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CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed.
AN APPALLING
ACCIDENT
Train Plunges Over 300 Foot Em
bankment,
SEVEN MEN WERE KILLED
And Others Were Seriously Injured
Heavy
Steep Grade
Its Course
Log Train on
Slipped
Caused Havoc Ald
11 anened 1"
An appalling accident happened nt
Pp Weduoesd
Cammal, Lycoming Co. Pa.
of last week, when seven
were killed and three more
by a runaway log train
perhaps fatally,
Some of the victims were grou
unrecognizable mass
and cars were smashed int
by |
ment. The kille
T i
six children ;
Schuyler, aged 7
William McGill
aged 45 years, married, nine children;
YCAars
ried,
Henry Engl
married, one child;
ish, fireman, aged years,
Martin Muadorf,
aged 28 years, married, one child ; Frank
Carison, mineral §
years, single ;
rospector, aged
Dennis, track
Jello
man, aged 25 years single
the census enumerator,
married, died Friday.
(Ar also
son
tried to save their lives by but
both were killed. The body atter
was!
bed
the track still alive, although unconscious
died while being carried to his
ad fully 100 feet below the road
Roe and Dennis were found along
\
The last man to leave the train
was Bonnell, who is the only living eye
Before he
Italian
who
man oun
witness to the awful tragedy.
1 be shoved an named
from the car, had his
The only the
r » [ »
made the terrible plus
who, on
account of
nmi
"me ’ :
inane 10 4
)
here the train le
sharp curve, and
wve this the ra
eighth of a mi
at which the
ell the track
and
and heavy
nu the bottom
slow, while alot ¥
the side of the hill are scattered the logs
with which the cars were loaded and the
broken parts of the cars and engine
The path made by the wrecked train re.
sembies that of a terrible tornado, some
of the broken parts of the engine and
cars being buried in the the
side of
mountain
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After Dleo 1 alers
James Foust, of Altoona, special agent
for the Dairy and Food Commissioner of
the State, made information last week
against William Harvey, of Gearbart.
ville, and Joseph Delebunt, of Hout:.
dale, for selling oleo containing color
fog matter, The butter in
vey case was sold on May 24th, and
in Delehunt’s case ou the following day.
Mr. Foust being the purchaser in each
fustance. The outcome of these cases
will be walched with considerable inter.
est,
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Killed a Bear
Samuel Matter and John Cooper, of
Loganton, were in the Black forest a few |
They sighted a bear
days ago fishing.
The animal weighed
which they shot,
315 pounds,
the Har. |
and Prop.
STRUCK JUDGE METZGI
Edwards Throws M
the Court
Attorneys
There was a sensational guarrel Fri
the court house at Wil-
M. E
ming bar and Demo.
mn
day evening
iamsport, when N wards, a
member of the Ly¢
cratic nominee for congressman-at-large,
John |]. Metzger of bay
of his to settle her
uadge told Mr. Ed
accused Judge
advised a client
The
ed
divorce case
wards that he li
hetween the
H These were
4
same holes and were
tested against the
.
property, and on Mouday while the
men were fastening the wire ou the
it down A
working on
pole wasc
man was
ther pole and was
nt ahead with his
strokes
of axe
wabh
Became Wild
On the day of M1
Hall a heifer
Tressler's sale near
nden and a bull were
let into the yard for the purpose of sell.
ing thems, They became frantic and ran
to the mountains where they soon be
came wild that no one could aporoach
them Last week they came to Mr
Houtz's barn with Mr. Tate's cattle when
they were caught. They are fat after
pearly three mouths stay iu the moun.
tains but they are very wild and the bull
is very vicious
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Farmers, Note This
Attention of farmers and all
who make cider or other vinegars is
called Ww the fact that before offering
| the same for sale they are compelled by
law to mark on each head of cask, bar.
rel, or keg, or if so'd in other package
containing such vinegar, the name and
residence of the manufacturer, together
with the brand, cider vinegar,
others
BELLEFONTE
BELLEFONTE
IMPROVING
dan
PA.
An ladication of [nrease in
Business
P. 0. SALARIES ADVANCED
Report of the Department For Po
This Sect
for the
Drop |
im of the St Incr
Clerks Also
Owl
tthe home of
arent
on Tuesday
a iar number relatives
ge
The
Kun
Aaronshurg
friends bride is a daughter
reside
Luthes who formerly
a _—
For Another Carnegie Library
A cable from Skibo castle, Scotland,
announces Andrew Carnegie's willing.
ness to erect a public library in Hunt.
ingdon at a cost of $20,000, provided the
citizens will guarantee $2,000 avnually
for ts maintenance, A petition will be
presented to the next meeting of council
asking that the offer be accepted
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A New Bug
In some parts of Woodward township,
Clinton county, a pew species of bug,
which the farmers call the Rose bug, i»
causing great joss by destroying all kinds
of vegetation, The bug also attacks
fruit trees, eating both the leaves and
the fruit
cherry crop has been destroyed
THURSDAY
lo some vicinities the entire |
JUNE 21, 1900
ON POLES
DECISION
Prog Owners
companie
without ¢
properly owners
elephone men
| say
and Miss Ruth
Ww
the home of the bride o .
The was
Wil The
:
friends of the young couple mly
te fam T1
rh . .
th Spring
performed
cerem
ony
Dr Ham Laurie intimate
were
present
They departed ov a two week's
trip and will visit friends at
Mt
salesman in Mingle's Shoe store for a
number of years. Miss Tripole has been
an employee of the Bell Telephone Ex.
change for some time. They are popular
young people of the town and have the
well wishes of all
Pittsburg
and in Ohio Yeager has been head
Schemes for the Milkman
An exchange says: "A scientific
son asserts that bag-pipe.playing in the
vicinity of a cowshed causes the cows to
yield more milk
per
If the milk man knows
his business he will do the bag pipe act.”
Ifa milkman lays a water pipe to the
milk shed be manages to get more mon.
ey out of his milk
p——
This is bow the avimals went into the
Arke"2x2."
1,000 [INCREASE
FOR BELLEFONTE
The Census of 1580 and 18500 Pub-
lished for Compa rrisons.
LIST OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
ER pgmR py
= -
_—
Running a Business College
Emory S. Ripka, son of A. C. Ripka,
of Centre Hill, has one of the
proprietors of the Chambemburg Busi.
pess College, the sale being concluded
on Monday of last week. The new firm
is Willier & Ripka. Emory isa grade.
ate of the Lebanon Business College and
will have charge of the shorthand de:
partment in the new concern
hecome
Ya by ar
aby an
rrest beer-dris
a0oners ’
His wife and 1)
iren survive
yrthumberiand
y eorge of Genera
H
Sparr homestead, in
4 ness
it at Boalsburg
was a
ma
2% Ox
Harris
Her age
jen
$2180 8
1 ucre are suabacris
amounting 10 $475.00 and other p
the amount
guaranteed about $3,000
Very Réwpectiully
James A. BRAVER
which make
CENTENNIAL FUND
Al a meeting of the boro counse
pions already made,
practically
i, on
edges
Mouday evening an appropriation of
of $500 was made to the Centre County
Centennial Fund
The County Commissioners, on Wed
pesday, heard an appeal from the Cen.
tennial Committee and many represen
tative citizens of the county,
pian of #000 was asked. Lycoming,
1 i
air and
uotingdon counties were
cited as giving from three to five thous
and each for their centennials.
The
hoard took action and after deliberation
agreed to appropriate frooo for
Pu poe
the
An appro-