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Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 6,1899.
CorrESPON DENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Mrs. Elizabeth Sellers, of Storms-
town, has been granted a pension of $8 per
month.
——Jacob Karstetter, of Coburn, has
purchased the John Karstetter farm near
that place, for $6,600.
——=Stuart Matthews, the new driver for
the Adams express company in this place,
brought his wife here, on Monday, and they
will make Bellefonte their future home.
——Edward Hepburn, a son of Robert
Hepburn of this place, is home from New
York city recuperating from illness with
stomach trouble. He had heen employed
in a large grocery in Gotham.
——Two Spring Mills boys started to
run away from home, on last Monday, and
got as far as Lock Haven, where an uncle
of one of the would be runaways captured
them and marched them back home.
——Communion services will be held in
the Methodist church on Sunday. Dr.
D. S. Monroe will be present at the quart-
erly conference on Friday evening and
preaches at State College, morning and
evening, Sunday.
——The sessions of farmers’ institute
held in the Methodist church at Warriors-
Mark, last Friday and Saturday, were well
attended and much valuable information
was dispensed by the corps of speakers in
attendance.
——1It is possible that Co. M, Belle-
fonte’s new military organization, will be
taken to Harrisburg to participate in the
inaugural parade of Governor-elect Stone.
The boys have all been measured for over-
coats.
——The Wilson theatre company comes
to Garman’s next Monday night for a
week’s stand. It is a popular price show
and will present such plays as the “Two
Orphans.” the ‘White Slave,” ete. Prices
will be 10, 20 and 30 cts.
——On Wednesday, Dec. 28th, Cap’t.
and Mrs. Henry Stevens, of Half-moon,
celebrated the 50th anniversary of their
marriage. About thirty of the Stevens
family were present at the parental home-
stead to celebrate the event and it was done
in fitting style.
——Lloyd Rearick, a son of L. C. Rear-
ick, of Benner township, is lying in a
critical condition at his home in Punxsu-
tawney. He is employed in the iron works
there and was stricken with grip last week,
pneumonia developing later. The pneu-
monia is of a mild form. 3
Reuben Etters, one of the game ward-
ens at the Spruce Run preserve, has ship-
ped 179 rattle-snake skins and over a pint
-of snake oil to the New York market as a
Tesult of his last season’s snake killing. He
expects to realize nearly $200 out of the
consignment.
~——About 9 o'clock Tuesday night,
December 27th, the large barn on the Ed-
ward Peters farm, one and one-half miles
above Unionville, was discovered to be on
fire. All the implements, grain, hay and
one valuable horse were burned. Mr.
Peters had insurance, though not enough
to cover his loss.
——The Central R. R. Co. of Penna.
began cutting ice on the dams at Hecla
park, on Friday. It was 11 inches thick
when the cutting began, but is now
from 14 to 18 and is being cleaned off
at the rate of nine car loads a day. Most
of the ice is consigned to the Reading
and Beech creek rail-roads.
Budd Gray, a recent graduate of the
Pennsylvania State College, sailed for
Paris. France, on the “‘Etruria,’’ last Satur-
day, on a mission as representative of the
electric motor carriage department of the
Cleveland Machine screw company, with
whom he is engaged as electrical and
mechanical engineer. Mr. Gray is a son of
Mrs. Annie E. Gray. of Tyrone.
——The new water company of Philips-
burg has just won the suit brought against
it by the old company in that place. The
suit was on an injunction restraining the
new concern from taking water from cold
stream, near the town, the supply store for
the old company. And a decision favor-
able to the new one has just been handed
down by the Supreme court.
——Our friend S. A. Martin, of Nittany,
writes that he is ‘‘not able to come up,”
but encloses his check for subscription.
While we are sorry that Mr. Martin’s
health is such that he can’t leave home we
quite approve of his substitute visitor and
hope that many more of our readers will
use the mail to the same good end.
——Mrs. M. S. Fiedler, of Millheim,
fell and fractured her left arm on Monday
of last week. She was spending the day
with the family of A. R. Alexander and
while bidding adieu to some other guests
she stepped on a child’s sled to keep out of
the deep snow. The sled was jerked from
under her, throwing her to the ground
with the above result.
Charles Heebner Esq., at one time
an instructor in the Academy in Belle-
fonte, but now an attorney for the Read-
ing R. R. Co., in Philadelphia, has pur-
chased the old judge Eldred homestead
near Muney. It is Mr. Heebner’s inten-
tion to make a summer home out of it.
The property includes the brick mansion
house with fifteen acres of ground.
THE HONORABLE JOHN BLAIR LINN.
—The Hon. John Blair Linn, lawyer, histo-
rian, scholar, gentleman, died at his home
on north Allegheny street, this place, at
half-past one o'clock Sunday afternoon.
He had suffered almost constantly for sev-
eral years with erysipelas, but not with-
standing this affliction he continued the
practice of his profession until about a year
ago, when his spine became affected and it
was necessary for him to relinquish active
work. He failed rapidly from that time on
and his system was but poorly prepared for
the attack of grip that he suffered about ten
days ago and precipitated his collapse.
Funeral services were conducted at his
late home Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock. Rev. Dr. Laurie of the Presby-
terian church officiated. The pall bearers
were William P. Humes, Col. James P.
Coburn, Frank McCoy, J. Calvin Meyer,
Esq., F. W. Crider and Hon. A. O. Furst.
The Centre county bar association, of which
he was and old and honored member, at-
tended in a body.
While devoted to genealogy and histor-
ical research Mr. Linn has left no auto-
biography of his own useful and varied
life. This is probably accounted for in his
innate modesty, which is splendidly shown
in his work, the ‘History of Centre and
Clinton counties,’’ which was published in
1883, and in which he wrote of himself
thus briefly:
‘John Blair Linn was born at Lewis-
burg, Union Co., Pa., Oct. 15th, 1831, and
inherited his inclination to genealogy and
local history from his father, James F.
Linn, Esq. (deceased,) whose memoranda
and newspapers files were the sources from
which much of whatever is valuable in the
“Annals of Buffalo Valley’’ was derived.
He was prepared for college at the Lewis-
burg Academy by John Robinson, Esq.,
now of the Philadelphia bar, and entered
Marshall College, at Mercersburg, Pa., in
May, 1846, where he was graduated in 1848,
with the Hon. Charles A. Mayer, president
judge of Clinton, Clarion and Elk counties.”’
‘‘He read law in his father’s office at Lew-
isburg, and was admitted to the bar of Un-
ion county, Sept. 16th, 1851. In 1852 and
1853 he practiced in Sullivan county, Pa.,
where he was elected district attorney, but
returned to Lewisburg 1m 1854, where he
practiced law until his 2moval to Centre
county in April, 1871. April 10th, 1873,
he was appointed by ..on. DM. S. Quay
Deputy Secretary of the Jommonwealth.’”’
“Governor Hartranft ii his annual mes-
sage, Jan. 7th, 1874, having recommended
the publication of a second series of Penn-
sylvania Archives, Mr. Linn and W. H.
Egle, M. D. were appointed editors, and
under Hon. M. S. Quay’s supervision twelve
volumes were issued. In 1877, Mr. Linn
published his ‘‘Annals of Buffalo Valley’’
(six hundred and twenty pages,) a local
work embracing the history of Union coun-
ty mainly. May 15th, 1878, upon the resig-
nation of Col. Quay. Mr. Linn was com-
missioned by Governor Hartranft Secretary
of the Commonwealth, and under his direc-
tion the volume entitled ‘Duke of York’s
Laws,”” 1676-82, and ‘Laws of the Prov-
ince,”” 1672-1700,” was compiled and edit-
ed by Stoughton George, Benjamin M.
Nead, Esq., and Hon. Thomas McCamant.’’
After his retirement from public life he
returned to Bellefonte, where he practiced
law until physically unable to continue.
In connection with his law business he was
a justice for many years and represented
several of the old line insurance companies.
He was twice married. October 22nd,
1857, he espoused Julia S. Pollock, daugh-
ter of F. W. Pollock, of Milton. Their
two children, Misses Sarah P. and Eliza-
beth W., both are living. The second
marriage was to Miss Mary E. D. Wilson,
a daughter of Samuel H. Wilson. Shesur-
vives with her two children, Mary Hunter
and Henry Sage Linn.
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DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT.—The
long decline of the venerable Robert Ray
terminated in his death at his home on
Willowbank street at an early hour Wed-
nesday morning. While he suffered from
no particular illness his constitution had
heen worn out by long years of usage and
with its final collapse came his death.
Robert Ray was a native of Centre coun-
ty, having been born in Buffalo Run val-
ley, Nov. 16th, 1822. All his life up toa
few years ago, when he retired, he was
engaged in farming. He was married to
Miss Elizabeth Strohm, of Aaronsburg,
who died June 6th, 1894. The following
named children survive this union: Mrs.
C. T. Cheeseman and George T. Ray; of
Mill Hall; Jobn C., of Milton; R. W., of
Avoca, Iowa; Sylvester D., Ambrose S.
and Calvin T., all of Bellefonte.
He was a gentleman generally respected
in the community and his memory will be
cherished by all who know him and respect-
ed the mild, gentle disposition that he
possessed.
Funeral services will be held this morn-
ing at the house. Interment will be made
in the Union cemetery.
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DEATH OF HARRISON BARR.—Harrison
Barr died at Julian on Friday morning,
December 23rd, of ailments incident to old
age. Ile was in his seventy-ninth year
and was well known in this place and Lock
Haven; having resided in the. latter place
for a number of years. His wife, Mary A.
Barr, preceded him to the grave in April,
1897.
The following children survive: Mrs.
Arvilla Hursh, of Flemington, Pa.; Mrs.
Elzina Bricker, Elmira, N. Y.; John P.
Barr, Altoona, Pa.; Mrs. Clara Elliot, of
Beaver, Centre Co.; Robert Barr, Kensing-
ton; G. W. Barr, Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs.
Sarah A. Holt, Julian; William H. Barr,
of Tyrone, Pa ; H. M. Barr, of Julian; F.
C. Barr, of Kensington.
DEATH OF JOHN STUART LYON.—At 3
o'clock yesterday morning John Stuart
Lyon, died at his home, 730 Summerlea
street, Pittsburg. His death was the re-
sult of a very sudden collapse with Brights’
disease. Though he had been aware of his
condition for some time previous, it was
not until two weeks ago that the malady
developed alarming symptoms and he was
forced to give up his work. From that
time on his decline was rapid.
To add to the distress of the death of
such a promising man in the zenith of his
usefulness and success his wife has been
stricken with paralysis and little hope of
her recovery is entertained. This double
affliction came to the family as she was sit-
ting at his bed-side last Saturday and
while she has regained slight consciousness
there is very litle in her condition to war-
rant the hope that she will recover.
John Stuart Lyon was the only son of S.
S. and Anne Valentine Lyon, of Curtin
street, this place. He was born near Belle-
fonte, January 4th, 1857. His early life
was spent in this place. Having received
a splendid education at the Academy here
and at Swarthmore college he entered the
employ of Shortlidge and Valentine, coal
dealers and lime operators, remain-
ing with that firm until he went to
Pennsylvania furnace to take charge of the
iron and ore operations there. About
twelve years ago he entered the employ of
the Firth-Sterling steel company in Pitts-
burg and has been connected with that
corporation ever since. His eminent ability
and business acumen was recognized there,
for when he died he held the responsible
position of secretary and treasurer of the
concern. As it is one of the strongest and
most prominent steel corporations in this
country and England the responsibility of
Mr. Lyon’s position is readily seen.
In April, 1885, he was married to Miss
Margaret McKnight, of Allegheny city.
She survives him with five children, the
eldest of whom is 12 years. They are:
Stuart Lyon, Margery, Fanny, Anne and
Catharine.
Up to last evening no arrangements had
been completed for the funeral. It is not
known whether the body will be brought
here or buried in Pittsburg.
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DIED IN ALTOONA.—Early last Friday
morning Russell H. Griffin died at his
home in Altoona, having been ill but a
short time with grip, which resulted in
paralysis of the brain.
The deceased was born in Stormstown,
Centre county, 58 years ago. He went to
Altoona in his early boyhood, and with the
exception of a few years spent in Michigan
was a resident of that eity until his death.
At one time he served as alderman. When
the war broke out he entered the service of
the government as a member of company
D, Thirteenth Pennsylvania cavalry. In
this command he served until the end of
the war. He was a good soldier, as he was
also a christian. A member of the First
Lutheran church he was always attentive
to the duties which were made incumbent
upon him.
His wife and four children survive.
These latter are all residents of Altoona
and are: D. H. Griffin, Annie C., wife of
R. H. Metz; Martha M., and Ross C.
The funeral took place on Monday after-
noon at 2 o’clock, services being held in
the First Lutheran church.
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A PoPULAR RAILROADER KILLED.—
Samuel Garfield Allen, only son of Wm.
S. Allen, of Lock Haven, who was killed
at West creek bridge, near Emporium, on
the P. and E. R. R., recently was born at
Snow Shoe, this county, July 7th, 1866.
He was a freight brakeman and one of the
most popular men on the road. Popular
because he was a genial, honest, sober,
christian young man. His death has been
a sad blow to his parents and two sisters
who had centered the deepest affection on
him as a considerate son and brother.
Funeral service was conducted at the
home of his parents in Lock Haven, after
which the body was taken to Jersey Shore
for burial.
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——Thomas J. Fox, who died at Cedar
Springs, Monday morning, aftera few days
illness with pneumonia, was 79 years old.
His early life was spent at his parents’
home on Marsh Creek, in this county.
When 26 years old he had earned a team of
horses and bought the farm on which he
died. Of his nine children five are living,
Mrs. J. U. Wasson and C. M. Fox, of
Jacksonville, are the members living in
this county.
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-—Daniel Smith, who was born at
Howard, this county, Sept. 17th, 1817,
died at his home in Platteville, Ill., on
the morning of Nov. 24th, 1898. He was
married to Caroline Gardner, of Howard,
March 14th, 1844. He was a carpenter by
trade and worked on the dry docks four-
teen years in Pennsylvania. He bought
the farm where he died in 1867. He was
laid to rest in the Platteville cemetery.
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——Tuesday afternoon of last week Miss
Kate Breon, aged 26 years, died from the
effects of consumption, with which she had
suffered for six months. She was a daugh-
ter of Henry Breon, of Penn township, and
died at her father’s home. Funeral serv-
ices were held in the Millheim Lutheran
church last Friday morning and interment
was made in Fairview cemetery.
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——Mirs. Nancy Grazier, widow of the
late David Grazier, died at her home in
Tyrone about noon on Tuesday. Deceased
was a daughter of Captain John and Cath-
arine Buck and was born at the old Ross
homestead, in 1827. She was a sister of
Christian Buck, of Unionville.
A RECORD BREAKING COLD WAVE.—
The weather men at the Academy had their
cold wave flag flying on Saturday and when
it didn’t arrive that night there were some
foolish enough to think that the wave had
been side-tracked. It came, however,
Sunday night and had lost nothing by the
slight delay. Not since the winter of 68
had Bellefonte been frosted like she was
that night. The mercury kept going down
and down ’till it came dangerously near
losing itself in the bottom of the tube-
And, worst of all, it was decidedly back-
ward about climbing up again. Not satisfied
with making a record of 20° below 0 in
Bellefonte Sunday night, the slender little
column hovered about the 0 mark all day
Monday and that night sank again to the
16° below mark.
It was equally cold in all parts of the
county. The lowest records come from the
lower end of Pennsvalley. At Madison-
burg Dr. Lee reported 26° below; at Coburn,
liveryman Whitmyer, reported 26° helow;
and at Millheim there were various records
ranging from 20° to 30° below.
The records made in Bellefonte were
taken from recording thermometers used
by McCalmont & Co., and can be looked
upon as reliable. At eight o’clock Mon-
day morning the thermometer in front of
their store on High street stood at 16°
below.
So far as has been learned no serious
consequences have resulted from the ex-
treme cold. Cattle suffered some in various
sections. Out at Pleasant Gap a cow in the
stable of a man named Tressler had her
ears so badly frozen that she will probably
die.
This incident recalls an extreme cold
wave that chilled Bellefonte a number of
years ago—within the recollection of the
writer. At that time a horse owned by
William Gares, a departed drayman, met
death in a singular way. The old man
lived out near the Jewish cemetery and it
was his custom to let his horse go down to
the car shops dam every morning for water.
That particular morning it was so cold that
a hole had to be chopped in the ice before
it could drink. After this had been done
the horse drank’its fill and started to re-
turn to the stable. When nearly there it
collapsed and in a few minutes was dead
asa herring. The case attracted consider-
able attention, with the result that a post
mortem was held. Imagine the surprise
of all when the water that the horse had
taken was found to be frozen in a solid
block of ice in its stomach. The poor old
beast was so skinny and had so little
warmth in its dilapidated body that the
water it drank had frozen solid inside of it.
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AS To THE VALENTINE WORKS.—Much
talk has been indulged in in this place, late-
ly, about the probable early resumption of
the Valentine iron works. While there
are many rumors afloat none are reliable
and nothing definite can be gleaned from
them. The WATCHMAN is able to present
the following statement of the status of af-
fairs. It is furnished by the one man in
Bellefonte who is in a position to know the
truth and can be accepted as reliable.
The Valentine iron company’s property
passed into the hands of Robert Valentine
on judgments held by him last fall. He
at once set about to sell the plant and suc-
ceeded to the extent that it has passed into
the hands of the American bonding and
trust company of Baltimore city. This
concern purchased with the object of oper-
ating the plant. The deed of transfer is
now on record in this county and Mr.
Hooper, the practical man of the new
owners, has looked over the situation. It
has been his judgment that the plant can-
not be economically started at the present
season, hecause of the difficulty in mining
ore in the winter in the mines in this
county, and owing to the closing of navi-
gation on the lakes and the consequent im-
possibility to get lake ore, fifty per cent.
of which is proposed to be used in opera-
ting the furnace.
By consent of the creditors the new own-
ers are permitted to place a second mort-
gage of $25,000 on the premises, the funds
to be used in remodeling the plant and
putting in a new hearth, whereby the ca-
pacity will be increased to one hundred and
twenty-five tons per day. While this money
has been arranged for the mortgage has not
yet been given, because it is not economy
to pay interest on the amount before it is
expedient to use it.
Everything points to the fact that the
plant will resume just as early as possible
in the spring and if such is the case the
mines will be increased in capacity, so that
all of the ore can be mined in the summer
time, when the expense of mining is a
minimum.
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CAN HE Use THE NAIL WORKS.—James
Burns, a young Pittsburg inventor, is in
Bellefonte examining the old nail works
plant and is ambitious to get our people
interested in a process he has for welding
copper and steel. He is very enthusiastic
over the possibilities of his patent and is of
the opinion that a great industry could be
built up on it here.
The welding of copper and steel has
heretofore heen practically an impossibility
and so expensive when accomplished, that
its use in commerce has been very limited.
By his process, however, the work is easily
and successfully done. He sees a great
field for the product in the manufacture of
armor plate; the. copper covering being
welded to the steel plate, making a coating
for battle ships that is impervious to the
action of sea water, which is now one of
the greatest destructive agents to the steel
clad vessels.
It might prove a great boon to Bellefonte
if Mr. Burns is encouraged. It is at least
advisable for our capitalists to look well
into his project before he is permitted to
depart.
——DReuben Hartman, of Millheim, has
been appointed turn-zey at the jail, vice
John Alter resigned.
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——On Thursday of last week a mogul
engine was built in the Altoona erecting
shops, No. 1, in the unprecedented time of
twenty-one and one-half hours.
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——Harry W. Dickson, Lloyd E. Confer
and John S. Chamberlain, three Tyrone
boys, are members of the Eighth U. S.
Inf., that was engaged in putting down a
riot in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday night.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Reese, of Port
Matilda, have moved to Mill Hall, where
they will open a dry goods store. They
have purchased a lot from George Barrett
and will erecta building as soon as possible.
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—William Kramer, of Millheim, has
purchased the farm of A. Reed Alexander,
near that place for $6,000. The crops are
included in the sale. Itis Mr. Alexander’s
intention to move to Missouri in the
spring; there to engage in farming. The
vicinity of Millheim and the entire county
will lose a good citizen when he moves
away.
News Purely Personal.
—Charley Lukenbach spent Sunday with his
brother Frank in Philipsburg.
—Our fine old gentleman friend Martin Hogan,
of Unionville, was in town on Wednesday.
—Miss Mame McClain, of Spangler, spent the
holiday season visiting at her former home in this
place.
—DMiss Annie Curtin, of North Allegheny street,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Frank Lukenbach, in
Philipsburg.
—Miss Mabel Otto, of this place, spent part of
the holiday season with her aunt, Mrs. A. S. Gar-
man, in Tyrone,
—Allen Rumberger and Clayton Brown, both
thriving in Philadelphia, spent their holidays at
their homes here.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Aikens and Miss Emma
Aiken spent the holiday week in Beaver Falls,
visiting Mr. and Mrs. George B. Johnston
—Ellis Bierly, of Milesburg, left for California
last Wednesday morning, where he hopes the
salubrious climate will improve his health.
—John R. Bell, a son of Charles Bell, of Hunt-
ingdon, is back at his home in this place visiting
for a few days. He is in the shoe business in
Huntingdon.
—Albert Hoy Esq., of State College, dropped
into town the last day of the old year to settle up
some business that he looks after up there for
Bellefonte parties.
—Joseph R. Muflly Esq., of Philadelphia, spent
part of last weels with his daughters, Mrs. Joseph
Montgomery and Miss Lillian MufHly, at the Bush
house in this place.
—Mrs. Cyrus Strickland who makes her home
now with her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Sheffer, at
Easton, is here on a visit to her eldest daughter,
Mrs. M. I. Gardner.
—J. J, Hoy, of Jacksonville, finished up his
work as jury commissioner last Saturday and
started for home, but not before he had caught us
on one of his favorite jokes.
—Mr. and Mrs. Morris Yeager and their little
son came over from New York, on Saturday, to
spend New Years with Morris’ parents Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Yeager at the Brant house.
—Hon. W. K. Alexander, of Millheim, came up
to town Monday morning and remained here un-
til Wednesday. He came to attend the meeting
of the Patron’s insurance company directors.
—Miss Fannie Elmore, one of our public school
teachers, spent the latter part of her vacation
week with friends in Philipsburg. The schools
having reopened she is back at her work here.
—Fred Blair returned from Philadelphia Friday
evening, very much improved in health, and tar-
ried at his home here until Monday noon when
he started for Pittsburg to resume his work there.
—Mac Sellers, of Fillmore, was in town the
Saturday before Christmas and as he hadn't been
here for seven weeks he laughingly remarked
that he had brought Mrs. Sellers along to keep
him straight.
—Joe Barton, of Unionville, was in town the
Saturday before Christmas, He is located at
Troutville, Clearfield county, where he is in the
employ of G. H. Dimeling, a lumber operator, as
a book keeper.
—Mr. and Mrs. Morris J. Loeb, of Hanover, ar-
rived in town yesterday to visit Mrs. Loeb’s
mother and sisters, Mrs. Newman and daughters.
Joe Newman came up with them and will rusti-
cate here for awhile.
—Miss Jennie Morrison, one of Philipsburg’s
public school teachers, returned to her home in
that place, on Saturday evening; after having
spent the holidays with her sister, Miss Lizzie
Morrison, of North Spring street.
—Mrs. Elizabeth Calloway and her daughter
Louise, who were going to Camden this week for
an extended visit there and in New York, have
deferred their going on account of the illness of
Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Calloway’s mother.
—Will Weber, of Howard, was in town on Mon-
day morning. It was the first day of the vear
and he came up to look after some of the exten-
sive business interests that devolve on him as one
of the executors of his father’s will.
—After having been confined to his room in the
Bush house for several weeks with chicken pox,
W. Harrison Walker left for his home at Salona,
on Thursday, there to remain until he is entirely
recovered. Ile is back in town again.
—Hon. John T. McCormick, of Ferguson town-
ship, was seen ou our streets several days this
week. He is interestéd in the new telephone
company and when not talking on that line he
was getting pointers on early county politics.
—Nothing daunted by the 16° below 0 that the
thermometer registered over there Monday
morning J. P. Sanders, of Centre Hall, started off
to drive to Bellefont2 in a sleigh and when he ar-
rived here he didn’t seem to be frozen stiff eith-
er, for he was busy about town all day.
—William A. Sausserman, of Altoona, passed
through town,flast Friday, with his two bright
boys, on their way to Pine Grove Mills, to spend
New Year's day at the old home there. Mr. Saus-
serman reports work plenty in the Altoona shops,
but prices have gone down so that it requires lots
of it to make a living.
—George Harpster, the blacksmith so well
known about this place and Howard, was at home
to spend Christmas. He is working for Collins &
Co., on their railroad contract and is located out
at Gosford, Armstrong county. He arrived here
on the 23rd and was met by Mrs. Harpster. They
went down home to eat Christmas dinner togeth-
er and George tarried there until the 27th, when
lie returned to work.
—Among the Bellefonters employed in distant
cities who were home for the holidays were :
William 8S. Furst Esq, of Philadelphia; Walter
Butts, of Houtzdale, who is now building a new
hotel at Winber, abeve Johnstown ; James Lane
and Joseph D. Mitchell, of Lewistown ; Forest N.
Magee, of Philadelphia; Lee Larimer, of Jersey
Shore; Charles E. Dorworth, of Philadelphia;
Joseph Fox, of Braddock ; Dr. George Hayes, of
Pittsburg ; Dr. Joseph Brockerhoff, of Pittsburg ;
| Andrew Brockerhoft Esq., of Reading.
A DISASTROUS FIRE. —Wednesday morn-
ing of last week the large barn on the H.
M. Heard farm, west of Salona, was totally
destroyed by a fire the origin of which is
not known. The flames were discovered
at about 9 o'clock in the morning when
they had gained such headway that.it was
impossible to save the building. It was
one of the largest barns in that section and
was fall of hay and grain. Over 1200
bushels of grain burned, besides nine calves
and thirty hogs. All of the horses, cows
and implements were saved. He had an
insurance of $4,400 and estimates the gross
loss at $6,000.
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THE FIRST CAR OvT.-—The first car to
be turned out of the Central R. R. Co. of
Pa. paint shops was run over the line last
Thursday and attracted considerable atten-
tion at every station. The color has been
changed from mahogany to seal brown,
with gold stripes and lettering. The trucks
are light brown in color.
The interior has been revarnished and
rubbed, so thatit would easily pass for a
new car. One glance is all that is needed
to show that so far as painting goes the
coaches will be in better condition than
when they were started on the road, new,
five years ago.
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FORMERLY LIVED IN BELLEFONTE.—
Miss Charlotte M. Rowe, who will be
remembered asa resident of Bellefonte sev-
eral years ago, was married on Wendesday,
December 28th, to Mr. Samuel Emmert,
at Hagerstown, Md. The ceremony was
performed at the residence of the bride's
parents by the Rev. Dr. George P. Wilson,
pastor of the Assembly Presbyterian church,
of Washington, D. C., assisted by Rev. P.
A. Cave, of the First Christian church, of
Hagerstown. The wedding was a very
brilliant affair.
SHIPPED A FINE DOE.—John G. Uzzle,
of Snow Shoe, shipped a fine doe deer to
Sup’t. William Butler, of the western state
fishery, at Corry, on Monday, Dec. 26th.
It was one of the finest specimens ever
raised in Central Pennsylvania and would
have weighed at least 140 1bs dressed. He
boxed the beautiful creature and shipped
her via the P. R. R.
Mr. Uzzle has a great number of deer in
his park near Snow Shoe and is prepared
to ship on a few day’s notice. His finest
does, guaranteed with fawn, are sold at
$100 each.
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——A felon which resulted in blood
poisoning caused the death of Mrs. Eliza-
beth A. White, relict of W. A. White, at
her home in Clintondale, Friday evening.
Deceased was 74 years old and is survived
by two daughters. Interment was made
in Cedar Hill cemetery Tuesday morning.
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——Geo. L. Kunes, of Beech Creek, and
Miss Elsie Viola Bittner, of Eagleville,
were married at the home of ’Squire
Liggett, in the former place, on Wednes-
day evening of last week.
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——The holiday dance given in the
armory of Co. M, under the direction of
Miss Minnie Brew, Wednesday night of
last week, was a delightful success. Quite
a number of strangers were in attendance
and the music was furnished by the
Chappell orchestra from Williamsport.
The dance marked the inauguration of a
new plan in the conduct of such functions
in Bellefonte. It was opened at 8 o’clock,
instead of at 9 or 10, as has been the custom
in the past, and all united in voting it an
excellent change, for it enabled the dancers
to get home at a reasonable hour.
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——Mr. Bartley Shuster Warner, of New
York city, and Miss Edith Gray, of Strouds-
burg, Pa., were married on Wednesday,
December 28th. The bride is the third
daughter of Mrs. Emma T. Gray, formerly
of Philipsburg. Her husband is connected
with a New York publishing house. Mr.
and Mrs. Warner will spend the winter in
Philadelphia.
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A Carload of Kansas Horses.
A carload of selected horses from Kansas are
now at M. B. Garman’s sales stables, Ilast Howard
street, Bellefonte” They consist principally of
heavy draft horses, also some fine drivers, 23
head ; good stock, sound and guaranteed. The
entire lot will be sold at auction on Thursday,
January 12th. Sale commences at 1 o'clock, the
highest bidder the buyer—must be sold. These
horses can be seen any time by calling at the
stables. Terms cash, or approved security.
H. A. STEINKERCHNER,
of Newton, Kansas.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
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Flour— Winter, 2.25@2.50
¢“ —Penna. Roller 3.10@3.25
¢¢ —Favorite Bran 3.75@4.00
Rye Flour Per Br'l.... 3.10
Baled hay—Choice N 10.50@11.00
“" ‘“ ‘“ “ 9.00
Straw 7.50@9.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the PreNix Miring 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.. .. 800
Buckwheat, per bushel ......ooceeeeiiieesereennns 25
Cloverseed, per bushel. ..§6 00 to §7 00
Beliefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel . 40
Onions,....o atkaisens 2
Dggs, per dozen. )
Lard, per pound.. 6
Country Shoulder:
Sides...
Hams..
Tallow, per pou 3
Butter, per pound.. 20