Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-15
STATE NEWS.


The manufacture Of paper bags is 10
be commenced in the Northumberland
County Jail.
The great council Of Red Men, in
session at Easton, Pa, during last week,
adjourned TO meet at harrisburg next
year.
a gentleman of TitusviIle has been
West five times ia the hope Of better.
ing his fortunes, and returned each time
with his pockets empty.
Michael, Bollinger, of McVeytowp.
who is seventy nine years old. several
DAYS last week walked two miles. made
l2j rails and returned in the evening.
Miss Sarah Brooks has been elected
County superintendent of Public schools
IN LackawannA county. Miss Sarah r.
Lewis fills similar position in Tioga
county.
Mr. Benjamin Yowells, Of Easton, has
IN his pnssession the plate OF stove
cast III l74O, at Durham, northampton
county. 1t was dug up in Easton, a
few days since.
fire al Lancaster, Pa, Sunday af.
ternoon, destroyed the frame foundry
at the corner Of Lake and Chestnut
streets. Loss on building and stock,
estimated, 10000; insurance $1,000.
A young boy, son Of Porter Orner.
wa almost instantly killed at Altoona,
on Saturday afternoon by A horse fall.
ing on him. lie was watching the un.
loading OF come circus horses at the
time.
The Permanent Exhibition at Phila-
delphia was formally opened last Friday
Tor this year. There were several thou.
sand people present. IL was also the
thlrd anniversary Of the opening Of the
Centennial Exhibition.
ExMayor Martin Powell died at
Bradford. Saturday morning. of con.
sumption. aged tbirty.three. lie WAS
elected Mayor of Williamsport in ls74,
hnd served one year. He was re. elected
IN 1873, and served another year.
Miss Lou Yelling, Of Poitsyille, re-
Gently gave private exhibition before
Wilhelmj on the piano which 20 pleased
the great MUSICIAN that he will take her
TO Hamburg with him and place her
under the tuition Of the best teachers.
The Titusyille correspondent Of the
Bradford Era Eays that an order has
been given a dressnaker Of that city to
make thirty dresses for the daughter OF
Mr.. Foster, Of the OIL City Exchange,
who Is to marry a wealthy gentleman
from New York city.
Reading is taking step forward
Last Sunday, Mayor Tyson compelled
all the cigar stores, ice cream, confec.
tionery and candy stores, barber shops,
eating houses and drinking saloons TO
close. Newsboys were forbidden TO cry
the sunday papers on the streets, 60
they delivered them silently.
Extensive forest fires are causing
great destruction Of timber around the
city OF Scranton. The village Of Toby
hanna, twenty miles from there was
entirely surrounded by fire Sunday af-
ternoon. The continued dry weather
is favoring the heavy forest fires which
are destroying vast amount of timber
IN the immediate ne ighborhood OF Row.
lands and Lsckawaxen in Pike county,
Pa. Unless n heavy rain occurs the
fires will become general and cause
great damage. Destructive forest fires
are raging within a radius OF thirty
miles Of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
In lndiana county, couple OF miles
northeast of Armagh, says the Ebens-
burg Freeman, Is a struggling village that
goes by the name Of Dilltown. II is un-
known TO fame except during camp
meeting times, when multitudes of peo-
pie flock 10 il TO buy food for man or
horse, eked out by an occasional schoon.
er of beer. But now, il seems. Dilltown
is TO attain prominence. though not Of
the most desirable character. Recent
researches have developed the fact that
the Mardis gang of coun;effeiters have
for long time made that place one Of
their principal haunts, and 8 sort Of un.
derground habitation in it's near neigh.
borhood, fitted up with diabolicAl con.
trivances peculiar TO the manufacture
Of bogus coin has been visited by some
OF the officers Of the law. The birds,
unfortunately, had flown, but quantity
Of testimony was gathered which. add.
ed 10 what was known before, will, in
all probability lead 10 the arrest of
number of persons and the ultimate
breaking up OF the gang.
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