Demmi ac. Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 22, i899. CorrESPON DENTS.—NoO communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY No PAPER NEXT WEEK.—In accordance with our usual custom there will be no paper issued from this office next Friday. It will be the mid-winter holiday week for country printers and all hands in the WATCHMAN office purpose taking a rest. age _——Col. and Mrs. W. F. Reeder observed the 21st anniversary of their marriage on Tuesday. ——The Standard scale works shipped a consignment of scales to Vera Cruz yes- terday. ——Miss Brew’s class will have a dance in the Arcade Christmas evening, from nine until eleven. ——Bruce Resides, the 15-year-old son of John Resides, of Sandy Ridge, died in that place last Thursday afternoon. ——The Central Commercial telephone company expects to have the new exchange installed in Lock Haven by January 1st. -——Aaron B. Meyers, of Julian, has been granted an increase of pension. It has been raised from $8 to $12 per month. ——Rev. E. C. Houck, Baptist of Miles- burg, spoke to a large congregation in the Y. M. C. A. rooms here, on Sunday after- noon. ——Dr. and Mrs. John Sebring, of Spring street, are being congratulated on the ar- rival of a little daughter at their house on last Friday. ——The Edison company didn’t get quite all that was coming to it out of this moon. The eclipse, Satarday night, cut in for about three hours’ extra service. The engagement of Miss Fannie Baum, a daughter of A. Baum, of cast Bishop street, to Mr. Joseph Metz, of Trenton, Kentucky, has been announced. ——While working at the Standard scale works Charley Haines had the first joint of the thumb of his right hand badly hurt by getting it caught in the machinery. The accident happened on Thursday after- noon. ——The members of the family of the late Robert McKnight are desirous of pub- licly thanking those who were so kindly solicitors during their recent bereavement ; especially their neighbors and those who sang at the funeral. ——DMr. James Milliken, formerly of Bellefonte, but now of Milroy, Mifflin county, has just made a Christmas present of one thousand dollars to each one of the four sons of Albert Thompson, of that place, and a present to Ner Thompson, of the same place. ——If those who were at Garman’s on Monday night had held ‘“The Train Rob- bers” up and prevented them from escap- ing a great many other towns might have been saved the ‘‘faking’’ they will certain- ly get if Bert Miller's aggregation gets a booking. ——A mule kicked 2 hog owned by Alexander Lehman, of near Loganton, re- cently and broke its leg. As the men were away from home when the accident bap- pened Mrs. Lehman and her daughter Laura butchered the porker and had even made the sausage before the men returned. ——The Bellefonte Academy foot ball team banqueted at Harrison’s on Friday night. Covers were laid for twenty-two and the boys spent a fine evening with dainties and wit. James R. Hughes pre- sided and a long list of responses were made to the toasts he proposed. It was al- 80 the celebration of the 73rd birthday of Rev. J. P. Hughes, principal of the Acade- my. ——Harry Walkey is able to be out again, after a week’s confinement to his home on Logan street with rheumatism. Though it takes a cane to help him about with he is decidedly happy that he is mend- ing enough to enjoy the holidays. His brother-in-law Harry Johnson is home now, still crippled by his fall in Pittsburg, 80 the two Harrys can amuse themselves comparing notes on the management of artificial limbs. —A slight fire in an east Logan street house alarmed that section of town Friday evening about eight o'clock. The frame vn ouse owned by Chas. Cook and occupied ay Sydney Barlett caught fire from a ~woode.' bucket in which ashes were kept. “The mem."2rs of the family were out at the “time and thy fire had burned up between ‘the plastering aud sheeting for quite awhile before one of Al. Landis’ little girls, who «lives mear by, saw the smoke and gave %oe alarm, The flames were very hard to locate at first but when they were once discovered it was not long until they were put out. The damage to the building was slight. -———On Saturday afternoon F. H. Cota, the former secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in this place, was brought to Bellefonte suffer- ing with appendicitis. He had been doing association work while employed in the shops at Broddock and when stricken with the trouble preferred being brought here to entering a hospital among strangers. He was taken to the home of W. H. Taylor, on Bishop street, where he remained until yesterday then went to the home of J. C. Bathgate, in College township. It is the earnest hope of his friends here that his recovery will be speedy and that he will goon be restored to his former robust health. CoUNCIL IN SESSION.—Seven members were present at council, Monday night, and they transacted the following business : Upon request of Henry Hoffman, of west Logan street, he was given permission to work out his taxes on the street. John M. Dale Esq notified council on behalf of L. T. Munson, of north Allegheny street, that unless the public sewer that runs near his house is repaired so that it will not flood his cellar he wiil bring suit for dam- ages. John Wagner’s request to have a board walk laid along north Spring street, from Cartin to his residence, was re- ferred to the Street committee along with Henry Wetzel’s request for an electric light at the corner of Linn and Wilson streets. The arc light petitioned for at the glass works was granted. The Street committee reported work on various streets and alleys. The Fire and Police committee reported a slight fire on Logan street. The Water committee re- ported the laying of water pipes to the match factory and the shirt factory and rec- ommended the purchase of a 2 inch meter for the motor at the latter plant. The report of the borough engineer and Street committee was favorable to the open- ing of an alley from east Bishop to east High streets and as the solicitor reported that Mrs. James I. McClure could give olear title to enough land for same it was voted to pay ber $200 for it. Upon recommendations of the engineer plans for a new bridge on Willow bank St., were ordered to be prepared. It is to have a foot passenger way on each side aud is to be 58 ft. wide. It remains to be seen whether it will bave a big cover on it or trusses sticking up five or six feet for horses to run onto on dark nights. It is to he hoped that council will decide to putin a deck-bridge there, =o constructed as to he floored with macadam, rather than plank. It might cost a little more at first but the saving in the end would be almost inesti- mable. It was decided to pay W. B. Rankin’s claim for $25 for physician’s charges for at- tending his little daughter who fell ona defective Curtin street crossing and broke her arm. The following bills were approved and ordered paid : E. E. Ill. Co., lighting buildings............ $17.00 Street pay roll........ccneeiiniciicscinnnen 93.80 Water pay Tolls... niiniiniiininnniy 128.51 Police pay rol! sient tiind sd 35.00 R. J. Schadd & Bro. pipe for W. W 63.93 Board of Health for J. Folk..... 3.00 H. B. Pontius, 1 mo. as clerk.. 12.00 John Morgan, fire watchman... 2.60 Perry Steel Jr., mason work...... ia 24.70 Ardell lumber Co., lumber for street...... 19.62 6“ ot “ “ 1.26 A. C. Mingle, rubber boots.... 6.00 B’fte Fuel & Supply Co., coal for W. W. 38.40 Ardell lumber Co., lumber for Hale estate pavement......... coccccereenne 6.00 J. 8. Knisely, blackemithing......... 1.00 P. B. Crider & Son, lumber for streets... 90.43 JB, Welbzpl.......c..icl ciccinniniiiininii 8.09 P. B. Crider & Son, lumber for W. W...... 31.40 $583.824 ee DISASTROUS FIRE AT MORRISDALE.— Most of the wuildings and surface ma- chinery at the No. 1 shaft of the Morrisdale Coal Co., at Morrisdale, four miles north of Philipsburg, were destroyed by fire early last Friday morning. The loss is a very serious one, both to the company and the miners, as the mine had a capacity of from 1,500 to 1,700 tons of coal a day and was operated by com- pressed air, with electric haulage systems. The engine house, derrick, boiler house, machine shop, blacksmith shop, coal house and machinery were burned; involving a loss of $75,000. Though there was nearly enough in- surance to cover the damage the loss will be very great, owing to the unusual demand for coal. The mine was being worked up to its greatest capacity and can’t be put in operation again for several weeks. The fire is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. eae AFFLICTED WITH TYPHOID FEVER.— The family of John W. Robb, of Beech Creek, have been sorely afflicted during the past month or so with typhoid fever. The son Harry has just .ecovered from a very serious attack and the father, daughter Sadie and son Leonard are all ill with the disease ; Mr. Robb’s condition is very critical. ; In the midst of this distress Lottie, the nineteen year old daughter, died at ncon on Sunday. She was a bright, popular girl and that she should be called home just as she was verging on womanhood is only another evidence of the uncertainty of life. vo ELMER WILLIAMS AT THE COURT House.—Oa Sunday afternoon a union gospel meeting will be held at the court house and will be led by that noted young evangelist, Rev. Elmer Williams. Every- body is very cordially invited to attend. The meeting will begin at half past three. He will algo lead the Christian Endeavor meeting in the Presbyterian chapel at 6:30 p. m. ee epg wee A CoNuxDRUM.—If the eclipse of the moon, on Saturday night, cost the electric light company three extra shovel-fuls of coal, what right has that 6in riser on the Spring creek dam to dry up the stream every day and spread typhoid fever through Bellefonte ? ee iii ——Levi Reese, cone of the staunchest Demecerats in Worth township, died at fhis home near Port Matilda Wednesday morn- ing. His death was brought about from the effects of a fall from a wagon some time ago. = Deceased was 62 years old and is survived by his wife and the following children : Reuben, Ida, Seth, Amanda and Mary. He wasa fine man and his death is greatly deplored in this place, where he had hosts of friends. ——At the recent fire in Mill Hall the new fire company in that place had steam up in their engine within twelve minutes after the alarm was sounded. —— re ——George Homan, of Williamsport, ex- pects to go to work soon on the eight acre tract of timber in Miles township he re- cently purchased from John Reifsnyder. ———— ——Samuel N. Patterson, one of the old- est and most esteemed residents of Spruce Creek, died very suddenly with heart dis- ease there on Sunday morning. He was 70 years old. Aly rome iaes ——John T. Huyett, of Lewisburg, former vice consul at Santiago, Cuba, was married to Miss Laura M. Krause, at Will- iamsport, last Thursday. Mr. Huyett lectured here some time ago on Cuba—her resources and people. —— ——OId residents of Clearfield county are positive that Millard Johnston, the jury commissioner who is wanted in that county for stuffing the jury wheel, is hid- ing in the mountains near Rockton and Home Camp. He is said to have lots of friends in that country and can elude offi- cers by moving from place to place at night. SELL aii -——The ‘‘Deestrick Skule’’ held by the Ladies of the Foreign Missionary society of the Boalsburg Presbyterian church on Sat- urday, Dec. 16th, was a great success, both financially and otherwise. We are sorry that the ladies cannot give a repetition of it on the coming Saturday, as was expected, for there was an immense amount of fun and entertainment in the two hours that “Skule” kept. et il ——About the daintiest calendar that has reached our desk thus far, for the new year, is the one that is being distributed by C. Y. Wagner, the young Roopsburg miller. It is a delicately colored reproduction of Pisa’s famous painting, ‘‘A Venetian Girl,” and is so ornamental that it will certainly be preserved and will, thereby, serve its purpose as an advertisement for the super- iour flours and feeds manufactured at the Wagner mill. ———— ——'Squire Boyd Beamer, of Gearhart- ville, a suburb of Philipsburg, bought a one-legged rooster over in Bald Eagle val- ley on Saturday. We haven’t heard whether the ’Squire proposes doing Bar- num's ‘‘woolly horse’* scheme with the freak. At all events he will scarcely sacri- fice such a fowl to table use ; for being shy part of its runnin’ gears the one ‘‘drum stick’’ would certainly prove a bone of con- tention about the family board. > ——January 17th, 1898, Samuel F. and and Mrs. Krider, of Dry Hollow, Warriors- mark township, Huntingdon county, were driving to their home from Tyrone. When near Birmingham their horse frightened at a passing train and dumped them over an embankment into the river. Both suffered injuries from which they bave not yet ful- ly recovered and suit was hrought against the township because there was not a guard rail or fence between the road and the river. Tbe case took most of the time in the Huntingdon court last week, but the Kriders lost. ECE ree ——The Forge schools in Spring town- ship closed their fall term, last Friday af- ternoon, with joint literary exercises. The teachers, Miss Anna Steele and Homer Gentzel, joined forces in presenting a pro- gram that was highly entertaining to the large number of visitors present. There were forty-two numbers on the program and every one was rendered with a dash that showed careful training on the part of the teachers and diligent application by the scholars. Want of space prevents publish- ing the program in full. oon ——Early Saturday morning fire broke out in the one story frame building owned by John L. Ripka and located on Main street, Mill Hall. It was soon in rains, with most of its contents. The fire spread to the adjoining dwelling owned by 8. Brady; one side of which was occupied as a barber shop and the other by Morris Cof- fey’s drug store. Brady got most of his goods out, but Coffey’s were considerably damaged by water. The fire is thought to have had its origin in an overheated stove in the Ripka shop. re ——Harris Cook, a son of Chas. F. Cock, of the Centre county bank, met with rather a singular accident at the Bellefonte fur- nace, last Thursday afternoon. He was securing samples of ore for chemical analy- sis and had climbed into a car that had just been run into the stock house. As the ore was needed badly the car was dumped at once ; young Cook not being noticed on top of it. As it poured through the bottom of the car into the bin, eighteen feet below, Harris went with it. Fortunately his head was not covered up and he was able to call for help. When found he was buried all but his head, and when dug out he was found to have suffered only a few scratches. terre ly ara ——Edward P. Butts, of Hartford, Conn., a son of the late D. M. Butts of this place, seems to be making remarkable strides in his profession as a civil and mechanical en- gineer. Of course there is a native bent for mechanics in every one of those boys, as isattested by the success they have attained, but Edward's achievements are especially noteworthy. It was only a short time ago that we were reading of his successfully in+ stalling a great tide-water power plant, one of the few in the world, and now it is announced that he has been made chief constructing engineer for the American Writing Paper Co., with control of all ma- chinery and structural portions of their mills. A WELL-KNOWN OLD METHODIST MIN- I1STER GONE.—The death of Asbury Wefton Guyer, which was caused by pneumonia at his home at Duncansville on Sunday after- noon, removes from the field of ministerial work in Central Pennsylvania one of the most ardent and zealous christians. His ill- ness only began on Thursday, Dec. 7th, so that few of his many friends were pre- pared for the announcement of his death. On April 26th, 1832, he was born in Warriorsmark valley, ten miles from Ty- rone, where he was raised by his father, George Guyer, in a family of eight sons and two daughters, of which only Caleb Guyer, of Tyrone, remains. When he was 18 years of age he was brought under powerful re- ligious influences, which soon led to his conversion. Shortly after uniting with the church he felt called to the ministry, into which his four brothers, John, James, Simpson and George, entered. After one year’s service on Sunbury cir- cuit, under the presiding elder, he took up the itinerant ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church by uniting with the Baltimore conference, in 1854, in which he served the following appointments : Bloom- burg, 1854; Bloomingdale, 1855; Penn’s Valley, 1856; Westminister, 1857—8; Havre de Grace, 1859, East Baltimore, 1860-1: Mount Holly, 1862; Hanover, 1863; superannuated, 1864;supernumerary, 1865; Hollidaysburg, 1866; Curwensville and Clearfield, 1867-8. When the Central Pennsylvania confer- ence was organized in 1869, out of the ter- ritory of that conference lying in the Key- stone State, he took an appointment with- in its bounds, being stationed at First church, Altoona. He has since been lo- cated in that conference at Ashland,1870-2; Trinity, Danville, 1873-4; Shrewsbury, 1875-7; Newberry, 1878-80; Sinnemahon- ing, 1881-2; Osceola and Houtzdale, 1883; Houtzdale, 1884; Milesburg and Union- ville, 1885-6; Logan Valley, Bellwood, 1887-9; Martinsburg, 1890-93; Irvona and Coalport, 1893-95; State College, 1895-99. He then was sent to Duncansville, where he served since March last. During his pastorate at Hollidaysburg, in 1866, he was married to Catharine B., daughter of Benjamin Ashcom, living near Everett, Bedford county. She died at Martinsburg in 1893, and was buried at Everett; by her side his body will rest. Of this union five children were born, one son, Herbert, died in 1889 at Bellwood. Mrs. Harry Lindsay, of Bellwood; Maud, Nellie and Edna, living with their father, survive. The funeral was held in the church at Duncansville, Tuesday after- noon, at 2 o'clock, the services being in charge of his presiding elder, D. S. Mon- roe, D. D. I I li DIED AFTER THE OPERATION.— William H. Thomas, of Howard, the primary cause of whose death was a broken leg that he suffered when the Bush house in this place was being built, thirty-one years ago, died in the Lock Haven hospital, on Friday morning, from the effects of an operation that had been performed on him the pre- ceding Wednesday. When the Bush house was being erected, a portion of a load of brick fell upon him breaking bis left leg. He never fully re- covered from the hurt, but was able to work at his trade, that of a forgeman, un- til about two years ago when he was hurt again by jumping from a wagon on Bir- mingham hill, near Tyrone. Amputation of the leg above the knee followed, and since that time Mr. Thomas had been conducting a small store at Howard. The amputation did not prove a cure for the severe hurt, but the leg recently became so sore that it was decided to submit to another operation so on Wednesday it was entirely separated from the body at the hip joint from which he died Friday morning, as above stated. He was a member of the Evangelical church of Howard, and was numbered among the good citizens of that town. He was the son of George Thomas, who died at Howard in March, 1888. The wife of the deceased survives and resides at Howard, as do the following named children also : Harry, Minnie, Mat- tie, Mary, Frank and John. Three broth- ers, all of whom are forgemen also, and are employed at the Tyrone Iron works, sur- vive; they are John, whose home is at Nealmont, and Thomas and Hunter, whose homes are at Howard. Two sisters, Mrs. Jones and Miss Corilla Thomas, also survive and reside at Howard. Deceased was about fifty years old. His remains were interred at Howard at 10:30 o’clock Sunday morning. I ll ll © ——Mrs. Eleanora Welsh died at her home at Vail, on Sunday evening, after a year’s illness with catarrh of the stomach. She was the wife of John Welsh and was born at Stormstown, June 9th, 1866. She was the daughter of Henry Lytle who lives near that place. Surviving her are her husband and five children. These brothers and sisters also survive : Mrs. Dally Harps- ter, Miss Edith, Wade and Charles Lytle, of Stormstown, and Harry Lytle, of Pitts- burg. Deceased was a member of the United Brethren church. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock Wednesday forenoon, leaving the house at 7.30 o’clock. . Services by Rev. Mr. Lever, of the United Brethren church at the Friends burying ground, near Stormstown. I li l An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Elliott, of Pittsburg, was brought here for burial on Saturday morning. Mrs. Elliott was formerly . Miss Leyden, of Beech Creek, and the little one was laid to rest in the family lot in the Union ceme- tery here. News Purely Personal. —Hardman P. Harris returned from a ten day’s stay in Philadelphia Wednesday evening. —Mrs. Mary A. Martin, of Snydertown, with her bright little daughter, Alvirna, were among the throng of Wednesday shoppers in town. —Mr. and Mrs. G. Murray Andrews closed their home, on North Allegheny street, Monday, and left to spend the winter in Philadelphia. —Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Miller, of Pine Grove Mills, spent Wednesday in town making a few Christmas purchases. Mr. Miller was Pine Grove’s former postmaster. —DMrs, James H. Lain, of Massilon, Ohio, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. H. P. Harris, of east Howard street, for a few days, left for her home on Saturday afternoon. —Miss Mildred Smith, of east Bishop street, went to Tyrone Friday evening to spend Sunday with Miss Holmes. She returned in time for the organization of institute Monday. —A. Boyd Cowher and family have returned to Bellefonte from Elizabeth, Pa., and will again make their home here. They are at present liv- ing with Mr. L. B. McEntire, in Bush’s Addition. —Capt. W. A. Simpson, of Lock Haven, too lonely to stay at home any longer in a house as large as an ordinary hotel from which all the oth- er members of the family had gone, came up to spend Sunday with the Brockerhoffs. —Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Homan drove down from Pine Grove Mills on Monday and when they started home there were several packages stowed away in the buggy that won’t be seen until Christ- mas morning. Mr. Homan is one of Ferguson township’s money making farmers. —H. A. Detweiler, of Rebersburg, one of the men drawing a top salary among the Miles town- ship teachers, has been an interested attendant at institute this week. Mr. Detweiler is consid- ered a very able instructor and that is the reason he commands more than the average salary. —Mr. and Mrs. John Noll, of Pine street, left for Ford City, Armstrong county, yesterday, where they will spend the holidays with their daughter, Mrs. George Van Dyke. Roberta has been there for some time, so that they will have sort of a family reunion there on Christmas. —Miss Nancy Uhl, a daughter of Thos.” Uhl, of Romola, has been in town during the week, at tending institute. While she is not one of the teaching force of the county she has many friends among the teachers and enjoys the sessions as well as the many little pleasant events between the hours for institute work. —James I. Underwood, whom we all know as “Doc,” was home to spend Sunday with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Underwood, of North Penn street. He is an operator at Renovo, on the P. and E., and says he much prefers ‘“poundin’ brass” to being a soldier. They ‘fooled’ him “once, but will never do it again.” —The fact that he was temporarily crippled up with rheumatism didn’t deter James H. Carner Esq., of Hublersburg, from keeping in on our one dollar list, for on Saturday he sent his son John M. Carner up to fix itup. While we were sorry to hear of our friend's affliction, and can sympa- thize with him, yet we were quite glad to meet the oldest boy of the family, who appears to be a credit to his honorable father. —A. N. Brungard, of Wolf's Store, dropped in for a little call Tuesday evening, after the ad- journment of institute. He is one of the bright young teachers in town and that his services are appreciated can be seen by the fact that he is teaching his third winter in Gregg township. He is a son of H. C. Brungard, of Wolf's Store, one of the prosperous farmers down there and a cousin of sheriff-elect Cyrus Brungard. —Harry McDowell and George Berry were in town, Tuesday, taking a look at the teachers and getting a few mysterious packages that will be opened up in their Abdera home Christmas morn- ing. Mr. Berry dropped in to send our friend J. J. McKibben’s paper tab along for a year and the amused look that was on his face, we knew, was occasioned by an attempt we once made to make a Democrat out of him merely because he moved from Clinton into Centre county. —Nelson A. Confer, a son of Jerome Confer, of Romola, was in town on Saturday attending to a little business for his father and if a pleasant manner and keen, bright appearance are any evi- dence of a trustworthy character Mr. Confer has a son in whose hands he need have no fear of en- trusting most any mission. While here Nelson ordered a Christmas gift for his sister, Mrs. R. M. Butler, of Romola; one that will visit her every week in the year in the form of the WarcnmaN. —Among the many teachers who are in town this week none are having a better time or get- ting more out of the sessions of institute than a quartette of young pedagogues from over at Lin- den Hall. They are headed by J. M. Garbrick, one of Harris township’s best educators, and in clude Irwin W. Zeigler and the two Gettig boys, brothers of S. D. Gettig Esq., of this place. They were among the early arrivals Monday morning and have been enjoying the week’s outing to the fullest extent. —The Bellefonte young women and men who are attending distant schools are fast getting home for the Holidays. Miss Mary Harris Weav- er is back from the National ladies seminary, just outside of Washington ; Miss Otalie Hughes, a student, and Miss Elsie Weaver, an instructor in vocal music, at Kee Mawr college, at Hagers- town, Md., came home last Thursday afternoon. Wilson and Wallace Gephart and Charley McClure are home from Princeton and Coburn Rogers, Bert Blair and the other State boys are back to their homes for the short mid-winter rest from studies. —On the first flood of institute callers Monday came our old friend Tom DeLong, the prominent young Curtin township Democrat, whe had Isaac A. Packer, one of the younger members of the teaching corps out there, in tow. The latterisa staunch Republican but not so bitter as to find Mr. DeLong’s company undesirable. Tom has been a figure in Curtin township politics for some years and was talked of as a possible candidate for recorder last fall. He would have accepted the office of commissioner's clerk, and would have made a good one, but the plum did'nt fall into his hat and he accepted the inevitable with all the philosophy of good Democratic sense. —There is nothing that reminds a parent so forcibly of the ceaseless round of time as when the children marry and leave the old home for one of their own. On Saturday Mr. Shuman Lyon was in to order the WarcuyaN sent to his son Harry, their ouly child, who is married and gone to housekeeping. Of course he lives near the parental home, but not quite near enongh to make one WarcumaN do for both families, so the father came in to send the son [the paper he had taught him to read when a iad. Mr. Lyon carries his 64 years remarkably well and though his hair and beard are almost snow white therefis scarcely a wrinkle to be seen on his face. He says he nev- er gave them time to gather. —Two of about the jolliest visitors we have had in a long time were Reuben B. and John B. Lucas who dropped in here last Saturday after- roon to teil us that they “are a pair of the mean- est Democrats in Kast Boggs.” Of course we didn’t believe it, for it took only a few minutes to discover that they are too good fellows to be mean about anything. Both are farmers and have done some work in the woods too. They are mixed up in ties of relationship [that are rath- er hard to untangle. Their fathers were brothers and their mothers were the McBride sisters, so you see they are double cousins all right enough. Reub is 44 and hasn’t the sign of a gray hair, while John, who is five years younger, is quite grizzled. —The, Misses Mary Griest, cousins, of Union- ville, were in town Wednesday doing some holi- day shopping, —Mrs. Will Cassidy, of Canton, Ohio, is in town to spend the holidays with her father's family, the Andersons, of east Bishop street. —Mr. C. J. Culp, a member of the Senior class of Princeton theological seminary, spent a couple of days this week with Rev. J. T. Scott, of Curtin street. —Instead of coming home to spend his Christ- mas vacation Wallace Reeder will go to Knoxville, Tenn., to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borches. —Miss Florence F. Long a daughter of John B. Long Esq., of Philipsburg, has been among the institute attendants this week. She is stopping at the Bush house. —Misses Adaline Harris and Betty Breeze re- turned from their trip to Pottsville on Wednes- day evening and yesterday morning Miss Helen Hastings came home from quite a long stay in Harrisburg. —W. H. Limbert, of Rebersburg, one of the good teachers down that way, has been finding enough time between sessions of institute to work up the sale ofa very complete and useful reference book for which he has the agency. —Mrs. Eliza M. Campbell, of Linden Hall, whose continued ill health, this fall, has caused her family much concern, is now in Annville, Lebanon county, to stay the winter with her daughter Mrs, Stein, in hopes that a change will prove beneficial. —John H. Beezer, a son of the late John Beezer, and one of the family of boys whose honesty is of thetvery highest type, is taking a little involun- tary rest these days. He is a fireman at Morris’ Buffalo-run kilns, but as the one he is working on is out just now John is taking a rest. —Mr. J. F. Myers, of Ferguson township, was in town yesterday with his manly young son. They were looking about for a few Christmas things. Mr. Myers has lately purchased the Geo. Y. Meek farm up there and will move soon from the Krebs farm, where he has been living for years. —D. B. DeLong, of Romola, spent part of Wed- nesday in Bellefonte straightening up a little anti- holiday business. While he looked quite well he says he has been suffering with an injury in his right side, caused by a fall on the ice two winters ago. Last winter he fell again and hurt himself more seriously, so that he has been almost a con- tinuous sufferer since. —Sarah L. Gray and her daughter, Miss Esther, have closed up their spacious country home in Buffalo Run and gone to Plains, Luzerne county, to spend Christmas with Mrs. Frank Hartsock, nee Gray. After the holidays Mrs. Gray is going to Gettysburg to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Geo. M. Glenn, while Miss Esther will remain at Plains. —On Monday evening part of that crowd of teachers who had so much fun at our expense, one evening just a year, ago/dropped in to say that they were still well and happy. R. J. Snyder, of Walker, and Al. Pletcher, of Nittany, were the tworing leaders and when they came in together we feared for the worst, but fortunately they had a couple of Clinton county gentlemen with them and behaved with a dignity becoming their posi- tion. —We had a pleasant call from Mr. and Mrs Royer, of Spring Mills, last Friday, They were in town that day showing their guests, Mr. and Murs. J. L. Musser, of Belleview, Ohio, the heau- ties of Bellefonte, It was the Mussers’ first trip to Centre county and they liked it so well that they remained three months. Of course the length of their visit is explained by the pleasant manner in which they were entertained while here, particularly by the Royers. —Of course it;was not to be expected that there could be a meeting of the public school directors of Centre county without Pat McDonald being here and, sure enough, he came down from Unionville yesterday morning, dressed up so fine that his own section of road wouldn't know him. Pat has been a director of the Unionville schools for years and he must be a good one, for it takes a good Democrat to be elected to any of- fice in such a Republican strong-hold. —Henry Whiteleather, the stalwart farmer from down at Abdera, was in for a few moments yester- day afternoon. He had been in town for the meeting of the school directors and went home satisfied with the trip. Mr. Whiteleather has some good ideas on common school education and if they were followed up there would be fewer dumb educated boys and girls in the land. An educated dummy is the worst kind and modern, high inleotin school ideas are making lots of em. Announcement. We are authorized to announce that D. W. Eber- hart will be a candidate for Poor Overseer, sub- Joce to the action of the Democratic borough con- erence. Philadelphia Harkets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red ............ 2@74 ¢“ —No. 2. 68@T71 Corn oy @38 ¢ —Mixed. 34@3 O4ts.....omprirnnis Sas Flour— Winter, 2.25@2.40 ‘“ —Penna. Roller. 3.10@3.20 *¢ —Favorite Brand 3.95@4.10 Rye Flour Per Brl.. . 3.25@3.40 Baled hay—Choice ee. 13.00@16.50 i 6 33 13@14.50 Straw 7.00@14.50 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the Puenix Mriring Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes press: Red wheat, .. 67 Rye, per bush 40 Corn, shelled, p: 35 Corn, ears, per bushel. 30 Oats, per bushel, new . 25 Barley, per bushel....... 40 Ground Plaster, per ton. 8 50 Buckwheat, per bushel .......c...ccceceevnrnnnnenn.. 25 Cloverseed, per bushel. $4 00 to $6 90 Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel 35 Onions.......cciieisinne 50 Eggs, per dozen.. 29 Lard, per pound.. 7 Country Shoulders. 6 Sides... 6 Hams.. 10 Tallow, per pound.. Butter, per pound.. co 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 | 3m om | 1y One inch (12 lines this type.............. $598 $10 Two inches.......... wl 7110] 15 Three inches.... .. 10 | 15 | 20 Quarter Column (5 inche: “i 12120 | 30 Half Column (10 inches). we] 20 | 35 | 55 One Column (20 inches).. .| 85 | 65 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional. : : Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions........... 20 cts. Each additional insertion, per line. oh Local notices, per line........ - Business notices, per line.. ..10 ets. 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