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Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 5, 1900.
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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.
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——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.
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——~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.
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——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.
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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.
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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. :
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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——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.
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——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. =
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_ 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. : :
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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.’
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——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.