Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Beliefonte, Pa., January I5, 1892.
P. GRAY MEEK, EDITOR
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Shall the Tinkering be Begun.
On Monday, next, Court convenes in
this place and about the first proceed-
ings that will take place will be in-
structing the grand jurors in attend
ance as to their duties, by his honor,
Judge Furst. Whether the recom-
mendations of the Court will be in the
same line as those given the Grand
Jury at the November term, we do not
know. Upon one subject that was ela-
borately and carefully presented at
that time, and which we presume will
be called to the attention of those who
are sworn as Grand Jurors—the en-
largement of the Court House—every
tax-payer in the county is interested.
It is that those who will be called to
act upon this matter, may, ifthey think
proper, ascertain the sentiment of the
people of their respective sections, be-
fore taking action, that we bring it to
their attention at this time.
Every tax-payer in the county who
reads the papers, knows what the rec-
ommendations of the last Grand Jury
were. The same resolutions endorsed
or presented by the one that meets
next week will enable the Court to is.
sue process upon the Commissioners
compelling them to carry out these
recommendations, let the consequences
and costs be what they may to the
tax-payers. nine.
The changes and improvements pro
posed, contemplate an addition of thirty
feet to the front of the present Court
House. This would necessitate the
tearing out of the preseut front, raising
and putting on a new roof, changing
the floors, elevating the ceilings, alter-
ing the vaults, removing the partitions,
erecting new stairways, remodeling
and changing the steam fixtures, re-
seating the Court room, and in fact
building an entire new building with
the exception of the rear wall and such
portions of the side walls as would be
left standing after the front end was
knocked out. It is a question whether
a new building, from the ground up,
would cost as much as the proposed
changes to the old will, and the Grand
Jury that meets on Monday next, must
determine if this contemplated expense
shall be undertaken or not.
The fact that their action in the
matter will be final and conclusive,—
no matter which way they determine—
makes it the more important that they
render their decision only after the
most careful and thorough investiga-
tion of the necessities of the case.
If they listen to the men who want
contracts; to the lawyers who want a
larger building and more expensive sur
roundings, and to others who are more
interested in spending the people’s
money than in lessening their taxes,
they will follow in the footsteps of the
body that surprised the tax-payers by
its recommendations made at the No-
vember term, and will fasten this un.
necessary and unknown cost upon the
county.
We have no intent of dictating to or
attempting to influence the action of
the men who are called here to perform
a sworn duty, and whose province it
will be to look into and report upon the
condition of the county buildings.
What we desire is, that they shal
carefully consider this matter from the
tax-payers’ point of view, as well as
from the side that will be presented
them by those most interested in ac-
complishing that wonich was begun
last November.
Ifthe demands of justice are delayed ;
if the business of the Court is hamper-
ed ; if the county records are kept in
unsafe places; if the offices of the coun-
ty officials are too small or unfit for
the uses for which they are set asides
in consequence of the size and condi
tion of the present Court House, let
those who are to act in this matter con-
sider carefully, whether ir would not
be better to get along with what we
have for a little while, until the county
is again out of debt, and then erect a
good, substantial, creditable building,
rather than to begin doctoring, and
changing and remodeling the present
one, at an unknown expense and with
a reeult that no one knows whether it
would prove satisfactory or not.
——Whether or not Mr. Calvin:
Brice or the Democratic State Com-
mittee, of Pennsylvania, are the direct
representatives of the Democracy of
the State, will be determined next
Wednesday. If Mr. Brice owns the
Democracy of Pennsylvania, he should
have the power to say who shall rep!
resent it in the National Committee -
if it owns itself, it will name whom it
sees proper—whether it be Mr. Kerr,
Mr. Gurrey, Mr. Harrity or some
one else.
-On Monday last the National
Bauk of Muncy closed its doors and
upon examination, it was discovered
“that bonds, securities, deposits and
notes had vanished, and about the only
thing that was left of it was the name,
the furniture and the officials. Just how
it happened that the government ex-
aminers never discovered the rotten
condition of this institution, of course
is not explained. They should have
known, just as it . was their duty to
know, the condition of the dozen or
i more other National banks that have
gone down during the past year, and
of which they knew actually nothing,
until the doors were closed and the de.
positors had lost their money.
If the big salaries that are paid to
these examiners, who, if they do ex-
amine,never seem to discover anything,
was saved and turned over to the de-
positors who lose their money by trast-
ing 1t to government banks, simply be-
cause they are such, there would be
more justice and more security in
thesystem, than appears to be at
present.
The Muncy Bank Closed.
The Vault Burst Open and Ugly
Made.—The Cashier Arrested,
Disclosure
Moncey, Pa., Jan, 11-—United States
Bank Examiner E. H. Dengler posted
a notice this afterncon on the doors of
the First National bank at this
place, notifying the public that it had
suspended. The excitement was great.
The bank examiner was sent from
Washington last Saturday by the
comptroller ef currency, because the
bank’s statement was not satisfactory.
On his arrival he tried to open the
vault but failed- Then he sent for an
expert and after several hours of hard
work the vault was opened. He found
that it was empty.
The bank had not been doing a pro-
fitable business and had sustained
some very heavy losses lately. There
was $70,000 on deposit at the last
statement and there is now a shortage
man is president and James M. Bow-
Many of the stockholders are wealthy
men.
Larer.—Previous to the announce:
ment of the suspension there wad, run,
during which between $7,000 and $8,-
000 and the money on hand was paid
out. Dela Green the cashier and ex-
bank examiner for this district, was
arrested between 10 and 11 o'clock to-
night, as startling disclosures were
made during the evening. When Ex-
aminer Dengler opened the vault he
found that $23,000 in money and bonds
was gone. Shortly after this the ex:
cited depositors started a run. Dela
Green was arrested while in bed and
was taken before United States Com-
missioner Bently, who demanded bail
in the sum of $20,000. During the
night he will remain in the custody of
the deputy marshall.
Cxaminer Dengler said this evening
that the affairsof the bank are in very
bad shape and it looks as if the instita-
tion had been lcotea. A shortage of
at least $40,000 has already been dis-
covered and the full amount it is ex-
pected will be much greater.
Prepares For His Hanging.
Dr. Graves, the New England physi
cian whose case has excited such
broad-spread interest within the past
few wecks, has been condemned to
hang, It is simply another illustra-
tion of the dangers of trifling with
women of shady’ character. His vie-
tim becaine a little obnoxious to the
doctor and his only recourse was to
drug some ‘good old rye whiskey”
which he sent to Denver, Col., for her
use,
Ail of the evidence presented
by the prosecution, has been of a
circamstantial ~~ pature but the
chain has been so strongly forged
tat murder in the first degree could
be tue only verdict; while the con-
demuned man «till maintains his inno-
cence. The last accounts of him are
contained in tie following telegram
from Canon City, Col., dated January
12th:
Dr. Graves arrived here shortly alter
midnight. Ie was not alone, for tour
other prisoners sentenced for various
crimes were takento the penitentiary
at the same time. Dr. Graves was se-
curely shackled and was handcuffed to
another priconer. Ou the journey from
Denver to this place the doctor dis-
played a great deal of nerve, chatting
unconcerned about things in general,
but refusing to talk about bis case. On
arrival here Dr. Graves and Lis fellow
prisoners were taken to the penitenti-
ary, about a mile from the station.
The enormons pile of grey stone which
forms the penitentiary locks even colder
than the weather, «nd the doctor, as
he glanced at the walls before passing
through the heavy door of the main
entrance, shivered as from ague. After
breakfast this morning the doctor was
taken to the prison barber shop. where
hie hair and aristocratic side-whiskers
were removed and he was given a
striped suit in place of his dignified
| Prince Albert and well fitting vest and
trousers.
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The Haytian War a Myth.
New York, Jan. 9.—In reference to
| the sensational rumor that a vessel had
been fitted out here, by revolutionists,
| .
| who proposed to make war on Hayti,
| Hannibal Price, the Haytian Minister,
+ said to-day :
“I cannot understand why so much
fuss should be made about so small a
matter. The so-called revolution
amounts to nothing at all. There was
an attempt to fit out a vessel to war on
Hayti, but what of it? This is not the
first attempt. There were two others,
neither of which came to anything. In
a like manner this attempt was frustra-
ted almost at ite inception.”
of about $40,000. CaptaindJ. M. Bow--
| Garza
He did not wait
Garzais an Outlaw,
No Political Meaning in the Raid of the Revo
lutionists.”
SAN Axroxio, Tex., Jan. 14.—Cap.
tain J. G. Bourke, attending federal
court at Brownsville, wires that he has
obtained valuable information with ref-
erence to persons identified with the
movement, from a prisoner,
Garza left Los Angeles with 271 men.
fcr all that were
“to come, and he was probably hurried
' by the proximity ot the troops.
is said to haye become despondent of |
man and Baker Landcake are diretors. |
i individual,
Garza
accomplishing much on Texas soil and
will probably gather his scattered for-
ces and go into Mexico. News of this
character is now expected.
A dispatch from Rio Grande City
says that Lieutenant Thomas Garza,
the deputy marshal who escaped dur-
ing the Retinal fight, has come in and
surrendered himself. The revolution-
ists are reported to be badly scattered.
Several of them crossed the river dur-
ing the night.
Wasnixgron, D. C. Jan. 7.—Prince
Iturbide, the heir of Maxzmillian, who
has resided here since last July, when
shown the reports implicating himself
and the Clerical movement, expressed |
ignorance of the entire affair.
Minister Romero says : “As to the
Clerical party, IT have no doubt that it
would be glad tosee the Liberal gov-
ernment overthrown, but I do not be-
lieve the Clericals would compromise
themselves by becoming allied with |
such an outlaw. Ido not believe there |
is any political meaning in the least in
Garza’s raids. He is a bold outlaw.
That is all.
When Prince Iturbide was mention-
ed Senor Romero smiled. “He has as
much chance of becoming president of
Mexico as he has of being president of
the United States. Tt would be easier
to found an empire in the United
States than in Mexico. Tturbide is a
young man witbout the means of fol-
lowing or ability to make an attempt
even toward political prominence. He
is a pleasant gentleman socially and
that isall.”
The minister treated the whole mat-
ter lightly as not deserving serious
considerafion.
’
Letters That Never Came.
They tell a funny story of a man who
rented a box in the postoffice awhile
ago. He appears to have been new to
the business and failed to get the hang
of the thing. After a month or so he
called on one of the postoffice officials
and began to kick about the box, “The
blamed thing never had any mail in it,”
was his complaint.
“I have looked in that box every day
since I rented it and it hasn’t had a!
thing in it the whole time. 1 even ad-
dressed a letter to myself and never
heard from it.”
The two took a look at the box and
the postoffice man inquired if the box
renter had ever opened his box. Why,
no; of course not. Couldn’t he see that
there wasn’t anything in it.
Of course it turned out that he had
forgotten the number of his box though
it was on his receipt, and had bec
watching and swearing over an unrente
one. He found a stock of mail in his
box at last and went away feeling small
enough to crowd inside of it.—Bugulo
Express.
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Foraker's Knife Still Open.
Republican Strife Makes Ohio Easy Game for
Democrats.
CINCINNATI. O., Jan. 10.—Since the
great battle between Sherman and For-
aker for the Senatorship ended, it has
become apparent to the most casual ob-
server that the breach between the two
tepublican factions is wider than be-
fore, notwithstanding the honeyed words
of the leaders of the two factions. The
result of the fight, no matter whether |
Sherman or Foraker won, would have
been the same, It meant a split in the
Republican party.
These two party machines are more
clearly opposed to each other than ever
before, and each will vigilantly watch
for a chance to crush the other. Sher-
man is on top, but Foraker is a power-
ful and slippery under dog. It is gen-
eru.ly believed that this quarrel makes
it easy for a Democratic victory in this :
State the coming Presidential election.
A Tramp Variety Show.
William Leary, of the Gem Theatre,
Suspension Eridge, N. Y., has entered
into a wager by which he stands to lose
his theatre or win $2,090. Leary wages
that he can organize a “tramp variety
show” consisting of five men and five
women, who will walk from New York
to Chicago in 100 days, Sundays except-
ed, and give shows on the way. The
company must start from New York on
June 1, 1892, without a cent of money
in their pockets and they are to use no
money except what is earned by the
show ; also they have the privilege of |
one night in New York city. In case |
any of the actors got lame a stretcher |
will be provided, and the rest will have
to carry him or her, as the case may be. |
The wager grew out of a discussion on |
the bursting up of shows on the road.
A forfeit has been posted, and the bal- |
ance is to be deposited by March 1.
Fluids at Meals.
"he Present Medical Opinions on the Subject.
It was formerly considered injurious
to take fluids with the meals, owing to
the fact that the juice of the stomach
was thereby diluted and the digestion of
the fiod ‘retarded. A noted Russian
physician has conducted extensive ex-
periments to determine the effect of tak-
ing fluids with the food, and gives as the
results of his 1esearches that “on the
whole the widely spread custom of taking
fluids during or just before one’s meals,
proves to be rational and fully justified
on strictly scientific grounds. To take
fluids with the meals is alinost as impor-
tant an adjanet to digestion as the mas-
tication of solid food preparatory to
swallowing it.”’
Of course the quantity ot fluid to be
taken depends on the “feelings of each
Sir Edwin Arnold Talks.
His Remarkable Forceast of the Future—Desti-
ny of the United Stites.
CH1caGo, Jan. 12,—Sir Edwin Araold
arrived from the west and lett for New
York last night. For an honr of the
time between trains he talked enthusi-
astically of what he had seen since last
in Chicago. In the course of his re-
marks he said:
“I reserve as the destiny of the great
United States the control of ull the
lands to the south of the whole of the
South American continent. These pet
ty troubles with Chili will die away
and all will be yours. In South Am-
erica alone there is room for 500,000,
000 more people.
have that many, and all will acknowl-
edge the government at Washington.
We in England will not grudge you
thisadded power. Itis vightfully yours.
With the exception of the canal across
Isthmus of Nicaragua you must have
control of it and all of that surrounding
Egypt of the New World.
“Ingland has all she wishes. India
will always be ours. Two men will
always oppose a war over that country,
the Czar of Russia and the Prime Min-
ister of England whoever he may be.
Still, just such a war is inevitable,
although it may not come for many
years. When from unavoidable causes
these countries come in conflict the
Romanoft dynasty will be wiped away
forever. Every Russian throat east of
the Caspian sea will be cut and the
Khanates will reign once more in Asia.
The remnants of the retreating Russian
army will face at home a revolution
which will overthrow the reigning
house. England need have no fear.
Understand that there is no truth in
the talk of our small army. It is the
largest in the world. We can place in
the field more than two million men.”
en —
Refugees Leaving Chille.
Minister Egan Getting Rid of Suspects in His
House.
VALPARAISO, CHILE, Jan. 9.— [New
York Herald Cablegram.]-— United
States Minister Egan early this morning
left the American Legation at Santiago,
escorting Juan and William McKenna
and Jose Carrera, theee of the nine refu-
gees under his protection. They took a
train for Valparaiso and upon their ar-
rival here went without delay aboard
the United States cruiser, Yorktown.
This action on Minister Egan’s part,
it is said, was taken with the tacit ap-
proval of the present Chilean Govern-
ment. There seems to be no doubt that
the rest of the refugees will leave the
Legation under similar conditions at
an early date.
Mail Orderly Brady, of the York-
town, who was sent ashore some time
ago to file a cable despatch, did not re-
turn to his vessel, and was supposed to
have been foully dealt with, but who
proved to have been a deserter for the
sake of a woman of this city, bas been
arrested and taken aboard the Yorktown.
The widow and children of Balmacedsa
will go to Europe in February. They
expect to reside in Barcelona.
President Montt yesterday visited the
prison in Santiago and released Colonels
Moran and Errazuriz, who were officers
of Balmaceda’s division at Coquimbo.
He also gave orders to release some of
confined there.
——One of the most delicious breads
is the old-fashioned tea-cake, which us-
ed to beserved on New York tables cn
Sunday evenings, the only day in the |
Some day it will:
Highest Railway in the Alps.
The new Alpine railway, the Brienz
er Rotbhorobahn, is the highest raii-
way in the Alps and commands mag-
nificent views. It is 2351 metres (7836
feet) high at the summit level, and as-
cends 1682 metres (6606 feet) or sixty-
seven metres (223 feet) higher than the
Pilatus Railway. The journey occupies
one hour and a hall, The gaugeis 0.8
metre. The line isa pure rack-and-pin-
ion railway onthe Abt system, and is
similar in construction to the Monte
Generoso Railway. The steepest grad-
ient is one in four—thatis, less than
the maximum Pilatus ascent. The
railway has been built in a remarkably
short space of time. It was begun so
recently as the 1st of October, 1890. No
fewer than ten tunnels were bored;
numerous streamlets were bridged aud
heavy stone dams had to be erected.—
Boston Transcript.
Proposed Amendment to the National
Constitution.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Representa-
tive White, of Iowa, introduced a joint
resolution to amend the constitution, so
as to give to congress the sole right to
make and 1ssue money, and forbidding
its delegation to any corporation or asso-
ciation.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Jno. I. Kunes, aged 63, was kill-
ed, while watering a log slide, in Cam-
eron county, on Tuesday of last week.
A large log jumped the slide, breaking
both his legs and fatally injuring him.
His remains were taken to his home, at
Beech Creek, for burial.
A GAY JERSEY SHORE DECEIVER.
--An exchange gives the following ac-
count of how a gay young woman from
Jersey Shore went to procure marriage
license with onc admirer and then mar-
ried another the sare day: During the
last week of December Edward Ruff-
head, a prosperous young man from
Kansas, arrived in town, expecting to
be married to Miss Ida Quigley. On
Thursday, January 7th, Mr. Rufthead
and Miss Quigley went to Williams-
port on the 9 a. m., Beech Creek train,
for the marriage license. On their ar-
{ rival in the city Miss Quigley went into
a millinery store to make some purchases,
agreeing to meet him later,but it was the
last he saw of her till Saturday evening.
In the meantime Harry Eisman,a barber
working for Henry Betts, of that place,
went down on the Philadelphia and
Erie train, and by appointment met
Miss Quigley. They at once took the
train for Elmira, and were married,
Eisman came to this town last fall, and
is an entire stranger, Miss Quigley only
having met him about the holidays. Eis-
man is reported to have received and ac-
cepted a money gift on Christmas from |
a young lady, of Lancaster, to whom he
is said to have been engaged. Miss
. Quigley was about twenty years old,
the other Balmacedist military offisers
week when the average New Yorker |
enjoys the luxury of the tea table.
Measure out a quart of flour, add halt a
cup of sugar, two large teaspoonfuls of
soda, and half a teaspoonful of salt: |
Sift all these dry ingredients together |
twice through a sieve. Rub a piece of
butter the size of an egg through the
mixture, mixing it in till the mass is a |
fine powder. Add the yolks of two or
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three eggs and milk erough to make a
batter as stiff as you can stir it. Beat
this batter vigorously till it is well blis-
tered. Then “fold in” carefully the
whites of two or three eggs, according to
the number of yolks used. Two egos
make a very nice cake, but possibly the
cake is better with three. The amount
of milk will depend upon the kind of | i: :
some doubt, in the minds of the more
flour used. “New process” flour will
require more milk than pastry flour, and
the cake is rather better made with pas-
try flour,
Patriotism. Not Pensions.
From the Wilmington News, Rep,
Ar old soldier in Boston has surren-
dered his pension certificate because he
does not want assistance from the gov-
ernment. That oll sohdder’s name
should be made public, and when he
dies the government should place a
suitable monument over his grave. [f
all the old soldiers who receive pensions,
which they do not need, would follow
the example of the Boston man they
would make it manifest that they fought
for tneir country and not for a pension.
nas Cram.
State Treasurer's Report.
Harrisburg, January 5—-The state
{ treasurer's monthly reportshows $5.
330,672.17 in the general fund and
782,760 25 in the sinking fund. The
! large amount in the general fund is
necessary to meet the $5,000,000 school
appropriation whic is paid in June.
After next Juae it is not expected that
so much money wi'l be carried in the
general tund except just before the
school appropriation is due each year.
Extravagance Has Gone Out.
From the Cclumbus Post.
The - Democratic majority of the
house committer on rivers and harbors
announce that the aporopriations for
( public improvements will be reduced
to the minimum by the presentcongress.
This isright and it is Democratic. too.
There will be no billion-dollar business
in this congress. Extravagance went
out with Republicanism and economy
came in with Democracy.
good looking and has always borne a
- good reputation, but this escapade is the
disgust of the town.
TaEY Gor THEIR JUST DESERTS. —
When the season of the Pennsylvania-
nia Inter-collegiate Foot-ball League
closed, with the postponed game ba-
tween State College and Haverford, but
¢ one thing remained to be done and that
cream of tartar, one even teaspoonful of | 2 kgoted
was, the awarding of the pennant to the
victorious team. It is well known to
lovers of the game, in this community,
that the State College eleven had the
largest percentage of games won, as well
as the highest number of points scored
against their opponents, but Dickinson
i refused to play her game scheduled for
Altoona, on Thanksgiving day, and the
subsequent protest, entered by Bucknell
University against the playing off of the
postponed game with Haverford, left
conservative lookers on, as to what the
executive committee of the League
would do in the premises, The com-
mittee held its meeting, in Harrisburg,
on last Thursday and after careful con-
sideration of all the evidence presented,
in both cases, awarded the pennant to
the Centre county institution and furth-
ermore expelled Dickinson ccllege from
the organization. This action on the
part of the committee, was rather un-
looked for, but undoubtedly the right
thing for it to do. When a College
fails to live up to its agreement in an
organization, with other institutions,
and acts 1n the questionable ways which
have characterized Dickinson’s course
ever since her admission, the only thing
that can be doneis to deny it the rights
and privileges derived from such an or-
ganization. —
There is evidently something loose
in the management of the Carlisle Col-
lege athletics and the sconer the evil is
eradicated the better iv will be fur the
school. She can certainly expect no-
thing from other institutions when such
evidences of broken faith, as were clear-
ly proven at last week’s meeting, are
her only passport.
THE LATE SAMUEL HEss.—In a pre-
vious issue of the WaTcHMAN we gave
a briet sketch of the venerable Samuel
Hess, whose life had been prolonged
80 many years, but the brittle thread
of exi-tence which has been snapped
asunder after two weeks of serious illness
and on the evening of the 8th inst, sur-
rounded by his family, while reposing in
his easy chair, he died ; calmly and
peacefully without a struggle, us gentle
as the sun sank in the quiet evening sky,
his spirit passed away unto its eternal
rest.
Four days the body lay in state, in a
beautiful dark wood casket, and when
it was borne to its tomb, in the
Pine Grove cemetery, a vast throng of
sorrowing friends were present to pay a
last tribute to the memory of the de-
parted. His grand children: Newton,
John and Elmer Hess and Elmer and
Linn Musser were the pall bearers,
Rev. C. T. Aikens conducted the funer-
al services and the noble life he extolled
was inspiration for a most touching tri-
bute to the pious, charitable, christian
life so well spent.
Mr. Hess was of a family ot longiv-
ity and the last, but one, of five brothers
and four sisters, Mrs. William Harter,
of Woodward, surviving him. His
brothers were Michael, Henry, John
and Benjamin, the last of whom was an
Evangelical minister. His sisters were
Mrs. Wm. Musser, Mrs. Jacob Motz,
Mrs. Samuel Cramer and Mrs. Wm,
Harter. The family was born on the
old Michael Hess farm; in Haines town-
ship, which has been in the Hess nanse for
one hundred and twelve years. Mr,
Michael Hess, a nephew, is the present
owner. In 1833 he married Mary Mag-
dalena Hessand their union wus blessed
with six children. Death entered the
family circle in 1856 and removed the
mother. The next death messenger
was to summon his youngest son Sam-
uel some eight years ago. About four
years later he was suddenly bereft of his
daughter Sallie who was most near and
dear to him. His ripe experience and
wise judgement could always be safely
relied on. A home, of sixty-three
years, now desolate by the loss of this
venerable father can but feel assured
that his unstained, christian life will
ever be hallowed by his sorrowing chil-
dren, who are Michael Hess, oi Shingle~
town, Jonathan Hess, of Williamsport,
Mrs. P. F. Bottorf and Mrs. Lydia
Stover, of Pine Grove Mills, His step
children are Wm, Hess, of Philipsburg,
and Mrs. Jonathan Stover, of Altoona.
He is the last one of the building com-
mittee of the Pine Grove Lutheran
church. In this house of worship he
was always present and filled all the
various offices of the church as well as
offices of trust, in his township,/to which
he was frequently elected and in 1848
and 49 he served as one of Centre coun-
ty’s commissioners, with eredit to him-
self and honor to his constituents. He
voted at every general election for sev-
| enty-two years. always casting his bal-
i lot in the interest and advancenient of
| Democratic principles. He was of Ger-
man descent, born April 11th, 1799,
He came to the farm, thea raw, barren
land, in 1829. After years of toil the
land was cleared and good commodious
buildings erected. Abundant erops and
the best stock were bis ambition. It was
a voyal place to go, a resort for every-
bedy where all alike were hospitably
eatertained.
This venerable old man was one of
the WATCHMAN'S oldest subscribers and
truest friends. His strong character and
noble disposition endeared him to every-
one who knew him and,though his time
had come, we cannot but f2el sad when
we remember his fast friendship for us,
That Watch Contest,
Envrror Warcaman:—If you will kindly allow
me the space in your paper, I would like to
make a few remarks in regard to the article
in the “That” column of last week's Gazette,
referring to certain teachers of Centre county.
It appears that Fiedler, or some of his tribe,
did not take very kindly to the resolution
adopted by the Institute condemning that
great(?) Watch Contest.
Any not knowing the facts of the case
might, by reading last week’s Gazette, receive
the impression that the average Centre county
teacher is not capable of framing a resoluticn.
We are glad to be able to say that such is not
the case, as wasproven by the fact that said
resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote.
In the same issue of the paper in the editor-
ial column can be found quite a lengthy arti.
cle on the ‘‘benefit” of said contest to the
teachers of the county.
Now, I happened to be there; did not notice
anyone receiving these great(?) benefits, and
talked with many tcachers,and failed to find
one favoring said scheme; which was gotten
up for the benefit of James Fiedler and no one
else, as can be seen by a little figuring as fol-
lows : number of votes cast 20,000 at 3cts. each,
equals $600 resources. One watch $10 (his own
estimate) plus $10 equals $40, liabilities. $00
minus $40 equals $560 profit.
No, no, Jimmy you can’t palm it off on the
teacher, so “come off the roost” anl acknowl-
edge it was for your own benefit.
A. WorrH 'I'wp. TEACHER.
To the Memory of Harold Harris,
At the regular meeting ot the Bellefonte
Temperance Union Thursday evening, Jan.
7th the following resolutions of condolence
were adopted.
Wnereas, In the Providence of God, our
young friend and brother, Harold Harris, has
been removed from our midst by death. Al
though he has just passed his 15th summer
his sunny face, gentle and loving ways had
endeared him to the hearts of all. Therefore
Resolved, That while we mourn our loss
which will be felt in our Sabbath afternoon
meeting, yet, we bow in humble submission to
Him, “who doeth all things well” hoping that
what is our Joss is his eternal gain.’
Resolved, That our heart felt sympathy be
extended to the bereaved parents,brothers and
sisters and in an especial manner do we ex-
tend our sympathy to our worthy President
J. Linn Harris and devoted mother Mrs. J. P..
Harris.
Resolved, That, these resolution be spread
on the minutes, and printed in the town pa-
pers algo a copy be presented to the family as.
a token of our esteem.
(J. S. Du~rap,
Ermer Straus,
Isaac UNDERWOOD.