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Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 3, 1897.
CorrESPONDENTS.—NoO communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
-—Hi Henry’s modern minstrels at
Garman’s to-night.
——Philipshurg public schools opened,
on Monday, with 624 pupils enrolled.
——Miss Petriken’s private school, on
High street, will reopen on Monday, Sep-
tember Gth.
——A new brick pavement is the latest
improvement about W. L. Malin’s prop-
erty, on east Howard street.
——The program for Hi Henry’s, at
Garman’s to-night, includes all the latest
and catchiest in the comic and sentimental
songs of the season.
——The corner stone for the new United
Brethren church at Philipsburg was laid
on Sunday. E. B. Somers, the pastor, de-
livered a short address and $226 were
raised.
——Kessler’s clothing store, in Mill-
heim, was burglarized last Monday night
and clothing in value of $100 was carried
off. Entrance to the store was effected
through a back door.
——The Logan engine company will
give a street parade this evening, just to
show you that they are all in good condi-
tion to play the part of entertainers at
their great picnic, at Hunter's park, to-
morrow.
——DMbys. J. M. Dale gave a charmingly
appointed tea, last Saturday evening, for
her guest Miss Margery Knowles, of Rich-
mond, Va. Covers were laid for twenty-
eight and the guests were most pleasingly
entertained.
Rev. Ralph Illingworth filled the
pulpit in the Reformed church here on
Sunday. He isat present engaged in Y.
M. C. A. workin this placeand will proba-
bly accept a call as general secretary for
an association in some large town just as
soon as he has acquainted himself with the
work.
——DBellefonte Standard lodge of odd
fellows, colored, are said to have cut a
pretty ‘‘warm figure”’ over at Philipsburg.
Eleven of the members attended the 2nd
annual picnic of Moshannon lodge, last
‘Thursday, and they say that noble grand
John Williams, James Shorter and George
Freeman cut ice about seven feet thick.
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, of
east Bishop street, have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter, Clara
Celia Anderson to Edward M. Nolen, of
Pittsburg. The wedding will occur in
St. John’s Reformed church at six o’clock
on Tuesday evening, September 14th.
They will make their home at 725 Hill
street, Wilkinsburg.
——A match game of ball will be played
between the fats and the leans, at Hunter’s
park, to-morrow afternoon. The fats have
a minimum weight of 1801hs, while the
leans have to get under 1301bs. It will be
a great contest and in case the ox, that
they are going to barbecue up there, don’t
go round the biggest fat!v on the team will
be browned to a turn.
——Miss May Barrett, a sister of Miss
Lillian Barrett of the telephone exchange,
was married, at Junction City, Kan., on
last Thursday, to Owen Tanton, a well to
do young druggist. May is a daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Sarah Thomas Barrett, both
of whom are long since dead, and until she
went West, a few years ago, to live with
her brother Charley, made her home here,
where she was always appreciated and lov-
ed. Mr. Tanton is to be congratulated
and we wish her comfort and happiness.
——To-night, Friday, September 3rd,
the famous Hi Henry’s big city minstrels
will make merry at Garman’s with a roster
of fifty artists that have made pronounced
hits in New York and Philadelphia, and
in mentioning their appearance last week
in Pittsburg, the Press of that city declared
them one of the best and cleanest minstrel
shows ever seen in Pittsburg. Mr. Henry
has placed his prices at the very low scale
of 25, 35 and 50 cents, and the attraction
should he welcomed by a packed house.
——While working at the country club
building of the Nittany rod and gun club,
at Hecla Park, last week, Rash Williams
picked up a copy of the WATCHMAN that
was seventeen and one-half years old.
The paper looked almost as bright and
clean as it did the day it was sent out
of this office, which goes to show that
the WATCHMAN’S efforts to secure the
best paper and typographical effects are
not without their result. Few people care
to keep a newspaper longer than it requires
to read its contents, but occasionally there
is something in it that you wish to pre-
serve. Then is when the satisfactory re-
sults of having the best are experienced.
——Frank J. Heverly as agent for his
father, John Heverly, of Howard, had
been conducting a gent’s furnishing goods
store, in Tyrone, until a few week’s ago,
when he left ; ostensibly on a visit to |
eastern cities and to return hy way of his |
old home in this county. His failure to
return to his business just when the Ty-
rone people thought he should have caus-
ed an uneasiness among his creditors there
that precipitated a rush for his stock.
Mr. John Heverly was notified and went
up to Tyrone then a general gobbling up
of the store effects began. The stock was
sold at almost give-away prices and the
whole place was cleaned up in several
hours.
THE DEATH OF JUDGE MuNsoN.—For-
mer associate judge Chester A. Munson
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Thomas J. Lee, on south Centre street,
Philipsburg, on Sunday night, at 10
o'clock. He had been in poor health for
about a year, a cancerous growth on the
lower lip having caused his enfeeblement
and death. It developed from a small
cold sore that he had had.
Deceased was of English ancestry, his
great grand father having come to this
country before the revolution. He was
born at Great Bend, Pa., on June 1st,
1815, and .on January 11th, 1844, he
married Miss Letitia McClellan, who died
in 1895. Five children were born to them
as follows: Richard, Edward, James,
Hale, Mrs. Gertrude Ann Lingle and Mrs.
Carrie Bowman Lee, all of Philipsburg,
one daughter, Ellen, having died when
young.
Mr. Munson moved to Philipsburg in
1842 where he became a mill-wright and
worked at lumbering, farming and mer-
chandising. Up to the time of the great
flood of ’89 he was actively engaged in
the lumber business, but the failure of
the Cottage planing mill company, in
which he was interested, caused by the
destructiveness of that flood, practically
took him out of business and the last few
years of his life were spent in retirement.
During the time of his business activity
he was extensively interested in the coal
and lumber lands in the Clearfield region
and was the founder of the town of Mun-
son on the Beech Creek R. R. He was
a conscientious, fearless man whose honor-
able ancestry spoke in the rectitude of his
business and private life. In appearance
he was an imposing character and during his
five years’ term as associate judge of the
courts of this county he lent a marked
dignity to the bench.
Burial was made, on Wedneday after-
noon, Moshannon lodge F. and A. M., of
which he was a charter member, having
had charge of the services.
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MRgs. JONATHAN WOOBMER 1s DEAD. —
The death of Mrs. Jonathan Woomer oc-
curred at her home, near Bald Eagle, last
Monday morning, after only a week’s ill-
ness with stomach trouble. She was in
the sixty-fifth year of her age and though
she had been in failing health for some
time no alarm was felt about her condition
until quite recently.
Mis. Woomer was Miss Elizabeth Turn-
baugh, of Logan township, Blair county,
before her marriage. From girlhood she
had been a member of the Lutheran church
and her amiable, christian character made
her the beloved of all who knew her.
Her husband and the following children
survive : W. H. Woomer and Mrs. Harry
C. Albright, of Tyrone ; James, of Belle-
fonte ; Howard, of Patton ; Edward, of
Bradford ; Mrs. David Bryan, of Jersey
Shore ; and Myrtle at home.
Funeral services were held in the Bald
Eagle church, on Wednesday morning, at
10 o’clock. Rev. F. S. Bergstresser offi-
ciated.
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Mgs. R. A. BECK. — Without any os-
tentation, without any desire for social
preferment, with her soul completely ab-
sorbed in the duties of an ideal wife Mrs.
It. A. Beck has departed this life, leaving
her husband to suffer a loss that few can
appreciate who have not heen acquainted
with this devoted couple.
She took sick on August 2nd with pneu-
monia and her condition became alarming
from the first. All that medical skill and
loving attention could do was done but
availed nothing toward saving her life and
she died yesterday afternoon about 1
o'clock.
Her maiden name was Annie Rigger and
she was horn in Germany, July 25th, 1845,
having come to America, in 1867, and four
years later was married to the husband
who survives her. They were married in
Huntingdon and came to Bellefonte in
1878 and have heen residents of place ever
since.
Funeral services over the remains will
be held on Sunday afternoon, at 4 o’clock,
in St. John’s Episcopal church.
Mr. Beck has the deep sympathy of the
entire community in this his hour of trial.
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——At the age of 95 years Mrs. Polly
Struble died at the home of her son Joel,
near the Zion station, on Tuesday morn-
ing. Deceased had heen ina decline for
about six weeks and her death was the di-
rect culmination of old age. She had been
a life long member of the Reformed
church and will be buried from the Zion
church this morning at 9:30. She is sur-
vived by a number of children, several of
whom are living in the West.
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——James M. Woomer, the genial man-
| ager of the telephone office, was home this
{ week attending the funeral of his mother,
who died at her home, near Bald Eagle, on
| Monday morning. She was sixty-five
{years old and had been ailing for some
| time with stomach trouble. Her husband,
| Jonathan Woomer, and seven children
| sorrow, as she was an excellent woman and
| a true christian.
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——The Rt. Rev. N. 5. Rulison, D. D.,
| bishop of the Central Pennsylvania diocese
| of the Episcopal church, died at Mann-
| heim, Germany, on Wednesday. He was
| under treatment there and was accompanied
| by one of his daughters.
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| ——~Catarrh of the lungs caused the
| death of Julius F. Files at his home, in
| Philipsburg, last Monday morning. He
was 27 years old and is survived by his
wife and a 5 year-old son.
——DMiss Nina Pletcher, a daughter of
Joseph Pletcher, of Eagleville, died at the
home of her parents, on Thursday of last
week, after a short illness with typhoid
fever. Deceased was only 20 years old.
Her father, sister and brother were all
prostrated with the same disease, but they
are recovering.
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——Mis. Joseph Mayhew, colored, died
at her home in this place, yesterday after-
noon, after a short illness. Deceased is
survived by a husband and a large family
of small children. Funeral services will
be held on Sunday. Mis. Mayhew’s
maiden name was Edith Skinner.
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Mrs. Nannie E. Mulbarger, wife of
William Mulbarger, died at her home at
Lemont. on Wednesday of last week, with
brain fever and Bright’s disease. Deceased
was 48 years old and is survived by her
husband, two sons and one daughter. In-
terment was made at Shiloh on Friday.
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——DMajor Jerry Shreffler died at his
home, in Centre Hall, last Friday night,
with heart trouble. Deceased was 67 years
old and is survived by six children. He
was a veteran of the rebellion and the
Grand Army conducted services over his
remains on Monday morning.
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——The four months old child of Ira
Marshall, who lives on the Blair farm, up
Buffalo run, died on Tuesday morning at 10
o’clock. It had spinal meningitis and was
buried in the Meyer’s cemetery Wednes-
day afternoon.
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——See the great ball game between the
fats and leans at the Logan picnic to-
Morrow.
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——The Lock Haven company H took
six of the fourteen prizes at the regimental
shoot, at Williamsport, last week.
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——Some of the songs that will be sung
at Hi Henry’s minstrels to-night are:
“Fondest Memories,” ‘‘In the Embers,”’
“The Pace that Kills,” ‘‘The Friends We
Love,” “The Old Chest in the Attic,”
‘They Don’t Care for Me,” ‘‘The Diver,’
“Don’t You see de Love a Shinin’ in My
Eyes.”
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———Tom Switzer, Dr. Carlisle and C. B.
French, the three Philipsburgers who
started for Klondyke several weeks ago,
are not risking the terrors of the Chilkoot
pass. They sailed on the steamer Bristol
for the mouth of the Yukon river and
thence will sail to Dawson city.
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——=Sheriff Peck frustrated an attempt
to escape from the Clinton county jail,
last Friday. He was walking along the
corridor on the second floor: of the jail
when a pile of dust arrested his attention.
Search revealed a hole almost through the
wall and had the sheriff not discovered it
just when he did there might have been a
general jail delivery down there.
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—The third annual encampment of
the Juniata valley veteran association will
be held at McClure, Snyder county, Pa..
beginning Monday, September 6th, and
continuing at least four days. The associa-
tion comprises the counties of Bedford,
Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon. Juni-
ata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Sny-
der and Union. Tents have been procured
from the State and the executive commit-
tee of each county in the district is urged
to go to work and persuade all the com-
rades of their respective counties to attend
the annual outing.
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MiLTON’S INTER-COUNTY FAIR.—The
inter-county fair at Milton, the largest and
best of the Central Pennsylvania fairs, will
be held October 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. In
addition to the usual liberal premiums in
all departments, there will be three special
attractions. Exhibition of fancy shooting.
Ballon ascensions and parachute descents
daily, and exhibition by a wonderful Jap-
anese. Races every day. Bicycle races,
ete. Excursions on railroads and specially
low rates.
SELL Geeta
CRUSHED BY A FALL OF SLATE.—
Charles Robb, aged 23 years, was badly
crushed while at work in the Morris quar-
ries on the Humes farm, on Tuesday after-
noon. With two other workmen he was
drilling for a blast about half-way up along
the face of the rock when they noticed a
fall of slate coming above them. All three
ran, but Robb was not able to get away in
time and he was crushed beneath the great
mass of rock and clay.
Upon being released from his painful po-
sition he was taken to his home where it
was found that though he was badly
bruised no hones were broken.
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MisstoN ARIES WILL MEET HERE. — On
Tuesday and Wednesday September 7th
and 8th, the 12th annual convention of the
missionary society of the west Susquehanna
classis of the Reformed church will convene
in this place. The sessions will be held in
St. John’s Reformed church, corner Spring
and Linn streets.
The first meeting will be held Tuesday
evening at 7:30. Three sessions will be
held on Wednesday : One at 9, at 1:30
and at 7:30.
Among the speakers for the gathering
are Revs. A. C. Whitmer, M. L. Firor, S.
H. Eisenburg, M. N. George, A. A. Black,
Tilghman Derr, J. M. Runkle, 8. S.
Kohler, Z. A. Yearick, J. L. Barnhart, D.
B. Schneder, and S. L. Whitmore. C. M.
Bower Esq., will deliver the address of
welcome.
Lycoming, Clinton, Centre, Union coun-
ties will be represented.
A STRONG BANKING INSTITUTION.—The
firm of Jackson, Crider & Hastings, private
bankers of this place, was dissolved, on |
Tuesday, by mutual consent, and Wednes- |
day morning, September 1st, the new firm
of Jackson, Hastings & Co., began busi-
ness at the same place.
For seven years a co-partnership had
existed between Geo. W. Jackson, Daniel
H. Hastings and F. W. Crider and the an-
nouncement of Mr. Crider’s withdrawal
from the firm was in the nature of a sur-
prise. He has retired to give his attention
exclusively to his lumber business, which
has assumed almost gigantic proportions.
In his place former Senator J. Henry Coch-
ran and Atty Gen’l Henry B. McCormick,
of Williamsport, have been admitted to
the firm, making it undeniably one of the
strongest banking institutions in Central
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Geo. W. Jackson will continue in
the management of the bank and that is to
say that the careful, reliable policy that
has characterized that institution since its
incorporation, in 1859, will be continued.
In this connection a little bit of the
bank’s history might prove interesting. It
was founded in 1859 by the late Maj. Wm.
F. Reynolds, principally to establish a
business for Mr. Geo. W. Jackson, who had
been employed at the old forge at Rock
from the time of his graduation from Gi-
rard college, in ’53. Maj. Reynold’s, Mr.
Jackson, and John L. Johnson, the ‘‘rapid
calculator’ constituted the bank’s force.
It was a remarkably prosperous institution
and few people are acquainted with the
fact that the great bulk of Maj. Reynolds’
fortune was made there. He retired in
1890 and the firm that has just been dis-
solved sprang into existence. Its successor
is the new firm of Jackson, Hastings, &
Co., which has consummated a combina-
tion of men and capital that proclaims it a
remarkably strong institution.
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THE BOALSBURG ACADEMY REUNION
NEXT WEEK.—Personal invitations have
been sent to all former teachers and stu-
dents of Boalsburg Academy, whose ad-
dresses have been found, to attend a re-
union on Thursday, September 9th, in
McFarlane’s grove, near Boalsburg, dur-
ing the day if the weather permits, and in
the Presbyterian church, in Boalsburg,
during the eveniug.
Those who have not received the per-
sonal invitations are by this notice special-
ly invited to attend and participate, or if
unable to attend, to write a letter to the
committee of invitation, recounting their
personal history since their connections
with the Academy.
The public, generally, are also cordially
invited to attend. Exercises begin at 9
a. m. Evening exercises are memorial
to deceased teachers and students, and be-
gin at 7.30 p. m.
Hacks meeting all trains at Oak Hall
station will convey, for a small fare, pei-
sons coming by rail, to the place of meet-
ing. It will be a basket picnic, but re-
freshments will be furnished those who
do not wish to provide for their own en-
tertainment. Former teachers and stu-
dents, on arriving at the place of meeting,
will at once report to the secretary for en-
rollment.
G. W. LESHER, Boalsburg,
A. A. DALE, Bellefonte,
W. A. JAcoBs, Centre Hall,
J. T. STUART, Boalsburg,
D. W. MEYERS, Boalsbhurg.
Committee on Invitation.
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SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT
CENTRE CouNTY.—Col. F. S. Dunham re-
cently went to the trouble of figuring out
just how much Centre county is worth in
value and how much land she has. His
investigation led him still further and be-
fore he was through commissioner’s clerk
Nelson Robb had furnished him with the
following :
Centre county contains 14,524 taxables
195,471 acres of cleared land, and 131,837
acres of timber land. The assessed value
of real estate in the county is $12,741,252,
value of real estate exempt from taxes is
$2,575,140, leaving the value of real estate
taxable at* $10,166,112. There are 7,292
horses, mares and mules over four years
old in the county, valued at $236,860, and
7,546 cattle, over four years old, the as-
sessed value being $107,479, salaries,
emoluments of office, post of profits, trades,
etc., are valued at $467,097. The aggre-
gate value of all property taxable for
county purposes at three mills on a dollar
is $11,977,546, the county tax on that
amount in $35,932.64. The amount of
money on interest in the county, including
mortgages, judgments, bonds, notes, stocks,
ete, is $2,739,200. Omnibuses, stages,
hacks, cabs, etc., in the county are valued
at $1,153. The total amount of property
subject to four mills tax on a dollar, in-
cluding stages, money at interest, ete., is
$2,742,443, the taxes on same being $10,-
969,53. The State refunds to the county
three-fourths of the latter sum.
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THE LAWYERS VERSUS THE BUSINESS
MEN.—Several hundred people went down
to Hecla park, Tuesday afternoon, to see
the lawyers and business men play hall to-
gether. The game was not characterized
by brilliant playing on either-side, though
there was plenty of fun for the spectators.
The feetures were largely druggist
Krumrine’s pedal extremities and county
chairman W. E. Gray’s inclination to get
top-heavy and root up the earth. His head-
work, when he tried to get on third with
Ellis Orvis, ought to be enough to queer
him in his profession as a lawyer.
The score resulted as follows :
Lawyers A222) 2) 14
Business Men 1—4—4—0—0—2—8—0—0———19
HPP On.
——The monster ox-roast at the Logan’s
Labor day picnic will draw thousands of
people to Hunter’s park to-morrow.
Miss Anna Dumbleton, of cola |
Stream, Philipsburg, a daughter of Mr. |
James Dumbleton, one of the foremost of |
Democratic workers of that end of the |
county, was married to Alonzo G. Am-
merman, of Curwensville, on Wednesday |
morning. The wedding was solemnized |
in the Episcopal church in Philipsburg. |
Miss Ammerman is well known here ; hav- |
ing frequently visited the Misses Green, |
on Water street.
TRAINS FOR THE GRANGER's Pic-
Nic.—For the accommodation of persons
desiring to attend the granger’s picnic at
Grange park, Centre Hall, from September
11th to 18th, the Pennsylvania railroad
company has arranged the following sched-
ule for trains to and from the park. The
fare will be a one way fare for the round
trip, but no rate will be given where fares
amount to less than 23cts. Special trains
will be run on the 15th, 16th and 17th as
follows :
EATSWARD.
P.M, A. M. A. M.
STATIONS, WESTWARD.
A.M. P.M. P.M. P. M,
6.00 10.20 7.20 Lv Bellefonte Ar 9.00 4.15 8.00 10.45
6.06 10.27 7.27 .....Axemann...... 8.55 4.10 7.53 10.39
6.10 10.32 7.31 ... Pleasant Gap... 8.52 4.07 7.47 10.33
6.21 10.45 7.42 ..Dale Summit... 8.42 3.58 7.36 10.21
5.25 10.51 7.47 .Lemont....... 8.37 : 7.30 10.15
10.56 7.53 .....0ak Hall...... 8.33 3.48 7.23 10.10
6.35 11.02 7.58 ...Linden Hall... 8.28 3.44 7.17 10.03
6.50 11.20 8.15 ...Centre Hall.... 8.15 3.31 7.00 9.45
Ar...(Grange Park)...Lv.
Schedule of regular trains can be found
on page 6.
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FosTER’S FORECAST OF SEPTEMBER
WEATHER.—*‘My last bulletin gave fore-
casts of the storm wave to cross the con-
tinent from September 2nd to 6th, and the
next will reach the Pacific coast about the
7th, cross the west of Rockies country by
close of 8th, the great central valleys 9th
to 11th, and eastern States 12th.
A warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about 7th, the great cen-
tral valleys 9th, eastern States 11th. Cool
wave will cross the west of Rockies coun-
try about 10th, great central valleys 12th,
and eastern States 14th.
The low or warm wave of the above dis-
turbance will take a southern route and
the weather accompanying it will be un-
usually warm in the southern, and not
very warm in the northern States.
The high or cool wave of the above dis-
turbance will take a northern route
and the cool wave will cause unusually
cool weather in the northern States, not
very cool weather in the southern States.
The third disturbance of September will
reach the Pacific coast about the 13th,
cross the west of Rockies country by close
of 14th, great central valleys 15th to 17th,
and eastern States 18th.
A warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country, about 13th, great central
valleys 15th, eastern States 17th. A cool
wave will cross the west of Rockies coun-
try about the 16th, great central valleys
18th, and eastern States 20th. Both the
high and low of the above disturbances
will pass along the middle latitudes and in
both warm and cool waves moderate temp-
erature will prevail.
Temperature of the week ending Sep-
tember 4th will average above normal in
the southern States and below in the
northern States. Heaviest rains will occur
in the southern States. During this per-
iod storms will be more severe in the
southern States.’’
News Purely Personal.
—Iidw. Beezer returned to Monongahela City,
on Tuesday morning, after having spent a pleas-
ant vacation with friends and relatives here.
—DMiss Jessie Metz, of Altoona, who had heen
a visitor at the home of Hon. James Schofield, on
south Thomas street, for several weeks, departed
on Tuesday.
—Mr. Edward McGuiness took his daughter
Edith to the Methodist hospital, in Philadelphia,
last week. She will undergo a course of treat-
ment for a nervous affection.
—dJ. M. Neubauer, proprietor of the Brockerhoff
house, is off on a short visit to his old home in
Erie. When we asked him if he was going alone
he blushed until it could be seen over the tele-
phone.
—'Squire H. H. Osman, of Port Matilda, was in
town yesterday settling up his accounts as admin-
istrator of the estate of Mrs. William Calderwood.
"The Squire is the new post-master at Port and is
a firm believer in the theory that the spoils be-
long to the victors.
—Dr. David J. Beale, the well-known Presby-
terian preacher, was in town last week on his
way home to Philadelphia from a six week's
vacation spent in Johnstown, Altoona, Freder-
icksburg and other charges he had ministered
unto.
—Mortimer O'Donoghue and Miss Bess Hayes
wheeled it from here to Tyrone, on Saturday,
and spent Sunday with Mrs. Guido Boeking.
They returned, Monday afternoon, having cover-
ed the thirty-four miles in four and one-half
hours.
—Miss Jessie Laurie, the second daughter of
tev. Dr. William Laurie, of this place, will leave
for Philadelphia to-day. She will enter a deaf
and dumb institute at Belmont and Monument
Ave. and undergo a course of training to fit her
for teaching in the same line. She gave a dinner
party to eight of her girl friends last Monday
evening. )
—J. A. Hunter, of State College, passed through
this place, Tuesday morning, on his way home
from Altoona, where he has been spending sev-
eral weeks as arepresentative of the stock-holders
of the Pennsylvania building and loan association
of that city. The association experienced a runs
a few weeks ago, and a receiver was asked for,
but Mr. Hunter thinks it will come out all right
and he intends sticking to it.
—Mr. I. Gi. Walker, a brother of W. Miles Wal-
ker, of this place, was in town on Tuesday. He
is a resident of Huntingdon county now but isn’t
at all pleased with the kind of farms they have
down in the vicinity of Spruce Creek, when com-
pared with those of Centre county. We predicted |
when he moved away that he would return soon |
and we are glad to see indications pointing that |
way, for Mr. Walker was a good citizen.
—Murs, Ro M. Magee and Forest have returned
from a week’s visit with Mrs. Anna M. Ray, in
Tyrone, and are beginning to get their traps
ready to return to their home in Philadelphia for
the winter. That portion of the family who have
had their Bellefonte house open for the summer
have enjoyed it immensely but a very little bit of
Centre county sufficed the Hon, R. M., this sea-
son. He landed here just about business men’s
picnic day and tor once in his life he was done
out. He couldn’t get around the whole fourteen
thousand people who were there to shake hands
CENTRE COUNTY GOLD HUNTERS ON
THEIR WAY TO THE KLONDYE.—The Se-
attle Post-Intelligencer recently published
the following notice concerning the arrival
of three Centre countians in that city, who
left Philipsburg several weeks ago en-
route to the Klondyke.
A party of Philipsburg, Pa., young men,
goldenfieldwards, consisting of O. T. Swit-
zer, C. B. French and H. L. Carlisle, are
in the city and to-night they will leave on
the city of Seattle for Victoria where they
will take the Dristol for St. Michaels. At
St. Michaels they will transfer to the river
steamer Eugene going direct to Dawson
City. Last night the party was seen at the
Hotel Stevens and stated that they were
generally surprised at the moderate prices
charged in Seattle for supplies. They
were told in St. Paul that they could not
get bacon or flour in Seattle at any but
panic prices. Upon their arrival here they
found everything cheaper than the figures
quoted them in St. Paul. They did say,
however, that they found hardware higher
bere than in Pennsylvania, but that was
not to be wondered at. They came from
an iron manufacturing State, and naturally
brought a schedule of values with then:.
When the freight and packing were added,
however, there was no great difference.
and they expressed themselves entirely sat-
isfied. The only regret they feel is in the
matter of leaving Seattle, which they say
is the best city in the country to-day.
All of the members of the Philipsburg par-
ty are old-time friends of ex-city clerk R.
F. Stewart, and for the past three days he
has divided his time in assisting them to
make up a first class outfit. They will
take up nearly a ton to each man, all of
which has been purchased in Seattle, ex-
cepting furs and fur garments, which they
bought in St. Paul.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week.
Seely Hardigan and Henrietta Ammer-
man, both of Boggs Twp.
David M. Emig, of Logan’s Mills, Clin-
ton county, and Elsie R. Lee, of Rebers-
burg.
Claude A. Gette and Anna M. Hamer,
both of Philipsburg.
James E. Davis, of Huston Twp., and
Jennie Frantz, of Worth Twp.
Lemuel Poorman, of Coleville, and
Florence E. Shook, of Bellefonte.
Wilson Boon and Bessie Brickley, both
of Romola, Pa.
Jacob Williams and Mary E. Cole, both
of Philipsburg.
George Weber, of Punxsutawny, and
Bertha Oswalt, Clarence, Pa.
James Malee and Mary Bookamire, both
of West Decatur, Clearfield county.
Andrew P. Burrell and Jennie M. Wert,
both of Penn Hall, Pa.
Frank Charles and Margaret Bloom, hoth
of Mileshurg,
Alfred C. Lonsberry, and Mattie J. Bak-
er, both of Philipsburg
Charles E. Grubb, of Mileshurg. and
Eliza G. Chandler, of Bellefonte.
William C. Lose, of Walker Twp., and
Elizabeth J. Russel, of Boggs Twp.
Will B. Mattern, of Altoona, and Ella
Way, of Stormstown.
Edward J. Williams, of Unionville, and
Mary E. Eckenroth, Union township.
Charles C. Winslow and Emma Strunk,
both of Blanchard.
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THE AccIDENT HAS Cost HER AN
ARM—In our last weeks’ issue we men-
tioned an accident that had befallen Mrs.
Luther Strunk, of Clintondale, and her
children. They were driving home ina
light wagon when their horse frightened at
the rattle of milk cans they were hauling,
and ran away. Mrs. Strunk was thrown
out and her wrist was broken. Her little
daughter was also badly hurt. In fact Ed-
na’s arm was so badly injured that it had
to be amputated on Monday.
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BELLEFONTE CASTLE AND COMMANDERY
WILL Go.—On Monday the Suequehanna
district convention of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle will be held at Lock Haven.
Bellefonte castle 357 and the Bellefonte
commandery will both attend in full re-
galia. They will travel over the Central
railroad, a rate of 70 ects. for the round
trip having been made.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Gro. W. Jacksox & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, old... 90
Red wheat, new 90
Rye, per bushel... 25
Corn, shelled, per bushel.
Corn, ears, per bushel..
Oats, per bushel, old.
Oats, per bushel, new
Barley, per bushel........
Ground Plaster, per tor
Buckwheat, per bushel.
Cloverseed, per bushel
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
Onions. oe 50
gs, per doz 10
Lard, per pound 6
Country Should: 6
Sides, 6
Hams 10
Tallow, per pour 3
Butter, per pound... oli ai 124
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
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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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