Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-21
GENERAL NEWS.

A glass factory is being built at Ro.
chester.
An English walnut tree fourishes in
Lock Haven.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons arrived at Quebec
on Saturday from Europe.
The first snow OF the season fell at
Cleveland and Cincinnati Sunday night.
About 100000 pounds OF butter are
annually shipped from the town Of
Troy, in Bradford county.
Joseph. Smith, of Bonneville, Snyder
county, aged 90 years, fell ont Of a tree
few days ago and was killed.
A handsome monument OF Quincy
granite is being built for the grave Of
Admiral Reynolds at Lancaster.
A three. pronged buck, weighing lGO
pounds net, was killed on the farm Of
Patrick Foley, near Remove, on Thurs.
day.
The new Jewish temple at WiIke..
barre will be one OF the most beautiful
synagogues in the State outside Of Phi.
adelphia.
One day last week 2,2jO axes were
ground at Mann's factory, in Miiilin
county, the largest number ever turned
out in one day.
Mrs. Julia ID. Bates, widow Of Hon.
Edward 81. Bates, United States Attor.
ney General under President Lincoln,
died at st. Louis on Saturday.
The residence OF Jesse Jordon, about
a mile from Carlinville, H., was burned
on Tuesday night, and three children.
! aged g, 10 and IL years, perished in the
flames.
A verdict of mansaughter was rem.
dered against Herbert Gould AT Pitt.
burg on Saturday for completely in the
bunch OF grapes murder. This is the
second conviction in this case.
Mrs. Isabella Pidgeon, working as
weaver in the Crescent Mills at Fall
River, Mass. has Just fallen heir to a
fortune of $4,000, left by an uncle
who died recently IN Australia.
General Cameron purchased house
in Maytown, Ian caster county, recently.
which stands on the spot where be was
born. lie intends to present it to the
Lutheran church Of Maytown for
parsonage.
Last Thursday morning, about two
o'clock, the mail coach was robbed
about fifteen miles east OF Del Norte.
Colorado, by two men. The mail and
treasury box were taken. There were
no passengers aboard.
A furious storm set sail from the Wes,
on Saturday, and on the same day
Sarah Berahardt set sail from the East.
| If the twain meet upan the rough At.
lantic the voysging lady may study her
Tempest without a book.
Forest fires have been burning south
of South Amboy, n. j.. for several days.
A large tract of valuable woodland in
Sayerville was swept over by the flames
and destroyed. The damage done j.
| heavy. Another outbreak OF forest fires
Is feared on account of the long
drought.
Charles MeLigue, % years of age,
while in the West Pittston colliery last
| Thursday afternoon was fatally injured
10y an explosion of powder. lie had
been married only four months and 1t
is feared that his wife will not recover
from the shock.
! The official celebration of the settle.
ment of Baltimore $50 years ago. which
commenced on Monday OF last week.
and was continued daily during the
week without abatement in excitement
and enthusiasm, was varied and con.
cluded on Saturday by grand proces.
sion of steamers and tugboats. During
the entire weeks celebration the wealth.
er on each day could not have been
more favorable. The torchlight process
sion Of Monday night by the Fifth
Maryland Regiment ard the Grand
! 4 rmy Posts in which thara xrara ,v,
thousand torches was a voluntary affair.
The grand illumination on Tuesday
night, the 18th instant. was in com.
memoration of the ninety ninth ami.
versary OF the surrender OF Yorktown.