Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 19, 1897.
CorzespoNpeNTs.—No communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Sheriff Cronister closed Lehman’s
clothing store, in Philipshurg, on Tuesday.
A Coburn hunting party returned
from the mountains this week with a buck,
a doe and a fawn.
——Cold weather is here again. Ice
and snow were hoth seen on our streets
yesterday morning.
Miss Mame Holmes, of Jacksonville,
has accepted a position in the Racket store
in Lock Haven.
Bloomsburg Normal school versus
State, on Beaver field, State College, to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30.
——The case of Dr. Mohn for shooting
William Huey, at Millheim, recently, will
not be tried at this term of court.
——Edwin F. Robinson and Henry
Swartz, of Philipsburg, and John Confer,
Romola, were granted pensions on Mon-
day.
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Gilbert and Mrs. Beaver are receiv-
ing the congratulations of their friends over
the arrival of a little Miss Beaver, the first
in the family.
RR. J. Schadd & Bros., have secured
the contract to install a steam heating
plant in the new Nittany country club
house, at Hecla park.
According to the assessor’s returns
there are 303 children. between the ages of
six and sixteen, in the North ward, 123 in
the West and 312 in the South.
——The last regular sermon was preach-
ed in the old Methodist church, at Miles-
burg, last Sunday. The fine new building
will be dedicated on Sunday morning.
——Grain is being shipped out of Nit-
tany valley at the rate of about a car load
every day. So far this season about forty
car loads of apples have been shipped.
Jerome S. Spiglemyer, Millheim's
new post-master, will move the office into
his store room when he takes charge after
Dec. 20d. His daughter Carrie will be his
deputy.
The Boston ladies’ symphony
orchestra comes to Garman’s, next Friday
night, recommended very highly. It will
be the third attraction in the People’s
popular course.
The Phoenix milling company took
charge of Geo. W. Jackson & Co’s mill on
the 15th. The new firm was able to secure
the plant just fifteen days earlier than they
anticipated.
——The big hunting party that was at
Nason’s camp, on Six Mile run, last week
-didn’t get a sign of a deer. They shot
plenty of birds—sparrows—but claim that
the weather was too bad for deer.
——County superintendent C. I.. Gram-
ley has two fine attractions for institute in
Sam Jones and Eli Perkins. The institute
will be held here, December 13th to 17th,
and already gives promise of being one of
the most interesting ever held.
——The report that the crew of the
freight train that caused the death of Jos-
eph Fox, in this place, last Saturday morn-
ing, has been indefinitely suspended is not
true. The crew laid off one day for an
investigation, but all are at work as usual
now.
Helen Ceader, Mr. Joseph Ceader’s
youngest daughter, is quarantined with a
slight attack of scarletina. There are sev-
eral other cases in the town, but, so far,
the flaming red card announcing the fact
seems to be the only dangerous feature of
the disease.
——Joseph J. Rhoads, a son of Mrs
Daniel Rhoads, of Linn street, has been
promoted from the position of assistant su-
pervisor of the Amboy division of the P.
R. R. to that of assistant supervisor of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore,
with headquarters at Washington, D. C.
It is quite an advance and Joseph is to be
congratulated on his success.
——Mrs. Amelia Smith, of Penns-valley,
mother of prothonotary Wm. F. Smith, of
this place, was in town visiting her son
last week and while here she went to see a
performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, at the
opera house. Though she is nearly 65
years old it was the first time she was ever
in an opera house or the first regularly
staged play she had ever seen.
The Undine fire company will hold
their sixth annual Thanksgiving ball, in
the Arcade, on Wednesday evening, No-
vember 24th. The Undine orchestra will
furnish the music and the grand march
will begin at 9 o'clock. Harry Parks,
Herbert Hull, R. B. Garbrick, Ferd Beezer
and F. C. Waltz are the members of the
committee. Admission will be by invita-
tion only.
——The new Methodist Episcopal ch urch,
at Milesburg, is to be dedicated on Sun-
day the 21st. You are cordially invited
to be present and don’t forget to take your
purse, for every contribution will be thank-
fully received. Bishop Bowman will
preach at 10 a. m. and Dr. E. J. Gray, of
Williamsport. at 7 o’clock in the evening.
Drs. Monroe and Stevens will address the
Sunday school meeting at 3 o’clock.
Meetings will be held in the church every
evening ; W. W. Reese, Tuesday ; George
Warren, Wednesday ; Asbury W. Guyer,
Thursday ; Dr. W. A. Stevens, on Friday
evening, and on Sunday morning, the 28th,
Rev. 8. Creighton.
THE SHOCKING DEATH OF JOSEPH
Fox Sr. — Shortly after eleven o'clock,
last Saturday morning, Bellefonte was
thrown into a furor of excitement by the
shocking fatality that befell Joseph Fox
Sr., one of the best known contractors and
builders in Centre county. He was on his
way to the yards of the Bellefonte fuel and
supply company, on Race street, to ordera
supply of coal for winter use, when he was
struck by two cars that were being shoved
onto the company’s wharf by a Penn-
sylvania railroad engine.
The siding crosses Race street obliquely
and Mr. Fox was on the east side of the
street, close to the platform of Dubbs and
Swartz’s ware-house. A brakeman was
standing between the two cars and shouted
to the man on the track, but the high wind
or mental pre-occupation prevented his hear-
ing the warning and he was crushed be-
neath them. His left limb extended under
the wheels when he was pushed forward
and was mangled clear to the thigh. Aside
from this he had no other marks excepting
on the tips of the fingers of hisleft hand,
which were mashed, and a slight abrasion
of the skin, on the forehead, where it struck
the ground, when he fell.
George Waite, the yard master, and Earl
Tuten, of the Republican, both witnessed
the accident and hurried to the scene. The
injured man was picked up and carried to
the office of Cox’s livery, where he died
only twenty minutes later. Dr. Harris,
who was in attendance, announced that
death had been caused by the terrible
shock and that Mr. Fox had probably not
been conscious an instant after the cars
struck him.
The remains were taken in charge by
undertaker Harris and prepared for burial.
though they were not taken to the family
home, on east Bishop street, until afternoon.
Interment was made from St. John’s
Catholic church, on Tuesday morning,
and the great throng of people that filled
the large auditorium attested the favor with
which the dead builder was known in this
place.
Joseph Fox Sr., was born in Kings coun-
ty, parrish of Durrow, Ireland, Feb. 15th,
1844. When a youth he emigrated to this
country and learned the trade of carpenter-
ing, having been in the employ of Capt.
Robert Foster, at Centre Furnace, for years.
He went to the war with Capt. Foster and
it was Joe Fox who picked his dead officer
up in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and
afterwards made a coffin and buried him
there. His first enlistment was made April
22nd, 1861, and he was mustered out of
the service, June 1st, 1865, after having
served with a brilliancy and daring that
more than once called forth the plaudits of
his superiors. It seems strange that this
man who knew not fear through all the
perils of fifty-two engagements should have
met such a shocking death in the peaceful
pursuit of a private life.
After his return from the war he married
Miss Mary Cooney, whosurvives him. Seven
children were the issue of this marriage,
all of whom are living. They are Rose,
Mame, Annie, Joseph, Alice, Helen and
James. He isalso survived by his mother,
Mrs. Rose Fox ; one sister, Mrs. Stein-
kechner, of Newton, Kan.; and two broth-
ers, Michael and Henry, of Belleville,
Mifflin county.
It has been a long time since the death
of an individual has caused the excitement
in Bellefonte that this one did. Not so
much from the manner in which it oc-
curred, but because Joseph Fox was a man
whom nearly everyone knew. For years
he had been one of Bellefonte’s best reputed
builders and only the day before his death
had he finished a contract for the beauti-
ful Nittany country club house at Hecla.
He was a determined man in the right, and
knew not a middle ground.
The members of Gregg post attended the
services in a body. Among the floral con-
tributions was a beautiful cross from the
Nittany rod and gun club, other designs
from Gov.gHastings, Col. Spangler and in-
timate friends of the deceased.
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EMANUEL PLETCHER.—On Friday morn-
ing ahout 10 o’clock, Mr. Emanuel Pletch-
er, of Howard, died from a complication of
diseases. He was a soldier of the late war
and a respected member of Grove Bro’s
Post. Deceased was 66 years, 11 months
and 12 days old. Funeral services were
held, Sunday morning, at his residence,
and interment was made in the Schenck
cemetery. Rev. A. P. Wharton, pastor of
the M. E. church, of Howard, officiated.
He leaves one son, Edward, of Brooklyn,
three sisters, Miss Sarah and Mrs. Annie
Peters, of Howard, Mrs. Wetzler, of Miles-
burg, and one brother, Joseph, of Eagle-
ville. Mr. Pletcher was a veteran of the
civil war, having served under Curtin
from August, 1861, to August, 1864.
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MRs. NICHOLAS CONFER.—On Sunday
morning Mis. Nicholas Confer, of Howard,
died from the effects of asthma which had
developed several months before her dedth.
Deceased was born at Romola, this county,
in 1855, and was 42 years old. Her maid-
en name was Mary Uhl and she was very
well known in the community in which
she lived, previous to her marriage to Nich-
olas Confer. Funeral services were held,
Tuesday morning, in the German Reformed
church in Romola. Rev. William Runkle,
of Zion, having officiated. Her husband
and several children survive her.
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——James Douglas, the four month’s
old child of Rev. C. N. Woodson, of the A.
M. E. church, died with whooping cough,
last Thursday evening. Funeral services
were conducted at the house, on Saturday
afternoon, by Rev. Alexander Smothers, of
Tyrone.
DIED AT BEECH CREEK.—The venerable
Mrs. Elizabeth Linn, relict of Joseph Linn,
died at her home, near Beech Creek, on
Saturday night. Her death was the result
of a fall she received several weeks ago and
from the effects of which she never recov-
ered. She was 82 years old. had been a
member of the Methodist church for years
and was buried in Fearon’s cemetery, on
Tuesday afternoon.
Her surviving children are : Mis. John
Mason, Brooklyn; Mrs. H. A. Snyder,
Eagleville; Mrs. Harry Miller, Bay City,
Mich. ; Mrs. E. K. Parsons, Lock Haven;
J. A. Mills, F. Thomas, and J. Brinton
Linn, all of Beech Creek.
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Apoplexy caused the death of Mis.
Sophia Homan, relict of Jacob Homan, at
her home, near Aaronshurg, last Saturday
night. Deceased was 76 years old and was.
buried, Tuesday afternoon, in the Union
cemetery in Gregg township.
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——Charles, the eighteen months old
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rider, of Cole-
ville, died on Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Interment was made on Tuesday
afternoon.
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—1If you want to save 25 per cent on
all winter goods see Lyon & Co.
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——A large lumber order is heing sawed
in a DuBois mill to be shipped to South
Africa.
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The first shipment of bottles from
the new Lock Haven factory was made on
Monday.
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——The ladies’ symphony orchestra from
Joston comes to Garman’s, next Friday
night, as the third attraction in the Peo-
ple’s popular course.
——
Miss Harriett Neff, daughter of Mrs.
Catharine Neff, died at her home, at
Hecla, on Friday morning, November
12th. She had been a long sufferer with di-
abetes and was in her 52nd year. Inter-
nent was made at Zion on Sunday after-
noon. Deceased was a very estimable
woman and for years had made her home
with the family of Mr. James Carner. Rev.
Runkle, of the Reformed church, officiated
at her funeral.
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—C. W. Gray, of Tyrone, is having
more than his share of trouble, it would
seem. For ten long weeks he has been ly-
ing seriously ill with a severe attack of
typhoid fever which was finally broken
but without any change for the better.
Mr. Gray now suffers from stomach troub-
le and there is little, if any, hope for his
recovery. Added to the illness of their
father, the two sons, Donald and Paul, are
both confined to their beds with typhoid
fever, but their condition is not considered
dangerous.
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——The residents of Verona, the home
of many of the employees of the Val-
entine iron works, are having their own
troubles, now-a-days. The little village
is perched high and dry on top of the hill,
east of the works, and no cisterns, wells, or
natural water supplies were thought of
when it was built. The water for the res-
idents was pumped up in pipes from the
iron works, but now that the plant is stop-
ped the water is stopped, also, and those
people have to carry their water from
the creek, nearly a quarter of a mile
distant.
———— AAP.
——Rev. Sam Jones, of Carterville, Ga.,
will tell the public school teachers of the
county how to ‘‘get there’ and ‘‘stay
there,” on Tuesday evening, Dec. 14th.
Sam is what some people would call a
‘‘peach’’ and if he doesn’t talk from ex-
perience when he tells the people how to
‘‘get there’ then we are mistaken in our
estimate of his success. Jonesisa celebrity
whom everyone should hear and Eli Per-
kins, the funny man, is another with whom
several hours could he very profitably
spent. He will be here to lecture during
institute week.
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A RARE TREAT.—Milesburg people and
their neighbors have been enjoying a rare
treat this week in the series of lectures and
musicals given in the new Methodist
church at that place. i
Dr. D. 8. Monroe delivered the firss of
the course, on Tuesday evening. His sub-
ject was, “Wanted, a Man’’ and although
the rain fell in torrents he had a fairly
good house. On Wednesday evening a
musical was given under the direction of
L. B. Eddy and last evening Rev. M. L.
Ganoe, of Altoona, delivered his enteriain-
ing lecture on “The Funny Side of Soldier
Life,” which was brimful of facts and hu-
mor.
This, Friday, evening another musical
will be given under the leadership of L. B.
Eddy. Bierly Bros.’ orchestra will furnish
much of the music and that, alone, insures
it to be a first class entertainment and well
worth hearing. Their music is always up
to a high standard and a great pleasure to
music lovers.
Saturday evening Bishop Bowman, the
senior bishop of the Methodist church, will
lecture on ‘My Observations in India, the
Country and People.”’ Very likely this is
the last opportunity the people of this com-
munity will ever have of hearing Bishop
Bowman lecture, as he has retired from ac-
tive work and his health is far from robust.
This course was gotten up for the benefit
of the new church which is to be dedicated
on Sunday and while the people of Miles-
hurg are not rich they have given nobly to
the cause and are making every effort to
pay off the indebtedness. A family ticket
for the entire course was $2.00, an individ-
ual ticket $1.00 and single admission 25
cents.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.—For nearly a
year chances had been sold on a Regina
music box that has been playing for cus-
tomers of Cruse’s cigar store, in the Bush
house, during that time, until Monday
night, when the last one was disposed of
and the drawing made. In addition to the
box the Cruses had offered a gold mounted
briar pipe and a box of Rosadora cigars to
make the chances go faster.
The six hundred numbers were placed in
one box and five hundred and ninety-seven
blanks in another. With the blanks were
three cards bearing the words ‘‘music box,”
“pipe’’ and ‘‘box of Rosadoras,”” respec-
tively. Arthur Thomas drew the num-
bers and blanks and Temp Cruse and L.
H. McQuistion kept the record. It seem-
ed as if none of the prizes wanted to be
taken away from Cruse’s as fully half the
numbers were drawn before the pipe ap-
peared. With it F. C. Williams’ number
was drawn. The cigars followed the pipe
and J. H. Griffin, of Stormstown will
smoke them ; while G. B. Perkins, of
Pittsburg, got the music box. He is head
of the Perkins detective agency and came
here to work on the incendiary fires.
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SrATE WoN.—The Pennsylvania State
College foot-ball team defeated the Buck-
| nell University eleven from Lewisburg, at
| Williamsport, last Saturday afternoon,
without much trouble. State out-played her
opponents at every point, though the
Lewisburgers did work their tandem forma-
tions with effect on State's line. Miserable
fumbling characterized the play of both
teams, yet there were intervals when they
would settle down and play the most gilt
edged kind of foot-ball. It was then that
the superiority of the blue and white was
so much in evidence as to justify the asser-
tion that had both teams played the best
game they were capable of the score would
have been about 40 to 0, instead of 27 to 4
in State’s favor.
About four hundred enthusiasts from
State College and this place went down to
Williamsport, on a Central special, to see
the game. They were accompanied by the
State College and Consolidated bands and
when the train reached Williamsport a
parade, three squares long, was formed and
marched to the Park hotel.
In the evening ’Squire Bierly’s band
gave a concert for two hours in the Park
hotel and made a decided hit with the fine
music it rendered.
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——Tomorrow’s foot ball game, at State
College, when the Bloomsburg Normal
school eleven will play there will be the
last game of the season on State's grounds.
The Bloomsburg eleven is a good one.
They played Bucknell and the University
of Penn. reserves to a standstill and will
more than likely put up a fine game to-
morrow. The game will be called at 2:30.
State will close the season with her game
with Dickinson, at Sunbury on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
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———A party of hunters from Green Briar
shot three deer in one morning during a
recent trip. One of the deer weighed 250
Ibs. Another party from George's valley,
while on their way into Poe mountains,
raised four deer in what is known as ‘‘Au-
man’s Kettle.” Though they fired sever-
al shots all of the game got away:
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——George Freeman, of the Bush house,
held the winning number for the G. U. O.
O. F. fine lamp that was chanced off last
week. George won a sixteen pound turkey,
on Monday night, and is dead sure that
‘Johnny?’ Williams’ rabbit foot aint in it
with the wealth of anatomy on which he
stands.
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—Recent fatal accidents in the game
has caused Prof. Robb, of the Altoona
High school, to issue an order forbidding
students” to use the school name in any
further foot-ball contests they may have.
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——=Samuel Harter, of Spring Mills,
comes to the front with the first big hog
story of the season. He killled two, a few
days ago, that dressed 976 1bs.
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——The Undine band will give an open
air concert in front of the Arcade, next
Wednesday evening, the night of their
dance.
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——On Wednesday night, December 1st,
May Smith Robbins, will be seen at Gar-
man’s in ‘‘Little Trixie.”
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Miss BERTHA NoLL WILL RECOVER.
—NMiss Bertha Noll, youngest daughter of
Mr. John Noll, of this place, was operated
on in the Medico-Chi hospital, in Phil-
adelphia, last Friday. It proved a most
serious operation as the entire abdominal
region had become involved and the
physicians in charge found it far be-
yond their anticipation. After the op-
eration the young woman was necessarily
very low, but has been rallying so splen-
didly since that her permanent recovery is
not a matter of much doubt.
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MoHnN’s BULLET STILL IN HUEY’S LEG.
—William Huey, the Millheim bus driver
who was shot by Dr. Mohn several weeks
ago, is still in Williamsport with the hope
of having the bullet removed from his hip.
Repeated Xray photographs have been
taken of it, but they have failed to locate
the position of the ball and the wound is
closing up.
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FouNn.—On the High street bridge, on
Wednesday. a gentleman’s fur trimmed
glove for right hand. Owner can have
same by calling at this office.
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——A defective flue caused a slight fire
in one of the schools at Salona, Friday
morning. It was put out before much
damage had been done.
—The Beech Creek railroad engine
No. 57 is known as a fatal engine on that
road. Last Friday it killed its fifth man in
engineer Gray, who lost his life in the
wreck near Patton.
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—Blanche and Bessie Knocker, two
Huntingdon Furnace girls, were backed |
over an embankment into the Juniata
river, while driving to Tyrone on Monday
night. Though bundled up with robes the
girls extricated themselves and swam
ashore.
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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.
George W. Myers, of Rush township, and
Ellie McDermott, of Hawk Run, Clear-
field county, Pa.
Charles S. Bartges, of Penn Hall, Pa.,
and Jennie Dieffenbach, of Laurelton, Pa.
Irvin DeHaas, of Beech Creek, Clinton
county, Pa., and Esther Scantling, of
tagleville, Centre county, Pa.
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A SWELL WEDDING AMONG THE COLOR-
ED POPULATION. — On the evening of
Thanksgiving day there will be one of the
most ceremonious weddings in St. Paul's
A. M. EL. church, in this place, that the
town has ever seen. It will be the occa-
sion of the marriage of Manny Green to
Miss Katharyn Miller. The hour has heen
fixed for 5 o’clock and Leander Green, Wm.
Lee and Wm. Green, of Bellefonte, and
Aaron Willis, of Tyrone, will be the ushers.
Grace Jackson is to be maid of honor and
tev. C. N. Goodson will officiate.
After the nuptials a wedding supper will
be served at the home of the bride's sister,
Mrs. WilliamiLee. Considerable interest
is already centering in this marriage, as the
bride has been the reigning belle among the
colored population of this place for many
years. She will be married in “white
mauve silk en grand train.”
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THE SECOND OF THE THREE HIGHWAY-
MEN IN JAIL.—Last Friday evening Capt.
Harry Simler arrived in Philipsburg with
the second one of the trio of highwaymen
who made it so exciting for half a dozen
or more men on the road to Morrisdale, on
the night of Oct. 20th. His prisoner was
James Lee, the big negro desperado whom
he had afterwards shot on the streets of
Tyrone, while attempting to arrest him.
Lee was arraigned before justice Houck,
in Chester Hill, who held him in $1000
bail for his appearance at court. Of course
he got no bondsmen and was taken to the
Clearfield jail that night.
Lee, at the hearing, had nothing to say
except the plea of “not guilty”’ with the
additional remark that he would have his
say in court. He is still very weak from
the effect of the bullet wound received dur-
ing his attempt to escape from Captain
Simler on the occasion of his arrest at
Tyrone. He was conveyed to and from
the squire’s office in a cab. He had been
in the Altoona hospital ever since being
shot.
News Purely Personal.
—Harry S. Achenbach, of Lock Haven, was in
town over Sunday.
—William B. Mingle Esq., cashier of the Penns-
valley bank, was in town on business on Monday.
—Edward Gillen went to Philadelphia, last Sat-
urday afternoon, to undergo an operation for
catarrh.
—Walter W. Bayard, representing Henry K.
Wampole & Co., a large Philadelphia drug house,
spent Sunday with his parents in this place.
—Judge Cyrus Gordon, of Clearfield, has heen
holding court in this place this week. Mrs. Gor-
don and their youngest son joined him here, on
Wednesday evening.
—John MeWilliams, of Fairbrook, a son of G.
W. McWilliams Esq., was in town last Saturday.
He is one of the successful young teachers in
Ferguson township.
—Mr. John F Miller, of Potters Mills, was in
town on Wednesday and made an agreeable call
at this office. Though we were unfortunate
enough to have missed kim he lefta reminder of
his visit, one of the kind that always makes an
impression, you know.
—R. B. Bartges, of Centre Hall, was in town
during the fore-part of the week looking after his
interest in some litigation that was pending in
court. Mr. Bartges is a pleasant young man and
is rated as being one of Potter township's most
energetic young farmers.
—D. A. Grove, of Lemont, spent Tuesday in
town on business relating to the settlement of his
lamented father's estate. We imagine that a
man as practical and careful as the late Michael
Grove must have left his affairs in such condition
that it would be a pleasure, as well as valuable
instruction, to close them up.
—Chester A. Moore, of Howard, the bright
young son of H. A. Moore and the WaTcHMAN'S
youngest cegular correspondent, was in town be-
tween trains on Tuesday. He had come up this
far with his aunt, Mrs. John Bolieau, who was
starting for her home in Missoula, Mon., aftera
two year’s visit with friends in this county.
—Dr. Thomas Orbison, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his friends in this place. He had
just parted company with the Bucknell foot-ball
team the night before. He had been training the
Lewisburgers for their game with State and while
he necessarily felt a little chagrined over their
Waterloo, yet Tommy is too good a fellow to feel
bad long.
—W. Galer Morrison returned from the Uni-
versity hospital, on Saturday morning, without
having undergone an operation for the relief of
his hip trouble, Mr. Morrison went to the city
for that purpose, but when the specialists ex-
amined him they found that his chances for
recovery without an operation were about as good
as with one, so he came back home. He has been
better since his return and we trust that the im-
provement will continue. ,
—Harry P. Bush is home again from one of his
long trips looking well as ever, but terribly sedate,
and no wonder, for he isjust back from a year
in the mountains of South America and has all
his arrangements made to start to the Klondyke
in February. He is really Bellefonte’s greatest
traveler and like Mark Twain has no intention
of lodging neath a log til the moss grows. He
was in Alaska in 180 and at that time traveled
over the famous Chilkoot-Pass, since then he has
mined for gold in Arizona, traveled through
Mexico and Central America-and been twice to
South America where he has spent four years,
overseeing big mahogany cutting enterprises for
a Philadelphia firm.
AN ENGINEER KILLED ON THE BEECH
CREEK RAIL-ROAD.—A Beech Creek rail-
road freight crew had a thrilling experience
with a runaway train, near Patton, last
| Friday afternoon. The train was coming
| down one of the heavy grades from Carrol-
| ton, on the Cambria county railroad, when
the train broke about ten cars from the
rear. The front portion of the train, re-
| lieved of a part of its heavy load, shot
ahead with great rapidity. The engineer,
suspecting that the train had broken, at-
tempted to slacken the speed. Looking
out of the cab window he saw that the rear
portion of the train was coming after him
on the steep grade with greater rapidity
than the speed at which he was going.
The only thing he could do to prevent the
rear portion from running into him was te
go faster until they would strike the level.
Pulling the throttle a race between the
two sections was started. After flying
along for some distance the engine with its
cars ran into an open switch near the foot
of a hill, left the track, and plunged over
the embankment. The engineer was pin-
ioned underneath the engine and was in-
stantly killed. His name was William
Gray and he resided at Mahaffey. Twenty-
two cars were demolished. Fireman Kies-
ky and the brakeman saved their lives by
jumping.
and ohio
GORED BY A Vicious BuLL-—John
Sampsell, a young farmer who lives on the
Shugert farm, west of Pleasant Gap, had a
thrilling experience with a vicious bull
last Friday. He was watering his stock
and had turned all of the cattle out to
drink, leaving the bull until last, because
it was so cross.
When the other animals had been put
back into the stable Mr. Sampsell went for
the bull and led it out hy means of a
stout rope that was fastened to a heavy
ring in its nose. The great brute walked
quietly enough to the water, but had no
sooner drank its fill than, with a vicious
toss of its head, it made a dash at the man.
He was knocked down at the first charge,
then the bull began to gore him with its
horns. His calls for help finally brought
his wife and daughter to the scene. Armed
with pitch forks they began prodding the
bull on both sides and back and finally
tormented it into leaving its fallen victim
and charging on them. The women then
flew to a place of safety and Mr. Sampsell
dragged himself into the pig pen, near by.
When he was gotten into the house it
was found that his collar bone was broken
and that his arm was fractured ; besides
having suffered numerous bruises and cuts.
Dr. Fisher reduced the fractures and he
is resting as easy as could be expected
now. He was able to be about yesterday.
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THE THIEF 18 KNowN.—The lady who
was seen taking that $15 hat from a milli-
nery store in this place must either return
itat once or remit the price within 10 days.
If not her name will be published and
her crime dealt with according to law.
——— ede
WANTED—1000 bushels of hand picked
apples at Sourbeck’s, 107 High street,
Bellefonte, Pa.
Notice.
On and after Nov. 15th, 1897, the Phoenix
Flouring Mill of this place, previously
operated by George W. Jackson & Co.,
will he operated by the Phoenix Milling
Co., composed of W. Fred Reynolds, J. I.
Montgomery and Curtis Y. Wagner.
Mr. Wagner, who for several years has con-
ducted Rock Mills, has charge of the
manufacturing and a high class of flour and
feed is assured.
The new company solicits a continuance
of the patronage which the mill enjoyed,
under its former management and will en-
deavor to give entire satisfaction to the trade.
42-44-tf PHOENIX MILLING Co.
Sale Register.
Dec. 1st.—At the residence of Shedrack Parson,
two miles north of Unionville, Horses, Cows,
Cattle, Implements, Grain and Hay. Sale at 1
o'clock p. m.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the PueNix Minune Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old... 85
Red wheat, new.. 85
Rye, per bushel... 35
Corn, shelled, per bushel 35
Corn, ears, per bushel. 35
Oats, per bushel, old.... 20
Oats, per bushel, new .. 20
Barley, per bushel....... 30
Ground Plaster, per ton.. . 800
Buckwheat, per bushel ..............cooeerrverirennen. 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel...............oovineirenne earns 60
Onions. rid tereccese kis)
s, per dozen.. 20
Io oo ound..... 5
Country Shoulders.. 6
Sides.... 6
Hams... 10
Tallow, per pound 3
Butter, per Pound... .......cuurvnnernseoresrernsens 18
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