Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-01
STATE NEWS.

The Cumberland Valley Editorial AZ.
sociatton will meet at Williams Grove
on Friday.
There are 100000 bushels Of coal at
Pittsburg awaiting Il rise in the river to
be shipped away.
The saw mill connected with the
Milton Car Works was accidentally de.
stroyed by fire on Saturday. Loss,
5000.
David Beatty, who recently died at
Beavertown, Huntingdon county, at an
advanced age, had $l2j.0OO insurance
ON his life by the speculative plan.
stock company with capital of
$4,000 has been organized in Frank
lin county for the purpose of prospect.
ing for copper ore near Blue Ridge sum.
mt, that county.
John Collins, one Of the eight men
arrested for the murder Of Maurice
lIealey, at Dunbar. has secured bail
Kane Is the only one remaining in jail.
he having been refused bail!
Mrs. Epley, living near Washington,
was fatally bitten "A few days since by
rattlcsnakcs. 4 few hours prior To her
death "A child was born to her, and it is
said to be 40 impregnated with the poi.
son that it will die.
There are sixty one trout streams IN
this State that the fish commission
have stocked with ish, placing from
one to xix thousand in each stream.
By Law OF the State. fishing in waters
thus stocked il forbidden until three
years after such stocking.
Payments have commenced st the
Jefferson County National Bank, at
Brookyill", upon large purchases of coal
land IN Elk aud Sand Mil Runs, and in
Washington and snyder townsuIps Of
that county. The payments are being
made as the titles are declared clear,
and thus far $3.50 has changed
hands.
4 dispatch from Beaver Falls, OF Au
gust -, says Mellon 4 S8u's -four mill.
the P,ttsburg Hinge Works and the
Beaver Falls Steel Works were entirely
consumed by fire this morning. The
flames were fret discovered IN the flour
mill, which was frame building, aud
spread rapidly on account of the pre-
Vailinr dry weather. The total loss on
tuIidiugs and stock will reach $4,000.
which d. fully covered hy insurance
The origin OF the fire Il not kuosn.
Pennsylvania never suffered - 80.
v"rely from drought "a che now docs
along her entire line, the counties bor
dcrinR on New York and New Jcr-ey.
Tie water famine j. 20 general that 10
some localities vigilance committees are
organized To prevent any waste for IN.
necessary purposes, which are named,
In Monroe, parts of Luzetue. Lacka.
wana. Wayne, Northampton and pafts
of Pike counties the drought has literal
ly paFChed the country. destroy Ing all
late crops and fall fruit. and rendering
the roads almost impossible by dust.
1t fire should occur ia any town IN
that locality, where the great majority
oi buildings are frame. the effect would
bc terrible. a. no human effort could
stay the flames before thoy had devour.
cd every object consumable.
4 Mutual Assessment Birth AsEocia.
ton" has been organized at Laurelton,
in this state. IL provides that lcgiti.
maiely married members wbo have con.
nected with the company one year can
have their infants born after one years
marrlagel insured. That il. they can
secure from 81 600 to 5000 when their
infant is born. after one year of married
life. 4 policy of 500 costs $3.50, aud
for - 600, $2i. All members are taxed
81 per annum, payable semi annually.
To illustrate the operations OF the com.
pany better it may be said A and Il
marry. They take out a policy for
g 600 at once. They pay 81 for it, and
81 addi;'onal rs yearly dues. At the
end OF their first year of married lie
they pay another instAlment of 81 an.
nual dues. Then, as soon thereafter as
a child is born to them they are to re.
ceive fall face value of their policy.
No birth within a year after marriage
Is paid for. No allowance is made for
twins, or triplets Each member must
pay Al assessment whenever a child is
born in the class. There are no assess
ments the first year, but the annual
dues must be paid. no matter how long
the child lives. Ii must be born alive,
however.