services, it is not intended thatany public money shall be devoted to that purpose. Whilst a design may be adopted which will include a statue of Gov. Curtin, the money necessary therefor will be provided by his personal friends, a considerable amount of which has been pledged by persons outside of the county. All the money not special- ly designated for Gov. Curtin’s statue will go into the soldiers’ monument proper. The money contributed by the county, that which is collected through the schools, that which the Grand Army posts of the county will contribute and other sums of like char- acter will be devoted exclusively to the monument to our soldiers. If in the end either a statue of Gov. Curtin or his work in reference to the soldiers’ orphans and raising of the Pennsylvania Reserve corps may be embodied in the general statue, these features of the monument will not draw upon the general funds so collected. It is hardly necessary for us to appeal to the patriotism of the people of our county to remember the services rendered by our dead heroes and to perpetuate that memory in enduring form. Centre county contrib- uted even more than her full quota of sol- diers for the army of the Union during the Civil war and, as these men came from every section of the county, and it is hop- ed to preserve the name of each one upon the monument, it is but fair to expect that every portion of the county will contribute liberally to the erection of the soldier’s monument. Personal remembrance of our dead heroes, county pride, devotion of our country and the perpetuation of these noble feelings and instincts by an object lesson to coming generations are truly mo- tives sufficient to induce every citizen of Centre county to havea hand in the pro- posed monument. The 22nd of February instant, as is well known, has been, by resolution of the school directors and teachers of the schools in the county, set apart as Memorial Day. The purpose of its observance will be specially to call to the minds of the pupils the sacrifices made and the services render- ed by the citizen soldiers of Centre county that we might enjoy the blessings of liberty and a united country, and at the same time to ask all the citizensand pupils to contrib- ute whatever they might feel able to do toward the erection and construction of the soldiers’ monument. All the expenses connected with gather- isg this money have been provided for in other ways, so that nota dollar of it will be used for any other purpose than for the monument to the soldiers of Centre county proper. The name of every donor will be preserved, together with the amount con- tributed, and it is bardly necessary for us to assure our fellow citizens that every farthing will be fully accounted for and judiciously expended, with the view of se- curing the very best results possible with the funds provided. We appeal to all our citizens to lend a hand in making this Memorial Day a greatsuccess in every way. Let the results of the day make the sol- diers’ monument a certainty. JAMES A. BEAVER. D. F. FORTINEY, S. H. WILLIAMS, GEo0. M. Boar, W. C. PATTERSON, W. H. Fry, JorN G. UZZLE, JoHN Q. MILES. S. H. BENNISON, W. A. KRISE, T. E. ROYER, ‘W. A. ToBI1AS, Jas. A. THOMPSON, C. T. FRYBERGER, H. C. HOLTER, ADDITIONAL LOC ALS. The attraction at Garman’s tomorrow night will be ‘‘She Stoops to Conquer,” Goldsmith’s famous comedy. > ——T. B. Everett has purchased the store goods of W. C. Krader, in the Hoster- man building, at Coburn, and will contin- ue the business, himself, after March 1st. Sa ——An order has just been issued from the Adjutant General’s department order- ing the honorable discharge of the officers of the 17th Reg. P. G. P. The officers of the provisional regiment had never received their discharge. Cap’t. Amos Mullen, Lieutenants Harris and Bower are the ones effected in Bellefonte. —o%e ——Mrs. William McKan died at her home in Mackeyville, last Friday morning, with dropsy. She had been a resident of that place for forty years and was thirty years a member of the Disciple church. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Daniel Ul- rich and Mrs. Uriah Reifsnyder, of Mill- heim, and of Emanuel Bower, of near Aa- ronsburg. — Po ——A most disgusting and disgraceful scene was permitted at the passenger sta- tion of the Pennsylvania railroad on Wed- nesday night when a cowardly scoundrel viciously assaulted his daughter and kicked her flat onto the brick pavement and hit her again and again as she tried to get up. A policeman was there,but of course no one expected him to interfere for ours never do and the authorities don’t demand it of them and even the bystanders looked on, unmoved, until the girl crawled up and started away. Bring on the flag now and hurrah and rant of American manhood. Manhood, but good Lord deliver us from the kind we see here every day. 2 rep MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk A. G. Archey dur- ing the past week : Edward Clayton Bressler and Annie Jane Leitzell, both of Aaronsburg. Edward Marshall and Bessie Norris, both of South Philipsburg. John D. Dreibelbis, of State College, and Laura Teresta Keichline, of Rock Springs. CHEERING NEWS FROM PROF. WEAVER. —The friends of Prof. Geo. W. Weaver, of Clearfield, of whom there are many in this county will be pleased at the contents of the following note. It is in answer to an account of his affliction with paralysis and the possibility of his having to withdraw from educational work published in a re- cent issue of the WATCHMAN. CLIFTON SPRINGS, N. Y., Feb. 1st, 1900. Ep1TOR WATCHMAN : Dear Sir :—I have spent nearly five weeks here and Iam happy tosay that have improved very much in that time. I came here using a cane—since Aug. Now I walk 3 miles daily without a cane. Iam going home next week and hope to take up my work again. Yours truly, G. W. WEAVER. — 0 CENTRE HALL’S NEW BOARD OF TRADE. —That Centre Hall’s determination to “keep a movin’? is more than mere talk was demonstrated by the organization of a Board of Trade in that place recently. The town has been fairly teeming with busi- ness schemes, but there has been no or- ganized agency through which they could be handled, but with an active Board of Tradeall will be different. While the Board in Bellefonte has not been such as to inspire much respect for such bodies, yet the well known business progressiveness of the men at the head of Centre Hall's organization is enough, in itself, to insure good results over there. The board is made up of F. M. Crawford, Dr. G. W. Hosterman, B. D. Brisbin, F. W. Crawford and S. W. Smith. ade SHE ST00PS T0 CONQUER.’’—Tomorrow night the college boys will be here with their play and there is likely to be a fine house. Many of the ladies of the town have taken a personal interest in the pro- duction and there has heen a good advance sale. The play is one bristling with fun and frolic throughout. Every one laughs at Tony Lumpkin’s pranks and his insincerity, Marlow’s bashfulness, Miss Hardcastle’s coyness, Mrs. Hardcastle’s fear of being at- tacked by robbers on Heavytree Heath, Squire Hardcastle’s discomfiture at being outdone by Hastings and Marlow. Miss Eeville’s efforts to obtain her jewels and to flee afford pleasure for all. After a terrible outburst of rage at the actions of Marlow, "Squire Hardcastle is, led to see his mistake by his daughterand gladly gives to Marlow his daughter’s hand, wishing them happi- ness and joy, and that as Marlow ‘‘has heen mistaken in the mistress may he never be mistaken in the wife.” +0 MAJ. HASTINGS GETS TWO YEARS AND A HALF.—Maj. Wm. H. Hastings was sentenced to undergo.imprisonment of two and one-half years in the penitentiary on last Friday. Ie had been in Moyamen- sing prison, Philadelphia, ever since his ar- rest here five months ago, and wasawaiting sentence on the charge of obtaining money on bogus invoices of goods to which he plead guilty." itor : Judge Bregy Friday sentenced Major Hastings to two years and six months’ im- prisonment from the date of his commit- ment, some five months ago. Hastings pleaded guilty on September 26th to three indictments, charging him with making bogus invoices for goods and to obtaining $5,000 on false pretenses. The prosecutor was President Wagner, of the Third National hank, who said that Hastings made bogus invoices for goods alleged to have heen shipped to Australia in 1895. Hastings went to Paris, where he was located through scurrilous letters, making charges against his brother, the then Governor. When he returned to this country he was arrested. He was at one time a well-known business man here. ET ——James L.Mauck, of Flemington, has lost his mind over politics and has been taken to the Danville asylum. ae 5 The Semi-Annual Examination at St. John’s School. The result of the semi-annual examina- ation at St. John’s schools in this place have been reported by the Sisters in charge as follows: E1cHTH GRADE. Gertrude Little 70 Nellie Flack 97.4 Harold Storm 69 Hen’ta Pacini 97 Edward Daily 65 Ter’sa Shields 97 Frank Bosh 63 Agnes Shields 96.1 Mare Gherrity Ab Kate M’Gowan 93.5 May Cody . Kate Conroy 74.3 SECOND GRADE. Frank Graham 90.3 Benedict Beczer 95 May Judge Mary Fatsock 93 SECTION. Chas. Ryan 92 Arthur Brown 98 Katie Cody 87 Mary Brown 97.2 T. Shaughnessy 83 Helen Ceader 96.3 Fred Parks 82 Ambrose Sherry 92.5 Jo’e Kohlbecker 80 Linn Graham 92.5 Norman Storm 75 Mary Daily 86.66 John Ward 74 Agnes M’Gowan Ab. An’d M’Cafferty 74 SIXTH GRADE. Oscar Sherry 3 Daniel O'Leary 95 Joseph Brown 68 Fred Hull 95 John Parks 67 Kath’e Brown 95 Elsie Green 63 Marie Walsh 94.4 Helen Fox 61 John Pacini 93.4 Stella Kane 54 Frank Doll 93 H’en M’Cafferty Fenton Conroy 92.2 A. M’Nicholas LAD B. Shaughnessy 92.1 Agnes Gherrity J , Mary Doll 88.3 Donald McCoy | Jas. Gallagher 86.6 Mary Martin 100 Mary Wilson 79.1 James Connolly 100 Frank M’Mahon 77.1 Willie Daily 92 Sallie Flack 74 Helen Hull 90 Kate Daily 72.7 Richard Ryan 78 Ger’de Gallagher Ab. Joseph Toner 78 FourTH GRADE. Paul Brown " A. Shaughnessy 98.9 James Fox 71 Wilfred Miller 93.4 Mary Baney 61 Mam. Connolly 92.4 Arthur Haupt) AL Edward Brown 93.4 T. M’Nicholas| 4" May Brown 89 FIRST GRADE, Anthony Brown 89 Margaret Baney 95 Harris Sourbeck 85.4 Mary Toner 95 Ed. Shields 42.1 Donald Storm 90 Rose Beezer 72.5 Arthur Brown 85 Lucy Storm 71.6 Leo Toner 85 F. Kohlbecker 71.2 Christ’er Frank 80 Jos’ine Haupt 68.1 Marg’et Redding 70 Clar. Gallagher 67.3 Stephen Cushion 60 Leo Sherry 50.8 John O’Leary Ab. THIRD GRADE, Winifred Flack ** Annie Conroy 99 James Kane re Martin Miller 92 Mary Graham Richard Brown 87 Kate McCoy te Chas. Martin 81 Agnes Kane ' Jos. O'Leary 78 Emma Toner Scott Graham 74 Willie Conroy Wm. Ward 72 Nellie Connolly Margaret Walsh 71 John Shoeman ““ “ ““ ‘ The Farmers’ Institutes Next Week. Two institutes for the farmers of Centre county will be held in this county next week, under the direction of the State Board of Agriculture. The first is scheduled for Unionville on Wednesday and Thars- day, Feb. 14th and 15. The other will be held at Howard on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16th and 17th. The programs for the sessions are as follows : AT UNIONVILLE, FEB. 14th AND 15TH. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 1:30. Prayer. A Welcome,—OQwen Underwood, Union- ville. A Response,— Enos H. Hess, State College. Feeding and Management of Cows,— Joel A. Herr, Member of State Board of Agriculture for Clinton Co., Pa. Winimore Hogs,—A4. Judson Smith, New Millport, Clearfield Co., Pa. WEDNESDAY EVENING, 7:00. Prayer. Query Box. Recitation. ‘“What shall the Rural Schools Teach,’’— Dr. H. P. Armsby, Director Ex. Station, State College. Training for Our Life Work,—Mr. Hess. What Education does the Farmer Need ? —John A. Woodward. THURSDAY MORNING, 9:30. Query Box. Economic Fertilization of Farms,— Mr. Herr. Results of 16 years of Experiments with Commercial Fertilizers, Yard Manure and Lime.—Mr. Hess. Contagious Disease of Cattle,—Dr. John E. Spindler, Tyrone, Pa. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 1:30. Query Box. Breeds and Breeding,—Mr. Smith. What Does Your Title Include ?—Ellis L. Orvis, Esq., Bellefonte. The Foot : Its Construction and Care in the Shod and Unshod Horse,—Dr. Spindler. THURSDAY EVENING, 7:00. Query Box. Recitation. Children’s Part in Home Adornments, —Mr. Herr. Mind and Muscle,—Mr. Hess. Home Economics,—Mr. Smith. The chairmen of the various committees at Unionville are Owen Underwood, J. H. Stover, Joseph A. Brugger, Mrs. N. A. Stover, S. H. Emerick, W. T. Harper and E. J. Williams. At HowARrD, FEB. 16TH AND 17TH. FRIDAY MORNING, 10:15. Prayer—Rev. I. N. Bear, Howard, Pa. A Welcome—Rev. A. P. Wharton, How- ard, Pa. A Response—Joel A. Herr, representing the State Board of Agriculture. The Poultry Business all Right—A. Judson Smith, New Millport, Pa. A Paper—Issac S. Frain, Abdera, Pa. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 1:30. QUERY Box. Improvement—George D. Johnson, Mt. Eagle. Fertility and Fertilizing—John A. Wood - ward. Results and Experiments with Commercial Fertilizers, Yard Manure and Lime—E. H. Hess, State College, Pa. FRIDAY EVENING, 7:00. Education of Farmers’ Children—Mr. Herr. Our Forests—Dr. J. T. Rothrock, State Chairman of Forestry, Harrisburg. SATURDAY MORNING, 9:30. QUERY Box. The New Supervisor—Mr. Smith. Nature Study in the Public Schools—Mr. Hess. Butter Making—D. R. Wilson, Howard, Pa. The Dairy Cow and her Disease—Dr. J. E. Spindler, Tyrone. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 1:30. QUERY Box. Food and Feeding of Farm Animals—Mr. Herr. ! What « Farm Title Includes—Ellis IL. Orvis, Esq., Bellefonte. The Foot—Its construction and care in the shod and unshed Horse—Dr. Spindler. The chairren of the committees in charge of the Howard institute are J. Newlin Hall, Charles V. Woodward, Wil- bur F. Hall, Geo. D. Johnston and Mrs. Fred. Schenck. THE FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL GLEE CLUB.—A propos of the coming of the Franklin and Marshall college glee and mandolin clubs on Wednesday evening, February 21st, we publish the following clipping from the Martinsburg, W. Va., Evening World. The glee club of Franklin and Marshall College gave their concert in the Central opera house last night. One of the largest crowds that ever gathered in the hall greeted the boys. The boys gave the best concert that has ever been given ir this city by a club of this character and the audience show- ed their appreciation by frequent and en- thusiastic applause. The Club is exceptionally well trained and Mr. Guthrie the leader deserves great credit and shows conclusively by his arrangements and selections that he is a musician of ability. The club is well balanced and to particularize would be an injustice to any of the boys who are not mentioned. The solos by Messrs. Guthrie and Harr were well rendered and met with a warm reception from the audience. The quartette and trio more than came to the expectations of the audience. Mr. Curtis’ readings were good and the several encores that he was compelled to respond to proved his ability as an entertainer. The mandolin club was of the same standard as the glee club and were encored several times. The audience was pleased beyond their ex- pectations and were not slow to express their delight at the close of the concert. The boys seem to have enjoyed themselves heartily and have made many friends here. They are a fine, gentlemanly set of fellows and are sure of a warm welcome if they should ever return, Last May the glee club quartet gave a concert in this place that was so artistical- ly delightful as to presage something far above the ordinary when the entire club appears. sm THE STRIKE AT THE EMPIRE.—There bave been lahor difficulties out at the Em- pire iron works for several weeks past and the rumble of discontent among the men has been quite ominous. The trouble start- ed with a request of some of the employees for higher wages and those who signed the appeal were promptly discharged—so they say. Up to yesterday nineteen of them had received walking papers and new men installed in their places. The shifter engineers, firemen, brakemen and cinder snappersare the classes affected. The engineers were working twelve hours for $1.75 and thought it too low. It is reported that on Wednesday coke and numerous other missiles were flying in the air out there. General Lawton’s Funeral To-day After telegraphic correspondence with Mrs. Lawton, it has been finally arranged that the funeral services over the remains of the late Major General Henry W. Law- ton, U. S. V., shall be held in the Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian) in Wash- ington this afternoon at 2 o’clock and that the interment shall be in the National cemetery at Arlington. The religious serv- ices will be conducted by Rev. M. W. Stryker, president of Hamilton college, Clinton, N. H., assisted by Rev. Dr. Ham- lin, pastor of the Church of the Covenant and other clergymen, General Lawton and his family were members of the New York Avenue Preshyterian church, and the funeral services would have been held there but for the fact that its location was not re- garded as sutiable for the proper move- ment of thelarge number of troops that will participate in the ceremonies. A telegram has been received from Gen- eral Shafter, who is accompanying the re- mains to Washington as the special rep- resentative of the President saying that the funeral party would reach there Thursday afternoon. The total of the Lawton fund to-day is $67,302,67. Thermometer Love Making. ‘Professional nurses have no business bhe- ing so good looking,’ said a young man who has recently spent several weeks in a local infirmary. ‘‘The nurse who was dele- gated to attend to me while I was laid up was a distractingly handsome girl, with a pure Greek profile, redish brown hair—the kind that seems full of little golden ten- drilsin the sunlight—and eyes as liquid as a fawn’s. The first time she put her finger on my wrist my pulse ran up to at least 175, and she took it for granted I had a high fever and dosed me accordingly. I tried repeatedly to lure her into conversa- tion, but she wouldn’t be lured. She was strictly business. When I started to pay her compliments she would ask me to put out my tongue, which was an insurmount- able obstacle in conversation. I used to lie there with my tongue hanging out try- ing to put my whole soul into my eyes, but it was no go. No man can look ro- mantic with half a foot of furry red tongue protruding from his countenance. ‘‘Another way she had of gagging me was by putting the thermometer in my mooth. The last week I was there I pro- posed to her five times, or, rather, I tried to, but she invariably choked off my decla- rations by thrusting a thermometer into my mouth. I got so excited one time that I came near swallowing a thermometer, worth several dollars. She was a most ex- cellent young woman and had lots of sound common sense, as was evidenced by the fact that she gave me no encouragement whatever.” Books, Magazines, Etc. “The West, and Certain Literary discover- ies; or, How Fiction May be Stranger than Truth,” is the title of an article appearing in the February Century It is not the rec- ord of a new ‘‘discovery’’ of the trans-Miss- issippian region by an Easterner,but the asser- tion of the present status of the West by a representative young Westerner—E. Hough, author ot*‘The Story of the Cowboy.” Not the least striking part of the essay is the fol- lowing imaginary dialogue: “Then, after all, your boasted West is changing, itis going. We’’—triumphantly— ‘have discovered that.” “Yes. The West has known and wept over these changes for a score of years.” “And your cow-boy is gone.” ‘He is at Washington.” “And your plainsman is no more.” ‘‘He is raising a section of wheat.” ‘‘And your prospector—’’ “Is in the Klondike founding a family tree.” ‘And all your wild men are coming to be shorn.” “Friend. where have years?’ . “Perhaps, then, a new day is, after all, dawning in the West.” “Friend, it is already noon.” you slept these The Life of Moody. Many inquiries are made about ‘‘the only authorized edition of The Life of Dwight L. Moody.”” 'T'he Fleming & Revell company, of New York, have in preparation the only authorized life of the great evangelist. This valuable biography is prepared by special re- quest of Mr. Moody’s family under the super- vision of his son, Mr. W. R. Moody, aud Mr. Ira D. Sankey. All the profits derived by the author from the sale of this book will be given to the endownment fund for the con- tinuance of Mr. Moody’s life work. Prices of the book range according to the style of the binding. The cheapest edition in clear type, $2.00, gives contents with illustrations complete. Mr. Crittenden has been request- ed to receive orders from any who desire the book in Bellefonte. Millheim. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Harter visited friends in Aaronsburg and Millheim over Sunday. Mr. Harry Xoch, of Fairport, Centre county, is visiting the family of John P. Condo. Mr. Harry Bender, of Iowa City, Iowa, was the guest of Miss Mary Hartman Friday of last week. Emanuel Reed sold another car-load of Towa horses last Thursday. Millheim is quite a horse market and the number of purchasers increases at every sale. Constable P. P. Leitzell changed his dwell- ing place last Tuesday. He was formerly a resident of Penn street but he now lives in the Reighard property, lately occupied by I. I. Davis. C. A. Sturgis, of Watsontown, visited his danghter, Miss Bessie Sturgis, several days this week. Muy. Sturgis is an old time resi- dent of town and his many friends were glad to see him again. Miss Margaret Evans, of Williamsport, was in town last week and part of this week as- sisting Rev. Chilcote in the protracted serv- ices which he is conducting in the Methodist church. Miss Evans is an earnest and con- scientious worker and her efforts add to the success of the revival. —Thos. Buck, who is employed in a plan- ing mill near Lewisburg, came home last week with his arm in a sling. While doing some work near the rip saw he was struck by a board which was in some way or other flung from the saw. The arm, though neither broken nor fractured, will necessitate a long period of idleness. Centre Hall. Farm hands seem to be scarce through this section, that is hands who hire by the month. Edwin Riter holds a position in the var- nishing department of the Martin carriage works at York, Pa. Mais. Della Brungard, of Lewisburg, is the the guest of Mr.and Mrs. W. H. Kreamer. Mrs. Brungard is well and favorably known here. Milton Snyder has secured a job on the railroad under trackman James Smeltzer, one of the section bosses on the L. & T. who makes economy a hobby. The reception to Rev. Kerschner, the new pastor of the Reformed church, will be given this (Friday) evening. Apparently the brethren will tender him a hearty welcome. Mrs. Jacob' Richard, of Berrien Springs, Mich., is here on a visit. She with her hus- band, who is now deceased, left this place years ago and this is her first trip East. She is a sisters of Miss Angeline Tobias, mu te. D. A. Boozer just finished his contracts for filling a half dozen or more ice houses in town. The several ponds constructed by farmers who are favored with plenty of water and located near town makes ice a less ex- pensive article than it was several years ago. At that time ice was hauled from the mill dams across the valley and very little was housed compared with that stored to- day. Two rather serious accidents that happened in a very peculiar way are here recorded. About ten days ago Miss Carrie Spicher was leisurely rocking at her home about two and one half miles west of town, when all at once the chair gave way from a break. She fell to the floor pretty hard, but at once got up and thought all a joke, at least she had not the slightest idea that she was injured. A few days afterward she was compelled to take her bed, and upon medical examination it was found that she had sustained internal injuries of a very serious nature. Miss Spicher has been an invalid ever since, and when she will be her real self again is beyond knowledge. The other person to whom reference is made is Mrs. Milford Luse, who,to amuse her own and a neighbor child, was cutting up some didos when she accidentally fell and in so doing struck the edge of a rocking chair and broke a rib. The injury was very pain- ful, but the patient is now doing well. The Centre County Union Sunday School convention will meet in Centre Hall on March 30th. The meetings, no doubt, will be held in the Grange Arcadia. No program has as yet been arranged. Dr. Rhoads, of Philadelphia, state secretary of the Sunday School Association will be present. Besides the county convention three local conventions will be held. The first at Pine Grove, on the 15th inst.; Boisburg, 23rd inst. ; Lemont, March 13th: Tusseyville, March 18th. The program for the Pine Grove convention is appended: : : 10 a. n1., Praise service, Prof. Rausch. Address of welcome, Rev. Chas. Aikens. Response, J. M. Rearick. The True Idea of Sunday school, Rev. G. Leisher. The Necessity of Good Faithful Officers, Rev. Aikens. Lb 2p. m., The Successful Teacher, Dr. Geo. Woods. The Teaching of True Benevolence, Prof. H. Hayward. The Proper Use of the Proper Help, Rev. A. A. Black. 7 p. m., The Benefits of Being a Student in the Sabbath School, Rev. D. E, Hepler. Testimony of the benefits thus derived all. How to Build up a School, Rev. C. Love. The Benefits of Sabbath School Conven- tions, Rev. Rearick. The program will be interpersed with mu- sic and general discussion. The meetings will be held in the Presbyterian church. Messrs. Wolf & Crawford, of Centre Hall, the well-known and active firm, dealing in geueral merchandise for the past eight years, sold the entire stock and Lusiness, without reservation, to Wm. H. Meyer, a resident of this place. Mr. Meyer is a gentleman of con- siderable experience in the mercantile busi- tions and citizenship. His son-in-law, :R. V. Musser, of Lancaster, will be associated with him, but the firm name will be W. H. Meyer, which is of sufficient stability. April 1st is the time set to assume charge. The old firm of Messrs. Wolf and Crawford retires with business honors. Their store has always been better stocked than is usual- ly found in a town of this size, ahd their methods of dealing with customers of all classes is above suspicion. Their patrons join with the writer in wishing them success in whatever place and business they embark, after their successor is installed. For a term of fifty-four years the name of Wolf was either directly or indirectly as- sociated with the leading mercantile firm of Centre Hall. This is said with no discredit to other merchants of this place, because to be second to this firm is highly creditable. Henry Whitmer opened the first general store in Centre Hall in 1846, where the late Wm. Wolf, a son-in-law, was a clerk. On March 22nd, 1852, Mr. Wolf began business in his own name with a stock valued at $2,400. His place of business was in the hotel stand, which D. A. Boozer now oc- cupies as saddler. Hi} first customer, as his books show, was John H. Keller, deceased. During 1877 Mr. Wolf’s store was moved to where it now is, and in 1832,J. Witmer Wolf, the senior partner of the firm of Wolf & Crawford, was admitted into partnership which continued until 1892, when the firm changed to the present owners, namely Wolf & Crawford. The eighteen years of active business life which J. Witmer Wolf engaged in was spent from choice mainly at the books of and buy- ing for the concern. His books look neat and tidy, and besides as an accountant he holds a reputation for correctness. F. M. Crawford, the junior partner, is yet a young man but ripe in experience in every detail of the mercantile business. He is counted ‘‘one of them,” and has been honored by ness, a man of good credit, business qualifica- |' High Valley Recent rains made everything sloppy until Monday morning’s freeze made it slippery again. John Frankhouser had an old fashioned turkey dinner on Sunday, but two fellows from High Valley who called didn’t get even a dip. The Coburn writer who jeers at High Val- leg because we haven’t any salamanders ought to come over and get a few breezes wafted off the sections in which a little scented animal resides, then he could talk. He uses such great words that we were amazed and since he is writing about the batrachians we are led to believe that he is a pro-mul-ga-tor himself. New Advertisements. ANTED.—A capable and willing girl for general housework. Inquire at this office. OR SALE.—A desirable double frame dwelling house on east Bishop street. quire of WILLIAM UTZ, Bellefonte, Pa. 5-4-1. ANTED.—Hickory and ash handle wood. Write for particulars to J. B. LEATHER'S SONS. Mt. Eagle, Pa. 45-2-4t% {CAUTION Al persons are hereby cautioned against meddling with the household goods of Mr. and Mrs. George Kusta- border, which I purchased at sheriff’s sale and have left the goods in their possession. 45-4-3t WM. H. FRY, Pine Grove Mills. DMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE— Letters testamentary d bn c aon the estate of the late George L. Odenkirk, of Potter Twp. Dec’d. having been granted the undersigned he hereby notifies all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make immediate settle- ment thereof and those having claims to present same properly authenticated for payment. 45-3-6t WM. B. MINGLE, Centre Hall, Pa. DMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE.—Let- ters of administration on the estate of John Ragan, Dec’d, late of Snow Show township, having been granted to the undersigned she re- quests all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make payment and ,those having claims against the same to present them duly au- thenticated by law for settlement. Ap JOANNA RAGAN, Administratrix. 45-6-6t. Snow Shoe. XECUTOR'S NOTICE. — Letters tes- tamentary on the estate of Anna Krebs, deceased, late of Ferguson township, having been granted the undersigned they hereby notify all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make immediate settlement thereof and those having claims to present same, properly authenticated, for payment. H. M. axp N. T. KREBS, Executors. Pine Grove Mills, Pa. 445-6 XECUTOR’S NOTICE. — The under- signed executor under the last will and testament of Emanuel Sunday, late of Ferguson township, Centre Co., Pa., deceased, hereby notifies all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make immediate settlement thereof and those having claims to present same, properly authenticated for payment. REV. CHAS. T. AIKENS, Executor, Pine Grove Mills, Pa. 45-3-6t UDITOR’S NOTICE. —In the Or- phans’ court of Centre county in the mat- ter of the estate of John Kline, deceased. The undersigned an auditor appointed to hear and pass upon the exceptions filed to the account in said estate, and to make distribution of the bal- ance in the hands of the accountant to and mony those legally entitled to receive the same, will meet all parties interested at his office in the borough of Bellefonte on Thursday, the first day of March, A. D. 1900, at 10 o'clock in the fore- noon. S. D. RAY, Auditor. 45-6-3t. orien IN DIVORCE. Sarah M. Watkins) In the Court of Commen Pleas by her next friend | of Centre county, vs { No. 1, November Term, 1899. J. Edgar Watkins | To J. Edgar Watkins, late of Centre Co., Pa. Whereas Sarah M. Watkins your wife has filed a libel in the Court of Common Pleas of Centre county, to No. 1, November term 1899, praying for a divorce against you, now you are hereby notified and required to appear in said court on or before Monday the 23rd day of April next, to answer the complaint of the said Sarah M. Watkins and show cause if any you have why the said Sarah M. Watkins should not be divorced from the bonds of matrimony entered into with you, and in de- fault of such appearance you will be liable to have a divorcee granted in your absence. CYRUS BRUNGART, Sheriff of Centre county. Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 31st, 1900. 44-5-3t Pure Beer. PEFx PURE VOLKS-BREW EXPORT LAGER BEER. The purest and most healthy drink you can get. Home-made-guaranteed pure, and furnish- ed at the Bellefonte Brewery. NO DRUGS, NO DOCTORING. It is absolutely Pure and because it is soy. itis the only kind of beer you should use. MATTHEWS VOLK, 45-5-3m Proprietor Bellefonte Brewery. Jewelry. {EASON ABLE SELLERS. We have still many novel- ties left from the Holiday season and are ready with numberless suggestions for useful and DECORATIVE ARTICLES IN DIAMONDS, WATCHES, FANCY CLOCKS, JEWELERY SILVERWARE, ETC. UMBRELLAS AND POCKET BOOKS. ee [ O] ee F. C. RICHARDS SONS, ballot and filled the position of mayor and other local offices. 41-46 High St. BELLEFONTE PA TE
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