ys oS GEA io. — er pc. et - wen Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 18, 1896., To CoreesroNDENTS.—No communications pub- ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. mes saan THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Carters ‘‘Fast Mail’ comes to Gar- man’s, Monday night, Dec. 21st. ——1It has cost Clearfield county $1,800 to pay for the destruction caused by sheep dogs out there thus far this year. ——All friends and patrons of the public schools of Bellefonte are cordially inyited to attend the exercises at the High school this afternoon. ——The Christmas business has not been as bright as might be expected. Advertis- ers in the WATCHMAN have reaped where others have done nothing. ——MTr. Jared Harper, of Thomas street, is about the happiest man in town just now, all because a fine boy baby came to his house yesterday morning. ——Mrs. George Mock, of Philipsburg, is so seriously ill that her friends say that she cannot recover. ‘She was Miss Grace Moore, of State College, before her marriage. Burglars entered six houses, in Ty- rone, on Saturday and Sunday nights. They carried off two gold watches, a silver watch, four rings and about forty dollars in cash. : ——James Harris, of the hardware firm of James Harris & Co., is able to be out again. He is pretty badly crippled as a re- sult of his recent accident on the elevator in their ware house. —Frank Stoner gave a wild turkey dinner, at Garman’s hotel, on Friday night. He had been out hunting the day before and shot a wild turkey, which he was not selfish enough to want all to himself. —On and after Monday, December 21st, trains on the Bellefonte Central rail-road will run clear through to Pine Grove Mills. The extension is completed now, but the running of regular trains will not begin until Monday. —Mrs. IH. Estby and her daughter, pedestrians, stopped over Thursday night: in Tyrone. They are walking on a wager from"Spokane, Washington, to New York city and had nine days in which to reach their destination from Tyrone. Rev. J. P. Hughes, principal of the Bellefonte Academy, celebrated the 70th anniversary of his birth, on Tuesday. To see him skate, ride a bicycle, hunt over the mountains and struct in mathematics you would hardly guess him to be near that old. ——Chas. Nau, formerly of Bellefonte, is back in Tyrone, where he will furnish the music for the opera house during the season. Charley left that place, several years azo when he had a good hotel business. He is back now and is a wid- ower, his wife having died after leaving Tyrone. : —=—I" our next edition we will publish another interesting letter of travel from W. H. Hastings. who is now abroad. In it’ he tells how, without a pass port, he has made his certificate of membership of ‘Constans Commandery, K. T., do duty in that capacity and says that it is accepted everywhere. : ——The young ladies of the Bellefonte Y. W. C. T. U., with a few of their friends, will receive from 7 until 11, on Tuesday evening, Deccinber 29th. Every one is cordially invited to their entertainment, the leading feature of which will be a cake walk. Chocolate and wafers will be served during the evening. An admission of ten cents will he charged. ! Rev. G. P. Sarvis, of Hestontown, Fulton county, well known among Metho- dists of this county, is in such an exhausted condition, as a result of a long siege of ty- phoid fever that he will be unable to preach anymore this winter. Rev. J. B. Soule, of Pottstown, formerly Baptist minister at Mileshurg, has been stricken with a par- tial loss of eye-sight. ——Mus. George Marshall and Mrs. W. H. Derstine, of this place, attended the birthday surprise party that was ‘given to Jacob Klinger, at Oak Hall, on last Fri- day. There were sixty-nine of his friends and neighbors there to wish the gentleman well at the rounding up of his fifty-ninth year and they left many a pleasing souvenir of their visit. ——The Philipsburg Ledger thinks a re- markable record was made, the other day, when it sent an order to New York by mail, and received the goods by express all in less than forty-eight hours. ’Tis true that it proves the efficiency of our postal and express service, but there is nothing re- markable “in it. Bellefonte merchants have accomplished this same thing and count oa its heing a certainty every day, in getting an order to Philadelphia or New York and the goods back here, all in 37} hours and Bellefonte is further away, by the route taken by express, than is Philips- burg. —J. H. Eskridge, manager of the Central Pennsylvania telephone company’s operations at Philipsburg, left for Galena, South Dakota, on Saturday morning. He goes there as an expert on mining pros- pects, that having been his business before coming to Philipsburg. Mr. Eskridge is well known among Centre county Demo- crats. He has been a delegate to the State convention and has been quite prominent in that end of the county. He does not ex- pect to remain in the “Black Hills,”’ but, after finishing the work, will return to Philipsburg. THE LATE DANIEL MCGINLEY.—At 8 o'clock Monday evening the long illness of Daniel McGinley, Esq., of east Lamb street, terminated in his peaceful death. He had suffered for ahoutsix months with dropsy and his demise had been expected for sev- eral weeks prior to its occurrence. He was born in Carlisle, Pa., Oct 1st, 1815, and lo- cated in this place when only seventeen years old, having come here with John Ar- mor and Jesse McQuade, all three being carpenters. He was one of Bellefonte’s pioneer builders and contractors and when grown too old for work of that sort he con- tinued at his trade, as an attachee of the Crider mill in this place. Mr. McGinley was first married to Miss Askey and his second marriage was to the widow of Andrew Mitchell, whose maiden name was Harriet Taylor. She survives, with ten children: Mrs. J. W. Cool- idge, of Scranton ; Mrs. David Buckley, of Philadelphia ; Mrs. Frank Bickford, of Lock Haven ; Mrs. Stewart Pierce, of Con- neaut, Ohio ; Edward McGinley, of Phila- delphia ; Mrs. L. A. Schaeffer, Mrs. S. D. Ray, John, Linn and Philip McGinley, all of Bellefonte. Deceased was one of Bellefont’s oldest, as well as best known residents. He had been identified with the town for fifty years and during that time enjoyed the entire confi- dence and esteem of all who knew him. Having been a Methodist in faith Rev. J. W. Rue, of thatchurch, conducted the funeral services, on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the house. His sons and sons- in-law carried the body from the house. The pall bearers were W. T. Twitmire, S. A. Bell, J. Fearon Mann, D. F. Fortney, S. B. Miller, John T. Noll, George A. Bayard, and Charles C. Shuey. #* * * WILLIAM SCOTT'S DEATH.—An illness that had extended over several years cul- minated in the death of William Scott, at his home, on Water street, last Friday morning. Stomach trouble was the cause of his demise. o Deceased was born in Brookville, Jeffer- son county, and came to Bellefonte a num- ber of years ago to enter the employ of S. H. Williams. At that time he was con- sidered the best paper hanger in Bellefonte, but the work did not agree with him and he followed other lines until his condition became so precarious as to make further work impossible. He was 43 years, 7 months and 27 days old. During his resi- dence here he was a leading spirit in the Logan S. F. E. company and for many years had been one of the “big four’ in Co. B. 5th Reg., N. G. P. Both organizations turned out for his funeral, on Sunday af- ternoon. The Undine engine company was also present and their band furnished the dirges. The funeral cortege escorted the remains from the house to the U. B. church where Revs. Miller and Rue conducted services, then the solemn march was taken up to the cemetery. There the escort formed in hollow square and after a brief service the remains were lowered into the grave and a military salute for the dead was fired. Deceased leaves a widow and four children. He was a brother of Mrs. Samuel Rine, of this place. MEMORIAL. The death angel has come into our midst again and claimed all that was mortal of Wm. Scott. The writer of this sketch had often | visited him during the past year and con- versed with him concerning his soul, but there seemed to be something in the way. When he first took sick he gave himself en- tirely to the Lord, believing that he would do all things well. Ile was patient in all his suffering and delighted much in prayer and song service and died a most beautiful death. How beautiful to fall asleep among the living of earth and awaken, among the saints in glory, at the dawning of another day. * * %* GEORGE E. LEISTER DIED IN PHILIPS- BURG.—Our sister town of Philipsburg has suffered the loss of a man whose death she has reason to mourn from more than a personal sorrow. George E. Leister, who died in that place, on Saturday evening, with inflammation of the bowels, had given to the town a first class hotel. As proprietor of the Potter house for nearly seven years his one ambition seemed to be to make it a hospitable home for travelers and the meas- ure of success that crowned his work is well known to those who knew the house in 1890 and know it to-day. : Besides his value to that town as a hotel man, he was public spirited, genial and active in every movement made to rescue Philipsburg from the business lethargy that the exhaustion of her coal fields is casting over her. He was 33 years old and leaves a widow with onc child. He was a son of Henry Leister, proprietor of the Leister house, in Huntingdon, to which place his remains were taken for burial, on Tuesday. * * her late home, in Howard, Mrs. Mary Over- ton passed peacefully into eternity, on Tuesday morning, after a long illness with dropsy. Deceased was sixty-five years old and is survived by her daugnter, Miss Helen, who is an instructor in the primary department of the Bellefonte Academy. Miss Overton only arrived at her mother’s bedside a few moments before she died. Deceased had been an invalid for two years and though her daughter had given up a good position in the West in order to be near her mother, death came so sud- denly that she was not able to see her be- fore unconsciousness came. Miss Overton went down on the first train, Tuesday morning, but did not arrive soon enough to see her mother conscious. Burial was made from the Marsh Creek christian church, yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock. DIED IN ALTOONA.—Between three and four o'clock last Thursday morning Mrs. Andrew J. Harter suddenly expired at her home, 1505 Eleventh street, Altoona, Pa. She had not been ill at all, and the first warning of her condition came to her hus- band in her labored breathing. He tried to arouse her to find out what caused it, but before he could realize what was hap- pening she had died, while he held her in his arms. Deceased was born in this county twenty-nine years ago, her maiden nime being Sarah Shirk, a daughter of Jo- seph Shirk Jr., of Penns valley. Six years ago she was married to Professor A. J. Harter, who, with two children, May and James, aged respectfully 5 and 2 years, yet survives. Five sisters are yet living ; Mrs. Clayton Fetterhoof, of Warriorsmark ; Mrs. Maud Bible and Miss Lizzie, of Potters Mills ; Mrs. Ella Gensel and Miss Lamar, of Linden Hall. She was a consistent member of the first Lutheran church, of Altoona, and her re- mains were taken there for burial on Fri- day. Before leaving Altoona services were conducted at her late home by Rev. M. W. Hamma. ¥* = *® MRS. ANNIE RUMBERGER DEAD.—Born at Loveville, this county, where she lived ! all of her thirty-nine years, with the excep- tion of the last three spent in Sinking val- ley, Blair county, Mrs. Annic Rumberger died, on Sunday morning, after a nine weeks illness with chlorosis. Deceased was born at Loveville, October 24th, 1857, and was aged 39 years, 1 month and 19 days. Surviving are her husband and the following children: Nora Alice, John Farle, Harriet, Ethel. Bertha Kate. Ruth Isabel, and a babe nine weeks old. She is also survived by her father, William Cole, and the following brother and sisters : John, near Tyrone; Mrs. Barbara Ellen Templeton, Mrs. Lizzie McCormick, Sink- ing valley ; Mrs. Alice M. Irvin, Pennsy!- vania Furnace ; and Laura B., at home. She was a member of the Lutheran church. Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. C. F. Jacobs, at the Centre Line Lutheran church, Tuesday morning. Interment at Centre Line cemetery. . * * 3% ——An infant daughter of William M. Herschey died at the home of its parents, on Spring street, Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. Burial was made on Wednesday afternoon. The child was three weeks old. : ? ——Mrs. Paul Heltman, aged 63 years, died at her home, ini Mackeyville, on Satur- day, from diseases consequent upon old age. Deceased is survived by several children. : — or —— “The Fast Maill”’ night. next Monday ooo Romola, George Weaver, of was kicked by a horse recently. eto Will Prothonotary Smith squat on the editorial tripod, after his retirement from office, that is the question ? ee - ——Don’t forget that the Milesburg band will hold an oyster supper in the O. U. A. M. hall, in that place, on the even- ing of December 26th. Le Mr. L. T. Eddy will direct the music at the entertainment which the mem- bers of the Milesburg Methodist Sunday school will give on Christmas evening. ve me SALONA To HAVE A SKUNKERY. — A novel business is that in which Claire Kes- singer and Robert Fulton are preparing to embark at Salona. They are going to raise skunks for their fur. The young men are putting up buildings for that purpose and expect to make it go. Pate CANTATA AT BOALSBURG.—On New Year's evening, Jan 1st, 1897, the juvenile members of the Union sabbath school in Boalsburg will render the cantata of ‘‘the capture of Santa Claus.”” The Presbyter- ian church will be the scene of the play and admission has been fixed at 10cts. Every- one is invited to be present. ve THE Doc KNEW WHAT T0 Do.—Tyrone has a small terrier dog that has lately de- veloped more sense than is displayed by the average human. On Tuesday it was crossing the rail-road trestle, that carries B. E. V. and mountain trains over the Juniata, justat the Tyrone station. when a freight train bore down upon it. It was too late for the dog to retreat and too far to make the other end of the trestle, so crouching on the ties the poor little ani- mal waited for the worst. The entire train of three engines and ninety cars passed over it and when the scare was over the dog still crouched there, as if waiting for ! another train, but not in the least hurt. DEATH OF MRS. MARY OVERTON.—At | : — te WHER IGNORANCE 18 BLIss. —The fol- | lowing conversation was heard on a west bound Bald Eagle valley passenger train, last Saturday evening. ‘Say, Bill, are you going to the inaugu- ration of McKinle 2 “I don’t know, where at?" “Why at Washington, of course, you had better save up and go." ‘Maybe I will, when is it to be 2’ It hardly seemed possible that such ig- norance could he found in one of Centre county's grown up young men, but when the train pulled into a station and the fel- low, who had been making the “smoker” blue with his profanity, leaned out the window and began howling oaths to a gen- tleman standing near the track we conclud- ed that he devoted the time that should be spent in reading or study to improving his swearing vocabulary. # A MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF THE MURDERED CONSTABLE.—The esteem in which John F. Barner was held by his friends and neighbors, in the vicinity of Woodward, has found fitting expression in the handsome monument that now marks the spot where the remains of the mur- dered constable lie in the little cemetery at Woodward. Ever since the appalling tragedy that horrified that community and ended in the death of constable Barner and that of Wil- liam Ettlingner, his murderer, the people down there have been bent on erecting a monument to the memory of the dead of- ficer. A. M. Mott, of this place, was giv- en the contract to erect it at a cost of $125.00. The job was finished on Mon- day. The shaft is of red Swede granite and stands 6 ft. 4 in. high. It has a Gothic top and is dressed on four sides. The base block bears the words ‘Barner,’ in raised letters, while the simple inscription is as follows : i JOHN F. BARNER, | | Died, March 5th, 1896. | Aged 87 years, 2 mos. 20 days. “Was shot while in the per- formance of his official duty.” The details of the tragedy are too vivid in the minds of our readers to need retell- ing here, suffice it to commend this grace- ful tribute on the part of the people of Woodward and vicinity. et BURIED UP 10 ITS EARS.—George Gar- brick, a farmer who lives on part of the Rothrock farm, a mile south of Nigh bank, had a very thrilling experience while plow- ing, on Tuesday. He was getting along nicely with his work, until he came to cross a section of the field which is suppos- ed to be undermined by cavernous open- ings. There the ground suddenly gave way under the hind feet of one of his horses and it fell right back into an opening that seemed to be adjusting itself to the size of a mouth. . Mr. Garbrick was too much amazed, at first, to realize what was happening, and the horse might have been swallowed up entirely had the harness fixtures not stop- ped its descent into the earth when noth- ing but its ears and nose were left pro- truding. Realizing the awful predicament of the beast Mr. Garbrick ran for assistance to rescue it and it required the united ef- fort of about a dozen men to raise it out. The horse got quite sick after heing taken out and is in a bad way yet, but it is thought that it can be pulled through. That section of Nittany Valley is fall of small caves and itis very near where the disappearing lake excites curiosity in the spring. It is supposed that the covering of onc of these caverns, having been worn away, was not strong enough to bear the weight of the horse. oe — GARDNER—DBENNISON.—A very unos- tentatious wedding was consummated at Howard, on Wednesday afternoon, at three o’clock, when Mr. W. R. Gardner and Miss Gertrude Bennison were married. The ceremony was performed at the bride's home by Rev. Pomeroy, pastor of the Pres- byterian church at Mill Hall, and only a few of the most intimate friends witness- ed it. After the marriage an informal reception was held by the bride and groom until an evening train carried them off on a tour that will take in Pittsburg, ‘Washington and other towns in the western part of the State. The groom is one of Howard’s represen- tative young business men. Ile is proprie- tor of the Howard handle factory and isa brother of M. I. Gardner, of Spring street, this place. His bride is a charming woman, a sister of Capt. S. II. Bennison, of Jacksonville, and will make a compati- ble help-neet through life. spring. Meanwhile they will make their home with Mr. Gardner’s parents. ———— THE LG CouLd NOT BE SAVED. — Young Joe Thompson, who had his left leg crushed by a freight train, at McCalmont’s lime kilns, on Wednesday morning, Nov. 18th, will use crutches the rest of his life, if he survives the operation that was per- formed on him on Sunday. It wasa vain attempt to save the limb and the operation was made necessary because gangrene had set in. It was taken off close to the hip. Dr. Geo. F. Harris performed the opera- tion, assisted by doctors Seibert, Hayes, Fisher and Mullen. vised amputation, but the ojections were so strong that others were summoned who thought they could _.save the limb. The injury proved too serious, however, and the { boy grew worse so steadily that it was feared he would die before he could be got- ten in a condition to be operated upon. : On Sunday it was decided that the only | way to save his life was to take the leg off !{ and it was done. As 70 PENNSYLVANIA MILEAGE.—Sev- eral weeks ago we published an announce- ment of contemplated changes in the con- ditions of sale of the Pennsylvania rail- road company’s mileage books. Itappears that there were a number of persons who construed the article to relate to the books now in use on the Pennsylvania lines, east of Pittsburg. The change actually effects the conditions of sale for books west of Pittsburg. Formerly they were so strict as to require almost a detective’s descrip- tion of the owner to be placed in the book and made the duty of train conductors of a very inquisitorial nature. These strictures {are now done away. with, but the condi- | tions of sale for lines east of Pittsburg re- . main-the same. the horse that it was drawing in, as if with They will not go to housekeeping until | It will be remembered that at the time ! of the operation some of the physicians ad- | ——An anti-cigarette league has been organized in the Hantingdon public schools. gp ——Ceader’s ices, cakes and candies are the best for the holidays. Try some of them. pene ——Monday night, Dec. 21st, Carter’s ‘Fast Mail,” one of the greatest scenic shows on the road, comes to Garman’s. rrr ——Don’t fail tosee our 5lb. boxes of fine chocolates, at $1.25 per box.—Sour- beck’s. ——— re Ql tn, —-—A full line of Christmas tree orna- ments at Sourbeck’s. HAPPILY WEDDED.—At half-past seven o'clock, on Wednesday evening, Margaret Cunningham, second daughter of Merty Cunningham, of Bishop street, was married to. B. Taylor, third son of the late Hugh Taylor, of this place. The ceremony was performed at the residence of Rev. McArdle and only a few friends were present. Is- abel Taylor, a sister of the groom, and William Cunningham, the bride’s brother, stood with the young couple during the ceremony. After the Nuptials they were driven to their furnished apartments in the Curtin building, on Allegheny street, where a wedding supper awaited them. i" The bride is a popular young woman, who is very well known in Bellefonte and her husband is one of our hustling young coal dealers. He controls the Reading yard in this place and has a determination to make a success of it. ee ~——A full line of choice fruit and nuts at Sourbeck’s. k News Purely Personal. —Mr. Jucob Moyer, of Axe Mann, was a pleas- ant caller at this office the other day. —Hon. J. T. Mann, Esq., of Howard, Pa., spent last Monday visiting friends in Bellefonte. —Furran Zerbe, one of Tyrone’s hustling young business men, was in Bellefonte on Monday. —Miss Mamie Fox, of this place, is home from an extended visit to relatives at Newton Kansas. —Mrs. Bert Canfield, of Jenkintown, near Phila- delphia, is a guest, atthe home of her mother, Mrs. John H. Orvis, on east Linn street. —William 8. Gray Esq., of Stormstown, spent Monday in town closing up his business as ad- ministrator of the estate of the late Maria Meek of that place. —A. J. Graham, Esq., of Philipsburg, was in Bellefonte yesterday, as easy and genial as a Chesterfield. “Jack” lives a happy life and no small part of it is spent in making others so, but, withal, he keeps his weather eve on business. —8. G. Rider, of Manor Hill, Huntingdon county, was in Bellefonte, ou Monday, attending to some business for an estate of which he was administrator. Mr, Rider is a very pleasant gen- tleman and has a welcome always waiting for him | at this office. : —Hon. John Guttey, and J. K. Connor, Esq., of Greensburg, were guests at the Brockerhoft house on Monday. The gentlemen were here consult- ing with Mr. Albert Owen in reference to some West Virginia coal lands in which they are interested. —Fergus Pott er, Esq, of Linden Hall, spent yesterday in town feeling as bright and happy as the December sunshine. He is one of Harris township's representative men and is interested in all public moves that lend to the improvement of the condition of the farming classes. —dJumes C. Noll Esq., of Houtzdale, dropped in on his Bellefonte friends, on Monday, and spent a pleasant day about his old haunts here. He was called to Bellefonte as a witness on an audit. Jim is getting along nicely in his new location and ex- peets to do still better in a short time, —Mrs. J. Fearon Mann, of Allegheny street, is home from Philadelphia, where she was called by the condition of her daughter, Miss Anna, who underwent an operation in the Hannkeman hos- pital, recently. The operation was successful and it is now believed Miss Mann will recover. —A man who makes very little parade of what he does, yet one who dus few superiors in the business, in engineer L. P. Lonsbery, who rans | over the Central rail-road of Pennsylvania. He is | held in high esteem by his employers and his careful conscientious handling of his train is what has elicited it. —Jerome Harper caine home from Philadel- phia, on Saturday evening. He had been in a pri- vate hospital there undergoing an operation for nasal trouble. He thinks he found the relief he sought and we trust that future developments will prove it true, It was a very serious opera- tion, consequently he is not looking as robust as i ‘he did when he left. —Jacoh Kerstetter Esg,, cate u p from Coburn on Saturday, to look after a little business he had in Bellefonte and having finished that, he spent the rest of his time, between trains, calling on his many friends. Mr. Kerstetter isn’t a man who makes much ado about himself or his own things, but he butchered four mighty porkers a few days ago and their combined weight was 1822 pounds. This is a record that is hard to beat. As Mr. John Braucht, of the same place, was present when he told this story we knew it must be true. —Hon. W. K. Alexander, of Millheim, was in Bellefonte, part of last Friday on his way home from the state grange meeting at Altoona. Mr. Alexander was feeling very badly over the sad death of Mrs. Andrew J. Harter, of that city, the day before. He had been invited to take dinner i with the Harter family on Thursday, there being | no idea that Mrs, Harter was to die so soon, and was on his way to the house to keep his engage- ment when informed of her sad death. —Misg Leathers, a daughter of Mr. Jacob Leath- | ers, of Roland, together with her two sisters, were in town getting reudy to play Santa Claus yester- day. They came prepared to carry most anything home with them and seemed to be taking consid- erable enjoyment out of the trip. We were pleas- cd to learn that her esteemed father is recovering from the shock he sustained when he fell from the cross loft of his barn last October. It affected him so seriously that when he was able to get out of bed he had to learn to walk again. Though he is 78 years old he is nearly recovered and we trust it will not be long until he is wholly so. —Very few people who know him realize, when they sce or talk to Mr. W. H. Noll, of Pleasant Gap, that he is one of a very f ew young business men in this county who have been remarkably successful. Because he runs a general merchan- dise store at a little country town he is seldom thought of when the successful business enter- prises are being talked of, but let us tell yon that W. H. Noll has the capacity for and is doing a business that would quite tickle many of Belle- fonte's supposed to be largest dealers. The fine buildings, the well kept grounds, the general air of prosperity that pervades his property at Pleas- ant Gap, all speak of the cnergy and pluck of a man not yet 36 years old. Of course his brothers have been helperd'in bringing about this success and share in the fruits of it, but to William is due that sagacious guidance that has given Pleasant Gap such a fine store and a man, who would be a { eredit to any community, A NEW SKIN GAME WORKED ON BELLE- FONTE MERCHANTS.—Burt Dymond and George Summers, Scranton, Pa., is the way their names appear on the register at Kel- ler’s Bishop street hotel. It is cold com- fort for those whom they fleeced to survey the register, but that is all that is left of Messrs. Dymond and Summers, except a few foot prints on the sands of gullibility. They came here last week with a scheme to advertise the wares of local merchants on a menu holder that was to have been placed in two restaurants in the town, Achenbach’s and Anderson’s. They secured the following advertisers: The laundry, Miss M. Snyder, R. A. Beck, Archibald Allison, the Racket, F. P. Blair, & Co., E. K. Rhoads, F. E. Naginey, George Beezer, A. J. Cruse, W. S. Zeller, and Sechler & Co. On Friday afternoon the swindlers went to the Republican office, where they were having the advertisements printed, and secured proofs of all but Sechler & Co's. With these in the celluloid menu holders they had promised to put in the restaurants they went around to collect the money. All of the advertisers paid them $1.50 each except Naginey, Zeller, Sechler, Beezer and Beck. The latter paid only 50cts on his, while Sechler declined payment be- cause proof of his $4 page was not shown. Naginey and Zeller would not pay until they had assurance from the restauranters that the holders had been placed. Rhoades and the Laundry each paid $1, and George Beezer only escaped being fleeced because he was not about when the collector called on him. With the money they had collected, leaving the bill of $5 at the Republican office unpaid and with landlord Keller whistling for his $6 board bill the two swindlers departed on a night train. e——— i rem 2 GREGG PosT’s NEW OFFICERS.—The regular election of officers for Gregg post, No. 95, G. A. R.,, was held in the post rooms, in this place, on Saturday night, and resulted as follows: Commander, David Bartley ; senior vice commander, Thos. Donachy ; junior vice commander, John H. Bryan; chaplain, James Harris ; surgeon, James Whittaker ; officer of the day, John I. Curtin ; officer of the guard, F. McMullen ; Yi master, Wm. Jones ; ordinance ~ officer; Chas. Eckenroth ; trustees, S. B. Miller and H. Milller; delegates to department encampment, Chas. Eckenroth and David Glenn. ——— CARTER'S Fast MAIL.—The attraction at Garman's next Monday night, will be Lincoln J. Carter’s great scenic melodrama, “The Fast Mail.” It has a story of thril- ling interest, and the scenic and other me- chanical effects are marvelous. There isa representation of an engine room on a Miss- issippi steamboat, with the furnaces under the boilers in active operation. A very realistic train of cars shoots across the stage, and the Niagara Falls scene is one of the most elaborate and daring things ever undertaken in the drama. The production has been seen twice before in Bellefonte, when it gave general satisfaction. oo — Hick’s WINTER WEATHER. — Prophet Hicks says that the winter of 1896-97 will be very long and cold, with much snow in all localities where snow is a factor. Blizzards will be numerous, railroads will be blockaded, all to be followed by much rain and high water most of the year. Do not be in haste to get in spring crops ; plant large aud late varieties of corn, provide good shelter for self and stock, and do not forget the suffering hungry and poor of our land. A HOLLIDAYSBURG BANK CLOSED.— The first National bank, of Hollidayshurg, suspended on Monday morning and the ef- fect closed the doors of the Martinsburg and Williamsburg banks. The directors of the three institutions assert that their assets are largely in excess of their liabilities, but the pressure from the Gardner, Morrow & Co., bank failure was too great for them be- fore they could realize on securities. The banks all expect to be open for busi- ness in a short time and very little excite- ment prevails, as a result of the failures. Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jacksox & Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes ress : Red wheat. 90 Rye, per bushel.............. 35 Corn, shelled, per bushel 30 Corn, ears, per bushel. Oats, per bushel, old... Oats, per bushel, new . 18 Barley, per bushel....... 30 Ground Plaster, per ton. 8 00 Buckwheat, per bushel... Cloverseed, per bushel. : Bellefonte Produce Markets. 4 Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel Onions Eggs, per dozen. Lard, per pound. Country Shoulde Tallow, per pou Butter, per pound. The Democratic Watchman. Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte, Pa., at 82 per annum (if paid strictly in advance); $2.50, when not paid in advance, and $3.00 if not paid before the expiration of the year; and no paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is paid, except at the option of the publisher. Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un- less paid for in advance. A liberal discount is made to persons advertis- ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows : SPACE OCCUPIED [3m 6m | ly One inch (12 lines this type 8588810 Two inches... 10{ 15 Three inch 10115] 20 Quarter Colu 12] 2! 30 alf Column (10 inches).. 20135 | 50 One Column (20 inches 35 | 55 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional. \ Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions... Each additional insertion, per line.. Local notices, per line........... Business notices, per line...... .- Job Printing of every kind done with neatness and dispatch. The Warcnwax office has been re- fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and everything in the printing line can be “executed in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates. Terms—Cash. All letters should be addressed to P. GRAY MEEK, Proprietor —~
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