CoRRESPONDENTS.—NoO communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
WHERE THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
SALE Bins CAN BE HAD.—If you con-
template making publicsale in the spring
you will need bills and an advertisement
in the paper to make it a financial success.
Last year the sales that were advertised
from the WATCHMAN office were the lead-
ers, in point of attendance and money real-
ized. Do you want to have a big sale this
year ?
We will
print your bills in attractive form, furnish
notes and stationery for the sale and give
you a free advertisement in the paper and
do it all cheaper than it can be gotten at
any other office in the county.
If you want the best and cheapest sale
advertisement come and get our prices be-
Our prices will startle you.
fore placing your order.
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——Tailor Jacob Gross has moved into
his new room, next door to Wilkinson’s
china hall, and is fixed up very nicely.
~———Country papers are full of directions
as to how to kill Canadian thistles. Buy
White’s exterminator and make a sure job
of it.
——The Methodists are reported to be
having a wonderful revival at Fillmore.
There were eight conversions on Monday
night.
Sixty-five of her friends gave Mrs.
W. H. Irvin, of Pennsylvania Furnace, a
delightful birthday surprise party on last
Saturday.
A sociable for the members of St.
John’s Catholic church, of this place, was
held at the home of Harry Rine, on Bishop
street, last evening.
——Hon. J. H. Holt, of! Moshannon, is
contemplating a trip to England this sum-
mer. He will go to look after his interest
in an estate over there.
—Miss Anna Waite, of Aaronsburg, and
Mr. Henry Moyer, of near Penn Hall,
were married in the Lutheran parsonage,
at the former place, last Thursday evening,
——Miss Mary Harris is the name of the
little daughter who arrived, last Thursday,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank War-
field, of west Linn street, for a life long
stay. : »
—A few day's illness terminated in the
death of Mrs. William Homan, at her
home near Penns Cave, last Saturday. In-
terment was made in the Union cemetery,
on Tuesday afternoon.
——While Joseph Holter, hostler for
the Bellefonte Central railroad company,
A SERIOUS NIGHT FOR COASTERS.—
Saturday night was an eventful one in the
history of Bellefonte’s most popular winter
sport. The coasting was fine and the many
streets uscd by the coasters were thronged
with young and old, all in high spirits
over the exhilerating enjoyment they were
having. It has been a long time since the
streets were ine as fine condition and the
cutters ran with a rapidity that would put
to shame the speed of the most cunningly
devise toboggan chute. The long run on
Allegheny street had the preference and
the other hills soon gave up their little
parties to that quarter so that by nine
o’clock there were fully five hundred girls,
boys and men either dragging their sleds
up or coasting rapidly down the hill from
Curtin street. The momentum was so
great that a number of the large cutters
ran almost to the Eagle building, a full
third of a mile from the starting point.
All went well until shortly after 10
o’clock, by which time that portion of the
hill extending from Curtin to Linn streets
had been worn as smooth as a sheet of
glass. The sleds skimmed over it as if on
wings. Their speed was so great that even
with the aid of the big arc light at the Linn
street crossing it was impossible to recog-
nize the coasters as they flew by. The
course is a dangerous one, not enly because
of the number of much used cross streets
but also owing to several large ‘‘bumps’’
on that portion of the hill where the sleds
run fastest. It was one of these that caused
a most serious accident.
Fred Thompson, a colored lad, was steer-
ing one of the largest and fastest cutters on
the hill. There were eighteen boys and
girls on when the start was made for the
disastrous ride. The sled was so much
crowded that Thompson scarcely had room
to brace himself against the cross stick on
the front of the top board. By placing his
feet against it he was enabled to put more
force into his arms and could more casily
steer with the guiding ropes. The sled
had run all right, gaining speed the while,
until the last ‘bump’ was reached. In
going over it Thompson’s feet bounced off
the guiding stick and the crowd slid for-
ward making it impossible for him to re-
gain his position and, also, to control the
sled. It veered off to the right and struck,
with terrific force, the second tree in front
of the North ward public school grounds.
The impact must have been tremendous
for the coasters were tumbled about in
every direction, some of them being thrown
twenty-five feet from the sled. A great
cry went up as the tree was struck as
it looked as though every onc would
he killed. But after most of the party
had scrambled to their feet two young
ladies and two boys were found to be un-
conscious on the ground. Fred Thompson,
the steersman, was apparentl y dead, An
eight inch gash in his forehead gaped wide
open and the blood spurted out, staining
the snow and those who were about him.
He was carried to Dr. Seibert’s office where
it was found that a number of his teeth
had been knocked out, and that he had
| been cut and bruised about the body, as
———Preparation is being made to double
track the P. and E. from Jersey Shore to
Lock Haven.
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Evangelists Weaver and Weeden
hope to re-open their tabernacle meetings,
in Lock Haven, on Sunday, May 2nd.
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Willis Rishel, at one time proprietor
of the hotel at Coburn, is going to locate at
Tamaqua, Pa., where he has taken the
National hotel.
——Ex-county commissioner T. Frank
Adams has returned from his visit to New
York city and is now contemplating
selling bridges. He ought to make a good
bridge salesman as he was commissioner
long enough to find out something about it.
——We have just received a letter from
our old friend Abel Campbell who has heen
living up at Austin, Potter county, for
some years. He was formeily a resident
of Snow Shoe. Abel is of the opinion that
the McKinley good times are all ‘‘in
your eye”’ and thinks he’d be able to use
a little silver, these times, the freer the
better.
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——Mrs. Peck, of Williamsport, lectured
before the Bellefonte reading club, in the
W. C. T. U. rooms in the Exchange, last
evening. Her subject was ‘European
Cities,”” This evening she will
illustrated lecture on Venice gn
in the same place. An admiss
will be charged, The proce
the benefit of the W. C. T. U
ets:
The Lutheran church of Philips-
burg wiped out the last vestige of its debt,
on Sunday night, by having a public mort-
gage burning. The church was crowded
“when the lights were put out and the dea-
cons held a large tray in which were laid
the canceled obligations. Then the pastor
applied the torch, the choir sang an an-
them and in a minute or two nothing was
left but the ashes.
Rome,
of 25 cts
to be for
—Mr. J. L. Keating is stopping at the
Bush house for a few days and his many
friends here are glad to have him with them
again, after an absence of four years. He
is selling the works of the late Robert Louis
Stevenson and they are beauties. Bound
in half Russia, with excellent paper and
large, clear type his edition is extremely
cheap and is a work that should be in every
library.
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MusiCAL ENTERTAINMENT AT MILES-
BURG.—The Presbyterians at Milesburg
are getting ready to have what will un-
doubtedly prove a very delightful musical
entertainment, on Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 9th. It will be for the benefit of their
organ fund. 3
Jesides the local talent that will he
drawn upon several singers from this place
will assist and a fine program of vocal and
instrumental music will be rendered,
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| MARRIED IN WEST VIRGINIA. — Miss
Catharine Clarke, eldest daughter of Mr.
James Clarke, of near Bellefonte, was mar-
ried to Mr. J. C. Lamporte, a wealthy mer-
chant of Shepherdtown, W. Va., on the
DEATH OF A GooD CITIZEN oF UNION
TowNSHIP.—After an illness of only ten
days John G. Hall died at his home, a
short distance west of Unionville, in Union
township, on Sunday morning. He had
had a cold several weeks ago, but thought
himself recovered from it until a relapse
set in and pneumonia developed. The
struggle was a short one then and death
did not delay long in claiming him.
Mr. Hall was of that sturdy, noble type
of manhood, generally admired and uni-
versally respected, that makes for good in
the citizenship of any locality. He was a
Democrat of the old school, had been a
member of the Methodist church for twen-
ty years and died on the spot on which he
was born and had spent all of his long and
honorable life. He was a man whom that
community cannot lose without missing.
Deceased was 67 years old and was sur-
vived by his widow with two sons, Robert
and Joseph, aged 14 and 9 years.
Funeral services were held, on Tuesday
afternoon, at 2 o’clock, and interment was
made at Unionville.
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RICHARD MORGAN IS DEAD.—On the
21st ultimo Richard Morgan, a Bellefonte
property owner and at one time a police-
man in this place, died, in Ireland, after a
long illness with inflammation of the liver.
Five children survive him. They are
Maggie, Mary, Sallie, Charley and John,
all residents of Bellefonte, and two broth-
ers, Frank, of Lock Haven, and William,
of Drum, county Monoghan, Ireland.
He died in the very house in which he
was born and was laid to rest beside his
father and mother and sister. Deceased
was 65 years old. He left Bellefonte sev-
eral years ago for a trip to his old home,
but never got back. ’
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A YouNG WoMAN’S DEATH.—Miss
Minnie K. Tanyer, daughter of Jesse and
Susan Tanyer, died at the family home, at
Julian, on Thursday, Jan. 28th, 1897, at 6
p. m. of consumption. She was born at
Pine Grove Mills, Oct. 24, 1874, and was
22 years old. Deceased was for several
years a consistent member of the M. E.
church, a dutiful daughter and affectionate
sister. She is survived by two brothers and
five sisters. Funeral services were conduct-
ed by the Rev. H. N. Minnich, at 10 o’clock,
on Sunday morning. Interment at Julian.
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Hox. 8. T. BRowN's DeaTH.—Hon.
T. Brown, one of the oldest attorneys at |
the Huntingdon bar, died at his home, in |
that place, last Thursday evening. He was |
69 years old and during life had been a
mau of much usefulness in that community. |
He was the father of I. IL. Brown, for- |
merly in the coal and grain business in |
Bellefonte. Funeral services were held, on |
Saturday, judge Love and Hon. A. O.
Furst, of this place, having been in attend- |
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CHRISTIAN HOUSER DIED IN ALTOONA.
—Christian Houser, born at Houserville,
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this county, in 1827, died at his home, in |
Altoona, on Sunday, January 31st. He |
—— Williamsport merchants are moving
to close their stores at 6 o’clock every even-
ing except Saturday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wetzel are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their friends
just now, because a big baby boy came to
their house last Friday night.
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He Millheim Journal is getting
anxious to know when a change in his
state will terminate Temp Cruse’s visits to
that place.
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——It is rumored that John H. Kerstetter
is going to move his planing mill plant
from Millheim to Reedsville. If he does it
will be about April 1st.
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—Clymer Stover, of Aaronsburg, re-
cently purchased the merchandise stock of
the late Thomas Yearick, of that place.
He will add it to his own store.
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——The Magnet says ‘‘a good time is an-
ticipated’’ at the quarterly meeting which
the Friends will hold at Unionville, on
February 14th and 15th. Of course it
means a spiritually good time.
——The Milesburg band has ordered a
new outfit of uniforms that is to cost $240.
They will be made of dark blue cloth,
daintily trimmed with black braid. The
suits will be very genteel in appearance.
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——A reception was given in the Y. M.
C. A. rooms, Tuesday evening, for Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Cota. Nearly three hundred
people shook hands with the popular secre-
tary and his wife and the affair was really
very enjoyable.
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——Rev. C. C. Miller, pastor of the U.
B. church in this place, is trying to secure
the Baptist church in Milesburg, in which
to hold a series of meetings. He hopes to
build up a congregation in Milesburg, one
sufficiently large to support a church and
has been meeting with some success.
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—E. S. Addleman, of Warriorsmark,
was out sleighing one night last week in
the Bald Eagle ridges when he was fired on
by an unknown assailant. Three shots
were fired at him, one of them piercing the
back of his sleigh, only an inch or so from
where he was sitting.
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——East and West Keating townships,
Clinton county, having failed to nominate
candidates for the February election, the
county commissioners will send the elec-
tion boards in those districts blank ballots,
on which the voters can write the names of
the persons for whom they desire to vote.
News Purely Personal.
—Abe Markle, of State College, was a familiar
figure on our streets on Wednesday.
— Miss Bettie R. Stitzer, of Howard, has retarn-
ed home after a visit of several months with
friends in Easton.
—Mr=. Herkimer, of Williamsport, looking well
and happy tis visiting friends here after an ab-
| sence of several yeas,
-—Cap’t. J. A. Hunter, of Stormstown, was in
town during the fore-part of the week. He
turned home on a Wednesday evening train.
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LOCAL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE AT MACK-
EYVILLE.—The public school teachers of
Potter and Lamar townships, Clinton
county, will hold a local institute, at
Mackeyville, on Friday evening and Satur-
day, February 12th and 13th. A program
consisting of recitations and music will be
given on Friday evening. The following
program has been prepared for Saturday
morning : Music by institute ; prayer ;
address of welcome, T. J. Smull Sr.; re-
sponse, county superintendent W. A. Sny-
der ; neatness, Miss Mabelle Sweely ;
language, Miss Lottie McCloskey ; gram-
mar, A. A. Pletcher ; physiolog n 3 J.
Smull, Jr.; spelling, T. G. Kessinger ; pen-
manship, Miss Nina Walker.
During the afternoon the following will
be the program: Number work, Miss
Cora Snyder ; arithmetic, C. E. Walker ;
discipline, Miss Williams ; geography, W.
A. Ferree ; reading, Miss Lillian Reed ;
history, Miss Josephine Wilson. All are
invited to attend.
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THE DISTRICT TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
AT HOWARD.—The institute sessions for
the public school teachers of the 4th
Centre county district held at Howard,
last Friday and Saturday, were interesting
to those who attended.
Quite a number of teachers and friends of
the school were present. Supt. Gramley
was there and addressed the body. Devo-
tional services were conducted by Rev. E.
E. Manley and the addresses of welcome
were made by Rev.J. W. Forrest and J.
Frank Holter to which the six local chair-
men responded.
SCHOOL AVERAGES IN CLINTON COUNTY.
—During 1896 Clinton county public
schools averaged 7 1-11 months in session.
The male teachers received an average sala-
ry of $37.16 per month and the average pay
of lady teachers was $32.18 per month.
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——In our next issue we will publish a
full program of the teacher’s local institute
to be held, at Unionville, on Friday even-
ing and Saturday, February 19th and 20th.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phans’ court clerk, Gi. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week. .
Wm. Moyer, of Marion twp., and Cora
B. Barrett, of Boggs township.
Roy Morrison and Olive M. Steele, both
of Martha Furnace.
Chas. A. Smith and Sadie
son, both of Ferguson twp.
Oscar W. Stover and Florence Riley,
both of Boalsburg.
Andrew Guiser, of Madisonburg, and
Julia A. Dorman, of Bellefonte.
C. B. Williams and Teressa M. Lyon,
both of Bellefonte.
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STRUCK GAS IN CLINTON COUNTY.—The
oil and gas test well ‘that is being sunk in
in Gallagher township, Clinton county,
reached a depth of 1000 feet last Thursday.
At that time the drillers started cleaning
out the hole to examine the material for in-
dications and were greatly surprised when
a strong flow of gas began. It wa. lighted
and burned for several hours ; the flames
well as the head. It was several hours be-
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was rakine dow arce stov ) . oo : 7 anv reltives residing i is ¢ , . , : :
as raking down a large stove in the com The in had many relatives residing in this county | —C. 8. McCormick, of Ferguson township, | shooting up to quite a height until shut off
was performed St.
1 1 his ich 14 a 1 | Besides his great loss of blood the physi-
urned his right eye and the side in]. ; : soy :
a : Ol M3 cians fear that some internal injury has
Te ou : ceremony : ; .
anys round house, on Sundav after- | ay : tes ; 3 y br r, Abr s a resident Dis wif : sellefonte i » sleig i i :
> . Sunday after { now he remains in a precarious condition. | Joseph's Catholic church, at Harper's and his only hither, Abum, is a rodent Yroruh his wife dawn te Bells font in the sleigh, | hy the boss driller. It isa certainty that
oon, ere Was a vas ex 3 ; jv # > = : lle » i ‘ednesday s : ing. They came ; sos
1 was a gas explosion that | of Bellefonte. | 0b Wainasing, indo some Shonbing. Thay ae Lohora 18 gon. there, Dit as to whether it is
Ferry, after which a breakfast was served
at the home of the bride’s brother, T. J.
Clarke. in that place. The bride and |
groom were in this place fora few days
by way of Buitido Run and found the sleighing : :
present in paying
question.
quantities is another
Very good.
Deceased had been in the employ of the |
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Pennsylvania railroad company for over |
thirty years, having been a checkman at
face in a painful manner.
—Mixs Marvy Struble, of Philadelphia, who was
here the fore part of the week, left Thursday
[ kept him in the low condition he is in.
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No MORE SCALP BousTizs 1x HUNT-
—— last Friday afternoon James Cornel- | Yesterday Thompson was reported a little r
Iy was trying to thaw out a gas pipe in the
cellar under the post office. when a terrific
explosion occurred. le
caped being
narrowly es-
and smoke that was raised.
——Jt is not very complimentary to Mr.
F. E. Naginey and E. R. Chambers Esq, |
when the Magnet states that “many of the |
citizens of the town believe that neither of |
the candidates for burgess is the proper
person to fill the office.” Now we think
Mr. Naginey would he just the proper !
fellow.
——The Undine firemen have announced |
that in case of fire it would be impossible |
to take their engine out of the engine
house, owing the icy condition of Logan
street. The last time they attempted to
leave the house the horses could not con-
trol it and several men narrowly escaped
being crushed when it slid into the gutter.
——W.-T. Achenbach, the jeweler, ex-
pects to leave Bellefonte about March 1st
and will locate at Glenn Falls, N. Y., one of
the most promising business cities in the
Empire State. He has secured a magnifi-
cent room, once used as a bank, located in
the central portion of the city and will em-
bark in the jewelry and fine china business.
——According to ground hog logic win-
ter must be pretty near at an end.
day was the day that fables tell us he
comes out of his hole and, if seeing his
shadow, is frightened back to hibernate six
weeks longer while winter envelopes the
earth. There was no sun, on Tuesday,
consequently he could not have seen his
shadow.
— Billy Neidigh, who had farmed the
W. S. Gray farm, in Halfmoon township, |
| the past week the Central R. R." of Pa. |
{company’s two dams at Hecla park have |
has moved down to the John Patton farm,
near Warriorsmark. On the evening of the
day he arrived at his new home a large
party assembled at his house and they had
a glorious house warming. Billy will be
remembered as the big bass blower in the
State College band several years ago.
—— Mr. D. M. Butts, of Linn street, who
had been so seriously ill for some time
far recovered as to he ous of danger. As
soon as he is able to be about again he in-
tends giving up house-keeping here and
going to Holyoke, Mass., to make his home
with his son, Edward, who is a civil engineer
in that city. Fred Butts, the youngest son
and only one at home, expects to locate in
Philadelphia.
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before the post office was clean of the dust |
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i better.
Jruce Barnhart, a son of Thomas Barn-
{hart of east Howard street, sat next to
Thompson. Though he has only a few
scratches he is feared to have suffered in-
injury, as he was delirious until
Wednesday and seems to be in danger
of mental trouble.
Blanche Jacobs, of Lamb strect. was un- |
conscious when picked up. She received |
a painful contusion of the eye and mouth,
She is much improved now and %her injury
is not considered serious. i
Miss Gertrude Irvin, a daughter of Wash- |
ington Irvin, of Reynolds avenue, was also
unconscious because of the pain she suf-
fered from a wrenched knee. She was
taken home in a buggy, but was able to he
about the next day.
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A FIRE AT STATE COLLEGE.—The cosy
ladies’ cottage at the Pennsylvania State
College was threatened with destruction
early Saturday morning. The fire occurred
in the room of Miss Bradley, the College
librarian. She had heen ill during the
night and was heating some water over an
alcohol lamp, when the table cover seemed
suddenly to become enveloped in flames |
rapidity. How the cover became ignited |
turned nor was there an explosion.
brought prompt response, but the fire was
damaged. It was the only portion of the
+ building that suffered.
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‘the Geo. L. Potter agency in this place.
SHIPPING ICE BY THE CAR LoAb.—For
‘been the scene of unusual activity. They
have been filling orders for ice down there
with a dispatch that seems almost impossi-
‘ble. By Wednesday one hundred cars had
been loaded and shipped to various points.
The cutting is done with an ice plow,
| drawn by a horse. This scoves the ice to a
| depth of five inches after which it is easily
| broken with the tongs.
| to the chutes and does not stop moving un-
til it is packed away in a car.
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The Cambria county railroad, the
| Beech creek extension ofrom Patton to
| Spangler, is nearing completion. It will Le
ready for traflic hy March 1st.
that spread about her room with lightning |
isa mystery as the lamp was not over- | he is employed.
The young lady gave an alarm that
not put out until the room had been badly |
The loss is placed at $100, insared in |
It is then pulled |
during an extended tour and will return to
Shepherdtown, where their home is all
ready furnished for them.
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QUIETLY MARRIED. —If getting up in
the morning is going to bring health,
wealth and wisddom then Miss Theresa
Lyon and Clair B. Williams will have no
use for the good wishes we would gladly
extend. Wednesday morning, before the
town was astir or even awake, they were
married and started on their bridal trip.
| At 6 o'clock Rev. R. E. Wright performed
the ceremony at the residence of the hride’s
parents, on Allegheny street. It was a
quiet, home affair with no one but the two
families present. The bride wore her
traveling dress and after the wedding
breakfast the young couple left. on the 7:20
train, for New York.
they will go to housekeeping in rooms in
the Exchange.
Miss Tessie is the e Idest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Lyon. She is not only at-
tractive but is well versed in house-
keeping, so that there is nat happi-
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ness alone, but comfort ahead for Clair,
who was popular in Beech Creek, his
native place, and who stands well here,
both with the people and the Central
railroad of Pennsylvania, with which
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JOHNNY HASEL NEARLY ASPHYXIATED |
BY GAs.—Johnny Hasel, the well known :
corneter and a resident of Snow Shoe a few |
years ago, was nearly asphyxiated by |
illuminating gas, while asleep in his apart-
ments, in New York city, on Monday.
The particulars of the accident that so
nearly culminated in the death of the
virtuoso are about as follows :
Mrs. Hasel was absent at the time, being
on an errand to make purchases for the
morning meal. Prior to leaving she lighted
the gas under the heater, hoping by the
time of her return to have the apartments
comfortably warm.
Meanwhile something had gone wrong |
with the gas pipes in the basement and a
plumber was called in. To make the re-
pairs he turned off the gas. When he had
completed the job he turned on the fluid
[again. Of course the volume escaping
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the death of the celebrated corneter had
not his wife returned when she did.
Mr. Hasel was aroused with difliculty, |
and removed to an adjoining room, where |
two physicians worked with him for sev-
| eral hours before the crisis was past. He
| will recover, although t is said he is not |
| able yet to be out of bed.
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the time of his death. He is survived by
two sons and two daughters.
vices were held on Tuesday evening.
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——Mis. Sarah T. Brady, of Mackey-
ville, died at the home of her son, Rev. L.
M. Brady, in West Clearfield, on Saturday
night. She had gone out there to visit
several weeks) ago and contracted a cold
from which pneumonia developed. De-
ceased was T4 years old. Her remains
were interred, at Mackeyville, on Wednes-
day.
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———Murs. Harvey Hagen, of Penns Cave,
died, after a prolonged illness, last Friday
night. She was 33 years old and her re-
mains were buried in the Union cemetery,
on Monday.
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— Mrs. Bsn Y of Rob-
ert Mann, of Mill Hall, died at the family
home, in that place, on Friday night, with
the grip.
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——Chloe Helen, infant daughter of Har-
vey and Jennie Meyers, died at Big Run,
Jefferson county, the 26th ult., aged 9
months and 20 days.
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——Franklin Lamey, of Green Burr,
died with consumption last Friday evening.
He was 34 years old.
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ATTEMPT 70 BLACKMAIL AN OLD CEN-
TRE COUNTY Boy.-—There are doubtless
some residents in Brush valley, this
county, who will remember J. D. John-
son, a native of that rich farming region,
who, August 2nd, 1862, enlisted in Maj.
R. H. Foster's Co. A., 148th Reg., P. V.
Those who do will be interested in a story
we will publish next week concerning
him, which will explain a clever scheme by
which some New York sharps tried to
black-mail him.
Mr. Johnson has been a conductor on
the Lehigh valley railroad for over a quar-
ter of a century and he is well known to
travelers along that line as ‘Uncle Dan.”
We are glad that his excellent standing
and reputation for integrity are such that
no breath of crookedness dare he directed
at him without arousing the resentment of
a host of friends.
The scheme was such an unique one that
w@ will publish it just to show what cun-
ning plans are made to draw money from
unsuspecting persons.
Funeral ser- |
night for Raymore, Mo. to see her father and
mother. If possible she will persuade them to
come hack to Centre county.
—John I. Yocum, second son of the late Hon.
S. H. Yocum, who represented this district in Con-
gress during his residence here, was in town, on
Saturday. He is now head chemist for the United
States leather company, with headquarters in
New York.
—Auditor rank Hess left for his home, in
Philipsburg, vesterday afternoon, after having
spent most of the month of January attending to
the duties of his office here. The present board
hustled their work through with unusual dis-
patch. While here Frank added many to his
circle of friends in Bellefonte.
Eisenhower, of Philadelphia, two very pleasant
young men, spent yesterday at the home of Col,
J. L. Spangler, in this place. They came all the
way up here to see their young friend, Master Al-
fred Brisbin, star in “the Drummer Boy of
Shiloh” and were not one whit disappointed at
his work.
—H. M. Krebs and W. J. Meyers, two gentle-
men who have given Pine Grove Mills an enter-
prise that most any larger town would be proud
to claim, were in town, on Monday, exhibiting a
nobby Portland double sleigh. It caught the eye
of a prominent Bellefonter and a sale was the re-
sult. Both Mr. Krebs and Mr. Meyers are push-
ers and their business ability is best evidenced in
the fact that their carriage building establish-
ment seldom knows a slack period.
—William Strunk, of Centre Hill, was in Belle-
| fonte, on Saturday, having come over in his
sled. He reported the roads to be in excellent
condition until he reached Pleasant Gap, where
the Bellefonte kind of sledding began. Those of
you who don't know what that is ought to drive
in here and drag around over the bare streets for
an hour or so then you will be able to appreciate
it. "Mr. Strunk is a very entertaining gendle-
man and isa great stickler for keeping ahead of
his bills, that is to say that we are in his debt.
—Mr. H. A. Brumgard. one of the very nicest
and most agrecable gentlemen in Nittany valley,
Tuesday, would take all the sleighing away be-
home, at Zion, and said the roads were good.
has heen a resident of Centre county since 1844
and though he was hardly old enough to know
much about it when his parents moved from
Clinton county he is satisfied that he can claim
old Centre as his home now. The county has
reason to be proud of such residents too.
—J. P. Sebring Esc . of Loveville, was secn-en
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This recalls a little item
| our streets on Monday.
i that will be of interest to the many friends of
{ Mr. Sehring’s eldest son, John, who was connect-
od with Green's pharmacy, in this place, for a
long time. He was graduated from the Jefferson
college of medicine, in Philadelphia, last spring
and shortly after leaving that institution was of-
fered a position as a ship surgeon during a cruise
to South Africa. It took him just about five min-
utes to receive the proposition, accept it and get
ready to ship. The trip was a most delightful one
for him and he returned to Philadelphia in Janua
ary. As yet he has not decided on a location for
the regular practice of his profession.
—D. Edmund Wine, of Bustleton, and John F. |
seemed not afraid that the ground hog's sway, on |
fore he could get home, for he drove up from his |
He !
INGDON CoUNTY.—The commissioners of
Huntingdon county have made up their
minds that under the act of April, 1889,
they are not warranted in paying scalp
bounties for any other animals than wolves
and wild cats. They claim that the law is
unconstitutional because of certain defects
in it. :
This ruling will put old John Swoope, of
Alexandria, out of business. He is a
noted trapper of that region and received
over $1200 in bonnties last year.
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—A sled load of young folks from
Milesburg went up to Mr. John Seibert’s
country home, in Buffalo Run, on Friday
evening, and had a very delightful time.
EE m——
——A. V. Hoyt, of Philipsburg, has been
appointed a member of the board of ex-
aminers for mine inspectors in this State.
The Governor announced his selection last
week.
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——Chas. Spigelmyer, of Williamsport,
a brother of the Racket store men in this
“place, expects to locate here soon. He will
carry on the insurance business.
Sale Register.
Maren 24rn.—At the residence of 1.
miles north of Pine Grove Mills, horses, cattle,
implements ete. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. Wn.
(roheen, auctioneer.
Maren 25th.—On the J. I. Ross farm, 114 miles
west of Pine Grove Mills. Chas, Wright will sell
horses, cattle, implements ete. Sale at 1 o'clock
p. m. William Goheen, auctioneer.
FeprUARY 26th.—On the late H. M. Meek farm,
2 miles west of Pine Grove Mills, S. C. Kelley
will sell horses, cattle, implements and house-
hold goods. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. William
Goheen, auctioneer.
Maren 18tn—At George Noll's, one mile north-
east of Mileshurg, horses, cattle, farm imple-
ments and household goods. Sale at 10a. m.
Jos. L. Neff, auctioneer.
L. Dennis, 2
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
| Corrected weekly by Gro. W. Jackson & Co.
| The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
rons :
Red wheat 90
Rye, per bushel. 35
Corn, shelled, per bus 30
Corn, ears, per bushel... 121;
Oats, per bushel, old. 18
Oats, per bushel, new 18
Barley, per bushel...... 30
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 00
Buckwheat, per buashel........ccusicecrerensenan...., 25
Cloverseed, per bushel. 6 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Ma rkets,
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel. 15
Onions... vexvany GO
Eggs, per dozen. 15
Lard, per pound. o
Country Shoulder 6
Sides... G
Hams.. 10
Tallow, per pound.. 3
Butter, per pound.... 20