Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 29, 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
your 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
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-
will
fore placing your order.
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~ ——Wilbur Miles, of Milesburg, ison a
fair way to recovery from a dangerous at-
tack of diphtheria.
——1It was a little frosty around the
edges, on Monday. The thermometer
stood at 0° all day in Bellefonte.
——Ex-county commissioner T. Frank
Adams has gone to New York where he is
looking up a good situation in the rail-
way service.
——The county auditors completed their
‘work, on Wednesday, and their statement
of the financial condition of the county will
be published soon.
——Rev. Hipple baptized seven persons,
by immersion, at Milesburg, on Sunday,
notwithstanding the thermometer register-
ed 10° above zero.
——That thrilling war time drama,
‘The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” at Gar-
man’s, next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.
The Methodist Sunday school, at
Milesburg, cleared $23.55 at the entertain-
ment given, last Thursday night, for the
church window fund.
——Edward P. Gray, of Half Moon val-
ley, has accepted a position as salesman
with the Shamokin cracker company. His
headquarters will be at Shamokin.
Clyde Boggs, of Milesburg, well
known in Bellefonte as a former Academy
student, has gone to Greenwood Furnace,
where he has sceured a position as clerk in
a store.
——The grand commandery officers of
the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania will
make an official visit to Philipshurg, on
February 26th, when a banquet will be-
given.
——-The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church, at Millheim, made enough
money at a New Year's festival to buy neat
new bracket lamps for the basement room
in the church building.
——The Christian church at Howard
will hold a supper in Lucas hall, at that
place, this evening. Every one is cordially
invited to be present and there will be
seasonahle delicacies of all sorts served.
——Mr. William Harper, of Thomas
street, was able to be out of the house,
last Friday, for the first time in nearly
three weeks. He had been suffering with
grip, but is on a fair road to recovery now.
——Bigger, brighter, more effective than
ever will be ‘The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,’
at Garman’s, next Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings. Many new features
will be introduced to improve the produc-
tion. :
———The Bellefonte friends of Mrs. P.
McCafirey, of Lock Haven, will be sorry to
learn that she slipped on the ice in the
yard of her home, last Friday morning,
and broke one of the bones of her left
wrist in falling.
——A fine young son is monopolizing
the attention of the Shoemaker household.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shoemaker are justly
pleased and since he is, or ought, to be
christened Thomas Collins Shoemaker we
know he will be splendid in size and calibre.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schreyer con-
template moving into the Episcopal church
rectory, on Lamb street. Jas. Curtin’s
family will move into the apartments in
the Curtin house, corner of Howard and
Allegheny street, vacated by the Schreyers.
_——The venerable Thomas Yearick died
at his home, in Aaronsburg, last Monday
evening at 7 o'clock. He ca.ne to Aarons-
burg from Union county about fifty years
ago and had been engaged in the mercan-
tile business during nearly the entire time.
He was onc of the most highly esteemed
residents of that locality, a sincere Preshy-
terian, and was 75 years old. He leaves a
widow with two sons and one daughter.
Interment was made in the Reformed cem-
ctery yesterday morning.
——Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton, who
have been remarkably well and active all
their long lives, are only now beginning to
show the wear and tear of age. Mrs. Ham-
ilton was so ill last Friday that her chil-
dren were all with her. She is improving
but Mr. Hamilton, who is now in his 93rd
year, is confined to his room most of the
time. Mentally he is: bright and happy as
everand as much interested in the news
of the day as the ordinary man of sixty
but physically he is failing daily.
THE BALLOT BOXES WILL BE OPENED.
—On Thursday morning judge Love gave
his final sanction to the shrievalty contest
by ordering that all the ballot boxes al-
ready impounded should be opened and
the vote for sheriff recounted.
The order was granted on a petition by
the contestants that claimed that inasmuch
as both sides had already stated, in their
bills of particulars, that there had been
illegality it was mete that the boxes should
be opened. It will be observed that there
has not been a single proof presented, nor
the slightest tangible evidence that any
irregularity was committed, yet the court
has ruled that the ballot boxes shall be
pried into even though confronted with the
affidavits of nearly all of the election boards
in which they solemnly swear that there
was nothing illegal in their precincts.
Monday, February 8th, has been set as
the day on which the proceedings are to be
begun. C. P. Hewes Esq., has been ap-
pointed examiner and Robert F. Hunter
and H. C. Brew clerks. The examiner is
required to produce the ballot boxes im-
pounded and open the same ‘‘in the pres-
ence of the court or a judge thereof’’ and
count the votes for sheriff and make a re
port as to the result of eaid count.
There will be about nine thousand bal-
lots to count. This done the contest will
be fairly on, for then the taking of testi-
mony and argument will be begun.
THE UNDINE BENEFIT SCORED A HIT.
—As was anticipated the Undine band con-
cert, on Tuesday evening, proved a very
pleasing entertainment to a well filled
house. The musical numbers being espec-
ially well rendered and the farcical ending
of such a character as to send the people
home with the pleasantest memories of the
event.
Two visiting organizations contributed
to the success of the program. The Am-
phion banjo club, of Tyrone, composed of
Harry Willhelm, leader ; William Sharp,
Bud Gray, Washington Stouders, Dr. Jas.
A. Witter, John Morningred, Charles Vogt,
Albert Vogt, John Sharp, Roy Gillam,
Ned Parks and Van Wilson, became favor-
ites with the audience from the rendition
of their first number. They were encored
for every selection and seemed to have
played their way into favor with every in-
storms of applause their playing called forth.
The saxophone quartette of the Repasz
hand, Williamsport, comprising Messrs. Ar-
den H. Fleming, rank P. Maris, Norman
Wood and Charles Haines, lent a novelty
and pleasure that was appreciated.
Never in its history has the Undine band
played better than it did that night.
Though small it executed diflicult overtures
in a faultless manner and the audience
fairly went into ecstacies when ‘‘Joy to the
World”? was played with such effect as to
impress all that it was a regular concert or-
ganization playing and not our own Un-
dines.
variety and charin to the program and were
manifestly appreciated.
both of which the Undine men did them-
selves proud by their inimitable antics and
ridiculous costumes. Both were
furiously funny and served the purpose for
scenes
tomanager W. P. Flack and his assistants :
Messrs. F. C. Walz, Scott Lose and Denj.
Hoffman.
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THE KARTHAUSE COAL FIELDS ARE
Nor EXHAUSTED.—Last week we pub-
lished a short notice to the effect that the
coal fields at Karthause having been ex-
hausted the operators were moving their
machinery away from that place. The in-
formation had been gleaned from another
paper and we had no reason to doubt its
reliability until informed by a thoroughly
responsible gentleman, from Karthause,
that there is no truth in it. :
Only one colliery has heen closed and
that one because satisfactory terms could
not he made to re-lease the mine. Several
of the other collieries are working right
along and it is claimed, by those who are in
a position to know, that a very superior
grade of coal is being mined.
The gentleman predicts that that region
dividual in the house, if judged by the |
The songs by Messrs. Geo. Bayard, W.
P. Reeve and James Harris served to lend |
| pany had an unpleasant experience, in
jut the events | Clearfield, last Saturday night, when their
that climaxed the evening's enjoyment |
vere the cake walk and the fire scene, in | constable.
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| without making restitution.
which they were designed. i
The success of the affair can be credited |
——Jesse Watkins 18 moving his shoe
store from Millheim to Mill Hall.
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——Active work in the building of the
glass factory at Dubois, was begun this
week.
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Mrs. Thomas Hyskell, of Warriors-
mark, celebrated the cightieth annniversary
of her birth on last Friday.
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———Clearfield county papers complain
that their president judge Gordon does too
much at holding court outside the county.
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——A Houtzdale youth froze his ears so
badly, while out sledding, last Friday eve-
ning, that those ornamental members will
have to be amputated.
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——Joseph Reagen, a tramp, was ar-
rested, near Flemington, last week, on sus-
picion of having been the man who robbed
the P. and E. station at Williamsport.
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——Jacob Truby, several times a Demo-
cratic aspirant for Congress in this district
and lately proprietor of the Parker house in
Philipsburg, has purchased the Crawford
house at Jersey Shore.
Henry Kinch, a blacksmith at War-
riorsmark, was stricken with paralysis
while at work in his shop, last Saturday
morning. He is getting over it, however,
and will soon he well enough to get back:
to work.
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Rev. Cyrus W. Woodsen, pastor of St.
Paul’s A. M. E. church, of this place, was
in Philipsburg, last week, assisting Rev.
Henderson conduct the revival services.
The Philipsburg papers speak very highly
of his ability as a sermonizer.
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—— “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh’’ will
be played, at Garman’s, next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday nights. It will be
for the benefit of Gregg Post, G. A. R.,
Co. B, 5th Reg. N. G. P. and the Y. M. C.
A. Popular prices will prevail.
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——*Colonel’”’ John High, of Mill Hall,
died last week. Deceased was eighty years
old and, having lost his legs years ago, was
only able to get about by rolling himself
on a low wagon by means of two sticks
that he worked with his hands. He is sur-
i vived by a son and daughter.
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}. he thirty-fourth anniversary of the
marriage of Rev. D. S. Monroe, presiding
elder of this Methodist district, was cele-
brated in Altoona, on Thursday last. All
the Methodist ministers in the city, with
their wives, enjoyed the hospitality of the
Mouroe home that day.
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Philipshurg’s street paving commit-
tec has some funds in hand, left from the
work that has been done on the streets,
and it is proposed to get the consent of the
contributors to expending it on improving
the small park in the center of that town.
| It is proposed that paths be laid out and
| flowers planted.
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———The Kittie Rhoads dramatic com-
baggage was attached by a Curwensville
The company had hooked to
| play at the latter place and then canceled,
They settled
with the constable, however, before he
“would let them use their baggage to zo on
i with the show.
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——\While Mrs. Buck was
lighting a lamp in the parlor of her home,
on Howard street, on Sunday evening, the
Solyman
large fancy paper shade became ignited
and flared up with a flame sufficiently
large to set the lace curtains afire. For a
few moments it looked as if the whole
place would be burned, but Samuel Tay-
lor happened to be passing at the time and
he rushed in to her assistance. It was with
difficulty thatgghey got the fire out.
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Bright and early Monday morning,
even before the thermometer had register-
ed higher than 2° below zero the scraping
of shovels at the Pennsylvania passenger
station proclaimed that the blizzard had
not frozen A. A. Shroyerand Allen Swires,
It is part of their work to keep the
Pennsy’s property about this place in good
condition and they are truly faithful to the
trust. To get here as early as they were
they must have left their homes in Miles-
burg, nearly three miles away, very much
is destined to become one of the greatest
coal producing districts in the State.
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A SAp WEDDING DAY.—The many!
friends of Mr. F. H. Cota in this place, who
were interested in his wedding, at New
Haven, Conn., on Wednesday, will be
pained to think that death changed what
would have been a glad nuptial day for
him to one of deep sadness.
The following clipping from one of the
New Haven papers will explain itself :
The marriage ceremony of Miss Annie LL.
Stone to Frederick H. Cota, which was an-
nounced to be held in Grace M. E. church,
Wednesday afternoon, January 27, at 5
o'clock, will be held at the. residence of Mr.
Joseph Stone instead, owing to death in the
immediate family of Mr. Cota. Only rela-
tives of the party will be present.
The wedding and the funeral of Mr. Co-
ta’s favorite niece took place on the same
day.
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A LARGE GLASS ORDER.—The DBelle-
fonte co-operative glass company has just
received an order from a New York State
i firm which calls for the delivery of eleven
| hundred boxes, as soon as possible.
The capacity of the factory is three hun-
dred and fifty boxes per week when every-
thing runs well, so you see this order will
keep the work going at least a month, not
counting other orders already filed and
those that might come in.
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——Christian scientist workers are re-
earlier so that it was little wonder that
their shovels scraped over the brick almost
as fast as lightning goes througha moun-
tain huckleberry bush. They were keep-
ing warm and that was a job in itself.
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——The retirement of I. V. Gray Esq.,
from the mercantile business in Philips-
burg is a misfortune for that town. Hav-
ing been one of its oldest and most exten-
sive merchants he had built up a store sys-
tem that was far in advance of those ordi-
narily found in country towns. His suc-
cess seemed assured until several years ago
when the general business depression, that
affected that region so seriously, bore him
down. Recognizing the fidelity of Mr.
Gray and the advantage of the business he |
had given to Philipsburg his creditors read-
ily granted him an extension but the con- |
tinuance of hard times has made it of no |
avail to him. Last week he conveyed the
store to O. Perry Jones Isq., and is no
longer connected with it. The misfor-
tune of Mr. Gray is simply the story that
thousands of other concerns have had to
tell during the past six years. The times
are no better and nothing that can be
done will make them better that does
have the expansion of the currency asa |
part of the plan. Itis rumored that W. |
C. Andrews, the opera house merchant of |
Philipsburg, has |
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ported to be making many converts in Nit-
| tany valley.
rented the Gray store |
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rooms and will move into them about |
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THE SAD CASE OF BERNARD JENNINGS.
{ —Some weeks ago we published an ac-
count of the dangerous trouble that was
gradually causing the decline of Bernard
Jennings and, at the time, intimated that
unless relief was soon found this death
would be a matter of how long it would
take starvation toreduce a strong constitu-
tion. The worst fears have been realized.
He is dead.
After having spent the most of last sum-
mer at his home, in Coleville, this place,
under treatment of local physicians for
stricture of the throat, he entered Mercy
hospital, in Pittsburg, on September 3rd.
By that time there had been such a growth
developed in the opening into his stomach
that it was almost impossible for him to
swallow. Upon consultation of the physi-
cians it was decided to make an opening
below the obstacle so that he could take
nourishment through a tube. This was
done shortly after his admission to the hos-
pital and for weeks he was kept alive by
being fed through a silver tube. The
growth continued, however, and a second
opening had to be made, lower down. Af-
ter this operation he hung between life and
death for a long time, but finally rallied
enough to give hopes of his recovery. Un-
fortunately the growth in the opening of
the stomach continued and again the pas-
sage was choked up. Then it became nec-
essary todmake another, a third one, and
this time the physicians tried it from the
back of the patient, but without success.
‘He was operated on, on Friday morning,
and died that evening. His brother Tom
was a faithful attendant during most of
his suffering and was. with him when he
died. The body was brought here, on Sat-
urday morning, and interred, on Tuesday
morning, from St. John’s Catholic church.
Bernard Jennings grew up from boyhood
in this place. He was 33 years old and
was the eldest son of William and Catha-
rine Jennings, both of whom survive with
one sister, Mrs. James Conroy, and brother
Thomas. Berny was a glass blower, hav-
ing learned his trade at the Bellefonte fac-
tory, and was a genial soul who had many
friends about the town. All are genuinely
sorry to learn of his death.
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ANOTHER FIRE ALARM FRIGHTENS
BELLEFONTE. — It was about 3 o'clock
Wednesday morning when the dismal
sound of the fire alarm wakened the sleep-
ing population of Bellefonte and started a
few of the firemen on a search for the cause
of it. The alarm was for the South ward,
the third one from that section in as many
months, and had been sent in from Bush's
Arcade, on High street, where there was a
slight fire in the rear of Powers’ shoe store.
Emanuel Brown occupies apartments
above the store and the smoke awakened
him. On going to search for it he dis-
covered where its cause was located and
The thermometer
gave an alarm at once.
few people were out.
The firemen were there
Powers arrived, but had not forced an en-
trance to the store. He opened it and put
before
the fire was back in the repair department,
but was so small that one bucket full of
water quenched it. A liole about two feet
square was burned in the floor and the
place will smell of sinoke for a few days as
a consequence.
It is supposed that a lighted cigar stump,
thrown into the spit box thut was filled
with saw-dust, smoldered away until it set
the box afire and then the flames burned
through the floor. The discovery was a
most fortunate one, for had it gotten more
headway the Arcade might have had anoth-
er struggle with fire.
The attention of the Water department
should be called to a dereliction of duty in
not having made an examination of the fire
plugs during the cold weather. As might
have been expected one was frozen up when
the firemen went to connect with it and had
there been a dangerous fire its loss would
have been seriously felt. There should be
some one detailed to examine every plug in
town, at least once a day, during this cold
weather.
Four CHILDREN BURNED AT CURWENS-
VILLE.—Curwensville had a frightful hol-
ocaust, on Tuesday night, when a small
frame dwelling houSe occupied by two col-
ored families caught fire and four of the
children. were cremated.
Though the fire broke out at 6 o’clock in
the evening, and there were many persons
about it was impossible to recover the
children. Their bodies were all found to-
gether and, while badly burned, they were
not unrecognizable. They were the chil-
dren of John Webb.
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WILL HAVE NO BEARING ON THE CON-
TEsT.—The fact that after the eclection
board of the east precinct of Miles town-
ship had counted off, last November, the
ballots were taken out and burned will
have no bearing on the present shrievalty
contest. That precinct is one of the six in
the county in which no irregularity is re-
reported and consequently the fact that the
“ballots have been reduced to ashes will
have no effect in the contest.
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CHURCH NOTICE.—The holy communion
will be administered in St. John’s Re-
formed church, Bellefonte, Pa., on Sunday
morning, Jan., 30th, at 10:30. On Satur-
day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, preparatory
services will be held. Parents who have
children to he baptized will please bring
them to the church on Saturday afternoon.
. R. LEIGHTON GERHART, Pastor.
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REFORMED CHURCH SOCIABLE
PONED.—Owing to sickness in the family
of Mr. Harry Keller, of east Linn street,
the Reformed church sociable, that was to
have been held there this evening, has been
Post-
i indefinitely postponed.
was registering below zero, consequently |
Mr. |
on the lights, then it was discovered that |
on Wednesday morning. She was 73 years
old. Mrs. Andrew Glenn, of State College,
is a sister.
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——The men who have charge of drill-
ing test oil and gas wells in Clinton coun-
ty are very much encouraged over the indi-
cations that are turning up.
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——A two year old Muncy boy was
frightened into convulsions and died, on
Monday, by a playmate suddenly appear-
ing in front of him with a false face on.
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—— The revival in the Methodist church
still continues. The meetings are well at-
tended and Rev. V. T. Rue, of Tyrone, as-
sisted his brother, the pastor, on Monday
night and will preach again this evening.
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——Mary Porter Hayes and Louden M.
Kyle, of Glidden, Iowa, were married at
the home of the young lady’s grandfather,
James Porter, at Mackeyville, at 6 o'clock
on Tuesday evening. Rev. Samuel Creigh-
ton performed the ceremony. The couple
will go to Iowa to make their future home.
——A. Horn, a workman on the new
glass factory that is being built at DuBois,
had both of his eyes blown out, on Tues-
day, by dynamite. The explosives had
been placed in front of a fire to thaw out,
they became too hot and went off, with the
frightful results mentioned.
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Bobby, the three year old son of John
Wilson, of Ridge street, died with croup,
on Wednesday evening, at 6 o'clock, and
will be buried this afternoon at 2:30.
The death of the little fellow has a sadness
about it that will appeal to those who
know of the sad life he led.
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——On last Frid C. 0. Mallory, of
Rebersburg, superintendent of the Kream-
ersville creamery, met with af accident
that came very near costing him his life.
His clothing was caught in a revolving
shaft and he was drawn into it as quick as
a flash, but with rare presence of mind he
braced his hands and feet against the wall
and saved himself from being hurled about
the shaft. The strain was so great that the
clothing was all torn from his body. Aside
from having his one arm slightly bruised
he escaped without injury,
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MARRIED AND WILL GO TO AFRICA.
-—Several weeks ago Miss Minnie D. May,
of Altoona, was in this place visiting her
sister whois Mrs. C. C. Miller. While here
she addressed a meeting at the U. B. church
in the interest of foreign missions. The
young lady was married to Rev. James A.
Francis, in the Riverside Baptist church,
New York city, on Wednesday of last week.
Her husband has been a missionary in
Africa for five years and the bride and
groom will sail for Freetown, on the dark
continent, to-day.
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I. THAT GAME Pureserve.—The story
| that is coing the round of city and local
| papers to the effect that the MeMullen
property, at Hecla, has been bought by a
syndicate of sportsmen for the purpose of
| making it the center of a game preserve, is
altogether without warrant. As yet no
| such syndicate has been formed, neither
| has the property been purchased nor an op-
“tion asked on it.
In this story there has been news mak-
ers at work, indeed, for the ingenuity of
| the writer has been responsible for most
| of it.
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LocAL TEACHER'S INSTITUTE AT HOow-
ARD To-pDAY.—The public school teachers
of the 4th district of Centre county will
meet, for their local institute, in the
Methodist church, at Howard, this evening
and continue in session during the morrow.
The following are the school districts,
with number of teachers embraced within
the district : Howard borough, 4 ; Howard
Twp., 7; Curtin Twp., 4; Liberty Twp.,
9 ; Boggs Twp., 14; Milesburg borough,
4; and Marion Twp., 5. It is likely that
a full turn out will be there. County
superintendent Gramley is expected and J.
L. Gardner will have charge of the musical
end of the program.
Everyone is cordially invited to the ses-
sions.
News Purely Personal.
—Murs. D. II. Hastings was up from Harrisburg,
the fore part of the week, seeing her mother. |
—Miss Elizabeth Stewart, of State College, was
in this place, Tuesday evening, to hear the Am-
phion banjo club from Tyrone.
—Mrs. M. L. Meyer, a clever, bright woman of
Millersburg, is visiting Mrs. T. H. Harter, in their
new home, on Allegheny street.
—Mrs. Lousiana Bush, of Spring street, came
home from Jersey Shore, on Friday evening. She
had been there visiting friends for a few days.
—Miss Myra Holliday, of North Allegheny
street, left yesterday for Philadelphia, where
she expects to enter the Presbyterian hospital
to study in the course for trained nurses.
—J. B. Noll, of Mileshurg, spent part of Tues-
day in Bellefonte attending to some business that
needed a little looking after. While here he
found time to spend a few moments in the Warcn-
MAN office ; moments that were very enjoyable to
the edito since they were freighted with silver.
—Cap’t John A Hunter, of Stormstown, was in
town, on Wednescay, from-the morning until the
evening train. He was here on business, but he
is still so firmly convicted with the belief that we
must have more money before we can expect
better times that he found a few moments to dis-
cuss his theories with his friends. The Captain
is one of the old line Democrats in the county, a
conservative man, whose opinion is worth some-
thing, since he is mature in his thoughts and
a close student of parties and policies. «
—On Tuesday morning, before Bellefonte had
really thawed out from Monday's freeze, young
Mr. Thomas, a son of John Thomas Esq., was in
town looking as bright and healthy as if such
weather were positively needful to his comfort.
His home is just a mile on this side of Snow Shoe
and they know what cold weather is up there, so
that Mr. Thomas was actually enjoying “the
weather that was making most of the other peo-
ple on the streets slink into their great overcoats
until they looked like headless dummies moving
about.
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‘How DIFFERENT TOWNS IN THE
County WERE FROSTED ON MONDAY
MORNING.—There was no asking one an-
other : ‘‘Is it cold enough for you?’ on
Monday morning. The chattering teeth,
blue noses, frosty beards and creaking
boards told the story of the winter's cold-
est night, without referring to the numbed
feeling of the fellows who had to be about
early. Sunday was a cold, blustery day.
A biting, frosty gale blew steadily from the
west and when night came it settled down
to making ice about as fast as it is possible
to do it.
According to the returns sent to this of-
fice thermometers registered all the way
from 0° to 14° below zero. The lowest
record was made at Beecher’s lumber camp,
on Benner’s run, in the Alleghenies, at 6
o'clock, All of the other records were
taken about 7 o’clock in the morning.
Beecher's Camp—Allegh s, 14° Below 0°
Snow Shoe—Mountain House, 130 ce v
Hublershurg—Kessinger's Store, 10° « «
Pleasant Gap—J. C.Mulfinger’s 8° «
Curtin’s Works—Parker's Store, 8° to 9° ¢
Zion—Noll's Store, 62toge
Unionville—Griest's Store, G81 xu ee
Bellefonte, ge ru
Howard—Long's Mill, $9. tb
Marsh Creek, oe
Centre Hall—Reporter Office, 3p ac at
Potter's Mills—Allison’s, 42 fe i
Spring Mills— 4 4%. uo
State College—Expcriment Sta.,, 4° « «
Milesburg—Henry Comer’s, Cd
Boalshurg—Weber’s Store, 0° to 32 ¢
FOSTER SAYs THE WEATHER WILL BE.
— ‘My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
warm wave to cross the continent from 6th
to 23rd, and the next will reach the Pa-
cific coast about the 24th to 28th, eastern
States 29th.
Warm wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about the 25th, great central
valleys 26th, eastern States 28th. Cool
wave will cross the west of Rockies coun-
try about the 27th, great central valleys
20th, eastern States 31st. This will prob-
ably be a severe cool wave and may be a
day or two ahead of the dates here given.
This disturbance will occur in the high
temperature storm period and severe storms
may be expected. The notable high tem-
perature will precede this disturbance and
the no less notable great fall in tempera-
ture, with heavy rains, snows, blizzards
and others will follow. This disturbance
will be quite similar to that which occurred
during the first week of the month.
Temperature of the week ending Janu-
ary 22nd will average about or above nor-
mal and rainfall will be below normal.
My next bulletin will contain a general
forecast for February weather.”
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THE CLEARFIELD COUNTY POOR FARM.
—According to the report of the steward
the county poor house, in Clearfield
county, has been quite a popular resort
since its opening a year or so ago.
The number of inmates registered to
date, Of this number 91 were of for-
cign birth and 231 native born. Since the
home was opened the commissioners have
on
2
328,
cared for 245 outside sick and decrepit
people. There have been discharged 170
native born and 32 of foreign birth. Of the
foreign inmates of the home, since its open-
ing, 31 were born in Ireland, 17 in Ikng-
land, 8 in Sweeden, 5 in Germany, 3 in
Italy. The other 20 were bora in France,
Bulgaria, Austria and Canada.
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—1If you or your friends want sale bills
and all the necessaries that go with the
will do the AS CHEAP as
sane we
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GIRL WANTED.—A good girl to do gen-
eral housework. Apply to this office.
Sale Register.
Maren 241in.—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.
Magen 25th.—On the J. I. Ross farm, 134 miles
west of Pine Grove Mills, Chas, Wright will sell
Liorses, cattle, implements ete. Sale at 1 o'clock
p- m. William Goheen, auctioneer.
Frpruary 26th.—On the late H. M. Meek farm,
2 miles west of Pine Grove Mills, 8. C. Kelley
will sell horses, cattle, implements and house-
hold goods. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. William
Goheen, auctioneer.
Marcu 18tiu—At George Noll's, one mile north-
cast of Milesburg, horses, cattle, farm imple-
ments and household goods. Sale at 10a. m.
Jos. L. Neff, auctioneer.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
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Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jackson & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
OI'ess
ted ‘wheat
Rye, per bushe
Corn, shelled, per bushel..
Corn, ears, per bushel.
Oats, per bushel, old...
Oats, per bushel, new .
Barley, per bushel
Ground Plaster, per to
Buckwheat, per bushel..
Cloverseed, per bushel...
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoesiper bushel................;..coeerhe. 15
Onion 40
Eggs, 1 Zen. 15
Lard, per pound.. 6
Country Shoulders. 6
Sides... 6
Hams.. 10
Tallow, per pound..
Butter, per pound. 20
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