Beworraliy Watcan
Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 28, 1898.
CorrESPON DENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
Democratic Meetings to be Held in the
County.
County chairman Taylor has announced
the following schedule of meetings to be
held in Centre county during the campaign.
A corps of able speakers has been schedul-
ed for each meeting and there will be no
postponements. They will all be evening
meetings.
Grove School Fri. * Oct. 28th.
Murrays School Fri. 8 Oct. 28th.
Bellefonte Sat. 62 Oct. 29th.
Coburn Mon. $4 Oct. 31st.
Madisonburg Mon. i Oct. 31st.
Philipsburg Tues. se Nov. 1st.
Farmers Mills dues. o Nov. 1st.
Aaronsburg Tues. £4 Nov. 1st.
Woodward Wed. $e Nov. 2nd.
Ripka School Wed. € Nov. 2nd.
Millheim Thurs... © Nov. 3rd.
Pine Grove Mills Fri. £4 Nov. 4th.
Snow Shoe Sat. 0 Nov. 5th.
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——Mr. Andrew Cook, of east Lynn
street, is having his home repainted.
——The rain on Wednesday was a damp-
ener on the Philadelphia peace jubilee.
——The Aaronshurg band will be one of
the musical organizations that will be here
to-morrow night.
Last car load of sweet potatoes of
the season at P. R. R. station on Monday,
October 31st, only $1 per barrel.
——J. A. Gramley, of Rebersburg, has
leased the Young hotel in Mifflinburg, and
will take possession in December.
The Lutheran church in this place
observed the special thanksgiving day, yes-
terday, by holding services last evering.
——Are you coming to the great rally
for reform to-morrow night? Jenks, Sow-
den and Bower will be among the speakers.
——W. B. Reeve, organist at St. John’s
Episcopal church, is conducting a singing
school for St. Paul’s church in Lock Haven.
The passenger coaches of the Central
R. R. of Penna. are to be painted after the
style used by the Pullman palace car com-
pany in painting their coaches.
——Annapolis naval cadets defeated
State last Saturday by the score of 16 to
11. It was a fine game of foot ball and at
first looked as if our players would win.
——A new four inch water main is be-
ing laid on south Spring street, between
High and Bishop, for the purpose of locat-
ing some needed fire plugs in that locality.
Editor Bumiller of the Millheim
Journal has been showing some signs of
improvement during the past few days.
He can move his paralyzed limbs a little
now.
The Bellefonte Academy and Wil-
liamsport High school foot ball elevens
will play here to-morrow afternoon. The
game will be called at 2:30 on the glass
works field.
——Owing to the bad weather last Sat-
urday the game of foot ball between the
Bellefonte Academy and Williamsport High
school teams was not played, but post-
poned until to-morrow.
——1It was quite cute in Governor Hast-
ings issuing a proclamation for the good
people of the State to stay at home and
observe a special Thanksgiving service
yesterday, while he was in Philadelphia
enjoying the peace jubilee.
——The war department is perfecting
arrangements whereby Christmas boxes
are to be transported to the soldiers free.
As it takes six weeks to reach the Phil-
ippines boxes to get there in time will
have to start soon and should contain no
perishable articles.
——Miss May Crider gave a charming
dinner Wednesday evening in honor of
Miss Pearly, of Williamsport, and Miss
Shriner, of Lancaster, who were Her guests
the fore part of the week. Covers were
laid for sixteen and the affair was thor-
oughly enjoyable.
——Trooper John Corrigan, troop H,
Sixth U. S. Cavalry, was at home on a
short furiough last week. Heis a son of
John Corrigan, of State College, and enlisted
in the regular service early in the spring.
His regiment was engaged in the fights at
El Caney and San Juan.
——The sale of the personal effects of
M. B. Garman, on Tuesday morning, ag-
gregated about $2,600. Most of the prop-
erty was bought by his attorney. A Mr.
Weidensaul, of Milton, was here to try to
get the fast pacing mare, ‘‘Dolly Spencer,’
but he wouldn’t go up after her.
——The Centre Hall apple evaporator is
consuming about one hundred and fifty
bushels of apples-a- day. The farmers of
that region are finding it a.great market
for fruit that had heretofore been eaten up
by the hogs. Cash is paid for the applesat
rates from fifteen to thirty cents per hun-
dred weight.
A pile of corn husks that had been
dumped out of a mattress in the stable on
the rear of the Lieb lot, at the corner of
Spring and Bishop streets, caught fire in
some mysterious way, on Monday after-
noon, and caused an alarm to be sentin. A
few buckets of water put the fire out, how-
ever, before the department reached the
scene.
——- Harry Taylor, the local driver for
the Adams express company, has again
been transferred to a railroad run and is
now messenger on the Bald Eagle valley.
His place here has been taken by M.S. Mat-
thews, of Tyrone. Harry would sooner
remain in Bellefonte, but his services are
needed elsewhere by his employers and he
simply obeyed orders in going.
THE DEATH OF BALSER WEBER.—The
announcement of the death of Balser
Weber, at his home in Howard, about 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon, was received
with deepest regret in this community.
While it had been known for some time
that he was suffering with cancer of
the stomach and physicians gave no
encouragement for his friends no one
was prepared for such an early crisis. In
addition to the best medical skill that
could be employed at home he was taken
to Philadelphia, where he consulted an emi-
nent physican with most discouraging re-
sults. His attention was first drawn to his
condition about three months ago, when
he suffered a slight hemorrhage from
the stomach. Nothing serious was then
supposed to be the matter, but a later
diagnosis of his case revealed the true
nature of the ailment and the sad fact that
relief was an impossibility. He could take
no nourishment to keep up his strength and
gradually failed until Wednesday, when
he bad another hemorrhage, which was
followed by hiccoughing that so weakened
him and caused his death.
Balser Weber was born in Bavaria, Ger-
many, July 4th, 1829. He was a son of
Paul and Catharine Weber, who died in
their native land years ago. During early
life Balser helped his father in the tanning
business and secured a good common school
education as well. In 1849 he landed in
America, after a voyage of twenty-eight
days. Nothing daunted by the limited
capital of $3.25 that he possessed he struck
out to find employment. For two months
‘he worked in a broom factory in Schenec-
tady, then another month spent in a shirt
factory satisfied him that he needed a
change of location and in November of that
year he arrived in Howard. He was taken
up and given employment as an itinerant
merchant by Abram Sussman, who had
known him in Germany. For two years
he tramped over the country with a
pack, then his business grew large enough
to warrant a horse and wagon. After four
more ye2rs of such hard work he had saved
enough to buy the store of Robert J.
Haynes, which he run from 1857 until
1889, when he retired in favor of his sons.
September 30th, 1852, he married Anna
Pletcher, of Howard, eight children, five
of whom survive, having been born to their
union. The children living are Abraham,
of Howard ; Mrs. C. M. Muffly, of Chicago ;
Mrs. Thomas E. Thomas, John P., and
William, of Howard.
Funeral services were conducted at the
house Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by
the Rev. A. P. Wharton, of the Methodist
church, assisted by Rev. Sechrist. In-
terment was made in the Schenck
cemetery.
The carriers were H. A. Moore, J. L.
DeHass, Reuben J. Snyder, Wm. B. Hen-
derson, James F. Kline and Robert P.
Confer, The honorary pall bearers were
A. Gans, P. B. Crider, P. Gray Meek,
W. P. Humes, John P. Harris, W. P.
Lucas, Col. D. F. Fortney and Capt. S. H.
Bennison.
Balser Weber’s death is indeed a serious
loss to Centre county, since it removes a
citizen whose judgment and ability was
felt far beyond the immediate precincts of
his home. He was a man about whom
there was never the slightest veneer nor
deception. His advice was invaluable be-
cause it was honest. No matter how dissat-
istying or disappointing it might have been,
in perfect candor, he told everyone who
sought his counsel exactly what his observa-
tions prompted him to. He was known in
the community about Howard as a veritable
peace maker and few dissensions of a local
nature failed to be dissipated by his judi-
cious interest.
As a business man he was methodical
and correct and as a Democrat, with which
party he had always been allied, he was
staunch under all circumstances. His safe
counseling has helped to tide the organiza-
tion in the county over many a critical
pass and his sound and logical advocacy of
the principles of the party have always had
their effect.
He died a wealthy man. His fortune
was amassed by his straightforward busi-
ness’ dealings with everyone. Probably
the least known of this admirable man are
the charities which are so greatly to his
credit. Many a resident of Centre county
has had reason to remember his material
kindnesses in their times of trouble and in
all his business career he made it a point
to distress no one.
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THE EXERTION CAUSED His DEATH. —
D. R. Malone, a Beech Creek man, met
death in a rather peculiar way last Thurs-
day. He noticed a team of horses owned
by J. W. Merry running away and started
to try to catch them. His wife saw him
running toward the road and called him
back, for he had just suffered an attack of
neuralgia of the heart and she feared the
result of such exertion. Mr. Malone heed-
ed the warning and stopped, then he went
into the garden to cut some corn. A short
time afterwards his wife went to find him
and upon getting no response to her calls
she went into the garden and there he was
lying, face downward, dead.
Deceased was a veteran of the 45th
Penna. Vols. and was a member of Miles-
burg post, 261, G. A. R. He was 62 years
old and is survived by a widow and several
children. Burial was made on Saturday.
The team of horses that was running
away had started from Mr. Merry’s stable
before the driver could get into the buggy.
They ran toward the Bald Eagle valley
railroad and dashed onto the tracks just in
front of the afternoon express train for
Lock Haven. One horse was killed and
the other was knocked down an embank-
ment and badly injured.
A PHILIPSBURG SOLDIER KILLED AT
TyYRONE.—Private David Paul, Co. I, 5th
U. S. Vol. Inf., was killed on the railroad
at Tyrone, Tuesday night, while waiting
there for the train to carry the company to
the peace jubilee in Philadelphia.
Some time after the arrival of the T. &
C. train in Tyrone, Mr. Paul and his mess-
mate, private George Cowan, went over to
town. On their return to the depot, about
11.30, some one informed them their train
would leave in two or three minutes ; not
taking time to go through the tunnel, they
jumped the fence to cross over the tracks
to where their train was supposed to be.
They had scarcely got over the fence when
Paul, who was a little ahead, was struck
by the eastern express which came along
at a rapid speed, hurling him a considerable
distance and killing him instantly. Cow-
an managed to escape any injury by hug-
ging the fence. The body was not man-
gled.
The body was placed in the hands of a
Tyrone undertaker, with whom it was
kept until Wednesday morning, when it
was sent home. :
Soon after the misfortune privates Geo.
Cowan and Harry E. Smith hired a con-
veyance and drove to Philipsburg to con-
vey the sad news to the family, arriving
there about 3'a. m.
The unfortunate young man was the
youngest son of Charles J. Paul, and had
he lived would have completed his twenty-
third year on the 25th of November next.
Besides his father three other brothers sur-
vive. :
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CRUSHED TO DEATH IN A COAL MINE.
—While taking splits out of a heading in
one of the Lehigh valley company’s mines,
at Snow Shoe, Tuesday morning, Austin
Quick and Wesley Fye were caught under
a fall of rock and crushed to death.
The accident occurred at about nine
o’clock in the morning in No. 5 mine and
as soon as it was discovered a large force
was put to work to dig the entombed
miners out. They were buried under tons
of rock, which it took more than an hour
to remove. When the bodies were found,
both men’s backs were broken and their
limbs crushed.
The men were taken out and carried to
their homes. Quick was 30 years old, un-
married and lived with his parents, while
his companion was 33 years old and leaves
a widow with three small children.
A double funeral was held in Snow Shoe
yesterday morning. The bodies of both
men reached the cemetery at the same
time and it was one of the largest ever seen
in that place.
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Mrs. Emma Weaver, wife of Jacob
H. Weaver, died at the home of her hus-
band’s parents, near Hublersburg, on
Monday evening. Her death was a very
sad one, because she had heen married but
eighteen months and leaves her yqung
husband with a haby boy to mourn the
loss of a lovely wife and mother. Con-
sumption prostrated her shortly after her
marriage and she died at the early age of
19 years, 7 months and 16 days. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Searles of
the United Evangelical church yesterday
afternoon. i i
——Hugh White, aged 88 years, one of
Clinton county’s oldest residents, died last
Saturday morning. He lived at Lamar
and was a son of Col. Hugh White, of the
revolutionary war, after whom the Lock
Haven chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution is named. Inter-
ment was made at the Cedar Hill cemetery
on Monday afternoon. For thirty years he
was post-master or acting post-master at
Lamar.
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——The death of Mrs. W. W. Spangler
occurred at her home near Potter's Mills,
on Tuesday evening of last week, at 11
o'clock. Her maiden name was Della
Bollinger and her illness began last June,
from which time she declined rapidly. She
was 50 years old and a most estimable wo-
man, having been survived by her husband
and four children. Interment was made
at Sprucetown last Friday morning. ,
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——Mrs. Amelia Stevenson, colored, wife
of Edward Stevenson, died at her home on
Decatur street, this place, on Monday
evening. She was born over in Penns-
valley 75 years ago and her death was
caused by cancer. The remains were in-
terred in the Union cemetery on Wednes-
day afternoon.
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——Mirs. Isabella Bechdel died at her
home in Eagleville, on Thursday, Oct.
20th, at the age of 73 years and 11 months.
She is survived by her husband, Jacob C.
Bechdel, and five children. Her remains
were interred at Romola on Sunday.
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——Mrs. Harper Held died at her home
in Loganton on Saturday. She was only
23 years old and leaves a husband with
four children, the youngest of whom is five
weeks old.
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——Seventy-five of Co. B’s men went to
Philadelphia, Tuesday evening, to partic-
ipate in the jubilee parade. The Phila-
delphia committee had provided for only
fifty men of the company, but the boys ar-
ranged a way among themselves to take all
that wanted to go.
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PRIVATE WALLACE AT HOME.—Private
Frank Wallace, of Milesburg, the member
of B company who was thrown from the
regimental train while en route from Lex-
ington, Ky., arrived at his home on Mon-
day night. He had been lying in a Colum-
bus hospital ever since. He is in a pretty
badly crippled condition, but is able to
move a little.
lined with turquoise taffeta.
AN OcToBER WEDDING.—The marriage
of Miss Charlotte, second daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Spigelmyer and G. Wil-
liard Hall, of Muncy, in the Presbyterian
church, on Wednesday evening, was the
leading society event of the week. One
hundred and fifty guests witnessed the
ceremony and the church was lavishly
decorated with plants and flowers.
Miss Neubaker, the organist, played sev-
eral appropriate selections and promptly at
6 o'clock the groom walked up the side
aisle and awaited at the chancel the bridal
party which entered the church at the north
door. They proceeded in the following or-
der : Miss Annie Stoughton, of Lewisburg,
who was gowned in blue broadcloth and
carried carnations ; Messrs. John and Fred
Hoffman, of Williamsport ; Miss Ella Stev-
enson, of Williamsport, who was dressed
in green broadcloth and carried carnations;
Messrs. Wilson Berger and Lewis Sprout,
of Muncy, followed by the bride who was
fair to look upon in her light brown broad-
cloth gown trimmed with satin bands and
Dr. Laurie
pronounced the ceremony and after the
benediction a reception was held at the
home of the bride’s parents, on Spring
street.
The bride and groom departed on the
8:31 train for a short trip, after which they
will go to housekeeping on west Linn
street in the home formerly occupied by C.
P. Hewes. The groom is a stranger in
Bellefonte, but he is coming here to engage
in the mercantile business with Mr. Spigel-
myer and his bride is a young lady of such
good sense and ability that we are satisfied
on her judgment that they are both to be
congratulated.
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THE BOARD OF TRADE WAKENS Up.—
The dream ended on Monday evening and
the Bellefonte board of trade wakened up
for a meeting. It was held in the arbitra-
tion room in the court house, with a fair
attendance. The purpose of the meeting
was to elect a president to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late William
Shortlidge, and it was accomplished by the
election of Edward K. Rhoades, who will
infuse some new energy into the organiza-
tion, it is hoped.
After the election of officers several gen-
tlemen, among whom were F. W. Crider,
E. K. Rhoads, Edwin F. Garman and
James Harris, spoke on possible business
enterprises for Bellefonte. Some practical
suggestions were offered, but suggestions
will never make the town go unless the
people who can will take them up and
push them through. What Bellefonte
needs most is a good kick in the gable end
with a frozen boot. She wants to get
awake and get to work or the census of
1900 will find her with fewer people than
she had in 1890. There is no excuse and
there can be no apology for such lethargy.
We have the resources to make one of the
livest towns in the State. Why don’t’ we
have it? Because thie money holders in
Bellefonte are so tight that they are afraid
to take a long breath for fear of loosening
thiemselves up.
There are a number of industries that
Bellefonte can secure now if our citizens
have a mind to go after them, but if things
are to go on as they have been the time
will soon be here when the place will be so
inert that no remedy will revive it.
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STATE'S FINE RECORD. — The recent
trip of The Pennsylvania State College
foot ball team has been the most successful
ever made by the State kickers. On Sat-
urday they played the U. S. naval cadets
at Annapolis and were beaten by a score of
16 to 11, ina very exciting game. Return-
ing to Philadelphia they played a practice
game with the University of Pennsylvania
team, on Monday afternoon, and easily de-
feated the Quakers by the score of 15 to 5.
While the game was merely for the prac-
tice of both teams it showed State the
strength she might possibly develop and
encouraged her players for their game at
Princeton on Wednesday.
Last year State gave the tigers a bad case
of heart disease by the stiff game they
played and Princeton knew she would have
no easy task on Wednesday. Accordingly
the strongest team possible was sent to
the field by the orange and black, but
when State met it there was a battle royal.
After the hardest game they have had this
season, time was called with Princeton a
poor victor by the score of 5 to 0.
The result of the slight practice in Phila-
delphia ought fo demonstrate, beyond a
doubt, that all State needs is proper coach-
ing to make her team one of the strongest
in the country.
BURGLARIES GETTING TOO NUMEROUS—
Safe cracking is becoming decidedly too
popular in this county. Last Thursday
night burglars broke into Thompson &
Smith’s store, at Potter’s Mills, and blew
the safe open. They secured $50 or $60 in
cash apd took an overcoat belonging to
Wm. H. Noll. The store merchandise was
scattered about everywhere, but they can’t
tell whether any of it was taken. Mr. Noll
was there taking aceount of the stock, in
order that the business might be settled up,
as Mr. Thompson died several months ago.
On Friday night an attempt was made
to crack the safe in Allison’s mill at Spring
Mills. A large hole was drilled in the top
of the safe and the charge put in, but the
fuse went out before the charge was ex-
ploded and it is evident that the burglars
were afraid to return to their work, as the
entire kit of tools was left lying in the
mill.
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Since the closing of the Jackson
home on east Linn street Fred has taken
rooms at the Bush house and Maurice will
live at Miss McGill's.
——Mifflinburg citizens have raised
enough money for the purchase of a town
clock.
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——The Princeton cake came about as
near being turned to dough, Wednesday
afternoon, as anything could be.
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——At the dedication of the new Meth-
odist church at Ashcroft, on Sunday, all of
the indebtedness, except $300 was raised.
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A defective flue caused the dwell-
ing of Jerome Zimmerman, on Main street,
Mill Hall, to take fire Tuesday evening.
The upper part of it was burnt off.
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In Huntingdon fifty members of Co.
A drew lots for the chance of going to the
Philadelphia peace jubilee. Most of the
new soldiers were the fortunate ones. The
old guardsmen were nearly all unlucky.
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——The large barn on the old George
Snook farm, near Loganton, was complete-
ly destroyed by fire early yesterday morn-
ing. All of this seasons crops, five horses,
ten head of cattle and all of the imple-
ments were burned. George Fidler lives
on the place and has no insurance. His
loss is estimated to be between $3,000 and
$4,000. :
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——A Lock Haven girl who was in the
hospital in that place being treated for
sickness before being sent to the house of
correction in Philadelphia, climbed out of
the window in her room Saturday night
and walked, in her stocking feet, to her
parents home in Dunnstown, thence she
continued her journey on into the country,
but officers got on her track and she was
caught and taken back to Philadelphia.
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THE SPECIAL TRAINS.—Remember that
special trains will be run out of Bellefonte,
after the meeting to-morrow night, on the
Lewisburg and Tyrone, on the C. R. R. of
Pa. and on the Bellefonte Central R. R.
The night train on the Bald Eagle valley
will be held here until 10 o’clock. Special
excursion tickets will be sold on all roads
to Bellefonte and if you want to be in for
the big time you had better come.
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MILES A BRIGADIER GENERAL.—Sev-
eral months ago we published a sketch of
Col. Evan Miles, of the regular army, who
was born and raised in Bellefonte. It will
be gratifying news to the friends here who
remember the gallant officer to know that
he has heen promoted to the rank of a
brigadier general. As Colonel he com-
manded the 3rd Brig. 2nd Div. of the corps
at Santiago and his signal bravery in that
engagement won his promotion.
News Purely Personal.
_ —Mrs. George Bridge, of Jersey Shore, was in
Bellefonte on Tuesday.
—Wm. Cassidy left Bellefonte, Tuesday even-
ing, for his future home in Canton, Ohio.
—Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Judge, of Coleville,
were Visiting Mrs. Judge's mother, Mrs. Smith,
in Philipsburg during the fore part of the week.
—Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, of Pine Grove Mills, and
her sister, Mrs. E. M. Gibson, of Cincinnati, O.,
were in town, Tuesday, shopping and seeing
friends.
—Murs. George W. Jackson has given up her
house on east Linn street and gone to Philadel-
phia to spend the winter with her sister Mrs.
Lindsey.
—Mrs. Morris Cowdrick, of Niagara Falls,
friendly and jovial as ever, is here making her
semi-annual visit to her daughter Mrs. Otto and
other members of her family.
—William Foster, of State College, whose years
entitle him to patriarchial honors, but in ap-
pearance and activity he is far from that role,
was in town, Monday, closing up a wheat deal.
—Miss Ann Curtin, after quite an extended vis-
it at the home of F. K. Lukenbach, in Philips-
burg, returned to her home in this place Monday
evening. Mrs. Lukenbach and the children
came over for a short visit.
—John Dubbs Jr., son of John Dubbs Belle-
fonte’'s whole souled implement dealer, was at
home over Sunday. He has lately been appointed
express messenger on the Tyrone and Clearfield
railroad.
—D. C. Stine, of north Thomas street, returned
to his work at Adrian, Armstrong county, on
Wednesday morning. He is out there with Col-
lins & Co., helping on a rail road contract and ex-
pects to be in that locality until spring.
—Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer, of Linden Hall,
were in town on Saturday doing a little fall shop-
ping. While his wife was busy in the stores Mr.
Meyer found time to look up a few of his friends
and exchange views on matters of politics. He
reported everything in good shape over in Harris
township. ]
—Thomas K. Morris, of Tyrone, was in town
over Sunday looking serene and hearty after his
New York work. He has been at Leroy, near Buf-
falo, all summer getting a big plant in working
order there to fill a contract his father has with
the Lehigh valley railroad, which will take five
or six years to finish.
—C. Dale Musser, a son of W. H. Musser, of
this place, arrived here from Norfolk, Va., Satur-
day evening. He had received an honorable dis-
charge from the navy ; his position having been
that of an able seaman on the U. S. cruiser San
Francisco. As the boat is going out of commis-
sion all the one year men were discharged and
the older sailors were detached for duty on the
Atlantic squadron. :
—Among the Bellefonters who were in Phila-
delphia for the Peace Jubilee, were Mrs. R. G. H.
Hayes, Miss Bess Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Thomas, Miss Carrie Harper, Mr. Brouse, Mrs.
Louisa Bush, Mrs. Jackson L. Spangler, Misses
Anna and Caroline Valentine, Mrs. Jacob Thomas,
Miss Mary Thomas, Mrs. Margaret Wilson, Miss
Blanche Hayes, Hard P. Harris, Col. W. F. Rey-
nolds and family, Will Runkle Esq, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sheffer,
Mr. and E. L. Orvis, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gray Meek.
—Mr. Frank Steinkirchner and his party will
start on their homeward journey to-morrow
afternooon. They have been visiting their. old
homes in Centre county for several weeks, but
having seen all of their friends, are now ready
to return. In the party is Mr. Steinkirchner's
son John, and Mvs. Henry Steinkirchner, all of
Newton, Kansas, and Mrs. Phelix, of Joplin, Mis-
souri, who will be remembered as Miss Ella Me-
Gowan. Frank gave up a lucrative butcher
business here twenty years ago to go West and
some thought he would rue the move, but now he
owns several farms, has a large hardware and im-
plement business, owns a music store and is a
stockholder in the Newton National bank. His
brothers Joseph and Henry are also in Newton
and are getting along nicely.
FosTER AND His WEATHER.—The next
storm wave is to reach the Pacific coast
about the 23rd, cross the west of Rockies
country by the close of the 24th, great cen-
tral valleys 25th to 27th, eastern States
28th.
Warm wave is to cross the west of
Rockies country about the 23rd, great cen-
tral valleys 25th, eastern States 27th.
Cool wave is to cross the west of Rockies
country about the 26th, great central val-
leys 28th, eastern States 30th.
Temperature of the week ending 8 p. m.
October 31st, will average below east of the
Rockies and above on Pacific slope. Rain-
fall for the week will be above east of the
Rockies and below on the Pacific slope.
The coming week will bring the most
important weather events of Oct. A hot
wave, severe storms and a cold wave are
on the program. All should be prepared
for bad weather from the 18th to 27th. Dan-
gerous wind storms, rain storms and snow
storms north are probable.
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SKIMMING STATIONS FOR THE BIG
SPRING CREAMERY.—The Big Spring
creamery company in this place is pre-
paring to increase its capacity already and
two skimming stations will probably he
built in a short time. Just where they
will be located will not be made public at
this time, but the upper end of Bald Ea-
gle valley will furnish one of the sites.
It has become a necessity to erect skim-
ming stations so that the out put of the
creamery can be increased to meet growing
demands for it. These stations will be
equipped with an engine and separator.
Farmers in the vicinity can take their
milk to the station, have the cream sepa-
rated from it and haul the skimmed milk
back home. The station will then ship
cream to this place.
The present output of the creamery is
about one hundred and fifty pounds a day.
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THE VALLEY TRAIN WILL BE HELD
TILL AFTER THE MEETING.—For the ben-
efit of those living in the lower end of
Bald Eagle valley who may wish to attend
the great rally for reform and honest state
government in this place to-morrow night,
the night passenger train will be held here
until 10 o’clock. Come up, you people of
-Milesburg, Roland, Mt. Eagle, Howard,
Romola and Eagleville and join in the great
work that is going to end in the downfall
of Quay.
SPO ier
THE PEOPLE’S POPULAR COURSE.-—The
first of the series of entertainments to be
given under the People’s popular course,
this winter, will be the Schubert glee club,
which comes to Garman’s next Monday
night, October 31st. The club comes from
Chicago with a record of having given al-
most four thousand concerts and bearing
testimonials from many States.
Tickets are now on sale at Parrish’s.
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——1If you want fine ‘work done of every
description’ the WATCHMAN office’ is’ the
place to come.
An Accommodation Hack.
George Beezer has moved his livery and boar d-
ing stable from Pike alley to Water St., just below
Jas. Harris & Co’s. hardware store, where as fine
turnouts are to be had as come from the private
stables of the town. He has employed Edward
Foster as driver for a hack he has running on the
streets and solicits the public patronage. All
calls, night or day, will receive prompt and cour-
teous attention at reasonable raies. Telephone
No. 32.
Sale Register.
Nov. 3rp.—At the residence of Peter Robb Sr. 1
mile northwest of Robb’s store, in Curtin town-
ship, cows, young cattle, sheep, hogs and house-
hold furnishings. Sale at 1 o’clock p. m.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red..
Ha
A
2.25@2.50
3.15@3.35
4.10@4.25
3.00
...10.00@10.50
.. 8.00@8.50
7.00@7.50
, Per Br’
¢ —Penna. Roller...
*¢ —Favorite Brands
Rye Flour Per Brl.......
Baled hay—Choice No. 1.
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the PueNix MiLuiNe Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old.......ccoevmneniiiiinieeninnserinsaccannes 65
Red wheat, new 65
Rye, per bushel.. 40
Corn, shelled, pe 40
Corn, ears, per bushe 40
Oats, per bushel, new 30
Barley, per bushel... 40
Ground Plaster, per 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel ......cccceeeiiiivieiiniannnnne 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel.........cccuuureeiiieiiniainns wees 45
1 ions sense gs . ,
s, per dozen. 5
pe = ound. 6
Country Shoulders.
ides......
Hams..
Tallow, per pound.. 3
Butter, Per POUNGitSitieeesscrersarcsssossnsnsaiines 18
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
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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. s
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
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Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcumax office has béen 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
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