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Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 22, 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 BiLLs CAN BE HAD.—If you con-
template making publicsale in the spring
you will need bills and an advertisement
in the paper to make it a financial success.
Last year the sales that 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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——Tuesday, February 2nd, will be
ground hog day.
: Engineer Jacob Rapp, of the Belle-
fonte Central rail-road, is laid up with
rheumatism.
——The Catholics held a sociable at the
home of John Curry, on Logan street, on
Wednesday evening.
——The Undine concert, next Tuesday
night, will be one of the notable entertain-
ment features of the season.
——Dr. LE. S. Dorworth, of High street,
has been appointed jail physician by the
county commissioners.
There is & boy down in Boggs town-
ship who is only 14 years old and weighs
175 lbs. He is a son of Ezekial Confer.
Col. and Mrs. W. Fred Reynolds are
receiving congratulations for the new boy,
who arrived at their home on Saturday.
Charles McClure, Emanuel Markle,
Allan Rumberger and George Miller are the
new ushers for the Methodist church here.
Commander David Bartley, Gregg
post, No. 95, G. A. R., has been granted a
pension of $6 per month, with $130 back
pay.
Because there were not enough mem-
bers present to constitute a quorum there
was no meeting of council on Monday
evening.
The chart for next Tuesday even-
ing’s concert is now open at Parrish’s drug
store. Secure your seats early if you want
good ones.
At last the old town clock is being
repaired and fixed up ina way that we
hope will make it more reliable than it bas
been for months past.
Jacoh Gross, tailor, will soon move
into the room, on Highs street, lately occu-
pied by W. I. McClure’s saddlery. It is
being enlarged and remodeled for him.
Lew Wetzel, the Water street ma-
chinist and bicycle man, is going to open a
sales and renting room in the basement of
the Crider building, next door to Irvin's
hardware store.
R. B. Taylor, whose Reading coal
yards are at the foot of Lamb street, is
erecting a large ice house along the Cen-
tral tracks. It is his
Hecla ice in season.
t Several sled loads of boys from the
College were in town, last evening. Every
winter the boys are given a ride on the
College sleds and this was the first class to
have the pleasure.
Gen. James A. Beaver presided at a
great inter-denominational meeting, in the
interest of foreign missions, held in Car-
negie hall, New York, last Friday even-
ing. Bishop Fowler was one of the speak-
ers.
Gregg Post is already preparing for
the big time they will have over there on
Washington’s birthday anniversary. You
know the Post has always laid claim to
that day and run an all day restaurant and
entertainment, a kind of continuous per-
formance affair.
Rev. George Warren, of Tyrone,
will preach -in the Methodist church here
at both morning and evening services, on
Sunday. It will be communion service,
love feast being at 9:15. The revival ser-
vice is being continued. All are earnestly
requested to attend.
Robert E. Speer, well known in
Bellefonte where he once officiated in the
Presbyterian church during Dr. Laurie's
.brence; has recovered from the Persian
fever, contracted at Hamadan, Persia, and
isnow on his way home. He is a native
of Huntingdon and is an exceedingly bright
young man.
Send R. A. McLean, Cronly,
North Carolina, fifty cents in stamps or
money to pay expense and trouble and he
will send you an impartial and correct
description of North Carolina farming and
timbered lands, together with plot and
detailed description of any particular tract
or tracts.”
The Farmer’s Institutes for this
county will be held in Milesburg and
Stormstown this year. The date for the
former place is March 3rd, and 4th, and
for the latter the 5th, and 6th, of the same
month. Hon. Alva Ages, of Ohio; A. P.
Young, of Columbia county ; Enos Hess
Esq., and Miss Redifer, of State College ;
will be among those present as instructors,
intention to sell |
A MEMORABLE NIGHT IN ODD FELLOW-
sHIP.—The meeting of grand lodge, I. O.
O. F., with Independent lodge, No. 236, in
this place, last Monday night, was a mem-
orable one in the experience of members
of the local order. The visit of the grand
lodge officers was for the purpose of con-
ferring the past grand degree and giving
instructions in the unwritten work of the
qrder.
Grand master, Amos H. Hall, of Phila-
delphia ; deputy grand master, W. Galer
Thomas, of Scranton; grand warden,
Samuel McKeever, of Philadelphia ; past
grand, Esau Loomis, of West Chester ;
past grand master, Chas. Chalfont and M.
Richard Muckle, of Philadelphia ; and past
grand Montgomery were all here.
During the afternoon the distinguished
vistors went to State College, where the
pretty new hall of State College lodge, No.
1032, in the Holmes building, was dedicat-
ed. The ceremonies at that place began at
2 o’clock and lasted most of the afternoon.
In the evening about forty members of that
lodge, with a humber from Pine Grove
Mills and Stormstown, came to Bellefonte
on a special train to be present at the cere-
monies here.
The hall of Independent lodge was fair-
ly crowded with Odd Fellows when the
work was begun and a very interest-
ing ceremony it proved to those unac-
quainted with the impressive manner of
procedure in grand lodge business. Fifty-
two past grand degrees were conferred dur-
ing the evening, together with the instruc-
tions in the unwritten work.
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How THEY EARN A NIGHT'S LODGING.
—The warm, cheerful glow of the fires at
the glass works are about as alluring to the
festive bum as are the brilliant arc lights
to the myriad bugs that fly in summer
time.
There is always heat down there. Plenty
of it and to spare, so that this winter the
tramps, who have had a rendezvous ahout
Bellefonte, instead of wrapping themselves
up in old burlap and lying down in the
uncovered ash pits at the Pennsylvania
round house, as we found them doing many
a time in the zero weather of last winter,
find a warm shelter where they can curl
up on the soft side of a board and sleep
without fear of being buried in snow or
soaked through with water, when daylight
comes.
To earn such hospitality as is afforded at
the glass works every one of them is con-
fronted with a sign that reads like this
for a nite’s |
login whele
| 12 lodes of cole. |
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The artist's name is not appended, but the
sign does the work with effect.
piles at the furnace are kept high all the
time and the tramps are allowed to sleep
beside the fires.
The work at the glass works is progress-
ing nicely, the quality of the glassis get-
ting better and things are going along as
for years.
ing housed and nething but the best ship- |
ped to the trade.
A PoLICEMAN DEFIED.—Officer Gares
had a rather thrilling experience with a
woman, on Monday night, and as a result
of her abusive language and threats to |
make a veritable pile of mince meat of him
she saw the inside of fort Cronister, the
next morning, where she would have re-
mained until court had not W. C. Heinle
Esq., furnished bail.
The officer had been detailed to arrest
Andrew Meese and Bill Reed, the woman’s
son, who had stolen seven or eight rolls of
butter from a huckster named C. M. Re-
sides, who comes to Bellefonte from the
vicinity of Unionville. The theft was com-
mitted about two weeks ago, but up to
this time neither Meese nor Reed could be
found. On Monday night, however, Gares
concluded he would go out to Reed’s home
near the Collins furnace, and try to take
the young fellow by surprise. Failing in
this he called at the house and asked Mrs.
Reed to deliver her son to the mandates of
the law. Well, if he had thrown water in-
to a pot of molten lead he could not have
produced such a splatter of invectives as
were heaped on him. The woman was
hanging out a window, just beside where
he stood, and she ripped him up, before and
behind, until he could stand it no longer
and retired.
Tuesday morning a warrant was sworn
out for Mrs. Reed and she has the officer’s
ultimatum now. She must either pro-
duce the butter thief or stand trial for
threats to kill the big policeman.
PHILIPSBURG’S COUNCIL AND BURGESS
AT LOGGER-HEADS.—After spending a
great deal of time and thought over the
matter the town council of Philipshurg
prepared a rather voluminous ordinance in
which it purposed charging a yearly li-
cense of $1 per pole and $1 per mile of wire
for every telegraph, telephone, electric
light or other public service pole erected
and maintained within the borough.
The coal |
smeothly as if they had been in operation |!
| the following places.
——The ie ball club, of William-
sport, has organized for the season of 1897.
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——After the Undine benefit comes ‘‘the
Drummer Boy of Shiloh’ for three nights.
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——The attorneys at the Clearfield bar
will have a banquet, on Friday evening,
February 5th.
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——The mining of coal at Karthause hav-
ing proved unprofitable the mines, at that
place, have been abandoned.
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——T. L. Snyder, of Clearfield, has been
appointed one of the sergeants-at-arms for
the House at Harrisburg.
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——Philipsburg is to have another busi-
ness college. This time Geo. W. Williams,
of Altoona, will open such a school at that
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——The Pennsylvania state teacher's
association will meet at Newcastle, in
Lawrence county, June 29th, 30th and
July 1st.
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——1T¢t is stated that James McClain and
family, of Curtin street, will move to
Spangler in the spring. Mr. McClain is in
business there.
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The P. and E. rail-road is cutting
down expenses. A late order has cut off
all hrakemen, except one, on passenger
trains bound west of Williamsport.
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——=Seth T. Foresman, the prominent
Williamsport lumberman, who was shot
by post-master Landers, of Newberry, is
improving and will get well. Landers is
in jail. :
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———Shuman Zimmerman, of Hecla, had
three fine bear skins, in Bellefonte, on
Tuesday, and was trying to sell them at
$20 a piece. He killed all three bears this
season.
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——1If you or your friends want sale bills
and all the necessaries that go with the
same we will do the work AS CHEAP as
you can get it done anywhere else in Cen-
tre county and give you more satisfactory
results.
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——J. E. Steele, a son of Britain Steele,
of this place, and known here as ‘‘Zac,”’
has been nominated for council from the
6th ward, Tyrone. As it is a strong Re-
publican ward and ‘‘Zac’’ represents that
party he will undoubtedly be elected.
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——Joel B. Lttinger, the author of the
McKinley inauguration march published
by the Philadelphia Press, last Sunday, was
| raised in this county, his home being at
| Aaronsburg. He is a nephew of Fred
Kurtz, of the Centre Hall Reporter.
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A dividend of ten per cent. was de-
| clared by the Millheim electric telephone
i company. At the annual meeting of the
| stock-holders, last Tuesday. The line
| connects Millheim with several nearby
| towns.
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All the inferior product is be- | ——The Republican ward caucuses will
| be held tomorrow, Saturday, evening at
North ward, in the
hook and ladder house, on Howard street ;
South ward, in the arbitration room, in the
court house ; West ward, in the Repub-
lican office.
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——Lyon & Co., have an advertisement
in this issue that should be read by every
one. In these times, when everyone is
saving wherever it is possible, the bargains
that are offered in this advertisement
should be taken advantage of.
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——While Mrs. Smith Marshall, of Mill
Hall, was going about her household duties,
the other morning, she ran a safety pin
through her finger. Nothing was said about
the accident until she fainted, then a doc-
tor was called. Itis feared hlood poison-
ing will set in, as her arm is badly swollen.
——DBecause some of the officials of the
road recently drove over part of the proposed
route of extension the Philipsburg papers
are of the opinion that there is something in
the rumors that the Altoona and Philips-
burg connecting railroad will soon be ex-
tended from Ramey to the Mountain city.
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——Robert Hepburn is a candidate for
re-nomination for over-seer of the poor, an
office which he has filled very creditably
for the past two years. His name will be
presented at the various caucuses tomorrow
night so that his friends will have an op-
portunity of supporting him.
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——When the strong box belonging to
judge James Gardner, deceased, the senior
partner of the assigned bank of Gardner,
Morrow & Co., was opened by judge John
M. Bailey, at Hollidaysburg, on last Friday,
it was found to contain bonds, notes, stocks,
ete., to the amount of $60,000.
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“——The house at Scootac used by S. H.
and J. I. Kunes, of Beech Creek, as a lum-
ber camp was destroyed by fire one night
last week. The flames originated after the
inmates had retired but how they caught
is not known. The men were awakened
The burgess construed the act of 1851,
under which the borough was chartered, to
grant no such prerogative and vetoed the
bill. It takes about 2,500 words in which to
does better than the Governor did when he
signed the Standard pipe line bill.
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Rev. Miles O. Noll, formerly pastor
of the Reformed church in this place, was
an applicant for the position of chaplain of
the House of Representatives, at Harris-
burg, but Rev. M. H. Sangree, of Dauphin
county, was appointed. Rev. Noll is lo-
cated at Carlisle and the office would not
have interfered with his work in that place.
convey his reasons to council and in that he
in time, but several had narrow escapes
from being burned. A quantity of food
and camp supplies were burned.
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Frank Bassett has severed his con-
nection as chemist with the Valentine iron
company and gone to Sparrows Point,
Maryland, Where he has accepted a better
position as chemist for the Pennsylvania
steel company’s big plant there. W. I.
Young, who was here five years ago, is
| back again and will take Frank’s place.
{ Mr. Young’s return will be noted with de-
{ light among musical people here, as his per-
formances on the French horns were very
enjoyable.
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THE UNDINE CONCERT.—In order that
the public will have a better comprehen-
sion of the magnitude and excellence of the
benefit concert, which the Undine band
will give, next Tuesday night, at Gar-
man’s, we want to call your attention to a
few of the features.
The band will give a concert in which it
will render a number of selections which
are being specially prepared. The saxo-
phone quartette, from Williamsport, com-
prises musicians of far more than ordinary
skill and their numbers on the program
will be necessarily enjoyable. Another
musical feature, well worth notice, will he
the Tyrone mandolin, guitar and banjo
clubs. There are twelve men in these or-
ganizations and they have long been con-
sidered drawing cards wherever they have
appeared.
In the way of vocal music there will be
quartettes and solos by Messrs. Reeve,
Harris, Bayard, and Waddle. James Har-
ris will sing ‘‘Honey does You love Your
Man’’ and George Bayard is down for that
pretty ballad, ‘‘My Beautiful Irish Maid.”
Besides these there will be other songs
well worth the hearing and several rollick-
ing choruses.
The comedy part of the entertainment
will be made up by the grand cake walk,
in which fifty members of the company
will participate, all in black face, the two
divisions competing for a prize.
The firing of a building and the appear-
ance of the Dark-town fire brigade to fight
it will conclude the evening’s entertain-
ment with a thrilling bit of stage realism.
There will be a regular old-fashioned hand
engine in use and besides fighting the
flames there will be the heroic rescue of
the inmates of the house.
The object of the benefit is so worthy
it along. Remember, hgwever, that the
entertainment will be well\worth the price
of admission. You need have no fear of
not getting your money’s worth, but don’t
imagine, after you have been nicely en-
tertained for a whole evening, that you
gave your money away. You will have
amusement return for it, besides the grati-
tude of the firemen. :
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Wio 1s THE PLAGIARIST?—In Mon-
day’s issue of the Philadelphia Press there
was published a two column story about
the remarkable longevity of old ‘Grand-
ma’’ Barger, of Curtin’s Works, who is
now in her 107th year. The story will not
be news to readers of the WATCHMAN, for
it was published in our centennial number,
issued June 7th, 1895, and as it appears in
the Press is taken almost word for word
from the WATCHMAN, together, with the
photographs that were made expressly for
this paper. We notice, also, that several of
the local papers have used the story in
their issues this week.
We merely mention the fact to call the
attention of our readers to the plagiarism
that is being constantly Practiced among
writers and the injustice that is done.
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Mr. Cora WILL BE MARRIED.—There
are few young men in Bellefonte who have
more friends, among all classes, than Mr.
Frederick Henry Cota, secretary of the Y.
M. C. A., consequently his approaching
nuptials are being pretty generally "talked
about.
On Wednesday evening, January 27th,
at 5 o'clock, he will be married to Miss
Annie Lillian, a daughter of Joseph Stone,
of New Haven, Conn. The ceremony will
be performed in Grace Methodist Episcopal
church, in that city.
Upon the return of the groom, with his
bride, they will go to house-keeping in the
Rankin property at the corner of Howard
and Spring streets.
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SHERIFF CONDO TO BECOME A MER-
CHANT.—Ex-sheriff John P. Condo has
purchased the general store and home
properties of J. H. Deibler, in Millheim,
and expects to have his business here
straightened up in such a way that he will
be able to take charge of it in the early
part of March. The Condo family will
move to Millheim, where the sheriff pur-
poses having a welcome for all of his
friends from this place.
As a merchant he ought to be a decided
success. He has had experience in the
merchandise line and his wide acquaintance
with people, throughout the county,
especially fits him for that business.
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AN. ACCEPTABLE MAYOR.—We notice
that the Democrats of Lock Haven have
nominated their present Mayor, Hon. W.
H. Mayer, and that he is again before the
people of that town as an aspirant for the
highest executive office within their gift.
Many Bellefonters will remember the fine
looking, affable gentleman who put so
much of good feeling and life into the joint
Lock Haven-Bellefonte picnic, at Hecla
park, last September, and wonder that our
sister town should even think of running
any one against him for an office he seem-
ed to fill so admirably.
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For OVERSEER OF. THE POOR.—Among
the gentlemen who Have announced them-
selves as candidates for the nomination for
overseer of the poor is Mr. D. W. Eberbart,
one of the town’s highly respected and re-
liable citizens. He is competent to {ill the
office, not only from a business stand-point,
but from his wide acquaintance with the
people of the town and their condition.
Mr. Eberhart will be before the Democrat-
ic caucuses to-morrow night and should he
be fortunate enough to receive the nomi-
nation he would make a strong candidate.
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——The new creamery at Feidler is now
in full operation. RR. E. Stover is mana-
ger, Ira Gramley, of Aaronsburg, engineer ;
{ and Chas. Krape, of Spring Mills, is a but-
| ter maker.
that everyone who can should go and help
.in Bellefonte, on Wednesday.
——While Milton Dinges, of Millheim,
was loading logs, last Saturday, one of
them broke his beg by rolling on it.
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——The Millheim building and loan as-
sociation has started a new series of stock.
It is estimated that it will mature in six
years.
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——John Lucas, a son of Irvin Lucas,
who lives a mile from Howard, is not ex-
pected to survive a very dangerous attack
of typhoid fever.
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—— Edwin D. Roan and Miss Ella Lowry,
of Coleville, were married on the evening of
the 20th, at the parsonage, by the Rev. J.
W. Rue, of the Methodist church.
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——1It has been definitely settled that the
National Guard will attend McKinley’s
inauguration.
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——Gen. John A. Wiley, of Franklin,
has been reappointed brigadier general of
the Second brigade, N. G. P.
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CoL. BURCHFIELD’S APPOINTMENT.—
The Bellefonte friends of Col. Theo. P.
Burchfield, of Altoona, will be pleased to
learn that he has been appointed chief
door keeper of the House, at Harrisburg.
——General orders No. 1, just issued
from Second brigade head quarters, fixes
the time for the inspection of Co. B, 5th
Reg., this place, on Monday evening,
March 8th. The state property in the
armory will be inspected at 3:30 p. m.
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Mrs. C. A: Batcheler, one of Phil-
ipsburg’s oldest women, died in that place,
on Saturday morning. She was 72 years
old.
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tobert Miller, a former resident of
Millheim, died at Woodward, on Wednes-
day morning. He had charge of Motz’s
mill at that place.
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——James Linn; of near Beech Creek,
died on Sunday night. He was in his 92nd
year. The old gentleman had been con-
fined to bed with a diseased leg which he
had injured while going to the polls in the
fall of 95. ?
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——Peter Walizer, an old and respected
resident of Millheim, died, in that place,
on Sunday morning, at the advanced age
of 76 years. He was ashoe maker by trade
but had. not followed it for yeams. A
widow, five daughters and four sons sur-
vive. His remains were buried on Wednes-
day morning.
News Purely Personal.
—Post-master T. Frank Kennedy, of State Col-
lege, was in town on Wednesday.
—Sheriff Cronister, J. Rowe Keller, Jas. H.
Potter and Cap’t. H. W. Montgomery, are Belle-
fonters who have been in Millheim recently.
—DMiss Jean Parsons, who has been visiting
Miss Blanche Hayes, on High street, left for her
Lome, in Williamsport, yesterday afternoon.
—Mary Hunter Linn, of Allegheny street, went
to Harrisburg, on Tuesday afternoon, to spend a
few weeks visiting her cousin, Mrs. Margaret Hal-
derman.
—Mrs. Mary McK. Love and her two dear little
children, of Tyrone, are visiting her brother, A.
Y. McKee, and his family, at her old home, on
Willowbank street.
—Mrs. Jennie Curtin, of Curtin’s Works, is
down at Chester Springs, visiting Gen. and Mrs.
Austin Curtin, who are very much pleased with
their new home and surroundings.
—Mr. W. A. Jacobs, one of our esteemed patrons
in Snow Shoe, was in Bellefonte last Friday: He
reports the coal business out there to be unusual-
ly brisk, but the general out-look depressing.
—Auditor Frank Hess got away from his arduous
duties in the court house long enough to spend
Wednesday night at Pine Grove Mills, where he
has relatives and friends without number.
—R. H. Kreamer, of Nittany, was in town, on
Saturday evening, making a few purchases. He
is one of the men who are responsible for the
good condition of the Central R. R. of Pa. tracks.
—Cyrus T. Brumgard, of Millheim, was a visitor
He is one of those
jolly big fellows whom everyone is glad to see
and a living reason why everyone should cultivate
a good nature.
—J. P. Sebring Esq., of Loveville, was in town
over Tuesday night. He was on his way home
from a visit to- friends at Jersey Shore. Mr. Se-
bring is one of Halfmoon's progressive farmers.
He delights in fine horses and other fancy stock.
—Charles Foster, of State College, was in town
between trains last evening. He was on his way
to Harrisburg to begin his week's work on the
N. Y. and Pitts. rail-way mail route. Charley
is getting to be one of the substantial men of
State College.
—D. C. Hall Esq., one of Union township's
representative men, was in town, on Friday last,
taking out letters of administration on the estate
of the late W. H. Sholl. The heirs are fortunate
in having such a gentleman to settle up the estate,
for he is of such a pleasant disposition that it
cannot but be done amicably.
—Miss Emily Alexander, daughter of Dr. John
F. Alexander, of Centre Hall, spent Wednesday
in Bellefonte. She isa very attractive looking
girl and is exceptionally popular at her home,
where she is a leader in most everything under-
taken by the young people, especially in the
dramatic line, for which she has a marked talent.
—H. M. Krebs came down from Pine Grove,
last Friday, to take a look around the town and
finish up a little business he had on hand. He
was in town again, on Monday night, when the
Odd Fellows were having special ceremonies in
taking degrees. Mr. Krebs, being one of Pine
Grove's past grands, came down to take his degree
from the officers of the grand lodge.
—The serious iliness of Mr. D. M. Butts, of
Linn street, has called all of his family to his bed-
side. Lawrence arrived, on Monday morning,
from Denver, Col., where he had been on business
for the Baldwin locomotive works. Will came up
from Philadelphia, on Saturday, and Edward ar-
ived from Holyoke, Mass., where he isa civil en-
gineer, the same day. Mrs. Susan Isaacs, a sister
of Mr. Butts, came down Irom her home in Al-
toona, on Iriday evening.
—Mrs. Thos. O. Glenn, of Boalsburg, was
in Bellefonte a while on Tuesday, waiting
for a train that would take her to Rick-
ford, McKean, county, whichis to be her new
home, Dr. Glenn has left Boalsburg to lo-
cate at Rickford, where the same skill that made
him so successtul af Boalsburg ought to make
him a very valuable acquisition to that communi-
ty. He is a brother of Dr. W. 8. Glenn, of State
College. Mrs. Glenn is a daughter of the late Dr.
Woods, of Boalshurg.
WARD Caucus MEETINGS.—The Demo-
crats of the borough of Bellefonte will meet
in caucus, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the various ward and bor-
ough offices to be filled at the February
election, on Saturday evening, January
23rd, at the following places :
For the North ward : The caucus will be
held in D. F. Fortney’s office, opposite the
court house, at 8 o'clock, p. m.
For the South ward : The caucus will be
held in the Recorder’s office, in the court
house, at 8 o’clock, p. m.
For the West ward : The caucus will be
held in the WATCHMAN office, at 8 o'clock,
pm.
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THE LOCAL POLITICAL OUT-LOOK.—-
The political out-look for the spring elec-
tion in Bellefonte has rarely, if ever, ex-
cited as little attention on the very eve of
the primaries as is found to be the case to-
day. There are a number of men getting
around a little for offices they would like
to fill, but with the exception of what
promises to bea very ugly councilmanic
fight in the South ward, there isn’t any ex-
citement at all.
There will be a burgess to elect and as
yet only two men are talked of. They are
E. R. Chambers Esq., North ward, and J.
A. Aikens, South ward, both Republicans ;
no Democrats having yet been rounded up
who will permit the use of their name.
For tax collector Hugh S. Taylor Esq.,
Democrat, is the only person heard of who
will accept the office. Several others have
been nosing around ex-collector Ray’s
office for the past few days to find out what
there is in the office, but that gentleman’s
official experience was not calculated to
blossom them out into candidates for the
office. It is quite likely, however, that
Mr. Taylor will have a rival and it might
be either W. T. Hillibish, Harry Pontius
or Stuart Brouse.
There is to be a councilman elected in
every ward, yet candidates have announced
themselves in only one, the South. There
William Cassidy has plain sailing for the
Republican nomination ; while president
Henry Brockerhoff, of council, and Pat-
rick Gherrity are having a hot fight for the
Democratic nomination. In the North
ward Benj. Shaffer’s term expires and it is
quite probable that he will be renominated
by the Republicans. The Democrats have
talked of no one, as yet. In the West
ward Sammy Williams would like to have
the endorsement of both parties. He vows
that he will not run again, but you can
rest assured that he will be the nominee of
his party and will accept. No one has been
decided upon to oppose him.
No matter who is elected the business of
the poor department ought to be done on
the square next year, as there are four car-
penters out for the place. Robert Hep-
burn and D. W. Eberhart, Democrats, and
David Bartley and Samuel Gault, Repub-
licans, all want it.
The North ward will have a Justice to
elect, since ’Squire Linn’s term will have
expired. It is rumored that H. H. Harsh-
berger or H. C. Quigley will get the Re-
publican endorsement, but nothing is
known as to what the Democrats will do.
For the other offices, such as school di-
rectors, assessors, constables and election
officers, there is very little said and most
of them will not shape up until a few
moments before time for holding the cau-
cuses to-morrow evening.
Be
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. :
We are authorized to announce the name of
Daniel W. Eberhart as a candidate for overseer
of the poor, subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic borough caucus.
Sale Register.
Marcu 24TH. —At the residence of D. I. Dennis, 2
miles north of Pine Grove Mills, horses, cattle,
implements ete. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. Wm.
Goheen, auctioneer.
Marcu 25th.—On the J. I. Ross farm, 114 miles
west of Pine Grove Mills, Chas. Wright will sell
horses, cattle, implements etc. Sale at 1 o'clock
p- m. William Goheen, auctioneer.
FepruARry 26th.—On the late H. M. Meek farm,
2 miles west of Pine Grove Mills, S. C. Kelley
will sell horses, cattle, implements and house-
hold goods. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. William
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 95
Rye, per bushel... 35
Corn, shelled, per bushe 30
Corn, ears, per bushel... 12Y;
Oats, per bushel, old..... 18
Oats, per bushel, new 18
Barley, per bushel......... 30
Ground Plaster, per ton . 800°
Buckwheat, per bushel. = . 25
Cloverseed, per bushel..... ..§6 00 to 87 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel... Cirsavieent 15
ONIONS:........;...:0.. 40
Eggs, per dozen 15
Lard, per onnd. 6
Country Shoulders.. 6
Sides.... 6
Hams... 10
Tallow, per pound
Butter, per pound
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