Bemorii
Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 10. 1899. —
CorrEespoN DENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
i} ..B. Kreamer, of Centre Hall, has
sold his timber tract near Rebersburg to
the Haiter Bros., of Tylersville.
——Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris, of
West High street, are receiving congratu-
lations on account. of a young son, their
first child.
—— Lloyd A. Warner and Miss Harriet
R. Benner, both of Rock Forge, were mar-
ried at the home of Rev. C. H. Goodling,
on Willowbank street, this place, on Wed-
nesday.
——John Rishel Esq., of Benner town-
ship, is able to be about again after over a
week’s confinement with stomach trouble,
that affected his heart. Mr. Rishel was a
very sick man for a few days.
A horse owned by Harry Hagen, of
Farmer's Mills, ran off on Saturday night
and when it reached Millheim took to the
pavements, ‘instead of the streets. It got
so gay that iv tore four shutters off one
residence.
A heavy iron bar that hangs in place
above the door of the kiln he fires at
Morris’ Coleville lime operation fell on
Uriah Houser’s head Saturday afternoon.
It cut an ugly gash and rendered him un-|
conscious for a while.
——Last Thursday. evening a party of
the friends of Miss Nettie Newman, of east
Bishop street, dropped in to surprise her,
it being the anniversary of her birth. Mis.
William Grauer, her sister, arranged the
surprise and the evening was deiightfully
spent at progressive euchre.
Mrs. Perry Steele Jr., was descend-
ing the stairs in her home at Axe Mann,
last Sunday night, witha lamp in her
hand. She tripped and fell, the lighted
lamp rolling out of her hands and explod-
ing on the floor. Like a flash the flames
leaped about the room and for a short time
it looked as though the house would: be
destroyed, but a bucket brigade was form-
ed and the fire was put out before anything
more than the pantry was burned.
——1It will be remembered that Lewis’
lecture on the ‘Passion Play,’ last winter,
was by far the best of the popular course
and one of the most enjoyable and instruct-
ive entertainments ever heard in this town.
On Thursday evening, the 16th, Dr. Lewis
comes again to give his illustrated lecture
‘Through the Canadian Rockies’’ and from
the many comments of competent papers it
will be equally as good as the ‘‘Passion
Play’’ and the stay at homes will miss a
Tare treat. :
Philipshurgers are fearful lest the
large fire brick works at that place go into
the trust that is forming to control the
fire brick market. A meeting was held at
Pittsburg last Thursday and representa-
tives of all the big plants between New
York and Chicago were there. The ex-
perience of the Philipshurg tannery, once
a hive of industry now running spasmodic-
ally, since entering the trust has alarmed
Philipsburgers for their fire brick works.
It is really the only large industry they
have there.
—— The night following the anniversary
of Washington’s birth the colored Odd Fel-
lows of Bellefonte have arranged for their
second annual ball and cake walk. The
latter feature is being especially - prepared
for the entertainment of the public and will
undoubtedly be the best of its kind ever
given in the town. We have been inform-
ed that some very elaborate costumes are
being made for it and if you want to enjoy
something real warm the cake walk will
be the place to go that night.
——On last Friday Mrs. Louisa Bash re-
ceived a letter from her son Harry, who
started for the Klondike more than a year
ago and from whom she had not heard
since last June. He had just arrived at
Seattle, by hoat from Skagunay, and‘ had
come overland from Circle City with the
first dog train this season. Harry evident-
ly has prospects, although he did not men-
tion them, for he is going back on the 20th.
Not one of his home’ letters ever reached
him, but he has been well posted on our
news and events by Seattle. friends.
——Wednesday was the fourth anniver-
sary of the big snow blizzard which block-
ed public roads and railroads in some places
in this section for almost one week. The
blizzard that prevailed this year on that
day wasn’t nearly as disastrous to traffic,
but it was quite severe enough, for it has
held out. Yesterday was the coldest day
Bellefonte has had for years, that is, an all
day cold. At no time did the thermome-
ter register more than 2° ahove 0 and early
yesterday morning it was 16° below. Re-
ports from all parts of the county are to the
effect that it was extremely cold every-
where.
——The Roof Garden in the armory
Wednesday and last night was a great
success, so far as entertainment was con-
cerned, but the extremely cold weather
kept the attendance down so that not
nearly as much as the magnitude of the
enterprise merited was realized. The first
evening the receipts were $65. They had
Jarley wax works, a minuet, ‘‘Tenny-
son’s Dream of Fair Women’ with pictures
from life, a crazy quadrille, an artist’s
studio and Misses Twitmire and Rumberger
and Mr. Reeve sang. Oysters, salads, ices
and coffee were served at the tables in the
garden. '
CouxciL HAs MADE A LIGHT Cox- |
TRACT.—There were only six members of
council present at the meeting, Monday
evening, but they tackled the light ques-
tion and settled it for a year at least.
The first business transacted by the body
was to hear the report of H. C. Quigley,
secretary to the board of health. He ye-
ported that the board had acted on thirty
nuisances and five cases of scarlet fever dur-
ing the year just closed, consuming $90.50
of the appropriation of $100.
that the term of Dr. R. G. H. Hayes ex-
pired on Dec. 31st he asked that the ap-
propriation for the new year be made.
Council did not act on the matter.
The report of the Finance committee
showed a balance of $4,543.40 due the
treasurer. 3
The Water committee reported the freez-
ing of eight plugs since the last meeting
and the pumps at the works running twen-
ty-fours a day.
With this done the light question was
taken up again and finally disposed of. A
proposition had been received by council in
which the Edison company offered to fur-
nish forty-five arc lights, at points named
by council, at $80 per light for one year;
the company reserving the right to continue
the contract to a five year’s term.
clause was incorporated in the contract be-
cause Mr. Williams, the superintendent of
the Edison works, was of the opinion that
at $80 a year per light there would be a
loss to his employers. He wanted, how-
ever, in the event that there should not be
a loss to have an opportunity of extending
the contract for a period of five years. Up-
on motion of Mr. Tripple the proposition
was accepted. Messrs. Lowery, ‘Tripple,
Houser and Valentine voted for it. Messrs.
Gherrity and Wetzel against the measure.
. Under the old contract there were 27
ares at $105 each and. 53 incandescents at
$20, . aggregating a total lighting cost of
$3,805. The 45 arcs under the new con-
tract will cost $3,600. While they will
give the town far more light than it has
there will still be necessity for a number
of incandescent lights which will probably
run the cost to about where it was for-
merly. .
Bills to the following parties and amounts
were approved:
Street Ruy roll
Water Works pay roll.
Atlantic Refining Co., oil..
Bellefonte F. & S. Co., coa
35 24
92 78
10 23
Li. 'C. Wetzel, brass caps fo 39 10
Isaac Mitchell, 1 month as clerk 12 50
Pollee pay TOM. .... coh sire ierssas 35 00
J. L..Knisley, blacksmithing......... 1 00
££ + repairing Undine cart. 100
R. B. Taylor, coal for Undines....... 6 00
£6 se coal for water works.. 81 23
a “ coal forerusher..... .. 2 60
Edison El Lt. Co., street lights. ... 322 00
4 te ¥ ¥ public building, oe 12 00
Sd “om oC Water WOrkS.. ieee. 1 50
$704 66
It. might be well to suggest right here
that the people of Bellefonte look well to
the fitness of the men they elect to council
on the 21st. While the present body has
beep an efficient gne in some respects it has
done things that must certainly meet with
the disapprobation of the residents of the
town. . Only last week the Street commit-
tee so far failed in its duty as to permit the
erection of two monster telephone poles,
one at either corner of the front of the court
house park and" both materially marring
the beauty of the ‘‘Diamond,”’ the one
place in town that pride naturally centres.
We do not pretend: to say that the Street
committee has been partial to the Commer-
cial company, but it is certainly glaringly
evident that its members have been willful
derelicts. The same franchises for pole
rights on the streets of Bellefonte have
been granted to the Edison electric com-
pany, the Central Pennsylvania telephone
company and the Commercial company.
The Edison company once had a line of
poles along the north side of the park, but
the Sticet committee then urged the advis-
ability of keeping poles off the streets as
much as possible and out of respect to their
wishes Sup’t. Williams re-arranged his sys-
tem of wiring and removed the line. The
Central Pennsylvania company never un-
dertook to run any pole line into that
quarter. The Commercial, however, has
done it and all there remains is to put an-
other line up the south side of the park and
our town’s beauty spot will be as complete-
ly fenced in as any chicken coop in the
county. ie ve
The Street committee is responsible to
the people of Bellefonte for having permit-
ted the erection of poles in the Diamond,
the one place of all in town that should
have been kept free from such unsightly
obstructions. It has been suggested that
they will be handy to suspend banners
from when we have future public celebra-
tions. And we might add that they be
painted red, white and blue. so that Cal.
Greene or any one else who cares to build a
shop up there can use them for barber
poles.
Where was the Village Improvement
society when this was being done ?
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INJUSTICE TO NO ONE.—In the WATCH-
MAN of January 27th was published an
article concerning the sale of the William
Neese farm, in Miles township. It was
based upon what we considered reliable
information, but Mrs. Neese and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ida, have taken ex&eption to the
facts as stated therein. According to their
version of the transaction C. I.. Gramley
has no claim to the property, because he
did not pay the purchase money according
to the terms of the sale and any arrange-
ment he might have made with squire W.
J. Carlin was not binding, because the
latter had merely been employed to draw
up the conditions of the sale and was not
an agent of the estate, as appeared in the
first account published.
Though the former article did injustice
to no one we publish Miss Neese’s state-
ment in ‘order that her view of the con-
troversy that is likely to end in a law suit
may be known.
After stating
This |,
| home of Samuel Motz at the time and they
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— A seventy-five horse power engine
for the new electric light works in Mill
Hall has arrived and been installed.
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Rev. Harry F. Mendenhall, a well-
known Meéthodist minister of the Central
Pennsylvania M. E. “conference, died at
Berwick Monday, aged 70 years.
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——A survey of Mill Hall is being made
with a ‘view to making a new map of the
town. One of the old streets, never -hav-
ing been named, has been dubbed ‘Dewey’
and the popular favor ‘with which it is
nieeting promises to make it a lasting one.
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The Williamsport Times plant, to-
gether with the book accounts, was sold at
sheriff's sale, on Monday, for $1,200. Hon.
Walter E. Ritter bid it in. The Zimes
is the paper on which N. 8. Bailey, of this
place, once worked as city editor.
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An overheated stove is supposed to
have been the cause of the burning of
Joseph Quay’s house, near Beech’ Creek,
last Saturday. He left home for a “short
time and soon after his departure the fire
broke out. Nearly all of his belongings
were burned. The loss was total, as he
had no insurance.
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——The report 1s current that a Centre
county woman farmer, thinking her straw-
stack was going to fall over one day, went
out into the barn yard and started the job
of holding it up. How long she stood there
bracing the stack no one knows, but she
finally came to her’ senses and went back
into her house. The stack ‘hasn’t fallen
over yet. : : Be :
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——After the conclusion of revival serv-
ices at Woodward, last Saturday evening,
the members of the Evangelical church
there gave Rev. H. H. Romig, their pas-
tor, a surprise. He was staying at the
dropped in to spend the evening with him,
tendering him articles to the value of $25
as marks of their esteem.
teeter asta.
——Rev. A. Stapleton, of Lewisburg,
presiding elder, will preach in the Evan-
gelical church, on Willowbank street,
Bellefonte, on Friday evening, Feb. 10th,
and also on Sunday morning at which time
he will hold his last communion service.
as his term of four years ou this district
will expire at the coming annual confer-
ence to he held at Lewishurg, March 2nd,
1899. :
BY, i
J. A. Williams, a Beech Crebk bar-
ber, was the victim of a thrilling runaway
accident in Lock Haven on ‘Sunday. His
horses frightened and overturned the sleigh,
throwing him out. He held onto tHe lines
and was dragged about three hundred feet
before his strength was exhausted. Then
he let go and the team ran a short distance
when ong, of the horses, fell, stopping the
other. Singularly enough not mug ), dam-
age was done to either driver, horses or
sleigh. . :
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ARE WE GOING TO MAKE THE" LOCK |
FACTORY Go ?—Is Bellefonte t0 have a lock
manufactory? Is the town to reap the real
profits that will surely reward the ingenuity
of one of her sons? That is the {uestion
that is confronting us to-day and if Belle-
fonte is ever to be any better than she is,
in her present inert condition, the time
has come for our citizens to waken ‘up and
take hold of the enterprises that are of-
fered. : Hire
On Monday night those who have sub-
seribed for stock in the enterprise that
Scott Houser and Fred Musser have been
trying to breathe the breath of life iiito for
some time met in the court house to talk
over the prospects of getting it started. A
majority of the stock already subscribed
was present. Mr. James Harris was elected
temporary chairman and Mr. George T.
Bush, secretary. The object of the’ meeting
was stated by Messrs. Harris, Musser and
Bush, as also the amount of money requited. |
and necessary cost of machinery, building,
ete. Mr. Reeder stated that capital stock
of manufacturing plants was not assessable
and shareholders were not assessable, except
for labor in the erecting of the plant.
It was decided that no steps be taken
until a cash capital of $5,000 be raised.
On motion of Mr. C. C. Shuey it was
voted to proceed to the election of nine
directors for the management and operat-
ing of the company, and that when the
$5,000 had been raised they be empowered
to make application for a charter. The
directors and officers elected were'as fol-
lows: President, C. T. Gerberich; vice
president, A. Allison; secretary, George T.
Bush; treasurer, C. C. Shuey; balance of |.
board, W. L. Steele, G. F. Musser, Scott
Houser, W. F. Reeder and W. R. Shope.
The present stockholders were earnestly
asked to do all they could in helping to
solicit stock subscriptions to complete the
amount of the $5,000 required, and any
person wishing to subscribe can apply to
any of the directors. . The shares are to be
$25.00 each, fully paid.
A committee, consisting of Col. Reeder,
E. K. Rhoads and G. F. Musser, was ap-
pointed to draft a constitution and by-laws.
The venture is only a small one but it is
proposed to start it right. It will not be
undertaken at all unless the entire $5,000
is raised. The promoters do not intend
that the business shall be hampered with
debts at the start and this, business-like
beginning should recommend the enterprise
to everyone. :
There is no gainsaying the merit of the
Houser springless lock. It is a simple
device for making a lock without a spring
that has been fully tried right here in
Bellefonte. The cost of its manufacture is’
slight and old hardware men are of the
opinicn thatit would be a wonderful seller.
WiLrniAM LYTLE. —William Lytle died
after an illness of several weeks at his
home, near Stormstown, Friday Feb. 3rd,
1899. Deceased was born in Augusta
township, Northumberland county, May
11th, 1838. In 1843 he moved with his
parents, William and Elizabeth Lytle, to
the Lytle homestead near Stormstown,
where he lived until 1862 when he answer-
ed the call of his country by enlisting in
Co. C, 148th regiment, Penna. volunteers,
commanded by Col. James A. Beaver.
After returning from the war he; in 1866,
was married to Barbara Ellen Ebbs, and to
them "were born the following children:
James Wallace, of Benore; Jerry E., who
is now in the regular army; and Thomas
Otto, of Stormstown.
June 15th, 1873, he was bereaved by the
death of she who had been his kind and
loving wife.
In 1879 he was again married to Elizabeth
Stine—Litzle and to them were born the
following children: Lafayette, deceased,
Ella, Emma, Martha Jane, deceased,
Grover C., William Daley, all of whom
are at home with their mother deeply
mourning the loss of a kind husband and
a loving and indulgent father.
He also leaves the following brothers and
sisters: James and Henry Lytle. of Storms-
town; Ephraim’ Lytle, of Benore; Mrs.
Jane Gates, of Curwensville; Mrs. Martha
Way, of Philipsburg; Mrs. Maria Miller,
of Stormstown, and Ellis Lytle, of Bailey-
ville.
He was an earnest and faithful member
of post 419, G. A. R. of Stormstown. He
seldom missed a meeting of the post and
several times attended the national encamp-
ments of that organization.
The funeral services were conducted in
the Ross M. E. church Sanday afternoon’
at three o'clock by Rev. Robert Runyan,
assisted by members of the G. A. R. In-
terment was made in the Ross cemetery.
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MRs. CATHARINE YEARICK. — Mrs.
Catharine Yearick, wife of 'Henry Yearick,
died on Tuesday, Jan. 31st, at 3:30 p. m. at
her home in Jacksonville, of diabetes. For
five years she has endured the su ffering of
this dreaded disease. AA large number of
her friends and relatives paid their last
tribute of respect to her on Saturday morn-
ing at 10 o’clock.
. Her remains were carried to rest in the
Reformed cemetery, by six of her grand-
sons. , The services were conducted by her
pastor; Rev. Runkle, of Hublersburg.
Mother .Yearick, as she was known to
many, was a daughter of Dr. Samuel Lein-'
bauch, of Aaronsburg, at which place the
early part. of her life wasspent. She was
born Sept. 27th, 1827, and at the, time of
her death was 71 years; 4 months, and 4
days old.. In 1845 she was united, in mar--
riage tg Henry Yearick, who shortly after
their pion moved to what was known as
the Hyfehinson farm, dne’ milo’ West of
Jacksonville. For, the fast ‘twenty Yeats
they bave been living in Jacksonville, ~~
« Mother Yearick was a member of the
Reformed church for 55 years and a devout
christian. Her pew was never empty when
her health permitted her attending services.
She was always willing to lend a helping
hand, even to the detriment of her own
health. . Many will feel the loss of her smil-
ing face.and motherly hand. She was the
first link of the family chain to be broken
and leaves tomourn her loss: a husband,
wha has heen suffering from the effects of
rheumatism for a number of years, and is
almost helpless; making her less more
keenly felt by him. Ten children also
survive her: Alfred, of Superior, Neb.;
Dr. C. R., of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Uriah
Shaffer, of Madisonburg; Mrs. E. J. Peck,
of Nittany; Nathaniel H., Charles E., John
W., Mrs. Josiah Hoy, Mrs. James Martin
and Mrs. John W. Holmes, all of Jackson-
ville and vicinity.
Her last words were:
all things right.” :
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SUDDEN DEATH OF GEORGE MARSHALL.
—This place was sensibly shocked, last
Friday evening, when the death of George
Marshall, of West High street, was an-
nounced. His friends were aware of his
having a slight cold, but no one was pre-
pared for such an unfortunate ending as
his death proved to be.
He bad been confined to the house only
“God will make
since the preceding ‘Wednesday and was in
bed, not because it was deemed a real ne-
cessity, but merely because he thought he
would recover more speedily there. On
Friday afternoon his wife was at his bed-
side until shortly before dark, when she
left him to attend to some duties down
stairs. About that time Reuben Harrison,
who delivers goods in the grocery which
Mr. Marshall managed, called to see “him
on business and in going to ‘his room,
found him dead in bed. His heart had
evidently been affected by the grip.
Deceased was born at Jersey Shore and
was 61 years, 11 months and 24 days old.
Thirty two years ago he located in ‘Belle-
fonte and has been an honored citizen ever
since. In 1870 he was married to Miss
Jane Klinger, a daughter of the late Jesse
Klinger Esq., of this place. But one child,
William, who now resides at Falls Creek,
Pa., was born to their union. | Besides his
Widow and son three sisters, Miss Charlotte
and Mrs. John'Sholtz, of Jersey Shore; and
Mrs. Garrett, of Virginia, survive him.
Rev. Dr. Stephens and Rev. Thomas
Levan Bickel officiated at the funeral serv-
ices, which were held at the house Mon-
day afternoon.
Mr. Marshall was a man whose quiet,
unobtrusive ‘life tends to the elevation of
the character of any community and his
death isa matter of sincere regret to all
who knew him.
DIED IN His 728D YEAR—Sunday even-
ing at six o’clock James Roan, of Coleville,
succumbed to an attack of grip that had
begun with a slight cold and finally settled
on his lungs, causing congestion of those
organs and his death.
Deceased was born in Cumberland coun-
ty, September 7th, 1826, but had been a
resident of this vicinity for many years.
He is survived by his widow and seven
children. They are: Mrs. Orrie Atwood,
of Bellefonte; Mrs. Ida Long, of Coleville;
Miss Mary. Roan, Mrs. Joseph Norris, of
Altoona; Robert, of Altoona; Mrs. Joseph
Eckley, and Harry, of Bellefonte.
Funeral services.were conducted at his
late home in Coleville Wednesday after-
noon at 2 o’clock. ' Rev. Dr. Laurie, of the
Presbyterian church, and Rev. Williams,
of the Coleville Methodist chapel, officiated.
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—=Silas E. Harnish, aged 23 years, died
at his home in Tyrone, at noon, last Thurs-
day, after two weeks illness with malarial
fever. He was the son of John M., and
Elizabeth Harnish and was born near Snow.
Shoe Intersection. After the family moved
to Tyrone he secrired employment there
and worked industriously until his last
illness. Services were conducted at his
late home by Rev. H. L. Jacobs on Sat-
urday morning and the body was brought
to Unionville that afternoon for burial.
Rev. J. Zeigler officiated at the grave.
Besides the parents the following brothers
and sisters survive: Mrs. Joseph Iddings,
of Centre county; Mrs. William Becker, of
Harrisburg; John T. Harnish, of Cincinnati,
Ohio; Martha, Martin, Elizabeth, Minerva,
Myra, Marcella, and Charles, at the family
home. :
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—— Beatrice Claire, the seven month’s
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sausser-
man, of north Thomas street, died at their
home on Tuesday, with cholera infantum.
Burial was made yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Dr. Stephens of the Methodist
church having officiated.
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——While entering his home on south
Thomas street, last Friday, J. Thomas
Mitchell Esq., fell on the ice and severely
sprained his right leg at the knee." His
injury proved quite serious and has con-
fined him to the house ever since.
News Purely Personal.
—Murs. C. H. Hoffman, of Ridley Park, N. J. is
visiting Mrs. J. Will Conley. on Logan street.
—Mrs. Robert Gilmore'is in Washington, D. C.,
visiting her husband, who has been employed at
the navy yard there since the beginning of the
war last spring.
—Mrs. Matt. Dooley and ‘her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Vince Bauer, went to Philadelphia, Monday, for
the former to have an. operation performed at
the Gernian hospital. 15 !
—Miss Sura Good, of Lock Haven, has been the
guest of Miss Eleanor Mitché!l, on north: Thomas
street for a week. Sha expects to leave for her
Home to-morrow. = © spel
| Charles T. "Noll, ‘of* Giélirfield, * whom we
have'nt heard “edlled ‘“RbAMY" for so lori that
he has probably ‘forgotter’d¥ér havinghad Faeh a
cognomen, spent” Sunday With his’ parents’ Mr.
and Mrs. John Noll, of Bishop street.
'—John B. Long, dq.) of Philipsburg, was a
juror at court last week. “I'iey did start the ru-
mor over here that Mr. ‘Tong has his éye on a
court house office, but he didn’t say anything
that might have given it credence.
‘—'Squire 0. H. Nason, ‘of Martha Furnace, only
lately recovered from a very serious case of ca-
tarrh of the stomach, wasin town on Monday.
While he does not look ‘the robust man that he
was before the illness set in, he still has the ap-
pearance of being a very healthy invalid.
—Mrs. Annie - Caswell; siee Swartz, of Scranton,
and her little Mildred are the guests of Mrs. C. T.
Gerberich, on Thomas street. Mrs. Caswell’s
friends will be glad to know that she is coming
back to her old home and after April 1st will
take possession of her own house on Penn street.
—On Monday morning Mr. J. D. Miller, of
Hublersburg, was in town on a mission purely po-
litical. He has had some notion of being a candi-
date for treasurer, but very sensibly made up
his mind to go over the ground carefully first and
ascertain what his actual chances would he be-
fore entering the contest. :
—Dr. Thos. O. Orbison arrived from Philadel-
phia, Wednesday morning, to spend a few days
with his mother in. this place. ‘She is suffering
with a fracture of the bones of her: left wrist,
caused by a fall on the ice at her home on Curtin
street, last Saturday, but is now at the home of
Mrs. Hoy, on east Linn street. ;
—AL 8. Garman, whose hotel in Tyrone is fast
becoming one of the most popular resorts in that
place, was in town Monday on business. Al has
‘done one good thing at least for-the Tyrone people.
By leaving his Democratic enthusiasm crop out
up there he has stirred up our party considerably
and might probably enthuse it into amounting to
something. Gh iia :
—B. F. Homan, of Oak Hall, spent Friday in
town looking after a little business that needed
his attention. He is one of four sons of the late
Henry Homan, one of the best known farmers in
Ferguson township. The WaArcnman was their
family paper and the boys all learned to read out
of it. They have grown up, married and have
fine farms of their own now and where one
WarcHMAN once served them it requires four now.
—On Saturday G. F. Weaver, of Penns Cave,
was a Bellefonte visitor. Mr. Weaver is one of
Gregg township's foremost school teachers and
he came up to formally announce himself as a
candidate for register. He has decided to enter
the field, but says he is doing it with the full
knowledge that there can be but one nominee
and he will abide by the will of his fellow Demo-
crats as to who that one shall be.
—I. J. Dreese, who might properly be called
the moving spirit of Lemont, was in town on Sat-
urday and was flying about here with that awfully
busy gait of his. Everything went well until he
landed on the ice near Joseph's store, on Alle-
gheny street, then he became cautious like we
Bellefonters, who see stars so often, are com-
pelled to be. He cut his hand badly and injured
his leg; he did not know how seriously, but the
last we saw of him he was hustling for the train
to get home to get himself fixed up.
—The venerable John Wagner, Sr., of Spring
street, who is well on in his 93rd year, ventured
down to this end of town last Monday, notwith-
standing the ice and snow:- It:is seldom men of
his age are seen abroad anywhere and Mr. Wag-
ner commands considerable interest when seen
on our streets. He still looks after his extensive
financial interests and enjoys a joke with anyone.
When he dropped in here he had a crisp new $2
note. When we inquired where he had been so
long he laughingly replied: “Oh, only up in my
cellar making this for you.” Tis true he has
made thousands of them in his day, but only in a
legitimate way.
THE MEDIUMS OUTDONE.—The greatest
efforts of modern spiritualistic mediums.
are directed each year, at Simla, in India,
to the exploitation of everything thas is
weird and mysterious in their craft, They
work in the regulation cabinet but so ex-
pert are they that the believers are read y
to swallow anything they give them, as
fact. Magician Kellar, who spent a great
deal of time in India, studying the magic
of the Hindoos, and visiting the mahatmas,
at the temples, also journeyed to Simla and
watched the seances there. The trickery
was apparent to him and he now includés’
in his regular program, a reproduction of
the most inexplicable feats performed by
the mediums at Simla. His cabinet which
is of thin hoards is constracted, piece by
piece, upon the stage, in’ full light. It is
left open and turned around and around in
order that all sides of it as well as the in-
side may be seen. The instant the doors
are slammed shut, however, bells’ ring,
guitars play, tambourines rattle, hands and
faces appear at the widows and all sorts of
spirit manifestations occur. The doors are
jerked opeu and everything inside the cab-
inet is hurled out.
dozen illusions Kellar brings with him, to-
gether with a budget of small magic. He
comes to Garman’s, Monday evening, Feb.
13th.
See
THE MURRAY. JONES & Co. MILL AT
PHILIPSBURG BURNED. — About five
o'clock Wednesday " morning watchman
Zeb White went from the engine room to
the second floor of the Murray, Jones &
Co. planing mill, in Philipsburg, and found
it completely enveloped in flames. The
fire burned fiercely and had gotten beyond
control before the department arrived on
the scene. Then the water plugs were
found to be frozen and before they could
be opened the mill, with all its machinery,
was hopelessly ruined and the flames had
spread to the buildings of Platt, Barber &
Co., wholesale grocers. They lost nothing,
however, but the stable, the flames having
been halted before they spread further.
The origin of the fire is a mystery. The
mill had .been giving steady employment
to twenty-five men and boys, but it is not
known whether it will be rebuilt. It was
valued at $10,000, partially insured. Platt
Barber & Co’s loss is $800.
“PEOPLES POPULAR COURSE.’’—The
next attraction is a drawing one. Dr. J. J.
Lewis, of Boston, will be here next Thurs-
day evening, Feb. 16th, and give his popu-
lar illustrated lecture, ‘‘Through the Cana-
dian Rockies.”
‘‘It was one of the greatest treats we ever
enjoyed. Our audience numbered nearly
1000 people, and from the time we left Bos-
ton, until we had journeyed through the
Canadian Rockies we were lost in admira-
tion.” —Homer Black, Secretary, Harrisburg,
Y. M.C. A.
Seats will be on sale at the Parrish drug
store Wednesday morning, Feb. 15th. Ad-
mission, ‘50ets. to all parts of the house.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by. oy
phan’s courtclerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week:
John Woods and Annie Gates, both of
Philipsburg.
J. Cline Grenoble and Catharine P. Mul-
finger, both of Pleasant Gap.
Lloyd A. Womer and Harriet R. Benner,
both of Benner township.
John Philip Zindel, of Snow Shoe, and
Orvilla Vickdorfer, of Moshannon.
Sale Register.
Maren 1611.—At the residence of Cap't. John A.
Hunter, at Stormstown, 11 horses, five cows,
short-horn bull, young 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—Bed.......cc...covinivin vine sisirsiin T@ TH,
¢ —Spring i 18 @70%,
Corn —Yellow.... . 4017
¢¢ —Mixed. 1034@41
ORES iis Fh annaiviness . 36@37
Flour— Winter, Per Br’... ve 2.25@2.50
¢ —Penna. Roller . 3.10@3.30
¢¢ —Favorite Bran . 410@4.25
Rye Flour Per Brl.... 3.30
Baled hay—Choice No 10.50@11.50
PY ‘ CT Tee 9.00
Straw... 0LL STN 6.50@9.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pr@Nix MiLuing 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 b!
Corn, ears, per bushel...
Oats, per bushel, new
Barley, per bushel......
Ground Plaster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel .
Cloverseed, per bushel......
Rellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel.......cc.cnreiiinnnnininnne senvene
Onions........eeeeneens
Eggs, per dozen..
Lard, per pound..
Country Shoulders..
Sides...
Hams..
Tallow, per pou
Butter, per pound.
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