Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12
STATE NEWS,


store orders do not constitute a wages lien.
The total daily production of the oil re-
gions per day during January was &C, 900
barrels.
One judge and four members of the
Armstrong county bar have died with
in one year.
Saturday was another big tobacco day
for Lancaster. Several firms received from
200 to 100 600 pounds.
The Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon
county, will start up as soon As the Lewis
burg and Tyrone Railroad is completed TO
the latter place.
The newspapers s.ve taken up the prop
osition TO remove the Theological College
from Gettysburg TO Harrisburg, and ap.
prove 1t heartily.
The Harrisburg car shops we're reopened
on Monday, and will give employment TO
600 men. The shops had been closed TO
make alterations.
The cremation of the body Of Miss Hart
man, OF Pittsburg, at Washington, on
Saturday, was the fifth cremation In the
lie Moyne furnace.
The debt of Harrisburg Is S996, ,352. .6l.
This leaves n margin of $lls,67I.3e vet 10
go on before the dept equals the full value
of the city's real assets.
Oil City has family composed of twelve
persons whose aggregate height is little
more thUn seventy-two feet. Some of the
| girls of the family measure over six feet.
Lock Haven Is to have furniture facto-
ry. Citizens OF that place are also consid-
ering proposition TO raise $40, 600 or S20,-
900 10 establish a box factory and a cigar
and tobacco factory.
At Weissport, Pa, Urban Boyer was
bitten by dog, last summer, and has
now been seized with hydrophobia. Two
| little girls were bitten at the same time,
F.; but thus far have shown no symptoms of
the disease.
a man in Lawrence county whipped his
wife because she joined and persisted in
attending the Methodist Episcopal Church
against his will. Instead Of having him
arrested, as she did, she ought to have Civ
en- him dose of broomstick we'll laid on.
Miss Butler, of Pittsburg, Pa, had
looked for man under her bed every
night for many years, and at last she found
not one there, but four. They wore black
masks, and left her bound and gagged
when they went of with the family plate
and iewelry.
Bucks county claims 10 have given to
the Union army the youngest soldier for
Pennsylvania. David Kleinman, nov of
Denver, Colorado, but in 1851 of Spring
field township, Bucks county, enlisted
when eleven years old and served with the
Third Pennsylvania Reserves.
In removing building in Washington,
Pa, known In the days Of the stage coach
as the GOOD Tavern" q number Of old
coins were found. One silver coin Is dated
1873; two copper coins are dated respective
ly 1TT6 and 1853 three United States cop
per coins are dated 1883, 1901 and 1920.
The Commissioners OF Allegheny county
on Friday afternoon caused 70 be paid 70
the Solicitor of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company 81 900, 600, the amonnt OF their
claim for riot losses. The evening before
S33, ,233.s2 was paid TO the Baltimore and
Ohio Company Other claims 10 be paid
are small.
In the United States District Court at
Pittsburg, on Tuesday, the creditors of
Peter Herdic, of Williamsport, offered
objections TO his discharge from bankrupt
cy. Mr.. Herdic charges that, instead of
owing 81 100000, he only owes 500, 900,
and that he will soon be able to nav his
debts. He further states that his presen.
appearance in court is the effort OF his law
yers TO blackmail him that they offered
10 settle all suits if'he would pay them
$780,
The following names Of Pennsylvania
post-ofiices were changed during the last |
week Allegheny Bridge, Mexican county,
TO Eldred Eldred, Wayne county, 70 |
Boyd's Mills; Litis, Lancaster county, 10 |
Lititz. Also the following changes In post |
master appointments Israel u. Barner,
Carroll, Clinton county; Wm G. Dotterer, |
Chadd's Ford, Delaware county; Jesse |
X. Dale, Dubois, Clearaeld county; Cas-
mus s. Clendenin, Eberly's Mills, Cumber-
land county X. V. Spackman, Luthers-
burgh, Clcaraeld county Scptimus b. |
Labar, Marshalls Greek, Monroe county |
Peter n. Bruner, Jr, Mount Nebo, Lancss-
ter county; FAlk James, State Hill, York |
county George D. Thomas, Thomasville,
York county.