I ¥ BE Bemorrai Watcan Until July 1st, 1899. ‘Terms, 81.00 a Year, in Advance. Bellefonte, Pa., June 30, 1899. P. GRAY MEEK, - Ebprror. The Watchman Still to Be Had tor $1.00 a Year, Out of respect for the earnest solicita- tion of a number of the leading Demo- erats of Centre county and with the hope of making the WATCHMAN the family paper of every household in this section it has been determined to coatinue the , present low rate of $1 a year until July 1st, 1899. The reduction in price made last De- cember has resulted in an unprecedented increase of subscribers, but we know there are still more who will be anxious to take advantage of this low rate propo- sition. There is one thing, however, that we desire to impress upon the minds of our This rate of $1 per year is POSITIVELY only for those who pay in old subscribers. - advance. All have an equal opportunity to take advantage of it and if you do not do it you need not expect to settle at any other than the rate of $2 per year. The WATCHMAN has never deviated from its rule of fair and impartial treat- ment to all, consequently the paper will be given to no one for a dollar who does not settle up all arrearages and pay one year in advance. Don’t expect to have a reduction from the old price of $2 made for you unless you are an advance sub- scriber, for you will be disappointed if you do. The Democratic State Ticket. FOR THE SUPREME COURT: S. L. MESTREZAT, of Fayette county. FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT: C. J. REILLY, of Lycoming county. FOR STATE TREASURER: W. T. CREASY, of Columbia county. rs ———— re— The County Ticket. For Sherif —CYRUS BRUNGARD. For Treasurer—W. T. SPEER. For Recorder—J. C. HARPER. For. Register—ALEX ARCHEY. For Cominissioners— { ll Eu AN. For Auditors— {36x BENS, For Coroner—W. U. IRVIN. John H. Beck, Candidate for Auditor. With the following brief sketch of JoHN H. BECK, of Nittany, the WATCHMAN completes its series of biographies of the men named by the Democratic party for the various offices to be filled in Centre county at the next general election. Those who have been interested enough to follow the series cannot help heing im- pressed with the exceptional character and qualifications of our nominees. In every instance the men have sprung from humble origins and have been almost wholly de- pendent upon their own resources for the positions of honor they are filling today. Men of this stamp are the ones who should be elected to fill county offices. Having made a success of their own affairs it is but reasonable to assert that they will make a like success of the matters of public con- cern that will devolve upon them. JouN H. BECK was born February 5th, 1849, on, the same farm and in the same house in Walker township, Centre county, in which he resides today, though the latter has been rebuilt or remodeled to some extent since he first saw the light of day 1n it. His early days were spent as.those of most every other boy on a farm; the foundation for his education having been laid at a district school. Later he took a business course at the Iron City college, Pittsburg, from which institution he was graduated in the spring of 1866. Several years afterwards he was engaged in the mer- cantile business and one year of his young manhood was spent in clerking in a store at Freeport, Ill. His natural instincts were toward agricul- tural pursuits, however, and in 1879 he mar- ried Miss Amanda J. Reber, a sister of Prof. L. E. Reber, of State College, and Capt. W. F. Reber, of Philadelphia, and turned his at- tention toward farming, which honorable pursuit has been his ever since, though twice he carried on a mercantile business in con- nection therewith. Mr. Beck has been identified with St. Mark’s Lutheran church, at Snydertown, almost all of his life and for many years has been superintendent of the Sunday school in connection therewith, In politics he is a Democrat from principle, though through a long line of ancestry the family has been staunchly Democratic. He has held various township offices; having served as a school director for more than twenty years, most of which he has been sec- retary of the Board. In 1893 he was an aspirant for county treasurer and came into the convention with twenty-four delegates, accepting his defeat by John Q. Miles, of Huston, with proper Democratic spirit. Mr. Beck would have been a candidate for the same office before the last convention had ill health not made it impossible for him to make a canvass. He is an active, wide-awake man, con- versed in business and well informed on the topics of the day. His judgment is mature and his ability undoubted to fit him ex- ceptionally well for the office to which his party has called him without solicitation. ——If you want fine work done of every description the WATCHMAN is the place to have it done. Call for Troops Has Come at Last. Army to Be Enlarged to Full Extent Allowed by Law, Not by Enrollment of Volunteer Organizations, but by Regular Enlistment of Recruits. WASHINGTON, June 27.—Almost the first official act of the President after his return to the White House to day was to auihorize the recruiting of the provisional army to the full number, 35,000 men, mak- ing the total strength of the army 100,000 men until July, 1901, with no distinction between regulars and volunteers. This course was decided upon this after- noon, after a conference between Mr. Mc- Kinley and the Secretary of War, and was announced at the War Department this evening. No proclamation will be issued, it hav- ing been decided to establish recruiting stations in various parts of the United States, and it is believed that there will not be the slightest difficulty in quickly raising as many men as are needed. As soon as Mr. McKinley returned to the city he was shown the dispatch from Gen- eral Otis summarizing the conditions in the Philippines. Apparently the President was not im- pressed with the belief expressed by Gener- al Corbin that the cable from General Otis showed everything to be in a satisfactory condition. He at once summoned the Secretary of War to a conference, which lasted two hours, and resulted as stated. The Cabinet will be officially informed of the measures adopted when it meets at the Executive Mansion to-morrow. The authority for organizing the provis- ional army of 35,000 men is contained in that clause of the Army Reorganization bill which provides: That to meet the present exigencies of the mili- tary service the President is hereby authorized to maintain the regular army at a strength of not ex- ceeding sixty-five thonsand enlisted men, to be distributed among the several branches of the service, including the Signal Corps, according to the needs of each, and raise a force of not more than thirty-five thousand volunteers, to be re- cruited as he may determine, from the country at large or from the locality where their services are needed, without restriction as to citizenship or educational qualifications, and to organize the same into not more than twenty-seven regiments, organized as infantry Iegimsnis, in war strength in the regular army, and three regiments com- posed of men of special qualifications in horse- manship and marksmanship, to be organized as cavalry, for service mounted or dismounted, ALL TO BE REGULAR SOLDIERS. According to the official construction of the measure the country is allowed an army of 100,000 men for two years, with- out necessitating any distinction between the regular soldiers or those recruited. It is thought that the President is pro- hibited from accepting the offers of State or _volunteer organizations, however, and this has been done. The appointment of all of- ficers is thus placed in the hands of the Chief Executive. The only additional information received from General Otis to-day is the fact that he has selected the officers for the three skele- ton regiments, which he was authorized to organize. These selections were made from among the volunteers who desired to re- main in the Philippines. Their names were not given, and it is not known hoy many of the volunteers have re-enlisted in the new regiments. It is thought, however, that they will have to be largely recruited from the United States. They will, of course, form a part of the provisional army of 35,000 men. PRESENT FORCE INADEQUATE. The disposition to be made of these troops cannot be told as yet, but it is thought that as many of them as can be spared or as are needed will be sent to the Philippines. The | President is not inclined to discredit the estimate made by General Otis, but he, to- gether with many other officials in the Ad- ministration, have become firmly convinced that the present force in the island of Lu- zon is entirely inadequate. An Illustrious Old Alumnus. From the New York Sun. An incident at the Bowdoin College com- mencement last week is thus reported hy the Kennebec Journal: “The feature of the forenoon was the procession of alumni from the chapel to the church where the exercises were held. It was a remarkable sight to see among those marching down the shaded eampus paths the Hon. James W. Brad- bury, the classmate of Longfellow, Hawthorne, Abbott, Cheever and Cilley, bearing lightly the burden of his ninety-seven years.” Mr. Bradbury’s age is recorded as ninety- four, not ninety-seven. He is the only survivor of the class of 1825, a class that included an unusual number of men who afterward achieved reputations. Mr. Brad- bury himself sat in the Senate of the Uni- ted States more than fifty years ago, where he was the contemporary of Thomas H. Benton, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Samuel Houston and Daniel Webster. The span of his active experience almost stag- gers the imagination. It is more than sixty years, for example, since his college class- mate and friend, Jonathan Cilley, after living long enough to attain high political distinction, was shot by Graves of Kentucky in the celebrated duel at Bladensburg. His classmate Nathaniel Hawthorne was sixty years old when he died, and yet Hawthorne has been in his grave more than a third of a century. Mr. Bradbury returns to his college this year as usual, active in mind and body, and leads the procession along the paths which he first walked as a gradu- ate seventy-four years ago. Is the class of 1825 at any other institu- tion represented at the commencement of the year 1899? Roosevelt Given a Royal Farewell. LAs VEGaAs, N. M., June 26.—Governor Roosevelt was given a royal speeding at 1:30 o’clock this morning on his departure for the East. Rocsevelt’s appearance on the car plat- form was the signal for enthusiastic cheer- ing by the large crowd that had assembled. The enthusiasm of the Rough Riders who are holding their first annual reunion here continued unabated to-day. The Rough Riders’ and citizens’ parade took place at 10 o'clock under the com- mand of M. H. Alburger. It was nearly a mile in length, with a band of music head- ing each of the four divisions. The Rough Riders, constituting the first division, were commanded by Colonel Brodie and lined up regardless of the various troops to which they belonged. The regimental colors, floated on San Juan hill, were carried by David L. Hughes, of Tucson, Arizona, a member of troop H. Five Soldiers Drowned. VICTORIA, B. C., June 28.—Details of the drowning of five men of company G, Twelfth infantry, United States army, in Pasig river, June 3rd, were brought from the Orient by the steamer Empress of China. Four budies were recovered, as follows: Corporal E. Hermann, Jasper L. Whims, Nels Anderson, Joseph Nuneville. They were buried in the new national cemetery. Fully 5,000 to Be Thrown ldle As a Result of Failure to Settle Wage Scale of Con- ference in Chicago. Tin Plate Works to Close. PITTSBURG, June 26. —All tin plate works in the country will be closed at mid- night on Friday as the result of the failure to settle the wage scale at the conference in Chicago. Fully 5,000 persons will be thrown idle hy the shutdown. The conference, which opened in Chica- go on Tuesday morning, closed Saturday evening at 6 o’clock without arriving at an agreement. The workers’ wages com- mittee, acting under instructions received from the annual convention held in Detroit last month, made a demand for an advance of 20 per cent. The present wage scale ex- pires on June 30th, and members of the Amalgamated association are not permitted to work after that date unless the new scale is signed. About 25,000 skilled workers are mem- bers of the association, and as many more are dependent upon them and will be idle while the skilled men are unemployed. Nearly 75 per ceat. of the tin plate work- ers of the country are employed in western Pennsylvania mills. The scale for the tin house men, or un- skilled labor, arranged several weeks ago. provides for a big advance to some of the workers and averages nearly 20 per cent, All tin plate mills in the country are union mills, with but four exceptions. Some of them may continue operations, but it is not likely that they will. Secretary Williams, of the Amalgamated association, stated to-day that all the nego- tiations are off for the present and that the matter will have to be referred back to the subordinate lodges. Mr. Williams said that the manufacturers offered them an ad- vance, but it was not as much as they want- ed, and, as the committee had no authority to do anything except what the convention decided on in Detroit, just a month ago, the conference was brought to an end. It would be impossible, he said, to refer the matter back to the subordinate lodges this week, much less arrange for another conference. He would not express an opin- ion as to the probable action of the lodges, but it seems to be the general impression that there will be no modification of the original demands. Three Thousand Strikers. CHICAGO, June 26.—The strikers in the stock yards have reached the 3,000 mark’ and it is said their number will be greatly augmented to-morrow. Hog killing was practically at a standstill to-day and little work was done in the canning departments of Armour & Co., Libby, McNeill & Libby, and Nelson Morris & Co. Men who have been through several strikes in the stock yards predict that by July 1st there will be a complete tie-up in all the departments unless there is quick action on the part of the packers. Miles Might Triumph After All. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. i Washington gossip is not always an indi- cation of popular sentiment, nor even a re- flection of events to. cone.” ‘But it is.cer- tainly coming close to the facts in the Phil- ippiunes case just now. It has taken Wash- ington a little longer to awaken to the reality than other sections of the country, but it has, at last, got a good grip on the situation. The Otis mirage of a continually improv- ing condition no longer deceives anyone and the fatuous policy of the Administration has lost its charm. There is a natural turning toward General Miles, the trained military |-i | commander. and hotestsoidier,- for asola- tion of the vexing problem. The studied abuse of the Commanding General and the later studied neglect of him and his posi- tion have not injured him in the eyes of the public half so much as they have injured his temporary civilian superiors. General Miles, it is whispered, has all along appreciated the seriousness of the task of conquering the Philippines. He has not thrust his advice upon those who did not ask for it, nor has he made a practice of criticisisg military operations at Manila. But he has naturally confided personal opinions to personal friends and these are gradually filtering into the current capital gossip, even reaching to Secretary Alger and President McKinley. It will, of course, bea bitter humiliation to Alger to have Miles brought forward to redeem the situation in the Philippines, but he may have to suffer it. All Wash- ington has begun to realize the seriousness of conditions and it is said the President has been frankly advised to perform an un- pleasant duty and put General Miles where he helongs. It is possible that yvesterday’s refutation of General Otis’ prediction that the native forces south would never be en- countered in force again may emphasize this advice. On The Eve of War. The Viceroy of Nanking Has Interdicted Exports of Rice. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 28.—Oriental advices by the steamship Empress of China are to the effect that the export of rice from Wehu has been suddenly interdicted by the viceroy of Nanking, acting under in- structions from Peking, on the ground that China is on the eve of war. Another rea- son given is that the requirements of the people within the Yang Tse region do not permit any exports of grain. Since the introduction of‘the trolley cars into Corea, several children have been run over and killed in Seoul. The Téople to the number of several hundred burned one car and smashed another. The Japanese and European operators narrowly escaped death. The ignorant people attributed the drought which has continued for some time to the construction of the electric railway. The plague is making great headway at Hong Kong, Singapore and Saigon. 'During the week prior to the sailing of the Empress 143 cases developed, with 134 deaths. A Sliding Scale. From the DuBois Express. When the people of Wolf Creek first de- cided to hold a Fourth of July celebration they announced on their hills that Presi- dent McKinley would be the orator of the day, says a Kansas paper. Later they found they could not get President Me- Kinley and invited Gov. Stanley, who, it developed, was also engaged for that day. Then they invited Senator Baker, Congress- man Bailey, State Senator Matterson, and Hon. T. O. Dillingham, members of the lower house, not one of them could be had. The Wolf Creek ‘‘Herald,”’ of this week, announces that Elder Reece, of the Camp- bellite church will be the only speaker. Thorough Ocean Test. NEWPORT, R. I., June 27.—In a good breeze to-day the new cup defender, Colum- bia, and the Defender, champion of 1895, had a second and more thorough ocean test of their relative speed than in the light air of Sunday, and again the new boat proved that she conld both outpoint and outfoot the old craft. into life. Beaver and Gephart, in this place; having Superior court bench. Since that time Mr. Eagle iron companies. JoHN M. DALE Esj., to whom more than to any other is due the large meed of credit for having brought about the resumption of the Valentine iron works in this place has just carried through another deal that will quicken the dead iron industry at Curtin’s Works Mr. Dale was horn at Lemont, Centre county, Pa., November 11th, 1861, and was graduated from The Pennsylvania State College in 1882. He read law in the offices of been admitted to practice January lst, 1887. Later he was admitted to the firm, which continued under the name of Beaver, Gephart and Dale until Mr. Gephart’s retirement to redeem the broken fortunes of the Centre iron company and build the Central R. R, of Pa,, then the firm became Beaver and Dale and con- tinued so until July 1st, 1895, when former Governor Beaver retired to take a seat on the Dale has been practicing alone. While he might properly be called one of our young lawyers his professional abilities have been so marked as to secure him a very large clientele. And itis not in the law, alone, that he has shown such exceptional progress. but in matters of business he has displayed an uncommon capacity for heavy transactions, as is seen by his part in the organization of the Empire and Pittsburg and Atlantic City. The Pennsylvania railroad company an- nounces that through sleeping-car service between Pittsburg and Atlantic City will be established, - beginning June 30th, on train leaving Pittsburg at 7.50 p. m. daily, arriving Atlantic City at 6.30 a. m., and returning, beginning July 1st, on train leaving Atlantic City at 8.40 p. m. daily, arriving Pittsburg at 8.30 a. m. Connec- tions are also made at Broad street station, Philadelphia, with trains leaving Pitts- burg 8.00 a. m. and 8.30 p. m. daily; and returning, with trains leaving Atlantic City at 7.50 a. m. week-days, 10.35 a. m. and 3.45 p. m. daily. 44-26-2t ADDITIONAL LOCALS. wo —TTATE you going - to the Undine picnic next Tuesday ? ————— —— While attempting to get into her ice house last Thursday Mrs. Thomas Hoster- man, of Coburn, fell and broke her right arm. soo - —— Boat racing, fireworks, dancing, bicycle racing. bands of music, dinner and supper for 25 cts are features of the Undine picnic at Hecla park on July 4th. >> -——Rev. R. H. Nassau D. D., of the Gahoo and Corcisco Mission, West Africa, will preach in the Preshyterian church next Suuilay. morning at tHe: usual hour. Se ar ——The Postal telegraph company is making arrangements to extend its wires from Reading to Lock Haven. In such an event the wires of that company will proba- bly be extended to Bellefonte. — ebb —— Lester Kintzing, of Lock Haven, age 20, height 5:11, weight 156lbs, is captain of the University of Pennsylvania inter-colleziate regatta at Poughkeepsie on Tuesday. He is quite well known in Belle- fonte; having attended a number of the dances here. ——Miss Mary Guisewite, daughter of Samuel Guisewite,and Allen G. Waite were married at the parochial house on Bish- opstreet, Wednesday evening, by the Rev. McAidle. The bride was gowned in white swiss and was attended by Miss Kate Flinn, of Altoona, as maid of honor. John Gnisewite, a brother of the bride, was best man. The groom is an indns- trious, intelligent young man employed at the Glass works and in the words’ of Rip Van Winkle may they live long and pros- per. — FourTH OF JULY EXCURSIONS. —On ac- count of the annual picnic of the;Undine fire company, at Hecla park and the demon- stration at Lock Haven, the Central R. R. of Penna. will sell excursion tickets from all points from Mill Hall to Bellefonte inclusive to Hecla park at the usual low picnic rates, and from all local stations to Mill Hall at one way rate for the round trip. These tickets will be good for one day only and those sold from Bellefonte, Nigh and Zion to Mill Hall will be good to stop off at Hecla park returning. —— STEPPED ONTO THE WRONG TRACK.— Charles Heimer, a resident of Beech Creek, was returning from having taken his cow to pasture last Saturday morning and when crossing the Beech Creek railroad tracks he heard a train approaching. Thinking, of course, that it was on the main track Mr. Heimer stepped onto a side track and had no sooner done so than he was struck by a locomotive. He suffered the loss of half of his left foot, several ribs were knocked loose from his back-bone, his right leg was bruised and he sustained severe internal injuries. Through Pullman Sleeping Car between boat crew that won the great race at the ——While hay was being unloaded at Frank Detweiler’s stable in Aaronsburg, on Wednesday, the six year old son Burley, got his hand caught in a pully and it was necessary to amputate three fingers. ee weit i MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur- ing the past week: Samuel Monsell, of Milesburg, and Mary Ickhaff, of Bellefonte. Ervin L. Gettig, of Bellefonte, and Anna McClanaham, of Centre Hall. Allen G. Waite and Mary Guisewite, both of Bellefonte. as e———— =f t———— Th : *' — This evening, the Bellefonte chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion will entertain the officers of the Clear- field, Lock Haven and Williamsport chap- ters at a dinner at the Nittany country club. Mrs. Daniel H. Hastings and Mrs. J. P. Coburn, of this place, will he initiated into the local chapter; their application papers having been approved by the general offi- cers of the society at Washington. The of- ficers of our chapter are Mrs. Isaac Mitch- ell, regent; Mrs. Harry Keller, vice regent; Mrs. J. W. Gephart, secretary; Mrs. Geo. , L. Potter, treasurer; Mrs. W. F. Reynolds, registrar; and Miss Rebecca Lyon, histo- "rian. | — te DEDICATION AT MARSH CREEK.—The Baptist Chapel, at Marsh Creek, was dedi- : cated Sunday, June 18th, 1899. For 9 years ! Henry Heaton has been planning and work- ing at thischapel. The furnishings are chest- nut wood pews, sufficient to seat 200 persons, some 60 chairs part of them of the folding variety, an elegant‘‘Estey’’ chapel organ, a large chandelier and several side lamps, matting for isles, carpet for pulpit plat- form suitable shades for windows; last but by no means least,a good heater in the base ment. The cost was $1300, and all but $300 provided for. $178 in good subscrip- tions and cash, was raised during the day, leaving $122 yet to be raised. Three young people were baptized im- mediately after the morning service by Pastor Houck, and four received the hand of fellowship at the evening service. Sun- day, June 26th. a Sunday’ School was or- ganized that will begin regular work the first Sunday in July. SH ree WERE ESTEEMED BY THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTIC CITY.—A propos of the return to Bellefonte of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Val- entine after a residence in Atlantic City for a number of years, we publish the follow- ing from one of the papers of that city. It simply serves to show in what esteem they were held there. It isa pleasure to note that they will be so greatly missed at their recent home, but a still greater one to know that they have again taken up their resi- dence in Bellefonte. With regret is noted the departure from Atlantic City of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Valen- tine, who for the pist fourteen years have been two of our most valued and useful citi- zens. They have returned to their former home and friends in Bellefonte, Pa. They will be much missed here. Mrs. Valentine's good deeds and noble work, however, remain behind her. It was she who first started the idea and made practical effort toward estab: lishing a hospital, and the news’ and work- ing boys’ ing room on Indian avenue, south, owes its existence to her indefatigable labor. She originated the free library here, was for several years county superintendent of W.C.T.U,; introduced the S.P. C, A., and later the ‘Band of Mercy;”’ taught many of our youth in the Sunday-school of the Episcopal church of the Ascension, and was an earnest and devoted Christian for the de- velopment of all that was good and slevating in the community. We wish her ** speed’’ in her new home and take this oppor: tunity of remembering her past usefulness in Atlantic City. DIED IN TYRONE.—The Tyrone Herald published the following account of the death of a girl who was born in this county eleven years ago. ‘‘Margaret Melinda Thompson, daughter of John S. and Eliza A. Thompson, died at the family home, 1349 Biair avenue, Ty- rone, at five minutes past 12 o’clock Tues- day morning. She suffered from neuralgia of the nerves, and has heen ill since the be- ginning of April last. Born at Martha Furnace June 16, 1888, deceased was eleven years old on the 16th, of the present month. Besides - the parents one little brother and one sister survive. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, with their family have been residents of Tyrone about four years. Funeral services were held at the family home at 7:30 o’clock on Tuesday evening by Rev. W. W. Rymer, assisted by Rev. Dr. Frysinger. Wednesday morning the remains were taken to Martha Furnace on the 8:10 train and interred at the Brown cemetery in Worth township.” MRs. MARY ANN STIVER.—Mrs. Mary Ann Stiver, died at her home in Penns Valley, Centre county, at 8 o’clock Satur- day evening last. She had suffered severe- ly for many years from neuralgia, and had an attack of grip ten years ago, from which she never recovered. Her maiden name was Mary A. Heunnich. In 1837 she was married to Michael Stiver, who died in December, 1888. ' Deceased was 83 years old at death. She was a consistent christian woman throughout her long life. Three children survive her, viz: William H. Stiv- er, at the Stiver homestead at Potter’s Mills; Mrs. S. W. Barr, of Tyrone, and Mrs. 8S. Lane, of Red Creek, Wayne county, N.Y. The funeral occurred at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. Interment was made at Centre Hall. Ey | I DEATH OF Miss. STERRETT. — Sarah Mitchell Sterrett died - in Washington, D. C., on the 25th of June, where she has lived for the past six years. She was the daughter of Robert and Sarah McBride Sterrett, and was-horn.in Howard, where she spent the earlier years of her life. - Her remains were brought:to Jacksonville on the 27th of June for burial and were ac- companied by her brother, James Sterrett D. D., her only sister Mary and nephew Douglas Sterrett. : Her father died in Howard many years ago and her mother, whe will be remember- ed by our older residents, has her home in Washington, and is now, eighty-one years old. Mrs. Sterrett,was born in the Belle- fonte Academy and. her earlier days were spent in the house formerly occupied by Miss Ellen Harris, on Spring street, where her wedding took place. . Miss Sterrett was a cousin of Mrs. Short- lidge and Miss Jane McCalmont, of this place. an I bo ——Mabel B. Griffin. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Griffin, of Stornistown. died at their home ‘in that place’ on Wed- nesday morning at six o’clock. She had been a sufferer with heart trouble for three months and was 24 years, 9 months and 25 days old. She is survived ‘by her parents, five brothers and two sisters. The former are Joseph G. and John of Tyrone; Clare, Roy, Herman, Maud and Ethel, of Storms- town. The funeral services, at her parents home,at 2 o’clock, Friday afternoon, will be conducted by Rev. R. W. Runyan. Inter- ment in Gray’s cemetery. i, apes ——Michael Corman, one of Haines town- ships, oldest citizens, died last Saturday after a long illness with dropsy. He was born in August, 1817, and for'many years lived near Jacksonville.’ ' His second wife and children survive him. Those in this county are Emanuel and Nathan and Mrs. Reilly. Interment was made in the Re- formed cemetery at Aaronsburg ori Tues- day. “Foal aL ee HE FLACK—GILL.—In the Catholic church at Snow Shoe at 3p. m.,..June 20th, 1899, Mr. William Fiack, of Media, Pa., and Miss Margaret Gill, of Clarence, this coun- ty, were united in the holy bonds of matri- mony by the Rev. father, Fleming. At six p. m. the wedding feast was spread at the residence of Mr. Michael Gill, father of the bride, and’it isthe verdict of the fifty-five guests who partpok of it that Mrs. Gill, the bride’s mother, did justice to her reputation of being one of the best cooks in Centre county. Sait, Shi * The bride . received many useful and beautiful presents from, the host of friends who wish her many years of wedded bliss. The groom is one of Media's prominent citi- zens and is well and favorably known in this county, being at one time a barber in Bellefonte. The groomsman was Mr. John Sharp, of Tyrone, and the maid of honor was Carrie Gill, the beautiful sister of the bride. It is the fond lope of the writer that their voyage over the sea of matrimony may be a peaceful one and that in the end they may both anchor within the haven of rest. ut A.R.D. ——1In its biography of the late Frank Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, the Pittsburg Leader dwells at length on the influence that was exerted over the life of the distinguished railroader by his guardian, who was John McClellan, master mechanic of’ thé West Penn. Mr. McClellan is the father of Jack McClellan, our former townsman, and it was he who, contrary to the wishes, of many, placed young Thomson in the Altoona railroad shops; thereby giving him the start that culminated in making ‘him president of the greatest corporation: in the world. ——Percy H. White and Harry 8. Mor- gan, of Clinton county, were discharged from bankruptoy by the United States dis- triet court in Pittshurg:on Tuesday. a
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