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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— (Cal. Brachbill is seriously ill with
typhoid fever at his home on Howard
street.
— There are twelve Centre countians
in attendance at the Lock Haven Normal
school.
Billy Tobias, of Millheim, has been
granted a pension of $10 per month. He
got $548.33 back pay.
—Cal. Green probably thought of that
title, ‘It’s all over Now,” for his novel
about the time Fitzsimmons gave Corbett
that punch over the heart.
Mr. and Mrs. William Foster, of
State College, will celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage, on Tuesday
afternoon, December twenty-eighth.
——Sheriff Cronister took Gilham to the
western penitentiary, on Wednesday morn-
ing. D. L. Meek, of Waddle, went along
to help the sheriff take care of the prisoner.
——1T¢t is reported that sheriff-elect Gin-
gery, of Clearfield county, has offered hi
deputyship to H. M. Cochran, of DuBois.
It is probable that Mr. Cochran will accept.
——Millheim’s post-office was moved
into the store of Jerome Spigelmyer, on
Tuesday night, and the next morning that
gentleman took formal charge. His daugh-
ter is his assistant.
——County auditor G. G. Fink lays
claim to having been the introducer of
‘Early Mastodon’’ corn into Centre county.
He says the first four acres he planted
yielded over six hundred bushels.
——J. J. Riordand, a sixteen year old
boy, who formerly lived at Fagleville and
who had his arm broken on the new rail-
road near Curwensville, Tuesday, is being
cared for in the Clearfield county home,
——The two Sugar-valley hunters, who
became so elated over having shot two
large bucks that they lost their guns on
the way home with their game, are to be
congratulated that they didn’t lose their
beads.
——The first full car-load of furniture
ever shipped from the Philipsburg furniture
factory left that place on Tuesday. It was
a consignment of side-boards for a Phila-
delphia house and constituted only half the
order.
——The old Poulsen handle factory
building, at Howard, is being remodeled
for use as a creamery. Mr. Wilson, the
present manager of the Muffly creamery,
has bought the building and is going to
start up for himself.
——The jury commissioners will meet at
“he court house, in this place, on December
“6th, to select six hundred sober, intelligent
-citizens of Centre county whose names are
to be placed in the jury wheel to be drawn
-as jurors during the year 1898.
——Cap’t. W. F. Reber, of Philadelphia,
formerly of this place, was admitted to a
Jospital in that city, on Monday afternoon,
sand is quite seriously ill with neuralgia of
the nerves of his legs. We trust that he
will have aspeedy and permanent recovery.
——The Boston ladies’ symphony or-
chestra, the third attraction in the Peo-
ple’s popular course, delighted a crowded
house, at Garman’s, on Friday night. The
company, having a night off, appeared at
State College, the following evening, and
were greeted by another full house.
Mrs. Daniel H. Hastings has been
prevailed upon to accept the position of
judge in the Philadelphia Press contest for
the best definition of a home. The contest
was among the women readers of the Press
and Mrs. Hastings will have over a thous-
and letters to read before she can decide
which one of the contestants has won the
$10 gold piece.
The Senior assembly at The Penn-
sylvania State College, on Friday night,
proved a very delightful dance, though the
unpleasant weather kept the attendance
down toa very small party. The com-
mittee in charge were A. Otto Heister,
Joseph W. Gray, E.-VanNess Rawn, Clay
Sprecher and M. McWhinney Cadman.
——John Wagner, watchman at the
Centre county bank is carrying out the
scriptural injunction to the letter, and in-
troduces No. 14 to Bellefonte. It is a
bright little baby girl and arrived on Mon-
day morning. John has had seventeen
children in all and talks as if he had no
idea of calling this one Finis.
——The Williamsport High school foot-
ball eleven was to have played in this place,
on last Saturday, but failed to appear. The
Academy boys were greatly disappointed,
as they had sold a number of tickets and
advertised the game extensively. The
Williamsporters claim to be the champion
High school team of the State and as the
Academy team has been winning from very
strong opponents a fine game was in
anticipation.
Mr. Charles Harvey Hile, formerly
of Bellefonte, was married to Miss Georgia
Goodnow Doyle, of Washington, D. C., on
Saturday, November twenty-seventh. They
will be at home, at Brookline, Mass., one
of the prettiest of Boston suburbs, after
December 12th Harvey was graduated
from the Pennsylvania State College in
1892 and while a student there devoted
considerable time to literary work, all of
which he has dropped now that he is su-
perintendent of outside work for the West
End traction company of Boston.
Was It A FAKE Howrp-Up ?— Milton
Bickle, a 17 year old son of Isaac Bickle,
noon, on Wednesday, in a great excite-
ment and ‘told the authorities that he had
been held up, while driving from the home
of his brother, Lyman Bickle, near Zion,
to this place. The hold-up occurred on
the main road to Zion, about 2} miles east
of Bellefonte and near the home of James
Simmonds.
The boy says he was driving along the
road with his trunk in the conveyance,
when two men came out of the woods and
ordered him to stop. When he refused
they brandished a revolver and yelled
“Money or your life.”” Even this did not
stop him and as he leaned forward to get
his whip, the taller of the two fired at him,
the ball passing through the left breast of
his coat and his underclothing, but did not
touch his body. He stopped then and
handed over his pocket hook containing a
little more than $15.
Bickle described his assailants as being
a tall man, with a full beard, cap, ragged
coat and shot gun. The other one was
short, wore a light colored slouch hat, blue
blouse and overalls and carried a rifle.
Both were white and unmasked. He says
they ran down the road afterwards and
turned back into the woods.
Officer Mullen accompanied young Bickle
back to the scene, but most careful inquiry
failed to find a trace of such men as had
been described. The story looks very
much like the work of an active imagina-
tion and is not very generally credited,
though no one seems to understand what
incentive the boy might have had to make
up such a story. Had they been tramps
they would not have been dressed as they
were, nor would they have had guns. Had
they been residents of the county such a
description ought to have located them
easily. Had they wanted to kill him they
would have shot with one of their guns,
and not a revolver.
ee GP men.
A PRETTY TRIBUTE TO AN HONORED
MAN.—When associate judge Corlis A.
Faulkner stepped down from the bench, in
the court house, last evening, his last reg-
ular official service to Centre county had
been finished and the seat he vacated left
vacant forever, unless the constitution of
the State is changed and the manner of reg-
ulating the judiciary.
He is the last associate judge for the
county and when his term actually expires,
January 1st, 1898, there will be no one to
take his place and the president judge will
preside alone. During judge Faulkner's
six year’s tenure of office he was a dignifi-
ed, honorable official who commanded the
respect of ever hahitue of the court house.
He was neither ‘‘a severe,’’ nor ‘“‘a sour-
complexioned man’’ hence Walton most
certainly would have called him a com-
petent judge.
The esteem in which hes held in Belle-
fonte, where he has made so many friends
during his regular official visits, found most
effective expression, on Wednesday even-
ing, when a banquet in his honor was
given at Ceader’s. Fifty-five of our most
reputable citizens, representatives of every
trade and profession, were there because
they admire judge Faulkner. A banquet
of nine courses was served and while the
wines and cigars were receiving their at-
tention toasts were responded to by presi-
dent judge Love, J. C. Meyer Esq.,
Jno. M. Dale Esq., W. E. Gray Esq.,
E. R. Chambers Esq., Hon. James
Schofield, Wm. C. Heinle. Esq. and
Thos. H. Harter. All of the re-
sponses teemed with the admirable charae-
ter of the guest of honor and when judge
Love paid his tribute to his friend and co-
adjutor itseemed as if nothing more could
have been said in compliment of a man.
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A NEEDLE AND THREAD PAsS THROUGH
A CAT’s HEAD.—The pretty maltese cat
that makes its home at Larimer’s grocery,
on south Allegheny street, is the most
talked of feline about this place now-a-
days. It had always been a playful little
animal and usually made friends with
every customer of the store, but recently a
great change came over its good nature.
Instead of playing about from morning
'till night, as had been its custom, the cat
became fretful and cross. No one was
able to explain the sudden change in its
gentle disposition, until a few days ago a
lady entered the store to make some pur-
chases. While her orders were being filled
she picked the cat up to fondle it, but no
sooner had she stroked the soft fur on its
head than she dropped it with the exclama-
tion: “Why this cat has a tooth coming
through its jaw.”” One of her fingers had
been quite severely pricked as she passed it
over the cat’ssmooth coat. An investigation
was made and it was found that the point
of a needle was protruding through the
skin and when it was drawn out nearly a
yard of thread was drawn after it.
The cat had evidently gotten the needle
into its mouth while playing with the
thread and the poor little creature had to
suffer without being able to explain what
ailed it.
It is in its usual good temper now that
the cause of its pain is removed.
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A MILESBURG MAN KILLED at MIL-
ToN.—Harry Shope, aged 23 years, eldest
son of Laurie Shope, of Boggs township,
was run over by a Reading train, at West
Milton, at 1 o'clock, last Saturday moin-
ing. Though taken to the Williamsport
hospital at once he lived only a few hours.
Both legs were horribly mangled and his
head was cut in several places.
His body, was brought home that day
and interment was made in the Messiah
cemetery on Monday afternoon.
of Dick’s Run, came to Bellefonte about |
——The new creamery and cheese fac-
tory for Jersey Shore issaid to be a sure go.
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——Another test well is to bedrilled for
oil and gas in Gallagher township, Clinton
county.
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-——Patrick Kane, the Renovo banker,
is going to build a new opera house in
Lock Haven next summer. It will be
located on First street, where the gospel
tabernacle stood, and will be of brick,
70x170 feet. He says he will make it as
fine as any in the country.
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———Charles Wilson Gray died at his
home, in Tyrone, at mid-night Monday.
He died from typhoid fever and consequent
complications. A widow and five little
children survive him. He was born at
Matternville, this county, August 22nd,
1857, and at the time of his death was aged
40 years, 3 months and 7 days. His early
life was spent principally in the vicinity of
the place of his birth, his occupation being
that of a farmer. Removing from Centre
county, a number of years ago, he became
a resident of Sinking valley, where he
resided until he became a citizen of Tyrone,
seven years ago. Deceased was very well-
known in Bellefonte, having covered this
territory for the Buxton notion house of
Springfield. j
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PHILIPSBURG HAS PROMISED To COME.
—The Philipsburg foot-ball eleven, the
only team that defeated the Academy
boys this season, has promised to play here
to-morrow at 2:30 o’clock. The tickets
that were sold for the Williamsport High
school game for last Saturday will be
accepted for admission.
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JOHN WOLF STRICKEN WITH APO-
PLEXY. — Former county commissioner
John Wolf, one of the best known citizens
of Miles township, was stricken with apo-
plexy, while on the way home from church
last Sunday. He was near Rebersburg
when stricken and was carried into the
home of J. C. Morris, where he is still ly-
ing in a critical condition.
A SLICK RASCAL CATCHES A FEW VIc-
TIMS IN BELLEFONTE.—About ten days
ago a neatly dressed, smooth faced, well
educated young man called on a number
of ladies in Bellefonte and interested them
in the use of agate-ware for cooking and
kitchen utensils. He carried a profusely
illustrated catalogue and was very glib of
tongue. His ‘‘blither”’ had its fruit in a
number of orders which were accompanied
with the cash and then the young man dis-
appeared and has not been heard of since ;
neither has the agate- ware.
It is not a reflection on the gullibility of
Linn and Curtin street women to say that
they were the only victims of the swindle,
for the fellow displayed his exceptional
cunning by selecting two such fine resi-
dence streets and then announcing. that he
would sell his wares in no other portion of
the town.
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HAD RELATIVES LIVING IN THIS COUN-
TY.—William Adams, the ferryman who
was drowned at the Montgomery slip, on
the West Branch, last Monday morning,
was a relative of the Bartleys and Smiths
in this county. He was a nephew of Mrs.
Henry Bartley, of Willowbank street,
Bellefonte, and it has been only about two
weeks since his mother and sister were here
on a visit. g
Adams was 39 years old and leaves a
widow with three children, all girls. He
was a painter by trade but had been farm-
ing at Montgomery, while acting as ferry-
man. The morning he lost his life the
river was high and swift. It was about
5:30 o’clock and he had some trouble in
getting his hoat started from the slip, but
when it finally did move out into the
stream Adams did not realize that it was
under way and walked right off the rear
end into the water. He was dressed very
heavy, with an overcoat, rubber coat and
rabber boots and all that his two passengers
heard was his shout: “I’m drowning.” It
is supposed that his heavy clothing bore
him right down, hecause he was a very
strong swimmer.
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ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS FIRE AT BEECH
CREEK.—Beech Creek is considerably ex-
cited over a number of undoubtedly incen-
diary fires that have occurred in and about
that place recently. Several weeks ago
the large barn on the Berry farm, near
there, was burned in a very mysterious
way and at midnight, Tuesday, the store
and saddlery of H. H. Berry & Son, in the
town, were destroyed. It is the general be-
lief that these fires have been spite work.
The particulars of the fire are as follows :
At twelve o’clock Tuesday night fire was
discovered in the two story frame building
of Richard R. Berryhill, on Main street,
Beech Creek. The interior of the Berry-
hill two story store room was all ablaze,
and no one attempted to save anything in it.
The men who were first on the scene then
directed their energy to getting to a place
of safety the stock of H. H. Berry & Son,
shoe and harness makers whose building
adjoined that of Mr. Berryhill on the left.
Most of the stock in this building was
saved. In a very few minutes the build-
ing in which the fire started was a roaring
mass of flames, so that the residence and
store of Geo. D. Hess and the Gould house
were in immediate danger and were protect-
ed with difficulty.
Their untiring efforts along saved the
large residence in which Mr. Berryhill
lives, and which was not more than 20 feet
from his wagon shop.
istimated loss on Berryhill, $2,000, in-
sured. Berry loses $1,200 and had no
insurance.
DIED AT A RIPE OLD AGE.—Mrs. Rachel
Reifsnyder died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ambruster, at Farmer’s Mills, on
last Sunday. She was 84 years, 4 months
and 1 day old and had been a resident of
Centre . county since 1841. Mrs. Reif-
snyder was a Goss and was born in War-
wick township, Lancaster county, in 1808,
having married Willlam Reifsnyder in
1830. © Nine children blessed this union,
five of whom are living. They are Mrs.
Mina Evans, Potters Mills ; Mrs. G. Am-
bruster, Farmer’s Mills ; Mila Leah, and
J. H. Reifsnyder Esq. and William H., of
Millheim.
Burial was made at Millheim, on Wed-
nesday morning, services having been con-
ducted in the Lutheran church by Revs.
Rearick and Wolfe.
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Louis DAGGETT KILLED.—Louis Dag-
gett Esq., of Tioga, the esteemed father of
W. L. Daggett, proprietor of the Bush
house, in this place, was accidentally
killed yesterday morning.
He had recently purchased a timber
tract in Tioga county and was going over
it to examine it when a limb from a tree
fell and struck him on the head. He lived
only a few moments afterwards and no
one but the workmen were about him
when he died.
Mr. W. L. Daggett left here, Wednesday
morning, to go home for a visit and fortu-
nately saw his father before the sad fatality
occurred. He was 83 years old.
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AUSTIN SCHENCK.—On Thursday morn-
ing, at about 2 o’clock, Mr. Austin Schenck,
of Howard, died from the effects of stomach
troubles with which he has been suffering
for some time past. Deceased was born in
1862 and was 25 years old. The funeral
services were held on Saturday morning
and interment was made in the Schenck
cemetery.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Emanuel Schenck, both deceased. He
leaves to mourn his loss, one brother, John
F. Schenck, and two sisters, Mrs. Irvin
Lucas and Mrs. Michael Holter.
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——DMiss Kate Toner died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Daniel Callahan, near
Centre Hall, on Monday morning, Novem-
ber 29th. She had suffered for years with
convulsions and they finally caused her
death. Deceased was a daughter of Wm.
and Bridget Toner, of this place, and was
46 years, 8 months and 4 days old. Her
remains were brought to the home of her
brother Patrick, on Logan street, on Tues-
day evening, and interment was made from
St. John’s Catholic church, on Wednesday
morning.
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——Mrs. Anna Parker, aged over 81
years, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. William Gill, in Philipsburg, last
Sunday evening. She had been ill but a
short time with pneumonia. Deceased was
born in Ireland and when she came to this
country, in 1867, she located at Bald Eagle
Furnace, but later moved to Houtzdale,
thence to the place where she died. Two
sons and one daughter survive her.
——DMiles Towns, one of the pioneers of
the lumber business on the West Branch,
died at Lock Haven, on Saturday, from the
effects of an overdose of laudanum. De-
ceased was 72 years old and was a native
of New York. He began lumbering, in
Williamsport, in 1850.
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——Typhoid fever caused the death of
Mrs. David Wetzel, at Salona, on Tuesday
morning. Deceased was only 38 years old
and is survived by a husband and three
children. Burial was made at Cedar Hill
yesterday afternoon.
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THE SALONA STATION RoBBED.—Late
Wednesday night robbers broke into the
Central R. R. of Penna., station, at Salona,
and secured about $1.50 in money. The
desk in the office was broken open, but
nothing else was disturbed.
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PRACTICING MEDICINE AGAIN. — In
another column of this issue appears the
professional announcement that Dr. Edith
Harris Schad has opened an office at her
home, No. 47 east Linn street, and has re-
sumed the practice of medicine. Dr. Har-
ris is a homeopathist and met with marked
success in the profession while practicing.
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® GrorGE H. ADAMS.—Tuesday evening
Dec. 7th, George Adams will appear at
Garman’s in ‘‘Protecto’’ the great trick,
fairy pantomime production. Mr. Adams
is assisted by his brother, Jas. R. Adams,
and a very clever company of players, in-
troducing comedy, vaudeville and panto-
mine. The following is from the Pitts-
burg Leader of Nov. 16th.
A combination of comedy, vaudeville
and pantomime is offered at the East End
theatre for the balance of the week. The
entertainment is furnished by the George
H. Adams troupe,, and, taken all in all,
it is a very creditable performance. A
laughable one-act comedy, entitled ‘‘A
Country Terror,” in which George H. Ad-
ams, Tonina Adams, Lily Adams and W.
Leonhart participate, opens the bill. Dur-
ing the continuance of the farce many
comical tricks, funny sayings, several
songs, trios and quartet singing were intro-
duced. The vaudeville feature of the pro-
gram starts off with DeLow, a very clever
slack wire performer. The latter also per-
forms some very difficult work on the trap-
ese. James R. Adams and Miss Becky
Taylor in a comedy act entitled, ‘‘After
the Election.”” It is decidedly clever and
up to date. Id O’Connell and Dick Mack
do a very clever eccentric Irish act entitled,
‘The Battle of Cow’s Run.”’ Incidentally,
they crack many funny jokes, and keep
the audience in a good humor by lively
acrobatic knock-about work. The enter-
tainment concludes with James R. Adams’
laughable fairy pantomime in seven scenes,
‘‘Protecto.”’
News Purely Personal.
| go through with that part of their annual cycle,
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but not content with this work ithas jumped in-
—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Irvin, of Tyrone, spent | to the ranks of monstrosities by bringing forth a
Sunday in Bellefonte.
second set. Of course the hard freeze of the past
—DMessrs, Tom Collins and T. A. Shoemaker are | f€W days ended all hopes of this ambitious moun-
in Philadelphia this week transacting business.
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tain-ash to work double time, but before it came
—Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Seibert were called to New- | the tree flourished and grew as bright and vigor-
| ous as if war ishe y May sunshine
port, Perry county, on Monday, because of the | if warmed apd hom! hed by M AY us
death of the latter's sister Jonnic | and showers. It isnot likely that it will either
2 blossom or bear leaves next season.
—Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Hayes, of north Allegheny { —eoo
street, have left for Santa Barbara, California,
where they will spend the winter.
—Mrs. Thomas has closed her Linn street
home and gone to Philadelphia to spend the win-
ter with her daughter, Mrs. James Lane.
—Mrs. Archie Allison returned home, Wednes
day evening, from a six weeks stay in Philadel-
phia, where she was under a doctor's care.
—Mrs. Robert Haines and her little grand-
daughter, Daisy, returned to their home, in Snow
Shoe, on Monday, after © week's visit with Miss
Ellen Woods.
—Eddie Hill, of the school ship “Saratoga,”
spent Thanksgiving with his mother in this place.
He likes his new life at sea and their first cruise
took him to Ireland, England, France and the
Maderia Islands.
—John Dubbs, ‘the obliging express agent,”
as the Huntingdon News calls him, is home,
nursing a smashed finger. The doctor in Hunt-
ingdon thought it would have to be amputated,
but his doctor here thinks it can be saved.
—Will Stuart passed through town, yesterday
afternoon, on his way to spend the holidays with
his parents at State College. He is wanted to
captain and manage the Bradford base-ball team
next season, but says it is too far ahead to decide
just what he will do.
—Mrs. Wister Morris, her two grand-children,
Margaret and Morris Wood, and her neice and
nephew, Mary and Edmund Blanchard, who came
up from Philadelphia to enjoy Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Blanchard and the other members of their
family, returned to Philadelphia, on Monday.
—M. D. Snyder, of State College, was in town
Tuesday getting some legal matters straightened
up. He reported that old Mrs. Krumrine, of that
place, is in an extremely precarious condition
and that it was not thought that she would live
over Monday night. She is suffering with stom-
ach trouble.
—Mrs. William Crawford, of Coleville, while in
town doing some Saturday shopping, dropped into
this office and made a pleasant little call, her
chief object being to represent her husband, our
good friend “Billy,” who has made up his mind
that printers have to live too, and is contributing
his share towards their support.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kern left for Sunbury, on
Wednesday afternoon, there to make their future
home. Frank severed his connection with the
Bellefonte steam laundry to go into the same busi-
ness for himself and we hope that the location he
has selected will prove both a profitable and
pleasant one for him.
—With his weather eye heavenward H. M.
Krebs, the hustling Pine Grove carriage builder,
dropped into town, on Monday morning, we sup-
pose to look up business in this place. It looked
very much like snow on Monday, and we thought
he was just wondering how many sleighs he will
have left from his big stock, when spring comes
again. We hope none.
—Mrs. Mary Ann Johnston, of Linn street, re-
turned from Beaver Falls, on Tuesday afternoon.
She had been out there visiting her son George
and brought her cute little grand-daughter, Jean-
ette, home with her. That Miss will at once set
up an absolute monarchy over the Johnston and
Aiken’s homes and it will very likely continue as
long as she stays here. * -
—Dr. Thos. Rothrock, of Eagleville, with his
son Charles, was in town during the fore part of
the week attending court. What tue doctor
doesn’t know about hay fever isn’t worth know-
ing, for he has made a specialty of its treatment
and has several good cures on the market. He is
somewhat of a geologist, too, and finds a deal of
interest in nature’s rock formations.
—Mr. James Carner, of Hublersburg, was in
town, on Wednesday afternoon, apparently not
much alarmed at the prospect of having to drive
home past the spot where the two highwaymen
held Milton Bickel up that morning. Mr. Carner
is one of the county’s farmers who is actively in-
terested in education and gives much of his at-
tention and thought to perfecting the schools of
Walker township, being one of the directors.
—Mrs. George N. Van Dyke, nee Carrie Noll, isin
from Pittsburg enjoying her first visit home since
her marriage. Her honeymoon is evidently the
ideal kind, for she is the very picture of happi-
ness and contentment. The other daughter of
the family, Birdie, is recovering so satisfactorily
from the serious operation she endured in the
Medico-Chirurgical hospital, some weeks ago,
that her mother, Mrs. John Noll, returned home
from Philadelphia Tuesday.
—Tom Morris, ¥ho has had charge of his fath-
er's interests here, i. e. employees, lime kilns,
farms, ete. for eight years, has turned his back on
Bellefonte and gone back to Tyrone, his native
heath. Robert, his brother, will take his place
here, but whether he will fill it remains to be seen,
for Tom was such a satisfactory listener for the
club's story tellers, a generous giver to most
beggars, a man of affairs and, withal, so good na-
tured that he who would attempt it all must he
mighty clever.
—Mr. George H. Hile, of DuBois, was in town
on Wednesday. He comes over occasionally on
business and pleasure, for he knows most every-
one here, having been employed at Crider's lum-
er mill for a long time, but there is no telling
how long lis acquaintance with the people will
last, if he doesn’t stop talking about Bellefonte
being so dry. With a big spring, a brewery, seven
or eleven pumps and cisterns, a few milkmen,
five bars and a wholesale beer establishment it
must be a fellow with one of those perpetual
thirsts who can call Bellefonte dry.
—George N. Brandon, of Carlisle, is in town for
a few days. He is not in the best of health and
probably a little Bellefonte air and living will do
him good. George is still enthusiastic over music,
but has practically given up the piano for the
pipe organ. His latest fad was a band, but a
physician put an end to that musical dream,
for it was injuring his health. He has an opera
on hand now, which he will soon produce in
Carlisle with a professional and amateur caste and
an orchestra of forty pieces. It is the opera
Fantine, from Victor Hugo's novel, that they are
preparing for. .
—Col John A. Woodward, of Howard, spent a
few hours of several days, last week, in this place
perfecting his arrangements for the farmers’
institutes to be held at Spring Mills and Hublers-
burg week after next; full programs being pub-
lished on page 7 of this issue. Col. Woodward is
a very busy man these days, for besides looking
after his own farm he has charge of the building
of the new College barn, at State College, and is
manager of the 2nd Pennsylvania district for
farmers’ institutes. It embraces twenty-one
counties, in which seventy-eight days of institute
will have to be held from Nov. 20th, 1897, ’till
March 17th, 1898, and he will have to attend every
session to make set speeches or enter whatever
discussions that might arise.
—Walile in town, last Friday afternoon, Dr, J.
Y. Dale, of Lemont, told of a rather singular freak
of nature that has attracted no little attention at
that place recently. Itis a mountain ash that is
growing in the grounds about his pretty home
and, as if to set all naturalists to wondering, it
came out in full flower and leaf a few weeks ago.
The tree is about ten inches in diameter atthe
ground and had already blossomed and developed
leaves when well regulated trees are supposed to
THE REGULARLY EMPLOYED oF BELLE-
FONTE.—Col. Dunham has figured out that
Bellefonte ought not to be so hard up after
all, since there are easily 1,300 persons at
steady employment in and about this
place. We don’t know whether the colo-
nel included himself or not, but if
he didn’t he certainly should be given
credit while compiling the following, so
we will mark his number up to 1,301 dur-
ing that time. ;
He says that various business enterprises
employ men as follows : “A. G. Morris, in
his lime business, has on his pay rolls 250
persons ; the Co-operative glass works, 60
persons ; scale works, 42 ; Phoenix planing
mill, 21 ; MceCalmont & Co.’s lime-kilns,
40 ; Bellefonte Central railroad, 30 ; P. B.
Crider & Co., planing mill and lumber
yard, 25; Central railroad of Pennsylva-
nia, 41 ; Bald Eagle and Lemont railroads,
16 ; Snow Shoe railroad, 6 ; electric light,
6 ; two flouring mills, 8; Fuel & Supply
company, 6 ; Brockerhoff and Bush hotels,
21 ; gas works, 6 ; four printing offices, 23;
Linn & McCoy's chain and iron works, 30.
Most of these do their trading here. There
are fully as many more persons employed
in the various trades, clerks, laborers, Etc.,
making over 1,300 persons finding steady
employment for wages out of a total popu-
lation of 4,000.’
i eben
MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
pban’s court clerk, G. W.Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week.
Wm. E. Green and Miss Kate Miller,
both of Bellefonte.
Samuel B. Wasson and Mary R. Glenn,
both of Lemont, Pa.
Wm. S. Williams and Mary P. Miller,
both of Lemont.
Charles H. Watson and Finis Vivian
Meek, both of Snow Shoe.
Franklyn - Kline and Minnie Houser,
both of College township.
Franklyn Walker and Mollie E. Adams,
both of Howard township.
te ype
MARRIED.—A¢ the home of D. D. Halde-
man, in this place, on Tuesday afternoon,
November 9th, by Rev. C. H. Goodling,
W. H. Miller, of Lock Haven, was married
to Miss Jennie Yearick, of College town-
ship, this county. Miss Ida Haldeman,
was the bride’s maid and William Bittner,
of Lock Haven, was the groom’s best man.
A dainty wedding supper was served after
the ceremony.
. — 9s
A MILLHEIM JOKE.—The Journal says
two girls were stopped on the pike last
week by the toll-gate keeper who demand-
ed toll. They asked how much it was and
were informed that for a man and horse it
was eight cents. They curtly replied :
‘‘We are two girls and a mare—gip, Jen-
nie,”’ and away they went.
Notice.
On and after Nov. 15th, 1897, the Phoenix
Flouring Mill of this place, previously
operated by George W. Jackson & Co.,
will be operated by the Phoenix Milling
Co., composed of W. Fred Reynolds, J. IL.
Montgomery and Curtis Y. Wagner.
Mr. Wagner, who for several years has con-
ducted Rock Mills, has charge of th
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.
Dre. 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 Prexix MiLuing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, 0ld.......cocniiiinn iineinins.
Red wheat, new.
Rye, per bushel.....
Corn, shelled, per bus
Corn, ears, per bushel.
Oats, per bushel, old
Oats, per bushel, new
Barley, per bushel...
Ground Plaster, per .
Buckwheat, per bushel .
Cloverseed, per bushel
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
Onions Sevres ian)
Jiggs, per dozen.
Hy per Jonnd.a;
Country Shoulde
Sides.....
Hams....
Tallow, per pound.
Butter, per pound.
The Democratic
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