™ hoarse over what they consider McKin- leys great victory. but in pointed Cal CIRCULATION or Or OVER 1500, CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEFEAT A Change of 25000 Votes Might Have Won. McKINLEY'S NARROW ESCAPE ted near Bitumen, county were greatly HE PULLED A GUN It Was And The Boy Fell Dead Attempt to Escape. Discharged Resident, in the upper end of Clinton excited Saturday morning over a murder that was commit It seems that a num- ber of boys where going after apples. One of the crowd, a Hungarian, George He had large majorites in the Eastern States— Just pulled through by a close shave in the West—A few interesting points that y 14 deserve attention, Ading told pany them. Our republican contemporaries are howling until they are becoming almost had large majorities in the eastern states there for other sections was grave and cause attempted Harrison on 2 and ion | and'shows that there was no suc | 1 iA where States California Delaware Tridtans Kentucky North Dakota Oregon South Dakota : West Virginia iad ers that voted a plit 1 Wyoming Total e . Total McKinley majoritie Now, suppose there ectoral votes changes from McKinle differcut liforn Deleware liaha In« K refed ire throwing iming themselves black in landslides McKinley nonsense about Mr York, Pennsyivania land, New Michigan and Illinois, but, in the r} the country he has a mighty narros ipe from defeat ———— Bryan May Be Senator A boom has been started for William I. Bry: Washington ant for United States Senator from The senatorship silver fusionists will control The con- stitution of Washington provides that to the “inhabitant be eligible the office candidate shall be merely an of the at the ne of his election, so that the fusion rity could elect Mr without any tr le. Richard Windsor, in Washington, democratic State Bryan fewis, elect of congress, an ites for the senatorship, Bryan bas been Suge sted as a a Fire at Jacksonville lay afternoon the residence of one mile cast of Jacks was destroyed by fire, Mr, Dolan bad gone up stairs to take a short sleep, Mrs. Dolan and the children bad gone to a neighbors, on a visit, and the daughter, who had some work to attend about the house went away too. Some- | time during the afternoon Mr. Dolan was awakened from his sleep by smelling smoke. He at ounce saw that his house was doomed to the flames and had bare- ly enough time to escape with his life. The building with all the contents was destroyed, There was no insurance, Dolan, about about however, nephew, it was discharged, and The gold standard ner fell dead. across until Ading by name, had a gun in his hands, Ading’s nephew,a boy named Burgener, 10 years old, wanted to go along, him that he could not accom- Young Burgener persisted, them. at Burge- and kept following Finally Ading pointed the gun his Ading then dropped the gun and ran the mountain towards Westport, he reached the railroad. Here he 1 to jump on a moving the Ln was going ters were hich they their political ¢ that voted ease and rapidity with w were able to mak references T he icket, and bad I th known. ie straight therefore to push only one of from two to four a minute, icket req had to pus} Story ’ $s from ti Lycoming forest, wicks led to a decay The bear : ed tree trunk, and with his trusty old 1 rifle cocked he kick the tree over and a big bear jumped out and made for Myers fired and in bruin’s hide, but him the bullet lodged the hunter tripped and fell his rifle flying 1 through the air as falling some dis tance from him ] wounded and en. raged bear made for his prostrate foe, but Myers made a foxy move well known fa AY As 1 Bruin to hunters by ng limp to the ground : 1 and eniffed wd exhibited a trait dead $0), and fin from peculiar to bears of harming bodies (or thos his § (Jui kly ros ant : ishing tion trundied off Myer bear Spe to his feet when the from him, and fired which ended the bear's career Niet Was some « nce regaining his rif) several shots, Bruin weighed 300 pounds dressed - The Oldest of our Mothers Miles township now probably has the | most aged lady on that side of the county, {in the person of the widow of Jacob | Wolf, who resides with her son John Wolf, on the parental farm ove mile west of Rebersburg. Ou last Decoration day mother Wolfattained the age of g4 years, and she is still in fair health for a person of that age. She was born avd lived on the farm all her life-time with the excep- tion of several years, ? BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1896. BRYAN STAND S BY HIS GUNS Brave Young Champion of Free Silver Calls Upon His Followers to Keep Up the Fight---Friends of Bimetallism Vanquished jut Not Overcome. has issued the folio that millions of loyal he a word Conscious beg to offer ar of hope and encour more brave, earnest and devoted than t metallism, They have fought with all t Or this will prove whether they are rig have nothing to reg } WHO ODDPOsSea 2 tory is at last secured fv No personal or political has been to secure immediate legislation A " Therefore defeat brings to me no fee shared my labors wel 1 for al who has ast amp LD CHERRY RAILS Will | 00 Years—<Have Shown Good Yet There are two sds of wild cherry the soft and the bard wood, the latter of which will make fence rails to last a cen We farm occupied by ex tury have evidence of this on the john Wolf, in Miles township, who informs us ommissioner that there are rails in fences on the place, of : these rails were in the fences when they made the hard wood wild cherry occupied the farm 65 years ago and have every reason to believe they were put in to the fence 100 years ago. These rails yi on recent examination were found well preserved. On this tract, at an early day, were many spots overgrown with wild cherry trees, from which fence rails were made Some of these trees are still m the Farmers might kind bility fence rails would not need replace. farm profit by using of wood for rails, with such dura ing every 15 or 20 years.~Reporter, . Seven Tons Dried Apples Cameron Elliott & Storer, of Churchville, shipped seven toys of the new crop of dried apples to Philadelphia last Wednesday. The greater portion is usually packed in cases, but five tons of | this lot were packed in sacks for export {to Germany. It npheans that apples | packed in cases swell so much from the | damp air while crossing the ocean that cases are often burst open, but this | swelling does not affect the sacks, which | simple stretch, Press: friend need grizvye because o ng of personal this | wing address ''to the bimetal 5 of the 1dened by temporar 1S Are sad agement NO cause eve ht who have espoused the which convi Having he zeal wrong Jil : f my ambitic feat. My rather than to enjoy the honors Speaking for nyse! WHEAT WANTED ABROAD re in India and Australis Lessens Eng land's Supply “he Mark 1 that although the de in ane London Express sas £3 ce gv et v4 noiency India is known to be very serious, I into that there is no likelihood that there any will large imports of wheat country “The has caused a deficiency of 2, failure in India and Australia 1, 500 quar Creat Britain This must be made up from other sources ters in the usual supply of and is a change in the situation which it self is sufficient to uphold the recent rise The quality of wheat ia transit to 1 } United Kiagdom on Saturday was 2,048 000 quarters of which there were 490,000 quarters Russian, 300,000 North America, Fox 3,000 South America, 1.220.000 Califor nil and 25,000 froin other sources - A Bear in a School Room On Wednesday a big black bear enter. eda school house in Brown township, Lycoming county, through the | which stood open. The lady teacher and wity killed the bear with axes. .——— - 1 John Bell Wedded. Sohn R. Bell, son of William Bell, was married to Miss Fannie Laber, of Orient L.1. John is clerking in a store in Hast Hampton, Long Island New York Wa is one of the Bellefonte young ho lef! here with a promiing future, °° door | { him down when it is too late to help him. | the pupils escaped from the house and | td woodsmen happening to pass that | [no strength of bis own and that be did | not see bow he could expect to be elected | The chances are that neither | | handed down recently it is decided that INGRATITUDE—~INCONSISTENTCY sent the Bellefonte tof sheriff sale , given to them by th Condo Repul lican i amounting to about democratic sheriff, John work that, in all consi hs that helped to elect given to demo Mr should » been papers Condo, and have always stood 1 1 Has of the United St never be nnmindial of the grat nations for hi them from dire Way should acknowledge wi owe the care which ided disaster and SS «wi Proneness Wi hereunt {Ca Done at the fourth das Lord thousand and ninety six, and of t of the ited States of \ of November Oud one t : 3 he is Ate first a Uh hundred and twenty GROVER CLEVELAN RICHARD OLX) Secretary ol .—— HASTINGS SEES QUAY Governor and Mrs, Hastings and sistant Adjntant General and Mrs. Reed of Bel to Washington Saturday to be gone until Monday even ing. A city says the governor spent several ef efonte, went special to the Patriot from that hours Saturday cvening with Senator Quay at his residence, Governor Hastings’ friends are not satisfied with Senator Quay ’s position in the senatorial matter. They believe he is deceiving the governor and will throw self. Quay is reported to have said with. in the past month that the govervor had senator, Hastings or Senator Penrose will be the man, Quay is committed to both and he finds it dificult to decide which to take. Hix. Lieutenant Governor Watres' friends believe he will be selected as a comprom. ise. Harrisburg Patriot Nov. gth, SCHOLARSHIP wuss CONTEST Wm, B. Herrick Miss Mary Tuite yg Gh gy age) VOL. 1%, THE FIGHT JUST BEGUN Encouraging Words to the Dem- ocracy From Leaders BRYAN AND SEWALL SPEAK IDLE FOR SIX YEARS Hal Pointer Recor 13) been returned to Dullois Hal Pointer, R has Peck’s great pacer, The ani mal entered in fiteen races and came out a winner in a The horse is twelve years old now and 1s in good condition after his siege. His best time this year, on a halfmile track was 2.11 \ number of the contests, a Cannot Act ax Councilman. By a decision of the Supreme Court a stockholder in a water, gas or electric light company, having a contract with a city or borough forthe products of his company cannot hold a position in the council of such city or boroughs,
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