Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-17
GENERAL NEWS,

The Wesimoreland county almshousc.
now being erected, will cost $4,000.
4 peddler was refused a license TO
sell ''love powder" on the streets OF
Reading.
Electric signals are to be placed along
the entire line OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Frank Hazard was sudocAted bv gas
from - oil tank at Gilmor, Mexican
county, on Wednesday.
II rumored that a company j. about
to he organized in Clinton county for
the purpose Of manufacturing sewing
thread from wood.
Elias Cooper. aged u years. WIS nc.
quilted at Pottsyillc. on Thursday, OF
the charge Of murder. He struck and
killed boy named Sullivan in a snow.
ball fight
David Hummel. residing at Swatara
Gap. Lebanon county. died recently OF
grief and modification, caused by the
hanging Of his son for completely in the
Raber murder.
The case Of John Guymlare. the
young Hungarian. who is lying at the
County Hospital. Lehieh county, in a
trance, still continues in the same con.
dItlon. The greatest curiosity exists in
that section. Drs. ]. Kline and !. u.
Erdmsn experimental on the patient
last Friday, magnetic instruments for
that purpose having been sent from
Philadelphia. The result was not favor.
able, merely slight twitching Of the
muscles being noticed. Among other
experiments was the shower. bath. The
attendants have no trouble Whatever in
feeding the patient. as he swallows
readily, which indicates that be j. rar.
TALLY conscious. Other experiments
will be used.
From the annual report Of the mana.
gers of the Pennsylvania Institution for
the deaf and dumb it appears that dur.
ing the year 1850. IS boys and % girls
were admitted. - boys and q girls
were discharged and boy died. leaving
32i pupils at the end of the year. OF
the whole number Of pupils 2SS are
supported by Pennsylvanis, - by New
Jersey, > by Delaware. . by Philadel
phia and by their friends or the insii.
tuition. In the opinion of the directors
there is no institution where a more
Judicious economy is practiced, where
more thorough instruction is impaired,
or where the State could more advan.
tageously place her pupils, or mere her
interest could be more carefully guarded
A disastrous FIRE broke out in Cur.
wensville, Clear6eld county, on sunday
night last, in the store room Of w. n.
Thompson's grocery, corner OF Maine
and FIlbert streets, spreading rapidly.
The Irwin House was enveloped in
hames as was also q small dwelling ad.
joining the store on Maine street. The
fire was not gotten under control until
A. M. Kinks jewelry store and four
other dwellings were burned. Ii was
at one time thought the entire town
would be destroyed. The following are
the losses: James Levy. Irwin House,
$1,000: NJ Brides store room, $1,000
M'Naul's two dwellings. 5000; A. NJ.
Kirk. 5000; George Messer. 5000,
The insurance amounts TO $4,000.
Mr.. George I. seney, of New York,
sent for DIR. Buckley, editor Of the
Ctristiaa Advocate, stating in an inter.
view, he approved of his suggestion,
that the time had come for the Metho
dist Episcopal Church TO give more at.
tention to organized charity, and atten.
tion should be given to hospital work.
and then offered for the purpose sixteen
eligible lots, valued at $4,000, as a site,
and 100000 in cash toward the estab.
lishment and erection OF hospital
the institution 10 be Methodist Gen.
eral Hospital, but open to jew and Gen.
tile, Protestant and Catholic. heather
and inidel, on the same terms Subse-
quently he notified Dr.. Buckley that he
would make his subscription 500 600
instead Of 100000. The same gentle.
man has also given $4,000 toward the
endowment Al Emory College. Of the
M. =. Church South