Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 2,1898. CorrespoN DENTS.—No communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——The last month in 1898. ——There was skating on the dam at Millheim on Tuesday morning. The WATCHMAN for one dollar a Tell your friends about it. year. ——The new iron bridge eastof Boals- burg has been completed and opened for traffic. ——Rabbit hunters were out in force, Monday morning, and many returned with full game bags. The ladies’ Ariel sextette will sing at Garman’s to-night as one of the People’s popular course. . — Mrs. W. M. Allison, of Spring Mills, is reported to be lying at the point of death with consumption. Henry Wilcox, of Philipsburg, has contracted to move one of the cottages on the grounds of the Birmingham seminary a distance of seven hundred yards. D. L. Zerby, of Millheim, recently butchered two hogs that weighed 575 lbs. and 611 lbs. respectively. A. A. Frank had a big one that weighed 500 Ibs. —A fair is now being conducted in the chapel of the Presbyterian church by the Iadies of the congregation. It was opened last evening and will continue this after- noon and to-night. Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Bauer, of Bishop street, are receiving the congratulations of their friends because of the arrival of a new daughter at their home. The little Miss came on Tuesday and is the first child. The Thanksgiving assembly at the Coliege, last Friday evening, was a pleas- ing success, even if it was not so large as usual. The music by Stopper and Fisk’s orchestra was exceptionally good and most of it up to concert grade. ——John Bower, the one-legged rois- terer from Julian, got into an altercation with Charley Nolan in front of Keichline’s confectionery Monday evening, and for awhile it looked as if there would be a big fight, but there wasn’s. Joseph Condo, a former resident of Centre county and a cousin of former sheriff John P. Condo, who is now a farmer, mer- chant and politician—successful in all—at Moccasin, I11., is visiting Centre county relatives. He went West many years ago. ——Harry T. Fisher and Miss Elsie J. Rhoads were married at the bride’s home in this place on Thanksgiving evening by J. H. Oliger, J. P. The ceremony was performed in the presence of quite a num- ber of invited guests and proved quite a pleasant affair. The groom was formerly a -dairyman ahout Bellefonte. =——The Franiz Wilczek Concert Co., of New York city, furnished the finest instru- mental and vocal concert at State College last Saturday that the college people have had the pleasure of hearing for years. At times the audience was almost held spell bound by the violin playing of Mr. and Mrs. Wilezek. —— Tom Switzer’s latest letter from Tes- lin Lake anuounces to his credulous friends in Philipsburg that he caught a fresh water trout in September that was 34 inches long and weighed 23 pounds on a 4} ounce split bamboo fly rod, with a single gut leader and a No. 10 black gnat fly. It took him two hours and a half to land the big fish. ——Do you have anything for sale that will make a nice Christmas present? There are twenty-five hundred subscribers to the WATCHMAN, and over five thousand who read it who are looking for Christmas presents just at this time. You might have what some of them want. If might be to your advantage to tell them what you have. ~——Tobacconist Charles H. Cruse had a grin on all day Wednesday that would have done credit to a kid with a new toy, but Charley had reasons of his own: He was a papa with a new boy and a fine, healthy specimen it is. The two little sis- ters who have been the light of the cosy home on east Linn street now have a broth- er to share theaffections that were lavished upon them. : The citizens of Boalsburg have chosen the following officers and commit- tees to see that the farmers’ institute to be held there in January is properly managed: Chairman, Frank McFarlane; secretary, A. Meyer; chairman of committee on pro- gram, J. W. Weber; music, Prof. P. H. Meyer; advertising, Jacob Weber; decora- tions, Miss Sallie Keller; entertainment, Samuel Bailey; question, Prof. Chas. E. Hower; transportation, L. Mothersbangh; incidentals, Fred Weber. If some of the parents of this town are not laying up for themselves treasures in Heaven they are storing up abundant trouble for themselves in the future in al- lowing their children to be on the street so much at night. It is a question which not only concerns the parents but the entire community for how can there be robust, intelligent citizens without training or care? Night after night our streets are noisy with children who should be at home studying or in bed and neither the parents nor authorities seem at all concerned about the outcome. Now some one is to blame and if the parents won’t do their duty it is about time the civil officials should size up to their responsibilities. TRENT DoINGs OF THE WEEK IN COURT.—The regular November term of the quarter ses- sions court adjourned yesterday afternoon, having consumed four days in finishing up the first week’s business. There was a fair attendance during the sittings, more owing to curiosity to hear the testimony in several fool cases that were up than to any other reason. The court cpened Monday morning with the regular routine of constables’ returns, petitions and sundry papers that were pre- sented. W. W. Royer, of Centre Hill, was chosen foreman of the grand jury and that body went to work at once on the sixteen bills that were presented to it. The panel of the traverse jurors was then made and all but six answered to their rames. Eugene Mutchman, of Bellefonte, and George B. Shaffer, of Haines township, were excused, then the regular work was taken up. The first case of any interest was called after dinner when the commonwealth’s ac- tion against Dr. A. W. Hafer, of this place, for assault and battery, went to trial. The prosecution was brought by his wife, Laura May Hafer, on the ground that he had assaulted and threatened her at their home on the morning of August 18th. When on the stand Mrs. Hafer testified thatthe doctor had pushed her over a chair, knocked her sewing out of her hands repeatedly, called her names not fit to pub- lish here and pushed a door open so sud- denly that it bad cut her forehead. The doctor countered hy telling that his wife had called him names, struck him on the head with a baby shoe, ‘‘fisted’’ under his nose and ‘‘hissed at the family worship book . which he loves.” After they had told these tales on each other, both con- fessed that the very next night they were “more loving than ever” and it was not until four days after the fracas that the suit was brought. The court and jury decided that they were equally culpable by find- ing the defendant not guilty and dividing the costs het ween them. . Commonwealth vs John A. James, in- dicted for betrayal; prosecutrix Eva Coun- cil. After some conflicting testimony, ver- dict of not guilty and the county to pay the costs. J. W. Beck vs Thomas P. Beightol, ap- peal, plea non-assumpsit. Settled. Austin Swisher vs John Bruss, George Bruss, Hugh Adams and Elizabeth Bennett, plea non-assumpsit. Continued. W. E. Delmage, now for the use of Ww. H. Black vs A. M. McClain and Isaac Thomas, partners trading as A. M. McClain & Co., assumpsit and payment with leave, ete. Continued. G. G. Snyder and James Snyder, trading as Snyder Bros., use of ete., vs Thomas Collins, assumpsit; plea non-assumpsit. Continued. Josepli S. Ford, executor of ete., of Geo. W. Ford, deceased, vs William J. Jackson, Eleanor H:/ Jackson, David'D. Woods and Jobn' Shook, ejectment; plea fiot guilty. Continued’ Lehigh Valley coal company vs A. J. Griest, replevin; plea non cepit and prop- erty. Philipsburg coal and land company vs, the Guarantee trust and safe deposit com- pany of Philadelphia, Robert A. Jackson and John O'Neil, trespass; plea not guilty. Continued. Lebigh Valley coal company vs George Lucas, Frank Lanning, Nelson Wolford, Isaac Lanning, David Hoover, Daniel C. Shope, Alfred Ammerman, John Ardell, Jr., and Mary I. Ardell, replevin; plea non cepit and property. Two cases.’ Continued. Lehigh Valley coal company vs Beaver lumber company, Mary I. Ardell, John Ardell; Jr., George Lucas, David Hoover, D. C. Shope, Isaac Lanning, Frank Lan- ning, Alfred Ammerman and Wilson Wol- ford, ejectment; plea not guilty. Continu- ed. R. J. Young vs R. C. Gilliland, capias sur slander in trespass; plea not guilty. Continued. Commonwealth vs Calvin Lambert and Annie Lambert, indicted for assault and battery, prosecutor John Richards. The defendants and the prosecutor live in one of the houses for which a Mr. Noll is agent, on North Allegheny street, on the way to Milesburg, and in Spring township, and all the families had to get their water from a hydrant and a cistern in the yard of Mr. Lambert. On the evening of the 30th of August last some trouble occurred between the prosecutor and the defendants in refer- ence to keeping the cistern covered, endan- gering the lives of the defendant’s children. Verdict of not guilty and the prosecutor to pay two-thirds of the cost and the defend- ant one-third. Commonwealth vs Charles Eugene Em- bick, indicted for larceny, prosecutor Dan- iel K. Delcamp. This defendant lives somewhere near Loganton, Clinton county, and was indicted for taking from the black- smith shop of the prosecutor at Wolfs Store, in Miles township, this county, one bolt clipper, one screwplate, a lot of taps and a lot of auger bits. The defendant plead guilty and was sentenced to the reforma- tory at Huntingdon and to pay the costs of prosecution and one dollar fine. Commonwealth vs John Nevel, indicted for betrayal, prosecutrix Lizzie Walker. Verdict not guilty and the county to pay the costs. J. H. Reilsnyder vs J. C. Snook, appeal, plea non-assumpsit, infra sex annos and set off. This suit was brought to recover for a cow, on a due bill and on book account, while the defendant alleged that these were all paid for and that the book account stood in his favor. Verdict in favor of the defendant for $7.62. Forrest I. Bullock vs I.. C. Bullock, ap- peal, plea non-assumpsit. Settled. Dr. 8. F. Nevling vs DeLanne G. Stewart I Tapa and William Hipple, overseers of the poor of Burnside township, appeal, plea non- assumpsit. Continued. Frank H. Holt vs J. W, Beecher, appeal, plea non-assumpsit. This suit was brought for extra time on book account for work under contract in 1897 and for wages for the month of December, 1897. The de- fendant admitted that he owed the plaintiff the sum of $22.51 for December wages, but denied any liability for extra time, ete. Verdict in favor of plaintiff for $22.51. Commonwealth vs John Kline, indicted for larceny, prosecutor L. C. Brinton. This defendant was but a hoy between twelve and thirteen years old and under the law could not be convicted of a felony. He was charged with taking a dollar bill from the cash drawer of L. C. Brinton’s store in Philipsburg. Verdict of not guilty and the prosecutor to pay the costs. The court admonished the boy after his acquittal and tried to impress the gravity of the crime of larceny. The prosecutor is dead, having: died since the information was made. Commonwealth vs William Hanna, in- dicted for larceny, prosecutor Charles Me- Clellan. The defendant, together with a man by thé name of James McCormick, were accused of breaking into the tailoring shop of the prosecutor on the night of the 19th of May, 1897, and were a few days after- wards arrested at Williamsport and lodged in the Bellefonte jail, after which they broke jail and had been at large until some time ago the defendant was re- arrested at Lebanon, Pa., and brought to Bellefonte.. McCormick is still at large. They took from the tailoring shop several suits of clothes belonging to people in this town which had been left with Mr. Me- Clellan to be fixed up. Verdict of guilty in manner and form as indicted. The court sentenced Bill Hanna to three years in the western penitentiary for steal- ing. Commonwealth vs William Hanna, in- dicted for jail breaking, prosecutor W. M. Cronister. Defendant plead guilty. His sentence for jail breaking was 1 year and 4 mos. in addition to the former sen- tence. Commonwealth vs Laura Cathcart, in- dicted for misdemeanor, prosecutor Geo. W. Miller. Defendant plead: guilty and sentence was suspended during good, be- havior. James H. Potter vs Mrs. Lizzie Lose. Prosecutrix brought action to recover on a cab and two horses which he claimed to have sold to her. She proved that he had not sold to her, but to her husband, Isaac Lose. Verdict for defendant. Mrs. Rosie L. Pearce vs John Gilfant, both of Philipsburg. Surety of the peace. Suit grew out of a disturbance they had while living in adjoining properties. Costs were divided between them. 7 Commonwealth vs John Taylor, of Pot- ter township, charged by his wife, Mary Taylor, with desertion. Held under ag- visement by the court. J Siti) Commonwealth ve Dr. R. J. Young, of Snow Shoe, charged with surety of the peace by ‘squire D. J. Brown. REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY. To the honorable Judge of the court of quarter sessions of the peace in” and for the county of Centre, November session, 1898. 2 We respectfully report that we have acted upon sixteen bills of indictment and one bridge view. Nine bills were found true and seven ignored. We beg, further, to report that we have visited and inspected the county buildings and our observations prompt the following suggestions: That more comfortable chairs should he placed in the grand jury room. We further recommend that the hall, stairway and kitchen at the sheriff’s house need re-paper- ing; and the jail stable needs general repair ing, as well as spouting. We found all the offices in the court house in tair condition, but recommend that a wire screen be placed in the treasurer's office. We respectfully tender our thanks to the honor- able judge and district attorney for their courtesy and for assistance rendered during: our deliberations. W. W. RovER, Foreman, *oo A GREAT FREAK AT BOALSBURG.— Boalsburg was the Mecea of the curious peo- ple of Harris, College and Ferguson town- ships last Saturday and Sunday all because P. H. Meyer's fine Jersey cow had given birth to a three legged calf. - Next to his famous woolly horse the late P. T. Bar. num always considered a three legged calf the greatest drawing card he could secure for his circus. It isnot to be wondered at, therefore, that the crowds were journeying to Boalsburg to see the anatomical prodigy that Mr. Meyer’s cow had brought forth. The calf lived several days and to all ap- pearance had no notion of giving up the ghost, merely because it was shy one leg. In fact it got around as handily with three as others did with four. The two hind legs were perfectly natural while only one formed the support for the front end of its body, but realizing that it would be im- possible to raise it Mr. Meyer had the freak killed. ———e A VETERAN ENGINEER INJURED.—The veteran railroad engineer William Temple, whose face is almost as familiar along the Snow Shoe branch as are the famous switch- backs and wild scenes through which the route traverses, is about recovered from an injury he received in a wreck through which his engine passed several weeks ago. He was running tender ahead near the Dry trestle when the rails spread and his engine left the track. ‘‘Bill”’ jumped to save himself and severely sprained his ankle. He has been on the road for thirty-five years, having celebrated his thirty-fitth an- niversary as a railroader on the 21st of last June, ages ——Joseph Rightnour and Isaac Miller, of this place, went out to Six Mile run on a hunting expedition, on Monday after- noon, and returned, Wednesday evening, with a fine deer, which Joe had shot. DR. FRANK VAN VALZAH 1S DEAD. — Dr. Frank H. Van Valzah died rather sud- denly at his home at Spring Mills on Sun- day morning at 5 o'clock. Though the ill- ness that culminated in his death was only of a week’s duration he had been suffering for some time previous with liver troubles, Thought to be on a fair way to recovery he was stricken with pneumonia and died al- most before his friends realized the serious condition he was in. Deceased was one of the best known physicians in Centre county. He had sprung from a family of medical men, his father, grandfather and great-grandfather having practiced before him. The latter, Robert Van Valzah Sr., settled in Union county, having ridden there on horseback and located at Buffalo Cross Roads, where he died in 1850. Dr. Van Valzah was of Dutch extraction. His paternal ancesters having come from Holland and settled in New York. He was horn at Millheim, Feb. 18th, 1847, but in his early life he re- moved to Aaronsburg, where his education was begun under the preceptorship of Prof. D. M. Wolf. When he was thirteen the family removed to Spring Mills, where he has resided ever since. His father, Robert F. Van Valzah, not being satisfied with the school facilities at their new home, sent Frank to Tuscarora Academy and while a student there, July Gth, 1864, he enlisted, as onc of the one-hundred day men, in Co. H, 195th Penna. Vol. Inf. He served about four months, doing guard duty in the vi- cinity of Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg, W. Va. Returning at the expiration of his term he entered Dickinson Seminary at Williamsport, where he studied until the spring of ’66, when he entered his father’s office to read medicine. That fall he entered the Jefferson medical college in Philadel- phia and was graduated therefrom in March, 1870. He located at Loganton, Clinton county, where he spent eighteen months. He then located at Potters Bank and re- mained there until his father’s death, in 1874, called him back to Spring Mills to take up the practice that had been left without a practitioner. Dr. Van Valzah was a man whose careful business traits re- sulted in his attaining a position of afflu- ence. He was a director in the First na- tional bank in this place, a stockholder in the Blair county bank of Tyrone, a mem- ber of the county and state medical so- cieties, a prominent mason and member of Samuel Shannon post, 272, G. A. R. June 23rd, 1880, he married Miss Jane R Van Valzah, a daughter of John A. Van- Valzah, of Buffalo Cross Roads. His widow with three children. gRobert, Sara and James W., survive him. The former is a student at the Academy in this place. Funeral services were conducted at his residence Wednesday morning at 10:30. in accordance with the rites of the Presby- terian church, which he attended. i ll I I DAVID Studkt SE. — The veilerable David Stuart Sr. died at his home in Boals- burg, on Wednesday morning. His death was caused by trouble incidental to old age. He had been failing for some time, but was able to be out to the election on the 8th ult. and it was not until several days later that he was confined to the house. Deceased was. a son of Rev. William Stuart, a Presbyterian minister who came from Donegal, Ireland, to make his home in Centre county. He was born in Harris township in 1812, where most of his life was spent in the quiet, peaceful pursuits of agriculture. In the early days he was a Know-nothing of the staunchest type and became a Republican later. In 1862 he enlisted as an emergency man. His wife, Miss Martha Johnson, was born in Harris township in 1813 and died in 1885. To their union the following children were born : Martha, Priscilla Ann, Col. James T., Esther E. Wilson, deceased, William who died in infancy, John W., post master at State College, George, who died in childhood, and Harry S., of Sandy Ridge. Funeral services. will be conducted at the Stuart home in Boalsburg this morning by the Rev. Hepler of the Lemont Presby- terian church of which old Mr. Stuart was a zealous and life long member. Inter- ment will be made at the Branch. ll I I DIED AFTER LONG SUFFERING.—Ira Daniel Garman, only child of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Garman, died at their home, the Gar- man house, in Tyrone, at 6:20 o’clock Sun- day morning. He had been ill most of his life, having suffered from the effects of growing too rapidly and though not con- fined to the house until within the past year his suffering had been almost continu- ous. It was thought, however, as he grew older he would overcome the trouble and his condition gave encouragement until tuberculosis of the brain developed and caused his death. He was born in Bellefonte, November 18th, 1882, and spent all of his life here until last spring, when his father pur- chased the old Empire hotel in Tyrone and moved to that place. He was well and fa- vorably known about town and was talent- ed in musical lines. His death, though not unexpected, is sad, since it takes from fond parents an only child. Funeral services were held in St. Mat- thew’s Catholic church, in Tyrone, at 11 o'clock: interment having been made in Oak Grove cemetery in that place. fl I I ——John Lamey, an old resident of Sugar-valley, died at the home of his son, William, at Green Burr, on Saturday night. He was 80 years old and is survived by his wife and three sons. Se ——John Alters, of Millheim, is the new turn-key at the jail. News Purely Personal.’ —Col. and Mrs. J. P. Coburn spent Sunday at their old home at Aaronsburg. —Miss Madge O'Connor, of Lock Haven, is spending the week with Miss Marguerite Pot- ter, of Linn street. —Mr. and Mrs. E C. Poorman, of Tyrone, spent their Thanksgiving day at the home of the latter's mother in Milesburg. —Edward Cowdrick is in town from Niagara Falls; having come down to visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. Hamilton Otto, for a few days. —Mrs. Emma Hibbs, of Philadelphia, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Richard, on east Linn street. Mrs. Richard is a niece of Mrs, Hibbs, —Joseph Gross returned to Johnstown, on Tuesday. He had been at the home of his moth- er, on South Potter street, visiting for several weeks, —Samuel Harpster Jr., of Gatesburg, has been in town during the week doing duty as a juror and talking polities, too, for he has a mind to be a candidate for sheriff. —Harry Jackson returned from Williamsport on Wednesday afternoon, having completely re- covered from the operation that he underwent for a polypus in the left nostril. —Jennie Harris, a daughter of Mrs. Rachel Harris of Curtin street, came home from the hospital in Philadelphia, on Tuesday afternoon, considerably improved in health. —Mrs. I. P. Harris, of Howard street, is visit- ing relatives in Ohio. She left on Monday after- noon and expects to be gone several weeks. Her mother is seriously ill in Canton and that is the cause of her visit at this time. —Miss Vara Montrose Snook, came over from Philipsburg, Wednesday evening, to spend her Thanksgiving vacation with her mother on south Allegheny street. Miss Snook is one of the teach- ers in the Philipsburg public schools, —Miss Aurora Moore has given up her clerical work in the office of J. E. Lawrence, general man- ager of the Union Mutual life insurance company to accept the position of stenographer in the elec- trical and mechanical engineering department at State College. —John Thompson, of Philipsburg, who travels for Platt, Barber & Co., of that place, the firm that is sometimes successful in politics and always successful in business, was in town Tuesday night. John is a brother of A. C. Thompson, of Snow Shoe. —Torrence Bell, youngest son of William Bell, of Thomas street, left for his work on Long Isl- and, near New York, on Tuesday, having spent all of his two week’s vacation visiting relatives in this county” The two little sons of Dr. Finley Bell, who were with him, visiting their grand parents, returned also. —Among the Bellefonters 'who attended the funeral of Ira Garman, in Tyrone, on Tuesday, were : Daniel Garman, Edward: Garman and wife, Mrs. Minnie Harper and son, Jerome, M. B. Garman and wife, William Garman and wife, Chas. Cruse, Mrs. Joseph Ceader, Robert Hunter, Misses Annie and Louise Garman and Chas. R. Kurtz. ! —Mr. Edward Wasson, of Buffalo-run, was in town on Friday and carried home with him his t¥enty-seventh successive receipt for this paper. We doubt if there is one other reader of the Warcnman who has in his possession so many receipts. Mr. Wasson has always made it a practice of paying for his paper in advance and just as a fad he has retained all of his receipts. He has twenty-seven of them hanging on a hook on his desk. ! k —Col. W. R. Teller, manager of the Metropolitan in Washington, D. C., was an arrival, Tuesday morning, having come up to §pend'a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dale; dt’ their home’ on Linn street. . Col. Teller seems to ave found the spring that Ponce De Leon sedtéhed for in vain, for truly he does’ not'seein to” gtow a diy’ vider; but the pleasantest feature of ‘His personality is the gracious, genuinely courteot’s manner of the southern gentleman that he i¢. He left Wednes- day evening. ! "i —John Tonner Harris left for Altoona, on Wed- nesday morning, there to enter the service of the Bell telephone company as an inspector. He must learn the business before Being placed with the company, but having graduated in’ the elec- trical engineering course’ at'the Pennsylvania State College, he is very weil equipped with theoretic and practical knowledge of the subject in a general way and needs only to apply it to the usages made in the telephone business. —DMaj. R. H. Foster, of Harrisburg, was in town yesterday calling on his many ‘friends at his old home here. He looks not a diy older than when he moved away from here in 1883, in fact more robust than he was at that time!” He came up to artend the funeral of Dr. Van Valzah, at Spring Mills, and then tarried to vidit friends in the county. He is spending to-daf'at Aaronsburg. Miss Margaret Foster, his daughter, is just re- covering from a rather serious iliness. —Joseph D. Mitchell was homie from ‘Burnham to spend his Thanksgiving antl‘atfend the assem- bly at State College. He brought” his friend Lawford H. Fry, who is a draughtsman in the Standard steel works, over with him and they met John Lyon, of Tyrone, here, so that there was quite a house full of boys at Mitchells. Mr. Fry is an Englishman and has a fine line of clever coster stories, John Lyon tells a few good ones on the Irish and Joe laughs enough for a whole regiment, so that they had abundant enter- tainment always. —Will Truckenmiller, the poet and story writer of Nittany valley, whose verses and prose have so often charmed readers of the :Warcuman with their pure, elevating sentiment, is back among his old friends in the valley, where he will spend the winter visiting. Some years ago he left Cen- tre county and went West; taking up a homestead claim near Devil's Lake, N.D. Notwithstand- ing physical infirmities that would have caused a less courageous and ambitious soul to give up in dispair, he reclaimed the untilled prairie and has a fine home out there now. With a bountiful soil, abundance of game and prodigious fruit as his reward he is back trying to persuade some of his friends here to fly from the old nests to make new ones in a land where they have something more to hope for than a mere subsistence, —George N. Brandon, the musician so well known here, and his friend, Mr. Joseph Kissell, spent Sunday in town and while here gave an informal recital at the home of Mrs. Burnett. It has been just about a year since George had been in Bellefonte and his arrival was quite a pleasant surprise to his many friends. He and Mr. Kissell had been in Tyrone assisting at a recital in the Methodist church there on Thurs- day evening. Tn truth they were the imported talent and this is what the Herald of that place had to say of them: “Mr. Brandon is simply a master-hand at manipulating the keys of the organ, the best we believe that has ever been in Tyrone.” “Mr. Kissell delighted the audience and numbers were insisted on from him that were not on the program. He is a splendid tenor.” Though they came to spend only a day here the visitors found their talents so highly appreciated ‘and sought for that they didn’t get away until Tuesday morning. Saturday afternoon Brandon entertained a few of his friends at the Presby- terian church, where his rare skill found effect- ive expression through the fine organ. Mr. Kissell sang just enough to send every choir mas- ter in Bellefonte after him for some songs on Sunday, but he had to decline” all but one. He sang that evening in the Presbyterian church, when his interpretation of “Fear Ye Not, O Israel I" was superb. It is quite probable that they will be urged to give a recital here later in the season. FILTHY STREET CRossINGS.—Tt ought not to be necessary to call the atten- tion of the chairman of council’s Street committee to the condition in which many of the street crossings were left for three days during the past week. After Satur- day’s snow nearly all of the new brick and concrete crossings were so filthy that in some cases it is preferable to use the street itself to walking on them. If the street commissioner does not deem it part of his duty to look after such things it is about time some one is telling him that the taxpayers of Bellefonte do not propose to pay an official, whose neglect of duty forces them to slip and slide through mud an inch or more deep. If there was no one to look after such matters it would be different, but the people are unable to understand why, with a force of men al- ways eager to work for the poor orders they receive, and with a monthly street pay roll amounting to hundreds of dollars, the crossings are not given the prompt atten- tion that their constant use demands. The president of council, himself, was seen going through all the equilibristic contortions of a tight rope walker, in his endeavor to find dry spots on which to Cross Water street, on the south side of High, on Tuesday evening but it was not until Wednesday afternoon that the two inches of slime were scraped off of it. Let us have a shake up somewhere, so that we won’t have to depend on the sun and rain storms to keep our crossings clean. i —Fred Kurtz Jr., of Centre Hall, managing editor of the Reporter, was mar- ried to Miss Emily Swartz, of Bethlehem, yesterday at noon. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Louisa Swartz, and was at- tended only by the immediate families of the young people. Owing to the illness of Mrs. Swartz the wedding was as simple as possible, without attendants or display of any sort. Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz will arrive in Centre Hall, on Saturday, and will reside at the family home there. Fred is one of the bright young men of Penns-valley whose list of friends in this place is large and everyone of them will wish him unbounded happiness in his married life. His bride is a sweet girl, accomplished in domestic as well as social functions, and their union will doubtless prove a very happy one. gy —DRev. Allen Rhen, of the United Brethren church, performed the ceremony that united Frank M. Cole and Norah Belle Gentzel in marriage on Monday evening. The ceremony was performed at the par- Sonage on Thomas street and only a few friends of the young people were present to witness it. The bride is a daughter of Benjamin Gentzel, of Spring ‘township. The groom is a plumber in the employ of Archibald Allison. ——— eee ” Rav, Jolin L. Yandis, of Cape May, N. J., will preach in the Buffalo Run Pres- byterian church on Sunday morning, Dec. 3rd, at 11 o’clock.. In the evening he will preach in the Jacksonville church. Rev. Landis preached at Port Matilda and Unionville last Sunday. : Sh pat —George Williams, formerly connected with the Powers’ shoe store in this place and now located in Pittsburg, is the proud father of a baby girl which arrived at his home recently. Re pL am —Send the WATCHMAN to your friends as a Christmas present. It costs only $1 a year now. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. : Wheat—10d.........ocvaniii ni iis T134@T2 “ —Spring CT@bTl4 Corn —Yellow 41 ¢ —Mixed 3834m39 Oat ies 3335@34 Flo Vinter, Per Br 2.25(w 2.50 * —Penna. Roller.... * —Favorite Brands. Rye Flour Per Brl......... Baled hay—Choice No. 1 “ ‘“ “ “ 2. “ . “© eis 7.00@7.50 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the Pnazix Mining Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes press: Red Wheat, old......... 65 Red wheat, new.. 65 Rye, per bushel...... 40 Corn, shelled, per bushel 40 Corn, ears, per bushel.. 30 Oats, per bushel, new .. 25 Barley, per bushel........ 40 Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 00 Buckwheat, per bushel ............ o.oo 25 Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to $7 00 Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel sarasess — 45 Onions Sites gic 0 s, per dozen Yio) per pound... 6 Country Shoulders.. Sides.... Hams... Tallow, per pound 3 Butter, per pound... 20 ——————— The Democratic Watchman. Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte, Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strict] in advance) $2.00, when not paid in advance, an $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 : SPACE OCCUPIED [3m 6m | 1y One inch (12 lines this type... $568 ($10 Two nf dein Te J T|10| 15 Three inches... J10(15 ( 20 Quarer Column (5 inches).. wef 12120 | 30 alf Column (10 inches)... “| 201385 55 One Column (20 inches).........c.evvernee 356 | 65 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional. Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions...........20 cts. Each additional insertion, per line... 5 cts. Local notices, per line................ 20 cts. Business notices, per line. ...10 cts. 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