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.
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_——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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ?
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——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.
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——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.
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——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.
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——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.
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——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.
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-——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.
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——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.
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——'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.
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——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.
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——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.
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——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.
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——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.
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——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.
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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.
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© ——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.
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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..
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