Dewar aidan Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 9,1898. ge CorrespoN DENTS.—NoO communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. fp— THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Uriah Stover, of Houserville, had his pension increased from $6 to $8. per month. ——The store building occupied by Mec- Calmont & Co., on High street, is being re- painted. ——Wahile in this place last Saturday L. B. McEntire, of Fillmore, was taken sud- denly ill and is not able to be out yet. ——Gus. Schnell, at one time a clerk in Green’s drug store in this place, is living in King Fisher, Oklahoma. ——L. C. Wetzel came home from a little hunting expedition over back of Col- yen, Friday evening, with six rabbits. ——The WATCHMAN is $1 a year now, but remember, that the low rate is posi- tively given to only those who pay in ad- vance. —-The Presbyterian fair, last Thursday and Friday evenings, was so successful that the women of the congregation have nearly $230 to show for their trouble. ——There is to be an assembly in the armory in this place Wednesday evening, Dec. 28th. It will he given under the di- tection of Miss Minnie Brew. ——There are just six more days for the rabbit hunter to get in his killing licks. The season closes on the 15th. After that date it will be unlawful to shoot any game animal or birds in this State. ——Thomas Donachy, custodian of Cen- tre county’s public buildings and grounds, met with an accident, on Wednesday morn- ing, the like of which, we'll bet, hasn’t oc- curred since his boyhood days. ——The statement of the First national bank of Philipsburg, just published, shows that that institution has resources to the value of $887,246.64. It has a surplus of $50,000 and undivided profits of $11,833.61. ——Col. Selden, accompanied by Major Penny, will be in Bellefonte on Tuesday evening Dec. 20th, for the purpose of in- specting company M. The inspection will he held at regular drill time in the even- ing. ——There is sleighing in the upper end of Buffalo-run valley and in the mountains about Snow Shoe. At Patton about two feet of snow fell and at Clearfield about a foot. The Cambria branch of the railroad was completely blockaded. re —— Wilbur Gunther, of Philipsburg, re- gently took a head-ache tablet to relieve an attack of headache he. was suffering with. It affected his heart in such a way as to render him unconscious and it was only af- ter considerable work by a physician that hie was revived. ——Claude Ammerman left the Cottage hospital, in Philipsburg, where he was be- ing treated for a gun-shot wound in his foot, to witness a game of foot-ball on Thanks- giving day. The result of his rash act is that he caught cold in the injured member aud has lock-jaw now, =—Sheriff Cronister took Billi Hanna to the western penitentiary on Monday after- noon. At Tyrone county auditor Frank Hess, of Philipsburg, met the sheriff and his prisoner and shared in the watch until Hanna was safely landed in his long stop- ping place in Allegheny. ——The Ariel ladies’ sextette, one of the attractions in the People’s popular eonrse, made a decided hit at Garman’s last Friday night. The singing of Misses Gertrude and Grace Smith was exceptional while Marguerite’s impersonations of ju- venile orators were simply wonderful. Jas. Schofield’s old reliable harness store on Spring street is filled with the finest live of blankets and robes that you have ever seen displayed in Bellefonte. Prospects are good for an old fashioned winter and every horse owner should have a nice warm blanket, as well as a good robe. Schofield has them and at such prices as will astonish you. ——The following class were confirmed by bishop Ethelbert Talbot at St. John’s Episcopal church, in this place, on Sunday evening : George W. Sunday, Clarence F. Longacre, Thomas B. McClellan, John N. Lane. Harold B. Lingle, Harry L. Larimer, Edgar M. McCloskey, Upton H. Reamer, Misses Marie L. White, Louise B. Callo- way, Viola J. Bathurst, Effie C. Snyder, Sarah E. Bolich, Mr. Jesse A. Ryan. Fannie Barnhart, the young lady who was so seriously injured by her fall on a Curtin street pavement, about four weeks ago. is unable to leave her home. We un- derstand that council has taken up the matter of the pavement grades on the portly side of east Curtin street, with a view to enforcing an uniformity among the property holders, but uuless it is done very soon there will be some large damage suits to fight in the courts. The Powers Shoe Co., composed of Geo. T. Bush, son of the late D. G. Bush, and A. C. Heverly, are certainly hustlers. They have made many changes and bright- ened up the store, which is still in the same old Powers place in the Bush Arcade, and have added several thousand dollars worth of new gocds that they are selling at low: prices. Our many readers will do well wo give them a call and see some of the fine prizes given to cash purchasers. They have the old reliable Thos.. Fleming in: their repair shop, who is accounted one of the finest repairmen in Centre county. ri — p— THE SECOND WEEK IN COURT.—When the WATCHMAN went to press ldst week all of the business of the first week’s session of court had been finished up and a fall ac- count of the doings was published, includ- ing the report of the grand jury. This week the civil cases are being tried and some of them, having consumed more time than was expected, not many have been before the jury. The list of cases Gettig, is as follows: Austin Curtin, treasurer of V. C. C. C., use of John Hamilton, treasurer of V. C. C. C., use of George M. Boal, treasurer of Centre County Veteran Club vs Harry R. Curtin, administrator of, ete., of Constance Curtin deceased, whom J. M. Parker sur- vived. This suit was brought to recover on a note. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $307.25. Keystone drilling company vs John Q. Miles and Mrs. S. A. Batler, summons in replevin, plea non assumpsit. - This suit was brought to recover one Keystone drill. Verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the property. The First national bank of Bellefonte vs G. H. Leyman and H. H. Harshberger. Suit brought to recover on a note. The defendants confessed judgment in open court for $376.20, with stay of execution for six months. R. R. Long vs Cyrus Gordon, summons in assumpsit. After the jury had been im- paneled the parties got together and settled the case. John F. Potter, administrator of, ete., of Geo. Mc. Potter, deceased, vs the Union central life insurance company of Cincin- nati, Ohio. On or about July 12th, ’94, John Potter, while in Penns valley, re- ceived word that his son was missing from Cross Forks, in Potter county, where he had been working for the Lackawanna lumber company, and that he had proba- bly been murdered near Olean, N. Y. This word came by letter from a Mr. Barron, at Cross Forks, to H. H. Montgomery, chief of police of Bellefonte, and by him convey- ed to Mr. Potter’s home at Milesburg. Up- on receipt of this information Mr. Potter at once started for Cross Forks to investigate and found that his son, Geo. McCandlish Potter, disappeared sometime between the 17th and the 28th of May, 1894, and had not been heard of, since by anyone. No one could give him any information as to where he had gone, but he was told that a man had been found about a mile south of Olean, N. Y., ina clump of woods, with his throat cut from ear to ear, and proba- bly murdered. He found all of George's effects at his boarding place, his clothes being in hisichest, and hanging abont the room, and his letters from his correspond- ents, together with a life insurance policy for $1500.00, issued by the defendant com- fany through its agent at Williamsport, a. Mr. Potter then returned home, and again returned to Cross Forks in the latter ‘part of July of the same year and went on to Olean, and sometime in July, 1897, went to Olean and had the body of the man, found there and buried in the Mount View cemetery, exhumed and identified it in the presence of Mr. Kemerer, the sexton of the cemetery, as his son, George Mc. Potter— he and the sexton each taking a lock of hair off the corpse, which were produced in court. The next day the body was again exhumed in the presence of Mr. J. F. Davis, the defendants’ agent; and again exhumed on; Nov. 1st, 1898, in the presence of Mr. Potter and his wife, and both identified it as the body of their son. The coroner, Dr. E. B: Burdick, who held the inquest on the body of the murdered man at Olean, in Cataraugus connty, N. Y., swore that the body was found in a clump of woods one mile south of Olean on the 10th day of June, 1894, and might have been there from ten to twenty days; and that the side of his face exposed had been eaten con- siderably by insects, and that the body was that of an American, and from a pict- ure taken of George Mec. Potter when he was about 11 years old and one taken when 20 and a member of the graduating class of 1890 of the Bellefonte High school, he recognized the dead man’s body as that of George Mec. Potter. The defendant ad- mitted the disappearance, but claimed that the identification of the body was not suf- ficient, and attempted to prove that it was that of sone foreigner. The case was hotly contested hy both sides and went to the jury at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Verdiet in favor of plaintiff for $1,755.55, being the full amount of the policy with interest. Hiram M. Goodman, administrator of etc., of Emma C. Goodman, deceased, vs. J. P. Condo, H. H. Montgomery, William Gares, John L. Dunlap, James Cornelly and Joseph Rightnour. This case grew out of the famous Ettlinger tragedy at Woodward, in March, 1896, when the Goodman property, then occupied by Wm. R. Ettlinger, was burned down to dislodge Ettlinger. It is to recover the value of buildings destroyed. Three cases have been institutel—one against the sheriff and deputies, which is- now on trial. The others are against the sheriff and his bonds- men and the county. The speeches were finished up last evening and the court will charge the jury this morning. Immedi- ately thereafter the Fox case will be call- ed. ————— —Only within the past few days a Young man was released from the county jail who had served a sentence of seven months and then was held three months additional for non-payment of his fine for having made indecent exposure of his per- son. According to the testimony that was developed at his trial all of the offenses were committed in alleys and back streets of the town. Last Sunday afternoon, at about five o'clock, such a scene was enacted on the High street bridge over Spring creek, on Bellefonte’s most used thorough- fare, as would have shocked even the mod- esty ofa cigar Indian. Fortunately for the protection of the community against a similar display of anatomy that is better in concealment the police have heen set to work on the case and will probably make an example of the offender. vo ——Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Miss Margaret Struble, daugh- ter, of Watson Struble, of{Spring township, ‘and Wm. N. Fishburn, of Benner town- ship. The ceremony will be performed Wednesday evening, Dec. 21st. “. ——Lewis Furey, of Lock Haven, a son of Joe W. Furey, formerly associate editor | of the WATCHMAN, has enlisted in the rega- lar army. He has been attached to the | 10th Inf. stationed at Huntsville, Ala. taken up, thus far, as reported hy S. D.- CouNnciL IN SEessioN.—It didn’t take council long to transact the business before it Monday night, because there wasn’t much of importance, aside from consider- ing the purchase of a street lighting plant for the borough. Miss Valentine, of Burnham, made com- plaint that water in the Phenix milling company’s dam has been thrown out of its regular course, by the recent improvements out there, and it is washingaway the road- bed leading to their home. The matter was referred to the proper committee. None of the conimittees had any special report to make, except the Finance com- mittee which reported that on Nov. 7th there was a balance of $177.15 in the treas- ury and on Dec. 5th there was a balance of $1,366.51 due the treasurer. The Logan engine company made a re- quest that steam heat be placed in the pub- lic building, as the present system does not give a uniform heat, the cause of which is probably due to the fact that it does not get uniform attention. The following bills were approved and ordered paid : Thos. Shaughensy, Jr., 900 ft. hose re- paired & 10 00 A. Allison, pipe supplies.. 85 05 Geo. M. Mallory, blacksmithing...... ..... 5 50 The Cherry chemical Co., boiler com- pound... 19 50 Water pay AR 83 30 P. R. R. Co., steel pav 18 90 Bellefonte ¥. & 8S. Co., coal... . 78 80 R. J. Schad & Bro., supplies WOKS... ....cootinee inion dons 8 58 Bellefonte F. & S. Co, coal oil ae 2 80 Edison Electric Light Co., street lights.. 316 75 € « * = loekauap....... 8 00 ¢¢ ke £6 “water works.. 1 50 Police pay roll 35 00 Street pay roll 145 16 Isaac Mitchell, 1 month as clerk 12 50 $831 14 For some time council has held under advisement a proposition for the installing of an electric lighting plant ‘at the water works, for the purpose of lighting the streets of the borough. A committee has been investigating the matter for some time and at the Monday night session it took tangible shape by the appearance of Thomas Cooper, a representative of the Ft. Wayne electric company, who made an offer to incorporate a complete lighting plant, with a capacity of one hundred arc lamps, for the sum of $9,000. It was stated that such a plant could be installed in the water works building without mak- ing additional room thereto and that the only additional expense that would be necessary would be an electrician to keep the lines in order and lamps trimmed ata salary of $40 per month. Under such an arrangement it was proposed that the same firemen and engineers at the water works who are employed now could keep steam up and attend to the machines there. Based on such assumptions the annual cost ‘of lighting our streets would aggregate about $2,730, divided as follows: $480 salary’ for electrician, $450 interest at 5 per ceiit:ion the principal involved and allowing'20 per cent.—an outside figure~—$1,800, for Wear and tear expenses. | ‘As ‘there dve just fifty: seven street intersections in Bellefonte east of Thomas street, it will he seen‘that with such a plant the borough could have an arc light at every corner in the town, including the intersections on Wilson street, and still have others to spare. ‘In the above estimate there is no: cost for fuel, as it was suggested that the pumping’ at the water works be done at a time when the dynamo would be running, thus gen- erating steam for the pumping engine and dynamo engine at the same time and’ ne- cessitating very little fuel in addition t what is being used now. ? Under the present contracts with ‘the Edison company the borough is’ paying $105 each for 27 arc lights and $20 each for 53 incandescent lights, making a yearly outlay of $3,895, without the cost of light- ing at the water works, the lock-up or the council chamber. This is $1,165 more than the probable cost of a borough plant— fuel not considered. With such an ap- parent saving in view and so much more light than is being had under the present system it would seem that the work ought to be done at ounce. But there are some argaments against it that need be heard before ajsafe conclusion can be arrived at. In the first place the borough of Belle- fonte has a bonded indebtedness of $100,- 000. In addition to this there are other debts, that under the law would be classed as “bonded,” to the amount of about $10,- 000 or $12,000. Now the assessed valua- tion of all realty in Bellefonte, liable to taxation, at the triennial assessment for 1898, amounted to $1,685,575. By state enactment no borough can bond herself for more than 7 per cent. of her assessed valu- ation, thus you will see that Bellefonte’s bonded debt cannot go ahove $118,060 and to put in an electric lighting plant costing $9,000 would run it in excess of that amount. Of course a portion of the expense could be paid in cash, or the entire amount could be raised by an extra millage that could be laid next spring for that purpose. It would require an additional levy of about 3 mills to raise the required sum. Another question presents itself for de- liberation. Under the proposed plan it is hoped to effect an economical consumption of fuel by running the pumps at the same time that the dynamo is to be run. Is it not a fact that the reservoir is too small a store house for Bellefonte’s daily water supply aud is it not also a fact that the en- gines at the water works are started at 4 o’clock in the morning and run well into the day, in order to get the reservoir full for the morning’s drain upon it and also to keep pumping directly into the one large main that runs down Water street and up High to the Diamond? This is made necessary hecause of the consumption of water being greater during the day time than at night. How then is the same fire under the boilers to generate steam for dynamos that must be put in operation in the evening, sometimes as early as five o'clock, and for the pumping engines that begin their work at four in the morning and work nearly all day, when light is not needed. Both could be run together if the reservoir was adequate, but it is not, and the fuel question must necessarily be counted in the new venture. Council did not take any definite action on the matter, having laid it over until the next meeting. THOMAS R. BENNER DIES FROM THE EFFECT OF AN OPERATION.—In last Fri- day’s issue of this paper was published an account of an operation that had been per- formed on Thomas R. Benner, a former resident of Bellefonte, in the Jefferson hos- pital in Philadelphia, for the removal of a tumor on his neck. The operation was made on Wednesday, November 30th, and it was believed would result satisfactorily, but the patient lost so much blood that he did not rally and died Saturday morning. The body was brought to this place Mon- day morning and taken to the home of the Misses Benner, on High street, where fu- neral services were conducted by Rev. Geo. I. Brown, rector of St. John’s Episcopal church, on Tuesday afternoon, The burial was in charge of Gregg post G. A. R., of which deceased had been a past command- er and adjutant. Thomas R. Benner was born in Belle- fonte, April 17th, 1842. He was a direct descendant of Gen. Philip Benner, of revo- lutionary fame and the pioneer of this sec- tion. During the civil war decedent serv- ed for three years with the 45th P. V., and after being mustered out of the active sery- ‘| ice he joined Co. B in the state Guard to which organization he was attached for two years, being moved up to the position of quarter master of the 5th Reg., where he served for seven years. When free mail delivery was established in Bellefonte he was made a carrier and served until the time of his removal to Atlantic City, where he has resided ever since. A widow with a son and a daughter, Herbert and Lydia, survive him. His brother Harvey H., of Atlantic City, and sisters Mrs. Carscadden, of Franklin, and Misses Sallie and Linnie, of this place, are living. : I ll ll SANFORD DILLON, ONCE A RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY.—Apoplexy caused the death of Sanford Dillon, at his home in Altoona, at noon on Sunday. He had been in poor health for several years. Deceased was born on what is now known as the Samuel T. Gray farm, at Graysdale, in this county, March 31st, 1826. His early life was spent at that place and along in the fifties they moved to Williamsport. There he joined the Meth- odist church of which he remained a zeal- ous member until the time of his death. In 1877 the family moved to Altoona, where he connected himself with the Chestnut avenue church and was a class leader for twenty years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susan Dillon, and the following children: Stew- art, of Jersey City; Frank, of New Castle; Harry and Charles, of Altoona; Homer, of Trenton, N. J., and Margaret, at home. His brother Wilson, of Julian, and sister Mrs. John McMullen, of near Scotia, also suryjve,,, He wps a member of Mystic Castle No. 16, Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain, and the Pennsylvania railroad relief. Funeral services were held in the church Tuesday afternoon in charge of Revs. Schenck and Meyers. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery. ll I ll HE WAs WELL KNOWN HERE. —James Hastings, the son of James Hastings, of Philadelphia, and a nephew of Governor and Mrs. Hastings, died at Silver City, Mexico, on Saturday night. He had suf- fered for quite a while with tuberculosis of the lungs, but it was thought that the dry climate of Mexico would effect” a cure or, at least, stay the progress of the disease. Prior to going there he spent four weeks in this place with Mrs. Rankin, having left here September 21st for Altoona, where his mother met him and went South with him. She was at his bed-side when he died. Deceased was born in Pittsburg and was 21 years old on the 15th of last July. He was an exceptionally nice hoy, who during his frequent visits to this place made nu- merous friends who will regret to learn of his early death. For a time he was stu- dent at The Pennsylvania State College, having left that institution to accept a posi- tion as a draughtsman in Philadelphia. The body will probably arrive in Phila- delphia this evening. Interment will be made in that city. I I ll DIED IN MILLHEIM.—Isaac Confer, an old and respected citizen of Millheim, died at his home in that place on Sunday morn- ing, after several years failing health. He was a carpenter by trade and at one time was engaged in the planing mill business, but was obliged to retire on account of his health. Deceased was 69 years old aud is sur- vived by the following children: H. F. Confer, Spring Mills; Mrs. John Hall, Mill Hall; Mrs. H. W. Bollinger, Altoona. Funeral services were held in the Metho- dist church Wednesday morning. I I I ——Samuel J. Weiser, who died at his home in Mifflinburg on Wednesday of last week, was born in Millheim, Nov. 17th, 1837. He was a tinner by trade and at one time carried on a flourishing business in Miflinburg. I I I ——Arthur J. Grieb, a member of the firm of Grieb Bros., died at his home in Sugar valley, on Tuesday afternoon, with typhoid fever. He was 40 years old and is survived by a widow and six children. nie Se ——Offenbach’s delightful opera, “The Grand Duchess,” will be sung at Garman’s next Monday night, by the Kane opera company. The company advertises forty people with Miss Carlotta Gillman and Mr. Martin Pache at their head. a ——The best cow in the herd owned by J. H. Dunkle, at Mingoville, was gored by one of the other animals list week and died from the effects of it. ——Tell everybody that the WATCHMAN an be had for $1 a year. — eee. —Protracted meetings are being held in the Disciple church at Eagleville. te, —Dorsey Patterson, of Warriorsmark, killed a fine deer in the Barrens one day last week. ere —— “The Grand Duchess” will be sung at Garman’s next Monday night by the Kane opera company. ——— ——The WATCHMAN has been made cheaper in price only. The standard of excellence it has always maintained will not he lowered. : eee —Fourteen Lock Haven boys left for Huntsville, Ala., on Saturday afternoon, they had all enlisted in the regular army and will serve with the 10th Inf. —_— eee ——The Sandy Ridge fire brick works shipped over half a million brick during the month of Novemberand the capacity of the plant has to be increased to meet or- ders. rr Ql een. ——Former judge Thos. Riley, of Boals- burg, butchered a pig last Saturday that dressed 4951bs. It wasn’t a pig, either. It must have been a hog or it wouldn’t have gotten so fat. ee ye ——Tyrone council wrestled with the cow question at its Monday night session and the cow came out on top. An ordi- hance was up to prohibit cows from running on the streets. It was defeated. >be George S. Gramley, of Rote, recent- ly butchered eleven hogs, which were all born in one litter of twelve pigs last March, and the lightest one of which weighed 258 pounds and the heaviest 282 pounds. re ta ——Drayman Roland Hickoff’s horse frightened at the cars, on Thomas street, Monday afternoon, and ran away. He was thrown out and suffered a painful lacera- tion of the scalp. In fact it required a number of stitches to close up his wounds. News Purely Personal. —Miss Sara Heberling, of Eagleville, is visiting friends at Warriorsmark. —Merchant John P. Condon, of Miltheim, was in town during the fore part of the week. —Mr. and Mrs. John P, Hauiris Jr., of Tyrone, spent Sunday at the home of John’s parents in this place. Ww —Miss Mary Cruse, of Linn street, returned, from Philipsburg, where she has been visiting Miss Louise Lingle. —Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hoy have issued invita- tions for the marriage of their, daughter Minerva E. to Clayton Royer on Dec. 15th at.11:30 o'clock. —Miss May Crider, of Linn street, returned from Mifflin, in Tuesday afternoon.’ She spent several weeks visiting her uncle; the Hon. Hugh North, in that place. —Mrs. J. E. Horne and her little son’ Tom re- turned to their home in Philipsburg, on Monday evening, after a few days spent dt the honde of Dr. William Laurie in this place. —A. Walter, Samuel Weiser, P. P. Leitzel and Hal. Crouse, are a quartette -6f representative Millheim men who have been in town during the week, witnesses on the case to recover from the county for the burning of the Ettlinger house at Woodward. IP —Dr. Stevens went to Clearfield Monday morn- ing, ostensibly to take William home, his dear little name-sake who has been here for some weeks, but we know the real reason was to see that new granddaughter the mention of whom fairly makes him beam. ' —Mr. J. B. Royer was a caller at this office Sat- urday afternoon, not to tell about the big crops he harvested last season, or to blow about the large porkers he butchered, but merely to order the Wazcnuan, which his estimable wife had just made up her mind she could do without no longer. —Mrs. Ada Fairlamb nee Weaver, of Philadel- phia, is the guest of her «cousin, Miss Mary Weaver, of Howard street. Mrs. Fairlamb has rented her own home in West Philadelphia and after visiting her friends in this county will spend the vest of the winter with her sister Mrs. Given. = —J. Wesley Biddle, of Waddle’s, was in town yesterday afternoon, having driven down with Frank Harris in a cutter. They were a little more fortunate than Jatoh Mattern and his party who were compelled to abandon their sled out near Roopsburg for want of snow. Mr. Biddle got clear into town, but out of compassion for his horse he was walking. They have good sleighing up the Run. —J. N. Brooks, of Pleasant Gap, was in town Wednesday afternoon. He dropped into the Warchyan office for a moment, but would stay only long enough to take advantage of our dollar rate to advance subscribers. It was not unusual for Mr. Brooks to do such a thing, for he is noted as one of the good business men of the Gap and it was right in his line to take advantage of the proposition we are offering. —Geo. H. Musser, the young farmer who de- serted the traditional stamping ground of the family up Buffalo-run and moved into the Ridges hack of Mileshurg some time ago, was in town on Tuesday. He is making farming go down there and is progressive enough to pull whatever he can out of side issues, such as stone quarrying. He has a fine paving stone quarry opened up on his place and delivers it in any sizes to order. —John J. Orndorf Esq., one of the big men financially, politically and physically, over on the other side of the mountains, was in town during the week as a witness in the case of Goodman against former sheriff Condo and his deputies for burning the Ettlinger house at Woodward in order to dislodge the desperado. With former Representative Tewksbury, of Colum- bia county, who was at one time the leading grange member in the Legislature, he called at the Warcamax office Tuesday evening. —John J. Bayard was at home to spend Sunday with his parents on Spring street. It was his first visit to Bellefonte in fifteen months, but he hadn't changed a jot and we are sure he didn’t find Bellefonte any different. He has left the employ of the Wrought iron bridge company, at Canton, Ohio, and is now located in Pittsburg, where he is one of the eastern contracting freight agents for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul BR. W systems. —Dr. H. T. Fernald, of State College, was in town last Friday on his way to Milesburg to ad- dress a meeting of the grange and from there he went to Holidaysburg on the same mission. In addition to his duties at State College the Doctor is Economie Zoologist of the State and he is so heart and soul in the work that in the short time he has been in charge the dry bones of that de- partment have wakened up until it is becoming of great practical use and benefit to the tree growers and farmers of the State, EE FOSTER ON DECEMBER WEATHER.—The weather for the latter part of this month is to be warm, if we place any reliance on what prophet Foster has to say about it. He starts off his December forecast by say- ing that a cool wave will cross the west of Rockies country about the 6th, great cen- tral valleys 8th, eastern States 10th. This cool wave will go into the southern States with considerable force, and will be a “norther’” for that country. Very cold weather will follow this storm in the northern States. Previous bulletins have announced that December would average above normal temperature, but you may look for great extremes. The first half of the month will average very cold, particularly in the northern States. Cold waves have no regard for man-made calendars, and therefore do not respect the lines between months. This cold wave will begin about November 28th and end about December 12th. In this general bulletin I cannot give dates for all localities, and therefore the dates for these storm waves, when not oth- erwise definitely stated, are for the 90th meridian, which is about the general course of the Mississippi river. These disturb- ances will arrive at points west of the line from one to three days earlier and at points east of it from one to three days later. From December 13th up to and includ- ing the first week in January the tempera- ture will average high, as much above nor- mal as the first part of the month will be helow. W. E. Gray, of Bellefonte, J. K. Clark, of Tionesta, Geo. Ed. Weis, of Ridg- way, J. T. Reinsel, of Clarion, and B. F. 28th congressional district, met at the court house in Clearfield, on Friday, and computed the returns and gave a certificate of election to Hon. James K. P. Hall to serve this district for two years. The vote was, Hall 17,660, Arnold 14,209, Rheem 1,898. —The Pender, Neb., Republican, an- nounces the marriage on the 23rd, ult., of Miss Flora May Meadville, of that place, to Mr. William C. Boone, of Omaha. Miss Meadville is the daughter of Mrs. Graham Meadville, nee Miss Annie McClellan, whose girlhood days were spent in this place, and who will be remembered as the only daughter of the late William Me- Clellan, of Linn street. Sem————r ——John 8. Chamberlain and Harry W. Dixon, of Warriorsmark, enlisted in the regular army at Altoona, on Tuesday, and were sent with twenty-four other recruits to Huntsville, Ala., to be attached to the 8th Inf. Both men had been with Sheri- dan troop of Tyrone to Porto Rico. ——Jos. L. Montgomery was able to get out of his apartments at the Bush house, on Monday morning, after a week’s con- finement with a bilious attack. - It was the first time he had ever been confined so long in his life. hy . ——One of the features of special import at the ‘‘The Grand Duchess,’”’ next Mon- day night, will be the appearance of the youthful prodigy violinist master Maurice Poare, who will play between the acts. ree A mmr ——You old subscribers who are in ar- rears! Why don’t you pay up and get ad- vantage of our low $1 a year rate? —1If you want fine work done of every description the WATCHMAN office is the place to come. Business Notice. ——Powers Shoe Co. have handsome leggings, slippers and footwear suitable for Xmas. presents. ——Banks of culm in the Schuylkill coal region, which years ago were abandoned as waste, are be- ing reclaimed, and the refuse is crushed into the smaller sizes of coal, at a rate of 4,000 tons a day. ——Buy a graphephone for a Xmas. present for the family. They are but $10 and upwards at Bush's. —*“New occasions bring new duties,” says the poet. Our little spat with Spain must have been one of the occasions referred to. ——Cut prices on Holiday Goods at Bush's. ——The best thing to do with your troubles it to introduce them to your blessings. ——~Cameras and Photo supplies at Bush’s. ——The almighty dollar has no hypocritical worshippers at its shrine. ——Good shoes cheap at Powers Shoe Co's. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—=Red.........c..ccciisisvivnniicier vise mien ¢“ —Spring. we GT@6704 Corn —Yellow. 3T@41 “Mixed. 385@39 OtErircrsssrsssrississsens 33@33Y4 Flour— Winter, Per Br 2.25@2.50 ¢“ —Penna. Roller. 3.15@3.35 * —Favorite Brand $3504.10 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the PnaNix Miuuing Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes press: 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 laster, per 8 00 Buckwheat, per bushel 25 Cloverseed, per bushel. ...§6 00 to $7 00 Bellefonte Produce Markets. . Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel Onions........ccrssssinr Eggs, per dozen Lard, per pound.... Country Shoulders Sides Tallow, per pound. Butter, per pound Chase, of Clearfield, return judges for the »
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