Democratic County Committee for 1897.
Hvueu S. TayLor, Boyp A. MUSSER,
Chairman, Secretary.
Wineian J. Keer, Assistant Secretary.
P. O. Address.
Bellefonte
Name.
Jno. Trafford
Ed. Brown, Ji.
Precinct.
Bellefonte N. W.
gt 8. W
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g W.W, Geo. BR Meek,
Centre Hall Boro J. Witmer Wolf, ( entre Hall
Howard 2 Abe Weber, Howard
Milesburg
Millheim
Fleming
Philipsburg
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i Jas. B. Noll,
Millheim £6 Sam’l Weiser, Jr.,
Unionville I.. P. Brisbin,
Philipsburg 1st W. J. W. Lukens
£2 2nd W. Harry Denning,
Milesburg
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o srd W. Albert Howe
State College Boro J. N. Kramrine,
S. Philipsburg * Henry S. Wilcox,
Benner Twp. N. P. L. C. Rerick,
£5 S. P. John Ishler,
Boggs Twp. N. P. Henry Heaton,
Se L.P. Jos I. Neff,
1 W. P. D. F. Poorman,
Burnside Twp. Wm. Hipple,
College tx Jno. A. Rupp, Oak Hall
Curtin 5 N. J. McCloskey, _ Romola
Ferguson ‘ E.P. W. H. Frye, Pine Grove Mills
£2 « W, P. Sam Harpster, Jr., " ffashing
Gregg Twp. N. P. Geo. Weaver, enns Cave
eo E. P. Jas. C. Condo, Penn Hall
t$ W. P. Jno. Smith, Spring Mills
Haines Twp. W.P. W. T. Winklebeck, Coburn
id E.P. R. E. Stover, Woodward
Emory McAfee, Stormstown
Linden Hall
State College
Philipsburg
Bellefonte
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Milesburg
Roland
Milesburg
Pine Glenn
Half Moon Twp.
Harris Jas, A. Swabb,
Howard £ Robert Confer, Howard
Huston i Henry Hale, Julian
Liberty tt Jas. I. DeLong, Blanchard
Marion t£ Wm. P. Orr, Walker
Miles Twp. E. P. Dan’l W. Harter, Wolfs Store
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.P. Edward Miller, Centre Mills
i M.P. C.J. Crouse, Rebersburg
Patton Twp. D. 1,. Meck, W addle
Penn Lf A. P. Zerby, Sober
Potter ¢ S&P. J. F. Smith Colyer
ee « NP. G.H.Emerick,. Centre Hall
Rush ¢« N.P. Wm. Frank, Philipsburg
50 « RP. Sam’l Wayne Osceola Mills
Snow Shoe Twp. E.P Lawrence Reding Snow Shoe
44, « WW. P S. K. Johnston, Moshannon
Spring Twp. N. PP. L. H. Wian, Bellefonte
2 S. P. W. H. Noll, Jr.,, Pleasant Gap
a4 W. P. PD. F. Garbrick, Beltefonte
Taylor Twp. Vinton Beekwith, Hannah
inion * Chas. G. Hall, Fleming
Walker * J. HH. Carner, Hublershurg
Worth A. J. Johnston, Port Matilda
Boyp A. Musser, HUGH 8. TAYLOR,
Secretary. Chairman.
A Calamity and a Blessing.
It seems almost impossible that in a city
so well equipped with modern appliances
and well trained corps for fighting fire as
is Philadelphia there should be a conflagra-
tion of such proportions, as was the one
that ate the very heart out of that city on
Tuesday.
The fire was discovered while it was yet
in its incipiency, it was at an hour when
there was not likely to be much difficulty
in fighting it, yet it spread, from the small
blaze about several basement baking ovens,
until it had become almost uncontrollable.
There is at once ill fortune and good for-
tune attending such occurrences. The loss,
being estimated at nearly two million dol-
lars, will be about made good by the in-
surance companies so that the only distress-
ful aspect that can be put upon it is in the
number of people who will be thrown out
of employment until the burned business
places are rebuilt. On the other hand
thousands of builders, contractors and la-
borers will find new work for their hands,
and, after all, is it more than fair that
those who have had steady employment
for years, possibly, should make some small
sacrifice to those who have suffered, more
than any, through the depressed business
condition of the country.
There could not have been a time when
Philadelphia would have been able to ap-
preciate more the vast expansion of her
circulating medium. heh the unlocking of
the insurance “company’s vaults for the
payment of these losses will effect. Every
penny of it will be put into rebuilding and
refitting, for the destroyed property is a
business centre that makes it too valuable
to stand unimproved. Thus it will be seen
that while her great fire was certainly 1n
the nature of a calamity it can not but
prove a blessing to thousands of people in
that city.
The Cause of the Reluctance.
A suspicious reluctance about going in-
to the MCKINLEY cabinet is being display-
ed by the leading Republican statesmen.
SHERMAN is the only one of any promi-
nence who so far has consented to become a
member of the Major's official family. The
others decline. with thanks, more or less
sincere. This gives the scrubs a chance
and quite a number who are of no conse-
quence are being spoken of in connection
with cabinet positions. MCKINLEY is
represented as offering the places at his
council board to parties who in the better
days of American politics would not have
been thought of for anything higher than
department clerkships. Senator QUAY
and prospective Senator PENROSE were
out at Canton last week, the reported ob-
ject of their visit being to help HASTINGS’
cabinet aspirations, but it is more likely
that their purpose was to keep CHARLES
EMORY SMITH out of the cabinet than to
put the Governor into it. Cheap as cabi-
net honors appear to be it is not probable
that there are any in store for DANIEL.
It is not difficult to guess why the bigger
men in the Republican party are so shy of
being officially connected with the McKIN-
LEY administration. They sce that it is
not going to be the success that the people
were led to expect of ‘‘the advance agent
of prosperity.’”” They are able to forecast
the failure of the promise of better times
made by the supporters of the gold stand-
are and monopoly tariff, and would rather
not be associated with an administration
that will have to face the dissatisfaction of
a disappointed people.
This is the reason why the places in
Major MCKINLEY'S cabinet go begging
among the Republican leaders who are
most capable of filling such places.
——Subseribe_for the WATCIIMAN.
A Case of Hoss and Hoss.
Pittsburg members of the Legislature
are fathering a bill that aims to change
that portion of the public school laws of the
State affecting the choice of teachers in
schools where principals are engaged. Un-
der the plan they propose asking to be en-
acted into law the principal will be
empowered to appoint all teachers under
him and the directors will be divested of
the appointive power now reposed in them.
By this plan it is hoped to climinate
politics from the make up of the teaching
corps of public schools, but it appears that
in trying to get away from politics the
more pernicious evil of favoritism would be
encouraged.
Such an act would prove of no avail to ac-
complish the ends for which it is designed
for even if-the appointive power were in-
vested in a principal a majority of the
school hoard would control him, because
his position would depend on them, and in
that way sccure the appointment- of any
teachers they might prefer, from a political
or any other reason.
The Coldest of the Season.
Between 30 and 40 Degrees Below Zero in Min-
nesota.—Railway Traffic Retarded.—Denver, Col.,
the Temperature Fell Thirty Degrees in Less Than
an Hour—At Des Moines, la., the Thermometer
Registered 13 Below Zero—The Coldest Weather
Prevails in Ohio—Reports from Indiana Show a
Low Temperature.
St. PAUL, Minu. Jan. 24.—To-night’s
reports from every part of the northwest
indicated that last night was the coldest
night in two winters. St. Paul, about the
warmest point in this whole section, regis-
tered 25° below zero. The range was
from that figure to 40° below at St. Hil-
dare. There are no reports in yet of peo-
ple freezing to death, though suffering in
the coumry must have been very great.
The thernfometer in this city to-night is
26° below zero and indications point fur-
ther drop of at least 10° before morning.
Railway trafic is everywhere retarded,
either because ~ of drifts or inability to
keep up steam. Reports from points along
the Missouri river indicate that there will
be heavy mortality among the cattle and
sheep in that section.
COLD WAVE AT CHICAGO.
Circaco, Jan. 24.—The cold wave
which reached Chicago last night tightened
its grip to-day, and at midnight Chicago
was shivering in a 16 below zero atmos-
phere. At 8 o'clock this morning the
thermometer registered 14 below. The
temperature then moderated somewhat, but
at no time during the day did the mer-
cury rise above 3 below. Shortly after sun-
set the temperatere began dropping rap-
idly, and to-night promises to be a record
breaker. The weather bureau promises no
relief for four or five days. The suffering
among the poor is intense, and to-morrow
morning Mayor Swift will issue a procla-
mation calling for bread for the starving.
According to reports made to the mayor
by the bureau of charities and other com-
mittees that have applied to him the num-
ber of destitute families is increasing each
day. until the conditions in some parts of
the city are appalling. Immediate relief
is necessery or it is said many will die of
starvation and cold.
COLDEST NEBRASKAN DAY IN TWO YEARS.
OMAITA, Neb., Jan. 24.—This has been
the coldest day Nebraska has experienced
in two years. At many points the mercu-
ry registered 13° below zero and the warm-
est reported was 4° below. A strong wind
from the north made the cold seem more
intense. The Missouri river is frozen over.
Little snow has fallen in this section and
railway traffic is not interfered with.
COLD WAVE AT DENVER.
DENVER, Col., Jan. 24.—Thecold wave
struck this section at 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and in less than an hour the
thermometer fell 30°, from 50° to 20° above
zero. Ten above is the mark registered at
8 o'clock to-night, with prospects of zero
weather before morning.
COLD WEATHER IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 24.—The coldest
weather of the winter prevails. At 8p. m.
the thermometer was 4° above zero, with
the prospects that before midnight the mer-
cury would drop to as many degrees below.
TEMPERATURE IN ADIRONDACKS.
UricA, N. Y., Jan. 24.—At midnight
the temperature in the Adirondacks was as
follows : Malone, 13° below zero; Tup-
per Lake, 15° below ; Fulton Chain, 10°
below, and at Remsen, 5° below.
BELOW ZERO IN IOWA.
Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 24.—The cold
wave which reached here last night con-
tinues, the thermometer to night registered
13° below zero. All trains are delayed,
but not seriously.
VERY COLD IN INDIANA.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 24.—This has
been the coldest day of the winter. At 7
o'clock to-night the thermometer is 7° be-
low zero and indications are that it will go
lower before morning.
Dawn of a New Era at Hollidaysburg.
The first National bank, of Hollidays-
burg, which collapsed Monday, December
14th, 1896, opened its doors to the public
at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
New faces will be seen behind the count-
ers of the institution in charge of the bank
collateral and new hands will be at the
helm of the financial ship. Ata meeting
which was held Tuesday morning judge
Martin Bell, ex-judge A. S. Landis, pro-
thonotary Jesse L. Hartman, John Blair,
Esq., the Westmoreland coal company
stockholders and others were present and a
re-organization was effected as follows :
President, Jesse IL. Hartman ; cashier,
J. G. Shope, of Mt. Pleasant. The direc-
ters are : W. I. Woodcock, John B. Blair,
James W. Grommiller, Dr. A. L. Garver,
of Roaring Springs ; D. L. Dillinger, of
Greensburg ; and W. A. Huff, of Greens-
burg. The two former were elected ata
meeting of the board of directors held yes-
terday afternoon.
Only about one-third of the original
stockholders are represented in reorganiza-
tion. The orginal stock was $50,000, one-
half of which was held in the Jack family.
This was not retained, owing to the failure
of Col. Willliam Jack.
Big Tannery Burned.
CLEARFIELD, Pa., J n. 26.—One of the
Elk tanning company’s large tanneries,
located at Curwensville, caught fire at 6
o'clock this morning and was totally de-
stroyed. Over one hundred men are thrown
out of employment.
——Subseribe for the WATCHMAN.
Philadelphia’s Biggest Fire in a Gen-
eration.
Loss is Over $1,000,000.—The Business Portion of
the Quaker City Receives a Terrible Blow.—
Many Firms Involved—O0ld Landmarks Wiped Out
and Others Were Badly Scorched by the Fierce
Flames Which Ran Riot—The Losses and Insur-
ance.
PHILADELPHIA, January 26.—The fire
which started at 6:45 o'clock this morning
from an overheated oven in the basement
of the six-story iron building, 1309 to 1317
Market street, burned over the block
bounded by: Thirteenth, Juniper, Market
and Filbert streets, destroyed or gutted
sixty buildings and consumed property
valued at a million and a half of dollars.
Many small storekeepers lost their all and
several thousand working people were cast
out of employment. The damaged build-
ings were generally fully insured. The
fire was the worst that has been experi-
enced in Philadelphia in a generation.
The scene of the destruction was located in
the heart of the city. :
Many of the properties destroyed, espec-
ially on Thirteenth, Juniper and Silver
streets, the latter a small thoroughfare run-
ning between Market and Filbert streets,
were small, old-fashioned. dwelling houses
and aside from the loss to their tenants
their destruction will probably be to the
ultimate good if newer and more modern
buildings are erected on their sites. Sur-
rounding this section, though, are many
handsome wholesale stores, and on the
south side of Market street, directly oppo-
site to where the fire raged the fiercest, is
located the famous general store of ex-post-
master-general John Wanamaker. Though
on fire time and again, while the frontage
on Market street was badly damaged, the
store was saved from destruction. To the
west of the fire, but separated from it by
the width of the street and pavement at
this point, is the great pile of white marble
buildings used as the city hall. Beyond
the cracking of some of the plate glass win-
dows by the intense heat, the hall escaped
unscathed.
While there were a number of minor cas-
ualties among the firemen, no one was very
seriously hurt. But one death is chargea-
ble to the fire. John A. Felt, a hook-
keeper in the employ of a business firm in
ease produced by the excifement attending
the fire.
The building at 1309 and 1317 Market
street was occupied on the upper floors by
ers. They occupied the lower floor of 1309
as pn salesroom. Dennett's cating cafe oc-
cupied two other rooms on the ground floor
and the western room of the building, 1317
Market street, was occupied by Hanscom
Brothers, grocers. The Hanscom Brothers
used the basement of their store as a bak-
ery and in this basement two bakers were
at work this morning, Their furnace was
overheated, a little spark flew out, a blaze
followed and almost in an instant the two
workmen were stretched half unconscious
on the floor by the overpowering smoke.
the floor, and a porter at work sweeping
out the room dashed into the street calling
fire. A policeman at the corner rung in
an alarm and then started back to the
building to investigate the fire. Someone
bethought themselves of the two bakers,
and two young men employed in the es-
tablishment bravely descended through
the smoke and dragged the half suffocated
men out. The first engine was on the
scene three minutes after the alarm was
struck, but the fire was already bursting
through the floors. It was a fearful morn-
ing to fight a fire. The theremometer was
near zero and the first line of hose, as it
was unreeled, burst and covered every-
thing surrounding with water that turned
to ice the moment it struck. The flames
gained on the firemen and alarm after alarm
was rung in until every engine in the city
was hurrying to the scene. Thousands of
workers on their way to their places of
business were attracted by the fire, and the
streets in the vicinity became impassable
from the curious and surging throng. The
police forced the crowd back by mighty ef-
forts and got their fire ropes up. and the
firemen were able to work at a better ad-
vantage. The flames, in the meanwhile,
had eaten their way through the Hirsch
building and broke through the roof.
Hirsch Brothers employed about 500 hands
mostly girls, but as few of them had ar-
rived at work when the fire broke out,
those who were there easily made their way
to the street before the flames had reached
the upper stories.
A strong wind from the west fanned the
the fire and carried the burning brands of
destruction to the roofs of the surrounding
houses. The firemen worked under the
most discouraging conditions, the hosemen
and laddermen taking their lives in their
own hands as they crawled cautiously up
the ice coated rungs of their ladders,
dragging after them their lines of hose,
which were incased in a solid covering of
jce. The streets around the fire were
coated with ice, and neither men nor
horses could maintain their footing except
by the exercise of the greatest caution
The fronts of the surrounding buildings
upon which the water had been played pre-
back from their icy walls the rays of the
morning sun. The firemen’s rubber coats
stiffened around them and frequently some
benumbed man was borne away by his
comrades and hurried to the hospital by
the waiting ambulance. A peculiarity of
the fire as it grew larger was the great
quantity of smoke. This smoke at times
would descend to the street in an almost
solid cloud and the firemen were driven
back gasping for breath.
It was soon seen that the Hirsch building
was doomed and the firemen turned their
attention to saving the adjoining proper-
ties. At first this, too, seemed to he a
hopeless task. Building after building
along Market street crumbled beneath the
touch of the fiery tongues of flame en-
wrapping them and when the rear wall of
the Hirsch building fell into Silver street
the fire leaped across and entered the seven
story double iron building fronting on Fil-
bert street, occupied by Dunlap and Clark ;
printers ; the Collins carriage manufactur-
ing company and numerous other firms.
The entire block at this time was honey-
combed by fire. The firemen feared that
the great Wanamaker establishment would
go and they watched it like hawks. Mr.
Wanamaker himself had arrived early and
dismissing the greater number of his 3,500
employees, marshalled under his own di-
rection the fire force of the store. These
men wcre on the low roof of the Market
street front and they speedily drenched the
burning brands that fell there. Then the
Market street front of the Hirsch building
fell into the street. A torrent of fire rolled
out and flowed across the wide street and
broke against Wanamaker’s. The build-
ing shrivelled and blistered beneath the
fierce deluge and a tongue of flame shot
up from the high clock tower at the corner
of Thirteenth and Market streets. The jets
from the hose could not reach the flames in
the tower, and the entire building seemed
threatened with destruction. The tower
the vicinity, dropped dead from heart dis--
the umbrella manufactory of Hirsch Broth- |.
The smoke curled its way up through |
sented a beautiful spectacle as they flashed
crumbled and fell, and this proved the sal-
vation of the building, for the firemen were
then able to fight the heart of the fire and
soon had it under control, although the en-
tire Market street front of the store was
deluged with water and the whole build-
ing was permeated with smoke. Under the
direction of Chief Baxter, of the depart-
ment, Mayor Warwick and Director of
Public Safety Riter, the firemen did mag-
nificent work, and at last, by noon, they
succeeded in obtaining the upper hand of
the fire.
Though the fronts of the buildings on
the east side of thirteenth street were
scorched, the fire was confined to the
block in which it started. Hirsch Brothers
building was completely destroyed and all
the other buildings on the Market street
front, with the exception of the grocery
! store of Showell & Fryer, at Juniper and
Market streets, went down in destruction.
The small stores along Thirteenth street to
Silver street shared the same fate, but the
rest of the block escaped entire destruction.
It was gutted and ravaged by the flames,
but the losses at that part will not be total.
While the firemen were struggling with
the fire two alarms came in from other see-
tions of the city, and it was necessary to
withdraw several engine companies and
send them whence the alarms came. Fort-
unately these fires were small and the com-
panies were able to return to the scene of
the great destruction. As many of the los-
ers by the fire were tenants, it was impos-
sible to get the loss of every one, but the
greater losses, with the amount of therr in-
surance, was as follows :
The principal losses by the fire are as fol-
lows : Nos. 1309 to 1317 Market street, oc-
cupied by Hirsch & Bros., umbrellas ; Hans-
com Bros., grocers; and A. W. Dennett,
restaurant. Building total loss. Loss on
building $300,000. The loss to the three
tenants and on the building is fully covered
by insurance.
The building was owned by the estate of
the late Henry C. Gibson. No. 1319 Market
street, owned by Henry C. Lea and occupied
by Blum Bros., cloak manufacturers. Loss
on building and contents $250,000, fully
covered by insurance.
The Dunlap building, 1306 to 1310 Filbert
street, owned by John Wanamaker. Loss on
building to numerous tenants, the principal
losers among whom are the Dunlap Printing
company, whose is covered by an insurance
of $68,000 ; the Wilbur Printing company,
loss covered by an insurance of $10,000; the
Collins Carriage company, loss $10,000, fully
covered by insurance.
John Wanamaker’s store, Thirteenth and
Market streets, $100,000, loss mostly by
water ; covered by private insurance.
The Joseph Harrison, Jr., estate owns Nos.
1301, 1303, 1305, 1307 and 1325 Market strect,
the rear of Nos. 1327 and 1329 Market strect,
the rear of Nos. 25 and 27 North Juniper
street, and Nos. 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20
North Thirteenth street. Most of these were
small buildings and were badly gutted, but
the loss on them was pretty completely cov-
cred by insurance. These buildings were
occupied mostly by small tenants in a small
line of business and most of them carried
lines of insurance nearly sufficient to cover
their losses.
The losses were distributed among so many
that only an approximate idea of the total
loss could be. gathered, but the greater part
is covered by insurance. Among them were :
Hilland Drug company, loss $5,000, no in-
surance ; Potter & Co., photographers, loss
$1,200, no insurance ; J. Nicolakys, & Co.,
confectionory, loss estimated at $1,000, in-
surance not known ; Steiner & Ball, tobacco
and cigars, loss estimated at $1,000, stock
insured ; Mizpah cafe, W. N. Kelly, proprie-
tor, loss estimated at $3,000: H. IL. Roberts
& Co., photographers, loss not known ; A.
W. Marshall, restaurant, loss $1,500, insur-
ance not known ; George B. Wells, hatter,
loss about $300, caused chiefly by smoke and
water ; James Diekson, stoves and ranges,
damage to stock light, covered by insurance ;
Arthur Goodwin, stained glass, damage
slight ; Showell & Fryer, grocers, damage
resulting from smoke and water not known,
insured ; Jacob Miller, gentlemen's furnish-
ings, loss $800, insurance not known : L.
Tomlinson, cigars, loss estimated at $1,000 ;
Alex. McCune, pictures and picture frames,
loss $3,000, partially insured ; D. Pither,
stationery, loss estimated at $800; S. H.
Shull Drug company, drug sundries, loss
$3,000, partially insured ; Anthony Heine,
baker, loss $600 ; Julius E. Blamberg, cafe,
loss $3500; Budd & Kiter, jewelers, loss
$2,000, insured ; Huber & Weber, opticians,
loss estimated at $1,000; William Stelf,
painter, loss $600 ; James Foley, oysters, loss
$600, no insurance ; Gallagher & Co., leather
goods, loss $1,000, insured ; Furlong’s liquor
saloon, loss $1,200; Mrs. E. M. Edwards,
chiropodist, loss not known ; Mercantile
Laundry company, loss about $4,000; in-
sured ; Electro Tint Engraving company,
loss $8,000 ; E. A. Bowker, cigars and grocer-
ies, damage to stock from smoke and water,
loss covered by insurance; © William B.
Drew, feathers, damage to stock, $1,000,
insured ; William P. Walters & Co., hard-
ware and cutlery, damage by water, about
$4,000, covered by insurance ; J. Kisterbock
& Son, mantels and grates, loss estimated at
$500, insured ; T. T. Smith & Brother, Key-
stone Cigar factory, stock damaged to the
amount of $4,000, partially insured ; James
M. Keen, stoves and heaters, loss $400; C.
D. Woods & Co., parquetry floors, loss $1,000 ;
John G. Lappe, book and job printer, loss
$600, no insurance ; W. E. Fitzgerald, hats,
loss $1,000; the Cooke Mercantile Trust
company, mantels and grates, loss from
water $600, covered by insurance.
The total loss will probably not exceed
$1,000,000. .
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Clearfield is to have a new Republi-
can paper in opposition to Senator Mc-
Quown’s Raftsman’s Journal. It will make
its appearance next Thursday and will be
called the Herald.
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DEATH OF Miss McMANvUs.—Thursday
morning, after a long illness with dropsy,
Miss Margaret McManus, an aunt of Mrs.
William Zeller and the Misses McManus,
died at their home, on Allegheny street
aged eighty-one years. Miss McManus, who
was an entertaining, bright woman,
was a native of Carlisle but for some years
had made her home here. She will be
buried, Saturday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week.
John D. Shadle, of Benner Twp., and
Agnes Shipley, of Union Twp.
John D. McKinney, of Philipsburg, and
Venelda Stutler, Chester Hill.
William Keeler and Julia Ann Houtz,
both of Bellefonte.
Albert B. Kerns and Clara L. Stover,
both of Penn Twp.
John A. Williams, of Lemont, and H.
Johnstonbaugh, of Houserville.
John Estright, of Boggs Twp., and Edith
May Miller, of Milesburg.
Lester H. Mayer and Annie M. Waite,
both of Penn Hall.
Chas. C. Bierly and Ada R. Weber, both
of Rebersburg.
——The thrilling war time drama, ‘‘The
Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” will be present-
ed, at Garman’s, next Wednesday, Thurs-
day and Friday nights.
Two STYLES OF DRILLING.—One of the
great features at the production of ‘‘The
Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” at Garman’s,
next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights, will be the appearance of two squads
of military men. First the old veterans from
Gregg post will give a drill like they used
to do it away back in the sixties, then a
squad from Co. B, 5th Reg, N. G. P. will
appear and go through a silent drill ac-
cording to the revised tactics of to-day.
This will be a great feature and should
lend to the drawing capacity of ‘‘The
Drummer Boy,” already so popular in
Bellefonte. Remember, it will be a benefit
for three worthy organizations.
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SPECIAL GRANGE MEETING IN THE
CoUNTY.—Pomona grange No. 13, at its
recent meeting at Milesburg, provided for
a series of special meetings in different
parts of the county. The first to be held
at :
Sprucetown, Jan. 29th, 9:30 a. m., and
p.m. :
Leonard grange, Rock Springs, Feb. 4th,
9:30 a. m. and 2 p. m.
Half Moon, Feb. 5th, 9:30 a. m., and 2
p. m.
Hublersburg, Feb. 18th, 9:30 a. m., and
2pm
Unionville, Feb. 11th, 9:30 a. m., and 2
Dm.
These meetings arc for the benefit of
patrons, at which time instructions will be
given in the unwritten work and the 5th
degree conferred if desired. A meeting
was held at Millheim yesterday.
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THE LocAL PRIMARIES.—The Demo-
crats and Republicans of Bellefonte held
their primaries, on Saturday night, and
aside from the fight on council in the
South ward everything was as pleasant and.
harmonious as could be expected. In
that coutest Patrick Gherrity defeated-
Henry Brockerhoff, present Democratic
member, by a ve of 82 to 49.
The nominations in the borough and
wards were as follows :
BOROUGH TICKETS
Democratic,
RE.
Hugh
Republican,
F. R. Chambers
W. ‘I. Hillibish
Chief Burgess,
Tax Collector,
Auditor, Oscar W > J. Mitchell
Treasurer, Win. Conley, Chas, F. Cook
Overseer of Poor John Traftord, D. M. Bartley
NORTH WARD.
Dem. Rep.
Judge of Election, T. B. Hamilton, H. Schreyer,
spector, Wm. Barnes, H. C. Brew
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S&hool Director,
Justice of Peace,
Council,
W. A. Ishler, J. P. Harris
L. A. Sehaetter, II. Harshberger
M. I. Gardner, Benj. Shatter
SOUTH WARD.
Dem.
Judge of Election, J. Rightnour,
Inspector, Dan’'l O'Leary
Couneil, P. H. Gherrity,
School Director, A. C. Mingle,
WEST WARD.
Dem. Rep.
Judge of Election, Wm. Parks, CC. ¢. Bell
Inspector, Jno, Shrefler, J. 8S. Strayer
Rep.
Thos. Donachy
George Hart
W. C, Cassidy
J. I. McClure
Council, John Q. Miles, W. Shortlidge
School Director, A.Y. Wagner, (i. W. Reese,
Assessor, H. C. Crissman, Jas. Ryan
Constable, Jas. Kane, J. Whittaker,
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A BELLEFONTE GIRL SERIOUSLY INJUR-
ED WHILE SLEIGHING NEAR TYRONE.—
A party of Tyrone young folks with whom
there were a number of visitors met with a
frightful accident, while on a sleighing
party, last Monday evening. There were
about twenty of them in a two horse bob
sled, on their way to Union Furnace for
an evening’s pleasure. They had reached
Pemberton, about four miles below Ty-
rone, and were getting along nicely until
they began the descent of the steep hill on
the other side of the bridge at that place.
There the lock refused to hold and the
rear portion of the sled swung around on
the ice until it toppled over the edge of
the 15 ft wall that holds the road way from
the river bank. It was a frightful scene.
The young ladies and gentlemen were so
bundled up that they did not realize their
danger until it was too late to attempt to
‘save themselves and the sled, with its hu-
man freight, went crashing to the river
bank. To add to the misfortune the horses
were dragged over and all fell in a strug-
gling, inextricable heap. Some were injured
beyond helping themselves, others only
scratched and bruised but so shocked that
for a moment all seemed dazed. Then
those who were able set to getting the in-
jured out of the wreck and when it was
all done the following were found to have
been hurt :
Miss ALICE HADDEN, of Washington, Pa.,
serious head injuries.
Miss JESSIE STOVER, of Bellefonte ; crush
of the chest.
EUGENE CRAMPTON, Tyrone;
spine.
WILLIAM JONES, of Tyrone ; driver of the
team ; head injured and arm cut.
EDWARD Levy, Tyrone, body bruises.
HowARD TEMPLETON, Tyrone, contusions
of legs ang chest.
The following other members of the
party were somewhat injured, but none of
them seriously :
Earnest Willis, May Kane, Clara Kane,
Jennie Straub, Maud Fink, Harry Whar-
ton, Carrie Henderson, Zella Henderson,
Katy Hunter, Thomas McSethers, James
Simons, Charles Hernley.
Two colored musicians, who accompani-
ed the party, were also somewhat injured.
When the news of the accident reached
Tyrone the Pennsylvania railroad company
sent a special train to the scene, with two
doctors, and the seriously injured were
taken to Tyrone. Miss Hadden remained
unconscious for some time after she was
carried into the Ward house, while Miss
Stover was delirious until Tuesday morn-
ing.
Miss Stover is a daughter of Paul Stover,
of this place, who lives below the home of
Frank McCoy, on west Linn street. He is
a brick layer in the employ of A. G. Mor-
ris. The young lady is an artist and was
employed in Tyrone. Her father and
mother went up at noon, on Tuesday, and
found her so much better that they expect
to bring her home this week.
injury to
I James W.
A SHORT SESSION OF CoURT.—The regu-
lar term of January quarter sessions court
convened, on Monday morning, with a very
small attendance and few cases to be dis-
posed of. Nothwithstanding the extreme
cold all of the grand jurors summoned were
present and very few of the constables
were absent when their returns were called
for.
Judge Love was on the bench alone and
passed on the various petitions that were
presented during the morning session, all
of which was taken up by the preliminary
routine. The grand jury being summoned
and instructed Hayes Schenck, of Howard,
was made foreman and it retired to pass on
the various bills presented.
The regular business of the court was
taken up as follows :
Fisher & Co., vs. Richard Bowen, plea
assumpsit. Judgment in favor of the
plaintiff, for $86.74.
Centre county banking Co., vs. H. M.
Meek, defendaliy and Wm. Witmer, terre
tenant, plea scire facias, sur judgment. Con-
tinued.
Samuel Gramley, executor of Kte., of
Sarah Shaffer, deceased, vs. Jacjb B.
Hazel. Continued, at the cost of thewle-
fendant. 2s
J. Comel & Co., vs. Celia Ratowsky ;
plea assumpsit. Settled.
Abe Funk and B. J. Emertine, trading
as Funk & Emertine vs. Celia Ratowsky ;
plea assumpsit. Settled.
Harry Ritzinger and Joseph Zeuleuke,
trading as Ritzinger & Zeuleuke, vs. Celia
Ratowsky ; plea assumpsit. Settled.
J. Cohen vs. Celia Ratowsky ; plea as-
sumpsit. Settled.
* Com. vs. Albert Evarts, charge adultery;
prosecutrix, Eva Evarts. Defendant plead
guilty, and was fined $100, costs of prose-
cution and sent to jail for 6 months. Mrs.
Evarts filed a petition for a divorce at once.
Com. vs. Roland Confer, charge betrayal;
prosecutrix, Bertha Zeigler. Defendant
renewed his recognizance to April sessions.
Com. vs. Frank Huey, charge betrayal ;
prosecutrix, Lucy Hampton. Defendant
, renewed his recognizance to April sessions.
Com. vs. G. P. Garrett, charge libel;
prosecutor, Tobias Klinefelter. Settled.
Ellis L. Orvis, executor of Ete., of John
H. Orvis, deceased vs. A. Brockerhoff, ad-
ministrator of Ete., of Rose A. McCarty 3
plea scire facias sur mortgage. Verdict in
favor of the plaintift for $1487.50.
Francis M. Atherton, use of Thomas
Meyer, vs. Margaret F. Alexander and
Alexander, administrators of
Ete., of C. T. Alexander, deceased, James
W. Alexander, H. C. Yarring and Rober§
! Yarrington, heirs at law, and Margaret F.
| Alexander, widow of C. T.
Alexander,
deceased, defendants, and Robert MeCal-
mont and Rose Shortlidge, terre tenants;
plea scire facias sur judgment, Verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for $1364.13.
W. H. Williams and Jennie R. Williams,
administrators of Etc., of Aaron Williams,
deceased vs. Jacob Mattern, David Mat-
tern, Miles Mattern, J. Linn Mattern
and Mary M. Mattern, administrators
of Ete., of John C. Mattern, deceased,
plea scire facias sur mortgage. Verdict im
favor of the plaintiffs for $8,729.89 and an
attorney’s commision of $210.
Henrietta Kline vs. the overseer of the
poor of Boggs township; plea, assumpit ac-
tion is brought to recover for eighteen
weeks board of Irvin Kline, plaintiff’s son,
and eight weeks board for his wife at the
rate of $1.50 per week, amounting to
$40.50 from the defendant township.
The overseers of the poor alleged that they
had provided a place for these people at a
Mrs. Heaton’s, in Boggs township, whereas
the plaintiff livesin Spring township. Ver-
dict in favor of the defendant.
Com. vs. William Scott, charge, larceny,
prosecutor, C. H. Davis, for taking a small
child’s watch, valued at about $2. Sen-
tenced to'pay $1 fine, costs and 6 months in
county jail.
Com. vs. John Casher, charge betrayal,
prosecutrix Margaret Cahil. Defendant
plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a
fine of one dollar, costs of prosecution and
to pay to the prosecutrix the sum of $40,
the child being dead.
Samuel Alters, use of Kitner, vs. John
Stover and Emanuel Eisenhut ; plea as-
sumpit. Action brought to recover for tim-
ber sold to the defendants and for hauling
telephone poles and props for John Stoner.
Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $67.06.
Com. vs. Harry Switzer, indicted on
three charges, first count assault and bat-
tery, second count aggravated assault and
battery, third count felonious assault with
intent Etc; prosecutor Levi Fye. This
was the case that occurred on Chirstmas
night, at Gillilandtown. Verdict of guilty
on the first and second counts. Sentenced
to pay $25 fine, cost and 8 months in the
county jail.
Mrs. Josephine Reed, charge resisting
officer Garis, who had been deputized, by a
constable, to make an arrest. This was an
irregular proceeding. Discharged defend-
ant and prosecutor pay cost.
George Adams, Milesburg, charge assault
and battery ; prosecutor Sylvester Heaton.
Not guilty and costs divided.
The jurors were all discharged at noon,
on Wednesday, and the court continued in
session until last evening, when it adjourn-
ed. After the jury trials had ended the time
was taken up in acknowledging deeds and
the ruling on the contest that will open the
ballot boxes, a full account of which will
be found elsewhere.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To the Hon. Judges of the Court of Quarter
Sessions in and for Centre Co.
The grand inquest for January term sub-
mit the following :
They have acted upon twelve bills of in-
dictment, presented by the district attorney,
for consideration, five of which signed and
| the remaining seven returned true bills.
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