Local officials and districts list in Centre County area
A ledger of names and districts including Bellefonte, Milesburg, Millheim, Centre Hall, Philipsburg, Unionville and surrounding townships with officers or representatives noted. The document lists multiple individuals across boroughs and townships such as Stitzer, Brown, Schofield, Witherite, Meyer, Herlinger, Lehman, Graham, Griest, Frazer, Walker, Harvey, Dougherty, Williams, Betcky, Krebs, Bowersox, Grove, Rossman, Keen, Keister, Bailey, Weiland, Glenn, Irwin, Gardner, Ishier, Corman, Eckley, Woodring, McGarvey, McClain, Ferguson, Gregg, Rush, Snow Shoe, Spring, Taylor and others along with committee roles and party abbreviations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwtten Y. Stitzer
Bellefonte
S. W
Edward Brown, Jr
James Schofield
Howard Boro
Milesburg Boro
A.C. Witherite
Millheim Boro
A. A. Frank
Centre Hall Bore
Eee
J. J. Meyer
Soveeseres OC
G. Herlinger
Philipsburg
Henry Lehman
J.graham
Unionville Bore
Hiram Grove
Josiah Rossman
William E. Keen
George W. Keister
Jesseee
William T.bailey
Frank EB. Weiland
John Glenn
William Irwin
William HH. Gardner
Jon Ishier
A. N. Corman
J.C. Eckley
Wm. H. Kireamer
F. A. Foreman
W. W. Royer
Jacob M. Charr
John B. Howe
Andrew J. Lucas
James Redding
William Woods
Nation reduces debt by February total of 1 436 782.57
The February debt reduction reached 1 436 782.57 dollars, reflecting a lower national liability. Officials highlighted the continued decline in outstanding obligations as a sign of improving fiscal health.
House Passes Mexican Pension Bill For Current And Next Year
The House approved the Mexican pension bill on Tuesday. It appropriates 2.3 million dollars for the remainder of the current fiscal year and 4.6 million dollars for the next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue House
Massachusetts Colored Citizen Nominated for Recorder Post
James M. Trotter, a colored citizen of Massachusetts, is sent to the Senate by the president for Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia, in place of James C. Matthews who was twice rejected. The text implies a renewed focus on racial considerations in Senate confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Trotter
Massachusetts
Senate
Pennsylvania Railroad Earnings 1886 Reach Over 101 Million
The annual report shows gross earnings for 1886 at 101 million 697 thousand 980 dollars and 78 cents. The company controls and owns 2322 miles of railway east of Pittsburgh, illustrating its vast network and business scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Rhode Island Second District Elects Chas. H. Page Democrat
Following Congress finding no candidate elected legally last November a new election was held in Rhode Island's Second District. Charles H. Page, the Democrat, won by a majority of five thousand seven hundred eighty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Rhode Island
Chas. H. Page
Mrs Druse Hanged in New York for Husband Murder
A woman named Mrs Druse was executed by hanging in New York last Friday for murdering her husband. She died by strangulation after a full confession in which she exonerates her daughter from any involvement in her father's death, despite friends' pleas to spare her life as a woman.
Pennsylvania Law Extends School Term to Six Months
The House passed a bill extending the minimum term of schools in Pennsylvania to six months. The article argues a compulsory school law would help, noting attendance remains light, with children opting out for about three months within the six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Lawmaker Seeks Fine to Curb Sensational Executions Reports
A Massachusetts legislator proposes a $500 fine and costs for publishing sensational execution reports. The move aims to curb sensational journalism, but critics doubt it would stop the practice as papers would likely pay the penalty to continue feeding readers spicy morsels of literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania Lunacy Report Calls For New Asylum Build
The fourth annual report shows 5923 insane residents in Pennsylvania, up 283 from 1885. Overcrowding at Norristown asylum prompts a $300,000 request for a 1500-bed building, with further funds urged to enlarge Norristown Harrisburg Danville and Warren asylums and to erect an asylum for insane criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
State Committee On
Norristown
Harrisburg
Danville
Warren
President Cleveland May Call Extra Senate Session
The article notes postponement of appointments such as Col Morrison on the interstate commission until after March. It suggests Cleveland may convene an extra Senate session to handle a flood of last minute bills, a move the public may dislike but not blameworthy given the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Morrison
Interstate Commission
Cleveland
Senate
Fourteenth Centre County Patrons Picnic Planned on Nittany Mountain
A January meeting of the Centre County Pomona Grange appoints a committee to host the fourteenth Patrons picnic at mid September on Nittany Mountain top for two days. Tent offers from Williams Grove association and exhibits by manufacturers and farmers are planned with daily lectures and evening entertainment. Families supply board, tents rented onsite, and public attendance urged for a grand, profitable gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk
Centre County
Pomona Grange
Messrs
Leonard Rhone
J. J. Arney
John Grove
L. C. Rearick
George Dale
Nittany Mountain
Williams’ Grove
Washington Letter on Senate, Cabinet, and First Lady
The article surveys the week’s talk on the defeated Pension bill and Senate changes, the President’s handling of nominations, and the question of filling a new Interstate Commission post during a recess. It notes four Republican senators as a prominent quartet and praises Mrs. Cleveland’s debut season at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White
Cornell University
Berlin
Interstate Commission
Ingalls, Sherman, Mahone
Evarts
Kansas
Jr. Sherman
Ingalls
JW White House
Mis. Cleveland
Ladies Bargains From Empire News Co. Catalog Offer
A promotional catalog offers cash buyers deep discounts on ladies accessories and small goods sourced from bankrupts. Items include purses, knives, manicure sets, stereoscopes, playing cards, photo albums, music boxes, jewelry, fans, photos, cosmetics, and perfumes with stated prices and a trial-order offer. The Empire News Co. promises returns for unsatisfactory items and free gifts with orders over five dollars as a sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ
Lubin
Lyon
Ulekle
Empire News Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Supreme court confirms New Haven boycott case ruling
The Connecticut supreme court confirmed the lower court verdict in state versus Gliolden and others, upholding conspiracy findings against walking delegates who tried to enforce a boycott against the New Haven Journal and Courier for not discharging certain compositors. The decision marks the first such case in the state. A note hawks Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a strengthening remedy. New York plans a $30 million water works expansion with a $10 million reservoir to serve 3 million people, featuring a dam near Quaker Bridge and 40 billion gallons of storage from mountain streams and watersheds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlartrorp
Supreme Court
New Haven
Gliolden
New Haven Journal and Courier
New York City
Quaker Bridge
A Captain's Fortunate Discovery and Icebound Wreck News
A nautical note reports Capt. Coleman piloting between Atlantic City and New York using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with relief at sea. It mentions a blizzard in the west and snowbound rail lines near Sentinel Butte and Mandan, with high snow depths and stranded livestock. A Vermont medical claim for Hall s Catarrh Cure is touted along with a 40 year physician endorsement. Albany discusses strike causes and coal price concerns, and a sales pitch touts MacDonald s Tonic and Blood Purifying Powder for livestock, with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Coleman
Sehr
Weymouth
Atlantic City
N.Y
Dr. King
Coleman
J. Risenhath
Blown From a Train Near Frazer injures Geo McLear
Geo McLear of this borough was blown off a moving train between Frazer and West Chester by a strong wind while crossing car platforms. He fell landing on his head, was picked up insensible, brought to West Chester, and today shows some recovery with no serious injuries expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West AllEsten
Geo. McLear
Frazer
West Chester
Renews Her Youth Through Electile Bitters Tale
Mrs Phoebe Chesley of Peterson Clay County tells residents her remarkable recovery from kidney trouble and lameness after years of pain. She says she can dress herself, do house work, and feels her youth renewed. She credits Electile Bitters and mentions a bottle at Elsenhuh's Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Chesley
Peterson, Clay Co
Ham
Rene
Elsenhuh
Six Boys Killed Walking On Lehigh Valley Track
Easton Pa February 27 six boys were killed on the Lehigh Valley road near Chain Dam about three miles from here by a passenger train. The seven boys from Easton walked on the track to collect calamus and hunt fousk rats. six were struck and killed, one survived uninjured when struck by his brother. The bodies lay in a depot building awaiting the coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Lehigh Valley Road
Chain Dam
Walter Walter
Walter Heath
Walter Pearce
John Gregg
Manning Garris
Fouskrats
Harry Pearce
Weaver
Bystoners
Fragmentary 19th Century Grocery Ledger Snippet
A partial OCR fragment shows a list including corn rye buckwheat flour salt plaster cement barley timothy seed flaxseed cloverseed butter veal pork beef eggs potato and lard among other unreadable forms. The text resembles a basic supply catalog or ledger entry with multiple commodity names and unit notes, but lacks complete context or dates.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Millheim Haournal
Published By
R. A. Bumiller
Connecticut
Dakota
Bismarck
I. T
Northern Pacific
Sentinel Butte
Montana
Western
Mandan
Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Boston and Lowell Road
Toledo, O
F. J. Cheney & Co
Fean Hall
L. L. Gorsuch
M.D
Suuuailt St
Hall
J.cheney & CO
Toledo
U. SP
Albany
Legislative Committee
New York
MacDonald
Johnston, Holloway & CO
Hiladelphia
J. Eisenhuth
Miliheim
Tl. A. Arcnur
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Tus Centaur Courany
Fulton Street, N. Y
Catarrea
ELY Brothers
Owego
Contalus Marshall
W. IL Parker
Boton
Lehigh Valley
Dr. Kennedy
A. J. Gifford
Lowell
Mass
David Kennedy
Rondout
T-At
Benson
Seabury & Johnson, Wedt Proprietors
T.S
West 31St St
Virginia
James River Va
Claremont Colony
Mancha
Claremont
Tritory
Scott
Durham Bros. & Co
Coburn, Pa
Queensware
Dtc
S. Grenninger’s
Millheim Market
Ty Grenoble, Bartges & Co
Coburn
Coal Market
Steed
Samuel Rupp
Haines Township
Evhraim Kurr
Ffvornpike
Bellefonte, Aaronsburg
Youngmanstown
Woodward
Danijel Stric
Paulius Moyer
Waines Township
Thomas W. Hosterman
Gure Peck
F. Hiscox
Broadway
Parker’s Ginger Tonic
Drug- Hiscox & Co
William Street
Crescent Art CQ
Central St
Boston
Millheim Marble Works
Muller & Alexander, Proprietors
Bridge
Main St
Millheim
D.S. Kauffman & CO
Milulabim, PA
J. R. Smith & CO
Front Street
Milton, PA
Chickering, Knabe, Weber, Biehr Bros., Guild, Vose and
New England
Axminster
Brussels
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