VA se” b ™ (CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. KILLED BY HIS OWN SON A Sad Affair Occurred in Haines twp., on Saturday. [0 SAVE HIS MOTHER'S LIFE Lewis Dennis Strikes down his Father ina Desperate Encounter — Was Choking his Mother—It Occurred on Last Saturday pight—Died the next Dav. and Prop. { | | A most distressing affair occurred near | . . | Fiedler, a small village in Haines town. | ship, between Aaronsburg and Coburn, on last Saturday evening, resulting in the death of Sawuel Dennis, at the hands of his son lewis. Several versions of the affair have been in print that are not correct, nished us by Dr. C. S. Musser, of Aarons burg, and others from that vicinity Samuel! Dennis, of about resided with 4 man his wife and son Mr. Dennis was a years, lewis, near Fiedler laboring man, industrious and frugal He was subject to epilepsy and when an attack came he p became irra- tional, violent and frenzied. Late last Saturday evening their parent's bedchamber, heard a distu: son, by scre He surmised that to where all was dark but a struggle was in and saw his mother, must he wrong and ran the room, progress. He struck a match A she father bending over the bed choking He went to her rescue and by a hard strug. and beating the mother in the face. gle succeeded in pulling the frenzied man away, who then turned in all his insane rage upon the son and a desperate The f son down encounter ensued. ather attempt. ed to strike the with a chair, which ded, and as a last resort the son the neck tell was av struck ug him t assistance arrive Mr tacks o The day forenoon, at St nd often became interment took Haines townshis survive, No inquest was heid over the remains as there apparently is no doubt as to the ircumstances of the death RR PET RATS SAW HER DIF Worth Squaler Kewark Woman $250. 000 Lived Sixty years ago Miss Maria Vansycle as the most stylish young woman in Newark. Her father was very wealthy and many ad. was known prettiest and mirers sought her hand, but she refused them all. On Thursday a withered old crone of 81 years, she passed away squalor surrounded by a colony of pet rats. Although she died because she would not spend enough money medicine, she leaves real estate and se. | curities worth nearly a quarter of mul. lion of dollars. She the house in which she died, and lived in it aJ a recluse for half a century, owned For nearly twenty years she has not crossed the threshold of her house, and fo all that time not a man has been al. lowed to set foot in the house. Up to three years ago her dwelling was filled with cats. Then her taste for pets sud. denly changed with the rats until the big house was flled with an army of verwin so tame they would come at her call and eat out | of her hand. - Iateresting Operation About two weeks ago Sheriff Cronister | accompanied his brother Dallas to Phil. adelphia, and had the latter's little five. year old son placed in the Polyclinik hospital. Three years ago the child drank lye which burned the throat and in healing it caused a stricture, the mus. cles contracted and almost closed up the passage to the stomach so that in three years only liquid nourishment could be | taken, no solids could pass through the small aperture, It was thought that an incision would have to be made in the neck, but first an attempt was made to pass a fine rubber tube down the throat and by repeating the operation daily, gradually increasing the size of the tube relief eventually might be obtained, In this they haye been successful, and the physicians have every hope with their little patient who, notwithstanding this misfortune, is hearty, robust and the The following account was fur- | mn to buy | large | | in Chicago and she made friends | | ests, his time will be well occupied | RECENT DEATHS MRS. Jounx ANDERSON Mrs home in this place Mrs. J month, leaves a wife and leath was « r i ment in Uni SAMUEL Haines He one DExXIS township, leaves a wife, son. Deceased was subi lepsy for about eight years ces will ser take place Wednesday morning pastor, Rev, A. GG, Wolf JERRY GARMAN | Garman aged about 12 Jerry, son off WCOTRE Fri the Funer Sunday afternoon years, died day afternoon of typhoid fever, | home of his parents in this place {al took o'clock. MRS. RACHAEL TAGGART: On Thurs day evening Mrs. Rachael Taggart died She was a daughter of Mrs Rebecca Derr, of this place, and at one at place at 2 Interment in Union Cemetery, | time resided here. .-— - Census Officers There is no use 10 apply for a census position as vet, The enumerators will be selected by the supervisors and these officers will not be appointed until De. | cember, 1899 get {only $1,000 and the enumerators, whose | term of office will be limited to thirty | days’ duration, will only get $150 each The supervisors will | The special pension agents will receive | $6 per day, together with necessary tray. | eling and other expenses while on the {road and §3 while doing office work. | Very few appointments we find will be | made before June, 1900 .——— Starting Another Mil KE. M. Huyett, the extensive lumber. man, who is operating on a large tract above Colyer, is putting in another large stave mill in the mountains beyond Por. ters Mills with two large mills and a big cattle ranch, along with the other inter. Re. porter, Mr. Huyett, in addition to the above, is interestad io the new telephone company and has poles up from Centre Hall for a distance of seven miles to Potters Mills and Tumeyville ready for the stringing jolliest patient in the hospital. of the wire, | | | tor of Centre democrat, BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1899. E. R. CHAMBERS, ESQ. EE. R.CHAMBERS IN LUCK Received a Nice Appointment one Day Last Week LOCAL QUAYITE RECOGNIZED ent You ing We Extend Congrats Altoraey and has attaine lawyer. Daring Mr position of Reputy | ministration Ch this d At ouatle boro he present ef Poluically, he has always been an ar dent republican, and one of the active men in the party counciis While we can not endorse his political views and afhliations, we admire his fear. less energy in a contest, and heartily con- congratulate him upon his success .-—— Drank Banoer Lye A sad affair occurred at Millheim on Sunday in the death of Mrs. John Hoover from the effects of drinking Banver Lye, on the Friday orevious. She and ber husband had expected to resume house. keeping April 1st, but this deed has end. The lady had been in a demented condition for some A husband and four small chilaren survive. .-—— ed those calculations time which accounts for her rash act Trouble Among Officials Over at Centre Hall they are having a The considerable bit of fun with their boro officials boro treasurer handled money during the construction $5000. On this amount he has charged his regular com. water plant, about mission of 3 per cent, which gives him a On the other hand the town council claim there nice bonus for the year's work, was an understanding that only about 1 per cent was to be charged, and this agreement was made when he was elect. ed. Mr. Goodbart claims 10 have no | | smiths,’ | { tive daughter of Lawrence Haile, who | | recently retired from his 1P.& R. ¢ LOVE LAUGHS, ETC, Eloping Lovers Elude their Parents, Spend a Night at Selinsgrove The old saw ‘love laughs at lock last week the weetheart was demonstrated when an ardent but objectional (to ) wooer met the htoh trot ted her where her ending her to forget him, and th married almost within the county \ Northumberland MclLaugh popular wholesale cigar dealer, paid at- of old ' For years Joseph R attrac tention to miss Katie Haile, the the ompany and is spending his labors for | old days enjoying the first fruits of his | bard earned savings. | a member of the American | Warm of the | { terian church under knowledge of any such agreement and | " i | Kram promises an enjoyable evening of there the matter hangs. Former boro treasurers got their 3 per cent and Mr, Goodhart wants the same amount --—. Fire in a Philipsburg Hotel, A fire broke out in ove of the rooms of the Lloyd house at Philipsburg Friday morning, but the flames were shortly ex. tinguished. The terior of the house was badly damaged by smoke and water, Charles Myers was taken out of the building almost suffocated by smoke, the young girl's parents objected to the young man, but it mattered very little as the lovers met anvhow almost ever they pleased. Finally affairs came to a crisis when the old folks were in. at the youn; intended coupe cordially invited t Rev. H H We gene ral Secret wr, 0 ary of the Board of Church Extension of the General Synod church, will be present t both morning and evening Lome this distir and bring vour guished divine iress the Sunday school ty of Christian Endeavor Prospects Bright The Lock Haven Democrat says: The prospects for the terra cotta pipe works If all the plans now maturing are carried resuming operations are very brignt out, the plant will be May 1st, employment running before About 100 men will be given The terra cotta pipe works firm is now sewer pipe trust, which was organized a few weeks ago in New York city Frutt Prediction Those who watch signs and govern themselves accordingly, predict an early spring. They hold that as there was no weather to start the trees budding during the months of Feb. sufhcient ruary, the same conditions will be in force until April, when an unusual warm of is spell will set in and continee, One the larged fruit yields ever known predicted throughont certain sections of this state » - - Organ Recital On Tuesday evening, April 18th, an organ recital will be given in the Presby the patronage of the of the congregation. Miss Winifred Newbaker, the organist, will be assisted Miss Grace Rockafellow Woods, soloist in the church of the Mes slab, New York city, and the entire pro. ladies by high class music, The Easter services in the Lutheran church were of unusal interest and sol. emnity. Ten members were added to the church by confirmation and baptism, Twelve were added some time ago, mak- ing n total of 22, That congregation is growing in membership under Dr. Hol loway's pastorate, (CHARGED WITH INCENDIARISM | John and Reuben Frantz Arrested on a Serious Charge. DECLARE THEY ARE INNOCENT Barn, Live Stock Christian Sharer, in Taylor Tuesday Morning Shortly after 1 o'clo morning, a large barn stian | Sharer’s farm, one and half miles a north of Hannah, in Taylor township, out in flames and soon In | were seven horses and nine cows, broke was co sumed with all its contents. the barn farm For some reason | implements, grain of various hay and fodder, all of which was consumed The loss Mr with no insurance estimates when- | On Tuesday evening blazer swearing out a warrant. « harging George C. Brumgard, with setting fire to the barn on the Dornblazer estate in Porter township will be ren § : remembere that the barn was burned between 4 and March a bearing £0COCK n the mornis H Ie Im ng Mr. Brumgard will Friday _— - Iw -—— LATE NEWS The dispatches from Mani that struggle to the last licate the They are opposed There is plenty of left in the insurgent ranks. a the Philippinos will continue to any surrender life A stubborn warfare isto be continued, Vice-President Hobart is not expected 10 recover The Solicitor has decided to begin proceedings against the coal and coke trusts General The striking feature of yesterday's ses sion of the McCarrel bill bribery probers was the announcement, under strong pressure, by Representative W. D. Wil son, of Westmoreland County, the name of the man who offered him $5000 for his vote for ex Senator Quay. This man, Mr. Wilson swore, john R Byrne, of Scottdale, who last fall was the Republican candidate for State Sena of was tor in the Fayette Greene district .—-—— Philipsburg Enthused The good citizens of Philipsburg have been considerably aroused during the past month on the question of booming their town, Public meetings have been held, committees appointed and money subscribed for the purpose of booming the town and soliciting the establishment | of new industries. They are hustlers on! there .-—— Go 10 Ishler & Woodiing, next door to Schofield’s saddler shop, for garden seeds, Johuston binders and mowers, | horse rakes, Buckese cultivators, drills, pumps, gasoline and traction engin and threshers, Acme wagons—stee hd wood frame, barrows, lawn mowers, sections for all mowers and Binder “ I MA «A fall line of shirt waists from socts, and upwards and a line of nice silk waists at Alkens' Store. —— VOL. 21, NO. 1. FACT, FUN AND FANCY Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs Selected and Original y marrying A woman can thing she wants to If a man has talent he ther’ } : he home!) money When it comes to making s short, the in it When doct Ways unite failure The physi mends a an § ian who recom change then takes a you have Homa path sis tel to that like us cares like~but they fail Suggest a cure for dislike Doctors used a lance to bleed their pa tients in olden times Now a lance 1s UONNCCeRSAry The criminal judge may be a man o few words, but he isn't always a man © short sentences The editor swears to the circulats his paper, and the advertisers do the rest of the swearing If some playwrights would vaccinate their plays before putting them on the stage, they might take doctor Malaria is a malady the have got, when he dosen't SAYS you know what is the matter with you A dog may not be a star performer, but when be travels with a blind man he is always given a leading part About two-thirds of a doctor's bill i» for his trouble in guessing at your com. | plaint, Doctors often disagree, Lut they don't disagree half as much as their medicines do. Many a thief goes to prison because he neglects to steal enough to fee a first. class lawyer, After a man has had occasion to em. ploy a first-class lawyer, it Is useless to tell him that talk is cheap. Rvery singer in a quarteite can point out three good reasons wky the organi. zation isn't absolutely perfect.
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