1 A ——— . a —— Demorraiic atc, Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 8, 1899. CorrrspoN DENTS.—NO communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Only seventeen more days until Christmas. —— Philip Beezer has leased the old Val- entine stone house at the furnace and has moved into it. ——A dance will probably be given in the armory by some of the young people of the town on Christmas evening. —-George Flick, of Julian, killed a large buck on Benner run, the day before the season expired. It weighed 200 lbs. ——Sammy Roberts has resigned his po- sition in the Rees grocery to accept a posi- tion with the Pennsylvania match com- pany. ——=Services in memoriam to the the late Marion W. Petriken were held in the W. C. T. U. rooms, on Allegheny street, Sun- day afternoon. —— Pensions have lately been issued through the Oliger agency to Henry C. Holter, of Lock Haven; and Abram S. Val- entine, of Bellefonte. ——The first snow that was sufficient to make the ground white fell here Monday morning, but it was not long until it had made the ground muddy. ——'Squire and Mrs. Solomon Peck, of Nittany Hall, entertained former Governor and Mrs. Hastings and !Mrs. Geo. L. Pot- ter at dinner on Monday evening. ——The W. C. T. U. fair began yester- day afternoon at 2 o’clock. Many of the articles have been disposed of, but there are still some nice things to be had there. ———Now that the WATCHMAN is cheap as the cheapest and still better than the dearest can’t you induce one or two people to send in their names for our subscription list. ——The grading of South Allegheny street, better known as reservoir hill, has been one of the greatest improvements made in that end of town for years, because 1t is so conspicuous. ——A ‘Quaker social”’ will be held at the residence of Harry Keller, Thursday evening, December 14th, for the benefit of the hymnal fund of the Reformed Sunday school. All are cordially invited to at- tend. ——J. Fearon Mann, formerly of this, place, has returned to Bellefonte to accept the position of superintendent of the Me- Coy & Linn chain works. Mr. Mann has not decided yet whether he will move his family back from Lewistown or not. ——The announcement that a resident of Philipsburg possesses a thirteen year old apple has brought to publicity a Lock Haven claimant for honors in the same line. Mrs. John A. Robb, of that city, has a pound apple that is twenty-one years old. ——While playing football in Philips- burg on Thanksgiving day Oscar Loraine, of that place, had his jaw and cheek bones both broken by colliding with another player. He wens to Philadelphia for treatment and bas returned with the as- surance that he will not be disfigured. A new card club has been organized ona plan similar to that on which the young ladies club is conducted. There are thirty-four members who will meet week- ly to play whist or euchre, as the members may elect. They met at Mrs. John M. Dale’s, on east Linn Street, last evening for the first. ——*“‘QObrien the Contractor,”” in which Daniel Sully will appear at Garman’s next Tuesday night, is not a new play to Belle- fonte theater goers. It was seen here two years ago, with Sully in the leading role, and at that time the show pleased those who were there. It has been revised and more thoroughly equipped than ever for this season. ——The Thanksgiving assembly at the College, on I'riday evening, was one of the smallest ever given there. There were only fifteen couples dancing and not half as many spectators. The small attendance was ascribed to the absence of many of the students on their Thanksgiving vacation. Just ten people went up on the special train from here. ——While butchering on Thanksgiving Charles Koontz slipped and fell on the board walk at his home on Willowbank St. In trying to save himself his hand struck a butcher knife, that was lying on a table at his side, and it was cut nearly in two. He is not working these days, for his hand is in a sling and will stay there for some time. ——Daniel Sully comes to Garman’s, next Tuesday night, with his own play “Obrien the Contractor.’’ It is quite a real- istic production and deals with the labor problems involved in great contract work. The play is softened by a bit of pretty ro- mance such as to appeal to every heart. ‘When he appeared here two seasons since Sully gave thorough satisfaction. w—1L. C. Wetzel has been granted a patent for his springless lock and intends beginning the manufacture of it at once. It is about as near perfect in its working parts as anything can well be and if it doesn’t prove a success on the market it will certainly not be because of the merits of the lock. I.ew has a number of them in operation in town and they are fulfilling every claim that he makes for their superi- ority. Jacob Gross’ new home on east Bishop street is fitted throughout with the locks. CouNciL IN REGULAR SEssION.—The regular semi-monthly meeting of council was held Monday evening with all of the members but one in their places. There wasn’t much business out of the ordinary routine to transact. What did come be- fore the hody was disposed of as follows : W. B. Rankin appeared and asked council to re-imburse him for medical services he was obliged to secure for his two year old daughter who fell on a badly graded Curtin street walk and broke her leg. El- lis L. Orvis appeared as counsel for Mr. Rankin who placed the amount at $25. The matter was referred to a special com- mittee for investigation and report. The question of water rental for the shirt factory called a number of citizens to the council chamber to protest against the rate of $15 per month fixed at a recent special meeting of that body. Ellis L. Orvis, John Blanchard, E. K. Rhoads and Francis Speer spoke against such an exor- bitant charge all of which moved council to reconsider. The result of the reconsid- eration is that Mr. Witters, the shirt mak- er, is to have water for his motor six months for nothing, then the rate is to be fixed. But, worthy members of council, what had that to do with the 6in. riser on the dam above this office that causes Spring creek to be dry, unhealthy and unsightly the whole day long? Are none of you brave enough to tackle the question ? The Street, Water, Police and Nuisance committees all reported the usual work in their departments. The borough engineer and Street committee reported favorably on the opening of an alley from east High to east Bishop street. The land will be bought for the alley from Mrs. James Me- Clure, provided she can give a clear title to the same. The following bills were approved and ordered paid : E. E. Illuminating Co. £17.00 Bellefonte Gas Co. 31.00 Police pay roll... 35.00 Street pay roll......... 100.14 362.00 13.00 7.50 E. E. illuminating Co.,lighting streets J. H. Johnson, market clerk... Jacob Bartlett, hauling..... ue E. E. INluminating Co., light for water WOTKS .cooevenns ov Water PAY YOll...oicsrreneesensessinrressaientonss arene 2.70 113.19 LT ey TIRED OF WALKING A LAD APPROPRI- ATES A HORSE.—One of the most cheerful bits of precocity in children that has come to our knowledge in years is the story of eight year old Randall Stam’s trip through Sugar Valley last Friday. The lad is a son of the late William Stam and had been visiting his grandparents. Last Friday he started to walk to his home in the vicinity of Millheim. The journey being a long one the little boy grew so tired that he could scarcely toddleany longer. Sudden- ly a bright idea flashed through his young brain and he walked into a barn that he was approaching and appropriated a horse. Mounted on the big farm steed he continu- ed his journey as happily as any youngster could, who is astride a horse alone and un- checked by more cautious hands. The horse belonged toa Mr. Brungard who did not miss it until the youthful traveler was well on his way toward Kreamerville, a hamlet directly south of Rebersburg. Mr. Brungard took up the chase immediately upon his discovery and overtook Randall at Kreamerville. Imag- ine his surprise when he saw the size of the person who had ridden his horse away. The result was that the whole outfit was taken back to their respective starting places. No one has an idea that the boy realized the serious nature of his act. It is not thought for a moment that he intended theft. ee nn as WiLL MovE oN NEW YEAR'S DAY.— Sheriff W. M. Cronister will not tarry long in Bellefonte after Cyrus Brungart has stepped into his official shoes. He is plan- ning to move up to his farm on New Year’s day and already most of the farmers in up- per Bald Eagle have asked for positions for their teams in the grand flittin’ parade that will convey the sheriff and his family and their Lelongings off to their new home at the foot of the Alleghenies in Huston township. Sheriff Cronister has a house up there that is “half a mile round,” so he says, and with a big furnace in the cellar he ex- pects to be just as comfortable as he could be anywhere. There he will spend the rest of his days—unless he changes his mind—and with the farming of the one farm and overseeing his other one, that lies just a mile to the north, he will be busy as he cares to be. Of course they haven’t gone yet, but the approaching time for the departure will make the Bellefonte friends of the sheriff and Mrs. Cronister and their son Chesfer sorry that the close friendships formed in the past three years must be served. Ces Nor KNOWN IN CoBURN.—Frank Casey who succeeded in passing a check for $6.50 that he had raised to $200, at Lock Haven last week, is not a resident of Coburn, as his statement would make him. Inquiry at Coburn fails to discoveranybody answer- ing his description. Casey bas been working on a lumber job for Henry Hamilton, near Emporium. With one of the latter’s checks for $6.50, which be had raised to $200, he came to Lock Haven and attempted to get it cash- ed. I'ailing at the banks there he had the daring to send the raised cheek to Empor- inm by express for collection and to await the result. The change of the figures was so expertly done that the Emporium bank cashed the check on presentation and the money was forwarded to Casey by the naxt train. As soon as he received it he disap- peared and hasn’t been seen since. He is of German descent, about 56 9 or 10 inches thigh, weighs about 150 Ibs, has a smooth face and light hair. When last seen he wore a cap and light coat. ———Reserved seats are on sale at Par- rish’s for the harp jconcert at the College this evening. ——eee— ——-See that your sabscription is paid so that it won’t cost you more than $1 a year for the WATCHMAN. ———— ge —— Harry Flanigan, of Mill Hall, butch- ered three hogs that weighed 420,424 and 459 1bs, respectively, on Tuesday. ios py it er ——Alvin L. Little, who has lately been elected to his second term as district attor- ney of Bedford county, was principal of the Centre Hall schools from 1886 to 1888. oe nT The new card club that was recently organized as a means of entertainment for its members during the winter met at the home of Mis. Juo. M. Dale, on east Linn street, last evening. ——A. F. Sweely, of Salona, killed four hogs last Thursday, the combined weight of which was 1720 1bs. One of the porkers dressed 559 lbs, was 6 ft 10 in. in length, without counting its tail. aay ——*'“The Gems’’ are playing a five night engagement at Garman’s to very fair business. They opened on Tuesday night and will close to-morrow night, when they will present ‘“The Octoroon.’’ Cr eee ——Next Thursday evening, Dec. 14th, a “Quaker social’’ will be held at the home of Harry Keller Esq., on east Linn street, for the benefit of the hymnal fund of the Reformed church. All are invited. lp lp ——About a year ago Abner Edmondson, aged 72 years, of Mill Hall, pared a troublesome corn on his toe. It became more troublesome until gangrene finally set in. On Friday afternoon his foot had to be amputated in order to save his life. re Ql re -——DBishop Ethelbert Talbot D. D. of Bethlehem, bishop of this diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church, visited St. John’s parish last Sunday. He had been at State College, where he preached to the students in the morning and that evening he delivered a very able sermon to a full church here. be ——Harry Fabian, of Philadelphia, who is doing the work of setting up the ma- chines in the shirt factory here, was at one time a resident of Bellefonte. Though he has been gone for ten years or more there are many who will remember him as once being connected with ILewin’s clothing store. ise lo On Wednesday evening, Dec. 6th, Miss Carrie May Spigelmyer, only daugh- ter of Jerome Spigelmyer, the Millheim merchant, was married to Mr. Chas. Bass- ler, of Freeburg. The wedding was a very unpretentious one ; being attended only by the nearest relatives and most intimate friends of the couple. —— Former sheriff John Spangler, of Centre Hall, announces that he has been able to kill a very bad crop of Canada this- tles in one of his fields by sowing buck- wheat in the field for four successive sea- sons and mowing the thistle just when it came into blossom. It is not known wheth- er the Canada pest scratched itself to death with buckwheat itch or whether it just died a natural death. At all events it is dead and Mr. Spangler’s cure for itis a very simple and apparently effective one. ee ——DMany letters were received in this place on Saturday from the soldier boys on the transport ‘‘Thomas,’” which is now nearing Manila. The letters had been mailed at Gibraltar and bore the gratifying news that the Centre county members of the 47th U. S. Inf. were well and happy. There are 1,500 men aboard the ‘‘Thomas,’’ in addition to the crew of 125. Each has an iron bed of his own and Lieut. Jackson writes that the meals are as good as those to be had at the Walton, in Philadelphia. He says their days are spent on ship with ‘‘setting up’’ drills, schools for the com- missioned and non-commissioned officers, target practice and such military duties as can be carried out. Thedays are all too short, so well filled are they. ——— ——The Bellefonte Academy and Potts college, of Williamsport, foot ball teams undertook to play off their tie game of the preceding Saturday, on Thanksgiving day, and the resnlt is left just as much in doubt as it was before, since the score was tie again. There was very little change in the make up of either team, from that of their first game and the twenty-five hundred people who went down to the Meadow to see the game realized all the excitement they anticipated. The teams were excep- tionally well matched and the tide of vie- tory swept to and fro on the field with ever changing current. The visitors scored a touchdown in the first half, from which they kicked a goal. This spurred the Academy boys on to the accomplishment of the same result and there the scoring ended, with 6 to each team’s credit. *0o— ——The Welsh Bros’. Uncle Tom’s Cabin show played to splendid business, Monday night, as we predicted, and was as good as the average of such enterprises as depend on gilded tableaux wagons, blood hounds and donkeys to make up what they lack in histrionie talent. Everyone enjoyed be show, but the Welsh Bros. evidently have a very narrow idea of the eternal fit- ness of things when they permit the adver- tisement of mercantile firms to be announec- ed from the stage between acts. Such catch-penny schemes as are worked by cheap circus enterprises are out of place in an opera house and at once belittle the show that resorts to them. We pass, as utterly beyond our capacity to condemn, the glaring incongruity of announcing the ‘‘best place to get liquors and beers between acts’’ from a stage on which the once highly moral play of ‘‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was being presented. em— A GOLDEN WEDDING.—The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Marshall, at their home up Buffalo Run, on Wednesday, was a memorable event in the history of that well known family and one that was thoroughly enjoyed by every one present. Fifty years of wedded life seldom fall to the lot of one couple and when those years are freighted only with comfort, happiness and success, as Mr. and Mrs. Marshall’s have been, then ind eed is there occasion for real celebration. It was a family affair almost entirely. Eight of their nine children and twenty of their twenty-one living grand children joined in making it a festive occasion and only four guests were present who were not relatives or members of the family, former Governor and Mrs. D. H. Hastings, Mrs. Scott and Rev. John I. Scott, pastor of the Buffalo Presbyterian church. The china used at the sumptuous dinner was the same that had done service at the orig- inal wedding fifty years ago and as nearly as possible the same methods were adhered to in serving the dinner. Afterdinner the opportunity was embraced of having the two youngest grand children baptized and as Rev. Mr. Scott concluded the ceremony he paid a glowing tribute to the bride and groom of fifty years for their peaceful, hos- pitable home; their profitable, noble lives; and their useful, worthy children. Mr. and and Mrs. Marshall were married at the home of Samuel and Eleanor Allen, Mrs. Marshall’s parents, on Buffalo Run, on December 6th, 1849. Rev. Linn, of the Presbyterian church here, solemnized the ceremony and of the fifty or more guests who were present only three are now liv- ing, Mrs. Patrick, of Paw Paw, Ill., who was bridesmaid; Mr. Jobn Roan, who now lives near Shiloh church, and Miss Mary Caldwell, of Mileshurg. They went to housekeeping on the northern part of his father’s farm where Benjamin Bodle now lives. April the 7th, 1852, they moved to the southern part of the homestead where they have ever since resided and where their family was reared. Nine children were born to them and all are living and a comfort to them. They were all present to celebrate the golden anniversary of their parents’ wedding, but Wm. A., and his family, who were unable to come. Their children are William. A., of Xansas City ; Samuel A., of Goodland, Kansas ; James G. of Niagara Falls, New York; Ella, Mrs. C. F. Cook, Bellefonte ; Ma- ria, Mrs. Geo. Musser, Bellefonte ; Etta, Mrs. Harry Shivery, Bellefonte ; Alice, Mrs. Wm. Alexander, Unionville, Jas. G. and Florence at home. Of their twenty- seven grandchildren twenty-one are now living. Of Mr. Marshall’s father’s family Mrs. A. M. Longwell and Miss Rachel F. Marshall, of this place, are all that are liv- ing. LL see His NERVE SAVED Him.—A wonderful exhibition of nerve is all that saved Harry Stover from falling to his death at the Bellefonte furnace Monday morning. He was at work fastening the little iron ladder that scales the outside of the new 100ft stack recently completed at that. plant. The ladder was being put up in 15ft sec- tions and Stover had completed it to a point about eighty-five feet ahove the ground. The work was done by riveting legs that run in from the ends of each section to the side of the stack. After one section is fastened to the stack the lower ends of the section to go above are bolted to the upper ends of the fixed section, then a man at the top of the stack pulls the upper section to its place with a rope and holds it there while the work of riveting goes on. This had been done and Stover ran up the loose section to fasten it when his weight caused the ladder to cut the rope and before he had time to grab to anything he was swinging backward away from the stack. Of course the lower end of the sec- tion he was on was loosely bolted to the upper section of the one below it and he realized that if he could hold fast he would not fall to the ground. Out he swung, in the radius of a 30ft circle, and to prevent striking the stack be- low head-downward he let go with his feet and swung on his hands. His weight made the rapidity of the fall all the more and when he struck the stack below the great wonder is that he was not knocked loose. He held fast, however, and as soon as the shock had passed he dropped onto the fixed ladder and ran to the ground, where he surveyed his perilous situation and decided he would n’t go back to work. A few moments later his nerve returned and he went back to finish his job. Stover’s back was a little bruised, but otherwise he was unhurt. eee A THEIR TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY. — On Thursday, Nov. 30th, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. McDowell, of Abdera, Pa., celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their marriage. About ninety invited guests from Clear- field, Blair, Mifflin, Northumberland, Cen- tre and Clinton counties were present. Af- ter an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner was served, their friends assembled in the par- lors, which were tastefully decorated with ferns and potted plants, to offer good wishes and congratulations. Devotional exercises were conducted by their pastor, Rev. Mr. Scott, after which Hon. John G. Love, of Bellefonte, Pa., delivered an address. Mr. and Mrs. McDowell were the recip- ients of many valuable and beautiful presents. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day, feeling that they had been royally entertained by their host and hostess. At eventide all departed, wishing Mr. and Mrs. McDowell many happy returns for the future. > ——Dr. J. R. Flickinger, the new prin- cipal of the Lock Haven Normal school, | will assume his duties Jan. 1st, 1900. - News Purely Personal. —Charley Lukenbach and Joe Fox spent Thanksgiving day in Philipsburg. —The Misses Schofield, of south Thomas street, are entertaining Miss Jessie Metz, of Lock Haven. —Miss Grace Armor, of east Linn street, spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. Claude Jones, in Tyrone. —Geo. T. Brew, of Oakland, Maryland, came up to town Monday and spenta few days here on business. —Mrs. Frank Warfield, with her little daughter Mary went to Bloomsburg last Friday for a visit with Miss Vida Miller. —Mrs. R. A. Cassidy, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. A. Bayard, on Spring street, left for her home in Canton, Ohio, Monday. —Raymond Mancha, of Virginia, spent Sunday at the home of John M. Bullock in this place, where Mrs. Mancha, his mother, is a guest. —George Bayard, who likes his place in Pritch- ard’s drug store at Tyrone as well as the place likes him, spent Thanksgiving and part of Friday at his home on Spring street. —Mrs. John A. Hutchinson and her daughter Lucretia are here from Parkersburg, West Vir- ginia, visiting Mrs. Hutchinson’s daughter, Mrs. John P. Harris Jr., on north Thomas street. —MTr. and Mrs. Geo. Li. Potter, with their chil- dren, arrived from Ft. Wayne, Ind., in their special car last Thursday morning, and spent Thanksgiving with Mr. Potter's brother James here. They left Friday evening. —Plumber Joseph L. Runkle is evidently de- termined to make a life work of plumbing, for, on Saturday evening, he left for New York, where he will enter a school for plumbers to study the science of it as well as work out the practical ends of it. —Mr. and Mrs. Jack Furst, of Williamsport; Dr. and Mrs. Robert Furst, of Lock Haven, and Miss Furst, of Cedar Springs, were guests at the home of Hon. A. O. Furst, on Linn street, on Thanks- giving. The Judge had the entire party to the foot-ball game in the afternoon. —John Montgomery Ward Esq., of New York, came over to spend Thanksgiving among his rela- tives here. He is no longer connected with the Nassau traction company as special counsel, but has formed a co-partnership with one of the most brilliant of the young trial lawyers in that city and has opened offices for general practice. — Miss Inez Fortney, with Miss Ida Carns, both of Tyrone, were visitors in Centre county over Thanksgiving. They were guests at the home of Miss Fortney’s uncle James, near Pine Grove Mills, and the Altoona Zribune accuses the young ladies with having eaten so much turkey that they were afraid to venture home until Monday. —Maj. and Mrs. John S. Bare, of Huntingdon, were in town Wednesday evening, Maj. Bare was here as an inspecting officer of the Fifth regi- ment and as he had several towns to visit on his tour Mrs. Bare decided to accompany him. Maj. Bare is one of the members of the Legislature from Huntingdon county and finds the military quite a pleasant diversion from the game of politics. —Supt. F. H. Clemson of the mines of the Belle- fonte Furnace Co., was at the Bush house on Wednesday with his brother C. C. Clemson, of Williamsburg. Frank reports that the mines are all working splendidly though shipments of ore from the Scotia operations are still going round by Tyrone, owing to the fact that the tracks that are to connect the Bellefonte Central with the washers are not completed. —Among the early visitors to Bellefonte, Mon- day morning, was Miss Tracy C. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle, who came up to spend the week in town. While her visit is one of pleasure she has com- bined alittle business with it, as she is her fath- er’s “right hand man’ so to speak. Miss Leath- ers is the daughter of W. T. Leathers Jr., one of the proprietors of the extensive Leathers’ handle factories at Mt. Eagle and Dickson, Tenn. —DMrs. Lousia Bush arrived home from Phil- adelphia, Saturday evening, rather sooner than she had expected to return, but the illness of her grand-daughter Magdalene, with appendicitis called her back. While in Philadelphia Mrs. Bush met with an accident that might have proven far more serious than it did. She fell down the stairs in the Broad street station, but, fortunately, escaped with only the shock of it. Word comes from Harry Bush that he might possibly be home for Christmas. He is in San Francisco now. —Among the many strangers who were in Bellefonte during the early part of the week, called here on the Morgan-Hale ejectment suit, was A. V. Hoyt, the eivil engineer, of Philips- burg. Mr. Hoytis one of the bicycle side path commissioners of Centre county, but the office is rather unique in that his term will expire almost before he has been called upon to render any service in it. Few men have had any more varied experiences than has Mr. Hoyt within the past quarter of a century. To see the tall, angular looking gentleman walking quietly about the town, wearing a yachting cap and gold rimmed spectacles, he would be one of the very last to be picked out as having once been the publisher of a paper in one of the most notorious mining camps of the West; yet that was his business away back in the seventies and the story of his short journalistic career at Cherry Creek, Nevada, is as full of thrilling incidents as a border drama. Being stranded in that camp at one time he ac- cepted the position of editor of the camp paper at a salary of $100 per month. The office force con- sisted of the proprietor, a devil and himself; but it was not long until the plant fell into the sher- iff’s hands and was sold to the principal creditor who gave it to Hoyt. He realized that the only way it could be kept in motion was by instituting radical reforms, so after three weeks practice at the case he thought he had better cut down ex- penses by discharging his only printer, who was drawing $25 per week from the office till. The paper being cut down from a weekly toa semi- weekly, then to a weekly, the devil and’ Mr. Hoyt went to work to get out their edition, which they got finished up and issued to the eighty subscrib- ers on Sunday morning. A little late, of course, and peppered with errors, but it was good enough to command the usual price of 25 cents a copy. Things went smoother after that until the new editor happened to say that the manager of the “Kick-up” mine was ‘‘incompetent and dishon- est” then there was trouble, for the maligned manager, with a strapping big companion, visited the shop next morning and started the ball roll- ing by calling the meek looking proprietor a name that is always warranted to start a first- class fight. It had the desired effect, for Hoyt's brother was with him in the shop and as the insult cast, the same shadow over him the two waded into the intruders. The editor knocked his man down the first crack; whereupon the other fellow pulled a gun, but before he could pull the trigger he was down too, then there was fun that would make the comedy in one of Hoyt’s plays sound like a Decoration day dirge. The four men rolled about on the floor, making ‘‘pie’” out of the type forms and eases, and mince meat out of each oth- ers heads. Finally the newspaper end of it con- quered and kicked the thoroughly whipped man- agers down the main camp street. After that their reputations were established and the paper spoke with impunity until it got to charging bribery against some Legislators and was hauled up on a libel suit. Fortunately for Mr. Hoyt he got a chance to retract before the case had gone farther than the justice's court, but as the costs that far were over $500 it is quite likely if it had ever gotten into court he would have been serving time in a Nevada prison yet to make upthe ad- ditional expenses, About that time the boom about Philipsburg began and Mr. Hoyt came back East. . —Mrs. William Laurie and her daughter, Miss Bertha, were in Philipsburg part of the week visiting Mrs. J. E. Horne. —A. Scott Harris will return from Gem, Idaho, before the first of the year to accept a position with the Bellefonte Lime Co., at their Salona operations. —Mrs. James R. Pierpoint, of Philadelphia, was an arrival in town, Wednesday evening, and is a guest of Mrs. Brockerhoff, at the Brockerhofi’ house. —Hon. Thomas Riley, of Boalsburg, who had been so dangerously ill will appendicitis, is re- ported to be much better and out of immediate danger. —The venerable Frank Brown, one of Harris township’s most prominent citizens, was in town yesterday. Mr. Brown carries his years well and is as erect—more so in fact—than many of our far younger men. —Dr. H. P. Armsby and Harry Hayward, who is secretary of the Pennsylvania Dairy Union, were in town Monday cn their way from State College to West Chester to attend the annual meeting of the dairymen in that place, on Tuesday and Wednesday. —J. K. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle, who owns and farms one of the finest places in the Bald Eagle valley, was in town yesterday on business; part of which was to pay the subscription of his venerable father-in-law, our friend Jacob Leathers, who is eighty-two years old and one of our oldest readers. —James Dumbleton, of Philipsburg, who is a radical Bryan Democrat, and a man who would institute radical reforms were he commissioner of Centre county, was in town during part of the week. He was one of the jurors on the Potter insurance case. Mr. Dumbleton had Mr. Ken- nedy in towand both gentlemen left for their homes last evening. —Mr. and Mrs. Jared Darlington, who were up from Delaware county spending Thanksgiving with their aunt, Mrs. William Shortlidge, return- ed to their home on Saturday. Mrs. Darlington is better known here as Marion Shortlidge, daughter of Dr. Joseph Shortlidge one time president of Pennsylvania State College, while Mr. Darlington is one of the family of gilt-edged butter fame. ——e le. R. B. Taylor’s handsome gray dray team raised a commotion on west High street Tuesday morning. The coal wagon was backed into Anderson’s restaurant and Wm. Rhinesmith, the driver, was unload- ing coal, when a one horse dray came along with a load of theatrical trunks for the Gem Co. A lot of heralds, lying loose on top of the load, began blowing about and frighten- ed the grays so that they dashed off. Turn- ing east they ran at top speed up the street. The driver had managed to get to the head of the ‘‘near’” horse, but to save himself from being crushed against one of the trusses of the bridge he left go and the team galloped madly to the Powers shoe company, where they ran into a wagon that was tied there. The runaways ran on either side of it, the tongue of the heavy coal wagon striking it with such force as to shove it clear on top of the little team of mules that was hitched to it. The one mule was as completely stripped of its harness as if there had never been any on it. Both wagons suffered more or less damage but, strange to say, none of the beasts were hurt at all. Se Areas THE STONER STAVE MILL BURNED.— On Saturday night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, the stave mill situated southeast of Millheim, in Haines township, belong- ing to J. W. Stoner, caught fire, and burned to the ground in the space of about 25 hours. It is supposed that the flames originated from a pit in which the edgings were burned. This pit was 20 or 30 feet from the mill and on this particular night the wind drew directly across it toward the mill. The machinery, with the exception of the boiler and engine, is totally ruined. Besides the mill there were 4,000 staves burned. Loss $500. BRIGHT Boy WANTED.—An ambitious, bright boy is wanted at this office to learn job printing and press work. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red we 6934@7034 «No. 8 . 6T54@6si; Corn —Yellow.. . 33L5@361; “Mixed ” sa? OALS...esiarsaeineies 313,@32 Flour— Winter, 2.25@2.40 ‘ —Penna. Roller.... *¢ —Favorite Brands. Rye Flour Per Br'l . 3.30@3.45 Baled hay—Choice ‘Timothy +e 13.00@16.50 ge ts te Mixed “ i 13@14.50 Straw..... . 7.00@14.50 Bellefonte ain Market. Corrected weekly by the PuaNix MirniNeg Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes ress : ed wheat, Rye, per bushel............. Corn, shelled, per bushel.. 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 35 Onions 3 50 s, per doz 22 Ey = ound 7 Country Shoulde 6 Si 6 10 Tallow, per po! 3 Butter, per pound 29 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. A liberal discount is made to persons advertis- ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows : SPACE OCCUPIED Im | 6m | ly One inch (12 lines this type............ $5 88 810 Two inches.... 74110! .15 Three inches. 410151 20 Quarter Column (5 inches).. 12 [20] 30 Half Column (10 inches).. } 20 | 35 | 55 One Column (20 inches)... .| 85 | 65 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional. Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions. Each additional insertion, per line Local notices, per line...... Business notices, per line Job Printing of every ki and dispatch. The Warcuman 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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