Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-18
STATE NEWS.

MlInlnDuFg mas no licensed taVcfns or
saloons.
A fire clay works is to be started near
Altoona.
The maple sugar crop will be immense
this season.
There are seven sets of twins in
ward in Johnstown.
Lewisburg will probably soon erect
soldiers monument.
All the iron works in wilkesbarre are
running on full time.
In and around Altoona there is an
uncomfortable amount OF highway rob.
berry.
Altoona's patriotic citizens are already
preparing to suitably observe Decora.
ton day.
Emery works in the shape of a furn.
ace in Central Pennsylvania are now in
operation.
The oil producers fund to the relief
of Irish sufferers increases at the rate of
600 barrels day.
The circumstances against lcence.
were never so emphatic in all the courts
as tbey are at present.
More contracts have been made for
new buildings in Pittsburg this year
than for the past FIVE years.
The Duly Banner, Williamsport, will
larged TO a seven column sheet.
One of the largest sawmills at vii.
Transport started on Monday and will
continue right along for the season.
The iron ore of Blair county is deyel.
oping new qualities of value. which are
destined TO make it most sought after.
The census enumerator will find sew.
enteen widows in Shirleysburg when he
comes to make up his jewels, all eligible.
Saturday there were eighty RATS tied
up in the dam at Lock Haven awaiting
sufficient rise OF the water to carry
them below.
Erie furnishes larger number Of peo-
pie for shows, concert, circus, theatrical
and menagerie companies than any city
in the State.
A new daily will make its appearance
in Reading about the lst Of June with
William $. Ritter as publisher. The
name has not yet been chosen.
A brass band tournament will take
place at Titusville on the 18th and l4th
of May. Three prizes will be offered
the highest Of which will be $500.
Lawrence Shilling, shoemaker resid.
ing on the Grafistown road, near Ian.
caster, just outside the city, fell down
stairs last Monday and broke his neck
Philadelphia has 555 churches or
places of worship. OF these &c are Meth.
odist, 81 Episcopalian, 81 Presbyterian,
81 Baptist, ~ Roman Catholic, 36 Luth.
eran, and 20 Reformed of several kinds.
The snow storm Of last week greatly
benefited the West Branch lumbermen,
and as there are FIVE or six inches in
the woods they expect to get all their
logs banked ready for the next food TO
be floated TO Williamsport.
Monday morning about II o'clock a
collision occurred on the Philadelphia
and West Chester Railway, near Phila.
delphia, by which two trains were
wrecked and six persons injured, the
latter being officers and employees OF the
road.
A dispatch from Carlisle states that
the result of the election held there on
Saturday on the resolution instructing
the delegates from that Congressional
district 10 vote for Blaine in disregard
OF the State Convention, was 466 for the
resolution and 6 against il.
The Central Pennsylvania Conference
in session at Altoona, elected the follow.
ing delegates 10 the General Conference
Rev. w. w. Evans. s. c. Swallow, j. c.
Clarke, s. S. Monroe, ID. D., +. B. Riddle.
Alternates--Rev. Thompson Mitchell
and John j. Pierce. Lay Delegates
Dr.. Hugh Pitcairn. Altoona, and q. NJ.
Shoop, Danville. alseruates--Jona.
than Boynton and Jacob SAllade.
In the Orphans Court of Union coun.
" last week the contest In regard 10
the viii. of the late William Cameron
was ended, 80 far as that court is con.
cerned, by en- opinion filed by Judge
Elwell. It refuses an issue. dismisses
the appeal and confirms the act of the
Register in admitting the will to pro.
bate. The magnitude of the estate and
the Importance OF the principles involv.
ed are such as 10 leave no doubt that
this decision will be reviewed on appeal
TO the Supreme Court,