Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-09-18
STATE NEWS.

creeks III portions OF IL.
At the Greenville Mercer county,
fair there will be reunion of the sol
diers of the War of 1872.
A firm in Lewisburg has been award.
ed the contract for supplying Wdshing
ton City with desks for the public
schools.
A Pittsburg woman wore red shawl
while she was crossing a field which
contained COW. Her injuries may
prove fatal.
The remains of ExJudge Frederick
J. Hlnkson, of Chester were buried
Monday. The funeral was the largest
ever witnessed there.
Engineers are trying to find route
for r railroad from Shamokn to Laporte,
in Sullivan county. 1t will be run by
Danville and Bloomsbury.
The Tioga Agitator says: A party Of
ginseng diggers on Pine creek killed
rattlesnake recently that had y rattles,
was 81 feet long and II inches around
the largest part of the body.
Judge Dean. of Blair county, has
decided that the signature of maker
of note executed in pencil and after.
ward linked over by third party to
preserve the signature is material al.
teration" and is therefore void.
Hon w. l.. Scott, of Erie, has just
built within half hours drive OF that
place, at Massassauga Point, n magnifi.
cent summer hotel. 1t is his intention
to make it vie with the Chautauqua
Lake region as Il popular place for sum.
mcr resort.
Norristown struck sort of puplic
bonanza on Saturday. While the work.
men on the new basin were excavating
they came upon spring 30 strong that
it promises TO supply the basin with
water without any aid from the water
works.
Judge William Donaldson and wife, Of
Pottsvllle, celebrated their golden wed.
ding on Wednesday night of last week.
The Judge is well known throughout
the coal and iron districts Of the State,
and is one OF Schuylkill county's most
estimable citizens.
Mr. VI. X Grant, of Boyertown, put
a jar containing sixty turtle eggs on n
shelf last June. 4 few days ago he
noticed "A little turtles head sticking
out OF one Of these eggs. lie immcdi.
atoly placed them IN warm sand, and
the result ia thirty little turtles alive
and kicking.
Colonel Thomas A. Scott, president Of
the tennsylvania railroad company. ar
rived IN Philadelphia on "Wednesday.
having been passenger on board the
steamship ohio. lie was welcomed by
"A large concourse OF personal friends
and officials associated with him ia
railroad management.
The main building. or what is known
as the 'yard building" OF IIoyt & Coz
taunery at Clcartield, was laid out on
Monday OF laEt week, by ]. W. Jones,
Of Phllipsburg. the boss carpenter, and
the bill OF lumber ordered 10y Ar Nc
Phcrson. The building will be about
Gjx3U0 feet, and the grading of the
ground was commenced on Tuesday.
The people Of Duke Centre became so
diseusted with the Councils Of that place
for purchasing q dilApidated fire engine
at the cost Of $500 that a procession
moved through the town n few days
ai,erwsrd burlesquing the matter. 4
soda fountain was mounted on wheels
and a keg set on fire, which the soda
fountain speedily extinguished.
The quantity of coal and coke carried
over the Pennsylvania railroad for the
fourth week in August wAs l9D, COZ tons,
of which g3.SjS tons were coal and 26..
81 tons coke. The total tonnage for
the year thus far has been 1896. .jil
tons. of which 2,93S,7 7gj tons were coal,
and s3l,7i5 tons coke. These figures
embrace all the coal and coke carried
over the road, east and west,
The Bradford Fra says "a pipe line
from Mexican county to connect the
lower oil field il considered among the
Should this be accom-.
plished it will he for the purpose OF
securing more tankage capacity, The
tankage now in process Of construction
in the Bradford region by pipe line and
authority will be made equal
to supply the demands that will be
made for storage during the coming
winter
At largely attended town meeting
OF citizens held in Market Hall at Potts
town, Saturday night series of resolu
tons were adopted declaring II to be
the sense of the meeting that, as the
town has outgrown itsclf, its present
limits should be extended.
A committee Of FIVE was appointed to
make thorough examination of the
case. ]. Duttoh Steele, Esq, presided,
there being long list of vice Presidents
and Secretaries. The present popula-
tion is about $500, while, with its built
up additions, which it is proposed to
annex. there will be an increase of
about $500 inhabitants.
An explosion occurred Monday after.
noon at the Quaker City oil works,
Twenty. fifth ward, Philadelphia, where.
by George j. Emery, son Of the propri
etor, was killed, and Andrew Emery,
another son. and James Stahger, a ma.
chinist employed at the place, were 10
badly injured that their lives are des.
paired OF. The works had Just been
araciaH and waro afaefnd 80 fo~ al.