Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-20
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Biographical Sketch of
G. CURTIN
I NEXT GOYERNOR oF PENNSYLYANIA.

April, 1917, in Belleionte, IN Centre county IN
Ills State. The county of Centre, as its appro-
priate name implies, is IN the very heartof the
State, rich and loyei y region aboanding in
beautiful streams, cultivated farms and i'm
mcnSe deposits of iron ore The name of Bel
lefontc is French aud signifies beautiful fOuH.
tain The town has lovely Situation and
its appearance is verv attractive somewhat
quaint, and preserving many of the cbaracter.
! istics Of an carly settled colony 3. Its jphabi-
! tants are largely engaged in iron manufactures
/ and from this circumstance il may he snpnos.
cd our Gnhernat0ral candidate derived much
I of his practical knowledge of the most impor-
/ tant Industrial interests of opr State as we'll
! as his ardent advocacy of the nrircinIa of nro.
lection. BeHefonte has furnished n,anv frst
class LAWYERS and statesmen The members or
Lnr BAR have always occn,ied the verv bigl,nst
,,os,tio, The Iafa Tndra Prrns;ls L.
+ ,,, tba Honorable lanes r Tara al
lxnpr,y r Cr-errv were coatemporarv nro.
rfftianars of t6e BeIleronte Bar. The iuhabi-
tants of Centre canoty. are amoag the most
honest indns,rions- and j8feIIjrenf of ,l.e cjti.
znns Of P,nnsvlyaria -...s : .. 49,.
The rare facilities of This rogio, attracted
- ;t.ot ,,.r.rIy dav, the o,sr,,iss "a -,
r.sra,,..,. If r,,i,nd cnrti, y,Io rort,, ,,oor,
was - laalins, ;sa, p,,of,.,l4ro il r,rt,. ,.,ntr
,.bo sap,,,l,tad i .arpna+n,,t .as.a+a o,a ~,
raft a. -,as,nz Lrotbers ~ s,-I,r,.,r -
in tho ,rrast s,.ra 1,sfoas. ~ r,..~,.,l'...'7i
A>.np,.y 4 Cf...rr,, ,af,as or fr.t r.ta p,.r,.
.yIys,.ia sioaE Ms r,tlar ,s,rriol Z, I,1rL,or
nf r7rap- {. ra5., ,yI,, u.,s ..o of tIa [,rsSt
/ men af Peussylvania f., the carly mari af rbIs
century He was !. rfnresentaiiye from tho
:: IL
.,er the Constitution. aud sat in the H5nse of
Represeutativcs r5r eighteen successive wears
Then he VAS transferred TO tlcUnited States
Senate. ANA served term Of SIX years
Andrew GreSy was d staaly SUMMARIZE Of The
A dmins,ra,,s!, lL tlc earlier Presidents, and
espcciatlv 6. jcf7grsoa and Madison. lie uggy.
ed IN Con@rrSS .tAe fatnoas WA zcs1,utions
which preceded cur last eoufict with Great
/ Bfiiaiu, aud &deh eacited tie eloquenee Of
Henry Clay aud John Randolph. fter
his retirement from Congress. he acted as
Secretary of the Commonwealth during the
Administration Of Governor Joseph urister
Every Peuusyiyauiaa OF middle age viii re-
member the fierce aud decisive State canvass
Of S23, when the old Federal party. under
the had Of Andrew Gregg rs their candidate
for Governor made a last stand 10. victory ana
existence aud were defeated by lLe I'D Penn
sylyauia Democracy, under the lead OF John
f'AsIrew. Sauize. There can he 20 doubt that
the grandson, ANnNEw GREGa CuerIN standard
bearer Us lie is Of the raa Democracy of the
State AZ this day, Will fare better than his
grandfather
The subject OF our sketch was edneated at
the Academy OF the Rev. j. kirkpatrick, IN
Milton, Northumberiaud county Mr. Kirk
patrick, sun ii'iHg III AueE"lDF c'nh'y, was
one OF me o.d sl!lG q instructors. lie 'HIi-