Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-30

ergetic action. Any delay would have
been fatal and the flames could not have
been controlled Mr. Aikens the dealer
in organs, pianos, &c, who occupies the
building Immediately adjoining Mrs. How
ard's, was the first to discover the fire, and
gave the alarm
Mrs. Howard is insured in tho Union
Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia,
and her loss is fully covered.
! THE COMET. The comet now visible in
the Northern sky each evening attracts
great attention Nightly many persons
are TO bc seen gazing at the brilliant
"tramp. Of the heavens, as it has been
somewhat facetiously called. Astronomers
differ in opinion rs to the identity of this
comet, some claiming that it Is the same
one which appeared in 1907, while Others
are disposed to doubt whether that is cor
rect. 1t was first seen in this country on
last Thursday morning by Lcvi T. Ed
wards, student of IIaverfOrd College,
though it had been observed by Professor
Henry, at Paris, several hours previous TO
the time IL WAS seen at Haycrford. At the
National observatory, at Washington, it
was not seen until Thursday night Prof
Sharpless, Of Havcrford College speaks in
| reference 10 it as follows
! "fts right ascension j. about eighty
I a 4 IL A
Of forty-two degrees 1t has wander
! fully luminous nucleus and clcarly-dc-
| fined envelope on the side nearest the sun.
Tho tail is five degrees long and is about
| eight degrees from the sun. II ia between
! Capella and the horizon and the head
makes It's appearance frst. Tho comet il
pointed toward the North Star, and is
moving almost directly along the northern
line at the rate Of five degrees every
| twenty four hours Moving as rapidly a.
it does it will in short time be visible at
all hours Of the night. ! believe this il
the comet DR.. Gould saw on tho southern
hemisphere few years ago, but whether
or not II is the great comet Pons discover
| ed at Marseilles on September 20, 1907, |
have no, been able TO determine but the
comet last discovered Is moving In the
| same direction as DR.. Gould's and there h
every reason 10 believe they are identical, >"
John W. Moore, our local scientist, has
been making observations every night, and
along with the great astronomers, he has
his theory. lie has an claborsicly finish
ed picture Of all tho comets that have Ap.
peared in the last two hundred years, and
he inclines 10 the opinion that this comet
resembles, If it is not actually the same
one which appeared in ISL The Phila-
dclphia Record and other journals, crron-
cously make the date 1872.
ANOTHER WRECK oS ruE BALD EAGLE
VALLEY RAILEoAp.-A freight train was
totally wrecked on the Bald Eagle Valley
Railroad on last Monday evening, near
| Curtins Iron Works. Seven cars left the
track, and A. the misfortune occurred in a
narrow cut, they were entirely demolished
| 1t was ton oclock before the train from
| Lock Haven, due here at 5aj and the
| Tyrone train due ht $40. arrived Thcsc
1 frequent disasters should almouiFh the
officials Of the company to put their road
In condition that will insure reasonable
safety, both to their employees and the gen
cral public. Accidents on railroads are
sometimes unavoidable The accidents on
IN" Bald Esglc can be reduced 90 a mini
mum il the road is properly cared for
The loss Of lie which may result from
neglect 70 heed this advice, will entail
more cos, upon the company than tho re-
bailasting, and putting down now rails
and new ties will amount to.
ITEWs FEoW SFKISG Mills Last week
we were called upon to pay the last sad
tribute Of respect to ono Of Spring Mills
beat citizens About six years ago John
krumrine was attacked by that foll de-
stroyer consumption, and although he had
several severe ,pells Of sickness, HE vitali-
ty was so strong that he weathcrcd 1t
through for six long years, and attended
10 his business up TO within a week Of his
death. About two weeks ego he took a
very bad spell and on the l7,h he passed
the confines Of time out into the bound
less ages Of eternity. As citizen and
neghbor he will be much missed by his
friends Of whom he had great many.
He was buried in the Reformed church's
burying ground, q mile east Of Penn Hall
Services were performed by Rev. Wolf
and the pastor in charge. His age was "a
years. This makes the third child that
Mr.. Henry Krumrine has lost by con-
sumption, the first was the wife Of Mr.. |.
j. Grenoble, and the second, Mrs. John
| Grenoble. -
Rev. John Harpster, who left our town
over nine years ago, as Lutheran mis-
sionary to Guntour, India, returned on
| last Wednesday, having been at Altoona