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Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 3. 1899.
CorRrESPON DENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Thermometers registered 7° below 0
in Bellefonte early Wednesday morning.
McKinley Overton, a son of Edward
Overton, of St. Paul street, is recovering
from an attack of diphtheria.
——Messrs. Raine and Hosterman have
entered the field of journalism at Millheim
by purchasing the Journal, the property of
the late R. A. Bumiller.
——C. L. Gramley, of Rebersburg lodge,
and J. C. Meyer, of Bellefonte lodge, have
been elected directors of the Odd Fellows
orphan’s home in Sunbury.
——Companies C and F of the old Fifth
regiment have been remustered into the N.
G. P. The former company is located at
Hollidaysburg and the latter at Indiana.
——Arrangements have been made for
Rabbi Levy, of Philadelphia, to deliver his
widely known lecture ‘“The Struggle for
Liberty,”” here on the evening of March
22nd.
——The carpenter and supply shop of
former postmaster T. Frank Kennedy, at
State College, burned to th> ground last
Thursday afternoon, involving a loss of
about $600.
——The military staff of Governor Stone
was announced on Tuesday evening. Col.
W. F. Reynolds, of this place, who was on
both Governor Pattison’s and Hasting’s
staffs has not been re-appointed.
——The house occupied by George Rider,
near Coburn, was totally destroyed by fire
last Friday, with most of its contents. As
Mr. Rider is very poor and has a family of
seven children he has been left in a destitute
condition.
Col. Wilbur F. Reeder, just retired
from the office of deputy attorney general,
has been appointed judge advocate with
the rank of major on the staff of Gen.
Charles Miller, brigadier general of the
Second brigade, N. G. P.
Miss Louise Kellerman has resigned
her position in the telephone exchange in
this place. Miss Jennie Irwin has been
promoted from a night to a day operator
and Miss Katharine Lieb has been given
the position of night operator.
——One day last week a vicious horse
kicked Calvin Wilson, of Abdera, in the
face. He was badly hurt. Some of his
teeth were forced clear through his cheek
anear the eye. At last report he was
thought to be on a fair road to recovery.
——Temp Cruse has severed his connec-
tion with the Cruse tobacco store in the
Bush house and is now giving his time ex-
«clusively to the news stand. He has pur-
chased it and will be the newsdealer, while
his brother Charles looks after the cigar
trade.
——-John Nolan, who bad had charge of
- the Bellefonte Central freight station at
Coleville, gave up that position Monday
morning and became fireman on the en-
gine hauling trains between this place and
Snow Shoe. Calvin Temple has taken the
position made vacant in this place.
——-On Sunday afternoon Paul Dewey
Everhart, infant son of George Everhart,
who lives on east Lamb street, came very
near strangling to death. A bit of peanut
shell became lodged in his throat and his
life was only saved after two physicians
had worked with him quite a while.
——Mr. and Mrs. Burns Crider are the
centres of Linn street’s attention just now.
Mrs. Crider presented her husband with a
bright, healthy baby girl, at noon on
Wednesday. Both father and mother are
deaf mutes, but the little daughter has al-
ready given ample evidence of the fact that
she will have fully developed vocal organs.
—On Monday night, February 27th,
Rev. Dr. H. C. Holloway, pastor of the
Lutheran church, will lecture in the court
house in this place on ‘‘Some Sights and
Insights of Europe.” The proceeds will
be for the benefit of the church. As Dr.
Holloway has traveled abroad his lecture
will be hased on personal observations.
——The story sent out from here that
Harry Lucas, of Philipsburg, and Albert
Hughes, of Jersey Shore, the two men who
started to the Klondike last February with
Harry Bush’s party, bave returned, broken
in health and fortune, is untrue. At least
so far as Lucas is concerned. The last
heard from him was a letter received by his
father, William Lucas, dated at Dawson
City in October and stating that he had
fallen in with C. B. French, who started
for the gold fields with Tom Switzer, and
‘intended remaining there for some time.
——Few people who know old Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander McKinney, who live on a
little farm along the mountain above Cole-
ville, realize how old they are. When
driving through Bellefonte with his spirited
grey horse, sitting erect in his little truck
wagon, you might imagine the old gentle-
man to be about 68 or 70, but he is 83 and
his faithful wife is 89. They have lived
on their little mountain home since 1856.
While residents of Bellefonte, prior to that
time, they lived on Thomas street in the
house now occupied by David Haines.
Notwithstanding Mr. McKinney has had
only about seven acres fit for cultivation
his Irish thrift and energy has brought him
to a ripe old age with but two debts owing
in the world. He is a type of honorable
Irish manhood that ’tis a pity we have not
more of.
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THE DEATH OF SINNICKSON SMITH.—
Sinnickson Smith passed peacefully away
Sunday evening at hishome on west Linn
street at 6:45 o'clock after three days ill-
ness, which could be termed only extreme
weakness incident to old age. Hg was
born on March 25th, 1824, at Salem, New
Jersey, and lived in Bellefonte and Snow-
Shoe since 1856, being associated in the
lumber business with Daniel Rhoads for a
number of years and for the last 30 years
had lived a retired life at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Daniel Rhoads, of this place.
He was married to Miss Susan Harris, of
Paris, Kentucky, forty-seven years ago.
She died in 1859 and he is survived by his
daughter Mrs. Garret Davis, of Washing-
ton, D. C., and granddaughter, Miss Susan
Davis and his grandsens, Raymoud and
Harold Boak, the children of his daughter,
Anna Belle, wife of Mr. Cameron Boak, of
Hughsville, Pa., the latter having been a
most devoted son to him. Mrs. Boak pre-
ceded her father to the grave seven years
ago. The latter half of his life was in
quiet and peaceful contrast to his advent-
urous and eventful younger days. He as-
sisted his father in making early surveys
of Ohio and Illinois and knew the hard-
ships of frontier life. He was a ‘‘Forty-
niner”’ and with his brother, Sterling, was
among the earlier arrivals in California at
that time and made the trip from New
York city in a small sailing vessel, the
bark ‘Rising Sun,’’ around Cape Horn and
was very nearly shipwrecked several times,
the journey having taken over five months.
He returned by the Isthmus of Panama,
making the trip across the Isthmus on foot.
Mr. Smith. was greatly beloved by all
with whom he was associated during his
long life and was unfailing in gentleness
and courtesy to everyone.
Funeral services were conducted at his
late home Wednesday morning at 10:30
and interment was made in the Friends
burying ground. Rev. Dr. Wm. Laurie, of
the Presbyterian church, and Dr. Richard
Thomas, of Baltimore, Md., spoke.
DEATH OF MISS bare HARSH-
BERGER. — On Sunday morning Miss
Catharine Harshberger died at the home of
W. P. Humes, after gradually failing in
health for some months. For seventy-
three years she was nurse, housekeeper and
men:ber of the Humes home and her death
was regarded as a family loss.
Never was a woman more faithful in the
discharge of her duties or more conscien-
tious in her life and in consequence she
was respected and esteemed by every one
who knew of her. Of the Methodist
church she was one of the most useful and
reliable members; always present at its
services; loyal to its minister; ever gener-
ous to its missions and giving cheerfully to
its support and work.
The facts of her life are so remarka-
ble that we doubt if they have ever
been paralleled in this State. She was
ninety years and some months old.
Eighty-one years of which she had been a
Christian, and seventy-three years an in-
mate and member of the house in which
she died. When only a young girl she
was employed by the Hon. W. W. Potter,
member of Congress from this district, who
lived in the stone house on the corner
of Allegheny and Spring streets. The
Potters had no children and Miss Lucy Al-
exander, a niece, made her home with
them until her marriage to Edward C.
Humes and from that on it was the Humes
home, as Mr. Potter had died some years
previous. Thus Miss Harshberger was
with the family through three generations
and for a period of seventy-three years.
Loved by the family as one of their own
she had every comfort and attention that
affection or money could give in her de-
clining years and for some months had two
nurses in attendance day and night.
Of her father’s family her brother Wil-
liam is living near Moshannon and several
nieces and nephews throughout the county,
of whom H. H. Harshberger, of this place,
is one. Dr. Stevens, of the Methodist
church, assisted by Dr. Laurie, of the
Presbyterian, conducted the funeral ser-
vices, at Mr. Humes’, on Wednesday after-
noon, and the pall bearers were stewards
and trustees of the Methodist church. In-
terment was made in the Union cemetery.
Hon. J. W. SMITH EXPIRES IN LOCK
HAvVEN,—Saturday evening Hon. J. W.
Smith died at his home, the Fallon house,
in Lock Haven, having suffered a sudden
collapse with congestion of the lungs. He
had been in poor health for some time and
was under the care of a physician, but
nothing serious wasanticipated. Saturday
he had been about the hotel and was going
up stairs in the afternoon, whca he sudden-
ly collapsed; sinking rapidly until his
death, which occurred at 11 o’clock that
night.
Deceased was born in Munseytown, Sep-
tember 206th, 1829. After having left
home he located in Lock Haven, where he
managed different hotels, finally securing a
part interest in the Fallon, which he re-
tained until his death. He was president
of the Mill Hall brick works and has al-
ways heen identified with Democratic poli-
tics in Clinton county. He had been au-
ditor and sheriff twice of the county, was
the mayor of Lock Haven for two terms
and served one tern as associate judge.
Judge Smith was a gentleman of excep-
tional qualities. He was a dignified, pro-
gressive, honorable man whose memory
Lock Haven can well revere.
Interment was made at Dunnstown, Tues-
day afternoon.
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——Newton Pennington, colored, aged
nineteen years, died at the home of his
father, Tom Pennington, on Decatur street,
at noon on Monday. He had suffered a
long time with rheumatism, which brought
about consumption and caused his death.
A NONAGENARIAN DEAD.—The death
of Mrs. Maria Farley, which occurred
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Nicholas Bauer, on Bishop street, at noon
last Friday, removes one of the town’s old-
est residents. She was 92 years old and
her death was caused by a general break-
down of her system.
Mrs. Farley was born in Dunstown,
Clinton county, January 26th, 1807. Her
maiden name was Maria Meyers and from
her earliest youth she was a consistent mem-
ber of the Catholic church. Her first hus-
band was Dennis McCafferty, one daughter,
Mrs. J. H. Agar, of Lock Haven, having
been the only child by that union. Later
she was married to John Farley and to
them two children were born, viz: Mrs.
Nicholas Bauer and Mrs. Jas. T. McCully,
both of this place.
Burial services were held in St. John’s
Catholic church Monday morning at 10
o’cloek. :
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OLD SIMMONS Is DEAD.— William Sim-
mons, so well known to Bellefonte produce
buyers as ‘‘old Simmons,”’ died at his
home at Pleasant Gap Friday morning, at
8:40 o'clock. He had had an attack of
grip which terminated in pneumonia, caus-
ing his death.
The general impression that he was an
old man is erroneous, as his real age was
only 58 years. He was so badly crippled
up with rheumatism, however, that he was
prematurely aged. He was a veteran of
the civil war and leaves a widow with six
children. They are Mrs. Elizabeth Bu-
chanan. of Altoona; George, of Nigh Bank;
Eliza, Levi, Maggie and Ellen at home.
Burial was made at Pleasant Gap Sun-
day afternoon.
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——Mrs. Verna Miller, relict of Robert
Miller, died at her home on Main street, in
Millheim, on Tuesday afternoon. She
had been ill about three months. De-
ceased was 28 yearsold and was a daughter
of Valentine Breon, of Brush valley.
Funeral services were conducted at the
home yesterday morning by Rev. J. J.
Lohr of the United Evangelical church and
interment was made at Woodward.
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——Mrs. Henry Yearick died at her
home at Jacksonville, on Tuesday, after a
long illness which she bore with christian
fortitude. She is survived by her husband
who has been afilicted with rheumatism for
many years, and a number of married
children. Burial will be made at Jackson-
ville to-morrow morning. :
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——An infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Hull, of Willowbank street, ‘died
Monday afternoon and was buried Wednes-
day morning. | |
——W. A. Diven, a son of Rev. W. H.
Diven, ‘of the Lutheran churel, died ‘at
Newport recently with typhoid ‘fever! Hé
was born at Salona, Clinton county."
——James Tobin, the 11 year old son of
John Tobin, of Snow Shoe, died at his
father’s on Tuesday the 24th ult. of gripand
was buried Wednesday in the Catholic
cemetery in that place.
>
George Cowher and Miss Onie Price
were married at the home of the bride's
father, George Price, in Port Matilda, on
Monday evening.
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M. O. Gernert, a stock buyer from
Montgomery county, was up in Haines
township recently and engaged Charles
Wolf to buy up a car load of cattle and
hogs for him. The latter did his work and
had the stock at Coburn ready to load last
Saturday when he got a dispatch from
Gernert ordering him not to ship it. * Wolf
was in a desperate plight until another
buyer, named Donmoyer, came to his rescue
by taking the entire consignment off his
hands. . ;
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——The annual election of officers for
the Central Pennsylvania telephone and
supply company was held in Williamsport
recently and resulted as follows: R. M.
Bailey, president; Richard O’Brien, of
Scranton, vice-president; James E. Wilk-
inson, general manager; John S. Furst,
secretary and treasurer; directors, R. M.
Bailey, S. S. Blair, J. H. Boyer, James V.
Brown, Addison Candor, C. E. Chittenden,
William Emery, C. Jay French, John A.
Gamble, H. S. Huldekoper, C. LaRue
Munson, Richard O’Brien, John R. T.
Ryan, Henry W. White, E. B. Westfall.
ees
THE BOROUGH PRIMARIES.—There was
very littla excitement Saturday evening
over the result of the Democratic and Re-
publican primaries. About the only con-
test worthy the name was the one up in
the North ward in which. Richard. Croker
Taylor succeeeded in setting the law at defi-
ance by snatching a seat on the school board
which had been in the peaceable pos-
session of William B. Rankin for twenty-
one years. Several attempts had been
made in the past to defeat Mr. Rankin,
but when de boss got at him he was trowed
down right. .
The borough and ward tickets are as fol-
lows:
DEMOCRATIC OFFICE REPUBLICAN
William T. Kelly... Treasurer............ Chas F. Cook
John Trafford........0versee ..B. H. Shaffer
W. H. Walker........... 4 Auditor... H. B. Pontius
Frank Miller...... High Constaple.......Joshua Folk
NORTH WARD.
L. T. Munson.........Conncilman...... W. H. Derstine
Frank P. Blair.....School Director...Hard P. Harris
John Dunlap... ..Constable......Hunter Knisely
Frank Adams......Judge of Election.....S. B. Miller
A. M. Greninger....Inspector.....Rodger T. Bayard
SOUTH WARD.
Herbert Miller
Wm. Royer
Montgomery
Henry Walkey
D. F. Fortne
dge of Elec ....Robt. Cole
Jos. McMahon... Inspector........... drew Young
WEST WARD.
M. A: Rirk.......o Councilman...... C. T. Gerberich
C. Y. Wagner.. . ¥* «even. Chas, Tripple
Jerry Nolan.... ..David Haines
Harry I. Miller vee WI. Garis
CARNEGIE OFFERS A LIBRARY BUILDING
TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE.
—Yesterday Dr. Geo. W. Atherton, presi-
dent of The Pennsylvania State College, to-
gether with a committee of the trustees of
that institution and a number of friends,
presented a memorial to the Legislature
and called upon the heads of the depart-
ments at Harrisburg to formally make
known a munificent proposition Mr.
Andrew Carnegie has made to the State.
‘While the offer is purely in the nature of a
bequest to The Pennsylvania State College
it is made contingent upon an annual ap-
propriation by the State. Mr. Carnegie
has stated that he will build a library
at the College, costing $100,000, provided
the State will provide $10,000 annually for
its support.
Ever since his visit to the institution in
1884 Mr. Carnegie has been more or less in-
terested in it. His attention has often
been attracted by the exceptional work in
engineering lines being done by 1ts gradu-
ates. At the time of his visit he noticed
the sore need of a chapel at the College.
In fact his address to the graduating class
on an ‘“An American's Heritage,”’ was de-
livered in that stuffy little place on the
second floor that in those days did duty as
a general meeting hall. Though it was
spoken of at the time nothing further was
heard of Mr. Carnegie and his proposed
gift until recently, when it became known
that he had offered to build a library at the
College. :
The offer was made te Dr. Atherton the
last time he was abroad. He met Mr.
Carnegie on the other side and during the
course of their conversation the latter made
the proposition that was yesterday pre-
sented to the Legislature.
The College has a library of about fifteen
thousand volumes, but there is no place up
there to properly house it and the need of
a building is a most pressing one.
It is scarcely possible that the Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania will allow an oppor-
tunity of this sort to escape. It is the first
instance in which an individual has offered
a substantial bequest to The Pennsylvania
State College and if the institution is to be
the beneficiary of future legacies no better
one could be found to make the start than
this one of Andrew Carnegie’s.
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A BELLEFONTE FLAG IN MANILA.—
The instructors and students at the Belle-
fonte Academy have reason to felicitate
themselves because of the successful out-
come of a patriotic and gracious effort they
made last summer. "After the guns of
Dewey’s fleet had silenced the forts at Ca-
vite, Malate and Manila and those ports in
the Philippines had fallen into the bands
of our sailors, there came the report that
there was a scarcity of American flags on
the islands. No emblems of liberty and
independence to be planted where Ameri-
can valor had won the right to place them.
Mr. James R. Hughes, assistant princi-
pal of the Academy, took up the matter at
once and soon the boys of that institution
had purchased a fine flag. Mr. Hughes
then wrote to President McKinley, appris-
ing him of the undertaking and tendering
the flag to the government to be sent to
Manila. The letter was referred to the
War and Navy department for action, the
result baving been that all formality was
waived, the flag was accepted and on Sep-
tember 27th Mr. Hughes delivered it in
person.
The Washington authorities sent the flag
to General Otis, commanding at Manila,
with fall instructions as to its disposition.
On Friday they were enlightened by re-
ceipt of the following letter from the War
department at Washington.
; . Wasnineron, D. C., Jan. 26.
Principal Bellefonte Academy, Bellefonte Pa.
Sir:—Referring to letter from this office of the
28th of December, acknowledging receipt of a flag
which was donated by you to be presented to an
educational institution at Manila and advising
you that the same had been transmitted to the
commanding general at Manila with instructions
to designate an institution at that point to which
same should be presented. I have now the honor
to inform you that Major General Otis, command-
ing United States troops in the Philippine Islands,
has advised the department under recent date,
that he had given the subject careful considera-.
tion and has decided that the flag should be given
to the Municipal school for boys, in the suburb of
Malate, upon the ground that this school is so in
sympathy with America and American ideas that
it has taken up instruction in the English lan-
guage. General Otis further remarks that the
presentation of the flag will be made to the
school designated as soon as it shall have been re-
ceived. - W. H. CARTER,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Of course it is not known whether
the Bellefonte flag has been hoisted over
the school in the Philippines yet or not,
but in the event that it has not been raised
the Academy boys will undertake to have
some coincidental ceremonies here the same
day that their flag goes up thousands of
miles across the Pacific.
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THE RooF GARDEN—Though the weath-
er is just a trifle unseasonable for roof gar-
den attractions the people of Bellefonte are
nothing, if not in advance of everything,
and the St. John’s Guild of the Episcopal
church invite you ail to enjoy their roof
garden entertainment at the armory, corner
of Lamb and Spring streets, next Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings.
Of course it will be too cold to sit on the
roof to watch the amusements, so the ladies
will have the large drill floor fixed up in
exact imitation of the out-of-door gardens
that are so popular. There you can sit
where it is nice and warm while the pass-
ing show goes on on the stage. There will
be tables among the trees, flowers and
splashing fountains, where all can eat—
what they pay for—and enjoy themselves
immensely.
An admission of 10cts will be charged.
Supper will be served ala carte at very rea-
A. Lukenbach....Judge of Election...John Strayer |.
L. H. McQuistion.......Inspector.........Harry Diehl | sonable charges.
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News Purely Personal.
—A. T. Hall, of Unionville, was in Bellefonte on
business on Tuesday.
—Jos. Tressler, of Fillmore, was in town on
Tuesday, transacting a little business.
—Miss Katharine Gilliland, of Oak Hall, is vis-
iting at the home of J. M. Goheen, in Tyrone.
—James Bayard has gone to Lewisburg, where
he has secured several months work in the
Journal office.
—Col. W. Fred Reynolds was in Lancaster, Mon
day, attending the funeral of his little nephew,
Samuel Reynold’s son.
—Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Humes, of Jersey
Shore, attended the funeral of Miss Catharine
Harshberger, Wednesday.
—Miss Sue Danley, one of Ferguson townships
best qualified public school teachers, spent Friday
in Bellefonte doing a little shopping.
‘—Mrs. W. F. Reber, of Philadelphia, is in town
visiting her mother, Mrs. Butts, who has been
quite ill for some time but is now much better.
~—Mrs. R. A. Kinsloe, of Philipsburg, is in town
this week, visiting her mother, Mrs. Barbara
Rankin, in her rooms over Reeder and Quigley’s
offices on Allegheny street.
—Mre, Jack McLellan, of Sharpsburg, Allegheny
county, has been here this week visiting her sis-
ter, Mrs. J. L. Spangler, and seeing her mother,
Mrs. Wagner, who has been an invalid for more
than a year.
—Thomas F. Uhl, of Romola, was up this way,
on Monday, talking up his fruit tree business a
little. He represents some large nurseries and
his stock has been giving satisfaction wherever it
has been placed.
—John Strouse reports that it is pretty cold out
at his new home on the point of the hill, just west
of Roopsburg, but he doesn’t regret the move he
made last spring when he bought the Shivery
farm and settled down there.
—Mrs. A. Y. Casanova and Miss Kate Switzer,
of Philipsburg, started South, Monday, on a pleas-
ure jaunt, the former to join her husband, now a
customs official in Neuritas, Cuba, and the latter
to visit her sister at Orlanda, Florida.
—W. B. Miles Esq., of Milesburg, just recovered
from an attack of grip, was in town on Friday,
looking like all the other grip victims. The Miles
household was hit rather hard, for at one time
every member of it was in bed with the epidemic.
—Thomas A. Shoemaker, on whom alone de-
pends the carrying out of his lamented uncle's
Tom Collins’ big railroad building contracts and
different enterprises, is home from Adrian to
spend Sunday with his family.
—H. E. Royer, of Spring Mills, a son of Mrs.
Amelia Royer, of that place, came up to the coun-
ty seat, Monday morning, to attend to some busi-
ness for his mother. He is a bright, affable young
man who is destined to make his mark in the
world.
—Happy as a man can be who owes not a cent
in the world must be E. B. Roan, of Fillmore. He
was in town on Monday and wiped out his last
debt, a subscription account at this office. He
has just finished paying for his fine farm and cer-
tainly has great reason to felicitate himself.
—Among our many Saturday callers were A. J.
Tate, who farms on ‘“‘the Branch” above Lemont,
R. B. Lucas, of Roland; D. C. Hall, of Fleming,
and Jacob Garbrick, of Spring township. A
quartette of finer gentlemen cannot be found any-
where and they are all Democrats of the right
stamp. }
—W. H. Williams, of Port Matilda, spent a few
hours between trains in Bellefonte on Tuesday.
Mr. Williams was a prominent candidate for com-
missioner before the last Democratic county con-
vention, but he wasn't talking politics Tuesday.
It was business, purely business, with him that
day. Bt +
John Q., everybody knows who is meant,
came down from his fort up in Huston township,
Monday, and spent the night in town. He is
sticking to his farm nowadays tighter than bark
to a tree and his visits to town are so seldom that
he gets a great ovation every times he comes
down.
—Ellis Gramley, Mrs. Gramley and their little
son, who have been East six weeks visiting his
father, ex-county treasurer Jas. J. Gramley, of
Rebersburg, and other relatives here, left for
their home, in Freeport, Ill., Tuesday. It is seven
years since Ellis went to Illinois and this was his
first visit home.
—'8quire Sol. Peck, custodian of the buildings
and grounds of the Nittany club, was in town on
Tuesday wishing for snow. With good sleighing
he thinks they would have more parties down
there. Both he and Mrs. Peck are never so hap-
py as when making someone feel their gracious
hospitality.
—Mr. George Noll, of Milesburg, was in town on
Tuesday, having come up to take advantage of
our low rate ofter. He hasn’t been doing much
in particular since retiring from his farm and
disposing of his dairy velow that place several
years ago, but manages to keep himself busy
enough for all purposes. "
—Among the unusually large érowd of strangers
in town on Tuesday was Mr. J. E. Heckman, a
son of Wm. Heckman, of Centre Hall. He drop-
ped in to add his name to the Warcuman list, say-
ing that they ‘have always heard that it is the
best paper in the county” and now they’ll have
a chance to learn for themselves.
—Winfield Sommers, of Benner township, was in
town on Tuesday attending to some business rela-
tive to the settling up of the estate of the late
Michael Fishburn. He has made his home with
his uncle and aunt for years and since the for-
mer's death he has become the main-stay of the
home up in the country where Mrs. Fishburn
still resides.
—Aundrew Jackson Griest Esq., with his usual
kick about the way things are run in the Warcn-
MAN office, was stepping leisurely around town
Tuesday and all that was missing in his appear-
ance to remind one that it might have been the
Fourth of July instead of one of the coldest days
of the year, was the palm leaf fan that accom-
panies him in summer time. ’
—Ed. Schofield, only son of Hon. James Scho-
field, of this place, has joined the army and is
now stationed at Ft Crook, Neb. He enlisted in
Philadelphia about a month ago and was sent at
once to Huntsville, Ala., where he was assigned
to Co. Li, 16th Reg. and ordered on to Ft Crook.
His latest letter informs the folks at home that he
likes it and expects to get to the Philippines.
—John H. Beck Esq., of Nittany, was a Belle-
fonte visitor on Friday. He came up in the train,
because he said it was too cold to drive and that
just brings up a matter that is often argued. Some
people say that the farmers of to-day have it
harder than they (id fifty years ago. No one who
knows anything of their relative conditions will
believe any such a story. Why the farmer of to-
day has comforts and even luxuries that the one
of a half-century ago never dreamed of. Few of
them ever think of driving to Bellefonte, unless
the weather is such as to make it a veritable
pleasure trip. While here Mr. Beck referred to
the old Dinges burying vault down in their val-
ley, a description of the dilapidated condition of
which was published in this paper several weeks
ago, and told a story about how the men of that
family did their threshing in the early days.
They spread the grain out on the’ barn floor and
led their horses over it to tramp it out. This
process is followed in some places to this day, but
the laughable part of the Dinges management
was that they thought they couldn’t turn the
horses on the burn floor, so led them in one side,
over the grain, out the other side, around the end
of the barn and back in again; going round and
round and round for days doing a work that
might have been done in one-third of the time.
—J. A. Fortney, Boalsburg’s hustling plasterer,
was in town on Monday locking aftera few mat-
ters that needed his personal attention.
—Emanuel Korman, who farms out in Spring
township, was in town on Monday and squared up
here and turned the tables on us by putting us in
his debt for a year’s subscription in advance.
—James A. Fortney, the only son of Mr. James
Fortney, of Ferguson township, was in town on
business for his father last Friday. He looks
enough like his uncle Dave, of this place, to be a
sor ofthat gentleman.
—Misses Linnie and Sallie Benner left, Tuesday,
for Atlantic City, where they will vixit their broth-
er, Harvey, for two weeks. From there they
will go to Schenectady, N. Y., to stay several
months with their niece, Mrs. Mary Morris Cooper
—Miss Mary Sechler, now of Montgomery but
well know here where she made her home for
some years, is a guestat her brother's on Linn
street. Mr. Sechler has not entirely recovered
from his late illness but is able to be in his store
every day.
—Banker Wm. B. Mingle drove over from Cen-
tre Hall, on Wednesday, to attend a meeting of
the directors of the new Commercial telephone
company in which he has become interested, As
he does in everything else Mr. Mingle takes a
practical business like view of the new undertak-
ing and is not dreaming like some of the others
intérested in it seem to be.
—J. W. Conley Esq., of Potter township, has
been in town this week visiting his son J. Will
Conley, on Logan street, and doing duty as a
juror. Mr. Conley farms just below Centre Hall,
butfinds time to enjoy himself too. Last fall he
took quite an extended trip West, his real desti-
nation being Freeport, Ill., where James lives and
is flourishing like the proverbial green bay tree.
—Joseph Gilliland Esq., of Lock Haven, was in
town yesterday on business for the estate of the
late R. J. Haynes Jr., of Snow Shoe. Mr. Gilli-
land has not been a resident of Lock Haven a year,
but he finds it necessary to move back to Potters-
dale, where he will be compelled to take charge
ot the large mercantile business he disposed of
when he moved from that place. The man he
sold to has not been able to make it go. He took
dinner yesterday with his cousin, Mrs. William
Bell, on Thomas street.
—It would have been a great surprise to you,
no doubt, had we announced in this issue that we
intended giving up the newspaper business and
going to farming, yet we came nearer doing it
than you might imagine. Last Friday morning
Henry Tibbens, of Howard street, dropped in and
oftered to trade his fine farm, down the Jackson-
ville road, for this business and there were only
two things that saved Henry from getting a white
elephant instanter. Inthe first place he wouldn't
trade and, secondly, Isaac Mitchell, assistant
cashier of the Jackson, Hastings & Co., bank, had
just been in a few minutes before him to inform
us that he has been taking the Warcuman for
thirty years under the impression that it is a Re-
publican paper and we decided to hold on for a
few years, just to complete our mission by con-
verting the banker and solo-counecilman of Belle-
fonte.
eet
——On Wednesday afternoon fire des-
troyed the finishing department of the Lock
Haven furniture factory.
ee iis
THE FIRST WOMAN NOTARY.—On Tues-
day Mrs. Ella J. D. Bumiller, of Mill-
heim, came to this place and lifted a com-
mission that had been issued to her by
Governor Stone to be a notary public.
This is the first instance of a woman’s hav-
ing been appointed to exercise notarial
functions in Centre county. She is the
widow of the late R. A. Bumiller, editor
of the Millheim Journal.
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The Boalsburg Normal.
The Boalsburg Normal and Preparatory School
opens April 10th, 1899, for a ten weeks’ term.
Two experienced and thorough instructors. The
Teachers’ Normal includes the common branches,
Management, Methods, Psychology and the Pol-
lard system. My College preparatory class at
present numbers fourteen students. There is
room for more. Special class formed in the
spring for teachers who wish to prepare for Col-
lege. Summer term opens July 10th, 1899. All
interested write for circular.
CHAS. E. HOWER.
Sale Register.
Marcu 16tn.—At the residence of Cap’t. John A.
Hunter, at Stormstown, 11 horses, five cows,
short-horn bull, voung cattle, sheep and im-
plements. Sale at 10 o’clock a. m. J. H. Waite,
auctioneer.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red.. 76@76%%
¢ —Sprin, 2@72%
Corn —Yellow Hawi,
¢ —Mixed 401,@40%
OSs eeviediavinins 36@37
Flour— Winter; 2.50@2.75
« —Penna. Roller..... 3.25@3.45
‘« —Favorite Brands. 4.30@4.50
Rye Flour Per Br'l........ 3.20@3.30
Baled hay—Choice No. 1 10.50@11.50
“ ‘“ “ ‘“ 2. 9.00
Straw... initia 6.50@9.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the PueNix MiuLing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old
Red wheat, new.
Rye, per bushel...........
Corn, shelled, per bushe.
Corn, ears, per bushel....
Oats, per bushel, new .
Barley, per bushel....
Ground Plaster, per ton.
Buckwheat, per bushel .
Cloverseed, per bushel
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
Onions......ccoveeennnne : 50
Eggs, per dozen. 18
[ry a DOREY: us 6
Country Shoulders
ides.....
Hams....
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, Per PORN... coicciisirerscsivaitrisstionssses 20
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance. ; sige
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
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Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions.......... 20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line. . bets
Local notices, per line........ .20 cts,
Business notices, per line
Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Watcuman office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be executed
in the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprieto’
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