Democratic Watdpon Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 9, 1898. rm C— CorrESPON DENTS.—NoO communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY COMPANY B To CoME HOME. —A tele- gram from Washington, published in the Philadelphia papers of Thursday morning, states that ‘‘orders have been issued for mustering out of the Fifth, Ninth and This includes our boys of Co. B., and everybody Twelfth Pennsylvania volunteers.’’ will be glad to hear of their home coming and be prepared to extend them a hearty welcome. Oe David Craft of Philipsburg will re- ceive a pension of $8 per month. —If you want to see the power of the press go around to where they are making cider. ——Almost every one you speak to ex- pects to take a day off next week and at- tend the Grangers pic-nic. ——The contract for the erection of Hoy’s school house in Benner township has been awarded to Mr. W. L. Steele of this place. ——It is said that the peach orchard of Mr. Geo. W. Keister of Aaronsburg, this county, will yield over 1500 bushels of peaches the present year. ——Chas. Carter, a colored citizen of Philipsburg, died at the Danville Asylum, to which he was taken a little over a year ago, on Friday last. ~The ladies’ aid society of the U. B. church, Bellefonte, will hold a festival in the McClain block, on Saturday, Septem- ber 10th, 1898. All are cordially invited to be present. ——Many of the farmers throughout the county have already completed their fall seeding, and are waiting for the corn gath- ering time to come. A most excellent crop of the latter is anticipated. —=About 200 persons from this county, along with the Undine band, took part in Williamsport’s Peace Jubilee on Monday. Those who came back without a headache report having a pleasant trip and a good time. ——A night blooming cereus, belonging to J. H. Auman, of Millheim, has seven buds that are liable to burst into bloom any evening. It will be the third time this plant has been in bloom this season, and will make a total of nineteen flowers. ——Another course of fine entertain- ments will be given at Garman’s opera house the coming season providing 500 tickets can be sold. Over 200 have already been subscribed for. The list is now at Montgomery's. Call in and add your name. ~The Undine band of this place, was the only representative of the musical or- ganizations of the county in attendance at the Williamsport Peace Jubilee on Mon- day. It is unnecessary for us to say that it did itself great credit and received many compliments for its excellent music. ——Frank C. Waltz, of the Undine Fire company of this place has been honored with the position of first vice president of the Volunteer Fireman's Association of central Pennsylvania. The next meeting of the association will be held in Tyrone, some time during the month of August 1899. ——The High street bridge in this place has had a thorough over-hauling this week, and new timbers and new plank have been placed on all its four drive ways. The side walks, we understand, are to receive attention next and when the job is gotten through with the wooden part of the struct- ure will be as good as new. ——Nathaniel Pletcher of Howard was seriously injured last week while working on a bridge he was building by contract at Mill Hall. While rolling a piece of timber the cant hook slipped and he was thrown down an embankment a distance of fifteen feet, breaking his right wrist, dislocating an elbow, bruising and cutting one of his legs, and otherwise using him up. Although pretty sore vet he is said to be recovering as rapidly as could be expected. —— Last Sunday was ‘‘Quaker meeting’’ day up in Half-moon valley, and not with- standing the intense heat, a very large crowd of people were in attendance. The little church, below Stormstown, was crowded to its utmost capacity, many peo- ple fron a distance being present. Phil- ipshurg, Tyrone, Warriors Mark and many other points were represented with fair sized delegations of people, who, we rather suspect were attracted more by the ‘flesh pots’ and the open headed hospitality of the Friends in that section, than by the quiet services in the “meeting” house. ——To-morrow, Saturday, the Centre county veterans will hold their annual re- union and picnic at Hunter's park. It is one of the prettiest spots in Centre county and accessible from all points. Several bands to entertain the people and enliven the proceedings will be there, and plenty of speakers will be on hand to instruct and interest the crowd that is willing to listen. It is expected that every member of the Veteran's club will be in attendance, and if the weather is fair the largest meeting of the kind, held in the county for years, is anticipated. All the railroads in the county will run excursion trains at low rates of fare. The Bellefonte Central will run specials, and an extra train will take the people of Penns valley home in the evening, leaving Bellefonte at seven o'clock. H. O. HOFFER.—On Wednesday night the 31st ult., Hiram O. Hoffer, one of Philipsburg’s most respected and enter- prising citizens died from blood poisoning, occasioned by opening a boil on his hand with a pen knife. He was about 54 years of age, and was born at Elizabethtown, Lancaster county. Shortly after the war, through which he served as a private, he located in Bellefonte, opening a cigar store in the old Conrad House block, where he did a thriving business for a number of years. In 1872 he married Miss Salina Kline, and moved to Tyrone, where he remained for a few yearsand then located permanent- ly in Philipsburg, where he opened a nov- elty store and built up a flourishing busi- ness. He was a man of true friendships, un- questioned integrity, sound judgment and manifested a deep interest in the welfare of the community in which he resided. He took special interest in the public schools and at the time of his death was treasurer of the school board of Philipsburg, he was also a member of the Odd Fellows, Knights of Malta, Royal Arcanum and Ancient Or- der of United Workmen, and a consistent christian member of the Lutheran church. He leaves a widow and four sons who have the sincere sympathy of the community, in this the time of their deepest sorrow. ll I ll MRs. CROSTHWAITE.—Just a year ago Miss Blanche Johnston, youngest daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Johnston, of this place, went to New York, where she mar- ried Mr. Walter Crosthwaite, a former resident of Bellefonte, but now employed in Brooklyn, where they have since made their home, and a very happy one, as they had known each other from childhood and been engaged several years before their marriage. Their happiness was short- lived, for on Monday Sept. 5th, the young wife and mother died at the hospital where she had been taken for treatment, having suffered a relapse after the birth of a daugh- ter. Miss Johnston—for such she was bet- ter known to ber home friends—will be well remembered from her connection with the telephone exchange where her lovely disposition could be especially felt. Young —for she was born in 1869, attractive, full of life and vigor, a consistant member of the Methodist church and possessed of everything that makes a sweet woman, we know that her husband and family do not grieve alone. The body was brought home Tuesday and buried Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Union cemetery. jl | I ANOTHER CENTRE COUNTY VICTIM OF THE WAR.—Death has claimed an other of the Centre county boys who volunteered to go to the front. This time the call came for Harry Schlitter, of Philipsburg, a member of Company L. Fifth regiment, who was left at the west Penn. hospital, Pittsburg, on Monday, of last week, be- cause his condition did not warrant bring- ing him.on home, with the other sick sol- diers. When he was taken from the train he was very delirious. Since then he has gradually grew worse until the end, which came on Saturday morning. Members of his family were in attendance at his hed- side from the time of his arrival at the hos- pital and all that loving care and profes- sional skill could do to ease his sufferings and arrest the disease proved of no avail. The hardships of camp-life, with its insuf- ficient food and impure water, had weak- ened an otherwise strong system to a con- dition unable to withstand the ravages of disease, and with others of his companions in arms he has been mustered out never again to be called to duty. Schlitter was 21 years old and was unmarried. He was considered an excellent soldier and a promising young man. I ll I JOHN McCoRD.—Another old and re- spected citizen of the county, in the person of John McCord, passed over to the great ma- jority since the last issue of the WATCHMAN. His death occurred at his home on Forge run, Rush township, on Monday evening last. He was 78 years of age and located in the township in which” he died when the lumbering business was in its infancy, and the now bare hills and brushy hollows of the Alleghenies were covered with dense forests of pine and hemlock. He followed the business of lumbering until advancing age prevented active work, when he turned his attention to farming, and herding stock for the farmers of Half Moon valley. He was a kind neighbor, a good citizen, and an honest man. He is survived by two sons, James and Richard, and by two daughters, Miss Celia, of Philipsburg, and Mrs. J. C. Nason. of Julian. He was buried on Wednesday at Beaver Mills, a large number of sorrowing neighbors and friends attending the ceremonies. l I I —— Ignatius Grauer of Baltimore, aged 78 years and well-known to many of the residents of this place, is among those whose deaths are to be recorded this week. He was a retired merchant and since the death of Mrs. Grauer, some twenty years ago, has lived a quiet and uneventful life in the city of his adoption. His death, which occurred on the morning of the 7th inst., was not unexpected, he, having for some time been suffering from weakness incident to old age. He was a man highly respected and who had filled important positions in business enterprises with which he had been counected. He leaves a fami- ly of five children : Louis and William of this place ; Willard F., of Baltimore ; Mrs. Adolph Loeb, of St. Louis and Mrs. J oseph Bauland, of New York. ——We are glad to state that Mr. Thomas Collins, who was taken so seriously ill on Saturday night last that his life was despaired of, is slowly improving and hopes of an early recovery are now entertained. ——The Pheonix milling company will be ready on Wednesday the 14th inst. to receive grain of all kinds at their new mill, —— en Clearfield farmers have decided to revive their county fairs, and propose hold- ing one during the second week in Octo- ber. EE —The sick soldiers, who were left at the Altoona hospital, some of whom were from this county, are said to be all improv- ing. oo. ——A six pound salmon was caught in the Susquehanna river near Lick run, last week by Captain Clark and William Wrig- ley, of Clearfield. i —=Samuel T. Dixon, of Snow Shoe, has had his pension increased from $8 to $12, and Chas. Garret, of Bellefonte, from $8 to $10 per month. Soe hi ——Murs. Dr. Orbison will address the members of the Women’s Foreign Mission Society, of the Presbyterian church, in the chapel parlors, this, Friday evening at half past seven. Ladies are cordially in- vited. deve. ——Mrs. Rebecca Tolbert, widow of the late captain Tolbert, of Walker township, died at her home at Nittany, on Monday night of dropsy, aged 77 years. She was one of the oldest residents of the valley and a woman who was highly respected by all who knew her. oo —Rev. 8S. H. Orbison, of Lahore, India, occupied the pulpit of the Presby- terian church on Sunday last. His account of his missionary work and his discription of the habits and customs of the people among whom he is located, was highly in- structive as well as interesting. Mr. Or- bison expects to return in a short time to his field of duty. —— ee Pees. ——The Borough schools, under the superintendency of Prof. D. O. Etters, opened for a term of nine months on Tues- day last. The teachers in charge are : High School—A. Reist Rutt, Boyd A. Musser, Miss Ella Levy. Grammar Schools—J. F. McCormick, Carrie Weaver, F. Kate Hewes, Rosie Fox. Intermediate—Jennie Longacre, Bridgie Curry and Mary Underwood. Primary—Millie Smith, Francis Elmore, Anna McCafferty, Bessie: Dorworth, Bella Rankin and Gertie Taylor. foe —In addition to the conferees, who attended the Senatorial, conference at Lock Haven on Monday, Postmaster Fortney, ex-Representative John T. McCormick, Ellis L. Orvis Esq., Mr. Geo. Koch, of Centre Hall, our next Prothonotary, M. I. Gardner, District Attorney Singer, Poor- Overseer, John Trafford, Secretaries of the County Committee Fred. Musser and W. Miles Walker, and editor Chas. R. Kurtz, were on hand to say a good word for can- didate Heinle. ——The fourteenth annual convention of the W. C. T. U. of Centre courty was held in the M. E. church in Philipsburg, on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mrs. J. P. Harris, of this place presided. In addition to eighteen members of the association from distant parts of the county, all the Philipsburg members were in at- tendance. Mrs. H. M. McGee, of Phil- adelphia and Miss Clara Hoffman, National Secretary, of the Union were present, and it is said the convention was one of the best and most interesting ones that has ever been held in the county. *>e- A NEW TRICK ON LANDLORDS. —It is not probable that any of the landlords hereabouts will be swindled in the way stated, for two reasons : one is that they are neither gullible or betting the men, and the other is that they all read the WATCHMAN and are booked up on all the fake games, that are resorted to by the army of swindlers who are around fleecing an unwary public. The latest trick is operated by two men, one of rustic appear- ance and the other stylishly dressed. The rustic goes into a hotel and inquires for the other fellow, saying he had loaned him $50 a few days ago and was to meet him at the hotel to get it back. The landlord laughs and plainly states that the fellow who borrowed the $50 is a swindler and will not turn up. The other fellow is con- fident that he will get his money back and bets the landlord $25 to that effect. In a short time the well dressed man calls for the rustic, pays him $50 and, pocketing the landlord’s $25, the pair of strangers disappear. : Sm bhiis ap sind ——The Golden Rod—the last of a series of dances—given by the young people of Bellefonte came off at the Armory on Fri- day night last. It was one of the largest and most successful of the season. The armory was beautifully decorated with golden rod and white and yellow bunting and the music was excellent. Among the young people from a distance who were present were, Miss Hale, who is visiting Mrs. Andrews; Miss Florence Umberger and Miss Grace Armstrong of Lock Haven; Miss Geary, of Oil City; Miss Bess Lingle, of Patton; Miss Sarah Sides and Miss Stevens, of Jersey Shore; Miss Eckert, of Sunbury; Miss McClain, of Spangler ; Miss Etner, of Tyrone; Miss Haley, of West Chester ; Miss Kipe, of Philadelphia ; Messrs Bob Custer and Reuben Smull, of Philipshurg ; Harvey Lingle, of Patton ; Bob Wilson, C. Ray and Van Wilson, of Tyrone ; Thomas Baldrich, of Holidays- burg ; Geo. Howell, of New York ; W, Toner, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Olbold, of Lancaster. All enjoyed themselves, and notwithstanding the heat, it was the *‘we sma’ hours of the mornin’,”” when fare- wells were said, and the Armory closed to the dances of the season of 1898. Foor BALL AT THE COLLEGE.—L. A. Harding manager, and W. A. Murray cap- tain, of the State College foot ball team for 1898, have been at work the past ten days getting their men together for preliminary practice at Hecla Park. Quite a number of the men who are candidates for a place on the team are on hand and practice has already commenced an the athletic grounds. Among the old college men who will go into training are Brandt, Carpenter, Haehnlen, Harding, Maxwell, Thompson, Boyd, Edwards, Haldeman, Longenecker, Pollock, Ruslander, Shoffstail, Dodge, Mec- Cleary, Reno, Scholl, Cartwright, Fulton, Hayes, Heckel, Mcllvain, Murray, Norman Randolph, Cure, Rulofson, and in addition there will be some four or five new men who will enter in the freshmen class who are reputed good on the gridiron. With this list of material to select from Captain Murray feels that there will be no trouble in getting together a team of kickers that will do the best work any State team has done in years. The men will be kept down to close practice work during all the com- ing week, under the coaching of the captain and manager, both of whom are good play- ers and thoroughly understand every tech- nical point in the game, but it is probable that with the opening of college, Septem- ber 14th, an experienced coach will be brought to complete the work of getting the men in shape for the opening game with Gettyshurg September 24th. —_——, NEAR ENDING HIM. —During a thunder storm on last Sunday evening, at Philips- burg, one of the wires of the electric light company came in contact with another and burned it off. The electrician for the com- pany, Mr. O. E. Mattern, undertook to re- pair it, forgetting to notify the engineer to turn off the current. On talking hold of one end of the burned wire, an electric cur- rent, said to be of the force of one hundred volts, shot through him rendering him un- conscious and throwing him to the ground. His face turned black, his body puffed up and froth came from his mouth. His hand still grasped the wire, which, fortunately he had taken hold of very close to the end, and which was knocked out of his grasp by a blow with a stick. When this was done, he showed signs of recovery and after the application of proper restorative, by the physicians who were hastily called, he re- gained consciousness and was taken to the hospitable. Upon examination it was found that the wire had burnt the thumb of his left hand badly and the index finger into the bone, while the hair on the back of his head, where the current was sup- posed to have passed from his body to the ground, was burnt and singed as if with a red-hot iron. He will recover, although he had a close call. ——— ee — —The Millheim Jowrnal says that the Banking company in that place recently received for collection, 2 United States treasury check for four cents, said check beitig in paynient for interest due on" the 1éW 3 per cent. Government loan for $200- 000,000. This check must have been the amount of interest due on a hond of the smallest denomination, viz., $20. Mr. Walters, the cashier, says that this is the smallest amount for a check that has ever been presented to the bank for payment. The bank will be out four cents, as they propose to keep this check for a souvenir of the war of 1898. The government will also be the gainer, as this check will never be presented for payment. No doubt thousands of such checks will be held as reminders of this war, and the government will be in many dollars. ———te —The many friends, who have been carefully watching for several years, the work of Mr. Will Potter of Milesburg, are proud to call attention to his very excellent clay models of Lincoln, Dewey and Gov- ernor Hastings, now being displayed in the Post office window. In the face of much opposition and with no instructions he persevered in his sketching and modeling, for a long time in Milesburg, until about a year ago an opportunity came to enter one of the Art schools of Philadelphia where his work immediately drew attention and gave indication of talent. Since then he has rapidly progressed as is scarcely neces- sary to tell anyone who has had the pleas- ure of seeing his latest studies. We wish him unbounded success, and hope that Bellefonte may some day have to rank him even higher than Barnard. rte A —MTrs. E. J. Hinds, who has been on a vist to Camp Mead, Middletown, Pa., returned to her home at Fiedler, a few days ago. She says the soldiers complain bitterly of the conduct of Secretary Alger, who they say neglected them, and to whom they ascribe much of their misery. She also says that the wife of Gov. Hastings is fairly worshipped in the camp for her min- istrations to the sick and for her kindness to all the soldiers. One of the boys told Mrs. Hinds that if he lived to get home he would never complain of his mother’s cooking again. rl ni ——Out at the Axe Mann cider press on Monday they made nine barrels of cider from 70 bushels of apples, and completed the job in 65 minutes. It was generally supposed that there would be but little fruit in this section, this year, but the ap- pearance of things about the cider mills, throughout the county, don’t verify that supposition. Most of them have been kept busy since the season began, and have promise of plenty to do for weeks yet. rim es ——A week from. to-morrow, Saturday, the citizens of Julian will have a flag rais- ing to which a general invitation to the public is extended. Speeches are expected ‘from County Superintendent Gramley and D. F. Fortney Esq., and music will be fur- nished by Prof. Weaver’s choir. ——The Bellefonte Academy opened its Fall session in the different deparments on Wednesday with a larger number of pupils from the town and from a distance, and brighter prospects generally than for many years past. Ce —VETERAN CLUB PicNic.—On ae- count of the Centre county Veteran Club picnic to be held at Hunter's park, Satur- day, September 10th, the Pennsylvania railroad company has arranged for the sale of excursion tickets at reduced rates from Rising Springs and intermediate stations to Bellefonte and return, and for special re- turn train Bellefonte to Rising Spring, leaving Bellefonte 7 p. m., stopping at in- termediate stations. News Purely Personal. —Mrs. Haldemann, of Harrisburg, is visiting Mrs. John B. Linn. —S. B. Lingenfelter, of Philipsburg, is a recent appointment to the railway mail service, —Mrs. H. Morgan, of Lock Haven, came up to enjoy the delightful dance on Friday night. —W. Harrison Walker Esq., is serving as a United States juror in Williamsport this week. —Miss Maggie Cooney, of Pittsburg, came in with her brother to make a short visit in Belle- fonte. —Mzr. Geo. Haines, of Miles township, was a visitor to town on Tuesday on his way to the Senatorial conference at Lock Haven. —Fred. M. Butts, who has been visiting rela- tives and friends in this place, returned to his home in Holyoke Mass., on Tuesday. —Miss;Echert, of Sunbury, who was visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs. W. Malin, on east How- ard street, returned home on Wednesday. —The Misses Hunter, of Mill Hall and Miss Kepler, of Baltimore, arrived in Bellefonte Tues- day. They are visiting the Misses Schofield on South Thomas street. —A welcome visitor at the residence of Dr, Wm. Laurie, is the Dr's. brother, Mr. Thomas Laurie, a ranchman in the far west who has not heen east during the past thirty years. —Miss Virginia Chauvenet, who has been spending the summer at the Bush house with her mother, entertained her Bellefonte friends with a card party on Tuesday night. —Sheriff Cronister had business in Pittsburg the early part of the week. He was accompanied by William Smith who will serve a term for rob- bing the home of Rev. Deitzel, in Penns Valley. —Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cooney and their two children of Pittshurg, were among the ar- rivals at Bellefonte on Tuesday. They are visit- ing at the home of Mrs. J. Fox, of east Bishop street. —Mr. Harry Stevens, who has spent most of the summer with his father Rev. Dr. Stevens, return- ed Wednesday morning to Dickinson College, Carlisle, where he is instructor in Chemistry and Botany. —Mrs. 8. H. Williams, of this place, and Mrs, Will Foster, of the State College, are in Lexing- ton Kentucky, on a visit to relations who are members of Co. B, 5th Regiment Penna Vol- unteers. —Mrs. Pierpoint, formerly of Pittsburg, who has been spending a few weeks here, is making a short visit in Jersey Shore, after which she will £0 to Philadelphia, where they intend to reside permanently. —Our good Democratic friend, George W. Koch, of Centre Hall, attended the Senatorial confer- ence in Lock Haven on Wednesday. Geo. never fails to come to the front when he.can serve a friend or be of use to the party. ~—Miss Mamie McClain is visiting Mary Ceaders. Although Miss McClain is now living at Spangler, she is still looked upon as one of Bellefonte's maidens and her numerous friends are aways delighted to welcome here back. —Mr. Perry Steele, now in his 84th year, and who is well-known to almost every person in this section, is dangerously ill at his home near Axe Mann. The good old man has the warm sym- pathy and well wishes of everyone. —Clarence Daley, a member of Company B, 5th Regiment who is down with the typhoid fever at the home of his father, John A. Daley, in Cur- tin township, has taken a turn for the better and promises a speedy recovery. —Harry Jackson, a private of Co. B, 5th Regi- ment is home on a short furlough from Lexington Kentucky. He shows the wear and hardships of camp life, but hopes to get back to his usual con- dition of health before the expiration of his leave. —Mrs. Cornelius Hazel, who has been assisting to nurse her son, Oliver Hazel, of Co., B, now in the Altoona hospital, with typhoid fever, returned home on Tuesday with the gratifying news that he is getting along admirably and promises a speedy recovery. ? —Farmer John Rishel, whose well kept and productive acres with their excellent buildings out on the Boalshurg pike, is the envy of all, is off on a trip to Philadelphia, visiting his son Dr. G. P. Rishel, who has built up a large and lucra- tive practice in that city. —H. F. Krebs Esq., of Pine Grove, who is turn- ing out more buggies and crowded to a greater extent with repair work, than any other carriage builder in the county, paid a business trip to Bellefonte on Thursday. The reason he gets so much work, is because the public knows he does it well. —Mr. J. H. Spotts one of the most progressive and successful farmers of Union township, was one of the country visitors to town on Saturday. He is always interested in good things and for that reason is interested in the success of the Warcaman, He has been one of its best and most reliable patrons for years. —Two distingnished visitors to Bellefonte ves- terday were, Hon. J. H. Longnecker, Judge of the Bedford district and Col. Jas.. Milliken, of New York. The Colonel expects to remain in town some time, and the Judge wenton up to the Col- lege to get his first view of that institution and its magnificent surroundings. —Rev. John Rue, former pastor of the Meth- odist church in this place, officiated at the funeral of Mrs. Crosthwaite, having been summoned for that purpose and remained for a few days as the guest of Mr. John Meese, spending the time pleasantly among his many friends who were de- lighted to see him among them as of old. —Mr. A. A. Pletcher, of Nittany, accompanied by his friend Mr. McClatherty, of Washington, spent a few hours in town on Saturday. It was Mr. MeC’s first trip to this part of the country and he goes back home highly pleased with all he saw, except one little experience, when the boys, in order to give him a good view of Nittany Val- ley, piloted him to the top of Nittany mountain with the thermometer ranging in the neighbor- hood of ©100, and run him plump into a den of rattlesnakes. He got away safely however after killing four, but don't want any more views in that neighborhood. —Among the strangers in town this week we noticed Mr. T. P. Rynder, of Erie, the candidate on the Populist ticket for Secretary of Internal Affairs. Mr. R. looks as young and vigorous as when he used to run the labor organizations of the county, from his home in Milesburg, and don’t show any effects at all of the responsibilities that rest upon his shoulders as a candidate upon the State ticket. He is the same, busy, expectant hopeful politician (if you ean call one without party affiliations a politician) that he was years ago, and we presume always will be, CouxciL PROCEEDINGS. —Tuesday night council meeting was attended by all the members except President Keller, who was prevented being present by other busi- ness. In his absence Mr. Gerberich acted as president. Verbal reports and petitions were made - asking for the exoneration of the co-oper- ative Glass company from taxes ; for the extension of the Bishop street sewer from Aikens’ corner to Penn street ; that 100 feet of rubber hose had bursted at the fire in Mr. Rodgers’ stable, and recom- mending the purchase of 150 feet of new hose for sale by Jenkins and Lingle ; a new light was asked for west Bishop street near the Academy, and the condition of the pavements on east Logan was com- plained of. All of which subjects, with the exception of the exoneration of the Glass company from taxes, were referred to the proper committees for investigation and report. The glass company, on mo- tive of Mr. Shaffer, seconded by Mr. Houser, was exonerated from their street, borough and school tax, for 1898. Bids for the painting of the Lamb street bridge were received from B. A. Shaffer $75.00 and J. W. Houser $70.00. The job was given to Mr. Houser. Clement Dale Esq., read the agreement which he had drawn up between the hor- cugh and the Undine fire cempany, where- by they are to receive an appropriation of $1500.00. This appropriation is to be paid as follows : $500 on signing the agreement, $530, at the end of first year and $560 at the end of second year. The fire company have $1,000 in their treasury and expect to borrow $4,000 from Col. W. Fred Rey- nolds. They agree to pay the interest on mortgage and repairs. Col. Reynolds re- ceives a first mortgage, all insurance and the borough the second. If at any time the company disbands or the building is not used for the purposes intended, the mortgages are to be enforced. This agree- ment was ratified and an order for $500 as a first payment on it ordered to be drawn. The cow question, which under the head of nuisances, was called up, and as has al- ways been the case, postponed, for want of courage in the councilmen to dispose of it. Orders were ordered to be drawn as fol- lows : WaterPay Roll... ioe 2143.50 B’fte. Fuel & Supply Co. coal for Aug... 88.51 “ku « “ sand 25 A. Allison, supplies for pipes : 53.99 Jas. Harris & Co., supplies for Water Works... Taiseveetsirecratsinhaceeatyansnnterar 66.94 Edison E. Light Co, light for Water Works... 1.50 StreetiPayi Boll... 000 os 202.44 Jas. Harris & Co., supplies for stree . 21.25 C. Schrock, blacksmithing... .40 Wm. Utz, £ 3.75 Geo. Mallory, ke ai ) 1.55 Edison E. Light Co., Light for Ang 315.00 Police Pay Roll sev 35.00 Edison E. Light Co., lights............ as 8.00 B. H. Shafter, painting Roof Public Building 25.00 ©. C. Shuey, Sup. for soldiers § 31.68 Isaac Mitchell, 1 mo. as clerk............... 12.50 T. Shanghensey, 3 wis. as mkt: clerk... 2.95 Appropriation for Undines’ new Bd'g... 500.00 B1508.51 MARRIAGE L1cENsEs.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur- ing the past week : Christian J. Smith, of Bellefonte, and Miss Edith Royer, of Centre Hill, Pa. Jackson H. Harpster, of Worth township, and Pearlah A. Biddle, of Philipsburg. Samuel Shank and Mary E. Lucas, both of Snow Shoe. Wm. Edward Turner, of Chester Hill, and Annie Cowher, of Port Matilda. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red . —Sprin Corn —Yellow ¢ —Mixed. Oats.............. 2.15@2.40 3.25@ 3.40 4.40@4.65 2.80@ 0.50@11. 60 7.50@ 6.50@7.00 Rye Flour Per Br'l.... Baled hay—Choice No. 1. eh eo Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the Preyix Mitnivg Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes press: Red Wheat, old.... Red wheat, new 60 60 Rye, per bushel... 40 Corn, shelled, per bushel. 40 Corn, ears, per bushel.. 40 Oats, per bushel, new 30 Barley, per bushel..... 40 Ground Plaster, per ton Buckwheat, per bushel ... Cloverseed, per bushel Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel 40 tant 60 ges, pe 10 Lard, per ponnd 7 Country Shoulde 7 Sides.. 6 Ham 10 Tallow, per po 3 Butter, per pound. 18 The Democratic Watchman. Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte, Pa., at $1.50 per annum gad strictly in advance) $2.00, when not paid in advance i 4 $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- ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows: 1 | SPACE OCCUPIED | 3m | 6m ly One inch (12 lines this type........ [8 588 (810 Two inehes........0n 0. voit. wi 110 15 Three inches............... «10 115 | 20 Quarter Column (5 inche, 12 20 | 30 Half Column (10 inches)... 1 20 1 35 55 One Column (20 inches)..... 35 | 55 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional, ; i Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions Each additional insertion Local notices, per line.. Business notices, per li sa Job Printing of every k neatness and dispatch. The Warcumax office has been re- fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and everything in the printing line can be ‘executed in the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates. Terms—Cash. All letters should be addressed to P. GRAY MEEK, Proprietor
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