—~AD er > +f % dicta, “Terms, 8 00 Year, in Advance. ellefonte, Pa., enrogeaticl Mar. 4, 1898. P. GRAY MEEK, - - Epirer. ——Mr. BRYAN was solicited to give his view of the Maine horror and as a matter of course he expressed himself on the sub- ject with the prudence of a statesman. He could not advise the government to adopt hasty action, it being his opinion that our authorities should be sure of being right before going ahead, but when once a con- clusion is reached it should be acted on in a way that would .not compromise the rights nor the honor of the nation. If Mr. BRYAN were at the head of the govern- ment the Spaniards, who committed that unspeakable outrage, would not be allowed to get off with so paltry a*punishment as the payment of an indemnity. ——Auditor general AMos H. MYLIN is to be brought out for Governor in Lanecas- ter county, ostensibly te get the nomina- tion but really to get the Lancaster delega- tion securely fastened to QUAY. Our Available Fighting Ships in the Event of War. Just now, when all eyes are turned to- ward Washington and the country anx- iously awaits the outcome of the Spanish crisis, very little attention is being paid to the naval fighting machines Uncle SAM has for his defense. Outside the navy de- partment, where every hoat is being re- viewed and estimated for the service that could he expected of it, very little is known of the actual resourees of our navy, hence the following article from the pen of Mr. S. S. Pleteher, of Washington, D. C., is particularly timely and interesting. ‘During the present complicated state of our diplomatic relations with the Spanish government, the anxiety of every Ameri- can is keyed to its highest tension concern- ing the outcome of the affair. Should the strained relations now exist- ing between the two nations terminate in a declaration to fight it out, we may assume that the result of the conflict would de- pend upon the power of our navy. The skill in seamanship, the pluck and deter- mination of the American jacktar, coupled with perfect discipline in the service, as proven in the recent sad disaster at Ha- vana. allow no doubts as to the ability of the personnel of the United States navy. The cool-headedness of the highest officer, captain Sigsbee, in such excitement as must have been on the ill-fated ship, calm- ly awaiting the removal of all the men to boats before leaving the decks himself ; the words of corporal William Anthony. with the debris and wreckage settling all around him, saluting his commander and officially announcing ‘‘Sir! the ship has been blown up and is rapidly sinking,” prove the excellent order of discipline on board our men-of-war. The North Atlantic squadron, sometimes called the White Squadron, is composed of the vessels stationed along the coast of North America, and the South Atlantic squadron is comprised of the ships stationed along the coast of South America. The vessels ready for service now in the North Atlantic fleet are the 1st class battle-ships Massachusetts, Iowa and Indiana, 2nd class battleship Texas, (same class as the late U. S. Maine) cruisers New York, Brooklyn, Montgomery, Marblehead, De- troit ; monitors Terror and Amphitrite, and the dynamite gun vessel Vesuvius. At Philadelphia in reserve, are the two fine cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia, the monitor Miantonomoh and at Norfolk, Va., is the double-turreted monitor Puritan. The fleet, at present, is principally in the vicinity of Key West, Fla., as also are the torpedo hoats Dupont, Cushing, Ericsson and Porter, while the Foote and Winslow are at Norfolk, Va. The South Atlantic squadron’s cruisers Cincinnati and Castine are at Barbadoes, W. I., with the gunboat Wilmington at La Guayra. On the European station are the cruiser San Francisco, gunboats Helena and Ban- croft, at Lisbon and the Olympia, Mon- ocacy, Boston, Petrel, Raleigh and Con- cord at various places on the Asiatic sta- tion. Our Pacific coast is guarded by the cruisers Baltimore and Alert, gunboats, Bennington and Marietta, 1st class battle- ship Oregon, and the monitors Monterey and Monadnock. The armament and batteries of some of our ships would guarantee an interesting engagement for any modern war vessel that chose to engage them in a conflict. For example, the battle-ship Indiana carries sixteen guns in the main battery, the Iowa eighteen guns, Massachusetts sixteen guns, the Oregon sixteen guns, some of which are 13-inch rifles, forty feet long and weigh sixty-three tons each. The cruiser Brook- lyn, of the North Atlantic fleet, has twen- ty guns in the main battery, aside from the number in the secondary battery, and her complement of officers, men and marines is between fiveand six hundred. The dimen- sions of the U. 8. cruiser Columbia, now in reserve, are length 412 feet, width 58 feet, draws 22} feet of water and displaces 7,375 tons. Her engines are capable of 18,509 horse power driving her at the rate of twenty-three miles an hour. The protection on the 1st class battle- ship Towa is steel plates, fourteen inches thick, backed by a layer of yellow pine twelve inches thick, and back of all which is a composition of water-excluding ma- terial called cellulose. The armor on the turrets is fourteen inches thick, the bore of the guns is twelve inch, capable of throw- ing a shot, weighing a thousand pounds, a distance of ten miles and accurately for seven miles. With such an array of men-of-war, armed with the modern electrical appli- ances, the conclusion would be that an en- gagement would not be of the long drawn out order, but just the opposite, short but decisive, Our navy has been recently de- prived of one of its best ships and the ap- palling loss of life in the harbor of Havana has not only shocked the nation but the whole world. It is true that other nations sympathize with us in the hour of grief yet the saddest part of all is that the domestic homes of the men who were aboard of the doomed vessel are the most affected by the disaster. The parents, brothers, sisters, families and dear friends, whose hearts bleed and who mourn for the true souls sacrificed on hoard the United States ship Maine in the harbor of Havana, are the ones who suffer the irreparable loss occa- sioned by the sad ending of the ship’s ca- reer. William M. Singerly Expires Suddenly. A Diseased Heart and a Violent Fit of Coughing Brought About the Sudden Death of the Promi- nent Newspaper Man on 8unday.—His Death Made Doubly Sad By Financial Reverses. William M. Singerly died suddenly at his residence, 1710 Locust street, in Phila- delphia, on Sunday afternoon. Heart dis- ease was the immediate cause of death. Mr. Singerly had been suffering for about 10 days from a cold and had remained at home since last Wednesday, although his indisposition was in no way serious. While sitting in his bedroom smoking a cigar he was seized with a violent fit of coughing and immediately afterward he fell over dead. In the room at the time were Mr. Singerly’s granddaughter, Mabel Singerly Meredith, and two servants. His son-in-law, James S. McCartney, had left a few minutes before the sudden end came, leaving Mr. Singerly apparently in good health, apart from his slight cold. The physicians say that they had fre- quently cautioned Mr. Singerly that his heart was weak as a result of excessive smoking, and of late his custom was to take a ‘‘dry smoke.”” On Sunday, how- ever, his cigar was lighted and it was thought that the smoke brought on the coughing spell, the severity of which ruptured a vein of the heart. Mr. Singerly leaves a daugliter, Mrs. E. Singerly Balch, who is at present touring Europe. William M. Singerly was proprietor of the Record publishing company, president of the Chestnut street national bank and president of the Savings Fund and Trust company, which recently collapsed ; also president of the Singerly pulp and paper mill. He was a member of the Fairmount park commission, and until lately its treasurer, and a trustee of the Philadelphia commercial museum. He was born in Philadelphia on Decem- ber 27th, 1832, and with the exception of a brief period of his early manhood when he conducted a commission business in Chicago has lived there ever since. His father, Joseph Singerly, was one of the originators of the street railway system of Philadelphia, and William removed there to assume the management of the German- town passenger railway company. In 1877 he bought the Record, then a comparative- ly feeble journal, and brought it to its present standard. In 1887, upon the retirement of Gover- nor Pattison from office, Mr. Singerly took an active part in establishing the Chestnut street national bank, of which the ex-gov- ernor became the first president. Upon Mr. Pattison’s call for a second time to the governorship of Pennsylvania Mr. Singerly succeeded him as president of the bank, and also become president of the Chestnut street Trust and Savings Fund company. In seeking relaxation from the cares of business Mr. Singerly had for many years taken a keen interest in farming and stock raising. His herds of Holstein cattle at his large farm at Gwynedd, in Montgom- ery county, were famous for years ; and he was also owner of the Elkton stock farm, near Elkton, Cecil county, Maryland. Mr. Singerly was always an active Dem- ocrat. In 1894 he was unanimously made the Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania and entered with great ener- gy into the canvass, speaking in nearly every county in the State. In all he made over 70 speeches in upholding the cause of Democracy. The normal Republican ma- jority of Pennsylvania was too great to be overcome, however, and his competitor, General Hastings, carried off the prize. During the last national campaign he supported the Palmer and Buckner ticket, making a number of speeches in its behalf in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, and organizing a local association in aid of the movement. He also took an active part in forming the Pennsylvania bankers’ association. Financial misfortunes overtook Mr. Singerly during the last few months of his life, when, on December 23rd last, the Chestnut street national bank and trust company were compelled to close their doors. Messrs. Earle and Cook were made assignees of the trust company and managers of a plan looking to the liquidation of the affairs of both institutions. Mr. Singerly promptly turned over to them every per- sonal asset he possessed, including his in- terest in the Record. Since then a receiver has been appointed for the bank and the affairs of it and the trust company ave in process of settlement. THE FUNERAL. Mr. Singerly’s funeral took place yester- day afternoon at 2 o’clock from his resi- dence, 1710 Locust street. The services were conducted by Rev. Francis L. Rob- bins, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Greenfield, Mass., and Rev. John H. Con- verse, rector of the Protestant Episcopal church at Gwynedd. The honorary pall bearers were Governor Daniel H. Hastings, Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison, mayor Charles F. Warwick, judge James Gay Gordon, judge Mayor Sulzberger, Barclay H. Warburton, of the Evening Telegraph ; Colonel Alexander K. McClure, of the Zimes; Charles Emory Smith, of the Press; George W. Childs Drexel, of the Public Ledger ; Colonel Clay- ton McMichael, of the North American ; William L. McLean, of the Evening Bulle- tin ; Robert S. Davis, of the Call ; James Elverson, of the Inquirer; librarian of Congress John Russel Young, ex-justice Samuel Gustine Thompson, ex-city treas- urer Richard G. Oellers, John Wanamaker, Peter A. B. Widener, William L. Elkins, George Philler, Richard Y. Cook, George H. Earle, Jr.,, and Benjamin T. Van Schaick. The active pall-bedrers were Theodore Wright, editor-in-chief of Z7%¢ Record ; John W. Bailey, managing editor ; Richard J. Lennon, W. T. Warburton and George B. Kerfoot, of Elkton, Md. and William Steel. The executiue committee of the morning paper carriers’ association have adopted resolutions of sympathy with Mr. Singer- ly’s family and expressive of their own loss of a true friend and one who was al- ways interested in their welfare. ——Subseribe for the WATCHMAN. Maine Court Sits at Key West. Several of the Ill-Fated Ship's Lieutenants to Tes- tify. When [It Will Return to Havana.—The War Scare is Rapidly Abating.—Detroit and Texas Join the Squadron at Tortugas—A Car- list Paper s Unwarranted Atiack Upon Our Navy, More Bodies Recovered by the Divers. The most important items of news sent out Monday by the department in Wash- ington contain the information that while the court of inquiry into the cause of the disaster to the Maine retumed its sitting Tuesday morning in the federal building at Key West, its members will have to once more repair to Havana, there to secure additional testimony from the divers, who are as busy as ever trying to locate the ex- act spot—and also incidentally the cause— of the explosion which robbed the United States navy of one of its most graceful adornments and our land of 253 of the flower of our youths. In reference to the many speculations as to the findings of the court it hardly need- ed the dispatch received from Key West that now nobody there asks if or when we will have war, but on the contrary, ‘how long will it take the court of inquiry to pronounce its finding and when will the government make it public?’ One and all have at last settled down to the belief that everything depends thereon, and that all else is premature and uncalled for. The many preparations which were made in Havana for the Vizcaya’s arrival go to prove that the Weyler element after all predominates. . The decision of our government to inter the bodies of the ill-fated sailors of the Maine on American soil and (only meanwhile) in zinc cases in Key West, to give the families of the unfortunate dead a chance to reclaim the remains and give them burial in their native towns, is one which will meet with universal approval everywhere. While, as again reported, work is being pushed in all our arsenals and navy yards, the Washington dispatches state that the government is trying to secure the nation from a possible attack on the part of Spain, should the hot-headed Dons really mean mischief. There is no other disposition on the part of our government than to calm] y await the findings of the court of inquiry. The attack on the part of the Carlist or- gan in Madrid on our navy, speaking of convict ships, drunkards, thieves and the like more, was under the present circum- stances, ill-advised, but it is not likely to disturb the equanimity of the heads of our administration. Latest Story. As to the Way the Warship Maine Was De- stroyed. KEY WEST, Feb. 27.—The latest story as to the way the Maine was blown up is contained in a letter forwarded by a secret Cuban club in Havana to J. M. Govin, a Cuban insurgent agent here.” The club received it in the ordinary course of mail. It was written in English, but was signed ‘‘Maquinata’’ (Mathinist. ) After a long preamble saying that the writer knew the Maine’s fate was due to a Spanish plot, the letter goes on to say that in an old warehouse at Santa Catalina, 200 yards from where the Maine was moored, some diving apparatus had been hidden, and that from this base two divers had worked by night and filled the torpedo holes of the Maine with dynamite car- tridges, connecting them with wire to the battery on the land, from which the car- tridges exploded. According to the letter the divers were to have been paid a large sum, which has not been forthcoming. The Cubans in Key West say that investi- gation in Havana has tended to confirm the statements of the letter, which will go before the court of inquiry. An officer of the Maine, whose attention was called to the story to-day, asserted positively to this correspondent that the torpedo holes of the Maine had not heen opened during her stay in the harbor. Divers do Little Work. Great Difficulty Experienced in Recovering the Dead Bodies. HAVANA, Feb. 28.—Little work was done to-day hy divers from the tug Right Arm, Cap’t. McGee, who is in charge, seems to lack authority from the wrecking people or others, and is indisposed to work on his own judgment, except in smaller details. Captain Sigsbee was on board the United States lighthouse-tender Fern until 2 o’clock this afternoon. He waited for the Spanish divers, but they did not appear. Captain Sigsbee thinks Spain has a moral and international right to make an inde- pendent examination, and he will give the Spanish divers such facilities as are possi- ble. Captain Sigsbee hopes that the survey steamer Bache will return to the Tortugas to-morrow or the next day with all the Maine’s wounded left here, and he also hopes to send on the Bache hereafter all the remains of the dead received in a condition making it possible to place them in coffins. The difficulty experienced in recovering the bodies is not understood by any but the divers. The latter worked for three hours trying to bring out one body intact, and one of the divers had a bad fall and several got their air tubes tangled. Even then they could not extricate the remains. The principal efforts of the divers are now directed toward clearing the upper wreckage, smokestacks, decks, guns, hatches, bridges, cranes and gratings. Senator Proctor had expected to pay his personal respects to Cap’t. General Blanco to-day, in the company of his traveling companion, Colonel Parker, and Consul General Lee, but the Cap’t. General has been unusually busy in getting ready for the outgoing mails and has fixed 1 o’clock tomorow afternoon for Senator Proctor’s call. There Is Nothing New. HAVANA, March 2.—The wrecking tug I. J. Merritt, of the Merritt and Chapman wrecking and dredging company, com- manded by Captain D. A. Wolcott, arrived here from New York this morning and lat- er in the day she moved a barge near the the wreck and commenced work. Fred J. Sharp is here in charge for the company. The Merritt is a powerful boat, but another and bigger tug is expected here shortly. The Right Arm will probably re- main as long as she can be useful. The wrecking company expects, from now on, to keep four expert divers at work. Two Spanish divers were at work about the wreck to-day, and it is understood they will report to the Spanish board appointed to inquire into the cause of the disaster. Captain Peral is the president of the Span- ish board of inquiry. No bodies have been so far found to-day, and there are no prospects of any being re- covered before night. It is reported that Captain Sigshee does not expect to find any of the dead in the zones of the explosion, but he still believes bodies will be recover- from portions of the wreck, as the divers re- move the debris. The divers, who are working steadily forward, are encountering continual diffi- culties, and it is certain the new tugs, ad- ditional men and complete apparatus will hasten the work of salvage. The officers of the Vizcaya paid ceremo- nial visits this morning to Admiral Man- terola and Captain General Blanco. Crowds of people view the cruiser from the points of vantage ashore, and those who are per- mitted to do so go on hoard. AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS. KEY WEST, March 2.—The court of in- quiry has completed its work here and is awaiting instructions from Washington as to whether it shall return at once to Ha- vana. Commander Forsythe was heard to- day and, it is said, testified concerning the coaling of the Maine at the navy yard here. Ten more enlisted men were also exam- ined. The court then went to the barracks, where all the survivors were mustered, and asked the men if they had any further statements to make. Not a word came from the ranks. Apparently the court has gained little information during the Key West session which could help explain the explosion. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. —A cooper shop, 30x100 ft. is being built at Morris’ Armor gap quarries. It will have a capacity of 30 barrels a day. ba ——The friends of John Batterby, in this county, will be interested in knowing that he has moved from his old home at Glen White and is now located at Irvona, Clearfield county. — ooo ——Mrs. Grace Myers Youngs, of Roch- ester, N. Y., a daughter of J. H. Myers, formerly of this place, is the mother of a fine baby boy that arrived in time to help celebrate the anniversary of Washington’s birthday. eal ——The engagement of Grace B. Houck, daughter of Rev. W, A. Houck, formerly pastor of the Bellefonte Methodist church, to R. C. Warriner, of South Africa, has been announced. The Houcks are station- ed at Mt. Carmel at present. — to —— —Mr. Rufus Johnson, of Beech Creek, and Miss Vergie DeLong, of Romola, were married at the home of Rev. M. S. Blair, at Blanchard, on Thursday of last week. The young people have been the recipients of the hearty congratulations of their friends. Rt ae MARRIED AT WILLIAMSPORT. — Mr. Charles D. Spigelmyer, of this place, was married to Miss Mame Welsh, of Williams- port, at noon last Friday. The ceremony was performed at the bride’s home, on Pine street, in that city and the couple left for a bridal tour to eastern cities. —eoe —Rev. Lohr, of the United Evangeli- cal church, married Miss Tammie Hoster- man and John Krumrine, on last Sunday evening. The marriage was celebrated at the home of the bride’s father, Thomas Hosterman, at Coburn. The groom is a son of Mr. Elias Krumrine, of Penn town- ship. — ote ——Harry Evey, of Lemont, and Miss Annie Musser, of Warriorsmark, were married at the home of the bride’s parents last week. While on their way to the groom’s home they spent last Friday night at the home of Mr. William Musser, on east Lamb street, where they were nicely entertained. Mr. Evey has rented a farm on ‘‘the Branch’ and just as soon as he can get possession they will begin house- keeping there. i ee MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phans court clerk G. W. Rumberger dur- ing the past week : Dr. John F. Alexander, of Centre Hall, and Lillian E. Allison, of Potters Mills. John S. Spearly and Carrie V. Carson, both of Bellefonte. John C. Krumrine and Tammie Alberta Hosterman, both of Penn township. Samuel I. Corl, of Ferguson township, and Mary E. Seibert, of Benner town- ship. C. A. Weaver, of Penns Cave, and Lena B. Long, of Madisonburg. Geo. Washburn, of Morrisdale Mines, and Lizzie Chadderton, of Philipsburg. Harry V. Kellerman, of Milesburg, and Florence B. Eskright, of Boggs township. REL Rn ALEXANDER—ALLISON.—A most nota- ble wedding took place Wednesday noon at the old homestead of the Allisons, at Potter’s Mills. For some days it was ap- parent that something unusual was to transpire at the well known and hospitable Allison residence. The interior was hand- somely decorated with evergreen, carna- tions and roses, presenting an appearance delightfully pleasing. But this is only secondary. At the appointed time the bride and groom made their appearance bhe- fore Rev. Dr. Laurie, of the Bellefonte Presbyterian church, and Miss Lillian E. Allison, youngest daughter of the late William Allison, and Dr. J. F. Alexander, the well known Centre Hall physician, were united in marriage. The ceremony over an elaborate wed- ding breakfast was served. Although the wedding was regarded as private the cov- ers laid were not small in number, The bride was attired in a very pretty costume of green and black mixed cloth, trimmed with nile green chiffon and lace, and carried a bouquet of lilies of the val- ley. Her traveling suit was black. The groom wore the conventional dress. It is needless to say who the principals of this affair are, since they are so well known that whatever may be said will not be news. The wedding party was driven across the mountain and took passage on the main line at Lewistown for Philadelphia, New York and Washington. After the 20th inst., Dr. and Mrs. Alexander will be at home at Centre Hall. sit. 38 ——Art exhibitions are always popular in the spring and to be up with the times the Methodists are going to have one, in the lecture room of their church, on Tues- day evening. The pictures will be of the realistic school. Even if they are not up to your ideal in beauty they will surpass many an artist’s best work. Coffee, cocoa and cake will be served and the admission will be fifteen and ten cents. >to THUNDER SHOWERS AND WHITE LIGHT- NING FOR MARCH.—Prof. C. Coles, in his Storms and Signs for March, gives the fol- lowing words of warning in his prognosti- cations : All the life forces are now on the verge of a vernal impulse. Watch out for the beautiful star that will appear in the western horizon the lat- ter part of the month. Earth will turn her back at Jupiter, our financial indicator, this month. Destructive sleet storms and howling blizzards are on the program for March. Thunder showers and white lightning will appear in some localities. Earthquakes and tidal waves will do un- told damage, especially in the old coun- try. Dark storm clouds will follow close upon the heels of bright sunny days, and high gales will whistle the accompaniment. This will be a hard month for skin dis- eases ; such as measles, small pox, etc. An epidemic of bowel trouble will sweep over the country. A comet will be sighted by the great telescopes this month. March will prove a month of surprises. The planets are in position to bring us trouble. Strange phenomenal sunset scenes, sun- dogs and sun bows will be seen in the heavens. i dl See THE JURORS DRAWN FOR THE APRIL Courr.—According to the return of the jury commissioners the following citizens of Centre county will be called upon to do jury duty at the April term of court. GRAND JURORS. Wm E Irwin, Ins. Agent............... Philipsburg Lot Jones, foreman........... ..Philipsburg Geo W Campbell, salesman............... Milesburg William C. Korman, laborer. S Wm Smith, farmer............ Henry Lewis, farmer.. Blair Alexander, farmer Union L E Swartz, farmer........ Walker George Fehl, wagonmaker................... Haines John A Bitner, farmer.......................... Liberty D B Geary, constable.......................coon Penn CH Gramley, farmer... ................. Miles Ed R Hancock, teacher.............co......... Boggs Lemuel Dougherty, laborer... Philipsburg Geo B Haines, gentleman........................ Miles J C Johnston, laborer ....... ..Philipsburg D W Pletcher, mechanic ....Howard J R Pheasant, farmer..... .... Howard John B Shaw, laborer.. H B Herring, farmer.......... James Kimport, farmer..... P E Stover, carpenter..... W B Burkett, merchant TRAVERSE JURORS—FIRST WEEK. Jacob Smith, shoemaker...............Snow Shoe Arista Lucas, farmer.............ccccecouvnnunnn.. Union Charles C Wetzel, carpenter.................. Spring Wm D Dukeman, clerk....... Bellefonte Collins Mattern, farmer.. .Halfmoon W W Spangler, laborer... Liberty Wm Pownell, farmer..... . Boggs Wm Shaeffer, merchant,... Chas Sayers, millwright. Daniel C Lingle, laborer. James Garland, laborer...... Jeremiah Runner, laborer. Oscar Adams, gentleman.... Franklin Reese, farmer... A R Price, laborer........ Wm Page, clerk.................. John Gunsaulus, gentleman.. James T Rothrock, carpenter. M L Emerick, blacksmith Philipsburg Jacob Carr, blacksmith........................... Rush W H Bloom, farmer......... ....Ferguson John McGowan, farmer... ..Snow Shoe Shuman Lyon, laborer.............. ...... ..... Spring Samuel Sheffer, Sup’t.... ..Bellefonte Samuel Wayne, miner..............cccceenen..... Rush David Frantz, farmer.............. Ferguson Malcolm Laurie, laundryman. Willis Weber, wagonmalker.... Wm M Allison, grain deale James Fleming, laborer............. Thomas Riley, gentleman.......... W H Hoy, farmer......... W E Bair, laborer............ T Scott Bailey, blacksmith.. Nathan J McCloskey, farmer.. Wm Heaton, miner............. Christ Sharer, farmer... .State College Curtin Thomas Watson, farmer..... .Boggs T Frank McCoy, merchant.................... Potter G J Woodring, laborer..... Worth Frank Yearick, farmer.. ..Gregg Ed Griest, merchant. ..Unionville P S Richards, farmer. .... Taylor Henry Kline, laborer. ....Spring Adam Kelley, farmer...............cceu.n...... Benner J C Showers, clerk...........ccoovunnennn... Bellefonte T J Meyers, green grocer... Philipsburg Thomas Eckenroth, farmer.................... Union TRAVERSE JURORS—SECOND WEEK. Rodger T Bayard, correspondent.....Bellefonte Isaac Shauver, innkeeper...................... Potter Gideon Bechdel, laborer... Geo Fisher, farmer....... Geo R Quick, carpenter. 8S D Tice, farmer........ James Cokey, farmer. Boggs Milton Nieman, laborer. .... Boggs L P Lounsberry, engineer. .Bellefonte Emory McAfee, huckster.. ..... Halfmoon J B Heberling, mechanic.... ............. Ferguson D T Hoy, laborer.................. ....State College Chas Sharpless, Sup’t.. ..Philipsburg F E Gutelius, dentist.................eueen.. Millheim Chas Smith, Ins, Agent .... Bellefonte John Gowland,............... Philipsburg Elias Confer, farmer...........cccoverreervunnians Penn C M Dale, farmer....... College Jacob Royer, farmer............ccccovveeernennnnns Miles David Gingery, farmer...........ccoueeunnn. Hustcn Frank Beck, machinist......... Sanford Stonebreaker, farmer.. Wm Glenn, farmer................ J D Wagner, miller............ Philip D Foster, gentleman.. Jacob Lee, clerk............... D L Jones, minister John R Hosterman,, D B Weaver, miller..... John Tate, weigh-boss Spring Wm Brandt, laborer... ...Boggs J I Reed, storeman..... Ferguson John Yearick, farmer..............ccoveeunnns Marion Wm T Fulton, clerk...... Boggs John Griffith, blacksmith... ...Spring Adam Rishel, farmer....... ....ccoeerrrverunenne Harris ——L. C. Wetzel has rented the room in the Reynolds’ building, recently vacated by the Naginey furniture store, and wiil move his bicycle sales room to that place. Sa EVANGELICAL APPOINTMENTS. — The ministerial appointments for Centre county made at the conference of the Evangelical association, in session at Bethlehem, last week, were as follows : : Penn’s Valley, H. H. Romig and sup- ply ; Sugar Valley, A. E. Doerstetter ; Howard, Milesburg and Marsh Creek to be supplied. seein —The annual statement of the First national bank of Philipsburg shows that institution to have surplus and undivided profits to the amountfof $59,246.05 with total resources of $837,996.40. The satis- factory condition of the bank’s business is, of course, due to the business sagacity of Wm. P. Duncan, Geo. W. McGaffey and O. Perry Jones, the leading officers. oh THIRTY SIX LICENSES GRANTED.—The regular license court sat on Tuesday, March 1st, and thirty-six of the forty-two ap- plications for license in Centre county were disposed of. That number were granted by the court and the remaining six were held for further consideration. A complete list of those granted is as follows : TAVERN LICENSE. ..Philipsburg 2nd Ward. ..Millheim, Boro. ..Philipsburg 2nd Ward. ..Philipsburg 2nd Ward. Philipsburg 2nd Ward. hilipsburg 2nd Ward. R. Newton Shaw, hilipsburg 2nd Ward. Tempest Slinger, ..Philipsburg 2nd Ward. James Passmore, ............. Philipsburg 2nd Ward. Geo. W. Mapledoram, Bnllipstag 1st Ward, Henry Brockerhoff,......... Bellefonte South Ward D. C. Keller,.......... ..Bellefonte South Ward. C. M. &C. B. Garman,...... Bellefonte South Ward. H. C. Yeager, Bellefonte South Ward. W. L. Daggett, Simon R. King, James S. Reish, Isaac A. Shawver, W. H. Runkle,...... D. H. Bul,....... John M. Reish,. Lawrence Redd John A. Erb,.... Joseph Pickeri Joseph Peters,.... ellefonte West Ward. enn township. ..Potter township. Potter township. .Centre Hall Boro. .Gregg township. .Millheim Boro. - Snow Shoe township. now Shoe township. now Shoe township. John G. Uzzle,.. Geo. B. Uzzle,.. Jac. L. DeHaas, oward Boro. Aleis Kohlbecker,... .Boggs township. WHOLESALE BEER. Philipsburg 2nd Ward. Philipsburg 2nd Ward. Geo. E. Lamb,.. Philipsburg 2nd Ward. John Anderson,... Bellefonte West Ward. WHOLESALE LIQUORS, Geo. E. Chandler, .Philipsburg 2nd Ward. Orin Vail,...... .Philipsburg 2nd Ward. W. R. Haynes,.. .Snow Shoe township. DISTILLERS. Samuel Rogers, Wm, Riley Jr.,.. John C. Mulfinger,.......... Spring township. Noah W. Eby,..........cccc... Haines township. WHOLESALE BREWERS. Louis: Doll,..........c.oiieinne Benner township. Edwin Rhul, an applicant for tavern license at Nittany, was left on the anxious bench. His is a new application, as there hasn’t been a licensed house at Nittany since the death of old Mr. Robb, years ago. Samuel Shaffer, of Madisonburg, was anoth- er new applicant whose petition was held over. There hasn’t been a licensed house in that village for ten or fifteen years and Mr. Shaffer is hopeful of securing it for his boarding house. There would probably have been a license granted for Rebersburg had it not been for the contest between A. L. Nerehood and J. A. Gramley, both of whom were applying for the same house. The former is the owner of the property and had informed his tenant Gramley that he wants posses- sion, himself, on the 1st of April, when the latter's lease expires, but Gramley doesn’t want to give up and hoped that should he secure the license he could get a lease, also, as the property would be of little value as a hotel without license. The owner’s ap- plication complicated matters, however, and the petition was held over. The DuBois brewing company wants a wholesale beer license and W. R. Charles wants a bottler’s license, both in Philips- burg, but the court did not grant either one at the Tuesday sitting. How it will dispose of them remains to be seen. Centre Hall. Mrs. Ray Kuhn Morgan, of State College, spent a week with her sister. The only yellow kid in Centre Hall is the kid who has earned that shade from smoking cigarettes. John Yearick, tenant on the Samuel Bruss’ farm, will have the largest wagon flit here- abouts. He goes on a large farm near Mackey - ville. Byron Garis is preparing for a busy sea- son of mason work when spring opens. A good foundation is the first requisite of a building. Edwin Ruhl will become proprietor of the Nittany Hall hotel after April 1st. He was landlord of both the Old Fort and Centre Hall hotels. George Horner began cutting timber, on Tuesday, on the tract of woodland bordering on the pike above town for the barn, which will be erected by S. W. Lutt. Ten familes will leave Centre Hall on the 1st of April, but a number of new citizens will be added to the borough population, all of which speaks well for the metropolis of Penns valley as a place to domicile. The many friends of Mrs. Auna Mingle Hoy, of Philadelphia. will be sorry to know that she has been ill for the past week or more. Baby Hoy had just recovered from a spell of sickness. Mrs. W. B. Mingle went to Philadelphia yesterday (Thursday) morn- ing to take care of her daughter. Alfred Durst will build a dwelling house on Hoffer street, opposite the Poulson resi- dence, during the coming summer. Mr. Durst will retire from farm life, which he has followed for many years near Potters Mills. He will make a good citizen and aid in building up the town. ; Ex-commissioner John Wolf and wife, of Rebersburg, spent several days with his brother William Wolf, of this place. Com- missioner Wolf has almost fully recovered from a severe attack of paralysis and his many friends welcomed him heartily, this being his first visit here since that afflic- tion. A little two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Miller has heen seriously ill for a week or more. The child first took measles,
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