Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
GENERAL NEWS.

! '"o" haa IaIieH AT Ere several IHchrs
deep
Conshohocken is to have a new rail-
road depot
Work on the Somerset and Cambria
road Is progressing very favorably.
Water has not been 80 low A. now Fl,
the Schuylkill near Pottstown for thir,y
years.
John Wall, aged 60 years, was crush
ed TO death by cars at Bradford IN
Friday.
Many of the young ladies Of Connel..
vile are becoming confirmed cigarette
smokers.
The public schools Of Hollidaysbur,
have been indefinitely closed in ordar
to prevent the spread Of scarlet fever
Samuel Davis, Of Scranton, was seized
with fit Of coughing while ,estifyiDg
in court and died few moments sfter.
ward.
The postoflice at Newtown Wa.
robbed early on Saturday morning r.
$50 in money and 5000 in postage
stamps.
! Colonel Roberts, Of Titusville. is now
erecting an alpaca factory in that CITY.
and says that wooden mill will be add.
ed soon.
| The Hancock LegioS Of Lock Haven
number nearly two hundred member.
and present fine appearance when
marching.
A London newspaper says that Brad.
ford county, Pennsy sylyania, L. :. butter
is the only article Of the kind used ty
the Queen of England.
Mrs. Griffin, highly esteemed LADY
/ living at New Castle, WAS burned 10
death by her dress catching fire while
she was boiling apple butter.
| John Sigler. the Pennsylvania. who
was injured by the railroad collision
near Aurora, Ill.,, on Wednesday Of la,
week, is from Union county, Pa.
The new furnace Of the Schuylkil
/ iron company in the lower part Of
! Norristown, for the manufacture of iron
by new process, is nearing completion.
George Gassner, aged G.. shot himself
dead with a gun in the Shaiier brewery
at Wellsboro, Pa, on Wednesday Of lat
week. He put the muzzle in his mouth
and pulled the trigger with his toes.
Convention, in session at Harrisburg,
adjourned at noon on Friday, after
electlng officers and a delegate from
each Congressional district in the State
to the National Christian Temperance
Convention. New Castle was selected
as the next place of meeting.
Colonel Ben Brownfield, aged IOI
years, months and 10 days, died at
his residence, two miles south Of Union.
town, Fayeite county, on Thursday.
October 7th. lie was the oldest man
in Fayette county, and leaves a large
estate, the fruits OF his own indomitable
energy, industry and good judgment
The eighth annual reunion Of the
Forty Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, was held at Allentown on
Friday, and was largely attended. Cap.
tain J. kacy was elected president for
the ensuing year. Letters OF regret
were read from Major Generals Han.
cock, Emery and and Brannan and
Colonel J. =. $. Goblin. The next meet.
ing will be held at Easton.
The piano factory of Ernst Gabler.
on West Twenty-second street, New
York, was destroyed by fire on Sunday.
About 300 pianos, nearly completed,
and large quantity of stock were
burned. Loss, $S0,0O0; insured for
$4,000. There were l25 workmen en-.
ployed in the factory, who lost tools
valued in the aggregate at 5000.
At the meeting of the United States
charcoal iron workers last Thursday
evening at Harrisburg, paper on "The
Importance of Giving Attention to the
Growth of Woodlands was read by
Professor T. Il. Rough, United States
Commissioner, of Forestry. Other pa
pers were read and discussed when the
convention adjourned. Friday after.
noon the delegates visited the Cornwell
furnaces at Lebanon.
DR.. Martin V. Chapman, hrother.in.
law Of the notorious Dr. buchanan.
who escaped from the train which
brought them TO Philadelphia about
six weeks ago, aud who since that time
has been q fugitive from justice, was
arrested last Friday night al Fifth and
Race streets. lie is charged by the
United States authorities with perjury
in swearing that DIR. Buchanan had
committed suicide.
Two daughters of Joseph Jacobs,
formerly a resident of Bradford town.
ship, Clearfeld county, but now residing
at Du Bois. died on the l4th instant,
tcithiR tteeHty minutes of each other. They
were aged respectively II and l6 years,
and the cause of their death was thst
dreadful disease, diphtheria. Their
remains, accompanied by the sorrowing
father, were brought to Clearfield on
Tuesday of last week, and the two were
buried in one grave in the Clearfield
cemetery. Mrs. Jacobs and another
child were lying quite i'll at the time OF
the funeral.
Dr. d. r. Good and George NJ. Brisbin,
of 0sceola. heirs of DIR. Daniel Houtz,
were in Huntingdon a few days ago