- CRCULAT id h P CHAS REPAIRS FOR THE COURT HOUSE | Proposed Plans that Will Be Sub- mitted. SOME NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS | the Front—Will | An Extension to be Built to Give More Room Estimated at $£10.000.—The Approval of the Grand jury Will be Asked. Cost Placed This week, the writer was drawings being made for the proposed re. yairs to the Court House. The same will be submitted to the grandjury, at court next for consideration. The plans have been prepared by Robt, Cole of Bellefonte, " 3 week, & Co., architects, proposed repairs consist of an addition »f about sixty t to of which would bring the the fee the front structure, feet rn to within a few of pr cae 1 1 stone, same as the The in harmony would 1! : San there ippearance The front a large, town oom 144 1 ] eT or grand and traverse : 3 ¥ is a brief descrip a irs Dronoses. prope y .y sr1ot } 14 4 1 SOCK direction. 1 be gradually paid in mi by a slight increase in r would notice the difference. ery every witness, e¢ erson transacting business court room unsightly condition s whether more patcligrork d need. | i ae houl 1 he Ae SQOULIG DE Got i TC uestion Pp If the grandjury thinks impros as will be proposed, should be ma act acc udomer “yt . udgment SOI p 1 vor any decent improve ments, and would allow the publi the oth. extravagent people prog Un nrtw Satetiorate sid T erty to deteriorate and rot, er hand there are with large ideas and small purses, who would plunge the debt. In should act with county into a heavy matter the grandjury . deliberation, this and at the same time have a bit of local pride, for condition of our public buildings. It will ssary for the com. missioners to have the approval of the make on their own authority pot be n grandiury order to They can act mn repairs Api Three Murderers Wanted The Clearfield county commissioners have offered $600 reward for the appre. hengion and conviction of three mur. derers. The men wanted are : "Piggy" Hart, who is charged with murdering Victor Coretti, and for whose gonviction $200 is offered ; for the unknown man who killed John O'Grady, $200 is offer. ed ; and for Charles Brown who killed Grant Reeder, $200 is offered. These murders were committed in around Du. Bois withio the last year and a half, two of them within ten weeks. The latest occurred on the 7th of this wouth. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT and week. ly Mttsburg Fost, one year for $1.50. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. THERE ARE NONE LIKE US. Though Great Britain boasts that the sun never sets on her dominion, the { United States also enjoys that distinction. | When itis 6 o'clock p. m. 9.30 a, m, tman and child in the world to reside mn- | | a plot of ground forty-nine shown the | in Alaska itis day in Our area, including Alaska, is equal to of the next the extent of all Europe, with Italy and | Turkey excepted. Texas is 212 times the size of Rhode | 3 4 es i size of Rhode | i © | At the Dedication Island and might ask every man, wo- side its boarders, offering each individual by one hun. dred feet—four times the space taken by each person in New York city. Texas | could hold England, Ireland, Scotland, | Wales, Italy | room for a promenade around this The | | and in two of her counties the and Portugal, aud still have $E0- tion of transported Europe, California is our second largest stat San Bernar- dino and San Diego—could be packed Egypt, Porto West Indies, Montenegro and forty-eight cities Switzerland, Rico, | the size of Paris. i nanon style of ar- | with | Our forests surpass those of any ot y COVETING 500,000,000 acres, of our entire territ uarter f the timber cut eve ,000-~double t th in o Ladd BB ) ne n more than ols ana 1 fences would be worth over or one-fifth of our First among nat united States, and ments of American farm product Europe are so great that the of could not wt 3 nt condition if cut off aeons le POP ent maintain them the contin 1 in thei r prese Sam gathered together for march Mrs rine Long was Catherine T nee Miss Catha.- in Aaronsburg in 530. She resided at that place with her > of her marriage, when they departed and lived in Ohio for parents until the ti: a period of three vears at the expir a period of thr years at the expir- of which While : very devoted they returned to 1 this city Mrs. Teats of the Pres. member y moved to Curwensville Teats has been engaged in the gro- business for the past eleven years ,—— Death of Mrs. Sayers the Mrs. late of David Sayers, of Jacksonville, Sallie K. Sayers, widow died Monday morning at 3 o'clock, at the resi. ce of her pare: Mr 1 Mrs. D K. Miller, 122 East Church street, Lock Haven, of cancer, aged 3 years, De- eased is survived four brothers, W Ww and Miller, and four sisters, Mrs. George M. Hoy, of Hublersburg, and by Ammon, Claude Olive Centre county, and the Misses Bertha, Tabitha and Grace Miller, of that city. The remains were taken to Jacksonville, Centre county, Wednesday morning for interment p— —— - Burried Under a Load of Slabs A young man by the name of Calvin | Segner, of Harris township, met with | quite an accident the other day. He was taking a load of slabs from a saw mill | near Shingletown, over a trestle, to where they were being burned. Soddes { ly the trestle gave way and Segner and his load fell about twenty feet. Segner was buried under the load of slabs and was seriously if not fatally injured. Death of Simon Sellers. Simon Sellers, of Stormstown, was suddenly taken very seriously ill at his home and died soon after on Sunday. The deceased was the father of John Sellers, of Tyrone; William H. Sellers, formerly of Tyrone, but now residing in Philadelphia, and Mrs. Wilson Way, of State College. Mr, Sellers was 74 years old, ~Straw hats at any price, at Lewins, Maine. | ey | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, LEGISLATIVE JUNKETS How the Pa. Legislature Went to New York. WINES AND LIQUOR PLENTY of the Grant Mouument—A Caterers’ Bill Itemized-——Gov. Hastings Vetoed the Bill So—-Members Mast Pony Up for Expenses and Justly Last April the Penua. legislature at. tended the dedication of Grant's tomb, They rendered a bill This was cut down to £3.000 and Gov. Has- it in New York city. of $7.000 for expenses of the trip. tings vetoed the same because wa wrong to use public monies for such pur- Now the are in a stew and must raisc the poses, committee in charge by assessing each member, The Harrisburg, Patriot tells wi} penses were exposure and g how public funds are oft ay and agreed (lassware worth of probably mgsnber ASSCES every egisiature to pay the cost of the jun. The next year Zion, Walker town lived until his death He was a prominent citizen of the town. u shits ip er of Solomon Ribinold (1846) he moved to ship, where he and an active member of the Ge: man Reformed church The funeral Wednesday at go a Ars. Mary ( H VY Harvey D., took place ildren are Gar f Zion nada, Jacksonvill Willis . L8H He leaves to survive him, in ac the children mentioned, twenty.e grandchildren and one great grandchil Mary Ann Corman, a granddaughter « Mrs. Mary C. Garbrick, of Zion —— Pennsylvania's Sew Game Law The new game law provides for many The Woodcock, July 15 to December improvements over the old statute measure is as follows t to 31, and from Oct December 15; quail, October 15 to 15 | pheasants, October 15 to December 15; | turkeys, October 15 to December 15; rab. | bits, November 1 to December 15; squir- deer, rels, October 15 to December 15; | month of November Another section proyides that no one | 15 quails, 10} woodcock, 10 pheasants or 2 turkeys in and Centre counties, twenty-nine in all, | and about 125 delegates will attend the | meeting. man can kill more than one day, or more than 2 deer in one season. The sale of game is prohibited, as is also shipment out of the state, The Calf Took a Tumble. A few days ago a calf jumped over a precipice that overhangs the Philadel. phia and Reading railway around the mountain, upon which is built the Shick. ellemy hotel, opposite Northumberland, to the river below, a distance of 475 feet, and still lives. The only injury sustain. ed by the ahimal was a dislocated shoulder. Death of a Child, EstheriMeyers, the six-year-old daugh- ter of Wm. Meyers, of Coleville, died Saturday morning. She died from mem. braneous croup and had been ill about eight days. | subject themselves AUGUST 19 1807. BOUND FOR ALASKA 1 Party Thre Klondike tipsburg Sends a The following is from the Philips Ledger A good many of our people have been innoculated with the gold craze t ' 80 thoroughly with Messrs H. 1. Carlisle thai they with due delibe "took Stitzer, Dr and Freuch made preparations for the ventu set out Wednesday evening of last for Seattle from where they will, earliest possible opportunity the heart of the gold regic The party left on the 7 and Clearf amid an ovation that ff our Hundreds both gathered arting ones over the Tyrone was aracie town, Sexes a hearty hand their them God speed in 1! wish them & safe ed that they Nr wis Cook says § { these orders hing pos sible { among are doing everyt age interference Any nds of precious metals and oth Are There More of Them reat i recious minerals, et A fre a4 irom many equals Klondike coveries of silver, announced, and now comes Arkansas state that has hitherto not been special d for its mineral or other produ that abounds in 3 with a lake pea value. Jt is said to be the greates roducer in the United States Memphis fenced in and dredged by We hear of other great pearl fing pearl § has been released by a svndi cate, 18 st shall no dou 1 iS, am machinery stead of one fresh water Jake abound | in the valuable gems, a dozen will soon be discovered, and pearls will become matters of small moment » -— - - Centre Baptist Association The sixty seventh annual meeting of the Ceatre Baptist association will con. { vene in the First Baptist church, Johns. town, Wednesday, September 1st. The association comprises Baptist churches | of Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon Several of the leading Baptists of the state will present and make ad. dresses, a ——— Must Pay Their Debts, Hereafter the employes of the Phila. delphia & Reading Railway company, on its main line and branches, must pay their debts. The following order has been issued: "All Philadelphia & Read. ing railroad employes incurring debts and failing to meet them in due time will to dismissal. All complaints will be promptly investigated, Smoker’ Heart Burs. Heartburn from excessive smoking, or from any other cause, is relieved by the first dose of No. 10, Dr. Humphrey's Specific for Dyspepsia-25c. all druggists. | Wa A BIG DAY AT HECLA PARK Men's Picnic Attended, Business Very Largely “| A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Was | tions flected and Selected — Resolu Adopted Some of Events of Were in Liinten ( Lhe the Day 1,000 People § piace COSCO ana fev 1 al people wert yout the town. for this OT WLIS nearly everyb ‘“ ISLE 1 ’ ND and tucker Mary Ann’”’ y AICHK a day Oil ist of a pt | retary, a treasurer executive com a Sex to be elected annual gather. shall be may be ado nme as Sixth. An annual ering shall be held such character as each year by the executive committer onvention or gath at such time and of may be determined 1 Aid un 1 1 addit the above the following roved a TCS ut be instruct. sentatives of the various sections of Centre and Clinton counties to attend the meeting of the Executive committee, to be held in October, to con. fer with the said committee to look to the general interests of the said asso. ciation ubmitted and apy lved, that the absence of President, ¢ » ed to invite rep of other sections, outside of the counties of Centre and Clinton, be referred to the Executive committee for action During the day of amusemen there was a splendid of foot list ts consisting | shooting and fire works in the evening | Excellent bands were present from Lock Haven, Salona, Milesburg and Coleville consolidated, State College, Pleasant { Gap, Undine of Bellefonte and were | constantly discoursing their choicest music The bicycle : | races were good and | helped to interest thc crowd. in the evening, the fireworks were quite a feature. It was a fine display under the direction of John Sourbeck. The picnic was truly a great success. The best of order prevailed and every. thing seemed to favor the occasion. The committee in charge of the picnic feel highly gratified over the success of the affair and they certainly deserve much credit. LIVE BIRD SMOOTING, The shooting of live “irds attracted " races, bicycle racing, base ball, pigeon | paper to the Sandwich | | | ture the prize da itest, The Resolved, That the matter of the desire ‘ i WANTED Correspondents to in the news publish it, send we will congiderable betweer Leading | 5 - J fat eict £ rere asinet Hiren with them thei ck steamer n Wednesda lace as to the regulatior Dubois and Bellefonte ex the enter, as had an Hope engine of Phil unfair scheme arrang The result wa next opyvention wi at Curwensville — To The Sandwik — Island The Morrison & Cass Paper company of Tyrone, large Islands it is shipped a rder of within the range of probability that paper manufactured in no distant date receive t fons of the Hawaii ii at v ¥ that i pC Ast impress. Constitution of the state oj I A— Fine Fruit On Friday Mr. Wm. Showers, who lives near Hecla Park, brought a box of apples to our office for inspection. They were at once pronounced a rare quality. Mr. Showers has made a study of fruit growing and has on his property prob. ably the finest collection in the valiey. —— ifi— Gold Hunters sa Caley’ Gap The gold fever has struck Mill Hall citizens. Several gentlemen of that bor. ough are now prospecting for the yellow metal in Calvy's gap. It is hoped they will be successful.
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