Ir Was StraNgE.— Wednesday's Lock Haven Democrat tells the follow- ing rather singularstory of the sudden illness of five people in the same locality, with the same disease. . “A number of persons being stricken with paralysis within a short time in Wayne township has somewhat startled the residents of that locality. During Monday night George and John Wil son, brothers, and their sister, Mrs. Thap, were all stricken with the dis- ease. They sre among the oldest residents in that township. During the same night John Taylor, a fireman on the railroad at Pine Station, and Jona- than Bierly, were algo reized with at- tacks of vertigo and were ill for several hours. These cases of illness all occur- red during the same night, and all re- cide within a few miles of each other.” ORrGANIST MEYER'S Success.—The service of song that had beer ennounced for the Presbyterian cburch, last Sun- day night, attracted a large congrega- tion to hear the result of organist Wm. T. Meyer's efforts at sacred entertain- ment. The service was purely one of gong, with the bare exception that Rev. Dr. Laurie, the pastor, epoke for a few moments—more by way cf explanation than anything else—on the text ‘‘sing unto the Lord a new song.” The reg- ular double quartet choir of the church, made up by Mrs. J. OC. Meyer, Misses Butts, Dorworth, and McKibben and Messrs J. C. Meyer, Rutt, Laurie and McCalmont, was strengthened by the addition of Hard P. Harris, tenor, The choral selections were quite delight- ful and showed considerable training, but the most appreciated numbers were the duetts of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mayer, in which they sang Lansing’s*‘Guide me O’ Thou Great Jehovah’ and Miss Butts’ and Mr. Harris” rendition of “‘Savior Breath an Evening Blessing.” The soprano solo ‘‘the Good Shepherd’ by Miss Whitley, of Mifflinburg, afford- ed an opportunity of showing off a cul- tivated and sweet voice that would charm audiences everywhere if it . possessed no other than its fine enunciative power. ‘While the singers all received their meed of praise the organist was the bright particular star throughout the entire service. Heo seemed to have lost all thought of self in his effort to show the voices at their best and overcame the failing of so many organiets, that of drowning the voices in the accom- paniment. Mr. Meyer wés everything that could have been desired. He sus- tained the choir when it was most need- ed without eclipsing it, and at every op- portunity manipulated the organ in such a way as to emphasize the training and karmony of the voices. Spring Mills. ‘I'he Democratic ticket was pretty generally elected. John Rossman and Jacob McCool, Demo- crats, were elected. P. H. Ruble, Republican, was elected judge of election. This is very unusual in this Democratic Gibralter. Wm. Allison, Republican for school direc- tor, received 188 votes, 100 votes above his party strength, assuring his election by a large majority. The triangular contest here for constable was very interesting, but Reuben Kline, regu- lar Democraf, and present incumbent, was elected by a plurality of 2 votes. A shocking affair occurred in our neighbor- hood on Saturday last, not soon to be forgotten. A son of Josiah Rossman, a lad of 12 years of age, accidently hanged himself in his father’s barn, about half a mile east of Penn cave. The general suppogition is that the lad had gone on the straw mow and thrown a line over the cross piece with the intention of sliding down the strap to the barn floor instead of descending by the stationary ladder. But before he had secured it properly, he evi- dently slipped or stumbling and becoming entangled in the lines which had encircled his neck and shoulders, fell through the floor his weight, of course, hold- ing ites in a vice. His rapid descent was suddenly checked when within a foot or two of the floor, in fact, he was in a kneeling posture when discovered, held there by the lines being tightly drawn around his neck, evident ly haying choked to death. There is quite a _bruise on the right side of the boy's head, which many suppose, and it is very plausible too, that in his fall his head came in contact with the log, or top rail of the frame forming the divisious between the barn floor and the -straw mow, which may have rendered him ins-nsible at once, precluding all possibility of asg'sting himself or making an outcry, which otherwise he might have done. Neith® er of his ‘parents were at home when the shocking accident occurred but had left the farm that afternoon for Spring Mills. Mrs, Rossman stopping at Farmer Mills to visit Mrs. John Hagen, while Mr. Rossman contin. ued his trip here to attend a meeting of the Grangers. The discovery was somewhat sing- ular, the younger brother had been shelling corn to feed the chickens, but his sister im- formed hin that he had hardly a sufficient quantity, and directed him to obtain a couple of ears more. 8he followed him out, and said she had no object in view in doing 80, had no oceasion 11 go out, but only a desire, an incli- nation to ge, and singular too, directed her steps directly to the barn and was horrified and appalled at the sight she beheld. But netwithstanding the terrible shock, she im- mediately mounted the ladder and crawled to the cross piece above and loosened the lines, then hastily descending removed ig from around hisveck and body, aad laid him | gently over on the straw, but o! course the vital spark had fled, A coroner's jury was im pane'ed and a verdict of accidantal death ren- dered, rather an indefinite verdict, as it gives no cause nor reason of death. His remains were interred in the [Union cemetery at i arm- ers Mills, on Wednesday last. The lad is a grandson of John Rossman, a prominent farmer of Brush Valley. The family have a large connection and are well known through- out this section of the county, Port Matilda Pointers There is considerable sickness in this neigh- borhood. Most of it is occasioned by colds. Owing to the illness of your correspondent there were no items from this place last week. W. I. Reeder, Eeq., of Bellefonte, paid our town a visit on election evening. He came up on business. Among the visitors in town are : Miss Mattie Harnish, of Snow Sho Intersection ; Miss Crawford, of Warriorsmark, and Miss Laura Hafer, of Bellefonte. The Knights of the Golden Eagle are going to have an oyster supper in their hall in this place, on Saturday evening. Only the mem- bers of the order and their ladies will be present. Election day here was very quiet and the usual after math of disappointed ones is all that remains to remind one of it. We have only seen ten candidates foy the next election within the past three days. We reported the death of Richard Newman, of Taylor township, in our letter of week be- fore last. Just eight days after his burial his brother Philip, aged 80 years, 10 months and 21 days, was buried at Mt. Pleasant cemetery: David J. Gates, of Halfmoon township, who lives at the foot of Muncy mountairs, at what is known as the Quaker church, has opened a grocery store with a complete stock of goods. He will sell as cheap as any one and solicits a share of trade in that community. Skating is a popular sport with the young ladies and their gallant beaux of this place. We were informed that one of the latter, who is a six footer and whose christian name sounds something like Budd, was spinning slong quite majestically when all of a sudden he was stretched flat on the ice, dragging his fair companion down with him. sm—— Things That Have Happened at State College. Mr. Boyd/A. Musser came vp to the Adulphi and remained over Tuesday. Mr. H. D. Rumbarger, of Acme Oil Co., of Philipsburg, was about fown ou Tuesday. Adelphi fairly out-did itself on Monday eve. ning and everyone present had a royal good time. The line of the proposed borough was run the early part of the week, and it pleased most everyone. The M. E. parsonage was enlivened by a very pleasant social of the Epworth League on I'riday evening. Mr. C. P. Aikens, of Milroy, attended to the interests of Wanamaker and Brown here the early part of the week™ The delinquent road tax people had their memories gently jogged by Wm. Thompson, of Lemont, on Tuesday. Dr. Chas. E. Bimon, of Ealtimore, Md., re turned home on Tuesday after a very pleasan’ visit with his brother-in-law Dr. H. F. Fernald. Mr. R. D. Philips is busy at the Experiment Station conducting tests of agricultural ma- chinery for the Vermont farm machine works. The Rev. James Heaney, of Shamokin, stop- ped in long enough to tell us how finely he is geting along, a fact which we are heartily glad to note. Our over-worked business friend Oliver Glover will take a very much needed vacation in eastern cities. We hope the trip may do him much good. Wm. Foster, of Philadelphia, the man with the pet knee—gave some of tho prcspective city fathers his ideas on borough in general and public schools in particular, the other day. Miss Harriet A. McElwain has returned from a short but very pleasant trip to Chicopee Mass., where she attended the wedding of her gister, Miss Carrie McElwain, to Mr. Ed- ward P. Butts, of Bellefonte. We ere informed that one of our barbers contemplates moving from town, but has not Announcements. The following are the prices charged for an nouncements in this column : Congress $10.00; Assembly $8.00; Sheriff $8.00; Treasurer $8.00; Register $6.00 ; Recorder $5 00; Com- missioners $5.00. All candidates are required to pledge themselves to abide the decision of the Democratic county convention. SHERIFF. : We are authorized to announce W. M. Chronister, of Worth township, a candidaie for the nomination of sheriff, subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. COMMISSIONER. We are authorized to announce Daniel Heckman, of Benner township, a candidate for the nomination for county commissioner, subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. RECORDER. We are authorized to anncunce A. R. Alex- ander, of Penn township Centre Co., Penna., as a candidate for the nomination for Recorder, subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. TREASURER We are avthorized to announce that Frank Bowersox, of Ferguson township, will be a candidate for county treasurer, rubject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. We are authorized to announce Fred Kurtz, of Centre Hal!, a candidate for the nomina- tion of treasurer, subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. New Advertisements. ANTED.—A salesman to sell] Cigars for the Lancaster Cigar Manufacturing Co., for Centre and joining counties. For further information apply to the Company at Lancaster City, Pa. 41.8-3¢ black-smith and a first class carriage No inferior W ANTED.—A first claes carriage painter. Steady employment. workmen need apply. 41 G-4t. L. C. BULLOCK, Milesburg, Pa great sorrow compelled to make this public announcement, that by she advice of the best oculists in this country it becomes necessary for me, owing to increasing dif- fieulty with my eyesight to give up teaching music entirely. After carefully reviewing the situation | have deciaed to devote ali my time to the sale of musical instruments of every de- scription particularly pianos and organs of the best make procurable. Any one wisking to purchase an instrument will save money by calling on me at my room, 28 Crider block, and learning particulars. 41-8-2m MISS 8. OHNMACHT. NNOUNCEMEN I on with OMMISSIONERS SALE OF UN- SEATED LANDS —In pursuance of an Act of Assembly parsed on the 29th day of March, 1824, the commissioners of Centre county will sell at public sale at tho court house, in the horough of Bellefonte on TUESDAY, MARCH 24th, 1896. tre following described tracts of unseated Jand purchased by the county of Centre at Treasurer's sale and which have remained un Tedsemed for the space of five years and up wards. ACRES. PER WARRANTEE. ere, TWP. 120 srsrreess 32100 J. M.ceures airasesans Renner 100 veereenn UDKDOWNL.... ...Benner 397 145.. .Carrcadden, D Boggs 12 63. Curtin, Raland a 400 weeneenn.Carscadden, D. at 433 153 Lewis, David * 50 fee Unknown, . to 433 163. .Rell, Wm. 2 Burnside 433 163 Davidson, Wm. Jr. “ 433 1 Ewing, John...... 14 of 433 163 Ewing, Hannah,. ot { Grey, Wm....... 4 3 Hall, Nancy..... 4 3. Hamilton, Thos. 4 1-6 of 433 163...... Hall, Henry....... 4 .Hall, Washington. » Jackson, Jeremiah ius Wallace, Joseph. 1 Wallace, Jos. J g > Atwood, N. L Atwood, N. L. Brooks, Jesse.. Carscadden. D, .Carscadden, D, Irwin, Robert . Loong, J. Z ... 400 Long,J Z.... 4 as yet taken all his things, W.S.N. E. 158 93 “ 158 93 tt 50 “ 2 304 4 " Pine Grove Mention. 3 150 Haines Mr. and Mrs, Isaac Reish are recove ring | 200 - from an attack of La Grippe, coupled » re {SIG0D Ol . Iris with rheumatism. . 100 Parker, Richard .. “ Mr. Charles and Millie Segner laid their ww : patie, Boker. ¥ " darling boy for ever to rest, last Monday, | jos 63. Brady, Jone... std at the early age of two months. 015 Greep, Joseph... : Mr. Henry Fye is very slowly but, we 2 63 While & Newlernds.. " trust, surely recovering from a long spell | 14 “ of rheumatism that confined him to bed. a “ Jeff Davis Hubler, with his tamily |-231 Huston moved to State College on clection aay. a Liberty Another Democrat for College township. | 1g 120 Marion Rev. Atkens is holding a series of meet. | 41 ingsat Gatesburg this week that are be 3a 18 “ ing well attended and much interest is | 100 te manifested. 2 Miles “Col.” J. W. Stuart, of State College, 200 * was shaking hands on our streets on Tues- 150 » " day. The “Col.” still has a sheriff bee buz. | 44 “ zing in his bonnet. 1 Penn Mr. Samuel Kelley says number three is ' 4 Cowgell, Davis. Potter a girl, and Wm. H. Knarr is doflng a bran 40) Forbes, James.. o new dicer upon the arrival of the first 0 Harton Wn - ° an Pp, Jacob... born—a boy—at his house. 0 Smith, Daniel “ Mrs. C. T Aikens is this week at her oknown..... . ; 340° MO........ Arthur, Ann........ b former home in Hanover, attending the | ys, Tn. John. pe burial of her brother, Clinton J. Gitt, | 200 ...Covenha J " who died very suddenly. Many of our | a Oonenhiae ny . y readers will remember Mr. Gitt's visit her | Jo 137. King’ Robert. ... - several years ugo He was a very pleasant ' 433 123 £t and agreeable gentleman. | i. 1 . Daniel Dreiblebis had rather a frightful 433 © ........ Speer, John..... . experience one day last week while driv | bs 123.ceees Tonner, Jan x” ing a two horse spring wagon. One ofthe ‘433 153... Wertz ary. “ tongue straps broke, frightening the : 15 ...kuartz, John L.. . Spring horses so that they became unmanageable 11 - ays and in the runaway collided with D. M. 4, 31 Snow Shoe Neidigh's buggy. Mr Dretble bis jumped 162 Ga out but his wife was less fortunate. She ig ” fell out ard was dragged some distance 433 3 I « by herclothes, her escape was most mirac® 415 vs , Richard......... - o¢ ulous. | 433 158......... Wharton, Kearoey... * ! 400 «Belly Wm......... ;.s00e.oe 'TAYIOP Last Thursday evening about half.past 60 Beckwith, Clement..... * nine o'clock a fire alarm was sounded on 110 Cowher, James ’ our streets. As the ground was covered ig Darr, Junies . . g 25 Lowden, Chas 8 , With enow the leaping flames made it 433 163 McCommon, Thos 4 light as day for milesaround. At first it MF ekwen, Pi . was thought to be in the lower part of 7a r rey ey “ town but it proved to be Mr Seigel's 15 Merryman, Thos | house, a mile below town, along the i» Monee dames ” : mountain foot, known as the Gen'l. Bea: Thomas, on Ww “ | ver property. Mr. Seigel and family were 119 Thomas, John W. o | visiting triends in town and no one was 3 Williams. Joshua : . in the house at the time of the fire that g3 ) “ evidently caught in the stairway which i Union 0 h v ‘“ _ Drévented geniing Up Stal. A ladder Ackert, Wi.... ...o.... Walker was procured and an entrance made 11] Daigherty@Markarer. st | through an upstairs window but nothing 94 ...Daugherty, Margaret.. 8 | but a trunk and one quilt was saved so 21! wGithert, Wn......covveve.n . ! 22 ..dahn, Fberezer.. . 3 ! that it wasa clewn burn, with six hundred 200 «Osman, Capt ...... “ { dollars insurance. For the present the 20 ...Parker, Richard.. . 4 unfortunate family are sharing the hospi- 100 . on. UnENOWH.eisersesrerssesss Worth tality of grand pap Gabriel Lucas on Attest GEO. L GOODHART. Uater street. ! T. F. ADAMS Coms, JAS B. ~TROHM. ~—Do you read the WATCHMAN. R. F. HUNTER, Clerk. 41.8.4¢ : Katz & Co. Limited. Keeping down the prices, Keeping up the quality, Keeping the crowds coming Everlastingly at it A few fine blankets, a few of them slightly soiled at half price, $9.00 fine white blankets $5.00 $7.50 ce fc [3 $4.50 #s.00 « “ cc $2.90 $6.50 ‘“ red and grey $3.50 This is your last chance at fine all wool blankets, this season. The ladies heavy balbriggan vest that we are selling for 17 cts. isa hummer. [tis a regular 35 cent quality. We had 150 dozen of them. Only about 12 dozen left. Mens heavy merino underwear 25 cents. Mens all wool socks 25 cent quality at 15 cents. Very low prices made on flan- nels this week. ie GLOBE. I GOODS AND MILLINERY 1 Four dollars always has and always will buy more here than elsewhere. FRESH FIGURES FOR THE FRUGAL. We have but very few winter goods left, what we have must go this week, as we have already the first advance shipments of our spring goods in, and the others quickly follow. sure of a bargain. 40-15 ———CLOAK DEPARTMENT. Choice of any ladies’ coats in the store now at eight dollars. There are some $20.00 and g25.co ones left. KATZ & CO., Ltd Faubles. in a manner that stamps our business methods as inimitable, precluding all sorts of rivalry. We realize we made a mistake in buying as many red comforta- bles as we did, and we will offer great bargains in these Good comforts worth g1.50 for .75 ‘t ot ‘¢ 82.50 for $1.25 «¢ $3.00 for $1 50 These prices mean we want to cc [3 dispose of them. We have a few patterns in novel- ty dress goods left on which we are making ridiculously low prices, we want them all sold. All wool tricots 50 inches wide 48 cents, excellent value. A great bargain in our serges at 22cts., they are easily mistaken for socts. quality. Red table linen reduced from 3octs. to 21cts. Half prices on all embroideries, to close them out before the new ones come In: If you can get a fit, you are ' WE caN Nor SELL YOU Bur wE wiLL SELL YOU TRY U5, 40 1v GOOD GOODS GOOD GOODS FOR THAN THEY, COST. FOR THE LOWEST \ \ } PRICES POSSIBLE FAUBLES. New Advertisements. ~ OR RENT.—Good seven room house on Allegheny street, Bellefonte . BROWN, Jr. Apply to 4013 territory by a first-class old line insurance company, issuing all modern forms of policies, cash and loan values, ex- tended and paid-up insurance. Liberal con- tracts and assistance to men of good local standing. Previous experience not neces- og Address Solictor, Box 1592, Phila., Pa. WA ra agents in this life WwW E ARE GIVING AWAY PREMIUMS! —ARE YOU GETTING ANY OF THEM ?=— If not, why not ? — EVERYTHING FAIR. Call on Miss Lillian Barrett, at the Tele- phone Exchange, and get a Periodical Ticket Book FREE, have it explained to you, and then use the tickets at the following stores in Bellefonte. Racket Store Co., F. B. Stover, Jas. Schofield, B. C. Achenbach, C. M. Parrish, Montgomery & Co., Jas. Harris & Co., 41-1-3mn F. P. Blair, Geo. T. Bush, E. L. Powers, Miss M. Graham, Mies B. Straub, R. J. Schad. 0. M. Sheetz. A SSIGNEEFE'S SALE VALUABLE FIRE BRICK PROPERTY. In pursuance of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county, Pa., the well known William R. Miller Fire Brick Property, gitnated at senses SANDY RIDGE, PA... Will be exposed to public sale on the prem- ises, on the Tyrone and Clearfield Branch of the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvania Rail- road company, on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4th, 1896 at 11 o'clock a. m. This Jrreny consists of certain real estate situated in Rush township, Centre county, Pennsylvania, and contains about 374 ACRES OF FIRE CLAY LAND, from which the celebrated William R. Miller fire brick were manufactured, and has there- on erected a VALUABLE PLANT for the manufacturing of fire brick. RESIDENCE HOUSE, 13 DOUBLE TENE- MENT HOUSES, STORE ROOM, outbuildings, &c., &2.,as per detailed descrip- tion of the premises to be read at the sale. Terms: —Ten per cent to be paid in cash when the property is knocked down, the bal- ance of one-half the amount bid to be paid in cash upon confirmation of the sale by the court, and the remaining one-half of the bid to be paid within six months of confirmation with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per annum, said deferred payment to be secured by bond and mortgage on the premis- es, the sale and confirmation ni si to be return- ed snd made on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1896, . There will also be exposed to public sale at the same time and place a. LOT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY consisting of presses, press-moulds, wheel- barrows, tools, mine-wagons, two carts, and one wagon, &c., office furniture and appliances Innnding desks chairs, stoyes, safe, letter press and files, &c., together with all other per- sonal property on or about said premises be- i ing to the assigned estate of William R iller. Terms of sale of personal property :—Cash, to be paid at time of sale, upon delivery of personal property. JOHN BLANCHARD, Assignee for the benefit of creditors of the es- tate of William R. Miller, Bellefonte, Pa. 41-5-6t A DMINISTRATORS’ SALE craves OF..ccus REAL ESTATE. In pursuance of an order of the Orphans’ Court in and for the County of Centre, bearing date the Tth day of January, A. D., 1896, the undersigned, John P. Maurer and William A. Marr, Administratora, &c., of the goods and chattles of Wm. G. Maurer, late of the Bor- ough of Girardville, county of Schuylkill and state of Pennsylvania, deceased, will offer at pia «ale, on the premises at the Camp ulldings occupied by one William Kessler, ahaa 11 miles from the Paddy Mountain Sta- tion, on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26th, 1896, at 10 a. m., the following described real estate, viz :—1The undivided one-half interest in the following described tracts of land, situated in the townships of Pctter and Gregg, in said aounty of Ceutre and known by the following warrantee nares and contains the following number of acres: Warrantee Names No. of Acres. Gregg Twp. Cornelius Bishop 200 John Carson 200 ~ Robert Gregg 140 : ” William Logan 14 i Jacob Markley 158 John Painter 88 Isaac Richardson 125 Daniel Reed 148 y - William Taggert 118 - David Taggert 136 - Michael Zeigler 116 Christian Warringer 133 Potter Twp. John Frick, Jr 84 ve Bernard Hubler 125 Alexandre Hunter _ . 100 George McClellan 105, : “ Benjamin Patterson -- Od! v Samuel Scot 100 ee Abraham Scott 100 Henry Vanderslice 88 William Hoffman 300 Containing two thousand seven hundred and ninety seven (2797) acres, more or less. Also the undivided one half interest of all that certain piece of land, situate in Gregg town. ship, county of Centre ana state of Penns) iva- nia, bounaed and described as follows to wit : Beginning at stones, thence by land of H. Drinkers, heirs north sixty two degrees east N62°E) two hundred and twenty five perches 225) to a chestnut tree thence by same south twenty eight degrees east (S28°E) one hun- dred and six perches to stones; thence ny same south sixty two degrees west (362°W) two hundred and twenty one perches (221) to a pst; thence bv same south twenty eight degrees east (S28°E) eleven (11) perches to a spruce ; thence by same south sixty two de- grees west (862°W) forty two perches to a post; thence by the rame north twenty eight degrees west (N28°W) one hundred perches to stones; thence north sixty two degrees east (N62°E) thirty eight perches to a pine; thence north twenty eight degrees west (N28°W) {seventeen perches to the place of beginning, containing one hundred and sixty three acres (163a) and forty nine perches (49p) more or less, ®Xcopt- ing therefrom five acres (5a) conveyed to one John Lingle by one Conrad Lingle, ‘being the same premises whizh Conrad Lingle by deed dated the sixth day of July, A. D, 1892, con- veyed to William G. Maurer and Rhinehart A. Wagner which indenture is duly recorded in Centre county in Deed Book No. 68, nage 99 etc. (Excepting from the first described prem- ises the farm of Conrad Lingle containing one hundred and sixty (160) acres, more or less ; and, also, oneshundred acres of the George McClellan sutvey,) together with all the im- provements, consi-ting of tramways, sidings, ftabling, dwelling houses, and other appurten- ances which mey be situated upon said tracts of lands. Said undivided one half interest of said tracts of land shall be 80.d subject to the lien of a mortgage in favor of George J hng for the sum of eleven thousand dollars (811,0 0) of waich sum eight thou: and dollars, with interest from the first day of July, A. D., 1895, remains due and unpaid. TERNS OF BALE :(—One half of the purchase money is to be paid on confimation of sale and the residue in one year thereafter with inter- est, to be secured by bond and mortgage on the premises. By order of the Court. JOHN P. MAURER, WILLIAM A. MARR, Administrators, etc., of William G. Maurer, deceased. 41-5-3t ere