, a captain in the United States Army; Harry K., Edward G. and Mm. W. 8, Elliot, of Pittsburg. His Kinley a great deal of annoyance. bim to the grave several years ago, which a | occurred, at Beech Creek, Pa. Mr Daniel | Te Wo TWP LOOK AT THE LABEL! rier your § to which pd | : ¢ { ¥ ¢ ’ Iie ' ‘ 5 I He ¢ ¢ / ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ i TT RW VOL. his b in broken near the summoned and } juries He is getting along juries. Takes to Philadelphia Bertha Harris, of Philipsburg, was taken to the House of Refuge, at Phila. { delphia, on Monday, by Sheriff Condo, | The young lady became a noted charac ter at that place, and beyond the con. { troll of her parents. Her Wm, | Harris, took this course in order that a reformation of her conduct might be ef- fect. father, — - -—— Game of Base Ball On Saturday afterpoon an interesting game of base ball is billed for State Col- lege between their team and Bucknell nine, A special train will be run from Bellefonte for this event. Owing to the existing rivalry between these institutions some fun can be expected. Communion at Zion, The Holy Communion will be adminis. tered in the Zion Reformed church, on next Sunday afternoon, May 24, at 2 o'clock. services on Satur. day afternoon at the usual hour, ~Five cents a month—The Centre Democrat, during the campaign.
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