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Terms 82.00 4 Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., January 16, 1891.
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Democratic State Central Committee.
The Democratic State Central committee of
Pennsylvania will meet at the Bolton House
Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, January 21,
1891, at 1 o’ciock p.m., for the purpose o: elect
ing achairman and a permanent secretary, and
to transact such other business as may be
properly be brought before it.
BeNsaMiN M. Neap,
Secretary.
James KERR,
Chairman.
Death of Hon. A. H. Dill.
The announcement of the death of
Hon. Axprew H.DiLL will be sad news
to his many acquaintances and friends
inall parts of the State. It occurred
at his residence in Philadelphia last
Sunday morning, he being a resident of
that city in the capacity of Marshal of
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to
which office he was appointed by
President CLeveraxp and which he
would have held to the end of his term
under the present Administration.
The public generally was not aware
was a well known minister of the Meth-
odist Church, died at Lewisburg in
1887.
Senator DiLv, some fifteen years ago,
was one of thejprominent leaders of the
Democracy in Pennsylvania. The
| fact of his being successively elected to
| the Senate from a district that was or-
dinarily Republican in its majorities,
indicating unusual personal strength,
gave him a prestige that made him
prominent among his Democratic col-
leagues, and his acknowledged ability
and suavity of manner gained for
him such a popularity, and secur-
ed the confidence of his party to such
an extent that he was recognized as a
leader. His nomination for Governor
in 1878 was an expression of the high
estimation in which he was held by
the Democracy of the State, and the
unfortunate termination of that cam-
paign was more in consequence of the
superior numerical strength of his op-
ponents than from any want of support
{ on the part of his party. Since then
| the Senator had not been prominent in
politics and held no official position un-
til his appointmeat as Marshal of the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, an
office he held at the time of bis de-
that he was in bad health and there-
fore the announcement of his death is a
sudden and painful surprise, He had
for some time been suffering from
Bright's disease of the kidneys which
terminated fatally in blood poisoning.
The impairment of bis health which
had so sad a termination is said to have
been brought on by exposure during
his seryice in the field during the war,
For years he has suffered from the dis-
ease, and while his robust appearance
gave the impression that he was in the
enjoyment of perfect health, his imme-
«diate friends alone knew that he at
times was a great sufferer,
About a year ago the disease assum-
ed a phase which made himself and
friends fear that the malady might
likely prove fatal. It was about the
first of November that he was prostrat-
ed by this last attack, and was forced
to go to bed. Since then it was only
fora few hours at a time,and that rare-
ly, that he hasbeen about the house.
Wednesday evening of last week
was taken suddenly worse, and
Dr, Malcolm McFarland, the physi-
cian in attendance, was summoned
and gave it as his opinion that a crisis
was at hand. The patient soon lapsed
into a condition of unconsciousness,
from which he never rallied.
ANDREW HempHILL DILL was born in
Baltimore, January 18, 1836. His
father was the Rev. Henry G. Dir, a
minister of the Methodist Episcopal
church. When Mr, DILL was a mere
-child his father received an appointment
to a church in Pennsylvania, and re-
moved thither with his family, He
sent hisson, the Marshal, to Dickinson
‘College, where he was graduated in
1855.
For a while the young graduate
‘taught school, at the same time pur-
suing the preliminary law studies, and
‘was admitted to the bar in 1858, and
opened an office at Gettysburg. He
afterwards removed to Huntsville, Ala.,
and was associated with his uncle,
Isaram Dir, in the practice of law at
‘that place.
From Huntsville he came to Lewis-
burg, Union county, and opened a law
office, where he soon acquired a good
practice and was married to Miss Kate
‘SLIFER, daughter of the late Hon. Err
SLIFER.
In 1869 Mr. DiLL was elected to the
House of Representatives from the
district composed of the counties of
Lycoming, Union and Snyder, and the
next year he was elected to the State
Senate, to which office he was twice
re-elected, serving from 1871 to 1878,
where he made an excellent record asa
legislator and was one of the Demo.
cratic leaders'in that body.
In 1878 he was the Democratic can-
didate for Governor and wae deleated
by Hexry M. Hovr, the Republican
candidate. In 1878 he was the Demo-
cratic caucus candidate against Sena-
tor CAMERON, and received his full par-
ty vote.
When[United States Marshal Kzrys,
of the Eastern district of Pennsylvania,
resigned in 1887, Mr. Din. was ap-
pointed by President CLeveLaxp to
serve the unexpired term, and the fol-
lowing year was appointed to the full
term.
Besidas his law practice and his ge-
tivity in politics he was also largely
engaged in business enterprises. He
was connected with the late Prive
BiLrmyer in the boat-building busi-
ness at Lewisburg for many years,
and of late years was interested
in the lumber business in Somer-
set county, this State. His wife, seven
sons and three daughter survive him.
His eldest son, Mr, WirrLiay H. Dir.1,
is engaged in business in Myersdale,
Somerset county. Rev. W. H. Dri, a
prominent citizen of Clearfield,isa broth-
er of the deceased Senator. His father,
Rev. H, Gi. Diry, who for many years
mise. To the Democracy of the State
the news of his death will be a source
of sorrow. He had endeared himself
to his party associates by the services
he had rendered the cause to which
were devoted the best efforts of his
public life, and by his honorable and
high-minded devotion to the principles
of Democracy. He had won their
kindliest feeling by the affability of his
manner and the modest and unobtru-
sive traits that distinguished him in
every path of duty. There was no
guile in his nature and not the least
stain upon his public or private repu-
tation. His integrity was like pure
gold tried in the crucible of public ser-
vice and proved to have been without
alloy. When such a man dies there
isample cause for public sorrow.
A Looted Treasury.
During the campaign last fall the
WarcamaN asserted that the settle-
ment of the county affairs in January
would show that the Republican coun-
ty commissioners had used up the en-
tire surplus in the county treasury, and
that in place of there being a balance
to the credit of the county, it would be
in debt. The settlement is not yet
completed, but is far enough along to
show that there is not a cent of money
in the treasury belonging to the coun-
ty, and that there is less than £1 3,000
of outstanding taxes with which
thousands of dollars of unsettled bills
are to be paid, and the entire expenses
of the county met until the new dapli-
cates are out in August.
When the statement is out the tax-
payers will discover how foolish they
were three years ago in putting the
finances of the conaty in the hands of
the Republican ring, and how wise
they were in defeating that same ring
in November last.
A First-Class Newspaper.
The year 1891 finds that excellent
journal, The Pittsburg Dispatch, visiting
our sanctum daily, as it has done for a
number of years past. It loses none of
1ts interest as time progresses, and suf-
fers no abatement of its excellence, but,
rather, as it grows older it improves in
quality. As a perveyor of news it is
not surpassed by any newspaper iu the
country. It is equally full in the de
partments of national, domestic and
foreign intelligence, its news columns
giving the fullest and freshest accounts
of the daily occurrences of interest in
all parts of the world. A striking fea-
ture of its enterprise is a daily special
cable report covering all European
news centres. It has wires connecting
its news rooms with the leading cities
of the country, and its facilities for
getting home news are extensive and
thoroughly organized. Ia all the
characteristics and appliances of first
class journalism it holds a high posi-
tion in the front rank. In point of edi-
torial ability its position is equally
high. Its political opinions, which are
independently Republican in their ex-
pression, are given with a force and a
finish which indicate the quality of
its editorial effort.
Revenue Legislation.
The people have a right to expect
that one of the subjects to which the
present State Legislature will give
special attention will be the collection
of the revenue. There are grave de-
fects in the present system, and it is a
general impression that a reform in
this matter cannot be made too soon.
There have been obstacles thrown in
the way of an equalization of taxes
much to the injury of a large and im-
portant class of citizens, but the de-
mand for equal laxation, it would ap-
pear to us, can no longer be resisted.
The demand for such equality in the
tax burden was a powerful factor in
the recent election in this State, and
no class of voters was moved by it
more than were the farmers. It con-
stituted the principal count in the bill
of indictment against those who have
heretofore managed tax legislation.
The present system of raising State
revenue is not an equal and just one
and it must be amended. Attempts
will doubtless be made by corporation
agents to defeat revenue legislation
this year, the same as 1t has been de-
feated in previous Legislatures, but
the temper of the people on this sub-
ject is such that it is hardly possible
that the present law-making body will
ignore their just demands,
A Good Suggestion.
Governor Beaver in his last mes-
sage made an important and apparent-
ly good suggestion in recommending
that the revenue coming from the li-
quor licenses, which under the present
law goes to the State,should be diverted
to the treasuries of the municipalities
in which the liquor is sold under such
licenses. The Governor shows that
the condition of the State treasury is
such that it does not need this money,
a fact that is evident from the circum-
stance of the large surplus in the
hands of the State Treasurers, tempt-
ing them to improper investment of the
money. The cities, boroughs and
townships are directly affected by the
injury resulting from the liquor traffic,
and it seems just that they sheuld
bave the pecuniary proceeds of the
licenses, s0 as to compensate them in
some measure for the harm done by
the traffic.
—Dr. TANNER, with commendable
solicitude for his laurels as a faster, has
challenged Succt to compete with him
in a starving match at the Chicago ex-
hibition. Mrs. WucHTER should not
be overlooked in getting up this exhibit
of competitive starvation. The three
champion fast>rs would add a feature to
the great Columbian show to which the
Chicagoans could point with pride
as something which no other World's
Fair included in its list of attractions.
Cameron Showed the White’ Feather.
Senator CAMERON made a blunder in
voting against the motion to lay the
Force Bill aside. He had taken the
right stand against that revolutionary
and pernicious measure for reasons
that any patriotic man would assign as
a ground for opposing it. He had let
it be understood that he objected to it
because it was calculated to disturb
the amicable feeling that was being
restored between the two sections, and
interfere with the business rela-
tions between the North and the South.
This was a patriotic and statesman-
like view of the question. It was one
of the best reasons that could be given
for opposing the obnoxious measure.
It was what the great majority of his
constituents, moved by a desire for the
general welfare of the country, had a
right to expect of him, and which he
had reason to believe they desired.
Under the circumstances he made a
great inistake in abandoning his avow-
ed intention on the subject and yield
ing to the clamor of the partisans who
associated the Force Bill with the
question of his re-election to the Sen-
ate. He showed the white feather and
lost the chance of doing the only thing
that would have distinguished his
senatorial career.
—The population of Germany is
shown to be rapidly increasing while
that of France isat a stand-still. This
is due to the difference in the dis-
positions of the German and French
peoples. The Teuton multiplies re-
gardless of consequences, while the
more prudent Gaul keeps the increase
of his family within the limits of his
pecuniary resources. The French are
adepts in the art of not having many
children.
Well Suggested.
Governor Beaver's recommenda
tions in his recent message to the Leg-
islature, in regard to increased powers
of the State Board of Health, are such
as recommend themselves as a direct
step in the way of advancement. He
says, and the fact is well known, that
the figures of births, deaths and mar-
riages that are gathered throughout
the State are so incomplete as to be ab-
solutely unreliable. There is no reason
why such valuable statistics as a care-
ful compilation of these figures would
give cannot he furnished in this State
by proper legislation. It would eause
but little additional expense and would
be a source of information that would
benefit the public. The Legislature
should not forget this part of the Gov-
ernor’s message amid the multiplicity
of its other labors.
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—It is altogether likely that it is the
size of the French army that is impress-
ing the German Emperor with the de-
sirability of a general European disarma-
ment,
There are hopeful indications
that the trouble with the Sioux Indians
is about drawing to a close. General
Mires has the hostiles enclosed within
two vastly superior forces, and the
hopelessness of a farther continuance
of warlike demonstrations appears to
have become impressed upon the
minds of the red warriors. Some of
the bands have attempted to escape,
but that the large bulk of them will
come in and surrender appears to be a
question of but a few days. There
should hereafter be such management
of the Indians as to prevent any cause
for outbreaks on their part.
——By the employment of the po-
lice the Republicans of New Hamp-
shire were enabled to get control of the
Legislature of that State and empowered
the Republican clerk to count out the
Democratic majority, thus giving the
minority the state government and the
power to elect a United States Senator.
This outrage is of a piece with similar
usurpations which tae Republicans
have resorted to in other sections to
maintain their power, but they are
merely preliminary to an uprising of
the people which will put an end to
such political abuses.
A BAD SHOWING.—On Thursday
Attorney Hewes, under whose legal ad-
vice the late Republican Board of Com-
missioners may be supposed to have
acted, handed in his bill for services
rendered as Commissioners’ attorney.
It could not be cashed, as the manage-
ment of the late Board had left no mon-
ey in the Treasury. This is a bad show-
ing for the financial policy of the Com-
missioners for who: be was attorney.
General Miles’ Report on the Indian
War.
WasHiNGTON, January 13.—General
Schofield this morning received the fol-
lowing telegram from General Miles at
Pine Ridge, dated last night: General
Brooke’s command is now camped five
miles distant on White Clay Creek, and
the entire body of Indians are between
the two commands. General Brooke
has commanded his force with consider-
able skill and excellent judgment. The
greatest diffculty is now to restore con-
fidence. The Indians have great fears
that arms will be taken away and then
all treated like those who were on
Wounded Knee. They have a large
number of wounded women and chii-
dren which creates a most depressing
fecling among the families, and a des-
perate disposition among them.
Military measures and movements
have been successful. The control and
government now becomes the problem,
yet no serious embarrassment is appre-
hended at present.
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A Drive With a Dead Lover.
Carrie Wismer’'s Escort Expires in
the Buggy Beside Her.
DoyLesTowN, Pa., Jan. 13.—The
most singular circumstances of James S.
Baker's death on Friday night of last
week are just disclosed. The genial
young Bethlehemite was driving home
from a party with Miss Carrie Wismer,
of Solebury. Mr. Baker suddenly ex-
claimed, ‘Carrie, dear, I believe I am
going to die,” and in a few moments
Mr. Baker lay dead in the arms of his
lady friend. Carrie seized the lines and
drove with one hand, while with her
other arm she supported the dead form
of her lover. Thedrive to the residence
of Miss Wismer occupied half an hour.
Young Baker’s death was due to heart
disease.
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Acknowledging the Boodle.
At the meeting of the Indiana Repub-
lican State Central committee, on the
6th inst., William T. Brush, the com-
mitteeman from the Eighth district,
made a speech previous to the selection
of a State Chairman, in which he said:
“You all know that we carried the el-
ection by the use ot boodle in 18838 and
we lost it in 1890 because it could not
be used to advantage and because of the
new Australian election law. We
must have a chairman who is smart and
brainy enough to get around that law,
and it mast be got rid of somehow.”
And the Prezident of the United States,
who hails from Indiana, never tires of
talking ahout ‘‘pure’” eloctions in the
South.
Governor Pattison’s Probable Appoint-
ments.
Prruaperpara, Jan, 13.—The ap-
pointments of W. F. Harnity as Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth and W. TU.
Hensel as Attorney General, are con-
sidered practically settled upon. The
candidates for Deputy Secretary of State
and Deputy Attorney General are now
being considered. Those with strong
backing for the first position include
E. A. Bigler, Clearfield ; A. B. Tilden,
Erie; B. F. Myers, Harrisburg ; James
Kerr, Clearfield ; Leonard Rhone, Cen-
tre; Dr. E. A. Herbst, Berks; W. H.
Brennar, Allegheny, and John A. Sells,
Schuylkill. Messrs. Bigler and Myers
are looked upon as being specially com-
petent, but doubt is expressed a: to
their acceptance. J. A. Stranahan, of
Mercer, and B. M. Nead, of Dauphin,
are in the lead for the Deputy Attorney
Generalship, with the chances in tavor
of Stranahan.
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In reading the accounts of the
present severe weather in Europe one is
struck by the singularity of the fact in
such an old and long settled county as
Hungary wolves are so abundant that
they come into the villages in search of
such focd as they can gather up. While
this country isjreceiving so many emi
grants from Hungary it seems strange
that they do not remain in their native
land and
evidently has many resources which are !
as yet untouched,
{ ate two quails a day between five
develop the country, which |six p. m., for thirty consecutive days,
A Wife's Crime,
She Drugs and Helps Drown Iler Hus-
band.
GosHEN,Ind., Jan. 12.—Mrs. Frances
F. Calkins, a handsome and innocent
looking woman, with beaatiful bright
eyes, was married to Edmond Calkins, a
well-to-do farmer,last April. Three days
latershe and a man named Frank Hen-
dry, with whom she had been intimate
before her marriage, induced her hus-
band 10 go boating with them,
They returned thoroughly drenched
without Calkins, who, they said, had
been drowned by the boat upsetting.
The body was found three days later and
the verdict of the Coroner's jury was
“accidental drowning
Shortly after, Mrs. Calkins applied to
an insurance company for the payment
of a policy made in her favor by Calkins.
Payment was refused, the company sus-
pecting fonl play. Instead f pressing
her claim, Mrs. Calkins silently disap-
peared a few day later with Hendry.
They were subsequently indicted by the
Grand Jury, and both were arrested —
Mrs. Calkins in Niles, Mich., Wednes-
day, and Hendry in Chicago Saturday
night.
Mrs. Calkins has made a full confes-
sion implicating Hendry. She says that
after inducing her husband to will her
all his property and insuring. his life in
her favor, they took him boating for the
purpose of drowning him. They first
drugged him and then pushed him out
of the boat into the river. Mrs. Calkins
has been twice married before. Both
were brought here last night.
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Senator Wallace Can Pay.
The Assignees Qualify and a Gratify-
ing Showing Made.
CLEARFIELD, Pa., Jan. 11.-—The bond
of the assignees of ex-Senator Wallace,
approved yesterday by Judge Furst and
ordered to be filed, is “for the penal sum
of $1,655,000. The inventory of assets
shows an aggregate of $660,000. From
this are to be deducted recorded liens and
pledged assets, which are about $655,-
000, laving $885,000 free assets. This is
probably threefsld theamount of the
unsecured debts.
The personal debts of Mr. Wallace
are about $400,000, including debts se-
cured and unsecured. The appraised
value of estate to be sold on January 30
is $324,200, upon which are liens “and
claims for about $100,000. His other
property in this county is appraised at
about $513,000. This includes his in-
terest, about seven-eights in 5200 acres
of coal land conveyed to the Clearfield
Creek Coal Company, upon which
there are four mines in operation and
others opening. The appraised value of
his interest in property heyond Clear-
field county is about $150,000. This in-
cludes stock in and claims against val-
uable mining properties in Pennsylva-
nia, Calitornia, Colorado and Idaho,
which were appraised at about one-
third of the cash actually invested in
them by him.
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A Cigarette Maniac.
Willie Bird Crazed and Dead From
Excessive Use of Rolled Tobacco.
NEW York, Jan. 11.—Willie Bird, a
lad of 18, died tuis morning at Gouv-
eneur Hospital from the excessive use
of cigarettes. He died, broken in health,
his body emaciated, his features drawn
and hagoard, his reason gone, a maniac
strapped to his bed, the wreck of what
might have been a man.
“Willie used to smoke sometimes
when he was a littie chap of 10,” said
his father to-night, sadly. “When we
first noticed it he was smoking a good
deal, and it worried us. He would
smoke three or four packages of ciavettes
a day. He never smoked anything but
cigarettes until about two weeks ago,
when he bought a pipe. He never drank
liquor.
“The first time T noticed anything
wrong was last Thursday morning. I
always worked at home, and he carried
the finished goods to the shop and
brought home the new meterial. He
came home that morning and said :
‘Father, I could not bring home the
things, my head hurts so.’ That night
Willie went out of his head and we had
an awful time with him, and at last we
had to send him to the hospital.”
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How our Navy Used to Shoot,
The proficiency of American gunnery
in the war of 1812, is perhaps best illus-
trated by the Constitution’s first action,
with the Guerrierre in which she was
hulled but three times, while her antag-
enist, to use the words of her command-
er, was reduced to a ‘‘perfect wreck”
within forty minutes from the time the
Constitution began to tire. This battle
occurred on August 19 1812.
In her action with the Java, Decem-
ber 29, 1811, off the coast of Brazil, the
Constitution was hulled but four times,
and with the exception of her maintop-
sail yard she did not lose a spar. The
Java, on the other hand, was “totally
dizmasted,” while her hull was so shat-
tered and pierced with shot holes that it
was impossible to get her to the harbor
of Sun Salvador, which was oaly a few
hours’s sale.
In her action with the Cyaneand Le-
vant the forces opposed were: Constitu-
tion 51 guus with 1287 pounds of metal ;
British, 55 guns with 1508 pounds of
metal. In this extraordinary action the
Constitution wa hulled only thirteen
times, while the Cyane had every brace
and bow-line cut away, ‘her main and
mizzen masts left in a tottering state,
and other principal spars wounded, sevr-
eral shot in the hull, nine or ten between
wind and water.” The Levant also was
roughly handled.
Before dismissing the subject of gun-
nery we should take into consideration :
1. The inferior quality of American can-
non and shot. 2. The deficiency in
weight of American shot 38. The fact
that in two of the four actions between
single trigates the English used French
cannon and shot, which were eight per
cent. heavier than their nominal Kn-
glish equivalents. Century.
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-——— With the aid of gastrine and pep-
sin W. 8. Walcott, of New York City,
and
ending his
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astoundicg feat on February
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Germany's Artic Winter.
Kaiser Wilhelm Reviews Troops on
Ice Thirteen Inches Thick
BERLIN, Jan. 18.- -On Saturday the
Emperor William drove in a sleich
over the River Havel, to Potsdam. The
ce was thirteen inches thick, and the
Emperor, upon arriving at Potsdam, or-
dered the troops of the garrison, includ-
ing the artillery, to turn ont and exercise
at crossing the ice.
The severity of the weather is causing
wolves to become dangerously hungry,
especially in the case ot those which are
beginning to infest the woods near many
villages in the northern part of Hun-
gary. Itis now not an infrequent oc-
carrence for wolves to invade these vil-
lages in quest of sheep or anything in
the shape of food which they can get
hold of. Bears have appeared in the
Styrian mountains, and the sportsmen
of that part of Austria anticipate some
good hunting s0 soon as the weather
moderates.
A Horrible Scene.
Ermira, Jan. 11.—The horrible scene
in which John Boyer and his children
witnessed the burning to death of Mrs.
Boyer in their dwelling at Big Pond,
Pa., a hamlet seven miles south of this
city, was witnessed about I o’clock yes-
terday morning.
The family awoke to find the house
enveloped in flames, and all had a nar-
row escape. Mrs. Boyer insisted that it
was safe to re-enter for the purpose of
saving a pocket book containing some
money and valuables. She managed to
return to the door, but was overcome
with the heat and smoke, fell uncon-
scious to the floor, and was burned to a
crisp in the presence of her family.
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He Didn't Want His Pension.
‘WasHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Secretary No-
ble has received a letter fiom John F.
Hewitt, an ex-soldier and a ensioner,
now living at Los Angeles, alifornia,
returning his pension certificate for can-
cellation. “I have trusted this to God,”
he saysin his letter, “and now I feel it
would be wrong to receive a pension, as
I am well enough to make my own liv-
ing without it at present.” The soldier
served in the Eleventh Ohio Veteran
Corps. The pension is granted for
chronic diarrhea, bronchitis, injury of
back and disease of the wouth, the re-
salt of scurvy, The certificate called for
$8 per month,
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Get your sale bills printed at the
WarcaMaN office if you want nice
work, cheap.
——Adam’s Crazy Lot on Saturday
night and Gorman’s Ministrels on
Tuesday night. See them both. They
will please you.
Sleighing in Bellefonte is about
gone, though one of our hills is kept in
excellent condition for coasting and the
young and old, rich and poor, enjoy it
alike.
The farmers are taking advan-
tage of the exceedingly low prices in
coal that are quoted by Bellefonte deal-
ers now. Itis really surprisi ng to see
the number of sleds in town daily.
——There has been a reduction in the
force of hands employed at the Belle-
fonte glass works. We hope that this is
but a temporary arrangement and that
business at that establishment will soon
be as lively as ever.
——David Bay, a consumptive, of
Willian sport, is one of the patients in
the Pennsylvania hospital in Philadel-
phia, who has submitted to injections of
the Koch lymph. His condition is
slowly improving and he is confident of
a permanent cure.
——Gorman’s Minstrels, with band,
full orchestra, superb dancers, com-
medians, singers, contortionists, jugglers
and acrobats will be here on Tuesday
night. Go see them, for they are good,
and when the WATCHMAN says so you
can rest assured that they will entertain
you. /
——The editorial staff’ of Chat, the
bright little humorons paper published
at Altoona, has been strengthened by
the service of Mrs. Mattie E, Furey,
who for so long has been identified with
the Graphic News. Chat is leading right
on as a pictorial weekly and with the
acquisition of afew more such writers?as
Mrs. Furey it will have a staff’ the equal
of which for force fand brilliancy is sel~
dom found on such journals.
The Ladies’ Aid Society, of the
Reformed church, of Zion, will hold an
oyster and turkey supper, in that place,
on Saturday evening, Jan. 17th. All
the delicacies and necessary adjuncts to
a first class supper wiil be served in a
style that will tickle the palate of the
most fastidious. If you have an oppor-
tunity, 2o and help a good cause. The
sleighing is elegant, the weather brac-
ing and everything is conducive to a
good time. Why not have it ?
Report of Hannah school, Taylor
Twp.. for month ending Jan 9th, 1891.
‘Whole number of scholars in attendance
during month, males 13, females 16,
total 29. Average attendasce, males 9,
females 10, total 19. Percent of at-
tandance, males 69, females 65 ; number
of visitors 6. Wm. Stimer, Robt Reese,
Wm. Fink, Hannah Bean, Annie Beck=
with, Blancb Beckwith and Mary Fink
were present every day the
month. Simous Beckwith,Cuillus Reése
and Maud Bean missed one day. G.
W. Warp, Teacher.
during