— 8
TE EEE ENE BE SORE
Deworeaic Yate
Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 22, 1899.
P. GRAY MEEK, - -
Ra
EpITor.
Terms or SusscrierioN.—Until further notice
this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the
following rates :
Paid strictly in advance........ceeeunen.. $1.00
Paid before expiration of year... 1.50
Paid after expiration of year............ 2.00
How the People Have Been Deceived.
It was only last week that the advocates
of imperialism and the apologists for the
war in the Philippines declared, with great
gusto, that peace was practically secured on
the island of Luzon. They went so far as
to publish a statement from General OTIS
saying, in effect, that the war was over ;
that the island, with the exception of a
small portion lying at the extreme north-
ern limit, was in the possession of our
troops, and that the job of subjugating
the Filipinos would be completed as soon
as AGUINALDO and a half a dozen officials
who were fleeing with him, were captured.
Since that cheering news was given the
public, less than ten days ago, there
have been six skirmishes or battles reported
in different parts of the island and in which
our loses foot up twenty-three men, kill-
ed or wounded. And on Tuesday last the
untruthfulness of former reports was furth-
er verified by the startling news of the
death of Gen. LAWTON—one of the bravest
and best officers in the field —in a fight at
San Mateo, only fifteen miles from Manila,
the headquarters of Gen. OTIS and his
forces.
The fact that the Filipinos are still in
arms and entrenched within fifteen miles
of where our forces started from over a
year ago, shows how deliberately and in-
tentionally the American people have been
lied to, by those who should know and re-
port the exact situation.
That the war in the Philippines is not
over, is evident. When it will be the
good Lord alone knows, but whether that
day be nearat hand, or far in the future, it
is at least due both to those who have dear
ones risking their lives at the front, and
those who must bear the burdens and sor-
rows that war entails, that the truth be
told, whether it suits the political ambi-
tions of those who are conducting it or
not.
A Good Beginning.
Congressman HALL’S vote on the curren-
cy contraction bill shows that he fully
understood the sentiment of his constitu-
ents on that question and was determined
to respect and represent it. By his vote
against this measure, that repudiates the
original contract made with the holders of
government bonds that they should be
paid in ‘‘coin ;’ that is designed to con-
tract the currency of the country by retir-
ing the greenbacks ; that seeks to build up
a National bank trust to control the money
of the country and that puts every man,
woman and child, every business interest
and every industry, at the mercy of the
few who can corner and control the gold
that is in circulation, he did just what
ninety-nine hundredths of his Democratic
constituents desired he would do, and what
every right-minded Republican will thank
him for doing.
——The last number of the Bituminous
Record was an attractive twelve page indus-
trial edition, with a two-color cover and
front is piece of a scene looking north on
Front street from Presqueisle. The con-
tents set forth the resources of Philipshurg
in the way of such natural wealth makers
as coal, water, glass sand and fire clay
and in exploiting them as it does the
Record’s undertaking ought to bear fruit
for industry about Philipsburg. Typo-
graphically the edition is a credit, because
it was all executed at home and we con-
gratulate Messrs. KINSLOE and WHITMER
on the success of their undertaking.
——The Philadelphia Inquirer Almanac
for 1900 is out and is quite up to the
standard of the year books heretofore issued
from that office. It contains one hundred
and thirty pages of information,such as the
professional man, mechanic or laborer
needs refer to every day. In fact the In-
quirer Almanac is a ready reference book
containing the very things you are likely
wanting to know.
General Lawton Shot.
The Brave Commander Killed at San Mateo—The
Gallant Record He Made While in the Philippine
Islands.
MANILA, December 19.—General Law-
Ion was shot and killed at San Mateo to-
ay.
Major General Henry W. Lawton was
second in command in the Philippines.
He arrived in Manila, March 10th, 1899.
On April 22nd, he cleared the country in
the vicinity of Novaliches, north of Manila.
On May 23rd his expedition arrived at Ma-
lalos, he having marched 120 miles in 20
days, bad 22 fights, captured 28 towns,
destroyed 300,000 busbels of rice, killed
400 insurgents, wounded double that num-
ber, and lost only 6 men killed and 31
wounded.
On June 13th, he had an engagement
south of Las Pinas, a Philippine battery
being concealed in a jungle. “On June 15th
he captured Imus.
On October 18th, General Lawton with a
force of 2,700 men advanced at midnight
over Pampanga river and marched toward
San Isidro near San Mateo.
Chicago's Longest Street.
Western avenue, with its twenty-two
miles of length within the city, is the
longest street in Chicago. It is also, as a
consequence, the longest municipal high-
Wa America, and probably in the
world.
——Suoribe for the WATCHMAN.
Philipsburg’s Terrible Accident.
Two Women Ground to Pieces Under a Beech Creek
R. R. Engine.—The Body of One Cut in Two.—One
of the Victims was Born at Hublersburg.
If ever mortal beings met death quickly
and unexpectedly that was the fate of two
women Saturday night at the Beech Creek
railroad crossing on Presqueisle street,
Philipshurg. Mrs. Wharton Callahan, of
Chester Hill, and her sister, Mrs. Mary
Bauder, who lives in Philipsburg, started
from the Callaban residence for town Sat-
day evening, intending to await the arrival
af the evening P.R. R. train, on which Mrs.
Callahan’s daughter, Miss Margaret, was
expected from Houtzdale. In crossing the
Beech Creek tracks both were instantly
killed by engine 2263, Beech Creek shifter.
There is but one known witness of the ac-
cident, R. K. Clees, an employe of An-
drew’s dry good’s store. Mrs. Callahan
was cut completely in two by the truck
wheel and Mrs. Bauder’s neck and back
were broken, left foot crushed, leg broken
below the knee and both arms broken.
The women had probably tried to ran
around the slowly approaching engine, for
when found under the tank after the en-
gine had been stopped they were off the
board walk and on the wagon road cross-
ing.
The engine which crushed the life from
the two unfortunates was on the west side
track, moving backward, truck end first,
toward the brick yard ; that is, coming up
the side track in order to switch on to the
round house track. The engine was mov-
ing very slowly. Samuel Wells, the host-
ler at the engine house, was running the
engine. On the engine with Wells was
Nathan Mull. Neither Wells nor Mull
saw the women on the track ahead. Mr.
Wells stonped the engine immediately upon
becoming aware that the tank wheels had
passed over something. He then heard
Clees shouting to him that someone was
under the wheels, but had not previously
heard him. The passenger train on the
main track had passed in the opposite di-
rection and was out of the way. The rear
tank wheel had passed over the body of
Mrs. Callahan. Mrs. Bauder was lying
lengthwise along the track, the wheels of
the truck having passed over one foot.
Her head was resting on the rail, and the
prompt stopping of the engine saved the
head from being crushed to a pulp. Engi-
neer Wells, unassisted, removed the bodies
from under tank or truck. Neither bore
outward evidence of having been dragged
by the engine. The accident happened at
five minutes past seven o'clock.
M. S. Adams, justice of the peace of
Chester Hill, was sent for, and he empan-
elled an inquest jury. The testimony of
Clees, Wells and Mull was taken, and after
learning that the engine bad not been
moving faster than two miles an hour, and
that the bell was ringing, and that the
whistle had been blown before starting,
rendered the following verdict : ‘‘We find
no person or persons directly or indirectly
responsible for the accident.”’
Both the unfortunate victimns were well
and favorably known. Mrs. Callahan was
44 years old. She was born at Central
Point, Pa., and reared in Illinois. Her
maiden name was Mary Bauder. Besides
her husband she is survived by three sons
and a daughter—Wm., of Barnesboro, Lot,
who is married and lives at Sandy Ridge,
and Charles and Margaret at home.
Mis. Bauder’s name was Mary Bartholo-
mew. She was the widow of John H.
Bauder, who died about 33 years ago. She
is survived by a son, George Bauder, mar-
ried and living on Sixth street. She was
born in Hublersburg, this county, and was
buried there Wednesday.
Buller is Defeated in Terrible Battle.
Beaten Back from Tugela River by Boers—Great
Losses in His Army—Made a Desperate Effort to
Rush His Forces Across the Stream, but was Re-
pulsed by Terrific Fire.
In London last Saturday the War Office
has received a dispatch announcing that
General Buller has met with a serious re-
verse.
He was attempting to cross the Tugela
river.
Finding it impossible to effect his object
he ordered a retirement in order to avoid
great losses.
He left 11 guns behind. The following
is the text of General Buller’s dispatch :
‘‘Buller to Lansdowne :
*‘Chieveley Camp, Dec. 15, 6.20 p. m.—
I regret to report a serious reverse. I mov-
ed in full strength from our camp near
Chieveley at 4 o’clock this morning.
‘‘There are two fordable places in the
Tugela river, and it was my intention to
force a passage through at one of them.
They are about two miles apart.
ATTACK AT THREE POINTS.
My intention was to force one or the
other with one brigade, supported by a
central brigade. General Hart was to at-
tack the left drift, General Hildyard the
right road and General Lyttleton was to
take the centre and to support either.
HART FORCED TO WITHDRAW.
‘Early in the day I saw that General
Hart would not be able to force a passage,
and I directed him to withdraw.
‘‘He had, however, attacked with great
gallantry, and his leading battalion, the
Connaught Rangers, I fear, suffered a great
deal. Colonel I. G. Brooke was seriously
wounded.
‘I then ordered General Hildyard to ad-
vance, which he did, and his leading regi-
ment, the East Surrey, occupied Colenso
station and the houses near the bridge.
IN A DEADLY TRAP.
‘At that moment I heard that the whole
artillery I had sent to support the attack
—the Fourteenth and Sixty-sixth Field
Batteries and six naval 12-pounder quick-
firers—under Colonel Long, had advanced
close to the river, in Long’s desire to be
within effective range.
*‘The river bank proved to be full of the
enemy, who suddenly opened a galling fire
at close range, killing all their horses ; and
the gunners were compelled to stand to
their guns. Some of the wagon teams got
shelter for the troops in a donga, and des-
perate efforts were made to bring out the
field guns.
‘The fire, however, was too severe, and
only two were saved by Captain Schofield
and some drivers whose names I will fur-
nish.
WILL NOT TRY AGAIN.
“Another most gallant attempt with
three teams was made by an officer whose
name I will obtain. Of the 18 horses 13
were killed and, as several drivers were
wounded, I would not allow another at-
tempt, as it seemed that they would be a
shell mark, sacrificing life to a gallant at-
tempt to force the passage.
‘‘Unsupported by artillery, I directed
the troops to withdraw, which they did in
good order.
LOSSES VERY HEAVY.
‘Throughout the day a considerable
force of tho enemy was pressing on my
right flank, but was kept back by mount-
ed men under Lord Dundonald and part
Married Half a Century.
The celebration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Gardner, at their home at Howard, last
Monday afternoon, was an event of unusual
interest in that bustling little place. More
than fifty of their relatives and friends
gathered to wish them a continuation of
the happiness they have enjoyed through
all these years and to participate in the
pleasures of the long-ago wedding] cele-
brated again.
Fifty years ago, when the valley of the
Bald Eagle was primitive in name and na-
ture, ‘“Andy’’ Gardner, as he was then
called, a thrifty young carpenter of How-
ard, married Miss Catherine Lucas, a daugh-
ter of one of the oldest families in the
county. Rev. Nathan J. Mitchell per-
formed the ceremony.
The anniversary of that event Monday
was celebrated in a somewhat similar way,
only that Rev. Mr. Mitchell having died,
the Rev.T.F. Bergen, pastor of Christ church
officiated. Of the guests present at the
wedding in 1849 only one was present
Monday, Mrs. Alpha Pletcher, who, be-
sides Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, is the only
person yet living who attended the former
nuptial event. Fully fifty guests were
present, inclading all the children and
Mr. Garduer was born in Sherman’s val-
ley, and was the son of Washington Gard-
ner, whose father emigrated to America
from Ireland in the latter part of the
eighteenth century. When yet a young
man Andrew went to Howard and worked
at the carpentering trade. After his mar-
riage to Miss Lucas he began farming on a
small scale, and branched out in agricul-
ture until, in 1894, he was one of the
largest land owners and most thrifty tillers
of the soil in the valley, and, having ac-
quired a sufficient competence, retired
from active life and moved to Howard to
pass his remaining days.
For more than forty years Mr. Gardner
has been a member of the church of Christ,
and, with the exception of three years of
that time, served as elder. Of the large
family of children born to Mr. and Mrs.
Gardner five are now living. They are
Mrs. R. C. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle ; and
Mrs. K. G. Shutt, of Kane; W. A. Gard-
ner, with the A. French Spring company,
Pittsburg ; Mitchell I. Gardner, present
Prothonotary of Centre county and super-
intendent of the Nittany valley railroad,
and W. R. Gardner, proprietor of the
Howard handle factory.
The presents received were many and
handsome. The five children each pre-
sented their parents with a $10 gold coin,
four grand children.
making $50 in gold ; quite an appropriate
remembrance for their golden anniversary.
of General Barton’s brigade. The day was
intensely hot and most trying to our
troops, whose condition was excellent.
‘““We have abandoned ten guns and lost
by shell fire one. The losses in General
Hunt’s brigade are, I fear, heavy, although
the proportion of severely wounded is, I
hope, not large.
‘*‘The Fourteenth and Sixty-sixth Field
Batteries also suffered severe losses. We
have retired to our camp at Chieveley.”’
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Continued from Page 1.
last year and this visit has simply gone to
emphasize her usefulness as an institute
worker.
The most notable occurrence of the day
was the action of the teachers on the gues-
tion of arranging one day in the year when
the children attending the schools could
make a voluntary contribution to the Car-
tin monument fund. They voted the prop-
osition down, after Supt. Gramley bad in-
troduced it and we are loathe to criticise
the act because of the belief that they did
not consider what they were doing. In
the first place the undertaking of such a
plan of raising a school childrens fund
could in no-wise commit or involve the
teachers ; secondly, it could not but have
proven intensely popular throughout the
county ; third, the name of Gov. Curtin is
so vitally connected with the organization
of the public schools of Pennsylvania that
such a tribute to his memory could not but
reflect great credit on them ; fourth, the
teachers placed themselves on record
as being opposed to personally participat-
ing in a movement to do honor to the most
illustrious man the county has ever pro-
duced. Looking at these phases of the
situation we deplore their act and suggest
that those, not already acquainted with the
life and works of the great War Governor,
and the part he played in the history most
of them are teaching, to feel like helping
to build the shaft that is proposed to per-
petuate his memory, study a little over the
matter and redeem themselves by either
reversing their action of Wednesday or
militating against the stigma it has cast
over them by explaining why they did it.
Wednesday night Miss Elizabeth de
Barre Gill, of Philadelphia, entertained a
crowded house with her readings and im-
personations. All were delighted with her
work.
ON THURSDAY.
Yesterday was probably the most inter-
esting day of the week. The court house
was crowded and many who could not get
in there went over to the opera house,
where the Centre county Director’s Associa-
tion was in convention.
All of the former instructors were on the
program again and talked instructively
along the lines of the themes assigned to
them.
It was at this juncture that the institute
redeemed itself for having voted nay on
the Curtin memorial day proposition as re-
ported in Wednesday’s proceedings above.
The directors had adopted a resolution
which was sent over to the institute and
the teachers promptly adopted it also; thus
practically reversing their act of Wed-
nesday and proving our belief that sober
thought of it would prompt them to act
differently.
In accordance with the resolution Sup’t.
Gramley then named Feb. 22nd as Me-
morial day for the schools.
THE DIRECTOR’S MEETING.
The School Director’s Association held its
annual meeting in the opera house yester-
day. In the absence of Capt. J. A. Quig-
ley, Capt. C. T. Fryberger, of Philipshurg,
was elected president pro tem and H. C.
Quigley Esq., secretary. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and the treasar-
er’s report showed a balance of $98 on hand.
The committee on election of officers f or the
ensuing year reported the following : Presi-
dent, Joseph L. Neff, Boggs township; vice
president, A. C. Williams, Huston; John
T. Lee, Centre Hall; secretary—treasurer,
H. C. Quigley, Bellefonte; executive com-
mittee, Hon. W. C. Heinle, Bellefonte;
Geo. R. Williams, Worth ; Solomon Peck,
Walker ; Henry Meyer, Miles; R. M.
KXaup, Spring. Delegate to State Directors’
Dr. A. A. Frank, Millheim ; C. M. Gram-
ley, Miles ; D. F. Fortney, Bellefonte.
I The following resolution was introduced
| by D. F. Fortney Esq. and passed without
| a dissenting vote.
Resolved, That in furtherance of the pro-
posed monument to be erected to the mem-
ory of the soldiers and sailors of Centre
county in the war of the Rebellion, with
which a statute of the late Governor Cur-
tain is to be connected, we recommend the
observance of a memorial day some time
during the present term, the date to be
fixed by the county superintendent.
Those who read papers and made ad-
dresses before the association are as fol-
lows: Hon. W. C. Heinle, F. M. Black,
D. F. Fortney, Dr. J. C. Hartzler, Miss
Lelia Patridge and Dr. W. U, Irwin. D.
F. Fortney also read a well prepared paper
by Prof. J. Price Jackson.
Last night Col. Henry Watterson, the
most noted of America’s journalists, lectur-
ed on ‘‘Abraham Lincoln.”” The court
house was crowded.
Institute will adjourn at noon to-day.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——The two weeks old infant of road-
master Michael Conley, of the Bellefonte
Central, died yesterday morning and will
be buried in St. John’s Catholic cemetery
to-day.
Le
——Chas. Smith, of east Bishop street,
tripped and fell down the stirs at his home
on Tuesday, breaking one of the bones of
his wrist. Aside from this and a severe
shaking up he was not otherwise injured.
Cee
——Elmer Way died at his home at
Paradise, on Tuesday, after a year’s ill-
ness with dropsy. He had the U. S. mail
carrying contract there, but had been con-
fined to the house for some time. He is
survived by his widow and four children :
David and Harry, of Altoona; and John
and Jessie, at home. Interment was made
at Gray’s yesterday morning at 10 o’clock.
OPO me
——Dear old Ladd, our beautiful Scotch
Collie, is dead. He was so intelligent, so
affectionate and of so much use that the
cowardly cur who shot and killed him, on
Tuesday evening, is not one degree better
than a murderer and is to be regarded as
dangerous, alike to both property and per-
sons. There could have been no excuse—no
provocation for the act,and the fact that he
was admired and kindly petted by half the
town, as well as respected by the other half
for his vigilance and faithfulness, is proof
that he was of far more account than the
being who killed him and his death caused
genuine sorrow to many who loved him.
esate Allee
‘Talking about long jumps, ’’ said a well
known young Bellefonter to a party of gen-
tlemen in the Brockerhoff house, Tuesday
evening, ‘I think the one that Wilkes
Booth made, after he shot President Lincoln,
was the most irreconcible to my first ideas
of the sitnation of any I have ever heard
of.” “When the first flurry of excitement
over the killing of the great man had sub-
sided and we had settled down into mourn-
ful investigation of the details of the shoot-
ing I read, that after firing that fatal shot
the assassin had leaped from a box to the
stage of Ford’s theatre and escaped. Well,
I had never seen the interior of any oth-r
theatre than the one Mr. Bush had fitted
up in the old Arcade about that time and
—by the way, when Billy Roush opened it
the town was unanimous in the opinion
that it was a very fine play house. There
was a gallery at the opposite end of the
hall from the stage and at the rear of it
were a number of squares, partitioned off
with boards, that were called boxes. There,
those who could afford the advanced price
sat to enjoy the shows at long range. I
had never seen nor heard of what is now
called a proscenium box and, of course,
when I read the particulars of Lincoln’s
death I couldn’t help thinking of Bush’s
Hall and wondering how in the world a
man could ever leap from a box at the rear
Association ; J, Price Jackson, State Col-
lege ; Capt. C. F. Fryberger, Philipsburg;
end, clear over the entire audience and
alight upon the stage.’’
——A child at Bowmansville, Lancaster
county, was thrown into convulsions and
died by eating too much pop-corn.
——James Wagner, a son of John Wag-
ner, of north Spring street, is a trooper of
the Eleventh U. S. cavalry which was
among Gen. Lawton’s forces when that
gallant officer met his death at San Mateo.
—A ems.
——The meeting of the citizens of Mill-
heim, last Monday evening, to complete ar-
rangements for their new shirt factory did
not terminate as satisfactorily as was
hoped for, but it was quite encouraging.
rete eee
——An early discovery of the flames
probably saved the home of Mrs. William
Catherman, at Millheim, at noon on Mon-
day. The ceiling had taken fire from an
over heated stove pipe, but the flames were
soon extinguished.
ab
——The farmer’s institutes to be held in
Clinton county this year will be at Wool-
rich on Dec. 27th and 28th and at Me-
Elbattan on Dec. 29th and 30th. A num-
ber of noted lecturers have been announced
for the sessions by the State Board of Agri-
culture.
irs = Geren
——On Sunday a vote will he taken to
decide whether Rev. E. H. Gerhart, of
Lebanon, will be called to serve on the
Aaronsburg pastorate, of the Lutheran
church. He preached trial sermons at the
various appointments recently. They have
been without a pastor for some time.
ete
——Daniel Eberhart bas announced his
intention to be an aspirant for the Demo-
cratic nomination for overseer of the poor.
Thus far he has had no opposition and if
he becomes the party’s candidate his past
record in the office is such that he need
have no fear of going before the public
with it.
——Miss Nava Miller, aged 20 years,
the adopted danghter of Elias Miller, died
at her home in Madisonburg last Thursday
morning. She had been in poor health for
some time, but not until the Monday be-
fore her death did her condition become
serious. Interment was made in the Re-
formed cemetery on Monday morning.
MARRIED AT DuBo1s.--George F. Rum-
berger, a son of register G. W. Rumberger,
of this place, was married to Miss Euphrasia
Means, of DuBois, on Tuesday afternoon.
The groom has been connected with the
Platt, Barber & Co. stores in DuBois for
two years. His bride is a daughter of the
late Dr. W. A. Means of that place and is
said to be a most charming girl.
i ed)
——Mr. and Mrs. C. G. McMillen, now
of Dayton, O., but formerly residents here,
have announced the engagement of their
daughter Roxy and Mr. Frederick Moore,
of that city. The date of the wedding has
not been fixed but’ Miss Roxy’s friends
here heartily congratulate Mr. Moore. as
she is charming and popular, as well as
beautiful.
el aetiul cis
——On Wednesday a completely frayed
out and physically sick looking hobo, who
gave his name as Jim Ganier, walked past
Schofield’s saddlery, on Spring street, and
picked upa plush lap blanket to carry with
him. One of Schofield’s men discovered
the theft and had soon over-hauled the
thief and recovered the property. Having
done this it was not the intent to arrest the
tramp, but he begged to be sent to prison,
where he could get something fo eat and
some medicine. His desire was gratified
and he was sent up on the hill. He says
he only stole the blanket so that he would
be put in jail.
>
——A lace curtain that blew over a gas
jet in room 37 at the Brockerhoff house
threw that hostlery into a flurry about
10:30 Tuesday night and caused a fire
alarm to be rung in. There was a guest in
the room at the time, but he was in such
a condition of dishabille that after giving
the alarm and attracting several other
guests to the scene—among them some
women—all he could do was hide behind
the door. The flames licked up the cur-
tainsand window blind and were burning
the window facings before they were put
out. In the excitement most of the guests
who had retired were in the corridors with
their belongings under their arms and one
of the women fainted before she could be
made understand that there was no im-
mediate danger.
ade
MARRIAGE LICENSES. —Followiug is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phar’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week :
Wm. D. Walker and Mary M. McCool,
both of Wolf’s Store.
Peter E. Cain and Flora Louise Keller,
both of Spring township.
J. A. James, of Liberty township, and
Emma Miller, of Curtin.
John R. Smith, of Renovo, and 8. May
Leathers, of Snow Shoe.
Abram Hartell, of Dunlo, Cambria Co.,
and Phebe Eggeson, of Philipsburg.
G. A. Ripka, of Spring Mills, and Mary
M. Mitchell, of Lewistown.
Gotlieb Worner and Augusta Smith,
both of Munson’s.
Daniel Sidney Neidigh and Anna May
Rudy, both of State College.
William J. Wolf and Mary E. Sortman,
both of State College.
Chas. C. Smith, of Pine Grove, and Alice
G. Mattern, of La Jose, Pa.
James E. Maffit, of Mattern’s Bank, and
Maggie H. Davis, of McAlevy’s Fort.
Frank P. Hanna and Susan D. Kennedy,
both of Spring Mills.
Nicholas Lucas and Mary Ellen DeHaas,
both of Boggs township.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES AND HOLIDAY
FETES IN THE CHURCHES.—For the infor-
mation of those who desire to know exact-
ly what services will be observed in the
various churches in town on Christmas day
the WATCHMAN has secured the following :
EVANGELICAL.
At the Evangelical church on Willow-
bank street there will be no Christmas day
service. On Sunday, however, there will
be preaching in the morning at 10.30; Sun-
day school in the afternoon and the Christ-
mas entertainment by the Sunday school
in the evening. The program of ‘‘The Sa-
vior and King’’ will be presented. It will
consist of responsive scripture readings,
hymps and recitations. The entertainment
will begin at 7:30 Christmas evening and
you are all invited.
UNITED BRETHREN.
No special services will be held in the
United Brethren church at the corner of
High and Thomas streets on Christmas day.
The children’s treat will be made in the
church on Monday evening.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL.
During the holidays the services at the
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal church on
Allegheny street will he as follows: On
Christmas day there will be an early celebra-
tion at 7:30a. m. Morning prayer, follow-
ed by the Holy Communion, at 12:30 p. m.
The children’s Christmas festival on
Thursday, Holy Innocent’s day, at7 p. m.
Services on St. Stephen’s and St. John’s
days at 7:30 a. m. Early celebration and
Even song at 5 p. m.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN.
The Christmas day services in St. John’s
Lutheran church will be of unusual inter-
est this season. There will be Matin, or
early services, at 6 a. m., consisting of the
following order :
VOLUNTARY.
Anthem. *‘Behold I bring you good tidings.”
seteeventenrninssratans C. Simper.
ROSNODRER....coitiiriicirvermisssnssierssrssuascsentest Tallis.
Venite...... csenssnnnn nd. H, Brown,
Hymn 216......i..occconinnnicnsies Marcantoine Portogallo.
Scripture Lesson.
Sermon by the pastor.............. Dr. H. C. Holloway.
TeDaum in W...........i nin hnii., C. Simper.
Litany
Benediction.
Postlude. March of the Magi......... E. L. Ashford
In the evening at 7:30 the Sunday school
will render a delightful service and the
children receive their gifts.
ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC.
The order of service at St. John’s Catho-
lic church, on Bishop street, on Christmas
day will be as follows :
First mass, high, 5 o’clock a. m., follow-
ed immediately by the second, low, mass.
The third mass, high, will be celebrated at
10:30 a. m. And there will be Vespers and
and benediction at 7:30 p. m.
The children’s entertainment will be
given in the school room on Saturday after-
noon.
METHODIST.
At the Methodist church on Spring street
the Christmas sermons will be delivered on
Sunday. There will be no services in the
church on Christmas day.
On Christmas evening at 7 o'clock the
Sunday school children’s fete will be held
in the lecture room.
PRESBYTERIAN.
At the Presbyterian church, on Spring
street, there will be noservices of any kind
on Christmas day. On Sunday morning
Dr. Laurie will preach and in the evening
there will ‘be a special song ‘service by the
choir.
The entertainment for the Sunday school
children will be given in the chapel next
Friday evening.
ST. PAUL'S A. M. E.
St. Paul’s A. M. E. church, on St. Paul
street, will be open for early prayer between
S5and 6a. m. That will be the only serv-
ice of the day.
The children’s entertainment has not
been arranged for and will likely not be
given until New Year’s night.
ST. JOHN’S REFORMED.
No services will be held in St. John’s
Reformed church, on Linn street, on Christ-
mas day.
On Sunday there will be the regular
morning service at 10:30 at which the choir
will render Christmas music and Rev.
Bickel will preach on ‘‘The Coming of the
King.”
In the eveningat 7 o’clock the children’s
entertainment will be held. It will con-
sist of carols, recitations aud responsive
readings. The offerings will be for the or-
phans.
FoSTER’S LINE ON THE WEATHER.—
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent from the
10th to 14th, and the next will reach the
Pacific coast about the 15th, cross the west
of Rockies country by close of 16th, great
central valleys 17th to 19th, Eastern States
20th.
Warm wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about 15th, central valleys 17th
and Eastern States 19th. Cool wave will
cross the west of Rockies country about
18th, great central valleys 20th and Eastern
States 22nd.
Temperature of the week ending 8 a. m.,
December, 25th will average below normal
in the great central valleys, below in the
Atlantic States, and above on the Pacific
slope. Rainfall will be below normal in
the great central valleys, and above on the
Pacific slope and in the Atlantic States.
Fourth storm wave of December will
reach the Pacific coast about 20th, cross
the west of Rockies country by close of
21st, great central valleys 22nd to 24th and
Eastern States 25th.
Warm wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about 20th, great central val-
leys 22nd and Eastern States 24th. Cool
wave will cross west of Rockies country
about 23rd, great central valleys 25th and
Eastern States 17th. This cool wave will
bring a great fall in the temperature.
—————————
——Now that the rabbit season is over it
is not out of place to announce that one
bunny up along Buffalo ran owes its prec-
ious little life to the kindliness of Belle-
fonte mail carrier No. 3. While on a gun-
ning expedition up there, several days be-
fore the close of the season, that gentleman
considerately succumbed to an attack of
‘‘buck fever’’ when the little cotton-tail
scraped some of its hair off on the end of
his gun as it ran past and when he recov-
ered he just pulled both triggers to see
if he could scare it as bad as it had scared
him.