yprietor. & & CHAS. R. KURTZ OUR HISTORIC . VIEW Names of Some Early Resident- ers of Bellefonte THE OLD BELLEFONTE FORGE Was Erected by John Dunlop in 1798 | Roster of the “Rangers” Sketch | of the Gilliland Family Who were | Among the Early Pioneers No assessements being found for 179s, | in the books of Wm. Petriken, merchant | and tailor, were found the names of | residents in Bellefonte and vincity: At Bellefonte were John G. Lowrey, | Jawes Harris, John Daulop, John Wall, | blacksmith; Alexander Deven, MeKee, William Lamb, William Pettit, James McCormick, Hugh Gallagher, on Buffalo Run; Boggs, William McKee, Logan's Gap: Samuel Beck, | William McClure, William Goodfellow, Galbraith Knox, Evan Miles, Jonathan Boggs, John Gilmore, Adam Crepes, | Christopher Irvin, Capt. James Miles, James Smith, Joseph | George Auvdrew Spring Creek; Boggs, James Williamson, Isaac McKin- ney, John Anderson, Penn's valley; Alex. | ander Davidson, Buffalo Run; Andrew | Miller, Buffalo Run; John Richards, | Half-Moon; William Tipton, David Kill- gore, James Ramsey, boatman. Books were included among Mr. Petriken’s sales. The first postoffice established in Cen. tre county was at Milesburg, March 13, | 1797, and Joseph Green was appointed | postmaster. Prior to tkis time the near- | est postoffice was Northumberland. Bellefonte Forge (now Valentines & Co) was erected by John Dunlop as early as 1798. John G. Lowrey was | manager. A bill for iron, sent from Bellefoute Forge, June 1g, 1798, to Wil. | liam Irvin, for ten hundred and ten pounds of bar iroa, containing thirty. | seven pieces, by James Lindsey, on ac- | count of John Dunlop, signed by John G. | Lowery, is still extant: 1010 lbs. at| $5.60, $56 50-100. Oa the death of Jobn | Daulop in 1815, these works were leased by the Valentine brothers and W. A. Thomas, and passed by purchase to them | Oct. 1, 1821, in connection with John Dan. lop’s logan Works and the mines, for $14,000. Samuel, Jacob, George, and Reuben were the Valentine brothers. The first rolling-mill was built by them | and Mr. Thomas in 1824 A relic worth having 1s in possession | of Miss Hannah Welliver, of West Hem. | lock township, Montour county, who has | a pair of scissors with which Mrs. Robert Carry cut the bands of hickory with which she was bound by Indians on June 9, 1780, escaping from captivity. The unpleasantness that followed early | in 17¢6, when the French Directory came A into power, led to an enlistment for Capt { Joseph Miles’ '"Rangers.”’ The roster of the “Rangers” is missing | and the only names found of mem. | bers of Bellefonte was from the day-book | of Wm. Petriken for making their uni forms. Oae pound, thirteen shillings, nine pence was the cost of a uniform | suit: Boggs, Robert Civil, Samuel Davids, Daniel Dowling, samuel, Filey, James Goodfellow, Dayid MeGoven, Willlam ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS IN HAINES TOWN SHIP IN 1793 Adams, Jonathan Allender, James, Apple, Heury. Apple, John Blerly, Anthony. Bollander, Henry, Bower, Jacob. Brown, John. Crees, John, Cook, James, Esq (two slaves, sawmill) Davis Isaac, Dunkile, Melchior, Eakins, John. Emrich, Nicholas, Ertle, Daniel, Ertie, Philp, Felty, Conrad, Frank, Philip. Freyberger, John, Fulgate, Thomas, Green, Joseph. Gast, Christian, Grenoble, Lawrence, Greymeyer, Frodk, Harris, Amon, Henry, John Hetzler, Jacob, Herman, Michael, Hoover, John, Hosterman, Jasob, Kern, Matthias, Kreamer, Michael, Kryder, John Wise, John, MeQuaaid, J ames Morien, Arthur Reesides, James Philip Spear, Otho Shull Summers, Henry Turner, Joseph Lawyer, Peter Letterman, Peter MeCormiek, Agnes, MetGee, Willlam, MeGilliard, Johan, Miles, James, Miller, John Sadler. | Moore, George, Musser, Daniel, Musser, Sebastian Nees, Philip Neldigh, Solomon Pauly, Thomas, Phips, Davia, Piatt, Ann { widow of Abrabam, Plekle, Tobias, Richards, Joseph, Jr. Ridenbaugh, John, Kishel, Adam Rishel, Ludwig Rishel, Martin Rhone, Michael (moved In 17% to Potter town ship, on the Manor.) Sleeser, Tobias Skillman, Jacob, Snyder, Nicholas, Storm, Christian. Storm, David Tillman, Andrew, Tillman, Michael, Voaelda, Puillp Weaver, John, Working, Henry Single Proemon, Bartoer Philip, Bmith, William, Wall, William. White, James, Jessup, Stephen, White, Jeremiah, Piekle, Christian, Wise, George (or Welw), SOLDIERS FROM CENTRE COUNTY IN COM- PARY RB, VORTV-NINTH PENNSYL. VANIA, Barto, Jacob, Half-Moou, | intelligent, has disappeared, by | aged 85 years | he engaged in the mercantile and lumber { his early | ing. { sule the size of a Corl, Samuel, Ferguson, he Centre Democrat. Frain, Charles D., Marion. Fravel, John, Marion Hardington, L., Marion; died Jan. 19, 15863. Horlacker, James M., Liberty, Holmes, John, Marion. Kaup, William, Howard, Kling, Abraham, Marion Potter, Israel, Liberty, Richards, John, Marion, Ross, John, Burnside Smith, Homer S., Ma: ion, Smith, John H., Marion. Trausire, Stephen, Marion, Wakefield, W. H., Marion Watkins, William, Marion, Wenig, Calvin |., Marion Wilson, Oliver P, Walker Wolf, Gideon, Marion, Walizer, Andrew, Marion. One large family, the Gillilands, of Penns valley, prominent, influential and death and removal and none by that name now live in the valley, excepting James Gilli | land, a prominent and respected citizen : { of Oak Hall, sou of Hon. Sam'l Gilliland, None others of the name belonging to the connection are residing in the county, The Gillilands belong to the early set. | tlers, and they left their impress for good in their day and generation. Col. James Gilliland, died at Linden near Washington, D. C., April 1, 188g, Besides other pursuits | business at Bellefonte and Snow Shoe. Joseph Gilliland, his father, in 17956 re- | moved from near Downingtown, Chester Co., Penn. , to White Deer township, in what is now Union county, and in moved to Spring Mills, Centre county The wife of Mr. Gilliland was Catharine Cowden, and their children were: Ann, Allen, Joseph A., Jennet and Julia (twins), Robert, Jennet, James, John, David, William, Speer and Samuel. The death of the wife and mother occurred 1905 { July 18, 1830, Col. James Gilliland was born in Baf. falo Valley, Peun., January 27, 1804, and days were spent at Spring Mills, where his father kept a hotel. While yet a young man Mr. Gilliland | was engaged by Hon. Isaac McKinney {| as a clerk in his store near Jacksonville, where he received good business train- Ian 1825 Judge McKinney bailt Hecla Furnace, and then Port Deposit aud Baltimore, and on one | of these occasions the Judge insisted on | His business | visiting Washington city. counections with judge McKinney made him well acquainted through Centre | county, and be soon became influential | in politics, and when William L. Smith, the prothonotary, died in office, March {1r, 1831, Mr. Gilliland was appointed his successor. He served as such until January 12, 1536. To Doctor Oleo. To evade the olecomargarine which goes into effect Julv 1st, dealers in some parts of the State are preparing to place upon the local markets a com. pound for the use of consumers by which the unappetizing white substitute can be colored to resemble butter. Instead of the manufacturer coloring the oleo, the doctoring will be doue by the housewife. law, | With each purchase of uncolored butter ine sold the purchaser will receive a cap: large raisin, Each capsule contains a which when worked into the butterine will change its color from a lard. like white to a rich yellow. ine will not be permitted to color it. ——————— ——————— Horse Stolen. Sunday night at about 11 o'clock a horse, buggy and harness were stolen from the stable of Mrs. Ella Holt, of Roland, Pa. The horse was a sorrel with a black spot on the side of its neck as large as a hand. The phaeton and harness were fu good condition. The horse was valued at $100, Anyone having any information in re. gard to the matter will confer a favor by communicating with Miss Carrie Holt at Roland, Pa. Jury Sided With Woman, A jury in the Blair county court last week awarded a verdict for £1,300 dam. ages against Henry 7. Metcalf, an aged Altoona hotel man for trifling with the affections of Emma Welker, a comley maiden, The defendent claimed that his kisses were those of an old friend, with no mat. timonial intent, but the jury gave greater consideration to the bridal troasseau and engagement ring adduced as evidence. Tus packpenny journals are telling of the things that Pennypacker favors. That is useless. Print his letter eulogiz- ing Qaay and all bis infamous deeds, which he put out no less than three vears ago, That tells what Pennypack- er endorses, while with the | | Judge he assisted in taking “‘arks’’ down { Bald Eagle and West Branch to | few drops of fluid | Under the law, | | hotels and restaurants that serve butter- BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, June 19, 1902. A REMARKABLE Fleeced $11,000,000 a Clever Woman | Paris by 'A DAZZLING SOCIAL CAREER i Suddenly Came to an End-—Ten Credi. tors Committed Suicide-—Almost Beyond Belief—0Opening of the Strong Box Causes a Sensation. Had a novelist of established reputa. the Crawford millions, his reputation would tion written the story of Humbert have been wrecked by the obvious wild ness of his imaginings ; yet the story of these millions is true, and its climax today convulses Paris more than the 3 terrible in the French island Over tragedy of Martinique twenty years ago {a Toulouse girl of peasaut extraction named Therese Daurignac ansounced that by the will of an Amencan million. aire named Robert Henry Crawford whom she had pursed through a danger. the The of our sickness—she had been made sole heir to his estate of $20,000,000 announcement —attested a copy | the will dated Nice, September 6, 1877 was believed by all circles of society, for by even the most learned French economists credit or discredit America with unnam- MI D'Aurignac, as she now called herself, bered multi millionaires, and le was al once accepted by the aristocracy, and soon married to M. Humbert, a son of a Cabinet Minister. If any questioned the existence or even the ex- one still teut of the fortune bequeathed her his doubts were set at rest by the statement that two nephews of Robert Henry Craw. ford had come from America with anoth er will—likewise dated Nice, September | | SWINDLE | 6, 1877 by which their uncle's millions | | were bequeathed in three equal shares to themselves and Therese Daurignac’s younger sister Marie Therese being cut off with an income of $72,000 a year. | The nephews announced, however, that it had been their uncie's dying wish that one of them should marry one of the Daurignac sisters, so as 10 unite the two families, and while they entered suit to have their will recognized as final, they | made a friendly agreement by which Therese could retain legal custody of the $20,000,000 of securities, provided lof such a desire that she should pot open the box contain. | ing them until the suit was decided. A French notary, sccording to his own af fidavit, counted the securities and sealed them in a strong box and desporited them ia Madame Humbert's safe under the protection of the courts. The estate had thus a new legal standing, and while Madame Humbert seemed to be in some danger of being cut off with an annuity —exceeding the interest upon a | million dollars—her “indisputable’’ cred it was made greater than this by the fact that ber sister Marie always indorsed her notes, and Marie's hand was mean while sought by the Crawford nephews Madame Humbert's notes, ‘‘payable after the conclusion of my actions-at- law,” were accepted by the banks, in cluding the Bank of France, and finally her borrowings aggregated eleven mil Her social career was one of dazzling splendor. Her husband was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies, and she became a great patroness of art, with wonderful collections in various great estates which she purchased. In | the courts she was constantly victorious, but the decision in her favor were just as constantly appealed, and new suits were | started as others were settied. If credi. tors became at any time doubtful of her success, her sister was then about to marry one of the Crawford nephews This play was kept up on a vational stage for nearly twenty vears, when M, Waldeck Rousseau, the present Prem. fer, acting as the attorney for one of the creditors, publicly pointed out the strange disinclinaton of their heirs of this great estate to enter into possession, and also the fact that, though everybody was al. ways bearing of the Crawlord nephews at the Humbert's, nobody in Europe or America, except the Humbert intimates, had ever seen them, Still the play con tinued, however, with tragic incidents multiplying as creditor after creditor to the number of ten committed suicide in their despair of repayment. The end did not come until the gth of May, when Madame Humbert's safe was opened by the order of the conrt—an order asked for by her distinguished attorney to dis sipate the suspicion gathering about his clients. Another dramatic scene then ensued-=the witbesses pressing forward as securities weie unrolled to the aggre gate of $1,000. These, an empty jewel case, a few copper coins, and a brass button, were all the box had ever con. tained. All France was at once ablaze with excitement, but the Humberts, who two nights before had occupied their costly box at the vpera as splendid as ever, had fled the country, and vo one knew where they bad gone, ~Outlook. lion dollars {the remaining LIGHTNING FREAKS. The house of W. I. Harvey, of Flem- | inglon, was Saturday night, The first time the light. piog run in on the telephone wire and | tore a piece of the spouting off, and the 3 i twice struck by lightning | VARIETY OF COUNTY NEWS Items of Interest Gathered From All Sections second bolt tore part of the roof off and | None of the were shocked, but Mr. Harvey demolished the chimney. family thought for a short time that it was rain- ing bricks and shingles instead of water, THREE HORSES KILLED, The baro of Temple C. Smith, at Beech Creek, was struck by lightning Saturday night, Three valuable horses that were Mr, considerably in the barn were killed. the instantly states that barn was damaged o'clock Sanday after. poon lightning struck the Henry Yingling twp., on the Philipsburg pike, and the not take Shortly after 2 roof of the residence of in Taylor shat tered buildiog considerably it did Mr. Mrs and three of their grandchildren were in fire and Yingling They were shock t Mr, severe shaking ap feel received the house at the time ed more or less, Yingling re He a heavy charge a ceived the most sass his from the eurrent and for a short lime gave him the most severe pain be ever suffered, but he finally recovered from | the shock. During the storm last Friday moraing the house of Torrence Kessinger Mrs putting at Sa Kes. down ona was struck by lizhining singer was up at the time the windows Mr. Kessinger, directed Mrs dren by the hands down stairs When the roo! caught fire with presence of mind, Kessinger to take the chi He then i i hurried procured buckets of water and to the attic and extinguished the flames Fortunately, the the flames from burning on the outside, they making headway on the inside. Mr cooiness, heavy rain prevented but were considerable Kessimnger's the after being wakened in | pight to find his house on fire, undoubt. edly saved the house from greater dam. age.— Democrat - Reeder. On Tuesday the Court filed sits decision m the equity proceedings of H. C. Quig- ley v8. W. F. Reeder, formerly known as the law firm of Reeder & Quigley. The partvership was dissolved in March when Mr. Reeder notified Mr. Quigley He also notified Mr Quigley to vacate the premises, as be bad a new lease. Mr. Quigley brought action for the settiement of the firm's business and to prevent being ejected from the office The decree of the court in substance is that, as no notice was served on the firm Jan. 1, 1922, they are in possession of the property as tenants until April 1993 and their rights are mutual, and Mr. Quigley need not move. Harry Keller, E+«q., was appointed receiver to close up the accounts of the late firm of Reeder & Quigley. Quigley vs - - Cost £300 to Cut a Pole. Henry Heilman, a wealthy mill owner of Sunnyside, was roquitted last week by a jury of the charge of malicious mis chief iu cutting down a pole and guy wire of the Street Rail way Company, but was directed to pay one-half of the costs and his attorney, Bassley Bover, who became a defendant in the suit by directing his client in de. stroyiog the pole, must pay one-fourth of the costs, Charles H. Smith, superintendent of the road, and the prosecutor, must pay one-fourth costs, which reach nearly $300. If the lawyer, to get a case, gave his client wrong advice that Lebanon Valley [SHORT AND TO THE POINT What Transpired Worthy of Brief Men- tion, the Past Week News From Over the County—For Hasty Read ers—A New Department George Suyder, of Beeh Creek, is slow. ly improving from blood Mi Miller, « Ph pe Fee { from a paralytic stre poison of State D. Kock ife, of near Axeman, y, from & two weeks 8 in New York City Charles Shirk, yalsburg, had the oft B misforiune t all from a wagon and re. ceive painful injuries { Thos of a , at the home the Also at In Ferguson twp Gates there is joy over arrival little daughter. the nome of John Breon, a little daughter Adam Hoover, a farmer who lives Hox working in a stave mill his near la, had the misfortune while to have three of eft hand cut off. the fingers on The Philips! psburg Journal says the rails on the new West Branch road were con. pected and the first train was ron on Fri day between Clearfield and Karthaus, The Methodist church at Centre Hall, luring the dari as! two weeks was improved by a resovation and the addition of new carpet, a new organ and pew altar furni. ture and Miss of Dak Hall, in the Central ( Harry Ryan, of Bellefonte, Mary Jane Durner, were married on the 16th, Hotel parior, by the Rev, Crouch, Evan- gelical minister Prof. H. C. Rothrock, accompanied by his wife and children, Mrs. Rothrock’s old home in Boalshurg, and is also spending some time at State College Rev, Geo. W Latheran ity of Catawissa, is staying at lLeisher pastor of the Boalshburg, Shiloh aad Pleasant Gap lor about 14 years has resigned. He Buffalo, where be has a son living church at wil move 0 The Wallace Brothers are building an annex to the Lutheran church at Boalsburg. They also have the contract for building the large ware bouse for Charles McCafferty. of Milesburg The base ball game at Howard last Saturday afternoon between the Howard club and Beech Creek clubs resulted mn a victory for the Howard boys by the score of 1410 2. There was a big crowd pre sent E. A. Zeigler, son of Thomas Zeigler, and a graduate of Franklin and Mar shall College, has been elected princi pal of the The salary has been reduced from $60 wo $45 The teachers for Centre Hall Rebersburg public schools are as Grammar, James B. Strohm ; Secondary, F. A. Foreman ; Miss Anna Bartholomew follows Primary, The salaries fixed were the same as heretofore—§15s, $12, and $32. Saturday there was a reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mar. { shall, at their home in Besner township, at which were gathered together their got the latter into trouble, it was right | children and their children’s children, to | that the court made the lawyer pay half | 10 the number of about forty. | the costs. Nittany Reunion, Citizens about Zios and throughout Nittany valley have in view a gathering to be known as a Nittany Valley Reun. fon, in Gentzle's Grove, west of Zion, This is an idea of the older citizens for the purpose of having as many former residents of Nittany Valley, liring in other parts of the county were to come and join them on that day in a basket picnic. Such a gathering should prove interesting to all, and be an opportunity for former friends to meet and chat over davs gone by, The Zion band boys will be present to furnish music and other forms of enter. tainment, including refreshments. Red Men Growth, By the report of great Chief of Re cords Donualley, made at the meeting of the Great Council, Improved Order of Red Men, it was shown that the present strength in the state is 45,611 members, an increase of 3318 for the year. A local order will be established in Bellefonte with over 30 members, It ix often hard to distinguish the dif. ference between a peacemaker and a busy body. Prof. Cyrus Grove, sou of John Grove, | {of Gregg twp. recently received the | democratic nomination for the Super intendency of the Public Schools of Steph. enson county, Illinois. He ran jor the same office once previous but is more hopeful this time. On June 17, at the United Evangeli. | cal parsonage, of Altoona, Pa, Rev. M | J. Jamison united in marriage David P. Shamp and Miss Ray Griffin. Mr. Shamp | was a resident of Nittany valley near | Zion until about a year ago when he re. moved to Altoona. Word was received ou Saturday last of | the death of Clyde Kunes, son of Martin Kunes, who formerly lived in Eagleville. He was killed in the glass works at Brookville, Pa., and was buried there on { Sabbath last. He was about 21 years of | age, and unmarried, Mrs. Joshua T. Potter, of near Centre Hall, recently jumped from a spring wagon while in motion, and broke her arm in two places between the wrist and elbow, The neckyoke became detached, and fearing a wreck, Mrs, Potter jump. ed from the moving wagon. Nearly two weeks ago Mrs, Hezekiah Lassberry, of Buttment, near Philips burg, in passing an open fire in the yard { (eontinned on page 4.) VOL. 24. NO. 2s. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs-——Selected and Original. THE HEART'S GUESTS Borrow and um place 10 ACLOTS make money. The grass widow is sometimes a daisy. No man becomes a jail bird just for a ATK The clock never strikes for shorter hours, and the more they are con. eit . * iM ns Cx} Long engagements often result in short marriages It isn’t always the fast young manu who gets there debt, Some 3 d others people run in an are pushed in invent an airship, and another to raise the wind. It’s one thing A grave digger can always make an opening for a good man. Many a fellow has gotten a bad fall from the tree of knowledge. Some people's idea of a grandstand play is to stand off a creditor. Hard work is the mother of success, Luck is only a distant relative, The fellow wh wits discovers that it is no joke. attempts to live by his When a woman is obliged to suffer in silence she suffers just twice as much Deep down mn her heart a girl is im. mensely pleased if you call her a flirt. The woman who marries for spite dis. covers that revenge is not always sweet, The girl with a pug nose may as well give up all hope of ever being intellect. ual Money talks. Even the nickel you drop in a siot machine will give you a weigh, Some people economize by cutting off the necessaries and hanging on to the luxuries, “Il am not much of a mathematician,” said a cigarette, "but | can add to a man's nervous troubles, subtract from his physical energy, mauitiply his aches and pains and divide his mental powers, and I can take interest from his work and discount his chance of success.” - They Are After Him Claude Meyers, who had his hip bone broken some weeks ago while employed in the Penn’a. fire brick works at Monn: ment, has only been able to get around within the past ten days. On Friday last he paid a visit toa friend at Snow Shoe and while there a heavy storm came up and lightning struck the house in which he was. On last Satarday evening be happened to be near the barn (of T. C. Smith when the heavy storm came up and sought shelter there and | was within 12 feet of the horses where | they were killed. He has taken more | chances than some of our boys in the | Philippines. : Children's Day at Fairview. Children’s Day service at Fair View | Sabbath school, on Sunday last, was | pretty, Miss Cora Korman's class dud finely and the Misses Ginters’ duet was charming. The decorations were very | fine, as the ladies of that place just seem | to have the taste for that kind of work. Mr. Korman, the superintendent of the | school, is a most efficient officer. Mr, | Noll announced a festival for the aSth | inst., for the benefit of the Pnion Sunday {school of Pleasant View. All are in: vited. On a tree near Waterloo, N. Y., hangs a scythe just as it was Jeft by a man when be went to war in 1861, The man never returned and the scythe has not been disturbed. Every yearthe G. A. R. men hang flowers about it, Disrtsser of Quay patronage-chair. man W. Reeder, (successor to John G. Love.) All things come to these who wait—aiot it really funny! Well not so funny for some.
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