Pewmorraiic Waldman
Bellefonte, Pa., Dec 24. 1897.
CoRRESPONDENTS.—No communications pub-
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
Mumps are prevalent along Buffalo
run valley.
——The New Years eve ball of the
Logans is going to be a cracker-jack.
— James L. Leavy, the well known old
lumberman, of Clearfied, has been stricken
with paralysis.
——Good order, good music and a good
time are the good things guaranteed for the
Logan’s New Year ball.
— The State convention of public
schoolteachers will be held in this place
on July 7th and 8th, 1898.
— The Mountain Spring brewery, a
new enterprise, at Lock Haven, was opened
with a banquet on Tuesday night.
——Notwithstanding a steady down pour
of rain the funeral of the late Frank Taylor,
last Friday afternoon, was very largely at-
tended.
— Next Tuesday afternoon Mr. and
Mrs. William Foster, of State College, wiil
celebrate the golden anniversary of their
wedding.
— Sickness of members made it an im-
possibility to get a quorum at the council
chamber, on Monday evening, and, as a
consequence, no meeting was held.
—— Mill Hall is to have another brick
works in the spring. The Frederick Bros.,
will build it and Mill Hall citizens have
subscribed enough to give the land free.
— The last institute of the public
school teachers of Centre county was a fi-
nancial success. Supt. Gamley had about
$120 surplus to put into the treasury.
Last year the institute lost $20.
—— Tt is reported that Louis Doll is go-
ing to retire from the management of the
Roopsburg brewery. This doesn’t mean
that Louis has gotten rich already, but
that he expects to move to York. Peter
Jacobs will succeed him.
Remember that if you want the
finest sale bills in the spring the WATCH-
MAN office is the place to get them. No
matter what others offer todo it for we
will print your bills just as cheap, and
will guarantee you better satisfaction.
— A fellow giving his name as Black-
well, from Bellefonte, got too anxious to
get off a B. E. V. passenger train, when
it was pulling into the station at Lock
Haven, on Tuesday evening, and he tum-
bled off. His feet had slipped. The man
was badly bruised about the face.
—The ladies aid society of the Presby-
terian church, of Boalsburg, will hold an
entertainment in the church on New
Year’s evening consisting of ‘Miss Pricilla
Perkins Photograph Album’ and a fancy
drill. Go and spend a merry evening for
the small sum of ten cents.
——Rev. H. C. Holoway, D. D., of Har-
risburg, will conduct services in the Luth-
eran church, in this place, on Sunday, Dec.
26th, both morning and evening. All were
pleased with his sermons last Sunday and
doubtless will be glad that he is to be heard
here again.
——Captain Harry Simler, of Philipsburg,
has been appointed mercantile apprais-
er by the county commissioners. The ap-
pointment is a good one. Capt. Simler has
been a worker in the Republican ranks for
years and it is highly proper that his ser-
vices should receive some recognition.
United States letter carriers are more
or less agitated over the order of post-mas-
ter general Garey that after April 1st they
will all have to furnish a surety company
bond for the faithful performance of their
duty. The bonds of individuals are deemed
unsafe and unbusinesslike by the depart-
ment.
——Mrs. D. Z. Kline, of north Spring
street, is in a very serious condition of
health. She has been ill for several weeks
with something like pneumonia and her
friends are greatly alarmed about her.
Yesterday she was reported to be very low.
To add to the misfortune of the Kline
home the venerable former sheriff suffered
a slight paralytic stroke, on Monday, and
is in a precarious condition also.
While Fred Chambers, a little son
of E. R. Chambers, of east Linn street, was
coasting down that street, on Wednesday
morning, a young bull dog, the property of
John N. Lane, jumped at him and caught
him hy the calf of the leg, tearing an ugly
gash in it. Fred was sliding ‘‘belly-
bumper’ and was going so fast that when
the dog: grabbed his leg, with bull-dog
tenacity, it held on and was dragged quite
a distance. Though the dog had evi-
dently done it in a playful way, such play-
fulness was a little too serious and it was
shot.
——Christmas services will be held in
the Episcopal church to-morrow at 7 and
10’clock, excellent music has been prepared
and you are cordially invited to attend.
The Methodist Sunday school will have its
Christmas entertainment this evening in
the lecture room of the church. The pro-
gram will consist of music, recitations and
tableaux, with a treat for the younger mem-
bers of the school. The Presbyterians will
have their Santa Claus celebration on New
Year's eve. The Latherans will give the
members of their Sabbath school ice cream
and cake this evening and a first-class lit-
erary entertainment. The festivities in
the Reformed church promise to be of un-
usual interest. They will take place
Christmas evening in the church.
Was 105 YEARS Oup.—Mrs. Barbara
Allen Gardner died at the home of her son
in Philipsburg, on Tuesday morning. She
was 105 years old and with the exception
of old ‘‘grandmother’’ Barger, of Curtin’s
Works, was the oldest person in Centre
county.
Mis. Gardner was born in the western
part of the State, in 1792, but most of her
life was spent in the vicinity of Philips-
burg. When a young girl she was em-
ployed as a domestic in the household of
Hardman Philips, the founder of Philips-
burg, and as she retained her faculties until
the last her reminiscences were excep-
tionally interesting to any listener.
A HIGH PRICED SWINDLER.—Probably
the most gigantic scheme that has ever
come to our attention in the form of a
swindle is now in the hands of John P.
Harris, cashier of Jackson, Hastings &
Co’s., bank of this place.
The person whose generosity promised
to make Mr. Harris the possessor of fabu-
lous wealth and a beautiful Spanish Senor-
ita, all at once, signs himself ‘‘J. Basanta,
Barcelona, Spain.” The scheme he un-
folds in two long letters reads like a fairy
tale, but the swindle in it is so palpable
that the veriest idiot would hardly be
caught by it. A number of the letters
were evidently mailed to bankers and other
influential business men throughout the
State, for we have noticed reports from
other places to such effect.
In his first letter ‘‘Basanta’’ professes to
have been a Spanish officer and deserted
with a large sum of money, which he came
to this country and buried ‘‘near Belle-
fonte’’ then returned to Spain to see his
daughter who was reported to be dying in
a ladies’ school. Immediately upon his ar-
rival there he was captured and put in the
military prison at Barcelona. From prison
the letters are supposed to have been writ-
ten. In them he very generously offers to
share with Mr. Harris all his hidden treas-
ure, provided that he will advance $1,000
for the purpose of redeeming the trunk
which contains the drawings of the spot
where the treasure is concealed and will
act as guardian for his daughter.
‘‘Basanta’’ being in prison of course he
cannot take care of his daughter, whom he
describes as bright and handsome. She
is practically a prisoner at her college, for
with her resources cut off she is not able to
pay her college bills and her clothing and
trunks are being held by the heartless ma-
tron of the institution. Among her trunks
is one in which ‘‘Basanta’’ had a false bot-
tom constructed in which he concealed the
chart showing the location of his treasure
near Bellefonte. He dare not tell any one
in the prison of this else he would lose all,
besides suffering the imprisonment of ten
years on the island of Cuba. So he wrote
to Mr. Harris that if he would send $1,000
to pay for the daughter’s college bills and
her passage to this country she could lift
the trunk, bring it here, then Mr. Harris
couid find the chart, dig up the untold
wealth and live independently ever after-
ward, of course providing for the daughter
and saving half the treasure against the
time when ‘‘Basanta’ is released from
prison.
To add to the realistic look of the
scheme ‘‘Basanta’’ enclosed in his letters a
bill for tuition and board at a fashionable
Spanish school, a clipping from a Spanish
paper, retelling the story of his deserting
from the army with his regiment’s bank
account ; and a copy of the military prison
register at Barcelona, showing that he is
an inmate.
Aside from the buncombe that appears
between every line of ‘‘Basanta’s’’ wonder-
ful tale any sane man would know that
the whole Spanish army can’t muster up
enough treasure to pay anyone for digging
a foot in soft ground for it. Mr. Harris
did not send the $1,000, it is needless to
add.
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JouN CALVIN BRACHBILL IS DEAD.—
The death of John Calvin Brachbill oc-
curred at his home, on north Penn street,
this place, about 6 o'clock Wednesday
morning. It was sad, though not unex-
pected for he had been so seriously ill for
the ten days previous that little hope for
his recovery was entertained from the time
he suffered a relapse; after having survived
a critical case of typhoid fever.
Mr. Brachbill had not heen in his accus-
tomed vigor since early in the spring. He
complained of having lost his relish for
food and suffered from insomnia. He con-
tinued at his work as a traveling salesman
for the Union furniture company, of Rock-
ford, Ill., however, but every time he
reached home he appeared exhausted and
unable to recuperate. About seven weeks
ago he was called into the home office of
his company to spend two weeks and when
he returned to Bellefonte he complained of
feeling wretchedly. Three days later he
took his bed and a pronounced case of ty-
phoid fever developed. He was given most
assiduous medical care and though the case
was an alarming one from the first the pa-
tient had passed the critical point and was
convalescing nicely until he suffered a re-
lapse ; then peritonitis developed and those
who had watched so tenderly and hope-
fully at his bedside realized that he could
not recover.
Deceased was born in Bellefonte on
April 12th, 1854. He was the eldest son
of the late John Brachbill, of Spring street,
and his education was secured in the pub-
lic schools and Academy in this place.
Having been reared in his father’s large
furniture ware-rooms he soon acquired a
practical knowledge of the business and
had followed its various lines up to the
time of his death.
In 1879 Mr. Brachbill married Miss Mar-
garet Mulholland, a daughter of Lafay-
ette Mulholland, of this place, and six
children have been the the outcome of this
union. All but one of whom survive.
They are William R., Jobn, Frederick,
Margaret and Stanley. Charles, the other
child, is dead.
Deceased was a man of strong convie-
tions, a good citizen and a loving husband
and father. Of course none will miss him
as his immediate family, but in his death
the community suffers a loss that will be
irreparable.
Funeral services will be held at his late
home this morning at 10:30. Rev. Dr.
Laurie, Presbyterian, and Rev. Dr. Steph-
ens, Methodist, will officiate.
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ADAM WAITE 18 DEAD.—Adam Waite,
veteran of many battles and almost a life
Jong resident of this place, died at his home,
in Beaver row, on Sunday evening. He
had been ill for quite a while with an af-
fection of the lungs and while his death is
sincerely lamented, it was not unexpected.
Mr. Waite was a member of the Methodist
church and had many friends in this place.
He was born in Blair county, June 11th,
1835, and was 62 years, 6 months and 8 days
old. He was a veteran of the late war hav-
ing a record in the service of his country
which any one might be proud of. He en-
listed in August, 1861, and was mustered
out in 1865; having served in 16 en-
gagements and 11 skirmishes and was
wounded in the second day’s fight at Get-
tysburg. His worth as a soldier is attest-
ed by the fact that he entered the army a
private and came out a 1st lieutenant.
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Amanda Waite,
and seven childen, namely : George, John,
Robert, Mrs. Richard Winner, Allen, Min-
nie and Clara. All of them reside in Belle-
fonte except Robert and Mrs. Richard Win-
ner, who reside in Anderson, Ind.
The funeral took place Wednesday morn-
ing at 10:30 from the house.
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DIED AT REBERSBURG.—Reuben Kream-
er, aged 67 years, died at Rebersburg, on
Monday, after a short illness with heart
trouble. He was one of the influential
men of Brush-valley and leaves a widow to
mourn his loss.
Deceased. was born and raised in that
valley. He spent his early life at farming
and when his industry had accumulated
him enough to retire he did so and moved
to Rebersburg. Mr. Kreamer was a chris-
tian man, a member of the Lutheran church,
and a Democrat of the Jackson ilk. He
was kind and charitable ; his death being
sincerely lamented.
Rev. Mumma conducted funeral services
over his remains on Wednesday morning.
Interment was made at Rebersburg.
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——Samuel Sprow, a native of Penns-
valley, and a brother of Jacob Sprow, of
near Centre Hall, was found dead, lying in
a gutter, in Allegheny city, on Saturday
night. Henry Dysert, a detective, has been
charged with murdering Sprow as he was
seen quarreling with him a few moments
before the body was found and when ar-
rested his clothes were covered with blood.
Sprow’s body was buried at Centre Hall,
on Wednesday.
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——Joseph Fisher, aged eight months,
a child of Samuel Fisher, of Half Moon
hill, died early Monday morning after a
short illness with whooping-cough. Inter-
ment was made on Tuesday afternoon.
The father is reported to be dangerously
ill.
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——DMrs. Elizabeth Rote, aged 92 years,
died while sitting at the breakfast table in
her home, in Coleville, yesterday morning.
She was born at Woodward, this county,
and is survived by four children, among
them being Mr. James Rote, of Coleville.
Deceased was a sincere christian woman.
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—— Mis. Elizabeth Kunes, relict of Sam-
uel Kunes, died at her home, in Eagleville,
last Tuesday morning. Old age was the
cause. :
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Adam Hoover, aged 76 years, died
at Loganton on Monday.
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——DMiss Mabel From, of this place, was
married to Mr. Shem Hackenberg, of Mill-
heim, on Wednesday evening, at 7 o'clock.
The wedding was celebrated at the home
of James Wigley, on Howard street, and
Rev. G. W. Mecllnay, of the Pleasant Gap
Methodist church, tied the nuptial knot.
Mr. Charles Sheasly, of Jacksonville, and
Miss Alice Ripka, of Tusseyville, were
groomsman and bridesmaid. After the cere-
mony a reception and wedding supper
took place.
Conway HELD UNDER $1,000 FOR
CouRT.—George A. Grumbaugh, better
known as George Conway, the Bellefonte
boy who was arrested in f.ock Haven, on
Tuesday morning, Dec. 14th, for having
made a vicious attack with a pocket knife
on the proprietor and several guests of the
Eagle hotel, in that place, was given a
second hearing on Friday morning. He
was held for court and being unable to get
$1,000 bail he went to jail.
WEDDING BELLS.—The many friends of
Miss Iola Lucas, eldest daughter of N.
A. Lucas, formerly of this place, but now
of Washington, D. C., will be pleased to
hear of her marriage to Mr. Howard Dove,
of that city, last Sunday evening, December
19th. Rev. R. W. Moore, of the Methodist
church, officiated. The happy pair were
the recipients of numerous valuable and
useful presents, and the hearty congratula-
tions and well wishes of a large circle of
friends.
Ferp BAUM'S THRILLING EXPER-
IENCE NEAR LocK HAVEN.—Ferd Baum,
a son of liveryman A. Baum, of this place,
had a thrilling experience while driving to
Lock Haven last Saturday night.
Ferd was on his way to that place to be
ready to start back with the Sunday papers
immediately upon their arrival. A friend
had gone with him for company and
everything was pleasant until they
reached a culvert that crosses a small
run, just on this side of Flemington.
There is but a single track over the
culvert and no guard rails on either
side. When the team was fairly on it one
of the horses frightened and sprang to the
side, pushing the other off the road. Both
horses fell into the ditch, one on top of the
other. The occupants of the buggy jump-
ed and escaped with a few bruises.
It was about 2 o’clock in the morning
and the men could not tell exactly what
had happened, but as soon as they could
get a light they found that one of the
horses, a valuable bay mare, was killed
and the other one seriously cut. The wag-
on was not broken at all.
The injured horse was taken to Lock
Haven and put under a veterinarian’s care.
After the papers had arrived Ferd got a
horse at Kessinger’s stable and drove to
Beech Creek, where his brother met him
with a double team and brought the papers
in on time. The horse that was hurt will
not be in condition to be brought home for
several weeks.
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ELOPED FROM BELLEFONTE.—‘‘Reddy’”’
Kerns and Mrs. John Zonesare in jail here
because ‘‘Reddy’’ tried to steal Mrs. Zones
and, while she was willing, the man whom
she had one day promised to love, honor
and obey thought he would like to have
her, himself. Just why Mrs. Zones va-
moosed with her auburn haired admirer is
rather hard to divine, for she is comely
looking and John isn’t a half bad fellow,
but ‘‘Reddy’’ Kerns is certainly not the
loveliest looking creature on the earth. He
came here about the time of the November
court and posed as her ‘‘cousin.’”’” He is
supposed to be from Tyrone and after he
had been here for a few weeks he and Mis.
Zones went off together.
They started for Tyrone, thence to Al-
toona, but they had no sooner departed
than the deserted husband was on their
trail with officers of the law. He went to
Tyrone, where rail-road officer Curtin took
up his case and traced the couple to Altoo-
na. They were roaming around the town
when the officer scooped them and brought
them back to Tyrone. There Zones was
in waiting and the whole party came back
to Bellefonte, on Saturday morning.
A hearing was offered the elopers imme-
diately upon their arrival here but both
preferred to go to jail.
They were given a hearing yesterday
morning hefore justice Keichline. Mrs.
Zones was released on her own recog-
nizance and ‘‘Reddy’’ was sent back to
jail for court.
*1.ARGE BARN BURNED.—The large bank
barn on the farm of the late Matlock Kep-
hart, at Fillmore, was entirely destroyed
by fire early last Friday evening. William
Huey and his family occupy the place and
they were about retiring for the night
when the fire was discovered. Only a few
moments before the alarm was given Mr.
Huey had been sitting at a window look-
ing toward the barn, but noticed nothing
wrong. It was but ashort time afterwards,
he having merely gone up stairs, when
some one shouted ‘‘fire!”” and he ran toa
window, discovering that his barn was a
mass of flames.
With the assistance of his two boys he
saved all the live stock, harness and wmost
of the implements. All of his hay, straw,
grain and fodder was burned. The barn
was large and full to the roof. There were
1,200 bushels of corn, 400 bushels of oats,
25 tons of hay, 300 bushels of wheat, a
new grain drill, Deering binder, sleigh,
buggy and numerous rakes, forks and shov-
els that went up in smoke,
The Kephart estate had the barn fully
insured, while Mr. Huey had $975 in the
Farmers’ mutual company, of Centre Hall,
to offset what he estimatesas a loss of $1,-
200. He has no idea as to the probable cause
of the fire, but says that both large barn
doors were wide open when he ran out.
HoNxor TO A CENTRE COUNTAIN.—
Several years ago James C. Foster, sec-
ond son of Mr. and Mrs. William Foster,
of State College, located at Sheffield, Ala-
bama, where he is employed as a chemist
in one of the large iron plants in that
promising new iron centre. He had been
graduated from the Pennsylvania State
College, in 1889, and was as well equipped
for his work as a sound practical and
theoretical course of instruction could make
him. The equipment and Mr. Foster's
inherent ability seem both to have been at
work, if we are to judge from the position
he holds now.
The recent discussions in Congress as to
the advisability of erecting a government
plant for the manufacture of armor plate
has resulted in the appointment of an
armor plate board in the U. 8. navy. This
board has been visiting various manufac-
turing centres with a view toward report-
ing on a suitable location for a govern-
ment plant. Sheffield, Alabama, was
visited and the board asked for reports
which would show to Congress its superior
natural advantages. These reports have
been published in pamphlet form and
among them we find that the chemistry of
the ores, the irons and steels, of Sheffield,
was left to James C. Foster to discuss. He
has handled his subject in a scientific
manner and. his having been chosen to
represent so large an interest and such an
important branch of it, as the chemical
advantages, is an honor that any young
man might well be proud of.
——Don’t forget to dance the old year
out with the Logans.
et.
——An old gentleman recently entered
the Lock Haven hospital with the inten-
tion of having his toe amputated. As the
hour for his operation approached he got
frightened and left the place.
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——Last Friday afternoon the Bowery
mission band, from New York, on their
way to the Klondyke, reached Tyrone and
held services in the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.
rooms there. They number five and start-
ed to walk from the Bowery mission, in
New York, to the Klondyke. The journey
was begun on the 8th of November and the
men expect to be in the gold fields by next
June. They are not going to mine, how-
ever. Their mission is evangelistic in its
aim. They are holding meetings at every
town they pass through and have been do-
ing some good work.
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A NEW CASHIER FOR THE FIRST NA-
TIONAL BANK.—In the last issue of the
WATCHMAN it was stated that Mr. North,
cashier of the Bellwood national bank,
would probably be chosen to succeed John
P. Harris, the retiring cashier of the First
national of this place. The statement was
made upon information received from one
of the directors of that institution, but
when they met, on Tuesday, a gentleman
not among the number who had been pre-
viously considered was selected.
He is Mr. Charles M. McCurdy, who had
been assistant cashier of the Gettysburg
national bank for more than twenty years.
He is a gentleman of middle age, very af-
fable and is reputed to be one of the best
bankers in the State. He did not ask for
the position and comes to Bellefonte so
highly recommended that it must certainly
be a great gratification to the depositors of
that bank. The new cashier was warmly
endorsed by Hon. William Dorris, of
Huntingdon, and D. Walker Woods of
Lewistown, both prominent attorneys
and presidents of the national banks in
their respective towns.
The following note from Prof. E. J.
Wolf, of the Evangelical Lutheran theo-
logical seminary at Gettysburg. written
to a friend here, voices the high esteem in
which Mr. McCurdy is held in Gettysburg.
# # # “(Gettysburg has a fair proportion
of worthy men, but no one, be he clergyman,
professor, judge, lawyer, banker or merchant,
can we so ill afford to spare as Mr. McCurdy.
‘‘He may be just the man you want for
your bank—I have no doubt of that—but I
do most sincerely hope that he cannot be in-
duced to accept the position. This may sound
selfish, but it is at least not extravagant.
Mr. McCurdy is a gentleman who does not
have many peers anywhere.”
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News Purely Personal.
—Miss Jennie Breeze, of Curtin street, is home
from Wellesley, Mass., for her Christmas vacation.
—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gentzel and family leave,
to-day, for York to spend Christmas with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gentzel.
—Edmund Blanchard was an arrival from Phil-
adelphia, on Wednesday morning. He is a law
student at the University of Pennsylvania.
—O. H. Nason, lumbuerman, miller and dispen-
ser of justice at Martha Furnace, was in town, yes-
terday, buying a few presents for his family.
—The serious illness of his aunt, Mrs. D.Z.
Kline, brought Alvin Kline here from Pittsburg
on Tuesday morning. He is employed in one of
the large pharmacies in the Smoky city.
—Charles I. McClure is one of Bellefonte’s col-
lege men who is home for his holiday vacation.
He is a Princeton student and report hath it that
he is getting along very nicely at that institution.
—John Bower, as natty and good natured as
ever, is home from Franklin and Marshall col-
lege, at Lancaster, to spend the holidays with his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bower, of
east Linn street.
—M. Y. Casanova, of Philipsburg, spent part of
Wednesday in Bellefonte, looking after a little
business that needed his attention before he left
for Tampa, Fla., where he will spend the winter
shooting and fishing.
—James C., Foster, of Sheffield, Ala., was an ar-
rival in town last night. He will go on to his
home, at State College, this morning, to be there
for Christmas and the celebration of the anniver-
sary of the marriage of bis father and mother.
—Guy Harris is home from Ft. Wayne, Ind., to
spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Rachel
Harris, of Curtin street. Guy is connected with
the Ft. Wayne railroad shops and is said to be
making himself a very useful young man out
there.
—J. J. Hoy Esq., of Jacksonville, dropped into
the Warcnmax office, last Friday morning, and
as he was in one of the best of moods his call was
more than a pleasant one. Mr. Hoy had just finish-
ed his work as jury commissioner and was ready
to return to his fine home in Marion township.
—Home for the holidays are Fred Blanchard,
froth Princeton: Ed Harris, from Hahnneman ;
Wallace Reeder from St. Paul’s, at Bustleton :
George Green, from the University: Woods Se-
bring from Philadelphia; Coburn Rodgers, Fred
Blair, Howard Curtin, Charley Harris and Tom
Beaver, from State College : and Luther Hughes
from Baltimore, Md., where he is employed in
his brother Charley’s spice house.
—Mr. W. L. Goodhart, representing the Mill-
heim electric telephone company is in town in the
interest of that corporation.
ing their line to this place in the spring and Mr.
Goodhart was here to get subscribers. He report-
ed having about thirty sare. If the line is ex-
tended to this place it will likely be run to State
College. At present it connects a lot of small
towne in Brush and Penns valleys, not reached by
the Bell company.
—Former post-master T. Frank Kennedy of State
College, spent the shortest day of the year iu Belle-
fonte. It wasn’t because Mr. Kennedy has a dis-
like for Bellefonte, that he selected Tuesday to
come here, but it merely suited the busi-
ness he hadto transact. Since retiring from
the post-office he has been giving his atten-
tion, exclusively, to contracting and many of the
fine buildings that are going up at State College
are ever present testimonials of his ability in that
line.
—Tuesday night was the first that Win. Pealer
Esq., of Spring Mills, has spent in Bellefonte for
many a day and it was really so remarkable for
him to be here over night that we were curious
enough to inquire as to the cause of it. With a
sort of “don’t care whether school keeps or not™
air the distinguished Democrat from Gregg town-
ship, answered by explaining that now since he
has disposed of his large mercantile interests in
Spring Mills he has more time to spare and pro-
poses to take his leisure until he dies. Mr. Peal-
is not an old man, by any means, so we imagine
he expects to enjoy the fruits of his earlier la-
bors from now on. We know of none more de- |
serving of a good time and we certainly hope he |
will enjoy it. : J
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DEDICATION OF THE NEW DISCIPLE
CHAPEL AT HowARD.—The new Disciple
chapel, at Howard, a picture of which was
published in our last week’s edition, was
dedicated, on Sunday, with interesting ser-
vices.
Rev. Dr. G. W. Harvey, of Plymouth,
Pa., preached the dedicatory sermon in the
morning; his text having been taken from
1st Timothy, 3rd chapter and 5th verse.
His text for the evening sermon was taken
from Luke, 7th and 34th. Both services
were largely attended and two very forci-
ble sermons rewarded those who attended.
Among the visiting ministers of the Dis-
ciple church who were there were: Revs.
J. K. Sechrist, E. S. Latshaw, C. S. Long,
of Lock Haven; F. J. M. Appleman, of
Mill Hall; M. S. Blair, of Eagleville; L.
Maxwell, of Williamsport; M. C. Frick, of
Big Run, and E. E. Manley, the pastor.
The new chapel is to a very great extent
a creature of circumstances and probably
marks the close of what has been known in
the courts of Centre county and Pennsylva-
nia as the famous ‘‘Howard church case.”
The story of the disagreement among
several of the elders of the parent church,
the division of the membership and the
consequent contest for the possession of the
church property is well known to our read-
ers. When the courts decided that the
one party was to have it the others after-
wards declined to rejoin them in christian
brotherhood and started to provide a place
of worship for themselves. The result of
their labors is seen in the pretty little
chapel they have erected.
It is after the Grecian style of architec-
ture, of red pressed brick, and has an audi-
torium 48 ft. x 72 ft., with an annex, 12
ft. x 24 ft., to be used for Sunday school
purposes. The windows are of cathedral
glass, artistic in design, and all of them
are gifts of individuals or organizations
and are in commemoration of loved ones.
The interior is effectively decorated ; the
prevailing color being terra cotta.
The building has a seating capacity of
four hundred. It cost $3,000, all of which
was provided for. .¥
Astute
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. Condo and Minnie M. Durst,
both of Centre Hall.
. Wm. Struble, of Bellefonte, and Bessie
B. Gerbrick, of Jacksonville.
L. Ray Morgan, of State College, and
Emma N. Kuhn, of Centre Hall.
Charles E. Casher, of Sandy Ridge, and
Agnes J. Haddock, of Snow Shoe.
Phil McGinley, of Loraine, Ohio, and
Laura Coldwell, of Milesburg, Pa.
Nicholas Lucas and Lulu B. Miller, both
of Boggs township.
John W. Bryan and Laura B. Barger,
both of Boggs township.
W. F. Musser and Della B. Bartges, both
of Penn Hall.
Shem Hackenberg, of Millheim,
Mabel A. From, of Bellefonte.
Rev. David M. Solly, of Harrisburg, Va.,
and Mary M. Kreamer, of Centre Hall.
ode
and
POCKET BOOK STOLEN.—A brown purse
containing some money and papers was
taken from a counter in Harper's gro-
cery, in the Exchange, last evening, and as
the party who took it is known he had bet-
ter return it to the store at once and thus
avoid prosecution.
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. 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 Pnaxix MiLuing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, 0ld........cconivivensveivnnny sisi sass,
Red wheat, new..
Rye, per bushel...
Corn, shelled, per bushel..
Corn, ears, per bushel...
Qats, per bushel, old.
Oats, per bushel, new
Barley, per bushel.....
Ground Plaster, per t
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel..
85
85
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel 5
Onions.....uenens
Eggs, per doze
Lard, per pound..
Country Shoulder:
Sides...
Hams.....
Tallow, per pound..
Butter, per pound..
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