Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 22, 1897. CorresPONDENTS.—No communications pub- lished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY Miss Minnie Brew’s regular dancing school will open this evening. ——Samuel Gault has secured the con- tract to build the new barn on the farm of the Pennsylvania State College. ——While rubbing clothes on a wash- board, on Monday morning, Mrs. John G. Uzzle, of Snow Shoe, broke her arm above the wrist. ——Post-Master Hayes Schenck, of How- ard, will move the office in that place into the Cook building across the street from its present location. ——E. B. McMullen’s roller mill, in Millheim, was burglarized, last Thursday night, and a barrel of flour and 17ft. of heavy belting stolen. ——Mr. Harry Lose, of this place, and Miss Bertha Bryan, of Curtin’s Works, were married at the home of the bride on Wednesday morning. ——Nittany’s new postmaster, Robert Tate, has two carpenters at work erecting an office building for him. The office has been moved from the store and is now in a private house. Alderman John W. Harris, of Lock Haven, married George Lovett Jr., of Gal- lagher township, Clinton county, to Miss Martha Watkins, of Howard, on last Thursday. Burns Crider, of Linn street, was married at Bethlehem, on Wednesday. Both he and his wife are deaf mutes and upon their return here will go to house keeping on east Linn street. ——Aley Bros., & Co’s, tannery, at Curwensville, employs 285 men and pays $9,000 every month in wages. The plant has been in continnous operation ever since it was built and is not in the trust. ——All members of Gregg post, No. 95, are requested to be present next Saturday evening. Oct. 23rd. The regular annual inspection of the post bas been ordered for that meeting and a full attendance is desired. ——Chas. M. Atherton, of State College, has been reserved by the Pittsburg nation- al league club to play third base next sea- son. (harley played last year at Wilkes- barre and was one of that team’s heaviest hitters. ——C. H. Shanbacher, the new manager of the Brockerhoft house, has taken charge of that hotel and will make some radical changes. He is a son of the proprietor of the Hyde house, at Ridgway, and has had considerable experience in the manage- ment of good hotels. ——While Mrs. Templeton, of Williams- port, was riding her bicycle near Frog- town, a short distance from Coburn, last Saturday afternoon, she met a horse and buggy. In attempting to turn out she got into a deep rut and, though an experienced rider, fell under the wheels. They passed over her face and head, inflicting a severe scalp wound and cutting her lip. ——A. M. DeHaas and niece, of Beech Creek, drove to Lock Haven, Wednesday afternoon, with a valuable little mare own- ed by Harry Fearon. For some unaccount- able reason she began kicking and ran away. Falling against an electric light pole she dislocated one of her hind legs at the fetlock and broke the tendons so that bones protruded through the skin. The suffering animal was chloroformed. ——Benjamin Shaffer, whose misfortune in having had his face painfully lacerated by the explosion of a shot gun that he was cleaning up preparatory to going hunting on the opening of the season was noted in our last week’s edition, is able to sit up. His wounds are healing nicely and it is believed that his sight will not be im- paired. His face will he but slightly marked. -—The Academy foot-ball team went over to Philipsburg, on Saturday, and played with the team of that place. It was a very interesting game and though the score resulted 10 to 0 against them the Academy boys are to be credited with hav- ing made a very good showing. They were delighted with the kindness and courtesy with which they were treated while they were at Philipsburg. ——The Pennsylvania State college foot ball team was defeated by the University of Pennsylvania eleven, at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, by the score of 24 to 0. State’s team was badly crippled before going into the game and considering its patched up condition made a very credita- ble showing. The Philadelphia papers that were so certain that the ‘‘game wouldn’t amount to much’? will have to acknowledge that their pets couldn’t do what Princeton did against State, when the latter had every one of her best men up. Madame Valerie de Kermen, of Paris, will have charge of the classes in French at the Bellefonte Academy during the next year. She is a graduate of the University of France and has been educated with the sole purpose of becoming a French instructor in America. The Academy has been making some marked advances within the last few years, but such an one as this is one over which the entire community feels gratified, since it puts within the reach of everyone exceptional opportuni- ties for the study of the French language. i i YBENNY” | ING Foor-BALL.—The sad out-come of a | game of foot-ball, at Bellwood, Blair Co., on Saturday afternoon, has left its impress { on this community, not merely on account of the fatality that resulted from the popu- lar sport but more because it cost the life of a young man who is remembered in Bellefonte as having heen a conscientious, straight-forward boy, the pride of a widow- ed mother and the dutiful son, whose sole ambition seemed to the attainment of a position in which he could be her support. Benjamin H. Rich, son of Mrs. Annie E. Rich, is known to people of Bellefonte through his connection with Keplinger’s and Zeller’s drug stores. He lived here most of the time that his mother and sister Eva were residents of this place and though he was a boy whose naturally modest dis- position kept him in retirement those who knew him were not slow to recognize the sterling worth of his character. He met his death while playing foot-ball at Bell- wood, last Saturday afternoon, with the Tyrone team. He had lived in the later place with his mother for a year and was employed as a clerk in the drug store of J. S. Smith. Benjamin H. Rich, was the only son of J. Gillingham and Annie E. Rich. His father died some years ago from an accident while lumbering. The son was born at Unionville, Centre county, Pa., January 1st, 1876, and at death was aged 21 years, 9 months and 15 days old. He leaves to sur- vive, his mother, in Tyrone, and one sister, Eva J., of Overbrook, Pa. His remains were taken to Tyrone, on Saturday evening, on the 9:33 express and removed to the undertaking establishment of Kirk, Camp & Co., to be prepared for the sepulchre. Sunday afternoon they were removed to the home of Mrs. Study, where services were held Monday morning at 11:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Albert J. Weisley pre- paratory to being brought to Unionville, where the funeral took place on Tuesday, at 2 o’clock p. m. Interment in Union- ville cemetery. The particulars of the accident are sub- stantially as follows : Saturday afternoon the Tyrone foot-ball team went up to Bellwood to meet an engage- ment previously made with the team of that town. Up to the time of the sad occurrence, the game had been played in a gentlemanly fashion, there being no “slugging” or un- necessary roughness. The members of both teams were on friendly footing with each other, and though Tyrone was losing every- one was in excellent spirits. Near the end of the game, when Bellwood had the ball, it was given to J. H. Miller, the Bellwood left tackle, to make an end run. Rich broke through the interference and tackled Miller, as he was running low and hard. Both men fell heavily, Rich’s head striking a stone or the hard ground, with terrible force. Both men scrambled to their feet, and Rich walked aimlessly about for a few seconds then he gasped out : “Boys, I'm afraid you’ll have to put some- one in my place. I can’t see.” Several players ran to him to help him to a seat, but before this could be done he sank into unconsciousness. Dr. W. H. Morrow was hastily summoned and he was removed from the field on a stretcher. Not antici- pating any serious consequence of the ac- cident the two teams resumed play and finished the game, Bellwood winning by a score of 22-0. Meanwhile a sad procession had started for the Bell house, the central figure being the unconscious form of Rich, which lay on a stretcher carried by two friends. Dr. Mor- row was in attendance and he was shortly joined by Dr. B. B. Levengood. A short distance from the foot-ball field Rich expired, though the carriers and the physicians did not note this fact until the body had been carried some distance. Coroner McCartney was advised of the matter early in the evening. He deputized his son, Harry A. McCartney, to act for him, and that gentleman accordingly went to Bellwood and impanelled a jury to inquire into cause of deat. The testimony of George Bateman, Ty- rone ; J. M. Pannebaker, Tyrone ; W. T. Cornelius, Bellwood ; D. H. Raugh and H. W. Tweed, was taken. These witnesses all agreed that Rich had tackled J. H. Miller while running and that both had fallen to- gether, Rich’s head striking the ground or a stone. The witnesses further agreed that Rich had drank a great deal of water before and during the game, the weather being very warm. The fatality was purely accidental and might have been due to Rich’s lack of robust physical training, he having indoor employment. Drs. Morrow and Levengood testified that death was probably due to in- ternal hemorrhage of the brain, due to a severe blow or shock. After an hour's deliberation the jury returned the following verdict : “Death was caused by internal hemorrhage of the brain, superinduced by over exertion and a fall while tackling J. H. Miller, and striking his head on the ground or a stone. Death was purely accidental.” I I I JouN EMORY FALLS HEADLONG TO His DEATH. — The sudden death of John Emory, colored, which occurred at his home, on St. Paul street, this place, late last Thursday night, came in the nature of His end had something of the tragic about it. On the afternoon of the fatal day he went into Crider’s stone block, on the northwest corner of the Diamond, and just when he got to the steps on his way out he tripped and fell head-long clear down onto denly reeled and would have fallen again had George Cunningham not seen and realized his condition and saved him. The poor fellow was carefully lifted into a conveyance and taken home, where he a shock to the people of Bellefonte, for al- | most every person in the town knew John. | | RICH KILLED WHILE PLAY- lingered until eleven o’clock that night before he died. It is the belief of the doctors that either a fractured skull or con- cussion of the brain caused his death. Deceased was born in Williamsport, June 9th, 1857, and when he came here, a number of years ago, his arrival created quite a furore among the colored popula- tion. Polished in his manner and tidy in his appearance he was a very creditable type of colored man-hood. Shortly after his arrival he married Alice Simms, a daughter of the late George Simms, and she survives him. Funeral services were held at the A. M. E. church Sunday afternoon. li li l Diep UNDER DISTRESSING CIRCUM- STANCES.—About six weeks ago Samuel Johnson, his wife and three year old daughter, arrived in this place from Mt. Holly, N. J. They bad sold everything they had to pay their car fare and were really destitute when they arrived here. He was looking for work and was fortu- nate enough to find it at Morris’ stone quarries. The family rented a little house on Lo- gan street and went to house keeping. While the father was away at work all day long the little girl kept her mother com- pany and her mind occupied in their new and strange home. On Monday the daugh- ter took sick and on Tuesday evening she died. The circumstances attending her death were particularly sad. The family are so poor as to have to deny themselves every comfort and one could scarcely be- lieve that in the midst of such a communi- ty as this there should be such abject dis- tress as is everywhere apparent in their home. The body was taken to Mt. Holly, on Wednesday morning, for interment. I ll I DEATH OF MABLE GINTER.—On Wed- nesday morning, at three o’clock, Mable Ginter, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ginter, of Logan street, died at her home after weeks of suffering with heart trouble, consumption and dropsy. Mable was eighteen years old on the 6th of Sep- tember and although only beginning life her death was not sad as she was ready and willing for the change and her life had not been a pathway of ease. She was a dear girl, always anxious to please and most faithful in her devotion to the church. For several years she had heen in poor health and, at times, suffered greatly but only recently did her friends realize how seriously ill she was. She knew, however, that she could not endure much more and, on Tuesday, told her pastor, Dr. Stevens, that she was simply waiting for the sum- mons. She will be buried to-morrow after- noon at 2:30 from the Methodist church. I ll I ——Theseven month’s old child of Geo. Hollabaugh, of Coleville, died with whoop- ing cough early Wednesday morning. — THE CONDITION OF GEORGE W. JACK- SON.—George W. Jackson, senior member -of the banking firm of Jackson, Hastings & Co., was taken to the University hospit- al, on Tuesday night, and is under treat- ment there with the hope of getting into condition to be operated on for gravel. He had been confined to his home in this place for nearly three weeks and was threatened with pneumonia at first. This was relieved and kidney trouble developed; the effect being that he suffered the most acute pain and grew so bad that Dr. White, an eminent specialist of Philadelphia, was called. He arrived on Monday and said that an operation was necessary but that the patient would have to be taken to the hospital. Accordingly Sup’t. Wallace, of the N. C. R. R., offered his private car and it was run special from here to Sunbury, on Tuesday night. There it was attached to the regular train and arrived in Philadel- phia at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mis. Jackson, Mrs. Brew, Harry Jackson and Dr. J. L. Seibert accompanied him. He stood the journey remarkably well and on Wednesday seemed much better. That night, however, he did’nt rest well and at noon yesterday his condition was very seri- ous indeed. A telegram at 7 o’clock last evening stated that he had been sinking all day and that the anxious watchers at his bedside had little hope. It is the hope of every one of Mr. Jack- son’s host of friends in this section that his useful life may be spared to the communi- ty that esteems it so highly. ove THE PEOPLE'S POPULAR COURSE.—The opening attraction of the people’s popular course of eight lectures and entertainments for $1 will open with the concert of the Ollie Torbett company, on Wednesday night, Oct. 27th. The famous Lutteman male quartette, Lucy E. Manson, pianist; and Ollie Torbett, the celebrated solo vio- linist, will be the entertainers. Reserved seats 10 and 20 cts. Can you afford to miss it. at Parrish’s drug store. a extra. Tickets on sale THE BRIGHT PARTICULAR STAR.—Piles of money and piles of enthusiasm were up on the game of foot-ball between the Brad- ford and Buffalo elevens last Saturday. | Billy Stuart, of State College, is coaching the pavement, having first struck the side | of his head on the corner of the bottom |] stone step. The fall was enough to have | that of any of the members of either team, killed him instantly, but he staggered to b his feet and seemed, in a dazed sort of way, | season. The excellent showing of the Com- to be trying to start away, when he sud- | pany C eleven 1s chiefiy due to his coaching. | | the Bradford eleven and this is what the Saturday Post, of that town, says of him: “Chauncey” Stuart was the bright partic- ar star of the game, his playing eclipsing s a punter and tackler he is probably un- eaten by any player on the gridiron this RE ——Special line of suitings, made to or- der, $15, $18 and $20 at Montgomery & Co’s., tailors. >to — ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. NEARLY A MURDER.—Philipsburg only escaped being the scene of another fright- ful wife murder, last Saturday night, by the merest chance. As itis Mrs. Samuel Gilham is lying in the Cottage hospital, in that place, suffering from an ugly wound caused by a bullet that went clear through her face and her husband is in jail here awaiting trial for a murderous assault on her. Officers Simler, Howe and Hurley brought Gilham to jail, on Sunday evening, and he is locked up in a cell in the second tier in the south-east corner of the jail. Gilham is a right good looking fellow. He takes his confinement philosophically and thinks that his wife will not appear against him. There seems to be something concealed in the case that has not devel- oped and isnot likely to be known until the trial. Gilham says he had no desire to kill his wife, but merely wanted to dis- figure her for life by shooting her nose off. He did not accomplish his fiendish purpose, but did succeed in inflicting wounds that Mrs. Gilham will carry as long as she lives. Until three months ago they had lived together at Shamokin and had a very com- fortable home, for a miner. Mrs. Gilham left him and that was the last he saw of her «until the eventful night. THE STORY OF THE SHOOTING. The particulars of the shooting, as told by the Philipsburg Journal, are as follows : On Satnrday night, about 7 o’clock, the sharp crack of a revolver startled the per- sons who had collected at the Pennsylva- nia passenger station in this place, await- ing the departure of the ‘‘Jerkwater’’ for Morrisdale Miles, .and a young woman, grasping her face in her hands, ran into the ladies’ waiting room, while a small man, with a pistol, was seized by Roland Burchfield, baggage master, who had wit- nessed the murderous assault. The latter, however, felt himself constrained to release his hold of the man, who pointed the pistol at Mr. Burchfield and threatened to shoot him also. The man with the pistol was Samuel Gilham, formerly of this place, and was well known here as a member of Gilbam’s big six band. The woman was his wife, a daughter of Thomas Moriarity, of Hawk Run. The Gilhams have not for some time been ‘‘dwelling together in unity,” but separate and apart, the wife in Osceola, and the husband in Shamokin, from whence the latter had come and tele- phoned, as he alleges, to have his wife meet him in Philipsburg. When first noticed by Mr. Burchfield, Mis. Gilham, in an excited condition, was standing on the steps of the ladies’ room. The husband, a few minutes later, ap- proaching her and wanted her to walk with him to Hawk Run. She refused, saying that he hadn’t treated her right, and add- ed that she couldn’t live with him. He, thereupon, threatened to kill her if she did not accompany him. She replied that he wouldn’t dare do that, as the law wouldn't allow it. He then asked her to walk around the station building, but she refus- | ed and he started. Finding that she did not follow, he went up to her again, caught her hy the shoulder, and saying: ‘You won’t, won’t you?’ drew his revolver, and placing it against her cheek, fired. The ball entered a little below the left eye socket, and came out a trifle lower on the right cheek, inflicting an ugly, but not a fatal wound. With the assistance of a couple men she walked to Parker’s book store, and from there was conveyed in a carriage to the Cottage hospital, where the wound was properly cared for. In the meantime, having got away from Mr. Burchfield, Gilham ran down the rail- road track and succeeded in getting on the passenger train at the switch adjoining the freight station. He did not hesitate to tell what he had done, and inferring from the actions of baggage- master O’Connor and others that he might be arrested, he became demonstrative and threatened to shoot any one who would at- tempt it. He left the train and went to his father-in-law’s house to tell what he had been doing. He walked back to Phil- ipsburg, and finding that his wife had been taken to the hospital, went thither to as- certain how badly he had hurt her. While there he was captured by constable Ira Howe and her father, Mr. Moriarity, and brought to town at 10:45 p. m. On Sun- day morning he was brought before J. C. Williams, justice of the peace, to whom he admitted the shooting of his wife, and said he did it for revenge. MRS. GILHAM WILL PROBABLY RECOVER. The latest report from the Cottage hos- pital is to the effect that Mrs. Gilham is resting easy and will probably recover. She has slept well, the only trouble being caused by the bl2eding of the wounds. >t SHOT WHILE HUNTING. — Prothonotary John B. Lesher, of Clinton county, has lost the sight of his left eye as the result of an accident on Tuesday afternoon. He was witha Snow Shoe hunting party and was shooting pheasants near Beecher’s camp when a shot from one of the guns struck him in the upper part of the body. One shot struck his left eye-ball, two in his cheek, one in the lip and a number in the arm. He had been in a ravine with his dog and went to ascend an embank- ment when one of the party, not knowing his dangerous position, shot at a bird with the distressing result. Mr. Lesher was taken to Lock Haven as quickly as possible, but there it was found that the eye would have to be removed and he was taken directly to Philadelphia for the operation. th a er THE 110TH REUNION.—The fourteenth annual reunion of the 110th Reg., P, V., at Philipsburg, last Wednesday and Thurs- day, was quite a success. A large number of the survivors were present and every one enjoyed Philipsburg hospitality. The election of officers for the ensuning year resulted as follows : President, Geo. W. Buck, of Altoona; first vice president, Geo. W. Waite, Tipton; second vice presi- dent, Simon Kephart, Osceola; secretary, L.C. Hagerty, Kipple; chapalin, A.J. Hall, Trough Creek, Pa. Bellwood was fixed as the place for hold- ing the next annual re-union, with the fol- lowing as the committee for completing the necessary arrangements ;: Daniel Goss, Thomas Clossen, G. W. Waite and Joseph Goss. | attention to other things. i manufacture new covers, ——Mr. H. B. Neff, of Roland, this county, and Miss Ida R. Leathers, of How- ard, were married at the bride’s home last Thursday afternoon. Rev. A. P. Wharton of the Methodist church officiated at the services. ie ——~George L. Williams, formerly of this place, was married to Miss Estelle Sechrist, at Howard, on Wednesday morning. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Sechrist, and Rev. A. Stapleton, presiding elder of this district of the Evangelical church, officiated. The groom will be re- membered as having been connected with Powers’ shoe store in this place for years and he is one of the best pen-men in the county, having made a specialty of artistic work with pen and ink. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will live in Pittsburg, where he has secured a position as a clerk. ase C. H. MURRAY TO BE MARRIED.—C. H. Murray Esq., of Philadelphia, well known in this place, having been a law student in the office of Beaver and Dale, will he mar- ried to Miss Eveline Bard, of Reading, on November 9th. The bride comes from one of Reading’s most respected families and possesses the many qualities that go to make up a lady in its fullest sense. The groom is a native of Centre Hall and a son of J. D. Murray, the druggist. He is a graduate of Prince- ton and a New York law school and sever- al years ago was admitted to the bar of the Centre county courts. He is at present en- joying a splendid practice. Mr. and Mrs. Murray will be at home at Lansdown for the winter. Mr. Murray is associated with Thaddeus Vanderslice, a prominent corporation lawyer of Philadelphia. eee STUDENT ARTISTS WITH THE PAINT BrusH.—The indignation of certain of the students of the Pennsylvania State College at members of the faculty of that institu- tion, for not giving the foot ball men suf- ficient encouragement, found vent in vari- ous significant hieroglyphics and inserip- tions that were painted all over State Col- lege last Saturday night. The sides of new buildings, fence posts, side-walks and the walls of the armory were daubed with anything but elegant expressions and a diligent search is being made for the perpetrators. Such actions are not calculated to turn the professors who were thus ridiculed to the desired co-operation with the foot ball men and are more likely to make them less thoughtful of the fact that if State is to have a team competent to cope with those of the larger colleges her men must, at least, be given all the time possible for practice. Sa ey THE VALENTINE IRON WORKS.—The report is in circulation that the Valentine iron works will resume next week which, unfortunately, is untrue. Rodger’s, Brown & Co., a firm of brokers in Cincinnati, have been here and signified their willing- ness to take every pound of ‘iron made at the Valentine works, paying for it in cash as delivered on the hank. They were large buyers of ‘‘Nittany’’ before the suspension and are particularly desirous of having the furnace resume because its product is a | ' grade of softener that they need for their trade and can get only at this point. It will probably be known to-day whether the plant is to resume soon. If certain conditions prescribed by the Cin- cinnati firm are fulfilled they will furnish | the money to start the plant again and keep it going. News Purely Personal. —J. H. Weber, Boalsburg’s hustling merchant, spent yesterday in Bellefonte. —Howard Spangler and family have moved to Harrisburg, where Howard has secured a good position as an operator on a type-setting machine. —Mrs. W. F. Reeder, who is just recovering from a long illness of inflammatory rheumatism, is going to the Hot Springs, in Virginia, as soon as she is able to travel. —Mrs. Charles J. McCue and her three children are here from Duluth, Minn., fora visit to Mrs. McCue's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Montgom- ery, of Allegheny street. —Mrs. Louise Bush went to Port Deposit, Md., on Tuesday morning, and after the marriage of one of her relatives there she will visit Harry in Philadelphia for a few days. —Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Beaver, of State Col- lere, were in town yesterday combining the pleas- ure of a visit to their friends in this place with a little necessary shopping. —H. L. Hutchinson, P. R. R., passenger agent at this place, and a good one too, is back from quite an extended trip to Hot Springs, Ark., where he went to get the rheumatix boiled out of him. —Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Crider and Miss May were in Philadelphia the fore part of the week on their way to Bethlehem, where Burns, the eldest son of the family, was married, on Wednesday evening. —Mr. Richard Gates and his niece were down from Rock Spring, Tuesday, to do some shopping. It was the young lady’s first visit to Bellefonte and of course she was pleased with everything to be seen here. —Mr. and Mrs. John P. Harris Jr., of Tyrone, spent Sunday at Mr. Harris’ parents home on Linn street. Mrs, Harris was Miss Katharyn Hutchinson, of Parkersburg, W. Va., and they were married on the 7th. —Mr. and Mrs. George M. Neff, of Mt. Eagle, were in town, on Tuesday, arranging for the sale of their farm stock, which will be made on the 13th of next month. Mr. Neff has decided to quit farming and after his sale will give his He is a son of Jos. L. Neff, the auctioneer. —Mr. F. D. Fisher, head of the Lock Haven Democrat bindery department, with his assistant, is in town for a few days while measuring the books in the court house for which they will Their work has heen so satisfactory wherever used that there is a grow- ing demand for it. —While in Norfolk, Va., two weeks ago, we met the proprietor of “The Globe”. our big and up to date store, who is there overseeing and getting in order a new clothing store, the Liv- erights have started. Mr. Katz is only there for a month and if any one can make it go he can, for he has built up an excellent trade here in a few years. THE BOROUGH COUNCIL IN SESSION.— Council met, last Monday evening, with only six members present, but considerable business was attended to. William P. Flack, of the Undine engine company, and Mr. Brachbill, for the Logan company, asked that council make the usual annual appropriations. $250 were given the Logans and $200 to the Undines. The former receives $50 more than the lat- ter to support the hook and ladder truck. Gottlieb Haag and D. C. Keller present- ed a petition, signed by Bishop street resi- dents, for an are light at the intersection of Penn and Bishop streets. The matter was referred to the proper committee and a re- port will be made at the next meeting. The Water committee reported various repairs in the service and that a contract had been made with Mr. F. C. Williams for a water heater that will cost $200. Benjamin Bradley was given the contract to lay a plowed and grooved plank floor in the engine room of the new public build- ing at a cost of $142. The Street committee reported that the cost of grading east Linn street to the borough line had heen $77.95. Bills to the amount of $735.92 were ap- proved and council adjourned. When the proceedings of the last meet- ing were published it was noted that there had been a disagreement among the mem- bers of the Street committee as to the best policy to pursue in the matter of laying crossings. Chairman Brachbill took the ground that the borough is already too far in debt to admit of its building any- thing but the most inexpensive street cros- sings, while members Shortlidge and Shaf- fer maintained that it would be economy in the end to build the very best or none. In accordance with this view they presented a written report to council, on Monday night, setting forth the fact-that Belle- fonte’s most progressive citizens had, in their day, advocated the best or none. While chairman Brachbill’s motive is undeniably of the best he takes a wrong premise in believing that it is easier for the taxpayers to build a cheap crossing than a good one. It would be all right if it were merely for temporary use, but the street crossings will be used as long as there is a resident in the town and under such conditions it is certainly far easier to pay for a first class one than for con- tinued repairs to a cheap one; besides the comfort and creditable appearance of well laid substantial street crossings. All the Street committee needs to con- vince it of misspent money is to examine some of the crossings that have been laid in this place. The material used is all right and the workmanship was all right, but the proper specifications were not given. The brick crossings that have been laid are, everyone, out of level already for the want of proper foundation. Put down a concrete foundation, a strong curb, lay the bricks in cement and you will have crossings that will last forever. At a slight increase of cost, ’tis true, but at a material saving in the end. soe ——Shook Bros., the fancy stock raisers of Penn Hall, had their herd tested for tuberculosis a few days ago. Three of their finest bred cows were found to be af- fected and had to be killed. Sale Register. Oct. 28rn-—At the Jacob Weaver homestead, 1 mile north of Pine Grove Mills, horses, colts, cows, blooded young cattle, implements, ete. Sale at 12:30 p. m. Ocr. 23rp—At the residence of “the late Wm. DM. Adams, in Milesburg, household goods, two horses, vehicles, heifers, hogs, implements, ete. Sale at 1 o'clock, p. m. Jos. L. Neff, Auc. Nov. 28p.—The Michael Grove farm in Spring township, situated 1 mile south of Bellefonte, comprising 156 acres fertile land. Good frame buildings, orchard, water, and near to churches and schools. Sale on premises. Sale at 2 o'clock p. m. Nov. 1sr.—At the Michael Grove farm in College township 114 miles north east of Lemont, near Dales Summit, the farm comprising 170 acres of fine land will be sold. Good frame buildings, orchard, water and near to rail-road, churches and school-house. Sale at 2 o'clock p. m. Nov. 13th.—At the residence of George M. Neff, 1 mile north of Mt. Eagle, horses, cattle, pigs, im- plements and grain. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m. Jos. L. Neff, Aue. 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 press: Red Wheat, old 85 Red wheat, nev 85 Rye, per bushel 35 Corn, shelled, per bush 35 Corn, ears, per bushel.. 35 Oats, per bushel, old.... 22 Oats, per bushel, new 20 Barley, per bushel........ 30 Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 00 Buckwheat, per bushel... esse 25 Cloverseed, per bushel. ..$6 00 to $7 00 Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel Onions. ...cyunsssseenios Eggs, per dozen.. 18 rd, per pound.. 5 Country Shoulder 6 Sides... 6 Hams..... 10 Tallow, per pound 3 Butter, Per PON. ..icirtsensicrsssnareiinsse 18 The Democratic Watchman. 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