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“place to have it done.
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Bemooratic falcon.
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
3eliefonte, Pa., Dec. 13,1895.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Ebpiror.
How the Colored Vote is to be Fixed.
The following we clip from the
Press reports of Monday last of the
doings of the Republican national com-
mittee at Washingion and has refer-
ence to the treatment that is promised
the colored delegates who attend the
Republican nationai convention:
The St. Louiz delegation held a meeting
during the forenoon and authorized Samuel
Kennard, the head of the Business Men's
Association, of St. Louis, to announce au-
thoritatively that colored delegates to the
National convention would receive exactly
the same accommodations, facilities and treat-
mentat the hotels and public places as white
delegates.
And this is all they'll get—a
chavce to eat in the same hotel and
guzzle whiskey at the same bar that
their white Republican brothers io.
Then they will be left to pay their own
bills and be expected to go home and
vote for whomsoever the Republicavs
tell them to.
It bas been go ever since the colored
citizen became a voter. Before the
election be is patted, and promised
and played with until he really thinks
that the Republican managers mean
what they gay and that he is going to
get a share of the political “loaves and
fishes" that go to the faithful of that
party. After each election he finds
out bis mistake.
With the single exception of the ap-
pointment of Freperick DouvcLass,
years ago, to the position of recorder
of deeds for Washington city, and in a
few instances: in which the colored vot-
ers of the South took matters into their
own hands and elected representatives
of their own race to the state Legisla-
ture and Congress, no colored man has
received either recognition or support
from the Republican party.
While the colored vote, as cast, in
the State of New York, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Dela-
ware, Maryland, New Jersey, aud at
times in Pennsylvauia, has been suffi-
cient to make the Republican majori-
ties in those Stateg, not a single col-
ored man has ever been elected to, or
even been nominated for, any posi-
tion of honor or profit in any of them
by that party. r
Tt is but two weeks since a highly
respectable, intelligent and eloquent
colored divine solicited the doubtiul
honor, though possible christian duty,
cf praying for the Republican Congress
at Washington, at the opening of its
daily session. It was a small favor.
He was fully qualified and entirely de-
serving ; but with 2ll the Republican
majority in that body ke received but
TWO votes.
To-day with overwhelming Republi-
can majorities in every State in the
North, not a single colored citizen can
be found 10 public place or public of-
fice, except one elected to the honora-
ble position of judge as the Demo-
cratic candidate and by the Demo-
cratic voters of the city of Albany,
New York.
Now that a Republican national
convention ig to be held and a presi-
dential election .is at hand, at which
Republican success will be in doubt
without the aid of the colored voters
they are graciously offered the privilege
of eating in the same house and drink-
ing at the same bar with the white
Republican voters, during the meeting
of the convention, provided they pay
their own bills!
What magnanimity on the part of
the Republican bosses !
What an inducement for respecta-
ble, independent and intelligent colored
men to stick to that party !
A TAS SRST RIS
Forgot Their Friends.
The Republican national commit.
tee that met in Washington, on Tues-
day last, to fix the time and place for
holding the presidential convention of
that party, didn't forget to send a tele-
gram congratulating Governor Brap-
LEY on the ‘splendid Republican vic
tory that has been achieved in Ken-
It failed, however, to rejoice
the hearts of others equally entitled to
a share of whatever glory comes with
that “victory.” A copy of it should
have been forwarded toa number of
eminent men who occupy high official
positions in Washington as well as to
the Democratic leaders in Kentugky
who sold their political birthright for
the miserable mees of financial pottage
they are sure to get from the Republi.
can party. When credit for the result
of the;election down in the blue-grass
regions was to be handed round, the
fellows who did so much to bring it
about should not have been forgotten
: cs EEE »———————
Plain Tales for Sportsmen. Low Rates to Washington, D. C.
‘Every true sporisman loves to recount | Special Ten-Day Excursion via. Pennsylvania
adventures he has had in the chase and | Railroad.
while tales told about the glowing fire |
?,
nn a in — nt ton is one of the most interesting cities
es ite I happening about | 10 the world, it seems almost as if one
us and of which we have such positive | Were neglecting a principal duty of citi-
proof that we invariably listen to all : zeoship by failing to visit the “Na-
with a certain ear of credulity. tion's Capital. More apparent does
People who are good listeners are said this become when taking into consid-
to have a greater accomplishment than | ation the small expense attached to
those who are good talkers. However | such a trip, and the ease and comfort
your opinion might differ and so that | with which it can be made by partici-
such a question will not arise we will | pating in the Pennsylvania Railroad
ask you neither to tell, nor listen, but | Company’s special ten-day excursion
simply to read. i leaving Pittsburg December 26, 1895.
| Excursion tickets, good within ten
On Friday of last week James Col- | % 8
linge, who is an engineer on the S. and ; eo and Jeriiing i ur oye he
C. railroad, had a very remarkable ex- | ;>2/\!More in either direction within
perience while on his return trip from limit, will be sold at rates quoted be-
Karthause. He saw a deer climbing low, good for vee on date above named
the rail-road embankment, just ahead of | 00 all Lrams except the Pennsylvania
his engine, ard realizing that it was go. | Limited. Special train of parlor and
ing to cross the tracks ahead of tke train | day coaches will be ruu on the follow.
ho regulated the speed to as to strike it | ing schedule :—
the instant it jumped onto the track. |
Apart from the fact that Washing-
Rate train leaves
He succeeded in knocking it off into the any eel) » 200.
3 0 i ellwoo vs 5 2.
ditch where the trainmen pounced upon Biol aa 735 Joo AM
it and soon had it stuck. They then | Clearfield. 7 2 9. 31A. M
divided the carcass among the crew. Philipsbur 92 Inte
— Osceola..... 7 25 ru
5 as on 25 2.22P.
Harry Shirk, a stout lad who lives sry iz he 7
three or four miles distant from Centre | Washington, Arrive.. 7.30 “
*Stop for dinner.
* Return coupons good on any regular
train within the limit, except the Penn-
| 8ylvania Limited.
Tickets on sale in Pittsburg, at Un-
ion Ticket Office, Fifth Avenue and
Smithfield Street, and Union Station,
and at all stations mentioned above,
For full information apply to Thomas
E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western
District, 110 Fifth Avenue. Pittsburg.
Hall and does & boy’s work on his fath-
er’s farm, is the hero of that . particular
locality just now. Though he did not
have quite as thrilling an encounter as
Newton Stover, the Aaronsburg boy
who caught a deer several weeks ago
with his hands, yet the story of how he
captured a large doe, last week, is note-
worthy.
Young Shirk saw a deer in a field,
not far from his home, and noticing
that it seemed tired he called his dog
and started after it. They soon over-
took the game and the dog promptly |
"made the attack. While it was doing its
best the deer was gradually walking |
away from it, whereupon the boy threw
himself on it. Both fell to the ground
where Harry held the deer until his
brother Charles heard him calling for
help and went to his assistance. To-
gether they took their prey home and
have it penned up now. The boys
think of starting a menagerie with thair
new found “anemile.” !
Christmas and New Year Holiday Rates
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
For the Christmas and New Year
holidays the Pennsylvania railroad
company will place on sale excursion
tickets between stations on its system
east of and including Pittsburg and
Erie and west of Elizabeth and Sea
Girt (except between the cities ot Phila-
delphia and Trenton proper), at reduced
rates. The tickets will be sold and
good going Dec. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and
31, 1895, and January 1, 1896, and
will be good for return passage until
January 7, 1896, inclusive.
A party of hunters from the anthra-
cite coal regions arrived in this county,
on Monday of last week, and after pro-
curing old Wm, Resides, the one armed
mountaineer of Julian, us guide they
started for the head-waters of Beech
Creek, where they camped for a week.
The party was made up of A. F. Martz
and W. W. Hanly, of Berwick; N.
W. Martz, of Wilkesbarre, A. B.. and
Charley Hall, of Unionville, and Bill
Resides, of Julian. They had quite an
eventful trip as they procured a bear,
after an exciting chase on Rock run.
Among the other game bagged was a
Read the “WATCHMAN.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The final examinations for the
fall term will be held at the Academy
next week, beginning Monday and end-
ing Thursday. All friends and patrons
of the school are invited to attend
them.
large Jack rabbit. Only a few of a
this species of hare have ever —v
been killed in Centre county. They lady's 3 ou oy os an
are remarkable for their abnormally
long legs and ears and are such an
unusual sight in this section that we re-
call a story of a man, who was then
visiting his girl near Snow Shoe, com-
ing across one, on his way home, one
night, and he was so badly frightened’
that he never returned to see her. He
was a Bellefonte fellow too.
Six wild turkeys—with ‘suspicions on
the wild—were in the hampers when
the party arrived here, Monday, on their
way home. They reported to have shot
them out of a flock of forty. Ofcourse
we did’nt dispute this—but we thought
a heap.
Thers seemed to be but one regret
among them and that was that they had
missed a mighty buck that had passed
them at a distance of 125 yards. Of
course, as Bill said, ‘‘it was goin’ like
greased lightin’ through a huckleberry
bush’ it casts no reflection on their
sporting blood that they missed it. On
the #Q. T.” Bill said it was the same
buck he had seen first in 78. He fig-
ured it out this way :
“One evening I was pullin up the
draft to the old Philipsburg pike, from
Benner run. I bad just been out saltin
up & few licks, when a rattlin in the
brush beside the road stopped me. I
looked in where the noise came from
and there was standin as big a buck as
as you pay $4.50 for elsewhera.
——Rev. Clarence Brady, of Milroy,
Ind., a native of Beech Creek, Clinton
county, is home on a visit. He will re-
main in this section until after his mar-
riage to Miss Lizzie Abbott, of Eagle-
ville, when they will return to the
west.
—You ‘can “buy an $8, elegantly
trimmed, heavy cloth lady’s cape for $6
at Lyon & Co's.
——Mr. James Whittaker was se-
works yesterday morning. He was un-
der a car, repairing it, when an engine
ran out of the cinder pit and struck it,
dragging the unfortunate man for some
distance before his cries stopped the
engine. He was considerably cut and
bruised about the head and shoulders,
but no bones were broken. :
MARRIAGE LicENses.—Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by
orphans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumber-
ger, during the past week :
I everseen. You know it was out of | S. Royer and Flora M. Miller, both
season, but I just had my gun along of Miilheim.
fur company and then and there made Thomss E. 'Jodon and Lettie M
up my mind to shoot him. I was pow-
erful mad to find that I didn’t have a
bullet left, from shootin mark with
some fellows down at the mouth of the
run, but I remembered that I’d saved
some cherry seeds out of the pie I
eat for lunch. It didn’t take no time to
ram a handful down and blaze away.”
‘Well, you'd ought to seen that buck
shake his tail and fly.”
“Five years after that, in ’83, you know
that was when they was lumberin
down on the run, I was goin up that
road about the same time in the even-
ing, never thinkin about anything when
I suddently heerd something like a bell
tinklin. It came nearer and nearer
until the funniest thing I ever seen was
right afore my eyes.”
“There was that same old buck that
I'd shot the load of cherry seeds into
five years before. And what do you
think ? There was a cherry tree grow-
ing right out between his horns and a
little boy was up it a pickin cherries
and it was his bucket, bobbin round on
Smeltzer, both of Spring township.
Wm. P. Hall and Lizzie Brown, both
of Mount Eagle. 3
Harry C. Bubb, of Williamsport, and
Anna M. Hays, of Ashton, Mo.
William Heller, of Curwensville, and
Emma Simmons, of Philipsburg.
Thomas W. Aschroft, of Gearharts-
ville and Hannah Smith, of Philipsburg.
——Another new lot of boucle and
plain cloth ladies coats at Lyon & Co’s.
CrosiNg EXERCISES AT THE Him
Scunoor.—The Senior class of the Belle.
forte High school will entertain the
public with orations and music this
afternoon. The exercises will begin at
two o'clock. All are cordially invited
to attend. The following is the pro-
grame for the afternoon :
On account of the Christmas and Miss MYRTLE Loscacke,
New Year holidays, the Central rail. | Oration,
road of Penn'a., will sell special ex- Music,
cursion tickets from Bellefonte and lo- Oration,
cal stations to New York, Philadel-
phia and intermediate points; also to Oration,
stations on the Beech Creek and Buffa-
. _ ._ Command of your Past.
Mr. J. WiLLta Knox.
What say the Bells,
. _. Building the Bridge.
Miss Bess Orris.
. . . The Search for Truth.
Miss BLANCHE UNDERWOOD.
—=If you want printing of any dis-
ription the WATCHMAN office is the |
—+eember18th to January Tth, 1896.—2t.
The World's a Stage.
lo, Rochester & Pittsburg R. R. Oration, Mr. Janrs Wricnr.
These tickets will be on sale from De- Music,
Remarks,
Selection.
1 THE LAST DAYs OF COURT. ~~Phe fol:
riously injured at the Valentine iron .
the limbs, that made that noiselike a bell | Music, . . . . Landing of the Pilgrims;
tinklin. Invocation, . . . Rev. Gearhart ;
: — pit Music, . Christmas Bells.
Jule Barnot and Peter Coudriet, two | Oration, Miss Pain Foire of the Caar. |
Clearfield county hunters, shot at a doe, : 2 es
: Oration, . .}>w. 's Life's Stream:
one day last week, and were surprised Mz. T. B. Hasartox, Rr
to find they bad killed two fawns Mush, The Land of my Love,
which they had not seen. The ball Oration, . Instinet
( H . rl. ;
went clear through the mother and wv Miss Kare BENNER.
killed both the fawns that were behind Oration, . The Pleasures of Education
ber and broadside to the hunters. The : Miss Maver Faust.
doe was not mortally wounded and es- | Oration, : yo ‘True Greatness.
caped Mz. WiLLts IsHLER.
> Music, My Own Native Land.
———————— Oration, ath p, Alexander Hamilton.
; 4 MISS ARY LLAMBERT.
Hollday Excursion Rates. | Oration, Books as Helpers.
lowing is a summary of the work done
by the court on Friday and Saturday of
last week. The case in which an insur-
ance company was ordered to pay the
full face value of a policy on which it
had allowed over insurance will: be an
interesting one to many of our readers
‘Daniel Baney vs George Sheesley.
Suit grew out of a writ of replevin tak-
-en out: by prosecutor to.'recover a saw
mill property in Penn township which
défendant had taken on a levy from
Wm. Sheesley. Baney also had a claim
against Wm. Sheesley but defendant
procured an execution before be could
act and he sued George Sheesley to. re-
cover. Verdict for defendant. .
Bunnell & Aikens vs B.'P. Schwartz
and Mary E. Schwartz. Prosecutors
claimed a piece of land in possession of
defendants, Verdict for defendants...
Theodore Fetzer vs Wm. Shawley.
Defendant was tax collector in Boggs
township for '91-'92 and '93 and arrest-
ed Fetzer. for non-payment. of taxes.
The latter claimed to have paid taxes in
Lycoming county, where "he was work- |
ing at the time, and later showed two |
receipts for taxes paid in’92. One of
these receipts was made to do for 934
but the jury discovered the change in
the dates and returned a verdict for
Shawley whom Fetzer had had arrested
for false imprisonment. =~
the Hardford Fire Insurance. Co., of
Hartford Conn. a verdict was rendered
that will bea cause of general satisfac.
| tion throughout the country. Prosecu-
tor had sued to recover the face value of
a policy ot $1,200.00 on property that
was entirely destroyed by. fire. in 1893.
The defendant company had refused to
pay, on the ground of over-insurance
and kad appraisers appointed to set a
value on the property. Though they
reported the property to have been
worth only about half the amoynt it was
insured for the jury returned a verdict
for almost the entire claim. The policy
had been $700 on the house and $500 on
the furniture. Of the latter an organ, a
range and several other articles were
saved. Their value was deducted and
There was satisfaction in this verdict to
‘insured in all parts. An insurance
company that over insures and ‘takes
premiums on such policies has the right
to pay the full amount they have re-
jcoived pay for. As long as they over
Vinsure they put a premium on dishones-
i ty and when they are parties to such ne-
{ farious business they should be made
suffer.
When court convened Saturday
| morning the habeas corpus proceedings
were heard in the case of Ed Fraval, J.
C. Fraval and Mary Wolf, wife of
Sampson Wolf, accused of setting a
stave and head mill, owned by N. W,
Ream, near Hublersburg, on fire, were
heard. There wasn’t much evidence
brought out at the hearing, but it is
| said that defendants set the property on
fire in retaliation for the proprietors at-
tempting to drive Mary Wolf away
from the shanty. She had deserted her
husband to go and keep shanty for the
Fravals. The trio was committed in de-
fault of $600 bail each.
In the case of Frank Hoffman, charged
with the desertion and non-support of
his wife, Laura Hoffman, the court di-
rected him to pay her $10 per month
alimony, costs of prosecution and enter
into recegnizance in the sum of $300 for
the proper fulfillment of the sentence.
Hoffman is an employee of the Standard
scale works, in this place, and his fath-
er and James Schofield went on his
bond. Mrs. Hoftman is the adopted
daughter of Israel Kauffman.
In the case of John Ammerman,
charged with desertion of his 9 year old
boy, John. The sentence was that he
pay $1 per week to the overseers of
Spring township, as maintenance, costs
and give a bond of $100. In default of
a proper compliance with the sentence
he was committed.
In the case of John Johnsen, of
Milesburg, accused of default in a con-
tract to indemnify Martha Crossmire for
a child born to her, after having entered
into such a contract, he set up the claim
that he never had ‘had anything to do
with the girl. He was convicted then of
fornication and bastardy and the usual
‘sentence imposed. Johnson went to jail.
Mr Foster Says THIS KIND OF
WEATHER. ~My last bulletin gave
forecasts of the storm wave to cross the
, continent from ‘10th to 14th, and the
next will reach the Pacific coast about
16th, cross the west of Rockies country
by close of 16th, great central vallays
from 17th to 19th, eastern States 25th.
This disturbance will strike the Pacific
coast farther south than ususl, and its
path will lie through the southern
States, ‘causing colder weather then the
average for the month. Most of the
precipitation from this disturbance will
I be in the form of snow and sleét, and
| 800W line will be unusually far south.
| The storm wave will eross the west of
Rockies country abouth 15th, great
, central valleys 17th, eastern States 19th.
| Cool wave will cross the west of Rockies
"country about 18th, great central val-
léys 20th, eastern States 22nd. Ten
days or more of continued cold weather
| of the lecture.
In the case of Martha E.. Oswalt vs |
a verdict for $1005.62 was returned. |
“Mrs. Wm. Young, of Pine Grove
Mills, passed through this place, last
Thursday morning, on her way to visit
friends at Howard. Though 86 years
old it was the first time she bad ever
seen a railroad or; a train of cars. The
with travel |
old lady was quite tickled
@ la the iron horse.
For THE GoLD BuGs.—An interest-
ing lecture, illustrated, on ‘the silver
question,” will be delivered here on the
evening of Jan. 6th by Theo. C. Knauf,
of Philadelphia. The lecture will be
free to everyone yet tickets of admission
will have to be procured from John
Blanchard Esq., who will have charge
It will be given in the
court house under the direction of the
sound money league of Pennsylvania.
While opinions differ very materially
on ‘the money question it is highly de.
sirable that everyone interested on either
side should hear this lecture. . Mr.
Knauff is spoken.of as being one of the
most forcible exponents of: the yellow
metal.and whether you are in sympathy
with gold or silver you should hear him.
Such questions. are only intelligibly
settled after an intelligent study of the
whole question." Bigots or fiarrow mind-
ed fanatics will never be able to get to-
gether ‘for a common good, so it re-
mains for the public to make a full
study for future adjustinent. -
——The largest assortment of men’s
dress overcoats, that can be found in the
State, from $3.50 to $18 a piece, at Lyon
Cos.
Two GooD ATTRACTIONS FoR IN-
STITUTE.— Besides the strong force of
regular instructors who have been pro-
cured to" entertain during the institute
.next week two attractions of exceptional
merit are being advertised.
On Wednesday evening, Dec. 18th,
Byron W. King, A. M., Ph D., actors
author and lecturer, will appear at the
court house in Shakespearean readings
aod elocutionary productions. The
Mansfield, Ohio, Herald says :
“His work in the Wooster University
has created a great amount of enthusi-
asm. At his entertainment, last night,
he’ displayed wonderful ability. He
beld his audience spell-bound.’”” : i
Thursday night, Dec. ‘19th, the New
York male quartet, with Miss Nellie
Nichols, elocutionist. Of this musical
organization we can addno better recom-
mendation than the words of Emma C.
Thursby, one of the most finished
contraltos the world has ever known:
“It gives me great pleasure to add my
commendation to those you have already
received as to the artistic excellence of
the New York male quartet. Their
singing has always given me the great.
est delight when they have sung with
me at my conceris, and I hope, 1n the
nedr future, I may again have that
pleasure.’
Spring Mills.
Mr. Heckman has about completed a very
fine residence containing all the modern im-
provements. The location is very desir-
able, if not somewnat romantic. The dwelling
fronts the picturesque stream called Sinking
Creek, while a short distance from the back
buildings Egg mountain looms up with her
tall pines and sturdy oaks, a scene, by the way
of real rustic grandeur. The entire residence
is painted a pure white, presenting a very,
beautiful and attractive appearance.
Onr Sunday schools are making great prep:
arations for the holidays. If I am rightly in-
formed by some of the managers, the Metho-
dists intend having an unusually interesting
program, something entirely new ; decidedly
recherche. Last year the Methodist had a very
fine entertainment and if they intend to excel
it, their program for the coming holidays will
evidently be interesting. The Réformed
and Union schools are aiso making very
lively preparations, Consequently we well
not lack in entertainments during holiday
week.
Lately several very unsightly sheds have
been demolished, and the rickety old saw
mill, adjoining the large roller mill, is meeting
the same fate. These removals will greatly
improve the appearance of our town, and of
course /enhanca the value of surrounding
properties. Nothing detracts and depreciates
localities like shabby old sheds, dilapidated
stables and broken down or zigzag fences, and
yet how surprising it is, that some people hold
~on to these “old relics,” and, verily weep when
an old weather beaten shed tumbles down
from decay. Is it because they were built by
their grandsires, and they wish to keep them
forever, or what ?
Politics has suddenly loomed up “quite
lively” in our town. We have now four
candidates in the field for constable, all Demo-
crats, and by the time the convention meets,
two months hence, no doubt the number will
be doubled. Reuben Kline, of Penn: Hall, has
been our constable for the last ten or fifteen
years, a sound Democrat and a very faithful
officer. 1t is my opinion he will be the nomi-
nee again, although a young man named
Ream has apparently a strong following, and
may crowd Mr. Kline very uncomfortably.
In this township the Democratic vote is
so in the majority that the Repub-
licans make no nomination, and either en-
dorse the Democratic nominee or allow the
election to go by default. Of course a nomi-
nation is equivaient to an election.
Our merchants report business as being
Things That Have Happened 'at State
College. ;
. Miss Hélen H. Atherton has returned from
Wellesley. ay
Mr. E. Wilt, wife and sister of Salona, are
visiting E. 8. Bartholemew. "ti
Dr. Thos. O. Glenn has just returned .from
a business trip to Loraine, Ohio.
H. Y. Sowers is under the weather with a
stiff back, but is now improving.
College librarian Miss Helen M. Bradley
has gone to Massachusetts on a short visit.
Mr. Henry Snyder, of Blanchard, spent a
few days with his son-in-law Chas. H. Foster
this week.
Qur farmers are many of them still hauling
water. It isto be earnestly hoped that we
shallhave a good, generous rain before the
winter sets in.
Lemont Lodge 717, I. 0. O. F. conferred the
initiatory degree on two candidates, on
last Thursday night, their exemplification
of the work was fine. :
Mr. William Foster, of Philadelphia, came
up from the city a, day or so ago. Dividends
from the State College Water Co. principally
claimed his attention,
The Sophomores beat the Freshman 36-0 in
the class championship game, on Saturday
afternoon last. Class feeling ran high,
but the Fresher's were strictly ‘no in it.”
We were glad to learn that the Thompson
lot has been purchased by the Lutherans who
expect {o erect a fine church. May their
efforts be crowned with the highest success.
Dr. B. T. Strunk, who has been visiting his
brother C.' B, Strunk, has returned to Utah:
ville, Pa., to resume his medical practice, from
which he bas been away for some time visiting
In N. Y. and Central Penna. : :
Abram F. Markle, our friend of ihe cleaver,
met with sn accident while helping te raise an
ice-house. Part of the frame fell: on
him crushing him quite severely, but with
true grit he went on as usual with his duties.
It looks as if Sup't. Thomas means business.
He has offered $25 reward for information in
regard to the trespassers who greased the rail-
road track lately. It is hoped by owr citi-
zens, generally, that they will be apprehende.
and severely dealt with. ’
One of our’ subscriver friends, who by the
way is well fixed owning three or four farms,
sent a remittance on subscription account to
‘a certain editor down the valley and not hear-
ing from him promptly sent him a notice that,
‘“brot him to a realizing sense of his duties.”
W.S.N.E.
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Pine Grove Mention.
At one o'clock next Saturday George
Eckel’s personal effects will be sold at
public sale. ? , :
County Superintendent Gramley in-
spected our schools last week, Although
-altogether unexpected, he found them al
in a prosperous condition.
LL Mr. A, S. Walker, delegate from Leonard
Grange, is this week performing the func-
tions of his office atthe State Grange
meeting at the Lumber City.
Mrs. Mary wife of George Kustaborder, |
has been seriously ill with scrofulous
trouble for some time. She is now im-
proving slowly but we trust surely.
Andy Tate is being congratulated on
number three. As we have a foundness
for helping out pater families we would
suggest naming .the new boy Andrew
Jackson Tate.
Mr.Owen Mothersbangh so far is entitled
to the belt for big porkers in and around
Boalsburg. Last week he butchered four
hogs that weighed 16161bs. Ferguson is
still ahead.
Rev. Guyer is holding both night and
day meetings in conducting his revivals.
Much interest is manifiested and not only
among the Methodists but throughout his
circuit there is a strong religious move.
ment which so far has been very bene,
ficial in saving sinners and arousing
Christians.
Mrs. Jennie Stewart aid Mrs. Olie
Bowersox came down from the Mountain
City to participate in an old fashioned
butchering at the parental home of G.
W. McWilliams. They were welcomed so
cordially and given such a donation to
<carry home with them that they will
likely come again soon.
Mr. Edward Musser, Superintendent of
the Cyenbrick Coal Company at Barns-
borough, Pa, spent several days recently
at his father, Samuel Musser’s home in
Tadpole. Four years ago Ed. went fourth
& penniless boy accepting the responsible
position with some reluctance ; but en-
dowed with pluck and energy success has
crowned his efforts and today he isa
Wanamaker in the town as well as gen- '
eral superintendent of oné of the largest
coal companies in that section.
Rev. W. C. Dunlop is giving his atten-
tion to their first born Harold Foster, wh
is now several weeks old. After a pas-
torate of eighteen months at Duncannon
the young divine will preach his farewell
sermon next Sunday, as he has accepted
a call to 8t. Joe in Indiana where he will
minister to two congregations. Rev.
Dunlop fs ‘a good talker as well as a
social genial man. He has the WaTcm-
MAN'S best wishes for his success in his
new fleld of labor. ii
On the evening of the 7th, a very pleas-
ant party was giyem at the home of W.
H. Goss, near town in honor of his oldest
son, Samuel Erheart’s twenty first birth-
day. The young man was decoyed from
home in the afternoon and as he was re_
turning he remarked to his chum ‘this ig .
my birthday, but for goodness sake don’t
tell any one.’ His surprise can be imagin-
ed as he found the house Tull of jolly young
people bent on having a good time. Mr, ,
and Mrs. Goss’ hospitality was thorough
ly enjoyed and appreciated but it took
some time for the young man to recover
his ease and naturalness. He received
many pretty presents and the guests all
declared they had an “elegant” time.
In our last letter we neglected to note
quite lively. Of course, they say, the margin
in potatoes, apples and meat is rather small,
but move they must. They question the
policy of waiting for better prices. Half the
to be an absolute drug, everybody is stocked
with them, and the market completely glut-
ted. C.P. Long, our lively merchant, has
handled over 12,000 bushels this season, and
some 6,000 bushels of apples. By the way
visit to the city, where he has been for the last
ten days replenishing stock, and m aking se-
lections in holiday goods ecte., for his large
establishment here, and also for his store at
State College.
men are running through our town, home"
ward bound for the holidays. They all report
will follow this cold wave.”
business very fair, some lines especially good.
time they are never realized. Potatoes seem |
Mr. Long has just returned from his third |
Quite a number of commercial !
| the death of an aged woman Sabrina
| Scholl, which occurred at Rock Springs,
| at the home of her son in-law T. A. Frank
| Nov. 26th, of sciatica. Her death was a
| shock to her friends tor although she had
| been a sufferer unable to walk for years it
was thought she would live for sometime.
| She was born in: Northampton, Co., Jan,
| 15th, 1832, and came to Centre county with
her father’s family away back in the
forties. In her girlhood days she attend-
ed instructions under Rev. Fisher and she
‘joined the Reformed church which she
| attended until her death. Mrs. Thomas
! A. Frank, her only daughter kindly ad-
ministered to her wants, during her de.
‘ clining years. MKuneral services on ‘the
28th, inst.. Rev. Ermintrout gffeisting,
Interment was made in the Greysville
cemetrey.