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Bellefonte, Pa., Jan 28. 1898.
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ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
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——Mrs. David Wagner, who has been
very ill for two weeks with congestion of
the brain, is slowly improving.
——John Furst, youngest son of Hon.
A. O. Furst, of this place, was married to
Miss Houston, of Williamsport, last even-
ing.
——G. W. Hartsock, of this place, was
married to Miss Alice S. Emenhiser, of
Lock Haven, by alderman Anthony, re-
cently.
. ——The ladies’ quartette for the Un-
dine benefit concert will be comprised of
Misses Ella Twitmire, Elsie Weaver, Laura
Rumberger and Aurora Moore.
——Thunder and lightning during a
snow snorm is a bad mix up for old mother
nature, yet that is the way she got her
elements tangled on Tuesday.
——Number nine has arrived at George
Waite’s, on Thomas street, but thank
goodness it is a girl, for the Republican
majority in the West ward is big enough
already.
——Mr. C. F. Weymouth, the flute
soloist, has consented to appear at the
Undine band benefit, at Garman’s, next
Tuesday night, and his numbers may be
anticipated as particularly entertaining
ones.
——Col. W. F. Reynolds has authorized
an emphatic denial of the rumor that he
has purchased the Bellefonte glass works
with the intention of turning the plant
over to the glass trust. The colonel says
that he never thought of such a thing.
——The condition of Morris N. Trone,
who has been so seriously ill with typhoid
fever, has improved to such an extent that
hopes for his ultimate recovery are now
entertained. On Sunday he was so low
that it was thought he could not live over
the day.
——Rev. H. C. Holloway, of Harris-
burg, will preach in the Lutheran church,
in this place, at both morning and even-
ing service on Sunday. Dr. Holloway has
accepted the call to Beliefonte and will
come about March 1st to take up his work
regularly.
——A frame house owned by John Bar-
rell and occupied by Samuel Culby and
family, near Rote, was totally destroyed
by fire on Tuesday afternoon. It started
from an overheated stove pipe and burned
so fiercely that very few of the house-hold
effects could be saved. There was no in-
surance.
. ——The Ladies’ Aid society of the United
Brethren church will hold an oyster supper
<n the McClain building, next door to this
-office, on Saturday evening, January 29th.
In addition to oysters in every style, ice
cream, cake and lunch will be served. All
are cordially invited.
——A portion of the roof of the electric
light house, in Philipsburg, blew off dur-
ing Sunday’s storm and falling on the rope
that operates the town’s fire alarm started
it to blowing. The fire department was
turned out and quite a commotion reigned
in the town before it was discovered that it
was only an accidental alarm.
Serg. S. D. Gettig, Co. B, 5th Reg.
N. G. P., took a squad of four men to How-
ard yesterday morning to attend the funeral
of Mr. Benj. Holter. They went down to
fire the parting volleys that the soldier
burial requires. Messrs Hick Kellerman,
John Morrison, Richard Taylor and Willis
Williams made ap the squad.
——The cake walk of the Undine engine
company, at the Undine band concert, next
Tuesday night, Feb. 1st, needs no further
advertisement than the mere announcement
that it will be put on. The hit the boys
made with it last year was so great that
every one will want to see it again.
——The Bellefonte story writer is at
work again and his imaginative produc-
tions are appearing in city papers right
along. The latest is to the effect that a
Clearfield county miner, walking from
Lewisburg to Bellefonte, was captured by
robbers and carried to a cave in ‘‘the Nar-
rows’’ where he was kept three days on
one meal.
——The wind storm on Sunday seems to
have been very general in its sweep over
the country. Much damage was done along
the Atlantic and some of our neighboring
towns suffered quite severely. The only
damage done in Bellefonte was the blowing
over of a large tree in front of Hon. A. O.
Furst’s home on Linn street. The terrace
in front of the Furst home had just been
nicely graded and sodded, but the blowing
down of the large tree has marred the effect
of the improvement.
——Miss Puella Dornblaser, of Mackey-
ville, went to Williamsport, Wednesday,
to assume her duties as superintendent of
charities to which she was recently appoint-
ed. She will have two fine offices in the city
hall and among her duties, which have not
been fully mapped out, will be to keep a
register of all the dependents and look up
the records of every one who applies for
help. The idea is to protect people who
give money to the poor from being impos-
ed upon and at the same time to help the
really deserving poor. She will have noth-
ing to do with the cases that the poor board
take care of, but is to look after the volun-
tary contributions and those helped by the
different charities of the city.
THE LAST oF THE OLD CURTINS.—The
death of the venerable John Curtin at his
home, on Linn street, in this place, on last
Friday afternoon, removed the last of the
men who had figured prominently in the
early days of Centre county and Belle-
fonte. His early life had been so inti-
mately identified with men who gave this
community distinction that he was at
once an interesting and distinguished citi-
zen.
His last days were marked by the gradu-
al enfeeblement of old age and his death
resulted from no particular disease, only
the dissolution of a once robust and rugged
constitution.
John Curtin was the youngest of the
children of Roland Curtin Sr., and Marga-
ret Gregg Curtin. He was born in the
Aull house, that stood on the site of Joseph
& Bros. store building, on Allegheny
street, September 24th, 1810. His mother
having died when he was quite young he
was sent, with the other children, to make
his home with Mrs. Boileau, mother of the
late Dan’l Boileau, who resided at the toll
gate mid-way between Bellefonte and
Milesburg. Soon after his father had re-
married he was taken back home and sent
to school. When he had finished his
course here his father sent him and the
late Governor Andrew G., who was the
eldest of the children of the second mar-
riage, to the Milton academy, where they
remained for a short time and were sent on
to Harrisburg to complete their education
there. ?
Roland Curtin Sr., his father, was the
founder of the family in this country and
emigrated from Ireland in 1783. He first
located in Philipsburg then came over to
Milesburg, where he had a store as early
as 1797. In 1800 he was a resident of
Bellefonte and ten years later, in connec-
tion with Moses Boggs, built the forge at
Eagle Works and became its sole owner in
1815. In 1828 the old mansion at Curtins
Works, the present home of Hon. Harry
R. Curtin, was built and occupied by Ro-
land and several years later John was
brought home from school and sent to
Martha Furnace to manage the iron mak-
ing at that old time centre. He staid there
until the place was sold to the late John I.
Thompson. It was in the nature of a coin-
cidence that both these old iron masters of
early times should have died on the same
day.
When he returned to Eagle furnace he
took charge there and with his half broth-
er, the late Constans Curtin, he managed
the works until 1864, when the firm of C.
& J. Curtin became R., C., & J. Curtin.
That firm continued until 1874, when the
younger generation succeeded them and
John moved to this place, where he remain-
ed until the time of his death.
He was married to Julia A. Barnhart, a
daughter of judge Henry Barnhart, in 1838.
They celebrated their golden wedding in
1888 and she diel in September, 1890. Of
their family four children survive, name-
ly : Margery I. Curtin, Bellefonte ; Sara C.
Larimer, of Omaha ; Harry R., of Curtins
Works, and J. G., of Philadelphia. James
B. Curtin, another son, died in 1890. Two
sisters also survive him, they are Miss Julia
Curtin and Mrs. Nannie Clark, both of’
Philadelphia.
Funeral services were conducted at his
late home, on Monday afternoon, by Rev,
Dr. Stephens of the Methodist church. The
remains were taken to the Eagle cemetery,
at Curtin’s Works, for burial, deceased hav-
ing heen one of the incorporators of that
ground.
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ANOTHER HISTORIC CHARACTER HAS
PASSED AWAY.—In the death of John I.
Thompson, at Martha Furnace, last Friday
morning, the last but one of the older
Thompsons has disappeared and Dr. James
Thompson, of Washington, D. C., remains
the only living child of Gen’l. John Thomp-
son, who came into this county, in 1809,
and located near the old Presbyterian
church, on ‘‘Slab Cabin Branch, southwest
of Lemont.
Deceased was of Scotch-Irish descent,
his great-grand-father Thompson having
emigrated from the north of Ireland about
1845, and his great-grand-father, on his
mother’s side, Matthew Loudon, being
one of the persecuted Scotch Covenanters.
He was born on the farm on ‘‘the Branch,”’
in 1818, and remained there until 1857,
when he purchased Martha Furnace from
the Curtins and moved to that place to
manage the iron industry there.
He was married to Miss Mary Kyle, of
Mifflin county, their union having been
blessed with several children, three of
whom survive, namely : Budd and Mrs..
Jennie Henry, of Martha, and Mrs. Nora
Thompson, of Stormstown.
John I. Thompson was a splendid type
of conscientious manhood. ‘Though impul-
sive in his temperament he was the soul of
honor and leaves a memory that his chil-
dren may be proud tocherish. Funeral ser-
vices were held at his home, on Monday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, and interment was
made in the Presbyterian cemetery at Port
Matilda. Rev. Dr. Laurie, of this place,
and Rev. D. I. Jones were the officiating
clergymen.
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George S. Gearhart, a very reputa-
ble citizen, of Decatur township, Clearfield
county, died on Saturday morning at the
age of 63 years. He had been ill for a
long time with cancer of the stomach and
the last days of his illness were marked by
most excruciating suffering, all of which
he bore with christian fortitude. Deceased
is survived by a widow and eleven chil-
dren. He was a member of the Gearhart-
ville Free Methodist church, and the fu-
neral services were held there on Monday
afternoon. He was a son of the venerable
David Gearhart, Esq., of Chester Hill.
DEATH OF AN ESTIMABLE PHILIPSBURG
‘WoMAN.—Cancer of the liver, with which
she had suffered about three months, caused
the death of Mrs. Margaret Jones, in Phil-
ipsburg, on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Jones was born near Stormstown,
on May 27th, 1825. Her maiden name
was Margaret Rye and in 1847 she was
married to Benjamin Jones, at Centre Line.
Two years later they removed to Tyrone,
where they lived until 1861 when they
went to Philipsburg, which has been their
home ever since.
She had been a member of the Presby-
terian church for years and was possessed
of a sweetness of character that made her
home the ideal one. She is survived by
her husband and five children, viz : O. P.
Jones, cashier of the Philipsburg national
bank; Mrs. Jones Perks, Lott Jones, Miss
Mary and Dwight M. Jones, all of Philips-
burg. Funeral services were held at her
late home on Tuesday afternoon.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF BENJAMIN F.
HoLTkR.—The unexpected death of Benja-
min F. Holfer, at his home, at Howard,
last Monday evening, proved a shock not
only to that community but to many oth-
ers as well, for he was known in all parts
of the county. Neuralgia of the heart
caused his death as he was entering his
home. He had been working most of the
day, but got to feeling so bad that he quit
and started for his house. He was just on
the threshold when the neuralgia reached
his heart and he fell dead.
Deceased was born July 7th, 1831, and
had been a resident of Howard for thirty-
eight years. It was from there that he en-
listed in the war, Sept. 21st, 1861, and
served part of the time with Burnside’s
corps until he was mustered out in 1864.
His enlistment was with Co. A, 45th Reg.,
P. V. for most of his service but, in 1863, he
was transferred to Co. I, 17th Reg., invalid
corps. During his service he fought in the
engagements at Fredericksburg, South
Mountain, Antietam and the seige of Vicks-
burg. He was a member of the Union Vet-
eran Legion of Centre county and of Grove
brothers post, G. A. R., of Howard. His
burial was made from the Methodist church,
of which he was a zealous member, yester-
day afternoon. Rev. A. P. Wharton offi-
ciated and the burial was made with hon-
ors of war.
He is survived by nine children, namely:
Mary Holter, Jennie Holter, Susan Holter,
Josie Holter, Fannie Holter, Elmer Holter,
Mrs. James Kane, Mrs. Linn Pletcher, all
of Howard, and Ambrose Holter, of Clin-
dale.
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DIED SUDDENLY IN TYRONE. — While
making her regular morning call on her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Myers, of Tyrone, was
stricken with paralysis, on Sunday, and
died that night, without having regained
the use of her faculties. She was 63 years
old and is supposed to have been some-
what effected by the shock of the accident
by which her brother, Samuel S. Krider
and his wife, were hurt on the rail-road
below Tyrone last week.
The deceased’s maiden name was Nancy
Krider. She was born in Warriorsmark
valley, a short distance from the village of
Warriorsmark, on the 24th of August,
1834, and at death was 63 years, 4 months
and 29 days old. In the same valley she
was married to Henry Myers on the 14th
of February, 1855. They removed from
the Cross Roads to Tyrone in the year 1867,
and have resided there since that time.
Besides her husband the deceased is
survived by three children viz: Mrs. W.
T. Canan, of Tyrone ; Harry K. Myers, of
Philadelphia, and Allen C. Myers. Four
brothers and only one sister survive.
Among them are Chilion D. Krider, of this
place, and Mrs. Mary Mattern, widow of the
late John B. Mattern, of Buffalo Run,
Centre county.
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MRs. JosSEPH EpMIsTON DIED IN How-
ARD HospiTArn.—Nancy C., wife of Joseph
B.. Edmiston, of College township, was
taken to Philadelphia, last Monday morn-
ing, to undergo an operation for a tumor-
ous growth on the spleen. She died during
the operation that was performed at How-
ard hospital on Wednesday afternoon and
her remains will be brought home this
morning. Dr. J. Y. Dale, of Lemont, ac-
companied Mrs. Edmiston to the city.
She was about 50 years old and is sur-
vived by her husband and four children.
Mrs. Edmiston was a sincere member of the
Methodist church and will live in the
memory of those who knew her as an ainia-
ble, christian woman.
No arrangements have been made for the
funeral, as yet.
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——The failing health of a number of
years resulted in the death of Charles
Kreamer, at the home of his brother Luth-
er, at Woodward, on Saturday morning.
He had suffered with pulmonary trouble
for a long time, but with heroic determi-
nation he had worked up to within the last
few days of his life. He was 49 years old,
unmarried, and was buried in the Wood-
ward cemetery on Tuesday.
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——Finis Reuben Thomas, colored, a
son of John Thomas, of Tyrone, died from
poeumonia on Sunday afternoon. He had
been sick about ten days and was 8 years
old. John Thomas was formerly a resident
of this place. :
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One of the funniest novelties that
has ever been produced by home talent at
Garman’s will be put on the night of the
Undine band benefit, ‘when ‘‘Der Lieder
Krantze,’’ a trio of German musical special-
ty artists will make their debut. It will
certainly prove a very taking feature.
A Famous HUNTER HAS GONE WEST.
—It is not often that you hear of a man 71
years old traveling clear across the conti-
nent to take up a government homestead
claim and when one starts from so near
home as Black Moshannon he becomes an
object of interest in this locality.
The Philipsburg Journal says: ‘Palmer
Elliott, the well known hunter of Black
Moshannon, returned, Tuesday morning,
to Anacortes, Washington, to look after a
tract of land, embracing 160 acres, which
he took up in 1889, and on which he re-
mained five years in order to secure a deed
and to entitle him to the ownership of the
same. His land is covered with fir and
cedar timber, from which he expects to
realize quite handsomely, and is located on
the Cypress Island. His house, he tells us,
faces the rapidly growing town of Anacortes
which is now about the size of Philipsburg,
and which has one of the finest steam boat
landings along the Puget Sound, and at
which point steamships from San Francisco
visit every few days.
Mr. Elliott is 71 years of age, and has
lived at Black Moshannon for 33 years.
He has been a great traveler, and tells us
that he has been in 38 States, coming to
this part of the country from the South, but
having been born in Wayne county. He
has mostly followed lumbering and farm-
ing, but is famous as a hunter, and can re-
late many wonderful experiences. He has
killed 25 bear and over 1,000 deer, to say
nothing of other game.
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THE UNDINE BAND BENEFIT.—Next
Tuesday night, February 1st, the Undine
band will give its second annual benefit
concert. Last year the benefit was some-
what of an experimental nature, but proved
80 bright in its arrangement and delightful
in its entertainment that considerable en-
thusiasm was excited over it.
This year the band will do more—far
more—than it did the last and one of the
most pleasing musical entertainments that
the town has ever heard can be expected.
The Undine band is a good musical organi-
zation and practically the only one in the
town. Itis always ready to respond at
public ceremonies and makes music worth
hearing when it does turn out.
Few people realize what a boon a good
band is to a community. It affords pleas-
ure to all classes and for the most part it is
free as the air you breathe. The Undine
band is a good one and merits your support.
No musical organization can exist without
some fands and now that the Undines need
something more substantial than your
plaudits, are you going to give it them ?
Don’t labor under the delusion that it will
be an act of giving without a return, for
you will be disappointed if you do. The
band is going to give you a concert, and a
good one. Something worth every cent it
costs you to hear.
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W. F. REEDER AND HENRY C. QUIG-
LEY FORMED A PARINERSHIP IN LAW.
—On Wednesday Col. Wilbur F. Reeder
and Henry C. Quigley Esq., formed a co-
partnership for the practice of law in the
several courts of Centre county and the new
firm will be known as Reeder & Quigley
after February 1st.
Neither one of the gentlemen are strang-
ers to the profession in this county ; in fact
the new firm includes one of our most emi-
nent attorneys and another who, though
younger in practice and years, has already
shown himself a worthy associate for Col.
Reeder.
Mr. Quigley was a student at The Penn-
sylvania State College and left that insti-
tution to enter the United States Military
academy at West Point, where he remained
one year, returning to enter the office of the
old law firm of Hastings & Reeder. He
was admitted to the bar in April, 1891, and
has since devoted “his entire time to the
practice of his profession. He was the
nominee of the Republican party for dis-
trict attorney in 1895 and was defeated by
only seventy votes. Since the establish-
ment of the board of health for Bellefonte
he has been its very efficient secretary and
is reputed one of the most promising of the
younger attorneys at the bar.
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A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE TELE-
PHONE SERVICE.—Within six weeks, if
the weather continues favorable, there will
be completed such an extension of the lines
of the Central Pennsylvania Telephone
company in this county as will give our
people a vastly improved service.
The lines are to be extended to Millheim,
Rebersburg, Madisonburg, Aaronsburg and
Coburn, with all of which places metallic
circuit, or long distance phone connection,
will be made. In order to handle the
lines to the greatest satisfaction of the cus-
tomers an exchange will be installed at
Centre Hall, with two operatives, and that
whole valley will be made independent of
the Bellefonte exchange, yet controlled by
it, and the patrons on this side will be able
to talk to any of those points without ex-
tra charge.
The work will be pushed forward at
once, so that the service can be begun at
the earliest possible moment.
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THE OFFICERS FOR THE GAS COMPANY.
—The various interests of the Bellefonte
gas company were represented at an annu-
al meeting, in John M. Dale’s office, in
Temple Court, on Saturday, when the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year:
Hugh 8. Taylor, superintendent, and
Henry Brockerhoff, secretary. Mr. John
P. Harris having resigned as treasurer of
the company, Mr. Charles McCurdy was
chosen to fill the vacancy.
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——At a special meeting of council, on
Monday night, 1,000 feet of cotton-jacket-
rubber lined hose was purchased for the
Bellefonte fire department at a cost of $700.
——A slight fire damaged the roof of G.
D. Ray’s bakery, in Mill Hall, on Tues-
day morning.
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——John Shank, of south Allegheny
street, has sold his old wagon making
shop, at Warriors-mark, to C. F. York.
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——William H. Miller has been ap-
pointed post-master at Axe Mann to suc-
ceed Henry Meyers. Willard S. Meyer
has been appointed post-master at Lamar.
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—— Squire J. H. Reifsnyder, of Mill-
heim, is contemplating a trip to Florida
soon. He will take the sea voyage from
Baltimore and hopes it will improve his
health.
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——The Undine concert, on Tuesday
night, February 1st, will be one of the
musical events of the season, so far as local
talent has been concerned. The band will
be heard at its best that night and the de-
lightful surprise it gave at the last concert
is not to be compared with what awaits
you next Tuesday night. ®
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News Purely Personal.
—Andrew Jackson Griest Esq., of Unionville,
was in town on Tuesday.
—A. 8. Allen was one of a trio of Boalsburgers
who were in town, Wednesday, enjoying them-
selves,
—Joseph Ceaders and his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Robert Gilmour, were in Pittsburg this week on
a business trip. t
—Edward K. Rhoads and his sister, Miss
Rebecca, came home, to-day, from a two weeks
stay in Philadelphia.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. F. York, of Warriors-mark,
spent Sunday with Mrs. York’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Emanuel Noll, on north Allegheny street.
—George L. Jackson and Mame Ceaders were
among the Bellefonters, who heard Sousa’s band
in Tyrone, on Wednesday. The concert was fine,
but very short.
—Miss Bertha Laurie arrived home, Tuesday,
from a pleasant visit in Philadelphia with her
sister Miss Jessie and other friends in Philadel-
phia and Philipsburg.
—John Kline Esq., of Curtin street, returned
from Philadelphia, on Tuesday morning. His
condition is ‘slightly improved, though no opera-
tion was performed for his relief while he was in
the hospital.
—Mrs. William Crawford, of Coleville, with her
two youngest children, went to Millmont, on
Monday, to spend a week with her sister. Were
it not for the two bright daughters she leaves at
home, the eldest of whom is twelve years, “Billy”
would have to be keeping house for himself.
—Peter Smith Esq., of Centre Hill, spent Mon-
day in Bellefonte, and while here favored the
Warcnmax office with an agreeable call. He does
not come to Bellefonte as frequently as he used
to and this was the first time he hai been here
since breaking his leg, over a year ago.
—Harry McDowell, of Abdera, was in town on
Wednesday making preliminary arrangements
for the sale of his father’s, Hon. P. W. McDowell's,
farm stock. The sale will occur on March 15th
at the senior McDowell's home at Mackeyville,
after which he will move up to Abdera and make
his home with Harry.
—Burdine Butler, politician, “armer, stockman
and all-around lively fellow, of Howard, spent
Saturday in this place looking after a little busi-
ness. Burdine is still a staunch silverite and
thinks “she iz bound to come.” Hé is of the
opinion that silver will be the issue of 1900 and he
hopes tolive to see it win.
Dr. T. O. Glenn writes from his new home at
Rixford, McKean county, that while Boalsburg
was a pleasant place in which to reside he thinks
he made no mistake when he moved to Rixford.
His friends up Buffalo Run and at State College
will be pleased to learn that he has been quite
successful in his practice in the oil regions.
—Former sheriff John P. Condo, of Millheim,
was a visitor in town on Wednesday. He came
up to look after some business in the county seat
and call on his many friends here. Mr. Condo is
doing a nice mercantile business in Millheim and
says he has nothing to complain of. Ifhe runs
his store as well as he did the office of sheriff it
is not to be wondered at that he is doing well.
—The venerable Robert McKnight, of Fillmore,
was in town on Monday and his visit proved a
pleasant surprise to his hosts of Bellefonte friends.
He had been very ill most of last fall, but aside
from being weak appears none the worse of his
long siege of confinement. If he lives two days
longer he will be eighty years old and we know
that there is no one but that will wish him many
more years of healthfulness.
—Squire Archey, of Pine Grove, was in town on
Saturday and judging from the anxiety he had to
get to his train on time we are of the opinion that
he thinks Pine Grove a far better place to Sunday
than Bellefonte. The time he missed his train in
Tyrone and had to walk the sixteen miles over
the ties has taught him that it is better to be a
few minutes ahead ot the schedule than a few
seconds behind it.
—Mrg, Barbara Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
H. Harter and postmaster Foriney and his wife,
have gone to Harrisburg to attend the coming
out party Governor and Mrs. Hastings will give
for their daughter, Helen, this evening. Adeline
Harris, who has been a guest at the executive
mansion for two weeks, will receive with Gov.
and Mrs. Hastings, Helen and a number of young
ladies from difterent parts of the State.
—Our friend Jacob Dunkle Esq., of Hublers-
burg, drove up from his home yesterday in a
buggy and was quite surprised to find that we
have so much snow here. He is of the opinion
that we have far more of the beautiful than they
have down Nittany valley. Mr. Dunkle is one of
the old-school gentleman and that means that he
is one of the very nicest men anyone could wish
to know. He has been a reader of the Warcumax
ever since the first number was issued.
—J. B. Roan, of Buffalo run, better known in
Bellefonte as “Jerry,” was in town yesterday all
“diked” out as if he were one of those kid-glove
farmers. He isn’t, though, for Jerry is one of the
hardest working, most practical of the many good
ones who can be found along the Buffalo run and
his fine farm, 3 miles west of Bellefonte, bears out
our assertion. He is of the opinion that the com-
missioners have got it into their heads that it is
finer than it really is for they have jumped the
valuation away up on him. There will be a settle-
ment on Monday, when the appeal for Benner
township will be held.
—Mr. W. A. DeLong, of Blanchard, spent Mon-
day in Bellefonte and during the transaction of
the business that brought him up he took a no-
tion” to subseribe for the Warciiman, It has been
seventeen years since he has been married and
when single, at home, he always had access to his
father’s copy, but after going to housekeeping for
himself he did not have it, so he just ordered it
for himself. Mr. DeLong is one of the men Who
can tell you how valuable insurance is. His house
and most of his goods were burned last fall, short-
ly after his insurance policy had run out. He
had allowed it to expire with the intention of
changing agencies, but before he attended to
the change the fire burned him out. It is need-
less to say that he needs no more experiences of
such a costly nature to keep his insurance in
force all the time.
THE JUDGE OF ELECTION IN HARRIS
TowNsHIP. — At the spring election in
1897 the voters of Harris township elected
Mr. Henry Potter as judge of election.
Under ordinary conditions he should have
served at the election, in November, 1897,
and concluded his tenure of office by serv-
ing as judge of the election to be held
next month.
As it bappened Mr. Potter became ill
the night before the election last fall and
was incapacitated. It was too late to
have the court appoint a substitute so the
majority inspector appointed ex-associate-
judge Thomas Riley, which appointment
was regular under the law.
The question has come up now as to
which one ought to preside at the election
next month. Mr. Potter has recovered
his health, and, unless again taken ill,
will be ready to perform the duties for
which he was elected. We understand
that there has been considerable discussion
on the question over in Harris township,
but we are unable to understand why Mr.
Riley’s appintment should be constructed
in any other than a purely temporary light.
In an interview with his honor, judge
Love, on the question he gave it as his
opinion that the regularly elected judge, if
he be in condition to serve, is the one who
should preside at the February election.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger,
during the past week.
Toner Aikey and Mabel Barner, both of
Bellefonte.
Charles W. Shope and Annie M. Cal-
houn, both of Snow Shoe.
George M. Close, of Philipsburg, and
Emma J. Varner, Tyrone, Pa.
Marshall Baughman and Florence Sar-
vey, both of Snow Shoe.
Rev. Louis Hillman, of Houtzdale, and
Celia Fireson, of Munson, Pa.
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CHURCH DEDICATION AT MOSHANNON—
The new Methodist church at Moshannon
will be dedicated on Sunday, February 6th,
and all are cordially invited to attend the
ceremonies. Any who find that they can-
not attend in person will be kindly remem-
bered if they mail a small contribution to
the board of trustees. The board has had
promise of fine ministerial help at the ded-
ication.
-——There is not much danger of the
Arion-Cooke combination being pulled in
for incendiarism. They’ll never set the
world afire.
Extremely Low Fees.
Book-keeping, including books, only
$15.00. Short-hand daily, lessons for three
months, $15,00. Penmanship, drawing and
painting correspondingly low at Nichols
school in Crider’s Exchange. 43-31t#
Sale Register.
The experience of those who have used the
Warcnmax Sale Bills and “Register” in the past
has been so gratifying that we have no hesitancy
in proclaiming them the best advertising medi-
ums in Centre county for Public Sales. Within
the last few years a record has been kept of the
cash receipts and gross amounts of the sales for
which the advertisements have been left with
this office and in every case better results have
been reported than from corresponding sales ad-
vertised by other places. This spring the Warcu-
MAN bills will be better and cheaper than ever.
Don’t think you can get them cheaper elsewhere,
for you can’t. You can get your bills done here
just as cheap as anywhere, you can get better sat-
isfaction, have your sale advertised better and be
fitted out with the necessary sale supplies When
your bills are printed at this office, you get every-
thing else for nothing: notes, sale supplies and a
notice in this column.
Marcu 3rp.—At Daniel Heckman’s, two miles west
of Bellefonte, on the Brockerhoft farm, horses,
cattle, farm implements and household goods,
sale at 12, noon, sharp.
Marcu 8rH.—At the residence of C. J, Stam, on
the Dr. Hale farm, at Oak Hall, horses, cows,
young cattle, hogs and sheep and a great variety
of farming implements as good as new. Sale at
10 o'clock, a. m. Wm. Goheen, auctioneer.
Marci 156TH— At the residence of P. W. McDowell,
at Mackeyville, horses, cows, young cattle,
sheep, hogs and implements. All of the finest.
C. W. Rote, auctioneer. Sale at 10 o’clock a. m.
March 191i.—At the residence of J. F. Garner, 14
mile north of State College, horses, cows, young
cattle, implements, household goods. Sale at
10 o'clock a. m., Wm. Goheen, auctioneer.
Marcu 21st—At the residence of John H.
Strouse, on the John T. Fowler farm, in Taylor
township, 13 horses, cows, young cattle, sheep,
hogs and farming implements. Sale at 10
o'clock, a. m. Wm. Goheen auctioneer.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pu@~ix MiLLing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, old.
Red wheat, new
Rye, per bushel
Corn, shelled, p: he
Corn, ears, per bushel...
Oats, per bushel, old......
Oats, per bushel, new
Barley, per bushel.........
Ground Plaster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel .
Cloverseed, per bushel...
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
Onions...... foue
Eggs, per dozen
foes per pound
Country Shoulder
Sides....
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Tallow, per pound...
Butter, per pound...
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The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (1f paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
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additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions
Each additional insertion, per line...
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Business notices, per lin
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fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be ‘executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash.
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