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Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 27, 1895.
P. GRAY MEEK, - Ep1ToR.
DEMOGRATIC STATE TICKET.
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For State Treasurer. :
BENJAMIN F. MYERS, of Harrisburg.
For Judges of Superior Court,
HARMON YERKES, of Bucks county.
J. S. MOOREHEAD, of Westmoreland Co.
C. H. NOYES, of Warren county.
~} an adjournment was taken until 1:30
Bailey For Judge. |
Named at the Huntingdon-Mifflin Democratic |
Judicial Conference—Republicans Are |
Deadlocked. !
LewistowN, Pa., Sept. 25.—The
Democratic judicial conferences of the
Twentieth judicial district, composed of
Mifflin and Huntingdon counties, met
here at 11 o'clock this morning and,
twenty ballots had been taken, stand-
ing 3 for T. M. Uttley, of Mifflin, and
3 tor John M. Bailey, of Huntingdon,
'p. m. Upon reaesembling, the Mifflin
conferees presented a letter from Mr.
Uttley, authorizing them at their dis-
cretion to unite in nominating Mr.
Bailey, whereupon he was unanimous-
P. P. SMITH, ot Lackawanna county. !
OLIVER P. BECHTEL, of Schuylkill, Co. |
CHRISTOPHER MAGEE, of Allegheny Co !
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. |
For Prothonotary.—W, F. SMITH,
of Penn Twp.
For District Attorney.—W. J. SINGER,
of Bellefonte.
Circulation Booming.
The craze for “circulation booming”
is being revived among newspaper
publishers all over the country and
every scheme imaginable is being re-
sorted to to give these papers an in:
creased circulation for what ever time
subscribers can be held.
having office boys and scrub women
swear to the circulation of this or that
paper, claiming itself more widely read
than any other, is gone bye, but there
still remains the habit of “booming”
or boosting.
Upon first thought the plan would
seem most commendable on the part of
a publisher, since it would seem to indi-
cate a business energy and hustle that
ought to be fouad in every one who
expects to succeed, but when a closer
analysis is made the whole scheme is
paper that makes an effort to eecure
new subscribers through merit alone
can not be accused of doing anything
out-side the bounds of legitimate bus-
iness, but when prizes are offered and all
eorts of bait held out to induce people
to subscribe then it is an admission
that the paper does not consider itself
worth the price it charges for sub-
acription. :
“There is but one way,” says News-
paperdom, the leading newspaper jour
nal, “to boom circulation, that is real-
ly worth considering. It is to make
a good paper. Everybody feels the
need of a newspaper, and everybody is
going to buy the best newspaper offered
him—according to his basis of judg-
went of which the best is.”
The WarcEMAN fully concurs in
what Newspaperdom has to say on
this question and it has always been its
aim to be the best. How well it has
succeeded is to be seen in its general
reliability and the fact that so many of
the best people read it.
The acquittal of the Cuban Aili-
busters at Wilmington, Del., on Mon-
day, has had a rather startling effect on
many papers throughout the land. Up
to that date one of the most notably &i-
lent journals on the Cuban question
was the Philadelphia Inquirer, but im-
mediately upon its finding out that
popular sentiment, in this country,
would possibly turn with the patriots
it began demanding the recognition of
the Cubans as belligerents. The pa-
triotism that the Inquirer dispiays now
is of the washed out variety that waits
to be wafted on the winds of public
gentiment,.
——1In a recent interview Judge Mc-
CARTHY, of the Superior court, whose
defeat for nomination at the Williams-
port convention induced some foolish
ones, among his many friends, to pre-
vail on him to be an independent can-
didate for the office, asserted his in
tention of supporting the ticket and
effectually ~~ squelched those who
would have had him try to defeat it.
Judge McCarTHY has always enjoyed
the reputation of being a Democrat in
every eense of the word and this ac-
tion of his seems to be conclusive
proof of it,
——The advent of better times and
the revival of industry have among
their other effects, caused an extraor-
dinary increase in the importation of
hides and skins, This means greater
activity in the shoe and leather busi
nees, although for years it has been
more flourishing than others on ac-
count of ite having the advantage of
untariffed hides, and has heen an ob-
ject lesson as to the benefit of free raw
materials. Untariffed wool will teach
the same lesson,
————
Deadlock Still Continues.
Hu~tiNeDON, Pa., Sept. 23.—The
Huntingdon-MifHlin judicial conference
held here to-night resulted, after seven-
ty ballots, in a tie vote of 3 to 3 for
Horace J. Culbertson, of Mifflin, and
W. McKnight Williameon, of Hun-
tingdon. The conference adjourned to
en in Lewistown on Wednesday,
ot, 2,
——Subscribe for the WarcaMAN
The day of f°
ly chosen as the candidate for presi-
dent judge of this district. Mr. Bailey
and Mr. Uttley were introduced to the
conference, which was open to the gen- |
eral public, and made fitting speeches, |
being followed by Andrew Reed ina |
congratulatory address.
The Republican conferrees aleo reas-
sembled here to-day and after seventy
more ballots—140 in all, standing 3
for H. J. Culbertson, of Mifflin, and 3
for Judge Williamson, of Huntingdon,
adjourned until this evening. Up to
the hour of eending this dispatch no
nomination has been wade.
Alleged Filibusters Acquitted.
The Verdict is One of the Most Popular Ever
Givenin Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 23—The al-
leged Cuban filibusters who have been
on trial here since Wednesday last, were
acquitted by the jury this morning. The
verdict is the most popular one ever
given in this city. The men will prob-
ably remain here until to-morrow and a
demonstration is possible this evening.
Soon after the verdict became known
many men congregated on Market street
near the hotel where the Cubans have
been living. The proprietor there at
once hung out a number of flags, and
from other buildings flags were thrown
out. Some enthusiasts seat up cheers
on the street, and every one seems to be
delighted with the verdict. The flagon
the city hall was run up, Cuban col-
ors and the American flag are to be seen
in many buttonholes. City Treasurer
Adams flew a Cuban flag under the
stars and stripes on the fiagpole on his
store. It was greeted with cheers.
When the flagon the city hall was
hoisted the Cubans gathered on the
balcony of their hotel opposite, took off
their hats and cheered ‘‘the American
flag.”
The personal baggage and papers of
the Cubans will be returned to their
counsel. The three or more tons of arms
and ammunition will be held for the
present to await orders from Washing-
ton.
Japan's Coming Navy.
Within Five Years It Will Be the Most Com.
plete in the Orient.
San Fraxcieco, Sept. 25.—Advices
from Tokio dated September 13, say
that the two Japanese cruisers, Yos-
hino Kan and Nanima Kan. note-
worthy for their achievements during
the war between China and Japan, re-
cently added to their record by some
valuable eervices in the Formosa cam-
paign, in which their aggressive of-
fensive measures materially aided in
the landing of Japanese troops. Japan's
program for new ships in the next five
years will give her a navy in 1900 of
gix first-class battleships, each more
powerful than any vessel flying a for-
eign flag in eastern waters, together
with a large equadron of magnificent
fast cruisers.
The Japanese press is very indig-
nant at its government for permitting
itself to be forestalled by an American
firm, which thas been granted exclu.
sive mining rights by. the king of
Corea, the Americans to pay one-fourth
of their profits in the royal treasury.
England is Willing.
Will Grant Ireland Redress, Says the Pall Mall
Gazette.
Loxpox, Sept. 25.—The Pall Mall
Gazette this afternoon prints a leader
on the subject of the Irish nationalist
convention at Chicago, in which it ex-
presses the opinion thal the so-called
new movement is very likely the old
one, which was temporarily crushed
by the revelations in connection with
the murder of Dr. Cronin at Chicago,
and the object of which, it asserts, vas
clearly proven to be boodle, and not
the independence of Ireland. “We
can afford to emile at Mr. Finerty’s
statements,’’ says the Gazelle, “but if
the Irish will formulate their demands
and agitate for redress in the manner
adopted by Englishmen, they will find
England more than ready to meet them
half way. Threats only stiffen our
back and dull our bearing.”
The Cup Challenge.
It Will Be Prepared Next Monday and Mailed
October 3.
RYDE, Isle of Wight, Sept. 25.—A
special meeting of the Royal Victoria
yacht club has been called for Saturday
next, at which the form of the challenge
for the America’s cup by Mr. Charles.
Day Rose will be considered. The chal-
lange will probably be dispatched to
New York by steamer sailing on Thurs-
Gay, October 3.
ONDON, Sept. 25.--A dispatch from
Queenstown to-day to the ‘Pall Mall
Qazelte” reports that the crew of the
Valkyrie IIL, who arrlved on board
the steamer Majestic, speak indignantly
of the way in which excursion steamers
and tugs hampered the yachts in the
races off Sandy Hook for the America’s
cup.
Blizzard in Colorado.
Snow from Two to Ten Inches in Depth Has
Fallen.
Denver, Col., Sept. 28—Reports from
all over Colorado this aftornoon show
that a blizzard prevailed throughout the
State early yesterday afternoon. Snow
from two to ten inches deep has fallen,
and get all the news of the county.
which ie unprecedented in September.
{ To day the weather is bright but cool.
Croker Says “No.”
The Ex-Taminany Leader Declares That He Is
Out of Politics.
New York, Sept. 21.—Richard
Croker, the ex-Tammany boss arrived
home on the Columbia yesterday. He
was met down the bay by political
friends, who wanted to learn his inten-
tions. He landed at noon, but before
doing so said he was out of politics, as
his business duties engaged his attea-
tion. He will not go to the Democra-
tic convention at Syracuse on Monday.
The Tammany leader seems to have
aged since he went abroad. His hair
and close cut beard, slightly pointed,
are grayer, Mr. Croker said he had
| come from the other side to attend to
some personal matters and to vote,
He would return to England in time
to eat Christmas dinner with his fam-
ily. He did not propose to take any
part in the political campaign, and he
would not discuee politics in any phase.
War in Formosa.
Japanese Need Reinforcements, as the Tivops
Are Worn Out.
St Petersburg, Sep. 25.—The ‘‘Lovoe
Viremya' states that the Japanese cap-
tured Changhua and Taiwan-Fu from
the Formosa rebels, after severe fight.
ing in the latter part of August. The
Japanese at last accounts, were march-
ing on Anpig, where the rebels are con-
centrated.
The Japanese array in Formosa, which
numbers 60,000 men, will have to be
reinforced, as the troops are worn out
with the hardships of the campaign. It
is added that 3,200 Japanese soldiers
are in hospitals in Formosa.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS,
Potatoes have gone up Sects a
bushel.
——1It is reported that Mr. Henry
Boozer, of Centre Hall, contemplates
moving to California.
——DMillheim’s new public school
building is to occupy a site, cn North
street, near the Reformed church.
——The Centre Democrat is now is-
sued at noon Thursday , instead of on
Wednesday evening, as in the past.
——MH. S. Taylor Esq., Bellefonte’s tax
collector, has moved his office from the
Exchange to the 4th floor front of the
Temple Court.
——Huntingdon county farmers
blame the disease, supposed to be an-
thrax, among their cattle on the pollu-
tion of the river water by the Tyrone
paper mill.
——The members of the Phi Gamma
Delta at the State College are going to
do the society act in great shape on Sat-
urday. They have invited a party of
Bellefonte friends to lunch with them,
after the foot ball game, and later in the
evening they will have a large reception.
——C. C. Dickinson, of Osceola, late-
ly returned from a month’s stay in Dal-
las, Tex., says the people down there
are talking about nothing but the big
Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight. According
to his idea ‘‘the people in that part of
Texas have no money for anything but
bets on the coming prize fight, and con-
sequently my life was miserable. Dal-
las is preparing to entertain 165,000
people.” .
——Sunbury is to have a new reser-
voir that will hold 2,000,000 gallons of
water. Bellefonte’s reservoir holds
about 287,000 gallons. Most of the
water that is used in this place never
gets to the reservoir. It is pumped
directly into the mains from which it
is drawn. On a hot summer day Belle_
fonte consumes a million gallons of
water and, ordinarily, would drain the
reservoir in five hours.
Mrs. MicHAEL WARD DEAD.—Af-
ter a lingering illness with consumption
Mrs. Mary, wife of Michael Ward, of
this place, died at her home, on Logan
street, early Saturday evening, leaving:
a stricken husband with three little
children to mourn her early departure
for the spirit world.
She was buried from St. John’s Cath-
olic church on Tuesday morning.
WEeARY TRAVELERS.— Last Satur-
day a dust covered and storm stained
‘prairie schooner” was seen lumbering
along Allegheny street, in this place.
It was drawn by two plump looking
horses that seemed to be the only things
with any life. about the out-fit, for it
was quite evident that they had worn
the harness far beyond it" usefulness and
the pinched, haggard faces that could be
seer at either end of the odd looking
wagon cast a dejected appearance over
all.
It was Peter Huston and his family.
~ had moved to Nebraska, from
Luzerae county, fifteen years ago. At
that time he purchased a farm out there
for $5,000 in cash, but successive crop
failures soon frittered away all his sav-
ings and property until at last, with
thousands of other ill fated ones in
that State, he found himself staring
starvation in the face. Gathering
what little he had left together
he decided to return to his native
State, but not having enough to
make the trip by rail he had to travel
by wagon. The party left Nebraska on
July 10th and have been on the road
ever since. So great was their destitu-
a
. tion that some of the men did not have
shoes for their feet.
| their histrionic dignity and even the once
when they arrive at that particular
some one got off something smart out in
He WiLL HARDLY GET THERE. —E. |
J. Pruner, a wealthy Tyrone Republi-
can wants to succeed the late Senator
John. A. Lemon in the 3State Senate.
If he lays out a sufficient amount of his
wealth he may succeed.—Coalport
Standard.
Those who know him best are of the
opinion that if the Standard is right the
colonel will change his mind.
MARRIAGE LiCENSES.—Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by
orphans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumber-
ger, during the past week :
Frank L. Wetzler, and Elizabeth
Lingle, both of Boggs Twp. .
Howard F. Weaver, of Spring Mills,
and Katie E, Ream, of Penn Hall.
Chas. B. Neff, and Maggie R. Meyer,
both ot Potter Twp.
George R. Garis, and Maggie Toner,
both of Bellefonte.
John L. Walk, and Minnie Reese,
both of Taylor Twp.
Joseph D. Neidigh, and Nora Crone-
miller, both of Ferguson Twp.
Oscar W. Bathurst, and Willah M.
Peace, both of Roland.
C. P. Hassinger, and Mary E Ather-
ton, both of Philipsburg.
Eugene B. Hollabaugh, of Morris
Twp. and Henrietta Gray, of Wallace-
ton, Clearfield Co.
‘Wm. B. Rockenbrod, of Lock Haven,
and Carrie E. Mann, of Curtin Twp.
Wm. Dolan, and Sarah McDonnell,
both of Marion Twp.
A FINE ATTRACTION. — The late
Lawrence Barrett was noted for the
vigilance with which he guarded his
own professional dignity, but he was
never a more jealous guardian in that
respect than ¢‘Spike” Hennessey and
“Kid” McCoy. They are the reformed
who crack a safe with the skill of peer-
less experts every night in the “The
Stowaway,”” which comes to Gar-
man’s next Tuesday night. They
were always careful of their professional
reputations when ripping open bank
vaults, and only the highest class of
crooks could gain their acquaintance.
As actors they are equally as jealous of
mighty monarch of maulers, John L.
Sullivan, was snubbed by ‘‘Spike” and
his pal. They happened to be playing
in the same city with the ex-champion
when Sullivan drove up to the hotel
where the reformed burglars were stop-
ping. John L. sent up his richly en-
graved card to their apartments. Ina
short time the bell-boy brought back
the card to the pugilist-actor with the
information that Mr. Hennessey and
Mr. McCoy could not receive Mr. Sul-
livan. The world’s ex-champion fight-
er was furious. :
“What did they say ?’’ asked Sulli-
van.
“Well, dey said” answered the bell-
boy, ‘dat if dey knowed dey was ex-
pected to ’sociate wid sluggers dey nev-
er would have left der old perfesh.”
“Well, that’s the worst knock out I
ever got,” shouted Sullivan. “Them
mugs must think they’re successors to
Booth and Barrett. Let us have a bot-
tle on it.” z
WEIRD STORIES OF A HAUNTED
House.—Standing on the right of the
pike leading to Milesburg and nearly
directly opposite the McCoy & Linn
iron works can be seen a long frame
house. Though white-washed and to a
certain degree cheerful in its external
appearance it is deserted. The last
family to occupy it was George McQuil-
lan’s and they decamped only a few
days ago, but with such wondrous stor-
ies about its being ‘“hanted’’ that there
8 little likelihood of its ever furnishing
shelter for mortals again.
The average Milesburg kid keeps a
respectable distance from the old house
now-a-days and there are lots of them
down there whose hair has felt
like porcupine quills as they have
listened to the awful stories told by its
lately ‘‘skeered’” occupants. When
any of them pass along the road at
night they usually grab their hat in
their hand and ‘light out.” And why
not? Many of the old fellows uncon-
sciously find themselves walking faster
place and it is even said that the bravest
man in town was heard whistling to
keep up his courage, while he was going
along there the other night.
The stories that are told of the mys-
terious spirit that- ‘“hants’” the place
are corroborated by James Dubar, who
did not believe them and went up there
one night to stay ‘just to see what it
was.” He is sick in bed now, at his
home in Milesburg, as a result of his
visit. He saw the spook and it is said
to have scared him sick.
It appears in the form of a large
hand that rises up from the floor and
jumps out of the ceiling and cupboards
at the most unlooked for times, knock-
ing people about in a promiscuous man-
ner and frightening everyone silly. It
is said the hand even slapped a bad lit-
tle girl’s mouth one day when she said
naughty things. And another time
the yard when the hand suddenly popped
out of a rose bush and threw a boquet
at the witty one. -
. ——George Hubler, of Rebersburg,
was stricken with paralysis while get-
ing ready to go to the granger picaic
last Thursday morning. He had just
reached the gate when he fell. He is
recovering.
——The Jersey Shore town council
and ‘school board has exonerated the
Beech Creek R. R. Co. for all taxes in
| excess of a $25,000 valuation for the
years 1895, 96 and ’97. This was done
to keep the rail-road shops in that place
the company having threatened to
move on account of high taxes.
PHILIPSBURG ENJOYS A SENSATION.
—A town is not to be envied much for
baving been the scene of such a fracas
as that which occurred in a Philipsburg
hotel, 1ast Friday evening, but then
such things will happen and the people
of Philipsburg enjoy them just as much
as any others could. In speaking of it
Saturday’s Journal says:
“The quiet prevailing in our city for
some time was broken last evening by a
lively sensation which occurred at the
Coal Exchange hot: A young man
by the name of Barnes, who resides in
Altoons, it seems was an old lover of
the present wife of Dr. Winters, a
young Osceola dentist. - Yesterday
young Barnes made his appearance in
Osceola, and quietly induced Mrs. Win-
ters to come to Philipsburg. They
reached here yesterday about 11 o’clock,
and registered at the Coal Exchange as
a Mr. Williams and wife of Pittsburg.
They were assigned to a room, and ate
dinner and supper together unmolested.
About 7 o'clock the. husband of the
young woman, Dr” Whnters, who had
in the meantime gotten an inkling of
the affair, came here from Osceola arm-
ed with a cowhide and proceeded to the
Coal Exchange, where he learned the
runaways were stopping. Finding the
number of the room, he went thither in
haste and discovering them began at
once to vigorously use the cowhide on
the man who dared steal his wife's affec-
tions. He got in about eleven strokes,
when a blow from Barnes landed on the
dentist's nose mashing it badly. Win-
ters retaliated by stabbing Barnes with
a pair of dentists forceps near the shoul-
der, but in the scuffle was himself also,
badly hurt by the forceps penetrating
near the thumb. Young Barnes finally
managed to make his escape, and by
this time is presumably in other parts.
Dr. Winters remained in town all night
with his wife, taking her back to Oscela
this morning.
The parties concerned are all young
people. Dr. Winters is naturally very
much incensed to think that Barnes
would attempt to steal his wife’s affec-
tions, and to mar his domestic life. He
will more than likely put officers on the
track of Barnes and have hit punished.
FosTER'S Long TALE ON THE
WEATHER :(—¢‘My last bulletin gave
forecasts of the storm wave to cross the
continent from the 20th to 24th. This
| will be a very severe storm in and east
of tha Mississippi valley from about 21st
to 24th, and about the same time dan-
gerous storms will occur on the Pacific
ocean, Atlantic ocean, in southern
Europe, middle Asia; East India islands
and West India islands.
During the previous week tropical
hurricanes will have organized in the
southern parts of the north Pacific and
the north Atlantic, and from 21st to
24th, including these days. all voyages
by lake and ocean should be avoided.
The exact location of these destructive
storms cannot now be stated, and the
best information now possible iz the
dates within which everybody should be
on the lookout for destructive tropical
hurricanes.
I have repeatedly given warning of
five great storm periods for this year,
three of which will be near Sept. 2lst,
Oct 16th, and Nov. 14th. These are
also great earthquake periods.
The next storm wave will reach the
Pacific coast about Sept. 24th, cross the
west of Rockies country by close of 25th
great central valleys 26th and 28th and
eastern States 29th. Following this dis-
turbance the cool wave will bring un-
usually low temperature, lower in the
eastern than in the western States, and
the cool wave rainfall will be considera-
bly above the average.
Close observers will have noticed that
rains occur in front of both the cool and
the warm waves, and that rains usually
occur about one day before or one day
after the dates of my storm waves. The
crest of the warm wave is expected near
. the storm wave dates, while rainfall oc-
curs near the changes from cool to warm
or warm to cool. The storm wave date
is taken as the guide as to all other
weather changes, and as this event is
earlier or later, so will the other changes
occur.
Warm wave will cross the west ot the
Rockies country about the 24th, great
central valley 26th, eastern States 28th.
Cool wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about 27th, great central
valleys 80th, eastern States Oct 1st. ~
Killing frosts in the corn belt and
northern portions of the cotton belt will
accompany the cool wave of 27th to
Oct. 1st. A general forecast of October
weather will be given in my next bulle-
tin. That month will be full of impor-
tant weather events.’
PoruLAR “JOHNNY” ROUNDTREE
Has aA LiviNe DouBLE.—Nearly every
body in Bellefonte knows or has heard
of jovial “Johnny” Roundtree, who
keeps a grocery store out on Willow-
bank street, but few, perhaps, know -
that there is just such another fellow in
the world and he lives no further away
than Lewistown. He is “Johnny's
twin brother and the two lnok so much
a like that many funny incidents have
arisen because of it.
In speaking about these men, in a re-
cent issue, the Baltimore American had
the following amusing story to relate :
Mr. H. C. Rountree, a merchant at
No. 119 Commerce street, has two
brothers so much alike that the mem-
bers of their own family cannot tell
them apart. They are named John
and William Rountree, and are broth-
ers of Mr. H. C. Rountree. They are
twins, and are now 50 years old.
They were born in this city, and were
so much alike, both in appearance, dis-
position and manner of speech, that
their own parents were compelled to
tie pieces of blue and red ribbon on their
clothing to distinguish them apart.
The similarity of the boys was so
marked that it proved a continual
source ot merriment to their relatives
and friends. At times the boys would
exchange ribbons, but one day during
this disguise William got a thrashing
in mistake for something John had
done. This put an end to that kind of
thing.
When the boys grew to manhood
the resemblance remained the same.
They dressed alike and even sprouted
the same kind of mustaches. Both
secured positions in the same store,
but the manager could nottell them
apart, 80 William sought employment
in a drug store and Jobn learned to
dispense articles in a notion house.
Eighteen years ago both of them
left this city. William went to
Lewistown, Pa., and opened a
grocery store, while John went
to Bellefonte, Pa., and did the same
thing. The places are in adjoining
counties, and to the residents they are
a human enigma even to this day.
About a year ago William was ap-
pointed chairman of the Democratic
county committee, and when the ‘gkin-
ners’ wanted anything from the price
of a drink to a bank note, they were
switched about from William to John
and. from John to William until all
patience was exhausted. Some time
ago the brothers came to this city and
visited Mr. H. C. Rountree at his store.
He had some friends there at the time,
and wagered with one of them that he
could not tell them apart. They were
dressed exactly alike, except that one
wore a straw hat and the other a derby.
Mr. Rountree took them to the rear of
the store, changed their hats and
marched them back to the office. The
friend picked the wrong one, and Mr.
Rountree won the wager.
The funny things have not always
happened out of Bellefonte, either, for
everytime the Lewistown twin comes
over here to visit something ridiculous
is the out-come. It was not very long
ago that hé was here and in going back
and forth from the home of his brother
to the other parts of town he was com-
pelled to pass ‘‘Billy’’ Storm’s barber
shop. Now the tonsorial artist and the
grocer here have always been grea!
friends, but the former did not know
that there were twin Roundtrees and
when he saw William going back and
forth, repeatedly, without saluting him,
in the hearty way that “‘Johnny’’ is ac-
customed todo, he thought his old
neighbor had become angered at some-
thing. In this state of wonderment he
hunted up “Johnny” at his store, when
they both laughed heartily over the
joke.
Another time business was so brisk at
the grocery that the owner did not have
time to go to the bank with his usual de-
posit so he handed the book to hif
brother and started him off. Arriving
at the bank William handed it to the
receiving teller, whereupon he was told
that he had forgotten to endorse the
checks, go rather than walk away down
town he just inscribed ‘‘Johnny’s’
name on the back of them and they
were soon credited to the proper person.
But that didn’t end it; the bank cashier
called him over ta his window and be-
gan talking about this that and the
other thing until William realized that
he was being taken for his brother. He
didn’t say anything about it and en-
joyed the conversation immensely, all
the while the banker thought himself
in conversation with the man to whom
he sells flour and feed nearly every day.
There are many other little stories of
this sort that we haven’t time to relate
just now, but you would be surprised to
know that postmaster Harry Warfel, of
Philipsburg, looks so much like the
twin Roundtrees that every time he
comes over here he has a great time ex-
plaining to the many that accost him—
“You are mistaken sir, I am not Mr.
Roundtree.
——Tomorrow, Saturday, at 2 o’clock,
the personal effects of the late Dr. R.
L. Dartt will be sold at public sale at
his residence on Allegheny street. Two
four year old driving horses, mated and
well broken to single and double driving.
Two three year old driving horses, a
comfortable and modern carriage,
buggy, harness, a good cow, household
furniture of all kinds, books and book-
cases, will all be sold, as Mrs. Dartt is
going to Wellsboro to make her home
for a year with Mr. Dartt, the doctor’s
father.
—Do you read the WATCHMAN,