Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-26
STATE NEWS.

AZ Tue ltcpuOllchn primary election
IN Middleburg. on Saturday. j. Merrill
Linn, OF Lewisburg, received the nomi.
nation for President Judge. There was
no opposition.
There WAS n cave.in at the Pittston
Coal Company shaft one day last week.
1t Is thought the damage will be heavy.
The citizens in the vicinity were greatly
excited by the shock.
Mrs. Mary Fox, of Foxburg, il build.
ing $50 900 church at that place as a
memorial Of her deceased husband,
Samuel NJ. Fox, and her son, William
J.. Fox. II will be the first =. +. church
IN Clarion county.
The ladies Of Gettysburg plant early
iiowcrs in preference to later varieties
that they may be ready for Decoration
Day. Next Monday the borough will
have for its guests the President, the
members OF the Cabinet and many vet.
erans from various points.
c. K. Woodin, Of Berwick, Columbia
county, has instituted a novel mode of
temperance reform. lie has made ar.
rangements with the keepers of saloons
and hotels there by which for a pecu.
mary compensation paid by him, they
agree to abstain from the sale Of in.
tOXicants.
The ladies OF Mihlin county have
purchased large silk flag for use in the
parade at Lewistown, on Decoration
Day. On Saturday the flag will be
publicly presented TO Hulng Post, No.
lIG, 6. A. r., and ladies from all sec
tIons OF the county have been invited
to attend the presentation.
John WrAy, a teamster, Of Belltown.
MIillln county, was standing in his
doorway recently talking to two neigh.
bors, one on each side of him. when he
was struck dead by lightning. Neither
OF the other two men felt any shock.
though an arm of one OF them was rest.
ing on Wray's shoulder at the time.
Nicholas Singley. who was born in
Pennsylvania lOi years ago, is now a
resident OF Ventura. Cal, living with
his daughter, Mrs. VI. f. Short. Both
his father and mother lived to be over
100 years OF age. His brother. recently
deceased, was los. Mr. Slngley can be
seen on the streets any day, il well
preserved, but hard OF hearing. and is
great reader. lie has not used LIQUOR
since he was 90 years Of age.
The contract for the control of the
ow.grade division Of the Philadelphia
and Erie road by the Wabash system.
IL IL Understood, has been signed bv
Solon Humphreys for the Wabash aud
Ncs-rs Lathrop and Haven for the
New Jersey Central but it is now be.
fore the Chancellor Of New Jersey for
his signature. that State holding Ger.
tain interest in the matter requiring
this signature. /, will probably come
before Fresidenikloberts next week.
The Peunsy ia Railroad Rnei.
neer corps has y making it, head.
quarters at Gre Nsburg for some time
past. while locating the new line OF
railroad from Latrobe TO Mt. Pleasant.
Having finished their lahors. they de.
parted from that place Monday morn.
ing, and now have their headquarters at
Bisirsville. They will Immediately be.
gin the location Of los grade division
of the Wcst Penn Road, beginning at
Bolivar station on the main line Of the
Pennsylvania Road, and running TO the
junction OF the West Penn and ALE.
eheny Railroads.
Henry y. Ieisley aud Valentine
Hardy, two young men, while engaged
At some carpenter work AT the re.ideuce
Of Job Evans, on South Queen street,
Lancaster, on Friday evening, were pre-.
cipltated to the ground, r distance Of
twenty feet, by the breaking Of scat.
fold upon which they were standing.
Wesley fell with such force a. TO render
him unconscious. in which condition he
remained until Saturday evening. when
he died. IL is supposed that his skull
was fractured and that he sustained in.
tcrnal injuries. Mr.. Yeisley was the
son OF George Yeisley, also a carpenter,
aged about 81 years aad unmarried.
liardy's injuries are less dangerous.
At Lancaster on Sunday morning fire
was discovered in the law office of
Alexander Harris. on the second floor
OF the claw Building" large. three.
story brick structure at the corner Of
Duke and Queen streets, in the rear Of
the Court House. and occupied exclu
sively as lawyers and conveyancers'
offices. Before the flames had been
subdued they had completely Quilted
Harris office, destroying a large quau.
tity Of valuable books and papers and
extending TO the adjoining Office. The
offices on the lower floor were also con.
siderably damaged hv water. but no
estimate Of the probable amount Of loss
can be given. The fire Is believed to
have been Of incendiary origin.
Information was lodged before Alder.
man Brownwell. OF Reading, against
DR.. l.. c. u. Yorgey. OF Pottstown, and
Albert DelIaven, Of Monocacy. chare.
ing them with fraudulent conspiracy in
procuring policies OF insurance in the
State Capital Mutual Relief Association.
of Harrisburg, in .be snm of 5000.
upon the life of Daniel Gehris. of this
place, who died one week ago. InIor.
nation was also lodged against the same
parties for false pretence. The var
rants were placed in the hands of Con.
stable Lash, who proceeded 20 Monoca.
cy and Pottstown and affected the ar.
rest Of Yorgey and DeIIaven. The evi.