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Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advanee
Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 6, 1893.
EpiTor
P. GRAY MEEK,
Democratic County Committee for
1893.
+ DISTRICTS, | \COMMITTEEMEN.
: sore. sissesseslss Ar Shaeffer,
Benge aw ..Jacob L. Runkle.
“ W. W... Dr. M. A. Kirk.
‘Centre Hall Boro. R. D. Foreman
Howard Boro....
Milesburg “
Millheim © .... J. C. Smith
‘ K. White
Philipsours ne ’ aniel Paul
“ uw: 3: Howe
South Philipsburg...... ...John Hoffman.
Tnionville foto, ou. radee E. M. Greist.
enner Township... .Adam Y. Wagner.
Boggs * NE ....Geo. W, Brown.
as; = E.P. G. H. Leyman
“ #0 WP ....Geo. Noll.
Burnside % cceeeeienesesne senna Oscar Holt.
College «SBP Daniel A. Grove.
ne ANIOWIP, .T. F. Kennedy.
“Curtin or MI «A.J iT oer.
“ tp ..H. M. Krebs.
Forgan te Ww. Pl. reiresyrer J. i Miller.
* ud % ...J. C. Rossman.
eros a E Pil iliciesidenst David Sower.
“ “iW. Pp, Witivp Pesler,
i “ .P.. John J. Orndorf.
Hay W. P. aso Bower.
: “ a J. P. Sebring.
ky oo .P. H. Meyer.
Howard lisworth Gardner.
Huston “ ..0. H. Nason.
Liberty “ Henry Weaver.
PArion ** eiesiieiienneeedien James Martin.
Miles “ hy Jeremiah Brumgart.
4 “ { Austin Sramier
“ yl , Jacob Dictiien
CR Bihari st hi ii De . Mee
ig hd i .J. C. Stover.
Potter * N.P.. ..Geo. Emerick.
ig SIP deine W. W. Royer
‘Rush EEN P.. Miles Seigfried.
- 8S. P.... Patrick Heffren.
Sncw Shoe E. P... ...Jno. D. Brown
“ me WW PAL ALALS Frank Tubridy
Spring “ N.P.; ...John Garbrick, Jr.
5 5 8. PP. ...John Mulfinger.
i 00 WeiPae vee. A. V. Hamilton.
Taylor wd Vinton Beckwith..
Union § P. J. Lionghres.
Walker ...S0l. Peek.
Worth “ .... . J. Woodring
W. G. RUNKLE, J. C. MEYER,
Secretary. Chairman.
“The County Teachers Institute.
The 46th annual session of the teach-
ers Institute of Centre county, which
was sitting in this place last week,
closed Friday morning, after having ac-
complished some very beneficial work.
The list of instructors, which Sup’t.
‘GraMLEY had secured, included several
educators of national repute : Their
talks teemed with salient advice for
teachers of all grades of public schools.
The lecturers, before the Institute,
were men whom it was a pleasure and
a benefit toihear, though it is a ques.
‘tion whether their remarks received
that careful consideration at the hands
of some of the teachers which they
certainly merited.
For a number of years the attention
of the more conservative attendant at
Institute has been attracted to a grow-
ing inclination, on the part of some, to
make the sessions a time for flippant
pleasure rather than one of mutual ad-
vancement. This growing tendency,
which aims to defeat the purpose for
which:th therings are called, has!
he ef pent 2 | mander of the Mexican military garri-
led to many suggestions as to a possi:
ble remedy for an evil which proves not
only .a nuisance te those teachers who
attend Institute with the desire to get
all out ot it they can, but which also
places the perpetrators in a very un-
favorable light before the County Su-
perintendent and parents of children
whom they are paid to train.
The astute thinker can find only one
waycout of the difficulty and that it is
to make the sessions of Institute en-
tirely private except to directors and
parents of children. Exclude, entirely,
all'that class of young people and
children who make a habit of loafing
at the different sessions for the sole
purpose of “kaving a good time with
the teachers.” It is that class of loaf
ers—young boys and girls—that gath-
ers in the back of the court house and
conducts itself in a most disgraceful
manner, not entirely free from the ap-
probation of teachers to whom the
term “giddy” applies with striking ap-
propriateness.
The proceedings during the last ses-
sion were interrupted time and again
by this idle class and it is to be hoped
that when the next session convenes
some measure will have been taken to
effectually put a damper on the flirt
ing 1nelinations of a few short sighted
teachers and certain idle boys and girls
of our town,
Begin the New Year With Reform.
With the beginning of the New
Year there are many things which
suggest themselves as worthy of atten-
tion the most insignificant of which are
by no means those which confront our
town council. Ite meetings during the
vear just closed were characterized by
a general “don’t care” kind of legisla-
tion, which if continued will surely
plunge the town into deeper financial
straits that it is now struggling in,
It is to be hoped that our council:
men have turned over a new leaf and
awakened to a realization of the fact
that Bellefonte's municipal affairs will
not run themselves. This year will be
an important one in our history and
our citizens have a right to demand of
council the careful consideration of its
sworn duty. This thing of staying
away from the semi-monthly meetings
just whenever they feel hike it bas re-
sulted disastrously in more ways than
one and the voters will remember it
when the Spring elections come on.
The election will be held on the 21st
day of February when it will be possi-
ble to change the political complexion
of council, as a new member will be
elected from each ward in town. Is
it not time to try a change ?
It seems like a very late date fcr
detectives to begin to find out that
WiLLiay B. Tascorr did not murder A,
J. SxELL, the millionaire Chicagoain.
For the last three years they have been
spending money on every old clue they
could pick up and now, when they find
themselves completely baffled, they
hope to cover their failure by pro-
claiming that it was not Tasco, but a
wealthy Chicago merchant who com-
mitted the foul deed. Tascor has been
clever enough to elude them all these
years and it is hardly probable that he
will let himself be fooled back to Chi-
cago by a lot of detectives who say an-
otherjman committed the murder yet
have no desire to apprehend him.
The Republicans commenced
well for the Democrats of the north-
western part of the State by committing
the outrage they did in the HicBy—AN-
DREWS case inthe House at Harrisburg
on Tuesday last. It is such actions that
open the eyes of deceit people to the
extent to which partisan wrongs can be
carried, and if the flagrant disregard of
all forms of law and every instinct of
justice, that characterized the action of
the House at its recent organization,
does not waken a feeling in Crawford
and adjoining counties that will wipe
out Quay Republicanism from that sec-
tion of the State then we are fooled in
the kind of people who vote and live up
there.
———The recent adjudication of the
difference between Father McGLy~w
and the papacy is looked upon in
Rome as a ‘stroke of great moment.
Pope Leo XIII is too wise and far see-
ing a man to let such a trifling differ-
ence, as that which caused Dr. Mo-
Grynx's disaffection keep so able
a man out of the church. The vatican
is doing everything in its power to pro-
mote harmony in all branches of the
church and cannot afford to lose the
co-operation of able men of the Mc.
GLYNN order.
' Mexican Revolutionists.
Another Engagement Reported From the Other
Side of the Rio Grande.—Many Were Killed
and Wounded.—The Rebels Being Hetly Pur-
sued.
New ORLEANS, January 1.—The
Timés Democrat's Neuvo Laredo, Mex-
ico, special says: Colonel Caron, com-
son here, received a dispatch this morn-
ing from Guerrero, Mexico, giving an
account ot another bloody engagement
which took place on the Mexican side
-of the Rio Grande, just north of that
place, Friday evening, between about
$30 revolutionists and about 80 Mexi-
can troops belonging to the Sixth caval-
ry. The revolutionists were command-
ed by Prudencio Gonzales, They are
the same detachment who made the suc-
cessfull attack on Mexican troops oppo-
site San Ingnacie a few weeks ago.
They bave been pushed for several
days by Lieutenant West, of the Third
United States cavalry, and his troops.
The United States soldiers pushed the
revolutionists so closely that the latter
determined to cross the river into Mex-
ico and make another bold strike for the
cause for which they were opposing.
They had bardly crossed the other side
when they struck the camp of the Mex-
ican troops. A stubborn fight ensued,
and despite the fact that the soldiers
were outnumbered two to one, they suc-
ceeded in repulsing the revolutionists,
who retreated down the river. It is ru-
mored that ten of the revolutionists were
left dead on the field and that twelve
others were wounded, including Pru-
dencia Gonzales, who escaped on his
horse. The loss to the Mexican troops
is said to have been seven killed and
twenty wounded. D
A large force of Mexican troops are
in pursuit of the revolutionists, who are
thought to be making their way to a
rendezvous near San Miquel, where
they will be reinforced by 800 more re-
volutionists, who are reported to have
crossed over into Mexico Thursday
night.
Will There Be an Extra Session.
WasesineToN, D. C., January 2.—
The recent conference between the
president-elect and Speaker Crisp was
expecied to result in some authorized
announcement on the subject of an ex-
tra session. While these anticipations
have not been realized as Speaker
Crisp has studiously refrained from giv-
ing any etatemert as to what passed
between Mr. Cleveland and himself,
something in the nature of a statement
on ‘good authority” is being passed
around among the democratic leaders.
This runs to the effect that while no
decision will be made on the question
of an extra session of congress, by
which time the cabinet of President-
elect Cleveland will probably have been
selected, the probabilities are decidedly
against an extra session before next
autumn, Mr. Cleveland, it is stated,
has said to Democratic leaders in con-
gress that he will call congress in spec-
ial session. He also told them it is re-
ported that it would not be convened
before autumn, unless the financial sit-
uation and the condition of the treas-
ury made it absolutely imperative that
congress should meet in the spring,
|
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Convene at
Harrisburg.
Thompson Is Re Elected Speaker of the House |
and the Republican Slate Is Put Through in
Both Branches—Considerable Dispute in the
House Over the Andrews—Highy Contest—
Republicans Seat Andrews in Spite of Protest.
HarrisBure, Pa., Jan. 3rd.—The
biennial session of the legislature
began at noon to-day. The aisles
and lobbies of both senate and house
were 80 crowded with outsiders that it
was difficult for those entitled to the
floor to assert their right. All suc-
ceeded in obtaining their places, and
there was the usual grumbling and
muttering from those who were assign-
ed to back seats and otherwise unfav-
orably placed.
The house was called to order at
noon by Charles E. Voorhees, the new
chief clerk, who acted as presiding of-
ficer. The reading of the returns of
the election of the members of the
house, as certified to by the secretary
of the] commonwealth, and presented
by Mr. Harrity, and their reading con-
sumed nearly half an hour. When
Crawford county was reached the chief
clerk substituted for the returns certi-
fying the election of Wilbur P. Higby,
| Democrat, the document awarded on
Saturday last to William H. Andrews,
Republican, by Judge Henderson, be-
fore whom Andrews had raised the
question of the legality of Higby's
election.
The Democrats led by Messrs. Fow,
Wherry and Ritter made an attempt to
check this action but Chief Clerk Voor-
hees declared that nothing was in or-
der but the reading of the returns and
the Democratic objectors were, for the
present at least, bowled out.
They objected again when the read-
ing of the roll of the members reyeal-
ed the presence of Andrews’ name
thereon, but Voorhees downed them
with his resounding gavel, although it
was necessary to threaten Mr. Fow
with the sergeant-at-arms before he
would take his seat. Mr. Fow de-
nounced the proceedings as an un-
heard of outrage. The chief clerk an-
nounced that the returns of the election
officers were superseded hy the decision
of the Crawford county court.
The next proceeding was the assem-
bling of members before the bar of the
house, where all were sworn in. The
election of speaker was then held, Ca-
leb C. Thompson, of Warren county,
being formally declared elected over
Walter E. Ritter, of Lycoming, the
Democratic nominee.
After the members had been sworn
in it was discovered that both Andrews
and Higby had gathered with the crowd
and both took the oath. Higby arriv-
ed first this morning and took the seat
assigned to the Crawford county mem-
bers. Andrews will probably slip into
the seat the first time Higby vacates it.
and thus the war promises to go mer-
rily on. :
Charles E. Voorhees was formally
elected chief clerk, and then the an-
uouncement of the various house offi-
cials as agreed upon by the ‘state
committee” wasmade. A. D. Fetter-
ole, of Montgomery, is resident clerk ;
Fred W. Fleetz, Lackawanna, journal
clerk ; Jere B. Rex, Huntingdon, read;
ing clerk ; Robert S. Canklin, Lancas-
ter, message clerk ; George R. Hoopes,
Chester, sergeant-at-arms; Edward
Hilderbrand, Philadelphia, postmas-
ter; Frank Vandusen, Tioga, door-
keeper. >
Both branches of the legislature, af-
ter effecting an organization, took a
recess until 3 o'clock.
SENATE REASSEMBLES.
On re-assembling, the governor's
message was read. At the conclusion
ot the reading Senator Grady obtained
unanimous consent for the introduction
of a bill in accordance with a recom-
mendation in the message, that the
various boards of mercantile apprais-
ers be abolished. The measure pro-
vided for the repeal of the act of April
2, 1887, for the appointment of apprais-
ers for mercantile and other licenses,
and authorizing the publication of the
same and the collection of mercantile
taxes.
By Senator Penrose—To facilitate
the commencement of action and ser-
vice of writs by amending an act relat-
ing to commencement of actions in
Chester county, approved April 15,
1862, and extend the same throughout
the commonwealth; to establish the
liability of endorsers of negotiable in-
struments.
By Senator Henninger—To repeal
an act of graduating the duties upon
wholesalers and retailers of mer:
chandise and prescribing the mode of
issuing licenses and collecting said
duties, approved April 7, 1830; to re-
peal the eleventh section of an act to
provide for the reduction of the public
debt, approved April 22, 1846; to re-
peal an act to provide revenue to meet
the demand on the treasury and other
purposes, approved May 4, 1841.
Appointments made by the governor
during the intervals in the last session
were presented for confirmation and or-
dered printed. A resolution to adjourn
was introduced and, after waiting an
hour until the house had concurred,
the senate at 5.50 p. m. adjourned un-
til Thursday, Jan. 12, at 4 p. m.
REPRESENTATIVES RECONVENE.
The house resembled at 3.15 o'clock
and epentover an hour in listening to
the reading ofthe governor's message.
The message will be divided and re- |
ferred to the appropriate committees
when appointed. As was expected the
Crawford county case was reopened as
soon as the communication from the
governor was disposed of. The Demo-
crats fought hard for Mr, Highby and
were aided by several Republican
members, but without avail.
The vote was then taken, a call of
the roll being demanded by the Demo- |
crats. Mr. Boyer’s motion to refer;
Mr. Wherry’s resolution to the com- |
mittee of elections was carried by a,
vote ot 117 to 75. The following Re- |
publicans voted with the Democrats :
Mesers. Cessna, of Bedford ; Cotton, of
Moore of Chester, and Ritter, of Phila-
delphia. As the casenow stands An-
drews will retain the seat and Higby
must file notice of contest with the
houge within ten days. After the an-
councement of some appointments by
the speaker and chief clerk, speaker
Thompson requested the members of
the house to mail to him at his home
in Warren a list of the committees on
which they desired to be placed, and
then the house at 6 p.m. adjourned
until 4 o’clock, Thursday, Jan. 12.
Dr. McGlynn Spoke.
NEw Yorr, January 1.—The Rev.
Dr. Edward McGlynn spoke at the anti-
Poverty society meeting at Cooper Un-
ion to-night and reaffirmed his belief in
the doc‘rines of the society, the purport
of which led to his excommunication.
He spoke with all of his cld-time force
and set at rest all talk of his having re-
tracted and apologized before he was
restored to his priestly function.
A Wise Protest.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
Judge Foster enters his respectful and
forcible protest against the Republican
effort to steal the Kansas Legislature.
In this he shows not only courage and
honesty, but political wisdom. If the
Republicans steal the Legislature and
the United States Senator the child is
not born who will live to see Kansas
again a Republican State.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Mr. J. W.Loseand his family
of Millkeim, are additions to Bellefonte’s
list of residents.
——The Centre Hall corn planter
Company will put 1,000 planters on the
market next Spring.
——Miss M. E. Schnell, of Cleveland
Ohio, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ham-
ilton, on Howard St.
—— Mrs. Sarah M. Harter, the aged
mother of ex-Recorder Jno. F. Harter,
died at her home, in Millheim last
Thursday, of dropsy of the heart. Dec-
eased was 72 years of age.
——Register John A. Rupp granted
three hundred and fifty three permis-
sions for young fellows to get married
during the year 1892. It wasa gain of
ten over the year 1891.
——The Grammar School Times is
the name of a new paper which Ralph
Malory and Martin Smith will begin
publishing ere long. It will be a 6x4
two page paper devoted to school news.
—A musical convention is being held
in the Presbyterian church at Hunter’s
up Buffalo Run this week. Prof. P.
H. Meyers is conducting it. A grand
concert will finish it up to night.
« — The Millheim people are in earn-
est about building a railroad from Co-
burn to that place and having secured
the right of way are now waiting for
the rail-road company to act on their
proposition to build.
——On last Wednesday, Miss Ruth
Yarnell, an aunt of Miss Sue Jack, died
of pneumonia at Mrs. J. J. Lingle’s on
Spring St. where she had been making
her home for several years. She was
buried, Friday, at the old burial ground,
at Marsh Creek.
——Lawrence Gares, Policeman
Gares’ nineteen year old son, who while
getting out of the way of a freight train,
on a trestle ke was crossing down near
Lock Haven, the week of the election,
was jarred from the ties to which he
was holding to the rocks thirty feet be-
low, died on Saturday last from his in-
juries. At first it was thought that he
would recover, as he was able to be out,
but lately he suffered the most intense
pain and his death was a great relief.
——A most distressing accident hap-
pened last Friday at Mr. Joseph
Strouse’s, at Brierly, up Buffalo Run.
Harry, the fifth son. fell headlong from
the haymow to the stabls below receiv-
ing injuries which were regarded as fa-
tal from the first and from which he
died on Wednesday morning. Harry
was sixteen years old, and atter seeing
and talking with him every day for four
years, and knowing him well for six,
we can sincerely say that no manlier
boy ever drew breath or gave greater
promise of a noble and useful life. His
death is a great affliction to his parents,
who have made arrangements to go
back near the College in the Spring, in
order that their younger children may
be educated.
——LocaL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE.--
The teachers’ of Huston, Union, Tay-
lor, Half Moon and Worth townships
are getting ready to hold a local insti-
tute at Port Matilda, on Saturday, Jan-
uary 21st. They met on last Friday to
elect officers and effect an organization
so that all the preliminaries will be done
when the institute begins. Miss M. E.
Pile will preside, and will be assisted by
J. F. Goss, while Miss Susan Williams
will look after the duties of Secretary.
Miss Candace Woodring, Clara Kline,
Messrs. Edward Williams,
Waite, J. H. Harpster and J H. Cow-
her were appointed a committee to pre-
pare a program. Misses C. J. Kline,
" Allegheny ; Jeffrey, of In zerne ; Xen- S. Williams and Mr. John Burkett:
Charles
| both of Philipsburg.
PraiLipsBure’s Nw Baxk.--Pur-
suarnt to an order from the comptroiler
of the currency, at Washington, D. C,,
the Philipsburg National Bank began
business, on Tuesday morning with a
paid up capital of $50,000. O. Perry
Jones, Esq., cashier of the new institu-
tion enjoys the confidence of the busi-
ness men of that community and will
undoubtedly draw a liberal patronage
to it. His straightforward dealings
with the creditors of the defunct Phil-
ipsburg Banking Co., have been a great
testimonial for him.
AMATEUR DraMATIC ENTERTAIN-
MENT.,—The Bellefonte Amateur dram-
atic club gave two plays before a very
fashionable audience in the opera house
Tuesday evening. ‘My Wife's Maid”
was presented as a curtain raiser, the
caste including Messrs. John Blanchard,
Ellis Orvis, John Dale, Edward Valen-
tine, and the Misses Harris, Valentine,
and June Valentine. The piay was well
staged and portrayed the troubles of
A HARROWING MURDER. — On
Monday morning, the 26th of Dec.
Joseph Fox, the contractor and builder,
of this place, received a telegram that his
brother James had been nearly murder-
ed in Cleveland, Ohjo, James was an
ax polisher in the Forest City and
boarded with a family nawed Blakesly.
On Christmas evening he was visited by a
fellow workman, who afterwards turned
out to have been Patrick Moran. Mr,
Blakesly and his wife heard a scuffle
just after Moran had gone upto Fox's
room aod the former wentup tosee
what was the matter. The scuffle con-
tinued until Mrs. Blakesley became un-
easy and ran up, to find her husband
| and her boarder both literally chopped
to pieces. Moran had committed the
awful crime with a hatchet and escaped
but was afterwards arrested. Both men
died and the remains of Mr. Fox were
brought here for burial on Thursday
morning.
He was the youngest of the family
small figure. Miss Valentine made a
very acceptable Barbara’, a sentimen-
a marriageable daughter. Ellis Orvis’
“Mr. Tootles Sr.” and John Blanchard’s
«Lysemachus ;Tootles” were both well
taken characters,
The cute little play in two acts, “A
Box of Monkeys’’ was presented for the
second time here and its cordial reception
was evidence that it has not worn out
yet. Messrs John Dale and John Blan-
chard and Misses Valentine, Mary Val-
entine and Caroline Orvis took leading
parts and easily maintained the hit they
scored at its last production.
SALES IN THE SPRING—Time never
flies so rapidly as when one is busy. So
right in the midst of your labors the
WATCHMAN wants to drop you a bit of
advice. If you intend making sale of
your property or personal effects during
the Spring months it is well to be look-
ing up a suitable date and securing an
auctioneer. Our long experience in
printing bills enables us to give you the
benefit of mature judgement in the
matter.
There will be a great many sales this
Spring. They will begin as early as th
latter part of Fabruary and last well in-
to May. And it behooves those who
expect to hold them to fix on a date
so that there will be no conflict in
the same community. The auctioneer is
always a hard man to procure so you
had better see him as soon as you can.
Bring your list of articles to the
‘WATCHMAN office and we will enter
you on our ‘Register’, thus securing
your date. About two weeks previous
to your day of sale we will send you
your bills and notes for the same. It is
folly for anyone to post a paper bill
earlier than ten days ahead of his sale.
If he does, in nine cases out of ten, the
wind or rain tears it down or it has
grown old and every one forgets it by
the time the sale is to be held.
The WATCHMAN'S sale bills for 1893
will be beauties and you should be care-
ful to get your work done where the
greatest satisfaction is guaranteed. We
will print you bills ranging in price all
he way from $1 up to $10. Bring
them in.
MARRIAGE LicENsEs.—Issued during
the past week—Taken from the docket.
George F. Miller and Eliza Rogers,
both of Philipsburg,
Phihp Abrahams, of DuBois, and
Mary Lutchner, of Philipsburg.
Harry Goss, of Bellwood, and Mary
Nyman, of Boggs township.
Dariel M. Dunkle, of Hublersburg,
and Sarah E. Miller, of Oak Hall.
Ed. Hepburn and Emma J. Bridge,
both of Bellefonte.
John R. Zerby, of Sober, and Lizzie
C. Ulrich, of Millheim.
Wm. Hoover and Sallie Reamer,
both of Julian.
Arthur Norris of Fillmore, and Jen-
nie Tressler, of Bellefonte.
Philip C. Deitz and Alice J. Cor-
man, both of Howard.
' James H. F lick, of Port Matilda, and
Annie S. Hillard, of Penna. Furnace.
Thomas Hoover: and Laura Fetzer
both of Union township. Ay
James B. Heverly and Kate Camp-
bell, both of Milesburg.
WwW. S. Baney, of Altoona, and Alice
Grenoble, of Bellefonte.
Robert W. Bitner and Margaret
Condo, both of Spring Mills.
John McCartney, of Curtin township,
and Jennie McCelvie, of Renovo.
Frank Waldron and Maggie Casady,
both of Philipsburg.
Jacob Heaton and Rebecca Nyman,
both of Boggs Twp.
James E. Stover and Carrie Glenn,
both of Woodward.
John H. White and Emma Neff,
buth of Walker Twp.
Adam Rhoad and Amanda Ertle
both of Penn Twp. )
Daniel Frazier, of Clinton Co., and
Sadie Weaver, of Nittany Hall.
Lepolt Casie and Bessia Webster,
John Merra, of Troy Mines, and
| Mary Julyan, of Allport.
and
W. N. Weaver, of Zion,
nedy, of Schuylkill ; Hewit of Blair; were appointed a commiitee on music. Josephine Betts, of Jacksonville.
society life in which the servant cuts no |
tal maid, while Miss Katharine Harris |
was a stately, though scheming mother of |
and was 82 years old, having learned his
trade at Axe Mann. It is supposed
| that his asenilant’ wanted to borrow
money and upon being refused sought
vengeance in this terrible way.
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Pine Grove Mentions,
Robert Meek, of Altoona, spent New Year's
with Grandmother Glenn.
Mrs. Johnathan Stover, Aunt Herrietas she
is known, has spent a pleasant holiday visit
among her Centre county friends,
Mr. J. H. More and wife, of the Buckeye
State, speut Christmas with his old time friend
P. F. Bottorf. They are extending their visit
with other Centre county friends.
Our special friend Peter Louck has Leen
laid up for repairs by a severe attack of La-
Grippe, from which his legion of friends will
be glad to learn of his partial recovery.
We are sorry to note the serious illness of
little Alma, youngest daughter of O. B. and
Bell Krebs, of conjestion of the lungs, in Al.
toona, where they went to spend the holidays.
Prof. G. W. Weaver A. M. of the Curwens-
ville high school, is taking advantage of holi
day vacation and is superintending the speci.
fication of a new barn to be built on the old
homestead next season.
Bills are posted for a Musical Convention in
our town during the fourth week of January
consisting of voeal and instrumental music
All lovers of music and singers are invited to
attend and spend a joyous good time under
Prof. Meyers instruction.
We regret to note the accident that recently
befell our agricultural friend, Adam Felty,
Some days ago he fell down from the hay
mow breakir_ one of his limbs up in the thigh.
The break was adjusted next day and he is
now patiently awaiting its improvement.
We are pleased to see our student J. C,
McCracken spending the holiday season with
his parents. John has one more year at
Washington and Jefferson College where he
has a splendid record, which is far better than
if he stood at the head of a Champion base_
ball team.
Individual members of our school. board. are
in receipt of more anonymous letters, threat
ening the same fate to private buildings as be.
fell the school house at Oak Grove unless cer-
tain conditions are complied with, Fortunate-
ly for tax-payers the building was insured for
$761 in the Philadelphia Fire association and
the loss was promptly adjusted by its author.
ized agent, W. C. Heinley, of Bellefonte.
We recently had the pleasure of forming
the acquaintance of Wm. B. Eckbert, Esq., of
Sunbury, who for the past week has been sup,
erintending P. F. Bottorf's improved water
works. By the use of a hydraulic ram the wa-
ter is being forced from the spring to a tank in
the house, thence to the barnyard watering-
trough. A long and much needed improvement,
He also, in connection with the water works,
has completed a fish pond which will be
stocked with piscatorial wonders.
Jacob McClellan one of the steam saw mill
employees near this place while trifling with
the large strap wheel was caught by it and vio-
lently hurled around. It was only by the
timely breaking of some of his clothing that
he escaped with some bruises and scratches
about the head and face beside a broken arm.
The ~ountry bas been heard from and Ja.
cob Krumrine is entitled to the belt as the
boss hog raiser. Recently having butchered
one of the Poland China species that tipped
the scale at 777 pounds. Ferguson’s ahead.
Another Christmas season of joy and glad
tidings for the aged grand parent tc the prat,
tling child has come and gone. In all the four
Sunday schools the teachers and scholars
shared alike in this season of unalloyed
happiness and tckens of filial love were given
and exchanged. Amongst the most valuable
was a lady's gold watch, Mrs, Jacob Wagner
was the happy receiver. Declamations, re-
sponsive readings and excellent music was the
programe in each of the Sunday schools, and
each part was well performed. Our Presbyte-
rian neighbors deviated somewhat from the
regular order of programe, Dr. Woods reading
the history of the Sunday school from its ore
ganization, which we wiil give ne. t week.
During the last week there has been unusua)
activity at the upper dam near town. The
mercury 10° below misery indicated that the
! ice harvest was on hand, and every house, far
and near was filled, and the town dads, known
as the J ice company, formed a combination
and, erected a large ice house at the breast of
the dam which was also filled so there need be
no scarcity of the crystal trade during the
coming heated season.
Honorable J. T. McCormick was
busily engaged during the week, setting
matters aright preparatory to taking
his leave for the State Capitol, where he will te
donned with the official robe as a Pennsylvas
nia law maker.
We regret to note the sad accident which on
last Saturday betell young Wesley Tate,
youngest son of A. J. Tate. Young Tate was
accompanied by his brother David in a gun
ning tour, when David discharged his gon at
a rabbit, the shot glanced striking young Wes-
ley in the side causing quite a serious wound»
but we trust is not so serious as first reported
and that his life may Le spared. A holiday
long to be‘remembered as one of sadness in
the family. But a few days before Thomas,
another son, took his departure for the west
very much against the wishes of his invalid
mother, who has been in feeble health and for
a time her life was despaired of. Her motherly
characteristics were never more manifest than
when surrounded by and in the bosom of her
| family.