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SHORT SESSION |
OF COURT
Criminal List Was Small
Only a Few Cases Tried.
and |
EV CHURCH CASE SETTLED
Verdicts Rendered and Sentences Imposed
Keport of the Grand Jury Civil Lists
An Important Church Case Settled
Our
Tried
Other Items of Interest for Readers,
of court convene
term
This 1
yuuty has but
Rockey
nry Brown, ale
, deceased, summons
’
. Musser, guardian
1 ] pe TTL 4
of Lida P. Gregg.
minor child
ha Cartin and H. L
ing James B. Curtin, la
Barnhart, §
:
Po
de 1, scire
county,
plea nil debit, continued
TUESDAY MORNING
Linu, indicted for lar
The
Com. vs. Charles
, prosecutor David Chambers
Snow Shoe, on
19G7
pot guilty on
dictment
Alf Huffman, indicted for open
The
details in this case are not it for publi
the
1
defendant
Com
lewdness, prosecutor W. J. Singer.
been
changed his
of 4 iity
Uiity
cation, and after jury had
chalenged, the
plea from not guilty to that
pay
dc lars, costs of prosecution and
Sentenced to a fine of twenty five
undergo
the for a
imprisonment in county Ati
period of seven months
Ardell Campbell,
first count, larceny ; second count, re.
Com. vs. indicted
ceiving stolen goods, knowing the same
have been stolen; prosecutor, Jacob
Woodring. At
Edward Woodring plead guilty to driv.
ing away and selling to a Mr. McClain,
at or near Bald Eagle station in Blair
county, cows belonging
Woodring, of near Port Matilda, and is
now serving time for the offense in the
Reformatory at Huntington,
to
November sessions,
two to Jacob
wood for being an accomplice in the tak-
ing of these cows, and at the trial of Mr.
Campbell this afternoon. Mr. Wood.
ring who had been brought from the Re-
formatory testified that Mr. Campbell
was implicated, and helped drive these
cows away, and also named (wo others,
hnd stated that all participated in the
funds realized from the sale of the cows
to Mr. McClain, Verdict of guilty on
the first count of the indictment, and not
guilty of the second count,
EVANGRLICAL CHURCH CONTEST,
The important civil cases on the list to
be tried this week were the cases of Jokn
8. Dauberman and John H. Krumbive,
trading as Dauberman & Krumbine vs.
0. L. Saylor, presiding cider of the
Some time |
ago this defendant was arrested at Bell- |
The
Williamsport District of the Evangelical
Association, Jobn H. Erdman, Pastor at
Centre Hall, of the Evangelical Associat-
ion and W. C. Farner, Wm. Boal and D.
I. Tressler, trustees of the Evangelical
Assoc jation at Centre Hall; appeal, plea
And A. P.
Lase, trading as A. P.
assumosit, the case of
and C. W.
against
non
Luse
Luse & Son the same defendants
and the same pleas. Both of these cases
¢ in the Evangelical
Fsher
finally
grow out of the troubl
church, between the and
Dubb's fac which res
divisior the church, one factio
in a
leave to
They
papering of the off
, and repair the
mir plastering
ther
fr
appeal ple
ht to
Tier
ney from May first to Sept. hirst, al
] Mr. Tie
dollars per month,
s disease since having
non-as s suit was broug
recover fo ing of Norman
seven, rey is
.
suffering from Pott’
urt at the ore banks some years
iires constant attention as
juently be dressed, the
secured
have Nr
and Mrs
, but that
g that they had
they « :
than Mr
hima fc
on
ent cheater
4 heaper
were keeping
r refused to go and remained
Verdict on Wednes.
day afternoon in favor of the plaintiff for
twenty-eight dollars, with interest from
Seotember
urned on Wednesday after
lay
Court ;
noon until Mon morning next
David Rothrock, administrator d. b. n
¢. t. a. of Henry Rothrock, deceased, in
part of the use of David Rothrock and
John R. Rothrock vs. Henry Rothro k,Jr.,
with notice to John Woods, George Gar-
brick, William Kelley
as terre tenants, summons in scire facias
Sallie J. Kelley,
sur mortgage, plea nil debit. Continued.
Criminal cases entered to January ses.
sions, and not heretofore reported were
disposed of as follows :
Com. vs. Wilkinson Horner, charge:
betrayal, prosecutrix Sallie Ryan.
| tinued,
Com. vs
Con-
be.
Set.
Milford Stover, charge
trayal, prosecutrix Sadie Kleckner,
tied.
Com. vs. Ammon Gramley, charge :
betrayal, prosecutrix Ella Johnson, Set.
tied.
Com. vs, Thomas Witmeyer, charge :
betrayal, prosecutrix Mazie A. Bower,
Continued,
Com. va. J. O. Mohn, charge: aggra-
vated assault and battery, prosecutor
William Huey. Bill ignored,
Com. vs. Jacob E. Brickley, charge:
betrayal, prosecutrix Mary
True Bill,
Com. vs. Clyde Roper, Luther Roper
and Jerry Condo, charge : illegal fishing
returned by the constable of Gregg town.
ship. Continued.
Continued on page 4,
Weaver, |
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,
TWO PROMINENT
CITIZENS
During the
Week
Passed Away Last
DEATH OF JOHX I. CURTIN
Was
Famous lron
One of Bellefoute's Prominent Citizen's
One of County's
Workers—Halt Brother of
Death of John 1
(entre
Gov. Curtin
Thompson, of Martha
, after a sh
been
short time T
ne interment took p
Houserville, on Tuesday forenoon
: 1 ot,
.o-——
Snyder County Alright
has a
ils treasur
webs grow on
desk That is a record
county can weil
In
said to be plenty
be proud
Suyder county liquor licenses are
you can get a smile at
t}
any crossroads, and there are many dis.
tilleries. This is an instance in which
the prohibition argument don’t work out.
The fact is the population there is large
: Dutch”
iy 3
‘and
‘ennsylvania who are in
dustrious, thrifty lawabiding.
*“Hoora for Schayder
.-—
Scott Rover Dead
The Millheim Journal says that Scott
to Thos. J.
was killed at
South Plainfield, N. I., one day last week
by stepping in front of a moving engine,
He was a conductor on a freight train on
the ILehigh Valley R. RK. He left
county many years ago, but was well
and favorably known to many of our
people. He was married toa Miss Herb,
of Sugar Valley
brother
Rebersburg,
Royer of Easton,
Royer, of
this
Fire at Spring Mills.
Early on Thursday morning of last
| week a store building occupied by J. |
Grollman, clothing merchant, at Spring |
Is, b 1d ith all . y
| 2 was burned down w all con | ton Co., was imprisoned in afl over two |
{ tents. The building was owned by Rob-
| ert Smith, and he had $350 insurance in
{the Farmer's Mutual of Penns Valley. |
| Mr. Grollman had fio000on his stock in
| another company. Cause of the fire un+
| known,
- i -
DID AT WoonwARD. ~~Samuel
:
| Kreamer died at Woodward on Saturday |
| Jan. 23nd after a brief illness with the |
grippe. He had been in delicate health
| from childhood; was a son of Samuel
Kreamer, Aged 40 years, 3 month and
19 days. Interment on Monday. He
was a single man,
IRGS,
CURIOUS DEVICES
From time to Lime mention is made of
some of the curious devices for which in
i i" « |
ventors seek and sometimes obtain pat
d that no mention
following
The
: 1 filed baer Patesss
ries. and the model filed in the Patent
ents, but its
has vet been made of the
“Tape Worm Trap.”
secured
Ohce 4 tap
LO Out
sheet metal
of
way that the several parts
. " ha -
telescope, and 80 secured Wo ¢ Gog
th
:
pendage that it might be leng!
shortened at will. From the descrip
it appears that
dog is
in turning t
would Chg
the
that
would occur
2 3 “ : 1 “
although the Colonel has depd
life’ his application still resides in the Pat
ent Office, and that the patent therefore
is still forthcoming
-— -
Of to Klondyke
Myers,
lepartment,
John
chief of
Haven Tohn Gr
Robert, Thomas and Myers,
latter are brothers and the former
nephew, the latter are farmers
from Clinton county, all hale, hearty,
men and used to roughing it,
Samuel H
itner
the
their
fire «
four
young
Thursday afternoon of last weck depart.
ed for the Klondyke. Their first tie-up
| will be at Seattle, Washington, where
they will dhtain their ontfit of provisions,
| ete, and from thence by boat to Dyea
| and from that point by way of the Chil.
| koot pass to the Yukon river and down
the Yukon to Dawson City, their destina.
tion.
Robert Myers is a man of some wealth
and will pay the expenses of the expe-
dition.
- -
The Taxes Were Paid,
Salon Smith, of Allison township, Clin.
months for refusing to pay taxes, but
was released Saturday, the necessary
| amount having been paid.
practice should be enforced in Centre
| county.
oy
A Good Yield of Corn,
| John W. Group, of Nippenose Vealley,
planted a field of corn last spring in the
middle of June. When be husked the
crop last fall it was found to yield 100
bushels to the acre.
BRYAN'S SPEECH
AT MINNEAPOLIS
A Very Able Review of the Money
Question
DEMAND FOR BIMETALLISM
ngland
wiley ts high tant
| people 1 ga
but don't you Know that whenever we have had
a high tariff we have generally had some
Some of you bel
tari, and you smust admit that whenever we
have had a low tariff we have gennrally had
some party denouneing it
parts
denouncing 11? eve Ina low
but we had bimetal
lism for §] years and no party ever denouncing
it while we had it (Applause) Put thisis not
the most astonishing thing. We adopted a gold
standard in 1873
to have It done
without any party ever asking
(Laughter. Isn't it strange®
Isn't it strange * That such a change has been
made without any party of any name
ing that it be made. My friends, I want you if
you are opponents of bimetallism to ask your
selves, when you go home, how it happened
request
| that so great a change was made in the policy
| of the nation without the subject having been
presented to the people by any party in exis
tence at that time,
PROFLE DIDX'T KNOW IT
More than that, not only way the change
made without any party asking for it, the
change was made without the American peo,
[ ple knowing that it was mado at tho time it
| That is the proper way to make pro. | was made
| fessional dead-beats pay up. This same |
More than that, | assert that the
change was made without congress knowlog
that the change was being mado. (Loud ap
plause.)
ancient history, but 1 speak of It hecanse recent
events have corroborated us In the matter, 1
have heard men say that it was Impossibiv to |
make such achango in our laws without the
members of congress knowing that it was being
done, Well, Mr. Blaine was speaker of the
house at the time, and he sald he dite t know,
Senators and members are on record ae deelar
ing that they didn’t know ; but there are some
I don’t speak of it merely to revive |
During the year, 187, there
were printed JR2617 complete
copies of THE CEsTRE DEMO
CHAT week
sprints, our act
elre
ar ZV each ul
I i BAT TL
fli Was OVE
2 000 COPIES PER WEEK
slatement
VOL. 20. NO),
plan
the Re
public
TH] :
pu i
an tick
party ax
an n't de
standard was a blessing to the
pie The Republican party
declared that it would do what ould
hifory
to we
cure the international bimetallism, atDoniy
declared that the gold standard must be
the
aperale
man
of Furops
metallism, 1
other words, the Republican party condemn
the gold standard and
tained until leading nations
would eo restoring
declared that It was not
a good thing fort}
get rid of It
Ss country, by promising
think It is only fal fo Say that
the Republican party would not pledge itsell
to try to get rid of the gold standard of 2
really thought it was a blessing to the Amer)
ean people, unless it wanted to punish the
| American people and thought the gold stand
ard was too good for them, and ought to be
| removed for thelr punishment
At the polls 6500000 voted for a ticket
| pledged to International bimetallism ; 10.90
{000 voted agamst the gold standard and in
| favor of a double standard, differing only In
| the means of securing the double standard
{but, my friends, the case is even stronger
| than that. You might have sald, or might say,
[ that these were people who believed In the
gold standard, but who voted with the Repub.
lieans because there was no opportunity to
[ express thelr admiration for the gold standard,
Iam geing to take away that argument from
{ you. The Republicans, the advocates of the
| gold standard, had a changeo 10 Teoord them -
selves In favor of (he gold standard. There
was a platforms whieh declared the gold
{Applanse. )
Continued on page &