Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 15, 1897.
CoRRESPONDENTS.—No communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
WHERE THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
SALE BirLLs CAN BE HAD.—If you con-
template making publicsale in the spring
your will need bills and an advertisement
in the paper to make it a financial success.
Last year the t were advertised
from the WATCHMAN office were the lead-
ers, in point of attendance and money real-
ized. Do you want to have a big sale this
year ?
Our prices will startle you. We will
print your bills in attractive form, furnish
notes and stationery for the sale and give
you a free advertisement in the paper and
do it all cheaper than it can be gotten at
any other office in the county.
If you want the best and cheapest sale
advertisement come and get our prices be-
fore placing your order.
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——The great Undine concert, on the
26th, is already being talked about.
——The Poulsen handle factory is mov-
ing its plant from Howard to Centre Hall.
— District deputy Grant Watkins will
install 0. U. A. M. officers, at Snow Shoe,
tomorrow.
——The next open meeting of the Belle-
fonte temperance club will be held Tues-
day evening, Feb. 2nd.
——Liveryman A. Baum is confined to
his home, on Bishop street, with a severe
attack of rheumatism.
——John Hendershot, a life long em-
ployee of the Valentine iron company, is ill
with consumption and cannot live.
——=Skating at Hecla park has heen fine
during the past week, parties having
been there every afternoon and night.
Miss Mame Ceaders and Miss Grace
Armor went to Philadelphia, on Tuesday
morning, to make an extended visit.
——The Coleville band will hold a dance
in their band hall, at Coleville, to-night,
to which the public is cordially invited.
Dr. R. Leighton Gerhart, pastor of
the Reformed church of this place, has ten-
dered his resignation, to take effect April
1st, 1897.
—Richardson L. Wright Jr., brother
of Rev. Rob’t. E. Wright, rector of St.
John’s Episcopal church, this place, died
in Philadelphia, on Saturday.
——Elihu R. Spencer and Frank Hennig
make a strong pair of tragedians to be to-
gether. They will appear in “Othello,”
at Garman’s, next Thursday night.
Miss Annie McDonald, of Lewisburg,
a step-sister of Gen’l Beaver, of this place,
was married to John Proctor Eckels, on
last Thursday afternoon. The bride was
given away by Gen’! Beaver and Hugh Mec-
Allister Beaver, was one of the ushers.
The Buffalo Run Presbyterian church
ongregation gave pastor Rev. D. L. Jones
a delightful surprise, recently, by pound-
ing him in a most bountiful fashion.
Among the many needful things received
by the good parson was a fine storm over-
coat. He is desirous of expressing his
sincere appreciation of such generosity.
—In our report of the court proceed-
ings last week we stated that Ed. Gill and
John Ammerman had been convicted, with
Mrs. Gill and Mrs. Sallie Gentzel, of keep-
ing a bawdy house, on Halfmoon hill, when
such was not the case. The charge on
which they were convicted was for keep-
ing a disorderly house.
——The Disciples at Howard, the fac-
tion that recently lost in the noted church
case that had been before the courts so
long, have about decided to build a new
church. The plans submitted by B. K.
Dean, of Williamsport, have heen selected
and as soon as the necessary funds can be
raised the church will be built. It will
be a one story brick veneered building.
——We are very sorry to learn of the
death of Mrs. Amanda Belle Bair, wife of
J. Frank Bair, solicitor for the Philipsburg
Journal. She was stricken with paralysis,
on January 4th, and survived until Sunday
night. Mr. Bairis so well known in this
place that his sorrow will be that of his
friends here. He is left with eight mother-
less children.
——The supreme court handed down a
decision, last week, that ends the suit
which has been in litigation for some time
between Frank P. Blair, of this place, and
the Bellefonte furnace company to recover
a piece of ore land, or the value ther of,
situated in Halfmoon township. The case
had been before the courts since 1887 ; five
times before the lower court, twice before
a master and twice carried before the su-
preme court. The decision awards Mr.
Blair the full amount of his claim, with
interest since 1887.
The Centre county mutual fire in-
surance company, the Grange organization
of Central Pennsylvania, met in annual
business meeting, on last Thursday. The
business of the organization increased 5 per
cent during the past twelve months. It is
said to carry two and a quarter million dol-
lars worth of risks in the county. The new
officers elected for the year are : President,
Isaac Frain, of Madera ; vice president, S.
H. Bailey, of Boalshurg ; secretary, James
H. Keller, of Centre Hall ; treasurer, W.
A. Kerr, of Centre Hall.
TEMPLE COURT SCORCHED BY FIRE.—
Had the fire that was discovered in ‘‘Tem-
ple Court,”’ about 6:30 Sunday evening
smouldered for four hours longer, before
breaking into flame, one of Bellefonte’s
handsomest buildings might have been in
ashes.
The fire was discovered by little ‘‘Paddy’’
Toner who notified policeman Gares and
that officer gave the alarm. It was discover-
ed to be in the cellar under Lewin & Co’s.,
clothing stores and was burning fiercely
when the firemen arrived. It was gen-
erally remarked that the firemen were on
the ground surprisingly quick and this
possibly saved Lewin’s store from serious
loss.
The fire originated under a platform
erected in the cellar for the tailors to work
on, but no one had been working in that
department for several months, so it is
supposed to have caught from the smoulder-
ing embers in the large flue that is built in
the cellar for the purpose of burning waste
paper and boxes. Both on Friday and
Saturday paper was burned in the cellar
and itis quite likely that the high wind
those nights blew down the chimney in
such a way as to scatter sparks about the
cellar.
The large building was filled with smoke,
in fact it poured out of the fourth floor
windows in such clouds that the whole
thing seemed afire. The chemical ex-
tinguishers were taken into the cellar first
and ‘worked with effect until exhausted,
then the flames broke out again and burned
furiously until two lines of hose were run
in It had become so hot in the cellar
that the small glass under the large plate
show windows were all cracked and
shivered to pieces. The joists supporting
the first floor were charred in such a way
as to indicate that in a few minutes more
the entire floor would have been on fire.
After once catching the fire must have
burned up very rapidly, as Hugh S.
Taylor Esq., and Chas. Smith were both
in their offices, on the fourth floor, until
4:30 in the afternoon and both went down
in the elevator, the bottom of the shaft
being separated from the cellar in which
the fire was discovered by nothing more
than a thin pine door. It seems if there
had been'much fire in the building then
they would have noticed it, yet two hours
later the whole structure appeared to be
enveloped.
The lawyers, occupants of the building,
were unable to get a light in their offices
when they first arrived, because the gas is
turned off at night, but Frank Taylor vol-
unteered to turn it on and in making the
attempt he was overcome by smoke and had
to be dragged from the building by his
brother. :
The loss is very slight. $25 would cover
all the damage done in the cellar. Lewin’s.
goods were considerably smoked.
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A CHERRY TREE IN FULL BrLooyM.—The
vagaries of the atmospheric conditions, that
have been playing havoc with what we
once had reason to believe was a well regu-
lated, seasonable climate, have been caus-
ing many an abortion of nature. Fruit
trees seem particularly affected by the un-
certain weather. For awhile they are
warmed by a sun that is almost as life giv-
ing as it is in April or May, they burst in-
to bud, only to be blackened by the zero
weather that is likely to come the very
next day.
In Centre county many freaks have been
reported in this line. On Saturday Gott-
lieb Hagg brought a brauch of a cherry
tree in from his property, at Pleasant Gap,
and exhibited it at Keller’s Bishop street
hotel. The branch was literally covered
with blossoms and it was a fair specimen
of what the tree looked like, on Saturday.
Mr. Hagg said it was white with blossoms
and he was sorry because he feared the tree
would not flower again in May, the proper
time.
Since writing the above it has been re-
ported to us that Gottlieb was only fooling
his friends, and that the cherry branch he
had on exhibition was forced into bloom by
being kept in a bucket of warm water be-
hind his stove for nearly a month. How
about this side of the story Gottleib ?
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WHAT SHOULD BE THE REWARD OF A
Goon BAND.—Bellefonte has a fine band
in the Undines, one of which many a larger
town would be proud and ig #5 highly es-
sential that our people engburage this or-
ganization in its effort fo improve. On
Tuesday night, Jan. 26th, a benefit concert
will be given at Garman’s at which a num-
ber of pleasing novelties in the music line
will be presented. Besides the local talent
that has never failed to please in the past
several features will be imported for the
evening, so that a varied program will be
given.
There will be something of farcical
amusement too, for a great fire scene is now
being arranged which the Darktown fire
brigade will fight on the stage.
Taken as a whole the entertainment will
be a pleasing assemblage of superior novel-
ties. Won’t you go to it? If Bellefonte
is to have a good band it must be patron-
ized.
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THE BELLEFONTE AND CLEARFIELD’S
NEw OFFICERS. — The annual meeting
of the directors and stock holders of
the Bellefonte and Clearfield railroad was
held in this place, on Monday, when the
following officers were elected : President,
Charles W. Willhelm ; vice president,
James Harris ; secretary, IL. T. Munson ;
treasurer, Wilfred Hebner.
The WATCHMAN may have something
in the nature of a surprise to give you about
this road in a few weeks.
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Monday morning’s snow fooled |
some into thinking that we were to have
“TowN.—A daring hold up occurred within
{ eyes and then threw a cloth of some kind
sleighing before the day was done.
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— Lock Haven has a number of cases
of scarlet fever. .
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——The newspapers of Spokane, Wash.,
speak very highly of evangelists Weaver
and Weeden, who are now working in that
city.
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——The annual meeting of the Clinton
county agricultural society will beheld at
Mackeyville, to day. Thesession will be-
gin at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
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——Wm. H. Minnick’s foundry and ma-
chine shop, at Warriorsmark, was complete-
ly destroyed by fire, on Tuesday morning.
He carried $1,800 insurance on the plant.
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——Rev. Christine, the newly called
Presbyterian pastor to the Sinking Creek
charge, will assume his duties about Feb.
1st. He is from Northumberland county.
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——Capt. John Craig, Williamsburg,
foreman of the grand jury now in session
at Hollidaysburg court, was knocked down
and robbed, on the streets of that town, on
Tuesday evening.
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Ellery Parsons, of Unionville, and
Miss Anna McDonald, of Pine Grove Mills,
were married in the parlor of the Brocker-
hoff house, on Thursday morning, at 11
o'clock, by Rev. J. W. Rue.
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——John F. Short, lately local editor of
the Clearfield Public Spirit, has been as-
signed to do the Harrisburg work, during
the legislative session, for the Pittsburg
Times, upon which paper his is now em-
ployed.
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——Mrs. Foster, wife of Rev. M. K.
Foster, who was pastor of the Methodist
church here some years ago, fell on the
steps of Grace church, Williamsport, on
Thursday evening, and seriously injured
herself. :
Rev. Geo. Zehner, pastor of the
Evangelical church in this place, has sold
his Willowbapk street property to Mr. F.
H. Thomas, Sup’t. of the Bellefonte Cen-
tral R. R. Rev. Zehner expectsto leave
Bellefonte.
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——The Juniata valley Yeteran’s asso-
ciation will hold their annual encamp-
ment at Adamsburg, in Snyder county, be-
ginning Aug. 23rd, 1897, to continue five
days. The members of the executive com-
mittee from Centre county are Gens. Aus-
tin Curtin and James A. Beaver.
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——Harvey N. Kerns and Emma M.
Williams, of Lemont, were married De-
cember 24th, 1896, at the United Brethren
parsonage, Bellefonte, hy Rev. C. C. Mil-
ler. The bride and groom being attended
by Miss Annie R. Kline, as bridesmaid,
and by Wm. S. Williams, brother of the
bride, as groomsman.
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——At the annual meeting of the Lock
Haven traction company held, on Monday,
the question of extending the line to Cas-
tanea and through the Mill Hall gap to
Salona was considered, but no definite ac-
tion taken. The opposition of the railroad
company to crossing their tracks seems to
be the principle objection.
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——On- Thursday night, Jan. 21st,
Elihu R. Spencer comes to Garman’s for a
production of ‘‘Othello.’” Mr. Spencer's
company is a fine one, including such
eminent tragedians as Frank Hennig, until
lately Thos. W. Keene's leading man.
This will be one of the strongest dramatic
attractions of the season and will be well
worth your patronage.
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——In Boston there is a penalty of $100
for spitting in street cars and alike penalty
for befouling the pavements. Perhaps a
fine would stop the filthy habit here,
where the pavements are often times so
slimy and tobaccony that decent people
hesitate to walk over them. If you will
spit, why don’t you walk to the curb and
use the street ?
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Mrs. Rebecca A. Shearer, wife of G.
Miles Shearer, of Lock Haven, fell down
the cellar stairs of her home, last week,
and sustained injuries from which she died
the following day. So many rumors were
afloat as to the cause of the mishap that
corner Hayes deemed it his duty to hold
an inquest over the remains. The jury
returned a verdict of accidental death.
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IN EQuiTy.—The case of Benj. Limbert
vs James Duck, which has been an equity
proceeding before the court this week all
came about through the use of the water
from a spring. The litigants live on ad-
joining farms, in Gregg township, and draw
their water from the same spring. The
plaintiff alleges that defendant had been
taking advantage of him in the use of the
water. The case was postponed until a
time when the rest of the testimony can be
taken.
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN CLEARFIELD
the limits of Clearfield borough, on Friday
evening, at 7:30, and the officers are baffled
in their search for the hichwaymen. Wil-
liam C. Robbins, of east Clearfield, an old
pensioner, had just received his quarterly
check and taken it to Leitzinger Bros. store
to be cashed. J. F. Leitzinger gave him the
money and Mr. Robbins went in front of
the court house and counted his money
under the street light there.
He put his money in his pocket and start-
ed down Second street towards his home and
when at the alleyy between the Baptist
church and the late Senator Wallace’s resi-
dence, some man threw something in his
over his head, took the money, amounting
to thirty dollars, and escaped down the
MRs. JOHN T. McCoORMICK.—The an-
nouncement of thte death of Mrs. John T.
McCormick, at her home, near Pine Hall, on
the evening of the 8th, was received asa
calamity in the community where she was
so well loved for her good works, her great
usefulness and her quiet, unassuming ways.
For some days she had been seriously ill
with pneumonia, but it was generally sup-
posed she was improving and her death,
which followed a relapse, wasa great shock
even to thé members of her family who
were with her constantly.
Anna Maria McCormick was born, in
Selinsgrove, on the 26th of Jan., 1845.
She was the daughter of Tobias Fahr, who
with her sister, Mrs. J. D. Crotzer, of But-
ler county, and brother, Aaron Fahr, of Ju-
lian, have cause to lament the death of the
noble, good woman, whose hand was al-
ways outstretched to suffering humanity
and whose happiness was in doing for oth-
ers. June 17th, 1869, she married J. T.
McCormick and their home, in Ferguson
township, has always been one of the hospi-
table ones of the county. There she will
be missed most, for she looked well to the
ways of her household and there her child-
ren, three sons and two daughters, rise up
and call her blessed.
She was a faithful member of the Re-
formed church and her pastor, Rev. Black,
conducted the funeral services assisted by
Rev. Aikens, on Monday, the 11th, where a
large concourse of people paid their last
tribute to her worthiness. Interment was
made in the family plot at Pine Hall.
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DEATH OF MRS. SANKEY.—Mrs. Sara
J. Sankey, of Centre Hall, died at her
home, on Friday morning, aged 65 years.
Deceased was the widow of John G. Sankey,
who departed this life several years ago,
and leaves three daughters to mourn her
death. They are Miss Ada, at home ; Mrs.
Andrew Gregg Jr., of Milesburg ; and Mrs.
Porter Odenkirk, of Centre Hall.
Funeral services were held on Monday
morning.
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DIED WHILE oN HER WAY To CHURCH.
—Mrs. Samuel J. Scott, aged 56 years,
died while on her way to church, in Phil-
ipsburg, on Tuesday evening. Her daugh-
ter was with her and when they reached
the vicinity of 5th and Laurel streets she
sank down on the sidewalk. She was car-
ried into a house, nearby, and a physician
summoned, but nothing could be done for
her. Deceased is survived by a husband
and nine children.
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DEATH OF AN INFANT.—Joseph, the 12
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Howley, of Bishop street, died about eight
o'clock Tuesday morning, after a prolonged
illness with spine disease.
Funeral services were held in the Catho-
lic church yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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——DMiss Fannie Gingerich, daughter of
William Gingerich, of Martha Furnace,
died at the home of her parents, on Satur-
day, January 8th, after a lingering illness
with consumption. Deceased was about
25 years old and a most estimable young
woman. Interment was made in the old
Brown cemetery on Monday.
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——DMiss Emily Harrison died at her
home, in Philadelphia, on Wednesday morn-
ing. She had typhoid fever. The young
lady was well known in this place, as she
had been a frequent visitor at the home of
Wm. I. Thompson Esq., at Centre Furnace.
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——Frank Jordan died at the residence
of Geo. Homan, in Aaronsburg, last Satur-
day evening. Funeral services were held
on Monday.
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——Wauren, infant son of W. M. Elder,
of Mill Hall, died from spasms, on Sunday
night. Funeral was held on Tuesday
morning.
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Joux FurroN KILLED ON THE C. R.
R. oF PA.—John Fulton, of Salona, was
struck by a freight engine on the Central
rail-road of Pennsylvania, opposite Mann’s
axe factory, at Mill Hall, last Thursday
afternoon. His head was so badly crushed
that he died at one o’clock Friday after-
noon.
Fulton, his wife and child were return-
ing from Lock Haven. They had just
gotten off the electric cars at Mill Hall and
started to walk up the Central tracks, when
a freight train bore down on them. Fulton
was walking with Charles Walizer and both
men stepped out of the way of the train,
but the former slipped and staggered back-
ward just as the engine ran opposite him.
He was struck on the head, his skull being
fractured and crushed in a frightful
manner.
The injured man was taken back to Mill
Hall, where Dr. McCloskey examined him
and then he was taken to his home, in
Salona, where he died. Deceased was 52
years old and leaves a widow with five
children. :
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FREE VETERINARY LECTURES AT STATE
COLLEGE. — As in previous years Dr.
Leonard Pearson, state veterinarian, will
hold veterinary clinics at the State College
in connection with his lectures on veter-
inary science. All farmers are at liberty
to take injured or diseased animals to these
clinics, where advice will be given and
necessary simple operations performed free
of charge. The first of these clinics will
be held, on Saturday next, January 16th,
and the succeeding ones on each alternate
Saturday.
Animals suffering from contageous dis-
eases will not be admitted. 2
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——Charles Lucas is building a saw mill
on his Wallace run property.
——Boalsburg children are afflicted with
chickenpox.
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——DuBois had a disastrous fire, on
Monday night. The Daley block contain-
ing seven stores was burned.
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—Dr. L. E. Kidder, of Manor Hill,
Huntingdon county, has located at Boals-
burg. He is a graduate of the Jefferson
medical college, at Philadelphia.
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——Huss, the Spring Mills shoe maker
who is so well known in this place, con-
templates moving to Johnstown, where he
will go in business with his two sons.
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——The Neff brothers, of Lemont, are
going to put a saw mill on the tract they
have been taking the handle wood off for
some time. It is their intention to saw up
the oak timber.
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——The Methodist Sunday school, at
Milesburg, will give an entertainment on
Thursday evening, January 21st, for the
purpose of raising $40, the balance due on
their window in the new church. building.
—Rev. Dr. Goucher, president of the
Woman's college of Baltimore, preached
the missionary sermon in the Methodist
church, in this place, on Sunday morning.
His sermon was a plain, forceful explana-
tion of the missionary work and results
and in it he took the rather original ground
of insisting that there is no difference be-
tween foreign and home missionary work.
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—R. W. Gunsallus and Mary Mine-
myer, of Milesburg, were married, Decem-
ber 24th, 1896, at 8 a. m. at the home of
the bride in the presence of a large con-
course of friends, by Rev. C. C. Miller,
pastor of the U. B. church, Bellefonte.
Miss Maggie Minemyer, sister of the bride,
filled the position as bridesmaid and Mr.
Letterman as groomsman, after which re-
freshments were served.
News Purely Personal.
—John P. Harris Jr., of Tyrone, spent Sunday
with his parents in this place, returning to his
work in the bank on Monday afternoon.
—W. L Curtin, of Philadelphia, was an arrival
in town on Monday morning. He spent the day
here, leaving the same evening over the Central.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meyer and Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Meyer, with their families, wentto the
Meyer homestead, at Aaronsburg, on Tuesday
afternoon, for a family reunion.
—Mrs. Amos Mullen has gone to York county to
see her sister, Mrs. Menges, who is seriously ill
with pneumonia. While away she will visit
friends at Lancaster and Columbia.
—=Squire Sol. Peck, of Nittany, spent Monday
night in Bellefonte. He went to Tyrone the next
morning to spend the day and returned here
Tuesday night, continuing his journey home-
ward on Wednesday morning.
—R. J. Schad came down from his new home,
at Niagara Falls, on Tuesday, to see how his busi-
ness in this State is getting along. From all ap-
pearances there is very little to worry about here
as the Schad boys are so well and favorably known
that their business would almost run itself.
—Samuel Harpster Jr., one of Ferguson town-
ship's right up-to-date, hustling young men, was
in town, on Monday, attending to a little business
for his esteemed father and himself. He is a very
intelligent young fellow, wel! read in polities and
can hold up his end of most any kind of an argu-
ment.
—Miss S. S. Hunter, of State College, a sister of
Capt. J. A. Hunter, of Stormstown, spent Thurs-
day shopping in Bellefonte. For years Miss
Hunter has conducted a boarding house for stu-
dents at the College and many a man, now gone
from that institution, has been benefited by her
kindly, encouraging manner.
—Dr. W. U. Irvin, of Julian, Democratic as-
pirant for county coroner at the last general elec-
tion, was among the physicians gathered here, gn
Tuesday, for the sixth annual meeting of the
West Branch medical association. He enjoyed
the sessions very much and said they were about
the best ever held by that organization.
—Mr. Samuel Charles, of Milesburg, spent a few
minutes in Bellefonte yesterday morning. He
had walked up to this place and, notwithstanding
the gray hair that gives the mark of advancing
years to him, seemed as fresh and active as he
might have been in his earlier days. Mr. Charles
is one of Milesburg's most reliable men.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fortney didn't think it
was too cold to drive down from Boalsburg, on
Wednesday, to spend the day in Bellefonte stores,
“shopping a little,” as they called it. But from
the size and number of the bundles they carried
we would like to see them some time when they
are doing more than ‘a little” shopping. They
are an extremely pleasant couple and have many
friends in Bellefonte.
—P. H. Meyer, of Harris township, late Demo-
cratic nominee for county commissioner, was in
town, on Monday, talking a little business and
finding out what was to be known about the
shrievalty contest, which is interesting country
people very much, since they are so vitally in-
terested by way of paying taxes in proportion to
such expensive litigation.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Scravendyke, who have
made Bellefonte their home for a number of years,
have decided to locate in Baltimore, Md., where
Mrs. Seravendyke’s parents live. They are pack-
ing up their furniture this week, but will not take
it with them, for fear they realize, after getting
away, that they like Bellefonte too well to live
anywhere else.
+ —Mrs. D. L. Jones, of Curtin street, started to
Wheatland, Michigan, on Monday afternoon, to
be present at the bedside of her father, who is in
avery precarious condition. She had been all
ready to start, on last Wednesday, but just before
taking the train word was received that
he was very much better. The improvement was
only temporary, however, and Mrs. Jones went
on Monday.
—Mr. E. I. Gilliland, of Pottersdale, Clearfield
county, was in town, on Tuesday, on his way
home from the funeral of Mrs. John Sankey, at
Centre Hall. He and his brother Joseph have a
large general merchandise store at Pottersdale
and are the autocrats of that community. Both
are staunch Democrats and took a deep interest
in the past campaign, in fact their precinct was
the only one in: Clearfield county that held its
own.
—Miss Anna Williams, who possibly would re-
sent being classed as a “new woman” but who,
nevertheless, has used more push and reul com-
mon sense in her management of the Philipsburg
Ledger than half the new women on the boards,
was in town over Sunday visiting her cousin and
transacting some business. Under her care the
Ledger has been moving right along. She has en-
tire charge of the office, job work and all, yet
finds time to be interested in village improve-
ment, temperance e and other reform movements.
May her success and amiability continue.
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MR. FOSTER AND His WEATHER PROPH-
ECIES. — My last bulletin gave forecasts
of the storm wave to cross the continent
from the 2nd to 6th and 8th to 12th. The
next disturbance will reach the Pacific
coast about the 13th, cross the west of
Rockies country by close of 14th, great
central valleys 15th to 17th, eastern States
18th. Warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies about 13th, great centrall valleys
15th, and the eastern States on the 16th.
Cool wave will cross the west of Rockies
coun try about 16th, great central valleys
18th, eastern States 20th. This disturb-
ance will belong to the low temperature
storm period, and will close the coldest
part of the month with snow in the North,
rain in the South.
Temperature of the week ending Jan.
9th will average about normal east of the
Mississippi, and about normal further West.
Precipitation will be about normal this
week.
By mistake the general forecast of Jan.
weather in last bulletin gave the Rocky
mountain weather for the country further
east. Let this stand for the general line of
the Rocky mountain and substitute the
following for the east of Rockies country.
Temperature of January will be about
normal. Warmest days will be not far
from 2nd and 25th, coldest near 15th.
M ost rain and snow will fall about 4th to
10th. Driest period 19th to 24th. Sever-
est cold wave 6th or 7th and about close of
the month. These dates are for the gen-
eral line of the Mississippi river ; East the
changes will occur one or two days later.
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‘A CURTIN MONUMENT FOR THE SITE OF
“CAMP CURTIN.”’—At a joint meeting of the
executive and monument committee of the
state department G. A. R., in Harrisburg,
on Monday, petitions from all over the
State were received urging the committee
to ask the Legislature for an appropriation
for the purpose of erecting a monument to
the late Andrew G. Curtin, on the field at
Harrisburg, known as. ‘Camp Curtin.”
It was decided that the next annual con-
vention of the Central Pennsylvania grand
army association shall be held on the 23rd
and 24th of September next, in York.
Every effort will be put forth to hasten the
consummation of the plans of the Curtin
monument committee. The petitions that
will be presented to the Legislature at the
first favorable opportunity have been signed
by fully 30,000 grand army men and their
friends.
Lee
WELL WORTH HEARING.—The saxo-
phone quartette, that will appear at the
Undine benefit concert, on the 26th, has an
excellent musical reputation. The Wil-
liamsport Gazette and Bulletin recently had
the following to say of it :
“The night force of the Gazette and Bulletin
is indebted to the saxaphone quartette of the
Repasz band for a delightful serenade by
telephone last night. The organization,
which is composed of Arden H. Fleming,
Frank P. Maris, Norman Wood and Charles
Haines, will go to BeHefonte, on the 26th in-
stant, to assist it band ata concert.
John R. Snyder is the manager.”
te
WoxN THE TEA-POT.—For some time there
had been considerable friendly rivalry be-
tween Mrs. J. C. Nason and Mrs. J. F.
Davis, both members of the Julian United
Brethren church, over a silver tea-pot for
which they were contesting for the benefit
of the church.
The contest ended, the other evening,
Mrs. Nason having secured the prize. The
combined amount of their collections was
$52.60.
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GIRL WANTED.—A good girl to do gen-
eral housework. Apply to this office.
For Overseer of the Poor.
We are authorized to announce that Robert
Hepburn, one of the present encumbents, will be
a candidate for overseer of the poor at the elec-
tion, in February.
Sale Register.
Maren 241u.—At the residence of D. L. Dennis, 2
miles north of Pine Grove Mills, horses, cattle,
implements ete. Sale at1 o'clock p. m. Wm.
Goheen, auctioneer.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jackson & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ed wheat
Rye, per bushel..... 35
Corn, shelled, per bushel 30
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 1214
Oats, per bushel, old... 18
Oats, per bushel, new .. “18
Barley, per bushel........ 30
Ground Plaster, per ton.. « 800
Buckwheat, per bushel.................ccoen........ 25
Cloverseed, per bushel. 5 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel 15
nt 40
gs, per dozen.. 15
Lard, per pound..... 6.
Country Shoulders.. 6
Sides...... 6
Hams.. 10
Tallow, per pound . 3
Butter, per pount...cconiiisereiasiacecrssnnnee.nns 20
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paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
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