CHAS. R. | 'RTZ Proprietor.
oe
CONGRESS.INAL
CONTEST
Will be Extended Into Every Sec-
tion of the District
MANY VOTES WERE ILLEGAL
Mr. Hall Will Make a Complete Can-
vass of the Vote—Appears that
Billy Arnold is After Boodle
Hall Will Win.
During the next few months the voters
of this district will be interested in the
congressional contest that has been insti-
tuted by A. A. Clearwater, the defeated
republican against J. P.
Hall, of Ridgeway, the democratic mem-
nominee, K.
ber who was declared elected by a plu-
rality of621 November,
Soon after the election there were rumors
at the polls last
from the defeated candidate, and pub-
lished in the that
gross frauds had been committed 1 the
republican papers,
district that secured Mr. Hall the major-
ity.
to the report until December the 6th when
No one paid any serious attention
Mr, Stillwater served proper notice upon
Mr. Hall that he proposed to contest his
seat in the next Congress and filed his
bill of particulars wherein he set forth
that a great many illegal votes had been
cast in Elk county for Hall; that many
votes had been secured by Hall's agents
by the use of money and other question-
able methods which would be more than
Mr
complaint applies only to
sufficient to wipe out his plurality.
Clearwater’s
Elk county, and for that reason he can
not open the contest in any other part
behalf. According
of the district in his
to the regulations governing such
Hall
Mr.
answers
ceedings, on the sth of January, Mr
filed his reply to the complaint of
Clearwater in which he fully
the various charges made by his defeat.
ed oppoueut and amoung the other rea.
sons assigned that Mr. Clearwater is not
entitled to his seat, is the great number
of illegal votes cast over the entire dis.
rict, which has been investigated care.
fully by Mr Hall and his friends, and as
a result they will carry the conlest on
their part into every county.
The method of
of contests have been
procedure in the case
carefully outlined
by congress’
During the ne
apply in all cases
water will
mony.
the same
mony in hi
more will ven Clearwaler
testimony wil
buttal,
warded to Washington where it will be
submit.
printed in a book and the same
ted to the Congressional Committee on
Contests for their consideration, and their
submitted to the
report will finally be
ts 1
tion.
House for approval or rejec
The taking of testimony can be done
before any justice of the peace, notary
wit
public, or judge of any court,
nesses who will be summoned to attend
any of these hearings will be paid custo
When they
summoned and do not attend the hearing
io a
mary fees and milage are
they make themselves liable fine
of $20 dollars and are subject to impris.
onment, so that it will be advisable for
all summoned to answer the same.
Each party is allowed $2000 by the gov.
ernment as expense money in the con-
and whatever above that
amount must be born by each individual
Mr
) Eik county, and since
the late (now politica Wm. C
Armold is the active spirit in the contest
for Mr
mented
test, goes
In this case, Clearwater confines
his contest only t
y dead)
Clearwater, it
that
scheme more to handle the $2000 from
is generally com.
Amold is working this
the goverment than with any hope of un
seating Mr. Hall
think so, too
In Centre County Mr, Hall's interests
are being carefully looked after by Mes.
sers Taylor & Johnston, attorneys. A
greater portion of the voting districts of
the county will be opened up and the
It is quite natural to
vote canvassed to search out all the ir-
regularities that were practiced at the
last election, and there was an alarming
amount,
By virtue of his certificate of election
issued by the regular eleciion officers, Mr.
Hall will retain his seat and have all the
privileges of other members until the |
house decides to award his seat to the
contestant,
In 1874 this section had a congressional
contest between A. G. Curtin and Seth
Yocum, in which the latter was success.
ful in retaining his seat.
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Boys Coming Home,
A special from Manila, under date of
the 7th inst, says:
Thirty-seventh infantry is scheduled to |
sail for San Francisco Tuesday on the
transport Sheridan,
Elmer Pox, Fraok Candor and Thomas
Eoglert, of Lock Haven, and a young
man named Myers, of Mill Hall, are
members of the Thirty.-seventh,
| ready began telegraphing for it.
EXPERT FEELS CONFIDENT.
That Both Oil and Gas Exists in Bald
Eagle Valley,
The announcement in Saturday's issue
of the Lock Haven Express, that several
thousand acres of land had been leased
in Bald Eagle valley for the purpose of
natural gas
and oil was a surprise to the public and
putting down test wells for
especially to those who are usually in-
terested in enterprises of that kind in this
section. It is stated that the leased land
embraces territory a mile square midway
between Lock Haven and Beech Creek.
The negotiations for the leases have been
conducted quietly for severa! weeks Fast
and about 5,000 acres have been secured.
An expert geologist has been in the Bald
Eagle valley for some time, it is said,
examining the different stratas of rock
and making measurments of the hills.
His conclusions are that the basin that
feeds the Pine Creek oil field is located in
Bald Eagle valley and that both natural
The
who have been securing the leases state
gas and oil will be found. parties
that the work of developing the land will
be commenced at once.
Got Tumbled Over a Bank.
day last
One conductor
Reamer’s train the
M Cool mile and a half south
of Spring Mills, Mully Snyder with horse
and wagon halted close to the crossing
to wait until the train passed it. But his
trusted horse made a sudden wheel and
week as
was approaching
crossing,
horse, wagon, Snyder, and some berries
and
bank mn a grand mix.
other fruits went down over the
The mess was
complete,
the
himself
No injuries to horse or driver,
but wagon was wrecked, Sanvder
Says was to blame for the mis-
hap. This is the crossing where Weaver
ke
was
killed as
he
0D Or more years ago
Was was passing over the
place, and struck by the train,
about a doz
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Strike at Mill Hall.
The American Axe Co, of Mill Hall
on Tuesday posted a notice that a reduc-
tion of twenty-five per cent. would be
made in the wages of forgers and twelve
per cent. in the wages of helpers. A move
ment was then among the men to strike
rather than accept the cut. The Company
that
expert
said
40
» " BB | te stimu
Prosperity is deserting
187 hands, and it is
with the
employs
they will all gO out
1
workmen affected
the hands in shops a over the country
Every week brings an additi
Lutheran Women Vote.
At the of the First
Lutheran
annual meeting
church, of Selinsgrove, a mo
tion was carried suspending that article
of the constitution which prec
Pp
women This action is
precedented in this congregation,
In the Centre Ha
: t K
udes the
from voting
un-
Lutheran congre
gation the women have voted these many
years upon every question brought be-
fore the congregation and there never
was any cause for complaint, their
being as much in the right direction as
that of the men.
Tote
Runkle Hotel Sold
Runkle’ hotel at Centre Hall, was sold
on Thursday, 3rd, and the papers execu-
ted at Bellefonte on Mohday. The pur-
James W. Runkle, of Middle-
burg, formerly a Potter township farmer.
chaser is
The price paid, as we are enformed, is
$5100. The new landlord will take pos.
session February 1, next. The
retiring landlord, Will Runkle, has pur.
chased a hotel stand in the suburbs of
York, Pa.
February.
about
and will move thither in
Church Opening.
The United Evangelical congregation
at Spring Mills, will have an opening of
their church on next Saturday evening
and Sunday Jan. 12th and 13th, Dr. A. E.
Gobble, president of Central Pennsylva-
nia College, New Berlin, and Rev. N. J.
Dubs, from Rebersburg, will be present,
Also, Rev. J. A. Hollenbauch from Al.
toona, and Rev. W. W. Rhodes, Centre
Hall, are expected to be present on the
occasion. Preaching Saturday evening,
Sunday morning and Sunday evening.
An Honest Conductor.
William Hinkley, the well known pas.
senger conductor, found a purse contain.
ing $4,800 on the seat of a coach near |
days ago He |
ders committed by the Indians upon
Northumberland a few
turned it into the office at Harrisburg,
when be learhed that the owner had al-
The
owner was on his way to Watsontown,
where he intended purchasing property.
He did not discover hus loss until after |
leaving the train,
Age 104.
At the age of 104 years Mrs. Frances
Pepper, the oldest woman in Northum.
berland county, died last Friday, Her
home was at Locust Gap.
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY ro,
OUR HISTORICAL
REVIEW
More Incidents Showing the Hard-
ships of the Pioneers
ABOUT STANFORD FAMILY
Mr. Houser of Near
Some
Linden Hall Fur-
Interesting Data
An Invitation to a Picnic, One Sur-
vivor of the Committee.
nishes
Among other grievances the
that
ignorant Germans agree fairly
poor Ger
the
with mer.
mans saffer, is one, viz when
chants at Holland for seven pi s and
*
a half, when they come to Philadelphia,
3101¢
the merchants make them pay whatever
they please, and take at least nine
pistoles. The poor people on board are
prisoners; they must not go ashore or
have their chests delivered, exc ept they
pay what they owe not; and when they
£0 into the country they complain loudly
that
XOOr strangers
K
there, no justice is to be had for
they show their agree.
ments, in which it is fairly mentioned,
that they are to pay seven pistoles and a
half to I aac and Zachary Hope, at Rot
terdam, or their order, at Philadelphia,
&c.—and this is much practiced, the
country is wronged 2000 or £1000 a
year,
In another letter to the governor,
May 12, 1758, (
mer
dated Germs
Sauers says, hants and im
porters filled the vessels with passengers,
and asmuch merchandise as they th ght
left the }
fit, and
hind
with
passengers’ chests be
sometimes they
loade
the Palatine chest
poor people depended upon their
in which they had some provi
as they were used to, viz
medic
pears, plums, mustard,
gar, brandy, gammons, butter. ¢ othing,
such as shirts and other necessary linens,
and some of them had money and what
they brought with them, and when their
chests were left behind, or shipped in
other
food
vessels, they for want of
and when there was not a suffi
ciency of provision laid in for p rssengers,
they famished and died—when they
arrived alive, they had no money no buy
their
spare
bread, or any thing to sell of
neither had they clothes so as to
they come,
were either
were either
the vessels
fore
they
boys
and there
And this last
their « hests were broken open and effe
was no remed
mentioned
cts
stolen, has not only been
common these
45 20, 10, § years, but it is a common
custom, and the complaints are daily
The
were
Palatine
sold for
Many of
time faithfu
Redemption servants
two to five vears
often
ly, became, by frugality and
them serving out their
industry, some of the most wealthy and
influential citizens of the state
“In
ilo
later times, say about the vear
1785
the Germaus having become
numerous, and therefore
powerful as
make-weights in the political balance,
were muck noticed in the publications of
of the day. They were at that period of
time, in general, very hearty ¢ operators
with the Quakers or Friends, then in
considerable rule in the assembly
The number of Germans about
year 1755, was not short
seventy thousand in Pennsylvania: near
ly all of them Protestants : whereof, ac
cording to the Rev. Schlotter's statement,
at the time, there were thirty thousand
German Reformed--the Lutherans were
more numerous. Besides these, there
were other Germans, viz Mennonites,
German Baptists, (Dunkards,) Mora.
vians, some German Quakers,
Seventh-day Baptists,” Catholics, and
Schwenkenfelders,
the
of sixty or
few
According to Mr, Watson's statement,
Irish immigrants did not begin to come
| to Pennsylvania as soon as the Germans,
| It appears few, if any, arrived in the
province, prior 0 1719. Those that did
then arrive, came principally from the |
north of Ireland.
The principal, of the numerous mur.
the whites, within the limits then em.
braced by the upper part of Lancaster
county, and of Cumberland, forms the
subject of several chapters of this part of
this compilation,
As scitlements became somew hat ex. |
tended, the white people, especially
| Indian traders came in closer contact
with the Indians; and despite of the
efforts of the government serious conflicts
ensued, and, in some instances, blood
was shed. This was, however, owing as
—
1901,
much to the imprudence of the whites
to the tementy of the Indians
John Arm
Sometime in the
year 1744
strong, a trader among the Indians, west
hi
servants or men, namely, James Smith
of the Susquehanna, with two of
and Woodworth Arnold, murdered
the
on the Juniata river
was
by an Indian of Delaware tribe,
Musemeelin, Seven
white men and five Indians went in
search of the bodies of those murdered :
after some search, found and buried
The
apprehended, and delivered up by his
them. murderer was afterwards
own nation, and imprisoned at Lancas
ter, whence he was removed to Philadel
pe, or his tria
phia, lest be should esca
and execution produce an unfavorable
about to
the
1
impression on his countrymen
conference with
The
rected or required that the
assemble, for a
whites at Lancaster, EOovernor «
Armstrong should be returned to
He also invited a deputation to
Musemes
if found guilty
family
attend the trial of
execution,
Alexander Armstrong,
county, a brother
dressed a letter to All
umout
the Delawares, at Shamokin,
bis
threats made by some 1x
life
the death of brother
upon his
To Allumoppies,
Wares
men have murder
two of his men,
you to
send us in all
that
or the corpse of
Great Sir
De a King «
were
men
§
i
my
tor that reason sour men
ife ; and I cannot |
as we have no ng
1O war wilh sou, our
wesire that sou
from
the
me har
mur : 5
'
[ expe
much hurt
ABOUT THE TAND
Linden
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
L you have beer
ral regard wo th
INASSACTe Urging
Wetona
You
Mc
porih side of Nittany moun
vey, the mrarder wa
one aud
igdian
their graves as a
Ie I see
mn
slaken, as
Cott
in Lhe
0 he
0 the sla > and
one maj
much The next
sad news of the
'
0 SPring creek,
straw, but KBROw
morn
murder of th
and
the
ot
im pursuant
tras
"
i Am
of
at the
not
ut 1 ff N .
uj d of Nittan
whether
Martin,
certain
si} brother,
thems or to}
KORE with
Ere, Pa
Stan rd came
with my grandf
er, a millwrnight and i
had served his time he said he
! Indiaus nu ‘hat wa
the last account my
Standford
back to the aga
father had of young
Yours respectiully,
C. B. Hot
Houser's letter is interesting in
ER
(Mr
far as it furnishes additional
sO
facts as
the massacre of the Stamfort family by
the Indians. Contributions of this natare
that all
tains to the early history of the county
are solicited in order that per
may be preserved by getting into print,
We invite all such matter to a space in
the Demorcat's columns. Ed.)
PICNIC RELIC.
The following, among the
papets of Hon. John B. Linn, dec’d, was
handed us by ex representative Wetzel,
Likely many of those invited and attend.
ing the picnic are still living, but of the
names appended to the invitation, only
one signer, Dr. J
and remains a familiar figure upon the
streets of Bellefonte ;
found
H. Dobbins, survives,
PICNIC & TOURNAMENT.
Tur pleasure of Mr. J. F. Weaver's
| company is requested to attend a PieNic
and TourRNAMENT, at Bellefoute, on
Friday the 220d inst,
COMMITTEE
CLINTON WeiaoH, EDMUND BLANCHARD,
SAM LH. REYSOLDS, W, Anu, THoMAas, Jr
M.T MILLIKIN JaconD, VarLestine,
Recvnes Varesrise, JH Donniss
Wa. PF WiLson Le A. Hanns
Josurn Mines,
Bellefonte, August 17th, 1851,
The invitation was folded after the old
{letter style, sealed with a wafer, and
| bears the address :
“Mr. John F. Weaver,
Clearfield,
Clearfield Co.,
as
an s—
VOL. 23, NO. 2,
FACT, FUN AND FANCY.
THE SOLDIER'S
MONUMENT bright Sparkling Paragraphs— Selected
and Original
Jarnard Instructed to
Prepare a Design
Sculptor
MEETING HELD LAST WEEK
the Monument to be Massive With Fig
ures and Tablets —One way to Pay
the Monument Many
in the Fire.
for foo
Irons
sold by the stick.
for a bright man to
t rid of creditorsis to
meting mas
}
and in . "
1 who owns an oil well
.
War
A harne dealer calls his sloreroom a
» chamber
[he chiropodist h on
hand even
when it foot
5 On
An cop
4 when
J 15 Dest
different with boys.
without hands
ke clockwork
REASONs WHY
Asks any
jUires a great many
Ke
railway por.
io a good bit of
LIFE A CENTURY AGO.
yeas ago a man could
1 4 steam
Washington to
nd
rane
apace
typewritten
na
He never looked pleasant before a
inh
wtographer or had his picture taken,
heard a
phonograph talk or
prize-fight,
1
He never
Saw a kineloscope turn out a
He never saw through a We r's Un.
abridged Dictionary with the aid of a
me ago we saw Roentgen ray
He
avator
He
Aa typesetting machine or a typewriter
He had
wooden plough
aper which in. had never taken a ride in an
id which might .
but we seldom had never imagined such a thing as
int, “Leaving the
rred to Mr
the “Evans Home
The Honored
and mother
Evans, never used anything but a
CAV
next spring, He had never his
seen wife using a
Homestead of his
Mr
will, at
father sewing machine
He had never struck a match on his
pants or anvthing else
an anaesthetic and
have his leg cut off without feeling it,
He had never purchased a 10 cent mag-
azine which would have been regarded
Evans, according to the statement,
his
pine years
removal, have spent forty
at the homestead, being six He couldn't take
years of age when his father went on
this farm
We can give you a case which is much
Miss Hart
» Run, was born i= 1841 at
he
Miss Hartsock, who was affli
more ‘‘toaching Lizzie
as a miracle of art
He could not buy a paper for a cent
and learn everything that had happened
the day before all over the world.
He had never seen a McCormick
reaper or a self-binding harvester,
He had never crossed an iron bridge.
sock, of Buffa
her father’s home and died years
ago
for years before her father's death, and
was an invalid at that time, remained in
the old home with her widowed mother,
who died last February, at the advanced In short there were several things that
age of 885 years, and ¢ months, Miss he could not do and several things he
Hartsock left the "Home" soon after she did not know.
sustained the loss of her mother, her -
only companion. This was where she Rather Be a Dog.
was born, and spent her childhood ; it
"f pe : From an Exchange
was there aud there alone she had pass. A Dutchman, addressing his dog, said:
ed through all her sorrow ; this was the “Mine dog, you haf a snap. You vas
only “Home" she ever knew, and will in | outy dog and I vas man. but I wish I vas
her memory, be the only home in her you. Ven you vant to go mit der bed in
life | you go, but I haf to lock up der blace
There was a strong affection between | and vind op der clock and undress mine.
mother and daughter—the latter regain- self, and mine vife she scolds me, den
ed her health to care for her aged mother de baby cries and I haf to valk hun up
fur years before Her Saath, X. and down ; den bymby ven I shust got
. to sleep it's time to get up again, Ven
Cost $100 to Hunt Deer With Dogs | you get up and stretch yourself a gouple
Justice Patton, of Lewistown, fined | of dimes you are up. I haf to light der
John Moist, Samuel Stroup and John 1. | fire and put on der kettle, scrap some
Kauffman, of Granville township, | mit my vife alretty, und mabe I get some
charged with using dogs in hunting deer | preakfast. You blay arount all day,
ted
-
| on Thanksgiving day, $100 each and cost and I haf blenty of droubles. Ven you
of piosecation. The same Justice fined | dio den you shust lie still. Ven I die,
James and William Heck $25 cach and mabe I haf to go were ter devil get me
costs for hunting on Sunday. yet."