Friday Morning, January 3I, 1820.
To CorresPoONDENTS. — No communications
published unless accompanied by the real
name of the writer.
Mr. M. H. Guisg, of Penn Hall, is the duly
authorized agent of the Warcuman for Gregg
township.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN & COUNTY-
——Mr. W. H. Tibbens, one of Col-
lege townships bestcitizens islying dan-
gerously ill.
Quite a number of Bellefonte’s
“four hundred’ attended the Assembly,
at Tyrone, on last Friday evening.’
‘Within a month past, Mr. and
Murs Frank Peters, residing near Phlips-
burg have lost three children from dip-
theria.
—— Almost two car-loads of witnesses
were brought in from Karthaus on Mon-
day to testify in the murder trial of An-
drews, now in progress.
——Mr. John Fox and wife formely
of this county but for years residents of
the State of Towa, are visiting friends in
the upper end of the county.
—The chicken and waffle Supper
given by the American Mechanics in
Bush Arcade on Saturday evening last
was a most enjoyable affair.
Mr. J. F. Montgomery an old
and highly respected citizen of Howard,
and well known in this place, died in
that place on Friday last, after a short
illness. . .
— Michael Fetterhoff, a resident of
Huntingdon county, who has been em-
ployed at the college for some time as a
carpenter, had a slight attack of par-
alysis on Saturday.
——There is not so much Grippe
about Bellefonte as there was ten days
ago, but the fellows who have it, all
imagine they have 1t a thunderin sight
worse than any one else had.
Mr. D. J.- Meyer, the genial
proprietor of the Centre Hall Hotel, has
sold his hostelry and is now living on
Main street, in that borough. Mr. Mey-
er is engaged in the lumber business.
——1It looks like old times to see so
many familiar faces among the glass
workers who have returned to go to
work with the re-opening of the factory.
Our only wish is that there stay with us
may be a long one.
——The body of the late Joseph G.
Ditman, president of the Quaker City
National bank was found floating in the
Schuylkill on last Sunday morning. It
had been in the water forty-three days
and was badly swollen and distorted
through not beyond recognition.
It is reported that in order to
meet the demands of hisincreasing trade,
Harry Schreyer has been compelled to
procure larger quarters for his carpet
store. The entire building of 8S. A.
Loeb has been leased and he expects to
move into it just as soon as possible.
The Cornell Glee and Banjo clubs
will be in Bellefonte some-time during
the month of March. The two clubs
number twenty eight men and contain
some fine voices and good musicians,
They sing in Williamsport the night
before they come here and in Pittsburg
the following night.
Messrs McCalmont & Coa the
extensive, implement, coal! and grain
dealers of this place expect to move into
Dr. Hale's new building, over the race,
in the spring. They will be better pre-
pared to display their immense stock in
the new quarters as it is the largest store
room in this part of the state.
—— We have positive assurance from
one who is in a position to know, that
the Bellefonte Opera House is not all
talk but that it will be ready for plays
by the opening of next season. The
parties interested are now engaged in
making contracts for its erection, and it
will nGt be long ere we will have a
play-housésacond:to’ none in’ this part of
the country.
The many friends of Mrs. Vince
Bauer of this place will be glad to hear
that she is recovery rapidly from her re-
cent serious illness.” Mrs. B. had taken
a very heavy cold which settled in her
head and effected the sight of both eyes;
for some. time it was thought that she
would loose the sight of one of them bat
we are informed that the doctors still
have hopes of saving it.
The Philadelphia 7%mes, hotel
register editor, found Mr. Cam Burn-
side and wife, of this place, stopping
at the continental on’ Thursday last, and
immediately proceeded to herald him
to the world as one of the “brightest
lawyers in Bellefonte,” which till be’
news not only to his friends, but to
himself. Up here Mr. Burnsides is
“known as a gentleman- -not as a lawyer.
—— After afi idleness! of over a year
the Glass works at this place are again
ready to be put in operation. The fyr-
naces have been heating for some time
and the first blowing is expected to be
made to-day or to-morrow. Our citi-
%ens are very much interested in the
success of the ‘works, because they put
nore money into the town,for the num-
ber of men employed, than any other
industry we have.
{ Isr WiLruL MURDER, OR WAS IT
, DONE IN SELF DEFENCE ?—Another
{ crime that hurried one man into eterni-
ty and that may bring three others, an
old woman, her daughter and her son,
one or all, into the shadow of the gal,
lows, or consign one orall to the peni-
tentary, is Centre county’s contribution
to the criminal record of the country for
this week. .
One mile south of where Stover’s dis-
tillery used to stand in Penn township,
in a desolate, uninviting and unfrequen-
ted hollow, between two mountains are a
couple of miserable huts. Until Tues-
day last, Mrs. Susan Auman, her son
“Yony” or Jonethan and Andrew
Weaver Sr., were the occupants of one
and a few rods distant, Mrs. Auman’s
daughter, Fietta, and her husband An-
drew Weaver Jr. with their two child-
ren, of the other. This (Tueslay) even-
ing, Andrew Weaver Sr. is with the
great majority, having been sent their
through the aid of a knife, and Fietta
Weaver, his daughter-in-law, her moth-
er Mrs... Auman, and her brother
“Yony,” are occupying cells in the
jail; the former of these three charged
with the crime, the latter held as acces-
sories too,or witnesses of its commission.
Iv is possible that the actual circum-
stances connected with this case will
never,be known. All that any one knows
outside of the knowledge possessed by the
three accused individuals, is, that old
man Weaver was found dead at the
door of his daughter-in-law’s shanty,
from a knife thrust under the left arm
and reaching to the heart. Outside of
those under arrest, there was no wit-
nesses to the fracas, and those who are
acquainted with them only know that
the the whole lot were constantly quar-
reling and threatening all manner of
vengeance against each other. *
The particulars as told by the three
now in jail is substantially as follows :
Andrew Weaver Jr. left home early on
Tuesday morning to dosome work, a
considerable distance from where he
lived.* Old man Weaver and young
Auman arranged to go up the Valley a
short distance, and about nine o’clock
started on the trip. They had gone but
a little way, when Mrs. Fietta Weaver,
who was near her door, called out some-
thing that offended the old man and he
immediately retraced his steps, throwing
stones at her as he went and swearing
that they “would fight it out now and
that one or the other must die.” Fietta
they allege, went into her shanty and
shut and tried to bolt the door, but
‘Weaver reaching it before it was fast-
ened, pushed it open and taking her by
the throat began to choke and beat her.
She cried for help but before either her
brother or her mother reached her,
‘Weaver fell dead cut of the door stabbed
to the heart. She asserts that while he
had her by the throat he tried to cut her ]
with his knife and fell, upon it as he
stumbled out of the door. The fact that
his knife was a small one and was
found between his vest and shirt with
the smallest of the blades open, while
the cut that caused death was a larger
one and passed through all his clothing, |
chows the absurdity of this part of her
story.
Word was immediately sent to Co-
burn, when a coroners jury was em-
paneled which after a short ‘examina-
tion returned their verdict that, “An-
drew Weaver Sr. came to his death
through a knife wound inflicted by Ms.
Fietta Weaver.” J
Whether the mother and brother will
be held as participators in the crime, dé-
pends upon further developement.
Le GL
SAD AccipeENT.—On Thursday night
of last week Joseph Thompson of
Tyrone was detailed as brakesmen ‘on
special coal train to run to this place.
The train and crew got through safely,’
as most all trains on the Bald Eagle
Valley does, and after leaving its cars!
at the Nail Works, the engine started
back to ‘Wallac’s Brick Kiln’s above
Milesburg for 4 car loaded with brick.
Wien the place was reached the engine
was backed to the car and Thompson
went back to make the coupling. The
engine and ear came together, but there
was no signal from him to go ahead.
After "waiting a reasonable length of
time the fireman went back to see what
“was wrong; and - was “terrified ‘to find
Thompson crushed ~ between the bum-
pers which had caught him right across
the thighs, too badly injured to even
cry out. The engine was started apd
the man loosened, after which a car was
procured and the injured man brought
to this place and carried to room 43,
Bush house. Dr. George F. Harris was
summoned, a nurse procured, and ev-
erything in the power of those present
done to relieve the sufferer from the
agony he seemed to be in. It was of no
avail however, and at 12.45 his spirit
took its flight. Thompson was former-
ly from the vicinity of Milesburg, was a
strong fine "looking man about thirty
years of age, and leaves a wife and four
children. His remains were tenderly
cared for, prepared for burial and sent
to his: sorrowing family on the 10:25
train Friday morning. §
——Mr. Wharton Rider, a resident of
Milesburg, this county, died at his home
on Monday last.
——Next Sunday is ground hog day,
and the actions of his hogship on that
occasion will be a matter of very partic-
ular interest to the peculiar people who
believe in signs and shadows. Ice men
are praying earnstly that he may see his
shadow and vanish for the next six
weeks.
Will “Old Sol” please come out and shine
On this despondent earth ;
So that the festive ground hog,
May see his shadow on the turf.
The Gymnasium, connected with
the Y. M. C. Association, in this place,
was formerly opened on Friday evening
last, with Music, Sandwiches, Coffee,
Cake and Cream. We have not seen
the building nor examined the aparatus
and don’t know if we could judge of its
completness or perfection if we had. On
matters of that kind, we are not even an
amateur much less an expert, and must
take the word of a lady, who knows
less even of gymnastic needs and require-
ments than we do, that it is complete in
all its arrangements, and is destined to
change our small chested, crooked-
shouldered, little limbed young men in-
to fine, stalwart examples of athletic
beauty—if they are not too lazy to bene-
fit by it. ‘We hope she is right and that
the Gymnasium may be a success both
physically and morally.
—The Students at the Pennsylva-
nia State College are in great joy just
now over the passage of their petition
for dancing. For a number of years the
students have requested the Board of
Trustees, in various ways, to permit
this ‘pleasant enjoyment, but it was
deemed inadvisable by the Board as
dancing had been allowed during the
early days of the College and the priv-
ilege was abused. This yeur the senior
class asked for three dances a year, one
in each term. The request being grant-
ed the students are extremely happy be-
cause, we venture to say, that they have
the finest dance hall in the State and
will be allowed to use it now. The
Armory is 160,by 80 feet with a polish-
ed maple floor so one can imagine what
a place for athop it will be. Tt is ru-
mored that the students will give their
first assembly on Friday evening Feb-
ruary 21st. :
——Mr. Calvin Meyer, whose death
from falling from the cross loft of his
barn at Linden Hall, was noticed brief-
ly in last weeks WATCHMAN, was a
known music teacher ‘of Boalsburg, a
distant relative of District Attorney J.
C. Meyer and one of the most exem-
platy and promising young men of
Pennsvalley. His death is widely felt,
whoknew him. The funeral was a sad one
indeed, and brought together an im-
mense concourse of relatives and friends
to the home of the deceased, on last Fri-
day morning (24th.) Notwithstanding
the somewhat inclement weather and
the early hour, 9 o'clock, to congregate,
ances in attendance. The Reformed
minister, Rev. Black, at the appointed
time took his position beside the casket,
with the Bible in the other hand began
reading in a tender and affecting man-
ner one of the Psalms, relating to the
brevity and mysteriousness of human |
life. Then read the hymn:
“Asleep, in Jesus, blessed sleep
From whence no waking ever comes.”
When the ‘organist touched the keys
and the sweet low notes, mingled with
three male voices, carrying three parts,
arose thrilling harmony, and’ filled the
hearts of the bereaved ones, as they
hearkened to the comforting lines with
a satisfaction full and complete. Many |
a silent tear tickled down the cheeks ot.
a loving friend. A solemn and impres-
sive prayer then followed and the assem- !
bly took their departure to the Cemetery
in Boalsburg, where his remains were’
interred. The deceased was about thir-
ty-six years old, single, a model young
‘man, highly respected and beloved by a
host of friends. He had just returned:
from Linden Hall, sometime after five!
o’clock on Wednesday.evening and was;
at the barn assisting his’ brother Jacob!
in feeding the stock. His brother asked
him to throw down some hay, which he!
did, and was crossing above the thresh-
ing floor to the other mow ‘which was
quite full of straw, with a hole four or five
foot square through it, to tke floor at the
front end of the barn. It being dark and
perhaps forgeting about the hole, (he
had not been doing this work during
the winter,) he stepped into it, and fell a
great distance to the floor beneath, and
from all indications from the blood on
the floor and on the wagon tongue, he
most likely first struck the tongue with
his his left temple, as there was a large
contusion above the left eye and discol-
oration above and below it. His broth-
er heard the fall and ran up and called
him, he replied that he was on the floor ;
he found him on hs knees and caught,
him under the arm, raised him up and
assisted him to. the house; he told his,
ibrother not to press on him and not to
let him walk on the stones as it hurt his
head. ' After getting to the house he in-'
troduced his brother to some lady there,
his brother not heeding it, he repeated)
‘it and said *‘don’t you hear me.” This,
was about the last he spoke. Medical:
skill was at once summoned but with-!
out avail; he expired about three hours |
later, . J. BP.
brother of Mr. Philip Meyer, the well |
and will be universaly mourned by all |
there were between 75 and 100 convey-
placing his one hand gently upon it, |
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR. —On
Thursday last. Mike Bordner and a
fellow hungarian named Stahic were
shooting mark at the Sugar Camp in
Snow-Shoe. The men were using bird
shot in their guns and as will be sur-
mised, their work was not ecalenlated to
show any great degree of skill. After
they had been practicing some time,
the target fell from the tree and Bordner
went to replace it. While doing so, he
called back to Stahic, saying that he
would not be afraid to stand for a mark
for such a shot to fire at.” Stahic asked
him if he meant it, and Bordner replied
“yes, try it over.” He turned his back
stooped down, lifted his coat tail and
said “go ahead.” Stahic without
further hesitation blazed away,the entire
load lodging in Bordner’s body, causing
instant death. A crowd soon collected
and when Stahic discovered the re-
sult of his act, he at once claimed it as
accidental, and insisted that while he
had deliberately taken aim, the gun had
gone off accidentally and unexpectedly
to him. There was no fued between
the two men, nor was their any known
motive for the commission of the crime.
While others were getting over the
shock of the sudden death, Stahic
started ostensibly to hunt a doctor, and
up to this time has not been seen or
heard from.
The coroner’s Jury that made inquiry
into the circumstances returned a verdict
that Bordner “came to his death from
a gun shot wound, the result of criminal
carelessness, on the part of Stahic.”
Tur ELEcTIoN oF CONSTABLES.—~The
question whether constables elected last
February, were chosen under the act of
February 14, 1889 to serve three years,
has caused no little contention, and from
present appearance is likely not to be
settled short of a decision by our highest
tribunal—the Supreme Court. Common
Pleas Judges differ on this matter as
widely as do the people. Judge Krebs
of Clearfield, the other day filed his
opinion, that the act refered to, governs
the election of last Spring and that con-
stables elected at that time, can legally
hold the office for three years. . A num-
ber of other learned lawyers have given
this as their opinion, while fully as' many
have decided otherwise. Judge Furst,
whose ruling will be taken as the law in
Centre county, is of the other way of
thinking, and construes the law exactly
the reverse from Judge Krebs. His
opinion which was handed down one
day last week has been furnished us for
publication; and with the act to which it
refers is as follows :
SectioN 1. Be it enacted, dc. That the
qualified voters of every borough and township,
and when a borough is divided into wards, and
every ward in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, shall on the third Tuesday of February
next, and triennially thereafter, vote for anu
elect a properly qualified person for constable,
in each of said districts, who shall serve for
three years. >
SEcrIoN 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsist-
eng herwith are hereby repealed. '
Arpgovep—the 14th day ‘of February, A. D.
1889. ’
JAMES A. BEAVER.
By the provisions of this act, constables are
to be elected for the period of three years. The
act provides that the qualified votes of every
borough and township, and when a borough ‘is
divided into wards, of every ward in the Com-
monwealth, shall on the third, Tuesday of
February next and triennially thereafter, vote
for and elect, a proper qualified person for con-
stable in each of said districts, who shall serve
iI for three years.
This aet, like every other act of Assembly,
inust speak from the date of its approval by the
Governor. The act was approved on the sec-
ond Tuesday of February, 1839. The spring
election following it occurred in one week
thereafter. At the time of that election the
provisions of this act were generally unknown.
The act makes provision for the election of
at the last election for want of proper time to
give the nogice required by law. There are
many boroughs, in the Commonwealth which
have but one constable tor the entire borough.
The difficulty in the construction of the act
of Assembly arises upon the word “next.” This
word, as used, is an adjective qualifying “Feb-
raary.” If it preceeded the word it qualifies
the sense of the act then would be made clear
and manifest. , The act then would read—on
the 3d Tuesday of nest February, which would |
be in the year 1890.
This is the construction we give to this act
of Assembly, and it follows therefore, that con-
stables elected in 1838) were. elected. for the
term of one year only, and that at the, coming
election in February next, constables must he
elected under this act for every township and
ward of a borough to serve for the term of three
years, . .
———The formal opening of the Y. M.
C. A. gymnasium on last Friday night
was attenddd by many of Bellefonte’
best people. - The board of management
has been laboring for many, years. to
place a gymnasium at the disposal of
the young men of the town ‘and at last
their efforts have been rewarded by suc-
cess. The building, 60x40, was erected
expressly for this purpose and is located
directly to the rear of the Y. M. 0. A.
rooms. Its appointments are perfect in
all:respects and it is fitted out with the
Nurraganset system forathletic training.
Refreshitents were served in’ the rooms
and everybody seemed to enjoy them-
selves. |The Bellefonte band. and the
olian Orchestra dispensed sweet mu-
sic for the oceasion.' 'Bellefonte’s boys
and girls have long needed the use of
graded gymnastic. apparatus and we
verily believe that it will not be long
ere the crooked] forms of many of the
coming generation will “be ‘straight as
arrows.
cunstables in every ward of the several bor- |
oughs in this Commonwealth. This provision |
was not complied with and could nat have been |
Through the liverality of Mrs. C.
T. Alexander and Mrs. Samuel Shaler,
people about Bellefonte who were will-
ing to contribute a mite towards the ex-
penses of the Presbyterian church, were
furnished yesterday evening, one ot the
best suppers a hungry person ever set
down too. From the way it was being
patronized about our time of going to
press, we should judge that unless the
supply was unlimited, there would be a
dearth of good things before closing time.
Jackson McDaniel, an od and
highly respected colored citizen of this
place, died at his residence in the North
‘Ward on Friday nightlast. Since com-
ing to the town eighteen years ago, he
haslived in the family of E. C. Humes,
Esq. as a trusted and faithful servant.
; He was one of the supports and a con-
sistent member of the A. M. E. church
and a christian whose humble and con-
scientious life many might follow to ad-
vantage.
——The clergymen of the state will
be pleased to learn that the Pennsylva-
nia railroad company has restored the
rule, abrogated some years ago, under
which they were enabled to travel at
reduced rates of fare. Clerical orders
will now be issued to clergmen not en-
gaged in other occupations bearing ecom-
pensation,"who are regular pastors of
churches located on the lire of the road,
on application to the ticket agent re-
siding nearest to their residence. The
certificate will cover the entire year, and
will entitle the holder to tickets at the
rate of two cents a mile for the distance
traveled. Ministers do a good deal of
traveling, and they will appreciate this
favor.
——The Clinton Democrat pays the
following just tribute to one whose
memory, among. those who knew her,
will long be remembered for her wo-
manly virtures and steadfast christain
beleif : ¢Good old Lettie Leech,of Miles-
burg, died on Thursday of last week.
She was about 86 years old and had al-
ways lived unmarried. She was a devout
member of the Presbyterian church,
conscientious and full of christian love
and charity. She died setting in her
chair just after breakfast, which
she said “tasted so good.” - Some neigh-
bor who was talking to her noticed ‘her
head fall forward and spoke to her, but
no answer came and then it was seen
that she was dead. Thus passed to the
other world one of the best and most in-
offensive of women, after a long life
spent in the service of her maker. She
was buried in the Union cemetery in
Bellefonte.” i
GETTING DowN To BusiNess.—The
grangers of this county are getting down
to business right. They intend to be on
the ground floor hereatter when laws are
made that are to effect their interests.
At the recent meeting of the Centre Co.
Pomona Grange, held at Oak Hall on
the 21 inst. the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted ;
Wuereas. The Professional classes have
monopoiized ‘the positions of honor mn our
government by exclusively appropriating to
themselves the positions of Governors and
State Senators, therefore—
Resolved . That we demand of the political
parties as a matter of justice and courtesy due
to the farmers of our State who represent the
largest class of voters, that they be accorded
an equitabie share of these positions of honor
and trust in our State in the coming elec-
tions.
Resolved. That in the organization of the
County and State political conventions, we de-
mand and equitable share of the offices and
committees. So that the farming class may
have a voice in the nomination and a proper
recognition of their ‘interests in the adoption
of the platform of the party. ig
Resolved. That we call upon farmers every-
where throughout the State, to use their ut-
most influence to prevent the renomination of
every Senator and Representative irrespec-
tive of party, who in the last sesion of the
State Legislature voted and worked against
the farmers tax and dressed beef bills.
WaEREAs; Good public highways
imperitive necessity for the convenience of
the people, and should be kept in the best pos-
sible condition compatible with public inter-
est therefore,
Resolved; That we favor such improvements
in our public roads as may be required for the
convenience of the peonle in their several com-
jeet it'should be lett tw the people of each
county to regulate the construction of roads as
may best suit their wants and circumstances.
Resolved; That we protest against the crea-
tion of road _Commissisions composed of men
from Boroughs and Cities, who have never paid
a dollar of road tax,and who are not eciti-
zens of the townships in the rural districts
where the revenues must be paid and s
constructed ; and farther, that we protest
against any Legislature increasing our road
taxes to be paid in money untill there is such
a revision of the tax laws of our State, that
will require Corporations, Personal, and Mer-
cantile property to pay the same mill rate of
taxation as is paid on farm property and ‘real
estate in the commonwealth.
After the passage of the above plat-
form, the following persons were chosen
officers of the County Grange for the en-
sueing year; Mr. I.'S. Frain, Master;
Wm. Miller, Overseer; Col. J. F Wea-
ver, Lecturer ; Samuel Ishler, Steward;
George ‘Gingerich, Assistant Steward;
John Musser, Treasurer ; James Gilli-
land, Secretary ;Osear Stover,Gate-keep
er ; Mrs. Frank Brown, Pomona ; Miss
May Rhone, Flora; Mrs Jobn Dauber-
man, Ceres ; « Miss: Annie Bible, Lady
Steward.
The Board of the Patrons’ Fire Insur-
ance Company elected James A. Keller
President and C. Dale, Jr. Secretary,
The report of the company. showed an
increased insurance, with no losses dur-
ing the past year. Amount of insurance
carried, $1,800,000 ; average cost of 'in-
surance for 13 years, $142 per thousand.
The picnic committee was empowered to
either buy or lease ground as they may
find it is expedient or necessary, and
then call a special meeting of the County
Grange to ratify their action.
are an,
munities ; but that in all Legislation on the sub--
RRR EL RA NER
A very desirable home is offered
for sale in this issue of the Watchman.
See adv. of Mr. John Zimmerman.
ee
——Our Lemont correspondent was a
little late in the week with his itemse
They go over with other crowded out
matter.
_—
——The Brockerhoff House is to have
a mansard roof snd plate glass front,
in all of its store rooms, with the com-
ing of spring.
—1It is quietly whispered, that, the
reason the county Commissioners have
been so penurious about offering rewards
for the apprehension of criminals, they
are going to spring a new Court House
upon us ?
——The crowd at the depot on Tues-
day evening, when the parties arrested
as implicated in the Weaver murder at
Green Briar was brought to jail was both
large and noisy enough to scare any
ordinary criminal todeath.
——Mr. Newton S. Bailey is back
from the west looking as fresh and hearty
as ever. Mr. Bailey will take charge of
the editorial department of the Key-
stone Gazette in order that Mr. Fiedler
may give his entire time to the post of-
fice.
PersoNar. MENTION.~—Governor Curtin is con-
valescing, at the Stratford in Philadelphia,
after an attack of La grippe.
Wr. Aaron Williams is back from a trip to
Richmond, Ind. where ha had taken his wife
whose father was stricken about a month ago
with paralysis.
Miss Isabella Shortlidge, of Concordyville, Pa.,
is visiting at the residence of Wm. Shortlidge,
on Thomas street.
8. A. McQuistion is able to be out again after
a serious attack of influenza.
Mr. Thos. Beightol, a successful farmer, of
Hublersburg, was in town this week. ,
Mr. Enoch Hastings is the new postmoster of
Beech Creek.
Dr. Alexander reports many cases of La
Grippe at Centre Hall.
Messrs Ed. Elder and Henry McWilliams
were down from Ferguson township to hear
the murder trial. They took in everything
that was to be seen and heard about the Court
House and jail and we heard that ‘Seeley took
them in for one of his pictures.
E. F. Kerr, esq., a distinguished lawyer and
banker of Bedtord, and one of the best known
Democrats in the State, spent Thursday in
Bellefonte.
Now is the time to leave your
order for a Suit and Overcoat. Prices
to suit the times, Perfect satisfaction
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: MoNTGOMERY & Co. Tailors.
DirECT FROM CONSTANTINOPLE.—A
rare collection of Antique, Royal, Turk-
ish, Persian and Egyptain rugs, carpets,
Portiers, Embroideries, eic., on exhibi-
tion and sale at the Bush House by H.
K. Kassabian. Remémber Wednesday
Feb. 5th will be the last day, !
Sale Register.
For the benefit of those who contemplate making
public sale during lhe coming season, we will
keep a register of all sales within the county’ as
Sully as possible, examination of which will be
free to all. » Persons having. their bills: printed
at the WATCHMAN affice, will secure notice of
sale in this column free of charge. ~~
Maren 13.—On the Roush farm near Axe
Mann, by J. H. Rishel. A Percheron stallion,
brood mares, percheron and other colts, a
lot of extra cows, young cattle, farm imple.
ments &e. Jos. L. Neff, Auctioneer. 2
Maren 13.—At P. A. Sellers, in Patton’ town-
ship, 1 mile south of Waddles Station. Horses
cattle, hogs, sheep and farm implements.
Wm. Goheen, auctioneer. Sale at 12m.
Maron 19.—At the residence of Ezra Tressler,
near Centre Hill, Horses Cattle, Sheep Hogs
and farm implements of all kinds. Sale at
8 a. m., Wm. Goheen auctioneer.
Maren 22. Atthe residence of John Martin,
% mile south of Nittany Hall, horses, cows,
Jonny cattle, hogs, farm implement, &c.
ale at | p. m. A.C. McClintie, adctioneery
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jackson & Co:
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper
goes to press : : {
White wheat, per hushel..
Read wheat, per bushel.
Rye, per bushel..........
Corn, ears, per bushel,
Corn, shelled, per bushel..
Oats—new, per bushel...
Barley, per bushel......
Buckwheat per bushel.
Cloverseed, per bushel...
Gronnd Plaster, per ton
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
1
+ Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co
Potatoes "per bushel... 4. 1004. dvs 50
Eggs, per dozen... 20
Lard, per pound.... 8
CountryShoulders. 10
Sides. 10
ran Hams. sig
allow, per pound..
Butter, per pound.. 25
Onions, per bushel 5
Turnips, per bushel.. 26
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$3.00 iif not paid before the expiration of the
year ; and no paper will be discontinued until
all arrearage is paid, except at the option of the
publisher, $5 3
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county
unless paid for in advance.
A liberal discount is made to persons adver-
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been refitted with Power Presses and New
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All letters should be addressed to
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