2 3 S Mmmm > HE CENTRE DEMOCR nd Weekly Pittsburg both one year. Thi 4 BARGAIN FOR $i You can CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. TWO RECENT ROBBERIES Saloon Thief Robs a keeper. A Cley er $800 TAKEN FROM A BUREAU Whereabouts of tne Thiel Break in a Store and No Clue to the Robbers at Salona Help Themselves. A man giving his name as John Dunn and his home Tyrone stole about eight hundred dollars in clean cash, the half of it being gold, from Joseph Maxwell, a retstaurant keeper at Smoke Run, Clearfield county, on Friday night last. Dunn represented himself to be a travel ing agent for wall paper, etc, and secur for the night at Maxwell's Maxwell had the money in ed lodging restaurant. a bureau drawer in his room, adjoining which was the one occupied by Dunn, Dunn kept a watch over the movements of his host, who had occasion to gov stairs to change some money, and atter ng the location of the cash had he 5 A discover it no trouble in stealing it Dunn a had keys to fit the door to the room and to the bureau drawer. Dunn made good an effort is He is described his escape, and now to capture him, about 22 years, vighing probably 15 r taili, Dusk nd vest, He wore a dark coat an ha pounds. black felt hat and 1 a moustache of about two weeks’ growth, Of course he is not a citizen of Tyrone, aad 18 not likely that his name is Dunn. - ROBBERY AT SALONA d Other Goods Stolen Last Night Stamps, Cash an The at Salona sustained a heavy Some time during the night burglars ef- post othice loss Monday night by burglars fected an entrance into the store and of- fice by cutting out the putty and prying open the large plate glass in the front door of the store. The burglars evident. ioney and They rifled the post office of §15 of stamps and six dollars in cash. the store they took a jar of chewing gum ly were after n chewing stuff, worth Fron and a quantity of cigars and tobacco B.F. the Krape, th master, states foot up $18 took certain the The tools the door re was | 5) - a vil AILETWATUS shop i © A Woman to Seek Gold, Miss Phoebe Hoove he ouhlis fs of the | perations fields What and Miss Hoover's proposing to start early in April : woman has done woman can do, of ex pernence in teaching the young idea how to shoot has developed a fund of determination that will 1 ever difficulties may beset her path in ye apt to see her through what be found in rivers. Miss untii searching for the wealth to Alaska's mountains and Hoover declares she will not return she has made a fortune. -—— Shot a White Gobbler, A party of Lock Haven sportsmen who were out gunning in Nittany Valley re. cently, bagged a fine white “wild tur- key and as they wended their way home. ward chuckled how they had secured better game than their friends who had been out a day or two before. C. J. Wasson was not so happy, for that | evening when he went out to do his feed- | ing he missed a fine imported white tur- | key gobbler, Upon inquiry among his | neighbors he learned that it had been | shot by the hunters and carried off. : Robbery at State College. The large grocery store of R. C. Holmes at State College was woken into by burglars sometime Saturday night. They broke open the money drawer and took $3.50. Also stole alot of cigars and | tobacco, a bunch of bananas and other articles. There isj noclew to the perpe- | trators. Child Crushed to Death, On Wednesday atternoon 27th a three year old son and his little sister, children of W., 8. Slick, living near Farmers Mills, were at play in the yard, when a barrel filled with wet ashes and standing ou a bench, tumbled over and upon the little boy crushing him to death, : {| sere and yellow leaf. DEMOCRATIC GAINS, The Tuesday nt NEBRASKA, IOWA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK. MASSACHUSETTS, KENTUCKY, » was a general drift te Democracy made great gains on challenged avs el stand Hanna's Inok at New York city and state. 1506 McKinley hal the Greater N Ww tate in 1 yek, a plurality Democrat, Swal fn 1 B low has a larger Beacom, Re. ies which give Dr. Swallow's vote 1 that of the Democratic candi Marylan vote will be nex CL8Ars From Maryland we * good news that the Democrats have carried the Legislature on joint ballot, their This sys 0g § SCnalor majori ly being put at fiye the Senate for probably in. sures return of Gorman to the anothex term. It is a brilliant personal victory for the ssuator, achieved against great odds, and will ré National the most sagacious and resourceful political leaders of the day. tain in the councils one of In Nebraska William J. Bryan carried his state of Nebraska by 11,000 majority, This year it goes for Bryan, substantial. ly, by 20000. In 1896 President Mec. Kinley carried Ohio 49,000 majority over Bryan. This year his friends are claim. ing a majority of 5,000 to 8000, while the democrats do not ¢doncede the state, These figures demonstrate that Mr, Bryan is avery lively corpse. Also, that Brother McKinley has fallen into the Itis an eight months’ opinion of his administration. i Swallows big vote is the thing that surprised the politicians. a BELLEFONTE, PA. Oficial Vote of Centre County for Election Held To Philips! tre H Howard Milibed M Cen for Centre Again they have carried a democratic strong overs Of den indifference eratic We have the voters t he hold. The voters ist cause, 1 but if they don't come to the polis ¥ can look for defeat - -— . Shooting at Millheim On Wednesday evening Dr. Mohn and the hack driver, Mr. Huey, of the Mus- | | ser house, at Millheim, got in an alterca- tion—and the Doctor shot Huey in the hip. Dr. Mohn was intoxicated quarreling with an umbrella mender. Will Huey interfered and the Dr, shot him in the hip. The ball has not been found yet. The Dr. is under arrest, > - Club House Opening. This evening the Nittany Rod and Gun Club will open their new club house at Hecla Park, with an elaborate banquet that will be in keeping with the occa- sion, Many prominent members of the club will be present, ; CER Chairman Jones, of the democratic national committee, says: “I regard the results of the elections as particularly favorable to the demo- atic party and very gratifying to emocrats everywhere, It is all they could ask, and more than many of us ex- Sosa Be — With Ohio hanging in the doubtful column, Mark Hanna and his politics can’t be very popular. Even the wool growers must have gone back on him, THU | who cau beat this record, | to hear from him, As a result Huey is laid up and the | wound may be troublesome. and was | RSDAY, NOVEMBER 1807. 1697. i 1 0 idan Mow | ha i! 4 DUS a NEARER FREE COINAGE RAVE ¢ BOW +1 ore ole of the tt pie Of Lhe tiwo weeks iy be has |} He Made the Corn Fly =ar Loganton, a few days ago gave another exhibition of his skill as a corn husker : from 6 o'clock in the mornibg until 6 tore the husks off bushels of cars. Who can beat it If there is any body in Centre county would like the evening, he we ,— Injunction Granted The Centre Hall Water Company suc- ceeded on Tuesday in securing an order from the Supreme Court restraining the town council from further work on the | erection of water works by the boro, The case will be heard in January when the legal position and rights of the parties will be finally determined, Married. On Oct. 21, 1867, Mr. G. Claude Loder, formerly of Jacksonville, Walker Twp, and Miss Dora Menser, of Glen Richie, Clearfield county, Pa., were married at Olean, N.Y. Mr. Loder is a son of R. B. Loder, and is a promising and energetic young man. A ——— a — Death in Central City. On the morning of the 27th, Mary Margaret, the little infant daughter of James H. and Alice M. Weaver, of Cen. tral City, passed away at the home of her parents, The little one was only 14 months old and death was due to catarrh- al fever. W SCHOLARSHIP CONCLUDED Polled of Votes on Saturday. A Large Number RESULT OF THE LAST COUNT first Miss | Wolf Sec or ihe was and Miss § Both Will be g 13 Tern its will Appear Next Wee la Showers ond ven Scholar Their suler LO IPL ) presen : y m A NICH Cis KiOnGike region Royer Treasurer bye Kept uss thi legal Centre county, and will county ung several years handling and an increasing practice functions of ont many social Harrison Walker will absorb his entire ime, so that we fear they may not profit They for efficient by our generous disposition, will please accept our thanks services rendered At the beginning of the contest The Centre Democrat announced that it would give away a free Scholarship to the Lock Haven State, Normal for the ! Winter term, also tuition free to the | person next highest. As the contest {narrowed down between Miss Show. ers and Miss Wolf, two very deserv. ling young ladies, the publisher | this paper has concluded to send both, | Thus all should be satisfactory, A i Death of Adam Nearbood., Adam Nearhood, of Centre Hall, died Sunday 24th, His funeral took place | Wednesday morning and was conducted by the Masons, assisted by the I. O. O. F., and G, A. R., in all of which orders the deceased had been an active member | for many years. With the death of Adam Nearhood the old soldier's column is reduced by one. Within about one year Samuel Shannon post of Centre Hall has lost six of its number by death, namely : James Mc. Clelathan, Col. Andrew G, Gregg, Wm, W, Horner, Philip Vioray, Maj. Jerry : Shreffler and Adam Nearhood, of | MOST NEWS _» THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT and Weekly Vittaburg Post both for S180 All the news worth having for the LEAST MONEY one yemy Williamsport last week witl of intention practicing Some time ago while cal physicians instituted roceed- ings against hum ung man and W. W. Hull again had him ar rested on the charge of practicing medi- cine contrary tolaw. Immediately after his arrest Dr, Libbey had Drs. Young- man and Hull arrested, claiming dam- | ages to the amount of £50,000. The Bull. | etin says: This is the fifth time Dr. Lib. | bey has been arrested by the local phy- | sicians and in the combined cases he is | under bail to the amount of $2,100, Those pushing the prosecution also { threaten to arrest the doctor each day, {as long as he remains in town. This also makes the fifth damage suit, brought by the doctor, the aggregate damages Claimed summing up to $225,000. Dr. Libbey is determined to continue prac- ticing in this city, and the fight between the local physicians and the doctor, as to whether or not he can legally practice in this city, grows more and more bitter cach day. Drs. ( h Died at Wadale. Owen Thomas, aged twenty-five years, of near Waddle's, died with typhoid fever and rheumatism, on Tuesday even. ing 26th, He was a son of David Thomas and unmarried,
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