* Se he Circulatio ® Over 3500 CHANGES 12 THE COU ° HOUSE List of the “Ins”, 1d “Outs” Made on Monday NEW FACES IN MANY PLACES Sheriff Taylor now Occupies the Man- sion on the Hill—W. T. Speer Be- comes a Poet—Others Secure New Positions Elsewhere “Ring out the old, ring in the new!’ “Turn out the rascals and run in the new !"” were common expressions heard about the county court house on Monday when the customary formalities were ob. | served of installing some of the newly elected county officials. While we have previously announced the changes, we will again reviow the list. Monday morning Capt. H. 8S. Taylor began moving his household effects from Curtin street to the palatial stone ‘‘man- sion on the hill” which in the next three years will be known as “Fort Taylor” and he will be Sheriff. Ex-sheriff | Brungart is now living in the Dr. Bush house on "shop street and is acting as Deputy Sheriff with Harry Jackson as clerk and Jerry Condo as turnkey. Sheriff Taylor in addition to his official duties will continue as Supt. of the Belle- foute Gas company and captain of Com- pany B. He starts in with five prisoners in his custody. In the Treasurer's office Phil. D. Fos ter, of State College, a tortunate republi can, is handling the county's boodle and will give the office his personal attention and will not engage a deputy unless ex- cessively thronged. W. T. Speer, retires gracefully and will devote his attention in the future to writing poetry. In the County Commissioners’ office the familiar face of Daniel Heckman is missing, but his associates Philip Meyer, | dem., and Abraham Miller, rep., are stil] there, with the newly elected mem. ber John G. Baily, rep., of Ferguson on | duty and a republican administration is in full sway. Mr. Baily 1s holding down his position in good shape, and should make a competent official. The change compelled Boyd Musser to surrender the clerkship and Ambrose Slotman former | deputy recorder is slinging the ink and | oth:iwise ornamenting the surrounding, while Mr. Musser purchased the Ino. C. Miller insurance agency. In the recorder’s office you will find John C. Rowe, of Philipsburg, in charge of the records with James Corl, former | deputy treasarer, as deputy recorder. Of course A, G. Archey will hold down his job for the next three years as regis. ter and is at his old place. The new board of county auditors are now at work consisting of Archy Allison, | rep., J. H. Beck, dem., and H. B. Ponti. | us, rep., recently elected. They have decided to dispense with a clerk as that | work can be more satisfactorily done by | themselves, Dr. 5. M. Huff, rep., of Milesburg, is the new coroner. Harry Keller, Esq , is the county so licitor. W. F. Reeder, Esq., is treasurer's at- torney. Thomas Dounachy, of Bellefonte, was chosen janitor by the court house, which position he held three years ago and will receive the keys from Thos. Shaughnessy February 1st, Dr. R. G. H. Haves is jail physician. While we have our uptics on the court house could we peer through distance we would see the Hon. J. H. Wetzle and Hon. J. W, Kepler in the halls of legis lation at Harrisburg, as the successors of Hon. Wm. Allison whose record in many ways they could follow, and John K. Thompson, the boodler, whose infamies they should shun, and no doubt will, Thus the political fates have decreed for Centre county. It should have been different and still it might have been worse ; and there is every reason to be- lieve that the Commonwealth will sur. vive, Bellefonte's Hospital. The committee appointed to purchase & permanent site for a hospital in Belle. foute have about decided that the H. A. McKee property, on Willowbank street, will best suit the purpose and it can be bad at a reasonable price. Eetimates are being made to secure the necessary repairs and heating and if it does not go beyond the finances, the sale will be completed during the coming week. The location is an ideal one for the purpose. The building is located in a spacious lot, away from the noise and commotion of the town, and on an emi. neace where there is an abundance of fresh air and sunshine, . A well equipped hospital means much to our people, and while we are interest. ed in varions | connty and was in his 65th year. | Union county) HENRY BROCKERHOFF, RECENT DEATHS. J. J. BROWER :—~died Saturday night at his bome in Bloomsburg at the ad- Mr. was ond of the most prominent citizens of Bloomsburg. Mrs. J. Howard | of this place, was his daughter. Rev. D. H. BaxroxD D. LL D over forty years pastor of the terian church at Hollidaysbarg, died at his home last Saturday after of only two days. Dr. Barron was born at Pine Grove Mills his early life being spent at that place. The deceased was a cousin of Mrs. P. Gray Meek. MiSs SALLIE GRAHAM (—wife of Wil liam Graham, died at the home of her State College, Sunday vanced age of 852 years. Brower Angle, fOr Presby- an iliness 74 Years ago, son, George at morning of paralysis. Her maiden name was Sallie Eckle. She is survived by her husband, who an and three step Sins, wamely, Frank, of Pine Grove Mills; George, of State College, and Randolph, of Pittsburg. She was a member of the Lutheran church. ment in the new cemetery at Pine Grove Mills. Her age was 66 years. HESRY FRAN (~—died in Kansas City, on Xmas and was buried on Saturday, 27th in that city. He was born in Berks He was a resident of Centre county for over 20 years, residing in Walker twp, near Hublersburg, leaving there in the spring of 1879 for Kansas where he conducted a botel. The past few years he retired from business. He is survived by a widow (Sarah Spangler, of Hartiey twp, three sons and two daughters; also the following brothers Isaac, of Marion twp; Geo. Altoons; John, Mo ; and Charles, Culver, Ks. GRORGE ASTON :~died at his home | pear McCoy & Linn's works Thursday is invalid, Inter. | morning 1, after an iliness of sixteen months of dropsy and a complication of diseases. Deceased was born at Rock Forge and was aged 58 years 10 months and 20 days. He was the son of Owen Aston. Sarviving him are a wife, four sons and one daughter. The funeral occurred Sunday forenoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev, Whar. ton, pastor of the M, E. churchof Miles. burg. Interment was made at the Ad. vent cemetery. He bad resided at the forge and been in the employ of McCoy & Linn many years. Mrs WiLLiAM DALR died Thurs. day, 1, at Pleasant Gap, of cancer from which the deceased had been a patient sufferer. Mrs. Dale was born at the old Rhone, homestead near Centre Hall and was the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Rhone, her age was 70 years. Sarviv ing her are her husband and the follow. | ing brothers and sisters: Jacob Rhone, of Allegheny; Leonard Rhone, of Centre Hall; Mrs. John Hess, of Pine Grove Mills; Mrs. John Hixon, of Alden, lows; Mrs. Louls Mason, of Grinnell, lowa The funeral services were held in the Lutheran church at Pleasant Gap on Monday noon, last, Interment was made at Boalsburg. Wu. HoGArTH (—while employed at Scottdale, Pa., died suddenly Saturday morning, of heart fallure. For the past two weeks he has been working for J. F, Keithley at Scottdale, at his trade as a ' He also | parents, five brothers ~ Howard, of leaves brother and Robert, Williamsport and Mrs. Agnes Black, of Mifflin, Ohio. The remains arrived here Sunday morwing. a sister, pamely, of Interment Tuesday afternoon in the Un. on cemetery MRS. ELizasgra DALE relict of the late James Dale, died very suddenly in Snow Shoe on last Friday evening, aged 76 vears, disease incideut to old age, and was brought to Unionville for Monday She cemetery west interment on IWOrgIng. was buried in the Union of town. She leaves to survive her one son Thomas |. Dale and Mrs. Ada Mus. ser, of Snow Shoe, and Mrs. Alexander Shiply, services of Union township. Funeral in the M. B Wharton KREAMER ; 4 Dekalb, Ii, Saturday, Dec. 27 were condacted church by the Rev. Dr AUGUSTA late home at his of paralysis, died in 1902, aged 67 years; the remains were taken to the home of bis daughter, Mrs. W. EB Walters, in Aurora, oo Tuesday, and the burial was al Spring Lake cemetery. Mr. Kreamer bad for many years been a resident of Hinckiey, Iii, be lived part of the time with his daughter in Aurora, Il., and clsewere. He was a former resident of Rebersburg and Kreamersvil e¢, went west to [llinots about 20 years ago; set tied in Hinckley, Ill, where his wife re- sides with her son Jonathan. GERTRUDE PRATT : —died at the home of ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Pratt, io Unionville, on Monday morning, Dec. sth, of pneumonia and tonsilitis, aged 23 years, 2 mouths, 24 days, after a brief iliness of about five days. The de. ceased leaves to mourn their loss, ber Prank, of Harrisburg; David, of Houts. dale; Seth and James at home and two sisters, Mrs. Harry Black, of Harrisburg; | | and Bessie at home. She was a consist. ent member of the Presbyterian church. The funeral took place from the Pratt | home on Wednesday, 2 o'clock p. m, The services were conducted by the Rev. | Mr. Carson, of the Milesburg Presbyter. | lan church, assisted by the Rev. Dr. deiphia after a brief {liness with typhoid fever, and was brought home for burial, WILLIAM S#AY © died at his home at the Glen Iron Furnace, Usion county, Pa., December 17th, 1902, from asthma, aged 59 years 8 months and 16 days. The deceased was born at Hannah Far. oace ; when but a small boy he went with his parents to Clarion county, after some years he left Clarion county and located at Greenwood Furnace. On July 25, 1878, be married Arbella Brindle, of Port Matilda, this Union was blessed with 13 children; about 2 months ago he moved his family to bis late residence ; he was a charter member of K. G. KE. of Port Matilda, and was a kind hearted and obliging citizen, a dutiful husband and a tender parent; his remains were brought to Port Matilda, where funeral services were held by Rev. W. R. Dillen, pastor of the United Brethren church, after which interment was made in the | are of great value, | ago BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903. to the M. E. church where the final ser | vices were conducted by the Rev. Dr. | Wharton. Deceased left to survive him his wife, Clara, his aged father and mother, one sister Catherine and one brother Leidy, the latter residing In Clearfield. The funeral was the largest that has taken place here for many vears. He was well and favorably kfown and was very popular on account of his personal attractiveness and genial disposition. As an evidence of the great esteem in which he was held by his many friends in Washmmgton City | where he has resided the last 25 years, we note the fact that five beautiful and costly floral pieces were contributed by hem and sent with the corpse, the most beautiful one, being a maltese cross upon | | which was a silk ribbon with the name, | Gen. Nelson A. Miles, mscribed on it, | | also the initials 8S. Ww. V., sigoifying | Spanish War Veteran of which be was a member, He enlisted in the Cuban War but his regimeat never got farther then | Jacksonville, Miss., where he contracted | malaria and yellow jaundice from which he never afterwards fully recovered, the natpre of the causing seyere hemorrhages from which he finally died He was a patient sufferer and fully re- disease signed to his fate and gave satisfactory that the Heavenly Father would safely lead him “through the Val- ley and Shadow of Death." Henny KERHOVY we present the portrait of one of Bellefonte's evidence Bro above prominent business men, whose sudden death in the U Phila. delphia, last Saturday morsing, came as a shock to his many f liversity Hospital riends and a great surprise to the community He was a young man, in the prime of life. just 47 years of age, one who was identified with many of the leading business enterprises of our town the death of and for many his father, in was the manager of the large Brockerhoff estate, which returns years, since 188 just lately was yielding princely He was a shrewd business man and careful financier, public spirited and enterprising —sach a usefa! citizen, by death, is a great munity loss to any com. Aside from this he was kind bearted, modest and unassuming, gen. erous and charitable, and bundreds in the community felt great grief for the loss of a loyal friend, as his remains were botse to the silent tomb. For some time Mr. Brockerhofl was ailing though few were aware of it. About three weeks ago be went to the University H mpital, Phila deiphia, for treatment of the st mach, but since then the ailment proved to be that of taberculosis, and the disease affected the throat and nerves While quite ill, bis death was rather sudden and a surprise to all. The deceased was a son of Henry Brockerboff who died in 1575 and was the owner of much valu. able property in Bellefoute, especially the Brockerboff House, numerous farms over the county and large areas of Jum. ber and coal land in West Virginia that He had been a resi. | dent of the town all his life. Prominent serve in the town council one term. His Reading in 1900 street. The interment took place om Wednesday morning, in the Catholic | | cemetery, and was largely atten . Wharton. The sympathy of the entire | Rely atten leg community is with the grief-stricken fam. ily, especially so when we remember that only a few months ago their oldest | son and brother, Charles, died in Phila. | CITIZENS REFORM TICKET. The Ministerial Association of Bellefonte met Monday afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. building and among the items of business transacted was the passing of the follow- ing resolution Resolved, by the ministers of Bellefonte, that we favor the calling of a public meet. ing of the voters of our town, without re spect to politieal party, but who favor » clean moral as well as coonomie and busi ness-like administration of our borough affairs, for the purpose of determining the advisability of nominating a citizens tHoket for all the borough officers to be ¢ oted next month, men whose qualifieations shall be business capacity, good common sense and high moml conviction and cou ° And that, in order to give form to this movement, wa hereby take the initiative and issue a eall for such a meeting to be bold In the court house on next onday evening at 8 o'clock for the aforesaid pure pose, and that we earnestly urge all oor citizens who favor the purpose of this eal) to be present W. FP. Suniven, Pastor ME, church Wm, Lave, Pastor Presh't ehareh, PF. MeAnnir, Pastor Catholie ehureh, HC, Hottoway, Pastor Lutheran chuaroh, Gro, Isnans, Buows, Rector Episcopal chureh T. W, Penna, Pastor U, B ohureh. Wa 1, wn, Pastor Evang'l church, T. J, Asxew fia ALM. KE, churoh, I. Onrrrawve, LW Hix -> women kiss each other it Is merely an {lustration of the natural { divisioa to,! mother, whose maiden name was Mar: | garet C. Mullen, died about four years | Andrew, an elder brother, died at Surviving him are a | sister, Miss Mary, and Dr. Joseph, who | reside in the ancestral home, on Bishop | of the sex. " OUR HISTORICAL | REVIEW The Formation of Townships al Century Ago CENTRE AND BALD EAGLE A List of the Residents in Centre, Haines and Miles Townships in | 1789 Along with Amount of Assess- | ment Purposes. | | | | | “Bald Eagle,” of Mifflin county was, | before 1789, known as “Upper Bald | Ragle,”’ of Northumberland county. At April sessions, 1799, Bald Eagle twp, was. divided accordingly, and the adjoining Lycoming county named ‘“‘Centre township,” the other part to retain the former name. Centre township therefore embraced the western half of the present township of Walker by a diagonal line running from Logan's Gap (now called Hecla Gap) towards Jacksonville, aud all of Marion west of the same towards the mouth of Beech Creek, all of the present townships of Howard, Liberty, and Car- lin, and that part of the present town- ship of Beech Clinton county, lying west of a line running from about the mouth of Big Run to the south bank the river line continged Creek, ot about a mile southwest of the mouth of the Sinpemah ming, and a E and Strip three fourths of a mile wide alos the east side of Boggs, Suow Shoe, Burnside townships The first officers « Constable, Willi David Lamb avd Thomas Askey f this township were m Wilson ; Supervisors ; ver. Henry Me. Ca'mon!; Assessor, John McCalmont and John Thompson; Auditors, Francis Me Ewen and John Mitchell, seers, Thomus Wilson and The territory above was called Centre town hip until January, when Howard and Walker were formed out of Centre, and i510, the latter name lisappears The best land was valned at three dol. lars per acre, from that down to fifty cents per acre In Lino we have the residents of Cen- Miles We give the names of Centre in this issue. to be followed by Haines next Adams W cows At cisared and house, 21 Arthur Askey. Thomas Askey W Aston. Same tre, Haines and townships and Miles in our am, 2 acres tes, Philp, grist and saw.mi! res. § cows eared and co res cleared w i homas, | t BOTON abi AF « houses ian ® a res cleared land eabins Baker Bathurst, Lawrence, % acres cleared. ea bin Beck, Samuel. 10 acres cleared and cabin Beightol, David, 5) acres cleared. hou se saw mill, Zetills, 2H Buyers, Jacob, © acres cleared and cabin Cole, Samui, ¥ acres cleared and cabin Dawson, James, 20 acres cleared and cabin Delong, David, 3 acres cleared and house 1 cow Dougherty. Abel, 10 acres cleared and house John, 10 acres cleared. cabin wees. § cows | 4 cows | in business and political circles, be never | + | sought any preferment other than Freet: cows Fulton, James, 3 acres cleared. 2 cows Fulton, Peter, 1 cows Fulton, William, 3 cows Gardner, John, 15 acres cleared and cabin cows, Graham, Francis, 3 cows Gregg. Samuel, 3 acres cleared. cows Gunsalus, Richard, 3 acres cleared. house. horse, § cows Harrison, James, § acres clearsd, cabin, 1 horse, 1 cows Helford, Christopher, 30acres cleared, house. 2 horses, 6 cows, Hoover, Michael. 2 cows Hunter, Thomas, | cow, Jacob. George, 10 acres cleared and cabin Jones, Peter, 10 acres cleared and eabia, 2 cows, Kanes, Daniel, § cows, Lamb, David, sawmill, 15 acres cleared, house, 1 horse, | cow Lamb, John. 3 seres cleared, cabin. 2 cows Lamb, Samuel, 20 acres cleared, ( sows. Lamb, William, | cow Leathers, Daniel, 2 acres cleared, house, 1 horse. cows. Paul, 5 acres cleared and cabin. 2 eabin, 3 Leathers, Jacob, 8 scores cleared, house, 2 | horses, & cows. Mget, George, Sr, 5 acres cleared, | horse cows Liggett. Jr, | cow Ligget, Thomas, | cow Lucas, Baptist, 13 acres cleared and cabin. | horse, cow Lucas, Benedict, 20 acres cleared and eabin, SUIL | horse, 5 sows, Lucas, Benjamin, 18 acres cleared, | horse. Lucas, Charles, 10 seres cloared oabin, 2 cows Lucas, Joseph, 3 acres cleared and cabin. 1 | horse, 2 cows, MeCalmont, John, Sr, % sores cleared and MeOsimont, John, Jr. ib acres cleared, cabin 1 horse, § cows, FACT, FUN AND FANCY. rkling Paragraphs—Select- ed and Original, Bright Spa BCHOOL MARM'S MISFORTUNE A bright and happy school marm Oame tripping down High street, When the ice began to slip Beneath her dainty feet, Then she shut her lovely eyes And loudly called for help, But the earth had struck her About a foot below the belt Then a bright and starry world Appeared before her blinking ores And within these furs and silks Came groans and muffled chords I would have gladly sat her up But the question was Lo meet Both ends looked to me like one Ata on which end was her feet? No oue knows her sorrows Nor She writes her letters standing Just how sore she feels And stands to eat her meals The above was published last week by the News, and a8 10 name is attached Bellefonte » Poel Laureate is the offer genera It is teachers over the count y credited as belong that the der Once a fisherman, always a liar Even the vegetarian isa’t partial to a dead beat, You can drive a pea, but a pencil is generally lead. Girls who pine for busbands should spruce up a bit. Hens are like clocks; they have to be sect right occasionally. How are your New Year's resolutions standing the pressure? The value of money is most appreciat- ed when you have none. Filthy that money is often tight. ucre must result from the fact You can always get a few pointers on insect life from the beehive, An icy pavement is calculated tothrow a man on his own resourcess Some women go to charch to study texts and some to study textures Stealing a march is not larceny any more than fring a servant is arson. Lots of people never get any bouquets thrown at them ustil the day of the fan. eral, A woman never feels absolutely sure that her husband has be comes home tight loose habits until - ADJOINING COUNTIES son of Cou aty Commission. er Boome, bas purchased the general merchandise store of T. R. Harter, at Loganton. Gay Baar Daniel Eisenhoover, an old gentleman, of near Rosecrans, in Sugar valley, died of the imfirmities of age Monday even- ing 28h. He is survived by several children. The marriage of William B. Roffe, son of Mrs. Frances Roffe, of Mill Hall, and Miss Amelia Catherine Dress, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Dress, of Mackey ville, was solemnized Wednesday even. ing, 31st. The grand high pries’ of Royal Arch Masons has appointed Clarence E. Else of Williamsport district deputy grand high priest for the counties of Lycoming, Clinton and Center, to succeed his father, the late Daniel Bailey Else. A. H. Mann, of Lock Haven, entirely {lost his eyesight. For years his sight | has been poor and some time ago one of | of his eyeballs was removed. The other | eyeball was seized with a hemorrhage | Sunday, after which the sight disappear. led. | The anvouncement was made that the effort to raise §100,000 addition. al endowment for Buckuell University | has been successfully completed. This brings the property of the institution up to a million dollars and greatly encour. | ages its friends to attempt even larger things in the future, The suits of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Haines, against the estate of C. W, Good. lander and the Citizen's National bank, of Fort Scott, Kansas, have been decid. ed in favor of the estate and the bank. Mr, and Mrs. Haines claimed that the Goodlander estate owed them $27,000, Much testimony in this case was taken in our county the past few months, Had a New Vears' shooting match at
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