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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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——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.
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——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.
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—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.
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” 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. :
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—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.
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—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
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