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the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TCWN AND COUNTY
WHERE THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
SALE BiLns 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-
tized. 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 itcan 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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——Hublersburg has come to the front
with a claim for the state capitol.
——On Tuesday evening, February 16th,
Guy’s minstrels come to Garman’s for one
night.
—Bernard' Green, of Milesburg, is
learning the saddler’s trade with WW. I.
McClure in this place.
—H. S. Achenbach, from Topeka,
Kansas, is in Bellefonte learning the hak-
ing trade with his uncle, B. C. Achenbach.
Tuesday was the second anniversary
of thegreat blizzard of ’95 that blocked
traflic of all sorts for weeks in this vicinity.
——Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Kurtz have rent-
ed the Woodcock house, on Linn street, and
will take possession of it the first of April.
——CGeo. D. Hoover has set up a shingle
mill at Unionville. His timber will he
taken from the west side of Tussey moun-
tain.
——Mu. and Mix. W. Miles Walker are
doubtless thinking about moving into a
larger house since the arrival of that last
boy.
—DBruce Barnhart, the lad who was so
seriously hurt in a coasting accident, on
Allegheny street, two weeks ago, is able to
be about again.
——While John I. Potter was taking
out ice, at Mileshurg, a few days ago, he
reached for a floating block and fell head
long into the water. A Jad pulled him
out.
—The Lutheran church at Rebersburg
-will be rededicated on Sunday, Feb. 21st.
Rev. Mumma, the pastor, will be assisted
by Dr. BE. J. Wolf, of the Gettysburg theo-
logical seminary.
The members of the St. John’s Re-
formed church, of this plice, will hold a
sociable at the home of Harry Keller, on
cast Linn street, this evening. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend.
———The old well that is used as a cess
pool under the Allegheny street pavement |
about Court park began to show signs of
caving in, within the last few days, and the
pavement has been dug up to put in a new
wall.
-——Miss Nora Thompson, having re-
sigued her position in Achenbach’s Alle-
gheny street confectionery, will be succeed -
ed by Miss Wolfe, of Centre Hall. Miss
Thompson will return to her home near
Lemont.
——Hugh S. Taylor has made a clean
record as tax collector during the past three
years and should be re-elected. His du-
plicates have been settled more promptly
than has been the custom in Bellefonte for
years.
——Last Thursday evening Samuel W.
McCoy, of Potters Mills, was married to
Miss Merab Clara Randall, of Williams-
port. The wedding took place at the
bride's home in the presence of a large as-
semblage of guests.
——The projectoscope, Edison’s latest
invention, is being exhibited at Garman’s.
It will run until Saturday night. The ma-
chine is a marvelous piece of .mechanism
and shows life movements in pictures with
amazing precision.
—— While head miller W. E. Terry was
assisting with some work that was being
done on the breast of the dam at Geo. W.
Jackson & Co’s mill, on Monday morning,
he slipped on the wet stones and fell off
the embankment. He had a tumble of
about twelve feet and cut a deep gash in
his head, dislocated his right thumb and
was considerably bruised about the body.
——I"illmore is enjoying a great revival.
Sixty four people have been converted and
the Methodist church is crowded nightly.
To Mr. McEntire, brother of I. D. McEn-
tire the grateful people are of the commu-
nity feel so kindly that they presented him
with a purse of forty dollars. He preach- |
earnestly and worked faithfully till the |
church was aroused and the revival gen-
eral.
——While Arthur Dale, a young son of
Clement Dale Isq., of north Allegheny
street, was playing with some school mates
at the Academy, on Wednesday of last
week, he was accidentally pushed over an
embankment. In falling he strained and
bruised his left leg so badly that it has
been impossible for him to use it since the
accident. He was on his back even yester-
day, though improved a little.
| that it was done with the hope of making
ATTEMPTED TO BURN THE COURT
House.—Only the timely discovery of the
fire, last Monday morning, saved the peo-
ple of Centre county the worry and ex-
pense of building a new court house. A
futile attempt was made to burn the build-
ing and had it not been discovered just
when it was there is little doubt but that
the imposing old structure would be in
ashes.
The alarm sounded about 2:30 a. m., the
fire having been discovered by some un-
known who called to officer Gares, as he
was going up street, and then disappeared.
The fire department was on the scene
promptly to find that the fire was located |
at the southwest entrance to the court
room, on the second floor. Those who got
there first do not hesitate to declare that
they smelled and saw coal oil about the
place, as much as if it had been thoroughly
saturated. The fire was evidently started
from the top landing of the stair case and
whoever did it knew the best place to do
the work without going clear to the garret,
where there is a regular tinder box. From
the position at which it was fired the in-
cendiary was able to put the fire between
the outside door and the inside swinging
one, thus giving ita wooden surface to
burn over to the top of the door, where it
would have taken only a few moments to
eat through the inch facing and then have
a regular flue, along the studding, to the
garret that is filled with old records, papers
and inflammable litter of every descrip-
tion.
From that position the reflection of the
flames from the window would be less
likely to attract theattention of the watch-
man at Garman’s hotel until the fire had
a good start ; so you can sce the fire was a
carefully planned one. Entrance was
made to the building through a window in
the treasurer’s office. It was forced open
and from that point the way was clear to
the place where the fire was set.
Many rumors have been afloat as to the
probable incentive and not the least noised
is the one that it was done to burn the
ballots that were known to be in the build-
ing pending the opening of the shrievalty
contest, on Monday. There is very little
serious thought given this theory, as every-
one knows that the incendiary. who was
clever enough to place the fire as it was
done, was clever enough to know that the
ballots were securely locked in a fire proof
vault. Other theories are to the effect
work or out of pure deviltry. The latter
is most probably the real one.
The damage to the building is very
slight. It will not require more than $50
to repair it all, as nothing but the two
doors and the facings were burned, aside
from the cheap matting on the floor.
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COUNTING THE BALLOTS. — The work of
counting the ballots in the shrievalty con-
test began, on Monday morning, and has
been carried on with as much haste as
possible. Up to last evening they had
finished the following precinets :
Gregm B. P., Gregg W. P., Half Moon,
>atton, Walker, Marion, Snow Shoe, W.
P., Snow Shoe, E. P., Millheim, Liberty,
Howard, Twp., Howard Boro., Milesburg,
Boggs East, Boggs West, Unionville Boro. ,
Rush, N. P., P,, Union Twp.
Huston, Taylor, Worth, Boggs, N. P.,
sh, S.
3urnside, Harris, Centre Hall Boro., Col-
lege, I. P. and College, W. P.
Thus far it has been an utter failure in
proving anything wrong in the returns and |
even the sworn statements of different |
Miller advocates have been proven false hy
the count itself. The great ery that was
raised, early in the contest, that many
votes, marked in the circle at the top of
the Republican column then marked in the
square opposite Cronister’s name, had been
unlawfully counted for him, has been en-
tirely hushed in face of the fact that out of
the twenty-nine precincts only two such
ballots have been found.
As a matter of fact the count has actually
showed a balance in favor of Mr. Cronister
and the search through the rest of the
boxes will hardly make any change in the
result.
Of course a great many ballots are being
held over for the judges to pass upon, but
they are so plain in their intent that the
ruling will not change them. For in-
stance, some of the ballots have a X mark-
ed in the circles at the tops of both Demo-
cratic and Free 'Silver columns. Such
votes will be counted straight because the
electors are the same and only one county
ticket is voted for.
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A QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN THE
HARDWARE BusINEss.—To look at James
Potter, as he drives about Bellefonte behind
the speediest pair of pole horses in the town,
one would not imagine him to be an old
man, by any means, nor is he. But when
you know that he has celebrated the twen-
ty-fifth anniversary of his going into the
hardware business and has a son larger than
he is himself there can be but one conclu-
sion and that that James is no longer a
youth.
On Saturday it was just twenty-five years
since he entered the Harris hardware store.
It was then owned by James Harris and
John Harris, now deceased. Unlike most
boys of his age he liked to work and so am-
bitious was he to do something that he
played ‘hooky’ from school the day he |
started in. From that time on James has |
followed the hardware business until he is
now a partner in the firm of James Harris
& Co., and it has been almost solely due to |
his efforts that the firm has built up an ex-
tensive wholesale business.
The event was celebrated by his enter- |
taining all of the employees of the house
at dinner, on Saturday evening. It was
served at his residence, on Spring street,
and was a most enjoyable occasion.
——In Tyrone the sleighing is right
good, while in Bellefonte there is hardly
enough snow to make a ball.
——The six children of the late John
Woodring, of Tyrone, average 211} lbs in
weight. There are three girls and] three
boys.
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——The Tyrone cow association, or in-
surance company, is said to be in a flourish-
ing condition. Only two assessments were
made last year.
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——We desire to call attention to the
new testimonials that appear in Dr. M.
Salm’s advertisement in this issue. They
speak forcibly of the skill and success of
the specialist.
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——DMr. and Mrs. Charles Salmon cele-
brated the crystal anniversary of their
marriage, on Tuesday evening, “at their
home near Beech Creek. There were
seventy-five guests present.
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——Rev. Geo. H. Hemingway, of Carth-
age, Mo., who will be remembered for hav-
ing preached a number of times in the court
house here, last year, has received a call to
the first Presbyterian church at Blooms-
burg, Pa. He has been anxious to get
East for some time and will accept the
call.
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——Last Friday Mrs. Robert Haines, of
Snow Shoe, gave a delightful dinner for
Mrs. Andrew J. Cook, Mrs. J. L. Seibert,
Mrs. Henry P. Harris, Mrs. Margaret
Hutchinson, Miss Ellen Woods and Miss
Lizzie Harris, of this place. Covers were
laid for twelve and the menu was served
with the usual beautiful hospitality for
which that home is known.
-— Huntingdon had a shooting affray,
on Friday morning, when Henry Meck-
baugh, aged 60 years, was shot through
the right lung by his 27 year old son. The
old man had been drinking heavily and
had made all manner of threats of violence
to the members of his family. They stood
it as long as they could then the young
man seemed crazed and shot him. He is
in jail awaiting the result of the injuries
inflicted. The father will recover.
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—If you want to vote for a good, ac-
tive young man who knows everybody in
town, as well as their needs, vote for
John Trafford for over-seer of the poor.
He will be careful not to squander the de-
partment money, vet he will be just as
careful to help those deserving of it. The
people of Bellefonte cannot be too careful
in the selection of a poor-overseer and John
Trafford is the man who should he selected.
What we want is a young man, one who
will administer the office energetically.
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A Lewistown paper says that Miss
Libbie Aurand, of Spring Run, has this
fall and winter cut twenty-two cords of
wood, cutting the timber down in the
woods and cross-cutting it into cord wood
length, and has also dug a well, thirteen
feet, two and one-half inches deep. This
she did all herself, except the cost of twen-
ty-five cents fora man to hoist up some
dirt from the bottom of she well. She has
also, with the aid of her father and mother,
husked fifteen hundred bushels of corn
ears. Miss Aurand is a daughter of Eli
and Peggie Aurand, of near MeVevtown.
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——A book reception and entertainment
will be given by the class of ’97 in the
High school, on Monday, Feb. 22nd, at ©
o'clock. You are cordially invited to con-
tribute a book whether you: can he present
or not. The idea is a very good one for
without a library the scholars have little*
chance to progress, either in the art of let-
ters or science. Books are most needful,
not many, hut a few well chosen and read,
and as there is not a public library in the
town, you will be building for the future if
you contribute a good hook of history, bi-
ography, travel or science for the library
the school needs.
THE VALENTINE FURNACE FIRES ARE
Nor BANKED.—According to an article in
Monday’s Daily News the impression has
‘gone abroad that the Valentine furnace, at
this place, has been blown out for an in-
definite period, owing vo a scarcity of ore.
The report is wholly without warrant, the
furnace is running as usual and there is no
idea of stopping it..
We would advise the News to use its
telephone in the future and not depend on
rumors picked up on the streets. Such
stories work all manner of injury to busi-
ness enterprise and no paper has a right to
publish them without information that
can be considered reliable.
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BANQUETED LAST NIGHT.—The Belle-
fonte lodge of Improved Order of Hepta-
soph’s had a social session in connection
with the installment of officers for the
ensuing six months term last night. The
regular business of installing new officers
was gone through in the following :
Archon, Jacob H. Gross ; secretary, H. H.
Harshberger ; financier, F. E. Naginey ;
treasurer, Chas. I’. Cook ; past archon, W.
R. Brachbill ; provost, W. A. Ishler ; pre-
late, Wm. P. Kuhn; inspector, L. H.
Wian ; warden, Geo. H. Hazel ; sentinel,
J. 0. Gllen ; trustees, Herman Holtz,
D. C. Stine, P. H. Gerrity.
Cap’t. Robert Johnson, of Altoona, dis-
trict deputy, was installing officer. After
the ceremony a fine banquet was served at
the Brockerhoff house. Proprietor Neu-
bauer fairly surpassed .the reputation he
has for catering to such functions and the
Heps., with their guests, lingered at the
| daintly laid tables long after the last course
had been served and as the blue smoke
from many a cigar went curling to the ceil-
ing one story after another was told until
it grew too late for more. *
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MRS. DELONG, OF ROMOLA.—After an
illness with stomach and bowel trouble that
extended over a period of several years Mrs.
Hugh 8. DeLong, of Romola, departed this
life on Saturday, January 30th.
Mrs. DeLong was aged 46 yrs, 4 months
and 16 days. She gave her heart to God
four years ago and was identified as a mem-
ber of the Christian church at Romola.
There are left to mourn her loss a husband
and six children, two sons and four daugh-
ters, two of whom are gnarried.
All that was mortal was laid in its last
resting place in the Christian cemetery, at
Romola, on Tuesday, February 2nd.
The funeral services were conducted by
her pastor, Rev. M.S. Blair, choosing as
his text St. John, XI:25. Brother Blair
was assisted by Rev. N. L. Atwood, of
Girard, Pa., and Rev. J. W. Forest, of the
Howard M. E. church.
The pall-bearers were four nephews :
Messrs. R. A: Mann, William and David
Jones, and Eugene Kline, also E. J. Wil-
liams and Newton Wilson.
The flowers presented in her memory
were very pretty. One wreath was from
her nieces, Mrs. G. D. Robband Miss Clara
Kline, of Altoona, the other by her son’s
school. The bereaved family have the
heart felt sympathy of all their friends and
relatives.
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MRs. GEORGE R. MocCK, OF PHILIPS-
BURG.—Many friends and relatives of Mrs.
George R. Mock, who live in this end of
the county and particularly about Belle-
fonte, Lemont and State College, are sad
because of the untimely death of so charm-
ing a woman. Raised near State College
and educated at that institution she is re-
membered as a sweet mannered, lovable
girl. In 1893 she married Mr. Mock, of
Philipsburg, and leaves him with a two
year old son.
She had been ill for some time with
heart and lung trouble, her death having
occurred on Friday afternoon. Funeral
services were held at her late home, on
Monday, and interment was made in Phil-
ipsbhurg. ?
Her maiden name was Grace Moore, she
being the daughter of John P., and Ellen
Moore, of Lemont, the former of whom is
deceased. Besides the husband and little
son she is survived by her mother and three
brothers and three sisters, viz: Archie, of
Altoona ; Robert and Jolin, of Philipsburg;
Mrs. James Johnstonbaugh, of State Col- |
lege; Mrs. James McKee, of Pittsburg, and
Miss Maud, of Coatesville.
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AX OLD VETERAN GONE. — Samuel
Wyland, born at Rock Forge, 59 years ago,
died in his rooms over McCalmont & Co's.
store, on High street, Bellefonte, at 8
o’clock Sunday morning. He was a veteran
of Cap’t. H. H. Montgomery’s company of
the 148th P. V. He had suffered for years
with various complaints.
Funeral services were held at 1 o'clock,
on Tuesday afternoon, and the remains
were taken to Curtin's Works for burial.
A squad from Co. B. 5th Reg. N. G. P.
escorted the body and the Geo. I. Potter
post, of Milesburg, attended had charge
of the funeral.
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Too Muen WHISKEY AND QUININE. —
Willian H. Smith, an employee of the
Central hotel in Philipsburg, was advised
to knock a cold out by liberal doses of
whiskey and quinine. He followed the
advise of his friends and is now in his
grave. Too much of both resulted in poi-
soning and he died last Thursday.
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—J. W. Newson, well kpown as a res-
tauranter in this place a number of years
ago, died in Jefferson hospital, Philadel-
phia, last Friday. He had suffered with
an affection of throat for over a year and
hoped to get relief through an operation,
but died while undergoing it. There was
a sad fatality attached to his family. On
the 6th day of June, 1894, Frances, his
only child, less than four years of age, met
with a horrible death by falling into a tub
of boiling soap. From this shock Mrs.
Newson never became reconciled. On the
22nd day of January, 1896, she was found
dead in her room, and this, with the loss of
the child, was a very severe blow to Mr.
Newson, who only survived his wifé one
year. He was proprietor of the Syracuse
hotel, at Howard, at one time.
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Mrs. Matilda S. Eddy died, at La-
mar, Clinton county, on Sunday morning.
She was the widow of Thomas H. Eddy
and was born at Canton, Conn., Aug. 2nd,
1818. She moved to Axe Mann, near
Bellefonte, in 1838, where she remained
with her husband until 1845, when they
moved to Lamar, Mr. Eddy becoming a
partner with Reuben Loveland in the
manufacture of axes. She was the mother
of Mr. L. T. Eddy, of Milesburg.
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——Mus. Sara Hocker, of Williamsport,
was bitten by a kitten several months ago.
Blood poisoning set in and she died on
Monday.
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Jacob Cowher, aged 76 years, died
at his home near Port Matilda, recently.
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A NARROW EscAPE.—C. D. Motz, of
Woodward, undertook to throw a belt on a
rapidly revolving pulley, on last Friday,
and narrowly escaped death. His clothing
caught on a set screw and, quick as a flash,
he wasdrawn into the shaft and hurled
about it once.
Fortunately he was able to grasp a beam
and hold on until the clothing was torn
from his body. This was all that saved
him from being pounded to death revolv-
ing with the shaft. As it happened he es-
caped with a few bruises.
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——Guy’s up-to-date minstrels come to
Garman’s, Tuesday evening, February
16th.
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—Rev. W. H. Van Toor, former pas-
tor of the Philipsburg Baptist church, is
moving from that town to Philadelphia.
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You are cordially mvited to attend
the New England supper, which is to be
given, Thursday evening, the 18th, in the
lecture room of the Methodist church by
the members of the Epworth League.
Baked beans will not be the only thing on
the menu for ice cream, cake, coffee and
some Pennsylvania relishes will be served
for the 25cts charged for the supper.
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——Industrious story tellers have started
the rumor John ,Q. Miles, candidate for
council in the West ward, should not be
elected because he intends moving out of
the ward. Suchis not the case. Mr. Miles
expects to remain a resident of the West
ward for some time whether he is elected to
council or not. He is the right man to
vote for, as is every other aspirant on the
local Democratic ticket.
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ANOTHER EXCURSION FROM PINE
GROVE.—The December excursion over
the Bellefonte Central rail-road proved so
popular that the management has decided
to run another from Pine Grove Mills to
this place at the low fare of 25cts. for the
round trip. The date has been set for
Monday, February 22nd, and a large crowd
is expected.
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BURGLARS RoB THE CLEARFIELD POST-
OrrICE—Burglars made a big haul in the
robbery of the post office, at Clearfield,
early Tuesday morning. They effected an
entrance by prying off a door and then
blew the safe. From it they secured $250
in cash and about $1,000 in stamps, Ete.
There were two of them, and were seen
by some one as they made their exit from
the building, and an alarm was of course
given, but before the postmaster, officers or
other persons were aroused they made their
escape, and thus far there is no clue to who
they are or what direction they took in
making their escape from the town.
Miller Bloom is the postmaster at Clear-
field. He is making every effort to get on
the track of the thieves, and of course has
notified the postoflice department of the af-
fair, which will at once put detectives on
the alert. Some think they are still in
Clearfield, and others go so far as to inti-
mate that ‘they are residents of the com-
munity, but this idea is not entertained by
many, as itis evidently the work of experts
and experienced burglars.
News Purely Personal.
arficld, was a listin-
Saturday.
—Hon. James Kerr, of Cl
guished visitor to Bellefonte
—Harry Gerberich, of Thomas\gtreet, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. C. U. Hoffer, in Phi
—Mrs. George L. Potter, of Linn street, and
Mrs, Harry Curtin, of Curtin’s Works, spent part
of this week visiting Mrs, Cyrus Gordon, in Clear-
field.
—Itobert Bradley, a son of Mr. Benjamin Brad-
ley, of north Spring street, went to Bradford, Pa.
on Tuesday morning.
=ition in a bank up theré.
—J. H. Miller Esq., of Rock Springs, was in
town on Wednesday, shaking hands with his
many friends here and making arrangements for
the sale of the stock he has ona farm up in Fer-
gu=on township.
—Iiloward Walton Mitchell, a young Pittshurg
attorney, graduated from the Pennsylvania State
College in 1500, «pent Tuesday night with Hugh
He was here on business relative to the
Jeaver,
new Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at State Col-
lege,
—P. Gray Meck, Mrs. Meck and their daughter,
Mary, left last evening for Galveston, Texas, to at-
tend a mecting of the National Editorial Associa-
tion. After the meeting they will go on to the
City of Mexico to find out, if they can, the secret
of that country’s wonderful prosperity.
--J, Parker White Esq., of New York, is in
Bellefonte, called hither by the serious illness of
one of his daughters who is in a eritical condi-
tion at the home of Mrs, Keller, on east Linn
street. The Misses White and their aunt, Miss
Powell, have been spending the winter in this
place.
—P. McCaftrey, Esq., of Lock Haven, stopped
off in Bellefonte between trains, on Wednesday,
to see his sister, Miss Anna. Of course he found
time to visit some of his friends rere, but not all
for they are legion. Born and raised in Belle-
fonte he knows about as much about the town
and its old people as if he were a history.
—Mr. D.C. Hall, of Unionville, was in town
again, on Wednesday. This time to take out let-
ters of administration on the estate of the late
John G. Hall, of Union township, his half brother.
Myr. Hall has his hands full now with two estates
to settle up, but he will do it conscientiously and
¥ quickly there can be no doubt about that.
—Heon. J. W. Smith, ex-associate judge of Clin-
ton county, was in town, on Monday, keeping in
touch with prospective buyers of the Mill Hall
brick in the manufacture of which he is inter-
ested. Judge Smith has a stately manner that
impresses all with whom he comes in contact of
the gentlemanliness of his character. He makes
a successful representative for the Mill Hall brick
and has filled a number of contracts about this
place that are giving the greatest of satisfaction.
—Harry B. Rote, eldest son of Mr. John Rote,
of Axe Mann, came home, on Saturday night,
after a nineteen months absence. He has been in
Darlington, S. C., managing a jewelry store and
seems to like the South very much. Harry was
employed in this office before entering the Lan-
caster horological college and his pleasant, cheer-
ful manner made many friends for him. His suc-
cess asa jeweler is no doubt largely due to the
genial nature that makes him so much of a gen-
tleman at all times. He expects to remain at
home until the first of March and will sce M¢Kin-
ley inaugurated on his way back.
—Ernest Kitson, well known as a past superin-
tendent of the Edison electric company of this
place and also of the Bellefonte steam works, is
spending a few days among his many friends here.
He landed from England about six weeks ago
and will remain several weeks longer before re-
turning to his family now comfortably located at
Rhyl, Wales. Mr. Kitson has been gone a year and
we regret to learn that he will probably remain
abroad permanently. He expects soon to install
several of his brother Arthur's gas producers
on the other side. The machine has lately been
perfected and is now a thorough success. Both
of the Kitson men are radical bimetallists, or any-
thing but a single gold standard, and are men who
back up their ideas with such hard pan argument
that they prove posers for the best of the yellow
metal debaters,
THE CONCERT AT MILESBURG.—Every-
one who attended the concert given for the
Milesburg Presbyterian church organ fund,
last Tuesday evening, was delighted with
the performance of those who contributed
to its success. Every number was roundly
applauded and every performer appreciated
so thoroughly that there were no favorites.
The net receipts of the concert amounted to
$25.74. :
It was a disappointment to some that the
Bellefonte quartet failed to appear, but it
was through no fault of the management.
The quartet had promised to sing, whenever
called upon, but one of the members was
unable to get away from his work, on Tues-
day night, so that it was impossible to be
there. The posters having been printed be-
fore this was known it was too late to
change them.
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YERGER—RAPP—H. Elmer Yerger,
youngest son of Harry C. Yerger, of north
Spring street, and Miss Mary Rapp, a
daughter of Jacob Rapp, who lives in this
place, were married at the home of Rev.
Father McArdle, on Tuesday afternoon, at
2:30 o'clock.
. Oscar Yerger, the groom,s brother, acted
as best man and Miss Regina Rapp, a sis-
ter of the bride, was the maid of honor.
Only the immediate relatives of the two
young people were present to witness the
ceremony. After its consummation a re-
ception was held at the bride’s home until
the couple departed on an afternoon rain
for Altoona, their future home.
Both young people are well known here
and have the best wishes of a host of
friends.
WORKING THE CHANGE RACKET ON
STORE KEEPERS. — A slick swindling
scheme is the one that is now being work-
ed, with success, on merchants of all
classes. It takes two men to do the work
and they carry it out as follows :
- One of them goes into a store and makes
some trifling purchase, paying for the same
with a bill which has previously been
marked. Picking up his change, he de-
parts. In afew minutes the other fellow
enters and buys a cigar. After standing
around a few minutes he asks the clerk
for his change. The swindler insists that
he has paid, and remembers it very dis-
tinctly, as the bill he gave the clerk had a
very peculiar mark on it, which he de-
scribes. The clerk looks in the till, finds
the Dill as described, gives him the change
and apologizes for. detaining him.
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MUSICAL CONVENTION AT PLEASANT
GAP. —Beginning Monday evening, Febru-
ary 15th, Philip Meyer will conduct a
musical convention in the Lutheran church,
at Pleasant Gap, for one week. A number
of singers have already signified their in-
tention of participating and Miss May My-
Ie has secured a nice po- |
ton, of Huntingdon, will be there to enter-
{ tain with her sweet voice.
Two grand concerts will be given. One
on Friday night and the other on Satur-
day night. The proceeds of the convention
are to be used in repairing the church
building.
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GRAY-HASTINGS.—Edward P. Gray, of
Half Moon, and Miss Mary A. Hastings, a
daughter of Mr. Geo. Hastings, of Benner
township, were married at Montgomery, on
Tuesday, by Rev. A. P. Wharton.
The groom isa son of J. Green ray,
of Buffalo Run, and represents a Shamokin
cracker manufactory.
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Sale Register.
Maren 24m. —At the residence of D. L. Dennis, 2
miles north of Pine Grove Mills, horses, cattle,
implements ete. Sale at 1 o'clock p.m. Wn.
Goheen, auctioneer.
Maren 23th.—On the J. 1. Ross farm, 134 miles
westof Pine Grove Mills, Chas, Wright “will sell
horses, cattle, implements ete. Sale at 1 o'clock
p.m. William Goheen, auctioneer.
Fepruanry 26th.—On the late H. M. Meek farm,
2 miles west of Pine Grove Mills, 8. ¢. Kelley
will sell horses, cattle, implements and house-
hold goods. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. William
Goheen, auctioneer.
Maren 18tH—At George Noll's, one mile north-
cast of Milesburg, horses, cattle, farm imple-
ments and household goods, Sale at 10a. ni.
Jos. L. Neft, auctioneer. .
Maren 23rd. —At the residence of J. W= Miller, 2
miles south-east of Rock Spring on the Col.
Ayre’s farm, in Ferguson township, horses, cat-
tle, vehicles, implements, harness and hogs.
Sale at 10 o'clock, a. m. Wm. Goheen auction-
eer,
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 90
Rye, per bushel..... 35
Corn, shelled, per bushel.. 30
Corn, ears, per bushel. 12
Oats, per bushel, old... 18
Oats, per bushel, new . 18
Barley, per bushel....... 30
Ground Plaster, per ton. 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel.. be 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to 87 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel...... 15
Onions........... 60
Eggs, per doz 15
Lard, per pound.. 6
Country Shoulders. 6
Sides... 6
Hams... 10
Tallow, per pound 3
Butter, per pound.. 0
The Democratic Watchman.
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paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance. .
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
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a Column (
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and dispatch. The Watchman office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
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