Beworralic atc
Bellefonte, Pa., Feb Il. 1898.
v CorrRESPONDENTS.—NoO communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Are you going to the minstrels to-
night ? They will be good.
——Basket ball at State College to-night,
Bucknell and State will play in the
armory.
——DMichael Flavel, of Blanchard, has
been granted a pension lately. He will
get $6.00 a month.
—Dr. Colfelt’s lecture on ‘‘Assyrian
Discoveries,”” next Friday night, in the
Presbyterian church, will be well worth
hearing.
—Daniel Hess, of Linden Hall, was
considerably bruised and sprained by fall-
ing down the stairs at his home, one day
last week.
—Rev. R. P. Cobb, of Rahway, N. J.,
will preach in St. John’s Episcopal church,
in this place on Sunday, at both morning
and evening services.
—R. H. Crosthwaite, formerly a resi-
dent of Bellefonte, fell on an icy Altoona
pavement, Tuesday morning, and broke
both bones of his right forearm.
——Tom Beaver and Rufus Strohm, two
Bellefonte boys very well known, will ap-
pear in the caste in ‘‘The Rivals,”’ at Gar-
man’s, Monday night, Feb. 21st.
—Dr. J. M. Locke will move his office
and residence into the Brew house, on
North Spring street; Harry Brew and fam-
ily already having moved down to live
with D. Z. Kline.
——While helping to open up the road
for the passage of his father’s funeral cor-
tege David Treaster, who lives a short dis-
tance west of the Old Fort, fell on the ice
and was seriously hurt.
——May Taylor, a daughter of W. H.
Taylor, of Bishop street, has accepted a po-
sition as book-keeper in Yeager & Sour-
beck’s eafe, in Brooklyn. Mr. Sourbeck is
very much pleased with his new business
-and reports that it is running far beyond
expectations.
——While attending the state associa-
tion of public school directors’ convention,
at Harrisburg, yesterday, D. F. Fortney,
of this place, addressed that body on the
question : ‘‘Are school teachers selected
with regard to their competency and effi-
ciency ?"’
——Inasmuch as C. P. Hewes Esq., is
closing ap his law business in Centre
county, preparatory to moving to Erie,
Fortney & Walker have rented and will
occupy the offices, in the Furst building,
occupied for so many years by the firm of
Spangler & Hewes.
——Dave Campbell was arrested near
Hollidaysburg and brought to this place,
on Wednesday evening, charged with hav-
ing been implicated in the stealing of
Jacob Woodring’s cattle at Port Matilda.
He waived a hearing and went to jail. If
the officers keep on they will have more
thieves corralled than there were cattle.
——The Ransom entertainers include
such artists as Elmer P. Ransom, magician ;
Ellen 8S. Cornell, soprano; Dora Harman,
mandolin soloist, and Fred Hansell, whist-
ler. They give a more varied program
than any of the others in the People’s
course and will be sure to please. Af
Garman’s, Monday evening, February 14th.
——The Daily News says ‘‘the little one
died with pneumonia of the lungs.” Judg-
ing from this we are to believe that pneumo-
nia is not confined to the lungs, as is gen-
erally supposed, so you need not be sur-
prised if the News next tells you of somé
one having pneumonia of the vermi form
appendix.
——~Services at the Reformed church of
Bellefonte in the morning, and at Zion, in
the afternoon on Sunday. Rev. Dr. Eisen-
burg will conduct the services. Election
for pastor will be had in connection with
these services. Mr. Thomas Levan Bickle,
of Reading, Pa., is the candidate submitted.
——The bachelors John Blanchard, John
Shugert, Tom and Joe Mitchell and those
two light (?) eaters, Harry Keller and
Quigley, entertained themselves, last Satur-
day evening, with a drive down to the club
and had a first class feed. The evening was
perfect and some of the after dinner jokes
good, if all they tell is true.
—On the 16th the appeal of James
Cornelly from the decision of the court of
Centre county, refusing him a new trial,
will be heard by the Superior court in ses-
sion at Williamsport. If the appeal is re-
fused he will go to the western peniten-
tiary at once to begin his long term for be-
ing charged with having fired the Armory
in this place.
——While coasting on Bishop street, last
Friday night, Mac. Heinle had his leg cut
and sprained and his head cut. He was
carried home unconscious. Harry Bell
was steering a sled that ran into a tele-
phone pole in front of Brown’s and he had
the life knocked out of him for a while.
Lillie Smith was on the same sled and suf-
fered a sprained ankle.
——The sociable last evening at Rev.
Dr. Laurie's was a very pleasant affair. It
is the beginning of a series the Presbyter-
ians intend having for the benefit of their
manse. Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes, will have a
musical ; Mrs. Barbara Rankin, a chicken
and waffle supper ; Mrs. Charles Gilmore,
a lawn fete at her cousin Will Humes’ and
80 on 'til the muchly needed improvements
are made.
THE END OF JANUARY Courr.—Up to
the time we had gone to press last week
the business of the second week of court
had not been entirely disposed of and the
case of Alice Garbrick vs J. B. Gentzel, to
recover for a narrow strip of land lying be-
tween their farms below Bellefonte was
still on trial. On Friday morning the
jury brought in a verdict of 6ets. for the
plaintiff.
George Garbrick vs J. B. Gentzel, tres-
pass, plea not guilty. Two cases settled.
John F. Potter, administrator of etec., of
George Mc Potter vs. the Union Central
life insurance company of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Continued.
Calvin Davidson vs Harriet Stere, Pris-
cilla Stere and Eli Stere, slander, plea not
guilty. Three cases, one against each of
the above named defendants. Settled.
Milesburg building and loan association,
now to the use of James Lincoln Miller vs
William Miller, George W. F. Miller, Sa-
rah Miller, Mary Butler, J. Lincoln Mil-
ler, John Miller and Curtin Miller, heirs
of James S. Miller, deceased. No defence
was made and a verdict was taken in favor
of the plaintiff for $991.98.
Harry M. Carlisle vs L. C. Bullock, tres-
pass, plea not guilty. Settled.
John P. Harris, use of Linnie Benner vs
Frank P. Blair, surviving administrator of
etc., of Wm. H. Blair, deceased. No de-
fence was made and a verdict rendered in
favor of the plaintiff for $600.25.
Lehigh Valley coal company vs Anthony
S. Mayes, summons in ejectment, plea not
guilty. No defence was made and a ver-
dict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff
for the land described in the writ.
Mark C. Treaster vs J. W. Mitterling,
administrator of etc., of John Mitterling,
deceased, summons in assumpsit, plea non-
assumpsit. This action is brought to re-
cover for taking care of and nursing John
Mitterling, who was suffering from chronic
bronchitis from the latter part of Novem-
ber, 1894, to March, 1895, for about eigh-
teen weeks at $10 per week. The defend-
ant alleges that the plaintiff and her family
lived in decedent’s house rent free, and
had free use of fire wood, cows and chick-
ens, for which she had contracted to at-
tend to Mr. Mitterling. Verdict in favor
of the plaintiff for $51.71.
Court adjourned on Friday evening.
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COUNCIL IN SESSION.—Seven members
were present at the meeting of council last
Monday night and transacted the littl
business that came before them.
The Millheim electric telephone company
was granted permission to erect poles and
maintain a line over the various streets and
alleys of Bellefonte. Fire marshal Wise
reported that the two engine companies
have about eighteen hundred feet of second
class hose on hand. And a request for a
hose drying tower for the Undine engine
house was referred to the Fire and Police
committee.
The Street committee reported the clean-
ing of Water street and the completion of
the new side walk and curbing in front of
the public building at a cost of $257.84.
J. L. Montgomery appeared on behalf of
the Atlantic refining company and asked
council if there would be any objections
raised to the re-building of the oil house
that was burned a short time ago. He
stated that a piece of ground has heen pur-
chased from ‘the Thomas estate and that
a $3,000 plant will be built. All the build-
ings will be brick and the tanks will be
mounted out in the open air so as to reduce
the danger of fire to a minimum. Council
decided that since the company had already
been granted a six year permit, which has
not run out, there was no need for further
action.
Bills to the amount of $573.93 were ap-
proved and ordered paid. The treasurer’s
statement showed a balance due him, Feb.
7th, of 805.70.
SOME CHANGES THAT WILL OCCUR IN
THE SPRING.—From present indications
the 1st of April, 1898, will see more busi-
ness changes in Bellefonte than that season
of moving has ever before presented here.
Of course there are always hosts of family
movings, but few business houses like to
move and rarely do so except under what
they consider very advantageous circum-
stances.
After the 1st furniture dealer Frank
Naginey will be found in the Linn room
further south on Allegheny street than
his present location in the Reynolds’
bank building. Jacob Runkle’s green
grocery will leave its quarters in the
Aiken’s block and be transplanted in the
Hale building on the corner of the Diamond,
where W. T. Achenbach was located while
here. A. S. Garman will leave the Gar-
man house to his brothers Cornie and Bruce
and hie himself off to Tyrone to take
charge of his new hotel there. Philip
Beezer, the butcher, will quit the room in
the Brockerhoff block and move around the
corner to the Benner building. El. C.
Rowe will close out his furniture business
and rest for a year or so.
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THE HorSE was KILLED.—Edward J.
Maloney, of this place, assistant Sup’t of
the Central Penna. telephone company,
had an exciting experience while driving
through Aaronsburg and Millheim last
Tuesday. He was looking after some
work that his company is doing in that
section and had hired a horse and sleigh
from liveryman Spigelmyer. On the way
home the horse ran away from him and,
dumping him out in the snow, continued
its wild flight to Millheim.
When it reached the hotel Musser it ran
into a hitching post that broke off and
threw the horse against a stone, breaking
one of its hind legs. The animal was so
badly hurt that it had to be killed. It was
the property of J. W. Musser and Mr. Ma-
loney paid him in full for it.
——Guy Brothers minstrels at Garman’s
to-night.
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——Up to last evening the Central rail-
road company had shipped 1200 tons of ice
off the dams at Hecla park.
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——Colonel James B. Coryell has given
Williamsport the cold shoulder and gone
to Philadelphia to practice law.
——A fractured bone was the result of a
kick that a horse gave John MecNaul on
the arm, at Salona, last Friday morning.
——J. H. Bibby, once proprietor of the
Spring Mills house, is to be the new pro-
prietor of the Irvin house at Lock Haven.
—— “The Thespians,” a dramatic organi-
zation composed of students of the Penn-
sylvania State College, will present ‘‘The
Rivals,” at Garman’s, on Monday night,
Feb. 21st.
—A delightful evening was spent at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Finnegan,
corner of High and Thomas streets, Wed-
nesday evening, by a large party of their
friends and neighbors.
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——The Ransom entertainers are the
next attraction of the People’s popular
course. They come to Garman’s, on Mon-
day nigbt, February 14th, and give a varied
and pleasing program.
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—A team of large horses broke through
the ice on the river at Lock Haven, on
Monday afternoon, and only by choking
both animals were they brought to the
surface and hauled out by the men.
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——The Bucknell University basket ball
team will play the State College team this
evening.. The game will take place in the
armory and will be called at 7:30 sharp.
The admission price will be 25cts.
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——The members of Co. B, 5th Reg., N.
G. P. will give their second annual mili-
tary ball, in the armory, on Thursday
evening, Feb. 17th. They have secured
first class music and are making prepara-
tion to entertain their guests nicely.
——S. Miller McCormick, one of Lock
Haven’s best known attorneys, was mar-
ried to Miss Phoebe Catharine Canfield, on
last Tuesday, in Newark, N. J. Thebride
is a cousin of Joseph Holter, of this place,
and is well known about Curtin and Belle-
fonte.
—Frederick Zettle, aged 73 years, 6
months and 8 days, died at his home in
George's valley, after a long illness. De-
ceased was the father of twelve children,
ten of whom survive him. In*srment was
made on Tuesday morning, Rev. Rearick,
of the Lutheran church, having officiated.
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—It had been seventeen years since
George A. Walker, of Tyrone, visited this
place so when he came down last week to
spend Sunday with Hamilton Otto, of
Penn street, he found a few changes at
least. When a resident of Bellefonte Mr.
Walker ran a green grocery on the corner
where the Centre county bank now stands.
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—Dr. J. T. Rothrock, forestry com-
missioner of Pennsylvania, will deliver an
illustrated lecture, ‘‘Beautiful Pennsylva-
nia,” in the chapel of the Pennsylvania
State College on the evening of Feb. 15th.
The lecture is under the auspices of the
State College scientific association, admis-
sion is free and all interested are cordially
invited.
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——It is reported that the Morrison &
Cass paper company, of Tyrone, will move
their big plant from that place to Cumber-
land, Md., but the report is said to be un-
true. The Morrison & Cass company admit
that they are contemplating the building
of a mill at the latter place, but it will, in
no wise, interfere with their Tyrone in-
dustry.
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——One of the most delightful sleighing
parties of the season was given last Friday
night by Thomas K. Morris, who came
over from Tyrone and took a number of his
friends up to State College. The moon-
light was perfect, the sleighing excellent
and the time at the University Inn enjoy-
able and gay. After supper the party at-
tended the basket ball game at the Armory
and then Miss Brew’s dancing class, which
is one of the Friday night attractions at
the Inn. The affair was given in honor of
Miss Anna Stewart, of Pittsburg, who is
visiting Miss Morris, of Tyrone.
—On Friday morning an explosion oc-
curred at the residence of L. T. Runk, in
Philipsburg, which sent the stove in pieces
all over the room and tearing great chunks
out of the ceiling and walls. Mrs. Runk
was standing in front of the stove at the
time stirring oatmeal. Almost miracu-
lously she escaped with only a bone broken
in one hand and a few bruises. The water
had frozen in the pipes leading to the bath
room, and prevented the steam from escap-
ing from the water in the range.
ABER,
REV. CHARLES GARNER IN DISTRESS. —
The people of Bellefonte will be sorry to
hear of the distress that has overtaken Rev.
Charles Garner, formerly of this place. It
will be remembered that when he moved
from Bellefonte he located in Tyrone, where
he got along quite well. Later he was
sent to Jersey Shore and has been there
ever since. His church is very poor, how-
ever, 80 that he has had a very hard time
to get even enough to eat.
In telling of his distress the Spirit says :
A four cent loaf of bread was all that he
and his family of seven children had to sus-
tain life for one day last week. This he
divided among his children, and ate nothing
himself. The little ones could not sleep and
about 2 o'clock at night their cries awoke
him and when he inquired if they were cold
they said ‘No they were hungry.” He left
the house and made his wants known. He
received some money that night and since
then the citizens have taken steps to see that
the family is well provided for.
DEATH oF MORGAN M. LucAs.—After
a painful and protracted illness, Morgan
M. Lucas, of Boggs township, died, on the
3rd day of February, 1898, aged 73 years,
7 months and 22 days. He had been mar-
ried to Barbara Hawk, from which union
sprang four sons and six daughters, all of
whom grew up to manhood and woman-
hood, and all with their mother survive his
demise. Mr. Lucas was the last survivor
of a family of twelve stalwart and robust
children, belonging to the ancestorial set-
tlers of Pennsylvania. He was faithful as
a husband, provident as a father and house-
holder, and peaceable as a citizen. In
religion he was not as active as he might
have been, but did not live without hope
in Christ as his Saviour.
His remains were interred at the Fair-
view cemetery on the 6th ins# in the pres-
ence of a large concourse of people, many
of whom came from distant points to pay
their last tribute of respect to the memory
of one esteemed by all who knew him.
His immediate family, including the widow,
with the eighteen grandchildren who mourn
his death, share the sympathy and con-
dolence of their neighbors and acquaint-
ances. Religiously the occasion was sol-
emnized by contemplation on 1 Cor. 3:10.
“But let every man take heed how he
buildeth thereupon.’ By Rev. J. Zeigler,
assisted by Rev. Kelly. *
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Livep NEARLY A CENTURY. — Elias
Fair, who died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frances Saltsman, in Lock Haven,
on Friday, would have been one hundred
years old had he lived until the 9th of
March.
He was one of the oldest persons in this
section of the State and during his life had
served in three ware——the Florida, Mexi-
can and civil.
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——Mis. Ira C. Showers, of Ashcroft, was
operated on, at Philipsburg, a few days
ago for a tumorous growth in the stomach.
Her case had been left so long that she
had become so weakened as not to be able
to recover from the shock of the operation,
and she died on Wednesday morning.
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——Mrs. John Wiseleather died at her
home, in Sunbury, last week, at the age of
39 years. Deceased was a daughter of
John Musser, of Gregg township, this
counvy, and is survived by a husband with
six small children.
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—William Neese, a respected farmer
and citizen of Penn township, died at his
home, near Penn Hall, on Sunday. De-
ceased was 71 years old and single. Burial
was made at Heckman’s church yesterday
morning.
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——Mr. and Mis. Jerre Flack are mourn-
ing the death of Nelson, their two year old
son. It occurred at their home, in this
place, on Tuesday morning and interment
was made yesterday. Measles caused the
death.
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—Jesse Solt, the four month’s old
infant of James Solt, of Logan street, died
on Monday morning and was buried on
Wednesday. Pneumonia was the cause of
death.
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—Mrs. Sidney Douty died at Logan-
ton, on Friday, after a six week’s illness
with pneumonia. She was 22 years old
and is survived by a husband and one
child.
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——Measles caused the death of 3 year
old James Odenkirk at his parents’ home,
at the Old Fort, last Friday. Funeral ser-
vices were held on Monday.
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THE BAD PREACHER HAS LEFT CEN-
TRE HALL.—An unexpected end has been
made of the great ministerial scandal that
was promised this community and now all
that remains of the foxy preacher Erdman
and the young woman he tried to save (?)
is a realization that their actions have
placed a stigma on the clergy that will
surely bear bad fruit and the knowledge
that there must be a broken and sorrowing
family somewhere, as the result of his
illicit amours.
The full story of preacher Erdman’s
wrong doing was published in last week’s
WATCHMAN and it was expected that the
details would be brought out at the hear-
ing that was set down for Tuesday, but on
Saturday the preacher got the case settled
by paying the costs and promising to leave
the country at once.
William Crust withdrew the charge
against him and he boarded the 2:15 train
for Centre Hall, where he was joined by
Mrs. Erdman and their six little children
and the family continued on to Mt. Carmel,
her home, to which point their furniture
was shipped after them.
The preacher had been in Centre Hall
about two years and bore a good reputa-
tion until he fell in with the girl with
whom he was finally caught. His wife
bore the esteem and sympathy of the
whole community in which they lived.
Erdman got off very easy.
——Vicks, the old reliable seed estah-
lishment of Rochester, N. Y., have sent out
a most attractive catalogue illustrating and
describing their wonderful assortment of
plants and seeds. Next year will be their
golden anniversary, and if you are at all
interested in flowers or gardening it will
pay you to consult their catalogue, which
they will send you free, for they are be-
ginning the celebration by offering many
new and valuable varieties and all the old
standard seeds and plants at most reasona-
ble rates.
——Minstrels to-night at Garman’s.
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——The venerable Perry Steele
seriously ill at his home near Axe Mann.
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——The production of ‘the Rivals’’ hy
the State College students, at Garman’s,
Monday night, will be quite a society
event. A large house is promised.
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——The Asbury Park, N. J., Bulletin
says : “‘Guy Bros.’ minstrels attracted a
large and appreciative audience at the Park
opera house last night. Theshow through-
out was a very fine exhibition of minstrelsy,
coupled with fine specialties. W. H. Guy
made a big hit in negro specialties. At
Garman’s this evening.’’
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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.
E. P. Lucas and Nora I. Spotts, both of
Union township.
James W. Campbell and N. Mable Orris,
both of Milesburg.
Rev. Charles W. Hipple, of Mt. Holly
Springs, Pa., and Miss Maggie Murray, of’
Boggs township.
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A WOMAN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—MTrs.
Walter Hendershot, of Allport, Clearfield
county, is only 19 years old, yet she must
have thought she had lived long enough
when she undertook to shoot herself. The
attempted suicide occurred on the grounds
of the Cottage hospital, in Philipsburg,
where she had called to see her child that
was there undergoing treatment.
The woman being told that she could
not see her child during ‘‘doctor’s hours”
started, with her husband, to return to
their buggy, when she suddenly produced
a revolver from the bosom of her dress and
shot herself in the breast. She was walked
back into the hospital and the bullet was
taken out of her back. It had gone clear
through her.
Mrs. Hendershot gives no reason for her
foolishness.
News Purely Personal.
—Mary G. Meek, has gone to Dover, Del., for a
month’s visit.
—Mrs. A. T. Hall, of Unionville, spent Monday
among the Bellefonte stores.
—Abe Markle, of State College, was among
the visitors in town yesterday.
—Miss Annie L. Williams, editress of the Phil-
ipsburg Ledger, was a Bellefonte visitor, on Mon-
day.
—M. O'Donoghue, formerly superintendent of
the Valentine iron company, spent Sunday at the
Bush house.
—Mrs. F. K. Lukenbach and baby daughter, of
Philipsburg, arrived in town last evening to visit
relatives for a few days.
—Wilbur F. Harris returned to his duties at
Harrisburg, on Wednesday, after having been
home since last Friday.
—L. 0. Meek is up from Philadelphia visiting
his country relations and looking after his hard-
ware store at State College.
—Martin Hogan, of Union “township, was a fa-
miliar figure on Bellefonte streets, on Wednesday.
Martin is such a jolly little fellow that nearly
everyone knows him and when he comes to
town it keeps him busy getting around to call on
all of his friends.
—Andrew Jackson Greist, of Fleming, came to
town on Monday to tell his friends that he is get-
ting too tired to walk from his home to his mill
anymore and thinks he will invest in a horseless
carriage. He has a horse, but says he'd sooner
walk than hitch it up.
—On Friday Samuel Harpster, Jr., and his
cousin, Washington Gates, drove down from
their homes at Gatesburg and enjoyed the fine
sleighing immensely. Mr. Gates is a son of the
famous old greenbacker, George Gates, whom
nearly everyone in the county knows.
—DMartin Viehdoerfer, the Pine Glenn lumber-
man, was in Bellefonte on Tuesday. Mr. Vieh-
doerfer lives in the very heart of the coal regions,
but has never done much in that line, preferring
to give his time to lumber operating for which he
is splendidly equipped, both by experience and
accoutrements.
—Ex-Judge and Mrs. A. O. Furst entertained a
jolly house party the fore-part of the week in
honer of their son Jack and his bride, nee Miss
Houston, who were married recently in Williams-
port. THe guests were Miss Herman, of Carlisle,
Miss Shantz and Katharine Lawson, of Williams-
port, and W. 8. Furst, of Philadelphia.
—F. A. Kneiss, of Tyrone, was in town between
trains, on Saturday, and spent the time looking
after some business here. Though his hair and
beard have grown white as snow Mr. Kneiss is
still active and hearty enough to be the boss
bridge carpenter of the Tyrone division, and a
good one at that.
—Mrs. C. J. Stamm, of Oak Hall, spent Satur-
day in town doing some shopping and making ar-
rangements for the sale of their farm stock, that
will be made on the Sth of next month. Mrs.
Stamm is one of those wide awake women who
can look after the business end of the farm as
well as attend to the domestic duties.
—George T. Bush left, Monday, to attend an
executive meeting of the L. A. W. which is now
in session in St. Louis, Mo. Deputy secretary of
agriculture John Hamilton, who stands in well
with the League, on account of his advocacy of
good roads, is one of the speakers of the meeting.
He went West Saturday evening.
—Mr. Nevin Meyer and his father, J. H. Meyer,
of Boalsburg, were in Bellefonte, on Mouday, to-
gether. They are both practical farmers and live
about a mile west of Boalsburg, where they have
a pleasant home and enjoy the fruits of judicious
labor. It is pleasant to see father and son so
heartily interested in one another # 3 they are and
much of the success of their place has heen
brought about by the perfect harmony with which
they work together.
—H. J. Garbrick, of Zion, one of the most pros-
perous farmers in Nittanv valley, and as good a
Democrat as there is in the country, spent Satur-
day in town and favored us with a call. Mr. Gar-
brick is the fortunate owner of one of the pretti-
est farms in Walker township and that doesn’t
represent all of this world’s goods that he has
been able to accumulate by practical farm sense
and energy. Mr. Uarbrick has a family of child-
ren, most of whom are grown up, of which any
parents might be proud.
—James R. Alexander, whose home high up
along the side of Muncy mountain commands a
fine view of Bellefonte, is one of the Centre coun-
ty farmers who has seen some good and made
some money out of other things than grain and
cattle. For years he has given considerable
time to the cultivation of a peach orchard, until
now it is in a paying condition and, with his
strawberry beds, adds very materially to the
earnings of the farm. It is seldom that all of his
crops fail the same year, so you see the wisdom
in such diversity that gives him something to
fall back on all the time.
‘MR. FOSTER’S PREDICTIONS FOR CoM-
ING WEATHER.—My last bulletin gave
forecasts of the storm waves to cross the
continent from February 6th to 10th and
12th to 16th.
The next disturbance will reach the Pa-
cific coast about the 16th, cross the west of
Rockies country by close of 17th, great cen-
tral valleys 18th to 20th, eastern States
21st.
A warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about the 16th, great cen-
tral valleys 18th, eastern States 20th. A
cool wave will cross the west of Rockies
country about the 19th, great central val-
leys 21st, eastern States 23rd.
Temperature of the week ending Feb-
ruary 16th will average about normal in
the northern and above in the southern
States. The rainfall of that week will be
about normal in the northern and above in
the southern States.
A climax in the weather will occur in
the southern States about the 14th to 18th.
resulting in great disturbances. One feat-
ure of this great weather disturbance will
be a hot wave with unusually hot tempera-
tures. Before the apex of this hot wave
the temperature will go up very rapidly,
and following it the temperature will go
down with no less rapidity.
The cool wave following it is not expect-
ed to go very low. Short, heavy rains
will occur during this disturbance and
severe storms are probable.
A similar climax in the weather will oc-
cur in the northern States from the 6th to
10th. A high temperature wave, a gener-
al thaw, followed by a great fall in tem-
perature from the 7th to the 10th. During
this great fall in temperature heavy rains
and snows will fall in the northern States,
particularly east of the Mississippi.
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“ASSYRIAN DISCOVERIES.” — Dr. Col-
felt will lecture in the Presbyterian church,
in this place, on Friday evening, February
25th, for the benefit of the ladies’ mite so-
ciety of the church. His subject is one
that will afford an opportunity for Dr.
Colfelt to deliver a lecture that will be at
once pleasing and instructive.
The price has been fixed at 35cts. so that
all can afford to avail themselves of the
benefits that to be derived from hearing
him.
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——*‘The Rivals” at Garman’s on Mon-
day night, February 21st.
Sale Register.
The experience of those who have used the
Warcumax 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 frem 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 he
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.
March 3rp.—At Daniel Heckman’s, two miles west
of Bellefonte, on the Brockerhoff farm, horses,
cattle, farm implements and household goods,
sale at 12, noon, sharp.
MagcH 5th.—At the residence of James L. Rote at
Coleville, 70 hives of bees, horse, buggy, spring
wagon, household goods and other articles.
Sale at 12 o'clock noon. Jos. Neff, Aue.
Marcu 8rn.—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 bio a. m. Wm. Goheen, auctioneer.
March 15TH—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 16TH. —At the residence of H. Ewing, at
Fairbrook, in Ferguson township, horses, cows,
cattle, implements and household goods. Sale
at 10 o'clock, a. m. Wm. Goheen, auctioneer.
Marcu 19tH.—At Unionville, Centre county, Pa.,
a saw mill, portable 30 H. P. engine, chestnut
and pine shingles, lumber, etc. Sale at 1
o'clock.
March 19TH.—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.
Maren 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 Puaxix Minune CB.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old.... 90
Red wheat, new 90
Rye, per bushel.... 35
Corn, shelled, per bushel 35
Corn, ears, per bushel.... 30
Oats, per bushel, old... 20
Oats, per bushel, new . 20
Barley, per bushel....... 30
Ground Plaster, per to 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... to $7 co
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel "E 65
Dniong wey srtessrass 3
s, per dozen 8
To per pound.... 5
Country Shoulders 6
ides..... 6
Hams.. 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, per pound..........coves ices sesnrrassrarens 18
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if 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
papée 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. i
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
SPACE OCCUPIED [3m | om | ly
One ipch (12 lines this type.....cccccuuun $588 (810
Two thches............ eins, w{ 7110] 15
Three inches........covevnnnne we 10 1 15 | 20
uarter Column { inches).. J12 20 30
alf Column (10 inches).. 20 | 35 55
One Column (20 inches)......cccceeernenas 35 | 55 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. per line, 8 insertions........... 20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line .
Local notices, per line..
Business notices per line...
Job Printing of every kin
and dispatch, The Warcnman office has been re-
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.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprietor