Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 17, 1897.
CorrESPONDENTS.—NoO communications pub-
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——~George C. Kidder, of Madinsonburg,
has been awarded a pension of $6 a month.
——William Reed, of Bellefonte, has
had his pension increased from $6 to $8 a
month.
“The Old Southern Life Co.”” comes
to Garman’s, on Wednesday evening, Dec-
ember 22nd.
——Suit has been brought against the
Bellefonte furnace company to recover
$5,000 unpaid state taxes.
——The officers elect of Milesburg post,
No. 261, will be installed by Gen. John I.
Curtin, in the old M. E. church, at Miles-
burg, Jan. 1st.
——According to the report of secretary
James Keller the Patrons fire insurance
company of Centre county is carrying risks
to the value of $2,500,000.
——Geo. T. Bush, of Bellefonte, has
been elected as one of the Pennsylvania
delegates to the national L. A. W. conven-
tion, at St. Louis, Mo., next February.
——H. H. Stoek, for some time associ-
ated with Prof. M. C. Thlseng, head of the
department of mines and mining at The
Pennsylvania State College, has accepted a
position on the editorial staff of the Colliery
Engineer, at Seranton.
——The regular New Year’s dance of the
Logan engine campany will be given in the
armory this year. They expect to make it
the finest one they have had, as they natur-
ally feel a little bit uppish since getting
into that fine new hall.
——Mr. Adam Waite is lying in a very
precarious condition at his home, in the
Beaver and Hoy row, in the North ward.
1t is not expected that he can live much
longer. Mr. Waite was 1st Lieut. in the
110th Pa. Vol. during the war.
The most disappointed man in town,
yesterday afternoon, was Mr. Richard Bar-
lett who nearly broke his neck to get to
his horse when the little German band be-
gan to toot and, would you believe it, that
gentleman’s nag never moved a muscle.
Dick expected it to make a fuss, but it
fooled him.
—Two of the most artistic and effec-
tive show windows in town are to be seen
at the Globe and at the Model shoe store,
both on Allegheny street. At the Globe
nearly three thousand handkerchiefs of
every conceivable style and shape are so
arranged as to make a decidedly effective
display.
-—Mr. North, cashier of the Bellwood
National bank, will probably be selected to
succeed John P. Harris, who will leave the
First National, in this place, on the first
of the year, to take the cashiership of the
Jackson, Hastings & Co., bank. The di-
rectors of the First National will
uext Tuesday, to elect a new cashier.
meet,
——A turkey shooting match out at
Romola, on last Friday, wound up in a
free light over a decision as to whether |
Mitchell Weaver or William Knarr had
shot closest to the bull’s eye. John Daley
Lsq., was there and undertook to act as
peace-maker with the result that the usual
thing happened and he came near getting
licked himself,
Eli Perkins lectured before the insti-
tute, on Wednesday night, and told the
teacher’s that oratory is simply the brass
band accompaniment to a plain statement
of facts. It Eli’s definition is correct every
body in the house knows that he isn’t an
orator and really the only entertaining
feature of his lecture was the amusing grad-
uation of his voice that reminded us more
of the new Tyrone fire alarm than of the
tones of human vocal chords.
——The Central raii-road company of
Pennsylvania has been fixing up the old
mill building at Hecla park so that it can
be used to better satisfaction as a station.
Partitions of Georgia pine divide the lower
floor into three spacious apartments : One
for baggage, one for a waiting room and
another for an office. Next spring a wide,
overhanging roof will be put on the build-
ing and a large porch built around three
sides of it.
—The closing exercises at the Belle-
fonte High school, on Friday afternoon,
were quite well attended and proved a
very pleasant feature with which to con-
clude the work of the term. After the
literary exercises by the class, which were
indeed meritorious, the teachers were the
recipients of the following presents from
their scholars. Mr. Etters, a palm and
jardenier ; A. R. Rutt, a piece of art work;
Miss Levy, a gold pen and holder and A.
Boyd Musser, copies of “‘Lucile’’ and ‘‘the
Lady of the Lake.”
——The production of Goethe’s ‘‘Faust,’’
at Garman’s, on Saturday night, by Lewis
Morrison’s company, was in every sense a
high class rendition of one of the strongest
dramas on the stage. The scenic effects,
costuming and caste were far above what
is ordinarily seen with one night stand
companies and those who were fortunate
enough to have been there were highly re-
paid. Every detail of the production was
carefully carried out with that degree of
excellence that lent so materially to the
success of the play. The choir singing,
being particularly artistic and so unusual,
as to elicit repeated recalls.
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IN INSTITUTE SESSION.—The fifty-first an-
nual institute of the public school teachers
of Centre county has been in session here
since Monday morning and though the
weather was anything but pleasant at the
opening the gathering has been the largest
and most interesting of late years.
The whole of Monday morning was given
up to the routine of enrolling the teachers,
but when the afternoon session was called
they were ready for work. President judge
John G. Love delivered the address of wel-
come to which Hon. Henry Houck, deputy
state superintendent of instruction, and
James Gregg, of Milesburg, responded.
With these preliminaries gone through
with the regular instructors took up the
program and have been at it diligently ever
since.
The instructors have been Dr. N. C:
Schaeffer, Supt. of public instruction ; Hon.
Henry Houck, deputy Supt. of public in-
struction ; Dr. M. G. Benedict, State Col-
lege, Pa; Prof. F. H. Green, state Nor-
mal school, West Chester, Pa; Supt. J.
M. Berkey, city schools, Johnstown, Pa ;
and P. H. Meyer, Boalsburg, Pa., all of
them have been helpful in the work they
have done and if the teachers have not
profited by such instruction then their
mental digestive apparatus is out of order,
and, as Sam Jones said, ‘‘it needs a good
punching.” Particularly interesting was
Prof. F. H. Green, of the West Chester
Normal. His constant contact with the
students at his institution and an accurate
conception of their needs have given him
an experience that has admirably adapted
him for institute work.
The music at the institute was one of
the delightful diversions of the session.
Mr. P. H. Meyer, of Boalsburg, had charge
of that branch and demonstrated that there
is no need of sending out of the county for
competent instructors in vocal music.
All of the teachers seem to have a more
earnest interest in the sessions this "year
than has been noticeable for a long time.
This would indicate two things : First,
that the personnel of the county teachers
has undergone a material change for the
better ; second, that the instructors have
either been better informed men or more
capable of imparting their information to
others. At all events it is certainly a very
gratifying thought that the tendency is up-
ward.
One of thenew features at this session
has been the teachers’ round-table meet-
ings, which will likely grow in usefulness,
now that they have heen so successfully
launched. They are little, informal
gatherings of teachers, where no em-
barrassment is felt and every one ‘talks
right out in meetin.’ The result of these
discussions have been very helpful, for they
give all teachers an opportunity to meet
ani compare notes on their work with a
freedom that some of the more reserved do
not feel when in the reguiar institute ses-
sion, with strange instructors aud hundreds
of visitors listening and looking.
During every session up to last evening
the program had been carried out exactly
as published in this paper several weeks
ago. Not a hitch or disappointment had
confronted Sup’t. Gramley and he is to be
congratulated on the effective working of
an admirable organization. If is no small
matter to assemble the two hundred and
eighty-seven teachers in the county, pro-
vide interesting instructors and suitable
entertainments for them during a week of
| institute, but Mr. Gramley seems to have
succeeded this time and is the subject of
general felicitation. Institute will adjourn
at noon to-day and the teachers will return
to their homes bearing with them the satis-
faction of having left a very creditable
impression in Bellefonte.
The meeting of the director’s association
seems to have shared in the general en-
thusiastic interest that has characterized
all of the meetings this year In the first
place a majority of all the directors in the
county were present at both sessions yes-
terday and every subject that had been
prepared for discussion by the executive
committee was intelligently handled. State
Supt. Dr. N. C. Schaeffer gave the directors
a very careful and clear interpretation of
the compulsory education law, that has
been so little understood since its passage.
and the other subjects that were discussed
were such as to make the meeting very
profitable to those who were there. Prof.
J. Price Jackson, of® State College, chair-
man of the executive committee, was largely
responsible for the success of the meetings.
With untiring interest he had aroused the
directors in all parts of the county and his
work resulted in what Supt. Gramley said,
last night, was ‘‘the best meeting they
ever had.”’
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Ho LMES—STRUBLE.-—James H. Holmes
of State College, was married to Miss Lil-
lie May Struble, of Tyrone, at 11 o’clock
Wednesday morning. The wedding was
solemnized at the home of the bride’s pa-
rents, Mr. and Mis. A. B. Struble, Rev.
F. L. Bergstresser having officiated.
Only a few of the immediate relatives of |
the young people witnessed the ceremony.
Miss Emma Holmes, a sister of the groom,
was maid, and Ollie Struble, the bride’s
brother, acted as best man.
After a wedding trip the couple will lo-
cate at State College, where the groom is
employed as a steam-fitter.
AN OLD PUMPKIN. — C. M. Sellers, of
Buffalo Run, has quite a curiosity in the
shape of a pumpkin that is nearly 2 years
old. Notwithstanding its extreme age it
looks as fresh and plump as if just pulled
from the vine. It is a sweet pumpkin and
weighs about 50 1bs.
THE TEACHERS OF CENTRE COUNTY |
Edwin Taylor, son of Mrs. Hugh Taylor
of east Howard street, died about 9 o'clock
Tuesday night. His death was a genuine
shock to his friends in this place. Only a
few days before it occurred he had been a
fine specimen of robust manhood and seemed
strong enough to withstand the severest of
physical shocks.
On Saturday morning he had been work-
ing in a boiler at the steam heat works,
where he was employed. The boiler was
planted in a building detached from the
main plant and was not in use at the time.
He was repairing it and became fastened
behind some braces on its inside. Being
unable to get out he had to lie in there,
with the temperature down to 40°, for
about two hours. Then when he could
stand it no longer and his calls for help
were unheard he eontorted his body in
such a way as to slide out, but had no
sooner done so than he felt himself injured.
At noon he spoke to his mother of his con-
dition and she advised him not to go back
to the works, but he went down and sat
about the office during the afternoon. All
day Sunday he did not feel well, but was
able to be about. Early Monday morning
he wakened up and felt so ill that he
thought if he could get up and walk about
it would give him relief. Acting upon the
thought he got out of bed and was partially
dressed, when his body suddenly became
rigid and his true condition became known.
He was suffering with acute spinal men-
ingitis and his condition on Monday and
Tuesday was truly pitiable, so excrutiating
was his pain. It continued until night,
when death released him from his suffering.
He was born May 24th, 1870, and was
the second son of the late Hugh Taylor.
His mother and twelve brothers and sisters
survive. Since the death of his father
Frank had assumed the responsibility of
the home and none uy know the sorrow
that the untimely @eath brings to his
mosher. He was an unassuming, plain
fellow, strong and vigorous in appearance
and with a heart in him that was so big
and warm that his companions had the
greatest admiration for him.
IIe had been a member of Co. B, 5th
Reg. N. G. P., for ten years, a good one
too, and was also honorably identified with
the Logan engine company. Co. B and
the Logans, with the Consolidated band
and the Undine engine company, will all
turn out in uniform for the funeral this
afternoon. The service will be held in the
Presbyterian church at -2 o’clock.
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ATE A PEANUT AND CHOKED TO DEATH.
—It was truly a pitiable sight that met
the eyes of the curious who crowded about
Dr. J. M. Locke's ofiice, on east High
street, on Monday morning. Lying in the
arms of its distracted father was one of the
prettiest, chubbiest, little boy babies over
which a mother ever crooned. Great tears
rolled down over his purple cheeks and had
you been close enough you would have
heard him gasping and struggling for the
breath that every moment was becoming
more fleeting. An hour before that twenty-
months old baby had been the treasure of an
humble little home on Willowbank street.
while she was busy about her morning
house work. It was not long until she
heard strange sounds coming from the cor-
ner of the room in which the hoy was
playing and she ran to him, to find that he
appeared to be choking. Becoming thor-
oughly alarmed when she was unable to
relieve him herself she called her husband,
who caught his child in his arms and ran
to the office of Dr. M. A. Kirk, on west
High street.
Dr. Kirk was not in at the time, nor was
Dr. Hayes, who was visited next, then the
father ran on to Dr. Locke’s office and he
exhausted all the means at his command
to dislodge the obstruction in the baby’s
throat. Finding that he was unable to
give it relief Drs. Hayes, Harris, Seibert,
Dorworth and Hibler were summoned and
worked with it quite a while, without
avail The little one was gradually grow-
ig weaker and appeared to be surely
smothering. It had reached ‘an almost
lifeless condition when tracheotomy was
performed. An incision was made, just
about the breast bone, and the wind pipe
exposed, but they found that the obstruc-
tion was lower down. Hope was aban-
doned then and the babe died about five
minutes later. 1
The post mortem disclosed a few small
particles of peanut lying at the bifurcation
of the bronchial tube. These had just been
enough to close the air passages into the
lungs and smother the little one.
undertaker F. E. Naginey, who prepared
it for burial, before taking it to the home
in which its sweet little life had been the
light for nearly two years.
‘This is the sad story of the death of
Miles Chester Stine, the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Stine, of Willowbank
street, this place. Burial was made in the
Advent cemetery, north of Milesburg,
Wednesday morning.
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MRs. CHRISTIAN LECKLEY’S DEATH.—
Kate Ulrich Eckley, wife of Christian Eck-
ley, of Buffalo Run, died at her home just
three miles west of Bellefonte, on Sunday
afternoon, at 3 o’clock. She had been ill
a little over two weeks with inflammatory
rheumatism and pulmonary troubles. Her
death was a particularly lamentable one
since she was only 35 years old and leaves
a family of small children motherless.
Mrs. Eckley was a most estimable wo-
man and had been a member of the United
Brethren church for years. Funeral ser-
vices were held over her remains, on Wed-
nesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, and inter-
ment was made in Myer’s cemetery.
A TRULY LAMENTABLE DEATH—Francis
Its mother bad given it two peanuts to eat, |
The body was given into the charge of
RELEASED FROM A HELPLESS CONDI-
TION.—Mrs. Francis Garber died at her
home, at Nigh Bank, early Tuesday morn-
ing, her death having been as sudden as was
the paralytic stroke she suffered about four
months ago that left her helpless in body
and unable to speak. Ever since that time
she had been confined to her bed, but was
tenderly cared for by her husband and
children.
On Tuesday morning Mr. Garber arose,
as usual, and went to see to the condition
of astove in another part of the house.
He had been gone but a moment when he
heard the labored breathing of his wife and
ran to her to find her dying.
Deceased was a consistent member of
St. John’s Catholic church from which she
will be buried this morning at 10 o’clock.
She is survived by her husband and the
following children : Mrs. Edwards Woods,
of this place ; Mrs. Mollie Shulty, of Wil-
liamsport ; Daniel, of Montana ; Catherine,
at home ; Harry and George, of Gallitzin,
and Thomas, who is away also. Mattie,
the youngest daughter, is a sister in the
convent of the Immaculate Heart, at West
Chester.
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——On Sunday, December 12th, Thomas
H. Mills, of Boggs township, answered his
last roll call and passed peacefully into the
great beyond. He was a veteran of the
late war and served with destinction dur-
ing many a conflict. A bullet wound,
from which he suffered almost continuously
since the memorable civil strife, was the
cause of his death. Deceased was 70 years,
4 months and 17 days old.
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——Ida, the 4-year-old daughter of
Lemuel Hampton, of Coleville, died short-
ly before noon, on Sunday, and was buried
an hour later. The little girl had been ill
for only a day with membraneous croup
and because of its contagious nature burial
was made as soon as possible after death.
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Mrs. Matilda Stine, widow of the
late Hiram Stine, died at her home in
Union township, on Saturday, December
11th. Death was a release from a long
and severe siege of suffering. She was 74
years, 9 months and 24 days old.
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——Tracey Idelia Bartley, aged 4 years,
6 months and 8 days, died at the home of
her parents, in Hublersburg, on Friday,
December 10th. She was the beloved
daughter of George and Sarah Bartley and
her early demise has left a vacancy in their
home that has caused them genuinesorrow.
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Peter Dornblaser,the venerable fath-
er of Miss Puella E. Dornblaser, of Clinton-
dale, died on Tuesday morning. He was
born in Philadelphia, in 1813, but located
in Clinton county, in 1831, and was one of
Nittany valley’s best known residents.
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——Elias Crater, of Gregg township,
died last Thursday, at the age of 45 years.
He is survived by a widow, two daughters
and a son. The remains were interred at
Emanuel’s church, near Spring Mills, on
Sunday.
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——One hundred and eighty men were
thrown out of employment a few days ago
by the indefinite closing of the Cambria
iron company’s stone quarries at Birming-
ham. The company reports that stone can
be bought cheaper than it can quarry them.
——-The new state bridge that is to be
built over the Juniata river, at Birming-
ham, between Blair and Huntingdon coun-
ties, will cost slightly more than the view-
ers estimated. They said it could be built
for $2,800, but the lowest of fifteen bids,
opened on Wednesday, was an offer to do
it for $9,500.
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——Osmond W. Gardner, recently cash-
ier of the Hollidayshurg National bank, has
brought action, in the Blair county courts,
to recover $50,000 damages from Lynn A.
Brua. The latter intimated that Gardner
had smuggled some stock out of the de-
fanet Gardner, Morrow & Co., bank so that
the creditors could not reach it.
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——The eighteenth annual report of the
Carlisle Indian school is out and in itself is
a practical reminder of the industrial de-
partments of the school. The report was
printed by the Indian printers and is quite
a creditable piece oi work. There are nine
hundred and twenty pupils in the school,
the Chippewa tribe being the most numer-
ously represented. :
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——The first vaccination of cattle by the
state sanitary live stock board since its re-
cent meeting, when it was decided to
stamp out disease, was ordered Wednesday
by state veterinarian Pearson. ‘‘Blackleg,”’
a form of disease premonitory of anthrax,
was reported in cattle at Warriorsmark,
Huntingdon county, fourteen in three herds
being affected. The state authorities se-
cured vaccine matter from Washington,
Wednesday, and a man was sent from Phil-
adelphia to give the herd attention.
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——The people of Mill Hall are greatly
exorcised lest a recent determination of
the American axe and tool company to con-
centrate their manufactories at some point
in the Monongahela valley will end disas-
trously to that place, where some of the
large works are located. Ten of the six-
teen factories in the trust are in operation
and for the purpose of economy it is being
considered best to centralize the plants. It
will be remembered that this centralization
business ended the J. Fearon Mann oper-
ation, out at Axe Mann. We trust the same
fate will not befall the Mill Hall plant.
All of the double bitted axes are made at
Mill Hall, so it is not likely the plant will
be moved.
——Dr. Geo. F. Harris has been confined
to his home, on High street, for several
days with muscular neuralgia on the left
side.
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——John O’Connor and Jobn McClain
have been held under $1,500 bail for court,
in Blair county, for having burglarized the
home of Dr. D. S. Monroe, in Altoona.
The burglary was committed while Dr.
Monroe was in Bellefonte, the evening of
the dedication of the Mileshurg Methodist
church. -
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News Purely Personal.
—DMiss Sophia Hunter, one of the pioneer be-
lievers in and promoters of State College, was in
town Thursday looking well as ever, although she
did say she had rheumatism.
—Mrs. Chaney Hicklen and her little daughter
Mary have gone to Philadelphia to spend Christ-
mas with her mother, Mrs. Peters, and the
family. Tessie is now in Sharpless’ on Chestnut
street.
—Prof. Louis E. Reber, of State College, has re-
turned from his California trip feeling and look-
ing much improved in health as a result of his
rest. He spent Monday night in this place and
went on to the College, at noon, on Tuesday.
—Cyrus Brungart, of Millheim, was in town
part of the week attending institute, but left for
home yesterday afternoon. He did'nt run the
risk on an accident on the mountain this time,
for he took the train to it.
—Rev. George M. Glenn, of Gettysburg, whose
enthusiasm and aggressiveness in his work is
daily more pronounced, was in town this week
hearing the celebrities and seeing friends. His
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Glenn, of State College,
was with him.
—Andrew Jackson Griest, of Unionville, whose
record as a county commissioner was something
of great satisfaction to the tax payers of the coun-
ty, was in town, on Wednesday, still insisting that
it is rheumatism, not gout, that he suffers with.
—For the last few years institute week has
brought us a call from one of the brightest and
most prepossessing lady teachers in the county.
She is Miss Anna Heberling, a daughter of J. H.
Heberling, of Blanchard, and is teaching in Half-
Moon township this year.
—Mr. Henry Whiteleather, of Abdera, was in
town yesterday to attend the annual meeting of
the county directors’ association. He is one of
the six directors of Marion township and is ac-
tively interested in public education. According
to his idea of it the meeting, yesterday, was both
instructive and entertaining.
—Mrs. Mary McCauley, of Pine Grove and
Huntingdon, was in town, yesterday, on her way
home from Snow Shoe Intersection, where her
uncle, Mr. William Robinson, is seriously ill.
Mr. Robinson and his wife are both on the shady
side of eighty but until very recently have both
enjoyed remarkably good health.
—Mr. H. C Rice, of Philipsburg, has Leen in
town most of the week and will remain until to-
morrow—*‘if Bellefonters are willing.”” He drop-
ped in here last evening to see if anyone had paid
his subscription, but didn’t seem much disap-
pointed when we were forced toacknowledge that
no good fairy had paid up for him.
—A. C. Thompson, principal of the Snow Shoe
schools, and H. A. Detwiler, of Rebershurg, who is
one of the best known young teachers in Miles
towtiship, have been sort of generalissimos at the
court house this week. Both men understand
handling crowds and they had their hands full on
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
—F. D. Fogleman, one of our staunch Demo-
cratic friends from up in College township, was in
town, on Saturday, on his way home from a little
hunting expedition up on Muncy mountain. In
company with his father-in-law he had gone out for
wild turkeys the day before and had seen several,
but was unable te got close
them.
enongh to shoot
—Among the many school teachers in town
this week is Mr. C. D. Moore, of Boalshurg, who
has had charge of one of the Harris township
schools for a number of years. The fact that he
has taught right at home for =o long is the best
evidence that he is a good one, for they do say
that “a prophet is not without honor, save in his
own country,” so in Mr. Moore we even see the
old maxim refuted.
—James (i. Fortney, Esq., of Ferguson town-
ship, isin town, the guest of his brother, post-
master D, I. Fortney. He came down to attend
institute, the meeting of the county directors’ as-
sociation and spend a few days with his
relatives and friends here. Mr. Fortney lives
wast of Pine Grove and is known as one of the
most honorable men in that community. He has
spent his entire life there and its heaithful, ele-
vating nature has undoubtedly made for the
good of all about him.
—Albert N. Brungart, eldest son of our esteemed
friend and reader, Mr. Henry C. Brungart, of
Wolf's Store, is among the teachers in attendance
at institute this week. This is his first year as a
teacher, but he has had experience enough in the
short time he has been at it to do for most any
purpose. The district school teacher usually has,
Albert is a clean cut, affable young man who ought
to have notrouble in giving satisfaction to the
directors in Gregg township, where he is teaching.
—Joe Barton, of Unionville, was in town on
Saturday settling up a little business here pre-
paratory to moving to Grampian Hills, in Clear-
field county, where he has taken charge of the
large general merchandise store of Lobb & Co.,
coal operators. Joe is to be general manager and
a good one he'll make, for he has had long ex-
perience in the line and is such a ‘good fellow”
that he will have no difficulty in getting along
pleasantly with the customers of the store.
—The venerable Daniel Flisher of Centre Hall,
was in town, yesterday, with Mrs. Flisher and
their grandsen, whom they have taken to raise.
It is always a pleasure to have Mr. Flisher
call, for be has read the Warcumax for forty-two
of his 86 years and when we meet one of the few
subscribers on our list who have read the paper
ever since it was started we always feel as if they
know more about it than we do ourselves. Mr.
Flisher voted for Jackson and is one of THE
Democrats of Pennsvalley.
—C. C. Bell, of Thomas street, is off to Auburn,
N. Y.,; where he is inspecting the mechanical de-
partment of the great reform school there,
preparatory to assuming his new position as
instructor’ in masonry and brick laying at
the Huntingdon reformatory. Mr. Bell was
appointed to that position recently and will
begin his duties on the first of January. It is quite
responsible place and we congratulate him on
his good fortune. He is a man who will undoubt-
edly give satisfaction. The family will remain in
Bellefonte for awhile, at least.
—Mr. Jacob Meyer, of Linden Hall, spent part
of yesterday in town. He is one of the school
directors of Harris township and spent the morn-
ing at the meeting of the directors’ association.
It had been some time since we had seen Mr.
Meyer, but we recognized him the moment he
came in by the general family likeness. Although
since his brother Philip has appeared without
that luxuriant growth of whiskers the two men
do not look so much alike as they did before. It
seems to be a Meyer's characteristic to be whole
souled and good company and Mr. Jacob Meyer
is no exception.
TRIED To CoMMIT SUICIDE. — Harry
Brown, a well-known colored character
more familiar to Bellefonters as ‘Brownie,’
created no little excitement in the town,
on Saturday, by trying to end his existence
by drinking half an ounce of laudanum.
He purchased the opiate at a drug store,
saying that he had a cramp and wanted to
take some of it for medicinal purposes.
The bottle was labeled poison and given to
him, the druggist never imagining that
“Brownie” had such a desperate pursuit
in view.
It is reported that when he left his house,
after dinner, he bade good-bye to all of
his friends and said that he was going
down town to commit suicide.
About two o'clock he wandered into
Beezer’s butcher shop, in the Brockerhoff
house, and went back to the water faucet
and took the tin down from the hook.
Then he drew the laudanum from his”
pocket, poured it into the tin, drew a little
water and gulped it down. He replaced
the tin and left the bottle sitting on a
desk. William Colpetzer was in the store
at the time and noticed what ‘‘Brownie”
wasdoing. He called Philip Beezer’s at-
tention to it, but the latter did not realize
what it meant until he found ‘Brownie’
fast asleep in his private office. The colored
man was sitting, bolt-upright, but past
arousing. Philip shook him repeatedly and
could not waken him. Then he called
officer Mullen and he summoned Dr. Dor-
worth, who advised that he be taken out
and walked around. Robert Harris and
Manny Green came to their assistance and
took the drowsy, would-be suicide between
them. They walked him around for hours
and finally he began to get awake.
It was not long until he was wakened
up thoroughly and ‘‘Brownie’’ was halted
on his journey. He gives no reason for
his action.
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- Two BELLEFONTE Boys IN JAIL AT
Lock HAVEN.—Ed. Parsons and Charley
Gares, both of this place, were arrested at
Lock Haven, last Friday morning, and are
in jail there for trial at court. The boys
are accused of having stolen an overcoat
from Considine’s hotel, at Renovo ; the
coat being the property of a woodsman
named James McCloskey.
Parsons, accompanied by Gares, went to
the hotel, in Renovo, Thursday evening,
where the first named redeemed an over-
coat which he had given as security for a
debt. They both left but shortly after one
of the men returned to the building, and,
going to the rear of the office, stole anoth-
er overcoat. As soon as the coat was
missed a search was made for Gares and
and Parsons, when it was learned that they
had boarded a freight train and were on
their way to Lock Haven. Mr. Considine
notified the police authorities in that place
to be on the watch for the men. When Of-
ficer Griffin boarded the freight in the up-
per yards in Lock Haven he captured Par-
sons, but Gares fled. Gares was captured
later lying in a gondola car at Mill Hall.
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JAHU DEWITT MILLER. — On Friday
evening, December 24th, the fourth of the
People’s popular course will be held at
Garman’s opera house. Jahu Dewitt Mil-
ler, orator and scholar, comes to deliver
his famous lecture on ‘‘Love, Courtship and
Marriage.” Mr. Miller is one of the most
celebrated of the entertainers who is in the
course and his lecture will be truly worth
hearing.
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Notice.
On aud 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. L.
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.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pua~ix Mining 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 . 25
Cloverseed, per bushel.. £7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel. G
Onions hide Eg i
gs, per dozen. 2
iy per pound.
Country Shoulders
ides..... 6
Hams... 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, per pound...
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