Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, March 14, 1901, Image 1

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wa camped for the night,
CHAS. R. KURTZ,
OUR HISTORICAL
REVIEW
Thrilling Adventures During the
Revolutionary War
INDIANS, BRITISH AND TORIES
Invade the Interior of Pennsylvania
and Bloody
Many Scalps Taken
Encounters Follow
Ad
Historic
ventures of Pioneers
CHAPTER
From the narrative
Van Campen,
Revolution,
experiences in
continued from las
We had been on our
or five days
four
aboul
, when on the morning
joth of March, we
party
thrust
of ten Indi:
through witl
throat was cut and he
as tom
the Hr
While I was strugg
the fellow had
drew his from his
my brother w
and thrown into
who
38
a violent thrust at me
his spear
me, turned
only penetrated my
were then sat
they had
oner,
as
taken my ung
though they ki
We were now
day we
ame
Indians found four white men :
camp, who fortunately dis
Indians and fled to a house ;
only fired on them, and woun
tain Ransom, when they continued their
course till night
The day passed away and
as before
we lay
In the morning we came to the riv
nr
and saw their canoes : they had descend
ed the river, and run their
Little
they
canoes adrift
| renewed
Canoes upon
Tunkhannock so called
crossed the river
Ccreex,
nd
and
Suggestion
panions, to
and urged
juestion.
tomahaw K,
our stations
on the right wing
eft. That
and were gett
a Coward and
Cal moment
despatc he
:
turned to my
as [ was about to de {
my side of the fire, P
here
good execution
the off win« that his ba
his name was Mohawk. a sto
daring fellow In the
off about three rods |
Saw it was the prisoners that made the
attack, and giving the war. wh op, he
darted to take possession of the guns; I
as quick to prevent him ; the contest was
then As I
raised my tomahawk, he turned quick to
jump at me ; I followed him and struck
between him and myself
at him, but missing his head, my
bawk struck his shoulder,
back of his neck:
and at the same time
slipped, and I fell by
clinched ; his arm was naked
toma.
or rather the
he pitched forward
fell
my foot
his side: we
he caught
me round my neck, at the same time |
caught him with my left arm around the
body, and gave him a close hug, at the
same time feeling for his knife, but could |
not reach it,
In our scuffle, my tomahawk dropped
out. My head was under the wounded
shoulder, and almost suffocated me with
Proprietor.
his blood.
|
I made a violent spring and
broke from his hold ; we both rose at the
took
me some
same time, and he ran; it
the blood f:
time to clear om my eye
my tomahawk got covered up, and I
could not find it in time to overtake him
he was the only one of the party that
escaped. Pike was powerles
I always have had a 1
devotion, Pi
P
Christian
pray, and
charging hi
wa
uce
and in
match coat
blankets
st Branch
much caution and care, we reached the
Sinnemahoning, but made no discovery
hed
Sinnemahoning so far that we were sat
We returned
and a little below the Sinnemabonis oy
except old tracks; we mar up the
isfied it was a false report
near night, we discovered a smoke © we
were confident it was a party of Indians,
which we must have passed by, or they
got there some other way; we discovered
there was a large party, how many we
prepared for the
could not tell, but
attack.
As soon as it was dark we new primed
our rifles, sharpened our flints, examined
our tomahawk handles, and all being
Continued on page 4, column 3.
enire
BELLEFONTE, PA.,, THURSDAY,
LOCAL POOR FARMS
ARE IMPOSSIBLE
Interesting
Question Raised
From Boggs Township.
An
COUNTY SOLICITOR'S OPINION
with cor
Ana Oy the act
th, 1 yf the duty of the over.
seers of the }
'
O0r 18 ea h
le
township or
for eves
poor district to provi
their
poor
person within respect|
therein
irictly
having a settlement
them tor relief. is
iegisiature of the Commonwealth by the
act of June 4th, 1879, provided that each
county of the state be created and desig
nated as a poor district, and if under the
provisions of this act a majority of the
qualitfied voters have indicated a desire
for the erection of the county into a poor
district the County Commissioners shall,
within a reasonable time, at their dus
cretion, purchase suitable real estate, &e.
for the purpose. By the act of June joth,
1585, it is made lawful for the overseers |
of every district 10 contract with any |
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MARCH 14, 1901.
keep
such
be
person for a house or lodging for
mg, maintaining and employing
poor persons of the district as shall
adjudged relief, and
there to
proper objects of
maintain and employ such
by t the
the f
and the same a
with app: ation ©
to purchase
} term
or for
the
ame
torn out,
¢ hope for the man
howe ver fina
reserves jy BE A
ists have
the
of the in}
after other specia
TAY examinations it
0 take ray view ity
Transue Is i lifferent posi
will require about a week's
ynpete the examinations.
EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON DEAD
Bex president Harrison died yesterday
afternoon at 4:10 after lying unconscious
several hours
»-
When
feels that his time is not his own
a fellow pawns his watch he
People with hot lempers may some.
times give rather cool treatment
Few men’s trousers get baggy at the
knees from saying their prayers,
Even the fellow who rides a hobby
stands a chaoce of being thrown,
Does the chairseater do his work
quicker when he puts in a rush bottom ?
mn
EVANGELICAL
CONF ERENCE Bright Sparkling Paragraphs
Held at
Red Ly On
the Past W
During
ASSIGNMENT OF MIN
In
Central P
stace, A
lamsport C LJ. M. King
ville, W Fulcomer
Wildeer,
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War
Hughesville,
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Weidemeyer: Je
shortess
J. D
Lye in i
SAnner
reey
J. |
Se
Ww
Shore, ( Sones Haven
Circuit, 1. R
christ: East Point, 8 smith, Liberty
C. Bierly; Grover, W. Rhoads Wayland
L. M. Dice; Steuben, H. C Guthrie; Re
Renovo, to be supplied; D. Miller and R
Young, members of First Char h, Will.
iamsport Quarterly Conference
A Serious Accident
J. C. Wilson met with A serious acct
dent in Zeigler's sawmill, Abdera, Tues
day evening, Wilson was Sitting on a
log that was being sawed, He allowed
his left hand to come in contact with the
rapidly revolving saw, All the fingers
| and the thumb were cut off, The fingers
Lock
miap, Lock Haven
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VOL. 23, NO. 1.
FAC]
FUN AND FANCY
Selected
and Original
Boi
AW mm
ler Burst
BB
The steam owned by Albert
Douty, near Rebersburg, was destroved
uesday morning by the bursting of a
B 5
boiler The explosion was so terrific
that nothing but pleces of the m are
left. Severa
jured
of the employes were in
Henry Wohlfort, of Rebersburg, sus.
tained the most The
right side of his face was scalded, a gash
was inflicted in the temple and his thigh
was fractured, His recovefy is doubtful,
Wallace Bierly's right arm was badly
seYEre Injuries
were cut off close 10 the hand and it is | Poised and his face was scalded.
feared that the hand will have te be
' amputated,
Reuben Musser's right lég was badly
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