Deora Wd Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 5, 1900. P. GRAY MEEK, - - EpiToRr. Terms oF SubpscriprioN.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance.................... $1.00 Paid before expiration of year......... Paid after expiration of year............ Discharged the Old, Swore in the New. The ceaseless round of time is told in no more well marked epochs than are to be found in the various county offices in the court house. When we look ahead three or six years seem so far in the future as not to be thought of, yet it will be but to-mor- row when the recorder’s office will again be the scene of a ceremony such as that of last Monday morning, when new officials for Centre county were sworn into office. Those new ones who began the service for which they had been elected will be before the public daily now; their every act to be scrutinized and criticized. Whether they will be successful remains to be seen. It is a condition entirely with them and let us hope that when they come to lay down the duties of office they will leave behind them as satisfactory a record as the quartet of men who have already settled back into the private spheres they left to become public servants. Former sheriff W. M. CRONISTER left town on Saturday for his future home in Huston township, there to engage in the peaceful pursuit of farming. His three years term in the highest office within the gift of the county was marked with signal credit to himself and satisfaction to the friends who supported him. He was a .dignified and courteous official at all times, ever mindful of the business of his office, which was transacted properly—with of- fense to none. Sheriff CRONISTER was an ornament to the office and will ever be remembered as one of the county’s most typical sheriffs. In the retirement of register GEORGE W. RUMBERGER probably the most popular man who has ever been in the court house is relegated to private life. He will re- main in town until spring, when he will move to Unionville, where he will devote part of his time to improving some prop- erty he owns in that place. With a won- derful stock of that graciousness and tact only possessed by the old fashioned school master or country store keeper and a voice as siren like as the croak of a Bald Eagle whippoorwill he inaugurated a combina- tion of official specialties that captivated and held court house visitors against all comers. The *‘S. R. O0.”” sign could have been hung out almost any hour in the day at his office, but the crowds never deterred him a moment in the faithful and prompt dispatch of business. Mr. RUMBERGER’S books are such that the county will be proud to exhibit them in years $0 come and the memory he has left behind him is more than a credit to the party that raised him to the position he filled so hon- orably. Former recorder J. C. HARPER perform- ed his last official act when he adminis- tered the oath of office to treasurer SPEER. He has relinquished the position as keeper of the public records of Centre county with the satisfaction of knowing that his official work has been well done. CAL HARPER has been one of thé most competent men in office the county has ever known and so far as the handling of the business of the recorder’s office is concerned his work stands unchallenged. His faithful deputy, WILLIAM DUKEMAN, who has been asso- ciated with him for three years, will retire also and we feel that it is only fair to him to say that he retires with the good wishes of everyone who has come in contact with him in office. Unobtrusive, courteous and accurate in his work he has made hosts of friends during his stay in the court house and we feel that they will join with us in the wish that he may have success in what ever direction he bends his future efforts. Treasurer HARRISON KLINE quietly slipped into the office he filled “so satisfac- torily for three years and would just as quietly slip out and down to the farm he has purchased below town, but we don’t propose that his going shall he without notice. While a Republican in politics he was nevertheless a good and honest treas- urer and served the people to the best of his ability. Former commissioner THOMAS FISHER was not about the court house on Monday. He has already settled down on his Union township farm, where he is certainly more of a success than he proved as an economic- al house keeper for Centre county. While in office we have no doubt that Mr. FisH- ER did the very best he knew how to do, and for that he should receive credit. All of the new officials were elected on a reform platform and we have no hesitation in making the prediction at this time, the eve of their official careers, that everyone of them will regard himself pledged to a deligent correction of all the evils that have beset the county goverment in past years. We trust that the old and new, alike, will find happiness and something of good cheer in the days that are before them. Kentucky Legislature. FRANKFORT, Ky., January 2—Both houses of the legislature organized at noon by electing the nominees of last night’s democratic caucus. In the house South Trimble, for speak- er received the full fifty-eight democratic votes, and J. P. Haswell all of the forty- two republicans. For president pro tem of the senate, Goebel was elected. The four democratic senators who bolt- ed the caucus last night voted for the cau- cus nominees to-day. Governor W. S. Taylor submitted a message of over 7,000 words, covering state affairs and presenting elaborate reasons for the repeal of the Goebel elec- tion law, which he called the ‘‘infamy of 798 that had demoralized, disturbed and dis graced the state.’’ He recited at length how many citizens had been disfranchised, and claimed that even after the ballots were cast there was injustice in counting the same in the returns. He pointed out the great danger to the commonwealth of all the power at elections being vested in any one party, to the exclusion of all other parties. ——Sucribe for the WATCHMAN. Boers Retreated ! Colonel Pilcher Routed Them From a Laager—Vol- unteers Behaved Well—Canadi and Qi landers Fought as Hard as Regulars.—All Anxious to Fight. BeLMONTS, Cape Colony, January 2.—A dispatch from the Associated Press repre- sentative at Dover farm, dated January 1st, says: Ta mounted force consisting of 100 Ca- nadians of the Toronto company and 200 Queenslanders, commanded hy Colonel Rickards, two guns and a horse battery un- der Major De Rougemont, forty mounted infantry unde: Lieutenant Ryan and 200 of the Cornwall light infantry, the whole com- manded by Colonel Pilcher, left Balmont yesterday at noon on a march westward, covering twenty miles before sunset. The force encamped at Cook’s farm, where the troops were welcomed enthusiastically. At 6 o’clock this morning the force approach- a spot where a laager of the Boers was re- ported. Colonel Pilcher on approaching the position, which was a line of strong kopjes, detached Major De Rougemont with the guns, Torontos and mounted infantry, to work towards the right, making a turn- ing movement himself with the Queens- landers towards the south position. The manceuvre was a complete success. The British shells were the firsts indication of the presence of the troops. The Boers left their laager and opened fire,but the Queens- landers completing the movement, the laager was captured with forty prisoners. The British casualties were two men kill- ed, three wounded and missing. The whole force worked admirably. The two men killed belonged to the Queensland contingent.’’ Another dispatch from dated January 1st, says : The colonial troops, who have been long- ing to be allowed to meet the Boers, have at last been given an opportunity to do so and scored a brilliant success. The raid conducted by Colonel Pilcher was very difficult, owing to the fact that the move- ments of the troops were immediately com- municated to the Boers by natives. In order to prevent this, Colonel Pilcher, in making his forced march from Belmont, left a British trooper at every farm house, with instructions not to allow the natives to leave their huts, the patrols calling the names of the natives hourly in order to pre- vent their escape. In the manceuvre at Cook’s Farm Col- onel Pilcher sent mounted patrols east. One of these, consisting of four men, com- manded by Lieutenant Adye, suddenly en- countered fourteen Boers who opened fire. The lieutenant was severly wounded and Private Butler gave up his horse in order to carry the lieutenant out of range. An- other private, whose horse had bolted, pluckily returned to render assistance. He was wounded in the leg and his horse was killed. Meanwhile Lieutenant Ryan, who had worked magnificently, reported the veldt on the right of the enemy was clear, whereupon Major De Rougement ordered the guns to a trot. They arrived within 1,500 yards of the laager, unlimbered, near the laager. Immediately the enemy could be seen streaming over the kopje. They were completely surprised, but quickly opened a well-directed fire. A representative of the Associated Press had the privilege of carrying an order to the Toaonho company at double quick into action. The order was received with great satisfaction. The company rushed forward until within a thousand yards of the enemy's position, when -it opened a hot fire upon the kopje and completely subdued the Boer fire. The British artillery shelled the position with wonderful accuracy, while Lieutenant Ryan, with mounted infantry, worked round and completely uncovered the fire of the Boers, who had been ensconced in the bushes. : ’ Meanwhile Colonel Pilcher, with the Queenslanders, taking advantage of every cover made a direct attack, the Australians moving slowly but surely. and only shout- ing when they saw the enemy retiring under their steady fire. The Queens- landers behaved with great coolness laugh- ing and chaffing even at the moment of greatest peril. During the advance the Boer fire sud- denly ceased. Thirty-five Boers hoisted a white flag and surrendered. A portion of the Torontos moved across the front of the guns and entered the laager. The Boers had fled. Fourteen tents, three wagons, a great store of rifles, ammuni- tion, forage, saddles and camp equipment and numerous incriminating papers were captured. Tue Boers lost six “killed and twelve wounded. The Torontos stood the gall- ing fire with admirable patience, never wasting a shot. Dover Farm, Fighting in Luzon. Americans Advance and Occupy Cabuyao After a Sharp Engagement. MANILA, January 1—10.30 p.M.—The first movement of a general southern ad- vance occurred this morning when two battalions of the Thirty-ninth infantry landed and occupied Cabuyao, on the south side of Laguna de Bay. Two Americans, were killed and four were wounded. Twenty-four of the enemy’s dead were found in one house. One hundred and fifty prisoners and four six- pounder rapid fire guns were captured. The gunboat Laguna de Bay bombard- ed the town hefore the. disembarkation of the troops from the cascoes, which was made under the ~énemy’s shrapnel fire. The enemy evacuated the place before the charging Americans, retreating to Santa Rosa, to which town they were pursued. Heavy fighting occurred along the road to Santa Rosa which was occupied by the in- surgents retreating south toward Silang. The Americans burned the country be- tween and around Cabuyao. The gunboat returned to Calamba for reinforcements and thence came to Ma- nilato fetch ammunition. She recently captured two of the enemy’s steam launches one under the fire of artillery atCalamba and also four cascoes loaded with rice. Other regiments are mobiliz- ing to-night at San Pedro Macati and Pasig, preparatory to continuing the southern advance. Knows More than People Thought He Did. From the Philadelphia Record. Governor Tanner, of Illinois, has proved himself more of a man than he was sus- pected of being. He certainly is gifted with the faculty of observation and de- duction. He announces that he will not be a candidate for re-election to the Gov- ernorship in Illinois. Not every states- man is so gifted as to know when to retire. Assistant principal James R. Hughes, of the Acadamy, was able to be out yesterday, after several days confine- ment to his room with a cold. How the Trusts Help Us. From the Butler Herald. Some over zealous rz2opie still assert that ‘‘ the foreigner ..;s the tariff.” Very little study of tue tactics of the borax trust will open their eyes. When McKinley in- creased the duty on borax, in 1890, the borax trust promptly raised the price of re- fined borax from 8} to 9}cents per pound. When Wilson,in 1894, reduced . the dnty from 2 to 5 cents per pound the trust lower- ed the price from 8 to 5 cents. When Dingley in 1898 put the duty back to 5 cents per pound the trust raised the price to 7} cents where i has been held during the past year. The same trust sells borax in Europe for three and one-half cents per dound, while it charges us as above» A DDITIONAL LOCALS. ——The King bridge company has se- cured the contract for the new steel bridge at Mill Hall. The structure is to be 160£s. long and 16fs. wide and will cost $4,500. er ——The week of prayer, beginning with next Sunday, will be observed in St. John’s Lutheran church; services beginning at 7:30. The holy communion will be cele- brated on Sunday the 14th instant. ——— eee ——~Col. and Mrs. W.F.Reeder entertained the Bellefonte chapter, D. A. R., at their handsome home on north Allegheny street Tuesday evening. The interior was hung with flags in such a manner as to give a most striking effecs. As a little surprise for the Daughters Mrs. Reeder had invited the Sons to participate in the meeting. — ——The thirtieth annual ball of the Lo- gan Engine Co., was given in the armory New Year’s night and attracted a great crowd. Dancing was continued ’till a late hour and everything passed off pleasantly for the company, as well as for their guests. The committee in charge was made up of George Eberhart, chairman, John T. Lau- rie, James Hull, Michael Shields and John Morrison. beni ——On Christmas night at the Sunday School Entertainment in the Methodist Episcopal church the recitations, by Miss Elizabeth Faxon were so surprisingly good that her audience fairly shouted with de- light. She has taken several prizes at the Lock Haven Normal in the last two years for elocution but her home people had no idea how good she was til Monday night and then they accorded quite an ovation. A tn ——Mr. John Frederick Weaver has an- nounced the marriage of his daughter, Miss Rachel Elizabeth Weaver, to J. Grafius Petriken. The wedding was performed at the bride’s home in Clearfield and was very unostentatious, owing to recent deaths in the family. The bride and groom are both well known in this place. Mrs. Petriken has frequently visited at the home of John P. Harris, on Linn street, and her husband, when a resident of Lock Haven, frequently came up here to par- ticipate in our ball games. Their homed will be at 111 Rochelle Ave., Wissahickon, Philadelphia. abe A Lucky FIRE.—Fires, as a usual thing, are not lucky, but it certainly must be called a lucky fire which, after having had a fair start on the road to destroying a valuable property, will go out of its own accord. There was just such a fire in J. M. Parker’s store at Curtin’s Works on Tues- day night. The floor about the stove caught ‘fire and burned entirely away, leaving the stove fall through into the foundation, where the fire went out with- out doing any further damage, and where |. it was discovered in the morning. : —— ene. THE LINDEN HALL LUMBER Co’s. MILL BURNED. — About 8 o'clock Saturday night the saw mill near Linden Hall, owned and operated by the Linden Hall Lumber Co., was discovered to be on fire and was soon so completely ablaze as to be beyond saving. The mill had not been in operation for two days and while there was a small fire under the boilers the origin of the conflagration is a mystery. People who passed the place as late as 7 o'clock that evening say that they saw no signs of a fire, but before the watchman arrived to begin his night’s vigil and 8 o’clock it was burning furiously. Fortunately the wind was in an opposite direction from the lamber yards, where thousands of dollars in sawed lumber might have added to the loss. As it was the mill and about 125,000 shingles burned. The loss is estimated at about $3,000. : ep pmo K. G. E. OFFICERS.—Bellefonte castle K. G. E. No. 357, recently elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing six month’s term. Past chief, B. D. Tate; noble chief, W. Harrison Walker; vice chief, J. S. McCar- ger; high priest, Geo. Taylor; venerable hermit, James Schofield; ‘master of records, E.E. Ardery; clerk of exchequer, W. H. Taylor; keeper of exchequer, L. H. Wian; sir herald, Dr. W. H. Kochler; worthy bard, A. Lukenb..ch, worthy chamberlain, H. D. Gehret; ensign, S. D. Gettig; esquire, T. M. Barnhart; first guardsman, J. K. Johnston; second guardsman, A. V. Hamil- ton; trustee, John Yearick; representative to the grand castle, James Schofield. tre Qs To START ABOUT FEBRUARY 1ST.-— Work is progressing very satisfactorily at the match works and when seen at his of- fice yesterday manager Joseph L. Mont- gomery stated that he thought the plant would be ready to begin work about Feb. 1st, with between seventy-five and one hundred hands. When the work of match making begins no visitors will be allowed in the place. This exclusion of all but employees will not be done so much hecause of the secrecy of the process as on. account of the great element of danger there is in the running about of inexperienced people in a factory of that sort. Match factories, nowhere, are accessible to visitors and the Bellefonte Litre TRixXIE.—f ‘Little Trixie’’ which will appear at Garman’s, Friday, Jan. 12th, is one of the class of plays that have be- come popular of late years under the name of musical or operatic comedies. In other countries they are called musical melo- dramas. May Smith Robbins, the star of the attraction, is a magnetic little lady who has a faculty of making friends and admir- ers in every city she appears. She is a good singer, a wonderful dancer, and her power of mimicry is fine. She has been taken successively for a German, French and Irish girl, in the character she assumes, and being of pure Celtic origin she certain- ly displays great versatile power. She is supported by a company of clever people who produce some high class specialties. a... MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur- ing the past week : D. P. Smith, of Feidler, and Nellie Brindel, of Rebersburg. Forest J. Stoverand Lottie Leitzell, both of Aaronsburg. Alfred W. Winkleblech, of Penn town- ship, and Lulu Detweiler, of Aaronsburg. Frank Cowher, and Sarah Robinson, both of Taylor township. Thomas G. Boalick and Vera I.. Jones, both of Philipshurg. Clarence L. Weaver, of Ferguson town- ship, and Annie Young, of Patton Twp. Harry E. Garbrick, of Bellefonte, and Lousia E. Crissman, of Pittsburg. Harry Munson and Annie F. Beals, hoth of Philipshurg. Joseph W. Lytle and Alice R. Markley, both of Snow Shoe. Ezra W. Carson, of Spring township,an d Catharine L. Shrefiler, of State College. William A. Briggs and Florence Wian, both of Bellefonte. Frank C. Croyle and Mary Pilkington, both of Philipsburg. John Bowers, of Julian, and Lyda Bath- urst, of Mt. Eagle. Chas. H. Croak, of Lock Haven, and Lyda Butler, of Romola. Floyd O. Biddle and Ella Irene Wil- liamson, both of Julian. Frank L. Carter, of Punxsutawney, and Belle Saylor, of Bellefonte. Herbert Cohan, Farrandsville, and Anna E. Rossman, of Spring Twp. ———O meres THE GROWING ACADEMY :—The Acad- emy will resume its work in all depart- ments on Tuesday, January 9th, under the most favorable auspices it has ever experi- enced. The conscientious and thorough work done at this school has been drawing larger numbers of students each succeeding year so that today the accommodations for hoarders are crowded and the need for an- other building is most marked. - The’man- agement surely is to be congratulated upon this realization of ambitious hopes and we trust the day is not far distant when a new building will crown the brow of the hill, increasing the facilities and enlarging the scope of the academical work which has been committed to this institution. The teachers in the faculty are all se- lected with reference to their proficiency in the particular branches they are called upon to teach, and as they are nearly all college graduates and thoroughly experi- enced it is hardly any wonder that the graduates hold their own in every college which they finally enter. ape EXPLODING DYNAMITE KILLED A MAN AT SALONA.—Last Friday afternoon three sticks of dynamite exploded in the shanty that was used for an office at the Bellefonte Lime Company’s operation at Salona; com- pletely demolishing the building and kill- ing Grant Bathurst, an employe at the quarries. : The kiln shooter had taken the dyna- mite into the office to warm it up prepara- tory to making some shots. It had short fuses and caps attached and it was his in- tention to remain until he had heated it properly. Being called to lend a hand at some repair work being made to the stone chute he put the explosive down beside the stove and went out. There were some boys in the shanty at the time and it is supposed that they started to play with the fuse and touched it to the stove, for all | of a sudden they ran out, pell mell, and no sooner had they ‘left than a terrific report was heard. The explosion shook the whole community, throwing shattered tim- bers in all directions. One side of the building seemed to be hurled intact at Grant Bathurst, who happened to be ap- proaching at the time. It crushed in his breast and mangled his legs so that he liv- ed only a little while after being carried to the Krape undertaking establishment. Another portion of the building fell on a little boy named Toner, but his father rescued him, unhurt. James Caldwell, another workman, was. knocked down by the explosion, but was able to go to work next day. : Bathurst was assistant postmaster at | Rote and his remains were taken to his home there, on Friday evening. The in- terment was made at Cedar Hill cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Deceased is sur- vived by a wife and one child. Qf pr ——Moses A. Loeb, the senior member of the clothing firm of M. Loeb & Sons, of DuBois, who died suddenly with heart disease, on Wednesday of last week, was well known in this place. ll ll I ——Mrs. Mary A. Eyer, wife of David Eyer, of Warriors-mark valley, died last Thursday evening, after an illness of six months. She was 54 years old and is sur- vived by a husband and four children. Mrs. Maggie Hartzell, of Pleasant Gap, was a sister and Miles and Alexander Dixon, of Warriorsmark, brothers: of the deceased. interment was made in the Tyrone ceme- plant will not be an exception tothe rule. tery Sunday morning. MRS. ANNA VAN PELT :—Mrs. Anna Van Pelt died Saturday evening, December 30th, at about nine o’clock, at her home in Centre Hall, at the age of forty-six years and eighteen days, of pleuro-pneumonia. Just about a week before her death Mrs. Van Pelt contracted a severe cold to which no special attention was paid, except te apply household remedies. On Christmas day, however, her condition became such that she sought a comfortable bed and called for medical aid. Her case was not considered serious by her family physician, and yet the disease did not seem to respond to the treatment she was receiving. Friday afternoon Dr. Seibert, of Bellefonte, paid his first visit to the patiens, and after a thorough examination diagnosed the case as stated above, at the same time inform- ing her children that there was little hope of their mother’s recovery. This conclu- sion was based on correct medical science, and it only required a very brief period to prove its truthfulness. Mrs. Van Pel gradually grew weaker, although main- taining her mental faculties to the very last minute. She at all times had a dis- tinct perception of her condition, and a few minutes previous to her death stated to those around her that she was growing cold and that death was nigh. To her daughter she said, ‘‘I am going home,?”’ and those were the last words spoken by that mother to that closely knit family circle, and a pleasant recollection they should be. Death came quickly and quietly ; no struggle, simply passing away, like time. The news of the sad death was a shock to everyone who heard it, and it seems as unreal to-day as it did when the first voice spoke it. A cloud of gloom seemed to spread over the entire community—where there was mirth, sadness came, the frivol- ous sought quietude, and the sober medi- tated. The funeral took place Tuesday morning wterment being made at Centre Hall. Rev. J. M. Rearick, ‘of the Lutheran church, who conducted the services, spoke feelingly of the deceased after his discourse. He paid a most beautiful tribute to her life when he said that she had the greatest love for her children and that her love was reciprocated by them. Mrs. Van Pelt was a daughter of ex- sheriff John Spangler, and was born in Adamsburg, Snyder county, Pa., Decem- ber 12th, 1853. On February 21st, 1878, she was married to Harry D. Van Pelt, in Centre Hall. Three children were born to them, two of whom, John and Helen Ro- melia, survive. A little daughter, Bessie M., died September, 1889, at the age of one year, and on May 3rd, 1890, the father de- parted this life. Mrs. Van Pelt was a member of the Lutheran church and a woman highly thought of by all who knew her ; she was kind and tender-hearted ; always pleasant and never aimed to make others unhappy by her own discomforts or physical. ail- ments, but always had an air of cheerful- ness about her. Cut flowers and floral figures did what they could to lessen the sorrows of the motherless children and others of kin. Her father and mother, and three broth- ers, namely, Col. J. L. Spangler, of Phila- delphia ; Howard and Reuben, of Hastings, are the remainder of the Spangler family, this having been the first death in that sirele. = I Bol _ DEATH OF MRS. SUSANNA STEPHENS, — The vicinity of Port Matilda was saddened ‘on the (ay after Christmas by. thé news of the death of Mrs. Susanna. Stephens. She had been in. poor health for about two years and recently contracted ‘a cold which terminated in pneumonia. Deceased, a daughter of Jobn and Susanna Gill, was born Feb: 5th, 1832, and died Dec. 26th, 1899, aged 67 years, 10 months and 21 days. Her childhood days were passed in Clearfield county, Half Moon valley, this county, and in the village where she resisded at the time of her de- mise. She was married to Samuel Steph- ens, June 4th, 1848, and ‘he preceded her to the grave in 1893. ‘She was a faithful and very active member of the Methodist church since she was 15 years of age, and her name stands sécond on the list of the first class organized in Port Matilda, which met at a very early day in the history of that town in a room fitted up for meetings, near where the store of Aaron Reese now stands. ent M. E. church since its dedication in 1869, except a short time when she resided near Martha Furnace, and attended serv- ices at thas church. : ’ She was buried in the. new Methodist cemetery on Thursday, December 28th. A large concourse attended the funeral and the public schools under the direction of Prof. Mumma, the principal, attended in a body. The services were conducted by the Rev. White, her pastor ; Rev. Downing, the Baptist minister, and Rev. Elmer Will- iams. Rev. Downing paid one of the most eloquent and beautiful tributes to the de- ceased we have ever listened to. Of vener- | able age himself his words brought tears to the eyes of nearly all present. , ‘ She leaves to survive her three brothers Josiah: W. Gill, of Madera, Clearfield county ; James T. Gill, Linwood, Dela- ware county, and Samuel R. Gill and three sisters, Mrs. - Catharine Baumgarner, of Bradford, Ohio; Mrs. Martha Bloom, of near Curwensville,and Miss Caroline Dixon, of Cambria eounty. Also four sons, Abed- nego, P. Stephens, Ramey, Clearfield county ; John H., Joseph A. and David R. P. and three daughters, Mrs. Annie 'Os- man and. Mrs. Mildred M. Price, of Port. Matilda, and Mrs. Mary E. Williams, of Roland, this county. No eulogy of ours can add to the esteem . in which she was held hy all those who knew her. A devout christian lady, a faithful and devoted wife, a loving mother and a kind and generous neighbor has gone. to her eternal rest and the calm assurance with which she approached death leaves no doubt of her happiness hereafter. + * .. ARTHUR J. MUSSER. —Arthar J. Musser died at the home of his father Emanuel aged 53 years, died at his home in Beech Musser, near State College, at 11:30 o’clock ‘yesterday morning.. He had been in a decline for about two years, with nervous troubles brought on by over-work while employed in a furnish- ing goods establishment in Allegheny. At the time of his collapse he went to his home in the country near the College, with the hope that rest and quiet there would help him, but all to no purpose. He grew worse instead of better and finally death released him from a pitiable condi- tion. ; . Deceased was 34 years. old last October and is survived by a widow with a little son and daughter, besides his parents and sisters and brothers, among whom are Mrs. D. O. Etters, W. Fred Musser and Boyd A. Musser of this place. Services will be held at the Musser home on Saturday afternoon at 12:30, after which the hody will be taken to Shiloh for burial. She has heen almost constant in | her attendance of services held in the pres- |. DR. HENSYL'S SUDDEN DEATH.—This community was greatly shocked on Mon- day when the announcement of the death of Dr. Lot. R. Hensy was made. It had not been known shat he was ill, consequent ly his death was an unexpected blow to even many of his neighbors in Howard. He had not been in his usual vigor for some time, but had continue his active practice right up to the day before his death. On Sunday evening he remained at home while his wife and daughters went to church and feeling ill, shortly after they bad lets the house, he sent for them. Soon after he suffered severe hemorrhages from the stomach and bowels and notwithstand- ing the most heroic efforts to save him he sank steadily until his death, which occur- red just before 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. Deceased was born on the 6th of January, 1840, near Trevorton, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John D. Hensyl an extensive lumber mer- chant and farmer of that place. He re- mained under the parental roof until seven- teen years of age, when he went to Phila- delphia and began clerking in the coal of- fice of his uncle, where he remained for sey- eral months. Resurning home he worked for his father during the summer in a saw- mill, while through the winter season he attended school until twenty years old, thus acquiring a good education; he then began reading medicine with Dr. S. S. Smith, but on the outbreak of the civil war laid aside his books and enlisted in Co. D, 520d P. V. 1, under Captain James Chamberlain. For over three years he served and helped to storm all the forts in South Carolina. At Morris Island he was detailed as shipping clerk, and by special orders was sent to Jacksonville, Fla., where he served in that capacity for three months. By order of Gen. Foster he then returned to Morris Island, and was in the ordnance department until discharged in 1864. Re- turning home he again resumed the study of medicine with Dr. C. P. Herrington, of Ashland, Pa., remaining with him for two and one half years, and in 1866 and 1867 attended lectures at the Jefferson Medical college. On receiving his diploma Dr. Hensyl located at Howard where he soon built up an extensive practice which his skill and ability justly merited. Dr. Hensyl was united in marriage to Miss Sarah E. Hein, daughter of an Evan- gelical minister of Lebanon, Pa. His wife and five children survive to mourn his loss. The children are Mrs. William Weber, Louise, Anna, William and George, all of Howard. Fraternally Dr. Hensyl held membership in the I. O. O. F., and G. A. R., and Veteran Legion, belonging to the local orders at Howard ; politically he was a staunch Republican. A talented, cultared gentleman, he held an honorable position among his professional brethren and in social circles also stood high. The funeral took place yesterday after- noon at 1:30 from the Evangelical church 3 Howard. Interment in Schenck’sceme- ery. : : I Il Miss BELLA Br Mi Bella Bell, well known to the older residents of Bellefonte, died at the home of her nephew, Chas. McClellan, on east Lamb street, about noon, on Sunday, Dec. 24th. She had been ill for more than a year with cancer and as the last three months of her life were spent in bed, where she patiently bore her suffering, her death was antici- pated as a blessed release from the effects of a malady that was ‘incurable. Happiest of all she was a woman fitted by a long and useful chtistian life to meet her Master'and | enter upon the glories in store” for the blest. i : She was born in Carlisle, Penna., Sept. 30th, 1826, making her ‘age 73 years, 2 months and 24 days. For the past fifty years she has been a resident of Bellefonte, She was a conscientious christian lady and a member of the M. E, church and for many years sang in the choir. While not a trained nurse yetshe played the part of a ministering angel to many sick and af- flicted ones in this community who will ever remember her and bless her for what she did for them. : The deceased issurvived by two brothers, James Bell, of Hollidaysburg, and Thomas Bell, of Bellwood. She was an aunt of Chas. and Wm. McClellan, of this place. The funeral took place Wednesday after- noon Dec. 27th, at 2 o'clock. Dr. W. A. Stephens officiated and interment was made in the Union cemetery. Maup V. SL the many sad deaths that occurred in this community during the Holidays was that of Miss Maud V. Schenck, of Howard, who died in the Lock Haven hospital, on Friday, Dec. nd . She was the only daughter of post mas- ter and Mrs. Hayes Schenck, of that place and had been ill with appendicitis for four weeks. “On the Monday before her death she was taken to the hospital to undergo an operation, which was performed on the following Thursday. At first she rallied from it, but peritonitis developed later and caused her death. Miss Schenck was eighteen years old last September and had just reached a period in life when her virtues were most radiant and her sweet life most precious to her par- ents. She was a member of the Evangeli- cal church; being a choir singer, and had a host of friends who were deeply affected by her sad death. ’ The remains were brought to her home in Howard and on Christmas morning they were tenderly laid away in the Schenck cemetery. : ——Samuel Lynn, one of the best known residents of Sandy Ridge, was found lying in one of the fields of his farm, near that place, last Wednesday evening. At first it was thought he had frozen to death, but. physicians say it was'a case of apoplexy. Deceased had been hauling manure from his barn in town out to the farm and when he did not return in a reasonable time a. search was made for him with the above re- sult. He had been postmaster of Sandy Ridge for more than seven years. He was. | 62 years old and is survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters.’ | ll ll ——Last Saturday evening John Robb, Creek from aun attack of typhoid fever.. The case is a particularly distressing one, as. the entire family has been afflicted with. the disease. On Dec. 17th, Lottie, the nineteen year old daughter died, and at that time her father and two of the other children were ill. Rev. Frick of the Bap- tist church conducted funeral services over the father’s reinains on Sunday and inter- ment was made at Beech Creek. ogee —Sarah Margaret Mattern, aged one year and three months, died at the home: of William R. Way, of Half Moon, her grand-father, on last Thursday. She was the daughter of Wilbur B. Mattern, of Al- toona, and had been down in this county spending Christmas. Mrs. Mattern was. with her child when it died, but Mr. Mat- tern had returned to Altoona, little think- ing of the sad loss he was so soon to suf-- fer.